The Leon reporter., September 14, 1916, Image 7

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Leave your call for
your family Dr. at
our Drug Store.
WAIST PRESSING IS A SPECIALTY
with us.. We do not permit the young
men to have a monopoly of this busi
ness. They press them out of shape,
but we press them back again to
their original form. \ye solicit the
patronage of ladies who desire to
have their waists and other garments
always look fresh and new. We
give such excellent results in our
cleaning and pressing that first cus
tomers always remain our patrons.
G. W. COINIMOR
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Otw Penniwell's Meat Market.
Get your wall paper at the Rexall
store. ___________ 37-tf
Money to loan on Bome good farms.
Loon Savings Bank.
Get our prices on timothy seed J
fore selling. Biddison Grain Co.
The Leon Savings uank is prepar
ed to make some good farm loans at
reasonable rates.
For Sale or Trade—120 acres wun
good improvements, 5 miles north
west of Davis City. E. Poush, Da
vis City, Iowa. 4-4t
P. B. Walker, wife and children
autoed to St. Joe, Mo., Sunday, but
were caught by rain down there and
Mrs. Walker and Mildred returned
Tuesday on the train and P. B. and
son Gletin remained there to bring
the car home.
Delos Ackerley, who is a student
at the State University at Iowa City,
where he attended Summer School
this year, came in Saturday morning
to visit a few .days with his parents
1H before taking up his studies for the
coming year.
Ail Miss Maud McKensie, of Phillips
buiT, ivansas, who had been a guest
for a few days at the- Wm. Langreder
home in this city, departed Friday for
Des Moines. Miss Irene Henry c
companied fyer to Des Moines for a
few days visit in that city.
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flffllf: For Sale—Residence property in
|pf Leon, one block from paving,
|p block of ground, 6 room house and
other good out buildings, lots of fruit,
fine location, price very reasonable.
H. S. Jenkins, Leon, Iowa. 48-
John Powers, general superintend
ent of everything connected with the
Burlington railroad at Van Wert,
passed through Leon last Thursday,
on his annual vacation trip to St. Joe,
Mo. John is seldom off duty and is
entitled to his yearly vacation.
•'.Hi James tfirk sr., who has been vis
iting for some time at the home of
his neice, Mrs. Ella Hamilton in this
city, departed Saturday, in company
with his son, James Kirk jr., for
Gentryville, Mo., where he will visit
for a time at the home of his son.
1 Do you know that the muscles that
move the eye around in its socket are
some times the cause of as much
eye strain as faulty vision. This is
known as muscular asthenopia. But
ler, the Jeweler and optometrist, al
ways tests the muscles as well as the
vision. Examination free.
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WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO PHONE YOUR FAMILY
DOCTOR DIRECT, TRY OUR DRUG STORE WHICH IS
PHYSICIANS' HEADQUARTERS. WE ARE ALWAYS
GLAD TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
AND WHEN YOU GET YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS BRING
THEM TO US AND HAVE THEM FILLED CAREFULLY
W IT E S E N S W E N O
WANT RUBBER GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES, SOAPS,PER
FUMES, HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES OR ANY OTHER "DRUG
STORE THING" COME TO US AND GET IT, BECAUSE
YOU CAN "RELY" ON WHAT YOU BUY.
The Store
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Dressmaking—At the home of Rev.
u. T. Ronk. Clara Caster.
Swift's tankage for sale by the Bid
dison Coal and Grain Co.
Lost—CTank for Studebaker auto.
Please return to Reporter office.
Get prices on timothy seed from
the elevator. Biddison Grain Co.
We have some 5 per cent money for
choice farm loans. Farmers & Trad
ers State Bank.
For Rent—5 room house on Main
street, first door north of W. VV.
Craig's. Mrs. C. M. Akes.
Lost—Glass front and rim of auto
light between Leon and E. H. Sharp's
residence. Finder please return to
The Reporter office.
Seed Wheat—I have extra good
New Marvelous seed wheat- for sale
at 12.00 per bushel. Takes only Ms
bushel to the acre. D. P. Leahy, R.
F. D. 3, Leon, Iowa. 5-3t
Are your eyes co-operating or op
posing each other? Dr. Weber will
make them co-operate. See Dr. Web
er on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 7
a. m. to -2 p. m., at New Hotel Leon.
Examination free. 5-21
Mrs. C. M. Deemer, of St. Charles,
who was recently operated upon in
a Leon hospital, is getting along very
nicely and will probably be able to
return to her home before long. Mrs.
Deemer formerly resided near Deca
tur City.
Mrs. B. O. Meadows, of Chariton,
and sister, Mrs. Ed Moore, of Pleas
anton, who had been visiting af the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Elliott, south of Leon, return
ed Friday from a few days visit with
a sister near Cainesville, Mo.
Miss Margaret McKlveen departed
Monday afternoon for Rockford, Illi
nois, to resume her studies at the
Rockford Young Ladies Seminary
having spent the summer vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed H. Sharp in this city.
Carl Sankey and wife drove in
Saturday in their auto from Detroit,
Michigan, for a visit with relatives in
this city and at Davis City. Carl has
been working insurance very success
fully in Michigan the past summer
and they expect to go to California
again to spend the winter.
F. J. McNutt and wife and their
daughter, Mrs. L. Herzing, and son
Hugh McNutt, of St. Joe, Mo., return
ed home Sunday, having motored to
this city for a visit with old friends.
Mr. McNutt was employed for several
years at the Clark mill in this city,
and is now city salesman for the
Aunt Jemima Flour Co., at St. Joe.
Hugh is leader of a big band in St.
Joe. ..
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Griffin and
daughters, Misses Helene and Gussie,
returned to their home at CreBton
Friday, having been visiting for a
few days with relatives and friends
in this vicinity. .You can Just take it
as a tip from us that some of these
days the Griffin family are going to
move back from CreBton and locate
at Leon, and we will be mighty glad
to have them.
C. P. Brant, of near Garden Grove,
was in Leon Saturday, and told us he
became interested in our query as to
how fast corn grows and also as to
whether it grows only at night He
made some measurements with his
corn, and found that it grew 24
inches in six days, growing 5%
inches in 23 hours during one day.
He says the corn grows much faster
at night, but that it does grow in the
iay time. He also told us of measur
ing a pumpkin^ vine on his farm
which grew more than four feet in
on* night.
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THE LION REPORTER, THURSDAY,
For Rent—7 room house. See Mn.
M. C. Mullen.
Wanted—School girl to work for
her board. Apply to Mrs. G. W. Con
nor.
Pease & Pease write all kinds of
insurance, and protect their policy
holders.
We can use some choice first mort
gage farm loans. Farniers & Trad
ers State Bank, Leon.
If you want good insurance and
fair treatment in case of loss, have
Pease & Pease write your insurance.
For Sale—On account of moving
away, my Leon residence property on
north Main street. W. C. Stempel,
2621 Santa Fe Avenue, Ft*. Madison,
Iowa.
Assistant state accountants A. D.
Nye and J. I. Israel last week began
the annual examination of the books
in the county offices at the court
house.
Notice—1 have recently bought the
barber shop in Pieasanton, Iowa, and
am prepared to do first-class work.
Call on us when in town.
3-4t S. A. Mitchell, proprietor.
Don't use common drop cords for
your electric lights. Select an at
tractive fixture from the many dis
played in the special fixture room at
t1 .Leon Electric Company's office. 1-
"The Birth of a Nation" will be
sho^n at Touet's opera house at Os
ceola on Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of this week, and many Decatur
county people will auto there to see
it.
For Sale—Residence property on
south Main street, six room hojf&e in
good repair. City water and elec
tric lights.. Address J. B. McEndree,
213 Market street, Marshalltown,
Iowa. 47-tf
The Leon Electric Company has
the finest display room in this part of
the state for showing electric light
fixtures. The fixtures are beauties
and are priced very low. It would
pay you to see them.
Lost—Somewhere on the road, to
Levett Cozad's funeral, my purse
containing a $10 bill and some small
change. Finder please notify Mrs.
Oscar Peck, Lineville, Iowa, R. F. D.
3, and receive reward.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Rowell and Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Stewart and Mrs. Ada
line Curry and Edgar Rowell, all of
Leon, motored to Afton Sunday and
were guests for a couple of days at
the home of Mrs. Anna Rowell.—Af
ton Star-Enterprise.
Mrs. C. R. Hodgdon and son Dick,
of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who are vis
iting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
W. C. Owen, at Garden Grove, were
in Leon Friday enroute for Grand
River to visit at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. J. F. Hines.
With his new instruments and up
to-date methods and the training nec
essary to pass the Iowa state board
examination, Butler, the optometrist,
is prepared to take away that cloudi
ness of vision, and those headaches
due to eye strain. Examination free.
William Jennings Bryan will
speak at the Garden Grove Corn Club
Picnic at the Davis Park, three miles
northwest of Garden Grove, on Wed
nesday, Sept. 27th, at 1:30 o'clock.
You'll want to hear the peerless Ne
braskaa, the greatest speaker in the
world.
Don't forget that the tenth installs
ment of "Peg O'the Ring will be
shown at the Idle Hour theatre this
afternoon and evening. This thrill
ing serial is drawing to a close, and
you should not miss any of it. Mati
nee at 3 o'clock, first evening show at
7:15. Prices 5 and 10 cents.
Ed W. Farquhar took a jolly party
of ladies to Des Moines in his auto
Sunday to spend the day, Misses Amy
and Fay Benefiel, Florence Coffin and
Mrs. Gertrude Berryman, but the
rain fit Des Moines spoiled their
plans and they returned home on the
train Monday morning. Ed went
back after his car Tuesday.
There was a mighty happy bunch
of boosters from Garden-Orove when
they went home last Saturday, after
securing the assignment of W. J.
Bryan for his one speech in Decatur
county for their big Corn Picnic at
the Davis Park, three miles north
west of Garden Grove for Wednes
day, bept. 27th. In ihe bunch were
J. S. Brown, J. F. Gill, W. H. Raleigh,
C. E. Stuber and several others, and
they worked like Trojans to land Mr.
Bryan.
State highway commissioner H. C.
Beard, of Mt. Ayr, was in Leon last
Friday, coming here to meet with the
railroad officials and county board in
regard to several railroad crossings
which it was desired to change, one
of them being on the N. C. Rasmus
sen farm west of Van Wert, and two
or three others being on the & W.
branch between Leon and Decatur.
The railroad officials agreed to make
the changes which will be a great
improvement and the work will be
done this fall.
The Shannon City Messenger has
been'sold by C. A. Snyder to Miss
Vera M. Jacobson, who assumed
charge last week. Miss Jacobson is a
graduate of the Dallas County Rec
ord, having served her apprentice
ship as devil, compositor and report
er, and judging from the first issue
of her paper is going to give the peo
ple of SVannon City a real newspaper.
We welcome her to the newspaper
ranks of southern Iowa, and trust
she will meet with the best of suc
cess.
•Ralph McGitfhis, who has spent
the summer traveling with the Lin
coln Chautauqua System in Pennsyl
vania and other eastern states, came
in Sunday to join his wife and little
son, who spent the summer at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs'. V.
R. McGinnis in this city. Ralph will
leave the latter part of thi3 week to
resume his studies in the law depart
ment at the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, and will also be employ
ed as coach of the second foot ball
team.
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SEPTEMBER 14,1916.
For Sale—Three or four good buck
lambs. Aaron Goodman, R. 1, Leon.
Milt and Dillon Manchester autoed
to Clarinda yesterday to attend a big
sale of Poland-China hogs held at
tiiat place.
L. B. Jac kson and family departed
Sunday morning in their auto for
their home at Sapulpa, Oklahoma,
after visiting for a couple of weeks
witli relatives and many old friends
in this city and vicinity. Mr. Jack
son is one of the big oil operators of
that country and last Saturday re
ceived word from his lease man that
he had purchased another 40 acre
tract of oil land for him, on which
Mr. Jackson will at once drill a num
ber of wells.
Held Civil Service Kvamination.
J. G. Larson, a clerk from the
Chariton post office was in Leon last
Saturday, conducting a civil service
examination for two new clerkships
in the Leon post office. There were
eleven persons who took the examin
ation, and two of them will recive
appointments as soon as the papers
reach Washington and are passed
upon.
Won Prize for Prettiest iiaby Picture.
iMrs. Carl Monroe, of Leon, was the
winner of the $5.00 prize offered by
Cherrington for the prettiest baby
picture submitted in his annual baby
kodak contest, the picture being that
of Mary Jane, the little daughter of
i\lr. and Mrs. George W. Penniwell.
There were a large number of pic
tures entered in the contest and Mrs.
.Monroe feels quite flattered over be
ing the winner.
You Must Turn Corners Right.
The city council has ordered turn
ing posts placed at eleven of the
busiest street intersections in Leon
and hereafter auto drivers must drive
in the proper side of these turning
posts, keeping to the right of them
at all times.' This is something which
has been needed and the careful
drivers will welcome them. Others
who refuse to obey must take the
consequences. Signs were also order
ed placed on the streets adjacent to
the High School building ordering
autos to slow down on account of
the danger to school children.
Improving Garage.
Estes & Co. are making some big
improvements at their garage, hav
ing enclosed the two mammoth dis
play windows for office and show
rooms,"covering the floor with lino
leum and painting it up in nice shape.
They will also cover the ceiling of the
entire garage with beaver board
which will add greatly to its appear
ance. Their repair department has
also been overhauled, new fixtures
being installed and they carry the
largest line of Ford repairs and auto
accessories to be found in this part
of the state. Mr.. Estes proposes to
have the finest garage in southern
Iowa before he gets through with the
new improvements. They expected
to receive their first car load of the
new style Fords yesterday, and sev
eral more care are to follow at once.
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The same prices and the same values.
$10.00
$12.00
FL0RSHEIM SHOES
Our stock of shoes for men and boys is complete for
the fall and winter and we can give you the best value
for your dollar at all times.
$5.00 $5.50 $6.00
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Federated Clubs Meeting.
The following is the program for
the meeting of the City Federation of
Women's Clubs which meets in the
library assembly room Friday, Sept.
15, at 2:o0 p. m.
•Music, Unity Club.
President's address.
Routine business.
Paper, What will the City Federa
tion do to benefit the Leon Public
Schools for the year 1910-17, Mrs.
Patsy Baker.
Paper, Some things the Federated
Clubs can do to help the Leon Pub
lic Schools, Miss Horner.
Discussion, led by Mrs. Addie
Crawford Cliamoers.
-Music, Unity Club.
Social hour with refreshments,
Swift's tankage for sale by the Bid- Swift's tankage for sal? by the Bid
dison Coal and Grain Co.
The season for colds is upon us and you
should be prepared with a box of
Nyal's Laxacold.
It relieves a cold in the shortest possible
time.
35 doses 25c.
OF COURSE
Langreder, The Tailor
Suits made from 912.00 op to $40.00
Overcoats made from $15.00 op
Pants made from $4.00 up to $10.00
All Goods of the Latest Pattern.
SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED.
Suits pressed while you wait
Special Attention Paid to Alterations and Repairing.
A N E E a or
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Our new and complete stock of clothing for fall and winter is here for
your inspection and we want you to come in and see the new and beautiful
styles and patterns for fall and winter wear. We can show as good bargains
as ever and at the same prices as heretofore.
$15.00
$17.00
Sweater Coats
Bradley Jumbo stitch coats in the finest colors and
ut prices that surprise you for the values shown.
Come in and see them. You will need a sweater
coat for these cooler mornings we are having now.
$4.50 $5.00
$6.00
J. A. MCINTOSH
"The Square Dealer"
LEON CLOTHING CO.
Tent Meetings.
A goodly number of men greeted
J. W. Dawson, the blacksmith evan
gelist of Des Moines, in the Christian
church Sunday afternoon, and listen
ed with interest to the story of his
conversion. At the close of the ser
vices fifty men moved forward and
gave their hand to Mr. Dawson pledg
ing themselves to live a better chris
tian life. In the evening the tent
would not hold the crowd. Mr. Daw
son again presented the gospel truth.
At tue close there must have been a
nundred who went forward giving
Mr. Dawson their hand saying they
desired to live nearer to their Master
and to be used in His service. Ser
vices each evening.
1 dlEon Coal an1
I Have You a Cold
Grain Co.
$20.00
$25.00
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