The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue at Casters.
LosT-Two Angora goats. Please
notify j. G. STOCKTON.
Just see that Blue Ware in the south
window at I. E. Horner's.
Guy Pryor is teaching the Cornstalk
school two miles east of Grand River.
Smoke Country Girl and Lotus
Club Cigars. They're fine.
Imitation is sincerest flaltery, don't
be persuaded to take any of the many
limitations of Russ Bleaching Blue.
Two bars of Maple City Soap will do
as much washing as three of any rosin-
filled soap and do it better and easier.
Frank Graham Moorhead has been in
the city the past week as a special rep
resentative of the Des Moines Daily
Capital during the Crofford trial.
Frank Manning, of the firm of Fulton
& Manning has purchased c. G. Biddi-
sons restaurant and Henry Fulton will
manage the restaurant while Frank
looks after their increasing grocery trade.
On account of devoting most of our
time and space to reporting the trial of
DR.. ]. w. Crofford the past week our
local columes have been neglected but
we think this issue of The REPORTER will
be pretty interesting reading.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Mr.. Ebert j. Warner and
Miss Ellen Mary Waight, which will
occur at the home of the brides parents,
DIR. and Mrs. w. F. Waight in this city
on Wednesday evening, Nov. Goth, at
$50 O'Clock.
1t is time to begin to lay plans and
make preparation for your next summers
outing. O. NJ. ketcham expects to run
two tourist excursions next season, one
to Colorado points, the other to Yellow
Stone Park. Begin early and get ready
for the trip of your life. 12.3t
The board of supervisors met Monday
to anvas the votes cast at the recent
election and transact the regular bust.
ness. No material changes were made
in any of the returns as published last
week. The vote tor sheriff remains the
same, Is majority for Martin.
j. II. Nanhorn died at his residence
in south Leon Tuesday morning at 9
O'Clock. He has been suffering from a
cancer of the face, and has for several
months has been in a precarious condi-
ton. The funeral will be held from the
J residence this morning and the body
> taken to Decatur for burial.
t j. w. Bowman has purchased the
mercantile business of Hamilton & Gam
mill and the store is now closed while
+. the invoice is being taken. Mr.. Bow
: man was engaged in business in this city
U AOA "oAy yCato uulll ld6G SpIluk WIl6u
he was compelled to take a rest on
account of his health. He Travelled, all
summer and came back almost a new
man. The stock which he has purchas.
ed is one of the newest and best in the
state, all the old goods having been
taken out the past few years and sent
? to other stores so that he secures an
almost entire new stock. MIR. Bowman
r will retain Frank Cooler, one of the best
clerks in the state, and Mr.. Fred L.
Conrey has come from Grand River to
take a place in the store. With ample
capital to carry On the business, with a
clean new stock, obliging owner and
courteous clerks we predict for the new
firm a generous share of the public pat
ronage.
The ballot cast Tuesday on the con
) solidation of the road districts in Garden
Grove township carried. The following
2 is the vote in the two precincts: Leroy 80
against, and 50 for. Garden Grove 10
! against, and 81 for, making 70 against