The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-24
From Our Correspondents
Grand River.

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Julius Gufy, dentist, will be in Grand
River every fourth week, next date
being Dec. 80 to Jan. 2 inclusive.
Cole Young had business here Mon
day.
Phil Daily and H. H. Gilreath were in
town Monday on business.
Mr.. Drake, of Tarkio, Mo-, was here
looking after his farm northwest of
town. He has just finished gathering
his corn there. John Bohall and John
Wilson have been doing most of the
] work on the farm during Mr.. brakes
absence in Missouri.
Once a little girl was teasing another
because boy slipped up and kissed
her, when she thought she would defend
herself by saying, Il could not help it,
he got his face right in front of me-
Brammer Bros. went out one day last
week and killed forty-one rabbits. Who
can beat that?
Chas. Fuqua is some better. His
many friends will be glad to see him
again.
"Rob that fire reminds me of a man in
love" she said, "It burns brightly at
first then gradually subsidies and nothing
remains but ashes" "And yet it will be
all right if you feed it regular" he
replied.
j. w. Taylor, of Des Moines, is home
visiting his parents for few weeks.
Tip Taylor will begin putting up ice
this week. Others will do the same.
We never have enough, yet have plenty
close for the gathering. Some one
ought to put up a lot so the town will
not be short and have to pay cent
pound as we have the last few years.
Why not organize company and see
that all who want ice can have it
delivered at one-fourth cent. This
can be done at a profit if done we'll and
most OF our people will use their refrig-
} orators again or get new ones. Who
} has the nerve to do this?
Fond mother, cray Morrell is the
worst boy in school Jackie, and want
you to keep as far from him as possible"
Jackie, II do ma. He is always at the
( head Of our Glass;
John Shields, of Decatur, was here
last week on business and made his
f brother visit.
Mrs. Foot who has been visiting her
$ sister, Mrs. H. G. Jennings, returned to
her home at Grant, Mo-, Monday.
Emmett Kyle was in town Monday.
He is suffering with cold.
Y Chan Wadsworth, of Nebraska, is here
visiting his brother Will. Jack will
7 come in about a month. They like it
there and will return soon.
Mrs. Ada Edwards Jones, OF Kansas
I, City, is here visiting her parents. They
5 were in the flood district last summer
and had their household goods damage
or entirely ruined.
The new iron bridge came in last
: week for the Crees' ford and is being
put right in. All the piling and other
work has been done some time. 1t will
be completed in a short time. 1t will
be appreciated as it has long been
needed.
People bought their Christmas early
this year, and most of such goods is out
earlier than usual.
Alex Keller has been sick since com
ing home from threshing. He has a
long job every fall. Mr.. Keller is one
of the best hands with an engine in the
country.
| WI. Beck has opened up an office over,
Ackerleys bank for all kinds of collec-
tions and real estate deals. See him
when you need anything in his line.
Mabel Lloyd, Of near Decatur, was
! visiting at her grandmother's Mrs. Mary
Fear of this place last week. Mabel
has many friends here both old and
young. She attended school here one
winter while her parents lived in Da-
kota.
Miss Daisy Davis is home from Drake
| University to spend her vacation with
her parents. She will soon be through,
| uuless sile lakes up some special tram
| ing.
Frank Van Buskirk, of Shenandoah,
representing Van Buskirk Milling Co.,
was here selling flour and corn. Jal q
Switzer bought car of sheIled corn
which will be in in a few days. Page
county farmers will geta good price
for their surplus corn this year. Do not
be in hurry to sell your hogs as they
will be higher and not too high to feed
at the prices you will get.
George Lee has a hennery Of which he
is justly proud as it is well planned and
is a source of profit. If you are intend
ing to build anything of this kind it will
pay you to see it and perhaps you will
be able to improve on it as well az se-