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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
A New Business Firm.

deal has been in progress for some
weeks which has finally been consum-
mated and on Tuesday morning new
business firm, Bell & Robinson took
possession of the drug store owned by
W. b. Myers & Co. Mr.. Edgar Z. Bell
for several years has owned a small in
terest in the business, the other mem
bers OF the firm being w. e. Myers and
l.. II. Young. The new firm OF Bell &
Robinson have purchased all of the
interests of Messrs Myers and Young
Mr.. Myers will devote his entire time
to the business of the Myers Chemical
Co., who have built up fine and in
creasing business in the line of medi-
cinal preparations which they are
placing on the market, and it was
necessary that he take active manage
ment of the business. Mr.. Young is the
we'll known travelling salesman of the
Myer Bros. Drug Co.. of st. Louis, and
will continue in their employ.
The new firm is composed of two of
the most popular young men in Decatur
county. Mr.. Bell was born and raised
in this city and has been connected
with the store for many years, first as a
clerk, and later when his services were
found to be indispensable he became a
partner in the store. He is regis
tered pharmacist, graduate of the
Northwestern University School of
Pharmacy, at Chicago, and careful
businessman, courteous and acc om-
modating, with whom it is pleasure to
do business. Mr.. Claude w. Robinson,
the junior member, is also Decatur
county boy, being son of DR.. ]. Ii.
Robinson, the we'll known druggist Of
Davis City, and he has been brought up
in drug store SO that he is thoroughly
familiar with every detail of the bust
ness. Like Mr.. Bell he is also regis
tered pharmacist, graduate of the
same school at Chicago. He is no
stranger to Leon people, as he has on
several occasions been called to this
city to take charge of different drug
stores during the absence of the pro-
prietors. He is quite popular both in
his home town and in this city, and is
made of the right kind of material to
draw trade.
Messrs Bell & Robinson have secured
one of the largest and cleanest stocks
Of drugs to be found in the state OF
Iowa, their store being equipped with
the latest and best fixtures of all kinds.
We bespeak for them splendid bust
ness and they will make team which
it will be hard to beat in the drug line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
McCaull School Prizes Awarded

The judges selected to award the
500 in prizes offered by j. S. McCaull,
of Minneapolis, for the best kept school
grounds in Garden Grove and Franklin
townships, have made their decision.
The judges were county superintendent
Eli Hutchinson, Prof. J. NJ. Pierce, of
Leon, and Prof. F. p. Reed, of Garden
Grove. There were nine schools which
entered the contest, and all three
prizes were captured by Franklin town
ship schools, first prize of $50 being
awarded the Fairview school, Miss
Linnie Gardner teacher, the second,
$50 to Pop Corn, Miss Helen Gardner
teacher, and third prize, $50 to Lone
Star, Miss Elsie Durnall teacher. The
judges were unanimous in their award
ing the first and second prizes, and the
teachers of these schools are sisters,
being the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Gardner, of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
Lew Honnold Not Killed.

The dead body of a young man we'll
dressed was found by a train crew in
the Charlton yards early last Thursday
morning, lying couple OF hundred
yards east of the new coal house in that
city between the tracks, the back of his
head being crushed in but aside from
slight bruise on the forehead there
were no other marks of violence on his
body. The body was removed to Mel
villc's undertaking establishment and
embamed, and justice Z. Ii. Storie act
ing as coroner held an inquest. At the
inquest hotel man named Mullin tes-
titled that the dead man was at his
hotel the previous evening and said he
was from Leon. This was published in
the Charlton papers Thursday, and on
Friday when it was learned that Lew
Honnold of this city had started to
Garden Grove Wednesday to stay dur
ing the reunion but had changed his
mind went on to Charlton the same
evening, and that the general descrip-
ton OF the body tailed exactly with
him, as we'll as his clothes and the fact
that both wore black stiff hat gave
grounds for fearing that it was Lew
Honnold who had been killed. The
long distance phone was used and when
fuller description was asked for it
was found that the corpse had a scar on
his right foot just back of the large toe,
and that there was a wart on his finger,
both Of which were quite prominent on
Honnold, there seemed to be no chance
for doubt but what he had been killed.
His father j.. w. Honnold, and 0. E. Hull
went to Charlton Friday afternoon to
bring the remains to this city, but when
they saw the body it was found that al
though bearing general resemblance
| to young Honnold it was not his body.
The remains were finally identified on
Saturday through a receipt issued by
tailoring firm at Aurora, ILL.,, who sent
a piece of cloth to Charlton which
matched the clothes worn by the dead
man, who proved to be Neal Murray or
"kid' Murray as he was generally
known, who left Aurora the previous
Sunday evening and said his father
lived at Detroit, Mich. A message was
sent to the father, who had moved to
Delrey, small town near Detroit and
he ordered the remains sent to Delrey
for interment. 1t was curious COIN
cident that Mr.. Honnold should have
been in Charlton the night before and
gone to Omaha from there, and that
both young men should have had scar
on the right foot and wart on the
finger, but it was certainly great re-
lief to Mr.. Honnold's relatives when it
was found that he was not the person
killed. The fact that it was the back
of the boys head which was crushed in,
and railroad men testified that he could
not have struck his head where the in
jury was found in falling from a train,
and that no valuables of any kind were
found on the body, gave rise to a rumor
that he had been murdered and robbed
in car and his dead body thrown out
beside the track, but it is more prob
able that the young fellow was beating
his way and fell from the train and was
killed. However it will never be known
just how he met his death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Henry Vanostrand and family arrived
home Thursday from their trip to Colo
RADIO. In company with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Parker they left here about three
months ago and made the trip with two
teams by easy stages, and had delight
full outing. Mr.. Vanostrand sold his
team and wagon at Colorado Springs
and returned with his family by train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker decided to return
by wagon and are expected home In a
couple of weeks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
New Court Cases.

w. H. Spurrier VS.. James w. Mather
and wife. Suit is brought to foreclose
a mortgage on lot 5, block ID, original
town of Lamont, given to secure note
for $4,000 dated August 6, 1902. A. T.
Olsen attorney for plaintiff.
Yves Dunbar has filed an appeal to
the district court from Mayor Robert
Turner's court in the town of Lamont.
Dunbar was arrested for riding horse
on the sidewalks at Lamont and dis
turbing the peace, and was fined $40
and costs, and from this decision he
appeals to the district court.
OATS WANTED want to buy 100000
bushels of good oats and will pay the
highest market price in cash.
A. E. Dorm.
Charter Oak wagons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The barn of Mrs. Susan Buffum at
Leroy was destroyed by fire lost Thurs
day morning about O'clock, a mare and
colt and considerable grain, 36 tons of
hay and other property being destroyed
as the fire had made such progress when
discovered that nothing could be saved
and the fire also destroyed the chicken
house and some sheds. The loss is es-
timated at about $1,000 with insurance
of $1,000. The barn was rather close to
the railroad track and it is supposed
that the fire started from spark from
the engine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
District Court Adjourned a Week.

The August term of the District
court which was to convene in this
city on Monday, August 9th, has been
ordered adjourned by Judge H. K.
Evans, until Monday, Sept. 3, the bar of
Leon having signed request to the
Judge for the adjournment on account
of it conflicting with the State fair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Rev. JAS. A. Armstrong and family
will return this week from their vaca-
ton which was spent visiting friends at
Creston and Greenfield. Regular SER
vices will be resumed next Sunday
morning at the Baptist church, and Rev
Armstrong will hold open air gospel
service in the court house park on Sun
day evening at o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

S. r. Axes, one of the venerable citi-
zens of Decatur, was stricken with a
slight attack Of paralysis last Friday
evening, the stroke affecting his speech
so that he is unable to talk, but he is
slightly improved at this writing, and
his many friends hope that he will
soon entirely recover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
School Shoes!

That wear Well--The kinds that actually
give satisfaction are mighty scarce. A sat-
isfactory shoe, as we understand, is shoe
that looks nice, fits we'll and gives good
service. Our shoes are of the satisfactory
sort and they cost you not a penny more
than the other kind and in many cases the
cost is actually less
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

While driving across the country to
Garden Grove last week we stopped for
few minutes at the country home of
w. H. Snyder, in Center township, and
could not but notice the great improve
chased by Mr.. Snyder a little over a
year ago. The farm is known as the
old Capt. Brown farm, and Mr.. Snyder
can we'll feel proud of the beautiful
place. He has erected a fine new
residence, rebuilt barns, sheds and
fences and everything about the place
has an air of thrift and prosperity.
Mr.. Snyder came to Decatur county in
1900 from Mahaska county, and for five
years managed the big 720 acre farm
known as the old Ralph Baker farm in
Garden Grove township, and then after
looking over the country decided there
was nothing better in sight than a
good Decatur county farm, and so
bought his present farm which consists
Of 300 acres. He paid S35 per acre for
it, but he has greatly improved it and
he recently refused an offer of $50 an
acre for it. Mr.. Snyder is an energetic
up-to-date farmer who knows his bust
ness and is making money. He has the
farm we'll stocked with fine Short-Horn
cattle, good horses and hogs, and had
just finished threshing, his wheat and
oats running 35 bushels to the acre and
he has 80 acres of mighty good corn
Mr.. Snyder is also great advocate OF
good roads, and drags the road adjoin
ing his farm with King drag. He has
also donated lot of work in fixing up
the road and it is now in the best shape
we ever saw it. Decatur county is in
deed fortunate in having Mr.. Snyder
locate here, and several of his neighbors
have followed the good example which
he set in regard to improving theil
farms and the public roads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

For SALE OR RENT-A good 120 acre
farm also 200 acres of pasture, mile
northwest of Van Vert.
ACKERLY & SHIELDS,
Grand River, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Lost and found advertisements in The
Reporter secure results in nearly every
instance. On the Fourth of July a
lady's shawl was lost by Miss Alice
Shinn, of Eden township. A couple of
weeks later little local was placed in
The Reporter. 1t failed to find the
shawl, so second one was tried, and
this time it did the work, the shawl be-
ing returned to this Office Thursday by
Mr.. Earl Shockey, who lives down in
Morgan township. He said he saw the
first local but had been SO busy in
harvest and living SO far from Leon had
not had chance to bring or send it in
sooner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The Garden Grove Old Settlers re-
union last Thursday and Friday was
we'll attended, and all who were there
had most enjoyable time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

For few minutes last Friday morn
ing Mrs. Mary Craigo had about the
warmest time of her life and an expert
ence which she does not care to repeat.
She was working in her garden when
she disturbed hornets nest and the
insects at once gave battle, and Mrs.
Craigo was severely wounded by being
stung a number of times and had to
retreat to the house to escape them.
But they will bother her no more for
that evening she saturated the nest
with coal oil and applied fiery torch
and they all went up in smoke.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Nearly every part of the county has
been visited with fine showers the past
week and it looks as if an enormous
corn crop was assured. The southeast
part of the county which has been suf-
fering some for rain had heavy rain
Sunday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
ALLEN q Co.
81. 0. Harvey. Mgr

A gay party of young folks enjoyed a
moonlight picnic on the lawn at the
home of j. G. Springer last Wednesday
evening, given in honor of Miss Lena
Mcconnell, of Boise, Idaho, who is a
guest at the Springer home. 1t was
followed by hay rack ride.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Arrangements have been made for a
big free picture show and band conce TT
which will be given in the court house
park on Saturday evening, August 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Read Clark & McClelland's advertise
ment about fresh meat. on page 2.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

DR.. Morris, the dentist, has Offices in
the Biggs' block opposite DR.. Fox
worthys Office. Give him call.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The big fire whistle gave the fire alarm
few minutes after II o'clock last Fri
day night when message was received
from Garden Grove asking for help, and
nearly everybody in Leon turned out
expecting to find big fire in progress
here. The members of the fire company
were all ready to start to Garden Grove
with the fire engines when word was
received that the fire was under control.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

For SALE-Our bakery, confectionery
and soda fountain business. A bargain
and money maker. Terms to suit the
purchaser, as wish to leave the city.
Ii interested see me at once.
ALLEN & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The Davis City reunion is in progress
this week, commencing Tuesday and
will hold until Friday night. There
was fair crowd in attendance Tues
day, but the threatening weather We'd
nesday and the shower the night before
kept good many people from going TO.
day. There will be big crowds go from
Leon Thursday and Friday if the wea-
Their is fair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The meeting night of the Rebekah
lodge has been changed back to Friday
night. All members are requested to
attend installation on Friday night of
this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The Van Vert Woman Castle have
arranged for big Woman picnic to be
held at Van Vert on Thursday, August
10th. The Weldon band has been secur-
ed to furnish music, several of the head
officers will be present and large dele
cations are expected to be present from
Humeston, Garden Grove, Leon, Grand
River and other towns. An effort is be-
ing made to secure special train to
run to Leon in the evening so that the
visitors from this part of the county
can return home the same day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Kay Bennett of this city was over
come by the heat while working at the
fire at Garden Grove last Friday night,
and for some time was in very serious
condition. He, like many others, was
working desperately to stop the fire and
collapsed from the heat. Some one
thoughtlessly threw bucket of cold
water over him and this finished the
work. Several physicians worked with
him for some time, and he recovered SO
that he could be taken to the home of
w. A. Williams, and later his father who
lives on the Pres Wiley farm took him
there and he is recovering all right.
Two of the men connected with the
steam merry-go-round were also over
come by the heat but soon recovered.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

LosT-At postoffice on Friday, Aug. 3
purse containing few dollars in silver
and bank key. Finder please leave at
THE REPORTER office and receive reward.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

MT. J0hn w. Moore, OF near Grown,
has our thanks for basket of extra
large and fine Wickson plums from his
orchard. He tells us that his Wickson
and Burbank plums are the finest this
year he ever saw them, and judging
from the samples left with us we will
agree with him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
sharples Cream separators.

A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Quick, of this city, last Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

II you want a farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms 90 to e. j.
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets. Leon, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Mrs. G.. w. Baker has been quite
sick the past week, but is somewhat
improved at this time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

We greatly enjoyed visit Tuesday
afternoon from Judge Frank Baker, of
Chicago, who is here spending short
vacation at the country home of his
brother, Ralph Baker, in Center town
ship. Judge Baker is one of the best
known and most popular judges of
Chicago, having been on the bench
continuously since 1887. He is sterl-
ing democrat and each election time his
majority has been increasing so that
there is no danger of his going off the
bench as long as he cares to remain.
The salary of the Office is $4,000 per
year. Judge Baker was elected as a
circuit court Judge, but is acting as one
of the six judges of the appellate court,
which are selected by the supreme
court of that state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

City marshal W. S. Chandler received
a phone message Sunday from W. H.
Carlan, of Weldon, asking that his son
Ed, young fellow about seventeen
years of age be arrested, claiming he
had stolen $40 from his father. Marshal
Chandler found the young fellow and
searched him, but as he only had
$3.50 on him his father ordered him
released. Later in the evening young
Carlan went to the marshal and claimed
that Jesse Spicer had grabbed his hat
and ran away with it, and that he had a
SIS bill concealed in the band of it..
When the marshal went to Spicer's home
it was found that he had gone out in
the country and nothing further has
been done in the matter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

"Duby" Albee, a young man we'll
known in this city, met with an accident
at Albany, Mo-, which will cripple him
for life. In attempting to board a
freight train he lost his footing and his
left foot was caught by the wheels
crushing the large toe SO it was neces-
sary to amputate it, the operation being
performed by physicians at Albany. He
returned to this city on Friday and is
now at the home Of his father, Robert
Albee, in south Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

For SALE "A splendid cow and good
calf. HARRY j. VoGT.
A fine daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kimport of this city last
Friday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

The Decatur County Mutual Tele-
phone Co. have installed their switch
board, which is located at the residence
of VIM. Mullin, just north of Forbes &
Stout's clothing store, and they now
have three lines running into Leon with
connections with the switchboard, and
in short time expect to have five lines
in operation, running in all directions
from Leon. The new switchboard is
one of the best made, being a Strom-
berg Carlson, with capacity of 100
lines. The new company is making
very low rates to stockholders, charg-
ing only 12ac per month for service.
The stock is sold at $50 per share.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Charter Oak wagons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Mr.. Jonathan Hamilton left his purse
lying in the postof1ice the other day
and when he returned to look for it
someone had picked it up. The purse
contained few dollars and a small
key. Mr.. Hamilton does not care so
much for the money as the key and will
be satisfied if the person who found the
purse will return the key to him and
keep the money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09

Wiley Sell has just completed fine
cement walk in front of his property in
north Leon, and w. w. Warner and
Claude Lorey are also having new ce-
ment walks placed in front of their
prOpertieS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-03

Said to Be Great Feature.-The third
act of The House of Mystery" where
in the "Black Five" are introduced. is
said 10 be one of the most powerful
settings ever attempted. The melo-
dramatic effects and illusions are some
thing marvellous. while the electrical
surprises hold the audience spellbouni
in wonder and admiration. The theme
of the play. as well as the characters,
are away from all others. and Langdon
Mccormick. the author. has shown IL
great deal of originality in his latest
creation. The House of Mystery" a
play appealing to the heart of the
amusement loving people. The produc-
ton carries two loads of special seen
cry, and the Mittenthal Brothers
Amusement company announces it to
be the banner success of the season.
At the Illinois today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-03

AKER IN THE LAND OF NOD"
Nov. 3O-"The Show Girl"
BOOKINGS AT THE GRAND.
Nov. 9-Niss Ida Stark, pianiste.
a: an Early Date-"F antana.'
De Wolf Hopper. in "Happyiand."
Tomorrow's BiIl.-"The ShoplifteI
is the attraction al the Illinois theater
matinee and night.
Them in Her Heart Tuesday.-"A
Thorn In Her Heart" a society COM
edy drama. viii be the attraction at
the Illinois theater next Tuesday. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-03
GUARANTEED LIQUOR CURE.

We would not under any circumslanc-
ces endorse remedy for the cure of
the drink habit until we had absolutely
satisfied ourselves that it did all claim
ed for it, Orrinc is the only cure for
the drink habit that we know OF and
the only one that we ever knew OF that
had enough merit to be sold under 4
positive guarantee to refund I'll"
money if il does not cure. 1t has stood
the test Of years of use and we know
VI many whom ii has cured OF the
wink habit
The guarantee given with each pack
age thoroughly protects Tie buyer. Or
rine is in two ferns; No l for secret
use and No for those who wish TO b.
cured, 81 d box. Mail orders filed.
The Orrine Co. Washington. ID. c.. or
H. y. Rolls. Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-03
ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Rock Island county circuit court
Judge Gest presiding.
CHANCERY.

CHANCERY
10. In re estate of Gilpin Moore. de
ceased. Petition. Special masters re
port of proofs and finding filed and ap-
proved and decree thereon affirming
report of trustee.
IA. Mason vs. Mason. Divorce
Cause heard by the court on testimony
of witnesses heard in open court
149. Mccoy VS.. Mccoy. Divorce.
Defendant called and defaulted
172. Johnson VS.. Johnson. Divorce
Defendants default set aside by agree
ment of parties and defendant ruled to
answer by Monday next. Answer of
defendant filed.
239. Vetter ct al VS.. Farlow ct al.
Bill to quiet title. Masters report of
proofs filed and approved and decree
as prayed.
240. Hopkins VS. Hopkins. Divorce.
Cause heard by the court on testimony
of witnesses heard in open court
PA. Berklund VS.. Berklund Di-
vorce. Bill dismissed by complainant.
VS.. complainant for costs
and execution.
266. Fluegel VS.. Harper ct al. Fore