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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Herald Office at Lamont to be a
Fine Plant.

The question of rebuilding the Herald
printing plant at Lamont having been
definitely settled at the recent general
conference of the L. d. S. church held
at Lamont, the work of rebuilding will
be pushed as rapidly as possible, a force
of men being already at work clearing
off the rubbish of the old building. The
new building will be rebuilt on the site
of the old one, and will be modern in
every respect. The building will be
constructed of concrete and brick,
50x80 feet, two stories and full base
ment. All the floors will be of tile and
the building will be practically fire
proof. 1t will be equipped with cleo
trio lights, steam heat and water works,
a separate building being used as a
power and heating plant, and the cleo
trio plant will be sufficient to supply
electric lights to the College, Old Folks
Home, Liberty Home and the Church.
All the machinery in the new building
will be run with individual motors. The
equipment of the printing Office will be
the very latest, two linotype machines
having been ordered in addition to one
now being used at Lamont. The build
ing will cost $4,000 to $25,000 and
with the equipment will represent not
less than $4,000. Arthur Allen, we'll
known contractor of Kansas City. will
have charge of the construction of the
new building and promises that it will
be completed by September 1st.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Signs Mulct Tax Against C. O. D.
Express Liquors.

Governor Cummins last week signed
the Gilliland mulct bill which provides
for a $500 mulct tax against each
place where G. O. D. liquor is stored.
This measure applies the mulct tax of
$500 to each place where packages are
held for the collection of charges on
them. 1t applies to all the express Of
tices of the state which handle G. Q. d.
shipments of liquor. Many laws we're
proposed in this session of the legisla-
tNre to regulate and suppress the q. @.
d. traffic in liquor. Senator Gilliland
hit upon the plan of taxing the express
ofices. Clearly this is within the pro-
vince of the state. Lawyers seem to
agree that the state has the right to
tax the places where liquor packages
are held, though they have no power
over the packages themselves. If the
express companies see fit, they can con-
tinue to handle the packages and de-
liver them, but the state can collect
the $500 from their buildings and offices
if they do.
We understand that this tax will be as
sessed this year against the express
office in Leon, which is located at the
Burlington depot, and we believe it is
right that it should be. Abouta year ago
there was big shipment OF C. 0. d.
liquors made in raid on the Leon ex-
press Office, and by agreement the liquor
was finally returned to the express
company to be shipped back to the
wholesale houses who shipped it here,
it being part of the agreement that in
the future the express company would
not handle any more G. o. D. liquor at
their Office in this city. They observed
their agreement for a time, but grad
ually the business was resumed until
now nearly every train brings in con-
signment of G. o. d. liquor and in the
store room which was built in the depot
their can be found several hundred
gallons of booze all the time. If the
express company wants to run saloon
business let them pay for the privilege,
the same as a saloon keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Mrs. Dizzy J. Bledsoe.

Mrs. Dizzy J. Bledsoe, for many years
a resident of High Point township in
this county, died at the home of her
only son, H. II. Bledsoe, at st. Joseph,
Mo-, on April 13, 1907. She was born in
Pulaski county. KY, Nov. ~, 1S49, be-
ing 81 years, months and 16 days old.
Her maiden name was Warren. She
was united in marriage to John W.
Bledsoe, in Decatur county, Iowa, Jan.
81, 1868. To their union was born one
child, Il. H. Bledsoe, of St. Joe. No., who
survives her. Her father Elijah War
ren died at Big Springs, Iowa, Feb. u,
1901, and her mother passed away at
the home of her daughter in Bentley,
Kas., on March ID, 1907. Besides her
son she is survived by her husband,
John W. Bledsoe, of Des Moines, Iowa,
one sister, Mrs Lura Harrow, of Bentley,
kas., and three brothers, G.. S. Warren.
of Allerton, Iowa, j. B. Warren, of Gar
den Grove, Iowa, and ]. M. Warren, Of
Ell Reno, Okla.
Her remains were taken to Blockton,
Iowa, Sunday, April 14th, funeral SER
vices being held at the Christian
church, interment being in the Blockton
cemetery,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Spinal Meningitis Epidemic.

The medical fraternity are consider
ably puzzled over the alarming and sud-
den increase of this dread disease
among the clildren in various parts OF
the state. Quite number of deaths
have occurred in Mer er county, Mis-
souri,, and now comes the word that a
number of cases ha, g appeared in Appa-
moose county, less than fifty miles east
of us. The state board of health held a
meeting last week and discussed the
dread disease preliminary to taking ac-
tive steps to guard against general
epidemic in this state, as it is one of
the diseases about which but little is
known. The following press dispatch
from Centerville tells of the ravages of
the disease in that county,
Centerville, April lS.-An epidemic of
spinal meningitis is spreading in the
northwest part of Appanocse county
and much anxiety is being felt for the
safety of the little ones. There are a
score or more OF cases in the vicinity
of Mystic and surrounding mining
camps and several deaths have result
ed. The last death was child of Mrs
Dora Graham, and there is another sicl,
child in the Graham family whose death
is almost hourly expected.
OF all the cases reported not one has
fully recovered and some of the cases
are now in pitiable condition. One OF
A. G. Woods children died short time
ago and the other lies in sort OF
stupor, unable to turn any part of its
body.
Whole families of children have been
attacked while in some families of sew
eral children but one has suffered,
There are great fears that the
epidemic may spread all over
this section of the country, although
the medical authorities say that while
the disease is infectious it is not con-
tageous and may appear and disappear
in communities widely separated.
So far there is no known positive cure
for the disease, which attacks children
from one to fifteen years of age. 1t is
considered an incurable disease, and al
ways has been so. 1t was formerly
known as spotted fever, and claimed
many victims. The local doctors are
greatly puzzled over it, and how tc
treat and control it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
COAL OF GOOD QUALITY
Is the Report of the Chemical Anal
ysis of the Veins found in the
leon Prospect Hole.

The report of the analysis of the
samples Of coal which were sent to the
department of geology and mining engi-
neering at the Iowa State College at
Ames, have been received and it
shows that three of the coal veins are
Of splendid quality which is verifica-
tion of the opinion expressed by coal
experts who examined the corings of
the hole. 1t is said that two of the
samples show a better quality of coal
than the famous Centerville mines, and
it is a fact that we have thicker veins
of coal here than they are SO success
fully mining at Centerville.
The following letter and report is
self explanatory.
IOWA STATE COLLEGE.
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND
MINING ENGINEERING.
Ames, Iowa, April 20, 1907.
Mr.. S. A. Gates,
Leon, Iowa.
DEAR SIR:-l hand you herewith re-
port on coal analysis, which trust you
will find satisfactory. Samples 3, z and
8show up the best. Permit me to state
for your information that our best
bituminous Goals run low in ash, and
comparatively high in fixed carbon.
The valuable constituents are the fixed
and volatile carbon. The sum of the
two will give you fair idea of the rela-
tive merits of the five samples. We
have yet to make the sulphur determin-
ations which we will report to you
later.
shall be pleased to give you any
other information that can.
Yours very truly,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

Over fifty of the leading businessmen
and citizens met at the assembly room
OF the library last Friday evening to
take steps for the organization of a
Commercial Club in Leon. w. G..
Stempel was chairman of the meeting
and 0. b. Hull and W. F. Lindsey secre-
taries. The question was discussed at
considerable length and everybody
seemed anxious that a club be organ
lied. Committees were appointed to
draft bylaws and report officers, and a
second meeting will be held at the
library on Friday evening of this week
to perfect the organization.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
MoRTUARY.
Mrs. Jesse Lloyd.

Elizabeth Coates Lloyd died at her
home in Decatur City April II, 1907,
aged n years, q months and % DAYS.
Elizabeth Coats was united in marriage
to Jesse Lloyd May "a, 184S, at Shannon,
Ohio. She with her husband moved to
Marion county Iowa, in the fall of 1S49.
stopping there until the spring of 1852
when they moved Cd the farm one mile
south of Decatur where they resided
for fifty years. On March 1, 1904, they
removed to Decatur City where her
companion Jesse Lloyd died April 4,
1906, just one year and eight days be-
fore her death. Mrs. Lloyd was the
mother of eight children all of whom
are living except two boys. DR.. j. 6.
Lloyd of Platte, S. d., and John u. Of Ac-
cadam S. D., were unable to get
here on account of the distance and
poor railroad connections. In the death
of mother Lloyd the family loses a kind
loving christian mother and the COM
munity a kind and noble neighbor, who
extend their sympathy to the bereaved
family. She united with the Presbyter-
ian church when IA years old and con-
tlnued and lived in that faith until she
died. The funeral was preached bv
Rev. G. T. Roberts, of Redding, Iowa, in
the Methodist church Sunday at 2:3O
p. m. when the body was followed by a
large concourse to the last resting
place and was laid to rest in the Deca-
tur cemetery,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Wilma Arlene Fulton.

Wilma Arlene, the little daughter of
Ross and Lille Fulton, was born at High
Point, Iowa, September 10, 1906, and
died at her home April II, 1907, at the
age of 10 months and l day. She was
taken seriously ill and lived but few
days. All was done that loving hands
could do, but the little one. took it's
flight to dwell with God and the angels.
She will be sadly missed in her home
and by her relatives and all who knew
her. Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Goodsell at M. E. church. In
terment at High Point GENE terry.
"Budded on earth to bloom in heaven,
Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest,
God called thee home he tho't it best.n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
John w.. stohl Dead.

John ". Stahl, the we'll known adiuster
OF the Farmers Insurance Co., of Cedar
Rapids, who has visited Leon at inter
walls for many years, died at his home in
Cedar Rapids on April 4th. Mr.. Stahl
had been with the Farmers Insurance
company for thirty five years and enjoy
ed wide acquaintance all over the
state. He was veteran of the civil
war, and greatly enjoyed meeting his
old comrades on any and all occasions.
He was ready story teller and many
pleasant evening has been spent by the
old soldiers listening to his tales. His
CHEEKY presence will be greatly missed
by many friends all over the state. Mr..
Stahl was past seventy years of age and
one of the best known insurance men
in the state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

Mrs. Emma Buckner, of ST. Joe, has
been visiting the past week at the home
OF her mother Mrs. S. j. Roger, in this
city. Mrs. Buckner is just recovering
from severe accident which befell her
a few months ago at her home in st. Joe.
She tripped andfell down a f1ightof stairs
and broke her right arm in three places,
her left arm in two places, fractured
her breast bone and sustained badly
bruised head. Mrs. Buckner went to
st. Joe Monday to visit few days at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. A. G..
BOnser
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE
Farmers & Droyers Bank of Seymour
Closes Doors after Cashier Gets
Away With Thousands.

There is considerable excitement in
Wane county over the failure of the
Farmers & Drovers Bank, at Seymour,
last Friday, after the cashier, Leroy
Ware, confessed that he had been loot
ing the bank for the past eight years
and his shortage would run anywhere
from $1,000 to 100000.
The bank was considered one of the
strongest financial institutions in south
ern Iowa, having a capital of $80,000,
and deposits of over S200,O00. The
stockholders are among the wealthy
citizens OF Wayne county and it is re-
ported that the loss will not fall upon
the depositors but will have to be borne
by the stockholders, as they are liable
for double the amount of the stock they
own, which would make them liable for
$l60,000, which will cover the shortage
of cashier Ware.
The state bank examiner was at Sey-
mour on Thursday and when he check
ed up the bank the cashier reported
large sums on deposit with banks at
Ottumwa and other places, but an inves-
tigation showed that they had no
money there.
The defaulting cashier is young
man of 30 years of age, who has been
connected with the bank for sixteen
years. What has become of the money
is not known although it is reported
that Ware and several other Seymour
parties have been speculating on the
board of trade and dropped considerable
money. Wares system was to receive
time deposits and issue certificates but
make no entry on the banks books,
pocketing the money. This has been
going on for eight years, as he had the
full confidence Of the stockholders who
supposed everything was all right.
Among the stockholders is Judge H.
K. Evans and several of his relatives
who will suffer big financial loss.
The bank was beseiged by depositors
who demanded their money, but none
are being paid, as it cannot yet be told
just how big the shortage is until all
parties holding certificates of deposit
report to the bank. Ware has not been
placed under arrest, but is being watched
carefully as it is feared he may commit
suicide
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Weather-Crop Bulletin
For week ending April %, 1907.

For week ending April %, 1907.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The week has been unseasonably cold
and dry, with average daily tempera-
lures ranging from II to IA degrees be-
low the normal. The precipitation was
light and mostly in form. Of snow iurries
Temperatures below freezing were re-
corded nearly every night, and ice and
frost were much in evidence in all dis
tricts.
Under these unfavorable conditions
all vegetation has remained practically
dormant. AS yet it is not possible to
ascertain the extent of damage caused
by freezing. weather to fruits and early
seeded cerals. Reports Indicate that a
considerable number of farmers have be-
gun re-seeding operations in their fields
OF oats and barley. Good progress has
been made in plowing for corn, and the
soil is in very fine condition. In all dis
tricts rain is needed for grass and small
grain. The week closed with indica-
tions of fair and warmer weather.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
Recent improvements in South
Ward.

Mrs. Ella Long has new high wire
fence around her premises, which adds
much to the neat home.
Justus George has new brick walk
on the north side of his residences
The McCutchan home is undergoing
repairs.
Jim Honnold has high wire fence
just completed around his already
beautiful home.
Frank Smith has a new roof on his
house. ~ issR
Wade Lindsey has high substantial
wire fence just completed.
Henry Bright has his cement walk
done on the west side of his property
just south of the Presbyterian church.
Matte Gardner has had her house
reroofed.
Ralph Sigler has new cement drive
way to his barn in South ward.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
New Court Cases.

May Cunningham VS.. G. G. Cunning
ham. Plaintiff sues for divorce. She
was married to defendant in this city
December 25, 1908, and have lived to-
gether at intervals. She alleges she
has conducted herself as dutiful and
loving wife, but her husband has failed
to provide for her support, lying around
in the house year in and year out while
she works to support herself and chill
dren. Geo. w. Baker, attorney for
plaintiff.
Farmers State Bank of Lamont VS.. E.
H. and Della Dancer. Suit is brought
to collect balance due on promissory
note of S965.68 and for an overdraft OF
S423.0S in E. H. Dancers account
with the bank. Alleging defendants
are about to remove from the state
plaintiff asks that suit of attachment
issue against their property. J. W.
Harvey & Son attorney for plaintiff.
G. Nj. Axes VS.. G. w. Hull & Co. Suit
is brought to recover $4,000 for con-
signment Of empty cement sacks shipped
to defendant, and Griffin & Lee OF
Grand River are garnished to secure
the amount. Geo. w. Baker attorney
for plaintiff.
S. Varga VS.. P. P. Orfield. Suit is
brought to recover the amount due on
two certificates of deposit issued by a
bank at Holdenville, Ind. Ty., to Orfield
for $4,000 and by him endorsed and as
signed to plaintiff. The bank failed and
the receiver only paid a dividend OF
S624.16 on the certificates, the amount
claimed by the defendant being $350O
G. w. Hoffman and j. W. Harvey & Son
attorneys for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
New Law In Regard to peddlers.

The recent general assembly passed
anew peddler's license law, which
seems to be specially directed to the
fellows who travel over the country
selling groceries and other goods
handled by the retail merchants, and
| the new law is now in effect. For sew
eral months one of these travelling
grocery agents has been making his
headquarters in Leon, driving all over
the county selling groceries to farmers
and from reports he loaded number of
victims up with goods at higher prices
than better quality of goods could
have been purchased from our home
merchants. His long suit was to offer
| cheap raisins and couple of pounds of
sugar more for the dollar, and then load
up the buyer with lot of cheap spices,
baking powder and other goods at two
or three times the price our home mer-
chants sell them for. We heard of one
person who bought five pounds of cheap
ground pepper, two pounds ground Gin
namon and two pounds of ground
mustard, enough to last an ordinary
family for many years. The new law is
very bread and the retail merchants cf
the state through their state organiza-
tion are going to see that it is enforced.
1t reads as follows:
Section 1. That chapter forty -eight(4S)
acts of the Thirteenth general assembly
be and the same is hereby repealed and
the following is enacted in lieu
therefore;
"Peddlers plying their vocation in
any county in this state outside of city
or incorporated town, shall pay an
annual county tax of twenty five dollars
for each pack peddler or hawkers on
foot, fifty dollars for each one horse
conveyance, and seventy five
dollars for each two horse convey
ance. Such tax shall be paid
to the county treasurer, who shall issue
to the person making such payments
duplicate receipts therefor and upon
presentation of one of same to county
auditor, he shall issue to the person pre-
senting such receipt license which
shall not be transferable authorizing
such person to ply the vocation of
peddler in such county for the term of
one year from the date thereof. The
word "peddlers" under the provisions
of this act, and wherever found in the
code, shall be held to include and apply
to all transient merchants and itinerant
vendors selling by sample or by making
orders, whether for immediate or future
delivery. The provisions of this act
shall not be construed to apply to per-
sons selling at wholesale to merchants,
nor to persons running a huckster
wagon, or selling and distributing fresh
meats, fish, fruit or vegetables, nor to
persons selling their own work or pro-
ductions either by themselves or en-
ployes.
Section 2. This act being deemed of
Immediate Importance, shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publi-
cation in The Register and Leader and
Des Moines Capital, newspaper publish
ed in the city of Des Moines, Iowa.
| Approved April 5. A. D. 1907
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

The many Leon friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nor Sankey, of Des Moines, will
be panied to hear of the death of their
youngest son Jerry, who died last
Thursday morning from diphtheria, at
the age of two and half years.
The little fellow was getting along nice
ly and was playing around the house
the previous day, but was taken worse
about midnight and died at o'clock
Thursday morning despite the best of
medical attention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

The cemetery committee has been
notified by the city council that if one
hundred dollars can be raised by them
the council will add to it a sufficient
sum to build cement walk from town
out to the cemetery. Subscriptions are
asked for, and when any donation is
made to the fund it will be receipted
through these columns. 1t is hoped
that the work may be completed by
Decoration day. Money may be sent or
handed to Mrs. Fred Teale, treasurer.
few who subscribed last year have
not yet paid and these are also asked to
send the amounts promised to Mrs.
Teale. Let all help little with this
worthy work and it can be accomplish
ed this season.
By order of cemetery committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
The Four County Agricultural
SoCietV.

Will hold it's first meeting next Sat-
urday, April 27,1907, at one o'clock p. nj.
in Stanton opera house, Humeston, Iowa,
to select a temporary organization to
esta blish a Four County Fair composed
sof Lucas. Clarke, Decatur and Wayne
counties as proposed by the Humeston
Commercial Club.
You are earnestly requested to attend.
Yours truly,
JOHN w. FISHER, Secy.
Humeston, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25
By order Of cemetery committee.

A visit to the Leon cemetery will
convince anyone that the cemetery
association and cemetery committee of
the city council, working together, are
doing great work in improving and
beautifying the grounds. A fine iron
ornamental fence has been placed along
the south side, new driveway opened
up about the center of the cemetery,
and other good improvements made. A
movement is now on foot to build ce-
ment walk from the railroad tracks to
the entrance of the cemetery, a good
part Of the expense of which will be
met by popular subscription.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

Squire S. l.. Cox and wife, of Eden
township, have our thanks for basket
of very fine apples. Squire said he just
wanted us to see what good hand he
was at keeping apples during the winter,
but we half way suspicioned that the
good wife had a hand in packing them
away carefully. But we can testify
that the apples kept all right and were
good eating.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

Vein No was struck at a depth OF
4O8 feet, being q inches thick. No.
at 429 feet, being 16 inches, No. 8 at 447
feet, being "a inches thick, No. A at All
feet, Is inches thick, No. 5 at $50 feet,
33 inches thick, No. at 516 feet, 19
inches, and No. s at 519 feet, IL inches.
There, is only two feet of clay between
the last two veins and the coal experts
are pretty confident that these two
veins run together within short dis
tance, and even if they do not, they
can both be mined out at the same time.
The work of organizing company to
sink shaft is going along quietly, it
being necessary to do great deal OF
preliminary work in the way of getting
up the incorporation papers, but we are
confident that the work will be carried
out successfully.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

Miss Marian Stookey returned
Monday from Cherokee where she had
been for couple of weeks drilling the
graduating class, and goes this week to
Centerville to perform similar duty in
that CITY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-25

The P. B. o. sisterhood of Centcrville
has given their county beautiful drink
ing fountain, to be placed in the court
house park. 1t is a beautiful piece of
work and an honor to the city and the
sisterhood