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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
For that dull feeling after eat
ing

have used Chamberlains stomach and
Iver tablets for some time, and can tes-
ufy that they have done me more good
than any tablets | ever used. Ny trouble
was heavy dull feeling after eating.-
David Freeman, Kempt Nova Scotia.
These tablets strengthened the stomach
aud improved the digestion. They also
regulated the liver and bowels. they are
lar superior to pills but cost no more
Get free sample at the City drug store
and see what splendid medicine it is.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

rate OF one fare for the round trip
will be made by the colorado and
Southern Ry from all points in Colo
RADIO Tickets will be on sale January
and 3 Final limit January 1O. O.l9O9.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Ii applied to a wagon BETTENDORF
means THE BEST Sold by the Gates
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

F.. N. Brewster will he in Elbert every
3rd Friday and Saturday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
The Li.tleton Creamery Company

Highest prices paid for cream. Swee
cream specially. Testing done at sta
ton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Money Loaned--On real estate secur
ity. Lee Ramsey, 605 Empire Building
Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

sl.50 To Denver and return. every
Via Colorado and Southern
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

The latest styles in mems neck tie
will be found at the Gates store.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

E. Gatewood is prepared to dc unde
taking at all times. Phone him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Underhill overalls are the best, Tor
sale by the Gates Co.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

COLORADO NATIONAL APPLE Exro-
srTfoS DENvEn AUDITORIUM, JANUARY
z roS
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Silverware makes very desirable
Christmas present, the Gates Co. have
an assortment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Ii you have cattle to sell--Any kind,
at any time, notify me. j. E. BARNES,
Phone Ebert 26l.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Mrs Stone of Elizabeth, teacher Of piano
md voice will be at Mrs Jewell's each
Wednesday If
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

A full line of china ware at the Gates
store.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

The Gates Co will have large stock
of Christmas candies and nuts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
BUSTERS Column,
II You Have Never Tried . Local In
This Column You VIII be Sur
prised at the Ressits--if You
Have Tried Il You Know
The Story Well

Leave your laundry at the Post elllce
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Leave your laundry az the Post ofIie
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

The Utz & Dunn ladies shoes give the
best satisfaction. For sale by the Gates
Company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16


Satisfaction guaranteed or money re.
funded.
Fresh fish and oysters at the GATES
store on the first and third Friday of
cash month.
Leave your laundry az the Post office
You will find lage assortment Of
mems dress shirts at the Gates store.
FIN. Brewster will be in Elbert every
3rd Friday and Saturday.
A full line of china ware at the Gates
store.
e. Gatewood is prepared to dc unde
taking at all times. Phone him.
Underhill overalls are the best, Tor
sale by the Gates Co.
sl.50 To Denver and return, every
sunday. Via Colorado and Southern.
The latest styles in mems neck ties
will be found at the Gates store.
Money Loaned-On real estate secur-
ity. Lee Ramsey, Cos Empire Building,
Denver.
Silverware makes very desirable
Christmas present, the Gates Co. have
an assortment.
Mrs Stone of Elizabeth, teacher of piano
indvoice will be at Mrs Jewell's each
Wednesday If
The Utz & Dunn ladies shoes give the
best satisfaction. For sale by the Gates
Company.
Ii you have cattle to sell-any kind.
at any time, notify me. j. e. BARNES,
Phone Elbert 261.
The Gates Co will have large stock
of Christmas candies and nuts.
For Rainbelt land bargains see tic oiA
timer, R. L. Glow, Of CLOVIS land office,
1913 Stout street. Denver 36
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08

A curious thing occurred in this city
last Thursday afternoon, the like of
which has never before been heard of
in this locality. 1t was nothing more or
less than section of cement walk ex-
ploding. 1t happened on south Main
street, in front of the residence of L. P.
Sigler, where substantial cement walk
was built last summer, and had never
given any Indication of even cracking.
Last Thursday afternoon four foot
section of the walk exploded with a
loud report like the crack of gun, and
the cement top of the walk was thrown
up in the air two feet or more and
broken into pieces. The concrete
foundation was not injured and the
broken top was as hard and solid as on
any ordinary walk. What caused the
explosion is mystery, several conjec-
lures being advanced as to the cause,
among them that water had seeped in
between the top coat and the concrete
and as the day was very warm it may
have caused steam to generate in suf-
ficient force to break the walk, or the
break may have been caused by the hot
weather expanded the walk. M. A..
Gammill was on the opposite side Of
the street when the walk exploded and
witnessed the strange sight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Bit by a Stallion.

Young John Axes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Axes, had very narrow escape
from death last Thursday, when a stall
lion he was caring for seized him by the
hand and dragged him quite a distance.
The boy was in the act of leading one
of the stations, Osceola Champion,
which are kept at Lafe Mitcheli's barn,
out for exercise. Another stallion had
his head out of door which he had to
pass and as the stallion he was leading
had never been kept close to another
horse when he saw the second stallion
it made him mad. The boy slashed his
whip and tried to drive the other stall
lion back in the barn, but the horse he
was leading made spring and tried to
bite the other horse. John threw up
his hand against the side of the barn to
catch himself and tho stallion seized
him by the left hand, and than started
dragging him out in the street. After
going short distance the boy fell down
and the stallion did not trample him,
stepping over him carefully. A physi-
clan was called and dressed his hand,
and while no bones were broken the in
jury is a very painful one, the hand
swelling up badly and he suffers great
pain.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Work on Plat Book Progressing.

Work on the new Decatur County
plat book has been going on steadily
since the first of June and the company
is now canvassing the county to find
out how many will purchase one of the
new plat books. The expense of putting
out this book is very heavy and unless
everyone who is in any way interested
in property in this county will help in
this big undertaking there will be no
use in publishing the work. The
county is badly in need of new
plat book which will show the
present ownership of all lands in the
county, as the old book is of no
value for this purpose at the present
time, as there are but very fow farms in
each township which are owned by the
same parties who owned them fifteen
years ago when the last plat book was
issued. A very small part of the county
has been solicited for subscribers, but
where canvass has been made the
people have looked very favorably
on the proposition. The contract for
the drawings and printing has not yet
been let, but at the present time it
looks as though lithographic publish
ing company in Chicago will receive
the contract, as they are one of the
best in the United States along this
line. There are samples Of their work
displayed in Leon and it is of the very
best quality OF drawing and lithograph-
ing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Correspondence Very Limited.

Readers of The Reporter will hardly
recognize our correspondence depart
ment this week, for instead of having
from six to eight columns Of newsy items
from our country correspondents we
have only about one column. But don't
blame the paper or the correspondents
for the lack of news but tax it up to
that internal weather man who is caus-
ing everybody in this part of Iowa SO
much trouble this year by sending un-
heard of quantities of rain. The rural
carriers made no trips on Monday as
they took that day for their Fourth of
July holiday, and on Tuesday the high
water prevented them from getting over
all of their routes, and to cap the climax
railroad traffic has been almost suspend
ed, there having been no trains over
the K. & w. since Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Women Fight at Davis City.

Davis City is considerably wrought
up over regular fight between two
woman in which bricks and stones were
used last Friday. 1t seems that Mrs.
George Cooper went to the home OF
Mrs. Matte Horn to settle grievance
between them. Mrs. Horn was not at
home so Mrs. Cooper waited until she
returned and then they had a regular
setto, in which hair pulling as we'll as
pounding each other with bricks and
stones was indulged in and Mrs. Horn
was quite badly beaten up. An informa-
tion was filed before Justice of the
Peace J. II. Farris, charging Mrs. Cooper
with assault with intent to commit
great bodily injury. She waived pre-
liminary examination and was bound
over to the grand jury under bonds of
$1,000 which she Immediately gave and
was released from custody.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
A PRIZE WINNING ADV.
Hurst Bros. Win First Prize in BIG
Advertising Contest with enc
of The Reporters Adys.

Readers of The Reporter will no
doubt be surprised this week to see a
display advertisement on the first page
OF The Reporter, as for a number OF
years we have refused to sell advertis-
ing space on the first page at any price.
The advertisement this time is not
printed as an advertisement but as
testimonial that The Reporter secures
the honor of getting up an advertise
ment so displayed geographically as to
win first prize in contest among $4,000
retail advertisers. Each month Selz,
Schwab & Co., the great shoe manu-
facturers, of Chicago, offer three prizes
for the best retail advertisements sent
to them. For many moons Hurst Bros,
of this city, have been regularly winners
of prizes in the monthly contest. This
week they received a draft from Selz,
Schwab & Co. for $40, first prize for the
best retail shoe advertisement SUBJ
mitted during the preceding month.
In letter to Hurst Bros. the great Chi
cago firm apologized for sending them
first prize, saying that it seemed a
shame to have to award them first prize
month after month, but that their ad-
vertisements were so far superior to any
SoASAo ouO"iOOOu Gudo GuSy udu W OO
it. Hurst Bros. submitted four adver-
tisements, and in Selz Shoe News for
June all four are reproduced. The ad-
vertisement which won first prize APP
peared in The Reporter. The ADVERTISE
ment was written by Mr.. James w.
Hurst, and the artistic type display was
made in The Reporter office. We are
willing to divide honors, although Hurst
Bros. get the money. MIR. Hurst, we
believe is one of the best ad writer's in
the United States. Hurst Bros. adver-
tisements are looked for and read each
week with as much interest as any news
item in The Reporter. There has not
been single issue of The Reporter in
the past twenty years in which they
have not had an advertisement, and
their constantly increasing business is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Refused a Liberal Offer.

At the regular meeting of the city
council held last Thursday evening a
committee waited upon the city council
and asked that the city go ahead and
have preliminary survey and estimate
of the cost of complete system of
waterworks made, in view of the fact
that it is expected to shortly submit
the proposition to vote on issuing
bonds to build system Of waterworks,
but the council saw fit to refuse to
make the order. At the regular meet
ing of the Leon Commercial Club on
Friday evening it was voted to ap-
propriate the necessary funds to have
a survey and estimate made by a
competent engineer, and committee
was sent to meet with the city council
who were in session at the same time,
having adjourned from the previous
evening, the Commercial Club offering
to deposit the money necessary to pay
for the work of the engineer with the
city council, and only asking that the
contract be m de in the name of the
city, SO that it would be official. But
the council also turned this proposition
down, councilmen Foxworthy, Evans
and Conrey voting against accepting
the proposition. 1t is probable that
the Commercial Club will go ahead and
have preliminary survey made, and
that petitions will again be submitted
asking that another special election be
called to vote on the waterworks prop
osition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
School Census Completed.

DR.. J. W. Rowell, secretary of the
Leon school board, has completed the
work of taking the census of the persons
of school age residing within the limits
of the Leon school district. The law
requires that the secretary take the
school census between June 1st and
July LIST, as the state apportionment of
school funds is made on the basis of the
number of children of school age in
each district. DR.. Rowell finds there
is total of $40 persons between the
ages of five and twenty-one years of
age, 273 males and 267 females, which
is net gain of three over the census
of last year. Under the compulsory
school law the secretary is also re-
quired to enumerate all children be-
tween the ages of seven and. fourteen
years, and he finds total of 256, there
being 1876 males and 120 females.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
FLOODS ARE TERRIBLE
Streams in Decatur County are all
out of Banks and Worst Flood
in 25 Years Causes Big Loss.

Not since the great flood of 1885 have
the rivers and creeks of Decatur county
been as high as at the present time.
The excessive rains of the past week
followed by the extraordinary rains of
Monday and Tuesday when more then
eight inches of water fell within forty
eight hours has sent all the streams out
of banks and the overflow has cost the
farmers of Decatur county hundreds of
thousand dollars less, to say nothing of
the loss occasioned on account of the
continued wet weather which prohibits
any work in the corn fields.
Macgruder, the little stream just east
of Leon was higher Tuesday morning
than the oldest inhabitant ever saw it
being clear up in Roe Casters meadow.
Little river, Weldon, Elk Creek and
others of the smaller streams were all
out of bank and overflowing a big
amount of farm land.
Grand River was also on rampage,
the entire bottom being overflowed,
and the river was higher than since the
great flood of 1885. At Davis City the
river extended from bluff to bluff, the
park being overflowed and the water
was almost to the top of the fence
around Miller's ball park. The destruc-
ton of crops all along the river is
something enormous, many of the
farmers having lost their first crop,
went bravely to work and replanted
the second time and this corn was
coming nicely, but now it is all under
water.
Railroad traffic is almost suspended,
there having been no trains over the K.
q W. since Monday. The bridge over
Little River at Blockley was washed
out, together with HOO feet of track,
and between Pleasanton and GAINESVILLE
there is more than a mile of track
washed away. Between Leon and Van
Vert, lno attempt has been made to run
trains owing to the many culverts
which have been washed out. 1t will
probably be several days before regular
traffic is restored to anything like nor
NAL condition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Hunting Licenses issued.

1t is now necessary for every person
who goes hunting to secure a state
license under the new law which went
into effect July 4th. County auditor J. v.
Lemley has issued six licenses SO far,
the first one issued being secured by
DR.. H. r. Layton. The fee for license
for resident of the county is $1.00 and
for nonresident $40. No license will
be issued to any person under 18 years
of age, so the new law shuts out boys
under this age from even hunting rab-
bits, unless the written consent of their
parents is secured. The license must
give an accurate description of the per-
son securing same, their age, height,
weight, complexion, color of hair, color
of eyes, ETC., and the hunter must carry
the license with him at all times.
County auditor Lemley has been furnish
ed with limited number of booklets
for distribution containing the Iowa
fish and game laws and the Lacey bird
act, compiled by state fish and game
warden George A. Lincoln, of Cedar
Rapids.
The following is complete list of all
persons who have license to hunt in
Decatur county:
DR.. II. r. Layton, Leon.
II. L. Long, Leon.
Carl Monroe, Leon.
j. L. Mendenhall, Leon.
w. w. Warner, Leon.
S.G. Stanford, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
A Prize Winning Advertisement.
Quite an Honor.

Decatur county enjoys the distinction
of having the one National bank which
is accorded the highest rating by the
government bank officials at Washing
ton, D. G. 1t is the First National Bank
of Garden Grove, and their statement
of the condition of their business at the
close of business on June 23rd, shows
that while the capital stock of the bank
is but $25, 900 they carry surplus fund
of $25,000 and undivided profits Of
$56. 1928, making surplus and un-
divided profit account Of $81, ,467.23, on
a capital of $25,OO0, nearly four times
the amount of their capital stock, and
there is no national bank in all the
United States which makes as good a
showing in proportion to it's capital,
the Garden Grove bank being rated as
No. l in the official list issued by the
government. Another distinction
which this bank enjoys is that they pay
no interest on deposits. Squire stearns
has built up great bank for town no
larger than Garden Grove, but he is an
exceptionally good banker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
The LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Interesting Items of LEGAL Interest
Picked Up by The Reporter
During the Present Week.
County Attorney Baker has an
Awful Job.

Under the new law passed by the
Iowa general assembly county attorney
Geo. w. Baker will become dramatic
censor in Leon. Under the recent legis-
lation it becomes the imperative duty
of county attorneys to pass upon the
morality or immortality of every show
that graces or disgraces the munich
pality within his presence. He will
have to pass upon everything in the
show line, but he cannot take his choice
of the good ones. He must attend them
all.
Under the law he must witness every
show that comes to Leon, whether it be
burlesque, melodrama or the "legiti-
mate" 1t is believed that this statute
will in a measure drive the burlesque
company out of business in Iowa.
Shows must not be even suggestive.
The county attorney with one nod of
his Jovian head may suspend any enter
tainment that he suspects is off color.
The engagement may be cancelled in
stanter. The law is as strict and un-
reasonable as bucolic legislators could
make it. In fact they could not make
any other kind. 1t is expected that in
some of the benighted interior counties
that entertainments now considered
reputable will be listed on the index
prohibitorious.
The Salome dance will be placed on
the hummer. In fact, it was this Same
twiggling terpischorean stage delecta-
tion that shocked the legislators at
Des Moines last winter and eventuated
this stringent supervision of the stage
performance. 1t makes no difference
whether the county attorney can or
can not distinguish between vaudeville
and tragedy, he is the court of last re-
sort-his dictum prevails. When his
modesty or his moral sensibilities are
shocked the stuff is off. A suggestive
allusion will subject the theater mana
ger to stringent penalties. Everybody
must be good, including the audience
No more shall the people of Iowa in
cur the risk of strabismus by prolonged
visual concentration upon sweet smile
and string of beads. The bony shanks,
shapeless legs and baccid torso will be
put off watch. No more will there be
shocks for shockers or thrills for thrill
| lers. Ineffable lines and immaculate
purity dominate the theatrical atmos
phere in Iowa.
Prosecutor Baker may be relied up.
on to enforce this new statue with
Spartan heroism and fidelity. If he
does not know whether a show is good
or bad he will have to ask someone
about it. In the course of life he may
become an accomplished critic. 1t is
hoped that better moral tone will
prevade Iowa theatres if they require
publication.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
New Court Cases.

w. F. Tew VS.. Milford E. Truitt ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose mortgage
on the undivided J Of south half Of
southeast quarter and the east half of
the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of northeast quarter Of section
Z, and the east half of northeast quarter
of southeast quarter of section z, and
south half of southwest qnarter Of
section 8, and northwest quarter of
southwest quarter Of section 8, and
west three-fourths of southwest quarter
of northwest quarter of section 8, town
ship SO, range rs, Decatur county, Iowa,
given to secure q note for $58.48.
Marion F. Stookey attorney for plain
tiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Lots of Business at County Recor-
der's Office.

County recorder Ira B. Officer has
been kept pretty busy recording the
numerous documents which are filed in
the county recorders Office. For the
first six months of his term, from Jan.
1st to July 1st there were 1869 instru-
ments recorded, for which the sum of
$1,17S.S0 was collected as recording
fees, as against $953.80 during the same
perion in 1908, $1,15S.50 in 1907, and
81, ,044.50 in 1906.
March was the busiest month this
year, there being 545 instruments fled
during the month, the fees for which
amounted to S346.S0:
The following is a copy of his report
for the six months ending july 1st:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Decatur County Historical Society,

Members of the Decatur County
Historical Society are requested to re-
nit the amount of the assessments made
by the Society at it's regular meetings.
1t is necessary that funds be in hand to
meet the expenses of the organization
in collecting and publishing data con-
nected with the history of the county,
including local items of town and town
ship history. The assessment for 1908
was twenty-five cents, that of 1909,
$1.OO. Statements have been sent to
all members who are in arrears, in
harmony with the above.
Mr.. Stephen Varga, of Leon, of the
Board of Directors, has kindly consented
to receive and receipt for payments
made by the members located at Leon,
Iowa. Very respectfully,
r.. s.. SALYARDs, Treasurer.