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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
sHERIFF,s SALE.

By virtue of an execution directed to
me from the clerk Of the District Court
of Decatur county, Iowa, on judg.
ment obtained in said court on the 27th
day of March, 1901, in favor of Iowa
Central Building & Loan Association as
plaintiffs, and against o. l.. Furguson ct
al. as defendants, for the sum of one
hundred and four and 52-1OO dollars,
$lO.45 attorneys fees, and costs taxed at
$2l 40 and accrulng costs, have levied
upon the following real estate, taken as
the property of said defendant, to salts.
fly said execution, to-wit: Beginning
at point $50 feet north of southwest
corner of lot 2, block 5, in Central Addi-
ton to the town of Lamont, running
thence 40 feet north, thence 12S feet
east, thence 40 feet south, thence 1913
feet west to beginning, all in Decatur
county, Iowa, and will offer the same
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, on the 30th day of May, A. D.,
1901, in front of the court house door in
Leon Iowa, at the hour of 10 O'Clock a.
m. of said day. when aud where ode at.
tendance will be given by the under
signed.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, May 2, 1901.
JOHN BURNS,
81 1t Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
THE JOURNALS CONSISTENCY.

In the last issue of the Leon journal
the editor uses column in giving his
reasons why the Journal was opposed
to the election of MIR. Cummins as u. s.
Senator and whyit is still opposed to
him as candidate for governor. 1t
could have given the reasons in much
shorter space by simply saying: "We
are opposed to Cummins because we
have received orders from the railroad
bosses of the republican party that
Cummins must be turned down." That
is the whole thing in a nutshell.
But let US take look at the Journals
reasons for fighting Cummins. 1t says
it objects to Cummins because he dis.
agreed with the republican party on the
prohibition question and bolted the
republican nominee for governor and
assisted in electing democrat. But it
is fact that the republican party of
Iowa has publicly acknowledged that it
was wrong on the liquor question and
that Mr.. Cummins was right. In con-.
cluding its article the Journal saws:
s'Our position is that for man who
ran knife into the party at the, yery
time when it's need was greatest: who
did all in his power to overthrow repub
licanism and elevate democracy in Iowa,
to ask to be made the standard bearer.
in preference to men who never turned
their back upon republicanism or any
part of it, is an exhibition of political
etfrontery of which we do not approve"
Now as to the Journals consistency
in making the above statement. 1t is a
well known fact that there is no more
radical supporter of Congressman w. p.
Hepburn, of this district, than the Leon
Journal. 1t has always stood by him
and fought for his nomination against
tried and true republicans who had
always stood by the republican party
through thick and thin, right or wrong,
yet what is Col. Hepburn's record on
bolting the republican party? 1t was
not so very many years ago that he
bolted the republican national ticket
because as he SAID, the party was so
corrupt that the man in the moon had
TO hold bis nose rs he passed. over
Washing ton.
Cummins and Hepburn both have 4
reputation as bolters. Yet the journal
stands up for Hepburn and is down on
Cummins. Consistency, thou art a
Jewel' as applied to the Leon Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

1t seems that the United States is
now becoming good country to leave
Over $4,000 farmers left on the north.
western states to settle in Canada last
year. The Canadian government gives
land free and grants subsidies for the
irrigation of arid lands. The great re-
gion affords boundless areas of good
farming lands, and Canada or the Brit
ish possessions are now in the course
of rapid development of new farms
which has been largely arrested in this
country by the fact that our farming
lands are practically all taken up.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

Perry s. Heath, late of the postoffice
department, declares that there is no
man who can be more easily nominated
and elected to the presidency in 1904
than Mark A. Hanna. A suggestion of
thjssort would have created good deal
Of surprise a few years ago, but is is
likely now to be received with the gray.
ity that 1t deserves. No doubt there
would be some advantage in having Mr..
Hanna in the white house, where he
could be seen during business hours.
Under the present arrangement it is not
always easy to find the boss.-Chi-
c,go Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
BECAUSE WHY.

Mr.. Cummlns in his speech before the
Polk county republican conven tion
thanking it for its support, vociferously
declared 81 am not q candidate because
J. w. Blythe or Will Hubbard wants me
to, b. 3. This atatesmanlike declaralion|
was receiyed by HIS enthusiastic audi
ence with "cheers, applause and laugh
ter, and it was some time before he
could continue" So reads the publish.
ed report. For some weeks we have
seen il intimated in republican papers
that all was not lovely around the party
fireside. 1t would seem from Mr.. Cum!
mlns' speech that there was bad hitch
inside the party and apparently that
something must be done or there would
be trouble. As the Cummins speech is
the first public declaration of the "be-
cause why" there is trouble the Age.
gives place to further extracts from it,
in order that our records may keep the
:un of things as viewed from the repub.
lican side.
After the cheering and laughter had
ceased MIR. Cummlns continued along
the same line and thus scored two of
the most prominent workers in the re-
publican party.
''There is reason why the conflict in
this state is not between these gentle
men and myself. 1t is Cummins and
anti -Cummins, and ]. w. Blythe and N.
NJ. Hubbard are the anti. Cummins. l
would welcome friendly contest be.
tween myself and the distinguished gen
tlemen whom l have named, But,
gentlemen, have had occasion to feel
the power of the passes and patronage
distributed by the autocrats from Bur-
lington and Cedar Rapids. While they
sent me challenge, as one of them did,
that must retire from my candidacy,
or else use the classic and elegant Ian
guage Of one of their associates in our
own city-that must be pounded into
the earth, it fixed my determination be-
yond all reconsideration to ask the peo-
pie of Iowa whether they intended this
distinguished coterie who have honored
me by their enmity, to name the COVER
nor of the state of Iowa."
Renewed applause greeted this declar-
alton which was accentuated when Mr..
Cummins continued. "When they
sent to me, through mutual friend,
the challenge that must either extin-
guish myself politically, of my own &C.
cord. or be murdered at their hands, 1
chose the field of battle, and when 1
die politically it will be with my face to
the trent, and at least will not leave
behind me the memory of having COM
mitted political suicide"
A delegate shouted "Hit 'em again. Z"
81 will hit them again." Mr.. Cummins
responded. They aspire to control the
republican party Of Iowa, and it is pos
sibly my misfortune, but at least it ia
true, that they cannot either intimidate
or dominate me.
This is the beginning. Who can pre-.
dict the condition ofsthings at the end?
Can Conger pour enough oil on the
troubled waters to restore even the
sembiaHce Of q calm? Possibly but not
probably. Clinton Age.
4. .. , ~ f- q .l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

The Montana state board of sheep
commissioners report SOC, 900 more sheep
in the state than there were year ago.
There is also more wool on hand than
ever before. About half of last years
crop sold at eleven to twelve cents, and
some at twenty cents, but the average
was fourteen and half cents. During
the year there were about 100000 sheep
shipped out of the state and 33 900 were
killed by wild animals. Tariff on wool
seems not to increase its price to the
producers; though it increases the price
of woolen cloth.-Ft. Madison Demo.
Graf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
TEXT FOR THE PRESIDENT.

Some Wall street estimates: George
Gould has increased his wealth $35, ,OOO,.
900 since the last presidential election
! through speculation and the rise in the
value of the Gould stocks; ]. P. Morgan
is $2O,OO0,OO0 richer than before the
election. James r. Keene is SIS, 600 600
richer and John w. Gates $1,000. 600.
Fortunes made in the recent stock spec
ulation from $1,000, 600 down are too
numerous too mention. This should be
a good text for the president in his talks
on the prosperity Of the people. Spring
field, (Mass.) Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

The subsidy scheme will be brought
forward in the next congress with de-
termination. The republicans who op.
pose it and the public which is to be
plundered by it should see to it that the
scnemers do not catch the country nap
ping. 1t has lately developed that this
subsidy scheme is only one step in the
grand consolidation of steamship inter
esis to place our commerce in the con.
troll of one gigantic syndicate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

The Cedar Rapids Gazette remarks
the republican press Of the state should
not be alarmed for the reason that the
Iowa democrats appear to be at sea.
They are only doing little deep water
fishing, and have take no account of the
state of the weather.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

The Philadelphia Times says: aCon-
gresham Babcock gives evidence of the
possession of sound heart and level
head in his proposition to restrict the
power Of the trusts by the repeal of
high protective duties on trust made
articles. He believes the trusts are an
agency Of public extortion, and he has
aimed his legislative shaft at the most
vulnerable point in the last armor."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

One hundred years ago New York city
boasted that its population was l,73l
more than that of Philadelphia. The
census figures were given by wards in
the New York Spectator of May 6, 1901,
and the aggregate was 6O,4s3. That
paper observed "that it appears by the
late census taken in Philadelphia that
that city, including its suburbs, contains
oIly SO ;75520 ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

There will be 344 more delegates to
the republican state convention this
year than in any previous year, accord
ing to the estimate just made public by
the chairman of the state central com.
mittee. There will be 1 ,64l delegates on
the floor of the convention. The mum
ber Of votes necessary to constitute a
nomination will be S2I.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

Who is losing all the money the stock
spectators are making in Wall street?
Some people must be parting with a
dollar or two when so many are making
millions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

The tariff on wool is Of the sky.high
kind; but there is profound depression
in domestic wool for all that. The tariff
fails to perform its promises.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
THE LEON REPORTER
o. +. HULL, Publisher.
Advertising Rates.

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Occasional advertisers IL cents per inch per
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Locals i cents per line each insertion.
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line each lnser ion.
Legal advert Using at legal rates.
Church and other notices where an admis.
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rae OF cents per line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

| offer for sale my farm, and city resi-
dence on south Main street.
j. q. STOCKTON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

The enormous speculation in stocks
is ominous Of those periods in the past
they have preceded financial crash.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue At Casters
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

Money to Loan on improved farms at
&, and per cent. interest for 5, + to 10
yearstime F. VARGA & Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

Cummins and Hepburn both have 4.
reputation as bolters. Yet the Journal
stands up for Hepburn and is down on
Cummins. Consistency thou art a
jewel" as applied to the Leon Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

Good Line Assorted Patterns SOC
Black and White percaIe with
lnSer tiOn .... -. .........-.. 75C
White India Linen Trimmed with
All Over Lace Insertion 81 90
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
He Caught On.

Yesterday morning a we'll known
citizen of Carson was awakened about
5 O'Clock in the morning by some one
shooting Gun IN his back yard. He
hoisted a window and saw a man load
ing and firing gun as last as he
could perform the operation.
Say there, you ---ty -. What
in -- and -- are you dong here at
this hour. waking up the whole house,
just shooting, replied the man.
But what III -- arc you shooting
in my back yard for?"
You shot in my back yard all day
yesterday and started IN at five was
the quiet reply.
Then the man in his night clothes
at the window recognized an old ranch
er in whose field he had hunted doves
the day before. He closed the window
as soon as he saw the point and went
back to bed.
**the roof contract sa
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Peter Jackson.

Peter Jackson, who in his prime was
the greatest fighter the world ever
produced, has gone the pace and died
of consumption in Australia
OF all the opponents OF the ring this
colored mauler OF ribs and faces was
by all odds the fairest and most gem
tlemanly Of the lot. He never spoke
Ill OF any one and never Dragged that
he could whip anyone. The writer.
when Jackson was in this city, heard
him addressed as follows:
you could whip Sullivan il you had
a cl,ance?''
impossible to say. One can never
tell how battle viii terminate
why don't you challenge him.?
Mr. Sullivan has drawn the color
line on me and to challenge him after
that would be mere stage play and
buster"
He doesn't call you Mister He
always calls you The id nigger'''
so | have heard. but that is his priv
ilege you know MI Sullivan is a
great pugilist with an excellent record
for honest work and l must still be al
lowed to call him Mister Sullivan. !
don't care what he thinks of me: | am
only saying what | think OF him. II
l ever meet him l shall try and re
move the bad impression he has OF
me-"
bunch.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Clark Wins a Point.

The title OF the case is the San Pc
dro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail
road Company Clark against the
Utah. Nevada and California Railroad
Company Oregon Short Line. etc.
and the latter company were Friday
enjoined by Judge Hawley from appro-
priating grade built by the Clark peo-
pie from Clover Valley Junction to the
California Nevada State line.
Bonds were filed yesterday morning
and the United States Marshal sent
a deputy for Eastern Nevada last night
to enforce the order OF the Court The
hearing will take place in this city on
September 10Th.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Tonapoh Mining Men.

There are now at the Arlington four
gentlemen, OF Philadelphia. officers OF
the new mining company at Tonopah:
John Anderson, president; Clinton D..
Higbee. Nice-President; J. H. Ander-
son, secretary and John H. Jenkins.
capitalist. Having to lay over one
day they allotted the time to Carson
CITY and visited the State Prison and
other points. and were very much l1n>
pressed with our climate, scenery and
other natural advantages. The party
and J. l. Butler depart on the first
train today for Tonopah.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Biblical Reference.

The second chapter Of Isaih aptly
describes the demonstration of silver
and the evil results following it. 1t
says:
Thy silver is become dross. thy
wine mixed with water. Thy rul-
ers are rebellious, and companions
of thieves; every one OF them low
eth brides and runneth after re-
wards; they judge not the father
less, neither doth the cause of the
widow come unto them.
This corrupt state OF affairs at Wash
ton however is not likely to endure
for Isaih continues:
Therefore, saith the Lord, the
Lord Of hosts, the Mighty One
of Israel All, | will relieve me OF
mine adversaries, and avenge me
of mine enemies; and l will turn
my hand upon thee, thoroughly
purge away thy dross and take
away thy alloy: | will restore thy
Judges as in the time of old, and
thy counsellors as at the beginning
afterward thou shalt be called the
city OF righteousness, the faithful
city. Scion shall be redeemed
through Judgment, and her return
ing ones through righteousness
Let us hope that the triumph OF goo
may not long be delayed
Paul Kruger, the old lion OF tn
Transvaal, whose courage has excite
the admiration of the world, has a
last been wounded in his weak spo
his heart Since the news OF the deaf
OF his wife he has visably weakene
and the blow to the indomitable oil
warrior has been greater one tina
! Lord Roberts. with two hundred thol
| sand men. was ever able to inf1ict.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
The Capitol Roof.

The contract for the new roof for
the Capitol building will be let as
soon as some minor details connected |
with the contract are agreed upon.
Mr.. Heidenreich will be awarded the |
contract to put on redwood shingles,
dispose of the old material, etc, for
$IIo5.
A strange feature is that it would
have cost less to put on a steel roof
than it will to put on shingles. When
the board first advertised for bids, an
offer was made to supply a steel roof
and paint it for $Io68, or $128 less than
it is proposed to pay for a wooden one.
| The board then rejected all bids and
advertised again for shingles, shutting
out the steel proposition entirely, with
the result as mentioned above.
The general impression is that the
best roofing material known is steel,
it is supposed to wear longer and is
} the roof OF the Capitol catch fire from a
: chimney or otherwise water cannot be
) gotten up to it. The difference in the
insurance rate would be about $3.50 in
favor of the steel roofing material
The News
The Commissioners were divided OF
the question and the majority were 70,
shingles. There is no question bu
that steel roof is more up-to-dat AM
the safest economy.
The News shows where the Stat
r did an unwise thing ordering shingl
u roof when a steel roof cost about SI4
l.: less and saves SI5o in insurance.
}. The News conclusions are in tn
: main correct
;. The Board OF Capitol Commission
e ers voted on the subject and the ma
n jority voted for shingles.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Game Protecting Association.

At the meeting held at the County
Clerks office Friday evening, a num-
Der of the sportsmen OF this vicinity
met and organized an association for
the better protection of game and the
offering OF rewards for the conviction
of persons violating the present game
laws.
The organization is purely local and
does not have anything in common
with the L. A. S.
A committee was appointed which
will confer with the sportsnen OF this
vicinity and solicit their aid and ask
them to join as active members.
Everyone interested in protecting
game and preventing needless destruc-
ton should join this new measure as
| it will lead to better laws and better
hunting and fishing can in the end be
| had A proposition to dam the neck
of Washoe Lake where the fish are
running out was thoroughly discus
sed and some money was subscribed te
start the work This is done by tn,
advice of Theodore Winters who own
the land where the dam is to be built
By doing this the best fishing and hunt
ing grounds in Nevada can be had
Another meeting will be held Mon
day night when everyone intereste
is expected to be there.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Took The Time.

Some one last night entered Pete
Dixon's cabin and carried off his clock
A man was sleeping in the cabin at
the time, but was not disturbed. Pete
missed his timepiece about o'clock
this morning and hunted up Constable
Mccoy and reported his loss While
hunting for the constable he discov-
cred the front door of Dr. Alexan-
der's Office open and reported it. The
door had been pushed in, breaking the
iron catch that holds the bolt of the
lock- Mr.. Engler was sleeping in the
back room of the Office at the time and
was not disturbed-Independent
If your eyes are giving you trouble
consult an occulist who has had ex-
perience. c. w. Friend has made this
a study for twenty years and will cor
rect any defect Of vision.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Webster on Lotteries.

The Journal takes the Appeal to task
for designating the land distribution
by the government at FL Reno. a lot
terry.
Webster thus defines lotteries:
"A scheme for the distribution of
prizes by chance or lot.
A gaming scheme in which one or
more tickets bearing particular num-
bers draw prizes and the rest draw
blanks. An affair of chance
The leading prize winners got $40
900 worth OF land and twelve people
out OF thirteen got nothing.
II this affair wasn't lottery then
we don't understand the meaning OF
words.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
Mine Bonded.
bunch.

Yesterday Bob Logan bonded the
Quill mine west of Carson for $4,000
This mine is a copper proposition and
from the work done on it shows one
OF the finest prospects in this section.
The assays from the mine are unusual
ly high and the ore also carries eonsid-
cradle gold.
1t is understood that force Of men
will be put to work at once develop
ing the property
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
B0ndsmeu Beware.

Ex-Postmaster Snider came in on
the stage Monday evening" We are
informed that he speaks very bitterly
against three gentlemen who befriend-
ed him in a time of dire necessity by
attaching their signatures to his Of
fetal bond. He is reported to have
said that he has something up his
sleeve to reach each of them May the
Lord help those three bondsmen! We
would rather be Postal Inspector
than either of them-Tuscarora Times
Review.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-08-11
ALL SORTS.

Trib cures insects bites and stings.
E. B. Yerington paid the Comstock
\ visit yesterday.
Miss Bertha Sadler is visiting friends
in Virginia City.
A fire in Dayton yesterday Destroy
ed slauhgter house.
w. E. F. Deal paid Carson a visit
yesterday.
For a free vaudeville, a good cool
drink and comfortable resort, go to
the Ozark
II You are going camping you need
fishing tackle. Davis & Kirman can
rig you out complete.
Miss Virginia Belknap has returned
to San Francisco. She was accom-
panied by Miss Deta, who viii attend
school in that city.
the best in the line of mixed drinks,
also can cool the inner man with ice
cold beer.
About thirty Carsonites will make
a tour of Lake Tahoe today, having
chartered the steamer Meteor for that
purpose
G.. w. K. Henderson. formerly OF
Virginia City. and we'll known in this
city. where he was employed IN ths
Mint at one time died at Tuscarora
Thur sday.
T. J. Vahle former pitcher Tor tin
Carson baseball nine has been arraign
ed before the Justice court at Reno
charged with assault with intent Il
kill Vahle recently spent couple o
weeks on the Comstock but was re
quested by the police to move on
Report.
The Pedroli case came before Judg
Hawley yesterday. Mr.. Pedroli
sued for division OF the waters i
Clear Creek, by the management c
the Indian school.
Mr.. Proctor, who spent an enjoy
able month in Carson last summer
reached this city yesterday. Mr.. Proc
tor is in search of good climate an
believes Carson has the best in tn
market
The English now admit that the
cannot whip the Beers single handle
and have been obliged to call the Ka
frs of South Africa to their assistanc,
Then when the Beers kill the Kaffirs O
sight a hue and cry goes up to tn
effect that the Beers are violating ii
rules of warfare. This South Africa
war is beginning to make civilizatio
sick at the stomach.