The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29


handle. This has caused a slump in
prices of several cents a pound the
ruling prices being now and cents.
The next regular meeting of Tripolis
Commandery No 60, X. 7. will be held
at the Masonic lodge room on Friday
evening, Dec. 18th, at which time the
officers for the coming year will be in
stalled. All members are requested to
be present.
Eta Moore, the little daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Moore, of Carlock, S. d.,
submitted to painful operation at the
operating rooms of DR.. II. r. Layton in
this city Wednesday morning. While
riding her pony last summer she was
thrown to the ground and fractured her
arm, and on account of not being prop
erly set her elbow was stiff. The arm
was broken again and reset in the hope
that the defect would be remedied.
Will D. Boydston, a former we'll
known resident of Garden Grove, was
probably fatally injured at Colfax last
Friday. Mr.. Boydston is local manager
of the Iowa Telephone Company at
ColfaX, and while on top Of a pole fix
ing wires was either shocked by
live wire or slipped and fell to the
street below, a distance of about
twenty feet. He was picked up in an
unconscious condition and his life is
despaired of. In falling he struck on
his face and head.
Manager Van Werden has engaged
the famous Spedden Paige Stock Co., for
weeks engagement, commencing Mon
day Dec. Sd. This company is the
strongest stock company now on the
road, carrying IA people. Special
scenery etc., playing nothing but high
class plays, some of which are: "a
Thoroughbred Thelma," 1.-Two Orphans"
"The Old Cross Road wizard Of or"
"The Little Outcast" and Others
Specialties of high class will be intro
duced between acts, being we'll worth
the price of admission. On Monday
night one lady will be admitted abso-
lutely free with every 80 cent reserved
seat ticket. Prices 10, 20 and SOC.
There was an unusual amount of
drinking in this city last Saturday after
noon and evening, as was to be expect
ed from the big shipments of G. o. D.
liquor which are again being shipped
to this city. Some months ago when
the express Office was searched and a
large quantity of liquor seized it was
returned to the express company on
condition that it be returned to the
shippers and that no more c. 0. D.
liquor would be shipped to this city.
For some time the order was observed
and there was marked decrease in the
number of DRINKS, but it seems the ex-
press company has again commenced
shipping in liquor in large quantities.
Mrs. j. D. Brown entertained a large
number of ladies at an afternoon re-
ception from 2:30 to $50 o'clock on last
Wednesday afternoon, given in honor
of her sister, Mrs. G. e. Soule, of
Chicago, and it was one OF the society
events of the season. Mrs. Brown is a
charming hostess and the guests spent
delightful afternoon. A feature of
the reception was menu contest, the
guests being given thirty minutes in
which to prepare Thanksgiving menu
which must consist of words which
were commenced with the letters ''r'',
&C. or ST., and it would have made the
mouths of the ladies' husbands water
to have read all the dainty dishes
which we're suggested. Two prizes of
burnt wood work were awarded for the
most tempting menus, which were
awarded to Mrs. Marion F. Stookey and
Mrs. j. Nj. Pierce.
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