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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

ferent points in the state, and of other
reforms which the state of Kansas had
accomplished. and while he did not say
SO, much of the credit for these reforms
belongs to Gov. Hoch, who has been
twice nominated by acclamation for
governor. 1t the close of his address
Gov. Hoch shook hands with nearly every
man, woman and child in the audience.
for he is a man of the people. He is a
newspaper man, being the editor of the
Marion, Kansas, Record, and still owns
this splendid weekly newspaper, and
says he will return to his editorial
work after his present term as governor.
Thursday evening was occupied by
splendid program by the Hesperian
Male Quartette and Garretson, the
entertainer.
Friday morning there was popular
lecture by Hon. Carl d. Thompson, the
manager of the Hesperian Quartette,
who is a member of the Wisconsin legis-
ture, his subject being Common Folks"
and he gave the audience a most excel
lent talk on the trials and environments
of the frontiersman and the common
people of the country, town and city.
His belief is in the right of the people
to govern, and said that the great re-
formers of this age come from the
ranks of the common people and he is
right.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
CHAUTAUQUA is OVER
Closed Sunday Night with Everybody
Pleased, and Next Years Chdu-
tauqua is Arranged for.

The first Chantauqua ever held in
Leon closed Sunday evening it blaze
of glory and enthusiasm. That it was
great success no one will question,
and that the people of Leon and
vicinity have taken up with the Chau-
tauqua movement was evident, when
platform manager Arthur MacMurray
announced Sunday evening that 500
season tickets had been pledged for a
Chautauqua at Leon next year. The
Reapath Bureau had asked for a pledge
of 500 season tickets if the people
wanted them to put on a Chautauqua at
Leon next year, and instead OF the tick
cts being taken in blocks by the mer-
chants and others, it was decided to
ask that individual pledges be made.
Cards were distributed the latter part
of the week, and a number of our pro-
gressive boosters took hold of the mat
ter, and but few persons refused to
sign for tickets who attended this
year. Many people voluntarily signed
Che pledge cards and asked their
neighbors to do so. In return
for the pledge made the Redpath
Bureau have promised to give
us the best possible program for next
year, and the attractions will be even
stronger than this year, and this year
the program was certainly good one
and pleased all who attended.
The Chautauqua is the resort OF in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Notes.

The first Leon Chautauqua was surely
success, and everyone will attend
again next year.
The Chautanqua next year will be
better than this year, if such a thing is
possible, but everybody was satisfied
this year.
Every season ticket pledged this year
by the businessmen was sold out on
Wednesday, and many parties had to
buy tickets at the box Office.
The largest attendance was on Sun
day evening at the closing program, and
the next largest was Thursday after
noon when Gov. Hoch spoke.
1t was we'll pleased crowd which
left the the Chautauqua grounds Sun
day evening, tired but happy and all
enthusiastic for the Chautauqua again
next year.
1t was happy selection when the
school grounds were secured for the
Chautauuua, for it was an ideal place,
easy of access, and convenient in many
ways for those who attended.
1t was a good natured and orderly
crowd which attended throughout the
entire Chautangua. There were some
special policemen but they had nothing
to do, as all who were on the grounds
we're listening to the platform attrac-
tions.
The Macs seemed to be pretty near
the whole thing. There was McMurray
the versatile and popular platform man
ager, Mcqueen, the war correspondent
and traveller, and McNutt, the dinner
pail man, and it was hard to tell which
was the best. Give us some more Macs
next year.
1t made few fellows who got scared
early in the game and sold the season
tickets which cost them S1.5O each for
S1.OO, feel like they had sold themselves
out when they saw the rush for tickets
at the regular price and people hunting
all over town for tickets.
If the Redpath Bureau wants to again
make a success in this city next year
with their Chautauqua they can find nc
better man for platform manager than
Arthur MacMurray, and we hope ne
will be returned here next year. Mac
is one of those jovial good fellows who
never otfends anyone and makes friends
wherever he goes.
In making the closing announcement
Sunday evening platform manager Mac
Murray said he had never been in 9
town where there was better lot OF
Chautauqua boosters than in Leon
and took occasion to publicly thanl
the members of the Commercial
Club, the members of the ladies club
and the people in general.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Saw William Jennings Bryan.

William Jennings Bryan passed
through Leon last Friday on his way to
Bethany, Mo-, where he spoke at the
Chautauqua in the afternoon, and a
number Of the leading democrats who
were hastily notified that he was on the
train few minutes before it reached
this city were at the depot and had the
pleasure of few minutes talk with him
while his train waited for the K. & W.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced to many of
them and said next year was going to
be one of the greatest presidential
campaigns this country has ever
witnessed. He said nothing about be-
ing candidate for the presidency
again, but did say that he expected to
fill very few Chautauqua engagements
next year, as most of his time would be
devoted to campaign speaking. There
is no man living today who attracts
greater crowds to hear him than Mr..
Bryan, and everything at this time
points to his nomination as the demo-
cratic standard bearer next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Additional Sunday Trains.

Notice was received by wire Satur-
day about noon that commencing on
Sunday, there would be two additional
passengers trains run over this branch
Of the Burlington on Sunday, Nos. 113
and ia the morning and evening ST.
Joe trains which have been running
only on week days being made Sunday
trains as we'll. This will be quite an
accommodation to many people along
the line who want to do Sunday visit
ing and on first thought would seem to
be very thoughtful ON the part of the
railroad managers for the public's ac-
commodation, but such is not the case.
The real reason for putting on these
extra Sunday trains is that the Mis-
souri, legislature last winter passed a
law compelling all railroads to operate
at least one train each way on Sunday
over all lines in Missouri. Last week
the Burlington road was made defend.
ant in an action for failing to run Sun
day trains between Centerville and
keokuk, and finding they were up
against it. the company wisely decided
to comply with the law, and ordered
Sunday trains for all their Missouri
lines. This branch between Charlton
and st. Joe has had Sunday trains via
Bethany and Albany, but no trains via
Mt. Ayr and Grant City, and the new
trains were put on to comply with the
law by providing trains on the Grant
City branch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

mented the people of the great
state of Iowa on their ability to furnish
labor for all who wanted to work, but
said that our people knew little of the
poverty and want which existed in the
great cities. His address was master
ly one conceded to be one of the best
of the many good attractions of the
Chautauqua.
Wednesday evening there was the
farewell concert by the Sterling
Jubilee Singers, and a fairly good ex-
hibition by Garretsun, consisting Of
juggerly and musical bells.
On Thursday morning Winfield X.
Gaylord, gave lecture on ''Ihe Point
of Veiw" and everyone present voted
that it was rare treat to hear this
polished gentleman, who is also
member of the iIesperian Male Quartette
and he made many friends among the
people who heard his popular lecture.
| Thursday afternoon was one of the
big days of the Chautauqua, it being
the first appearance OF the Hesperian
Male Quartette, who rendered very
pleasing program. OF course the big
attraction was Gov. e. w. Hoch, OF
Kansas, and as he arrived on the train
direct from Topeka, the program was
delayed short time, but the time was
occupied by an interesting address by
Rev. A. b. Whitmer, OF Mt. Ayr, who
was one of the promoters of the Leon
Chautauqua, and has made many friends
in this city. A few minutes after
3 o'clock Gov. Hoch arrived, being in
troduced to the vast audience by Hon.
v. r. McGinnis, of this city, in few
we'll chosen remarks which struck a
popular response from the immense
audience. Through the thoughtfulness
of Mrs. A. E. Hatch, the platform was
decorated with sunfowers in honor OF
Gov. Hoch, and he noted the courtesy in
his opening remarks. Gov. Hoch
brought us "a Message from Kansas
and it was message which was
listened to with interest. He told OF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

dress alone was worth the price of a
season ticket.
Friday evening the Hesperian Quar-
tette made their last appearance, and
We're followed by DR.. Peter Mac Queen.
the versatile little Scotchman, who has
a national reputation as a war cor
respondent, and is one of the greatest
travellers of the present age. He gave
a most interesting illustrated lecture on
Panama and the Philippines" which
was listened to with great interest
from the fact that DR.. Mac Queen had
personally secured the pictures which
were thrown upon the screen, many of
them showing his we'll known features.
His lecture were one of the best features
OF the Chautauqua.
Saturday morning Arthur McMurray,
the popular platform manager enter
tanned good sized audience with a
monologue taken from ben Hur", and
his pleasing rendition of the subject
but added to his popularity with the
Chautauqua attenders. At the after
noon session the Hungarian Orchestra
made their first appearance, and they
We're somewhat handicapped as Mr..
Louis Lipski, the director was summon
ed home from Osceola where they ap-
peared Friday, by telegram announc-
| ing that his mother was very i'll in
Chicago and not expected to live. How
ever his work as director was carried
on in a successful manner by his charm
ing young wife, who is violinist ot
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

Friday afternoon the Hesperian Quar-
tette again gave entire satisfaction, by
special request repeating some of their
beautiful songs. The speaker for Fri
day afternoon was DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills, pastor of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, N. Y, one of the leading
clergymen of America, and an Iowa
product, his boyhood days having been
spent in Iowa. DR.. Hills was intro
duced by Harry j. Vogt, president of
the Leon Commercial Club, and an
nounced that he had decided to change
his subject from "Self Help, the Golden
Secret of Success to "Oliver Cromwell.
His Life and Times" DR.. Hills has
been a life student of Oliver Cromwell
and he does not hesitate to say that he
was one of the greatest men of the
worlds history, man who did more for
the uplifting of the world than any
other man. He talked for an hour and
a half and when he said he had ex-
hausted his time there were loud cries
for him to go on. During his lecture a
brass band marched by the Chautauqua
grounds in an effort to attract people to
base ball game, and he paused and
waited for any who wanted to go to
leave, but not a single person left the
big tent. A ball game had no attrac.
tion to the people who were attending
the Chautauqna. 1t was rich treat tc
hear DR.. Hills, who is one of the finest
and most interesting speakers on the
Chautauqua platform today. His ad
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

telligent, moral, christian men and
women who hunger for the better gifts
of spiritual and intellectual life. Men
of mighty intellect, men whose hearts
are touched by the needs of better man
hood and whose brains are enlisted in
the best of human service have found
no audiences more responsive than
Chautauuuans. The buns and thugs
find no comfort there. The ignorant
and depraved are conspicuous by their
absence. The fuglemen of sharp prac-
tice, the social factors who boast of liv-
ing by their wits, draw no inspiration
from that forum. Members OF the four
hundred dependent upon money for
social standing are seldom there, be-
cause they have no mental capacity to
appreciate the feast OF reason. Gamb-
ling, rioting, and even the better diver
sions of the street fair and reunions are
never billed as attractions. Sunday
desecration is never permitted. The
Chautauquas have come to stay. They
are rallyipg points of patriotism as we'll
as of intelligence and intellectual pro-
gress. The political leader who seeks
audience with the better factors of
civilization will more and more yearn
for the Chautauqua platform, and more
and more endeavor to key his message
to the moral tone of Chautauqua stand
ards.
In our last issue we gave a resume Of
the program up to Wednesday noon.
Wednesday afternoon the Sterling
Jubilee Singers gave another of their
popular concerts, and right here we
want to say that during the two days
they were here at each appearance
they gave the best of satisfaction.
There is weird melody in the colored
voice which seems to strike a popular
chord, and the Jubilee Singers were
one of the real treats of the Chautauqua
A big audiene was in attendance We'd
nesday afternoon to hear Rt. Rev. Mon
signore j. Henry Then, of Wichita, Kan.
deliver his splendid lecture, Foot
prints on the Sands Today" Father
Then is one of the leading Catholics Of
America, polished and educated
gentleman vino has given deep study tc
the existing conditions of the workers
among the poorer classes Of ST. Louis
and spoke from actual knowledge. The
popular cry that no man who wants te
work can secure a job is absurd. say:
Father Then. True it is, he said in /;
community like this, but the govern
ment statistics for this year show tha
from four to six millions of wage earn
ers are idle from four to 81:
months each year. He compli
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

rare accomplishment. During their en-
gagement here the orchestra never
failed to please the most artistic musi-
clans with their splendid music, and it
was one of the best attractions of the
Chautauqua. The speaker Saturday
was Rev. Geo. l.. McNutt, and his SUBJ
ject was "The Dinner Pail Man. and
right we'll did he handle it. He occu-
pies unique position, leaving good
church pastorate to travel over the
country with tramps and unemployed
men, the better to study their life, sur
roundings and needs, enduring their
|hardships and performing the hardest
Kind of labor. This was several years
ago, but each year he works in some
factory or mill where he can study the
workmen and their conditions. His
lecture was a suming of facts gained
from his wide experience, and was most
interesting and instructive.
Saturday evening the Royal Hunga-
rian Orchestra again delighted the big
audience, and DR.. Peter MacQueen en-.
tertained for an hour and half with
his illustrated lecture Russia in Dis
tress' which was quite instructive, the
illustrations being from pictures taker
personally by DR.. MacQueen while
travelling in Russia.
Sunday morning there was a granG
religious meeting, by consent of all the
churches of the city. no admission fee
being charged. Good music was pro
vided and the big tent was filled. Rev
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

McNutt very kindly consented to preach
and chose for his subject "The Mission
Of Life" He is just as good preacher
as lecturer and the sermon was rich
treat for all who heard him, and was
one of the best things heard during the
Chautauqua. In the afternoon Rev.
McNutt was again on the platform fol-
lowing the orchestra, his lecture being
entitled "The Master Passion AL
though it was the third time he had
spoken during Chautanqua, every seat
in the big tent was occupied and the
audience gave him breathless attention.
The closing program was Sunday eve
ming, at which a sacred concert was
given by the Royal Hungarians, followed
by The Passion Play" in moving pic
lures by W. Robert Goss, the expert
operator who appeared the first of the
week, assisted by Miss Bartel singer
and pianist. Mr.. Goss gave an interest
ing and highly instructive description
of this great play as presented in the
pictures and it was the first time it had
been presented in this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
ROYAL HUNGARIAN ORCHESTRA.
West-StanIey.

Mr.. Thomas E. West, of Runnells,
Iowa, and Miss Blanche G. Stanley, of
Leon, were quietly married at the New
Monroe Hotel in Abba last Sunday.
The groom is we'll known in Leon,
having been engaged here for several
months with his father in drilling the
coal prospect hole, and during his stay
in Leon made many warm friends.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Stanley, of Leon, and is a
beautiful and charming young lady who
has many friends.
Mrs. West returned to Leon Monday,
and Mr.. West went to Russell, where he
is engaged with work, but will join his
wife in this city the latter part of this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. West will
make their home at Runnells, and a
large circle Of friends extend congratu-
lations and wish them every happiness
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

the struggles of the sunfower State,
and referred with justitiable pride to
the things which had been accomplish
ed by the state which gained its first
notoriety from the invasions of the
grasshoppers. He told how they made
their final success over the violators of
the liquor law, how they established
the binding twine factory in their
penitentiary which put the binding
twine trust to rout in that state and
saved the farmers hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, as we'll as making a
profit for the state, how they fought
and brought that great monopoly the
Standard Oil Co. to time by enacting
laws which compelled them not to dis
criminate in their selling price at diff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

Miss Berta Peck is very sick at her
home in east Leon. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Making Pittsburgh Perfect Fence
at the State Fair

The Pittsburgh Steel Company, max
ers Of the celebrated "Pittsburg Per-
feet Fence, which is sold in Leon by
Farquhar Bros, will have one of their
Electric Welding Fence Machines in
operation at the state fair grounds in
Des Moines August % to August Both,
and Farquhar Bros. extend cordial in
vitation to any of their customers who
may attend the state fair this year to
call and see the fence being made. The
exhibit will be located on Grand
Avenue about 200 feet south of the
amphitheatre.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Took Carbolic Acid, but Lives

Ben Johnson, generally known as
Railroad Johnson, farmer living
three miles south of Pleasanton, attempt
ed to commit suicide Monday morning
by swallowing carbolic acid, but prompt
medical attention saved his life. John
son is farmer about 40 years old,
living on small farm with his wife and
one child, and is hard drinker. He
had been drinking for several days prior
to the attempt to suicide and this is
probably the cause of the attempt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Presbyterian Notes.

Subject next Sunday morning will be
Agreeing with our Adversaries'
Evening topic: "The Danger Of Double
Dealing, with the story Of DR.. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde. This lecture was post
poned from Sunday August A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-09

While Wichita is growing over Ed
Willett- making good with Detroit, it
that he has lost six out Of the sever
games he has pitched this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-09

Games nowadays are not complete
unless Raglan pulls off some kind of a
stunt He was right there with the
goods yesterday. After Olson had
noWn out Raglan got to first on a pass
and went to second on Halla's sacri-
nee Cheeks poor throw to second
sent the kid to third. Then with two
men out and with two strikes on
Henry. stephen started home on a
DEAD run While the pitcher was de-
l1ver1ng the ball and made it, too. 1t
was one of the prettiest pieces of grand
larceny ever pulled off at the local
grounds and won the applause of the
1ans, to say nothing of a cartoon.
topeka already had enough runs
lacked up to win the game but this
Iact was not generally known to Cap
tam Runkel, so the team went through
the useless formality of digging UP
more scores.
Red Davis was the first of the
Champs to ambulate to the plate in
the seventh inning. Gerald's counten-
dnce was all aglow with the radiance
or full moon on c1oudless night in
september and what he did to the ball
at this time took him to second. This
Is the hrst time in all the ages that
Red Davis ever knocked a grounder
to right field, but he did it, and all the
nelders happened to be congregated in
left field.
William f. Gladstone Hurlburt per-
formed similar feat, sending Davis
nome ana putting himself on second.
Runkel singled, Scoring Hurlburt and
went to second on Painters error.
Landreth and Olson went out, but RAJ
gan singled RunkeI home. This was
enough to win the game and so the
boys quit and did not score ANYMORE
webb City has a pretty good aggre
cation Of players although their show
ing was not of the best yesterday.
Iney are playing much better than
Leavenworth and the dope places
them ahead ofseveraI others. Dalrvm1
PIE Is a clever manager and should
get the team playing together like
Sousa, band before the season is very
far advanced. ~
The score: s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-09

A young gentleman who has made
his way through life under the cog
nomen of Baker, and who in the win
ter time warns himself at the family
hearth in Bonner Springs, was on the
firing line for the visitors. For four
innings everything was looking rosy
for him and he got away with but one
hit being secured off his delivery. But
in the sixth inning he began to forget
what he was doing and all of a sud-
den the thought struck him that he
was pitching his first game and that
he was being broken in against the
best team in the league. This extract
ed the nerviness from the young lad
and hits followed. At the same time
the Webfeet commenced to make
weird snatches in the atmosphere af-
ter the Spalding and then after land
ing it would heave it into the bleach
ers and committed other acts not in
the repertoire Of good bail playing.