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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Van Vert.

j. NJ. Halstead visited over Sunday
with his daughter Miss Poiteaux at
Des Moines.
Prof. 0. II. Hollen and family return
ed Saturday from Winterset where they
had been visiting relatives.
Miss Alta Hauenstein, of Grand River,
visited over Sunday with her cousin,
Miss Celia Thompson.
l.. K. Beam, Of Valley Junction, is
visiting friends and relatives at this
place.
Mr.. Biven and family departed Tues
day for Shenandoah, where they expect
to make their future home.
Leon CARRIER was an Osceola visitor
Friday.
Miss Celia Thompson and l. N. Skid
more purchased new pianos last week,
of Ed Kemp. of Des Moines.
Helen Griffin, of Grand River, was in
this city Saturday between trains.
James Smith was in Leon Friday on
business.
Miss Celia Thompson is again employ
ed in the Record Office after enjoying a
two weeks vacation.
Prof. o. r. Young, of Leroy, came
Friday for visit with his parents.
Mrs. Florence Gould went to Des
Moines Friday for visit with friends
Richard Erb, Polly Luce, Lisle How
ard. Harry Myers, Club Scotield, Will
Mitchell and Ed Carlin. Of Weldon, were
in this city Wednesday evening. We
wonder what the attraction is.
Prof. Cosner, of Grand River, il
visiting his sister, Mrs. Homer Waller
Warren Goldsbury, of Centerville. was
in this city Tuesday visiting friends.
! L. A. belong, of Osceola, was in thi.
city Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harry jenkins visited over Sun
day with her parents at Leon. Hsa ata {
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
KiIgore.

Jim Still, who is farming near Wood
land, was an over Sunday visitor with
homefolks.
Mrs. Guy Yingling was Davis City
caller Friday.
Frank Davenport and daughter called
at j. B. McDaniePs Monday.
Ed Underwood, of Davis City, had
business in this vicinity one day last
week.
George Moore was a business caller
in Leon one day last week.
Jim Still and wife were visiting at l.
E. Evans in Leon Sunday.
Mrs. Fuller and daughter, Mrs. Tillie
Wade, called at Jack McDaniel's Friday.
Uucle Jack Mcdaniel thinks he can't
be beat planting corn with a hand
planter as be planted four acres in six
hours.
Sunday, May "a, about 30 relatives
and friends gathered at the home OF
David Hubbard to help him celebrate
his 51st birthday. An excellent dinner
was served by the ladies present to
which all did justice. Those present
were j. W., and A. ]. Still, M. L. Dale
and their families, Clyde Waller and
wife, Ed Still and wife, Anna Nc
Daniel, Lulu Newcomer and Robert Nc
Daniel. b.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Orphan Ridge.

Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin returned
Saturday to her home at Walcott
Colorado, after four weeks visit a,
the home of her brother, Fred Jones.
George Stephens had business al
Leon Saturday.
James Stephens, of Seattle, Wash, is
visiting his many friends. He expects
to spend the summer in Iowa.
Charles Mills delivered some COWS t,
Barlean Bros. Thursday.
Dwight Freeman and Bid Frost were
buying shoats in these parts Friday.
Bert Dobson spent Sunday night al
George Stephens.
Amos. Brazelton went to St. Joe Mon
day with car of hogs.
Fred Jones sold his mules to A. G
Brazelton for 5000.
Charley Hatfield and Charles Dobsor
caught fine lot of fish in Macgrude1
Sunday.
Fred Smith went to Chicago Monday
to buy goods for his store.
Tom Pension and family, of Leon
spent Sunday at the home of her sister
Mrs. Fred Smith.
Little river was out over the bottoms
Sunday, the first time for two years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Peach Blow RIDGE.

Our vicinity was again visited with
rain which was not needed and there
is not much news, as people now think
there is no place like home.
M. j. Powers and family visited at
Leon Sunday.
Grandpa Axes died at the home of his
son. Henry Axes, last Wednesday even
ing and was buried at Palestine the
following day with large crowd in at
tendance.
Wilma, Georgia and Fern Reasley
visited at their uncle, John Sells Sun
day.
Henry Axes and family spent Sunday
at the home OF their son Will.
0. Il. Reynolds hauled hay from John
Sells Tuesday.
Floyd Powers and Harley Ellis were
Leon visitors Saturday.
| Several from here went to Leon Satur.
day expecting to hear the school band,
but were disappointed on account of The
rain.
Laura Waller, of Decatur, is visiting
in these parts this week.
| Mrs. Emma Allison and George War
rem and wife were called here last week
by the sickness and death of their
father, S. r. Axes.
Perry Bruner and family and Miss
jamie Priest were Leon callers Saturday
Fay Ellis visited with Laura Sell one
evening last week.
Mrs. Will Bruner visited Mrs. Perry
Bruner Friday.
Those who attended the commence
ment exercises in Decatur were NJ.
Powers and family, Harley, Ray and Fay
Ellis, billie and Rosa Bruner.
Mrs. John Sell called on Mrs. A. e
Ellis Monday afternoon.
Mrs. A. E. Ellis and son Ray started
to Leon Monday but had to return hom,
on account of high water.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
r. Ed. No. /.

Jim Drury and son Johnny, had bust
ness in Leon one day last week.
Annie Hubbard spent Tuesday with
her grandparents, Andy Still and wife.
Elba Dale and wife and son Allen,
spent Sunday at Marion Davis.
Mrs. Jim Moore called on her sister,
Mrs. J. Drury Thursday afternoon.
The folks that went to town Saturday
had to so home through the rain.
Andy Still and wife and daughter,
Rose also Edd Still and wife spent Sun
day at Dave Hubbard's.
Roy Dale believes in going home
early, Monday morning.
George Slower and Verlie Brown
hauled hogs to Pleasanton Monday.
Marion Davis and family went to
Leon one day last week.
John Drury is the owner of a new
buggy and new set of harness; look
out girls.
Bert Ingram spent Sunday at Seth
Davis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
pleasant Valley No. 2.

This section was visited by heavy
rain Saturday night.
Miss Mary Brammer is assisting Mrs.
Web Sipherd with her house work.
Mrs. John Wilt, Of Oklahoma, is visit
ing her sisters, Mrs. Sarah Wycoff and
Mrs. Allen Laid, and numerous friends.
Mrs. Jessie Morrell, of Shenandoah,
was called home to see her father, G.
Roland, who was badly hurt by one of
his horses, but is some better at this
writing.
Mrs. John Mendenhall, Of High Point,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Il. Young, and many friends.
Cranmore Wycof, of Arkansas, came
last week to visit his sister, Mrs. Ladd,
and old friends in this vicinity.
George Kirkpatrick and Miss Nellie
Moran, of Westerville, were married
last Thursday evening at the Methodist
parsonage. They will make their home
with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Kirkpat-
rick.
w. F. Wadsworth and David Brammer
attended the box supper at the Diamond
brick last Friday night, and report a
good time.
Miss Mabel Ward has been helping
Mrs. G. Poland with her house work the
past week.
Mrs. Lavina immersion was visiting
at H. L. Brammer's last Friday.
j. A. Brammer is building new woven
wire fence around his house and making
his yard look fine.
John Taylor, of Grand River. moved
last Friday down in Tennessee. where
he will work on farm the coming sea-
son.
John Acton and wife took dinner at
Marion Brammer's last Friday.
Charles Acton spent last SATURDAY.
night with his uncle. William Allen and
family, returning home Sunday.
F. M. Metz, Of Westerville, lost one
of his horses last week. 1t was ont in
the road grazing and was found dead
1t is supposed to have been killed By
lightning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Lonesome Ridge.

We had fine rain in this locality
Saturday morning and evening, also
Sunday night.
Will Smith and wife were Leon call
ers one day last week.
School closed at East Eden Friday
with Miss Artie Forbes as teacher; they
had fine picnic in the school house
yard and very nice program was rend-
cred by the pupils in the afternoon.
Several attended from this part of the
vicinity.
Nat .Cornett and daughter, Mrs. M.
City Friday.
Miss Mergie Mills called at NJ. W.
Hamilton's Friday evening.
Mrs. Joe Ingram and son Bert were
Leon callers one day last week.
Jim Anderson purchased new phone
on the Farmers line this week.
George Bunch and two daughters
were Leon callers Saturday.
Henry Mills and daughter Mergie
were Leon callers Saturday.
Joe Barlean purchased fine milch
COW from j. A. keeran one day last
week.
]. K. Campbell and sons Will, Arthur
and Macy were Leon callers SATURDAY
Joe Keller and family visited relatives
near Pleasanton few days last week
Frank Dingman and daughter Grace
were Leon callers Saturday.
Cliff Ingram is still improving at this
writing.
Tom Guthrie sold a COW one day last
week.
Charles Mills and family were Leor
callers Saturday.
H. Townsley was dragging the roads
Friday, which they need very badly
let the good work go on.
Lon Adams and daughter Maud were
Leon callers Thursday.
Will Smith called on Mr.. Hamilton
Saturday morning.
Joe Barlean called on Mr.. Hamilton
one day last week.
Nat Cornett received word Tuesday
that his grandson, Craig Cornett, hae
had an attack of appendicitis and was
taken to Kansas City to have an opera
ton performed. He is now in the hos
pital at Kansas City and improving
nicely at this writing.
Myra Blakesley and Edith Cowle'
with their gentlemen friends we're try
ing the muddy roads Sunday evening.
Miss Essie Hamilton called on Mise!
Eta and Mergie Mills one day las
week.
Miss Julia Horney attended the picnic
at East Eden Friday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Garden Grove

Mrs. Lewis Reick entertained her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Frazier and baby
and the Misses Hazel Frazier and Ollie
Van Wrinkle Of Davis City Friday.
Ollie Chambers of Leon and Miss
Evans of Davis City were guests at the
Bennett home Friday.
Mrs. r. G. Hoadley is entertaining
her aunt, Mrs. j. p. Tucker and children
of Parkville, Mo.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Stearns of Van Vert
visited at Prof. Reeds Friday.
G. d. Mallette who has been attend
ing to mining matters in the west re-
turned home last week.
Mrs. Gillette went to Packwood
Thursday to see little grandchild who
is very i'll.
The Misses Maud Brown and Grace
Beavers of Leon attended commence
ment, and were the guests of Miss Nell
Young.
Miss Rosamond Severe who teaches
school near High Point returned to her
home in Davis City, Saturday.
Alice Jefries of Davis City, visited
her friend, Mrs. W. G. Ward Friday.
Miss Porter and Mr.. Blair of Humes-
ton, were at the commencement Friday
night.
Mrs. Lew Sullivan of Helena, Mo-, lis
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Young.
Miss Ruth Stearns will teach music
in Van Vert this summer. Miss Ruth
Stearns is musician of exceptional
ability.
DR.. McNay made professional trip
to Pleasanton Thursday.
Mrs. James Cherry came down from
Des Moines Thursday, accompanied by
Mrs. Frank Stearns of Weldon.
j. E. Vail and Walter Miller we're at
Leon Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Good Hope.

George McGahuey and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Thomas
Wills and daughter Mabel, at Grand
River.
Miss Bessie Thompson returned to her
home near Davis City Saturday after
visiting several days with friends in
these parts.
Miss Nicolena Rasmussen visited with
Mary and Laura Hacker Sunday after
noon.
Misses Dale and Grace Wise spent
Sunday afternoon with Villain Barger.
Holger Rasmussen and Clyde Imhoff
spent Sunday with Guy Smith.
Earl and nellie Wise and Elba Wills
were guests at the McGahuey home
Sunday afternoon.
Charley lmhoif and wife called at
George Smiths Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Binning was an over Sun
day visitor with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Cox, Of Leon.
Mrs. W. H. Wise spent several days
last week with her mother, Mrs. M. j.
Waterman, of Van Vert.
| Miss Alma CARRIER, of Van Vert, visit
ed few days last week with her cousin,
Clyde Stevens and wife.
Earl Wise attended the Woodman
lodge at Osceola Monday evening.
Mrs. L. G. Thompson and daughter
Ivah were Leon callers Monday.
| Misses Tressa and Esther McGahuey
spent Friday with Nellie Little and at
tended the commencement exercises at
Decatur City Friday evening.
Those who spent Tuesday evening
with Earl and Nellie Wise were Clyde
and Mary Imhof, Oliver, Tressa and
Esther McGahuey, Elba Wills, Earl Bar
ger, Bessie Thompson and Nicholena
Rasmussen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
n. r. o. No. 2

Miss Daisy Stanford is working for
Mrs. Ella Cannon.
School closed at Brush College Friday.
Grace, Glen and Iata Garner called
at Eugene Gammon's one evening last
week.
Dan Griffin and wife visited at Wayne
Gammon's Friday.
Kim Hickman, If Leon, visited one
day last week with his son Frank and
wife.
JEFF Fulton and road men worked the
roads in this vicinity the past week.
Ed and Mike Griffin called at Dan
Griffin's one day last week.
Misses Fanny and Bertha Cannon
are staying in Leon.
Miss Mary Flynn spent few days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Kate
Griffin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Rose Hill.

Cleo Bryson is on the sick list.
Mike Griffin delivered sheep at Willie
Walton's Friday.
Willard Stanford called on Miss
Carrie Tuller one evening this week.
Cecilia Mahoney spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
Hold and Sidney fuller spent Sunday
with WILDER Main.
Daisy Stanford is assisting Mrs.
Wayne Cannon with her house work.
Dick Milton called on Miss Abby
Bennett Saturday night.
Mrs. NJ. G. Mullin is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Hickman.
Dick Milton spent few days last
week with Willard Stanford.
Willard Stanford and Dick Milton,
accompanied by Stella and Carrie
fuller, attended church at Morgan
Sunday night.
B. Gammill called at ]. P. stanford's
Sunday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28

For cement building blocks or cemen
sidewalks see Roe Caster jr.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28

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bank do solemny swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
f. ID. DORM, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
tsEAL] 26th day of May, 1908.
D. E. GATCHELL, Notary Public
j. p HAMILTON,
Attest: H. j. VoGT, Directors
STEPHEN VARGA,
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Perfection Oil stoves, for sale by VIM.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Pleasant Valley

Levi Virden was visiting with his
parents Saturday and Sunday returning
to his work at Brice McDonough's Sun
day evening.
Gran i'm. kentner died at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Adam Zika, Thursday
evening and the remains were taken to
Alton for burial.
Mrs. Ora Black and Miss Two Black
called on Mrs. Virden one day last week.
w. G. Campbell, of Pleasanton, called
at George Virden's Tuesday night.
Rollie Virden was visiting at James
Young's Sunday.
For cement building blocks or cement
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

home had gone along beautifully. 1 wasn't
a bit afraid and remembered my lines all
right.
1.-The one rehearsal 1 attended in the
theater was the one before the final dress
rehearsal. The curtain was down and the
place was to me just like my room.
81 was successful there, too and every
body was crazy over me. You know chill
dren were not very common on the stage
at that time which, of course, accounted
for my popularity.
AT the dress rehearsal something terri
BILE happened, something perfectly awful.
For years I used to wake up with a night
mare in my baby mind at the recollection
of 1t.
IL was supposed to be sitting in my chair
when the curtain went UP with my eyes
closed. Then l was to open them and begin
my lines.
ION this occasion the curtain was up and
when ] opened my eyes instead of the
familiar side of the room which had ex-
pected there was horrible black hole, for
the lights i'm the auditorium were not on.
It was the most awful thing had ever
seen. 1t seemed to be something that was
going 10 swallow me up I was going to
fall into, and with all the might of my
young lungs 1 screamed and kicked and
choked and did all sorts of original things
not done in the business of the play.
1.-THE cast were completely demoralized
If was going to act that way the whole
piece would be a failure. Naturally they
didn't know what to do. but they coaxed
and pleaded with me and gave me presents
and tried to make themselves believe that
it wouldn't be quite so bad the night of the
opening.
when that came and I repeated my per-
formance Of opening my eyes, to my sur
prise and delight the awful black hole that
had so terrified was no longer there In
stead / looked out on a world filled with
the incest, hndest faces;> who all smiled at
me, and l cooed and waved my hands and
was just too pleased to see them for any
thing, and they laughed back at me and
the members of the cast laughed. too, and
the terrible ordeal was over and it wasn't
until 1 grew older that 1 could make them
realize what 1t was that had so frightened
me.
Before 1 was years old / had played
before more than 100000 people In all the
towns and cities of America and had trav-
eled 1900 miles. ! learned to play Irish
character parts with Chauncey Olcott and
with Andrew Mack and Katie Emmett.
put on long dresses for the first time when
played Lovey Mary in Mrs. Wigs OF the
Cabbage Patch and had to obtain permis-
sion from the Children's society before /
could appear. Just little time before my
marriage l toured through the cities Of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

she made her debut when the offer was
presented to her.
Joseph Arthur was the playwright and
she was at that time 21a years old. In a
photograph of that time she is shown as a
smiling young person holding her foot In
her hand
She had been playing with niece OF
Arthur had been listening to their baby
talk. 1t suddenly occurred to him that
her special brand of conversation was
rather remarkably enunciated and he lifted
her up and told her to say several things,
among the rest, There goes Santa Claus"
and other lines of his piece, blue Jeans"
in which she afterward took the part of
Baby Banseombs, with a long page to be
memorized.
AT 21A years most youngsters are still i'm
the high chair stage, as likely as not
strapped in, and their vocabulary is lin
tied TO a "Zlng of vater'' or something
equally bromidian. Her training for her
part was conducted on the plan that has
succeeded well With horses. seals and fluffy
kittens.
II she did well she got a present. any
thing on which she had set her childish
heart and the plan worked admirably, Her
memory Of the time is very clear. showing
her precocious in that respect also.
II remember II as II It were yesterday"
she says, sitting forward on the edge Of
her chair and holding her knee with her
enclosed arms. "All the rehearsals at
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
HUMAN SIDE OF NOTED FEUDIST
Newspaper Man Turns n Dangerous
Trick and Escapes with
Hide whole.

The late Jim Hargis, king of Kentucky
feudists, was, first of all, a vain man. He
knew the extent of his power in the region,
where law did not count until Floyd Byrd
became prosecuting attorney, and II satis-
fled him. But his vanity had it's limits
Hargis detested photographs and photog-
raphers. His enemies say that the rea-
son was not a lack of vanity, but that the
Breathitt king did not want his features
too we'll known tc the people and other
sections OF Kentucky. For years he had
decreed at intervals that no one should
ever take photograph of him. During
the feuds, several daring photographers
who went to jackson for the purpose of
swapping the king were glad to escape
with their lives. They did not return
until the eve of the first trial of Jim
Hargls for the Callahan murder. The
judge knew of their presence and vowed
that his rule would not be broken. OF
course all the leading papers OF Kentucky
had photographers at Jackson especially Ia
get the picture of Jim Hargis. The Louis.
vile Courier-Journal had sent a youna
man named Robert Hooe
When the day came for the opening OF
the trial, the photographers were lined ur
along the main street from the store OF
HaTgis to the court house. The accused
waited in the rear Of his store until the
hour arrived for court to open. then COW
cred his features with quilt and made his
way in that manner to the trial.
Several of the newspaper men thought
that Hargis had won out and gave up the
attempt for the time being Hooe, how
ever, went around to the rear of the court
house and concealed himself near the en-.
trance. His idea was that while Hargis
was bound to be covered with his quilt II
he left by the front entrance, he might dis.
card II in leaving by the rear. This proved
to be the case. When recess came Hargfs,
accompanied by some of his men, left by
the rear way. The Courier-Journal man
thereupon came out from his concealment
and snapped the Judge before he could hide
behind one OF his friends
Hargis, I'm a rage, shook his fist and
swore at the photographer. Several OF his
friends. knowing the rule Of the Judge
seized the Courier-Journal man and were
about to smash his camera, when the Judge
interposed. Don't, boys. His paper ex-
poets 1t Of him, and l suppose he's got to-
make a living" The ice was broken Har.
gis posed for several pictures and was
never reluctant to be photographed after
ward.-Iiarper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

played "On a Balcony in the principal
cities few years ago.. The elf part in. that
fantasy NATURALLY suggested the little Talia-
ferro girl, as she was popularity known, and
she played in 1t successfully. Lately when
she was visiting at Mr.. Yeats home with
her friend Lady Gregory of National Irish
theater fame he expressed his pleasure at
her performance and her physical suita-
bilty.
When "Pippa Passes was put on for
some special matinees Henry Miller selected
her for the part of the little peasant girl
and the same thing occurred when Lorna
Doone" enjoyed brief popularity. Her
part of Esther i'm THE Children of the
Ghetto" seemed to have been written with
some idea of her limited size and in various
other plays in which she has taken part,
1.-THE Price of Peace" "You Never Can
Tell" etc, the same condition of having
part written with petite woman in mind
and then finding the woman has been the
experience.
Once Miss Taliaferro admits that she
came a cropper. 1t was when she was
billed TO play Nance Olden in The Bish-
ops Carriage" Nance was a tough girl
out and out, bred in the bone and out in
the flesh, and to save her life the smallest
star admitted that she could not look tough
enough. Her small, delicate features get
all puckered up when she tries to show how
she worked to look tough and simply
couldn't.
You can see for yourself" she says put
ting 1t up to the interviewer, who is forced
to admit that certainly there never was a
less tough-looking specimen billed for such
part. II used to beg my friends when
they came to see it to wait until after the
first act, for / was tougher there than aft
erward, or was supposed TO be- If they
didn't see me then thought they might
be able TO stand 1t. Oh, but 1 was bad!
But not bad in the way l should have been
to make a success; just dramatic school of
acting bad, or something like that"
Miss Taliaferro has a gentle little vocabu-
| lark which just suits her. When she talks
along and gets interested in her subject
such words as sweet, nice, dear love and
amiable come as naturally to her ,phrasine
as strenuous, suffragette or solar plexus
| to those of more heroic mould.
But do not be deceived by this for under
| the placid exterior of an unruffled counte-
nance and the harmony of a kindly vo-
cabulary she has mighty thoughts and
| stern purposes
1T is perfectly absurd" isn't it, she