The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30

The best time the farmers of Decatur
county will have this fall to sell their
horses and mules will be next week
when George Moran, of King City, Mo-,
will be here. Look out for his dates.
Charles Carruthers lost valuable
horse Monday afternoon on south Main
street. He had driven some friends to
the depot in his double carriage, and as
he was starting home, when in front of
the residence of Capt. J. d. Brown. one
OF the horses dropped dead in the har-
ness.
Mr.. Frank Lasley, of ST. Joe, Mo-, and
Miss Pearl Baggerley, OF Lamont, were
united in marriage at the home of
Justice G. w. Beck in this city, on Mon
day evening, Aug. Goth. They left the
next day for st. Joe, where they will
make their home.
There was decided change in the
weather Sunday morning when a cool
breeze came sweeping down from the
northwest and the mercury dropped
down to around 4S by Monday morning.
A very light frost which did no damage
could be seen in the very low places
early Monday morning.
Reuben Beck, another of the aged in
mates at the county farm, died We'd
nesday morning, making the second
death at the farm the past week. The
deceased was about sixty years of age,
and had been an inmate of the county
farm for many years. He had long been
afflicted with paralysis, which was the
cause of his death.
"Cotton" Albee, who lost his big toe
by having it run over by train at
Albany, Mo-, few weeks ago, submitted
to second operation at the home of
his parents in south Leon Tuesday, the
injured foot not healing properly, and it
was necessary to remove some dead
bone, the operation being performed by
Drs. Greenman and Jeffries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bowsher delight
fully entertained Thursday evening in
honor of Mrs. Capt. Browns sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Cain, OF Chicago
and her daughter, Mrs. Clarence kohler
of Butte, Montana. Music and cards
were INDUCED in until a late hour when
an elaborate Dutch luncheon was served
to twelve of their friends.
Francis Varga is enjoying honors of
being champion fisherman of Leon, this
season. Last Thursday he brought to
town channel cat which weighed g.
pounds after reaching Leon. The big
fish was caught with hook and line
few miles above Davis City. Francis
was using light steel pole and the
fish gave him merry tussle before he
succeeded in landing it.
Miss Gretchen Myers sprung a pleas
ant surprise on her mother, Mrs. w. E.
Myers, who has been sick for a number
of weeks, but is now convalescent, by
inviting number of her friends to
spend the afternoon with her this,
Wednesday, afternoon at sewing party
from to o'clock. Dainty refresh
ments were provided and Mrs. Myers
was greatly pleased over the happy
little affair.
Charles Gore who was fined $40 and
sentenced to fifteen days in jail for as
saulting Charles Norton, was released
from Jail Thursday, after paying the fine
and costs, and the balance of the Jail
sentence was suspended during good
behavior. Eliza Smith who was also in
volved in the assault on Mr.. Norton was
arrested Friday and fined $40 and costs
and given a fifteen day Jail sentence.
He paid the fine and costs and the Jail
sentence is suspended during his good
behavior.
Postmaster Willard f. Stookey has re-
ceived notice from the department at
Washington that civil service examin-
alton for the position of rural mail
carrier will be held at Leon on Saturday
Sept. %. One of the conditions of the
examination is that there must be at
least three applicants, and they must
make application in time so that it will
reach the department at Washington on
or before Wednesday, Sept. 18th. Any
persons who are thinking Of taking the
examination can secure the necessary
blanks and full particulars by calling
on Postma ster Stookey at the Leon
postof1ice.
| Howard Bennett and W. P. Axes and
son Don, of west of town, got into some
trouble while threshing at the Bennett
home last week and Mr.. Bennett was
arrested on an information filed before
Justice Sam Chamberlin at Decatur City
charging him with using profane and
indecent language. Howard plead
guilty and was fined IS and costs, and
then retaliated by filing an information
against w. P. Axes, charging him with
running his steam thresher over cross
ings without planking as required by
law. The case against Axes was to
have been tried Monday, and several of
the Leon lawyers were in attendance,
but the matter was compromised before
trial by Mr.. Axes agreeing to plead
guilty and paid fine of So and costs.
The Reporter editor happened to drop
into Bowsher & Bowshers big nipple.
ment store Monday and our attention
was attracted to an ingenious machine
which was in operation, known as rub.
Der tire machine, and we watched with
considerable interest the workman put.
ting set of new rubber tires on a
buggy, the tires on which had become
worn out. The machine does excep.
tionally nice work, the new tire being
firmly cemeAted and drawn around the
wheel so that it is all one piece and
after the tire was put on the wheel was
just as good as bran new wheel. The