The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25

LOSt-lOWa auto Incense NO.
S0649 and tail light. The finder is
requested to return to The Reporter
office.
Donate your old auto tires to the
Red Cross. Just leave them with
Jay, Colby at the Willard Service
Station and the entire proceeds of
their sale will be turned over to the
Red Cross.
Do you want ice? If you do, buy
it Of Geo. Gray. He is selling the
finest ice in town. He sells it at
a very reasonable price Of soc; and
35c. per hundred. Prompt truck de-
livery at any time.
Mrs. George Myers, of Leon, was
operated upon at the Leon hospital
yesterday morning, and at the time
The Reporter went 70 press the in
dicatiOns were that the operation
had been success.
Alva Rake, OF Gainesville, Mo-,
was operated upon at the Leon hos,
pital last week for appendicitis, and
is making a very fine recovery, eX-
pecting to be able to return home
within short time
The general talk in Leon and sur
rounding country is how cheap goods
can be bought at Grimes big price
wrecking sale. The. people of Leon
and vicinity are quick to realize that
a dollar saved is g dollar earned.
n. r., Miller, travelling salesman
for the Hammond Packing Co., tax
ing Joe Culp's place, has moved his
family to Leon from King City. Mo-,
and will occupy the cottage recent
ly vacated by Floyd Cozad in east
Leon. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are fine
young people and we welcome them
as citizens Of Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Axes, who have
been living on big ranch out in
California, are expecting back in the
near future for a visit and NAV de-
eide to remain here. Earl mas at
having recently killed big bear,
and has now accomplished some
thing which Commodore Will have to
90 some to equal.
j. R. Bowsher is hobbling around
with a, pretty sore foot. Last Satur +
Bowsher's store, a bundle of pitch
forks fell from the ceiling, and al
.hough jim did some tall stepping
getting out Of the way one stray
ork caught him, and a tine OF the
fork ran into the top Of his foot,
making a bad wound.
Prof S. A. Lair, Of Davis City,
was in Alton Saturday conferrlng
wit the school board regarding mat
ters of interest to the school. Prof
Lahr has been elected superintend-
emit of the Alton schools for the
coming year He. was on his way
to Ames where he is taking a course
in agriculture and thus better pre-
pairing himself for his school duties.
Alton Star-Enterprise.
The bill car of the sells-Floto cir
gus was in Leon last "Wednesday
billing the town for for the itv appeara nact
rep p that It was this circus
which was in the big railroad wreck
a few weeks ago in Indiana, but this
is incorrect. The Sells-Flotc circus
has been in no wreck this year, and
it will be the only big circus to visit
Leon this year
Walter Evans, of Eden township,
while dragging the roads near his
home last Thursday, struck big
rock with the drag, and was thrown
eff, striking on the back of his head,
and was unconscious Tor some tlme,
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road. He had no recollection OF
striking the rock, but was able to be
in Leon Friday although he was
mighty sore, and had big bruise on
the back Of his head.
J. l.. Harvey has received word
that Mrs. Harvey who went to Den
yer, Colorado, couple of weeks ago
to visit at the home of her son,
Harry Harvey, is considerably i'm
proved, and is gaining right along.
The letter also conveyed the intor-
nation that Mrs. Harvey lost her
trained nurse, Miss Ethel Kelley, Of
Lamont. who accompanied her to
Denver, as she was married to a
railroad man in Denver few days
ago
The regular uniform county teach
ers' examinations will be held July
"a, IS and 26 at the Leon High
School building. Those who have
had either twelve weeks or. normal
training or six months teaching. ex-
perience are eligible to take these
examinations. Special eighth grade
and normal training examinations
will be held at the same time for
those who failed to make their
grades by few points.
Mabel HOrner Jacobs,
County superintendent.
Assistant county engineer Fred j.
EhThardt Saturday received orders
to report at training school OF the
coast artillery. having volunteered
and secured his release by the local
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