The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-08

the city.
The board of supervisors met in reg
ular session Monday to transact the
business of the September session.
They will. probably complete the work
of the session on Saturday.
There will be meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Decatur County
farmers Institute at C. W. Hoffman's
Office in Leon on Friday, Sept. 10th,
1904, at 2:30 p. m. All members are re-
quested to be present.
3-2t RICHARD BAKER, Sec'y.
Amos Deck, of Decatur has our thanks
for u large box of very luscious plums
grown in his orchard, there being two
varieties one yellow and the other
purple, but he does not know the name
of them, as the trees were growing on
the place when he bought it. He has
about 200 plum trees and his crop this
year was good one.
The entire force of The REPORTER de-
sire to thank Mrs. Ruth Rose, of Rocky
Ford Colorado, for crate Of extra fine,
Rocky Ford canteloupes which she sent
last week to j. A. Caster and The RE-
PORTER editor. The Rocky Ford melons
are famous the world over for their fine
flavor, and the crate received in this
city was certainly tho finest grown.
We are in receipt of letter from r.
p. Kelley, a former compositor in The
REPORTER office, renewing his subscrip-
ton for another year. Mr.. Kelly is now
employed on the Carthage, Mo-, Demo-
GRAFT, his wife who was formerly Miss
Eathel Penniwell, also former en-
ploye of this Office being employed on
the same paper. Mrs. Kelly is now
spending month in the mountains of
| Colorado.
Miss Bess Bruce, of the Republican
office, went to Garden Grove Friday
evening and visited over Sunday at the
home of her mother. Her brother, Mid
shipman Bryson Bruce, of Annapolis,
passed through here the same evening
on his way to Garden Grove, where he
will spend months furlough. He had
been at the St. Louis Worlds Fair for a
week before coming home, and had just
returned from long cruise on U. S.
training ship.
| Mr.. B. D. Alldredge of west of town,
had narrow escape from bad run
away in this city last Friday. He had
driven team of mules to town hitched
to buggy, and just south of Caster &,
Jackson's store they became frightened
at some papers and whirled around
breaking the tongue of the buggy and
tried to run away, but Mr.. Aldredge
handled the lines in a skillful manner
and succeeded in turning them into the
lot just west of G. M. Axes new barn
where they were stopped without fur
Their damage than breaking the buggy
tongue.
The ladies of Leon and entire county
are cordially invited to call at Thomp-
son & Warmers store during their big
fall millinery opening next week, Sept.
Ii to II, reunion week. Their buyers
and trimmers have visited the leading
cities and selected an unusually fine
line Of the latest creations in the millin-
cry world, and they will have on dis
play complete line Of the latest styles
in all kinds of millinery goods. The
ladies will have an opportunity of in
speeding the finest line of fall millinery
ever shown in this city. You are vel
come whether you are ready to buy or
not.
.Watsabaugh and son Fred went to
Charlton yesterday where they have the
contract for big job of plastering
which will keep them busy for about
ten days. During their absence parties
desiring to secure them to do any work
can call at his residence and leave word
Inc. te,oh o,, crI, lor,
a rush job arrangements can be made to
have them return from Charlton at once.
Watsabaugh & Son have been doing
some very fine work in this city and in
every case they have given complete
satisfaction. If you have any work in
their line it will pay you to figure with
they will be we'll pleased with the work,
for there were never better workmen in
the city.
Mrs. F. M. Huston entertained her
music class at the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. M. Tullis, at Decatur City,
on Saturday, Sept. 4th. They met at 2
o'clock and were soon engaged with
music apd outdoor plays. At prompt a
o'clock they were called to the dining
room and surrounded the table which
was neatly decorated by Mrs. Tullis
with bouquets, evergreens and geran-
iums, which formed the letters "Class
'04." Mr.. Tullis, seated at the head of
the table returned thanks and refresh
ments consisting Of ice cream, cake and
candy were served. The next in order
was guessing contest, Charley Shelton
being the winner. Mrs. Huston is our
leading instructor in music, her class
numbering twenty-five. Those present
we're as follows: Olive Millsap, Mary
Tullis, Blanche Marshall. Helen Deck,
Hazel Golfer, Winnie Cash, Garland
Phipps, Bessie Creal, Goldie Campbell,
Marie Tullis, Leila Huston, Johnny Tullis,
Charley Shelton, Herman Deck, Bay
Campbell, Basil Huston and Lyman Bas-
sett. ~
Don't you want to win that $500
Diamond Ring2