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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with it's rich silver
mines, bonaza farms, wide ranges and
strange natural formations, is verit-
able wonderland. At Mound City, in
the home of Mrs. r. D. Clapp, wonder
full case of healing has lately occurred.
Her son seemed near death with lung
and throat trouble. "Exhausting
coughing spells occurred every five
minutes writes Mrs. Clapp, when be-
gin giving DR.. Kings New Discovery,
the great medicine, that saved his life
and completely cured him." Guaran-
teed for coughs and colds, throat an
lung troubles, by L. P. Van Werden
druggist. SOC. and $1.O0. Trial bottle
free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
"A Grandmother at 81.

Muscatine, Dec. 1S.-By the birth of
seven pound daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Marley, living on the Holcomb farm
Mrs. Jerry Wagner, of Let's, Iowa,
yesterday gained the distinction Of be-
ing grandmother at the age of thirty
two years, and is perhaps the youngest
in the state of Iowa. This rare occur
renee was brought about by the ex-
tremely early marriage of both mother
and grandmother. Both of them were
married while under sixteen years Of
age, and at the present time the mother
is only sixteen years and six months of
age. Mrs. Madley was formerly Miss
Nettie Wagner, of Let's, and is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Wagner, Jr
The child has been named Zelda Airline
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
Those Hard,
Hacking, Nerv-
! GUS Headaches
Can be cured by an intelligent and
faithful use of DR.. A. w. Chases
Nerve Pills.

Nervous headache comes from a
weakened condition of the brain nerve
centres and can only be cured by a
medicine that nourishes and tones up
the nervous system. Headache powders
only do harm as they further weaken
and depress. On the contrary you must
use a nerve medicine that Is not only
tonic, but rich in all the elements that
go to feed these half starved nerve
centres Mrs. Della Kerns, TIC Seneca
St., Buffalo, N. Y, tells you what this
medicine is when she says When I
began taking the DR.. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills I was SO nervous could
not keep still, could not sleep and was
in a very bad state. My head ached
hard-those hard, racking, nervous
headaches that left me weak and pros
trated. I used the medicine faithfully
and since then have been all right.
no headaches-no nervousness, feel
strong and vigorous, and can sleep well
again. I am glad, indeed, to recon-
mend the medicine. as consider II
safe and certain cure for such
troubles. soc box at all dealers OF
DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo
N. z.
Bell & Robinson. Druggists
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
Bonds
In Haste

We furnish all bonds used in the
collection of debts, such as Cost
Bonds. and Bonds in Attachment
and Replevin Proceedings.
Our promptness in supplying these
often proves of valuable assistance
to manufacturers and others in col.
lectin9 from distant creditors.
With an agency system that covers
every business point in the coun.
Try, We are in a position to wire
our AGENTS to give security for
responsible concerns without delay.
Parties whose wide business trans.
actions involve great risk often
save themselves from loss by cen.
sulting us.
Fidelity, Official. License, Contract
and Probate Bonds also promptly
furnished.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
Here's Good Advice.

Q. s. Woolever, one of the best known
merchants of LIE Raysvilte, N. Y, says:
"tf you are ever troubled with piles,
apply Buckien's ArnIca Salve. 1t cured
me Of them for good 20 years ago."
Guaranteed for sores, wounds, burns or
abrasions. CSC at L. P. Van Werden's
drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
Public Speaker Interrupted.

Public speakers are frequently inter
rupted by people coughing. This would
not happen if Foley's Honey and Tai
were taken, as it cures coughs and
colds and prevents pneumonia and con.
sumption. The genuine contains nc
opiates and is in yellow package
BELL & ROBINSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
A Dangerous Deadlock,

that sometimes terminates fatally, is
the stoppage of liver and bowel func-
lions. To quickly end this condition
without disagreeable sensations, DR..
Kings New Life Pills should always be
your remedy. Guaranteed absolutely
satisfactory in every case or money
back, at IL P. Van Werden's drug store.
25 cents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
Notice To Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it as
a safe remedy for children and adults.
BELL & ROBINSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of Decatur County, Iowa
January Term A. D., 1908.
Pearl Quick, plaintiff
against
Otto Quick. defendant
To said defendant:
You hereby notified that there is on file In the
office of the Clerk of the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa. the petition of the plaintiff aforesaid
claiming of yen divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony, existing between you and plaintiff alleg-
ing deserion your part also asking for the Gus
todE of the minor son, Creston Quick.
For a more full statement see petition
You also notified that unless you appear thereto
and defend before OF the second day of the
of said District Court of Decatur County, to be held
the Goth day of January A. d., 1908 default will
be entered against ycn aud Judgment rendered there
ON.
l8-4t MARION wooDARD.
i7i Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26

"Doan's Ointment cured me Of eczema
that had annoyed me q long time. The
cure was permanent, Hon. S. w.
Matthews, Commissioner Labor Sta
tistics, Augusta, Me.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26

When a man loves woman more than
tongue can tell it's up to him to let his
money do the talking.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-26

Offer woman an apology and the
chances are she will offer an excuse for
not accepting it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-09

Capt J. ". Crawford went to Lyons,
Monday, to attend the funeral of DR..
Charles who died at that place, Saturday.
The captain is a veteran of the 18th
Illinois Infantry and the deceased doctor
was a member of his regiment during the
awful DAYS of the Civil War. DR.. Charles
was the only member of his regiment
whom Capt. Crawford ever met in Ore
gon, while the captain was the only one
OF the boys of the regiment whom DIR.
Charles ever met since the war, in Ore
gon or elsewhere.
For Sale Cheap: Several spans OF
fine, well-broke draft horses, suit
able for railroad work. For par
ticulars 60 to the Highland Stables,
this city. 66-7
Alfred McMahan and Miss Villa Shell.
don we're united in marriage Monday
evening at O'Clock. The wedding took
place at the parsonage of the M. E.
church, South, Rev. G. 81. Gibbs officiat
ing. The bride is niece of Mrs. D. E.
Sheldon, who resides near Corvallis
Alter spending week in Benton count!
the young couple vii, depart for Ellens
burg. Wash, where they will make thei
home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-09

Preparing the Way of the Lord' will
be the subject of the sermon to be preach
ed by Rev. 6. 81. Gibbs next Sunday at
IL a. m.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
BELIEVES IN DRY FARMING.
Donahue Tells Why He Has Faith in
the New System.

II wish to call your attention to the
fact that there are more than 20.0OU,-
900 ofarable acres OF funoccupied prairie
between this city and the Kansas-Ne-
braska line. This territory can and
will be reclaimed without the aid of
irrigation where the artificial applica-
tion of water is impossible. These mil
lions of acres of now unproductive
prairie that stretch in one monotonous
and almost unbrolien waste between
this city and the rising sun will,
within the next half century, support a
population many times greater than the
entire population of this state at the
present time" declared John ii. Dona.
hue before banquet of the Mile High
Club at the Savoy hotel in Denver,
speaking on the subject, What is Dry
Farming?"
Mr. Donahue, who is one of the coun-
try's recognized experts on the subject
and has been largely instrumental in
introducing dry farming in Colorado,
gave thorough exposition Of the sub
ject.
He said, further:
when history shall have accorded
the proper place to each public charac-
ter now upon the stage of action in
proportion 10 the lasting benefits which
he conferred upon his countrymen. |
believe that the chief executive of this
nation-Theodore Roosevelt-will oc.
cupy one of the most lofty pedestals
among them all, and subsequent gener-
ations will lay laurel wreath upon his
monolith as testimony of their ap-
probation of the services he rendered
them when he conceived and was in
strume1tal in inducing Congress TO
enact into statute the now famous
reclamation act"
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances.

Laramie, wyo.-Much mystery sur
rounds the death of e. H. Miller, the
sixten-year-old son of G. P. Miller Sec
ton foreman at Harper, side track
thirty miles west of this city. Word
was brought to this city by the
father of the boy that the youth had
tainted just after getting off hand car
at II o'clock.
The father appeared to be much
alarmed and n physician left at once
OF hand car for the scene. Upon
his arrivel the physician found that
young Miller was dead, and discovered
marks upon the body which appeared
to him to be suspicious. Neither the
father nor the six section men under
him could give any satisfactory ex-
planation of the marks upon the body
and all appeared to be under the in
fluence OF liquor. The physician be.
lieved that the death was caused by
Bome accident or violence and sum.
noned the coroner.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

How intensely practical and sensi-
BILE is much of the modern missionary
work is shown by DR.. Wilfred T.
Grenfell, the medical missionary Of
the Labrador coast. In recent ad-
dress descriptive of his work he said,
I'VE paid more attention to benefit
ing the poverty-ridden people by aid
ing in their physical welfare than by
preaching and prayer. We establish
ed hospitals to care for the sick, open
ed stores where clothing and food and
tobacco could be obtained at a lower
price and of better quality than in
the regular stores. We helped to
teach the fishermen more about their
business of fishing and the conditions
under which they lived, and how they
could better the conditions; and by
so doing we accomplished greater
good than might have been wrought
by a host of preaching and praying
missionaries who ignore mems bodies
in the cure of their souls"
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
Miscellaneous.

Two German aeTonauts covered S12
miles in 10 hours.
Thomas N. Huntington, Ami B.
Todd and Fred Hoyt have been con-
yicted in the federal court at Omaha
of land fraud.
Two garages and 100 automobiles
were recently destroyed by fire in
st. Louis. The loss was estimated
at s225,OOO.
The first annual meeting of the
American Society of International
Law was recently held in Washing
ton. Secretary Roct, the president
made the opening address.
In speaking to the Porto Ricans at
Ponce, Secretary Taft declared that
they already had every liberty en-
joyed by citizens of the United States,
and that citizenship was only nomi-
nal rather than substantial.
The New York peace conference
adopted resolutions favoring a per-
manent arbitration court at The
Hague which shall be open to all the
nations of the earth for the settle
ment of international disputes.
The peace congress in New York
closed its three days session with two
big banquets. Andrew Carnegie was
decorated with the cross of the Legion
of Honor by the French government.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
in the southern part of Europe recent
ly, considerable property was dam
aged but no casualties were reported
The Army of the Potomac has se-
)ected May 2 as the date for the cere-
monies incident to the unveiling Of
the Mcclellan statue in Washington.
King Edward of England and Vic
Tor Emmanuel of Italy, recently met
on board the royal Italian yacht Trim
acria in the harbor of Gaeta.
The plate mirror manufacturers
have organized a trust at Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
JOHN Gonderson, who held up the
clerk in the Northern Pacific Ex.
press office at st. Paul and secured a
package OF $4,000, has been arrested
by the police of that city.
New Yorks transfer tax law has
been declared constitutional by the su.
preme court of the United States.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

An American clergyman who has
ports that soon after he reached Cara
cas- he was arrested on the charge
of violating law which forbids for
eign clergymen to enter the country.
Through the intercession of the Amer
ican consul he was released on the
promise that he would leave within
seven days. The reason for exclud-
listers of the gospel are rarely meters
of revolution, at home or abroad.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
Deadly Work of the stiIetto.

Cheyenne, Wyo-A dog fight led to
a bloody race riot between Americans
and Italians at Carryville, 4 coal min
ing camp in northern Wyoming, dur
ing which a number of the former
were so badly wounded and stilettos
that two may die. All of the Italians
escaped uninjured, but four of them
are under arrest.
The wounded:
John Hughey, will die.
Charles Fuller. will die.
Daniel Reynolds.
Hughey was slashed across the alb
domen. A stiletto was buried deep in
the back of Fuller's neck. striking the
spinal column and causing paralysis.
Reynolds was stabbed twice in the
neck.
The men under arrest are Domino
Carbona, Mike Bumback, Joe Gariessa
and Tony Palpia.
General attention to the riot has
been called by the action Of the Ital-
IAN consul at Denver. who sent a mes
sage to Governor Brooks of Wyoming.
asking him to intercede in behalf Of
the Italians. Governor Brooks states
that the foreigners do not need assist
ance. as they came out victorious. The
italian consul had been informed that
his countrymen had been getting the
worst of it.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
10000 ARE DEAD.
LATEST REPORTS BRING DETAILS
OF MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.
HOT WATER SHOOTS INTO AIR


Hundreds of Human Beings -
Many Crushed Beneath Falling
Walls.
Chicago.-.A dispatch to the Inter-
Ocean from Galveston. Texas, says:
The lower gulf was converted into a
sea of boiling water Sunday night
when the earth cracked and jets of hot
water shot into the air nearly $50
feet.
Fishing smacks of the gulf fisheries,
which ply between Galveston and the
fishing grounds off Campeche, are ar
irving and the crews relate narrowing
tales of their experiences, not know
ing Of the Mexican earthquake until
they reached here yesterday.
The crew of the Aloha, Captain
Swenson, was partly seized with fright
Sunday night, when the smack, which
was homeward bound, was caught in
series of cross currents, which held
it a prisoner for nearly an hour. Three
hours later the ice in the hold used TO
preserve the fish had melted.
Ell Paso, TeXas.--More than 1000
persons were killed in the earthquake
which devastated the territory south
west of the City of Mexico.
The list of the dead may in in
creased greatly, according to late dis
| patches received from the affected
country.
New volcanoes have broken out and
| the burning lava has set fire to the
forests.
| Scores of towns lying between the
City of Mexico and the Pacific ocean
have been wiped out by the earth
| quake. In many instances the earth
| opened and in the chasms thus formed
swallowed whole villages. The great
est damage resulted between the City
of Mexico and the Colima volcano,
which seemed to be the starting point
| for the disturbance.
Colma is now in violent eruption
the most severe in the history of Mex
leo, and no estimate can now be placed
on the extent of the damage done or
| yet to be done.
One of the most alarming features
of the dispatches received here is the
indication that there has been a large
/ loss of life in the City of Mexico. a
fact which the authorities are trying
| to suppress. Efforts to communicate
with the government authorities have
failed, but private advices to CONNER
| Sldl HOuSeo llldl lHt lOSS vi lliS iisto
been heavy, but that no announcement
will be made by the officials.
Messages received at the town of
Juarez. Mexico, just across the river
from Ell Paso. say that when all of the
dead in the scores of towns and vii
lagos to the southwest have been
enumerated, the list of dead will far
exceed 10000.
In many cases large rents were made
in the ground and in numerous in
stances pedestrians were simply swal.
lowed up by the yawning chasm.
4 The waters in Lake De Chabala were
shaken so violently that they swashed
over the banks. The north end of the
lake is now very shallow and the south
end is very deep, showing that the
earth tipped to the south in the up
heaval.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
These Chicks viii Know Own Father.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Colorad
Springs claims the prize rooster 1t Of
fers in evidence brood OF thirteen
chickens which the cock hatched. For
three long weeks this rooster sat on n
setting Of eggs, and ever since they
were hatched, few days ago, has
watched the brood with care.
The bird Is owned by Fred Hill OF
226 South Institute street. It's frealiy
action has caused commotion in the
neighborhood Chicken fanciers have
been awaiting developments with in
terest ever since the hen left her nest
and the rooster took possession. And
now that the chickens have come out
Hill is convinced he has the freak bird
OF the land.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
Freed on "Unwritten Law"

st. Louis. Mo.-Franlt Baker, who.
February 18th. shot and seriously
wounded Lee Robbins while the latter
was assisting Mrs. Baker to board a
street car, was yesterday discharged
by the court. Baker pleaded the "un-
written law" Mrs. Robbins, who, pre-
vious to the shooting. had filed suit
for divorce, alleged that her husband
and Mrs. Baker lived together in Colo.
RADIO and Wyoming. The divorce pa
pers were served on Robbins in Gar
den City, Wyoming, whero he was liv-
Ing with Bakers wife. After the
shooting Baker and his wife became
reconciled.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
Health Of School Children.
COLORADO.

The medical inspection of school
children-a subject now provoking
general discussion in this country,
and particularly in this city-is the
topic of book recently published in
London, The Health Of the School
Child" by DR.. w. Leslie Mackenzie.
He notes that in England, as in GER
tain countries on the continent (and
here also, we may add, the physical
examination of children is mo longer
a question of doubtful politics." it
has passed into the region of admin
istration." A point of great practical
interest which he brings out is that,
by little cooperation among the
teachers, the amount of work thrown
on the doctors and the consequent
cost of the inspection may be consid-
erably lightened. DR.. Kerr. for ex-
ample, OF the London county council.
found that, with little care. the
teachers were able to find out almost
all the children that suffered from eye
defects" This testimony will not
surprise casual and unofficial school
visitors-among whom we reckon our
selves-who are often amazed at the
indifference of teachers to defects of
sight or hearing THAT are manifest
handicap to pupils. Boys and girls
who are halfblind or deaf will move
slowly from grade to grade, without
word of warning to parent or guard
ian from the unobservant teacher.
We hope that the growing attention
to this matter will, even where there
is no formal medical inspection,
quicken teachers to duty that is too
often neglected.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings &C tie
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Benefit of Our Readers.
Personal

Brig. Gen. Fred Funston, who has
been recently stationed at st. Louis
in command of the department Of
the southwest, is to be transferred
to San Francisco where he will take
command of the department of Cali
fornia.
Gov. Folk of Missouri has appointed
William Mcclure of Kansas City a
member of the state board of embalm.
ers.
Mrs. Emily Measles 81 years, who
lived alone at Owasso, l. T., was
fatally burned by her dress catching
fire from an open fire place.
Judge Pollock of the federal court
has appointed j. C. o. Morse receiver
for the Uncle Sam Oil company.
Fred Bandel, aged 70 a poineer, was
crushed TO death in an elevator at St
Joseph, Mo-, recently.
George w. Shedden, editor and
proprietor of the Frankfort, Kan.
Weekly Review. is dead.
Capt. F. j. Tygard of the Butler
Mo-, former banker and prominent
in Masonic circles, has been declared
insane and taken to an asylum.
NJ. De Lagercrautz, the first Swed-
ish minister to Washington since the
separation of Sweden and Norway has
arrived in this country.
George w. Roosevelt, cousin of
President Roosevelt, died at Brussels,
where he was consul general.
Gov. Hoch of Kansas has stated that
his son Homer, will succeed S. c.
drummer as his private secretary
about July 1.
The official Western Baseball as
sociation schedule shows the season
for that organization will open May 2
President Roosevelt is reported tc
be working on a plan to have the gov.
ernment pay all legitimate expenses
of national campaigns, in order tc
eliminate the corporation and money
influences.
Dolphin NJ Delmas has positively
refused the request of Harry X. Thaw
and members of his family to take
charge of the next trial of the case
Col. A. R. Greene, of Kansas, has
been appointed superintendent of the
Platte National park in the Indiar
territory.
Second Assistant Secretary of State
Adee has started for Europe with the
intention of making 1000 mile toul
of France on bicycle.
Judge N. F. Handy, one of the pio
, Eeer citizens of Topeka, died recently
at his home in that city, aged II
| years.
John Malang, republican, has beer
elected state senator from the Jop
lin, Mo-, district to succeed the lat'
senator Thomas Connor, democrat.
Mrs. Donald Mclean has been re
elected president-general of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton.
Rev. DR.. Tennis S. Hamlin, pastor
of the Church of the Covenant il
Washington, and one of the most
noted Presbyterian divines in the east
died recently in Philadelphia oi
Apoplexy.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

II the man who started the story
that a Wisconsin citizen had discov.
cred $1,000 under n carpet thinks he
can reconcile any Of his fellow suffer.
ers to the approach of house-cleaning.
10 u vastly mistaken.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

A Boston woman who had dropped
nearly $4,000 in street car rewarded
the conductor who restored 1t to hor
with a pleasant smile. That is proba.
bly, more than she would have done
for man who stood up to give her q
seat.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

Among the interesting things shown
in the Longfellow exhibit in the Cam.
bridge public library. in honor of the
hundredth anniversary Of the poets
birth, was the first manuscript of "Ex.
celsior." The poem was written on an
invitation, the poet evidently having
used the first piece of paper that
came to his hand.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

Tie conductor of Boston street
car who returned $500 to woman
who had lost it in his car was reward
ed with a smile. Boston must have
remarkable street cars. Is there one
in any other city where a passenger
could smile, even when handed $5.-
$50? And it shows, too, that there
are women in Boston who can smile.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25
Women in Great Britain are we

Women in Great Britain are well
represented in the professions and
trades, and about 100000 earn their
own living. There are $4,000 who
teach; 10000 are bookbinders; over
1000 are printers, and nearly 500 act
as editors and compilers; 1900 are
engaged in photography; civil service
clerks number nearly 1900; $500 are
engaged in medical work and nurs.
Gilpin observer., 1907-04-25

Col. Watterson furthermore remarks
that half the people of Spain live on
olives and air, while the other half
wears cloaks and sombreros. Fortu.
nately the colonel is travelling and TAX.
ing notes in his private and individual
capacity.