The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-17

Miss Angie Sears, who has taught
successfully the school at Crown the
past year, was last week elected as
assistant principal of the Grand River
public schools.
The fishing season opened Tuesday
and the followers of Walton in this city
have been getting out their poles and
lines preparatory to catching all the
fish in Grand River.
We have received another very in
teresting letter from Ned Keller, who
is travelling in the Hawaiian islands,
but lack of space prevents publication
this week. 1t will appear in our next
issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. WATSON have
issued invitations for the wedding of
their eldest daughter, Miss Irene, 70
Mr.. Joseph S. Warner, which will be
solemnized at their home in this city
on Tuesday evening, June 18th.
NiAildil VI San eoNh
ship, unloaded fine new traction en-
CINE at the depot Saturday, and took it
to his saw mill in Morgan township. The
big engine attracted considerable at
tention as Mr.. Jennings piloted it up
Main street.
EsTRAY-A gray pony, 10 to II years
old, branded on left hip, name bobbed.
Left the farm of r. D. Gardner near
Union school house on the night of May
10th. Please phone or write any in
formation of it's whereabouts to Charles
Beasley, at Leon Mill.
But little damage has been done by
recent frosts and the fruit prospect is
above the average. 1t is estimated that
the bulk of the corn will be planted by
the close of the week. A rainfall of .46
an inch occurred Tuesday afternoon and
evening which proved very beneficial.
Mr.. Amos Chambers, who lives a few
miles east OF Leon, was operated upon
last Sunday by Drs. Greenman, Layton,
Bowman and Foxworthy, to relieve an
ailment of long standing. The patient
stood the operation nicely and is get
ting along as we'll as could be asked for.
Rev. Ray Shipman, of Indianola, &C.
cupied the pulpit at the M. E. church
in this city last Sunday morning and
evening, and preached two splendid SER
mons. There will be no services at the
church next Sunday morning but pre-
siding Elder Miller will be here and
preach Sunday evening.
At a regular meeting of the Leon Fire
Department last Wednesday evening
VIM. Filical was elected chief, Ed
Farquhar secretary and W. w. Warner
treasurer. Chief Filical will make his
appointments of the various officers I'M
der him at meeting to be held this
"wednesday evening. The department
has been divided into two separate
companies one to handle the old engine
and the other the new one, and the
various company officers will be select
ed at this meeting.
Deputy treasurer George w. Sanger
brought to The REPORTER office branch
from one of his Burbank plum trees
Tuesday morning to show us how badly
the plums were injured by the recent
freeze. The branch was only 16 inches
long, yet it had 20 plums on it, and
every one gave promise of maturing. 1t
has been many years since Decatur
county had better prospects for fruit
than this year.
The creamery started buying cream
Monday, and on Tuesday made their
first churning. Andrew Mccartney is
in charge as butter maker, and M. P
CARRIER looks after the business manage
ment. The Decatur County Co-Opera
tive Creamery and Produce Co., promises
to be good thing for the farmers of this
county, and all should give it loyal sup
port. They want all the cream they cal
secure, and Mr.. Mccartney says the
cream received SO far has been of extra
good quality.
The last will Of Joseph Brown, ST. o
Richland township, who died last week
has been filed for probate in the clerk.
! Office. 1t is dated May 1, 1905, being
witnessed by John Durham and Patricl
Griffin. After providing for the paymen
of all just debts and funeral expenses h.
. bequeaths to each of his grand children
Lewis Warrick and Martha Jane War
I rick the sum of one dollar each, and
| like sum to Eta Dukes, Jane Dukes
, Della Dukes and w. P. Dukes. The res
J, Of his property, real and personal HI
gives to his children, Sarah Jane War
rick, Henry II. Brown, Isaac N. Brown
Lewis w. Brown, Joseph Brown Jr., Will
/ liam Hamilton Brown and John I. Brown
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