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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
MATRIMONIAL.
Wrlaht.Wernitch.

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1906, at the
home of Mrs. Clara Wernitch, occurred
the marriage of her youngest daughter,
Laura, to Mr.. Quentine Wright, of
Shenandoah. Promptly at the stroke
OF six the bridal party marched to the
strains OF the wedding march, played
by Mrs. Nellie Citizens. They took
their places under an arch of pink and
white, intermingled with smilax and
carnations, and took their marriage
vows in the presence of few relatives
and near friends, DR.. Geo. Miller, of
Carlisle, officiating.
The bride was al tired in a dress of
cream silk, and wore bridal veil that
her mother wore when she took the
marriage VOWS, and carried boouet
OF bridal roses. The groom was dressed
in conventional black.
The bride is we'll known here, being
born near and raised in Davis Citv.
She is graduate of the class of '04, and
attended the university at Shenandoah,
and taught several terms of school.
She is very winsome, being we'll liked
by those who know her. The groom is
not so we'll known here, but with what
few acquaintance he made during his
several visits here he has made fast
friends.
After the ceremony and congratula-
tions they were ushered in the dining
room where four course supper Of
oysters, coffee, pickles and olives,
turkey, dressing, potatoes, veal loaf,
bread and butter, lemon and choco-
late pie, peaches and cake, ice cream
and cake, awaited them. They re-
ceived several nice and useful presents.
The happy couple left Thursday for
Kansas City, where they will visit rel
atives few days, and then will go to
Colorado, after which they will be at
home to their many friends, after Nov.
l, at Shenandoah, Iowa. Those present
| were:
Ed Graham and family, Mesdames
James Boldman, Mary Bennett, Nellie
Citizens, Misses Alice Galloway, Mary
Freeman. Nettie Sutherlin, Olive Acton.
MIR. Cal Citizens, Mr.. Burns, of Kansas
CITY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
The Baby Show,

There were many pretty babies in
evidence at the baby show held at the
opera house last Saturday afternoon
and evening under the auspices of the
Leon library association, and the judges
had hard time in making their selec::
tions as the prize winners. The after
noon exhibition was for babies who re-
side outside of any towns in the county,
aqd the following prizes were awarded:
For the prettiest baby under one
year, Ruth Potorff first, silver spoon,
and Marie Dobson second, china plate.
For the prettiest baby between the
ages of one and two years, Glata Garner,
a silver spoon,
For the prettiest baby between the
ages of two and three years, Louie
jenkins, a silver spoon.
In the evening the contest was for
babies from any town in the county,
and Verda Alta Post was awarded the
silver spoon for being the prettiest
baby under one year.
Geraldine Clark won the silver spoon
awarded to the prettiest baby between
one aud two years. Both prize WHINE rs
at night were from Leon.
The library association cleared $7.2(
on the baby show.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

Friends in this city will be panied to
hear of the death of Mrs. f. B. Niece, a
former resident of this city, who died at
Great Bend, kans., Sunday, Sept. 3Oth,
her death being caused from consump-
tion from which she had been sufferer
for number of years. The family have
been living in ST. Joe for several years,
but on account of Mrs. Niece's falling
health they had started in wagon for
an extended trip through the west in
the hope that the outdoor life would
benefit her, but she continued to fail.
She was the daughter of Aunt Margaret
Miller, Of Terre Haute, and is survived
by her husband and two children. She
was buried at Great Bend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Southern Iowa Editors Meet at
CenterviIie Oct 18 and 10.

The fall meeting of the Southern
Iowa Editorial association will be sabcld
at Centerville October 18 and 10, and a
splendid program has been arranged,
covering topics of vital Importance to
every editor. 1t is expected to make
this meeting the banner meeting in the
history of the association, the editors of
Centerville having made elaborate ar
rangements for their entertainment
while in that city, being aided the
Centerville Commercial club.
The Centerville Commercial club will
tender banquet to the members of the
association on Thursday evening, Oct
IS, and on Friday forenoon the members
will enjoy drive over the city and a
visit to one of the mines of the Center
vile Block Coal Co., including trip
down in the mine. A reception will be
rendered the visiting ladies at the Elk's
club, and it is specially requested that
there be large attendance of the
ladies at this meeting.
The topics to be considered at the
meetings are as follows:
"a few Ideas About how Would Run
Country Weekly"-E. P. Adler, Daven.
port Times. Discussion led by G. f
Skirvin, Keokuk Gate City.
'The Advertising Agency and the
Publisher II. Kastor, of the H. W
Kastor & Sons Agency St. Louis, Mo
Discussion led by NJ. D. K. Weimer
Fairfield Journal.
"Broken Bricks,"-E. N. Bailey, Britt
Tribune. General discussion.
RAILROAD Advertising" S. Jones
division passenger agent, G. B. & @.
Burlington, Iowa. Discussion led by
j. K. Huston, Centerville citizen.
"The Farmer as an Advertiser"-W
D. Jameson, Shenandoah World. Dis
cussion led by J. l.. Long, Osceola Sen
tinal.
"The Exchange Table"-w. ]. Casey
Knoxville Express. Discussion led by
A. S. Burrell, Washington Press.
"Our Competitors CHARLES Gray
Corning Union-Republican Discussion
led by W. R. LeCompte, Corydon Times
Republican.
"Typesetting Machines in weekl,
Offices" e. H. Lewis, Charlton, Patriot
Discussion led by N. G. Roberts, Ft
Madison Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
CORN JUBILEE PICNIC
A Big Crowd Attended the Corn Jub-
lice Picnic at the Club Davis
Grove on Last Saturday.

The big picnic. held under the auspices
of the Corn Clubs of the north part of
the county at the grove on the Club
Davis farm q miles northwest Of Gar
den Grove last Saturday was grand
success, a big crowd being present and
everything passed off smoothly. The
Garden Grove and Weldon bands were
present and furnished good music dur
ing the entire day. On account of the
cool weather the crowd was rather slow
in gathering and it was decided not to
start the program until after the big
picnic dinner, at which several hundred
people enjoyed the pleasures of picnic
dinner.
The principal speaker was John Sun
burg, Of Whiting, Iowa, one of the lead
ing corn growers of the state, who cap
tured first prize for the best corn shown
at the state fair this year, and also the
sweepstakes prize for the best corn
shown at the corn exhibit at Ames last
fall. Mr.. Sunburg makes no pretense
of being an orator, but he gave the
farmers splendid talk, and he spoke
from experience. Hon. j. S. Estes, the
democratic candidate for congress was
present, and made short address
which was we'll received, and he had
the good taste to refrain from talking
politics in his address. Miss Amy
MAGELLAN, of Franklin township, gave a
recitation which was we'll received.
The big auction sale followed and
from the articles sold the sum of $54.94
was realized which will be used to de-
fray the expense of the prize contest
of the best two acres of corn raised this
year, which will be judged some time
next month. There was only one corn
prize offered at this time, that being
$500 for the best bushel of corn shown
and Mr.. John Aten was awarded this
prize, the corn being judged by Mr..
Sunburg.
The balance of the afternoon was
spent in games and sports Of various
kinds. A foot ball game between the
Garden Grove high school and scrub
team was won by the latter. The ball
game between Pleasant Ridge and
Gospel Ridge was won by Pleasant
Ridge, the score being - to 2. Both
teams were strengthened by good ball
players, Pleasant Ridge having the
Humeston battery, Clarence Humeston
and Lattimer. and Gospel Ridge had
Harry McAllister, of Weldon, and Duffy
Lorey, of Leon, as their battery.
Everybody was we'll pleased with the
day, and it is safe to say that the Corn
Jubilee Picnic will be permanent
event each fall in that part of the
county. A number of good men, Fred
Wooley, Ed. Gaunt, Club Davis and
others worked hard to make the picnic
a success, and that they succeeded is
the opinion of everybody who attended
this pleasant event.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Jess Phillips, of Decatur county. wa,

Jess Phillips, of Decatur county, was
arrested in South Lineville last Satur-
day by the town marshal, Oscar Moore,
charged with disturbing respected
widow woman who resides in South
Lineville one night several weeks ago.
He was arraigned before Mayor Hooker
who fined him $40 and costs, making
$3.50 in all. Jess paid So cash and put
up his watch for security of the balance
and was released. This offsets the
story of Wayne county man commit
ing the same offense at Leon few
nights ago, and getting horsewhipped
by the woman, as related by THE RE-
PORTER. Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Council Proceedings.
Leon, Iowa, Oct, 4, 1!

Leon, Iowa, Oct. 4, 1906.
City council met in regular session
at the office of Mayor Harvey, with ].
L. Harvey presiding. Councilmen
present, ]. M. Gardner, A. Ausman, DR..
o. W. Foxworthy and G. M. Axes.
On motion a cement crossing was
ordered put in on Church street be-
tween property of W. W. Warner and
r. L. Parrish. On motion of DR.. o. w.
Foxworthy it was ordered that J. f.
Penniwell be notified to put in a
cement walk at alley crossing between
property of G. W. Sears and o. E Hull.
On motion the Office of alderman in
1st ward held by ]. w. Wasson was
declared vacant and council proceeded
to fill vacancy, E. H. Lewis being
elected on first ballot, the vote being
E. II. Lewis 3, F. L. Jenkins 1.
The following bills were allowed:
Bud Johnson, work on street.$ 80
George Cooper, work on street.. 80
Charles Musselman; repairing
we'll so
VIM. Pettis, work OH street 49,. ..... so
Ed Pace, work on street 2 40
Harry Marvin, work on street,. 3 60
W. 5. Clymer, work on crossings. 7 90
VIM. Kinds, work on crossings 75
VIM. Lorey, work on crossings so
Ed Harris, work on crossings. so
Hal Lutz, work on crossings. so
Forest Davenport, work on cross
ings....;-.....;;;..,.......... .............- PIT
Roe Caster, dirt, sand and water. o 90
w. S. Chandler, salary and money
advanced .:.....:,. .......,............... 3s II
Riley Clark, hauling so
Clyde Pickering, killing dog. so
VIM. Sipes, hauling dirt........ 25
Leon Light Co., lights. 81 81
i. ". Ballew, lumber and cement 80 81
U. G. John, special police.............. 1 so
b. L. Tullis, hauling. . ................... 45
Wall Adair, cleaning room. 90
George Myers, work on band
stand :-......... ...-.-................. 2 40
Henry Pitmam, cutting weeds... 90
Louis Elwell, repairing ................ 5 35
Forest Lorey, nightwatch h...........- 80 90
No "ifs or and's" but straight 20 per
cent discount on all wall paper purchas-
ed at W, G.. Stempel & Co.'s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

Bishop H. E. Hoskins came in time to
hold the U. B. conference at the Baptist
church, but no other preacher came
while he was here. | met him at the
depot and enjoyed pleasant visit with
him until the next day, Friday, when he
took the train for Des Moines. From
there he goes to Vinton, Iowa, where he
is to hold the Iowa conference. | be-
lieve it was great disappointment to
many others as we'll as myself that he
did not stop over and preach, but /
could not persuade him to do so. His
throat was in a bad condition and he
was very glad to take advantage of the
situation and get rest. 1t is possible
that the U. BIS. may in the near future
have ladies for bishops, since they have
the same right as men. Friday evening
Rev. j. w. Linthicum came with team
from northwest of Creston, but as the
bishop was not here he did not stop so
we went with him to Decatur, and out
to Jim Gibbons where we visited with
brethren that brother Linthicum had
not seen for twenty-five years. Mon
day visited several in Decatur and
rode most of the way back to Leon
with DR.. Eiker. CYRUS SMITH.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
SWope-Kimball.

Mr.. William swope and Mrs. Eliza
beth Kimball, both of Davis City, were
married at Davis City last Sunday at
p. m., the ceremony being performed
by Rev. JAS. A. Armstrong, pastor of
the Leon Baptist church. Their many
friends extend hearty congratulations
and wish them much happiness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
& Presbyterian Church Services.

Sunday, Oct. Ia, Sunday school at 9:45
am; preaching at Il a. M; union service
at 1880 p. N. at the NJ. E. church in the
interests of temperance. C. e. Monday
at 1880 p. M; prayer meeting Thursday
at 1880 p. IN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Home Visitors Excursion.

Destination all points in Indiana,
Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Rate
one and one-third fare. Date of sale,
Oct. 10, 1906. Limit, 80 days. For
further information call on or address
G. M. Ketcham, agent G. B. & @. R. r.,
Leon, Iowa. SGT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Methodist Church Services

Preaching next Sunday at IL a. m.
topic-"The Purpose of Christ's Coming"
The evening hour will be devoted to a
union Gospel temperance service. Mr..
Stanley, of Beaconsfield, will make an
address at 1880 p. m. Sunday School at
9:45 a. M; Junior League at 2:3O p. M;
Epworth League Monday at 1880 p. M;
prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
You are very cordially invited to all
these services,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Cream! Cream!

want your cream, chickens and
eggs. Will pay 23c for No. cream and
21c for No. ,. Test and pay for it when
received. Pay highest market price
for chickens and eggs, at the old stand,
one door north of Biggs store.
A. J. HIATT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
HON. JOEL S. ESTES

Democratic candidate for congress
will speak at the following places in
Decatur county the coming week:
Woodland. Monday, Oct. 18th, p. m.
Decatur, Monday, Oct. 18th, 1880 p m.
Grand River, Tuesday, Oct. 10Th, 1880
p. m.
Keroy, Wednesday, Oct.17th, 1880 pm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

All nice, clean and up-to-date pat
terms is what our stock of wall paper
consists of, and all will go at 80 cents
on the dollar to make room for the new
goods coming in. VIC. STEMpEL & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

Mr.. selby Stanley, of Beaconsfield,
will deliver Gospel union temperance
lecture at the M. E. church Sunday
evening, Oct. Ia, at 7:30 o'clock. All
are cordially invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Sucking Mules Wanted.

We want to buy so head of sucking
mules. Bring them to our barn in Leon
next Saturday and get top cash price
for them. C. L. NORTON & Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Baptist Church Services.

Sunday School 9:45 a. m., preaching
II a. m. subject "Home Missions Bible
study $3.50 B. Y. P. u, preaching 1880.
Come to the meetings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

NoTICE-All parties are warned
against hunting on the farm or pasture
lands of DR.. B. D. DeKalb. All parties
so offending will be dealt with as the
law directs.
H. D. DEKALB,
7-4t. w. A. SMITH.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

Piles quickly and positively cured
with DIR. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Its
made for piles alone-and it does the
work surely and with satisfaction.
Itching, painful, protruding or blind
piles disappear like magic by it's use.
Large, nickel capped glass jars, Soc
Sold and recommended by L. P. Van
Werden
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Eden Center.

Paeaching at Eden Center school
house next Sunday at 3 p. m. Come.
w. A. MONTGOMERY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

FoUND-A small purse which owner
can obtain at The RERoRTER Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
WAS HIS OWN CHILD.
Tramp Who Claims Girl as His
Daughter Finds He Has Told
Truth.

A strange story is afloat to the
effect that a tramp, an ex-convict,
who was forced to claim a young lady
as his daughter to save himself from a
return to prison, has discovered by d
letter in an old bible that she is
really Of his own flesh and blood. To
save her from the clutches of a
scoundrel who wishes to marry her he
voluntarily renounces her and returns
to prison, while his daughter goes back
to her wealthy foster parents, who love
her as their own child. The story is
quite pathetic and yet there are SO many
funny incidents connected with the
stealing Of the girl before her identity
is discovered and that one hardly knows
whether to laugh or cry. The entire
story will be told at Van Werden's
opera house Saturday evening during
the play, "The Convict's Daughter
Don't miss it. Seats now on sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

L. G. Sales is mourning the loss of his
good old shepherd dog, old Carlo, who
died last Friday, at the advanced age of
thirteen years. Cass says it seems like
one of the family had been called, for
the old dog was one of the most faithful
CANNES in this part of the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

Unless the Pure Food Commission
changes it's mind, the people of the
United States will soon be- using granu-
lated and other sugars that have a
distinctly yellowish tinge. The COM
mission has decided that no mineral
bluing substance can be used in
bleaching sugars. Sugar chemists say
that they use four pounds of mineral
bluing substance to every million
pounds of sugar for bleaching purposes
This, the sugar chemists say, is not
adulteration; that it is merely a
publication by thoroughly healthful
process. The Pure Food Commission
can not see it in that light, and insists
that the whitening process be
abandoned
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Marriage Licenses.

VIM. Swope, Davis ..46
Mrs. Mary E. Kimball, Davis City..45
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11
Prof Holden Is Credited With BIG
Iowa Corn Crop.
CORN CROP ESTIMATES.

DeS MONIES, oct. 6.--lOWaS corn crop
is estimated at 39S, 100000 bushels by Che
Iowa Grain Dealers association for 1906
and Prof p. H. Holden is given credit
for 25,000,00 bushels increased output.
The final bulletin of the association was
issued by Secretary Geo. A. Wells
yesterday.
Reports to the association indicate
an average yield of All bushels per
acre, and count Of the "stand" of nearly
500 fields show s per cent better stand
than last year. "Thus when we consid-
er the increased acreage, the favorable
climatic conditions, and the increased
stand in comparison with last year, we
must conclude that the corn crop Of
Iowa this year will closely approximate
400,000,000 bushels" says the secretary.
Referring to Prof. Holden's work, the
circular says:
"The improvement i'll the stand of
corn may unquestionably be considered
as the direct result of the work of the
Iowa State Agricultural college, Prof.
Holden and the Seed Corn special train.
In other words, 25,0O0,OO0 bushel of
corn have been added to the crop of
this state as the result of the work
done by Prof. Holden, his assistants and
the Seed Corn special trains.
Other crops are estimated by associa-
tion as follows: Winter wheat, 100000
spring wheat, 100000; oats, 147, 100000;
rye, 100000; barley, 100000, and
flax $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

Singing, violin solos, and pleasing
specialties with "The Convict's Daught-
err at the opera house Saturday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

No "if's or ands" but straight 20 per
cent discount on all wall paper purchas-
ed at W. G. Stempel & Co.'s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-11

"The Convict's Daughter" /"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-03
!. WANT HIM FOR SHERIFF
$500 a Week Also offered Dietz for a
#a~ = - Footlight Stunt.

Hayward, Wis, Aug. $50 strong is
the sentiment in favor Of Dietz in this
section of the state that petitions Of
protest against the recent action of the
sheriff and his posse and demanding
that no further attacks be made upon
his home have been sent TO- Governor:
Davidson. So
"Why, we are going to run John
Dietz for sheriff Of the county in oppo.
sition to Gylland at the next election, -
declared merchant at Winter. "There
are not ten men in this county who will
vote for Gylland again.
improbable as it seems, the entire
district has hailed this idea with great
enthusiasm and it is very likely that
either John Dietz or his brother Will
liam will be the next sheriff Of Sawyer
county.
Dietz served one term as sheriff Of
Barron. county, but left the office to
take up land at Cameron dam, where
he has had his hands full of trouble.
Frank R. Trottman, a Milwaukee
theatrical manager, made an offer to
pietz, In which he agrees to pay him
$500 week to go. on the stage under
his management Dietz would not lis
ten to the proposition, Trottman has
not given up hope. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-03
RIOTS IN, HELsINGFoRs ...
r.-- = a., ~. -.-
Red Guards Attempt to Start Strike
-. v. Is T11Wartad. - - - II

: <Helsingfors, Aug. 33.--Syeaborg fort.
ress is completellys in the hands lof5sthe.
government this morning: The pris-
oners have been marched out and sent
to Skatudden island, where they will
await trial. " : ."' -. ''-'z-,'' ,~" =
The socialistic red guard yesterday
evening made a last effort to bring
about a general strike. They marched
in force to the powerhouse Of the street
railroad and ordered the men to strike.
Upon their refusal the guards at
tempted to destroy the buildings. Po-
lice and communal guards were sum-
1noned and a fight followed, resulting
in the killing Of the assistant chief
OF police and several communal guards
and number of red guards. Cossacks
were summoned and separated the COM
batants. -
The red guard consists Of the greater
part of the Finnish proletariat, while
the communal guards are made up of
the middle and wealthy classes and
are organized to maintain order and
protect property. They are armed with
rifles and are under almost military
discipline. The government is handling
the situation carefully, fearing that the
movement may spread turnout the
country. The Cossacks are used only
in extreme cases, and then they dis.
perse crowds with more gentleness than
they do in Russia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-03
new POSSE WILL
HUNT JOHN DlEIl.
Graf, Former Policeman of NIL.
waukee, Says He Can Take
Redoubtable Fighter.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 3.-The MiE
waukee journal today says: "A sec
ond party from Milwaukee may at
tempt to drag John Dietz, the fighting
man at Cameron dam, from his strong
hold. R. T. Graft, former policeman,
and at present private detective, has
announced his intention of organizing a
posse here and attempting. to accom-
.plish the thing which has hitherto re-
suited in dismal failures.
''I am convinced that I can capture
Dietz,' he stated. "In 1905 when I
went to the Thornapple river with
seven deputies from milwaukee, and
several Pinkerton men from Chicago we
were near his house for two days and
could have taken him without difficulty
on several different occasions. 800:
"The expenses of this expedition
were paid by the United States marshal
at Madison, and it was he who told us
to withdraw when we were so neai
success. I have never known what the
reason was. If I go after him again
will be armed with a warrant charg
ing him and his sons with assault with
attempt to MURDER -, -