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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
MORTUARY.
Mrs c. A. Sanford.

Mrs. G. A. Sanford passed away at her
home in Humeston Monday morning
shortly after six o'clock, after an illness
of several months duration. While she
was afflicted with that dread disease,
cancer, she seemed to be getting along
nicely, being able to be up most of the
time, but change for the worse came
Sunday night and she gradually grew
worse until the end.
is Clara Ann Bates was born in Jefferson
county, Mo-, in 1926, where she grew to
womanhood. In 1851, she was joined in
marriage to DR.. Fl. G. Sanford, at Keo-
kuk, Iowa. The fruit of this union we're
five children, four of whom survive her.
The eldest daughter preceded her to
the better land twenty years ago. The
children living are Heck Sanford, of
Humeston, Harry Sanford, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, Mrs. NJ. o. Barnes, of
Basin, Wyoming, and Mrs. Minnie Has
brouck, of Buffalo, Wyoming. She also
leaves sister, Mrs. G. B. Christy, and
brother, Edward Bates.
Mother Sanford was woman of deep
christian character, and her life was
full of goodness, kindness and thought
fulness. She was a noble mother, a
Vrue anu HSlpIul lfleuu anu WlUulu uer
great tender heart there was always
room for all. Her death has caused the
deepest sorrow in the heart of everyone
who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the
home Tuesday, conducted by Rev. G. H.
Putnam, of the Congregational church,
and the remains were brought to Leon,
and laid beside her husband, who pass
ed away in 1875.
Her remains were accompanied to
this city by her sister. Mrs. c. B. Christy,
daughter, Mrs. M. o. Barnes, son, Heck
Sanford, L. NJ. Stanton and Rev. j. H.
Putnam, pastor of the Humeston Con-
gregational church. Many old friends
in Leon met the funeral party at the
depot and accompanied the cortege to
the Leon cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
Terre Haute.

Several of our boys attended the
Kellerton reunion last week.
Herb Smith and sister, Lottie, passed
through Terre Haute or their way to
Osceola last week to visit few DAYS
with their sister Abbie.
Mrs. Isaac Bedell and sister, Miss
Anna Naylor, of Elk, passed through
this place Monday on their way to
Davis City.
Tom Butcher delivered cattle Wednes-
day to Grant Craig at Davis City.
7. A. Sutherlin and Roy Davis were
in our burg Wednesday of last week.
Alfred Miller was transacting busi-
ness in Davis City Tuesday.
Albert Conner had business in Leon
with the county attorney Thursday
That official could find lots of business
here if some one would squeal.
Some one OF our young men is report
ed to have found a nugget of gold in
these parts, and if there isn't something
doing shortly probably the mine will be
developed.
Mrs. Pete Ellers visited Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Cynthia Shaffner.
Yarmouth Mullin and his little
cousin, John L. Grogan. visited over
Sunday with the formers parents.
Hank Rauch, Russell and Isaac Nor
man attended the base ball game 81,
Davis City Sunday.
Leonard Mullin and cousin, John &.
Grogan, returned to their work near
Woodland Sunday.
Guy Mullins is helping John McCully
thresh this week.
Claud Butcher called at Joe Mullins
Saturday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
Big Horse Sale Friday.

The Leon Horse Co. will offer at pub
lie sale in this city on Friday afternoon,
commencing at 1 o'clock, two cars of
extra fine western horses. While these
horses are from the west they are not
small western ponies, but good big
horses which are western bred from
native stock. They were personally
selected at Gillette, Wyoming, by G. M.
Axes, than whom there is no better
Judge of good horses in the country.
They are good size and easily broke
and if you wanta fine driving team or a
pair of good work horses you will have
the opportunity to secure them at this
sale. They will be put up without re-
serve and sold to the highest bidder.
Come in and take look at these horses
and you will agree with us that they
are the best lot of western horses ever
brought into Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

The season tickets pledged by tho
public spirited merchants and citizens
of Leon have nearly all been sold. The
management kindly consented that they
would place no season tickets on sale
until the advanced pledge was entirely
disposed of, and an agent is at the gate
selling these tickets, which cost only
$1.50 for the entire Chautauqua, seven
teen programs, making the cost for each
entertainment fraction over cents,
cheaper than the cheapest medicine or
street carnival show. Some trouble
was caused the past week on account
of one or two parties who had pledged
themselves for a small number of tick
cts becoffling scared and Offering tick
cts for S1.25 and few for as low as
S1.00 These were soon disposed of and
it was reported that tickets were only
worth S1.00 and the people were being
heldup when they were compelled to pay
S1.5O for season tickets. Every ticket
which sold for less than S1.50 cost the
party who first bought them S1.50, and
it was poor policy to cut the price for
they had to pay the difference out of
their own pockets while those who
held to the regular price received
their money back in full. The price Of
the season tickets will not be lower
ed at any time during the Chautauqua
SO don't wait to buy thinking that after
some of the programs have been given
that you can secure them for less, for
you only miss part of the programs by
so doing. Manager MacMurray ex-
planned this matter fully on Tuesday
afternoon and evening, and advised all
to buy season tickets of the business
men, as they had simply made it possi-
BILE to secure the Chautauqua by pledg-
ing and paying for these tickets, and no
one should ask them to sell ticket for
less than it cost them, as they were not
making cent Of profit in selling the
tickets, simply getting back the money
they had already paid for them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

Prof. John Mcintosh came down from
Leon Monday to look after his farm east
of this city.
Messrs Walker and Corrington, of De-
catur, were calling in our city again
Sunday. Davis City bellies are attrac-
tive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Moine left Tues
day for two weeks trip to Montana
We understand Mr.. Moine is on land
deal for Montana property.
Ocean and Myrtle Hamilton visited
Leon friends the past week.
Rev. Scott Jones, of Elk Creek, was ON
our streets last Saturday.
Miss Blanch Stanley, Of Leon, visited
Davis City friends last Saturday.
Lewis Scott came in from Union Star,
Mo-, last Saturday from visit with
home folks.
Carl Morgan left for Ottumwa last
Monday to join his family and they will
make that their future home.
w. d. Moore, Of Des Moines, and Mr..
Clearwater of Omaha, former residents
of Decatur and old time friends of the
late DR.. j. w. Laney, were guests in
the Laney home the past week.
Miss Alice Galway has excepted a
position in the telephone office as
''hello" girl.
Vim. Lloyd, VIM. Woodland, Thos. Lake
and ]. E. Ownby, of Decatur, came down
to attend the ball game between the
Hopkins brothers and Davis City ball
boys Sunday. AS the rain prevented
what was called fair game, they play
ed again Monday.
Mrs. II. L. McClaran and children
visited friends at Kellerton Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

What is humidity? It refers to the
amount of water suspended in the air.
Perfectly saturated air has humidity
of 100, but even cloud is not saturat-
ed to that extent. A humidity Of
80 is enough to make man speak cross
ly to his wife, while 80 is regular in
ferno. 1t is easy enough to tell humid
ity when you meet it. You feel hot and
steamy. Even the thought of light
easy job blowing foam off of tall glass
covers your face with beads of perspira-
tion. Your hair is wet and stringy,
your socks are waterlogged, your UNDER
clothes stick to you, your cuffs are wet
and greasy, and your collar is wilted
mass. When you sit still you steam
and when you walk you leave behind
you trail like that Of an ice wagon. It
is hard to breathe and impossible to
think. ALI youscan dois to, get mad.
That is what humidity does to you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
New Rules For Postal Cards.

Postmaster General Meyer recently
promulgated an order, effective August
1, providing the face side of the post
card may be divided by vertical line
approximately third of the distance
from the left end of the card; the space
left to be used for the message, ETC., the
portion to the right to be used for the
address only. A very thin sheet Of
paper may be attached if it completely
adheres to the card and such paster
may bear both writing and printing.
Illustrations or writing
may appear on the back of the card and
on the left third of the front.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
The Redpath plan.

Every town realizes the need of a
Chautauqua and every citizen under
stands and appreciates it's advantages.
Heretofore most chautauquas have failed
somewhat in program and much in the
financial returns they have afforded.
The burden of promotion and manage
ment has fallen upon a few men even
when the financial risk has been most
widely divided. Weeks of time they
can lily afford to share have been re-
quired of them. They have spent money
that never came back. Those who
signed as guarantors have been com
PEELED to "dig up to settle deficit and
pay for dead horse" 1t was these
general conditions that led to the
venture known as the Redpath Chau-
tauqua Bureau, an outgrowth of the
successful Lyceum Bureau of the same
name.
The manager of the Redpath Chau-
tauqua Bureau is as closely in touch
with the best talent, as thoroughly
posted on management, possessed of
keen shrewd business sense and trust
worthy forecaster of popular demand.
1t occurred to him that by organization
and close management the cost of Chau-
tauqua entertainments might be much
reduced. Then he backed his conyic-
tion with his cash.
; The Redpath has done this. This
years program as furnished by it and
the cities where it is filling dates could
scarcely be organized and paid for by
the cities themselves for twice what it
has cost them. There is no worn out,
back numbers in it's course. The talent
, is fresh and Of the highest class. The
Bureau has eliminated much of the cost
of transportation, a great deal of the
cost of talent by purchasing in larger
quantities and has taken the greatest
/ burdens of successful Chautauqua
! from the shoulders of citizen promoters.
1t pays the city to deal with the
Bureau. In time it will pay the Bureau.
To illustrate: One of the most prom
! inent of platform stars, who receives
$500 for an appearance, must jump from
Kansas to Ohio and back to Iowa in a
week. Transportation, Pullmans, etc.,
cut large figure in the expenses Of
such man. One of the greatest of
these told Mr.. Vawter lately that he
would contract for $500 week for a
term of weeks. This illustrates exactly
the point. The Bureau can furnish
better, newer and higher class pro-
grams than citizen promoters. The
reason is apparent.
We want Chautauquas. They have
come to stay. The people want them.
The merchants, the ministers, all classes
want them. They amuse, edify, instruct,
educate. 1t is settled that we shall
have them. Which way is better, the
old fashioned way which led to failure
or the the new way that points to
success?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
Special Bargains.

Modern new frame six room cottage
one block from court house. Good out
building, cistern and we'll with water
and sink in kitchen. Everything in
first class condition, q bargain for any
one wanting a nice home. Can be- had
on easy payments. See sor address.
ss.s.: s.ss.s Al. ALLEN, LEON, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
Free Union Gospel Service.

AT the Chautauqua grounds sundsyI1
q. M. Let all bring their envelope
plainly marked for their Offering sc
usual. Sunday school will be held al
all the churches as usual, closing ii,
ample time for all to get to the grounds
for the preaching service. ..:. .1i5
By agreement OF the ministers. q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

sacred concert by the Hungarian Or
chestra and superior motion pictures
by Mr.. Goss, who will present the
famous Passion Play" showing the life
of Christ in moving pictures as given at
the world famous Passion Play at Ober-
alnmergau.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

Itisa heart-sickening fact that one
LOT the great evils in home life is the
lack Of confidence between mothers and
daughters. s--ts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

tits the. mother who Is d amother who
makes the home confessional for her
children. Anything said there is never
repeated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08

Honest praise for honest work will
more and better work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-08
Grand RlYer,.I.

DR.. Wards next dates at Grand River
are August - to IL. =
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
DEPEW DOESN'T
FEAR ARREST
Treats Lightly the COrOner'S
Holding of the N. Y. Cen
traI Directors for Wreck

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON, March 5-Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew has not yet been ar
rested as result of the action of tho
coroners jury in New York, in holding
thed irectors Of the New York Central
Railroad responsible for the wreck on
the Harlem division Of that road, in
which twenty three lives were lost. SEN
ator Depew is chairman of the Board Of
Directors.
Il have received no official notification
Of the action of the jury" said the sena-
tor this morning. Il have just read about
Ut in the morning papers. don't see where
the coroner gets his law for rendering mis-
decision, but coroners have a habit of in
sisting on having their own way. I have
made no arrangement 20 furnish bail. not
tc appear by proxy or otherwise before tho
coroner but I presume counsel will take
any steps that may be necessary. Mean
while. I shall leave for New York myself
at noon, in accordance with previous
plans"
The directors Of the road have been
paroled by Coroner Schwanneke in the
custody Of their counsel
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
HOUSE FAVORS
BIG ROAD GRAB
Caucus To-day on Bill Pro.
viding For a S3OO,OOO
Loan
CHARTER AMENDMENTS DIE
Special 10 Tho Evening journal

t"r'tAtN'tf
DOVER March g. THE House to-day
concurred 10 the Senate bin authorizing
New Castle county to borrow money
for permanent road building. The sen,
ate bin calls for s5oo.ooo. but the Hous
PASSED substitute, making II $4,000
Representatives Keenan, and Paradee.
Of Wilmington talked against tha
measure. but Mr.. Paradee was the only
one TO vote against H.
The House passed bin regulating
the drawing and swearing Of Jurors.
Tho bin takes from the Levy Courts Of
each county this authority. and gives il
70 the jury commissioners. Tho vote
was 2S TO
The House passed a bin proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution. raising
the salaries OF its members from IS 10
$40. The vote was "a 10 Q. Those who
voted no were Conwell. Cooper. Cor
bit Cubbage. Elliott. Harrington. James
Knots and Palmer.
All amendments TO the city charter
offered by Mr.. Monaghan were killed
by party vote In the Senate.
Rlnggoid and Miller Republicans,
did not vote
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
NEW RAILROAD
BRIDGE ASSURED

At the meeting of the Street and
Sewer Department this morning plans
offered by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for a steel and concrete bridge
on Seventh street were considered aud
approval deferred for ono week pend
ing decision by the board as TO the
proper width Of sidewalks TO be con-
structed at each side Of the bridge.
The Wilmington Realty Company
through its attorney, requested that
Eleventh street between Clayton and
dupont and Mcdowell street to Elev-
enth be opened offering TO give the de-
partment a deed to the street beds so
opened. This request was made to per
init the Realty Company to begin a
large building operation I'm that section
which is now impossible, owing to the
streets while ON the city plot not be-
ing opened. Decision was deferred for
one week IL being desired to obtain the
consent OF other stretched owners along
the route OF the streets proposed TO be
opened. thereby doing away with con-
demnation proceedings, which would
mean large expense.
The secretary reported collections OF
the week as Sl,57l.52; bank balance
S4.755.1O; cart hire, S324.74, and labor
S576.1l. This report was approved and
the bills for the week ordered>paid.
, The new ordinance governing the
construction Of lateral sewers by mas
ter plumbers and fixing a time limit
for such work passed final reading and
was adopted. This ordinance will pre-
vent landlords from indefinitely post
poning orders TO connect with the
sewers. as has been done frequently
the landlords claiming that contracts
for the work had been made with mas
ter plumbers and held up by them. II
win now be necessary for a plumber Ia
complete such work within thirty days
Of securing n permit under penalty OF
being refused any further permit what
sOever.
II was also decided to notify all per-
sons building not to place bay windows
on their properties below the second
floors, and TO forward such builders a
copy OF the law.
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
BY Our own wire. Punllshers' Press.


NEW YORK, March 5-Evelyn Thaw
came to the Court House alone just
before the afternoon session. She and
Mrs. Caine were with Mrs. William
Thaw in the anteroom where IT is said
the older woman is becoming ex-
tremely nervous on account Of the long
wait in constant expectation Of being
called to the witness stand?
DR.. Wagner was called to stand when
court reopened and District Attorney
Jerome resumed his cross examination.
The District Attorney had the steno-
grapher read the testimony Of Dr..
Wagner as testified to before adjourn
ment telling of Thaw's account Of the
killing of White as Thaw told 1t to him
and DR.. Evans on August d. 1906.
In view Of what he told you, is it
your opinion that he knew her was
approaching White?" asked Jerome.
II think he did" said the witness.
In reply to other questions DR., Wag-
ner said;
Il do not think he had a sane knowl-
edge Of what he was doing when he
drew the pistol and fired the shots-I
think he had some kind Of knowledge,
but not a sane knowledge"
Il recall also at this visit" said DR..
Wagner. that Thaw spoke Of White
and Whites friends having tried TO
injure him and having hired the
Monk Eastman gang 70 beat him 10
death after provoking a quarrel on the
street. He showed apprehension on
account Of this"
"Was he apprehensive because of a
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
D. & c. CANAL
LOSES SUIT
Tug Owners Need Not Limit
Business Between
Waterways

Judge Morris. in the United States
Circuit Court. at Baltimore. has de-
cided tha5 the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal Company has no right to
prohibit owners Of tugs to tow only
barges belonging to them through the
canal. The decision was rendered in
the suit Of Charles Gring. Of Camden,
n. J.. against the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal Company.
Under a rule made and enforced by
the canal company owners of tugs were
allowed to tow through the canal only
barges belonging to them. Barges not
belonging to the owners Of the tugs
were required by the company to be
towed through the canal by the tugs
Of the Canal and Back Creek Towing
Company. Mr.. Gring brought suit be-
cause of the enforcement of the rule
against him.
Judge Morris decided that the rule
was an unreasonable regulation and
that he would grant an injunction re-
straining the canal company from en-
forcing it. The judge also said that
he would require the canal company
to account to Mr.. Gring for the money
which Mr.. Gring has lost by reason OF
the enforcement of the rule.
Another point decided by Judge Nor
ris in the case is that the canal com
pany has the right to charge 81 each
for towing barges by mules through
the canal locks.
The case was tried by Messrs. Rob
ert H. Smith. J. Craig McLanahan and
Jacob France for Mr.. Gring and Messrs
Bond. Robinson and Duffy and Ward
and Gray, of this city for the canal
company
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
STATE MAY HAVE
WOMAN CUSTODIAN
VireinianS Want Hostess in
Charge Of Delaware Build
ing at jamestown

At a meeting Of the Delaware Commits
sion for the jamestown exposition held
at Dover yesterday, John Baer. of George
town. was found to be the lowest bid
der for the construction Of a state build
ing at the exposition, his offer being
$1,000.
In the office Of W. S. Hnlcs this after
noon Mr. Baer will present his securi-
tits and il they are found to be salts
factory will be approved and the contract
for the erection Of the building award
ed him. on Saturday the commissioners
viii go 30 Jamestown and look over the
site for the building and agree upon a
custodian. For this office ther are a
number Of applicants, "A number Of whom
are women. Several prominent Virginians
who are connected with the exposition
are in favor Of "a hostess" TO have charge
of the building believing that woman
can more gracefully represent the state
than one OF the sterner sex.
According to the revised plans there
viii be but little change from the orig
inal building as far as size is concerned
The structure will be two stories In
heielht. % IS feet and will be OF frame
shingle covered The style viii be dis.
tinctly colonial with a peaked roof. 4
porch will extend along the front Of tins
STRUCTURE TO the height of two stories.
Tho interior viii contain "a large gen
eral room two stories in height. a Gus
tcdions room, two toilet room and TIVE
private rooms The building has an ex
cellent location facing on Whitaker place
near the water front and between the
Florida and Oregon buildings.
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
MRS. .THAW WEARY over
HAVING TO SIT in COURT
DR.. Evans This Afternoon Reports That ThaW Had
Insane knowledge Of What He Was
Doing When He Killed White

conspiracy he spoke OF to put him in
an asylum"
Il think he was" replied the Wit
ness.
Then Jerome returned to the "sys-
tematization Of delusions"
Were the delusions displayed on
this visit systematized or unsystem-
atized?"
Il think they We're unsystematized.'
"Ddi the defendant display in your
opinion paranoid form of adolesent in
sanity on August 212" asked Jerome.
DR.. Wagner said some writer would
have classed 1t in that way. Pressed
for more definite reply he said:
He had some symptoms of paranoia
and some symptoms of dementia
praecox."
Now tell us the evidences of the
exaggerated ego" said Jerome.
DR.. Wagner then told how Thaw had
shown an exaggerated idea Of his own
imoprtance.
jerome then read DR.. Evans de-
scription Of Thaw's delusion and asked
Dr. Wagner II Thaw exhibited such
delusions. The witness said he agreed
with DIR. Evans in a general way. Je-
roile then took up Dr. Evans descrip-
tion practically piece by piece and ask
ed If DR. Wagner agreed. The witness
continued to say that 'in general he
agreed.
do YOU know of any delusion dis
associated with Stanford White?" ask
ed Jerome
Il do not recall any
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1907-03-05
A. |. TYRE BACK;
REVIEWS HIS BOND
Instead of Being Fugitive
Mr.. Tyre Was Vest On
Business

Abraham l.. Tyre. for whom a capias
was issued at the recent session Of the
Court Of General Sessions returned
returned home last last evening. ro-
day accompanied by his counsel j.,
Frank BAN. Mr. Tyre went 10 the Office
of sheriff Stafford, where he furnished
a $4,000 bond Tor his appearance at the
May term OF court.
The bondsmcn are his fathor. Peter
r. Tyre. and Samuel n. Baynard
Mr. Tyre is under am indictment
charging him with violating the elcc-
tion laws az the primary election IN the
Shellpot district Of Brandyvine hun-
dred Ia 1905. He was tried at the No-
vemher term Of court and tho jury dis
agreed. Attorney General Richards call-
ed the case az the February term. but
Mr.. Tyre was not present. through a
Misunderstanding. A capias was issued
but before It could be served Mr.. Tyre
gave bail.
He had been West on business.