The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-30
Grand River.

regular vl6lCS TO Gran0 River, the 1rSt
trip being about June 21st to 25th.
Hoyle Gilreath left for South Dakota
last week where he goes to engage in
banking. He will return for his family
in about a month. Mrs. Gilreath and
children are visiting her parents,
Marion Woodland and wife, of Leon.
w. B. Gilreath and George Lee are
in South Dakota and w. B. will take his
family later.
w. G. Eahart, of Lamont, was here last
week in the interest of the Illinois Life
Insurance Co.
Mrs. Martha Conwell and two of
Geo. Conwell's girls left last week for
Wyoming where Pat has been for sever
al years on ranch. His wife was home
to visit her parents, Joe II. Edwards and
wife.
H. G. and S. G. Jennings were called
to Sigourney last week to attend the
usually came here every summer for
months visit with his brothers.
w. II. Young, our genial county treas
the bank lot of Pat Griffin and will
build new brick at once the stone
being ordered for the foundation. He
will run bank here in the future. This
will give us three banks again. We
wish him success in his new departure
and to learn that he will be one of our
neighbors again.
T. P. Edwards and Ode McLain are
building Switzer's new lumber shed.
They are workers and will soon finish it.
This will make us three lumber yards,
and all good ones.
James Clark, of Corydon, was here
last week visiting at the home of his
brother John and family.
AL Pabst, of Abba, eN-county treasurer
of Monroe county, was here last week
in the interest of a stacker company.
You can see them at Wood Binning's.
Joe H. Edwards has field of corn laid
by that touched his chin as he walk
ed through it. This is the best corn we
have heard of this year. He has one
hundred and ninety-seven acres in this
year. Crops are looking we'll here but a
little late. :,
Walter Cases new house is ready for
the plasterer. He has neat house and
a good location Just east of the city
hotel.
The young ladies of the Christian
Endeavor gave an entertainment last
Saturday night at the Switzer opera
house which was we'll patronized. 1t
was one of the best ever rendered here
and was highly spoken OF by the large
audience. The young ladies did every
thing themselves and deserve much
credit and showed considerable talent
as entertainers. They are very thank
full to the public for their liberal sup
port and will try to serve them better
next time.
The ladies of the Eastern Star gave
an ice cream and strawberry social to
their friends last "Wednesday evening
which was much enjoyed by all present.
The ladies of the M. E. church served
ice cream and cake in the south part of
the old Covington stand last Saturday
evening which was we'll patronized by
the public. az
Mrs. Collier and children, of Osceola,
were visitors at John Burham's last
week. IL
/. r. w. Boeger and family were visiting
at Will Daughton's at Beaconsfield last
Sunday.
F. A. Greenland shipped hogs last Sat
urday. Frank is one Of the best buyers
in the state, always paying the best
prices the market will justify.
Some of our mischievious young men
are in the habit of stealing refresh
ments of the ladies when they have
supper in the different lodges. The
Star ladies were on the lookout last
Wednesday evening and one of them
poured a bucket of water on a man
supposing he was going to swipe their
ice cream, but he denies the intent but
says he was nearly drowned as we'll as
scared out of his wits for time, but
recovered sufficiently in short time to
go up and tell them they were mistaken
in his intent but not.in their aim. He
said the joke was on him this time, and
it would serve to make the raiders look
little out in the future.
What became of the man who climbed
a ladder to look in the window to see
what the Royal Neighbors had for their
supper last Thursday night?
Some fine fish are taken out of the
river now. Some of the boys are having
the best kind of luck while others have
none.
VIC. mccarthy has done fine Job
painting Mrs. Fears house. He is fine
hand with brush.
Mr.. France, the Lacelle merchant, had
business here Monday. He is pleased
with the crop prospect.
Mrs. B. Brenneman returned from the
st. Louis fair last week bringing her
son Irwin home with her. He has been
there since February where he has
good job but returned to help in the
harvest.
H. G. Bone and son Ralph returned
from the fair Saturday and reports a
fine time with more exhibits than one
can take time to see.
Always do your best and do not
grumble at the other fellow. Remem-
Der. there is so much good in the worst
of us, and SO much bad in the best Of us,
that it doesn't behoove the most of us
to say much about the rest of us.
Mrs. VIC. Hamilton, of Davis City,
who has been at Westerville visiting
her parents, came through here Monday
on her way home.
Prof. j. w. Burkart left Tuesday for
Winfield, Kas., where he will study
medicine with his uncle who is one of
instructors at the Keokuk Medical
School. They will take a trip through
New Mexico and Arazona before going
to active study. We predict that John