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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02
Burr Oak Ridge.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Bruner came
down from Des Moines to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Chastain.
Miss Mary Rumley entertained a
number of her friends last Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Frost came
out from Leon to visit their children.
c. E. Chastain and family and
Mrs. w. H. McCalla and daughter
Belle ate Thanksgiving dinner at Lon
Adams.
The family of Doll Johnson came
up from Akron, Mo-, to live with
Ben Johnson's.
Roy and George Chastain spent a
few days the latter part of the week
at Lon Adams
Mrs. John McCalla returned Sum
day from weeks visit with her par
ents near Woodland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02
Garden Grove.

The Leon electric light men were
here the latter part of last week and
interviewed many of the citizens re-
Earding furnishing this town with
electric light and power from their
Leon plant. The citizens all seem
pleased over the prospect and a mass
meeting is called at the town hall for
Friday evening to discuss the matter.
Mrs. Kate Brown and Mrs. P. w.
Brown,of Omaha, were visiting rela-
tives here last week.
Harry Aten was here last week
visiting his parents. He went to
Charlton Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson. from Osce-
ola. were here last week visiting at
the VIM. Feight home. They re-
turned Friday.
w. A. Edwards was called to Will
Harrisburg last Thursday by the
death of his brother.
Mrs. Frazier, of Davis City, was
here last week visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cartwright, returning
Saturday.
( Misses Margaret and Mary Brown
went to Charlton last week to visit at
the H. ]. Culver home.
A gang of railroad painters were
here last week and painted the depot
at this place inside and outside, and
also the pump house at their reser-
voir.
Fred EIDE was at Charlton last
Thursday evening and played with
the Charlton orchestra.
Mrs. Boeger was here last week
visiting her son in this city, she being
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Kline, of Weldon.
Thomas Williams, Lincoln Will
liAms, d. D. Evans and David Jones
were. at Abba last Thursday attend
ing the WEIGH singing contest.
Mark Shaw, of Des Moines, was
here the first of the week visiting at
the home of his mother.
Owing to some misunderstanding
the foot ball game which was to have
been played here last Thursday be-
tween Weldon and Garden Grove was
not played. 1t seems the Weldon boys
expected Garden Grove to meet them
ut Leroy and play the game there
and they went over, but Garden
Grove thought that they intended to
come here, consequently there was
no game.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Wood and Mrs.
Woods mother, of Weldon. spent
Thanksgiving at the g. w. Hoadley
home in this city.
Miss Eva Jennings. of this place,
was one of the contestants at the
Eistedfod at Abba last Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02
Grand River.

Mrs. S. Jennings, of Van Vert.
came Saturday for visit with rela-
tives and friends here
Miss Helen Brammer visited from
Wednesday until Friday with her
friend, Miss Helen Northey, of
Beaconsfeld.
The spoon social held at the Chris
tian church Saturday evening was
we'll attended and all reported a very
pleasant time.
Oscar Bezold and Ralph Bone
spent few days at the county seat
last week
Miss G. Morrill,, of Leon, visited at
the A. R. Switzer home last week.
Miss Chlona Robinson returned
to Des Moines Monday after spending
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Miss Judd went to Garden Grove
Wednesday for short visit with rel.
atives
George Brown made business
trip to Leon Saturday.
Miss Bertha Needham, of Ellston
was here between trains Saturday.
Mrs. S. Jones, who has been Wis
ting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
@. e. Hukill, returned to her home
i north of town Saturday.
Ellen Ladd is visiting at the home
of Mrs. Wycoff this week.
Ernest Nelson, of Waterloo, i:
here visiting friends this week.
Mrs. T. Young is very low at thi:
writing.
Tug Daughton is having a new
foundation put under his house
Z Carrie Bradshaw and John Brammel
are doing the work
Win Matsier returned to De.
Moines Monday after short WISH
with friends here.
Quite a number of the young folks
are attending the roller skating rini
at Ellston Saturday nights.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02
Wesley Items.

Mrs. Maggie Galpin, of Ravanna
Mo-, is visiting friends and relatives
in this vicinity.
Lawrence Poland has the founda-
ton made for a new barn.
John Nickel and wife went down
to their place in Missouri last Thurs
day.
Jeff Moore and family and Herbert
Cozad and family spent Thanksgiv-
ing evening at F. NJ Lowrance's.
John Nickel delivered a load of
fat hogs at Lineville last Saturday.
Floy Nickel and brothers, Olive
Lowrance and sister attended meet
ing at Union Friday night.
Flo Blair and Clair Snyder visited
with Grandma Lowrance over Sun
day.
Jim Flynn was looking after fat
cattle in this vicinity Saturday.
Ernest Little returned home Fri
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02
Capt. Gooding's sale Dates.

Dec. 8, Thos. Lutte, Kellerton.
Dec. 4, w. E. Butcher, Terre Haute
Dec. s, w. P. Blair, Van Vert.
Dec. Z, L. w. Gibbons, Decatur.
Dec. 8, Will Stevens, Beaconsf1eld.
Dec. 8, Charles Wright, Tingley.
Dec. 10, RUDE Ham, Kellerton.
Dec. 11th, M. G. Allen, Decatur.
Dec. ID, B. F. Grimm, Van Vert.
Dec. IA, A. F. Simmerman, Van
Vert.
Dec. Is, John Scott. Blakemore.
Dec. 16, o. M. Boles, Van Vert.
Dec. II, w. H. Painter, Decatur.
Dec. 18, Thos. Belmy, Mt. Ayr.
Dec. 20, Mat Bronson, Decatur.
Dec. 81, Thos. Robinson, Beacons-
field.
Dec. %, w. R. Nixon, Van Vert.
Dec. 23, Chas. ,Eckle, Grand River.
Dec. "a, T. A. Sutherlin, Davis City.
Dec. 25, Holiday.
Dec. 81, Dick Baker, Grand River.
Dec. %. A. w. Robinson, Mt. Ayr.
Dec. 20, Roy Michaels, Ringgold
City.
Jan. 81, E. NJ. Allen, Leon.
Feb. l, Ed Nichols, Kellerton.
Feb. Z, Bert Ray, Lee.
Feb. 15, Taken.
Feb. %, A. Noble, Kellerton.
Feb. %, Cyrus Creese, Grand River
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02
Pleasant Valley.

Ora Black and wife were visiting
at Adam Zika's Sunday.
{ Mrs. George Virden was visiting
with Mrs. Ern Robb Sunday evening.
Miss Cleve Eilars was visiting at
Vern Beck's Saturday and Sunday
Daisy Zika, of Alton, was visiting
with her parents a few days last
weey.
Ora Black had business at Leon a
couple of days last week.
Sarah and Maude Virden and Leila
Zika were visiting with Gladys
Black Sunday.
George Gilchrist and family were
visiting at Will Davis Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

We will hold the prices down on
a great many things until they are
gone. Come in this week if you
want merchandise cheap.
Bradley Wason Nero. Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

] want to buy Gamers and butcher
stuff and anything on the hoof up to
as good as they grow. See me and
let me price your stuff. c. NJ. Axes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

Z The Park Hotel is serving a spec
ial Sunday dinner. Try them once
and you will become regular GUS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

Just received a car of new crop
feed stuff, bran, shorts, wheat chop,
corn hearts, etc., which we offer at
a very low price. See us If you need
any. Talbot Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

Cement blocks are the thing for
foundations and cellars. See Roe
Caster, jr., about them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

Do you ever feel like this after.
you have been reading or sewing? II
you do, you need help. You need
glasses that will correct the defects
Of nature. Your headache is the re-
suit of brain flag caused by wasted
nerve force. You need something
to preserve this force. II you Con-
tinue at the same work from day to.
day you will finally have to go to
your bed to rebuild your wasted
energies. The chances are ten to
one you do not need medicine. You
need rest, and pair Of glasses made
to correct your eye defects and re-
lfeve your nervousness.
We can relieve that awful feeling
in Is minutes. Our work is guaran-
teed. Satisfaction or money back.
Yours truly,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

Jackets for sl.00. this week only.
Bradley-Wasson Nero. Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

See f. l.. Jenkins for brick.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-02

Miss Myrtle Britain, of near Hum
asSon, came Monday to visit her sis
Ter, Mrs. Lew Smith.
Charley Meacham assisted Ira
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
The Folly 81 Profanity.

In the good old times good. e.
fashioned mothers were sometinea
heard to threaten to wash out the
mouths Of their boys - cure asainst
that foolish habit OF profanity. Il may
be that some OF them carried the
threat into execution and did wash
the mouths OF the Offending boys with
soap and water. II would not be q
bad thing II some boys were subjected
to that sort Of treatment now.
II 1t did not break them Of TIE
habit entirely It would show them
what their good mothers think sbeut
1t and would do them good all their
lives. There are lots Of srovn nSn,
some Of them men OF prooin1oee.
leaders in public lie. who seem to in
agine that they cannot snpAasise Whist
they have to say without inteslaFdins
their words and sentences with pr0
family. The man who cannot give En-
phasis to what he has to say without
that II the man whose words, - he -
Inmates them himself. lack the weight
that will carry with them the emphS
sis which he would givs them. The
best thinkers and takers do not have
to resort to profanity ~ q sort Of
crutch with which their language will
be able to do duty.-Knoxville Journal
and Tribune.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15


A correspondent sends IN account
Of robin building in . ehild's motor
car. The toy car stood In the porch
Of q house at Purley and while there
It was noticed that there was Q col
lection Of leaves In the hood. but e
was not till the motor car Was taken
to the other end OF the garden and
put away in the summer house that
the robin completed it, nest unAiS
turbed. for the car was not used, the
children being away from home. On
their return the motor car Was taken
out and the boys were racing around
the lawn. one pedaliAS the machine
while the other pushed behind. wheA
to their astonishnsat . robin dew out
from the hood.
On looking in. . nest containing si1
eggs was discovered. vhich In their
excitement the boys pulled out: but
happily the nest was replaced and The
car put back In the summer house and
although two eggs were taken the
robin did not forsake II but continued
to cit on her eggs even though the
motor horn Was sounded and many .
visitor came to see her. - Country
Life.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

members Of the New York COMMITTEE
ofFifty" which be usss are ''SubsEiGnt-
e. for the Saloon" "Phyiologloal
Aspect Of tie Liquor Problem" and
"Eeoaouic Aspsses Of the Liquor
Problem" Every man, he says. who
10 interested in the prohibition move.
ment should read these books and then
think for himself.
"Men have no sound arguments for
the prohibitory laws" Doctor Short
said. There are instances where
such laws do good, but in the end they
prove detrimental to Law enforcement.
I vas in Boston for ten days and / av
more drunk men there on Sunday
afternoon when the saloons are closed
then during the week when they are
open. l saw men going into restanr.
ant and followed. I ordered . gla0
of beer and the waiter wanted to know
i'll wanted . sandwich with it. I
ordered the sandwich, but it was not
brought to me. That 1 had ordered it
suf6ced to evade the Law.
"One-half of the people Of Kansas
City have no clubs to 60 to when they
want to meet . friend; the saloon il the
only place open to them. The saloon
corresponds to the clubs of the rich
and the bartenders are the poor mans
buffers. People ask me if I enjoy
this union work. I would much rath-
er read Tennysoo. Ny enjoyment Of
it lies in the good it does me and the
value of the information that I gain
which could not be gained in another
way. I do not care to discuss this vi.
tai question - an ignoramus. That
is the reason I have joined the union"
-Kansas City Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

While the English press is almost
unanimous in its opinion that DR..
Cook never reached the north pole
and planted the flag Of his country
there, yet the same journals questions
the right of about 30. 600 square miles
of land the American explorer dis.
covered while making the dash for the
long sought for prize. A member of
the British parliament has had the
audacity to assume that the unknown
land DR.. Cook discovered belong IL
England.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

Not one Of the Old Spanish towns q
Cuba but II . source Of iAspifation to
Q painter" writes Cir Henry Johnatoa.
-Ca0aGney 10 1eafiy 40 ysars 81 -
Spanish city, but Il was . place q
indian settlement for long antoco-
deat Deriod. Il = ~ .allWhits' town.
where the eo.ooo inhabitants are for
the most part Of pure Spanish descent.
and the ha1dsonsst people n Cuba.
No town in Spain - more Spanish q
more picturesque. Il has marrow
streets. projecttng baleoaise scssessd
BY carved wood o. iron grilles. TILED
rooms. thick walls. porticos glowing
with sunlit vegetation. sixteenth
and seventeenth century cathedral.
churches. cAapela. moaaateries and
converts. The stseples and Aoorways
OF some OF those churches (aaA Of .
good many Cabea butldinGs gen
erally) almost suggest Tie AooeioA IN
nuence In architecture which pre-
vailed In southern Spain down to the
period Of Columbus' voyage. Several
80 ssO SSSOOso0SSS11 Y011040xO u
CamaSuey contain nagniocsnt altar
pieces and handsome shripes Of ham
mefed silver.
In Santiago. the eastern capital e
Cuba. and now one Of the most beau
tiful places in the world. the solidly
constructed houses-the 0paniards.
among many great qualities. had that
Of building appropriately and pe1ma,
nently-Were painted in tempsra n
most every attainable tint. combined
With white eopings. window frameaL
doorways. paraDots and skirtines. One
house 10 ultramarine blue aaA white.
another dun mauve and white or pale
green. maize yellow. pink. terra Gotta.
sky blue. gresn-blus. or apricot hue
and Eray-bIown.
This eject, combined With the
fronds Of palm trees and banana. the
dense foliage Of Ags. ilexes, miu.osas
orange trees and giant laurels. the
brilliant flowers a bushes and Green
ers. the broWl.red tiled roots, Tie nar.
bic seats and nonuments, the mace
full Balconies. the white-stoae colon.
nades. the blue waters Of the harhor:
and the magnificent encircling noun
tains. was daring. but eminently sue
cessful. One might undergo 1t San
tiago de Cuba color cure for mala,.
cholia."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
OPIUM ATTRACTED THE BEES.
Suburban 0Seiler Learns with Sorrow
That Busy Insects Can Acquire
Bad Habits.

Numerous honey bees have been for
some days puzzling me by their ex-
traordinary conduct in my flower gar
den," said q suburban dweller. land
now q friend Of mine who is wise
in the Why's of the world has revealed
to me the reason for that conduct.
and 1t has panied me deeply.
Il grew q big bed of poppies this
summer and they are now in abundant
and brilliant bloom. When the pop
pies first appeared bees were working
all about the garden ON flowers OF VA
rious kinds. Then by and by l no
ticed that they were abandoning these
and taking possession Of the poppy
beds In swarms. They seemed not
only to seek the poppies exclusively,
but none of them showed an inclina-
ton to quit them when once at work
among them. Each lowered about the
bed In frantic effort to get places in
p0ppies. every one of the scores Of
which were constantly occupied BY
other bees. and these were just N
eagerly struggling to keep their places
in the flower cups against those trying
to get In.
"A peculiar drowsy. dr0ning hum
was constant about the bed, making you
sleepy to hear 1t. 1t was evident
from the persistence with which the
bees assailed that poppy bed chung to
their places or reluctantly now and
then gave them up. that whoever 1t
was that owned them wasn't gettins
much work done in his hives. and
knowing the reputation of bees for
being busy and improving each shin.
ing hour. I wondered more and more
at this singular lapse from duty. Then
one day l showed the strange sight
to my friend. and voicing my wonder
at what It all meant. He gazed at
It q moment in q stony and cynical
sort OF may. and then said:
What does 1t all mean? Why. it's
plain enough. Each and every one OF
those peoples is . natural opium joint
and the bees have hit up the dope
and cant get away from It. That's
all 1t MEANS he said.
II was sorry indeed to hear 1t. for
It panied me deeply to learn that the
bee. the busy bee. ever held up a.
IN example Of all that should be emu.
lated and admired. should be thus
prone to evil ways
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

cratis party on the question Of person.
al rights. The only party that ever
took decided stand on the question
of personal rights is the republican
party. And the republican party
stands on that question today where it
has always stood-where Abraham
Lincoln and all the great leaders Of
the party have stood.
The first personal liberty law ever
passed was opposed by the democratic
party and bitterly denounced by the
states that now Condemn the personal
liberty idea-the old slave states that
have enacted prohibition laws.
On June Z, 1888, when the demo-
cratic party met in national conven.
ton in St. Louis, an effort was made
to secure the adoption of . personal
liberty plank in the platform. bot the
champions of personal liberty were
turned down. Two weeks later the
republican national convention a.
sembIed in Chicago, and unanimously
adopted q platform containing the
following personal rights plank asked
for by the German voters Of the coun.
try:
I've reafiirm our unswePving de-
votion to the personal riRhts and hber-
ties OF citizens The first concern OF
all good government is the virtue and
sobriety OF the people and the purity Of
the home. The republican party cord
tally sy mpathizes with all wise and we'll
directed efforts for the promotion Of
temperance and morality"
The Nebraska delegation to the
national convention of 1883 voted for
the adoption of the above plank. That
plank has never been repudiated and
upcn that. plank every member Of the
Personal Rights League can find
standing room regardless of his pre-
sent political affiliations. If our Ger
man citizens who have been voting the
democratic ticket are no longer vel.
come to remain in the ranks of the
democracy for the reason that they are
opposed to Governor Shallenberger
the republican party extends to them
a welcome. The latch string always
hangs out. The doors of the repubIi.
can party are never closed. Its prin.
ciples and policies are broad enough
for the naturalized ~ we'll as for the
native born American.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
SLOCUNB LIQUOR LAW.

SLOCUNB LIQUOR LAW.
Below is brief of the Slocumb Ii
quor law that prohibitionists desire tn
trade for a state wide prohibition law:
The following is a synopsis of the
Nebraska liquor license local option
law:
Section provides that the county
board of each county may grant license
for the sale of malt, spirituous and vim.
Gus liquors if deemed expedient, upon
the application by petition of thirty
of the resident free holders of the town
ifthe county is under township organ.
ization. The county board shall not
have authority to iseue any license for
the sale of liquors in any city or incor
porated village or within two miles of
the same.
Section 2 provides for the filling of
the application and for publication of
the application for at least two weeks
before the granting of the license.
Section 3 provides for the hearing of
the case, if q remembrance is fled
against the granting of a license to the
application.
Further sections provide for the up.
pealing of this remonstrance to the dis
trict court; the form of . license; the
giving of q 5000 bond by the success
full applicant for the license.
Sections 8, 9 and 10 make it an of:
fense, punishable by a fine of s25. for
any licensed liquor dealer tn sell in.
toxicatiDg liquors to minors or indians.
Section IL provides that any person
selling liquor without \ license shall be
fined not less than SlOO nor more than
$500 for each oaense; and section IL
provides for the trial ofsuch offenders
Section IL makes it an oiI-nse, nun
ishable by fine of 500 and = fortei.
ture Of license, for any licensed liquor
dealer to sell adulterated liquor.
Section IA makes itan ofeose punish
able by . fine Of 800 for any Person
to sell or give away liquor on Sunday,
or on the day Of any general or special
election.
Sections Is to q inclusive define
the liability of saloon keepers for dam
ages sustained BY any one in conse-
quence Of the traffic AID provide the
steps necessary to collect such claims.
Section "a relates to the issuance Of
druggists permits.
The local option features Of the Law
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
BIRTHPLACE OF DIR. COOK.

BIRTHPLACE OF DR.. COOK.
Callicoon, the birthplace Of DR..
Frederick A. Cook, Is . picturesque
village of 200 inhabitants, 48 miles
shove Port Jarvis. II is 1876 miles
from New York and is reached BY the
Erie Railroad. The entire population
of Callicoon and ten miles within it,
radius is of German origin.
During tbs early sos several humid
red German immigrants arriving in
New York we're advised to 90 to the
beautiful country, where land Was
cheap and they could make . com.
Portable living by farming. The i'm
migrants started out. 1t required
three days to get there. There are
several men and woman still living in
Callicoon, who are 80 years old or
more, who were among that party Of
immigrants.
Hortonsville, where Dr.. Cook went
to school, is two and . half miles from
CslIicoon, along . beautifully wooded
road running along side North Branch
Greek. 1t Isl village of about two
hundred inhabitants, with An altitude
of two thousand feet, lying between
commanding hills aud beautiful scene.
~.
DR.. Cook's father was . German,
his original name having been Koch.
To anyone acquainted with the coun.
try, the fact that young Cook went on
exploring expeditions is not surpris-
ing. The vicinity is full Of hooks,
strange caves and rocks around which
tradition has woven . wonderful story,
and from the sides Of its mountains
everlasting springs flow into the creek.
1t is the boast of the inhabitants that
springs never yet went dry there. and
the supply Of pure water is inexhaust-
ible.-New York Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

Is contained in section %. the salient
part Of which reads: "The corporate
authorities of Ill cities and Villages
shall have power to license, regulate
end prohibit the selling or giving away
ofsny intoxicating malt, spirituous and
vinous liquors, within the limits Of
such city or village"
This section also fxes the amount Of
the license fee, which shall not BE- lsas
than $500 in villages and cities having
les than 10000 inhabitants nor Len
$1,000 in cities having population Of
more than 10000.
Sections Is and q relate to drug.
gists' registers and penalties for viola-
ton Of the rules governing the same.
Section % makes drunkenness an
ofense punishable by fine Oslo and
costs or imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days.