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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30
r. F. ID. No. 2

Several from this vicinity were Leon
callers Saturday.
Mrs. Dan Griffin is very sick at this
writing.
Grace Garner returned home Satur-
day from Leon, where she has been
staying with Mrs. A. G. Dale.
Kate Sullivan visited over Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Julia Griffin.
Daisy Stanford visited Sunday with
home folks.
]. 0, Garner and family spent Sunday
at Z. Gammon's.
Fannie and Bertha Cannon, Stella
and Carrie Fuller attended church at
the Catholic church Sunday. G
Mrs. Emma Grogan spent Sunday
night at Dan Grif1in's.
John and George Evans were Leon
callers one day last week.
Iva Lentz is working for Mrs. Dan
Griffin.
Fannie and Bertha Cannon spent
Saturday evening at W. G. Tuller's.
j. e. Evans and family Of Leon visited
Sunday at Dan Griffin's.
Frank Bright of near Lineville visited
over Sunday at W. c. Tuller's.
Fred Potter and family spent Sunday
at L. Gammon's.
Mrs. j. o. Garner and daughter
Glada visited Saturday near Leon the
guests of Mrs. Willis Frost.
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New Buda.

Quite few snow flakes fell here
Monday.
Miles Boeger. wife and his sister
HERNIA spent Saturday afternoon at j..
B. Hardingers.
o. L. Fetty was Leon caller Sunday
and Monday.
Basil shoak, of Andover, Sundayed
with his sister, Mrs. l.. S. Fetty.
Mrs. Ed Flora and daughter Anna
were Missouri callers Friday.
L. A. Brown was in Missouri Satur-
day.
Miss Ethel Latta spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Tom Smith.
Mrs. A. w. Martin and Mrs. O. L.
Fetty were callers at j. B. Hardinger's
Monday.
]. G. Flora lost fine COW last week.
Paul Scott and family visited at S. O.
Sprinkle's Sunday.
Guy Flora, wife and baby and Frank
Flora, wife and baby visited Sunday at
L. S. Fetty's.
Mrs. John Attebury visited few
days with Mrs. d. I. Attebury. She re-
ports that they are going to move to
Mt. Ayr.
Mrs. George Fetty spent Sunday with
her son, o. L. Fetty.
Ora Fetty spent Sunday with his
friend, Bennie Hardinger.
Birdie and LYDIA Frazier were Davis
City callers Saturday.
Katie Dobozy, who has been working
in the Campbell hotel at Decatur City
came home for a few days visit with
relatives.
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Rose Hill.

Mrs. Kate Hickman called on Mrs. D.
Griffin one day last week.
o. Wills helped P. Stanford with his
blowing last week.
Eugene Cannon sawed wood Monday.
Dan Griffin had business in Leon
Wednesday.
Quite number attended meeting at
the Catholic church Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Grogan is staying this
week with Mrs. Dan Griffin.
" ISIS Daisy Stanford visited Sunday
evening with home folks.
Dick Milton filled his regular appoint
ment at Mansfield BENEFITS Sunday
evening.
Kimba11 Hickman, OF Leon, had bust
ness at Showdown Tuesday.
Misses Stella and Carrie fuller called
on the Misses Fannie and Bertha Gam
mon one evening last week.
Frank Bright, Of Lineville, visited
over Saturday at W. c. Tuller's.
Quite few from this vicinity we're
Leon callers Saturday.
j. o. Garner and family visited Sun
day at E. Gammon's.
Will Cannon and wife, o. Bassett and
son Forest visited Tuesday at Wayne
Gammon's.
Mrs. Ed Griffin visited Saturday
with Mrs. Dan Griffin.
Miss Grace Garner has been doing
homework for Mrs. Albert Dale, in Leon
the past week.
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r. F. ID. No. 3.

Several Of our farmers planted corn
laat week.
Pete Hoover and family visited friends
on Jimmy Creek Sunday.
Joe and VIM. Barlean were calling at
Franklin Smiths Sunday.
Misses Nora Gardner, Vera and Virgie
Cox and Sherman Simpson called at
Mac CoX's Sunday morning.
Walter Campbell, while catching a
game of base ball for the Jimmy Creek
colts Sunday was struck in the stomach
by a foul tip and quite badly hurt.
Matter Charles Cox is about one of
the proudest little men in this part of
the country over the arrival of fine
shetland colt. He was seen out Sunday
driving his pony and breaking his colt
to lead.
At the Eden township democratic
caucus Saturday l.. A. Durell, Wayne
Cannon and 8. l.. Cox were nominated
for trustees, John B. Mcdaniel for as
SCISSOR, Milt Manchester for clerk, Frank
Cox and B. f. Robson for Justices.
Lee Craig, our next county surveyor,
was doing some surveying for j. Il.
Morgan last week.
All the smallpox patients in this
township have been released from quar-
antine.
Mrs. Willis Allen and children, OF
Davis City, visited her mother, Mrs. W
Baker, Sunday.
Milt Manchester and DR.. Bowman
took dinner with Tom Guthrie Sunday
Sherm Turpin and family were Sunday
visitors at Fletcher Honns.
Thomas Cox and family were visiting
in Leon Saturday.
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Grand River.

DR.. Wards next dates at Grand River
are May 4th to 9th.
We had a little excitement in our
town Saturday eveninga couple of farm
ers got tangled in each others wool and
it COST them SIS apiece.
Perry Bramer and wife are the proud
parents of an eleven pound boy that
came Friday evening to stay.
Mr.. Daley, of Sand Creek, died Satur-
day morning at s o'clock with pneu-
monia fever and will be buried at Funk
town cemetery Monday noon.
Mrs. Sarah Euritt, of Grand River,
was quietly married at her home, to Mr..
Joseph Miller, of Wyoming. They de-
parted Wednesday to the husbands
home accompanied by his son, Ennis.
Easter Sunday was spent in different
ways. Some in religious worship and
Others in drunkenness and fighting. One
young man lost $40 and gold watch.
Miss ETA Mcconnell will be home
next Friday evening and will go back
Saturday to her school near Weldon.
Mrs. Binnings and grandson, Jesse
Hawk, returned Saturday evening from
Kansas where they have been visiting
relatives. She had a good visit but
was sick most of the time and is very
poorly since her return home.
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KiIgore.

Albert Finch and sister, Mrs. Mart
Still, spent Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. Sarah Finch.
Quite number of visitors called at
the Brush College school Friday.
Winnie Cowles was Sunday visitor
at J. T. Robison's.
Ray Dale was a pleasant caller at
Delbert Cowles' Sunday evening.
Charley Campbell and family were
Sunday visitors at Walter Moore's.
George Evans had business in Leon
Thursday.
Fern Moore was tie guest of her
brother Walter and wife Friday.
Roy Blakesley was calling on friends
in Leon Suday evening.
Mrs. Jane Lille was visiting at David
Robinson's one day last week.
Roy Dale, of Leon, spent Saturday
night and Sunday in this vicinity.
Mrs. Vim. Moore and children were
Leon callers Saturday.
Oda Dale and family and Miss Kittie
week.
Eta Lille called on Mrs. Hattie Rob-
ison one day last week
Eliza Lille took dinner at A. j. Wool
sey s Sunday.
Willard Lille and wife will make
their home with MIR. Watson this sum
nlcr.
John Barrett and family were Sunday
evening callers at George Moore's.
Misses Anna Mcdaniel, Grace Moore
and Nellie Woolsey were the guests Of
Myra Blakesley Sunday.
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Union Ridge.

Jacob Martin and wife, of Leon, spent
Sunday with Amos Martin and family.
Oscar Rex and family visited Sunday
at Ed Beers.
W. P. Axes is putting up new house
on his south place.
The boys on the Ridge have all got
the base ball craze again.
q. l.. Sage and Pete Parker were call.
ers on Charles Beasley Sunday forenoon.
The ladies on the Ridge are all busy
these days making soap and caring for
little chickens.
Will Stout has new telephone on the
Mutual line.
Several in this vicinity have planted
corn this week.
G. w. Toms was doing some plaster
ing on the school house last Monday.
Mr.. Billiard has been quite sick for
several days.
Misses Nora Gardner, Vera and Virgie
Cox sundayed at Will Burners.
Ed Parker and wife Sundayed at Gid
Sage's.
Quite change in the weather Mon
day morning, showing some.
The sick are all improving among the
neighbors.
Mrs. Sage called on Mrs. Oscar Rex
one day this week.
Mrs. Byrum Stout is able to be out
some; she was visitor at her son Wills
last Friday.
a wagon has only one reach, SO has
the Yelie buggy. ~.
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Weldon.

Mrs. Lola Hodges returned from Hum
eston Monday morning.
AL Davis, of Oklahoma, is visiting his
father, A. J. Davis.
Brown Mccullough is building an adj
dition to his residence.
Miss Pearle Tallman, who is teaching
at Groveland, visited over Sunday with
relatives here.
Mrs. ]. H. Garris visited relatives
near Lucas over Sunday.
James Bower and Mrs. Iva Pettis
were married at Leon April %.
VIM. Anstey, of Grand River, visited
his father-in-law, G. w. Graves, the
latter part Of the week.
H. G. Woodbury. and John Abercrombie
are both having cement walks laid in
front of their residences.
John Hidy and family have moved to-
the j. B. Wells farm north Of town.
Mrs. e. A. Lockwood and children
returned Monday from few days visit.
at Osceola.
]. T. McAlister, wife and daughters
returned Saturday from three months
stay in California.
The Baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. l.. G. Parker at the.
M. E. church Sunday evening, May 10.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30
r. Ed. No. I.

). 3. Tye preached at New Salon Sun
day.
Mrs. Sam Dale visited her son EIba
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Davis and baby visited
with Mrs. J. Drury Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Wynn visited at
Scott Clark's one day last week.
Seth Davis. wife and son Lear went
to Missouri Friday to visit her sister.
Mrs. Moore went to Pleasanton Sat
srday.
Sieve Turp"n and wife visited at his
fathers Sunday.
Uncle Al Spargur spent Sunday at
Charley Spargurs.
Martin Hendrickson and family at
tended church at Davis City Saturday.
Pearl Slower and Alta Pryor spent
Saturday evening at Marion Davis.
Vie Slower is working for Mrs. Ernest
Landphair.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Wynn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lon belong and daughter Velva
visited Sunday at Marion Davis.
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Orphan Ridge.

Mrs. Walter McNelly and family had
business at Leon Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Dobson and son Charles
spent Sunday over on Grand River.
iona Housh has lost fourteen head of
hogs the past week, and thinks cholera
was the cause.
The last yellow flag was removed in
Eden township Friday, and the smallpox
is thing of the past.
Bert and Charles Dobson called on the
Barlean boys Saturday evening.
Miss Lille Weable, of Lamont, came
over Tuesday to visit couple Of weeks
with Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin and other
friends.
w. l.. Briner, of Abba, came Saturday
to commence elerking in the Blockley
store.
Fred Jones and sister, Mrs. Mary Nc
Laughlin, and Miss Lille Weable, spent
Sunday at tho Stephens home.
We understand Miss Wright will open
the school at Hoop Pole Monday after a
two weeks vacation.
Charlie Jones, of Charlton, came last
week and visited couple of days with
his cousin, Fred Jones.
Those who spent Sunday at John
Smiths were: S. P. Hoover and family,
Mrs. A. j. Fulton and children, Ed
Campbell and family, w. D. Smith and
two sons.
James Smith and Miss Grace Dingman
spent Sunday at Walter Gibson's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30
Good Hope.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Redman and son
Elba spent Sunday at Frank Binning's.
Mr.. Malchi johnson of near Leon
spent Saturday and Sunday with Holger
Rasmussen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Fierce and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Hoadley and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hampton and son
passed through these parts Sunday
afternoon.
Grant Wise spent Sunday at home.
James Downey had business at Deca-
tur City Saturday.
Misses Dale and Grace Wise called on
Villain Barger Sunday afternoon.
Charley lmhoff and wife spent Sunday
at George Smiths.
Grant, Earl and Nellie Wise, and
Elba Wills spent Sunday with Oliver,
Tressa, and Esther McGahuey.
Gillian Gardner and wife of Frank
lin township were guests at Clyde
Stevens Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Ed McGahuey took dinner with
W. H. Wise Sunday.
Esther McGahuey is assisting Mrs.
James Downey, with her house cleaning
this week,
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Van Vert.

Warren Goldsberry returned Monday
to his home at Centerville after having
taken Robert Masters place as brake
man for the past week.
Misses Grace and Cora Andrews, OF
Grand River, attended the commence
ment exercises at this place Friday
evening.
The Van Vert people were much dis
appointed last week when message
was received that Governor Cummins
could not deliver the commencement ad-
dress, owing to the death of his grand
son, so Rev. Charles S. Medbury, pastor
of the University Place church at Des
Moines, was secured. He is one of the
best speakers in the state and everyone
that heard the address was fully salts
fled and thinks that he did better than
the governor would have done.
Prof. Cosner and Clarence Brothers,
of Grand River, attended the commence
ment here Friday evening.
Ed. Knight, Bessie Knight, John Park
er, Mary Rhodes, Warren Goldsbury
and Celia Thompson attended the bail
games at Leslie Sunday.
Erland Weld, who has been attending
school here, returned Monday to his
home at Diagonal.
Ernest Parrish, Josie Gould, Mabel
Fry and Mr.. Jay and wife attended the
ball game at Leslie Sunday.
Miss Sophia Smith was Leon visitor
Wednesday.
l.. A. belong and Bonnie Robins, of
Osceoia were in this city Tuesday even
ing.
The Alumni, of the Van Vert High
school held their annual reception in
honor OF the graduates of 1908 at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Hall. A
good time was reported by all present.
G. L. Belding came down Friday from
Des Moines to sing at the commence
ment exercises. He was accompanied
by Ray Goodwin, pianist.
Mrs. A. L. Mulkey and daughter visit
ed relatives in Osceola Saturday.
Prof. Reed and A. L. Belding went to
Osceola Saturday afternoon to hear
Gov. Cummins speak,
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q. F. D. No. 2

Mr.. Horney was caller at Frank
Dingmans Sunday evening.
School commenced at Eden Monday,
with Eva Gardner as teacher.
Glenn Vaughn and Willie Bates called
on Vern Dingman Sunday.
Corn planting is the order Of the day.
Grace Moore was a visitor at the
Mushroom school Friday.
Grace Dingman and George Newsbaum
spent Sunday evening at Dwight Free
mans.
Marian Huston visited home folks
Sunday.
vern Dingman was Leon caller
Sunday evening.
Bert and Cliff Ingram We're visitors at
Frank Dingman's Friday evening.
Fred Smith is much better at this
writing.
Ed Spencer was Leon caller Satur.
day.
Clifton Mills was seen sailing owe,
east Sunday evening.
Mr.. Coder was the guest of Waite,
Moore Sunday.
John Evans was the guest of Dwight
Freeman Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30
r. F. D. No. 3.

Clark Trembly, of Nashville, Mo-,
came here Saturday returning Tuesday
taking his mother and aunt home with
him.
Mrs. Linstrom and daughter Ellen
made drive to Leon Wednesday.
John Hall was in PIeasanton Monday.
S. L. Craig was in Pleasanton Monday.
The Craig boys are farming twenty
acres of ground for John Mcintosh this
spring.
Most of the farmers arc busy planting
corn.
Annie Merrifeld stayed Wednesday
night with her grandma, Mrs. Lucinda
Scott.
Mrs. Frank Keown, of Pleasanton,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Hawk, returned to her home
Thursday.
John Hall and wife were trading in
Pleasanton Saturday.
Misses Ellen and Emma Linstrom
were in Davis City Saturday.
John Van Wrinkle and wife were in
Davis City Saturday.
Mrs. James Burrell, Of Davis City,
visited Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Sam Craig.
Miss Lue Craig was in Davis City
Saturday.
Miss Zelma Tharp was in Davis City
Saturday.
Misses zelma Tharp and Emma Lin
strom stayed Saturday night with Miss
Maud Skales.
Will Mccormick and wife visited at
Will Craig's Sunday.
Emma Linstrom, Maud Skales, Maud
and Lue Craig, Tommy Bartlett, George
Skales and Artie Henderson were at
John Van Wrinkles Sunday evening.
Homer Tharp's spent Sunday with
Mrs. Tharp's mother Mrs. Stuteville.
Sadie Hall took dinner with Maud
and Lue Craig Sunday.
Thurman Gibler was at S. L. Craig's
Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30
pleasant Valley

Several of the farmers in this vicinity
are planting corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Virden and
daughter Mabel were visiting at Adam,
Zika's Sunday evening.
Mrs. Alma Dingman's little son is re-
ported quite poorly and DR.. Camp is.
waiting on him.
Several in this vicinity attended the
Royal Neighbor supper at Decatur Sat-
urday evening.
Daisy and Leila Zika were visiting at
Ora Blacks Sunday.
Levi Virden was visiting with Ralph,
Roberts Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Charley Millsap was visiting at,
Leon one day last week.
Fred Millsap is improving his house
by painting it.
William and Rollie Virden and Lewis
Hill were visiting at Charley Millsap's.
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ora Black and Miss Flora Bur-
rell were visiting with Mrs. Adam Zikas.
one evening last week.
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possum Trot.

]. W. Delk, of Leon, and Mr.. McIntire
took dinner at j. F. Worden's Tuesday.
JEFF Horney and wife were calling at
Uncle Joe Worden's Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. B. Wilson was calling on Mrs. L..
Smith one afternoon last week.
Mrs. B. Wilson was calling on Mrs.
Foust last Tuesday.
Mesdames Stiles and Rosengrant were
business callers at Garden Grove one
day last week.
Mrs. Lew Smith and children spent
one afternoon last week at J./J. Smiths.
Mrs. B. Wilson spent Friday after
noon with Mrs. Ross Judd.
Miss Minnie Haskell is doing house
work for Mrs. Foust.
Mrs. r. Worden was calling on Mrs.
Foust Friday afternoon.
School closed at the Center school
house Friday.
Miss Minnie Kennedy returned to
her home at North English Saturday.
ROLAND Hall and family and Mrs.
Laura Worden spent Sunday at Dormam
Trisler's.
David Owen and family spent Sunday
at Aubra Edwards.
Ross Judd and wife spent Sunday at
Willis Mitchells.
Edd Worden and family were Sunday
guests at Uncle Joe Worden's.
Mrs. Media Hensley spent Saturday
and Sunday night with her parents.
Arthur Worden and family were guests
of Henry Sherron Sunday.
Edd Hurst was calling at Bill Taylor's
Sunday.
Those calling at j. H. Delks Sunday
were Frank Worden and wife, Elmer
Delk and son, Frank, Mr.. Tasting, ]. W.
Delk and daughter.
Mrs. ]. w. Delk and children, of Leon,
visited last week at j. H. Delk's.
Miss Lissie Worden returned home
from Leon Saturday.
Ira Worden was business caller at
Leon one day last week.
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Saturday Matinee ; D. m. at the Lyric. Children SC.
West Bradney.

r. ]. Barrett and family visited with
t. j. Griffin and family Sunday.
]. E. Macy and family of north Of
Leon took dinner with Mrs. Ellen Owens
Sunday.
Leonard DERRICK called on the Null
Inns boys Sunday.
L. A. Warner of Terre Haute was in
these parts Saturday night and Sunday.
Oliver Jennings and daughter were
in Leon Saturday.
d. Konklin had business in Leon the
latter part Of the week.
]. B. Snyder was in Garden Grove
Saturday.
Noses Traupel was trading in High
Point Saturday evening.
The loyal democrats met Saturday at
Bigh Point and selected the township
officers Of which every one will be cleo
ted; they are for clerk r. G.. Fulton
trustees George E. Cartwright, G. P.
Beavers, and o. P. Chapman. For
jutices of the superior court of High
Point are W. S. Roberts, and II. T.
Smith, for constables or sheritfs j. B.
Snyder and 3. f. McCleary, for assessor
John Mendenhall and the following
delegates were selected John Cronin,
Lewis Sears, w. o. Beavers John Snyder,
O. p. Chapman, and j. w. Mullin. We
don't know of nicer lot of democrats
in southern Iowa in fact they can't be
be found.
Leonard Mullin and Lloyd Snyder at
tended services at High Point Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Joe Mullin and family attended
services at the Catholic church near
Woodland Sunday.
Fred Woolley and wife were visiting
in Garden Grove Saturday.
That big fat jolly Oh Springer Of Leon
makes regular Monday morning trips
in these parts. He brings our school
ma'am with him to our school which is
his better two thirds.
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Garden Grove

Peter Vail, of Charlton, was here the
latter part of last week visiting his
sisters and other relatives.
Mrs. Cherry went to Des Moines last
week with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Mark Shaw, and will make her home
there. Mr.. Paxton expects to go this
week.
A baby girl was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Pearl Parsons Friday of last week.
Jim McClung has had the old horse
sheds at the rear of his lot torn down,
which is quite an improvement to his
property.
Mrs. Dilsaver went to Des Moines last
Saturday TO visit with her daughter,
Miss Kate Dilsaver.
Frank Stevens wife, of Weldon, was
here last week visiting with her father
and Mrs. Cherry.
Prof. Reed and wife went to Van
Vert last Friday to attend the CON-
mencement exercises and to visit MI
Reeds parents.
The bridge gang left last week for
west of Grand River where they have a
bridge to put in.
Mrs. John Smith went to Humeston
last Saturday to visit her sister, Thos.
Silvers and family.
Claude Wood and wife and Harry
Woodbury. and wife and Miss Anna
Hoadley, of Weldon, came Sunday and
were guests at the home of Mrs. G. W.
Hoadley.
Mrs. Caroline Baker, who has been at
the home OF her son Sam, at Valley
Junction, Iowa, returned Saturday.
The basement for the new hotel is
nearly completed and ready for the
foundation to be laid.
A few from here went to Humeston
Monday to attend the Odd Fellow cele-
bration there that evening.
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Salem.

Rev. j. b Eye preached at tets place
Sunday and Sunday night.
Several i'll This vicinity are planting
cora.
Mrs. Laniphair and granddaughter
visited her son Ernie and wife Sunday
Alta Pryor, of Missouri, spent Satur-
day night aud Sunday at the Slower
home.
jim ilo~ev, of Pleasanton, spent Sat
urdAy night with Grover huston.
Maggie and Ha;. Brown spent Sun
day With Vcrna and Fay Linden.
j. E. Drury and wife were Pleasanton
callers Saturday.
Oda Dale and wife called on Ernie
Landphair and wife Sunday afternoon.
M. F. Pullen lost fine horse one day
last week.
Harry Slower and Lloyd Moore took
dinner with Ed Spencer Sunday.
2 2l-hand corn planters at Bowshers
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2 2l-hand corn planters at Bowsher
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30

a wagon has only one reach, SO has
the Yelie buggy. -,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-03
TAFT'S ELECTION
MEANS RAILROAD
IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT
SEEMS CERTAINTY, FACTORIES
AND MILLS ARE SHOWING IN.
CREASED ACTIVITY.

If TAFT is elected, the Idaho Rail.
way and Navigation company will
start work Immediately on the new
railway enterprise planned TO,
southeastern Washington" stated D.
Van Arsdale. president of the CON-
pany. yesterday in Spokane.
We have the money to finance
the enterprise. and large portion
of the right Of ay purchased, and II
the conditions are right, as will be
largely indicated by the election 60
Ing right, we expect to start work
Immediately on the 81 miles of line
running south from the Snake river
through southeastern Washington
into Oregon. developing one Of the
greatest grain belts in the West.
which has been hitherto cut of from
transportation.
THE line will leave the Snake riv-
er at a point above Riparia and ex-
tend In a southerly direction. II
Will be steam road. and when COM
pleted willy be about 81 miles long.
We do not intend to build all OF the
line at once. 1t will be feeder for
our steamboat line on the Snake riv-
er and Columbia river. We are plan
ming now on adding more boats ON
the river line. and our charter calls
for the Columbia river and its trib-