The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-03-30

The Leon Home Nursery will be open
for business on April 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Teale entertained
a party at progressive euchre Tuesday
evening.
For RENT Modern five room cottage,
two blocks from public square. See DR..
r. A. Bowman. Stiff
For SALE Good big work horse, s
years old, weighs 1400. Will sell cheap.
29-tf d. G. CANNON.
Rev. Frank Spurrier will preach at
the Baptist church in this city next
Sunday morning and evening.
The G. W. B. M. of the Christian
church meets with Mrs. j. A. Caster
next Wednesday, April 9Th, 2:30 p. m.
Prices "all shot to pieces" at the Gar
Der Studio. Come and learn at what
low prices we are doing the very finest
work. 31-tf
LosT-A black pocketbook containing
$500. The finder will be suitably re-
warded by returning same to THE RE-
PORTER office. 32-1t*
Pure bred Black Langshan eggs for
setting at reasonable prices. Call on or
address, Mrs. W. W. Wood, Keller farm,
Leon, Iowa. 30tf.
FOR RENr-19O acres,just south of Leon,
Cesler agent.
30-St* M. M. WHEELER, Owner.
We will pay Chicago prices for milk
Bring in your milk and get the highest
price paid by any creamery in southern
Iowa. LEON CREAMERY Co..
The following are the officers for the
Loyal Temperance Legion: President,
Win Matsler; vice-president, Alta Harp;
secretary, Give Alexander; treasurer,
Martha Young. Thursday, March 30,
o'clock at Presbyterian church, de-
bate. Come.
Miss Stella Gardner closed six
months term of school Friday at Oak
Seminary with an excellent programme.
This was Miss Gardeners first term at
the Seminary" and has given complete
and entire satisfaction to the patrons
and pupils alike.-Pleasanton Index.
There was a small fire at the home of
Mrs. Emma Pace early Monday morning
when the wood house adjoining the
honse caught fire and small hole was
burned in the roof. Fortunately it was
discovered before making much head
way and a few buckets of water extin-
guished it.
Capt. A. A. Jenks,deputy state steam
boat Inspector forsthe southern district
of Iowa, was down at Davis City Mon
day and inspected the fine gasoline
launch The Defender owned by E. w.
Teale, of Davis City, which is licensed
passenger boatzt to carry passengers on
Grand River. The launch owned by
Mr.. Teale is one of the finest boats in
the state of Iowa.
After the regular meeting of the
Rebekah lodge last Friday evening the
members perpetrated little. surprise
party on Mrs. G. M. Axes, proceeding to
their beautiful home in south Leon IN a
body, where most enjoyable evening
was spent with music, games and other
amusements. Refreshments were serv-
ed and it was a late hour before the
visitors could tear themselves away.
Kemp & Benefel of this city have Sc
cured the contract to build a new resi-
dence for W. 3. Ammons on his farm
just north of Decatur City to replace
the house which was destroyed by fire
ia few weeks ago, and it is said that it
will be the finest finished house for it's
size in Decatur county. The building
will be five room cottage with every
thing modern, finished in red birch and
will cost $1,000.
THE. REPORTER editor is sporting a
new gold scarf pin, the setting of which
is fine specimen of gold quartz from
the famous independence gold mine at
Cripple Creek, Colorado, which shows
considerable free gold. 1t was sent us
by Mr.. G. M. Kohler, former very pop
ular jeweler of this city, now residing
at Cripple Creek, the work of mounting
being done by him. 1t is needless to
say that we prize it very highly.
George S. Bowman returned Tuesday
from Webster county where he was
called by the illness of his daughter,