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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07

there was y dance in the opera house
and . large number Of the visitors
tripped the light fantastic toe until q
late hour.
The attendance yesterday was consid.
erably larger than on Tuesday, the
weather again being perfect and every.
one seemed to be enjoying Themselves.
AZ The REPORTER went to press at
O'Clock we cannot give IN account Of
the day until next week.
The managers, Messrs. Caldwell 4
johnson have done everything in theil
power to make it a success and have
worked INCREASINGLY to that end.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07

Printers Ink quotes an advertiser to
the effect that there is trade in summer
as we'll as in autumn and spring, and the
fact that naturally there is less of il
makes it the most incumbent on the en-.
terprising business man to increase it by
advertising. That. advertising does act.
ualiy create business is MO longer doubt.
full.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers from July 2sth
to August 4th, 1902:
Margaret Thompson toJ. T. and Ella
NJ. Smith. 40 acres Long Creek. $4,000
Fred w. Newcomb to Robt. Johnson,
lots Lamont 700
+. H. Marvin to s. H. Elliott, 5 acres
Eden :. -. ...---".-. .... SUI
S. H. Elliott to +. H. Marvin, lots
LeOu. -. = 1900 ..:"- oOU
E!zlna Barr to George H. Derry, lots
Lamont :-.-- 100
William Biggs to E. D.. Dorm, lots
.---.&4-.. oUo
William Anderson to Geo. H. Derry,
lots Lamont SUI
Geo. H. Derry to William Anderson,
lots Lamont. .... 500
+. w. Crockett to Lois j. Wisner, $50
acres Burrell-....... -.......... = y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07
For 30 Days Only.

Big premium with every dozen of
photos at swearingen's photo gallery.
Call and zee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07

Come early in April and get your
nursery stock from the Leon Home
Nursery. My stock has never been
culled. W. "A, GARRErT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07

\ Program for the Soldiers Reunion and Sum.
- mcr Festival to be held at Leon, la,
August. II. Is. Id. IS. Is.
a TUESDAY AUG. 10Th.
. FORENOON.
a Assignment of tents and renewal of acquaintance.
- 1:3o-Music K. p. band.
~ 2:00-In, ocation.
Al Music. K. p. band.
a 300 Address of welcome v. r. McGinnis.
A 3:OO-Response, Robt. McCauI.
- 3:3O-Bandc concert, X. P. Band until 5 O'Clock.
7:so--opening of 'shoot the chutes'' and water carnival on
. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 18th.
. OLD SETTLERS DAY.
. 9:so-Music X. P. band.
10:OO-Vocal music.
II Music K. 7. band.
. :3O-Musc, K. 2. band.
Al 2:oO-Address, Judge Smith MCPHERSON OF U. S. court.
. 3:3O-Music, X. P. band.
y Ball game at park at reunion grounds.
II 3:45-Recltation, Miss Horner.
Il 4:OO-Plantation sketches and coon antics, colored artists.
5:Oo-Five minute speeches by pioneers, interspersed with
- music and rechations.
a 7:3O-Band concert, K. p. band.
. THURSDAY, AUG 14th.
e SOLDIERS DAY.
4 s:ao-Assembly bugle, Willis Cymer.
Music, martial band.
~ 1e:o0-Introductory president OF association.
II 1O15-Song, Misses Waight.
10:30-Recitation Miss Tabler.
~ Address, Rev. +. B. Heaton.
.~11:3o-speech, Hon. J. W.. Harvey.
\ 11:45-speech, Marion F. stookey.
II DINNER.
. 1:3o-Music, band. #
: 2:oo-oraafiion Col. H. il. Trimble, of Keokuk.
: Song, Misses Halle and Bessie Moore. A.
\ 3:3O-Musi band. .r
Ball game at park, reunion grounds. @M.
Colored quartette and Plantation sketches. ~
= :3o-Short speeches by visiting veterans, interspersed with
= reciations and music. eM
= s:oo-Gra campfire and jollifcation.
\ Program for lllth Alaska Day to be held in
\ Leon, Iowa, Friday. August IS.
I Sunrise Salute-111 guns.
4 Mobilization of 111th Alaska, Co. j, at opera house to don
- uniforms.
= 8 to 10 a. m.-Band concert in front of headquarters.
n 10 a. m.-Formation of Co. at Headquarters for Dress Parade,
Capt. j. S. Ryan Commanding
y Line or March led by aYoung Abe, $ the Great American War
Eagle, to Court House Square.
n Address of Welcome-Mayor Woodland. +,
y Presentation OF Key of City to Go. ), 111th Alaska. L
q Co%untermarch on Main Street to Commercially, thence to
Il grounds arriving at 10:45 a. M.
y National Air-All bands.
q Song-sMarchingt through Leon''-Entire company, accom-
panied by band.
s. 11:3O-2O minutes specialization Gen. !. N. Beard, of Alaska
n II 50-Music by bands.
u n.-Company break ranks and repair to barracks.
4 DINNER.
$50 p. m.-Reassemble at grand stand, reunion grounds.
Music by bands. Song by Co. Patriotic Air accom-
panied by entire audience.
40 minute speeches by J. Emery the horrible Swede) of Keo-
kuk and V. r. McGinnis, of Leon.
4 Grand sOlio'-Special artists of Co. J, 111th Alaska
PROGRAM.
4 Grand slack wire performance by Alphonso and Castor, ac-
knowedged kings Of the wire.
z Song-Blind fiddler, FROM Dawson City, Alaska.
! Quartette-Members Of company.
2 sBrown Bear dance-Captured from the wilds Of Alaska in
1900 by Prot. Uno.
{ Song-Quartette by members of Co.
\ Cake Walk Contest-Cake to be auctioned off by Col. D. S. !
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07
THE

The annual business meeting of the
Advent Christian church, of Tuskeego,
will be held on Friday, August Sth, at
2:3O p. m.
Elder A. E. Hatch will spend the next
two Sundaysin Illinois, preaching August
10th at Aurora. Will also attend the
annual Advent camp meeting at Men.
dota.
The G. w. b. M. Auxiliary of the
Christian church will meet with Mrs.
Eva Williamson, Friday, August S, at
2:30. Should the weather be stormy the
meeting will be with Mrs. Marion
Osborne.
Sunday will be as follows: Preaching
both morning and evening by the pas
tor. In the evening a Coronation"
sermon will be preached. Sunday
School and Epworth league at usual
hours.
The U.,B quarterly meeting will be
held at Davis City on August 8 and 10 at
the brick chucrh. Presiding elder Cur.
It's Will preach at Elk Chapel Friday
evening. Rev. Mrs. like will preach at
Tuskeego Friday evening. Elder Curtis
will be at Davis City over Sunday.
Something Unique In Photography
Platinotype, Platino and Solo work.
Can give you black and white or sepia
one Come and see the work.
HENRIETTA VoGT,
North Side of Square.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07
License to Wed.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Clerk Keller since our
last issue:
b. B. Brown.-
Laura Ladd..-.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-07

Ladies who have used Maple City
Soap will testify to its merits.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
IN VALLEY FORCES MEMORY.
Sons of Revolution to Hold Annual Church
4 Service.

IS
Z Service.
In commemoratioh OF the 125th ami
versary of the going into winter
quarters of the American army at Val
ley Forge the Pennsylvania Society,
Sons of the Revolution, will hold its
annual church service on Sunday after
noon next, in Old Christ Church,
Second street above Market, Philadel-
phia.
The service will be in charge of the
chaplain, Rev. George Woolsay Hodge,
assisted by number OF the clergy, and
the sermon will be preached by Rt.
Rev. Alexander Msckay Smith, ID. D.,
bishop coadjutor Of Pennsylvania and
chaplain OF the District of Columbia
Society Of Sons of the Revolution.
The society will assemble at the Penn
Club and march to the church, led y
field music from the First Regiment
and the Color Guard of the Sons. The
Second City Troop, Philadelphia City
Cavalry, so strong under command Of
Capt. Frank E. Schermerhorn, will act
as escort and be seated in the body of
the church. Invitations have been sent
| to the general officers of the society
| and to the officers OF the United States
/ army and navy on duty here, as we'll as
to tine kindred patriotic societies.
The church will be decorated with
| the national colors and the bun and
! yellow of tine society. aud from the bal
comics will hang tho large and valuable
! collection of reproductions of flags car.
| ried during the Revolution and owned
by the society.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Annual Meeting of the Delaware sociei
on Saturday Evening.

Annual Meeting of the Delaware Society
on Saturday Evening.
The Delaware Society, Sons of the
American Revolution. held its annual
meeting at the Historical Society
Building, on Saturday evening. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President, Spotswood Garland; Vice
President for New Castle county,
Thomas +. Bayard; Vice President for
Kent county, DR.. E. s. Anderson ;
Vice President for Sussex county,
Charles L. Moore; Secretary and
Treasurer, ID. Brainard Ferris, Jr. ;
Registrar and Librarian, Lawrence b.
Jones; Chaplain, Rev. James Brown
Turner; Board of Managers, Col. W.
A. LaMotte, Capt. H. b. Nones,
howard Dell. Ross, Martin Beaden-
kopf and Lewis B. Morrow; Delegate
at Large, John Bancroft; Delegates,
Il, Z. Lednum and l.. Irving Handy.
E. I. Lednum read an interesting
paper on Tho History and Develop
ment of the American Flag"
1t was decided to recommend to the
State Legislature the acceptance of tht
Cooch's Bridge Memorial by the State
A resolution was also adopted recon-
mending that Delaware's representative
in Congress vote for the passage of /
bill which provides for National Parl
reservation at Srktown, Va.
After the business session, refresh
ments were served and the remainde
of the evening was passed in a socia
| Way.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
BILL FOR PRINTING
ELECTION BALLOTS
It Amounts to S2,iO Which Is at
the Rate Of Si6 per Thousand
for 100000 Ballots.
IT WAS HELD OVER BY LEvYCOURT
Also, a Bill for Furnishing vot
ing Booths.
THE DRAW OF FENNlMORE'S BRIDGI

The Levy Court of New Castle county
met in special session Saturday morning
and considered bills resulting from the
recent election.
Clerk OF the Peace Quigley stated
that he understood that the comptroller
had refused to approve certain bills for
printing, on the ground that certain
charges we're considered excessive.
Among the bills held up he said, was
one for printing the official ballots for
the election. He said that he had
ordered the work done and had ap-
proved tho bill. As clerk Of tire peace
he was in duty bound to have these
ballots printed and delivered in proper
manner. A failure on his part 10 per
form this duty would make him liable
to fine of from 81, 900 to s.. 600 and
Imprisonment from one to ilye years.
For his own protection, he said, it WAS
important for him to have the work
done by reliable persons. There we're
140, 000 ballots printed and the price
was SIS per thousand and this was re-
duoticn Of $3.50 per thousand in the
charge at the previous election.
Mr.. Armstrong remarked that the
trouble seemed to be in having had too
many ballots printed.
Mr. Quigley explained that the law
specified that the clerk Of the peace
must print as many ballots as there
we're votes cast at the preceding cleo
tion, with as many extra as an estimate
of the increase in voters called for. He
said that it took all day to burn tbs
ballots left over. Mr.. Haineg, repre-
senting the Globe Printing Co., who
did the work, explained that there were
46 changes made in the ballots ane
| that three tons of paper were used
| The full amount of the bill is 81, 100.
No further action was taken on th'
bill.
Fred 9. Mammele was present ant
made anaexplanation of the bill Of s40'
for supplying 20 patent booths for tn
general election. Mr. Mammele pre-
sented an itemized statement showing
that tho booths cost him sl4 04 eacl
TO build them. The bill will be con
sidered later. The booths was patelte
by Mammele & Husbands about i
years ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
WILL GET NO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Applications for s13 shipley Street and
2Os w. Seventh Street Refused by the

Applications for sI3 shipiey Street and
2Os w. Seventh Street Refused by the
Court.
In the Court Of General Sessions,
Saturday, the application of David
Hughes for license for the property
GLIB Shipley street, formerly kept by
Harry Massey, whose application at the
September term was withdrawn, was
taken up and the testimony of Miss
Lucy Primrose and Miss Martha Prim-
rose, next door neighbors to the saloon,
was taken for the Law and Order So
ciety. They claimed that they had
been kept awake at nights by noise in
the saloon.
Magistrate Bradley, Abram Jones,
James H. Powell, a lbert Bucher, Con
stable Charles Green and John Nc
Keeyer were heard for the applicant.
They gave the place good name.
Chief Justice Lore said that the
house was proved to be disorderly when
kept by Massey and it had a bad name.
The court would not risk the chance
of remodeling the character OF the
| house.
Judge Spruance said, 1.-THE house
has been an abominally, outrageously
disorderly place. and while there was
no question about the present applicant
he felt it proper to refuse the license.
The court SO directed.
The application Of Charles F. Beihn
| for a license for the property 20S West
1 Seventh street was refused with but
| few words.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
JOHN HOLzFR WANTS PENSION.
For an Injury Received While In the Arm!
During the War With Spain.

For nm Injury Received While In the Army
During the War With Spain.
John Holzer of this city has made
application to the government for a
pension as a result of being injured
while he was member of Co. H, First
Delaware Volunteers, during the war
with Spain, but the request has been
refused on the ground that the injury
was not received while Mr.. Holzer
was performing duty as soldier.
Mr.. Holzsr was injured as result
of a jump form train it Middletown.
The regiment was in camp at Middle
town at the time and Mr.. Holzer re-
ceived telegram summoning him to
New York on important business. He
obtained furlough for AS hours and
when he reached Wilmington on the
way back from New York he was too
late for the evening train and would
have ovsrstayed his time by waiting
until morning. He wanted to live up
to his promise and boarded freight
train. Unfortunately for him, the
| freight did not stop at Middletown and
when it reached that point he jumped
off, striking his head on the tracks.
He was so badly injured that he was
in the hospital for seveN week and
has been suffering from attack oi
dizziness a t interals ever since.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
WILL WAIT FOR WAGE INCREASE.
The Members of the Chicago Cigarmakeri
Union Decide Not TO strike.

The Members of the Chicago Cigarmakers
Union Decide Not TO strike.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 13 Three thou
sand members of the Cigarmakers
Union will wait another year before
demanding wage increase, because
they do not wish to increase the
expenses Of their employers. who are
fighting the so-oalled Tobacco Trust
For several months large proper
tion of the membership OF the union
has been agitating the introduction Of
the Spanish bill system of making
cigars. This would increase the wages
of the workmen from "A TO 90 thou
sand. So eager were the agitators to
have the system introduced thar.thoy
were willing to strike to gain ii.
George j. Thompson then told of the
struggle of the independent and union
manufacturers to resist the inroads OF
the so-cslled trust. The trust factories.
he asserted, are run by non-union men
and underpaid women and children, so
that the combination can sell cigars
at from 81 to s6 a thousand less thau
the independents.
Strike talk was dropped first, and
when the vote was put the proposition
was defeated two to one.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
New Yard at Farview In Connection WIN
the improvements in This CITY.

New Yard at taHNieW IN -
the improvements in This city.
President Cassatt of the f'ennsylgania
railroad has given his final s2proyai 70
the general plans for the new freight
yard to be built at Fairview, on tne
Northern Central railroad, and tne
additional line of railroad to be nthit
in connection Herewith. This wiiI De
In connection with the nav yard IN THIS
CITY. Work, which is already under
way, will now be pushed forward Wig
orously by Contractor kerbangh.
The new -ard, which will be used ex-
olusiyely for the exchange OF cos5 ano
minerals, will he located 2}5 miles rom
Marysyille. 1t will be two miles loue
and will have capacity for passing
8, 600 cars per day in each direction.
Going east the cars will pass over tne
new double track line to be constructed
ON the west side of the Su5quehanna
to tho new bridge to be built across the
river. north Of Columbia, and thence
along the east bank of the eSusquehanna
through Columbia to Cresswell on the
Columbia 4 Port Deposit road. At that
point the new line will leave the river,
climbing the hill with an easy grade
/ across the southern part of Lancaster
county near Quarryville, and connect
| ing with the main lire east OF the Gap
Summit. With the complexion OF this
yard and line ali coal bond for tide
water and Southern points will be di-
verted around Harrisburg and through
| this yard.
In addition to tho extensive improve
ments now under way it is proposed &c
build a large grain elevator in connec,
| tion with a new freight yard ano
4 freight shed at Germantown Junction
] on the sits of the recent big fire at thai
| point. The directors have appropriated
! $500, 900 for this work and the contract
for the elevator has been awarded tS
| George M. Moulton & Co., of Chicago
who prepared the plans.
The grain elevator. which will bt
built of structural iron with galvenizet
iron sides, will be five stories high o.
1853. IL feet over all. The building will
be 126 feet long and 76 feet wide, ane
will have bin, conveyor, scale, garne
and machinery floor. In connection
with the elevator there will be erected
brick power house, so by 30 feet.
shelter house of corrugated iron, 30 b.
IA feet, and brick office, l6 by IL feet
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
AM EXCITING FIRE.

Mrs. vandersIoot and Her Daughter
Slightly Burned as the Result Of the
Overturning of an oil Stove.
An oil stove was accidentally over
turned at the residence OF Mrs. Byron
Vandersloot, 322 East Tenth street
about o'clock Thursday afternoon,
and as result the furniture was
damaged to the extent OF about 81, 600,
the house $500. and Mrs. Vandsrsloot
and her daughter, Susie, we're slightly
burned. @
Mrs. Van isrsloot and her daughter
were burned while attempting to OK.
tinguish the flames. Mrs. Vander5iooi
had dropped diamond ring on the
floor and was endeavoring TO, ind II
while she aud her daughter were light
ing the flames, but was unsuccessful.
After the fire the ring was found by
Policeman Sheehy. 1t had not beer
damaged.
The district fire companies were sum
moned by an alarm from box Nc. anc
did good service. The damage to the
house is covered by insurance.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
WITH THE LEVY COURT.

Another Discussion over Election Biils-
Fennimore Draw to he Lensthened.
The bills of the notaries for taking
afiidavits at the last registration, the
bill for printing the official ballots
used at The general election and the
bill of s40O presented by f. @. Nam
mele for furnishing the county with 70
patent voting booths were discussed at
the afternoon session of the Levy Court
on Saturday. Comptroller Kelley, who
had refussd to approve the bills because
he considered them excessive, was not
present to hear the bills explained by
those who presented them, SO no action
was taken ON them. They will be taken
up ana disposed OF, in all probability,
at the regular meeting of the court to-
morrow.
The members Of the court accepted
the proposition made by the Atlas
Dredging Co, with reference to widen
ing the draw OF Fennimore bridge SO
that large dredge can get up the Ap-
poduinimink River for the purpose OF
deepening the stream and widening the
channel. The dredging people will re-
move certain piling and replace them
at their own expense. The county will
bear the expense of lengtnening the
bridge.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
EpWORTH INVITES DR.. SHORT.
Former Pastor Asked to Return to That
Charge Next Conference Year.

Former Pastor Asked to Return to That
Charge Next Conference Year.
Rev. Alfred Smith. pastor of Ep-
worth NJ. e. Church, having notified
the congregation that he desired to
make change next conference year,
the official board held meeting Sunday
evening and unanimously extended a
call to Rev. F. Burgette Short, s. I. D.,
to become pastor next year. 1t is likely
that the Invitation will be accepted,
although Mr.. Short told a reporter oi
The Gazette Monday morning that he
had several things in view and had not
reached any decision.
Mr. Short was pastor of Epworth
Church until about year ago, when
he resigned to take up other work.
Since that time he has not been doing
active pastoral work, although he ha:
conducted services in many churches
in the conference. He is exceedingly
popular with the people Of Epworth,
who nave every reason TO believe thai
he will accept their invitation.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
Narrow Escape OF a coaster.

Moterman Krause made heroic
stop of his car on the grade on West
Sixth street between Monroe and
Adams, Saturday morning. Harry Swee-
ney, boy, was coasting down the hill
and the car was going up. Mr.. Krause
saw that the sled would collide with
the car and. throwing off the power,
brought it to standstill and was
about to reverse the lever as the sled
went under the front of the car. The
boy was thrown oil, but not badly
hurt
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
THE LEVY COURT.
Bills Resulting From the Recent Electic
Sill Ecinc Conkidered.

Bills Resulting From the Recent Election
still Being Considered.
Bills arising from the recent election
we're considered at the session Of Levy
Court Thursday afternoon. A number
of bills were held up. Comptroller
Kelly refused to approve the bills.
The following billswere ordered paid :
Mercantile Printing Co., $50; Re-
publican Publishing Co.. 50. lS; Charles
t. Story, s32. so; Charles NJ. Smith,
sl6O. IS; Globe Printing 90, s514
Charles NJ. Smith, $40. so; Stephen
Downey, s41.50.
John W. Lawson, Jr. OF the Atlas
Dredging Co., was present and asked
the court to have row of piling re-
moved from the draw of Fennimore
bridge in the Appoquinimink River, SO
that the company can get one OF It's
large dredges through the draw for the
purpose OF deepening the river above
The bridge.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

The Government Would Like to Have
several Medical Clerks In the Pension
Department.
The following civil service exami
nations are to be held at the Federal
Building in this city: January goth,
l9O3-Magazine attendant, which pays
a salary Of 81 per diem; January 9th
Steward and storekeeper in the
United States Penitentiary service, at an
annual salary of $500, and medical
clerk, which pays from $500 to 81, coo
per annum.
Relative to the last examination the
Civil Service Commission ann ounces
that 1.-THE commissioner Of pensions
states.saat he would like TO be able to
draw, curing the next three months p
good, reputable Young students of
medicine, for appointment as clerks or
copyists in the pension office, at sala-
ries from $500 to $1,000 per annum.