The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-12
Grand River.

LIT. w. ". warn uoAU UdUcS dU Orduu
River are July 8 to IA.
W. B. Gilreath, of Lake Andes, S. OAK,
is here on business.
The big store changed hands Saturday
and Messrs Beatty and Brain left for
their home at Sigourney Saturday after
noon. Des Moines men have it now
and will continue the business at the
old stand.
r. W. Boeger invoiced his stock of
goods last week to Covington & Arm
strong who took possession at once. r.
o. Yontz, of Des Moines, was helping at
the invoice. Covington & Armstrong
went to Chicago to buy goods for the
fall trade.
Mrs. H. G. Bone died last Friday morn
ing and was buried in Oak Hill ceme-
terry Saturday. The funeral was held at
the Methodist church, w. B. Cox offic-
iating. Mrs. Bone was one of natures
noble women, loved and esteemed by
all who knew her. She had been affiict-
ed for several years but bore her atfiic-
ton with Christian fortitude, never
forgetting the example of our Savior
whose life she ever tried to follow as
true Christian. She had been faithful
member of the Methodist church for
years. She was never weary OF we'll
doing, kno wing that after due season
we shall reap what is sown. Be ye
therefore not weary in we'll doing for
after due season We shall reap if We
faint not. She leaves kind husband
and two sons to mourn her loss and
loving example and a host of friends to
reverence her memory.
Uncle Chris Overholtzer died of a
stroke of apoplexy at his home Saturday
morning and was laid to rest in Oak
Hill cemetery Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Overholtzer was one of our earliest
settlers, man of many sterling quail
ties, honest in all his dealings with his
fellowmen wherever met. He was a
faithful member of the Presbyterian
church for many years. He leaves a
faithful, loving wife, one daughter and
three sons, many relatives and friends
to mourn his departure to the better
land. He was the kind of men that
helped to make Iowa great state and
lived long to see her spread in grandeur
and strength. Truly good man has
gone to his reward to live long in the
memory of his friends. His good eX-
ample and fatherly advice will remain
long in the minds of those who knew
him best. The funeral was held from
his late home, Rev. w. b. Cox who
officiated delivering a remarkable strong
Capt. ]. d. Brown, M. Mayer, DR.. r.
A. Bowman, G. W. Hoffman, Senator NJ
F. Stookey, Marion Woodland, A. p
Olsen and others of Leon, were here
Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs
H. G. Bone.
G. M. Keller the real estate man, OF
Leon, was here helping in the big store
deal Saturday.
F. A. Greenland left Saturday with
several loads of stock for Chicago. w
H. Brannaman shipping several cars at
the same time. Grand River has severa
buyers in the field which makes things
lively for our farmers, who appreciate
the good prices paid by our shippers.
Sam Shields, one of the typical farm
ers of Warren county was here visiting
his brother Joe and Oscar and othel
relatives last week, his two daughters
were with him and left for their home
Friday.
Rev. Sellards, of Leon, was here las
Monday evening and organized an Anti
Saloon League with Rev. W. B. Cox
president; |. N. Edwards, vice presiden
John Fl. Edwards second vice presiden
j. F. Hines, treasurer and r. w. Boeger
secretary. The meeting was shameful
ly short of men, but plenty of womel
were present to lend helping in Tho
good work. There just closed a fake
show on the street before the meeting
which was nightly attended by these
men who vote to keep up and maintain
the liquor traffic, but are not enough
interested in their country and pos
terity to do their duty in this, although
they see and know it as we'll as it cal
be known. You miserable laggard:
need not think that God and you
country's needs will not require you tx
bauish the liquor traffic from YOU
country, our otherwise good govern
ment is in partnership in this bushes!
because it takes revenue from it ant
thereby licenses the hell-making bust
ness, which you AS voter should SEE
is regulated to the past where it be
longs along with the traffic OF human
beings. 1t is greater menace to ou
county than slavery ever was, but mos
Of the same men who CALAMITY went a
their country's call to save it at tn,
risk of lives and put down slavery arr
shamefully slow to move on the great
est evil that confronts us. MIR. Vote
God and the future good of prosperit.
demand you to examine the machiner,
of your mind, heart and conscience ant
see that the moral complicated machin
cry works as it ought to in accordance
with your high sense of duty to God
your children and native land. We d.
not believe in hanging men. but man
who God made in his own likeness ant
image, who comes into community tt
take jug orders richly deserves such ;
fate. Men, do not allow these corrup
, devils to come on your premises, shul
them as deadly viper for they are fal
worse. This is great and noble dut.
and you must act against it or you fai
in your first duty as good citizen of :
good government that must protect it!
citizens and not subject them to drunk
en- slaughter as is now done. Vote
Z right.
John Penniwell, of Little Rock. Ark.
is here this week visiting is man,
friends. He will visit in the county ;
month.
DR.. B. D. DeKalb and Lew Van Werdel
ware ovar Sunday visitors at nr r., I