The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-24

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue at Casters.
Special cloak sale all this week at The
Bee Hive.
| Overshoes and felts at a great discount
at The Bee Hive.
Ladies who take pride in beautiful,
clear white clothes should use Russ'
Bleaching Blue Refuse limitations.
John d. Burns, one of the earliest
settlers and oldest men in the county,
died at his home in Garden Grove Mon
day afternoon. at the advanced age of
SO years.
w. w. Powers, the we'll driller who
recently completed the Biggs deep we'll
in this city, moved his outfit to a place
west of Lamont last week and will drill
several wells in that locality.
Albert Biddison received telegram
Monday morning saying his brother
who lives at Centerville would have to
undergo sergcal operation, and asking
him to come at once. VIM. Biddlscn
and brother g. G. went to Centerville on
the afternoon train.
Gates & Keller have traded their stock
of clothing and shoes located in the
Finley block to l. N. McDonough, of
Eden township, for his $40 acre farm
south of Leon, the consideration of the
farm being S335 per acre. The store is
closed while the invoice is being made.
but will be open for business in few
days.
Nor Sankey has moved his family
here from Excelsior, Minnesota, and is
occupying the Young property on
north Church street recently vacated by
s. l., Darrah. He has resumed his
duties as travelling salesman after be-
ing off duty for several weeks on ac-
count of an attack of rheumatism.
Oscar McCarl, young man who lives
at Grand River, was arrested at Osceola
last week on the charge of petit larceny
and sentenced to ten days in Jail. He
confessed to the Osceola authorities that
he burglarized the depot at Grand
River a couple of weeks ago, and it is
probable he will be brought here to be
tried for burglary.
1t costs money to advertise in the
newspapers, but the returns amount to
great deal more than the cost in the
long run. Advertising, too, is a neces-
sary means of protection against COM
petitors. AS rule the concern which
does not persstently keep its name
before the public will lose the bulk OF
its trade to more enterprising establish
ments. The house which advertises
most will have the largest trade in its
line.
There is no economy in buying cheal
soaps. Most all yellow or brown soaps
contain large per cent. of rosn as :
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nlling. Rosin has no washing properties
whatever. but is used only in soap as q
filler and to make it cheap. Maple City
Self Washing soap is strictly pure and
will go much farther than any rosin-
filled soap and do better work. 1t saves
vast amount Of labor and Is much
easier on the clothes than so much rub
bing. Try it as directed on the wrap
per.
| The *. 2. lodge has contracted for a
| public entertainment at the hall on next
Thursday evening by the famous Gfien's
Orchestra Entertainers, including Helen
c. Blck, the greatest impersonatos of the
real coored lady; Signor Donati Gioscio,
ha1pist; Slgnor Oscar Scatfa, yiolinist;
Signor Joseph Albano, flute and piccolo;
Herr Maurice Goldber@er, celllst and
cornet. 1t is one Of the strongest
musical organizations on the road, and
wherever they have appeared they have
scored a decided success. 1t will be an
evening Of genuine pleasure and the X.
2. hall should be crowded as the lodge
will receive the benefit of the proceeds.
The admission is only % cents.
w. A. Brown returned Friday from
Des Moines where he closed a contract
to manage the Manhattan Beach Hotel
at Lake Okoboji during the open season
next summer. The hotel property was
purchased year ago by Des Moines
capitalists and they have already great
ly improved it. Plans have been pre-.
pared for extensive improvements be-
fore next season, the capacity being
d oubled, new pavilion and other at
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