The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-31
From Our Correspondents
Grand River.

Julius Gufry, dentist, will be in Grand
River every fourth week, next date
being Dec. 80 to Jan. inclusive.
Ike Edwards has moved to town and
will remain until spring, when he will
move to the ]. M. Adams farm. Mr.
Stevenson will move to the Jake Swift
ger farm.
Rev. N. B. Sill, of Darlington, Mo.
filled the Baptist pulpit here Christmas
night and went to Camden church
northeast of here. Rev. Sill is a fluent
speaker.
Rev. +. Edwards, of Osceola, was here
visiting his brother, A. j. Edwards, and
delivered an interesting sermon Sunday
morning at the Baptist church. Rev
Edwards has many friends here who like
to see him and hear him from the pulpit.
Christmas has come and gone and
everybody reports good time. A good
program was rendered at both the
Methodist and Baptist CHURCHES. The
Union Sunday school at the Baptist
church had more people than they
could furnish with standing room.
Many beautiful and useful presents
were distributed and all the children
came in for their share of the popcorn,
candy and nuts. They had very large
tree but it would not hold half Of the
presents offered.
Rev. @. G. Wilkins filed tho Methodist
pulpit Sunday morning. In the even
ing Rev. Edwards delivered very
forcible sermon that did good to all
that heard it. They gave union meet
ing and good one.
Prof. W. w. Palmer, of Wion, S. D., is
here visiting his parents during the
nlI Il I,
him. She has been attending school
where he is principal. lie is we'll
pleased with the country and the peo-
pie are all Industrious and happy. In
dustry is in itself a treasure and always
brings happiness and contentment.
Good wholesome work is the best medi-
cine we can get. But somehow most of
us do not appreciate it in the right way
and often neglect taking it.
w. III. Akers had the misfortune to
have his new house burned to the
ground last Sunday morning. The fire
caught from the fue. He had just COM
pleted it this fall and it is serious loss
this time Of the year. He had $500 in
surance which will help him rebuild.
MIR. Akers is one of our most indus
trious farmers and he has the sympathy
OF all his neighbors. His wife and chill
dren will miss the comforts of a new
home very much this winter. Every
thing down stairs was saved.
VIM. Kelley was Grand River caller
Monday.
J. M. Palmer, who lives north of here,
has purchased farm of 100 acres about
two miles from Lawrence, Kas., where
he will move in February. He will
have the benefit Of the state university
for his children and yet live on a farm,
and he has made no mistake in obtain
ing this advantage for his children. He
still has his farm here and eight hun
dred bushels of corn to sell. We are
sorry to see him go but. he goes to a
good part of the state and Kansas has
long been known for it's good schools
and besides furnishes bread for a good
part of the Union. She has hundred
million bushels of fine wheat this year
Of the best quality. We wish Mr..
Palmer success in his new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyle Gilreath we're
over Sunday visitors with Marion Wood
ard at Leon.
J. 3. Boards little baby is quite sick
but not dangerously so.
Prof. James Daughton, of Pierson, is
home to spend the holidays with his
parents. He is we'll pleased with his
new location. He is one of our best
young men and good Instructor and
commands good salary. See what
poy can do if he has the will to try. He
taught several very successful terms of
school In Beaconsfield several years ago.
We note with pleasure what the cor
respondent of the Republican from La
moni says of his town and the liouor
traffic, all of which we believe is true
and we want to congratulate them on
the results and only wish we all could
say the same. If we all would vote
right we would have it so everywhere,
and in a few decades the younger pop
ulation would find no such temptations
to shun as we now have. lntemperance
is the greatest danger that confronts
our people and every preacher, teacher
ana parent as well as others should use
their influence against it. We all hope
to see the time when it will be entirely
banlshed from every state. We only
wonder how men can see the results of
lntemperance and not rise to sense of
their duty. Drive this demon from our
land for 1T rs worse than all the thieves
IN the Union, but does not meet with
your earnest protest we fear.
DIR. j. W. Robinson's mother and sister
are here on visit fro n Abba and will
remain week.
DIR. DeKalb and L. Van Werden were
here last week on business.
Our accommodating agent, L. L. Bell,
is having visit from his brother-in-law
Two OF Wood Binning's little children
have been very sick but are better now.
N. b. caves is about to sell his farm
to VIM. Green. This farm is nicely
located and has one of the best houses
and barns in the county on it. Green is
trader, having owned more different
farms than any one up here.
Some diabolical cuss threw piece of
iron through the fine glass window in
Ackerley's bank on Christmas eve.
Stewart Glenn and Miss Bessie Young
We're married on Christmas eve at the
home OF the brides parents. We wish
them happiness and prosperity.
Herbert Louthan bought the Bone,
property.and has moved into it.
The Epworth League will give an
entertainment at the Methodist church
NO Inn do,