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•», fill JU? f&4 j^r V\ 1 0 IflS 1 1 The We are farther Improving oar service through the use of the Edison Gem Lamp This lamp gives 2Q% MORE LIGHT than the carbon lamp, and without any ad ditional outlay for lamps or electricity. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to improve the appearance of your home. A trial will convince you. Telephone us or call at our office for particulars. LEON ELECTRIC CO. TELEMONE Ml If our service pleases you, tell others if not, tell us. HARRIS Photographer North Side Studio Leon, Iowa Smoke "Scottish Rite" cigars, bet ter than ever this year. Dress goods, outings, percales and ginghams, special prices.—1st door north of P. O. Wanted—A place for a boy to work for his board and attend -school. Country prefered. Phone -2 on 88. Lafe Weaver, driver for the .Clarinda Poultry, Butter & Cgg Co., -is lying very sick at his home in this 'City, suffering from an attack of bilious fever. Having sold my driving horse I offer for sale at a bargain a good '1 rubber tired runabout and a set of A, ^single harness. Also a good saddle. o. E. Hull. Elder H. A. Stebbins, of Lamoni, will preach at the L. D. S. church in V'tLeon on next Sunday morning and »v evening at the usual hours. All are cordially invited to attend. "Acording to Dr. Kepford, four people died every day in Iowa this ,year from tuberculosis. Here is cer tainly a field for study and prayer," suggests the Boone News-Republican. J.H.Stanley left Monday morning for Manilla, Iowa, to look after a big livery stock at that place which lie recently traded for, getting it for a 160-acre farm which ,he owned southeast of Leon. .... Pis^V -*..j£*S.V Remember Boy or Girl. How about the boy or girl who is going to enter schaol this fall. Have you made any note of their wants or desires? It will be a great deal of satisfaction to you to select their school supplies here, Onr stock is large and consists of all the necessary requirements to do good work. A little advance looking around will save useless rush and indiscrimi note buying later on. Special composition books, papers and tablets. Our school sup plies area great deal better than usuol this year. A teas Blue Pencil Free With Each 5 Cent Tablet BELL fe ROBINSON IS* True Druggists West Side Square Leon, Iowa We Consider a Satis fied Customer One of Our Best Assets. To this end we have always endeavored to give you the best and most modern ser vice available. SHE -V' f'f» 1 Buy your granite ware and notions at Caster's. Pigs for sale—W. E. Shinn, Wel don, Iowa. Furnished Rooms for Rent—Ap ply to Mrs. S. Whisler, Leon, Iowa. All kinds ui cement and brick work contracted by the Leon Cement and Brick Co. Men's shirts, overalls, jumpers and underwear.—1st door north of P. O. Closing out prices. Wanted—To rent an 80 acre farm with fair improvements. Ad dress J. W. Moore, Leon, Iowa. l-4t Try our Royal Deodorized Gaso line. High gravity test. 20 cents per gallon. Wm. Crichton & Son. Quite a number of our cor respondents must be attending the state fair this week, as a number of letters are absent. J. E. Leeper, of Leon, was in our town Monday and while here bought about ?800 worth of calves in this vicinity shipping them out Tuesday morning.—Pleas an to Times. Farm For Sale—160 acres be longing to the Sarah Underwood Estate, 2% miles east of Davis City, must be sold soon. Enquire of Green Stanton, Executor, Weldon, Iowa, Route No. 2. Mrs. Blanche Vaughn, who was confined in the county jail awaiting the action of the grand jury on the charge of assault with intent to commit murder, growing out of the trouble over the Page children at Lamoni, gave bonds Tuesday and returned to Lamoni. Her mother, Mrs. Mabel Page, is still in jail in default of bonds. The board of supervisors of Union county at a recent meeting appropri ated $50 toward the purchase of a pair of blood hounds for the city and county. It is the belief of many that had hounds been put upon the trail of the Villisca murderer as soon as the crime was discovered, the guilty parties might have been run down. In any event, there is enough petty theiving in almost every town to pay the price of the hounds every year. County Auditor R. E. McLaughlin is in receipt of a letter from the State Board of Education, calling attention to the fact that under the law any blind children residing in Decatur county between the ages of 12 and 19 years, are entitled to schooling at the State School for the Blind at Vinton, Iowa, the only ex pense being for their transportation to the school and their clothing. The blind children are not only educated, but are taught useful trades by which they may become self spporting. The fall term com mences Sept. 4 th. Mrs. Don Lewis, of Chariton, is a booster for that town and The Re publican is glad to tell of her. -She has printed 1,000 postal cards which she mailed to the heads of the fam ilies in Chariton. The card asked every renter and every property owner to see that the weeds were cut about their premises and in the highway in front of their places. That is the spirit of -a woman. She believes in doing the thing right while she is about it. She goes after the cleaning out of weeds just the same as she would about her house cleaning. The cards further ask that all ditches be cleared from brush that the water may follow the natural water course. Further yet, Bhe asks that the trees be trimmed and the city be made to look as all towns of the size in Iowa should. She is a most enterprising lady and deserves all kinds of credit for the suggestions she has made. We wish wc had her as a resident of Albia.— Albia Republican. ,„^ .... Try Crisco at Caster's Grocery. Ladies hats ?1.00.—1st door north of P. O. It will pay to get our prices on coal before buying. Biddison Coal & Grain Co. J. S. Parrish received a painful injury last Thursday afternoon, which came very near destroying an eye. He was going to Davis City Thursday afternoon with A. P. Olsen in his auto, and when at the Little river bridge got out to crank the car. He let the crank slip and lost his balance, striking his head against the number bracket and cut a deep gash about a quarter of an inch above the right eye. They went on to Davis City where Dr. Wailes dressed the wound, it being necessary to take three stitches to close the gash. Horace Barnes, editor of the Albia Republican, spent several hours in Leon last Thursday. Mr. Barnes had been at Cainsville the previous day where he addressed a miner's meeting Wednesday even ing, and started in an auto from Cainsville Thursday morning to catch the early morning train at Davis City for Des Moines, as he was to speak at Colfax that evening. About nine mile out from Cains ville an axle broke on the auto and as no other car could be obtained he had to hire a farmer to drive him back to Cainsville and then came to Leon on the freight, leav ing for Colfax on the afternoon train. THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1912. Smoke "Havana Spikes" the cigar that is always the same. For Sale—Good single top buggy and set of harness. Ophie Clark. For Rent—About Sept. 1st, a seven room house in southeast Leo#. U. R. Mitten. For Sale—A thoroughbred Black Poll Angus registered bull, two years old. G. L. Sage. Farm for Sale—118 acres near Crown, close to school and church. Simon Goodman, Leon, Iowa. l-2t Wanted—A good steady girl to work for her board and go to school. Apply to Mrs. Rolla Alexander, Leon, Iowa. Miss Ruth Long returned Friday to her home at Shenandoah, Iowa, after visiting a couple of weeks in this city with her cousin, Miss Enid Alexander, and other relatives and friends. Nearly every auto owner in Leon has attended the state fair for a few days at least this year, and there has been a continuous procession of autos passing through Leon, all headed for Des Moines. F. E. Brown, of St. Joe, is act ing as station agent for the Burling ton in this city, during the absence of agent C. M. Ketcham who is tak ing a ten days lay off in order to visit in Oklahoma and Texas. For Rent—80 acre farm near De catur City, for the winter. There will be some timber to cut and posts to make on the farm, and will rent it for the next year also. Inquire of W. S. Bear, Decatur City, Iowa. C. W. Reeder, manager of the Leon Orpingtons, went to Des Moines Thursday afternoon, to at tend the state fair. He took with him 47 head of his line White Orp ingtons, Black Orpingtons and Patridge Rocks, and expects to re turn with a number of ribbons, for he usually gets the lion's share at every place where he exhibits his chickens. W. F. Briner last week sold the 80 acre farm which he recently traded for, owned by E. S. Shultz, three and a half miles north of Leon, to W. S. Snyder, who paid ?103 per acre cash for the place, and thinks he got a great bargain. The sale was negotiated by C. F. Wright, of Leon. Mr. Snyder has tried Canadian farming and looked over other states, but wisely con cluded that right here in Decatur county was as good a place to make money on a farm as anywhere in the United States. No. 73 Men's Gun Metal Blucher Cut Shoes. The leather is soft and pleasant to wear but very tough and servicable. The shape is dressy but comfort able. Comes in button also sizes 6 to 10, price 94.00 The quality in "Scottish Rite" cigars is better than ever. Try Zephyr flour, Every sack guaranteed. A. M. Caster. Havana Spikes, Havana Spikes. Absolutely the best cigar in town. Our school shoes will fit the foot, the head and the purse.—1st door north of P. O. We guarantee our cement blocks the best and cheapest on the market. Leon Cement and Brick Co. A seven pound son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Banks, of north of Leon, last Sunday. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will hold their dollar social at tne home of Mrs. F. A. Bowman on Tuesday after noon, Sept. 3rd. Everybody come. Order cut flowers and floral de signs from O. E. Hull, local agent of Lozier, of Des Moines, at The Re porter office. Orders sent by phone or mail, but order as early as possi ble. Ail parties interested in the John son cemetery, are requested to gath er at the cemetery on Tuesday, Sept. 10th to clean up the grounds. Bring the necessary tools and see that your part is done towards keeping up the cemetery. Friday evening at 8 o'clock, some of the Leon children will take part in two little plays, "The House of The Heart" and "The Enchanted Garden," which will be given in the M. E. Church. Admission 10 cents, and it is hoped a large crowd will be in attendance. C. F. Wright, who for several years has been connected with the real estate ifrm of Keller & Co. in this city, has retired from the firm and opened a new real estate office, in rooms in the Warner block, over Miller's cafe. He will handle all kinds of real estate and do a gener al insurance business. List your property with him and he will find you a buyer. -Notice—The firm of Gardner & VanNostrand having been dissolved it is necessary that their business affairs be closed up. All parties owing the lirm on book accounts must call at the Exchange National Bank at once and make settlement, or the accounts will be placed in the hands of a collector and costs will be added. If you owe the firm anything, better attend to it at once and save costs. Mr. and Mrs. I. NT. McPherrin, of east Leon, have been enjoying a sort of a family reunion at their home the past week. Mr. McPherrin's daughters, Mrs. Ferry Baker and daughter, Miss Jean, of Pomona, California, Mrs. Ella Lillard and daughter, Miss Neva, of Red Oak, Mrs. Bessie Mardis and daughter, Miss Katherine, of Corydon, and his son, Ray McPherrin, of Butte, Mon tana, all being guests at their home. The Idle Hour theatre has been playing to good houses the past week, and the pictures are pleasing the big audiences every night. The new lense is a great improvement over the one formerly used and the raised seats add greatly to the com fort of the patrons of this popular little theatre, which is as good as any picture theatre you will find in any of the large cities. They have a special fine line of pictures for every night this week, several of them being special features. It costs but ten cents for any seat in the house, and the Idle Hour is a refined place where you can take your wife and children for a pleas ant hour. Two shows each evening except Saturday, when three shows are given, the last show not com mencing until after the close of the band concert. They also give a pop ular family matinee at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Take the wife and children and give them an even ing of pleasure at the Idle Hour. For Cooking You Want The Best. When it comes to cooking, you want the coal that will make a hot fire and broil, boil or bake in the shortest possible time. The coal you need is Shellbark at Hoffhines. Our Latch String Is Out. For Rent—A suit of three office rooms opposite the postofflce. See Fred Teale. The August term of the district court will convene in this city next Monday with Judge H. K. Evans presiding, having been postponed one week on account of the state fair. E. J. Sankey buys and sells land on commission, makes farm loans on approved security at the best rates, and does a general real estate busi ness. Has had 20 years' experience in the business. Office upstairs, north west corner Alain and Commercial streets, Leon, Iowa. Mrs. Bertha Durell, residing in the northeast part of Leon, has been acting very queer for some time, and finally it became necessary to file an information against her before the insane commission, which was done yesterday morning, and the in sane commissioners decided she was a fit subject for treatment at the hospital at Clarinda, to which place she was taken yesterday afternoon. Her case is a sad one as she has several small children. Mrs. Belle Gunter, age 61 years, residing in south Leon, was taken oefore the insane commission last Saturday, on an information filed by city marshal Alex Ironside. The commission decided that it was best to send her to the hospital at Clarinda for treatment, and she was taken there that afternoon by Rolla Allen and wife. Mrs. Gunter has twice before been at the hospital for treatment, in 1905 and again in 1908, and each time was discharged as cured. Recently her affliction has returned and it was thought best that she be taken care of at the hospital. There is a man in our town who thinks he's wondrous wise though he has lots of junk to sell, he does not advertise. He often says: "The people must know I'm in the game and if they want to buy my doo-dads, they'll come and buy the same. To advertise my jim-cracks won't bring me trade or scads, for folks who take the papers refuse to read the ads. They read the sporting pages, they read the household dope, they read what Lillian Russell says of her beauty soap, they read the wedding stories of joyous girls and lads, they read the "Hints to Hoboes," but do not read the ads." The large and clammy spiders build cobwebs in his store, and no one will disturb them by entering the door. The clerks are growing whiskers filled with blue fungusblue, and comb them with their fingers—they've nothing else to do. Sometimes a saw-eyed pil grim, insomnia-accursed, goes there, in peace and quiet to sleep a little verst. Anon a man who wishes to drop from public view, drops in to see that merchant and stays a week or two. But no one takes a bundle to buy things at that store, where broods the drowsy merchant, and all the crelklings snore.—Walt Mason. "I shall have to ask you for a ticket for that boy, ma'ah." "I think Inot." "He's too old to travel free. He occupies a whole seat, and the car is crowded." "That's all right." "I haven't any time to argue the matter, ma'am. You'll have to pay for that boy. You've got to begin doing it some time. If you haven't had to pay for him before you're lucky." "That's all right." "You'll pay for that boy, ma'am, or I'll stop the car and put him off." "That's all right. You put him off if you think that's the way to get anything out of me." "You ought to know that the rules of this company are stuck up very plainly. How old is that boy?" "I don't know. I never saw him be fore. If you want a fare for him you'd better ask that old gentleman on the other side. He came in with him." Notice. All persons interested are re quested to meet at Bethel cemetery at the Bethel church on Wednesday September the 4th at 9 o'clock to clean up the cemetery. Bring all necessary tools and your dinner and let us have a full turnout and a good time. By request of the trustees. S. L. Cox, one of them. ^You are extended a special invitation to look through our new fall models of Selz Shoes. You do not in any manner obligate yourself to make a selection take your time to look them over try them on take them home and try them you're welcome. the protection if you do meet with a loss. asked to pay only for the actual service they give you. These shoes are made for men, bovs, women and children in a wide range of styles and prices. You can fit the entire family in Selz Shoes and it will surely mean a saving of dollars in your winter shoe bill. We Warrant Every Pair to Give Satisfaction. Our guarantee will not prevent an occasional pair from "going wrong"—^ neither will insurance keep your home from burning, but it's a nice thing to have Style, comfort, and service are perfectly combined in Selz Shoes—but you are Hurst Bros., Leon, Carpets Rugs Enforces AntMVeed Law. A rigid enforcement "bf the anti weed law througnout the state is to be attempted by Attorney General Cosson and his associates. Last week Special Counsel Sampson was in Union county to take up a case where it is charged the trustees have not been enforcing the weed law. The law provides that prose cution may be extended to the trustees for failing to pnforce the law and see to it that weeds along the highways aro cut down. The par ticular weeds mentioned in the law are cockleburrs, Canadian thistles, buckhorn, quackgrass, wild par snips, horse nettles, smooth dock*, burdock, and many others. Any township trustee who does not look after the weed cutting and burning may be prosecuted and fined $100. The law provides that a portion of the road fund may be set aside by the county trustees to meet the expense of cutting the weeds. C'rown Chapel. Preaching at Crown Chapel next Sabbath at 3:30 p. m. by Rev. E. N. Bradshaw. Presbyterian Church Xotes. Sabbath school 9:45 a. m. Last union service held at the Baptist church last Sunday evening, so the two usual services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m. Prayer meet ing Thursday at 8 p. m. Choir re hearsal after- prayer meeting. You are welcome to these services. At The Christian Church. On account of the state fair being in session and the extremely hot weather last Sunday our attendance at the church services were some what retarded, though our Bible school kept up to the usual standard, there being 153 present. In the ev ening Mrs. E. A. Phelps, district superintendent of the Iowa Chil dren's Home at Des Moines, gave the address and took an offering for the institution she represents. All the regular services of the church will be held next Sunday. If you are not worshipping else where we will be pleased to have you come with us. M. E. Church Xotes. Next Sunday the Rev. R. Burton Sheppard, pastor of the Methodist church at Humeston, will preach both morning and evening. The pastor of this church will conduct the services at Humeston Methodist church that day. Don't fail to hear Mr. Sheppard as the sermons are sure to be interesting and helpful. For an hour preceding, and also following the little morality plays to be given at the Methodist church this Friday evening (August 30), at 8:00 o'clock by a large group of children under the direction of Miss Horner, the young people iof the church will serve refreshments on the church lawn. Ice cream, cake, and candy will be among the re freshments. The K. P. band will come and play a number of pieces during the evening. If the weather should be stormy, the social will be in the church basement. Come out Friday night and hear the chil dren, and also enjoy the social times among the young people. Not all have paid what they sub scribed to benevolences. Please make sure to do so within a week as conferences open a week from Tuesday. Prayer meeting this Thursday led by the pastor. The subject chosen ought to be more than usual ly helpful. The hour is 7:45. A brief rehearsal of the choir will take place at 8:30 Thursday evening. Sunday school was well attended last Sunday in spite of the hot weather. Session at 9:45 as here tofore. Epworth League Sunday at 7:00 will be led by Miss Olive Bright. Twenty girls of Mrs. Allen's Sun day school class enjoyed a picnic supper on Dr. Mitchell's lawn last Friday evening. Shellbark Coal Makes Many Friends. We are going to keep everybody happy by our heatgiving, nonclink ering Shellbark coal. It is the best in town. At Hoffhines. Iowa Linoleum