The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-18

For sALE-A Jersey heifer calf.
o. E. HULL.
A bouncing son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Art Martindale Wednesday morn
ing.
The family of Frank Rhoads moved
Tuesday to Redding where MIR. Rhoads
has been for several months.
The house occupied by Mrs. Sears will
will be for rent after June l.
T. Il. HoRNER
Oh why should mortals be proud
with chigeer bites on your legs and
chicken mites crawlin' thru yer hair.
Eggs were selling in Leon yesterday
at cents per dozen, the lowest they
have been for more than twenty years.
George Nirden, the Ellen township {
farmer, accompanied shipment of two
cars OF cattle and sheep of his own feed
ing, to Chicago Sunday morning.
Thursday, August LIST, is the annual {
gathering at ELK cemetery to clean of
the ground and fix up the graves.
+. H. OSBORN.
Henry Often and &. A. Long have {
organized mutual consolation society
At least they are both nursing felons on
their hands and they need consolation (,
G. M. Axes has purchased the old
Mullin farm of 200 acres in Eden town
ship from j. j. Smith, who takes in the
trade the small farm owned by Mr..
Axes just east of Leon
How do the business men who devot S
ed many hard hours in getting up the
Fourth of July celebration like the
roasting they received at the hands of
the editor ofthe Leon Journal last week?
U. q. Benefiel and M. r. Sanger have =
been awarded the contract for building
q. b. Daugherty's new bus barn. They
are good workmep and Mr.. Daugherty
can rest easy that he will get good job
j. d. Hashbrouck, Committee on
Transportation for the 3ith Iowa Bien-
NAL Reunion at Humeston, August Is,
| and l6, has secured rate of one ana
one-third fare for the round trip, on the
certificate plan.
| l.. ID. Miller. the drayman, has greatly
improved his residence property in south
Leon by building new porches, painting
and otherwise fixing up the property
until he now has one of the incest
homes in Leon.
Bert Gardner lost one of his fine grey
horses last Thursday morning. The
horse choked while eating his feed the
day before and although veterinary
was called and did everything possible
to relieve him he died the next morning.
Mrs. Garrett Gibson died at the state
insane hospital at Clarinda last Thurs
day where she had been an inmate for
the past two years. Her remains were
brought to Leon Friday evening, the
funeral being held from the Christian
church Saturday afternoon.
The X. cofoFedi band, Of Saeve tsnd,
Iowa, which has been secured to assist
ln furnishing music for the Emancipa-
ton Day celebration in this city on
Tuesday, August 9th, will give first
class vaudeville entertainment at the I
opera hall in the evening, embracing \
program of music, songs, character
sketches, cake walks, etc. +
]. E. McAIegatt, an experienced cleo .
trician from Stewartville, Mimi, has
been employed to take charge of the city :,
electric light plant at salary of $50 per =
month. He came Monday and went to !.
work at once. Will Zimmerman will re.
main at the plant in the capacity of as.
sistant electrician and the two will be t
able to give the patrons of the electric r
light plant the best of service. +
Zimmerman wasindulgingin one of :
his regular sprees last week which come !.
around as regular as pension day, aud o
after filling up on forty rod went home
Friday, and proceeded to break up the .
dishes and assaulted Mrs. Zimmerman. :
He was arrested by Marshal Chandle
and taken before Mayor Woodland, who
fined him $40 and cost in default of
which he was sent to Jail for four days.
Geo. had a hot time while his liquor
lasted and then found it was pretty hot ..
weather to serve time in Jail,
After an absence of few weeks from {
our advertising columns the enterprising /
grocery firm Of Harry ]. Vogt T. Co. this d
week occupy liberal space on page two t
and quote some exceptional good bar. d
gains in the grocery line. 1t will pay
every household to carefully read their
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