The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-05

THE LEON REPORTER,
New goods this week in many lines.
GRAHAM & HANSELL Co.
Bring in your horses, wagons and har-
ness. The Leon Horse Co. will sell it
after the mule sale Saturday.
Stephen varga is dividing his time
between his extensive abstract business
and nursing a fine carbuncle ON his neck.
JAS. S. Poland and his housekeeper (?)
Mrs. Swope, took their departure Mon
day for Leon-it is reported at the sug-
gestion of Mayor Leachman. Good idea.
-Lineville Tribune.
Local fruit men say that the prospects
are fine for big crop of cherries, plums
and apples, but there will be no peaches
this year. Small fruit of all kinds is in
fine condition to yield a big crop.
A strolling Italian orchestra drifted
into town last Friday and played on the
streets, taking up collection for the
music they rendered. They played for
an impromptu dance at the K. p. hall
that evening.
John w. WATSON and Major ]. L..
Young have made an exchange of their
residence properties, Mr.. Wasscn get
ting the Young residence in east Leon
and Major Young secures the WATSON
property on north Church street.
G. NJ. Keller has sold his residence
property just north of Ballew's lumber
yard occupied by County Treasurer
Young to l.. e. Gassett, the considera-
ton being $4,000. w. II. Moore negoti-
ated the sale.
For SALE-Three yearling Short-Horn
bulls. One Scotch top Amelia, one
Scotch top Young Mary, one Scotch top
Rose Mary. They are in fine condition
with heavy bone and fine forms.
29-tf p. CRUIKsHANK.
The annual meeting of the Leon Fire
Department for the election of officers
will be held at the engine house on We'd
nesday evening, May 18th and every
member of the department is urged to
present at this meeting.
w. G. STENIpEL, Chief. p
Mrs. Fred E. Teale entertained few
friends at a luncheon last Thursday
afternoon in honor of Miss Hattie
Haskett, CT Salem, Iowa, who is visiting
with Leon friends, the hours being from
2 to o'clock. Dainty refreshments
were served and the ladies spent de-
ligbtful afternoon.
Alexander has moved his north side
furniture store to the west side, but is
in the furniture business bigger than
lever, and is selling all kinds of furni-
ture at lower prices than you can get
anywhere else in Decatur county. Let
him figure with you on your furniture
and you will save quite bit of money
Conductor Mike Carey of the Des
Moines and GAINESVILLE run is all swelled
up over securing fine new vestibuled
coach for his train, one of the finest
coaches in service on the Burlington
route. The new coach will be duly APP
preciated by the travelling public, es-
pecially the ladies who ride on the train
between this city and Dcs Moines
| The United Brethren will hold their
third quarterly conference of the year
at Davis City on Saturday and Sunday,
Preaching Friday night by pastor, bus
mess session on Saturday at 2:3O p. M,
preaching Saturday evening, Sunday
morning and evening conducted by Elder
Miller. All are welcome to attend.
just as an example of how it pays to
raise good chickens when you raise
them, Mrs. w. w. Wood, who lives east
Of Leon, on Tuesday sold in Leon several
dozen Black Lanshang hens which
brought her an even S7.20 per dozen.
Mrs. Wood is engaged in raising these
chickens on an extensive scale and can
furnish eggs for Matching at reasonable
rates.
Mr.. Chris Poland, one of our valued
subscribers residing in Richland town
ship, stopped off in Leon last Thursday
while enroute home from few days
visit in ST. Joe. Mr.. Poland has been
} confined to the house for some weeks by
sickness, but we are pleased to see him
out again and trust he will continue to
improve until he is restored to his
; former good health.
| There are two books which have been
taken from the Leon public library and
evidently forgotten by the persons who
, borrowed them. The volumes are parts
of sets and if you have the third volume
of "The Five Great Monarchies' by
George Rowlinson, or the first volume
of 'The Dutch Republic" by Motley,
you will confer a great favor on the
librarian by returning them at once.
The wrestling match advertised for
Saturday night between James II
Alldredge of this city and o. w. Shef.
ford, of California, did not ,naterialize
Shefford failing to appear. Jack
McCardiff was in the city and it was
proposed that he go against Alldredge
in an exhibition match, but there was
very little interest taken and no crowd
/, went to the hall SO the match was de,
clared off.