The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-03
Grand River.


There will be no charge.
! Prof. Cosner went home for Thanks
giving.
Prof. Burkhart was sick Monday.
Zetta Sloan is home for weeks va
cation. She is in charge of the tele-
phone Office at Van Vert.
The Methodists held their quarterly
meeting Sunday and Monday here,
Presiding Elder Thompson being among
those from distance.
w. B. Gilreath sold his home farm for
sos per acre to Jim Caine who will take
possession next March.
Tom Taylor and others killed twenty
eight rabbits Thursday afternoon. Tom
! says it was not good day either as he
got but five.
Marian Woodland, of Leon, is here Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Hoyle Gilreath
over Thanksgiving vacation, returning
home Monday.
Mrs, Peter Brenneman is still in
Chicago taking treatment for cancer.
Peter says it is awful lonesome batch
ing.
| Our section men have had it hard this
year keeping the tracks in good shape,
but foreman w. B. Snyder has his
section in good fix as he has good help,
but not enough. 1t is hard to get any
kind Of work done as everyone has job
now it seems.
]. G. Brothers was made master
mason last week. Our Masonic breth-
rem had several candidates, Prof. J. w.
Burkhart, Frank Boyd and 7. T. Beck.
| The Yeomans had a fine time at their
Thanksgiving supper which was we'll
attended.
/ N. B. caves is getting his barn we'll
under way and will raise it Wednesday.
1t will be good one when completed.
Will Daughton and Carrie Durham
were married last week and will no
doubt occupy the house recently vacat-
ed by Jack Edwards. Will is the eldest
son of James Daughton, always in a
good humor and well liked by all. Miss
Carrie is one of our best young ladies
and we wish to congratulate the happy
young people and wish them long,
happy and prosperous welded life.
Amos S. Ladd, one of our old cit
liens, bought Austin Diapers property
in Westerville where he moved last week.
We will miss Uncle Amos as he was a
good quiet citizen always ready to do a
kindness to the needy. Mr.. Ladd was
hero OF both the Mexican and civil war
Bless the old veterans. We have a
I goodly number of them around vet and
may their memory linger long after
they are gathered to their fathers in
the spirit land.
Mrs. Frank Boyd is home from visit
to her parents at Garden Grove.
Mrs. H. G. Bone is home from a visit
to Kansas.
A. L. Ackerly has his new house all
painted inside and out and heated by a
furnace. He has one of the best homes
III Gue county,.
Our worthy townsman Fred Tickno1
has purchased an apple farm near
Rogers, Arkansas, and is we'll pleased
; with the climate and the country and
will move there in the spring to make
that his permanent home. Mr. Tickno1
and family will be greatly missed and
! we hope he will change his mind.
w. B. Day is selling fruit trees as the
plastering season is over. He repre-
sents one of the best nurseries in the
state.
| Joseph Brown, a jolly good natured
fellow, for long while engineer on
the railroad in Kansas and New Mexico
has moved to his farm southeast OF
town. We do not think he will like the
!. lonesome work on farm after being on
the road so long with plenty of com.
pany.
W. B. King has bought farm in
Missouri and will move his family there
in the spring. Mr.. King is one of ou1
OOoo 1tIluCiS dilu Will udKo a success
!. there.
Uncle Billy Wadsworth purchased a
farm of John Landes in Missouri and
has gone there TO live. Mr.. Wadsworth
was one of our best citizens and will
be missed by many as he was splendid
stone mason who always did good work
and was wanted again by those fol-
whom he once worked.
| Overholtzer and Greenland both
, shipped hogs Monday. Overholtzel
will ship eight or ten loads Of stock
next Saturday.
R. r. Trower is doing big business
, buying poultry, butter and eggs. He
has big shipment this week.
Austin Draper Jr. is home for visi,
with his parents.
Skating is good on the river and ou1
young folks are enioyine it while II