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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

Any cough is serious enough to war.
rant prompt attention. It is what 1t may
result in that makes cough dangerous.
For all slight or stubborn coughs, for
Gippe, ung fever, bronchitis, asthma,
W. can find no other remeJ Iree,
nd harmless, or so pr -
Morley's Honey p
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
Try era,n.ol Try Grain. OF

:, Ask your Grocer to show you package of
Of coffee, The children may drink IT. without
injury as well as the adult All who try II, like
it. GRAlNO has that itch seal brown OF
Mocha or Java, but II is made from pure grains
ana the most delicate stomach receive IL with
out injury. u the price of coffee. lie. and
s5c per package. Sold by aligrocers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
what do the Chl,dren Dr,nk7

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
Is delicious and nourishing and takes the place
OF coffee. The more GRAIN.O you give the
children the more health, you distribute
pure grains and when properly prepared tastes
like the choice grades of coffee but costs about
y ~ much: All grocers sell it. lhc and csc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

j. G. Warner. the north side photo.
grapher extends cordial invatation TO
the country people to call at his gallery
and make themselves at home. Special
attention will be given to all customers
from out of town,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
To Cure a Cold In One Dav.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Qu1NINE TABLETS
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. Il. w. GROVES signature on
every box 25c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

See Joe l.. Warner, the north side
jeweler. for all kinds Of cleaning and re-.
pairing. All work guaranteed and
prices lowest in the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

We feel that we should ask the cen.
fury cranks to give US rest" Go
where you will street, business house. OF
home, there is a continual jabber about
when the Goth century begins. It is the
same on all the trains. in village, town
or city, and even on I farm. Although
the SO year century AZ focates are great.
ly the minority they Ire responsible for
many cuss word. The following hyme
written by Theodore Dwight, and pub.
lished in Hartford Courant, Jan. 1, 1901.
shows that our ancestors were also in
trouble:
Precisely at IL o'clock last night
The eighteenth century took its fight.
Full many q calculating head
Has racked his brain; its ink has shed i
To prove by metaphysic fine
A hundred means but 80.
While at their wisdom others. wonder.
But took one more to make aShundred.
Strange as the 18th century close
While lights in beam effulgent CLOVIS,
When bright illumination's ray
Has chased the darkness far away,
Headsifilled with mathematic lore
Dispute if two and two makes four.
Go on you scientific sages.
Collect your light few more ages.
Perhaps as swells the vast amount
A century hence you II learn to count.
There will be three eclipses this year,
two Of the sun and one of the moon.
The most important and interesting
viii be the total eclipse of the sun on
May Is, which will he visible from
Alaska to Florida, the path of tOtality
heing through Raleigh New Orleans, Mo.
and Norfolk, +, no 4 Of which it
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

Isaac Blunt loaded a car of sawdIyE
for Clearfield last week.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Hattie Ken.
nett visited at Mrs. Crafts Friday.
Shooting matches are all the go there
has been one every Saturday for several
months.
Mrs. Lillian McKlyeen visited at NJ.
G. Fry's Sunday.
Miss Nellie Anderson left Thursday
for Illinois where she will assist hel
sister in the dressmaking trade.
DR. II. McKlveen leftss for Texas Tues.
day where he will take location if he
likes the country.
Eta and Villa Kanode visited Helen
FRY Sunday.
Nela Beavers is doing Mrs. Hand IS
housework.
Jim Blunt, from Missouri, visited with
Isaac Blunt last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
Deka,lb.

Isaiah and Aaron Fry transacted bust.
ness in Van Vert Friday.
John Palmer and Alvia Davis sawed
wood for Robert Craft Friday.
Since the year 1895 the Fry brothers
have sold 1905 cars Of sand and stone.
Y. II. Fry the assessor is in this vicin-
ity now.
Eta and Villa Kanode and Helen
Fry visited with Nellie and Alice An.
derson Sunday evening.
John Palmer is rejoicing over the
arrival Of q little girl that has come to
stay with them.
Mrs. Cora and Mallie Fry visited at
Mrs. Fry's Sunday. s
Mrs. Robert Kenneth yisiSeSsaa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Items Of Interest as Reported by Our Correspon-
dents from Surrounding Towns and Townships.
Davis

There was a surprise party at tn.
home CIT. NJ. Walters north of town
Tuesday evening which was enjoyed BY
about twenty of their friends, the oc.
casion being in honor of their new house
which. replaces the one burned down.
There has been two dances in town
the past week.
Grandma Caldwell still continues very
low.
George Bates has sold his property
west of town to Jas. Bollen, considera.
ton $500.
Many of our citizens were subpoenaed
as witnesses in the case of Guthrie VS..
town of Davis City and went to Leon
Monday.
Mrs. A. Teale, of Kellerton, visited
relatives in our city tine past week.
John Meres and wife, of Mt. AYR. are
visiting relatives here.
Edd VanBeek came in from Ottumwa
Sunday to visit home folks.
Hattie Wheeler, of Ottumwa, visited
her parents last week.
Uncle John Burrell, aged 81 years,
died last Thursday and was buried Fri
day Will obtain dates for more it,
ting obituary next week.
Twin daughters came to gladden. the
| home of John Valentine Sunday. All
doing we'll.
| Mrs. Sarah Sloan returned last Satur.
day from visit with her sister in south
ern Kansas, also her son, of St. Joe.
+. j. Horton had business at Leor
last Wednesday.
| j.. Emmons returned from Chicago
last Wednesday where he disposed of 6
drove of fat cattle.
| MIR. Evans, of Lamont, an old time
friend OF L. II. Shoemaker, visited him
a couple days last week.
Mayor Shoemaker had business at
Leon Friday.
Moses Baker, son of VIM. Baker, died
last Sunday of consumption at the home
OF his father two miles north of Davis
City, and was buried at the Asbach
cemetery Monday, aged about 20 years
This is sad blow to his aged parents
especially his aged mother who is blind
and he was almost all her dependence
| Mrs. Amanda Seymour, of Akron, Wis
tied. at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Henry Arasmith in this city.
Mrs. Evan Frazier, of Oklahoma, is
visiting Davis City friends.
Mrs. Charley Hall, of Osceola, came
Friday to visit her husband few days,
Will Henderson left last Thursday fol
Colorado in search of a new location.
| Miss Dora Piper was the guest of Miss
Mary Freeman Saturday.
| h. Ewing and wife visited their daugh.
ter at the Junction last Thursday.
Rev. Mcclure filled his regular APP
pointment at the Presbyterian church
Sunday. Ed. Snively occupied the
Saints Chapel and Rev. Tarren still
continues the meetings at the Union
church.
A very benevolent act is in progress
in our city. An old soldier who had q
small mortgage on his home which was
the only property he possessed, being
very much worried as the debt was near.
ly due, when paper was circulated and
the amount was easily raised, and to
day Tuesday, will see the old soldiers
home madenajEar.
w. - \ie's youngest child was
tel au last Thursday and
- despaired of, bu,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
HIaA BriAr.

Mrs. j. H. Shirley departed for King
: fisher, Oklahoma, Tuesday, to visit hel
son Will.
Winnie Cowles was pleasant caller
at VIM. Robinson's Sunday.
B. F. Robinson and family visited
at his fathers Friday.
David Robinson, the rustling black.
smith of Blockley, has new buggy.
Mrs. Cozad visited her daughter Mrs
Moore last week
Frank Still, of Missouri, is visiting
in this vicinity.
4 A surprise party Was given on Frank
Still, Of Spring Valley, Thursday night.
Several from these parts being present.
II. Fl. Bass and family, of Davis City,
spent Friday at ] HI. Shirley's.
Miss Anna McDaniels spent Sunday
with her sister Mary in Leon.
John Brown and wife and baby spent
Sunday at John McDaniels'.
Miss Mile Cozad has returned from
her visit in Missouri.
Mrs. N. Sill ia visiting relatives in
Oklahoma.
Tom Moore is visiting friends in
oklahoma
w. 4. McDaniels and Sam Shirley
went to Leon Saturday
Miss Kathleen Minor who has been
sewing in Leon all this winter visited
ut her home last week.
Mics Ora Wolsey spent Sunday with
Miss Grace Pool.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
Burr OAK Rldpe.

Chas. Chastain and wife and j. w.
Walton and wife attended birthday
dinner at Mrs. Lide Chastain's in honor
! Of Mrs. Mary Walton. A number of
guests were present and No. dinner
was served.
4 Philip Meek and wife were Sunday
visitors at Rumley's.
Roy Cannon, the assessor, was in
these parts the past week.
Grandpa Frazier, of Leon, is spending
few days at j. w. Waiton's,
Walter Kimport returned from sben.
andoah Saturday where he has been at
tending college.
VIM. Hazlet and MIR. Anderson at
tended services at Eden Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

Putnam Fadeess Dyes do MT afsill
the hands Or SPIT the taffle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
TO Trade for Wood.

Ladies wraps. fascinators, shoes,
nak coats, legeings, mittens and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
Farm for sale or pent.

24l acres Of improved land on the K,
q w. r. r. 2 houses, good barn, cribs,
granary and all well fenced, for further
particulars address, Sam Il. Toovey,
Pleasanton, Iowa, Decatur county. 14tl3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

1t dulls the scythe of Father Time,
drives away wrinkles of approaching
old age-the elixir of life, that puts hope
IN the human heart-Rocky Mountain
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
He only Repeats Wa at Has Been Said
Around The World

1t has been demonstrated repeatedly
in5eyery state in the Union and in many
foreign countries that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is certain preventive
and cure for Group. 1t has become the
universal remedy for that disease. Mr..
Y. Fisher Of Liberty w. Va. only repeats
what has been said around the globe when
he writes; II have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in my family for several
years and always with perfect success.
We believe that it is sure cure for
eromp. 1t has saved the lives of our
children number of times" This rem.
edy is for sale by w. A. Alexander Drug.
gist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

Seasoned native lumber, dimension
stuff and bridge plank, material fol
barns and barn frames always on hand.
F. D. CLOSE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25
Excursion Rates.

From X. & w. depot on both roads,
Homeseekers' tickets will he on sale
to nearly all points south, southwest,
west and north, at one fare plus $2.Oj
for the round trip. Dates of sale Jan,
l6, Feb. 6 and 20, April 3 and IL, Marcl,
+ and 20. Limited to 81 days from date
of sale, 5000 to be minimum charge fol
one ticket. stop.overs will be allowed
in homeseekers' territory within Is DAYS
from date Of sale on going trip, no stop.
overs allowed returning. A one and one
third fare on certificate plan is offered ia
Ames, Ia, Jan. 1919, limited to Jan. %,
account Biennial Meeting Iowa State
Assn Of County Supervisors. For fur.
Their information call on or address
A. S. THARp.
The following is list OF letters remaio
Ing uncalled for at the postofflce In Leon.
love! love-. for the week ending January IS,
NJ. 2. R. Drake, Mr.. q. T. Everett,
Robt. L. Young. ~
In calling for the above please say lad
vertlsed. JOHN LEDGERwOoD, p. M.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

W. A. Alexander guarantees every
bottle Of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and will refund the money to any one
who is not satisfied after using two. thirds
of its contents. This is the best remedy
in the world for la grippe, coughs, croop
and wbooping cough and is pleasant and
safe to take.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

tns ueparture'S
Uncle Billy Bowma of Leon, arrived
in our city Monday.
Mrs. Alice Davis is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Harmon.
Stephen Fortune and family returned
to their home at Lamont after visiting
his father.
Mrs. J. 2. Smith, of Tyrone, visited
relatives here the past week.
ii. Ewing and w. o. Mclaughlin
transacted business at Lamont.
WILDER, Paul and j. X. Anderson were
sunday visitors here: They are district
officers Of the l.. D. S. s.. Assn,
Mrs. Harvey returned to her home
In Michigan Monday after spending a
year and over with her children here
She cared for her daughter, Mrs. Dan
Guthrie during sickness and death, and
it may we'll be said There's Ito love
like mothers"
Mrs. Dwight McLain and son, Of
Akron, are in our city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-25

After hearing the evidence the coro.
ner's jury returned the following yer.
dict:
"We do find that deceased came to
his death by gun shot wound inflicted
by himself with suicidal INTENT
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
WANTS AN 1NCoME rAx,

WANTS AN INCOME TAX.
Our Prattford correspondent brings up
case of unequal taxation that it is diff.
cult to answer.
Taxation is. necessity. For several
thousand years men have been seeking
means to make the burden lie equally on
all men and all property and so far have
succeeded but indiferently well. We do
not intend to argue for the right or
wrong OF the issue presented by our cor
respondent, but it brings to mind, pretty
forcibl>, this thought; that if assessment
time slould be changed from spring to
fall, say about the 10th of September or
along there, the objection to the pres
ent inequality ofassessment of a ''stock"
product and grain" product would be
met; but we doubt very much whether it
will ever be so changed-at least while
wheat farmers are in the majority at the
polling precincts. Such an assessment
would add couple of millions at one
jump in Pembina county alone and i'll the
United States the amount would be
billions. OF course that would be practi-
cally gross income-tax and that would
in the end mean income-tax for every
body that has an income of any sort
But there are many reasons why an in
come-tax is unjust and unequal-and
there you are again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26

The Pioneer Express came up smiling
last week with an editorial on "rhe
World Moves" concluding the same by
saying that ''Man is endowed with Ger
tain inaiienable rights" and that "his
greatest duty is to move onward and up
ward" The editorial dosen't say any,
thing about woman's rights, but we are
left toinf er that ''her'n" are aienable-
which harmonic with woman's history
in the past in many instances-and she
was powerless to help herselt-because
man welded the ballot-or words to that
effect.-Cavalier Chronicle.
There is no necessity for any mere
man to argue for or against woman's
rights. So far as the right of suffrage is
indicated by this term there is no tenable
argument against woman's equal ability
and intelligence. 1t isn't theory but a
fact that has to be considered. The fact
is that woman does not want the ballot.
The positive proof of which is, she does
not assume the right.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
COMMUNICATION.

Tax Wheat as Well as Stock.
Editors of the PIONEER EXPRESS:
1t is we'll understood in this county that
land is assessed in four different grades or
classes, considering quality, nearness to
market etc.
In scme localities where land is Of the
poorer classes many of the farmers diver
sify and raise stock in place Of all wheat.
Their lands however are mostly assessed
at about second class and when the as
sessment for their stock is added the re-
suit is that the owner Of the second or
third-class land pays as much and often
much more total taxes than the man who
owns first class land.
Now as wheat is the product Of the
6rst-class land and cattle or other stock
is equally and similarly the product Of
the poorer land, if one product is asses
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
HOW MANY DAYs7

Now that it is conceded on all sides that
the new century does not begin until Jam
uary l, 1901, how glad we are that we
have not mingled with the discussion,
and that on the 64th day of the bran new
century, Bryan will be installed in the
White House!-Enterprise.
That's hot stuff alright Joe, but if we
are not off on our mathematics. Bryan
vii! be a day late for Inauguration on the
"64th day of the bran new Century" but
will be in time to congratulate Mckinley
on his second inauguration.-Hallock
News.
We are sorry, Mr.. News, but you are
off on your mathematics. Still you are
off but one day, while the Emperor Of
Germany and number of other notables
are off a whole year, so don't get dis.
couraged, there is hope for you yet
Hallock Enterprise.
And the worst of it is 'Joe'' went to
school to us, besides learning his trade in
this office. January 81 days, February
% days, March days.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26

In the last campaign MIR. Mckinley
spoke the key note of the republican
platform when he said "open the mills
not the mints." The mills have been
opened and prosperity ensues. The
coming campaign will add one more
plank "open new markets, not new
mints." The opposition will call it "ex-
pansion," imperialism" 'trustism''-
but the new markets and new mills will
be opened and the mints will run as
usual on a straight gold basis, The poll
tics of the present day are rapidly getting
on to purely commercial basis, and
that party which can do most to promote
the business prosperity of the country is
to be the popular party.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26

In speaking ofcongress giving bounties
to encourage American shipping, Mr..
Hill favors bounties to large, slow-sailing
freight ships on the Pacific rather than to
the fast-sailing passenger boats of the
Atlantic. MIR. Hill is looking for mar
kets across the Pacific for wheat; he
wants to haul the wheat over his road,
and to load his big ships he is building
for the Pacific, but even the Fargo
Forum admits that in this case what is
good for Jim Hill is good for the wheat
farmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.


Senators, d. G. .Hansbrough, r. McCumber
Governor, B. +. Fanchier.
Lieut.. Governor, ]. II. Deyine.
Secretary Of State. Fred Felley:
State Treasurer, D. w. Drtscol.
State Auditor, A. N. Carlblom.
Attorney General, John Cowan.
Judges Supreme Court, N. @. Young, Al.
fred Wa1lin, ]. n. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners, John Simons,
Henry Erickson, I. =: Walton.
@. Halland.
Commissioners Of Insurance. g. W. Harri.
son.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
II. q. Thomas.
First n,,tr,ct 1sssoa sssn1Gssi ds Moure. pemb,n.
Second District, James Fuller, st. Thomas
RHPREsINTATIvEe.
First District, w. J. Watt, Hyde Park,
J. d. Wallace, Drayton.
Second District, e. 81. Restemayer, Cava-
lier. sohn Thordarson, Hensel.
Judge of the District Court, Seventh IN.
dicial District, 0. +. Sauter- Grafton.
Clerk of District Court, A. L. Airth.
COUNTY oEIIo ERs.
states Attorney, w. J. Burke.
sheriff. F. ]. Farrow.
Auditor, Paul Williams
Treasurer, Robert Mcbride.
Register of Deeds, J. NJ. Chteholm.
County Judge, v. Quackcnbush
Superintendent of Schools, G. e. jackson.
Surveyor 8. o. McGuin.
:oroner, DR.. u. r. Erskine.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, F. c. Myrick, Pembina.
second District. 8. j. sigfusson, Mountain
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate.
Fourth District, j, p. Hicks, Neche.
Fifth District, b. P. Often, st. Thomas.
COUNTY JUsTIcEs.
G. Murphy Neche.
j. r. Joy. Glasston.
r. II Bergman. Gardar.
Il. L. Buck, Crystal.
COUNTY CONsTABLEs.
Thos. McFadden. Neche.
G. e. Flora. Walhalla.
Mars hall Jackeou, Neche.
A. B. Follins, Crystals
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
FOOD ADULTERAT1oNs.

There is strong movement all over
the country to prevent the adulteration
OF foods as sold to the public. For many
years England has had stringent laws on
this subject and some states have more
or less pure food laws on their statute
books. As it is self-evident truth that
anyone has legal right to make or place
any preparation on the market, not abb
soluteIy poisonous, it is somewhat diff
cult to frame laws that will prevent the
adulteration of food, particularly if it can
be proven that the adulterating ingredi-
ents are not in themselves injurious or
unhealthful.
About the only way the public can be
protected is to cause all articles to be
labelled; and if labelled "pure" that it is
an offence punishable by law to sell
adulterated articles as ''pure." There
are large number of articles such as
baking powder, that the word "pure"
represents nothing in particular. Any
baking powder may be 'pure" though
made from many different substances.
The rule, in such mixtures is, when
making law. to compel the manufacture
ers to print upon the label, the ingredi-
ents and quantities Of each used in max
ing the article. Just now, over in Mime
sofa, the Royal and DR.. Price companies
are fighting such law as passed by the
last legislature.
Strict laws are also in force over there
to distinguish butter from oleomargarine,
some parts OF which are certainly oppres-
sive. In some states the oleo manufac-
turer must color his product pink, and
all restaurants and hotels that use it must
put up signs to that effect. As matter
of fact a good article of oleo is better
than half the butter in the market, and
each should stand on their own merits,
but butter should be butter and oleo
should be oleo without mistake.
We hope to see the next legislature in
this state take measures to make manu-.
facturers print the truth on their labelled
goods, and the people know what they
are buying or make the manufacturer
criminally liable for obtaining money
under false pretences.
We take little stock in the idea, tha,
much OF anything positively injurious tc
health can be found in manufactured
foods or ingredients, but we have right
to know what we are eating and be ou,
Judges, and above all we want our
moneys worth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26

We believe that flax next season will
be OF a good price. AT least we know of
no reason now why it should not be.
But the high price of the present season
will certainly induce an exceedingly
large acreage next season, and already
seed flax is getting scarce and high.
Perhaps it might be just as we'll for the
farmer to put in little wheat, oats and
barley as we'll as flax. They might be
higher another year. 1t isn't bad idea
to be ahead Of high prices instead Of
planting Tor the prices of the season pre-
vious. Flax was low a couple of years
since.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
That is an awful tale of bribery ;

That is an awful tale of bribery and
corruption that is being made public in
the case of Clark Of Montana. Its more
diseraceful for Montana than for Clark.
Clark could not have purchased the
goods if goods were not for sale. Per-
llaps no better argument for direct cleo
ton Of senators by the people has been
made, than that incident to the exposures
iii this case. North Dakota has had its
own troubles in senatorial elections, but
no senatorial candidate has had the
means to buy himself seat in this state.