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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
A Big Barn Burned.

The big barn on the old Kingston
farm south of Weldon, which ]. A.
Harris, of this city, recently bought,
was destroyed by fire between 8 and
O'Clock last Saturday morning.
The farm is occupied by Mr. Fronk.
who has been running it for Decker
& Rexoat, the former owners, but
had been rented for next year to
the Hacker boys by Mr.. Harris and
they were staying there doing their
fall blowing, and lost four head of
good horses and three sets of har-
ness, and their loss is total unless
two horses have insurance on them.
The barn was one of the largest
and best in that part of the county,
and Mr.. Harris carried an insurance
of $500 on it, but this is not half
the loss, as in addition to the big
barn he lost double corn crib,
fences and other small buildings, his
total loss being in the neighbor-
hood of $1,500. The origin of the
fire is unknown
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Will Build Cement Block Factory

A deal was closed Tuesday by Roe
Caster, jr., and F. L. Jenkins for the
purchase of the livery stable proper
ty on east Commercial street, known
as the old Priest barn. If the water
works carries at the coming election
so they viii be assured of supply
of water, Caster & jenkins will erect
a big cement block factory on the
ground and engage in the manufac-
ture of cement blocks, culverts, tile,
etc., and do all kinds of cement and
brick contracting. Work will be
commenced on their new enterprise
as soon as the result of the coming
waterworks election are known.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

possible to put pipe on every street
at this time: but it is possible
to put in all the large mains
pipes and to give the whole city fire
protection with double line of hose.
For such service rubber lined hose is
far superior to cotton lined and for
long distances or very hot fires, use
a double line connection at the one
end with a Siamese nozzle. Always
remember that the smaller the pipe
and the greater the distance the
greater the friction and that if too
great all pressure will be lost.
Cost.
OF course it is not possible to ac-
curately estimate the cost until the
plans made, but in general way,
for present uses:
Wells or Filter Gallery
Pump house. -. IS $500
Pumps and motors (duplicate) 600
Elevated reservoir. ....... 1000
Pipe Line and Hydrants. -. 10000
Land, incidental and engin-
eerlng ...... 200
Total. $4,000
The pipe lines in this estimate are
those shown on the accompanying
sketch by red lines and are sufficient
to protect the whole city with 1000
feet of hose
We hope the city council will take
up the details of this report and come
to decision as to what lines you
wish the plans worked out on so that
we can work up the plan at an early
date. Respectively submitted,
Iowa Engineering Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
One of the Old Timers.

w. A. Kirkpatrick, of DeS MOineS,
more familiarly known as Bill Kirk"
delighted his many Leon friends by
dropping in for visit few days ago.
Bill was a very popular sheriff of
Decatur county years ago, and knew
all the people in his bailiwick. He
is not as handsome as he used to be,
but the frosts of time have touched
him but lightly after all, and he wore
the same old genial grin when he
clasped the hands of friends whom
he had not seen for years. And the
smile broadened into the same big
hearty laugh as old time jokes were
sprung, and incidents of long ago
were recalled. One memory, revived
by "Bill Kirk, related to matter
that has long been forgotten, save
by the few living people who partici-
pated, and they would be glad to
forget it, perhaps.
1t seems that Bill was the organi-
ger, the main guy, and the financial
backer of base ball team at about
the time the old Narrow Gauge ran
its first trains into Decatur City. This
ball team was wonder in Bills
estimation, and he deceived himself
into believing that it was little the
hottest outfit in Iowa, so he sent
challenges abroad over the state, and
barred none, and proposed to hang up
a fat purse as an evidence of the
strength of his belief that his cubs
could hand the cold pizen to any
base ball organization outside the
National League.
An enterprizing Des Moines mana
ger got wind of the challenge, and
dared Bill to produce his man-eaters
at Des Moines during the state fair.
Bill had to go, or welch, and he was
never welcher.
Well, the game was pulled off on a
bright sunny afternoon at the old
ball grounds in Des Moines, in the
presence of few deluded fans and
"Bill Kirk" and Bill made more
noise than all the rest assembled.
When darkness interviewed, the Des
Moines sluggers had 27 runs, with
another inning to play, and Leon had
2-and they were both accidents.
The only really interesting feat
ures about the game were Bill
Kinks coaching and the riot which
occurred when the stung spectators
tried to get their money back, which
they did as soon as they had seen
Icons first inning. Bills faith in
his cubs died awfully hard, but at the
last it died awful dead, and after bor-
rowing enough money to buy return
tickets for the boys, he resigned as
manager-the resignation taking eff
feet there and then. His farewell
speech to his once beloved cubs was
short and whitening. 1t lacked pol
ish, but had rugged vigor that
drove it deep into the hearts of a
most discouraged ball team. Bill
also INDUCED the hope that some day
in his official capacity as sheriff, he
might have the pleasure of sock
ing the whole bunch into the county
Jail. He said that he would guaran-
tee that they would be fed nothing
but bread and water while he had
them in charge
Thus Bill Kirk lost his roll,
and ended his managerial career,
while the ambitions of several anna
teur ball players were nipped in the
bud
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
"A Pair of Country Kids"

Among the many high class at
fractions booked at the Van Werden
opera house for the coming season
none gives better promise of being
a distinct novelty than "a Pair of
Country Kids that will apear for
one night only, Tuesday, Nov. 16.
This new rural comedy drama has
been built on entirely new lines and
as true to nature as stagecraft will
permit and as this is the day of the
scenic artist and the stage artisan
we can expect to spend one jolly
night in the country and laugh and
romp with the kids and their
merry company among whom are
numbered the best of the later day
artists, each selected for particular
part and which enables the manage
ment to perfect production.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
The Wiggam Lecture.

An exchange of Oct. 10Th says,
"Wiggams' lecture was full of de-
lightful humor, keen wit, good ad-
vice to everyone in all walks of life,
and marvel of sense and good judg-
ment Such talks as Wiggam gave
us must have good effects on the
people of our community and make
us better men and women. We re-
gret that SO many of our people,
especially the young people do not
attend these entertainments. Surely
they don't know what they are miss
ing" At the opera house Thurs
day. November IL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Dairy Meeting Poorly Attended.

The dairy meeting which was ex-
tensively advertised to be held at the
opera house in this city last Thurs
day was not much of a success. For
some reason the farmers did not
seem to be interested, aside from a
few who attended. The speakers
were l.. e. Galley, the Burlington
dairy agent, T. c. Cornetluson, of
Madison, Wis, r. G. Tiff, of the
state dairy department and G. R.
Bush of the Iowa State College.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Methodist Notes.

Preaching next Sunday, both
morning and evening. This will
be the opening of the revival meet
ings-Preaching every night next
week The singing will be led by
chorus choir, directed by compe-.
tent leader.-The entire membership
of the church is urged to rally to-
the support of these meetings, that
the greatest possible amount OF
good may be done
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
of this week and special choir prac-
tice Friday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
A Chance for Some Boy to Go to
West Point.

A competitive examination will be
held at the Western Normal College,
Shenandoah, Iowa, on the morning
of Nov. 20, at $3.50 o'clock, for the
appointment as cadet to West Point.
Every boy in the eighth congress
sional district not under IL or over
% years of age can enter, and will
be examined physically and in the
common branches. There will be
one principal and two alternates ap-
pointed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
S. j. Burnison Dead.

The remains of S. j. Burnison,
who died last Saturday at Denver,
Colorado, where he went for his
health few weeks ago, were
brought to Davis City for burial
Monday. He was a brother of Mrs
]. M. Pickering of Leon. We will
publish an obituary next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Death of i. Madrasz.

Friends in this city have received
word of the death of Mr.. L. Mad
rasz, at his home at Hope, Mo-, last
Saturday. For many years he was
a prominent citizen of this county,
and lived on farm near Grand
River. He came to Decatur county
in an early day, being Hungarian
political exile.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
The County Fair.

A big audience filled the opera
house last Friday night to witness
the production of "The County Fair"
by home talent, and they enjoyed a
very pleasing program. The produc-
ton was under the direction of Miss
Chloe Dysart, of Fairfield, and was
given under the auspices of the c.
e. Society of the Christian church,
which cleared quite neat sum as
their share of the proceeds
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Attention Knights Templar.

The regular meeting of Tripolis
Commandery Knights Templar will
be held on Thursday evening of this
week. Annual election of officers.
All members are urged to be pres
ent. F. A. Brown, E. G..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Marriage Licenses.
Francis L. Snyder, Leon. !. .22
Alta M. Gardner, Leon. .22

Rev. Chas. Arthur Coakwell left
Tuesday morning for Mason City to
attend the wedding of a college
friend and classmate, Claude w.
Prussia, who is now financial secre-
tary of Drake University. They both
graduated in the same class from
Drake University.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

Judge Towner has ordered that
the board of supervisors meet in
special session at Leon on Monday;
Dec. 9Th, to prepare the list of names
from which the grand and trial jurors
will be drawn for the coming year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

See F. L. Jenkins for brick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14
Seamless Steel Barrels.

The recently perfected process
of manufacturing seamless steel
barrels is described in Popular Me-
chanics. The barrel is formed
from a single piece of steel by a
series of operations in hydraulic
presses Of special design, and with
the exception of the upper head,
which is hard-brazed to the in
turned edge of the body, it is
wholly seamless. The bungs and
vent holes are reinforced with ring
plugs of rivet steel upset in place
under a 2oo-ton hydraulic riveter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

To those who have never been
in Colorado, it IS a matter of wor-
der that every man who has
breathed the mile-high atmosphere
of Denver and has had a chance to
see the wonders of the Rockies as
eXemplifed in that golden com
monwealth, is a confirmed Colo
RADIO boomer for the rest of his
life. J. NJ. Woodward, formerly a
sta1d New Yorker, now Denver
tie, IS an example. During a re-
cent visit to Washington AIr.
Woodward declared enthusiastic
cally that there is no state in the
union that can compare with Colo
RADIO, 50 far as its opportunities
aud its open hearted people are
concerned.
Everybody is prosperous in
Colorado" said Mr.. Woodward,
''and the hard times about which so
much was said in the papers about
a year ago, did not tou,h US at all .
The mining interests are making
money, and the farmers are grow
ing wealthy. New ore deposits
are discovered almost every day,
and silver, lead, and even copper
are found in more than paying
quantities.
Farm land which five years
ago could have been bought for $50
an acre, brings ten times as much
today, and more than that"
Colorado certainly can and does
put the ''comether" on all those
who enter the charmed circle of
her influence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

Il appeared before a committee
of congress when l was here at
tending the governors conference,
and explained the water and lum-
Der situation, and l am confident
that, if action were taken, great
results would be derived, not only
by Tennessee, but by all southern
states"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14
PUBLIC RlOlCULE
The Time When II Served as a Punish
meni For LawbFeakerS.

menf For LaWbPeakerS.
1t is the problem of all ages to
make the punishment fit the crime,
but they seem to have come nearer
its solution in Plantagenet times
they ever were after the introduce
tion of logging.
When burglary meant the total
ruin Of The man who kept his
whole fortune in his house the
burglar was hanged. But in the
same period public ridicule served
as a punishment for most crimes,
and the man who sold bad meat
was placed IN the pillory and his
bad meat burned to windward Of
him; the vintner who sold bad
wine was forced to drink some of
it and the rest was poured over
his head; for more serious ofenses
the criminal had to walk along
Cheapside bareheaded, dressed
only ii shirt and carrying a wax
taper, escorted by the mayors
sergeants.
The result was that law and
order were maintained far better
than when men became brutalized
by the horrible hoggings Of Geor-
gian times.
Punishments became worse
with religious prosecutions, and
after the reformation the pillory,
with its terrible accompaniment of
Slit ears, whippings, etc, became
popular. to say nothing of the tor
turing, burning at the stake, aud
50 on. At St. Thomas hospital
one of the sisters, "for a grave Of
Tense, contrarie to We lave of God
and according to the profile of three
WITNESSES, was ordered to "be
punished and have xii STRIPES we'll
laid on"
But all this, bad as it was, was
less demoralizing than the terrible
criminal code of George H. S reign
when there were forty eight crimes
punished by death and forty pun
ishable by whipping, transporta-
ton or pillory. Flogging for
mere vagrancy began with Henry
VIII, and as late as 1904 six
women were publicly whipped at
Gloucester for this unavoidable
offense. And never did public
morality sink so low.
In those good old days we fog
ged our sailormen ito encourage
the others, and there were many
trussed at the triangles who would
now be simply admonished. A
pleasant form of punishment was
"fogging through the fleet" 1t
was given to the ignorant sailor
man who struck a superior officer.
And when he had been carried
from one ship to another and fog
ged in each if he survived-if he
was unfortunate-for six months.
The lucky man died accidentally.
London Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

Counsel ito the iury)-"The princi-
al fault of the prise ner has been his
Unfortunate Characteristic of putting
faith in thieves and scoundrols of the
basest description. | have done. The
unhappy man in the dock puts implic-
it faith in you, gentlemep of the jury!''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

of personal gain or advantage.
He has saved the count V
thousands of dollars by his far
sightedness as the uncompromis-
ing foe of every species of extrav-
agance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14
WATER WAGON FOR
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON
Cider an Article of Food GraveIy De-
cided by Washington Authorities.
By RALPH NJ. WHITESIDE.

The fact that the administration
after March 4, next, will officially
be on the water wagon, has as yet
had no marked effect on the liquor
business at the national capital.
What may happen as a result of
Mr.. Taft's example in cutting out
all alcoholic beverages during his
term of Office is another question,
hQwever. Temperance people are
inclined to exult and predict that
Mr.. Taft's action will result in a
marked decrease in the per capita
CONSUMPTION of malt and spiritu-
Gus liquors, wines, etc." in the
District of Columbia within the
next four years.
1t may be said, without fear OF
successful contradiction, that the
district can stand a reduction of
this sort without serious harm re-
snlting. Under existing conditions
there is little need for any one
with the necessary coin of the
realm to go dry in Washington,
and, as a matter of fact, a very
small percentage do not permit the
growth of abnormal thirst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14
Force Of Exam nle.

No life can be pure in its purpose
or strong in its strife and all life not
be purer and stronger thereby.-Owen
Meredith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

small percentage do not permit the
growth of abnormal thirst.
Germane to the subject of drink
is rather a funny little tangle in
the navy department, which it
took the paymaster general of the
navy and the comptroller Of the
treasury to straighten out.
The case may be thus summed
up: Passed Assistant Paymaster
Dobson, of the supply ship Glacier,
bought twenty gallons of sweet
cider for the forecastle mess, pay
ing therefor So. When his &C
counts were turned in, the auditor
of the navy disallowed the item,
on the ground that cider had no
place in the navy rations. 1t
looked as though Mr.. Dobson
would have to stand treat, so far
as the cider was concerned. He
did not object to this per Sc, but
as a matter ofprinciple and for the
establishment of a precedent, he
appealed the case to the paymas
ter general, on the ground that
sweet cider is clearly food, since
it is mixture of the juices of ap-
pies and sugar. Had the apples
and sugar been purchased sepa-
rately and made into cider and
served to the general mess, it
woulu have been perfect legitimate
and would never have been ques-
toned. The cider was composed
of apples and sugar, both of which
are components of the navy ration,
and which have been combined be-
fore delivery to the ship"
The paymaster general, after
gravely considering the question,
decided he was for Dobson.
The bureau" he said, lis of
the opinion that Passed Assistant
Paymaster Dobson was justified in
making purchase of the cider
(sweeD herein referred to-.
The comptroller of the treasury
then wrestled with the problem,
and straddled the proposition by
giving Dobson his So, and saying
that he wasn't so sure about the
cider Sweet, after all.
AS the matter stands, officially,
cider might be sugar and apples,
and it mightn't. If it isn't, there
IS no authority in the law for Civ
ing the man behind the gun the
questionable compound If it is,
he may have (sweeD cider as part
of his rations. Here is a chance
for DR.. Wiley.
The old guard, whether in or
out of congress, is standing solid
behind Uncle Joe Cannon in his
fight for the speakership. Here
comes Grosvenor of Ohio, long
one of the big figures in congress,
now in retirement. He says:
"Mr. Cannon has served a third
of century in congress, and there
has never been a charge that he is
corrupt or has used his official po-
sition to make a dollar OF money.
In all the scandals and rumors of
scandals that have permeated the
atmosphere of American politics,
there has never been a hint that
Joe Cannon was for sale or could
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

Judge John Allison, of Nash
vile, Tenn, is of the opinion that
unless some adequate system of
forest preservation is devised, the
south is in danger not only of a
lumber famine, but of dire calami
ties as we'll. He declares:
The lumber supply of the
south, and especially in Tennessee,
is steadily decreasing. The tim
Der in my state is disappearing, and
the water supply is also going to
waste. For century or more the
water supply of the state has not
been utilized to advantage. Springs
and natural reservoirs on the
mountain sides have been destroy
ed, or used as chute. the. chutes,
for conveying logs down the noun
tains. Twenty years ago the
mountains were dotted with such
springs, and when l strolled over
the hills some time ago, l was sur
prised to see how few remained.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-01-14

Kansas does not intend to sur
render her premiership in the mat
ter of freak legislation even to
Oklahoma without a struggle, ac-
cording to Ralph G. Fletcher. of
Kansas City, during his recent
visit to the nation S capital.
Having regulated freight and
passenger rates, declared Mr..
Fletcher, 1.-THE reformers now pro-
pose to regulate the rates for meals
in dining cars. State Auditor
Nation has fixed Is cents as the
maximum price the state will pay
for meal for its officials while
travelling. He says farmer will
set up better meal than one can
get on a dining car and only
charge IS cents for it, Then why
should the state pay more than IS
cents for meals?
Another bill to be brought in
is for the establishment of state
dormitory for the benefit of mem
bers of the legislature. The insti
tuition is to be built at the state
expense. Every member is TO be
given a separate sleeping room,
but all must eat together in mess
hall. The salary of the legislator
is only $3.50 session, and Kansas
only holds session every two
years. 1 costs more than that
amount to be elected to the legis-
lature. 1t is argued that the
state hotel, supplying board and
rooms free, would partially recon-
pense the members for their work.
Frat societies, both in colleges
and high schools, are to be driven
out of existence, according to the
bill of another new member. 1t is
claimed that frat societies are
building up an aristocracy in the
state, which threatens trouble in
the future"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
tuberculosis
Conquered

Write for testimonials Of promi-
nent people and booklet why ma
lures creation saves consumptives.
E. D. Morgan. Suite $40, Hippodrome
Building, Cleveland, Ohio.
A Few Testimonials.
Is E. Second Street,
Dayton, O.. August 26, 1908.
My wife was taken sick about six
weeks ago. Our physicians said her
lungs were affected, and advised US
to take her to Colorado.
She grew worse very rapidly. so
August 7th two noted specialists ex-
amined her carefully. They pronounce
ed her case quick consumption and
told me positively that she could
not live longer than ten days. DR..
NJ said her body was just a mass
Of tubercles; that there. was not a
single square inch that did not have
thousands Of them. She had tenn
perature Of 104, no appetite, night
sweats, chills and was delirious.
August 8th she started taking Ma
lures Creation and responded, as II
by magic. Her appetite is extra
good, sleeps sound, no more chills or
night sweats, temperature and pulse
normal. She is gaining strength
very rapidly, and will no doubt soon
be her old self.
Very truly,
E. L. Hughes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
New Society Fad.

The latest fad in society is the
tub cur In this the patient arises
just as the crisp air of the morn
Ing is mellowed by the first sun
beam. An ordinary washtub is then
filed with hot water and soap suds.
into which various articles of linen
are thrown. After they are thor
oughly saturated the patient takes
them up one at a time and rubs
them briskly up and down on a
washboard placed in the tub. This
is kept up until the hands, arms and
face are a glowing pink. The patient
then goes into the open air and
hangs all the linen articles On a
line stretched for that purpose. The
one completing the task first an
nounces the time to others over the
telephone. and Is entitled to a prize.
1t is exciting sport and also invigo-
rating exercise.