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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Horse Sale Postponed.

The big horse sale of the Leon Horse
Co. which was billed for Friday after
noon of last week, had to be postponed
on account of the terrible blizzard
which stopped the trains and prevent
ed the farmers from bringing in their
horses. A large number of horses were
entered for the sale and there were
several buyers here, but as no freight
trains were running SO they could ship,
it was thought best to postpone the
sale until Thursday, Feb. 11th. Remem-
ber that the sale this time will be on
Thursday instead of Friday, as the big
Hereford cattle sale of Dale & Wight
win be held in Leon on Friday, Feb.
18th. Get your horses entered for the
big sale for there are going to be an un-
usuaInumber of good buyers here and
lots of good horses for them too.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Open New Store at Leon.

Albert Shepard and Bert Luppold
went to Leon Monday to prepare for
opening the new clothing store Shepard
u Hawkins are establishing there and
of which Mr.. Luppold will have charge.
The new store will be in one of the best
business buildings in Leon, storeroom
30 feet in length and "a feet in width,
advantageously located, heated by fur
mace and lighted by electricity and a
gas plant of it's own. The new store
will quickly become popular, for fine
new up-to-date stock has been put in
and the firm will maintain an up-to-date
store just as is their store in Red Oak.
The senior member of the firm has been
in the clothing business II years. Their
business in Red Oak has grown finely
each year.-Red Oak Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
BURNED TO DEATH.
Wayne County Woman Filled Lamp
With Gasoline Which Exploded
and Fatally Burned Her.

A horrid accident occurred over in
Wayne county last Thursday evening,
near the little town of New York, when
Mrs. VIM. Munden was fatally burned
by lamp in which gasoline had been
used in place of coal oil, resulting in
her death the following day. The fol-
lowing account of the accident is from
the Corydon mes-Republican:
Mrs. Geo. Munden died at her home
in New York. in Union township, on
Friday forenoon from the effects of
being very severely burned on Thurs
day morning, her clothing having
caught fire from the explosion of a
lamp she was lighting. MIR. Munden
bad removed to Union township from
near Clio few days before. Before
leaving the vicinity Of Clio they had
purchased both gasoline and coal oil,
but the person from whom they had
bought it had made a mistake, getting
the gasoline into the coal oil can. This
they found when filling their gasoline
stove by getting coal oil in the stove
in place of gasoline. They afterwards
filled the lamp with the same fluid that
they put in the gasoline stove and
which refused to burn as they claimed
because it was coal oil. On Thursday
morning Mrs. Munden undertook to
light the lamp, when it exploded, the
supposition being there was small
quantity Of gasoline in the can when by
mistake the coal oil was put with it.
When the lamp exploded the fluid
spurted out all over Mrs. Munden set
ting her dress on fire in a number of
places. In attempting to put out the
fire she and other members of the fam
lily got their hands badly burned, but
all attempts to put the fire out failed
until she ran out doors and laid down
into the water and mud, it being rain
ing quite hard at the time. DR.. Vim.
Walker, from whom we get the above
particulars, was telephoned for and
when he arrived found DR.. Blankenship.
Upon examination they found her badly
burned from above the waist to her
knees, also her hands and arms. They
dressed the wounds and thought she
would probably get we'll but it is sup
posed she inhaled some of the flames
that caused her death. DIR. Walker was
telephoned for again on Friday but
after getting as far as Orrins Davison's
got word from DR.. Blankenship who was
there that it was useless for him to go
further as she was then in dying con-
dition. The roads being almost impas-
sable DR.. Walker returned home. This
is very sad occurrence. Mrs. Mum
den leaves husband and three chill
dren, ranging in age from seven to
twelve years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Says Dentists Should ADVERTISE.

At the annual meeting Of the south
eastern Iowa Dental Society held at
attended by DR.. J. W. Rowell Of this
deS Of Of anee he soeety created inc ou
sensation by making an address in
which he took the ground that dentists
advertising and dentist should sdver-
The old worn out hobby of doctors of
ing thing of the past. Their claim to
advertise is unprofessional is . silly
one, and the time is coming when doc
tors will advertise just the same rs any
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
SHOT AT HIS BROTHER
Jesse Cox takes Two Shots at his
Brother, N. M. Cox, but Only
lnfIiCts Slight Wounds.

What came near being a tragedy was
enacted in front of the home Of Squire
S. L. Cox, one of our most respected
citizens, living five miles southwest of
Leon about B O'clock last Thursday
afternoon, when Jesse M. Cox fired two
shots from shot gun in an effort to
kill his brother, N. Nj. Cox. All the
parties connected with the affair are
rather reticent, but from what we can
learn it seems that for some time there
has been some ill feeling between the
parties growing out of business trans
actions, Mac Cox claiming that several
years age he sold his brother Jesse a
horse which was never paid for, and
recently he sent word to Jesse that il he
would turn over horse which he had
bought at a sale recently for SIS he
would call the old account square. 1t
seems that Jesse took this as an insult
and threatened that Mac was trying to
persecute him.
Thursday afternoon Jesse was at the
home of his father and was at the black
smith shop when Mac and his brother
Leonard rode up on horseback, being on
their way to the timber to chop wood.
Leonard got off to open the gate and
Mac was leading the horse when Jesse
suddenly picked up his shot gun and
fired point blank at Mac. He was about
fifteen PAGES away at the time but Mac
had on a heavy duck suit and the shot
did not penetrate his clothing. Mac
asked his brother Leonard what Jesse
was shooting at and when he replied
that he was shooting at him he dug his
heels into his horses side and tried to
get away. He had only ridden short
distance when second shot was fired
by Jesse and just as he fired Mac turn
ed on his horse and looked back, and
two shot struck him one over the eye
and the other in the nose, but neither
wound is serious.
Mac came to Leon and filed an infor-
nation against his brother charging
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Worst Storm for Years.

We had some peculiar weather last
week and some which we don't care to
have repeated very soon. Thursday it
rained all day but during the night the
wind shifted to the northwest and Fri
day morning the worst blizzard for
many years was upon us and for more
than twenty-four hours the wind
blew gale at times exceeding seventy
five miles an hour. The mercury did
not drop SO low, being about fifteen
above all day Friday but the snow filled
the air SO that it was impossible to see
across the street and the high wind did
much damage.
The sudden change was very severe
on live stock of all kinds, many being in
unprotected fields and farmers had
great difficulty in getting their stock
under shelter. We have not heard Of
any cattle freezing to death in this
county, but over IN Wayne county there
was heavy loss, several hundred head
of cattle freezing to death.
The principal damage done in this
county was the unrooting of buildings
and the destruction of wind mills.
Here in Leon DR.. o. W. Foxworthy and
o. E. Hull had their wind mills totally
wrecked and W. A. Alexanders was
badly damaged. The whole front of the
frame building on Commercial street
occupied by Jap Statzell's produce
house was blown off, big plate glass
window in W. L. Barrys blilding was
blown in, as we'll as numerous windows
in private dwellings.
Railroad traffic to the north was sus-
pended for several days. The first train
from Des Moines since Thursday came
down Monday, and it was nearly five
hours late, a big wreck delaying traffic
near Norwalk where two engines and
a snow plow were overturned Sunday
while trying to open up the road, it be.
ing necessary to transfer passengers
baggage and mail at the scene of the
wreck. The early morning Des Moines
train which went north Friday morning
only got to Van Vert and went bacl
to Mt. Ayr Sunday to start over again
The trains from the south were moi
seriously delayed, but they could moi
get through to Charlton, being stuck il
drifts near Humeston and Derby ano
the first train from the north afte
Thursday noon reached Leon Saturda,
night at $3.50.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Steve Conwell Married.

Steve Conwell former we'll known
young man OF this city, was married at
Ogden. Utah, on Monday, Jan. 25th. He
has many warm friends throughout De-
catur county who extend their congrat-
ulations and wish him every happiness.
The Ogden Daily Standard of Jan. 28th
has the following account of the we'd
ding:
AT high noon yesterday occurred the
marriage of S. d. Conwell and Nellie
Martin, both of this city.
Miss Martin is a native of the Emer-
aid Isle. having come to this country
about two years ago. She is an accom-
plished young lady Of admirable char
acter, and has made host of friends
since coming to Ogden.
Mr.. Conwell is steam shovel engi-
neer in the employ of the Union Pacific
railroad company. lie is widely known
throughout the west by men in his par
ticular branch of railroad work and is
held in high esteem by his employers.
The bridal party was attended by
Miss Rita Martin, of Salt Lake City, a
sister Of the bride and by Isaac Martin,
of this city, brother of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coawell were the recip-
tents of many costly presents from adj
miring friends both here and in Salt
Lake. The bride and groom are stop
ping at the Arlington hotel for few
days after which they will leave for
Evanston, Wyo., where they will make
their future home.
Hay for sale near Blockley.
G. E. GARDNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04

him with assault with intent to commit
murder. The warrant was placed in
the hands of deputy sheriff F. L. Lorey
who found Jesse at his home and placed
him under arrest Thursday night, but
on account Of the big storm could not
return to Leon until Saturday when
Jesse was taken before Mayor s. A..
Gates. acting justice Of the peace,
where he waived preliminary examina-
tion and was bound over to the grand
jury under bonds of $1,000, which he
Immediately gave with himself and his
father-in law, j. w. Pritchard, as surety
and was released from custody.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Presbyterian Notes.

Next Sunday morning subject will be,
''Ihe Wisdom Of God, evening lecture
will be continuation Of last Sunday
evenings subject, why's and Where
fores of Presbyterianism. Our creed,
baptism and policy. There will be .
special program Of music at the Chris
tian Endeavor hour, given by the En-
deavorers in recognition of the anniver-
sary of the Endeayor movement. 1t be-
ing Christian Bndeavor Day" the Y. P.
s. 2. will also assist in the evening
church service. ylsaSe
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Methodist Notes.

We expect to begin the revival meet
ings next Sunday. Preaching both.
morning and evening by the pastor.
Morning topic, Choosing a God, !, even
ing topic, "The Christian and The Com
munity." All other Sabbath services as
usual. Preaching each evening during
the week by Rev. e. s. Meneher, Of
Alton.
The people of Leon and vicinity are
cordially invited to attend all Of these
services u
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Capt. J. L. 6ooding's Sale Dates,

Cdpt. ). l.. OOOuIBg > Sdie UdIeS.a
Feb. 4, John Edwards.
Feb. 5, E. Mackey.
Feb. 6, Byron Lewis.
Feb. 8, Gray Bros.
Feb. 0, B. r. Bartholomew.
Feb. 10, Lewis Aiken.
Feb. IL, Emery Saltzman.
Feb. II, G. Moore s. Son. al
Feb. 13, Masterson & Son.
Feb. Is, L. Rominger.
Feb. 16, ]. E. Trollop.
Feb. II, Jim Evans.
Feb. 18, O. M. Bowles.
Feb. 10. R. b. Harding.
Feb. %, John Moon.
Feb. %, G. f. Citizens. s
Feb. %, Richard Forthey.
Feb. 26, Fred Holdencamp. t
Mar. 1, Joe Brown.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04

For SALE-500 bushels Yellow Com
way Seed Oats, also some clean clover
seed. A. u. ELLIS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04

Farms for sale or rent in Ringgold
county Ezra McMaster, Mt. Ayr, Iowa:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
ROYCROFT PHILOSOPHY.
BY FRA ELBERTUS.

HE right conditions for Hoodlumism
idleness and a lack Of incentive toward
useful effort.
That only is great who utlZes the
blessings that God provides; and of these bless
ings no gift equals the gentle, trusting compan-
ionship Of good woman.
All men are my brothers, not just those who
belong
God only calculates on each may being him
self, and the presumption originally was that he
would be honest. The universe is not planned
for duplicity.
We reap as we SOW. We hear that quite
often, don't we? But it is only half TRUTH for
not only do we reap as SOW but reap as
other men have sown. We are heirs to the past
its good and i'll, and all the millions of men who
have gone before US have for us prepared the
way. Not only do we reap the ripe grain that
Others have planted, but our bare and bleeding
feet tread the thistels sown by those long dead.
haven't much power but have power enough,
if chose, to make several hundred people think
this earth is hell. | can make them reap the
nettles that SOW
There is such thing as a new truth
Truth is as old as fate. There is no plural truth
there is only the one Truth, and this is very
old and very simple. All wise men have known
it,
Kindness is something we receive and have
to pass along in order to keepit
Hate hurts worse the who nurses it;
all selflshness robs the mind Of its divine in
sights and cheats the soul that would know.
All your possessions are just to keep you out
Of mischief, until Death, the good old nurse,
comes and rocks you to sleep.
To be stupid when inclined, and dull when
you wish, isa boon that only goes with high
friendship sss
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04

Hay for sale near Blockley.
G.. E. gardner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04

HE rightsconditions for Hoodlumism
idleness and a lack of incentive toward
useful effort.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14

newspapers, and 60 back on the men
that are doing your work
81 don't care whether you are Demo-
Gratis or Republicans; you want the
work done; and when the army engi-
neers who are doing this work are CIV
ing all their time to the carrying out
Of this work you are not the. men to
go back on them, or to believe every
idle story that comes from the mouth
make himself prominent Of to give him
self an advertisement on an unfound-
ed sensational statement. @s,r
THAT work is being done honestly.
l know what / am talking about. It
will be built and all the wind opposition
come merely from desire oexalt and
exploit the man who makes himself
disreputable. IT. @.1E
Il know, what the people Of the
United States want in this regard and
insofar as ! can l am going to stand be-
hind the men who ares1doing it. And
HO",. SCullCIAlCAS TyOu nave 6OlISA1-f LIN
into more heat than expected y but I
thank you very much for your wei
come :" 5% "
There was cordial leavetaking at
New Orleans this morning when the
Taft party departed. Slidell, La,
turned out the first crowd to greet the
president-elect and from that time on
he was almost constantly on the rear
platform of his train, expressing his
pleasure at the crowds and talking to
the people of their government.
Mrs. Taft took part in the demon
STATIONS and was cteered by the peo-
pie. Floral tributes, bon bons and two
live billy possums" constituted the
presentations. The "possums' were; al
lowed to escape from their wooden
crate and took to the woods
9q4 10 suo11eI1suou19p 5!q oMl 9qL
day were at Hattisburg and Meridian,
while at Birmingham tonight there
was a tremendous crowd
Mr. and Mrs. Taft will reach Cincin-
natl tomorrow, morning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14
luther e ( Tease.

- - III 0UUVs
Among the letters OF Martin Luther
In the edition edited BY Margaret A.
Currie 10 this quizzical one to his wife:!
/ i TO the sanity, anxious lady Kath-l
crime Luther, owner Of ZuIsdorf. Il al
,Wittenberg, my gracious dear wife.
Grace and peace IN Jesus Christ! Most
sanity lady doctoress. we. thank you
kindly Tor your great care OF, us, which
prevented ycu sleeping, For since you
began to be 10 anxious we were near
y consumed BY g fire In our. Inn Just
outside Thy room door. and yesterday.
doubtless aoli account Of your anxiety.
81 stone fell upon our heads alSa almost
crushed us as In q mouse trar,, and
over md above IN our prl7ait 4 room,
lime and mortar came down fdrs two NO
days, and when the masons ca me n Il.
ler only touching the stone witt, two;
fingers II fell md was d. large3 III III
pillow and two hand breaths wide. we
had TO thank your gracious care Tor
oil this. hut happily tha dear, holy an.
gels guarded us also. Il fear .if You 40
not cease being anxious the earth may
at last sWaIlow % MP and ths elements
pursue 10. d h thus that thou hast
learned the cstschism and the faiti, !
Fray and leave God 10 care for "a. II
jhe has promised 20 do..--1cast ana
West.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14

4 WONDERFUL BOY.

What the Brown Family Thought Of
the New Arrival. ~''.
This is what the Browns had to say
Of the latest addition to the family:
The Mother-Oh, isn't he the cutest.
grandest, handsomest, smartest little
fellow In the whole world? Such eyes!
Such features! Such shoulders! And
hear him talk, will you? Why, he un-
derstands perfectly every word say.
The Father--There's: boy for you!
Smith will >brag about that kid of his,
will he? Well, you just wait until this
youngster is month old and Ill take
the !conceit out Of Smith!
Little Bobby-So that's what the
stork brought, eh? Gee, the stork must
have it in for this family!
Little Bella-Oh, ma, he's swallowed
all his teeth, and all his hairs blowed
Of!
Bachelor Brother-I don't. want to
cause you folks any anxiety, but he's
the smallest human being I ever saw
outside Of dime museum. You want
to feed him upon roast beef and por'
terhouse steak right away.
Uncle Jack IA dog fancier)-1s bis
nose cold? Hold him up by the back
of his neck and we'll see II he's got
any nerve. E~%-
Grandma-There you go, spelling the
child as sbon as he has his eyes open!
suppose when he's a month old we
shall all have to stand on our heads to
amuse him! Give me that infant this
instant before he has collie and dies!,
The Family Cat-Well, that settles
my hash!2 It's either hunt new home
or become tailless feline inside OF
month"; Why, that kids got grip on
him like longshoreman's!
The Baby-Goo-goo! Goo-goo! Goo
goo-goo-goo! Or, in other words, I'm
make it good and hot for this family
about midnight!"-A. B. Lewis In Ne"
York Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14
Wal TING.

to railroad companies. School and
public lands.
Senate Bill No. IS, relating to spec
ial assessments in cities for the con-
struction OF sidewalks and improved
streets. Municipal corporations.
Senate Bills Passed House.
Senate Bill No. 40, prohibiting the
throwing of glassware, wire, and old
building material on streets and high
ways.
Senate Bill No. SO, prescribing the
salary of states attorney, assistant
and clerk.
Senate Bill No. %, relating to evil
dence as to statements and transac-
tfons with decedents.
Senate Bill No. 80, fixing the time
and place for holding general and
special terms OF the supreme court.
Senate Bill No. 81, limiting the
amount of bank loans to one concern.
Senate Bin No. 60, prohibiting in
termarriage OF col0red and white per-
sons
Hon. Treadwell Twichell was q Wis
itor at the capitol yesterday, and
Speaker Burdick appointed a commit
tee consisting OF Messrs. streeter
and Garden o escort him to a seat
on the speakers rostrum. Mr.. Twich-
ell was the speaker in the last ses-
sion, and his appearance in the house
was the occasion OF great applause.
Senate Bill No. 10, relating to the
amount banking corporations may in
vest in banking house fixtures and
furniture, was up for consideration,
hut on motion OF Mr.. Shells, further
consideration was postponed. until
Tuesday.
Adjourned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14
:. .. DARING.
Continued from page ~

have contained a large sum of money
but until thorough checking up of ths
missing packages is possible, the exact
amount secured by the robbers cannot
be ascertained. %S+8
The robbery is remarkable for its
originality and daring. It took place
within eight miles of Denver, within
less two miles of Fort Logan, the
United States military reservation, and
at the spot where inhabitants are plen
tiful. Yet so thorough was the work
of the robbers and so well were their
plans laid that they had fully an hour
and half start of the officers.
A saerch of the vicinity Of the hold
ND indicates that third man, and pos
sibly fourth were engaged in the
robbery, that rubber-tired buggy was
in waiting for the actual holdup, and
that torpedoes and red signal fires
were used unsuccessfully III an at
tempt to stop the train before the au-
tomato revolvers of the two men on the
engine tender succeeded in doing this.
From the manner in which the hold
up was accomplished it is thought pos
sible that the robbers are the ones re-
sponsible for the holdup Of the Den
yer and Rio Grande train last May
when Express Messenger Wright was
killed. 5 @E
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collection of moneys due the state on
school lands. School and public
lands.
Senate Bill NO. los, relating to the
boundaries of + the Seventh judicial
district.
Senate Bill No. 80, relating to the
location and building of bridges.
Senate Bill No. 81, relating to the
legislative department and providing
for direct legislation. Election and
privileges , q 49, .~-
Senate Bill No. 1877, relating to the
commissioner Of deeds, Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. 142, relating to the
state auditor advancing monies to the
penitentiary board for the purchase
of raw materials and supplies for
the Irvine plant. Ways and means.
Senate Bill No. 40, relating to the
operation of the Irvine plant and the
employment, OF the prisoners more
than ten hours. Ways and means.
Senate Bill No. 1862, relating to the
qualifications of embalmers. Public
health. 1#& IL
=. Senate Bill No. 1853, relating to .hav-
ing burglars implements in posses
: rs't -
sion: Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. al, relating to the
fiscal year and the sinking fund for
the Irvine plant, Ways and means.
Nc Senate Bill No. 1S1, relating to the
fees. Of poundmasters: Live stock.
Senate Bill No. IS, relating I'd the
issuing of certificates to teach to
graduates of the agricultural college
and the industrial school. Education.
Senate Bill No.-+l7S, relating to cas-
es when continued. Judiciary. ~
Senate Bill No. Sc, creating fund
for pensions and relief of firemen in
cities, villages and town. 1nsur-
ance. ~
Senate. Bill No. 49,. relating to the
fling of mechanics liens. Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. 1879, relating to the
leasing of school lands for coal min
ing purposes. School and public
lands. =
Senate Bill No. ia, relating to the
government of the sale of school lands
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14
FREIohTEp In lows

Des Moines Iowa, Feb. 13. M.
SHeiden, 4 prominent business insn 81
5Ringstead, Iowa. was instantl killed
last night and Ole Anderson pay die
as result Of Z collision 5betNeen :
hand car on which the party Nefe re-
turning from ! dance, and 4 c.a IN. 4
ST p freight train.
]. s. Peterson, cashier Of the Ring
stead State bank, received broken
leg and internal injuries and Christian
sSkow had 4 leg and Al arm broken m !
his nose crushed. X. 34ss 81;