The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-20
A BIG RED CROSS SALE

Hundreds of Donations Received tor
the BIG Sale Saturday, aud a
Record Crowd Expected.
Everything is ready for the big
Red Cross auction sale to be held
at Leon on Saturday of this week,
hummer. A mammoth tent, the
biggest that. could be secured from
the Des Moines Tent and Awning
Co., will be erected in the court
house park, SO that the sale will be
held under cover, and donations are
pouring in for the sale, articles Of
all kinds d and DESCRIPTION being do
to the $1,000 registered Hereford
bull donated by c. M. Axes and the
Leon Banks. There will be horses,
hogs, calves, turkeys, geese, euin--
cas-, chickens groceries, furniture
harwares wood. hay. corn; oats,
reds of articles sold.
Five jolly auctioneers will cry the
big sale everyone having donated
their services, Coils. Dave McMains, of
Derby, Chas. Wood, of Saline Mo-,
Loren Tullis of Decatur, and Charles
McKern and Milt Manchester, of
Leon, and they are goine to make
the people step lively with their bid
be sold at this Red Cross auction
sale than were ever sold at a sale
OF any kind held in Decatur county
There will be record breaking
crowd in attendance too, for people
from all over the county are coming
to boost this Red Crss sale. The
NIT hn he of
work, the people have responded
most generously with donations,
and they will see that not single
thing put up at the sale sells for less
than it is worth, and some record
breaking prices are going to be
made.
Everyone having articles for the
sale is asked to help the committees
ing a description of the article for
the benefit of the auctioneer. the
tag to show who gives the article;
All the banks will have tags for the
Ali the grocers in Leon have
agreed to take axe in, in articles tic TOR Gus
put in the sale.
A. E. Swim will care for all poul-
try brought in before day of sale,
W. d. Pleuss will care for dressed
meat and poultry at his meat mar
ket, and grain, seed and other arti-
cles can be left at the Exchange Ma
tional bank. The receiving commit
tee will be on hands early next Sat
urday to receive donations broupht
in sale day.
The following is list of contribu-
tions reported up to Monday night.
You can make your donation any
time right up to the day of the. sale,
since the following list was. corr
piled viii, be published next Week.
Alexander, w A.. rocking chair.
Alexander Bros, S packages John
sons nOn-freeZe.
Arney & Hull ! nine. can ci-
gars, | box candy.
81 900 registered Hereford bull.
Bell, Edgar and Jennie Lester.
pair of bantams.
Bowman, F. A. l saddle.
Benefiel, S: E., 2 sweaters.
Bell E. E., cutglass pitcher, ]
pottery vase.
Bashaw & Shular, cutglass bowl.
Blake & Bradford, l bushel navy
beans.
Brady, P. E., rolls paroid roof
Bowsher & Bowsher, boys sled,
horse blanket.
Butler, g. p. clock.
Baryman, Mrs. Gertrude, 1 hat.
Biddison, Roy, bushels potatoes.
Bell, John, l pair shafts.
Brown. J. d. l pig.
Brown Temple. j water color pic
ture.
Boone. Mrs. w. A., fancy glass
dish, silver frame.
Brazelton, Clabe, bushel tested
Conner, g. 6; W. 1 table, ,oa.,,o
Crichton & Son, 1 perfection oil
heater.
Caster, J. A., 100 pounds sugar,
box cigars.
Cuip' Cris' Joe, e; i side 9'ae bacon Goe'
Colby, Jay, 4 dining chairs.
Estes e Co., 6 sets spark plugs.
Electric Co., double burner hot
plate, 2 single burner hot plates.
Elwell, Louis, order for work
Farquhar & Sons. 5000 in mer-
| /. Q. Q. F. lodge, $500 in mer-
chandise.
Grimes, M. F.. l bath robe
Griffin, Mrs. Pat. 2 Barred Plv-
mouth Rock Hens.
Hutchinson & Son, / sack Eaco
! flour
Hansell. Frank NJ, 5O-yard bolt
fof outing flannel.
| Harris Bros, marble corner
posts, marked
Hurst, J. w. & Co., silk kimona.
Hull, O. E., 8 years subscription
/ to Leon Reporter.
journal Co, years subscription
to Decatur County Journal.
Keller & Pryor. hat.
Kelley, Miss Ethel, order for one
weeks nursing.
Long. H. L., / pair rubber boots.
Long, G. A.. $500 check.
Langreder, VIM, press and clean
one suit.
Keeran. j. A., bushels corn.
Manning, G.. W., dressed goose.
Ogilvie, Geo. T., quarter dress
ed beef.
Poush. w. A.. 100 pounds pop
corn.
Parker, Mrs. Ed, 2 quarts mixed