davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Garden Grove.

Inc seventeenth annual reunion of
Old Settlers here last week was success
IN every way. A. Il. Cummins was here
aLu spoke the first day. He made an
interesting speech. The other speakers
were Hugh Buffum S. H. Amos, The
two ball games were exceptionly good.
The first days score was, ::Humeston 8,
Ilnglev 5. Second day, Humeston Is,
Tingley 9.
Miss Bowerman, of Decatur, was here
the latter part Of last week.
Fred Aten who is home ON visit,
went to Leon Saturday and returned
Monday.
Miss Hattie Brown who has been
visiting relatives here went to Leon Sat
urday.
Mrs. Reem, of Corning, Iowa, who is
daugh ter of Thomas Hanes, was here
Saturday.
Mrs. S. HI. Amos was called to Pleas
antville, Iowa, by the serious illness Of
her father Saturday.
Mrs. Walker who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Bledsoe, re.
turned to Charlton Saturday.
Charlie Duff returned from Des
Moines the latter part of last week.
David Richards went to Newton,
Iowa, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kipp of Mt Ayr, who
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Waymire of this place, returned
Monday.
lilo Bowney went to Stanbury, Mis-.
souri,, Sunday, where he will attend
college.
Miss Gertrude Watson, of Lenox,
Iowa, who who has been visiting here,
returned Monday.
The Garden Grove township Sunday
School convention will meet at Leroy
one week from Friday,
q. Sanford starts out the first of
next week with his portable photo.
graph gallery.
DIR. Dudley went to Des Moines on
Monday.
Rolla Stearns went to Indianola Mon
day,
Ulcers. open or obstinate sores, scalds and
piles quickly cured by Banner Salve the
most healing medicine In the world, w. A.
Alexander Is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Van Vert.

G. Walker came in Monday from
South Dakota. While there he pur-
chased 100 acres of land.
The ball game Sunday between Van
Vert and Decatur resulted in score of
20 to in favor of Decatur.
Lucius Edwards will leave Monday for
a visit with friends near Creston and
his brother Joe at Omaha, Nebraska.
G. Barr moved into his new dwelling
Monday in the west part of town.
Clint Strong, formerly of this place,
but now of Ell Reno, Oklahoma, came
Saturday to visit friends and relatives.
Geo. Kane made a business trip to
Osceola Monday.
Bill Emery, of Osceola, was buying
stock in this vicinity last week.
+ Lewis jackson, of Grand River. was
in town on bnsind Saturday.
Isaac West, Of PeKalb, was in town
Monday on bust IS.
Chas. ReploGle. OF twater. o was unabl,
4 to wQrkopl MY kidney y. trouble. 81 Ate
y Cure four days he wa
Ir
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
REFEREES SALE.
TN Par ition.)

Byvlrtue of an order OF sale. directed tn
the Undersigned referees, from the clerk OF
the District Court Of Decatur County, Iowa.
on u Judgment obtained In said court, on the
3D. day OF september, 1901, In favor of Ethal
india Bellamy as plaintiff and against Abra-
ham Bellamy ct al. as defendants, for the
partition OF the real estate named and de-
scribed in the said plaintiffs petition. we
wi I, on the q day. fseptember A. D 1901.
ing real estate to-wit: West fr I nwL
section 10. township %, range Is. West p NJ
containing So acre; aiso MT seq section q
and swX sen section "a and nwM neL sec
ton Is township 80 range go Terms oi safe
cash. Said sale to Lake place In front Of the
court house south door, In Leon. lows, at the
hour of two O'Clock y. m I. OF said day, when
and where due attendance wtiltbe given by
the underaigned.
MARION WOODARD.1
| STEPHEN VARGA, Referees.
| 4.2t Ell SANKEY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Buffalo pan. American.

is day tickets for $500 via. Nickel
Plate road. 20 day tickets SIG W. Low
est rates to all eastern points. John y.
Callahan, General Agent, Ill Adams ot''
Chicago. City ticket Office Ill Adams
ST., Chicago. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
ONLY s48 70 CALIFORNIA AND
RETURN.
General Convention Episcopal
Church, San Francisco,
Cal. October 2. 1901.

For this meeting the Chicago Great
Western Railway will on Sept. 10Th to
18th sell through excursion tickets to
San Francisco good to return Nov. 18th,
1901, at the low rate of S4s.OO for the
round trip. Rates via Portland, Ore.
$500 higher. Stop-overs allowed. For
further Information apply to any Great
Western Agent, or j. p. Elmer, g. P. A.
Chicago, Ill. %
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19

Mr.. G. A. StIllman. merchant OF Tamplco,
ILL.,, writes: 'Foley's Kidney Cure is NEE
ing with wonderful success. 1t has cured
some cases here that physicians pronounced
incurable. myself am able to testify to It's
merits. My face today is a living picture OF
health, and Foley's Kidney Cure has made
it SUCH" w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Keep You Face Clean.

your complexion clear, your breath
sweet, your head level. DR.. CaldwelPs
Syrup Pepsin will do this. 1t cures
Constipation, Sick Headache and In
digestion and is perfect laxative. Sold
by l.. VanWerden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Sunday School Convention.

To be held at Camden Baptist church
in Richland township, Tuesday and
Wednesday, October and 9, 1901.
TUESDAY.
1880 a. NJ Song and devotional exer-
cises. Will use Pentecostal
Hymns Nos. and2
500 a. m.-"The Sabbath school as an
educative agency" Rev. lis.
ley, county superintendent
Sunday school work.
$3.50 a. disappointment Of committees.
900 a. m.-Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY.
900 a. m.-Song and devotional service.
800 a. m.-Report of committee and
election of officers.
$40 a. m.-''The duty of teachers to
scholars bleeding the
lambs.'' Rev. q. w. Smith.
Rev. Scott Jones.
1000 a. Inflow may we improve the
Sunday schools of this town
ship?" Rev. j. H. Edwards,
A. A. Burchett.
1O.40 a.m.-"How may we improve the
teaching force in our Sunday
schools?" A. r. Price, Rev.
s. Sampson.
ll:l9 a. M" Equipment and reqOppsk
bility of teachers.
49,
1900 m.-AdjourDment. Basket din
80 p. m.-song and devotional service.
200 p. m,-Reports Of schools in town.
ship.
2:2O D. m.-"Dificulties of successful
:. Sunday school work." Rev.
j. w. Caldwell, Isaac Emily.
2:5O p. m.-"Primary work" Mrs. Jen-
ME r. Ballinger.
800 D. m.-"What has the Sunday
school done for the advance
ment and upbuilding Of
Christianity and Christian
character" Ira B. Officer.
$50 D. m.-"Use and abuse of lesson
helps" r. &. Benton and
others.
1920 D. m.-"How to hold the boys in
our Sunday school," Frank
Clawson, Nelson Evans.
1850 p. m.-'House to house visitation. I"
Rev. l.. Fosdick. Appoint
ment of canvassers.
$50 p. m.-Adjournment.
1880 p. m.-Song and devotional service.
500 p. mn ormal work" Rev. w.
III. Ilsley.
Last words and adjournment
oA8roRIA.
Bears tn. - The Kind You Have Always Bought
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19

H. G. Watkins. sexton OF the Methodist
church. Springfield, Pa, says: my wife has
been very bad with kidney trouble and tried
several doctors without benefit. After taking
one bottle Of Foley's Kidney Cure was much
BETTER and was completely cured after taxing
four bottles" W. A. Alexander
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
CONSUMPTION THREATENED.

Q. Unger, gig Maple ST. Champaign, III
writes: II was troubled with q hacking cough
for year and thought had consumption.
tried o great many remedies and was under
the care OF physicians for several months
used one BOTTLE of FoIey's Honey and Tai
II cured me, and have not been troubled
since,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Bloomington.

Farmers in this vicinity are pretty
we'll through corn cutting, great
amount of fodder being saved in good
condition.
Democratic caucus was held at Center
Saturday.
The young people seem to be having a
good time these DAYS. the party at Mr..
Noftsger's Saturday evening being well
attended.
James I. Bradley, wife and daughter
have returned to their home at Ana
mosa. Iowa, after spending three weeks
in the families of his brother Nelson and
sister, Mrs. d. p. Steckel. They made
the trip by team.
Several from here attended services in
Lamont Sunday.
Messrs. Thomas and George Martin
and families we're Sunday visitors at Jo-
seph Lambs.
III Mo Barr was . caller at 2 Z. Stock tcs
School atdCenter has been running
successfully for the past two weeks,
with Miss Mabel Brown as Instructor.
Il had q running sore on my leg for seven
years" writes Mrs. Jas. Forrest, Of Chippewa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19

If you want attractive horse bills
bring your work to THE REPORTER office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
Exears'oh Rste,,

Pan American =, Exposition, Buffalo, Il
Y, May to November i ION, q S. pate.
30 days. tick sas II from Leon to Buffalo
and return, $ss.s Is day ticket $sl. 90
s day ticket $3.50. G. NJ, KrroHAM.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19

For Oklahoma real estate, write Or
call on G. 3. Jordan. Enid. q. i.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19

l had q running sore on my leg for seven
years" writes Mrs. Jas. Forrest Of Chippewa
Falls, Wis., land spent hundreds of dollars in
trying to get it healed. Two boxes of Banner
SaIve entirely cured it, Beware of substi-
tuteS, W. A. Alexander
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19

Ulcers. open or obstinate sores, scalds and
piles quickly cured by Banner Salye the
most healing medicine in the world. w. a.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
Paris Postal Stories.

Some Paris postal stories are
the rounds just now. One OF them
reference to a letter posted in
country place IN France to the Mi
OF PUBLIC instruction, Paris. The
er did not put a stamp upon II.
ing that government letters are "a
free.
The provincial lady official, hus
evidently not knowing this,
postage stamp on the letter and
the postman to collect the Is cent
from the sender, whose name, by 7
mysterious means, the secret Of II
is in possession Of her sex, she =
aged to discover.
Another anecdote relates that
known Partisan lawyer sent a lettx
M. Millerapd, and put a l5-cent
stamp on it. evidently forgetting e
stamp was unnecessary. Now, thsl
tie. was overweight, and the postd
people, evidently thinking only III
stamp, and not of the ministers a
leges, claimed 80 centimes excess 9
OF course, NJ. Millerand refused wl
and the unlucky sender was forca
take it and pay the 80 centimes, =
ing in all, 40 centimes, out Of hht
pocket; whereas, had he put no 81
at all on it, it would have been y
deliyered,-PariS Messenger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
Young Man Nearly 8 Feet TAN

The tallest man in the world, as he
claims, has been visiting different
places in Maine and has attracted
great attention. His name is Edward
Beaupre, and his exact height is 2 feet
lOA inches. Beaupre is twenty years
of age and comes from the province Of
OF Assinaboine, Northwest Territory.
He says he is nothing but a boy. but
there is enough of him to make half
a dozen boys Of ordinary size. He
weighs 367 pounds and is a we'll
built young chap. He wears a No. Il
shoe and a No. 81 collar, and every
where he goes he attracts attention.
In all the hotels where he has ever
stopped he has never found a bed lonr
enough to accommodate him, SO two
mattresses are placed lengthwise on
the floor, d Don these he stretches.
out to sleep. Beaupre says he did not
begin to grow until he was z wears
old. Then he began to shoot up ana
when he was sixteen years old he was
feet in height. He saw his
parents are Of ordinary height. his
latnef being 5 feet 8 inches in height
aind his mother an inch shorter. Bean.
pre- Is a great eater, smokes eyervthinv
II the shape Of tobacco. and is never
SICK. He takes pride in believing ha
is the tallest man that lives.-Lewia.
ten, Me-, Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20

he said. II told you in one of my
letters how sorry Lady Hamilton was
to leave Sir Raoul."
She looked up at him, her face full
of interest.
eyes; you did," she assented.
"It has ended in this way. He met
her again in London, and again at
Brighton, and they are to be married
at Christmas. She has given up fiirt-
ing, and cares for nothing under tho
sun but her soldier lover"
II am glad OF It," said Larry Cara
yer. "She is a beautiful woman. sweet,
gentle and gracious. Her only fault
was coQuetry. think she Is safe with
Sir Raoul. He will not allow much
OF that"
"Still you will own that you are sur
prised, Hildred?"
But she did not answer him. She had
placed her hand in his and was looking
away at the light of the setting sun. as
in a happy dream.
II want to say something else to you,
my darling" he continued, putting his
arm round her and kissing her fondly,
while she nestled to his side. IT want
to thank you for all you have done for
me, and to tell you that l think the
greatest blessing heaven can confer
upon a nan is the gift Of a patient, un-
selfish, devoted wife-such as has been
given to me-"
THE END.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
., GdzR E(&ZjE::!S!9 ~ " p $|iR@ ! 4 I, =,
ry11 SSs A1 Sc
The QSORERN DAUGHTER.
QSORERN DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAEFE.
PRESS ASSOCIATION.

He stood for a few moments IN
thoughtful silence, and then he said
res accept it shall be pleased
to prove my sincerity to you"
The ear returned to Ravensmere,
to show all needful p~oliteness and re-
spect for Lady Hamilton. It vas a
great relief to him when the doctor
pronounced her well enough to return
home, and he was a little surprised
when he found that she regretted leav-
ing Sir Raoul more than anyone else.
The noble, honest soldier had made a
great impression On the fashionable.
beautiful %coquette. He is a man
worth loving" she said to herself.
Then the earl returned to London to
see his wife and Mrs. Glenvil of. He
went with them to Dover-they had
decided upon going to Paris first. He
stood for a few minutes on the deck
OF the steamer before it sailed; he
looked with longing, wistful eyes at
the face of his young wife.
"Hildred, how l wish that I were
going with you," he said.
~ w !, sic TeplleQ, With a frank
charming smile. But that would not
do-you must stand the test. You will
come to fetch me and the year will
not seem SO long"
He sighed as he looked at her.
i have q kind Of fear that | shall
De Tx the naughty boy in the story
book,' he said-"T shall meet with NV
Just punishment. Hildred, If anything
should happen to me before the year is
OUT"
L promise you to return at once If
you are Ill or in trouble" she replied.
earnestly.
My darling, give me one kiss" he
cried, suddenly.
But b countess drew down her veil
NO." she said, that would make the
parting even harder. Good-by. Heaven
bless you, Uric"
"Good-by, my wife," he said; and
MS eyes filled with tears as he watched
the steamer cutting her way through
the blue waves.
Ef
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
DISCRIMINATING RAT
A Vigorous and Successful Campaign

A Vigorous and Successful Campaign
Against Rodents In Cape Town.
II the Pied Piper of Hamelin had not
he might have found remunerative m
ployment recently in Cape Town.
South Africa, where the authorities
have been waging a war of extermina-
ton against the numerous rats. These
rats, according to the New York Press,
the bubonic plague throughout the re-
gion and thus gained the enmity Of all
classes. Hence in the war of extermi-
nation a reward of ~threepence a head
was offered for each rat that should be
proven to have suffered the extreme
penalty Of the law-whether guilty or
not-of having introduced bubonic
plague during the course Of it's enter
prising but all too brief career mat
tered not. It suficed that the grave
crime Of bringing the plague from the
stricken ports Of India into South AZ
rica6had been fixed on the rats that
came over in transports. The result
Of this was that so vigorous and sue
cessful a campaign has been carried
out in Cape Town that it is at this mo-
ment practically r~atless-save for fresh
arrivals, which are summarily dealt
with. During the early stages Of this
minor wal the rat-receiving office on
the docks was besieged by huge num-
bers of bloodthirsty human c%onquerors
every day, but in the later stages the
siege relaxed so much owing to the
growing scarcity of rats that the poll
tax had to be raised to sixpence. As
soon as these rats were received and
paid for they were taken to a small
hut near the sea and consigned to
flames lasting as long as there was rat
fuel to feed them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20

She was standing by the window
when he entered. His step was so
light and quiet that she did not hear
him at first; and he looked at her
for half a minute in silent admiration.
"Hildred!" he called, and at the
sound of his voice a crimson hush
seemed to burn her neck and face. She
was quite silent for a minute, and
then she turned to him and held out
her hand.
Can you-do you really forgive
me?" he asked. II hardly dare to
hope that 1t is true"
1T is quite true" she replied: and
he detected a slight tremor In her
voice. "Let me ask a question In my
turn: Is it true that you love mel"
YES" he answered. 1T is as true
as that heaven is above me-"
"Wfll you tell me how long you
have loved me?" she asked quietly.
Il will answer you quite truthfully,
Hildred," replied the earl. 81 cannot
tell you. When I first married you'll
speak freely-I did not like you; to
me you were simply an incumbrance
that ! was compelled to put up with.
| saw nothing In you-neither beauty
nor mind; yet we had to live together;
and In ome kind of way / was CRATE
full to you. On the night of the ball,
when / saw that you had inscribed on
your tablets-'My husband'-my heart
beat faster than 1t had ever done be-
fore, and / felt the greatest inclination
to take you In my arms and kiss your
lace q thousand times: but / could
not. After that my love grew.
7 am sure" he continued. that
when q strong chain Of circumstances
led me to believe you were guilty Of a
great crime, the strongest feeling In
heart was disappointment that you
ware not the angel I had taken you
to be. Then. when you had gone, and
I was left alone, left without you, I
knew that / loved you. I found my
life . blank: my thoughts were al
Ways with you; my heart had gone
with you. Then / knew that I loved
ron with . lovers love, and that I
should never be happy until / had won
you"
A glad light came into her dark eyes,
but she made no reply. He continued
Mildred. as earnestly az . mar can
speak. I ask you to forgive me. For
give the base ~selfshness that married
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
Saved the Little ROttle..

II have a patient who is wonderfully
c~onsiderate of my interests" said a
prominent physician lately. "A few
weeks ago he had malaria, and I pre-
scribed quinine for him, giving him
four-grain capsules, so that he might
take the drug without discomfort. He
came out of his attack, and a few
days later called to see me at nv
Office. Judge Of my surprise when he
exhibited the empty capsules and said:
Doctor. thought you might like the
little bottles, so + saved them and
brought them back He had emptied
each f%our-grain dose of the bitter pow
der. and then essayed the rather hope
less task of washing it down with
water. I couldn't do otherwise than
to take the little bottles from him
without a word, and next time I'll
give him quinine in another form
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
kENTucKY's cRETNA GREEN.
Nearly 20, o Eloping Couples Married
There in Fifteen Years.

There In Fifteen Years.
The greatest Gretna Green Of the
United States is no more. The new
law passed by the Indiana legislature
is in force. and no more can runaway
couples be married in Jeffersonville,
the little city opposite Louisville, KY.
Young lovers who live in nearby states
are not the only ones n are sad
at the changed conditions. Two white
headed '~suuires sit in their offices and
mourn for the fat fee that will no
longer be theirs. Runners" who met
incoming boats and tried to guide the
runaways to their respective employer
each squire had a dozen OF them, so
intense was the rivalry for this lucra-
tive business-"run' no longer, but
have turned to other walks. Squire
John H. Hause still has his office at
the top of the hill overlooking the
Louisville and Jacksonville ferry.
The old horseshoe still hangs over
his door, and the matrimonial sign
still stares the passer-by in the face
Squire Hause has married 5000
couples. Squire Nixon, who has been
in the business three years, has mar
ried 1,4OO. He is a matchmaker by
trade, and has kept up his business.
so he will not miss the fees SO much.
Recently Magistrate Ephraim keigman
died. He held the record over all com
petitors. He married 10 900 couples
during his life. In fifteen years the
three-Hause, Keigman n Nixon,
Keigman's successor-married $4,000
runaway couples. These three men
have derived from these marriages.
clear of fees paid to runners" a little
over $500, 900. County Clerk Carr also
mourns a rich source of ven taken
from him. During the year 1900 1900
licenses were issued to out-of-town
couples. Each was forced to pay s.
for a certificate, of which the clerk
kept 81. So it can be seen that he
loses s2.40O a year of his income.
All Jacksonville mourns with these
men, says the New York Times, for it's
best advertisement has ceased. But
thus do old institutions pass away.
Many Of the $4,000 who were married
in Jacksonville are still living, and
many of the 76, 900 eyes may possibly
be wet with tears as they think that
other sweethearts will not be able to
flee to the haven to which they rushed
to escape obdurate parents.