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The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23

President Pinkham Of the Board OF
Health is having a pamphlet printed
with elaborate maps showing the
reclamation project that he will try TO
marshes
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23
WASHINGTON
DELEGATES
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., February 10
The Hawaiian delegation here in the
interest of the refunding bill completed
their hearings yesterday before the
House Committee on Territories. All
felt no little relief when that portion
of their task was over. They have been
spending their evenings going over the
arguments they expected to make the
following day, whereas their days have
been filed with affairs of Importance
at the Capitol. Not until tonight did
any of the delegation feel like going
out to the theater, although they have
been given several dinners, all Of which,
however, were among friends, where a
good part of the evening could be Civ
en- over to consultation.
Col. "Pete" Hepburn of Iowa was
the last witness before the House com
mittee in behalf Of the refunding bill
He spoke briefly but very forcibly, tell.
ing the committee that he regarded the
Hawaiian islands as the second most
important acquisition of territory this
government ever made. He evidently
meant that the Louisiana purchase
from France was the first most impor-
tant. He also emphasized the impor-
lance of the Hawaiian islands as a
means of defense and stated his opin-
ion that if those islands were adequate
ly fortified, the Pacific Coast was safe
from invasion. Col. Hepburn favored
strongly the voting of rs per cent OF
the federal revenues to the territory
and also said he favored the federal
government contributing to the support
of the lepers in Hawaii.
TO PRINT TESTIMONY.
The members of the Hawaiian dele
CATION have been correcting their testi-
mony before the committee and pre-
pairing it for publication. 1t will be
printed at the Government Printing
Office and probably issued early next
week. When they called on Senator
Foraker at his residence yesterday,
they had a very pleasant talk with him
about Hawaiian affairs and persuaded
him to fix n hearing for them before
his committee on Pacific Islands for
next Tuesday. Senator Foraker was
10th to do this, because he is much
pressed for time, being a member of
Tue Oehdtt TbIeS committee, winch IL
struggling with the railroad regulation
bill. He wanted to defer the hearing,
but when he heard of the brief time
the delegation has here, he gladly
granted them an opportunity.
Whether the Hawaiians will be heard
before the House Committee on appro-
priations is yet to be determined. Some
of the members of the delegation have
talked with Chairman Tawney, but he
thought Il would be better If "A report
could first be had from the committee
on Territories.
At their call on the President tho
members of the delegation were much
pleased with the interest shown in Ha.
waiian matters, The President toll
them he had made the recommendation
in his message only after careful con.
sideration Of the question that con.
WINGED him II WAS the just thing a.
do, He impressed upon his Hawaiian
callers that he did not regard the par
aRraph In his message as favor, lie
was not accustomed 10 granting suen
faVOrs. II was only their due. He
added that he hoped they wouli now
DO able to present their ease before
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

Special attention is called to the big
sale advertisement of Manchester Bros,
which appears in this issue of THE
REPORTER. The sale will be held at
the Jacob Manchester farm 2 and a
half miles southwest of Leon on Mon
day, Dec. 3rd. In addition to 33 head
of cattle and several head Of horses
they will offer 48 head of extra fine
Poland-C China hogs, all eligible to re-
cord, and our hog raisers should take
advantage Of the opportunity to secure
some of this excellent breeding stock.
The Manchester boys have been raising
fine hogs for several years and have as
good stock as can be found anywhere
in southern Iowa. Decatur county
farmers are somewhat behind the times
in the matter of raising fine hogs and
they should know that it will pay them
to raise good hogs just as we'll as it
does to raise good cattle and horses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29
Fred Brown. son of Cliff Brown, G

Fred Brown, son of Cliff Brown, of
Bloomington township, was brought
before the insane commissioners last
Wednesday and adjudged insane for the
second time, and was taken to the in
sane hospital at Clarinda for treatment
the same afternoon by deputy sheriff
Ira Wallace. The young man is 81
years old and had been out in the west
ern part of the state shocking corn and
was on his way home when the attack
came upon him. He was sent to the
hospital from this county on Nov. l.,
1902, and remained there until June 80,
1908, when he was discharged as cured
and has been all right until this recent
attack. It is to be hoped that a course
of treatment at the hospital will again
restore his reason.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The Leon band will give concert at
the opera house on Friday evening of
this week and the citizens of Leon
should see that they have packed
house. There is nothing which adds
more to a town than good band, and
our new band has been working hard
and faithfully to make success of the
organization. There is considerable
expense in maintaining band, buying
music, paying an instructor and other
necessary expenses, and the concert is
given for the purpose of assisting in de-
fraying these expenses. Lend your
help to the band by attending the con-
cert Friday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29
At the regular meeting of Leon

At the regular meeting of Leon
Chapter No. 80, r. A. NJ, last Wednes-
day evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term:
Fl. Pr. f. A. Bowman.
K.-Dr. Fl. r. Layton.
S.-H. L. Long.
Treas.--Dr. Q. W. Foxworthy.
Secy.-J. A. Caster.
G. of HAS. r. Harvey.
p. IS. w. G. Stempel.
r. A. C.-E. Il. Bell.
1st VII. Farquhar.
I'd Wv. A. Poush.
3rd V.-M. e. WATSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

G. w. Barr, of Morgan township, was
in Leon Friday, having spent several
days with the board of supervisors in
speeding court houses and deciding
what kind of a building should be built
in this city. MIR. Barr retires from the
board Jan. 1st, but his counsel in all
public matters has always been the
best, and he went on the tour of in
spection by special request of the
board and citizens committee. He is
thoroughly posted and wants to see
Decatur county get the best possible
court house for the amount of money
which the voters have authorized the
board to spend in building new court
house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The Leon Masonic bodies have com
pleted the extensive repairs on their
lodge room which will now be occupied
by all the Masonic lodges in the city.
The entire room has been remodeled, a
fine hardwood floor put in, the walls
nicely papered and lot of elegant new
furniture installed, so that it is one of
the finest equipped lodge rooms in
southern Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The largest house for some tine in
this city greeted the company which
presented "A Thorn in Her Heart" at
Van Werden's opera house last Thurs
day evening, but they hardly deserved
such liberal patronage. The cast aside
from one or two was decidedly
amateurish, and could be greatly i'm
proved.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The state executive coun Gil has COM
pleted the official canvass of the votes
cast at the recent election. The re-
turns give Governor Cummins a
plurality of 20,453 over Claude r..
Porter the democratic candidate, while
his majority over all candidates is less
than 1000. Cummins ran 60961 votes
behind his ticket as compared with the
vote for w. W. Morrow, the republican
candidate for state treasurer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The annual sale of all real estate in
Decatur county on which the taxes
have become delinquent will be held
by county treasurer Young at his office
next Monday. Although there was a
large list Of lands advertised for sale
a great many persons have since paid
their taxes and the sale will not be
very large.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

Harry Shumway, who is engaged in
the drug business at San Diego, Calf,
sends us copy of the San Diego Union,
with the following account of the death
of Lawrence B. Gould, formerly of Van
Vert, mention of which was made in
this paper couple of weeks ago, but
the particulars of his death were not
obtainable at that time:
In rear-end collision between Salt
Lake freight No. 232 and Santa Fe
freight No. 80, eastbound, two miles
south of Victorville, L. B. Gould, of Van
Vert, Iowa, brakeman on the Santa
Fe, was killed. The Santa Fe train had
reached point two miles south of
Victorville when the engine broke
down. A fagman was sent back to
warn the Salt Lake train, but it was
coming with such speed as to make a
quick stop impossible. The big engine
of the Salt Lake plowed into the rear
of the Sante Fe caboose, the impact
crushing Gould, who was working on
the engine. The body was brought to
the city on the California limited. The
Santa Fe crew saved themselves by
jumping. A caboose and four cars We're
wrecked.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

Governor-elect James H. Higgins of
Rhode Island, 80 years of age, is the
youngest governor of the smallest state.
Higgins is popular in the extreme, and
even his political enemies have for him
only respect. His habits are exem-
plary and he uses neither tobacco nor
intoxicants in any form. His father
died when he was Is, and he had hard
struggle to educate himself and assist
in supporting his mother and two
younger brothers. He is the first
Roman Catholic governor of any New
England state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

NOTICE All parties are hereby warn
ed not to hunt on my farm east of Leon
with dogs or gun, under penalty of
prosecution for trespass.
13-4t. HENRY OFTEN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

Capt. and Mrs. JEFF Miller left here
Tuesday morning for Austin, Texas,
where they go to visit sister of Mrs.
Miller's whom she has not seen for
about so years. We wish them pleas
ant trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Miller
accompanied them to some point in
Oklahoma where they go to visit a
sister of hers.-Pleasanton Index.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The Leon orchestra will give a
Thanksgiving dance at the X. of P. hall
on Thanksgiving evening. Grand
march at 500 o'clock. Tickets S1.OO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The newly organized high school
orchestra made their first appearance in
public at the opera hall last Thursday
evening and the audience was agreeably
surprised at the excellent music which
these young folks furnished.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

We have received a handsome en-
bossed copy of Gov. Cummins Thanks
giving proclamation with the compli-
ments of B. W. Garrett, state pardon
clerk
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

You can't get lost if you have %
cent map of the county in your pocket.
Address the Iowa Publishing Company,
Davenport, Iowa. 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29
ALLEN " w.
81. 0. Harvey: Mgr

1t requires an irishman for the police
force and it looks as if it required a
democrat for a sheriff. Every county
sheriff in the First district is demo-
GRAFT, with one exception. A republican
named Jamison skinned through with
twelve votes in Van Buren, county.-Mt.
Pleasant Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The Leon postoffice will be opened
from to a. M, and from to 5 p. m.,
to-day on account of Thanksgiving.
The rural mail carriers will not make
their trips as the government gives
them the day as holiday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

EsTRAY-Taken up as an estray on
July 2, 1900. a spotted yearling bull calf
Owner can obtain same by calling and
paying charges.
14-1t* M. G.. GROGAN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

For RENT-A farm miles west of
Decatur City, a large brick house, and
yell supplied with water at house and
Earn. Enquire of G. B. TOWNSEND,
Decatur City, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

For SALE-A practically new steel
range at great bargain.
GEORGE PENNIWELL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

THE REPORTER Office will close at
noon on Thanksgiving in order to give
our employees chance to return
thanks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

SO-acre farm about half bottom land,
new story and half house. $500 per
acre for quick sale. This is bargain
13-Gf H. G. Quiett, Leon, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

NoTICE-All persons are hereby warn
ed not to hunt on my farm with dog or
gun, under penalty of being prosecuted.
14-1t BERT WOODARD.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

Rev. G. w. Reeder departed Friday
morning for Clio, where he is now hold
ing series of evangelistic meetings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

At the Leon Adventist Christian
church, Elder A. E. Hatch will begin a
protracted meeting, Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 2Sth, and continuing with
services each evening indefinitely.
Sunday services: Sunday school p. m.
preaching $3.50 p. m. All are invited
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29
BELL O. ROBINSON
The True Druggists

Mrs. John Muse, of near Van Vert, is
very sick suffering from an attack Of
malarial fever.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The Creston Daily American says
that John Ledgerwood. of Leon, has
been offered the position of cashier in
the state treasurer's Office at Des
Moines by treasurer elect w. W. Nor
row, of Alton, and it is up to him to
accept or refuse the place. At present
MIR. Ledgerwood is holding a position
as special agent of the Interstate
commerce committee, being employed
on work in Oklahoma at this time. The
position is a very desirable one and
carries with it a good salary and he
has not as yet decided whether to &C
cept the position in the state treas
urer's Office at Des Moines or not.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

For Oklahoma real estate write or
call on G. =. Jordan, Enid, o. T.
Corn WANTED want to buy 5000
bushels of corn, and will pay the high
est market price.
G. M. AXES.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

For RENT-Seven room house in north
Leon. Apply at Thompson & Warmers
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

STOCK WANTED want 100 head of
stock to feed hay. Plenty of water.
lift. w. Il. SHINN, Leon, Iowa,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The Leon public schools will enjoy a
two day vacation this week on account
of Thanksgiving, as but little good
would be accomplished by taking up
school on Friday after having the regu-
lar Thanksgiving vacation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will serve their regular monthly tea on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 4th, from $50 to
Z o'clock.
Thomas Baker was arrested by marshal
Chandler Saturday evening and fined
5000 and costs by Mayor Harvey on the
charge Of intoXication.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

For SALE-Jersey COW, will be fresh
in January. Alt.
Roy ], LONG,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

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.
If interested see me at once.
ALLEN & Co.
H.O. Harvey. Mgr.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

See w. H. or r. L. Jenkins for good
brick. G-tf.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The official canvass gives Congress-
man VIM. p. Hepburn plurality over
Joel S. Estes of 3,442 votes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

Ii you want a farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of in
terest and best terms 60 to e. J..
Sankey. southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets, Leon, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

There has been a large amount of
cement sidewalk work done in this city
the past season and next year will see
an increased amount go in, as it has
pay to build board sidewalks any more.
W. S. Clymer reports that he has built
1908 square feet of cement walk in
Leon this season, and he has done some
excellent work, giving entire satisfac-
tion in every instance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29
Thanksgiving

Do you want the best bread, cakes and pies for your
dinner if 50 use EACO flour. Its equal is
not sold in Leon.
Mammoth fresh oysters direct from Baltimore pint CSC
Pure Buckwheat flour, per 1olb sack. ..........4
English walnuts, per is. Zoe
Cranbeules, per quart .......................Io c
maple sugar, per ID loC
ew lima beans, per ID. ...... ............... &c
&c pop corn per lib. ........ .............. sc
harris cut oats, per package. .......... .....15c
Boharts buckwheat, large package ............25c
Heinz baked beans. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I5c 2oc
Large hickory nuts, per peck .................5o
Fresh shipment candies per h. 1oc to 4oc
Chase & Sanboms cofees, per ID zoe to $50
New meal 10 ID sack ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We want your Butter and Eggs.
J. A. Caster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The poultry houses in this section of
the country have been swamped with
chickens the past two weeks and have
received more poultry than they could
handle. This has caused slump in
prices of several cents pound, the
ruling prices being now ) and 6 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

w. L. Edmondson returned Friday to
his home in Bloomington township after
spending several days with the board
of supervisors inspecting the different
new court houses in southern Iowa.
Although Mr.. Edmondson retires from
the board Jan. LIST, the new board and
citizens committee insisted on his going
with them on the tour of inspection, as
they recognized that he has been an
efficient member and his ideas were of
much service in the matter of determin-
ing what kind of new court house
would be built.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

The next regular meeting Of Tripolis
Commandery No 60, X. I. will be hello
at the Masonic lodge room on Friday
evening, Dec. Nth, at which time the
officers for the coming year will be in
stalled. All members are requested tt
be present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11

tine Bijou theatre yesterday, is story OF
police graft in New York. presenting
some startling situations that are said
to be taken from life in the great metrop-
oils. The piece is presented by a more
capable cast than the ordinary popular
price melodrama offers and the performs
ance cannot fail to please all patrons OF
the Bijou
The story of Fighting Fate Is that of
the struggles Of two children, brother
and sister. against the Vaccinations OF
Harry Clark, racing man and a villain
of deepest dye. Clark is related to the
two children and seeks to put them out
of the way that he may inherit their
fortune. The children and their compan-
ions, despite the fact that they find the
police in league with the criminals, put
up 'do or die struggle until the end
and finally Larry Stewart, the missing
heir, signs the necessary papers that gives
him his Inheritance just as the clock is
striking the hour when he would have
been given up for lost.
Horse races. sensational scenes on a
dark stage where the flashing of the wire
less telegraph tells of the heroine's res
cue from fate worse than DEATH 9TH
err rescues of the most sensa tional ma
ture. and herocs by the juveniles who
play many OF the principal roles keep
the audience at the pinnacle of expect
ancy throughout the performance. No
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11
OWES HIS GREAT AGE TO
TOBACCO AND BITTERS
Fought In Four Wars, Beginning ith
That of 1812-Hafbreed Is
Now 40.

Pulaski, Crenn) special to the New York
World.
IF | hadn't chewed tobacco and taken
bltters all my life | reckon | wouldn't
be here now" said "Dr." Jesse Jones of
No. 30 South Randolph street, who with
honorable discharges from service In four
American wars and the experience OF
living idly through another because too
old to fight. is at the age of 40 years.
one of the most unique characters in
the United States. Then, DR." Jones,
by way of showing that he meant what
he said, took a long pull at his bottle of
''blttersn and Il nibbIe at his twist OF
"homespun
Jones was born of Portuguese father
and u Choetaw Indian mother at Raleigh,
n. c., June 10. 1896. He enlisted in the
war of 1872 when he was siXteen years
of age with Company Is. under Colonel
Moses and Captain Craig as Indian
scout, with which command he stayed
until August 1913. He says he was nine
miles below Mobile when the bells rang
proelaiming the war at an end. He
served as scout under Colonel Bradford
in the Florida Indian and French war
After.the close he went to Holly Springs,
Mlss.' ana enlisted uuuef NteHeTdt loIdu-
ford for the Mexican war
He points with especial pride to the
fact that he was one of the first men
to enter the enemys trenches at Mil
Pond He was also at Mexico City with
General Scott. lie then returned to Hol-
ly Springs ana picked cotton for Ben
Williamson and John Lyncoff lie en-
listed in Company D. One Hundred and
Eleventh United States Volunteers, with
Captain Walker in the civil war and
fought at Franklin Nashville, Perry
Vile and other places. lie was mus
tered out with honors at the close of the
war.
The Doctor" IS remarkably well pre-
served and looks to be but fifty. He has
been married six times. thirty-two GILL
dren being born to him. A recent Jones
family reunion In Holmes county. Mis-
sissppi, was attended by 4S0 children and
grandchildren. lie says lie expects to
live fifteen years longer In stature he
is erect lie has black eyes and long
black hair. He retains a vivid reeollee-
ton of events that have long passed into
history.
Old residents Of this place say DR..
Jones looked as old forty years ago as
he does now He draws good pension
No. his valiant services to his country,
and now has his claim before the Inte-
.ior Department for an increase.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11

play has been seen at the Bijou In long
time in which the interest is better sus-
tanned. There is something doing all the
time.
Startling pictures of crime in New York
and of the protection accorded wealthy
lawbreakers by the police are presented
one after the other, and the tortures Of
the third degree are presented to the
eye in the final act Though probably
greatly overdrawn, they serve TO work
the audience to q pitch of feeling that is
almost painful. Howls of derision greet
ed the william yesterday at every new
piece of wickedness, and the play was
several times delayed to allow the gallery
to shout itself hoarse at the heroic stand
taken by Bill Brady, the only honest po-
lieeman on the force.
Many of the principal parts are played
by youths and maids still in their teens,
and without exception these play their
parts well. Ida Ellis does a very pleas
ing piece OF work as Grace Stewart and
Carrie Lamont as Larry Stewart shows
a firm grasp OF both the comedy and
pathos in her role j. Angus GUSTAV is
excellent as the heroic young lawyer,
Langdon. and William A. Tulley as the
villain, Clark makes the part indeed "a
yillainous one. Antoinette Smart as Rose
Dornton, Clark's dupe, is excellent, as are
Thomas Cullen as Brady Max Davidson
as the jew, Pinkus Meyer; John Maekay
as an Italian and George Dear as the
police inspector.
Specialties are introduced at intervals
throughout the four acts of the play,
those by Thomas Cullen, Max Davidson
and by Irene Meara, Thomas Yost and
Harry Smith being especially good
Though apparently very young Miss
Meara is quite at home both in her spe-
cialty and as Aggie Cline, an Eastside
girl, in the cast