The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-25
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Everybody has heard OF the famous
300 shoe made by W. L. Douglass. We
have complete line Of all the Douglass
shoes, and invite your inspection of our
stock. The LEON SHOE STORE.
The first Of the Colorado tourists who
went to Manitou couple Of weeks ago
returned home Sunday. The arrivals
were G. M. Ketcham and family, Mrs.
K. Hickman, Mrs. S. A. Yost and
daughter Eva, Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Owens and Lawrence Caster. They all
report most delightful time.
Home grown nursery stock, the finest
in the market is now for sale at the Leon
Home Nursery. one mile north of Leon.
We have all varieties, pears, peaches,
plums, cherries, etc., and will make
special low prices to purchasers this
spring. Stock is now ready for delivery,
and stock and prices will speak for
themselves. Come and see what we
have. VIM. A. GARRETT q Co.
The new elevator just completed at
Lamont by J. r. Smith & Son to replace
the one destroyed some months ago by
fire, came near being burned Tuesday.
Sparks from passing engine set fire to
the building and and it was blazing
briskly when discovered. Promp work
by many willing hands soon had the
fire under control, but it was narrow
escape. The damage will not exceed
$500.
Drs. McAllaster, Eiker, Brown and
Bowman performed a very difficult
ovarian operation on Mrs. Harrison
Boyer, ofEden township, last Thursday.
She had been in very poor health for a
year past and an operation was neces-
sary to save her life. Although the
operation was one seldom attempted
outside Of hospital, it appears to have
been entirely successful and Mrs. Boyer
is getting along nicely.
We ale in receipt of souvenir postal
card written by Miss Louise Waight
from the top of Pixies Peak, Colorado,
l4,l47 feet above the sea level, saying
they are wrapped in snow fakes while
her Leon friends are sweltering with the
thermometer at 100 in the shade. Miss
Louise and her father made the trip to
the summit by the wagon road so as to
take in all the scenery and then came
down on the cog railway.
The intense heat Monday expanded
the steel rails on the K. & w. track
north Of Decatur City, throwing the
track badly out of line for several feet
and train could not have passed over
it without jumping the track. Forum
ately section man discovered the bad
rail and tagged the north bound passen-
ger train in time to prevent an accident.
The train. was delayed more than hour
while the track was being repaired.
The managers of the big Woodmen pic
mic to be held at Mt. Ayr next Wednes
day have closed contract with the
Leon K. P. band to furnish music fol
the occasion. The baud will 60 over OF
the early passenger train and return or
the evening train. A rate one and {
third fare for the round trip has beer
secured and there will no doubt b.
quite number accompany the band
There is a splendid program and tn
Mt. Ayr boys are royal entertainers.
@. q. Biddisop has remodeled the in
telior Of his restaurant and 1t has bee,
frightened up by the aid of new pape
and paint, 30 that he has everything il
nice shape. We know he is making
good ice cream for last Thursday after
noon when the mercury was 80 high !
threatened to break the thermomete
Nate Craigo. the veteran who is assist
ing at the restaurant, brought up ira.
loaded with delicious ice cream ant
cakes for the entire force. That it wa
duly appreciated goes without aging.
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