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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Union Ridqe.

Lee Butts visited at home Sunday
Mrs. Merriman called on Mrs. Gard
ner last Friday.
Harry Swanson called in this vicinity
last week.
A. E. Ellis has had hard finish put
on his new house.
Mr. Young was delivering portraits in
this neighborhood Thursday.
Marie Martin called on Pearl Wood
Sunday.
I. w. Waller visited at Mr.. Reynolds
week ago Sunday.
VIM. Stout and family visited at T.
w. Walters Sunday.
Jim Hill and family visited at Mr..
Merryman's Sunday.
Fred Millsap and Misc Anna Myers
we're out buggy riding on the ridge
Sunday evening.
Miss Sadie Johnson is boarding at
Henry Axes.
Mrs, Alice Cox called on Mrs. Waller
one evening last week.
Mrs. T. w. Waller is getting better of
her rheumatism SO that she can go with
out her crutches about the house.
Why not have Sunday school and
preaching on the Ridge. There is call
to come over into Maced onia and help
us. Who of the preachers and Sunday
school superintendent of Leon or other
places will respond to the call? Our time
might be better spent than with SO
much visiting ON Sunday and our chill.
dren would have some place to go and
would not spend their time initiating
these boxing matches and prize fighting
affairs. ''Train up child in the way it
should go and it will not depart from it
when old. AS the twig is bent 50 is the
tree inclined" Now for an awakening!
Let nsdo our duty and it will be sum-
mer we'll spent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Indian Creek.


Willie Still is on lne sick list
Albert Woolsev and sister, Miss Ora,
We're calling on friends in these parts
Sunday.
w. NJ. Moore and family we've Sunday,
evening visitors with q. b. Moore's.
Alma Pool had business in these parts
one day last week
Miss Angie Still was the guest Of her
friend. Miss Anna Mcdaniel, Sunday.
Little Ollie Hubbard is very SICK at
this writing.
Willard Little had business in Davis
City Monday,
Robert Jennings, of Woodland, WAS
calling on friends in these parts sun
day.
Maude Little spent Sunday with Fam
ME Still.
Quite q number from this place had
business in Leon Saturday.
charming little daughter came to
make her home at w. d. Robinson's
Friday, May lst.
}. n. Still is going to have a phone.
Miss Lulu Hubbard is staylng with
Mrs. r. G. Cozad this week.
Mrs. Glorde Jennings and little
daughter, Hudah, were pleasant callers
as w. ID. Robinson's Nj onday.
couple Of young fellows were in
these parts Sunday hunting for girl.
Boys we would advise you to come one
at time and perhaps the girl would
take pity on you and go.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Center.

Dodge Sears is no better.
K. Baker is quite an extensive farmer
Z. j. White drives fine span of driv
ing horses.
Capt. Brown has made lot of hog
tight wire fence this spring.
Frank Long has new set of harness
Mrs. Bunch improves some in health
Frank Gittinger has finished plowing
for corn.
MIR. and Mrs. W. A. Allbaugh visited
with their daughter,
Renan Long visited with his mother
at her old home last Sunday.
John Wood rented a lot of his
pasture for cattle.
Sim Evans has new mess wire fence
on hand and rides on new sulky
pillow.
Mrs. Peterson is sick with la grippe.
Bert Warner has the measles.
Clarence Sprague is home from col
lege. His sister is sick.
The rustler, Bert McCleary, has beer
delivering corn at Leon.
Mrs. Pease's father lost twoyear- OLD
colt.
The government inspector is to be out
this afternoon to inspect the rural route
Several farmers had a fine prospect
for peaches before the frost.
Foley's Honey and Tar is peculiarly
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Burr Oak Ridge.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cain and Miss Grace
4 were Sunday visitors at Chas. Chastain's
Sunday.
w. Ii. McCalla and family visited at
George Hofman's in Center.
Mrs. 7, j. Hoffman is quite poorly.
E. j. Sankey and son, Newt, were out
to their farm Sunday.
y Miss Leena johnson arrived from
2 Oklahoma Monday to visit her grandma
johnson. s3
L. Il. Rumley and family also grand.
ma Webster took dinner at j. w. Wal.
toms Sunday.
j. M. Chas,ain lost available horse
z Sunday.
M. b. shira and family were Sunday
visitors at the county farm.
Miss Lizzie Barry spent Sunday with
home folks.
IN. II. McCalla and family visited at
Il Decatur, DaKalb and Van Vert last
Iyweek, also saw President Roosevelt.
Master Homer Dye visited East Eden
school one day last week.
Pure German millet seed for sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Weldon.

There was large crowd of Weldon
people went to Van Vert Tuesday to
see President Roosevelt. There was
seventy.tive tickets sold for Van Vert
and twelve for Osceoa besides there
was large number drove over.
The Weldon Savings Bank has had a
new foundation put under it..
Mrs. j. w. Eddy went to Osceola
Monday.
George Jennings of Garden Grove
was in town on business Monday.
Fred Mitchell has returned from
Montana.
We are glad to say Mrs. Cora Key is
able to be out.
Miss Rilla Eddy who is teaching
school at Leslie spent Sunday here.
A new sidewalk has been built in
front of the Christian church.
There was an election held Tuesday
to see whether or not the town would
grant the Sullivan Telephone Co. a
franchise for thirty years. There was
81 votes cast, 81 for and 20 against.
Oren RuHcurn went to Murray Wed.
nesday.
Rev. w. II. Doyle attended a mis-.
sionary convention at Leon Monday.
hC mOA AAus poooCuSCi I.oAAS NUS. +
and 5 made their last trip through here
Saturday.
&. E. Mitchell went to Leon on bust.
ness Wednesday morning.
Arthur Blair of Van Vert was in
town Monday.
Mr.. Sullivan of Van Vert was in
Town On business Monday,
Brosy Jamison went to Osceola Mon.
day afternoon.
Rev. J. N. Hosier, of Osceola, gave a
temperance lecture at the M. E. church
Sunday evening.
Spence Keller has put out a new
orchard on his farm east of town and
has built new Kitchen.
Frank Davis, Of near Leslie, was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. M. R. Lillard went to Leroy
Saturday evening.
Neglected colds make fat grave
yards. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to a
N oal tI1v virnro,.a Cld out, -, ~ sss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Pleasant Valley.

Bill Axes has moved his saw mill tt
George Virden's farm and is making
arrangements to saw.
Mrs. Henry Quigley called on Mrs
George Virden Friday afternoon.
James Hill and Chef Pullen were
Leon visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Ada Wells is assisting Mrs. Geo
Virden with her house work.
Mrs. John Lubbock was a Decatur
visitor one day last week.
Mrs. ALT Miller visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pullen one day last
week.
Mrs. James Bonner called on Mrs
Geo. Virden one day last week.
Mrs. Bibbey is reported real poorly at
this writing.
Geo. Virden is on the sick list. DR..
Wales of Davis City was called.
Mrs. E. Housh is very sick at this
writing. Drs. Waight and Layton, Of
Leon, were called.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Made YOUNG AGAIN.

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me in
my teens again" writes D. II. Turner,
of Dempseytown. Pa. They're the best
in the world for liver, stomach and
bowels. Purely vegetable. Never grippe.
Only 25c at l.. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Rheumatism Cured in a Dav

"Mystic Cure for rheum atism and. Neural
gia radically cures in to 3 days. Its action
upoL the system is remarkable and myster-
ious. 1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly benefits. Sl.0J. Sold by L. Ven.
Werdendruggist,L Leon. is 26t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Will Cure CONSUMPTION.

a. a. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes,
"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best pre- D.
aration for coughs, colds and lung trou-
BILE. know that 1t has cured consump-
ton in the first stages" l.. Van Wer.
den,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Give the children Rocky Mountain
Tea this month. makes them grow,
makes them eat, sleep and grow. Good
for the whole family. A spring tonic
that makes sick people well. 80 cents.
w. q. otempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Foley's Honey and tar contains nc
opiates and can safely be given to chill
sdren. +, Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Spring laziness, legs ache, back aches,
feel tired, no ambition, no appetite, all
run down feeling. Rocky Mountain
Tea puts new life into your body; you
feel good all over. 80 cents. w. G.
Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Are You Using Aliens Foot Ease
shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease a
powder 1T cures Corns, Bunions Painful.
Smartlng, Hot, Swollen feet. AT all dru ggis is
and shoe stores, 25c. 35 Al
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Foley's Honey and Tar is peculiarly
adapted to asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness. l.. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to q
healthy, vigorous old age.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Pure German millet seed for sale.
T 35-4t. CHAsTAIN Bros, Leon. Ia. J,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07

Maude-Last night Jack told me that
he wouldn't marry the best girl living,
unless-what-unle she took Rock v
Mountain Tea. Sensible fellow. 50
cents. w. @. Stempel d Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29

Late October and November finds the cider mill at the zenith of its activities, and as its cheerful creak reyerberates through the length and breadth of the land 1t behooVes the housewife to make the most of this most excellent and wholesome juice
 Formerly cider was the term used to desig nate any sort of fruit juice or strong liquor except wine, but now II is applied to apple juice alone Among the many delicious dishes to which il lends itself are the follow ing;
 Spanish Ham-While this is favorite chaflng dish relish. 1t may be cooked In the ordinary sheetlron frying pan. Have ready one slice of tender ham, cut about quarter of an inch thick. If there is much fat trim 1t off Put into the chstng dish teaspoon flu! of butter. Brown the ham in this, turn ing so that both sides are cooked. While browning the second side put in one sour apple, cut in eighths, taking care that the slices are not broken, as they are to serve as garuisb. When both sides of the ham are browned add half cup of sweet cider and simmer 10 minutes. Take up ham and apple dippipp a little cider over the ham to make it look juicy Put level teaspoonfu of bread crumbs in the remainder of the cider, heat thoroughly and pour over the ham.
 Roast Ham. With Clder.-Put a small cured ham weighing from seven to nine pounds into cold water and soak over night. Tn the morning scrape tne outslue ana rlnst well. place in good-sized kettle and cover with cold water. In the South many of the best cooks prefer 10 wrap the ham in bunch of sweet hay for the boiling; but this Is seldom feasible in the city. Put the kettle over the fire until the water reaches the boil ing point, then push back on the range, where it will only just simmer for two hours.
 Lift the kettle from the fire, but leave the meat in 1t until the liquid is just lukewarm. Take out the ham. peel off the skin and trim off The fat of the top to half inch thick ness. Place the meat in roasting pan. snrinkle with brown sugar. dust with corn meal and bake in moderate oven for two bours. using a cupful of cider to baste with
 ponr on two tablespoonfuls at a time unti, Inc amount Is used. then haste frequently with tbe drlppings from the pan. Just before r.moyiug from the oven take cup of pow dered stale bread crumbs. add two teaspoon Snis of brown sugar, scant teaspoonful of dry mustard. and mosten to paste with cider. Spread this over the ham and return
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29
When The Cider Mill Goes Round. Delicious Dishes to Which Apple Juice Lends Flavor

t to the oven just long enough to brown The ham may be served either hot or cold, but must be cut in thin slices.
 An excellent cider sauce to serve with baked ham Is made in this way
 Put heaping tablespoonful of butter and level tablespoonful of flour into q saucepan over the fire; stir together until brown, then add. gradually, a cupful of highly seasoned stock and cook ten minutes; add cup of cider, not too sweet. and n teaspoonful of kitchen bouquet; stir until hot, then strain and serve.
 A small leg of pork or fresh ham Is equally delicious. if well pasted with cider during the roasting, while the cider makes it more dgestible.
 Fried Apples with Cider. Take four lar rge. firm apples. rather tart, wash without por- ine and slice across so as to make round slices ialf an inch thick, with the core h the middle. Melt TWO level tablespoonfuis of batter in the frying pan and lay the slices in this to cook. Sprinkle with wo leyel table spuon:uls of granulated sugar. After the apples soften. put In one cup of sweet cider, which the apples will absorb. Sprinkle with powdered cinnamon and serve with whipped cream.
 Boiled Cider Apple Sauce Boil one gallon new sweet cider down to two qnarfs. Pare. quarter and core half bushei o, sweet apples. Put the boisd cider into d gran'te or porceiain kettle, and when lt bots add as many apples as the kettle Will hold. Cover closely and cook slowly without staring until the apples are tender. Skim them out without breaking, add more and cool untl. all are done. Pour ,he syrup over the apples and set away to cool. The next day drain off the syrup, boil again until thick an1 pour over the apples. The pieces of apples should be quite distinct. and the juice almost the consistency of jelly.
 Brown Betty With Cider.-Hutter a deer, earthen pudding dish and spread layer of chopped tart apples at the bottom. Sprinkle with sugar, dust with cunarnou or nutmeg and cover with layer of fine bread crumbs. Dot with bits of butter and cover with a second layer of apples sweet ened and seasoned. Proceed h this way until ali the apples are used. having the buttered crumbs at the top. Just before put ting In the oven pour in cupfu of sweet cider Cover and bake slowly for three 1 quarters of an hour, then remove the cover and brown. Serve with sugar and cream or l a hard sauce. Chopped almonds and raisins mixed with the apples make pleasing yar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29
Old Fashioned Pound Cake

A young housekeeper writes to know just how to make good pound cake. such as may still be found in small towns where women do their own fine cooking and where com pany teas are something to remember.
 The old rule-and there Is none better calls for one pound each of butter sugar and Hour, 10 eggs and half wineglass each of wine and brandy. Beat the butter to cream and add the sugar little by little, stirring all the while. If preferred. this beat ing may be done with the hand instead of spoon Beat 10 eggs without separating until they become light and foamy. Add gradually to the butter and sugar and beat hard. Sift Tn the Hour already once or twice sifted and add the wine and brandy. Line the cake pans with, buttered paper and pour in the well beaten mixture. Bake in a moderate, steady oven..
 This recipe may be varied, by the addition of raisins, seeded and cut in halves, shredded citron or almonds, blanched and pounded in rose water. Some old-fashoned housekeep- CTS always add a quarter of a teaspoon of mace. This same mixture may be baked In patty tins. putting entrants into some, al- monds or ralsns into the rest. Pound cake Is apt to be lighter baked In this way. The cakes may be left plain or frosted. If kept in stone jars they will grow richer with the keeping, Old-time housekeepers used to keep an apple in the jar with their pound cake. thinking 1t tended to keep the cake moist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29

alton. Smoking hot on cold day this simple dessert is sure to find abundant ap- preclation.
 Apple Butter.-Take very sweet cider, boil 1t down one-half and add slightly more than half the quantity of pared, cored ani sliced tart, juicy apples. Greetings or Ba'dwins are specially excellent in thls way. Cook slowly and carefully, stirring frequently with Il long wooden paddle which reaches the bottom of the kettle. Skim when neces- sary. When the apples soften, sweeten 10 taste, but the butter is better If left quite tart. Continue cooking very slow,y and stirring it so that It does not scorch or stick until thick like marmalade.
 If you wish the butter to have a spicy flavor allow teaspoonfu each of cinnamon nutmeg and alspice to each gallon of the butter, putting 1t In when nearly done. This will keep for any length of t'me ,n stone jars or wooden vessels. An easy ,-ay 10 make this old time dish Is to put ,t in stone jars and cook in the oven when you can have slow fire for long time.
 Cldered Quinces.-Peel the fruit cut into halves and take ont the cores. Put into stone crock or bean pot sprinkle Iavishly with sugar, add the grated peel of lemon, pour in sweet cider to cover the quinces, put on plate or stone cover and place in very slow oven. Let the quinces bake all day. They should be of rich red eolor and the juice Ike jellled syrup.
 Cider Ice.-A delicious water Ice Is made by adding to pint of sweet cider one cup of orange juice and cup of sugnr. Freeze In equal quantities of ice and salt la. b!espoonsul of gelatine soaked In cold water and added to the cider before freezing makes sherbet
 Cider Jelly Boil sweet cider fresh from the press until 1t Jellles. It will need no sugar, and will be found useful in va- riety of ways. II makes q refreshing drink ln sickness, diluted with cold water; it gives Il delicious cake filling and furnishes q decided flavor when used in combination with lnsipld fruit like figs or pears
 Boilpd Cider for Mnce Ples.-Boii the ci.er down until only two-thlrds of the original quantity is left, when 1t will keep indefinitely. This will also be found to improve the taste and color of calves foot and gelatine Jellles that need enriching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29
Butterflies on Wall Panels

There Is new fad for utilizing butterflies In connection with flowers for decorative purposes, the Insects being arranged in frames In such n manner as to look as If they were flying about In garden or sip. ping the nectar from the blossoms.
 For sometime past butterflies mounted sngly on plaster of paris and framed under glass have been familiar. the best of this work being done by clever woman In Connecticut town who makes living at It. But the new Idea Is a great improvement. the plnster being utilized in exactly the same way but with the addition of flowers cley- erly preserved and dried. For the sake Of verisimllltude, not only the flowers. but leaves and branches, are included.
 The rectangular sheets of plaster, afford ing n snow white background for the butter flies and Towering plants. are either framed for hanging on the wall or. If preferred may be inserted into the wnll ns panels. Set up in the latter fashion they seem more appro- prlate, and are really most decorative.
 This new fad is likely to give fresh lm- petus to the demand for large and brilliant hued butterflies. which for some years past has been considerable. Rare tropical varie- ties bring good prices In the market though the most important requirement. Is size, in order that the decorative effects for which 1 the insects are used may be as striking as possible to the eye. Some species native to 1 the United States are as much as i've inches from wing tip to wing tip, but most of the big and bright eolored ones come from warmer attitudes.
 There are many enthusiastic collectors of butterflies nowadays, and they have raised the prices of the insects so high as to Invite fraud, rare species being sometimes coun- terfelted by the artful painting of common specimens. But this demand by amateurs has nothing to do with the market for deco ratye insects, which cares not whit for xrI- tu .aaks-- especially those of brilliant metallic tints.
 The business of collecting for the butterfly market employs many skilled hunters, who venture into the widest and most perilous regions in pursuit of their dainty game They seek not only the perfect insects, but also cocoons, from which they are often sble to obtain precious specimens. On occasions they even take the caterplllars and feed them until they have undergone the requisite transformation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29
Novel Bits of China.

The fad for quaint and curious chinaware has brought out any number of novelties along this line. Each of the large shops features in It's display thls fall exclusive im- portations In odd or antiqne design. The majority of these pieces are intended for decorative purposes only, but some. lnclud. Ing fascinating tea services, are suited for occasional use upon the table.
 In Royal Doulton are seen pitchers and vases in extremely weird effects. These are tall and slender in shape and are col ored deep highly glazed brown. On one side of each is mysterious figure done In dull reds, yeiows and black. lean Pied Piper stalks on one, rats seamper about hls heels and a stormy sky is suggested in the background On another a witch in pointed hat crosses over a tiny black eaul- dron set In the foreground. From the pot thin line of steam arises to curl in halo form about her head. third design shows a gypsy figure.
 Novel tea sets in Royal Doulton are cir cied with galloping huntsmen, done in gay colors. Others gre decorated with men and women dressed In the picturesque costumes of the days of George ".
 From Finland comes a most striking ware patterned after the Arabian potteries. The pieces are cream coior In odd geometric shapes, with ornamental bands of geometric design done in vivid reds, yellows. blues and greens.
 Old English Trentham ware Is an effec- tive revival of the year. Pieces of all sizes. from candlesticks to umbrella stands, may be had In this. Gayy colored fruits and flowers form the decorations on some pieces, while others show bees swarming to hive or very black cocks with very red combs.
 In Dresden china the old fashioned fruit baskets, in openwork ornamented with large floral and fruit designs. have been revived this fall.