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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
The EPWORTn LEAGUE
Held a Banner District Convention
at Garden Grove Last Week.
Leon was we'll REPRESENTED.

The most successful and largest at
tended convention of the Epworth
League of the Charlton district, was
the one at Garden Grove last Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, when over
one hundred and fifty delegates and
visitors gathered in that town to attend
the annual convention. The good
people of Garden Grove regardless of
denomination threw open their hospital
homes to care for the visitors and left
nothing undone for their comfort during
their stay in the town.
A unique feature of the convention
was that it was opened by gavel
made from wood that formed part of
the old Arnold log house which stood
west of Garden Grove, and was built in
1851. In 1852 the first Methodist
Episcopal class was organized in the
old log house. The gavel was presented
to the Charlton District Epworth
League by the Garden Grove Chapter.
The Epworth League was organized
on May Is, 1858 by the various Metho-
dist young peoples societies at Cleve-
land, Ohio, and the first charter was
issued to the Plainfeld, NJ. Chapter.
From the time of it's organization the
society has made rapid growth until
now nearly 100000 members are
enrolled.
On Wednesday evening DR.. W. A.
Brown, returned missionary from the
Philippines, but now pastor of the
Washington Avenue M. E. church at
Kansas City, gave an interesting and
thrilling address, recounting some of
his experiences and showing the great
need of the people of our insular pos
sessions.
On Thursday evening DR.. E. T. Hager-
man, pastor of the First M. E. church
of Des Moines, gave a characteristic
address that aroused the highest
enthusiasm among the delegates.
Friday afternoon DIR. Fletcher Homan,
vice president of Simpson College,
Indianola, gave an address on "Christian
Education" Miss Lillian Brittian, of
the deaconess training school of Des
Moines, also made an interesting ad-
dress, telling of the conditions existing
in the southland, where she was born.
The meeting closed Friday evening
with very able address by Rev. ], W.
Abel, pastor of the First M. +. church,
at Clarinda.
The convention next year will be
held at Charlton and it is thought that
Leon will secure it for 1909.
Those who attended from Leon were
Rev. ]. L. Boyd, L. P. Sigler, Misses
Mary Gillian, Ora Sankey, Josephine
Chase, Himena Hoffman, Ella Conrey
and Elizabeth Boyd.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Methodist Special Notes.

Let all the members of the church,
twenty-one years of age and over, re-
member the election to be held Monday
evening, July 1st, from Z to 10 o'clock p.
m. We should elect a thoroughly repre-
sentative delegate.
The Methodist people had the pleas
ure of hearing a fine sermon last Sunday
evening. Rev. E. M. Romine was the
preacher. Change Of pasture ought to
make fat Sheep"
Preaching next Sunday, both morning
and evening. The morning topic will
be IA Sermon on Education" Members
of the Summer School cordially invited.
At the evening hour "a Fourth Of
July Sermon" will be preached.
Mems meeting at p. m. All other
services at the usual hours.
All are cordially invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Medical Society Met in this City.

The spring meeting of the Decatur
County Medical Society was held au the
Commercial Club rooms in this city last
Thursday afternoon and evening, the
meetings being presided over by DR.. ].
w. Wales, of Davis City, president pro
tenn, President Greenman being called
out of the city. DR.. f. A. Bowman
officiated as secretary. There was quite
a good attendance and the doctors en-
joyed a good time. At the afternoon
session DIR. w. E. Lyon, of Garden Grove,
read an excellent paper on catarrhal
Jaundice." Reports Of Interesting cases
were made by DR.. Bertha Greer, of
Lamont; DIR. e. W. Doolittle and DR.. w.
3 Lyon, of Garden Grove, and the dis
cussion of the cases occupied the after
noon.
At the evening session attorney A. P.
Olsen read carefully prepared paper
on Medical Jurisprudence" which was
o rare treat to all who heard it. We
will publish it in full next week. The
paper was discussed at considerable
length by attorney Geo. w. Baker, as
we'll as the doctors.
The following members were in at
tendance at the meeting:
Garden Grove-Dr. E. w. Doolittle,
DR.. w. E. Lyon.
Davis City-Dr. W. Wales, DR.. G. P.
Reed.
Leon-Dr. ]. W. Greenman, DR.. F. A.
Bowman, DR.. H. R. Layton, DR.. B. L.
Eiker, DR.. w. G. Jeffries.
Visiting physicians attending the
meeting were DR.. G. Leason, Mt. Ayr;
DR.. A. D. Greer, Lamont DR.. J. w.
Helton, Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Baptist Church.

Next Lords day II a. m. Subject of
the sermon, ''The Stainless Flag" All
patriotic people, old soldiers, and young
ones, W. r. G. and W. g. Y. q. come and
join in singing of America, Marching
through Georgia, Star Spangled Banner
and Children Come and wave Old Glory.
Music on the graphaphone. Don't
forget the time and place, Baptist
Church on June Both II a. m. Stainless
Flag Day. Preaching 8 o'clock subject
"Stephen Stoned" Come to the Baptist
Church. Jas. A. Armstrong, pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Blown From Top OF Train.

Arlie Curtis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Il. Curtis, Of this city, met with thrill
ing experience at Ford, Missouri, Tues
day evening while in the performance
of his duties as brakeman on the south
branch. He was standing on top of a
freight car, when heavy wind storm
came up, unroofing the car, and Arlie
was blown from the train landing out
side of the right of way. He suffered a
badly sprained knee and some Sc
we're bruises. One heel was also
wrenched. Trainmaster Werden tele-
phoned his parents of the accident and
Mr.. Curtis went down yesterday MORN
ing and brought his son home in the
afternoon. Charlton Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Ida Bell Acton.

Miss Ida Belle Acton was born in De-
catur county, Iowa, Jan. 20, 1876, died
at her home near Grand River, Iowa.
June 20, 1907, aged 81 years and S
months.
She was the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Silas Acton, there being nine
children in the family and has always
been an invalid. For the last six
months she had been growing worse,
being sufferer from consumption. She
is survived by her father, mother, two
sisters and five brothers, Charles E.,
George A., William H., Samuel L., James
D., Laura Acton, and Mrs. Stella Nc
Connell, who were all present at the
time of her death. She leaves large
circle of friends to mourn her death.
She bore her suffering with great
patience and fortitude. When she was
10 years of age she united with the
Pleasant Valley Baptist church and
lived as true christian during her life.
Only two days before her death she
sang "My Heavenly Home is Bright and
Fair" and called her father and mother
and brothers and sisters to her bedside
and talked to them of the hope she had
in Christ and requested them all to
meet her in heaven where there will be
no more parting of loved ones, but
where all will be joy and peace. She
bid them all farewell ard then fell
asleep in Jesus.
The funeral was held at the home,
conducted by Rev. Butterfield, of Grand
River. many friends attending to show
their love and esteem, bringing beauti-
full flowers and doing all that loving
hands could do. She was laid to rest
by the side of her sister in the Young
cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Prompt Payment.
LEON, Iowa, JoNE 20, 1907.
Mr.. HORACE FARQUHAR,

LEON, IOWA, JONE ~, IgU7.
Mr.. HORACE FARQUHAR,
CLERK LEoN CAMP No. 1746, M. W. A.
LEON, iowa.
DEAR SIR:-I beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of draft for $1,000, in full payment
of policy on the life of my brother, B. F.
Craigo, who died May "a, 1907. / am
very grateful for this kindness and
courtesy shown to me, and sincerely
thank the M. W. A. for the prompt
settlement and payment of the same.
With best wishes for the success of the
order, am,
Very sincerely yours,
Miss LULU CRAIGO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27

made to the New York, Chicago,
Boston and San Francisco markets.
while a great deal of fancy stock is
exported direct from Leon to Liverpool,
being packed in boxes here, shipped in
refrigerator cars to New York and then
by steamer to England.
Leon can we'll be proud of this big
industry, and point to it with pride,
for it is one Of the largest and finest
equipped plants in the world.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
School Report.

Report of the Mcneil school District
No. for the term ending June 21, 1907.
Number enrolled 26; total days attend
ance l425; total absence 1856; total cases
hardness 8; average attendance 23.75;
no. days taught go. Those neither
absent nor tardy were: Cecil Sutherlin,
Louie and Roy Butcher, Emmett, Hazel,
Raymond and Alma Mullins, Una and
Helen McClaran and Hazel Wheeler.
NELLIE MULLINS, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
License to Wed.

You often hear s'man of few Words"
but never in connection with pugilism
or the life insurance business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27

No one seems to have as hard time
earning money as the woman who mar
ried for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27

Tact is much like prevarication;, the
clever woman always tells her fat friend
she is looking thinner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27

When woman is making a fool of a
man she makes him think how smart he
is.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Raise for Rural Carrier. S

The faithful rural carriers who carry
mail out of Leon are going to cele-
brace the Glorious Fourth. The gov
ernment gives them holiday on the
Fourth and they will also celebrate
over the fact that their salary will be
increased on July 1st. Heretofore
the maximum pay was $720 per annum;
beginning with July 1st it will be 5000.
Every body will be- glad to hear this,
and more especially the patrons who
are served by these faithful carriers.
Under the new rating all of the Leon
carriers will receive 5000 per annnm
except Frank Allen, the oldest carrier,
who has route No. 1, his route falling
fraction of mile under the required
"a miles necessary to receive the 5000
salary. The following is the list of
carriers and their new salary:
Frank Allen, route L.. 1854
Harl Williamson, route 2........ 900
G. A. Axes, route 3.......,....,............. 900
E. E. Beck, route 4............. 4 900
w. N. Perdew, route 5.................... 900
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-27
Fourth of July Celebration.

Everybody come and bring camp
stools, hammocks, ETC., and have good
time
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-30
FACTS ABOUT COSMOPOLITAN

CoSMoPoLIToN has made a sin.
gle outlay in the way Of material for
Its readers that has not been sur.
passed in the course of the year by
any magazine. A contract has been
entered into with the great English
short story writer, E. Phillips Or.
penheim, for a series of brilliant short
stories that will probably represent
"a greater similar expenditure than
has even been made by a modern
magazine.
COSMOPOLITAN has secured the
greatest living playwright, George
Bernard shaw,-author OF the ia.
nous Man and superman,' and
Mrs: Warron's protessor"-to write
@alseries Of articles dealing with a great
Shuman5theme that will strike home to
the heart o. every single reader.
COSMOPOLITAN other great work.
me viii include such master minds as
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium's emil.
nent philosopher and Iiterateur; Da.
- aaHHaNLkL u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-30

each, A twelve months subscription
to COSMOPOLITAN, however, Sc
cures six such $l.5o books-a big 5000
library.
THE WAY THE CROWDS GOING.
COSMOPOLITAN has proved CON.
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one OF the greatest of the great sub
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this connection 1t might be said that
COSMOPOLITAN has practically dou.
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'Eyerybody's," american nlustrat.
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m~annzlnes.
1t makes no difference how many
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ones you cannot do without. Howeye
I, to secure the above great special,
low'priced offer, It will be necessary
for yon TO cut out the coupon below.
Neutrality-suspicious. 1t is withdrawn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-30
D~RESSMAKING

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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29

A posthumous son Of Alfonso XII,
who died in November, 1885, was born
in May Of the following year and was
Immediately proclaimed king under
the regency of his mother, who was
an imperial princess of the house of
Austria He was the third child of
his parents, the two infantas. Mer
cedes and Marie.Therese, having been
born in 1850 and 1889. respectively.
The full title OF Alfonso XIII. is Leon.
Ferdinand-Marie-Jacques lsadore-Pas
cal-Antoine, king Of Spain, OF Castle,
of Leon d'Aragon, of the two Sicilies,
of Jerusalem. Minorca and Maporca,
Of Seville, Valencia, Galicia, OF Cor.
dova. Gibraltar, OF the Canary Islands,
and of the East and West Indies, be.
sides which he bears numerous ducal
and archducal titles.-Harper's Bazaar.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
IN THE NATURE OF PICKUP.
Woman Wanted the Express Charges
Saved to Store.

A young woman entered a store in
Washington and bought smoking
Jacket. "Of course you will pay the
express charges on this for me?" she
said. with a winning smile.
Certainly, madam" replied the
clerk I'VE will pay express any
where within 100 miles"
What will the express charge be to
Blankville, w. Va-?' she asked.
Never mind how much II will be"
said the clerk Whatever II may be,
the amount will be paid"
But ! want to know the cost" she
persisted.
Il would have 20 phone the express
company to get IT, Why are you so
anxlous?'
Because ! am going to Blankville,
and will carry the package out there
myself and deliver Il. ] want you 10
deduct from the price OF II the amount
you would have to pay the express
company" And then with the sweet
est OF smiles she added. Remember
the saying Of the good old woman,
Let nothing so to waste"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
TILTED BOYS JOIN ARMY.
Cupid Said to Make Effective Recruit.
ing officer.

animation, and all from boys under
The love affairs of the very young
men Of Kansas City must be in a
deuce Of a state" said Lieut.. Roger o..
Mason. recruiting officer. To-day we
have had 12 applications for enlist
ment. eight passing the physical ex-
age who could not get the consent Of
their parents to join the army. That
indicates that ~ young men who had
tins with their sweethearts now are
looking for lives OF adventure and
danger to make them forget their
troubles. and incidentally 10 make the
young women feel sorry when they
see the brave heroes they have
scorned marching iaurtlly. clad in
blue uniforms and brass buttons,
while all the girls look on lost in ad-
miration.
Experience has shown that the
main reason young men of good fam.
lilies find for wishing to enlist in the
army is because of affairs OF the heart
which have turned out badly. Occa-
sionally a wish for what he believes
will be a career full Of excitement or
a boys natural wish to be a soldier
makes the young men who are under
age enlist. but usually y is the heart.
ache. kansas City Journal.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
orlnln Of Slam Phrase.

James Baker of the Royal Geograph.
ical society gives this little story of a
Greek saint: Our good St Blazios
that gave us the phrase 'drunk as
Blazes; for this saint was pleasantly
done to death by having his flesh torn
off by wool combs, and so he became
the patron of the English wool comb
ers; and as a high feast was kept up
on bis day, and the people who fire.
ouented the feast were called Blazers.
so the saying grew into the English
tongue and remains there fixed and
uEeful."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
HIS LAST GALLANT ACT.
Why salters Would in the Future
Stick to His Seat.

That's the last time-the very last
time" walled Salters, as he slammed
his hat on the deck and gave other in
dications of mental anguish.
Last time for what? Got another
tip on good thing?" queried the
bookkeeper, with languid interest
NO. sir It's the last time I'll
ever give up my seat on a car to a
woman" replied Salters. with increas-
ing warmth. Il was lucky enough to
get a seat in the subway express this
morning" he continued, "and was
comfortably reading my paper, when
young woman got on at One Hun
dred and Sixteenth street. ! was sit
ting in cross seat when | caught
sight of her. She looked tired and del
icate. and seeing nobody else make a
motion to get up. arose, made my
best bow and waved my hand toward
the vacant place. She bowed stiff
ly and said: No, thank you. | never
could ride backward Before | could
sit down again a big husky fellow.
who had heard her. dropped into the
place with a. grunt of satisfaction. 1
had to stand all the way down town.
Never again, | tell you."-N Y. Press.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
Where Camel Got humn.

Did the camel develop his hump
because of countless generations of
hurden-carrying in the deserts? Some
scientists say so, The thoroughbred
mehari, or saddle camel. of central
Algeria, which carries no burden
heavier than a slim Arab dispatch
bearer, is losing its hump. Prof. Lom-
broso, the Italian anthropologist, has
identified similar aliosities-minia.
ture humps-upon the neck and shoul.
ders Of Hottentot and Malagasy. por-
ters employed in work more appro-
pirate to the camel.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
pooeED A PEACE OFFERING.
Pugnaelous Man Refused to Accept
the Loving Cup.

I'VE are in a peculiar predicament,"
said the man about town. by we l
mean the members of a club that
meets once month for dinner, just
to promote good fellowship. Our pres
ident, who founded the club, is sort OF
a crank He's a good fellow, in a
way, but wants to run things to suit
himself and sometimes we have trou-
BILE with him. Not long ago we had a
row that nearly disrupted the club.
We all thought he was to blame and
told him so: but after while the out
burst died down and then we thought
we'd like to show him there was no
permanent hard feeling, so we decided
to give him a loving cup, as he is a
valuable man to all of us.
by an accident he heard OF the Sc
cret and at once wrote us that no man
or men on earth could give him low
ing cup-that he wouldn't accept one,
least of all from us, after the scrap
we Just had. We all went to him or
wrote to him urging him to let the
presentation take place, but he stead
lily refused. Then we told him he'd
have to accept it; that 1t was all ready
and 1t would break up the club II he
didn't take It. He said he was will
ing to resign, but have a loving cup
he would not: that II we attempted
to present It to him he not only would
leave the club, but cut every one of
us of his list of acquaintances. He
won out. We can't afford to lose him,
so we are trying to cancel the order
for the cun 4"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29

met by robbers, who took the money
and started away. lie called after
them that the money was sub
scription to the fund for the rails
ing Of the debt, whereupon they came
back and handed him the money and
begged his pardon for their mistake,
and then gave him ten yen extra as
a contribution on their own part
He asked their names to publish in
the papers. but they said they did
not want 20 obtain notoriety in that
way, and declined but said they
were glad TO pay something toward
helping the country.-Korean News.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29

dummy backs which veil the imitation
doors. one may see specimens OF
Hoods little jokes. Here are a few
Beveridge on the Beer Act; Wren's
Voyage to the Canaries; Minto's
Coins; Horn Took on Catching Cows;
Macadams Rhodes; Bramah's Rape
of the Lock; lnigo Jones on Secret
Entrances; Esterhazy on Spring Fogs
Dyspepsia and Heartburn, by the
Bishop of Sodor; Skye, by McCloud;
Dibdin's Cream Of Tar Such pleas
antries seem just a trife odd when
you remember the priceless volumes
on the Chatsworth shelves.-London
Chronicle.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29


when he sits sunlight his with
His
opc-ife M
a
statistics and without talk
contention he make statistics with marvellous
controvess the principals the business which he
s
described by his bogphs composite pic
o Franklin
His life since bohood has been devoted figures sta
in New April 1874 when %
old he became the of the Manhattan Life Insurance
o a a
Metropolitan Life
president
til october, 1891 when he elected president
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
The Great Heron Must Go.

The great heron is not the only one
OF that family to subsist on a fish
diet. but out o: over a dozen species II
is the largest and most gluttonous Of
it's kind, and without a single redeem.
ing quality, except. perhaps. the laugh.
able and grotesque manner It swallows
a fish. Louis Read. the artist-sports.
man, suggests in Recreation that
steps should be taken by followers of
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
LEADS WAR ON WHITE PLAGUE

DIR. Frank Billings of Chicago. president OF
the Illinois state board of charities and noted
physician, has been elected president of the Ma
uonal Association for the Study and Prevention
OF tuberculosis. This organization of doctors,
which has already done important work toward
the stamping out of the white plague, has just
held largely attended convention in Washington
After the death Of the late Marshall Field Dr.
Billings sent in the following bill:
ITO services rendered from January 10 to
January II, day and night attendance, time of
journey to and from New York-$25000"
This fee, one of the largest ever paid an
American doctor, allowed without question.
DR.. Billings is noted a diagnostician He
is a member Of most of the technical societies Of
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29
PLANS HAVEN FOR HOBOES

Dr. Ben L. Reitman organizer of the Broth
orhood Welfare association, an institution de-
signed to uplift the Weary Willie band more
commonly known as tramps who recently gave
an elaborate banquet at a prominent Chicago
hotel to a typical gathering of knights of the
road" has aroused reformers and others by his
unique plan and many are already becoming in
tercsted in his scheme.
DR. Reitman was bern in ST. Paul January l.
1879, and when ~ years old he away from
home and took up the Weary Willie" profession.
For five years he remained at home and went to
school or worked for a period Of seven months
out of the year and the balance of the time he
put in tramping about the nation. At the age OF
II he became fireman on q tramp steamer out Of