The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-25

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and set of single harness, good as new.
LUCY d. RAY.
Leon Homestead No. l45 B. A. Y. will
give an ice cream social for their men,
bers and their families at their hall on
Saturday evening, July 81.
A slight difference between the Leon
Cigar Co. and their cigar makers last
Friday resulted in walk out, every en-
ploye from foreman down going out.
The question Of wages did not figure III
the strike.
CARD-We desire 10 return our sin.
cere thanks to the many kind friends
who extended us their sympathy and
assistance during the illness and death
of our husband and father.
Mrs. j b. BELLAMY AND FAMILY.
The store of Ell Wood at Morgan
postoftice was struck by lightning during
the storm Tuesday evening and burned.
On account of the telephone wires being
down We could not learn the amount of
the loss or whether it was insured.
The remains of Harry Hamilton who
died at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Hamilton in Des MONIES
last Friday, were brought to This city
on Saturday for burial at Palestine,
where -four other children are buried.
| 1t is no uncommon occurrence these
days for Leon grocers to find newly
Matched chickens in their egg cases.
One grocer last week found five little
chickens in case of fresh laid eggs
brought to his store by one Of his farmer
customers.
MIR. John House and Miss Isabella
Massie were married in this city last
Saturday, the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. Thomas Waller We extend
our congratulations. On Monday eve
ming the boys of the town gave them an
old fashioned charivari.
The long drouth in the immediate
vicinity of Leon was broken Tuesday
evening by a good shower, about an inch
of rain falling. Unfortunately the rain
did not extend over all the county, but
now that the drouth is broken we can
expect general showers
Mr., and Mrs. George w. Carmean are
chaperoning jolly party of Leon young
people who are camping on Grand River
above Davis City. The party is com
posed of Misses Mabel Dain, Lelah Os.
born, Kate Ogden and Helen Young,
and Messrs Ralph Siger, Ed schenck,
James and John Hurst.
VIM. E. spry died at his home in east
Leon last Saturday morning having
been sick for many months with a d.
sease Of the heart. The funeral was held
from the residence Sunday morning at
10 o'clock, services being conducted by
Rev. w. H. Ilsley, pastor of the Pres.
byterian church, interment being in the
Leon cemetery.
All the Sunday schools of Leon will 90
to Davis City tomorrow for big joint
picnic. Arrangements have been made
for wagon which will take swings,
hammocks and other articles which can
be used for the pleasure of the little
ones, and it will call for them at any
place if you notify ]. d. Williams or S.
l.. Darrah at their office to-day. A rate
of one and one third fare has been
secured and tickets will be good on the
early morning or noon train. There
promises to be a big attendance.
When it gets so hot that mans
wagon box will catch fire while he is
drying on the road it is pretty hot
But that IS just what happened to Ed
Martin, Burrell township farmer. on
Monday. He was driving his team to q
wagon with pine wagon box. In one
corner there was loose bolt went
through the box and the friction of the
bolt and the heat from the sun on the
iron set fire to the board and it was
burning briskly when he noticed it. He
had the wagon in town Tuesday and the
burned hole substantiated his story.
In Squire Tolles court, at Glenwood
last week, in the case of State of Iowa
vs. Clint Hickey, keeper of the stallion
Willard Jr. Mr.. Hickey and the owne,
of the stallion, Mr.. John Northcott, Of
Council Bluffs, the defendants appeared
and plead guilty to the charge and were
fined $50 and costs, S. .25 which was paid
The defendants were arrested for stand
ing stallion under false pedigree
which is punishable otfense in lows
as the Code of Iowa in sections 234l and
2342, plainly specify the crime and pun
ishment for such an offense. This is the
first case of the kind in this part of the
state and should be a warning to othel
owners of stations to see to the fac
that they are complying with the law
Will Judge Tedford Resign2
The Des Moines Leader of Tuesda,
says:
f A vacancy on the bench of the Thirt
judicial district is expected to be caused
in short time, 1t is given out in Del
Moines from reliable quarters tina
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