The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-24
Terre naute.

Leonard Mullin was helping John
Newton move to Davis City Wednesday.
Russell Norman and Miss Nora Nc
Dowell were quitely married in Leon
Saturday. They will make their home
with the brides mother, Mrs. Dorcas
Mcdowell. Several of our boys called
on chem Monday night with> their
charivari tools, see.
James Odell, of near Tuskeego, called
on Thomas Butcher Tuesday of last
week.
Uncle Bill Mcintosh was up in these
parts Wednesday on business PROPOSE
tiOu with one of our best athletes, MIR.
Oscar Davis. Uncle Bill being armed
with a warrant, and an information filed
by our merchant, A. Conner. The race
started on Main street in northward
direction as far as the river, Oscar
wading and swimming across. Uncle
Bill came back with boys cap in one
hand and, we'll Uncle Bill can't run like
he used to, when he spent two days
hunting cattle on the plains Of Iowa in
an early day. Come again Uncle Bill.
r. Sellers returned Tuesday from
Wyoming, where he purchased car load
of horses for our Iowa market.
Alfred Miller and wife also Mrs.
Conner had business in Lamont one day
last week.
Mrs. Dora Butcher and daughter,
Mrs. Pearl Quick and little son Creston,
called on Mrs. Richard Lee, west of
Decatur, last Wednesday.
John Toney, of near Lamont, passed
Through our little burg one day last
week on his way to Decatur.
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had business in Lamont Wednesday.
Z. Butcher, a contractor and builder,
is now engaged in building one of the
finest and best hog houses in southern
Iowa.
Geo. Gore, who is about to finish the
work on Reason Ellers' new house,
went to Tuskeego to contract for the
building Of the new store at that place.
John Mcdowell and son were deliver
ing oats to VIM. Lee, of Davis City, at
Al cents per bushel. Pretty fair price
isn'tit
John W. Sellers, Claud, Lindsey and
Willie Butcher were fixing up their
poll tax business with our road superin-
tendent last week. The boys were do
ing nice work. Come and see.
Pete Ellers and G. P. Shaffner attend
ed the sale at Chas. Piercy's last We'd
nesday.
Philo Houdesheldt is now one of the
sweetest young men in our midst. He
has been engaged in the manufacture Of
home made molasses the past two or
three weeks. Say it makes the girls
weep to look at him.
One Of Jacob Miller's boys was up be-
fore the strong, cruel arm of the law
one day last week we hear for playing
game Of poker. We think there is
some mistake, as the little fellow should
have been at Sunday school, where his
parents undoubtedly thought he was.
We didn't hear what the fine was or
whether the supreme court of Blooming
ton let him off with sound lecture
which surely would be sufficient punish
ment for the first otfense.
j. w. Sellers, James Butcher, r. S.
Forkner and Pete Ellers attended the
Commission sale at Decatur Saturday.
Tom Butcher and wife were trading
in Lamont Saturday.
Dyke Joseph was visitor at Grand
ma Butchers last Saturday night.
Freely Beavers and Ed Patton. of
Woodland, attended the sale of I. A..
Sutherlin Friday.
Mrs. Mary Osborn visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Sans and family Satur-
day night and Sunday.
E. B. Mullin and sister and Miss Louie
Butcher attended the surprise party at
Mrs. Landphair's Friday night. They
are all loud in praise of the nice time
they had.
Fred Alley and sister, Mrs. S. Shaffner,
were Decatur callers Saturday, Mrs.
Shaffner being initiated in the order of
the Royal Neighbors.
John Thompson, of near Lamont, has
been hauling wood the past week from
the Sellers farm.
Old corn sold at the Sutherlin sale at
So cents per bushel, new corn at soc,
wheat at 92c. e. Housh purchased the
wheat, Billie Bronson 1000 bushels Of
old corn, James Baker took 5000 bushels
of new corn, and sixty head of fat steers
at $50 per head. Everything sold WE'LL
Tusk eego.