The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-14

For sALE.-A 31.s2 Jersey heifer.-C.
P. FINLEY. 5l.2t
MIR. F. NJ. Huston had a horse valued
at 500, struck by lightning and killed
Saturday morning.
A charming little daughter was born
to MIR. and Mrs. George Lefollett of
south. Leon last Thursday.
New up.to.date photo mounts and
portrait lenses as good as they make.
SwEARINGEN.
WANrED-A number of good strong
age from is to 20 years. Address
Lee Broom 4 Buster Co., Davenport,
Iowa.
The REPORTER office will be closed on
Thursday and Friday afternoons in
order to allow our force to attend the
reunion.
Special train to Charlton, Aug. 10, &C.
count Bryan Day, leaves Leon 1874 a..
m.. returning leaves Charlton 6:3O p. m.
Rate one fare for round trip, limit Aug.
10 on special train only. en- .KErcnAM.
Mr.. Lew Lee, a well known farmer
living near Van Vert, died Saturday
night after an extended illness. He
was a brother of Mrs. John Sewers of
this city.
Il. B. Smith the we'll known painter
got a hard fall on the sidewalk one day
last week, and is confined to the house
with a badly spraind leg, and to increase
his sufferings his entire system has been
poisoned in an alarming manner.
Mrs. Mary E. Weller, mother of w.
H. Weller, is in a comatose condition
this morning and it is thought her end
approaches. Mrs. Weller is in her I'D
year and her illness is attributed to
general debility resultant from senile
decay.-Davls City Larlat.
Master Bobbie Kohler has embarked
in business for himself, being the young
est merchant in Leon. He has placed a
fine cigar case with a full line of cigars
in the corner room of the opera house
block occupied by his father, the we'll
known jeweler, and will be pleased to
see all his smoking friends.
Alfred Burrell, recently hurt in a
wreck near Joplin, Mo-, and taken to a
Kansas City hospital recovered suffic.
iently to come home Tuesday. He is
still on clutches and one leg is in a semi
paralyzed condition, utterly useless,
and at this time is is doubtful whether
he ever regains the full use of it.-Davis
City Lariat.
The Laon Boat Co. have placed a
half dozen row boats on Casters lake
which will be kept for puolic hire. The
boats were built entire ny Geo Adair jr.
IN experienced boat builder and old
water men say they are as fine boats as
they ever saw, being very substantial
and it is impossible to upset them.
Boating will no doubt prove to be a
very popular recreation in the future. "
ALI Deck, the we'll known Deactur
farmer shipped a car of stock and goods
to Moran, Okla, Tuesday, his son, H.
A., going with them, and Mr.. Deck,
wife and daughter, Merl, left on the
noon passenger train for Moran, where
they expect to make their future home,
Mr.. Deck having bought a fine quarter
section of improved land zeal there.
He will stop at Kansas City and buy a
car of lumber for a new house and barn.
The sad news comes to relatives and
friends in this county of the death Of
Mrs. Asa Smith at her home at McFall,
Mo-, on August 5, after an illness of
only a few days with pneumonia, being
a bride of only two weeks. Her maiden
name was Miss Mirtie Brown, and she
was married to MIR. Asa Smith at Nc.
Fall on July 10th. Mr.. Smith is a
brother of Mrs. E. l.. Shira of Eden
township, who was present at the wed.
ding.
The trial of the nine packages of q. o..
d. liquor seized at the depot in Decatur
about three weeks ago, was held before
Justice W. d. Shelton at Decatur last
Friday. County attorney Olsen appear
ed for the prosecution, and V. r. Nc
Ginnis appeared for the Express Com
pany as to four of the jugs, no appear
ance being made as to the other five.
Only four persons could be found who
would swear they had ever ordered the
liquor shipped. Justice Shelton ordered
all the liquor destroyed, but the Express
Company gave notice of appeal as to
four jugs. The others were destroyed
by constable Frank Gardner.
Manager Andrew Mccartney, of the
Creamery Informed ns Tnesdav