The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07
FF.oR- SALE-Three room house in. Mesl
Leon. Call at Empire Bakery.

FoR- SALE-Three room house in west
Leon. Call at Empire Bakery.
Hhsg biggest. .reuHioh ever. hela-i r'
southern Iowa viii Be held in this city
next week.
|. a5o 6ustiels choice Seed Wheat for sale
'ssand' cleaa; an4, dFse fEspp 1ts eatdG
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. IT Gaahhill : ale rs:
jSicing oyer the arrival of a charming
hsfle daughter at their home last Friday
morning.
The REPORTER office was graced with a.
handsome bouquet of fine pansies Tues
day, with the compliments of Miss
Blanche Biddison.
Plenty of fine shade and pure water
for man and beast will be furnished at
the Leon Reunion next week. Five days
offun and amusement With plenty of
good speaking, music, etc.
IAlNlER lTSI-ClaSS paint
err who is a good grainer, stippler and
stainer. Steady work at $500. per day
and board and two paint suits q week
free. Address at, once, r. B. Smith,
Leon, Iowa.
g. B. Daugherty will be prepared to
handle the crowds to and from the Re.
union grounds next week. Plenty of
buses so you don't have to wait. Good
horses and busses, sober and reliable
drivers prevent all chance of accidents.
A local company is having a number
of new ROY boats built to be used on
Casters lake during the reunion. 1t
will be quite an attraction, and will give
many people who never rode in a boat
an opportunity to spend an hour OF
two on the water.
The residence OF S. A. Miles on east
Commercial street was struck by light
ming during Monday nights storm, the
bolt tearing off and splintering consider
able of the woodwork on the south side
Of the house. Fortunately none of the
family were injured, but all were shaker
up pretty lively.
Don't forget that G.. NJ. Axes will
hold another Of his big horse sales in
this city on Saturday, August 10th. II
will be a hummer and there will be lots
of horses sold. Parties having horses
they want to sell should book them a
once With Il. A. Sigler, clerk.
g. M. Kohler, Icons talented corne
player, has been engaged to teach tn
3 new band recently organized at Gardel
| Grove. The boys have purchased
complete new set of fine instrument
which arrived Monday and Prof. Kohle
I went up on the afternoon train to Civ
them their first lesson.
! All members of the lllth ALASKA
should arrange for horses for the gran,
parade during the reunion next week
as every member must appear on horse
BACK at the parade in the evening. Gu
Of town members will be supplied wit
mounts by making application t
Commodore q. M. Axes.
!, County Auditor Gill has receive
notice of the change ina the s%,railroa
i assessments as made by the state ea
"a oo,,t,o oo,,~o;1 Tho ;,o,ooao; 3, n OIL
= %stantial one in this county, amountin
: to $174, 1872, making the assessable valu
$4S, 5333, and on this increase the raj
roads will pay about $4,000 more i
taxes than heretofore.
The large hay barn on the farm {
{ Len Hamilton, two miles northwest {
Leon, was struck by lightning and burr
ed during the storm last Saturday nigh
g MIR. Hamilton had just finished tillin
8 the barn with hay that evening and
contained about so tons. The total los
on hay and barn is about ST, 200, an,
Mr.. Hamilton had no insurance.
. Cliff Dull, foreman of the Journs
office, was called to Princeton Saturda
y by a serious accident to his brother Z
: Dull. He was at work at an ice hous
and one of the workmen pushed a cak
of ice out of the door which struck NJ
Dull who was on the ground below, an
t fractured his skull. 1t was at frs
thought the accident would prove fata
: but it is now believed he will recover
) 1t was a close call however.
w. w, Wood, of Weldon, was in Leo
Tuesday on business. He told us tina
i his house was struck by lightning durin
tho otorp, Mondov nioht tho Ephtnir