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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
Caught Many Suckers.

Mr.. E. &. Lewis, who is publisher of
the Woman's Farm journal at st. Louis,
Mo-, one of the largest and most eXten-
sive mail order papers in the United
States, conceived the idea of starting a
mail order bank, the stock to be held in
small sums by the readers of his journal
throughout the United States. SO we'll
did he S succeed in advertising this scheme
and promoting it at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition at st. Louis, that he
induced thousands Of people to part
With snail amounts OF their savings and
entrust them to him with which to con-
duct banking institution. He agreed,
In the literature Which he sent out,
that he would put up dollar on his
own capital for every dollar contributed
by the stockholders of the bank.
Money flowed in freely so that he sue
ceeded in collecting nearly two millions
or dollars. The money was to be loaned
by committee selected from the
officers of the other banks in the city of
st. Louis. The attorney general of
Missouri started an investigation and
concluded that the postoilice author
tiles OF the United States should know
something about the methods being
pursued by Mr. Lewis. A fraud order
was issued by the postotlice depart
ment stopping delivery of mail to MIR.
Lewis and his st. Louis bank. Upon
Investigation, it was found that Mr..
Lewis had loaned to himself and to the
various interests which he represented,
about 100000 of the money which he
had collected for the shares of stock sold
in the bank and instead Of committee
OF bankers passing upon these loans,
MIR. Lewis proved to be the whole thing,
and not only managed the bank but
loaned himself the money which belong
cd to the bank. Tie matter is now
under investigation by the federal au.
thorities and we shall know the result
latter on.
All of the above furnishes food for
thought inasmuch as it proves the
power of what iudicious advertising is,
and also demonstrates the fact that the
suckers are not all dead yet. And that
the man who is looking for some place
to send his money away from home to
do business, will not only part with it
for merchandise but will also hand it
over to any fakir for investment pur-
poses who puts up the right kind OF
a talk. 1t shows also that there are
people foolish enough to prefer to
do business with people who are strang-
ers to them and about whom they know
nothing rather than to entrust their
business to people who are regularly
established in trade in their home town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
Bio Corn Jubilee.

All arrangements have been made for
the big Corn Jubilee which will be held
under the auspices of the corn clubs Of
Garden Grove, Weldon and Leroy, at c..
A. Davis fine grove, three miles north
west of Garden Grove on Saturday of
this week. Hon. Henry Wallace, editor
OF Wallace's Farmer, will be the prin-
cipal speaker, both the Garden Grove
and Weldon bands will be present, as
we'll as qua tets and other music. A
rub game OF base ball will be played be-
tween the married men and single men
OF Pleasant Ridge, they having already
played four games this season and hon
ors are even. A cordial invitation is
extended to everybody in Decatur
county to attend this big picnic, and
all arc asked to bring some of their best
corn and other farm products to aid in
the display which will be made. There
will be refreshments on the grounds,
but no liquor or graft games of any kind
will be allowed. Club Davis and Jim
Brown are the reception committee and
George Young and David Keller mar
shals
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
Clarence Townsend in Trouble.

Clarence Townsend, a we'll known
young man of Decatur City, is in
trouble at Des Moines, over securing
money from bank on checks which he
drew on the Decatur City bank, and
which were not honored as he had no
money on deposit with which to meet
them. Mondays Des Moines papers
tell of his arrest at Ct.nteaxIille by
Detective McNutt, where he had been
stopping with friend. Young Town
send has been writing insurance and
has been quite successful. During
state tair week the company he repre-
sented invited himself asad wife to Des
Moines to spend fair week at their
expense. They were i'm Des Moines
for over week, and when they started
home Townsend told his wife he was
going into the smoker for time, but
instead it seems he left the train north
OF Osceola and took the north bound
train back to Des Moines. ARRIVING in
Des Moines it is said he commenced
drinking heavily, and running short of
money drew checks ON the Decatur CITY
bank of which his father is cashier and
secured between $500 and $4OO from
the Iowa National Bank, ON the checks.
The Decatur City hank refused to
honor the checks and the Des Moines
bank filed information against him and
detectives were put ON his trail, finally
locating him at Ceaterville, where he
was arrested Sunday and taken to Des
Moines. He will have a hearing before
Justice Duncan this week.
Young Townsend is an exceptionally
bright young man, but Hike many others
he has let the curse of drink ruin him.
This is not his first ofense in this line,
aud his father has spent a large sum of
money in saving him from prosecution
i'm the past.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
THE M. f. CONFERENCE
Returns DR.. A. M. Pitcher to Leon
Charge for Another Year. The
District Appointments.

The annual session of the Des Moincs
Methodist Conference which was in
session at Osccola all of last week,
closed Monday when the appointments
were announced for the coming year by
Bishop Warren. 1t is a source of great
pleasure to the people of Leon, both in
and out OF the church, that DR.. A. NJ.
Pitcher, the pastor of the Leon Nj. T..
church is returned to this charge for
another year. He has mace an
able pastor, one of the best ever sta
tionel in this city, and both himself and
wife have made many warm friends dur
ing their years residence in this city. AT
the close of conference DR.. and Mrs.
Pitcher went to Dixon, Ill.,, to visit IL
few days with relatives. They expect
to retnrn to Leon the latter part of this
week and DR.. Pitcher will occupy the
pulpit as usual next Sunday morning
and evening.
Rev. c. l.. Nye, a former pastor Of
this city, was transferred from Nevada
to Wesley church in Des Moines, Rev.
W. B. Thompson is returned to Bedford.
Rev. w. G. Hollansheldt is presiding
elder Of the Creston district, with head
quarters at lndianola, Rev. Heckathorn
is transferred from Decatur to Davis
City, Rev. Bingaman going from Davis
City to Cromwell, Rev. W. Fl. Shipman
is transferred from Osceola to Guthrie
Center.
Following is a list of the appoint
ments in the Charlton district:
3. f. Miller, Charlton, Ia, presiding
elder; Alton, E. S. Menoher; Allerton,
w. Fl. Larrick; Arispe, to be supplied;
Blocllton, Alfred Knoll; Cambria, Ed L.
Stone; Charlton, d. G. Franklin; Colum-
bia, A. l.. Bates; Corydon, H. P. Dudley;
Corydon circuit to be supplied; Davis
City, A. G. Heckathorn; Decatur, G.. T.
Roberts; Derby, John Harmed; Diagonal,
G. w. Wood; Elston, John Edwards; Gar
den Grove, J. W. Goodsell: Grand River,
w. B. Cox; Humeston, Lewis Bradford;
kellerton, G. w. Palmer; Knowlton, r.
j. Tenant; Lacona, A. ID. Davis: Leon,
A. NJ. pilcher; Lineville, Orville How
ard; Milo, J. L. johnson; Mount Ayr, 7.
j. Ream; Mount Ayr circuit to be sup
piled; Murray, L. G. Newland; Oakley,
Q. w. Brown; Osceola, A. A. Walhurn;
Promise City, Fred T. Stevenson; Redd-
ing, G. c. wilkins; Russell, A. III. Rusk;
Seymour, William e. Hardaway; Shan
non City, c. E. Bennett; Tingley, NJ. r.
Talley; Van Vert, John G. Olson; We'll
don. W. L. Holly; Woodburn, A. w. ARM
strong.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
presbytery In Session.

The I'D stated meeting of the
Presbytery of Des Moines is neing held
in the Presbyterian church in this city
as this paper goes to press and the
town is filled with ministers and elders
OF the church. The Presbytery OF Des
Moines comprises the south central
part OF the state, the counties being
Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Madison, Warren,
Marion, Mahaska, Clarke, Lucas, Mon
roe, Decatur. Wayne, and Appanoose,
with an additional church in hecounties
of Marshall and Guthrie. There are 50
churches in the Presbytery and At
ministers at this time, there being
about fifty churches represented at this
meeting. The session opened Tuesday
evening with an eloquent sermon by
Rev. r. R. Marquis, D. d., of Winterset,
the retiring moderator, followed by
the election of moderator, and other
officers, Rev. Winthrop Allison, of Abba
being chosen modec tor, and Rev. X. +.
Chambers, OF Newton, vice moderator.
Rev. A. w. Mcconnell, ID. d., of Des
Moines, is stated clerk and Rev. ]. w.
Day, ID. d., of Res Moines permanent
clerk. Wednesdays session opened at
$3.50 a. m. with devotional services, and
the entire day will be occupied in
transacting business of the session.
This Wednesday, evening DR.. VIM
Carter, pastor OF the 1st Presbyterian
church at Kansas City, will deliver an
address Evangelism" He is fluent
speaker and his address is looked upon
as great treat to which the public is
cordially invited. The session will
close at noon Thursday in order to allow
the visitors to return to their home on
the afternoon trains.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
With Christ.

Dwightie Odell Karns. Our darling
Dwightie is gone from home, gone from
us all, never to be with us here aud i'm
the family circle any more in this life.
But blessed be God there can be fam
lily reunion in the next world il we put
our trust in God and serve Him.
He is dead yet liveth. He suffered
gr, atty; how much no human knows-
The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away.
We all miss him, the dear mother more
than all. He loved her and was always
with her. There is vacant place in
the home, the dear form is gone, the
CHEEKY voice will be heard no more; the
smile, the laugh, the jest we will see
and hear no more. He was a friend to
all and was dearly loved by all who
knew him. He leaves four little broth
ers to mourn his departure, ages four,
six, eight and ten years old. In the
last hour Of his stay here he held out
his beautiful, beckoning hands to papa
and mamma asking them to come unto
him. And may this scene prove to be
the means of leading all who saw it to
Christ.
Dwighs Odell Karns, youngest child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard S. Karns, was
born in Woodland, Decatur Co., Iowa'
June 10, 1903; he departed this life Sep
tember II, 1905, at 2 O'clock, aged two
years, three months and two days, his
death being caused from cholera in
infantum. He was laid to rest Wednes-
day evening in the Big Springs cemetery.
Services were conducted by Elmer Bay
and Brother Edgington.
At rest with Christ above
Where all is peace and love;
He's standing with beckoning haads,
Calling dear to the Heavenly lands
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending Sept. 1S, 1905.
Des M0ines, Iowa.
The week was warmer than usual,
with more than the normal amount of
elouainess, and very heavy rainfall in
the southwestern fourth of the state
The daily mean temperature WAS 3 to 3
degrees above normal. In the larger
part OF the state conditions were fairly
good for all immature crops, the chief
drawback being the lack OF sunshine to
hasten maturity OF belated portions of
the corn crop. In considerable portions
of the state the bulk of this crop is fair
iy well matured, and cutting is in pro-
gress in all sections where siios are
used and corn fodder is utilized. For
the state at large more than two-thirds
is beyond danger of serious harm by
frost. The late planting needs the bal
ance Of the month and dry weather to
develope sound, merchantable co n.
The damage by wind in limited areas
WILL lessen the output somewhat and
render harvesting more difficult. Gen
orally, there has been good progress in
fall plowing. More than the usual
acreage of fall wheat has been sown.
Pasturage is at it's best for this time of
the year. Reports as to late potatoes
are not satisfactory, though the output
is likely to be near the state average
Late fall and winter apples have suff-
cred from windstorms, but there was
not much fruit to lose. A fair grape
harvest is being secured. Garden truck
is abundant.
Ii you want the best five cent cigar
on the market try a Scottisba Rite
All dealers in Leon sell them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
Sd Iowa Cavalry Reunion.

Sixteenth reunion of the third Regi-
ment Iowa Cavalry in connection with
the 30th Iowa Infantry will be held at
Winterset, Iowa, October 4th, 5th and
9th, 1905. The good people of Winter
set have made ample arrangements to
entertain free all members of said
regiments who attend. An earnest
invitation is extended.
T. c. GiLPIN Pres.
E. j. SANKEY Sec.
Third Iowa Cavalry Association.
Southern Iowa papers please copy.
DR.. Morris, the dentist. has Offices
in the Biggs' block opposite DIR. Fox
worthy's office. Give him a call.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21

Joe L. Warner, jeweler and optician
opposite Farmers & Traders State Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21
Real Estate Transfers

from Sept. 9TH to Sept. 18th, 1905, as re-
ported by Stephen Varga:
Alex Watson to Jonathan e. Bay
lots in Leon. ..............-......... 500
II. G.Arnold to William E. Duck
worth lots in Garden Grove. 100
Francis F. Bedier to Gurley
George land in Center ....... 5744
d. F. Nicholson to Martha A.
Young lots in Lamont ............. 400
Ambrose N. Arney to John f.
Robinson 24O acres in Frank
lin. - . ............ 1a40l
Il. Baker to William Ii. Baker
80 acres in Grand River ........ 1900
William Anderson to George
Fowler lots in Lamont ..... l4l
Jacob Allen to Nevada Frink
lots in Lamont ... ............... 4G;
Mary E. Walton to Joseph ".
Walton land in Eden .............. .32O(
j. Edward Hammond to N. G..
Whistler 4S acres M M.Richland 1896
Seth E. Webster Heirs to Mary
E. Walton 120 acres in Eden. 4O0(
John Henderson to G. e. Ammons
81 acres in Decatur ...... 1900
Ira NJ. Sears to Bert Adair 120
acres in Morgan ........... 420C
Thomas Baker to O. f. Reed 80
acres in Burrell ..................- 2sot
NJ. l.. CoZad to j. B. and Elizabeth
Kentner 40 acres in Morgan 12Ot
Noble Moody to r. A.Sigler and
G. M. Keller 16C acres in Long
Creek ......... ....- 1o4O(
Ollie Coffin to Edward Coffin 10
acres in Center ........................ 12o(
Ira A. Barthalow to Louisa
Trisler lots in Weldon 80(
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-21

Millinery, we'll we should say so, at
Thompson & Warmers store on Friday
and Saturday of this week, the dates
of their grand opening, and there is
nothing new in this line which will not
be on display. 1t costs you nothing to
come in and see what the styles are and
you will be surprised at the moderate
prices at which the new hats are selling
this season. Remember the dates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FALLS UNDER CLOUD
Members Of Government Bureau Said
To Be Interested in Mining
4.--A-AA Magazine =

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 1.-The geo
logical survey. a bureau under the in
terror department, is to be investigated
by the Kuh commission on charges
that its officials own stock in the Min;
ing World, journal published in Chi
cagO. and that they have exploited in
that paper certain scientific theories
and discoveries which they have OBJ
tanned at the expense Of the United
States.
\ big fuss has been made by other
magazines. who declare they are being
Disseminated against They declare
paid officers of the United States are
using for their individual profit infOr-
nation which they obtained at the eX-
pense of the government and which
rightly belongs to the people IL is
charged that four of the seven direct
ors of the Mining World company are
officials OF the geological survey. and,
in addition to receiving their dividends,
they are under engagement to write
exclusive articles for the magazine.
Among geological survey officials
who are directors of the Mining World
are r. G. EckIe. David 7. Day. and E-
W. Parker Parker was a member Of
President Roosevelts coal strike arbi-
tration board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
Registration for Uintah
Homes Begins With
Rush.
CONTINUES NINE DAYS
People Line Up BY Hundreds at
Various Places Where
Names Are Entered.

Denver. Aug. l. Advices from
Grand Junction. Col. and Vernal. Price
and Provo. Utah, indicate the work of
registering applicants for homesteads
in the Uintah reservation is proceed
ing in an orderly manner. Registration
opened at and continues for II days.
stand Long in Line.
Thousands of people were in line at
the registration places, although early
registration affords no advantages 10
the applicants. as the land will be dis
tributed by drawing. which will begin
Aug. Il.
\ dispatch from Grand Junction
says 5000 strangers have already ar
rived At that city. and most of them in
tend TO register. About 400 men spent
the night in line at the auditorium
where the registration is being held.
The first man in line was William Way
back. of Ouray, Col
Return to Same Places.
Those left in line when the registra-
ton is closed at each evening will
receive tickets emitting them to their
places in line the next day. Several
churches have been converted into
sleeping apartments for the strangers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
Luxury for weather Bureau.

The weather bureau, which is pTesid-
ed over by Willis l.. Moore, must eX-
plain something. Frequent reference
has been made ia the past three years
to d summer annex to the weather bu-
reau, which Mr. Moore is establishing
in the Blue Ridge mountains in Nir-
ginia II is said a sum appToXimating
800. 900 already has been spent on this
establishment by the department, and
this without special authority from
congress. The latter appropriates an
nually a lump sum for new buildings
for the weather service. o. these funds
Mr.. Moore is said TO have taken each
year for three or four years,a good slice
10 erect a pTetentious group of build
ings. which now constitute the Blue
Ridge mountain summer annex 10 the
weather bureau. To this annex some
of the department officials and their
families and friends retire Tor their
week end outings and for longer yaca-
tions during the heated spells when
Washington becomes too hot for com
fort. Fine horses and carriages are
kept at the summer annex. and it is
understood to be otherwise supplied
with all conyeniences and luxuries OF
a gentleman country house.
Secretary Wilson viii begin his house
cleaning by complete reorganization
of the crop statistics bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01

Invention
Thomas Edison's Storage
Battery Soon
Ready.
HALF WEIGHT OF OLD
Revolution in Use of Electric
Power for Traction Pur-
poses Promised.

Chicago, Aug. Thomas A Edison
makes the unqualified declaration that
he has solved the problem of providing
cheap and serviceable electric traction
for vehicles. He says:
Well Tested.
'By October my light battery will be
ready for the market and we will be
ready TO equip automobiles of all de-
scriptiOns. To reach a definite conclu-
sion of its possibilities. l manufactured
1900 cells and equipped 160 convey.
ances of all descriptions. In Washing
ton we attached the batteries to a num-
Der of express delivery wagons with a
result that after many months the cost
of operation has been found to be So
per cent of that of horses.
Marks New Era.
81 am prepared to make the unquali-
fed statement that the Edison battery
will revolutionize the storage battery
problem. 1t will weight just one-half
the present battery in general use and
will be about the same size, though it
stands somewhat higher in its proper
ton than the other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
Widow of ZeigIer, Baking
Powder King, Gets
$2,5OO,OOO.
THE COURT APPROVES
Adopted Son in UndiSputed
Possession of Balance
of Estate.

New York, Aug. by the payment
of $4,000. 900 to the widow of the late
William Zeigler, the Zeigler will con-
test was settled today. Justice Geig-
rich of the supreme court. authorized
Justice Gaynor, executor of the estate.
to pay Mrs. Ziegler 100000 in cash,
and 5000 shares of the Royal Baking
Powder company stock. vaIued at ST.
100000
Adopted Son Consents.
William Ziegler, the 14-year old
adopted son of the testator, consented
to this settlement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
Quarantine Shuts Off New
Orleans On the
West
ON ACCOUNT OF FEVER
Circulars Quote Physician as
Saying Freight Cannot
Carry Disease.

New Orleans. Aug. Little change
characterized the yellow fever situa
tion today. OF five cases mentioned in
the official report of the board of
health, only three are above Canal
street. Today's reports Of GONZALES.
cents is especially encouraging, and it
is becoming evident that with careful
treatment the present visitation of few
er will be shorn of many of it's terrors.
Reports from the bedsides were that
those other than Italians were steadily
yielding TO treatment.
Texas Cut on.
The announcement by DR. Tabor of
Texas of a quarantine against the state
of Louisiana will practically prevent all
passenger traffic to Texas from New
Orleans.
Freight is Harmless.
New Orleans. Aug Thousands of
circulars are to be sent through the
south by business men of New Orleans
containing an emphatic declaration by
Or. J. II. White, of the United States
marine hospital service, that freight
cannot carry yellow fever infection.
No shooting mt LumbertOn.
DR. Lebaron in charge of the deten-
tion camp at Lumberton, Miss. wired
here that the report that five Italians
were shot or killed by the guard there
is absolutely false
Three More Gases.
Three new cases and one death from
yellow fever were reported to noon to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
For Policy Holders.
ISRAEL ZANGWILL LEADS
BOLTOF ZIONIST DELEGATES
Heads Territorialists Who Desired
Uganda Offer Accept
ed.

BasIe. Switzerland. Aug. 1.-Because
of Sundays riotous meeting the Zion
ist congress has been prohibited by the
police from holding all night sittings.
The terriJorialists have left the con
gress and are holding separate meet
ings and issuing pamphlets bitterly at
tacking the leading officials of the con
gress, who are charged with securing
a majority against the Uganda offer by
permitting electoral Irregularities and
falsifications, especially in Russia.
The secessionists number only some
thirty, including Israel Zangwil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
HOCH LACKS REQUIRED CASH
ST. Louis Editor Sends Only 500 to
Aid Bigamist.

Chicago. Aug. Johann Hoch, the
reprieved "Bluebeard," received a let
ter yesterday from the editor of the ST.
Louis newspaper who had promised to
raise s400 to assist in the appeal of
his case. 1t contained a check for 500
and explained that after the governor
declined tc aid the bigamist last Thurs
day the writer returned all except $100
to the subscribers. He will make an
other effort TO raise the other $500.
Hoch was annoyed by this, and also on
learning that his last wife. Emily Fisch-
er HOch, is in New York exhibiting
herself in a dime museum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
BUTCHERS FORM A
NATIONAL UNION
Two Old Organizations Disband to En-
able New to Be Or
ganized.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug. 1.-Neces-
sary steps towards the organization of
the United National Union of Butchers
were taken today when the Master
Butchers Association of America and
the National Meat Dealers Association
of America held meetings TO wind up
their affairs. Each association voted
to disband and a formal organization
of the United association followed lal-
er in the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
AMANA SOCIETY IS1
UPHELD BY COURT
Action to Dissolve Corporate Exist
ence for OVerreaching Power
Dismissed.

Iowa City, Aug. 1.-Judge Byrns, of
the district court, today dismissed an
action to dissolve the corporate exist
ence of the Amana society, said to be
the largest communistic organization H.
existence. The society owns immense
interests. chiefly farm lands and fac
tories 1t was alleged the society is
exceeding it's rights as a benevolent as
SOciatiOn