The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-13

Money to Loan onlmproved farms at
5 per cent. interest for 5, & to 1Ol
years time. F. VARaA & Son.
To accommodate patrons wishing
bread, the Empire Bakery will be open
on Sundays and dinners will be served
on short notice. We please our custom
ers.
The Musketeers at Van Werden's
opera hall Tuesday evening Feb. 18th.
One of the best attractions of the sea-
son. You'll miss good one if you
stay away.
We are pleased to announce that
there will be another one of those popu-
lar dances given by j. S. Warner and j.
F. Hurst on Feb. %. Music by Krom
mer's orchestra of Des Moines
Moore & Pryor last week sold 24O acres
of the Noah Warnstaff farm in Rchland
township, which Patrick Griffin bought
few weeks ago, to r. l.. Williams, of
johnson county, an uncle of f. Il.
Owens, the north side clother, the con-
sideration being SIS, 400 spot cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bowsher and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Kohler entertained
large party Of friends at progressive
euchre Monday evening at the home of
the former. The favors for skill were
won by Mrs. j. w. Rowell, Mrs. Carrie
Smith and Messrs. w. 4. Myers and w.
j. Sullivan.
w. A. Roland, of Richard township,
returned last week from visit at Os.
born City, Kansas, where he was called
by the illness of his daughter, Mrs.
Elsie Boyd. He reports that section of
Kansas as very short on feed of all
kinds, the only roughness being little
wheat straw.
Iowa, died at the home of her uncle. ].
Ii, Pitman in this city yesterday morn
ing. after an illness Of several weeks.
She came here on visit about month
ago and took sick never being able to
return home. Her remains Will be
taken to Carlisle this afternoon.
George Arney, the eleven year old
son of Jacob Arney living five mile.
north Of Leon received serious scal1
wound last Friday evening, DR.. Layton
finding it necessary to take number Of
stitches in dressing it. He was riding
3 horse which ran away with him ant
through wire fence, the wire catchi NJ
the boy on the head.
. Manager Van Werden has booked
T John D'Ormond and Agnes Fuller 70
Tuesday evening, Feb. Is, in the grea
They have a most excellent compan,
and are not strangers here, having APP
peared here few years ago in Damon
e and Pythias, which will be remembers,
n as one of the best ever in our city.
y HI. D. Fry, the hustling merchant a
! Dekalb, is Offering some great bargain
{ in groceries as will be seen by his ad
>. vertisement in this issue. Mr. FIR
= carries complete stock of general mel
e e chandise and the prices quoted show h
! is underselling the merchants of man
of the larger towns. Read his price
. and compare them with what you ar
paying.
The committee appointed to raise th
n sum necessary to secure the location {
}, Swift and Company's new packin
e house in this city have notified then
s. that their proposition will be accepte
|. as almost the required sum has bee,
J. pledged. Their representative is e,
}. pected in Leon the coming week t
f. close up the deal and decide on tt
- location.
' e. F. Mills, the. gentleman who r.
Gently purchased the 7. E. Horne
. stock OF hardware in this city, arrive
y in Leon Thursday, and has taken actiy
= charge of his store. Mr.. Mills is yer
pleasant gentleman, a thorough bushes
!. man, and both he and his wife are &C
q i've workers in the Methodist churcl
e They are indeed welcome to our cit
Z. and will soon form large circle
J. new friends. His family will move hel
l. from Blockton as soon as he can secul
u suitable residence.
n u. w. Wells. formerly of Decatn