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The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-16
Weather = Tonight partly cloudy and colder; Sunday, part ly cloudy and warmer.

If you want wood, Phone 191.
 Just received a swell line of bracelets at Bakers.
 Wanted-Boarder nice clean rooms. Apply to Mrs. J. M. Den son.
 Mrs. Isaac Moore came up this morning from Hope on a visit to Prescott.
 An entire change of program in vaudeville and pictures at Theatorium tonight.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Morris Of Hope came in this morning on a visit to friends and relatives.
 For Sale Cheap-'New incuba- tor and broOder, 100 capacity each. Geo. J. Terry.
 Paris. as seen 26OO feet in the air. is the feature picture at The atorium tonight. See this beau tiful city.
 Late yesterday afternoon m the circuit court judgment was taken by default in the case of the Laneburg Gin Co.,, No! 2 vs. the American Insurance Co.
 You will forget you are mar ried when you see the merry mat rimonial miXup induced by daring Dan Cup;d' ;n McNenn and Vet ter'S latest comedy success at the opera house next Wednes- day night,
 The baby offered by the man agement of the TheatOrium last night, was won by Tom Brown, and proved ito be- a baby pig. The awarding of the prize was at tended by much merriment, as no one seemed to want to get the baby, many actually destroying their tickets before the prize was given.
 Miss Bertha Hesterly on last evening entertained a few cou- ples at progressive "42" at her home on East Elm street. At the close of the games the tables were cleared and delicious re- treatments were served Those present, who were, testified to most pleasant time Misses Mary Milburn, Betsy Hinton, and Vernon Caldwell and Messrs. Pomeroy Whitten, Fiber Doris Wren Scott and Berry Hester}y.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-16

have been burned, but it is be. lieved his eyesight will not be af- fected. Master John did not know of the explosive properties of gun powder and he touched off a bottle filled with the stuff with the result that it exploded in his face
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-16

Presbyterian Church = H. NJ. McLain, pastor.
 Services tomorrow at II am. and 2 pm.
 Sabbath school at the usual hour.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-16

wrought upon the militia men which would not be encountered later in the year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Good Hope.

Most everyone in this vicinity at
tended the show at Leon Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Binning visited over Sum-
day with her mother, Mrs. Anthony Cox,
of Leon.
Mrs. James Downey and daughter
Eddis and Mrs. L. G. Thompson and
daughter Ivah called on Mrs. H. A..
Thompson Sunday afternoon.
Oscar Anderson and Ardolf johnson,
of near Derby, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Lloyd and Earl Barger.
MIR. and Mrs. Glare Citizens and
daughter Mildred, of near Decatur,
came Saturday for weeks visit with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Hoadley, of
GAINESVILLE, Mo-, returned to their home
Saturday after few days visit with
the formers brother, Ralph Hoadley
and family.
W. H. Wise and daughter Grace call
ed on Ed McGahuey and family Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Thorne and daughter Ruth,
of Derby, DIR. Lindsay and wife, of Van
Vert, and Mrs. Thornbrue, of Weldon,
spent Sunday with F. S. Plots and
family.
Miss Dale Wise spent Sunday with
Villain Barger.
Miss Leila Thompson visited Friday
night and Saturday with her aunt, Mrs.
Lew Gardner, of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
R. F. D. No. 3

The Chautauqua seemed to be unlucky
on account of LaFollette being unable
to fill his engagement, and those who
attended were disappointed at not hear
ing him.
Charley McKern and Milt Manchester
went to mill at Davis City Monday, and
while there caught fine string of fish.
Those who went to the show Satur-
day pronounced it fine. The best thew
ever saw in Leon.
Grand River one day last week during
their reunion. The hotels and restaur-
ants had gone into combine and all
charged fifty cents for fifteen cent
meal. Come to Davis City to the
reunion and see if you don't get better
treatment.
j. K. Campbell, Delbert Cowles, Fred
Barrett and A. J. Fulton will act as
guards at the state fair this year.
Mrs. W. D. Smith and children went
to Des Moines Saturday to visit
couple of weeks at the home of her
father, Richard Woolsey.
Whalen Baker while attending the
show Saturday was overcome by the
heat.
G. W. Mitchell, an old time Eden boy,
was visiting with friends and relatives
in these parts last week. He is in the
loan and insurance business at Alton
and is doing we'll.
Neddie Campbell got lost from his
folks Saturday while attending the
show at Leon Saturday. He was found
asleep near Casters lake after a two
hours search by his folks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
pleasant Valley No. ?.

Mrs. Black and daughter came last
Wednesday from Dakota to visit her Sis
ter, Mrs. Ward.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Poland last Wednesday morning.
A son of Thomas Mcconnell died at
the home of his father last Thursday
morning. The funeral was held on Fri
day, being preached by Rev. Yelland,
interment being in the Bradshaw Gem
etery.
George Brammer and wife arrived last
Tuesday from Nebraska to visit his
mother, Mrs. Louisa Brennaman. and
other friends.
Arthur Wykoff came in Monday from
Nebraska to visit his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Wykoff and other friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Adams, of Pella,
~ here on a visit to friends.
George Kirkpatrick and wife are the
happy parents of daughter born to
them last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Well Wadsworth and family, Of
Tennessee, have been visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Wykoff and attend
ing the reunion the past week.
Rev. j. A. Armstrong, Of Leon, filed
his regular appointment at Pleasant
Valley church Saturday and Sunday.
William Allen and family spent Sun
day at Isaac Foland's.
Mrs. Sanford Poland and two daugh-
tiers called on Mrs. John Acton Sunday.
Miss Bessie Woods visited with Miss
May Poland Sunday.
Silas Acton, of Sand Creek, was visit
ing at the home Of his brother, John
Acton, last Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Sunny Side.

This vicinity was visited by much
needed rain Sunday evening.
Mrs. McClelland had the misfortune
to get her arm broken Friday evening.
Mrs. Robert Burns, of Liberal, Kan
sas, spent the past week with MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Mend~nhall.
Ross Fulton's spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Snyder.
Everybody in these parts attended
the big show at Leon Saturday.
Floyd and Pearl Himebaugh, Ralph
and Raymond Perdew spent Sunday
with Horace and Lewis Bremen.
The protracted meeting at the Friends
church is in fine progress.
lilo and Neva Mendenhall, who have
been visiting their grandma for the
past two weeks, returned home Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Morton and daughter Eurith
spent last week at the v. r. McGinns
home and attended the Chautauqua.
Charley Himebaugh spent Sunday
with his cousin, James Traupel.
Rev. George McClelland's baby is
quite sick at this writing.
Mrs. Frank Warrington and son
Harold spent Saturday night with Chas.
Beavers and family.
Lena Traupel spent last week with
her friend, Blanche Morton.
Hug Smith and family spent Sunday
with their son Austin.
Glen Lane had the measles the
past week.
Edward Hitchcock, of Guymon, Okla.
came Friday for few days visit with
relatives and friends.
Dolph Konklin and family spent Sun
day with Trav Lanes.
No Rpworth League Sunday evening
on account of the rain.
Horace Bremen is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham and sons,
Floyd and Fenner, spent Saturday night
with her brother, Frank Mendenhall.
James Traupel has been working tho
past week for his uncle, John Hime-
baugh.
Mrs. Dave Keller spent Sunday with
Will Morton's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Wesley Items.

The Reporter did not make it's APP
pearance on route last week; suppose
everyone was attending the chautauqua.
We don't blame them, wish we could
have attended the entire week.
Hal Ellis and family and Bert Ellis
spent Thursday and Friday in Leon, WIS.,
iting at the home Of Mrs. Ellis father.
Mr.. VIM. Owens.
George Ward, OF Princeton, Mo-, is
painting the Wesley church. He is a
nephew of our merchant, Mr.. Miller.
Grandma Lowrance spent Thursday of
last week with her daughter, Mrs. John
Hines.
Miss Ice Bellows, of Lineville, visited
with friends and relatives in this vicin-
ity last week.
John Nickel and wife attended the
funeral of Mr.. Cox at Lineville last
Thursday. There were three funerals
at Evergreen cemetery that day.
Mrs. Ella Gochenour, of Gilmore City,
Iowa, arrived Saturday for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wells.
About two-thirds of Morgan township
went to Leon Saturday to attend the
big show.
l.. A. Dunden and family, of Lineville,
spent Sunday at the home of f. M. Low
rance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Pleasant Valley.

Most everyone from this vicinity at
tended the big show at Leon Saturday.
1t was circulated that Henry Quigley
was very seriously hurt during the pa
rade and that their little daughter Opal
was killed which we are glad to say
was a mistake and that no one was
hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Merriman and daugh-
ter Daisy visited at George yirden's
Sunday.
Henry Quigley and family we're visit
ing at John Sellers Sunday.
Mrs.W. G. Campbell, from Des Moines,
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Virden for couple Of
weeks.
Gladys Black was visiting with Julia
and Sarah Virden Sunday evening.
Rolly Virden, Burr Robb and Ralph
Tenny were visiting at Thomas Roberts
Saturday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
r. r. D. No. 2.

Misses Fannie and Bertha Cannon
returned home from Leon Sunday where
they spent the week attending Chautau-
qua.
Mrs. Mary McCutchan and little
daughter, of Belheld, N. D., who is here
visiting with relatives and friends,
spent Saturday night and Sunday at J.
0. Gamers.
Everyone from this vicinity attended
the show in Leon Saturday.
Frank Hickman and wife attended
Chautauqua Friday.
J. 81. Wallace, and family, of Derby,
came down Saturday to attend the
show and spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Wallace's parents, ].
0. Garner and wife.
Misses Lydia and Verda Zimmerman.
OF near Lineville, visited over Sunday
with Misses Estella and Carrie fuller.
Several from these parts attended
the debate at Bracewell Sunday.
Gene fuller spent Saturday night
with friends west of Leon.
Mrs. Kate GrogAn spent . few DAYS
last week with her sister, Miss Alice
Sullivan.
Miss Estella Duller spent Sunday
with Miss Grace Garner.
Miss Alice Grogan spent . few DAYS
last week with her aunt, Mrs. Kate
Hickman.
]. o. Garner, wife and two children
spent Tuesday at Dwight Freeman's.
Dan Griffin and wife and Miss Anna
Owens spent Saturday in Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Little River.

Most everyone from this neighbor-
hood attended the big show at Leon
Saturday.
Lulu Hubbard is visiting her grandma
Still.
Jim Drury is on the sick list.
Mrs. G. V. Starr and baby returned to
their home at WOODBURY., Iowa, after a
weeks visit with her parents.
Mrs. belong and daughter Velva
returned last week from visit at La
moni.
George Davis, wife and daughter,
Mrs. G. v. Starr, visited at Seth Davis
Monday.
Phillip Peaster and wife, of Wayne
county, came Monday for weeks visit
in this vicinity.
Several from those parts attended
the Haag s. Moore sale near Pleasanton
Ed Still helped John Minor thresh
Tuesday.
Edison Knight, wife and baby, of near
Winterset, visited last week at the
home OF his sister, Mrs. 7. L. Wynn and
family.
Grace Drury is visiting at GAINESVILLE
Mo-, this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
BloCkley No /.

Most everyone in these parts are
done haying.
Fred Jones and wife spent SUNDAY
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stephens.
Mac Cox and wife visited last FRIDAY
at the Joe Dobson home.
Chas. Hatfield and family spent Fri
day with his sister, Mrs. John McNelly.
George Stephens and wife were Leon
callers Saturday.
Mrs. Jacob Butts and son Amos, Wis
tied with her daughter, Mrs. Lucy
Smith, near Eden, last Wednesday,
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Dobson were Leon
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Dobson visited Thursday
afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Ida
EcKern, in Leon.
Saturday night.
Joe Dobson Saturday.
Charlie Cox spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Bert Dob
son.
Charles Mitchell and family, of Alton,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Mitch
ellis brothers, Joe and William Barlean
George Stephens purchased a new
spring wagon while in Leon Saturday
Bert Dobson and Charlie Cox called
on John Weidner Sunday morning.
Clay Moore and wife and Miss Bessie
Butts spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Butts.
Isaac Manchester and best girl were
out trying the good roads Sunday
morning.
Charley Axes and Elec Housh called
on Joe Dobson Sunday.
Jake Piper and wife visited at the
Jim Marvin home Sunday.
Chas. Dingman and family spent Sun
day at the home of his sister, Mrs
Henry Rrannon, near Decatur.
Macy Stephens and George Leahy
were out trying the good roads Sunday
evening.
John Weidner, Bert and Charlie Dob
son attended the ball game at Union
Ridge Sunday afternoon.
George Stephens and wife spent Sun
day afternoon with their daughter,
Mrs. Sadie Jones.
Most everyone in this vicinity at
tended the show in Leon Saturday.
Gene fuller and Frank Vanderpool
visited with Charley Dobson Saturday
night.
Mrs. Joseph Dobson and son Charley
visited at the Walter fuller home Sun
day.
Mrs. Alyce Cox visited at the Dobson
home Monday afternoon.
Bert Dobson and wife spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mac Cox.
Joe Barlean was Davis City caller
one day last week.
Mac Cox and Bert Dobson had bust
ness at Davis City Tuesday evening.
Joe Dobson and wife were calling on
friends in Eden Wednesday.
Charles Wright and Ora Keller, of
Leon, passed through this vicinity
Tuesday.
Charley Dobson visited Sunday night
and Monday with his brother at Line
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Garden Grove.

Among those from here who transact
ed business and attended the Chautau-
qua at Leon Thursday were, Attorney
Amos, j. L. Still, Abe Goodman, w. Il.
Webster and ]. Schultz.
Mrs. Strohl and daughter Margaret,
went to Moravia Saturday to visit rela-
tives.
Arson Richards visited over Sunday,
at Derby, with his daughter, Mrs. Nile
Burgess.
Mrs. Filter returned Friday from a
visit at humeston at the Ryan home.
II. G. Arnold came Friday, from Des
Moines, to visit his family here.
Miss Pearl Churchill visited Corydon
friends last Friday.
Mrs. Ed Swayne and two daughters
left last Friday for Panora where they
will visit relatives and also visit other
points in the state before their return.
Arthur Pollard, Of Ridgeway, Mo-,
was recent guest at the Sutton home
at Leroy and also visited with Mr.. Nor
ris and sons at this place Saturday.
Miss Rose Ebert, who was the guest
of her brother Jas. Brown and wife re-
turned to Lewis, Iowa, last Thursday.
Mrs. Feight was summoned to Pres
colt, Friday by telegram announcing
the injury of her sister in runaway.
No further particulars were learned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Job Ridgeway, of Chilli
Gothic, Mo-, are the guests of relatives
here.
Mrs. Robt. Hammill and children, of
Illinois, who were recent guests at the
Jno. Hamill home returned Friday to
their home.
Robt. McCaull went to Kansas City,
Friday to visit his son Will McCaull.
Lyman Young, of Olwein, was here
last week visiting his parents.
Miss Nellie Bumgarner went to
Crown Thursday to visit her aunt.
Mrs. Woodbury. returned to Leon
Monday after weeks visit with her
sister here.
The funeral of Guy Fisher was held
here Friday afternoon at the Presby-
terian church. Rev. Wilson conducting
the services. The father, brother
Floyd and grandmother, Mrs. Chenworth
have the sympathy of many friends in
the boys tragic death. No motive for
his rash act can be imagined. Guy was
about nineteen years old and had spent
all Of his life in Garden Grove, where
he had many friends who were shocked
at the news of his suicide in Des Moines
Ed Spellerburg, of Murray, visited his
brother Gus and family last week.
Wales Lillard, of Burlington, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Waters and daughter
Mabel, of Van Vert, were Sunday visi-
tors at Mr.. Wales, who is very ill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19

Mrs. Jocob Butts, son Amos and
daughter Bessie, and Clay Moore and
family called on Fred Smith Sunday.
w. H. Jones spent Sunday with the
Barlean Boys.
Ed Campbell and Andy Smith were in
these parts Sunday.
James Marvin, wife and daughter
Lulu spent Sunday at A. ]. Piper's.
A much needed rain came Sunday.
Mr.. Whitehead and children, of MUIR
ray, came Friday to visit a few days
with his father-in-law, D. P. Leahy.
A. J. Piper is laid up with very
sore throat.
Mrs. Jacob Butts and son Amos spent
Monday at Clay Moore's, near Blockley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Postum Trot.

Mrs. Lloyd Smith and Mrs. Ross
Judd helped Mrs. Butler Wilson cook
for threshers Monday.
# Miss Ina Fronk and Mrs. Hugh Smith
I were business callers at Weldon Tues
day morning.
Lloyd Smith was overcome by the
heat Tuesday afternoon while threshing
at Will Davis.
George Warner was calling on LLOYD
Smith Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Guss Sigler and daughter spent
one day last week at j. j. Smiths.
Us Mrs. Hugh Smith and Miss Elsie
Smith were calling at Lloyd Smiths one
day the past week.
Mrs. Lloyd Smith and daughter, Mrs.
Charley Dement, and daughter were
calling on Mrs. Lew Smith Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Worden returned
I home from Grand River Friday where
they had been attending the reunion.
Henry Miller, of Ames, came down
Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Ross
Judd.
Lloyd Hensley was business caller
at Weldon Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ross Judd and Mrs. Butler
4 Wilson attended the show in Leon Sat
urday.
Miss Alverta Snyder, of Grand River,
is visiting with Mrs. J. E. Worden this
week.
Mrs. r. Worden helped Mrs. G.
y Meacham cook for threshers.
Quite number from this neighbor-
i hood attended the show in Leon satur-
day,
Frank Worden and Charley Meacham
were business visitors at Weldon Sat
urday night.
Frank Worden and wife and Alverta
Snyder spent Sunday at Lloyd Smiths.
ROLAND Ball and family spent Sunday
at Ed Worden's.
The two Miss siglers spent Sunday
at ~. Smiths.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Salem

No Sunday school at this place Sun
day.
A. M. Haag and family, Of Pleasanton,
Sundayed at Mr.. Schoonover's.
A very much needed rain visited this
vicinity Sunday evening.
Almost everyone in this vicinity at
tended the Chautauqua and the Carl
Hagenbeck and Wallace show at Loon
Saturday.
7. Z. Wynne was Pleasanton caller
Tuesday.
G. ". Blakesley and family spent Sun
day at s. A. Dale's.
Harry and Willard Slower helped ].
a. Mcdaniel thrash Monday.
Several from this vicinity delivered
hogs At Pleasanton Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Brddney.

7. A. Jackson was on the sick list
Friday but was able to be out Saturday.
Everybody even grandma went to the
show Saturday to see the elephant.
We had fine shower Sunday even
ing which was fine on the corn.
Joe Mullin has new we'll which he
thinks is good one 40 feet deep with
% feet of water.
Edith Chambers spent Sunday in
Leon.
There will be Sunday school at
Bradney Sunday and preaching by R.
Buchanan.
Dee Snyder and brothers were Sun
day afternoon callers at the J. Mullin
home.
Elder L. M. Kobb, of Garden Grove,
will preach at Bradney August 29th
verybody invited to attend.
J. r. Perdue was over north of High
Point Monday and reports fine rain
in that section.
J. B. Snyder sawed wood Tuesday
afternoon,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
kiIgore.

Most everybody in this vicinity at
tended the Chautauqua and big show
at Leon Saturday.
Maud Slower was the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. j. H. Mcdaniel, last Mon
dsy.
Grace and Hazel Moore spent Satur-
day night and Sunday in Leon, the
que st of &. B. Moores.
A. E. Pool and J. II. Mcdaniel had
business in Pleasanton Tuesday.
j. N. Still and family were visiting
at Jim Osborn's Saturday night and
Sunday.
Anna Mcdaniel was visiting friends
in Leon and attending the Chautauqua
last week.
Blink Gammiil had business in this
vicinity one day last week.
Perry Moore was visiting relatives
in Leon Sunday.
Mary Rumley spent Saturday night
in Leon, the guest of Olive Evans.
Elva Campbell spent few days last
week with Miss Mergie aills.
Not much news this week just because
ye scribe was attending the Chautauqua.
If Leon doesn't secure it for next year
they will miss great treat, the
Chautauqua is not only Entertaining
but instructive we hear great many
things there that it would be impossible
to hear any where else for the same
amount of money. Boost the Chautauqua
everybody and don't let another town
get ahead Of Leon, the lectures of Judge
Alden, of New York and Chas. D. Landie
were worth hearing, and it is to be
hoped the Chautauqua will secure them
for next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
Orphan Ridqe.

Fred Jones and family spent Sunday
at George Stephens.
Charles Hatfield and family visited
Sunday at the home of John McNelly,
near Davis City.
Everybody went to Leon Saturday to
see the elephant.
Now that the Chautauqua is over the
next thing is the Davis City reunion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy
life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the;
great system tonic and builder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19

For indigestion and all stomach
trouble take Foley's Onno Laxative as
it stimulates the stomach and liver and
regulates the bowels and will positively
cure habitual constipation. Bell &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19

Cures baby's Group. WiIlie's daily
cuts and bruises, mammals sore throat,
grandma's lamesess Dr., Thomas, Elec-
trio Oil the great household remedy.