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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
w. p. CLARK & co.

Roe Caster jr., who is attending Drake
University at Des Moines, came down
Saturday and visited over Sunday with
his parents in this city. Roe is getting
quite reputation as an all round
athlete at college. Last fall he played
foot ball with the college eleven and
this year he is on the ball team holding
down first base. The Drake team will
soon make two weeks trip through
Nebraska and Kansas playing college
games.
We heard Joe Nugent, the popular
manager of Swift & Company's big pro.
duce establishment, get of the following
at the expense of well known young
lady of this city the other day. The
young lady with party of friends was
looking at the excavations and founda.
tions for swift's new poultry house and
Joe was calamity showing them all
aboutit. Pointing to one corner he
said, "There is where the big black smith
shop will be put in" The young lady
Of course asked what poultry company
wanted with blacksmith shop, and
Joe without smile answered, $50 we
can 'shoo' the chickens"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Sears Bros. will hold their annual sale
of Short Horn cattle at their farm 81
miles northeast of Leon on Friday of
this week, at which time they will sell
81 head of exceptionally fine bulls, COWS
and heifars. Sears Bros. have establish.
ed a splendid reputation as breeders Of
Short Horn cattle and their offering this
year is grand opportunity to secure
good breeding stock. Col. Carey M.
Jones, the we'll known live stock auc.
tioneer, will cry the sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The X. & w. southbound passenger
train was an hour late last Friday, being
delayed by an accident to the fireman,
Geo. Schrader, who in some manner fell
of the train just south of the Rock
Island Crossing. The travelling engineer
of the K. & w. was on the engine firing
and Schrader went into the baggage car
to get drink and it is supposed he fell
while crawling along the side of the
tender. He was not missed until the
train arrived at Wick and when the
train was backed up the poor fellow was
found lying near the bridge this side of
the crossing with his skull fractured.
He was unconscious and was brought as
far as Osceola on the train and the next
day was moved to his home at Keokuk,
but is still unconscious and there is but
slight hopes of his recovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Semi Om-sed Temple No. 9, D. o. K.
X. of Des Moines will do the floor work
at big ceremonial at Clarinda on Tues.
day, May 9Th. Quite number Of the
Leon members are contemplating at.
tending,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

At wedding in Appanoose county
last week the mother of the groom pre-
sented the young couple with COW and
a cradle. She had been a fruitful
cleaner in the fields of experience and
knew the usefulness of such things in
the family business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Many friends will be panied to hear
that John Lee is very sick at his home
near Davis City, his condition being
considered quite critical.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

A bright boy, residing with his par
ents who desires to learn the printing
trade, can secure permanent position
by calling at The REPORTER office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

F. Q. Mullinnix has purchased the
residence property in north Leor for
merly occupied by j. j. Evans from
Mrs. w. w. Warner for $1,000. Law
renee Caster also purchased the vacant
lots just north of it for $500 and Will
build residence this spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Those wishing to join a congenial
party to visit the Yellowstone National
Park this season should report at once
to q. NJ. Ketcham. He goes with party
in special car June 23d.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Postmaster Ledgerwood received word
Monday from Washington saying there
would be early action taken on Rural
Mail Route No. 2, which runs southeast
from Leon, which is taken to indicate
that the route will be established in the
near future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

A young man named Clearwater, who
has just returned from the Philippine
Islands, was placed under quarantine at
the home of his uncle, Sam Black, at
Decatur City, last Friday, having we'll
developed case of smallpox.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Among other appropriations made
this year by the legislature was one of
$37 900 for a fine stock pavilion at the
state fair grounds which it is expected
will add great impetus to the live stock
exhibitors at the state fair, as they will
have one of the finest pavilions in the
country in which to show their stock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Do not fail to 60 the Leon Home
Nurseries and select some fresh, healthy
stock for orchard and garden.
w. A. GARRETT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Judge R. L. Parrish is feeling pretty
good over the passage of the bill to in.
crease the salaries of the district judges
from $500 to s.. 500 per year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The Chicago Opera Co. presented
'sThe Music Halter" at Van Werden's
opera hall Monday evening, and the
lovers of artistic music thoroughly en-
joyed the performance. The members
of this company are fine singers, all of
them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

w. w. WEIGH, prominent contractor
of Clarinda, was in Leon Tuesday, look
ing after the contract for the new school
building, on which he expects to file a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The blessings of life are pretty fairly
distributed. Some people have good
taste, while others have good appetites,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Alice M. Bay has been appointed
guardian of Ralph w. and Florence E.
Bay. heirs offs. Q. Bay, deceased, giving
bond in the sum of 500.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

That Bowsher & Biddison, the Leon
implement dealers, do big business is
conceded by everybody, but it will sur
prise many people to learn that during
the past three weeks the folio, ing per.
sons have bought buggies and surveys
from them: Joseph Tharp, John Konk.
lin, F. r. Owens, Milton Spencer, G. A..
Comstock, G. A. Hunt. Fred Patterson,
Allan 6. Stewart, A. j. Fulton and j. O.
Stone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

A class of five graduated from the
Pleasanton High School last Thursday
evening, the commencement exercises
being held at the q. U. church. V. r.
McGinnis, president of the Leon school
board, delivered very fine address to
the class, which was composed of
Blanche Demoras Leeper, Elizabeth
May Horn, Myrtle Eliza Willis and
Emanuel Roberts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Van Vert is again to have a news.
paper, j. L. Palmer having put in an
outfit and expects to issue the first
number of the Van Vert Record this
week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The home of w. g. Braden, seven
miles northeast of Leon, is quarantined
on account of MIR. Braden having the
smallpox, having contracted the disease
from brother who came to visit him
from the neighborhood of LEROY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

w. H. Hazlet on Monday received a
draft for $500, the insurance on his farm
house in Eden township which was
burned couple of weeks ago. His ten.
ant, Harmon Mckinley also received
$25 loss on household goods. Both
policies were paid by the Farmers In
surance Co., of Cedar Rapids.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Sheriff R. D. Martin was confined to
the house for several days the past
week with severe attack of illness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Phoebe j. Little will sell at her resi-.
dence, 81 miles northeast of Decatur
City, on Monday, April 81, all her per.
sonal property, consisting of cattle,
horses, hogs and household goods.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The Leon Telephone Exchange will
this week install new switchboard at
the central office equipped with all the
latest improvements and carrying 200
drops, one of the largest switchboards
in southern Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Come early in April and get your
nursery stock from ;. the Leon Home
Nursery. My stock has never beer
cuned. w. A. GARRETT. !.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The senate is Carterless, but there
may be other snags. Look out for them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
VAN WERDEN'S OPERA HOUSE,
Old ARKANSAN'
Thursday, May Bib

There is not good man on earth who
hasn't about all he can carry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The Journal Office is installing a new
Babcock press in the jenkins building
at the southeast corner of the square
and will move their Office to the build
ing this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

James A. Wakefield, of this city, has
been granted an increase Of pension to
$l7 per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

II you want a farm sold or want
farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms 90 to e. J.
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets, Leon, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Eliza ]. Stanley, of Decatur, has
been granted Widows pension of $l2
per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

While Henry j. Vogt was delivering
load of hogs at the depot last Thurs
day his team became frightened and ran
away, spllling the hogs out and after
running around block twice started up
the street but were stopped without
damage. Mr.. Vogt who is we'll along in
years sustained severe nervous shock
and was confined to the house for
several DAYS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

q. II. Brand, of Larkspur and Geo.
Robinson, of Perry Park, Colorado, were
here the first Of the week looking over
the fine Red Poll herd of w. H. Hazlet
with view of purchasing some of these
fine animals to be placed on their
ranches in Colorado.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

DIR. j. @. Stone made business trip
to St. Joe the latter part of last week
and tells us the wheat fields in that
section are looking exceptionally fine
and there is an unusually large acreage
this wear,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

johnson Hoffman received a telegram
last Thursday evening announcing the
death of his sister, Mrs. Mary Drake. at
her home in Wapello, Iowa, and he left
on the night train to attend the funeral.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Hurrah for the Yellowstone Pork trip.
We are of June 23d.
FoR RENT-My cottage after April
22d. T. E. HoRNKR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Take your watch and clock repairing
to Kohler the jeweler. Opera house
block.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

A bright boy living with his parents
who desires to learn the printing trade,
can secure situation by calling at The
REPORTER Office at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

y. b. Donehue, one of Swift & com.
pany's employees, has leased the old
hotel building at the Q depot and open
ed first-class lunch room and board.
ing house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

KoEler the jeweler, has had over 20
years experience in the repairs of fine
and complicated watches and clocks.
Jewelry repairing and gold soldering
done promptly in the best possible
manner. Opera house block.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

A little bird tells us that one of Leon g
most prominent young business men
will soon lead fair young lady of this
city to the altar. The affair has gone so
far that cozy cottage has been leased.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Phipps, of east Leon, last Fri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Louie, the five year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Pickering, was seriously
burned about noon Tuesday while play
ing around bon fire, in some manner
falling into the ire and his left hand
was badly burned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

VIM. Kimport, son of Martin Kim
port, of Eden township, was thrown
from horse one day last week and
fractured his left collar bone. The frac.
ture was reduced by DR.. Bowman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

WANrED-Two young ladies to learn
typesetting. Apply at The REPORTER
office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
Every man is of some color.

For Oklahoma real estate, write to
call on C.: 3. Jordan. Enid, O. I.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The board Of supervisors adjourned
Saturday afternoon, completing the
business of the session in single week.
The proceedings Of the session will be
published in full next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Barbara A. Fortune, of Davis
City, was granted on Monday special
widows pension of So per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Capt. Garrett Gibson met with pain
full accident last Saturday forenoon. He
was crossing the railroad track near the
@. depot and caught his toe under the
rail, throwing him forward and striking
his face on the other rail, inficting a
very painful cut and bruise, which was
dressed by DR.. Layton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Martin Pickering was badly
bruised up Sunday morning by falling
on bad piece of sidewalk in front of
the residence of Lee Pickering.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

II you buy rosin separate from soap
IL may benefit you in some way, but it
is no good in soap. Maple City Soap
contains no rosin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Section 2343 of the code of Iowa pro.
vides for the appointment of county
sheep inspector in each county in the
state. At the last session of the board Of
supervisors Col. S. ]. Burnison, of Davis
City, was appointed sheep inspector for
Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Two or three young ladies who desire
to learn typesetting can secure positions
in The REPORTER Office. Pleasant work.
Call at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The postoffice department has issued
bulletin asking that the name of the
state of Iowa shall never be abbre waited
in addressing letters, as it has so often
led to mistakes in the distribution of
mail. 1t is explained that the abbrevi-
alton "la." might be taken for Indiana
while the abbreviation 60" might be
Idaho, those authorizations being used
in those states as they are in Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

o. w. Winters, the south side photo.
grapher, who accidentally shot himself
few weeks ago, is now we'll advanced
on the road to his former health. He
is now able to put on his clothes and
will soon be attending to business as
usual,-Centeryille Iowegian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

DR.. F. A. Bowman was called to Bea.
trice, Neb., last Friday, to be present at
an operation for mastoid abscess which
was performed Sunday morning on his
sister, Mrs. Frank Grimes. DR.. Bow
man returned home Tuesday and reports
his sister as getting along nicely and it
is thought the operation will restore
Mrs. Grimes to her former good health.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
Bran and Shorts!

We will have a car here soon and
will make very low prices for cash
This means CASH so do not expect
to buy unless you have the cash.
Yours respectfully,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

County Attorney Olsen and Geo. w.
Baker were at Mt. Ayr the first of the
week making preliminary arrangements
for the Hammond trial, which will be
commenced in the Ringgold district
court next Monday morning at 9,
O'Clock. There will be small army of
witnesses and attorneys from this coun.
ty and the case will occupy about
week in trying.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

FoUND-A set Of buggy curtains which
the owner can secure by calling at THE
REPORTER office and paying for this no.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
LOST, SrRAYED OR SroLEN.-One foot
ball belonging to Brown Caster.

Elmer Weaver, the popular bus driver,
has been dangerously ill the past week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The board of supervisors of Monroe
county let the contract last week for
new court house at Abba at cost of
$o9,95O. We sincerely hope that the
time is not far distant when Decatur
county can have modern court house,
one in which there will be ample room
for the preservation of the public rec
ords.
In the district court at Sioux City the
other day jury case was tried and sub.
mitted to the jury in the shortest time
on record. After the swearing in of the
jury, two witnesses were called and it
took seven minutes to hear their testi-
mony and give the case to the jury from
the argument of attorneys. Both judges
and all of the court attaches agreed that
never before in the history of Woodbury.
county had case been SO quickly tried
The last will of Henry NJ. Little, de-
ceased, has been filed with clerk Keller
for probate. The instrument is dated
March 26, 1909, being Witnessed by +. N.
Cummins and H. G. Watson. He be-
queaths to his wife Phebe Jane Little all
rents and incomes from his real estate
consisting of farm of l2O acres in De-
catur township, during her life time,
and at her death the property is to be
divided among his children share and
share alike. He names I. III. Schenck
sole executor of his will.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
Would you like to use the best? Then
use Maple City White Soap.

Arthur Cowden is again able to be
out after three months spell of sickness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

The board of supervisors at their
meeting last week elected Charles Car.
roll as jsnitor of the court house, reliev.
ing Nelson Rhodes, who has been JAM
tor for several years. Mr.. Carroll was
for many years janitor of the cour,
house and his services were always sat.
isfactory to all the county officials, fol
he is certainly good man for the place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

Native lumber of all kinds and dimen.
slons tor sale. H. L. CooNn,
o. ST Woodland, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29

Article 5. The present convention
shall not bind the United States OF
america. nor the United States of Mex
leo, except with regard to nations whose
governments may solicit the adherence
to the convention for the peaceful settle
ment of international conflicts signed at
The Hague July 29, 1899.
Article g. This treaty shall be In
force, without any exchange of ratifica-
ton, during five years from the time
that five states, at least. of those sub
scribing to it express their approval
thereof to the government of the United
States of Mexico. Said government shall
rotify the other governments with re-
gard to the approval the court may re-
ceive."
A series of declarations as to the rights
of foreigners was discussed at the morn
ing's session. The declarations are In
tended to offset the proposed treaty for
an international court of claims, which
is not wholly acceptable, even to some
OF the delegations who will sign 1t. The
declarations in questions are as follows:
Mr.. Buchanan, of the United States,
said that. as the traditional attitude of
his country was so well known in this
matter. the American delegation would
abstain from taking part in the discus
sion and from voting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29

Excepting it's handful of magnificent
statesmen and it's military heroes,
says the most recent writer upon
America, the people owe more to Dart
mouths physician teacher than to any
one man.
I'm every walk of life, among the
highest officeholders at Washington. in
the homes of the best people in the
large cities. among the everyday folks
of the country, families in comfortable
circumstances, families that live from
hand to mouth and could not. If they
wished. afford the services of any but
an ordinary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I
have met people to whom Paine's celery
compound has been blessing
The story of the life-work of this
giant among men has been often told
and is familiar to most readers. The
likeness above is probably the best
portrait of him yet printed
1t was the world-famed discovery by
Professor Phelps of an infallible cure
for those fearful ills that result from
an impaired nervous system and i'm
pure blood which has endeared the
great doctor to the world. and made
his life an era in the practice of medi-
cine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
CLAIMS COURT ADVOCATED.
plans Are Laid Before the Pan-A
lean Conference.


Mexico City, Jan. 2e.-The project for
an international court of claims was
presented at Mondays session of the
American conference 1t IS in real
ity itself compulsory arbitration plan.
applied. however. only to controversies
involving nothing but pecuniary claims.
In introducing the project TO the confer
ence the committee on Pan American
claims said in part:
The reasons for expediency. on which
this projected treaty is based. are obvi-
GUS. The difficulties at present existing in
the opinion of some of the delegations to
this conference in the way of negotiation
of general treaty OF compulsory arbi-
tration does not exist in the case of the
subject matter of this proposed conven-
ton. The questions enumerated in arti-
Gle / are independent of those political
and social issues which arouse the pas
sions of nations, or which are connected
directly with their vital interests. More
over, these questions are, as rule,
merely of legal character. 1t is now
proposed to submit such cases to The
Hague tribunal, in accordance with the
tendencies of which this assembly has
given such unanimous evidence. We be-
lieve that If this project, the provisions
Of which we VIII amply defend before
the conference if any of the delegates so
desire, is adopted one of the most veXa-
t,ous and frequent causes of differences
between friendly nations will have been
removed"
Article of the projected convention is
as follows:
Article /. The high contracting par
ties agree to submit to arbitration all
claims for pecuniary loss or damage
which may be presented by their re-
spective citizens and which, in accord
ance with international law, can be sub
mitted thru diplomatic channels and
can not amicably be adjusted thru such
channels, provided such claims exceed
the sum OF $4,000 in gold; and provided
further that such claimants shall not
have voluntarily served or aided, subse-
auently to the ratification of this proto-
col. the enemies of the government
against which the claim Is presented.
article provides for submitting
claims OF this character to the perma-
nent court of arbitration established by
The Hague convention"
The concluding articles are as follows: