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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15
BIG FRUIT CROP.
That is What Expert Horticulture
lists are Promising Southwest
Iowa

Horticulturists OF southwest Iowa are
looking forward this year to the heavi-
est fruit crops known to this section of
the country in many years. All indica-
tions, they say, could not be more favor
able to insure an abundance of all kinds
OF fruit. The long winter and the absence
of short periods of warm weather in the
past six weeks has been the salvation
of the fruit crop. The majority of the
prominent fruit raisers say that two or
three more weeks of wintry weather
should be welcomed, as by it the fruit
would sure be carried over the danger
mark, and the vegetable and grain sea-
son would not be materially shortened.
Last year at this time early cherries
and good portion Of the apple orchards
were in bloom, and the anxious fruit
men could not rest for fearing Of frost
or cold snap. This year the tender
buds are still safely tucked away in the
hull of winter protection, and prospects
are that Jack Frost will not be given
the opportunity this season to bite the
promising little blossoms to satisfy his
avarousness.
Nothing could please the people more
than to see an abundant fruit crop. In
preparing the meal the mother in many
homes finds it difficult to supply the
table with the one delicacy that should
hold conspicuous place, canned fruit.
The hungry husband and children are
very observing when it comes to sitting
down to the meal and if the sweet "stuff'
is not there for desert it is noticed
missing before the first course is begun.
We have been brought up to the habit,
and we all hope nature will be SO kind
as to make up in quantity and quality
what has been lacking in the past sew
eral years.
| The peach is in the greatest danger
of being killed by the spring frosts,
and DR.. w. T.. Howard, secretary of the
State Board of Horticulture, has found
that by a process of cultivation and
pruning, peach trees can be made to
bloom later in the spring, and give
greater assurance of crop, through
escaping late freezes. He has found
that peach buds lie dormant for six
weeks in the year, and all the rest of
the time they will grow if the weather
is warm enough. By cultivating the
earth around the trees late in the fall,
the trees will continue to grow until
cold weather actually sets in. This
makes them come out late in the spring
Another way to protect the buds from
late freezes, according to DR.. Howard
is to spray the trees with whitewash.
The white of the lime forms on the buds
and reflects the heat of the sun away
from the buds SO that they will not
grow until late spring comes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

The boss snake story of the season
comes in from route 6. Tuesday while
blowing in the field, Albert Salem
plowed out squirming wiggling mass
which, with the help of healthy club
he untangled, and found to contain 63
snakes. The weather was cool, and the
snakes not very spry, so that Mr.. Salem
succeeded in killing the whole bunch.
They were of the garter snake variety,
and from foot to two and half feet
in length.-Bedford Times-Republican
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. +. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have knowa f. j. Cheney for
the last is years. and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their firm.
WALDINa, KINNAN s. MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
system Testimonials sent free Price 7Sc. per bot.
tie Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Foley's Honey and Tar is a safeguard
against serious results from spring
colds, which infame the lungs and de-
velop into pneumonia. Avoid counter
feits by insisting upon having the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar, which
contains no harmful drugs. Bell &
Rohinson
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Builds up your whole body. Tegu-
lates the bowels, clears the blood, aids
digestion, makes you we'll from head to
feet. That's what HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea will do, greatest spring
regulator. Tea or Tablets, IS cents.
w, G.. Stempel & Co,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Mr.. f. G. Fritts, Oneonta, N. ", writes:
"My little girl was greatly benefited
by taking Foley's Orino Laxative, and
think it is the best remedy for constipa-
tion and liver trouble Foley's Orino
Laxative is best for women and chill
dren, as it is mild, pleasant and effective,
and is splendid spring medicine, as it
cleanses the system and clears the com
pleXtion. Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Permanently relieves constipation
and indigestion. Regulates the bowels,
builds up waste tissue. Makes pure
blood. You grow strong, healthy and
robust. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea, the safest, incest Spring tonic. IS
cents. w. c. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

If you have backache and urinary
troubles you should take Foley's Kid
ney Remedy to strengthen and build up
the kidneys so they will act properly,
as a serious kidney trouble may
develop. Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
-Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist
for them. % cents box.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Most girls when talking with boys,
do not sound like when they are talking
among themselves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

1t is awfully funny to sec politicians
get their heads together with the OBJ
ject of each side working the other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

Boys never come to town to visit
other boys. That is one virtue they
have over girls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

What we call real sarcasm is for
customer to ask bald headed barber
for something to make the hair grow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

If you talk with an old man you will
get onto the given names of all the old
settlers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15

The reason a great many people do
not succeed is because they will not
stick to anything long enough.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15
Write to

Write to
Mr. S. #. Hutchinson. Pres First National
Bank Lake City Iowa. Ruptured IS yrs. Treat
ed December g. 1877.
Mr. Gavin Grove. lila First w. St.. Boone In.
Treated June 4th 'O7. Double rupture 10 years
Mr.. Adam Crawshaw X. R. Abba. Ia. Treats
ed Dec: 10Th o7. Double rupture many years
Ia Treated Feb. % '0S. Ruptured years.
Enclosing stamped self-addressed envelope tn
insure their reply.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15
We often wonder how a court room
full of loafing women would look.

Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil at once. 1t acts like magic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15
/ Cure Rupture
lin One Treatment
NO KNIFE. NO TRUSS
My DePew Method Cures Rupl
ture Permanently in a Single
Treatment.

You wear no truss or appliance of any kind
as firmly as though you never had rupture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-15
Summer Underwear

Mems, ladies misses, boys and children's.
We will show you the most complete line in
the country. Mems piece garments. .25c 45c
Ladies piece garments. ..25c, 45c, 75c
Ladies unions. ..25c, 45c, 75c, CSC
Men S unions. ............. o5C, SI.39, SI.45
Misses and children's piece garments. SC to 25c
Boys and misses unions a new and good
inventions tapped buttons, strap stays, etc. You
will like them, each
\1duLC VColo ~ " 4OC
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
Increase Prizes.

The association offered $4,000 in
prizes last year, and have increased
it to $4,000 for this year. The ex-
position this year will include the ex-
hibits of the Iowa Horticulture socie-
ty, the State Florists association and
the Iowa Bee Mems association, and
will probably be the biggest educa-
tional exhibit of farm products ever
held in the middle west. A special
and prominent feature will be the do
nestle science department ana a ten
day short course for housewives. Five
thousand dollars in prizes have been
offered to the best product from the
kitchen and the art room.
The first floor of the Coliseum will
be used for the corn and small grain
exhibits and farm machinery The
florists, horticulturists and bee men S
display will be on the balcony floors.
In addition there will be large base
ment for displays. The work OF pre-
pairing copy for the catalogue has be-
gun, and the advertising of the expo
sition will soon commence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
LAkONTA.
Weather 1O2 in the shade.

Weather 102 in the shade.
Harvesting and making hay is the
order of the day.
Those on the sick list are Mrs.
Gladys McFall, Mr.. Geo. Lee and Mrs.
Chas. Anderson.
Our base ball boys went to Bussey
Sunday to play ball. Score was to 3
for Bussey. Lakonta plays the Bux-
ton White Sox next Sunday at the
ball park north OF town. Come out
and see a good game.
The Oskaloosa Hiawatha Homestead
team of the Yeomen order came out
to Lakonta and installed Homestead
of about thirty members last week,
after which supper and ice cream
were served to queens taste. Ev-
erybody enjoyed a good time except
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland, and it so hap
pened that it fell upon them to ride
the goat, but after a siege of three or
four hours they came out victorious
and looking fine. We thank the Hia-
watha Homestead for their work and
also Mr.. A. G. Schultz, the local dep
uty, for gathering up and starting
such good order at this place. We
expect to build up large order here
in the near future.
Aug. 8. Tom.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
THE IOWA CORN SHOW
Prizes Increased From 1000 to
$4,000 This Year. .

The Iowa Corn Growers associa-
ton, which will give the biggest corn
exposition, embracing all kinds of
farm products, fruits and flowers, in
the Coliseum at Des Moines. beginning
November 80 and continuing until
December II, is the outgrowth OF the
Ames short course at the Iowa State
Agricultural college. The exposition
this fall will be the seventh, and $780,
900 will be given away in prizes for
the best corn, grain and farm exhibits.
After six years OF struggling, the
association is now on a firm footing
and is considered one of the biggest
state corn growers, associations in
this country. 1t had it's beginning
among a few progressive farmers who
realized the need OF Improvement in
seed corn and small grain and pri-
marily it was organized for education
al purposes. Today it still stands for
educating the farmers in the neces-
sity of improving the quality of seed
corn and seed grain.
At the first exposition all the prize
corn was sold to defray expenses.
The association grew very slowly the
first three years, until Uncle Asa Tur-
ner was elected president and Prof.
NJ. l.. Bowman, secretary. The show
during their administration in the fall
of 1907 was so successful that d. L.
Pascal of Dewitt, Ia, paid $3.50 to get
back his singel ear of corn that won
grand champion sweepstakes. The
ten ear winners were sold back for
$S5. At this rate, a bushel would
have been worth $4,000, or Is cents
a kernel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
SEWERS.

1t was dreadfully hot all day Thurs
day and the thermometer registered
1902 in the shade for three hours.
w. d. banks departed last Tuesday
morning for eastern Nebraska to look
.or a location where he may begin
farming next spring. ..
The Little Giants OF Oskaloosa
proved very easy, victims for the
Sewers chaps Sunday, the 25th, and
they are ready to play them again at
the Sewers base ball diamond any
day.
H. A. Gum, our postmaster, has
been allowed a four weeks vacation
Tor rest and recreation. He left here
Sunday morning, August l, for trip
to Seattle. Hugh, We hope you will
enjoy yourself and not forget the ones
you left behind.
Mrs. Mary ]. Conklin and two chill
dren, of Pasadena, California, arrived
n Sewers on Friday afternoon, when
the son, Charles Conklin and daugh-
ter, Mrs VIM. Clarkson, were glad to
meet their mother again. Mrs. Conk-
lin resided in Oskaloosa for many
years.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Sewers NJ. e. church was held
Tuesday evening, July 81 Dr.Brown,
district superintendent of the Des
Moines district, was present and pre-
sided over the conference. The re-
ports of the various officers were
lighly gratifying. The following are
the officers elected: John A. Bell, dis
trict steward; o. B. Rumbaugh, re-
cording secretary; John South, John
Bell. o. B. Rumbaugh and S. R. Davis,
class leaders; Jonas Mabie, Sunday
;chool superintendent; Mrs. Maude
Mabie, president Ladies' Aid Society;
Harry Shocks, president Epworth
League. A request was made for the
return of Rev. A. NJ. Eastman. At
the close of the conference DR.. Brown
preached a most powerful discourse
to large audience and he was given
the closest OF attention during the
whole service.
Aug. 2. J. A. B.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
HAYRACK RIDES ARE FATAL
TWO ALBA GIRLS ARE VICTIMS
b. OF AWFUL ACCIDENTS.
Miss Agnes Mcclure Thrown In Front
of Train and Miss Louise
Shrope Crushed.

Abba, Ia, Aug. 3.-TWo fatal acct
dents, the victims of which were pop
ular and well known young women,
have shocked this community within
the last wenty-four hours.
Last night a party of young people,
fourteen in number, went out to the
reservoir for picnic and returning
their team-they were riding on hay
rack-took fright and ran in front of
a railroad freight train. Miss Agnes
front of the locomotive, which passed
over her, cutting off both her feet, land
an hour later she died. ...,... ...
Night before last as Miss Louise
Shrope, who lives with her father
south of Abba, was driving to town
her horse became frightened, ran
away and threw her out. She suf-
fered injuries from which she died
this afternoon.
Miss Mcclure was % years OF age
Her father Is a coal prospector and
her mother Is living. They are PEG
pie of prominence in Abba. The
seven young couples who made up the
party to the reservoir, which is tw.
and half miles from the city, werl
picnicking. All jumped off the Wagon
except Miss Mcclure and escaped H.
jury.
Miss Shrope was 26 years of age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
THE OsKALOOsA HERALD. THURSDAY. AUGUST

ripe in the fall, instead of paying 3
cents bushel to have their corn
picked, they are turning the hogs in
to the fields and letting them help
themselves. Those who have tried
this plan state that the hogs make
better gain on the same amount of
iced and it is much better for the
ground. A farmer who tried this plan
last year planted oats on the ground
this year and he says that he could
not ask for better crop. Others
who have not tried the plan are
pleased with the result of those that
have, and are fencing their fields so
chat they can follow suit When
farmer has a good thing he is not sell
fish with it, but is always willing to
explain to the other fellow.
in Oskaloosa, has opened up store
at White Oak j. w. Lundy, the for
mer proprietor, has purchased farm
and is farming just west of there.
Mr.. Woods has good clean stock of
goods and the farmers around there
are patronizing him we'll. He makes
Two trips to Oskaloosa weekly, when
ne takes cream to Oskaloosa and pur-
chases the most OF his goods. Almost
anything can be bought here, as a
small stock OF all is kept on hand.
A. B. Francis, who lives just north
Of the White Oak store, can remem-
Der when it was quite a town. He
aid it at one time had thirty-two
houses, two general stores, post
office and blacksmith shop. The
place has almost been deserted, as
there is only one general store now,
and five houses there.
J. II. Hackley has improved his
arm with a nice new eight room
modern house and other needed i'm
)rovements. Such improvements as
this make farm life much more en-
loyable. ..+
A. w. Stephens, of Reinbeck, Ia,
who has been visiting at the Mary
OeLong home, has started on his trip
which will take in the states of Hi
nois, Missouri and Kansas.
Amos Lindsey has given his house
a new coat of coloring. Frank Mont
gomery, of Oskaloosa, did the work.
e. r. Omyw.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
JOY FOR THE PUPILS
School Vacation Has Been Extend
ed One Week.

The fall term of school in Oska-
loosa will open September IL, five
weeks after this week The opening
date was postponed on account OF the
Home Coming celebration to be held
in this city. The dates OF the terms
have been fixed by the board Of
education as follows:
Sept. 10 to Dec. l7-l4 weeks.
Jan. 3 to April S--14 weeks.
April Is to June 1913 weeks.
The three terms make a total
of thirty-six weeks or an even nine
months OF school during the year,
Several changes in the teaching
force of the city schools has been
necessitated by the resignation OF
numerous teachers and the board met
Monday evening for the purpose of
settling some OF these matters. All
but two vacancies are now filled, and
they are in the grades. The assign
ment of the ward teachers will not
be made for several weeks yet.
Three of the last year high school
teachers go to Lockport, Illinois next
year, where Prof. II. w. Hurt will be
principal of the new high school,
They are Miss Mary Pettitt OF the
Domestic Science department; B. W..
Winship, science professor, and H. A.
Gregg, head of the Commercial de-
partment.
Thee. r. Ball, who was assistant
professor. of science at Drake univer-
sity last year, and who has had a
years special training in this line at
Harvard university has been elected
as professor of science.
Harry B. Immel, graduate of Val
paraiso university, and who has been
an instructor in the Dakota Wesleyan
university, has been chosen for the
Commercial department.
L. G. Bennett, who has been teach
ing in the Des Moines public schools,
will have charge of the Manual Train
ing, succeeding R. H. Jenkins, who
has secured a position in California.
Mr.. Bennett Is teaching this summer
in the well known Stout Institute at
Menominee, Wis.
designations were received from
three grade teachers, Florence Bur
dock, Ruth Lyman and Margaret
Burnside These were accepted. Miss
Mabel Kenworthy was elected to a
position in the kindergarten depart
ment. Miss Kenworthy was recently
elected to a position in the Omaha,
Nebr.. city schools, but will accept the
position in Oskaloosa in order to be
at home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
Iowa Crop Bulletin.
Condition In State AS Cleaned BY
Weather Bureau Correspondents.

Des Moines, Aug. 3.-The average
temperature during the past week
was very nearly normal and, while
the rainfall was generally deficient,
showers occurred on one to three days
over the larger part OF the state. The
first three days OF the week were
cloudy and moderately cool with fre-
quent light showers, but the last four
days were clear and hot, Thursday
being the warmest day of the year,
when the maximum temperatures
ranged from 80 to 100 degrees. The
rains were timely and especially bene-
fetal to corn, potatoes, pastures, and
garden vegetables. Corn is doing re-
markably well and has not yet suf-
fered from the lack of moisture in
any part of the state. Nearly all OF
the early planted fields are in full
tassel and caring nicely. The belated
corn is doing its best, but a great
deal of the very latest cannot mature
unless frost occurs much later than
usual. The weather has been eXcep-
tionally favorable for haying and har-
vesting and most of the hay and grain
crops have been secured in the best
of condition. Harvest work is now
nearing completion and threshing will
become general during the coming
week. Early reports of threshing in
dictate winter wheat to be of good
quality with yields ranging from twen-
ty to thirty-fiye bushels. The quality
of oats is better than for the past two
years and the yield ranges from TWEEN
ty-five to forty-five bushels. Consid-
| cradle timothy has been cut for seed
in the southern districts and more
will be cut during the coming week.
Pastures and potatoes are doing
well, but will soon need more rain.
Rain would also be very beneficial to
corn, especially in the eastern and
northeastern counties where the rain
TALL during the past month has been
below the average for July.
The special reports for Mahaska
and nearby counties follow:
MAHASKA (Oskaloosa)-R ~;
unfavorable for making hay and stack
ing grain; threshing will begin next
week; corn is caring well.
MARION (Pella)-Rain .43; two
days were too wet and one day was
too hot to work; some oats yet to be
harvested: shock threshing begun.
MONROE (Albia)-Rain ITO, came
as showers at night so did not delay
haying and harvesting; all grain ex-
cept some late spring wheat is in
shock; large hay crop has been har-
vested in good condition; corn is
growing rapidly: abundance OF black
berries.
WASHIN GTON Washington =
Rain .35; another good week for
work; the general opinion is that corn
would do better with more rain; the
yield from threshing done is very sat
isfactory, wheat especially.
POWESHTBK (GrinnelD-Rain Sc;
barley harvest finished and threshing
will begin next week; a little more
than one-half of the oats crop in
shock-quality good average; late
oats will be light weight; most OF the
early potatoes are giving fairly good
yield; Duchess apples falling badly;
other summer apples scarce.
JASPER (Newton) Rain go; grain
and hay harvest nearing completion
quality good; corn is making good
progress and is in the best of condi'
ton; no calamity howlers now.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

The warm sun is making a grea.
blackberry crop. They have shown {.
remarkable progress and ripening
ability with the past three or four
days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

The new paving. six blocks of creo-
soted block construction. has been
accepted by the city council OF Shen-
andoah.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

Sunday was not such cool day.
come to think OF 1t. The mercury
topped the ninety mark by several de-
grees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
Old Coin Found.

A piece of English copper money
about the size of one of our quarters
and bearing the date of 1924, wa
found by the 3-year-old son of A. A
Leyerton OF Steamboat Rock, while
digging in the garden.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

The making of a new station at
Cricket on the line of the Buxton
branch of the Northwestern means ad-
ditional trade for Uskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

The cucumber crop is proving some
what unsatisfactory this season.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
w. !. Beans, President.
w. II. Pike. Vice President.
r. X. Davis, Cashier.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000
Paid in Full.

Directors: w. |. Beans, What
Cheer; Charley Victor Lacey; w. H..
Springer, Eddyville; Thos. ]. Wilson.
Beacon; r. w. Moore, Cedar; w. C.
Reed, Oskaloosa; w. II. Pike, Rose
Hill; Paul Synhorst. Leighton; Geo.
s. Prime, Oskaloosa; r. X. Davis. 0s-
kaloosa; NJ. s. Downey. Lacey.
City Business Solicited.
Complete set of Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska County farmers.
Farmers: Make this your head,
quarters while in the City. l6tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
0skaI0oSa National Bank.
and -
Union Savings Bank.

Officers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

safety pepcsit Foxes for Rent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

With the increase in the price OF
labor the farmer is supplying himself
and thinking up schemes that Will
necessitate but little labor beside that
of his own. A number OF the farm
ers are fencing their entire place with
hog tight fence, and especially the
corn fields. When the corn becomes
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05
IA iska County State BanI
OF Oskaioosa, Iowa.

Interest Paid on Time Deposits.