The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
From Our Correspondents
Grand River.

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Grand River.
Foxy Tom and vern Chapman are
putting up some fine lightning rods. A
Des Moines expert was out with them
last week.
W. G. Overholtzer shipped hogs Mon
day.
Alex Keller is grading the streets this
week.
Cranmore wycoff is here again and
will probably remain and make this his
permanent home.
j. N. Gilreath, Of New Market, was
here last week visiting friends and
relatives and reports everything fine in
that part of the state.
Edith Cop is visiting relatives in town
this week.
What is the reason our curfew ordi-
nance is not enforced? 1t should be
rung at half past eight now, and earlier
in the winter months, no harm but much
good can come from the curfew. 1t is a
great safeguard and teaches respect
for good law and will save our boys
from much mischief. What is wrong
with the curfew?
Fred Ticknor has returned from
Arkansas where he has been to look
after his fruit farm, the fruit is injured
by the cold and he will not take his
family as he first intended, but will
remain here awhile. Fred has seen a
good part of the United States but
always returns to Iowa.
A. L. Ackerley made business trip
to Mexico, Mo. last week, and from
there he will go to ST. Louis and see the
sights before returning home.
w. A. Ramsey, of near Van Vert, was
transacting business here last Wednes-
day.
Rev. j. M. Sill, of Darlington, Mo-,
filed the pulpit at the Baptist church
last Friday evening, he has regular
where he went for Sunday services.
A. r. Switzer and r. w. Boeger went
to Van Vert last Friday.
jeff Grim put new roof on Wood
Binnings big lumber shed last week.
Daisy Davis was Leon visitor last
Wednesday.
DR.. J. W. Robinson went to Des
Moines last Wednesday, where he will
attend the State Medical Association.
T. I. Johnson, Geo. Lee, Ed Gale and
w. B. Gilreath went to South Dakota
last Tuesday to look at the country with
intentions Of buying if pleased with
things there. Some of the town lots
were to be sold at auction.
Harrison Brown our town marshal has
been on the sick list the last few days
but is better at this time.
B. E. Yontz closed the meetings at the
hall Tuesday night of last week and
returned to his home in Des Moines on
Saturday. These meetings were a
success as there was about fourteen
united with the church. Mr.. Yontz is
the best bible scholar we have ever had
the pleasure of hearing. and q very
earnest worker in the cause and is very
highly spoken of by his neighbors in
Des Moines. The church here was very
fortunate to secure his services and no
doubt he will return again.
Rev. ]. e. Beard has call from
Kansas which he will accept some time
in June.
George Conwell and John L. Brown
were drawn on the jury and went to
Leon last Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Crees, of Lineville, was
here last week visiting friends and
relatives, and the Royal Neighbors gave
an ice cream supper in honor of her
visit as she was q member here before
going to Lineville. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Crees are workers in the lodge, Joe
being the best worker in the masonic
fraternity here giving our lodge boom.
he will be here awhile on his way to
the grand lodge, which meets in Sioux
City in June. DR.. j. w. Robinson, of
this place, will accompany him and
represent Banner lodge and attend the
school of instruction and grand lodge
sessions.
Nothing has been done for Decoration
Day exercises yet. The old heroes are
rapidly passing away and younger peo-
pie must take these memorial rites in
hand and help to honor our heroes.
What will be done?
Say, Mr.. Voter. What have you done
to stop the shipping Of jugs into Iowa,
to keep our people poor and miserable
with all its attendant evils? What will
you do? A few years ago one of the old
parties said in it's platform that prohibit
tion was the settled policy of the state.
Their slogan cry "The little red school
house on the hill and no saloon in the
valley" Who're are you now, and what
have you been doing to protect our boys
since? Have you forgotten your worthy
battle cry? Do not get weary of we'll
doing. If the REPORTER man will be a
little indulgent will give you the
following:
A Scotch paper tells Of a dream and
it's interesting Interpretation, which in
truthfulness will rank with Joseph's
famous explanation: A laborer Of the
Dundee harbor lately told his wife, on
awakening, a curious dream which he
had had during the night. He dreamed
that he saw, coming toward him, in
order, four rats. The first was very fat,
and was followed by tive lean rats, the
fourth rat being blind. The dreamer
was greatly perplexed as to what might
follow, as it was understood that to
dream of rats denotes calamity. He APP
pealed to his wife concerning this, but
she could not help him. His son, q
sharp lad, who had heard his father tell
the story, volunteered to be the inter
prefer: "The fat rat" he said, sis the
man who keeps the public house (saloon)
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