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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
HURSI'S.
Wash Goods, Ginghams, Percales!

The south window shows sampng of the spring percaes
and zephyrs and dainty styles they this spring and they
and there need be huryng buy unless you want the
choice styles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

$l.25 per gallon for Hammar Paint,
when mixed. Absolutely pure linseed
oil paint. A maximum Of wear for a
minimum of COST
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

S. B. johnson has leased the Com
mercial Hotel at Mt. Ayr and took
possession Tuesday. Mr. johnson has
spent all his life in hotel work and
knows how hotel should be run.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Tolbe thrice happy, use Russ Bleach
ing Blue, don't be deceived by fraudu
lent limitations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Commencing May LIST Leon will again
have only one express company and the
Adams will take the business on the K
y w. now held by the Pacific Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
New UmbrellaS--All New too!

We show in the north window few of the new umbrc
Can hardly attempt to quote prices here but they
&c. Our strong holt is in the medium priced grades 60c
co. Of course there higher priced ones up $780,
but you'll get moneys worth whether you buy the low price,
ones or the higher grades Come and them at your
venience. An early selection gets choice Of handles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Coroner and Sweet Bread, the two
!. thoroughbred stations, will make the
season of 1900 at the farm of T. L. Beck
! IS miles west of Decatur and 6 miles
southeast of Grand River. To insure
mare with foal $40. so At
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

For SALE-A yearling and two-year
old Cruickshank bulls of good size
color and family. Address this office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Will Hinkle, of Davis City, has beer
helping THE REPORTER force the mas
week on account of big run of iof
work
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Miss Kittie Boyd Of The REpoRrEf
composing room has been quite i'll since
Monday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
E A @ o Flour.
ia. Caster agent owa Steam Laundry

Little Eta Clark has been dangerously
ill the past week but is now on the
mend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Mrs. David Evan, of Westelville, was
last week granted widows pension of
SIS per month";
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

The Inde pendent Driving Park Assoc-
alton of Lamont has announced three
race meetings for this year July 3 and 4,
September 6, and s, and October l6
and IL. Dr.sJ. w. Crofford is secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
Our Shoe Store
Place to Buy Shoes!

shoe store occupying rent free space costing nothing
light and heat and but little for clerk hire Is any surprise
that its business grows bigger every year, This there
slippers to show the ladies and shoes to show the
folks Drop when you we'll be glad show you
the striking things about the shoe stock Whether you buy
not you are welcome here. SEx@s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Capt. j. D. Brown, of Leon, q, p.
Arnold, of Garden Grove, and S. l..
Curry, of Weldon, have been drawn as
grand jurors for the May term of the
United States Federal roitrt at Des
Muines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
1904
Votes Have Been Cast
The Reporters Color
ado Contest.

1925 votes were cast the past WI
Miss Maude Meter retaining first d
but by less than 300 margin over
Bessie Moore who is second. Miss
Myrtle Wells moves up TO third place.
Commencing next week and continuing
until the close of the contest, the es""t
number of votes for each candidate
be printed. The following is the o,
in which the candidates stand
/. Maud Meter, Leon.
2. Bessie Moore, Leon.
3. Myrtle Wells, Decatur.
4. Nina Baker, Leroy.
5. Carrie Judd, Garden Gro,
6. nellie Ledgerwood, Leon.
Z. Stella Hamm, Leon.
s. Lou Bells, Leon.
8. Eva Hembry, Grand River.
10. Mary Mcdaniel, Blockley.
IL Nina DERRICK, Leon.
l2> Marys4nnold, Davis Gitxssas'
13. Bessie Neg4ev, Decat"r'
"A. Nancy W.rd, Decatur.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

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, 1900-04-26
Fl. HONNOLD.
Russ Bleaching Blue at Casters.
Buy EACO Flour at Casters.

Joseph S. Snively of Lamont, has been
granted an original pension Of SIS per
month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Any party wishing to purchase resi-
.tlence property in the best location IN
leon enquire of T. Il. Horner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

We see by the papers that A. c.
Northrup has had his pension in
creased to $40 a month. This is Ger.
tainly little enough, considering his
physical condltion.-Garden Grove Elk.
press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

For SALE-Almost new 10 foot extern
sion dining table. Mrs. +. E. THOMPSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

General manager Goodrich, of the X.
u w. was in Leon yesterday with his
special car and spent three hours in
measuring the ground between the X. 4
w and q tracks and the depot grounds.
Hi' resence adds to the rumor that the
connection will be made at once and
through trains put on from Des Moines
to Ramsay City, via Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

FOR SALE-A good top buggy.
o. e. HULL,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
F. j. HonnoId
Sells
Wall Paper
And P aints!
THE EMPIRE BAKERY

It will be opened up about
May 1st in the Bigg's building
north side Of square, where you
will find fresh bread, buns. rolls,
pies, cookies and cakes, fruits
and confectionery.
Ice Cream parlor
and restaurant in conection.
Try our l5c. Lune h.
WILKINS q E;IR|lRY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

FouND-A WOODEN shawl, which the
owner can secure by calling at The
REPORTER office and paying for this
notice
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Mrs. Mary 9. Warford, wife of Albert
r. Warford, residing in the south part
OF Leon, was brought before the insane
commission last Friday, and adjudged
insane. She is 81 years Of age and has
twice before been confined in an asylum
the first attack appearing about Is years
ago. A couple of weeks ago her son
died, and grief over his loss is supposed
to have brought on the present attack,
as she declined to eat or be consolod
The commissioners ordered her taken to
the asylum at Clarinda, to which place
she was taken by Sheriff Wolever Satur-
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
L A co Flour is best.

House for rent. $500 per month.
Eequire of j. Il. Conrey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Last Saturday Miss Lura Angel Hood
received commission appointing her
as census enumeration for the Twelfth
Census Of United States, in the enum-
GRAFTON district No. l5l, comprising
Richman township and including the
town Of Humeston.-Humesto Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Ladies who take pride in beautiful,
clear white clothes should use Russ
Bleaching Blue. Refuse limitations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

For Oklahoma real estate, write or
call on G. B. Jordan, Enid, o. T.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
..Nexsr Refore ln THIS comfy

have you been offered such great bar.
gains in the Millinery line as can be
found at Sheldahl's Opposite postofice)
whose prices are one.third to one.half
lower than any and all competitors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

Mrs. Mary + len Venn, of Blooming
ton township, was brought before the
insane commissioners Monday, her hus-
band B. F. Nenn, having flied an in
f ,rmation before the insane commission
charging her with being insane. The
commissioners made a careful investiga-
ton and decided that Mrs. Venn not
insane and ordered her discharged.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

During the last democratic national
administration the pension of Comrade
F. M. Houston. of Decatur, was reduced
from $l2 to SIS per month. 1t caused
quite howl, the Leon Journal COM
menting quite freely on the injustice
done an old soldier. But MIR. Houston
now informs us that during this Mckin-
ley administration, which the journal
lauds for its treatment Of the old SOL
diers, his claim for an increase to what
he formerly received has twice been re-
jected without even being ordered be.
fore the pension board of examination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

CHI weeds grow apace. Impurjt
in your blood will also grow unless
promptly expel them by taking Hoo
Sarsa parilla.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

The following marriage licenses haye
been issued the past week.
John Hutchinson 25 to Cora 3. Jones
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

George Fesler 81 to Mary Lyons 10.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

At the democratic county convention
held at Charlton last Saturday, Hon. G..
w. Alexander introduced the following
resolutions which was unanimously
adopted:
1.-THE democrats of Lucas county,
Iowa, in delegate convention assembled,
learning that our county chairman, w.
II. Dewey, is candidate for delegate
fromsthe Sth congressional district Of
vention at Kansas City, hereby express
lily commend him to the democrats Of
the eighth congressional district, and
respectfully urge his selection for that
POSITION.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

II. g. Myers, wife ard daughter ar
rived last week from Agency and have
taken charge of the New Hamilton
Hotel. Mrs. Myers is we'll known in
hotel circles having had the manage.
ment of Hotel Andrus at Keokuk for
several years. Under their management
the New Hamilton will be conducted as
a first class hotel in every respect and
will no doubt receive liberal patronage
from the travelling public. A special
feature of the house will be the Sunday
dinners and an effort made to have many
Leon people dine there. The menu for
next Sunday is printed in another col.
umn and is quite elaborate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

For sALE-Early Amber cane 4
$l.0O per bushel, delivered in N 4
at home. j. .MCClTrnr& 1dkl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

For RENT six room house neaf square
Apply to Kate James. 35.2t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

1t requires no experience to dye with
Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Simply boiling
your goods in the dye is all that's nee
essary. Sold by w. A. Alexander and
4 Z. Van Werden.
A singular moving outfit passed
through this city on Tuesday. The
party consisted Of man, woman, three
children and one horse. The woman
and two children were astride the horse
and the man walked along in front and
carried q small babe in his arms. Across
the horsa was also strapped some small
( pieces of baggage. The horse wasa fair
@iy good one, and the man was dressed
!. as well as the average. The enigranfs,
: or whatever they were, attracted con-
siderable attention from those on the
streets. eymour Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

b. F. Venn through his attorney v.
r. McGinnis, has commenced an action
for divorce from his wife, Mary Ellen
Venn. They were married in Leon in
August 1889, and lived together until
April IA, 1900. The plaintiff alleges his
wife has been guilty of such cruel and
inhUman treatment toward him in the
recent past as to endanger his life. He
asks for decree of divorce and the care
and custody of their two minor child
rem, Laura E. aged six years and Beulah
Christian, aged two years, and for an
accounting of their property. Last
Monday Mr.. Venn filed an information
before the insane commissioners charg-
ing his wife with being insane, but they
decided she was sane and ordered her
discharged. He then commenced the
suit for divorce.
Mr.. H. g. Myers now proprietor of
the New Hotel Hamilton, Leon, Iowa,
extends an invitation to the public to
inspect his place of business and also
sample his Sunday dinners. For next
Sunday, April 80, he will serve the fol.
lowing
MENU:
ConSomme
Fillet Of White Fish Point Shirley
Spiced Pickles Lettuce
Boiled Corn Beef and Cabbage
Roast Sirloin of Beef au Jus
Stuffed Turkey with Currant Jelly
Braised Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes
Fruit Salad
Mashed Potatoes Dreaded Tomatoes
Sugar Corn Cream Slaw
Baked Custard Pudding
Apple Pie Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon Ice Cream
Layer Cake
American Cheese Crackers
Tea Milk Coffee
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
For Sale.

good single buggy, set single har-
ness, j first class banjo, gramophone
with % records. Enquire of
T. T.. HoRNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

70.
Alfred B. Hatfield 25 to Flora 4. Pat
terson 20.
|. A. Chivington Is to Edna Conwa,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26

EACo.
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
RECENT INVENTIONS.

By new opera glass attachment the
focusing of the glass is made easier,
the spindle being rotated by a rack bar,
which is pivoted on the frame and has
IA serrated knob projecting over the top,
Ito be reciprocated by the finger and
open or close the glass.
Buttons are easily cleaned without
removal from the garment by a new
machine, which has a slotted base, in
which a slide is arranged to open and
receive the button, with brush sus-
pended above the opening to be re-
volved by a crank and scrub the button.
! Liquids will not spill over in filling
bottles if an improved funnel is used,
! the tube being inserted in a rubber
stopper to fit tightly in the neck Of the
bottle, with a small tube inside to ex-
haust the air and an internal stopper
which cuts off the flow when the bottle
is full.
Housekeepers will appreciate new
griddle- greasing device, which has a
hollow handle to contain the liquid,
Will du 1AlO a Adi
pocket at one end, the face of the peck
ct having a felt pad to distribute the
grease and being covered by a metal
cap when not in use.
A Frenchman has designed a neat
.disinfecting device for purifying rooms
comprising a cup to be suspended over
the top of a lamp chimney or gas jet
in which the liquid is placed for evap
grafton, with a horizontal fan above
the cup to be revolved by the heated
air and spread the disinfectant.
An Iowa man has patented a storm
front for buggies, having a steel frame
extending upward at the rear of the
dashboard, provided with spring con
trolled window, which can be raised
above the dasher, the remainder of the
frame being covered with a water
proof curtain extending to the bugg!
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
Cards on the Cars.

"Cards are not played as much on
the cars as they used to be-" said the
commercial traveller. "a few years
ago it was common sight to see three
or four games, whist, euchre, poker or
seven up, going on in car, and wher-
ever four or five drummers were gath
cred together there was sure to be a
lively game of draw in progress. Sub
urban trains We're turned into whist
clubs, and morning and night the COM
muters were engaged in a rubber.
But all this has been changed. Now
adays it is the hardest thing in the
world to get up game of any kind in a
train. Ask a stranger if he would like
to take hand at whist or euchre, and
he will freeze you with a suspicious
look. And, what is worse, he is entire
ly justified in his suspicious.
'In the last ten years the railroads OF
this country have been the harvest fol
gamblers, bunko men and short card
experts. They have worked the field tC
the limit, from New York to California
and from Vermont to Florida. They
have worked all kinds of fiimfam
games, until now it is almost impossi
BILE for a man TO. fash Il deck of cards
in the smoking compartment of Pull
man without the atmosphere growing {
dozen degrees colder. y man who ha:
been bitten once doesn't care to have
| the c-7ai'icica repeated" -RucheStel
| Post Express.
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
Bullfrog or Conscience.

care you one of the officers of the
treasury Department. asked the man
with the bloodshot eyes.
81 am assistant secretary of the
treasury" was the reply. "What can
do for your
"Well, it's rather a confidential bust
ness, and 1 don't want it to go any
further, but I've come to pay the gov
eminent some money that l guess
owe it fairly. 1 came back from Eu-
rope some time ago with some dutiable
goods concealed about me and got past
the revenue officers with them. l fig
ure that l beat the government out of
about Sc, and I've come to square up
and get the matter off my mind"
"Well," responded the assistant sec
rotary, 1--WE have what we call con-
science fund, and as this seems to be
q case of conscience
81 don't know that it's my conscience
that troubles me-" said the visitor, ''but
1 do know there's a big bullfrog that
stays in a pond near where l live, and
he keeps me awake, night after night,
with his internal cough up, cough up!
and I've got tired of it.'-Chicago Trib-
une.
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
Do You EAT Ont or Ins

The number and variety of knives
and forks that now grace well equip
ped and formal dinner table may well
dismay one unused to such q variegat-
ed display of cutlery and silver. There
are forks for the oysters, for the fish
and for the roast and forks as well for
anything else that may be served.
There are also knives to correspond to
the forks that may be needed. These
implements that social convention de-
crees TO be necessary to convey food to
the mouth are usually laid out in for
midable rows on either side of the
plate.
The other evening a simple western
maiden at her first eastern dinner sur
veyed her supply of knives and forks
with growing trepidation. Her COM
mon sense told her that they were laid
out in the regular order in which it
was intended that they should be used,
but nothing in her experience had
taught her which was the right end Of
the row to start in with. Finally, in
despair, she sought help from her next
door neighbor, a prominent physician.
'Say, doc" she questioned anxiously
as she pointed at the offending objects,
do you eat out or imp VIZ
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
A DiscouraginS Entry,

The performance of the Shakespeare
an drama of Hamlet" was dragging it.
self slowly along.
The time had come for the appear
ance of the ghost.
There was a slight delay owing to
the hardness of the ghost in respond
ing to its cue.
The profound stiffness that followed
was broken by Il loud voice in the front
row of the main balcony:
Mamma, there are 81 men down
there with round white spots on top OF
their heads"
And no stage ghost ever made its ap-
pearance under more discouraging aus
pices than the armor clad phantom
that came stalking upon the stage al
this moment-Chica% 20 Tribune.
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
A Hint to Letter Writers.

The practice of writing private let
ters from the first to the third page Of
letter sheet and then going back to
the second page is a matter of taste,
but it will not do to follow that course
Of procedure in writing legal docu-
ments.
Tie New York courts have disallow-
ed the provisions of a will written in
this way. The testator wrote the will
on three sides of folded paper, COM
mercing on the first page and continu-
ing on the third page, at the top Of
which was written second page" and
completing and signing the instrument
on q page marked third page" which,
in fact, was the second page of the
sheet.
The court held that the will was not
signed at the physical end, as required
by the statute. The law does not con-
template going backward in order to
get forward. and the will was refused
probate. The New York court of ap-
peals sustained the decision throwing
out this form of will.-Boston Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
Shortened His Sentence.

, A man charged with bigamy was
once brought before Judge Gary, of Illi-
inois. The accused had lived two years
WI the second woman, and he con-
cluded to plead guilty on the under
standing with the States. Attorney that
his sentence would divorce him from
No. 2. When he stood before Judge
Gary the little man looked over his
desk and asked in voice of Kindness:
You fully understand what the plea
of guilty means"
Yes, your honor"
"And do you understand If you so
plead it will be my duty to send you to
the penitentiary? Do you understand
that?"
Eyes, your honor. Anything to get
Free
The judge looked at the man for 4
moment and then said in his inimitable
manner:
81 suppose there are some things be-
side which prison would be a relief.
Any relative or friends of the defendant
in court?'
A woman in black stood up on 4
bench, and said in a voice which sound
ed like rip of cambrc:
Il am his second wife, judge"
Judge Gary replied Immediately, with
no change in his voice or face:
Some things beside which prison
would be relief. You ought to be will
ing to take three years."
The prisoner NODDED an assent.
Judge Gary looked over at the WOMAN
in black. He seemed to read her III q
second. He turned to the man who
had pleaded guilty and said:
Il will give you one year. You seen
to have had the other two before they
arrested you."-!Green Bag.
Holbrook argus., 1900-09-22
+ HOBO ON A TRAIN.
His Brief Interview With n Brake
man and the Conductor.

His Brief Interview With n Brake
man and the Conductor.
81 spent several hours in a small
country town not far from here n few
days ago." said a young professional
man of this city, "and to kill time 1
Joined the usual group in the corner
grocery store. One of the crowd was
freight brakeman, and he told a
story about u tramp who was stealing
ride on the bumpers during his last
run.
The conductor seen him first he
said, and when he came back to the
caboose he said, says he: bill, there's
n blamed ugly lookin hobo on the
trucks behind the first car. Suppose
you go up and fire him off," "An
right, cap" says 1, and starts front.
When l gets to the first car, l looks
down, and, sure enough, there was a
big, greasy hobo squattin on the
edge, holdin Oh to the brake iron. Hi,
there" says 1, what d'you mean by
tryin to beat the road? We're goin
slow now, and you hop right OFF, The
hobo reached around into his pocket
and pulled out gun about yard long.
When he pointed it at me, it looked
like piece of stovepipe. you freckle
nosed baboon," says he, ''if you don't
go bout your business real sudden, I'll
cave your face in! Skip!" says he.
skipped.
"'When l got back to the caboose,
the conductor says, well, Bill, did you
fire the hobo?" NO" says l, u didn't.
In chattin with him." 1 says, 81 found
out we was kin, and l didn't really
have the heart to bounce the poor fell
ler!" well, I'll do it myself, Them
says the conductor, gettin hot, and
away he goes over the tops. Pretty
soon l could hear him comm back
lickety split, on a dead run. He slid
down the brake iron like a streak of
creased lightnin and dropped into
the caboose seat all OFT of breath.
did you fire him ?" says l. No" says
he, sort of faint. why, how was
that?" says l, pretendin to be surpris-
ed. "Well, I'll tell you" says he, con-
fdential. Its funny, but, dyou know,
when we got to talllin, l found out he
was some kin to me toe" ''
If All Candidates Wore White.
The word candidate" is from the
Latin "candidatus." Literally it means
white ROBBED and it was thus called be-
cause in Rome those who sought office
wore a glittering white toga. Fancy
if you can, all our modern Americans
dressed in accordance with their polit
ical ambitions. In some sections there
would be no such thing as a dark suit
of clothes. Washington would simply
be one shining center of universal
whiteness. Saturday Evening Post.