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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

1 lost house by fire Jan. 81, totailoss.
Was insured in the Hawkeye Insurance
Co., of Des MONIES. They paid me
promptly. | am satisfied, enough SO
that | took out a large amount Of In.
surance at once in the Hawkeye. They
are all right. FRANK A. GREENLAND.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

The Leon Free Public Library
acknowledges the receipt of donations
OF books the past week from Mrs. w. E.
Myers and Mrs. Harry J. Vogt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Bing your produce to The Bee Hive
where you can find everything you want.
t q. o. o.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Miss Ida Hebener, the former popular
saleslady at Hurst Bros, is now employ
ed at the store Of Younker Bros, in Des
Moines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
new house built / will insure again in
the Hawkeye and do them all the good
l can. G. III. CARRITHERs.

Our dwelling in Bloomington township
was totally destroyed by fire Feb. 6, 1901.
Our insurance was in the Hawkeye Co..
of Des Moines. Our loss was paid With.
out delay to our entire satisfaction and
we gladly recommend the Hawkeve
Go. to- all our friends and neighbors.
When we build we will insure in the
Hawkeye. EMMA M1L1sAY..
w. G., MILIsAp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

You get those attractive sale bills
which always draw a crowd at THE LEON
REPORTER office. The most of the sale
bills are printed there.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Levi Guthrie and family of Center
township who left here a week ago Mon
day for Buckingham county, Virginia,
returned last Sunday being gone from
here only six days. MI. Guthrie had
traded his farm in Center township to
Harris Bros. for a farm in Virginia, but
when he got there and saw that the
farm was mostly rocks. he only stayed
on the place two hours and took the
! first return train for Leon. as{he says be
would not take a farm back there as q
gift. Messrs. Harris told himA before
they traded if he did not like the farm
they would trade back and they
promptly exchanged deeds with M
Guthrie on Tuesday, and he will farm
his old place the coming year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Richard Meek, of Eden township,
who has been very sick for several
MONTHS is now convalescent, which is
good news to his many friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
An Evening with Eugene Field.

NJ. e. church Friday evening. March l, 1906.
G
Chorus.
PRAYER .... Mrs. Stephen
Paper eugene Field" $500. -. Fay Eaton
Quartet Remember Me-. ..g...... 49,.
Warner, Mum. ratman, Conres
Solo "American Lullaby 49,. Charlotte Vogt
"Fisherman Jim's Kids, ........ Jesse Waight
Marching song Wen be Right'.....
"Seein' Things'........ - ess Cowden
Quartet "At Even Tide'........ (Misses)
>.. Penniweil, Tatman, Meter, Merw1n
. Night Wind'' .......... Marion Stookey
Solo ''Sometime" -. MINI Cowden
Reading (musicaI accompaniment. 49,.
........ =. .......... Prof. j. H. Drake
Quartet selected. ........ :. ,....
~. 80. Warner, Mum, Tatman, Conrey
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

George Hall, the eccentric old English
man who has resided for many years in
Hamilton township, died last Sunday,
and was buried in the Gammill grave
yard on Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Try Maple City Self Washing Soap for
washing woolens or lace curtains. It is
%unequalled for washing ladies' shirt
waists.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

We I'D the pleasure of meeting on
MonSy Mr.. Jasper Bacon, of Saunemin
couSy, ILL.,, the gentleman who recently
pvSnased the j. j. Sears farm east of
i'm. The farm will he occupied by his
in F. Bacon, and his son.in-law, Hugh
luke has purchased an adj joining farm.
We are indeed glad to have such good
men locate in our county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

There were 81 applicants for teachers
certificates at the examination held in
this city last Friday and Saturday by
county superintendent Mcintosh. The
examination was an unusually difficult
one and those who are fortunate enough
to pass may have good reasons for con
graduating themselves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Miss Martha Farnoss the young Lly
upon whom it is claimed Or, ]. w of
ford, of Lamont, performed q erdinal
operation at his sanitarlum in Lamont
a few weeks ago, and for which DR.. Cr6-
ford has been held to the grand jury.
returned to her home in this city Satur'
day. She was at Crofford's sanitarium
when Miss Maud Stone died, but the
next night she was taken to a farm
house near Andoyer, Mo /, where she h al
since been, a part of the time in a very
dangerous condition, and but slight
hopes were entertained for her recovery
but she rallied and was able to return
home although sheis very weak still.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

At the Presbyterian church next Sab
bath morning the pastor will preach OF
the subject .sThe Forsaken Redeemer.'
In the evening the annual praise meet
ing of the Ladies' Missionary Society
will he held for which has been arrang.
ed the followed program.
Hmm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Mann B. Merritt who has been fore
man at the Journa Office for some time,
resigned his position last week and re.
turned to his fome at Lamont Sunday.
Mann is one d the swiftest printers in
the state andmade many friends while
here. ClyH Bowman has taken the
position etforeman which he vacated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
License to Wed.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Clerk Keller since
our last issue.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
Gasoline Is cents per
gallon delivered.
FAROUHAR~BROS

j. F. Singer, representing the Beth
any Milling Co. was in Leon last Friday,
and while here purchased 800 bushel 81
wheat from +. ID. Dorm which was raised
on his farm near Davis City.
M. S. Sullivan has decided to engage
in the live stock business as a buyer and
shipped. Mike Is a splendid judge
of live stock and will doubtless do a
good business, for he is an energetic and
straightforward young man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Seasoned native lumber, posts and
kood for sale. g. f. GARDNER
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
g Mt. Ayr News says that scarlet
and measles appear to be more

g Mt. Ayr News says that scarlet
and measles appear to be more
PREVALENT than at any time before since
the recent outbreaks of those diseases.
Mayor Marshall said at council meeting
that if the regulations are not better OBJ
served by the guaranteed families, and
the diseases spread, he will stop all pub
lie gatherings, make all children under
sixteen years of age stay at home, and
appoint enough special policemen to en-
force his order.
$500 North of Style, Wear and
Comfort for $500
IL the celebrated ssTry Me Shoe" In
either patent leather or kid stock.
1- The BEE HIVE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

VIM. angreder, the we'll known
tailor, ut with a very painful accident
while eng home last Thursday evening.
He steped through a hole in the side.
walkifront of the residence of Mrs.
w Kelley, and as he is minus NJ
leg twas thrown heavily to the ground
hisnee sustaining a bad sprain which
kke,him in bed for several days. He
gasable to be at the shop Tuesday, but
lis hard for him to get around.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

The residenNee of j. A. Record on the
farm in FrankS7l6t township wllich he re-
Gently purchased from Virgo AiHssy was
totally Destroyed by fire on Wednesday
afternoon 6f last week. M. Record wal
just moving in and had gone after the
last load{ of his goods. Neighbors car.
risd out Amost Of the goods, but the
house wan a total loss with no insur.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
Price $500.

Easter Sunday comes on April 7tb
this year.
One tank heater very low price. See
I. r. Horner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

George Hamilton, of Van Vert, n
of the pioneers of Decatur county, spent
a couple of Nays in this city the first of
the week, Paying his taxes and visiting
his many friends. MIR. Hamilton still
has the first tax receipt he ever paid in
Decatur county, which was in 1861 and
he has paid taxes every year for 50 years.
Abner Harbor was county treasurer then
and he had his Office in a little log cabin
which )stood on the present site Of the
Akers school house near Decatur CITY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Mark NJ. Shaw, formerly cashier of
the Farmers and Merchants Bank at
Van Vert, has associated himself with
the Central Life Assurance Co., of Des
Aoines, and at the annual election of
offers held in Des Moines last week he
was lected third vice president. He
will dvote all his time to the insurance
bushes and his company is one of the
best in he state. -
Ed. X. itman jr. who has been con-
nected for,everal years with the Leon
journal asforeman and local editor,
has resie&d his position and with his
wife lea saturday for Charlton, where
he has AZ nted the foremanship Of the
Charlton Hsald, Wallace Bruce sp paper.
Mr.. PitmaEs n of the best printers
and all arohd newspaper men in the
state, and Ill be a valuable acquisition
to the Herd office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

pr. a. brOWn accompanied Herbert
D<ckerson to Humeston last Thursday,
and on Friday morning he operated on
him at DR.. Mitchell's sanitarium for APP
pendicitis, assisted by Drs. B. L. Eiker,
E. w. Doolittle and Enos MITCHELL. The
disease was in an advanced stage with
complications and the operation was
more difficult than was anticipated. 1t
was successfully performed however and
the latest reports are that 'Jack" is do.
ing nicely and will soon be a we'll man
again. He was taken to Humeston to
be operated upon for the reason that
DR.. Mitchell has a trained nurse and he
could receive every care and attention,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
AT The Presbyterian church next Sab

=. -. Warner, Mum, Tatman, Conrey
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
New ShOes--Men's!

Opened up a
lot Of mems
new shoes this
week. Among
t h e NJ S e | 2
black V &c i
Goodyear welt
at $500. a
h Il n d S 0 m e
Mex sewed
black V i c i
re at $500 and
"a NJ n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
New ShOeS--Ladies'

The shoe side Of the store
alsoshows a big lot ofneW shoes
for, the ladies' and misses. The
$3.50, $500 and $3.50 shoes
are far and away the best shoe
for the money that we've ever
had. They are right up to the
top in style and shape and
finish. We don't sell anything
but solid shoes apa~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
AMERICAN C1T1zEN-LEMIrED.

The nations of Europe are combining
to make it very unpleasant for our Uncle
Samuel in more ways than one. They do
not like his impudence in the matter Of
trade invasion of the continent. Neither
do they like his recently acquired diplo-
matte tone in dealing with questions OF
world-politics This is natural and to be-
expected. If Uncle Samuel is to be one
Of the powers, ne must be ready to back
up his pretensions with his guns. We
have for a century or more been maxi
ing American citizens out of every for
eigner who wanted to be born again. 1t
has not mattered much to Sem what the
previous status Of the candidate for citf
zenship was before coming to the mourn
ers bench and asking for admission to
THE American brotherhood All that was
required was remuneration of all all
legience to MS former king or .potentate
and the taking an oath of allegiance to
support the constitution of the United
States. This, with period of probation
all too short, was supposed to purge him
Of all past monarchial sins and prepare
him for the straight and narrow path
which leads to riches and personal free
DOM But it seems that the nations of
Europe have concluded that the United
States cannot by this simple method take
from their jurisdiction the hardy sons
that they have borne, and reared through
the precarious period Of infancy without
reward. The system of milltarism which
prevails in most continental countries de-
mands service for definite period or at
cali between tho ages Of seventeen ana
forty-five When q man leaves his coun-
try and seeks expansion under the Stars
and Stripes without the express consent
OF his government he is supposed to leave
to rid himself of the military burden.
When he returns he is liable. notwith-
standing his American citizenship, to be
seized and punished according to the laws
Of the country to which ne first owed ad-
legiance. This has always been the law,
but it has remained a dead letter The
recent invasion of Europe by commercial
america has revived the determination
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11

of Europe to fight expatriation without
leave of the sovereign. The state depart
ment has issued circular informing the
citizens of foreign birth that nothing mas
been gained in the way of treaty regula-
lions to overcome this difficulty arising
from double citizenship, and that Great
Britain alone refrains from exercising
governmental control over it's natural
citizens whenever they return to their ma
tive land. Some may remember that we
had little war with Great Britain ninety
years ago over this same question. Moth
ing was said in the treaty Of peace which
closed the war to settle the controversy,
hut it has never since that time been a
bone of contention between the two
English-speaking peoples. Germany, Aus
tria} Italy, France and Russia will not
! hesitate to deal with their returned citi-
zen according to their own laws, not
withstanding the fact that the party of
the second part may have in the mean
time become a full fedged American citi-
zen.
1t will be seen that we have in the
United States three distinct grades of citi-
zenship, casts as it were. First: Full
blood American citizens, those who were
fortunate enough to be born within the
thirteen original colonies and the terri
tory acquired before the end Of the first
century of national existence. Second:
American citizens-limited, composed Of
foreigners having migrated to this coun-
try from a nation requiring a fixed term
Of military services of all male citizens
between certain ages. And third: Amer
lean citizens-extra limited, consisting Of
those unfortunates who were born or
were caught in our insular possessions,
and who while owing no allegiance to
any other power, are refused the privi-
leges Of United States citizenship.
We have no doubt, that in case born
American citizen should be detained in
any Of the European countries the power
of the United States would be invoked
to see that he received justice But
should a runaway German, Russian or
Frenchman go back to his old home to
visit his aged mother and was there ar
rested and punished under the lex loci,
the state depart would remain 81
lent, having given due warning of It's
inability to interfere.
What the course Of the United States
would be should Filipino or a Porto
Rican get in trouble abroad can only be
guessed by those who have the wisdom
Of the infinite and the prescience to de-
termine the direction in which a flea will
jump when disturbed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
WATER MAINS BIDS.
BRICK PUMPING STATION TO BE
ERECTED AT LAKE VADNAIs.

If the present plans of the board CT
water commissioners reach cOnsumma-
ton g handsome brick pumping station
will shortly take the place of the present
frame shack that covers the artes.an
wells at Vadnais lake.
For the laying Of the wafer mains
which Will connect the state fair grounds
with the st. Paul water system the fol-
lowing bids were opened yesterday:
P. H. Thornton-Four-inch 81 cents;
six and eight-inch 80 cents; twelve
inch, 81 cents.
James ForrestaI Co.-Four and slx-irch,
g cents; eight-inch, 30 cents; twelve-inch
so cents
Christ Johnson-Four-inch SO cents; six
inch, "a cents; eight-inch, IS cents, twelve
inch, SIS cents.
P. J. Ryan-Four-inch. % cents; six
inch, 90 cents; eight-inch, 30 cents;
twelve-inch, 81 cents
The work includes the laying on Smell
ing avenue and the fair grounds Of 500
feet of fOur-inch 1900 feet each of six
and eight-inch. and 1850 feet of twelve
inch. The contracts will be awarded at a
meeting to be held Friday.
Applications were received frern the
city for the laying Of a four-inch main
to the new market grounds and from
the Mccormick Harvester works for a
s1x-inch service pipe to their new ware
house in the Midway district. Bills to the
amount Of s1,315.70 were allowed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
THEIR sILNNCE ExPLAINEn

The Daily Globe has striven to
bring home to the public understanding
the true significance of the fraudulent
operations carried on against the tax
payers through the county auditors Of
fee, whereby thousands OF dollars
were unlaw2ully flcned from the
county treasury. It has done so with
out regard to the political faith of any
of the persons found to be involved
through direct criminality, by criminal
negligence in office or otherwise in those
frauds 1t has revealed a state of things
which is scandal and a menace to the
community; and the facts which it has
published and commented on have been
verified and Endorsed by the chief exec
utive of the state
Throughout the weeks which have pass
ed since the first Of these transactions
was made known by the vigilance of the
present county treasurer. who directed
the attention Of the state examiner to
the many suspicious circumstances
which were revealed in the tax
refunGing transactions, not one
word Of editorial comment has
been published by the Republican press
Of this city on the exposures. Nor will
there be so long as there is any 1ca-
soaa5Ie chance to save harmless any
republican politician who is shown to
be involved. Reform in municipal affairs
winch these ingenious organs of the Re
publican machine seek to have effected
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11

is that which will put and keep every
Office in charge of an approved member
of the local confederacy, thus rendering
it next to impossible to have any imputa-
ton made on the superior virtue Of the
Republican officeholder
The results Of certain examinations
made by the state examiner into this
happy go-lucky conduct of the public in
terests have been, the G o e is inform
ed, or will be submitted by the public
examiner to the existing grand jury
That body will no doubt do what the
governor of the state might have done
had he chosen-probe them to the bottom
and bring to his reward every citizen and
official alike who is shown to have
been criminally involved in them. That
body will not be deferred by the silence
of our contemporaries, who are wont
to make a great cutlery when It looks as
if Democratic soap rather than Repub-
ncan grease has been used for the Iu-
brication of the official machine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
UNKNOWN INFANT DIES
CASE WHICH CO0IaIENDs ITSELF
FOR CAREFUL INVESTIGATION


A two-months' old baby that was be-
ing cared for by Mrs. D. l. Smith, g77
Sherburne avenue, died Of brain fever
yesterday afternoon. Coroner Miller was
called, and ordered the infants body re-
moved to the county morgue. where an
autopsy will be held today. The cor
oner's investigation is being held on ac-
count Of complaints that were made to
the Humane society.
There is some mystery in connection
with the chtld's parentage About two
months ago Mrs Smith saw an ADVERTISE
ment IN one Of the papers for a home for
a month-Old baby girl She answered
the advertisement, and on making In
quiries at the place stated, 1O8 East Sew
enth street, met a woman who gave the
name Mrs. Nellie McCauley The LITTER
woman offered Mrs. Smith so q month 10
care for the child, and on these cOndi-
tons 1t was taken. Shortly after MIS-
MacCauley moved to Bemidu but reg7l.
larlX RENTED the monthly payments for
the care Of the child.
Two weeks ago Humane Agent MDalr
was informed that Mrs Smith was
neglecting the child, but on Investigation
found the reports to be untrue. The child
was III, and physicians who were sum
moned pronounced the ailment brain
fever. Mrs. MacCauley was notified Of
the childs condition. In the opinion of
Mrs. Smith Mrs. MacC9uley is- not the
mother Of the dead baby. The case ell
be investigated by Coroner Miller and
humane Agent MOak.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11

THE MANY-SEDED PIONEER PRESS.
Those who have been watching with adj
miration the progress of the Pioneer
Press toward logically correct position
on tariff reform and commercial reci-
procity, were grieved and disappointed
yesterday to read an editorial defense of
the course of Senator McLaurin. of South
Carolina
In long and well written article on
the "Solidity of the Solid South" the
Pioneer Press takes occasion to score
Senator TiIlman Bryan, and the silver
issue on the one hand, and applaud SEN
ator McLaurin on the other. So far as
the denunciation of free silver, Bryan
and Tillman are concerned, the Pioneer
preserved a reasonable consistency, but
when it halls McLaurin as a Moses, who
is to lead the South through the Red Sea
OF Democracy to the promised land of
Republicanism, it enters protest against
its own advocacy of the position assum-
ed by Congressman Babcock. If Mr.. Nc
Laurin had been moderate in his -dop
from Democracy to Republicanism, a de-
tense Of his course might be attempted
by conservative Republican sheet, but
his record shows him to he an extremist
He not only advocates a continuance of
the high tariff of his Republican friends.
but he supported the ship subsidy bill
and other stalwert Republican measures.
He bears the same relation to the Demo-
cratic party which Congressman Babccck
bears to the present stalwart Re2ufI = n
wing. From Republican standpoint. if
Babcock is right McLaurin is wrong.
From a Democratic viewpoint. If Nc
Laurin is right Babcock Is wrong. IT
the need of the South be foreign markets
for its manufactured products, and pro-
lection from the grip of trusts, McL1aurin
is its enemy and Babcock is It's friend.
The Pioneer Press refers to the Will
ingness of NIcLaurin to appeal to the
people of the South for vindcation. as
an evidence of the change Of public senti-
ment in favor of high tariff and the
trusts How wiz it account for his nerv-
Gus haste to withdraw his res: gnation as
soon as an opportunity was offered him?
The plain facts are that Mr. McLaurin
has assumed a hybrid position which
cannot be sustained by the Democratic
party because it is against every tenet
held by that party. 1t cannot be sustain
ed by the Republican party because, ac-
cording to the position of the Pioneer
Press, the time has come for that party
to abandon those propositions for others
more consoRant with the advanced condi-
ton Of the nation.
What the South needs, what the West
needs and what the East and North needs
now, is a market for the overplus. A
lower tariff and reciprocity treaties will
bring that market and nothing else vii
The South does not differ in it's needs
from the Middle West. What is gco& for
Babcock's constituents will be good for
the inhabitants of McLaurin's state. The
Pioneer Press allowed it's prejudice
against PopuIistic TiIlman to run away
with it's Judgment on the main issue be-
fore the people. It's dissertation on the
changed condition in the South and its
support of the apostasy Of McLaurtn
seemed to come from the fact that it
hates not McLaurin less but that it hates
Tillman more