The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-08
Don't you want to win that $500
Diamond Ring?

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Buy Dain stackers and Rakes at
Bowsher & Biddison's.
For SALE-My stock of merchandise
for cash or will trade for stock.
3-2t* w. M. HAMILTON, Blockley, Iowa.
Don't fail to attend the big millinery
opening of Thompson & Warner Sept.
Ii to II, reunion week. The biggest
opening they have ever held.
We received call last S aturday from
John f. Rumley, one of the leading far
mers from northwest Of town, who tells
us that he has some excellent corn
this year which is out Of the way of
frost now, and which he thinks will
run 60 to Is bushels per acre.
II you want farm sold or want
farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms 90 to e. j..
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets, Leon. la.
Bert McClain, of Lancaster, Mo-,
shipped a car of very fine horses from
this station last Thursday which he and
Charley Norton bought in this vicinity
for W. P. Hall, the big horse buyer Of
Lancaster. In the car were three
horses which cost S615, which were
bought for circus horses. The prices
paid for the car averaged the highest
of any car of horses shipped from this
county for number of years.
There was quite a party of Leon peo-
pie who left Tuesday morning for ST..
Louis to attend the Worlds Fair for a
week. In the party we're E. r. Owens
and wife, DR.. w. r. Waight and daugh-
ter Miss Jessie, E. j. Warner and wife,
Mrs. Marion Woodland, Senator Marion
f. Stookey, and daughter Miss Marion,
Horace Farquhar, wife and daughter
Ruth, M. r. Springer and wife, Sam
Gassett and wife, Walter ]. Bassett and
wife and Prof. J. M. Pierce.
Ross Sanders last week received a
letter from Jack Kerr, former partner
of Mr.. Sanders in the painting business
in this city with the sad news that their
ten year old son Carl, was drowned in
the Missouri river at Kansas City on
August 3rd, and his body had not been
found at the time the letter was writ
ten. Carl was the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kerr, a bright little fellow, and
their many friends in this city ex-
tend their heartfelt sympathy in the
hour of their sorrow.
reunion next week will be the produce
Gardner, of Center township. This is a
good year for fruit and vegetables of
all kinds, and many having expressed a
To hriv HI ,1yio
corn, potatoes, beets and fruits. Mr..
Gardner has kindly consented to take
charge of the exhibit. 1t is hoped that
there will be a large display at the tent
and it will certainly be one of the fea-
lures of the reunion.
The friends in this city of Rev. r.
Edwards, of Osceola, sprung neat lit
tie surprise on him at the home of Jap
Gibson in this city last Friday evening
in honor of his 6Sth birthday. The
ladies of the Baptist church were to
meet at the home of Mrs. Gibson to
make couple of comforts to be donat-
ed to their missionary society, so they
thought it would be a good thing to
have surprise supper on Rev. Edwards
at the same time. He dropped right
into the trap and never suspected any
thing until he found not only the ladies
but many of his gentlemen friends as
sembled there, and when the guests
gathered at the supper table he was
informed that it was his birthday, and
the gathering was in his honor. It took
Rev. Edwards completely by surprise,
but he was equal to the occasion and
all present enjoyed the occasion.
sayI Don't you want that $500