The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-06

Take her G Aunt Jerusha.
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Coin 2 G Aunt Jerusha. March Sth
Nothin doin 4 Aunt Jerusha comes
The best, always good, Scottish
Rite cigars. 80
Complete line of picture molding at
| Runners Studio. 2S-4t
When you loose your temper use the
'lost and found" column.
Manager Van Werden personally
guarantees "Aunt Jerusha'' to be the
best show of the season. Any one not
satisfied can obtain their money back
by applying at the box Office.
The streets OF Leon presented dis.
graceful scene Saturday evening, being
thronged with drunken men and boys,
large number of G. o. d. liquor
packages having been received here
that day.
Trainmaster l. N. Funk, who has had
charge of the Chariton-St. Joe branch
of the Q for several years, has been
promoted to the position of master
mechanic at Ottumwa, and his place
as trainmaster has been taken by Con-
ductor E. j. Worden, of Ottumwa.
Charles Deikman and son shipped
their goods and stock to Rlnebeck Mon.
day and with their families left on the
train Tuesday for that place where they
will make their future home, having
purchased farm and also some town
property at Rinebeck. They have
many friends here who are very sorry
to see them go.
j. Y. Honnold, the venerable father
OF j. w. Honnold, of this city, died at
the home of his son Charles in Indian.
ola at noon Tuesday, his death being
caused from the injuries received in fall.
ing down stairs about three weeks ago,
and his advanced age, nearly 80 years,
made his recovery doubtful from the
time of the accident. For many years
he resided on a farm near Humeston
and his remains were taken to that
place to be laid by the side of his wife
on Wednesday.
A private letter from MIR. L. S. Trues
dell, advertising manager of Younkel
Bros store at Des Moines, says the
reports of the smallpox situation in that
city have been grossly exaggerated in
tho Chicago and other papers, and
assures us there is absolutely no danger
in any one visiting Des Moines as there
is really less danger from smallpox now
than for long time as prompt measures
have beer taken by the health officers
to stamp out the disease. The churches
schools and theaters are all open and
the authorities are enforcing a strict
quarantine in all places where there are
any smallpox patients.
About two miles southwest of Ores
ton, Iowa, lives Mrs. Noonan, believed
to be the Oldest person in Iowa, and
perhaps in the northwest. Mrs. Noonan
was born in Woodford county, Galway,
Ireland, August, Ia, 1874, and is there
fore los years of age. and has lived in
three centuries. Her maiden name was
Julia Lynch. Eighty-one years ago
this month she was married to Micheal
Noonan, supervisor of government
roads in her native country. In the
fall of 1854 they came to America and
established their home at Newark, Ohio.
Three years afterward they moved to
Warnersyille, Wis, and again in 1872 to
Creston, Iowa.
Next Monday is the annual school
election and three directors and treas.
urer are to be elected. A new school
house is to be built this year and it be.
hooves the taxpayers to see that good
men are elected OH the board, men who
will look after the business affairs as
we'll as school matters. If we have good
schools we must have good directors,
who are willing to devote the necessary
time which the office req uires. Don't
neglect your duty as citizen, but at
tend the caucus and the election. The
directors whose terms expire are Horace
Farquhar, Marion Woodland and w. E.
Myers, and the Office of treasurer is held
by ]. A. Caster.
'Aunt Jerusha," one of the greatest,
if not the greatest, of the so-called rural
plays, has been booked for the opera
house by manager Van Werden, and
therefore w. S. Campbell, and his splen.
did organization, will be seen here Sat-
urday, March Sth. 1t is worthy of I'M
common congratulation, that this great
dramatic prize. has been secured