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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-10-17
Don't Borrow Trouble.

1t is bad habit to borrow anything,
but the worst thing you can possibly
borrow is trouble, When sick, sore,
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and poisois of Dyspepsia. biiiousness,
Bright's disease and similar internal
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27
A STARTLING QUARTETTE.
Four Young Ladies' will Do Thrill
ing Stunt at Des Moines.

Four school teachers from Montana,
Miss Sperry, Miss Synnes and the Gets
sisters, are TO appear as relay riders at
the state fair at Des Moines and as they
are all experienced horsewomen they
will be an attractive feature.
In addition to participating as the
principal sectors it the sensational and
dangerous relay races at the state fair
the last of August, says the Leader,
the Montana young women who come
with a carload of especially trained
thoroughbretts for the event will do a
roping stunt for the fair management
and the people.
These girls are injured to the life of
the cowboy, and all of them have for
years practically lived in the saddle.
There is no phase of rancho life I'M
known to them and it's hardships have
been borne by them with the fortitude
of men. The lariat is as handy to
them as their brothers known as
cowboys, and the tanning of the buck
ing broncho is as pleasant to them as
the enmeshing Of the heart of the col
lege man by the pleasing summer girl
in this season of summer resorts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27
Iowa Leads in Banks.

The recent report of the Auditor of
State shows that Iowa has the largest
number of banks of any state in the
Union, there being now 1885 private,
state and national with total deposits
aggregating $25O,0O0,O0o. During the
past year deposits have increased in
the state $40,000.000 while banking
institutions have increased at the rate
of hundred per year. This is a
remarkable exhibit OF the banking
facilities of this almost purely agricul-
tural state, with no large cities or
money centers to swell deposits. Iowa
has greater number of banks than
all the New England states combined
and easily exceeds New York, the total
being 1,0S2 or 453 less than Iowa. The
bank deposits of the states are exceeded
by New York, Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Ohio, California and
Missouri only, while Iowa stands eighth
in the grand aggregate of national
deposits. In view of the fact that we
have no great centers of commerce or
manufactures this is an achievement
that cannot fail to attract profound at
tention. 1t looks very much as though
the Iowa farmers, with the most pro-
ductve soil on the planet under his
feet is working out results not deemed
possible forty years ago. Iowa is all
right and as long as her people keep
piling up their savings as herein ndi-
Gated she will keep right.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27
Nate Kendall's Oratory.

Bailey in the Britt Tribune: o what
time!
Did you ever see or hear Nate Ken
dali? Well, you've missed something
if you haven't. The people who threw
confetti and watched the clouds missed
an intellectual treat. The lngersoll of
Iowa, with this difference. Ingersoll
had doubts Of there being hell. Nate
knows it, and proves it to the people Of
Abba every time he runs for office.
His subject has been talked on by
great and small every 18th OF July for
12S years. Few among them have en-
thralled an audience for an hour as he
did. Voice, gesture and delivery
faultless, logic profound, rhetoric win
some. He carries his audience with
him and breathes patriotism, fervent,
sincere and convincing. He teaches
the highest ideals, his voice enraptures
with it's smooth clearness of enunciation
no supertluous words. His climaXes are
superb. Adjectives fail to attain the
superlative in describing Kendall's
oratory. 1t seems an extravaganza
waste Of talent to turn loose on twelve
men selected only after each positively
asserts that he don't know anything"
After Nate has talked to them they do
know something, then the Judge will
charge them by the honor of their oaths
"never to tell anyone Twelve men
isn't large enough audience for Nate
Kendall to talk to.
| 0 what a time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Japan, with finger on the Indemnity
clause, naturally is interested to know
where the money is to come from for
Russias powerful new navy
M. G. Belts and wife were in town
trading Monday. Mr.. Belts had jlst re-
turned from several weeks work with
the right Of way corps of the new rail
road which he and Dr. Crofford are
interested in. He said they had got as
far as Warrensburg, Mo-, when he left
and had good success. In many places
parties guaranteeing the right of way
through townships. Pleasanton Index.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27
500 peward 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there at dreaded disease that sciene
has been able to in all its stages and that is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrk
being constitutional disease, requires constitutions
treatment Halls C9nrrh Cure is taken internally,
acting dirtcly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of
the systemic thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength by building
sp the constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The propretors have much faith in it's
curative powers that they oaer Hundred Dollars
for any that it fails to care. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY y co, Toledo
Sold by Druggist, 75c.
H2Es Family Pills arethe best.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

A county paper upstate tells OF a
justice of the peace, who was called up
on to perform marriage ceremony. 1t
was his first attempt and he was at
loss to know how to proceed, but he
arose to the occasion. He commanded
the happy couple to stand and be sworn
as follows: "Do you each solemnly
swear that you will obey the constitu-
ton of the United States and of the
great state of Iowa, and to perform the
duties of your office to the best of your
ability, so help you Code" The couple
nodded assent, and the Judge continued:
"Then by the power in me vested, by
the strong arm of the law, | pronounce
you man and wife, now and henceforth
and forever and you will stand com
mitted until the fine and costs are
paid and may the Lord have mercy on
your souls
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27
THE JlG6ER SEASON.
Kansas Doctor Tells Some Funny
Stories About Them.

Eyes the jigger season is now open,
and he makes his presence felt n our
midst once more" said the doctor. "a
report of smallpox is due from some
young doctor who has failed to diagnose
case Of iiggers right
"Jiggers,' said friend; what do you
mean by jiggers? Not chiggers?'
"Jiggers or chiggers. Harvest mites
or ticks, such as the leptus irritan.
They are normally plant eating bugs,
but they like to burrow in people in the
hot weather. 1t is a sort of natural
reciprocity. When people leave off
meat eating and begin devouring vege-
tation the jiggers leave off vegetation
and begin eating people. Nothing could
be fairer. Formaline, diluted, is a cure
for their bite. When ladies consult me
prescribe cold cream, the same as for
mosquito bites. This treatment effects
a cure in a day or two, as does rubbing
the afflicted part and swearing gently
in about the same length of time.
"Some people talk about iiggers and
others are very precise with CHG
gers said the other man. (Which is
the right word for the pest?"
"Ether word is correctly applied to
the microscopic acarids that prey on
man in this latitude. Both come from
the chiggre, or chigoe, of the West
Indies, which closely resembles a com
mon flea, but is more minute. 1t bur-
rows under the skin of the natives.
81 have heard that in Kansas" said
the reminiscent person, "the pest be-
comes so bold that they kill chickens by
the hundreds. | asked a farmer once
about this and he replied that it was
true. Il have seen them attack horses,
he replied. Il was riding a fine horse
through large field of prairie grass
when the iiggers attacked him in such
numbers that before could gallop out
of the field again they had eaten his
legs off, and gave him to my children
to use as a pony. 1t became necessary
to organize big jigger hunt through
100 acres of slough grass on my place
lAll the farmers for miles around came
armed with dip nets made OF CHECKER
netting. What would have made car
load Of the pests were caught and killed
These were larger than any had evel
seen before, but that was an extra gooc
year, but the land was new and yer,
FERTILE Now the question is, was The
Kansan lying, and if so. what was thu
point to it?'
"There would be no point to it, saic
the other. "That is the best evidence
Of it's accuracy. 1t is surprising hoy
little people know about these commo
miscreants. 1t seems to me that every
body would have scratched up an &C
quaintance with them by now. VIII
are there no nature books describing
the habits and natural cunning of thi
insect neighbor of man? Such interest
ing facts as this might then becom
common knowledge. To keep one Q
these creatures as pet to study it
nature, it should be buried in tn
ground every fall below the frost line
and could then be eNhumed in th
spring no worse for it's Information"
"From this interesting discussion,
said the first speaker, 81 have learne
that the jigger season and the sill
season arrive simultaneously"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

So my young friend, you think it al
most unbearable in the old town, do
|you? Altogether too dull to suit you.
You have grown clear away from life in
a quiet rural place and long for paved
streets, marble cafes and crowded
street cars and whirl and hustle of a
city. OF course all you know of city
life is what you have heard some one
say, what you have read and what you
have dreamed all, by the way, very
unreliable sources of information.
Time hangs too heavily on your hands
here. ] notice that your poor old
mother has plenty to occupy her time.
You are tired of the same old faces
every day. Perhaps you don't know
that those old familiar faces are the
bulwark that stands between you and
harm. If you get away from here a
few months among strangers, those old
familiar faces would look so good to
you that you would cry at the thought
of them. No you do not need change
of place. What you need is change OF
heart. Bert Walker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Where are you sick? Headache, foul
tongue, no appetite, lack energy, pain in
your stomach, constipation. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will make you
we'll. 30 cents. W. c. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Ten thousand demons gnawning away
at ones vitals couldn't be much worse
than the fortunes of itching piles. Yet
there's cure. Doan's Ointment never
fails.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

The Carnival company quietly folded
their tents and "pulled their freight
for Mystic last Sunday. They return
to Seymour next week where the COM
pany has contracted to pay the town
10 per cent of their total receipts for
the privilege of occupying the streets
and conducting their shows. At. Line
vile all these privileges were given
the company without charge and in
addition bonus of $500. 1t is probable
that they do not often strike such a
gang of suckers as they found at Line
ville.-Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Perhaps one reason why a poor man
lives longer than rich one is that the
doctor don't take so much interest in
him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

For RENr-12o acres of fine pasture
with plenty of water.
slGLER & KELLER,
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Mrs. j. A. Roberts, who had been i'll
for some time, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ira Price, died last Sunday
about eleven O'clock a. m. The funeral
was held at the residence Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Seth
Samson and Rev. R. J. Tenant, the in
terment being in the Van Vert Gene
terry. Mrs. Roberts leaves husband,
two children and four grand. children
besides an aged father and mother and
other relatives and host of friends to
mourn her departure. Van Vert
Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

The city authorities Of the little town
of Pleasantville protect the merchants
there from itinerant peddlers. A Ii
cense of S75 is charged to all such, with
the privilege of using it for a year, and
no license will be issued for shorter
time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Mrs. c. W. Gravatt and children
went to Leon last Thursday to stay
with her sisters children, while the
latter went to Sedalia, Mo-, to assist
in caring for their brother, Ed Parsons.
who is in the hospital there receiving
treatments for injuries received in an
accident few days previous. His
home is in Clinton, Mo. He is con-
tractor, and a few days ago, while
overseeing the work on new building,
a brick fell from the top Of the building.
striking him on the head, and crushing
ten inches Of his skull. He was remov-
ed to the hospital at Sedalia, where an
operation was performed and he is get
ting along nicely Charlton Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Money to loan on improved farms at
per cent interest for 5, 6 to 10 years
time. S. VARGA.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27
Would be Good Thing for Leon ia
Have,

A movement is on foot for the pur-
chase of the twenty acres of land owned
by Walter Dancer near the business
portion Of the city, for public park,
the thought being to beautify and i'm
prove it is as fast as possible, and
reserve it for the use and pleasure Of
the public. A number of leading citi-
zens and business men have gotten to-
gether and sent Mr.. Dancer an offer
which it is expected will be accepted.
Surely this is a movement which all
can most heartily approve. For many
reasons such place is needed. The
failure to arrange for something of this
kind when the town was first located
is one Of the mistakes made which we
can now clearly see. 1t is we'll if will
ing hands are now ready to save us from
longer perpetuating that error. Sue
Lawrence Beeman, who works on the
Albert Gordon farm, was stricken by
the heat Monday while working in the
hay field and in delirious state ran
almost without stopping to Osceola,
about mile and a half distant, and
throwing off his pursuers who attempt
ed to stop him, rushed into the office of
the Sanitarium and called for DR.. Hol-
| lsnbeck and then went upstairs and
crawled under a bed. The DR.. soon
came and ats nded to him and although
he was very violent for a while soon
succeeded in relieving him and by even
ing he was resting easily and had so far
recovered Tuesday that he was able to
go home. He will, however, have to be
careful as to exposing himself to the
heat for some time. The number of
prostrations caused by the heat this
week is enormous. Tuesday there were
over fifty deaths in eight of the princi-
pal cities that were reported and prob
ably as many or more that We're not.
Osceola Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Oh Depew goes to Marshalltown to-
morrow morning to wear the mask
for the Manshalltown League team.
They have been trying to make deal
with "sDepew for sometime and now
they've done it. They certainly find
him Johnny-on-the-spot, ready to de-
liver the goods when the horse-hide
sphere comes over the plate. Depew's
place as baker at kelsos will be taken
by Will Craig, but who will take his
place on the Clarinda team, has not
been announced as yet Clarinda Her.
aid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

Several head of young cattle have
died in the Moore neighborhood dur
ing the past week Of black-leg. r. S.
Moore lost three yearlings and a calf
by the disease. The authorities say
that vaccination is sure preventative
and change of pasture and drive of
a mile or two each day the next best
remedy. -Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

G. w. Elson was taken to Centerville
last Friday, accompanied be DR.. CAL
breath, and on Saturday morning was
operated on by DR.. James of that city
for appendicitis. The operation was
very successful, although the condi-
lions disclosed by the operation of pus
formation and adhesions were much
worse than expected. The operation
was performed at the hospital where
the patient will remain until able to
return home. The reports of his con-
ditions thus far have been very favor
able and his physicians and many
friends have good hopes of his speedy
recovery ineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

d. W. Stanley and wife who are here
now conducting the Diamond Garment
Cutter Co. College, will move here
from Leon in few weeks and make this
their home. The,change is made on ac-
count of the greater convenience of
railroad service as Mr.. and Mr.. Stanley
conduct two or three schools each sea-
son and are out of town great deal of
the time. They are most e1cellens
people and we welcome them to our city.
-Osceola Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-27

w. W. Scott and family go to ST.
Joseph today, where they make their
future home. Mr.. Scott has employ
ment there. Mr.. Scott and family have
resided in Lamont for many years.
They will be missed by their friends
Lamont Chronicle.
Secretary Greene of the state horti-
cultural society has received reports
from most OF the twenty three counties
which were visited by locusts seven
teen years ago and they show that the
locust has not returned this year,
demonstrating that the seventeen year
idea is myth
Mr.. r. E. Ball is busy building a
light road wagon in which he and his
family will make a trip to the Sand Hills
OF Nebraska, this fall. They will leave
here in time to take in the State Fair at
Des Moines, then straight west to the
region of game and fish. About two
months will be spent in the delightful
outing. Vert Record.
Charlie Arnold informs us that their
favorite mich COW gave birth to three
calves about month ago and that they
are now alive and doing we'll. He says
they are all about the same size and
the only difference in their appearance
is that one has stub tail. Charlie will
no doubt have them on exhibition at
Bethany's big street fair. Bethany
Republican.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27

S 3,632.7S
Reorganization, showing grand totals
on account receipts, disbursements and
cash balances of all funds combined, viz
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome Of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
Latest DEVELOPMENTS in the yellow
Fever Epidemic, Together With
Items of Interest Called From the
Important Happenings All Over
the world
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.

The official report from New Orleans
covering the "a hours ended at 6 p. M.
on the goth showed: New cases Oh
yellow fever, 4; total to date, o,3oz.
Deaths, none; total to date, 435. Gases
under treatment. SO; discharged, 2,SlS.
The Marine hospital service, in view
Of the gradual but certain elimination
of yellow fever from New Orleans, Is
reducing it's working force in that city.
The Marine hospital service has de-
clined to take charge Of the situation
at Patterson, La, and it is probaple
that the fever will linger there until
frost puts an end to this years crop OF
stegomoya.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27

All of which is certified to be correct,
as fully and completely as appears of
record, and on file in Mayors office, city
of Tupelo.
Respectfully submitted this Oct. 9th,
1905. r. D. PORTER,
CITY Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The undersigned submits the follow
ing as his report ~(required by law to
be published), showing the receipts and
disbursements of the several funds of
the city for the interval from January
1, 1905, to September 81, 1905, which
includes, of course, all balance on hand
January /, 1905, viz:
CITY FUND.
1908.
Jan. 1-Balance on hand ....$ 1,S96.92
Feb. Received r. d. Porter,
warrant No. 10. ........ S3.44
Jan. 14-Received d. w. Rob.
ms, warrant No. 10s...... 366.50
Feb. 13-Received r. +. Rob-
ertson. warrant No. 11s.... 1,497.15
Feb. 20-Received r. d. Por-
ter, warrant No. 116...... 5S4.5o
Feb. 20-Received r. d. Por-
ter, warrant No. 117...... 400
June 5-Received r. d. Por-
ter, warrant No. Ill.,. 5O0.23
June Received r. d. Por-
ter, warrant No. 131..... $3.50
April 10-Received r. +. Rob
ertson, warrant No. 49,. SS7.5o
July 3-Received r. d. Por-
ter, warrant No. Ill.,. 22.oo
Aug. Received r. ID. Por-
ter, warrant No. 139..... 1878
Aug. Received r. d. Por-
ter, warrant No. h.. 1900
Aug. Received r. ID. Por-
ter, warrant No. 136...... a75
Aa eTtson, warrant No. IA. 10000
Aug. S-Received r. F. Rob-
ertson, warrant No. 147-.. 1880
Sept. 5-Received r.. ID. Por-
ter, warrant No. 153..... 1l.2o
Sept. 5-Received r. ID. Por-
ter, warrant No. 154...... 500
Sept. 12-Received r. d. Por-
ter. warrant No. 155...... 264.30
Total receipts ..........S 7,925.97
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
/ T BOND FUND.

CI1Y bOND UNI.
Jan. TO bal. on hand......$ SAB
Feb. 13-Recciyed r. +. Rob
ertson 2,994.4s
April 10-Receiyed r. +. Rob-
eftson ........ 1I4.oo
Aug. S-Received r. +. Rob
ertson 1871
Oct. PRO rata $4,000 bond
issue Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Coupons rs to 136 inclu, Series
j, 50 at $13.75 each.....: SLIPS
Coupons 1 to 80 inclu., Series
5, 80 bonds at $50 each. 10000
Coupons 1 to 6 inclu., Series,
2, 6 coupons at S2.75 each. 1850
Coupons Nos. 8, II, II, 16. II,
is, 90, Series 2, 7 coupons at
s2.75 eael, . 1925
Coupons 81 to SIS inclu., Series
2. IS coupons at 1913 each 4S1.25
Coupons 81 to lie inelu., Series
2, Sc coupons at 1875 each 10000
Bond 1000
Coupon 2.75
S-Coupon 2.75
56-Coupon 1875
Coupons 113 to 1876 inclusive,
si3.75 each .......... $4,000
Coupons 10, IA, Is, 10, 1915
each HOO
Bal. cash on hand ......... TAPS
S 3,632.7s
Reorganization, showing grand totals
on account receipts, disbursements and
oocb halannas nj all funds combined viz