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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03
q. F. D. No. ?.

Quite number of young folks from
these parts attended the Christmas tree,
at Pleasanton.
l. E.,Evans have relatives from Illinois
visiting them. N
Several young folks gathered at
Walter Clay's Friday night and enjoyed
an old time hop.
Cannon q Garner sawed wood for
Oneys, Yosts and r.. Oney.
Guy Garner spent Christmas at A. E.
Dale's.
George Evans and Miss Pearlie Little
spent pleasant evening Christmas
at l. E. Evans.
). .. Garner, wife and two children
spent Christmas afternoon at e. Gam
mons.
l. E. Evans and family called at Pat
Flynn's one evening last week.
Kate Grogan and Mary Barrett spent
last week with their sister and cousin.
Mrs. Julia Griffin.
Miss Alice Flynn is visiting her sister
Mrs. Dan Griffin.
Frank Hickman and wife spent Christ
mas near Garden Grove, the guests of
Mrs. Hickman's sister.
U. A. Dale was calling on friends in
these parts one day the past week.
Oscar and Mergie Mills spent Christ
mas eve in Leon.
l. b. Evans and family were Leon
callers Saturday.
Misses Grace Garner and Alice Flynn
were Leon visitors Friday.
Mrs. j. J. Minor and son Johnnie had
business at Leon Friday.
Misses Olive Evans and Christina
Kyle are visiting at the home of their
uncle, NJ. Powers, west of Leon.
Mrs. Little and family spent Christ
mas with her daughter, Mrs. Bertha
Evans.
Ed Spencer of Pleasanton had bust
ness at Leon Saturday.
Guy Garner spent Saturday and Sun
day in Lineville with his sister, Mrs
Gertie Wallace.
Dan Griffin called at 7. ]. Griflins
Sunday.
Kim Hickman and wife visited over
Sunday with their son Frank.
| Joe Ward, of north of Leon, visited
Saturday night and Sunday at T. J.
Griffin's, the guest of Miss Bess Sulli-
van.
Miss Lulu Benefiel spent several DAYS
last week with Miss Julia Griffin.
Mr.. Campbell died Friday and was
buried in Eden cemetery Sunday.
N. A. Still and family attended the
Christmas tree at Pleasanton.
Jim Still spent one evening last week
| in these parts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03
Good Hope.

We wish the readers of the Reporter
a happy New Year.
Mrs. Younker, of Derby, spent Christ
mas with her daughter, Mrs. B. Tharp.
Ora Muse called on Ola Youuker Fri
day afternoon.
Bessie Moore called on Bessie Thomp-
son Friday. ,.,5
Mrs. Ralph Hoadley called on Mrs.
John Muse afternoon.
John Smith is better at this writing.
Ed. Fierce and family spent Christmas
with Charley Fierce and family.
AL Wilson and daughter Wilma went
to Des Moines Friday where his son
Clarence was to have an operation per-
formed Saturday.
Ed McGahuey and wife spent Christ
mas with their son and family.
Grant Wise is teaching a term of
school at the West school.
Alvan Muse returned from Humeston
Friday.
Oliver, Tressie and Esther McGahuey
returned Saturday from Kellerton.
Oscar Wills went to Grand River on
a short visit.
and Ed McGahuey's Thursday.
1Sd 1AOmpSOu SpSuO SuFlSCuldS WIFI
her grandparents, W. Nerce's.
Ross Smith was called home by the
serious illness of his brother John.
Seth Moore is hauling corn to Van
Vert.
Oakie and Lenna Muse called at Mr..
Moore's Friday morning.
Cal Price was in these parts buying
hogs one day last week.
Jim Downey and wife spent Christmas
with home folks.
John Muse is better at present.
Mrs. Richey returned home Wednes-
day.
Sylvia and Ora Muse were Van Vert
callers Wednesday,.
Geo. McGahuey and Orville Wills
were Van Vert callers Wednesday.
Ralph Hoadley was at Van Vert one
day last week.
Mary Imhoff called on her grandpar-
ents one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03
Center.
Az p" '" " "
running,
A happy and pros porous New Year to

A happy and prosperous New Year to
all.
M. johnson, who lives on the Detrick
farm, took Christmas dinner at the,
Wadsworth home.
Capt. Brown and Mr.. Boyce, of near
Weldon have agreed on lease of farm
and stock.
B. McDonough, Aunt Sarah Chastain.
W. A. Allbaugh and Bert Woodland had
family Christmas dinners. efkle
Pete Morgan and family, Lew Merrill
and others were over to G. N. Hull's for.
Christmas dinner.
Lawrence Frost has made good pur-
chase of an eighty acres over on Grand;
river.
We were royalty entertained at Ocean
farm Christmas. They have their winter.
well along and stall feeding cattle.
DIR. Layton and family visited " Brice.
McDonough's.
Frank Howell departed last week for
Ohio to spend Christmas at his old home..
The following homes were frightened
by the return of sons for Christmas: H..
q. Quiett. NJ. Monroe and F. Long.
Margaret Baker visited last week
with Eunice Long.
Mrs. J. S. Arney, Mrs. F. Howell and
Mrs. F. Long kept vigil with Grandma
MAGELLAN. Miss Allie was faithful to.
the last remaining night and day.
Mrs. Brice McDonough called on the
sick at Mr.. Smiths.
Grandma McDonough is out visiting
her son Brice.
Gurley George is moving his house
up on the hill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03
Oklahoma Valley,

Maude payton spent Christmas with
Mabel Bradley, of Kellerton. .s
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustin, John Burke and
wife, Edd Moore and wife, A. Bigley and
wife, and Vern Beck, of Leon, spent
Christmas at NJ. e. Mannasmith's.
Myrtle and Hazel Brown spent the
kpast week with their sister, Mrs. W. G.
Rhoades.
ev. Glendenning began series of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03

Know OF his recO'
kidney disease.
cured by Foley's
recommend to all
who are usuall
Sold by L. 2. Val
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03

Elba Wills sta
Iowa, after a two
father.
Eva Wion and
Saturday and Sd
Laura Rauch, ne
Dusky Gentry
Christmas with
Creveling.
Mrs. Jesse
Payton had bus
day.
G. "A. Brown \
day last week.
George Smitl
from their trip
John WiOn q,
turned home s.
visit with his |
T. e. Wills a
mas with his d
Gahuey, near
o. Barnes
callers one da
Ed Thumme
are visiting W
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03

The many friends of G. H. Hausan,
engineer L. p. & ". R. r., at present
living in Lima, Ohio, will be pleased to.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
CAUSE FOR CONCENTRATION.

The temperance victory in Raleigh
is all the more gratifying because it
was won on the merits of the cau-e
rather than by any spectacular
methods. The plans were matured by
sensible Raleigh men and carried out
by IN appeal to the reason and the
conscience of the voters. The good wo-
men of the city helped by their pres
enc at the meetings, by their words
spoken in season, by their prayers, by
the spirit of interest in redeeming the
city from the ruin of whiskey. Two
or three outside speakers added their
efforts, but the victory was due to a
straightforward and plain appeal of
home folks to home men upon grounds
that were solid and substantial.
There are times and places where
good women and children feel the call
TO go 70 the polls and lend their per
sonal presence. In extreme cases,
where the liquor traffic is strongly en-
trenched, every influence should be
called into action to drive out the sa-
loon evil. The leaders in Raleigh be-
lieved that it was best and wisest to
depend upon the efforts of home folks
the faithful preaching of home
preachers, the prayers of the women
in their homes and in their churches.
The result proved the wisdom of this
AasaEas,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

Every now and then some person
VIII has done France on a Cooks
tour or spent a few days in Paris dc
clares that the real way to handle the
linuor uroblem of America is to follow
the xampl of Francs and drink VINE
instead of the tronger intoxicants. II
one is to drink. nc doubt it is better 10
drink wine than brandy, but the ex-
perlence of France will not bear out
the theory hat as q nation we should
drink wine. The better thing to do
would be to our the discontin-
nance of the use of all alcoholic drinks
as a beverage and to put them IN the
class of medicine. The following state
ment from The Hospital is Sufficient
answer to those who hold UP win"
drinking IN france as an xanlpie Tor
America:
alcoholism in France is held to be
one of the most terrible ScOurgeS OF
the present day, and is also apparently
one of the chief causes of death. Two
years 6 the de Medecine
invited members of the medical socie-
ties to collect statistics of all deaths
in their wards.
M. Fernet has a
of these statistics n finds
that during the last fifteen months
among a total of over 1,509 deaths oc-
curing in eleven different hospitals
and asylums alcohol played = part IN
the cause of death in one-third of the
cases. It was the principal cause in
one-tenth of the deaths. and it was
the accessory cause in more than two
tenths. Alcohol showed a st.ll great
er influence on mortality in asylums
than in the general hospitals.
''At the Asile Saint Anne thirty aut
of sixty-three consecutive 'tcllhs YER
among alcoholics. In asylums gener-
ally alcohol was the cause Of disease
and death in nearly half the male
cases and in one-siXth of the female
cases.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

last Legislature of N4Tans'a
- new insurance Law not 49,
r..n,r 10 The Insurance companies
~ are not familiar w4th IT, Terms
btt twenty % the ~thir1y-two contra
nt~~ doing business there have ass1F
nfnns - withdraw. alleging that ths
iaw {. ,,r.avonaole The Aetna has
that II wth not "t'"a'""
in thls sensible statement
The has large Interests
in the state. and % proposes e So
the recent legislation q triaL Iu't'ls
confidence In the fairness 81 AAS
sin officials
T'he results VII no doubt show that
the confidence % the Aetna manage"
mcnt q wen placed II i only
proper and necessary fo- tho states
10 enact laws 10 protec, policy hold
ers even II some companie- That oh
Jet TO such regulation Withdraw The
state or Wisconsin would not need
lesslv hinder or emLarraS any in-
urance II its laU Is n
one. the re pile 81 Niseon-
sin will not suffer b. the ~ithdra"al
Of any company enough law-ablding
vii remaln together With
home companies u write al the inSu-
rance the people can carry and strong
home companies Viii he organized
that viii keep most OF the money
paid out for premiums IN the state.
10 be used by Wisconsin people In
stead Of being piled up in the money
centers Of the East The need OF the
South and West is 70 organize and
p%atronize strong home companies and
keep the larger part OF the premiums
home. ucn a policy VIII help the
state in its Industrial and financial
life as wei as in the long run tend to
give insurance at a lower rate. We
predict that the act Of n twenty
com .,anies in Withdrawing viii prove
to Wisconsin a blessing in disguise.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

with the consent Of the mayor. also
appoint detectives and assign them -
special work.
II two or more houzehoIders or n
member Of the police force shall re-
port to the ehief OF police that there
are good grounds for believing that
any house in the city il used for the
p Of storing Hqucr Tor illegal
sale. the duty Of the chief is 70 author
ize In writing members of the force TO
raid such house. seize the liquors kept
therein and vigorously TO prosecute the
misdemeanant responsible therefor.
From the above. II viii be seen that
the power Of enforcing prohibition i
clear. The laws are adequate. the ma
chiRery for their enforcement il ade-
quate. From Superior court Judge.
through the solicitor to the chief OF
police, there is the duty to prosecute
1t is specially provided that the pri-
vate citizen shall be given the right To
start an enquiry into a questionable
situation 1t is provided that persons
suspected Of knowing Of violations q
the law may be subpoenaed and re-
quired to testify, II is further re-
quired that If the responsible officers
fail or neglect To proceed when
informed of probable cause to suspect
violations. of law. they shall be subject
to removal. The mayor OF the city
has the power IF removal The police
commission has the power TO keep the
police force at a point OF efficient per-
Torrance of duty. Both the mayo n
the chief of police have the privilege
Of appointing detectives to assist the
regular force of the city in the pei
Torrance of their duties. The law
carefully guards evasions of prohibit
tory measures. Agents who solicit or
ders and secure delivery of whisIIay
are guilty as principals in the sale
thereof. The penalties provided by the
are stringent and sufficient to pre-
vent it's violation if they shall be rig
orously imposed.
In this situation it is clear that tho
matter of having prohibition in Raj
eigh that will prohibit, except in SO far
as it conflicts with the present decis-
as to interstate is in
the hands Of the people. The duty IS
on the individual citizen, acting as one
of the community, to see thai the eff
GERS of the law are held to Their duty.
1t is with the people of this city II
that in the future they shall
be constant in duty and u~nrelenting in
prosecution until the Jaw is obeyed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
THE FOUNTAIN OF CORRUPTION

The New York Times thinks that the
Presidential election next year Will be
less Influenced by the use of money
than any in a long time" That is the
indication now, but as long as the
trusts are permitted to tax all the peo-
pie for their enrichment the party tina
permits that wrong can always fry
the fat out Of the protected interests
get the money for campaign pur-
pose.
The real reason why the Republi-
cans now say the only time to revise
the tariff is Immediately after a
presidential election" IS because they
wish to scare the protected interests
into putting Up the money to elect of
fcers who will do their bidding .im-
mediately after q presidential cleo
don" When times are good. the pro-
t~ectionists say: do not touch he
tariff for you will disturb prosperity
When times are bad their claim is:
1t would make bad matters worse TO
tinker. with the tariff" n truth they
oppose any change except in the in
terest of the men who get the benefits.
The export business of this country is
small ecaus of the high tariff, and
that is one cause Of the light times.
But as long as the Republicans are in
control there will be nc change of the
tariff in the interest Of the consumer
or trade expansion.
Tariff taxes for special interests com
pose the foundation upon which most
mt
trusts put VI money to buy elections
as long as they can recoup the money
thus spent in levying high taxes for
private enrichment.
A law requiring publicity in contri-
buttons and forbidding all contribu-
tons by corporations would help very
much, but just so long as government
is in partnership with private interests
by levying high tariff taxes, the party
tina gives this bonus to manufacturers
will have big money to spend to buy
elections.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
\ HAPPY

Recently the New York sun, which
contracted the habit OF being against
everything Democratic when IL bclted
Cleveland and supported Ben Butler.
recently asked the question. rs the
Democratic National party only a rub
Der STAMP" To that question Mr..
Ryerson w Jennings, of Philadelphia,
made this happy reply:
1T is quite INK ely that after March
4, 1909. the Democratic party viii be
a rubber stamp, and large enough t.
blot out all remembrance Of the party
of special privilege, the party Of a
rotten tariff, the party OF predatory
monopol'es, together with the Big
Stick and sundry other tiresome things
that now infest the places Of power.
THE face OF the rubber stamp Will
be the face of Bryan
Now will the Il be good-for Just
one time in the year 1907?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

North Carolina le a
places IN the world tH
ginseng Capt NJ t. J.
derson county. owns "a
seng farm Most 80 it
China. and Al IA recent
Consul General at Shan
MANY OF the Chirga1
when all other rrmeaIa
death Is Mt hand. G1ussu.
power - bring back h,.a1H
eVity. hence. when tU#
need Of IL. they VIII pal.
prices for certain kinds r..
root 10 be really valuable
modify must come from Rise
tains OF Kiria or hc TtsHal.# .
como from there. II WH.. .
Gated 80 as u resemble
possible the human form
semitranspnrent. dry and .a
"Of course. the larger t# ..
better. and A. IL IS sold D..
is not uncommon for 81 r
men 10 bring AS mueh a @
ounce The value or surH f.
its shape, its texture, tHs
which Ii has been cured. #..
gion whence Il calne Bur.
be borne ia mind that. o4t ~
quantity OF cots only a. E.E
the Kind described can 1.
so that the average price HE
even greatly less than
pound.
Native or wild ginseng
commands a higher prtr. f
cultivated root and that f
United States is mostly Of f.
waited variety. The bcsf a
Shanghai for American RfHaaHr
present time seems 10 boo 3D. ta
per pound."
IT Capt Jones and othar sa
OF ginseng can convince tae
bring back health and lonFea
can fix their own price for t..
uct. and the rich win buy lt .
forever.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never Deen offered IN
North Carolina 50 much good read
ing for SO little money as we are
offering under the following prop
osition: For Sic We viii send
the following for one year:
The North Carolilnan, ~ eight
page Democratic weekly news
paper.
The Commoner, an able weekly
journal published by William
Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, an
SPACE North Carolina home c"d
farm weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Sew
enty Cents you can get all these
papers n year.
For particulars, address
JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Raleigh, n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
1t Does The Rus;pooS

Mr. 4. l. Chamberlain. of Clinton.
.1t 49, a,s OF bucklen's Arnica Salye
far IL the business: / have used II
for piles and 1t cured then TseI =.
Tor hands audit cured tban IL
appned II 10 an old sore ana il $500
~ tWithout leaving a scar hahGah u
25c. at all drug stores. oehind.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
BOTH WOULD BE CONTOrNprn

In his address before tn. @
torical Society in Raleigh ..
Der. Mr. Hannis Taylor urs.-f
prove hat Palatiah WtHat...
deIphia merchant, Was "f'#
architect OF the coustit4u"a
United states" and has
memorial 10 Congress rr ~
he be recognized as Such
Knox. OF Pennsylvania. ts
with Mr. Taylor, and s..'
jamin Franklin was iha raa.
Mr.. Taylor has chaIlcrr.E
Knox to a Joint debate ta'
Association Of the DIstr.eE #
bin. The Kew York Wef..
Theodore Roosevelt as
cause he knows little about ..#
%stitution and cares less" a
therefore make an impafta ...
prejudiced umpire
About the time Mr.. Ta#."
he had proved that bits
cred Webster was Tho r.
and Mr.. Knox had made
Poor Richard. Wa entitled 'H
or. some wise oar ay#.#
both Of them. BY shown
constitution was tho SUM ..
dom or patriots. some fu |".a.
biies and some I'm the aa-..
ings. It was a growth aa| .
ing of the best feature.
dred thoughtful mind
into a whole by the
conventions and the .at...
sions or all the tate. ..
can claim the credit
man never heard ST aa.#
dug him up from the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

The liquor business must go. It is
stated that three hundred more sa-
looms will close their doors in St.
Louis, when their licenses expire on
January |, making seven hundred
that lave been driven out Of bust
ness within the past three years by
the enforcement of the Sunday closing
law. In addition to these places of
refreshment two hundred and fifty
clubs, which were substituted for the
saloons have closed. leaving only
twenty-five Of these Establishments
now doing business. It is said that
800 Of the 1900 saloons in st.
Louis are not paying investments
since the removal Of card tables, bet
ting rings and wine rooms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

The Roanoke-ChoWan

The Roanoke-Chowan Times is
sweet sixteen There is not a week
ly paper in North Carolina that covers
It's field better. It is honest. fearless,
true to what is right, and has been
the best agency in promoting prospect
ty, temperance, good politics and the
welfare of the people. Editor Common
is doing a great work and deserves the
large measure of success that has
come to him. fhe New Year doubt
less holds even greater rewards in
store.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

William j. Bryan is the neu CO..
tor from Florida. II NebraAa was
POLITICALLY as wise as Florida. another
william J. Bryan would be in the
senate instead Of the nobodies who
rattle around in Nebraska'sseatg. ~
the way, does anybody know the
name OF either Of N~ebraska's sena-
tors?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

~u,~tv within wnat limitations "
"a, -r,r~ed - make effective 1es
tfos upon this sah1eci
- - Done arr sure thsfo ""4 ."
- disposition g. 90 81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

Who says there is NOTHING
name? The wife of Mr.. J,,cL
ROANOKE Va has presented her
spouse with four pledges of affection
luck? MS latest
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
FAMILY IJsIh

Boast Of thy name a"
With pride point u thy
But think. WHOM
thee,
For anything that thou
Tell how thy fgFDe
uoWn.
And wore with rrs.
crown
But In the future,
The battles thou has D.
Fortunate art thou.
claim
The heritage Of an hon
Should this cause
shame
OF living an ~apostata
But he who bear
name.
Nor seeks for self de-
Content reflected
Is OF all men the MOST
BE UP and doing
All thy nerve force
To show the Worla
And in the hive not a
u. T. ELL"
Clayton. y. r.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

There will be general regret at the
retirement of Mr. John T. Britt from
the editorship of the Oxford Public
Ledger. He has made it stand for
every good thing and its Democracy
was Of the J~effersonian type. The new
editors, Messrs. NJ. Mott and Frank
capacity and will make a Paper Wtr-
thy of Oxford.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
Tom Lawson wishes ais.

Tom Lawso wishes also to run
politics. No other man is so desir-
Gus to ave a hand in every pie ex-
cept Roosevelt. Now Lawson wants
the national ticket to be Theodore
Roosevelt for President and John a
Johnson for Vice President. The
Birmingham Age-Herald has this
pertinent comment: johnson has al
ready bolted the ticket. for he is an
active supporter Of William j.. Bry-
an" It might have added that
Roosevelt has also bolted by declar-
ing that he viii not run again.
The ~dispensary was established as
"a step toward prohibition" It
proved so in Raleigh. The othc-
towns that took the first step in es-
tablishing 4 Gispensary will before
sooner the better-take the
step by voting prohibition. 1t is
coming all over the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

North Carolina IL always on deck
The successor to Admiral Brownson.
whose resignation has created a nat
ional sensation. Is q North CaroIinian
mother being a native Of Fay
etteville and Of the Fayetteville family
of McRaes.
Speaker Cannon says that immedi-
ately after the holidays Congress Will
pass a currency bill that will be sound
and timely. IN the meantime, he de-
clares. the money situation ia improv-
ing every day. and our troubles would
settle themselves even without the aid
Of Congress. Let's have a little conf
dence." is the advice OF the Speaker.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31

one of the negroes who was dis
missed at Brownsville has brought
suit for his back pay. alleging that
his dismissal b. the President was H.
legal. This Will bring the question of
the right Of the President To dismiss
those troops before the gunr
Court