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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Miss Rosamond Severe, of Davis City,
has been secured to teach the two
months fall term of school at Sunny
side, northwest of Leon. The director
had contracted with Miss Berta Peck
for the entire school year. but she is
sick and could not teach the fall term.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

The Reporter job rooms printed sale
bills Tuesday for w. NJ. Wolf, who will
have a public sale at his farm, two
miles south of Decatur City on Wednes-
day, Sept. 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Mr.. Doss Hill and Miss Edith Downey,
of Davis City, were quietly married at
the clerks Office in this city last Satur-
day, the ceremony being performed by
Justice G. W. Beck. They will make
their home at Davis City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

u. G. Benefiel is remodeling the farm
house of Charles Moore in Center town
ship, and building substantial addition
to it. When completed Mr.. Moore will
have one of the best farm residences in
Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Fred Wells has taken charge of the
billiard hall over Stempel's drug store
and will fix the place up in first class
shape and run it under his name. He
will be pleased to have his friends call
on him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Ed. Fl. Sharp, who lives in west Leon
had five head of sheep badly used up
last Thursday night by dogs, and one
sheep had entirely disappeared, al
though they were in tight wire en-
closure, and he would like to know
what became of it, as the fence was too
high for it to jump over.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

While city marshal Chandler was eat
ing dinner today he happened to look
out the window and saw that the roof
of their summer kitchen was burning
briskly. Harve Axes happened to be
visiting there and they succeeded in
putting out the blaze without giving
an alarm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Lineville Roller Mills wants TO buy
all your good milling wheat at the high
est market price or will exchange you
high patent flour for your wheat.
tt WRIGHT & NARNEY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

l have 1000 bushels of corn for sale
at 55c per bushel, delivered at Leon,
and 700 bushels of oats at 4Oc per
bushel. G.. M. AXES.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

D. G. Cannon last week disposed of
his interest in the Leon Mill Co., to
Willard Gardner, and the business will
be continued under the firm name of
Martin & Gardner. Mr.. Cannon has
not yet decided as to his future occupa-
tinp
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Mr.. o. S. Long, who fell from the top
of his two-story building some four
weeks ago, and was seriously injured,
is getting along nicely, being able to
sit up some. Shenandoah Open Door.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Fresh car Dandy and Carter wind
mills and we want to whisper they are
for sale. Come and buy wind mill and
stay in good humor.
BowSIIER & BoWSHER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Robert Good spent last week in Grand
River playing the fife in the marshal
band which furnished music. He says
he was never better treated anywhere
in his life, and commends Capt. ]. l..
Gooding of Kellerton, who officiated as
marshal, as being a prince of good
fo1louc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

W. Fl. Howard on Monday morning
commenced the erection of neat new
cottage for Mrs. Kate Brown on her
lots in northwest Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Recent explorers insist that there
are three natural bridges in south
eastern Utah as much larger than the
Natural Bridge in Virginia as Pixies
Peak is higher than Mt. Washington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

For SALE-Complete saw mill outfit
with 20 h. p. engine and corn burrs for
sale cheap on account of my health.
Eft ID. A. BRIGHT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

r. L. Jones, of Harrington, Neb., has
accepted position in Henry Otten's
butcher shop in this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

1t is sometimes the case that people
speak well of the dead, not to be
charitable, but because they are afraid
of ghosts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

For SALE-Seed Wheat. Also few
Barred Plymouth Rock hens. Simon
Goodman, Leon, Iowa, r. +. d. 4.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Seed wheat for sale, 400 bushels,
sample at Van Werden's drug store.
II. d. DEkALB,
Dakalh Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

For sALE-Good big superior oak
fence posts. L. j. SANKEY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Work on the new court house is near
Iy at a stand still, as the contractors
are tied up waiting for the steel for the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Big stock Velie buggies always on
hand at Bowsher & Bowsher's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

1t requires lot of strenuous will
power for girl of % to act as if she
didn't care to get married.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Parties using kodaks can secure films
of all sizes at the CARRIER studio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Call and inspect those extra fine en-
largements we are making at the CARRIER
studio. Something new.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

For SALE 1000 bushels of corn at So
cents. c. NJ. AXES.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

For SALE:-PIenty of good brick.
4l-tf II. L. JENKINS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

My farm for sale. Write or phone.
EUGENE STANLEY, Lamont, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

WANTED-Old pop corn, l lc per pound
in ear or &c shelled.
6 n RENEEJEr
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Fast friends should be slow to dis
agree.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

EsTRAY--A spotted brood SOW weighs
about 225 pounds. Notify A. E. Finch,
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

See the new corrugated steel tanks
at H. A. Wright's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

FOR SALE-No. 1 stiff mud brick.
F. G. MULLINNIX.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Charter Oak wagons are the best
wagon on the market to wear, last and
please. BowsHER s. BowsHER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

Buy your pure cider vinegar of Coder.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
COAL ORDER DECLINED
Pennsylvania Companies Unable to Ac-
 cept Foreign Offers.

Philadelphia, Aug. 25.-Because of it's inability to All the order, the Phil adelphia and Reading 1oal and Iron company was compelled to decline 3 contract for 100000 tons of anthracite ecal, the order for which was rendered by a representative of the Austro- Hungarian chamber of commerce. The proposed purchaser was willing to pay the regular price for placing the coal on board vessels either here or in New York,
 Another order for 100000 tons of bitu- minous coal wanted by the Italian government is also being offered to the largest soft coal operators of the Unit cd States, with little prospect of it's being taken because of the great ex- pense in delivering 1t to the Italian destination designated. Other foreign orders have been offered to American operators with lack of success.
 The great demand for coal by foreign governments is attributed to the in- creased amount of coal consumed by their naval vessels, the number of which has grown rapidly within the last two years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
OFFICER STREET TO TRAVEL
Going Abroad for Two Months of
 Sightseeing in Europe.

Patrolman Simon Streit, after twen- ty-four years of service on the city fierce, is going on trip to Europe for two months during which time he will cover Rome, Russian and the rest. It | is solely a matter of pleasure trip and no expense will be spared to see all the good things going.
 Several of Streit's friends on the police force have gone across the water before him, and he says there are some things he won't have to learn by experience. He wont sing the Watch on the Rhine in a French restaurant, for instance,
 Five years ago a party of bluecoats went abroad and on entering Paris made a bet of $2O0 that certain one would not dare sing the German air in any public place. The bluecoat, gifted with a strong voice, took the bet anu and began believing out the song, ] Within two minutes the dapper 1 Frenchmen had seized him and were hustllng him for the door. Before they got him there he had finished the first verse and won his bet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
EMMA GOLDMAN SPEAKS
Urges Formation of International Or
 ganization of Anarchists.

Amsterdam, Aug. 25.-Emma Gold man. the American anarchist, told the Anarchist congress at it's opening to- day that she brought cordial greetings from all the anarchists In the United States, from San Francisco to New York. She declares the liberay of the masses existed only on paper. She fervently hoped the congress would de- wise an international organization of anarchists and said there was. nothing to hope for from the social democrats. All the speakers criticized the peace conference at The Hague and the h. ternational Socialist Congress at Stutt- gart, describing the first as merely an assembly for the organization of war and declaring that the latter had pass ed resolutions containing thousands of words without arriving at a definite conclusion on any subject. About three hundred delegates were present, rep resenting the United States, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, France, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Bohemia, Switzer- land, and Servia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
PREMIER IN CHARGE
Clemenceau Assumes Active Direction
 of Moroccan Situation

Paris, Aug. 25.-Premier Clemenceau, who returned from Carlsbad and Mu- rich to-day, has assumed active direc- ton of the Moroccan situation, which developed during his absence. He con- ferred with Foreign Minister Pichon, War Minister Picquart and Minister of Marine Thomson, who met him at the station, and tomorrow will go to Ram boulilla 10 see President Fallieres.
 The Journal des Debats, in an edi- torial as to the effect of M. Clemen- ceau's return on the Moroccan ques- ton, says. "He nows the sentiments of the sovereigns and the dispositions of the chanceIors. He ought to know that politics to-day not only are most uncertain, but also most costly and that calm and conservatism are essen tial."
 A dispatch received to-day from Casa Blanca shows no change in the situa- ton. Troops are anxious for decisive engagement with the tribesmen, but Frances determination not to pene- trate far into the country prevents pur- suit of the fanatics, Meantime Morroc- co.'s internal affairs are growing worse. The government has degenerated into e mere mock administration.
 Mulai Hafg, the newly proclaimed sultan, who is reported to be march, ing toward the coast to fight the French and Spanish troops, has ap- pointed ministry a member of which is Mulai Sidi Mohammed, an- other brother of the actual sultan, Mohammed is now held a prisoner at Fez.
 Raisuli controls his own region and the pretender rules northeast Moroc- co. The sultan is not sure of his own followers. and anarchy prevades the empire. The littoral towns are tran quil because of the presence of for eign warships, but Rabat is reported to be constantly menaced by tribes men who are ready to swoop down upon it at the first opportunity. Eu- ropeans dare not pass outside the walls of Rabat and other cities.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
MRS. GARDE IN FIRE
Former New Haven Woman Escapes
 from Burning Pne Grove Inn.

Mrs. Walter Garde, formerly of this city, and her daughter had narrow escape with the other guests at the Pine Grove inn, Blandford, Mass, when that hostelry burned to the ground Saturday night. While Mrs. Garde was at dinner the inn caught fire from sparks in an open hearth and the flames spreading rapidly from room to room the whole building was soon ablaze. Mrs. Garde and her daughter escaped from the dining room just be- fore the fire reached that part of the house. Their clothing as well as the other belongings were destroyed.
 The nelghbors offered shelter for the night to the people who had been stay ing at the inn. Late in the evening Walter Garde and Mrs. w. H. Garde went to Blandford from Hartford and brought Mrs. Garde and daughter home. walter Garde is a member of New Haven commandery, Knights Templar, and lived here when his father, the late w. H. Garde, was pro- prietor of the hotel named after him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
s25,OOO DAMAGE
 10 NEW FRAT HOME
(Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.) building of brick and stone eonstruc- tion finished handsomely in heavy hardwood with magnificent decora- uons These, which were furnished to- gether with the new furniture by the John H. Pray company of Boston, were practically uninjured. The build ing was built by Treat & Sperry, the architects being Copeland & Dole of New York.
 Janitor Wilmore had just finished setting in order the third floor which was damaged most for the first of the returning members of the society who were expected about the first of Sep tember The directors announce that they will have rebuilding operations started as soon as the fire insurance men have investigated the building. They expect to be able to accommodate the students all right at their return. The hall has capacity for thirty eight and there are about twenty-five active members in the society.
 The loss by the fire is covered with insurance in the Security Insurance company of this city, the Hartford Fire, the Aetna and the New York Un- derwriters. The security of this city held large amount of the risk.
 The billiard room which is on the first floor directly under the part or the building where the fire broke out was quite thoroughly soaked. It is thought, however, that the costly bill- iard table was not badly injured, A beautiful orchestral organ and pianola also on the first floor and which it was thought at first were destroyed by the water were found to be uninjured.
 It is believed by the firemen that the fire had been burning about one hour before the alarm was sent in. Good work by the department saved the building from complete destruction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
GIANT STRU1TURE RISING
3o STORIES FINISHED
Singer Skyscraper 10 be the Highest Occupied Build
 ing on Earth.

New York, Aug. 25.-The lofty Sing CT building, fast nearing completion, will within the coming week exceed in height the Washington monument whose solid shaft of granite rises 555 ' feet above the ground. When the structural steel workers rivetted home the last steel beam yesterday before ending their days work, the steel frame of thirty-six floors of the build ing had been finished and the workers began their long descent of 476 feet to the sidewalk. Eleven more stories re- main to be built and when the tower ing pile of steel and masonry is fin- ished it will be forty-seven stories high and 612 feet from the sidewalk on Broadway to the pinac1e. This giant iskyscraper will be the highest occu- pied building in the world, and will overtop all other existing structures except the Eiffel tower in Paris. Not one life has been lost so far in the con- struction, though countless hundreds on the streets have watched for days the intrepid steel workers swinging from beam to beam more than hun dred yards high in the air. After the building is completed time ball will drop every hour from a pole on top of the structure and at night the fall- ling hour globe will be illuminated by three lights which will play upon it constantly
 The foundation of this colossal building is set in solid bedrock ninety feet below the level of the sidewalk. On the bedrock were built caissons of cement. A heavy steel body laid over the caissons forms the underbody of the structure, fourteen floors of which comprise the main section of the building, from which rises the tower up to forty-seven stories, with Its scores of office rooms. The engineers say the total weight of steel and ma sorry in the tower Is 1S,365 tons while nearly 10000 tons of steel have been used in the framework Eight cen elevators will carry the 2,500 ten ants to their offices, and one minute is required for the elevators to make the run from the sidewalk floor to the top of the structure. Fifteen thou sand ncandescent lights, sufficient the engineers say, to light town o1 25,0O0 inhabitants, will illuminate tht rooms and railways for late office workers Fifteen miles of pipe vii be required for steam and water pur' poses.
 An immense copper lantern vii form the pinnacle of the building from which at night a powerful searchlightwill flash, furnishing a bea con to mariners visible more than six ty miles at sea. The time ball will b' on a pole In the lantern below. A night New Workers and suburbanite for miles around will be able to mari the hour as the ball, glowing brightl, under the rays of three electric reflec tors, drops down the pole.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
PEACE CONVENTION CLOSES SERVICES AT MYSTIC
Greeting Sent to Sixteenth International Peace
 Congress.

Mystic, Aug. 25.-With the services to-day the forty-irst annual meeting of the Universal Peace union was brought to a close. This was the first time that exercises had been held by the union on Sunday, and as a re- lsult it has decided to continue them leach year. The morning session was occupied with an address by Secretary David Ferris of the Delaware branch of the union and sermonettes by Prof. Daniel Batchellor, Rev. Matthey An- derson and Dr. Caroline Anderson, alI Iof Philadelphia; and Francis Gal lagher of Providence. Tn the after noon a paper was read by Miss Plum mer of Providence, and addresses were made by Charles P. Hastings of Philadelphia; Dr. w. Evans Darby of London, England, and James H. Earle. wh ohas presided at all of the ses- sions.
 It was decided to hold the next meeting one week earlier than this Iyear. The following greeting to the sixteenth International Peace congress which is to meet in munich next month, was prepared:
 tTo Heinrich Harbarge, Munich, Ger
 many:
 l The Universal Peace union assembled at it's forty-flrst anniversary sends fra ternal greeting to the sixteenth Uni- versal Peace congress, and is grateful for the good work being done for peace. We join hands with you for still larger effort to relieve mankind of the horror and burdens of war. We are vigorously carrying forward our usual peace prop aganda, and are this year laying spe- cial emphasis upon the education of tho young in relation to peace. We are organizing peace bands in our different branches, and have established na- ture class in our peace grove and tenn pie at MystiS, Conn, under the direc- ton of Professor Batehellor of Philadel- phia. The educational movement is be- ing strongly endorsed by leading edu cators at our meetings.
 James H. Earle Acting Chairman.
 Daniel Batchellor. Secretary.
 Peace Grove, Mystic, Conn. T. s. A. Aug. 25. 1907.
 During the afternoon also letter was read from Augusta s. Steadson
 founder of the First Church of Chris in New York. introducing Mrs. Margare Beecher White, granddaughter of Henr,
 Ward Beecher, who read letter iron
 Mrs Mary Baker Eddy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
GET THEATER BY FORGE
Representatives of So-Called Trust
 Seize Buffalo Playhouse.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Representa- tives of Klaw & Erlanger and the Shu- berts took forcible possession of the Lyric theater here to-day, after fight in which it is said revolvers were flcurished and John Laughlin, who for ten years has been fighting what Is krown as the theatrical trust" was forcibly ejeeted from the playhouse
 After .ejecting Laughlin and the at- tendants the doors were barricaded, locks changed and guard placed at all the entrances.
 The invaders claim they have signed contracts from Mir Laughlln which give them lawful possession. of the place for the next eight years. Mir. Laughlin ayers that the terms of the contracts have not been fulfilled by TIlaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts ana says he will fight in the courts for pos session of his theaters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
AMERICAN SCHEME READY
CONTRACTUAL DEBTS
Proposition for Their Collec- tion to be Submitted to
 Committee.

The Hague, August 25.-The Ameri- can proposition concerning the col lection of contractual debts is now ready for submission to the eXamina- tion committee of the peace confer ence, general Horace Porter having in troduced the desired changes especial ly those recommended by tn Latin American states. Dr. Luis Drago (Ar- gentina) is receiving congratulations on the proposition, for 1t Is believed that it will now more closely resemble the Drago doctrne.
 Joseph H. Choate Is working on a new plan for the allotment of Judges for the international high court of jus tices under which the representatives of the United States and those of all the Latin American countries will form one group This plan, 1t Is believed, will dissipate any feeling arising from the previous proposed allotment over the lack of equality of any state in the representation of the court. This union of the whole of the American continent, 1t Is considered, would be of great importance not only in the es- tablishment of the court, but as a great political move, rallyiffg around the United States all theNstates of Cen tral and South America.
 Such plan would insure to the court the immediate adhesion of twen- ty-one countries. Adding to these countries, Germany, Austria, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and Rus sia, which are also favorable to the proposition, the court would have the support of two-thirds of the countries of the world, without taking into ac- count other countries whose adherence is most likely, such as the Netherlands Spain, Turkey, and Switzerland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
WATERBURY REPUBLICANS.
Successful Outing of Club Organized After That of New Haven Y. M.
 R. O.

The Republican club of Waterbury, which is modelled after the New Ha- ven Young Mems Republican club, and which was organized about two months ago, held it's first annual clam bake last Saturday afternoon at Lake wood park. The club already has a membership of over three hundred. There were over two hundred at the clam bake. which was successful in every way,
 Among the visitors from cue of town were Senator FraDklin L. Ho- man, ex-president of the New Haven Young Mems Republican club, and Attorney Alexander Cumming.
 R. P. Lewis, to whom much of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
DEMANDS CONCESSIONS
Royal Irish Yacht Club Will Want
 Race Conditions Changed.

Dublin, August 25.-Sir Thomas Lip- ton arrived at Queenstown to-day on board his steam yacht, the Erin. He declined to discuss the question of a challenge for the Americas cup. It is certain, however, that the next ehal- lenge will be made drought the Royal Irish Yacht club, but the committee men of the club refuse to comment on the rumors concerning the challenge except to say that they think some concession concerning the conditions for a race will be necessary from the American side.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
LION ATTACKS TAMER
Trouble in Cage Causes Panic at
 Cleveland Theater.

Cleveland, O., Aug. 25.-Several wom- en and children were injured during a panic at local pleasure resort to-day as the result of lion making an att tack upon Captain James F. Briggs, a tanner and performer. The beast laid bare the tanners left arm by blow of its paw and lacerated the mans thigh with It's teeth. The Ion was subdued by attendants. A panic seized the spectators and many women faint ed In the rush to escape women and children were trampled upon. Aside from Captain Briggs no one was seri- ously hurt.