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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-04-15
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How To Find Out.

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-04-15

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-04-15
FOR SALE !.

River farm 315 acres and East Point
across river, in Fluvanna county, Va
60 acres river bottom. 1000 sawlogs by
recent count-poplar, pine, oak, hick-
Dry. Description on application. Mile
from depot.
FRED. NJ. WILLS,
173t Charlottesville, Va.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Marvin-RickS.

At the residence of the BRIDES
parents Mr.. Frank M. Kicks, in Davis
City, at high noon, Dec. 25,, 1910,
occurred the marriage of Miss Mary
Jane Kicks to Harry Ray Marvin,
in the presence of number of the
relatives of the contracting parties.
Geo. P. Campbell officiating
Miss Kicks has been for some time
one of the successful teachers in the
public schools of the county, and is
bright young lady raised and ed
ucated in Davis City, and numbers:
her friends by the number of her
acquaintances, and who has been a.
very active worker in both the church
and Sunday school at Davis City for
some years. Mr.. Marvin, the groom.
is the second son of James Marvin,
of south Eden township, and is Welt
and favorably known by host of
friends. These young folks start out.
on life's journey with good health
and bright prospects, and the good2
wishes of their many friends and
with the determination to carve out:
useful lives, and make homes for
themselves, and with their ability
we believe they will succeed, as good
health, and a determination to sue
coed in life are the best assets q.
young energetic couple can be pos
sessed of, and it is the hope of thes
writer that they may be able to sue
coed in every honest and laudables
undertaking. Geo. P. Campbell. =.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Gentry-LaFo1lette.

At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. 'LaFollette, of this
city, last Saturday afternoon at one.
o'clock occurred the marriage of
their daughter, Mary, to Mr.. Frank
P. Gentry, of Oskaloosa, Ed. J. S..
Coffin, of the Christian church offici--
ating. The wedding was q quiet one,,
there being only a few Immediate
relatives present. Mr.. and Mrs. Gen.
try left on the. afternoon train for
Oskaloosa where they were rendered:
reception by the groom's parents.
and where they will spend the holi--
days. Miss LaFollette is too we'll,
known tn Leon people to need any
comment. Her friends are numer--
Gus in this CITY,. Mr.. Gentry is a,
travelling salesman for the Monarch
Manufacturing Company of Council,
Bluffs, and while we are not person.
ally acquainted with him, he presentas
the appearance. of a, hustling busl-,
ness man. This. worthy couple ex--
pect to establish a home for them
selves I'M Des MOines. A largo COM
pany of friends join in wishing them,
happiness and prosperity. y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Threshing Expensive Hay.

A crop of hay grown on the Elder
farm in the south part of the county
in 1908, although not the best grass
ever raised there, promises to be the
highest priced crop of it's size and
kind ever handled in Mercer county,
when the law suits over it are con-
cluded. 1t has become familiar with
those who are interested in court
matters, as 1.-The hay case,' but 50
often and thoroughly has it been
thrashed out by the lawyers that
spectators have begun to term it the
straw case.
1t was tried in court here Saturday
Monday and Tuesday. The jury af-
ter being out twelve hours, failed to
agree on a verdict and was dis
charged. 1t is said they stood seven
for Lowry and five for Minter and
Mullinax.
The hay in question was owned by
Frank Minter and Geo. T. Mullinax
! They sold it to w. H. Lowry, who
was agent for J. F. Fox, of Clio,
Iowa. Mr.. Fox failed in the contract
and Mr.. Lowry took it over. Lowry,
after shipping some of the hay, found
that it was not as good as he thought
and refused to accept the remainder
of it. Minter and Mullinax later
sold the hay, but did not get as much
for it as Mr.. Lowry agreed to pay
them. They then brought suit
against Lowry for the difference in
price received and that Lowry was
to pay. They asked for $298.
The case was tried at the April
term of court, 1909, and resulted in
Ia verdict for Mr.. Lowry. 1t was
then taken to the Kansas City Court
of Appeals. There it was reversed
and remanded for a new trial.
A large number of witnesses were
summoned, and at this, the second
trial, the costs have run up to above
$500.
| E. c. Orion, of this city and A. G.
Knight, of Trenton, are attorneys
for Minter and Mullinax. Geo. Hall,
Aubry Warden, of Trenton, and J. C.
Wilson, of Bethany, are for Mr.. Low
ry.-Princeton Post
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
A Letter from Walt Redman.

w. B. Redman, who went to South
Dakota last spring and located on a
claim near Magdalene,' writes us the
following interesting letter while
ordering The Reporter sent during
1911 to himself, John Redman, H
L. Redman and Mrs. Carrie A. Ed
wards, who all have claims up there,
as he says none of them could keep
house without the old Reporter:
Magdalene, s. D., Dec. 20, 1910:
Editor Reporter-Well, l suppose
you will want me to say a little
about the country and how we like
it. OF course you know it was dry
all over the country, and it was dry
here, and we did not raise much on
sod, but old ground did fairly we'll
and l know this land will produce
the crops if we can get the rain, and
! believe this is good healthy place
to live, for we have all enjoyed the
very best of health here. The
weather has been fine ever since we
came here the first of March, and
the weather now is simply fine, just
like spring. We have had two or
three light SHOWS, just enough to
track rabbits, and it went off right
away. 1t was pretty cold few days,
one of my neighbors has been rum
ming disc for two or three days
getting his ground ready for spring,
and he is discing today, Dec. Goth.
OF course the dry weather checked
the boom here little bit, but
think now is the time for a man to
get in, for if we get a good crop
next year land will go up and the
country is nearly all filed on, and
it is being settled up fast. A herd
law was voted here this fall, and
We have good prospects for a rail-
road next year. And just to show
you what confidence some men have
in this country will tell you that the
railroad company laid out town
on their survey 100 miles ahead of
the steel, and sold the lots at auc-
ton, and corner lots sold at $1,000
and $1,000 right out on the prairie.
And now as far as this country is
concerned we like it fine, although
some time in the future We may
come back to Iowa, but if we get
rain here would rather live here
than there, so tell the boys across
the street I am not homesick yet,
and If it ever gets bad weather here
so have to stay in doors all day L
will write again, but l hate to write
these long letters. Hoping this will
reach all my friends whom I have
not had time to write to, and wish
ing you all happy New Year, I am,
yours truly. W.. B. Redman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Burr Oak Ridge.

Quite number were present Fri
day afternoon and listened to a very
interesting program at East Eden
School. The teacher gave nice
treat to the pupils.
Prof. Wesley and wife, of Mel
bourne, are spending the holidays at
w. H. Hazlett's. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chastain
went to Des Moines Thursday to
spend week with Mrs. Chastain' 8
parents. During their. absence Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Lille will occupy
their house and care for their stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frost spent
Christmas day with Mrs. Frost's
mother, Mrs. Bracewell.
E. J. Horney and family spent
Sunday at Oda Vanderpool's, going
down to get acquainted with the 8 y
pound boy, which arrived Christmas
morning.
/ Roy and George Chastain visited
q few days at Van Vert at the homes
of F. M. Springer, Geo. Hoffman,
Walter Briner and Lon Adams.
Mrs. Barnhizer has been on the
sick list the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson spent Sum
day at Willard Lilies.
Miss Lottie Vanderpool spen.
Christmas at Hopeville with her sis 1
ter. Mrs. Charley H0nn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Garden Grove.

Geo. Eveland, of Boulder, Colo,
came last Monday to visit with sew
eral friends here. 4. 81
Miss. Pearl Smith spent Christmas
at the Farquhar home at HuE,eston.
Ed Gaunt and family and Ben
Aten and family went to Eureka, ILL.,,
the latter part of last week to visit
over Christmas at the Joe Majors
home. f;a -.3"Gs', wv" @@%
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M Russell and
family went to Peoria, ILL.,, last FRI
day to spend the holidays with the
formers parents. -
Miss Gretchen Potts, who is at
tending the State University, came
home last week for the holidays.
Miss Lucy Sullivan, who is teach
ing music at some point in Oklahoma,
came home for a visit with her par
ents.
Miss Mildred Stroll went to Kan
sas City Saturday to visit with her
two brothers, Paul and Leo.
H. H. Fuller and family; of near
Weldon, were here over Sunday Wis
iting at the home of j. A. Daniel
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd, of Grand Riv-
err came Tuesday to visit at the
Newton Judd home.
Miss Ruth Stearns of Chicago,
came the latter part of last week
to visit with her parents.
Ruth Stearns, Elsie Itchy and Eva
Jennings gave an entertainment at
the Nj. E. Church last Monday to a
fair sized audience.
Sloan Phipps has rented the G. w.
Hoadley blacksmith shop since Mr..
Hoadley got his hand cut off in his
planer.
Mrs. Sutton, of Leroy, died sud-
denly one day last week, dropping
dead in the kitchen while doing her
work. The funeral was held Tues
day.
Charley Mccullough, of Eagle
Vile, Mo-, came last week accom-
panied by his family, to visit rela-
tives.
Harry Culver, who has been work
ing at Charlton, has accepted po-
sition in the National bank of this
place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
BIG STRIKE AVERTED.
Railroad Engineers and Managers
Reach Agreement Last Satur- y
z 45.I EEg.t day

The wage dispute between the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and sixty-one railroads, west,
north and south of Chicago, was
settled at Chicago last. Saturday.
There will be no strike.
Instead the engineers gets an a7-
erage increase in wages of - 1-3 per
cent of their 1910 wage scale, giving
them Christmas promise of an av-
erage Of approximately 1892 for each
of the $500 men involved for each
subsequent year. Specifically, the
agreement provides for a raise of 40
cents day for all engineers, with a
differential in addition of rs cents
for 215, O00-pound engines, an ad-
ded differential of IS cents a day for
the smaller Mallet engines and diff
ferential of 81 day for the heaviest
Mallets.
In a letter to United States Com
missioner Charles J. Neill, who, as
mediator under the Erdman act,
brought the settlement out of what
seemed a sure disagreement, Grand
Chief Engineer Warren s. Stone, of
the brotherhood, gave as the reason
for accepting the terms offered, the
suffering and loss which would at
tend general western strike.
Numerous specific working condi-
tons are improved by the agreement
signed formally late Saturday, and
the engineers are given control OF
electric and gasoline motor cars used
as locomotives, with an increase OF
so cents day in present wages. Hos
tiers, unaer Lne protection of the en-
gineers, get an increase of rs cents a
day. TIL new rate is effective with
the signing of the agreement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29

P. F. Brady, manager of the HUI
bacher lumber yard in this city, left
Saturday morning for a few days
visit with his mother at Richmond.
Mo-, and also visited with his two
brothers in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boyd. and
were in Leon Monday on their way
at the home Of Mrs. Boyds parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Judd.
Miss Blanche Woodland, who IL
attending the c. C. c. College at
Des Moines, came home Monday
evening to visit few days at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Woodland, in this city. :,
Mrs. Eva Mccullough, of Lamont.
who had been visiting at the home.
of her brother, Robert Piercy, near
this city, went to Garden Grove FRI
day afternoon to visit over Christmas
with relatives and friends.
Newt Sankey, of Paradox Colo..
surprised his father and other rela--
tives in this city, by dropping in
Christmas day for holiday visit
with them. 1t has been several,
years since Newt was in Leon.
Charles Ross, The Reporters ex-.
pert linotype operator, departed
Friday for St. John, Kas., to spend
Christmas with friends, and from.
there will go to his home at Spring.
field, Mo-, for few days visit.
Clair Long and sister, Miss AL
phi, of Center township, who are at
tending Drake University at Des.
Moines, came home Friday evening.
to spend the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Long.
John E. Hurst, the we'll known
advertising writer, with the big firm
of Lord & Thomas, of Chicago.
came Saturday to spend the holidays.
with his mother, Mrs. S. w. Hurst,
and many other relatives and friends
in this city.
DR.. R. H. Robinson, of Kansas
City, stopped off in this city Friday
evening and made short visit with
his brother, Claude Robinson, while
enroute to Davis City to spend
Christmas with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. j. H. Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Decatur City, visited with Davis city


friends last week.
AL Spargur and wife, of Okla
homa, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Reed the past week.
Davis City seems to have an cpl
demic OF. fires this season, for the
same evening the Little river rail-
road bridge was burned the house
which Robert Shelton built in the
west part OF town, now owned by l.
N. Jeffries, and occupied by Mr..
Dingman, was burned to the ground.
Mrs. Dingman and her eight children
had gone to the country to spend
Christmas. Mr.. Dingman, who Is
employed on the railroad bridge car
penter's force, came home and had
started a fire and gone to the store
for supplies, and on returning home
found that an overheated stove had
set the house on fire and it had
gained such Roadway that nothing
could save the building, and but a
small part of the household goods
were gotten out This is hard on Mr..
and Mrs. Dingman, coming as It did
at the beginning of winter, and they
have a large family of small children
to care for.
Mr.. Hawk, of Oklahoma, visited
his sister, Mrs Frank Kicks, OF this
city, the past week.
The funeral of the little eleven
months old child of Mr. and Mrs G.
B. Simpson, of Leon, was held at the
M. E. church last Thursday. The
young parents have the sympathy
of all in their sad bereavement. In
terment was in the Davis City ceme-
terry.
E. S. Grimes spent Christmas at
the home of his son in Leon.
Win Riley had business at Leon
Wednesday.
A. l.. Teale has been looking after
business at Davis City the past week.
Charles Sutherlin made trip to
Lamont last Saturday.
Miss Daisy Scott arrived last Fri
day from Ottumwa to visit during
the holidays with her father, Dick
Scott and other relatives in this city.
Sherm Wheeler moved his family
to Lamont the past week.
James Mcintosh and wife began
their first efforts at housekeeping the
past week, occupying the house
known as the Grandpa Patterson
property on Main street.
Ancil Patterson came in from a
trip to Nebraska last Friday.
George Franklin, of Pleasanton,
was a caller in our city last Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Warnock has moved
back to her farm.
Mrs. Hubbard and son came in
last week from Kansas to visit her
daughter, Mrs. George Kimball. and
from here she will go to Saline, Mo-,
to make her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jacob Hagan. She will be
remembered by many of our readers
as a former resident of Decatur
county. Her husband died last No
vember.
Grant Craig last week had his
home residence fitted out with the
new gasoline lamps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Venting have their
daughter from Kansas visiting with
them.
Adam Phillips, of GAINESVILLE, Mo-,
was calling on old friends in this
his boyhood home the past week.
Mrs. J. N. Gates is slowly recov-
ering from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Walter McCully has brother
and sister from Albany, Mo-, visiting
her
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Orphan Ridge.

Geo. Mcdaniel and sister, Miss
Maggie, of East Eden, spent Sun
day at the home of Jacob Butts.
D. ]. Barlean, of lola, Kas., came
in Tuesday to spend Christmas with
his brothers, J. M. and w. M. Bar.
lean.
Misses Grace and Ruth Durell
spent Sunday at the Stephens home
A. ]. Piper took sick Sunday, II
being necessary to call DR.. Reed, OF
Davis City.
Macy Stephens still makes his
usual call at the Parsons home every
Sunday evening.
The Christmas tree and oyster sup
per at C. A. Hatf1elds Saturday night
was we'll attended, and all report a
most enjoyable time. Those present
were J. M. and w. M. Barlean, Zeke
Merryman, wife and daughter, Daisy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Butts and Grand
ma Hatfield.
w. M. Baker and family, of north
of Leon, came Saturday to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Bakers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Leahy.
Fred Jones called on A. J. Piper
Sunday.
A. J. Fulton called on the Barlean
boys Sunday.
J. w. McNelly and family spent
Christmas at C. A. Hatfield's.
Harye Piper and wife, of Leon,
came down Saturday and visited ov-
er Sunday at the home of his moth
err, Mrs. John Piper.
Simon Hoover is in this neck of
woods saving wood.
A Mr.. Patterson, of Davis City,
was calling on Charley Hatfield
Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
DOOlittlc-Sell.

Mr.. Arthur; Doolittle and Misc;
Laura E. Sell, were married at the
M. E. parsonage in this city on
Christmas morning, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. E. M. Ho1f.
The groom is we'll known young
farmer living near Davis City, and
the bride is the daughter Of Mr.. and
MRS. John Sell, of southwest of Leon
She has been a teacher in the schools:
Of this county andi is most es-,
Unable young lady. The happy,
young couple will go to housekeeping
On a farm near Dayis City, ana q.
host of friends extend hearty congrat--
ulations and wish them unlimited:
happiness and prosperity. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Salem,

Ralph Judd and wife left Saturday
for Garden Grove to spend Christ
mas with relatives and friends.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Christmas tree at Pleasanton,
Saturday night.
Lloyd Moore took dinner with Har-
ry Slower Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Durham and
granddaughter, from Lacona, Iowa,
are visiting at the home of NJ. Linden
and family.
Mrs. C. C. Slower and sister, Lizzie
Hill, spent Sunday with the formers
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Mcdaniel.
Audra Potter spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Pearl and Mabelle
Slower.
John Crawley and daughter, Mag
gle, of GAINESVILLE, are visiting at the
home of his daughters, Mrs. J. E.
Drury and Mrs. Jim Moore.
Verna Linden spent Sunday at
home.
Willie Moore spent Sunday at
home. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Christmas at the. County Home.

One of the happiest gatherings in
Decatur county ON Christmas day waH
that at the county home, where
Steward E. l.. Shirar and wife, assist
ed by the help employed at the home
and some of the neighbors, had pre-
pared an elaborate tree for those.
who make their home there. They
had music and there were useful press
ents for every one, as well as bount--
iful treat. And then too as fine a.
Christmas dinner was served as any
one could wish for. The tree, a beau
tiful evergreen, was kindly donated
by John Frost, and Christmas day ,f5
1910, will long be remembered by All.
who make their home at the county
farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Meegan-Power.

Mr.. James Meegan and Miss Nell
lie Power, both of GAINESVILLE, were
married at Hotel Leon in this city
last Saturday morning, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. e. M. Hoff,
pastor OF the M. p. church. They are
both we'll known young people Of
GAINESVILLE, where they are quite pop
ular. They departed on the noon
train to spend their honeymoon with
friends in st. Joe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29

The Park Hotel is serving : spec
lal Sunday dinner. Try them once
and you Will become : sregnlaT cur
toner. IS sa5 e. n IN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29

Sometimes those people who do
not think know just enough to know
that they don't have to.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29

Cold weather doesn't contract the
imagination, as the Oldest inhabitant
can testify. Il s Il IN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
"A Small Catechisln.

CUES. How many denominations
are there in the United States?
Ans. 1856, according to the latest
census.
@. How many denominations
were there in 1890?
A. 145, according to the census
of that year.
@. How many denominations
were disbanded in the interval?
A. Twelve.
@. How many were merged with
other denominations?
A. Four.
@. How many wholly new denom-
nations were added to the list?
A. Forty-eight.
T.. @. Were there other additions
to the denominations?
A. Some denominations split in
two.
@. How many Baptist denomi-
nations exist in the United States?
A. Sixteen.
@. How many Lutheran?
A. Thirty-four.
@. How many Methodist?
A. Fifteen.
u. 1AO" Aouy IIcSUy IcFldu.
A. Twelve.
O.. What reason is given for the
existence of those 1876 denomina-
tons?
4 A. That each perpetuates val
liable principle and struggles for it's
acceptance.
@. Then each denomination at
present lacks 1856 valuable principles
possessed respectively by the 1876
other denominations?
A. Maybe.
@. Any other reason?
A., That varying types of human
minds naturally require different
types of creeds and forms of church
government and worship.
@. Then there are 1856 differen.
types of human minds?
A. It would seem so.
@. Is this division of our, Chris
tian forces into 1856 sundered camps
a good thing? -.-.. .%.--,
~ A. God only knows?- Christian
Endeavor World. ~ f.