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THE WORLD OF LABOR.

During the past 20 years q total Of
$500 men have been killed IN the hard
eSal mines.
In round numbers and generally
speaking the strike bill Of Manhattan
and the Bronx for the year ended No
vember 80 IS estimated at s25. 10000
Nearly al railroad companies IN TIE
Mississippi valley have adopted q
shorter workday instead q reducing
their forcs q machlnists and otheE
worknen- All railroads having shops
IN Chicago have done this.
Although there has been q large m
crease IN the numbsr Of wasseaEnerz
IN Minnesota during The past year
thsrs has been q Big decrease in 1hilc
labor. according 70 the report ol tAf
state l1hor conmlssioner
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The American Mutual
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) the readers Of The Broad Ak:

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Mrs. J. J. Manley.
Florist.

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Palms to rent for all social functions,
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that, n order 70 escape the ban Of the
sissase. It should Be spoken .of respect
fnIly.-C aledoaian Medical Journal
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mas. a. WILSON.

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Mrs. Anna 1. Newly.

First class furnished rooms, for rent
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
MORTUARY.
GEORGE W. SMITH

was born in Marion county, Ohio, April
1, 1922, and died in Terre Haute, Deca-
tur county, Iowa, February 5, 1904, be-
ing 81 years, 10 months and days old.
Removing to Illinois while still boy,
he there grew to manhood. In 1849 he
was united in marriage with Miss Aba
gail Whitten, with whom, in 1866, he
moved to Iowa. OF their nine children,
seven are still living and We're all pres
ent at the funeral. MIR. Smith joined
the Methodist church in 1868, and re-
mained faithful member until death.
His last testimony was that he was pre-
pared to die, and he was going home.
His aged companion is in feeble health,
and will no doubt soon join him in the
spirit land.
The funeral services were held at the
home. ***
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
House Burned.


e The second fire within week in this
city occurred shortly after midnight
Monday night, when the residepce Of
Mrs. Emma Pace Grouse in the east part
Of the city was discovered to be on FIRE,
the occupants being aroused when the
flames were we'll under headway. Not
many people heard the alarm, and the
fire had gained such hcadway when
discovered that all that could be done
was to try and save the contents and
the adjoining residence. Mrs. Grouse
saved only a part of her household
goods, and the house was entirely con-
sumed. Fortunately there was $3.50 in
surance on the house and furniture, SO
that the insurance will in part cover
the loss. The fire started in the kitch-
eli and when discovered this part of the
house was mass of flames and nothing
was saved from the kitchen and dining
rOOm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Christian Church Dedication.

On Sunday, February 14th, the fine
new Christian church recently erected
,fby the congregation of the Christian
church in this city, will be officially
dedicated, and the pastor and members
are making special effort to make it
big day in church history. The dedica-
tion sermon will be preached by DR.. L..
L. Carpenter, of Wabash, Ind, one Of
the leading ministers in the United
States, who has officiated at the dedica-
tion of over 600 churches. There will
probably be three services during the
day, the usual morning service at which
the church will be dedicated, an after
noon service and the evening service.
Special music has been prepared by the
choir which have been drilled for sew
eral weeks by Mrs. W. L. Myers. and
Mrs. e. G.. Foltz of Humeston, will sing
solo,. All the other churches in the
city have decided to hold no services
Sunday morning so as to enable every
one to. attend the dedication and the
new church will be crowded to it's ut
most capacity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
New Court Cases.

Mollie Lille VS.. j. ". Lille. Plaintiff
spes for a divorce. They We're married
fin Leon Jan. %, 1903, and lived together
until Jan. %, 1904. when she left on
account of his cruel and inhuman treat
ment and accusations of infidelity.
Three children have been born to them,
John, aged 10, George. aged Z, and
Mary, aged 3 years, and she asks for
their custody and control, together
with $500 temporary and 81 900 perman-
.ent alimony. G. W. Hoffman, attorney
for plaintiff.
j. B. Tye VS.. A. V. Maxwell and wife.
Plaintiff. brings suit for S364.57 for
goods sold to defendants, and asks for a
writ of attachment against defendants
property alleging they are disposing OF
their property with the intent to de-
fraud their creditors. G. w. Hoffman,
attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Are After Young HoodIums.

j. NJ. Harrison, "Nooky Jim,' the we'll
known G.. B. & Q. detective, was in
Leon Monday looking after gang of
young hoodlums who have been raising
cain around the Leon depot. A short
time ago they grossly insulted lady
passenger in the depot with foul Ian
guage, and at another time set fire to a
box car standing on side track, and
also started fire on the depot plat
form. MIR. Harrison secured the names
of the guilty parties and the necessary
evidence to lay the matter before the
next grand jury which will be called
upon to investigate the case, and will
probably return an indictment and the
boys will have to dance for their fun,
with the chances of penitentiary sen
tence staring them in the face. The
railroad company has ordered that the
case be pushed to the full extent of the
law.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Get a Fire BelI..

Twice within the past week has it
been demonstrated that Leon is sadly
in need of a good fire alarm bell. At
the fire at the Gardner home last Thurs
day morning there was no means of Civ
ing an alarm, as there was no steam up
at the light house to blow the whistle,
and at the Grouse fire Monday night
although the whistle was blown but
very few people were aroused, some Of
the residents within two blocks of the
fire knowing nothing about it until the
next morning. Had the fire bcen in the
business par6 of the town good part
of the town could have burned down
before enough firemen and citizens
could have been aroused to fight the
flames. A committee of the fire boys
have been soliciting funds with which
to purchase a big bell to be erected on
a steel tower, SO that when fire occurs
everybody in town can be called, and if
you have not already been seen hunt up
the committee and make them good
big donation. A big fire bell is some
thing the town needs badly, and some
of these cold nights Leon will have
big fire, and what will be the result?
Get hustle on you and help raise
funds for an alarm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Presbyterian Announcements.

Regular services Sabbath as follows:
1. Sunday School 9:45 a. M
2. Morning service 1900 a. m.
5. Junior Christian Endeavor 3 p. m.
4. Senior Christian Endeavor $3.50
5. Evening Service 1880 p. m.
Thursday Prayer-meeting 1880 p. m.
The Junior Endeavors will give Val
entine Social in the basement Of the
church next Saturday evening, Feb. Is,
at o'clock. Five cents admission for
those not members of the Junior society.
There will be no morning service next
Sabbath; the congregation is invited to
join in the dedicatory service at the
new Christian church. Other services
of the day as usual. Evening subject:
Feeding the Worlds Hungry An Of
fering for Foreign Missions will be re-
ceived.
Service at Crown Chapel at p. m. A
Foreign Mission Offering will be re-
ceived.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
w. A. MONTGOMERY, Minister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
The SteeIsmiths.

The Steesmith Company opened at
Van Werden's opera house Monday
night for a weeks engagement, and
were greeted with good house, The
company are no strangers in this city,
having appeared here year ago, when
they made many friends. They have a
strong company this season, with pleas
ing specialties between each act, and
are meeting with the approval Of the
theatre-goers of this city. Their feat
ure bill, "The Power of the Cross, will
be presented Friday night, when it is
expected that every seat in the house
will be sold, SO you should reserve your
seats early for this performance. A
grand family matinee unpopular prices
will be given on Saturday afternoon.
Each night those who attend are given
a numbered coupon and on Saturday
night $40 will be given away in three
prizes to the lucky holders of the first
three numbers drawn, providing the
holder is in the audience. The Steel
smiths have a strong company, and the
attendance will doubtless increase each
night. .'-s'.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
EARLY "reminiscences.
Emporia, Kansas, Feb. 6, 19O4


MIR. O. e. HULL,
DEAR SlR:--The "reminiscences in
THE REPoRTER concerning the name Of
the dear old town Leon, calls to mind
the day of ratification of the name. 1t
was on July 4, 1866 or possibly 1866, but
am almost positive of the tsst date.
A great dinner was spread OH "a long
table, with a roof of bows of trees car
ried from the Richardson and Stout
pastures. People drove in from all over
the county with oxen and horses, many
arriving the evening before and camp
ing over night.
The chief adornmcnt Of the table,
(where several hundred ate at one time)
was a cake p feet high, gaily candied
and frosted, with a candy lion at the
summit, in whose mouth was a flag staff,
the flag bearing the works "Leon the
Lion" The cake was baked by Mrs.
Hawley, wife of lawyer. The candy
and flag We're given her by Thos. Wynn.
The usual primitive 4th of July clebra-
tion, speeches were made, the "boy
speaker" being Forrey, the late Judge
Forrey, SO well known in Iowa. But
nothing attracted us, the little ones,
liked that wonderful cake. The 'Kid"
crowd was at that time composed of
Mary Knapp, Martha Jordan, Louisa
Weldon, Caroline Richardson, Nancy
Sales and myself, all about years old,
also few boys in the Weldon, Jordan
and Richardson families. Ever since
then, no matter where live when l
think of Leon, it is "Leon the Lion" in
my memory. =
might say right here that the cake
was divided so that each persons had a
slice. Auntie Patterson cut and handed
il out to the satisfaction of every one
present. No 44h of July since, has been
remembered like that one, which not
only celebrated the independence of the
Union, but the new name of the town
where | lived for so many years.
Reminiscently.
|, Mrs. L. L.. CoRBEIT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
BAL LTIM0RE)|!.. IPiAIRIlAL WE'D
Entire Business Section Of the City
Destroyed by Fire---loss More
Than $20O,00O,000.

The city of Baltimore was the scene
Sunday and Monday Of one of tho great
est conflagrations in the history Of the
world. rivaling in loss the great Chi
cago fire. Sunday morning about h II
O'Clock fire started in the great whole
sale dry goods house Of John e. Hurst
s. Co., and for twcnty-eight hours it
ragged before the tiremen succeeded in
getting control, during which time more
than 1000 buildings were destroyed and
the burned area was over three square
miles, involving loss of over S200,000,-
600, on which the insurance is less than
half. The fire started in the wholesale
dry goods house of John E. Hurst & Co..,
Mr.. Hurst being a brother Of our towns.
man, S. w. Hurst, the business being
continued in his name since his death a
month ago, his three sons being the
principal stockholders. In their main
building they carried stock valued at
81 100000, and also had S150,000 worth
of goods in their storage building few
blocks away, which was also burned.
They carried an insurance of S1,000,000.
The fire started in the great wholesale
district, every wholesale house Of any
size being burned as we'll as the princi-
pal part of the retail district. All the
newspaper offices, the theatres, leading
hotels, banks and public buildings, in
Guiding the $4,O00,000 court house was
destroyed, together with the railroad
depots, lighting and power plants, and
|aH business in the city is at stand
still. Special trains from as far as New
York City hurried fremen from Ave
states with apparatus to assist the Bal
timore firemen in fghtisSg the fire, but
all their efforts were fruitless although
they had over 400 streams of water
playing on the flames. Dynamite was
also used to blow up hundreds of build
ings in an efforts to stop the fire, but
this seemed only to increase the fury Of
the flames. Gov. Warfeld has placed
the city under military rule, and called
the legislature in special session to
render what assistance they can. The
governor also declared a legal holiday
Monday which is being extended from
day to day until the chaotic condition
/ Of affairs is Strengthened out. The pro-
clamation closes all banks and other
financial institutions and defers the
payment of commercial paper, which
will tend to prevent financial panic
which was inevitable, as many firms
which were worth hundreds of thous-
ands Of dollars before the fire are now
bankrupt. The fire starting as it did in
the day time gave everyone timely
warning, and it is thought that not a
single life was lost, with the exception
Of three firemen who were killed by
falling walls. Baltimore could boast of
the most modern buildings in the whole
sale district of any city in the United
States, nearly all Of them having been
rebuilt within the last ten years. 1t is
useless to attempt description Of the
contiagation, for no pen can describe
| the horrors of the scene.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
School Report.

Report of Liberty School, taught in
Richland township, District No. z:
Whole number of pupils enrolled, go.
Average daily attendance, 81.
Number of days taught, 100.
Names of pupils that received Certif-
icates of Award during the winter
term: Nellie Wadsworth, Maude Wads-
worth, Pearl Wadsworth, Floyd Grimm
Ferne Grimm, Dewey Wadsworth, Ethel
Metts, Vera Young, Mertie Poland
Willard Boles, Ray Boles, Helen Nun
yon.
School closing February 5, 1904.
MARIE CoNWELL, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Public Sale.

will sell at my farm II miles south-
east Of Leon, on Tuesday, Feb. %, 1904,
the following property: 18 three-year-
old mules, 2 four-year-old mules, brood
mares, 2 cows, s brood sows, 100 chick
ems, 800 bushels corn, 80 tons hay, all
kinds farming implements, mason and
carpenter tools and numerous other
property. Household and kitchen fur
niture. MRS. j. r. HAYDEN.
FENNEL Bros, Auctioneers.
w. C. CoZAD. Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
WAR In The FAR EAST
First Clash Of Arms the Orient Re-
suits in Loss of Five Russian
Warships.


The expected has happened, and hos
tilities have commenced between Rus
sia and Japan, the first engagement be-
ing naval one at Port Arthur on Tues
day evening, when the Japanese navy
captured two Russian warships and dis
abled three others so that they had to
be beached to save them from sinking
ing in deep water. Ten Russians were
killed and fifty-six wounded while there
was not even a man wounded on board
the Japanese vessels. The battleships
that were beached are the Czarevitch,
the pride of the Russia navy in the far
east, the Poltava and the Royarin. The
names of the two vessels captured are
supposed to be the cruisers korietz and
Varyg.
Now that war has commenced state
ment Of what it is about will be inter
esting to Americans. The trouble dates
back to 1894 when Japan and China
fought for Korea, China having always
claimed a protectorate over the King
dom, but Japan finally secured recog-
milton from China of it's independence.
About this time Russia demanded an
explanation from Japan, insisting that
she could not allow Japan to acquire
Korea. Japan insisted that she had no
designs on the Korean territory. At
the close of the war between China and
Japan, thesRussian government secured
lease of a strip of territory including
Manchuria, which has eighteen years
yet to run, being secured from the Chi
nese government. Since this lease was
secured Russia has followed up her ag-
gressions and intrigues and in 1902
Japan and England made a treaty in
which they recognized the independ-
ence of Korea, and for time Russia
seemed to concede it and promised to
evacuate Manchuria, but has put it OIL
from time to time on one pretext and
another until finally Japan was com
PEELED to take action and demanded that
Russia withdraw from the territory.
Instead of doing. so Russia has been
FuSHiHS troops 10 Cne country anu max
ing preparations to resist any effort to
displace her. u.
Replying to Japan's note Russia
agfeed to acknowledge Korea's inde-
pendance if Japan should grant Russia
free rein in Manchuria. Japan could
not do this and maintain her treaty
made with England, and insisted on a
settlement OF the Korean difficulty with
out any reference to Manchuria. The
! tension increased when Russia landed
troops at Chemulpo on Jan. 9th, and
since that time active preparations have
been going on for war with both coun-
tries.
1t is needless to say that the sym
pathy of the American people is all with
Japan in this struggle and the hope is
freely expressed that the plucky little
nation will continue the good work she
his begun and wipe the eastern navy of
Russia from the seas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Keeler-Artt.

Mr.. John W. Keeler and Mrs. Laura
3. Artt were united in marriage at the
home of Mrs. Artt, in east Leon, last
Thursday evening at 7:3O o'clock, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. 1. N.
Woodward, pastor of the Leon M. e.
church. Both of the contracting parties
are well and favorably known in this
city where they have resided for many
years, and their many friends hasten to
extend hearty congratulations and wish
them much JOY and happiness.
Winter coughs are apt to result in
consumption if neglected. They can be
soon broken up by using Foley's Honey
and Tar. For sale by Up. Van Werden
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
Public Sale.

l will sell at public auction at my
farm four miles east and three-fourths
mile north of Leon and 81 miles west and
three-fourths mile north of High Point,
on Tuesday, Feb. 10th, the following
property to-wit:
33 head of cattle, consisting of 10
COWS, 5 two year old heifers will be
fresh soon, 8 two year old steers, year
ling steer, yearling heifers, yearling
full blood Short-Horn bull, spring
calves. 2 horses: brown mere years
old, in foal, weigh 1900; spring colt,
roadster stock. 16 hogs, 80 to 1OC
pounds. About 400 bushels of good
corn, 20 tons hay, wagon, three section
harrow, cultiyator and hay rack. Terms
10 months. Sale commences at 10
o'clock. HUGH LUKE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
License to Wed.
For Rent.

The Woodmansee farm containing 100
acres, 3 miles west of Decatur City, at a
bargain for the right man. Inquire OF
=. w. Townsend, at Decatur City, fol
terms. 24-tf w. D.. MOORE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11
A Leap Year Party.

A leap year party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Painter,
Friday evening. Jan. 31st. Oysters were
served and a very enjoyable time was
had, after which they all departed for
their homes after the midnight hour.
Those present were:
MISSES MESSRs.
Irene Kier, Lew Priest,
Mary Sears, Vern Kier,
Ethel Adams, Grover Sears,
Mary Painter, Elaska Harger,
Lena Kier, George Bridger,
Minnie Painter, Dop Kier,
Neil Wells,
Orville Harger,
Fred Wells,
Charles, Painter.
DR.. Morris, the dentist, has offices
in the Biggs' block opposite DIR. Fox
worthy's otlice. Give him a call.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-02-11

For Oklahoma realty write or call of
G. B. Jordan Enid, o. T. formerly on
Leon, Iowa.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-06
A rncKEY,s INcnMM

For the past two years George Odon1,
 the leading jockey of America, has been
 under contract to Captain $. s. Brown,
 she Pittsburg millionaire, who pays him
 an annual retainer of $15,000. Then he
 sells what is known on the turf as "sec- |ond call'' to John Madden, for an amount approaching half of the first contract price. When neither owner is |starting a horse, Odom has the priv
 ilege of accepting. outside mounts. From
 this source rider of his skill accunu-
 lates as much money as he receives
 from regular contracts. In gifts and
 prizes in special races he receives an
 additional mount Odom. cannot give the exact figures of his income this sea-
 son until, at the end of the year, he has sunmedsup his outside amounts and perquisites. Safely, he may count on $30,000 as the figure which he may credit fors one year of wearing the silks and satins, and riding American race horses to splendid and, sometimes unexpected victory. The figures will startle you
 and at first you. will be much inclined to wonder. Then, as you look at his att tenuated figure and the old, old face, and note the heaviness of his speech and sometimes pathos of his voice, then it is thrust in upon you that, after all
 at twenty-one it is hardly worth while; and that George Odom, the jockey, earning more each year than directors
 of great human events, is underpaid.