The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-04

The Kellerton reunion is being held
this week.
For SALE 300 bushels of old corn.
49-1t* AMOS CHAMBERS.
| A pretty little daughter was born to
Prof. and Mrs. j. M. Pierce Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Alvina P. Weaver, of Pleasanton,
has been granted widows pension of
$500 per month.
II. B. Thomas, of Garden Grove, was
last week granted an original pension
of $500 per month.
Piles may be your trouble. Antisep-
tic Pile Cones will cure you. We sell
them. soc. box. w. G. Stempel & Co.
Lamont was last week granted an adj
ditional rural mail route, the length of
which is 25 miles, population served
/ sos, number of houses on route 1O1.
Col. Eiboecll, of Des Moines, has been
secured as one of the speakers for the
Garden Grove Old Settlers reunion and
will be present on Thursday, August IS.
The date for the meeting of the G. w.
B. M. which was to have met with Mrs.
Maggie Caster on Wednesday of this
week has been changed to Wednesday,
August 10th, at 2:30 O'clock.
Mrs. Walter Miller died at Garden
Grove last Thursday evening after an
illness of several weeks with pneumonia.
Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Callie
Paxton and was married less than two
months ago.
This is the. time for the farmers and
property owners to cut down the OBJ
noxious weeds along the public high
ways, fences and other by-places Oh
their premises. Don't wait until the
seed ripens and scatters.
Marion Woodland, who recently sold
his residence on Church street to A. p
Olsen, was not long without a home
having purchased the fine residence Of
Il. r. Owens in north Leon, paying S215t
for the property. The sale was made
through the agency of w. r. Moore.
Mrs. Rosa Bennett, of Grant City, Mo.
arrived yesterday on a visit to hel
brother, w. r.. Moore, whom she has moi
seen since 1896. On next Friday there
will be family. reunion held at the resi-
dence of j. c. Crider, of High Point, il
} honor of Mr.. Moore's mother who is s.
years old, and the family are anticipat
ing a delightful time.
f. Gill yesterday received wort
from E. p. Hamilton, his driver, announc
ing that his speedy little pacing mare
Lady Strath won second money in the
2:2O pace at Mason City Monday after
noon. She won the second heat of the
race in the fast time of PIG. The mare
has already won $3.50 in purses since
starting July 18th.
Iowa people who visit the Worlds
Fair at St. Louis can not find better
place to stop at than the Monmouth Inn
at 400 to 4710 McPhers.n Avenue. 1t
is composed Of four new brick houses
the rooms are large and clean, and it is
located in quiet residence part Of the
) city within five minutes of the ENposi
ton grounds. The REPORTER editor has
stopped there on two occasions and We
could not ask for nicer or better place
We will be pleased to tell all our friend.
all about the place if they will call a
The REPORTER office.
Over in Johnson county the other ola,
COW was killed by lightning. Afte
the storm farmer came along and see
ing the dead COW, went to the house o
' the owner and said, "Jim, your blac]
, cows been struck and killed" SIS tina
> SOP" answered the owner. "That wa
, the best cow | had. She was wort
Q $3.50 at least. What train struck her?
/ "She wasn't hit by a train; lightning
. struck her." "Oh,' said the owner, 6
thought it was train. Well, l don
care much. That old COW wasn't wort
over $40, anyway.
Dan Bright, the veteran thresherma
u of Center township, last week receive
i complete new Avery threshing outfl
: which he says is the best machine b
!. ever handled durincr all the wears he ha