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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
"reminiscences Of an Early ResId ent

EDITOR REPORTER: = After reading
Mr.. Clark's article in The REPORTER on
the naming of Leon, which is correct, it
reminded me of how the town came to
belocated here and called Independence.
Mr.. Peter Stewart called at our house
on Saturday before the election day at
which the question of locating the
county seat was submitted. asked
him if the east side of Little River had
selected point yet. He said, mo,
they have not" l then with no idea
whatever that my suggestion would be
acted on said you might do as they did
in Davis county, which was to select a
point, also suitable man for each pre-
cinct, and say nothing about it until the
morning of the election, then boom the
point selected. was doing some work
for Mr.. Stewart for which he had to
wait, SO he went to down to the settle
ment as we called the few families liv-
ing on the DR.. Baker, McElvain and
Bradley places. A Mr.. East lived on
the claim where Leon now stands. He
was delighted and said they could have
his claim and that they would call it
Independence, which would insure the
location as there were goodly number
of roughs who would come to the polls
full, swearing their forefathers had
fought, bled and died for Independence,
and they would vote for it, which they
did to man. So the county seat was
located and my husband being county
judge made it necessary that the Office
should be held in the county seat. SO
the neighbors joined, ,(some of them liv-
ing seven and eight miles distant) and
put us up sixteen foot square hewed
log house, which we moved into as
soon as it was raised and a floor laid.
| 'Tis true we had no shutter for our door
or glass for our two windows, yet
we lived and transacted the business of
the office after rather primitive style
until proper building could be put up.
Our house was the first one built in the
city of Leon, others soon following. Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Vim started the first
general store. Mr.. Clark and myself
are the only two now left of the first
settlers of the town.
Mrs. r. +. THOMPSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
School Report.

Report of Pleasant Ridge School Dis
trict No. 3, Richland township:
Total days attendance 276O.
Number enrolled 81.
Average daily attendance %.
Whole number of days taught 12O.
Names of the pupils that received GER
titicates of award during the term:
Everett Haynes, Guy Smith,
frankie Jones, Goldie Carrel,
Nora Carrel, Leila McC Connell,
Boise Mcdonnell, George Mcconnell,
Earl Smith, HoyIe Mcconnell.
School closing Feb. 10, 1904.
JENNIE E. CoNwELL, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
New Court Cases.

/ Il 4
Hattie Drake VS.. r. B. Drake ct al
The parties are the heirs of E. A. and N.
b. Drake deceased, who owned some lots
in the town of Leon, and decree is
asked for confirming the shares of the.
heirs, asking that the property be sold
and the proceeds divided. V. r. Nc
Ginnis, attorney for plaintiff.
Evaleen Palmer VS.. VIM. w. Palmer ig
an action for dive ce. The plaintiff re-
sides at Grand River and was married
to defendant in this county on August
II, 1888, and lived together until Aug.
10, 1897, when he deserted her and has
since absented himself. She alleges the
defendant is school teacher capable of
earning $50 to $75 per month and dur
ing the past three years has contribut-
ed but $40 toward the support of their
three minor daughters. Plaintiff asks
for decree of divorce and the care and
control Of the three children. V. r.
McGinnis, attorney for plaintiff.
Il. Harper VS.. G. W. Hembry, 4.
J. Munyon and f. A. Greenland. Suit is
brought on note for $175 signed by
defendants. Temple, Hardinger & Tenn
pie, attorneys for plaintiff.
A. c. Craigo VS.. ]. W. .Honnold, street
commissioner, and the Town of Leon.
Plaintiff asks for an injunction restrain
ing defendants from removing the dirt
or opening ditch in the alley along
the east side Of plaintiffs property in
north Leon, claiming that the water, has
been changed in it's course by one S. ].
Fluke, who owns property on the east
side of it. G. w. Hoffman and A. P.
Olsen, attorneys for plaintiff.
Bank of Van Vert VS.. J. M. and L. E.
Thompson. Suit is brought on a note
for $1,000, dated March II, 1908, due in
six months, secured by mortgage on the
southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 13, township 70, range
26 west. ]. w. Harvey & Son, attorneys
for plaintiff.
The last will of Mrs. Sallie E. Alex
ander has been filed for probate with
Clerk Keller. After providing for the
payment Of all debts she directs that
her real estate be sold when it can be
done to advantage, and the proceeds are
to be equally divided among her six
surviving children and the heirs of her
deceased son, Morris L. Alexander.
She names Edward Ell. Alexander execu-
tor without bond.
The will Of Richard Butcher, of Eddy
vile, Iowa, has been filed with Clerk
Keller for probate as the deceased was
owner of real estate in this county.
The will disposes Of an estate valued at
over $4,000. He bequeaths $4,000 to
his friend William Cowley and the re-
mainder of his estate is divided among
his brother and his nephew and nieces.
have a number of good farms in
Northern Missouri to trade for Iowa
and or merchandise.
2o-tf In. McDoNoueH, LEON, La.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
Notice Of School Election.

To the qualified electors of the Leon
Independent School District:
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual school election will be held at the
Fire Engine House on Monday, March
Ia, 1908, for the purpose of electing one
director to serve three years, and one
treasurer to serve two years.
The polls will open at IL o'clock noon,
and close at o'clock p. m. same day.
j. w. RowELL, v.R. MCGINN1s,
Secretary. President.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
A hint TO DIRECTORS
instructions to the School Officers
Concerning Their Annual
March Meeting.

County Superintendent Eli Hutchin-
son has received circulars to be semitic
the school secretaries of Decatur conn-
ty, giving them instructions as to how
to call the annual school meetings
which will be held on the second Mon
day in March. The circulars are from
State Superintendent John r. Riggs and
state that according to recent decis-
ion Of the Iowa supreme court, the di-
rectors Of each district can not bring
anything before the annual meetings
except what has been set forth in the
call for the meeting.
The decision is new one and viii
change the methods of transacting the
school business. The directors must
make specific statement in their no.
tice of the meetings of such propositions
as may be brought forward for the con-
sideration of the voters. Otherwise the
action of the voters at their meeting
will not be valid.
Heretofore it has been customary for
the voters at their meeting to exercise
such powers as they are allowed to ex-
ercise when legally assembled notwith-
standing they have not been mentioned
in the notices.
1t has been questioned whether this
new ruling will not operate to the det-
riment of the schools, especially of the
rural districts. 1t leaves the initiatiye
powers entirely in the hands Of the di-
rectors. If they choose not to include
in their notices matters which the vot-
ers would like to bring up, they can do
so.
The circular notice to the secretaries
is as follows:
"Your particular attention is called
to the provisions of section 2748 and
section 2749 of the school laws of Iowa,
edition of 1902.
"The supreme court has held in de-
cision rendered October u, 1902, in the
case Of Goerdt VS.. Trumm, that the
powers delegated under section 2749
can be exercised only when notice has
been given as provided by section 2748
and that such notice must be specific in
the statement Of the propositions toiss
submitted.
"Under this decision Of the supreme
court it will be necessary for your
board to direct you to include in your
notice of the annual meeting to be held
on the second Monday in March specific
statements of such propositions as they
may desire, or may be required to have
submitted to the voters.
"It has been held by this department
heretofore that the powers enumerated
under section 2749 could be exercised
by the voters when legally assembled
even though the 10 days notice had not
been given (see note 2, section 2746.)
But this late ruling of the supreme
court not only makes such notice neces-
sary, but requires that the particular
propositions to be considered must be
clearly set forth in your notice.
JOHN f. RIGGS
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
February 20, 1904"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03

in Leon they have received prices far in
excess of what they ever received for
poultry before, and many farmers have
engaged in the poultry business on an
extensive scale, finding there was bet
ter money in it than anything they
could raise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
Mahara's MlnstreIs.

1t is hardly necessary to introduce the
famous Mahara Brothers to the theatre
going public as they have always been
high in their estimate as first-class pur-
veyors of minstrelsy and rag time opera
for the past 16 years. This year with
new palace car, thirty colored artists,
dancers, eccentric comedians, novelty
artists and sweet voiced singers, Ma
hara Brothers seem to be able to sub
stantiate their claim that they have
reached the acme Of minstrelsy.
Mahara's minstrels will hold forth in the
opera house tonight, giving their
splendid street parade at p. m.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
Services at Presbyterian Church

Sunday, March 8, morning service
HOO a. m., subject-"G Revelation
Of Himself to Man." Evening service
at 7:sO, Sunday School, Junior and
Senior G. 3. at the usual hours. Prayer
meeting will be resumed this week
Thursday evening at 7:30. Come and
enjoy an hours service of praise, confer
ence and prayer in the midst of the
weeks work. The Loyal Legion will
meet in this church Thursday afternoon
at O'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03

/ have a number of good farms in
Northern Missouri to trade for Iowa
and or merchandise.
2O-tf In. McDoNouGH, LEON, La.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-03
Nothing More DANGEROUS.

Than Cutting Corns. The Foot-Ease Sanitary Corn
Plasters cure by absorption Something entirely new
The(sanitary oils and vapors do the work. Sold by.
all.druggists 26c. or by mail Sample mailed FREE
Address Allen 8. Olmstead, LIE Roy, N. Y. 28-4t
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
IF p SHOULD WIN.

There are many shrc~d observers on
the Pacific coast who. while not sharing
the anti-Russian alarm. believe they see
in the far East conflict a still greater
menace 10 Americas standing as = Pacific
power. They believe that q japanese
victory over aussis would he IN inter
national calamity. Jspsn's ambition,
Il to merge sad mobilize the millions Of
China into "a military entity whose power.
once aroused. whould d~srf into iusiguif-
icanee any horde OF conquerors the world
hiss ever seen"
with Japanese statesman erecting a
framework Of efficient government upon
the ruias Of the present Nanchu dyuasty.'
said one Of the spokcsmen of the pro-
Russian party on the Pacific coast: with
Asia FOR tho Asistics' brought ut to
serve as the slogan for China's hitherto
inert hosts. a. length directed by acumeu
energy aud newly aroused ambition, th'
plans Of Europe for a partition Of thaI
ancient empire would fall sway like
\ house Of card. before = breath Book
lovers Magazine.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
U EXPORT TRADE.
What John Bull Says OF Us In
the Run OF a Year.

wAsnrSoroS. ID. c., March 3.--More than
oae-hsif Of the exports from the United
States in 1903 vent to British territory.
and practically one-third Of the imports
into the United States cane from British
territory. Our total exports to British
territory IN the calendar year 1898 we're
s76s, 600 600. or - per cent. OF cur total
exports. and our total imports from British
territory $30s. OO0. 00G. OF ~ per cent OF
the total. speaking - round terms. These
facts are shown by an an.iysis Of the
years made by the department
% commerce aud labor through its bureau
Of statistics. BY British territory j. meant
the United Kingdom aud its colonies, de-
tendencies and protectoratss.
The territory included under this des-
igustion Of the United Kingdom and il
colonies. dependencies and protectorates
contains over N 600 600 SCARE miles, OF
more than onc-fnh Of the land surface of
the globe, and has a population Of 400,
0Oo. 900. OF one-fourth of the population
ofthe world. The largest expectation "a
British territory. Of course, vas - M
United Kingdom-$54JoOo .o00-aud this
was The largest expectation 20 any single
country. Next in order of magnitude o
exports 90 British territory was Csnads
&i3i 600 900. British Australssis. t32.u 900,
OoO. British Africa. 2s.eOO.O00; Britisl
West Indies. $40. OO0. 0On. Hong-koug
nearly 5000. 0nn. aud the remainder scat.
tered through the smaller British depend
] eurna.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
TAElR PLAIN DUTY.


iNr Noft'tN Says
Ihe Nu1i uia-li.ot some days ego bad
ODD, h.u.r.u f remarLIue that tint lr r,tfrr
90 -N''''''" M" s"'N'"I 'Atieme e'h-
icurc in fhe face of ifs plain legal dltv
BIS -iit.nr responsibiit, far Tie selection
~
'''e"' '"' CONSTITUTION OF ihr stale OF
lr-iuia. dolly framed aud promulgated
and a.fI Che ink .trIlr .r. r,.r 10 ..t.
r.t r.n..
'" m'"'H'''' t'sA'n "po" ibe state
Board itself. Lest there should be amy
mi.rndrrsian8in. naon Che no..f We ne~
.,. t ~
', Do 90 '"' Ne" N'ns'iiniio" winch
prcsc.incs che daiies oit the Board.
ourth. lt shall selcotteat books and
educational appliances tor use iu ihe
SCHOOL, oi the state, exercising such dis
erection as % may see ht iu the selection
oi books Suitable Cor the schools Boo the
cities o. %uuattc respectively.
SURELY That ls plain enough. There are
goo 'li- about tust. The state Board
SHALL select Che books Why j. the
Board running from tbs dutyf The Book
Trust cam NOT bite en- The board kno~s
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
More Riots.

Disturbances Of striker. arc not nearly
AZ graee as sn iudis iluai disorder of the
system. Oversork. loss ct sleep. nervous
tension will hc followed by after collapse,
unless a reliable remedy Is Immediately
employed. There's nothing 50 efficient 10
cure disorders Of the Liver OF KidRcys a.
Electric uitisrs la a wonderful tonic.
and effective uervine and the greatest all
around medicine for ruu down sysicms.
j. disyels Nervousness, Rheumatism aud
Neuralgia aud expeis aalaus germs
Oniy Sge, and Satisfaction guaranteed by
d.. J. ". Kelly, Druggist.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10

WANrEp-SEvERAL INDUSTRIOUS
persons iu each state Co travel tor house
established eleven wears aud with a large
capital. Co call upon m~erchantsaud agents
ior successinlaud profitable line. Pcrma-
uent engagement. Weekly cash salary OF
s-i and an travelling expenses and hotel
bills advanced boa cash each week. Ex-
perience not essential. Mention refer
cnce aud enclose s~cif-addresscd envelope.
THE NATIONAL, 3ls Dearborn ST, Chi
cag0
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
AT HOME FROM SEOUL.
Wife OF Rev. {. c. Hounsheu
Returns.

Casu,Sooos. TrSN. March 3-Mrs.
Hounsheli, wife Of Rev Chas g. Hoan-
she'll, = graduate OF Emor aud Henry
College, aud for tae Fssi tvo wears a mis-
siouaFy OF the Methodist churh ia Cores.
bar est returned from Seoul. the capitol
OF that ccuatry. She len there just a.
The ~As ~as about 60 begin aud her se-
counts OF the e%ountry AID the preparations
Tor The conflict are Interesting she said
60 an inter,ieu;
- 40 back on . visit home, and sill re-
turu a. Cores a. soon a. Disturbances in
the east ~li permit. l an here = fe~
Goashs earlier tbss lad iHtesded, al
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
though ] bad made plaza. to come asrias

the spring Of this year.
~My brother. eahied me not to delay
my visit; but TO take the next steamer.
therefore csme at once.
Mr.. Hounshell. my husband. aeeomp--
nied me - far a. Yokohams, Japan. Ny
steamer left that city aud crossed the
Pacific by way Of HonOlnlu, TO San Fran
cisco.
n have lived IN Corea for something
more thai tro years. We live in Seoul.
the capital. II is a very large city, and
numbers several hundred thousand pop
u~lation. Our home is on one Of the prin-
cipai streets. Immediately across this
street from as is the German legation
building and adjoining our home is the
residence OF the Russian secretary. From
two 20 six blocks away are the legation
buildings Of the United States. Great
Britain. France. Russia. Italy. China,
/ Japan and Belgium. Our American min
lister. Or. Horace y. Allen, has lived in
Corea ior about twcutv wears. He was
appointed minister hY President Mckin-
lev. There are about li5 American and
English foreigners iu Seoul. aud eyerv
one loves nr. Allen and has confidence iu
him. Tie is respected. toe, 10y the Coresus
aud Che Corean Government. OF course,
the probability of war BIAS been The cause
of much excitement and anicfy through
cot Corca. This has been true for some
mpuths. While Curca is au Independent
government and ruled hy an Emperor, vet
The people realize that "a conflict hetUcen
Russia aud Japan aould mean a battle
groaud iu Dorca.
"From Seoul io che scacost at Chcmul-
.. To- .. 800 .a. MM.H.m nmnNmAnI
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10

Old newspapers Tor sale at this
ohee.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-03-10
CONyEN.
TION
Not a Love Feast by Any
Means.

The Norfoik-visginisn Piio, in report
iug.,he Republican State Convention SAYS
in part.
The Agnsw. Bowden, Allen machine
ssiu retains control Of the Republican
party IN Virginia. and from present sp-
pearenoes gill keep the upper hand for
some time to come. This fact was evident
al the Convention held here yesterday
when the machine crowd overwhelmingly
defeated the faction from Southwest Nir-
ginis. headed 10y Congressman Siemp,
Who was ably supported boy J. ;. Brown
sng. Of Pocaioutas Both sides were ar
rsvcd for she fray early iu the DAY snd
when the crucial test came there vas "A
formidable folioui ing Of both factions in
the Academy Of Music. where the state
Convention was hcid. From develop
menis duriHg che fr-t session it was APP
parent 90 everyone that the party was
split Go such an extent that it will take
time and a great many conferences bee
tween the opposing sides 90 ever weld
together the coutcuding members FROM
thc eastern shore and the ~estcrr
part of che state.
To give more time to The question OF
delegates BOZ O. hope of finally strengthen.
taken ur.
9 50. Stovcii. OF Halifax. A. c. reachy
of Newport News. g.. NJ. kcezcli. of Rock.
iurham and S D. Lindsey. OF Bristol
were quickly elected. and then thc cicc
ffnn nT electors af large was entered urnn
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-11
RUSSIA EXPECTS srA F!eHT
Believed Close Proximity Of Fleets
Will Result In Battle.

Believed Close Proximity Of Fleets
Will Result In Battle.
st. Petersburg, March 9-The where
abouts of Captain Reitzenstein's Nladl-
vostok squadron is carefully guarded
bv the military authorities, but there
is a strong impression here that when
the seven japanese warships appeared
off the harbor Sunday and Monday the
Russian squadron was outside, per-
hans down the coast cooperating with
the Russian land force near the mouth
of the Tumen river. If the Russians
were outside and the Japanese def
nitelv ascertained that fact a big sea
fight is probably imminent. as it is
considered certain that the Japanese
in that case will lie on and off Vladl'
vostok to prevent the return OF the
Russians, giving battle if they are
caught in the open sea. The harbors
along the coast in which the Russians
might seek refuge are frozen, and the
squadron must eventually be forced to
return to Vladivostok for coal.
A naval service organ here argues
lengthily that the present Japanese
naval disposition presages a move
ment on a large scale in the Sea OF
Japan, and the paper accounts for all
the japanese ships except the battle
ship Yashima and the armored cruiser
Tokiwa, one first class protected cruis-
er and five second class, reckoning the
battleships Full and Shikishima, the
armored cruisers Iwate and Asama
and the protected cruiser Takashiho
as being injured.
While official dispatches concerning
the bombardment of Vladivostok by a
Japanese fleet do not mention any Rus
sian losses, private advices say that
five men were killed, four sailors and
the wife of an engineer. It is appar
ent the Japanese were afraid to rlsF
exposing their ships to the plunglne
fire of the land batteries and it Is
considered probable here that the at
tack was really for the purpose ol
drawing the fire of the Russian forts
compelling the Russians to disclose
the position and calibre of their guns
anu also lOI the puIpOSS VI aSNSi ''I4-A
ing whether the Russian squadron Il
in port. If this was the object OF thu
Japanese it is believed to have failet
signally as the batteries did not fir'
a shot and if the squadron is in por
it could not be seen from the Japanes
position in the bay of Ussuri on ac
count of the high land which rise
from the coast on that side, obstruc'
ing the view of the harbor.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-11
UP TO MINERS LOCALS
ME Believed Operators Scale Will Be
Accepted and a Strike Averted.

IL Is Believed operators SSa'S
Accepted and Strike AVerted.
Indianapolis. March 8.-The United
Mine workers in national convention
+,o+ad to refer the final decision as to
occenting the wage offer of the opera
tors n the locals. The vote of the 10
oo1s will be cast on March Is and the
rasnlt e,s will be counted at the national
hoodcuarters in this city March H..
onIv the miners of the four states
forming the central competitive dis
trict will be allowed to vote.
president John Mitchell, OF the
miners said: 81 do not wish to infu-
ance the members now. All | wish to
COW is that the membership of the
oTganizaeion r in the states whose con
tracts expire April 1 will be free to
Uoto their sentiments and those senti-
ments will be carefully canvassed and
tbe majority shall rule"
patrick Dolan, of the Pittsburg min
orc said: "The action of the confer
ence places the chance of strike be
vond a possibility. There will be nc
strike of the bitumipous miners.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-11

Map of VIadiVostok and Vicinity.
tion of Askold Island. Simultaneous
ly two torpedo boat destroyers appear
ed near Askold Island and two more
near Cape Maidel. The Japanese ships
were covered with ice.
The attack resulted in no loss to
the Russians, but cost the enemy 20O,-
600 roubles ($1OOOOO) in ammuni-
ton. Most of the proiectiles were
six and 12-snch shells.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-11
Koreans Kin thirty Russians.

Seoul March S.-The Russian sol
diers operating in the vicinity OF Anju
are committing all manner of excesses'
maltreating the native women and per-
netrating robbery upon every oppor-
unity. Korean soldiers attacked a
bodv of the invaders on Friday last
the 4th instant, and succeeded in Kill
ing 80 of them. It is reported that
as the result of a collision between
Russian and Korean soldiers at
Kang-Ge the Russians were driven be-
vond the Yalu river.