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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
? HAVE had several dreams since
1 first tried the point of con-
cen,ration. In fact, pressing
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the point Of concentration is
becoming habit with me, and
whenever the little pig comes
around. | can't resist the tempta-
ton to TAXI trip TO the miocene
period. AS each dream seems to
be - continuation OF the one pre-
ceding it, will relate the princi-
pal happenings Of three OF them
aud the conclusions drawn from
my nightly excursions during the
past week, in this article.
When | next arrived in the land
of the missing link, | found my.
self in the tree where | had been
embraced by the snake. The
snake was at the root OF the tree,
headless. AS WAS in nest in
the higher branches of the tree, |
must have bivouacked there. (The
miocene days correspond to my
DAYS in the shoe shop. Going to
sleep in the land of the missing
link WAS but to wake in Minn.)
Evidently the Daring One had
gone home TO roost, as she was not
in the vicinity Of the adventure OF
\ the night before.
I met the Daring One at the
river, but she was as little disposed
to be familiar as ever. She seemed
uneasy this morning, and it &C.
Cured to me that on my first visit
to this region had heard at least
three of her kind. reasoned that
1 had surprised family nigrat-
ing to place where there was
greater abundance of food, and one
of their number had, for some
reason. remained in the vicinity OF
the walnut tree.
The language of the missing
links was rather latitudinarian;
that is, they communicated with
one another in several ways; jest.
ures, grimaces, the different inton-
ations Of the voice, and on some
occasions they communicated by
some psychic process. This morn
ing the Daring One made me
understand that she was going to
leave the locality. [ was getting
rather tired of the place any way;
so 1 telepathed to her to 60 ahead
AMI would accompany her and
see the sights. We started down
the river, keeping some distance
from It. And you should have
seen that young missing link go!
Flying trapeze performers couldn't
"hold a candle" to her. Catching
a branch with one hand, she would
throw herself to another. gyrate
clear around it, then launch her.
self to another limb or vine ten
to thirty feet distant.
I didn't waste any time gazing
at the magnificent, outrageous
trees or other scenery. But [
won't mention my aerial stunts.
After about an hour Of such travel
ing, the Daring One came to an
abrupt stop, and with an exclama-
ton of fear and surprise went
clear to the top of the tree she was
in. When I came 10 the spot, l
found that the cause Of the fright
was a huge ape sitting on one OF
the lower branches of the tree with
young one hanging to her neck,
and another one, even larger than
the one in the tree, on the ground
just beginning to manifest his dis
pleasure at our intrusion, by beat
ing his breast and uttering sharp,
earsplitting barks or yells. growl-
ing and showing his teeth. He
was much larger than we were. his
arms the same length as ours, but
more powerful. His legs were
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
Down the River.

chlvalry act. That three hundred
pounds of meat was no match for
hundred aud fifty pound missing
link where climbing was concerned.
And it is easier to throw clubs
down, than up. swung across
10 the tree the old lady aud kid
were in, just far enoug h above
them to be out of Ler reach.
Breaking off a branch, | reached
down and punched the old lady in
the neck with it. She didn't want
any more, and jumped to the
ground screaming, and disappeared
in the brush. Not so with the old
man. He came right up without
an invitation. I guess he said my
goodness, or some other naughty
word, but it didn't hurt any, as |
couldn't understand him. | was
sure he was calling me bad names,
so I gave him a whack' over the
head just to make him quit raising
his ,topknot and wrinkling his fore
head at me, and climbed upa little
higher. He had to let go OF the
tree with one hand and use it to
beat his breast with-to pound out
more noise I guess. you see, he
had so much horrid language in
his lungs that it hurt him, and he
had to get it out fast.) l tried to
poke him with my stick; but he
caught it with his free hand and
bit it in two, then threw it to the
ground and came up higher. l
kept moving up out of his reach
until there was dahges of getting
cornered i'm the small branches
which he could not trust his weight
on, but could break them off aud
let me fall where he could reach
me, and then ran outon branch,
caught it with my hands and swung
across to another tree. The OAR
ing One followed my example, and
the "Old Man" had to climb down
and walk to the tree we were p.
We threw a few branches at him
and continued our fight down the
river.
Nothing else of Importance hap
pened that day, except that the
Daring One caught bird on the
wing. It happened to be flying
between two trees as she was in
midair between them, and she
caught it in one hand and the
branch of the next tree with the
other. She tore it in. half and
tossed half of it to me-wbich, by
the way, was the smallest half, if [
may use the term. l don't sup
pose she knew the difference.
The next day we discovered a
glyptodon and land tortoise about
nineteen feet long. But, as my
space is rather limited I will omit
the descriptions Of them, and ais
those conclusions drawn from my
weeks experience, and tell you of
an adventure that took place last
night. We had left the river two
days before and were following a
small stream toward tue hills.
When we were eating our dinner
of nuts, troup Of monkeys came
along to dispute our rights to them.
[ knew we were unable to hold our
ground against 80 many of them,
so [ picked up a stick and went
out into an open space where, l
would have them at disadvantage.
But the Daring One sprang into
the trees and tried to catch them,
and was getting the worst of it in
the fight. I went to her assistance,
but when I struck at monkey In
front of me, one would be biting
INV hock while another wOuld
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
Cape Horn and the Straits Of
Magellan.

Continued from page one.)
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
The Town Barometer.

) or Uncle Bill, he takes a chair
An all day long keeps sittin' there.
II anybody wants to know
Which way the wind is goin' to blow
Or what the weather's goin' to be,
or Uncle Bill jes' rubs his knee
An tells 'em what the prospect is.
He knows it by his rhellmatiZ.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
For County Superintendent j.

In this issue appears the formal an
nouncement Of the candidacy of Prof.
w. H. Kalkofen as candidate for the
nomination for the office of superin-
tendent of public schools of Decatur
county, subject to the decision of the
democratic voters at the primary cleo
tion to be held on June 2, 1908.
Prof. Kalkofen has been a resident of
Decatur county for many years and is
we'll known as one of the best teachers
of the county. He began his work as a
teacher in the rural schools of Decatur
county in 1894, and has ever since fol-
lowed the profession of teacher work
ing all the time to make advancement
in his chosen profession. After teaching
number of terms of school in the
country, he was elected principal of the
Pleasanton schools for the years 1895
and the following year he was elected
as principal of the Decatur City schools,
which position he held for two years,
and was not an applicant for reelection,
as he wished to further pursue his
studies, and in the fall of 1890 he en-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
z. F. No. 3.

Will McKern and family, of Leon, Wis
tied Sunday at the home of his brother,
Charles Mckern.
James Jones died Wednesday, April
18th, after an illness of several months.
The funeral was held on Thursday, his
remains being laid to rest in the Hamil-
ton cemetery, the funeral being
preached by Rev. Howard, of Davis
City.
Misses Ollie Fulton and Birdie
Kizzire, of Davis City, visited over Sun
day at w. H. Fulton's.
Henry Farnes and family, of Leon,
visited over Sunday at the home Of
Emmett Gore.
The smallpox patients are all getting
we'll and no new cases are reported in
Eden township.
Every democrat in Eden township
should be sure to attend the township
meeting at Eden Center on Saturday,
April 25th at o'clock, to nominate a
township ticket and select delegates to
the county convention.
D. P. Leahy is improving in health
after being sick for month with the
grippe.
Mrs. Jasper Record attended the
funeral of Mrs. Ward at Beaconsfeld
last Wednesday.
The town council Of Leon has ac-
cepted the offer of the managers of the
Cottonwood Park Base Ball Grounds.
Street commissioner Tharp is doing
some good work on the Leon and Davis
City road.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
Mrs. Thomas Roberts was Leon vis-
itor one day last week.
Levi Virden was visiting at John
McCully Sunday.
Mary Robb was visiting with Leila
Zika SATURDAY..
r. Ed. No. 1.

T. L. Wynn and wife were Pleasanton
callers Friday.
Clifford and Bert Ingram visited at
Seth Davis Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Still has the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Moore attended the
Easter exercises at New Salem Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hendrickson and
son, Aris, visited at Marion Davis Sat-
urday.
Lula Newcomer visited home folks
Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Brown visited with Mrs.
I. L. Wynn one day last week.
Marion Davis and family visited Sun
day with Mrs. Davis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Ingram.
Andy Still, wife and daughter, Rose,
attended the birthday dinner at Ben
Robson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. W. Davis left Monday
for an extended visit. Steve Turpin
will occupy their place. They will be
greatly missed as they were always
ready to help in sickness.
E Vie Stover is at home after spending
the winter in Pleasanton attending
school.
Scott Clark and wife had business in
Pleasanton Monday.
Mary spargur has been sewing for
Mrs. Marion Davis the past week.
John Moore and family visited rela-
tives near Leon Sunday.
Lloyd and Jim Moore are iplanting
corn this week on the ground which
they rented of M. l.. Davis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23

Mr.. W. c. Cozad, of Morgan township,
has announced himself as a candidate
for the democratic nomination for the
office of county treasurer, subject to
the decision of the voters at the pri-
mary election on June I'd. His an
nouncement will be hailed with delight
by democrats from all parts of the
county, as there never was better or
truer democrat on the face of the earth
than Billy Cozad. He is one of the
pioneers of Decatur county, man Of
unquestioned integrity, and should the
voters of Decatur county see fit to
elect him as county treasurer he would
discharge the duties of this very i'm
portant office in a manner highly credit
able to both his party and himself. He
is one of the best and most influential
farmers of this county, man in whom
everybody has unbounded confidence
and he deserves and will receive the
best of treatment at the hands Of his
many friends irrespective Of their po-
litical affiliation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
Rev. Isaac T. Flint.

Rev. l. T. Flint was born in Butler
county. Ohio, April 1S, 1889, and died at
his home in Eldon, Iowa, April IA, 1908,
aged 6S years, II months and 26 days.
With his parents he came to Iowa in
1S41, locating on the New Purchase near
Eldon, May 1, 1S43. On March %, 1858,
he was married to Miss Anna Thomas,
sister of David and William Thomas, of
near Grand River, and of Mrs. ]. G.
Springer, Of Leon. Mr.. Flint with his
family came to Decatur county in 1867
and lived here until 1871, when he re-
turned to his old home near Eldon.
From 1873 to 1875 he published a news
paper at Fairfield, and was afterwards
in the same business at Abba and in his
home town. Seventeen years ago he
was ordained as minister in the Baptist
church, and for more than fifteen years
had occupied the pulpit Of his home
church at Eldon. He is survived by the
wife and one daughter, Mrs. N. NJ.
James, of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico,
who reached Eldon in time to attend
the funeral.
Mr.. Flint had frequently visited in
this county and we had greatly enjoyed
his visits at our office. He was one OF
i the most highly respected citizen OF
Eldon, honored and revered by all who
knew him, and that community has sus.
tanned great loss in his death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Interesting Items of LEGAL Interest
Picked Up by The Reporter
During the Present Week.
They Changed Their Order.

The graduating class of the Leon High
School has countermanded their order
given to Chicago house for their COM
mencement programs and placed the
order with Leon Office. The Reporter
did not secure the order, but we are
not sore over that, as the work will be
done by Leon office. The class asked
The Reporter last Wednesday to submit
their samples and we did, but they were
returned to us with the statement that
we had no samples which the class
could use, yet they placed their order
for the identical program which The
Reporter had in its line, and which was
not shown by our competitor at all, but
we were not disappointed for we knew
that the class would not consider any
prices or samples which this Office sub
mitted, as they were up in arms because
we had written them up for placing the
order with Chicago house instead of
giving the home printing offices a
chance to figure on the work, and for
the further reason that The Reporter
had refused to allow it's columns to be
filed with amateur poetry attached to
the school notes which are published
each week. But 80 long as the pro-
grams will be printed in Leon we are
satisfied, and the incident is closed SO
far as we are concerned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
Do You Want A Guinea?

1t is not often that a newspaperman
has anything to give away. but The Re-
porter man has something which he
will be glad to get rid of. For several
weeks we have been harboring one of
those strange fowls, guinea, at our
home, and say, we don't need any alarm
clock these mornings, for that Internal
guinea thinks it has a contract to see
that the editor gets up at the break of
day every morning. He gets up on our
grape arbor and of all the unearthly
screeching we ever heard that guinea
can deliver the goods. We don't want
Mr.. Guinea. We have inquired Of all
our neighbors and no one will claim it,
so we want to give it away. If you
want guinea which we will guarantee
will make more noise than steam fire
whistle, just call on us. You can have
it for the asking, if you can catch it.
We've thrown good part of the move
able furniture in our house out of the
window trying to stop the thing from.
saluting us in the morning, and we
haven't had good mornings sleep for
several weeks. II you want guinea
please come quick and get it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
Decatur's New Bank.

The Decatur State Savings Bank has
been organized, and will be ready for
business in about thirty days.
A new bank building has been erected
for this institution, and is being fur
nished with fixtures of the richest kind
and design. 1t will be located on the
north side.
The stockholders are: ]. Fl. Hill, Frank
Euritt, ]. G. Cozad, G. Brazelton, George
Lee, S. H. Covington, W. H. Lloyd, Geo.
Lloyd, G. P. Shaffner, H. G. Watson, J..
P. Hamilton, G. w. Hoffman, Della Euritt,
Iced Euritt, Gull Euritt, Mike Springer.
The directors are: VIM. Lloyd, G. w.
Hoffman, Gull Euritt, S. H. Covington, ].
H. Hill, Mike Springer, H. G. Watson,
Frank Euritt.
The officers are: President, J. H. Hill;
e-president, Frank Euritt; cashier,
j. G. Cozad.
All the officers are men we'll known
to the people of this community as men
Of the highest honor and integrity, and
men in whom the utmost confidence can
be placed. The cashier, ]. G. Cozad, is
we'll known to the people, being the
principal of the schools here this
year.
With this combination of stockholders
this bank will be one of the strongest
institutions in the state.-Decatur Bull
letin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
DEATHS GRIM RECORD
Mrs. Abner Burns, a Pioneer of the
COunty,is Called to Her Reward.
The MOrtudry Record.
Elizabeth Kinnear Burns.

Elizabeth Kinnear Burns, daughter of
Robert and keturah Kinnear, was born
in Vernon, Indiana, November %, 1920
and died in Leon, Iowa, April IS, 1908,
at the advanced age of 81 years months,
and 20 days. The deceased was united
in marriage to Abner NJ. Burns in
Franklin, Indiana, July 10, 1886, living
together 81 years. The deceased was
the mother Of eleven children, seven of
which preceded the mother TO the city
OF the dead, while four remain to mourn
the absence of a true and kind mother,
Isaac, of Pueblo, Colo, Calvin, of JUG
tion City, Oregon, John Il. and Mrs. Belle
Harvey, of Leon, Iowa. The deceased
and husband came to Davis county,
Iowa, in 1S49, and to Leon, Decatur
county, Iowa, in 1858, where as early
settlers they endured many of the trials
and privations incidents to pioneer
life. Sister Burns was converted at the
early age of twelve years and became
member of the church giving the best
of her days and the prime of life to
Gods services and for 70 years was
faithful follower Of her Savior. She and
her husband were consistent members
of the First Baptist church at Leon.
She was conscientiously Baptist be-
cause she believed the principles as
taught by them, yet she often worship
ed with the membership of the other
churches represented in the city, was
firm believer in the "Old Time Religion"
and was strongly attached to the coven-'
ant meetings Of the church. The deceas-
ed was constant reader of the word of
God and in his law she found sweet
comfort day and night. Since the
death Of her husband Is years ago, she
has made her home with her son John
and wife, where she was kindly cared
for, tenderly attended till the end came,
caused by paralysis and she is sweetly
at rest with her Savior.
The funeral occurred at the Baptist
church in Leon April 20, 1908, at p. m.
and was largely attended by kind
friends and sympathising neighbors,
services being conducted by the Rev.
f. Edwards, of Osceola, assisted by
resident pastors of Leon after which the
remains were laid to rest by the side Of
her husband and children in the Leon
cemetery to await the resurrection of
the just. May the God of love and
grace comfort the hearts of the bereav-
ed ones left to mourn.
oh, how sweet 1t will be
In that beautiful land.
So free from all sorrow and pain.
With songs on our lips
And harps in our hands,
- To meet one ans,thet again. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
kilgore.

]. N. Still and wife visited Sunday
at their daughters, Mrs. Clyde Waller,
of near Decatur.
Grace Moore is on the sick list.
Andrew Hubbard was calling at ]. N.
Stills Saturday.
Walter Moore and wife were pleasant
callers at W. A. Moores one evening
last week.
Marion Davis and family spent Sun
day at Joe lngram's.
Kittie Still was the guest of Annie
Mcdaniel Saturday night.
Willard Lille and wife we're Sunday
visitors at the home of his uncle, Royal
Peters.
SJA.ss Miss J Dora g A Robson Na l. and daughter
W. A. Moore's Wednesday.
George Minor and Perry Moore were
Leon caller Saturday night.
wearing broad smile now all on ac-
count of the arrival of boy at the
home of David Robson and girl at the
Osborn home April 10th.
A very pleasant event occurred at the
home of Ben Robson and wife Sunday
April 10Th, in honor of the anniversary
of Ben Robson and wife and also Miss
Sarah Robson. About fifty guests were
present and all brought we'll filled
baskets of good things to eat. The day
was spent in social chat and also some
very fine music on the phonograph by
Virgil Robson. All returned home al
late hour thinking the day we'll spent
and wishing to attend many more such
happy occasions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
Cannot Buy Sacred Lot.

A press dispatch from Independence,
Mo-, where the l.. D. $. church recently
held their annual conference says:
The efforts OF the Reorganized Church
of Christ of Latter Day Saints, to obtain
possession of the sacred "Temple of Lot
in Independence. Mo-, have again failed.
The lot is in possession of the Hedrick-
ties, a small seeding faction Of Nor
mons and is worth less than $4,000
in the market, but the Hedrickites
conld easily obtain million dollars for
it, as the Utah Mormons, as well as the
Reorganized church, are anxious to se-
cure the lot and build on it the glorious
temple which Joseph Smith, founder OF
the church, foretold, should rise upon
the lot.
The chairman of the committee which
conferred with Elder Richard Hill, head
of the Hedrickites. reported Hill "bade
him rest easy that not enough money
had ever been coined, and d'not enough
gold was in the mountains to purchase
the lot from him by any organization
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23

tered the State University at Iowa City.
He was then elected as superintendent
of the public schools at Mystic, Iowa,
where he remained from 1900 to 1903.
and then attended the State University
from 1908 to 1906, when he graduated
with honors, receiving the degree of B..
A. After his graduation at Iowa City
he was elected as superintendent of the
Lineville public schools, where he has
been highly successful and has been re-
elected for the coming year, as the
school board at Lineville was very anx-
ious to continue him at the head of their
schools, which under his supervision
have. taken rank as one of the very
best schools in southern Iowa. Prof.
Kalkofen has held five year state cer-
tifcate ever since 1902.
He has always been prominently
identified with Decatur county school
work, and has been one of the instruct
ors in the Normal Institute held in this
city. He is eminently we'll qualified for
the position of county superintendent,
and should he receive the nomination
at the primary will make an active and
energetic canvass for election.
Politically Prof. Kalkofen has always
been staunch democrat, and should
the voters of Decatur county express
their preference for his candidacy they
would have no reason to regret their
action
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-23
LEON SCHOOL COLUMN
ADiioAs Roy WOODS.

Quotation-"Pride goeth before destruction, and a
naughty spirit before fall."-Proverbs.
Many of the teachers are expecting
to spend part of the summer in some
good school to get new ideas for their
work. Some have decided on Drake,
others at Cedar Falls.
All would be profited by attending the
art exhibit to be given next week in
the basement of the library. The pro-
ceeds will be used to buy pictures for
the Identification of the school rooms.
1t was pleasant surprise to the
members of the junior and senior classes
when last Wednesday each received an
Invitation in the form of remnant, bid
ding them meet for an evening together
at the home of Miss Conrey, Friday,
April 18th. Nearly all responded and
certainly had delightful time, playing
games and enjoying themselves in other
ways till late hour when after thank
ing the teachers for the pleasant even
ing they returned home.
very appropriate book entitled
''The Dedication of the Monument to
Iowa Soldiers was given to the school
by Senator Stookey. Proper apprecia-
tion would be given the donor if all
students would read it.