The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-30
LfON'S BIG ; RING 4th

Something Doing all the Time--Cross
Eyed People Can see Both Rings
You Can Rubber all Day Lonq.
You can hear the roar of the approach.
ing Fourth of July celebration at Leon,
and it is nothing compared with what
will actually take place. Everything
has been arranged for the biggest and
grandest celebration that was ever held
in Decatur county, and you'll miss it il
you don't spend the day at Leon, fo1
there will be amusements and fun galore
all day long.
There will be music in plenty for the
day, the famous Harvey band of Beth
any, Mo-, having been engaged and the
111Ch Alaskas have also secured the
/, Osceola band to assist in furnishing
music and they'll both be busy all day
long. The 111th Alaskas will be up and
doing and have arranged a reception for
the day and big parade, which will
march to the depot and meet the train
from Osceola at 11:30. There will be no
assessment for this day on members of
the 111th Alaskas who live outside of
the town of Leon. The Osceola people
and those from Decatur City, Van Vert,
and Charlton and other towns along this
line will be pleased to learn that ar
rans sements have been made for spec
ial train which will run from Leon to
Osceola in the evening, leaving here
after the fireworks are over.
Co. /, 80 l. N. G.. the crack company of
the State Militia from Osceola will be
here in full uniform and will give drills
and sham battle during the day. Sew
eral new special prizes will be found in
the list since it was published last week.
Free coffee will be served in the
court house park during the noon hour,
and nothing will be left undone to make
the day a pleasant one for the people
who come to Leon. One feature that
will be appreciated by the visitors is
that there will be nothing during the
entire day that will cost them anything
to see, even the ball game between
Woodland and Van Vert for the cham
pionship of Decatur county being abso-
lutely free for all.
The special prizes offered are many
and valuable and in all of them resi-
dents of Leon are barred from partici-
pating so that every prize will be given
to people who are visitors on that day.
The celebration has been gotten up for
the special benefit of the people who
live outside Leon, SO come and be the
guest of the city of Leon for the day,
and you will surely have the time of
your life.
Reports from Bethany are that there
will be large number of visitors from
that city, and the special train service
from Osceola will bring several hundred
people from that city.
PROGRAM.
Salute of Ill guns at sunrise by 111th Alaskas.
$500 a. m.--Bands and citizens march to the depot
to meet Osceola State Militia and the
visitors who come on special trains from
Osceola and Bethany.
l0OO a. m.-Band concert by the celebrated Beth
any Cornet Band.
l1:oo m.-Address by Hon. v. r. McGinnis
Mayor of Leon.
1900 m.--Music by Bands
DINNER.
Free Coffee for Everybody
Loop m-Awarding of special prizes at main
PLATFORM In all of which residents OF
Leon are barred, as follows
For fattest baby under 6months of age, fine white
dress given by Thompson Warner.
For the smallest baby under months of age a big
fat hen given by A. s. Tharp.
For fattest baby under years of age, handsome
hood and baby shoes given by Graham 4 Hansell Co.
For the handsomest baby under 2 years of age,
solid gold ring given by J. R. Bashaw.
For the oldest lady present, pair of fine spectacles
For the oldest married coupIe a hammock given bv
w. G. Stempel.
For the largest family present. sack of EACO flour
given by Caster & Jackson
For the largest family of girls present sack of Ben
Hur -four given by Harry ]. Vogt 4 Go.
For the largest family of boys fancy screen door
given by G. A. Hubacher Lumber Co.
For the Oldest resident settler of Decatur countv
fine pipe given by w. E. Myers & Co.
For the best public Reclamation by n lady dainty
Batiste dress pattern given by j. w Bowman.
For broad running jump, so Foxy Tom cigars given
by W. H. Bobbtt.
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