The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16

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Axes & Sigler will buy horses and
mules for their big sale Oct. 25, 1902.
For RENr-A four room house.
j. Z. HARRIS.
ToR SALs.--A Round Oak stove No. Is
wood burner.
Mrs. G. P. FINLEY.
Come to AXES & Sigler's large commiss
ion sale; they are sure of good buyers
from the east > = - -.s.-
Good morning, Mr.. Gillhooly, you are
all right, you'll do. Just tell the Leon
people that we said 80.
DRESS MAK1SG:-I am prepared to do
all kinds of dress making.
6tf MRs. SANFORD REED.
New up-to.date photo mounts and
portrait lenses as good as they make.
SwEARINGEN.
Farmer Burns, the famous wrestler,
spent a few hours in this city one day
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Aldredge.
Don't forget to list your stock early
for the big combination sale of horses
and cattle to be held in Leon. Saturday,
Oct. 25. AXES & SIGLBR.
Axes & Sigler will hold another one of
them good combination sale of horses
and cattle at Leon, on Saturday, Oct.
25. Everybody who has stock for sale
should have it listed at once.
Tripolis Commandery knights Temp
lar will confer the Red Cross degree on a
class of six candidates Friday evening
to be followed by banquet at Hotel
Enterprise which will be attended by
the Knights and their ladies.
The main losses in the Hotel Leon
fire have been satisfactorily adjusted.
Mr.. Dorm receives $3.50 for the damage
to the hotel building, and Owens &
Forbes receive $401 for the damage to
their stock of clothing. The smaller
losses have not yet been adjusted.
A. N. Arney, of Franklin township re.
turned Thursday from Chillicothe, Mo-,
where he attended cattle sale expect.
ing to buy car of feeders, but every.
thing at the sale sold very high so hs
went on to st. Joe and bought car Of
feeders in that city which he will feed
out at his farm north of Leon.
Mr.. Justus George has lef,a a. our Office
some very fine specimens Of lead ore
taken from the famous Mine LaMote
located at the town named after it ir
Missouri, which is owned by q compan
with a capital of million dollars, and
Of which Mrs. Georges brother, A. A
Daugherty, is president and one of the
heavy stockholders. 1t is one Of th.
richest lead mines in the world.
Miss Ollie Ronk who resided for sew
eral years in this city, died at her home
in Murray last Friday morning at II
O'Clock, after an illness of several week
with typhoid fever. During the las
illness Of her sister Mrs. J.O. Hamilton
who died at Enid, Okla, few week,
ago with typhoid fever, Miss Ronl
nursed her and after returning hom,
was also taken with the same disease.
Yesterday at Leon occurred the mar
riage Of Miss Della Merwin and w. A
Alexander. Last evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander arrived in the city on Bur
lington No. for few hours visit q
,, the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Davis, 648 East Main street, leaving las
night for st. Louis, No., on shol
wedding trip. Mr.. Alexander is prom
inent druggist Of Leon.-Ottumw
Courier.
We learn of sad case Of destitutio
in this city, it being reported that
! young women only II years old wh
/. recently came here from Missouri afte
being deserted by her husband, CAV
J birth last Thursday morning to bo
q baby in little house in the west pal
!. OF town; being absolutely destitute
there only being pallet Of straw on tt
floor for bed, and although kind ladie
in the neighborhood contributed lbel
}, ally to assist her it isa very sad case.
Mr.. j. K. Bashaw and Mrs. Mary
l Warner were quietly married last Thur
: day noon at the residence of the brio
in this city, the ceremony being pc
formed by Rev. w. II. Ilsley, pastor
the Presbyterian church. They left o
the afternoon train for Chicago, whel
Z they will spend their honeymoon wit
relatives. The contracting parties al
two of the best known residents Of Leo,
and nothing need be said in their tavo
. for everyone knows them and extend
. their heartiest congratulations.
Mr. c. R. Riley of Decatur has OF
thanks for liberal sample Of his celer
crop and after tasting it we can trul
say that Decatur county can raise just
good celery As kalamazoo or any 9th,
place. Mr.. Riley this year raised ov.
, 1000 stalks, both the Giant and Clan
,, Dwarf, but finds the Giant Dwarf th
! best as it bleaches better. He ha
: found really sale for the celery and
> contemplating engaging in the celer
!, business on large scale.