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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
We;stervlIIe.

Ilene Briner is on the sick list. <
Quite number Of the boys enjoyed
the skating on the river Sunday after.
noon.
John Vanderpool and family and Ely
Briner and wife ate turkey at w. F..
Briner's Christmas.
Dennis Grogan, Of Woodland, is visit.
ing his sister, Mrs. James McGraw.
F. M. Brammer and wife visited his
sister one night this week.
Theron Williams has returned to Kel.
lerton, where he is employed at corn
gathering.
Fred Gibler is repairing W. F. Briner's
house.
Esther Louthan visited her parents
Sunday. e
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
CORRESPONDENCE 5
Items of Interest as Reported :
by our Correspondents. :
ireland Items.

Mrs. Hardy WATSON, who has been
very sick is slowly recovering. ~
Doc Durham and family have moved
to Mercer, Mo-, having sold their farm
to s. j. Grogan.
Mrs. Dennis Daughton was called to
the beside of her mother, who is very
sick ut the home of her daughter near
Mt. Ayr.
Riley Hatfield and Fred Potter were
callers at the Cannon home Christmas.
Mrs. John Order is some better at
this writing.
Mrs. 1. A. Merrick and son Melvin
went to st. Joe to spend Christmas 4
Miss Cleo Bryson and brother Emmett
have gone to visit during holidays with
their grandparents at Edna, Mo. Miss
Dollie is visiting at Princeton, Mo-, this
week.
y Mrs. DR.. Scott and daughter Miss
Hattie came from Oklahoma to make an
extended visit with relatives and friends
in this vicinity.
Oscar Peck and wife took dinner at
Henry Dillon's Christmas. s
Ed Macy and family of Garden Grove
spent Christmas in this vicinity. ~. 4 s,
Misses Hattie and Ella Grogan ate
Christmas dinner at Mike Grihin's.
Misses Christina Kyle and Elva Evans
are spending the holidays with their
aunt, Mrs. Agnes Powers.
Martin Deerdorfs enjoyed goose
roast Christmas day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
A Most Liberal Offer

All our farmer readers should take adj
vantage of this unprecedented clubbing
otter we this year make, which includes
with TIE REPORTER, The Iowa Home
stead, its special Farmers Institute edi-
tons and the Poultry Farmer. These
three publications are the best Of their
class and should be IN every farm home.
10 them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price of the four one year only 81 10.
Never before has so much superior read
ing matter been offered for so small an
amount of money. The three papers
named, which we club with our own are
we'll known throughout the west and
commend themselves to the readers
favorable attention upon mere mention,
The Iowa Homestead is the great agri.
cultural and livestock paper of the west;
lhe Poultry Farmer is the most practi-
cal poultry paper for the farmer while
The Special Farmers Institute L iitions
are the most practical publications for
the promotion of good farming ever
published. Take advantage of this
great offer, as it will hold good for a
short time only Samples of these
papers may be examined by calling at
this office q Il E,,1
Publisher LEON RFpopTrp
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
County Auditor

We have many good bar 81
Decatur County farms. We have
arranged to handle home-seekers
in different parts of Missouri, par
ticularly In Shelby, pettis, Vernon
and adjacent counties. Call and
look over our price lists, and see
what we have. Office in rear Ex-
change National Bank.-SAM L.
DARRAH & CO., Real Estate, Leon,
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
pleasanton.

The Christmas trees were all three
we'll attended.
A good deal of "boozing' and a few
punching matches were features of
Christmas eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Brown, recently
of near Leon, are comfortably domiciled
on the Macy Acton farm north of town.
Joe Leeper supplied Leon with car
of sawed wood the first of the week.
DR.. o. w. Foxworthy, of the county
seat, came down to see his sister, Mrs.
B. l.. Mark, who has been very sick
She is reported better now.
Miss Minnie Jones went to GAINESVILLE
Saturday to visit few days with her
mother, Mrs. S. DAVIS.
]. Duff began work for R. Bicknell in
the blacksmith shop Monday. The gen.
tleman ran shop here couple of
years ago, moving to Saline.
Joe Smith and family, of Worth, Mo-,
came Saturday to visit his sister, Mrs.
D. +. Snethen, and family. Mr.. Smith
is station agent at his town.
1t is reported that the John Smith
property sold in Leon Saturday for
taxes. Mrs. Beach purchased the resi-
dence and Attorney Hoffman the vacant
lots south of the building.
Isaac Craig and family, of Austin,
Mimi, are visiting the latter's parents,
William Owens and wife, southeast OF
town.
/, S. A. Gates and W. H. Albaugh, of
Leon, were here Tuesday ON business.
Mrs. Frank Williams arrived home
Tuesday from visit with relatives near
Tuskeego.
!: Mrs. Lucy Dale and children are here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Norman. Her home is in Bur nham,
Mo.
Haag is taking inventory this week.
Rev. Knoll, of Davis City, came oyer
Tuesday to attend Miss Mabel Horner'l
lecture, MRS. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch, at the M. f. church that even
ing.
7 Mrs. Geo. Campbell, of Davis City
was here the first of the week calling OF
Friends.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

The many friends of q. H. Hausan,
Engineer l.. E. q w. r. R., at present
living in Lima, o., will be pleased to
know of his recovery from threatened
kidney disease. He writes: 81 was
cured by using Foley's Kidney Cure,
which l recommend to all, especially
train men who are usually similarly
afflicted L. VanWerden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
Center.

Uncle Peter Stewart has been quite
sick for several days.
Judge Gardner Is recovering from his
sickness and is able to be up again.
Elmer Brown is to take possession Oh
the farm lately purchased from Car
Eals the first of February. Y
Allen Dunn purchased two car loads
of corn in Missouri for Cap Brown, to
be delivered at Crown for IS cents pei
bushel.
Lorne Long came down from his school
at Gospel Ridge Wednesday evening fol
a few days vacation with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gardner went to
Farragut last Wednesday to visit at the
home of Mrs. Gardeners parents where
they expected to celebrate Christmas
with other relatives. :.
Roy Long went to Blakesburg, Iowa,
to take Christmas dinner with his
cousin, Mabel Forster.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gardne and j.
w. Long and family took Christmas
dinner at the home of w. Z. Cannon
on Eden Prairie. Several other rela-
uves were present. The dinner was ex-
cellent and all enjoyed the warmth and
good cheer indoors if the cold wind did
howl outside.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Allbaugh and lit.
tie boys, Roland and Leland, enioved a
Christmas dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Gassett.
Ben Sears has a new barn,
Walter Redman was over looking at
Carl Eals' shorthorn cattle recently.
Lem Vannostrand liked the country
around Mexico, Mo. He and his father
purchased tract of land while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis CARRIER gave a
Christmas dinner to quite number of
their relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Lem Vannostrand en-
Joyed Christmas in Leon with relatives.
Lem has sold his stock and will prob
ably move to Leon soon.
Charley Brooks and wife took Christ
mas dinner with her brother and family
Mrs. Gibben preached at Crown chap
ell Sunday and took dinner with Mrs.
Frank Long.
Miss Lucy Ilsley commenced her
school at Union again Monday.
Roland Allbaugh visited his sister,
Mrs. George Gardner, Saturday night
and Sunday.
We had short letter from one of the
participants in the debate on "Evolu-
ton" at the Smallwood school house
and be reports lively interest in the
subject. The debate will be finished on
the 9th and 10th of January, 1903.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

d. E. Wood VS.. Albert Sprague.
Plaintiff sues for $4,000 damages for
the alternating of his wife's affections.
He claims that in June 1900, while he
was working for his father in Fayette
county, the defendant by art, hattery
and seductive means, seduced plaintiff
wife and caused her to leave him and
live with defendant. Geo. w. Baker
attorney for plaintiff.
Alberta P. Dancer VS.. E. II. Dancer
ct al. Plaintiff brings suit to set aside a
clause in warranty deed to farm in
Fayette township which provides "that
the same shall revert to David Dancer
grantor or his heirs if grantee should
die without heirs" claiming that the
deed was intended to be a deed in fee
simple. w. B. Kelley attor ney for
plaintiff.
Nettie D. Wood VS.. David E. Wood.
The plaintiff asks for decree of divorce.
They were married at Stockton, Kas.,
Oct. 4, 1885 and lived together until
June Is, 1902. She claims he has fire.
quently assaulted and beat her and
threatened to put her off the place if
she did not leave. He also accused her
of the crime of adultery without any
foundation for the charge, and for the
last three years has failed and refused
to provide for her and their children.
She asks for decree of divorce, that
she be restored to her maiden name.
Nettie Fairbank and have alimony in
the sum of $3.50. Marion Woodland at
torney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
New Century Comfort.

Millions are daily finding world Of
comfort in Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
kills pain from Burns, scalds, Cuts,
Bruises; conquers Ulcers, and Fever
Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum,
Boils and Felons; removes Corns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 25c
atgL. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
Publisher LEON REPORTER.

As d good many rural mail boxes are
from time to time being tempered with
't would be we'll to give publicly to the
law regarding them that indicators
may know what is in store if their nefari-
Gus business is continued. Here it is:
whoever shall hereafter wilfuElv or
malicou'ly injure, tear down or DESTROY
any letter box or other receptacle estab-
llshed by order Of the postmaster re n:
eral or approved or designated by him
Tor the receipt or delivery of any rural
tree-delvery route, or shall open the
same, or wllfully or maliciouslv niure.
detace or destroy any mail matter de-
posted therein, or shall wifullv AXE
or steal such matter from or out of such
letter box or other receptacle, or sinai!
wllfully aid or assist in any of the afore
mentioned offenses, shall for eyerv
ohense be punished by ne OF not
more than one thousand dollars. or by
imprisonment for not more than three
years."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

Inc assessors OF the county are re-
quested to meet Friday, Jan. ., 1908,
at 10 O'Clock, in compliance with Sec.
1853, to receive instructions and sup.
plies This section provided for that
each assessor shall receive $500 as COM
pensation for attending this meeting
and all assessors are expected to attend.
j. F. GILL,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
Rheumatism Cured IN a Day.

mystic Cure'' for rheu ma tism and Neural.
gia radically cures in to days. Its action
upoL the system is remarkable and nyster-
tous. 1t removes: at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The frss
dose greatl benatts. $i.0o. Sold by y. Van
-Werden druggist, Leon. l6 est
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
A Life at Stake.

If you but knew the splendid merit OF
Foley's Honey and Tar you would
nsver be without itt A dose or,two will
prevent an attack OF pneumonia or
lagrippe. 1t may save your life. L.
VanWerder
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
Burr Oak Ridge.

School closes at east Eden Friday.
! Several of the farmers in this vicinity
finished gathering corn the past week.
IL. A. Adams and wife of Van Vert,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain and Chas. Chastain
and family spent Christmas day at w.
I'll. McCalla's.
Miss Nellie Cain came out from Leon
Saturday to visit home folks.
Wayne Cannon and best girl went
down to Ireland Sunday.
Mamie Kimport visited Mergie Hat
field Sunday.
j. w. Walton and family, Mrs. Mary
Walton and Miss Lide, Chastain took
dinner at J. M. Chastain's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry returned last
Iom Mo-, where they had gone to
funeral Of Mrs. Barry's
tor Woodland last
May Caster visited at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Chastain Sunday
4 night favoring them with some excellent
music, t..
Ernest Chastain went to Van Vert
last week to WORK for +. A. Adams.
L. Cannon and family visited rel
atiyes at Woodland Sunday. s%
Harris Cannon purchased twenty.
five shoats Of W, FL. McCalla. e5;, "a Va
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Cannon took
dinner at Philip Meek's Sunday - :,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meek called or
Grandma Moreland Monday afternoon,
Stop 1t. ID Aa
a. neglected cough or cold may lead
4 to serious bronchial or lungsitronbies
Don't take chances when Foley,s Honey
and Tar affords perfect security fren
serious effects Of a. cold. L. vanWef
\den. @ - - - y Z
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

It's pretty hard to define realssbeauty.
Rare and beautiful women everywhere
owe their loneliness to Rocky Mountain
Tea. IS cents. w. G. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
The Best Laundry Work.
New Court Cases

Is done by the use of Russ Bleaching Blue,
All grocers. lOc. Get the genuine l94t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

He multiplies his troubles who runs
to meet them.
1t takes very small fool to commit
great folly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

Christ would be considered a yer!
poor critic to-day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
Housekeepers, Attention.
Garden Grove.

Try package OF Russ Bleaching Blue and
you will use no other. 10c at groccrs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
To Cure a Cold In One Day
SHERIFRnS SALE

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
E. W. Groves signature is ON each box. 25c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

Forbearance is sometimes nobler than
forgiveness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
Are Your Clothes Eaded2

HTV TUT VIUIICS FdUVU!
Use Russ Bleaching Blue and make them
white again. lUc. at all groceries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01
YeIlow clothes are Unsiuhtly.

Keep them white with Russ Bleaching Blue.
Get the genuine. All grocers 10c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-01

Fatal kidney and bladder troubles
can always be prevens4l by the use Of
Foley's Kidney Cure. ~. VanWerden.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
BRAINTREE.

sGreat Diamond Robbery" repeated,
at Grange hall, Randolph, next Moneay
evening. Admission, 15c.
Arthur Hartshorn was in Warren the
first of the week.
George Cahee is recovering from a
severe attack OF the grip.
Pearl Cleveland is home from Mont
pelier, victim of rheumatism.
Frank Campbell OF Springfield, Mass,
is guest at Charles CampbelPs.
Mrs. Ida Lewis of Bethel was a guest
OF Mrs. S. p. Tarbell over Sunday.
The infant children of j. j. Blanchard
and w. Laskey are both quite i'll.
Maude Ladue commenced work as
table girl at the Maplewood this week.
Mrs. A. X. Wilson, who was taken
seriously i'll last week, is reported better.
Miss Eta Richardson and Ruth Cahee
returned from Gardner, Mass, last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Leon Jones and children Of
Rouses Point, n. Y, visited friends here
this week.
Mrs. W. Andrews Of Montpelier visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleve-
land, last week.
There is to be a fair at Braintree ball
Friday evening, May p, for the benefit
OF the library. Those having articles to
give please, cave at F. c. Batchellor's
store.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
RANDOLPH CENTER.

'sGreat Diamond Robbery" repeated
at Grange hall, Randolph, next Monday
evening. Admission, 15c.
! good line OF millinery furnishings
ribbons, yelling, laces, buckles, hat pins
ETC., constantly ON hand. Old hats re-
| trimmed and new ones made to order al
my residence, Randolph Center, VI.
| WINNIE V. PARKER.
Mrs. Sawyer's house looks nice in its
new coat OF paint. Fred Eaton did the
work.
George Adams has fine pair OF 2400-
pound horses. He bought them in Mont
pelier.
Lincoln Morse has so far recovered that
he was out to church last Sunday for the
first time.
j. b. Adams went to Post Mills the
first of the week on business and to
visit his brother.
Terence Allis' wife and children and a
friend Of Derby, Conn.,, are. here at their
cottage for the summer.
Guy Hebard, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J.. Hebard, went to Lunenburg, Mass, last
Saturday to stay for awhile with his sister,
Maud.
Rev. Homer White will begin next Sun
day to hold services in Grace church every
other Sunday for the present, and the ser
vice win be at l0:30 O'Clock in the morn
ing.
Noah Clark has been very successful in
selling the microbe killer medicine that
cured him of rheumatism. He has repeat
edly sent orders for it, aud many are using
IL to advantage.
Mrs. w. l.. Hebard is convalescing from
her long and severe sickness. She has not
fully recovered the use OF her limbs but
walks about by the aid Of crutches. She
rode out last Sunday.
Miss Ethel Cummings of Montpelier,
graduate of the Normal who is teaching in
Richford, called on friends here the first
OF the week. Her school is taking weeks
vacation on account of the measles.
The Training school scholars took a
ride to Williamstown Springs Tuesday,
the school having suspended day so
that the old school house could be moved
for putting in the foundation for the new
house.
Principal Morrill, of the Normal was at
Rochester last week to assist Supt. Ranger
in a teachers meeting there and is expect
ed to go to Mlddlebury next week to assist
in another teachers meeting. He is well
qualified for such work.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
NORMAL NOTES.

Miss Holt has given up school and re-
turned home.
Hon. N. L. Boyden lectured to the Civics
class recently.
Charles Riford went to Bradford last
week to attend the wedding Of his brother.
The weekly holiday was Saturday last
week, and school kept this week Monday
instead.
The Seniors are having School Law for a
few days. Mr.. Morrill, is conducting the
recitations.
The Junior Literary club of the training
school enjoyed a ride 10 Williamstown
Springs Tuesday.
Mr.. and Miss Bacon Of Chelsea visited
Gertrude Bacon last week and attended
the play Friday evening.
Prin. Morrill, attended the teachers
meeting in Rochester recently. State
Superintendent w. L. Ranger returned
home with him.
Mr.. rrafton and others have organized
Bird club, and outdoor trips will be taken
under the instruction OF teachers to study
the birds and their habits.
Misses Edwina Flint, Ethel Robinson,
Ethel Cummings, Belle Welch and Misses
Guernsey and Goodrich of the Training
school visited school recently.
The Seniors presented their comedy,
"Brass Buttons" last Friday evening.
Misses Emery and Bacon assisted in the
music. About s75 was cleared to help de-
fray graduation expenses.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

Mrs. Thomas Carr returned Saturday
from a visit TO her daughter, Mrs. +. j.
0'Brien, in West Someryille, Mass.
Mrs. Carrie George, who had been
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Doug
las at Cliffside, returned TO her home in
Barre yesterday.
The poles for the new Randolph Tele-
phone Exchange line have arrived, and
the work Of setting them will begin
Immediately.
Salisbury Brothers are building a 81
foot addition to the dry kiln and store
house at their furniture manufacturing
plant, making 1853 feet in all.
c. G. Beedle and ais son, Karl, and
Fred Beedle OF Keene, n. H., are with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H..
Beedle, for the rest OF the week.
Miss Sibyl Carr, who had been with
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Carr, through the winter, went
to Bethel yesterday and leaves there today
for her home in Waterbury.
Cadet John Byrd is at home for few
days vacation from his studies at
Norwich university, Northfield, from
which he Is to be graduated in June and
will leave at once for Pittsburg, Penn,
where he has secured very fine position
as civil engineer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
Government bx Inlunetlon.

The federal court at Omaha has issued a
series Of iniunctions covering about all the
phases of labor troubles. 1t has enjoined
the unions from interfering with the busi-
ness Of employers in any way, and has
even gone so FAR as TO order the union TO
disband. On the other hand, the business
mems associations have been directed not
to meet for the purpose OF discussing
means OF combating labor unions, and
not to refuse TO sell goods to those who
employ union labor.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
WHAT'S GOING ON.
FIVE MINUTES WITH THE BIG
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Haf-MnIion Fire in Ottawa.

A fire started in the lumber district of
Ottawa Sunday afternoon and owing to
faulty water service could not be checked.
The flames spread rapidly until they had
swept everything clear over a great area,
infiicting loss OF half a million dollars,
perhaps half covered by insurance. The
fire burned over much the same section as
the great fire OF 1900. 1t was at first sup
posed to be ineendiary and one man was
arrested, lately discharged from prison,
where he had served a sentence for arson.
Later reports indicate that the fire started
in the dry grass
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
Close shave For ImmIarants.

The barkentine Vera Cruz, bound from
Cape Verde islands to New Bedford, Mass
encountered a storm when she had nearly
reached her destination and was driven far
out 10 sea and rendered helpless. She
finally drifted ashore on the coast OF
North Carolina, where her 443 Portuguese
immigrants were taken of by revenue
cutters and conveyed TO New Bedford.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
Cup Raee PreparatIons.

The trial races between the two Sham
rocks will close Saturday. The new boat,
which will certainly act as the cup chal-
lenger, will be rugged for her ocean trip at
once and as soon as possible will be
brought over for a long trying-out period
extensive changes have been made in the
rigging and sails OF the Reliance. No
further trials of speed have taken place
between the new American boat and the
Columbia or Constitution, and their actual
relative speed is still unknown.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
A Lesson In Health.

Healthy kidneys filter the impurities
from the blood, and unless they do this
good health is impossible. Foley's Kidney
Cure makes sound kidneys and will posi-
lively cure all forms of kidney and bladder
disease. II strengthens the whole system.
Sold by Drew & Leonard, Randolph; VIM.
j. Fargo, Randolph Center.