The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
Grand River.

store in Beaconstield. We were so as
sured, but Mr.. Ticknor says there is |
nothing sure Of it.
Earl Beatty, of Clearfeld, came last |
Saturday for short visit with friends.
Sam Roland, one of our best and most
prosperous farmers, is building new
house this fall on his fine farm north
east of town.
DIR. j. w. Robinson recently of this
place but now of Abba, was here last
week on business. He thinks some of
locating here again. He enjoyed good
practice here and is just the kind of a
man we need here as he is strictly tenn
perate and takes the right stand on
public questions. He jumped out of the
frying pan into the fire when he left
here for Abba, for Monroe county
voters exercise but little sense or civil
ization, say nothing of their christian
ity in voting for saloons. They have
four with two wholesale liquor houses,
one just starting with bar in it and
five drug stores. The result the DR..
says is all kinds of crime with thirty or
forty in Jail most of the time. The last
court was in session six weeks to clean
up the criminal docket, but now they
have larger crop. These trade bring
ing liquor hells are evidently helping
the taxpayers of Monroe county out of
their money in a way they despise and
with results no doubt pleasing to his
satanic majesty. See the result we get
from one permit drug store and other
diabolical cusses too lazy to work for
an honest dollar. We saw barrel of
the juice of hell that came last Satur-
day which will be sold for medicine ac-
cording to the pharmacy laws of the
great state of Iowa. A man told us he
saw barrel for the same place day or
two before. Court is about over for
this term and perhaps they foresee that
some of our citizens will be sick and
much in need of this good medicine of
hell which caused our bricks to by laid
crooked last summer. The voters of
good old Decatur county have so far
not entertained the idea of local option,
evidently seeing enough ruin made
without the school of drink making
saloons. Some say Grand River is
worse than it was the last two years,
it this is true, who is at fault and what
is the cure? Not more whisky.
Mr.. Peasley of the big store went to
his home in Fairfield last Saturday
evening for short visit.
r. A. Greenland shipped four cars of
stock last Saturday to Chicago and took
one home to feed.
Col. N. B. caves is making fine brick
and cement cave at his home in town.
He told us there would be no drunken
men laying the bricks crooked as he
was doing it himself. 1t is fine cave
and the Col. is justly proud of it. Our
town is getting some good lasting i'm
provements in the way of brick and
cement. A few years ago we had very
few cellars but now we have enough to
supply the township.
j. &. Andrew and son were in town
Saturday morning on business.
Our farmer friend ]. A. West was Civ
ing his opinion on the effects of drink
on man one day last week, j. A. can
tell it.
Joe Richart and son gave free ex-
hibition of their skill on the violin and
banjo last Saturday afternoon in front
of Switzer's bank. They made music
that was enjoyed by the big crowd.
Mr.. Richart handled the fiddle bow
with as much skill and dexterity as any
man we ever saw, while the young man
was lingering the banjo as tho he had
received training from the old time
Plantation negro expert.
John Green, Robert Brammer and
others We're called to Abel as witnesses
in the case Of the State VS.. John Crces.
S. II. Covington and II. w. Drew have
given their houses a coat of paint, G. w.
Mccarthy doing the painting.
Mrs. Mary Fear returned from visit
ing her son, +. a., and daughter, Mrs.
Fred Reardon, of Big Piney, Wyoming,
where she has been for two months.
All the people who went from Grand
River and vicinity are doing we'll there.
Alex Keller is home for a week from
threshing.
Mrs. w. H. Shields and daughters
Gertrude and Ruth are visiting rela-
tives at Carson and other points in the
western part Of the state, and Fl. G. Jen-
nings and wife are keeping house for
Mr.. Shields while their daughter is
absent.
This great tirewater medicine seems
to affect our people the same as it does
our red indian brothers. We wish the
government would put the seller here in
the penitentiary as he richly deserves
to be there as he is soon guilty of all
the combined sins of the world, and he
should be locked up or get an honest
business.
Miss Laura Wadsworth ana John C.
Taylor were married last week. They
are among our best young people and
will make a success in life, for they are
both Industrious young people and not
afraid of work. John is a young man
OF exemplary habits, worker who will
prove himself worthy of so good life
partner. We extend congratulations to
the young couple.
Joan Mcdonald has bought the har-
ness shop of T. B. Sloan and has put in
a fine new stock. Mr. Sloan will devote
his time to his hotel work.
Joe Bohall, who has been farming for
W. H. Young is going to work for G. w.
Drake and will move on Mr.. brakes
farm this week. Mr.. Young's family
will occupy the old homestead again
but he will remain in Leon until Janu-
airy when he will turn the treasurship
over to his worthy successor as the two
old whisky parties shall determine.
Ed Haynes returned from his North
Dakota trip and says the country looked
good to him but he was too old to stand
the hard times Of a naw oonntrv ocnoo