The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-04-19
We have a Car load of New Deere Riding Cu|tiydtors
which we are selling with SunShdde at S22.50
Grand River.

Grand River.
DIR. W. G. Wards next dates at Grand
River are April 18 to II.
W. O. Woolover, who has been holding
meetings at the M. e. church, closed
his meeting and left for Chicago where
he will attend the Moody institute to
better fit himself for the work. He is
one of the best speakers we ever had
here. He was pastor here two or three
years and always did good work. He
is not afraid to speak on the sins of the
world and is man of more than ordi-
nary ability in his profession.
Grand River had a big crowd last
Saturday in spite of the mud.
Jake Switzer and wife returned from
California, where they have been since
January. They like the climate there
but think it no place for a man to get
along in the world; it is much easier
here Jake thinks. DR.. DeKalb and wife
will return soon.
T. B. Sloan and wife are making the
City Hotel pay despite the mud.
Fred Ticknor returned from Rogers,
Arkansas, where he had been to look
after his apple crop which he reports to
be in very favorable condition.
w. G. Overholtzer has two fine horses
which he purchased in Illinois. Just
what are needed here.
w. H. Campbell has the stone ready
for his new house, which he will build
on his farm this summer.
There were ITS cases of eggs brought
in last Saturday. j. f. Hines getting SO
of them. Our egg crop is big thing
and brings good prices.
r. A. Greenland will put in 1900 acres
of corn this year on his different farms.
Bone & Lee will make more cement
blocks this summer. Work will begin
as soon as the cement arrives. Carrick
Bradshaw will be manager of the plant.
Ed Gale reports his son Boyd better
and that he will be home as soon as he is
able to leave the hospital at Omaha,
where he was operated on for Appendix
citis.
L. p. Edwards and mother have moved
to Blair Brenneman's farm south of
town.
w. B. Snyder is well pleased with his
new place as section foreman at Union,
Iowa, where he gets better pay than
here. He is good track man and de-
serves good salary.
John Hukill, our efficient postmaster,
received fine compliment from the
inspector last week when here OH see
ing the state of things in the office.
John is young at the work but does it in
a way that pleases our Uncle Samuels
men and the patrons of the Office
DR.. j. w. Robinson has located in
Abba instead of going to California as
at first intended.
Will Daugnton and wife, of Beacons-
field, were here last Saturday.
Alta Fuqua is very sick and not ex-
pected to recover at this time. Frank
Fuqua was called from Chicago.
Oats sowing is late but some of our
farmers are through.
Emmett Daughton has begun a term of
school east of town. He is fine young
man and gives excellent satisfaction.
We Sc. what is being said about the
court house in our papers. Mr.. Kicker
voices the idea of many of our people.
A great many feel that on account of
property interests that Leon should
have it, but think that Leon would get
the most good out Of it and should give
more than her share of the taxes. We
are nearly all for Leon here for we are
like Uncle Billy Craig, of Davis City.
We have not forgotten not long ago we
wanted bridge north of town and one
at the Crees ford southeast of town so
we went before the board Of supervisors
and made our claim with the result that
we got both of them the next year and
good ones too. We are proud of them,
of the board and all our people. Leon
never made a kick but paid her share of
the taxes like she does in other things.
Leon has her share of the burdens to
bear as well as the rest of us. If had
bought property in Leon and improved
it because it was the county seat
would not want it changed; neither
would any one else. We think most of
our people want the county seat to re-
main at Leon for many reasons already
given in the papers, but feel that Leon
will be the most benefited by it should
donate some. We are told that Leon
pays one-seventh of the taxes of the
county yet she never has said you fell
lows ought to donate to those bridges
because you will receive the most
benefit of them. Let US be fair in the
matter and place ourselves in Icons
place if possible, then sec how we feel
about it. We do not blame Decatur in
the least, we too would like to have the
court house. We like to see all our
towns prosper and all our people, if for
no other reason than selfish one,
we would get some Of the prosperity.
Be fair and all will be we'll.