The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-23

burlington dall SCeel cuU cOHee Is
sold in Leon by Cooler only.
A fine cement walk has been built
along the north side of the south school
building, the work being done by ]. w.
Honnold,
The Masonic lodge, of Leon, have con-
tracted with Farquhar Bros. to heat
their lodge rooms with hot air. also
to put on an artistic metal ceiling in
the main room. They will heat the
rooms with No. AZ Pleasant Home all
cast furnace.
The republican primaries to nominate
candidates for county Offices will be
held on Saturday, Sept. 9Th. This will
be the first time the primary system of
making nominations has been used in
Decatur county, and the outc)m is
awaited with considerable interest by
the candidates and public.
The members of the Endeavor Society
of the Christian church, about thirty
strong, went to the home of Miss May
Caster last Friday evening and tender
ed her a surprise party. The Eldeavors
met at the church and took ice cream
and other refreshments with them and
very pleasant evening was spent.
Ed. K. Pitman who sold the Humeston
Advocate few months ago and since
then has been working in Chicago, has
returned to Humeston and again taken
charge of the Advocate. Mr.. Pitman
made decided success with the Advo-
cate, giving the Humeston people
splendid local paper and we are glad
to see him return to the ranks again.
Rev. Roy NJ. Shipman, who has been
filling the pulpit at the M. E. church
the past summer, expects to leave in
September for Madison, N. j.. where he
will continue his theological studies at
the same school from which his father,
Rev. w. H. Shipman, graduated. Dur
ing the time he has been in charge of
the Leon church Rev. Shipman has
made many friends who will be sorry
to see him leave here.
S. E. Benefiel last week received the
finest combined peanut rooster and pop
corn machine ever brought to this city.
1t came direct from the factory in
Chicago and attracts considerable at
tention, being run by little steam
engine, and the corn is popped in one
of those automatic peppers which can
not burn the corn. 1t is an attractive
piece of machinery and will no doubt
sell lots of peanuts and popcorn.
M. S. Jones, the jolly travelling buyer
for the Clarinda Poultry Butter and
Eggs Co.. moved his household goods to
this city from Clarinda last week, and
is now comfortably located in the Henry
Bright cottage near the south school
house vacated by Harry Penniwell, who
has moved to the McConn cottage in
north Leon owned by Morris Benefiel.
We extend on behalf of the good people
of Leon cordial welcome to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones.
A pleasant feature of the normal was
the reading given in the United Pres
byterian church on Friday evening by
Miss Marian Stookey, of Leon. Miss
Stookey has been attending the state
university and has taken special train
ing in dramatic work. All were de-
lighted with her readings. She was
assisted in the entertainment by Mrs
Roy Spurrier and Miss Grace Nun.
singer, who provided the musical part
of the evenings program.-Mt. Ayr
Record.
A big alligator hide has caused many
people to stop and gaze at THE RE.
PORTER show window the past week
and strange as it may seem not one il
twenty knew what it was until they
were told. The skin is tanned just as
it came from the alligator, being about
eight feet long, and was presented to
Mr.. Hoffman by friend several years
ago. He intends to have a fine grir
made from the hide, which is getting
to be scarce article and very expen
sive.
i Our good friend Charlie Austin, OF
the Lineville Tribune, is making I;
strong bid for notoriety, having by
some hocus pocus induced a doctor
town at Mercer to bring suit agains
the Tribune, claiming that his reputa
tion has been damaged to the small ex
tent of 100000 by reason of al
article which appeared in the Tribune
The Tribune must WELD an awful
influence or else the Missouri doctors
reputation is a very valuable one, but
as he is from Missouri we'll bet water
melon he will be showed before he gets
through with brother Austin