The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
FHE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER > 1918

THE LEON REPORTER, THU
Poo Bowsher's.
Call for Havana Spikes cigars.
For Rent-Four room house west
Leon. Inquire at J. r. Conrey's
For Rent-A three room house
and ten lots in Smith addition.
Girl Wanted-For general house
work. No laundry. Apply to ct MIS-.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dale received
| word Saturday that their son, Homer
Dale, had arrived safely overseas.
Some correspondence received too
late for this issue. Send in your
items early during these war times.
For Sale-some choice farms in
northern Missouri. See or write Wal
ter Kackley, Laredo, Grundy Co., Mo.
O. E. Bisplinghoff is nursing a
very sore finger, the result of blood
poison, but it is yielding to treatment
nicely.
We want your business and will
give you every reasonable banking
courtesy and accommodation Leon
Savings Bank
Don't forget the Farmers Union
picnic, to be held at the Filical grove
| four miles northwest of Leon Sat
urday, Sept. Z.
Lost-A log chain between Ack-
erley farm and Leon. Please return
to Exchange National Bank. Geo.
Lamphiear. lt*
DR.. Weber, the eye and ear doctor,
will be a. Hotel Leon on Thursday,
Sept. IL from a. m. to 2 p. m.
Examination free Come.
Ira B. Officer and family returned
last Wednesday evening from a few
days visit with friends in Des Moines,
making the trip in their auto.
Children,s cantatta "A Rainbow
night at s o'clock. Admission 10
and Is cents. War tax included.
For sale-on account Of moving
away, my Leon residence property on
north Main street; w; G. Stempel,
| Iowa. II
Ed Fl. Sharp and j. E. Vail autoed
to Bethany, Mo-, Tuesday. Mr..
Sharp took with him a fine cane to
present to his father, Mr.. S. Sharp,
who was 80 years old yesterday.
A number of Decatur county peo-
| pie autoed to Osceola Sunday even
ing to attend the big band concert,
and most of them had strenuous
time getting home on account or the
rain, several cars being out all
night.
Owing to the shortage of material
and labor and the large demand for
stove repairs we call your attention
to your stove or furnace which you
intend to repair. We advise you to to
have the repairs on hand when you
need them Wm Crichton & Son.
The only opportunity the ladies of
Decatur county will have this fall to
attend a real millinery opening infni is on
Sept. u, 18th and 4th. The very
latest creations in the new fall
styles will be shown and a cordial
welcome awaits every lady regardless
whether you purchase or not. Come
in and see what they are offering.
Ralph Stewart returned Sunday
evening from his extended auto trim
in the east, spending several weeks
in Massachusetts and Maine: and on
the way home stopped to visit rela-
tiyes in Virginia and Ohio. He will
this city for a couple, of weeks and
then resumes his studies at Lake
Forest University, Illinois
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Axes arrived
Saturday from Orroville. California,
two years on a big ranch, for visit
with their parents and many friends
it here for some time while Earl is
awaiting his call to service, having
registered in California, and expects
to be called before long.
Reporter readers have missed the
newsy letters from our Davis City
correspondent for the past two
weeks, due to the absence of Mrs.
S. e. Adams, who has contributed
more than twenty-five years: Mrs.
Adams had been down in Harrison
county, Missouri, selling her old
home place, which she had owned
since Jan. /, 1867, more than fifty,
one years, and she was loath to. sell
| it. but her advancing age, made it
necessary for her to sell as she could
not look after it.
For Sale-Fifty head 2 year old
steers, 20 head yearling steers, 20
head stock COWS and heifers, 20 head
spring calves, head registered
Short-Horn bulls, one Hereford bull
yearling, Is head work horses,
head driving and work horses, 900
head feeding shoats, some registered
male hogs Poland Chinas and Duroc
Jerseys. some Poland China. sows to
liz head Shropshire bucks, 1000
bushels Turkey Red seed wheat, 500