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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
with her parents at Morgan.
Misses Helen Whistler and Nellie Dale
called on Mary McDaniels Sunday,
Woodland.

The lightning Sunday morning burned
out several telephones here in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trip Conrey and Mrs.
Bells of Leon visited friends here Sun.
day.
G. A. Carlson and family visited rela-
tives in Charlton oyer Sunday.
Jas. Osborne of Spring Valley was in
town on business Saturday.
9. d. Newl1n has purchased Sam
Mauk's farm north of town. Mr.. Mauk
is talking of going to Dakota.
Charley Dodd and Jonathan Him
baugh of High Point passed through
town Saturday evening on their way to
Oklahoma.
Messrs Jamie and Willie Buftum and
wives passed through town Friday on
their way home from Lineville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Lentz visited at
w. L. Gleason's Sunday.
]. K. and Charley Beavers of High
Point were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Keller Of near Leon
visited in town Sunday.
T. B. Adair is out with his we'll auger
this week.
Miss Katie Mullen of Weldon Is visit.
ing relatives near here this week.
Miss Edith Bryson closed a spring
term of school in High Point township
Friday.i
The Woodland school children
marched to the Lentz cemetery and as.
sisted in decorating the graves Friday.
H. H. Massey Of Big Springs was in
these parts last week selling poultry
medicine.
G. A. Mauk and N. S. Beavers attend.
ed the Sunday school convention at Da-
Wis City last week.
Eli Hutchinson, who has been teaching
school in Leon, returned home Thurs
day to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Breuer of near Corydon
were in town Saturday and visited rel.
atives south of town over Sunday.
G. B. Sans of Garden Grove passed
through town Saturday with bunch
of cattle he had purchased near Line
Vile.
L. B. and Byron Kemp of Lineville
we're in town Monday putting up spout
ing on J. L. Still & Cos. new store
building.
Ord Leachman Of Lineville is working
for d. B. Newlin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
Morgan.

Mrs. S. j. Cozad and Mrs. j. b, Rob.
inson were Leon visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Dale and Mrs. Ida Hub
bard spent one day last week with Mrs.
A. T. Hubbard.
Chas. Bledsoe and Miss Ethel Slower
called on Nellie Dale Sunday evening.
]. S. Cozad of Moulton is visiting his
mother and brother who is very sick vt
this writing.
Miss Lulu Newcomer visited Wednes.
day afternoon at M. L. Dale's.
Miss Lucy Smallwood returned home
Wednesday from Nebraska where she
has been teaching the past year.
Miss Nellie Dale visited last week with
friends at Davis City.
Mrs. A. B. McClaren visited Wednes.
day at Merton Cozad's.
Mrs. David McCutcheon and nephew
Clyde Leonard called on friends in this
vicinity Thursday.
]. w. Osborne and daughter Blanche
had business in Leon Friday.
]. B. Robinson and family and John
Cozad called at M. L. Dale's Sunday at.
ternoon.
Mrs. Speed Hayes spent last week
with her brother, Alex Nichols, east of
Lineville, whose wife has been very low
with typhoid fever. We have since
learned that Mrs. Nichols was buried at
the Gatlif cemetery Sunday. She will
be remembered by friends in this vicin.
ity as Miss Della Vernon. The family
has the sympathy of the community.
There will be basket meeting held at
New Salem church Sunday, June s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
CORRESPONDENCE J;
Items of Interest as Reported )
by our Correspondents.
Tuskeego.

Rev. g. w. Smith filled his regular APP
pointment at the Baptist church Sum
day, morning and evening. After the
HOO O'Clock service there were four
baptized.
Miss Dunbar of Lamont spent Sunday
at ]. M. Smiths.
Mrs. Marshall of Decatur came Friday
for short visit with her son Marion
and family.
George McGathy and family Sundayed
at Chas. R. Piercy's.
Rev. Leyi Fosdick and Misses Eva
Piercy. Jennie Moore, Bessie Fosdick
and Nellie Ashburn attended the county
Sunday school convention at Davis City
last week.
Mrs. Seymour Driscoll and children of
Pleasanton were over Sunday visitors at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jess
Dunbar.
Mr.. Jacobs and wife of Davis City,
Howard Dixon and family, Chas. Dixon
and Miss Ruth Frink of Lamont, War
rem Beck and family, Carvin Wiley and
Chas, Mahorney took dinner Sunday at
Mrs. A. A. Piercy's.
Mrs. Edgar Spitsnogle has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mr.. Switzer and daughter Pearl of La
moni and Winnie Edmonson were
guests at George Fosdick's Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet next Friday evening at
Mrs. Marford's.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan Sundayed at Mr..
Marshall's.
Lew Rhodes and his niece Miss Rosa
spent Sunday at Chas. Rhodes.
Mrs. Percy and daughter Eva, Lou
Smith and Chas. Mahorney went to De.
catur City Decoration Day.
Mrs. George Fosdick called on Mrs.
Chas. Rhodes Monday evening.
Willard Spitsnogle and family spent
last week up near Maxwell at the home.
Of Mrs. Spitsnogle's father, B. F. Town.
send.
Mrs. Rhodes and her sister, Mrs. Tor.
ris of Pueblo, Colo, were Tuskeego call.
ers Thursday.
Mrs. Foster and Lulu Payton went to
Lamont Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
Publisher Leon REPORTER.

Mrs. Jockey Perry, of Waverly Iowa,
celebrated her Tooth birthday May S.
She was born in Vermont year before
the Louisiana purchase. In 1914, dur
the war with the British, her parents
moved to the western confines Of civil.
ization, western New York. Sh1 was
married to A. w. Perry, cousin of
Commodore Perry, in 1921, 81 years
ago. They moved to Brewer county,
Iowa, in 1858. Only two of her ten
children survive. At the celebration
five generations were represented. Al
though her sight is failing, otherwise
she seems quite spry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
Garden Grove.

Mrs. Matte Meter, who has has been
visiting here, returned to her home in
Centerville, Washington, Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. Dudley came Monday
after several weeks absence. The doc
tor expects to locate at St. Paul, Mimi.
Mrs. James Trisler and daughter
Minnie went to Leon Friday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Frost.
Mrs. Preston Wiley went to Leon
Saturday.
Fred Wooley went to Ottumwa Thurs.
day to have his arm examined.
Mark Bailey went to Charlton Satur.
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05

Hurrah for the Yellowstone Pork trip.
we are of June Esd.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05

All persons getting mail on the rural
Tree delivery routes should use station
cry with their name and number of
their route plainly printed thereon.
Envelopes and paper thus printed can
be obtained at The REPORTER office at a
llesprl &c than is usually paid for I'M
printed stationery and the use of it will
save many mistakes and much tronhle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
Filthy Temples In India.

Sacred COWS often defile Indian tenn
Piles, but worse yet is body that's pol
luted by constipation. Don't permit it.
Cleanse your system with DR.. Kings
New Life Pills and avoid untold misery.
They give lively livers, active bowels,
good digestion, fine appetite. Only Csc
at l.. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05

III cents refunded for every package
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
to give entire satisfaction. The only
dyes thus guaranteed. Monroe Drug
Co., Unionville, Mo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
All 60 to Cores barn for feed.

WANTED-Two young ladies to learn
tyypesettlng. Apply at The REPORTER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
Indiana Obituary.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. May 31.-Two sudden
deaths, remarkable in their similarity, oc-
CURED In the city last night and this morn
ing. Last evening al 5 clock Mrs. Theresa
Westrick. widow of Peter Westrick, was
taken suddenly i'll OF heart disease while
walking on Main street. She sat down on
the Wabash tracks at Tenth street and
called for help. Taken to her home in an
ambulance, she expired a few minutes aft
erward. She was siXty-eight years old and
was well known in the city. She left four
children. Moses LOwenstein, a
home after dinner. and when crossing his
yard staggered and fell. Neighbors saw
him and went 10 his assistance. but ne was
dead when they reached him. He was ap-
parently in the best of health a few mo-
ments before his death. Heart disease is
assigned as the cause. Mr.. Lowenstein
was sixty years old and left a widow and
two children.
COLUMBUS. Ind. May S1.-John F. Sny-
der an Old resident of Columbus died at
his home early this morning from paralysis,
previous strokes in the past few years had
so enfeebled Mr.. Snyder that he survived
the fourth but a few hours. He was a
native OF Pennsylvania and was born in
Chambersburg on Dec. T. 1881 When but
seven years Of age he came with his par
ents 20 this county, and had lived here con-
tinuously since He left "a widow and four
children.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. May 3l-The
funeral Of Kosciusko Whelan was held in
the Masonic Opera House Friday after
noon. The crowd was so large that many
could not gain admittance About 100 Red
Men and Masons escorted the body TO the
hall and from there TO the cemetery The
City Band, headed by the City Council. pre-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01

as much a matter of speculation as is the
date at which it became frequent or uni
versal.
The laying OF the hand on the gospels in
swearing is no doubt, of great antiquity,
while the laying of the hand on the altar of
a deity in invoking the deity to witness a
statement or promise is older than the gos-
pes. The laying of the hand on the COS
pels has it's parallel I'm other countries be-
sides England. The kissing of the book is,
however, We believe, peculiar to England,
or TO England and Ireland. and IL is not
quite easy to assign its origin 10 the kissing
of relics when We apparently find 1t intro
duced in England after all generation for
relics had been swept away and made ille-
gal.
1t is worth noting that English people
were more addicted to kissing once than
they are now. kissing as a form Of salu-
tation was so common among them that
IL excited the interest and amusement of
foreigners. Erasmus refers TO IL and a
Hungarian gentleman who visited London
and moved in good society in 1868 was much
struck with the way I'm which men kissed
ladies when they greeted them where Hun
garians would have shaken hands. Even
Freedmen in the middle ages held kissing
as a popularity of the English nation,
much as we remark upon il now among
the French. II IS. therefore, at least posi-
bic that the kiss bestowed upon the book in
taking an oath may have been not so much
a kiss of Veneratton form of saluta-
ton or acknowledgment by bodily con-
tact somewhat more ceremonious than
manual contact, but still not associated
with any great feeling Of solemnity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
Indiana Notes.

RICHMOND.-DanieI G.. Reid. once a
resident of Richmond, now connected with
the steel and tin-plate combinations ana
the Chicago, Rock Island a. PACING Rail
road, and one of the country wealthlest
men, is visiting relatives and friends mere
He and his family and private. secretary
arrived Saturday morning in Mr.. Reld s
private car, Colonial" They are 10 go
from here to Indianapolis and chicago.
Mr.. Reid has bought ground here In add
ton to his residence property ana Will use
it all as the site for a magnificent home
MUNCIE-Miss Wilmina Wallace, secre-
tary of the Associated Charities In this
city. left for England Saturday night on a
leave of absence of three months. She Will
spend most OF her time in the slums of
London and will visit Paris and Edinburgh.
She will be accompanied by MISS Margaret
Bergen, of Chicago. During Miss Wallace s
absence her position as secretary is being
filed by Miss Frances Stevens OF Terre
Haute.
CENTERVILLE-Ce Lodge, No.
154, X. of p, will hold memorial exercises
at o'clock Sunday afternoon. Past Grand
Chancellor of Indiana Daniel h storms, or
Lafayette, Republican nominee Tor secre-
tary Of state, will deliver the address and
a male quartet from Richmond Will assist
in the services.
KOKOMO-On the witness stand, in
divorce case here on Friday, Mrs. Florence
McIlrath testified that her husband whip
ped her 2l4 times in little over TWO years
of welded life. She kept tally on a window
frame and had the notches 10 prove II. She
was given a decree.
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KISSING THE BOOK.
A Relic of the Time When kissing
Was General in Merry England.
London Lancet.


Sir Francis Jeune and Mr.. Justice Gorell
Barnes have had posted outside the two
courts OF the probate, divorce and ad-
miralty division notices to witnesses call
ing their attention TO the fact that they
may be sworn in the Scotch manner before
giving evidence. That is to say, they may
be sworn with uplifted hand, repeating a
solemn invocation to the deity instead of
taking a book and kissing ii after listen
ing 10 form repeated by minor official
of the court. The notice to which refer
is repeated outside one OF the courts of
the chancery division, and we have every
hope that il may become universal.
We have for many years contended that
the cath by kissing a book has nothing TO
commend IL, while ii is nasty and may be-
come a means OF propagation of disease,
and we have seen with regret that the
statutory permission TO swear in the Scotch
fashion was, as rule not known by wit
neSSeS and frequently, also that Judges,
cOroners and magistrates were ignorant
OF IT,
The form Of swearing by kissing a book
is purely one of custom. There is no direct
authority for il In any act of Parliament.
or rule. or book of practice. The date. also.
OF its introduction is unknown but this is
not because II has been lost in the mists of
antiquity for IL is fairly certain that so
recently as at the end of the seventeenth
century, II the form existed il was not in
any general use. Ii has been pointed out
that Coke in his Institutes makes no men
ton of kissing the book but writes of the
corporal oath as thus named because
the witness touched with his hand a por-
ton of the Scriptures. and this aspect of
the oath, no doubt, survives in the familiar
warning of the usher 10 the witness TO
remove the glove before taking the
Testament for the purpose of kissing it 1t
is also observed in the Book of Oaths. -
Of which an edition was published in 1859.
there is no mention of kissing q book How
the kissing originated is. We believe. almost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
MARRIED AT PHILADELPHIA.
Miss Anna Lane, of cambridge. Ind.
and Prof. w. T.. Lin=eIbach

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, May 31.-At IL
o'clock this morning the marriage OF Miss
Anna Lane, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. f. Lane. OF cambridge. and Dr.
w. +. Lingelbach. of the Pennsylvania
University. took place at Philadelphia. The
ceremony was performed by the father Of
the bride. with the sisters of the bride
Misses Ruth and Birdie Lane. as attend
ants. The guests were from the nearest
relatives and friends at her home, includ-
ing Mrs Henry S. Lane. OF Crawfordsville
and James Stone and family, Of Greencas-
tie. The wedding was complete in it's APP
pointments and the arrangements were
beautifully carried out. The house was
deliberately decorated The bride wore a
travelling suit. At noon a wedding dinner
served 10 the guests from distance
and at 3 o clock Professor and Mrs. Lingel-
bach left for Cleveland. whence they go 10
Buffalo and then 10 New York 10 sail on
Tuesday on the Palatia for Italy. the first
or a number OF European countries they
will visit this summer. Professor and Mrs
sdelphia, where they will reside. the for
mer resuming his work in Pennsylvania
University.
The bride was a teacher for several
years. She was graduated from Indiana
University and had extensive post-grad-
uate work at Chicago University. Her last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
Terre Haute Central Labor Union IL
Planning n Largely Increased List
of Trade BOycOtts.
DEADLY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
SULLIVAN COUNTY FISHERMAN VIC
TIM OF HIS OWN PLANS.
Dayton Creamery Burns-Capt. Guthrie
to Oppose COMMUNICATIVE Al
bany Girl Murdered.
Special 70 The Inalanapolis journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. May 31.-Oscar McDuffie,
aged thirty. was found dead near the Clover
Leaf tracks just east Of Michigantown and
not far from FrakfOrt, Ind, at O'Clock
this morning. He is supposed to have been
murdered and thrown from a west-bound
freight while the train was in motion. A
cash five inches long was cut by some
sharp instrument in the top Of McDuffies
head One OF his arms was broken and
his leg was bruised The coroner declared
that in his opinion the wound in the top
Of his head was caused by the blade of
Ratchet.
He had no money on his person when
found, but he wore George Winess coat.
In which were several letters. including
one addressed TO Wines at Frankfort and
written by Miss Muriel Moore, of KokOmO.
The police cannot explain how MacDuffe
happened 10 have on Winess coat. They
are trying TO locate Wines. but have been
unable TO find him uD to this time.
MacDufhe left this city. where his mother
lives, on Thursday. lie said he was going
TO kOkOmO 10 work in that city during the
carnival Wines has a wife a Hartford
City. He follows carnivals and fairs for
his living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
New Greek Letter Fraternity.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, May 31-With much
ceremony the recently organized chapter of
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Purdue was
installed tonight at the new clubrooms.
The new chapter is known as Lambda Iota
and has for its members ]. r. Thomas. w.
{. Campbell, W. Paul Westfall. Robert
Rice, T.. NJ. May. II. T. Bachtenkircher. w
J. Burton, III. w. Dietrich. +. 5. Denneen.
W. r. Ewing, T.. l.. Mills. r. G. Todd, c.
G. Adams, ID. $. Brown. II. G.. Jenkins. j.
il. Leech. II. w. Merkel, +. r. Haley. NJ
a. Dawson. ~ l.. Hall. X. Il. Willard +. 5.
Mills and Lee w. Perkins. The instaIla-
ton was conducted by e. w. Zener Phu-
larchus Phule ~. OF Indianapolis and
Charles A. Burnett. OF this city. There
were representatives present from Indiana
University, De Pauw. Wabash and the
University OF Illinois. Wabash College sent
its entire chapter Members OF the fra
ternity living In the city We're guests OF
honor. The ritual work was followed by a
business meeting and a banquet The open-
ing ball viii be given next Monday even
Ing at the Lafayette Club. The institu-
ton OF the new chapter Increases the num-
Der OF Greek letter fraternities represented
at Purdue 70 seven. the others being Phi
Delta Theta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma
Chi. Kappa Sigma, Sigma M and Phi Kap-
pa Psi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
A Grandfather ut Thirty-Four.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, May 3L-H. n. CALI
more, local manager of the Singer sewing
machine agency, claims TO be the youngest
grandfather in the world. He became a
grandparent at the age of thirty-four
years and five months. He was married
when fourteen years old and had guar
dian for nearly seven years after marriage.
He was a father at fifteen, the child being
now Mrs. Rosella Bloomfield. She was
married at sixteen. The grandson is Clar-
ence Bloomfield. The family lives at
HOughton, Mich. Mr.. Baltimore was born
in 1850 and was married in 1875, as the
court records show He is now forty-two
years old and the grandson is eight years
of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
Temperance Movement at Muncie

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. May S1.-The Muncie Min
isterial Association has taken up the tenn
perance question. The outgrowth is ex-
pected to be an effort to form In this city
an anti-saloOn league or a branch of the
state organization. Special temperance
services will be held in the Central Chris
tian Church, the First Church of Christ
and the First Baptist Church tomorrow.
There will be three temperance addresses
by the Rev. H. n. Spear. president of the
Anti-saloon League of Indiana. The move
ment against the saloons grew out of the
announcement that beer garden would be
established just west of the western limits
of Normal City outside of the jurisdiction
of both Muncie and Normal City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
The VIM. II. Block Co. The VIM. H. Block Co.

house in the West End. Back went the
reporter to the West End, reaching the
street where his man now lived late in the
evening. He found the house to be the
very one in which he lived himself Walk
ing UP the steps, he mechanically took out
his latchkey and let himself in. The IA
miliar process called up the other half
unconscious acts that regularly followed
the unlocking of the door, and he obeyed
the suggestion. Walking upstairs, he en-
tered his room, fit the gas, took of his
clothes, turned the gas out, got into bed
and went to sleep.
The next day his city editor called him in
and asked him what became of him the
night before. why he didn't at least send
in some word about his story. He eX-
planned truthfully. That was his mistake.
He is now in a different business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
owen County Republicans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SPENCER. Ind. May S1.-The Owen coun-
ty Republicans nominated the following
ticket to-day: ]. n. Sloan, clerk; G.. o.
Mitten, auditor; j. +. Crane, treasurer;
John A. Mustard, sheriff; Renos II. Rich
ards, coroner; Charles T.. Hartsock, sur
veyor; A. G. Mauers, recorder; David r
Steele and r. n. Gray commissioners;
County Council: Gottlieb Rentschler, Sam
uel II. Alverson, G.. y. Wyatt, Henry
Reiter, l.. l.. Kinney, Elias Dayhuff, Sam
uel w. Colliver. NJ. c. Thomson presided
and Clifton T.. Coats was secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
PUSHED FROM 4 WINDOW.
New Albany Girl Who Was Killed i'm
Louisville Last Monday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May S1.-"We. the
jury, find from the evidence that the de-
ceased. Minnie Reason. came to her death
by being thrown from the window by some
person or persons unknown to the jury"
This is the verdict OF the corOner's jury
in the case Of Minnie Reason. a seventeen
year-Old New Albany girl. who was killed
in this city last Monday as the result of
fail from the third-stOry Of the offices Of
the United States Medical Company on
Greea street, near Third, where she was
employed
AT the time of the girls. death il was
stated that she had been the victim Of an
accident but the statements OF several per-
sons who declared that they saw a man
push her out Of the window caused a fur
Their investigation, and to-day the verdict
of the cOrOner's jury was returned after
the examination OF a number OF witnesses.
The police are now at work on the case
and an autopsy viii be held on the body.
No clew 10 the identity Of the man who. 1t
is claimed. pushed the girl from the win
dow has been discovered.
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El<s' Carnival ut Alexandria.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, May 31.-Alexandria
is ready for the crowds that are expected
to begin coming on Monday, when the car
nival, given under the auspices of the Alex
andria lodge of Elks, which will be formally
opened in the evening. Great preparations
have been made for the carnival, and a
number of the very best attractions obtain
able have been secured. The attractions
are such as are expected to please every
body, as there will be nothing of an OBJ
jectionable nature. There will be a number
of free attractions, mostly of an athletic
Tin Plate Band will give open air con-
certs every afternoon and evening. The
shows comprise many high-class attrac-
tiOnS.