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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
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PA,SSIB|S'''I|.A||E| HOUSE
Long and Bitter Struggle Over
i the Porto Rican Tariff Bill e
l. $ Is at an End. y
Senate Amendments Are Al
z Concurred In by a Vote
r y OF lel to l53. =. =
! tgiz %:sEr&i...% e ''',.tt -
TARIFF RI J 4. ONE Y: WAY ONLY
4
TARIFF ONE Ne: WAY ONLY
All Restrictions on Goods Com
ing Into the United States
Removed.
Complete Scheme Of Civil Cow
ernlnent for the Island Is
n rig - 49, Z:
= Attached.

WASHINGTON, April lathe long and
bitter struggle over the Porto Rico tariff
bill ended when the house, by q vote of
161 to 163, concurred in all the senate
amendments. . AS the bill originally
passed the house it was q simple bill
imposing 16 per cent of the Dingley
rates. on goods going into Porto Rico
from the United. States and coming
from Porto Rico into the United States.
AS amended by the senate and agreed
i to by the: house, all restrictions on
! goods coming into the United States
from Porto Rico are eliminated and Ger.
tain food stutfs and articles which here
tofore have gone into Porto Rico free by
executive order are excluded from the
Operation Of the 15 per cent duty i'm
posed on goods entering the island from
the United States. A complete scheme
.sof civil service government for the
island is also attached to the measure.
7 Upon the final vote nine Republicans
! voted against the bill: Messrs Heat.
wole (Minn.), Crumpacker Nnd.), Lane
! (Ia. j., Littlefeld (Me.), Mccall (Mass.),
H. O. Smith (Mich.), Warner (Ills),
Fletcher (Minn.) and Lorimer llls.).
Two Democrats, Messrs. Davey and
Meyer (La.) were paired with
Democrats in favor Of tho bill and one
Democrat, Mr.. Sibley (Pa), voted for
tlaar.
Democrat who voted for the original
bill,. voted against concurrence. Mr..
4 gStallings Dem, Ala.) was the only
L 1bember ON either side absent and un.
p&:1 I'll.
l. The vote came at s o'clock after n
very interesting and at times very ex-
citing debate of five hours, which COW
cred not only the bill but the special
order under which the house acted.
One of the most dramatic features O.
the debate was the reading by Mr.
Richardson, the minority leader, of ti:r
original opinion Of Charles E. Magoon.
the legal adviser of the war department,
in favor of the view that the constitu-
ton extend o-er Porto Rico ex proprc
viyore Mr.. Dolliver Ia.) in reply
called Mr.. Magoon a clerk who tried to
overrule the great lawyer at tho head of
the war department..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
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We had quite a snow storm On
Tuesday night. 1@z.fS :5#3 ltl5s@ Il tt3S
NJ. Corcoran, who bought one III
F. c.. Muske's farms, arrived here on
Wednesday with his household goods
and live stock, and will move onto
his farm. Hecame from Winona.s8
J. j. McRae received car load .of
farm implements. wagons, plows,
seeders, ETC., the first of the week.
Those wishing to purchase will 40
well to give him a call. ','.%:$; .35 A.
Attorney J H. Rhodes, OF Little
Falls, was here on Friday on legal
business. 49,. " s,S
F. C. Muske has just received a fli1e
stock of goods for the spring trade:
Amos Barber, CT Long Prairie. was
u Swanvil)e visitor ON Tuesday. ~
"A number OF people in this village
and vicinity are sick with the griIl
Dr.. Corrigan is kept qnite busy at
tending them. ~: &.@stts $4
Robt McEwen and John Pennie
were Burtrum visitors on Sunday. 1.
Banker Stems made a business trip
to Little Falls on Tuesday. $ 5# @.#
VIII Cox drove 10 Grey Eagle on
Wednesday with some travelling
statesmen. -, ~ s
H. M Koernig is building a plat
form in front of his mill. @a4a
NJ. Connolly went to Sauk' Centre
on Friday to SEQ his nephew 'Thos:
Clarity, who has been sick for some
time: @'1,*,-. 81 .
Chas. Hawley, of Brownton and
Chas. Burch, of burtrum, were trans
acting business here on Saturday.
MIR. Hawley bought several headt OF
cattle of Stems and McEwen. >f%sf5%s fsss1f5%s
| Miss Ramgren, of Mora, Mimi, is
here this week canvassing the village
with several useful cooking utensils.
Miss Bertha Rhodes, Little Falls,
visited on Friday with Mrs. E. A
Flood. a.-.., =.
Mrs. Eugene Knox, Mrs VIM. Bae-
low and Fred Knox have each pur-
chased new bicycles the past week. ::
Rev. Fellows, of Minneapolis,
preached in the: Congre gational
church ins villag;es Y Oh Il monday
evening. r @'.% >. ~ ~.:=>
Rev. E. E. Crum, of Burtrum M W as
a Swanville visitor onMonday.
Joseph Custer left on Monday for
Grand Rapids, where hs. will work
during the summer. j
Miss MARY Adams went to Long
Prairie on Saturday to attend the
Long Prairie school.
We understand there is to be Il
telephone line put up between this
place and Long Prairie. The ottice
in this vill;lge will be- in H. NJ. Lad
wigs drug store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
PACIFIC CABLE BILL,

Senate Passes the Measure With 4 $780,
600 Preliminary Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, April 10 Tho senate
has passed the Pacific cable bill intro
duced by Mr.. Hale. The cable is to be
under the control Of the navy depart.
ment, and $500, 900 is appropriated to be-
gin TIC work
During the greater part Of the session
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill was under consideration. As passed
it carries nearly $S,O00,000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Trade Conditions.

Trading the past week has been
rather quiet. Farmers are now in
the midst OF their spring work. and
they were less numerous in the city
the past week than for some time
past.
Wheat is quoted one cent lower
than at this time last week
Receipts are light.
Other commodities show an ad-
vance. Ground feed is selling 81
higher per ton than last week. The
retail price of potatoes is advanced
to IS cents, and bran and shorts are
81 higher per ton. Oats and corn
also have an upw ard tendency. In
the meat line there is an advance.
Pork and veal are quoted a fraction
higher and poultry ts now almost at
prohibitory prices. Eggs are down
to cents and a slight decline in
butter is noted.
Following is the corrected price
list:
Wheat-No. l, Northern 56
No. 2, Northern IS.
Flour patent prices per bbl $3.50,
Straight grade, DER Dbl. .S8 co.
Bakers per Dbl $40
Ground feed. $3.50 per ton.
Bran-1l2OO -,
shorts-Sl3,OO.
barley-28c.
Oats-32c.
Rye-38c.
Corn-SO@35 per bushel
Dairy butter-1Sc.
Creamery-24c.
Eggs-9c.
Fat cattle :H@4c.
Cows-SM3H
Stockers and feeders.-2@3c. ...:
Veal dressed-7c q &c.
Hogs nve-4 10 ~
Frtsh pork 10 y
Mutton dressed to Z
Cnt meats. to 15c.
Chickens, dressed 8l1Ot
Potatoes - SOC.
Beaps-S175 to $500 per bushel.
Peas-$1 Is per hushel. .
Lemons-l5c. a 20c per dozen.
Orsnges-20g40c. per dos.
9ranulated sugar-17 bs. for 81.
Kerosene, &c per gallon.
Hav-$4.W 6 CSC" rt
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Left n Trail Of Blood.

TREMPELEAu, Wis, Arri1 12.-Sev.
era1 nights ago young George Boben Of
this city she A. supposed horse thieves
who made their escape to the Minnesota
side Of the river, leaving traces Of
blood. Word now comes Of the death
from gunshot wound Of a young man
residing across the river and the two
incidents give rise to the theory that
Bohen winged his man.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

AGENTS WAN TED FOR LIFE OF D
and az Ira b. sankey. Largest, richest and
best ii CHEST profits paid, 1t is the uLly
officia authentic, endorsed life: ;Aurhor:
frauds. Outfits free. Freight paid. Gre lit
given. Drop all trash aud clear $500 a
month with the official eliabie lie Our
The Dominion Company. Dept. ], Chicago
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
ORDER FOX HEARING ON CLAIMS,


SLATE OF MINNESOTA. !
COUNTY OF MORRISON.
In Probate court special term, April,
10th, A. D., 1900.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph
Langlois, deceased.
Letters Of administration on the estate
of loser Langleis deceased, late Of the
,t1nty of Morrison and state of Mime
sofa Being granted to Peter Langlois.
1t is ordered, that six months be and the
same is hereby allowed from and after
the date of this order, in which all per
sons huvir !; c'nirls or demands against
sax. L III th>. IL, vs.. t'c-.rt - :,>i ~,
for examination and allowance, or De roI-
1t ia further ordered, that the 18th day
of October 1900. at 10 o'clock a. M, at q
special term Of said probate court, to be
held ut the probate office in tin: court
house in the city Of Little Falls il! said
pointed as the time ana place when and
where the said probate court will examine
and adjust said clri,'e and de>,ands.
And it is further ordefcd, that notice of
persons intc1aste, N s:,id c%fatf y {, til
with publish1ng this uruer CnCe il each
week for three successive weeks in the
Little Falls Transcript a. weekly news:
paper printed and published in said
county -,
Dated at Little Falls, Minnesota, April,
10th, A. D., 1900
- BY the court.
TrAN N. RICHARDSON.
Judge of Probate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

seix years ago my stomach and heart troubled
me % much had to do something, - tho
doctors could NOT help me-" writes MIA 8. 4.
Knapp, Of can jose, California Box s9a II
catarrh Of the stomach, and was better fog
some time, then It CAME back then used
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
'Pieasant Pellets' These medicines cured my
stomach. I do not have the pain and indigeS.
tion % did. 1t 10 very hard for me to tell you
what suffered before ! commenced taking
the sufferers whom meet"
TO cure constipation use d.. Piercs's
Pleasant Pellets.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
SUMMONS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. J
COUNTY OF MORRISON.

COUNTY OF MORRISON. }
The state of Minnesota, to the sheriff or
any constable Of said county.
You are herebv commanded to summon
Berry Souer and Mrs. Berry Souer. his
wife. whose Christian name Is to plaintiff
unknown If he shall be found in your
county. to be and appear before 1e under
and for said county, on the llth day of
May A. y. 1900 at 10 o'cl, cl< in the forenoon,
at my office in the City0f Little Falls, in
said county, to answer to the complaint of
q. G. Trace in the sum of $60.50 in civil
action: and have you then and here this
writ.
April A. d. 1870.
CRAWFORD SHELDON,
Justice of tie Peacc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Maine Instructs for Mckinley.

LEWISTON, Me-, April l2.-The Re-
publicans Of Maine in state convention
here nominated six presidential lrct>rs,
elected four delegate; and four alter
mates to the national convention at
Philadelphia. And adopted platform
pledging support to President McKin.
ley. The delegates were not pledged,
but the platform in this state is deemed
sufficient instruction.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

good handkerchiefs 1c, Sc, and
SC, mems linen handkerchiefs
10c, 12, and 15c, two good tumb-
lers for &c, good whisk brooms
10c, child's toy brooms 10c,' tin
milk strainers 1Oc, water pals
12 quarts 15c, good strainer
pals 25c, covered painted cham
Der pals Csc. s>,.
In the Crockery Store.
Walk through this pretty
crockery store look at the
pretty things, the fine china
from France, the dinner sets
from England, the pretty Aus
trian china is ALSO here. No
one will ilnportune you to buy
but when you signify your in
tention to buy plenty of obliging
help to wait on you. French
dinner sets from $4,000 to $4,000
and any price between. Eng
]ish dinner sets from SLOT to $50
and any price between, then
you. can also buy odd pieces of
dinnerware at the same price
you buy the whole set some dec.
grated dinner plates 90c a set
some decorated cups and sau.
GERS at 9Oc a set.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Harses for South Africn.

CHICAGO, April l2.-The Chronicle
says: Not less than 10000 and perhaps
as many as $4,000 horses for military
service in South Africa are to be pur-
chased in the Chicago stock market by
the British government.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
+: + n T0MELTY's. .BAZAR STORE. @t
Our Store News Of Today

is very interesting to you The things you need
are here in plenty. Worsted dress goods and wash
dress goods ladies' Easter hats, trimmed and untrm
med ladies' belts in all the latest pretty things, ladies'
mems and chdren's stockings at very low prices.
Pretty rich aces for early spring, rich embroideries
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
HEART-SIckl.

TT hers .s1t ore .egs.. great nany reSps who @
Chronic % dennsement Of a1v the ' he.1t y
When the stomach is diseased II may
81 LID the @ eviSenees s Of % dises.ed al heag udl ds.
eased liver OF kidneys, or disease ID
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

er Sc, and 10c, a meat FOUNDER
10c, a broiler 5 and 10c, lamp
shade paper 10c, lamp chimneys
SC, lamp burners &c, glass salt
and peppershakers SC, toothpick
holders SC, good knives and
forks 10c a pair, 6 tin tea spoons
SC, 6 strong table spoons 10c,
a pair of boys suspenders SC,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

OSAS SS4ASA SAAtAAs
The inexperienced
practitioner treats
the wrong disease,
and hence the con-
slant statement of
Dr.. Pierce'e cores
pondents: !. wDoc-
tors could not help
me-"
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery cures
disease Of the
stomach and Or
gans Of digestion
and nutrition. It
increases the as
sinilahve powers,
and : puri6es and
enriches the blood.
When diseases Of
organe remote
from the stomach
are caused by the
stomach, the cure
of the stomach re-
suits in the cure
Of the other dis
eases, In heart,
lungA liver, kid
a.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Beauty Ii Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cat4Rr.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving ali i'm.
Ruri!ti!es R!! from % the body; Begin, Il, ,to;dey ,1y to
and that sickly bilious complexion by takiF
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
Gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, Soc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

The strike of the Minneapolis
carpenters. has been settled. The
men will get 3lH cents an hour for an
eight hour day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

khE WEARS The 60 MEkG0 EMSL
ers. They fit. the form we'll,
they look we'll and they wear
we'll and look at the prices they
suit all purses 45c. SOC, 75c, 81
and $1.25.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
The Separate
Skirt :

made under the supervision OF a
tailor who commands a pay of
several thousand dollars a year
they are properly cut andwill fit
the form, they are we'll sewed
and will wear we'll and reason
ably priced. +
The $2.25 kind at $1.75.
The So kind at 1880.
The 81 kind at $3.50.
The $6 kind at $5.25
Petticoats of Mercerlsed Cotton;
1t Looks Like Silk. =, =
At ST a beautiful black sateen
with one ruffle worth $1.5o.
[At$1.25, 4. N i very gts tine finished 6E' q
black sateen pettlcoat with
.. rufae and cord is. worth 1915.
There are others at So, 1925,
8 and 4.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

i. Pretty New Dress You must
Goods for Easter get new
!. and After gown to go
with your new. hat, both your
hat and your gown can be
bought here at less price than
any place else.
At Csc a yard your choice of 18
patterns of pretty fancy spring
stuffs 80 inches wide, is worth
4Oc.
At 35c yard your choice of u
pieces in all the latest shades
of spring worsteds "a inches
wide, it is worth SOC.
At SOC a yard very nice black
dress stuff of English worsted
40 inches wide, would be cheap
at Csc. "'
Wash Goods New Our prices
and Pretty are always
held at the
lowest point possible consistent
with good goods.
The &c ginghams at SC.
The &c ginghams at &c.
The zoe percales at 14c.
The 25c percales at 18c.
Your Easter Hat It is the
custom for
every woman to get a new hat
at Easter and it will be more so
this year from the amount of
hats leaving here daily. 5t., .,zg. :..>-
FTimmed sha tsf worth VI $3.50 at.
$3.50.
Trimmed hats worth $3.50 at
$3.50.
Trimmed hats worth $2.5O at
$3.50.
Trimmed hats worth $500 at
$3.50.
Flowers worth 4Oc at 25c a
bunch.
Flowers worth 15c at 10c a
bunch.
Flowers worth 1Oc at SC a
bunch.
Shirting Remnants There is
lot of very
nice shirting remnants about
twenty colors all the very best
colors at that, the worth of this
goods is 12t but our price is SC.
Ribbon Remnants at This
aThird small
lot of
ribbon remnants has been slight
ly damaged by>water come and
look them over at a third of
their original price.
Gage Down Corsets The more
and Waists youknow
about the
G.. D. corsets and waists the
more you like them, we have
been told this by many custom
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13

lt rests With you whether you eontinue the
nerve-killing TOBACCO habit. No.Io.DAq~2
cYt nerve9s dissre;s, sxpele nice 81
exn 3. = S:HSs,isst - 4 vi9S xes
VII, patiently, Aorgtetenely. one
boz. o., usually e11os, boxes, e11e
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Pretty Lamps.

Everything that is new and pref
ty in lamps is here very soon after it
is made. There are decorated vase
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-13
Petticoats of Mercerised Cotton;
It Looks Like Silk. :: = I: I,

H0usekeeperS
Needful Things
A good tin
dipper SC, agood
tea kettle SOC,
tin pans &C, SC,
&c, &c and 1Oc.
a good egg beat
The Leon reporter., 1900-04-26
Center.

Miss Angie Sears and Edith Martin
kindly helped at the death of Miss Lille
Goodson.
The Kansas City Star claims that our
protection system is the parent of all
trusts.
C.J. White has purchased new rid
ing pillow.
Sim Evans has a nice start of those
fine short horn cattle.
We have seen a gradual evolution in
the Centerites idea of farming, politics
and religion. People grow in spite of
their prejudices.
Geo. Wadsworth reports his fine short
horn animal as doing well.
A Kansas family has rented the Jno
Harris farm.
Sim Evans and family attended
church at Leon Sunday.
The reform element and the agitation
of the finance question certainly, has
helped to increase the money in circula-
tion.
Jno. Goodman's child has been sick.
Man has as many ribs as the WON II
which gives the rib story contradic-
ton.
Mrs. K. Caster is talking of living
with her son, John.
Mrs. Anna Long visited with friends
in Leon last week.
The Leon reporter., 1900-04-26
Decatur City.

Tow nsend and Shelton were at Terre
Haute on business last Thursday.
s p. w. Townsend went to pes Moines
Saturday. While there he ordered new
goods for Townsend & Shelton's harness
shop.
RoSt. Good ofLeon> did the plastering
for Townsend new house.
joe Cummins was over from Leon
Saturday.
n. Priest is building an addition to his
new house.
Mrs. Luke Shay of Tingley and Mrs.
+. T. Landreth of Ellston, visited the
first of the week with Mesdames j. w.
Long and w. S. Bear.
Born April % to Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Lake Lake daughter.
Mrs. Mary Shields who has been very
sick at the residence of w. S. Bear is
! slowly improving.
This is too much John, wont sta nd
It any longer. Tomorrow | leave for
my mothers, unless you get me more
Rocky Mountain Tea" Sensible wo
man. S5c. Ask your druggist.
The Leon reporter., 1900-04-26
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Items of Interest as Reported by Our Correspon-
dents from Surrounding Towns and Townships
sGarden Grove.

Edith McMillin who has been staying
with her uncle, Ralph Waymire this
winter and attending school leaves Tues.
day for her home at Mt. Ayr. Her aunt
Cora kipp goes with her.
The girls and boys History clubs had
contest at g. ID. Mallett's last Thurs
day evening to see which club had
learned the most in this winters study.
At their meeting Saturday evening
the school board elected Prof Monroe,
of Sullivan, Ill.,, for principal for next
year. He is brother of E G. Monroe
living south Of town. They also elected
j. X. Beavers, of High Point, teacher of
the grammar department and Mary
Arnold, of Davis City, teacher of the
intermediate room.
Frank Hampton's family moved to
town the first of the week.
Mandrew Holland and force left the
first of the week for Murray where he
has contract for moving number of
houses.
T. J. Knapp visited Leon Thursday
last
w. S. johnson had business calling
him to the county seat Thursday.
The little daughter of Mrs. Jos, McCul.
Tough died last Friday. She had been
sick most of her life.
VIM. Blackman of Mt. Ayr spent Sun
day here the guest Of his brother, L. A..
Blackman.
1t is understood that there is to be a
new time table Sunday and our people
are little apprehensive that our morn
ing and evening passenger trains may
be taken off.
Bishop Morrison is to be here Wednes-
day of this week to preach in the
Episcopal church and to perform the
confirmation service. We understand
that there is quite large class ready to
be admitted to the church.
Miss AIDA Hoadley returned last week
from Weldon where she has been teach.
ing the past year. She is engaged to
teach there next year,
| DR.. Fyler left Monday for Humeston
to do.som dental work.
A party of amateurs from Derby,
members of the Brotherhood of Yoemen
are to give theatrical entertainment at
the opera house Saturday evening.
B. A. McGinnis, of Leon, was in town
several days last week working in the
interest of the Yoemen.
The graduating class at the high
school are very busy preparing to give a
play at the opera house for their class
day exercises which will be in about
! four weeks.
Miss Mary Mason returned Thursday
frc.n her stay at Ottumwa.
The Leon reporter., 1900-04-26
Remarkable Cure Of, rheumatism,

Ke4na, Jackson Co., ". Va.
About three years ago my wife had an
attack of rheumatism which confined her
to her bed for over month and rend-
cred her unable to walk step without
assistance, her limbs being swollen to
double their normal size. Mr.. S. Mad.
dox insisted on my useing Chamberlain Is
Pain Balm, l, purchased fiity-cent
bottle and used it according to the
directions and the next morning she
walked to breakfast without assistance
in any manner, and she has not had a
similar attack since.-A. B. PARSONS,
For sale by w. A. Alexander, druggist
The Leon reporter., 1900-04-26

Tie large and increasing circulation of
The Iowa Homestead in this county is a
matter for congratulation to the pub.
fishers and to good farming, for, of all
the papers of its class in the country, it
is easily the best and most helpful. Its
Special Farmers Institute editions, is
sued with the regular edition the first
week in each month, have been for
years the: admiration of all practical
farmers. Written wholly by farmers,
they are full of actual experience and
smell of the soil. We have been fortu.
nate enough this season to secure terms
for The Homestead and its Special Farm.
ers' Institute Editions, together with
the Poultry Farmer and The Farmers
Mutual Insurance Journal, four of the
most valuable farm publications in the
country, that enable us to offer the four
in connection with our own paper, THE
LEON REPORTER, for $40 for the entire
five, one year. This is emphatically a
good thing, and no farmer in this coun-
ty should fail to take advantage of the
offer. For large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals it. A
county paper, farm paper, a poultry
paper, farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers Institute, all for $1.7O.
Come in and order them.