The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
Grand River.

VISIT being FEB. IL to 10, l9O0.
Col. N. B. Eaves and wife have return
ed from their visit to Missouri and Kan
sas. They find many changes there in a
few years as we'll as here.
Mrs. VIM. Ovcrholtzer is quite sick
at her home northeast of town. John
Overholtzer and family, of Tingley, We're
down last week. Mrs. Overholtzer re-
NAMED with her mother but John re-
turned home Friday to look after his
stock at home but will return in few
days.
Meetings at the Baptist church are
still in progress. There is good attend
ance considering the cold weather.
Rev. w. B. Cox filled the Methodist
pulpit Sunday evening.
DIR. L. ]. Landis who has been very
sick is some better at this writing. We
hope he will soon be able to be around.
DIR. Robinson was called to Mr.. Nc
Crumbs last Saturday and on the way
his horses got down in ditch and he
had to call on John Dale t., help him get
them out. They were pretty badly
chilled, having been in the ditch for
half an hour, but were able to go to Nc
count of the accident. Had this hap
pened in the night it would no doubt
have been more serious. Doc does not
want any more such experiences. The
snow has filled all the bitches and I'M
less one is we'll acquainted with the
road he is liable to upset in his sleigh.
X Our rural route men have hard time
this cold weather and will have it worse
when the mud comes.
John Edwards has new barber outfit
and will be ready to serve his old GUS
toners. John Crees has his outfit in
the little building south of Switzer's
bank. ]. r. Snyder, steady as clock,
is still at his old stand. This gives us
three BARRIERS.
Boyd Gale was home on visit week
ago. He goes on the road for the Amer
lean Tobacco Co. at good salary to
start with. Boyd is steady boy and
will hold his Job if he likes it.
G. w. Rock, of near Davis City, came
up with Vern Chapman on business last
week.
f. P. Edwards was sick last week but
is some better at this time. Tom is al
ways missed as he is the same whenever
you see him.
B. S. Baker has his new ice house fill
ed and will put up his butcher shop
soon and be ready to serve his custom
ers. Tip Taylor has his new shop at the
old Case stand now owned by Fullerton.
He has plenty of ice so we will have
two shops in town.
VIM. Campbell and family were visi-
tors at Mrs. Fears last Sunday.
Our Center correspondent thinks the
telescope and microscope have knocked
the props from under theology years
ago and that our popular religions are
based on theology. In both of these we
think he is much mistaken. Our relig-
ion is based on Christ and his teachings
as exemplifed by his life and his SER
mon on the mount, which is the grand
est sermon of the entire good book.
When science does not agree with the
bible You had better change your
science at on e for it is wrong. No
book has stood the resources of time
and science like our bible whose truths
bring Joy and consolation to untold
millions all over this world of ours.
There is no greater consolation in this
life than to know that one has faithfully
followed in the footsteps of Jesus. We
all think poems are good but one must
have some poetry in his soul to
thoroughly appreciate it.
How sweet to think that on our eyes,
A lovelier chime shall yet arise
That we shall wake from SORROWS dream
Beside pure and living stream.
Our theology is based on the Rock of
Ages, our Holy Bible, the best book to
morals given. 1t everywhere condemns
bad living and always applauds good.
1t everywhere conveys the idea that
this life is not our home but that we are
on trial on probation that we will enter
on active service in another world.
Jesus tells us how. In order to enjoy
competent happiness even here we must
do as he says, forgive your enemies.
This is very hard lesson for frail hui
manity to learn, but it is worth the
learning. 1t is worth our noble efforts.
See good old man or noble woman who
has tried to follow the teachings of
Jesus, you will see the whole counte-
nance light up with JOY, anticipation
and hope when they refer to Jesus and
his love. You can already see the di-
vinity in the good old face. even before
they have departed this life. Even if
the bible is not true, they who faith
fully follow it's teachings are better
here, besides they have it's promise,
which has never been proven untrue.
The telescope and microscope only re-
veal more fully the divine truths as told
in our bible. Wherever the name of
Jesus has gone men and women are
better, humanity is more human, the
world is better. Blessed thought, how
it ligbtens the grief laden hour to
think that our happiness is in the hands
Of One who can bring it about in many
ways that mock our foresight. William
Cowper in one Of his poems says:
FL Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
~ Behind smiling providence
He hides a smiling face
Mrs. Il. c. Jennings is some better as
well as some others who have been sick
for the last week or two.
A man from Diagonal was here last
week looking for the chance of starting
a paper here.
Miss Nettie Gilreath and Oscar Van
derpool were married last Sunday at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Gilreath. Only few rela-
tiyes were present, Rev. Akers per-
forming the ceremony. The happy
couple are among our best young people
and are we'll known for their many good
qualities. They expect to make their