The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-07

he uFacelanQ IOOUDall Team TOOK
their revenge against Leon for their
defeat in this city few weeks ago,
by defeating the Leon team on Thanks
giving by a score of IL to ).
+. A. Woods, who has resided near
Garden Grove for several years, was a
Leon visitor Monday. He expects to
move next week to Madison county,
where he will reside on farm about
twelve miles northwest of Indianola.
Mrs. L. Jane Miller, of near Crown,
was in Leon Monday, ordering THE RE-
PORTER sent to her the coming year at
Indianola, where she will move next
week for the purpose of giving her
children the school facilities which
that city affords.
Mrs. James Stephens, of Woodland
township, died last Wednesday evening
after an illness of several weeks. The
funeral was held on Friday, interment
being in the Lentz cemetery. We trust
that friends will furnish us the neces-
sary data for a fitting obituary.
Mrs, Jonathan Hamilton hands us a
clipping from the Pella Chronicle
containing the obituary of Mr.. Martin
Sell, one of the leading citizens of
that town, where he had lived since
1849. The deceased was an uncle of ] :.
w. Sell of this city, and was nearly "a
years of age at the time of his death.
Gospel meetings are in progress at
the Baptist church. The meeting next
Lords day II a. m. Mothers meeting,
songs, prayers and sermon in memory of
mother. Evangelistic sermon in the
evening 1870. Come to the meetings.
The Lord is reviving His work and souls
are being saved. j. A. ARMSTRONG.
The remains of Mrs. E. T. Martin, for
many years a resident of this city, were
brought to Leon for interment Monday,
she having died at the home of her son,
L. T. Tullis, in Des Moines, on Saturday,
her death being caused from apoplexy.
About year ago Mrs. Martin fractured
her hip and she had never fully recover
ed from the accident.
If fellow loves girl, that's his bust
ness.
If girl loves fellow that's her bust
ness. -
ness.
If they go to housekeeping, that's
our business.
Read our big adv.
j. w. WATSON s. Co.
Simon Goodman, the we'll known
poultry fancier Of Center township, on
Tuesday shipped a crate of his Light
Brahmas to Della Harden, at Hurdland,
Mo-, who wrote him that she had been
unable to get good chickens since she
purchased from him three years ago.
although she had been paying big
prices, so she again ordered from Mr..
Goodman feeling sure she would get
just what she wanted.
B. F. Craigo has again been employed
in The REPORTER Office, under an iron
clad contract provided that he shall alb
stain from the use of liquor at any time
and with penalty attached which he
will hardly violate. Mr.. Craigo is a
first-class printer, his only fault being
his indulgence in liquor and it is hoped
that all his friends will assist him in
living up to his pledge TO not drink any
liquor.
People who have been engaged in
gathering up tobacco tags and coupons
will be interested in learning that at
the close of business on Nov. 30th
when the Florodora Co., which had
been distributing medium for he pre-
miums of the American Tobacco Co.
went out of existence, it had forty big
stake wagon filed with tags and cou-
pom at its establishment in st. Louis,
which it will be necessary to connt and
classify before the premiums can be
sent to the persons who sent them in.
1t is estimated it will take the entire
force of the company until February to
complete the count and wind up the
affairs of the company.
The evangelistic meetings at the
Christian church increase In interes,
and enthusiasm nightly. We are in
deed fortunate in having with us this
week Brother j. Nj. Hoffman, of Des
Moines to assist the pastor in his labors
Brother Hoffman is clear, concisive
think r, a logical reasoner and an clio
quent, convincing speaker. He is re
warded by fine audiences who give him
their closest attention. Four respond
ed to the invitation Sunday. A full
choir adds to the interest OF these SER
vices. Devotional meetings every af.
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A cordial in
vatation is extended to all to attend
these meetings.
The board of supervisors met il
special session Monday, that is two o
the members met, w. l.. Edmondsol
and John F. Hacker, chairman G. W
Barr being detained at home by illness
having had all his teeth extracted few
days before and in doing so his jaw bon'
was broken, so he could not attend
The board meet for the purpose of selec
ting names from which the grand ant
trial jurors will be drawn for 1906, as OF
account of the biennial election law
there was no election this year, and tn
names for jury duty are returned
by the judges of election. The boar
went over the poll books of 1904 an
selected rs names for grand jur
services, 400 for trial jury and $50 TO
talismen,a and from these names the cler
sheriff and recorder will draw tn
juries for next year.