The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Andy Biddle ana family are visiting at
the Hauenstein home an at John Light
hills.
]. W. Robinson bought the J. G.
Brothers property, his family came last
Friday and he has his old office again
and will resume the practice of his
profession with us once more. H. G
Jennings says when man once lives in
of our wells he never forgets it and at
right in the doctors case and we well
come him home once more.
Mr.. Peasley, of the big store, return
field.
Freda and Fern Boeger have been
visiting their sister Mrs. r. o. Yontz
in Des Moines the past week.
Frank Mcconnell has just completed
a new cement sidewalk for w. B.
Howard.
Two car loads of cement was sold here
last week, Switzer and son selling one
and Griffin and Lee the other. Fl. G.
Bone took 100 sacks to Ellston to be
used around his property there.
Both of the old parties have selected
good men for county officers this fall
and the people are fortunate to have
such good men to choose from. The
best men should be put up for Office
which was done; you cannot go wrong
on them this fall.
Rev. Dillinger, of Des Moines, filled
the pulpit at the Christian church Sun
day morning and evening. Miss Laura
Boyd sang several solos that were
appreciated by the congregation.
Mrs. w. B. Cox was visiting at
Beaconsfield last week while Mr.. Cox
is attending the Methodist conference.
DR.. B. D. DeKalb was here last Satur-
day visiting his daughter Mrs. L. ].
Lands.
Mrs. G. II. Chapman returned from an
extended visit to Michigan where she
has been visiting relatives and old
friends.
j. E. Andrew was shaking hands
with voters last Saturday.
We missed the editors interesting
trip this week as he finished it in last
weeks paper. We appreciated his dis
criptiop of it very much as many
historical and other places were dis
cribed the best we ever saw.
S. J. Walters our Efficient liveryman is
enjoying a good business this fall.
Blaire Brenneman left some samples
of fine corn in both banks. He has
fifteen acre field of the yellow dent
which will be fine seed corn.
A bible class was organized at the
M. E. church with Miss Effie Mcconnell
in charge.
Fred Bone has the cement for a new
sidewalk.
T. P. Edwards will build coal house
near the track for j. Switzer.
j. v. Poland one of our best farmers
northeast of town was doing business
here Saturday. He has fine crops this
year and makes his farm pay every
year. Such men are Iowa's boast. He
is able to use some of the court house
bonds and so are some of the rest of
the Foland's. They are all good
typical Iowa farmers. The farmers
have made more money than any other
class of men the last few years. When
they come to Leon show them the
court house and they will vote for
new one if they think it is necessary.
Show them where their records are kept
Roll Brenneman has voted for it every
time.
Tom Harris has some fine corn that
will make good seed corn. He usually
has the first planted but VIM. Baker
got ahead Of him this year.
Tom Millstead, of Kansas City, is here
visiting his sister Mrs. Austin Draper.
He has good position with Swift &
Co.
TIP. Edwards has been putting in
cement walks for Henry Stanley and
Grant Young.
The fine rain Sunday night is the
most we have had in three months.
W. G. Overholtzer was taking in hogs
Monday,
When the court house question is up
again vote for it and settle it right at
once. Leon is the place for it as every
voter in the county is aware. We need
new one very much, SO vote for a good
one and be done with it. Some other
places, like Centeryille, were a long
time getting a new court house, but it
came, SO will Leon get it in time why
not now. Providence has sent the
country over a bountiful harvest and
the whole country was never so pros
porous; our county has been blessed
beyond our fondest hopes. Our people
especially the farmers are very pros
porous and have plenty of money. Our
banks are full of their money. Some of
our friends here are loaning their school
districts money to build new school
houses and eastern loan companies no
longer get such good loans. Our people
can take the bonds themselves as they
have plenty of money, many of them are
loaning money now and are looking
around to find place for it. The court
house bonds will be safe, sure and
sound investment you can depend on
getting both principal and interest
when due. Do not vote against it again
because of some little thing that has
happened in the past or might happen
again. The other towns should no
longer fight Leon on this. Perhaps some
of her citizens have made mistake and
did not vote right in your way of think
ing, but you have made mistakes-we
all do. Our president says all men
sometimes stumble and fall. This some
times cannot be avoided in our weak
ness, but the harm is in staying down.
Get up, do right, forgive and forget and
you will be more useful and happier for
it. Give the proposition your hearty
support. 1t ought to be built soon, and