The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

LOST, SrRAYED OR SroLEN.-One foot
ball belonging to Brown Caster.
Elmer Weaver, the popular bus driver,
has been dangerously ill the past week.
WANrED-Two young ladies to learn
typesetting. Apply at THE REPORTER
Office.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Phipps, of east Leon, last Fri
day.
Mrs. Barbara A. Fortune, of Davis
City, was granted on Monday special
Widows pension Of So per month.
Two or three young ladies who desire
to learn typesetting can secure positions
in The REPORTER Office. Pleasant work.
Call at once.
Mrs. Martin Pickering was badly
bruised up Sunday morning by falling
on bad piece of sidewalk in front Of
the residence of Lee Pickering.
The board of supervisors adjourned
Saturday afternoon, completing the
business of the session in single week.
The proceedings Of the session will be
published in full next week.
VIM. Kimport, son of Martin Kim
port, of Eden township, was thrown
from a horse one day last week and
fractured his left collar bone. The frac.
ture was reduced by DIR. Bowman.
A little bird tells us that one of Icons
most prominent young business men
will soon lead q fair young lady of this
city to the altar. The affair has gone so
far that cozy cottage has been leased.
Louie, the five year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Pickering, was seriously
burned about noon Tuesday while play
ing around bon fire, in some manner
falling into the ire and his left hand
was badly burned.
Section 2343 of the code of Iowa pro.
vides' for the appointment of county
sheep inspector in each county in the
state. At the last session of the board Of
supervisors Col. s. ]. Burnison, of Davis
City, was appointed sheep inspector for
Decatur county.
o. w. Winters, the south side photo.
grapher, who accidentally shot himself
a few weeks ago, is now we'll advanced
on the road to his former health. He
is now able to put on his clothes and
will soon be attending to business as
usual.-Centerville Iowegian.
The board of supervisors at their
meeting last week elected Charles Car.
roll as jsnitor Of the court house, reliev.
ing Nelson Rhodes. who has been JAM
tor for several years. Mr.. Carroll was
for many years janitor of the court
house and his services were always sat-
isfactory to all the county officials, for
he is certainly good man for the place.
DR.. F. A. Bowman was called to Bea.
trice, Neb., last Friday, to be present at
an operation for mastoid abscess which
was performed Sunday morning on his
sister, Mrs. Frank Grimes. DR.. Bow
man returned home Tuesday and reports
his sister as getting along nicely and it
is thought the operation will restore
Mrs. Grimes to her former good health.
While Henry j. Vogt was delivering
load of hogs at the depot last Thurs
day his team became frightened and ran
away, spllling the hogs out and after
running around block twice started up
the street but were stopped without
damage. Mr.. Vogt who is we'll along in
years sustained severe nervous shock
and was confined to the house for
several days.
A class of five graduated from the
Pleasanton High School last Thursday
evening, the commencement exercises
being held at the q. U. church. v. r.
McGinnis, president of the Leon school
board, delivered very fine address to
the class, which was composed of
Blanche Demoras Leeper, Elizabeth
May Horn, Myrtle Eliza Willis and
Emanuel Roberts.
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