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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-09
church WOMEN Study Nexico

The women of the First Baptist Church
held their monthly missionary meeting
yesterday. The study of Mexico was di-
vided into four parts. Lunch was served
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The most appropriate-most expressive
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANNOUNCEMENT.
Henry Achterkirchen, proprietor
HOTEL FRITZ REUTER-,
Wishes TO advise his patrons that
new heating plant has been in
oughly warm and comfortable.
A continuance of your valued pa
tronage will be appreciated.
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SnTinE MOCK.

Criterion Rye whisky, 81 Full Quart.
John T. Crowley. S3l 14th st. NV.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
II. F. ID. No. 3.

Some Of Lua Records friends
gathered in to help her celebrate her
birthday anniversary Sunday All
had good time.
Harve Morgan is hauling material
to build new house to replace the
one recently destroyed by fire.
Fred Smith, the five year old son
of Russ Smith, is slowly recovering
from his recent sickness.
Wild Jones and James Blake spent
Sunday with VIM. Barlean.
George Stephens and his force OF
men are kept busy loading sand at
Blockley.
James Smith spent part of last
week at Russ Smiths, helping take
care of the sick
A letter from Walter Campbell
who is at Shenandoah, says he has
signed with the Shenandoah base bal
club at good salary for the season
He will fill the position of catcher.
S. P. Hoover and family visited
friends on the ridge Sunday.
Mac Cox returned Sunday from {
weeks visit with the family Of &c
Antrim near Trenton, Mo.
Sunday school was organized last
Sunday at Buzzard Roost with j. NJ
Barlean superintendent, Zeke Merry
man secretary and treasurer, Miss
Mamie Trent librarian 1t will NEE
at 2:30 p. m.
Isaac Manchester and Willie John
son called on Jeff Fulton Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
Axes, Willie Hoover and Willie
Bechtel. All report good time.
A. e. Ellis called at the Mac Cox

Axes, Willie Hoover and Willie
Bechtel. All report good time.
A. E. Ellis called at the Mac COX
home Sunday morning.
Mesdames A. e. Ellis, John Sell,
Gid Sage and Jasper Record and
Misses Fay Ellis and Lua Record
we're Monday afternoon callers at the
Bert Dobson home.
G. L. Sage returned last Monday
from visit with his brother In
Washington county.
Mac Cox and Bert Dobson had
business in Leon Monday morning.
Mrs. Emma Grogan was an over
Sunday visitor at the Jasper Record
home.
Mrs. Henry Axes returned home
Saturday evening from a weeks visit
at the homes of her sons, Clarence
and Will.
Mrs. Amanda Roberts assisted
Mrs. Sarah Axes with her house
cleaning one day last week.
Miss Nora Gardner was Leon
caller Monday morning.
S. l.. Cox and wife called at Bert
tDobsons Wednesday morning to see
their great granddaughter.
Earl Axes was a Sunday caller at
THE A. e. Ellis home.
Miss Laura Sell spent Sunday at
home.
Harley Ellis, of near Palestine,
spent Sunday with home folks.
S. P. Hoover spent Sunday at the
Jeff Fulton home.
Word has been received in this
vicinity of the death of Roy Wander
pool the little son of Don Wander
POOL We extend sympathy to the
bereaved parents.
| Master Dillon Frost spent Satur-
| day night at the Jasper Record home
Miss Irene Reynolds called at the
Jasper Record home Thursday morn
ling
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
High Point.

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mendenhall
spent Sunday afternoon at w. w.
Warrington
Mrs. Mary Kier, of near Crown,
came Friday for short visit at the
home of her brother, Lewis Sears.
Mrs. Nose Traupel has been quite
sick the past week
Mrs. Johnson, of Leon, is visiting
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs
Ross Fulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp Aten and Mr.
and Mrs. John Konklin spent Sunday
at Russell Aten's.
Neva Mendenhall spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Eurith Nor
ton.
Misses Coy, Grace and Harriet
Beavers We're the guests of Verda
and Nellie Lane Saturday night and
Sunday.
Oren Skinner and wife spent Sun
day at Marshall SINNERS.
Miss Iva Himebaugh has been as
|sisting her aunt, Mrs. Nose Traupel
with her homework this week.
Alb Aten was Garden Grove caller
Saturday.
Miss Josie Beavers spent Saturday
might and Sunday at home
Ivan Coontz and Polk Baker, Of
Woodland, were Garden Grove call
ers one day last week.
MI. Durland is able to be out anc
around little at this writing.
Mrs. Johnson spent Saturday night
with Mrs. Press Wiley.
Uncle John Layton is slowly i'm
lproving.
Ernest Sears was Sunday visitor
at the John Konklin home.
John Holiday spent Sunday Will
Jesse Tatman.
Everett Konklin and Ira Smitl
spent Sunday with James Skinner.
| Miss Rosa Bennett spent Sunda.
with her sister, Mrs. Bert Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Press Wiley anl
family spent Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ross Fulton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21

OF the river.
A. l.. Teale came in from Ottumwa
to spend Sunday with home folks.
Lew Horner and wife are rejoicing
over new baby that came to gladden.
their home last Saturday.
Will Ebrecht and wife also report
a new baby at their home which was
born on April 18th.
The five months old baby girl of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mccartney died
on April 10th, and was laid to rest
in the Bethel cemetery. This is sad
blow to the fond parents, especially
as this is the second child they have
lost in eleven months, besides the
death of Mr.. McCartney's stepmother
| whom they all loved as an own
mother.
Miss Opal Beasley spent Sunday
with relatives in Pleasant Valley.
Mrs. Emma Boeger left the past
week for visit with her children at
Weldon, and it is reported that she
will go from there to Washington,
d. c., to visit her son.
Mrs. Minerva Franklin and grand
children visited with relatives in the
country the past week.
Mrs. R. NJ. Black is moving into
Mrs Mary Cummings house on
IClark street.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
Pleasant Valley.

Henry Schmidt, of Osceola, came
last Tuesday to visit a few days with
his sons Henry and Levi
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Armstrong, of
Leon, filled their regular appoint
ment at Pleasant Valley church last
Saturday and Sunday
Mrs Isaac Roland called on Mrs.
John Acton last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Warick, OF
Clarke county, were visiting at Isaac
Foland's last Sunday.
Frank Metz, of Westerville, is
catching some nice fish; as he lives
right on Grand river he has a good
chance
Mrs. Metz received word last Sat
urday that her mother, Mrs. Baker
of Grand River, had fell and injured
herself quite badly.
Sunday school was organized last
Sunday at Pleasant Valley church
with the following officers: j. L.
Brown, superintendent; Mrs. Lavina
good. Everybody invited to come.
ent; Miss Grace Ward, secretary;
All are invited to come and lend g
! helping hand.
Miss Mary Brammer, of near Yves
terville, spent Saturday night with
her friend, Miss Helen Munyon.
Miss Helen Rush, of Van Vert
came Saturday to visit few days
with her cousin, Miss Nina Roland
Mrs. William Warick, of Sane
Creek, was visiting with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Poland, last Sat
urday night.
Miss Gerna Bolds called on Mis-:
Nina Poland last Sunday.
Miss Clarissa and Mr.. Rolla Bran
mer were visiting with their aunt
Mrs. John Acton, last Sunday night
Mrs. Charles Poland called on Mrs
Sanford Poland one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
Union Ridge.

Simon Hoover and Mac Cox called
at the county seat last Wednesday.
Several from these parts attended
the party at Jern Ellis Friday night.
ALI report good time.
Several from this community call
ed at Leon Saturday, including Gid
Sage and wife, Jasper Record and
wife, Arthur Cox and wife, Mac Cox
and Mrs. Lulu Mitten and daughter
Harriet limo, and several others.
Steve Axes and wife, Mac Cox and
wife and Milt Manchester were Sun
day visitors at the Bert Dobson home.
Jasper Record and wife gave a
surprise dinner for their daughter
Miss Lua last Sunday, it being her
18th birthday. Those present were:
Dennis Daughton and family, Bid
Frost and family, Mrs. Glib Sage and
sons, Charley Cox, Mrs. Emma
Grogan, Floyd, Charles and May Nc
Kern, Reginald Alldredge. Bryan
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
Eden.

Marion Davis and OFT Ingram and
families, and Roy Dale visited Sun
day at Joseph Ingram's.
Jack Comerford and Lee Mcdaniel
visited at |. P. Stanford's Sunday.
Rev. L. Hughes, of Leon, was in
this vicinity Saturday.
Rev. j. L. Boyd and daughter Miss
Frances visited the Eden Center
school Friday afternoon.
Harlie Fitch called on the Ingram
boys Sunday evening.
The preaching and Sunday school
at Eden Center were put, off Sunday
on account of bad weather, but if
the weather does not prevent there
will be preaching and Sunday school
organized Sunday, May LIST, at 8 p.
m.
Anna Mcdaniel and Julia Horney
visited Sunday afternoon at I. P.
Stanford's.
John Fuller was in this vicinity
Sunday.
Mrs. H. E. Horney called on Mrs.
Ingram Monday afternoon.
Jack Mcdaniel and daughter Anna
were Leon visitors one day last week
Earl Still called on Dennis Ingram
Sunday
Jim Smith returned home Monday
after a weeks visit with his brother
Russ.
Ray Marvin is suffering with an
attack of the mumps
H. E. Horney was Leon visitor
Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
Van Vert.

Miss Josephine Blair went to Osce-
ola last Friday where she participated
in the musical recital given by Miss
Ella kemp's class that evening.
The Baccalaureate sermon at the
M. E. church last Sunday evening
was we'll attended regardless of the
inclement weather Sickness pre-
vented one member of the class also
some members of the choir from be-
| ing present Owing to so much sick
ness being in town the program for
Thursday evening cannot be carried
out as first planned. However num-
bers are being substituted and good
program will be assured nevertheless.
We hope the patrons will give both
school entertainments their hearty
support, as they have in the past.
Leon CARRIER is expected from Des
Moines Thursday Afternoon for a
visit with home folks and also to at
tend the school and Commencement
exercises and Alumni reception. The
latter will be held next Saturday
evening at the home of Miss
Poiteaux Halstead.
The Junior class of the High
School entertained the Seniors, Soph-
mores and few other guests in
Honor of the graduating class at the
home of Raymond Storey last Satur-
day evening. The house was beauti-
fully decorated in the Seniors col
ors, old gold and sea foam, the grace
full festoons mingled with blooming
plants in the brilliantly lighted par.
lors, the dainty costumes of the
young ladies making bright picture
long to be remembered. The time
passed very pleasantly with various
|games, social chat and music, Happi
ness reigned supreme. The guests de-
|parted at a late hour declaring the
Juniors to be royal entertainers, anC
depressing their appreciation of the
lhospitable reception from Mr.. ane
Mrs. James Storey.
Miss Poiteaux Halstead expects tt
|go to Des Moines when her sprins
term of school closes at the Hawkeyt
Ito attend the summer training schoo
for teachers at Drake University.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21
Bethel.

Seems as though winter has come
again and the talk is all about the
fruit. 1t surely can't go through this
weather without being ruined, and it
is hard on the oats and early gardens.
Charley Dobson had business on
the C. e. Gardner farm at Blockley
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Weidner and Miss Flor
ence McNelly were Davis City visitors
last Friday.
Will Pickens visited with home
folks Tuesday
Mrs. Parker and son were Davis
|City visitors last Thursday.
Mrs. Hemilrich and granddaughter
Mabel Briggaman visited with Mrs
Joe Dobson Tuesday afternoon.
Charley Dobson visited at John
|Weidner's last Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21

Harve Morgan has commenced on
the foundation of his new house, and
the work will progress rapidly if the
weather will permit.
John McNelly was on the sick list
the first of the week, but is better
at this writing.
There was a strange acting man
passed through this section last week.
He slept in the Bethel church Friday
night. He was begging his way
through.
Some of our farmers were pre-
pairing to plant corn this week, but
they think now they will postpone it
for a week or two.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21

A good many of our people ayaiiedl
themselves of the opportunity to lay
in their spring and seed potatoes
from the car that was shipped tn
Leon from Wisconsin by an old resi-
dent of this place at SO cents per
bushel last week
Mrs. Bessie Millsap was passen-
ger to Leon from Koyle Junction
last Saturday.
Save per cent by paying cash
and trading with US.
Ogilvie & Gardner.
The best bread, Liza Jane, ait
Bradfield & Gardeners only.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
HEATING.

Advlces received by the home Of
fee OF Heating state the mine looks
better now than ever before. Consult
ing Engineer G. w. Pritchett was At
fine property within the last month
and his brief summary of conditions
is very favorable. The Blacker No.
shaft Is being retlmbered and to do
this had to be stripped down, which
resulted In giving face of freshly
broken ground almost the entire depth
Of the old shaft and permitted an eX-
animation of the vein on the north
side of the shaft To n much better ad-
vantage than ever before. Practically
All of the ground north of the Blacker
or No. shaft is virgin, and the shaft
is being put into commission for high
duty with the purpose'of commanding
this ground as well as other ground
tributary to It, Deeper development
will be sought as soon as possible. but
work now on hand at the shaft is
largely mechanical and rapid ore de-
yelopments at this point cannot oe
expected for Il little time. The first
100 feet OF this shaft is vertical and
this is being stripped to conform with
the incline.
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compartment shaft was put down
through hard ground, consisting chief
ly of diorite and quartz. for a distance
of 117la feet This feat is held to have
broken all records i'm Arizona for sink
ing "A shaft of this size with hand drills
and with three shifts day of six men
each.
The sinking of the shaft to depth
of 519 feet was finished August /, and
since that time, force of twenty men
has been at work running crosscuts
northwest and southeast on the 500 lev
al to tap veins which are supposed 20
lie short distances from the Telrair
shaft i'm those directions. In the south
east crosscut, it is expected that the
Telfair vein will be struck i'm 100 feet,
or less, and it is probable that the De
Welt vein, which the northwest cross
cut will intersect, lies about $50 feet
from the vertical shaft.
Both the Telfair and De Welt veins
run northeast and southwest In the
vicinity of the Telfair shaft there are
several other veins which are believed
by the management of the Arizona
Michigan to carry ore i'm paying guam
titles. one of these is the great old
Dominion ledge, which lies about LOO
feet from the Telfair shaft.
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HANCOCK.

The Hancock Consolidated keeps up
the good work of opening new ground
adjacent to No. l shaft. where the
winze or secondary shaft is nearly
down to the 18th level, the point where
the second crosscut goes to the big
shaft and this crosscut is well on it's
way to the point where the winze
comes down. The No. 2 shaft will pass
through No. 2 or West lode and also
the Hancock lode proper, within a
values in the Pewabic lode. The man
agement are not considering what may
be found i'm the No. or Hancock
lodes, feeling that No. 3 is good enough
and on this formation there is now
opened up. and blocked out, ready for
Stopping, fully 100000 tons of milling
rock, or enough to keep two modern
heads pounding continuously for two
years, and this work of reopening the
old mine, putting the shaft in shape,
clearing out the old drifts and slopes,
and mining men know what this
means, together with sinking No. 1
down to 18th level, opening thousands
Of feet Of stopping ground, and pushing
the big four accompaniment shaft down
over 1920 feet has been accomplished
in comparatively short time, and for
this good work Supt. John L. Harris
and his able assistants, are response
ble.-Native Copper Times.
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an increase of S,05S tons as compar-
ed with the same month last year.
observation-disclosures the final figures
have not yet been made up, II is I'M
derstood that practically all of the
$4,000 shares of new Cactus stock was
taken by the stockholders.
Calumet, Mich, Feb. 2.-There was
st ady liquidation in the Boston mar
ket from the opening to the close.
North Butte suffered the most, los
ing points from the opening at 40.
Franklin showed strength. on large
transactions, in the early trading, SELL
ing up to 21h and closing at 20.
AS the listed issues closed at the
bottom for the day it is apparent IL
quotation has not yet run its course
Oneco sold up To S3s at the opening
and would doubtless have scored a
good advance had not the weakness in
other issues discouraged the bull ele-
ment. Late sales were made at IA.
Indiana and North Lake were sold
freely, the former down to 32 and the
latter 15h.
The best brokerage opinion i'm the
east is that liquidation will continue
70 some time with occasional rallies
to relieve the monotony.
Curbs in general were neglected
New York, Feb. Gossip regarding
the stock market over night was con-
spicuous by its absence. There is n
feeling of great uncertainty here but
the best informed people to whom |
talked seem to be neither positively
bearish nor bulish.
The failure announced late yesterday
afternoon will probably have little eff
feet on stock market prices.
The heaviness in steel and Union
Pacific is not liked.
| believe that the only course to pur-
sue is to sell stocks on the rallies as
think we are sure to get more llqulda-
tlon later ON. w. Prentiss.
Boston, Feb. 1.-The markets have
dropped all day. No stamina has been
shown anywhere and the close was at
the bottom and big volume OF liqui-
dalton going on. The outlook for to-
morrow is not promising. Locally the
feature was North Butte which closed
at 80, the lowest price yet reached. A
wave of disgust and irritation swept
over the market at the close. 1t seems
to me that too much pessimism exists
at the present time. j. Sturgis.
Butte Mont, Feb. 1.-The concrete
foundation for the first 100 ton unit of
the concentration for the Corbin Copper
company has been completed and the
machinery shipped from Milwaukee.
Supt. Richards says that enough ore
is blocked out I'm the Dewey tunnel "a
keep the mill running for a year and
that the vein is being opened at the
rate of 10 feet per month The ore
body i'm the tunnel drift is 20 feet
wide.-News Bureau.
Duluth, Mimi, Feb. AT a meet
ing of Giroux Mining Co. held yester-
day the following directors were
elected for three year term: ]. u. Sc
benius, r. c. Lupton and L. ]. Nancy
Report shows $685., 900, cash in treas
ury and 100000 first mortgage bonds
have been sold. Cash to be had as
soon as desired making a total of ST.,
092, 900 available. During year the
company acquired 500 acres of mineral
property. Report in general, good.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
The School and immigrants


The public schools are the first insti-
tutions that the immigrant to this
country meets without fear The fact Is
emphasized by Miss Myra Kelly, an
acute observer of metropolitan schools.
The immigration officers, the board of
health, the police department, the
street cleaning department all make
demands and threats that the new
corners cannot comprehend. "In sharp
contrast to all these ogres the board OF
education shines benignant and bland.
Here is n power making itself mani
fest i'm the form of young ladies, kind
~ Of eye and speech. who take n sweet
and friendly interest i'm the children
and all that concerns them. Woman
meets woman and no policeman inter
feres. The little ones are cared for.
instructed. and kept out of mischief
for five hours a day" Doctors attend
them, nurses wait on them, and the
teachers sit down beside mothers and
take counsel with them. Pretty soon
the children are reading the American
newspaper W lhtiI pdIciitS, anu wv
whole family come to understand
what Is meant by "our glorious Amer
lean institutions"
Royalty and Parliament
The recent suggestion that King Ed
ward might exert influence in bringing
about harmony between the commons
and the lords on the budget, recalls
the experience of Queen Victoria with
premiers. She was compelled to ac-
cept and Get with premiers she disliked.
among them Gladstone, of whom she
rather cleverly said that he always
spoke to her as If addressing public
meeting. OF all the succession of
premiers there appeared TO have been
only two for whom she felt strong
personal regard. Lord Melbourne. who
held office when she was young, and
Beaconsfield. whose dramatic toryism
gratified her declining years. Her son,
then prince of Wales, differed so far
with his mother as to entertain a most
marked appreciation of Gladstone. At
Gladstone's funeral II was noted that
his manner toward Mrs. Gladstone was
that OF n sorrowing kinsman: 1t was
the subject OF much comment and Of
no little disquieting speculation among
tory observers. so closely did partisan
ship follow the statesman TO his grave.
Alcohol VS.. Gasoline
Investigation shows that gallon 81
denatured alcohol can do sthe same
work in an engine as a gallon of gaso-
line. but the latter Is the cheaper fuel.
The alcohol. however, does not leave a
trail of smoke behind an automobile.
The tests were made with engines OF
approximately the same size and pis-
ton speed BY using alcohol in an al
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
MINING
ATLANTIC.

rho Atlantic has disclosed fairly
.od showing of copper N its erift
IN 10 the 25th lever. where indi-
.,ors also point 10 q considerable
1,,,h If vein. Horns of copper pro-
a. from the drift fGr practically
70 entire length, the general char
a,or NJ the formation is good. md,
- the whole, the development IL
sn,ong the most favorable the COM
IN, has thus far witnessed on this
tract.
THE company has decided on quite a
.,orough examination of not only the
poltic lode. but also the several other
veins traversing its property. East of
,he Baltic formation the Superior vein
hos been intersected. and drifting on
,he latter north and south is about
% no started A cross-cut has been
.torted 10 the west vein. distant 80 feet
west of the Baltic lode. which is also
% undergo an examination. This vein
was opened to limited extent with
yorying results on the Copper Range
lands. south adjolnlng.-Hayden, Stone
and Co.