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The Springdale news., 1909-02-24
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.


 Hardware Go.
 (. G. DODSON
 RESIDENT DENTIST
 SPRINGDALE. ARK.
 Railway Time Card. s94rh no1Sp. NORTH BOUND. S@ No II l5.s5 lz5 ? ?. m m N9. %9 4!9p m m Alfalfa Meal is cheaper than bran or chops and will do better work 4b-2t
 Fox SALE. Finely improved, eight room residence, bath, base tnent, etc, all modern and well located.
 BERT $. LEWIS. Ask your grocer for 999. the best hard wheat flour on the mar ket 46-2t
 See Willard Berry about Land Titles
 Alfalfa Meal is cheaper than bran or chops and will de better work. 46-2t
 Remember February 2 is the last day on winch We will receive bIds for the o25 Goodrich E. sewing machine. Send in your bids at once. Riggs X Logan. Sanitarlnm Treatment Rooms will be open for ladies from 7 q. m. till noon, other hours by dp- pointmtnt Gentlemen's hours from l D. III. till II D. III, other hours by appointment Phone No. S2. GEO. KERR. Ask your grocer for 999, the best hard wheat flour on the market. 46-2t
 Wanted. Position for the summer with some firm i'll Spring dale where good honest service will be appreciated. Roy Reed. Seed oats for sale at 5o cents per busheL II. r. Lynch. 424t. Clover seed for sale k. Rals- ton.
 Alfalfa Meal K cheaper than bran or chops and will do better work. 46-2t
 Alfalfa Meal beats bran and k good Tor all kinds of stock. 46-2t
 FOR SALE.
 Gar load of choice hay.
 (. NJ. PHILLIPS. make d speciality of abstract ing land titles and conveyancing.
 WILLARD BERRY. Ask your grocer for 999, the best hard wheat flour on the market. 4b-2t
 You have an opportunity to get d Goodrich B. o25 sewing ma chine at your own price by put ting i'll a bid at the furniture store of Riggs X Logan.
 Alfalfa Meal beats bran and Is good for all kinds of stock. 4b-2t 
 NOTICE.
 Mrs. ]. E. kincaid will be in Springdale after March the first prepared to teach music. Piano, Organ, Mandolin, Guitar and Banjo, also voice culture. Has had wide experience in drilling quartette clubs as well as solo singers. Mrs. kineaid has been teaching music for over twenty years and will come prepared to do good work.
 NOTICE. Rail cook wood, heater wood. Full measure, prompt delivery. 29tf k. |. MORGAN. Ask your grocer for 999, the best hard wheat flour on the mar ket. 462t
 Alfalfa Meal beats bran and IS good for all kinds of stock. Ao-2t l5O.0Oo Aroma Strawberry plants for sale. w. NJ. Sweeney. Good pair coming Swear old mare mules, we'll broke, for sale.
 Wm. Potter. Ask your grocer for 999, the best hard wheat flour on the mar ket. 46-2t.
 FRUIT TREES.
 Get our prices before you buy.
 Springdale Nursery Co. Phone 115. F. r. Rice, Propt. Somebody is going to get a Goodrich B. S25 sewing machine at thelr own price. Send in your bid not later than February 2.
 Riggs X Logan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Capt. Gooding's sale Dates.

October IA, Frank Painter, Keller
ton, Iowa.
October Is, Geo. Ross, Kellerton,
Iowa.
Oct. 1S. T. S. Tullis & Sons, De-
catur.
Oct. 19. G. M. Unger, Decatur.
October 20, Fay May, Terre Haute,
Iowa.
October 21, Pat Carr, Beaconsfeld,
Iowa.
October 22, Wayne Garter, Mt.
Ayr, Iowa.
Oct. 25. Alb Stevens, Caledonia.
Oct. 26. H. S. Jenkins, Leon.
October 27, T. ]. Miller, Kellerton,
Iowa.
October 2s, Pete Beasley, Leason-
vile, Iowa.
Oct. 29. Forbes & Collins, Bea-
consfeld
Nov. 2. Claud Harsh, Mt. Ayr.
Nov. 3. H. G. Boyle, Mt. Ayr.
Nov. A. Girls Salzman, Leason-
Vile.
November 5, Buchanan & Son, La
moni, Iowa.
November 8, w. B. Fletcher, De-
catur City, Iowa.
Nov. 16. John Blubaker, Ting
ley.
Nov. II. Will Stevens, Beacons-
fle1u.
November "A, John Duffield, Kel-
lerton, Iowa.
November 25. Holiday.
Novebmer rs, A. Noble, Kellerton
Iowa.
December 1, j. S. Terrell. Mt. Ayr,
Iowa.
Dec. 2. A. NJ Waters, Tingley.
Dec. 9. John Moser, Caledonia
December Is, John Scott, Black
moore Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Wolf Hunt Suggestion.

After reading the report of the
county board of supervisors one is
led to the conclusion that it would
pay the county to have wolf hunt
The sum of $222.75 was allowed on
claims for stock killed by wolves. If
this sort of indemnity is to become a
permanent tax on the county the tax
payers would like to see some valiant
hunting done; likewise some un-
questionable proof as to Reynard's S
identity as the criminal in each case.
1t is well to remember that dogs and
wolves belong to the same family and
both have been known to kill sheep.
If the county is going to pay the bills
it should have some sure way of dis
tinguishing between the two sources
of mischief. A Taxpayer.
Taxpayer is all right in the sug-
gestion that it would pay to have a
wolf hunt, but wrong as to whether
the sheep are killed by wolves or
dogs, as the present law provides
for the payment by the county for all
domestic animals which are killed
by either wolves or dogs, making no
distinction between them. The old
law provided for payment only where
the animals were killed by wolves.-
Editor.]
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
ARE BRANCHING OUT.
Owners of Leon Clothing Co. to
Open New Store at Maryville,
Missouri.

A. ]. Luppold, manager of the
Leon Clothing Co. in this city, was
down at Maryville, Mo-, last week
with Sheppard & Hawkins, who own
a clothing store at Red Oak, and
closed lease for one of the most
desirable store rooms in that city,
in which they will open new cloth
ing store on January 1st. This will
give them three stores, one at Red
Oak which will be in charge of Mr..
A. L. Sheppard, one at Leon in
charge of Mr.. A. j. Luppold, and the
new Maryville store will be in charge
of the other partner, Mr.. A. w.
Hawkins. These three gentlemen
are all hustling young businessmen
who engaged in the clothing business
at Red Oak a few years ago and by
employing up-to-date business meth
DDS and catering to the wants of the
buying public in their line, have built
up wonderful business. Less than
a year ago they opened their second
store in Leon under the name of the
Leon Clothing Co., and for new
firm they have built up a wonderful
business, their sales being far in ex-
cess of what they anticipated the
first year. Mr.. Luppold, the man
ager of the store in this city, is one
of our most popular businessmen and
he surely knows how to conduct an
up-to-date clothing store. They make
a speciality of high grade clothing
and furnishings and when acustomer
buys anything at their store he
knows he is getting the correct style
and color. With three big stores all
handling the same lines of goods
they will be able to buy in big guam
titles and get the very best of prices,
SO they can give their customers the
advantage of the special prices which
they secure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Gasoline Explosion Fires House.

James H. Alldredge, the we'll
known wrestler of this city, who has
had many a hard battle on the mat,
had battle with fire starting from
an explosion of gasoline stove last
Friday night which gave him bat
tie royal and came near besting him.
Mr.. Alldredge had put a gallon of
gasoline in the stove and sometime
after went to light the stove when
there was deafening explosion
when the tank of the stove went
sailing to the ceiling and the
whole room was mass of
flames, the gasoline evidently hav-
ing been leaking. Jim threw his
coat over his head and waded in,
kicking the stove out Of the door and
grabbing broom commenced fight
ing the flames. He had a hard time
of. it and it was a question who
would win when w. w. Craig who
lives next door came to his rescue
and with the assistance Of Mrs. Craig
and Miss Nellie who carried water
they soon had the fire out. The in
terror of the kitchen was gntted, the
paper being burned and the lath in
the ceiling being on fire, while the
flames also crept into the dining
room and did some damage there.
Mr.. Alldredge was alone at the time,
his wife and children being at the
home of neighbor. Mr.. Alldredge
had no insurance on the household
goods, but the loss on the house
which is owned by Mrs. j. c. Stock
ton, is covered by insurance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
TIE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Interesting Items of Local Interest
Picked Up by The Reporter
During the Present Week.
Tried to Work Matt Pullen Cigar Co.

couple of weeks ago. the Matt
Pullen Cigar Co., of this city, re-
ceived letter signed by Shaffer
Bros, who stated that they were en-
gagged in the restaurant business at
Abba, and had over $4,000 back of
them. They wanted some Leon made
cigars and asked the Pullen Cigar Co.
to ship them at once a thousand Com
mercial Clubs cigars. Mr.. Pullen
was suspicious of the order and as
he could learn nothing of the finan-
cial rating of Shaffer Bros, he simply
ignored the order, and by so doing
saved thousand good cigars. But
a number of other dealers at various
towns were not so fortunate, as will
be seen by the following special dis
patch from Council Bluffs:
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oct. s.
More than twenty letters, alleged to
have been written by John Sherod, of
Pennington, Iowa, to cigar manu-
facturers and jobbers over the sigma
ture of Shaffer Bros, and all alleg-
ed to have been part of fraudulent
scheme, were testified to in the hear
ing of Sherod before United States
Commissioner N. A. Wood here to-
day. Sherod was held to the United
States grand jury under bond of
$500 which he could not furnish. He
was committed to Jail in Ottumwa,
where Judge Mcpherson will soon
open term of court.
SherOd claims to have been the in
nocent agent of Shaffer Bros, of
whom nothing is known. When ar
rested Sherod was found to have
three thousand cigars. His arrest
followed his attempt to negotiate a
sale of two thousand cigars to a
pawn dealer named Perimeter, who
thought the deal suspicious and noti-
fed the police. In Sherods trunk
were found thousand more cigars.
From the fact that twenty-one So
liciting letters have been discovered
which were sent out by Sherod the
officers believe the cigars are only
part of what he secured. The infor-
nation against Sherod was based on
letter sent to John Lafferty, a cigar
manufacturer of Anita, Ia Sherod
signed the letter Shaffer Bros, rep
resenting that the firm was about to
open restaurant at Abba, Ia, and
had decided to put in cigar stand.
On the strength of the letter Lafferty
shipped 1000 cigars which were
found on Sherod,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
James B. Kelley.
ment.

James B. Kelley was born Oct. 21,
1919, in Perry county, Kentucky.
From there with his parents he
moved to Montgomery county, In
diana, in 1929, where he grew to
manhood. August 13, 1870, he, was
married to Margaret S. Kelly. To
this union was born three children,
two of whom with the mother have
preceded him to the better world.
January "a, 1851, he married Rachel
Howard. To this union was born
eleven children, seven of whom with
the mother survive. In 1855 he
moved from Indiana to Marion coun-
ty, Iowa, from there to Clarke
county, and from there to his late
home in Van Vert, where he passed
away at the ripe old age of SO years,
months and II days. He was the
last surviving member of a family of
nine children. At about the age of
- at camp meeting in Montgomery
county, Indiana, he was converted
and Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church, of which he continued an
active member until the day of his
death. The last few years of his
life he was not able to attend the
service of the Lords house as much
as in former years, but was always
interested in the success of Method
ism and the church at large. During
his church life he held the Offices of
trustee, steward and class leader, and
in 1879 he was lay delegate from
Green Bay charge to the annual con-
ference held at the 5th street M E.
church, Des Moines, Iowa Bishop
Harris presiding. Brother Kelley
was an ideal citizen, lover of all
good. He was kind father, true
and dutiful husband, friend of the
needy. Services were held at the M.
E. church in Van Vert, Oct 7, at 1
p. M, conducted by Rev. George e..
Mitchell, an old time friend of the
deceased, assisted by the pastor, Rev
Butterfield. Interment in the Green
Bay cemetery
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Aaron Henderson Injured Trying to
Save a Lady from Injury.
Mr.. Aaron Henderson

Mr.. Aaron Henderson, years ago
resident of this city, was severely in
jured at Kansas City last Thursday
morning in a noble effort to save a
lady from being struck by a street
car. Mr.. Henderson was for many
years a resident of this county, and
for several years was in partnership
with Jap Stated in the produce busi-
ness in Leon. He left Leon in 1885.
Mrs. Stated was visiting with rela-
tives in Kansas City and noticed the
account of the accident in the papers
and went to see Mr.. Henderson. He
is getting along nicely and will re-
cover. The Kansas City Star of last
Thursday had the following account
of the accident:
Aaron Henderson, IS years of age,
owner of livery barn adjoining the
city hall in Westport, was severely
injured while attempting to save a
woman from street car this morn
ing. Mrs. Ruth James, about so
years of age, living at Thirty-ninth
and Summit streets, was crossing the
street in front of a Westport car.
Henderson saw that she was in dan
ger of being struck by the car and he
attempted to pull her out of the way
The car struck them both.
Mrs. James escaped without Sc
we're injury, but Mr.. Henderson was
made unconscious. He was attended
by DR.. w. E. Mabry, who took him to
the Henderson home at 405 West
Forty-third street. His injuries are
severe, but not dangerous. Mrs.
James was able to walk to her home.
The accident occurred at Westport
Avenue and Broadway, where the
tracks round a sharp curve.
j. o. Connell was the conductor of
the car and J.A. Phillips the motor
man. The police at the Westport
station obtained list of the wit
nesses of the accident.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
CARRY NATION IN LEON
Kansas Smasher had a Big Audience
to Hear Her Lecture at the Op-
era House last Thursday.

Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas
smasher, was greeted with large
audience at the opera hall last
Thursday night, some being attract
eo through sympathy with her agita-
tion and many more through curios-
ity to near her peculiar address.
larry is all right for Carry. She is
out after the coin and is getting it
in good chunks and is investing her
money in real estate, being rated
quite a wealthy woman. Not con-
tent with her share of the proceeds
of her lecture in the opera mouse,
she did a thriving business selling
souvenir hatchets at 25 and SO cents
each, and also sold number of her
books. She announced that she
would speak on the street Friday
afternoon when she would expose the
Masonic lodge and quite a crowd
gathered to hear her. That was what
she wanted, for it gave her another
chance to sell hatchets and books,
but here she ran up against a snag,
for there is a city ordinance provid-
ing that all persons selling goods of
any kind on the street must take out
a city license, and with Garry it is
take in all you can and pay out
nothing.
Her alleged subject as announced
the evening before was "The
Masons." She talked for about an
hour, told her hearers about the Ma
sonic secret WORK, abused all of the
secret oroers, her revelation leading
many of the brethren present to be-
lieve she had received at least a part
OF "the work." or that some weak
brother had leaked. She seemed to
be posted on the order known as
"The Prophets" too. Her remarks
were vigorous, disconnected, un-
grammatical and prosy, bringing lit
tie applause from her hearers.
AS soon as she commenced
selling her wares city marshal Cruik-
shank stepped up and told her she
would have to have a city license,
and then Carrie smashed the ordin-
ance and everybody else, declaring
it was the first town In Iowa where
she had ever been asked to pay a
license. But it was pay for the Ii
cense or lose a number of sales, so
she saw that she was up against it
and Immediately made an appeal to
the crowd for someone to pay the
license for her, when she was prob
ably the richest person in the entire
crowd by considerable, but two or
three of her hearers volunteered to
pay the dollar for the license and
when one of them had paid it she
proceeded with her sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Mrs. Bedier Thanks Her Friends.

We mentioned last week the fact
that many of the friends of Mrs. F. F.
Bedier in this city had sent her a
post card remembrance of her birth
day, and we have received a letter
from her, in which she asks us to
thank the many friends for their
kindly remembrance. She received
seventy-one post cards from friends
who reside all the way from Maine to
Colorado, all addressed to her at
Grand Junction, Colorado, where
she is spending the winter with her
daughters. She writes: "It was in
deed a surprise and it has made me
very happy to be remembered and l
thoroughly appreciate the kindness
of all. I am here at Grand Junction,
which is located in the Grand Valley,
and it surely is grand. The finest
fruit I ever saw grows here. All
grown by irrigation. l attended the
county fair here, same day Pres.
Taft, Sec. Ballinger, Gov. Shofroth,
and other officials. Pres. Taft made
speech, was presented with a box
OF peaches and one of apples, and left
for MOntrOse to open up the Gunnison
tunnel, all within an hours time.
While travelling through Colorado he
was escorted by the sheriffs from
every county. Each one riding a
horse and dressed as a cowboy,
sombrero, blue shirts and chaps,
made a typical western scene and one
l enjoyed immensely. In an auto
escorting the president here was old
Chief McCook, of the White River
massacre, jamie and Chipeta, wives
of Chief Ouray and several other
Indians, all in gaudy Indian dress.
This was very interesting to me.
This country is very fine, lots of
sunshine and fruit, but / miss my
friends in Decatur county. With best
wishes remain, Sincerely,
Mrs. f. F. Bedier
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Caleb Gray.

Caleb Gray was born in Warren
county. Ohio, Oct. 6, 1885, died at
his home in Leon, Iowa, Oct. s, 1909,
having reached his 73rd year.
When boy he moved to Indiana,
where he resided until the breaking
out of the war. In 1854 he enlisted
in Co. c, 33rd Indiana Infantry, and
served until the close of the war. He
then moved to Missouri and contin-
ued to make his home in that state
until about one year ago, when he
came to Leon, where he resided un-
til his death. He was married to
Miss Maria Osborn, Nov. 12, 1857.
To their union four children were
born, two sons and two daughters.
One daughter died in Indiana. The
surviving children are Mrs. Rebecca
Boyd, of Davis City, John w. Gray,
OF Blythedale, Mo-, and George H.
Gray, of Bethany, Mo. All were
present at the funeral.
Mr.. Gray was reared in the Quaker
church. In his early life he exempli-
fed the christian spirit. About
twenty-five years ago he united with
the branch of the church known as
the Disciples, of which he remained
consistent member until his death.
He had been a great sufferer for
many years. His passing away was
but sweet release to the pain racked
body. Besides his wife, the compan-
ion of more than fifty years and the
three children, large number of
relatives and friends are left to
mourn his departure.
The funeral was held from the
residence in South Leon on last
Thursday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. ]. L. Boyd, pastor of the M. E.
church of Leon, interment being in
the Leon cemetery. The G. A. R.
Post attended in body and con-
Quoted the burial service
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-14
Mrs. John w. Keller.

Laura Elizabeth Grayson, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Grayson, was
born in Adams county, Penna.. Sept.
"a, 1845, and departed this life near
Wichita, Kas., Oct. 5, 1909, aged GA
years and II days.
The deceased had the benefit Of
christian home and early in life she
was catechised and by profession of
faith was received into membership
of the Lutheran church to which her
parents adhered. The family moved
from Pennsylvania to Illinois and In
1871 to the homestead five miles
west of Decatur City, where her
father, now 88 years of age, still
resides. On moving westward Mrs
keeler placed her membership in the
Presbyterian church and was a mem
Der of the congregation in Leon
when called to the church above.
AS her health had suffered some
decline, Mr.. and Mrs. Keeler, acting
on the advice of her physician, left
Leon couple of months ago for a
western tour, stopping at Salt Lake
City during the G. A. R. encamp-
ment, then visited Yellowstone Park,
made trip into Nevada and spent
some time with friends IN Colorado.
The travel was by easy stages and
stoppages were sufficient to recruit
her vigor. Mrs. Keeler gained in
strength and weight. They started
homeward, and while visiting at the
home of Mr.. Keeler's daughter, Mrs.
u. A. Bassett, in Kansas, she was
| taken Ill with asthma, which affected
her heart with fatal results.
The deceased was twice married.
first to j. w. Artt on Sept. z, 1880.
He died number of years ago and
she was again married to John ".
Keeler Feb. 4, 1904. She was highly
esteemed by the people of this COM
munity, the universal testimony of
those who knew her is to the worthi-
ness of her character and usefulness
In life. Her ministry is recalled in
many home and the cheer and sun
shine of her disposition will he
cherished.
The funeral services were held at
the home in Leon on Thursday
afternoon, conducted by her former
pastor, Rev. G. D. Gurley, The mem
bers of the choir sang hymns in
which she had formerly joined at
church worship. Interment was in
the Leon cemetery.