The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-12-11

Miss Hattie Drake. who is semployed as
assistant in the the Leon High school for
the coming year, arrived Tuesday from
Luton, Iowa, and will visit until school
opens with her sister, Mrs. W. s. Clark
and brother r. B. Drake in Hamilton
township. Miss Drake has taught here
before and patrons and pupils are alike
pleased to have her return.
]. r. and Robert Bowsher and Dan
Stanley returned Saturday evening from
Des Moines where they attended the
annual meeting of the Implement Deal
.ers Association of Iowa last week and
also went on the special train provided
by Col. Blees, of Macon, Mo-, to the
dealers to visit Macon and inspect the
carriage factory of the Blees Carriage
Co. The special train consisted Of six
Pullman sleepers, leaving Des Moines
Thursday night and reaching Macon
Friday morning where delightful day
was spent inspecting the factory and
viewing the city. In the evening an
elaborate banquet was served at the
Jefferson hotel. All the expenses of the
trip were paid by Col. Blees and every.
body had fine outing. The trip had
added interest to the Leon members
from the fact that Port Bowsher, son of
]. X. Bowsher is student at the Blees
Military Academy at Macon and the
trip gave them the opportunity of visit
ing him for q day.
The best evidence of the strength of a
minstrel company is its street parade,
and yet the enormous daily pageant
made by Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival
fails to give an adequate idea of this
company's numerical strength, or the
magnitude of its stage performance,
which, in point of novelty, genuine
merit and excellence, is unapproachable.
Thirty-five people constitute the roster,
including score of big speciality acts,
acrobatic feats and desert sports, a host
of comedians, singers, dancers, wire
walkers, expert musicians and spec
tacular finale trimming over with fun.
Every detail has been attended to. A
magnificent orchestra furnishes the best
music for the stage performance, Rich
and gorgeous wardrobe is used to at
tractiye advantage, while carload of
electrical effects and special scenery is
carried for the production. This big
production will be seen at Leon Opera
House on Monday Dec. 18th. Seats
may now be reserved at L. Van Wer-
denis. The grand street parade will be
made on Monday at 12 O'Clock, and
free open-air operate concert will be
given the same evening at o'clock.
Geo. p. Campbell, manager of the
Days City phone exchange, was at
Lamont yesterday and perfected ar
rangements that will give his exchange
subscribers rate of Is cents per message
to Lamont, this, with Is cent rate, to
his subscribers to Leon and a free rate
to Pleasanton, Lineville and GAINESVILLE,
gives larger service for less money, to
the Davis City subscribers than any
other exchange in the country.-Davis
City Lariat.
| Thore are fifty employees on Miss Hell.
en- Gould's estate at Tarrytown, N. Y,
and it has been her custom to present
each one Of them with a fine turkey on
Thanksgiving day. This year. on &C.
of ho hirh tr If
coal in the east, she presented each
with barrel of kerosene, a large kero-
sene stove, barrel of potatoes, 100
pounds of bacon and barrel of flour.
Harry Berry at one time deputy post
master at Humeston was last week SEN
fenced to seven years in the penitent-
larry, having been convicted in Des
Moines of highway robbery in holding
up a number of persons on the streets
of that city. Alvin Webb, formerly of
Weldon, was convicted with him and
was sentenced to term of years.
| Every family should have its house
hold medicine chest-and the first bot.
tie in it should be DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup. Natures remedy for coughs
and colds.
For Oklahoma realty write Or call on
G. B. Jordan, Enid, u. T. formerly of
Leon, Iowa.
One time when we. do not worry is
when we are sound asleep.
Des Moines "NeWs" of Age.
The Des Moines News recently Gel
ebrated its DIST birthday. The Daily
and Sunday News now has SO 500 circu.
lation and is rapidly approaching the
10000 mark. Its news, literary and
editorial features are steadily improving
aud the price of its 365 issues is only
$l.5o, the yearly subscription price. It
is the only daily; paper in the world
that is stopped when the tune is OUT.
Address The NEWS, Des Moines, Iowa.