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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
A Remedy for the Grippe.

A remedy recommended for patients ailiict
ed with thu grippe is kemp's Basam which
is es pecially adapted for he throat aud lungs.
Don't wait for the first symptoms OF the dis
ease; get bottle to day ana Keep it for use
the moment il is needed. If neglected the
grippe has tendency to bring on pneumonia.
Kemp's Balsam prevents this by keeping the
cough loose and The lungs free from intiamma
ton. All druggists sell l<emps l5alsam ut
25c. and soc. IS ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
Burr Oak Ridge.

Mrs. Lille Andrews, OF Mt Ayr, arriv-
ed last week for visit with her mother,
MIS- j. d. Co,nstock Her daugters,
Ethel and Lnez, will return home with
her, having spent the winter With their
grandma.
Phillip and Dora Meek departed last
week for Washington where they 20 70!
he benefit OF ID ,ra'> health.
Ida HaZet went to Omaha last week
Art Cain was on the ridge the past
week peddllne toilet soap ani perfume.
Mrs. NJ. RnnlIev aui G. l.. Rnmley
and wife vis,iel at a. j. ltum'ev's last
week =
Howeiis We're in this vicinity last week
with their clover huler.
Elmer Rumltv and family We're sun
day visitors at Chas. Chastain's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
MORGAN.

O. l.. Newcomer visited over Sunday
with relatives in Leon.
Levett Cozad has been working for
Willie Dillon.
There was birthday party given in
honor of Willard Woods one night last
week.
Ray Fierce returned to his home in
Van Vert last week, after visiting With
relatives in this vicinity.
Misses Minnie Johnston and Nellie
Dale visited Miss Lula Newcomer last
Wednesday.
0. l.. Newcomer visited at NJ. l.. Dales
last Friday. He will instruct Miss Nell
lie in instrumental music.
Mrs. S. j. Cozad and daughter Meta
are on the sick list.
Fred Pitman, OF Leon, is visiting rela.
tives and friends in this vicinity.
Harold, The little son of MIR. and Mrs.
George Kinds, died Tuesday The fun
eral service was held at Wesley chapel
on Wednesday,, and the body was laid
to rest in the L!neville cemetery. to
await the resurrection morn. Their
many friends sympathize with the fam
lily in their sad bereavement.
Oda Newcomer organized singing
school at Wesley, Wednesday night,
with fifteen scholars.
Misses Josie and Bessie Blakesly and
Minnie Johnston visited at Mrs. Little's
last Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
Tuskeego.

Rev. Morier the o.. b. minister is
holding a series of meetings at this
place
Several families in town are having
the measles.
Mrs. Bond from the Elk Chapel ycin-
lty visited her sister Mrs l. p Payton
q few days last week.
Mrs. Elrldge Chase and daughter from
SIOUX City, Iowa, came Friday for visit
with her father, John Wiley. aud other
relatives in these parts.
ChaS. Piercv and wife and sisters, Eva
and Eta, returned home Tuesday after
being called near Murray on account of
the illness of their uncle, Newton Percy,
who is very low with consumption.
George Festler and family moved last
week into the property Just vacated by
Homer Stanley.
Miss Bertha Ray who has been work
ing III Leon came 10 visit her aunt Mrs.
Marshall, Friday and took down with
the measles Saturday.
Mrs Balinger our city nurse WA:
called near Lamont Thursday.
We understand Mr. Eisbury and fam.
lily, OF Grand River, aim to move back
Oh the |. r. payton place l,-mile east
of town. We will gladly welcome them
in our vicinity again.
Eta Piercy is assisting Mrs. l. z. Pay.
ton with her household duties.
We are glad to chronicle that Thomas
Barnes is better.
Edgar Spi'znogle is selling paien
churns and milk and cream separators
The assessor was in these parts The
latte. part OF East week
Several from this place attended thu
show at kelierton Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings of last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
Davis City.

Mr.. E. D. Dorm shipped two car Dads
of cattle and one of hogs to Chicago last
Tuesday.
Charley Goldman departed for Broken
Pow, Nebraska, Tuesday. He has hired
% rancher at that place.
City caucus was held at the town hall
last Monday night, at which G. S. Fraz.
Ter and S. Il. Mitchell were nominated
for councilmen for next term. Later q
petition was circulated, placing DR.. Rob.
inson in opposing field.
VIM. Woodland and wife chartered a
car for Oklahoma. leaving last Saturday.
Mrs. Hembry is visiting in Des Moines
this week.
Carter Scott and James Mcintosh have
each purchased new pianos. Now we
will have music up on the hill to throw
away.
l.. Thompson left Tuesday for Chicago
to purchase his new spring line of dry
goods.
Clyde Miller returned home from Des
Moines the first of the week.
At the school election last Monday p.
E. Shirley was elected director, and A.
E. Dorm was re elected treasurer. The
vote was very close; only majority Of
two votes for yictors.
Abe Wells and Ralph Sylvester left fol
Kansas last Sunday. They will stay
there this summer. if work is plenty.
John Frazier, of Leon, was in town be-
tween trains last Monday.
DR.. Homer, of Lamont. had profess
ional business in our city Tuesday.
County Attorney Oieson was hunting
trouble here the first of the week,
| The little daughter Of w. d. Mitchell,
living just north of town, was very bad
ly scalded last Monday morning. Her
mother had poured boiling water in {
washing machine, and in some way the
plug came out, squirting the hot water
on the, little girl who was standing close
DR.. Wales, who was called Immediately
now reports her doing as we'll as coulc
be expected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
: Garden Grove.

The annual school election was held
here on Monday afternoon. There was
but one director to elect and but one
ticket in the field not great deal of
interest was taken, and but forty-six
ballots were cast. The result was a
choice of l.. o. l.oyett for
director.
A caucus for the nomination of town
officers was held at the town house last
Saturday evening. The weather was as
bad as it ever gets and only about
twenty citizens were present. A. G.
Bunney and w. s. Johnson were nomi-
mated for councilmen. We do not know
whether an opposition ticket will be
nominated or not.
Ed. Morgan moved Monday to the
Timon Young farm just south of town.
The sleet Saturday night left the tele-
phone wires in pretty bad condition
and under some of the shade trees, ore
could scarcely get along the sidewalk
for the limbs that had broken of. We
noticed one tree completely broken of
and only the stump left standing.
Rev +. G. Newland, the new NJ T..
preacher, preached his first sermons
here last Sunday and those who heard
them were very much pleased with his
preaching.
Mrs. DIR. Wemple and family leave to-
day for their new home at Canton, Ill.
Chas. Campbell left Tuesday for his
former home at Mexico, Mo-, where he
will take charge of his mothers farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cruise, of ltlkhurt,
Ind, spent several days in Garden
Grove last week, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Meter. When bow, Mr.. Cruise
maze his home with Mrs. Meter.
Miss Rubie Guthrie, of Leon, spent
Sunday with her friend, Mrs. Chas.
M. j. McCaull has not been at his
store for week past, being confined to
his home by sickness.
Mrs. w. Il. Adams is still seriously i'll.
Mrs j. K. Whites father and mother
from New Sharon, Ia, are here making
her a visit.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give a supper at the G. A. H. hall
Friday evening, to b. followed by an
endeavor social
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
WILL SEND $3.50 FREE
Frank.ln Miles. ~; p. Il: 3; the celsbrat
Worth OF His New Special Treatment
Free TO Each OF Our Readers

When an experienced physician of
fars to give away $40, 900 worth of a new
treatment for diseases Of the heart, ner.
yes, stomach, or dropsy, ii is conclusive
evidence that he has great faith in it.
And when hundreds of prominent men
and women freely testify to his unusual
skin and the superiority of his new
special treatment his liberality is Ger.
tainly worthy of serious consideration.
That DR.. Miles Is one of the worlds
most successful physicians in treating
these diseases, is proven by hundreds of
testimonials. One patient cured after
failure of eleven Grand Rapids physi
clans, two after being given up by six
ana seven Chicago physicians, another
after nine of the leading doctors in New
York City, Philadelphia and Chicago
failed Thousands of testimonials sent
upon request.
Inc eminent Rev. ". Bell II D.. OF Dayton,
O Gcnetal secretary Of Foreign Missions,
writes editorially in The state sunday School
Union: I'VE desire TO state that from person.
al acquaintance we know Or. Mites 10 be II
most skillful specialist, man who has spared
neither LABOR nor money to keep himself
abreast of the great advancement of medical
SCIENCE Mrs. Lucy Temple. wife OF the jus
tice of peace OF I.cits, iowa, was i'll for years
from disease of The lungs, heart, stomach,
head and back, ana was cured by ltr Miles,
New Special Treatment. She writes II
have given birlh to Two children since treat.
rncnt and my heart has not troubled me.
Mrs Laura Reed, OF Bear Grove, iowa who
had been treated for serious nervous trouble,
writes 10 friend: God bless DR.. Miles Put
Yourself in his hands think ne M, viii , cure
Iowa was treated by Dr. Miles for nervous
prostralion and moor circulation, and after
wards stated. Special Treatment helped mt
wonderfully.
The ppW system Of SppriaI trpntlnnni
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
School Report.

Report of Lone Star school District
No. S, Decatur township for the term
Dec. 3, 1900 and closing
March l, 1901. Number Of days taught
90, average daily attendance 80 10.
number of days absence 1852, number of
tardies so, number Of pupils neither alb
sent nor tardy 4, number of pupils en-
rolled ". Lucy ILsLEf.
Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little lining
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is sugar-coa,ed
globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness INTO energy.
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25c per box. Sold by l.. Van Wer-
don
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
sHERIFE.S SALE

SiliHitl L i . S[hII.
BY virtue of an execution directed to me
from the clerk OF the District Court OF Deca-
tur county. Iowa. on judgment Obtained in
said court, on the 10Th day OF November 1890,
in favor of the Home savings q Trust CO., as
plaintiff and against Rachel Il. and samuel j.
Burnison as defendants for the sum OF four
hundred and forty 1870 dollars and----
cents, S32 60 attorneys fees, and costs taxed at
Sl2 90 and accrulng COSTS, have levied upon
eitv of sand defendant. to satisfy said cXeeu
ton to-wit All OF lots five. six, seven and
eight in block four original town of DAVIS
City. Decatur county. Iowa, and Will offer the
same for sale 10 the highest bidder for cash in
hand, on the 10Th day OF April, a. ID. 1901 in
front of The court house door in Leon Iowa,
at the hour OF 10 O'Clock IN. OF said day,
when and whore due attendance will be given
by the undersigned.
Dated AT Leon, Iowa March Ii, 1891.
29-2t u F. WoI.ENER.
Sheriff OF said county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
Assist Nature.

You have been told to Glitch your
wagon to star''--that nature will as
sist you. That's all right. There are
times, however, when you should assist
Nature, and the spring is one of these
times.
Nature is now undertaking to cleanse
your system you take Ho DO sar-
full, and your complexion bright and
clear.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
.ne-l have never loved before

Sne-l have never loved before.
He-And why my precious? Surely
there are others as worthy as |.
She-that wasn't it. | had indges
ton so bad never could endure their
prattle, but took a bottle of DR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin and have never
seen any sign OF it since. Get it of l..
Van WerIen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
Correspondents Wanted.

Write to rs if you want to learn what
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsn will do, or
call at our store and get trial bottle.
Ten doses l0c. at l.. Van Werden's drug
store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
NOTICE,

! am staSr11or1 ii7,srie-t to cry salessn De.
catliTa and adjoining counties Twenty
years experience fits me 10 do he WORT
TO the satisfaction of every one. war
rant my work. All that is necessary is
to drop card to Decatur, Iowa. Box
65 and ! will answer.
S. Y. HARGER, Auctioneer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14
j. H. MERRILL.
AuCtioneer.
CROWN, IOWA.

Is years experience Satisfaction
guaranteed. Charges reasonable. Best
OF references. Give me chance at
your sale.
The Irish standard., 1901-05-11

successful, some unsuccessful, never
with suspicion Of dishonorable con-
duct. He has had lat one time or ,an-
other some thousands of oour men lin
his hands as prisonerssOf war. Many
Of them I have myself met.
Sat second or third hand I have
heard of the experience Of many 9TH
ers. Inever heardsa word against De
Wet. When men had suffered hard
ships they always agreed that they
could not have been helped. But, on
the other hand, I have heard many
stories showing exceptional personal
Kindness in him over and above that
reasonable degree Of humanity which
Is expected in the treatment of prison.
ers of war. believe this view of him
is universal among our troops in South
Africa, irritated and twearied though
they are by his hopeless resistance.
1t makes ones blood boil to hear such
man called brigand and a brute
by civilian writer's at home, who take
as a text the reports Of these solitary
incidents, incomplete and one-sided as
they are, and ignore, ii indeed, they
know Of it, the mass Of testimony in
his favor. 1t seems to be nobody's
business to publish the testimony,
while stories against him receive gross
ly disproportionate circulation and
credence.
''This same may be said, indeed, of
the whole impression of Beers re-
ceived by the public IN England, per-
haps because it seems impossible to
admire them without being thought
to sympathize with them. But in the
instance of Christian De Wet, of all
Beers, we should suspend our judg-
ment till the last moment. and in any
case give him credit for long and
honorable record which it would take
much to STAIN"
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d
There is more Catarrh In this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For, a great many
years doctors pronounced 1t local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to. cure with local treatment,
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has prov
en- catarrh to be "A constitutional disease.
and, therefore, requires constitutional treat
,ment.- Halls .Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the
only constitutional cureron the market. 1T
lis taken internally In doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred .h6lMrs flor any
case it!fails. to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address,
f. J.'CHENEY &tCO., Toledo, O.
sold by Druggists, tic.
Halls Family Pills are the hest.
The Irish standard., 1901-05-11
-.AsD1sTlNGuIsHED FRESHMAN,
He Played a Conspicuous Part in
United States History.

It Is valuable contribution to
American history which DR.. ]. Fairfax
Mclaughlin has given us in the 'biog-
raphy of Matthew Lyon, writes the
New York Sun reviewer. 1t Is prob
able that the subject Of his book is
unknown even to most of those Amer
leans who believe themselves to be
thoroughly conversnnt with the annals
of their native country, unless they
have happened to see a short sketch
Included by Mr.. Francis Wharton in
''The State Trials of the United
States" AS a matter Of fact, Matthew
Lyon played conspicuous part in the
land of Ills adoption from the out
break OF the Revolutionary War until
his death In Monroe's second adminis-
tration.
Matthew Lyon was born in county
Wicklow, Ireland, on July IA, 1850.
His father must have been a nun we'll
to-do, for the boy was sent to good
school in Dublin, where he obtained a
fair knowledge Of Latin and Greek.
At the age Of 10 he was apprenticed
to a printer and bookbinder in the
Irish capital, and, two years later, Sc
cured a free passage on a vessel bound
to New York, in consideration OF his
agreeing to serve as cabin boy. The
captain of the vessel broke the agree
ment, and SOLD him us a redemptloner
to Jabez Bacon, a rich merchant OF
Woodbury., Conn.,, by whom he was
subsequently assigned to Hugh Han
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Christian De Wet.

An Englishman named Erskinc
Childcrs writes to the London Times
as follows:
''1t is time that word was spoken
in opposition to the idea, now being
sedulously fostered by press agencies
and some Of their clients in the London
press, that General Christian De Wet
is man Of brutal and dishonorable
character. Those who, like myself,
have served in South Africa, fought
against him, and frequently met men
who have been prisoners under him,
look, I believe with shame and indig-
nation on the attempts made to adver-
'tfse and magnify such incidents as the
dlleged fogging and shooting Of ''peace
ENJOYS" SO as to blacken the .charac-
ter OF a man who throughout the war
has held a reputation with our troops
in thetileld OF being mot only a gallant
soldier, but a humane and honorable
gentleman. We may deplore THE cdes-
perate tenacity Of his resistance. Our
duty and effort lis to overcome It by
smashing him in the field. We gain
nothing and only lose self-respect by
tslandering him.
'tBut thcsstories may he true, and in
their worst complication. Ny point Is,
sir, that the character he has won Is
such that nothing hut the clearest
proof, after full Enquiry, of his CON-
plicity in or responsibility for barbar-
GUS and dishonorable acts should be
for moment listened to by fair-mind-
ed persons. His whole career gives
the lie to such aspersions. It was In
May OF last year, that he FIRST gained
prominence. Since then he has fought
scores 81 engxyements with us, some
The Irish standard., 1901-05-11

established a new home ut spadrta
Bluff on the Arkansas river, about 40
miles above Arkansas City. The peo-
pie of ArkansasEte territory elected Lyon
as their second delegate to congress Of
the United States, but he did not Hye
to take his seat. He died at Spadra
Bluff on Aug. 1, 1892. Eleven years
later his remains were transferred to
kentucky, and Reinforced at Eddyville.
The Irish standard., 1901-05-11
A Confidence Man.

| A young commence man IN the garD
of priest recently attempted to swim
die Geo. Gould, wealthy retired
plumber at New Rochelle, N. Y.
He called at the aged plumbers house
in Huguenot Park. When Mr.. Gould,
who lives alone, answered the bell the
stranger told him that he was Father
O'Beirne Of Limerick, Ireland.
"NIr. Gould, you formerly lived in
Limerick and had two brothers. Your
brother John went to Australia, and
you haven't seen him in forty years."
said the confidence man masquerading
as priest.
eyes, that's right" said Mr.. Gould.
"John and 1 had a little falling out
and we never wrote to each other"
"Well, continued the man, 81 am
sorry, but l am the bearer of what
may be bad news for you. Your
brother is dead"
''Poor John!' exclaimed Mr.. Could
Gle was good fellow after all. How
much of family did lie leave?'
"Not a chick nor a child" replied
the man, "and, what is lucky for you.
he had fortune of 100000. He for
gave you before he died and made you
his sole heir"
'"The poor fellow! How good of
himw exclaimed the old plumber, as
he began to cheer up. He then escort
ed his visitor into the parlor and the
latter explained to him how the money
had been turned over to the bishop of
Sydney, Australia, and how the latter
had forwarded it to the bishop of
Limerick.
"Father O'Bierne" said that he was
an assistant of the bishop of Limerick
and had been commissioned to come
to the United States and look up the
heir. Before the stranger left he had
arranged to have the old man accom-
pany him to Limerick to claim the for
tune. They were to have sailed on
Wednesday Of last week, and the con-
fdence man called totescort his intend
ed victim to the steamer. The latter
had in his absence consulted his law
yer.
"Ah, good morning, my good man."
said the false priest, as he;approached
Mr.. Gould, who was raking in the gar
den. II presume you have everything
in readiness and we, can start. ait once?'
ooh, yes" replied Mr.. Gould, Hmy
trunk is all packed and I'll be with
you as soon as I put the finishing
strokes on this bed of lettuce"
Before we start" said the. stranger.
you will have to provide yourself well
with money. You will find that you
need quite a little to travel on. and
besides lawyers everywhere are reg
ular sharpers and you may have to pay
one of them u couple of hundred dol
lars to draw up papers showing your
claim to the estate"
'But have no money with me-" re-
piled Mr.. Gould. 81 supposed that you
had arranged the expense of the voy-
age and that 1 could pay you when the
fortune was turned over"
$50 you could, If 1 had money to
spare said the confidence man; s'but
unfortunately came away hurriedly
and find that I had barely enough for
my own passage back. Haven't you a
little bank account that you can draw
$500 or $1,000. fromw
Eyes, I have; but don't propose to
be buncoed. I've found you out, and
you don't get any of my money" said
the old man as he made a pass at the
priest with his rake. "Father,
O'Bierne" turned quickly and fed. His
intended victim pursued him through
the yard. When he got to the bottom
Of the hill the confidence man leaned
The Irish standard., 1901-05-11

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Duties Of Young Men. 40
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P tr al s:

Handsome, lesze lithcgraph pictures Of Emmett, OVan
nell. Fathes Mathew, Ihi Sheridan Thomas Nee1ft
and many Others noted in history, sent any sed1e. al
50 EACH