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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earnest Brown, of Eden township, on
Wednesday Of last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

Bowsher & Biddison, the big imple-
ment dealers of Leon who already own
stores at a number Of the surrounding
towns, have purchased the stock of i'm
Elements at Garden Grove, owned by
Bunny & Co., and will add to it until
they have first class stock. The farm
ers who trade at Garden Grove will find
that Bowsher & Biddison are nice peo-
pie to trade with.
Messrs. Human Monroe and James
Morton, prominent horsemen from Rush
vile, ILL.,, have been in Leon the past
week buying lot Of good horses for
shipment to Illinois. At the big horse
sale Saturday they were liberal buyers
and are buying class of horses that
it has been rather hard to find buyers
for heretofore, the young horses which
are not yet old enough to go on the
market, it being their intention to feed
them until fully matured. They secured
some extra fine young horses while here
and expect to return when the next
horse sale is held. The gentlemen are
very pleasant fellows and nice men to
deal with.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

Burgess W. Garrett, state pardon
clerk, is critically ill at his home in Des
Moines. While attending the funeral
of his father at Decatur City last week
he contracted severe cold which
developed into pneumonia.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

The ladies of the Christian church
will run an exchange at the postoffice
next Saturday, April 2, opening at 10
o'clock. Lots Of good things to eat,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

Services in the M. e. church next
Sunday will be as follows: Preaching
in the morning by the pastor, subject
San Easter Sermon" In the evening
there will be a program rendered by the
Sunday School entitled, "The Cross and
the Crown There will be special
music appropriate to the Eastertide in
both morning and evening services.
Sunday School, Epworth and Junior
League at usual hours.
How shall we know when Easter Sum
day is to come? Some might say, "By
looking in the millinery stores" But
that would not answer the question.
The correct answer has been stated
hundreds of times and yet few people
seem to know what it is. Here it is
again: Easter day is always the first
Sunday after the full moon which hap
pens upon or next after March q, then
Easter Sunday is the Sunday after. II
the full moon should happen on Satur-
day, March 81, then Easter would be
March %, which is the earliest date it
can happen, and April Is is the latest
date. A little calculation based on the
| fact that the time from new moon till
full moon is fourteen days, will explain
this variation. The extremes of the
occurrence of Easter are very seldom
reached, sometime centuries intervene
between them. The first full moon after
March II this year is on Thursday
March 81. This brings Easter on the
following Sunday, which is April 8.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

After waiting for many years and
ting Tered for special examination
no Tess a.ln ten times, Charles Carroll
ia4it4r the court house has received
ao nat his pension has been
incr-tl to S12 per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

e remains Of Windsor Reese, a
lormer well-known citizen and business
man, of Lamont, were brought here for
burial Saturday. He died in Chicago,
Illinois, March Is, of typhoid pneu-
monia. His children and relatives have
the sympathy Of their many friends
Lamont Chronicle.
The Young ladies Auxiliary Guild of
the M. E. church will hold their annual
Easter bazaar at the P. e. O. hall Friday
evening. They will have on sale aprons
hankerchiefs, sunbonnets and many
other useful and fancy articles. A fine
program of music and recitations has
been prepared. Come everybody. Adj
mission 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

10 bars soap for Csc. at Coolers groc-
<,rr
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

The Young Ladies Auxiliary Of the
M. g. church will hold bazaar in the
P. q. o. parlors next Friday evening,
April 1.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-31

Black Langshang eggs, pure bred, at
rs cents per setting or two for $1.25.
Leave orders at THE REPORTER office. SO
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
pected, I find it is our own house.

pected ! IND 1t Is house.
For moment stand senseless. Then hear
the fire bell and the horses and fire wagons coming
down the street, and the people coming from
all directions in mad rush. suddenly realize the hor
ror of fire. What shall do? The question comes to
me with appalling vividness I think for just
ment What Is it that have said many times would
do in Of fire? See that all the family saved!
CHANGING around father and mother. But
where is brother? AS it is in the day time
thinks that he is out of the house. But no,
member that he had upstairs saying he not
feeling WELL would sleep 1t useless to
say why would brother. What Is there in
the world of more value than brother?
explain to the captain of the fire department
where brother is He ladder up to the room
where he is. breaks in the window and brings him
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

c1IJOycu Willie SlSlcE WAS
still living. For these
reasons I value this
necklace so much, and
would, in case of a fire,
save it the first of all, if
the shock and excite
ment were not so great
as to make me forget
everything at that mo-
ment.
Susan Waldo,
Mountain Lake, MINI.
Ninth Grade.
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A PIECE OF HAND WORK.

AlthO article, In case OF IRE 1 would want
70 save thing if could and that is quilt
which was given to when was or 6 years old. It
was made by very old lady, while living in
Illinois. lived in large house and she occupied
few of the rooms. Every morning took work
basket and to her and sewed for hour
before allowed to play still have the guilt that
peced. I still remember going down town to get
the goods for the quilt that she
While I sewed she told stories, and shall never
forget happy hours that spent there. I think
great deal the quilt because she made it all herself
by hand Ruth H. e1eyman,
Seventh Grade ss Preston, MINI.
CRACKED AND CURIOUS.
In case OF fire should want to save dagger
which my father gave to He brought it home
when returned from trip. It is knife with his
tory, for it used by Indian chief. There
not many knives like it around here. so would not
want part with it. It has long, slender blade, and
pictures Indians the handle and also paint from
the Indians hands. The handle is cracked which
it has had hard It being old and
curious makes it very valuable to
Sixth Grade. Clarence Holmes,
Slayton, MINI.
EVER SO THIN LEAVES. sz.44--
If there fire in house and I could
but thing, it would be book of grandmohers.
She my mothers mother and lived with great
many years. This book wedding present to her
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by the shades of my forefathers! I'm
III.
done for

thought of something
down stairs. My New
foundland dog. In I
rushed and opened the
wood shed door adjoin-
ing the house, and
brought him out.
When I was about 4
years old father and I
were in a boat on. the
lake fishing. We had
been out all afternoon. I
was leaning over the
side Of the boat playing
with the lily pads, when.
I saw a flower a little
way from the boat. I
tried to reach it, but it
was too far away. T
leaned over farther and
in I went. Ny dog sat
in the bow Of the boat.
I sank but did not go far
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A BIT OF THE OLD WORLD.

In case of fire should save many articles
that are very important to me. but first choice
would be necklace which is made Of white beads To
some 1t may article of minor Importance but
to it is of great value, because the
connected with it.
The little treasure from the other side of the
Atlantic from Cousin Katherine, who lives in the
pleasant regions the Black She my
sister, who had the she. My sister died
a few years ago and keep the necklace in
me1nbrance of both. Whenever look at the
l recoilect many of the happy past times which
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
~. Ha, ha, ha!

cestors. But T have something that would be of no
value il it's history not known It is den
book value It so highly because grandfather
from the apple tree under which General Lee cur
rendered. This tree in the yard at Appo-
mattox After Lee surrendered this tree torn all
toopieces by the soldiers for souvenirs My grand
father secured piece and made little book of it,
Eighth Grade. Harold Thurston,
Anoka, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
THE APPOMATTOX
APPLE TREE.

We all have things
which we cherish and
would not part with for
anything, most probably
heirlooms which came
down to us from our an
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
A Huge Chinese Top.

Cinnamon in Astoria, Ore, themselves with
q huge top made out of empty white lead keg. A
opening is cut in the side,
to spin t--one to hold the top and two to pull the
string with stick which 1t While spin
ming 1t sounds like the whistle OF steamer and
heard three blocks away.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
WHOLE LIFE-SAV-
ING CREW.

One day while walk
ing from the house Of a.
friend I saw fla .nes
bursting from our house.
I ran very fast and ar
rived just as the fire
engine was at work. At
first I wondered what (
should try to save. The
upper story was envel-
oped in flames, so I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

cause it is fun to see the
faces Of many old-fash-
toned men and women
who believed in COLLINS
and entertainments. Then
I like to keep in mind
my native country and
scores of cousins and rel
atives I have never
seen.
Gustav Holmlund,
Warren, MINI.
Sixth Grade.
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safely down the ladder.
Crash! The roof falls
in. But what difference
does it make? My
brother is safe.
Byron Cutting,
Byron, MINI.
Ninth Grade.
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JUST A BIT OF
PASTEROARD.

My name is Benjamin
Harrison Eldred, and T
was named after ex-
p r e ST d e n t Harrison.
When I was about II
years Of age I wrote the
very best I could to tell
him I was named after
him. But I received no
answer while he was 1iv-
ing, because he was very
sick at the time. After
his death his wife sent
me a card with a black
border on it. When I
tool n hnna u-a all
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
PRICELESS POSSESSIONS.

I often wonder what should first think or saving
II there were my home; but Of all my things
believe would which contains letters that my
father wrote things that belonged to him be-
died. only three years old when he died.
and hardly remember him, but often when get
this box out and look contents (for prob
ably the hundredth time) it seems to me that can
picture him in mind and seem to enjoy looking at
more [ before. Money could pur-
my possessions, but these things or
my father priceless. and if burned not millions
could restore them to me. Susie Harrington,
Fifth Grade. Luyerne, Mimi
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Mile Pratt,
Fairmont. MINI.
THE BEAUTY WITHIN.

oh, my composition book!" These were the first
words would utter in an alarm Of fire. OF
course would try to everything but if
no Tune to save anything but myself would seize
composition book Others might consider this very
useless thing to but do not always
this book when hear alarm of fire, because Of
its beauty, but Of the beautiful poems which
copied in it. These poems written by two Of
most famous poets known in this country, and
these are Henry w. Longfellow and John G. Whittier.
Should keep book till become lady, will
remind me Of the well spent school days.
sixth Grade Cora Swartveit,
Twin Valley, MINI.
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THE DELIGHT OF A SIP.

In case of fire I would try to wine glass,
because there not many like it. There good
many at first, the people broke them to see how
they made, and could not make any like them.
The first of them came over to America in the May
flower. When people to see it they all want to
drink from it. It is not large and in the stem OF 1t
one can see square, This glass would not be
worth much if they could be made here but they can
not and therefore it is worth good deal.
Sixth Grade, Lee Cannon,
Groveland School, r. F. D. No. 3,
Excelsior, MINI.
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Forest Johnson,
Montevideo, MINI.
A FAMILY PREsENT. .


II a fire should break my home should not
know what to do. but imagine would that all
members of the family safe they the most
dear to me. The article that I should like most to
save is This piece Of furniture is the
valuable to it is Christmas present from
grandmother in foreign land. About three years
grandmother sent my sisters and enough money to
buy So my father and went to ST. Paul and
picked out the wanted. We shipped it home by
express and by the time home
visiting aunt, it had arrived We all very fond
of playing it, and this great favorite
with us. --Freeda A. Miller,
~ Seventh Grade = Rush City MINI.
WEE BABY SISTER.
If our house caught fire my first thought and action
would be for the baby would run to the where
the baby usually sleeps, take her In my
way safely as I could to the outer air. I. her
dress were aire would wooden blanket around
her and smother the flames. would the baby
first because fes worth all money jewels in
the world and because baby is too small recog-
nze the danger it is in and to help itself
is sister it is duty to her from danger
besides there is nothing in this prize SO
highly my own baby sister,
Seventh Grade. Stephen Matteson,
= Appleton MINI.
"A DISTINGUISHED PLATE
In case OF fire the thing would go for first not
Of very great value If would save anything valuable
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grandmother. It is very DID, the leaves
thin in places that must put sheet of paper
under them in order to what is a page. She
used to read to me from 1t stories of little girls The
day before she died, she called and
me that as / liked 1t well she would give it to
and that must always take good of it. as it
her favorite book Hazel Hail.
Seventh Grade Anoka, Mimi
Lincoln School.
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before rose sank and again Ny dog jumped
in and caught me by the collar boat.
Father pulled me- into the boat shall always be
grateful to him because he my life.
Sixth Grade Forest Johnson,
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should go for books, but that the rest Of
the family would look after them. In fire does
not think so much of things that replaced but
usually things that get if they destroyed
would save little old and and plate.
Long years ago there party in certain town.
and George Washington was there. He drank out Of
the cup and ate from the plate Since then it been
handed" down. and when any visiting
my ancestors they always served him this plate.
Many of the presidents and noted people have used
these things, and they mine.
Seventh Grade. Ruth Woodward
Two Harbors MINI.
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I-Ugglmugglio 1.-THE farmer, returning to his
kralD- mighty glad get thru with hard days

D--- a.
thought there death in our fanny Until We 90:
what # was Tn case of fire would rather save this
than anything that because II was sent
to by Mrs Harrison - Benjamin II. fioIeu'
Fiftb Grade Dassel, Mimi.
A BUNCH OF TOWSIED TOW.
Fire could not destroy anything OF less Value or
anything more closely connected with glowing recol-
Lotions of happy childhood than Godie, my ratner
dilapidated doll of long ago. She is a rather stuny
appearing parsonage, with bunch of yellow tangled
tow which one might infer luxurious golden
curs, above face from which the paint mas long
since been away, lighted by pair OF extremely
dark eyes She is very picturesque relic Of the rops
Of the good days.. She is closely connected Win
childish days. and if she DESTROYED all traces OF
childhood would vanish. 4E--Matie+ Dangerne1o,
eighth Grade Grafton, N. D.
Central School, z
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SCORES or COUSINS.

SCORES OF COUSINS
In of fire in house the first thing would
think about is small containing pho
tographs of ancestors from the middle of the
enteenth century to this day. Here those
my cousins and many other relatives who live the
other side OF the great Atlantic a country almost
forgotten by most men. would try to them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
THE HOUSEHOLD PET.

THE HOUSEHOLD PET.
In case of fire would my old cat. I have had
Mig for six years and could part with him.
One cold winter morning something black
penlnd the broom. picked it up and found it
little black pussy His coat icy because it had
showed in the night knew he must be very cold so
hurried into the house. It quite early very
light SO when went into the kitchen could not
see what ] had I told her it poor little kitty
that was nearly frozen to death. She helped get
him warm altho she does like very well. She
told me could keep him until spring. then must
let MIN co. worried great DEAL fearing would have
to give him up; but the days by grew to be
the pet of the family, and when spring no one
mentioned anything about sending him away. So
would surely save him if possibly could.
Sixth Grade Mile Pratt
Fairmont, MINI.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Gamble's Hill Residence.

MP ,,lIl ] IN MI AE'i' lNTAllfN
can be purchased for lons7thlrd OF cost
to owneR who has removed and prefers
5tolsmakeil BIG SACRIFICE rat her than
rent tfG3 property. y e ", u /. + rs
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Property Transfers.

Richmond: Guarantee Building. Loan
and Trust Company TO Maggie, wife OF
lC.. Il. Phlllins. and BENJAMIN y. Phillips,
u feet on The south side OF Jackson Street,
lio feet cilstfof st. Pater Street 81 $40 If.
Walter s. Tcyton to Kate q. md Polite
a. Robinson. p Zee. on the cast side OF
lrifihafG Street 10 fcat,tfaouths Of DnHa1
Street. 1900. ,s n ~ a. y
Hsnrico:4.J. w. Anderson, special COM
missioner, to W. Fitzgerald, same deed
reported from chancery Court March .,
1901. HI H
James w. Briers and wife to CatharIne
4 S. Hartley. same deed reported from
Chanccry Court March s, 1901. s. 5
John Stuart 10 Jane STUART 30 feet on
north side Of State Street. tween i1lm
and Gillian Streets, 81
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When Reel Estate Advances the Owner Profits.
81 But the Renter Pays More For the Same Thing
REAL EST A | {
and HOMES,
No Cessation ii,stl,e tlloi11casNalaflt-
i,lg4Bo si,, Y md About
Richmond.
. !. :. .....-....,..

3riicrp has been nothing stirling In
& tho renl estate market during tho past
week. s,oino good sales have been made,
4 but there lis nothing unus,inl about iliut.
Good sales Inro tnndc every week # there
n Is nnytIiiilg good To DO offered and llslinl-
~ there IS. 5 n .33 a
There ID 10 abatement In the building
Il boom, N especially that pnrt OF AZ that
abo,inds In Leg District and the West
End. u
,rin passage IN the Anderson anncxn-
ton iii Will probably increase the ac-'
tivlty OF homo builders Iii Tie western
purt Of the cly.5o or II, Territory thilt VIII
untlon blcdiy become n part OF Western.
Richmond. The sentiment In that out
lying part of I1cnrico through which Lee
1jstrlctNstlcks dit like Il wagon tongue is
concrded 10 he in favor Of annexation to-
y Tie city and II IL more tlan likely that
the frat people III the state to move
i be those "Hanncrncans" who reside on
tin two sides or the "panhnndlc. That
i.nRbuiding boom III these parts will fol-
low anncxation,@ no one doubts. for II IL
Well Known TINT owners OF n,anS prct-
~. lots out there are only whiting for
Ecity privileges, or the 1873 uran nee OF them,
to bcgir The work Or home making. no
oirs>Iilced look for q cessation Of the
budding boom this year. #
The following auction sales arc an
nu,incen for this week 81 S;
II Dwelling ana lot, 121i Chnffin Street.
Monday. ~ r NJ; C.. Id il, j.. De,
room. Lot on Lester Street. Monday. 4
+. NJ. William j.. + 1'izzini Co. Dwelling
anra lot, No. 1874 Fniiinon,t Avenue.
2,rucsday.5 p. Nj: j. \ w. Bow, e. Son. ~
Y 4t LEE DISTRICT SALES. 4
Anything pertaining to the Lee District
Il iSS niwuys of interest 10 tile real estate
public, and consequently the auction sale
office District lots next Tuesday. March
18th. bS-J. Thompson Brown and Com
pnny. at thc3cOrncrs OF Grove Avenue and
Strawberry street, Is Of special interest
at this time to tho Investing public
The lots lave beentdivided in#attrnctivc
sizes, so rs 10 ssilit the single house
builder. us well ,aa8the larger mantppla-
tor Ilio would wish 10 build "a row Of
q houses. H
Il. The cottage and forty-six foot Iot Viii
bc sold separatcly, and u 3is expected that
the sale will be largely attended.
Alpssrs. Brown and Com paily. report the
sale last week of the lots at TUG corner
o. Park Avenue and Allison Street 70 q
prospective builder. but cnnIot give paf-
.,1icnlars at this time. S5s 53i e
Efforts ARE being made 10 have Park
Avenue widencd from Alien Avenue & 10
Allison Street whicl, give promise of
Immediate success and VIII be n srGa
Improvement to this popular aveilue, upon
which no#less than twenty dwellings have
recently been builtpr are now under cto''-s
StructfOC. 5It3sis4 EE4yS IS
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BY The Valentine Auction Co...
Gl2 last Broad Street. X

~ DRoP-HEAD SEWING SA1ACTItNTlss3s
- OAK AND WALNUT Gil AMBER
Suits and Wardrobcs, Hat Racks and
Toilet Sets, 80 Remnants New Mating
Carpets, Baby Carriages &C., a. auctlon.e
ITO-M ORROVt Monday fOR MIN g, n. 4;
MARCH 14TEI tsS e
commencing 1880 o'clock, We Will sci son
account Of parties aeclining holsekeebings
Several Good Oak and Walnut Chamber
Suits and Wardrobes. Handsome 81 Oals'
5sltaebonrds, Several Oak and Walnut Hall
Racks. Parlor Furniture. Two Drop 1fnds
Sewing @ Machines, comparatively neyY,t
Oak Chairs, Center Tab es and 8l2 oclterE,S
b Several Odd Dressers and Vaststands,As
Toilet Sets, BABY ~ Carriages Twin ~
BABY Go-cart. Regina Music Cabinet, with
music; cost s7 60 Remnants NeW y, Mi
Used Brussels and Velvet Carpets. t9EsssyS
Ladies' csnecialy invited. Sale positive
. ,f,ETIr VIZ 1;N,,rr \, IN r1r,r,T Z, n1 ~,
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

Office. OF
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co,
Richmond. Ta. March S, 1904.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE THIS
day declared q DIVIDEND OF : PER
4 CESTt two per cent?. the same being quar-
terry dividend No -. on the Preferred stock
/ uf this Company, payable APRlL 10Th, 1904;
4 Stockholders OF record at the close Of bushes.
March Jlgt. The books for tho transfer oe
Preferred stock Will be closed from Apri.
< Isl ,o8April Eth, both days inclusive,
is A. !. s. W.3TRANERS, Treasurer.
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will head Of Horses and Mules, consigned by we'll
shippers from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and
other States The offerings will include various grades OF Horses
including Draft General Purpose Business Matched Pairs fine
Drivers and Saddes also speedy Trotters and PAGERS
Mules will vary from the small Cotton Mule to the finest
Heavy Draft for draymen, unberen and contractors Every
Horse and Mule offered will for the high dollar No by bid
ding, remember guarantee good
bond Address,