The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-09-03

Cream Flour, best sold, at $1.OO pc
sack. FULTON & MANNING.
Buy your protrait frames from Swear
engin. A new lot of very fine frames
lust received. Call and see them. Sit
Attention is called to the millinery
opening Of Eldora Boeger, at Davis City
Sept. IL and II which appears else
where in this issue.
The REPORTERS personal columns are
the slimest this week for a long time.
the Washouts and wrecks on the rail
roads preventing any one from coming
or going.
While attending the reunion next
week the best place to get your cakes,
| cookies, fruits, vegetables and canned
goods is at Fulton & Manning's north
side grocery.
James Tharp has purchased a neat
wagonette which he is using to carry
people to the reunion grounds, picncs,
etc. 1t is very nice rig and he is a
careful driver.
THE REPORTER Office will be closed
Thursday and Friday afternoons so as to
give our force chance to attend tie
reunion. If you have business to trans
act with the Office please call during the
forenoon on these days.
THE REPORTER office has been simply
swamped with an avalanche of job work
the past week, making it necessary to
run its presses day and night, and all
day Sunday, in order to accommodate our
customers. The public seems to know
where to get good work done.
The residence of VIM Adams in the
south part of Garden Grove, was struck
by lightning and destroyed with all the
contents during the storm last Wcdncs-
day night, the flames spreading so rap
idly that nothing could be saved. We
could not learn whether he carried any
insurance.
1t is reported on the streets that
there is a movement on foot to switch
one of the republican candidates for
county superintendent to that Of treas
urer in an effort to defeat p. A. Silsbee,
who was thought to have a waIk-away,
as no other candidate has been an
nounced for this office.
Rural Mail Carrier Harl Williamson,
on route No. ., running from Leon is
having serious time on his route with
persons who persist in stuffing cir
culars and other trash into the mail
boxes. One of these days some one will
be arrested and prosecuted for tamper-
ing with the rural mail boxes, and the
penalty imposed by the government is
no light one.
! Master Geo. 7. Young, Of Nashville,
Tenn, who with his mother is visiting
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
7. III. Schencll in this city, entertained
a number Of his young friends last Sat-
urday afternoon in honor of his fifth
birthday, and the youngsters had a
merry time. The host received numerous
pretty presents, and each guest carried
home Chinese kite as a souvenir.
A letter from Will f. Lindsey, our
local theatrical manager who has been
travelling with Fred Raymond's compan-
les for several years, says he has sever
ed his connection with the Raymond
attractions and will devote his time the
coming winter to the perfection and
booking Of his two attractions, "Other
Peoples Money" and "The Village
Fool" which will open in August 1904.
Ross Mcconnell, a young man living
northeast of Andover, was struck by
lightning on Monday of last week and
instantly killed. He was getting a
drink at the we'll at the time, and his
brother Edward who was standing be-
side him was knocked down and uncon-
cious for some time but has recovered
from the shock. Tha deceased was I'M
married, and leaves mother and
brother to mourn his death.
During the storm last Wednesday
evening lightning struck the barn OF
John Offield, who lives mile and half
northeast of Leon, and as there was
just enough hay in the barn to give the
fire good start the building was con-
sumed in short time with all the con