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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-01

Underwear

The most give away values you dreamed
in Mems Underwear in all the standard knit goods
both light and heavy weights.
$500 grade Carnival price. $50
LOO grade Carnival price. 80
so grade Carnival price. .43c, 39c
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-01
Do You Need a Pair of Trousers

Then buy here You can't make money any
faster than by buying Trousers at prices heretofore
unheard Of
$500 and $500 quality Carnival price $2.95
$50 quality Carnival price 2.45
$50 and 500 quality Carnival price 1875
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-01
Boys Clothing

Not only are offering exceptional opportun-
tiles for all men, the big man. the little man, the tall
man. the short man, and the fat man, but all sizes Of
boys as we'll. In this department you can purchase
a suit for two Of the boys at what you expected
to pay for one Give all the boys chance
Boys long pants suits S3 SO $1,000
Boys long pants suits $50 suit 500
Boys long pants suits 8 90 suit ...."....... a %
Straight pant suits So 90 to 81 Co.,. | 95
Straight pant suits 90 to 6 Co.,. 2 95
Boys KnCkerbocker suits s.. 90 grade. 500
Boys knickerboCker suits 90 grade" 468
Boys KnCkerbocker 90 grade. 208
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
IS RETURNED TO COUNTY WHERE
CRIME WAS COMMITTED AND
PLACED IN JAIL.
TO Be ARRA|GNED IN FEW DAYS
Crowds Gather at Al Stations En-.
Route From P%ittsburq But There
Were No Demonstration Of
Violence During Trip.

Mercer. Pa.-Heavily manacled to
Sheriff Chass and guarded by several
detectives. James Boyle, one of the
%kidnapers Of little Billy Whitla, vas
vas brought here Friday from Pitts.
burg and lodged in the Mercer
county Jail. His wife, 1t is said,
will be brought here from Pittsburg
today and the couple will be formally
arraigned on a charge of kidnapping
in a few days. Boyle feared violence
on his arrival in Mercer and on the
Journey from Pittsburg asked Sheriff
Chess IL he thought the crowd would
harm him. The prisoner looked greatly
relieved when he saw only a scatter
ing of people at the Mercer station.
Boyle was hurried into a waiting bus
and taken to the Jail where he was
locked in a cell on the second tier.
An armed guard was placed in front
of Boyle's cell and a patrOlman will
be stationed outside the jail all night.
Sheriff Chess said that the jail would
be guarded until the trial of the
Boyle's was over.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
FEARED MOB VIOLENCE
U SERVE OUT TIME.
louisiana Board Of Pardons Refuse
Former inspector Of POLICIES Pet.
Homie Shot An Editor.

New Orleans, Louisiana.-By the
action Tuesday Of the state board Of
pardOns, in refusing to grant his
petition for a pardon, Edward s.
Whitaker, former inspector OF police
of New Orleans must serve three
months in prison here. While at the
head Of the police department, Whit.
aker, accompanied by several detec-
lives. entered the office Of a local
morning paper and shot several times
at the editor. who was however, not
injured. The assault grew out OF
articles which the editor had printed,
attacking the inspector.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Crowds Gather at Stations.

Word that the authorities were
bringing Boyle to this place caused
small crowds to gather at all stations
en- route from Pittsburg. Over two
hundred people flocked about the
train at Grove City and peeped into
the a windows. There were no
demonstrations of violence during the
trip, but Boyle clearly showed he was
nervous.
do you think they will try to harm
me at Mercer?' the prisoner asked
Sheriff Chess. as he neared here.
Boyle absolutely declined to discus
sed his case In any Of its phases, ex
cept to say that he expected to en-
gage a lawyer in a few days.
The officials questioned the pris-
oner about his wife's identity but
other than to say that there was no
question about the fact that he was
married, would say nothing. Boyle
would not talk Of his movements pre-
vious to the kidnapping.
There Is no fear Of q demonstration
being made here against the kidnap.
per. The jail officers clothed Boyle
in oyeralls and an old shirt after he
was put in a cell.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
PREpEsTiNED TO THE BAR.
ooldfieid Y%ounoster Had Early
Learned the Value OF bubble.

Doctor Norris Of Goldfeld, New,
called his eight-year.old son into the
library after breakfast the other morn.
Ing, and regarded him with q sad
frown.
Harry" he said. "why - xoS q
often late at school?"
I'm eve late, father" Harry Rs
sponded promptly.
Careful, son." said the doctor. "Try
to remember. Haven't you been late
at school in the last few days?"
mo, SIR"
Then why has your teacher writ.
ten me this letter, saying you were
late three times last week."
"Oh. I'll tell you, father said Harry,
reassuringly. II don't know what kind
OF a clock they have at our school,
but I'm always IN time. or course.
they start school sometimes before I
get there, but that isn't my faults
it?"-Harper's Weekly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
SNOW TIES UP TRAFFIC
DENVER SUBURBAN Lines ARE
OUT OF COMMISSION.
Six thousand Telephone Wlres, Tels.
graph Lines. and Fire Alarm
System Rendered Useless.

Denver, Colo.-Eight inches Of wet,
clinging snow, following several hours
Of steady rain, did damage in the
city of Denver Tuesday night
estimated at from 100000 to $780,.
600 and cut of all communication with
the outside world SO completely that
UP to q late hour Wednesday evening
1t had not been restored. Every wire OF
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies, every toll line OF
the telephone company, was carried
down by the heavy snow, along with
h, ndreds of poles, the city's hre
alarm system was almost destroyed,
six thousand telephone wires In the
city we're rendered useless and
hundreds Of trees in the parks and
along the boulevards were badly
damaged. For several hours Wednes-
day morning street car service was
at a standstill and thousand OF people
plodded to work through the slush.
Suburban electric lines were put out
OF commission, and trains on all rail.
roads were many hours late, as the
train dispatchers were helpless.
In the vicinity Of Seventh and
Laramie streets poles are down for
a distance of a mile. and the great
mass Of telephone, telegraph and
electric wires in falling carried with
them part If the Laramie street
viaduct and completely blockaded
railroad and street a traffic. Many
small fires were caused by broken
and crossed wires.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
MEXICAN RIDERS BURN.
Bands Of Raiders D%epredate Hene.
quin Fields Where Koreans
Are Employed.

Merida, Yucatan.-Night riders
are invading tobacco and hene-
Quin fields in this section. Koreans
have been imported by big land own
crs to work In the fields and native
MeAicans. angered by the action. are
raiding the fields Of these and
destroying the crops. Recently a
number Of henequin fields have been
burned.
.he land owners are greatly dis.
turbed by the d%epredations and are
planning an organized fight against
the riders.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

A Syracuse woman refused a legacy
OF $4,000 on the ground that she be.
lieved 1t was Justly due the nearest
relative of the d%ecedent. It Is omin.
II the world Is growing this hon.
est. for Hamlet long ago declared 1t a
condition in which doomsday would
be near. But comfort is to be found
in the fact that such startling honesty
is Just a very are exception to prove
q very common rule.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Tornado in Kansas.

Topeka, Kas.--The storm Of now
and sleet which swept across Colo
RADIO and western Kansas Tues
day night assumed the proportions of
a tornado near Edison, Sherman
county. Nine cars Of a freight train
of the Rock Island road were blown
from the track between Edison and
brewster, ten miles west. Houses IN
both towns were unroofed but no
fatalities occurred.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Bill Aims at kidnappers.

Washington, ID. ~C.-Penalties to
fit the crime of kidnapping are pro-
vided In a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Roberg in the house Tues
day. 1t provides that the extreme pen.
atty for kidnapping and %concealing a
child shall be Imprisonment for life
and for kidnapping a child under ~
years for the purpose Of extorting ran
som, hanging.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Jails as financial centers are some.
thing new under the sun. says the
baltimore American, but Mr.. Morse,
the %flnancier during the day, attending
to his usual business and making mon.
ey I'm the ordinary ways, and Morse.
the convict during the night. locked
up in jail, ia decidedly a picturesque
feature Of our complex and curious
modern life.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

said I would have to be tapped, but I
began using Doan's Kidney Pills IN.
stead, and the swelling subsidized and
the kidneys began to act properly.
Now my health is fine" Statement
made Aug. 1, 1906, and confirmed by
Mrs. Johnson Nov. 16, 1908.)
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Fostsr.Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. z.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Prof. Arthur Korn Of Berlin has per.
fected an invention which proves the
theories Of gravitation. He fills a
metal globe with water and imparts vi.
bration to the contents with an cleo.
trio motor. He has thus found 1t pos.
sible to construct an exact working
model Of the solar system In water, In
which the planets all move In their ap-
pointed paths without any visible sup.
port or externally applied power.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

1T is said that the explosion was
caused BY one Of the workmen enter.
Ing an abandoned portion Of the mine
with a lamp. thus igniting a body OF
gas" This Is the explanation Of
the recent tragedy in the colliery Of
the Erie Coal Company at Port Blan.
chard, Pennsylvania. The occupation
Of coal mining is beset with dangers.
and n Of the greatest of these dan.
gers IL the recklessness Of ignorant or
thoughtless miners.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Kills Man Who Attacks wife.

Kansas City, Mo.-Leon f. Brady,
a mining engineer, late Wednesday
shot and killed Joseph L. Flanagan, a
mining promoter. Brady told the
police that Flanagan attacked Mrs.
Brady In the hal Of their home Wed.
nesday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Swift Hall Of Engineering Opens,

Chicago, Ill.-With the opening
Wednesday of the Swift Hall Of
Engineering a 100000 building given
by Edward f. Swith, Of Swift & Com
pany, and his mother, Mrs. G. F.
Swift, the Northwestern University
at Evanston begins a new era. Engi-
neering as a profession will be taught
from now on.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Panama Health Condition Improve

Washington, d. C.-Health con-
ditions on the Panama canal zone
in 1908 were more favorable than at
any time since the American occupa-
ton, according to a report made by
Chief Sanitary Officer Gorgas, of the
lsthmian canal commission. With 49,
$50 employees, there were but 571
deaths or 1901 per thousand. The
black death rate was less than the
white death rate.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
One Killed in Tornado,

Laredo, Texas.-One person was
killed, four others were In.
jured and property damage estimated
at $4,000 resulted from q tornado
which swept through this city and
vicinity Tuesday night, destroying all
wire communication to the north Of
Laredo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Boy Wants $4,000 for Fracture.

Chicago. nl.-Gerald Dillon, IL
years old, filed a suit for $4,000
Wednesday against the catholic
bishop Of Chicago. The boy claims
that a year ago. while he was decorat.
Ing his grandfathers grave in Mount
Olivet cemetery. a tombstone fell on
him and broke his leg.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

One of our newest mental healers
says that tired feeling Ia a delusion.
1t Is certainly a mighty pleasant delu.
sion when n Is able to humor II by
giving II full swing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Whitla Has Ransom Money.

Sharon, Observation-Disclosures by
several private detectives In
plain clothes. James p. Whitla, father
Of the abducted lad for whose ransom
$4,000 was paid, returned home
Thursday night. bringing with him the
money which vas recovered when
James Boyle and his wife were ar.
rested in Cleveland.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
MIddIee loose openlna oame.

Annapolis, Md.-The midshipmen
baseball season was opened here
Wednesday afternoon with the defeat
of the navy by . score Of s to Z at
the hands Of the st. Johns college
nine Of this city.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

King Alfonso seems to be a good
monarch, anxious to deliver Spain
from all traces Of m~edievalism, and
give her an up.to-date administration,
but 1t Is doubtful II he ives half as
much of his popularity to the fact that
he Is a good king az to that other
fact that he Is a good fellow.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Secretary Naaei TO Go on Stump.

Washington, d. C.-Secretary Nagel
of the department Of commerce
and labor. expects to go to st. Louis.
his home city, next week for the
city election. He will deliver two or
three addresses in the course Of the
campaign.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Assistant to BE Retained.

Washington, ID. C.-The attorney
general has asked Wade II. Ellis.
Of Ohio. to continue in his pre-.
sent position Of assistant to the at
torney general, and 1t is officially an.
nounced Tuesday afternoon that Mr.
Ellis had agreed to do 30.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Two Children Poisoned.

Deal Island, Md.-Two children OF
Hosea Webster, q merchant Of this
town, a re dead as q result, 1t is
thought, ptomaine poisoning. caused
by eating canned ham, and other
members Of the family are in a crit
ical condition.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

with kidney trouble.
and finally had to I'm.
dergo an operation.
I did not rally well,
and began to suffer
s%mothering spells and
dropsy. My left side
was badly swollen
and the action of the
kidneys much disor.
dered, MY doctors
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Air Ship Line Delayed.

Boston. Mass.-Owing to a de.
sire to obtain q larger dirigible bal
loon than was at first proposed. the
aerial navigation company will not
put a dirigible In service between
Boston and New York next summer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
RoosevsIt's comrade Dies.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Just az The
odore Roosevelt sailed from New York
for Africa Tuesday. n Of his com.
rades at San Juan Hill. Major b. II.
Brown. died OF spoplexy at the dinner
table at Fort Thomas. Ky.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

How to BE a Cheerful Taxpayer"
is the title OF a series OF articles be-
Ing written by a Chicago editor. Send
1t to the kaiser. lie IL in need Of that
sort of cheerful literature.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
National Bank Closes Doors.

Muskogee. Okla.-The First Ma
tional Bank of Fort Gibson. Okla,
closed it's doors Friday. 1t is capt.
talized at $4,000. All the deposits
have been transferred to the Citizens
State bank. Depositors will be paid
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Receiver for Smelling Plant.

Grand Junction. Colorado.-Alev-
ander Seeg Miller was appointed
receiver for the Grand Junction
Smelling company by District Judge
Shackelford Tuesday. The plant has
been idle more than three years.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
ExperImsnt with NoIssless Device

Experiment With NotseIess 0evIce
Washington, d. C.-The war de.
partment has ordered three dozen
Of the Maxim n~oiseless gun devices
for testing purposes. the test to be
made within the next two Of three
weeks at Preside Of Monterey. Cal.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

The price Of 'possum is going up
presumably on the theory that any.
thing that Is fashionable must nor be
CheaD.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Alaska last year exported products
worth $34,2 900 and imported arti.
Giles worth $751; 900, 900. That left a very
handsome balance OF trade in Alaska's
favor and showed that the territory Is
getting into line commercially.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

The Missouri penitentiary does
not furnish baths to the prisoners.
Pnnishments are getting milder and
milder, remarks ,he Cleveland Leader.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Wilbur Wright only charges 5000
per for giving lessons in ]aerOnautics.
At the price he must give instructions
as to how to fall gracefully and land
with the least damage.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

The latest New York fad is fighting
duels with wax bullets. Now watch
for the arrival Of the man who didn't
know his b1llets were made of lead.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Tennessee has passed a law TO II.
cense boxing. Fine! Now It's up to
Nevada to offer a premium on the
game.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Chinese In the Flowery kingdom,
having been forbidden to smoke OPT.
um, are said to be turning to cheap
whisky. A lo%caloption movement in
China seems to be about due.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
Prince George May Not Withdraw

Belgrade, Servia.-King Peter Fri.
day consulted with his political lead.
ers concerning his sons desire to
renounce his right Of succession, and
the indications Friday night are that
Crown Prince George will withdraw
his Remuneration.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Street car straps are loaded with
microbes" says a college professor.
Mean thing to call MS.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

The price OF cigarettes is going up.
but this won't bother the man who
gets his cigarettes out Of the other
mans box.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Burglars in Youngstown stole the
burglar alarm. The blamed things
are expensive, %too-ought to have a
Waterman to protect them.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

The world is getting better all the
time. The tobacco trust is going to
raise the price of cigarettes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
A CONSTIPATION
REMEDY FREE

There II no action Of your daily life
OF greater Importance than to see that
your bowels move. They should move
at least once q day naturally, and BY
that Is meant without any help. II
they do not move at least Cnce a day
you can consider yourself constipated
and 1t Is time you did something about
1t.
You will be glad to know there Is q
way out OF the dificulty, Lemuel Lam.
derdale, an old soldier at Quincy, ILL.,,
Elmer Mcmillan, Of Speed, Mo-, Mrs.
Monahan, of Stonewall, Miss, and
many others we're as you are now.
But one day they awoke to the fact
that DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin was
curing their friends, SO they bought 1t
too and 1t. cured them. To-day, they
are loud In praise OF 1t.
What DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsln did
for them 1t should do for you. Surely
your constipation is no worse thar theirs,
mains for you to realize that salts are OF
but temporary good, and what you want
Is a permanent cure; h purgative tab.
things make u great show of doing some
thing. but do nothing that IL lasting. pr.
C%aldwclls Syrup pepsin 10 a scientifc
upy liquid that contains. ingredients that
not only cure the constipation, but tone
the intestinal muscles 30 that they learn
again to- work without help. A bottle can
be. bought of any druggist for the small
price OF 60 cents, and there Is a dollar
size for families who have already found
out its wonderful value in stomach, liver
and bowel troubles. in old or young.
Send your name and address to the doc
tor n n free trial bottle will be sent you
so that you can test II be-
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fore buying.
~ II there Is anything about
~ your ailment that you don't
M" understand, or II you want
IA ~ any medical advice, write
~ to tho doctor. INT he will
answer you fully. There IL
no charge for this service.
The address Ia DR.. w. b.
Caldwell. POI Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. Ill.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

How can a spineless winter have Its
backbone broken?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
TWO YEARS OF FREEDOM.
No Kidney Trouble at All Since USING
Doan's Kidney Pills.

Mrs. J. B. Johnson, 710 Wee st., Co
lumbia, Mo-, says: II was in misery
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Athlete, crazed by drink, puts 20
men out Of business. This suggests
q e style of training.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

About 1000 900 sugar maple trees
in the western reserve promise to do
their full duty this spring.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01
WITH MOTHER A CLOSE SECOND.
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'TIi. you, Willie! Watts de matter3"
"Nuthin'. I'm trainin' for q Mara
thon!"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Castro says he's going back 10 vene
zuela. We sympathize with the oun
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Lewis Single Binder costs moro than Z
other Sc. cigars. Smokers know why.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, ID.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

Kentucky May Grow Turkish Tobacco.
Turkish cigarette manufacturers
want Kentucky to grow Turkish to-
bacco. imports Of which have Grown
from $4,000 to 100000 in only II
years.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

With q smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you a launder your shirt.
waist Just as we'll at home % the
steam laundry can; Il will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods.
and 1t will be q positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-01

It takes . has-been . long time .
And It out
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

oldest flag in the county. 1t is
made of silk; was presented to F. A..
Losekamp in 1880 by his first wife,
Miss Efie C. Head, Of Chicago; was
brought to Leavenworth in 1890; was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago in the Eastern Star chambers.
Stars have been added to the flag on
the admission of new states to the
Union. Mr.. Losekamp highly values
the flag on account of its intimate asso-
citation with his life.