The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21

Mrs. G. e. Gardner will be in her
studio in the Biggs block on Thursday
evening at o'clock. Pupils please call
at that time to have hours assigned
them. The chorus class will meet on
Tuesday evening at $3.50 at the studio.
Get your books Of w. A. Alexander be-
fore coming. Books % cents each.
Please bring tablet and pencil. Sing
ers OF all ages wanted.
Ladies, you are cordially invited to
attend the big millinery opening at
Thompson & Warmers store on Fri
day and Saturday of this week, when
you will have an opportunity to see the
most magnificent display of new fall and
winter millinery ever brought to this
city, embracing all the new novelties in
the stylish turbans and fur hats which
will be 50 popular this season.
John X. Wilantt, one of our good
soldier friends north OF Decatur City,
was in Leon yesterday and was feeling
pretty good over the fact that he had
received notice that his pension had
been increased from ST. to SIG per
month. His notice of increase was
received Just five weeks after he was
examined before DR.. Sampson at
erosion, which is pretty quick work.
Elmer Smith, of Van Vert, the real
estate agent of that town, was in Leon
Tuesday and left THE REPORTER a nice
order for job work. Mr.. Smith is maxi
ing a speciality of Kansas lands, and has
a cheap excursion to Kansas on the first
and third Tuesday of each month. Ii
you are thinking of going west to buy
land it will pay you to get in CORES
pondence with him. He also handles
good Iowa real estate.
Secretary Rowell has completed the
work of taking the school census of the
Leon Independent School District The
total number of children in the district
between the ages of and q years is
500 decrease since year ago Of So.
This year there are 259 boys and 2l7
girls. Fne number of persons between
the ages OF seven and fourteen years, who
come under the provisions of the COM
puls0ry education law is 264
| Will Epperly, who has had charge of
the south section on the X. &. w. Gains
vile branch, has been transferred to
Van Vert and placed in charge of the
first section south of the town, a much
easier section to keep up than the one
here. The change however will necess-
itate his moving to Van Vert. Mr..
| Epperly left Tuesday and his wife will
follow on Thursday. John Davis, Of
Pleasanton, takes charge Of the section
here which Mr.. Epperly had.
Mrs. Cordelia Dyer, one of the aged
residents of Woodland township, died
at the home of her son, G. E. Dyer a
mile and half west of Woodland on
Monday at Ii o'clock, her death being
caused by cancer of the bladder. She
was ~ years of age, and leaves four
| children, three sons and one daughter,
all married, to mourn her loss, together
with many friends. The funeral was
held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
interment being in the Lentz cemetery
near Woodland.
| Mr.. G. G.. Grimes and Miss Pearl Nor
man were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents at Davis
| City Tuesday evening, the ceremony be-
ing witnessed by number of friends of
the contracting parties. Both the
groom and bride are we'll and favorably
known in this county, Mr.. Grimes hav-
ing been an operator at the Leon depot
for several years, and is now one of the
rural mail carriers out of Davis City.
His bride is one of the popular young
ladies of Davis City, and for number
OF years was teacher in the public
schools. Their many friends extend
hearty congratulations.