The Leon reporter., December 19, 1918, Image 14

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Vine Oak.
G. T. Larson loaded his car Mon
day. He is locating at Marshall
town.
Mr. Larson and family left Tues
day morning for a few days -visit
with relatives at Newton and Kel
logg. They will be missed in this
neighborhood.
Seth Davis made a business trip
to Davis City Tuesday.
This community was shocked
Wednesday morning when word was
received of the death of Louie Gra
ham, little daughter of Charley
Graham, who formerly lived in this
neighborhood.
Martin Henricksen and son Eros
were Leon callers Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis, of
Sharpsburg, Iowa, are visiting the
former's parents, George \V. Davis,
and also his sister, Mrs. Starr, in
this neighborhood.
Mrs. C. F. Tenney and daughter
Mary, of Decatur, visited at C. V.
Starr's Sunday and Monday.
Rea Dale and Bert Poush were
callers at C. E. Cowles' Sunday.
Mrs. Henricksen has been nurs
ing four of the Drury girls who have
been sick with the flu. They are
some better at this writing.
Charlie Davis went to Pleasanton
Saturday after his mother who has
been caring for her son Homer and
family. They have been quite sick
with the flu.
Lonesome lCidfje.
Clvde Waller and family spent
Sunday afternoon at James Still's.
Roy Evans spent Sunday at W. Z.
McDaniel's.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Webster and
son spent Sunday at Gteorge Web
ster's.
Mr. and Mrs J. O. Garner and
daughter Glata spent Sunday at E.
Gammon's.
Frank Johnston and family were
Sunday visitors at Pat Hampton's.
Miss Ethel Evans spent a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
W. Z. McDaniel.
Mrs. Clyde Waller and daughter
Veta called at J. N. Still's Friday
afternoon.
Frank Campbell and Lewis Gam
mon Jr. spent Sunday with Stephen
Martin.
Pat Hampton and family called
at E. J. Evans' Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Evans call
ed at John Bellows and Will Mar
tin's Sunday afternoon.
Walter Daughton was buried at
the Catholic cemetery Saturday af
ternoon. The bereaved ones have
the sympathy of the community.
itEPOHTKK FOIi SALE BILLS.
THE MOST
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THIS LARGEST AND STRONGEST BANK IN I EON
Make Good Your Pledge
The boys fighting for you in
France are keeping their pledge
to Uncle Sam.
pects the same of you.
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Uncle Sam ex­
deem the pledge you made earlier
in the year to buy war savings
stamps.
Regard it as such. Ma\e it good today.
FARMERS & TRADERS
STATE BANK
rtios. Ttiale, President
•Jas. F. Harvey, V. Pres.
Bob Teale, Asst. Cashier
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G. W. CONNOR
No organs of th® human body arejo
Important to health and Ions 11"® as tne
kidneys. When they slow up and com-
Tour kidneys need help.
alias
to warn yon
MERCHANT TAILOR. Over Penniwell's Meat Market.
*_ a»4iA* lkJkl« Alt
mence to las in their duties, look out!
Find out what the trouble Is—without
Whenever, you (eel nervous,
diny, suffer from sleeplessness,
a a a
that your kld-
I ate not perforata* their func
tions property. They are.only h*U
j+imt «Mr wee* and are allowing lm
Mrttlir ta •ecassotate aa* be
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DeKalb.
George South, A. P. Woodard and
Charlie South went to Winterset
Thursday on business.
H. E. Wilson and John Minor
have been doing some plastering for
James Smith the past week.
Willard Boles has been very l?w
with influenza, but he turned for
the better B'riday. We are all hop
ing he will be able to be up soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Wilson and
family and Miss Nora Johnston and
Ang Miller spent Sunday evening at
the Harry Wilson home.
Lee Ewing and family left Mon
day for Creston where they will
make their future home.
Bert Anderson and son Earl had
business in Van Wert Wednesday.
Johnnie Cox left Monday lor Mur
ray to help his brother Charles with
the store.
Mr and Mrs. Erastus Wilson and
family spent Saturday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller and Nora
Johnston.
Dick McCarl and family are en
tertaining the flu at present.
The son of J. W. Russell, of our
neighborhood, who has been in the
training camp in Virginia, returned
home Saturday to stay once more.
We are all truly glad to see the
brave boys come marching home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jink Wells spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Beers
Miss Ruth Wilson called on Miss
Nora Johnston Sunday afternoon.
John Minor called on H. E. Wil
son Sunday.
Mrs. Bert. Anderson and daughter
Clayta were Grand River callers Sat
urday.
Tennessee Itidiie.
Mrs. Wilbert Mcintosh spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. R. L.
Raybourn.
Mrs Walter Boles is caring for
her soil Willard who is sick with the
flu.
Miss Edith Grimm spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her friend,
Miss Ella Spray.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C'hipp and
children spent Wednesday at Fran
cis Spray's.
Miss Ethel Foland spent Friday
afternoon with her friend, Miss
Edith Grimm.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Grimm and
children spent Sunday at George
Grimm's.
Mrs. William Burchett returned
home Tuesday after caring for her
daughter Mrs. Lester Foland and
family who have all been sick with
the flu.
Miss Ella Spray spent Wednesday
night and Thursday with her sister
Mrs. Thomas Cliipp and family.
X.JCON
Re­
The pledge you signed is
your sacred promise to loan your gov
ernment money to help
Win
the war.
Fred Teale, Cashier
T. S. Arnold. Asst. Cashier
8. fi. Mitchell, Asst. Cashier
1*. Van Werden, Ass't Cash.
We Do first Class Hand Tailoring
Hats Reblocked and Trimmed
Piece Goods Carried in Stock
Suits Dyed
Cleaning, Pressing^and Alterations
DANGEROUS DISEASE
eeaTert-
*a lata «r!c add aad ether poisons.
Get some GOLD MEDAL. Haarlem Oil
Capsules at once. They are an old, tried
preparation used all over the world for
centuries. They contain only (Ad-fash
loned, soothing oils combined with
strength-giving and eystem-cleanslnv
herbs, well known and used by physi
cians in their dally practice. GOLD
KEDAI
Haarlem Oil Capsules are In*
ported direct
from the laboratories
In
Holland. They are. convenient to take,
aad win either give prompt relief or
your
money *HH
be refunded, Ask for
them at any drey store, bat be awe to
tbe aelataal I—mil QOU
Pleasant Kidff©
Those who spent the past Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foland
were Mrs. Isaac Emley, of Grand
River, Mrs. Ira Foster, Misses Mabel
Foland, Georgia and Minnie Deem
er, Mr. and Mrs. Pete McCarl and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Fo
land.
Loren Munyon, of near Kellerton,
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Munmn,
Mrs. Louisa Wradsworth, who lias
been at the home of her sister, .vlrs.
John Acton, for the past three
weeks, sick with the flu, returned
to her home the past week .greatly
improved.
Mrs. Charles Foland called last
Wednesday evening on Mrs. John
Acton.
Miss Carry Ward spent Monday
with her sister, Mrs. W. F. Wads
worth.
Miss Esther Foland spent Satur
day night witli her friend Miss x.ella
Brown.
Rolla Shoemaker, ot Montana,
came to Grand River, Saturday to
visit with his many friends and to
see his best girl.
II. L. Branimer and llenry Jnn
merson sure look pretty tough af
ter having .the flu.
Our mail carrier failed to make
his trip last Monday. We did not
learn why.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jimmerson
and family spent Sunday with-Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Branimer.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Briner spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Metz in Westerville.
Willie and Ralph Burchett, Roy
Brown, Clyde German, and Howard
Beard all have returned home from
their camps.
Grandma Branimer has improved
greatly the past week.
Willard Boles is better at this
writing and hopes are now enter
tained for his recovery.
Dr. B. L. Eiker, of Leon, was
called the past week to see Frank
Weiniger, of Grand River, who has
been sick for the past three weeks
with the flu and a bad case of kid
ney trouble.
There will be a call meeting at
Pleasant Valley church the fourth
Saturday of this month to transact
business for the church.
There are several in Westerville
this week having the flu.
Alva Foland, of Leon, was calling
on his many friends in Granri River
last Monday.
lieKoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson and son
Edwin and daughter Mary visited
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Scov
el at Humeston, Friday and Satur-
^Mrs. Hila Sullivan and little.
daughter went to Cambria Tuesday
to visit with her parents.
Mrs. Tapscott, of Lamoni, visited
last, week with her daughter Mrs.
.Jack Sullivan and family. I
Miss Bowman went to Leon Fri-'
day to visit with her parents.
O. G. Boor was an Osceola visitor
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kroucli, ol
Cloverdale, Minn., visited last week
at the home of their aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Clark.
Mrs. A. E. Wells was a Weldon
visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Xewton Judd, of Garden
Grove, was a passenger for brand
River Thursday.
Tom Milner was an Osceola pass
enger Thursday.
A. E. Winters, of Montana, lias
bought the property owned by -Mrs.
Martha Doughten. He and his
brother will make their home here.
Mrs. Tapscott of Lamoni. visited
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Jack Sullivan and family.
Miss Bowman went to Leon Fri
day to visit with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams
were iuite ill the past week with in
fluenza. Her mother from Osceola
is here caring for them.
The schools and churches have
been closed till alter Christmas. It
is hoped the influenza epidemic will
then be over in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ivy were Oscr
olt visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stanley
went to Cambria Tuesday lo visit
with her parents.
Itaiidi So. 2.
Germany has found a substitute
for a great many different things.
It surely will not be hard to find a
substitute for the Kaiser.
Our soldier boys will soon be
coining home. It is over overt here.
Floyd Guiie and the Chaney boys
spent "Sunday with Leo Dobson.
Eliza Reed was a visitor at Floyd
Shelton's Sunday.
Willie Erts, of Osceola, visited at
Flovd Shelton's over Sunday.
Dr. Willie Cash, of Lenox, visited
his lather Wm. Cash last week.
Eliza Reed started to school Mon
day, being absent for some time on
account of her sister Jessie having
the flu.
Walter Thompson is getting an
other sawing of wood.
Bert Ingram was a business call
er in Leon one day last week.
The roads are improving, soon the
cars will be in use again.
Flovd Shelton has been taking
Dr. Britton on his prbfessional trips
in the buggy the last few days.
Decatur K. F. 1). Xo. li.
Mrs. Jennie Norman was a La
moni caller Tuesday, Marie return
ing home with her.
W. A. Carroll was a Decatur caller
Saturday.
R. C. Chaney called on Will Nor
man' Sunday.
Thomas Butcher and wife were
called to Elliott, Iowa, to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Butcher's brother,
Fred Slauter and wife, Mrs. Slauter
having died Monday morning and
Mr. Saluter died Tuesday morning.
Fred was a former Decatur county
boy, being born and raised to man
hood in this vicinity. Mrs. Slauter
also lived in this community, being
Miss Lena Stoneburner.
Wm. Carroll, Sr., was a Davis
City visitor Saturday.
Our flu patients are able to be
about once more, no new cases
this vicinity.
Everybody is getting ready for
Christmas^
New Buda.
Dwight Freeman, daughters and
son visited at John Evans' near And
over, Mo., last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bailey spent
Sunday at the J. P. Hagen, Jr.
home.
Miles Boeger and family spent
Sunday with their father C. R.
^r/'flu epidemic is slightly better.
Jehu O. McDaniel and family
spent Sunday with his brother, ROs
coe McDanieL
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Whm you have backache tha liver,
or kidneys are sure to be out or
r~ Tnr SaaoL it does «otaa tor
REPORTER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1918.
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CLOSING OUT
Stock Sale!
I will sell at the Jimmie Hull farm 2 miles west and 1 mile
north of Leon, on
Friday, Dec. 20th
commencing at 1 o'clock, p. in.
68 Head of Live Stock
28 head of Cattle
9 cows, none over five years old 6 yearling steers 8 yearling
heifers 4 calves.
40 head of Hogs
2 Red brood sows 38 shoats weighing from 80 to 175 pounds.
Pair good coming 3 year old Mules
2 dozen Chickens
TKIJ.MS- -A credit of t! months will be given on all sums over $ in upon purchaser giving note
with approved security drawing 8 per cent interest from date. $10 and under cash. No property
to be removed until settled for.
N. D. Pettiecord
PUBLIC SALE
Having sold part of the farm I will sell at the Painter farm, known as the
old John W. Gardner place, one and one-half miles northwest of Leon, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23,1918
Commencing at one o'clock sharp, the following described property, to-wit:
108 HEAD OF LIVE STOCK 108
4 HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES 4
Consisting of one team of 4-year-old mules, ne 4-year-old spotted saddle
horse, one 7-year-old horse.
28 HEAD OF CATTLE 28
Consisting of eleven good Short-horn cows, three yearling heifers, one year
ling Short-horn bull, thirteen spring calves.
Ewe Lambs
36 Shoats Weighing From 40 to 150 lbs
One Charter Oak Wagon
Several tons of Straw and Hay, part of which is baled.
One Set of Driving Harness, good as new.
TERMS: Nine months time, purchaser to give note with approved security
drawing 8 per cent interest. Sums under $10.00 cash in hand. No property
to be removed until settled for.
CHAS. C. PAINTER
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