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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-30

and renewed pressure could properly be
put on Emperor Nicholas.
Mr.. White personally, it is believed,
sympathizes with such a collition and
would not be averse to a genuine re-
demption, as he recognizes the de facto
possession of the island by Japan and
her claim to reimbursement for it's re-
hnQuishment. If the meeting today of
the Toxic cabinet and elder statesmen
under the presidency of the Emperor
sanctions some such new proposal, as
there is reason to believe it will, the
proposition would seem to be so fair that
Emperor Nicholas could not refuse with
out assuming before the world the re-
sponsibilty of continuing the war. In
twinkling, therefore, if Japan now alb
solutely withdraws her bill for ''the cost
of the war;" the basis of an accord NAV
be reached
Might Think Japan Weak
One of the chief remaining dangers
would undoubtedly be a false gauging at
st. Petersburg of Japan's attitude. The
conciliatOry spirit Japan displayed in her
compromise proposal of Wednesday if
now emphasized by a still further recess
sion is apt to be interpreted at ST. Peters
burg as a symptom of great weakness
and might only serve to make the Empe-
ror and his advisers at Peterhof more OBJ
durate. But with such a proposition be-
fore him, Mr.. White could once more
assert himself and throw his own master
full personality into the scale.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-30
THREE DIE IN
A HOTEL FIRE.
SUMNER RESORT AT LAKE MARA
NACOOK, ME-, is DESTROYED
EARLY IN MORNING.
Wen-known Lake Captain Is Burned to
Death in Fire at Erie,

Maranacook, Ne, Aug. 26.-It has
been established that the dead were J..
II. Martin. who was connected with the
firm of Leopold, Morse & Co, of Bos-
ton; Mrs. Martin and their 1O-year-old
son.
The clerk, Robert Boutwell,, was re-
ported to be in a critical condition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-30
A Possible Solution.

y clear road out of the embroglio by
which Japan could obtain a very large
sum and Russia stand by her present
declaration. can be discerned if Japan
will offer in a new proposal to withdraw
the price she places upon the redemption
of the northern half of the island and
place it upon a basis for instance, such
as the President suggested, of determi-
nation by mixed commission. Accept
ance by Russia would in turn involve a
change upon the part Of the st. Peters
burg government, but indemnity as Il
stumbling block would be out of the way
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-30

Manila, Aug 2S.-The cholera situa-
ton remains unchanged. Two deaths
among the natives were reported today.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-30

Readfield Me-, Aug. 26.-Three per-
sons lost their lives early today in a
fire which destroyed the Maranacook ho-
tel at Lake MarancoOk
Five other persons were burned Or
otherwise injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-30
JAPS WAIVE INDEMNITY
Willing to Allow Commission to
Decide Redemption" Price
of Sakhalin.
MIKADO HEARS REPORT
Elder Statesmen and Ministers Hold I'm
portant Meeting at Tokio-President
Keeps Conference Alive.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2S.-Telegrams
from various centers, including Riga,
Windau and Simbirsk announce the be-
ginning Of an extensive mobilization Of
army reserve men.
Rumors are current of the impending
resignation of General Durnovo, gov
ernor general of Moscow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Satisfied with Road Law.

On the whole, the road law under
which we work now is an improvement
on the road law which we worked be-
fore the present road law was enacted.
The present road law will have to be
changed or amended before we get a
law with which the people will be sat-
isfied. No road supervisor can do a
satisfactory job of grading if he is
obliged to pick up or get together a
new gang of hands and teams every two
or three days. But it is not entirely
the laws fault if the people of a town
ship do not get the worth of the money
they pay in road taxes. There are
townships in which the road bosses are
doing good work, and the roads are
getting better every year in spite of a
demand for changes in the present law.
We might have the best road law in the
world, but if we do not make roads on
common sense principles we will have
poor roads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
a Youthful Horsethief,

Earl Sutherlin the thirteen year old
son of James Sutherlin of Davis City
was arrested last week on an informa-
tion fled before Justice John Holden
in this city, it being alleged that he
had stolen horse and saddle from a
neighbor, G. w. Rook, and skipped out
with them. The boy was found with the
horse northeast of Grand River. 1t
seems that the little fellow whose
mother is dead, has been giving his
father considerable trouble, and when
he got into the present scrape the
father consented to file the Necessary
papers to have him sent to the state
industrial school at Eldora as an
incorrigible, but the little fellow beg
ged SO hard that his father reiented,
and by agreement was allowed to re-
turn home upon his promising that he
would be good in the future, the case
against him, being continued during his
good behavior.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Did not sh oot Wife.

The Ottumwa Daily Courier of last
Thursday published the following
item, local interest being attached to it
from the fact that Mrs. Meacham, was
former resident of this city, being a
daughter of Mrs. David Short:
The sensational rumors in circulation
about town today to the effect that
James Meacham of this city had shot
his wife at Hot Springs, Ark, and then
committed suicide, have been found to
be untrue. A message received by the
Courier from special correspondent at
Hot Springs states that Mr.. Meacbam,
who has been suffering from mental
arrangement became suddenly worse at
his room In the Howard hotel yesterday
afternoon and was taken to the Ozark
sanitarium for treatment, where he is
reported to be in precarious condition.
Mrs. Meacham arrived in Hot Springs
late last night to assist in caring for
her husband.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Cashed Bogus Checks.

.Ascouple of Leon business men cashed
checks for stranger Saturday evening
which have turned out to be bogus.
Along after supper young fellow went
to Ottens meat market and asked him
to cash check for $500, saying he had
done some work. for G. B. Townsend, Of
Decatur and had met him on the road
between Leon and Decatur City that
evening, and he had given him the
check. Mr.. Often just noticed that the
fellow looked like young farmer boy,
probably twenty years old, and gavQ him
the money. The check was drawn on
the Farmers & Traders State Bank of
this city, and when Often deposited it
Monday morning the bank noticed it
and thought strange that Townsend
would issue check on their bank, as
he carried no funds there, SO they
phoned him and Mr.. Townsend replied
he had given no such check, and upon
examination the writing was not his.
I, The check was made payable to VIM
Jones, and endorsed by him. The same
evening the fellow cashed five dollar
check at the store Of W. E. Myers
signed by Roy Waller and payable to
James Thompson saying he had been
working for Waller. This check was
also drawn on the Leon bank, and Mr.
Waller carries no account there. He
has not been seen, but. it is probable
that the fellow signed his name to the
check also. Neither Vim. Jones OF
James Thompson are known in this
vicinity, and both checks are undoubt
ealy forgeries. The matter is being
investigated andaif the young fellow
can be located he will probably get tc
serve term in the penitentiary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
A Statement

About month ago a representative
of the Houch-McIver Advertising Co., of
Chicago, called at THE REPORTER office
and made contract in the regular way
for page of advertising space in The
REPORTER at our regular rates, with the
privilege of taking Two pages if they so
desired. He exhibited similar contracts
with leading papers in other county
seat towns. About ten days ago another
representative of the firm named Turner
came here and has been soliciting bust
ness men in Leon and the other towns
OF the county for business cards to be
printed in THE REPORTER, and it has
been reported to us that he represented
to some of them that it was to be a
special edition, and was being gotten up
by THE REPORTER. The agents were
not hired by us and we had no contract
with them to get out special edition.
The only contract they have with us is
to print one or two pages Of advertising
matter for them at our regular rate of
10 cents per inch, also to print 200 cards
for them from the same type for which
they were to pay us an agreed sum.
There was no contract or authority
whatever for them to represent them
selves as our agents or to sign our name
to receipts for the money collected, the
receipt being signed. o. e. Hull, by
Turner.
Quite a number of the business men
of Leon and the county patronized them
under the mistaken impression that
they were favoring us. We desire to
make this statement so that in case
there is any misunderstanding in re-
gard to the matter that we will not be
blamed. Their contract does not pro-
vide for the adv. to be printed in colors
in the paper, but only that the names Of
the towns shall be printed on the cards
in red. We have never received cent
Of the money collected under our name
and don't want any person to be misled
in the matter. We stand ready to fulfill
our contract exactly as it was made, but
we also want to protect our friends. If
any person or firm paid the agent money
on any other representation we would
be pleased to have them call on us, and
if the money was secured through any
misrepresentati ations we with do all we
can to compel the firm to carry out
their agreement to the letter or refund
the money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
IOWA GIRLS SCARCE
About 10000 More Men in the
State than Women--ChanCes to
Marry are Good.

No wonder the girls of Iowa are indie
pendent and naughty and have cultivat-
ed the marble heart along with affecting
the straight front which makes them
queenly.
For, curious to relate, there are
10000 more men in Iowa than there are
women, SO that while her beauty may be
the colder, the greater the victory when
the Iowa swain does win her heart
among so great competition.
Out of thirty-nine counties whose
census has been compiled by the state
bureau but two show larger number of
women than Of men. These two are
Floyd and Des Moines. What women
have seen in either county to induce
them there more generously to bestow
their presence is not revealed by the
hard, cold and sometimes brutal census
cards. But the disproportion is not
alarming in either of those counties, for
in Des Moines there are but ninety-six
more females than males, and in Floyd
but forty-two.
But 'Appanoose, Sioux and Kossuth
counties may prepare for an influx OF
New England spinsters as soon as Di-
rector Dawson of the census bureau has
completed his little billet deux, disclos-
ing the sad disparity between the num-
ber Of males and females in those coun-
ties. For it is serious. In Sioux county
for instance, there are 1889 more men
than women. In Appanoose there are
1,224 and in Kossuth there are $50. The
whole census bureau has marveled
greatly at these figures, and has won
dered if they could be right.
But Wright county is almost in the
same popular Glass; for there are 900
more men than women; that is 900 more
males than females, and Marshall coun-
ty has 800 more, and Harrison, Lyon and
Crawford counties have 700 more, while
Audubon, Buena Vista, Emmett, Clay,
Hamilton, O'Brien, Pocahontas, each has
600 more men than women. Dallas, Ida,
Guthrie, Montgomery, Ringgold and Sac
come in the 500 class, approximately, and
the remainder of the thirty-nine counties
counted, except two, show smaller dis
parity, there being 25S more males than
females in Decatur county.
The following table shows the number
of males and females in each county of
the thirty-nine so far counted:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Found Dead in Des Moines.

DR.. j. Il. Mingle received telegram
from Des Moines last Thursday with
the sad news that his brother James
Mingle, had been found dead in his
room in that city. 1t was great shock
to him as he had visited with his
brother in Des Moines the week pre-
vious and he was in the best of health.
DR.. Mingle and wife left on the after
noon train for Des Moines and accom-
panied the remains to Maxwell, Iowa,
where the funeral was held.
The Daily Capital has the following
account of his death:
JAS. Mingle, young man about 25
years OF age, was found this morning
about z o'clock lying on the floor in his
bedroom at Fred Harlow's lodging house
AIS East Locust street, dead. The
cause of his death is unknown. Coroner
Beck was notified and this afternoon
will hold an inquest.
Mingle was a carpenter and had been
employed in Des Moines about wcek.
His home is at Maxwell, where his father
is a prominent physician. The body
was discovered by j. P. Shafer, 1922 Des
Moines street, and the clerk at the
lodging house.
Mr.. Shafer said this morning: "Mingle
had been working for me. We were
building house at 511 English street
He worked yesterday and seemed to be
in the best of health. left him at the
corner of Fifth and Walnut streets last
night and he. started towards the One
Minute restaurant. We met in the
morning as rule about Z O'clock on
Walnut street. When he did not ap-
pear went to his lodging house. With
clerk l went to his room. He was
lying on the floor near an open window
We walked over to him and found that
he was dead. He was dressed in his
night clothes. There were no wounds
or bruises noticeable. / cannot account
for his death, unless he died of heart
disease, He was young man of the
best of habits. He did not drink and
was temperate in all ways. We sum-
moned Coroner Beck and had the body
taken to Patrick's undertaking estab-
lishment. His parents were notified"
Mingle took his supper in the restau-
raat about 6 o'clock last evening and
went Immediately to his room. He
seemed apparently in the best Of spirits.
No cause for the sudden death could
be given by the proprietor Of the lodg-
ing house. Nothing to confirm suicide
theory has been found.
An inquest was held Thursday by a
coroner's jury who returned verdict
that his death was caused from en-
docarditis OF heart trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
SOLDIERS LAW UNDECIDED.
Veterans Preference measure
Goes Over to Next Term.

Contrary to general expectations, no
opinion was handed down on the sold
iers' preference law. The supreme
court concluded the present term last
Thursday and no more opinions will be
handed down until the September
session. which opens Sept. 8.
1t is said that the numerous cases un-
der consideration did not permit all the
judges to investigate the case as thor
oughly as they desired and by general
consent Of the jurist the case was post
poned until the next term!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
THE LEON REUNION
Will be Held at Casters Lake--Four
Big Days, Sept. 5, 6, Z and g.
Committees Appointed.

There was good sized attendance
at the meeting held at the court house
last Friday afternoon to decide wheth-
er the reunion would be held this year
at Casters lake or up town, as the g
were people advocating both places,
but the uptown advocates were greatly
in the minority and seeing that nearly
everyone was in favor of holding the
reunion at the lake they graciously
submitted and when the question was
put to vote it was voted unanimously
to hold the reunion at the lake, which
by the way is one of the finest places
for reunion to be found in the state.
The dates Of the reunion are September
5, 6, 7.and s, and now that the date and
place has been definitely fixed the
actual work of preparing for the
reunion will go forward rapidly. The
Leon reunion has always been the big
gest kind of a success and this year
will be no exception. One of the speak.
ers already secured for old soldiers day
is Hon. Nate Kendall, of Abba, who has
promised to be here without fail, and he
is one of the most eloquent speakers in
the state. He was booked for the
reunion here last year, and many were
disappointed because he was not pres
ent, being detained at Abba by an
important law suit. which he was trying
~ thD lss,%n
committee has lots of work to do, and it
will be necessary to appoint number
of subcommittee and it is expected
that everybody will be willing to turn
in and assist the committee in every
way possible. Let's make the reunion
this year the biggest and best we have
ever held.
1t has been decided to make the Leon
reunion four days instead of three as
was first contemplated, the dates being
Sept. 5, 6, y, and 9th. Tuesday, the first
day, will be registration day, assign
ment of tents and other preliminary
arrangements and Wednesday the re-
union will open in full force, this being
\ Old Soldiers day, and already number
of good speakers have been, secured.
Thursday and Friday will .be Old Set
tiers and Citizens days. The following
committees. have been appointed to
have charge of the reunion, and as they
are all hustlers the success of the re-
union simply depends on the weather:
Executive Committee w. G. Stempel,
John Holden and ]. H. Evans.
Secretaries F. Harvey and A.
r. Warford.
Soliciting Committee IS. E. Benefiel,
s. K. Carmean and Matt Pullen.
Committee on Speakers-Capt. j. D..
Brown, Marion F. F.Stookey and Capt. A..
]. Allen.
Music Commit tee-Geo. E. Hurst, E..
B. McClelland and Mrs. Frank jerks.
Amusement Committee--C. M. Axes,
E. ]. Warner, Will Lindsey and E. E.
Bell.
The members of these committees are
requested to get together and arrange
for their part of the work at once.
The program and list of amusements
will be announced in the near future.
Parties desiring to secure concession
rights on the grounds should call on or
write to W. c. Stempel, chairman of the
executive committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Grand River.

We learn that DR.. W. G. Ward, Of Kan
sas City, has purchased DIR. Gnfy's
interests at Kellerton and will make
regular visits to Grand River, his next
ivisit being July 10 to Is, 1906, and will
do special work in extraction this trip.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Coal. Coar

We are ready to contract or fill orders
for Smoky Hollow coal by the bushel
ton or car load. j. j. EVANS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20

Confined on Page 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Real Estate Transfers

From July 10, to July II, 1906, as re-
ported by Stephen Varga:
2. swearingen to S. E. CARRIER. lots
in Leon ,....., ,.......s 8 800
]. II. Standerfer to Alice J. Marble
land in Hamilton 1900
W. A. Hopkins to ]. ]. and Ada E.
Moore, lots in Lamont ni-......-... 700
L. Robbins to G. A. Mccartney,
lots in Weldon. ...................... 1900
Stephen varga to Clarence A.
Rumley, land in Woodland - 70
Lewis Johnson to r. ]. Barrett, 40
acres in High Point .......... -....-..... 200
John ]. Mccoy to e. D. yeirs, lots
in Leroy. 49,. .......... 1000
R. L. yeirs to John j. Mccoy, lots
in Leroy ................ 1000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
License to Wed.

IMPROVED FARMS For SALE In North
Central Missouri, 100, 80, 20. Price Of
each is s22 per acre Easy terms. Aa-
press Box 1T, Lineville, Iowa. 26-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-20
Advertised Letters.

Remaining uncalled for in the post
Office at Leon. Iowa, for the week end
ing July 15, 1906:
Mrs. Ida B. Young, Joseph Osborn,
Thomas o. Day.
When asking for the above letters
please say, 8 advertised.
JOHN LEDGERwooD, Postmaster,
New-York tribune., 1905-12-27

Abilene Water Co. 1st IS,
Adirondack Home Telephone Co. list 6s.
Albany Home Telephone Co. list 6s
An1hurst County, Va, 4Ias.
AshtabuIa Water Co. 1st 5s.
AshtabuIa Water Co. General 5s.
Atlanta Water ELECTRIC Power Go. tst es'
Batavia Home Telephone Co. 1st 6s.
Bay Shore, NJ Y, Union Free School District
No. I, &c.
Boone Gas Co. list 5s.
CIearfield Biturinous Coal Corp. list IS.
Cohoes- Waterford Home Telephone Co. 1st os'
Corning, N. Y. !various);;
EnqIewood Gas G. Electric Co. General os
Great Northern Paper Co. 1st 5s,
Green Bay Phosphate Co. 1st S..
Hackensaok Gas Electric Co. General os
Hackensack Gas, Light Co. Genera! 5s:
independent Union Telephone Co. let %.
johnson, Isaac G. Co, list 5s
Legeett Francis n. G Co.. LIST. 6s.
DUE JANUA1
New-York tribune., 1905-12-27
DiUidend Notices.
JIliy5 u
INTERNATIONAL POWER c

INTERNATIONAL POWER co.
"a E-oadway n Y. City. December 23d 1875 -,
Al a MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
n directors held this day. extra dividend Of SIG @
,- zLsra vas declared preferred stock OF this
FZ6s1 oavabIe out Of surplus, the 18th DAY OF
snary 1906 stockholders Of record on the l0th dey
u Six 5iyjdend is declared addition to the regular
.soiaunlal dividend $500 per share IN accoroance
nth the provisions the charter whereby in aodion
20 crr1uative dividends OF per cent per annuil Inc
,Ss oT he I1referred stock are be paid
diSnd equal TO that upon the common stock
new and as often as snail be declared upon
he stock
The fra1sfer books three clock 2 NJ
On the 18th Gay Of January, 1905 TO be reopeneo at ten
o'clock a. II. the 28th day Of January 1910.
WILLIAM R. SHELDON, Assistant Secretary
New-York tribune., 1905-12-27
DiUidemd Notices.
Coupons due ard payable at the
COLONIAL TRUST
COMPANY
292 Broadway, New York.
on and after Jan. 2. 1905.

and after JAN 2. 1905.
Atlantic Avenue R. R. Co. improvement mtge
Sc.
Buffalo & Lockport Ry. Co. 1st mtge- Sc.
Brooklyn. Bath ". E. R. R. Co. 1st mtge
Series "a" 5G.
Connecticut Ry. & Ltg. Co. 1st and refunding
49,.
Corning Gas 6 Electric Co. 1st mtge. so.
Citizens Water Supply Co. of Newtown I'd
mtge. AZ.
Confectioners Mfg. Co. 1st mtge. 596.
Crystal Hygiene Ice Co. 81.
Dawson Ry. & Coal Co 1st mtge. so.
DEVELOPMENT Co. of America 6aS collateral trust
mtge.
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Ry Co. 1st
mtge. SO.
Dealers Hygiene Ice Co. 1st mtge. 6f6.
East Side Electric Ry. of Kansas City 1st mtge.
Sc.
Ell Paso & Rock Island Ry. Co 1st mtge. 52s.
Elyria, Grafton & Southern Ry. Co. SO.
Findlay Home Telephone Co. 5aS.
Hyde WlndIass Co. so.
Hutton Company, The, 1st mtge- 3 95-1007o.
International Steam Pump Co debenture So.
indianapolis Northern Traction Co. 1st mtge
So.
Interocean Telephone & Telephone Co. 1st mtge
Sc
Lake Shore Electric Ry. Co consolidated 5ga.
Lorain & Cleveland Ry. Co. 1st mtge. So.
Meriden Southington & Compounce TTamway
Co. 1st mtge Sc.
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City r. r. Co list
consolidated Sc.
Nassau Electric r. R. Co. 1st consolidated mtge.
4fo.
Newhouse Mines & Smelters 1st mtge So.
Northern Texas Traction Co. $50.
Neuse River Mills 1st mtge. SO.
Norfolk Warehouse Association 1st mtge. 6Go
New London Gas & Electric Co. 1st cons and re-
funding Sc.
Peoples Gas 6 Electric Co. LIST mtge 5ae.
Sterling DyeiDg & Finishing Co. 1st mtge. so.
Tannersville Water Co. list mtge So.
United States Finishing Co. con- SO.
Utah Light & Power Co. con 4Gc.
Utah Light & Power Co. prior lien Sc.
United States Telephone Co. so.
lien
JANUARY 1B.
Simpson Securities Co. debenture SO.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-27

rv-ER7rsEMFeTrs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS for The
TTIpune received their U2toWn once q 10 5T1 30
TeeIved at following branch o1ces at
Aoves ofce rates until o'clock m VIZ zo3 o3 - et
regular Ibs 6th-ave-, cor. l2th-st " tlast
aEs ztst @ west 12dst between 1th ana 7e ' 5 77tb
5sSN-. 3d-ave, between fotn anu =
2eS oss 3dave 61sst: Los Isl s5o ne5 ea
s' Fest 125th-st-: T5S ITernonI-aVe' ooV 90
ssth-st. 70 -. 554 ad-evs-: 21o Bieecksr-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-27

THE NEW AMSTERDAM NATIONAL BANK.
Broadway 39th Street. - ~
New York December 10Th, 19l9
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THIS
day declared dividend Of sig per- per cent mt
ecenbe~ 2Tth 1905. Transfer books viii close Decen-
her 9th reopen January md ig06 ~ l,h,