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Arizona republican., 1905-04-10

continue to suffer rather than submit to examinations which so many physi- clans propose in order to intelligently treat the disease; and this is the req son why so many physicians fail to cure female disease.
 i This is also the reason why thousands upon thousands of women are cOrre- spending with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. To her they can confide every detail of their illness, and from her great knowledge, obtained from years of experience in treating female ills, Mrs. Pinkham can advise women more wisely than the local physician.
 Read how Mrs Pinkham helped Mrs. T. c. Willadsen, of Manning, Ia. She writes:
 Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
 q can truly say that you have saved my life, and | cannot express my gratitude in words Before 1 wrote to you telling you how felt I had dOctored for over two years steady. and spent lots of money 1n medicines besides but it all failed to do me any good. l had female trouble and would daily have faint ing spells, backache, bearing down pains, and my monthly periods were very irregular and finally ceased. 1 wrote to you for your ad- vice and received a letter full of instructions just what to do, and also commenced to take Tvdis F Pinlham's Vegetable Compound and I have been restored to perfect health. Had it not been for you would have been in my grave today"
 Mountains of proof establish the fact that no medicine in the world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound for restoring women's health.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
SHUNTTEG A FLOOD
What the Farmers of the Black Car-
 yOn Road Will Do.

Unless there is a concerted move ment in this part of the valley against the flood waters Of Cave Creek the farmers along the Black Canyon road who have been most affected by the flood will undertake to protect them selves in such a way that a great deal of damage will be done to other parts of the valley.
 They have ascertained that they can do it without a great deal of expense. in fact at an expense Of not more than $500 and some estimates place the amount at not more than $250. There is a backbone running across the coun- try in[ a northeasterly and southwest erly direction this side of the Arizona canal. But for two depressions in this back bone the flood waters of Cave Creek would be turned upon the desert in a southwesterly direction but when they come down in great volume they break through at a point slightly west of north of the Black Canyon road and at another point north of Alhambra.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10

The first depression is not a very long one and it is originally figured that if it were strongly built up to a height of two or two and a half feet the wa ter wOuld be turned away.
 In that case a part of it would be turned toward the depression north of Alhambra and part would flow east erly to another depression north of the city so that the flood would then en- velop the country about the Indian school and would sweep down Center street. There is no way to prevent the farmers of the Black Canyon road from doing this since self preservation is the first law of nature.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10

Giors, throwing him against the tim bers of the shaft. The body of the unfortunate man was forced between the decending cage and the wall of the compartment, through a space scarce ly four inches wide and deposited on the upper deck.
 SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSIoN- The Sunday school excursion to the tunnel on the Phoenix & Eastern rail- road on Saturday, was the finest kind of a success though it was not so large ly attended as some of the former ex- cursions have been. That perhaps made it even more enjoyable for those who did go. There was a goodIy number from Phoenix and the crowd was fur ther augmented both in Tempe and Mesa so that two more coaches were used than was expected in the early morning. The day was a delightful one and the deserts were golden with poppies in many places and a wealth of other flowers. Though it rained here in the valley there was no rain beyond a point ten miles east of Mesa and the rain here in the valley was over be- fore the picnickers got back to it. There was no accident or any untoward in cident to mar the pleasure of the oc- casion and everybody had a delightful time even General Agent Landis, who is known around the world for his se- date and melancholy disposition and who accompanied the excursion party to see that the train deported itself as it ought to on an occasion of that kind.
 THE VALUE OF A FAVOR-Prob- ably no man can tell with certainty the penalty that will follow the re- fusal of a favor and in the light Of the following those why need the nor al should resolve hereafter never to refuse anybody anything. Once upon time the city council rented a house of James McCarty at Five Points to be used for fire department and police purposes. that fact being mentioned in the lease. But the lease expired last September and the city now occupies the premises only by virtue of it's month to month privilege, the owner not having chosen to oust the city and in fact having no desire to do so. But it tFanspired that Captain Hi Me Donald in charge of the Five~Points police station, sometime ago permit ted the building to be used as sleep ing place by an old man who in con sideratiOn attends the telephone for him and summons the captain when he
 
 also chanced that Mir. McCarty, who is an enthusiastic member of the Five Points fire company, requested the old man some weeks ago to hang up cer-- tain pictures in the fire room that had been provided for that purpose. He refused to do so on the ground that Captain Mcdonald had never ordered him to do so and he was true to his chief. Recently the old man, who is shoemaker by trade. opened a cobbler shop in the office. Now MT. McCarty calls the attention of the council to the fact that the property was leased by him for fire and police purposes, not for a shoe shop. He adds paTen- theticalIy, however that if the shoe maker had hung his pictures he might have run a shoeshop> in the place for twenty years without a protest from the owner, so long IS the city was sat isfied.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10

Son of Mckinney. 2-11H. known to be the best trotting blood and recog- nized as the best sire au his age In the United States.
 Is HOO pounds Russell Nc has shown in his 3 year old form, quarter in S5 all and see this horse before you book DR. H. O. RAMSEY, Owner,
 Cor. First Ave. and Jeffs Ss-
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
A WOMAN'S ORDEAL
 BREADS DOcTOR's QUESTIONS
Thousands Write to MrsPinkhan, Lynn, Mass, and Receive Valuable Advice Absolutely Confidential and Free

There can be no more terrible ordeal to delicate, sensitive, refined woman than to be obliged to answer certain questions in regard to her private ills, even when those questions are asked by her family physician, and many
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
FLESH BUILDER

The liver of the cod fish produces oil that is a won derful flesh builder. No fat or oil can compare with it in that respect. To get the best out oft, it must be emulsifed and made like cream. In Scott's Emul- sion it is prepared in the best possible form to pro- duce the best possible re- suits. Thirty years have proven this.
 We'll send you sample free.
 SCOTT & BOVINE, 4O9 Pearl Street. New York.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Corn Belt Meat Producers.

President Fred Woolley of the Decatur
County Farmers Institute is doing lot
of hard work trying to get the farmers
of this county interested in the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association, and
has arranged for another meeting to be
held at Garden Grove on Saturday,
April 9th, at which time Mr.. jerome
Smith, of Corning, the director of the
association for the eighth district will
be present. 1t is to be hoped that
there will be a large attendance at this
meeting, and we desire to urge upon
the farmers of that locality the import
ance of attending and lending their aid
to this worthy project. This associa-
tion has already accomplished great
good for the stock raisers of Iowa, and
is only getting fairly commenced. If
the farmers and stock raisers are going
to secure their rights and fair prices
for their products they must organize.
Don't forget the date of the Garden
Grove meeting and make special effort
to be present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Speaks Well of Leon Attorneys.

The Osceola Sentinel of this week
has the following to say Of attorneys
Geo. w. Baker and A. P. Olsen of this
city who prosecuted the case against
Dr. Crofford in that city:
Attorney Baker, of Leon, closed for
the state. Baker is one of the most
tireless workers we ever saw in court
and his address, like his work on the
case before showed minuteness Of de-
tail and the mastery of his case was re-
markable. He allows nothing to escape
him and his arguments were terse,
pointed and convincing. A. P. Olsen
who had charge of the prosecution was
for four years county attorney of Deca-
tur county and made one of the best
records that any such official can show
in southern Iowa. During his term he
prosecuted eight murder and man
slaughter cases, more than all of the
county attorneys prior to- him had had
in that county and in six of them he Sc
cured convictions. With characteristic
energy and fearlessness he went after
the Grand River cattle thieves and sent
three OF them to the penitentiary after
the hardest fight ever put up in Grim
inal prosecution in southern Iowa. His
work on the Crofford case was of the
highest order and has merited and re-
ceived the highest praise from the bar
and press. Such battle of brains is
seldom seen as was this case and every
one OF the attorneys merited the high
est commentator,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
A Poor Wrestling Match.

There was a very small audience at
the opera house Saturday night to wit
ness what was billed as good match,
three in five falls, between James HI.
Alldredge, the Leon champion, and
"Shad" Lynch, of Illinois, and all who
did attend were greatly dissatisfied.
1t was after 10 o'clock before the pre-
iminary event was commenced, being
match between Willie Bradley and
Emmett Vanostrand, the boys putting
up lively struggle, the match being
won by Bradley in two straight falls.
1t was eleven o'clock before the touted
big match was called. W. C. Stempel be-
ing selected as referee. When Lynch
stepped out he looked pretty good
although it was evident that he was
carrying too much flesh, as he weighed
240 pounds, and knowing ones predicted
that Alldredge would be the winner.
The first fall went to Alldredge in five
minutes and 80 seconds, and after ten
again. Lynch was on the defensive
and went to the floor, but Alldredge in
a few seconds over three minutes Sc
cured fall and Referee Stempel an
nounced that the fall and match had
pSSh WoH Wy ALofeuSe. 1HOSe VINO
had paid to see the match under the
impression that it was three in five falls,
We're hardly in good humor and de-
manded that the match go on, but
Lynch stepped out and said that he
was in no condition to wrestle, having
been sick ever since he arrived in town
and that when he found that the match
was advertised as three'in five falls he
had refused to go on with Alldredge,
but had finally agreed to two in three
fall match. He said Alldfedge was a
better man than he was in his present
condition, but thought if he was in CON
dition he would be willing to meet ALL
dredge for a good sized wager. All
dredge said he was ready to wrestle
all night if his opponent was, but that
one man could not give wrestling
match.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Look cut for the CRATER.

We understand that travelling agent
for school supply house has been
working in Decatur county selling
mathematical blocks and. other school
supplies and reports are coming in of
irregular work. In Woodland township
it is said that the agent secured an
order for nine sets of the blocks at S25
per set,'a total of 1925 and it looks as if
the school board was stuck for the
amount although they are now trying to
get out of it. Only a few years ago this
graft was worked on several boards in
this county, and one township, Eden.
was compelled to pay the expenses OF a
suit in the district court growing out of
the order which was not secured at a
regular meeting of the board, but by
the agent visiting each member and
getting him to sign the order. 1t is
said that this is the plan adopted in
Woodland township. The county super
intendent of one of the largest counties
in the state has recently issued circu-
lar letter warning the county superin-
tendents and school officers against the
agent who is now working in this
county, and makes some very damaging
accusations against him. School officers
should be very careful about dealing
with travelling agents nnless they have
some assurances that they are not
grafters. 1t would be good plan for
rural boards to ask the advice of their
county superintendent before closing
such deals, for the county superintend-
ent is generally we'll posted on such
matters and in numerous instances
could save the boards considerable
trouble. School directors should re-
member that in no case have they any
fright to sign orders for the purchase Of
such supplies as individuals, the proper
way being for the entire board to meet
and taking action on the purchase as a
board and not as individual members.
The school laws expressly provide that
they must not do SO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
PRICE CASE REVERSED
The Supreme Court Holds That tie
was Tried Twice for the Same
History of Case.

/
The supreme court has ruled that
Geo. H. Price of Ringgold county, years
ago resident of Decatur county, hav.
ing been acquitted on the charge OF
rape, could not be again tried on a
second indictment charging him with
incest. Fridays Mt. Ayr News has the
following to say about the case which
has attracted great deal of public at
tention in Ringgold and Decatur
counties:
The case of George Fl. Price, who was
convicted of incest, was reversed
Wednesday by the state supreme court
on grounds that make it impossible to
try him again. This case has interested
the people of the county for several
years. Price lived in Monroe township
when the trouble began, but lately has
purchased and is running a livery sta
BILE at Diagonal.
The following brief report of the de-
cision is made in yesterdays Register
and Leader: "The supreme court yes
terday, Justice McClain dissenting,
decided that when the state elects to
try defendant for rape it cannot after
ward try him for incest. On this ground
George II. Price was given decision
yesterday. He was tried for rape and
found not guilty. Then the state con-
victed him Of incest and he appealed.
The court says that it is plain that he
cannot be convicted of the latter crime
if found not guilty of the former"
HISTORY OF THE CASE. =
The Price case was the subject of
wide and deep interest for long time.
Price was prominent in religious circles,
and when the case against him was de-
veloped it stirred the whole county,
the excitement being maintained during
all of the long time that the various
issues were on trial in the courts.
The trouble began in April, 1902, when
Prices step-daughter, Gertrude Black
more, was taken from his home by order
of court and placed in H. Bastow's
home in Mt. Ayr. At the April term of
court that year two indictments, one
each for rape and incest, were voted
against Price. He was acquitted on the
charge Of rape at the November term
of that year. At the February term of
1903 he was placed on trial under the
other indictment, and was convicted of
incest. He was given five-year SEN
tence by Judge r. l.. Parrish, but
promptly appealed to the supreme court
and meanwhile obtained his liberty by
giving bond in the sum of $4,000.
In the lower courts Mr.. Price was
represented by Spence & Smith of Mt.
Ayr and G. w. Hoffman of Leon. In the
appeal proceedings before the Iowa
supreme court the arguments were,
made by Attorney General Mullan for
the state and by Messrs. Smith and
Hoffman for the defense
One of Prices witnesses. O. w. Wilkie,
was fined for contempt Of court in car
rying communications to the Blackmore
girl while she was at Mr.. Bastows and
another of his witnesses, Howard Gray,
was indicted for perjury.
The girl is under the guardianship of
her uncle, Frank Landreth OF Creston,
who has been the chief support of the
prosecution. The fight between Price
and Landreth for control of the girl has
been almost as bitterly contested as the
criminal proceedings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Communicated.
Omaha. Neb., April 16, 1905.
HILL o1,, T1r,,

~. II. ttull, Leon, Iowa,
Dear Sir:-On March 31st I happen
ed to get hold of THE LEON REPORTER of
March 30, 1905, which is always great
treat to me, and about the first thing |
noticed on the first page was my dear
fathers obituary. and l. his son. knew
nothing of his death and burial until /
saw it in THE REPORTER. Dear editor
and friends you cannot begin to imagine
my feelings when l first glanced at the
head lines Of that notice, William Gro
gan, my dear old father dead and buried
and |, his son; Mike Grogan, here in
Omaha, only a few hour ride from Leon
did not get to see his dear and loving
face before it was placed beneath the
cold, cold clay. Oh ever dear and ven
cradle shade of my departed father look
down on the conduct of your forsaken
and suffering son, and see if even for a
moment have deviated from the plans in
which it was your care to instill into
my youthful mind which was truth,
honesty and the love and fear Of God.
No, dear people of Decatur county, YOU
who were at my fathers funeral know
was not there. No, my hard hearted
sister and spiteful brother-in-law, you
all know them, did not let me know of
it. Oh Heaven, how l would liked to
have seen him, but never can /
look on that dear loving face on this
earth again. / write this to let the
people of Leon and friends and relatives
of Decatur county know why was not
at my late lamented fathers funeral.
If they had let me know of his death
nothing would have kept ME away from
Leon. But if live will be in Leon to
attend the next term of court to get
justice for the wrong done me at the
January term of court last winter by
the dearest one on earth to me.
MIKE GRoGAN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
LITTLE MOTHER OF ERRIs6 BOYS
Miss Clare Lunbeck OF Iowa the
Angel of Industrial School.

A special writer in Mondays Chicago
Chronicle, writing from Eldora, Iowa,
has the following to say of the work Of
former we'll known Leon lady, Miss
Clare Lunbeck, who was recently APP
pointeda a special parole officer by the
state board of control to look after the
boys and girls who are paroled from the
state Industrial schools:
Miss Clare Lunbeck of Des Moines.
Iowa, is doing in Iowa for the boys of
the state industrial school what Mrs.
Ballington Booth is doing all over the
United States for the convicts from the
penitentiaries of the country. She Just
has been given list of forty boys from
the state industrial school at Eldora
who are to be paroled. The Eldora
school has regular system of merits
that are given for good behavior and
when a boy is ready to be paroled it is
because he has won his merits by good
behavior. At Eldora the boys look
forward to their parole with much an
ticipation. They know as we'll as the
superintendent when the. parole is com
ing and unlike the girls at the MITCHELL
vile school, are always anxious to get
out and go to their folks.
AS soon as list is prepared for
parole it becomes the duty of Miss
Lunbeck to investigate each case and
determine whether or not the home of
the boy is a proper place for the lad to
be sent to. Sometimes after the boy
has been placed in the school the par
ents move to some other state, or in
some cases are dead, and another home
must be found for the boy. In num-
ber of cases the home was responsible
principally for the boy going to the bad
and being sent to Eldora, so that anoth-
er home must be secured by Miss
Lunbeck for him to go to after he secures
the parole. In many cases Superintend-
ent Drake is familiar with the home of
the boy, SO that the services of Miss
Lunbeck are not needed.
After the list is given to her she
visits the Eldora school, becomes
with the lads and ascertains
all particulars about their homes, their
folks, their prospects of their being
happy and contented when they go
back, and then she visits each of the
boys homes before the visit. Miss
Lunbeck states that she always finds
the boys truthful in their portrayal of
their home and their people, although
they sometimes are prone to eNaggerate
the conditions. She has placed many a
boy in a good home or found employ
ment for him, and is beginning to be
looked up to by the unfortunate lads as
the Little Mother"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
sprague-Hamilton.

At high noon on Wednesday of this
week, at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Hamilton, on north
Church street, was solemnized the,
marriage of Mr.. Clarence N. Spragne
and Miss Laura Edith Hamilton, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. r.
r. Hopton, of Pella, brother-in-law of
the bride, in the presence of large
number of the relatives and friends of
the contracting parties.
The bride, who is one of the popular
young ladies' of this city, was beauti-
fully gowned in white Persian lawn,
and carried brides roses. Following
the ceremony and congratulations an
elaborate wedding dinner was served,
the table decorations being carnations
and smilax.
Nothing but words of praise can be
said for this estimable young couple
who have plighted themselves with
the holy bonds of matrimony. The
bride was born and raised in this city,
where she attended the Leon schools
and by her quiet and loving manners
has endeared herself to large circle of
friends. The groom is sturdy and
energetic young man who has resided
with his parents in Center township
for number Of years. After gradual
ing from the Leon High School he con-
Jinued his studies at the State Univer-
sity at Iowa City and also at Coe Col
lege at Cedar Rapids, and is we'll pre-
pared for battle with the adversities
of life and we predict that he will not
be among the defeated ones, for his
aims are high.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague will spend a
few days in this city and expect to
leave shortly for ST. John, WASH, where
they will make their future home. The
best wishes of all our people will go
with them, and we wish them unbound
ed happiness and prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Weather Crop Bulletin.
For the week ending April II, 19(

For the week ending April II, 1905.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The week was unseasonably cold, the
daily mean for the state being 6 to 10
degrees below normal, with heavy frosts
and ice in all districts. The minimum
temperature reported was 10 degrees
at Sibley, on morning of 14th. Except
in southern districts the precipitation
was light and mainly in form of snow.
Conditions have been generally IA
vorahle for farm work, and good prog
ress has been made finishing seeding
and plowing for corn, very large
acreage being in readiness for planting.
Growth of grass and termination of
seed has been retarded by cold weather.
Reports do not show material injury
to early seeded wheat, oats and barley
from effects of freezing. 1t is probable
that the earlier varieties of fruit have
been injured to some extent, especially
the southern half OF the state.
The general situation is favorable
and the season is still in advance Of the
average. The soil is in extra good con-
dition for working, with sufiicientamois-l
ture to start vegetation with normal
Farm work is we'll adj
vanced in all sections. -