The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10

WANTED-Two young ladies to learr
typesetting. Apply at The REpoRTEF
Office.
A small blaze at Casters mill yester-
day morning was discovered just in time
to prevent big confagration.
Two or three young ladies who desire
to learn typesetting can secure positions
in The REPORTER Office. Pleasant work
Call at once.
Work on Swift & Company's new
building is being rapidly pushed. w.
II. Jenkins & Sons have the contract for
the brick work.
If the parties who found the mans
watch near the @ depot few weeks ago
will return it to this office they will re-
ceive reward.
Come early in April and get your
nursery stock from the Leon Home
Nursery. My stock has never been
culled. w. A. GARRETT.
At a meeting of the Decatur county
Veterans Association held in this city
Tuesday it was decided to hold their
reunion at Leon during the week COM
mencing August II.
Ham Tullis, of Decatur City, was in
the city Tuesday. 1t was all mistake
about him starting dray line at Deca-
tur, but he has purchased the livery
and bus business in that town with
Frank Gardner as a partner.
Some of our special fancy goods for
Friday and Saturday trade. Fresh fish,
can fish and meats of all kinds, dried
beef, cooked ham, bread, cakes, cookies,
cabbage, sweet potatoes, lettuce, rad
ishes, fruits and Strawberries.
w. P. CLARK & Co.
Losr-Monday night on the public
square, solid gold watch charm locket,
size and shape of half dollar, valued
at sos, on the inside of which was a
valuable ruby set ladies' ring and a
photograph; all can be easily recognized.
Finder can get big reward by calling
upon Cliff Dull at the Journal office.
The case of State VS.. James Bonner,
accused of criminal trespass in cutting
timber from land in Burrell township
owned by w. P. Axes, which was set for
trial before Justice Beck last Friday,
was continued until April 18th by agree
ment. The defendant has retained
Marion Woodland, and the state is rep
resented by county attorney Olsen.
Last Friday John G. Reuss filed an
information before Justice Beck charging
James Bonner, Horace Quigley, Roy
Quigley and Henry Quigley with larceny
in carrying away from land in Burrell
township owned by Reuss wood and
posts to the value of $40. The defend
ants were arrested by constable Bert
Warner. and the case set for trial on
next Tuesday, the defendants being
released on bonds of $50 each.
Before adjourning court Judge Towner
made an order that hereafter suitable
room be secured for the use of the grand
jury, as the room in the court house
heretofore used by the grand jury is
not fit place and the court has been
greatly annoyed by the noise in the
grand jury room which can be plainly
heard in the court room. About the
next move will be an order from the
judges to secure another room in which
to hold court. Decatur county needs a
new court house and needs 1t badly.
We believe if the question of voting
bonds was submitted this year at a
special election the proposition would
carry. Why not take the matter up
and push it for new court house?
Mabel L. Gaulter, of Independence,
Mo-, was billed to lecture on the subject:
"Should or should not the Josephite
faction of the Mormon church be dis.
rupted and broken up, at the opera
hall Saturday night, but no one attended
so the hall was closed. The lady re-.
quests publication of the following:
Having arranged to give lecture at
the opera house on "Mormonism" and
there no attendance wish to submit the
following to the Leon public. Having
been raised in the Josephite faction Of
the Mormon church and unable to get
away from them without the help of