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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28

To tell man to his face to mind his
own business would be considered about
equal to knocking him down, or, as the
Frenchman said: "Horizontalizing his
perpendicularity." And yet it is one of
the simplest rules of right conduct and
the most useful that mankind can adopt
in their intercourse with each other.
There is a great deal of the Paul Pry
spirit in the human heart, or wonderful
inquisitiveness in regard to the person
al and private affairs of friends and
neighbors. This spirit makes more
mischief than almost any other cause,
and creates more malice, envy and
jealousy than can be overcome in a
century. Let every man mind his own
business, and there will not be half the
trouble in the world that there is at
present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28
STATEMENT
of the condition of the
State SAVINGS Bank

Organized Under the Laws of Iowa,
Located at Grand River, In the County
of Decatur, at the Close ofBusiness on
the 22nd day Of January, A. D., 1904,
Made to the Auditor ofState as Requlr-
ed by Law.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28
STATEMENT
oftthe condition Of the
farmers and Traders
State Bank

Organized Under the Laws Ct Iowa, Located at
Leon, In the County Of Decatur, at the Close
ct Business on the 22nd day of January,
A. D., 1904, Made to the Auditor Of State as
Required by Law.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28
PASS ON THE PRAISE.

I "You are a great little wife and /
don't know what I would do without
YOU And as he spoke he put his arms
about her and kissed her and she forgot
all the care in that moment. And, for
getting all, she sang as she washed the
dishes, and sang on as she made the
beds, and the song was heard next door
and woman there caught the refrain
and sang also, and two homes were hap
pier because he had told her that sweet
old story, the story Of love of husband
for wife. AS she sang the butcher
boy, who called for the order, heard it
and went out whistling on his journey
and the world heard the whistle and
one man hearing it thought, here is a
lad who loves his work, lad happy and
contented.
And because she sang her heart was
mellowed and as she swept about the
back door, the cool air kissed her on
each cheek and she thought of a poor
old woman she knew and a little
basket went over to that home with a
quarter for crate or two of wood.
So because he kissed and praised her.
out and out.
Pass on the praise.
A word and you may make rift in the
cloud, smile and you create new re-
solve, grasp of the hand and you may
repossess a soul from hell.
Pass on the praise.
Does your clerk do we'll?
Pass on the praise.
Tell him that you are pleased and if
he is good clerk he will appreciate it
more than raise. A good clerk does
not work for his salary alone.
Teacher, if the child is good, tell him
about it, if he is better tell him again.
Thus you see, good, better, best.
Pass on the praise now. Pass it on in
the home. Don't go to the grave and
call mother" Don't plead, "hear me,
mother; you were a kind mother; you
were good mother and smoothed away
many a rugged path for me-"
Those ears cannot hear that glad adj
mission. Those eyes cannot see the
light of earnestness in yours. Those
hands may not return the embrace YOU
now wish to give.
Why call so late? Pass on the praise
today.--Des Moines News.
Young man, don't stand on the street
corner with your hands in your pockets
waiting for "snap." The chances are
ninety-nine to q hundred that it will
never turn up. There are too many
fellows in the same pursuit, and if the
snap passes on down the line to you,
it will be because it is in disguise.
Don't always be on the lookout for a
soft thing, for the longer you look the
harder you will fall when you have an
attack of horse sense. The fellow who is
continually seeking snap will collide
with the butt end of adversely just as
sure as the blue birds come with the
spring. He will buck up against it with
physical emphasis that is calculated to
bring him to his senses, but oftimes too
late to catch the train of opportunity
that has been passing and repassing
before him for years.
Boys should be boys, but when they
get to be thirty years old, it's time to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28
y For Oklahoma real estate write or call
on G. B. Jordan, Enid, OF.
Candidly. the man who allows his wife
to support the family, need have no fear
of nervous prostration.

Albion, Iowa, has city council which
requires it's citizens to take out
license if they wish, to dance. The
price is $15 per capita.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28

Amount of bills and bonds and
other evidences of debts dis
counted or purchased actually
owned by the bank carried QUIT Sle3 1o5e2
Amount OF cash on hand, describ-
ed as follows:
Gold Coin. .$ 10000
silver coin and bullion. ......... 10000
Legal tender and national bank
notes and subsidiary coin.. 1102463 1462463
Amount subject to be drawn at
sight on deposit with solvent
banks or bankers (specifying
names and locations of banks):
Corn Exchange National Bank
Chicago ..5....................... 1o,54445
Konntz Bros, New York. eoo4.eo
Des Mones Savings Bank Des
Aloines. ...................... l5ss45o
Des Mones National Bank l0200ee
State Central Savings Bank,
Collections In Transit 2,4ss.5s 74,4s2s2
yalne of real property (owned by
the bank ........... ........... 11,5oooo
owned by the bank $500. $4,000 100000
Total Assets $685. 1879
Amount of capital stock actually
paid up IN cash ............... 100000
Total amount due depositors as
follows:
Amount sight deposits .$ s2.5s346
Amount time deposits. l632857l 24587917
Amount OF undivided profits as
follows:
Surplus fund ......... 2So0O0
Other profits on hand latter de-
Quoting taxes and expenses. 1882 331862
Total Liabilities s2ss ls7.7s
STATE OF IOWA
Decatur County %
We John w. Harvey President and Fred Teale
cashier, of the bank above named do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement is full, true and correct
to the best OF our knowledge and belief that the
assets therein set forth bona de property
bank in its corporate capacity; and that part OF
the same has been loa ed advanced to said bank
for the purpose Of being exhibited portion of its
assets. JOHN W. HARVEY, President.
FRED TEALE. Cashier.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
tsEALf presence by John w. Harvey and Fred
Teale this 26th day of January, 1904
Attest: G. E. TURNER, Notary Public.
J 5noi F. T HAhvrr Directors
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28

Boys should be boys, but when they
get to be thirty years old, it's time to
be men.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28


ASSETS
Amount Of bills and bonds, and
other evidences of debts dis
counted or purchased actually
Amount of cash on hand, describ-
ed as follows:
Gold Coin. ............ ....S ASSOC
Silver coin and bullion 266OO
Legal tender and national bank
notes and subsidiary coin lO22451
Drafts and checks on other SOL
vent banks and other cash
items not dishonored on hand
and belonging to the bank 78704 1l76255
Amount subject to be drawn at
sight on deposit with solvent
banks or bankers Specifying
names and locations of banks:
Des Mones Saving Bank, Des
Moines, Iowa ........................ 2,205.97
Drovers Dep National, Chicago 2,3624l
Iowa National, Des Noines 3,54192
State Central Savings, Keoluk 1888
St. Joe Stock Yards st. joe. 983.57 9,137.25
Overdrafts Observation-Disclosures. 223l. 10
Value of real property (owned by
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28

The strangest Of all happenings in the
histories of American residents occur
red on the 18th of July, 1926, when Jeffer-
son and John Adams passed away stimuli
taneously; Jefferson, the craftsman and
Adams, the great expounder Of the De-
claration of Independence; Adams at
the ripe old age of ninety, Jefferson only
seven years his junior. b.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
FAIR AND STOCK SHOW WELL
ADVERTISED THROUGHOUT
NORTHWEST COUNTRY.
All the Fast Horses Are Coming to
This City-Stock Show Will
Be Feature.

"All the horsemen with but a few
exceptions, that are at the state fair
this week will come to Walla Walla."
said Secretary Caswell of the Walla
Walia Fair association this morning.
Mr.. Caswell has just returned from
Yakima where he attended the fair. He
says that the state fair is a big sue
cess this year. The exhibits of fruits
and cereals were exceptionally fine and
the races the best ever held in that
city. The attendance. however, was
not up to the standard. and the direct
ors feel very much disappointed at the
falling off.
Il find that the Walla Walla fair is
we'll advertised everywhere continued
Mr.. CasWell. All the horsemen are
very eager to come and they talk OF
nothing else but the Walla WalIa race
/ meeting. \ large number of the horses
Will go to Spokane for the race meet
next week, and then will come to Walla
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01

Walla. Quite few horses will be here
direct from North Yakima and next
week will be a busy one at the track.
The horses that are travelling over the
North Pacific circuit this year are the
fastest bunch that ever appeared i'll the
northwest and the patrons of the Nalla
Walla fair are assured a splendid race
program.
The stock show this year promises
TO be one of the main features. Inc
carpenters are now constructing more
stalls and pens on the west side OF the
grounds and they will be ready for the
exhibitors by the middle, of next week
The bar privilege at the track ior
race week was awarded today to j. L.
Small, who will pay the association
$3.50 The fruit stand, peanuts, etc.
booth was awarded to Lutcher Bros
for S141.35. and the weinnerwurst priv
ilege to Sol Simon for S25. The lunch
counter privilege will be awarded later
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
MISSES YEA1ES DANCING ACADEMY.

The Misses Yeates. dancing teachers,
have arranged their classes as follows:
They will devote Monday night to the
Interested Wednesday night will be
given to the married people. Thurs
day night will be for general teaching
and called academy night. Friday
night for the young people who are in
school and will be called students
night. Saturday afternoon will be de-
voted to the children. which we make
a specially. Teaching from 100 to
For particulars, phone Main 1886.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
NOTICE..

If the business firms and individuals
of Walla Walla will send me the
amount | am indebted to them they
will receive their money by return
mail.
That which is justly due me will also
be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you all for the courtesy
that you have extended to me.
am respectfully,
LIEUT%M. G.. GUSTIN,
Philippine Scouts,
Manila, P. l.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
c. c. CLARK FROM WASHINGTON
OBTAINING INFORMATION IN
WAllA WAllA COUNTY.
Figures and Data to Be Used by the
Department at the National
Capital.

c. C. Clark. chief clerk of the de-
partment of statistics. has been in the
city for three or four days on business
connected with his department. He
came here from Spokane and Yakima
where he had been on "A like mission
During the first part of last month
he was in western Washington. Mr..
Clark has been on the coast for about
| three months His object is to size up
the general industrial situation. the
prosperity of the country, and to gen.
eralize broadly on crop conditions. He
left this afternoon for the east, hav-
ing completed his labors in this section
| for the present.
Mr.. Clark would not disclose the re-
suits of his Investigations in the coun-
ty or state as sucn data is regarded as
confidential until it is put forth in re-
| port form by the department. He
! talked very pleasantly however ON the
general workings of his department
/
! its complications.
ON the 10th day of every month Il
/ bulletin is issued by the department
for every state in the union giving in
detail the condition of cereals. fruits,
stock. etc. i'm that state. Then on De-
/ cpmber l is issued also by states a re-
/ port covering the sam" ground for the
entire year. TO get the material for
these reports a very elaborate system
/ is used. In every county in the United
! States there are two correspondents
who collect statistics and fill ont the
! blanks sent by the department which
cover the details of the grain. fruit,
stock, industries in the county in
/ which they are located. These CORE
/ spondents work Independently of each
I other ana receive no stipulated COM
pensation only getting such favors as
the department is able 20 throw in their
way sucn as free seeds. etc.
There are what is called township
correspondents. two in every township.
They report in greater detail and send
i'm each month a report to the depart
ment Of statistics.
Besides this there is in every state
paid statistician for the state. WASH
ngtOn's man is at present located in
Spokane This man has his own sep
arate corps of correspondents who help
him to collect data. Every month dur
/ ing crop season he wires into the de-
partment by Geographic code report
| of conditions.
/ But before the final estimate is made
| there is still another source from which
the department gathers information
1t is from a few men, who like Mr..
Clark are travelling about to collect
those facts which the others cannot
get. 1t is their special duty to inter-
view newspaper men, railroad officials,
officers of commercial bodies, grain
dealers and others in close touch with
industrial affairs. From these four
sources the government makes the lit
tie bulletins which are sent all over the
country as accurate as human ingen-
uity can make them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
WHITMAN WILL PLAY ITS FIRST
GAME AT SEATTLE NEXT
SATURDAY..
Missionaries Have the Best Team ir
Three Years-WiII Put Up
Good Game.

One week from today Whitman col
lege WIFI try conclusions on the grid
iron with the University of Washing
ton at Seattle. The missionaries nave "a
better team than they have had for
three years and they have great hopes
of repeating the story of three years
ago when western Washington went
down to defeat before eastern Wash
ingtOn to the score of II to 0. The
most rigid practice has been INDUCED
in for the last two weeks and the
team is in the pink of condition. The
team is far superior to that of last year
both in weight and speed while that OF
Washington is not to be compared
with her famous team of last year.
She has lost Mcdonald, Sigrist and
Speidei. three of her best men, while
Whitman has every one Of last year
veterans on the field every evening.
Probable Line Up.
1t is too early to predict just what
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
Pro babIe Lineup.

1t is too early to predict just what
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
Privileges at Carnival for Sale.

Candy, peanuts, popcorn, soft drinks,
lunch, cigars, ETC.: also baby, cane,
knife and other racks; shooting gal
lery, dodger and other privileges dur
ing the coming big carnival to rent at
reasonable rates. Call on Charles A..
Doyle. agent Southern Carnival Co., in
Cones office, Jones block.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
o5 to 100 FER CENT
Of the Chicks saved when fed on
Dr.. Buffum's
PERFECTION CHICK FEED.

PERFECTION CfICk FEGO.
A scientific mixture of small grains
and seeds in right proportions, viz:
Corn, Oats, Wheat, Bran, Millet, Char
coal. Bone. Shell, Grit and Seeds and
Roots which prevent bowel trouble, leg
weakness, etc, 20 Id. ..75c
EGGS, EGGS,
Hens lay them when fed on DR.. Buff
fum's
PERFECTION HEN FEED.
A complete feed, containing corn,
oats, wheat, sunflower and other seeds.
charcoal bone, shell, grit and egg tonic.
Cheaper thai. wheat. Is lbs. Soc. For
DR.. BUFFUM, 800 Newell st.
sale at groceries. Phone Red 952.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01

but it is whis pered about among the
wiseacres Of the campus that it will
probably be complexoned something
as follows:
For center. Frank Evans. a big. sure
man of Junior class; new TO the gridiorn
but right there with the goods every
by Haylett O'Neil and David Granam.
both varsity men of last year. O'Neil
is playing a fine game as guard this
year and Dave" is as reliable as ever.
For tackles there will undoubtedly be
''Rudd' Reser and Fat Pertinger and
they are as big, brave ana beefy pair
as any college in the northwest will
have this year.
On the question of ends the rooters
are not so sure yet what the captain
and coach will do. There are Rigsby.
who played last year. and is better than
ever this year. and Arthur Morgan.
the baseball player. who promises to
prove very valuable man. Jim Hill.
the plunger." will be in his old posi-
ton as half. He is the most popular
football man in school just now and
was given an ovation the other night
when he returned. Tommy butcher
will probably be his running mate He
is Just as good and a little better
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01
ROX WANTED.

Wanted-Good boy with wheel to
run errands and make himself useful.
Call at Statesman office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-01

Get your bread at the Portland
bakery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03

lated the Hand Book by previous quo
tations that the army of Mcclellan can
not be given. 1t was greatly in excess
of Lees, however.
The North admits a loss of 359, 52S
dead The Confederates lost 1881.
OF the the Hand-B Book gives
North Carolina loss alone at 40, 305.
The u. S. Government publication
gives it at over 1000. Mr.. Lees
figures as to Southern men in Northern
armies at 316,424. So with Southern
soldiers fighting against the South,
and the negroes and foreign born
added--there were nearly million
men on the side of the great North,
or as given by Mr.. Lee-998,613. And
yet it took four long years of awful
war to defeat the marvellous small
force of the South. l must reproduce
from him some important and inform
ing figures:
Armies At The Wars End.
Aggregate Federal army May
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03

IS now laughed at and jeered at. I
heard one or more Virginians say some
city or sixty years ago-"I wish We
nad as good laws as North Carolina"
II living they would not covet our
avs now or emulate i'm the least our
very bad example. The fight should
be pressed with Vigor and determine
ton. Let Christianity stamp out the
disgusting, infamous law of divorce.
BRYANT IINGSBURY.
Wilmington, n. c., July ?, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03
WE GIVE
Gold Trading Stamps
Good as Gold
Good as Gold

Our Gold Trading Stamp books hold 500 stamps. and
a book, when filled with DOBBIN s FERRALL'S
GOLD TRADING STAMPS, will be accepted at our
store for so in any merchandise you may select
from entire stock will be taken as 81. so in part
payment on any article you may select, or we will
redeem this book with So. i'll cash you prefer it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03

More than year ago i'm one of my
weekly contributions ! urged upon
the churches TO unite i'm a common
assault upon the disgraceful, infamous,
savage divorce laws, and insisted that
the people of all denominations who
regard the character of the state of
North Carolina, should be careful not
TO support any man for the Legislature
VINO was in favor Of the present law
and would not cooperate to repeal it
ana substitute the law of God. me
movement is on TO some extent. ! re-
1olce to know. North Carolina is sad
~ pesinirched, and there is no excuse
possible worth an intelligent man $
consideration for continuing the VIZ
clous, degrading divorce law now do
ing It's deVilish work of lust around
the state. Wipe it out. There can
De no valid excuse for its retention.
1T enriehes the lawyers. but places a
Stigma upon the State. The once staid,
conservative, honest, great ola state
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03

occasion to study his versatility of in
telect and his consequent faculty o.
adaptation to various spheres and dit.
ferent fields of activity"
The following clipping shows his re-
putation i'm the North and that 1t is
greater than most of his friends IN
the South had been led to think.
congratulate him upon his apprecia-
ton abroad:
"While editor of the World at Char
lesion. in 1888, Charles Dudley Warner
invited Mr.. Oldham to write the book
on William Gilmore Simms i'm the
American Men of Letters" series. He
was also asked to contribute the North
Carolina volume TO DR.. Lothrop's
"Stories of the States" His engage
ments compelled him to decline both.
lie has nearly completed "The story
OF Charleston" which is TO be one Of
the series of Historic American
Cities"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03
Federal strength in ex-
- 4. q

cess of-South. 2,17S,304
1.-THE large preponderance of the
Federal forces was manifest i'm all the
important battles and campaigns OF
the war" General Lee. the soul Of
truth and honor. reported S0.S35 Con-
federate force when the Seven Days
battles began around Richmond, Va.
This was the largest army he ever
commanded or any other Confederate
General. regret that / have SO mutt
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03

Wilmington has a gifted son in Mr..
Edward A. Oldham, of Chicago.
have seen it announced that he is a
candidate for the office of Commission
er of Manufactures of the newly-cre-
ated Department of Commerce and
Labor. / cannot undertake TO give an
opinion as to his special gifts for the
new place sought not having proper
information as TO it's requirements.
can say however, that Mr.. Oldham is
n man of parts. and has shown that
he has variety and adaptation of gifts
He has contributed To Northern maya
zines. the Century" and Harper"
among them, and has written for
some Of the leading Northern dailies.
| notice that the scholarly DR.. Henry
+. Shepherd, of Baltimore, but ma
tive like Mr.. Oldham, of North Caro-
lima, has written in advocacy of his
capacity for the place he solicits.
Among other things he said
81 have an acquaintance with Mr..
Oldham which extends over a long
term of years, and have had repeated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-16
MAY DANCE AT
LAKE HARRIET
Privilege of Pavilion May Be Let,
if Public Doesn' It Dis
approve.

Dancing may be an attraction at the
Lake Harriet pavilion after the park
season has closed. Elizabeth M. Shat
tuck, presumably a teacher of the
terpsichorean art, has applied to the
park board for permission to rent the
pavilion in the fall and winter for a
dancing school.
The park commissioners have no
objection to a dancing school and will
appreciate a little more revenue, but
they want to be sure that the COM
munity will approve of a dancing
school in park property before MAX
ing terms with Miss Shattuck. They
prefer full and fair discussion before
action is taken to criticism after ar
rangements have been made. If there
are any objections to the plan, the
park commissioners want to hear
them very soon.
The suggestion has been made sew
eral times that the park board main
tain a public dancing floor at Harriet
There was no objection to this voiced
in the board save on the ground thai
| it might be impossible to keep the
tone Of the events on as high q plane
as some of the members thought de-
| sirable.
It has been demonstrated, however
| in the hall at Wildwood, White Bear
that such a public hall for dancing
can be made most satisfactory to all
Since that institution has been under
the management of H. M. Barnet, the
| dances have been SO conducted as tt
be inoffensive even to the most prud
| ish. 1t is not improbable that If thu
public indicates a desire for such ;
| hall for dances at Harriet, it will b.
| provided.