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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

On the 18th inst, at Muskogee I. 7. oc-
Cured the marriage of Mr.. f. P. Warner
former Decatur county boy, to Miss
Leah Woods, popular young lady of
that city. Mr.. Warner is brother of
Bert Warner, one of our real estate
hustlers, and is recognized as one of the
finest penmen in the southwest. He is
principal of the Draughton Business
College at Muskogee and the happy
couple will make their home in that city
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Riley Buchanan will preach a Bethel
Chapel, in Eden township, on Sunday,
June 18th, at II o'clock. A cordial in
vitation is extended to everybody to
attend the services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Among the big list of graduates this
year of the Drake University at Des
Moines, is one Leon girl, Miss MALTA
Caster, who graduates in the CONNER
cial course.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

When human nature can not pose as a
hero, it bows it's head and poses as a
martyr.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Call at w. c. Stempel & Co. and have
them show you some of their swell de-
signs in parlor, sitting, dining and bed
room papers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

There are couple of Leon boys liv-
ing in hard luck. Their mother insists
that they shall not go swimming till
they learn how to swim, and they can't
just figure out how to manage it. It's
easy. Learn how to put their shirts on
right and dry their hair quick and sur
prise her some day by knowing how.
That's the way learned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Ii you want a farm sold or want
farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms 90 to e. ].
Sankey. southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets, Leon. la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Earl Axes entertained number of
his young friends at the home of his
parents in south Leon last Friday eve
ming, delicious refreshments being
served by Mrs. Axes, and the young
sters had fine time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

For RENT-A room house, close to
square. Newly repaired.
j. IT, HARRIS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Bowsher & Bowsher lost one of their
fine young mules in peculiar manner
last Wednesday. They were trying to
rope the mule at the farm of Elmer
Brown when it jumped on a picket
fence and six inch picket penetrated
it's abdomen about a foot, intlicting in
juries from which it died in few min
utes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Preparations must now be made for
the Fourth of July, and every Leon
citizen should join in willingly to make
the day one of credit to the town. 1t
takes work to make good celebration,
and nothing is such a deadener on one
as to have half or any part of the people
of town hanging back or kicking. 1t
is day every good American citizen
should celebrate, and Leon is now a
city of such size that our own people as
we'll as the farming community adjoin-
ing demand celebration this year, and
there are plenty right here to make it
big day without drawing from other
towns at all. Take hold of the tow line
again, and pull for big celebration.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

The new K. P. band made their first
public appearance Saturday evening
when they gave band concert in the
court house park. The park and
streets were thronged with people who
applauded the boys heartily, and greatly
enjoyed the music. The boys are
making splendid progress and it will
only be a short time until we will
again have a first-class band. 1t is
probable that arrangements will be made
so that band concert will be given
every Saturday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Last Wednesday evening Mrs.
Jonathan Hamilton of this city, was
painfully injured at a railroad crossing
near the home of Len Hamilton, her
nephew, west of town. Mrs. Hamilton
was riding in buggy in company with
Len, when the K. & W. freight came
along, and as the horse was afraid of
the cars Mr.. Hamilton got out of the
buggy and was holding it by the head.
The horse cramped the buggy and Mrs.
Hamilton became frightened and tried
to jump out, but fell on the wheel and
sustained injuries which at first were
thought to be serious. She was at once
brought to her home in this city and
DR.. Foxworthy called, and although
still confined to her bed she is we'll on
the way to recovery.
It is stated that the surplus of the
Burlington road for the current year
will be the largest on record. Economies
in operation introduced by the Hill
management of the property are credited
with having increased the profits en-
ormously. The road now has sinking
fund of $26,00O,000, which yields nearly
81 100000 year. This large income is
used to purchase and cancel bonds of
the road. The Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern benefit directly, as the
surplus from the interest on the bonds
accrues to them jointly. The Burlington
surplus now is used to cover consider
able portion Of the regular dividends of
: the two controlling companies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

Rev. Ray Shipman will occupy the
pulpit at the Nj. Il. Church next Sun
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

According to statistics issued at the
national capital, Iowa has 02,44S miles
of public roads. OF this grand total
but IL per cent were improved 1,4OO
miles being surfaced with gravel 293
with stone. Iowa could have good
roads and Iowa cities could have streets
and good roads within their boundaries,
if the legislature had made the mulct
tax available for this purpose only.
And the counties which have no mulct
income, of course, would have found
means to provide for the improvement
of their roads. A very handsome fund
for permanent improvement of roads
could have been provided in many
counties and cities in this manner, with
out adding cent to the tax burdens.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14

At an adjourned meeting of the city
council, held at the Mayors Office Tues
day, it was decided to accept the Leon
Public Library building from contractor
Mullinnix. The contract price was
$4,000 and extras were allowed to the
amount of S53.25. The library board
will take charge of the new building at
once and finish and furnish it and the
Leon library will soon have a home of
its own. Contractor Mullinnix fulfill
ed his contract to the letter, and there
is no better or more substantial build
ing in southern Iowa than the Leon
Public Library, and we are all proud of
it. They also appointed James Tharp
street commissioner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-14
Mems fine Shoes

Royal Blue, patent colt ..........$4oo
Royal Blue, vici, velour, box calf in
balls or blucher cut. .......... $50
Perfecto, new lasts in either lace or
blucher 300
Cardinal, box calf. $50
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
STippSd.
(Alkali Eye.1

We hev tn grip. an we're so sad not
even booze kin make US glad. an ev'rv
b04e IN rs doth quake an we've the
bead an stomach ache; our tongue Is
dried plum through an through an
ShTiVeled up an cracked in two. tn
fur on 1t is thick an dry. an we've
q fever ia each eye, we're chafeted
where our bTitches rubs an both our
feet are dead as clubs; our whiskers
ReV grown dank an thin. our shirt
feels like a sheet O. tin, all battered
UD an full o points; there's red-hot
lead in all our joints, we arbIe or I'M
certain legs. an our brains feels Ike
Scra mbled eggs; our thirst is tangled
out of tune, We hev no eye fer. no sa-
loon. an brew ries don't appeal to us
oh, Bacchus. we don't care a cuss fer
all the booze that Ger was brewedI
We watch h Ted-hot sun arise an
view tn world with bleary eyes tn
while our under lip hangs down: we
amt the same OF fOwzy clown we used
to be. whoopin' an glad, because o. all
tn drinks we've had we have no
booze, we have no hope. we long no
more to sop UP dope, we've got tn grip
an got it bad; oh. give us back tn
thirst we had, or cart our karkiss out
o town ter some deep hole an throw
ii down. Carve on our tombstone lust
can an He was a fine drinkin
man."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
DOWNFALL OF DoWiE.

John Alexander Dowie prophet of
the church Of Zion, is so utterly with
out honor in his own church and in the
city that he founded that his own wife
has publicly renowned him and his
son has gone with the wife and moth
er. Dowie is charged with extrava-
gance and Acknowledgement and with
preaching the doctrine of poIygamy.
His followers took snap judgment on
him at a meeting held in Zion City, de-
posed him from his Overseership and
appointed a successor. Thus all of
DOwie's well laid plans to make HIM
self rich at the expense Of a deIuded
people have come TO naught.
The prophet made his fatal error
when he went away to Mexico. leaving
"A power of attorney III the hands of
W. c. VOliva TO dispose of or other
wise handle the property Of the Zion
lists, always held in Dowie's name. as
he saw fit. Acting under this power
Of attorney Voliva, as he had a perfect
right TO do, transferred to Alexander
Granger as general financial manager.
all Of the Dowie or church property.
The list is said to include even Dowie's
bed. his horses. carriages and every
thing else tangible in Dowie's name
The residents of Zion City are await
ing further news from John Alexan-
der. He has been notified of all that
has been taking place. What steps he
will take to recover the church prop
erty which he has doubtless come to
regard as his own, and what steps he
will take TO recover his lost leader
ship are predetermined. Just now he is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
RIcE that is WASTED.

A vicar of Birmingham, England.
would have everybody do away with
the ancient practice of showering new
~ married couples with rice because
the rice, which might be put 10 a good
use, is thus wasted. The vicar saws
that two pounds Of rice are thrown
once a week at at least one bride and
groom I'm every one of Birmingham's
seventy-fve churches. That is a to-
tai of nearly 5000 pounds of rice a wear
for Birmingham alone. If the wears
calculation is correct many millions of
pounds of rice are thrown away every
year in pursuance OF the superstition
that rice shower means good luck to
the newly wed.
He believes il would be an act of
Christian charity to send all OF this
rice to the starving people Of India
Japan or any other country that hap
pens to be stricken with famine. Do
you know the waste does seem a pro-
digious one? And it is just as unnec-
essary as It is prodigious. Any bride
and groom would cheerfulIy consent to
the omission of the rice ceremony. Tn
less you are a very old married man
or woman you undoubtedly remember
| that grains of rice dropped out of the
most unexpected places I'm your clothes
! for several days after the great event
And 1t might have kept a family from
/ starving.
Of course the proposition Of the
! Birmingham vicar viii not be takeT
seriously. The newly wed VIII con
/ tinue to be showered with rice and ole
! shoes as in the oIden days, but the
! suggestion has some elements of good
/ about it. The obvious difficulty is thai
/ if the rice-throwing practice were
/ abandoned it wouldn't help the famine
J sufferers the least little bit, because
| the friends Of the brides and groom.
would not buy any rice And if they
] did buy it it would never occur Il
/ them to send the stuff to India or any
/ other foreign land.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
MOMEN WORKERS.

Representative Gardner of NTassa-
chusetts has introduced in the house
a bill appropriating 100000 with which
to make an investigation and study of
women and children wage earners. In
view Of the paucity of the information
obtainable through the 1900 census re
ports the money might be wisely ex-
pended, for certainly the subject =
well worth looking into. The census
reports merely tell US that more than
100000 women are engaged in labor
that takes them away from their
homes.
1t would be interesting 10 know what
sort OF labor they are engaged in, how
much money they receive for their
work and why they are compelled to
support themselves, and, perhaps. their
children. An Illinois organization, the
Women's Trade Union League. is do
ing all it can in favor Of the measure
and there is some likelihood that it
will become a law. The money must
be spent carefully. however, and the
subject must be covered in an exhaus-
tive a manner as is possible.
More women are being employed in
gainful occupations all the time in the
United States. Today there is a vast
industrial army of them. They are
found in almost every line of work.
They appear in mills, I'm factories, in
offices and all reports agree that they
do their work in at least as satisfactory
manner as men could do the same
work. But it seems a pity that wo-
men should be required to do any
work that takes them away from
home. Are the men growing lazy and
incompetent?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
Plenty of Air.
Success Magazine.)


A crowded trolley car slowly wound
its way from the city of Newark north
ward toward New York.
A baldheaded man who looked like
Citizen FiXit'' clutched a strap with
one hand and gesticulated with the
other. He was addressing the crowd
collectively.
Not q ventilator Open,'' he shout
ed-'not a window, not door, Here
we are, penned in like lot of ami
mails; we are longing for a breath Of
fresh air. But what does the COM
pany carer
A tall man with a derby hat lodged
instinctiveIy to avoid the waving arm
I'VE get aboard; we pay our fare, -
declared he of the bald head, land the
doors are shut, the windows are shut
the ventilators are shut. We cannot
move: we are stfhedI"
HAS anybody got aboard2" suggest
ed the tall man. "Fixit' withered him
with a glance. and then shouted ex-
citedly:
What kind OF air is this we are
breathing now? I ask you-whet kind
of air is this we are breathing noW?''
The tall man in the derby shout
dered his way toward the back of the
car.
Hot air" he replied with grin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
CHANCE FOR POLICY HOLDERS.

The governor of New York has
signed the bill postponing the cleo
ton OF directors in mutual life insur-
anCe companies until Nov. Is and in
validating all proxies issued prior to
Sept. Is. Naturally this will invali-
date the proxies gathered by. Thomas
W. Lawson and by the insurance COM
panies themselves. So ali Of this Ia
Dor must be gone through again The
two big companies affected are the
Mutual and the New York Life The
Equitable is stock company and is.
therefore. unaffected by the law.
Notwithstanding the extra expense
to which the gentlemen who have been
so eagerly collecting proxies will be
put the law is a good one 1t win
give people time in which to think the
situation over calmly and to decide
as to the proper course to pursue.
Doubtless hundreds of persons who
sent proxies to Lawson i'm the first
rush of indignation over the stories
of insurance grating are sorry now
that they did so. True, the proxies
could be revoked at any time. but the
passage of the law makes the sailing
much smoother.
Between now and Sept. Is holders of
insurance policies will do a lot of
thinking and planning for the protec-
tiOn of their interests. One OF the best
plans that has been proposed is for
state meetings of policy holders. It
should not be a difficult matter to get
together at convenient points In the
various states conventions of policy
holders. Those in attendance at these
meetings could talk things over among
themselves. Representatives of the
companies or of Mr.. Lawson should
be barred from the convention. to the
end that no outside influences could
be worked.
The normal thing for the conven-
tions to do would be to elect some
prominent man from each state to go
to New York to attend the meeting
that IS to elect the directors. Every
policy holder at each state conven-
ton would give his proxy to the man
selected by the convention and those
delegates would WELD considerable in
huence at the New York meeting Fhey
might get together before the date Sc
lected for the election Of trustees and
agree on a list Of names. IT is GER
tain that all on the list would De elect
ed, for the delegates from the states
would hold a large majority of the
proxies.
This seems as close to effective per
sOnaI representation as the policy
holders can get, unless they go to New
York themselves and vote individually
on their policies, and that plan is too
unwieldy, too cumbersome to merit at
tentiou.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04

"A churchman without a church, a pro-
phet without a following. Briefly. he
is merely a broken down old religious
faker stripped of all his pretens IS and
with the eyes Of his one-tine followers
wide open.
Broken as Dowie is, there will be lit
tie sympathy for him. Under the pre-
tense OF laying the foundations of a
spiritual kingdom for his followers he
has been building UP temporal king
dom for himself. Greedy. dishonest,
INSCRIPTIONS. the only wonder is that
he was not long ago rejected and dis
credited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
Pathos In a Name.
CPhiladelphia Record

A speaker at one of the sessions of
the Philadelphia Methodist conference
yesterday tells this story which. he
says was related to him by Bishop
HartSell: The bishop, while on a
southern tour. met a darby who was
the father of sixteen children, the
youngest of whom was scarcely out of
arms, and on asking him what the
youngsters name was received this re-
ply: Judas Scarlet, sab You don't
mean TO tell me that that is really
his baptismal name. do you? asked
the bishop. Indeed I do, sab; amt dat
a Script'ral name? Yes; but do you
know who Judas Iscariot WASP Course
/ does, sab; but doan de Scripture say
it would have been better for Judas
Scarlet if he had never been horned p
Yes, but what has that to do with
this poor little chap?' OATS Jest it.
sab; OATS jest it: ii would have been
better for dis poor little chap if ne had
never been borned, and dat's why we
calls him Judas Scarlet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
Did He Get 1t?
Boston Herald.)

In rural Maine, when one has an es-
pecially hard or disagreeable task to
perform, one calls in the neighbors."
At such times the work performed is
done without money and without price
except that the host must provide
abundant refreshments, both nourish-
ing and intoxicating At such times
the winter supply of firewood is cut
the timber felled and piled, the frames
of buildings raised. Often the host has
trouble to find the intoxicant Maine
being a drOuthy state.
This was Clancys' dilemma when he
entered the city agency at Bangor
Straight in front of him a sign hung:
Liquor Sold for Use in Sickness or for
Mechanical Purposes Only"
Il want two gallons of old rum he
announced.
The agent pointed warily TO the sign
II saw that" said Clancy. I've
been reading It."
Are you sick?'
mo"
Got a prescription
mo"
What do you want it for?" queried
the agent.
Got to have it." replied Clancy,
cheerfuIly, for mechanical purposes.
Pm going to raise barn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

1aS5-Josepb Il Stutz. Callers Station
Clara NJ. Coombs, LeaVitt AIheT
Ia, Canada.
1@2C-Jchn H Russell. Tabor. Alberta
Canada.
Nellie Jose Dhiue Francis. Tabor
Alberta Canada.
G. Hardy. Sterling. -ilber
Mary clark. Sterling. Alberta
Canada
19SS-Charles W. Pratt. Salt Lake
Alice I. Cunningham. Salt Lake.
19S9-JUIius Lemperie. ReXhurg. Ida
Anna LoTtscbeT. Salt Lake.
f99A-Lep Y. Woodruff Salt Lake.
E-la ROhrbaHk. Salt LaIkC
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04

The conference crowds are beginning
to arrive and by the time the big
meetings begin tomorrow the town will
be full Of visitors. They are as well
come as ever even If they do sometimes
delay the street cars and ask their
way about the streets. We must not
forget that the conference visitors play
very important part in the upbuild-
ing of the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04

A New York legislator, indignant
because his railroad passes were cut
off, is advocating the passage of an
act requiring railroads in New York
to carry elective officials free of charge
when they are travelling on public bust
ness. Wouldn't this cause a great in
crease in travelling on account of pub
lie business?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
BOOSTS FOR ARBOR DAY.
State superintendent A. c. Nelson
Urges Its Celebration.

State superintendent 4. g Nelson
yesterday addressed q letter to the
county superintendent of the state
calling their attention to the Arbor day
proclamation Of Governor Cutler and
requesting them to see TO il that IL is
read in all the schools.
The letter also recommends that ap-
prOpriate ArbOr day exercises. includ-
ing tree planting, in line with the sue-
gestions made in the proclamation, be
held in all the schools Of the state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
A WORD TO THE WISE

Did you ever stop TO think what aAd
per cent ON your idle money VIII earn
for you? 4 $50 lot il; Smelter City viii
earn that amount nt interest in 90
days.
SHELTER CITY ~OWNSTTE co
201 D. f. Walker Blk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04

The decision to install steel mail
mend itself to the general public Cars
Of this type will afford the mail clerks
a much larger measure of protection
from death or injury in railroad
wrecks than they now receive. The
number of casualties viii be greatly
reduced through their installation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
Why Not Call It "Rogeritis7"
lBaltimore Amerfcanl

new disease has developed in civili-
cation II is the loss of memory caused
by undiscovered microbes IN the witness
chair. The disease. however. is not in
durable with proper treatment and prompt
removal of the irritating cause.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04

The council Monday night managed
to separate Messrs. wilkins and Leon
ard by separating Mr.. wilkins from
his place as clerk OF the board of pub
lie works. The job will not have been
really completed, however, until after
Mr.. Leonard has been removed from
the craftsmanship of that board
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
BigeIow of Minneapolis for Cashier.

The Chicago all-night bank might Sc
cure the services of John r. Walsh for
president. He never slept while there
was any In sight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04

Every day a fatal automobile acct
dent is reported. In most cases. how
ever. the occupants of the automobiles
are the sufferers, so the pedestrian
public needn't worry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
Now Watch the Judge Blush.
(Atlanta Cnnstitntinnl !

ATLANTA Constitution
Judge Parker advocates a southern
Democrat for the next presidential nom
nation of the party. Why don't you
speak for yourself. tudge2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
Maybe He Is Going to Write a Book.

CFhllddSlphla Inquirer
Unless he contemplates going on the
stage, IT is hard to see what Mr.. Rookie
Teller gains by exciting so much talk
about himself
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
The Woman Gave 1t Me.

memphis News-ScimitarD
The next time somebody saws woman
has never accomplished anything in dip
lOmatic circles, you can shut him up by
pointing to Bellamy Storer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
Actors Always Seem Happy, Too.

ATLANTA JournaL)
Andrew Carnegie says that milIionaires
are usually the saGdest of men. This Will
remind you that you have never seen a
sad newspaper man.