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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
COURT UPHOLDs OLD SOLDIER;
JANITOR.
Supreme Court Says George Kitter-
man may Remain as Janitor of
WapellO Court House.

The position of janitor of the coun-
ty court house is such an indefinite
one within the meaning of the Law
that a veteran who is hired by the
year is entitled to continue in the
position under the provisions of the
soldiers preference act and cannot be
removed except under that act, ac-
cording to an opinion handed down
by the supreme court last week.
George w. Kitterman, of Wapello
county had a years contract with the
supervisors as janitor of the court
house. AT the end of last year they
named another man. He brought
mandamus proceedings to enforce his
rights. The district court found
against him and on appeal the court
was reversed by the supreme court.
Justice Weaver, writing the opin-
ion of the supreme court, says:
The fact that soldier is employ.
ed to do work for the county creates
no obligation on the county to keep
him upon it's pay roll when the work
is done and there is no longer any
need of his services; but when the
service is one of an indefinite or con-
tinuous character the reasonable
necessities of which require the en-
ployment of someone all the time and
there is no statute designating or
Flimiting the time for such appoint
ment to such position may be made.
we are not prepared to say that the
board of supervisors can defeat the
operation of the soldiers preference
act by the expedient of divid--
ing the time into terms. II
we are going to give effect to
the statute according to it's obvious,
purpose and intent we must hold that
the appointment of a veteran to the
public service or employment Of
continuous character for which no
terms are fixed by statute must be.
treated as continuous, and that he
may not be removed therefrom ex.
cept in the manner in which the act
provides. The appointment from year
to year is not inconsistent with the
idea of an indefinite tenure
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
Iowa State College Students win In
ternational Student Judging
Contest. Break all Former
Records by 800 Points.

At the recent International Live
Stock Show, the student Judging
team from the Animal Husbandry
Department of the Iowa State Col
lege not ouly distanced all other col
lege teams, but established new
team record of 1910 points. This is
some 800 points higher than the
previous team record made by the
Iowa team in 1903. The contest this
year was the best ever held in every
respect. Six American colleges and
the Ontario college of Canada con-
tested for the coveted honors. All
five of the Iowa boys stood in the
first thirteen places, four of them in
the first seven places and three OF
them breaking all previous records.
The Iowa boys in the order of their
standing were as follows: NJ G..
Thornburg, Linden, Iowa, j. l..
Thompson, Jamaica, Iowa. O. D..
Baker, Edmund, Wisconsin, r. w.
Cassidy, Whiting, Iowa, and Howard
Vaughn, Marion, Iowa.
In addition to winning the coveted
trophy for their college. these young
men won three of the j. o. Armour
scholarship OF $3.50 each. -These
scholarships will be awarded to
worthy and needy young men who
pursue the agricultural course at the
Iowa State College.
Since 1901 nine International
student judging contests have been
held at Chicago. During that time
the Iowa college boys have come back
eight times with trophy, having
failed but once, that being the 1905
contest
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
OUR CHRISTMAS
ON THE PLAINS
NEVER shall forget our Christmas
dinner in construction camp in
the year 1900. Sa i'd former Colo


y the year 1900. sd id former Colo
radoan We mere building a res
ervoir out on the plains about ten
miles east of Pueblo. We hid $50 tnen
On the job. all white men
We had poor cook on tue job and
couldn't Seem 10 find any olher As a
result there had been men leaving
every day and constant Srlmbling all
the fall, and ii came TO IL head Christ
mas d.
1t was q beautiful. briyh, Colorado
Christmas The men were TO work
IN the morning. have a turkey dinner
at noon ana lay off in the afternoon
The cd man had bought three pounds
of turkey per man-450 pounds. The
birds had come out the day before
About ten minutes after noon heard
kind of an angry roar outside. |
never heard anything like it before.
and 1t made me jump. 1t meant trnu
BILE of some kind. l hurried out and
saw surging mob at the door of the
cook tent. The men were all shaking
their fists in the air and yelling with
one steady. hoarse, prolonged yell. 1
went around behind the tent and Slip
ped in. There stood the cook raging
fighting drunk. brandishing a meat AK
and emitting steady stream Of pro-
family. In front Of him surged the
mob. just out Of reach of the meat ak.
crazy mad. didn't blame them.
They had come off work with their
mouths all made up for turkey, and
not table was set not q spark Of fire
In the stove and $50 pounds of turkey
scattered over the section OF alkali
plain which formed the floor.
The battle was short. The men ran
In behind the cook, tripped him aud
the minute he was down had rope
around him.
''Hang him, hang him." they roared
and started off with him to the meat
pole.
In all my life never was SO scared
as was that day didn't care in
the least whether the man was hang
ed. drowned or died in his bed. Yet
civilization rose up in me. and knew
had to save him. | ran like q deer
to get around the crowd and reach the
meat pole first, and all the while |
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
State Lecturer on tuberculosis.

The new postal cards for which
the government has awarded the
contract for 3,487,000,O00 to the
government printing Office will be
made of stock better suited to writ
ing, possessing snappiness and pre-
senting a heater appearance. OF the
total number of postal cards con-
tracted for, 100000 are to be
3hx5 " inches. the regular or single
size; 100000 are to be double
or reply cards, and 100000 are
o be the size corresponding to the
current index card. 3x5 inches.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
Your Daily Newspaper.

In planning your reading for 1871 O
don't forget the one best daily news
paper for Iowa readers-The Des
Moines Register and Leader. Every
day it gives all the news of Iowa, the
Nation and the World. Editorially it
stands for the best interests of Iowa,
ana it is absolutely free from any
corporation dictation.
The Register and Leader prints
the best market page; the cartoons
by Ding" are famous feature No
liquor advertising is allowed. 1t
reaches nearly every postottice and
rural route in Iowa early on the day
it is published.
The editor of this paper will be
glad to send in your subscription, or
any postmaster will send it for YOU
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
Rev. Thomas Robert Hodkinson.

Rev. Thomas Robert Hodkinson
was born in Team. Staffordshire.
England, on March 20, 1916, and
died at WOODBURY., Iowa, December
II, 1909, after a lingering illness.
At the age of II he was apprenticed
to the silk manufacturing business
where he remained until 21 years of
age. His father and mother were
members of the Primitive Methodist
church. which he joined when 81
years of age, and from that time
preached for them. At tie age of 25
he had preached 1000 sermons and
had walked, in doing this, over 49,
600 miles.
In early life he married Miss Jen-
ME White in England, to which I'M
ion two sons were born, one of whom
died in youth. Mr.. Hodkinson took
up the silk manufacturing business
again after his marriage and follow
ed the same until 81 years of age
He then became general manager of
Y. NJ. G. A. During this time he be-
came a member of the Church of
Christ and entered upon the duties
Moore, at West London tabernacle,
liz OCAoA4C PdoIOI dS TOEl-
land Hall for the same people with
whom he has been associated ever
since. He was minister at South
port, England for three years and
then came to America. He has held
very successful pastorates, at Mans
field, Ohio. Marshalltown, Eldora,
Sloan, Winterset. aClarksville. Pres,
colt. and finally where he laid down
the burden at WOODBURY., Iowa, and
also at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
and Augusta and Palmyra, Illinois,
He was great scholar and a pro-
found thinker. You would call him
critical, yet conservative; deep, yet
clear and distinct. Burial was made
at WOODBURY.. State Secretary B. 8.
Denny, preaching the sermon, !, as
sisted by Rev. c. A.. Coakwell, of
Leon, B. w. Petit, of Abba, and
Rev. j. e. Nickel, pastor of the Nj.
p. Church at WOODBURY.. Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

Hon. G. G. Dye, who is authority
IN this section on the best methods
OF working dirt roads and demon
states the value of his theories prac-
tlcally by keeping up section of
roads adjacent to his farm in Wood
land township. He went over his
roads before the cold snap came. The
consequence is that the roads froze
up smooth without ruts or bumps
and are delight to the rural mail
carrier and all who drive over them.
Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
SOME EARNEST
HOLIDAY D0N'TS
IS: $: !: A. *: f. e; :::'

Ia ~
to keep Christmas. You can't be-
~ so poor as all that.
Don't spend so much on Christ
mas that you can't get even with the
butcher and grocer until March
Don't give presents that are pleas.
urr for ten minutes and burden and
a worry for ten years
Don't. young women. buy necktics
for your men folk: don't encourage
hem in being bigger guys than nccrS
sary
Don't give Il drum TO the children Of
your enemy who works nights. 4
watchman's rattle is just as good. and
ii is cheaper
Don't give your wife something she
doesn't care for just because you want
II Yourself This don't" works the
other WAY just as we'll.
Don't forget that basket of fruit or
a box Of flowers is just as nice pres
ent in many cases as something that
will last good deal longer.
Don't try to find the price marks on
the gifts you receive. If the gifts are
worth having they mean something
above dollars and cents.
Don't forget the Bob Cratchits and
the Tiny Tims-that is. unless you are
unregenerate Old Scrooge. in which
case forgctfulness can be explained
Don't put off everything to the last.
because you had better for the joy OF
your friends give nothing than wear
yourself out and be as cross as two
sticks when the blessed day comes.
Don't waste any Of your pity on the
long haired youths who lie at the bot.
tom Of fhe heap in football scrim.
images. You will need all your pity for
yourself in the rush at the holiday
counter
Don't check off each gift you receive
against each present that you gave
and calculate whether you made or
lost. Christmas is not the time to be
any smaller or meaner Than you can
help
Don't Cypress children who are Sa-
tiatrd TO sadness with toys already by
giving them more. There are other
ways Of making them happy. or if
there are not it is because they are
spoiled with many pleasures and are
the most pitiful beings alive In that
case let them try doing something
for poor children. who are blessed III
powers Of enjoyment. and see If the
capacity won't prove catching.
Don't neglect. If you are woman.
to lay in stock of some simple things
like Eandkerchiefs and sachet bags for
unexpected emergencies II you like to
meet various people with reasonable
token.
Don't set your own happiness up rs
the chief thing to be looked out for at
Christmas time. Try to make other
people happy and forget yourself. then
you will I've surprised to see how really
happy you are.
Big library or a picture 10. the ina,,
who makes II speciality OF the fine arts
unless you know pretty well what he
wants, Ten to one he'd rather do the
buying Of such things for himself.
Don't write your name or anybody
else's OH cards If you send them. No
one can keep LOT OF such truck. and
1t is often highly convenient just to
send them ON their travels to carry
Christmas greeting to other people
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

1t is in the hour of misfortune
when life's pathway is dark and
dreary. when we have made some
grave mistake that has brought sor-
row and distress to ourselves, rela-
tives and friends; whether our cup
seems running over and we are
stunned by those from whom words
of encouragement and advice would
be Of SO much worth and. so gladly
welcomed, that we are left to fight
our battles alone. The unfairest por-
ton Of it all is that many of those
who know the bitterness of the lone
ly fight are no more guilty than our
daily associates and friends, except
that they have committed the unpar-
donable sin of being found out. Let
US bear this in mind when again
we see former associate in dis
tress, and remember that to err is
human and that to refuse to assist
the fallen is not divine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
APPLES KILL LOVE FOR DRINK.
DR.. Samuel Bailey, of Mount Ayr
Thinks so at Least.

DR.. Samuel Bailey, of Mount Ayr,
thinks that good eating apples are a
foe to the appetite for alcoholic
drinks, and points to the fact that
saloons never serve apples on their
free lunch counter as proof. DR..
Bailey aired his views at the state
horticultural meeting at the state
capitol and went into details to prove
his theory. Fruit eaters" he says,
do not care for intoxicants. l have
always noticed that the man who
loved a good eating apple never
cared for his slug of whiskey or
schooner of beer. With the eating
Of meat and the love of sweets you
find the appetite for drink, not with
the vegetarians and fruit eaters. The
chemical constituents of the apple
kill the love for liquor. l think the
temperance people could we'll afford
to give this matter study and free
apple stands where the thirsty could
get good eating apples would help
in the regeneration of the drunk
ards.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

Over at Corydon they have a poul-
try house where great many chick
ems and turkeys are dressed for ship
ment. And the pickers work to music,
having purchased hand organ
which is turned by small boy and
lifely rag time tunes are ground out
while the men work. They claim that
they can work much faster while the
music is going on.
pEpARTIIp IlQ, GALE uIIlS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

The alleged discovery of new
canals on Mars is of less interest to
the people now on earth than the
estimate that the Panama canal will
be ready in 1915.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

Never can tell when you will
mash finger or suffer cut, bruise.
burn or scald. Be prepared DR..
Thomas Electric Oil instantly re-
lieves the pain-quickly cures the
wound
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

For Sale-A good cornet. Sc
Chester Jenkins.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

Save per cent by paying cash
and trading with us.
Ogilvie & Gardner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

No social set is too small or insig-
nificant to have It's Inner troubles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23

REPORTER FoR SADIE BINDS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
PINE BLUFF OUGHT \
 TO HAVE LANDING

Captain Ed Botsford, in command of the steamer A. D. Allen, which is now in the local river trade, was in Pine Fluff yesterday conferring with Secretary J. l.. Caldwell, of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade, and Mayor w. l.. Toney, relative to the establish ment of new boat landing here. He declared that Pine Bluff business in- terests are suffering much from the inability of boats to land freight here His boat recently carried 150 bales oi cotton from a lower point, by this city. to Little Rock, because there was no place to land the cotton here. Mayor Toney said the City Council would probably take up the matter ot a landing at it's next meeting. The old landing at the foot of Tennessee street was washed away during the recent caving of the river bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
CHARLES s. HAMMOND
 WORKING FOR US

Letters received by r. l.. Dilley, ol this city. from Charles $. Hammond, who visited Mir. Dilley here during the caving of the river bank some weeks ago. are to the effect that he is interesting many more congress men in the bill now pending i'll Con gress, and introduced by Congress man Joe T. Robinson. of this district
 They say they will support the bill when it is called up in the National body. Mr. Hammond lives in Chicago and has much influence among rep resentatives in Congress. The let
 ters addressed to Mir Hammond arc from Congressman James E. watson
 and 'Thalin C. Dawes. They say they will assist Mr. Robinson in every way to secure the passage of the Dli'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02

C. P. ,GIemmons, Tamo, recent ly purchased the home of Attorney w. FColeman, at Thirteenth avenue and Cherry street. MT. Coleman will soon move into his new home at No 1621 South Cherry street. MT. Clem- mons and his family are preparing te move-to~ this city from Tamo. He will be succeeded as manager of A. !. Clemmons store and plantations there by George w. Counce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
AT CHURCHES. ,///////~|~/%%'
St. .Iosephs Catholic Church

St. Josepifs Catholic Church.
 Masses: Sundays-7:30 and 10:30 (. m. Week Days-6:30 and a. m.
 Sunday School--2:30 p. m.
 Sunday Night Services-Deyotions sermon and benediction, 7:30.
 Baptisms-3:30 p. m. on Sunday
 Societies -- Knights of Columbus: irst and third Mondays, West Second venue. Promoters of League of hcred Heart, pastors house on lass Wednesday, of each month, S:30 p. m. Ladies Altar Society, on second Sum- day of each month, in chapel of St. Anthony after second mass. St. Jo- seph's Cemetery Association, on fourth Sunday of each month in St. An- thony's Chapel after second mass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
RECEIVE|RSHIP
 FOR WALLA WALLA

Policyholders of the Walla Walla Fire Insurance Company. (and we un- derstand there are a number in Pine Bluff) will be interested to learn that the company's affairs are now ill the hands of a receiver The companys home office was in Seattle, Washing ton, and the largest stockholder of the company placed it in the receiv- CTS hands. Pine Bluftians who hold policies i'll the company should sec that their interests are protected at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
SEWER DISTRICT NO. 6.
Special Assessment.

The tax hooks for the collection of special assessment upon the real property in Sewer District No. $ in the city of Pine Bluff has been placed in my hands.
 All owners of real property lying In the district are required to pay their assessment to me within thirty days iron, this date.
 If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection Of such as- sessment and for legal penalties and cost.
 Given under my hand this 4th day of December, 1908.
 4. c. Russell, City Collector. Office City Hall, 3 a. m. to 12 m. Dec 26t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS. as they annot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to cure 1t you must take internal remedies. Halls Cat arrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a uuack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this Country for years and is regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The per feet Combination of the two ingre- dients is what produces such won- derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props.
 Toledo. Ohio. Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con stipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
WEAK KIDNEYS MAKE
 WEAK BODIES
kidney Niscsascs Cause Haif the Common iiches and Ills "i finc
 Bluff People.

As one weak link weakens q chaih' so weak kidneys weaken the whole body and hasten the final breaking down.
 OverWork. strains, colds and other causes iniure the kidneys, and when their activity is lessened the whole body suffers from the excess Of uric poison circulated in the blood.
 Aches and pains and languor and urinary ills come, and there is an ever-i Increasing tendency towards diabetes and fatal Brights disease There is no real help for the sufferer except kidney help.
 Doan's Kidney Pills act directly on the kidneys and cure every kidney ILL Pine Bluff cures are the proof.
 J. l.. Davis, 1915 Oak street, Pine Bluff, Ark, says: We always keeF a box of Doan's Kidney Pills In ons house. knowing them to be very ef' fective in cases of kidney trouble. l as well as other members of my fam fly. have used this remedy and have never found it wanting. It gives mt pleasure to let others know of sucf splendid preparation"
 For sale by all dealers. Price ot cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the nameDoan's-an take no other
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
MRS. JAS. FRANKLIN
 RUN DOWN BY CAB

Mrs. James Franklin, who resides at 23O4 Arch street, was knocked down by 8 cab at Ninth and center streets last night and sustained fracture of the left arm. She was taken to the city hospital. where the wound was dressed. The police arc informed that Skinny" a negro hack driver, ran into Mrs. ~Franklin:~-Ar- kansas Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
The Church Oi Christ.

Corner Sixth and Beech. C. E. Cline, Minister At the morning hour the Dastor will present our work in the Centennial year. At night he will speak on Turning over a New Leaf. "
 The Christian Endeavor will te held at 6:30.
 The choir will render special music at each session. Song service will Begin at 7:3o.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
Lakeside Methodist Church.

Sunday School at 9:S0 a. III.
 Preaching at ii a. m., and 7:30 D. m, by the Pastor.
 Junior Epworth League at 2:15 D. m.
 Senior Epworth League at 3:30 U. m.
 The Womans' Foreign Missionary Society will meet with Mrs. N. T. Roberts, Monday at 5 ?. m. This is the business session. and the pro- gram was printed in last Sunday $ Bulletin.
 The regular meeting of the Stew ards Tuesday night at T:30.
 A New Year prayer meeting We'd nesday at 7:30 p. III. @
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02

The ordinance which repealed the midnight closing ordinance re- gently, did not go into effect New Years night, as stated in the after noon paper The ordinance went in- to effect on the night of it's passage and the saloons of the city have been open all night on every night since that meeting of the City Council.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02

If you want something special in ircn fence or lawn furniture, hitching posts ,etc., call on or address Eagle Iron Works, who handles the famous Stewart Iron Fence. Eagle Iron Works, Pine Bluff. Ark. 12-4 I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
Hampton's Magazine
 For January Sale Now

Rex Beachs new serial opens in January Hamptons His masterpiece-stronger than The Barrier more powerful than The Spoil ers" Don't miss THE SILVER HORDE. Start when the story starts. Get 1t TO-DAY.
 MONEY, ,SWORTH MONEY BACK Buy Eanp,ons from your newsdealer. If it doesn't please vou send us the coverkeep the magazne-et us re urn 10 YOU l5c plus the postage you have used II your ,evvsdea;er is already sold out of f1i'hPNo" s' 0S
 ana your aea'e' 'A HAMproNs MAGAZINE, N Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
Ohio Street Baptist Church.

Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
 Riverside Mission Sunday School at 2:30 p. m.
 Pastor J. S. Rogers will preach at both hours.
 Morning subject-"190S and 1909. CT Looking Back with Gratitude and Forward with Hope." Evening sub- 1ect-"One Man Saved on His Death Bod"
 B. |. P. U. at 6:30.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02
GOVERNMENT BOAT
 ARRIVES HERE

The government snag boat, Arkan-
 sas, which was to lay up at Little Rock, has been sent to Pine Bluff to assist in the government work in the river here. The boat arrived of Pine Bluff Thursday night and began work here Friday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-02

A hearing was to have been given Frank Banks, a negro charged with petit larceny, in Justice L. F. Cheeks court yesterday, but it was continued until Saturday. Attorney Louis Moore represents the defendant.