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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16

In the panels over the three entrances
70 Union Station are being carved a
series of five inscriptions, symbolzing
electricity. invention, farming. transpor-
tation, and character.
Workmen have been engaged in the
ornamentation Of the facade for the last
week. Two of the inscriptions are al
ready completed Ohicials OF the Wash
ington Terminal Company. who have
charge of the actual work Of carving the
verses, are pushing the work as fast as
possible. and expect to finish within the
next six weeks.
! Charles w. Eliot. president emeritus OF
| Harvard University. at the special re-
quest Of the joint committee OF the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroad
I companies, prepared the verses.
Six Heroic Statues.
In addition 20 the four granite eagles
which were recently placed m position
over the taxicab and Presidents en-
! frances. six heroic statues, nineteen feet
in height and weighing from ten to
twelve tons each. will be placed between
the panels over the main entrance Each
OF these figures viii be carved from
single piece Of stone, and will be ale
gorical in character. typifying the various
I forces OF our modern civilization. Two
/ OF the statues are already finished. and
third is nearing completion. II is hoped
to have all six OF the figures in position
/ by the first OF the year. With these
statues in place, the ornamentation OF
/ the station proper will be complete. and
the terminal officials will then turn their
| attention to the plaza In front OF the
station.
DIR. EIiot's Inscriptions.
The inscriptions. when completed. viii
read as follows:
! Fire the greatest Of discoveries.
| Enabling man 20 live IN many climates
] Use many foods. and compel the forces
/ OF nature to do his WOTk.
( Electricity. a carrier Of Hight and power.
] DevOurcr u time and spacc, bearer
! OF human speech over land and sea-
| Greatest servant Of man.
/ Itself unknown
sweetsner Of hut ard hAT.
Bringer Of life out Of nauEhk
Freedom. O fairest q all
The daughters Of tine and thought
Mas imagination has conceived all
Numbers and letters. al tools vessels
I And shelter every art and trade, al
Philosophy and poetry. and all poiueA
The truth shall make you free.
/ The farm. best home % the family main
/ Source q national wealth. foundation Of
/ Civilized society. the natural providence,
/ The Old mechanic arts controlling new force.
/ Build new highways for goods ard men,
Override the ocean and make the very
Ether carry human thought.
The desert shall rejoice and blosso-a as the rose
/ He that would bring homo The wealth Of the
| Indies. must carry the wealth Of the Indies
/ With him. So Il 4 In traEeling-a man
/ Must caTTy knowledge with him II he would
/ Bring homo knowledge.
| Let all the ends thou siust at 30
! Thy country's thy Gods thy truths
1 Be noble and the nobeness that
Lies in other men. sleeping but never
! Dead. VIII rise in majesty 10 meet
/ Thine own
( Welcome the coming. sped
/ The Iarting guest.
Virtue alone Is sweet sodetyI
Il keeps the key to all
| Heroic hearts. and opens you
A welcome 70 them all.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16

OIL cookers, gas ranges, water heaters.
SIS 18th ste. A Muddiman C Colon G.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
Opening Sale Of Rain COntu.
Spring StocR.

Values thatu astonish YOU. Ready II
few day. Lindsay's Rubber Store, 933 +
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DISTRICT BUDGET FORWARDED
Estimates for Next Fiscal Year To-
tai S11 100000.

Estimates Of expenditure amounting to
about $ll.2O00oO We're forwarded by the
District Commissioners TO the Secretary
Of the Treasury yesterday afternoon for
presentation to Congress. Under the new
form OF budget all the expenditures and
estimates are classed under ten general
heads-general government. protection CT
life and property. health and sanitation.
highways. charities and corrections. edu-
cation, recreation. miscellaneous, public
service enterprises. interest. and debt.
AS the estimates this year We're pre-
pared under new conditions. as set forth
in the last District act. requiring that
they shall not exceed twice the estimated
revenue OF the District, and as the Com
missioners will forward budget entirely
within the amount OF money available. It
is confidently expected that Congress will
grant the entire amount asked for.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
DE Nedrey a peIeRate.

Sam De Nedrey, editor OF the Trades
Unionist. just appointed by President
Samuel Gompers. OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. as a delegate to the
annual meeting OF the West Virginia
State Federation OF Labor. left yester-
day for Charleston. He IS charged with
the duty of adjusting the fractional fight
of the electrical workmen caused by their
conflict with the Central Labor Union,
and TO bring about a reconciliation be-
tween that organization and the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor.
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VERSES BY DR.. ELIOT
Harvard Educator Writes
Station Inscriptions.
CARVING NEARLY COMPLETED

WOrkmen Now Engaged in Cutting
SymbOIIeaI Lines I'm Panels over En-
ity, Invention, Farming, TranspOr-
tntiOn and Character Represented.
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Merer Lenre. City

Secretary OF the Navy Meyer left Wash
ington yesterday for his home at Hamii-
ton. Mass, where he will spend a week
Before leaving 1t was decided that the
Atlantic battle-ship fleet will reassemble
or Hampton Roads some time In De-
cember.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
Services for John Henry.

John F. Henry, a clerk in the adjutant
generals Office OF the War Department
who died Wednesday evening, viii be
buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn,
N. Y. Funeral services were held yesterday
at the residence, 2Sl9 Thirteenth street.
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nm Pinn NVood-sa.7a.

Regular IS cord wood, sawed in s-inch
blocks. at 1915 per cord: delivered one
day every week while unloading cars.
&C. r. Thomas & Sons coal yard, II
II ST. ne. Phone Lincoln 761.
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Funeral for Mrs. wendell.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Huxley
Wendell. mother of Mrs. George w.
Wlckershan, wife of the Attorney Gen
eral. will be held in this city, and in
terment VIII be IN Glenwood Cemetery
this morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
Panama select. Delegate.

The State Department has been in
formed that the Panaman government Will
be represented at the fourth Pan-Amer-
ican Sanitary Conference at San Jose.
Costa Rlca, by Don Belsario Perras,
Minister Of Panama to Costa Rica.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
LOCAL MENTION.
ExCURsTONS MIDDAY,

Steamer Charles Manchester for Mount Vernon.
Leaves Seventh street wharf at 10 a. m and $50
p. m
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York avenue
every quarter hour for Zoo Park. Chevy Chase, and
Kendngtcn.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
Evangelist

The converted drummer, Evangelist
Garland. begins Thurs. Oct q. Z. Hez
Sven tells a story from Missouri Sun
day night Oct. II. I'd Baptist CHI. 4th
e. Va. ave. Sc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
Hired Another Teacher.

At special meeting of the Leon
school board Saturday night an ad-
ditional teacher was employed for
the north building, Miss Liinnie Mil
Ter being elected. 1t was absolutely
necessary to have another teacher on
account of the large attendance in
some of the grades, where two of the
teachers had almost sixty pupils, far
too many for any one teacher. A
room was fitted up in the basement
and Prof. Wesley has the seventh
grade there, while Miss Miller is
teaching the fifth and sixth grades,
thus relieving the overcrowding in
Miss Hazlet's and Prof Weisley's
rooms. The first grade or primary
rooms are also badly crowded at
both buildings, Miss Kridlebaugh and
Miss Moorhead each having nearly
sixty little ones in single room The
board decided that for the present all
OF the beginners class in the primary
room, that is those who started to
school this year, will hereafter attend
only a half day each day, half at
tending in the forenoon and the others
IN the afternoon. 1t is only going to
be short time until it will be neces-
sary to build third school house in
con
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
New Court Cases.

w. L. Barry VS.. ]. R. Gardner Suit
is on note for $52, dated Oct. 2S,
1907, due in one year. E. H. Sharp
attorney for plaintiff.
Maudie Clay VS.. Walter Clay.
They were married Nov. 10, 1908,
and lived together until Oct 16,
1909. Plaintiff alleges that her hus-
band has mistreated her, struck her,
and called her vile names. She asks
for the custody of their two minor
children, $3.50 temporary alimony
and $1,000 permanent alimony. c.
w. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff
Euritt Bros. & Mclaughlin vs.
Decatur City l. o. o. F. Lodge. Plain
tiff asks for an injunction restraining
defendants from erecting an outside
stairway in the alley adjoining plain
tiffs' store building, which they al
lege will prevent them from using
the alleNSxbetween the two buildings
as driveway and place to unload
goods. Marion Woodard attorney
for plaintiffs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
Thf LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Interesting Items of Local Interest
Picked Up by The Reporter
During the Present Week.
A Change at Van Werden's.

Mr.. L. P. Van Werden, the veteran
druggist of Leon, who has been con-
tinuously in the drug business in
Leon since 1881, has sold half in
terest in the store to Mr.. P. F. Kopp,
OF Rowan, Iowa, and the invoice of
the stock is now in progress. Mr..
Van Werden has enjoyed a splendid
and increasing business but felt that
the business demanded additional
care to handle, as he has other inter-
ests which require portion of his
time, and as it is difficult to secure a
competent pharmacist he decided to
sell half interest. Mr. Kopp is a
registered pharmacist, and has con-
Quoted successful drug business at
Rowan, Iowa, which he recently dis
posed of. He is a brother-in-law of
DR.. F. A. Bowman, having married
Miss Ethel Bowman of this city few
years ago. He has moved his family
to Leon and they are located in Mrs
Emma Bowman cottage on east
8th street. The new firm will be
known as Van Werden and Kopp, and
with two registered pharmacists they
will be in splendid shape to care for
their customers, and the individual
attention of one of the proprietors
will be given to all prescriptions fill
ed at their store. We bespeak for
the new firm continuance of the
splendid patronage which Mr.. Van
Werden has enjoyed for so many
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
DIR. EIKER IS HoNoRED.
Goes to Columbia, s. c., to Attend
National Conference of Physi-
clans to Investigate Pei
lagra Disease.

DR.. B. L. Eiker, of this city, was
signally honored last week when he
was selected by the state board of
health to attend the national confer
1ence Of physicians in session this
week at Columbia, S. c., to investi-
gate methods of combating with pei
lagra, a disease which has appeared
IN many localities recently, and it is
claimed that the disease always
proves fatal. DR.. Eiker left Sunday
for Charleston, and will be absent a
week or ten days.
Pellagra is a disease about which
but little is known even by the medi-
cal profession. The session of ex-
perts at Columbia will be the biggest
ever held to discuss the dread dis
ease. Not only experts from differ
ent parts of the United States will at
tend, but physicians from abroad
who have studied the disease will be
present. The fact that the disease
is spreading, there being a number
of cases in Illinois, and one case re-
ported at Marengo, Iowa, caused the
state board of health to send DR..
Elker to the convention. 1t is claim
ed that the disease is caused from
eating impure grain foods and great
alarm is felt among the medical pro-
3fession over the manner in which it
is spreading. Upon DR.. Eiker's re-
turn from the convention he will go
to Marengo to examine the case in
that city
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
Leon Electric Co are Erecting New
Brick Power House and Install !
ing Upt0-ddte Machinery.

The Leon Electric Co. have started
work on some extensive improve
ments at the electric light plant, and
have big force of men at work tearing
down practically all of the old power
house, removing the second story,
building an addition at the rear 16x
48 feet, and the front of the building
will be extended out to the sidewalk,
this addition being 11x48 feet. The
front wall will be torn out and the
front built of pressed brick. A new
100 horse power boiler was received
the first of the week, and a big new
Corliss engine will be installed as
soon as the new building is complet-
ed. The entire interior of the build
ing will be remodeled, and when COM
-pleted they will have the finest and
most modern electric light and power
plant in this part of the state. The
owners johnson & Smith, are spend
ing many thousand dollars in inn
proving the electric plant, and have
great faith in the future of Leon. 1t
was lucky day for Leon when they
were induced to buy the old worn out
plant, for they have improved the SER
vice right along, and we have SER;
vice enjoyed by but few county seat
towns in Iowa. Decatur City will
vote at a special election on Mass,
18th to grant them franchise to-
operate an electric light and power
system in that town, and if it carries,
the line will be extended from Leon
to Decatur City. The indications are
that the franchise will carry by a.
practical unanimous vote. 1t is
great opportunity for Decatur City,
and will do more to build up their
town than anything else. And we
will guarantee that they will never
have a chance to complain of the SER
vice which the Leon Electric Co.
will give them. ,,i
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
new DEPOT FOR LEON
Plans for the New Depot at Leon
are Approved and it will be
Erected the Coming Year.

The much discussed question of
securing a new depot for Leon has
been settled. Last Thursday, w. D.
Eaton, of Burlington, the general
attorney for the railroad company,
and Superintendent Rice, of ST. Joe,
came to Leon and submitted blue
print and drawing of the plans for
the proposed new depot in this city.
A meeting of the Commercial Club
and citizens was held at the CONNER
cial Club rooms and the plans ex-
planned in detail, and they were ap-
proved by a unanimous vote.
The new building, which is shown
above, will be S4x28 feet, to be built
of brown pressed brick, with Bed
ford stone trimmings, the floors to
be mosaic tile, the wainscoating to
be cream colored tile, and the wood
work polished oak. The building is
to be heated with hot water, lighted
with electric lights, and have lava
tories and closets. The roof will be
black Bangor slate, and the platform
will be of hard paving brick with
concrete curbing. 1t will be an ex-
elusive passenger depot, having big
general waiting room, a private rest
room for ladies and smoking room
for the men, and separate ticket and
baggage rooms. The officials stated
that it would be the best depot they
had ever built in county seat along
their line, outside of the largest
cities, and there will be few depots
in Iowa it's equal. Th exact location
was not definitely decided, but it will
be at the foot of Main street, on this
side of the tracks, and either north or
south of the street, wherever the en-
gineers decide SO as to build it where
the trains will not block the street.
The present old depot will be re-
modelled and used for freight depot.
1t was stipulated and agreed by the
officials of the railroad company that
the building was to be completed dur
ing 1910.
EVERYBODY is glad that the matter
is settled. In the settlement ar
rangements were made for dismiss
ing the suits against the railroad in
the district court and before the rail-
road commissioners.
Now that we have secured a new
depot we want to go after the water
works and carry it. for the new depot
is to be equipped for city water
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
Central Hotel Sold.

c. Nj. Axes last week closed a big
real estate deal, in which he sold the
Hotel Central block to j. A. Baker,
of South Dakota, for $4,000, and
took in exchange 241 acre farm
near Davis City, known as the Andy
Scott farm, taking the farm at $24,-
000. Mr. Axes had recently spent
several thousand dollars in remodel
ing the hotel property and it is one
of the best hotel properties in this
part of the state The new owner
announces that he will continue to
keep making improvements as need
ed to make it first-class hotel The
change in ownership will not affect
landlord Pullen who has the hotel
leased, and will continue in charge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

A. w. Bryson and family, Of Wood
land township, departed last Friday
for their new home near Ft. Morgan,
Colorado, where he has purchase
large farm, and they will make their
home there. A goodly number of
their friends accompanied this estim-
able family to the depot to bid them
farewell, for it is with great regret
that they see them leave. They have
resided in Woodland township for a
number of years and were among the
very best citizens of this county. We
wish them unbounded prosperity in
their new home in the west.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
Dollars and Sense.

Wiggams lecture, Dollars and
Sense" has been pronounced by high
literary authority as the most chaste
and beautiful piece of eloquence in
the English language. Thousands
of young men and women have re-
ceived from it new inspiration.
The entire lecture is a running fire of
wit, anecdote and eloquence. He
discusses in an original and brilliant
way the great problems that are
opening before the American boy and
American girl. At the opera house,
Nov H.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
Barn Burned.

James Marvin, who lives in Eden
township, had the bad luck to have
one of his barns burn and the roof
OF the other one burn off in a fire
which occurred Saturday night. The
origin of the fire is unknown, and
when discovered it was impossible to
save anything in the barn. Forum
ately he had no stock in the barn,
but lost a lot of hay, harness and
farm tools He carried an insurance
OF 5000, but this will not near cover
his lOSs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
Waterworks Question Again.
The preliminary survey and es

The preliminary survey and esti-
mate of the proposed system of
waterworks for Leon was received
the first of the week and will be
passed upon at the meeting of the
city council on Thursday evening.
The estimate of the cost by the Iowa
Engineering Co., of Clinton, Iowa,
who made the survey is $29,9OO, and
petition is being circulated and
signed asking that the question be
again submitted to the voters at a
special election to vote on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds in the sum of
not to exceed $35,O0O Leon needs
waterworks, and the proposition will
carry by big majority when it is
again submitted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

w. w. Warner came in from Chi
cago Monday and visited over night
with his mother and many friends in
this city. He went to Des Moines
Tuesday morning where he was join
ed by Mrs. Warner and they have
gone to Salt Lake City, Utah, to make
their future home, Mr.. Warner hav-
ing accepted position as salesman
for Marshall Field & Co. Wade
Warner will be missed in this city,
where he has resided all his life and
has been one of our foremost busi-
nessmen, and both he and Mrs. War
ner leave many warm fhiends in this
city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

The degree team of the Yoeman
lodge went to Davis City Tuesday
evening, where hey initiated quite
class of candidates into the mys-
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Yost,
Mr.. and Mrs. U. G. John, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. G. Cannon, Mr.and Mrs.
Everett Waters, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E..
Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Finch
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Mullinnix, j. G..
Crichton, Harr Sell and Roy Blake.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
School Report.

School report for the term taught
in Center township, District No. Z, be-
ginning Sept. 9Th and ending Oct.
29th Total number enrolled, Is;
average daily attendance, 13. Those
neither absent nor tardy during the
term were Harry Moore, Jane Foil
mer and Goldie Stevens. Those
neither absent nor tardy during the
last month were Clair Roberts and
Carney Howell. Maude M. Brown,
teacher
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

Miss Sarah Palmer returned last
Thursday from Osceola, having ac-
companied her brother, John Pal
mer, of near Decatur City, that far
on his way to his native home in
England, where he expects to visit
for several months Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Golfer and two daughters, of
Decatur City, also left the same day
for an extended visit with relatives
in Scotland. They will all sail from
Boston on Thursday of this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

James Howell returned Saturday
evening from visit of several weeks
to Seattle and other points on the Pa
cific coast. He was accompanied to
Leon by his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Wealthy Howell, of Red Oak, who
will visit with relatives in this city
and vicinity
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
School Report.

School report for the fall term
taught in Center township, beginning
Sept. 9Th and ending Oct. 29th:
Number of pupils enrolled, 16; aver
age daily attendance, Is. Those who
were neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the entire term were Pearl Baker,
Alta Baker, Lulu Baker, Wilma
Downey, Marjorie Brown and Doyle
Brown. Myrtle Brown, teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

Mrs. Roy Biddison and baby, of
GAINESVILLE, came Saturday and they
will make their home in this city, Mr..
Biddison having accepted a position
with H. A. Wright for the coming
year. They have rented the Matt
Pullen residence property on north
Main street.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

Mrs. w. R. Ellinwood, of Colorado
City, Colorado, came last Friday for
a visit with friends in this city and to
dispose of their property and house
hold goods here, as they expect to
make their home in Colorado. Mr.
Ellinwood is employed as an electri-
clan on the Midland R. R., and his
health is again good after his long
illness,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
School Report.

District No 4, Grand River town
ship. No. of days taught 40; No.
pupils enrolled 21; Average daily at
tendance II; Total days attendance
III; Those neither absent nor tardy
during the term were: Clifford Hew-'
lett, Lawrence Hewlett, Goldie Bry-
ant, Nola, Pearl and Ruby Mcdowell.
Lois Moore, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04
You'll Enjoy "Monte Cristo."

No matter what may be your taste
for the drama you will enjoy Monte
Cristo,' when it is presented in this
city at the opera house, Nov. 12,
1909. IT you care for a good play
presented with all the proper ac-
cessories, and so admirably played
that it will give you an evening of
thorough enjoyment. You'll not be
disappointed in the production given
by this company.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

DR.. and Mrs. o. L. Butcher, of At
lantic City, N. j., who were visiting
at the home of Mrs. Butchers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Springer, in
this city, left Friday for Wichita,
kas., where they will visit at the
home of DR.. Butchers parents They
will return to Leon again before re-
turning home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

Miss Lovina Slower, who is at
tending the Leon High School, was
called to her home at Pleasanton
Thursday by the death of her grand
mother, Mrs. Lovina Hill, who died
Thursday morning at O'Clock.