The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-28
Grand River.

b. G. Bay, of near Clio, is here on a
visit.
Minnie Miles, OF Beaconsfield, was
here between trains Saturday on bust
ness.
Laura Boyd will give music lessons
this summer. She has taken special
training for several years and will give
satisfaction to all her pupils
N. B. Eaves was in town Saturday
after several days absence.
The entertainment given by Miss
LucM B. Griffin at Switzers hall last
Friday right was well attended and the
ladies Of the Aid Society were we'll
satisfied.
The Royal Neighbors had public
sale at Boeger's store last Saturday.
Each member brought some useful art
icle they had made and offered it for
sale, the proceeds to go towards buying
an organ for use in their hall. All their
goods were we'll made and brought good
prices.
w. j. Beck's new goods came in last
week and will be ready for your inspec-
tion when you come in.
Our cash buyer got ninety cases of
eggs the last three days of last week,
which means about $3.50 to the farmers.
In last weeks REPORTER we saw that
Zeb Peterson had returned to his home
in Grand River. The fact is Mr.. Peter
son has not lived here for over year,
but in Sharps, west of here in Taylor
county. Mr.. Peterson is good mechan-
lie, an honest man and never wants to
do wrong unless under the influence of
the juice of hell. Voter you do not do
your duty as long as your fellow
man can thus be polluted and he and
his family be made to suffer, just be-
cause you do not drive the liquor traffic
from our country. We all suffer directly
or Indirectly on account of this hellish
business yet there are but about twenty
five in this county who have the honor
of voting directly against it. Write
your senator and congressman to vote
for the Hepburn-Dolliver bill.
Our school closed last Friday and all
the teachers gave good satisfaction and
we suppose will be retained.
VIM. Green was offered $500 an acre
for his farm east of town by WIN. Day.
This is $50 more than he gave yet he
declined to take it. His new house will
soon be completed. j. r. Scott is doing
the work.
Mrs. Chas. Palmer's sister, of Gravity,
is visiting her and is organist at the
meeting at the hall. She will leave
Saturday.
II. G. Bone gave his store new coat
Of paint. w. H. Mccarthy doing the
work. w. ]. Beck did the same, Foxy
Tom Taylor doing the work.
J.Switzer, III. G. Bone and r. w. Boe-
ger have given the Des Moines Tent
s. Awning Co. orders for new awnings
for their stores.
Switzer's bank caught fire from the
1<,e,%
put out in short order by the prompt
response of our citizens with plenty of
water and hand eXtinguishers This
building is too small for his purpose and
he is waiting for brick to build new
ono.
Ellsworth Brammer bought a good
washer for his wife last week. He be-
lieves in making her work as easy as
possible. Our wives have the hardest
work to do according to their strength
and we ought to get the best household
utensils we are able to make it easier.
We see quite few little boys smok-
ing and chewing tobacco on our streets.
Parents should be careful to impress on
the young mind the ruinous effect of
tobacco. 1t is a nasty, filthy, expensive
habit that can be easily avoided. Many
nice books and other useful things can
be had for what is worse than thrown
away by those who are slaves to this
nasty habit. Parents ought never send
their children after tobacco as they
will sometimes nibble at it and thus get
to using it. Yet some will get mad at a
!. merchant if he refuses to sell it to a
boy, knowing it is a fine of $50 for sell
ing it to child under sixteen years Of
age.
OF nhoa re-
Than all the good you give the poor,
More than all your missions cost
/. To send the gospel to the lost.
You cultivate a noXiOus weed
Where grain should grow the poor to
You spend your precious time and labor
To injure both yourself and neighbor.
You fill with your internal smoke
Gods ambient air and peoples Threats,
Your pipe, snuff, cigarette and cigar,
With decency are each at war.
In hell or heaven or earth beneath
'Mong fish or fowl or groveling beast
Or loathing reptiles sliding round,
Your the nastiest being to be found.
We would give you all of it but for
fear the editor will get tired and that
you would cuss, we will let up. Now do
not cuss but think.
Maggie Edwards and others deserve
credit for keeping the L. 7. L. going on
in the good work. Encourage your chill
dren to attend these Sunday afternoon
meetings and the liquor men will have
to quit for the want of victims. Do not
wait until itscomes directly into your
own family for one of these vendors are
worse than all the thieves in your COM
munity.
Rev. B. E. Yontz, of Des Moines, is
holding meeting in the hall here and
will continue as long as interest is
shown. He is good speaker and all
are invited to attend. He is working in
the interest Of the Christian church but
will be especially thankful to have all
the people of God labor together for the
common good of all. All the churches
are doing good and point the way to
heaven, the end of this life. So let all
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