The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-11

Master George Boone entertained a
number of his little friends at the home
OF his parents last Thurday evening.
A fine little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Osborn, who live few
miles east Of Leon, Tuesday evening.
Keep your eye on the Grand River
Produce Co.'s sign boards along the
roadside. 1t means dollars to you. 51-3t
Work was resumed on Swift &
Company's new building Monday after
being stopped for few days waiting
for material.
The Methodist ladies will serve Csc
meals both days of old settlers at Gar
den Grove, August IS and 10, in the
church basement.
One way second class colonist tickets
on sale to Pacific coast and points west
and southwest September Is to October
10 inclusive. G. M. KHrcHAM, agent.
l.. E. Gassett has purchased the brick
store building occupied by Owens &
Forbes clothing store at the northwest
corner Of the square, from Morris Gard
ner, paying $3.50 for the property. A.
M. Pryor made the sale.
There will be general cleaning up of
the Franklin cemetery on Tuesday, Aug.
70. All those interested are requested
to come early in the morning and bring
such tools as are necessary for the
work. FRANKLIN CEMETERY.
l. G. Smith, liveryman at the Clark
stable is putting in some swell stock
He has just added two city rigs, one a
rubber tire gentlemans driver, painted.
yellow and it is beauty. These rigs
are Velie make and Bowsher & Biddison
sold them.
Court business at the present time in
this county is very light. During the
month of July the total fees collected in
the county clerks Office by Clerk KEN
Ter, including the fees for marriage
licenses and all other business amounted
to only S22.25.
All persons Interested in the Shy
cemetery are requested to report with
necessary tools on Thursday, Sept. 9Th,
for the purpose of cleaning up the
grounds. Everybody is asked to bring
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good turn out.
About dozen teams took the MEM
bers Of the Methodist Sunday School to
Davis City yesterday where they enjoy
ed delightful picnic at the Davis City
park. The picnic was arranged by
superintendent L. P. Sigler who always
makes success of such things.
The families Of Fred Teale and A. P.
Olsen of this city, and Tod Nicholson,
Otis White, T. j. Smith and Mrs. o. J..
Lawhorn, of Lamont, have been enjoying
weeks outing camping above Davis
City on Grand River the past week, and
report most enjoyable outing.
Clerk Keller has just completed the
task of making a certified transcript of
all the papers and proceedings in the
case of State VS.. ]. W. Crofford, which
was sent to Clarke county on a change
of venue, and which will probably come
up for trial at the September term of
court.
D. W. Watsabaugh and wife left Tues
day morning for Colorado. They expect
to be absent for several months for the
benefit Of the formers health. While
Mr.. Watsabaugh expects to perman-
emily retire from newspaper work, they
Iexpect to have Tingley for their home.
Mr.. Watsabaugh's many friends hope
the change of climate will greatly bene-
fit his health.-Tingley indicator.
Lester Gill, the youngest son of
Auditor J. F. Gill met with a very pain
full accident Saturday evening. In COM
pany with his brother Dean he was rid
ing the family horse and in coming into
the yard the youngsters rode under a
wire close line which scraped them of
and in falling to the ground Lester
struck his right arm in such manner
as to break both bones just above the
wrist. The fracture was reduce by Dr..
Foxworthy.
The friends of Miss Elsie Dale, pop.
ular young lady Of Hamilton township
were surprised last week to hear of hel
marriage at Alva, Oklahoma, on August
LIST, to Mr.. A. L. Stewart, prosperous
young farmer who owns fine farm neal
; Alva. Miss Dale was one of the best
known and most successful teachers OF
Decatur county, and her many friends
in the south part of the county extend
hearty congratulations and wish he1