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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

SecuIdT udy OF JdHuHry, IS1V.
S. P. Wiley, per diem and
milage: ;. :. ....,... rs 90
s. p, Wiley, road commits
: sione,.:' $. :: g !: !. - 1910
S. p Wiley, bridge commits
sioner ). :. 80. 7se
A. B. McClaran, per diem
and mileage. 500. 25 20
a. B. McClaran, bridge COM
issioner. 1850
S. H. Covington, per- diem
and mileage. ;. 49,. 25 so
S. H. Covington, bridge COM
issioner. $50
Attest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
Friday, November 5, 1909.

Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present.
board spent the day in viewing
roads and bridges ii Bloomington
and Decatur Townships.
At six q clock Board adjourned to
meet Saturday Ut: - o'clock. - :
Attest. - s@
j. v. Lemley, Co. Auditor.
S. P. Wiley, Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
RoARD PR0CEEDi NGS
tsceedines ofthe Board Of Super.
sisers At the Regular kovem.
Der Session, 1909.
Monday, November 1, 1909.

The Board of Supervisors met in
regular session in their Office in the
Court House. Leon, Iowa. Members
present. S. P. Wiley, Chairman. S.
Covington, and A. B. .McGiaran.
BEARD took up and examined the
16li0wing claims paid in vacation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

j. V. Lemley, Co. Auditor.
S. P. Wiley, Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

49,
B. Buell., road work. $500. SO IS.
10. H. Harp. road work -. s2S
B. Parker, road work. -. It's
w. P. Smith, road work. 80 SIS
E. A. Cartwright, road work $50
Arthur Downey, road work 20 IS
E. L. Shira, salary and help 1872 81
Thos Haines, care as per
order, !. ;. IS. ~. 500
Geo. Battle, care of John S
white. :. q. ~. 10 90.
John Sturgeon, bridge work 80 90
Ed Underwood, bridge work Is 90
Leo Snethen, bridge work. 13 IL
John ThHrp. bridge work. Is ~
q. Landphair, bridge work Is IL
Emmett Deeper, bridge
work. ;. :. 80 90
Floyd Smith. bridge work. "a 30.
.J.%W:% Long, salary. ..:...'. 104 90
M. "A. Lemley, SALARY so 20
E. E. Beck, salary. ... 5000
Nora Dodson, salary $500. 80 90
e. A. Monroe. salary SO 90
]. v. Lemley, salary. ..... 116 Sc
At six o'clock Board adjourned to
meet Tuesday Nov. 2, at 8 o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

>. +. whey, CHAIRMAN.
Tuesday November 8, 1909.
Board met in regular session.
Members present, S. P. Wiley, Chair
man, S. H.. Covington, A. B. Nc
Claran.
The following resolution was Of
fered by S. H.. Covington; Resolved
that all vacation claims miscellan-
eous claims, tax remissions, all con-
tracts and other business, Of what.
ever nature examined and approved
by us in session on and between No
vember l, 1909, and November 6,
1909, be and the same is hereby
ratified and approved by us this day
in regular session.
The above resolution being sec
onded by A. B. McClaran, vote was
taken on same as follows:
S. H. Covington. Aye. A. B. McClaran,
Aye.
S. P. Wiley being chairman de-
clared the resolution carried and ad-
opted.
Signed this the 9th day of Novem-
Der, 1909.
S. P. Wiley, Chairman.
S. H. Covington.
A. B. McClaran.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
Tuesday November 2, 49,

Tuesday November 2, 1903.
! Board OF Supervisors met pursuant
to adjournment. Members all pres
ent. The Board visited the County
Home, and found everything per-
tanning thereto in satisfactory con-
iditfon. 81 IS sta
- At six o'clock Board adjourned to
meet Wednesday at s O'Clock.
/ Htf6stS - -. 4 .eS-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
TAxEs TO BE PAID

BY the Various Corporations in Deca-
tur County, Iowa, For the
Year 1910.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18


School Fund Mortgages, No. 81 and
So approved. ~ ~ ~
Resignation of Fred Tower as AS
SCISSOR in Grand River Township,
accepted.
Resignation of M. L. Swearingen
as Assessor in Farnklin Township.
accepted. S.s:a
Resignation Of A. w. Bryson as
Justice of a the Peace in Woodland
Tax Sale Nos101-05 ordered can
celled on account of soldiers Exemp-
ton.
Tax of Alice Bowman on y out lot
% Leon, iowa. RENTED on account
of being unable to contribute to Pub
lie Revenue.
~ Tax Sale No. 49-08.gordered-> re-
funded, OWNER being County Charge
Application OF Mary White Tor iex.
emption and cancellation of taxtsales
No. "a % s and +37-07 rejecteds So
Petition by M. L. Edgeington for
remission of tax on one dog, granted
Petition of S, w. Chamberlin for
remission of delinquent taxes of
Chamberlin & Son, granted.
Petition of ]. v. Arney for remis-
sionSof personal taxesf Of 1888 same
being delinquent taxes, granted. - =.
Petition of Nancy "A. Robbtns for
Soldiers exemption, granted :
Petition of Chas: Buchanan for re-
mission of taxes on lots in Lamont.
rejected.
Tax Sale No. 1908 refunded &C.
count OF Soldiers exemption. & ::
~ =. "A: Daniel was appofHted bridge
foreman for the year 1910 at $3.S5
per*day. sNss.i .issi4.7
j. M. Pickering was elected as
janitor of the Court House for the
year 1910 at $4,000 per month as
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

Saturday, November s, 1909.
Board met bursuant. to adjourn
ment. Members all. present.
County auditor hereby author
lied to order IA new boiler for the
heating plant at the Jail at the price
quoted by the MtDonAn Manu- fAetr-
ing Company, which was }i7o.O6.
Marion Woodland was appointed
Overseer Of: the POOR IN thes city of
Leon, iowa, at salary Of $5.0Osper
month. Appointment to expire May
/. 1910.
e Bridge petition OF, G. M. Bedell Set
al, sBurrell township granted. ss<
I No fruther business appearing
Board adjourned to meet the second
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

AL SIX. o CLOCK Board ADJOURNED 10
meet Tuesday Nov. 2, at 8 o'clock.
Attest.
j. v. Lemley, Co. Auditor.
S. P. Wiley, Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
]. v. Lemley, Co. Auditor.
S. p. Wiley. Chairman,

Wednesday November 8. 1909.
Board of Supervisors met pursuant
to adjournment. Members all pres
ent. = t''t - E.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
A Penalty Of Genius.

It seems to be the frequent penalty
Of genius that it is denied the privilege
OF perpetuating its name and kind be
yond a few generations at most. Thus
it is said that there is not now living a
single descendant in the male line of
Chaucer. Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton,
Cowley, Butler, Dryden, Pope, Cowper,
Goldsmith, Byron or Moore; not one of
Sir Philip Sidney or Of Sir Walter RAJ
leigh; not one Of Drake, Cromwell,
Hampden, Monk, Marlborough. Peters
borough or Nelson; not one Of Boiling
broke, Walpole, Chatham, Pitt, Fox,
Burke, Graham or Claiming; not one
of Bacon. Locke. Newton or Davy; not
one of Hume Gibbon or Macaulay;
not one OF Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reyn-
ODDS or Sir Thomas Lawrence; not one
Of David Garrick, John Kemble or Ed
mund Kean.-London Standard.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
A SCOTCH RING.

one of the Royal Jewels, Il Had .
Melancholy History.
The traditional history of the Scotch
regalja ring is Of the most tragic not
to say melancholy, character 1t is be-
lieved that It was the favorite ring Of
Mary Stuart and that after her jul
dicial murder in Fotheringay castle it
was transmitted to her son. From
James it descended to Charles l., at
whose coronation at Scone In 1888 it
played a distinct part. Once more did
this I'll fated ring figure at an untimely
and III merited death, for, with almost
his last breath upon the scaffold at
whitehall, Charles bequeathed It to
Bishop Juxon in trust for his son.
In due course of time the ring came
into the possession of James II. and
was carried away with him on his
fight to the continent When, however,
be was detained by the fishermen at
Sheerness, the ring which had been
secreted in the kings undertaking,
only escaped robbery by the luckiest
Of mistakes on the part of the sailor
who searched him. Thus the ring was
passed on uninjured to James de-
scendants till by beQuest Of Cardinal
York it became the property Of the
reigning dynasty once more and was
by them replaced among the royal
jewels of Scotland, from which It had
been separated for many a long year
St. James Gazette.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
EFFECTIVE RECIPE
Homemade Kidney, Bladder
and Rheumatism Medi-
cine For Readers.

Here is a simplechome-made mix
ture as given by an eminent author.
ity on Kidney diseases, who makes
the statement that it will relieve
almost any case of:.Kidney trouble if
taken before the stage of Bright's
disease. He states that such symp-
toms as lame back, pain in the side,
frequent desire to urinate, especial
" at nights painful and discolored
urination, are readily overcome.
Here is the recipe. Try it:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon one ounce,
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces, Take teaspoonful after
each meal and at bedtime.
These ingredients.are all harmless
and easily mixed at home by shak-
ing well in bottle. This mixture
has a peculiar healing and soothing
effect upon the entire Kidney and
Urinary structure, and often over
comes the.worst forms of Rheuma
tism in just a little while. Thi'
mixture is said to remove all blood
disorders and cure Rheumatism BY
forcing theHKidneys to filter anC
strain from the blood and system al
uric acid!kand foul, decomposeC
waste matter, which cause these at
fiictions. Try it if you aren't we'll
Save the prescription.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
Raikes, Raaaed Reelment.

Bobby Wild Goose and his ragged
regiment" was the name hooted after
Robert Raikes the first modern Sun
day school advocate, and his scholars.
The thOroughfare was Sooty alley,
and the scholars were the ragged boys
who toiled in the pin factories Of Glou-
cester, England. Robert Raikes paid
Mrs Brandon, poor woman, a shil-
ling each Sunday to teach the boys the
Bible That was in 1850. -Four years
later there were 100000 boys and girls
Sunday school in the king
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
A LITTLE FlsH's TRICK.
How the PufFsr Discounts His Enemy
and Saves Himself.

How the Puffsr Discounts His Enemy
and Saves Himself.
All the little sea folk have their
own clever way Of protecting them
selves from their enemies, but the
spiny boxfsh has about the cleyerest
way Of all.
he belongs to the great family called
puffer, and you viii see in a moment
how well the name fits him.
Just imagine the little puffer swim
ming around in the water looking Ike
a small round box with head on. A
big fish comes along, sees the little
puffer and thinks There's just a
good mouthful for mel" But just as
he darts toward him the little puffer
blows himself up like a ball, turns
over on his back and floats around
with all his sharp prickers sticking
out toward his enemy.
The big fish is dazed; he stares at
the puffer and thinks, "Can that great
prickly thing be the same little fish
/ tried to swallow He can't un-
derstand It, but he sees there is no
use trying, so he goes sadly on bis
way, and when the little puffer is
sure he is gone he just emptles the
water out of bis skin and goes back
to bis usual size
Now, isn't that a pretty clever trick
for little fish to playf But, you see
Mother Nature gave the little puffei
just that kind Of body that he might
escape from his enemies.-St. Nicho
1oe
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23

= Rates on certificate plan account
Knights of Columbus meeting, Lou
isyille, KY, Feb. 21-22. 1909. Agents
Louisville will honor certificate-re
ceipts on or before Feb. %, 1909
G. R. Newman, Agent Illinois Cen
trail Railroad.
Excursion fares to Birmingham
Ala, and return. Dates of sale
March 1890. Teturn limit. Tickets
will be good to leave Birmingham
not later than mindight of April A
1909. Mare 1890.
Excursion fares to Aasland, KY,
and return. Dates of sale May II
and Is. Return limit. Tickets will
be good to leave Ashland not later
than midnight of May %, 1906
Fare $3.50. G. r. Newman, agent
Illinois Central.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
Wearing Work.

"How's your husband doingT" said
the pale woman
"'Bout the same" answered the thin
woman.
Hasn't he got any regular work
YETI"
eyes. He said he felt the need Of
some steady occupation. So he thought
he'd make 1t his business to wind the
clock"
Ibid he stick to it27
''For awhile, but now he's kicking
for an eight day clock. kansas City
Independent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
The Christian County Loose
T ObaCCO Market

Auction sale of loose tobacco EVERY DAY throughout
The season. We have secured the large j. E. Cooper v-
cry stable on 3rd Ave. where prepared to receive
all kinds of tobacco either stripped the stalk, and
will sell for you privately at public acution for
highest market prices.
Our house open for receiving tobacco every day in the
week Will receive tobacco hand-packed in hogsheads
and sell it the loose floor at highest market price.
J. P. THOMPSON & CO., Managers
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
weaseIs Attacked Cow.

Haymakers on the farm of H. A. Sell,
near Hanover, Pa, noticed a COW in
a nearby meadow strangely jumping
about and believing loudly. Upon in
vestigation they were astonished to
find that eight weasels had attacked
her. After hard fight the farmers
succeeded in killing several of the
bloodsuekers and scattering the re-
mainder
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
Ambinuous.

Dobber-I don't know whether that
critic meant to praise or blame my
work. Cutter-What did he say2 Dob.
ber-Well, had a picture Of ''The
Dead Sea-" and he said 1t was full Of
life Cleveland Leader.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23
The Bishops Rebuke.

A conceited young cleric once said
to an American prelate, "Do you not
think that ! may well feel fiattered
that so great crowd came to hear
me preachT
mo- was the answer ''for twice as
many would come to see you hanged"
From "The Old Time Parson," by p.
II. Ditchfeld, NJ. A.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23

The hand can never execute any
thing higher than the character can
aspire n Emerson
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20
stark's New Ambulance.

F. NJ. Stark e. Co., on last We'd
nesday morning received fine ambu-
lance direct from the manufacturers,
the Riddle Coach and Hearse Com
pany, OF Rayenna, Ohio. 1t is hand
some and elegant vehicle. silver grey
in color, and thoroughly first.class
the interior being provided with every
convenience and equipment known
for the careful handling and trans
portation of sick people. The under
taking department is now one of the
best equipped In the Arkansas Val
ley. and is under the management
OF II. II. King, who will promptly at
tend all day or night calls.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20
Beet Contracts.

The contract of the American Beet
Sugar Company is now being dixtrib-
uted to the farmers for signatures.
1t provides that:
Beets containing ~ but less than
14.5 per cent. of sugar, $3.50 per
ton.
Beets containing 14.5 per cent. but
less than 16 per cent. of sugar, IS
per ton.
Beets containing 16 per cent. or
more of sugar, $3.50 per ton.
Diseased or frozen beets or of a
poorer quality than IL per cent;
those grown above ground, or very
large beets weighing more than five
pounds may be refused at the OPP
ton of the company. Payment will
be made on the 18th of each month.
Seed will be supplied by the company
at ten cents per pound. twenty
pounds to the acre. and none other
shall be used under the contract.
The company agrees to pay freight
ON beets to the factory at = rate
not exceeding nifty cents per ton.
but should the freight rate exceed
ffty csnts. the grower shan pay ths
nrAanS
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

There were three special cars in the
train Individually labelled with the
names of three land companies-Ed-
wards-Mailon Land Company, of Des
Moines, Iowa, Gaylor-keifer Land
Company, and United Land Company.
each firm having party of about
twenty-five In tow. One member of
the party said that there did not
seem to be much in Colorado so far
but sandhills, but volunteered the
Information that La Junta looked
good. and was the most prosperous
looking town that he had seen sor
several hundred miles. Wait until he
gets into New Mexico, which the
land agents have probably painted as
a land overflowing with milk and
honey. He may change his tune
about Colorado.
When the dimpled baby's hungry.
what does the baby do?
1t doesn't lie sereneIy and merely
The hungry baby bellows with all
its little might
Till someone gives 1t something to
curb its appetite.
The infant with the bottle which
stills the fretful cries
A lesson plainly teaches: 1t pays to
advertise
The lamb lost on the hillside when
darkness closes round
Stands not in silence trembling and
waiting to be found;
It's plaintive bleating echoes across
the wales and meads
Until the shepherd hears 1t, and.
hearing, kindly heeds,
And when its fears are ended, as
on It's breast 1t lies.
The lamb has made this patent: 1t
pays to advertise.
The fair and gentle maiden who loves
the bashful boy
Assumes when in his presence a
manner that is coy;
She bushes and she trembles until
he perceives at last.
And clasps her closely to him and
gladly holds her fast.
And as he bends to kiss her, and
q she serenely sighs.
This fact is demonstrated: 1t pays
to advertise
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

in irrigation projects years ago are
now rolling I'm wealth. and the knock
er of years ago-well, he is still
knocking, and telling the newcomer
what he might have done-but didn't.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20
Eggs for Hstehlns.

am prepared to supply eggs for
Rocks, Barred Rocks, or Black Lang
shans at $1.O0 for thirteen. Rev.
S. c. Davis. phone red 202.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

A youthful mother from La Junta.
who WAS unaccustomed to the ways
of big city. recently visited Dem
yer. On Sunday afternoon. with her
she started out to enjoy
q street. car ride. The conductor. ON
the 81 had such good run Of busi-
ness nat he had Difficulty in keep
ing hlnsslf supplied With small
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

tenor The very latest on "Oppor-
tunity" is by Walter Malone, and it
will find more favor with the aver
age mortal than either that of
Shakespeare or the distinguished SEN
ator from Kansas. 1t is as follows:
They do me wrong who say come
no more
When once l knock and fail to find
you in;
For every day / stand outside your
door,
And bid you wake and rise to fight
and win.
Wall not for precious chances
passed away.
wane;
Each night l burn the records of
the day,
And at sunrise every soul is born
again.
Laugh like boy at splendors that
have sped,
To vanished joys be blind and deaf
and dumb;
My judgments seal the dead past
with its dead,
But never bind a moment yet to
come.
Though deep in mire. wiring not your
hands and weep,
l lend my arm to all who say II
can.''
No shamefaced outcast ever sank SO
deep
But he might rise and be again a
man.
"A merchant in one Of the large
eastern cities, says an advertis srs'
magazine, composed q circular let
ter recently that looked to him like
a trade winner. He mailed 10000
copies to a select list of names and
the profit on the resulting orders was
$27. 80. He showed the letter and
the results to an acquaintance in
another line of business, who per-
suaded him to print the same let
ter, word for word. in, local news
paper. The newspaper 'ad' cost S124
and the profits on the sales direct
ly attributed to 1t within three days
were $962.5O. with mail orders still
coming in at the end Of that time
What is. the moral?" There are sew
eral. The most obvious moral is that
newspapers carry business announce
ments at much cheaper rate and
with much greater certainty Of eff
fective delivery than Uncle Sam.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

Albert was solemn-eyed, spir.
itual-looking child.
Nurse" he said one day. leaving
his blocks and laying his hand gent
ly on her knee, nurse. is this Gods
day."
"No, DEAR" said his nurse. this
is not Sunday-it is Thursday"
I'm so sorry" he said. sadly. and
went back to his blocks.
The next day and the next, in his
question. and the nurse tearfully said
to the cook, THAT child is too good
for this world"
On Sunday the question was re-
peated. and the nurse with sob
in her voice said. yes. Lambie--
this is Gods day"
Then where is the funny paper.
he demanded.
The c0lored parson had Just con-
cluded a powerful sermon on SAL
walton Am Free" and was announce
ing that . collection would be taken
for the benefit Of the parson and his
family. Up jumped an acutely bru-
nette brother in the back of the
church.
Look a-year, pahson," he inter-
rupted, "yo' amt no sooner done
tellin' US that salvation am free dan
yo go askin' US TO- nancy II sal
vation am free. what's de use in
payin' TO- It? OATS what / want to
know. An tell yo' p'intedly dat
] amt goin' to glib yo' nothin' until
I find out. Now
Patience. brudder. patience" said
the parson. 'Irll 'iucidate: S'pose
yo' was thirsty an come to river.
Yo' could kneel right down an drink
yo' fill. couldn't yu? An it wouldn't
cost yo' nothin', would it?"
cob cou'se not. OATS Jest what
dat water would be free.' con-
tinued the parsdn. But s'posin' yo'
was to hab dat water piped to yo,
house! Yo'd have to pay. wouldn't
yo'?"
Vas. sub. but
"Wal. brudder, SO 1t is wild sal
walton. De salvation am free. but
it's de havin' 1t piped to yo' dat 20
got to pay TO-. Pass de hat. deacon.
pass de hat"
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20
Expert Opinion on
Otero Ditch Water
Supply

''ln my opinion" says Mr.. Geo.
6. Anderson. "the otero Canal, re-
inforeed by the Clear Creek reser.
voir, will furnish ample water to
fully irrisate the 10000 acres Of
land In the otero District"
Mr.. Anderson 10 one Of tho fore
most irrigation engineers in the
United States, and his opinion will
be accepted by every person who has
the welfare Of Ia Junta at heart un-
I'll experience shall have demonstrat-
cd even partial deficiency Of water
supply.
The canal has never before had the
benefit Of storage system, and the
average person has no conception
either Of the greatness Of the Clear
Greek reservoir or of the value Of
storage water. II is entirely with
in the knowledge and judgment Of
competent engineers.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

terprising place out of the town In
which you live. When you are work
ing for your town you are accom-
plishing all the more for yourself.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

A special train Of landseekers from
Illinois. Indiana and Ohio passed
through L. Junta Thursday morning
on their way 70 Las Vegas. N. y.
La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20

Opportunity knocks but once At
each mans door. 70 Bill says. and
the eanoW soanst on the Same sub
ject ~ Senator InGalls u d the same