The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-05

4 Smoke Country Girl and Lotus
Club Cigars. They're fine
| Gates & Keller have traded 40 acre
farm in Burrell township to Andrew
Bright for store building in Decatur
City.
A five year old boy was heard recently
saying to the baby as he patted it under
the chin. ''say, how was God when you
left"
Don't you want gold walsh, a
bronze lamp or fine violin? If you do
you have chance to get one free at w.
s. Bears store In Decatur.
Williams & Darrah will run an excur.
sion to Davidson, Douglas and Charles
Mix counties, South Dakota, December
9th. For further information call on or
address, WILLIAM DARRAH, Leon, la,
The patrons of the electric light plant
who need light in the morning would be
very grateful indeed if the former morn
ing service was again established. Dur
ing the winter months at least the lights
should run from 5 to s O'Clock in the
morning.
Chairman of the board of supervisors
G. w. Barr, who is also chairman of the
board to make the recount in the con.
test over the sheriff's office between
Tom Wallace and Il. D. Martin, has set
Tuesday, Dec. II, as the day for the
hearing. Mr.. Wallace is represented in
the contest by V. r. McGinnis and Mr..
Martin by Marion F. Stookey.
The residence of Frank Wells, in Terre
Haute, was totally destroyed by fire
about Z o'clock Sunday evening, the
fire starting from defective hua and
the flames had made such Roadway
when discovered that the building could
not be saved. Most of the contents
of the house were saved. The house
was worth probably $500, and was in.
sured for $500.
There is practice being INDUCED in
all over town by boys who have rugged
up coasters from small wagons and coast
down the hills, using the sidewalks
The coasters run with lightning speed
and everyone has to get off the walk tc
avoid them. Should some one be struck
they would be seriously injured. 1t is 8
: dangerous practice and the authorities
should stop it.
G. B, Daugherty was circulating 6
. petition last week which was signed by
!, every business man in Leon asking thai
an uptown express Office be established
:, and Mr.. Daugherty appointed agent
The petition has been sent to the head
quarters of the Adams Express Co.. ant
n it is to be hoped they will grant the re
d quest. There can be no fault foune
n with the present agent, @. M. Ketcham
J except the location of the Office, whicl
is at the depot almost mile from th
a square and is quite inconvenient 70
4 people who have business with tn
!. agent,
J. Miss Flo Conner, the young woman
who has been mentioned as the woman
who caused r. L. Clark to desert BIZ
Z wife and leaye his home in Omaha, wa
, arrested Tuesday by sheriff Burns as sh,
n was about to leave with her child To-
Kansas City, being in the bus ready tt
60 to the depot at the time, and is hele
! prisoner pending the arrival of Sheriff
Powers of Omaha, who will arrive will
the necessary papers to take her bacl
u to Omaha to-day. R. L. Clark and FL.
Conner have been indicted at Omaha OF
two charges, adultery and grand lar
g ceny, the latter charge being that the,
, shipped car of household goods
;. some of which were the property o
! Mrs. Clark, to st. Louis just befor
. Clark left Omaha. 1t is rumored Clarl
has been located and is probably under
arrest at this time. The outcome of tn
case will be watched for with interest b,
many Leon people who are acquainted
> with the parties.
g Leon Opera House, matinee ant
d night, December 9TH, Band Concert, 81
: p. m.
w. l. Swain's Original Nashville Stud
ents, in mighty unison with P. G
: Lowery's Worlds Famous Colored Con
= cert Band, will appear in Leon soon
e This organization comprises twenty-fy
: colored ladies and gentlemen, travelin
). in private Pullman car. In the com
= pany are several artists too we'll know
= for us to offer any comment on thei
. artistic ability. The following vel
known colored stars that will appea
are guarantee as to the class of enter
{, tainment to be presented, One of tn