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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

For SALE-Several pieces of resi-
dence property in Leon. Or will rent
or trade them.
Off 7. CESLER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

Wednesday morning was the coolest
of the winter so far, The Reporters big
thermometer registering 6 below zero
att o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

A breach of promise suit may be bad,
but the same girl as wife would be
worse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30
License to Wed

Levi Richards, Lineville -. 81
Inez Duncan, Lineville
3. I. Bates, Garden Grove .:.........:........2O
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

Religion should be good sword, but
it makes poor shield.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

WANTED.-400 gallons home made
sorghum. Bring in your samples. Cash
or trade.
HARRY j. VOGT & Co,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

Save per cent by paying cash and
trading with us.
OGILvIE & GARDNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

Spendthrifts may be so called be.
cause they have nothing in common
with thrift.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

For-first class timothy seed see
Ransom j. Pease. 22-2t*
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30
DR.. NYE, DENTIST.
office in Biggs Block.

Get your furniture repaired by James
Grandstaff at WATSON & Boone's store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

Cupid, the black face fun provoker, is
with kidnapped for Million"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
CAIRO MINISTER
DEFEATS SALOON
rev. A. S. BUCHANAN HAD Docu-
MENTa WHICH ENDED HARD
FOUGHT BATTLE BETWEEN
VETS AND DRys or FOWLER.

Rev Al. 4. Buchanan pastor Of the
Presbyterian church III this city, was
VITA means III administering defeat
to the saloon element VI Fowler Ind,
ard bringing To aa ena legal fight
which has been waged IN tho courts
for the past fge years
Rev Buchanan who was formerly
located ii Fowler and who was there
all last week attending the trial, in
which he was the star witness, yester-
day received telegram from that
CITY stating that the jury had brought
Hi verdict lii favor ct Tho prohibit
tiunists
I'll 1902 the nrohihltioihstg Of that
city voted cnt the saloons bT what
vas known as the remonstranee sys-
tenn. Each \, ter who favored no sa-
looms signed his name to remon-
STRANGE which on a certain dag was
flied with the county authorities The
drys won BIZ majority Of Is but the
saloon element protested ana and the
case went To the circuit anil to the
appellate courts and finally 10 thc SUI
prems court III the state Recently
that court sent the case back to the
original court fof retrial.
IN the mean time the original re-
moiistrance cards had been either
lest or stolen Roy Buchanan how.
ever had kept d record ot all signefs
and this book was accepted b. the
court as evidence III addition 1856
voters were examined to substanti-
arr the record,
The case was contested By saloon
keeper named sennac and aroused
much interest all over Indiana.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
ROBBERS PLACED
VICTIM ON RAILS
TWO NEGROES ASSAULT AND
ROB WHITE MAN AT THEBEs
AND THREW BODY ON THE
RAILROAD TRACKS.

After brutally beating and rcbbing
Walt Hileman. white man Of
Thebes. this county. two negroes.
supposed 10 be Sam Washington am
Willie Skinner. in an effort TO destroy
.all traces Of their crime placed his
supposedly dead body on the railroad
tracks to be ground to bits hy an ap
preaching train
Hileman y no was seriously injured
regained consciousness in time 10 roll
OF the tracks and save his life and
later made his way home where mrdi
cal attention was given him.
he was able to give a description "
his assailants and Washington and
skinner vCne arrested by Constable
g. G Bailey Monday AT a preiimiu.
aly heating tier we're bound over T.
await fhe a.ticH q the grand jury
srt ~in arohs biy fare trial On
charge q ass aub WITH attempt to k'l
liey wrif brought to Cairo yester
day and pare in the unity jail
The negroes securei only 500
from HIleman wio put up a desperate
zgift The estauit took place sundaT
rieht al The outskirts Ct Thebes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
ROUSTERS AGAIN
GIVING TROUBLE
MATE RONDURANT OF UPPER
RIVER HELD FOR SHOOTING
AT BLAcKS-STORY or PAST
PERFORMANCES REVIVED.

Ohio river steamers all along the
line are again troubled BY a rouster
scarcity, as eolored Iaborers are not
anxious to face river gales and white
cnes find more remnnerative employ
ment. A day Of so ago a full crew of
rcrsters on the Louisville and Evans
vile steamer Tarascon struck. and
Mate Bondurant became so incensed
that he fired into the crowd
The shooting incident revives
story that river men tell ON Bondu-
rant. Several years ago he was sec.
ond mate or the Morning Star At
that time he had not made reputa-
ton as a manager OF r6ustabouts and
when the boat landed at Greensboro
the rousters "soldiered' on him An
hour was consumed in loading freight
that should have been handled in fif-
teen minutes ii any individual rcuster
showed disposition to do his work
with reasonable dispatch. one OF his
companions would say to him in an
aside that it was not necessary to
work for the second mate
Bondurant suffered in silence.
When the freight was finally loaded
End after the boat had backed out and
started on the way down the river.
hc lined the negroes up across the
head OF the boat Starting in at the
right and working to the left. he
knocked them down one after an
other until the whole force was
stretched OFT on the deck This story
may be somewhat magnified BY fire.
cuent telling, but il Is a fact that from
that day until the occurrence at
Evansville on THURSDAY night, Bondu-
rants word was sufficient 10 keep
the roustabouts stepping lively
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
Rings STRANGELY Restored.

Miss Annie Paris, of Manchester.
\ H., recently reported the loss OF
70 rings to the police. Two days
dteF she found both rings done up
N a wad Of paper and lying on the
hoor 81 the wuodshed at her home.
How they came there is a mystery
which she says she shall not attempt
to solve.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15

Concluded from First Page.)

iniocting to order and w. q Cantwell
Iof Benton was selected MS temporary
chairman and Rober; iiil OF William
lscn county secretary The organiza.
ton was then made permanent.
The delegates from this county
were Hon. Miles Fredk Gilbert. Rich
ard Powers, b. McManus, Jr., George
b. Walker Lee b. Davis. Willis Mel
son aud P. c. Barclay
THE CANDIDATE.
Hon William a. Warder was born
IL Johnson county. Illinois, Aug III,
1859. and was educated in the coun-
try schools ana al the Southern mi
nois Normal University where h.
graduated in 1877 winning the honor
of yaledictorian OF his class. He
studied law in the office Of his
brother Hon Walter Warder, ami
was admitted TO the bar In 1881 His
early experiences We're gained along
the strenuous lines OF farmer boys
life AMI almost before reaching adult
3ge hr had placed to hsi credit three
wears Of faithful ana Successful work
in the public schools the proceeds Of
his labors snfficing to furnish the
means for higher education and
for his profession.
Upon his admission to the bar he
actively commenced the practice Of
law and bg industry and ability soon /
acquired a lucrative practice and I
won d high reputation as q lawyer ana /
man Of affairs. He has been largely |
Interested IN the coal aud other in-
'Eustrial development of Williamson T
county and has as much or more than /
my other one man been instrumental /
q promoting the Industries and enter
crises which have in the last few
years made Marion an important city
and Williamson county one of the
'ichest counties in Southern Illinois
He has always been a faithful and
Democrat and has been
ong recognized in his county, district
md state as d leader OF Democracy
ne has been honored repeatedly bg |
lig party BY nomination and election
d important offices.
In 1898 he was elected to the lower
house OF the general assembly and
Tas reelected In 1909 to the Forty.
.econd general assembly In both
" these sessions he took rank as
eader en- the Democratic side being
of the committee on the
Rights of the Minority and the Steer
ne committee. He was also a mem |
Der of the Judiciary committee and
Nas regarded by an as an authority
N matters of legislation and an TN.
iring worker and always wanting to ,
know and ever ready to do.
Socially he Is widely known aud
jcpular giving freely oi his time. ef-
'er and means for the advancement /
J; Christianity. charity, education and
fraternity. He Is a member of the
,hnrch and Sunday school worker
He Is Mason, a prominent member
II the Knights OF Pythias aud an en-
Elk. BY dint OF energy mad ,
~ his high reputation for sterling in
egrity he has won competence and
las built one OF the elegant homes OF
darion. In 1882 he married Meta G
'oodal the daughter of Harden GoodaI !.
former sheriff OF Williamson county, :
nd has family of three daughters.
In all the relations of life, public,
rivate, social and domestic he has
ways stood without fear and without
a clean, upright and honor
bic man.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15

o. say = Few Mpids more before the
vote was taken. He said he wished L.
give notice as one who had studie,
the ordinance and knew what could
be done under 1t from a legal point
CT view. that the ordinance gave Ia
the company a right 10 operate freigh.
trains al viii on Sycamore street and
down Washington avenue and on
Fourth street. The long switches o.
Sycamore street could not mean ans
thing else. They could not be needed !
for passenger business. They were
Ion feight cars and for tho storage |
Of freight cars. The company would |
nave right to stop its cars and load /
pr unload them anywhere and al ans
ime 10 saw 1T. He did not expect /
@ change one vote. The eight men I
Who voted fer the ordinance were
iot tobe changed But he wished to
nf0rm them. so that they could MT
ay they aii not know &C.. when the
.arm had been done. that they were
ritterIng away the rights Of the peo-
lo unnecessarily. Had il been lmoNn
bat the ordinances would come %
-t action tonight there would have
cen one hundred property owners
resent 10 protest against them
Att0rnef Leek said be believed the
'demen who votel for the ordi-
anecs we're intelligent men All
neu what they were doing.
Dir. Green spoke as a citizen. bat /
very enc knew be was the paid
itoruer ef thr Cairo Traction CSn-
any That company hal been behind
BE- cpoi Fiti0a and had worked sec
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
NOTICE.

In accordance with the orders is.
sued by the mayor relating to the
sale OF liquors and the closing of
saloons on Sundays. | herein wish to
notify all concerned that the laws
relating to same VIII be strictly en-
forced.
M. s. EGAN.
Chief OF Police.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15

The Italian women are industrious.
Even while walking along the street
the Roman girls are busily engaged in
knitting.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15

Give The practical politician all TIE
rop7 Re desires and there is no bush
ness or enterprise that he All not
tie up
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
Beware o. IN Bsb;,.

III habits gather by unseen degrees.
as brooks make rivers and rivers run
70 seas.-DTyden.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
pea CHARGED with Ihrf.

At Bloomfield. y. j.. a setter dog
Eas locked up in a police station on A
charge Of theft and held without bail
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15

Doctors now affirm that there Is
eril II mothballs. a Circumstance the
moth seems u have overlooked.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
The Dandy Dixie Minstrels.

An advance notice says: Next week
will be presented at the Grand opera
house a genuine allcolored minstrel
aggregation, known as the Dandy
Dixie Minstrels," TO colored' patrons
wherever presented in the South. In
fact. the notices from the Southern
pres, (which will be presented from
time to time) are most commendatory
for the excellence and cleanliness of
the performance given by this COM
pany.y
The Tampa fla Daily Times of
February Is contained the following
notice:
"One of the best minstrel perfor-
mances ever seen in Tampa was that
of the Dandy Dixie Minstrels, who APP
peared at the Tampa Bay Casino Sat
urday night. Owing to the excellence
of the show, the performance will be
given tonight Hundreds of white peo-
pie enjoyed the performance Satur-
day night as much as did the colored
people in the gallery
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Central States For Taft.

Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, the great
central states, with an aggregate oil
siXty-five electoral votes. have gone
Republican despite the fight made to
bring them into the Democratic col
umn. The success of Mr., Taft in these
states. considered vitality necessary to
his election. has carried with it the
success of the Republican state tick
cts
Governor Deneen in Illinois and Gov
ernor Harris in Ohio. Republican can
didates for reelection retain Their
seats
The Pacific coast states. California
Washington and Oregon. have given
their votes to the Republican candi
date. but Nevada, which voted against
Parker in 1904. gave its votes this
year to Bryan. Montana. the Dakotas
and Minnesota are again Republican
but Governor Johnson's personal popu
larity has sufficed to seat him again
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
THOMAS E. MARSHALL.

and Marshall was VICTORIOUS over Wat.
son, the Republican candidate, by
about 5000.
The congressional representation
from this state will probably be seven
Democrats and six Republicans. Re
turns credit the Democrats with
chances favoring Democrats.
The legislature is in doubt. Marion
county, with twelve members of the
legislature, went heavily Democratic
for the county ticket and carried down
with it the Republican legislative can.
didates and possibly Congressman
Jesse Overstreet
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
FOR TAFT.
so is SHERMAN,
Former Secretary Of War
Chosen as the Chief
Magistrate.

The Republicans swept New Jersey.
Taft will have the plurality which will
approach, and may exceed, that of
Roosevelt four years ago, who received
$4,000. Seven of the ten congressman
chosen are Republicans, and the Re-
publicans will control both houses OF
the state legislature by even greater
majorities than last year.
Taft's indicated plurality in Della
ware Is 5000, and the Republican state
ticket, headed by Simeon S. Penne-
well for governor, and William IL.
Htald, for congress, is estimated by
about the same plurality, with the ex-
ception that Davis, Republican candi.
date for attorney general. is probably
defeated by Andrew c. Gray Demo.
crat. The latter is the son of Judge
George Gray.
The Republicans swept Connecticut
fully and completely perhaps a little
more SO than four years ago, Taft car.
rying the state by more than 10000
plurality, and Congressman George l..
Lilley the Republican candidate for
governor, going into office by about
$4,000 plurality over Judge A. Heaton
Robertson. All the five congressman
are Republicans by pluralities equal to
those of two years ago. The entire
Republican state ticket is elected as
usual while the general assembly is
more strongly Republican than for
some years.
Maine gave Taft an estimated plu.
rality of 31,500. John H. Swasey and
Frank L. Guernsey, Republicans, were
chosen in the Second and Fourth con.
gressional districts. respectively, to fill
short term vacancies.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
A. A. VS.. WACO.
Good Game Expected Here Next
Friday Afternoon.


The Allen Academy football team,
which has made such a fine record
for this seasons play, will meet the
Waco high school eleven on the Acad-
envy campus here tomorrow afternoon
az o'clock. The Allen Academy
boys have done some exceptionally
fine playing recently, and no doubt
everybody in the city will go out to-
morrow to see the game and take ad-
vantage of an opportunity to demon
strate the interest felt in the team
here. These boys have not been de
feated this year, Notwithstanding the
fact that two of the games played were
on foreign grounds. Three out of
three is the record of the Allen boys,
and three out of three is the record
of the Waco boys. against whom they
will so tomorrow Waco has just de-
feated Temple, and a few days ago
won from Marlin by score of 81 to U.
The winners of the game here tomor-
row will be champions OF Central
Texas. A very lively and interesting
game is anticipated, and no doubt the
attendance will be large.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
SEEKS RELEASE.
Brutal Treatment at Turpentine Con.
vict Camp Is Alleged.

Lake Charles. La. Nov. 4-Applica,
ton for writ of habeas carpus was
made to Judge Boarman of the Fed
eral court by w, II. Patterson OF
Orange, Texas, who seeks release from
a turpentne camp, where he was sent
by the state district court here on six
months sentence for selling liquor
without license.
Patterson alleges the convicts are
brutally treated and numerically flog-
ged and at least one has died as re.
suit of whipping by guards. He
charges the system of leasing convicts
by parish authorities as virtual
slavery. Anumber of affidavits from
former prisoners were filled with the
application
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
PARK ROW SCENES.
Thousands of People Gather to Hear
the Election Returns.

the Election Returns.
New York, Nov. 4.-The closing of
the polls was the signal for rush
to Park Row, where the newspapers
had strung up large white canvasses
on which were thrown election results,
and by o'clock scores of thousands
had congregated' on City Hall park and
nearby streets. There were other
crowds in front of the bulletin boards
on Broadway in Harlem and Brooklyn.
Two hours after the polls had closed
several newspapers issued extras an
nouncing the election of Taft. and from
the threats of thousands arose a now
familiar refrain. Taft. Taft. Big Bill
Taft
From other thousands came the cho.
rus: Wait and see: Taft has not won
yet
Broadway was the scene of much
revelry continuous parade of merry.
makers moving up one side of the
Great White Way" and down the
other
Although the climax of the satur-
MALTA was not reached until the thea.
ters let out the crowd, the celebration
began long before the closing of the
polls. The matter of the election OF
the candidates of one or the other OF
the parties played absolutely no part
i'm the start of the general demonstra.
ton.
With all tne noise and confusion the
demeanOr Of the crowd was in every
way proper and in harmony with the
spirit of the day and hour.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Results In the East.

Pennsylvania has gone Republican
by 2OO,O0O majority and New Jersey by
10000. the figures in 1904 being sos,
519 and S0.59S respectively. Connects
cut is Republican save in few cities
and towns. but Congressman George
L. Llley. the Republican candidate
for governor. ran behind Mr.. Taft. His
majority is 5000. whereas the Repub-
lican presidential candidate has car
ried the state by $500. This is below
Mr.. Roosevelt's figure in 1904. and
the same thing is true of practically
every state in the Union that has been
CARRIED by both Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Taft
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
TERRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Mother Shot to Death and Son Suf.
located by Gas.

New York, Nov. Mrs. Volt and
son, ]. Nelson Volt, a Wall street
broker were found dead in their rooms
in a large apartment hotel on upper
Broadway. The mother had been shot
in the head and body in her bedroom
while the son was lying suffocated by
gas on the floor of a bathroom with
a pillow under his head. The door to
the bathroom was locked, which is
held as evidence of a probable suicide
on the part Of the son, following the
death of his mother, possibly at his
hands.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
]. w. BATS
REAL ESTATE AGENT

nalcc in Talialero NIilling. on
Ineue J,Grt ilou,". 4 Ph""e =,
lnD. i' .,ltct gee. wg r. "' \h~,ra"'
E.oa-,. o. ''i..a.. ''ls1 '...
Que aud one-half lots md six-room
house. located two blocks from Main
street. corner lot, brick cistern and
stable S1.050.00
one quarter block of ound and
rev fve-room house in good neigh.
borhood on east side of town. Price,
Il 10000. Terms, one-fourth cash, and
balance IN one, TWO and three years,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Opera House.

One of the especial features of the
Callahan Dramatic Company, which
will fill a three nights engagement
commencing Monday. November 9th,
is their. famous band and orchestra,
an organization of trained musicians
who will render musical program
of the highest class Oh the street dur
Inc the day and in the opera house
before and between the acts of the
different plays to be presented here.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
DEMOCRAT CHOSEN.
Thomas E. Marshall Is Elected
Governor of Indiana.

indianapolis, Nov 4.-For the first
time since Hendricks was elected gov
ernor on the Democratic state ticket,
in 1870, and Grant received the cleo
toral vote of the state for the Rpubli-
can national ticket Indiana has given
plurality to the Republican candi'
date for president and elected
Marshall, the Democratic candidate for
governor
Whether Marshall will carry the
rest of the ticket with him is a mat
ter of conjecture.
According to a late estimate Taft
received a plurality of about 5000
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
New York Vote Largely Increased.

New York. Nov. 4.-Governor Hughes
wins by 10000 plurality over the bien.
NAL battle of high bridge, which was
waged again as the regiment of ballots
were marshalled. Hughes came down
to the city from upstate with an esti.
mated plurality of about 12l 900. Chan
ler's plurality south of High Bridge
was approximately 10000. The vote
of two years ago was increased by
about 10000 Chanler SURPRISED the
Democratic leaders by an unexpectedly
large vote in the rural districts. but
lost tremendously in the city of Great
err New York His followers had eX.
pected at least 100,0 900 plurality.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Convoy ROPES a TRAIN HAND.
Jerks His Victim of Moving Car to
His Death.

El Paso, Tex.-Jesse Ake,e cow
boy, is refuge in the mountains and
officers are Aupaing him on charge
OF murder.
AS a Santa Fe work train was pass
ine between Lava and Crockett, load
ed with MeXicans. AXE, it is alleged,
rode up on his horse and roped Ra-
mon Aragon, whom he dragged from
the train Aragon was killed in the
fall as the train was running twenty
miles an hour. AXE galloped of to
ward the Organ mountains and officers
at Hillsboro, Las Cruces and else
where have ben notified to take his
trail
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Nobody In County Jail.

Sulphur Springs, Tex, Nov. 4.-For
the first time in fifteen years the
doors of the Hopkins county jail are
open. There has not been an inmate
since Thursday last There has been
no case in the police court for twenty
days
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Neck Broken by Fall,

Cleburne. Tex. Nov. Al. G. Dali
ton, an electrician, died as the result
was crushed and neck broken. His
home was in Tennessee
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Taft Carries Utah,

Salt Lake City, Nov. Twenty
thousand plurality for the Taft presi'
Dental electors and 10000 for the Re.
publican state ticket was the rough
estimate made early Wednesday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
Races at Waco.

Waco. Nov. 1.-The four days race
meet Of the Waco Fair association is
on. Two hundred racers and harness
horses are on the grounds