The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
Grand River.

are Sept. ifCn TO ZZnQ.
Sheriff Wallace was here last week on
official business which he transacted by
dispatch and was out of town before
many of his friends got to shake hands
with him; they all want to see him
nominated again as Decatur county
never had a better officer than Tom
Wallace.
Mr.. Monroe, of Garden Grove, was
here last week looking after the good
people to see how they feel about the
treasurership on the republican ticket.
He is wideawake and would make a
good official should he be elected.
j. l.. Ovcrholtzer one of the strongest
republicans in Grand River township
says very emphatic that THE REPORTER
is the best paper in the county. Mr..
Overholtzer is one of the wideawake
progressives who is alert to the
country's needs and not afraid to speak
on the question of the day and believes
in progress in all things. His daughter
Miss Lenna has been attending the
State Normal at Cedar Falls the past
year and is fine scholar. Jim knows a
good thing when he sees it, even though
not of his political faith. We like to
wv L1ASh VIM Suh oOS ouC SSOOO III OUISiS
who may differ from them politically.
The progressives are usually very
liberal in their views while expressing
their opinions most emphatic. Some Of
the standpatters are much disguised
and will register violent kick unless
they are smoothed the right way of the
fur. They can give very persuasive
arguments on their side and convince
one of their ideas and feelings in the
present gubernatorial campaign. The
various candidates are having hard
time steering around the rocks in their
desire for office this fall. Truly the
way of the office seeker is not strewn
with roses. We of the pure water party
can look on with great deal of salts
faction knowing that we are accounted
of little worth in settling who gets the
office, while the greatest question that
confronts us and concerns all the most
is not mentioned by Office seeking con-
tending parties; little do they think
that the drink habit must be checked in
order to save the best of our great
country. Men get your minds on the
real great good you can do with vote.
Geo. Sanger was here last week very
meekly going around shaking hands
with his many friends here. George is
alright and will land his fish as sure as
he gets him on his hook.
w. O. Woolover was visiting his many
friends here last week.
Rev. w. B. Cox and family are visiting
at Beaconsfield this week.
j. c. Brothers and w. II. Shields re-
turned from their Minnesota trip we'll
pleased with the country.
Mr. and Mrs n Voptv rotuppoJ 70
Des Moines Tuesday where they will
resume their studies at Drake Univer-
sity in September.
Tom Buel left last Friday for Des
Nloins to attend the faff.
w. B. Howard is putting new walk
in front of his property in town.
OverholtZer and Greenland shipped
stock Saturday.
Our farmers aught to be a happy
prosperous lot of men which they
usually are as they have good crops
with the best of prices, horses from
500 to $500, cattle from to 51cents at
home, hogs 5lcents, chickens to 1Oc.
eggs 10 cents, hay SO, corn 45 cents, oats
- cents, timothy seed S1.20 to SLIGO per
hu, potatoes 60 cents. These are the
prices spot cash, and he can buy cheap
er in Grand River than in most of the
towns. He has no excuse to send for
/; things to mail order house, your
home merchants will meet any price if
you give him a chance and often save
you money. Give your home man the
first chance at your needs then it will
be time to send. A man ma rked dollar
spent it for gools in his home got it
back four times, then sent it to mail
order house and has not seen it since.
Get the habit of trading at home.
Allie Palmer had his gasoline engine
out at Ting!ey running the swing.
j. NJ. Spray will receive bids for the
erection of the new school house in his
district.
DR.. W. c. Ward was here last wee k
and did some very cool work. IL y.u
did not see his al i'll 4 HE REPORTER last
week " had better look at it and YOU
will be convinced of his superiority in
his line of work.
Ed Haynes is in Dakota looking at
land there. j. W. Bremmer has his
place 1T irilin & Lees lumb II yad.
5. }. Fullerton is buying cream, butter
and eggs at his old stand while j. +.
Hines is at the old creamery stand
grinding corn and selling feed and do
ing land Office business for the
Clarinda Co.
J. :. Andrews our sterling farmer lad
who is going to get the nomination for
sheriff on the republican ticket, was
here looking after the boys in the north
west part of the township. Though
both Andrews and Wallace vote the old
whiskey ticket they are both honest
good men and Decatur county will have
good sheriff. Jess is hustler on the
farm and a good campaigner one OF
Decatur county's home boys represen-
tative of Iowa's best manhood on whom
the progressive and standpatter can
unite and both feel at home.
County treasurer w. Fl. Young was
here looking after the interest of his
farm. He will soon retire from office
with the good will OF all may his
or success be as fortunate serve the
people as we'll.
I. I. Johnson was passenger for Des
Moines last Saturday where he will at
tend the fair.
Cole Young is in Dakota yet; he must
like it there as he has been there over
a month a number of orr neonla arc