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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13
Field and Track Meet at Lamont

Saturday, May 18th, will be great
day in Lamont from present indications.
On that day at least seven of the best
schools in this vicinity will contest for
athletic honors on the track north Of
town. The schools which have already
signitied an intention of entering are
Davis City, Leon, Mt. Ayr, Van Vert,
Garden Grove, Graceland College and
the Lamont High School. With repre-
sentatives from each of these seven
schools, and others which will probably
enter before that date, there should be
some very interesting races.
Each school is allowed three repre-
sentatives in each event, except the
half mile relay race, which, of course,
requires four contestants from each
school. There will be thirteen events
as follows: so yard dash, 100 yard dash,
220 yard dash, 440 yard run, half mile
run, mile run, running high jump, run
broad jump, pole vault, hammer throw,
shot put, discus throw and the half mile
relay. For the winners of the first and
second honors in each event there will
be given suitable trophies. For the
school winning the half mile relay race
silk banner is being prepared. This
banner will be held by the school win
ming it for one year when it will be
again contested for.
1t is the intention to hold the meet
in the afternoon but on account of the
large number which will probably enter
it may be necessary to hold series of
preliminary events in the morning. In
that case only those who have qualified
in the preliminaries will enter in the
| finals in the afternoon
! The local schools have secured the
necessary apparatus for all the events
and are hard at work preparing to win
share of the medals.
1t is possible that the Leon High
School band will be in attendance to
assist the Lamont band in entertaining
the crowd. If the weather relents by
May 18th, and is favorable for outdoor
sports the day should be a memorable
one for the schools of Decatur county
The meet has been made possible by
the financial support given it by the
Commercial Club of Lamoni.-Lamoni
Patriot
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13

WANTED Trustworthy man or woman
in each county to advertise, receive
orders and manage business for New
York Mail Order House. $500 weekly;
quired. Previous experience not es-
Co., Wholesale Dept, 103 Park Ave.
New York. 36-St.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13

We have plenty of native lumber on
hands to sell. Already sawed out. No
waits. Dekalb & Smith. 24-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13

Three good farms for sale on long
time, with small payment. Write
for list. H. 6. ARNOLD, Garden
Grove, Iowa. 81 If. s,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13

Buff Plymouth Rock eggs from high
scoring birds for sale. SO cents per
setting. II. S. JENKINS,
r. r. 1. LEON, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13

celsior Springs, Mo-, Saturday by a
telegram announcing that his brother,
w. W. Johnson, of Omaha, was very low.
Mr.. Johnson has been at the Springs
for several months, suffering from dia-
belts.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
Story of the Play.

The scenes are laid in New York,
and the story briefly is this: In the
past man, Tretman has stolen for
a girl he loves, Emma Eltynge (Blanch
Walsh. Another man, Frederick Nc
Vane tells the girl that if she will
yield to him he will free Tretman.
The girl consents, but McVane proves
false and Tretman goes to prison for
ten years. When the stage story
opens Emma has fallen in love with
Arthur Thone, young novelist of
broad views, who knows a great deal
of her past. His sister, Peggy, wants
to marry McVane, whom she knows to
have lived an extremely unconven-
tional life, but who has given many
assurances he will reform
The motive of the play is furnished
by the opposition to the marriage of
Thone and Emma, while the marriage
of McVane and Peggy is considered
proper. To add to the interest of the
situation, Tretman's term in prison is
ended and he returns. The different
status of a repentant woman and a re-
pentant man is brought out in vivid
contrast
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
SCORES PLUMAGE ON BONNET
Feathers Never Made Ugly Woman
Beautiful, Declares Speaker
at Seattle Meeting.

Seattle, Wash.-William l.. Finley
of Portland, Ore, lecturer of the Ma
tional Association of Audubon Socie-
ties, speaking before the national con-
servation congress on THE Conserva-
ton of Wild Birds" said that to de-
stroy the wild bird is to destroy the
forests. He offered figures to show
the important part they take in pro
tecting the agriculturist and the horti-
culturist from the ravages of insects.
Mr.. Finley specified the vast num-
bers of insect pests destroyed by the
wild feathered creatures. Eight hun
dred million dollars, the speaker de
clared, is the estimated annual loss
from insects and rodent pests.
Mr.. Finley scathingly denounced the
use of birds plumage by women.
1T is he said, "just as much a
womans business to look beautiful as
some people think it is to cook meal
or wash the dishes, but the carcass of
bird in a bonnet never made any
woman beautiful, nor is it necessary
to make a good-looking woman attrac-
tive"
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
BLANCHE Walsh
IN A GREAT PLAY
Tells virile Story, Mastery and Fear
less In Its Presentment of
Truths.

In THE Test" which Mass Blanche
Walsh will produce at the Auditorium
on Saturday evening, the actress has
found one of the most powerful dram
as ever seen on the American stage.
Jules Eckert Goodman, the author, not
only has treated the problem of today
in a most forceful intelligent and
highly interesting manner, but he has
woven into four acts of absorbing dia-
logue, heart interest and action, a
phase of modern life that appeals to
men and women in every walk.
In the leading role. the dramatlst
has given to Miss Walsh an opportun-
ity such as seldom falls to the lot
Of an actress. He has gone deep into
the soul of a noble woman and has
seen her passions and her emotions.
Miss Walsh gives a faithful. convinc-
ing portrayal of all that he saw. Tho
play is vrile, mastery and fearless
in its presentment of truths. The
moral lesson is there in all its inten-
slty, but is never permitted to trench
upon the enjoyment of the work as
one of the true dramatic art
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
A Realistic Scene.

Although the play deals with the
sex problem in one OF. its most vital
phases, there is not the slightest sug-
gestion of offensiveness. The author
has swept deftly and in broad gen
eralities over causes and Miss Walsh
brings her audiences down TO finali-
ties in a great sweep that almost
takes the breath away. AS realistic
a scene as was ever witnessed in a
theatre, is the closing part of the
fourth act, when Tretman McVane and
Emma Eltynge meet and thrash it
out among themselves. Thone re-
claims Emma and restores her to her
better self.
Miss Walsh, who is supported by an
exceptionally large and capable COM
pany, regards the character she plays
as the greatest in which she has ever
been seen.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
STOP GlEL TRIAL MARRIAGES
Check Put on Practice Of Young
Women Living with Their Hus-
bands for a Short Time.

New York. - Trial marriages by
young girls who, after living short
time with their husbands, sue for an
annulment on the ground they were
under legal age at the time Of the
marriage, suffered a setback when
Judge Greenbaum of the supreme
court dismissed the complaint of An
ME J. Kruger in her suit for an an.
nulment of her marriage to Henry
Kruger
Justice Greenbaum decided that al
though the girl was married at the
age of IL 1t was with the consent of
her parents, and she must remain
married unless she can show better
reasons for wanting the marriage an
nulled than that she was not yet 18
when she entered into the contract.
There have been so many marriages
among girls who afterward sued for
annulment on the ground they were
under 18 when married that the prac.
tice has come to be regarded as some
thing of joke among lawyers. The
feminine experimenters with the law
revealed that it is possible for young
giSls to enter into trial marriages, and
after short time have the contract
set aside.
In his decision Justice Greenbaum
points out this plan in the laws He
says that in view of the number of
suits for annulment by young girls
on one pretext or another he was con.
strained to look into the law careful
ly, with the result that he denied the
Kruger complaint.
But the fact remains that girl
who marries under the age of 49,,
without the consent Of her parents,
may have the marriage set aside.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
PRESIDENT TAFT AT SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, Wash, October 1-Pres-
ident Taft began yesterday with the
assurance that he would have a good
time at the Alaska Yukon Exposition,
for he himself hod prepared the pro-
gramme before he left Beverly, Mass.
At the administration building the
reception committee met the President
and extended a cordial welcome to
him.
The parade then followed, made I'D
of soldiers. marines, schoolchildren.
lgorotes, Indians, Esquimos and jap
anese.
Two hundred school-children ma
neuvered before the President and
formed the word Taft.
An inspection of the expositi0p
grounds and buildings followed and
the President then lunched informally
with sixty committeeman in the New
York building.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
MUNICIPAL PARK
AT HAzLEHURSV
Mass Meeting Of Citizens Called for
Purpose Of Considering Advise.
biity of This Proposition.
Special TO The Mems

HAZLEHURST Miss, October L.
A large mass meeting of the citizens
of Hazlehurst was held at the court
house Wednesday night to cons der
the proposition of the city's taking
over Lake Halle as a city park, The
meeting was called by the Lake Asso-
citation. About five years ago a move
ment was started to build a lake lii
the western suburbs of the city. An
association was organized and stock
was issued to every person who would
contribute anything to the enterprise
In this way about $1,000 was paid in.
The association then borrowed about
$4,000 from the two banks here and
the lake was completed then at a cost
of about $4,000 The $4,000 loaned
by the banks has never been paid
back. On account of the difficulty in
raising money to keep the property in
good repair the proposition of turn
ms ~ p'Ni W tut NiNg do Il NllN DdIh
was discussed. This led to the propo-
sition of those holding stock in the
enterprise to donate their interest to
the city, which amounted to about 81
OO0. The banks proposed to release
their mortgage on the property to the
city and take the city's bonds at per
cent. to the amount of $4,000. Then
donate $4,000 back to the city with
which to build a new concrete waste
way and make other needed improve
ments on the property. 1t was on
this proposition that the mass meet
ing was called last night After a
free discussion resolution favoring
request of the board of mayor and
aldermen to take such steps as were
necessary for a bond issue to the
amount of $4,000 was passed. Consid
cradle opposition to the proposition
however, was shown.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
opened WEDNESDAY
Special 10 The Neus

JACKSON, Miss, October l.
Millsaps College opened Wednesday
with over 800 students. This is the
eighteenth session and bids fair to be
the most successful in its history AT
ter a Scripture lesson by Rev. j. r
Jones, P. E. Jackson district, the stud
ent body and visitors We're led in
prayer by Rev. DR.. w. f. J. Sullivan.
Dr. Murrah made an interesting and
appreciative address, outlining the pol
icy of the college for the coming ses
sioL.
Gov +. F. Noel was next speaker
and delivered a very able address. He
admonished the students to maintain t
high moral standard and to shun al
evil influences.
Rev. Robert Shelby, Drs, Hutton
Carpenter and Crisler also gave shor
talks.
III VI H. anu "A. ID
Burton are the only two new member.
of the faculty.
Regular work has been resumed
All of the boarding places are near
ly filled and students are still coming
1t is confidently belieyld this viii be
The banner year in the life of the col
lege Hundreds of young men ar,
already in attendance,
Th Milsap boys are always paten
factors in the life of the city The!
are received into the homes of the peo
pie enl made to feel tha. they ar,
cordially welcome at every fircsid,
they visit, There has never been an!
life ,lIng between the town boys
and he college boys. In fact, th7i
relatiJls have always beer pleasant
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
N JAIL 8 DAYS,
GETS PROMOTED
Revenue Guaeer Who Refused to Test
ify in Federal Court is Appoint
ed Deputy Collector.

ATLANTA, Ga, October 1.-As 4
result of refusing to testify before the
state court in regard to a distillery
operated in Dade county in violation OF
the Georgia prohibition law. for which
refusal he was jailed for five days
by Judge A. w. Fite, Lawyer Stegall
has been promoted to the position OF
deputy collector of internal revenue
Judge Fite only released Stegall af
ter the government prepared to use
force. Stegall reached Atlanta yes
terday morning and was at once pro
NOTED by Collector Rucker, under
whose instructions Stegall refused to
testify before the state court. Stegal
will appear before United States
Judge Newman in habeas corpus pro
ceedings Friday and the clash between
the state and federal courts will then
be settled.
1t developed today that the distillery
in Da lie county is owned by ex-State
Senator Cureton, who was in the leg
islature that passed the prohibition
law. Cureton has been indicted by
iI,ths srapd jury.
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The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
IMPORTANT MEET
At NA7CHEZ, MISS.
Property Owners In Five Counties
Called to Meet to Discuss Plans
For Projection From Overflow.
Special 10 The New,

Specidf 10 ne VeDs
NATCHEZ, Miss, October ii. s.
Hicks, of jefferson county, has issued
call for meeting of property OWL
ers and persons interested in the
| lands subject to overflow by the Mis-
sissippi River in the counties of Ad-
ans, Wilkinson, jefferson, Clairborne
and Warren. The call has been sign
ed by several large landowners, and
the meeting will be held in Natchez
on Monday, Oct. 6. There are be-
tween $4,000 and &C, 900 acres of arabic
lands in these counties subject to over
flow The names of the signers to
this call are j. S. Hicks, John F..
jenkins, F. c. Martin. George w.
Koontz, Britton & Koontz, r. F. Learn
ed and J. d. Frazier. The call states
that the object of the meeting is for
the purpose of discussing plans for
mutual benefit and protection. These
lands have been covered with water
for two years in succession, the over
flow being attributed to the fact that
| the Louisiana side of the river is lev
led, causing the water to flow over
the Mississippi bank. 1t is probable
that an effort will be made to have the
government reimburse for losses on ac-
count of the overflow.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
GIRL INFATUATED WITH BOY
"Pil Never Give Him Up!" Cries Fire
Captains Daughter-Youth
Sent to Jail.

New York-"If | can't have him, I'll
make them all sorry they ever inter-
fered with me-" cried 16-year-old
Pauline Sheridan of No. 1877 Albany
avenue, Brooklyn, the other day, when
she was sent to the House of Good
Shepherd by Magistrate Hylan of the
Gates avenue court, before whom the
girl had been arraigned. The "he" re-
ferred to was Charles Carney, 20 years
old, with whom Pauline has become
infatuated.
Pauline is the daughter of a re-
tired fire captain and is pretty Mr.
Sheridan declared that every time he
saw him, Carney was intoxicated.
Pauline's father did everything in his
power to keep the pair apart.
A policeman saw Carney and the
girl in East New York late the other
night and arrested them. A charge
of intoxication was made against
Carney and Miss Sheridan was
charged with vagrancy. In court
Pauline's father changed this charge
to one of waywardness, and Magis-
trate Hylan sent her to the House of
Good Shepherd. Carney was commit
ted to the Raymond Street Jail.
'She is madly in love with this
young Carney" said Mr. Sheridan.
I'VE have tried to make her realize
how foolish she is, but we can't con-
troll her | think if your honor will
send her away for little while We
might save her from a terrible fate. "
AS she was being led away to the
House of Good Shepherd she declared
she was going to stick to Charlie"
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
HOBS0N STRONG
FOR PROHIBITION }
Offers to Stump the State of Alabama
in Favor of the Prohibition Amend
ment to Constitution.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. October l.
Congressman Richmond Pearson HoJ-
has written to Brooks Lawrence, su-
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que, offering to tour the state during
the last two weeks in October in the
interest of the propose prohibition
amendment to the constitution.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
new BABIES mixed
One Belongs to Rich Parent,
Other to Woman of Small
Means.
Wealthy Mother Insists Infant Brought
to Her is Not Her chlId-Nurses,
Who Caused Tangle, Are
Frightened.

Denver, Col.-Two very new babies
happened to make their entrance into
this vale of tears at exactly the same
moment of the same day at st. Luke's
hospital. Such dear little babies never
were before as those who happened all
Of sudden as the chief figure in a
drama whose end may be ever
! wrapped in doubt.
| They were the plumpest, roundest,
reddest, wrinkledest, big-lunged ba-
bies that nurses or physicians ever
saw, and though one baby was born to
the purple, which means money in
magnificent heaps. the other came to
share a humber lot, yet their habits
and motions are identical.
Being born in a civilized country,
the first decent thing for paby to do
was to be swaddled. simultaneously
therefore, out of two rooms came
the nurses bearing infants toward the
dressing room.
Isn't he cute?" asked one nurse,
not given to emotions or excess
of praise.
"Yes, and isn't he?" asked the other,
rolling back corner of white fan
mel from what seemed to be bundle
of the same material in red.
Just then uprose clamor. Care
fully the brand-new citizens were laid
in cradles while the nurses rushed to
meet an emergency.
Having met it, back they came, en-
tering the dressing-room together.
(which baby is which," was the
question shot from frightened eyes,
Mine was in the right-hand crib"
insisted the nurse with brown eyes
and set jaw. I'm perfectly sure"
NO, indeed, that was mine. re-
member as thought it had been this
minute, you putting yours down
there"
Neither was certain and both were
frightened over the mix, and the
toilet of the strangers was completed
in silence.
One mother-the woman of plenty
lay white and still and smiled, from
her pillow and laces, angelic greeting
to her son when he was laid warm and
| oNNSt anu paNiiiSiy III utI
arms.
One penetrating look she gave
sonny, then:
This is not my baby" she cried.
Where is he? What have you done
with my baby"
In the other room the other moth
er, her soft hair falling in two braids
over the shoulders of her plain gown,
hugged close to her side the infant
she had gone into the valley of the
shadow" to bring forth.
Isn't he sweet?" whispered the
woman, "and he's all mine. 1t doesn't
seem real that he's mine"
rs he hers?" That's the question
that the frightened nurses are asking.
That's the question that one prom
inent physician insists is ''piffie"
It's a question that the Lady of
Plenty broods over and insists on be-
ing answered right. For her maternal
instinct has failed to blaze by con
tact with the infant placed in her
arms. because she insists that her
baby had mark.
The other mother is content in her
possession and refuses to relinquish.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
PEARY'S ship HAS
REACHED new YORK
Will Take Part in Naval Parads To-
morrow in Connection With Hud-
son Fulton Celebration.

NEW YORK October l-Comman'
der Peary's arctic exploration steamer
Roosevelt arrived off Sandy Hook bar
shortly before s O'Clock this morning,
returning to New York from her trip
to the far north.
Five of the vessels in the lower bay
recognized the steamer as she rouad
ed the Hook, and welcomed her with
their sirens.
The ship will take part in the naval
parade tomorrow on the Hudson, In
connection with the Hudson Fulton
celebration.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
LITTLE GIRL LINERS WARD
Steamship Company Becomes Pos.
sessed of Pretty Miss of Eight,
Left in Mysterious Manner.

New York.-A coast-wise steamship
company became possessed of a ward
in the person of pretty little seven.
year-old Lillian Esther Ringheim, who
was left in its care in mysterious fash
ion. and the officials don't know ex.
actly what to do with her.
The child was placed aboard liner
at Galveston just before sailing time
by a woman who said she was the
girls mother. Accompanying the
woman was a man who said he was
her lawyer The officers of the steam
er were asked to look after the child
and were told it's father would meet
the boat at New York. There was
no one to claim the child when the
boat reached her dock.
The child, who is very small, had
a lovely time on the trip. She was
taken in charge by Miss Rice, one OF
the stewardesses, and the passengers
made much of her. But her smiles
changed to tears when all her new
friends left and her father did not
appear.
Her father is August Ringheim
The steamship officials had his ad
dress as Clyde, N. Y. They tele
graphed to him and anxiously awaited
an answer from him. Meanwhile. one
of the clerks is caring for the child.
The girl could do little to lift the
mystery. She said she once livet
with grandma" at Wilmington, Del.
and she thought her mother lived il
place that sounded like Houston
Tex. When she was asked whetheI
she would know her father If she saw
him, she shook her head and begai
to cry anew.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
Town Tricked by Spring.

Torrington, Conn.-Workmen while
eXcavating discovered spring, sew
eral weeks ago. that gushed forth such
pure, sparkling water that people in
the neishborhood stopped drinking
the city water.
The water was analyzed at the state
laboratory and reported to be of ex-
cellent quality.
Finally leak was discovered in one
of the city mains directly under the
spring, which vanished when the city
water was shut off to repair the crack.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
For Snake or Doo. Bites

Caustics should be applied to chs
bites of snakes or mad dogs after the
poison has been sucked out and the
wound bled. a hot iron, a ligh.-d
cigar, muriatic acid, caustic potash,
ana lunar caustic, or nitrate of silver
are recommended for these purposes
IN cases OF emergencies. although the
aid OF physician should be secured
If possible.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
Tooth Filled 5000 Years Aqo.

Berlin-A piece Of dental work
5000 years old was exhibited at the
International dental congress in this
city. The object is a human Jaw
taken from an Etruscan tomb and has
calf's tooth. held in place by gold
filings. The workmanship is excel
lent and seemingly as fresh as though
Just done. The exhibit is the property
Of DR.. Guerini of Naples, szzEz
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
Kills TO Prevent Weddino

Paris.-After vainly trying to dis
suade his father from remarrying, a
young schoolmaster of Wintherthur
named Hadenbach, killed him the
other day with a hatchet as he was
preparing for his wedding The young
man then committed
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-01
NO HONORARY DEGREE
FOR POLAR DISCOVERY.

CAMBRIDGE, September 30.-Har-
ward is nothing if not careful There
need be no fear of excessive haste in
awarding an honorary degree for polar
discovery at the Lowell Inauguration
next month