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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
PATRONS MAIL BOXES.

1. In the matter of providing boxes
for the reception of mail, parties desir-
ing rural service must conform to the
requirements of the postmaster generals
order No. 739, which became effective
Oct. 1, 1902. Said orders set forth in
detail the kind Of box required, the
place where and the manner in which
the same should be erected.
2. Boxes erected since Oct. 1, 1902,
and which have not been approved" in
accordance with the requirements Of
Order No. 739 do not conform to the reg
ulations of the service and will not be
served by carriers.
8. Each box must be erected on the
margin Of the road regularly travelled
by the carrier that he can drive up to it
conveniently without going out OF his
way, and it must be fastened to post
at such height from the ground as to be
easily opened and inspected by the
carrier without alighting. A box should
not be erected where it will obstruct
the highway or cause collisions or acct
dents.
4. If two or more persons residing in
the neighborhood of rural ronte agree
together to erect and jointly use as a
receptacle for their mail matter mail
box which has been approved and erect
ed in compliance with the terms of post
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
master generals order No. 739, this will

master generals order No. 739, this will
be allowed, provided they file with the
postmaster at the initial Office written
request to that effect, signed by all
the patrons who wish to avail them
selves of such service. The head Of a
family may sign for the family, but the
full names Of all mail-receiving persons
in such family must be given on the
order, so that they may be entered in
the carriers Name and Address book.
5. Parties living in the neighborhood
Of rural route who neglect or refuse
to buy boxes, or who having provided
them refuse to erect them in the manner
prescribed in paragraph No. 8 will be
regarded as not desiring the rural SER
vice and the carrier will be directed not
to serve them.
6. Service will not however, for any
reason be withdrawn from boxes which
are being served without specific orders
authorizing such action are sent from
the department..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07

Mrs. Ellen Harrison, of 800 Park Ave-,
Kansas City, Mo-, writes as follows:
"Our two children had severe attack of
whooping cough, one Of them in par
oxysm of coughing would often faint and
bleed at the nose. We tried everything
we heard of without getting relief. We
then called in our family doctor who
prescribed Foley's Honey and Tar.
With the very first dose they began to
improve and we feel that it saved their
lives" Refuse substitutes P. Van
Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07

Are these the character of disturb
ances which should be of daily occur
renee in prosperous times? We hardly
think so and as the republican press OF
the country sees nothing wrong in
present conditions, it is duty the
democratic press owes to the country to
call to the attention Of the public the
real conditions existing in the country,
and growing worse every day. "Free
trade" Cleveland times were no worse
than they are in this country today, for
the average business man, or the wage
earner.-Ottumwa Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
A Great Sensation.

There was big sensation in Leesville,
Ind, when W. 81. Brown, of that place,
who was expected to die, had3 his life
saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. He writes: 81 endured in
siderable agonies from asthma, but your
New Discovery gave me Immediate re-
lief and soon thereafter effected COM
plete cure" Similar cures of consump-
tion, pneumonia, bronchitis and grip are
numerous. It's the peerless remedy for
all throat and lung trouble. Price SOC,
and $1.OO. Guaranteed by L. P. Van
Werden, Druggist. Trial bottle free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND FAIL
URES.

Let's see? Are these the "free trade
times Of Cleveland" or the prosperous
times of the republican reign?" In
every paper one picks up. there are re-
ports of some new bank or business fail
ure, or several of them, and the strikes,
lockouts, and other labor disturbances
are following each other so fast that
one can hardly keep tab on them.
( During the troublesome times in labor
circles and business circles OF 1898, and
following, when the democrats happen
ed to be in power, every new failure OF
bank or business institution was herald
ed by the republican press as another
bank" or "firm" "gone democratic"
Now they are going Republican every
day, and there is no bowling comment
on the fact noticeable in the republican
press of the country. Why this change
on SO important subject? It's differ
emit now; the republicans are in power
and the failures cannot be laid to- demo
cratic free trade, so these Organs but
ton their lips and talk Of tariff and reci-
procity and such things.
In democratic times, when strikes
were numerous, it was held up to the
world that all the disafection and
trouble in labor's ranks was on account
Of democratic free trade" The repub-
lican organs are not making any com
ments on these high protection labor
disturbances. It's different case nov
.don't you know"
The first time in five years the mines
Of Iowa, operated by union miners, are
closed down because the miners ane
operators, each of whom are in sole
combination for mutual protection, can
not agree on scale Of wages for TIN
now contract. This is big shutdown
and $4,000 miners are idle in conse
quence, and the property Of these oper
ators is idle and earning them nothing
and will not until the dispute is settled
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07

In Ottumwa, one Of the largest con-
tractors has discharged sixteen of his
carpenters because he understood that
they were to ask an advance of few
cents per day more after the first OF
April. The busy season is about to
open or ought to open soon, if there is
to be business in the country this year,
and the disturbance between capital
and labor, or between the employer and
employee, begins.
The Democrat does not blame labor
ing men for organizing to better their
condition. This paper wants to see
good wages paid to workingmen, and
every merchant and business man
should feel the same way, for where
labor is we'll paid, times with the mer-
chant and business man are good, for
the working people have something to
spend for the necessaries and luxuries
of life. Institutions which pay small
wages are of no benefit to any city, for
the workingmen in such institutions
have but little to spend, and having to
live, if their income is not large enough,
if they can get credit, some creditor has
to carry the load Of the difference be-
tween what they earn and what they
buy. Capital has combined in every
conceivable manner to protect itself by
securing favorable legislation, and reg
ulating the price Of what it buys, and
then what it pays for it's labor. To
meet these conditions, labor has been
compelled to organize, and stand to-
gether for it's protection.
The Democrat wants to see arbitra-
tion laws passed and enforced, in mat
tiers where capital and labor, especially
when operating industries upon which
the public has become dependent, dis
agree, and cannot come to an under
standing among themselves, and lei
their differences be adjusted without
suffering being brought upon innocent
parties dependent upon their opera
tions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07

s ct. Jappaned chamber pail $3.50
10 quart galvanized chamber pail. 800
J bushel measure bailed. CSC
No. galvanized tubs. ...... $50
No. 2 galvanized tubs. ......... Goo
No. 3 galvanized tubs .......... 7oc
8 at. stamped rinsing pan. .Ioc
10 at. stamped heavy dish pans. age
II at: stamped heavy dish pans. .28c
II at. stamped heavy dish pans. $50
Combination dinner pals. use, 35c
8 at. galvanized pals -. .15c
10 at. galvanized pals. $780,. 18c
II at. galvanized pals. .23c
Il at. galvanized pals, .25c
Tin wash basins. ........ sc, &C, Ioc
Granite wash basins .I5c,. I8c
School crayons box. &c
Andrews black board erasers. .....5 sc
Common slate pencils 8 for. .....I &c
Jumbo slate pencils 2 for. &c
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
r. F. D. MAIL BOXES.
Regulations of tho POST Office De-
partment Relative to Them.

Postmaster Ledgerwood received from
Washington few days ago the follow
ing relative to patrons mail boxes on
rural free delivery mail routes, which
sets forth regulations as to the kind Of
a box that may be used, where and how
it shall be set, by whom used, etc., the
regulations being signed by J. L. Bris-
tow, Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
oral
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
Homeseekers Rates to North and
South Dakota.

Every Tuesday until Oct. 25th, the
Chicago Great Western Railway will
sell round trip tickets to points in the
above named states at a great reduction
from the usual fare. For further infor-
nation apply to any Great Western
Agent, or J. P. Elmer, g. P. A., Chicago,
III. Oct. 20
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
Greatly Reduced Rates to the West
and Northwest.

Every day in March and April the
Great Western Railway will sell tickets
at very low rates to points in Montana
Washington, Utah, Idaho and California
Write to J.sP. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago
I'LL, for full particulars. April Is.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07

Wood covered slate pencils &c
Tablets. &c, sc, Sc
Bottle ink &c
Lock pencil box .............. SC
Carbolated or perfumed vaseline
DOllle Sc
Glass tumblers per dozen .25c
No. lamp chimney. SC
No. 2 lamp chimney. &c
No. or lamp burner. ......... SC
No. lamp wicks dozen SC
Shaving brushes. ........ sc, Ioc, 19c
Razor strops.. ..............I oc, 22c
Pair half soles. ..I5c
Shoe nails box. &C
II boxes carpet tacks. .Ioc
PadlOcks. .......... 5, Ioc, I0c, 25c
No. 8 steel skillets. &c
Bread pans. &c to zoe
90 foot wire clothes line .Ioc
Wash boards. .2oc, 25c, $50
The colored American., 1904-10-01
FINE TAILORING.

1 make speciality of Suits
Made-tO-Order, and a perfect fit
guaranteed; the prices ranging
from $500 up. Army and navy
work a speciality. Dry and wet
cleaning of all kinds. Dyeing,
securing and repairing. Cloth
ing called for and delivered.
Mail and express orders prompt
ly attended to.
A. II. COOPER, Prop, 925 18th
St, \. w, Phone, Main 1853. If.
The colored American., 1904-10-01
t1e Grand fonnnin Of the aasa Ord" ofJrn,R Refo1ners

IS
by the
headquarters Richmond
s1otn1 md ma andC
of divided
week and pays death benefits
paid date Sick
eft S7I4,37875
consisting
n
January July benefits paid
tiil
of : authorized deputies
proper training young their developme~
Rosebud
the Fountain sick benefits from
death
Ines month
spaid dfomF policies
Circles, joining dues according the following tables
The colored American., 1904-10-01
Roosevelt and Fairbanks

llIl Iillii iali.i lbFaa5 E75
never given any proof Of fitness for
the Office he seeks, and is at an age
wnen he should be seeking to retire
from the active dutiss of life, instead
of seeking to take them up.
If the candidates Of the Democratic
party are weak, the platform is, il
possible. worse. 1t is cowardly, eva
sive, ambiguous The money question
is still a living issue, and its failure to
mention it together with the wobbling
of Parker and Davis, and the dexterity
and indecision with which they have
managed to side-step every vital issue
assure the Republican party of the
largest plurality in the electoral col
lege in the history of the Republic.
The Democratic party is as much
welded to Free Silver, and Free Trade
as at any other period in its history.
At the present time the Democratic
South is having spasms about the Ne
gro. 1t feels that it is all right to
give the ballot to the communist, or an
archist, who hasn't been in this cOun-
try long enough to know on what
street he lives, but all wrong to give i
to the Negro, who has been here nearly
300 years. The leading Democratic
politicians Of the South-Tillman, Wat
terson, Senators Morgan, Carmack,
and Blackburn, and the rest Of the
crew are unequivocally in favor of re-
pealing the XIII; XIV, and XIV Amend
ments They know this would be a
very hard thing to do, but still they
favor it.
The Negro should vote solidly
against Parker and Davis, because the
presumption is that they are with their
party on this question. The Republi-
| can party is not only opposed to the re-
appeal of the amendments, but in favor
of curtailing the Congressional, and
ELECTORAL representation of every State
that unconstitutionally disfranchises.
The Democratic party offers the Ne
gro no ray of hope. 1t has always Op-
| pOSSu anu N1OHS6U HILL II Ids D6Cu
| opposed to his holding office, exercis
ing the rights of suffrage, and enjoy
| ing civil rights. 1t was in favor OF
his perpetual enslavement, and oppos
ed to his acquiring an education
property. and homes The strong
holds of Judge Lynch are in the heavy
Democratic centers. Every Democrat
ic Southern State is proud of its sepa
| rate car and waiting room laws
In this campaign, the Negro whC
loves his country, his race, and the
Constitution, Will vote for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks
i ALBERT S. WHITE.
Louisville, Ky.
The colored American., 1904-10-01

Inc hepuDlIcdn party Will Win I
record-breaking victory this year, be-
cause it deserves to win.
Its promises have been redeemed, its
hands are clean, and its household is
in order Prosperity biesses the land
Labor is profitabIy employed and the
returns of capital ample and satisfac-
tory.
The Republicans Of the Nation pre-
sent for the suffrage of the American
people a superb, robust and well bal
anced ticket-a ticket representing
the best character, brains, and achieve
ments of the Republic. President
Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Chas-
w. Fairbanks, are no new and untried
men. They have won their spurs ''in
that fierce light that beats around the
throne and the verdict of their coun-
trymen is well done, thou good and
faithful servants"
These nominees stand upon a plat
form, every plank of which is solid to
the core. 1t gives forth no uncertain
sound; it is free from evasion, ambi-
guilty, jugglery, trickery. 1t says what
it means and means what it says. 1t
neither repudiates, nor omits any prin-
ciples for which it contended four
yearsagO, or at any other time. In
tn, campaign as in all others, the Re
publican party stands for the Constitu-
ton, the Union, the Flag, and the peO-
pie There is not the fraction of
reason to justify voting Roosevelt out
and Parker in. The Republican party
has not done anything that merits
such punishment; the Democrats moth
ing that entities them to such reward.
In 1856 the Republican hosts pro-
claimed the lamented Mckinley 'the
advance agent of prosperity Upon
this declaration he was elected by
triumphant plurality. Upon assuming
the reins of government he was con-
fronted by 5000, 600 workingmen in
idleness, bankrupt railroads closed fac
tories. poverty, and business failures
on all sides-the result of the Free
Trade Wilson Bill, and of President
Cleveland's administration. Under the
operation of the Dingley Bill and Re
publican policies, prosperity returned
to the land and has continued down to
the present day. When the good, and
great Mckinley fell by the bullet OF
the foul assassin, one of the first acts
of his successor, President Roosevelt
was to declare that during his term OF
office, he would walk in the footsteps
of his predecessor. He has done so
and it can be truthfully said that nc
other administration has been marked
by more brilliant statesmanship, OF
greater achievements in diplomacy
What is the caliber of the ticket anC
platform the Democrats offer for th'
endorsement of the people?
Judge Alton B. Parker is total!
without experience of any kind tina
would qualify him for Chief Executive
of this nation. The only position h
has ever held has been judicial, am
even as Judge, he has not risen abov
mediocrity. He was not put up TO
The colored American., 1904-10-01

REGAEii-The members of the Foun
tains and Rosebuds OF the organization
wear no expensive regalia. Therega.
liza Of the organizs ton is simple and its
cost will be in the easy reach of all
costing from 10 cents to s. The same
is made by tho organization in what is
known as the Regalia Department.
TIE So FTRGS sEEK-In March, 8S8,
there was granted by the Legislature Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22
ROBBERS At WORK At MILLER
Two Crimes Committed in One Night-A Young
Woman Shot and Then Cloroformed.

Robbers entered o. H. Collins druS
store at Miller. The clerk. Wilbur
Quirk, was called to the back doc TO
Nil q prescription when two masked
men flashed revolvers In his face. fol.
lowed him into the store and forced
him to open the safe and take SONS
ether. They then bound his hands
and feet with q stout cord and laid
him on his bed. He Is In a serious
condition on account OF his rough
treatment.
Later In the day 1t was discovered
that Miss Hattie Piichner. q promi-
nent young school teacher, who Is
stopping at the Henshaw house. was
shot through the right shoulder.
pushed into a room and chloroformei.
She Is not dangerously hurt. There Is
no clew to the perpetrators. but they
are supposed to be the same ones that
entered the drug store. it Is believed
the chloroform was stolen from the
store.
Another story Of the affair saws.
Did a oma incorporating In mems
clothes shoot Hattie Pilchncr IN the
Henshaw hotel, ard was this the same
person that chloroformed the clerk at
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22
INSURANCE RATES DROP.
Old Line Companies Seek to Drive Out
Mutuals.

VII III SVFlPASiC6 S0CN " NV wv
Mutuale.
The mutual insurance companies OF
South Dakota and the old line COM
panies seem to have declared a rate
war that promises to be sharp and in
teresting. The board of underwriters
OF the mutual companies held meet
ings In Canton at which business was
conducted behind closed doors. and 1t
difficult to ascertain any Of their pro-
~ceedings except that their meetings
were attended by delegates from all
the mutual companies in the state, and
that the proceedings were warm and
active at times. A sweeping reduc-
ton in insurance rates was made, and
1t Is thought that there will be lively
times in the insurance camp pretty
soon. Tho action taken by the mutual
companies IL said to be prompted by
q 50 per cent reduction In the rates re-
Gently declared by the old line compa.
MES, which Is believed to have been
made with the hope of putting the
mutuals to flight. The latter, however,
declare that they are firmly intrench-
ed in the favor OF the business ele.
ment OF the state, and that they can
more than hold their own against any
onslaught made by the old lines. They
cay that there are eve mutual com.
pan1es In operation In the state, and
that each one OF them has written 8
million dollars worth Of business dur.
ing the last eighteen months, and that
they are making rapid progress from
month to month. Patrons Of insur.
ance companies In this part OF the
state are looking for exciting times
the next year during the insurance
companies doing business In the
state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22
AN ALIBl o WEST.
Brother Of Alleged Bank Robber Says
He Can furnish L.

He Can Furnish Il.
Will william A. West, Jr.. OF Sioux
Falls be able to furnish an alibi for
his brother Jimmie, who Is under ar
rest at Sioux City on the charge OF
being implicated in the robbery Of a
bank at Luton, Iowa. on the night OF
Jan. /? William West, who has de-
parted for Sioux City for the purpose,
expresses the opinion that he will have
no difficulty IN furnishing the alibi.
He asserts that he was in the COM
pany OF Jimmie on the night of Jan.
/. and remained with him until 9:15
O'Clock, and that he met him On the
morning OF Jan. 2 and also in the after
noon OF the same day.
The firm CT Morcom & Knowles has
Just issued what is believed to be the
largest insurance policy eve written
in South Dakota. 1t is for the sum Of
$3.50, ere, and is in favor Of the Burling-
ton & Missouri River Railroad COM
pany lin N~ebraska), covering the lines
and other property OF the company in
South Dakota. The premium on the
policy amounted to about $500.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22
SALE AND LEASE Of State LAND
Board Decides Upon It's Policy for 1904 Sales K
Take Place in Only Four Counties.

Interested persons were invited to ap-
pear before the board. but no one
came
Under the present conditions It
would not be possible to sell more
than a few thousand acres Of this land,
as it Is practically all under term
leases, but the leases on about 10000
acres expire Jan. !, 1905. and there
will then be an opportunity for offer
ing a large part of the tract. In the
meantime the members of the state
board will have ample time to look
the section over and reappraise any
tracts which need \ change In mimi
mum valuation.
There Is practically q million and
q half dollars of state property In
volved, and the board does not be-
lleve In being too hasty in ~disposing
Of 1t. After a thorough investigation
the board may decide to offer some Of
these lands late tho present year, A.
the contracts on such sales will not
interfere with the leases which expire
the first of next year. At this time It
would be impossible to investigate the
land thoroughly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22

The state lands board. composed OF
the governor. state auditor and CON-
missioner OF schools and public lands.
met at Pierre and decided upon the
matter Of sales and lease prices for
the coming year. All the lands which
will be offered for sale this year are In
the counties OF SPHINX, Beadle, Kings
bury and Brown.
After considering the matter OF
leases 1t was decided to make no
change In prices west OF the Missouri
river and to lease only for five-year
terms In that section. In the Missouri
valley counties east OF the river the
list remains practically the same as
last year. In the northeastern portion
of the state slight advances were
made on lease prices, while In the
southeastern portion q decided ad-
vance was made.
In Marshall county there Is a tract
Of about $1,000 acres OF state land
which practically cuts that county
through the center. and the residents
are DESTROYS that 1t be disposed Of and
placed on the tax list OF the county.