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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
Letter From j. L. Meter.

Bolivar, Mo-, July 4, 1907.
EDITOR LEON REpoRTER:-In reading
The Reporter from week to week see
letters from different old time citizens
of Leon from the various parts of the
country, SO concluded to drop a line
from the Ozarks of Missouri. We are
living 3S miles north of Springfield, at
Bolivar a fine town of about the size
OF Leon. Have just completed $4,000
court house, it is a fine building and a
credit to the county and her people.
This is good shipping point, there is a
train OF stock shipped every Sunday,
last Sunday y cars. They have spe-
cial runs. There are now about 3 cars
of eggs week shipped every week, SO
Mr.. keid, one of the principal dealers
tells me. Tell Lyme Sigler if he wants
to drive hogs to come down and we
will go over to Buffalo, we can get $1.00
per day and board. can remember up
there at Garden Grove when they used
to get go cts to drive to Ottumwa.
Well the wheat is all cut and mostly
stacked it is heavy crop, OF fine quality,
as we have not had too much rain in
harvest. Hay and oats are fine, and
the farmers are busy harvesting both.
Corn is about layed by, looks fine but
late. Out side of berries and grapes
and few plums our fruit crop is nit.
Well in regard to this country it is
in my judgment a good average, taking
into consideration the price of land.
Many people going way southwest to
that arid prairie country had better
come here until this laud is higher.
You can get good farms here, back %
miles from the rail road for SIS to S25
per acre with fine improvements
for the latter figures where l will ven
ture to say they will compare favorable
with any mixed farming and stock
country. Well as am not in the real
estate business or interested in settling
up this country, will not say any
more about the country. Frank Math-
ews and wife, from Buffalo, were over to
see us; he says he is fixture in this
country he is doing we'll and feeling
we'll, but Mrs. Mathews has been rather
poorly of late, but was feeling better
of late. Before closing this serial |
want to say to my friends there that
if any of them come this way look me
up and will try to show them how we
live here. j. L. METER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
TESTED AND PROVEN.
There Is Heap of Solace In Being
Able to Depend Upon Well
Earned Reputation.

For months Leon readers have seen
the constant expression of praise for
Doan's Kidney Pills, and read about the
good work they have done in this local
ity. Not another remedy ever produced
such convincing proof of merit,
Mrs. L. r. Longest, Abba, la, says:
81 used Doan's Kidney Pills some years
ago for kidney complaint with good re-
suits, and gave statement for publ
cation regarding same, and at this time
April d, 1907, / willingly reiterate all
that / said in that statement. / know
that for the relief and cure Of kidney
trouble Doan's Kidney Pills are sure
and reliable. When resident of Cen
terville, | had my experience with
them, and happily confirm what then
said Of them as the cure they effected
in my case has been permanent"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans-and take
no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
6. B Burhans Testifles after Four
Years.

G. B. Burhans, of Carlisle Center, N
Y, writes: about four years ago ]
wrote you stating that had been en-
tirely cured of severe kidney trouble
by taking less than two bottles oil
Foley's Kidney Cure. ltentirely stop
ped the brick dust sediment and pain
and symptoms of kidney disease disap.
peared. am glad to say that have
never had return of any of those
symptoms during the four years that
have elapsed and am evidently cured
to stay cured, and heartily recommend
Foley's Kidney Cure to any one suffer
ing from kidney or bladder trouble
Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
"A 200 PER CENT DIVIDEND.

The Adams Express company is about
to distribute among shareholders S24,-
100000 in collateral trust bonds, repre-
senting the accumulated surplus assets
of the corporation. Nine years ago it
distributed $12,000,000. AS the com
pany is capitalized for $12,000,000 it
will have declared in nine years special
dividends amounting to 800 per cent,
plus the regular s per cent dividend,
and an occasional per cent extra.
Manifestly here is public service
corporation which serves the public
with unstinted profit to itself. Even if
the rates had been much lower than
they were, prodigal dividends could
have been paid to stockholders. If
there was need of the regulation of
railroad rates, there is evident need of
the direct or indirect regulation of ex-
press charges.
They can be Indirectly but effectively
regulated through the adoption by the
United States of domestic parcel post
system. The express companies have
persistently and successfully fought
legislation in that direction. They have
had friend in the senate who has been
OF great service to them. The companies
have pleaded that their rates were
moderate and that it would be unjust
for the national government to enter
their field of labor and do the work for
less. The 200 per cent dividend of the
Adams Express company demolishes
that argument.
Doubtless the domestic parcels post
project will be brought up again when
congress convenes and will have more
supporters than ever before. That
great dividend has furnished them an
argument they will not fail to use.-
Chicago Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Mrs. Roosevelt recently braved the
stern judgment of social usage and APP
peared at a theater on hot evening
without gloves. The incident is not
particular important except that it dis
closes that a sensible woman may dis
regard the silly rules of society and
come out of the ordeal without material
injury and with added comfort.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

It is announced by Japan that she
will not now or later enter into any
treaty affecting immigration with this
country. In other words, Japan intends
to stand pat on her rights in this coun-
try. This looks as if later on we might
hear something from her of interest to
ourselves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Right away after express rates have
been pushed up 30 per cent, more Or
less, on account of the rise in prices,
the Adams Express divides S24,0O0,OOO
as 200 per cent dividend paid in
bonds. Such sign of poverty and
hard times clearly justifies another
boost in the rates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Perhaps President Roosevelt was not
willing that Mr.. Hartman should enjoy
the distinction of being the first man
to wear stripes for violating the anti
trust laws.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Pineules are for the Kidneys and
Bladder. They bring quick relief to
backache, rheumatism, lumbago, tired
worn out feeling. They produce naturs
al action of the kidneys in flteDia1n
waste matter out of theablooti.@ 30 d.
treatment S1.O0. Money refunded if
Pineules are not satisfactory. Sold by
w. c. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Forty counties in Missouri have no
open saloons. That is not so large a
proposition as exists in Iowa, but when
it is considered that Iowa has prohib-
itory law with "mulct" rider, and
Missouri a straight local option law,
the showing is not at all discreditable
to Missouri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Will the Republican platform for the
next campaign contain frank and can
did statement of the party's purposes,
or will it be like the last one, vague
and indefinite affair, and a eulogy of
the party's past? Where does the Re-
publican party stand? To what policies
will it commit itself. What is it going
to stand for?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

The United States has more news
papers than any other country. Every
week day there are 100000 copies is
sued, and on Sundays the number is
21,500,000 copies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

If it is absolutely proven that Mars
is inhabited the advocates of protec-
tive tariff will use the fact as an argu-
ment against revision. mo competition
with Mars" will be the cry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Alabama is the only state in the union
whose legislature meets but once in
four years. Then it's session is limited
to forty days and the members of the
legislature get $500 a day. Wow, as
Charles Reade would say, what extrava-
CANT economy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

If the President of the United States
should emulate the President of Mexico
and send his enemies to Jail, the Senate
would be in session behind closed doors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Mrs. Russell Sage will pay taxes upon
the largest assessment in the state Of
New York this year. That's what she
gets for being woman without the
power to vote.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

1t begins to look as if Governor
Hughes has too much individuality to
make him seryiceable for the establish
ment OF Roosevelt dynasty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

In time the people may refuse abso-
lutely to permit any man in politics to
hide behind platform of his own die
tation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

You can prove anything by an expert
since they don't agree any better thar
ordinary mortals.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

1t is questionable whether we shall
ever have peace as long as war pays as
well as it now pays.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

There may be some doubt as to the
outcome of the Gould divorce; but the
lawyers in the case have cinch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Education teaches the young orator
how to draw his thumb in and make his
hand small when he pulls off gesture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

Flour went up when wheat did.
Wheat has gone down, but -four has not
heard of it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

AS rule public speakers who tell the
truth are not popular.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

You hear a good deal of growing ole
gracefully. Did anyone ever do it?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

How people economical in the old
days! But not many people do it now,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
Positions
Of Trust

Every man is likely, at some time,
to be called to fill a position Of
trust requiring bond.
You may be appointed guardian of
a minor, or executor of a will or
administrator Of an estate; you may
be elected to public office, or
chosen treasurer Of some organiza.
ton; you may be offeredafduciar
position with bank, you may wish
to guarantee contract, or you may
wish to give an occupation or
license bond-in all these circum.
stances, and many others, we will
act as your surety.
Being the largest Company in the
world whose business is restricted
to furnishing Suretyship Bonds, we
can give you an absolute guaran-
tee, and Save you from annoying
obligations. Apply to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
Yellowstone Park

S94 SO round trip railroad fare, 81
days staging and hotels. Colorado
included without charge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11
From Leon, Iowa.
Colorado and Utah

S2O.65 to Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo and return. Similar rates
to Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City
and other points in Colorado and
Utah.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
WITCH Halloween broonosiek through the sky
On but be aDd that mystic Halloween

kept the Kansas bunch from scoring
On Washburn last season.
The Kansas squad has been working
just as hard as Washburn. All the
Jayhawkers are in good condition and
Kennedy has not a cripple on his en-
tire squad. Croweu and Rouse have
bad knees but they will be all right by
Saturday and able to do their best
against Washburn. The back field is
in good shape now with the addition
of Porter. Porter is claimed to be a
wizard in the broken field and is also
touted as a consistent drop kicker.
In speaking of the game Coach Ken
nedy said yesterday: Although I'm
expecting Washburn to put up a
splendid fight believe that we will
beat them. If the Farmers had not
put up such a hard game against us
would feel even more confident of the
result. The Washburn team knows
our plays and our men because, in or
der to beat the Aggies, we had to use
everything we had been saving for
Washburn. I saw Washb burn play st.
Marys and Donald and Drummer saw
Washburn play Haskell, so we have
pretty good line on them. Our de-
Tense is strong enough to keep them
away from our goal line. don't see
how they can make a touchdown eX-
cept on a f1uke.''
The last official was agreed upon
yesterday afternoon when Barrett of
Atchison who was formerly a Swarth-
more star was chosen to act as field
judge. The officials for the game this
season, If reputation is any criterion
from which to judge, should prove to
be the ablest ever seen in Kansas.
Every one is recognized as a good Of
fetal and with four of the best the
game ought to move along swiftly and
without the disgusting rag chewing
tactics sometimes INDUCED in.
The line up which will start the
game for Washburn will be: Haughey,
left end; Platt, left tackle; Brethour.
left guard; Brown (captain), center;
Munford, right guard; Johnston or
Maxwell, right tackle; Robb or John
ston. right end: Hope, quarterback;
Boles, left half; Millice, right half;
Williams, fullback.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
RABBITS ARE A MENACE.
Western Kansas Farmers Talking
About a Scalp Bounty.

Western Kansas Farmers Talking
About a Scalp Bounty.
The Salina Union is authority for the
following:
A group Of farmers were talking on
one of the main street corners Monday
evening as Union reporter approach
ed. AS the reporter got within ear
shot he heard them discussing the rab-
bit question.
I'VE were just talking about rabbits %
said one man, turning and addressing
the reporter, land it is our opinion that
rabbits have just about reached that
point in population where it will soon
pc necessary to offer bounty for them
"They are becoming entirely too num-
erous. They eat up a vast amount of
stuff each year. They can make a field
of corn look like a windstorm struck It
They nibble small trees and soon take
the life out of them.
rabbits are great multiplier. They
increase at a wonderful rate. They
have been plentiful for a few years past
but this year they are much more plen-
tiful than ever before"
Many incidents were brought out
where rabbits were working damage
One farmer stated that he knew fields
where the rabbits lived by the hun
dreds He had heard that Salina had
a surplus of dogs and he suggested that
the dogs be turned loose in these fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31

venient to handle the pigskin with
one arm missing. He was trying to
demonstrate a certain play and start
ed to pick up the ball with his left
arm; after dropping it several times
he finally slid the ball up the side of
his legs and then he showed them
how it should be done.
The team for the past two weeks
has been in charge of Captain Bill
Cross and he. has worked the boys
fine for his first trial at the coaching
stunt, but the captain hasn't the in
huence and he lacks the ability to see
the little mistakes done by the men.
A very promising man has been de-
veloped for fullback, the position
which has been so weak all year, in
the person of Charles Marsh, who
comes from Ha1eyville Pa, college.
He lacked only one game of getting
his 'H'' there, and that college puts
out a team every year that is on an
equal with Oklahoma and Texas.
Marsh hits the line low and hard and
goes for good gains. But his strong
point is on the defensive. He figures
out the play and goes after it. He
weighs 165, is well built and six feet
tall.
1t is doubtful whether a game will
be played Friday on account of the
Southwestern Normal school cancel
ing the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
German Family Left Body of
Infant Behind Stove.
DIED A WEEK BEFORE
Observation-Disclosures andBuried
the Child.
Parents Are Working i'm the
Beet Fields.

Garden City, Kan. Oct. 31-The Tel
egram says:
A shocking example of the ignor-
ance of sanitary laws possessed by
some of the members of the German
settlement near the factory came to
| light this week through an investiga-
| ton by some of the factory men. The
case in question was the keeping of the
body of a dead child in the house for
nearly a week with no attention from
an undertaken and no intention was
shown by the parents Of the child tow
ard burying it.
The child died early last week but
little was said of this to the other peo-
pie of the settlement. In some way,
| however, Superintendent of Construc-
ton Muckle heard that a child had
| died in the settlement and that no
J move had been made toward burying
| it. He notified the police at the fac
tory who made an investigation.
When the officer visited the house
where the child had died he found the
family at dinner. Back of the stove
was a wooden box. He opened the lid
of the box and there he saw the body
of a dead child and it's condition in
dicated that it had been dead several
days. He learned afterwards that it
had died four days before.
for a coffin and the child was buried
Sunday.
The family of the child is one of
the German families which come to
here until after the sugar campaign.
All the members of the family who are
large enough work in the beet fields
during the summer. Although these
many cases they live in the poorest
manner imaginable. The company
keeps a close watch on them but many
of the families do not seem to under
be the result Of ignorance on the part
of the parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
BOYS IN A CORN CONTEST.
Great Interest by the Boys in Saline
County.

county.
Salina, Oct. 31.-Preparations for the
Farmers institute, which will be held
in Salina next Saturday have about
been completed.
The boys corn contest is the thing
that is causing the greatest interest.
There are 150 boys over the county who
have entered the contest. Each boy
will bring in ten ears of corn and from
these $50 samples the winners will be
selected. The corn will be placed in
separate piles. on tables arranged
around the hall and will be on exhibit
all day Saturday. The prize winners
in the competition get a free trip to
the state agricultural college at Man
haitian.
The institute is being conducted under
the direction of the Kansas state agri-
cultural college. j. H. Miller will have
charge of the program in the morning
which begins at 10 o'clock. He will
make an address at this time and it is
probable that other addresses will be
made by men from the school or from
the city.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock Prof
Starr ex-state superintendent of Kan
sas will deliver an address on the con-
solidatior Of school districts into union
schools. Besides this address there will
probably be one or two others by per-
sons yet unknown.
The judging of the corn and the
awarding of the corn prizes will prob
ably take place in the morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
GoPHERs OVERCOME FUNIBLING.
Williams Men Round Into Form for
Hard Battle With Chicago,

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 31-The Minnesota
team has began its final weeks work
in preparation for the game with Chi
cage, which will take place Saturday
afternoon at Northrop field. DR.. Will
Jams will spend the remaining five days
in getting speed into the team and at
tempting to eradicate the fumbling
habit.
The gopheN coach realizes that a
foolish play like that made by George
Capron in the game with Nebraska,
which netted the cornhuskers a touch
down, will prove costly in a contest
with a speedy bunch like the maroons.
The gophers showed surprising i'm
provement last week and during the
remaining time DR.. Williams will key
his men up to their best playing pitch.
Stories of the whirlwind style of play
of the Chicago team have inspired the
members of the maroon and gold team
to do their utmost to be ready for
Stages men.
Much has been said about the hun
dred different plays of the Chicago
team. Maybe the Minnesota coach has
not got that number of plays in his
football repertory, but some of the
plays used by the gophers will give the
maroons something to think about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
BIG RANCH Is SOLD.
Deal Involving 500. 900 Is Closed In |
CoWIey County.

CowIey County.
Winfield, Oct. 31.-The biggest land
slide" that ever occurred in Cowley
county was the sale last week, by STAFF
ford & Albright, of their big Ohio ranch
in southeast Cowley, to Levi Eckhardt
of Richmond county, Wisconsin, for $685.
000 That is, 1t is the biggest in the
amount of the consideration. Messrs.
Stafford & Albright, accompanied by L.
K Cowley, who worked up the deal,
went up there to close up the TRANSACT
ton and Mr.. Stafford got back Tuesday
morning.
The Ohio ranch contains 8,154 acres,
and though exceeded in size by several
others is said to be the most valuable
ranch property in Cowley county 1t is
called by its name because Of its former
ownership in the Ohio Cattle Grazing
association Stafford & AIbright's big
Jersey ranch near Maple City some
times called the Clearwater ranch, or
Cowles ranch, contains $3.50 acres, but
at the time Of its tran sfer to its present
owners was not nearly so valuable as
the Ohio ranch at the present time. The
Adams & Shaver ranch in Otter town
ship, and the Ferguson & Porter ranch
in northeast Cowley are also larger
than the Ohio, but have never been
transferred in their entirety.
Mr.. Eckhardt, the purchaser of the
Ohio. is one Of the largest breeders and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
CORNELL ON wARPATH.
Now Hope to Defeat the Army at
Football.


Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 31.-Cornell's hope
is to show the football world that it is
better than Yale by defeating West
Point one week from Saturday, and
with that end in view will concentrate
every nerve. Although naturally ex-
pected to stay on the hill and rest from
the hard grueling of the Princeton
game, more than half of the team, led
by O'Rourke and McCallie, who play
ed tremendous game last Saturday,
showed up at the field this afternoon
and demanded work. Unfortunately,
the field was covered with three inches
of mud from an all-day rain, and their
wishes could not be gratffled.
They watched the scrubs splash
around in a muddy signal practice, and
after running around the field, went
back up the hill. The condition of the
Comedians is splendid. The victory
over Princeton Saturday put them on
their mettle, and it is West Point and
Pennsylvania for them now. They are
out to win, and that means that the
fighting Cornell spirit will stick with
them.
There is no boasting and no conceit
The coaches aim to develop team work
to high point of efficiency. They
mean to iron out the crude points in
the defense and to speed up the Of
tense more than ever. 1t is probable
that Cornell will have a more varied
repertory of plays in the next big
game.
Gardner clinched his position at
quarter back Saturday.