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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Davis City.

John Sly moved from the south part
of town into one of the houses on
Fifth street known as the Baker prop
erty.
Merritt Scott, of Chicago, came in
last Wednesday for a visit with his
uncle Dick Scott and other relatives in
and near Davis City.
DR.. Wales had business at Leon We'd
nesday.
Miss Cora Sexton, of Clarinda, visited
the past week with her uncle John Nc
lntosh and other Davis City relatives,
leaving for home Friday.
DR.. Wales enjoyed visit from his
brother, Of lconium, the past week.
Mrs. Emma Kline, of Weldon, came
Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. Boeger.
Mrs. G. w. Lannimg, Of Shannon City,
visited old friends in Davis City from
Wednesday to Friday of last week.
Henry Turpin has very sick child
but it is better at this writing.
George Kimball has bought the prop
erty on East I'd street owned by Mrs.
Nj. Howard, consideration $500.
DR.. Wales had the remains of his four
children taken up and moved to the
new cemetery Saturday. j. M. Howell
also removed the remains of his son
Bert to the new cemetery.
Mrs. Orville Frazier visited the past
week with Leon friends.
Mrs. r.. M. Black and Mrs. p. e.
Shirley enjoyed visit from their
brother from Chicago the past week.
Mrs. Hattie Reed is enjoying visit
from her neice, of Powersville, Mo.
Grant Craig was on the market last
Monday for hogs, the first time for some
weeks, as the recent low prices have
caused the farmers to hold their hogs
back in hopes of raise in price.
Helen and Mabel Burrell, of Garden
Grove, came Saturday for visit with
Davis City relatives.
H. l.. Shoemaker returned Saturday
from Kansas where he was called to at
tend the funeral of his sister.
Capt. J. d. Brown, of Leon, had bust
ness in our city Wednesday of last
week.
Joseph Tharp has sold his farm known
as the Irving farm adjoining Davis City
to James Henderson. Consideration
$4,000.
Mrs. Gill Blue returned last Friday
from two months visit with her
daughter in Illinois.
Miss Lulu Stearns, of Garden Grove,
visited friends in our city and attended
the joint birthday party for Misses
Veta Scott and Alice Jeffries held at
the home of Carter Scott Saturday
evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Blockley No l.

Cecil and Bobby McNelly were visit
ors at II. Horney's Friday of last week.
Geo. Cox and wife were visitors at
Frank CoN's last Sunday week.
Bert Millsap and wife visited last
Sunday week at Joe Dobson's.
Geo. Stephen was caller at Fl.
Horneys Friday.
Bert and Chas. Dobson spent Satur-
day night in Leon visiting relatives.
D. 2. i.eahy went to Des Moines Sat-
urday to see his daughter, who has
been very sick with the fever,
Hazel Hatfield was on the sick list a
few days last week.
Mrs. Geo. Stephen spent Sunday
evening the guest of Mrs. Joe Dohson.
Hiram Manchester delivered few
loads of corn to Leon last week.
John McNeIly visited part of last
week with relatives in Missouri.
Bert and Lew Dobson are gathering
corn for Cal Huffman this week.
Bert Milsap and wife spent Sunday
night at Jesse Cox's. Mr.. Coxs little
girl is very sick.
Gertie McNelly and Ruth Asabash
visited the latter part of last week with
relatives at Andover, Mo.
Fred Jones, Clyde and Ray Marvin
gathered corn for Henry Horney last
week.
Earl Atha is visiting relatives in this
vicinity this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Postum Trot.

Mrs. Ross Judd was calling on Mrs.
Frank Worden one day last week.
Lew Overh liter wife and daughter
spent Wednesday evening at the home
of Frank Wor EN-.
The party at Mart Brittain's Thurs
day evening was we'll attended and II
report a good time.
Mrs. Frank Worden and Mrs. J.. Smith
were Weldon callers Friday.
Most every one from this part went
to Weldon Saturday to see old Santa
Claus, and he appeared between one
an two o'clock in his automobile.
Mrs. B. Wilson's sister and husband
came Saturday and visited till Sunday
Mrs. Anna Lucas and children, of Les
lie, were over Sunday visitors at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Faust.
Lissie Worden is working at Giihim
Gardeners south of Van Vert. :
Lew Overhol ger, wife and daughter
spent Sunday at the home OF Gene
Curry.
All who attended the party at Chas
Rows report jolly good time.
Quite crowd of young people at
tended the box supper at Gospel Ridge
school house Saturday night.
Mike Grogan and wife drove to Wood
land Saturday afternoon.
Those who drove to Leon Saturday
were: Arthur and Newman Worden
Newman Manchester, Minnie Kennedy
Charley Worden, wife and daughter.
Pick Worden and best girl were out
buggy riding Sunday evening.
Lew Smith and family were Sunday
callers as Marx Brittain's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
BoothtoWn.

Quite rain Monday morning.
Joe Dale and wife spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Barrett.
Maud Slower spent Saturday night
with her friend Clara Landphair.
Steve Marble called at G. W. Blakes-
ley's Sunday evening.
Merl and Pearl Dale spent Sunday
with Mable Slower.
Sherman Davis was Pleasanton
caller Monday.
Clara l.andphair and best fellow
attended church at New Salem Sunday
night.
Everett Dale spent Sunday with home
folks.
Myrtle Moon, who has been assisting
Mrs. John Moore with her household
duties returned home Monday.
Clifton Mills and Elva Campbell at
tended church at Salem Sunday night.
Ed Barrett is numbered with the
sick this week.
Mrs. S. A. Dale spent the first of the
week with her son Elba.
Walter Blakesley spent last week
with his parents, Geo. Blakesley and
wife.
George Minor was a Leon caller
Saturday.
Chester Dale and Earl Hullinger
spent Sunday with their cousins, Ray
and Ross Dule.
Walter Donnelly is working for
carney Landphair.
School will commence Monday at
Boothtown with Miss Eva Gardner, of
Leon, as teacher.
Protracted meeting at New Salem.
Everybody come and bring somebody
with yoa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
kllgore.

Several from this vicinity attended
the dance at Orah Eaton's Wednesday
night.
Chester Dale visited his cousins, Ross
and Roy Dale Sunday.
Mrs. Dennis Hill was buried at
Leon Saturday. Her funeral was
preached at the Methodist church at
eleven o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Still called on AL
bert Woolsey and wife Sunday evening.
Lloyd Moore and best girl attended
church at New Salem Sunday night.
Grace Garner entertained the B. G. G.
CLUB Saturday night.
Walter Blakesley, who has been husk-
ing corn for his father since Thanksgiy-
ing, returned to Leon Sunday to resume
his studies at High School.
Boys get your bells ready; we smell
wedding cake.
Chester Dale commenced school at
High Briar Monday.
David Robson and family took dinner
at J. N. Stills Thursday.
Uncle Jack Mcdaniel was business
visitor in Leon one day last week.
Walter Moore and Helen Hamilton at
tended church at New Salem Sunday
night.
Merle and Pearl Dale visited their
friends Yerna and Fay Linden Sunday.
Mrs. Royal Peters visited Tuesday
with j. N. Stills
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Woodland.

7. B. Adair and wife visited relatives
in Leon Thursday and Friday.
Pearl Gochenour left Friday for a
visit with his brother at HUMBOLDT.
Mrs. Farver is on the sick list.
Mrs. Nell Bright called at DR.. Coontzs
Thursday afternoon.
New windows have been put in the
Advent church the past week which
will likely make it some warmer than
before.
Talbart Hartman returned to his home
in Des Moines after a short visit with
friends at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Keller, of Humes-
ton, were over Sunday visitors with
the formers sister, Mrs. Harry Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lockwood were
Leon callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Smith called at
John Farver's Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Aten visited at
E. A. Bright's Saturday.
Jean Clark is changing the telephone
lines running north from his office, from
the old poles to more substantial ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Bright were enter
tanned at the home of DIR. Coontz Thurs
day evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Good Hope.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fierce and daugh-
ter VALERIE spent Tuesday with the
formers mother, Mrs. Anna Fierce, of
Van Vert.
II. A. Thompson and family spent
Wednesday with Mrs. nj. ]. Waterman,
of Van Wert.l ggM
Miss Eva Wion, Of Sweet Creek, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her friend,
Miss nellie Wise.
John and Nathan Smith and Roe
Quick, OF St. Joe, are visiting with Ed
McGahuey and family this week.
w. H. Wise and wife spent Friday at
the home of the latter's mother, Mrs.
NJ. j. Waterman, of Van Vert.
Misses Ethel Mckenzie and Mary
Sunday with Bessie and Mile Thomp.
son.
sir. and Mrs. Geo. Smith visited at
Charley lmhotT's Monday.
Mr.. Baldwin, of Kansas, visited Fri
day and Saturday with j. N. Barger and
family.
OrviIle and Elba Wills, of Malvern,
Ia, are here visiting their sister, Mrs.
George McGahuey and family.
Lew Thompson and wife and Mrs. J.
Downey and daughter Eddis were Van
Vert callers Thursday.
Grant Wise Spent Saturday and Sun
dav at home.
james Downey, wife and daughter
Eddis spent Saturday and Sunday wit
the latter's sister, Mrs. McCroskcy, of
near Green Bay.
There was surprise party given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Wise
Saturday evening in honor of tn in son
Earl's 20th birthday. Oysters were
served. Music was furnished Oh the
graphaphone and organ, and Il Jolly
good time was had by all. Those pres
ent were, Oliver, Tressa and Esther
McGahuey, Nathan Smith, Roe Quick,
Gordon and lzora Heather, Earl and
Ralph Rumley, Ray, Bessie and Mile
Thompson, Mary Baxter, Ethel McKen-
zie, Eva Wion, Clyde and Mary Imhoff
Grant, Earl and Nellie Wise. They all
departed at a late hour wishing Earl
many more such happy birthdays.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Garden Grove.

Mrs. Dan Salisbury and family moved
their household goods to Sibley, Mo-,
last week and will make their future
home there.
Mrs. Peck was visitor at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Ryan at Humeston
last week returning home Friday.
Mrs. Stiles Was at Abba last week
visiting at the home of her son Rolla
and family.
Leo Sullivan and wife, Of Helena, Mo-,
came last Friday to spend few days
at the home of their parents in this city.
Leo is station agent for the Burlington
at that place.
Mr.. Dorsey and family, Of Creston,
came last week and are now occupying
the Presbyterian parsonage. He has
bought the j. d. Burns farm south OF
town and will move there in the spring.
1t has been quite sight watching
the moving of the old hotel building
with traction engine.
George Hoadley visited over Sunday
with his brother Henry at GAINESVILLE
Mo. - tS'tna
S. Snowden returned last week from
a visit at Pella, Ia, with his daughter
Mrs. Dilley. He was accompanied home
by his daughter, Mrs. Chase.
Fred Woolley was at Humeston last
week and made an address before the
corn meeting there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beard, of Mt. Ayr, were
here over Sunday visiting at the home
of Mrs. Mary Bruce they returned home
Monday afternoon.
Pete and James Daniel went to Os
ceola Monday to attend the funeral Of
their fathers youngest brother.
Mrs. Little, of Leon, and daughte,
Mrs. Moore, of Abba, were visiting al
the Newell home last week.
Rev. Rob was a passenger for Osceo
la last Saturday where he held services
Sunday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Terre Haute.

Say, it's curious how much cooler it is
in the winter time than it is in the
summer. Have any of you noticed it or
did you make good use of your summers
wages2
q. P. Shaffner and his grandson were
in Decatur Saturday.
r.. S. Forkner, A. Y. and P. S. Honde-
sheldt had business in Lamont Monday.
Mrs. j. w. Mullin spent the past
week with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank
Hickman, of Woodland township.
James Butcher, Harry Cartwright and
John Gore, of Kellerton, spent Monday
Of last week in Davis City visiting with
friends.
w. l.. and j. P. Mullin have finished
gathering corn and are now engaged in
breaking their driving team.
Frank Wells, of st. Joe, who formerly
owned a store in our town moved back
to this place Monday. We don't know
what business he will engage in, but
hope he will conclude to run store here.
Frank is an all around up-to date good
fellow, SO we are glad to have him with
us again.
Rev. Van Wrinkle and wife, also Carte
Ellers held divine services at Terre
Haute Sunday evening.
Joseph Cation was seen in the burg
Sunday night.
Our company wholesale grocery and
clothing store, run by Mr.. Albert
Conner, caught fire Sunday night about
- o'clock and was entirely destroyed
nothing whatever being saved. There
was 10 insurance on the building and
very little on the goods we are told. We
haven't learned how it started, but as
there was no very sharp lightning that
night it was presumably Of incendiary
origin.
Sam Shaffner took dinner with VIM
Logan Tuesday.
Turk Lake, Rat Shelton and Carl
Coffin. of Decatur, took in the dance at
Negley's Friday night. All report a
nice time.
Thos. 'Sutherlin was Decatur caller
Monday of last week.
John Mitt Rupe and Isaac Norma,
were transacting business with Riddle
Bros. at Decatur one day last week.
Mrs. Maggie Mullin and her sister,
Miss Elizabeth Barrett called on their
sister, Mrs. Marie Macy, of north of
Leon, Saturday.
The old kid, or Uncle Ned as the
young folks prefer to call him, was a
Davis City caller Friday.
@. P. Shalfner was Davis City caller
Saturday.
Thomas Butcher and wife were shop
ping in Davis City Saturday.
P. S. Houdeshelt and William L. Null
Inns called on the Butcher boys Friday
evening.
Frank Wells and r. S. Forkner called
at'Decatur Saturday evening.
Roe Quick, Billy, John and Nathan
Smith, of ST. Joe, Mo-, are visiting in
these parts this week.
Pearl Quick helped Mrs. McCully
with her household duties this week.
Thomas Sutherland delivered wheat
at Decatur Saturday..
Mrs. Elite Ellers and son Rass were
in Decatur Saturday. O'Rastus is
certainly dandy with horses.
Hereford Miller ana his mother were
Decatur callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. e. Bedier, of Leon
passed through Terre Haute Sunday.
J. w. Mullin and wife were visiting
with their cousin, Chas. Bridger and
wife, Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Grand River.

DIR. Wards next dates at Grand River
are December 9th to 18th.
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04
Interesting Items Culied From Our Exchanges
In N6drby Counties

were brought back to Benton county at inferred in the oerne- tery at Vaughan.
 The Bentonville Sun last week contained the announcement of Andrew J. Russell. who is a candidate for sheriff. He is the first candidate to announce in Benton county
 1 fruit evaporator owned by !. T. Crone near Fairmount was destroyed by fire recently. and in attempting to save some of the contents Mr Crone vas badly burned about the face.
 An ordinance taxing roller skating rlnks $50 per year Is be- ing considered by the town coun- eli of Gravett and has passed it's first reading A curfew ordi- nance has been introduced.
 Mrs. Otis N. Ping died on Monday of last week at the home of her father. ]. D. Miller. ten miles west of Bentonville. She was taken with typhoid fever which developed into consump- tion. She leaves a little babe only few months old.
 Rev. W. S. Baker was formally installed as pastor Of the Presby- terian Church at Bentonville last Sunday. Those who assisted in the ceremonies were Rev. J. F. Lawson and Prot. F. F. Shan non Of Fayetteville, and Rev. J. F. Hylie of Springdaie.
 Articles of incorporation were filed Monday with the secretary Of State bY the FZ Meek> Wholesale Grocery Company of Rogers. capital stock e25. .0oo. of which o15.ooa has been subscrib- ed. The ia5ofporatofs are: r. /. Meek>, president Nomom N. IianS secretary. James V. Keith. treasure Rogers Democrat.
 J. N. Laaghorn, whe was eon- vieted of forgery in Circuit Court at Bentonvil.e last faiE. was par dened Tuesday by Acting Cover
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04
BENTON.

Bentonville will have street fair and carnival October T tc 26.
 .Abner Ratclif4, = years of age died last week at his home rear Fairmount.
 Joe puekett of Rogers suffered broken leg last week as the r.. suit Of horse falling on him.
 The Gentry Journal says there is strong talk among the fruit men of Decatur of putting in a cold storage plant.
 Rogers people are expecting the Frisco to build new brick depot at that place and add more switching facilities.
 J. W. Smytch of Galena, kas. has secured number of mineral leases near Gravette and begun boring north of that town.
 The Gentry Journal says Mrs. Dave Bird who left that place recently and went to Tennessee, married since going there.
 Miss Lizzie Skidmore, 2 years of age, died Monday of last week of pneumonia at her home five miles south of Bentonville.
 The corner stone of the new NJ. E. Church at Rogers will be laid Wednesday. October 1b, with appropriate ceremonies.
 Miss Alta Parker of Rogers and Mr. Fox of Texas were married at Fayetteville recently. They are making their home at MeAlister. I. T.
 he GraKctt correspondent 10 the Bentonyille Sun says: T. A. Case went to Springdale last week to help move Mrs. Martha Norton and fanily to this place :
 The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Burns. of Webb City. No. who Here former residents of Benton count. died recently from the effect ef injuries re- eeived III | swing. F he remains
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

nor Pindall II will be remem- bered that Langhoru sold prop erty located Tn the north part of Rogers. which belonged to his mother. and gave forged deeds for same. At the time of his trial his mother endeavored to have him given an immunity bath. as she made good all losses, but failed. Rogers Republican.
 The Rogers Democrat last week was just double the usual size, having been issued by the ladies of the NJ. E. Church. It was an excellent paper and con- tained many special articles of interest. The proceeds will be used by the ladies towards the erection of the new NJ. E. Church in Rogers. Among other feat ures was d symposium on The Ideal Wife and the Ideal Hus- band and one of the best and most pointed contributions was by Mrs. Irene Felker. as follows: Nv ideal huSbandz Why, I married mine. He's It."
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

ham Inod rator and J II. Bohan- nan clerk The next session will De held oouthern Grove, in Washington county Huntsville Democrat
 Mrs H@G. Ports, e5 years of age, died recently at her home at St. Pau. oi bowei and liver trouble after an illness of several months The remains were em- balned and shipped to her old home in Tennessee for burial.
 IL is reported that Huntsville is soon to have direct teiephonic communication with Eureka Springs \ line k now in course of construction from that place to Rock House. with which the line from Huntsville to Mar>hef's saw mil will be connected. Huntsville Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04
MADISON

Mrs. J. NJ Fanbus died recent ly al her home near Aurora.
 The three-year-old daughter of ]. \. Outland. residing near Mante, died Monday of last week.
 Mrs. T. NJ. Bohannan. fifty years of age. living on Boilannan mountain died recently Of typhoid fever and flux.
 Albert Hudson and family. who formerly resided near Kingston. but have been in Oregon for several years. have returned and will again make Madison county their home.
 Joe Clark and family Of near Kingston have moved to okernah. I. T.. where Mr. Clark will en- gage in the mercantile business with hl> brother-ln-laW. J. S. Stone Huntsville Demesart.
 The meeting ot the Madison County Missionary Baptist \ s>o- clation held n this city last week Was well attended and much interest was taken in the pro- ceediugs. The office. .et the association were Rev. S7 :. Gra-
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04
Napoleon Bonaparte

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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04
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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04
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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

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The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

There IS no solution of any problem without sympathy.
The Springdale news., 1907-10-04

Bentonville will have a street fair and carnival October T to
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