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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-22
SAYS WOMAN ROBBED HIM.

According to the story told TO the
police by Thomas Vahaty. teamster
living at Fillmore and Haight streets.
he was knocked down at Z o'clock last
night and robbed by woman habitue
of the Thomas Havey dance house. 5OI
Pacific street He went into the place
possessed of $40. and after spending
some of it for drink was enticed by
the woman into dark corner. There
she knocked him down with a dull
weapon When he became conscious
his money was gone.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-22

NEW SAN FRANCISCO BOND and superhne
are intended for commercial uses. The Hicks
Judd Company. go Valencia street.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
JOSEPH SMITH TO LEAVE IOWA.
Head OF Latter Day Saints Will
Move to independence, Mo.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 12.-Joseph
Smith, of Lamont, Iowa, president of the
Recognized Latter Day Saints church,
is in independence today looking for a
site for home. For more than year
it has been expected that he would
move to Independence, but he has just
announced definitely his decision to do
SO. 1t is his intention to build a home
and move his family from Lamont. Presi-
dent Smith, although more than 20 years
old, is still active and has no notion of
relinquishing the presidency. At the
late session of the general conference
in Independence his son, Friedrich M.
Smith, now the first counselor to his
father in the presidency. has built a
home in independence. This locates
majority of the presidency in that town.
The other member r. E. Evans lives in
Toronto, Canada.
This move of President Joseph Smith
is regarded as an important step in the
well-defned policy of the church to
gradually concentrate in and around
independence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
REFUSED A new TRIAL
Supreme Court Affirms the District
Court in the Case of Charles
WO0ddrd's Life Sentence.

Charles Woodland must spend the
balance of his life behind prison bars,
for the murder of wife. That is what
the supreme court of Iowa has decided
in the case which was appealed from
the District Court of Decatur county,
the decision being rendered by the
court last Saturday, just before the
court adjourned for the summer vaca-
tion. Our readers are all familiar with
the case. 1t was charged that Charles
Woodland poisoned his wife on Dec. Is,
1908. One that day Mr.. Woodland and
his wife started to drive from their
home near Decatur City to the home of
Mrs. Woodard's parents, near the town
of Grand River. On the way Mrs.
Woodland was taken i'll, and died within
a short time after reaching her parents
home, in convulsions. The physician
who was called suspected it was case
of poisoning, and the dead woman's
stomach was removed and sent to Des
Moines to be analysed. The chemist
found considerable strychnine in the
! stomach and Charles Woodland was ar
rested, charged with murder, and was
released under bonds of $4,000 until
the case came on for trial at the Janu-
airy term of the district court in 1905.
1t was one of the longest trials in the
history of the state, and the longest
ever tried in Decatur county, the de-
fendant being represented by able at
torneys, and the state was also supplied
with the best of talent to prosecute the
case. The evidence in the case was all
circumstantial, the state claiming as a
motive for the murder that Woodard
had insured the life of his wife and
murdered her to secure the money,
while the defendant insisted there was
no insurance on her life, the policy
which had been issued having been re-
fused because it was for only $4,000 in
stead of $4,000, as applied for, Woodland
and his wife having each applied for in
surance of $4,000 on their lives PAYABLE
to each other.
The jury before whom the case was
tried returned verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree and fixed the
punishment at life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. and MIR. Woodland was at
once taken to Ft. Madison, as after con-
viction for murder in the first degree he
could not be admitted to bail, pending
the appeal to the supreme court. His
attorneys, V. r. McGinnis, G. w. Hoff-
man andiM. l.. Temple never gave up
hope and at once appealed the case to
the supreme court, and were very con-
fident that a new trial would be granted
their client. The opinion in the case
has not been received here and the at.
torneys are very anxious to see it, as
they had raised several points of law,
on which they insist the case should be
reversed. A motion for rehearing is
now being prepared and will be submit
ted to the supreme court in a final effort
to secure new trial.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
SAY LoCUsTs ARE DUE
Scientists Predict that they will
Appear this Year .YEs e5kHase

According to reports of the scientists
the seventeen-year locusts are due this
year, and if they are on schedule time,
within few weeks the fields of Iowa
Nebraska and South Dakota will be
alive with the pests. 1t is asserted also
that the thirteen-year variety are due
this year, and the coming of both varie-
ties at once is something which only
happens once in 200 years.
1t is claimed that when househies
are few the time is ripe for hordes of
locust as the ordinary fly destroys the
locust eggs in great quantities, but
there is nothing to destroy the eggs
this year, and it is said it is time tor
the old curse of Moses, uttered 3,457
years ago, this summer, to be realized
again. -. D 81 ~ or.
Farmers however, are not much agi-
tated over the idea of locusts consum-
ing their crops this year. They believe
that the cultivated fields are not good
places for the locusts to hatch and un-
less the northwest winds bring the in
sects down from the northwest there
will be few locusts in the fields this
year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Street Carnival is on.

The Keetch & Sparks famous expo
sition shows arrived Sunday afternoon
from Albany, Mo-, where they exhibited
last week, and early Monday morning
a big gang OF men were at work putting
up their tents and attractions, which
are located on the public square. They
opened for business Monday evening,
and have been we'll pleased with the
attendance at their attractions, and it
promises to increase each day. There
has been a decided aversion to street
carnivals in this town since the rotten
deal which was here couple of years
ago, but the company now appearing is
entirely different in every respect. All
of the people connected with the COM
pany have the appearance OF being per-
feet ladies and gentlemen and they have
made friends since coming here. All
of the attractions are clean, moral
shows, to which any man can take his
wife and children and enjoy themselves.
The big coliseum at the southwest cor
ner of the square gives splendid
acrobatic performance, featuring the
famous Keetch family of acrobats, and
they are wonderful performers. Tues
day evening every seat in the big tent
was occupied. Across the street to the
west is the electric theatre, which al
ways draws good crowds, giving "a
change of performance. There is at the
northwest corner of the square a big
tent in which Ben Hur,a beautiful white
Arabian horse with brain almost equal
to human being goes through all kinds
of performance, reading, writing, and
spelling, and his work is truly marve-
lous. The big Ferris wheel on the west
side, which is illuminated by electric
ity at night attracts the children and
many older persons. A steam merry
go-round arrived Wednesday to Join the
company and second electric theatre
is expected before the close of their
engagement here. There are also sew
eral other small attractions and a band
enlivens the town with music. There
has been not a word of complaint from
our citizens against the company, as
they carry no gambling or skin games
with them and every attraction is one
of merit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Weather-Crop-Bulletin
EFor week endingtJuly 16,E19O6.HE


Des Moines, Iowa. q
From Monday to Saturday the aver
age temperature was about the normal
for the midsummer period. The cool
wave Saturday night and Sunday af-
forded agreeable relief from oppress-
i've warmth and humidity. The rain
fall was variable, ranging from trace
at many stations to copious showers
in widely scattered localities. Gener-
ally the rainfall has been deficient for
the first half of July, but the supply Of
moisture in the soil is ample as yet for
corn and small grain crops. The corn
crop has made rapid growth in all
districts. The more advanced fields
are showing tassels at the normal
height, and even the late paintings
give promise of good crop.
The hay harvest is we'll advanced,
and conditions have been generally
favorable for securing an extra quality
of forage. In the southern part of the
state the harvest Of oats, rye, and win
ter wheat is nearly completed, and in
the northern half early oats and barley
are ready for the reapers. Spring
wheat is ripening, with variable condi-
tion as to stand and damage by rust.
Potatoes, vegetables and the late berry
crops are doing fairly we'll. The apple
crop is about as previously reported.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
New Court Cases.

G. E. Davis VS.. P. r. Draper ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose mortgage
on real estate given to secure pay
ment of a note for 100000. G. w. Hoff-
man, attorney for plaintiff. .
Ruth H. Lackey has brought suit for
divorce against her husband, Claude
Lackey. She resides at Lamont and
was married to defendant at Marion,
Iowa, August 5, 1904, and they lived
together only three hours, as he was
arrested on his wedding day on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses, and after being released on
bond absconded and deserted her, and
is now not resident of this state. She
asks for decree of divorce and that
she be restored to her maiden name,
Ruth d. Stedman. A. P. Olsen attorney
for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
The Tabernacle Meetings.

The tabernacle meetings which are
being conducted by the Seventh Day
Adventists are still in progress.
Last Sunday evening an interested
audience listened to the speaker as he
spoke of the change of the Sabbath
from Saturday to Sunday. AS the bible
records no change, history was called
to witness and it was there found to be
a creation of the Catholic church, "The
Doctrinal Catechism' of the Catholic
church, page LA, speaking of it's power
to institute festivals of precept says:
"Had she not such power she could not
have done that in which all modern re-
ligionists agree with her, she could not
have substituted the observance of Sun
day the first day in the week, for the
observance of Saturday the seventh day
a change for which there is no scriptur-
al authority.
Monday evening bible reading was
conducted, the members of the congre-
patton taking an active part, and which
proved very interesting. The following
is list of subjects which will be con-
sidered during the next few days begin
ing Thursday evening, July 10.
Thursday in Heaven"
Frlday-''Ihe Rise and Work OF the
Papacy"
Saturday "The United States as
Mentioned in Prophecy.
Sunday, 3p. Support of the Cos
pei Minister.
Sunday, 8 p. m.-Babylon and it's
Great Fall.
Monday Baptism"
Tuesday-"The Millennium, or Satan
Bound Thousand Years"
Wednesday Restoration of Adams
Dominion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Playing Good Ball.

The Leon base ball nine is playing
winning ball this season, the boys get
ting into the game with ginger every
time. The past week they have won
three good games from Lamont, Davis
City and GAINESVILLE, and are scheduled
to win a couple more games which are
booked for this week, with GAINESVILLE
this Wednesday, afternoon, and Lamont
on Thursday afternoon.
Last Thursday the boys won from La
moni on the Leon grounds in a very
close game, although for a long time it
looked as if Lamont was going to have a
walk-away, but in the seventh inning,
which is nearly always lucky for Leon,
box and ten players chased each other
inning opened the score stood to moth
ing in favor of Lamont, and when it
closed Leon was three scores to the
good, but Lamont spurted and tied the
score the next time they came to bat,
and shut out Leon, so that the score
was tie at the opening of the ninth.
Lamont failed to connect and Leon
secured the winning score with two
men out. The score for this game was
Leon 0 0 0 0 0 10 III.
Lamont b 1 / 90 o. 10.
The batteries were: Leon-lnman
and Lorey. Lamoni-Denio, Mason and
Horner.
Sunday afternoon Leon won from
Davis City by a score of s to ,, on the
grounds at Davis City, the score by in
nings being:
Leon 0 0 2 3-o.
Davis City 01OO 0 0 0 %.
Batteries: Leon-Dunham and Lorey.
Davis City-Davis and H. Osborn.
The GAINESVILLE boys came up Tuesday
to try to get revenge for their defeat
on the Fourth, but our boys again wal
loyed them by score of to .. Gains
Vile came prepared to win, having
secured Stimson, a Texas pitcher to go
in the box, but the Leon boys had their
batting clothes on and had no trouble
in finding the ball, and also in getting
the winning runs, and the Texas man
gave way to Roberts. The score by in
nings was:
Leon O3 O1112 rs.
GAINESVILLE 01 0 0 0 0 l 3-5.
Leon and GAINESVILLE play second
game this afternoon and it is reported
GAINESVILLE will import another battery.
Arrangements had been made with man
ager George Derry for another game
with LamOnl IN CnlS clUy lHufsudy
afternoon, and bills were out advertis-
ing the game when word was received
Monday evening that Lamont had decid-
ed not to come and would play Ridge
way at Lamont that afternoon. How
ever second game has been arranged
for with Lamont which will be played
on the Leon grounds on Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock. 1t is reported that
Lamont is coming with something up
their sleeve and great game is looked
/ for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Freight Handled at the Leon Depot.

Freight clerk S. o. Darling has COM
pleted his annual report of the amount
of freight received and forwarded at
the Leon depot during the fiscal year
which closed on June 30th, and many
people will no doubt be surprised at
the amount of business transacted.
The total weight Of all freight handled
was 32,0S2,197 pounds, and the amount
of freight charges on the same was
sS52,331.19. OF the car lot shipments
there were 329 cars shipped from this
station and 3S2 received. The ship
ments were divided as follows:
FREIGHT FORWARDED,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Christian Church Services

Sunday, July %, 9:45 bible school, II
sermon-"Traps", II communion, 2:3O
Junior and intermediate C.E., s sermon
"The Good Samaritan" n"-This will be IL
lustrated with the stereoptican. Mon
day G. E. service, Thursday evening
prayer meeting. We would be delight
ed to meet you at the services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Total

circumstances deprive the Leon Sta
tion of considerable business which they
really handle but which is not shown in
the above report. That is, the big part
of the poultry and egg shipments from
here are not credited to Leon. Most of
the cars are partially loaded at stations
south of Leon and then filled up at the
big poultry plant in Leon, and the
credit for the entire shipment goes to
the station from which the car first
starts. The fill-in shipments at the
Leon plant will amount to many times
what is credited to this station.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
A Reply.

We wish to say in reply to the Hollow
Stump correspondent in last weeks
REPORTER; please confine yourself to
facts in the future instead of attempt
ing to cast reflections on the reputation
of innocent children and their parents.
Mr.. AND Mrs. J. T. Robson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Baptist Church Services.

Covenant and business meeting next
Saturday at 2:3O. Sunday school at
9:45 Lords day. Preaching at II. Open
air gospel meeting on court house lawn
at o'clock. Preaching at o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
Special Summer Tourists Rates

from Chicago to Canadian and New Eng
land points via Nickel Plate road.
Tickets on sale August to % at one
fare plus $4.00 for round trip with
thirty day limit, and one fare plus $500
for the round trip with fifteen day limit.
For reservation of sleeping car berths
and detailed information write or call
on John Y. Callahan general agent, No.
1O7 Adams street, Chicago. Aug. 20
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19

Not single marriage license has
been issued in this county since July z.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19

There will be fifty-three Sundays in
this year, an occurrence that will not
happen again for 110 years. This extra
Sunday can be utilized in attending
church, calling on your best girl, read
ing scripture. playing with children,
breaking two-year-old colt, sporting
gophers or some other way. One hum
dred and ten years from this date you
will probably be paying the penalty for
enjoying the pleasures of the method in
which you choose to spend the extra
Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-19
The New Gasoline Law.

A couple Of enterprising Leon boys
did land Office business for few days
last week, calling on housewives and
getting an order to paint the family
gasoline can brilliant red, under the
that the new gasoline law
requiring all cans in which gasoline is
kept to be painted red, but they went
out of business in short order when it
was found that the law does not go into
effect until the first Of next January,
and not on July 4th, when number of
other new laws went into effect. The
following is the gasoline law in full:
AN ACT to regulate the sales of gas
oline and providing penalty for viola
tion thereof.
Be it enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Iowa.
Sec. L. Every person dealing at re-
tail in gasoline ia this state shall, after
the first day of January, 1907, deliver
the same to the purchasers in quanti-
ties of more than quart and less than
six gallons, only in barrels, casks, cans,
packages or measures painted yermil-
lion red and having the word Gasoline"
plainly stenciled or marked thereon.
No such dealer shall deliver kerosene
in barrel, eask, package or can paint
ed or marked as above. Every person
purchasing gasoline for use shall pro-
cure and keep the same only in barrels,
casks, packages or cans painted or
marked as above. No person keeping
for use, or using kerosene shall pat or
keep the same in any barrel eask, pack
age or can painted or marked as above.
Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be punished by fine of
not less than So nor more than 500.
Sec. 2. This act shall not be constxn-
ed to prohibit the use of gasoline from
tanks or reservoirs of not less than ten
gallons capacity, for mechanical or man
ufacturing purposes.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. A.. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the first day
of January, 1907.
Approved March 80, A. D. 1906.
There will be fifty-three Sundays in
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-01
WASHINGTON.

There we're about 81 couples at the hotel
dance Saturday evening.
The dance at the schoolhouse hal Jan.
2sd was well attended, considering the
weather.
Miss Grace Clough, the night operator
AT the New England telephone once ct
barre. is at home with her father, Marx
Clough. for an indefinite time.
Miss Anna Poor Of Williamsburg,
teacher in the grammar room m the VII
lsge. has closed a successful term of school
Miss Poor begins Jan. ~ a term OF SIX
weeks in the Newman district.
There have been many changes IN real
estate here and more are IN progress
SIocum Brothers OF Barre city have pur-
chased Alba Bohonon's farm; considera-
tion. $500; G. A. Bohonon has sold ms
nlace I'M the village to win Yeartaw; price
$50. Mrs. II. q. Moody has sold her place
Ia Orville Cheney OF Barre; consideration
si600. &. III. Dickey has purchased about
forty acres OF land Of ID. i. and Z. n.
stanley from what was part OF the Lewis
Rowles farm. The sawmill which mas
been owned and conducted by I. w
Huntington for the past forty years has
been leased for five years to slocum
brothers. Mrs. Denison Flint has solo
her farm TO J. b. and l.. w. seaver; con-
Alteration, $3.50.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-01
RROokFIELD.

Miss Lucy Skinner is quite poorly.
Winnie Bradley is visiting at L. A.
Clarks.
Mrs Fred Williams was at Warren VIII
liams the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Ketchum visited at
w. II. Ketchum's last week.
Mrs. Nancy Abbott has gone to Proctor
TO visit her son, W. P. Abbott.
Mrs. Henry Wilson from Northampton,
Mass, is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. A. c. Labounta fell on the ice last
Thursday and dislOcated her wrist.
Mrs. |. y. Abbott returned last Thurs
day from a few days visit In randolph.
Eliza Rumney and friend from Ran
dolph spent Sunday at Albert Rumney's.
Arthur White Of Montpelier was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Smith a few
days last week.
Nj. Kinney has moved from the Graves
| house TO his tenement recently vacated by
l " esley Coburn.
Ernest Sargent OF Woodsyille, N. H.
I visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
4 Sargent, recently.
Lewis Pauton and W. H. Ketchum arr'
sick with colds. A. ID. Washburn
threatened with pneumonia.
DIR. Ellis took Mrs. Fanny Hayes to IN
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, las
week Wednesday for treatment.
The 25th anniversary OF the founding o
4 Christian Endeavor societies Will be Cd
served al the End church Sunday evening
Feb A. i'm a union service OF the LIST an'
2nd n. p. $. Z. Il. societies.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-01
coRINTh.

d. c. Cooke has returned from Southern
Pines, y. {.
]. p. Sargent has a boy from an orphan
home named Fred Wilbur.
G. n. Metcalf is laid up with lame knee
which he hurt while loading heavy load
OF logs.
Leland. son OF r.. l.. Smith, met with
bad accident while sliding recently. lie IS
recovering.
e. L smith, superintendent Of Pike
Hill mines. Is sick with grip. Harry
Townsend Il doing his chores.
Abe Jacobs is very sick with peritonitisj
has mad a council OF doctors twice. Prof..
4. NJ. Reid is assisting trained nurse ia
the care of him.
Little James Jacobs has returned from
the hospital at Hanover. lie underwent
successful operation for appendicitis our
his stay there. The little leio" Was
considerably homesiek.
Chauucey Curuer underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis al the Mary Fletcher
hosnital last week Tuesday. His wife vis-
tied him last Friday and Saturday lie Is
getting along first-class.
Rev. and Mrs. W. +. Harding observe
the 35th anniversary Of their marriage
Feb. 5th. Their wedding day anniversary
i sunday. Feb. 9TH. Mrs. FRANK W
Thurber IS issuing the invitations.
i The r. W. b. quarterly meeting At East
\ Orange was attended by Rev. and Mrs. ".
! +. Harding. r. II. Williams and wife, 4.
T II. Norris and daughter, Bertha, Mrs; r.
. j. Hutton, Sidney Harding, Jennie Kay
mond and Alice Hastings.
/ Christian Endeavor society was or
ganized last Sunday at the Congl chureh
Al Inc Center. The following officers were
elected: President, Gertrude Z. Wilson;
vic. president, Florence |. Huttoni treas
,~er. Rpv. Il. u. Davies; secretary, GER
trude NJ. Hopkins; organist. Beulah nut
ton: social committee, VIM. SIMPSON,
I Mrs. +. ID. Davies ana ANude +. Patrick.
Minerva lodge, No. SO, F. y A. NJ, gave
public installation Of its officers y their
I families and invited friends. The I'M
pressive ceremonies were conducted py
I Hon. &. G. Sargent and II. Il. Warren OF
Woodsville. Jack Cook OF West tairiee
acting a. marshal. Al the close OF the
ceremonies a lunch Of cake ano coffee was
served. after which dancing was inaulgSu
in by an who cared to, with music by NJ
A. Hamilton, Dorman Magoon ana Wie'
Foley's Honey and Tar is best for Group
and whooping cough, contains no oplates
and cures quickly. Careful mothers keep
il In the house. sold by II. A. Leonard
Randolph. and G.. A. Densmore, Chelsea.