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»f $?(• Nk $: if- tf* r. 6- i' $ »t' 1^', ft.l' fZ fk. 5?e«i Smiih Studio, Leon, for that Christmas picture. ia-3t Two Poland China males in Geo. Baker's sale at Aaron Goodman's, November 8 th. For Sale—About 20 tons of hay, 10 tons af straw. Charles McCros key, Decatur, Iowa. 13-2t An oven level with your shoulder requires no stooping. Look up Cole's combined High Oven Range and Heater. For Sale—S. C. dark B. Leghorn cockerels, large type, bred from lay ing prize winners. Bargain for one week. Mrs. A. F. Beck, Kellerton, la. For Sale—200 acres 6 miles south of Pleasanton, 5 miles north of Cainesville, and 106 acres two miles west of it. D. C. Wagner, Caines ville, Mo. 10-4t Wanted—A sales representative in this territory to sell our guaran teed oils and greases. Excellent po sition for a hustler. The Glen Kenn ing Company, Cleveland, Ohio. I will close out at reduced prices, my entire stock of Rawleigh Mer chandise, at Gardner's Second Hand Store, Leon, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 9th. My stock is complete. Henry Esch, The Rawleigh Man. W. T. Cooper, of Leon, came the first of the week to take the manage ment of the local Standard Oil sta tion. The station has been under the management of S. T. Cloonen for some time.—Afton Star-Enter prise. Mrs. W. H. McCalia, of Davis City, who had been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Chastain, southeast of Leon, went to Van Wert' Thursday to visit a few days at the. home of her sister, Mrs. George Hoffman. Joe Brechtel and family, of near Weldoh, were in Leon Monday, com ing down with their son, John S., who left that day for Ames to enter the service in the motor truck divis ion taking a sixty day training course at the state college. Marion E. Wasson, of Des Moines, autoed to Leon Sunday, returning to Des tttoines Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs. Wasson and daughter Dor othy who had been here for a week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon F. Stookey. Mrs. F. M. Rhoades and daughter, Mrs. H. O. Wilson, of Redfield, S. D„ who'had been visiting with relatives at Cainesville, Mo., passed through this city Thursday on their way to Garden Grve for a few days visit be fore returning home. lire. L. P. VanWerden and daugh ter, Miss Helen,, and sons Charles and Benjamin, departed Thursday for Louisville, Kentucky, where Benjamin will .enter the Kentucky Military Institute and then they go 'to Lexington, Virginia, where Charles: will enter the Virginia Mil itary Institute, after which •. Mrs., Ya^wrden.and Halen wilt spend a fe«4ay» in Washington, ftrCj, *aaJ •Uutf* «o{nts before .returning bom* Storm Check Your'Grippe' af f/t£ Rexall Drug Store The recent influenza epidemic should be sufficient warning to all of us regarding the dangers of colds, coughs, grippe and similar ailments. The sequel to grippe often comes in the form of pneumonia. Avoid such consequences by de stroying grippe germs as soon as they appear in the system. Rexall Grippe Remedy will promptly destroy the poison which these germs bring to the blood and will have a tonic effect on your entire system. Keep this remedy on hand and use promptly when first symptoms of grippe appear. Price 25c LU !0E .£*011, JL IoWA Wm. Langreder The Only Tailor in Leon *»•'I' 't Money to loan on some good farmB Leon Savings Bank. For Sale—Some good seed rye. G. C. Smith, Leon, Iowa. 2tt For Sale or Trade—A good 1 ft 17 Chevrolet touring car. See Earl Akes. ___________ Two Poland China males in Ceo. Baker's sale at Aaron Goodman's, November 8th. For Rent—A 6 room house two blocks northeast of the court house. Phone Mack Cox, Leon, Iowa. If you owe Henry Esch, The Raw leigh Man, make arrangements to settle your accounts with him at Gardner's Second Hand Store, Leon, Iowa, Saturday, November 9th. We want men and women to per mit us to care for their clothes. We don't scorch, burn or gloss any garments while pressing them. In stead we make them look like new. The difference Will delight you. G. W. Connor Mrs. Will McKern and daughters, Misses Sarah and Mae arrived Mon day evening from Sioux Falls S. I)., and will again take up their resi dence in this city. They have many friends here who are pleased to see them return to Leon. Miss Margaret Meek, who had been visiting at the home of her parents in this city for a couple of weeks, returned to Nashua, Iowa, Friday, where she is teaching in the public schools, the schools at that place opening Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mauk, of Chari ton, autoed to Leon Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoffhines. Misses Ruth Chase and Edina Kriddlebaugh, of Chariton, accompanied them to Leon and vis ited at the C. W. Hoffman home. For Sale—In Barton County, Mo., 125 miles due south of Kansas City, 3 good well improved farms. All choice farming lands, good crops, plenty moisture, line climate, $55 to |60 per acr#, cash, balance east ern loan, long time. Chas. R. Glenn, Lamar, Mo. 13—4t W. M. Jackson, of Bedford, one of the candidates for district court judge in this district, spent a couple of days in Leon the latter part of last week, looking after his political chances. While in Leon he "was a guest at the home of his cousin, J. V. Lemley. Miss Maud Ogilvie went to Grand Rive*- Monday morniiig, it having been decided to open the schools at that place, but she returned home on the' evening train, the authorities having decided to postpone the open ing or the sdiools for another week at least. E. L. Hutchinson returned from Cambria Friday evening, where he had driven the car of his son-in-law, Charles Donald, having borrowed the car to ..bring his son Glenn to. Leon a_few. days previous. Glenn from a broken l«g xe lie was thrown from, a he. was riding '^t tie home «f h&.frfster a. few day* pre Tiow. .. -i ,r\. For Sale—A Dan Alley. For Sale male hog. .4':-^ THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1918. at Bowsher's. Duroc male hog. 12tf -Pure bred Poland China Robert Pearson. Wanted to Rent—Nov. 1st 5-6 room house. Address Leon Reporter. Wanted—Competent help for gen eral housework. Mrs. V. R. nis. McGin- Two Poland China males in Geo. Baker's sale at Aaron Goodman's, November 8th. If the quarantine is lifted there will be Eastern Star meeting Monday evening, November 11th. For Rent—A three room house and ten lots in Smith adidtion. Phone Mack Cox, Leon. Wanted—Experienced farm hand wants a farm on a salary basis. Am married man. Inquire at The Re porter office. 1 2-41. J. T. Caulfield, of northeast of Leon, has received word that his son Joseph C. Caulfield, a member of Co. (5, 109th ammunition train, has arrived safely overseas. My double standard Polled Dur ham bull, polled Lucy's Lad XI 4, 003 S. H. 467107, three years old, is for sale. Will also sell a few young bulls and Duroc Jersey boars. A. E. Cotterill. 12-4t Election week is always a mighty hard week for a weekly newspaper as everything must be sidetracked for the election, and it takes a lot of rush work to get the returns prepar ed and in type. I will close out at reduced prices, my entire stock of Rawleigh Mer chandise, at Gardner's Second Hand Store, Leon, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 9th. My stock is complete. Henry Esch, The Rawleigh Man. Born, to Rev. J. A. F. Cunningham and wife, Oct. 29tli, a six and one fourth pound daughter named Giov anna Kathleen. Mother and babe doing well. Rev. Cunningham was formerly pastor at Decatur and Wel don. No e—Commenting Monday, November 4th, we will close our meat markets each evening at 6 o'clock, except Saturday night, when we will close at 1 0 o'clock. Penniwell Bros., 12-2t W. I). Pleuss. Saturday evening a man and a woman traveling in a Ford Coupe turned upside down on the Davis City road a couple of miles south west of Leon. They were not in jured, and. did not disclose their identity. ___________ Max H. Morgan, who had been vis iting at the home of his parents in Center township for three weeks while the state and college were un der quarantine for influenza, return ed to Quincy, 111., Monday to resume his studies at Gem City Business College. Mrs. Mary Frances Daily, wife of the late Allen W. Daily, died in Chicago, Nov. 2nd, aged 87 years. Funeral services were held from the residence of her son, Charles T. Daily, 4117 Berkeley avenue, inter ment being in Mount Greenwood cemetery. It's a pleasure to see a man with well pressed clothes. It means much to him and more to us to be able to press them better than they were ever pressed before. You can prove his statement to your own satisfaction by letting us show you. G. W. Connor. Two Davis City soldier boys have been promoted as corporals, O'Neii Hamilton as corporal in the First Motor Truck Co., 9th Ammunition Train at Camp McClellan, Alabama, and Earld Cox as corporal of the 55th Field Artillery at Camp Donphan, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. 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 at northwest corner of Main and Com mercial streets. Leon. Iowa. On account of our junior mem ber Frank Farquhar being in class one, and will be called very soon, we must have all book accounts set tled at once, in order to settle up our partnership affairs. Piease at tend to your account at once. Farquhar & Sons. The Reporter man made a little error of- something over $500 last week when we stated F. S. Stewart's new Cunningham motor hearse cost him $4,000, as in fact it cost him a little over $4,500, and there was a war tax of $131.00 to pay on it. But it is worth every cent it cost. Earl Ryan, who was employed as pharmacist at the Rexall drug store in this city until he enlisted in the navy, was visiting with friends in this city Saturday, having been spending a few days furlough from the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta tion which he is spending at the home of his parents in Humeston. Garden Grove, Iowa, Nov. 8th. Bowsher & Bowsher, Leon, Iowa. Kind Sirs: Received my shoes and was well pleased with them, am sending you the money. Thanks for the prompt attention and good work, I am, Respc't. yours, Ethel Merrifield, W. H. Lloyd, of Decatur, was a visitor in Leon last Thursday. He had just received a letter from his son, Corporal Dick Lloyd, who i& over in France, saying he had beep enjoying a ten day furlough at one of the biggest summer resorts in France, and the French citizens had been showing the American soldier boys a great time. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Woodmansee, of Corydon, motored to Leon Satur day and visited over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gardner, of northwest of Leon. They were accompanied by their daughter and husband, Capt. and Mrs. S. E. Gibbs. Capt. Gibbs is an instructor in the aviation ground school at Champaign, Illinois. Stephen G. Scott, who is station ed^ at a sailor on the U. S. S. Minne sota, arrived Sunday from. Philadel phia, where his ship is in dry dock, on a sxteen day furlough. Steve had been in a hospital ship for some daors prior, suffering from mumps and, a bad cold. His wife, who is superintendent of Cottage hospital at Crettpn, met him at Osceola, and thpjf, are visiting at the home of his •.irsK For Sale—Some good Beed rye. E. C. Smith, Leon, Iowa. 2tf Two Poland Cliina males in Geo. Baker's sale at Aaron Goodman's, November 8tli. For Sale—Some Rose Comb Rhode Island Red cockerels. Mrs. Aarbn Goodman. 13-2t John W. Culp was called to St. Joe, iMo., yesterday morning by the death of a nephew. For Sale—75 shocks of corn with corn on. Offie Leeper. See J. E. Leeper if you want it. For Sale—S. C. Brown Leghorn cockerels $1.00 each. Mrs. George Evans, R. F. D. No. 2. 12-2t For Sale—White Wyandotte cock erels, pure white from high scoring stock, $2.00 to $2.50. John Good man. 10-4t There are more than two million Yanks over seas and more than five million Germans running away from them. We want your business and will give you every reasonable banking courtesy and accommodation. Leon Savings Bank. A single machine-gun, in the hands of an expert operator, is re garded as the equivalent of from fifty to eighty rifles. If you owe Henry Esch, The Raw leigh Man, make arrangements to settle your accounts with him at Gardner's Second Hand Store, Leon, Iowa, Saturday, November 9th. It is estimated that five per cent of the inhabitants of all the coun tries now at war are under arms, the percentage ranging from two in the case of Liberia to ten in the case of Germany, which has made by far the heaviest call on its male popula tion. Our junior member Frank Far quhar being in class one and expect ing to be called to service right away, it becomes necessary to settle up our business, and all parties in debted to us, are requested to call and settled their accounts at once. Farquhar & Sons. Big Type Poland Chinas. We have for sale a limited num ber of spring and yearling boars, spring gilts and brood sows, of our famous Big Type breed. Manchester Bros., Leon, Iowa. 4tf In Every Time of Stress and difficulty for over ninety years The Youth's Companion has stood by the family. It has cheered and encouraged and entertained—de lighting all, informing all, and mak ing home life and loyal sentiment the ideal oi all. For 1919 the publish ers intend to make the paper worth more to family life than ever before. The splendid serials alone are events in next year's reading in the family life. Hundreds of short stories and articles by great contributors, and a steady stream of helpfulness in ev erything from the solid and serious to the happy humor for which The Companion is famed. In these days the whole family needs The Compan ion, and it is still only $2.00 a year for 52 splendid issues. Don't miss Grace Richmond's great serial, Anne Exeter, 10 chap ters, beginning December 12. The following special offer is made to new subscribers: 1. The Youth's Companion—52 issues of 1919. 2. All the remaining weekly is sues of 1918. 3. The Companion Home Calen dar for 1919. All the above for only $2.00, or you may include 4. MeCall's Magazine—12 fash ion number. All for only $2.50. The two magazines may be sent to separate addresses if desired. THE OUTH'S COMPANION, Commonwealth Ave. & St. Paul St., Boston, Mass. New subscriptions received at this office. The Last and Best Reason Wi You Save $1.00 By Subscribing Today For The Des Moines Evening Tribune Now $4 a year After Nov. 30, $5.00 'Saw IdBweat Priced Den Moines Daily. The page of funny pictures in The Tribune is another very good1 reason why you should subscribe. Four or five different comics, headed by the famous "ilggsf 1 fa. .George Scott, in Bringing-up Father, afford a hearty lauprh for every member of the family. Subscribe Today Mill jmr mrxonil check or money ordar to Thv Tribuiie, Pea .Molnua, U. E. 0. WILLS Auctioneer Van Wert, Iowa Will give special atten tion to your sale. I guar antee satisfaction. For terms and dates address me at Van Wert, Iowa. It BU C. *"i\ -r Nyal's race Cream Let your complexion defy the sun and wind by using Nyal's face Cream the face cream without an objectionable features. 35c and 65c Jars OF COURSE Blair §b Prather Van Wert, Iowa HOUSEWIVES Patented saves the cost of an extra heating stove. It gives warm floors for the little folks. Oven shoulder high—saves stooping and backaches. Oven and flues made of copper-alloy iron, the strongest rust-resisting iron known. Page SEV1 Notice of Appointment of A dm trator. In the District Court of the Statfl of Iowa, in and for lJecatur County. In Probate. In the matter of the estate of D. P. Leahy, Deceased. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been apointed and has qualified as Administrator of the estate of D. P. Leahy late of Decatur County, Iowa, deceased. All persons in any manner indebted to said deceased or his estate will make payment to the undersigned and those having claims agr.inst said deceased or his esta*e will present them in manner and form as by liw required, for allowance and pay ment. Dated this 15th day of October, A. D., IS)IS. George E. Leahy, 1-.')t Administrator of said estate. are searching everywhere for abetter way to save in food and fuel. You can find the answer to these vexing problems in the efficient Cole's Range We personally invite you to see this remarkable fuel saving modern No.SY See It Now! 6 We Do first Class Hand Tailoring Hats Reblocked and Trimmed Piece Goods Carried In Stock Suits Dyed Cleaning, Pressing and Alterations G. W. CONNOR MERCHANT TAILOR. Over Penniwell's Meat Market. J. GOODING "The Live Auctioneer." The man who will get you the most money for your stuff and who always makes a sale a success. He knows the value of stock. Has cried more sales than any auctioneer in this section. Write or ohone for dates. Kellerton, Iowa. +***********************************************M% A. McKERN, wwi Live Stock and Real Estate Auctioneer The man who gets you the most money for your sales from start to finish. Town Sales on Sat- I urday a Specialty. '•'J