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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Garden Grove.

]. L. Still has bought out the Hawk
eye Insurance Agency of R. ]. Patter-
son and will conduct it in connection
with his grocery business. Mr.. Patter-
son expects to move to Des Moines in
the near future where he has position
with the company.
Mrs. j. L. Still returned last Sunday
from visit with relatives at Woodland
and Lineville.
James Lane of Woodland township
has accepted position as clerk at the
Still Market and Grocery, commencing
work the first of the week.
Rosamond Severe of Davis City was
visiting with friends in High Point
township Sunday where she taught a
term of school.
John Smith, accompanied by his
daughter leila was visiting relatives at
Kellerton last week and returned Mon
day.
Mr.. Johnson who has been the guest
of his daughter, Mrs. Lou Lillard the
past summer left Monday for his home
at Wichita, Kan.
Mrs. Joe Goodsell who has been at
Indianola visiting with her parents, re-
turned Monday.
Revival services commenced at the
Free Methodist church last week and
will continue this week.
Frank Kline and wife of Burlington
came last week for visit with Mrs
Kline's sister, Mrs. Lutte Scott and
other relatives.
Vance Knapp and wife went to Alder
ton last Friday to visit at the home of
Glenn Tibbits and wife returning Mon.
day.
Winnie Rhoades, of Leon, was here
last week visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Holland.
Mrs. Radnish and daughter of Davis
City who were visiting at the VIM. Cart
wright home in High Point township re-
turned Saturday.
Geo. Sanger has completed his cement
work at the Jean Curry farm and re-
turned to Leon last Thursday.
II. W. Potts and Walter Miller and
their wives went to Ravanna, Mo-, Sun.
day, Van Ostrand, of Leon, taking them
in his auto.
Mr.. Churchill and family of Corydon
were here last Saturday with view to
locating in Garden Grove.
A deep we'll driller from Iowa county
was here one day last week looking up
some work in this part of the county
There are quite few here who would
like to have deep wells put down.
r. D. Young's horse became fright
ened at Sam Browns auto near the old
cheese factory north of town one day
last week and demolished the buggy
Mr.. Young was returning from his farm
and Mr.. Brown was going to Leroy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
TuSkeeQO.

L. Bason sold his house and lot and
store to a man from Blythedale, Mo-,
Friday of last week. He will give poses
sion February %, 1909.
Louis Fesler and wife spent Friday
night with the formers brother, I.
Fesler.
W. vanderhute, Of south of town, is
hulling clover this week.
Floyd Payton rode his wheel down
from Van Vert Monday.
Frank Noftsger, of Sweet Creek, was
hauling coal from here Monday for
district No. 5.
Rev. Rupert filed his regular APP
pointment at the Advent church Sunday
morning and evening. IT,,
Several from here attended the re-
publican rally at Lamont Thursday.
O. Barnes, of northeast of town,
returned Wednesday of last week from
an extended trip in Kansas.
Bert Hickman and wife were Tuskeego
callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Wrinkle took dinner
with John Bussey and family Sunday.
Stella and Ora Fesler spent Sunday at
home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
r. F. D. No. 2

Several from this vicinity were Leon
callers Saturday.
Will Frost and wife, of Leon, spent a
few days the past week with their
daughter, Mrs. John Evans and family,
j. o. Garner had business in Lineville
Friday.
Miss Minnie KILLER visited over Sun
day with her parents in Leon.
Miss Alice Flynn spent few days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Kate
Griffin.
Mrs. Eugene Cannon and Miss Grace
Garner visited Friday afternoon at w.
A. Brysons.
Mrs. w. G. fuller and son Gene were
Lineville visitors Friday.
Marion Evans and family spent Sun
day with relatives.
Willard Lille and wife spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Jane Lille.
Dan Griffin and wife spent Monday OF
last week at W. A. Bryson's.
J. 0. Garner and family, Fred Potter
and family were Sunday visitors at Eu-
gene Gammon's.
John Hickman and wife visited over
Sunday with his brother Frank and
wife.
Guy Garner spent Saturday night
with the Spencer boys.
George Evans was seen going south
Sunday evening.
Sim Evans and wife spent one day
last week with his parents, Evan Evans
and wife.
Frank and John Hickman were Line
vile visitors Saturday.
Miss Stella fuller visited Sunday
evening with home folks.
TT. Griffin and sons spent Sunday at
Bid Frost's..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Salem.

Meeting is still in progress at this
place with some interest.
The Sherm Davis sale was well at
tended and stock sold we'll.
Francis Turpen is husking corn for A..
C.. Brown.
Ella Dale delivered hogs at Pleasan-
ton Monday.
Mr.. Barber, of Garden Grove visited
the latter part of last week at the home
of A. G. Browns.
J. M. Harmon, of Leon, and Jesse
Andrews, a candidate for sheriff were
in these parts the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. Linden and father, Mr.. Durham
'spent Sunday with Mrs. Minor.
Verlie Brown returned home from
Garden Grove the latter part of last
week where he has been working.
j. B. Dale threshed Monday.
Newton Judd spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Decatur CITY.

Misses Hazel Riddle and Pearl Kier
were Leon visitors Tuesday.
Attorney Geo. w. Baker, of Leon,
was in town the first of the week.
Miss Ona Riley went to Des Moines
the first of the week for visit with
relatives.
Mrs. John Lake and Mrs. John Coffin
were Leon visitors Wednesday,.
James Rauch, who lives west of town,
was in town Wednesday. Mr.. Rauch is
suffering from a severe attack of rheu-
matism.
VIM. Logan, of Burrell, was business
visitor here Wednesday.
Epworth League subject Sunday MORN
ing Christ In The Christian Heart"
Leader, Miss Ida Creal. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend this meeting.
j. w. Chew, the Pleasanton banker,
was assisting James Cozad in the bank
Wednesday.
Master Dewey Long, of Leon, is visit
ing relatives here.
Miss Fern Reuss visited relatives in
Kellerton Saturday and Sunday.
Walter Mclaughlin, wife and daugh-
ter were guests at R. E. McLaughlin's
Saturday.
Lu Sdfc, "llc anu Sui AFIlo llVluS
north of town, returned from their Col
orado trip the last of last week.
Miss Cora Camp was guest of Miss
Ida Creal Friday.
Mrs. Kate Beck is guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. Perry Cochran.
Vern Kier and wife, of Van Vert,
were business visitors here Saturday.
John Benton, wife and son spent Sun
day here the guests of relatives.
Quite number from here attended
the democratic rally in Leon Monday
evening.
Saturday evening will be the musical
recital given at the opera house under
the management of Mrs. L. D. Boak.
Mrs. Boak is one of the most able in
structors in the county.
DR.. John Woodmansee and wife, of
Leon, were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Bill Lloyd and son Dick are Wis
iting relatives in Ottumwa at this writ
ing.
Prof. Ward and wife spent Saturday
and Sunday at their home in Mt. Ayr.
Marie Tullis is on the sick list.
Jesse Cox, wife and baby spent Sun
day at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pritchard, east of town.
Miss Cora Camp was Leon visitor
Monday.
Rev. Boyd, of Leon, will occupy the
pulpit at the M. E. church Sunday at
2:30 p. m.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
Pleasant Valley No. 2.

L. P. Sigler, of Leon, was calling on
his friends here the latter part of last
week and writing their insurance.
Frank Hendrickson and Tom Munyon
went to South Dakota Friday to regis
ter in the Rosebud land drawing.
Rev. Jas. A. Armstrong and wife, of
Leon, are holding a special meeting
this week at Camden church.
George Acton went to Van Vert this
week to work for Schuyler Jennings.
Ira Young has returned home from
his trip to Dakota.
Those who took dinner with Mrs. La
VIVA Immersion last Sunday were J. A.
Brammer and Arthur Evans and wife, of
Grand River, and John Ramsey, wife
and two daughters.
w. G. Cozad, of Morgan township, the
democratic candidate for county treas
urer, was in these parts last Tuesday
calling on his friends.
Uriah Acton, of Leon, was visiting
at the home of his brother, John Acton,
last Tuesday.
Brammer called on Walter Trowbridge
and wife last Thursday and remained
over night.
James Allen and family have returned
from Kansas and will be content to stay
in grand old Iowa. Many leave the
state but they are always glad to get
back.
Silas Acton and wife went to Davis
county last Friday for visit at the
home of w. H. Acton and family.
Fred VanLaar left Friday for visit
with his mother and will then go to
Dakota to take claim.
Misses Martha and Clarissa Brammer
visited over night with their aunt, Mrs.
John Acton, last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrne Rusk and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Benton Ramsey, of Van
Vert, were visiting their sister. Mrs.
Isaac Poland last Sunday.
William Munyon, Oliver Vanderpool
and Samuel Covington are three of the
biggest democrats around Grand River,
and are sure going to vote for good
man. William j. Bryan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Pleasant Valley

Thomas Roberts and wife called at
Earnest Prang's Sunday.
VIC. Campbell and wife and Miss
Anna Edwards, of Pleasanton, were
visiting at George Virden's Sunday.
Mary Robb was visiting with Leila
Zika Sunday.
Frank and Clarence Roberts and Fred
Young called on Rollie Virden Sunday
evening.
Mrs. A. Zika and son Fred were visit
ing with Mrs. Williamson Sunday.
George Virden and wife were Leon
visitors one day last week.
Mrs. Zika is expecting her brother,
William Kentner from Alton, Tuesday.
Mrs. James Young called on Mrs.
Virden Saturday evening.
Fred Young is working for James
Young.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Lonesome Ridge.

Miss Essie Hamilton spent Sunday
with her friend, Miss Myrgie Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Smith and daughter
Nellie were Leon callers one day last
week.
West Eden school began Monday
morning after weeks vacation.
Mrs. Tom Guthrie is on the sick list.
Clifton Mills was calling on Lineville
friends Saturday and Sunday.
Sam Campbell and family spent Sun
day at ]. G. Campbell's.
Fred Williams, who has been working
for M. W. Hamilton, returned to his
home Saturday.
Several from this vicinity were Leon
callers Saturday.
Chas. Mills is moving in his new
house that is just completed.
Mrs. ]. Keeran is on the sick list.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Grand River.

DIR. Wards next dates at Grand River
are October Goth to 30th.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

tanks and lead plunger, and had had every
thing explained to them by Iibby's mother,
now began to come down.
libby could hear their footsteps and voices,
and some of their final words, as the people
passed out the front door and went down on
the sands next the water.
libby peered around the building, and saw
the folks as, one, by one, they came in sight.
An old man finally appeared.
That's him! That's him, Mina!' an
nounced libby, in a loud, excited whisper.
But Nina paid no attention. She was wip
ing her eyes.
There was a sound in the kitchen behind
the two girls. Tibby's mother was there.
Nina jumped up and ran in Mrs. Reese turn
ed hurriedly.
ooh, it's you, Mina!" she said, with look
of relief II was afraid it might be another
more today! I don't know when so many
have driven down here on Thursday. I've
gone up those lighthouse stairs many as
seven times today with people, and shown
tionsl I'm tired out saying This plunger
weighs thirty-fve pounds, and it's to force
the oil into the lamp; and this disk magni-
fies six times: and this oil tank holds five gal
Ions; and this light can. be seen, on clear
If father hadn't the rheumatism SO bad to-
day, he could tend to some of the sghtseers:
but he can't help it, poor man! III be glad
when SDbyss old enough to help Of
house, it would be different. I expect some
visitors wouldn't come then; but we can't
charge, being government folks, and-Why,
what's the matterY
Crooked Mountains on frei" choked
Nina, her voice trembling. IL see the
smoke through the glass. and it's big fire,
and l ran down here, and"
Mrs. Reese caught Mina's glass and ran
out the back door. She gave long took to-
ward the distant mountains There was a
blush haze upon them visible to the naked
eye, but plainly seen, through the glass, to
be the smoke of an extensive fire.
The woman's face was grave enough as she
put down the glass at last, but she tried to
speak cheerfully.
Maybe it isn't where they are" she said
cts clear up on top of the mountain, 7,
quavered Nina. and you know what awful
steep places bark cutters have to go to now
to find any bark. Lester was telling me what
work he and Eugene had last month. If
they got up some of those steep trails. and
the fire caught them there, how could they
Mrs. Reese did not answer. She put IN
the glass and looked again.
You'd better go home, Nina, and chirk
up. your mother Bit" she said, at last. 81
did hope when they posted those fire notices
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

through the hills it would keep careless peo-
pie from starting fires; but there's SO much
rubbish on the ground, branches and one
thing and another and suppose hunters and
bark-cntters. You. tell your mother that
think the boys viii come out all right"
But long after Nina had gone, Mrs. Reese
stood and watched the smoke that curled
She drew long breath at last
..Oh, / hope it won't reach them" she
said.
The. two boys had determined to earn
ing that Eugene was especially needed for in
the lighthouse, and the boy longed to be do
ing some energetic paying work in the world.
The Cinnamon caught enough fish to sup
ply the little hotel, and one could not make
fortune selling abalone shells to stray sum
Eugene's Cousin Lester was of the same
mind, and together they had joined the bark
cutters OF the mountains as being the most
available work that year. The cutters took
the bark of the chestnut oak
That sort of tree supplies almost all the
tanners bark used on the California coast, !"
said the man who hired Lester and Eugene.
TITS the best kind for tanning sole and har-
ness and trunk feathers, but the trouble is
the barks getting scarce. There used to be
redwooods, but seems as though the oaks are
mostly stripped. Why dozen wears ago
bark was worth only seven and eight dollars
a. TON, ana now III as high as fourteen and
sixteen, and it's no wonder. When Won come
to see the set-onend places you'll have to
climb to now to get the bark and the way
you'll have to carry it down trails on pack
animals, you'll think it ought to be worth
something"
But the boys were undismayed bv the
prospect of difficulties, and although the steen-
ness of some places did amaze the vouno
bark-cutters, yet these spots, which had
formerly been considered impracticable when
bark was not SO scarce, were now of neces-
sity to be invaded, and bark cutters were com
PEELED to risk themselves in dangerous situa.
tions.
The boys had been home once since the he
ginning of the bark season, and thew had
talked so often together of the contemptible
qualities of the pumpkin pine" of the prices
of trough dunnage" and Surface TIMBER of
the "dry rot" of the post cedar, and of the
amount of fannie acid in chestnut oak bark
that Nina, listening, was secretly quite inn
pressed with their tree lore, although she
would not have allowed her brother and
cousin to discover the fact.
81 wouldn't let them know how much
don't understand she said in her feminine
way. "If wanted to understand it all, I'd
have to ask SO many questions that they'd
call me a catechism."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

Hence she treated the boys wisdom with
outward indifference but inward respect.
libby was more frank, and heartily APP
proved of the bark-cutting, since it resulted
in Eugene's bringing her home from the hills
little dolls bedstead that he had whitfield
out of redwood.
libby herself had a toy chopper ak" and
"hammernal" and with these two i'm
plements and bit of wood she was wont
to hack and pound away, striving to initiate
the deeds that the boys had performed on
larger scale.
But Eugene and Lester were careful not
to talk very much about the most dangerous
rart Of their work. for they knew that the
thought OF trails SO precipitous and work IN
spots so dangerously "set-on-end" would
worry their mothers.
The chief thing that the women worried
over now was the fire. There had been sew
eral minor ones in the course of the summer,
but. none that did very much damage, Fire
notices were posted all through the hills, as
had been the case In former years, and 1t was
hoped that the warnings might be effectuai.
Some of the best oak lands had been swept
by fire the previous summer, and this TACT
tended to limit the bark supply more than
life and capable Of Teviving from ordinary
burnings, yet have their bark CONSTRUCTED and
injured in value by such fires, and do not
become fit for stripping till several years
afterward.
This Thursday the boys had been working
together on high, precipitous ridge where
few chestnut oaks promised quantity OF
bark.
Toward noon, Lester started down the
trail with pack-load of bark, leaving Eu-
gene alone.
"Now," said that energetic individual, as
Lester and his pack-animal disappeared down
the narrow trail I'm just going to astonish
that fellow. I'm going to show him how
much bark can peel before he, gets back.
If | can't peel more than he did the other
day when I was gone, why, I'm not SO smart
as / think | am
Eugene worked away busily. He hardly
stopped to eat his lunch, so bent was he on
his purpose. He .whistled as he worked
He felt happy nowadays, for he was earning
something certainly, and he had ambitious
projects in his head about taking up tim
Der claim somewhere for himself, before many
more years.
ga dollar and quarter an acre. he cal
culated as he worked. 'tIf can find a good
claim. TN take a hundred, and sixty acres
at one time, and then I'll build cabin and
clear up an acre or SO and plant some vege-
tables; and III make posts and ties all one
year, anyhow, Posts, are two and quarter
cents each. and ties"
cnNTTNIrEn IN pAcn cEvEN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
Copyright by James Elverson.

Oop3IlRht Dy James EIVersoD
N0 WON'T have false teeth Like
I#A to be all one piece" sobbed libby.
49, The little girl was not very much
EWpE given to looking forward with appre-
49, hension to future woes and, as the
pretty white pearls that adorned her
six-year-old mouth were in quite good con-
dition, there was small occasion for her pres
ent distressed state of mind. But libby had
only that day discovered for the first time
that all teeth are not real and the thought
If this had scared her.
'I-hke-to be-all-one-piecel" she sob
red again.
Dot and Jet and Silly Billy, disturbed in
heir slumbers by their mistress lamenta-
gainst her dress.
Dot and Jet and Silly Billy were three kit
ems, and were almost always sure of warm
welcome from libby.
just now, however, she was not in a state
Of mind to treat her pets with customary af-
lection. She scornfully rejected their sym
PATTY.
Go 'way!" she commanded, giving Silly
Billy's ears a tap that amazed that kitten.
right on my cellar dress?"
libby never could remember the difference
between cellar and sailor" but the abash-
ed Silly Billy, understanding actions better
than words, tottered over to his brethren and
buried his offended ears under Jets chin.
leaving libby to smooth the folds of her lit,
tie navy blue skirt and glance complacently at
the white anchors ornamenting her wide col
lar.
There was a ereak of the big gate that shut
off the lighthouse ground from the long
stretches of white sand that went on and on
over the hillocks and rocks to the far-distant
woods and the rest of the world. A girl ran
hastily through the gate and across to the
steps that led to the back door of the light
house.
Where's aunty?" gasped the girl
''Up stairs, showing visitors" answered Tib-
by, whose grief had by this time disappeared.
"Oh, ] forgot! Thursday is visitors day.
isn't it?" said the girl, dropping down on
Lots" responded libby "And, oh, Nina,
one piece!. His teeth, they come out, and
But, to Tibby's surprise, Nina put her head
down on her arms and began to cry. libby
watched her in curiosity. Was Nina afraid
that she would not be "all one piece" some
time, too?
Nina sobbed on.
The visitors who had been up stairs out
side the lighthouse, on the little, iron-railed
balcony near the great lamps, and who had
looked at everything from the disk to the oil
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-08
He Learned How.
Jim Jones, he was Az editor. that is, he
tried to be,

Jim Jones, he was AL editor. that is, he
tried to be,
lie bought himself hand press, an
started in to see
Jes' what there WAS to ediiin', but
when he canyassed round,
Some fifteen hundred editors in that
same town he found.
They all knew more about it than Jones
could hope to know.
They told him: "You most run her,
jones. jes' so, an so. an so.
Be sure and boom the Baptists--they'rv
bound to help YOU out;
An give the good old Methodists a big
salvation shout!
Give every man notice; be sure an
put il down
Whenever Major Jinks is seen to per-
ambulaEe the town;
Put in few free locals for all the
stores. an give
Each man free subscription, ii YOU
want your sheet to livel"
Well, Jones he done Iist what ihey
said, ior fear they'd make row
But the more. he tiled to please ,'em all
the mure they told him how;
Until at last he took bis book and laid
it on the shelf.
Then run the paper in the ground and
iollered 1t himself
-Erehange
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-08
State Notes

Earl venahle. formerly OF the Payette
Independent, has severed connections
with that paper, and has accepted the
position OF editor in-chiei of the Idaho
Daily Statesman.
Prosecuting Attorney Koelsh, Of Ada
county, has flied q petition with Judge
Wood, askiny for the calling OK q gvansl.
jury to investigate the charges OF forgery
ma,lo against II. +. Neal, former CASH
ier of the defunet Capital State Bank.
Judge Wood has the petition under adj
yisement.
Paderewski, the great pianist. will ap-
pear at Boise next Monday night under
the auspices OF the Y. NJ. c. a.
Senator Rorah has introduced a bill In
Congress TO repeal the stone-tirnber act.
Residents Of Dead Ok h.,tare agitatin2
luc 4ucSttou vi cuucaNo oiti4k ~ hAfc sfio
government again take up the question
OF builjing the Nalheur ditch. Two or
three informal meetings have been held
and general meeting viii probably be-
called soon.
Fred &. Mock and wife haye disposed
OF their holdings in. the Bank Of Nampa.
to DR.. j. W. and J. A. Girens anil Mr..
Mock retires from the bank he organized
in 1890. Dr. Givens was elected presi-
ident OF the bank to take Mr.. Mock's
place ut meeting Of the board otdirect-
ors held SONS little time ago.