The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-19

For sale-5 acres of land joining Roe
Caster sand DanK. Prlce per acre
$500. J.R. CosREY,
|. N. Beard, manager of the Kraft
Clothing Co., has been confined to the
house several days the past week by
sickness.
The Lineville postoffice has been adj
vanced to a presidential Office and Post.
master Austin's salary increased to
$1,000 per year.
Be SURG aad attend Tie millinery OBJ.
ening of Mrs. Lucy Ray next Friday
and Saturday, March 20 and 81. All of
the latest styles of hats will be on dis.
play.
The many friends all over Decatur
county of Prof. James M. Conwel will
be pleased to learn he is now employed
as one of the instructors at the Union
Business College, at Quincy, Ills.
Leon is to have new real estate
agent, Mr.. D. l.. Robbins, who has re-
sided on farm northwest of town for a
number OF years, having decided to
come to Leon and open a real estate
Office.
Elmer Clymer returned Friday from
MI. Pleasant, where he was sent as an
inebriate about year ago. Snapper
is looking we'll and says the treatment
there will sure cure fellow of fighting
booze. We trust his cure will be per.
manent.
D. L. Robbins, our new real estate
agent, has purchased the residence prop.
erty OF Mrs. E. r. Jackson on east Com.
mercial street, and will occupy same on
his removal to town. In the deal Mrs.
Jackson takes the Robbins farm in De.
catur township.
Friday and Saturday, March 20 and
FL, are the days of the grand millinery
opening of Mrs. Lucy Ray. The ladies
OF Decatur county should be sure and
attend for she always has the largest
best selected stock to be found in De.
catur county.
Leon Home Nurseries in good condi.
ton. We are heavily stocked on apple
and peach trees and will give special in.
ducements to commercial orchards,
Have general line Of the finest stock
ever handled for spring trade, which
will open up April 1st.
w. A. GARRETT.
Friday and Saturday, March 20 anc
2lst are the dates of Thompson & War
ner's big spring millinery opening a
which they will show to the ladies O
Leon and vicinity the most tasty select
ions of spring millinery ever brough
to this city, embracing all the latest i'm
ported fancies. Don't fail to attenl
this grand opening
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Hurst de
| lightfully entertained about thirt,
guests at progressive euchre last Thurs
day evening at their cozy home OF
west Commercial street. Royal prize
were won by Mrs. j. A. Caster and Mr.
James F. Harvey, while the consola
tons were awarded to Mrs. w. W
Warner and Mr.. Geo. E. Hurst.
Harry Mayer, the popular young hid
and wool buyer can tell you exactl
how many ties there are between Deca
tur City and Leon, for he counted then
last Thursday. He had been called t.
Decatur to take up big shipment @
hides and wool and did not get through
in time to return on the train. He corl
not hire a team SO it was either sta
over night there or walk home, and b
walked.
/ Ladies', the dates of Thompson
Warmers grand spring millinery open
ling has been fixed for Friday and Sat
urday, March 20 and 2lst. The most O
4 you have attended them in the pas
4 years and know that you will find tn
i best selected stock Of. millinery show
i IN southern Iowa. They have an extr
fine line Of pattern hats for this year.
display.