The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-05-11
rom Our Correspondents
Grand River.

Grand River.
learn that DR.. W. G. Ward, of Kan
City, has purchased DIR. Guffys
rests at Kellerton and will make
gular visits to Grand River, his next
Bit being May Is to 20, 1906.
y. b. Beard and family will move to
slla where Mr.. Beard has work on
aper there. Mr.. Beard is an old hand
It the business and will do good work
in his line.
There was union meeting last Sum
day at the Methodist church. Mrs.
Eaker, ]. Z. Beard and w. B. Cox all
spoke on the cause Of temperance and
were we'll received by a large audience.
Fred Ticknor returned from Arkansas
where he had been for the last six
months. He thinks fruit there is injured
by the cold weather.
Emmett Daughton is teaching school
at Fihktown, and Miss Rosa Burkhart
at Comstock east Of town.
Our farmers are busy in the field
blowing and planting. Most of the corn
will be planted by the last of this week.
Morris Hauenstein left last week for
Idaho where he will join his brother
Charley, who left early in the spring.
this week. His wife is able to move
having improved with the advent Of
warmer weather.
walk in front of his store. Carrick
Bradshaw aud F. P. Edwards did the
work.
Dave Shaw has the sand on the ground
for new walk. The town will soon
have many substantial walks of this
kind. Let the good work go on.
Frank Mcconnell is putting in cement
walks for Jim Daughton and w. C. Over
holtzer last week and this.
Mrs. r. W. Boeger and children left
last Thursday on visit to her parents,
Granville Arnold and wife, of Hender-
son, Iowa.
b. P. Brothers is instructing the
Elston boys this spring. H. P. is a
veteran band instructor.
John Durham will put new cement
walk in front of his shop.
Messrs Abercrombie and Parr, of We'll
don, had business in our town last week.
Will Daughton, of Beaconsfeld, was
Sunday visitor here.
]. G. Brothers and family left last
week for Indiana on an extended visit
to his brother.
DR.. J. w. Robinson was passenger
for Chicago last Saturday going through
with Overholtzers stock.
Our curfew ordinance is being enforc-
ed again which is fine thing for our
boys. Parents should see that they do
their part. See what the boys come to
when let grow up on the street like
weeds by the wayside. They learn all
the bad habits they see. Our great
corporations are doing the right thing
when they notify their men that if
found frequenting saloons, gambling
dens, race tracks, ETC., they will be dis
charged. They are doing their work
too we'll to discourage these vices that
uado some of our best men. But our
beloved government is not doing the
right thing, but encourages boys to be-
come drinkers by giving license to deal
in and make strong drink. Our people
are the government. What are you
doing to better protect your boy from
the rum cellar, Mr.. Voter. Are you
always going to let the hell vender run
loose in our land and take orders for
jugs or any old way just as you have in
the past. In my opinion a man would
be justified in using the shot gun on
these men il he cannot make them quit
selling his boys liquor any other way.
He is worse than thief or counter
feiter as he not only robs you of your
property but ruins your precious youth,
the flower of our land, makes them can
didates for the aims house, asylum, pen
itentiary and hell. O how long will an
enlightened Christian people permit
such gigantic crimes to be committed in
the name of law. When ST. Peter asks
you what have you done to protect your
sons from this evil and your daughters
from being drunkard's wives, what
will gou say? 1t is hard enough for our
young without having to fight such
devils as are now licensed by law to
commit the greatest of crimes. The
worst thief you ever saw is better than
a man who spoils the life of another by
selling him strong drink. But these
bad men are no worse than our govern
ment. We want you to look at this by
the results. Where do our paupers, our
criminals, our premature old come from.
These debauched blear eyed swaggers
are marching on to meet an early grave
and what then? Who is at fault? What
must be done? What can and will you
do; Think. Act.
g. w. Travis is painting sign on the
State Savings bank.
Mrs. Eta Riggs returned from dag
onal Saturday.
Elm Grove.
James Adams went to Des Moines