The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-22

Mrs. Goldsmith is sister of Mrs. M.
Mayer.
Mayor Woodland has made the best
mayor Leon ever had and deserves to
be reelected, and we think the voters
will see that he is continued as mayor by
q good majority.
MIR. Henry A. Brannen and Miss
residence of the BRIDES mother in Leon
last Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. e..
Villa ns officiating.
The Young Peoples Social League of
the M. E. church will hold their regular
monthly meeting in the Biegs building
on the northwest corner Of the square
Thursday morning. All members are
Invited to be present.
A burning flue at the residence of John
Parrish on north Main street last Satur.
day forenoon set fire to the shingles of
tue roof. An alarm was given but the
flames were extinguished before the fire
deparement reached the house.
A small fire was discovered at the
home of w. A. Dodge in east Leon
Saturday, a spark having set fire to the
roof of the kitchen and quite hole
was burned when it was discovered by
Mrs. Dodge. With the assistance of the
neighbors the blaze was soon extinguish.
ed and no alarm was gwen.
Next Monday IS city election. The
gentlemen named on the non.partisan
! ticket are all good men and we believe it
is to the interest of the people of Leon
to see that they are elected. Our citi-
zens do not take kindly to the idea OF
trying to run city elections on straight
party lines.
A. G. Bonser, the opera house furni.
ture dealer and undertaken, has pur.
chased from G. NJ. Axes one Of the finest
teams ever in the county for use as
hearse team. They are Jet blacks
standing over seventeen hands high
stylish and we'll matched
The Abba Union has risen from ,h,
RUNS of its former fine Office and mad,
, its appearance again Friday. Mr.
!. Barnes is to be congratulated on hi
. en- erprise and pluck in su soon securing
new plant, and we trust his bushes
} will continue to increase, for he de
. serves all kinds Of su, cess.
Mrs. A. L. Fiero, of Osceola, distric
organizer of the Rathbone Sisters, cam
yesterday noon and was busy all after
noon and last evening in getting tn
new lodge started. 1t starts with
good membership of Ladies and Knight
and will be- one of the prominen
societies Of the city. Mrs. Fiero wa
assisted in the work by Miss Jessi
Emery, Of Osceola.
Up to last Thursday F. NJ. Cunning
ham, the tax expert who contracte,
with the board of supervisors to collec
back taxes had collected and paid t
County Treasurer Cochran the sum Of
81, 336.3s, and upon the treasurer
certificate Auditor Sears drew warran
in favor of Mr.. Cunningham for 80 pc
cent. Of the amount $66S 10. There ar,
to settle.
The Beggar Prince Co. appeared a
Van Werden's opera house on Monda,
and Tuesday nights presenting tn,
"Beggar P.ince" and "Girofle- Giroha
The company is composed of goo,
actors and singers with costly costume
and gave GOOD .atirfc "tiop with thei
performance. A feature Of each eveniiffi!
was the Cleveland C Cummings illustrated
songs, featuring IA Bird in Gildet
Cage" and other popular songs which
made decided hit.
Take Notice.
We now have in stock complete lin
. of implements, wagons, buggies, roa
, wagons, lumber, paints, oils, hardware
furniture, carpets, window shades, Gu,
tains and undertaking goods. Don
fail to call on us before buying.
AMMoNs Il BRAZELroN,
Decatur, lowe
Special Sale Of Tailor Made Clothing.
On Monday and Tuesday, March 2
and 81, the travelling tailor representa-
the well known firm of M. Born 4 &c
of Chicago. will be at the Cash Bargai
House to take measures for their friend
and others desiring tailor made suits o
pants. An elegant display of up to dat
fabrics, at the lowest prices possible 10
tirst-class tailors to turn out.