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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
Sweet Creek.

Lester Rauch and sister Laura spent
Sunday at the Gentry home.
Hazel Stewart called at John, Wion's
Su day.
Earn Wise and sister Nellie, of Van
Vert, took dinner at j. w. Wion's Fri
day.
Quite few of the neighbors came to
the Gentry home last Tuesday night
and greatly surprised John Zimmerman
on his 70 birthdays Frank Noftsger
and Mart Mannasmith brought their
graphaphone over and good masic was
furnished by both
Eva Wion, of Sweet Creek, called on
her sisters at Van Vert Saturday even
ing.
Ivan Fortune spent few minutes at
home Sun lay evening.
Those that were Lamont callers Sat
urday were: Dusk Gentry and sisters
Effie and Clara, John Zimmerman, Frank,
Tom and Emmett Noftsger laura and
Lester Rauch, j. w. Wion and wife,
Chas. Percy and wife and Henry
Forbes and wife
/ Dusk Gentry called at the J. W. Wion
home Sunday afternoon.
George Lloyd had business at Decatur
last Friday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12

| have standard bred colt at Leon
which want to ship to Stockton, Calf,
and would like to arrange with some one
who is shipping a ear to California.
Will pay part of the expense of the car.
JOE L. WARNER,
1880 East Lafayette street,
Stockton, Calf.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12

Linerille Roller Mills wants TO buy
all youy good milling wheat at the high
est market price or will exchange you
high patent flour for your wheat.
If WRIGHT & VARNEY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
STATEMENT
of condition of
Farmers & Traders State Bank

organized under the laws of Iowa,
located at Leon in the county of Deca-
tur at the close of business on the
Bird day of December A. D., 1907, made to
the Auditor OF state as required by law.
ASSETS
Amount of bills and bonds, and
other evidences of debts dis
count ed or purchased actually
owned by the bank carried out> $685. 5l33
Amount of cash on hand, describ
ell as follows:
Gold Coin a,oooos
Silver coin and bullion ....,.....-.,. 9,3O0Oc
Legal tender and ma
ional bank notes and
subsidiary coin... ii ,626.67
Drafts and cGecks
other solvent banks
and other cash items
not dishonored,
hand and belonging
the bank 2.44633 l4,273.2c oU573.2O
Amount subject to be drawn at
sight on deposit with solvent
banks bankers specifying
names and locations of banks:
Corn Exchange National Bank
Kountz Bros, New York .......... 1924
Des Moines Savings Bank, Des
Moines Observation-Disclosures. I4,2l5.25
Otumwa avings Bank . l,55292
Des Moines National Bank. 3,60l.63
State Central Say. Bank Keoknk l,595.94
First National Bank, st. Joe -. 9,467.6S
Clarinda Natl Bank, Clarinda.. 579.N
Collections in Transit....... 5,72724 53t622.28
.nyerdrafts -...... l8S67.o4
Value of real property ownedby
the BANK ....-.......... ls.oUuuU
Value of personal property
iowned by the bank) $500 12,455,0o
Total Assets .... $4o8, 54S.s5
LIABILITIES
Amount of capital stock Actually
paid ap in cash ...................... o00eO.00
Total amount due depositors as
follows:
Amount sight deposits $ 90l6996
Amount time deposits....-... 255,942l3 @8,ll2O9
Amount of undivided profits as
follows:
Surplus fund - 100000
Other profits on hand latter de-
Quoting taxes and expenses. 2,4367b lZ,4obIb
Total Liabilities ................ S409 54885
Amount all liabilities to the bank the part OF
its directors: AS borrowers none. AS entorseis none
STATE OF IOWA. su
Decatur county,
We John W. Harvey, President and Fred Tcale,
Cashier of the bank above named do soc1nny swear
tat the foregoing statement is full true and correct,
20 The best OF our knowledge and belief, that the
assets therein set forth bona the property of
said bank in its corporate capacity; and that no part
for the purpose of being exhibited portion of its
assets.
JOHN W. HARVEY, President.
FRED TRALE, ca shier.
Sworn to before subscribed in
[sEAnl my presence nv John W. Harvey an, and
Fred Teale this 5th day of Dec, 1907,
ID. j.. GATCHELI,.
Notary Public in and for Decatur county
Attested by:
THos. TK.NGE.
JAS F. HARVEY,
Directors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-12
REPORT
of condition of the
Exchange National Bank

at Leon, in the state Of Iowa. at the
close Of business December 3, 1907.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
General.

The Iowa legislature has passed the
anti-tipping bill
The Porto Rico legislature passed
the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
erection OF capitol building at San
Juan.
John d. Rockefeller says the report
, ed gift he is TO make to New York is
merely another guess on the part OF
the metropolitan newspapers.
Harry Pratt Judson was formally
installed as the second president OF
the University OF Chicago at the sixty
second convocation OF the school
Butte and Helena are to he con
nected with an electric line which will
cost 100000 Eastern and local cap
italists have formed a company, and a
third OF a million in cash already has
been subscribed.
Gen. Thomas II. Barry reviewed the
American troops stationed at Fort Co
lumbia, Cuba. Gov. Magoon and Gen
Rodriguez were In the reviewing
stand. and many Americans were pres
emit.
The citizens committee at Saratoga
N. r., has fixed the date for the ma
tional encampment of the G. A. n. for
the week OF Sept 10.
At meeting Of Southern stove
manufacturers at Birmingham. Ala, IL
was decided to advance prices pei
cent because OF the high price for iror
and steel and the increased cost OF la
Dor.
James Henning OF Chicago, a first
cabin passenger on the steamer Cedric
which arrived in New York last week
from Europe. became violently insane
and was brought in under guard. He
was taken to Bellevue hospital when
the steamer arrived Henning told ac.
uuaintances on the steamer that his
wife and several children lost their
lives In the Iroquois theater fire.
Deacon John Lewis, an oficial OF
the Zion church, now in Mexico, has
received news Of his appointment az
nrst apostle of the church by the will
e tho late Alexander Dowie.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN tPITOME
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington Notes.

The Hyde Benson Diamond Schneld-
er land fraud case, involving alleged
fraudulent transactions in state school
lands in California and oregon, mas
been set for trial beginning April ~.
The navy department issued the or
der for courtmartial TO try Capt.
William Swift, commander OF the bat
tleship Connecticut on two charges.
Through negligence, suffering a yes
sci to run upon rock" and neglect
of duty in connection with above.
Responsive TO a request made by
Rev. Edward w. Matthews OF London,
formerly chaplain In the BRUSH
navy, Mrs. Roosevelt has promised TO
give a silk American flag with which
to drape a bust OF Admiral Lord Mel
son presented to the naval academy
by direction OF King Edward.
Tentative plans for the presidents
summer at Oyster Bay have been dis
cussed at the White House. AS now
contemplated he will leave Washing
ton between the goth and 18th of June.
IL he can conveniently get away earlier
he will do so. A trip to Indianapolis
and Lansing, Mich, and two trips TO
the jamestown exposition are on the
program before the presidents vaca-
ton begins.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28

Two men held up jewelry store
or prominent street at Los Angeles
and escaped with booty valued at 81,
0G0. Hundreds of people were pass
ing the store at the time.
Joshua Harrison, charged with the
Kidnapping and murder of Kenneth
Beasley, the nine-year-old son Of For
mer State Senator Beasley, was found
guilty at Elizabeth City, n. c.
Edward Howell, one OF the most in,
fuential negroes in Southern Missis,
sippi, was shot In the back and killed
while on his way home at Hattiesburg
Miss. The shooting is a mystery.
United States District Attorney Os.
car Lawler filed complaints in the
district court at Los Angeles. charg-
ing the Santa Fe and Southern Pa
cific violations OF the federal statutes
prohibiting cruelty to animals.
J. A. Erickson. banker of Mimic.
n. D., convicted OF making false re-
ports to the bank examiner and SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment,
tas beer placed in the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth. Kan
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Personal.

Mrs. Margaret Harold Davidge, for
many years known in theatrical circles
rs Maggie Harold, died suddenly of
heart diease in Brooklyn.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the author,
died at his home in Boston. He failed
TO rally from surgical operation per-
formed about month ago.
Stuyvesant Fish. former president nf
the Illinois Central, recently elected a
director of the Missouri Pacific, has
been elected a member of the execu.
tive committee Of that company.
Henry Boyer, aged eighty-fve years,
is dead at Bradford, Ohio. He was
known as Bismarck" because OF hav-
ing served as orderly to the iron chan
cellor in his younger days in Ger
many.
w. J. Rhees, keeper Of the archives
Of the Smithsonian institution, died OF
heart failure in Washington. In point
Of service Mr.. Rhees was one OF the
oldest employees of the institution. hav'
Ing been connected with it since 1858.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Massacre Feared.
FREDERICK DRIscoLL DEAD.
Former ST. Paul Publisher Passes
Away.

away,
Chicago, March 26.-Frederick Dris-
con. commissioner for the American
Newspaper Publishers association,
and a widely known newspaper man,
died at his home here Saturday night,
after a brief Illness.
Mr.. Driscoll was prominent in the
affairs of Minnesota for a number of
years. In 1858, when he was twenty
four years old, he went to Minnesota
from Massachusetts, and after four
years of mercantile life he started the
St Paul Daily Union.
A year later he consolidated the
Union with the st. Paul Press. Mr..
Driscoll acquired half interest in the
new publication and was its editor and
publisher. In 1875 the Press company
bought the St Paul Pioneer and adopt
ed the name of the St Paul Pioneer
Press. Mr.. Driscoll then became gen
eral manager of the company and for
thirty-siX years spent his entire time
in advancing the interests OF the pa
Dpr.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Casualty.

Count Vladimir NicolaiVitch Lams-
dorf. the former Russian minister of
foreign affairs, died at San Reno,
Italy. I'll
Richard Croker. who returned from
Monte Carlo ten days ago, is lying III
at his residence near Dublin. For a
week he has been unable to leave his
bed.
So great has been the influx OF Jap
anese at I'll Paso that hundreds have
stopped in that city. readily securing
employment as house servants, dis
placing MeXicans.
Nine persons, eight of them school
children. were instantly killed and
many others injured at Durango, Mex
leo. by the collapse of the roof OF the
public school building.
A French punitive expedition has ad-
ministered defeat to the revolted Dad
dian tribesmen at the village of Tialo.
SiXty-two of the tribesmen were killed,
while the French column lost four
men.
The Danish training ship Viking was
blown over during a storm in ship
building yard at Copenhagen. She had
400 workmen on board at the time.
Only ten workmen were injured. There
was no loss Of life.
A telegram from TrebiZond. Asiatic
Turkey. says that Hamid Pasha, com
handing the local troops, while leav-
ing the mosque, was assassinated by
on-commissioned officer who had
been punished shortly before.
The appearance of few cases of
smallpox i'm Paris has greatly alarmed
the people. Thousands of persons
have been vaccinated during the last
few DAYS, and the hospitals and the
Academy of Medicine are besieged by
crowds OF people anxious to be revac-
cinateh.
A fight took place at Hamburg
among The imported English long
shoremen on board the steamer An
choria, many Of whom were London
roughs. Seventeen injured men We're
taken to the hospital and 1877 refused
to work and insisted on being sent
back to England.
Notwithstanding the official denials,
private inquiries confirm the report
that King Leopold, who is visiting the
Riviera. had cerebral attack few
days ago He was for some time I'M
conscious. 1t is. now announced that
he will go home much earlier than
was expected King Leopold is nearly
seventy-two years old.
A duel with swords that went six
bouts was fought at Paris between
Emmanuel Arene, senator from Cor
sica. and Adolphe Bisson, a journalist
Both contestants were wounded In the
arm. Bison slightly and Arene severe
". The encounter arose from an al
legged insulting letter sent by Arene to
Brisson.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
From Other Shores.

Robert Lindsay, thirteen years old
was dragged to death by horse al
Red Lodge, Mont.
L. L. Walden, superintendent OF the
Purcell mines at Tucson. Ariz., was
killed by an explosion.
The business portion of Gotebo
Okla, was destroyed by fire, causing a
loss estimated at $4,000.
Como Paranza, employed with a road
gang was run over and killed by q
train at Livingston, Mont.
The Beaumont Soap companys
plant at Mayfield, KY, was destroyed
by fire. The loss is $4,000.
Fire broke out on the Confiuente
sugar plantation at Guantanamo, Cuba
and the damage is estimated at over
100000.
A passenger train struck farmers
wagon at crossing near Bigelow
Iowa, and killed the driver, farmer
named Graves.
Ernest Querel and his wife were as.
pQyx1dteu ny ltuuliudtluS SaS NJ
lodging house in New York. Gas es'
Gaping from a heater filled the room
An explosion in the Emporium pow.
der mill, two miles west OF Emporium
Pa, caused the death OF six men. The
cause Of the explosion has not been
ascertained.
Fire at Augusta. Ga. ruined the
offices OF the Augusta Chronicle and
destroyed those OF the Western Union
Telegraph company and the Union
ticket Offices. The loss is estimated
nj $75. 900 to $100,000
A blind horse ran away at Columbus
and detaching himself from the vehi
Gle, threw himself into a shack" in
which an invalid and four children
lived. This he kicked literally to
pieces. The inmates escaped.
Stepping of from the third level int
"E' shaft. Robert Nichols plunged to
his doom in the Champion mine OF the
Copper Range Consolidated company
at Calumet, Mich. He dropped S0e
feet to the bottom and was horribly
nangled.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
ADVlCES FROM NICARAGUA SAY
BoNiLLA FLED FROM BATTLE
FIELD. =
PURSUE FUGITIVE PRESIDENT
BONillh MAY TRY TO RAISE
ARMY IN SALVADOR FOR AN.
OTHER WAR.

Washington, March 20. - President
Bonilla has fed from the battlefield
and the Central American war has
practically ended, according to cable
dispatches received in Washington
yesterday by the Nicaraguan minister,
Mr.. Corea. The fall of the Honduras
capital, Tegucigalpa, is predicted by
the Nicaraguan secretary Of foreign
affairs, Mr.. Cameo.
The cablegram from the secretary of
foreign affairs follows:
Combined Armies Defeated.
"ChOluteca taken. Salvadorean and
Honduran combined armies defeated
President Bonilla hidden in San LO-
renzo with 200 men. Sent steamers to
capture them. Tegucigalpa will be
taken tomorrow"
Gen. Romirez, director general Of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28

telegraphs and telephones, sends this
message:
1T is my opinion that the war is ter
minated. Bonilla has fed from Cholu-
teca TO sail"
May start Again.
When shown the Associated Press
dispatch announcing that President
BOnilIa had fled. from Honduras by
boat, Minister COrea expressed the
opinion that the fugitive president
would 90 TO Salvador and again recruit
his army for second attack on MICA
raeua unless the United states anu
Mexico exercise their good of1ces 10
the extent of insisting that Salvador
and Guatemala maintain neutrality. VI
this is done. Mr. Corea says, the wa
is ended otherwise he is firmly con
WINGED that it will be only short time
until hostilities are again resumed
Says War is Ended.
Managua. Nicaragua, March 70
Santos Ramirez. director general Oh
telegraphs and telephones, yesteruaH
made the following statement 10 'h'
Associated Press:
The Nicaraguan forces have cap
tured Choluteca, Honduras, which was
held bv the Honduran and SalVauo-
rean troops and President Bonilla mas
fed by boat.
steamers will pursue the fugi'iNe
president.
II believe the war is ended"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
BURTON HITS ROOSEVELT.
Senator Puts All Blame on President
in Abe,ine Address.

Abeline. Kan, March 20. = Joseph
Ralph Burton, eX-United States SEN
ator. who was released from prison at
Ironton, Mo-, Friday, delivered an adj
dress here Saturday night to friends
at his home town in the opera house,
which he hired. The speech was a bit
ter attack on President Roosevelt,
whom he blames for all that Burton
terms persecution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Criminal.

Three masked men entered the pas
senger station at Macon. Mo-, and
while one held up two coal miners
who were in the waiting room the 9th
ers dynamited the safe, taking about
5000 in cash and draft. They es.
capped.
Robbers blew the safe of the First
National bank at Batesville, Ind. but
tucceeded in getting only sr,all sun
Charles Meyer, living across the street
vas awakened by the explosion enc
ssised = window. lie was greeted
with I pistol shot and returned the
i,rc. The robbers escaped.
An alleged pooling arrangement
whereby I dozen bridge companies
combined. It is said, and allotted Ger
lain territory to each other. resulted
~ she returning Of several indict
mento at Freeport. H., against q mum
~ u bridge contractors.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
GERMANS BLAMED BY FRENCH
ATTACK ON EUROPEANS FOL
Lows ASSASSINATION AT
TANGIER.

Tangier, March 26-Later disga,ch-
es received from Morocco City say
that the assassination there of DR..
Mauchamp, who was connected with
the French geOdetic mission, was fol-
lowed by general attack upon the
Europeans besieged in their houses,
and that the British consular agent
was forced to fire. killing two persons
The pasha finally sent troops, who
drove off the mob. The troops are still
guarding the houses although com
parative calm has been restored.
Lay II to Germans.
Paris, March 25.--Some of the news
papers attributed the assassination of
DR.. Mauchamp in Morocco City direct
~ to the anti-French agitation, which
has been consistently fOstered by Ger
man agents throughout the country.
The sultan's brother, Moulay Hatid,
the representative of the governing
board in Morocco City, is completely
under the influence of a German doc
tor named Holtzmann, who has been
most active in arouSing native preJu-
ulceS against rEenCnnen anu Spdh
iards.
Massacre Feared.
The newspapers declare that the ia
Datical natives are now stirred up 10
such a pitch that the Frenchmen in
Morocco are likely to be massacred at
any moment unless an immediate
sharp lesson is administered. The dis
patch of a cruiser to Morocco, it is de
clared, will do no good. What is nee
essary is decisive action along the Al
gerian frontier with the occupation of
Oudja.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
COAST FLOOD SUBSIDIES.
Conditions in California Are Greatly
Improved.

San FRANCISCO, March "a. - The
storm which has hung over California
has been broken, and everywhere con-
ditions have greatly improved. The
rivers running through the great inner
valleys which flooded vast tracts OF
land and threatened several cities
have fallen rapidly and no more dam
age from this source is apprenended.
Telegraphic communication, which for
q time was interrupted in every direc-
ton, has been restored. The railroad
blockade has been partially lifted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
TALK ON CAMPAIGN PLANS.
cortelyou and Woodruff Confer With
President.

Washington. March 20. - secretary
of the Treasury Cortelyou and Ilmo'hy
Woodruff of New York, chairman OF
the Republican state committee OF
New York, we're in conference WIN
President Roosevelt at the White
House for more than two hours last
night. Mr.. Woodruff said the confer
ence related to presidential campaign
nlans for 1908, but that candidates
were not discussed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Avalanche Kills Four

Bellingham, Wash, March rs. -
Eight miners were buried alive in an
avalanche of snow at the Britannia
mine. on Howe sound, forty miles
north of Vancouver. yesterday. Four
were taken out uead and four were
rescued.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
MAIL BAG THIEF cohFEssgs.
duplicates a Gang Of international
Thieves.

Paris, March 23.-The man Butloss
arrested here recently with $4,000 in
American securities In his possession.
under suspicion that he was an accom-
plice OF the thieves who stole mail
bag containing 100000 on a French
line steamer from New York, has made
a confession, duplicating q gang Of in.
tsrnational robbers. as the result OF
which other arrests are expected i'm
meditely.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
VIA. s,reteh 81 Pr.ir,. Af,re.

Hemingford, Neb.. March %. - A
prairie FIRE which at one time threat
ened this city and spread itself over
q stretch of country fifteen miles in
length and about three-Guarters of a
mile wide, occurred here yesterday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Graft Probing Goes On.

San Francisco. March 23. - The
grand jury yesterday resumed the
work OF investigating the alleged
Wholesale graft and corruption in the
municipal affairs of the city. No in
dictments were returned yesterday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
ki,,ed in street FIGHT.

Bellefontaine, Ohio, March 26. - A
street fight between three wealthy
Italians and three supposed members
of the Black Hand yesterday resulted
in the death of Joseph Demar. His
BODY was pierced by nine bullets.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
WANT ANNEXATION.

Costa Rcans Want to Come Under
Wing of United States.
New Orleans, La, March 26-Native
Costa Ricans have started an agitation
for annexation TO the United States as
a relief from the wars OF Central
America, according to Representative
Acheson of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ache
son arrived here last night on the
steamer Ellis with congressional
party which has been inspecting the
Panama canal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Teacher Saws FINGERS.

Moorhead. Mimi. March 26.-While
working with a circular saw Prof. G..
G. Greene. head of the manual training
department of the normal school. met
with an accident which may cost him
a couple of fingers. ---.--e--
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
Russian Ships Call.

Spithead, Eng, March Pa Rus
sian squadron arrived on Spithead
yesterday. This Is the first visit OF
Russian warships to English waters
siEee before the Russo1JSpares5 war;
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
uPHoLos UNWRlTTEN LAW.
sanderson at Carthage, Mo-, 10 FOUND
Not Guilty.

Carthage, Mo-, March 26.-Ihe jury
in the case of Arthur Sanderson,
charged with the murder of Or. Solo
mon d. Meredith in Carthage on jan
3 last. brought in a verdict this even
ing of not guilty, after being out TWEEN
ty-hve hours.
Mrs. Sanderson, in defense. OF her
husband, testified that DR.. Meredlth'
who had been their family physician
had made love to her when she went
IN his Office to consult him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-28
WOODS AND PRAIRIE AFiRE.
Troops From Fort Meade Are Fighting
the Flames.

Sturgis, S. D., March Pa timber
and prairie fire is raging six miles
south of Sturgis, on the military re-
serve. II started Friday and has al
ready burned over large area.
A troop OF soldiers sent out from
Fort Meade Saturday night came back
last night and was relieved by another
troon which left this afternoon. The
fire is not yet under control.