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LEOX, IOWA
Will press your suit any hour you
eay. Leon Laundry.
For Sale or Trade—Ford tjuring
car in good condition. See Eugene
Massey.
Look Here—Some Leon residences
and two farms for sale on good
terms. Jap Ceslerv 3-8t
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. ^orey are ihe
parents of a bouncing ten pound box
born to them Tuesday night.
Dr. C. H. Mitchell will leave next
Sunday for Iowa C?ity, where he will
spend a month taking a post grad
uate course at the State University.
The residence property in north
Leon owned by Mrs. M. H. Wood, was
purchased last week by Harley Ellis,
of west of Leon, the consideration
being $2,700.
Order cut flower* and flora) de
signs from O. E. Hull, local agent of
Lozier, of Dee Moines, at The Re
porter office. Orders tent by phone
or i.ail, but order as early as po»
vible.
The "Story Hour" picnic will be
held Saturday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock in charge of Mrs. Roy Stout,
city librarian. All boys and girls
are invited. Bring your baskets and
"be at the library on time.
Mrs. Zell JohnsOn, of Alliance,
Neb., arrived last Saturday for a
visilNat the liome of her uncle, W. W.
Craig and other relatives in this citr
and at Davis City. Mrs. Johnson
will be remembered as Miss Zell
Tharp, whose girlhood days were
spent in L,eon.
Manager L. J. Hill, of the Collins
Filling Station in this city, thinks
tourists are doing their best to wreck
the fine new buildinf as two have
tried to knock it down the past
week. A traveling man driving a
Ford did his best to drive right in at
the door, but about the only damage
he did was to twist an axle on his
car, and then a lady tourist driving
a big car tried to Tcnoclt down one of
hurt
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side of her car considerably.
One of the facts to be remembered fn these
days of high priced clothing.
We specialize in laundering silk shirts
hand washed with Ivory Soap.
LEON LAUNDRY COMPANY
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This paint
goes farther
and costs
less to make
it go
Lowe Brothers
High Standard
Paint has away of spread
ing out and covering more
surface than any paint you
have ever used. Not only
more surface, but
covers
ihtt'i whjr it always coats 1ms thaa cheap
paints. High Standard not only saves you
money—it makes you money because it makes
your property worth mere.
Besides lasting longer, this paint loekf better
as long as it lasts
If you want to prevent painting troubles you
want to use High Standard. Come in
^and talk it over. Ask for baoklet and
color card. Both arc free.
^Paints
Dr.
V. A.
Englund
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Acute and Chronic Cases Treated
Night calls treated same as day oal»»
Office in Biggs block.
rhone 16 Leon, Iowa.
For Sale—Good residence prop
erty 7 rooms and bath. See E. G.
Alonroe for price and terms.
]\lr. and Airs. T'rancis Varga and
children motored to Des Moines
Tuesday evening for a few days visit.
For Sale—Case separator and
Avery engine in running order.
Separator almost new. Will sell
either one or both. D. B. Bright,
Grand River, Iowa. 44-6t.
See Smith St DeKalb who sell or
trade Red River Valley lands. One
fare for the round trip every Satur
day. Call or write us at either Van
Wert or DeKalb, Iowa. Smith &
DeKalb. 13-tf-
Charles Akers, who accompanied
the remains of his father, Thomas
J. Akers, who died in Denver, Colo
rado, last Thursday, to this city for
burial in the Palestine cemetery Sun
day, left Tuesday for New Hampton,
ivlo., where he will visit a few days
at the U. G. Gibsffn home, before re
turning to his home in Denver,
Colorado.
The members of
and their families
picnic at the home
E. Housh on South
Thursdav evening.
Dynamite for
gineering Co.
For Sale-
Angus bulls.
Van Wert.
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For Bread-Biscuit-Cakes
For Sale by
LEW GILLHAM. LEOX, IOWA
CLEAN CLOTHES WEAR
O N E
the Social Club
enjoyed a lawn
of Mr. and Mrs.
Main street last
They had a
dandy good lot of eats,* and a very
pleasant social evening with music
was enjoyed^
Miss Goldeane Chastain, wha has
been attending Drake University and
the C. C. C. College at Des Moines
the past year, taking a business
course, came Saturday to spend the
summer at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Airs. John Chastain, east of
Leon. She was accompanied to Leon
by Miss Mary Miller, of Crestom who
is also a student at the C. €. C. Col-
Miss Cora Lunbeck. who had been
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. C. M. Ketcham in this City
since her return from California, left
Monday^ for Lake Okoboji, whfefe
she will spend the summer with her
sister, Mrs. G. S.
sister, Mrs. A. L.
fed teeyptr far
she «av vtolt
friends.
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Room for Rent—Phone 325.
Will press your suit any hour you
Bay. Leon Laundry.
-Pure bred yearling
L. G. Overholtzer,
43-4L
For Sale—Refrigerator, corn and
a good team. Simon' Goodman,
Leon, Iowa. it.
Force your late planted corn with
•high grade fertilizer and beat the
early frosts. Slade Engineering
Co. 41-tf.
For Sale—Pure bred coming
yearling Jersey bull calves and some
Jersey cows. Ralph Herrold, ti
miles north of Leon. Phone on Van
\Sert line. 44tf.
I will be in Leon this summer and
will teach violin and piano. Those
wishing to study with me, "hone
2:J9 or call at my home on South
Ma^ Street. .Mabel Bradley. 45-11.
Glen Tapscott, who has been a
studentat the State University at
Iowa City, was a visitor in Leon
Thursday, going from here to Davis
City to visit liis sister, .Mrs. Glen
1 razier, before returning to his home
at Lamoni.
B. F. Robison anil sons, Alilo and
?Ioore, who had been here for a
week visiting with relatives, return
ed to their home at Eilston eriduy,
his sister, .Mrs. A. F. Smith, of near
Leon, going home with him for a
few day:: viist.
Mr. and .Mrs. ('. F. Wright and
grandson Raymond Wright, of thit
city, and Air. Wright's sister, Airs. H.
I). Nevall, of Humeston, returned
last VVYdnesday evening from a
visit with relatives at llockwell Citv
and Lake City.
D. K. Smith, jf Griswold, Iowa,
came 'Tuesday evening for a few
days sit at the home of his neice,
-Mrs. J. (J. Johnson, of west of Leon.
Air.
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was an old time resident
of I.eon, but had not been here for
twenty-six vears.
.Miss Florence Coffin, who had
been spending a couple of weeks at
the home of her parents, Air. and
Airs. Charles Coffin, in this city, re
turned to Des Moines to resume her
studies at the C. C. C. College
Wednesday morning.
Or. F. A. Bowman has commencnl
the work of remodeling his brick
store building on the west side of
the square. A new modern front
will be put in, new floors laid, water
and sewer connections made, and
the office rooms on the second floor
will also be remodeled and made up
to-date.
Miss El da Aleore. of Gregory, S. IX
who has been attending Drake Uni
versity at Des .Moines the past year,
came to Leon Saturday for a visit
with relatives, her motlier, Airs. Alilo
.Moore, of Gregory, S. I)., having ar
rived in Leon a few days before to
\isit her father, \Y. II. Jenkins, and
other relatives and friends.
Prof. Ii. P. Sibley, of Lake Forest
University at Lake Forest, Illinois,
I arrived Tuesday far a few days visit
:at tlie home of Air. and Airs. F. S.
Stewart in this, city, coming to join
'Ralph Stewart and another college
friend on an auto trip to Yellow
stone National Park and other
points of interest in the west.
I .Mr. ('has. Piercy, wife and daugli
•ter, Inez, started on an ex:ended
itrip by automobile. They would go
first to Omaha, Xeb., then "to northern
'Kansas, through Colorado and Utah,
and into Idaho. They have relative.
I in the different states to visit'and
will take their time in making the
trip, not expecting to leturn home
before early fall.—Lamoni Chronicle.
Some of the young friends of Air.
and Mrs. J. Lawrence Calhoun, who
were married in this city last Sat
urday, gave them a pretty lively
time of it when they started on their
honeymoon auto trip. An auto lab
eled "i\ewly Weds," with eow bells
and tin cans dragging behind appris
ed everybody of the fact that they
were married,, and they paraded the
streets ahead of the bridal party
until they drove out of town.
Dr. J. \V. Robinson returned
Thursday evening from Bowling
Green, Kentucky, where he and Airs.
Robinson had been visiting with
their son, Zell Robinson and wife,
Airs. Robinson remaining there for a
longer visit. Friday Dr. Robinson
received a message saying Airs. Zell
Robinson was dangerously ill with
peritonitis, and had been taken to a
hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, and
he left for that city on the afternoon
train.
A letter from G. W. Brown,
formerly of Grand River, now living
at Torrington, Wyoming, says crops
out there are looking fine, and lie
and Mr Ackerley have out 7." acres
of corn, which is looking good. They
have plowed it over the first time,
and he says he never had a better
prospect for corn, but don't know
how long it will last in that western
country, as the old settlers say it
gets pretty dry there sometimes, but
they had a good rain there last week.
C. E. Chastain returned Sunday
from a six weeks stay at Siloam
Springs, Arkansas. Willard Lewis,
son of J. F. Lewis, of Siloam Springs,
accompanied him to Leon and after
a visit here will return with his
father in their car which was left
here when the family moved to
Siloam Springs last fall. Willard is
a true blood Decatur county pro
duct, and mighty glad to get back
even for a visit, as he save he does
not like Arkansas near as well as
good old Iowa.
Mrs. Rosetta Bedier, of Green
River, Utah, a former well known
Leon resident, in remitting again
for Tie Reporter which she writes
she cannot do without, says she is
very sorry to
Tead
Persons
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Sale—Slade En
41-tf
For Sale—Millet seed.
Hamilton.
Joe /-P.
42tr.
For Sale—Have a few loads of
com for sale. Guy Chambers 44-2t.
Lost—In Leon, a gold pencil.
Finder please return to The Reporter
office.
of so many old
friends crossing the "Great Divide,"
while numerous others are leaving
the old town for the land of "Sun
shine aod Flowers." At the present
time she is enjoying a visit from her
youngest son Logan Bedier and
family.who live in Colorado. Mrs.
,Bedier says they had a very late
snring^in Utah, but the -warm
weather and plenty of water for ir
rigating is doing "wonders for all
kinds of crops, the farmers having
commenced cutting alfalfa last week
ts -Qfftll klnds will be plenti-
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wanting cherries call
It.
Will press your suit any hour yoi
say. Leon Laundry.
Wanted—Timothy Seed.' Biddlson
Imp. Co.
Found—Two keys on ring. Get
them at The Reporter office.
For Sale—Yearling Pedigreed Poll
Angus bulls. George W. Baker. 44-4t.
Pasture—Have GO acres of past
ure for rent, or will take in stock by
the head. Floyd Powers, Van Wert,
Iowa. 37-tf
Poland China Hogs For Sale—
Young stock for sale at all times.
Write or phone Eugene Massey,
Garden Grove.
I will be at the farm Tuesday,
•June 2 2, to deliver corn. Parties
wanting corn call on that day. J. It.
Bowsher.
Air. and Airs.
A. IS.
Runiley left
.Sunday for the Sanitarium at Moul
der where Airs. Rumley will undergo
an operation on Thursday morning,
.rune 10th, for the relief" of an ail
ment of long standing.—Ft. Collins,
Colorado, Express.
Air. and Airs. T. .1. Bell returned to
came Satin day evening for a few
days visit with her parents, .Mr. and
Airs. Gould Wallace, and to visit her
si:- ter, Aliss Grace Wallace, who re
turned last week from a three vears
stay in south Carolina.
Aliss Zella Stuteville returned to
Pleasanton Tuesday after visiting a
few days at the home of her par
ents, .Mr. and Airs. W. AI. Stuteville,
of west of Leon. Her little sister.
Giendine, went to Pleasanton with
lKr for a few davs visit.
F. A. Gather, of northeast of
Leon, went, to Seil.ilia, Alo., Friday
Jo attend the general conference of
the Church of the Brethren being
held in that city. Lewis Sears also
went to Sedalia a few davs befon
to attend the conference.
I)r. .1. XV. Robinson left Friday
al noon for Louisville, Kentucky.
!"'ing called there by the serious ill
ness of his daughter-in-law. Airs.
Zell Robinson, who was lakan sick
at Bowling (ireen, several weeks aifo.
and taken from that city to a
hospital in Louisville.
E. J. Sankey buys and sells land
on commission, makes farm loans un
approved security at the tcst rates,
and does a general real estate busi
ness. Has had 20 years' experience
in the business. Oifire upstairs nt
northwest corner or Slain ami Com
mercial streets. Leon. Iowa.
Airs. Lillie Reynolds. of Los
Angeles, California, arrived Alondav
evening for a few days visit av thi
home, of her cousin, G. A. Long and
other relatives in this city and vicin
ity. Her daughter, Miss Beatrice
Reynolds, had been a guest at the
Long home for several weeks.
A. L. Ackerley went to Iowa City
Friday morning to attend •he com
mencement exercises at the State
t'r.iversity and visit his children,
Leiand and Lo?s, who are students
at the Fniversity. Aliss Lois being
one of the graduates this year in the
Liberal Arts course, and Leiand is a
law student.
Air. and Airs. A. c. YieMi and sen
arl, of Oakland, Iowa, motored
to
Leon Thursday and visited over
night with their daughter, Air.!. C.
R. Barnum. The Marnum .family
accompanied them home Friday. Air.
Barnum returning to i.eon Monday,
but. the family will visit at Oakland
for a couple of weeks.
Airs. J. S. DeBaum. of Los Angeles,
California, who had been visiting tit
the home of her mother. A! vs.
Cyntha Shaffner, in this city went
to Decatur Tuesday for a few dnys
visit, her mother accompanying
h:r.
Airs. DeBaum will be remembered
as Bervha Shaffner. daughter of the
late Charles P. Shal'fner.
Airs. J. A. Caster, Mis. Fred Bow
man. Airs. Stephen Varsra and Airs.
I). Frank Long went to Des .Moines
Tuesday to attend the big Biennial
Women's Clubs convention whidi
convened yesterday for ail eight dny
session. Quite a" number of the
club ladies of Leon will go later in
the week to attend the convention.
Airs. Florence Bennett and son
Finley John, of Portland, Oregon,
who had been visiting for several
weeks at the home of her aunt. Airs.
T. S. Arnold, in this city, left, yester
day morning for a visit wtih rela
tives and friends at Des Aloines and
Carlisle, but will return to Leon for
another visit before going hack to
Portland.
Ralph Stewart returned from
Lake Forest University last Sunday,
completing the four year
course
in
three and a half years. He will he
joined here this week by his friends,
Prof. R. P. Sibley, of Lake Forest,
and his classmate", Herbert Koos, of
Waukegan. Illinois, and the three
expect to leave the latter part of the
week for an auto trip of a month or
six weeks, visiting the Yellowstone
National Park and other points of
interest. They will take a complete
camp outfit, with them and enjoy
camp life while on their trip.
Word was received here by friends
of the marriage of Aliss Sarali
Lentz, adopted daughter of Air. and
Mrs.' Hardy Lentz, well remembered
former residents of Woodland, who
moved to Alfalfa county, Oklahoma,
a year or more ago, the marriaee
taking place at the home of the
bride's parents in that county on
Thursday, June 3rd. The groom is
said to be a prominent and wealthy
farmer of that county and the many
friends of the bride in this section
of the
country
join in extending con­
gratulations and host wishes for
their future happiness and pros
perity.—Lineville Tribune.
Air. and Airs. Harry Raymond, of
Des Aloines. motored to Leon Satur
day evening and visited over Sunday
at"the*home of her parents. Air. and
Airs. Horace Farquhar. Air. ttav
mond is a district secretary of the
Greater Iowa Association, and was
recently given his choice of taking
charge of the office at Des Aloines.
or going with a similar organization
to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but he
chose to remain in good old Iowa.
Harry has been climbing tin raoidly
in his secretarial work, and is look
ed upon as one of the best men in
this line in Iowa. Mrs. Raymond liq£
heen teaching- in the high school at.
Cedar Falls, the ^ast year, but they
are now located iiv their new home
in Des Moines, where they expect to
be permanently located.
Farms Wanted.
I will buy several farms in Deca
tur county. See me if you want t-»
sell worth the money.
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THE CHUKCHJSs.
Providence Baptist Church,
Services Saturday evening at 8
o'clock. Sunday morning—Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Jtoeaehing at J.
Children's exercise at night. A
cordial welcome to all.
Bethel Baptist Church—Rev. E.
C. Vanderpool will preach at Bethel
at p. m.
Rev. E. C. Vanderpool,
Pastor.
Methodist Church Notes.
All our services as usual next
Sunday. \\*e are placing special em
phasis on making the morning serv
ice special in the church. The pastor
will endeavor to give an appealing
sermon. The choir will assist with
the music, and Aliss Dorothv Hoff
man will sing a solo.
Evening s'-rvice will be held in
the open air, just west of the church.
It was a decided success last Sunday
evening, and the people enjoyed sit
ting promiscuously on the lawn, and
in their cars. We have a special
place to park twenty cars, and the
usher will direct you. The orchestra
wil play for the music, old time
hymns, bring your friends. Just
west of church. Cool, breezy serv
ic e.
Brethren-- Church Votes.
Sunday services next. Sunday
morning as usual. Sunday school at
10 o'clock. Preaching at" II. The
Children's Day program last Sunday
was splendid, the children and the
committee in charge deserving great
credit.
Next Sunday evening the semi-an
nual communion services will be
held. All members are urged to at
tend.
T1k:
ni'-mbers of ihe countrv
churches are cordially invited to b
present. C. E. services will he at
the usual hour.
.Members of the Christian Endeav
or and others interest, in tin: work
are asked to meet at ehun-ii on
Fiday evening r.t o' lo- k. Bravo
me"! in a on Thursday tveni at
o'clock at the c-htti. h.
Eggs—White Pekin duck, T'^c per
setting. Ralph Phipps, Decatur. M-tf
Evcrsbarp Pencils
Are yois tired of the old fashioned lead pen
cil tiiaf is never sharp and always needs
sharpening?.
The Ever Sharp is always ready for use.
Contains enough led for months of use and
can be refilled for a lew cents.
Makes an ideal gift for anyone thai writes.
$ 1.00 and up
OF COURSE
IDLE HOUR
THIS WEEK
Friday and Saturday, June IK an5 I!)—Constance Binncy in—
"ERSTWHILE SUSAN"
A powerful appealing photo drama in six parts the picture with a
mora!, its big. it reaches heart and soul. A picture you won't
lorget. Every man, woman and child should see this picture. Al
so a two reel' Comedy "She Loved a Sailor." A scream from start
to finish.
Sunday and .Monday, .June -O and -1—Special—
"VIRGIN OF STAIMBOUL"
This is the storv of a girl raised from the positica of a beggar to
take her place in the Sheik Harem and how her American lover
rescued her and tlieir escape to Amcrica. Arabians are noted for
the finest horsemen in the world, and there are real Arabians in
this picture. If you miss this picture you will be sorry eve.r after
ward. Also big Comedy "Roavers and Lovers," a scream from
start to finish.
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22 and 2:1—Constance Talmaclge
in—
"A TEMPERAMENTAL WIFE
Thursday, June -t—Special
I want a man who will love no one but me "and Billie." He must
not speak to other women. He must be mine all the time, heart,
and soul, from tooth to toe nail, and one old maid who had been
trying to land a man for twenty-six years, stuck her tongue
against a falseytooth, winked her left eye and said wiselv "There
ain't no such-animal" but Billie thought there were. And did she
find him? Come and see for yourself. Also Tuesday "The Silent
Avenger" and Wednesday "The Lost City."
Presbyterian Church Xotes.
In spite of the hot weather, last
Sunday \yas a good day with us. The
Sunday school attendance was extra
large. In the evening a large dele
gation of Knights of Pythias attend
ed in a body and listened to a special
sermon. The pastor appreciates this
fine courtesy on the part of his
fraternal brothers it Is one of those
kindly things that alter all makes
life worth the living.
Next Sunday morning we will have
our regular preaching service at
eleven o'clock. Sunday school at
ten and Christian Endeavor at seven
o'clock. Sunday evening the choir
assisted by .Miss Faye Rhoades as
special soloist, and others will pre
or:t a musical program. Don't miss
this evening service. You will en
joy it.
A Birthday Surprise.
Friday, June 11th beibg the
•JTtli birthday of Allen Ramsey, of
Vi Wert, hs son, Claude, planned
a little surprise on h'm for that
night. It was lodge night and the
two men were already at the hail
when a younger son,'Lloyd, called
them out. with the news there was a
sick horse out home. They hurried
out, but when Air. Ramsey came in
for the lantern he found the room
full of his brothers and sisters and
their husbands and wives. At first
lie was too surprised to speak, but
soon recovered enough to bid the
visitors welcome. ice cream and
c-iike was served and all report an
enjoyable evening. Those present
were Air. and Airs. Allen Ramsey,
Air. and Airs. Bent Ramsey, Air. and
Airs. Jack Edwards, .nr. and Airs.
Jim Sm th, Ck:inl Ramscv and fam
ily and Air. an 1 A!is. Ben Barker
arid wife.
All accounts and past clue notes
must positivelv he paid at once. I
need the money NOW nd must have
settlement inimediatelv.
Biddison Tmnlem^nt Co.
For Rent—riovura 1 good farms.
Want, men with plenty of help, have
one farm of 240 acres, with lots of
t-oocl farm land. aee me- quick. C.
AI. Akes.
"MYSTERIOUS MR. BROWNING" I
That's tlie title—sounds quite interesting doesn't it? and there are
rescues, raids and fights, too, action galore and the sort of love
interest that only Alelber and Panzi can supply. Don't miss this
wonderful picture. Also Christie Comedy "Kids and Kidlets."
Alatinees Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday 3:00 p.
show 7.30 Saturday and Sunday 7:00—9:00—10:30.
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