The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-09-10
THE LEON REPORTER. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908
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3-1t* FRANK Cross, Iowa City, Iowa.
The republican county convention
meets in this city Saturday afternoon
to nominate county ticket.
James H. Alldredge went to Bethany
yesterday, and expects to meet Kid
Gallatin Of Denver, in wrestling match
in that city to-day.
FoUND-A lady's waist or dressing
sack trimmed in lace, which the owner
can obtain by calling at THE REPORTER
office and paying for this notice.
The Gillette Millinery Co. will have
their fall opening on Friday and Satur
day, Sept. Is and 10, in the first floor of
the Dorm Building, north side of square.
Matthews & Slgler will have
public sale of fine Poland China
pigs at Grand River on Saturday,
Sept 10th.
Manager Van Werden has booked
Lincoln ]. Carriers melodrama, "The
New Fast MAIL" for Wednesday eve
ming, Sept. Both. It is one of the best
attractions on the road
will take pleasure in showing the
ladies of Leon and vicinity my new line
of fall samples for special suit orders
from Chas. A. Stevens s. Bros, of Chica-
go. M. Mrs. CREED BoBBTrr.
The Leon Auxiliary of c. W. B. M. will
meet with Mrs. J. A. Caster, on Wednes-
day afternoon, Sept. 16 at 2:3O p. m. A
full attendance is desired as the officers
for the ensuing year are to be elected
City marshal Chandler says that as
sson as complaint was made in regard
to shell games at the circus last Satur-
day he went to the grounds and ordered
them to close them up, which was done.
Democrats should not forget to attend
the township caucuses on Saturday
afternoon of this week, to select dele
gates to the county convention which
meets in this city on Saturday, Sept.
10, to nominate county ticket.
Ladies you are invited to attend the
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cry Co., who have opened new millin-
cry store in the ground floor of the
Dorm building, on north side Of square,
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 1S.
Ladies, don't forget the date of the
big fall millinery opening at Thompson
& Warmers store, Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 10 and 10. The city markets have
been secured for the very latest pat
terms and novelties and we will show
you this fall the finest line of millinery
goods ever brought to Decatur county.
| A farmer named Downey was, arrested
last Thursday by marshal Chandler, G.
III. Harp, the south side restaurant man
claiming he had paid him $500 too much
while changing a bill for him. Downey
did not deny the charge but refused to
return the money, but when taken into
court settled the matter by refunding
the money.
w. p. Clark & Co. had Oh exhibition at
their store in this city Monday a
couple Of bushels of the largest
apples ever grown in Decatur
county. They were raised by J. L. Rob-
inson, of Eden township, and are named
Pan-American. A sample apple left at
this Office measures trifle over IA inches
in Giro umference.
Mr.. E. Moore, proprietor of the Deca-
tur City nursery, has our thanks for q
generous sample of some fine peaches he
raised this year. They are called
Moore's Favorite, the fruit being UNI
usually large and fine favored and the
trees are prolific bearers. One of the
peaches left at this office measured
eight inches in circumference.
While playing at Fairview school
house, in Center township, Tuesday
morning, Lloyd Hiatt, the eight yea
old son of G. G. Hiatt, fell from the fence
| and fractured one bone of his right arm
just above the wrist and dislocated the
other bone. DR.. Layton was called tt
: attend him and placed his arm in splint
after reducing the dislocation, and tn,
} little fellow is getting along nicely.
report was circulated in this cit,
Saturday morning that Mt. Ayr had beef
visited by another destructive fire, the
$ entire west side of the square bein,
I consumed, but the report was false one
Mt. Ayr had quite a severe electrical
storm Saturday morning, two barns be
: ing struck by lightning, and the insid
| connections of the telephone Office wa
!. burned out, but that was all the foun