The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-14
Grand River.

nlgnC Wnlcn Will make good SlelEhlng III
it gets colder.
w. B. Gilreath will move to town in
the spring and occupy Lloyd's property
in the northwest part of town.
Rev. G. G. Wilkins is at Hopeville
holding meeting; his little daughter is
sick with sore throat.
Kinnion Bros, of Nebraska, who were
visiting at John Burham's for two weeks
went to illinois. to visit relatives before
returning to their home.
Mrs. Behold went to visit relatives in
Nebraska and will be gone about two
weeks.
Warren Jennings departed for st.
take in the fair.
HoyIe Gilreath sold Sidney Walters
two fine new carriages for his livery
barn. They are of the celebrated
Scratcher make and finely finished
throughout.
j. HI. Davis, our worthy postmaster,
has bought stock in the Farmers bank.
There are not many towns the size of
Grand River that have three excellent
banks.
Wood Binning had very good offer
| to sell his lumber business but declined.
Bert Day is plastering Harry Weldon's
new house. 1t will soon be finished if
the weather remains so they can work.
N. b. Eaves is getting ready to paint
his new barn recently completed OH his
farm north of town.
j. e. Greenland sold his fine farm east
of town to Vim. Green last week for SIS
per acre.
A. A. Taylor, Ed Gale, G. B. Riggs and
Ackerley & Overholtzer have all put up
ice but no one has any to sell to the
public in any quantity. More ice will
be needed before the summer is over
and it is of a fine quality being very
clear and solid. Some one should pack
some to sell and to ship as we have
never had enough yet and it certainly
would pay. Some had to be shipped in
here last year. Look after this while
you have chance to get good ice for
the packing.
| Saturday was a fine day most of the
time and many were in town trading.
| Most places have it quiet after the holt
days but ii is the same here on Satur-
day as before the holiday trade was
over, as people buy more Of other goods
the year round. We are getting better
equipped to accommodate the public
every year and good roads will bring
the people to town. The bridge at the
Crees ford is ready for the grading.
These things all have bearing on our
town, so let the good work move right
along and keep down the bad.
Rose Trimble, of Abba, is visiting her
uncle, H. G. Bone, and family and is
helping in the drug store while Fred is
in Des Moines.
Frank Boyd was quite badly hurt by
a wild colt a few days since. He got a
severe jolt on the chin that rendered
him unconscious for half an hour. He
does not know just how it happened but
is all right again.
We heard two republicans who are
mighty loyal to the Journal, say:
There is no use talking The REPORTER
is the best paper in the county, and l
guess" said one, 81 will have to take it. y
$50 will l." said the other. Good re-
solve, men! 1t will do you good, make
you more liberal, and besides you will
get the county news. Get in line, the
sooner the better, and you will enjoy
the paper too.
| Irwin Brennaman had his best girl
out sleighriding Sunday but the ground
was too soft for good sleighing.
| Charley Chapman and wife are still
tenting in the woods and seem to be
getting hearty living in a tent.
Our school is progressing finely.
Teachers and pupils are doing good
| work and many from outside are taking
advantage of it, among whom are; Wal
ter and Emmett Daughton, Luke and
Dennis Conwell, James Burchett, Frank
King, Mary Browning, Agnes Conwell
and Lizzie Gibson.
Warren Taylor left Saturday for Des
Moines where he has good job.
Wood is getting scarce and very en-
pensive and more coal is being burned
every year. A few years ago ono or
two cars of coal would have supplied
the town, most of it being used at the
school house. Now there are very few
who do not use coal altogether.
Mrs. j. M. Harris returned to her
home in Kansas, after spending several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Anstey.
She likes it we'll in Kansas.
John VI. Dale and wife were in town
Saturday shopping. John is one of our
most progressive farmers who has good
crops.
Madison Chick is still confined to his
home by rheuuatism. Medical science
is behind the times in this as they have
no relief in such cases. Considerable
progress has been made in the last fifty
years in some branches of medicine, but
nothing has been done for the afflicted
here. On the whole this valuable
science is behind the progress made by
the rest of the world. Surgery has kept
up with the world but medical science
is far behind. Yet doctors life is "a
very hard and useful one and his bills
are the last to be paid.
Mrs. Judd Hampton, of near Tingley,
was here last week doing business at
the Valley bank between trains. Mr..
Hampton has lucrative position with
the Mccormick people. Mr.. Hampton
has one of the best farms in that part
of the country and it has doubled in
value since he bought it. If you have
a good farm in Iowa don't be in hurry
to sell it, but look around.
Mrs. Matte Cole is quite sick at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Mill
stead. Mrs. Cole is past the three score
and ten mark and death at her age is to