The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
AND IT had TO rain
Rain Spoiled Auto Duy Last Thurs
! day, and 1t was Postponed Until
H. Saturday of this Week.
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rain machinery loose, and the resul,
: was heavy downpour Of rain al
7 forenoon, which prevented the hun
dreds of autos which had arranged
to drive to Leon to attend Auto Day
Z from putting in their appearance
But contrary to all expectations af.
ter it commenced raining, there was
an immense crowd came to Leon
All of the early morning trains were
packed with people, and thousands
drove to Leon through the rain,
: and it was jolly crowd which did
not seem to mind the rain after the
long drouth Of the past summer.
T. The local committee saw that it
would be necessary to call off all of
the auto events in which the autos
were to compete, as it was impossible
for them to pull through the mud,
and it was decided to postpone the
auto program until Saturday of this
week, Oct. 14th, when it will be held
If the weather man will permit, with
some slight changes in the program.
The official program is published in
full in this issue of The Reporter.
But there was something to amuse
the big crowd with anyway. Bow
sher e Bowsher had provided big
free electric theatre which was in
operation all day and evening and
the opera house was packed. The
show gave the best of satisfaction
and in the evening a number of local
pictures were shown which afforded
great amusement. Then too there
was the free auto which Bowsher
& Bowsher were to give to one of
their customers that day, and Mr.
j. NJ. Holloway, farmer residing
twelve miles southwest of Lamont,
was the owner of the fine Maxwell
touring car when the award was an
nounced Mr.. Holloway is a typical
Missouri farmer, in moderate cir
cumstances, and blessed with a good
wife and six charming daughters
and they will make good use of the
auto which was given them through
the generosity of Bowsher & Bow
sher.
Congressman H. NJ. Towner spoke
at the opera house at 1 o'clock, the
hall being crowded. Judge Towner
Is always a popular speaker in Leon,
and on this occasion he was at his
best, and he had good subject, ta-
booing politics and speaking on a
subject of vital Importance to all
Good Roads," His address was a
splendid one, and it was enjoyed by
everyone in the big audience. Con-
gresham Towner spent a whole day
here and met with many of the per-
sonal friends he made in this county
during the many years he served on
the bench.
The Mysterious Stranger proved to
be too mysterious for anyone, and
who do you think he was. Mr.. L. D. /
CARRIER, the we'll known farmer of
Center township. Small bills were
circulated giving description of s
him. his size, kind of clothes he
wore, where he would eat dinner, !
hat he would visit both banks, ,
Bowsher & Bowsher's store, and 8
)ther information, and hundreds of :
strangers had people pointing their
niger at them and saying the requir- ,
ID words during the day. At 4 !
)'clock in the evening Mr.. CARRIER r
vas introduced to the big crowd, 9
Ind it was announced that not a sin .
sle person had located him, so no
me got the $500 prize. There will
'e another Mysterious Stranger in
leon on Saturday. Watch for the
mall bills and try and win the $500 O
'rize by locating him. e
A special feature secured by the
ommittee for the program on Sat- I
'rday is a cavalry drill by twelve o
oung ladies on horse back, who re- b
ide at Garden Grove, and had pre- b
ared the drill for the Corn Picnic il
7hich was also spoiled by the rain. Fl
hey will be worth coming to Leon
o see. D
Reports from neighboring towns a
nd cities show that many big dele y
ations of autos were ready to come tt
8 Leon last Thursday, and they will y
9 mere next Saturday.
Bring your whole family and come C
, Leon Saturday. There is a big p
rogram of amusements which are b.
II free. h
1t is possible that Mr.. U. G. Rein 81
lger, of Shenandoah, president of
le Waubonsie Trail Association will
g in Leon Saturday, and if it Is
Ossible for him to be here he will
e one of the speakers. Hon v. R.
lcGinnis has been secured to make N
d address on "The Value of Good
oads" at II o'clock.
AS VIC VCA4O AoC1A6 CoIS WSIO
ripped to this city to give their ex- h
lbition, and the drivers were at Des tt
[oines, phoning to Mr.. J. r. Bow sc
Ter from that city to see if it was 81
aining at Leon, and he released in
lem from coming to Leon, but the Of
lrs were already on the way. pl
One plucky auto driver, Ray ~ ~
of Allerton, drove his car ~, ~
trough the mud from Allerton and =!
) was given a pair of auto gloves, a. a.
Ie prize for the car coming the long ~ ~
t distance. Tho prize will be dupli- - ~
ted again on Saturday. . =. ~
II there ever was real genuine p,
,oster in Leon that man is j. R. co
Dwsher. To his efforts were due nf
e attendance of the big crowd, ~,
hich was in Leon last Thursday.
I. Bowsher spent q big sum OF h
Oney and devoted much time tow
lshing Auto Day, and had the nj
rather not been against ~, there r,
Duld have been the largest crowd al