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The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
sHER1FF"s SALE.

BY virtue of an execution, directed to me
from the Clerk of the District Court of Deca-
said court. on the 9th day Of November. 1900,
in favor Of Eliza Johnson as plaintiff, and
against N. 2. Roberts and l.. f. Roberts, as
Fortv.tive and 7l-1O0 dollars and Forty two
and 35-1OO cents, si2 81 attorneys fees, and
costs tax ID at S. 25 and accruing costs, have
levied upon the following real estate, TAX en-
as the property of said defendants. to satisfy
said execution. to.wlt: Out lot 5, Lefter's
second addition to the town of Leon. in DE
catur county, Iowa, AID will offer the same
for sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
on the 10th day of January. A. d. 1901, in front
Of the court house door in Leon, Iowa. at the
hour Of ~ oclocR a. M of said day. when and
where due attendance win be given by the
undersigned.
Dated vi Leon, Iowa. Dec. 10, 1900.
G. F. WOLEvER
Is 1t Sheriff of said county,
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
MISS uzY'S TRlBuLATlON.
WANTED THE LOAN OF HER
GRAY MULE.
She Didn't Know whether OF Not to Ac-
cept Him II He Proposed Lat
err. So She Sought
@}1ir Advice.

Miss Lizy," as she was known IN
the mountain region of the upper Cum
berland, was spruce spinster OF ~ or
thereabouts and it was generally un-
derstood that she would be willing to
wed IL sufficiently urged says the
Washington Star. She owned good
little creek farm, was thrifty, and for
some cause unknown she had acquired
the title of "miss," that affix of the
Christian name of women not being
usual among the mountaineers. Her
neighbor was one James Hogue, a Wild
over, who owned farm adjoining
Miss Lizys. One day she came into the
company's commissary, and calling me
of to remote corner, she fairly blazed
with wrath as she made me her con-
fidant.
"I s'pose you know, colonel" she
exclaimed, in a hoarse whisper, "that
fool Jim Hogue that lives adj'inin' to
my place?"
She knew knew Mr.. Hogue, but
she seemed to want my spoken testi-
mony on the point, and told her
knew him.
II w VCAAs i WANT W lcAA yVu AOVNS AAAAS
she went on. "I've jist got to tell some
body, colonel, or I'll bust clean wide
open, and won't tell none NV these
riffrant round here, so came to you"
thanked her for this mark Of her
confidence and esteem.
"Well," she said, ''you know he's
been kinder settin' to me here lately,
and sorter holdin' out hopes, though
Lordy massy knows what a woman
could hope fer, gittin' a critter like
him, and yistiddy eyenin', when work
wuz done and things wuz mighty still
and peaceful like and the honeysuckles
wuz smellin' Their sweetest, he comes
up and sets on my porch, and nobody
round but us two. Jim sot thar awhile,
kinder hemmin' an a-hawin', and not
gittin' to the pint and stutterin' out
|somethin' he had to ak Nv me, bein' a
Igreat favor to him, and so forth and
SO on, till got most wore to FRAGILE
and riz to the occasion myself, as the
speechmakers says:
Lookee here, Jim ,Hogue,' says ],
what air you thrashin' round the
thicket that away fer? You amt no
lschoolboy with yer thumb in yer
mouth-he's 80 goin' on 81 eff he's a
day-and eff you want to ak me to mar
Try you why don't you do it and be done
with it?' An what do you think he
said to that. colonel? What do you
think he said to .that?" she fairly
hissed at me in her wrath.
had an idea, but I didn't communi
cate 1t. On the contrary, replied:
II presume, Miss Lily, he thanked
you for coming so promptly and grace
fully to his relief
Ibid he?" she actually snorted. "Did
he? Well, he didn't! Miss Lily,
says he, "twasn't that ezzackly want
ed to ak you. What wanted wuz the
loan NV yer gray mule fer to-morrer tt
plow that patch Nv corn over on t'othel
side Nv the crick. Ny hoss got foun
dered las night an Is laid up. Kin
git the mule in the mornin', Mis-
Lily? That's what he said, colonel
lshe concluded, ian ez I said, I've go
to tell somebody, er I'll bust wild
: open. Would you marry a man lik
J, that eft he aver did az you, colonel?"
miss Lizy," said with all the grav
Iity I could command and in the vel
|nacplar, II shore would notw
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
The Twlce-a-Week Republic

Every Monday and Thursday a news
paper as good as a magazine bet
ter, for it contains the latest by tele-
graph as we'll as interesting stories--is
sent to the subscriber of the "Twice-a-
Week" Republic, which is only ST 90 a
year.
The man who reads the "Twice-a-
Week" Republic knows all about affairs
political, domestic and foreign events; is
posted about the markets and CONNER
clal matters generally.
The woman who reads the .TWice-a.
Week" Republic gathers bit of valu
able information about household af
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
R.ki.h Comp.nior

A Rakish Companion.
II saw Daisy Blight promenading
with that horribly dissipated Paul
splitz the other evening. She made me
think Of Maud Muller"
4. '.That's funny"
Eyes. The girl with the rake."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Tha DIrantio,n.

The DIreotion.
"Say, captain" asked passenger.
''how far are we stu from landy'
y about two nautical miles," an-
swered the captain.
"But we can not see land anywhere.
In what direction does It Hep
straight below, sir.'-Tid-Bits.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Not Unlucky

II once bought $13 vest on Friday"
sDid it bring you bad luck?"
ooh, no, l broke the hoodoo by never
paying for the vest."-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Rich, Red Blood.

R1CN, R6u DIUUUe
Morley's Sarsaparilla and Iron not
only purifies the blood, but makes new,
rich, rel blood. If you have skin erup.
tions, boils, abcesses, rheumatism or
scrofula, or if you have rundown,
tired ed-out.feeling, try this remedy and
note the prompt results. Sold by agent
in every town and by l.. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Mu,t Rave Bs.n Awful

II hear that some Of the ways in
which old Gotrox made his money
were rather shady"
Rather Is hardly the word. Why,
even his church came near firing
him. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
THE Latest Sona

And how it goes is always of interest
TO some but the conditions Of ones
heslth should be first in the line Of con-
sideration. If you take Or. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin yoq can't have indiges-
tionn NJ stomach trouble. That is GER
tain. H. an Wekden,
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Stop your hair falling out! .Erysipelas re-
suited in entire loss OF my hair; two bottles
Beggs' Hair Renewer gave me y fine growth.
John A. Linder Editor Advocate, Humeston,
Ia. GUARANTEED for all scalp diseases; re
stores natural growth and color. McGrath 4
Still Woodland.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

81 strongly recommended Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup; it cured me of throat and lung
trouble Of many years standing. Mrs: J.
Bremen, Rifle, Colo. Cures coughs, colds.
asthma. bronchitis. la grippe. pneumonia.
whooping. cough; Group and consumption.
McGrath & Still, Woodland.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

The annual report of the postmaster
general devotes good deal of space to
the subject of free rural delivery. 1t
shows that instead of being a costly ex.
pertinent it is an economical success.
On July, l, 1900, there were 39l rural
routes. One year later 2,6l4 routes had
been established, covering length of
81 ,979 miles and serving rural popula-
ton of nearly 100000 people. The
close Of the present year will see about
q 800 routes in operation, carrying the
daily mail to the doors Of 3,5OO,O0 in
habitants of the rural districts at an ex-
pense to the government of about 40
cents per year for each person served.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
just in Time.

Just in Time.
Henpekt-Emily, these biscuits
aren't the kind that
Mrs. Henpekt (glaringly)-Go ahead,
Henry; go on!
Henpekt- That used to get down
in Cuba in the war.-Brooklyn Life.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

fairs and late fashions and finds recrea.
ton in the bright stories that come un.
der both the headings Of fac. and ic.
ton. There is gossip about new books
and a dozen other topics of especial ii,-
terest to the wide-awake man and wo-
man.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Just a He struc]

Brown-How did you get that black
eye?
Green-The mosquito ducked.-Indi-
snapolis Journal.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

SNQTICE-PRooFoE oE Will.
State of Iowa; Beca tqr County, SIS.
TO all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that an instrument
in writing. purporting to be the last will and
testament OF Peter johnson, deceased, dated
and read by the undersigned, and that have
fixed Monday, the 2lst day of January, 1901
as the day for hearing proof and relation
thereto.
Witness my official signature, with the seal
OF said court hereto affixed. this 11th day of
December 1900.
]. q. STOCKTON,
163t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

To Break up Cold In One Night
Or to quickly cure La Grippe take Weeks
Break UP A-Cold Tablets" We cheerfully re
fund the purchase price II it fails to cure
Price 25 cents. w. E. Myers T. Co.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
A Pe,,ibI. Connection

Bitts-Where did that saying. "You
are lobster" originate?
Bates-I don't know. Where were
you born ?-Philadelphia North Ameri-
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Christmas and New Years Holiday
Excursions,

Round trip tickets will be on sale Dec.
"a, % and 81, 1900, and Jan. i, 1901, to
all Burlington Route Stations within a
radius Of 200 miles from selling station.
Limits, continuous passage going COM
sInencing date Of sale. Continuous pass
age returning with final limit up to and
including January 2, 1901.
G. NJ. KErcH AM,
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
The Matrimonial State.

The Matrimonial State.
Wagg-I am about to enter the state
Of matrimOny.
Wigg-Who is the lucky woman?
Wagon, I'm simply going to take
q trip to Utah.-Cleveland Leader.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Through Tourist Sleeping Car Ser,
vice to Texas. Old Mexico
and California.

Via Chicago Great Western Ry. to
Kansas City, and Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
and Southern Pacific Railways through
Dallas, San Antonio, Ell Paso and Los
Angeles to San Francisco. Only through
car line from the Northwest to Texas
points and connecting at Spoford juno
ton for all points in Old Mexico. These
cars are in charge Of an experienced Of
fetal and leave Des Moines every Satur-
day at l1:4O a. m. reaching Dallas the
following Sunday, San Antonio on Mon
day, Ell Paso on Tuesday, Los Angeles
at noon Wednesday and San Francisco
early Thursday morning. These are
Pullman Tourists Cars similar to those
run on all transcontinental linesand the
charges for berths are about half those
regularly charged. To persons who
have made the trip to California Wis
other routes, this southern route will
prove most delightful change, and to
persons contemplating trip to Texah
or Mexican points, it furnishes facilities
heretofore unoffered. Full information
urnished by any Chicago Great West
ern Agent, or +. H. Lord, G. p. .& I. A.,
ll3 Adams ST., Chicago.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

HI, G BRnEDEps:--I have Il few choice,
y0uny, Poland China bOars LETT, and a
few choice gei,s, either open or bred, !,
which will dispose Of to your advan-
tage if taken soon. w. IL. HAzLET.
. A8 8To II 6 A.
Bear, tho ,1he Kind You Have Always Bought
''s'sf''' II GM2zzzzx
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Business Opportunities on the line Of
the Chicago Great Western Ry. in Hi.
nois, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri
First class openings i'll growing towns
for all kinds Of business and for manu-
factoring. Our list includes locations
for blacksmiths, doctors, dressmakers,
furniture, grain and live stock buyers,
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
tailors, cold storage, creameries and can
ming factories. Write fully in regard
to your requirements 80 that we may
advise you intelligently. Address w. j..
Reed, Industrial Agent, G. G. W. Ry.,
Ol Endicott Bldg, st. Paul, Mimi.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Chicago
Great
Western

Car leaYing Monday arrives Los
Angeles following Friday morning
avoiding all Sunday travel. Gar
leaving Saturday arrives Los
Angeles the following Wednesday
morning and San Francisco Thurs
day morning, passing through
Waco, San Antonio and El Paso.
For full information and assist
ance call Oh or address any agent
of the Chicago Great Western
Railway or -, lE
F. III. HUNTER
yelling Passenger Agent. Cor, 5th
ind Walnut Sts., Des Moines, LAY
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

For growing colts Raven Fo,d puri-
ies the blood, regulates the Kidneys,
cures scours and exterminates worms. II
cures colds, coughs, distemper. pinkeye
and heaves in horses. 1t is good
for overworked horses and old horses,
and prevents mares from dropping their
colts prematurely. Try dollar box; nc
cure no pay and money refunded. Fol
sale by w. L.. Barry, Harness Shop,
Leon, Iowa,
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

That senatorial customs rarely change
is shown by the presence of two old
fashioned snuff boxes in the senate
chamber at Washington. They are as
carefully filled to-day as they were in
the day when it was the fashion to take
snuti. Few of the present members use
the boxes, though occasionally one of
the old southern members will go up,
take "pinch," and calmly await the
sneeze. Senators Bate of Tennessee
and Pettus of Alabama, the oldest men
in the senate, sometimes visit the snuff
boxes. The boxes are Of lacquered red
wood, and are fastened to the wall on
each side Of the presiding otficer's chair.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

OF my baby boy when dying of Group; God
bless the remedy writes Mrs. Adam Schreib
err Chattanooga Tenn Guaranteed to cnre
throat and lung troubles. Saves hundreds OF
these hit e ones every year. McGrath & Still,
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Fora sores ulcers. wounds. burns and
skin diseases Beggs' German Salve, the fam
GUS pile cure. C II. Lidell, Nevada Mo-, says:
1T gave me immediate relief from piles ana
effected a permanent cure" A GUARANTEED
REMEDY, endorsed by physicians. McGrath &
Still Woodland
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Last week DIR. A. r. Duckworth vacci.6
mated about twenty yearling steers for
Frank Kelley of Washington township,
as preventative for blackleg, which
disease is becoming quite common in
Clarke countv.-O Osceola Democrat.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

A dwelling house occupied by Samuel
kalley and belonging to G. w. Beau
mont near the bridge over Weldon on
the Leon road, was burned last Satur.
day evening while the family were visit
ing at one of the neighbors. Only a
small part of the household goods we're
saved. MIR. and Mrs. Kalley- are quite
aged and their household goods COM
prised their entire earthly possessions.
They are hard working, industrious and
respected people and the community
should unite and give them substantial
aid in time of their misfortune.-Line-
willie Tribune.
Don't risk the lite ones life; Group is a
dangerous disease. Mrs. H. Gregg, Dundee.
Kas., ays:-"My little daughter had been
troubled with Group since she was three
months old; Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup cured
her." Children like it, GuARANTEED. Nc.
Grath & Still. Woodland.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Railrosd tickets sold this year on &C.
count of Christmas and New Years
holidays have longer limits than have
heretofore been allowed on this
class of transportation. Officers of
the railroads operating in the territory
east of the Mississippi river have
voted unanimously that for Christ
mas and New Years the sale of
tickets, begin one day earlier, or on Dec.
q, extending until Dec. 25, and for New
n;1 Hsas g On a Pee n and A. Jam
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Raven Food is positive cure for chick
en- cholera, roupe, gaIes and all dis
eases of poultry. 1t regulates the
bowels, blood and digestive organs,
produces bone, muscle and larger fowl;
and makes hens lay eggs in winter.
Young chickens will grow rapidly free
from disease. Try dollar box; no cure
no pay and money refunded. For sale
by w. /. Barry, Harness Shop, Leon,
Iowa.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23
WHAT HOKt 10 THEY WANT

Tic present prosperity OF the Amer.
lean workingman is well shown bv eur.
rent reports Of state labor bureaus and
savings banks, says the Chicago Int,
ocean. That the western farmer is
prosperous is well known, but for varl
OTIS reasons his prosperity can not tc
stated In figures, as can that Of the
men engaged In the manufacturing
Industries
III" reports ~ the labor bureaus
SHOW what the nottingham is now
earning as compared with former
times. The reports Of the savings
banks show what he is saving from his
earnings. The New York labor bureau
has selected ~. typical establishments
In the great industries OF the state,
each having m annual pay roll Of at
least $4,000, and has found the total
wages paid ~ them for each Of the
last nine years. The results are given
IN the following tables
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23

dition 10 the Priest River reserve
which will be considered by the de
partment is that submitted by Super
intendent Glendinning. and This addl-
tion embraces no portion Of the fertile
koOtenai valley, no land suitable for
agricultural purposes or Of practical
utility for numbering or any other III
dustry. and its eastern boundary viii
be at least T. miles west of Boomers
Ferry. In view Of this fact there is
no reason for the people Of kootenai
county to become excited over the
falSehoods circulated by the most dis
reputable political dcmagoeue in the
rotten fusion combine. \ II efforts
should be directed toward securing
the elimination Of the eight town
ships recommended by the supern-
tendcnt. This territory contains the
acknowledged most valuable tract Of
timber in the northwest, and its elm
nation from the reserve means much
to the commercial interests of KOote-
mai county. Senator Shoup is working
to secure this favor for the
people Of kootenai county, and is
hopeful Of ultimate success.
Superintendent Glendinning spoke
OF having reported on the establish
ment of a small reserve in the noun
tain regions south of Clark Fork, but
as this would affect no settlers, and is
an almost inaccessible region, we felt
little interest in the particulars.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23

friends by being honest in giving. tn,
devil his due, and by occasionally re
ferring 10 their own record, acknowl.
edge mistakes and explain 10 the PEG.
pie how they propose to avoid Il rcpeti-
tion Of these In the future That is
that few democrats Will heed it. They
viii not refer 10 their party's history,
because IL Is "A record Of dismal fail
urrs, and only honest and conscienti-
Gus men admit III having made mis-
takes. They cfiiicisc every act Of the
republicans because they wish that
plrty's record viewed in the same
light as their own Is viewed by the
public
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23

Massachusetts, has the most com.
pete system Of savings hunks in this
country Their annual reports, lust
published show how warklngmen are
saving their Increased earnings. The
total deposits Increased 40. 5iplal In
tSaa, and the number Of deposite IN
creased about 10000 These were the
greatest gains In the states history
As the average deposit Increased only
from +i81.J6 In lses 90 $500 IL In lsVp
~ Is evident that prosperity Is more
generally dN''uscd and that a greater
proportion OF the people than ever be.
Tore are able 10 save part OF that they
earn. Connecticut savings banks show
total Of III To- deposltors, or nearly
ohe.haf 81 the states population. The
number having less than $1,000 on de-
psit Increased li,spj during iSoo. The
Philadelphia aud New Work CITY say.
'ngs lHnks ten the same story of gen.
.rll prosperity.
Ne trained statistlclan is needed Ia
interpret these iigarcS. Their story is
~ plain 10 the average eitllenns to the
average awlnahcr. The great rise In
wages In New York in lspa and tsoi
MA eoiucidunt With the period when
The Mckinley tariff bill was In force
The decline from isol To lsg7 was dur
INK the Cleveland administration and
the Wilson bill. During the hast two
years of the Harrison and the first Two
yoars ot the Mckinley administration
the mem In the 6G New York establish.
mcnis received tti.Naoaa In wares
During Glcvclands four Years the. re-
ceiSrl only spausa.nsb
The western states have not The
Same c'.nplets system nf Mage and
bank stAltstits As the eastern common.
~calihs, and therefore thrtf condition
can not be NJ aceuratet, pictured i'm
nsufes, hut II is notorious tina, map,,,
have risen M practically every branch
Of Industry and such episodes as the
eNhilatien at Omaha ii 4 wagon load
Of catreted mortgages show tho pros.
prity ~ the western farmers rhe
count1r tnN.n merchants arc unani.
mons that the farmers never had =,
much n'eoct u stend ~ iu the last
Year.
What m"tt So the American people
want
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23

Late news from the seat Of war II
south Africa would Indicate that the
tide has turned, and, while the Beers
are behaving IN a manner which com.
mands for them the admiration OF the
world, their struggle is hopeless and
The end IL neIr La the matter al
dealing with a defeated foe. the ex-
ample set by Uncle sam At Paris il
worthy Of emulation h, JOHNNY Hull,
and 1t Is 10 be hoped hc viii take ad.
vantage Of the opportunity presented
10 wipe out much pf the bitterness en-.
gcudered all over the world hy this
war and deal magninimously With the
brave tlecrS.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23

The Statesman would Ike Ia know n there
are any silver republicans left who are not OF
r-hOdrrs or entertain the hops uf being
candidates for Office this year II Is constant
ly asserted ,h"r" are such, but the most dili-
gent search fails Ia disclose one. Every silver
republican 81 whom the Statesman has any
know icdE. who ,sprossrs an intention of
cliuging tn the party. Is in office or cntertaibs
an ambition 10 get Ia and there are not
many Of those GLASSES. The conclusion is that
All resolved, rs matters now stand to support
the republican ticket this year. n there are
any silver republicans left. outside ~ the
CLASSES NAMED the Statesman would De- glad
In bold face type. Boise Statcsnau
The situation ia kOotcnai county is
perfectly set forth in the above item,
and the Republican, too, is willing to
print In bold face type the names Of
any silver republicans who are not Of
ilcc-holders or entertain an ambition
10 get into office through the laudabic
II method Of fusion, or no do not be-
long 10 that class which formerly ailili-
atcd with the republican party simply
because they could do more harm
within than outside the ranks.