The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-22

7Stiger is the Nominee,
HI. Stiger, of Toledo, was nom
mated for Governor at Democrat,
State Convention at Des Moline.
yesterday.
LosT-A key ring with two keys
Please return to this office.
A daughter was born to MIR. and Mrs
LATE Weaver Sunday night.
DR.. Sayman's medicines and soap sold
by Mrs. Reed can be secured from Mrs
Alice Calkas on South Main Street.
At the close of the 9th inning the
base ball score yesterday stood IA to
in favor of Leon and against Cenlcrvile
A. Deck will be in Decatur City to buy
hogs every Saturday and Monday, to he
delivered on the following Tuesday.
Maple City Self Washing Soap works
perfectly in hard water. 1t beaches
white clothes and will not fade fast
colols.
Losr-On the road between Davis City
and Lamonl, pocket book containing
a 10 bill, stamp case, etc. Finder will
be rewarded by leaving at TIE REPORTER
office.
Howard Eals will long remem Der this
summer for he has succeeded in shooting
himself through both feet with target
rifle. DIR. Waight removed the last
bullet Saturday.
The Maroons won both games with
Derby at Davis City last week, the score
Wednesday being l6 to 5 and on Thurs.
day IL to 6. The game for Friday was
called of on account of the small attend
ance.
While party of travelling men were
riding the chutes at the reunion grounds
Tuesday the bottom of the boat came
out and the whole party got good
ducking in the lake but no one was
injured.
Len Hamilton the we'll known Center
township stockman lost very valuable
Short-Horn bull one night last week.
The animal was in the feed lot all right
In the evening, and the next morning
was found with the front and hind leg
on the same side broken, and it was nee
cssary to kill the animal. How it was
injured is mystery.
Ed Buntn was assailed by. furious
cat few nights ago while on the streets
and was severely bitten time or two on
the leg. Fearing that the cat was mad,
Inc went to some parties in Gentry
county who own mad stone and on
being applied to the wound it adhered
several times. He goes back to-day for
further trial.-Cainsville News.
Winfield and Cortez Scott, members
of the firm w. FL. Scott x Co. of this
place, are, by strange freak of fortune,
1l,nsy
from here. Some jealous cuss on hear.
ing the news said he'd bet cookey if
the whole Scott tribe had gone every
mothers son of them would have drawn
out. Possibly so-who knows?-Blythe.
dale Gazette.
An experienced merchant has told be
ginners how to make trade when bust.
ness is slack, and he has concluded with
this advice: "don't sit down and wait
for the coming of buster season, but
hunt up good things which you can
offer at bargain prices, and tell them
about them in your newspaper. 1t
will keep you busy to serve the custom.
ers you will draw
Rev. James BracewelI, Familiarity
known to Old Veterans as the Fighting
Chaplain of the 34th Iowa, arrived Sun.
day night in Alerton from his California
home to attend the reunion of his old
regiment and visit with his many friends
in Wayne county. He is looking well and
apparently no older than when he left
here FIVE years ago. He will probably re-
main about six weeks in this locality
Corydon Democrat.
"Cappie Holland" of Mt.Ayr,and his
hacker made killing at the Story coun.
ty fair held at Nevada last week in
foot race with Harry Grafton, of Story
City, Holland conceding two yards in
seventy-five to Grafton. Holland won
by two yards in the worlds record time
of q seconds. Over $500 changed hands
on The race. Holland was wrung in as
one of the Collins ball players.
Master Bobbie Kohler met with very
painful injury last Saturday. He step