The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-03-23

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remainder until Oct. 1, if they prefer.
If one half the taxes are not paid before
April l, a penalty Of one per cent each
month, is added. This makes it import
ant that at least one half the taxes be
paid before April 1.
A man in neighboring town who
secured his wife though a matrimonial
agency is trying to secure divorce.
Just another instant Of finding that mail
order bargains are not just as repre-
sented and that much better grade of
the same articles could have been OBJ
tanned at home. Good enough for him;
he ought to patronize home industry.
The home grown article is usually the
best.
Mr.. W. II. Jennings received a letter
from Colonel W., ?. Hepburn, con-
gresham from this district, last week
stating that he had recommended him
to the postal department to I'LL the vac
ancy in the post Office at this place,
which will occur April 1st on account
of the resignation of Miss Norah
MeNeill. Mr.. Jennings is a capable
man and will make the city an efficient
post master.-Garden Grove Express.
| Dick Baker, of Center township, was
in Leon Monday and gave us report Of
some Of his seed corn testing which is
certainly a good showing. The corn
tested was Chester's Improved Leaning,
which was raised by his brother, Graf
ton Baker, on the Morris farm in Nor
gan township, and out Of 461 grains
tested 152 sprouted in strong and
healthy manner, so that Mr.. Baker is
confident that he has some Of the best
seed corn in Decatur county.
Mrs. L. L. Corbett, of Emporia, Kas.,
in renewing for THE REPORTER writes
that she is entitled to place on our
honor roll. Her father, the late j. B.
Lubbock, was a subscriber from the
time the first paper was issued, and
Mrs. Corbett has been reader Of it
ever since she was old enough to read.
Mrs. Corbett's uncle, W. FL. Bates, now
head of large printing and Autograph
ing firm at Memphis, Tenn, was type
: setter on the old Pioneer, when the
paper was first started in Leon by P. n.
Buckley.
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Prof. P. G. Holden, whose name is
becoming inseparable connected with
corn culture through the United States,
will go to California some time in the
spring to teach the science he has been
expounding to the Iowa farmers to the
residents Of the Sacramento valley
Professor Holden has been correspond
! ing for some time with DR.. r. M. Green
2 vice-president of the Sacramento Valley
Development association with the re.
, suit that he will spend some time in
4 the valley as the guest of the company,
with the view of adding the valley
a and California to the list of the corn
8 producing companies Of the Union.
Ladies who take pride in having the
very latest styles in millinery will be
delighted with the magnificent showing
iof new styles at the big millinery open
J ing at Thompson & Warmers store il
g this city on Friday and Saturday March
|, oath and 18th. Their buyers visited the
!. largest millinery stocks in Chicago anc
Q Kansas City and personally selected the
j, many beautiful hats which will be
!, shown. Special attention was given tx
) selecting line which would please
!. Everyone both in style and price, and
!. you will surely be able to find just wha1
|, you want in their stock. A cordial in
!; vitAtion is extended TO every lady il
Leon and Decatur county TO attend the
q opening.