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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Burrell.

Richard Lee and wife, Frank Oliver
and wife visited at J. G. Norman's Sun
day.
Jay Sellars and wife visited at John
Sellars Sunday.
A. E. Finch and wife, T. M. Quick and
wife visited at Joe Mullins Sunday.
Miss Nellie Miller and Miss Lettie
Smith visited at Mrs. McDowell's Sun
day.
Charlie Carroll visited Isaac Norman
Jr. Sunday.
| Several of the Decatur citizens were
down on Grand River Sunday fishing.
George McGahuey was in our burg
Sunday.
| Cart Ellars and daughter Lille and
John Norman went to Corn Stalk chapel
to hold meetings Sunday.
George Williams went to Pleasanton
Saturday to visit his brother Frank re-
turning Sunday.H
Mrs. Joe Mullen is very sick at the
present writing with neuralgia of the
stomach.
Jack Hardy and wife, Vera McGahuey
and Emily Pierce were Leon callers one
| day this week.
A daughter arrived at Mr. Woodruff's
this week.
SAINT McGahuey and wife and sor
visited at Ed McGahuey's at Decatur
Sunday.
Miss Nellie Miller visited Mrs. Finch
Monday.
Mrs. M. Quick visited Vera Nc
Gahuey Wednesday.
Mrs. Clara Finch visited Mrs James
Pierce Thursday.
| Jaw and Frank Sellars and Geo ElIars
called at A. E. Finch's on business We'd
nesday.
SAINT McGahuey and wife were Deca
tur callers Thursday.
John w. Sellars was hauling corn from
our vicinity Friday.
Frank Wells went to Pleasanton Fri.
day to move his father to our burg.
@. P. Shaffner and wife were called tc
Andover, Mo-, by the death of hel
brother, Mr.. Gilmore Driscoll. The de.
ceased was inferred at the Davis City
cemetery Thursday.
Mesdames Mullen, Barrett and Finch
were Decatur callers Saturday.
Jay Sellers and Rolla Sellers were
Decatur callers Saturday.
|. N. Brown was Decatur caller Sat-
urday.
Milt Williams was Decatur caller at
Friday.
Mrs. Critic Sellers visited Mrs. James
Pierce Saturday.
r. s. Forkner went to Decatur Satur-
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS
Twenty Miles Of River Front For Wa
ter Craft at Worlds Fair City.

sSs VI &ss 80 WV ~ al wy
Free wharfage will be given to all
boats landing at St. Louis during the
Worlds Fair. Traffic Manager Hill
leary of the Exposition and Joseph P.
Whyte, harbor and wharf commission
er Of st. Louis. have decided on the To-
cations assigned to the various kinds
of boats.
Yachts, steam launches and all boats
propelled by their own power have
been assigned wharf space between
Choteau avenue and Biddle street.
These streets, running east and west,
form the boundary lines for the CEN
trail business district Of the city.
House boats have been assigned
wharf space north of Biddle street
and south Of Choteau avenue.
st. Louis has river front OF TWEEN
ty miles. The Broadway line Of the
Transit company parallels the river
from the city limits on the north to
Jefferson Barracks on the south. At
no point are the cars more than FIVE
blocks from the Mississippi river. The
Worlds Fair may be reached for one
fare by transferring to any OF the
eight lines that cross Broadway and
reach the Exposition grounds.
No charge will be made for wharf
age Application for space should be
made to the harbor and wharf COM
missioner at the City Hall, on Twelfth
street, between Market street and
Clark avenue.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Grand River.

We learn that DR.. w. G. Ward, of Kan
sas City, has purchased DR.. Guffys
interests at Kellerton, and will make
| regular visits to Grand River, the first
trip being about June 21st to 25th.
E. J. Price, of Ringgold was an over
Sunday visitor with S. G. Jennings, sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Worden, Of We'll
don, were visiting at Mrs. Bradshaws
last Saturday and Sunday.
VIM. Briner and wife were visiting
their son Sam at Mt. Moriah last week.
Hoyle Gilreath and wife and Pat
Griffin were Leon visitors last week,
Mabel Lloyd is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Fear, this week.
Mrs. Nettie Kuchera and son James,
of Bellville, Kas., are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Joe Brown, and will remain all sum
mer, Mr.. Kuchera being in Colorado on
business and will perhaps join them
here before returning home.
| Jake Switzer has purchased a lot of
lumber and load Of shingles and will
now be able to give prices on lumber
and building material. We have three
good yards in town now and ought to be
able to satisfy everybody. 4ta
| Tom Taylor and Vern Chapman put up
some fine rods for w. II. Drew and John
| Gibson.
Otis B. Spear was home from Warren
county last week for visit. He re-
ports crops farther advanced than here.
Mrs. Tom Gilreath, Of Beaconsfeld,
was an over Sunday visitor at home.
They are running hotel there and we
wish them success.
N. B. caves was in town Monday get
ting paint for his new house.
| A. w. Kicker and wife and G.. II. Will
liams, who live on the old Noah Warn
staff farm, were called to Lone Tree,
Iowa, last week to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Williams, mother of Mrs. Kicker
and Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Kicker is en-
ployed at Girard, Kas., on the editorial
staff Of the Appeal to Reason, the fam
GUS Socialist weekly, which has circu-
lation of 100000. He has been here for
several weeks taking rest after year
| and half of continuous work. He will
remain here a few weeks longer before
! entering the Office again. Farm lands
sell for twice as much there as here on
account of the oil boom but they are
not half as productive as they are here.
Prof. H. L. Cosner, of Ellston, was here,
last week. We understand the school
board has retained him for another year.
He is very worthy gentleman and we
are glad he will be with us again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Van Vert

Mrs. Caroline Hand died Monday at
the home of her daughter Mrs. Laura
Letter. She was born Jan. 10, 1885, and
was SO years, 4 months and days old,
she leaves seven daughters, one son,
one stepson,; two brothers and two sis
tiers together with host of friends to
mourn her loss. -Four of her daughters
were at her side at the time of her DEATH
All her children were present at the
funeral but one son who lives in
Oklahoma. Funeral services were held
in the Nj. E. church, Wednesday after
noon by Rev. r. ]. Tenant.
Misses Ida Thompson, May Kane and
Josie Gould are on the sick list.
Messers Harvey and Layton of Leon
were in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Davis and son
Grant returned to their home in Des
Moines Friday.
for visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Blades.
The children of the Christian Sunday
School began practising for Childrens
Day Sunday.
Davis, of York Neb. came Wednesday to
aoVCnA euO AuuCIdA VI Vuelf mOGuer MIS-,
Caroline Hand.
Mr.. and Mr.. Sol Bright, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Hatfield of Leon attended the
funeral of Mrs. Hand at this place We'd
nesday and also Milt Thompson and
family of Osceola.
On last Monday evening at O'Clock
at the home Of John Gibson occurred the
wedding of Mrs. Tibitha Steen of this
place to James Pollard of Lineville
The ceremony was performed by l. N
Skidmo e, those present to witness the
ceremony were as follows:
Mesdames-Ella Branscomb, ]. T.
Thompson, Flora Craft, Martha Gibson
Betsey Gibson, Laura Allard.
Messrs--Will Branscomb, John
Gibson.
Misses Media, Celia and Ida Thompson
Eftie, Ida, and Martha Craft, Fern
Branscomb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
From Our Correspondents.
Salem

A. Wheeler has new mail box.
Waiter Finch spent Sunday at home.
nj. Linden was trading in Pleasanton
Saturday.
Ed and John Cross Sundayed at home
George and Walter Inman had bust.
ness in Pleasanton Thursday.
NJ. Linden and O. NJ, Pace transacted
business at the county seat Thursday.
w. G. Campbell and Fl. r. Slower were
Pleasanton callers Thursday.
Everett Dale was in Pleasantor
Thursday.
Harmon Mckinley and little daughter
Page, Of near Leon, spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. j. H. Slower.
w. G. Campbell and wife spent Thurs.
day with Mrs. j. H. Slower and family.
M. Linden delivered hogs in Leon
Monday.
George Slower visited his grand
parents, Mcintosh Hill and wife Satur.
day.
T.. J. Guthrie had business in Pleasan-
ton Thursday.
r. B. Drake and wife visited relatives
near Lineville last week.
Melvin Hullinger went to Union
county last week.
Maud Slower is staying in Leon this
week.
L. P. sigler was writing insurance in
this vicinity last week.
Billy Smith moved from Terre Haute
to the w. V. Inman place.
J. M. Still will haul cream to Leon
this summer.
G. L. McCutchan spent Sunday with
his family in Leon.
Mrs. A. E. Poole is reported better.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Burr Oak Ridge.
(Delayed.)

(Delayed.)
j. M. and Frank Chastain and j. w.
Walton accompanied by their wives,
also Mrs. Hazlet, daughter and son, and
Mrs. Lide Chastain, took dinner at
Grandma Webster's Sunday.
E. A. Adams and wife drove down from
Van Vert Sunday, to visit Mrs. Adams
parents. Mr.. Adams returning Sunday,
and Mrs. Adams remaining few days.
Miss Grace Cain visited few days
last week in this vicinity with her
cousin Mrs. Roy Cannon.
Vern and Lee McCutchan spent few
days at their uncle, VIM. Hazlet's.
Winnie Shira and Fannie Hazlet visit
ed Margaret and Mary Walton, one
night last week.
T. S. Moreland came up from Bethany
for a few days visit with relatives and
friends.
Willard Gassett, Elmer and Elma
Kimport were Sunday visitors at w. H.
McCalla's.
There was gentleman on the ridge
Monday selling sterescope views.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Morgan.

Mrs. r. F. Durham and Blanche
Osborne visited with friends near New
Salem Friday.
Quite number from Morgan attend.
ed the Hayden trial at Leon the past
week.
Junita Cozad and Halle Hubbard
spent Thursday afternoon at M. L.
Dale's.
On account of the rain Rev. Biggs, OF
Leon, failed to fill his appointment at
the Smallwood school house Sunday.
Floyd Cozad and Ansel Durham visit
ed at Merit Cozad's Sunday.
Ratha Ewing visited Harvey Osborne
Sunday.
Chas. Matsler, of Leon, spent Wednes-
day night at M. L. Dale's.
Frank Gammill and daughter Jenny,
were Ravanna, Mo-, visitors Saturday
and Sunday.
D. A. Robinson was a Leon visitor
Monday.
Merit Cozad and wife visited relatives
at Leon Thursday night.
Elmer Shira and wife passed through
this vicinity Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Pleasant Valley

Several Of the boys went fishing Sat
urday.
John Lunbeck's brother, of Decatur
visited him Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Davenport visited her
father-in-law Sunday.
George South called on George virden
one day last week.
James Hill and wife, of south of Leon
called on John Lunbeck one day last
week.
Mr.. Heckathorn and wife passed
through this vicinity Saturday on theil
way to Davis City.
Ira Moore visited his sister, Mrs
Horace Quigley.
There will be Sunday School at Jacl
Oak Sunday morning and preaching ii
the evening.
Mrs. George yirden visited at James
Hills, south Of Leon, Sunday evening.
Ira Moore. and Harley Sly visited
Rollie and Levi Virden Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
LOUISIANA PURCHASE MONUMENT, WORLDS
FAIR.

but is one of the most improved mail
cars, in which men attached to the
United States railway mail service are
actively engaged N Throwing" the
mails. Here you will see the postal
clerks at work, just as they work while
speeding along railroad track.
a curious collection Of old time rel
les from the postoflce museum at
Washington illustrates as no verbal
description can do the crude begin
nings Of the postal system. One Of
these relics is an old fashioned stage
coach that once carried United States
mails through portion Of the Louisi-
ana purchase territory. President
Roosevelt, who once inspected It, ex-
amined with a rough riders interest
the bullet holes which stage robbers
ana mountain brigands shot through
rs stin leathern curtains. Generals
Sherman and Sheridan and President
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Tuskeego.

Mrs. Jennie Ballinger and daughter
returned home Saturday after few
days visit with Lamont friends.
Mrs. Jessie Dunbar and baby called
on Mrs. Piercy Tuesday.
Willard Spitznogle and family visited
Friday. night and Saturday at Charley
Turner's, of Blythedale.
Mrs. Farmer and baby, of Lamont
visited few days the past week with
her sister, Mrs. John Dickey.
Mr.. Harvey and family took supper
at Mrs. Laura Barnes Friday.
Tom Hariff was an over Sunday visit.
or at his home near Andover.
Jennie Moore visited few days the
past week with friends at Davis City
and Leon.
Miss Minnie Vanderfute spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at her home in La
smoni.
Nile jackson has new telephone.
Austin Payton, of Kellerton, spent
Sunday with his mother Mrs. Laura
Barnes.
James Buoy, of Lamont, was Tus-
keego caller Monday.
Fred Wion and family spent Satur-
day at grandpa Payton's.
MothersI MothersI Mothers!
How many children are at this season feverish and
constipated, with bad stomach and headache. Moth
ser Grays Sweet Powders for Children will always
cure. IT worms present they will certainly re-
move them, At all druggists, Csc. Sample mailed
FREE. Address Allen g. Olmstead, LIE Roy N. Y 1874
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Center

Grandma CARRIER and Mary Patton
visited the sick last Friday.
Ralph Baker has new mesh wire
fence. His wife Mrs. Baker has poor
health.
Ransom Pease and wife kept vigil over
the sick Friday night.
Garfield Bunch has part of VIM.
Fields land rented.
Mrs. Cap Brown is reported not so
well. Her energies are great, she may
recover.
Dodge Sears is very sick at this
writing.
We wonder if the editor Of THE RE-
PORTER got to walk from Abba to the
Exposition?
Clair Long received gold watch as a
graduation present from his uncles, G. A.
and II. L. Long.
Vim. Fields has peach orchard of
about two hundred trees.
Mr.. Grouse is looking after the stock
during Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Carey's alb
Sence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
pleasant Valley.

George virden and wife were Leon
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. W. G. Campbell, of near Leon,
visited her parents, George Virden and
wife, last week.
Mrs. Mcdowell left last week for
South Dakota to join her husband, who
has been there for some time.
Ray Sutherlin was seen Sunday going
to see his best girl.
Mrs. Sarah Quigley is visiting in this
vicinity.
Chester Pullen visited WIN. virden
Sunday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Ireland

Edith Bryson's school closed Friday
after two months spring term.
Kate and Nellie Grogan are visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Charlie Potter was called to La
moni Friday on account of sickness.
The picnic at Ireland school Saturday
was almost a failure on account of the
rain.
Mrs. Belle Kinds and daughter,
Delpha visited Sunday at ]. E. Evans.
Quite number of the Catholics at
tended mass at 7. j. Griffin's Wednesday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
UNCLE SANS
WONDERS
All Executive Departments Send
Treasures to the
Worlds Fair.
Display Installed In the Largest Gov
ernmentaI Exposition Building Ever
Constructed - Precious Doeu.
ments = Relics of Famous
Statesmen and Soldiers.
Working Postal
Exhibit.

The United States Government build
ing at the Worlds Fair occupies an
elevated site just south of the main
picture Of the Exposition. The great
central dome of the Government build
ing is visible from the very center Of
the Fair, looking across the picturesque
sunken garden that lies between the
Palaces of Mines and Metallurgy and
Liberal Arts:
The hill slope in front of the Gov
eminent building Is terraced with
broad stairways almost completely
covering the slope. The building is 800
feet long by $50 feet wide and is the
largest structure ever provided at an
exposition by the federal government.
1t is distinguished from all the other
large buildings at the Exposition by
the steel truss construction, the entire
roof being supported by steel arches,
forming splendid domed ceiling.
In this building are installed the ex-
hibits Of all the executive departments
Of the government The building is a
vast storehouse Of an endless variety
Of treasures dear to the heart Of every
true American. Precious documents
are to be seen here, and the autographs
of our great men Of the past are on
display. Relics Of famous statesmen
and soldiers, carefully preserved
through generations, are exhibited.
Each governmental department has in
stalled an exhibit showing its official
character and mode of operation.
Entering the Government building
from the eastern end. the visitor sees
at his left railroad postof1ce car.
This is not mere coach standing idle,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Labeled the Gip1s.

A good joke was played on the girls
recently by the young men Of certain
town. The boys had been rather remiss
in their attentions. and the girls de-
cided to show their independence. Con-
sequently five of them hired q box at
the theater and made very charming
theater party.
The play was Wanted, Husband 2
and the girls sat serene through 1t all,
never dreaming that the enemy had
fastened one Of the posters, Wanted, a
Husband" round the box so that the
audience might read.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
NOTICE on pRoBAr1Na WIFI
To All Whom 1t May Concern:

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is now on file
in the office of the clerk of the district court Of Iowa
in and for Decatur county, instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and testament of Ethal
india Bellamy late of said county, deceased and that
10 o'cocka M, of the 25th day of October, 1904
has been fixed for the probate of said WILL at which
time you can appear at the court house in said
county and show cause If any there be- why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto
[sEALl set my hand and affixed the seal of
said court at Leon, Iowa, this 31st
day of May, 1904.
8. W. KELLER,
4l-3t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02

Garfield rode in this old coach during
the strenuous days of frontier life.
Among the collection of documents
showing the primitive postal methods
in vogue in the early days is to be
seen the old book Of accounts kept by
the first postmaster general, Benjamin
Franklin, all written by hand. There
is rare collection Of stamps, includ-
ing ancient Filipino, Porto Rican and
Cuban stamps. The postoflce depart
ment's exhibit occupies 12,469 square
feet.
Across the aisle, at the right, is the
exhibit of the new Department Of
Commerce and Labor, occupying 1866
square feet. This exhibit shows what
the new executive department stands
for and what it is accomplishing. Mr..
Carroll d. Wright, United States Com
missioner Of Labor, had charge Of the
preparation Of the exhibit. Charts ar
ranged by him, showing the rapid
growth Of the nation in agriculture,
arts, manufacture, population. etc., are
OF special interest to sociologists and
all students Of the labor problem. The
Census Bureau exhibit is made in this,
section. 1t shows the tabulating ma
chimes used in compiling the census re-
ports The Lighthouse Board, also op-
Grating under this department, shows
the great revolving lenses in light
houses, with other interesting appli-
ances.
The space in the projecting north
west corner Of the building is devoted
to the Library Of Congress. The edi-
fee which houses this library atWash-
ington is held by many architects to,
be the most beautiful building in the
worM. Its interior decorations. by FL
mer Ellsworth Garnsey, furnish one
Of the chief delights of visit to the
national capital. A large model of this
splendid building is feature of the
exhibit. The decorative features Of
the interior are reproduced in their
original colors.
side Of the central aisle is that Of the
Interior Department, occupying 11,792
square feet. In this large space the
visitor finds SO many things Of COM
Polling interest that he is loath to,
leave. The Patent Office exhibit be-
longs to this section. There are mod
els of many machines that have borne
an important part in the development
Of the nations industries. The earliest
form of every device Of human inven-
ton, SO far as possible, is shown here.
For instance, you may see the actual
sewing machine that was the first con-
trivance Of its kind every constructors
1t was patented in 1916 by Elias Howe.
The first typewriter, patented by c.
Thurber In 1912; the model Of the first
cast iron pillow, patented by Charles;
Newbold in 1907; the first screw pro-
peller, invented by Robert Hook in
1880; and many other FIRST things.
are to be seen. The model of Abraham
Lincoln's celebrated device for lifting
steamboats, off shoals is shown here.
The first harvesting machine, made In
the year $50 B. c.. is one Of the most
ancient exhibits at the Exposition.
There Is also q model of the first steam
engine, made in Egypt in the same.
year.
Every foot Of the 100000 feet Of
floor space in Uncle Sans Worlds
Fair building is occupied by exhibits
Of surprising interest, and every phase
Of the peoples welfare Is shown.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
The Happier Man.

A north Missouri paper asks, "Who,
is the happier, the man who possesses
100000 or the man who has seven
daughtersw To which another ex-
change replies: "The man with the
surplus girls, Of course. The man with,
the money is not satisfied and wants
more. The man with the seven daugh-
tiers is satisfied. He has enough. st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
, 1904-12-29
OIL Fuel in Steel Rolling.

Sacramento rolling mills fms oil
fuel an economy and advantage in
forging. They affirm that they get a
much softer heat through the body Of
the metal. making it much easier to
manipulate, or, in other words. the
metal absorbs h heat produced from
oil better than that of Goa. Coal
used for furnace purposes often con
ain much sulphur and other ele-
ments hat are injurious to the iron,
and when heated scrap piles become
too neal a molten state to absorb
these impurities of the coal. result
ing in red short or coal short iron.
When the metal is heated by oil the
mills have far better car axles, so
per cent more free from seams. This
not only occurs with axles. but all
other forgings. Similar conditions OBJ
tain in rolling complicated sections
from scrap material. such as angle
iron. channels. beams, etc. The de
fective bars have been reduced one
half since the Introduction of oil for
heating. The saving to the company
on fuel alone is 40 per cent; yet even
II the two fuels cost the same to pro-
duce the same tonnage. the improve
ment in the production would be I'M
mense.
, 1904-12-29
Negro Boy Defines an Oath.

In a Jersey City police court a col
ored boy of 6 years ave this remark
able definition of an oath, when asked
by Magistrate Manning whether he
understood its significance:
The Bible is the sacred Book OF
God. 1t contains His word. which is
the moral law. When we swear on
1t we admit His power to punish us
for telling an untruth."
The judge said that this explanation
was the best he had ever heard from
either adult or minor in his quarter of
a century's experience in the prac.
tice of law. The boy was forthwith
declared a competent witness. He
said he was a regular attendant al
Sunday school.