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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Beadie McKern has left with us a
magnificent sample of extra large Ger
man millet which he raised on his ten
acre tract adjoining Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Simply sprinkle or spray on chicken
roosts. Lees Lice Killer does the pest.
Sold by j. F. Penniwell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

@. H. Harp brought a couple of curl.
osities in the way of potatoes to The
REPORTER Office Tuesday, being two
extra large potatoes to each of which are
attached five good sized potatoes. The
potato crop is so good this year that
there is not room in the hills for all the
potatoes so they have to grow on each
other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rumley who live just east of
Leon Tuesday morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

WASrED-Scrap iron andsrags. Will
pay So cents per hundred for good, coun.
try mixed iron, Leon, Iowa.
1926. A. M. GRINsHAw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31
WANTED.-A girl to do general house.
work. Enquire at this office.

Mrs. Joseph f. Cummins will hold a
reception this afternoon from . to 5
o'clock complimentary to Mrs. Irish, Of
Des Moines, and Mrs. Davis, of Lamont.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Mark Bailey, of east OF town, shipped
two cars of cattle to Chicago Monday,
going with then to market.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

There'll be something doing in Leon
next Tuesday and Wednesday, the days
of the Emancipation jubilee celebration.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Do your clothes look yellow? Maple
City Soap washes them snow white.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Constable Bert Warner raided the ex-
press office at the depot again Tuesday
morning and secured a case of beer and
two jugs of @hiskey. The trial of the
liquor is set for August Sth before Justice
c. w. Beck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

The 2. E. O's are all requested to be
present at the hall, Thursday July 81,
special business. CHARLOTTE VoGT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

The reunion privilege committee has
had numerous applications from the
gambling fraternity for permits to run
games ofchance on the reunion grounds.
No permits of this character have been
or will be given, and violators of the law
will be promptly jailed. Fakirs and
con men are warned to keep away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31
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Remember the new harness shop of
Cash 7. Smith when you want any re.
pair work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

7. b. Horner has purchased the drug
store located in Fosters opera house at
Des Moines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Is that Jefries, the prize fighter?
This was common inquiry when stran-
gers met Ira Wallace Tuesday, and even
his friends looked at him twice before
recognizing him, for he certainly looked
like Jeffries is reported to have looked
when Bob Fitzimmons had him going in
the recent bout at San Francisco. But
Ira is not a prize fighter and it all came
about by his horse stumbling with him
while chasing a beet Monday evening
and he was thrown into a pile of brush
and logs cutting and bruising him
all over and especially on the face.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

PAINTER WANrED.-A tirst-class paint
er who is a good grainer, stippler and
stainer. Steady work at $500 per day
and board and two paint suits a week
free. Address at. once, r. &. Smith,
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

On Saturday, July 26th, 1902, at the
Leon M. E. parsonage, Mr.. J. H. Bar.
rett, of Davis City, Iowa, and Miss
Mile Cozad, of Leon, Iowa, were united
in the bonds Of holy matrimony by the
Rev. 1. N. Woodward. The newly mar
ried couple will make their home near
Pleasanton, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

The town authorities at Decatur raid
ed the express Office in that city Tues.
day and captured nineteen packages all
Of which are supposed to contain forty
sod bug juice. Things have been run
ming pretty loose at Decatur and the law
abiding people have made up their
minds TO stop the shipment Of Q. o. D.
liquor at that place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Wash everything snow white with
Maple City Soap. 1t is pure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

For SALE.-Three stands of bees.
Call at residence of E. T. Martin on
south Main street,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31
For sALE-Three room house in west
Leon. Call at Empire Bakery.

For SALE-My household goods and
+. B. JONES.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

w. M. Householder, of Charlton, as
sistant manager of the Charlton Chau.
tauqua, wasi in Leon Tuesday billing the
town for this important event. A full
list of the speakers was published last
week, and he informs US arrangements
are being made to run an excursion
over this branch on Bryan day,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

If you want good photos try Vogt's
new gallery, north side square.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Some men are known by the friends
they fail to make.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

If you want a farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of in
terest and best terms go to e. J..
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets, Leon. la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

If you want the best hard water soap
on earth, try Maple City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

M. E. Hampton, of Huron, S. d., ives
in Leon yesterday and made q pleasant
call at The REPORTER Office. Mr.. Hamp.
ton is a former resident of this county,
having worked for several years for
Judge Gardner at his farm northwest of
Leon. He is now connected with the
Richard Trust Co., Of Huron, engaged in
selling land for them, in which he has
been very successful. He was on his
way to Bethany from which place he
takes a car of land seekers to Huron
next Wednesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

ALT Deck, the we'll known farmer and
stock man, of near Decatur, was in yes.
terday getting sale bills printed for q
big sale at his farm Friday, August Sth,
which is advertised elsewhere in this
issue. He has sold his farm of 80 acres
to A. j. Caldwell for So, 1900 and has pur.
chased 100 acres of his mothers farm Is
miles west of Pond Greek, Oklahoma,
where he will move as soon as he has
his sale. The land is part of that entered
by his father eight years ago, and is az
good land as can be found anywhere.
ALT will take a car of lumber with him
from St. Joe and build a fine new house
and barn on the property.
While in Chicago last Friday we had
the pleasure of meeting Capt. T. H.
Brown, the senior member of the we'll
known live stock commission firm of
Brown Bros, q Balllnger, one of the
leading commission firms at the great
Union stock yards, and were kindly
shown over the yards by him. For over
twenty-six years genial Tom Brown, as
every body calls him has been a prom.
inent figure at the yards, and by
straightforward dealings with his Gus.
toners has won an enviabla reputation
as one of the most reliable men in that
great city, his firms customers coming
from many states, and they are always
pleased with the returns from their sales.
Although it has been many years since
Capt. Tom Brown left Decatur county
he has many warm friends here and he
delights when the opportunity comes so
he can spend a few days here. He is
arranging to be here during the big
Leon reunion, and all of hA friends will
be happy to see him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Mrs. Carrie Nation Of saloon smash.
ing fame will be one of the attractions
at the Shenandoah fair August Is. This
eccentric woman has been a fruitful sub.
ject for the newspaper paragrapher, but
when she puts on a full head of steam
with throttle wide open, she is too serious
a proposition to be side tracked by news
paper squibs, witty or otherwise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

The wet season has worked havoc
with the turkey crop in Iowa this year.
The stock buyers say it is almost impos-
sible to find a flock Of turkeys in the
country, and the poultry dealers say
that the season will open with turkeys
bringing 10 cents per pound live weight
to the farmers. The man who eats a
turkey dinner next Thanksgiving will
have to be a bloated bondholder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

ID. 6. Cannon has brought to The
REPORTER office a sheaf of oats cut on
the farm of E. Fl. Lewis, west of town,
which good judges says is the best cats
they have seenfor years. Mr.. Lewis es.
Inmates it will run at least rs bushels to
the acre, and the straw is very heavy,
the field of oats standing at least six
feet high before being cut.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

We have room In The REPORTER
office for one more young lady who
desires to learn typesettlng. 1t is light
work and the position will be a perma-
nent one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

About thirty of the members of the
Leon Advent church made up a surprise
dinner last Wednesday for their popular
pastor, Elder A. Z. Hatch, and in addi-
ton to taking with them a fine dinner
left a substantial supply of provisions at
the parsonage. The day was greatly
enjoyed by all who attended, as we'll as
Elder Hatch and family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Don't forget that next Tuesday and
Wednesday are the days of the second
annual Emancipation jubilee celebration
in this city. There will be fun and
amusement for all. The Buxton band
of 81 pieces will furnish the music, cake
walkers from st. Joe and Des Moines
will give free exhibitions and there will
be good ball games both days by teams
from Atchison, Kan, and Des Moines.
Prominent colored orators will speak
each day, and there will be an interest.
ing program.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

When the north bound passenger
train left the depot Monday afternoon a
genuine hobo was snugly esconced on
the trucks of one of the coaches, Con.
ductor Freel discovered him just as the
train was starting and pulled the bell
cord, the train stopping just above the
Main street crossing. The crew ordered
him out from under the cars and he an.
parently disappeared in the high weeds
at the side of the track, but before the
train started he was on top of one of
the coaches, climbing up between them
like a cat, and it is presumed he rode
safely to Charlton, for the crew had no
idea be had again boarded the train.
The hobo waved his hand to the crowd
at the depot who witnessed the daring
act.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

For Oklahoma real estate, write to
call on G.: B. Jordan. Enid, O..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Lowest prices and best harness sold in
Leon is at the new shop of g. 7. Smith
& Go.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Misses Kate Stout and Grace Osborne,
two primary teachers of the Christian
Sunday School, took the little ones pic
nicing to Casters park Monday after
noon. Lunch and refreshments were
served and all had an enjoyable time.
No accidents occurred, except the boys
got q little wet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Prof. Hogue and Albert Rambo have
returned from their tour with Taylor's
show. They Travelled as members of the
band. The show stopped business in
Nebraska and concluded to quit the road.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

d. Jennings, Of Redding, has been
assigned as foreman of the south @ sec
ton, taxing the place of H. d. Harrell,
who went to Denver. Mr.. Jennings
moved his family to Leon Tuesday and
expects to buy property and permanent.
ly locate in this city. He comes we'll
recommended and in behalf of our citi-
zens we extend him a cordial welcome.
Williams & Darrah will run a special
land seekers excursion to Kansas next
Tuesday, which will be in charge of J..
ID. Williams and those who go will be
shown some of the garden spots of
Kansas. The railroads have made a
low rate and if you are thinking of
a trip west call at Williams i&. Darrah's
office and they will give you full infor.
nation. On August 10Th another ex.
.cursion will go to Kansas and also to
Dakota.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

A trip to Chicago last week afforded
The REPORTER editor an opportunity TO
notice the great difference between the
crops in Illinois and this county. 1t
looked to us as if the Illinois crops were
almost a total failure, their 500 an acre
corn land looking like great swamps,
and the corn is very small and yellow.
Decatur county farmers have good cause
to be elated over their crop prospects.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Friday morning of last week Mrs. j,
y. Harris thought it would be a good
time to fumigate her chicken house and
rid it of thelchicken mites which have
beer such a pest this summer to all
poultry %raisers, so she procured a guam
tlty OF sulphur and built a small fire.
The fire and sulphur destroyed the mites
and likewise the chicken house. The
fire alarm was given and the department
responded quickly and had the fire out
III a few minutes, but the house was a
complete wreck, as the parts that were
not burned were torn down in order to
get the water inside the house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

For SALE-A pure bred Delaine
Merlno ram. +. A, CARRIER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

On Friday August 18th Co. j. lllth
Alaska Volunteers will ''grab holt" at
the reunion grounds and furnish enter.
tainment for the throng. 1t will be
better than a four ring circus with
Circassian lady attachment. The
astonished visitors will be cross.eyed
before lunch time if they Try to see all
that takes place that day. 1t will be ali
event in life-a joyous memory for the
tuture-a never ending regret if it's
missed. The l11th knows how and
they have arranged a great program
winding up with fireworks at night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Marion F. Stookey returned Saturday
evening from Des Moines where he was
representing Mrs. Anna Fierce and
daughters in a complicated suit. Some
time ago a couple of smooth tongued
agents of the National Life and Trust
Co. of Des Moines induced Mrs. Fierce
and her daughters to subscribe for SO, 900
worth of stock in the company, which is
on the building and loan make money
quick order. They gave their notes for
5000 the first payment, and when the
agents received the notes they promptly
cashed them at the Van Vert bank,
Becoming suspicious Mrs. Fierce consult.
ed MIR. Stookey, who was satisfied the
matter had been misrepresented to his
clients, so he visited the company at
Des Moines and did not leave until he
had had effected a settlement wherein
they returned $3.50 and issued stock for
the other $3.50, a settlement which was
satisfactory to both attorney and clients.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

The Old Settlers commit tee we're fort
innate in securing Hon. Smith Mcpherson
of Red Oak, for an address on Old
Settlers day August 18th at the reunion.
Judge MCPHERSON is an able man and an
orator Of wide reputation. In an early
day he was district attorney for this
judicial district, aud has many friends
here among the older citizens all over
the county. The Judge speaks at 2:3U
p. m. on the 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31

Telephones seem to be the principal
talk in this section, especially among
the fair sex. One woman has twisted
the crank of of her phone already. In
fact one wife grinds her coffee with two
shorts and n long ring and then says
"hello" to wind up with: They say
Central gets the 0 before the L m
times which sounds something like
DILL. Well everybody makes mis-.
takes.-Item from Nugent to Hedrlck
Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-07-31
For Lunch!

try some Of the following.
briskct beef, dried beef, ham loaf,
sausage, potted ham, potted turkt
blue black mackerel, salmon, Fren'
pudding and all kinds Of bottle g
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-24

Freaks and variations in vegetables
have been numerous at experimental
stations. One of the beets planted for
seeds, instead of throwing up seed
shoot. emitted branches from the root,
and these branches, coming from the
surface, threw out leaves, thus forming
q cluster of roots, which have grown
as ANIMALS, showing no tendency to
seeding. A potato plant developed tu-
bers in abundance in the axis of its
leaves. An onion Of the white Globe
variety sprouted into a top onion, the
cluster of small bulbs replacing the
top formation. Bi-annuals become an
nuals, for rows Of sorghum and satisfy
grown from seeds from plants which
were bi-annuals one furnished annual
plants the next year, thus showing how
easily and quickly the habits of some
plants can be changed by selection.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-24

The buyer occupies a position Of con-
sequence in the stock yards COM
munity. He is an expert, usually a
man of middle age, who has obtained
his education and technical ability
partly in the packing houses and part
ly on the ranch. An experienced buyer
is likely to receive a salary Of $4,000 to
$4,000 u year, and he is worth all of
that, for on his ability to tell, by u
moments inspection, what quality of
beef will be produced by a steer that
he never before laid eyes on depends
primarily the excellence of the product
issued by his house, and hence the in
crease Of its business.
The buyers work is not arduous, and
to all appearance his task is simple
one. He walks along the fiat board
laid along the top OF the fence, glanc-
ing keenly at the cattle in the different
pens. Some he passes by without a
pause, others he stops to inspect more
closely and occasionally he displays
his interest in group by asking a
question or two of the man in charge.
Long experience enables him at a
glance to distinguish between grass
fod steer and corn-fed steer, to de-
eide whether an animal is entitled to
be classed as fancy" good" or com
mon," and to guess within a few
pounds of an animals exact weight by
glancing at him. The buyer makes
his purchases ION the hoof," paying
the market price ruling for the day
for the grade in which it is decided
each group OF cattle belongs. In n few
words the transaction is completed and
the buyers interest in the affair is
ended.-Leslie's Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-24
Strength of Farm Horses,

In trials made it was found that a
pair of more than ordinarily powerful
farm horses, one weighing 1850 pounds,
the other over 400 pounds, at dead
pull" drew 1000 and 1925 pounds each.
This was when the band was so tight
ened that the strengthening of the
traces gave the horses the benefit of
their own weight. With loose band,
allowing the traces to rise naturally,
each horse drew 800 pounds less.
These horses were both well shod.
Another horse of about the same ap-
parent strength as these, but unshod,
could only draw 615 pounds with 4
tight band. In each case the horse
was hitched to the end of a rope about
150 feet long, having the benefit of the
stretching of the rope as relief from
a dead pull" The maximum strength
seemed to be eXerted at each trial, all
the horses being accustomed to heavy
pulling.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-24
A Praying General.

AS we scan the pages Of the worlds
history, we now and then see stand
ing out in bold relief the names of men
famous in battle, who were known dis
tinctively to the world as men of much
prayer and Bible study.
General Havelock, of Indian warfare
fame, was such an one. 1t is said that
he found time to pray, not only by him
self, but with his men. The largest
tent in the camp baggage was a prayer
tent. This was pitched ct the stations,
and in it he conducted prayer service
and read the Bible to the soldiers. Dur
ing the most hurried marches he arose
two hours before his men in order to
have time to pray. II they We're to
begin their march ut 6 o'clock in the
morning, he was up at I. If the camp
We're to break up at 4, he was up at
2. He believed there was time for
the business Of religion. And they tell
us there We're no soldiers so prompt
and faithful in duty, so reliable in
those dreadful times of the Indian
mutiny, as General Havelock and his
praying regiment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-24
Tho Use of Lime on Soils.

Probably more general misunder-
standing prevails regarding the use of
lime on soils than any other mineral
element which we apply. A good many
still seem to believe that lime is a ma
nure, and that it's application takes the
place of nearly all other fertilizers. The
best way to dispel this error is to state
at the outset that lime is not manure
or fertilizer, and where SO used a Sc
rious mistake is made. Lime put on
poor soils is generally waste Of time
and good material. 1t never yet i'm
proved poor soil unless the land was
sour or overfed with humus which it
could not well digest.
On rich soil, however, lime has an
important function to perform, and it
can be made to do it with great sue
cess. Lime is more like disinfectant
than anything else. One should apply
it to the soil much as man would take
some anti-bilious medicine. When the
soil is in danger of getting congested
and heavy with too much plant food
dressing of lime might we'll be applied
to help it. Consequently, We find the
use of lime in connection with clover
excellent. Glover crops add a great
deal of material to the soil, and some
times there is so much in the land thas
lime is essential to help its digestion.
AS dressing ON clover, lime pre.l
duces the best results, especially where
the clover has had a heavy stand for
two or more seasons. Land that is fed
heavily every year with barnyard or
green manure will be helped by
dressing of lime. Sometimes the soil is
so rich, but congested with unassimi.
lated food, that dressing o. lime for
one season without any fertilizer Is the
best thing for it. Because OF success.
full work in this way some have appar-
emily got the notion that lime is good
fertilizer. But it is not, and would not
have worked so well on any other soil
that was not rich in manure to begin
with.-S. W. Chambers, in American
Cultivator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-24


Country Life in America draws the
following interesting comparison be.
tween the methods of gardening in our
country and those employed in Japan:
"The Japanese create tiny models Of
landscape-growing gardens so small
that they may occupy no more space
that the top of good-szed table. In
these the merest pebbles do duty a..
rocks, cupful Of stones will construct
a cliff and a bunch of small plants
serve for a forest, while the paths and
streams may be spanned by a fingers
breadth. Landscape gardening is said
to have been introduced into Japan
from China, where Buddhist priests
had created miniature landscapes in
the temple gardens. 1t was to this end
that the dwariing of trees and shrubs
became q necessity. The artistic pur-
pose was to copy the attractions of a
true landscape and to give the impress
sion that a real one conveys. 1t
stands for picture not merely to look
upon, but one to stroll about in and tG
be enjoyed from within the picture
itself. The Japanese garden is as
much an art creation as painting"