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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-07
Death of Vim. Day.

VIM. Day was born in Cheddar, Somer-
setshire, England, May 20, 1910, died at
his home in Leon, Iowa, January 30, 1907,
aged 66 years and months.
The subject of this obituary, whom
many of you have known for nearly forty
years, spent the early years of his life
in his native country, In the 23d year
of his age, on Tuesday, April Z, 1868, he
was united in marriage to Jane Adams,
who for nearly 40 years has been his
faithful companion. In 1880 they came
to America and located first in Delaware
county, Iowa, where they resided for
two years. While there they went out
to work for wages. She one place and
he another. Then they moved to Deca-
tur county 30 years ago and bought their
first 40 acres of land near Grand River.
They could pay but for part of it, but
they prospered and at the time of his
death he was counted among the wealth
lest men of the county.
About one year and half ago they
moved to Leon. During the greater
part of that time Mr.. Day was in poor
health. At one time last summer he was
not expected to live, and for the past
month he had been under the doctors
care, but the last few days he had seemed
better. On Tuesday he ate his dinner
as usual; after dinner he was sitting ir
his chair and apparently: fell asleep. II
proved to be his last sleep from which
there is no awakening.
His devoted companion and theil
adopted son, Thos. Wookey, and sisters
and two brothers who are living in Eng.
land, with many old friends and neigh.
bors are left to mourn his departure.
May the God of all grace comfort the
mourning ones and may his rich promises
be fulfilled to the widow in her ioneli-
ness.
| Funeral services were held at the M
e. church Thursday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. j. L. Boyd, interment being
in the Leon cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-07
Nancy J. Harrow.

Nancy J. Harrow, daughter of John
W. and Sarah P. Harrow, was born in
Leon, Iowa, Feb. Z, 1852, died at her
home one and one half miles east of
Leon, Feb. 4, 1907, lacking but three
days OF 90 years OF age. Her early, as
well as the latter years of her life
were shut in or near Leon, but there
were number of years that she lived
away from here, a part of the time
being in Canada.
In 1872 she was united in marriage
to w. ]. Valentine. To this union eight
children wereeborn, six of whom are
living. Aug. 1S, 1899 she was united in
marriage to Nj. F. Truitt, who survives
to mourn her departure. Besides the
husband and her six children, her
mother, two brothers and four sisters
are living.
Those in attendance at the funeral,
Of her children, were: Mrs. Anna
Curns, of Osceola, Mrs. Hattie Picker,
of Ottumwa, Archie Valentine who lives
at home, her mother Mrs. Harrow, and
one sister Mrs. Stevens, both of Leon
and one brother w. |. Harrow, OF
Nebraska.
When about seventeen years of age
she was converted and united with the
Methodist church. But short time
before her death she told her brother
that she was willing to go and felt that
she was prepared to die. For years she
had been in poor health. The immedi-
ate cause of her death was cancer
Some four or five weeks ago she grew
much worse and the disease bat1ied the
best skill of the physician. She suffered
greatly till death came to her release
bringing we trust not only deliverance
but eternal life and Joy.
| Funeral services were held at the M
E. church Wednesday afternoon at :
o'clock, conducted by Rev. j. L. Boyd
interment being in the Leon cemetery
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-07
DYES STARTLING BILL.
Everyone Must Drink Alone If His
Bill Becomes a Law.

Believing that "setting up" or "treat-
ing" is one of the greatest evils of drink
ing, Representative Dye of Decatur
county has presented bill making the
practice illegal says Saturdays Des
Moines Register and Leader. The bill
was introduced if the house of represen-
tatives yesterday morning. 1t does not
interfere with the present liquor laws in
any way except that it necessitates
dutch treats"
The bill makes it unlawful for any per-
son to give or sell or furnish in any way
any intoxicating liquor to another. 1t
makes exception in the case of authorized
physicians, but throws strict rules about
their prescribing or administering in
toXicants.
Mr.. Dye explains that the bill is
directly aimed at TASKS.
He points out that it has become Gus
tom for the young men of Iowa to carry
about with them pocket flask from
which they offer drinks to their friends
and acquaintances. The bill, should it
become law, would put an end to this,
but it would also effect the "social drink"
in the saloon, for each man would have
to buy his own.
1t also pointed out that the bill goes
still further and will put an end to send
ing out small kegs and lining "the boys
up to the bar during political campai sns.
AS for banquets and dinner parties
where wines are served, it is claimed
that the passage of the Dye bill would
put an end to them and the only manner
in which guest could get drink would
be to bring it along with him.
The bill was referred to the committee
on suppression of intemperance. 1t fol-
lows:
No person shall either by himself or
agent or otherwise give or sell or furnish
in any way or manner whatsoever, either
directly or indirectly, or by way of what
is commonly known as treating or other
wise, any intoxicating liquor to any
person whatsoever for any purpose eX-
cept when the same shall have been pre-
scribed in writing for such person by a
physician authorized to practice medi-
cine under the laws of Iowa, and no
physician shall furnish in any manner or
by any means whatsoever any such pre-
scription except in the practice of his
profession and in cases in which in his
opinion it is necessary that the liquor
prescribed shall be administered to the
person for whom it is prescribed. Any
person violating the provisions Of this
section or of section 2403 of the code
shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the county jail not less than sixty days
nor more than fifteen months. 1t is not
intended by this section to forbid sales
OF liquors as now permitted by the pro-
visions of Chapter 6, Title II of the code
nor to authorize sales except as permit
ted by the said chapter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-07
License to Wed.

T. A. Culver, Garden Grove. %
Matte Konklin, Garden Grove q
L. r. Ross, Lamont i............. .....-... SO 80
Pearl Fowler, Lamont ni.... "a
J.J. Branham, Albany, Mo-. .26
Marie Fl. Kinds, Leon ...................... 20
Grover Jennings, Leon, 81
Eva Bright, Leon....... ...................... 18
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-07
D. E; Nicholson VS.. NJ. Traxler ct al,

d. F.Nicholson VS.. M. Traxler ct al,
settled and dismissed.
W. A. Alexander VS.. Lucille Alexander
ct al. E. H. Sharp appointed guardian
ad litem, judgment per decree.
S. I. Penniwell VS.. Amanda G. Penni-
we'll. On hearing plaintiff granted
decree of divorce, upon payment of 500
to defendant.
Fred Teale, A. e. Dorm and e. ]. Sankey
appointed to be appraisers for all colla-
teral inheritances un ler the collateral
Inheritance tax.
w. G. Woodland VS.. Citizens State Saw
ing bank of Decatur, ct al, settled and
dismissed.
Decatur county VS.. Albert r. Farnes
ct al, decree of foreclosure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-07

Chapter W. P. E. O. will meet with
Mrs. S. W. Hurst Friday evening Feb. s,
at seven o'clock. All members are re-
quested to be present.
MARGARET HURST, Pres,
GRACE WALLACE, Sec.
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Routt County Land To Be Opened.

Denver.-Colorado's first opening Of
land under the Carey act will take
place September 5th. AT a meeting Of
the State Land Board recently the
board formally decided on this date as
the time when the Little Snake river
tract comprises $4,000 acres of land
and is being irrigated by large canal
system now in course of construction.
The land is from within ff
teen to twenty-five miles of the
established surveys of the Mcf.
fat road and is about fifty miles
from the Union Pacific 1t is in the
heart of Routt county and is princi-
pally agricultural. Tracts of 40, 80.
100 or 160 acres will be sold under the
Carey act to- citizens of the United
States. These tracts can be secured
by the payment of so cents an acre to
the state, and the purchase of water
rights from the canal company. The
price of the water rights has been
fixed by the state at $25 an acre, one
fifth of which, or S. per acre. is to be
paid down, the balance to run a term
of years at six per cent. interest. One
half of the SOC due the state is to
be paid when the selection of the land
is filed with the State Land Board and
the remainder when one-eighth of the
land has been reclaimed and patent ap-
piled for.
The land is an irregular tract from
one to six miles in width and extends
from point below Bags, Wyoming,
on the Colorado Wyoming state line,
to a point just above Lay, Colorado.
The upper end of the tract is about
sixty miles from Rawlins. Wyoming.
and the lower part is from fifteen to
twenty-five miles from the line of the
Moffat road.
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No Protest from Japan.

Oyster Bay. N. Y.-Secretary Loeb
gives it out that there had been no
change in the plans to send the Allan
tic battleship fleet to the Pacific ocean
and that the necessary preparations
for the trip are now being made by the
navy department. Upon the compile
ton and approval by the President the
voyage will be begun when the Presi-
dent gives the word.
Loeb made this statement incident
ally by saying that there was no foun-
dation for the report that Secretary
Metcalf had been or would be asked
to resign from the Cabinet because of
his announcement that the fleet would
be in San Francisco in the near future.
Loeb said there was no reason ~
criticising Secretary Metcalf on ac-
count of his announcement Secretary
Loebs statement that the fleet will g.
to the Pacific is regarded here as sig
nificant, being the first announcement
to that effect made at Oyster Bay.
Washington.-No protest has been
received from the Japanese govern
ment on account of sending the At
lantic battleship fleet to the Pacific and
none Is expected. 1t is pointed out
here that no basis exists for protest
or complaint. as the fleet is to remain
in American waters.
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Good for Fishermen's "eait."

The remarkable Notwithstanding eff
feet of vacuum is striliingly brought
out in the claims made for new
sportsman's bottle. The vessel has
double walls, being really one bottle
within another, with sealed-up in
tervening space from which the air
has been Withdrawn. 1t is asserted
that liquids in this bottle can be kept
hot AS hours in the coolest weather,
and that inced beverages will retain
their delicious GOODNESS for weeks In
the hottest summer.
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ternal infection of the Western peo-

ternal infection OF the Western peo-
pie"
Local officers OF the Bureau OF Ami
NAL Industry claim, 1t is understood,
that the State Board of Stock Inspec-
ton has failed to properly enforce
state laws for the suppression OF the
disease and that the infection has
been increasing and the government
has been practically forced to take
this radical step to prevent the spread
of the infection. This Is denied by the
state officials, who claim that there is
less mango in the state than has eX-
listed before in years.
Cattlemen in the eastern part of the
state are greatly worked up over the
matter and threaten to take strenu-
GUS action to have the obnoxious quar-
antine lifted, or at least to have 1t
brought within proper bounds. In the
meantime large part of the cattle
arriving are going into quarantine
yards and the stockyards company is
making good thing charging them for
dipping their cattle. Practically all the
arrivals at the Denver yards go into
quarantine With the exception of the
few cattle that go to slaughter, all will
have to be dipped and under the rules
the hides of those slaughtered will
also have to be treated. Why? No
one knows. except that it is the rule?
AS yet only small part of the cat
tie have moved, the largest part OF
the fall run coming in Septemberand
October. An effort will be made to
have the rules adjusted so as to pre-
vent the great loss that will otherwise
come to the stockmen. Local stock
men insist that the mango fight
is being maintained simply to give sew
eral thousand government inspectors a
lob
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Helped Blaze the Way.

Laramie, Wyo.-James Vine, father
Of Mrs. Theodore Tregoning of this
place, and Mrs. Earl Harris ana Miss
Alice Vine of Denver, died at Riverton.
Wyoming, July 31st. The remains
were taken to Denver for interment.
Vine came to Laramie May 5, 1868,
from Fort Sanders. when there were
only tents here, and engaged in the
carpenter business, later starting a
furniture store. About eight years ago
he removed to Denver and engaged in
the real estate business, two years ago
going to the new town of Riverton,
where he became justice Of the peace
and was member of the commission
to formulate charter for the town.
He was mayor of Laramie for one term
and at the time of his death was JUS
tice at Riverton. Mr. Vine was a Con
Tolerate soldier in Tie Civil War. He
joined the Odd Fellows lodge here, but
had withdrawn to become a charter
member of the lodge at Riverton,
which will be instituted in few days.
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HAD MISSED GOOD THING.
Patrick's Joy Dimmed by Thought OF
Wasted Opportunities.

Patrick. recently arrived and un-
used to the ways of this country, was
accosted one day by a member of the
sporting fraternity, who offered to i'm
part to him, for modest considera-
ton, marvellous way to make money
without toiling for it. All one needed.
he said. was small amount to bet
ON a certain horse that couldn't pos
sibly lose. "And yez say OF can get
that money without working for it?"
asked the bewildered Irishman. when
the other was through explaining.
Sure thing. All the work you got to
do is to count the mazuma." III thry
IT, said Pat. So they hied them to
racecourse, where the sporty-looking
gentleman placed Pats money at odds
of five ito one. And the horse wons
Pats joy was unbounded when he was
handed large roll of yellow-b ac ked
bills. Calling his new-found friend to
one side, lie asked in voice that
trembled with excitement: "Oi say,
how long has this thing been goip.
1D2p
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more shall render the contract void on
the part of the contracting parties, the
state then having right to dispose OF
the uncompleted project to the highest
bidder, thereby entering into a new
contract with the buyers.
Persons making application for the
land under this act must do SO for
the purpose of actual reclamation, cul-
tivation and settlement, and must pay
the nominal sum of so cents an acre
for the land, half to be paid at time Of
entry and half at time of proof of set
tleinent and reclamation.
Proofs Of Reclamation.
Another condition imposed upon
those taking up land under this act Is
that within one year after the notifica-
ton of settler that irrigation works
are completed and water is ready to
be furnished his land, the settler shall
reclaim not less than one-sixteenth
of the land filed upon, and within two
years the settler must have actually ir-
rigated and cultivated not less than
one-eighth of the land filed upon.
This being done. the settler can
then, within three years of the time
water was first ready to turn upon his
land for cultivating purposes. make
final proof of reclamation, cultivation
and settlement upon at least one-eighth
of the land he has filed upon. When
this proof, and any other required by
the board is made before a notary pub
lie, justice Of the peace, or justice of
District Court, the dispositions of prin'
cipals and witnesses are sent to the
State Board of Land Commissioners
for approval and. if approved by the
board, claim for a patent to the entire
plat of land is sent to the Department
of the Interior. When this patent re-
turns the land, then becomes the
property of the settler.
AS yet there have been no lands pat
ented in Colorado under this law, al
though several requests for such
lands are on file in the State Board Of
Land Commissioners Office, and many
settlers are now complying with the
conditions of the statutes in order to
realize the benefits of the act.
The largest project of this kind now
on foot is that of the Routt County De-
vel3pment Company, which has built
large reservoir and canal in Little
Snake River valley, in Routt county.
Some $4,000 acres of this rich land
are to be opened under this act in the
fall and within the next two years at
least G,000 acres of the land will be
under cultivation. Within three years
the land and irrigation system will be
owned by the settlers who take up the
land there.
Proposals for reclamation projects
in San Luis valley. Weld, Morgan and
Fremont counties have been received
recently by the board and have been
favorably acted upon. These projects
assure the taking up of hundreds Of
thousands of acres of land under this
act within the near future.
The full scope of the act has not
been commonly understood by the peo-
pie at large until recently, and 1t Is
only within the past year or two that
such projects have been taken up gen.
orally by capitalists here and else
where.
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Have Trouble
with Your Food ?
Try
|Grape-Nuts
Perfectly Cooked,
Ready TO Serve.
Delicious and Healthfm

THE ordinary breakfast cereal
cooked few minutes in a halfhearted
way will in time weaken the stomach
of anything short OF an OK.
ANY preparation of wheat or oats
pur into water that is below the boil
ing point and cooked as mush is usu
ally served, remains a pasty, indi
gestible mass. The cells are tough
and unopened. In addition. the stom-
ach of a person sensitively constituted
refuses to do anything with the pasty
mass. 1t is sent into the second stom-
ach, the Duodenum. where in conse-
quence of the long time OF the first
process of digestion, is fermented and
soured AS an eminent medical man
pertinently states. the stomachs of half
the people going about the streets are
about In the condition of an old vim
egar barrel.
Intestinal dyspepsia is the direct
consequence ofsuch feeding"
knowledge OF these facts and a wide
experience in ,he preparation and use
of cereals brought out the product
known as Grape-Nuts, manufactured
with special reference to having the
heterogeneous and starchy parts of the
grains, of which the food IS composed.
perfectly and scientifically cooked at
the factory, ready for immediate use
and therefore not subject to the ma
nipulations of any cook, good or bad.
The starch of the grains, changed to
grape-sugar, can be seen glistening on
the little granules, and gives forth
delicate sweetish taste, very palatable.
Children and adults obtain fine re-
suits from the use of Grape-Nuts food.
1t is so perfectly adapted to the wants
of the human body and so easily d.
gested that many cases are on record
of nursing babes being fed very sue
cessfuly on it. There's a Reason"
Made at the pure food factories OF
the Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Read The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
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Strange Bequests.

In his will Stephen Swain OF the
parish of ST. Olave, Southwark. Eng
land, gave to John Abbot and Mary.
his wife, sixpenoe each. ito buy for
each of them halter. for fear the
sheriffs should not be provided
John Aylett Stow left the sum of
five guineas for the purchase of the
picture of viper biting the hand of
his rescuer. to be presented to an emf
nent X. c. as reminder OF his In
gratitude and insolence."
When women have been deceived
by men, they wish to marry them.
This is as good as any other kind of
rovenge.-Beaumano
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Montrose viii Have Another Turn.

Montrose, Colo.-The Chautauqua
which closed here on Sunday night
proved to be such success that prior
to the departure of A. j. Hess
kett, the manager, arrangements
were made to hold an assembly here
again next year and a contract was en-
tered into. This Chautauqua was the
only one on. the western slope and
many people came from other towns
and camped during The entire session.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

ZION OF the dad
der and the trou-
BILE had gone so
far in five years
that my physicians
said nothing but
an operation would
cure me. Awful
b e airing dow n
pains, backaches
and headaches tor
tured me. there
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were spells of dizziness and faintness.
the kidney secretions were like blood
and passed with intense pain. 1 had
lost 30 pounds when l began using
Doans Kidney Pills. and was dread
fully nervous. In one week felt bet
ter and to-day l am well woman and
have been for a long time"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
A woMAN's suFFeRlNes.
A Dreadful Operation Seemed to Be
the Only Outcome.

Mrs. Clyde Pixley. Bridge St., Beld-
Ing, Mich, writes: II had inflamma-
, 1907-01-22
r T

A mail crane has been erected at
Como.
Dan Brees, the air brake demonstra.
tor for the Union Pacific, was here this
morning for a brief visit with his fam
lily.
Mrs. n. J. Welty, wife of the station
agent at Howell, was in the city this
morning, getting some supplies for the
household for the coming month.
L.. S. Yates, section foreman for the
railroad company at Bosler, was among
the visitors to the city this morning,
looking after some purchases for his
W and his neighbors' families.
Charles Wilseck of Cheyenne, fire
and sanitary Inspector for the Wyo-
ming division of the Union Pacific,
was here this morning, in the interest
of his department of the roads service.
Trainmaster F. C. Let's was at his
office today, for the first time in sew
eral days. He went from Rawlins to
Cheyenne and returned from the lat.
ter city yesterday afternoon. The
freight embargo at Rawlins has been
lifted to a certain extent and it is
possible that the trainmaster will re-
main at home for a while.
, 1907-01-22

Albany county, providing for the pro.
lection of liverymen and enters of
horses for hire.
H. ]. r. No. A, relating to the du-
ties of the state board of equalization.
H. j. r. No. 5. concerning the Alas
kan exposition to be held at Seattle,
Wash, in 1909.
An amendment to house bill No. A
was introduced, together with a com.
munication from the people of Rock
River endorsing the measure. This
bill provides for the appointment of a
railroad commissioner and prescribes
the duties of the commission.
In Committee of the Whole.
The house in committee of the
whole f~avorably recommended house
bill No. 81, providing for an elevator
at the capitol building and making an
appropriation therefor. The deposit
tory bill, No. 20, was discussed during
the sitting of the committee, but it
went over when the house took up the
task of voting for a United States SEN
ator. and the discussion was resumed
at the afternoon session.