The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-15
REUNION IS GOING ON
1t Rained tuesday but is all Right
New and Everything in Full Blast
Plenty of Good Attractions

The annual reunion of the Decatur
County Old Settlers and Old Soldiers
Association met with rather q damp re-
ception Tuesday when it commenced
raining about five O'clock in the MORN
ing and rained until noon, but the sun
came out bright Wednesday morning
and the grounds dried up rapidly. This
year the committee selected five days
instead of four, anticipating rain for
one day, and as Tuesday was not con-
sidered anything but preparation day,
( there was nothing lost, there being no
program for that day, and from now un-
til Saturday night the reunion will be
in full sway, the indications being that
it will be we'll attended. The grounds
have been put in good shape, free at
fractions are here, as we'll as number
of paid shows, the speakers will all be
here as advertised and there is thing
to prevent the reunion from being "a
success.
The Garden Grove band arrived We'd
nesday morning and will remain until
the reunion closes, and the famous Big
Four quartet from Humeston is also
here to assist with the music The COM
nittee has secured a large number of
first class free attractions which will
! be put on each day, including Zareli,
the Silver Gymnast, who puts on several
difficult and pleasing acts and Clark &
Stonebraker, double acrobats, there
being no less than eight attractions
each day, including Juggling, unicycle
riding, double trapez, revolving ladder,
hand balancing, tumbling, barrel jump
ing and all round acrobatic work.
IHE REPORTER went to press at noon
on Wednesday too early to give an ac-.
count of yesterdays program, but 1t
was a hummer, the speakers being C.
| w. Hoffman, Hon. N. Il. Kendall, of Abba,
Judge w. b. Miller, of Bedford, ana
Hon: H. X. Evans, of Corydon. The old
soldiers were to have a big camp fire
last evening and there was also fine
display Of fire works. On Friday night
4 there will be fireworks again, this prov
ing one of the best features of the re-
union.
To-day, Thursday, is Old Settlers day
and a fine program has been arranged.
The speaker will be Judge S. F. Prouty
of Des Moines, one of the most brilliant
men of the state.
Friday is 11lth Alaska day, and these
jolly boys have arranged big three
ring performance which will keep the
crowd which is sure to be here busy
seeing half Of it. The complete pro-
gram is published on page A.
| The grounds are we'll covered with
concessions of various kinds, stands,
doll and cane racks, glass engravers,
and other novelties. This year new
feature, the Pike, is located west of the
bridge and here are number of attrac-
| tions to interest the people. Probably
the best is Young Bros. electric theatre,
which is considered to be the finest
thing OF the kind on the road and all
who have seen it say it is the best they
ever saw. Then there is Annie Redline,
the biggest woman on earth, weighing
$40 pounds, petrified man found in
New Mexico, having evidently been
murdered as the petrified body shows
plainly where his throat has been cut,
the big Ferris wheel and merry-go-
round which amuses young and old, a
mammoth hog weighing 1900 pounds,
and other attractions along these lines.
The Pike is sure to prove a profitable
part of the reunion. NJ
The ball games each day will be good
ones, large amount Of work having
been done on the diamond, and it is in
splendid condition. Thursday Garden
Grove and Van Vert play, and Leon will
go up against Lamont on Friday and
Saturday.
Let business and work go to the bow
vows the balance of the week and come
to the big Leon reunion and enjoy your
self as we'll as giving your family a
pleasant outing.