The Leon reporter., 1902-12-18

On REPORTER, THU.
A dry goods mai: has to wear good
clothes whether he wants to or not.
| For SALE-Good second hand cook
stove. o. r. Hull.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Farnes, of Eden township, Tues.
day morning.
have nice lot of baled millet hay
for sale. Will deliver any place in town.
A. B1DD1soN.
Fine choice male Poland China pigs,
large enough for service. Eligible to
register. EUGENE MASSEY. 15tf
w. H. Cox, of Davis City. has pur.
chased and taken possession of a meat
market at Bethany,Mo.
Call and lcok over my line of Holi-
day jewelry before buying. All pur.
chases engraved free of charge.
1926 (,po Con
We have sleighs and bob sleds, sleigh
bells, robes, blankets, fur coats and
mitters. We sell them too.
BowsHER & B1DD1soN.
While passing through the kitchen of
her home northwest of town Sunday Mrs.
Will Gardner slipped and fell against
the cook stove in such manner as TO
burn one of her hands quite painfully
The place to buy your holiday goods
is at w. S. Bears store in Decatur Citv.
Tor in addition to getting goods at lowest
prices you also get a chance to get fine
violin, gold watch or lamp absolutely
free. With each dollar purchase YOU
get ticket.
Detrlck's restaurant is proving the
most popular eating place in the city.
he mas first.class baker who is baking
1ne bread, cakes, pies and all kinds of
bake goods, fresh every day, and every
thing is kept neat and clean. You get
good wholesome food at Skeet's place.
Mrs. Jane Gardner who resides in the
south part CT the city met with pain.
ful accident last Friday morning. She
had stepped out Of the door at her
home and slipped on the sleet covered
ground and fell, breaking a rib and
bruislng her so that the injury is yery
painful one.
"For goodness sake take out that bull
calf local" said Will Fillical one day last
week. '"lhe little advertisement
brought me purchaser for the calf and
could have sold five or six more if
had them" Pretty good evidence that
advertising in The REPORTER brings
results.
IHE REPORTER wants bright boy of
about sixteen years who wants to learn
| the printing trade. Must reside with
his parents, and an exceptionally good
opportunity will be given him to learn a
trade at which he can always secure
work at good wages. Apply at once if
you want the position.
Homer A. Dye, q former resident of
this city, where he engaged in news.
paper work for time as the editor of
the Dynamite Cruiser, is now on the
statt OF the ST. Joe Daily News. His
stories OF tine street, are attracting con-
siderable attention, and we publish one
OF them this week, as it will be read with
interest by the many friends of DR..
Harry Forgrave, an old Leon boy, now
one of the leading physicians of st. Joe.
Mr.. Virgil Arney, the we'll known
farmer and stock raiser of Hamilton
township, has traded his farm of l4s
acres to VIM. Mcintosh, of Davis City,
for his stock of general merchandise,
and store building at Davis City. He
takes the store building at $1,000 and
the stock at inyoice price, turning in
the farm at $50 per acre. 1t is estimated
the stock will run about $4,000, and Mr..
Arney pays the difference in cash. The
work ofinvoicing was commenced Mon.
day and MIR. Arney will take possession
this week.
1t is said that third paper will be
started IN Leon soon after the first Of
January, two different parties contem
l. plating entering the field. That any
} one cam make a success of third paper
in Leon is exceedingly doubtful. 1t ha.
= been tried Tina and anain onl.. 70 loa.