The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-06

James w. Hurst and wife spent the
Fourth at Humeston and Jimmie was in
the box for Humeston in the ball game
between Humeston and Cambria, which
was won by Cambria with score of Q
to 6. The grounds were perfect sea of
water.
G. M. Axes of this city of1iciated as
marshal of the day at the celebration at
Lamont on the Fourth, and although
there was very large crowd to handle
Charley did the job to perfection and
everything passed off smoothly.
| Miss Nellie Wee Richards, assistant
superintendent of the American Home
Finding Association, with headquarters
at Ottumwa, was here the first of the
week and took little Ellis Cain away
with her, the child having been taken
by the society for the purpose of finding
him good home.
Mayor V. R. McGinnis delivered the
Fourth of July address at Weldon and
reports big crowd at that place, and
everything went off very nicely. The
parade was given at 5 O'clock in the
evening, so as to allow the streets to
dry up, and it was creditable affair
for town no larger than Weldon.
Joe L. Warner is grieving over the
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fine colt which his standard bred mare
Stella Adams dropped Tuesday night,
but the colt was dead when Joe went to
the barn in the morning. The mare is
standard under three rules and Mr..
Warner had been counting on great
things from her colt.
There were numerous picnic parties
in Leon on the Fourth, two exceptional
ly large ones being at the home of
Harry ]. Vogt, where all their relatives
enjoyed the day and the other at the
commodious home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Gardner in south Leon, where num-
Der of families spent quiet day, rev.
eled in the good things to eat and
ended the day with private display of
fireworks.
In this issue appears the advertise
ment of Riley Buchanan, the Leon auc-
tioneer. Mr.. Buchanan is a gentleman
of wide experience in the auctioneer
business having had eight years expert
ence in crying sales and has given the
business careful study, so that he is
sure to give entire satisfaction to every
customer. His terms are very reason
able and on all sales amounting to 81, 900
or over he will pay for $50 large bills
advertising the sale, which is quite an
item of expense saved to the person
having the sale. He has many letters
OF testimonial from parties for whom he
has cried sales which speaks in a
highly complimentary manner of his
ability in this line. If you are going to
have sale it will be money in your
pocket to get a good auctioneer, and
there is no better in southern Iowa than
Mr.. Buchanan. Dates for sales can be
secured by addressing him at Leon,
Iowa, or by calling The REPORTER office,
where his list of dates for the sale
season will be kept.
Ed Albaugh was enjoying a little
celebration about half past ten the
morning of the Fourth, and had purchas-
ed number Of those deadly dynamite
fire crackers. He placed half dozen
of them in row on the crossing just
south of Casters store and started to
light them, endeavoring to get the last
one lighted before the first one exploded
but just as he'ignited the last one which
had short fuse it exploded and as he
was STOPPING over it he received the
full force of the explosion, which fairly
lifted him off the ground. Bystanders
Fan to his assistance, as he could not
see anything, and he was taken to DR..
Greenman's office, where the physician
worked for several hours picking out
| the powder, cinders and mud which
had been driven in his face and eyes.
His face was badly torn and burned and
| both eyes injured, just how bad it is un-
able to state at this time, but DR..
Greenman thinks he will lose the sight
of neither one, unless complications
! should set in.