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Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-03-07

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An event TO impart It's pleasing
touches Of interest and enjoyment 10
those participating was on Wednesday
when the embroidery club gave a
handkerchief shower In honor OF Miss
Loula Coulter. az the home OF Dr. and
Mrs G.. W Emory The home was
very handsomely decorated In palms
and potted plants Some Of the ladies'
found diversion In fancy work. while
all INDUCED In social chat. with
wit and good humor 20 make the hours
pass quickly away Miss Coulter has
been member OF this popular club
ever since It's organization and her
relationship with the club will always
b. sweet memory 10 her. This love
ly afiair Was a complete surprise. and
az a convenient time Mrs J T. Han
way presented Miss Coulter with
number OF dainty handkerchiefs. with
the following speech
am not gifted with speech and
frankly confess.
/ am al loss for means 10 express.
The thoughts which wish 20 convey
IN my words.
Il may seem easy 10 let our friends
know.
How much We esteem them
When from us they go.
hut now that the time has come to
bid YOU good bye.
cannot begin TO tell our love.
80 matter how hard Try.
SO let these gifts our love and friend
ship bcspeak.
When In your new home. new friends
you seek
And in fancy dreaming may yoa
recall
The faces OF your Bryan friends
Who love you best Of all
These dainty articles were placed
in handsome handkerchief case
made by the president OF the club.
Mrs u. C. Rhodes. each gift being
She hand work OF the civer Miss
Coulter thanked the club In few
words expressing with much feeling
her appreciation OF the courtesy
shown her. 4 course of cream and
angel food cake. concluded the pleas
ant AFFAIR
The University basketball team
that played several games with the
Allen Academy boys this week. were
royalty entertained during thir stay
In Bryan. on Monday evening Miss |
Mary Mclnnis entertained In their |
honor Each member OF the team was Z
asked 10 bring some young lady with I
them Quite pleasant time was
spent In music and different games. /
az the appropriate time the charm /
Ing hostess served most tempting
salad course. ON Tuesday evening
after the game at the rink. Mr.. and
Mrs. \. NJ waldTop entertained the
Team and their escorts In honor Of
Mr.. J. u. Willis who came over from
Austin with the team The hostess
had planned a chafeing dish party
ghich was very much enjoyed by all.
Music on the photograph and CONVEX
,ation made the time pass quickly.
Wednesday morning before the
.oung men left on the noon train
Misses Alberta Adams. May Wilson,
Bessie Scale. Malcolm Mclnnis. Pau
inc webb. and Mary McInnis enter.
aimed with a morning picnic at the
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-03-07

BRYAN. TEXAS. MARCHS. 1903.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
Harry J. Vogt Sells Grocery.

A deal was closed up last Saturday
whereby the grocery stock of Harry J..
Vogt & Co., passed into the hands of
Mr.. E. Buell., of Eden township, who
took possession of the store Monday
morning. Some weeks ago Mr.. Vogt in
augurated closing out sale and an
nounced that he would retire from
business after having been engaged in
the grocery business in Leon for lit
tie over twenty years. During all
these years Mr.. Vogt has been one of
the leading and most progressive mer
chants of Leon, and has done much to-
ward building up the business interests
of the town. He has enjoyed splendid
patronage, but has decided to engage in
business elsewhere after taking a few
weeks rest, which he feels that he is en-
titled to after close attention to busi
ness for twenty years. The business
interests of Leon sustain loss in the
retirement of Mr.. Vogt from business in
this city.
Mr.. Buell., the new proprietor is no
new hand at the business, having form
erly been engaged in business at Milo,
Iowa, and more recently in the hard
ware and grocery business at Davis
City. He has placed orders with the
wholesale houses for much new stock
and will in few days have the stock
which was run down pretty close by
Mr.. Vogt filled up in every line. He is
a very pleasant and accommodating
gentleman and we bespeak for him a
continuance of the very liberal patron
age which has been accorded to Mr..
Vogt. He has one Of the best business
locations in the city, and will conduct a
strictly first-classs grocery store in
every respect.
In the deal Mr.. Vogt secured an IS
acre farm in Eden township, three and
half miles southwest of Leon, which
is known as the Lon Fulton farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
Death of John A. Sallee.

John M. Sallee, prominent lawyer
and politician of Harrison county, Mo-,
died at his home in Bethany, Mo-, We'd
nesday morning, August 4, 1909, at 5:45
CLOCK, of heart trouble and diabetes,
at the age of SO years, 8 months and u
days.
He was taken suddenly ill on the pre-
vious Sunday and the attending physi-
clans gave but little hope for his re-
covery from that time. During the
previous week he had been working
very hard in court and made his last
argument in a case the previous Friday.
Mr.. Sallee was born and reared to
manhood in Mercer county, No. He at
tended for several years the Leon public
schools and read law in the law Office of
Joseph Warner in this city, afterwards
engaging in the mercantile business at
Pleasanton where he continued his law
studies and was admitted to practice in
Iowa courts. In 1883 he moved to Beth
any, No., and was admitted to practice,
and since that time had been a promi-
nent member of the bar of northern
Missouri. He was an answering demo-
crat and was prominent In local and
state politics, having been prosecuting
attorney of Harrison county and was a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
tion for attorney-general of Missouri in
1904, being defeated by only few
votes. He had also served as member
of the democratic state committee for a
number of years.
He was was married to Sarah G. Ell
more, daughter of Rev. G. G.. Elmore, of
Mercer county, Mo-, Nov. 20, 1870, and
to this union were born two children,
lie Sallee, who became the wife of Chas.
W. Crossan, and died about five years
ago, and Clyde E. Sallee, who with his
widowed mother survives him.
The funeral services were held at
Bethany on Thursday afternoon, under
the aapices of the Masonic and K. P.
lodges, the pail bearers being members
of the Bethany bar. All business
houses in Bethany were closed during
his funeral.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

ing reached the railroad tracks some-
thing apparently went wrong with the
machine and it stopped on the track
where the parties could have good
view of the post where the dummy
package had been placed, and while APP
parently working with the auto they
we're able to see young Heathman walk
straight to the post and pick up the
package. Just after he did SO, the de-
tective rushed from his place of con-
cealment and placed him under arrest
and took him up to the residence Of
MIR. Hopkins. So startled was young
Heathman that he never relaxed his
hold on the package and when the
residence of Mr.. Hopkins was reached
he walked right up to him and handed
him back the package, before word
was said.
The detective, who was pretty
shrewd fellow, had quite long talk
with tho lad, and found that he was we'll
posted in regard to all the recent
"black hand" cases, and several kid
mapping cases which were not even
known by the detective, and admitted
that he had been reading about a great
many of these cases.
Young Heathman was brought to Leon
Friday night, it being necessary to
drive across the country with him and
about O'Clock he was placed in Jail
He seemed to be unconcerned about the
matter and laughedsand joked with the
officers on the way to Leon. After con-
sulting with county attorney Baker, an
information was filed Saturday morning
by Mr.. Hopkins, charging Heathman
with the crime of threatening to extort
which under the Iowa law is punishable
by confinement in the penitentiary for
a term not to exceed two years. Heath
man has retained v. r. McGinnis to
defend him, and when arraigned before
Justice John Holden Saturday morning
his preliminary hearing was continued
until Friday of this week, in the mean
time his bond being placed at $1,000 in
default of which he is confined in the
county jail.
man of Lamont, where he is commonly
known as "Fat" Heathman. He is a
substitute rural mail carrier and has
been carrying his fathers route at in
tervals and also taking the place Of
other of the Lamont rural mail carriers
He is man of more than ordinary in
telligence, having a good education and
has attended Graceland College. The
handwriting of the letters demanding
tho money from Mr.. Hopkins has beer
identified as being very similar to that Of
young Heathman, the writer evidently
making no effort to disguise his writing
The affair when it became known
created considerable excitement at La.
moni, where Mr.. Hopkins is one of the
leading and most popular citizens, and
great satisfaction is expressed over the
prompt methods employed in captur.
ing the guilty party.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
MARRIED in AN AUTO
Miss Daisy Kent, of Davis City, One
of the Principals in -Four Weeks
Romance at haywood, III.

Miss Daisy Kent, we'll known and
popular young lady of Davis City, was
married at haywood. ILL.,, suburb Of
Chicago, last Wednesday, to Mr.. Guy D..
Wheelock, a young real estate dealer of
haywood, and to cap the climax to
their romance OF four weeks the cere-
mony was performed in moving auto
mobile. The following account of the
romance appeared in Fridays Chicago
Inter- Ocean:
While their automobile was running
at a low speed along the thickly shad-
ed banks of Salt Creek, two miles south
of haywood, Miss Daisy Kent of Davis
City, Iowa, and Guy d. Wheelock of
haywood stood up in the rear of the
car and were married by the Rev.
Hiram Brown of the Neighborhood
Methodist church, haywood, Wednes-
day evening, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Whee-
lock had known her husband only four
weeks, having met him when she came
from Iowa here to visit her uncle, Jus
tice F. M. Pitt, in haywood.
Tuesday the two went to St. Joseph,
Mich, and while there the young man
proposed that they be married at once.
II cannot wait another day." he declar-
ed but the young woman put off her
ardent suitor with vague answers and
then said:
"Guy, this is so sudden. l am sure
you should wait and think it over. l
tell you what you do. You wait until
we get home, and then ask your mother
if she will let you marry me-"
Wheelock, who is "a years old, had
to submit to this, for the girl, who is
10, would not change her decision.
When they arrived at the young mans
home the mothers consent was at once
obtained, and the romantic wedding
was planned for the following evening.
In the party besides the bride and
bridegroom we're Mr.. and Mrs. Whee-
lock, parents of the bridegroom. and the
Rev. and Mrs. Hiram Brown. After
the ceremony all came to Chicago and
had wedding supper, returning to
haywood in the automobile. Wheelock
is real estate dealer, with Offices at
Seventeenth avenue and Madison street,
haywood. He and his bride will re-
side with his parents, at 40 Fifteenth
avenue, for the present.
III am sure Guy has good wife, and
want them to be happy said Mrs.
Wheelock, mother of the bridegroom,
yesterday. II think it is all very ro-
mantle"
"This certainly was the most re-
markable wedding l ever attended" !"
said the Rev. Mr.. Brown.
The bride is waiting anxiously to see
what her parents, in Davis City, will
say when they learn f.her marriage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
A Hog Bit HIS Finger Off.

John stalburg, a farmer living near
Lamont, was the victim of a peculiar ac-
cident last Friday, which caused him
the loss of the third finger on his left
hand. Mr.. Stalburg was driving num-
Der of hogs to Lamont, and as it was
very hot some of them piled up on
each other and were in danger of
smothering to death. He was pulling
one Of them off when he got his finger
in the hogs mouth and the animal bit
him, severing the third finger Of the
left hand at the first joint so that it
hung by only shred of skin and he
finished cutting it off with his knife and
then went to Lamont and had the finger
dress ed by physician.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
AadreW-Lloyd.

Mr.. Harry A. Andrew, of Grand River
township, and Miss Jessie Lloyd, of
near Lamont, were married at the N. E.
parsonage in this city on Tuesday even
ing at o'clock, the ceremony bel ng
performed by Rev. ]. Z. Boyd. The
groom is we'll known and prosperous
young farmer and he has won for his
bride one of Decatur county's most
charming young ladies'. They will go
to housekeeping at once on their farm
in Grand River township, and large
circle of friends extend their congratu-
lations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
Fell From Barn Loft,

Q. M. Lindsay, one of the Oldest res
idents of Leon, had quite narrow es-
cape from serious injury last Friday,
but fortunately escaped with severe
shaking up. He was working in the
loft Of his barn when he lost his balance
and fell through tho opening to the
hard floor below, but notwith-
standing he is 81 years of age no bones
were broken and the only injuries re-
ceived was several bruises and gen
eral shaking up. Few men of his age
could take such fall without serious
iniuries
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
BLACK HANDLER NABBED
Francis Hedthmdn, Lamont Rural
Mail Carrier, Demands $1,000
from Banker w. A. Hopkins.

Francis Heathman, the eighteen year
old son of James Heathman, one of the
rural mail carriers at Lamont, is in Jail
awaiting his preliminary examination
on Friday of this week. on the charge of
threatening to extort, the charge arising
from two letters which were written to
w. A. Hopkins, the we'll known Lamont
banker, demanding that he place $1,000
in $40 gold pieces at given spot, under
penalty of the death of his daughter,
and the arrest of young Heathman fol-
lowed immedia-ly after he had taken
the dummy package which was placed
at the designated place by Mr.. Hopkins
on last Friday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
Council Accepts Proposition.

At the meeting of the city council
held last Friday evening the council
voted to accept the offer of the
Leon Commercial Club to pay the ex-
pease of having preliminary survey and
estimate of the cost of a system of wat
erworks made by q competent engineer,
and the work will be done shortly. A
second petition asking for a special
election to vote on the question. of wa
terworks will be circulated and pre-
sented to the council at the September
meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
Calvin Grouse is Dr. ad.

Calvin Grouse died at his home near
GAINESVILLE last Saturday. He had been
in very poor health for several years
and a few weeks ago he went to Kansas
City where he was operated upon and
for time it was thought his complete
recovery was assured, but after return
ing home he was suddenly taken worse.
His funeral was held at GAINESVILLE on
Monday afternoon. The deceased Was
brother of S. Grouse of Leon, and was
we'll known to many of the residents of
this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

S. E. Newman, of just south of town,
has brought us box of sample Duchess
apples from his orchard which we think
are the finest apples we have seen this
year. If anyone can beat them let them
bring them to this Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Layton, of Mason
City, came in Sunday night in Rays
auto, leaving Mason City Sunday noon
and arriving at Leon about midnight,
the same night, the distance being 252
miles as recorded on the speedometer.
They will visit a few days with rela-
tives and friends in this CITY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Rev: r. l.. Shipman, of Lamont, oc-
cupied the pulpit at the M. E. Church
IN this city Sunday morning and even
ing and was greeted by splendid con-
gregations who heard good sermons.
Miss Helen Boyle, of Charlton, who is
visiting in this city, assisted with the
singing and her splendid voice was
greatly enjoyed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Ed II. Sharp shipped car of fat hogs
of his own raising to Chicago Tuesday
and went with them to market. He
drove them over to the stock yards
early Tuesday morning, but still it was
SO hot that two of the largest weighing
over 1000 pounds died from the heat
just before the stock yards were reach
ed. AS hogs are worth q cents his loss
was about $500.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Notice-On Monday, August 10Th,
those interested in the Elk cemetery
are requested to meet and finish the
work Of identifying the grounds.
Please bring your dinners and tools to
work with. By order of the trustees.
A s. Ross
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Tom Penisten and Uncle John Tullis
returned Saturday afternoon from a
days fishing at Davis City, and they
brought home with them a string of
fish which attracted unusual attention.
They had thirty-three catfish ranging
in weight from pound and a half to
six nounds
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Mrs. ]. M. Pierce and daughter Helen
left Thursday for Mt. Ayr to visit few
days with friends in that city, after
which they will 60 to Geneva, Neb., to
make their home, Mrs. Pierce having
accepted position as teacher in the
public schools of Geneva.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Mrs. |. I. Flint, of Eldon, Iowa, who
was visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. G. Springer, in this city, re-
turned Saturday to her home. Her
nephew, Mr.. Will Goff and wife, of
Houlka, Miss, who we're also visiting at
the Springer home accompanied her to
Eldon for visit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

). 4. Bashaw returned Friday even
ing from months trip to the Pacific
coast. He visited with his daughter
Mrs. Clella Shular at Black Falds, Cana
a. and then went to Ellensburg, WASH,
ana on to Seattle and other points on
coast. Mrs. Bashaw remained at Ellens-
ourg Tor visit of several weeks with
Mrs. Clyde v. Warner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

During the temporary absence from
the city of Mart Pickering his barber
shop will be kept open, r. M. Grand
staff, an experienced barber, having
taken charge, and all his friends and
patrons are requested to continue their
natrOnape
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

j. L. Warnstaf, of this city, last week
received a letter from his cousin, S.
Warnstaff, of Ashley, Ohio, from whom
he had not heard in thirty years. Mr.. S.
Warnstaff will be remembered by some
Of our older residents of the county, as
he spent some time here about thirty
wears ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

The explosion Of a gasoline torch in
the refreshment tent owned by Tom
Penisten located just north of Ogilvie
& Gardner's grocery store Tuesday
night about 10 O'clock, caused lively
little fire for few minutes, which de-
stroyed the tent and most of the stock
of goods. But Tom had another tent
up and was ready for business the next
daY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Wal Adair is claiming credit as the
best fisherman in this locality. Last
Sunday he caught a blue catfish in
Little River, southwest of Leon, which
weighed 81 pounds, and it is said to be
the largest fish ever caught in Little
river in this part Of the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Miss Irene Henry, who is employed as
trained nurse in hospital at Topeka,
Kan, came Monday for short visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Vim. Ian
sreder, in this city. She was accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Pearl Pink
erton, who is also trained nurse in
the hospital.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

We have installed in our meat
market new electric bone grind
er and will have for sale limited
quantity of ground bone. There is
nothing which equals ground bone for
chicken feed and it is great egg
producer. Call and let us quote you
prices on ground bone.
5l-2t PENNIWEI.L Bros.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Rev. Jas. A. Armstrong and wife clos
ed weeks evangelistic meeting at
Woodland last Sunday evening with
good success. Although the farmers
were busy with threshing the meetings
were we'll attended, some conversions,
and much interest manifested.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Mrs. Sarah Ford, a former resident of
this city, but now residing at Enid,
Oklahoma, came last Thursday for
visit at the home Of her brother, Arthur
Forbes, in this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

A number Of the friends of Miss Ora
sankey rendered her surprise picnic
party last Thursday evening, going to
her home with the necessary luncheon
and they had jolly good time. Miss
Ora left Friday morning to resume her
studies at Iowa City, where she is TAX
ing course as trained nurse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

]. R. Bowsher went to Des Moines
last Thursday to consult with an archi-
tect in regard to the plans for the new
residence he will build this summer on
his lots in east Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

FouND-A handkerchief with pair of
ear rings tied in the corner which the
owner can obtain by calling at The Re-
porter Office and paying for this notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Ihe High School band had new
airector last Saturday evening, Ralph
McGinnls, who has been directing the
Dand during the absence of Prof. Voelk-
er' being sick, and his place was taken
oy Earl Axes, it being his first appear
ance IN the role of a director, but he
mace very creditable impression and
the boys furnished unusual good music.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

Miss Eva Gardner, who has been a
patient at the State Sanatorium at Oak
dale, Iowa, for the past few months, came
nome Saturday evening for a few days
visit with her father. She is greatly
improved in health and has eyery assur-
ance that the treatment there will en-
tlrely restore her to complete health.
her many friends are pleased to know
of her improvements.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

We invite all the ladies who attend
Chautauqua to call and inspect the
many new and pretty fall hats which
are being received this week.
CLARK MILLINERY Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
License to Wed.
Methodist Notes.

Sunday School next Sunday beginning
promptly at 9:45 a. m. Union Services
at Chautauqua tent at II a. m. Free
All invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

We have plenty Of native lumber on
hands to sell. Already sawed out. No
waits. Dekalb & Smith. 24-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
6rand River.

DR.. Wards next dates at Grand River
are August to IA. Reunion week.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-24
Fires Started bY Moths.

Moths and flames are universally
connected, yet few people suspect
that danger could arise therefrom-
The insects are of such frail struc-
ture that generally they get Destroy
ed before it is possible for them
to infict injury, and it is hardly
creditable that the wings would ig-
mite and retain the flames long
enough to enable the moth to fly to
its surroundings.
That. however, has occurred. The
moth was a very large one and its
wings must have been very dry, so
that when it foundered through the
fame it set fire to one wing and
darted out to a curtain nearby which
at once f1ared up. It is possible that
many summer evening fires in the
country could be attributed to q
source of this kind. It is notorious
that mysterious fires often arise at
sunset in the hot months.-StraS4
Magazine.