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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
AFTER THE BOOZERS.
Marshal of Grand River Prefers
Charges Against TWO Citizens.

John Edwards, a barber Of Grand
River was brought before Judge Parrish
Monday, an information having been
filed by r. g. Brown, marshal of Grand
River, charging him with being an in
ebriate. After hearing the evidence
Judge Parrish ordered Edwards confined
in the inebriate ward of the insane
hospital at Mt. Pleasant, for the term
of two years, to which place he
was taken Tuesday by Sheriff Martin.
Edwards is when not under the intlu-
ence of liquor quiet and Industrious
man, but gives lots of trouble when
drinking. He has taken both the Keeley
and Willow Bark cures each time
Strengthening up for a time but soon
went back to drinking.
Marsal Brown also filed an informa-
tions against Geo. Stone; a well known
farmer and stockman of Decatur town
ship, alleging he was also an habitual
drunkard. Stone was served with the
warrant by Sheriff Martin who brought
him to Leon Monday afternoon. Stone
resisted the effort to send him to the
asylum and retained Hoffman & Jackson
to fight the case. They asked Judge
Parrish for continuance, which was
granted and the hearing was set for
July B. Stone was released under $500
appearance bond.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
MORTUARY.
Ollie Hubbard.

Ollie Hubbard the little daughter OF
David and Susan Hubbard was born No
vember %, 1894, and died at her home
in Eden township, June 8, 1903, aged
years, 9 months and 6 days. She suffer-
ed great pain during her several weeks
sickness. AS the end drew near her
sweet and gentle disposition which had
so endeared her to all who knew her,
seemed to transform her into being too
good for earth as she passed into the
deepening shadows of death. Little
Ollie was general favorite with all
her friends and schoolmates, which was
evidenced by the large number of her
schoolmates and teacher who followed
her to her last resting place.
The sorrowing parents, brothers and
sisters have the sympathy of all. But
they grieye not as one without hope for
Jesus said "Suffer little children to
come Anto me for of such is the king
dom of heaven"
-Four young ladies acted as pall-bear-
ers. The casket was almost hidden
with beautiful flowers and when they
arrived at the cemetery her friends had
her grave decorated With evergreens
and flowers. She was laid to rest in
Eden cemetery June 9th to await the
resurrection morn.
CARD OF THANKs-We wish to thank
our friends for the kindness shown dur
ing the sickness and death of our little
daughter and sister.
Mr.. AND Mrs. DAVID HUBBARD
AND CHILDREN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Library Notes.

The last regular meeting of the pres
ent library board was held at theil
rooms Monday evening, June 1st. All
work was formally brought to close
preparatory to turning the same over
to the new board to be appointed during
this month "by the mayor, by and with
the approval of the town council" as
provided by law. The evening was
stormy but seven members were pres
ent, as follows: Mrs. Layton, presi-
dent; Miss Charlott Vogt, secretary;
Mrs, Caster, treasurer; Miss Brooks,
librarian; Mrs. Sigler, Mrs. Curry, J. r.,
Bowsher.
Reports of all officers were made and
other unfinished business concluded.
1t may interest the public to know
something of the value of the library as
it now exists which is, briefly, as fol-
lows: OF books there are something over
one thousand volumes, carefully select
ed and comprising as far as they go,
the cream of English literature with
translations of the best of other
tongues,
1t is only possible in the limits of this
report to make mention of one particu-
lar feature of the library, viz, the ref
erence books. All students will find
these to be the best of their kind and
for the benefit of such the following list
is appended: The Standard Dictionary,
Webster's Dictionary, Allibone's Die
tionary Of English and American auth
ors in volumes, Lippincott's Pronounc-
ing Biographical Dictionary, Poole's
Index to All Magazine Articles, The
American Encyclopedia in 16 volumes,
Cruden's Concordance, complete, Bart
lett's Quotations, Woolever's Encyclo-
pedia of Quotations, References for
Literary workers (Watson,) Dictionary
of Phrase and Fable (Brewer,) Treas
ures OF English words and Phrases (Ro-
quet,) Familiar Allusions and Handbook
of Miscellaneous Information, The
| Worlds Best Proverbs and Short Quo
tations, Young Folks Cyclopedia OF
Games and Sports.
| A fine up to date card catalogue has
just been completed at cost of about
$40. This will be for the use of the
public and will facilitate the finding OF
books desired. 1t has been our inten-
| tion to prepare from this catalogue a
small leaflet catalogue for distribution
among borrowers and no doubt this will
be done by the new board. A hand
some desk for librarian, and other fur
nishings complete for running the Ii
brary are also among our belongings
besides about 500 cash in hand.
| All in all the present board feel well
pleased with the results of it's labors
and lay them down with the wish that
under the new regime and better facili-
ties library interests in Leon will con.
tinue to grow and prosper.
| A. L. CURRY,
Press Correspondent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Marion Campbell

was born in Boone county, Indiana, June
23, 1889. Died in Decatur county, Ia.;
June 4, 1908, aged 63 years, II months
IL days. He moved with his parents to
Jefferson county, Iowa, in November,
1855, and from there to Decatur county,
Iowa, April 1856, where he has resided
to the time of his death. He united
with the Methodist Episcopal church in
1888. MIR. Campbell is survived by six
children, four of whom were present at
his death, w. H. Campbell Of near Grand
River, Frank Campbell, of Mt. Ayr
Charles Campbell, of this county
and Miss Leila Campbell, Of Decatur
City, The eldest daughter, Mrs Maggie
Standlsh, resides in Texas and could
not be present at the funeral. The
third daughter, Mrs. Bessie Warner, OF
Iowa Falls, arrived only in time for the
funeral. Mr.. Campbell also leaves two
sisters to mourn his departure, Mrs
Sarah Corrington and Miss Martha
Campbell, both of Decatur City, Mr.
Campbell was one of the Oldest settlers
of Decatur City, and was well and fav-
orably known to all here. His death
came very sudden and many knew
nothing of his being strickened down
until near deaths door. Less than two
days before his death he was at work on
the streets and showed no premonition
OF the great change which was SO near.
The funeral services were conducted at
the M. b. church by the pastor Rev. q.
B. Scoggan assisted by Rev. H. ID. Yant
of the United Brethren church. The
remains were laid to rest in the Wood
mansee cemetery among many loved
ones who have gone on before.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Weather Crop Bulletin.
For WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 1908,

pES MONIES, Iowa.
The first week in June brought a
marked Improvement, and the weather
condition of the last three days caused a
resumption of field work in considerable
portions of the state, and seems to give
promise Of the early restoration of sea
sonable temperature, sunshine and rain
fall. This is imperatively needed to pre-
vent we'll nigh total loss of corn and
some other important crops.
Reports are much more encouraging
in tone from the larger number of coun-
ties. The greater amount of damage by
excessive rains and floods has been suf-
fered in the drainage basins of the Des
Moines, Iowa and Cedar rivers. The
rainfall for the week ending the 8th
was generally light, and the work of
plowing, planting and re-planting corn
has been resumed in upland fields in
four-ffths of the counties of the state.
The present conditions Justify the be-
lief that the amount of irreparable dam
age to crops, though quite heavy in
many localities, will not be as heavy as
appeared to be imminent during the
height of the floods. The acreage of
corn will, of course, be very consider
ably short of the large area planted in
recent years.
The oats crops is becoming quite rank,
and the same is measurably true of
wheat, barley and clover. Apples and
berries are quite promising.
t-ls a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Tax Collector Martins Work.

The sum of $500 will be the amount
that tax ferret Martin will collect for
Decatur county, out of which Mr.. Mar
tin will get his commission of twenty
five per cent, leaving balance to the
country of $3,925. This is rather an in
significant sum considering the number
of people who were summoned to ac-
count. We expect the expenses of
these individuals, many of whom were
proven innocent of hiding up property,
would cover this amount. - Lamont
Chronicle.
The Chronicle is somewhat in error in
the above statement. An inquiry at the
county treasurer's office discloses there
has been about $4,000 paid into the
county treasury as the result of investi-
cations made by Mr.. Martin, the gentle
man who has contract with the board
of supervisors to collect taxes on prop
erty which was not given in for tax
alton. For his services Mr.. Martin
receives under contract only 15 per cent,
his commission to date being less than
500, and the county has netted $4,000
and there are a large number of cases
which have not yet been settled, so the
county will receive several thousand
dollars more. 1t should also be noted
that about one fourth of the, taxes on
property which escaped taxation doll
lected SO far has been from parties
residing in Fayette township. The
assessors also report a decided increase
in the amount Of property given in this
year as result OF Mr.. Martins inyesti-
cations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
MATRIMONIAL
Andrews-Ca Cartwright.

The home of DIR. j. W. WALES was the
scene of a very pretty wedding We'd
nesday evening, June Sd, when Miss
Maud Cartwright, of this city, and Mr..
Arthur A Andrews, of Charlton, were
joined in the holy bonds of wedlock.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Pearl Thompson and promptly at
o'clock the bridal couple, preceded by
Rev. Alfred Knoll, OF the NJ Il. church,
entered the south parlor and took their
places in the bay window, which was
profusely decorated with ferns and cut
flowers and the words were said which
made them husband aud wife
The bride was attired in a white null
gown and the groom wore the conven-
tional black. After the ceremony the
guests were ushered into the DINING
room where a very dainty supper was
served. The DINING room was deco
rated with red and white blossoms and
red lights.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cartwright and
has grown to womanhood at this place.
For the past few years she has made
her home with her sister, Mrs. Wales.
She is we'll known and possesses just
those characteristics which make girl
liked and popular with all people. Her
friends regret that her marriage will
take her from among them but congrat-
ulate Mr.. Andrews most heartily on the
prize he has secured.
Mr.. Andrews, while not so we'll known
by our people, is one of the most trust
ed and popular engineers on the branch
of the 80" and is worthy Of his bride.
They will reside in Charlton. The
many presents bear testimony to these
young peoples popularity. About
forty guests were present. Those pres
ent from distance were: MIR. and Mrs.
]. B. McManus, of Grant City; Mrs.
Vim. Cartwright, of High Point; j. H.
Andrews, Mrs. Eva Lorimer and daugh-
ter, and Miss Stella Andrews, of Char
iton.-Davis City Lariat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Anderson-Townsend.

Wedding bells rang out again in
Decatur, City this week to announce
another conquest of the hymenean
Cupid. Jupiter Pluvius struggled hard
to prevent Cupid from consumating the
match but had to retire worsted.
The contracting parties were Mr..
Vernon j. Anderson, of Des Moines, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Anderson, of
New Market, Iowa, and Miss Mary
Townsend, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. W. Townsend, of Decatur City.
The groom was raised on q farm
near Clarinda, Iowa, and lived with
his parents until near Of age when he
set out to earn his own fortune. He
farmed for time and then in the fall of
1902 he entered Iowa Business College at
Des Mpines and graduated few months
since and immedi lately secured a spfen-
din position with Tone Bros, wholesale
coffee and spice dealers, of Des Moines.
1t was while attending the i. B. G. that
he met his future bride who was also a
student of the same institution. Mr..
Anderson is member of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
The bride is one of Decatur City's
best respected and most accomplished
young ladies'. She has lived here most
of her life and has won q host of admir-
ing friends who join in wishing her a
long and happy welded life. She will
be often in the thoughts not only of her
parents, sisters and brothers but also
of her many young life long friends here.
The wedding ceremony took place at
the beautiful home of the brides par
ents in Decatur City, Iowa, June A, 1903,
at high noon, Rev. G. B. Scoggan, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church offici-
ating. The bride and groom, accompan-
led by the bridesmaid, Miss Sadie
Townsend, sister of the bride, and the
groomsman, Mr.. Ollie Walker, preceded
by the officiating minister, marched into
the parlor to the strains of wedding
march played by Miss Anderson, cousin
of the groom. In a few simple but por-
tentious words they plighted their
troth to keep only unto each other
while life should last.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
parents, sisters, brothers and grand
mother of the bride, Mrs. o. G. Walker,
sister OF the groom and her husband,
and Miss Anderson, the latter all Of
New Market, Iowa, and a small select
friends of the bride and Mrs. Rev.
of the occasion was set for all the
guests, to which all present did full
justice.
The bride and groom were the re-
ceipents of several beautiful and costly
presents, mute witnesses of affectionate
loved ones and friends.
Immediately after dinner the happy
couple departed to visit the groom's
parents at New Market, Iowa. They
took the train at Van Vert driving
thither through Decatur county's mnd
which initiated them into life's difficult
ties, thoughts of friends bidding them
God speed with plentiful shower Of
rice and miscellaneous old slippers and
shoes. The new couple will begin
housekeeping at once in Des Moines
where the groom has a nest already
fitted up. e. b. S.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Mayor Woodard A2polntslLlbrary
Trustees.

At the last city election the PROPOSE
tion to. establish a city library fund
tax, was carried, and the Leon free
library has been arranginglto turn the
library over to a board of trustees
which the law provides shall have con-
troll. At special meeting of the city
council Monday evening Mayor Wood
ard submitted the following list as
trustees for the approval of the council,
which approved the entire list: John
w. Harvey, j. r. Bowsher, j. ii. Drake,
George =. Hurst, George w. Baker, Mrs.
Il. R. Layton, Mrs. L. r. sigler, Mrs. J.
r. Hamilton, Miss Charlott Yogt. The
trustees are appointed for two, four and
six years, casting lots to see who gets
the respective terms.
Call and see the Lisks Enameled
Steel ware at Mills hardware.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11
Council Proceedings.
Leon, Iowa. June 4. 19

Leon, iowa, June 4, lSUZ.
Town council met in regular session
with Mayor Woodland presiding and all
councilmen present.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
The following claims were allowed:
W. w. Potts, work in cemetery. ...$19 OC
Iowa Printing Co., election sup
plies. U5
J. w. Honnold, street commissioner ~ OO
G. w. Beck, salary town clerk ........ 30 81
J. A. Caster, supplies ,............. rs
u. S. Arnold, freight -. ........ .... So Sc
G. X. Fransham u Son, supplies. 8 O4
Farquhar Bros, hardware .......... II 50
Z. A. Pickering, work on engine. 90
N. Bigley, hauling coal 90
Centerville Block Coal Co., coal. 40 90
Electric Appliance Co., supplies. 10 25
w. S. Chandler, marshaIs salary. 35 90
VIM. Zimmerman, electrician, sal
ary .......... ............ ...... ...... 55 90
Geo. W. Sears, electrician, salary 45 90
A. s. Lindsey, nightwatch . 30 90
The marshal was ordered to give
proper notice required for the collec-
tion of the city dog tax, and to enforce
the ordinance in regard thereto to the
letter without fear or favor.
A petition was presented asking that
a side walk be established on the east
side of lots / and s, block Z, Finrey's
addition to Leon, and the east side of
lots l, 2, 3 and 4, block Z, and lots 1, 2,
3, 4 and 5, block 3, Geo. T. Young's ad-
dition to Leon, also on street along the
north side of block s, Finley's addition
to Leon, which the council granted and
ordered an ordinance drawn.
w. G. Stempel, as chief of the fire
department, was authorized to pur-
chase necessary hose needed for the
enpina
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11

T.. Van Werden, wife and son Charles
visitel over Sunday at the home Of Dr.
b. d. sDeKalb, at, DeKalb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11

OUR PERSONAL MENTION :

Persons visiting them
in person,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-11

For good Arkansas farm lands write
to D.L. Robbins, Carlisle, Ark.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17
OREGON NOTES.

The first man shooting of the year n
central Oregon's bitter range feud is
reported. John Click having shot and
killed Jim Jones.
binger Hermann has been nominal
ed for congress from the First district
of Oregon, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Thomas e.
Tongue.
Itsleium. a Umatilla Indian, was
killed at Cayuse station recently ny
a freight train which overlook him on
a trestle, carried him a short distance
on the pilot and threw him to one side,
fatally injured.
Spring and fall wheat are looking
we'll around Helix, the stand being uni
form and the variation between north
and south slopes much less pronounced
than in previous years. Not over 10
per cent of the crop is spring sown.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17
MONTANA EVENTS.

Helena has been struck by a moral
wave and the chief of police has or
dered the closing of dance and variety
halls.
Kendall is to be congratulated be.
cause of its exceedingly low death rate
since the camp was started two years
ago.
A rich strike of coal has been made
in the Story mine near Bozeman. The
coal is of high grade and is readily
cOkable.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has just issued a special tariff on
wool in carloads in connection with the
Montana railroad.
The badly mangled body of Ben
Swivert, an old time printer, on which
wolves had been feasting. was found
recently two miles from his ranch, 80
miles from Benton.
Grant Gordon of Helena is dead and
the police are looking for Richard
Mullins, alleged to have inflicted the
injuries that resulted in death. Cor
don died from blood poisoning follow
ing a bite inflicted by Mullins, it is
alleged, during a fight
Alderman Abe Cohen of Butte has
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17

A disastrous explosion occurred re-
Gently on the battleship Iowa while the
vessel was at target practice in the
gulf. The forward port IL inch gun
burst from a premature explosion of
a shell, II feet of the piece outside the
turret being demolished. Three men
were killed and five injured.
Belated reports from Van Buren,
county, Ark, and from the village Of
the damage done by the recent tornado
had been underestimated. Pearson was
almost wiped out of existence. Five
villages in Van Buren, county are
known to have been destroyed
President Castro will remain firm
and sustain Herbert Bowen, Venezue-
las plenipotentiary, in the attitude ne
has taken respecting the settlement
of the claims against Venezuela and in
favor of referring the question of pref
erential treatment of the blockading
powers to The Hague for determina-
ton.
At Shreveport, Mrs. Alice Matthews,
aged As years, wife of Frank Matthews,
a we'll known civil engineer, was re-
Gently brutally murdered in her bed by
a negro. The woman's little daugh-
ter Alice, aged 10, was fatally wound
ed. An AK was the instrument EN-
ployed in both cases. Ed Porter, a ne
gro, strongly suspected of the crime
was shot to death by two police ser
geants while attempting to escape. He
had been run down at a point about
five miles from Shreveport.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17

announced that the racing course of
the late Marcus DAILY at Anaconda has
been put in condition and will shortly
be turned over under a lease to San
Francisco horsemen at the head of the
Western Turf association.
A Philipsburg special to the Miner
says Edward Coyle, station tender.
was instantly killed at Philipsburg.
Through alleged carelessness of the
engineer the cage on which Coyle was
being hoisted was sent into the timber
above the shaft, crushing Coyle's head
in the machinery. The cage then
dropped down the shaft with Coyle's
body.
At Butte, George Howard, alias Joe
Kerby, who, with George Cole, held up
the Burlington express near Home
stake a month ago, was found guilty
by the jury Under the law of prior
conviction he may get all the way
from 10 years to life. The proceeds OF
the robbery were SO.
While blowing in a field near Dill
Ion recently George W. Finch found
the bones of a giant. Both feet were
gone, having been apparently cut off
before the body was buried Around
the neck of the skeleton was a bead
necklace of superior workmanship, and
around the waist was a belt of similar
material. In life the man must have
been in the neighborhood of seven feet.
William Pardee, under sentence
of death for the murder of Charles
Snearly, together with John Brown and
AL Jackson, dug their way out of the
Glasgow Jail recently. A posse later
captured Pardee and Brown in a cou-
lee. The posse has seen nothing Of
Jackson.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17
Holland Strike Is Over.

Amsterdam, April 1.-THE strike
has collapsed. The aged socialist lead
er, Domela Nieuvenhuis, who emerged
from his retirement in order to run
the strike agitation, was present at q
stormy meeting of the labor organiza-
tions. which sat during the whole of
the night. He proposed to terminate
the agitation. since the cause of labor
had been betrayed. The meeting
acquiesced in this view and decided
not to elect a new strike committee.
A similar decision was reached at a
recent meeting at Rotterdam.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17
Postal Scandal.

There has appeared two important
developments in the investigation of
the affairs of the postoffice department.
The first was the filing of charges that
advance information has been fur
nished to wagonmakers regarding Tu-
raj routes, and the other was the is
suance of an order to Postmaster Van
colt of New York directing him 10
hold up all of the promotions and extra
clerk allowance cases recently an
nounced for the New York office for
the next fiscal year.
Fresh charges were filed by a west
ern establishment engaged in the man
ufacture of vehicles, alleging that COM
peting houses had received the benefit
of advance information regarding rural
tree delivery routes and the appoint
ment of rural free delivery carriers.
The charges allege that the complain
ing company, upon the announcement
of appointment of rural carriers, gave
instructions to their agents in various
sections to negotiate with them for
the sale of wagons, buggies or other
vehicles for use in performing the pos
tai service and that in a number OF
cases cited the agents made reply that
the carriers had previously procured
their outfits, sometimes, it is asserted
several weeks before.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17
Were Burned to Death.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 14.-Natha
Morris, an attorney, and Frank Haas,
Haas, were burned to death and Mrs.
Joseph Haas. Miss Bell Haas, Miss
Rose Haas, Louis Haas, and Grace
Lemon, a governess, were injured by
fire that almost destroyed the house
of DR.. Joseph Haas.
The fire started from the furnace
The family was asleep on the second
floor.