The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

posts last week.
Uncle Ephriam Woodland has been
very sick but is slowly recovering.
\ Miss Ella Mckee one of Grand Rivers
teachers, visited oyer Sunday with her
mother.
/ There was quite hiding away in our
city last week among the poker players.
We predict successful term of school
in the West district as Miss Ada Ed
wards yields the rod. We fail to agree
with the Fairyland correspondent and
think matters must to have been lit
tie crosswise with her, as l was a teacher
once in the district referred to and
found it very pleasant school to work
III. When a teacher will come to school
all the way between nine and eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon with package
of dime novels and number of letters
to be answered, aiming to earn their
money as easy as possible regardless Of
the good done the pupils, blow in
their time as best they can by hearing
the Fourth Reader read, and spell once
day with one or two other Rotations
spoon around some one of the big boys
make mash ana have good time at
the children's expense. This and nick
naming the scholars on the part of the
children is what the patrons complain
of. We want good moral exemplary
teacher for our children. one who will
not teach them they are sneaks and
world to be men and women and that
they are here for some good. All chill.
dren are mischievous more or less and
should be furnished with additional work
on the part of the teacher during school
hours. But whenever the pupils find
out that teacher is incompetent to in
struct and impart knowledge and not
capable of controlling their vile temper
much less their tongue, there is not
much good to be derived from such
proceedings and we will very readily
see the evil effect of subjecting our
children to the care of such teachers
much to the displeasure of their more
disciplined mothers. We want our
children so instructed that when they
arrive at the ripe age of eighteen they
will be capable of conducting them
selves as ladies and gentlemen without
the aid of OK whips. We know of no
such woman in our neighborhood as
our sister describes. All seem to be
contented and happy attending to their
own business and profiting by so doing
Judging from the Fairyland's item that
news is scarce since shooting matches
have been dispensed with that she has
either been misinformed or has caused
to be printed falsehood. 1t is an easy
matter for one to asssil their betters
but when it comes to substantiating it
and they are held up before the eyes of
the public for their lying then they will
realize the fact that they have brought
themselves into prominence.
The Phillips boys are working for l.
w. West.
Mrs. NJ. c. Fry is having her meadow
broke for corn.
Farmers are all pushing their work
Notwithstanding the fact that they are
several weeks ahead of last season.
Mrs. j. Kanode is having her kitch-
en- plastered.
w. f. Allen, Of Cambria, has rented
both of 1. w. Vests farms.
Mrs. Andy Wilson received the sad
news of the death of her mother who
lives at Oskaloosa.
Mr.. Butte who lives on the Joe Hamil-
ton farm unloaded two car loads Of
cattle at Dekalb last Saturday which
were shipped here from the vest.
Miss Fannie Mckee is attending col
lege at Shenandoah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wick Fry attended the
dance at w. STEMS.
Dick Pray is erecting new house.
Perhaps we will come again.