The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-14
Grand River.

NorH OuapudH purcAdSeO u Hne Jack
of G. T. Rains, of near Davis City.
Warren and Earl Day are running the
Greenland barn, Carrick Bradshaw
having taken a job on the section.
@. T. Rains visited his old friend, r.
w. Boeger, while here on business.
Mrs. W. B. Gilreath had fine family
dinner last Sunday, most Of her children
were present with their families.
Hal Hedrick and Warren Day at
tended private hop at T. G. Heggs last
Saturday night.
Cream separators are all the rage now
and you can see two of the best makes
at Boeger's store. They are money
maker for the farmer as butter fat is
worth 20 cents most of the time.
Rev. G. G. wilkins and wife are
rejoicing over the arrival of fine boy
at their home last week. DIR. Landis
reports all doing we'll.
N. B. Eayes and wife are on the farm
the last month as Mrs, Oscar Shields
has been sick and is not any better at
this time.
Pat Griffin and son made visit at his
old home in Woodland last week.
]. A. Mcintosh was here last week in
the interest of the American Book Co.,
getting our school board and others to
adopt new books, which are all up to
date and approved by our best educa-
tors.
Jake Switzer moved his bank last
they will be found ready for your bust
Beatty Clothing Co. and will build a
new brick bank at once.
T. P. Edwards is able to use his arm
again and is very fortunate to get good
use Of it again as it was broke in two
places in the forearm.
Rev. ]. E. Beard delivered very
interesting sermon last Sunday at the
Baptist church.
Mrs. Sam Palmer is not any better
yet. Her sister is visiting her this
week.
Our section foreman, w. B. Snyder,
has taken on three men and should have
three more. The railroad company has
one man to do the work of three if
possible.
David Shaw has rented W. B..
Towards property and our poultry
man, Mr.. Kinds, will occupy the one
vacated by Mr.. Shaw.
VIM. Green has his new barn COM
pleted and has moved house on his
farm east of town for his son and is
building fine new house for himself.
Bill is a trader but he seems to want to
keep this farm.
Covington & Armstrong have put in
fine new light plant which lights their
big store with the best modern light to
be had.
G. A. mccarthy is doing some fine
papering for Joseph Brown east of town.
Joe thinks he will like farming better
than rnnuintr n ono;no on ho mood of
$125 per month: he will get more work
and more sleep on the farm no doubt,
but railroad men as rule do not like it
on the farm for it is SO lonesome.
Miss Linnie Burkart is teaching the
Poland school this spring and Miss
4 Rosa will teach at the Diamond as soon
as her school is out here in town which
will be in two weeks. The Burkarts
are very faithful teachers and workers
Mrs. Wise gave temperance lecture
here last Sunday in behalf of the w. G.
T.U. by whom she was called here. She
was a very forcible speaker and made a
good impression on all who heard her
some saying it was the best temperance
lecture they ever heard. We hope the
ladies of the w. G. T. U. will keep up
the good work, usually those who
should hear such lectures stay away.
Lncia B. Griffin will give an entertain
ment in Switzer's hall in about two
weeks. The Ladies' Aid Society is plan
ming to give US treat as Miss Griffin is
fine entertainer.
Switzerland has put out several books
on the evils of intemperance, free to her
people, in the last year, while our be-
loved United States has for years been
in partnership with the hellions who
make and sell strong drink. Here they
give the government Silica gallon on
whiskey and about that amount on beer
and other ruinous drinks while others
pay SIS year license to sell it, gener-
ally some worthless cuss who thereby
acknowledges that he is too lazy or has
no ability to earn living by some hon
orable business. This is the way our
government does it. Remember we are
the government and can change this.
Our town election went of quietly
and j. j. Davidson was elected mayor
again. He promised not to license a
pool hall, hop ale joint or anything of
the kind, so we hope things will be
better than in the past. Now if the
Hepburn bill was in force SO we could
stop the sale aud shipping in of liquor,
we would have better condition at
once, but our glorious courts decided it
would interfere with Interstate COM
merce to stop shipping jugs into Iowa.
Two-thirds of all crime is caused by in
temperance; seventy-fve per cent of all
paupers are drunkards; eighty per cent
of suicides are from the same cause;
forty-fve per cent of lunatics come from
& the excessive use of strong drink.
Every voter knows that it is great
curse and that he can help drive it from
the land, but ninety per cent of the
voters have not sense enough to vote
the right way. This means most of you
who will read this.
Myrta Edwards has begun her spring
term of school. She always gives the
best of satisfaction.
Joe Young and wife had house full
of visitors last Sunday and all reported
a fine time.
Madison Chick is some better but is
still confined to the house.
Ellsworth Brammer has moved in the
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