The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01

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z fouND--AnI. o, @. F. watch charm,
"f'lch the owner can obtain by calling
a az. ID REPORTER office and paying for
this notice. 4diie4x9 ad -, 49, :.
A Glenwood man claims to have kept
tab on the weather Since 1859 and he
say says the warm spell during the past
n month MOI has not been equalled in that
time. We agree with him. eHa5's4
Monday j. W. Law sold, the place in
the north part of town he lately bought
from DR.. Shipley to James Smith, of
Leon, who will shortly move his, family
mere and occupy it.-Corydon Democrat.
}. n. Gates, of Davis City, was in
Leon few hours yesterday. He says
tile average corn around Davis City will
run ~ to 80 bushels per acre while some
fields will go as high as 60 bushels. Not
bad for drouth year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, widow of Rev.
Joseph w. Miller, died at the home of
her son, +. j. Sankey, in this city yes.
terday morning at 1870 o'clock. The
funeral will be held from the residence
this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
There will be general cleaning up of
the Shy cemetry or Monlav, August
9TH. Let all come early in the morning
with necessary tools to do the work, so
we can finish by noon.
By order of trustees.
M. a. Gammill tells us that after a
very careful inspection of the corn on
his farm northwest of Leon by himself
and Charley Merryman who is farming
it, they are both satisfied there will be
more corn to the acre than on the same
ground last year.
Sparks from @ engine set fire to
James Bolon's meadow just west of
Davis City last Friday,and before it
could be stopped burned over about 100
acres and destroyed seven ricks of hav,
about l25 tons, SO IF which was owned
by Mr.. Bolon and the balance by ]. b.
Adkins.
Mr.. Alonzo Shockley and Miss Jen.
ME Il. Houdyshel were united IN mar.
ried at the Park Hotel in this city Tues
day morning, the ceremony being per.
formed by Justice Beck. The groom is
a q fireman with headquarters at o.
tumwa and they will make that city
their home.
For the benefit of our readers, we
publish the following receipt of naval
officer for keeping cool while in bed
go to carpet dealer and have him
cut pieces of straw mating just the size
of your bed. Sew them together aid
then place the straw blanket between
the mattress and the sheet. The coarser
the mating the better, as it will allow
ventilation. 1t you have been suffering
from insomonia on account of the heat
try it,"
VIM. Roberts, of Center township,
went to Andover Sunday and got Jug
of Missouri forty rod. He retur ned to
Leon on the afternoon train and i'm
company with AL Vanpelt proceeded to
make Rome howl. They got out of
town ahead of the officers, but were ar.
rested Monday and taken before Mayor
Woodland, Roberts being fined $l5.O5
and Vanpelt 5000. Mayor Woodland is
going to try and put stop to drunken
ness in Leon by arresting and fning the
guilty parties.
Decatur county people should care.
fally preserve their corn fodder this
year. Every acre of fodder ought to be
cut for rough feed, so that their fine
crop of hay can be marketed. Hay will
certainly bring stiff price this year.
There is no hay anywhere around Iowa
of any account. The crop in Missouri
and Illinois is almost a total failure.
[owa's hay crop will lind market at
twice its ordinary value. Decatur
county can be made many thousands
Of dollars richer by an intelligent care
of its rough feed. Our farmers have
already lost many fortunes by allowing
corn stalks to stand in the fields and
lose over half of their nutritive value as
feed. Improved corn harvesting ma.
chiEery can now be bought that elmi-
mates in part the extra work in connec-
ton with corn cutting.
Various newspapers have been pub
fishing an article from Burlington brand.
ing the $50, 900 express robbery as fake.
f. l.. Clark, Of Galesburg, Ill. an Adams
route agent, in whose jurisdiction the
robbery was committed, emphatically
denies the authenticity Of the report.
He says: cit is nonsense. 1t originated
in the mind of some fertile reporter. 1t
does not stand to reason that the COM
pany would do such thing. and so
cruelty subject innocent men to suspic-
ion. The company might be criminally
liable for treating men like that. There
is no question about the robbery. The
company has spent thousands of dollars
trying to ferret out the perpetrator. 1t
would hardly be likely to spend much
time and money on mere trial. Re.