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

The south school pupils are preparing
to give public entertainment. at the
opera hall on Saturday evening, March
2Sth.
w. s. Coontz, of Lamont, has rented
A. ]. Warmers house on east CONNER
cial street and will move to Leon. Mr..
Coontz is son.in-law of j. g. f.
Givens.
E. 7. Martin. of south Main street, is
seriously i'll, and as he is very far adj.
vanced in years his recovery appears
| doubtful.
Mrs. Guy Bremen is seriously ill at her
home northwest of Leon, suffering from
pulmonary affection combined with
other complications which has made her
condition quite critical the past week.
News was received here this morning
that Andrew j. Scott, who recently left
here to make his home with his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Make Reddig, at Rock Island !,
Ills, is dangerously sick and not ex.
pected to recover.-Davis City Lariat.-
Friday and Saturday, March 20 and
2l, 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.
Mayer H. K. Evans received the first
wireless telegram ever received in
Corydon Tuesday. 1t was from Messrs.
Clark, Rea and Mardis and was sent
from Cataline Island, in the Pacific
ocean, q miles from the mainland
Corydon Democrat.
Friday and Saturday, March 20 and
2lst are the dates of Thompson & War.
ner's big spring millinery opening at
which they will show to the ladies of
Leon and vicinity the most tasty select
ions of spring millinery ever brought
to this city, embracing all the latest i'm.
ported fancies. Don't fail to attend
this grand opening.
Mrs. Oscar Brann was again adjudged
insane Tuesday and taken to the hos.
pital at Clarinda by Sheriff Martin
The sum of 500 was paid by the
county recently for the treatment and
supposed permanent cure of this I'M
fortunate lady and her friends are very
much discouraged by her relapse. Mrs
John G. Bernard accompanied the officer
and Mrs. Brann to Clarinda.
Jacob Woolf and w. H. Summers OF
Long Creek township, north of, Dekalt
had an alteration last week and the
former is charged with hitting the latte,
over the head with a stick of cord wood
from the effects of which be was uncon
scious for several hours. Woolf has
been arrested and will have his prelimi
nary at Van Vert tomorrow.
THE REPORTER editor has been con
| fined to the house by illness since las
! Thursday, ard what little editing il
done on this paper is accomplished or
a sick bed. The Office force are work
ing like Trojans to handle an unusua
rush of business but are equal to tn.
emergency. 1t will probably be some
days yet before the editor can be at thu
Office and any favors extended to tn,
boys will be appreciated.
Professor Arthur Middleton. assistan
vocal instructor of Simpson College, ant
Clark Smell, a young student who played
his piano accompaniments, visited ovel
Sunday in company with President Shell
ton in this city, in the interest of th
college. Prof. Middleton has rar
baritone voice and delighted the people
of Leon with his magnificent singing
They gave public recital at Alexander
music room on Saturday afternoon.
4 The coming county congressional con
} vention which will be held in Leon
week from nextSaturday will be livel
one. The two factions are strainin
every energy to win, as the successlu
candidate will be accorded the nom
nation by Ringgold and Union counties
, The fight has narrowed to two cand
| dates, DR.. B. l.. Eiker representing tn
} Cummins faction and Marion F. Stoke
, representing the old line faction. Th
indications are that the township eau
cuses to be held Saturday afternoo
will be bitterly fought.
+ Jack McCarditf, the Minneapol
t wrestler, who was defeated by Alldredg
Saturday night, and his manager, Tho
! Burke, sat for a photograph Sunda
perched astride the big advertiser
elephant used by one of our local firm
) At the depot Monday while the pictul
{ was going the rounds of the static
) loungers one quick-witted individu
! added the finishing touch to the sports