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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
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Excursion Rates.

Annual commencement Exercise!
State University of Iowa City June tt
Is, rate one and Que third fare on GER
tificate plan. Limit June Is.
Annual meeting Grand Commandary
knights Templar of Iowa, Spirit Lake
Iowa, July 8 to II, rate one and one
third fare. Certificate plan. Tickets or
sale July s. Limit July ID.
Homeseekers excursions to points
west, southwest and northwest. FRS,
and third Tuesdays of each month dur
ing May and June. Rate one fare plus
". Limit 81 days. No extension of
time.
Convention rates authorized. Annual
meetings military surgeons of the United
States, American Acadamy of Medicine
and American Medical Association, st.
Paul, Mimi, May 20, June z. Rate one
first-class fare plus $500. Dates of sale
May 81, %, 30, 81, June 2 and 8. Limit
May 18th to June 18th inclusive.
Biennial Meeting Head Camp Modern
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June 10th to 18th. Rate One fare plus
$500. Dates OF sale June 8, 8, and 10.
Limit June 10th to 18th.
Annual Meeting Imperial Council
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, Kansas
City, Mo-, June IL and -. Rate one
fare plus $500. Dates of sale June 10
and IL. Limit June II to IA.
Annual Meeting National Educa-
tional Associations; Detroit, Mich,
July Sth to 18th. Rate one fare plus
$500. Dates ofsale July 5, 6 and Z.
Limit July 8 to Is. An extension of
limit may be obtained to Sept. by
deposit Of ticket and payment of SOC.
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client and Protection Order of Elks,
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one fare plus $500. Dates of sale July
81, %, and 90. Limit July 90 to '27,
Extension Of limit may be obtained to
Aug. 10, by deposit Of ticket and the
payment of SOC to agent.
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Peoples Union of America, Chicago, ILL.,,
July % to %. Rate one fare plus $500.
Date of sale July %, "a and rs. Limit
July Is to 80. An extension of time
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Annual Meeting German Baptist Dun
kards. Lincoln, Neb., May "a to 81.
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II inclusive. Limit June 4.
Biennial Meeting Degree of Honor
A. o. U. w., Kansas City, May 81 to
%. Rate one and one.t third fare. Dates
OF Sale May to q. Limit May %.
Epworth League Meeting San Fran
cisco, Call, July Is to 81, 1901. Rate
going and returning same direct route
$5l.45. Going via direct route and re-
turning via steamer Portland, Billings
I, or Huntington $60.45. Dates Of sale
July to ID inclusive. Limit Aug. 81.
Stop over allowed on going passage in
Colorado, Wyoming, Texas and Mon
taha within final going limit July IS.
Annual Convention United Society of
Christian Endeavor, Cincinnati, o.,
July to 10. Rate $21.OO Dates of
sale July 4, 5 and 6. Limit July ID. An
extension of limit to Aug. 81, will be
granted by application to agent and the
payment of soc.
Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.
=, May to November l, 1901. Rate,
30 days, tickets from Leon to Buffalo
and return, $3.50 o.; Is day ticket SOL. z;
5 day ticket $3.50. G. NJ. KErcHAM.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Woodland.

Misses Eta and Cleora Merrick, of
Lineville, visited at I. j. Stephens sun
day.
i. M. Riddle and family visited at
Geo Sapps Sunday.
John Parrish and wife, of Leon, were
in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Still visited Joe
Keller near Leon Saturday and Sunday.
Roy King is very sick this week with
measles.
Uncle Will Spargur, of Davis CITY,
was in town Monday and expects to
open shoe and harness repair shop
here soon.
Those attending Normal from this place
are: Misses Cleo and Edith Bryson,
Alice and Lenna Stephens, Grace Ravn
and Messrs. Eli Hutchinson, r.. H, Car
yer, G. D. Newlin, j. E. and E. D.
Coontz and Everett Massey. Wood
land is always at the top when it comes
to educational work, and turns out
more good teachers than any other
township in the county.
Frank Dodd and family visited ]. X.
Beavers, of High Point, Sunday.
w. E. Massey left Monday for Okla
homa for an extended visit with friends
and to look at the country.
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Orphan Ridqe.

Miss Orpha Davis is spending few
days on the ridge.
Miss Cora Harp is staying with Mrs.
G. w. Mitchell.
j. M. Barlean had business at the
county seat Friday.
A. j: Fulton was on the ridge Friday.
a rain is much needed in these parts
The Sunday School at Block!ev was
we'll attended Sunday.
Horse traders and Dago peddlers are
all the 90, on the ridge.
Frank Craigo, of Leon, was in these
parts Friday evening.
On Friday, June 10, was Mr.. Thomas
Harp''s 4lst birthday and we'll planned
surprise supper was given for this est.
mable gentleman by about "a of his
friends. The guests came laden with
we'll filled basketsand supper was soon
ready. 1t is not necessary to say that
every one did ample justice to 1t. The
evening was spent IN singing and dane
ing ana at ~ o'clock ice cream and
lemonade was served. The guests pre-.
sented Mr.. Harp with $500 in honor of
the occasion and departed wishing him
many happy returns of the day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Decatur,

Miss Dimple Watson, who has been
attending school at Indianola, returned
last week.
MIR. Watson returned from Oklahoma
Thursday.
Mr.. Cummins school closed Friday,
and he went to Leon Sunday to begin
work in the Institute Monday. as in.
structor in music.
Several of the young people are at
tending Institute. Some drive over and
back each day.
Mrs. E. A. Stedman, of Lamont,
mother of Mrs. Cummins, came Friday
to attend the contest and visit with her
daughter.
Beryl Ellinwood and Charley Mitchell
of Leon, came over to attend the contest.
Miss Jennie Schenck, of Leon, visited
with her father and friends in this city
Friday and Saturday.
Leon, acted as judges in the contest
Friday evening. MIR. Moore, of Des
Moines, acted as judge in place of one
who was absent.
Mr.. Rilev is improving.
The Odd Fellow and Rebeccah Me
morisl ext rcses Sunday were excellent
A large crowd went to the cemetery anu
then to the Park, where they listened
to the memorial rites of those orders
and to speech by Rev. Heckathorn.
The second Silver Medal Contest wa.
a grand success. 1t is said by tn.
Judges and others that it was one of the
closest contests they ever saw. The
medal was awarded to Lillian Bower
man, who was the youngest in the class
All the others did honor to themselves
and it might almost be said they all de-
served medal. The contests are q
source of much help to all who partici.
pate, as we'll as to those who listen.
The series may be continued after the
warm weather is over.
A Sunday School Convention will be
held here Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
The pan-Amerlcan Exposition, Buff.
falo, N. Y, May LIST to
Nov. LIST, 1901.

On April 30, and daily thereafter, the
Chicago Great Western Railway will sell
through excursion tickets to Buffalo,
good to return within Is days at fare
and one third for the round trip.
A special limited rate will be made OF
one fare plus $l.0O for the round trip.
Tickets will be good leaving Buffalo at
midnight of the 10th day thereafter in
Guiding the day of sale.
The lowest rate will always be in force
on the Chicago Great Western Railway,
and Its equipment and accommodations
are unsurpassed.
The Company has issued neat illus.
trated folder, giving map of Buffalo
and of the Exposition Grounds; list 81
hotels; time card of its trains and theil
Eastern connections, and much other
information.
For full information and Pan.Ameri.
can Folders, address any Great Western
Agent, or j. ?. Elmer, General passen.
ger Agent, l13 Adams ST.. Chicago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
HIS LIFE SAVED
BY Chamberlin's Collie, Cholera and
DidrrhOed Remedy,

81 am sure that Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at one
time saved my life," says A. L. Lafalette,
of Gregory Landing, Clark county, Mis-
souri,. 81 was in such bad shape that
the doctors said could not live. When
l was at the lowest ebb, one of nv
neighbors brought in bottle of CHAM
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and | took it and got instant
relief. soon got up and around. That
was nine years ago and Il am still in
good health. Since then that medicine
has always been in my home and al
ways will be. 1t is the best on EARTH"
For sale by w. "A. Alexander. druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Tuskeego.

Rev. T. II. Jones, of Eaglevile, Mo-.
filled the pulpit at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and evening,
Perry Scott and family spent SUNDAY
at his brother, Ed. Scott's.
Will Turner and family returned Sun
day to their home near Leon, after visit
ing few days with relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Marshall and children, spent
Sunday at Ike Payton's.
Mrs. Will Tenant and baby, were the
guests of Mrs. A. A. Percy Saturday.
Mr.. Ralph Brown and Miss Nina Ash.
burn went to Lamont Saturday evening,
Miss Lucy Dunbar, of Kellerton, visit
ed few days of last week at her
brother Jess Dunbar's.
Elmer Akers started Tuesday to look
at the country in Oklahoma and Arkan-
Sas.
Eta Piercy spent Sunday with Bessie
Fosdick.
Gail Ballinger spent Sunday with
Nellie Ashburn.
Jim Springer and son Will, of near
Decatur, took dinner Sunday at George
Fosdick's.
Messrs Smith, Marshall and Rev. Eos
NASns ottSAuCN Vic Oh rev.
J. j. Willis, Saturday and Sunday
Rivervlew church, southeast of Davis
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Lockh hart, of Bur.
rell, Rev. Jones and Rev. Stringham,
took dinner Monday at Mrs. A. Piercy's.
MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Ashburn spent Sun.
day at Mr.. Frink's.
Mrs. Richard Keller spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Percy.
Misses Helen and Mabel Brown, Eva
Cash, and Mettie Ashburn, are all at
tending Normal at Leon.
Grandpa Payton's have moved into
their new house.
Marion Akers, of Bloomington, ILL.,,
but formerly of this place, is back in
Decatur county and was calling on old
friends at this place the past week.
The measles are taking clean sweep
in this vicinity, there being nine differ.
ent families down with them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Grand River.

Mrs. Sam Lorey returned to her home
in Leon Friday, Mrs. Wesley Chew ac-
companied her.
Ed Bells new cottage south of the
Lamb hotel is almost completed.
Esther Jackson returned to her home
IN Leon after weeks visit with Mrs. f.
l.. Conrey and her brother Lew.
V. Il. McGinnis had business in our
town last week.
Mrs. V. r. McGinnis is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. jennings,
Libby Crees returned home after an
extended visit with relatives at Lineyille.
Carrie Sleaver and Maud Bryant spent
Sunday in Decatur.
Iillman schenck and Jim Ownsby, of
Decatur, had business in town last week.
Pat Grittin's new dwelling is going up
rapidly and will be fine dwelling.
Mr.. Ramsey got his foot badly bruised
Saturday by the work train.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Garden Grove.

Miss Lucille King went to Charlton
last Friday to attend the wedding of hel
cousin, Miss Louise King to Geo. Israel
The school board gave the CONTRACT
foa the brick walk in front of the public
school grounds to q. G. Dilsaver and
the contract for the fence to J, A. Viii.
son.
g. l.. Norton went to Des Moines
on Tuesday of last week.
Blake Miller, having bought the
second house south of the Episcopal
church, moved it to his farm west of
town last week.
Mrs. j. F. Bull and daughter, OF
Shenandoah, came last Friday for visit
with the family Of w. b. Adams.
Charley Armstrong and wife, of Os-
ceola, came last week tor visit with L.
j. Knapp and family
John Ledgerwood, of Leon, came up
on business Monday afternoon return
ing Tuesday morning.
The *. of Z. lodge held their decora.
ton services Sunday. Quite large
audience was present. Rev. h. G, New.
land made the address.
Misses Kate Vail, Sulu Miller, ELLA
Iook, Eva Aten, Della Swope, FANNY
Swope and Mary and Margaret Zichev
went to Leon Monday morning to at
tend normal.
j. j. McClurg returned from Law.
renee, Kansas, where he and Mr.. Banks
had been called by the serious illness OF
Mrs. Banks father. Mr.. Banks re.
NAMED.
Guy Doolittle returned from Creston
Sunday morning for short visit at
home. He is we'll pleased with his
position as fireman,
Il. w. Manney's daughter, of Mar.
shalltown, came last Thursday to visit
the family of d. d. Mallette.
Neb., and Mrs. B. Newhirter, of ALI
ance, Neb., came Saturday for a visit
with MIR. and Mrs. Henry Bledsoe.
The A. M. +. church took in about
W at their strawberry and Ice cream
supper Saturday afternoon.
John Nish, of Weldon, was here Sun.
day attending the X of p. decoration
services.
Mrs. Harry Hines, of Indianola, who
has been visiting Mrs. rrevitt, of High
Point, returned Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Stephen Scott drove to
Linevile Saturday. Mr.. Scott returned
Sunday leaving his wife, who is to re-
main at the Springs a week or two.
Charlie Martin and Lulu Strauder
(colored) were married Monday evening
by Squire Wheeler.
Stephen Scott had very serious spell
OF sickness Monday evening but is bet
ter now.
Mr.. and Mrs G. S. stearns left last
week for the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo.
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Special Excursion to Colorado,
July 9th. Round Trip Sl8.25.


We have arranged to run Pullman
Car (porter in charge) from Leon to
Denver for the benefit of our summer
excursioulsts. This will be "a hour
run and the best of service will be rem
dered.
One can scarcely afford to miss this
delightful trip to the mountains at the
low rate named, only $lS25. The OBJ
Jectlye point is Manitou, the most beau.
tiful summer resort in the whole coun-
try. This statement is verified bv
thousands OF tourists and the fact that
throngs OF people visit this point every
year during the heated season also
proves it. The party will probably
stop over in Denver one day and make
the famous loop trip to Georgetown.
one of the most delightful trips in the
mountains.
Arrangements have been made with
Mrs. l.. l.. Corbett, hostess of the Sun
flower Camp, for board at So and S6 per
week. The Suntlower Camp is a Kansas
institution intended only for Kansas
people and is always full of them, but
Mrs. Corbett has been induced on ac.
count of old friendships sake to take
care OF this Dscatur county party
This is certainly the year for you to
make your trip to Colorado. Now is
the time to begin to get ready. My
wife and are both going to make the
trip and will be able to look after any
young people who would like to 60 but
who might think they could not make
such trip alone, so let the young peo-
pie go. Don't stay at home during the
hot months Of July and August and
roast when you can go to the noun.
tains and wear an overcoat.
For this Pullman car we are putting
no we charge 81 per berth. Two pas.
sengers occupying same berth could
share the expense-$2 each. Any fur
Their information will be gladly furnish
ed. G. M. KErcHAM,
Agent Burlington Route.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Center.

Mr.. Lentz, of near High Point, lost a
line COW and horse.
Lorne and Clare Long are attending
Normal
Mr. Middlebrook is pasturing the
Hamilton horses at the Grove.
Mr.. Letter, of Appanoose county, is
visiting his nephew, Frank CARRIER, and
other relatives.
Judge Gardner, of Ocean Farm, has
good health and is home attending to
his bees.
Miss Ora Lentz is living at Pine Grove
farm.
Mr.. Luce was leader of the bell ring
ers in Center.
The carpenter who fell from Mr.. Nc.
Donough's barn is better
Miss Orva Long, of Abba, returned
home on Monday.
Grandma CARRIER and son Frank had
business at Pine Grove farm.
MIR. j. w. Richey lost 3 horses by
tightening.
Mr.. Frank Long lost large fat hog
with the heat.
Last Friday was the last day of school
at White Oak.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Sl3 to Buffalo and Return

ia Nickel Plate road. from Chicago, fol
She Pan.American Exposition. Tickets
on sale daily, good leaving Buffalo up to
midnight of tenth day from and inciud.
ing date of sale. Also tickets on sale
daily Chicago to Buffalo and return at
$l6for the round trip, with Is day limit,
including date fssale. $2l Chicago to
Buffalo and return good for 80 days.
On all through tickets to points east
of Buffalo, privilege of stop over at
Buffalo for ten days may be granted by
depositing ticket with joint agent and
payment of fee Of ST. Il
Write John Y. Callahan, General Agent,
Ill Adams ST., Chicago, for full pnrticu-
lars and folders showing time Of trains,
etc, 4l-4t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Kilgore.

Netue Sannings who has been employ
ea at Woodland has returned home.
Oakland. 80 A' A o''
marry McDaniels is in Kansas.
MISS Julian Evans who has been suf
ierlng frcm bronchitis for some time anc
mas gone to Okla, for the benefit of hel
liealth; the many friends of this estima
lple young lady sincerely hope that she
may In time be restored to her forme,
health.
| Miss kittie Still, of Brush College. is
visiting at John McDaniels.
| Miss Maude SwitZer. closed very
successful school at High Brier Friday
with an interesting program in the
afternoon, and returned to her home
in Davis City.
Enos Underwood visited his daughter
at Leon Saturday.
D, Mrs, Matte Brown and little son OF
blockley visited her parents the
McDaniels Sunday.
Miss Mary McDaniels returned from
Leon Sunday, having had to give up her
work on account of i'll health.
Miss Birdie Gore spent Sunday with
MISS Nella Dale in Morgan township.
Oliver Still and Misses Nettie Sannings
and Annie McDaniels were out irving
the good roads Sunday.
John Robson and family spent Sun
day with his parents.
Miss Ellen Martin formerly of this
nelghborhood but now of Leon is report.
ed very low with the measles.
Sam Evans was Leon visitor Satur.
day.
Mart Hollinger of Union county is
erecting neat little cottage on his
place near Spring Valley ard will occupy
the same soon.
Henry Doss and family of Spring Val
ley was visiting the family of a. C..
Dale Sunday.
Grandma McCutchean was visiting
friends in Leon last week. :
Mrs. Laura Hollinger and son Melvin
OF Union county, are visiting at A. G..
Dates.
Merton Cozad of Morgan was seen
driving through this neighborhood Sun
day. Guess he has captured the bird.
Will Hayes and Guy Fosside and
Misses Gertrude and Grace Garner and
Fannie Cannon of Woodland spent
Sunday with Odd and Percie Dale,
Miss Ethel Still is assisting Mrs, Edd
Bassett in her household dates this
summer
G. w. Moore's wife and son Sunday.
ed at James Cozad's.
George Evans was selling peanuts in
Leon Saturday.
An ice-cream social will be given at
the home Of MIR. Clark Saturday even.
ing for the benefit of the New Salem
church. Every one is invited.
David McCutchean was in this neigh.
borhood Monday.
DIR. Wales had professional business
here Monday.
Nettle Jannings spent Sunday with
Maud Lille, at Brush College.
Odd Dale was up north Sunday.
Emmett Still spent Sunday at his home
near Davis City.
Miss Mary McDaniels was very sick a
few days last week but is better at this
writing.
Several of our young ladies took their
lunch baskets and went up north to
pick gooseberries.
A couple of Brush Coilegeites passed
through this neighbornood Saturday
evening singing, and if the music had
been equal to the noise it certainly
would have been grand.
Sd. Campbell has returned from the
west.
James Cozad is reported very low at
this writing.
Miss Ruth Hamilton, of Leon is visit
ing friends in these parts.
Mrs. Will Hall and daughter returned
to their home in Oklahoma Tuesday
after pleasant visit with friends and
at this place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
MATRIMONIAL.
SoNNER-M'GINNIs.

MIR. N. q. Sonner, of Wakefield, Neb.,
was married to Miss Florence McGinnis,
at Pine Grove Farm, the home of MIR.
and Mrs. John w. Long, near Leon,
Iowa, on Wednesday evening, June l2,
1901, at s O'Clock, by Rev. Ilsley, about
thirty guests being present. The we'd
ding march was played by Mrs. Frank
Long. Messrs. Geo. Gardner and Lorne
Long with Misses Lillian McGinnis and
Carrie Albaugh acted as groomsmen and
bridesmaids, the ladies being dressed in
white with white kid slippers and wear
ing white roses, The beautiful ring
ceremony of the Presby erian church
was used. Alter congratulations came
the supper of Strawberries, cake and ice
cream, followed by music and an even.
ing's entertainment of varied amuse-
ments, in which the Long family en-
deavored to make it as pleasant as pos
sible for their guests, not forgetting the
reception the young men of Center gave
the newly welded couple in the form of
lively charivari. The bride and groom
are true representatives Of the enter
prising states Of Iowa and Nebraska in
which they have lived. The bride had
lost her parents and had been making
her home with the Longs for about a
year. She is woman of determination
and energy, having disposed of part
OF her estate and schooled herself. They
go to home in Nebraska built an 1 i'm.
proved by Mr.. Sonner. Miss Lillian
McGinnis, of Farragut, Iowa, sister of
the bride, Miss Ora Long, of Abba, and
Mr.. Brown and sister, of Grand River,
were present. The bride and groom
were the recipients of many valuable
and appropriate presents showing the
esteem in which they were held by their
friends. We wish them happiness and
prosperity and blessed with civiliza-
lion free from debt system, wars for
gain and in the name of religion and
live to see people married in the name
of the state'and humanity.
On Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gardner, of Ocean Farm, relatives of the
bride, gave an Unfair dinner in honor of
the occasion and entertained few of
the near relatives. MIR. and Mrs. Son
ner took the train at Van Vert for
Fremont county, where they will visit
for few days and then leave for their
home In Nebraska.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
RED PRINCE z424!

Sire Of 5 from 2.199 to 2:30
sire of the first premium 2 year
old at Iowa State Fair in 1900.
Sire Of more high priced colts
than any other stallion in
southern Iowa. This great son
of the great Red Wilkes needs
no ''hot air., but will impress
himself tavorably upon any and
all who see him he being a
1900 pound blood bay l64
hands high, black points and
very high all around action.