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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03
PURELY PERSONAL.

PURELY PERSONAL.
Persons having friends visiting them or
Knowing of strangers visiting in the CITY
will confer great favor upon the Editor
by informing him either in person or by
note.
NJ. Mayer had business at Osceola Tues
day.
G. w. Beck had business at Osceola
Tuesday.
w. w. Powers spent Sunday at his
home in Lamont.
Miss Kate Ogden vas visiting friends at
Decatur Tuesday.
John House returned Friday from few
days visit at Decatur.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Patterson, of Van Vert, was
Leon visitor Friday.
Will Ruffcorn, of Weldon, had business
il this city Saturday.
DR.. j. W. Wales, of Davis City, was a
Leon visitor Monday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Buckner went to Bethany
Tuesday for few days.
Mrs. Eunice Dale went to Davis City
Saturday tor short visit.
Mrs. E. II. Foster, of Tuskeego, was Wis
ting in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. j. l.. Warner visited over Sunday
with friends at Davis City.
F. M. Hamilton, of Pleasanton, spent q
few hours In Leon Monday.
Robert Bicknell, of Pleasanton, was in
Leon few hours Monday.
Mrs. R. F. Throckmorton, of Derby, is
spending few days in Leon.
M L. Temple, of Osceola, had lega
business in this city Saturday.
9. A. Long went to Des Moines Friday
to attend shriner's conclave.
County Attorney Olsen and family were
over Sunday visitors at Lamont.
Mrs. Eliza Moore is visiting her sister
Ms. E. A. Wilson, east Of town.
RI. Patterson, of Saline, was in Leor
yesterday on his way to Keokuk.
Albert Biddison was looking a fter bust
ness affairs at Pleasanton Thursday.
VIM. Ogden went to Charlton yesterday
to visit his daughter, Mrs. s. N. Dale.
A. E. Dorm and family, of Davis City
were over Sunday visitors in this city.
H. r, Bledsoe, of Garden Grove, passed
through here Friday going to Lamont.
Geo. A. Coe spent couple of days at
GAINESVILLE the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Nancy Johns returned yesterday
from three weeks visited at Charlton.
Barry Slower, who is working for the
Dat Creston, spent Sunday in this city.
Mrs, w. p Brown, of Garden Grove,
was an over Sunday visitor in this city.
Mrs. Ollie Hasty went to Humeston Fri
day and visited over Sunday with friends
Mrs. Kate Brown left Monday for a
visit with relatives at Upper Sandus ky, o.
S. H. Browning. of Westerville, was
transacting business in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. P. 8. DERRICK, of Center, visited
over Sunday with friends at New Virgin
o. q. Allbee, section foreman at Ridge
way, was an over Sunday visitor in this
city.
James and George Penniwell. who are
working at Mt. Ayr, spent Sunday in this
city.
S. A. Gates returned from visit at
Abba Friday, Mrs. Gates coming the next
day.
DR.. Wheeler and wife, of Davis City,
were the guests of Ed. K. Pitman yester-
day.
d. F. Avery and o E Tullis. were look
ing after business matters at Lamont Fri
day.
F. L. Clark and wife returned Friday
from few DAYS visit at Trenton, Miss
ouri.
j. H. Darrah and c. L. Graham, of
Charlton, were in Leon Monday on bust
ness.
County Attorney A. p Olsen returned
Thursday from business trip TO Newton,
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03
Lamont Boy Loses Both Feet

William Mayhem, the Is year old son
of e. G. Mayhem, of Lamont, met with a
terrible accident at Woodburn Tuesday
afternoon about 2:3O o'clock. He had
started from home few days before in
company with lad named Fales, and
in attempting to board west bound
freight train he fell under the wheels,
his right leg being cut off above the
ankle and the left foot at the instep.
He was attended at once by the local
physician at WOODBURY. and lis father
notified. In company with DR.. ]. w,
Crofford Mr.. Mavhew went to Wood.
burn on the first train and the boy was
taken to Lamont on the noon train yes.
terday. His feet were both amputated
last evening by DR.. Crofford, the result
of the operation not being known at the
time of going to press last evening, but
the chances of his recovery were very
slight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03

We have sold lots of CLOAK and flrs
but our line is yet unbroken. Please call
before the sizes are broken.
THE BEE HIVE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03

Insist on having Maple City Soap if
you want the best. If your dealer does
not keep it he will get it for you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03
MORTUARY.
Grace Young

Miss Grace Young, eldest child of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Young, who reside two
miles north of town, died Wednesday
morning little after one o'clock of
meningitis. Her health had not been
very good for some time but not until
last week did she give up her position as
teacher of the Pleasant Ridge school
and then in spite of tender and efficient
care she was called to her heavenly
home. She was noble earnest chris.
tian, member of the Presbyterian
church of Leroy and sweet unseltish
daughter and sister. She will be sadly
missed in the home circle.
She attended the Garden Grove pub
tic school last year and then went to
Normal at Leon where she received
teachers certificate. She was an un.
usually bright. studious girl, and apt
scholar and gave promise of becoming
teacher of much excellence and ability
But God, in his infinite love and wis
| dom summoned her to Him though the
| loved ones she has left sorrow for her.
yet, they know she is happier and is
free from all suffering. The funeral
takes place to-day. The sympathy of a
large circle of friends both in town and
the surrounding country is extended
to the Lereaved tamily.-Garden Grove
Express.
License to Wed.
The following marriage licences have
been issued by Clerk Keller since our
last issue:
Hardin Lillartl :. .......... As
Mrs. Lefee Briley .. 40
John NJ. Chastain.. .... 30
Eya M. Yost %
G. A. Bishop. %
NJ. Etna Chestnut 80. ......... ~
Albert Noon. 90
Kate Rexroat. $500 - ... 81
| Special prices on school shoes a,
Gates 4 Keler's.
fresh invoice Ut dress goods at very
low prices, Gilreath d Johnston, Grand
River, Ia.
Choice hard winter seed wheat for sale
miles q southeast of Woodland
MIKE GRoGAN.
A fine assortment Of Percales cheaper
than you ever bought them before al
Gilreath 4 Johnston's, Grand River, la.
We have just received car load o.
American Woven Wire Fence and barb
i ed wire. Now is the time to buy you
Hence wire, BowsHER & BIDplsoN.
The wrap and fur stock is now at it.
best. Can we prevail on you to make
your selections early and benefit your
self and us? Glad to have you com,
and see the styles and get prices any
z how. HURST Bros.
EARLY Seed Oats.
have 500 bushels of choice early seet
toats for sale. MIKE GRIFFIN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03

New dress goods to show you this
week. Come. HURST Bros.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03

Good -four 9Oc per sack. The best
flour on earth l.O5 at Gilreath & Johns.
toms, Grand River, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03

1000 hats to be sold in 80 days at
Gates & keller's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03

Bargains in hosiery and shoes at Gate
& keller's.
The Republican., 1901-01-10
TOBACCO IN IRELAND.
The Growing of 1t Promises to BE u
Profitable Industry in Com
ing Years.

During the year just closing a very
extensive and interesting series of ex-
periments in tobacco culture has
been made in Ireland, and the results
so far as can be judged at the mo-
ment are most satisfactory, says a
London paper.
1t appears that in 1899 Col. Everard,
of Randlestown house, County Meath,
made great success in growing a
plot of tobacco, and in consequence
of this the Irish Agricultural Organi-
cation society planned a series of eX-
periments in various parts of Ireland.
The Irish department of agriculture
took over the matter early in the
year, and after correspondence with
a number of continental tobacco ex-
perts appointed Prof. Lecornet, of the
Grignan Agricultural college, to su-
per&ntend them.
In all 25 plots have been planted.
the largest and best of all being that
of Col. Everard. With the exception
of those for Col Everard's plot, the
seedlings were all supplied from one
nursery, and were not available until
a month after the proper time for
planting out. This years expert
ments tend to prove that tobacco can
be grown as well in Ireland as in The
north of France. and it remains to be
seen whether when manufactured the
half ton of tobacco leaves, which are
available from this years experiment,
w1l prove of good quality.
The experiment is to be repeated
next year, when Prof. Lecornet will
select the plots and arrange as to the
most suitable manures, seed and va
rieties of plant to be used. A de-
cisive answer as to the suitableness
of Ireland for tobacco-growing ought
then to be Forthcoming.
The Republican., 1901-01-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

From the Bassin d'Archachon, In
the Bay of Iiscay, about 25O, ,OOO.O0O
oysters are shipped annually to Eng
land.
A new nail factory in Belgium is
equipped to produce not less than ten
tons of nails per day, and, if required,
as much as 250 to 300 tons per month.
When a coal fire is in use for heat
ing and the electric light for lighting
an inhabited room, the air is purer
than by any of the other plans for
heating and lighting.
The inferiority of the French
miners to English colliers is shown
by the fact that the average output
of miner in the department of the
Nord or Pas de Calais is only 1872 tons
per annum, while that of a Durham
collier is 1873 tons, or more than
double.
Only ten per cent. of our birds are
resident through the year, aed but
few of these are resident as individ-
uals, and it is this constant variation
in our avi-fauna which gives to the
study of birds in nature its greatest
charm. One may go into the fields
every day in the year without dupli-
cation of experience.
A balloon fitted with automatic in
struments was sent up recently in
Paris and came down safely. The in
struments showed that it had risen
to $4,000 feet, or over ten and half
miles. At that height the tempera-
ture outside the balloon was 102 de-
grees below zero.
Consul Hughes writes from Coburg,
Germany, that in opposition to the
determined vegetarians who condemn
all animal food, there is a growing
number of Psychologists who insist
that abstention from meat. if contin-
ued for ages and generations, is re-
sponsible for the feebleness and low
intellect of certain races.
The ornithologists of Great Britain
and America have just finished a
spirited discussion, which has lasted
for more than year, as to which is
the largest bird that flies. The prize
has been awarded to an American
bird, the great condor of the Andes.
The second prize has been given to
the fierce harpy eagle of the Philip
pines.
The Republican., 1901-01-10

he sorely needs. 1t is learned that he
has actually grown gray during the
last two years from the inordinate
strain upon his faculties caused by the
Boer troubles. Thoroughly hated by
the Dutch Afrikanders in Cape Colony,
and not always escaping criticism from
his own countrymen, his lot has not been
a pleasant one. Yet his administration
has been successful in most respects,
and he has managed colonial affairs in
Africa in a manner which has pleased
the government.
Sir Alfred Miner is a comparatively
young man, considerably on the best
side of so. His success as a diplomat
has been a surprise to himself and to
his friends, for such a career was far
from his thoughts when, in 1881, having
just been graduated in law, he became
A member of the staff of the Pail Mall
Gazette. Mr.. Goschen made the young
journalist his private secretary, and an
appointment as under secretary of
finance in Egypt decided his career.
His great capacities were soon recog-
nized, and after few years of service
at home he was sent to South Africa in
1897 as governor of the Cape. At that
time he was knighted, and in the three
years which have followed he mas raised
himself to his present notable position
Of Importance in the colonial affairs OF
Great Britain.
The Republican., 1901-01-10
NOVEL THEORY OF MURDER
Cruel Treatment of Animals Said tt
Be an Index to the Criminal
Instinct,

According gtoaningenious to statistician
who has been at work on the subject
ever since the assassination of King
Humbert of Italy, the greatest number
of murders is likely to be committed in
that country in which animals are
treated with the most cruelty. He
claims, too, that comparatively few
murders are committed in those coun.
tries in which societies for the protec.
ton of animals flourish, says a London
exchange.
Out of every million inhabitants. he
says, there are in England and ireland
only six murderers; in Germany, II;
in Belgium, IA; IN France. 16; in Aus.
tria, 23, in Hungary, 81; in Spain, 49,
and in Italy, 95.
These figures, he maintains. are lust
what might be expected. In no coun.
try, he says, are animals treated with
more Kindness than in Great Britain
and with more cruelty than in Italy
and the treatment accorded to them in
the other countries may fairly be
gauged according to the number OF
murders commit nd in each
At the same hme this statistician
who is a German and an influential
member of the Berlin Society for the
Protection of Animals, admits that eli
mate is a considerable factor in the
matter
The Republican., 1901-01-10
WAS HAPPY FOR A WHILE.
Woman Wears a Cloak of Quality
While Inspecting Inferior
Articles.

The shopping woman is the terror
of merchants and their employees, but
there is seldom seen a manifestation
of a peculiar mania of some of the
species as fell to the lot of a sales
woman in one of the leading stores of
this city few days ago, reports the
Chicago Chronicle. A woman of that
station in life whose means evidently
did not allow her to indulge in
luxuriousness in dress asked sales
woman to allow her to try on a hand
some wrap that was ticketed as being
for sale at $S5. 81 cannot afford to
buy it," she said, very frankly, but
would really like to see how l would
look in such a garment if | could af-
ford it." There was no apparent hesi-
fancy in making the statement as to
her inability to buy and her reasons
for wishing to try on the garment. AS
at the moment the customers in the
department were few, the saleswom-
an good-naturedly allowed her to try
on the coveted wrap. After admiring
herself in the cheval mirror for few
moments she turned, with a sigh. and
said: ''Now, will you please show me
something that is within my means
something that will cost about $40
or S12?"
There was no attempt to remove
the costly garment. For 20 minutes,
by the watch of a man who was there
with his wife while the latter was
having a garment fitted, this queer
woman overhauled the cheap gar
ments and commented on and criti-
cised their lack of style and finish as
compared with the one she had on
her back, stopping at intervals to adj
more herself in the glass. Then, with
a sigh, she removed the coveted lack
ct and, without even trying on one
of the quality her means might have
allowed her to buy, prepared to leave
the store. She blandly thanked the
saleswoman for allowing her to wear
the costly wrap and so securing a
brief quarter hour of happiness, and
said: IF | decide to buy a new coat
this winter | will come around and
give you a call. VIII you kindly give
me your name, so that if | should
buy you may have the credit of the
sale?"
The Republican., 1901-01-10
Ideal Comm unity in Russia.

One of the most interesting districts
of Russia is the government of Vyatka,
which isvery fertile. In it is welI-built
town of about 1000 inhabitants, situ-
ated, so to speak, in the backwoods,
and named Orloff. 1t knows neither
big landlords nor mobiles, and it has not
even a governor. There are no fac
tories and no rich philanthropic mer-
chants. Yet there is established high
school for girls, and of the 200 who at
tend it 100 are daughters of peasants.
The fee is about $1.5O per year, and the
board and attendance cost only about
81 cents per month, the meals being
prepared from provisions supplied by
the parents.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican., 1901-01-10
where Little Things Come From.

More small articles of household and
office use are manufactured in Newark.
n. j., than in any other American city.
The output of cheap patented goods is
almost incalculable, and in addition
there are manufactures of all sizes
turning out feathers, jewelry, brass
goods, india rubber, celluloid, car
riages, enameled cloth, machinery
varnish, chemicals, hats, sewing silk
thread, harness, cotton goods, cloth
ing, boots and shoes, sewing machines,
agricultural implements, cutlery, ales,
beers and a thousand and one other
things. The capital invested in manu-
factures exceeds 500, 900, 600.
The Republican., 1901-01-10
REAL RAILWAY KING
Vast Power Exerted by J. Pierpont
Morgan, of New York.
Has at His Command n Greater Army
in Point of Numbers Than That
Controlled by President
Mckinley.

BY his action in uniting in the joint
control of the Erie system three of the
: great railroad interests of the country,
and securing for those interests, and
: Tor himself, the control of the anthra-
cite output of the United States, J. Pier
pont Morgan has made himself the
greatest individual factor in railroad,
ing and transportation in the entire
world.
BY this action, says the Philadelphia
! Press, Mr.. Morgan adds to a long series
/. of brilliant achievements its crowning
work. To-day he has under his direct
control more men, more miles of rail-
road and greater interests than any
man on either hemisphere. He has
greater power for good or evil than the
cZar of Russia. He has at his command,
and subject to his will, greater army,
in point of numbers, than that con-
trolled by the president of the United
States.
And throughout this splendid history
of consolidation of interests and ac-
emulation of wealth J. Pierpont Nor
gan has been builder and not a de-
stroyer. In this respect he is the anti
thesis of the late Jay Gould. The finan-
cial history of Jay Gould's life was
filled with wrecks; that of J. Pierpont
Morgan's career is dotted with monu-
ments to his creative genius and finan-
cial skill.
The great achievements of finance of
J. Pierpont Morgan are:
The Northern Pacific railroad, oper-
ating 1886 miles, whose gross earnings
for the years 1S9S-99 were $26,O4S,673,
and whose total tonnage for that
period was 5,S16. 639 tons.
The Erie railroad, operating 2,271
miles, with gross earnings for the same
period of $33, ,752, 7O3, with a total ton
mage of 24,916,944 tons.
The Southern railroad, operating a
total of owned and leased lines of $3.50
The Republican., 1901-01-10
The stanford Stock Farm.

The big Stanford stock farm at Palo
Alto is now arranged on a basis where
it can be run almost forever, the entire
revenue going to the university. At the
time of Senator Stanford's death there
were 1,463 horses on the farm. The
number has been Systematically re-
duced till now there are about 300
horses, including about so brood mares.
The purpose is to turn out trotters, in
which the farm has been eminently sue
cessful. The colts now are not trained
as trotters or the farm, but the income
from sales is large.-SGn Francisco
Chronicle.
The Republican., 1901-01-10

miles, with a balance sheet showing
gross earnings for the fiscal year 1899
of $25, ,02S, 800.
The Reading, with 1,452 miles and
gross earnings for last year of $23 ,2O2,
5S8, and total combined of general
freight and coal of 25,121, ,343 tons car
ried by it.
Lehigh Valley, with a total system of
1,402 miles, and gross earnings for 1898
of $19,742, ,53S.
Baltimore & Ohio, operating 2,O46
miles in its system, with gross earnings
from all lines of $2S, ,404, 1929.
A glance at the map will show that
the influence and power of j. Pierpont
Morgan includes territory of more
than half the United States. To the
above list there should be added the
Great Northern railroad, which by vir-
tue of the recent combination effected
with James j. Hill has come under Pier
pont Morgan's influence, just as the
Baltimore & Ohio, although reorgan-
lied and financed by Speyer & Co., is in
reality a child of the fertile brain and
magnificent resources of this man Nor
gan. His word is law to more multi
millionaires than that of any man that
ever lived.
In personal appearance, he is of me-
dunn height, well rounded, with a
well-fed appearance, rather fiorid COM
pleXion and prominent nose. His eyes
are the feature of an expressive face,
just as his large, strong hands are the
feature of his body. Men who have
seen him in all his varying moods say
that his eyes can assume all shades ex-
pressive of his emotions, from the steel
blue tint of contempt or indifference,
to the blazing red of anger and the
softness of emotions that are bred of
something besides money getting.
j. Pierpont Morgan is an Episcopal
ian. He is a consistent member of
that denomination and vestryman in
one of its churches. His hobbies are
his yacht and his collie dogs. The
greatest evidence that Mr.. Morgan can
give of esteem or friendship for any
man is to invite him on board his Yacht
or send him as present one of his IA
nous collies.
The Republican., 1901-01-10

The session of the British parliament
that recently ended was not particular
" prolific of funny sayings, but there
were couple of good things uncon-
sciously said. The first was by Mr..
Field. NJ. P. He had made statement
at which Mr.. Chamberlain shook his
head a silent negative. Mr.. Field turned
to Mr.. Chamberlain and proclaimed:
"The right honorable gentleman
shakes his head. am sorry to hear it,"
The second was from an Irishman, Mr..
Flavin, NJ. P. He was about to put a
question to a cabinet minister when
the right honorable gentleman remind
ed Mr.. Flavin that letter had been
sent to him (Mr. F y asking him to post
pone the question unit. such time as
the minister could obtain the informa-
ton needed before an answer could be
given. Eyes. SIR" replied Mr.. Flavin,
"that is so. I have got the letter and
have not had time to open it."-San
Francisco Argonaut.