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The Imperial press., 1904-04-02

ill his new buggy He has a new buggy every year, and has no care until the next day.
 Farm labor is not as hard work as it was few years ago. Modern machinery has lessened it's drudgery and there is scarcely a farm implement used that does not have a comfortable seat for the operator.
 Attempts have been made to introduce cheap labor into the western states where the question of farm labor has got to be such a problem, but they have invariably failed. The negro is just as much out of the question. No one but an American born citizen with his in- heritance of mechanical genius can oper- ate successfully the farm machinery now used on the farms of the west-Live Stock World.
The Imperial press., 1904-04-02
In the North


w. K. Peasley, engineer of the lm- perial Construction Company, took his friends by suprise last Friday by return ing from Los Angeles with bride. The lady in question was Miss Helen Plato Vinyard of Los Angeles, and bride and groom had been warm friends from childhood. Mrs. Peasley is with her hus band at Hotel Bungalow, where they will remain temporarily.
 The bridge over New river west of Brawley was completed this week by NJ. of about 120 feet, and stands 12 feet above the channel, leaving room for a heavy flow of water.
 There has been extensive tree plant ing through the town and north end of the valley.
 Farmers in No. are rejoicing over the fine condition of their crops. While the grain started late, it has been doing finely, and is it believed good harvest will result.
 Imperial Valley Bank this week an nounces it's officers, as follows: Presi- dent, F. c. Paulin; cashier, Wm. T. Dunn; directors, F. c. Paulin, w. c.. Emerson, J. w. Oakley, w. T. Dunn and George Frazer. Of the capital stock of $25 ,0O0, $l2,OOO has been paid up.
The Imperial press., 1904-04-02

The Farm Hand Trouble The farm hand is with us again, or,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
Entertained the Juniors.

The senior class Of the Leon High
School in accordance with the custom
in vogue for several years in this city,
entertained the juniors at reception
Monday evening, which was held at the
spacious home of Mr., Morris Gardner in
north Leon. The grounds and house
were elaborately decorated with the
class colors, yellow and white, while a
large arch over the entrance to the
grounds was similarly decorated. Two
large tables were spread on the lawn,
and delicious refreshments were served.
Miss Stella Gardner presided as toast
mistress, those on the program being
Miss Mamie Sprague who gave a toast
to the faculty, the response being by
Prof. ]. NJ. Pierce. A toast to the jun
iors by Miss Marian Woodland was re-
sponded to by Raymond Hurst. The
classes and faculty enjoyed very
pleasant evening which was spent with
music and games after the completion
Of the program, and the reception was
pronounced one of the best ever held by
a senior class.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
Drag the Roads.

Mr.. Albert Biddison, of the firm of
Bowsher q Biddison of this city, has
occasion to do as much driving over
country roads as any man in Decatur
county, and has become greatly inter
ested in the question of good roads, as
indeed every farmer and business man
should. This spring he has been doing
considerable driving down in northern
Missouri, and in several localities was
surprised to find stretches of good roads
which would all at once disappear and
the road would be so rough that he
could hardly stay in the buggy. On
making inquiry he found that a great
many of the farmers in that locality
We're using drags on the public road,
and wherever they were used the result
had been beyond their most sanguine
expectations, and the custom was
spreading all over the country. He
became interested and found that the
drag was very simple continuance
which could be made by any farmer at a
trifling cost, and best of all it did not
require six or eight horses to pull it
over the road, but a single team could
walk right along with it and make ten
to fifteen miles of good road in day.
He came home and made drag as near
like the ones the farmers in Missouri
were using as he could, and has it on
exhibition at Bowsher & Biddison's
store in this city. He says a good drag
can be made for less than $1.5O, and It
will beat the best road grader made all
to pieces in the matter of making good
roads, and not wear out your horses
either. Mr.. Biddison has already Sc
cured the promise from several farmers
that they will make drag and give it a
trial on the road in the vicinity of their
farm. He cordially invites every farmer
in Decatur county to call at their store
and inspect the drag, and Mr.. Biddison
will take pleasure in explaining how it
is worked and all about it. He is not
trying to sell you drag, but simply
wants to interest you in good roads, and
have you make the drag yourself. Good
roads will mean thousands of dollars to
the farmers of Decatur county every
year, and the question is one in which
every farmer should become interested.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
w. p. Clark Heard From.

The readers of THE REPORTER are all
familiar with the circumstances of the
mysterious disappearance of W.. P.
Clark, the we'll known grocer of this
city, who left Leon on Oct. 18th of last
year, ostensibly to visit his brother-in-
law at Atchison, Kas. He never reach
ed Atchison, and all trace of him was
lost after he reached st. Joe. Els dis
appearance has caused his family and
friends great uneasiness, as there were
suspicious that he had been foully dealt
with, but from information received
during the past week it appears that he
has been in Cuba the past winter, and
is probably at some place on that island
at the present time.
The discovery of his whereabouts
came about in rather strange manner.
A distant relative of Mrs. /. N. Clark,
who lives at Port Arthur, Texas, was
talking to some friends who spent tho
winter in Cuba, and told them that the
family thought Mr.. Clark might have
gone there. The lady said they had
met an American at Matanza, Cuba, ina
hotel the first of February, and on be-
ing shown Mr.. Clark's photograph said
she was sure she had seen him. She
gave the address of the hotel and it was
sent to Leon, from which place photo
OF Mr.. Clark and his description was
forwarded to the hotel keeper. Last
Saturday letter was received by Mr..
!. N. Clark from the hotel keeper, John
B. Escalante, proprietor of the Grand
Hotel at Matanzas, saying that on Feb.
2, 1904, man who registered as B. p.
Clark, Leon, Iowa, stopped at his hotel
four days and that he resembled the
picture of Mr.. Clark so much that he
was satisfied he was the same man. He
writes that Mr.. Clark was talking of
buying land but did not find any that
suited him, and when he left that city
was going to Puerto Principe. There is
no question but what w. P. Clark was
there at that time and the registering
under the name of B. P. Clark can be ex-
planned by the Cuban being mistaken.
Mr.. l. N. Clark has written for the page
of the register containing the signature
and is confident that when it arrives he
will recognize Wizards handwriting.
This is the first definite rews that has
been heard from Willard since he left
home, and efforts will be made to trace
him in Cuba, and his friends hope that
before long he will return to Leon and
explain his long absence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
Memorial Day Program.

Following is the program for Decora-
tion day in Leon, Monday, May 80, 1904.
Procession will form at 10 a. M. in
front of G. A. r. hall in the following
order.
Chief Marshal.
Band.
Leon Post No. 261 and all old soldiers.
Spanish-American soldiers.
Sons of veterans.
Public schools and Sunday schools.
Other civil societies.
Citizens procession.
PROGRAM AT CEMETERY.
Funeral dirge by band.
Song by choir.
Invocation-By Elder H. H. Hubbell.
Ritualistic ceremonies by G.. A. r.
Strewing flowers upon graves.
The procession will reform and march
to park.
PROGRAM AT PARK.
Music by band p. m.
Invocation-By Elder H. H. Hubben.
Song by choir.
Address of welcome ". R. McGinnis.
Song by choir.
Recitation-Louise Waight.
Recitation Johns.
Address By Rev. 1. N. Woodward.
Song by choir.
Benediction.
The school children will meet at the
M. E. church at $3.50 o'clock. Outside
schools and Sunday schools are invited
to take part. All persons who can fur
|nish flowers will please bring them to
the Recorders Office AZ early as possible
on Decoration day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
A Gard to the Public.

We have been fortunate in securing
the agency from The Walther Pepton-
lied Port Co. of Pittsburg, Penn, for
their Peptonized Port, and at consid-
cradle expense. We have also secured
the service of one of their demonstra-
tors who will be at our store one week
commencing Monday May 3Oth, to dem
onstrate by free sample the virtues of
Peptonized Port the best remedy on the
market for tired, nervous, wornout
dyspeptic people, in fact the ideal Tonic.
We extend cordial invitation to all
interested to call during the week from
May 30th, to June 4th, and have the
demonstrator tell you what the medi-
cine will do, and get free sample.
Respectfully,
W. Q. STENPEL & Co., Druggist.
Opposite Dostotfice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

hardware dealer of Leon, testified as
ITO selling a revolver to Hayden on July
"a, 1903, an Iver & Johnson, 3S calibre
| revolver, and identified the revolver
found in Hayden's buggy as the one he
sold him.
DIR. e. GLENDENNING.
A physician of Lineville, testified he
had been in practice since 1856. Was
acquainted with w. e. Bracewell and
was called in company with DIR. Lovett
to his residence on Jan. 8, 1904, arriving
there about 3 o'clock. Made an ex.
animation and found him suffering from
gunshot wound in the side, the bullet
going through to just under the skin on
the other side. Ball was removed and
introduced in evidence. After examina-
tion decided to operate to stop internal
homorrhage and described the operation
and course of bullet through the body,
and the death of the patient before the
operation was completed, the immed-
late cause being the wound in the liver.
The wound was fatal one and no oper-
alton could have saved his life.
DIR. l. M. LOVETT
practicing physician of Lineville,
testified in substance the same as DR..
Glendenning, describing the condition
of Mr.. Bracewell and the operation
which was performed, and said the
wound was necessarily fatal one.
DIR. F. A. BOWMAN,
coroner of Decatur county, testified as
to the autopsy held on the body of w.
E. Bracewell by himself, and Drs. Layton
and Glendenning, and described how
the body and wound was examined, as
well as the course of the bullet tn rough
the body. They found the Immediate
cause of his death was the hemorrhage
from the bullet, and that no one so
wounded could live.
A. A. SNOW,
recalled on cross examination. I got no
buggy whip from the scene of the shoot
ing, or any kind of whip. Mr.. Brace
we'll was 49 years old. Don't know
whether Mr.. Peck was in his shirt
sleeves or not.
H.O. PETTY,
recalled on cross examination. Saw
no whip near where Bracewell was w.
ing.
FRANCIS PECK,
recalledIon cross examinations: did
not remove the buggy whip. A boy
named Adair got the whip the next day.
| was ina wagon near by and had not
been back since the time of the shoot
ing.
At this time the state rested it's case
and court adjourned at $40 o'clock to
meet Thursday morning at 8 O'Clock
when the evidence for the defense will
be commenced.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

On Sunday, June 5th, the Christian
church will celebrate the fiftieth ami
versary of the church, which was organ
lied in this city with membership of
twenty on the first Lords day in June,
1854. Of the charter members there
are SO far as known but two living at
this time, Mr.. John w. Gardner and
Mrs. Amanda McCIelland, both of whom
are residents of this city. Arrange
ments are being made to celebrate the
day in an appropriate manner. There
will be special services at the church at
II a. m. by the pastor, Elder II. Fl. Hub
bell, and the history of the church for
the first twenty-five years compiled by
7. ]. Hasty and the history for
the last twenty-five years written by
Mrs. Anna Curry. Following the SER
vices at the church there will be bas-
ket dinner on the lawn at the residence
of G. M. Ketcham, after which for an
hour or so the time will be occupied
with "reminiscences of the older mem
bers and greetings from former pastors,
it being intended to secure a letter
from every pastor now living. The
church people are looking forward to
the occasion with much pleasure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

For sALE-A Mosely mirror front
cabinet folding bath tub. Will be sold
ut q bargain. o. E. HULL. +
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

No morning preaching service in the
Presbyterian church owing to the mem
orial service in the M. E. church. Sun
day School, Junior and Senior Endeavor
and evening service at the usual hours.
Improved Yorkshire pigs are offered
for the next 80 days at $3.50 to $500
each. Out of imported stock, and they
are fine. 4O-2t A. w. DAVIS,
Pleasanton, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

II you want good policy Of accident
insurance i can fx You ont.
e. J. WARNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

For SALH Household goods Of all
kinds. Call on Mrs. ]. L. Young. 40-1t*
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

For SALH-I will sell Is young calves
suitable to put with other cows, must
go soon, majority males. A. BIDDIsoN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

l am still closing out my entire stock
of millinery at wholesale prices 38tf
ELDoRA BoRGER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26

For SALE Double set of work harness
and one lumber wagon. Call on w. d.
Smith at the Bee Hive store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
School Teachers Invited.

To attend the Western Normal College
Summer School, Shenandoah, Iowa
opening June z. Approved by State
Board. All branches of study and
Teachers Specialties. Expenses the
lowest. Reduction in railroad fare
Write for any information desired. J.
M. HUssEY, President, Shenandoah,
Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-05-26
II. FARoUHAR

hardware dealer of Leon, testified as
to selling revolver to Hayden on July
"a, 1908, an Iver & johnson, 50 calibre
revolver, and identified the revolver
found in Hayden's buggy as the one he
sold him
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-19
YOEMAN Is ROBBED.
Store OF Former KensOha Man at Wau-
kegan Is Looted by Burglars
Tuesday Morning.
LOSS PLACED AT NEARLY $4,000.

Early Tuesday morning the jewe1ry
store of Louis ]. Yoenan, on Genesee
street, Waukegan, was entered by ex-
pert burglars, who were evidently
familiar with the premises, and robbed
of watches, jewe1ry and si1verware
valued at about $1,000.
The police have not as yet found
any c1ew to the burglars, and Yoeman
has slim chance of recovering his
property.
Rings Of ali kinds, silver paper cut
ters, chains of various designs and
value, cuff buttons and few watches
comprise the items in the plumber. A
peculiar fact is that clock of unique
design was taken from the window
with evident intention of theft, but
abandoned, probably because it's novel
shape and way of working could be
easily followed up.
Louis Yoeman at one time had a
music store IN Kenosha and was one
Of the best known young men in the
city. He has hundreds Of friends and
acquaintance in this city.
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Announcement of Approaching Nuptials
OF Carl LOT and Ingrid Johnson
Made in Two Countries.
SWEDISH GIRL TO WE'D IN KEN0sHA
Remains True to Her Sweetheart After a
5000 Miles for the Wedding.
...s.s.......s. ...s....s....i.....zzS

An interesting wedding was an
nounced simultaneously in Kenosha
and in Da1ecar1ia, Sweden, Sunday.
The contracting parties to the mar
riage are Carl LOT, residing at 500
Rowland avenue in this city, and Miss
Ingrid johnson, the daughter of a
well known merchant at Da1ecar1ia.
The engagement Of the young couple
was announced a couple Of months
ago at Da1ecar1ia, but it had not been
made known to the friends of Mr.. LOT
in Kenosha.
Sunday in the Lutheran church in
the city in Sweden the first announce
ment of the bans of the marriage
was published, and at the same time
announcement of the marriage was
made in the Swedish Lutheran church
in this city. The ceremony will take
place in Kenosha within month.
The Kenosha man and Miss John
son have been sweethearts for more
than five years, and when Mr.. Lof
left his native land to come to Keno
sha he promised that he would return
and claim Miss Johnson as his bride.
Once since he left Sweden he has re-
turned, and at that time the engage
ment of the couple was announced.
Mr.. Lof holds a responsible posi-
ton in the Chicago Brass Works, and
when it was found to be impossible
for him to go back to his native land
for the wedding the bride to be agreed
to solve the difficulty by coming to
America. Miss johnson will leave
her hone in Sweden during the next
two weeks and will land in New York
the latter part of June. 1t is stated
that the young woman is one of the
most popular ladies of her native city,
and two of her young friends will &C
company her to America.
This is the first time that an an
nouncement of a marriage had been
made simultaneously in Sweden and
Kenosha, and the friends of the bride
and groom are taking great deal of
interest in their unique romance.
The announcement Of the date of
the wedding will be made as soon as
Miss Johnson arrives in New York,
and it will take place as soon as she
reaches Kenosha. Mr.. and Mrs. LOT
will make their home on Rowland
avenue, and the Swedish people are
planning to give them great recep-
ton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-19

ton and other conditions which if neg
lected or unski1ful1y treated find q fatal
termination in consumption.
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y, if
they cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi-
monial below, and also of the writer's Of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness.
UID the spring Of 1900 was taken with
hemorrhage of the lungs, and became very
weak and short of breath, lost flesh and had no
appetite" writes Mr.. E. L. Robinett, of Xerxes,
Tenn. ri was persuaded to try Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery The first few bottles
seemed to do me but little good, Thought I
would soon be victim of that dreaded disease,
consumption. Had almost given up In despair
when my friends persuaded me to give your
Golden Medical Discovery fair trial. COM
menced its use. weigh 100 pounds now, and
when commenced only weighed 40 pounds.
If any one doubts this statement will be
pleased to answer any inquiry"
Accept no substitute for sGolden Med
ical Discovery" Nothing is Sjust as good"
DR.. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
clogged system from impurities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-19
4 OUR
9 COUNTRY X
4 CORRESPONDENCE.
99377K ( ES5Sl q 4 Y v I97i
Somers.

The ladies of the Presbyterian So
ciety have arranged for a concert to
be given at the church Wednesday
evening, May Is, by Miss Bessie
Greenwood, soprano; Mrs. DIR. Thomp-
son, contra1to; and Mrs. Rees Powell,
vio1inist; all of Milwaukee. Every
body is cordially invited,
George Leet spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of his son in
Mi1wauk9 e.
Rev. M. L. Norris of Evanston, Ill,
spent Tuesday evening at the horne
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Ozanne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ade1mar Bishop and
son of Racine spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. 1. T. Bishop.
VIM. Midd1ecamp of Oshkosh visit
ed at the home of Frank Define re
Gently.
Rev. George G. Flett of Farming
dale, Ill, visited at Geo. Burgess the
past week.
Ed. Longmore of Racine spent Sun
day at home.
The people of Somers under the
auspices of the Woodmen are arrang-
ing for a grand old time July 4th ce1e-
bration at Petrifying Springs.
Schu1te's full band from Racine has
been engaged for the day. A large
dancing floor will be built and enter
tainment furnished for all.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-19
Another BaIakalva Hero Gone.

New York, May 18.-John Kennedy,
a prominent contractor of Brooklyn,
one of the survivors of the famous
charge of Balakalva, is dead from
pneumonia. He was born at Belfast
in 1885, served in the Crimean war as
a gunner in the Royal horse artillery,
took part in its greatest battles, and
after serving fourteen years under the
British flag, came to the United States
where he amassed a fortune as a
contractor and builder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-19
Trevor.

A train load of sheep came from the
Northwest Sunday night and are on
feed at the yards.
Herbert Robbins returned last week
from his trip through Montana and
Washington.
Mrs. Annie Smith was a caller in
our burg Saturday.
Mrs. Ravens spent the past week
visiting relatives in Chicago.
n. ]. Shoemaker has bought the
Petsky property.
Mrs. Belle Taylor and Miss Carrie
Graves spent Friday at Antioch and
Channel lake.
G. Booth and H. Patrick shipped a
car load of fat steers to Chicago Sun
day night. Their average weight was
LISA pounds.
Patrick Bros. have sold the corner
piece of land adjoining the stock
yards to Pierce Bros, proprietors Of
the yards. A warehouse is TO be
erected on the property.
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Chicago Live stock

Chicago, May II.
Estimated receipts for the day,
71,00O; sales ranged at $3.90@4.5O for
pigs, $4.4O04. 1914 for light, 81. 4O@4.60 for
rough packing, $4.5OQ4.S71h for mixed,
and $465@49212 for heavy packing and
shipping lots with the bulk OF the trad
ing at s4.7OQ4.So for fair to god aver
ages.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day, $500; quotations ranged at $1,000
675 for choice to extra steers, $4.65@5 rs
good to choice do, $425@475 fair J
good do, $3.5OQ420 common to medil
do, $4.00@5.40 fed western steers, So
@4.60 stockers and feeders, $1.2504 -
cows, s2.6O@4.6O heifers, s2.250415 bulls
and oxen, $3.50@4.4O stays, $3.60@470
Texas steers, and $3.bO@5.50 veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Es Estimated receipts
for the day. 5000; quotations ranged
at $300@5.50 Westerns $275@6.40 ma
tives, $4.75Q5.75 yearlings, $4,000 90
western lambs. $3.250650 native lambs.
and S4.50@9.00 spring lambs
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-19
WILL CHOOSE EIGHT BISHOPS
Vote on Retirement Is Finally
Announced.

Announced.
Los Angeles, May 10. - Action on
two important matters has been taken
by the general conference of the
Methodist church. The report Of the
committee on episcopacy recommend
ing that the conference elect eight
bishops to fill the vacancies caused by
death. resignation and retirement dur
ing the present quadrennium was
adopted.
At the close of a heated and remark
able debate between DR.. James B.
Buckley and Or Thomas B. Nicely, the
two foremost parliamentarians Of the
Methodist church, the conference
adopted the report of the special ju-
dietary committee which finds that the
conference has no executive authority
to district the episcopacy - that is, to
substitute a diocesan for the present
itinerant form Of the residency and
administration Of bishops. -
The first official announcement Of
the vote by which on last Saturday
the conference superannuated Bishops
Andrews, Mallalieu, Vincent, Foss and
Walden was made to the conference
in the reading of the minutes at the
opening of the session as follows. An
drews, for retirement, 585; against, 70.
Foss, for retirement 500; against, 1888.
Vincent, for retirement, 585; against
IS. Nfallalieu, for retirement, 518;
against, go. Walden, for retirement,
573; against 90.