The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

JRSDAY FEB. 20, l9C
Found-A gentleman'si silk muffler
which the owner can obtain by calling
at The REPORTER Office and paying for
this notice. T
Miss Dalsys leighton, of shenan-
doah, state qrganizer,o Of the Womsn's
Suffrage Association OF Iowa, was in
Leon Monday in the. interest of the as
ISOLATION.
New stockings for the children at
Hurst's. Treble knee, double heel and
toe, sanitary black, all SEXES, 1oc. A
little the best we have ever had for the
price. At Hurst's.
A pretty little daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lige Evans of Eden town.
ship last Thursday. They like Presi-
dent Roosevelt believe in raising large
family, as this is their sixth girl born
to them, haying been married nine
years.
G. B. Daugherty went to Mexico,
Mo-, last Saturday to look at some fine
saddle horses, having been commission
ed by his brother A. A. Daugherty, of
Mine LaMote, Mo-, to buy him two
good ones, regardless of price.
The opera hall was crowded last Satur-
day evening at the Washington birth
day entertainment given by the grades
below the high school of the north
building. The pupils acquitted them.
selves in q creditable manner and the
teachers were we'll pleased with the sue
cess of the entertainment.
For many years there was an Eastern
Star chapter in this city, but it was
finally allowed to die out and the char
ter was surrendered. Recently there
has been an effort made to re.establish
the order and it has been successful, and
on Wednesday, March 4th, Mrs. Fannie
M. Sever, of Stuart, Iowa, will be here
to institute chapter.
S. G. Mitchell who for several years
has been assistant cashier of the
Farmers Bank at Davis City, passed
through Leon last Thursday driving
through with his horse and buggy to
West Grove, Iowa, where he has pur.
chased farm and will try filling the
soil for the benefit of his health. Garry
has many friends in this county who
are sorry to see him leave this vicinity.
Denny Moran of Westervile last week
recovered two of his steers which it is
claimed were stolen from his pasture, by
Richard Pray, Port Woodland and Frank
Greenland. The steers were found in
Illinois and were shipped back to Grand
River to be used as evidence in the trial
of the case Of Woodland and Greenland
at the coming term Of court. Pray was
tried and acquitted at the Jannarv term
Drs. Layton and Brown of this city
and Drs. Homer, Wright, Greer & Greer
of Lamont, and Greenman of Kellerton,
operated last Friday at Lamont or
4 Frank White, who had suffered fol
4 many years from stiff knee, so that ht
A was compelled to use peg in walking
The operation consisted in saving the
/. knee cap off and wiring the bones to
gether and it is thought will result il
enabling Mr.. White to walk, although
the leg will always be stiff.
William Grogan, who fell from hi
chair six weeks ago is improving sowl
! and cannot lean any weight on bis limb
. otherwise he is hale for one of his years
He is past "a years and can read tn
papers two or three hours every day
, Mrs. Grogan is also we'll; she is 81 year
old. They were married sixty years la
4 Sunday and are as happy as any youn
/. couple. They enjoy their pleasan
+ home in the east part of town.
I M. Mayer the veteran wool dealer
q this city last week made a remarkab
& purchase of wool. buying the clip of
q M. Riddle, we'll known farmer !.
w oodland township, who had saved b
: wool for ten years and had about /
900 pounds, and as he bad taken Il
best of care of it the wool was in e
= cellent condition. Mr.. Mayer paid l
IS cents pound for it, and six years az
a he offered Mr.. Riddle % cents for Il
;, wool. 1t was delivered and shipp'
> from Garden Grove Monday.
idI The old man Charles McGill, who "
- sent to the insane asylum at NJ
W Pleasant on June 8, 1880, an account
10 whose escape and discovery has be
IS. published in this paper, is now visit
III his daughters near Weldon. He owns
~ half section of land in Rawlins count
= Kansas, herd ofsicattle worth 81 81
s eight or ten horses: hogs and 9th
an nropertY, and has money in the ban