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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
BurreIl

L. w. Gibbons was assessing in our
vicinity Monday and ate dinner with A.
Z. Finch's.
Ben Smith from Ringgold county is
still visiting friends and relatives in
our burg.
Herman Harmon hauled millet from
Alb Dyers Tuesday.
Lula Harmon visited Mrs. G. E. Finch
Tuesday.
Leonard Mullins hauled corn to Deca-
tur Monday and Tuesday.
Conrad Hoffman had business at We'll
don Tuesday.
Tom Daniels was Davis City caller
Tuesday.
Tom Willis and George McGahuey
were in our vicinity looking for hay
Wednesday.
I. |. Baker returned from a visit with
his parents south of Davis City Wednes-
day.
Lincoln Mcdowell is helping Alfred
Miller and Garfield Mcdowell chop
wood this week.
James Harmon is hauling corn for H.
7. Rauch this week.
G. Bedell was in our vicinity irving
to buy shoats Wednesday.
h. S. Forkner is buying hides these
days, some of our neighbors having lost
some cows and yearling calves.
SAINT McGahuey had business at John
Sellers Friday.
Frank Sellers went to Lamont to get a
pair Of bob sleds Friday.
A. d. Finch and wife visited at SAINT
McGahuey's Friday.
We hear Otto Quick is making his
home with Mrs. Odell of late.
I. Daniels had business at Davis City
Friday.
James Harmon and family visited at
Alb Dyer's Sunday.
G. Hoffman and family visited at T.
Daniels Sunday.
Mrs. John Sellers visited her son, J.
W. Sunday who is on the sick list at
present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
pleasanton.

Il Much sympathy is expressed by her
friends here on learning that Hattie
Cozad was dangerously ill at Mercy
hospital in Des Moines. She was taken
with a pain in her side Saturday morn
ing. A doctor was called who gave
proper remedies for relief. Sunday
morning the pain returned and on call
ing doctors they decided an operation
was necessary hence moved her to the
hospital and operated on her for appen-
dicitis and found that organ full of ,pus.
They notified her father, A. A. Cozad,
who went to Des Moines Tuesday. A
phone message Tuesday a. IN. stated she
was much better, no fever and resting
we'll. She is niece of the Gammills of
Leon.
The year old girl of P. r. Barr and
wife over in Morgan died Saturday and
was buried in Lineville Sunday. Mrs.
Bars father, j. NJ. Willis, attended the
! funeral.
DR.. Luther Nye and wife have new
girl land only girD at their house; born
to them Sunday evening.
We are to have new bank. A State
Savings Bank. 1t was organized Mon
day with VIM. Woodland, ]. W. Chew, of
Decatur City, r.. Richardson, ]. N.
Painter and A. M. Haag Of this place as
| stockholders and directors. The follow
ing officers elected: VIM. Woodland
president; j. N. Painter, vice president;
J. W. Chew, cashier. They start with a
capital of $4,000 paid up.
Prof. James Cozad was counting, that
| is, hewas witness in law suit in
Morgan township last Thursday.
Protracted meetings are still in pro.
gress at Riverview.
Chas. Waffle was among the passen.
gers for Leon one day last week.
Mrs. DR.. l. M. Lovett is reported as
continuing to improve. 1t is hoped she
will fully recover
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
pleasant Valley

James Bonner and wife visited at Ora
Blacks Sunday.
Henry Quigley went to Davis City
Saturday.
Mrs. George Virden and two sons
visited her brother south of Leon Sun
day.
Mrs. Black and Gertie venn visited
Mrs. H;ndell one day last week.
Mrs. Angie .Quigley visited her
mother, Mrs. Davenport, one day last
week.
Mrs. G. Virden and Mrs. Hindell were
Davis City visitors one day last week.
The sick people in this vicinity are
greatly improved. &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
Westerville

Lots Of snow and fine sleighing.
Rolla Shoemaker and James Burchett
spent Sunday night with their friend,
Luke Conwell, and attended church at
the Gregg chapel.
Mrs. Lou Adams and children. came
Tuesday of last week to visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Briner for a few days.
They returned to their home in Van
Vert Saturday. p5F
Mrs. Spillman is still confined to her
bed.
Mrs. Jane Jones is quite poorly with
the grip.
Captain Lands has been quite poorly;
has not been able to get to the store for
the past week and is still confined to
the house. "A
Miss Ethel Adams of near Decatur
City has been visiting with her uncle
and aunt, John Vanderpool and family,
for the past week. 4
VIM. Gilreath of Grand River and Jas.
Gilreath of New Market had business
in our little village last Friday and
while here called on their father, Ell. II.
Gilreath.
Miss Laura andis spent the greater
part of last week with her brother, DR..
a<eNiAssAoy " S'idHst 1NlSCIs wiz Ids
severe attack of the grip.
Miss Sarah Kirkpatrick and Mrs
Eliza Vanderpool visited with their sis
ter, Mrs. Minerva Vanderpool, one day
last week.
E. A. Hendrickson and son Edward
took supper with Mr.. and Mrs. Laid
last Saturday evening.
Walter Briner has bought farm two
and one-half miles southeast of Beacons-
field and will move to it the first OF
| March. We wish Mr.. Briner success in
his undertaking. We are sorry to have
them leave here. Mr.. Briner at one
time engaged in the mercantile business
here and made many friends in this
community. ~
Married, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and. Mrs. VIM. GiIreath, in
Grand River, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 1905
Mr.. Oscar Vanderpool to Miss Odetts
Gilreath. The new Baptist minister
officiated. Only few near relatives
were present. They will hold recep
ton on Monday, the 9th, at the home Of
MIR. and Mrs. John Vanderpool.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
Center

The Aldrich sale was well patronized.
farm.
Frank Longs family have had the
grip.
E. Kline has been working for Mr..
Stevens.
Pearl Brown Of Akron, Mo-, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Morgan.
Mr.. Clark rented farm in Woodland
township.
his feed steers.
business at Pine Grove farm last week.
3. Sears says he says he cannot assess
more than six, families per day that in
cludes the census.
MIR. Aldrich has leased a ranch in
Colorado and should he get we'll Of APP
pendicitis, will go there for two years.
Miss Bunch entertained lot OF her
young friends at a party last Friday
evening.
Frank CARRIER has been feeding al
falfa meal and spreading the manure on
his land to inoculate the ground.
Here are few lines from Walt Whit
man that may do some Centerite good
who is tired of industrial pursuits. II
think could turn and live with the
animals, they are so placid and self
contained; stand and look at them long
and long. They do not sweat and whine
about their condition; they do not lie
awake in the dark and weep for their
sins; they do not make one sick discus
sing their duty to God; not one is de-
mented with their mania for owning
things; not one kneels to another nor to
his kind that lived thousands of years
ago; not one but is respectable and in
dustrious over the whole earth"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
From Our Correspondents


to town as soon as she is able to be out.
They will buy or build house. We bid
all such people welcome and are glad to
see them come.
Dave Finch was in town Monday on
business. He is still in the veterinary
and horse business. He has fine STEP
per OF which he is justly proud. Dave
is trader and thinks he would sell at a
fancy price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
Davis City

Snow, snow, beautiful snow" but the
cold weather attending it is far from
beautiful or even pleasant.
Atty. W. B. Kelley of Leon was in our
city last week
Charles Poush and Miss Jennie Moore
of kellerton were united in marriage
Feb. LIST, at the residence Of the grooms
brother, Jesse Poush, in this city, Rev.
Bingaman officiating. They have gone
to housekeeping in the Britt property
lately vacated by S. A. Radnish.:s Hpi <.
Orie LaPointe and Miss FlorencesP.
Hagen were married Feb. 1st at the
residence of the brides father, J, P.
Hagen, near New Buda by Rev. Binga-
man. We extend heartiest congratula-
tions to all parties.
DR.. Reed made a business trip to Leon
Friday before last.
Warren Latta buried his month old
baby in our cemetery Monday. 1t died
Of lung fever.
Mrs. Ruth Arnold went to Garden
Grove last week to care for her daught-
er Mary, who was quite sick.
We are informed that Arthur Cum
mings and wife have gone to California.
Alfred j. Sparks and wife Of Sout b
Dahotd, were CHe guests Oh 3. "A. HAD
Mich and wife last week.
Mrs. John Newton is entertaining her
mother from Fayette county, Iowa at
present.
We understand that Curtis Burrell
had severe attack of appendicitis last
week. He is employed at hotel in
GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Anthony Radnish visited her
parents, Thurman Craig and wife, at
Blythedale, Mo-, last week.
Mrs. !. 2. Ordway of Bozeman, Monta-
ma, is visiting her parents, Geo. Lam
ming and wife, at present.
Mrs. A. j. Keefe of Colfax was the
guest Of her parents Oscar Judd and
wife last week.
George Baker of Leon was in our city
on business one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
Sweet Creek.

Web Yanderfiugt was Lamont visitor
Saturday.
Jesse Wion is on the sick list.
Dusky and Efie Gentry were Lamont
callers Wednesday.
Oscar Wills is working for ]. L. Wion.
Isaac Bedell and Del Wiley hauled
hogs one day last week,
G. Bedell is on the sick list.
MIR. Heaton. OF South Dakota. is visit
ing at Geo. Lloyd's.
Mat Bronson called at ]. w. Wion's
Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09

at the home of his parents.
DR.. o. w. FoSworthy, of Leon, passed
through here Tuesday enroute to We'll
don.
Angie Sears was passenger for Leon
Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09

II you want a good policy of accident
insurance / can FIX You ont.
e. j. WABNgRs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
ireland

Miss Jessie Carter, Of Denver, Colo.
came Saturday for few days visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. b. Carter.
She will return to Kansas City, No..
Thursday.
Walter Clay is seriously ill at his.
mothers near Leon.
Hannah Hayden of Fort Madison was
in these parts the last of the week.
John Sinclair's house burned Friday.
Frances Carter left Saturday for
Creston for visit with her sister.
Miss Lizzie Carter. 80,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09

Piles may be your trouble. ssAntisep--
tic Pile Cones will cure you. We seul
them. sec- box. y. c. stenpei 8 Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09

Joe L. Warner, jeweler and optician
opposite Farmers g. Traders State Bank
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
TWO MORE FOR CASSIE
Ten Indictments Rest Against the
Cleveland Woman.
BIG BUNCH FROM GRAND JURY.
Bringing Charges Against Cashier
Speer and Officials in institutions
at Wooster and Conneaut, Ohio
Can Plead Next Monday.

Cleveland o., Feb. 22.-The federal
grand jury late Tuesday afternoon re-
ported two additional indic,ments
against Mrs. Chadwick n connection
with ner operations through t. losc,.
CI'Ar!s' National bank OF Oberlin.
A. d. Speer, cashier Of the Merlin
bank. was indicted upon the charge
Of n,isaI plying $4,000 OF the hank
ohey on August "a, 1905, also issu-
i;g t0o drafts on the Importers AMI
Traders National bank d New York.
on tie same date, for $50.O0c and
O.GGO, respectively, and making false
entries in the banks books.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick. "alias G.
l.. Chadwick. alias Madame Vevere,"
was Indicted for aiding and aberting
the said A. b. Speer, cashier Of the
Citizens National bank, of Oberlin, in
all of said offences.
Another indictment charges Mrs.
Caste l.. Chadwick, "alias Madame de
We're" with conspiring with G. Il.
BecBwith, president, and A. b. Speer,
cashier of the Citizens National bank
OF Oberlin. to commit offences
against the United States. This refers
to the bank officials certifying checks
drawn by Mrs. Chadwick when, it Is
alleged, she had no funds on deposit.
There are now seven indictments
against Mrs. Chadwick In the United
States district court There are also
three in the state court, making ten
indictments in all standing against
her.
The federal grand jury also returned
an indictment against l.. z. Ohlinger.
president of the Wooster National
bank Of Wooster, o. He is charged
with embezzlement, abstracting the
banks funds and making false entries
In the banks books.
j. r. Zimmerman, managing director
of the same bank, was indicted for aid
ing anu abetting In the same offences
Ohlinger was also indicted separate
~ on d charge Of perjury in having
made false oath, so it is alleged, to
the report of the banks conditions
which was sent to the controller Of
the cure ncy.
G. n. Iravers and o. G. Lille, oresi.
dent ana cashier, respectively. Of the
First National bank Of Conpeaut O..
were jointly indicted on eighteen
counts. They are accused Of making
false entries In the books Of the bank
and the reports; with misapplicatioB Of
the banks funds; with embezziemeDt
and conspiracy to commit offences
against the United States.
Lille Is also separately indicted on
two counts for making an alleged false
oath 10 the report to the controller of
the currency.
District Attorney Sullivan has nm.
nounced that he expected to try Mrs.
Chadwick first on the conspiracy in
dictmentH Mrs. Chadwick and the
other persons indicted Thursday will
be given an opportunity to plead guilty
or nor guilty next Monday in the fed
eral court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
A GOOD, STOUT SLED.
One of the Hest of Winter Vehicles
Can he Made In the Farm shop.

One of the Hest of Winter Vehicles
Can he Made In the Farm shop.
This is the season when the virtues
of the farm sled are thoroughly appar-
ent. To be entirely satisfactory sled
should be well shaped and strong
while as light as may be. a National
Stockman writer's plan for such sled
appears to be very desirable and Is as
follows:
The best sled is made from runners
with a natural crook. These runners
may be sawed from small crooked
tree body or from log having the
main root dug out and cut Off two and
a half or three feet from the stem Of
the tree A small blue ash nearly al
ways has good 'sled root" and Il is
often found in elm or white oak.
This log is taken to the sawmill and
the runners sawed out eight feet long
on the bottom, two inches thick and
seven inches wide. A log one foot in
diameter will make two sets, and the
charge for saving them is so cents a
set. 1t is best to have them seasoned,
but many good sleds are made from
freshly sawed lumber. Plane your run
ners smooth and shape out one for a
pattern. When you get 1t lust right"
use it to mark the other by.
The sled known as the knee sled, as
shown here, is generally admitted to
be the best kind of sled made. Cut
mortises at A A A in each runner these
mortises to be by 3 inches and four
inches deep. The front mOrtise should
be one foot back of where the crook
turns up and the rear one one foot from
back end of runner.
For knees (B B b use the very best
of timber. Make the knees fourteen
inches long and three and half inches
square. Cut lemons on each end, the
lower three and three-quarters inches
long and l by 3 inches in size to fit
the mortiSe in the runner. The upper
tenon is cut at right angles with the
lower one and should be onefourth of
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24

PLAN OF A FARM SLED.

an inch lower on the outside than ON
the inside This gives the sled a slight
flare and adds greatly to its strength.
For the benches &C G c. use tough
timber by 3 inches and four feet long.
Mortises are cut two inches from the
ends and are made / by 3 inches for
the tenon on the upper end of the
knees. Before driving the knees down
put light bolt on each side of every
mortise In the runners and benches.
This will require twelve % by 3 inch
bolts and twelve ss by 2 inch bolts.
The place for these bolts Is marked
x x ON the runners and on the
benches.
For tenders Cd d. use oak or ash
and bolt them down to the benches, as
indicated in the cut by dots. The
front gate (E) is of the same STUFF as
the tenders, IN by 8 inches in size.
The roller Of is made from a by 4
inch stick tapered from six inches each
side of the center mortise g. to the
diameter and be banded with iron
bands.
Bore five-eighths inch hole in each
runner at II and bore holes five
eighths) five inches deep in the ends
Of the roller. Get wagon skein bolts
V by or Z inches long and put the
roller in with these.
No good workman need be told that
every tenon should be coated with
paint before being driven into its place
and when the sled is completed to give
it good coat of paint all over.
For soles old wagon tires will an
swer the purpose very well and save
you the cost of new iron or steel.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
Behind the Mask.

Nearly every shopkeeper in the land
is forced in the conduct Of his busi-
ness to wear the mask Of diplomacy.
This -was illustrated the other day in
Fifth avenue art store.
An elderly lady, connected with some
Of the best New York families, made
her purchases and paid a small sum
on account of former bill and the
goods Just bought. AS she placed the
new bill In her reticule she said to
the attentive shopkeeper:
"Now-er-no bothering me about
this you know; no sending around to
my place. If you do send a man I'll
bet the dog on him."
You'll not be troubled about 1t, mad
am" was the suave answer. Take
your time about 1t; all the time you
want" And he smiled like a seraph
until the old dowager's coach rolled
Off up the street. Then he turned to a
friend who was taking 1t all in and
muttered:
"Durn her old picture, I won't see a
red cent of that money in nine months!
But what can you do? You've got to
be polite. New York Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
News ana Notes.

Denmark is the dairy farm of Lon.
don.
"The little farm well TILED" repre-.
sents a popular modern notion.
The Indian Runner ducks hold the
same relation to the duck family that
Leghorns do with fowls, remarks an
exchange. They are very prolific lay.
ers, often laying as many as 200 eggs
In year.
The word farmer" means vastly
more in business way than it did
oven few years ago.
The Light Brahma seems to be COM
Ing to the front again with poultry
men.
The growth of the export trade in
American apples is one Of the encour-
aging features of commercial pomol-
ogy.
A beautiful new auditorium has just
been dedicated ut the Kansas State
Agricultural college. The seating ca.
pacity is 1900 in the audience and
probably 300 on the platform.
"The agricultural colleges should ed.
ucate men to be farmers, and they
should also educate farmers to be
men," says Il. r. Nichols.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
MODERN JERUSALEM.
a Sort of Topsy Turvy Land Where
Living Is Cheap.

hiNihS Is theHp.
Life in Jerusalem, according to Miss
"A. Goodrich Freer, the author of I'm.
ner Jerusalem" is one of anomalies and
anachrOnisms. The street arab speaks
three or four languages. Apart from
khe tourists who are representatives of
half of the nations of the world. there
nre Jews, Mohammedans and Chris.
fians. The streets of Jerusalem are un.
.speakably filthy. One can buy any.
Thing he wants in the city. There are
sven French dressmakers who will fol
low out the latest Partisan fashion.
Water is scarce and mainly derived
hom cisterns. The rainfall averages
Dnly thirty or forty inches. There is 8
krade In good water, which comes from
khe village Of Ain Karin, some three
miles distant from Jerusalem. There
q a most unpleasant wind, the sirocco
which Is fatal to vegetation, exhaust
jng to the nerves, irritating to the tenn.
per, parching the skin and ruinous to
Che hair and complexion" The dews
are heavy. Jerusalem has its special
diseases, but the cure is found In qui.
nine.
Insect pests are the mosquitoes and
most particularly the sand flies. One
may keep out the mosquito, but the
sand fly is at home everywhere. Cloth.
ing affords no protection. Flies are
0verabundant Winter is more pleas
ant than summer. Sometimes on a
winter evening a fire Is necessary. Aft
or all, it is land of perpetual sunshine
The mean annual temperature being CO
degrees. With all its sacredness, Jeru.
salem is described as "topsy turvy
land" In holy place the native takca
off his shoes and wears his hat. The
men sport petticOats. and the women
expose their legs, while hiding the,
faces. Carpets are hung on the walls
AID pictures on the ceiling. There l.
no apparent gratitude, for in Arabic
there is no word tne equivalent of
"Thank YOU"
Living is cheap. a good cook can be
b. / by the Month for SO. Mutton Il
worth from s to 10 cents q pound
chickens about - GEMS pair. Fruit
is plentiful and reasonable. Consider.
ing the ecolony of living, the author
expresses her surprise that so few Eng
fish live in jerusalem. their numbc.
being insignificant when compared witt
tie American residents" The popula.
ton Of the city is put down at 10000,
of whom 10000 are Jews.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
PeriIs of Pearl Diving.

Pearl diving and ruby mining appeal
to the gambling instinct which is part
Of the Burmese character, says V. @. s.
O'Connor in his book "The Silken
East" A man may be beggar one
day and the next, through lucky find
at diving or digging, may be rich for
the rest Of his life. But pearl diving
has its perils, some Of which may be
gathered from the following passage:
"They talk of ambergris and whales
and divers risks; of two recent deaths
from the swapping of the tube In one
case the life tender hauled hand over
hand, but not quick enough to save
his man, who came up dead and black
in the face. Another's helmet, being
unadjusted, let In the water. He sig.
nailed, but was kept down, being sup
posed nervous, and ultimately came
up dead. Still another divers head
swelled up so that they could scarce.
ly remove the helmet. The divers life
in these seas is risky one, short, riot
Gus. lucrative"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24
COMFORTING WORDS.
Many an Owosso Household VIII
Find Them So

To have the pains and aches of bad
back removed to be entirely free from
annoying, dangerous urinary disorders
lis enough to make any kidney sufferer
grateful. To tell how this great change
sran be brought about will prove com
forting words to hundreds of Owosso
,.Sreaders-
w. White, finisher at Robbins table
factory, says: 1.-TWO years was
bothered with pain and weakness
through the small of my back. If
sstooped it was extremely painful to
straighten again and when ! caught
scold it settled in my back and made
me worse. had seen Doans Kidney
Pills highly recommended and l got a
box at johnson q Hendersons drug
store. They relieved me of the distress
ing annoyance right away"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-24

"Once while sojourning In the City
OF Mexico l happened to call upon a
friend at one Of the principal hotels
at that capital" said congressman.
while In his room l noticed very
fine revolver, and, making some com.
ment upon 1t, he picked 1t up and be.
gan to explain how, although 1t was
Of single action, he could fire 1t as fast
as though 1t were double action. In
some way his hand struck the hammer,
causing the weapon to explode. In a
second my friend turned deathly pale
and became so agitated that he could
scarcely speak.
Having noticed that the bullet
struck rug and took a downward
course, 1 didn't see any cause for ex.
element and, lifting up the rug, show.
ed him where the lead took Judgment
He became calm pretty soon, and then
he explained his agitation. Had that
bullet gone into the court Gall the ho-
tells down there open into a COURT In.
stead Of the floor and had 1t struck
any Mexican my life would not have
been worth a ten cent piece. have
lived down here long enough to know
how swift Is the punishment meted
out to foreigners, even in case Of acc
dent, where a native is injured. In.
deed, had been unfortunate enough
to have caused the death of one Of
them it is quite probable that you as
well as myself would have been exc
cuted. The fact that you had nothing
to do with the shooting would have
been Of no avail, for your presence
here would have condemned you.'"-
Washington Post.