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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
MORTUARY.
Acton.

Marguerite Frances Acton Cross. horn
September, 5, 1874, died May 3, 1909.
aged 81 years. months and % DAVIS
She was born in Boone county, Mo. an
resided there until the fall of 1881
Then with her parents emiprated
to Decatur county, Iowa, where
she lived the remainder of her
life. She was united in marriage To-
Christopher Cross April 80, 1859. To
this union nine children were horn
Besides these she leaves an aged bus.
band, two brothers, one sister. and
three grandchildren who reside in Boone
county, Mo. She was the daughter Of
Aaron and Joanah Acton, who with
three brothers and two sisters preceded
her to the world beyond. She was left
1t the early age of Is as the only sun.
port OF family of five small children:
her father having enlisted in the army
IN 1861 and her mother diving during
his absence. She has been a con.
slant sufferer for the past two wears Int
through her suffering never Complained.
She was willing and ready to 90 if II was
Gods will and often expressed that de-
sire. She was a conscientious Christian
woman and was loved by all who knew
her. She was buried in the Hamilton
9cemetery. Funeral at the house: ser.
mon by Elder M. M!'Turpen.
other county papers please copy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
The Graduating Class.

An unusually large class will graduate
this year from the Leon high school,
there being % members, s of which fin.
ish the classical course and IA the Eng.
lish course. The following are the
graduates:
CLASSICAL COURSE Ilsley, Flor.
ence Finley, Grace Wallace, Myma ,Ces.
Ter, Carrie Albaugh, Marian Stookey,
Pearl Pryor, Margaret Brown.
ENGLISH CoURsE-Lyda Epperly, May
Gibson, Leslie Sprague, Wayne Sales,
Smith, Ethel Cruikshank, Mary Gill
ham, Anga Sears, Grace Ogden, Bess
Cowden. Jessie Waight, Lloyd Conrey.
The graduating exercises will be held
at the opera hall on Thursday evening,
May 20, and instead of the old fashioned
orations there will be an address oy
some prominent speaker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
Wanted.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper, if there Is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion, Dys-
pepsla and Liver Troubles that has not
been cured-and we also mean their re.
suits, such as sour stomach, fermenta.
ton OF food, habltual costiveness. neryy
GUS dyspepsia. headaches, despondentS
feelings, sleeplessness-in fact, any trout
ole connected with the stomach or liver?
Ihls medicine has been sold for MANY
years IN all civilized countries, and we
Wish to correspond with you and send
you one of our books free of cost IF
you never tried August Flower. trv one
bottle first. We have never known of
its failing. If so, something more seri-
Gus is the matter with you. Ask your
oldest druggist. g. G.. Green, Wood
bury. N. J..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
Crop Bulletin.
For week ending Nav 10. 1902
troversy.

For week ending May -, 1902.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The average temperature was slightly
below normal the past week, with more
than usual cloudiness and showery
weather. The conditions were very
favorable for pastures, meadows and
small grain. Planting operations were
delayed to some extent, but the work is
we'll advanced in the northern section,
and nearly completed in the southern
section, the reports indicating an in.
creased acreage of corn in all districts.
termination has been generally satisfac.
tory in early planted fields, showing
notable variety of seed. The fields are
in excellent filth, and the dry subsoil
readily absorbs the heavy rainfall, pre-.
venting damage from excess of moisture
at the surface. The general outlook for
field crops has never been better at the
middle of May. There are no reports of
damage to fruit from effects of low tenn.
perature,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
More Tornadoes.

On May l, 2 and 8 tornadoes of more
counties in Iowa, representing all Sec
tons Of the state. A large amount of
property was destroyed and several peo-
pie killed and injured. A portion Of the
property destroyed was insured in the
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Associ-
ton, of Des Moines, Iowa, the greatest
association of its bind in the world.
The association has had over 600 losses
reported in the last week, amounting to
at least 100000, and has its full force of
fifteen directors and many agents at
work adjusting the losses. The associa-
ton has the reputation of adjusting its
losses promptly, and before this article
is read most of the claims will be paid.
A large amount of the property de-
stroyed was not insured in any COM
pany. This should not be when we
have such grand association in Iowa to
furnish insurance at cost. He who does
not wish to help others deserves no help
if they meet with misfortune.
The association is doing a wonderfully
large business. The March and April
business of this year was the largest in
the history of the association and no
doubt May business will be the same the
way applications are rolling in.
The secretary, ]. B. Herman, in
forms us that he received $50 applica-
tons on Monday of this week.
This association works in harmony
with the Farmers County Mutuals and
has the same agents. This is benevo-
lent institution, run on business princi-
pies. 1t has 10000 members, O,OOO,-
600 in risks and $50, 900 cash on hand.
| am agent for both these companies
and will write your insurance at lowest
rates. j. w. LONG.
We wish to correspond with all readers
of this paper who desire to buy cheap
homes in southeast Kansas. We are
Immigration Agents for the st. Louis &
San Francisco r. R., and can furnish
you all desired information.
WALTERS q BAYLEss,
Sat Oswego, Kansas.
Would you like to use the best? Then
use Maple City White Soap
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15

Hurrah for the Yellowstone Pork trip.
We are of June 23d.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
Real Estate Transfers

From May to 10, 1902, as recorded by
Stephen VargR.
D. W. Peck to Price McPeek lot In
Lamont NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
D: F. Nicholson to Jas. M. Olson lot
A: B. Ward to Eliza j. Stanley lot in 0'
E: J. Stanley to j. ". Laney lot in
decatur .:.:......" .....:.. $50
B. e. Bsrgersen to Alexander Nc
Lees lot in amoni..................... so
Ellen Bergersen to Alexander Nc
Lees lot In Lamont. ............., 80
Mary r. Cornett to Robert Cornett
lots in PleAsanton.. -. .................. 500
Madden & Painter to ". j. Field loo
acres in Center... -. .:.................. 2,2oo
8. A. Hamilton to W. B. McDonough
Albert Crane to i: +. Hamilton land i
ia Burrell; $500
acres In Burrsll. .................... 1888
Luther Bason to L. j. Beck zoo acres
in Grand River. ......... =. :. ...,... $500
L. J. Beck to 8. A. Miles 200 acres in
A. O. Wilson to W. a. Van ;'' Wrinkle 0'00O
20 acres in Bloomine ton ....:......... 1850
=: A. Gerlnger to ]. N. Brown lots in
L&monl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 300
D: F. Nicholson to j. T. Silver lots
In Lamont. 100
II. y. smith to Il. w. NeWcomb lot
In Lamont ...................... ........... $50
D. Q: Cowles to Alice j. Marble lots
In Davis .......................... 500
Geo. I. Morgan to Martha q. Belts
a acres il Morgan: ............. ....... 1900
Q. A. Carrithers ct al to @. @. Little
80 acres in Franklin. ........ 49,. $500
Jas. Creswell to E. w. Townsend lis
acres in Grand River .........., $500
Q. Hanschild to EmmaM. Hanschild
$50 acres in Long Creek II 800
Ira H. Stubs to M. Chenoweth 100
acres in Morgan ....:..:................. 5000
Nancy M. Wolf to F. p. Moreland
100 acres in Franklin. =. :. ............. 1850
d. F. Nicholson to Ira 81. Stubbs 100
acres in Morgan. ::......::..........:.:. 5000
r. A. Geringer to j. F. Brown 113
acres in New Buda ........ ............... 5000
Mrs. M. Walker to Lucy M. Stafford
lot In Lamoni....... ............ 1900
j.. B. Hood to o. A. Talbot & Co. lots
IN Leroy....... ................ ........ 500
Jacob Trisler to Dorman Trisler 40
acres in franklin. ................. 1000
J.. n. Painter to E. D. & Gertrude
Briggs 20 acres in Bloomington. 1000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15

You never heard of any one using
Foley's Honey and Tar and not being
satisfied. w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
Personal pv,perty AssessmI mt

Sixteen Of the twenty-four township
assessors of Decatur county havS filed
their assessment books with Auditor
Gill. We publish synopsis of the per.
sonal property found in each township
or corporation, so far as returned:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15

My stock is complete and ready for
delivery. Come early and get some Sc
lect stock. w. A. GARRETT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
License to Wed.

The following marriage licences have
been issued by Clerk Keller since our
last issue:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15

Stops the Cough and Works off the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablets cure
a cold IN one day, No cure no pay.
Price rs cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
FROM EVERYWHERE.

Fifty-siX miles an hour is the record
time of electric railways, it having been
made on the road from Chicago to Au-
rOra, III.
The railroad from Boswell to Friedens,
Pa, doubles on itself four times. 1t comes
to within 900 feet of itself after a five
mile loop, SO feet of the 800 being down
the mountain.
In Pennsylvania a village was sold at
auction, and in many states more than
one city has been stolen.
Berlin's telephone radius now includes
forty three towns, the farthest being 100
miles distant. One shilling, is the fee for
communication in each case.
One thousand pounds has been paid for
the drinking glass used by the late En-
press of Austria while taking the waters
at Langen- Schwalbach, near Wiesbaden.
There are now ten Jewish NJ. P.'s in the
British house of commons.
There has been a decrease of Is per
cent in the population of the Isle of Man
since 1891 At the last census it was
54,752. -. - -..-- -.. .-.,.-
French journals speak of a substance
which, when placed upon the roads does
away with mud and dust. The compost
ton consists of mixture of scoria from
a blast furnace and tar. The prepara-
ton, carefully pressed renders the sur
face of the road impervious to water.
According to an experienced tailor, the
reason why home-pressed garments never
have the same finished look as when the
work is done by professional is that
the amateur >presser is usually in too
much, of a hurry, and insists upon using
an iron that is too hot. The secret lies
in using a warm iron and pressing very
slowly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
Complaining the Situation.

Inc commandment by German and Eng
lish ships of Puerto Cabelio seems to have
been as unnecessary as the Wanton de-
struction of the Venezuelan warshins
The dispatches do not indicate that the
Commandment was undertaken as sten
precedent to selling the customs house
but to punish an affront to the British
flag. -
Germany and England have had provo
cation enough for extreme measures, but
the rest Of the world, while approving of
their stern determination to make Ven
ezuela respect it's debts, do not like to see
them use their overpowering strength SO
brutally. Useless exhibitions OF military
force tend to complicate situation that
is very embarrassing to the United States,
and are likely to stir the Venezuelans up,
regardless of their attitude toward Cas-
tro, toya determination to let Great Britain
and Germany end by force what they have
begun by force.
!, The United States strongly desires that
there shall be no hostilities between the
two great powers and Venezuela, with
its consequent invasion Of American sol
and with results that are not pleasant
to contemplate The longer this imbroglic
lasts and the more arbitrary the course 81
England and Germany the better are the
lprospects that the United States will be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
DAILY DIVERSION

Father Must Go.-Ex- Secretary Of the
Treasury John G. Carlisle, in speaking OF
his incumbency of the headship Of the
treasury department, told a story Of his
late son, Logan, the very popular chief
clerk Of the treasury department during
the secretaryship of his father. 1t seems
that Logan, who had the disposal Of a
good bit Of patronage, didn't believe that
two members of one family should draw
pay from the government in that depart
ment. Accordingly. when he found two
or more clerks of one family, he would lop
off all but the highest salaried one. One
day young woman clerk entered his Of
flee. She had been discharged.
IT suppose she said to young Carlisle, -
Its because my sister is on the pay roll
too"
That's exactly it, said Logan.
II don't suppose you would make any
exceptions to that rule, Mr.. Chief Clerk?''
Mary an exception" Logan replied.
eff that's so,' triumphantly exclaimed
the discharged young woman, "how about
you and your father being on the pay
roll?''
by Jove,'' quoth Logan, 81 never
thought of that. Well, I reckon the old
man will have to 60"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
IN A NUTSF1ELL.....
How Manage Street n o Toronto.

real and property and provincial corporation tax
taxation is about year the
ctys income from the street railway 100000
At the OF thirty the property the
city the of the actual value of the property
against which Of is to be charged 900 the
city paid for the begin with. that the
will have for extensions enlargement of
equipment during the thirty but it will
have to for inflated valuation This valuation is
be determined by three arbitrators - r.
The company is bound to its not less than
Is cents hour. and is paying them 90 All of it's
must be built in Toronto and the speed of and
of service regulated city engineer while
the provincial engineer has authority
The people Of Toronto to be satisfied with their
relations with the street railway company
reasonably inclined to throw bouquets
they claim to be- and probably Is the pioneer experiment
although similar
tiles street railway companies quite
in America opposed to municipal ownership operation,
so in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
The High School Debates.


The public may have got the impression
that pupils of the high schools are chiefly
interested in football. But judging from
reports of the opening debates Of the state
high school leagues, debates between rival
high schools for T he Journal prizes
are about as absorbing. The largest hall
in Ada was packed by an eager crowd
when Fergus Falls and Ada debated last
Friday night. A train took 200 persons
from Crookston to East Grand Forks to
listen to the war of words there between
the debating teams Of the high schools
of the two towns named. a 81,
+ 1t is highly gratifying to 7 e
Journal to see such a keen interest
taken in an undertaking that was begun
chiefly for the purpose it is realizing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15

Eight the city of Toronto came into possession
Of the street railways through the expiration Of the fran
chse the terms which the city was entitled to take
the payment of $2500OOo The com
pany not desiring to give such valuable property,
made resistance att first but ultimately succumbed
The city did to operate the property ITSELF and de-
franchise amounts ease for thirty
The Ontario law permits franchises to extend
but special act secured adj
ding years Of the franchise, which then
In sold to the highest bidder.
bidder agreed these terms: To $500
mile the of the streets, double track to
twice much the city laying the roadbed
the tracks In addition, the company bound itself to
gross earnings follows: Under 81. 900 000,
per annum; sL0O0OO0 and $125OO0O 10
cent; 81 and sL5ooooo, 1914 cent and
that 10 Thecorrpany agreed to sell work
tickets from to and from to $50
eight Sunday service tickets, for
school chdens tickets ten for 2 cents In add
this the full tax all it's
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
WHEN WE HEAR THE ORGAN
DOWN THE STREET.

Wen years the awgum playin' down de
street, ~
Draps de baby den an goes a-scootin'-
Ialk erDout 70 indies, dey ism half SO
Beats de Angel Gab'el wild his tootin,,
"Chfllen! chillen!' dat wat mommer say,
Fust ting mommer know, all us chillen
Danc5n % Down &c &c street, dis way, an, boiler:
Xxi! vi! ain a-gwinter stay in
Wen dat music playin r..
s.. Now you hear me sayin'! .4.-- p. r
XII! vi! ain a-gwinter stay in
Wen I years the awgum playin' down de
Wen We years de awgum playin' down de
All us iii chillen feels SO jolly;
Music gets ter wukkin' in ow' haids an in ow'
Mommer say we go clean off de trolley.
Fosrs Wa ny a de wd IL ne
Vile us III coons shake ow' footses ter
de chunes
Oats sweeter dan de 'lasses made FUN
XII! VI! white folks isn't in it,
Wen VEAL begin it,
Sixty steps de minnit!
XII! vi! white folks isn't in it,
Wen we years de awgum playin' down de
street.
Wen dey years de awgum playin' down de
All de white folks Carr roun a-grinnin',
Toss us out ut, De oI pennies 'twel dey light be-
Kotch 'em wild ow' toes an keep a-spinnin.
Dis way, dat way, Sc us crack ow' heels,
Bet we beats de show folk in de bally,
Cuts de pigeum-wing an we does de
highlumfling,
Got some sho'- nuff dancers in ow' alley.
ri! vi! ain us chillen funny?
Th'ow US out de money
Aain' we wuff it,, honey?
XII! vi! ain us chillen funny?
sep uAop .u!feId mn3MB sp sIge1 aA ua A,
street. -
-Pearson's Margarine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS
A Substitute for Hard Coal.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
I have not tried the following formula
but am sure that it will answer every
purpose Of hard coal, and be of service to
some this year when hard coal is SO
scarce:
Get in proportion two tons of soft coal
to one of coke. Make a fire first Of coke.
then put on layer Of soft coal about two
times thick the coke fire. then put
on another layer Of coke, merely covering
the whole OF the soft coal, but be sure
and cover it clear across the fire pot
Then put another layer Of soft coal on top
of this, about twice as thick as the coke.
My idea is that as the coke has no gas
left in it but makes an intense fire for a
short time it does not need much draft.
but soft coal needs fair draft. The
smoke of the soft coal seems to stop the
draft in small furnaces and stove pipes
If this smoke and tar gas from the soft
coal can be burned in the stove or furnace
before it gets to the smoke pipe, this
choking effect is done away with and the
result is long, steady, hot fire, even
hotter than hard coal fire, and requires
no more attention than a hard coal fire.
Frederick Roach.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15

tions. If he had aspired to keep three
guns shooting at once or to hold four
aces in every other hand of poker, he
might have had the sympathy of his fell
low workers, but his aspirations took a
different line.
Tom Jones had read 10 less than six
different accounts Of eastern heiresses
coming out west on a visit and falling in
love with and marrying cowboys. Cow
boys had saved them from robbers,
Indians, stampedes and prairie fires, and
their natural gratitude had resulted in
love and marriage. What had happened
once might happen again. Toms aspira-
tons, then, ran to heiresses. He was
expecting one along any day in the week
and was always prepared to carry out his
part Of the contract.
Even an heiress may come to him who
waits, and in due time, when her engage
ments permitted, Miss Griscomb, from
New York, paid a visit to relatives at
Taylor's ranch. Tom had heard of her
beauty and what a pile of money her old
dad had in the bank within twenty-four
hours after her arrival. 1t was now up to
him to bring in the heroics and start
things going. He got out his Sunday togs
and creased his hair as a beginning.
Nor was the labor thrown away. He
had hardly set forth on a hunt for stray
steers when far across the plains he saw
the object of his aspirations. The bron-
cho on whose back she was seated had
stopped to indulge in the wild west bust
| ness Of bucking and jumping, and Tom
imagined that he could hear terror strick-
en- shouts from the rider. 1t was all
imagination" however. When he had
reached her side after a furious burst OF
speed and begged the privilege of saving
her life, she quietly replied:
please don't interfere. I rather en-
joy the change
Tom Jones was nonpulsed, but he
waited. In the course of two or three
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
Mr.. Hills Interview.

Mr.. James J. Hill repudates the rather
sensational interview sent out from Chi
cago last Friday. In the same connection,
he states that :'the business Of the country
is undergoing readjustment to meet
changing conditions The most alarming
thing is the decrease in exports. We are
importing much more than we export"
In the last sentence Mr.. Hill has probably
again been made the victim Of inaccurate
quotation. The balance is still in favor of
exports to the amount of s297,-
000,O 900 for the calendar year up
to Nov. l. . There is, however, a
decline of exports and an increase
Of imports both Of which can be
affording cause for alarm. :
Mr. Hill thinks we are not exporting as
much as we should because our articles
cost too much. Our people demand bet
ter things than those Of other countries
and better than they will buy. He hopes
that some adjustment may be made to
meet conditions and says that there is too
much ''booming' now, and just how it will
turn out he does not know.
our factories are too good for foreign mar
kets and cost too much to make it
profitable to sell them at foreign prices,
is interesting and suggestive; it is also a
new view Of our Industrial situation.
But when he takes alarm at the increase
in our imports he probably overlooks the
fact that this increase has been due very
largely to the importation Of manufa ctur-
: ers' materials. The New York Financier
is authority for the statement that the i'm
ports Of manufacturers materials have in
creased during the past twelve years 60
per cent, while all other importations
have increased per cent. The same ahu-
thority analyses the treasury figures for
the frst7nire months of 1902 to show tina:
the importa tons of manufacturers ma
terials formed nearly AZ per cent Of the
total. Now, We can hardly regard it as
an evidence Of business decline or cause
for alarm when we are importing ma
terials for manufacture to supply the in
creasing home demand. For instance,
we cannot make iron enough at home to
supply the demand and imported iron for
manufacture is one Of the items on, our
increased imports. Increased imports
sometimes indicate nothing more than a
greater degree Of wealth, enabling and
justifying the expenditure for Injuries 0,
other articles not produced at home
Certainly, while consumption is still SC
far ahead of production, as it is in mos,
lines in this country to-day, there is slight
occasion for apprehension as to the per-
manency Of good times. although there
may be occasion for apprehension amona
holders Of certain stocks, which are inf1u-
enced, not by general conditions. but bv
particular developments
Whether there IS any connection be.
tween Mr.. Hills 'blue Monday, and the
decline in Northern Securities stocks is :
question which the reader can probabl,
speculate upon as proftably as anybod,
else. ..,s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15

We suppose that most of the humane
people of the United States will take
about the same view Of vivisection that
Senator Gallinger does. They look upon
vivisection as something to be done, If
done at all, only in rare instances, and
then without pain to the unfortunate ami
NAL experimental upon. Pasteur said
that he was so impressed with the mys-
teries of nature that he prayed when at
work in the laboratory. Vivisection that
can be prayed over is about the only
vivisection that should be tolerated.