The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
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DIR. S. Trimble and wife attended the
County Medical Association held at
Davis City last Thursday and Friday.
DR.. Trimble reports an interesting and
profitable session. The Doctors old
professor in surgery. DIR. Dorsey of Keo.
kuk was in attendance.
DIR. McAllaster Of Leon was here pro-
REASONABLY Saturday. He was called to
see j. I'll. Parsons brother, who has
been under the doctors treatment for
some months.
A. NJ. Haag, proprietor Of the Metro.
politan, is beginning to get his large
stock of goods assorted in the different
departments, making the entire interior
look better, also giving more room TO
get around to wait on his large trade.
j. N. Painter had business in Leon
Monday afternoon.
Jason Hollinger, county surveyor,
took the x. & w. afternoon train Mon
day for Garden Grove to do some sur
veying.
Rev. Scott Jones of near Lamont
preached three excellent sermons Satur-
day afternoon, Sunday at IL O'Clock and
at $50 p. NJ, at the Nj. L. church.
Grandma Cozad, an aged and highly
respected resident of Morgan, passed in.
to the great beyond last Monday night
at an old age. She was the mother Of
our townsmen, "A. Cozad. of Morgan and
Jas. Cozad who was buried few days
ago.
While playing with base ball on the
streets Sunday F. E. Peck sent it
through one OF the large plate glasses at
the bank.
Ex-County Recorder Chas. Brown
stopped in town an hour or so Monday
on his way to his farm south Of Spring
Valley. Mr.. Brown is adding much to
the appearance Of this already fine farm
and if he keeps on he will have to refuse
$45 PER acre or take it now.
Atty Earl Peters came in on the Mon
day afternoon train from Clarinda and
is visiting his parents, DR.. and Mrs. W..
f. Peters, also the friends here of his
boyhood days.
Thos. Fox and wife of near Blockley
were trading here Saturday.
Chas. Smith, who has worked so long
at VIM. Horns south of town, departed
Friday for Keokuk where he enters a
hospital to be operated upon. Chas.
has been in poor health ever since his
recovery from smallpox. His physician
had him appear before the county med
zeal convention held in Davis City last
week and the best of the surgeons there
thought that an operation would prove
beneficial, hence his going to keokuk
1t is to be hoped by his many friends
here that the operation will be success.
full and that he will have speedy re-
covery. DR.. Dorsey, the eminent sur
geon of that city, and who was in at
tendance at the county convention, will
have him in charge,
The ordinance of baptism by sprink.
ling was administered to two candidates
received into the M. E. church last Sun,
dav, being Mrs. Clio Cornett and Miss
Ida Bell.
Mrs. Kidney and little grandson Of
Akron, o., came on the noon X. & w
tram Friday and will visit her daugh
tiers, Mesdames VIM. Horn. +. Nj. Walk
er and families this summer.
During the rains Thursday evening
the large store building of j N .Estes'tha
was in the course of erection was STRUCK
by lightning. The current followed thu
sheet iron valley connecting the shing
les with the front, and ian down eacl
front corner tearing out some Of thu
lumber but not doing much damage
not to exceed $500.
| NJ. p. McGrew departed for De
Moines Monday afternoon where he will
visit his little daughter and other rela
tives week or ten days.
Chas. Cornett has moved into tn
large addition TO his residence near th
M. L. church, thus being more comfort
able by the addition Of the room.
| Many from the Bethel, Riverview an
Spring Valley neighborhoods attende
preaching here Sunday morning at !