The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-27
RED CROSS, ,SALfS3,552
Everybody Boosted and Made the
Sale I Bio Success. P0ssum
Brought Over $4,000.

The big. Red Cross auction sale
held at Leon last Saturday went
over the top in great shape. the to-
tai amount realized at the sale be
ing $3,552, and it was the most lib
ever assembled in southern Iowa.
Everybody donated and donated lib
orally for the sale, and everybody
bought and bought literally. The
big tent secured at Des Molnes was
erected on the west side of the court
auto and team coming to Leon, it
seemed like, had something for the
sale, and it kept big force at work
receiving and trying to list the do
nations.
Four of the best auctioneers in in
Derby, Loren Tullis, of Decatur, and
Charles McKern and Milt Manches-
ter of Leon had donated their serv-
. ices. They commenced selling at .
o'clock in the morning and 1t was 1
/, o'clock that night before everything
was sold and the committee had ad-
<led up the sales. on, the cash regis.
$3.50
Everybody worked and worked
hard to make a success of the sale,
Center and Eden townships racing
70 see WHICH could do the IN most.
ticles brought big prices. A bushel
of seed corn. donated by a widow:
Mrs. w. F. HendershOtt, of south OF
Leon, who picked the corn herself,
brought $50, being bought bv Oscar
Castor, representing a bunch OF
good fellows in Center towsnhip; A
half grown possum, donated by Cen.
ter township, was. sold and sold
again, and about. 500 was realized
from it alone. A rabbit which was
trapped for the sale by Lyman Yost,
of Eden township, brought more
nnatsG than s2So iy w Col Gbsany GGbhsgpy bre1she
realized more than $780,, being
finally purchased by c. M. Axes who
said he was going to eat the high
est priced eggs ever sold in Decatur
county. Many bought eggs at dol
sold again. John 7Woodard, of De-
catur, paid $40 for one egg.
C. M. Axes, general manager of
the sale was on the job every min
ute Of the time, and he had dozens
Of. able assistants: 1t would d, De Elm I'M
who aided in making the sale the
great success it was.
The Red Cross ladies made some
thing over $50 from their lunch
served in the big tent.
The piano which was donated by
Miss Eva Rhea, of Leon. and it was
a worthy recognition to her years Of
service among the poor Of Leon, and
4 With charitable sand pG blic worss'
Miss Rhea received total or los
votes, her nearest competitor being
sS7 7o votes, and Miss blanche Mar;
shall of Leon, had 343. The total
amount received from the votes on
the piano amounted to $266.35.
Fred Barrett and Herman Har-
mon did great deal OF & work WITH. Win.
er, erecting i ge and i taking down the big
MApy Others did lots of work,
spent their time and money. and
everyone knows who they are.
The following is the list OF t,asn add
tional donations since the publtca-
ton of the list last week. 1t is as
near correct as it was possible to Sc
cure, but of course, there are prob
ably number of names Of parties
Who donated things and failed to
register them.
Axes, C. NJ, cash, $1,000.
Bowsher, P. P.,,7 nights lodging.
Biddison Coal & Grain Co., 1 ton
of coal.
Bus Co.. cash $1,000.
Brown, Tom, cash $1,000.
Reck. Ed. cash 800.
Bs5asa3 B,aaeR; r RreS. w. cash sash s2:eS. s2ee
Bradley, P. F., pair spectacles,
Biffe, VIM. cash 500.
Brady, p E., cash $500.
Barrett, F. | rooster. -
Bowman, Jack, q leaves bread,
;n~ 14rcnraaic1, iorS fr11lt
Brown, Mrs. Cliff, pound butter
Ceilings, Frank, complete barber
Craigo, narry. complete barber
Chambers, Amos. 1'1-2 bushels
Coder, Floyd, 1 ak.
Dobson, Nora, pair mittens.
Epperley & Sanger, 2 complete
Evans, s'si Mrs. Mary, dressed
Toxworthy, DR.: Q; W., cash 500.
Fulton John, cash $1,000.
Frost, Mrs. Ralph, gallon sorg-
Gillian, Lew, cash $3.50
Gardner, ]. NJ, cash $500, sack
Gardner, Mrs. j. NJ, chicken.
Gardner & Jones, ! sewing ma
chine.
Goldner, Sam, cash $500.
Hamilton, Geo., l box silk sox.
Harris, G. M, cash $3.00.
Harvey, Jas. F., cash $1,000.
Hoffhines, j., / ton of coal.
Holman, c. W, cash $500.
Hume, F. G., cash $500.
Home Reading Circle, pair
blankets, 3 plates.
Hepdershott, w. F.. sack corn:
Howell, Jas, 2 chickens. y
johnson, Jack, cash $3.50. -
Kopp, p. F., box cigars with
!, oak humid0r.
Keller, C. NJ, cash $1,000.
Kentner, Mrs, Jar pickles.
Roger, Mrs. jar pickle lilly: !.
Leon Clothing Co.. J. Mclntosh. 2
vovercoats.
Markley, Mrs. Gertrude, cash ~.
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