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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
Funeral of Mrs. W. c. woodard.

From the Albany Capital We take the
following account of the funeral of Mrs.
w. G. Woodard, which was held in that
city:
After a service at the home by her
sisters of the Decatur Rebekah Chapter
the remains were brought to Albany
Tuesday afternoon, and at o'clock the
schools were dismissed to permit the
teachers and pupils to attend the
funeral services, which were conducted
by Rev. Sears at the M. E. church,
South. A long procession of sorrowing
friends then followed the remains to
the Highland cemetery, where they
we're laid to rest beneath load of
beautiful flowers, tokens from many
friends.
Irene SWank was born on farm
where Gentry now stands in September,
1874. Her mother died when she was
quite small, and. when she was only or
years old she came to Albany where
she attended school, graduating from
the Albany High School before she was
II years of age. She then commenced
teaching here and was faithful and
respected instructor in the Albany
school for number of years, being part
of the time superintendent of the Staple
ton School. From here she went to
Ridgeway and taught two years, then
began term at Pleasanton, Iowa, but
resigned that position and was married
to w. G. Woodland in October, 1906.
Miss Swank was known here as
conscientious worker, possessed of lofty
ideals and full of ambition. She was
loved by her pupils, and her chief
thought seemed always to be to do her
best to instruct them for and lead them
into lives of usefulness. In letter to
Thos. Munson of Ridgeway, one of her
former pupils, written only two days
before her death, she said:
"When allow myself to think of my
dear boys and girls, slipping, slipping
forever from me, it seems almost un-
bearable. Will they forget me, or will
my influence of the past be forever
helpful to those marching along to man
hood and womanhood, and will /, in a
measure, be part of their fves?'
| Deceased had been in poor health
from girlhood, and for some time prior
to her death she seemed to brood ovel
her physical condition. 1t is believed
that her mind had been slightly un
balanced. AS member of the Albany
school board, Mr.. Thomas had been one
of her faithful friends, and it is thought
that the news of his tragic death un
seated her reason and drove her to the
rash act which ended her own life.
/ Ca
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
THIRTY CENTS ON DOLLAR.
That Is All Charlton Bank VIII pa.
Out.

Charlton, Ia, Nov. 25.-Depositors of
the First National bank which closed
Oct. 81 when Cashier r. r. Crocker
committed suicide, received letters
from the controller of the currency Sat
urday announcing that they will
probably receive about 80 cents on the
dollar. The controller places the total
liabilities of the bank at $1,44O,833 and
the assets at $745,503. Of these S147,
4SS are worthless and $164,546 are
doubtful, leaving only S434, 400 known
to be good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
Presbyterian Notes.

us Man An Autumn Leaf and Moth
ing More?" will be the subject of the
morning sermon at the PRESBYTERIAN
churchnex Sunday. Evening topic:
Raising Cain" This lecture will be of
special interest to parents. Everyone
interested in the youth of our land
asked to come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
Hogs Are Down.

Not for many years has the market
been SO demoralized as at the present
time. The price of hogs has been
steadily falling for several weeks and
the first of the week local buyers co uld
only pay s5.25. This is the lowest
hogs have sold for since 1899. What is
the trouble with the prosperity
makers? The farmers of this county
have lost hundreds of thousands Of
dollars by the decline in the price Of
hogs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
j. J. RUPERT. Pastor.
Baptist Church.

Covenant and business meeting at
Palestine next Saturday at II a. m.
Preaching next Lords day at IL a. m.
and 1880 p. m.
JAS. A. ARMSTRONG. Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28

The Beggar Prince Opera Co. appear.
cd at the opera hall Tuesday night.
presenting Chimes Of Normandy" to a
small house. The company aside from
the leading lady is a good one, all hav-
ing splendid voices, but tho leading
lady could neither sing or act.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28

IOuchdOWn-StentZ.
Goal from touchdown-McGow
Referee Lorey, umpire Wilson, field
Judge Stanley.
Time of halves 25 and 20 minutes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
A. C. Church Notes.

The meetings at the A. G. church are
being continued with increasing inter
est and will continue indefinitely.
Several have manifested desire to live
a better life. All are invited to attend
these services.
J. J, RUPERT. Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
Thanksgiving Program at South
School.

The pupils Of Miss Chase and Miss
Meter at the south school building
held special joint program meeting
this wednesday, afternoon, which was
attended by a large number Of the.
patrons of the schools and the pupils
did honor to themselves and their
teachers. The following program was
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
License to Wed.

Lloyd M. Hill, Davis City 2
Ola B. Grandstaff, Davis City,.
Harry B. Mckinney, Garden Grove 2
Anna M. Hicks, Weldon. .....................
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28
Grand River.

DR.. Wards next dates at Grand Riv
are December 9th to 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28

See Sankey Bros. if you need any
nursery stock this fall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-28

'If you would have faithful servant and that
you like serve yourself"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04

Augusta, Ca, March &c, 1907.
My Dear Mr.. Watson:
read few days ago in the Weekly
Jeffersonian of March 21st an article
headed, "The Case Against the Geor-
gia Railroad" I, Of course, presume
you wrote the same. | am very
much surprised that a man of your
genius and great ability should allow
his feelings and prejudices to COM
pletely warp his judgment and lead
him into gross error.
Mr.. Scott, general manager of the
Georgia Railroad is not New Eng
land Republican, but Southern man
born in Alabama and reared in that
state, and received his railroad train
ing there. He came to the Georgia
Railroad from a railroad in Alabama,
and, in my opinion, has made the
best manager the Georgia Railroad
ever had. If he has ever voted the
Republican ticket l am not aware of
the same, but in the event that he
has it was probably in the case of
Mckinley, when great many south
ern Democrats voted that ticket
AS to the charges made by Bowdre
Phinizy against the Georgia Railroad,
I have been over the railroad with an
expert and do not hesitate to say that
BOwdre's charges are not in accord
ance with the facts and the opinion
of the expert.
There are some defective and un-
sound ties in the roadbed, as you
will find in all railroads, but they are
being removed as this is the season
of the year for doing this work.
In regard to the engines using ker-
osene lights, it is considered by COM
petent and experienced experts that
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Has Them Coming Across!

Hon. Bowdre Phinizy went up
against strong proposition when he
tackled the rundown and rotten con-
dition of the Georgia Railroad. He
had to put in a lot of personal hard
work, walk the track, test the ties,
pluck up loose spikes and at the same
time furnish plenty of personal sand
to make good on his charges. But he
hit the delinquent managers on the
raw and they hiked up to the railroad
commission squealing to beat the
band. Bowdre Phinizy met them there
with the physical witnesses and the
commission decided to put an expert
on the case. In the meantime how
ever, Captain Scott, and not the coon,
came down out of the tree of self
complacency. That gentleman blew
his assembly call down the line and
the bed of the old Georgia Railroad
is getting a dressing up that is max
ing the natives along it's length smile
as audibly as Tallulah Falls.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Bob LoWry's Hired Views.

Col Robert Jehu Lowry, national
banker and accommodation Republican,
Of Atlanta, has found space in the pal
ace car columns of "The Atlanta Geor-
gian (and News)" to publish his views
on "how to save the nation" OF
course, the awful pain-in-the-neck
that the whole country has had for so
long time waiting and rubbering for
these views of Col Robert Jehu Lowry,
should now be soothed. The fault was
evidently due to the slowness of COM
position or bad handwriting of the gen.
tleman who supplied the views that
Col Robert Jehu Lowry utters or
prints to the public
For fear the aforesaid views may
have been surreptiously copyrighted
by the real author, we refrain from
reprinting any of them. Suffice it to
say that if anybody wants to walk into
the parlor of the Skin 'em-a-comin' and
agwine Association he would do well
to get full directions from the article
which Col Robert Jehu Lowry has
so boldly signed with his own driving
hand.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04

they are much safer than electric
lights. To give an example, the fact
that the electric lights on the statue
of Liberty in the harbor of New York
have been removed and kerosene sub
stituted for the reason that the sea-
men objected to the electric lights. 1t
is stated that the electric lights while
brighter are only good for throwing
the light greater distance. The elec-
trio light is very confusing and very
dazzling.
AS to the weight Of the rails used
by the Georgia Railroad, there are
more than sixty miles of eighty pound
steel rail, and the balance sixty-five
pound, which are in good condition and
heavy enough for the traffic There
will be about thirty miles of eighty
pound rails laid this summer.
%The road is ballasted for 130 miles
with cinders and rock, leaving about
forty miles of the main line to be bal
lasted; this is a good record for the
present management When the road
was leased there was practically no
ballast.
Now as to what you say about Ma
jor Cumming. This gentleman is too
we'll known throughout the state for
me to attempt to defend him. I feel
satisfied that you know him as we'll as
I do. I do hope you will carefully
look into these questions and get right
on the same. Yours very truly,
JACOB PHINTZY.
editors Note-We believe in fair
play, and therefore publish Hon. ia
cob Phinizy's letter In the next is
sue of The Jeffersonian President
Phinizy's letter will receive some edi-
torial comment.)
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
The Bryan-Beveridge Debate.


The second installment of the Bry-
an-Beveridge debate on "The Problem
OF the People" is in the April number
of THE Reader" magazine. Mr.. Bry-
ans differentiations of state rights and
federal interstate authority are not as
satisfactory as he might have made
them. He answers Senator Beveridge
quite completely on the issues of state
police powers over the negro questions
in the south and the Oriental ques-
tions on the Pacific slope, but he
yields too much in the matter of fed
eral power over state industries and
labor legislation. He rather leans to
the Knox-Beveridge doctrine that in
certain cases of general necessity pub
lie sentiment will sanction the doing
OF things by the federal government
indirectly that it has no constitution
al power or right to do directly. If
Mr.. Bryan is to prove himself an ac-
ceptable champion of the Democratic
doctrine of states rights he must stick
to his last and not shape the shoe to
fit abnormal corns and bunions on the
feet of Federalism
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04

Delaware, is the proper man for the
Democrats to put up for the presiden-
cy in 1908. Uncle Hen is too rich to
be committed to looney-ass-ilum, but
his friends ought to muzzle him. II
he doesn't know that good Democrats
know that Judge Gray is one of the
salaamites to King Belmont and a
pot-boiler for plutocrats, then he is in
his second childhood Judge Gray is
even more impossible as ''the candi-
date of a Democracy" than was the
Swimmer of Esopusi
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04

disfgure and kill, or homicide, in
which it is proven that the person
upon whom such assault was commit
ted had been guilty Of a wrong upon
the person Of the wife, mother, sister
or daughter of the accused, the jury
shall be the judges Of whether such
provocation was sufficient to justify
such assault, and may, If such assault
was justified, find a verdict Of acquit-
tall"
That sort of an act would do some
thing to hold the spectators of women
and safeguard home life and purity
whole lot
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
What Ernest Crosby Says.

Our senators could at a single ses-
sion break up the steel trust by reduc-
ing the tariff, the express trust by
establishing a parcel-post, the tele-
graph and telephone trsuts by adding
these analogous services to the post
office. They could thus go a great
way toward diverting the flow of
wealth from the pockets of the people
into those of the monopolists. Why
don't they do 1t? Because they are
the servants, not of the people, but of
the monopolies. Away with the oil
garchy! Let the people elect their
senators.-The Cosmopolitan.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Cummins Stands Four-Square.

Governor Cummins, of Iowa, ex-
plains that he has not abated a jot
or title of his devotion to tariff re-
form. He says he omitted mention
of it during his recent re-inauguration
because weightier matters of state
railway and corporation legislation
demanded his attention. He still be-
lieves that the tariff furnishes too
many broad shelters for trusts and
that revision of these special bounty
schedules is absolutely a paramount
issue of our current politics. Evident
ly, from the tone of his letter, he is
going to make oodles Of trouble in the
Republican camp before the June
roundup of next year.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Doctored School Books.

The Tampa Evening News charges
and shows by comparisons that the
same northern publishing house issues
northern and one for southern schools.
1t exemplifies that the full text of
even the biographies are full of sneers
and slanders on the climate, soil, peo-
pie and manners of the south, and that
such statements are merely cut out
of the second edition and the mutilated
product sold to southern school boards
for the children of this section to
use.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
They Are Coming South.

Recent statistics show that 100000
northern people have come into the
southern states for permanent resi-
dence during the twelve months of
1906. The high price of corn and
wheat lands in the north and west is
driving the small farmers down south"
and this sort of immigration and in
such volume seems to make all our
assisted European immigration look
like the traditional thirty cents along
side bushel of gold double-eagles.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Their Books to Be Opened.

The president has determined that
the interstate commerce commission
shall have experts examine the ac-
counts of the railroads of the United
States and get at the truth of their
investments, values and the true in
come they should be allowed to earn
by freight and passenger rates. There
will be some splendid kicking done
by the railroads before they submit
to that sort Of police searching and
Bertillon measurements!
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
GaIusha Grow is Dead,

Hon. Galusha Grow, of Pennsylva-
mia, is dead of old age. He was first
elected to congress in 1857 and was
elected speaker Of the house in 1861.
After the war he lived some time
in Texas and was one of the builders
of the International and Great North
ern Railroad in that state. His last
term in congress was served only
few years ago.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
What Do You Think of Him?


Here is Republican candidate for
congress in Kansas district who
talks to his fellow-citizens in tongue
that sounds very foreign to the doc
trines usual in his party. He says:
II desire to be your representative
in congress as one who believes there
are things to be done which can best
be done by men who are given the
power and opportunity of congression-
al office. l am opposed to corporation
rule-to trusts of all kinds-to unfair
tariffs. The man who can make the
strongest efforts to correct the evils
the people feel most should be the
nominee of our party I hope to be
that man."
AS pure food" Republican, isn't he
a peach?
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
He Withdrew His Case,

A Florida negro who appealed his
case against the Jim Grow" car law
in that state to the United States
supreme court, has suddenly with
drawn his appeal. He refuses to give
his reason-but it is thought Senator
Foraker knows why. Was he afraid
of the court?
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Paper Fortunes Uncertain.

AT the dinner of the Massachusetts,
Real Estate Exchange, a statement
was made by one of the speakers that
two presidents of large railroad cor
porations, dying within 20 years, left
large fortunes in stocks and bonds,
which fortunes were wiped out of ex-
istence by foreclosure and reorganiza-
ton"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
The Greene-Gaynor Case.

The argument in the Green-Gaynor
case, for conspiracy to defraud the
United States in Savannah harbor
work, was begun in New Orleans on
Monday. They were convicted before
Judge Speer in Savannah.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04

A Virginia legislator will introduce
the following bill into the next ses-
sion of the Virginia legislature:
THAT In all criminal trials involv-
ing a charge of assault and battery.
assault with intent to MAIN, disable,
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
Gray of Delaware.

Uncle Henry Gassaway Davis, who
pattered along behind the impossible
Judge Parker OF 1904, now chirps up
and says that Judge George Gray, of
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-04
President Phinizy Protests

4 PERSONAL EXPL.4NA TION THAT WILL
BE CONSIDERED IN OUR NEXT ISSUE
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-16
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Water Works Bonds Sold to Com
InerciaI Bank Of This CITY,

The Mayor and Board Of Alder
men held an adjourned meeting
last night with all members pres
ent except Alderman Wentworth.
A map of the Hulquist subdi-
vision was received and approved.
Bids for the purchase of the
$l5, 900 water works bonds we're
received as follows: S. o. Keen,
$15,075; Hays & Sons, SIS, ,007;
Commercial Bank, SIS, 900, and
accrued interest.
The bid of the Commercial Bank
was accepted as the highest and
best.
On motion, bids were invited
for the laying of five miles, more
Or less, of concrete sidewalks, to
be built according to plans and
specifications hitherto adopted,
bids to be filed not later than 7:3O
p. M. November 18th, and bids to
contemplate acceptance by the
cunIractof OF the CITY oDIlgatlOn
at Z per cent.
The annual statement prepared
by the city clerk of receipts and
expenses for the fiscal year ending
Oct. 1, 1907, was approved as
presented and ordered published.
The order was rescinded for the
purchase of a Fairbanks Morse
AIR Compressor, and the Power
House Committee directed to buy
one air compressor and one motor
as soon as practicable.
The, city assessment roll was re-
ceived and the board adjourned
until Monday night, Oct. 21st,
when it will meet to hear ob1ec-
tions of taxpayers and to finally
pass on same.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-16
THE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL.
How the Construction Work is Pro-
crossing on the Western
Extension.

Mr.. o. A. Gibson, who has the
contract for the tracklaying on
the Roxie division Of the
Mississippi Central, has just re-
turned from Virginia, where he
went to look after several large
contracts which are under way in
that State. MIR. Gibson returned
via Greenville and having brought
down a carload of fine mules, he
distributed them among his sever
al camps which are engaged in
Ieveu work along the Mississippi
river at Red Fork, Baleshed and
Dreyfus, La. In speaking of the
Mississippi Central work at this
end, Mr.. Gibson said that it
would be difficult to estimate at
what time the work of tracklaying
would be resumed beyond st.
Catherine creek, as the construc-
tion of the steel bridge has been
greatly delayed. All of the
material, however, has been re-
ceiyed and is being hauled to the
creek over the Mississippi Cen
trails three miles of track. Mark
ed progress, however, is being
made with the work from the
track being laid to within few
miles of the Homochitto river. At
this point preparations are being
made for the erection of the large
steel bridge. This work will be
rapidly pushed to completion.
The work of grading between
Roxle and the Homochitto river
is being pushed steadily along
and will probably be completed
in sixty days. Mr.. Gibson feels
that as soon as the bridge over st.
Catharine's creek is completed,
there will be no more delays and
everything will run along smooth.
ly. Natchez Democrat.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-16
PresbYterY.

The Presbyterians of this city
and many of their friends and CO.
workers enjoyed the auspicious
opening session of the Presbytery
of Mississippi last evening.
This is one of the seven Presby-
teries Of the State; it extends on
the south to Magnolia and on the
east to Natchez, and embraces III
its district about 80 churches.
Previous to the organization of
the body, the pastor of the local
church, Rev. w. E. Phifer,
preached the Introductory sermon,
choosing for his text John 1:12
Behold the Lamb of God which
taketh away the sins of the
world, 2 which was listened to
with marked interest by sympa-
thetic hearers. Music was fur
nished by an excellent choir OF
good musicians, Miss Mary Nc
Nair, Mrs. /. L. Parsons, Mr.. B.
W. Mccormick, Mrs. Mccormick
and Mrs. E. M. Bee being promi-
nent on the program.
DR.. G. w. Grafton, the Apostle
Paul of this Presbytery, was ap.
propriately chosen moderator, ano
Rev. E. M. Stewart. secretary.
Sessions are being held from 8 te
10, and from 2 to 5, with services
at night.
This morning, Rev. DIR. CHS
holm preached on Foreign Mis-
lsions at / / o'clock, after which i
was expected that Presbyterian
Woman's Mission would be or
ganized.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the meetings, at al
| hours held.
The handsome new church j
beautifully lighted and admirabl,
heated and seems much like
well-appointed parIor, where Wis
litors and bume folk may enjo,
warm fellowship and sweet com
munion.
Many delegates are expectel
To-day and to one and all Th
Leader bids d cordial welcome.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-16

The Business Mems Carnival
and County Fair opens at Halle
hurst today. The Fair will open
with an address by Governor.elect
Noel and be continued three days.
Tomorrow will be Stock Shuw
and Farmers Day, with an ad-
dress by Hon. S. d. Smith of
North Carolina. The, closing day
of the fair has been set aside for
an educational rally, which will be
addressed by prominent State and
county educators. Special fea-
lures in the way of instruction
and amusement have been distri-
buted and arranged for the three
days of the fair. Among them is
the corn-growing contest by the
school boys of the county, lee
lures on farming and stock rails
ing, and concerts and other amuse-
ments.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-16
Prof. Bamberge Pleased With His Mis-
sissippi Experiments.

Magnolia, Oct. 11.-Prof. W.
M. Bamberge, of West jackson,
special agent of the United States
Department Of Agriculture was
here today inspecting the expert
ment farms in the neighborhood.
He says he has obtained finer re-
suits in Mississippi than be did in
Texas, where the cultural method
and instructions were fully carried
out.
Yields Of 81 IL bushels of corn
per acre and 22(0 pounds Of seed
cotton per acre have been report
ed. Speaking of the boil weeYiI
he reiterated his former statement
that there is but one way to fight
it and that is by adopting the cuI-
tural methods Of the Agricultural
Department.