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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29
Public Sale

OF real estate by virtue of an agree
ment of the heirs of Jacob and Caroline
Warner for the partition of the real
estate hereinafter named, we will on
the 9TH day of April, A. D. 1906, offer
for sale, to the highest bidder, the fol-
lowing real estate to-wit: Lots 2, 3 and
4 in block II, Letters addition to the
town Of Leon, Iowa. Terms of sale:
] cash, balance time, said sale to take
place in front of the court house door
in Leon, Iowa, at the hour of 2 o'clock
p. m. of said day, when and where due
attendance will be given by the under
signed.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, March 81, 1905.
3O-2t STEPHEN VARGA.
For SALE-2 dozen thorough bred
Plymouth Rock hens for sale at 10 cents
per pound. Inquire at The REPORTER
Office. soft.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29
From Had to Worse,

"a few years after people gifts too old
to believe in Sanity Claus" said Uncle
Eben, "deys apt to stadt in believin' in
race boss tips, which is wuss." Wash
ington Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29

Haskell-Whats Tommy crying for7
Mrs. Haskell-Oh, the poor boy caught
his finger in the pantry door. Haskell
H'mi he evidently didn't get the jam
he was looking for that time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29

Flowing, sowing and planting will
soon be the order of the day on the
farms of the middle West. In this
vicinity, every farm is already the
scene of vigorous activity, and ere long
it can be truthfully said that the agri-
cultural season of 1906 is we'll under
way. There are two styles of farming
one the fashions of the drudge, who
employs all his energy in physical labor
and has none left for brain work, and the
other that of the modern farmer who
"miXes brains with his soil. Forum
ately, the farmers of Decatur county
are men of brains and energy,
readers of newspapers, patrons of the
agricultural press and well posted on
scientific and practical farm methods.
Many of them are subscribers of the
Iowa Homestead of Des Moines and are
we'll informed as to what is going on at
the experiment stations and among
successful farmers everywhere. The
REPORTER is taking grelt many sub
scriptions for The Iowa Homestead this
season, which shows that interest in
farm methods is growing. Let us send
in your subscription. The price is low.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29

There always is sense Of satisfac.
ton In hearing abused those one dis
nkes.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Drug
gists authorized to refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cnre in 6 to Ia DAYS. Soc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29

1t runs in circle. If trouble drives
you to to drink, drink leads you to more
trouble, and there you are.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29
Exclusive Grocer

| want to call your attentio
are leaders in fine groceries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-29

Morgan were down at Davis City Mon
day hunting ducks. They report plenty
of ducks but the water was so high
on the bottoms they could not get near
them. The river was running bank
full.
Mrs. Flora Park, who has been visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. L. a.
Blackman, at Blockley, departed Tues
day for her home at Fredonia, Kas. Mrs.
Blackman accompanied her as far as
this city and spent a few hours with
friends.
]. X. Williamson and family returned
last Saturday from a visit of several
months at Cour de Alene, Idaho. Mr..
Williamson says a visit in that country
is sufficient for him, and he will again
take up the work on his farm southeast
of Leon.
Miss Flora Patsiz, the trained nurse
from Des Moines, who was waiting on
little Harry Snyder, of northeast of
town, who was suffering from pneu-
monia, returned home Saturday. her
little patient being we'll on the road to
recovery.
Fletcher Layton, of Denver, Colorado.
visited couple of days in this city the
first of the week with his mother. He
is travelling for Bentley & Olmstead,
wholesale shoe manufacturers of Des
Moines, with his headquarters at
Denver, Colorado.
A. R. shrimplin, Of Mt. Ayr, is in the
city attending court as witness in the
case OF Kirkpatrick VS.. Merchants In
surance Co., in which suit is brought by
the administrator of the estate of Mrs
Charles Woodland to recover on the
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
.SWEARS HE SAW GHOST
AT SCENE OF MURDER
In Garish New York Man Says He Dis
covered Specter on Immacu-
late White.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2z.-"Moving about
the pile OF stones among which his body
was found, 1 often saw a ghost, which
was of immaculate white. and invariably
vanished when / drew near. Since the
murder of my cOmrade. have not seen
this specter. neither did / see it the
night Of the murder"
Such was the substance Of the testi-
mony given 10 Coroner John +. Kennedy
at the inquest last night into the death
of Philip J. Duny, hfJy-nve years old.
OF 587 Third avenue, who was found
murdered in GreenPoint January II by
Michael Mark, of H9 Bushwick ave.
nue..
II was Mark who discovered Duffy 8
body at Varick and Stewart streets IL
was al first supposed that Duffy had
died of apoplexy or a sudden illness. but
an autopsy revealed that he had been
shot The police have since been un-
bic to hud Duuy's murderer Mark :
testimony caused d great surprise 70
Coroner Kennedy and the men In the
coroners office. He said the appear
ance OF this ghost al the spot where
he discovered Duffy's body was very
frequent
The jury on the case returned a YER
dict that Duffy had met his death at
the hands Of persons unknown.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
ZOOS RANKS Trimmed
BY HAND OF DEATH
Several Notable Animals at National Geological Park Have
Been Lost by Their DemiSe-Jocko Dies
From Cage Paralysis

estimated 10 be between twenty-five and
thirty years old is still al the park She
OF course is beginning TO show signs OF
old age. but the traits OF good breeding
are sill as manifest as the day she first
arrived At one time she belonged "a
the late King Humbert Of italy. and
when she was sent to this country a
story followed that she had been one OF
the favorites in the Kings private men
agerie, and more than once he had rid
den about the palace grounds on her
back
Another Lion Coming.
Emperor Menelik still has an abun-
da'Ice of lions. The authorities at the
ZCO received word last week that he had
seI.t a three-year-old lion 10 the park,
and that the animal would probably
arrive the latter part Of this week.
On Friday last d large collection OF
birds and lizards arrived from New Zea-
land The lizards are mostly OF the
Tuatala variety. while number OF kiwi
and Weka are among the birds.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
JOHN GRIFFIN'S BODY
FOUND IN BOILER ROOM
DecompOsed Remains of Washington
Man Were Wedged Among Pipes
at Maryland Sanitarium.

Tightly wedged between the ceiling
and "a number OF steam pipes. the body
OF a man later identified as that Of
John Griffin. an engrayer, who lived al
2l23 II street northwest. this city. was
found Yesterday Ia the boiler room Of
a saniiarium AT Cat0nsYille. Nd. Griffin
is supposed TO have committed suicide.
A small boy playing on the boilers
found the body. In response to his
shrieks. The engineer his assistants and
several physicians came running. The
boy told them what he had seen and
tainted
The men procured lights and ladders
and reached the body The corpse was
drawn up IN "a knot The man had evi-
IDENTIFY suffered before dying. The clothes
were torn In several places. where ne
had run his fingers in them. and there
We're marks on his body apparently
made By digging his finger nails in him
self.
By the clothing and papers the body
was Identified as that Of John Griffin,
who had been missing from the sani-
tarium since June s of last year The
body was badly decomposed.
Soon after finding the body an infor-
mai inquest was held. and it was decid-
cd that Griffin had committed suicide.
Griffin had only been az the sanitar-
ium about week or 50 when. on June
3. he was reported as missing. As IL
was thou ght that he might have become
temporarily demented as the result of
nervous troubles for which he was being
treated. a vigorous search of the sur
rounding country was instituted bat
without result. From that time until
his dead body was found no trace was
ever found of him.
Griffin was a native Of the District Of
Columbia and I'D 10 short time be-
lore going 10 the EauitaTium was en-
nloyed as an engrave. ia The Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing In the early
spring he showed traces az nervous
LTostration and went TO Gainesville for
treatment
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
AUTO CLUB CELEBRATES
WET NIGHT" BY M)RNGH 4
Discusses Plans and Program for ShesE
Week Beginning February s.
Insignia Chosen.

Wet night was celebrated by tha
Automobile Club of Washington at its
quarters last night. About nifty mem
bers We're present, and the general pro-
gram for next weeks show Was gone
over and approved in detail
The insignia of the club for the COM
ing event was decided upon. the mark
OF an auloisf being an appropriate but
ton the wearer OF which VIII be entitled
10 admission to the show
Il is expected that the buttons VIII
have been distributed by the last OF
this week and that all other arrange
ments on the part OF the club VIII have
been put into shape by the opening
night on February 3
AS yet, President Duval has not de-
signated a reception committee from the
clubs membership 10 receive visiting
autoists- lie viii make his selection
within day or two
Leroy Mark. secretary Of the Auto club.
viii probably be chairman OF this COM
mittee- II the weather permits during
the show week. several short runs
about Washington and vicinity under
the auspices OF the club VIII be made
Plans for these are now being arranged
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Custom Observed.
Kaiser Celebrates
BY Going To Church

BERLIN, Jan. 27-Kaiser Wilhelm
celebrated the anniversary of his birth
yesterday. The Emperor was forty-sev-
en- years old, just three months younger
10 the day than President Roosevelt,
the man with whom the Kaiser has so
often been compared.
President Roosevelt was forty-seven on
October p last
The day was observed as usual. Mem
bers OF the princely families congra tu-
lated the Emperor at 10 o'clock in the
morning and later there were religious
services in the castle chapel. DR. Dry
ander. the church chaplain, preached
touching on the seriousness of the pres
ent time. Among the royal personages
who met the Kaiser during the day ana
offered their congratulations We're the
King Of Saxony, the grand dukes Of
SaXe-COburg and Goth and Mecklen-
burg, and the King OF Wurttemberg.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

There has been rather a large demise
or notable animals ut the National Zoo
logical park lately. Last Saturday Ben.
the big Bengal tiger. and one OF the
finest animals In the Zoo. had 10 be
chlOrOfoTmed because of old age.
During the past week the big Arabian
camel considered one OF the most per
feet species in America. died. and made
another big hole in the ranks. Janu-
airy l.. Jocko. the Gelada baboon pre-
sented to President Roosevelt by En-
peror Menelik died as the result Of cage
paralysis from which he has been suf-
fering ever since he arrived in this
country. The timely arrival of a num-
Der of the Keepers one day during the
past week saved the life OF a deer
which was being gOred 10 death.
The arabian camel was only fifteen
years old at the time Of her death She
was supposed 20 be in the prime OF life
and until recently was considered per
fectly healthy.
Once Owned by King.
The big dTOmedary was descended from
royal parentage. and her mother. that is
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
HAZING At WEST POINT
MAY HAVE KILLED CADET
Mysterious Death of Bright Nebraska
Boy Laid TO Mistreatment by
Fellow Students.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 27-NIistreat-
ment by his fellow-Cadets at West Point
IS considered the cause of the death of
Burk Hall son of Judge Hall Lincoln
who died al his home in this city Fri
day.
Whatever may be the secret that lies
back OF young Halls death, il Will
never be known 10 the world
Through all the stages OF Illness from
which he suffered he never intimated
the cause of mis- troubles He entered
West Point a perfect Specimen Of phys
lcal manhood He left the Academy two
years later with impaired health His
friends openly charge that his illness
was due to hazing. The young man was
at one time COmmandant Of the Uni
versity OF Nebraska cadet battalion. He
had a singularly bright mind and was
accordingly popular in a large circle
OF friends
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
EIGHT-HOUR LAW
WAVED BY HOUSE

The eight-hour Law applying 10 Gov
ernment service Will not be permitted
To- hamper he work of digging the
Isthmian canal, according TO present in
dications
The House yesterday. in considering
the urgent deficiency bill, declared in
favor Of waiving his law in canal work.
There was a sharp contest, and on
the vote the Republicans did not vote
sOlidly. eighteen OF them going with the
Democrats. while only single Demo
erat voted with the Republicans. The
amendment was adopted by a ma
jority of twelve 81 committee of the
whole.
This was the las contest in the series
that has enIiveHed the progress OF the
bill through the House. The bin was
at once placed on its passage and
passed.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
HUMAN CHAIN RESCUES
COUPLE FROM SEWER
Ohio Artists in Florida Stumbled Into
Drainage Canal in Dark aud
Almost Drowned.

ORMOND. Fla, Jan. 27-Mr. and Mrs
Williams, both young artists OF Dayton,
Ohio, fell into a drainage canal at Day
tona and narrowly escaped drowning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams had been out
calling and started home late through
Ridgewood avenue, the principal resi-
dental street. All the electric lights
were out.
In the darkness both failed to reach
the bridge over the canal, as they sup
posed. and walked into the sewage
canal. falling twenty feet. Mrs. VIII
liams head struck a rock and she wa
stunned besides getting an ugly cash or
the temple. Her husband caught her
and managed 10 cling 10 the bridge
abuttment until his cries attracted help
The neighboTs formed a human chain
and drew the Williamses up.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
MISS ROOSEVELT DINED
IN QUAKER STYLE
Presidents Daughter and Congressman
Longworth Guests at Dinner IN
Honor of Lloyd Griscom.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Z7.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt and her fancee. Nicholas
Longworth. were dined tonight at the
B6llevue-Stratford by Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Clothier.
The CIothiers are among the leading
Quaker families, and the dinner was
according 70 Quaker custom. The men
sat at d table. at which Mr. Clothier
presided. while the women were at an
other table. where Mrs ClOJhier sat at
the head with Miss Alice at her right
The dinners were given in separate
rooms simultaneously. and at the END OF
ghe feasting the two heavy doors sepa-
rating them were opened and the guests
mingled.
The dinner was in honor OF Lloyd Girls
com. former minister 10 Japan.
Mr. LonEworth viii start FOR New
York tomorrow 10 meet his sister. who
comes from abroad TO attend his we'd
ding.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
TOOK ALCOHOL FOR COLD
AND LOSES HIS SIGHT

WEsTHAMPTON BEACH, L. /, Jan.
Chris Higgins, the young man
10 whom John McAvery. who was found
dead on Thursday morning. gave wood
aIcohol on Tuesday night TO relieve a
coid. IS now totally blind. ana DIT. Gard
ner. the attending physician, thinks il
may be permanent His general condi-
ton Is somewhat improved and there
seems 10 oe an even chance for his re-
covery. but not Cor the restoration oP
his sight
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Southern Railroads
Plan a Big Merger
Application to Form Combine Filed With Vir-
oina's Corporation Commission---Cap-
ital Stock S7,500,000.

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 27.-An appli-
cation was filed this afternoon with the
corporation commission for permission
to merge the Virginia nd Carolina
Coast Railroad Company, Suffolk and
Carolina Railroad Company, and the
Carolina Coast Railroad Company, un-
der the head Of the Carolina Coast Rail
road Company, with the principal offices
in Norfolk.
This merger is one Of the largest that
has been proposed in this State in many
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
KAISER'S BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED HERE
Loyal Germans Gather at
Their Embassy.
BARON STERNBURG SPEAKS
Prominent Subjects of Emperor Drink
to the Health OF Their
Ruler.
BARON STERNBURG SPEAKS
"Hoch der Kaiser!,'

"Hoch der KAISER"
Drinking the health of the Emperor
of Germany. a score of loyal sons Of L e
fatherland stood last night at "A dinner
given at the German embassy, in Massa-
chusetts avenue. by Baron Speck Won
Sternburg. the German ambassador, in
honor of the forty-seventh anniversary
OF his s0Vereign's birth
From many cities in different parts of
the country the small party of dinner
guests came, all personal friends OF the
ambassador. and all but two yet loyal
subjects of the German Emperor.
Guests at Dinner.
Seated al table with Baron Won stern
burg We're the Rev Paul A Mcneil, pas
tor of the Coneordia Lutheran Church
of this city; Or. Jung and Herman Rid
der, of New York; Prof. Hirth. of Co
lumbia College; Prof Aiunsterberg and
Prof. Frank. OF Harvard College; DR..
Beck. OF New York; Dr. Herr of Ger
many; Herr Kroger. commander of the
Independent Shutzen. and Herr Mnden-
berger, commander of the German Vet
Grams, of New York; Herr Won Singer.
consul at Baltimore.
Baron Won dem Bussche. counselor of
the embassy; Commander Hebbinghaus
naval attache; Major Koerner, military
attache; Count BressIer. secretary: Ho-
frath kinne, chief OF the chancenery.
and the other gentlemen of the embassy
We're present.
Custom Observed.
Herr Won Morlizt. of St Louis, vet
eran, who fought in the Franco-P Prus-
sian war side by side with Baron Won
Sternburg and Adolphus EIsch, both Of
ST Louis, We're unable TO bp present.
In accordance with the German Gus
tom in celebrating the rulers birth an
niyersary, only one speech was made
and that was by the Ambassador. II
was short and Informal, and in 1t he
praised the nations sovereign and in
the toast the pledge of allegiance was
renewed.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

years. The capital stock Of the merged
company IS 10 be $500 CO. The presl-
dent Of the company will be j. T. OdeIl.
Of New York, prominently connected
with the Steel trust and with immense
lumber interests throughout the East
erp States.
Back Of the merger. are plans for the
opening up Of large iron deposits in
North Carolina, building immense pud-
ding furnaces and converters for the
manufacture Of steel in or near Norfolk
the terminus of the line merged
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
DRANK POISON ON STREET
WHILE PASSERS WATCHED

NEW YORK. Jan, 27-While several
persons looked on helplessIy from the
other side Of the street, a woman, as vet
unidentified committed suicide in Ber-
The passers-by saw her raise a bottle
TO her lips. Then she screamed and fell
10 the sidewalk. They rushed TO her as
sistance, and, finding the bottle marked
carbolic acid. called DR. Graham from
the Seney Hospital He pronounced the
woman dead
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
MAYOR OF RICHMOND
HIMSELF CALLED LIAR

RICHMOND Va. Jan. 21.-MayoF
Carlton McS@rJy, who two days ago in
the police court. publicly denounced 4
newspaper reporter as liar, and VINO
was fined $50 in the same court on
a conteJlpt charge for the 0ffense. was
this morning himself called 2 liar. and
"a crazy man. by Attorney Harry N.
Smith
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
SPORT HAZARDOUS.

what was the mortality amongst
football players last year2'
Il don't know the exact figures, but
it was almost q s great q S the mortality
among Maine guides. Houston Post
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Wrote Last Letters.

The police learned that while Mrs
swartout was away from the room. Mrs.
Bailey wrote three letters. She sum
moned bellboy and gave him the let
ters- She was not seen again until Mrs.
Swartout found her diving
Mrs Bailey was the widow Of Captain
Bailey. SOutheTneT. who was in the
United States Army ana died at Wash
ngtGn twenty years ago. While she
lived in the Capital She gained the ac-
quaintarce OF many men well known In
national life, and often spoke of them
as personal friends. Among these the
chief We're General Wheeler and Senator
Depew.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

greatest premium you ever saw
tsh 1tSahatllui p raii 1ointed imported Doll
lng5i complete wardrobe OF pretty
clothes that can be taken OF and put
on again. Most of the Dolls will 20
70 sleep, A tine hand painted China
Tes Tes set goes With this premium.
q = ne n entire ,onttt given for selling
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-28
CIVIL SERVICE.

Civil Service Examinations-Th fol-
lowing named examinations may be
taken at Honolulu, Territory of Ha-
wall on the dates specified:
March ID, 1906.
Assistant examiner, Patent Office.
Civil engineer, Departmental Service.
Civil engineer, Philippine Service.
Civil engineer and craftsman.
Computer, Coast and Geodetic Survey
Computer, Supervising Architects
Office.
Engineer, Indian Service.
Farmer Indian Service.
Farmer with knowledge of irrigation,
Indian Service.
Fish culturist.
Forest assistant.
Pharmacist, Public Health and Ma
rine-Hospital Service.
Scientific assistant, Department Of
Agriculture.
superintendent of construction, Sup
cruising Architects Office.
Teacher Indian Service.
Trained nurse, Isthmian Canal SIR
vice
Trained nurse, Philippine Service.
Veterinary inspector, Department of
Agriculture.
For applications and information re-
garding these examinations apply to
any member of the board of examiners
April 3, 1906.
Apprentice.
Clerk Departmental Service (males
OnlyO ..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-28
MOIOkanS
On Kauai
ARE TAKEN by TRAIN TO THEIR
NEW HOME, AND AT ONCE BE
GIN BUILDING A VILLAGE.

The much talked of Molokan immi-
grafton has become an actual fact at
last, the first detachment of them ar
irving at Anahola last Tuesday by the
Iwalani, which was specially sent up
on their account, says the Garden ISL
and of February 20.
The management of the Makee Su-
gar Company has showed itself to be
of the far-seaing and progressive kind
in this deal. Although apparently "a
loser of "a year and a half Of the lease,
the concern will no doubt find itself
the gamer i'm the end by securing the
nucleus Of a good supply Of labor: for
to the place, where their friends have
been satisfactorily treated. the bulk
of the future immigrants will be drawn,
and no doubt thos. arriving from Rus
STA i'm the future will desire 70 join
their friends i'm Hawaiian
The plantation realized the policy of
making the newcomers comfortable
from the start, and Mr.. FairChild had
! a train ready for them on arrival This
brought them as near to their new
/ home as the company's track goes and
there wagons were i'm attendance tc
convey them ana their goods up to the
camp. The healthiest and most pleas.
ant of the Japanese camps had beer
| selected for the new arrivals, the for.
mer occupants removed to other quar-
! tiers and the houses and surroundings
! cleared up These houses are to serve
as homes for them until they have hat
! time to build houses more suited tC
their needs and wants. There art
carpenters and builders among then
and they We're already figuring on tear
ing down the buildings, now on thu
ground, and utilize the lumber i'm thu
erection of new ones. Windows ant
light were the things that seem t.
strike them, as the first thing to be at
tended to,
That the arrival of this lot of immi
grants is one Of the most importan
things that has happened to the Terri
tory for many years, is the opinion o
all those who have had a chance T.
see and talk to the embryo citizens
They have all tax n out the declara
ton of intention and will i'm a few year
become part Of the voting population o
the islands. They are an intelligent
sober, hard working lot and will in
few years b. able to express thei
Iopinions as real estate holders by mean
IOf their votes.