The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-09
Grand River.

We learn that DIR. W. G. Ward, of Kan
sas City. has purchased DIR. Guffy's
interests at Kellerton, and will make
regular visits to Grand River, the first
trip being about June 21st to 25th.
Mrs. A. d. Davis, of Lamont, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. L. Ackerley, this
week.
Rev. YOUTH, of Des Moines, filled the
Christian pulpit Sunday.
Children's Day exercises We're held al
the Methodist and Union Sunday
Schools. The floral decorations were
fine and the exercises we'll rendered
The day is observed in fitting manner
here every year and the little ones are
delighted.
Bessie Smith, of Hopeville, was the
guest of Halle Durham this week and
ATTENDED services at the Union church.
Hazel Hall, of Van Vert, is visiting
Verna Sloan this week, coming Satur-
day.
Edith Macy, of Garden Grove, was
here last Friday and Saturday repre-
senting the Republican. She is in the
contest for the ST. Louis trip.
J. III. Crees and j. w. Robinson return
ed from Sioux City and report a fine
time and a large attendance at the
Grand Lodge.
Get one of those fine separators and
you will be able to get seven cents a
pound more for your cream.
Chas. Bradshaw is visiting his mother.
He has good job on the Iowa Central.
He went to visit relatives at Clarinda
last Saturday but will return here
again before going back to his work.
Billie Bradshaw has a job on the same
road.
Bill Bradshaw is home on visit from
Kansas City.
Asbury Gard and wife, of Thompson,
visit to Mrs. Cards parents, Peter
Brenneman and wife, south of town.
Mr.. Gard is the agent there for the
Great Northern railroad.
Once upon time well known travel
ing man, who was very fond of honey,
was doing business in a neighboring
town and was served with some de-
licious honey at the hotel where he
stopped. He went there again his next
trip with his wife, but there was no
honey on the table, so he called the
colored waiter to him and said, "Say
Sambo, where is my honey" He was
almost paralyzed when that worthy
grinned and replied. "She doan work
here no noah boss, she's done got Job
at de odder place." The man had to
neglect business that day to explain it
satisfactorily to his wife.
Harry Weldon bought the restaurant
of G. B. Riggs last week and will run it
at the same place and will put in a
butcher shop in connection. We wish
him success.
Tom Taylor just finished painting
Vern Chapman's barn and is now putting
in new phone for Jake Switzer to be
used ih connection with his bank.
2 Foxy Tom is doing his work in a salts
factory way that brings him more right
along.
7. Beck and family were in town
over Sunday.
". II. Young was out on his farm last
week and returned Monday. When his
official term is out he will return no
doubt.
S. G. Jennings ST., visited in Leon last
week at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
v. r. McGinnis.
j. Beck, J.R. Snyder and Fred
Ticknor went fishing Monday and we
expect some fish or big fish stories.
Il. A. Greenland shipped hogs last
Monday. ]. A. Weldon sold some fine
ones.
w. W. Palmer came in last week with
his new wife to visit before going to his
home in Dakota where he will practice
Sometimes questions arise about us of
church or state or otherwise on which
we are not all Of one accord.
Do not say sharp or cutting words
but reason together. We who are mel
lowed by the stealing years of time and
especially of the household of faith
aught to remember that God created us
allidifferent, but in his image and
likeness.
Remember this truth the image tells,
How in every form of the human
Some hint Of the highest dwells
By scanning the place where the veil
is thin,
We gather by beautiful glimpses some
form Of the God within.
If we do not see it, perhaps it is not
developed. Let us examine closely our
own dear selves and the words of our
Savior in the following text.
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors. Matthew 6-12.
1t is rather serious thing to enter
into compact of that kind with the
Lord. 1t would be fatal for most of us
to be judged in the same spirit in which
we Judge others. We utter the words
of the text and do it in so prefunctory
way that instead of it being prayer it
is sacrilege. A man must needs have
a clean heart if he can afford to be
treated as he treats his neighbor.
What we really want, though we do not
confess it and would feel insulted if
such motive were impaired to us, is to
have the Lord look leniently on our
faults and allow us to criticise others as
harshly as we please. But even from
our governmental stand point we are
unworthy and ungenerous if we ask for
what we are now unwilling to grant to
others. This prayer of the Christ is the
strongest test of a really Christian
! character that can be conceived.
There are very few of us who have it
and love our neighbors as we do our
selves, or love our enemies. 1t is
always easy to find excuses for our own