The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-17

Kansas for sale or exchange.
c. NJ. KELLER & Co.
Pure bred Black Langshan eggs per
setting Soc, two settings for 75c, or
$500 per hundred. Call on or address,
Mrs. W. w. Wood, Keller farm, Leon,
Iowa. 33-tf
l am ready to car sand at 35c per
yard. Orders promptly filled. Write
Or phone orders to George Stephens,
Blockley, Iowa. 51-2t*
Marion Osborne has been making
some improvements upon the sidewalk
in front Of his residence on Church
street the past week.
The Empire bakery turned out 500
loaves of bread Saturday morning. The
demand for Leon bread is increasing
steadily and every baking now runs
frorns490 to over 500 loaves.
James H. Alldregde will wrestle with
Barney "the strong man. of Des
Moines, at Davis City Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Alldredge is to throw Barney three
times within one hour of actual wrest-
ling or forfeit the match.
A deal was closed Thursday by which
o. E. Tullis became owner of the Zed
Gore barn and residence on east Com
mercial street, the consideration being
$4,000. Mr.. Gore took the Tullis
property in east Leon in part payment.
G. M. Keller & Co., the real estate men,
negotiated the sale.
Osceola's big M. W. A. log rolling and
carnival started Wednesday and con-
tinues until Saturday. They have many
novel features advertised. The Pres
colt Carnival Company is furnishing a
part of the attractions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stout expect to be
at home in their pretty new cottage on
West Commercial street by Sept. 1st.
The painters are just completing their
work upon the exterior of the building
after which the decorating will be
finished upon the inside.
Advertising car No. .. of the Great
VIM. P. Hall Shows arrived in Leon Sat-
urday evening and remained in this
city over Sunday. The car was in
charge Of G. E. Robinson with sixteen
billposters and banner men composing
the force. Monday the surrounding
country was heavily billed for the
second time. The car went to Gains
vile from here.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. G. R. Riley, of Decatur City,
to the wedding of their daughter Miss
Pearl to Mr.. Edward l.. Colburn, which
will be solemonized at Des Moines on
Monday, August q: Miss Riley is one
of the most popular young ladies of
Decat lr City, and has been employed n
the state cencus department at Des
Moines for several months. Mr.. and
Mrs. Colburn will be at home at III
West Fourth street, Des Moines, after
October LIST.
A team belonging to F. Dingman be-
came frightened last Saturday after
noon and in their efforts to release
themselves from hitching post in the
rear Of w. c. Stempel & Co.'s drug
store managed to demolish the tongue
of the carriage to which they were
hitched. Geo. Farquhar and A. E.
Jacobson saw the accident from the
Farquhar shop and fastened to release
the plunging animals from the entangle-
ment of harness. Mr.. Dingman made
the necessary repairs and drove home
without further mishap. He resides on
farm five miles southwest of Leen.
Novia S. Beavers, of Woodland, start.
ed for Portland, Oregon, Monday via
Medicine Bow, Wyoming, where he will
stop for about ten days to look after
his interest in the Red Lands Ditch Co.
of Marshall, Wyoming. The company
has built ditch to irrigate about
10000 acres of land. This land has not
all been taken from the government and
will make some very fine irrigated
ranches. Mrs. Beavers will start Mon.
day, Aug. 28th, for Portland and will
meet Mr.. Beavers in Wyoming. They
will continue their trip to Portland and
return via Salt Lake and Denver. Miss
Ida Massey, and Mrs. s. T. Mcdowell
accompanied Mr.. Beavers as far as st
Joe, Mo-, where Mrs. Mcdowell went tc
consult a specialist for ear trouble.
Walter Rockhold, of Lucas, membe,
Of the steel gang working on the cut-of
south Of Leon, took suit of clothes be
longing to a companion at the Wood
mansee House, Wednesday night of last
week and left town. Sheriff Wallace
was notified and the authorities of the
surrounding towns were asked to keeI
sharp look out for him. Friday he
WAS taken into custody at Charlton an6