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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Westerville

Nat Cornett and son traded their mill
and house and lot here to Wm.Stubbs for
a farm just north of Decatur and will
take possession about Oct. 18th.
James Trower and family, Of near
Chicago, ILL.,, are here visiting the fam
lily of John Lands.
Your. correspondent went to the state
fair and took in old soldiers day. He
also visited a couple of days with his
son.
We understand that James Jones
struck very poor market for his cattle
last week.
In the Westerville items last week we
had Dora and Stella Lands visiting
their sister at Leon when it should have
been Mrs. Landis visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Elmer Harris.
Capt. John Lands went to- Leon Tues-
day on business. and to visit several
days.
Tom Williams presided over the post
Office while we were at Des Moines.
E. A. Evans, of Decatur township, and
Miss Anna Immersion, of Richland
township, were quietly married week
ago Sunday at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Vina immersion, Rev. Sill
officiating.
Mrs. Ladd visited over night with
Malissa Brammer last week.
Quite number are attending the
East Grand River Association meeting
being held in the edge of Missouri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
in town the last of the week.

in town the last of the week.
John Mclaughlin and wife spent Sun
Sunday in the country.
Asa Pucket left Tuesday for Boulder,
Okla, after visit at this place with his
father, Joseph Pucket.
Prof. ]. w. Long and family, of Davis
City, spent Saturday night at her
fathers j. w. Laney.
Messrs and Mesdames Johnson, from
north of Leon, Haven and Hammond
were guests at G. r. Meekers Sunday.
Fred Townsend, Harry Corrington,
Lew Walker and Arthur Creswell re-
turned the first of the week from the
St. Louis Fair.
@. II. Meeker and wife accompanied
by Mrs. Meek's sister, Ethel Crofford, Of
Humeston, left the first of the week for
a weeks visit at the St. Louis Fair.
Claud Ogilvie and sister Maud were
guests of Bessie Creal Sunday.
Gull Euritt and family spent Saturday
at John McLaughlins.
Ernest Bowerman we understand has
purchased the Springsteen property and
will take possession in few days.
Chas. Cherrington and wife left Mon
day for Des Moines where he expects to
spend the fall and winter in school.
Mrs. Polk Caldwell, of Des Moines,
who has been visiting here for the past
three weeks returned to her home Sat
urday.
Geo. o. Johnson, of Leon, is assisting
DR.. w. S. Bear in the drug store.
Roy Euritt spent Sunday in town.
Messrs and Mesdames Willie Cres>
we'll, Walter Mclaughlin, Reubin Nc
Laughlin and Chas. Cherrington return
ed Friday from the Des Moines state
fair.
Mrs. W.. S. Bear returned from Des
Moines Saturday where she had been
to lay in supply of holiday goods.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Decatur.

Chas. Geeting, of Dakota, is visiting
with his parents, John Geeting and
wife.
Mamie Euritt is guest of her cousin,
Susie Euritt.
Ernest Jones and family spent few
days last week the guest of w. H. Golfer
and family.
Russell Allen, of Weldon, came down
Tuesday for visit with his parents, E.
f. Allen.
Mesdames Winfield Cash, J. w.
Bassett and Frank Edgar were guests of
Mrs. J. II. Hill Wednesday.
Dr. Eiker will soon leave for Chicago
where he will spend several months
in post graduate work. During his
absence DR.. Marsh Camp, of Kellerton,
will have charge of his practice. DR..
Camp and family need no introduction
to the people of Decatur City as they
are we'll and favorably known through
out the entire community.
DR.. D. r. Springsteen and family and
Mrs. BENZ. Akers and children were
guests at o. B. Creals Wednesday.
Rev. Scott Jones and family spent one
day last week in town the guests of rel
atives.
Bert Tullis, of Leon, was in town the
last of the week.
Quite number from here were in
attendance at the Davis City reunion
last week.
Ernest Bowerman, of Winterset, is
visiting in town.
Fred Bruner and family spent Satur-
day and Sunday in the country.
Russell Allen returned to Weldon
Monday.
Frank Bowerman, of Mitchell, S. d., is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Libby Allen conference organ
izer of the home mission society of Des
Moines, lectured at the M. E. church
Sunday evening.
DR.. D. r. Springsteen and family re-
turned to their home in Murray Sunday
after visit at this place with. friends
and relatives.
T.. H. Schenck spent Sunday in Leon
the guest of his family.
Mrs. S. w. Chamberlin and children
are visiting relatives in Ridgeway, Mo-,
/ at this writing.
Ruby Allen entertained the members
iof her Sunday School chass Monday
afternoon, the occasion being her ninth
birthday.
Prof. J. Raleigh Cash, Of Burrell, was
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Garden Grove.

Mrs. Kellogg, known to Garden Grove
people as Pearl Chenoweth, who has
been visiting relatives here, returned to
her home at Abba Monday.
Mrs. l. c. Smith and daughter Hattie
who have been visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. H. Webster, returned last week to
their home at Pittsburg, Pa, stopping
on their way to visit the Worlds Fair.
Frank Gray, who has been visiting
relatives and friends here, shipped
car of horses to his home at Republic,
Ohio, last week.
r. W. Bruce, editor of the Republican,
and his sister Bessie, came up from
Leon Saturday to visit their mother.
Edith Poole left Monday for visit
with relatives at Unionville, Iowa.
Ralph Brant and wife, who have been
visiting his brother, Chas. Brant, re-
turned to Humeston Monday.
Mrs. Black, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Halverson, return
ed to her home at Conroy Monday.
Rev. Lewis Bradford, of Humeston,
filed the Methodist pulpit here Monday
evening.
Mrs. George Shaw, who has been
visiting her son Suel at Pleasanton, re-
turned home Monday.
G. w. Norman and wife, of Trenton,
Mo-, came last week to visit Mrs. Nor
mans parents, Solomon Vail and wife.
Mrs. G. S. Shippey, of Hope, S. D.,
came last week to visit her sister, Mrs.
j. E. Jaquis.
Mrs. Kate Wells and children, who
have been visiting relatives and friends
here, returned to their home in Lincoln,
Neb., Thursday.
IS. Brown. of Lamont, spent Sunday
with his children here and returned
home the first of the week.
The band received many words Of
praise for their work at the Davis City
reunion last week, Mayor Brown saying
it was the best band the reunion had
ever had. The boys were at their best
and certainly did give the people of
Davis City excellent service.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Joseph Tharp has SO far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to
attend the reunion part of the time.
After a short visit with relatives here
Mrs. Adam McClain returned to her
home in Plymouth county, Iowa, last
Tuesday.
Armstrong Franklin, former resi-
dent of this city but now of Kansas
City, visited friends here last week.
Mrs. H. Ewing is on the sick list.
Mrs. Dora FRANKLIN is visiting rela-
tives in Lamont.
]. G. Keshlear and family, of Keller
ton, visited with Mrs. Keshlear's par
ents last week.
Mrs. Sarah Sloan, of Kellerton, is the
guest Of Mrs. r. ]. Harmon.
Mrs. Lee Hartshorn left last Wednes-
day for her home in Chicago.
Mrs. S. E. Adams left last week for a
visit with her daughter in Ottumwa.
Grandma McClaran is on the sick list.
She is at the home of her son John in
the country.
Mrs. Maud Andrews, Of Charlton,
visited Davis City relatives the past
week.
Mrs. Cochran and daughter and Mrs.
Allie Walker, of Decatur, attended the
Davis City reunion last week.
Mr.. Moore and wife of Bethany, visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Musser, the past
week.
Thelma Heyer, of Ridgeway, visited
Mrs. E. w. Teale this week.
II. Vanhusier and wife, of Kansas
City, visited her sister, Mrs. Charley
Harris, in Davis City last week and left
for Blythedale, Mo-, Saturday. Mrs.
Harris accompanied them as far as
Blythedale to attend the reunion at
that place this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Burr Oak Ridge.

Elder Elmore, of Indiana, and son Will
of Moulton, are holding meeting at
Eden church. So far the attendance
has been good.
George Hoffman and wife, of near Van
Vert, visited Saturday and Sunday at
w. H. McCalla' s,<Nlrs. Hoffman being a
sister of Mrs. McCalla.
Several from this vicinity attended
the reunion at Davis City Thursday.
Miss Cash, of Decatur, is visiting with
LAME Meek.
The sick at.the Barry home are i'm
proving slowly.
Perry Chastain visited over Sunday
at Chas. Chastain's.
Mrs. Charley Honn is visiting rela-
tives on Eden Prairie.
Mr.. Clay received word Sunday tell
ing them they are grandparents, which
makes them feel quite old.
Maud Adams returned from Van Vert
Saturday after two weeks stay with
Belle McCalla.
About one hundred attended the
basket dinner at Eden church Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
From Our Correspondents
Van Vert

The basket meeting was held in the
park Sunday. Quite a number were
present. Rev. Price, of Nebraska, filled
the pulpit.
Mge Fulton visited over Sunday with
relatives IN Davis City.
Maggie Daughton and Grace Over
hotter, of Grand River, passed through
this city Saturday.
Bessie and Mile Thompson returned
Monday from Davis City, where they
i1 ~ peTn attending the reunion.
Inc Leon ball team came Sunday and
played with our boys. The scores were
to ~ in favor of our boys. Our boys
have played 16 games this summer and
have only lost 3.
Albert Strohn, of Indiana, came Satur-
day for visit with his parents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Davis City

Our tenth annual reunion of Old
Settlers is thing of the past, and not
understanding fewer campers were pres
ent than formerly, the gatherings of
Wednesday and Thursday, nearly, if not
quite filled the quota of former re-
unions. Tents are still left on the
grounds awaiting occupation next Fri
day when the Latter Day Saints will
gather for camp meeting reunion. At
this large crowd is expected. The
best speakers of the church will be
present.
Prof. j. w. Long our new school prin-
cipal, has moved into George Shoe
makers residence and will begin duties
next Monday. Success to him.
Gertie Sylvester returned home last
| week from visit with relatives and
friends in Troy, Kansas.
Mrs. Walter Patterson and children,
of Walnut, Kansas, came in time to at
tend the reunion and are now visiting
relatives few weeks.
Mr.. MartZ and wife, nee Alice
Harmon, left last Friday for visit with
her brother, DR.. Will Harmon, in Cedar
Rapids.
Arthur Harmon was very sick boy
7 last week, but is able to be around again.
Henry Arnold departed last Friday
evening for Chicago to resume work for
the firm of Sears, Roebuck & Co., where
he has been for the past two years.
Mrs. S. E. Adams went to Ottumwa
Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Trowbridge, few days.
John Newton is moving his family into
Grandpa Patterson's house on Main
street.
Editor Carver, of the Lamont Chroni-
Gle, was in our city last Sunday.
Frank Osborn is now city marshal.
Mrs. Ira Daniels and children, of
Ridgeway, Mo, are visiting relatives
| here at present.
| Will Kimball returned to Mathena.
Kas., Sunday.
Mrs. H. V. Adams and daughters re-
! turned to their home in Des Moines last
Friday.
Arthur Sylvester has so far recovered
as to be out to the reunion one day.
Ben Lanning, an old Davis Cityite, but
now of Unionville, No. together with
his better half, is visiting old Davis
I City friends this week.
! Hillery Osborne has bought Ed Burnt
sons share in one of the bridge street
pool rooms.
John Gore, who was laid up for re-
pairs last week, is out again.
] jim and Artt Harmon left for Creston,
/ Iowa, last Monday.
Mrs. Dora Arasmith and daughters, of
! Albany, are visiting relatives in our
city this week.
Mrs. Barbery Musser is on the sick
list.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Burrell
(Delayed,)

Mr.. Pease, the insurance agent from
Leon, was in our burg and vicinity writ
ing policies for the Fa. mers Mutual of
Cedar Falls, Monday.
Jacob Miller and George Williams
went to Lamont on business Monday,
Chester Pullen and wife were callers
at Squire Finch's Tuesday on business.
Mrs. M. Quick is helping her sister,
Mrs. Finch. with her homework this
week. Mrs. Finch is nursing felon on
her left hand.
Roe and Tom Quick are busy these
days keeping wagons and buggies in
running order. The dry and hot
weather is hard on vehicles.
Ben Smith, from Ringgold county, is
visiting relatives and friends in our
burg this week.
Mrs. John w. and Stella Sellers were
Decatur callers Wednesday.
Farra Baker, from Des Moines, arrived
in our vicinity Wednesday and is a
guest of John Sellers.
George Vogan, Of Tuskeego, visited at
Tom Williams and John Sellers Tues
day.
Daniel Williams had the misfortune to
cut his leg while chopping wood for his
father.
Josie Hoffman reports felon on her
hand.
Dick Miller, of Grand River, is visit
ing friends and relatives in our burg
and vicinity.
Will Hullinger, from below Davis City,
who has been helping Sellers Brothers
thresh, went home Friday morning.
| Frank Stoneburner is putting in some
tiling for r, NJ. Black on the farm south
east of our town.
Caney McGahuey and family and Ed
McGahuey and family visited their
brother, s. McGahuey Wednesday.
Joe Mullens was Davis City caller
Saturday.
7. Baker and best girl Stella Sellers,
were Leon callers Saturday.
| c.. p. Shaffner and Harry Cartwright
were Davis City callers Saturday.
John and Rolla Cash were at the ball
game Sunday.
Fl. Quigley and Messrs. Davenport and
Jay Sellers and wives visited at John
Sellers Sunday.
| I. NJ. Quick and A. e. Finch and
! wives and r. M. Quick visited at S. Nc
j Gahuey's Sunday.
Abbie and Lettie Smith visited at
Jacob Miller's Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Tuskeego.

Rev. Harvey and family are visiting
friends in Corning.
Lou Barnes is visiting relatives here.
Several from this place attended the
Davis City reunion the past week. s.
Born, to Harl Scott and wife, Thurs
day, August 25, a fine girl.
Mrs. Chas. Piercy was Decatur call
er Saturday.
Quite number of the Baptist people
of this place attended the Baptist Asso-
citation held with the Highland Baptist
church south Of Lamont, August 26, u
and %.
j. w. Piercy, of Osceola, spent Thurs
day and Friday night with his brother,
Wesley.
Mrs. George A. Fosdick and two chill
dren, Mac and Mary, of Milo, Iowa, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
r. G. Benton and wife and daughter,
Mrs. Will Akers and children, of Deca-
tur and Grandma Tapscott, OF Lamont,
spent Thursday night with Mrs. A. A.
Percy.
Ed Scott's and Willard Spitznogle
threshed Thursday.
Leora Shaw returned Saturday to her
home in New Hampton, Mo-, after sever
al weeks stay with her sister, Mrs. Nile
Jackson.
Several from these parts attended
John Browns sale north of Kellerton
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hugh Wiley visited Tuesday
with Mrs. A. A. Percy.
Joe Whittier and family and Herbert
Scott and family sundayed at Harl
Scott's.
Walter venn and family were guests
at Will Titus Sunday.
Ruth Piercy Spndayed with her
friend, Pearl Barnes.
Mrs. John Frank and baby, of Davis
City, visited the past week with her
sister, Mrs. Ed Mitchell.
Jimmie and Goldie Piercy Sundayed
with Susie and Eugene May.
There will be a missionary entertain
mont given at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening. Everybody invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Morgan.

number attended the reunion at
Davis City from this vicinity.
j. w. Hubbard and family visited at
NJ. L. Dales Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Hayes and children return
ed home Thursday from Lineyille, where
she visited her parents.
Lawrence Poland visited d. A. Robin
son Sunday.
Miss Ella Campbell commenced term
of school at Charm Monday. yse,
Merl and Myrtle Baker, of Lineville,
visited with relatives in this vicinity
this week.
T. Newcomer and daughter Zulu
had business at Leon Saturday.
A number of the young folks called at
Merit Cozad's Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mary Dale had business at Line
vile Friday.
Opal Gammill will spend the winter
with her grand parents and attend the
Lineville school.
j. B. Robinson and family spent Sun
day at M. l.. Dale's.
Milo Gammill has been quite sick the
past week. DR.. Macy is attending him.
Floyd Cozad and sister Lottie depart
ed for the st. Louis fair Tuesday.
Opal Gammill visited SATURDAY. with
her sister Lulu.
Nellie Dale departed Friday for Sey-
mour, where she will visit relatives and
attend the reunion.
Mrs. Gene Cannon and Mrs., Gertie
Potter called at NJ. L. Dale's. Sunday.
Lawrence Poland bought fine colt
from M. i. Dales 81
George smallwood and wife were Leon
visitors Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Recovered Speech and Hearlngs

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Brooksvllle.

Mrs. Boyer and son Bonnie were Leon
visitors Tuesday.
Aaron Fry and wife attended the
state fair, going UP on Monday morning
and returning Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Kenneth was Van Vert caller
Thursday.
Those who attended the Davis City
reunion from these parts came home
utterly Disguised, saying they never
witnessed such fake proceedings in
their lives. All kinds of gambling con-
Germs and under handed games that
could be thought of were carried on.
Those who were disappointed in being
entertained honorably are waiting for
the Leon reunion, for they believe that
Leon will put up good pure entertain
ment where it will be fit place for
man to take his wife.
w. Rush and wife were Van Vert
callers Thursday.
Chas. Craft and family visited Mrs.
Crafts parents near Lamont this week.
Mr.. Harris expects % move his family
to Kansas this fall as he thinks Kansas
beats Iowa all to pieces.
Mrs. Cora Fry and children We're Van
Vert visitors Thursday.
Eve WON, Of Lamont, visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Nancy Craft, and brother, Wes-
ley WON, here last week.
We are informed that Florence Ken
nett is well pleased with Kansas City
and will remain there indefinitely, but
will visit home fclks during the holt
days.
Essie Boyer stayed with Mrs. Cora
Fry last week during Mr.. Fry's absence
at the feunion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Doctors Could Not Help Her.

Ell had kidney trouble for years.
writes Mrs. Raymond Conner, of Shell
ton, WASH, "and the doctors could not
help ME. | tried Foley's Kidney Cure,
and the very first dose gave me relief
and am now cured. ] cannot say too
much for Foley's Kidney Cure"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
Cream Wanted.

Farmers, want to buy your cream
and will pay top cash price for it, Also.
your butter, eggs and poultry.
51-4t* JAP STATED,
At Harry Vogt'sold stand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Avoid serious results of kidney or
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01

Don't you want to win that $500
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

got from the other houses in h cot
ton market. One estimate was that
he was long of 5000 0 bales of May
cotton alone. A good authority stated
that he did not believe that Sully was
long" of more than that in the whole
made in another source was 100000
bales. 80
Losses by the Failure.
The losses by Sully'A failure, in
oase he cannot settle, it was stated to-
day, was divided up among nearly all
the brokers on the exchange. One es-
innate was hat Sullys owings after a
settlement under the rule of the ex-
change would not exceed half a mil
lion dollars. What Sully has person.
ally lost or what his hackers have
lost in market operations is not in
clude in this figure.
What Sully will w will be found
bv ~deducting the average quotations
of cotton today from the figure to
which his accounts were nargined
down to the last call. This will be
determined tomorrow, of course.
There were nc other announcements
of failures and leading men in the
cotton market declared that there
need be no fear Of trouble.
In stock exchange circles, the fail
L VI oOIy "dS Of r ldhel DIS ii
sure sign OF the collapse of the cot
ton boom. Later there was some ap-
prehenSion lest the failure might
bring down a string of banking insti-
tutions in the south.
Mr.. Sully's SUSPENSION was an
nounced on the stock exchange, but
not until shortly before the close of
the market.
A Slight Break in Coffee.
1t was announced on the coffee ex-
change $50. The cotton bulls recent
ly went into that market and caused
an activity there hat correspondent to
the activity in cotton. The coffee
market slumped and rose with the
cotton market last month, but it was
| significant that the announcement OF
Sully's suspension caused only a slight
break in coffee.
Leader of the Bulls"
Daniel J. Sully became a factor in
the cotton market in January of 1908
when he took I'D the bull movement
He established a cotton house of his
W last year, under the name OF
Daniel j. Sully & Company, but when
his operations in cotton became 50
successful the cotton market having
been pushed up above Il cents pei
pound early this year, he widened the
scope OF his firms business. bought a
seat on the New York Stock Elk
change. went into the coffee exchange
! got a membership on the Chicago
Board of Trade. and il was said, made
connections with other prominent ex-
changes throughout the country.
The members of the firm were Dan
iel T. Sully. Colonel s. T. B. Morse
| of Houston, Texas; Walter s. Crana-
dali n Edwin Hadley, Jr. Recently
William r. Pagan. manager of the
| firms New Orleans office, was taken
into the firm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

Following the Announcement OF the
Suspension the Widest Scenes Ever
Enacted on the Cotton Exchange
Took Place Brokers Literally
Fought Each Other in Their Efforts
to UnIOad-After Twenty Minutes
of Frenzy and Confusion, During
Which Time About Three-Quarters
of a Million Bales Of Cotton Had
Been Traded in and q Slump OF $50
Points Recorded, the Market Stead
led and There Was q Sudden Up
ward Shoot of Prices-Explana-
tons That Are Given for the Sus-
pensiOn-It is Not Probable That
Any Further Failures Will Result.
The News Causes a Panic on the
New Orleans Market, Where the
Scenes OF the New York Exchange
Were Repeated.