The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-31

P. b. o. hall tonight. Watch the old
year out and the New Year in. Tickets
rs cents.
The Christian church will hold their
closing service in the Advent church |
Sunday morning. Sunday school at 9:45.
Preaching by the pastor at IL. Elder
Hubbell will preach in the Presbyterian |
church in the evening.
For SALE--150 acres of stalk and
meadow pasture, 500 bushels corn, 20
tons hay and straw, plenty of water.
Must be sold at once. At my farm 8
miles southwest of Leon on Leon and
Davis City road. VIM. BlGGs.
We desire to say to the many good
friends who were SO kind in assisting
us during the sickness and death of our
darling daughter, that we are truly
thankful and trust God will repay them
for their trouble. S. l.. AND M. l.. Cox.
Deputy treasurer Geo. w. Sanger and
wife, of Center township, were the re-
cipients Of one of the finest Christmas
presents received by any couple in the
state of Iowa, fine boy baby making
his appearance at their home on Christ
mas morning.
Bowsher g. Biddison the big imple-
ment dealers of this city have closed a
deal for the purchase of the implement
stock of Lane & Son and the stock is
now being invoiced. Bowsher & Biddi-
son will consolidate the stock with
their already big store in this city.
The little seven year old girl who has
made her home since she was an infant
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Lane was yes
terday sent to Des Moines in charge of
Mrs. L. G. McGarry district superinten-
dent of the Iowa Children's Home Soci-
ETY., and another home will be found for
her.
"Grandpa Mike Mayer" That sounds
nice doesn't it. And it is no dream
either, for he received telegram yes
terday morning announcing the birth Of
Zine boy to Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Rosen-
thai, at their home in Unionville, Mo.
Many friends in this city extend hearty
congratulations.
Prof. J. M. Pierce, of the Leon schools,
was agreeable surprised when the Com
mercial Law class and few other High
School students presented him a fine
stag horn manicure set for Christmas,
for the fact that the students are APP
preciating his effort in their behalf is
very gratifying to him.
| On Christmas eve Frank Coffin filled
up on Christmas cheer and became bois-
ferrous on the streets and it became nee
essary for Marshal Chandler to arrest
him. Coffin resisted arrest quite Wig
orously and the marshal had to summon
assistance to take him to jail. When he
had sobered up he was taken before
Mayor Woodland and fined $500 and
costs.
For the third or fourth time the fine
big plate glass window in the State
Savings Bank building at Grand River
was broken on Christmas eve, some
miscreant throwing piece of buggy
axle through the window, totally wreck
ing the glass. There is one man now I'M
der Indictment for breaking one of the
the banks windows, but at this time he
is not in the state, so the crime cannot
be laid at his door.
i Mrs. Carrie Tackett has resigned her
position as music teacher of the Leon
schools on account of her health, she
not being strong enough to permit her
to continue. Mrs. Tackett and two little
daughters left Thursday for Sedalia,
Mo-, where they will make an extended
visit at the home of her parents. Mrs.
Tackett's work in the school was entire
ly satisfactory and the school board is
sorry she was compelled to resign.
There has been considerable COM
plant made about the public closets at
the court house being closed on Sunday,
to the reason we learned that on ac-
count of depredations committed at the
closets on Sundays it was found neces-
sary to keep them closed on this day,
When it can be learned who the guilty
parties were they will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law, and then the
closets will again be opened.
Mrs. Belle Gunter of this city was
made happy by receiving big box of
Christmas presents from her son, Ed
Gunter, of Dexter, Mo-, who never fails
to remember his mother on Christmas
The box was filled with nice presents
and good things including fine turkey
cranberries, oranges gs,peaches, candy
canned goods and other dainties and a
set of silver knives and forks, two colo
rings, set of furs, gloves, ETC., and a
purse containing SIS. She has good
cause to be proud Of such son.
The cantata Entertaining Santa
Claus" rendered at the Methodist
church on Christmas eve by the little
folks of the Sunday School, was attend
, ed by an audience which taxed the
church to it's utmost capacity, every
foot of standing room being occupied