The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-31
Uncle James Wakefield has been very
sick the past week.

uCie james mas Deen very
sick the past week.
q. NJ. Axes accompanied . shi pment
OF cattle to st. Joe Tuesday.
Good music, good speaking and fun
ior the little ones at the Demorest Silver
MEDAL contest at the opera hall Friday
evening.
Or. A. Brown was called to Van Vert
yesterday in consultation with DR.
Mitchell, Of Humeston, in the case Of
MIR. Harry Tuttle.
There will be an interesting program
at the opera hall Friday evening at the
Demorest Silver Medal contest. Reserv.
ed seats are on sale at Van Werden's
There are six contestants for the
Demorest Silver Medal contest at the
opera hall on Friday evening. You car
secure reserved seats in advance at Var
Werden's.
Frenk Ketcham, of Ottumwa, who
has charge of the signals along the line
OF the Twas in Leon yesterday looking
after the signals used at the Q and K. &
w. crossing south of Leon.
Mrs. Frank Garrett received phone
message Friday night announcing The
death of her uncle, John Lane, at his
home in Linevllle. He had been sick
for several weeks with lung fever.
Gates & Keller on Tuesday sold the
w. l.. Roger farm of 225 acres near
Grown, which j. M. Thompson bought
few weeks ago, to Hale Wilson of Van
Vert, the consideration being $35 an
acre. Mr.. Thompson bought it a few
weeks ago at $3l.
After drilling few feet in VIM. Biggs'
deep we'll Mr.. Powers found the engine
he was using not strong enought and
yesterday Will Filical's engine was NOV
ed to the we'll and the drilling will be
put down rapidly from this time until
the bottom is reached.
Il. j. Sankey's agency this week sold
l. N. McDonough's $50 acre farm in
Woodland township to Geo. Shaw, Of
Van Meter, Iowa, the consideration be-
| ing 81 100. He also sold j. A. Ryan's
1873 acre farm in Burrell township to Il.
B. Ryan, the consideration being So, 100
Meadames James Marvin and X. B.
Smith pleasantly entertained party
of their relatives and friends last Tues
day at the home Of the former, in honor
of their sister, Mrs. Millie Cook, of Col
umbus Junction, it being her Goth birth
day. An enjoyable time was had by all
In reading the clearing sale advertise
ment of U. w. Wells on page 10 of this
issue when you come to the price OF
Marshall's best flour it should read 81. IL
per sack instead of $l.lO. There hal
been another sharp advance IN fou
and at $l.l5 per sack the price is be-
rock,
Subscribers renewing to the low,
Homestead should be careful in statin
that they are paying for renewal. 9th
erwise the Homestead clerks enter tn
name anew, and as they do not stop oil,
subscriptions, it often happens tina
their readers begin receiving two copie
of their paper.
Mr.. Geo. j. Spaeth and Miss Jenni
, Beavers nee Mrs. Jennie Rosengran,
were quietly married Tuesday evenin
at the Presbyterian parsonage in Ga
F den Grove, Rev. ]. @. Hall, officiating
The many friends Of these most worth
and estimable people extend heart
congratulations and wish them niue
happiness.
Little Joe Waight celebrated her fit
birthday last Saturday by invitin
about fifty of her little friends to spen
the afternoon from 2:3O to 5 o'clock q
her home in this city. Refreshment
were served and the little folks had
jolly good time. They did not forget {
remember their little hostess with mum
erous presents.
M. F. Springer, the progressive farne
who lives northwest Of Leon, wa'
in town Tuesday. Now that tn
farmers of that section have the rurs
mail delivery they are hungry for NOR
Improvements and Mr.. Springer say
there is a strong movement on foot t
organize local company and build
telephone line from the Stone neighbol
hood to Leon.
Fred w. McCaul is again stationed a
the @ depot as operator, relieving Ado
phus Nader last Friday. Fred is yer
popular young man and has man
! friends who are pleased to see him
resident of Leon again. Mr.. Nader ha
beeu assigned to duty as extra operate
for the @ and will fill vacancies alon
the line for short time and then e1
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