text: urn, tow?S '4* V, 7 §, 4 tJ **r '•^ir IK- I &W.". j#'*' r. ?r 1 I f^kfu-iv fc* 1 &< 12 r, 'v iW* 'W are just as big bargains. No. 1820—Full length Russian Pony Ribbons Spe:ially Priced Flannelette at 7 Cents Fur Prices Sharply Redueed *i vr d.W. Hunst& Gbmpang For more than another week or uatil Saturday, Jan. 24th, less than wholesale prices prevail here on over $15,000 WORTH OF SEASONABLE GOODS. These special prices are on standard merchandise and the vfalues are conceded to be THE LOWEST PRICES WE EVER MADE. Every Ladies' Suit and Coat in this store will be includ ed in this sale at just half price. Lack of space will not per mit us to describe each garment but we assure you that they are all up to the high standard required by this store. Ladies9 Suits at Half No, 414—Suit of blue mixed, diagonal, jacket lined throughout with light grey satin. Size 38. CO Regular price, $16.50. Sale price No. 5561—This suit is of black diagonal suiting. Jacket has black satin lining. Size 36.* Regular price $16.50. Sale price No. 4310—White Serge Suit. Jacket lined with white satin. Size 34. Regular price $21.00. Sale price No. 401—Suit of tan and black wide Tjrale_serge. lined with corn colored satin. Size 36. Regular price $22.50. Sale price No. 435—Suit of Alice Blue Poplin. Jacket lining is of satin to match the material. Size 36. Regu- A A lar price $30. Sale price $ ^•W There are fifteen suits in the lot and they range in price from $15.00 to $30.00, making the sale price range from $7.50 to $15.00. There are blues, tans, grays, white and black. Sizei run from 32 to 41 bust measure. Half Price on Coats Only about 40 Ladies' Coats left but that is more than we want. We expect to make a clean sweep on these in the 14 days and it is the extremely low price that makes us feel sure. Just to give you an idea of how cheap we are going to sell these garments, we price (Imitation), ed corners, heavy quilted lining, usual price, $14.50. Specially ^^5 priced at half Vw No. 1807—Good weig Wack Astrackan, 52 inches long, muffler collar, lined throughout with black mercerized sateen. At the regular price of $9.00, it was a good value. At the sale price, it's a wonder, specially pric- ed at No. 375—Black Caracule Coat that has sold well all season at $7.00. This coat is well made of good warm material, has mercerized lining, and O A is stylishly cut. It's an amazing bargain at half price.:, These are only a few of the splendid values that we have for you. Seeing is be lieving let us show you. Warm Goats for Children at Halt The sizes in this line run from 8 to 14 years and are full size, all of them* At $5.00 we show coats of black Caracule and black Boucle, they are fully lin ed and up to snuff in every way. While they last we price them at The regular $6.00 coats are made from heavy fancy striped Caracule and are fully lined and in every way desirable. Pick them out during A A this sale at half In addition to the $5.00 and $6.00 coats in this run of sizes we have a number of scattering prices that are all on sale at half price. The infants' coats are in sizes from 2 to 6 years and are here in white and col ored bear skin, brown corduroy, and novelty weaves. The regular prices vary from $1.75 to $2.25. They all go in at the sale price of just one half. Not a piece in this lot that is not easily worth double the sale price. They are in floral patterns, plaids and Roman stripes from 4 to 6inches wide. They are all silk and good weight. Samples mailed on request. Specially priced for this sale, at per yard 40 pieces of Messaline ribbon 3 to 5 inches wide. Colors are Red, Navy, Brown. Light Blue, Pink, Black and White, sale price, per yard There are 5 pieces of this 10c cloth and it is full length goods and all perfect Colors are Silver Grey, Navy, and Black and White. Any amount up to 12 yards to a customer of this cloth, at per yard.... This is another department that refuses to carry over any stock. Clear 'em all out, even at a loss, so that next winter we canTshow all new goods. That's our policy. Even if you have no thought of buying a fur piece, take a look at these beauties, you man change your mind. Every piece is new and in perfect condition and worth more than we ask for it. In Jap, Mink Muffs, we have three left, worth regularly $12.50, $14.50. $16.00. Sale price on these is $7.50, $9.50, and $11.00. Brook Mink is one of the most servicable as well as one of the most beautiful furs used in ladies' apparel. Brook Mink Muffs worth $8.00, $9.50, $10.00 and $13.00 are now priced for this sale at $5.00, $6.50, $7.00 and $9.00. Brook Mink Neck Pieces worth $7.00, $10.00 and $11.00 are now marked $5.00, $7.00 and $8.00. Brok Mink Collar and Muff set, worth $14.00 is now marked $10.00. One Beautiful Iceland Fox Set, large pillow muff and wide shawl collar, worth $22.50, goes on sale at only $15j00 pr set. $ourjChildren's Sets worth $2.00. $3.00, $3.25 and $3.50, ar» now priced at *U5*$2.00, $2.25 and Ther0_ are many other pieces that we are unable to list here but they are all milked* at less thqpi they of remnant dds and emls fronvall over the store onpsi sale a few numbers. Thfe rest storm collar, slightly round­ rtE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1914. $8.25 with white $10.50 le serge. Jacket $11.25 A aic luiy iiu $2.50 8c Reading and approving of minutes o) rrovious meeting. On motion the following claims we.-o allowed: Uoffhines, coal $ J. L. Mitchell, pumping ,1. L. Mitchell, road work. Ed Pace, road work Hetherington & Berner, re pairs Biddison Coal & Grain Co., coal. VanWerden & Kopp, sup plies. O. W. Foxworthy, on salary S. G. Mitchell, on salary. Ingersoll-Rand Co., repairs Stempel & Cherrington sup plies YV. J. Clymer, road work. L. Pullen, rodman *ownsend Insurance Agen cy, policy L. Sanders, road work. Chas. Sanders, road work. Louis Wilson, road work. VV. A. Curry, work on City Hall ., Hall & Aidanis, contract. E. Vandel, road work Frank Farquhar, fire run. Alex Ironside, salary and killing dogs .... Cam Stephens, salary. ..... A. R. Warford, justice of peace. J. M. Gardner reading meters L. Wilson, cleaning cross ings •W. H. Filical, work and supplies Leon Electric Co., claimed $ 142.60, allowed Introduced by Win Cash. Call of roll: Cash yea Varga yea Gardner yea Monroe yea. KftT* Council Proceedings. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Leon, Iowa, Jan. 7th, 1914. Council met aB per adjournment, with O. W. Foxworthy in chair. Councilmen present, Win Cash, Mor ris Gardner, Stephen Varga, E. G. ^qnroe. L-.0S 5 11.62 1.00 12.50 r».02 1.50 62.50 18.75 28.91 1,90 .50 1.33 4*5.00 1.60 9.20 3.77 49.65 126.73 2.22 2.00 39.63 32.13 2.00 10.00 14.30 141.55 Moved and seconded that the Leon Electric Co. be allowed the sum of $130.80, this being the contract price of 1 5 cents per thousand gallons for pumping 872000 gallons this being the amount of water pumped up to and including Jan. 7, 1914. Call of roll: Gardner yea Monroe yea Cash yea Varga no vote. This sum of money was tendered the Leon Electric Co. by the city tflerk under instructions of the coun cil, and was refused by said com pany. Moved and seconded that the fol lowing resolution be adopted: RESOLUTION OF ADJOURNMENT. Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Leon, Iowa, that this m'eeting be and the same is now adjourned for further consideration of any and all street improvement to Tuesday evening January 13, 1914, at 7:30 o'clock. O. VV. FOXWORTHY, Attest: Mayor. S. G. Mitchell, City Clerk. Sale of University Lands. '""The following lands owned by the Siite University of Iowa, the said ianHs being located in Decatur coun ty, Iowa, are now offered for sale, to-wit:— The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 28-69 24. The southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 28-69 24. The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 33-69 24. The northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 33-69 24. -No forty acre tracts will be divid ed in the sale. Bids will be received, until twelve o'clock, noon, on Mon day, February 2nd, 1914. Bids .may be .filed with Hon. E. J. Sankey, agent, Leon, Iowa, or with the Iowa State Board of Education, Des Moines, Iowa. Terms of sale, cash a patent to issue from the ofllce of the Secretary of State upon payment of the money into the treasury of the State University of Iowa. The Finance Committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. FINANCE COMMITTEE, Iowa State' Board of Education, By E. J. Sankey, Agent. Assessors Fix Schedule. The assessors of Decatur county met at the court house in Leon on, Monday, Jan. 5th. J. E. Anderson, of Fayette' township, was selected as chairman and Walter Osborn of Bur rell township, as secretary. The following average values of live stock were agreed upon as a basis for assessing this year: Yearling colts |40.00 Two year old colts 60.00 Horses, 3 years old and over 68.00 Stallions, two-thirds of actual value at discre tion of assessors Mules and asses 60.00 Cattle in feeding, per pound .05 Yearling heifers 16.00 Tvo year old heifers... 20.00 Cows, 3 years old or over 28.00 Yearling steers 20.00 Two year old steers... 28.00 Three year old steers. .. 40.00 Bulls 40.00 Hogs, over 6 months old, per pound -06 Sheep, over 6 months old, per pound 3.00 Goats.. 2.00 Ton WH1 Not Be Sorry. You will, not be sorry foil hearing before judging, for thinking before speaking, for holding an angry tongue, for stopping the ear to a tale bearer, for disbelieving most of the ill'reports, forcing kind to. the di# tressed, for doinggood to, all mea, for speaking evil- of AO ,on$„-for be fog courteous ..to alt,, arid iast but ffdt least for insuring Jjfoifr hoine^tld all that you hold in. •be'dair: Rapids, "the Y»ML reli^iieSv'i Tai^/ t!»|r. won!'fay it. s' Of Consideration for Passage of Pro posed Resolution of Necessity for Street Improvement. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the city council of the city of Leon, Iowa, held on the 13th day of January, 1914, there was in troduced the Resolution of Necessity hereinafter set forth, which said resolution will be considered for pas sage by the city council at a meet ing to be held in the city hall at 7:30 o'clock p. m., on the 5th day of Feb ruary, 1014, at which time the own ers of the property subject to the assessment for the cost of the street improvement contemplated in said resolution may appear and make ob jections, if any they have, to the contemplated improvement and the passage of said proposed resolution of necessity, which resolution is as follows, to-wit:— Resolution of Necessity. Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Leon, Iowa, on its own motion, that it is deemed advisable and necessary to improve by grading, curbing and paving the following streets and parts of streets located in the city of Leon, Iowa, to-wit:— Section 1. On Main street from and connecting with pavement at 16th street south on Main street and on the Leon and Davis City road, to the north side of bridge on Pos sum Creek. Section 2. On Idaho street from and connecting with pavement at 9th street south to and connecting with pavement on Commercial street. Said street improvement shall be made and constructed of one, or more, of the following kind or kinds of material, to-wit: Bitulithic laid on cement concrete foundation Asphaltic concrete wear ing surface composed of select ed hard stone and the best grade of natural lake asphalt 2 inches in thickness laid on a Portland cement foundation No. 1 vitrified brick block laid on a cement concrete foundation. Curbs to be of Portland cement concrete. Combination curb and gutter to be of Portland cement concrete, or gut ter to be of Portland cement con crete, asphaltic concrete, bitulithic, or No. 1 vitrified brick block with concrete foundation. The city coun cil to determine the kind or kinds of pavement, curbs, curbs and gut ters, or gutters, to be used, for each separate section or part of the work above enumerated. All of which grading, curbing and paving shall be done in accordance with plans and specifications to be prepared by the city engineer and approved by the city council. Be it further resolved, that the en tire cost of making said street im provement, including the cost of es timates, notices, inspection, prepara tion of the assessment and plat, the cost of paving, curbing and gutter ing, the intersections of streets and alleys crossings and one-half th6 cost of paving, curbing and gutter ing streets and alleys intersecting but not crossing, shall be, assessed against the property abutting on and adjacent to the entire streets and parts of streets so paved, curb ed and guttered, ill proportion to the benefits derived by said abutting and adjacent properties, and in ac the same. The city of Leon to pay the same. The city of Leon to pay the cost of extra grading and such oth er cost of said street improvement, iif any, not included in the aforesaid cost and expense to be assessed against abutting and adjacent prop erty except only, if any portion of the cost of said street improvement may not be lawfully assessed against aibutting and adjacent property and the. special assessment which may be levied against. :any lot or tract of land, shall be insufficient to pay the coat of said improvement, the de ficiences and costs thereof, if any, 'v. What to Buy When to Buy Where to Buy WWrWM.' n,-v,r «v, shall be paid from the city Improve ment fund. The contractor who shall make said street improvement shall guarantee that the same will endui1^ without need of repair for a period of five years from the date of its ac ceptance by the city. Be it further resolved, that when ever the contractor who shall make said street improvement shall have finished and fully completed, accord ing to contract, all of the streets and parts of streets herein above separately described and enumerated in any one of said paragraphs, num bered and designated as sections 1 and 2, and the same shall have been accepted by the city council the city shall proceed without unnecessary delay, and as by law provided, to make the levy for such streets and parts of streets, herein separately described, and so completed and ac cepted, and issue to said contractor the assessment certificates therefor, and shall also issue warrants upon the city improvement fund for such an amount, if any, as should be paid from said improvement fund for such street improvement feo complet ed and accepted. Dated at Leon, Iowa, this 13th day of January, 1914. S. G. MITCHELL, City Clerk of Leon, Iowa. SCHOOL NOTES Fay Macy—Gladys Chambers Editors Grumblers never work, and work ers never grumble. The semester examinations aire over. What joy. Mabel Still and her friend, Miss Brown, from Kellerton, visited High School Monday afternoon. Edgar Ketcham visited High School Tuesday. ^Maurice Grogan, Michael Grogan, Artie Phipps and Harry Snyder en tered High School Monday. Mrs. Phillips and daughter Pearl visited Miss Crawford's room Thurs day. Floyd Hewlett entered Miss Coon ey's room last week. Virgil Cherrington entered Mrs. Aiken's room last Monday. Eschol Stewart entered Mrs. Aik en's room last week. Sybil Stephens returned to the eighth grade last week. Floy Hughes returned to the sev enth grade last week. Himena Russell is absent from the seventh grade on account of sickness. Three High School girls visited the seventh grade Friday afternoon: Mary Beavers visited Miss Deck's room one day last week. Mrs. Poush visited Miss Epper ley's room one day last week. K. \V. Teale Will Open fiiirajic at Davis City. E. W. Teale, who recently sold his garage business in this city to Alex ander Bros., will open a new garage at Davis City as soon as a new build ing can be erected for him. Jim Poush, of Davis City, has purchased a forty foot frontage from Isaac Ton ey, just south of the new Sutherlin building and work will be commen cd at once on a new brick building 40x80 feet without a post in it. Mr, Teale has leased the building and will open a general auto repair shop and garage, while Mr. Poush jvili conduct an auto livery in connec tion with it. We guarantee our cement block* the best ad cheapest on the market. Leon Cement and Brick Co. When you think of insurana# think of Townsend. Are Questions Which Concern Us All Trading at this store will prove a satisfactory solution of the problem for you. We give these questions careful thought and are thus able to make better prices to our cus tomers' We carry a good line of staple and fancy groceries also clothing, shoes and other staple dry goodSf Come in and trade with us We promise you courteous treatment whether you buy of us or not. a «fcr* J* a v\ •4 *i .'i •j& J'm. 