The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-11-30

Yelie Buggies.

velie Buggies.
No Tar Roofngi is going like hot cakes.
| Can't you use some? BOWSHER q Bow
SHER.
| The Leon postoflice will be open on
Thanksgiving from to o'clock a. m.,
and from to 5 o'clock p. m.
Leave orders for rugs made by Iowa
| Rug Co., of Des Moines, with Belle
Thompson, at Thompson & Warmers
store.
| The Leon merchants are busy these
days opening boxes and crates contain
ing holiday goods, as they have all pur-
| chased heavily in these lines and are
anticipating big holiday trade.
The rural mail carriers will make no
delivery of mail on Thanksgiving, as it
is one Of the holidays which the COVER
ment allows them, so The REPORTER
will be one day late this week in reach
ing rural subscribers,
r.. Conrey & Son have moved their
grocery store from the small frame
building just north of the Biggs block
the square occupied by Geo. A. Coe,
who will continue to use one corner of
the room for his jewelry business.
The delinquent tax sale will be held
at the office of w. III. Young, county
treasurer, next Monday. Since the
list was published there have been
many people who have paid their taxes
and the number of tracts to be sold will
not be any larger than usual, although
the advertised list was a very large one.
Manager Van E,erdcn has succeeded
in booking Gordon & Benefits produce
tion "a Royal Slave" Friday December
LIST, the contract which has been made
with Gordon & Bennett calls for their
original company, which means that
local theatre goers are to have the
opportunity of seeing one of the finest
productions in this country.
THE REPORTER job department has
just finished printing the abstract in
the case of State VS.. Charles Woodland,
which has been appealed to the supreme
court. The abstract makes 459 pages,
and is the largest abstract ever printed
in this county. Mr.. Woodlands at
torneys are quite confident that the
supreme court will reverse his case and
grant him new trial.
The Farmers and Traders State Bank
has distributed neat folder to their
patrons showing the condition of the
bank when the last state auditors call
was made on Nov. 9th, at which time
the banks total resources were over
$35O,00O, showing an increase Of $751;
984.14 in deposits in the seventy-six
days since the last previous call, which
indicates fattering business.
At a special meeting held last We'd
nesday evening, Miss Mary Gillian was
elected as teacher Of the primary grade
at the south school to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Miss Ethel
Bowman who retires at the close of
this weeks school. Miss Gillian is a
worthy young lady who graduated from
the Leon high schools and has been a
very successful teacher in this county
She is assisting Miss Bowman in the
school room this week in order to
familiarize herself with the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Mullin,who recent
ly moved from the northwest neighbor-
hood to Leon, visited over night Mon
day at the home of A. B. Duncan, south
west of town, while on their way home
from Derby. During the night their
youngest child was taken sick quite
suddenly and DR.. II. T. Smith was called
Skillful medical treatment improved the
little ones condition so that the family
was able to continue on the way to
Leon the following morning. -Humeston
Advocate.
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