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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26
Good bright baled hay, six bales for
S1.00. Phone 45. MORRIS GARDNER.

Good bright baled hay, six bales fo
S1.OO. Phone 45. NORRIS GARDNER.
| A BARGAINING. Empire Separator
good as new, for sale cheap.
G. E. GARDNER, Assignee.
We will pay Chicago prices for milk
Bring in your milk and get the highest
price paid by any creamery in southern
Iowa. LEON CREAMERY CO.
The fire department was called to the
residence of j. J. Evans at 1:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, but there was no
fire and the boys had cold run for
nothing.
For SALE-One set double harness,
one three inch wagon, one buggy and
harness, one good work horse, one three
year old colt. Will give time if neces-
sary. F.. C. MuLLINNIx.
All persons indebted to the firm of
Covington & Armstrong are requested
to call and settle either by cash or note
at once, as we must get our books closed
up. CONVICTION & ARMSTRONG.
21-3t Grand River Iowa
Don't forget the big horse sale at
Axes sale pavilion in this city on Fri
|iday afternoon of this week. Nearly 200
horses have already been entered for
this sale, and it promises to be the big
gest sale yet hold. If you have any
thing to sell better get it booked at
once.
Miss Bess Bruce, who las been en-
ployed on various papers in southern
Iowa, has accepted a position in Thu
! REPORTER Office and commenced her
duties Monday morning. Any courtes.
les extended to Miss Bruce in the way
Of news items will be duly appreciated
by the editor.
/ The north side grocery owned by DR.
VIC. Wheeler has been sold to G. e
Buchanan, of Humeston, who has taken
possession and the business will be con
tihued by him with G. M. Wheeler as
manager In the sale of the store Dr.
Wheeler secured brick hotel property
at Knowlton.
The ladies of the Woman's Relief
Corps planned surprise for Mrs. Milo
Moore before she departed for her new
home in Dakota and Wednesday night of
I last week they gathered at her home
and spent very pleasant evening. As
token of esteem they presented her
with silver cold meat fork and it is
needless to say that Mrs. Moore will
ever remember this happy occasion.
A letter from our friend, j. II. Crees,
of Grand River, requests us to forward
THE REPORTER to him at 528 Stockton
Ave, San Jose, California, to which place
they have gone for the benefit, of Mrs.
Crees' health. They left here last
November and went to Houston, Texas
where they spent week, then pro-
ceeded to San Antonio and Ell Paso
staying week at each place. Then
they went on to Santa Barbara, Calf,
where they enjoyed summer life on the
beach and are now settled for an in
definite stay at San Jose. He writes
that he cannot see any improvement in
Mrs. Crees, although she thinks she is
Improving. They expect to go farther
up in the mountains in April. The
many friends Of this estimable couple
sincerely hope that the California eli
mate may restore Mrs. Crees to good
health again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26
CASTER&JACk

Long & Warner handle the Fern brand
chocolates as they are the best that can
be bought. Il. Ii,
Fatal kidney and bladder troubles can
always be. prevented by the use of
Foleys Kidney Cure. L. P. Van Werden.
Orders for plastering or repairing Of
any kind left at G.. r. Watsabaughs
residence will be promptly attended to,
and charges are reasonable. loft
II you want a farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms go to e. j.
Sankey. southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets. Leon, la.
The date of the Wickersham lecture,
the last number of the Leon Library
lecture course which was cancelled on
Dec. 31st on account of Rev. Wicker
sham missing his train at Kansas City,
has been reset for March 49,.
Bert, the little two year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Givens, died at their
home two miles northwest of Leon on
Wednesday of last week from pneumo-
MIA, after an illness of two weeks, The
funeral was held on Friday, interment
being at Terre Haute. Mr.. and Mrs.
Givens have the sympathy of the COM
George Moran, the we'll known horse
buyer of King City, Mo-, will be at
Weldon today to buy horses, and on
Friday will be in attendance at the big
horse sale in this city, remaining over
on Saturday and wants to buy car
of big horses and mares and some good
little horses and Mares. Mr.. Moran has
bought here before and is good buyer
and pleasant man to deal with. Bring
in your stuff and get his prices.
Ex-County Auditor J. F. Gill and
family returned to Garden Grove the
latter part of last week after resi-
dence Of four years in this city. During
their stay in Leon they made many
warm friends who are sorry to see them
leave this city, but glad that they will
still remain residents of this county.
Mr.. Gill owns town property in Garden
Grove and a fine farm adjoining that
town, and expects to engage in farming
the coming year.
DR.. D. r. Dudley, Of Independence Mo.
was in Mt. Ayr the latter part of last
week, making arrangements to locate
here soon for the practice of dentistry.
He will occupy the rooms over Lowen-
that's jewelry store, lately vacated by
Attorney H. G. Beard. DR.. Dudley is a
graduate of the dental department of
the State University of Iowa, and has
practiced at Leon and Garden Grove as
well as Independence. Heis pleas
ant, gentlemanly appearing young man.
Mt. Ayr News.
Say! Do you know that the big horse
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

J. r. Ryan, the popular travelling
salesman for the Warfield- Howell Pratt
Grocery Co., of Des Moines, has issued
unique souvenir postal card to his Gus
toners. 1t is burnt leather design on
which is the head of a mule, with the
inscription keep your eye on Dick
Ryan in 1906 one 81 the mules eyes
being burned clear out. 1t is unneces-
sary to say that his customers will do
so for Dick Ryan is one of the most pop
ular knights of the grip who make this
territory.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

The resignation of Roe Caster, jr. as
carrier on rural mail route No. 8, has
been accepted by the postal department.
at Washington, and James w. Delk, of
Franklin township, has been appointed
to the vacancy, with Charles f. Wright,
as substitute carrier. Mr.. Delk will
commence his duties as carrier as soon
as the formalities of filing his bond and
other papers are completed and APP
proved by the department.. Mr.. Caster
expects to move soon to Los Angeles,
California.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

Last week in reporting the testimony
Of Charles Woodland the name of Mrs.
Treanor appears when it should have
read Mrs. Trower, as Mrs Treanor was
in no manner connected with the case,
not being witness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

All kinds of lumber for sale at the
mill one'and one-half miles west of Wood
land. Come to the mill or call S. T.
Massey or Ira Brown on the phone. 16tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

|. The north side grocery owned by DR..
W. c. Wheeler has been sold to G. E.
Buchanan, of Humeston, who has taken
possession and the business will be CON
tihued by him with G. M. Wheeler as
manager. In the sale of the store DR..
Wheeler secured a brick hotel property
at Knowlton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

The big horse sale of the Leon Horse
70. on Friday. of this week is going to
be hummer. A large number of fine
horses have been shipped in already
from outside town and there will be
plenty of buyers here, for they know
they always find good horses here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

DR.. Morris, the dentist, has offices
in the Biggs' block opposite DR.. Fox
worthy's Office. Give him call.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26
Good seed oats for sale.
23-tf Phone As. MORRIS GARDNER.

joe s Z. Warner, jeweler and optician
opposite Farmers & Traders State Bank
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

The REPORTERS big thermometer
broke all records for the winter Wed.
nesday morning by dropping down to 1t
degrees below zero.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

Geo. M. Truitt, of this city, has been
granted an increase of his pension to
$17 per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

Mrs. Pickard, mother of Clarence
Pickard. died at her home in this city
last Friday morning after an illness of
several weeks, the complications of
old age. The funeral was held Friday
evening, interment being in the Leon
cemetery
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

Miss Bess Bruce, who las been en-
ployed on various papers in southern
Iowa, has accepted a position in Thu
REPORTER Office and commenced her
duties Monday morning. Any courtes.
les extended to Miss Bruce in the way
Of news items will be duly appreciated
by the editor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

The contest over the selection of the
third official paper between the Lamont
Chronicle and the Davis City Lariat,
was heard before the board of supervi-
sors Tuesday, and occupied the entire
day. The Chronicle was represented at
the hearing by John Scott and John F.
Carver, the publisher and editor, and
their attorneys, j. W. Harvey & Son,
and the Lariat by it's editor, Gus H.
finch and his attorney, Geo. w. Baker.
At the time the lists were filed with the
auditor the Lariat had 1914 names while
the Chronicle had I'll. The Chronicle
alleged fraud on the part of the list
filed by the Lariat, among other things
claiming that a list of 100 papers sent
by G. r.. Meeker, of Decatur City, on a
contract with the Lariat and about 80
names sent by Covington & Armstrong
Of Grand River on the same kind of a
contract We're not bona-fide subscribers,
but were secured for the purpose of
padding the Lariat list in order to Sc
cure the county! printing. Each paper
also objected to some names of parties
who reside in the state, and for other
reasons. The board took the matter
under advisement until Wednesday
morning when they awarded the print
ling to the Davis City Lariat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

To move them quickly, before
inventory, we cut the price in
half.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

Mt. Ayr is to have "seed corn" day
January 31st. Prof. P. G. Holden, of
Ames, will give the principal address
and demonstration. A purse of $50 is
offered in prizes, a trophy for township
prize and several individual prizes from
Good finnno
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

The fire department was called to the
residence of j. J. Evans at 1:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon, but there was no
fire and the boys had cold run for
nothing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

Mrs. Sarah Roger received telegram
Wednesday afternoon with the sad news
of the death of her son, II. r. Branham,
at st. Joe, Mo-, but no particulars had
been received at the time THE REPORT
Err went to press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

1t looks kind of natural to drop into
Bowsher & Biddison's harness shop and
see the two old veteran harness makers,
John Huffman and Add Ausman sitting
side by side pulling stitches with the
old time vigor that they did twenty five
years ago. They have worked side by
side for fifteen years and many man
has had good set of harness through
the honest sweat of their brow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-26

For SALE-One set double harness,
one three inch wagon, one buggy and
harness, one good work horse, one three
year old colt. Will give time if neces-
sary. f. c. MuLLINNIx.
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
THE SCHOOL CENSUS.
The returns of the school cen

The returns of the school census
marshals are all in at The school su-
porintendsnt's office rho vital stat
istics are watched with keen interest,
as an index of the drift of popuIa-
tion. The ceusus is taken in the
various districts, very carefully under
the present stringent law, 50 that by
the totals from year to year we can
tell pretty accurately whether Anna
dor is gaining or losing III popula-
tlon. This year the returns vary but
little from the PREVIOUS year, al
though The tendency continues in
favor OF decline of be juvenile
population. The falling this year as
compared with 1904 is 6j children
under II years. aud Il crueus children
between and IT, The figures for
the various district for 1854 aud 1905
are as follows: these figures bel y
from the marshals' returns, fol the
current year, and before they have
been subjected to revision at the
hands of school superintendent Geo.
(,nrdOn
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
JACKSON POSTOFFICE.

A telegram from Washington to the
press last Wednesday announced the
appointment of f. H. Duden as post
master of Jackson, vice Geo. G. Fol-
ger. deceased. 1t will take several
weeks before the new postmaster
takes charge, as he will have to file
bonds and have same sent toWashing-
ton and be approved. 1t will bs July
before the change is consuminated.
The Amador City Sunday school
picnic will be held tomorrow in the
CulbeIt field.
The al of the insect extermInator
will be found in another column.
The proprietor was III jackson this
week, and proved the efficacy of the
powder by experiments on the street.
E. G. Voorhies, says the Amador
Record, has become interested in the
mines of Bullfrog district, Nevada
aud will spend a portion of his time
in that camp.
The social given at the residence
of j. B. Francis last evening for the
benefit of the Episcopal church was
largely attended, and enjoyed by all
present. Several from Sutter Creek
and other outside places were there,
and contributed to the success of the
affair. A neat little sum was raised
for the church funds
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
SCHOOL CLOSING.

The Aetna school closed Friday,
May 10Th. Many people we're present
and enjoyed the following program,
which was excellently rendered:
'Flag raising aud salute" school;
song America school; reading
"Our flag" Nellie DriscoIl; "Words
of welcome" Julia Foppiano; dia-
logue, "Hurrah for the flag" reci-
tation, ga Mothers darling" Gym
thia Love; solo, "Sweet Glover"
Annie Clark; recitation, "Nobody's
Child" Beatrice DanieIson; reci-
talon, "Don't" Media Mori; song,
Columbia, schoul; dialogue,
Reading letter. recitation,
"Politeness, Jonn GenoIia; solo,
always in the way" Nellie Dris-
coll; recitation, "a mistake" Ha-
Eel Plasse; recitation, "Betty and
the hear," Martin Genolia; dialo
que, 1.-THE ticket agent;'' solo,
1.-The stars and Stripes" John Leo
nesio; recitation, "On board of the
Cum berland, N. Driscoll; dialogue,
"Mother Goose" recitation, ga
boys pocket" Steve Leonesio; solo,
"Amid the Oregon lines" F. Gar
barini; dialogue, 1.-The dolls hos
pital;" Duet, Gertie Garbarini and
j. Foppiano; farce, 1.-THE lost child;
ValedictoIy, Edith Thompson.
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
THE RAILROAD PROGRESS.

The railroad track is completed to
Martell's atation. The first carload
of freight arrived there Wednesday,
1t was some OF the machinery for
the Standard Electric Company,
which went through town to the
plant on Thursday morning. The
road is no, and will not be for some
time, open for general freight traffic.
present.
Grading beyond the Oneida depot
is being pushed ahead. This looks
like coming to Jack kson without delay.
We understand that the project of
running an independent tract from
Oneida to the east shaft of the Ken
nedy has fallen through. The grad
ing for this line Was too costly to
warrant the undertaking at the rail
road company's expense. But the
through line to town appears to be
more probable now than ever.
The matter of raising subscriptions
to purchase the right of way to Jack
son has been taken hold of the past
week. Wilford Dennis has interview
ed number and received such en-
couragement that he left Monday for
San Francisco to lay the matter be-
fore meeting nf the railroad author
tiles. The meeting was held
Tuesday, and it was thought that
the question of extending the line tn
town would be definitely settled.
An estimate of the sum required to
purchase the right of way along the
surveyed route has been made. 1t Is
figured that the cost should not ex-
ceed from $4,000 to $4,000, allowing a
liberal price tor the land. Meanwhile
some money has actually been paid
by citizens to the company or agent
acting IN their interest for bringing
the road to jackson. Five hundred
dollars have been paid, and subscrip-
tions for as much again have been
taken in the same behalf
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

John Fredino, a youngster five or
six years old, attempted to get on the
tongue of the backaction of Piccar-
dos freight team last Friday, while
passing the Hamilton tract. In so
doing he fell, and the wagon passed
over the child's body. Fortunately
the wagon was empty; but there was
considerable of scare in the neigh
borhood, as it was feared the little
one had sustained serious if not fatal
injuries. The doctor was sent for,
and it was found that beyond few
bruises the victim was little the
worse for the ordeal.
Marshal Glavinovich, son of l.. CLAY
inovich, ran splinter two and a half
inches into his thigh last tuesday,
requiring the aid of surgeon to
remove it.
Mrs. E. Gordon, mother of school
superintendent Gordon, while around
her residence on Broadway met with
serious mishap. She had fall in
some way, and injured her right arm
badly. The arm was so much swollen
that the medical attendant was un-
able to tell the extent of the injury.
The victim is advanced in years, and
this fact makes the mishap assume a
more serious character. She is get
ting along nicely, however, under the
circumstances.
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
THAT BOGUS SILVER.

Some weeks ago we reported that
s. Scapucino had stumbled across an
old cache of silver, amounting it was
thought to from S400 to $500, all in
90 cent pieces, except portion that
had been melted by the heat of fire
either brush or of the cabin in
which the silver had originally been
buried. The find was on the John
Sullivan place near Volcano. 1t was
never dreamed that the coin was bo-
gus. The finder went to considerab BILE
trouble in melting down the metal
into bar, and then forwarded it to
San Francisco in charge of John +.
Clute. News of the discovery reached
the city about the same time as the
bullion arrived, and detectives were
on the trail of the consignee to see
what might become of the supposed
coin. 1t was taken to the mint or
some other place where its value
might be sceItained; and it was pro-
nunced bogus. The metal was prac-
tically worthless. The unmelted
coin bore the date of 1862, and 1t is
supposed that some counterfeiters
pursued their avocation in that local
ity in those days, when silver was
about double the price it is now. No
one seems to have any recollection of
such illicit operations in those days;
although it is said a cabin at one
time occupied the site of the find.
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
AUKUM.

Aukum, May 22,-The first drove OF
sheep of the season passed thu ugh
here last week; they belonged to h.
T. Thorpe.
Ada Petress aud daughter of Pla-
cerville are visiting her mother, Mrs
Burden.
E. Biglow, who has been quite sick.
is on the improve.
Laura Vo.aw, has gone to Sacra-
mento on. busine -;
Mrs Venitez, who has been 10 San
Francisco for tho Last werk 4, a dele
gate of the Rebu;;A Lodge. returned
home last Wednesday.
Mr.. Carter, is in Shenandoah valley
cutting hay for Mr.. Riehey
Sam Kasper, WHO is IN Plymouth
under the doctors care for some eye
trouble, is getting along nicely
MI and MIS-. Ban nfield, who have
been IN Kansas, M3, for the past two
years, aahave returned to their old place
once more. The latter says she is
much improved in health.
Mrs. Tongier, the state organizer of
the W. Q. L. u, Iecture TO large
and attentive crowd ou May 18th in
Wrigglesworth's hall.
Mrs. W. Green OF Big Canyon is
the guest of Mrs. McNaughten.
John Humpheries and Bert Doxta-
tor, who are at work in mine near
Pie Pie, came home Thursday and
went back to work nn Saturday.
The picnic and dBnce given at this
place on Friday last was quite we'll
attended.
Nome.
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
ORIENTAL COURTESY.
An Incident In Which Miss Anna
Dickinson Figured.

Miss Anna Dickinson Travelled every
where independently and saw human
nature in all of its lairs. Writing to a
woman friend once, she described re-
ception given by wealthy Cinnamon in
q restaurant kept by Chi Lung in San
Francisco, and she was the guest Of
honor. She said that she saw a serv-
ant coming toward her with box di-
vided into many compartments, with
different kinds of nuts and candies in
the smaller trays. She picked out half
dozen or more and laid them on the
arm of the chair, which served as q ta-
BILE. AS the attendant passed on to
others she saw that each took only one
bonbon, and she was much embar-
rassed.
But when the servant approached the
chief Chinaman, the one who had orig
mated the reception, he took a large
handful, and those after him did the
same. and then Miss Dickinson felt re-
lieved. She wrote:
after 1 learned that 1 must have
shocked all of those educated, cultured
Cinnamon as much as you or l should
have been shocked if we had invited q
Chinaman whom we respected to dine
with us and he had taken whole fried
chicken and torn 1t limb from limb at
our table In such an event would you
or 1 have had the tact and courtesy to
have taken other chickens and thus
dismembered them?'
Amador ledger., 1905-05-26

A WEDDING ROMANCE.

A wedding was solemniZed in the
Greek church last Sunday morning.
which has more of the romance of
love about it than anything that has
occurred here for some time. The
contracting parties were Samuel W.
kasovich and Bosilka Dragolovich,
both Datives of Austria. They we're
engaged in the old country. rbe
groom left his native land about four
years ago to carve his way in the
world, and provide for his intended
bride, who remained on her native
soil until such time as fortune
favored their union. Vukasovicb made
his way to jackson, we're his aunt,
Mrs. Savich, has lived for years. He
secured employment in the mines,
and after four years of industrious
work, he was in position to con-
summate the plighted troth with the
lady of his choice. At his request
the bride left her friends and reIa-
tives and birthlaud behind, crossed
the ocean and continent and reached
the end of her journey about one
month ago. She also has relatives
here, an aunt and uncle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dragolovich. The marriage Ii
cense was secured Saturday morning,
and there is something of the roman
tic about that. The new law requir-
ing both contracting parties to be
present at the application for the
marriage license went into effect
that day at noon, so that this license
was the last issued in this county un-
der the old law, the bride was not
required to attend and take the oath.
In the presence of many friends the
happy pair we're united for life by
the Rev. rather Paskovsky. Steve
Savich, cousin of the groom acting
best man, and Mrs. DragIovich ap-
pearing for the bride. The newly
welded couple viii live for a while
with the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Savioh.