The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-21
Grand River.

julius Guffy, dentist. will be in Grand
River every fourth week, next date be-
| ing Jan. 10th to 23d inclusive
]. E. Beard and family were over Sun
day visitors at Anderson Burchetts.
L. B. jackson was here on business
last week,
Three cars of corn were on the track
at one time last week but were disposed
otto those wiz were short.
W.B.King's family left last week for
their new home in Galloway county,
Missouri, where they have bought
farm. Mr.. King and one of the girls are
here yet as he has lot of hogs he
wants to feed for while after which he
will join them in their new home. The
family will be missed but we hope they
will like it in their new home. They
have lived several years on the S. o.
Carlton farm north of town. Mr.. King
was good farmer and had good success
with hogs, always keeping the best to
be had.
We want to call the attention of all
our farmers to the fact that hogs will be
high next summer, so put up plenty of,
meat and lard and not be at the mercy
of the meat trust as you will pay fancy
prices next summer if you have to buy.
Fred Ticknor sold his lot to Jake
Switzef.
Our town was aroused by the fire bell
last Thursday morning about four
o'clock when it was found that Blain's
millinery store was on fire and under
such full Roadway that nothing could
be saved. 1t soon spread to Grifin's
bank but all the furniture was saved.
The big safe was ruined on the outside
but everything on the inside was saved.
The origin of the fire is unknown and
we sincerely hope there will never be
another. Let everybody watch their
stoves and see that all is we'll. Both
Blain and Griffin had little insurance.
The building occupied by Blan BELONG
ed to Ticknor. Griffin and Hoyle Gill
reathigot the safe on sled and took it
into the corner store building where
Becks had their store. They were
ready for business the next day. Their
many patrons sympathize with them and
will patronize them more than ever.
Mr.. Blain does not know what they will
do as there is no building they can get
at present.
G. L. Hammond, of Beaconsfield, was
in our town on business last Saturday.
| Lew Green is breaking from Charlton
to St. Joe on the Q.
Frank Worden and wife, of Weldon,
} were over Sunday visitors at Mrs. Brad
shaw's.
Fate Hedrick returned from visit
with her aunt at Humeston.
Themany friends of James Trainor,
who is'well known here, will be panied
to learn of the sad death of his wife at
their home near Creston. Mrs. Trainor
was very highly esteemed by all who
knew her. She leaves husband and
two children, one baby few days old
Mr.. Trainor has the sympathy of all his
: friends in his sad bereavement.
Mr.. McLain, who lives in New Buda
township, was in our town last week
and called OH his old friend and neigh
Dor, R. W. Boeger, who was glad to see
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jennings are inn
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; their friends again.
q We wish to thank those who came in
from the country to help us at the fire
as we'll as others who helped. Little
Harvey Young was quite hero as he
carried water like a man. Will Wads-
WORTH .Alva Poland and w. M. Sipherd
came from their homes and rendered
valuable assistance. II. w. Drew is the
best fire fighter we ever saw, and is one
of the first on the scene of action and the
last to leave at every fire we have had.
We wish to congratulate him for his
nerve, skill and staying qualities. If
Des Moines had force like him our
state capitol would not have been
ruined.
| A. Il. Ackerley has ordered new
glass for the front of the bank which
will be put in as soon as it arrives. He
has the finest equipped bank in the
county and has made success of his
business here which he richly deserves.
Mr.. Blain went to visit his brother
at f. Madison but was called home
within five hours of his arrival on ac-
count of the fire here. We extend our
sympathy to him and wife in their loss,
having all their household goods burned
as we'll as their stock of millinery.
/ Potatoes will be two dollars per
bushel next spring. Some of our farm
ers could make money fast by putting
in forty acres every year. Some years
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