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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
HIRED TO MURDER
Traffic inHumanL LifeShown
in Chicago BargainW With
Marked Man.

Chicago sept 25.-Tmnic n human
life. win sl,s.0 as the price Of MUIR
der is charged in recent grand jury
indictments. ard the story or the deal
by which business rival or "a Greek
firm Is said 10 have been doomed TO
death al the hands Of "a hired assassin
is fun Of dramatic color Constauginos
Giovan. selected as the victim OF
muiderous weapon, was approached Oh
the eve Of ia. intended crime by the
man Who. ne grand Jury says. had
been employed to KIN him but who
broke airh with his alleged employers
aud failed 10 carry ont tho deed.
rhe men Indicted are Beejanin stof-
tol alias Gardner. aud oJnn o. Hlxon
negro and they are ,coJso oi con-
spirucy 70 kia. peter .,ud rericies
nslsas. hrobeis. ana their cousin
Louis sdtenropulos. already uuder in
dict,ooit. are accused of having srreod
TO pay 81 ooo Tor the murder ana OF hav
ing mrnished me prospective ASSASSIN
with a revolver with which 10 com
nit the crime
The murder was ON thc peiri n be-
/ ing done on the nipht of Nav iS ace
cording 10 stenol but at tre crticsi
point. nndmg himself deserted by Hx
on, who. me says, wis no aid in tho
crime. steftol faced Che uau he had
ongaged 10 XII told him Of the plot
and offered for a consideration To- cal
the murder on
stef,ol was arrested boz iicutenaul
tunhu of the stockvuds police sta-
tion. and nptdc a confession in whic
he Involved il@oa, who WAS employees
iss a temporary policeman during ih'
transfers strike. The httcr. wher
iarrested, corroborated steftors story
90 tho main. and now IS m the bridc
wen fir larceny
The Liskas brothers conduct a1 ic.
cream parlor on sixty-third street an'
the alleged motive for tho desire TO ge
rid Of Ciiovam was that he tad Sc
cured the lease 10 the LsSas's place
Giovan is president of the preNsl Ic
Cream company 5000 Shields avenue
stcft0l has been "a waiter %, variou
summer gardens and resirts ana wa
once arrested for perjury He claims
wide acquaintance among the Greek
,of Chicago. ara declares that the Lis
Kas brothers ana their cousin lold hin
about ths trouble they were iu ore
The lease and offered him sioto TO ku
Giorm They furnished be- says th
revolver and romised 10 pay as sooi
as Gioyan was dead
while whiting for an opportunity g
commit The crime stefto beclnr
acquainted witn HSon fhen police
inan Hnd unirldcd fhe plot 90 bin
offering 10 d,ide ihe prize if the ht
Ter would heir Co Fn Giofaa Hgo
twas steprcai anl 81 order t3 con
vince him stenol took hIn % hi
room tf North CLARK street hote
Hnd according te ue sfory of th
; two mon. sent tor soieI3puI1us AM
.ae amir Was dls us 5ei sfer0 a.
ins a revolver 81 his own. iume
eyer ne original weapon % Hxon
an0 on the niGhf 81 My IS they wen
iioseinef to cjeyan's place
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25


There IS no excuse Tor lleslie
handwiuny said Miss Ieaurue T.
Glider. The editor and critic. "A typs
writer Is ono cure for illesbity. care
il another cure and a third cure has
been advised by friend Of mine.
"My tieud writes ~eil enough her
sclf She applied the cure 10 a certain
woman who writes miseranly fhs
woman hsG bothered her with a nuu.
ber Of ilegibie notes aud finally. when
one came thst VAS unusuaily hard A.
read my TREND sat down and wrote ~
shswer TO it.
take great pleasure In ACCEPTING
your Kind invitation 20 dinner tomor.
row evening al $50
This brogght a quick call on the
telephone
Aiy note asked you to subscribe %
our freeice fund the woman said IL
vas not !, dinner Invitation
You write SO badly said my
friend
Oh ll be very much more careful
IN the future. ssid The woman
And since that time. undersi nd.
her writing has been legible enough.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

4 leading Financial Authority Takes
the Affirmative.

a leading Financial Authority Takes
the Affirmative.
May ministers speculate in slocl.gs
This Is the weigbty question which a
church court Ia Wilmington Is IRVING
to decide. lao clergymen have heen
sued by ihcir brokers to make .3OI.
Now they are 70 be tried ~ their &c.
clesiastical authorities for induleius
in practice alleged 10 ba wrongfil
for men Of their position
We would not presume to decide
such question as this for the eccles
iastical court which Is now trying b
We may. however. be permitted a.
make two or three comments upon ,his
somewhat unusual procedure. There
is nothing any more immoral IN spec.
ulating in stocks than there is in spec.
ulatlng in drygoods OF any other com.
modify All business involves risks.
All trading involves the chances Of
the future. The purchase OF stocks
on margin is not strictly speaking,
any different than the purchase OF real
estate or merchandise by making 4
partial payment thereon. Speculation
conservativeiy conducted with ample
capital and due regard to legitimate
conditions. and with observance OF
truth and honesty. is entirely moral
But speculation OF this kind is very
different from gambling in stocks. u
may be difficult to draw the line
where speculation ends and gambling
begins. but there is such a line. and
while speculation is morally correct
and economically advantageous. gamb.
ling is unwholesome and dangerous
in the extreme A Wall street man
devotes his whole time to a study OF
business conditions. might engage in
speculation with entire proprlety,
while minister who should take
flyer" in the stock market would ne
rightfuliy subject TO criticism The
one would be a Spectator In the prop.
er sense. while the other would te
merely a gambler
But whether clergymen be permit.
ed TO enter the stock market or MT.
one thing is very clear, that IL they
speculate in stocks they must observe
the laws OF speculation. and one OF
the fundamental laws is that OF msk
ins good ones margins. A clergyman.
vho specuIaies and then leaves his
broker IN the lurch when prices so
aga 81 him is certainly no ohIect ~
syn pathy lie is very contemptlble,
indced.-Wal Street journal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

fully understand The contcntiors Of the
claimants. The bylaws require. also.
that an mineral filings be recorded With
tho register Of deeds M Pawnee.
The filing OF the nuit with SECRETARY
Hitchcock and the organization Of tho
miners asAoclntion results from Hn at
temp made By three mineral oIaliaants
about 70 month ago 20 take forcibls
possession Of school lands In order TO
stake OF mincul claims Il q known
that Oh and gas are underneath ihcns
lands rs tkcy are in Inc enter OF tho
Cleveland neld The interior department
has denicd the right 20 u1o oklahoma
shCool hand leasing board 70 lease the
mineral rights on school lo.ds. and
therefore the clainsqnts made the at
tempt to take forcible possession. The
lands are now under agricultural ieascy
to various parties
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

-" - - = e'.AzIf
|. takes q oertab amount OF push
even 70 operate Al automobile.
Even the picture dealer can't always
frame up = sood excuse.
When she grccn goods man takes
coUt'rf>it moaey IT'S queer combi.
ration.
The people who suner from klepto
mania are wiling to take anything
Tor ii.
There is quite a difference between
being rich and having more money
than brains.
When baseball phchr gets his
bumps IL doesn't d9 him any good 70
consult a phrenplogist
When young doctor calls three
times a day ON \ pretty glrl patient she
IS either very sica or very pretty.
A cyclone can sweep whole towa
away in less time than b takes a ser
want girl 60 sweep one ,oom-
No. Msude, dear; there Is no reason
Why a person who has oassract on
The eye should also sudes from water
on the brain.
Blobos- -Her@s's a doctor who says
be has discovered a means whereby
We may live 600 years slobbs That
is joke Blobbs- Perhaps. Most
Jokes are ths o'd
"Cve us this day our daily bread"
Prayed Alice. vide awake;
Then turning 10 her mother, said;
why dont we ask for cakege
--Pkiladelphia Record
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Ora Ballard was accidentally shot IN
the head ana throat near Cheyenne by
George prostridse who was trying 10
kin domestic fowl. Ballard unknown
TO Prestridge. was hiding IN some buslI
as. Tn the same locality. John Cunning
ham, aged 10, lost his left arm In {,
broom corn thresher. the machine catch
ing his arm and laoesating II until am
puta,ion was necessary Neal Calumet.
J. y Venard awakened with "a severe
cough and thought % take some syrup
10 relieve his throat Instead. howeyer,
ho got hall a bottle containing remedy
Tor horse collie and took big dose there
OF, The medicine contained "a quantity
of chiaroiorn, but Venard is covering.
Henry Brown, living near Carmen, had
his rieht leg Lroler by horse which
be was cmriug. Tho animal struck
him With his hes,d an Attempting 70
fight away aies
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
Engineers Story of WY He Cried.

Engineer's story Of Why He Cried
'Nes indeed. we have some queer
little incidents happen e us" said
the fat engineer Queer things hap
pened to me about a year ago. You'd
think ii queg for rough man like me
to cry for Ten minutes. and nobody
hurt. either, would your Well. / did.
and almost cry every time think
about t.
was running along one afternoon
pretty lively when approached a little
village where the track cuts through
the streets I slacRed up a little. but
was still making good speed, vixen
suddenly aboa twenty rods ahead Of
me, little girl not more than 3 years
old todded onto the track You cant
even imagine my feelings There was
no way to save her Il was impossible
TO stop, or even slack much. at that
distance az the train Was heavy and
the track descending In ten seconds
Il would have been all over; and az
Ter reversing and applying The brake,
! shut my eyes ! didn't want D see
anything more
eAs We slowed down my fireman
stuck his heat Jdt OF The cab window
70 ace Nhat "a stopped for when he
laughed aud shuused al me Jim. look
here, hooked. and there was big
black Newioundiand dog holding the
little girl IN his mouth leisurely NalG
iLg toward ihe honse where she eyl
aently belonged sho was kcline
and crying - that knew she wasn't
hurt, aud re dog saved her, Sly irs
man thouehi &C VAS funny, aud KEEP
laughing but cried like woman
Just couIi' help g. had litu,
Eirl of 10Y awn a home. Galveston
/ Tribune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
SOCIAL cALENoAr.
Monday.


Cambridge club meets in afternoon al
Carnegie library
Entire Nous meets al ten O'Clock IN
morning AT residence OF Mrs. ]. NJ. Nc
Connell. on East Harrison avenue
Mir r. A. Ashton entertains the Ex-
oelsior club at hei home, 700 East Cleve-
land avenue. IN afternoon.
Tuesday.
shakespeare club meets in aftei1o0n
az Carnegie library
wOmans Relief meets az Two o'clocl.
with Mrs William vannnev at l0i
South First street
Wednesday
Kartenspe club meets with Mrs. "
B Hodge
klmona club meets with Miss kersey
Carlyle club entertained at the resi-
donce Of Mrs E. 4. Moore, SIS North
Vine street Lesson: Book one Of
French Revolution.
Hospital Committee of CITY Federation
meets at three O'Clock az residence OF
Mrs. Horace speed ~ North BroAd
street
Trinity Guild meets in rec,ory al two
thirty O'Clock, IN afternoon.
Thursday.
Acorn club meets in AFTERNOON az car
nsgie library.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
couNciLMEN FINED
FOR coNTEMPT.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept 25.-Five council
mea. Byball Bach Evans, Huntington
and Schroeder. were today sentCnccd
10 thirty days in iall and to pay costs
Of an injunction suit for violation OF
which they were sentenced The coup.
cilmen were recently enloin.d Il Nv
Judge sutton from passiD5 am ordin.
ance agree ..s 70 extend the francrise
lof the Omaha Gas company but they
PASSED the ordinance tho following cay.
notwithstanding
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
a Valuable Little BOOK Of Interest 10 Al
Women Sent gree.

a Naiuahie Little BOOK Of interest 70 Al
Women Sent Free.
Every woman looks forward with fecl-
as OF mdescribable joy 20 the ono
event in fer life compared with which
ill others pale into msigaihc.mce How
prouo and happy she win be wien her
precious babe nostlcs On her breast
how sweet the mann of Mother And
Not he1 hathy anticipation ls clonded
with drad Of the ordeal 50 that IL is
Impossible 20 avo'H the feeling OF con-
sani fear The danger ana suffering
attendant dpor heing mother can be
entirely prevented. 80 that the coming
OF the httle stranger need not be looked
Forward 20 with fear and trembling
'sf'.N wen N who r>ads THIS Iaper can
'''''''" -osulptcly free "a valuable and at
''''' I'VE l,lle book entitled "Mofher
Aoed' hy sending her name and aaires'
TO ric Ios,dierd Regulator Co Atlanta
"a fhis book roniains priceless nioima
TN TO AN women aud no one ibouid fai
20 send fol a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

tne GermaD Empire Is divided into
l4b Chambers Of Commerce districts.
Each Chamber Of Commerce has con.
lroi Of rs own finances and b COMPEL.
Cd by law TO appoint an able ana *.
pefienced man as secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

.C. NJ. s,rchet secretary The follow
nE are ihe new members OF the club;
AR and Airs. c. r. Peck Mr. and Mrs
sam Barton ipnd Mr. and Mrs Enoch
lamford
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Women have more cause % BE- H.
harry thliB men but most 81 them
lfep fairly cheerful because molan.
eholia 8 had for ne eomDlexloa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

J. r. Lewis, the new dog eitchef. IS
making good. He has already turned
into ne city sac in fees. Lewis is tho
only dog eischer the ciiy ever haa who
turned n the lees as re0ulred by iuw.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

II is conceded by everybody that the
eeec~ith CRound osh) steve is the best
made. tirsehi q Rhshsl Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Mrs. Thomas, OF Naviru, called r the
Leader office today accompanied by hcr
father }. NJ Veltch Of Boloit, Ilas Mr..
veatch Is SO years Of age and Il ro,uka-
BILE well preserved man. He visited ok
lahoma years ago and IS amazed az the
great improvements which have taken
plocc since then. Mr. Vcatch is an in
Nentiye genius. lie uses walking stick
which can be- instantly Transformed into
2 camp stooi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Il Is conceded BY everybody that the
5eekwith (Rourd oak) stove is the best
made. t4rsehi q knebei Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
PERSONAL
MENTION

MENIION
W J.. stout IS here from Perry.
Mrs W r jackson. Of Luther. IS in
the city.
u. E Martin is in the city from
Chandler
J. b. shearer returned this morning
from ~ Rena
r. a roohey came up srom oklahoma
city t--s morning.
Harry womaek went to Enid this
morning on business
L. II. Adams, OF Oklahoma city is
here today on business.
Miss Adaleen calvern. Of Ardmorc.
Is here for a few days
Robert Benton came over from eaid
this morning on business
t,a. - - ~
this morning ON the Santa re-.
Borr-ro Ma, and Mrs -lcveand
Martin at Gil North Ash street. boy.
-,
M'sS i-ou'se Doii'''S went TO 'ievt'and
w '',o,n''E 70 spend " week N'f'nE
"'''i i"'Ni9, S,''s"oul'n az
l.'''''s''S ; s'o,'' spent SUNDAY Win nome
WINS '' OoS
AZ. 49,, , ''''N'ns sp'"' sun
T,,r..5,.,,, 49,, '''' su'S'S "' 'n'
"
"a, Nlne l'eiald band Of me FIRST
w - '"' '"''''"
a.
~, .''''s 80 "'',,'oe ana Mr. ana MRS
re, - ''"'ee' are III 'h' CITY
49,. W. '' '0' nome on 'ne even
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a. -. ~. -,
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,sov - " ''' '''"
+i' +F''tNf ~ i''0
az A.. a ,t Il,
ol,I.t,,,,,., -.
Nls7 Ni'uH'' pANis' iom'flN am en-
'oNv @ 'nc Leader was married last
- H'''i""ttl' !" prominent
s"''e :" r''Sue county
Clark Templet9n went TO oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

The KID olseonsoiate.

lm sorci
sorer more than ever before:
sorer ihan 4 wuz the day at Al
Turned ali ere licHin' over TO =,
And here's the reason
This morning
Got to go to school al
eo' new shoes ana got wear mem.
,so' ne" auos ana ep brown nat.
~ h,." We Anu e TO wear that
o' :" se,' MY ete.sd o. -cmth."
~ - 70 'S ,'s sastead Of swim
feis
But wont ,.,
grade girls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25
". NJ. HeRscHELL.

8 m0rnlne al the First Methods.
Mrs &. {. Andrews SANG a pleas
conrrllto Arrangement OF ''Heurer
hg0tne during the on6rtory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Mn Tel Walton arrived IN the eits
This morning from Pond Greek and vii
he ihe g0ast 81 Mrs T. r Walton. I'M
tn Ab Walton arrives and they cln NM
soitatle residence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

50 the nsenths have passed. summer
has saued again and autumn, win its
dying le.ifes its sunset tints of grey
ana Eold and its fast hurhing OF the
busy liie in meadow. forest ana glade
ls quietly grooming ihe earth 20 its long
winter sicsp
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Charles Maha'se. son or . q. Mahaf
ne Of Hobart. and student in the Core
sregfltiona college al KinSnsher. feTt
today FOR oxford, England. where he VIII
enter school having recently won a
Cocil Rhodes scholarship
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

W. !. 500 !. hsre Iram r.rrg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Frank 4 Gahrinr. of Wichita. has
taken "a position on The reportorih staff
fthe morning paper Win Fazel his
predecessor, will attend an art school
in Topeka this mll and winter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Mr. and Mrs A. NJ. Noble Of Bos-
warth. Mo. are in the city the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. a. o. woodward. on East
Oklahoma avenue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Miss Bette Marshall. who las been
at the city hospital ~ some time hss
returned to hcr home ,t thc sac and
Fox agency.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Clark 'rempet9n went 10 oklahoma
city this morning 10 spend a day or two
at the Baptist state convention. which
oonvencs there This week one thou and
delegates are expected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

Afisa Minnie Davis. fomerlv am en-
pioye o. tho Leader was married last
week AT saltwater TO a prominent
young farmer ct Payne county
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-25

The Kings Herald band. OF the FIRST
Methodist church will meet Friday ev-
ening after school at the church
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-21
Weldon.

NlI' an0l MFSs ~. H. 0ou were Leon
visitors Saturday.
A number of young people of Van
Vert attended church here Sunday.
Sam Graves returned Saturday from
Scottsville, kas., where he visited a
sister.
J. d. Garris left Tuesday for Sargent,
Ncb., to visit his brother.
j. d. Kemper and wife, of Pennington,
Ill.,, are visiting with the latters par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry eastman.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Mitchell have
moved to Mt. Ayr
Miss Mamie Lane returned to her
home in Leon Monday.
There will be Christmas tree and
appropriate exercises at both churches
next Monday night.
Rev. G. H. Morris will preach at tn,
Lilliard school house next Saturday
night.
Daniel Anderson, the postmaster at
Lamont, spent last Thursday night at
the home of his friend, G. H. Hodges.
Lewis Fisher, of Fremont, H., visit
ed Miss kittie Davis few days last
week.
Grant and Russell Allen were called
to Decatur City last week by the serious
illness of their grandmother, who died
Friday morning. The boys returned to
Weldon Monday.
n The bazaar and oyster supper given
by the Ladies Aid society at the church
at Hebron last Friday night was a de-
cided success. The proceeds of the
evening amounted to about S135. One
quilt which was purchased by Robt.
Westfall, of Weldon, brought $50. This
quilt contains over 500 names.1
.The Weldon schools will close Friday
fora weeks vacations
j. II. Pickett has purchased 1.-THE
Bishop property in west Weldon and
Xpects to move to it sometime 4 is
inter. Dutch Wilson will move to ii
uckett farm.
Ed Zika has bought the Lotridge far
orth of Green Bay. Mr.. Lotrid,
Kinks of going to Kansas.
Clarence Roby and wife, of Osceo
pent Sunday at VIM. Watson's.
Burr or Ridge.
G. e. Chastain ana family were Sun
day visitors attMr. Edingtons.
Mrs. Martha Hall and daughter d. la
Of Van Vert, visited Mrs. Mary Walton
and Miss Lide Chastain one day last
week. 81.
MIR. and Mrs. George Meek were
pleasant callers at Chas. Chastain's one
evening last week.
Lon Adams has been hauling ccrn to
". Fl. McCalla's place.
A number of the young folks have
been enjoying themselves of evenings,
putting in the time skating.
Mr.. George Meek and wife called at
Charley smallwood's Friday.
John McCalla Visited at Van Vert
over Sunday the guest of his siste,
Mrs. E. A. Adams.
Charley Clark departed for Colorado
Monday on business trip.
The remains of Mrs. Charley Small
wood was inferred in the Meek's Gene
terry Monday afternoon. She leaves a
husband and little son, father, mother.
brothers, sisters and besides host of
sorrowing relatives to mourn her loss
for to know her was to love her.
Orien Keller and family visited rela-
tives at Woodland Sunday.
c. e. Chastain and wife were Leon
visitors Tuesday the guests of +. H.
Lewis and family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-21
pleasant Valley

The protractei meetings are still in
progress at Jack Oak. Rev. George
Roberts. Of DeeatIr City. is the preach
er and the meetings are being we'll at
tended.
The Royal Neiahbors had an elegant
oyster supper at the hall in Decatur
City Saturday night. 1t was we'll at
tended and all report good time.
George Thomas and his little son and
Sunday.
George Nirden an son William have
purchased Charley Deemer's wood saw
and are going to move it on his farm
and saw wood.
: Joseph Decmer visited Levi yirden
Sunday.
Roy Suthcrlin is delivering corn for
air. CpoeswelI.
Tom Sutherlin and his little son went
to Chicago one day last week with
stock.
Mrs. George Virden attended church
at Jack Oak Sunday.
John Robinson, Of Decatur City, pass
ed through this vicinity Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Tom Roberts was visiting in
Decatur City Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-21
p. F. D. No. 3.

S. p. Hoover has a son from Loefrer
Mo-, visiting him.
Mrs. d. p. Leahy returned Friday
from Des Moines, where she had been
visiting sick daughter.
Gil Vanderpool says it is going to be
warm winter for the fish worms are
near The top of the ground and he says
this is never failing sign.
Sslerm Peters and family were over
Sunday visitors at Uncle Wesley Bakers.
". Jones is back from Fremont
county.
Cliff Wheeler and family have moved
to Davis City.
Thomas and Frank Cox and Frank
Davenport had new phones put in last
week.
Postmaster Teale, Of Davis City, was
up the road Sunday evening giving his
family an automobile ride.
Andy Smith was severely burned
about the hands and face while render
lllS ldTu lHSl rflttav.
Vim. Mckern was on the ridge last
week buying poultry.
Some Of our smart young men were
arrested at Davis City Monday for dis
turbing the peace.
Grant Wakefield has moved back to
Leon.
Ed Campbell and P. N. McBee were
Sunday callers at G. c. Stills.
Jake Piper has gone TO southern Mis-
souri, to buy drove of sheep.
Gus Himelrich had the misfortune to
break one of his ribs recently.
Alpha Fulton and Niles Truitt gather
ed corn last week for Lon Fulton.