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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

George Jeffries, we'll known to all
our citizens, has left Truro. near
Des Moines, and has migrated up
to a town named Glover, in Poca-
hontas county, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

The Methodist people up at Gree
ley Center, are busy preparing their
Children's Day exercises which are
to be held at the church on next
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

We've got to a point where we
must sell our wall paper!
w, A. HAMLER.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30
Bob Gransberry will bore you a
we'll.

All work warranted at the new
shop.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30
For Sale

Three Short Horn bulls, not reg
istered and some cows and heifers.
4-1Stf A. C. DODGE
~ miles northwest of Extra depot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30
Bob Gransberry will bore any
kind of a we'll.

You can get, at Mrs. Ragan's,
Children's Trimmed hats at SOC
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

AT Mrs. Ragan's;L Ladies' Trimmed
Hats at $1.OO each.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

See that your friend gets to go to
Buffalo at the expense of The Jour
nal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30
extra fleW$

Paints aud brushes are the lowest
at Hamler'S.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

Bob Gransberry will drill you a
we'll.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

The memorial services, at the
Christian church, on last Sunday
morning, a little out of the
ordinary. A committee of ladies
had put in several hours decorating
the building with flags and ferns,
for the occasion, in a most artistic
manner and as none of the other
churches had any services when
the hour of half past ten arrived
there was not a vacant seat in the
large new church, a nd many esti-
mated that there were more people
there that day than at the time of
its dedication. The old soldiers
marched in in a body and were
treated to a fine sermon by the pas
tor, Elder E. c. Whitaker, and the
choir, which had prepared some
special music for them, fairly out
did themselves, and May 26, 1901,
will ever be remembered by the old
veterans in the tablets OF their
memory, as the years go by.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

The relatives and friends of Law
renee Hunt, in this city, have seceiv-
ed word that on May %, 1901, that
gentleman was united in marriage
to Miss Olive Young, out at Geneo,
Nebraska, in the home of the brides
parents. Lawrence has an army of
friends here where he has resided.
since a boy, on his father Isaiah
Hunts, farm. and every one of them
join in wishing him all kinds OF
happiness and prosperity. The bride
is a charming young lady and will
be remembered as the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Young who
at n time resided here in Extra
where the father conducted a meat
market and resided in the little
house that stood where John Hicks
blacksmith shop now does.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30

Program for Children's Day exer
cises at the Christian church. in
Extra, on Sunday evening June 2
1901. commencing at eight O'clock:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06

to the spring buggy and the two girls
drove off together. And the city girl
gave a great gasp of wonder and adj
miration when first she caught sight
of the log-rolling.
what a fine figure that man has
the one out there in the middle of the
stream!" she exclaimed, to Miranda,
pointing to Fred.
"Yes," spoke out the subconscious
self which Miranda could have hated
an instant later, that's the man I am
going to marry"
"Oh! l didn't know you were en-
gaged!" cried the city girl, curiously.
and Miranda blushed with mortifica-
ton over her mistake.
Don't say anything about it at
home, please" she implored, eagerly.
"Tm-I'm not ready for the other
girls to know.
Obi" said the city girl, comprehend
ingly, and silence fell between them
Miranda, thinking to break the con-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
THE BREACH MAY Be HEALED
eal''ngt0n Booth May Surrender
to His Father.
SEE END OF VOLUNTEERS.
Secretary Hazard Thinks the Youn.
man VIII Come Back to tho Salvation
Arny-says Volunteers Hav. N.,..
Boon Successful

Cleveland. Ohio, June AFTER Ave
years of rivalry between the leaders
OF two great religious movements. the
preach between General William
Booth, the founder of the Salvation
army, and his son, Ballington Booth.
: who is at the head of the Volunteers
OF America, may soon be healed. /.
u. Hazard, official secretary of the col
onlzat1on and social settlement branch
OF the Salvation army, who is now
in the city, said:
AL l can say about the matter at
present is that negotiations are being
carried on to effect reconciliation.
and the indications are that the I'M
fortunate breach will be speedily
healed. Darlington Booth will return
to the Salvation army. l know that
Darlington Booth has never been sat
isfied since he left the Salvation army.
and l know that he is anxious to re-
turn. The Volunteers of America has
never been successful organization.
Darlington Booths sympathies arc
With the Salvation army; his friends
are In the Salvation army, and his
heart is not in the independent move
ment. While at the head of the Sal
walton army in the United States his
heart was in the work He was good
and efficient officer, and was loved by
all. 1t was his great attachment for
the United States and for the Saliva
ton army in this country that caused
him to refuse the position at the head
OF the army in Canada, and thus led
to the rupture between himself and
his father. The rules of the Saliva
ton army apply to all alike. The
greatest officer must obey orders as
well as the smallest officer. Balling-
ton Booth uad held his position at the
head of the army in the United States
for twelve years. General Booth
thought it vas right that the most
desirable pos in the world should go
to some one else among the heads of
| the Salvation army of the world. He
had a daughter and a son-in-law at
the head CT the work in India, an I'M
desirable post 1t was decided that
| Commander Booth-Tucker and his
wife should be placed at the head Of
the army in Canada. 1t was the order
to that effect that caused the breach
between the father and the sou"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Tho Two Senators Platt.

The two Senators Plat in the Unit,
ed States Senate have been often con-
fused in the public mind. Senator
Platt, of Connecticut, was asked re-
Gently if he were related to Senator
Plat of New York, "Yes," the Connec.
ticut Senator replied, 81 suppose Sen
ator Platt and I are akin. We must
be, although 1 am different from most
Connecticut folks. and have not in
quired much into my family history.
The first Platts in this country were
two brothers, who settled on the cas-
tern end of Long Island. There is
where all the Platts came from, includ-
ing the Senator from New York and
myself, but I guess we are not much
closer than cousins sixteen or eighteen
times removed"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Medical Examinations of consor,pt..

Owing to the prevalence of consump-
ton in the French army, strict instruc-
tons relative to the medical eXamina-
tions Of conscripts are about to be is
sued by the war minister, Gen. Andre
1t has been discovered that many
young fellows, bearing in them the
seeds of tuberculosis have been hastily
passed for service in regiments by
medical officers who were evidently
eitheranxious to get through their work
as quickly as possible, or periodically
eager to increase tahe army at all haz-
ards. In the circular, addressed to the
principal medical officers, it is stated
that the parliamentary health commits
sion has been justly preoccupied about
the ravages made in France by con-
sumption. After the returns have been
received measures will be taken for
the purpose of eliminating consump.
tive men from active service, wherein
they are liable to contaminate theil
healthier and more robust comrades
BY these means it is expected that II
time the terrible malady of consump.
ton will be, if not stamped out. al
least localized and restricted in it:
baneful influence.-Chicago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
EXCITEMENT AT BEAUMONT.
A Spectacle in Texas, the Like of Which
la Raralx Sean.


Is Rarely Seen.
"The spectacle to be seen daily at
Beaumont, Tex, just now," said P. j.
Curran, to the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, is one of the most distinctively
American imaginable. Beaumont, pre-
vious to the discovery of the oil spouts,
was commonplace, progressive little
place of about twelve thousand popu-
lation. 1t was growing in the regular
way, and everybody knew everybody
else. Now there are $4,000 strangers in
the town, about two for each native
inhabitant, and the town has the APP
pearance of some kind of a show.
There isn't room for the people to eat,
nor sleep, nor move about. Two special
trains run every night to Port Arthur
and Sabine Pass to carry the drifting
population to points where they can
sleep and eat, and return next morn
ing. Different places Of business are
given $100 per month for enough space
to put up little real estate booths OF
canvass, and people who don't manage
to get out Of town tramp about all day
and then throw themselves down at
night on the canvass they have brought
for the purpose Of putting up tents.
But many of them don't have time nor
space to put up the tents, and sleep
under the open air on their tentage. 1t
is scene of feverish activity, every
man who owns valueless property is
trying to sell for high prices, and every
man with stake is trying to make
fortune out of it. Nearly all forms OF
legitimate business have been sus-
pended, and half the people seem to
have taken leave of their senses. 1t
will probably be long time before
normal conditions are restored, and
the present indications are that Beau
mont will become one of the import
ant commercial centers of Texas"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
The Log Rolling.
BY ETHEL M. CoLsoN.


Copyright. 1901 by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Back in the Muskoka region of On
tario, Canada, the country is at once
100 wild, 80 beautiful, and SO difficult
of cultivation that thoughts have been
seriously entertained, from time to
time, Of setting on foot projects to
reserve the entire region for a sort
!of governmental hunting part. But
the time-honored, ever-popular drama
which has for it's motif and principal
characters the love story of man
and maid is played out there in ways
as varied and as perpetual as all the
world over 1t would be played oftener,
perhaps, but for the fact that the
young men of the farming districts are
$50 seldom at home. In the winter
nearly all of them head for tine
camps" where the logs are cut ana
made ready for transportation; In the
summer great numbers of them go to
the great Northwest" so mysteriously
attractive to all the young denizens OF
THE Muskoka, the great Northwest
where wages are supposed to be so
much higher and times so much better
than at home. A halo of the glory OF
success shines about the returning
ltrain-loads of eager young men.
The schools in the Muskoka are
fairly good nowadays, but even the
girls are not able to attend school very
long in their teens unless there are
plenty Of younger or older sisters to
assist with the household tasks and
hook after the inevitable and numer-
Gus babies. The boys, alas! are usually
seized with camp fever" just as soon
las they are big enough to serve as the
cooks assistant or chore-boy OF lum-
her camp. Miranda jenkins was the
middle sister in family of nine, Fred
|Portman was the only son of his
mother and she widow. This was
how it happened that while Miranda
was fairly well educated and reason
ably learned in the ways Of the con-
ventional world, Fred still talked in
rather nasal fashion and did violence
ito the English language. And Fred
loved Miranda so devotedly that he
had serious thoughts Of Saving up
iand attending night school in To-
,ronto just as soon as his mother had
been made comfortable, financially, for
"a year or so, just because Miranda had
urged this course upon him. For him
self, Fred didn't banker after an aug
lmented education at all. But when
Fred came back from the Northwest
for the last time Miranda seemed to
have suddenly removed far from him
lby the new accession of quiet grace
and daintiness which had followed the
winter passed in Toronto, learning
how to make dresses.
! Fred went right to work at the log
rolling" for which he was famous. The
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
HOMEMADE BICYCLE LAMP.
How a s.a-aolne Lad Compiled WITH
the Police Law.

How Sea- Going Lad Compiled with
tho Police Law.
In st. Nicholas George A. Williams
tells of the achievement Of "a Young
Inventor" who invented bicycle
lamp. The subject of this sketch was
known around the docks of Shelter
island as Gable" He had just turned
fourteen, and better sailor or fisher
man could not be found so young in
years. The training received under
his father, the captain of thirty-foot
sloop, had made him an able seaman.
Gable had a fairly good wheel, pur-
chased with his own scanty savings
of several years, and it is needless tc
say that he was always ready for a
ride whenever the sloop lay at anchor
in the harbor. AS his work aboard
the vessel kept him busy during the
day, it was only in the evening that
he could go ashore. The law required
that all wheelmen should carry lamp
and Gable, being too poor to buy one,
was barred for time from enjoying
his wheel. Instead, however, of sit
ting down in despair, he went to work
and made a lamp that, in spite of its
crudeness, answered every need. 1t
became known throughout the fishing
fleet as the Gable Perfect" warranted
never to go out. For the body of the
lamp he used baking-powder can.
Through the bottom of the can he cut
hole, into which he slipped the oil
cup, made by fitting an old lozenge-
bottle into wedge-shaped piece of
wood. The hole being smaller than
the plug prevented it from falling
through. The wick, made of several
pieces of string held together by bend
ing small strip of tin around them,
is wedged in the neck of the bottle.
When it charred off, it became neces-
sary to turn up the wick with pin.
In the top of the can he cut hole for
ventilation, and one in the front to
answer the purpose of lens, also a
small one in each side for side-lights.
Over the opening used for the lens he
glued with flour paste piece of red
muslin. This done, the lamp was COM
pleted and soon wired to the front Of
the wheel. Then, mounting his wheel,
Gable rode swiftly through the dark
ness, safe from all interference of the
law
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06


straint which fell with it, placed her
hands to her lips, suddenly.
"Oo-oo!" she called, in a voice clear.
sweet, and piercing. 1t was the regu-
lar, pre-arranged, long-used signal
which had called Fred to her side ever
since they had been babies. Fred,
startled and astonished, threw up his
head and looked for the caller. In
that moment he lost bis footing on
the uncertain logs and went down
among them.
1--we killed him! I've killed him."
gasped Miranda, knowing well how
small was the hope of his ever fight
Ing his way from beneath the grind
ing logs. But even as she said it his
hand appeared, clinging to the log
which was nearest. A comrade jump
ed out on the logs and kept them off
the struggler's form, as best he might
But the end Of great log, turning,
struck Fred's back with terrific force
and he all but lost hold. Then it was
Miranda called again.
Keep up, Fred keep up!'' she shout
ed to him, her voice sounding out
high and clear above the tumult of eX-
cited men and waters. For my sake!"
she added, imploringly, as his strength
seemed to waver. Then, as Fred was
pulled from the water, by eager, help
ing hands, and tossed ashore bodily,
she leaned her head on the city girls
shoulder and cried. The city girl had
to handle the reins until they were
very nearly home.
1t was nearly week before the
bruised back Of Fred permitted him to
be out of bed, but the first time he
was able to ride horseback he made for
the Jenkins homestead. He arrived
there about 8 o'clock in the evening,
and found the house all but de-
serted. The little parlor had been full
and noisy but few moments sooner,
but the city girl had deserted the fig
ure down the road in the bright moon
light, and had suddenly expressed a
wish to visit the beaver meadow,
doubly flooded with moonshine and
spring waters. Almost everybody else,
as a matter of course, had gone with
her. Miranda was nervously pretend
ing to read book, in solitary grand
eur, when Fred strobe in upon her and
gently drew the volume from her
trembling hands.
Il can't wait any longer, Mirandy."
he whispered. 1--WE got to know now.
Did you mean what you called to me
the other day-'for my sake, you
know?"
I've been dying to ask you ever
since came home, Mirandy," Fred
explained, little later, "but you seem
SO fine an stylish now L thought
p'rhaps I'd better wait until I'd had
time to try an git polished up myself.
a little. Seems, though. as If we
might as well be happy, meantime"
And then Miranda, who had never
meant to be so meek when Fred asked
her" any more than she had dreamed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
coURTEsYr owAzD CHILDREN.

Lack Of Politene,, Ia our Intercourse
with Them Is Injurious.
Great injury is done not only to the
present happiness of children, but to
their future character and conduct by
lack of poiteness in our intercourse
with them. Their possessions are
their own. How often do we forget
that? They are ridiculouos tribes;
they are worthless and in our way, yet
VIC have no right to throw them out
and burn them without warning or
consultation. A sisters or an aunt's
gentle persuasion will do much to gain
pleasant consent to yielding up the
treasures which cucumber too much
space or are laid down in improper
places. A box or basket provided to
hold these priceless sticks and stones
and once or twice little pleasant aid
in gathering them, and the collector
will be gained over to what he sees
will surely preserve his property and
at the same time the little fellow
will have learned respect for
other peoples property and the
proper way to ask leave to
touch and handle While mothers are
busy with their often overwhelming
duties, it often happens that to an
elder sister much care of the children
who are able to amuse themselves is
given, and here she will have de-
lightful chance to help them to ac-
quire the attractive manner which is
such a help in future life, and give
them practical demonstration of the
comfort and joy of home governed
by courtesy to old and young alike
Ledger Monthly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Joined to ransomed souls, and the gates

joined to ransomed souls, and the gates
which were so long open are shut there
may be some day when all the redeem
ed may pass in review before the great
white throne If so, l think the hosts
passing before the King will move In
different divisions. With the first d1v1-
sion will pass the mighty ones of earth
who were as good and useful as they
were great In this division will pass
before the throne all the Martin Lu-
theirs, the John Kno1es, the Wesleys,
the Richard Cecils, the Millions, the
Chrysostoms, the Herschells, the Len
oxes, the George Peabodys, the Abbot
Lawrences, and all the consecrated
Christian men and women who were
great in literature, in law, in medicine,
in philosophy, in commerce. Their
genius never spoiled them. They were
as humble as they were gifted or opu-
lent. They were great on earth and now
they are great in heaven. Their sur
passing and magnificent talents were
all used for the worlds betterment. AS
they pass in review before the King on
the great white throne to higher and
higher rewards, it makes me think OF
the parable of the talents, Ito another
ten" l stand and watch the other d.
visions as they go by, division after dt-
vision, until the largest of all the d.
visions comes in sight. 1t is a hundred
to one, a thousand to one, ten thousand
to one, larger than the other divisions.
1t is made up of men who never did
anything but support their families
and give whatever of their limited
means they could spare for the relief
ton of the world. mothers who took
good care Of children by example and
precept, starting then on the road to
heaven, millions of Sabbath school
teachers who sacrificed IA afternoons
siesta for the listening class of young
immortals, women who declined the
making of homes for themselves that
they might take care Of father and
mother in the Weaknesses Of old age,
! gardly stipend preached in the back
woods meeting houses, souls who for
long years did nothing but suffer, yet
| suffered with SO much cheerful pa
thence that it became helpful lesson
to all who heard of it; those who serv-
ed God faithfully all their lives and
whose name never but once appeared
in print and that time in three lines of
the death column which some survivor
paid for, sailors who persisted in the
storm while trying to get the life line
out to the drowning, prosecuted and
tried souls who endured without COM
plant malignity and abuse, those who
had only ordinary equipment for body
and ordinary endowment of intellect,
yet devoted all they had to holy pur-
poses and spiritual achievement. AS
see this, the largest of ali the di-
visions, from all lands and from al
ages, pass in review before the King
on the great white throne l am re-
minded of the wonderful parable OF
the talents and more especially of my
text, TO another one
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Malba,s Brother In war.

A bright young volunteer, who has
just gone to South Africa as mem
Der Of the Marquis of Tullibardine's
Horse, is Ernest Mitchell, youngest
brother Of Nine. Melba. Mr.. Mitchell
was first intended for life on one Of his
fathers Australian estates, but that
not suiting him, he took up the study
Of music. He possessed fine tenor
voice. and at one time it seemed that
he would some day sing Romeo to the
Juliet of his distinguished sister. But
he gave up music, and has now become
a soldier. in which calling his friends
feel sure he will distinguish himself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Sectional Preference for Hotels.

A lawyer who was looking for a
western man in the Broadway hotels
on Monday night was advised by the
clerk in one of them to go to certain
Fifth avenue hotel for his man. What
makes you think he is there?" asked
the lawyer. Merely because most of
the people with money from his part
OF the country go to that particular
hotel" said the clerk, and the lawyer
did find his man there. With the large
increase in the number of hotels In
this city some OF then have become
known as representing in their pa
irons certain parts Of this country.
New York Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06

fTeu, startled, lOSC IBIS lOOL1ng.
logs were placed In the river about ten
miles farther up" than the Jenkins
homestead and the farm which Fred
and his mother owned between them,
and 1t was Fred's part to keep them
from becoming caught and piled up in
the stream above the rapids. To do
this he danced from log to log, above
the seething, hurrying, hungry-lo look
lag water, and kept the logs moving
with long, pointed pole One day
Miss Stephens. the city girl whom Mi
randa had brought back with her for
q chance to see the grass grow green
In the meadows and the early violets
come up expressed great great desire
Etc see the logs sent down the river
SShe had watched them rushing madly
over "the slide" just above the saw
mill in the nearest village several
times: now she yearned to see the
: rest OF the process. So Miranda's
father hitched the big gray roadster
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-06
Boy 1. killed by Brother.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 4.-Harold
Greer, the S-year-old son of Robert
Greer, well-to-do farmer in Pleasant
Valley, was shot through the heart and
killed by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun in the hands of his brother
Walter while the boys were playing
war. Walter is 10 years old.