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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-02-09
insult OUR FLAG;
KILL AN engineer
Dominican Insurgents Make a De-
liberate Attack on Launch of
Cruiser Yankee.
BULLET STRIKES ]. c. JOHNSTON
IN The HEAD ABOVE The EYE
United States Minister Powell Direct.
Captain of Yankee to Take Drastic
Measures to Avenge the Death Of
the American and the Insult to Our
Flag.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Mr. Powell, the
American minister at San Domingo, has
cabled the state department under date.
of February 1, confirming the press dis
patches regarding the assassination of
j. G. Johnston, an engineer on the gun
boat Yankee. The cruiser Columbia has
left San Domingo for Guantanamo. The
Hartford has left Puerta Plata for the
same place. 1t it probable that both.
these vessels will return to Dominican
waters. While no definite instructions
have been cabled Minister Powell, it is
stated that the American commanders
will make every effort to apprehend the
parties responsible for the assassination
and if captured they will be forthwith
disposed of as bandits.
The navy department also has re-
ceived cablegram confirming the news.
s-Rse Demand Full Particulars.
Washington, Feb. S.-"Send full
particulars about assassination of
Johnston" is the substance Of ca
blegram which Secretary Moody. Sat.
urday dispatched to Commander Lewis
G. Heilner, commanding the gunboat
Yankee at Santo Domingo City. When
the details of the assassination have
arrived the secretary will then be in
a position to give specific instructions
as to the course to be followed.
Deliberation, it can be stated, will
be observed in the handling of the
Dominion situation. If the press dis.
patches are confirmed it can be stated
that the naval commanders will be in
structed to demand and to obtain tho
fullest reparation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-02-09

No bulletins were issued during the
day, but it was stated that there was 10
change In the senator's condition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
pleasanton.

Macy Campbell, son of Elder Duncan
Campbell, who has been attending State
Normal at Cedar Falls for several years,
was married last Wednesday to Miss
Hart in Burlington, the home of the
BRIDES parents. They will reside in
Cedar Falls.
George Sample and family are home
again after an absence of over year in
Hope, Idaho. They did intend making
that place their home, but when the
shades of night began to deepen it was
then the old home seemed the cheeriest.
They all came back.
Our Worlds Fair visitors returned
Monday. They report good time and
knowing more about the world than
when they went away.
P. F. Early is in Des Moines this week,
his daughter, Vivian running the store.
d. p. Bennett, of Leon, is here visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. Lydia Show returned to her
home in Garden Grove Monday, after
spending few days with her son Suel.
Rev. Harrison Hamilton was here last
week. a guest of his parents over on the
Grand. He returned to his home in
Carroll Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Roy Hoadley, the editor of the Gar
den Grove Express had strenuous
time of it last week. In addition to
publishing the Garden Grove paper Mr..
Hoadley is also director of the Garden
Grove band, which had the contract for
furnishing the music at the Davis City
reunion last week. Of course he had to
be at the reunion every day, and SO
made hurried trip back to Garden
Grove Wednesday night to do the press
work on his paper. He finished at a late
hour and then had to rush to his home
to be present at the birth of his first
child, a fine nine pound boy who arrived
just in time for Roy to make a hot foot
to the depot and catch the three o'clock
morning passenger train for Davis City
so as to be on time with the band. The
band boys say that Roy looked as if he
had put in full time when he. reached
Davis City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Labor Day Celebration at the
Worlds Fair.

Under the auspices of the Building
Trades Council of st. Louis and vicinity
the celebration Monday, September 9TH,
is to be given rational scope. The par
AIDE, which is expected to include 100000
men, with twenty bands, will start from
the French pavilion at 1880 a. m. and
be reviewed by the general officers, with
President Francis at the Louisiana
monument. In the afternoon short adj
dresses will be made by national labor
leaders and by Joseph w. Folk and Cy-
rus P. Walbridge, nominees for governor.
Later there will be an athletic tourna-
ment, and in the evening at 7:30, NAM
moth fireworks exhibition
For information concerning Worlds
Fair hotel accommodations, train SER
vice and low rates via the Burlington,
J ask @. M. Ketcham, agent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Don't you want to win that $500
Diamond Ring?
Lee

Charles Stiles and family are visiting
Ira Alternately.
A large crowd from Evergreen, Hat
field and Pawnee attended the L. d. S.
basket dinner here Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Townsley, Of Roswell, N.
NJ, is visiting relatives near Lee.
A number of young folks from Lee and
Kellerton left Tuesday to attend the
Worlds Fair.
Jess Lasswell, of Hopkins, Mo-, was
visiting his brother near here last week.
Mae Dickerson, of Ringgold, is visit
ing with Maggie Peterson.
s Rev. D. G. White, who has been assist
ing in the Z. D. S. meeting at Lee,
returned to his home at Lamont Sunday.
Jennie Casady leaves Friday for few
weeks visit in Clarke county, Mo.
Mr.. Watts spent Sunday at Lamont.
The Misses Stolberg and Vanderflugt
and Messers. Holloway and Albert Stol-
berg spent Sunday at the Peterson
home.
Miss Johnson, of near Mt. Ayr, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Swiggert,
near Lee.
Mrs. Smith, of Pawnee, Mo-, is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. George Lass
we'll.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Anyone who looked in at the store of
Graham &-Hansell last Saturday would
certainly be convinced that big adver-
Using pays big returns. The firm had
used whole page advertisement last
week telling about big mill remnant
sale which would open at their store on
Saturday, and although Mr.. Hanse]l had
arranged for number of extra clerks
in anticipation of a big days business,
he was totally swamped, as the crowd
that filled the store so you could hardly
crowd your way through were all there
for the purpose of buying and it took
fast work on the part of the clerks to
wait on them. The store broke all rec
ords for the amount of business done in
one day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

There will be an all day temperance
rally held by the good people of the
Palestine neighborhood at the Palestine
church, Friday, Sept. 8. Rev. G. w.
Smith, of Tuslleego and Rev. r. o. Spur
rier, of Lamont, will speak in the fore
noon and Rev. |. N. Woodward, of Leon,
in the afternoon. There will also be
good music and recitations by the young
people throughout the day. Everybody
cordially invited to come and bring
their dinner and stay all day. BY order
of committee,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The Davis City reunion was certainly
fortunate last week in regards to the
weather, for they could not have asked
for better week. The reunion was a
decided success, there being large
crowds in attendance each day, ard
everything passed Off nicely, those who
attended being we'll satisfied. AS usual
great many Leon people were present
each day. On Thursday there were 1877
tickets sold from this station and many
paid their fare ION the train, besides
several hundred who drove down.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Leonard Dickey,of Lamont, has opened
new barber shop in the Penniwell
building two doors north of THE REPoR-
TER office, putting in complete new
outfit, and everything is right up to
date. Mr.. Dickey comes highly spoken
of as barber and has employed Fred
Aten to take one of the chairs in the
new shop. Mr.. Dickey has moved his
family to this city, and will live in
Foster Mullinnix's property, just north
of Dr. Rowell's residence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

! A. M. Pryor was up at Garden Grove
Sunday visiting Newt Judd, the we'll
known farmer, who has recently return
ed from Clarinda, where he was success
fully treated for arrangement of his
mind. Mr.. Judd returns home in good
spirits and his general health is much
better. He was also pleased on his re-
turn home to find that his two boys had
120 acres Of the best corn that is to be
found in that part Of the county this
wear.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

7. ]. Williams who has spent couple
of months in this county canvassing for
ga Dictionary of Thoughts is now de-
livering the books to those who pur-
chased from him. The book is one of
the best works of it's kind we have seen,
and all who ordered it are well pleased.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Roe Caster jr. returned Monday even
ing from three weeks vacation from
his duties as rural mail carrier on route
No. 3, which he spent visiting friends a t
Corydon, Des Moines and ST. Louis, and
on Tuesday morning resumed his duties
as mail carrier. His father acted as
substitute carrier during his absence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The Leon reunion committee has de-
cided to allow no hop ale joint or other
booze establishment on the reunion
grounds, aud this fact will be hailed
with delight by the better class of citi-
zens. If there is any drinking on the
reunion ground it will not be by sane
ton of the committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

w. d. Smith, the Bee Hive man, has
just received car of hard wheat flour,
which has been delayed for some time
by the railroad company, and is now
ready to furnish his customers with the
best flour on earth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Little Margaret Hurst, youngest
daughter of Geo. e. Hurst was quite
badly hurt by fall which she received
while playing at her home last week,
and was in serious condition for few
days, but is now recovering.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

MIR. w. w. Wood, the we'll known
farmer living on the Vanostrand farm
east of Leon. on Monday brought the
editor basket of mighty fine apples of
the Duchess and Lowell varieties. He
reports his apple crop this year as I'M
usually good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The rapid increase in business at the
big Graham & Hansell store has made
it necessary to add another clerk to the
force employed, and Mr.. Geo. M. Hamil-
ton commenced work this week. Mr..
Hamilton is one of the best statesmen in
this city, and the firm is fortunate in
securing him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Grand River.

We learn that DR.. w. c. Ward, Of Kan
sas City, has purchased DIR. Guify's
interests at Kellerton, and will make
regular visits to Grand River, from the
21st to the 18th of each month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

We ask the democratic township COM
mitteemen in each precinct to mail The
REPORTER complete list of the dele
gates selected to the democratic county
convention at their township caucuses
to be held on Saturday afternoon of this
week. Please attend to this SO that a
complete list of the delegates can be
published in next week REPORTER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

w. w. Wood has secured the feed yard
privilege for the big Leon reunion, and
he will have accommodations for all
who want their teams fed and taken
care of on the reunion grounds. Plenty
of feed and water and good service. Pct
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

DIR. Morris, the dentist, has Offices
in the Biggs' block opposite DR.. Fox
worthy's office. Give him call.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

GAS good pictures as you ever saw
that's what you get at the CARRIER
Studio, north side.) Soft
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The dates of Thompson & Warmers
big millinery opening this fall are Sept.
ID to II, reunion week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

For sALE-A good five year old horse
weighing12OO to 1900. Inquire at THE
REPORTER Office. Soft.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Special Order Suits.

have the finest line of samples and
styles for special order costumes ever
brought to Leon. Ladies please call
and see them. MRS. CREED BoBBITT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

have room for ten or twelve head Of
horses or cattle in my pasture near
Leon. Plenty of water. w. I. CooNs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Speaking of the speakers at the Davis
City reunion last week the Lariat says:
Hon. v. R. McGinnis' addresses were,
beyond question, the most entertaining
of all. 1t is not necessary to go out of
old Decatur for talented men and had
we our way no more money would be
spent for away-from-home speakers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

For SALE-My residence property in
north Leon with half acre of ground,
good house, barn and other improve
ments. Terms to suit. Milo MOORE 1tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

For SALE Blees buggy, purchased
last fall, five foot Mccormick mower,
good as new, 1 heavy work team, l
wagon, sets work harness, set single
buggy harness, 1 set double buggy
harness. 3Stf w. w. WOOD.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Mrs. W. L. Armstrong is very sick at
her home Just east of town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

James Cozad, one of the brightest and
best young democrats of Morgan town
ship, will be candidate before the
coming democratic convention for the
nomination for clerk Of the courts. Mr..
Cozad was born and raised in Decatur
county, and is young man who enjoys
the warm friendship of a large circle of
friends. He had the misfortune in early
youth to lose one of his limbs, but this
great loss only seemed to add to his
energy. He has splendid education
and for several years has been one Of
the best school teachers in the county.
He is in every way qualified to fill the
office of clerk, and should he be the for
tunate one to secure the nomination
would give his opponent hard race for
the Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Scotch Collie Pups, finely bred, for
sale w. II. HAZLFT,
43-tf Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The G. w. B. M. Auxiliary of the
Christian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Ella jenkins on Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 18th, at 2:3O o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The Leon Produce Co., east side
square will carry at all times, meal and
feed of all kinds. Also poultry and
eggs. J. P. MARTIN.
Headquarters Thatcher Poultry Remedy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

For Oklahoma realty write or call on
G.. B. Jordan Enid, o. 7. formerly of
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Friends in this city have received
news of the birth of ano ther daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ed awards, of
Osceola, on Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Say! Don't you want that $500
Diamond Ring2
For good Arkansas farm lands write
to D. L. Robbins, Carlisle, Ark.
A full bowl,
Always in the race,
At Hotel Crowell,
The Woodmansee place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

For Oklahoma real estate write or call
on G.. B. Jordan. Enid, 0. 7.
II you want good policy of accident
insurance can fix you out.
E. j. WARNER.
Native lumber of all kinds for sale at
the saw mill On my farm in Hamilton
township. 17tf W. s. CLARK.
l am now ready to grind corn, corn
meal and chop feed, either for cash or
toll at my poultry house on east side of
square.
14-tf ]. L. METER.
The tomato crop in this county this
year is an exceptionally good one, the
tomatoes growing very large. We saw
one last week raised by John Culp which
weighed 30 ounces.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buck, of Lamont, was
last week granted an original widows
pension of So per month.
| oIoP dC GHe NOouulduScC douSo NhCu
you come to Leon. 2-3t*
Mrs. John Ledgerwood, who has been
seriously ill for ten days, is getting
along nicely, which will be good news
to her many friends who hope she will
soon be able to resume her duties in the
postoffice.
Democrats al[over the county should
not forget to attend the township eau
cuses to be held on Saturday afternoon
of this week at which the delegates to
the county convention to be held at
Leon on Thursday, Sept. 9Th, will be
selected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Don't you want that $500 Dla-
mond Ring?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Don't you want to win that $500
Diamond Ring?

Money to loan on improved farms at
6 per cent interest for 5, 6 to 10 years
time. S. VARGA.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

There will be some good ball games at
the Leon reunion each day this year.
Leon has organized club of fast play
ers, and they will be assisted by John
Hurst, who has been pitching this year
for Marshalltown in the Iowa League.
Games have been arranged for between
Leon and Lamont, Mt. Ayr and Van
Vert, and the fans will have the pleas
ure of seeing some fast games.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

The fall dress fabrics opening every day.
stylish weaves in Mohairs, Melrose, Suitings and
Flake Novelties An especially large showing in
the Black Goods in Woods, Mohairs and Silks.
Splendid values in yard wide silks at 95c S1.2O and
81 .35 per yard
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

M. Mayer, the old reliable clothier,
has new adv. in this issue, in which
he is making some special closing out
prices on clothing in order to clean up
for the arrival of his new fall stock of
clothing and furnishing goods. We call
the special attention of REPORTER read
ers to these bargains and advise them
to pick them up before they are gone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Friends of V. r. McGinnis all over
the county are urging him to allow his
name to be used before the coming
democratic county convention as
candidate for the Office of county
attorney. While all realize that it
would be personal sacrifice on Mr..
McGinnis' part for him to accept the
nomination, he is too good democrat to
refuse the nomination if it was rendered
to him. He is recognized as one of the
ablest attorneys in southern Iowa, and
should he be nominated the taxpayers
of Decatur county would see to it that
he was elected by handsome majority.
The Office of county attorney is very
important one, in view of the large
amount of criminal litigation in this
county each year, and there is demand
for an experienced and able attorney to
| fill the office.
Miss Ruby Brand popular young
lady of Lamont, was the victim of an
accident in that city Monday evening
which came near proving fatal to her,
but from which she fortunately escaped
with severe injuries. Miss Brand had
gone to the Lamont depot with some
friends who were leaving on the even
ing passenger train, and as the engine
had been cut off from the train to do
some switching in the yards she went in
the coach with them. The coaches had
been switched back couple of blocks
from the depot, and the evening being
very warm and the cars close, Miss
Brand suddenly became faint and start
ed to the car door. This is the last she
remembers. Upon reaching the car
platform she walked right off and at the
time the coach was on bridge under
which the wagon road passes, and she
fell distance of thirty feet to the road
below. She was seen to fall and train
men and passengers rushed to her
assistance. She was lying on her face
in the road unconscious, in which con-
dition she remained until 4 o'clock the
next morning, despite the best of med
ical attention, and for a time it was
feared she was injured internally, but
reports indicate that she is now re-
covering, her most severe injury being
to her left arm, both bones being broken
between the wrist and elbow. 1t was a
fearful fall and great wonder she was
not killed outright. Miss Brand is one
of the most popular young ladies of La
moni and her many friends are exceed
ingly glad that she is getting along
nicely and will recover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Ii you want farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms 90 to e. J.
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets. Leon, la.
City Marshal W. H. Albaugh on Mon
day filed an amended information in the
case of State of Iowa VS.. "Buck' Pugh,
in which the defendant is accused of
selling liquor, before Justice j. L. Har-
vey, the amended information contain
ing "a counts of alleged sales. The
hearing in the case was continued until
Friday, Sept. 9th.
w. Fl. Howard has presented THE RE-
PORTER editor with basket of very fine
potatoes raised on his garden in north
Leon which are as fine as we have seen
this season. They are of the Ban
ner variety and will average right
around pound apiece. Mr.. Howard
says they are the best potatoes he ever
raised, the yield being very large.
The republican county convention to
nominate candidates for the various
county offices meets in this city on
Thursday of this week, and it promises
to be an interesting convention. There
are large number CT candidates for the
Offices and some of them are sure to be
disappointed. The democratic conven-
tion will be held on Thursday of next
week.
The REPORTER editor returns thanks
for fine basket of seedless tomatoes
left on our desk with the compliments
of Uncle Bob Bowsher, who assures us
he has worked long and faithfully in his
garden this year, and has the best gar.
den in Leon. But some of his neighbors
persist in saying that while Uncle BOZ
takes the credit for the fine garden that
his good wife actually did the work.
Kellerton is to have new rural route
which will be placed in operation, &C
cording to the report made by Inspector
Mason, on Sept. 18th. The establish
ment of the new route necessitated some
changes in route No. out of Kellerton
The establishment of the new route
will make four rural routes out Of Kel
lerton, and the people of that commun
ity will be we'll served by Uncle Sam
Postmaster Gustin has recently. added
new fixtures to the postofice equipment
and few towns the size of Keller
ton in the state are now as well servet
in the matter of mail facilities.
Wouldn't you like to wear ;
$500 Diamond Ring2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Buy Dain stackers and Rakes at
Bowsher & Biddison's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Try Charter Oak wagons. At Bowsher
& Biddison's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

II you want farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms 90 to e. J.
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets. Leon, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Stop at the Woodmansee House when
YOU come to Leon, 2-3t*
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Mrs. Elizabeth Buck, of Lamont, was
last week granted an original widows
pension of So per month.