The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-16

Muscatine melons on ice at Harry
Vogt & Co.'S.
Constable Grant John is very sick at
his home in north Leon with typhoid
fever.
There will be two good games of base
ball at Davis City on Saturday and Sun
day afternoons when the Hopkins Bros.
team of Des Moines play against the
Albany, Mo-, team.
NoTIcE-All interested in the Calvin
Johnson cemetery are earnestly re-
quested to turn out Thursday, Aug. 90,
bring dinner and tools and spend the
day cleaning the cemetery.
Miss Belle Thompson entertained
number of lady friends at the home of
her mother, Mrs. F. f. Thompson, Mon
day evening, in honor of Miss Cora Lun-
beck, of Mason City, who is here for a
two weeks visit.
The Leon Sluggers, disguised as Leon
businessmen, went to Lamont today to
play return game against the Lamont
Boomers. The game was in progress at
the time The Reporter went to press,
large crowd being in attendance.
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notice from the Government that they
will be granted fifteen day vacation
with pay. The boys deserve this vaca-
ton and all will be glad they are to get
it. During their vacation the substi-
tuues will carry the mail.
Judge Mcpherson has appointed H. G.
French, of Red Oak, as the new referee
in bankruptcy for the counties of Mills,
Fremont, Page, Montgomery, Taylor,
Adams, Cass, Ringgold, Union, Adair
Clarke, Lucas, Decatur and Wayne.
A troupe of performing sheep are
one of the novelties of the Gentry
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on Tuesday, Aug. 81. These are the
only trained sheep in the world, ant
they give a clever performance that i!
enjoyed by old and young alike.
w. H. Moore, who is working will
county road superintendent r. D
Martin, lost valuable horse last weel
while working on the road down nea
Lineville. Mr.. Moore has two teams OF
the road work, one of them driven b,
a hired man named Clark, and in SOM
way the horse fell off bridge and wa
killed.
The Humeston ball team defeated tn
Seymour nine in ten inning game a
Corydon last Saturday, the score bein.
5 to in favor of Humeston. The gat
receipts of the game were s33S.OC
The Leon boys play two games agains
i Seymour at the Allerton Chautauqu
next Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. A. L. Curry and Mrs. G.. NJ
Ketcham entertained about thirty lad
friends at an afternoon reception give
at the home of Mrs. Ketcham on las
Friday afternoon in honor of thei
sister, Miss Cora Lubbock, of Masol
City. Delicious refreshments wer
served and the ladies enjoyed delight
full afternoon.
"Fighting the Flames" spectacle
which is part of the Gentry Brothers
performance, is given entirely by edu
Gated balloons. They drive the hos
wagons, fire engines, ladder trucks, be
sides handle the hose and ladders with
out the aid of the trainer. There ar
over fifty monkeys take part in thi
spectacle.
Mr.. w. l. Austin, of Norfolk, Neb
representing the Kemper-Thomas Co
wrapping paper and bags, of Cincinnati
Ohio, was here couple of days tn
first of the week on business. Mr.. Aus
tin married Leon girl TWENTY-FIVE
years ago, his bride being Miss Mar
Martin, niece of j. F. Penniwell c
this city, and they are the proud am
happy parents of two pairs of twins
j Don't forget that there will be a hi
free band concert and moving pictur
show in the court house park on Satul
day evening of this week. The ban.