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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Fears for His Mind.

Before being taken to the penitentiary
Otis Green stated the following to Polk
! county officers:
II have made up my mind to accept
whatever fate there is in store for me
from now on: and not to rebel against
whatever comes. It's pretty tough for
young man to 60 to Jail for life and
have absolutely nothing to look forward
to, and only haunting crime looming
up ominously in the past, but it's too
late now. I'm resigned to my fate and
it doesn't matter much to me where l
spend the remainder of my days my
life is virtually ended now.
II have only one great fear and that
is that will lose my mind. It's never
been overly strong, you know, and now
there Is terrible strain upon it. do
nothing but sit here in the eternal dark.
ness and think. can't read, can't
work, the only thing can do is to cit
and think and think and think. I
guess I've got punishment enough. I'm
going to tight hard to keep my mind,
but I've got fears, I've got dark fears,
that 1t will give way before long,"
On account Of Green's enfeebled con.
dltion and the danger he is in of insan.
lty an application will be filed with the
board OF control this week asking for
Green's transfer from Fort Madison to
Anamosa. At the latter penitentiary
there is an insane department and the
conditions will be more FAVORABLE to
Green than ut Fort Madison.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Care Of Thaaks.

The Bethany Republican truthfully
says: III there is one thing more than
another that the editor OF the Republi.
can hates to sec brought or sent to the
Office for publication, it is Gard Of
Thanks to neighbors and friends for
assistance rendered during sickness, at
funeral service. or in saving property,
or Carrying water at fire, having con.
tended that the publication of such
Gard of Thanks is decidedly in bad
taste. Coming out in the public press
and thanking neighbors and friends for
doing what is only a neighborly and
christian duty, we really consider it an
insult to those who perform that duty
for the respect and esteem they hold to.
wards their neighbors. And at times
these cards run to extremes. For in
stance, ne remember mourning the dis
pleasure of party a few years ago be.
cause we Intentionally omitted from a
Gard of Thanks to thank the under.
taker that he made no charge for the
hearse, in taking the remains from the
residence to the cemetery. This how.
ever, was not as bad as the following
Gard of Thanks recently appearing in
Topeka, KAN, paper:
1--WE wish to thank those who helped
US during the last illness Of our de- parted
husband and father and gave hand
at the funeral. We expect to sell of
all the stock, farm implements and
household goods and moye back to
Missouri. Everything will 90 dirt cheap
for cash. Date Of sale to be printed
later. Oh why should the Split Of
mortal be proud? Peace be to his ashes.
A free lunch will be served at the sale."
Lodge resolutions are much in the
line of Cards OF Thanks. One very
seldom sees either in the city papers,
for the reason that they charge so much
line for them. If country papers
adopted the same rule the brevity of
such notices would be remarkable"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Telephone LIne to Lacelle.

A move Is on foot to build tele.
phone line from Weldon to Lacelle and
from Lacelle into Osceola. DR.. Enos
Mitchell is working it up. France 4
Under, Of Lacelle. have agreed to take
three shares, Henry .Stivers two shares,
and number of others one share each,
About forty shares have already been
subscribed, but it will take about eighty
shares to build the line. Mr.. j. G.
France, at Lacelle, is authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions and all interested in
the line from Lacelle to Osceoa should
communicate With him.-Osceola Sen.
tinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28

To Harris Cannon, son of Geo. w. Gam
mon deceased. of Decatur county, Iowa, or to
any OF his relatives or heirs:
You and each OF you are hereby notified
that y petition was filed on the 18th day Of
September, 1901. in the District Court Of De.
catur county, Iowa, by Wayne Gammon, stat.
his Whereabouts unknown for a period Of
seven years and over. and he believes the
said Harris Cannon to be dead. That said
thousand two hundred and eighty dollars ana
twenty cents as his part of the estate OF
George W. Cannon. deceased.
You and each OF you are further notified
that unless the said Harris Cannon or his
wlle or children appear on or before the 10Th
DAY OF January, 1912 and claim said estate.
said estate will be administered upon as
though the said Harris Cannon was known
vcmber, 1901. II M T1wNrR
lsst Judge Third judicial District Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
a Great medicine.

IL have used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
find it to be great medicine" says Mr..
Els. Phipps, of Poseau, Ark. SIT cured
me Of bloody flux, I cannot speak toe
highly of It," This remedy always wins
the good opinion, if not praise, Of those
who use it. The quick cures which /.
effects even in the most severe case.
make it q favorite everywhere. Fo,
sale by w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ia
CHICAGO.

Hisgen Bros, the popular South Side
druggists, corner Goth street and Went.
worth avenue, say: "We sell great
deal of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and find that it gives the most satlsfac-
tory results, especially among children
for severe colds and croup.' For sale
by w. A. Alexander.
An effort is being made by Warren
Cannon, of Des Moines,. to found q
new breed of cattle to be called Polled
Herfords, bearing the same relation to
the old fashioned Herefords, as the poll.
ed Durham bears to the Shorthorn.
Mr.. Cannon now owns eleven Of the
seventeen muley Herefords in tie
country, among them being the only
two muley Hereford bulls in the world.
The result of Mr.. Galnmon's experime mt &
will be watched with great interest by
s.ockmen. Mr.. Gammon's farm is ia
Warren county,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
That ThrobbIng Headache

would quickly leave you, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for sick and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood and build up
your health. Only rs cents. Money
back if not cured. Sold by L. Van
Werden, druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
SHERlFF,S SALE.

,ra my virtue ta OF an Execution, directed to me
comn, Tue cerk OF the District court of Decatur
f fonrs. on the 9TH day Of November, 1901. in
1 nan, 81 me me Home Savings Trust CO.. as
81 ne d.f and AGAINST Oscar l.. Ferguson ct
ao,orniey's ices and costs taxed at $3.50 and
ng res e sGsts levied the follow
to satisfy said t1e OF said
south sixty feet of the north one hundred
aa eghy rect Of said lot four block two
Iowa, and will offer the same for sale to tha
highest bidder for cash in hand, on tbs 18th
cay 81 h December A D. 1901, in front Of the
l0.o'clock a. m Of said day. when and where
signed ~ 'ne uuuef'
20 Dated at Leon. Iowa. Nov. 10, 1901,
io.S JOHN BURNS,
Sheriff OF said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Up Late Last Nioht?

Then you don't feel just the best to-.
day. DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin is
very effective for sick headache, bilious.
ness or disordered stomach. Sold by
L. Van Werien.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Rea, Estate Transfers.

From Nov. is, to Nov. %. 1901.
Martha Teale to Mary Hart, lot in
Lamont .......... .............. 81 600
Bert Teale to George Virden, $40
acres in Burrell. Observation-Disclosures. 8,4OO
Chas. Teale to Bert Teale, 24O acres
IN Burrell.. ................ 1000
! Ella w. Neighbor to Bert Teale, lots
in Lamoni......... ...................... 525
Il. p. Mitchell to Amelia M. Pryor,
80 acres in Eden.............. ......... 2,4OO
Geo. j. Page to Jas. r. White and
John E. Vail, 120 acres in High
Point .......... ........................... 5000
Geo. ]. Page to Jas. R. White and
John E. Vail, 40 acres in High
Point ...... ...... ....... ........ 1000
Malinda Tapscott to w. II. Tapscott,
81 acres in Burrell..... 80. ...... 800
Referees to Nancy M. Wolfe, 80
acres in Franklin....... -. .......... 2,4O3
Reerees to G. o. Waters, ~ acres In
Franklin.."........ ........-".. ..".. 1929
Sarah E. Spidle to David A. spidle,
"a acres in Woodland. ...... :. ...... 1900
e. 8. Bu6um, trustee to e. Culver,
Thos. e. Cummings to Grant Ora
ham, land in New Buda............ 800
Noah Evans to Arthur L. Teale, 100
acres In Burrell........... ............. $500
Elmer o. Kinsey to Arthur l.. Teale,
lots in Davis City. 80. ................ 1850
D. J. Hullinger to g. B. Hawk, q
acres In Hamilton...... ............. 1900
w. K. Green to John w. Moore, 100
acres In Franklin. 49,. ......... 5000
Jas. II. Farris to Hilda 8. Ensign,
100 acres In Long Creek............ $500
w. H. Wise to Josiah Hamilton, 40
acres In Long Creek.................... 40
g. p. Linstrom to David Downey, 40
acres in amilton....................... 1926
w. f. Blair to Elmer e. King, lot In
VanWert Observation-Disclosures. 1856
Referees to w. x. Green, so acres in
franklin. Observation-Disclosures. 8, Isl
D. f. Nicholson to q. Reed, lotsin
Lamont .. 400
A. j. Jefiries to Thos. z. Cummings,
lot In Davis Citv........................1 1850
w. n. Zimmerman to W. q. Faller,
40 acres in Long Creek. ............. 800
Laura Q. Albaugh to Everett Massey,
80 acres In. Woodland ... ........... 2,a0o
Laura Q. Albaueh to y. ,. Massy, -
y 40 acres In Woodland ......-... $500
RnANc1s VARaA 4 eoN.
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WOMAlV,S ODD LITTLE WAYS,
BY TABITHA soURGRAPEs.

of my society and conversation to pay
him for it,
"Skewkey Tubbs!" exclaimed Ivie
in accents of fine disdain Poor lit
tie runt! His back hair looks like a
rats nest, and he never has any fold
in the knees of his pants, and he
Fuckers his face into the most horri-
BILE wrinkles and works his jaws
when he uses his knife and fork or
clips anything with the scissors in
the oftice-perfect scarecrowi Still
he's good enough to pay for lunch
con-"
Yes" answered Girty And, Vie
of course he had to pay my car fare
going home. One morning coming
down town this week | met Mr. Don
aldson just as 1 was getting on the
car, and he paid my fare for me. An
other morning 1 met that stingy Sam
Holden, and he had to pay for me,
too, though l saw he didn't like it a
bit. But what's nickel anyhow to Il
man? Ivie, I've counted up and Pm
in luncheon and three car fares this
week.
Yes" replied Ivie. but I've done
better than that. Last Tuesday l
stood looking in at Bumps confec-
tionery window l was just longing
for box of those Italian cream choc-
olates, but 1 wouldn't buy them my
self. I just mind cured on them ten
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minutes there where 1 stood, and by
and by along comes old Nicken, and
he says. How do you do?' I'm WELL,
l says. But amt they beautiful Ital-
ian cream chocolates in there? I'm
just longing for a box of them
Well old Nicken says, let's have
some So he bought them for me. but
the mean old thing ate nearly half of
them himself, after all. l got even
with him, though, for | says to him
Have you seen that new play The
Athletic Orphan" YETI He says: No.
| haven't. Have your | says, No, |
haven't. and I'm crazy to so, but I've
not anybody to take me. and a girl
can't go by herself Well he saws
i s'pose I'll have to take YOU and
he couldn't get out of it. And after
theaSer was over, of course il was only
common manners for him to ask me to
go and have ice cream and coffee. So
I've beat you, Girty this week Pm
in box of chocolates, theater tick
ct and cream and two car fares''
Yes" murmured Girty, you are.
That limpy old Nicken! He's like an
exhibition of antiques, with his bald
head, his old claws of hands and his
silk hat that he's worn for the last
1--WE years ever since his wife's funer-
al! Still he's good enough to pay out
his money for girls, and that's what
men are for. All the girls know it,"
u i
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! WOMEN
] ~ AS STOCK
! BUYERS
q
Many
Of Them Find
Pleasure and
Excitement
On Change.

She said, I don't know what margins
are, but I'd like to try some as if it
had been new kind of cream choco-
lates. Well, she tried some and lost
$4,000 in less than no time. Now she is
coming in to get it back again That's
what we all do When women go into
stock buying, they nearly always listen
at first to what some man tells them
and lose all the money they put in.
You are safe to lose if you take mans
advice. Never do it. Men think they
know so much about stocks, and they
don't know any more than you do your
self. Now it begins to warm up lit
tie. 1t gets crazy in here sometimes
1t did warm up. A big board, the size
and shape of a Sunday school black
board, was covered with squares and
figures. Down a line at the left was
row of mysterious letters and syllables
-Nyp, Mop, Uss, Nat, Lpf, etc. If that
board is unearthed in the days of the
coming race, when people draw their
su!.-enance from the air and wear
thought clothes. will the professors of
learning of that day pronounce it
tablet inscribed in honor of the great
est king known to the barbaric twen-
tieth century? They would not be far
out of the way, for it is tribute to
King Money. AS sales grew lively two
young men worked as fast as their fin
gers could fly changing figures upon the
board, and the click clack of the blocks
sounded like the rafting of dice in
box. 1t was a game of chance the Gus
toners played-a game in which the
stakes We're won and lost by the thou
sand dollars.
pleasant acquaintance springs up
J CT lxq
Day after day, year after year some-
times, they meet and are drawn togeth-
er by the mutual interest of margin
and short of bull pool and bear pool
and running to cover. Much of human
sympathy is evolved. They are glad
when one of them makes strike; they
are sorry in very / told you so way
when one loses. Yet, though they meet
thus friendly and familiar, they al
most never know one anothers names.
1t would not be etiquette to inquire.
Etiquette requires that stockroom ac-
quaintance end with the stockroom. If
! two ladies who saw each other every
day at the brokers' office should by
!: chance be introduced outside, they
| would meet as strangers.
| The noisest person in the room was,
naturally, man. He wore a silk hat
anu Iedu OIL lHe quotations Fdpluly
from the ticker. If his particular
| stocks We're going down. he went away
and waited awhile If they went up,
here is what one of the lady buyers
| says he does:
He talks as hard as he can and
sputters all over everything and just
/ howls.''
Man or woman, after you once get
into the stock business you cannot let it
60 1t will not let you go. Men and
1 women both become so wrought up in
| the game that they cannot sleep at
night The excitement and fascination
= are indescribable. Spectators must
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knows, has lost $2l 900 in stocks, and
shes trying to get it back again"
Great ghostie! Think of having
sci, 900 to lose!" exclaimed the one whis-
pered to.
A very pretty woman With gray hair
and eyes that now and then blaze with an
electric blue steps close to the girl teleg-
rapher with the nose of Napoleon of
finance and gives an order.
That one" continues the whisperer
lis very reticent. She sits looking down
with her hand over her eyes, as though
she We're drawing on some inner source
of knowledge. Then presently She goes
and buys or sells. and she is generally
successful
The woman of mystery had the air of
financial climber, one whose social
position was or had been first class,
but who had not money to back it and
was trying on the quiet to put herself
in funds through speculation IN stocks.
I A newcomer tall. in deep mourning. en-
tered. That one is very wealthy" con-
tinued the whisperer. she came in last
/ fall with a young brother. one of the
smart Alec kind who thought he knew it
all. You buy on margin he told her
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s ": se :sas :s' y ". ~ s :ss
b of every week they unbosomed
themselves each to the other con-
) corning the events of the past seven
. days.
\ Said Girty Down to Ivie Rose:
2 Last Monday noon l went into
Browne Hash's restaurant for lunch
con. | sat down and was just going
z to order cup of tea and lady finger
I thought | could make it do; then
could save some money to so on to
that ravishing black chiffon hat l
want-When in comes little Skewkey
Tubbs and sits down opposite me. 1
says good morning, and he says,
What are you going to eat?
says, 1 don't know; you may order
Z He says, But L can't tell what you
want Then l knew he was going to
B pay, so | went in and ordered a good
one while | was at it. / says: Then
We'll have broiled spring chicken and
. lobster salad and English lamb chops
and strawberries and some of those
Z imported dollhouse grapes, and Well
3 top off with French candied fruits
? and ice cream and genuine Mocha
coffee. That'll be plain, simple lit
tie luncheon, won't it?' 'Y-e-e-s, says
, Skewkey kind of sicklike. but we had
it all the same. i gave him an hour
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E2f Va Vi tnelll openly deCldle tilSS
W "a do it in the hope of lettering
4 Ia their fortunes Others who
seem to be Independently
wealthy say they do it to give excite
ment to life that has lost it's zest, and
they do not care-not they-whether
they win or lose. 1t is to be observed,
however, that those DANES who gamble
in stocks for the fun of the thing are
about the glummest of all when they
lose in ten minutes several thousand
dollars.
Not far from the social center of
certain great city man known as one
of the most influential and reliable
bankers and brokers in the States has
an office, said to be opened originally
for the accommodation of lady Gus
toners. But the other half was also
admitted to it's privileges, and now, as
usual where the sexes are associated in
any enterprise, men mostly monopollze
the proceedings Still there drop in
and out quietly and whisper their orders
to buy or sell enough women to give the
shop an air feminine. The clerk who
telegraphs orders from this up town
place to the main office is also woman
"a young woman with the nose of a
Napoleon of finance. The influential
banker and broker from his headquar-
tiers inside the aura of the great cen
| trail Stock Exchange sometimes tele-
phones to his lady customers his opin-
ion on the prospects of given stocks,
which the business manager announces
to the ladies like this:
(, Mr.. Marginstock thinks Crossbones
common will drop" Then the ladies
nudge one another and whisper audi
bly,:
Don't you believe a word of it, Mr..
Marginstocks always wrong in his
guesses.'
Not knowing, you would imagine
these women stock spectators to be of
those who smoke cigarettes and wear
powder and peroxide hair and are up to
date in slang. Well, you We're never
more mistaken. Many of them are
middle aged or elderly women dressed
| in blacki of staid appearance and man
| nerS-like those at woman's club bust
ness meeting when the members are not
en- dress parade or like officers of a la
dies missionary society. Fully half of
/ them wear mourning expressing various
grades of grief. One handsome specu-
lator OF so is draped in a pail of black.
A lady whispers to a friend:
That woman has lost her husband
and all her children. She says she d es
not care for anything any more. re
has loads of money and comes here to
speculate and keep herself from think
ing"
She's lucky to have loads of mon
ey," replied the friend She ought tc
be thankful enough for that to keep
her from fretting. She would be If
she'd ever had to work for her living"
A mild eyed, refined looking, grand
motherly woman of 10 quietly watches
the readings clicked off by the ticker
THAT one" whispers the lady who
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/az Maz
New York
A SOCIAL ORDER OF THE GARTER
New York.

hlng Edwards beStowal of the order
OF the Garter upon Queen Alexandra
making her the only woman thus hon
ored' has drawn attention to the fact
that a Clique of women in English high
society mas appropriated the name of
the order to themselves. The social or
Ger OF the Garter is one of the smartest
secret societies existing in smart Bel
gravian society today.
Only unmarried women can become
members, but those of them who mar
ry may remain members. There are a
president, secretary and a recorder,
who has the custody of a beautiful
book, bound in the antique style in red
vellum with brass. On it's white pages
it is her duty to write such doings of
the members as seem worthy of record.
AT least three peeresses and eight
daughters of peers are enrolled, and,
though it is difficult to estimate the
number of members, the names on the
book certainly exceed so.
The insignia is a gold garter repre-
sentlng serpent biting it's own tail
But this garter is occasionally worn as
bracelet, for it is flexible, being made
of hammered gold which can be con-
tracted till it can be worn on the wrist
When SO worn, 1t is sign that the
member wishes to communicate with
other members, and consequently a girl
at large party will be led to address
another she does not know because of
this sign of their freemasonry. No
member receives a list of fellow mem
bers so she only knows those who are
personal friends.
There is TO subscription and no gen
np.0 1T
duce women to help one another in So
| ciety and to keep an eye on the doings
| of men in their own set. The social or
der of the Garter has been in existence
| at least five years, and the secretary
has great deal of correspondence Ad-
mission is by invitation of the presi-
dent after nomination by three mem
| bers and the only cost to the novice Is
| the price of the garter. An oath is
| sworn, but what it pledges members to
has not so far become known.
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woman stands in front of a store win
dow, she forgets all grammar, polite
ness, her little airs and graces and even
her personal appearance. If you want
to discover whether Mrs. Doubtful was
really born to the purple or whether her.
drawl and long "a are product of the
last few years, Just follow her into the
shopping district. You'll soon find out"
l made some observation. but Aunt
Sophronia did not answer. She was
biting her lips, and there was a twinkle
in the corner of her eye. You believe
that woman's husband should give
her a certain yearly sum for dress,
don't you, Pussy?" she asked.
'Of course" l answered. Every de-
cent woman nowadays gets an allow
ance.'
80 did l before I was married and
the first year after, too, but not after
that" she chuckled
l stared at her in amazement. but
You We're always beautifully dressed!"
l exclaimed.
That's it," she said. Il have to dress
beautifully or / am not happy. Do you
suppose / can buy 5000 gown when
see that it is entirely put in the shade
nv the $500 creation which hangs along
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watch the market like hawks when the
season is active. They must go every
day. An absence of Is minutes at g
critical point may mean the loss of
thousands.
But | wonder the women do not take
their knitting work to steady their
nerves while they wait. They cannot
smoke. MARILLA WEAVER.
FIRST TO WEAR ORANGE BLOSSOMS
One of the Spanish kings so runs
the legend. had an imported orange
tree of which he was very proud and of
which the French ambassador was ex-
treinely anxious to obtain a Slip
The gardeners daughter was poor
and required a dowry in order to mar
~ her lover. She therefore obtained a
cutting of the orange tree and sold it to
the ambassador for high price At
her wedding she Wore a wreath of orr
ange blossoms in her hair in recogni-
ton of the plant to which she owed her
happiness"
According to this legend Spain is
held responsible for the pretty custom
of wearing orange blossoms at wed.
dimes.