The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31
WANTED-Two women to work at Park
w. III. ALBAUGH.

WANTED-Iwo women to work at Park
Hotel. w. III. ALBAUGH.
Wash everything snow white with
Maple City Soap. 1t is pure.
New up-to.date photo mounts and
portrait lenses as good as they make.
SwEARINGEN.
Simply sprinkle or spray on chicken
costs. Lees Lice Killer does the pest.
sold by j. F. Penniwell.
There'll be something doing in Leon
next Tuesday and Wednesday, the days
If the Emancipation jubilee celebration.
Beadie McKern has left with us a
magnificent sample of extra large Ger
man millet which he raised on his ten
acre tract adjoining Leon.
We have room In The REPORTER
office for II more young lady who
desires to learn typesettlng. 1t is light
and the position will be a perma.
nent one.
Prof. Hogue and Albert Rambo have
returned from their tour with Taylor's
show. They travelled as members of the
band. The show stopped business in
Nebraska and concluded to quit the road.
Misses Kate Stout and Grace Osborne,
two primary teachers of the Christian
Sunday School, took the little ones pic
nicing to Casters park Monday after
noon. Lunch and refreshments were
served and all had an enjoyable time.
No accidents occurred, except the boys
got a little wet.
On Saturday, July Goth, 1902, at the
Leon M. E. parsonage, Mr.. J. H. Bar.
rett, of Davis City, Iowa, and Miss
Mile Cozad, of Leon, Iowa, were united
in the bonds of holy matrimony by the
Rev. l. N. Woodward. The newly mar
ried couple will make their home near
P%leasanton, Iowa.
The south bound meat train last Wed.
nesday evening narrowly escaped being
wrecked a few miles north Of Crown, the
trucks under one OF the refrigerator cars
jumping the track and the car was drag.
ged quite a distance, but fortunately did
not leave the track. The north bound
evening passenger train was delayed an
hour by the accident.
]. G. Stockton has sold his dairy bust
ness to H. E. Turner, who will continue
the business, buying with the route
eighteen head of fine Jersey COWS. IL
the deal Mr.. Stockton gets 80 acres o.
land known as the j. S. Arney lane
about four miles south of Leon on til,
Davis City road. The trade was negoti
ated by Allen & Johns.
The fourth monthly entertainment o
the T. S. G. wa held at the home of Mrs
Ira B. Officer, Wednesday evening, Jul.
%, 1902. 1t was a patriotic evening
The house was decorated with flags, ant
the program consisted of patriotic music
Rotations and readings. A deliciou
luncheon was served, the rest of tn,
evening being spent in social conyersa'
ton.
The wet season has worked havo,
with the turkey crop in Iowa this year
The stock buyers say it is almost impos
sible to find a flock Of turkeys in tn
country, and the poultry dealers sa.
that the season will open with turkey!
bringing 10 cents per pound live weigh
to the farmers. The man who eats {
turkey dinner next Thanksgiving viii
have to be a bloated bondholder.
One of the enjoyable features of tn,
reunion Of the soldier veterans will b
the camp fire to be held on the evenin!
of the 18th Of August at the reunion
grounds. A free interchange of ex
perience, tales of war and wal doings
camp jokes, "horses'' on the officer
and.a generally jolly good time. 1t will
be interesting to all and many prom
inent speakers will be here from abroad
A little fox terrier owned by A. B
Owens went mad a few weeks ago ane
it is feared considerable stock may hav,
been bitten by the dog. DR.. Franl
Goodson was called Monday to see
hog owned by William Gibson, of south
Leon, which had been bitten by the dos
and he pronounced it suffering from al
unmistakable case of hydrophobia, i
being necessary to shoot the hog three
times in the brain before it was killed
After going mad the dog left Leon anc
was last heard of in the ~neighborhood O.
Decatur City. 1t is not known whether
any other stock was bitten, but it il
probable that several head were bitter
! by the dog. Farmers having any stock
which shows signs of hydrophobis
should take prompt measures to prevent
serious damage occurring.