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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Total.

The township caucuses to select dele
gates to the county convention will be
held on Friday, Sept. 7th, at 2 o'clock,
at the place where the last general
election was held, unless otherwise
called by the township committeeman.
At the time of holding the township
caucus nominations will also be made
for the following township officers:
Two candidates for Trustee.
Two candidates for Justice of the
Peace.
Two candidates for Constable.
One candidate for Township Clerk.
One candidate for Assessor.
The township committeeman of each
precinct should be in attendance at the
time the township caucus is held, and
make all arrangements for the meeting.
0. ID. HULL, V. r. MCGINNIS,
Secretary. Chairman,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Closing Out Sale.

Having to quit the farm will sell at
public sale at my farm 81 miles north
east of Leon on the Leea and Garden
Grove road Ola Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1906.
commencing at 10 o'clock, the following
described property to-wit: head OF
horses consisting of one team of 6 year
olds, weight 200, mare and horse, fat
and sound, one mare and colt; 3S head
high grade Shost-Horn cattle consisting
of 13 COWS with calves by taeir Sides
Short-Horn Bull, two year old heifer,
A two year old steers, yearling steers.
4 yearling heifers; SO head of hogs con-
sisting Of z brood sows due to farrow in
October, 1 male hog, 45 spring shoats.
Farm implements, etc., consisting of
1 corn shelter, 1 Milwaukee binder, 1
J. l. Case riding breaking plow, John
Deere gang breaking plow, Dutch Boy
riding cultivator, Case riding eulti-
vator, disc harrow, 1 wagon nearly
new, / buggy without top, shoveling
DOaru, SeU single harness, SeU dOuDIe
harness, tongueless cultivator, now
er, 1 sleigh, 1 wire cot, 1 Round Oak
heating stove, Coles hot blast heating
stove, Majestic range cook stove, 1
washing machine, cream separator, 1
milk can, set scales, 6 or tons hay in
stack, 8 straw stacks, 1850 feet of ma
tive lumber. Terms II months. Muir
barger will serve lunch.
ABE GOODMAN.
Jones & Hasbrouck, !Auctioneers.
Fred Teale, Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
HORSE THIEF IN JAIL
Fred Black, of Near Grand River, is
Captured Within "a Hours After
Stealing UrCle'S Horse.

Fred Black, a young man between II
and % years of age, of Richland town
ship, is in Jail in this city, charged with
horse stealing. Sunday night a fine
mare was stolen from the barn of his
uncle, Dan Ward, who lives two and a
quarter miles northeast of the town of
Grand River. The theft was discovered
Monday morning and the telephone was
put in use, notifying the surrounding
towns to look out for the horse and
thief. They did the work quickly, for
about II o'clock Monday morning word
was received from Murray that the
horse and thief had been captured at
that place. 1t seems that sometime
Sunday night Black stole the mare, tax
ing also bride and two halters from
the barn, and rode her to Murray,
where he sold the animal for $40. Just
after he had made the sale the officers
were notified that the horse had been
stolen and Black was arrested before
he had spent any of the money, and it
was recovered and turned back to the
man who had purchased the mare.
Black was then taken to Osceola and
placed in Jail and sheriff Wallace noti-
fed. A. M. Pryor was at Osceola at
tending the democratic congressional
convention, and sheriff Wallace in
structed the Osceola sheriff to turn the
prisoner over to Mr.. Pryor who brought
him to Leon Tuesday evening and
placed him in Jail.
Young Black since his arrest says he
is 10 years old, but on May 31st, he
made affidavit while securing marriage
license that he was q years old, and in
answering the questions on the return
stated he would be % on his next birth
day. He resided for a number of years
in Richland township, but year age
went to North Dakota with his parents
returning to this county last spring
He was married to Miss Bertha Warricb
at Grand River on May 31st.
He was ar1aigned before Justice G. W
Beck Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
and entered plea of not guilty and
waived examination in order to give tbs
grand jury which meets next Monday
a chance to act upon the case. He was
committed to jail in default of bond ir
the sum of $500.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Joe Johnson Finds Bride in the
West,

Leon friends will be surprised to
learn that Joe A. Johnson, for many
years a popular young man of this city,
has at last forsaken bachelorhood and is
now enjoying his honeymoon. Mr..
Johnson went from here to Alaska few
years ago when the gold fever was at
it's height, and when he returned he
settled in Washington. For the past
year he has been engaged in the general
merchandise business at Colville in that
state. The Colville Statesman-Index
has the following account of his marri-
age:
The marriage of Miss Helen Alice
Judson and Joseph A. johnson was SOL
emnized Wednesday evening at the
handsome new home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Judson. Only
immediate relatives were present. Rev.
Father Vandervelden performed the
ceremony.
The rooms were handsomely decorated
with cut flowers. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Mrs. ]. D. Daily as
matron Of honor, and the best man was
D. E. Burk, an old friend of the groom.
The bride was attired in gray travel
ing suit with a velvet hat to match.
The happy couple were driven to Myers
Falls where they boarded the train for
an extended trip. The bride and groom
have resided in Colville about a year
past and are popular in social circles
and their numerous friends wish them
Joy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Presbyterian Church Services.

Next Sunday being labor Day" the
services will be appropriate to the day
and all laboring men are especially in
vited. Morning subject, "Christ and
the Laboring Man.. Evening subject,
"How every poor man may become rich,
Our Sunday school will picnic at Cas-
ters grove, Wednesday afternoon, of
this week, taking picnic supper.
Beginning with next Sunday all eve
ming services will be at 1880 instead of
s as heretofore.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Democratic County Convention.

The democrats of Decatur county,
Iowa, will meet in delegate convention
at the opera house in Leon, Iowa, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 1906,
at II o'clock a. m., for the purpose Of
placing in nomination candidates for
the various county Offices to be elected
at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, Nov. G, 1906, as follows:
One candidate for Representative.
One candidate for Auditor.
One candidate for Treasurer.
One candidate for Clerk.
One candidate for Recorder.
One candidate for County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
One candidate for Sheriff.
One candidate for County Attorney.
One candidate for Member of Board
of Supervisors for two year term, be-
ginning Jan. l., 1867.
One candida te for member of Board
of Supervisors for three year term, be-
ginning Jan. 1, 1907.
One candidate for Member of Board
of Supervisors for three year term, be-
ginning Jan. 1, 1908.
One candidate for Coroner.
One candidate for Surveyor,
The ratio of representation in the
convention will be one delegate from
each precinct and one additional dele
gate for each 10 votes or fraction of 5
votes or over cast for the democratic
candidate for secretary Of state at the
last general election. Under this call
the precincts will be entitled to the
following number of delerates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
One Fare For Round Trip

from Chicago, plus two dollars for tif-
teen day limit, and one fare for the
round trip. plus four dollars for thirty
day limit, to Canadian and New England
points. Tickets on sale via Nickel Plate
Road, from Chicago, September 5th to
10th. Information given upon applica-
tion to John Y. Callahan, General Agent,
No. 107 Adams ST., Chicago. La Sale
street station, Chicago, the only depot
on the elevated railroad loop. Sep. II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Mary Rebecca Cornett

the beloved wife of Robert Cornett died
at the family home in Pleasanton, Iowa,
Aug. "a, 1906 after many months of suf-
fering which she bore with exemplary
patience and fortitude. She was taken
sick last October and though there were
occasional periods of apparent progress
toward recovery, they proved to be
only temporary, as they were followed
by relapses which termina ted fatally on
the day above mentioned. Her maiden
name was Mary Rebecca Kimport and
she was born in Jackson county, Indiana,
July 81, 1886. She was married to
Morris Owens in 1852, and he died at
Helena, Ark, in 1854. To them were
born four children, two of whom died in
infancy. After about two years of wild
owhood she became the wife of Mr.. Cor
nett, May 81, 1866, in Mercer county,,
Mo-, occupying their home in that coun-
ty for twenty-eight years. 1t was near
Lineville. Five children We're given
them, only three of whom passed the
period of infancy. The surviving child
ren are w. B. Owens, Mary E. Moore,
Euniee Vinzant and Alice Davis, all of
Mercer county, Mo-, with Charles Cor
nett of Pleasanton, Iowa. With her
husband, the deceased had lived in
Pleasanton since February, 1890, and
has, as in all other places where she
has lived, made many warm friends and
acquaintances whose respect and con-
fidence she enjoyed in the highest de-
gree. Though not church member
she was in sympathy with the faith and
doctrines of the Latter Day Saints.
Here was the life of good and true
woman who filed her place with faith
fulness and integrity, and the world
was the gamer by her being in it.
The funeral services were conducted
by Elder Duncan Campbell, Aug. %,
1906, at the L. DIS. chapel, the inter-
ment being at the Easton grave yard
two miles south Of Pleasanton. The
large numbers in attendance attested
the high esteem in which she was held,
as well as the sympathy entertained for
the bereaved husband. Xxx
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Very Low Rates Tuesuavs

Every Tuesday, balance of the year,
the Chicago Great Western railway will
sell home seekers tickets to Minnesota,
North Dakota and Canadian northwest
at about half rate; to other territory
first and third Tuesdays. Apply to any
Great Western agent or j. P. Elmer,
G. P. A., st. Paul, MINI. State number
"A party and when going. Dec. 81.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
SpeCiai Summer Tourist Rates tt
Canadian and New England

via Nickel Plate Road. Fifteen day
limit, One fare iplus two dollars, from
Chicago. Thirty day limit, one fare
plus four dollars, from Chicago. For
dates of sale, reservation of sleeping
car berths, etc., write or call at city
ticket Office, No. 10Y Adams ST., Chicago
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30

Paul Maclean, who recently returned
from Panama, where he served for sew
eral months in a special capacity for
the Isthmian Canal commission, will not
return to Panama and his term of SER
vice with the commission is terminated
by his resignation in order to accept
other connections which have been
opened to him. Mr.. Maelean has been
appointed, by Secretary Of the Treasury
Shaw Special Disbursing Agent for the
Jamestown, Va, Ter-CentenniaI Expo
sition, Of next year, in aid of which an
appropriation of S2,O0O,O00 was made by
the recent congress. He leaves for
Washington tomorrow evening to con-
meet himself with his new duties
Creston American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30

1t is an old saying that the first fell
low has no show. This seems to be
the case with Mr.. Coop, who brought in
a stalk of corn last week that measured
twelve feet eight inches, for Oliver
Hayer came in Monday morning with a
stock of Reeds Yellow Dent corn that
measured fourteen feet ten inches in
height. The stalk had one well de-
veloped ear nine feet from the ground.
We are looking for man that can
show us a taller one. The corn was
raised from some of Sam Shakespeare
prize-winning seed corn.-Lamoni
Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Sabbath School Convention.

The fourth annual district convention
of the Sabbath Schools of New Buda,
Hamilton and Morgan townships, of De-
,gcatur county, and Freedom and Bethel
.toWgShips, of Mercer county, Mo-, will
8besAed at the New Salem church, four
miles north of Pleasanton on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, August 31st,
Sept. 1st and End. An interesting pro-
gram has been provided and large at
tendance is expected.
PROGRAM.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
1:30-Song service.
2:0O-Address of welcome by George
Blakesley, superintendent.
2:30-Benefit of the Sabbath school to
a community, w. NJ. stuteville.
Sabbath school training and it's
effects upon the youth, N. Still.
3:30-Recitation, Miss Lovinia Slower.
4:00-Bible trainings as to habits and
reverence, Rev. N. B. Sills.
4:30-Adjournment.
N EVENING.
S:3O-Song service.
Sermon, Rev. Deyoe.
SATURDAY MORNING.
10:00-Song service.
The Sabbath school of tomorrow, (a)
Improvement, (b) possibilities, Rev.
Lewis Weary.
10:30-What does the Bible teach
about temperance, Rev. Armstrong and
j. B. Tye.
Hoo Primary work, S. A. Gibbons.
Recitation, Virgie Hill.
11:3O-Responsibility of teacher, W.
G. Cozad.
Solo, Miss Gertrude Cummins.
12:00-Adjournment.
AFTERNOON.
1:30-Song service.
1870 Personal touch-Mrs. Austin
Cowles.
00-Recitation, Mr.. Lorn.
2:15-What to teach, how and why:
Rev. E. o. Spurrier.
Recitation, Miss Maria Tullis.
2:30-Neglected and neglecting classes
J. P. Bagley.
| 3:00-Recitation, Miss Mata Fultz.
3:15-How to get and keep the boys
in Sunday school? General discussion
led by John Robinson.
4:00-Election Of officers and appoint.
ment of committees.
Adjournment.
EVENING.
7:30-Song service.
S:0O-Sermon, Rev. N. B. Stills.
SUNDAY.
1000 a. m.-Sunday school classes
composed of all Sabbath schools in the
district.
11:0O a. m.-Sermon, Rev. N. B. Sills
LOO p. m.-Basket dinner.
800 p. m.-Love Feast.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Make a Success of your Talents

The opportunity of your Life is await
ing in the new towns on the Chicago
Great Western Railway. Openings in
nearly all Lines of business. Write to-
day to E. B. Magial, Mgr, Townsite
Department, Omaha, for full information
and copy of Town Talk" Sept. Is.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30
Marriage Licenses.

Jacob Phillips, Martinsville, Mo...,5 81
Florence Parman, Martinsville, Mo-. 40
VIM. Wasson, Lamont %
Elva Borgess., Lamont .......................1S IS
OATS WANTED want to buy 100000
bushels of good oats and will pay the
highest market price in cash.
A. E. dorm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-30

For SALE-Almost new sewing ma
chine.
51-4t. MRS. W. c. CAMPBELL, Leon, Ia.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-09

most heartily. II has been allegeu that
Mr.. Record is not honest--not in public
prints, but in slurring talk among politi-
cal opponents, especially in Jersey City,,
We have no reason to belieye thftr thal there
IS any truth in the allegations, and they
seem cowardly and contemplate. But
they are repeated daily with significant
wink and nod. Now, in all fairness both
to Mr.. Record and the people of this
State, we demand that anybody who has
q fact to support such charges should
make it known. Put up or shut up.
There are good reasons why Mr.. Record
should not be elected United States Sen
ator. but there are none of a moral ma
ture so far as facts have yet been pre-
sented. If there are. make them known
now, or keep silence forever after.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-09
ADJUSTMENTS
New York Theatre Roof

Seeing New York." which began its
fifth week on the New York Theatre
Roof (Wistaria Grove on the End in
stant, is settled down for the all-summer
run which the managers, William A.
Brady and Joseph Hart, planned for it
when they staged it so elaborately on
June 5. 1t is easily the hit of the sum-
mer in the METROPOLIS. Its success there
has led to the Schubert's withdrawing
their plans to put ..The Tourists" on for
a summer run there; and, as a picture of
the gay life of the metropolis, it is so far
superior to "The Social Whirl' that the
latter is not considered as factor in the
summertime competition of New York
theatrictls Indeed. it is largely a ques-
tion there jus tnow whether George NJ.
Cohen in 1.-The Governors Son." or Car
RE De Mar in Seeing New York" gets
the larger house of an evening. These
two. Mr.. Cohan and Miss De Mar are
just now favorites of New York's amuse-
ment-seekers. Miss De Mars hit is lit
orally immense, and her doll specially
has caught the town.
Others who score heavily in the skit
are Clifton Crawford. Al Leech, Cheri-
dah Simpson, the Three oRsebuds, Tom
Fortune and Fleurette De Mar. The
Flatiron Building scene is the big nov
city of the production, and is received
nightly with yells and even gales of mer-
riment.
The bill of specialties, Part II. Of the
big Wistaria Grove show. was changed
again last Monday night. The chief
newcomers were Sylvester, Jones, Prin-
gle and Morrell, which the newspapers
of the day after-Tuesday. July 3-de-
scribed as s'the very best singing four in
the world" They were recalled seven
times. The -Four Melvins, ground tuin-
blers, gave an exhibition that more than
repaid the management for letting the
Proveanies go; and Frank and Bob. with
their clever trained dog. scored the third
big hit of the new-coming artists. Sa-
lerno began his fifth week, with new
tricks and Ned Wayburn's 'RaiAs
Dears,' the ''bully bally' that closes the
bill went as strong as ever.
Performances are given on the New
York Theatre Roof on Sunday night as
well as other nights The Sunday-night
crowds seem to be made up very largely
of wis.,. from out-of-town.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-09
THE COMPLETE POTTERER

('.Life was given us to potter in."-Van-
ity Fair
Let Jones, if hes so minded, fly to catch
the early train,
And hurry to worry and city cares again;
Let Johnson bolt the lightning lunch; let
Smith and Brown delight
To hustle and hustle through morning,
noon and night.
For me the life of idleness. the
the book
BY the brook
For men the pensive angle and
the hook, .otaz.
The rushes, the thrushes,
The ambkin on the lea
The pleasure of leisure
For mel
Jones builds a princely palace on an
acre of Park Lane; Il
He's in it minute, then rushes off
again;
He owns Tudor mansion on rolling
Sussex down;
He gets there and frets there; then
motors back to town.
He sighs to see Threadneedle street;
and longs
For the throngs
Who deal in mining ventures or
Hongkongs;
He bankers for bankers
For nothing else he cares
But scrambling and gambling
In shares.
When behold the lunatics who lead the
strenuous life
pity the city with all its feyered strife;
dream of going forth to preach the
creed that profess
And saving the raying by Leagues of
Idleness.
But if had so great cause /
know
I should grow
More strenuous than any one,
and so
I'll dangle my angle.
As for the eager gang
Let who so will do so
Go hang!
Punch.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-09

The Democrats have won some nota-
BILE victories in Congress this year. They
have beaten the Santo Domingo treaty
the Administration bills for modifying
the Chinese exclusion law, the construc-
tion of a ten million dollar battleship, for
ship subsidy, and for forcing Arizona and
New Mexico into joint Statehood They
have forced the admission Of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory into the Union, the
bill depriving trust officials of immunity
from punishment, the railroad rate bill
and the employers liability bill.
The Democrats have been beaten, how
ever, on some very important measures,
including the Tillman bill to prevent con-
tributions by corporations to corruption
funds, the bill to pay Roosevelt's circle
swinging expenses, the Bailey and La
Toilette amendment sto the railroad rate
bill, and the confirmation of Barnes and
the eight-hour BILL
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-09
CORPORATION NOTICE.

CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the End day
Board of Street and Water Commissioners by
George r. Beach and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF COURT HOUSE PLACE,
between Palsade avenue and Oakland ave-
nue..
Said pEoyement to be made I'D so9fornaoly ,s by
of 1896 and in the following manner, including
all intersections.
To have the street, for the full width thereof.
graded to the established grade, by excavating
or filling the same to the established grade
To have new 5x16-inch curb, set in concrete,
on each side thereof.
To have the present curb reset, in concrete.
and new 5x16-inch curb set where necessary.
To have the cutters between point 34l. 7S
feet east of Baldwin avenue and Palisade ave
nue. on each side paved with stone paving to
To have the present bridgestone crosswalks
relaid and new brfdgestone laid where neces-
sary.
To have bluestone tagging feet wide,
laid each sidewalk
To have the present tagging relaid and new
tagging laid where necessary.
To have the carriageway paved between Oak
land avenue and point 341.7s feet east of
Baldwin avenue, including intermediate inter-
sections, with asphalt pavement.
And all other work done that may be neces-
sary to provide for the flow of the surface
water, and to complete the improvement in a
good and substantial manner.
Notice Is also given that on the 18th day of
filed in the office Of the Clerk Of the
Board of Street and Water Commission
erS their preliminary map IoT SAID I'M
provement, showing the probable total
cost of the contemplated Improvement
and the probable amount to be assessed on
property specially benefited thereby, and the
same is now open to public inspection in the
office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment, namely:
COURT HOUSE PLACE,
from Oakland to Palisade avenue.
PALTSADE AVENUE.
on the west side from Court House Place to
points 22.5s feet north and 27.75 feet south
thereof.
BALDWIN AVENUE.
from Court House Place to point about 49,
feet north thereof
OAKLAND AVENUE
on the east side from Court House Place to
points about 2sO3 feet north and IA feet south
thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited, the 9th day of July,
1906, at 2 o'clock P. M and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear all parties interested in said applica-
tion and all remonstrances against the said
proposed improvement that may be presented
in writing
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk