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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Judge Evans Decides Moorhead Case

Judge Evans on Monday handed
down his decision in the John Moor
head case which was tried at the re-
cent term of court in this city and
occupied several days in the hearing.
The daughters of John Moorhead, of
near Leroy, had brought an action
asking that guardian be appointed
Tor their father, who is quite aged,
alleging that he was of unsound
mind and not capable of caring for
his property. During the trial of
1.-The ease it developed that the fight
was to prevent him turning his real
estate into cash, it being claimed that
II this was done his second wife,
with whom he had made an ante
nuptia1 contract, would secure prac-
tlcally all of his property. The case
was most bitterly contested and at
tracted considerable attention, and
as there was not time during the
term-of court in this city to hear the
arguments of the attorneys day was
set last week when the ATTORNEYS
went to Corydon and argued the
case
In his opinion in the case Judge
Evans holds that Mr.. Moorhead is
not OF sound mind and that he is
unduly influenced by his wife, and
that permanent guardian should be
appointed to take charge of his prop
erty. V. r. McGinnis, C. w. Hoff-
man and Ed Sharp were the attor-
neys for the children in the trial of
the case
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
BLACK HAND WROTE LETTERS.
Young Fellow Down at EddyvilIe
Wrote Letters to Banker De-
manding Much Money.

In the pile of mail that was laid on
Banker Epperson's table at Eddyvilke
recently was black hand letter in
which the banker was told to place
certain sum of money at stipulated
place of there would be dire conse-
quences to pay. Mr.. Epperson turned
the letter over to the authorities, and
placed dummy package at the place
indicated in the letter but no person
came to claim it, The search for the
party was continued and he seems to
have been found, as the following
from the Monday Ottumwa Courier
states:
Roy Besco, 20-year-old son of Geo.
Besco, retired farmer of Eddyville,
made confession to United
States Marshal Frank B. Clark and
Postoftice Inspector j. w. Welburn,
wherein he acknowledged writing a
Black Hand letter to F. M. Epperson,
the Eddyville banker, demanding the
sum of $4,000. Besco was arrested
Saturday afternoon by Marshal Clark
and when arraigned before Commits
sioner A. w. Enoch, was bound over
to the Federal grand jury. Sunday
night when further examined by
Marshal Clark and Inspector We'll
burn, he made the confession. His
father, George Besco, and a brother,
J. G. Besco, who resides near Abba,
furnished the bond of $500 and the
accused youth returned to his home
in Eddyville this noon.
The crime of which Besco is ae-
cused is writing a Black Hand letter
on the night of February in which
F. M. Epperson was instructed to
leave $4,000 at the southeast corner
of the Adventist church in Eddyviue
on the following night, Wednesday,
February =. Threats were made in
the letter. to blow up the bank and
Epperson's home with dynamite un-
less the money was left in the place
indicated. The letter was addressed
to Manning and Epperson, State
Bank" and was opened by F. M. Ep-
person on Wednesday morning. It
was written in lead pencil and signed
"The Black Hand Association" On
the opposite side of the written por-
tion was drawing of black hand,
but no other character was visible.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Good Roads Meeting.

There was splendid road meeting
held at the court house in this city
last Saturday, the meeting having
been called by the board of super
visors who asked the township trus-
tees to meet with them to discuss the
best method for doing the road work,
this year. There was an attendance
of over fifty at the meeting, NJ. E..
Gammill, OF Morgan township, pre-
siding as chairman and j. v. Lemley
acting as secretary. The meeting
was an informal one, but talks were
made by number of those present
on the best manner Of working the
roads and doing the township and.
county road work, G. c. Dye, OF
Woodland, c. w. Beck and Geo. W.
Smith, of Bloomington, A. B. Nc
Claran, of Hamilton, s. H. Covington,
of Richland, Matt Bronson, of Deca-
tur, J.. F. CARRIER, of Franklin, and
others giving their experience in
working the roads and it is thought
that much good will result from the
meeting. Each year there is grow
ing interest being taken in the ques-
ton of how to improve the roads,
and it will only be a few years until
permanent road making will be in
progress all over Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Leon May Get Another Train.

1t Is not at all improbable that be-
fore the summer opens Charlton will
have new train coming into here
from the south. The. movement was
started when the railroad officials
and the commissioners met here last
fall, and last week Horace Larimer,
Frank Manning and Walter Schreiber
while in Chicago made it a point to
call on the head officials of the Bur
llngton and urge upon them the need
of train described. The Burlington
men assured them that they were
trying to evolve plan whereby such
a train could be installed, and pro-
posed that a train be run from Leon
or some other point on the south
branch, to Charlton, and perhaps on
to 1ndianola, as trial for six months
and If 1T does not pay it will not be
continued. This would be good test
though hardly long enough to be a
fair one. Another plan is to try the
new gasoline motor car now running
between Oskaloosa and Tracy, on the
south branch from Charlton, making
perhaps two round trips day with
1t from Leon to Charlton. Either Of
these plans would be gladly well
coined by the people along the pro-
posed route as it would give them
connections with main line trains
both ways in the morning and en-
able them to come to Charlton with
out staying two days at time.
The three gentlemen also received
assurance from the Burlington au-
thorities that the new passenger
train shed at the depot on the north
side of the main line tracks will be
built very soon, and that the railroad
company will do its part toward aid
Ing in establishing the cluster street
lights from Osceola avenue to the
depot. Four lights may be installed
by the railroad company instead of
two.-Chariton Herald-Patriot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Good Words From Rev. Reeder.
Goldfeld. Ia !

Goldtield, Ia, Feb. 21, 1910.
Editor Reporter-Having reason to
believe that you are more than inter-
ested in your fellow townsman and
neighbor, Rev. c. w. Reeder, we
write to say that the United Presby-
terian, Baptist and Methodist Epis-
copal churches have just closed a
three weeks union meeting at this
place with Rev. Chas. w. Reeder and
singer, Mr. Higgins. in charge. The
meeting was great success, the best
in years, resulting in some 64 pro-
fessions in the faith of Jesus Christ
as personal savior, each church re-
celying their due portion of the con-
verts. 1t gives us great pleasure to
say that as teachers of pure gospel
that saves from sin. they are excellent
and safe. Their fairness to all can
not be surpassed. May God give them
continued success. Yours truly,
A. R. Cuthbert,
Pastor M. e. Church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
There's Something Wrong.

There is going to be something do
ing some of these days in regard to
express rates. There is too much
discrimination and too many high
charges for transporting small ship
ments by express. Our attention was
brought to this matter last week in a
forcible way We received by Adams
express from Des Moines a small
package which weighed a little over
"a pound. When we went to sign the
express book and pay the charges of
80 cents, we noticed on the line just
above a shipment which was received
on the same train by another busi-
ness firm in Leon, shipped from Des
Moines also, which weighed As
pounds, yet the charges were only
81 cents. Why should one shipper
be compelled to pay SO much more
than another?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
BOgue-McGhuey.

At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. McGhuey, near Kel-
lerton, on Tuesday evening of this
week, Mr.. Arthur Bogue, of Lamoni,
and Miss Grace McGhuey were united
in marriage, the ceremony being per-
formed by Elder J. 8. Coffin, of Leon,
and was witnessed by number of
guests. Following the ceremony and
congratulations an elaborate wedding
repast was served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bogue will go to housekeeping on d
farm south of Grand River, and many
friends of these estimable young peo-
pie extend congratulations and best
wishes for their future happiness and
prosperity. The out of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. James Tharp, of
Leon, Miss Ollie O'Neal, of Shenan-
doah, and Mr.. Manuel O'Neal, of
Diagonal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
New Grocery Firm.

A change has been made in the bus
mess OF the Edgar Cave grocery, Mr..
Guy E. Farmer, for number of
years bookkeeper for Bowsher &
BoWsher, having purchased a half
interest in the business and took
possession Tuesday. The business
will be continued under the firm
name OF Cave & Farmer, and they
will make strong team and endeav-
or to secure fair share of the pat
ronage of the people. They are To-
Gated at Harry j. Vogt's old stand
and will be pleased to see all his old
customers and many new ones, as
they will carry an up-to-date grocery
stock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Watch for Keller & Pryor's Opening.

Miss Jessica Pryor has returned
from her trips to Kansas City and
Chicago where she was purchasing
new millinery goods for the Keller &
Pryor millinery store in this city. She
made unusually large purchases and
bought many new pattern and nov
city hats which will shortly be on
display in this city. Watch for the
dates of their big spring millinery
opening. 1t will be the millinery
event of the season and will embrace
the grandest showing of new millin-
cry ever made in southern Iowa. 1t
promises to be an event which the
ladies of all Decatur county will want
to attend,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
The LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Some Interesting Items Of Local
News Gathered on the Ron
During the Past Week.
Several Families Move to South
Dakota.

Five cars were loaded at Grand
River and DeKalb the first of the
week and Decatur county will lose
several good families, who have TAX
EN- claims and bought land near
Maltby, s. D., where they have great
expectations of finding splendid
country. Those who shipped were
w. B., Fred and Frank Redman,
Cyrus Crees and Drew Kelley. Two
cars were also loaded here Monday
for the same place containing the
goods and stock of Freeland Ed
wards and Allie Merwin, the latter
of Leon, and Leonard Mullin, of east
of town, who have also taken claims
near Maltby. A number of others
from Decatur county are already To-
Gated there and there will be quite a
colony of Decatur county people. We
are sorry to see these splendid fam
lilies leave Decatur county, but wish
them prosperity in their new homes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Leon is a Booster Town.
BY far the most of any round
Leon is booster town.

Leon is booster town.
What can be done and will be done,
Will scare a few, no doubt, be
gum"
A depot good and big we'll build
And then great big Touring mill
The waterwork have carried now
BY deal of talk and great pow-wow.
Our 'lectric lights are fine as silk,
AIR ost as good ssean be built
We have the coal down in the
ground,
Yes, in great bulk it does abound.
Enough to heat the electric light
By day, by year and every night.
Enough to keep and some to sell,
Sure, this is SO, no lie tell.
Now when the waterworks are in,
But this may sound little thin,-
Well pave the streets to the depot,
And round the court house 1t will
go.
OF course we will. 1t ought to be
To boost and do things, don't you see.
Surely Leon has the snap
T OF any town upon the map.
Not quite all are Boosters tho
We need some more, don't you think
SO?
Each put your shoulder to the
wheel,
Come on, be quick, don't kick and
squeal.
For things we get to make us grow
Must be gone after, don't you know.
Gone after hard, and right and fast
: To get Improvements that will last
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Why Not Have City Scales?

The question of installing city
scales in Leon is being agitated and
the Commercial Club will probably
be asked to take the matter up and
endeavor to have the city council put
in city scales for weighing all coal,
sand, hay, corn and other products
This is done in nearly every county
seat town in Iowa, and an ordinance
drawn requiring everything sold to
be weighed over the city scales, and
the revenue derived will pay all the
expenses of maintaining the scales
and the salary of the weighmaster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Corydon WIN Vote for Waterworks.

A special election has been called
by the town of Corydon to vote on
the question of issuing bonds in the
sum of 100000 for a system of
waterworks and $4,000 for sewer
purposes. That is step in the right
direction. Every county seat town
in Iowa should have a system of
waterworks and we hope that the
Corydon boosters will be successful
at the coming election. Leon will
install an up-to-date system this
year and Corydon will follow in our
foot steps.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Jurors for March Court.

The trial jurors for the Marc
term of the district court which col
venes in this city on Monday, Marc
21st, with Judge Towner presidin
were drawn by the county officia
this morning, the list being as fo
lows:
c. w. Mulkey, Long Creek.
J. 3. Ackerley, Grand River.
Win Cash, Leon.
Riley Buchanan, Leon.
D. A. Downey, New Buda.
G. w. Sanger, Center.
Simon Goodman, Center.
Richard Meek, Eden.
w. L. Barry, Leon.
j. G. Crichton, Leon.
J. A. Buffum, Garden Grove
j. A. Perdue, Leon.
i j. R. Cain, Richland.
Carl Rains, Woodland.
c. M. Meacham, Franklin.
G. R. Wyley, Garden Grove.
G. w. Bellows, Morgan.
j. S. Gardner, Center
j. A. Cash, Burrell.
L. Dickey, Fayette.
B. G. Miller, Garden Grove.
Charles France, Fayette.
T. J. Griffin, Eden.
j. L. Still. Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
An EARLY Easter.

Easter comes early this year-on
March 27th. This is the earliest
since 1894, when it came on March
25th. The date is fixed by the vernal
equinox. Easter Sunday is always
the first Sunday after the first full
moon after the sun crosses the line
OF equality of time between day and
night. Last year Easter was April
llth, and two years ago it was
April 18th. The weather prophets
teach that an early Easter means an
early spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24

The stock of drugs which has com
prised the store of G. w. Carmean &
Co. and which has been located in
the Seifert room on the north side of
the square, has been packed and is
being shipped to Waterloo. Mr.. Car
mean and George w. Reel have
formed partnership and the Wall
street drug store will now be known
as that of g. w. Reel e Co.-Albia
Republican. s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Illustrated Lecture on the "Panama
Canal"

Mr.. Jas. F. Bryan, of Creston, for
eight years private secretary of w.
r. Hepburn, has been secured to
give his great travel lecture on the
Panama Canal" Friday evening,
March 4th Mr.. Bryan went to the
isthmus last winter with congress
stonal party of investigation. There
fore he speaks from personal
knowledge. He will illustrate his
lecture with $50 Photographic views.
At the M. g. church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Marriage Licenses.

!. -. Peppers, Promise City. . 23
Grace Woodruff, Garden Grove. 233
Lyman F. Parsons, Garden Grove 20
Louie M. Evans, Leon 20
r E. Jones, Decatur AZ
Maggie Caldow, Decatur. IS
Orval Everett Butcher, Decatur 20
Beulah Wheeler, Davis City. Is
Epmaham G. Mcdaniel, Davis City rs
Stella Manchester, Davis City "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Peppers-Woodruff,

Mr.. j. E. Peppers, of Promise City,
and Miss Grace Woodruff, of Garden
Grove, were married at the clerks
office in this city last Wednesday, the
ceremony being performed by Justice
G. w. Beck in the presence of a
goodly number of friends, who ex-.
tend their congratulations and wish
them happiness and prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Capt. J. L. Gooding's Sale Bates.
Christian Church.

Farewell services. Morning theme,
Does it Pay to be a Christian" ]"
Evening theme, WAS the Cross
Necessary to the Fulfllment of Gods
Plan" Special music at both SER
vices. Everybody welcomed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Methodist Notes.

Subject for next Sunday morning
"The Quarrel over an Estate" Sun.
day evening topic, Wanted, a Man
Prayer meeting at the church Thurs
day evening. Choir practice after
prayer meeting. All other services
at. the usual hour. See notice of the
Bryan lecture elsewhere in this
paper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24

Willard Cherrington has estab-
lished baggage transfer and gener-
al delivery in Leon. Headquarters
at Stempeps drug store. Phone or
leave your orders.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Presbyterian Church Notes.

An illustrated sermon will be de-
llyered at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night at 1880. Songs also IL
lustrated. Come everybody. Prayer
meeting Thurday evening at 7:3O.
Choir practice after prayer meeting.
L. Hughes, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Il. P.'s Attention.

On Monday night, the 2sth inst,
we celebrate the anniversary of the
founding of our order There will be
work In the First Rank. All members
should be present at The Castle Hall
on next Monday night.
e. w. Farquhar, C. C.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

In view of the fact that the United States Post
office department is at work rgidly enforcing the
the departments ruling thata subscribers weekly
newspapers must not allow their subscription to be-
{ come more than year in the publisher
OF the paper will be refused admission to the mails
under the secondcass postage rate it becomes neces
for the newspapers of Decatur county to comply
{ with the department IS ruling On March 10, 1870
every subscriber to the newspapers Decatur county
who is one year or more in arrears will have their
paper discontinued.
Please don't blame the publishers for this for we
5 must comply with the postal railing We can make no
exceptions and all subscribers will be treated alike
We dislike to cut off subscribers who have taken our
papers many years, but there is no alternative.
II you desire to continue receiving your paper it
will be necessary to settle up your subscription ac
count.
0. E. Hull, Publisher Leon Reporter.
J Will +. Lindsey, Mgr. Decatur County Journal
, r. G. Hoadley, Publisher Garden Grove Express
Chronicle Publishing Co, Pubs Lamont Chrcnic]c
Lambert Bros, Publishers Lamont Patriot
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-02-24
Grand River.

Pr. Wards next dates at Grand
River are February 20 to 26.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-15
THEBES-

Mrs. Violet Crawford and children
OF st. Louis, are visit ne her parents.
mere, Mr.. ad Mrs. George Douglas.
Mrs. Letha Drown, of Edna, visited
home folks last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Shelton have
returned from Mr. Erie, H., and have
gone to nots ekeeping in her proper
~ east OF the Baptist church.
Hank Parrish and fam ~ are eX-
pected home in few days.
Charles Mogg and Miss Elsie JEFF
fries visited Mr.. Moggs parents at
Chaffea Suii,lay.
Davy Brown was the only one who
got through bis wheat tnreshing last
week
Some one chloroformed Thebes
family one night this week and rob.
bed the house of SIS. Blood hounds
Were brought mere from Wickllfc,
Ky. but the robbers escaped
The candidates seem to be shy OF
Thcbes this year only one having
been here,
Mrs. Robert Brewer and Children,
OF Little Rock Ark. came Saturday
to visit Mr., and Mrs William Dixon,
Mr. and Mrs Charles Aldridge are
the proud parents Of a girl No IN
their nome
The farmers want some dry wealth
err 50 they can thresh their wheat.
John T. Pshop was a TENNIS Wis
itor Saturday
VIII Brown was in Cairo yester-
day on business.
A Sunday school convention for
this precinct was neld at the Beech
Grove BAPTIST church, one mile east
of this place, Sunday. July 10, 1910 |
The Sunday schools of the town dis.
missed and many Of them attended. |
The attendance was good but would
have been mucn better if the weather
had been more favorable The excel !
lent BASKET dinner was enjoyed by |
all. The program was carried out az !
arranged yet two Of the speakers /
from Cairo were Not present. TIE /
meeting was instructive and helpful |
in many ways. Lloyd +. SoX Of this
place. was elected by unan nous
vote as president for the coming year
and Harry Brown also OF Thcbcs was
CHOSEN secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-15

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-15
ENGAGEMENT RUM0RED
Miss Katherine EIkins Said to Have
Promised to Mary VIM r.
Hit.

Washington, lJuly 1.-THE inter-
estng rumor was in circulation al
the Chevy Chase Club this afternoon
that Miss Katherine EllSins will he,
come the bride OF William f. Hit,
son OF the late Robert r. HIT, in tie
early days of the next social season.
The story also was that the Duke of
the Abruzzi would be guest at the
Wedding.
The rumor, of course, could not be
verified. but it is being whispered by
Nr. Hits friends in the clue. The
gossips also say that the engagement
viii be announced formally by Miss
Elkins' family wnen she returns from
abroad in October Miss Elkins and
her mother are travelling in Europe
and Mr.. Hit is also abroad with his
mother. Both parties are following
virtually the same route
Miss Elkins and Mr.. HIT were of
the bridal table party at the wedding
OF Miss Mathilde Townsend an-
Peter Goelet Gerry of New York and
the boquet of the bride as well as the
piece OF cake TO be used under the
pillow revealed that they. wouId bel
the next to plight Their troth.
Senator Elkins and ex-senator Gas.
saway Davis, father and grandfather
respectively of the bride-to-be, are
said to be pleased with the match.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-15
WABASH HOMECOMING.
People of GRANVILLE, H., Planning
Great Gathering for Aug. 1920
Many Ex-Residen:s Expected

The Wabash Home Coming and
Old Settlers Reunion will be held in
GRANVILLE, Illinois, August 10, 16, II
IS, 10, and 20, 1910, inclusive. Proba-
bly, no community has sent out to
various and distant parts of the
world larger quota of citizens who
have been an honor to her than has
the five adjoining counties touching
the Wabash ut Grayville
Among the special attractions OF
this six-day fete will be an old sold.
iers' reunion, church reunion, log
rolling, quilting bees. carnival com
uanies and all kinds Of good, clean
amusements. Among the features Of
the program will be addresses by emf
inent eXcitizens, "reminiscences by
our oldest residents. bal. games and
ctaer sports, parades, great chow
der. band concerts, etc, No pains or
expense will be spared to make this
the greatest soc al event in the his
tory Of Southern Illinois.