The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
Announcement.

Announcement.
will be candidate for the nomina-
lloh OF sheriff, subject to the decision of
'he Democratic county convention.
ALF DECK.
new addition to the editorial staff
OF the Leon Journal is s. l.. Darrah.
Losr-A child's chain bracelet. Find
er will be rewarded by leaving same at
HE REPORTER office.
Carl Eals will hold big public sale at
his farm in franklin township on
thursday, August LIST. Particulars later.
Oakley Clark, Ell Bell, Bob Craig and
Claud Garrett are enjoying a week Is
outing on west Grand River this week.
FouND-A X. P. watch charm which
the owner can obtain by calling at THE
REPORTER office and paying for this
notice.
Miss Alice Fear died at her home near
Grand River last Friday, having been
suffering for long time from tumor
in her chest.
Everybody has heard of the famous
$500 shoe made by W. l.. Douglass. We
have complete line of all the Douglass
shoes, and invite your inspection of our
stock. THE LEON SHoFSruRR
Martin Jennings, a young man seven
teen years old, was brought up from
Woodland township Tuesday evening
and placed in the county Jail, having
been bound over to the grand jury by
Justice j. E. Lentz under bonds of $500
on the charge of criminally assaulting
Grace Thompson.
Lieut.. Will Blair, of Lamont, returned
Monday evening from two years stay
in the Philippine Islands with his com
pany, Co. F. 44th U. S. Vols. He re.
turns in good health, and has had quite
wide experience in army life, having
frequently been assigned to important
positions while in the service.
Master George Boone is the proud
possessor of pretty little Shetland
pony, which is the envy of all the child.
rem in town. George cuts quite swath
with the pony and cart although the
little brute tried very hard to get inside
the post Office with George and the cart
last Saturday.
Merritt Reynolds, son of O. A. Rey-
nolds, of Eden township, arrived home
last Friday after serving two years in the
Philippine Islands as private in Co. A.
44th U. S. Vols. He returns, fortunate
ly. in good health and has had enough
of soldier life for all time to come. He
arrived at San Francisco June 25th on
the transport Logan.
VIM. Roberts, of Center township
was arrested by Sheriff Burns on the
night of the Fourth and taken before
Mayor Woodland, where an information
vas filed, charging him with using vuI.
gar and obscene language on the streets.
He plead not guilty and gave bonds for
his appearance last Saturday, but failed
to show up and the case was continued
until an officer could bring the defend.
ant to court.
Miss Coe Cartwright, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Cartwright, died at the
home of her parents in High Point
township Monday, after an illness of
only few months with quick consump-
ton. Her remains we're taken to Davis
City Tuesday for burial. The deceased
was just budding into womanhood and
was one of the most popular young
ladies in this county. The bereaved
family have the heartfelt sympathy of
many friends.
James M. Pierce. editor of the Iowa
Homestead at Des Moines, spent Satur-
day IN this city and favored us with a
pleasant call as he is an old time country
newspaper man. Years ago he establish
ed the Star at Grant City, Mo-, and was
also editor of paper at Bedford before
purchasing the Homestead. Thirty-two
years ago he walked through Leon on
his way to farm owned by his father
near Garden Grove and this was his first
visit to our city since that time and he
was surprised to find such Furnishing
town.
Robert Caldwell, the north side bar
Der, and Everett Holmes, young man
who has been working in the barber
shop but is now porter at Hotel Leon
met Sunday morning on the north side
and proceeded to settle dispute over
money matters with their fists. The
fight was called draw and both partici.
pants plead guilty Monday morning be-
m