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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
DANGEROUS FAKES
Tricks to Introduce Alum Bakinu
Powders Which Should be
Exposed.

There has recently been attempted at
some of our grocery stores, and also at
dwelling houses, by agents who are try
ing to sell alum baking powders, what the
exhibitors call a baking powder test.
They pretend to show by some boiling
tests that pure cream of tartar baking
powders contain something which every
woman of intelligence knows they do
not.
1t does not need a chemist to expose
this trick. Cream Of tartar, which is
the chief constituent of the best and
most wholesome baking powder, is
originally clear, white crystal. This
is ground into a fine creamy flour, in
which form mixed with baking soda, it
is present in the baking powder. Cream
OF tartar, when mixed with water and
boiled, simply returns to it's crystalline
form and that is all there is to the So
called test.
The matter of special interest to the
public is to know what these people
offer in place of cream of tartar pow
ders of we'll known purity and estab-
lished reputation against these SLAM
ders are directed. They are Offering a
baking powder which analysis have re-
peatedly shown is made from alum, a
drug so we'll recognized by physicians
and scientists as injurious to health
that in many countries it's use in bread
is entirely prohibited. So cheap and
inferior are the ingredients of this pow
der that it costs to make less than
three cents a pound. No prudent
housewife will knowingly put such
| stuff as this into her food.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Cooperative Creamery Organized

For several weeks an effort has been
make to organize cooperative cream
cry company among the farmers of De-
catur county to operate creamery
plant at Leon, and the farmers took hold
of the matter readily. A meeting of the
stockholders was held at the court
house Saturday afternoon which was
we'll attended, and the company was
organized. 1t will be known as the
Decatur County Cooperative Creamery
and Produce Co., and will be incorpor-
ated with capital stock of $4,000.
The stockholders elected the following
as the first officers of the organization:
President-John Elliott.
Secretary and Treasurer P. Gar
ber.
Directors-W. H. Hazlett, L. A. Durell
and Ed H. Sharp.
The business will be managed by the
board of directors which is composed of
five members, the president and secre-
tary being members of the board in adj
dition to the three directors elected
The board of directors on Tuesday COM
pleted the purchase of the creamery
plant in this city from the Leon Cream
cry Co., and they will commence to
make butter at once, and will buy cream
on and after next Monday. Andrew
Mccartney, who has been connected
with the old Leon creamery for num-
Der of years, has been employed as
butter maker, and secretary M. P.
CARRIER will act as general manager
Mr.. Mccartney is an experienced butter
maker, and the company hopes to be
able to keep him employed permanently
AS the company is a cooperative one
the farmers who are stockholders will
receive the highest possible price for
their cream, as they will set the price
which can be paid for it. The creamery
will buy cream from any one whether
they are shareholders or not. The new
creamery promises to be a good thing
for the farmers of all parts of this coun
ty and they should heartily support it
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Temperance Meetings Close.

The series of union temperance meet
ings commenced at the opera house last
Thursday night have been we'll attend
ed each evening. Rev. G. W. Reeder, of
this city, addressed the audiences each
evening, and made a telling and forcible
campaign in the cause of temperance,
and that great good has resulted from
the meetings can be seen when it is an
nounced that up to Wednesday morning
$50 persons had signed the pledge,
among them number of hard drinkers
of the town. The meetings will close
this Wednesday evening. The temper
ance people are more than pleased with
the good work done by Rev. Reeder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
MORTUARY.
George W. Owen

Was born in Owen county, Indiana,
Feb. 3, 1881, and died at his home in
Morgan township May 1, 1906, at the
age of rs years 2, months and 20 days.
At the age of six years he with his par
ents, William and Sophia Owen, moved
to Putnam county, Indiana, where he
united in marriage with Miss Lucinda
Harris in the year 1849. After residing
there five years they moved to Davis
county, Iowa, near Bloomfield, residing
there one year. In 1856 they moved to
Decatur county, Iowa, where with his
mother, they bought farm on which
they lived until her death. To this union
were born ten children, two of whom
are still living VIM. Owen, of Leon, and
Mrs. Anna Baker, Of Lineville. The
others, with their mother who died in
December 1868, have gone to rest.
He was married to Mrs. Martha
Lavender in 1869, who died the same
year. He was again married TO Mrs.
Martha Dunlap in 1870; from this union
there are six children living, Mrs.
Carrie Baker, of Saline county, Neb.,
Mrs. Pearl Blair, Steven, George, James
and Mark, who with their mother are
left to mourn the loss of kind and low
, ing husband and father.
Since coming to Iowa he has spent
all his life here except twelve years of
which he spent in Indiana, two years of
that time being spent in travelling in
different states. He came here in an
early day when wild game was plentiful
and he was great hunter. He was
always Of kind and cheerful disposi-
tion never being discouraged under the
most adverse circumstances, ever ready
with kind word or helping hand to
those less fortunate than himself.
After song and prayer at the house
the funeral services were conducted
at Wesley Chapel by Rev. jackson, after
which he was followed to the Dale
cemetery by large concourse of rela-
tives and friends. May his soul rest in
peace where no trials or trouble ever
comes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
FORGED A BIG DRAFT
Clever SwindIers Secure $1,000
from AItOn,..Illinois, Bank on a
Forced Leon Bank Draft.

The Exchange National Bank of this
city has received notice of big swim
die which was perpetrated on the Alton
Savings Bank, of Alton, ILL.,. by means of
forged draft for $4,000 purporting to
have been issued by the Exchange
Bank, of Leon, Iowa, and signed by E. D..
Dorm, cashier. The draft was made
payable to Mrs. NJ. R. Handley, and was
cashed by woman who presented it
to the Alton bank. 1t was issued on
the 4th National Bank of New York City
and when it was sent there the officials
promptly refused payment as the sigma
Iure of Mr.. Dorm did not at all cores
pond with his signature. Another thing
was that the draft used was one of the
old forms used by the Exchange bank
before the bank became a National
of the old Exchange bank.
The matter was at once placed in the
hands of the Bankers Protective AS
sociation for investigation. 1t was
found that the draft used was printed
by the Frey Printing Co.. of ST. Louis,
from whom the old Exchange bank
secured their drafts, but this firm went
out of business about eight years ago,
and all of their old stock has been stored
in warehouse in St. Louis. In March
of this year this old stock was moved to
another warehouse and it is supposed
that while being moved the swindlers
secured some old blank or sample drafts
which they proceeded to use, having a
woman accomplice. The draft in ques-
tion is numbered 6167, which number is
not within twenty thousand of the
numbers now used by the Exchange
National bank.
While the name of the Leon bank APP
pears in the transaction, they are in no
manner parties to it, and will not be
the loser, as the loss will fall on the
Alton bank which cashed the draft. No
advice has been received here as to how
that bank came to cash draft for so
large sum without being endorsed, or
making any inquiry of the Leon bank as
to whether it was genuine. The swind-
lers after securing the blank draft
probably looked up bank directory
and found that E. D. Dorm was the pres
ent cashier and CHANGED using his
name. Mr.. Dorm was president of the
old Exchange bank for short time and
then became president of the Exchange
National when it was organized, which
Office he held until about year age
when he was elected cashier and J. P.
Hamilton president.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Dates Fixed for Republican County
Convention and Nominating
Primary.

A meeting of the township committee
men of the republican county central
committee was held in Leon last Satur-
day afternoon, the object of the meet
ing being to fix the date for the conven-
tion which nominates delegates to the
state, congressional and judicial con-
ventious, and for holding the primary to
nominate candidates for the various
county Offices to be elected at the gen
eral election this fall.
The following townships We're repre-
sented at the meeting:
Bloomington-Luther Bason.
Davis City-Ed Underwood.
Center-W. F. Howell.
Decatur. M. Eiker.
Eden-W. c. Campbell.
Fayette-Oscar Anderson.
Franklin-L. G. Jamison.
Garden Grove-J. E. Jaquis.
Leroy-D. M. Keller.
High Point-John w. Aten.
Leon. A. Mcintosh.
Long Creek-H. o. Wilson.
Richland-George Lee.
observation-disclosures Shields.
The state convention will be held at
Des Moines August 1st, the congress
sional convention of the Sth district at
Creston ON June 5th, and the judicial
convention of the Sd district at Creston
on May 10Th.
1t was decided to hold delegate con-
vention at Leon on Saturday, May Goth,
to select delegates to the state, con-
gressional and judicial conventions, and
the county primary to nominate candi-
dates for county Offices will be held on
Saturday, Sept. Sth. This will be the
first time that candidates for county
Offices have been nominated in Decatur
county by the primary system, although
for a number of years an effort had been
made to get the county convention to
adopt the primary system, but each
time it was proposed it was voted down
until the last county convention two
years ago, when resolution providing
for the primary system was sprung on
the convention and adopted although
there was strong opposition, many re-
publicans preferring the delegate coun-
ty convention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Teachers Certificate Law.

For preparing to meet the require
ments of this law or to secure any
county certificate earlier, the Western
Normal College, Shenandoah, Iowa,
offers the very best work. Thorough
reviews in all teachers branches are
given and persons may enter any day.
The very best shorthand and business
courses for those who want to quit
teaching. Address J. M. Hussey, Pres't.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Parents School Meeting.

The parents school meeting of the
Leon public schools held at the High
School building last Friday was a de-
cided success, and fully three hundred
adults were present during the after
noon, the children being permitted to
examine the exhibits during the morn
ing, but were not allowed to attend in
the afternoon on account of lack of
space.
Exhibits of the work of every class
and grade from both the north and
south buildings were made, the same
grades in each building being combined
for the exhibition, consisting of relief
map work, drawings and work of all
classes. In the lower grades the ex-
hibition of kindergarten work was very
fine. The program as published last
week was carried out, a number of fine
addresses and discussions occupying
the entire afternoon. The meeting did
great good in creating a closer feeling
and interest between the patrons and
the schools, and it will be made a per-
manent feature for the future. Leon
has good cause to be proud of her public
schools, as they now rank among the
best schools in the state, and the corps
of teachers are working very hard to
make the schools even better than ever.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10

county superintendent of the county in
which such school is located. A regis
tration fee of one dollar shall be charg-
ed for each year, or part of the year, for
which the certificate or diploma is
registered. All registration fees shall
be paid into the county institute fund.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
ARMLFSS KITTY SMITH
Many Person of Leon and Vicinity
Sent a Quarter to Secure Her
Illustrated Book.

Leon people will recall having receiv-
ed a booklet through the mail some
months ago, giving the history of an un-
fortunate girl named Kittie Smith, who
is armless, helpless and homeless, an
object of charity. The recipient of the
book is requested to send % cents to
the unfortunate girl to continue her to
make living. There were many Leon
people who responded to the call for
aid and people from all over the Uuited
States sent her money. 1t has now been
discovered, it is alleged through the
aid of W. L. Cosper, secretary of the
Associated Charities of Peoria, that the
girl is CRATER, and that she has vic
timized thousands of people.
She was born in Chicago and her
mother died when she was but nine
years old. Her father, she says in her
pamphlet, was accustomed to send her
for drinks, sometimes can of beer and
sometimes bottles of whiskey. One day
he forced her to drink, and then to build
a fire. She must have been in drunken
stupor, for she fell on the stove and her
arms were burned off.
She is now "a years of age and has
been operating her alleged graft with a
printer from Whitley, Ind, who has
been coming money on the fact that she
is minus both arms.
Advocates of charity picked her up
and educated her. The Kittie Smith
fund was raised by the Children's Aid
society, and through the teaching she
secured she was able to draw with her
feet, and attained other accomplish
ments.
Investigation shows that responses to
this appeal have been numerous. Early
in the month Secretary Cosper, of the
Peoria association, took up the matter
with the general organization and asked
them to investigate. He had under
stood in letters that Kittie Smith was
using her infirmity not only for the pur-
pose OF support, but for grating pur-
poses.
He received letter from the bureau
of advice and information of the Char
ity organization society of the city of
New York. After briefly referring to
her case, the letter says:
"About year ago she made con-
tract with printer by which he assum-
ed all the work of sending out the ap-
peal. By the terms of the contract all
mail which comes in response to the
appeals is opened in the presence of the
girl and the printer, and the proceeds
are put in a general fund. From this
fund are first paid all expenses of print
ing, postage, clerical hire, ETC., which
are considerable item. The remainder
is then equally divided between the
girl and the printer.
"In one week she received $3.50 as her
share of the proceeds"
The letter in conclusion says:
"While it is possible that Kittie
Smiths intentions are above reproach
under the terms of the contract it is
evident that the printer makes an ex-
orbitant profit which kindly disposed
people all over the United States are
furnishing"
The Investigation of the matter has
been in the hands Of a charity organiza-
tion for some time, and they notified
Secretary Casper, who first called at
tentjon to the matter, and authorized
him to have the letters published if he
saw fit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank the friends who so
kaadly assisted us during the sickness
and death of our husband and father.
MARTHA OWEN AND CHILDREN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10

The family of Mrs. Martha Holmes is
grateful to the friends and neighbors
for their kindness and sympathy during
the recent sickness and death of their
mother.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10

have a number of good farms ir
eastern Kansas to trade for Iowa lan6
or stock of merchandise.
2Stf. G. NJ. KELLER, Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
Baptist Church Services.

We are thankful for an in crease in at
tendance and interest in the services
last Lords day. We hope for rally in
the Sunday school again at 9:45 next
Lords day. Preaching at II a. m. Cos
pei meeting at 3p. m. Preaching at s
p. m. Gospel meeting Wednesday even.
ing. Cottage prayer meetings in differ.
ent parts of the city. Come to the
meetings.
n;mothr Cloron A4;Ila4 a+ pau.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10

Timothy, Glover and Millet at Bow.
sher & Bowshers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The ancient English custom Of giving
love tokens on the Goth of August died
out many years ago. The custom was
for ''enamoured maydes and gentle,
women" to give to their favorite SWANS
MS tokens Of love little handkerchiefs
three or four inches square, with but.
ton or tassel at each corner and q
small one in the center. The finest Of
these favors was edged with narrow
gold lace or twist and then folded
up in four cross folds so that the
middle might be seen. They were worn
by the fortunate swains in their hats
or on the breast. The favors were gen.
orally the handiwork of the "faire
maybe" herself, and well she liked to
work the most beautiful figures she
could for her favorite sutton, but they
became so much in vogue in Queen
Ellzabeth's time that they We're sold
ready made In the shops. This, Of
course, destroyed the romance Of the
custom, and hence its death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
County Correspondence.
DELHI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burton and
daughter from Ames are spending
the holidays with his parents, MI.
and Mrs. James Burton.
Johnny Barnes of Strawberry
Point is visiting at the home of his
brother. L. M. Barnes.
Will Rimmer is home from Man.
chester.
Will and Chas. Kulon Of Dubuque
are visiting at Fred Wendt,s.
MIR. and Mrs. Lonsey Powell OF
Ryan visited his parents at this
place last week.
James Rogers and j. M. Dunn Of
Earlyille were in town last Wednes
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Norris of Du.
buque were recent guests at the
home Of Henry Florence.
Attorney A. A. House has return
ed to Chicago
Berl Sherman has moved to town
and will run the meat market.
Alex Hackberth will devote his
time to buying stock and grain.
Miss Lisle Corbin entertained a
company OF her young friends in a
very pleasant manner last Saturday
evening.
Miss Ona Blanchard of Masonville
is visiting her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
q. H. Blanchard, at the county farm
A. P. Harris visited friends in
Greeley last week.
w. g. Lux was in Chicago last
week.
Miss Florence Babcock returned
from Iowa City Saturday.
Next Friday January 5, will be
installation of j. NJ. Holbrook Pos,
and w. r. @. officers. Dinner at
room.
Casper Held is visiting friends in
Michigan.
December "a was f. B. Doolittle'
soth birthday. A few invited guests
spent very pleasant day at his
home in honor of the occasion.
Mrs. L. NJ. Barnes is visiting his
people at Strawberry Point.
Next Friday evening, January s.
the first number Of the Epworth
League entertainment course will be
given at the M. L. Church by b. B.
Burton. His subject will be "In the
Corridors of Antiquity" Mr.. Bur-
ton comes highly recommended and
all should hear him. Admission 90
cents.
The w. F. M. S. will meet Thurs
day afternoon, Jan. 4, with Mrs. +
G. Perkins.
Guy Boudurant of Waterloo is
visiting home folks.
q. E. Lux goes to Oklahoma Tues.
day to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Porter enter
tanned company New Years day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Tearing Cards.

To tear pack of cards in two is re.
glrded by some as Il marvellous feat of
strength, and yet the trick is possible
to any one with fairly strong fingers.
The secret of the trick lies in the fact
that the entire pack is not torn at once,
but in pretending to get Il grip OH the
pack the strong man so manipulutes
the cards that they overlap. In this
way but Il single card is torn at time,
ind once the surface is torn the rest is
easy. 10 any one who can hold n pack
of cards firmly the tricl; is fairly easy.
and while III olden times Il single pack
u cards was considered to be the limit
of strength many of our strong men
tear three and four packs ut u time.
The cards are restored to their origi-
nal form before being given out for
examination, and so the trick escapes
detection,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Tonic Encct q, L.uu,,,.-

We are not disposed to say anything
about the physiology of laughter, but
we are prepared TO affirm that as q
tonic there is nothing within the pos.
sibilities OF human experience that can
match a good, hearty laugh. There is
something democratic about laugh
that makes 1t impossible to distinguish
whether it is prince or Il plebcian
who is moved to merrlment. Hardly
greater tragedy could be perpetrated
than to wrest the power of song from
the birds, but that would be /: small
calamity compared with the tilchins of
laughter from life. If the conditions of
this world could be such as to afford to
every human being the frequent en-
joyment of u pure, hearty peal Of
laughter, there would be 10 need that
other favors be conferred. This alone
would be ample testimony that happi-
ness was paramount in the lives of
men.-Baltimore Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
JUDGE TULEY IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Nestor of the Chicago Bench Passes
Away in n Sanatorium ut
Kenosha, Wis.

: Chicago, Dec. 2T.-Judge Murray
Floyd Tuley. the Nestor of the Chicago
bench. whose death has just occurred
in Il Kenosha, Wis, sanatorium, was
one of the most widely known jurists
in the west He was elected to the
circuit bench of Cook county in 1879,
and had served continually since that
time. Judge Tuley had the record of
fewer reversals of his decisions by the
supreme court than any other circuit
judge.
Judge Tuley was born In Louisville,
Ky. in 1927. He was veteran of the
Mexican war. serving as first lieu
tenant of the Fifth Illinois infantry
and in 1919 served as attorney general
of New Mexico.
The body will be brought to Chicago
for burial. Judge Tnley went to the
sanatoiium Oct. 21 suffering from over.
work but failed to recuperate.
Oakland, Cal, Dec. 27.-Justice
Walter Van Dyke of the supreme court
of California, is dead after an illness
of only twenty-four hours. Justice
Van Dyke was born i'll New York state
i'll 1923. He was a resident of Cali
fornia since 1910.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
LAMONT.

Happy New Year to each and all.
Mrs. G. A. Benedict of Oelwein,
was Lamont visitor Saturday, Dec
ember 30.
Otto Meyer and family were pas.
sengers to Oelwein Saturday after
noon where they spent New Years
with relatives.
r w. Sheldon arrived home Sat
urday to spend New Years at home
with his family.
Miss Altha Brown went to DEL
vein Saturday for an over Sunday
visit.
Mrs. Mary sherwin grows weaker
and death is not far distant.
The Misses Mabel and Elsie Retz
were passengers to Oelwein Deem
Der 26.
The Regular Baptist Society Of
Lamont will hold regular services
January It'll. A candidate will
preach on trial.
The many Lamont friends Of the
editor Of the Democrat, Il. NJ. Carr,
unite in congratulating him and hope
that their days may be many, happy
and prosperous.
Bert Fry and family went to Au-
rora, Friday, Dec. 10Th, to visit his
people after visit here with hel
people, G. L. Brown and wife, before
moving to their future HON, in
Northern Minnesota.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Nccen.itles ot n un,ax Life.

There are two Fundamental necessi-
ties for happy life-nnmely, Il useful
occupation for mind and body and an
outlet for unselfish affection. The first
requisite for enduring happiness is i'll
having work to do in which one be-
lleves. Such work always aims ut the
accomplishment Of something useful.
While this work must be done with
fair efficiency, it should not be accom-
panied with too much drudgcry or ex-
laustion.
The simpler the plan OH which ones
living is modelled the less will be the
complications and disturbances caused
by un overelaborate scale Of existence
and the more time will be left for the
real duties and pleasures of lifc.-From
Vital Questions" by DIR. Henry d.
Chaplin.