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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29

Miss Madaline Ghormley, of Des
Moines, came last Thursday even
ing to spend the holidays with num-
erous friends in this city.
Joe Kriddlebaugh, of Charlton,
came down Monday and visited a
couple of days in this city with
his friend. John Hurst. T.
w. A. Griffith, of Chicago, came
Friday to join his wife, who Is visit
ing at the home Of her aunt, Mrs
J. A. Harris, in this city.
Mrs. J. w. Scott, of north of town,
went to Davis City Friday evening
to visit over Christmas at the home
of her son, Arthur Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Cline left Sat-
urday afternoon for Memphis, Mo-,
where they spent Christmas with
relatives and old friends.
Mrs. M. E. Grandstaff and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. R: NJ. Grandstaff,
went to Davis City Tuesday to visit
few days with relatives.
M. M. Turpen and wife, of La
moni, were in Leon Tuesday, being
on their way home from a visit
with friends at Corydon.
Wallace and Walter Officer went
to Van Vert Tuesday afternoon to
visit few days with their grand
mother, Mrs. j. S. Arney.
Mrs. T. H. Schenk and little grand
daughter went to Decatur City Tues
day afternoon to visit a few days
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Barry, OF
Bethany, Mo-, were over Christmas
visitors at the home of his brother
w. L. Barry, in this city.
J. P. Fisher, of near Lineville, was
in Leon Saturday, being on his way
to GAINESVILLE to spend the holidays
with relatives and friends.
K. P. Baker, of Woodland, took
the train here Thursday for Denver
Colorado, where he visited over
Christmas with his brother.
Mrs. Frank Binning, of near King
ston, came Saturday to visit over
Christmas at the home of her moth
err, Mrs. A. Cox, in this city.
Coils. Buchanan & Watchbaugh
went to Osceola Friday and spent a
couple of days in that city auction
eering off a stock of goods.
Miss Florence Moorehead went to
Humeston Friday afternoon where
she will spend the holiday vacation
visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Clara Landphair, of Lamont
was in Leon Tuesday afternoon, re-
turning from a visit at the home
of her mother in Pleasanton.
Mrs. NJ. Walker returned Mon
day evening to Lamont after short
visit in this city at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Ackerley.
Miss Cora Hardinger, who is at
tending the Leon High School, went
to her home at Davis City Friday
evening to spend the holidays.
William Thomas, of Grand River
came Saturday evening to spend
Christmas at the home of his sister
Mrs. j. G. Springer in this city.
Forest Grimes went to Pleasan,
ton Monday to visit few days at the
homes of his aunts, Mrs. j. W.
Chew and Mrs. C. M. Wheeler.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29

Mrs. Arthur Adkins and children,
of Davis City, came Saturday for a
visit at the home of Sheriff ]. e. An
drew and wife. 49,
| Miss Josephine Chase, who Is
teaching near Crown, came home
Saturday to spend the holiday week
with her mother.
Mrs. Asbury Johnson returned to
her home at Shenandoah Tuesday
after visiting few days with rela-
tives in this city.
Perry Albaugh, of Des Moines,
came Saturday to visit few days
in this city at the home of his broth
err, J. E. Albaugh.
Mrs. T. l.. Cox, of near Davis
City, and daughter, Mrs. H. T. Cox,
of Osceola, were visitors in this city
Monday afternoon.
Mrs j. E. Leeper returned Monday
afternoon from Pleasanton where
she spent Christmas visiting with rel
atives and friends.
Miss Lulu Lowell returned Tues
tday evening to her home at Lamont
after spending a few days with her
sister in this city.
Glib Turner, the well known banker
of Kellerton, came over Sunday and
visited until Monday evening with
friends in this city.
Mrs Charles Billiard, of Pleasan-
ton, came Friday to visit few days
at the home of her father, Tarlton
Fulton, in this city.
w. ]. Strange and family"-went to
Blockley Saturday to visit over
Christmas at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Charles Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chastain, of
Eden township, went to Des Moines
last Thursday to visit over Christ
mas with her parents.
O. w. Bennett and sister, Miss
Olive Bennett, of Woodland, went
to Tingley Friday to visit over the
holidays with friends.
Mrs. Doss Mcdowell went to Davis
City Thursday evening to visit few
days at the home of her father-in-
law, J. w. Mcdowell.
Misses Bessie and Lola Bright
went to Decatur City Saturday to
visit over Christmas with their moth
err, Mrs. T. B. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Meegan, of
GAINESVILLE, were in Leon last Satur-
day being on their way to St. Joe
to spend the holidays.
Miss Marie McClaran, who is at
tending the Leon High School, went
to her home at Decatur City Friday
to spend the holidays.
mrs. Martha Clark went to Garden
Grove Friday where she visited over
Christmas with friends in that vicin-
itv ap6 of Hioh Point
Miss Jessie Taylor, of GAINESVILLE,
was in Leon last Saturday, being en-
route to Rockville, Mo-, to spend the
holidays with friends.
A. L. Howard, who is employed in
a printing office at Indianola, came
Saturday to visit over Christmas with
his family in this city.
Mrs. Henry Fulton and daughter,
Clara, of Ottumwa, came Monday to
visit a few days with relatives in
this city and vicinity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY la 19o

there probably she would have died
quietly and alone If a little girl, VINO
said her name was Annie Keller, hadn
run. wild-eyed. to the station house at
Third and Dickinson streets with the
news that an old woman was starving
and freezing to death in thlrd-hoor
back not far away
Annie lives at 1921 South Beulah
street, and she had a Basket to beg
food with, she said, but supposed 1t
would be we'll to tell the policemen.
1t was. Slool. and Dersen ranged
about the neighborhood and took toll
from push-cart peddlers and mer-
chants and coal dealers, and Annie kel-
Ter went along and helped. And they
made a fire in the little stove that Will
last a day, at any rate. And yet II
isn't plain that the little old gray wo-
man has much of a chance with the
black fates that ever haunt third-fioor
backs.
1t has been months since she has paid
any rent in return for the privilege of
an abode with plain black misery and
lonesomeness. One son that the blind
pair has surviving is and has been for
years an inmate of the department for
the insane at the Philadelphia hos
pital. The woman herself has been
blind for thirty years. The city, as she
last saw it and as she believes it still
exists, is the city of another time-with
its streets filled with pretty women
wearing wide, flowered skirts and wa
terfalls.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

societies. and read their books and
literature.
1.-THE spirits have got possession of
my mind" she said. Il am fighting
to get it back. 1 will have nothing
more to do with spfritualism if L can
get control of myself again.
"Often in the night 1 hear the spirits
calling me They want me to do GER
tain things, and am powerless to re-
sist their influence. Frequently they
compel me to leave my bed at 3 a. m.
81 had a good practice as a physician
when I began to study spiritualism.
got so wrapped up in it that 1 lost con-
troll of myself Everywhere 1 turned
could see a spirit beckoning to me to
do something.
In the confusion created by the
spirits lost my mind. If I could only
break away from the whole thing and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
OCCULTISM LEADS b
WOMAN TO HOSPITAL

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-Her mind
wrecked by a too deep study of the oc
cult, DR.. Silvia A. Pfeiffer Of 1852 st.
Louis avenue is in the observation
ward of the City hospital making q
fight to overcome what she calls the
"evil influences" that control her. Mrs.
Pfeiffer was violent when she was
taken to the hospital
She was graduated several years ago
from the Kansas City College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons, and made sue
cess in the practice of medicine.
Six months ago she says she took up
the serious study of theosophy and
other spiritualistic creeds. She says
she Joined the Theosophical and Bahia
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
KING COBRA SLAIN BY
ROACH IN BRONX zoo
Insect Bores Into Brain of Deadly Rep
tile and Kills 1t as
1t Sleeps

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Rex, the king
cobra at the Bronx park. the largest
reptile in captivity and the deadliest
snake on earth. is dead
He was murdered while he slept in
the most cowardly and atrocious man
ner-by little black roach. The king
of all snakes had suffered indignities
for some weeks. and the ignoble way
his earthly career was ended was the
climax Last SUNDAY week ago
Raymond L. Ditmars, the curator of
reptiles at the zoo. who had been no
ticing the irriability of Rex for more
than week. tempted him with a
choice water snake, the prize dainty
for q cobra. While Rex was swallow
ing this morsel he was held and a
tumor was cut from the left side of his
jaw. If he had not been taken advan-
tage of in this fashion he couldn't
have been overcome. He recovered
from the operation.
Rex ate only on Sundays, and this
time of the year he slept most of the
time between meals. Last Sunday he
had a square meal, and, snakelilxe,
went to sleep. He did not stir after
this meal.
Yesterday morning Keeper Charles
Snyder, whose special pet Rex was,
noticed that the snake was lying par
ticularly still. When he poked him
with stick Rex didn't move and Sny-
der investigated. Rex was dead. He
hadn't been sick and bore no marks
of violence This puzzled the keeper
DR.. w. Reed Blair, the veterinarian,
was called in to perform an autopsy.
Tt was thought something the snake
had eaten had disagreed with him, but
the autopsy proved this theory un-
sound.
Upon further cutting up it was
found that the cause of ReX's death
lay in his head. The head was cut
open, and inside the brain was found
q little black roach, still alive. This
roach had bored into the cobra's era
mum. This is the first case of the
kind on record.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
MILL TO START
AT VONTRIGGER
INSTALLATION OF MACHINERY
ABOUT COMPLETED
VISITORS WILL WITNESS FIRST
DEMONSTRATION
EIectro-ChemicaI Plant of One Hum
dred Tons Capacity Will Soon
Begin on Great Copper
Deposits of District

Men are now installing machinery
and completing the electro-chemlcal
mill of the California Gold and Copper
company at Vontrigger, San Bernar-
dino county, and the management an
nounces that the mill will be working
within a short time. Among the sew
eral part of machinery and material
being installed are immense crushing
rolls and rock crusher, automatic mix
ers and grinders and teaching and
cyaniding tanks. The engine and gen.
orator will be placed at the property
as soon as a train can deliver them
and everything is being put in readi-
ness for the big event to be occasloned
by the turning of the wheels for the
first time. A large crowd Of stock
holders and others interested in the
new mill and process are to be at the
mines when the mill is started.
The process is a chemical one, with
the aid of electricity. The capacity of
the engine will be 100-horse power.
The ore is first run through a rock
crusher and crushed to about eighty
mesh, then passed into an automatic
mixer, where 1t is thoroughly mixed.
Solutions are also added and passed
into the teaching by proper methods.
In each tank is a copper plate acting
as a cathode, The electric current is
applied and the copper in the solu-
tion, rs it passes from one tank to the
other, is deposited on the copper plate
Under Electric Current
At all times the solution and copper
plate are under the heavy charge of
the electric current. After a charge of
ore has been worked, the solution is
pumped back and used over again.
This is the cheapest process for reduc-
ing copper ores, being one-third the
cost of smelling.
The plant will work 100 tons a day.
An immense reservoir has been COM
pleted back of the mill 1t will fur
nish the water for the plant. An ore
dump containing thousands of tons of
premium ore will be worked first, then
the treasure cells of the mine will be
tapped.
The mine is equipped with complete
hosting works, air compressors and
machine drills.
There is a camp which consists of
twenty substantial buildings, including
a general merchandise store, boarding
house and a hotel for accommodation
of guests. Each house has all modern
improvements, including water pipe
connections.
About eighteen years ago A. H.
Cram, while prospecting in the Von-
trigger region, discovered the great out
groupings of copper ore a few miles
southeast of the New York mountains,
and to him these outcroppings looked
promising so he staked numerous
claims and began the work of>develop-
ment For many years he did the as
sessment work unaided, but finally in
terested others, and together decided
to incorporate. Thus the property was
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
THE uNEAIR CRITIC

Mrs. Humphry Ward, whose novel
based on American divorce, is being
read with interest by divorced Ameri-
cans, worked hard in the collection OF
facts during her visit last year.
"She worked hard" said New York
lawyer. "but she didn't work fairly.
She didn't come here to look for truth,
you know, but to look for sensational
things that would make interesting
reading in a novel. Mrs. Humphry
Ward came to America prejudiced.
st know she was prejudiced. A re-
mark of hers proved it. At dinner
before her researches began I had the
honor to sit beside her and to make
conversation 1 said:
Don't you think our American wo-
men are beautifully dressed?"
Yes she admitted in her English
drawl. 7 wish, though, they'd stop
thinking that no wardrobe is completed
without a divorce suit
4e-@An
IT'S as easy to secure a bargain in q USED
automobile, through want advertising. AZ IL
used to be--and still is-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

go back to the practice of medicine
would be happy.
''Rut [ have been living in a neigh
borhood inhabited by spiritualists.
''When l try to sleep some spirit
breaks through the walls of my home
with a command They have been or
dering me to go to the Holy Land TO
teach. The god of one of the societies
I Joined is supposed to live IN the iioiy
Land. / can scarcely resist the COM
mand to pack my things ana start on
the long journey"
THE hospital physicians say 1t VIII
require several days to determine
whether they can restore Mrs. Pfelf1er
mind. She is a tall, slender woman,
with blue eyes and brown hair. she
was divorced from her husband, VIII
liam Pfeiffer, railroad conductor d
wear ago. She is 3S years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
incorporated as the California Gold
and Copper company.
Railroad Near Property

Incorporated as the California dolu
and Copper company.
Railroad Near Property
The construction of a branch rail-
road from Goffs to Searchlight, New,
has added value to the property ana
runs within one and one-half miles OIL
the mine at Vontrigger station.
AS there was little or no water avail
able in that part Of the country it was
decided to develop it. Evidences OF
water being at the blackberry noun
tains, eight miles distant from the
mine, tunneling operations were start
ed, and after driving a total of 145O
feet through solid rock a fine flow OF
water was developed and brought to
the mine in steel pipes, where 1t Is de-
livered under 1000-foot head at a cost
of about $4,000
The flow of water is about $4,000 gal
Ions a day, which can be increased by
further development. 1t is unexhaust-
ible and permanent, not being aIIected
by heat, frost or floods.
There are two great zones of copper
ore on which three shafts have been
sunk. One, the main shaft, is down 3lI
feet The others are down 100 and l5O
feet respectively. All told, over 1000
feet of underground development work
has been done.
The largest zone on Wnlcn TWO SIRIUS
have been sunk measures in one solid
ledge over 26S feet across the crop
pings. On this zone the main shaft is
sunk to a depth of 317 feet, with cross
cuts on each 100-foot level The cross
cut on the 300 has been run over 800
feet. but so far the walls of the ledge
have not been found. The next largest
zone measures over $50 feet across us
groupings. On this ledge a shaft has
been sunk to a depth of 100 feet.
Granite and Quartzite
The formation is granite, quartzite,
limestone and diorite. There is some
water in the tniTe, but 1t is unfit fof
use, being heavily charged with copper
Several shipments of ore were made
to the smelters, which returned by
carload lots ST. per cent copper, with
some gold and silver, and 1O9 per cent
copper, with some gold and silver.
There is an ore dump containing
thousands of tons of premium ore, pe-
ing chalcopyrite, bornite, black and req
oxide, malachite and chrysochella.
The experts who have made eXamin-
ations of the mine say that about $22,-
OO0OOO worth of ore is in sight, besides
what is on the dump, which measures
over 500 feet in length.
The new mill, which is almost COM
pleted on the property for reducing
the ores, will. it is announced, be a
hie saving of expense, as it will reduce
the ores at about one-third the cost of
smelling,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-22

This famous poem is contained in the
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910. together with records, schedules
for both leagues and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
thorities. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co. OF Atlanta. Ca.
on receipt OF &c stamp for postage.
Also copy of their booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola" which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why 1t is
SO pure. wholesome and refreshing
Are YOU ever hot-tired-thirsty
Drink Coca-C ola-it is cooling. re
lieyes fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car
donated in ~bottles-5c everywhere.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-22

when Bavaria was visited by a pestl'
lence peasants in the mountain village
registered a vow that II they We're
spared they would perform a religious
play every ten years.
II was nearly one hundred years
later that parts OF Austria suffered
from 8 plague. When IL subsidized the
Vienese resolved on the construction
OF a great temple. Work on the karls
kirche began in 17l6 and was com
pleted 20 years later. The celebration
now being planned Will be held In
1916. II will be in the nature OF q
thanksgiving service. commemorative
the completion Of two centuries In the
life Of the parish.
The church is a lofty building. sur
mounted by a huge dome. " bel
fries. each resembling Trajan's col
umn. and each los feet high and ID
Q in diameter. flank the portico- III
fects OF the plague are represented II
relief in IN tympanum.
The building occupies a command
ing position on an elevation in th'
so~uth-central part OF the city. Th'
dome 4. now encircled by scafoldinI
while the decorative material OF th'
exterior is being replenished.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-22
BOY MADE SIS BY PICKeREL
Thirteen.Yesr-oid Lad OF Worcester
Mass. is the Champion
Fisherman.

Worcester. Mass Leo Addison
Handy. thirteen. OF Rutland. is the
champion boy fisherman here. From
December 10 TO March IL he earned
SIS fishing for pickerel. besides the
fish he caught Tor family use. lie Is
a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l. Handy
and spends his spare time fishing. He
has a line on the best places and
knows where TO &c the incest bait. He
caught $50 pickerel between the above
dates. besides catching all the sinners
he needed for bait.
The first day he iished he caught 40
pickeral which he sold for $500. the
largest weighing " and ~three-quar-
ter pounds. The second day he caught
2s pickerel weighing % pounds. and
during December ne caught 1875 pick
erel. besides attending school. not
missing a day.
lie was OF the Ice In January and
February on account OF cold weather
catching but as pickercl during those
two months. From March 5 to March
IL he caught lC0 pickerel and In Q
single week he made tl2.50 fishing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-22

dairy form is inclined toward the |
wedge shape: that is. from whatever
poinf of view the observer looks al
the COW. the form which meets his
eve is that more nearly conforming
20 he shape OF a wedge rather than
the shape OF a rectangie. In most
considerations. in fact. the dairy COW
differs extremely from the beef COW
In selecting a dairy COW We should
bear in mind that there are I'VE dis
tinct functions that must be given
due consideration. that are absolutely
II the COW be useful on the
farm.
Five Requirements Of the Dairy Cow.
In the first place. OF course. she
must i've and In order TO live under
the conditions OF environment In
which most dairy COWS are situated.
namely. to be stabbed for six or eight
months out OF a year, and oftentimes
,r harms which are none too we'll
ughted or ventilated. the COW must
have a good constitution. Constitu-
ton is indicated by a large. distended
nostril. bright eye and great depth
through the chest and heart girth
secondly. she must have large feed
tho capacity. The only use TO which
a dairy COW is put Is to convert the
feed which she into mill
and butter fat IL she does not have
the power OF consuming a large
amount OF feed she will not have tn
mower OF producing a large amount o
milk Given two cows. one OF whicl
has the capacity OF consuming twic
ss much food as the other and cor
yerting an equal percentage OF th
foodstur consumed into milk and bu'
ter fat. II can be easily seen one CO
"a worth more than two OF the other
Those things which Indicate larg
feeding capacity are large mout
and a deep. long barrel wilt
we'll sprung ribs that are far apar
This indicates largeness OF capacit
hut more is necessary: the digesti'
opparatus must be powerful and tn
= indicated by the quality of the hi'
md hair found by the touch. II Il
hide is hard and stir and the ha
hnrsh and viry, II Is an indication
weakness OF digestive apparatus. {
tho other hand. II the hide is soft a
psiable. much like a kid glove. a
tte hair soft and silky. the Indie
tInn is that there is sufficient pow
of digestive apparatus to handle [
feed which IL stored in the great
pacity in n short time. and the COW
I ready for more.
In the third place. the COW M
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-22
AutoirL and Optics.

rs not auto driving terribly hard
on the eyes?" we asked.
Well. | guess not" replied the
chauffeur whitening US with scorn.
why. before | got 10 runnin' a car /
was thinkin' o. gettin' specks. my eye.
sight was that poor | couldn't see the
contribution box in church until IL was
so near past me II was too late 10 dix
for any money. But | hadn't been
runnin' that wagon two days till /
could see a policeman's little finger
stickin' out from behind a tree four
miles away. | could even see which
way a copper's eyeballs were turned
II he was standin' in the shade three
miles of. Hard on the eyes, Well
not much. It's the best medicine for
weak eyes that was eve invented
don't you forget It,"