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

Orders for plaSterlng or repairing OF
any kind left at G. r. Watsabaugh's
residence will be promptly attended to,
and charges are reasonable. loft
II you want a farm sold Or want
farm loan at lowest rate of in
terest and best terms 90 to e. J.
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets. Leon, Id.
Nicholas Bennett, an old man IS years
of age, who has been an inmate at the
county farm for fourteen years, died
last Friday evening, his death being
caused from seniie debility. He was
buried at the county farm burial ground
on Saturday.
Rural mail carrier J. w. Delk who was
recently appointed as the carrier on
route No. 3, made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Roe Caster dr., went over the
routes Monday to learn the.territory and
took formal charge of the route We'd
nesday morning.
The rank of Page was conferred on
three candidates by the K. of P. lodge
Monday night, James Alexander, G. F..
Henderson and Ralph Fields. This
lodge has recently taken on new life
and have on file a large number of APP
plications, SO that there will be degree
work every Monday night for several
months to come. Next Monday night
there will be work in the second de-
gree.
Iceman Roe Caster completed the
task of filling his big ice house last
week and has over Thousand tons of
fine ice for his customers next summer.
The ice was put up in the best of shape
and ranged from fourteen to sixteen
inches. Mr.. Caster on Saturday night
finished filing the ice room at Swift &
Company's plant which holds about a
hundred and thirty tons.
The X. P. lodge at Bethany had an all
night session last Wednesday night, at
which there was an even 100 candidates
worked in the rank of Page, there being
knights in attendance from all over the
state of Missouri. We noticed that Geo.
w. Custer,a former resident and mem
Der of the K. p. lodge in this city had
charge of the team which conferred the
work, and had put in many hard hours
at work drilling the members SO as to
make the fine showing which they did.
At the conclusion of the work Mr.. Gus
ter was called forward and presented
with beautiful gold emblem ring, as a
slight token from the entire lodge for
his efforts to make the meeting sue
cess.
There has been considerable talk in a
quiet way about the feasibility OF
changing the annual reunion which has
been held at Leon each summer for sew
eral years into Chautauqua associa.
tion, but the movement has taken no
definite form. The reunions although
always decided success for the people
who attended it, has been source OF
considerable worry to the men who have
been called npon to manage them, for it
takes lot of money to run successful
reunion and provide the free entertain.
ment which, the public expects. With
no revenue except that derived from
the stands and concessions it has been q
very trying thing to make ends meet
and each year the merchants of the
town have been compelled to contribute
in orders that all bills should be paid
If it was changed into Chautauqua
meeting the sale of tickets would pro
vide for the expenses. and it would BIZ
conducted on higher and more educa
tional plane. However, it will not do tt
wait until next summer and then com
nsence to try and hold such a meeting
Ii there is anything done along this lin.
now is the time to get to work, for the
good attractions are always booked
months ahead.