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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
Decatur City.

S. E. Stanley, of kellerton, will give a
emperancelecture at the NJ. E. church
Sunday evening, Sept. II; the Epworth
League choir will furnish special music.
James Ownsbv, Jr, returned from Mt.
AYR the first of the week.
John LLOYD, wife and children of near
Mitchell, S. d., after pleasant visit
with relatives here, returned to their
home Friday.
Evelyn Gurley Kane, of the Bush
Temple conservatory gave reading at
the Christian church Tuesday evening.
Ollie Walker commenced school north
of town Monday intdistrict No. 8; this is
his first term and we wish him success.
The Salvation Army Brigade will ar
rive here Thursday for months stay.
Rev. A. G. Heckathorn delivered his
last sermon here for this year Sunday
evening and will leave Wednesday for
osceola toattend the yearly conference.
David Milsap and sister Miss HuIda
spent Sunday with Bert Milsap snd wife
near Leon.
James phipps and wife and Perry
Cochran and wife spent Sunday with
John Day and wife.
Mrs. Edgar NJ. Brooks, Of Fontanelle,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and NJ RS. H.
.C. Watson.
The Misses Nora and Hazel Golfer
spent Sunday at the Mclaughlin home.
MIR. and Mrs. Clark Fierce, of Van
Vert, were Sunday guests at Fl. c.
Watson's.
Garland Phipps spent Sunday the
guest OF Bessie Creal.
Will Akers wife and children spent
Sunday the guest of friends in the
country.
Dell Euritt and sister Miss Susie
spent Sunday at Will Euritt's.
Willie Creswell and wife were guests
of relatives here Saturday.
Miss Edna Hill spent Sunday at the
Watson home.
John Creswell, wife and children were
guests at James Creswell's Sunday.
The Epworth League will give a
special program at the M. E. church
each Sunday evening. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
A. Hammond and wife, of Van Vert,
were guests at G. R. RiIeys Saturday.
Charley Riley delightfully."- entertained
twelve of his friends Monday evening
the occasion being his 18th birthday.
]. M. Eiker and wife were Leon Wis
itors Monday. .5'--.
The Misses Blanche Stillilay and Cora
Niennemaker, Of Pleasantoa, were
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
Burr Oak Ridge.

School commenced at East Eden Mon
day, Miss Louie Lindsey, teacher.
Grandma Moreland went to Bethany
Saturday to visit her children.
Maud and Rex Adams returned to
their home at Van Vert Sunday, after
attending the reunion and visiting at
w. II. McCalla's and Chas. Chastain's.
Julia Chastain returned home with them
for Il week s visit.
Mr.. P. Clark and family, spent Sunday
at his son Charley's.
Mrs. Arnold and son Jessie were Sun
day visitors at Mr.. McCalla's.
G. E. Chastain had the misfortune for
a horse to fall with him crushing his
foot and rendering him unable to work,
George Clark is assisting with the farm.
Will Fletcher's are getting along
nicely with their. new house.
Mrs. Ofiield and granddaughter
visited relatives Sunday.
Misses Lahnie Meek and Myrtle Rum
ley commenced their fall terms ofschool
Monday.
I. Jesse Rumley took dinner with John
Frost Sunday. ---...-..,-,
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
Welcome Ridge

Mrs. John Burnison, of Fredonia, Kan
sas, is shaking hands again with old
friends on the ridge.
Mrs. Cation visited Sunday with her
son Levi.
Winnie Housh commenced her six
months term of school at Welcome Mon
day.
James Fl. Alldredge and wife, Mr..
Lewis the wrestler of Des Moines, and
Gracia Cain spent Sunday at Mr..
Houshs.
Johnnie Minor and Gracia Dale were
the guests of Frank and Gracia ALL
dredge Saturday night.
Ollie Fulton visited with Leon friends
Sunday.
Dillon Manchester spent Sunday at
home.
Frank and Gracia Alldredge visited
Sunday with New Salem friends.
Pete Parker and Clifton Mills had
business at e. Housh's Sunday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
w. S. BEAR, 0phthaIm0I0gist
DECATUR, IOWA.
,ucsts of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Graves

guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Graves
last week.
Will Euritt and wife are the proud
parents of baby girl.
William Bruner and wife spent Mon
day in the country, the guests OF rela-
tives.
Milven Soil, wife and son, of Murray,
are guests of DR.. d. B. Springsteen and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers, Of Sac county,
and Mrs. johnson and daughter, Of lama
county, who have been guests at the
Riddle home, returned home Monday.
Loren Tullis commenced his first term
of school Monday.
j. W. Henry and wife were guests of
Sam Sears and wife Tuesday
w. f. Jones and wife were Leon visit
ors Monday.
Sweet Creek.
Frank Noftsger and family spent Sun
day with Adrin Noftsger.
Roy and Give Straight took dinner
Sunday with Willie and Wilkie Wion.
Virgil, Oda and Dusky Creveling
spent Sunday at ID. Gentry's.
Nola and Erma Straight took dinner
with Mabel and Jessie Lloyd Sunday.
George Smith and Henry Wion were
Lamont callers one day last week.
Emmett Noftsger made flying trip to
Tuskeego Sunday evening.
Ruth Percy and Sadie and Bertha
Devries called OH Myrtle and Eve Wion
Sunday.
The meeting at the WON school house
Sunday was was well attended.
John Zmmermen and Clara and Etfie
Gentry were Lamont callers Saturday.
Pearl Fowler, of Elk Creek, took
supper with Effie and Clara Gentry Sun
day evening.
Johnny Smith and Miss Sabina Wion
went to Lineville Saturday for short
visit with relatives.
Now listen for the wedding bells.
Bird Noftsger and family left Saturday
for their home at Van Vert after a
short visit with his parents.
Jessie Noble Sundayed at George
Lloyd's.
C. A. Craft and family left Tuesday
for their home near Van Vert after
short visit with her parents.
Paytons young folks took dinner at
Gale Bedell's Sunday.
Mabel Wills called at j. ". Wion's
Sunday evening.
School commenced last Monday at the
Wion school house with Myrtle Stanley
as teacher.
j. W. Wion and wife were Lamont
callers Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
Tuskeego

NJ. W. Piercy returned to his home in
Fullerton, Nebraska, Wednesday evening
after few days visit with his mother
and other relatives in these parts.
Rev. Harvey conducted an all day
meeting at the Wion school house, Sun
day. Mrs. Harvey and daughter Esth er,
accompanied him.
Miss Effie Mahorney attended the
Leon Reunion last week and also visited
friends.
Mrs. Lane and family of Lamont visit
ed Sunday at Fred Ford's.
Ed Scott WAS Kellerton caller Sat
urday evening.
The rain and bad roads did not keep
the people away from the socuble
Thursday evening given at Mrs. A. A..
Plercys for the benefit of the Baptist
church. The proceeds were ten dollars.
OIL and lucy Dunbar Sundaysd with
their sister Mrs. Glen Creveiing. east
Of Lamont.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Smith are visiting
their daughter Mrs. Bevard, of near
Leroy, and will attend the Eden Assoca-
tion before their return
Rev. j. W. Mundell, of near Pleasan-
ton will preach at the Baptist church
next Saturday evening Sunday and Sun
day evening. Everybody invited.
Venice Creveling returned to her
home near Lamont Sunday, after two
weeks visit with her aunt Miss Lucy
Dunbar.
Mrs. Moore of Clearfell is visiting
at her son Eds.
Mrs. Ballinger and daughter Gail,
Sundayed at Bud Piercys.
Warn Moore and wife, spent Sunday
with the formers parents
Mrs. Cason left last week for Denver
to attend the big reunion and to visit
her daughter Mrs. Chas. Butts and also
her sister.
Fay Rhodes visited few days last
week with her friend Miss Helen Ham
ilton, of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
Pleasant Valley

George Virden and family were Lamo-
nj visitors Sunday.
Several in this vicinity attended the
reunion at Leon and report good time.
William Virden visited Frank Suther-
lin Sunday.
Working the roads is the order of the
day in this vicinity.
Tom Sutherlin is delivering oats at
Decatur this week.
Rallie yirden and Ira Dingnan visit
ed Mr.. Roberts Sunday.
Mr.. Doolittle is in this vicinity
threshing.
Mrs. Jess Houser called on Mrs.
George virden one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
Decatur
(Delayed)

Mand Sprinssteen and Maud Meeker
spent Sunday with Addie Woodard.
School commenced here Monday and
all the little folks were glad.
,sLalu Brown spent Tuesday with
Addie Woodland
Cora Heckathorn called on Bessie
Meeker Sunday.
Ida Creal has returned from Des
Moines.
Jessie Hammer returned the first of
the week from Des Moines.
We are having new cement walk out
to our cemetary.
Blanche Marshal visited her uncle
last week.
Blanche Hammer spent Tuesday with
Addie Woodland.
Are you lacking in strength and
vigor? Are you weak? Are you in
pain? Do you feel all run down? The
blessing OF health and strength come to
all who use HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14
A Pleasant Surprise

Sunday Sept. 10th, was the 9th
anniversary of Mrs. N. A. Rumley, and
over thirty of her friends gathered to-
gether and rendered her surprise
dinner at her home six miles northeast
of Leon. The guests brought with
them numerous baskets filled with good
things to eat, and about O'Clock ali sat
down to big table and for an hour
they We're a pretty busy crowd. Mrs.
Rumley received number of nice
presents to remember the happy day.
and the guests left late in the evening
wishing her many happy returns of the
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14

We will pay Chicago prices for milk
Bring in your milk and get the highest
price paid by any creamery in southern
Iowa. LEON CREAMERY Co,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14

yclie Buggies.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
Truth About a Good Man.

Prof. Abel Powell was down from
Toblnsport on Monday and paid US
pleasant call. He came to say good-by
and to order the Enquirer to follow
HIM to his new home at Sebree, KY,
to which place he will remove next
week. Prof. Powell has accepted the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Sebree schools.
We sincerely regret to see him leave
this part of the country but he is going
to his new field with the inducement
of handsome salary and a hearty
welcome from the people there. Prof.
Powell is a master of his profession
and a per feet gentleman with 1t all,
and the people of Sebree have every
reason to congratulate themselves
upon their wise choice. Chameleon
Enquirer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
DR.. Rial Leaves CanneItOn.

DR.. George w. Rial, who has been
temporarily in charge of DR.. w. B.
Armeudt's dental parlors, has decided
to locate i'll Owensboro for the practice
of dentistry. He has rented rooms over
J. R. Smiths confectionery on Third
street and will remove his family here
in few weeks from Cannelton, where
he has been practicing dentist y for
more than ten years. He was born and
reared at Hawesville and is well kncwn
here, where he began his practice with
the late Or. J. H. Taylor. Mrs. Rial is
a daughter of Mr.. Alex. Boyd and a
sister OF Mrs Chas Babbage and is al
so Kentuckian. They and their Gull
tured family will lie an addition to
Owensboro socially as DR.. Rial will lie
professionally. -Owenstoro Enquirer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
Down in Hancock.

j. W. Bates came down from Tar
Springs Saturday to loo6 after his
affairs but returned Sunday to spend
some time drinking the water.
Prof j. w. Jarrett, of Stephens
port, was here last week attending the
t teacher, institute He will teach tie
next session at Lewisport.
Miss Lena Payne, assistant cashier
in the Stephensport Bank, came down
and spent Sunday with Judge and
Mrs. j. S. Adalr.
The new gasoline boat, "BIlle, "
ente ed this port Thursday evening
aeout o clock on her first trip, She
is now plying IN the Hawesville- Tell
Git trade, aud is much better equip
ped for this service than her con pan
ion, Brownie " 1t is understood that
the "Billie" will run excursions &C
cording to the moon schedule. -
Hancock Clarion
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
Contract For Capitol Let.

The State Capitol Commission has
awarded the contract for the construc-
ton of the new State Capitol to the
General Supply and Construction Com
pany, of New YORK, at its bid OF
$3.50, 900. There were fourteen bidders
for the general construction, ranging in
bids from the successful one to 81, O97, =
900.
The stone to be used ls Bedford, all
contractors bidding 800, 600 higher
on Bowling Green and other Ken
lucky stone. B. B. Taylor, president
OF the successful company, is a young
man, twenty years old, and pre-
sented his bid in person. He gave bond
in the sum of 1925, 900 to complete the
work in two years, with penalty OF
$50 per day for every day over the
allotted time
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
PHIL BROWN STILL LIVES.
Federal Prisoner From This County
Not Dead, as Reported.

There is no foundation for the story
which has been pu blished that Phil
Brown. federal prisoner, died of small
pox in the Davies3 county Jail, says
last Thursdays Owensboro Messenger.
Brown is alive and we'll and has not had
smallpox or any other disease, accord
ing to the statements of the Jail au-
thorities, the federal Jail physician and
Deputy United States Marshal Nichols.
Marshal Nichols says that he heard the
report of Browns death several days ago
and at once went to the Jail to investi-
gate. He saw Brown end had talk
with him in which he stated that he had
not so much as been "feelin' puny."
Brown was arrested some time ago in
Meade county on the charge of moon
shining. He was taken to Louisville,
where his examining trial was held,
after which he was brought to Owens
boro and placed in Jail. Early last
spring Dick Brown, his brother, was
arrested on the same charge and held
over to the grand jury by Commission
er Lindsey. Both the Browns are now
in the Daviess county Jail. The men
are said to have operated a moonshine
still near Meeting Creek postofice, in
Breckenridge county. The still was
raided and destroyed by Deputy Mar
shall Nichols and other officers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
Send in your Subscription now.
Liquor Licenses in Meade.

A. E. Guedry made application for
tavern license to sell liquor at Enron
Monday in the County Court. Judge
Hagan refused to grant license on the
ground tnat local option prevailed in
said town. Mr.. Guedry was granted
an appeal and the case will be tried
in the Circuit Court.
J. E. Mattingly was granted tavern
license to sell liquor at Concordia.
Protest OF Iii Brown. James Stephen
son, W. A. DuTblE, Thos. Elder, E.
W. Davis, Mark Hardin and T. j.,
Roberts was filed against the granting
of said license
Paul Mills was granted distiller S
license to sell brandy at his distillery
near Rhodelia. Meade County Mes
senger.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
Monthly Crop Report.

The monthly report of the State
AgrI cultural Department tor August,
showing the condition of the crops,
especially wheat and tobacco is, in
brief, as follows:
The corn crol promises a full aver
age. The yield Of wheat is much below
an average and the grain is not good.
Much of it threshed tough and show
ing sprout,d grains The oat crop,
barring damage done by excessie mois-
ture, is a full one. Burley tobacco is
below the average of the last five
wears. Condition also below average.
Dark tobacco, compared with five
years ago, is much below. Condition
is low on account of lack of proper cul
tivatiUn and water soDbing.
Comp respect for average crop >
years ...,..... .....'...'..'.'I Ul
Wheat-Per cent. of yield compared
with average ..................... 80
Wheat-Quality Of berry .,........SS
Oats-Per cent of yield compared
with average. ...................9 ~
Burley-Prospect for average crop )
years ............,,..,,., w
Condition of crop August .s5
Dsrk-Prospect for average crop 5
Dark-Condition Of crop August /. S3.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
CHAS. REDMAN'S SERVICES
To NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of 40's-
II. l.. Bell Writes From Custom.

Ohas. Redman and family, formerly
of Irvington, visited Mrs. Redman's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. q. W. Smith,
before leaving for their new home in
Tennessee. Mr.. Red man is an educated
business man and leaves a great many
friends who regret to give him up IS
neighbor and friend. He has been in
the service of the l. H., q st. l.
railroad company for the past ten or
twelve years. and served as police
Judge in the town of Irvlngton, hsloing
to build his town from only scanty
number up TO beautiful little town
with a population of six hundred.
MI and Mrs Ed. Y. Peak, of
Louisville, spent week with their
old friend, r. J. Patterson. Mr.. Peak
is a great hunter and dog fancier and
his wife is very fond of travelling, an d
she frequently accompanies her nus:
band to different parts of the country
on his hunting expeditions. Trey
have visited nearly every state east of
the Mississippi river. MI. Peak hiss
spent his life in the Falls City and
says he remembers the town long be-
fore IL had elsctrlc cars and automo.
biles, for he lived at Fifth and Broad
way and only had to look South across
the street to see large forest trees. He
also tells of great many interesting
things that existed there away back in
the 40's. During his boyhood he lived
down near Portland and was person
ally acquainted with a great many of
the steamboat captains and pilots, and
having no canal and no street car lire
then, the passengers on the boats were
carried from Portland to Louisville in
hacks. The cargoes OF freight were
hauled ON drays which sometimes
made professions halt mile in length.
Ernest Smith has gone to Cincinnati
where he has a position as travelling
salesman.
Eugene Smith was at home from
Chicago. He is one of the foremost
railroad men of the west, having SER
we'd in nearly every capacity in the
railroad world. He has been in every
State In the union
II. L. Bell, Guston, KY.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16

because of advices received by
Southern supporters of prominent
bear operator in the cotton market in
New York that he has Wall-st. back of
him and will put prices of cotton
down this week to 8 cents and next
week still lower, farmers all over the
South are putting on buttons reading,
"We Will Bust Wsll-st.'
",Oficers OF the Southern Cotton
Association have sent Drodcsst procla4
nations to farmers ordering them 60
hold cotton fol- ~ cents. Many farmers
who have taken their crop to town
have hauled it back home, and say
they will burn 1t before they will sell
it at less than that price.
Farmers are breaking quarantine
rules to attend the meetings. Spot
men are buying futures, believing in
the farmers determination to hold tor
higher prices. Southern bankers have
offered the Cotton ASSOCIATION all
money needed to assist in tn fight.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
OF HEART DISEASE
W. @. THOMAS DIED
Declared ChaS. Pate After His
ArreSt-WaS SuperStitiOuS And
He Left Hancock For GraySOn.

In the greensboro Messenger last
Wednesday morning vas the follow
ing:
81 did not kill Mr. Thomas. He
died of heart disease, I left there be
cause I was superstitious." This state
ment was III ade yesterday at the Texas
depot by Chas. Pate, charged with the
killing of William o. Thomas, of Can
Melton, Ind, few miles above Haw es-
Vile on July 81. Pate was in the
custody of Sheriff Bannon, of Hancock
county He was arrested in Grayson
county late Monday afternoon by the
sheriff and brought to Owensboro on
the Illinois Central road on Tuesday
morning. The sheriff and his prison
err remained in the city all day and
left for Hawesville on the 1886 p. NJ.
Texas" train,
Thomas was a prominent stone con-
tractor OF Southern Indiana. His home
was at Cannelton. He had a quarry on
the "Texas" road above Hawesville.
Pate and his family lived near the
quarry. 1t is said that the men had a
difficulty over the possession of house.
1t is alleged that Pate kicked Thomas
in the stomach The man, who was
over sixty years of age, staggered from
the Rouse and walked few PAGES and
fell to the ground dead.
Pate left the scene of the tragedy and
all efforts to locate him for few days
seemed in vain. His wife refused to
talk about the affair and she was arrest
ed and lodged in the Hawesville Jail. 1t
was thought that she was connected
with the trial and she was given an ex-
aiming trial and held to the grand
jury.
Sheriff Bannon heard that Pate had
gone to Grayso1 county. He lett
Hawesville on Monday morning for the
place where he thought Pate was hid
ing. He reached the house at mid
night and after gaining admittance inn
mediately placed Pate under arrest be-
fore he had time to resist.
Pate attracted no li:tle attention OIL
the streets Tuesday. He is a rather
large man and wore an enormous straw
hat His beard was long and he ap-
peared as though he had had but little
rest during the past week.
The prisoner denied emphatically
that he killed Thomas. He said that
he had been working for Thomas for
fur yeSr3 and seemed surp rised that he
should be accused of tn deed. His
only explanation or the mans death
was that he was that he died of heart
disease II. declared that he was sup
ersGtious and did not care to remain
about the house after Thomas died.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-16
Brigham Says
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE
lydia e PinkIIaE11'S
Vegetable Compound

The wonderful power of Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind is not be-
cause il is a Stimulant. not because il
IS pal liativc. but simply because it is
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
structOr ever discovered TO act directly
upon the generative organs, positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor
Marvellous cures are reported from
all parts Of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses who
have witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due.
II physicians dared 20 be frank and
open, hundreds of themwould acknowl-
edge that they constantly prescribe
lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in severe cases of female ills, as
they know by experience IL can be re-
lied upon to effect a cure. The follow
ing letter proves it.
DR.. S. c. Brigham, OF Brigham
Park, Fitch burg, Mass, writes
ut gives me great pleasure 10 say that I
have found Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound very efiicacious, and often pre-
scribe il in my practice for female difficulties.
Ny oldest daughter found it very beneh-
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youngest daughter is now taking it for a fe-
male weakness, and is surely gaining in health
and strength.
~ freely advocate it as a most reliable spe-
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ject, and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with pain
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Tor fiatulence), ieucorrhea, falling, in
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thousands to health. Every suffering
woman should ask for and follow her
advice il she wants to be strong and
well.