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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
Woodland.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Emmack, OF
near Lewisburg, spent Sunday night
with Mr. and Mrs John Lockwood.
Arthur, from near Weldon, visited
Monday night with Mrs. Lucretia
Giesseman, returning home Tues
day.
Mrs. Virgo Lillard and son Ralph,
of Lake City, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Sam
Bright, of Lineville, came Monday
and visited her aunts, Mrs. T. B.
Adair and Mrs. Lucretia Giesseman,
until Tuesday. She was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Maggie Bright,
who will return home with her for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Novia S. Beavers
were Lineville callers Thursday.
A number from here attended the
conventions held in Leon last Sat
urday.
The ice cream social given at the
A. G. church park last Thursday
evening was we'll attended and net
ted about $11 to be used for class
pins and church repairs. The class
and teacher, Miss Grace Rayn, wishes
to thank all who so kindly responded
with donations and assisted in any
way The social was very enjoyable
affair, and here's wishing they will
| give another in the near future.
Mrs. Alice Beavers went to Lamar
Mo-, Thursday for a short visit with
her son, Grin and family
DR.. and Mrs. C. E. Lovett were
| Garden Grove visitors Friday.
| j. E. Beckwith and Harry B. Co,
were Lineville callers Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Coontz accom-
panied Elder E. O. Coontz and wife
to Lineville Wednesday where they
spent the day at the home of Prof
Chas. Coontz. returning Thursday
Kenneth Greenlee, of Des Moines
spent few days last week with hi
uncle, DR.. c. E. Lovett and wife.
A meeting of the school board wa
held at the school house Friday whel
the old board retired and the newl.
| elected officers were installed.
Elder and Mrs. E. o. Coontz wen
to Mineral, ILL.,, Wednesday wher'
they will make their future home
Elder Coontz being pastor of the A
c. church at that place.
Born, Tuesday, June 2Sth, to Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Massey, son.
Mrs. Guy Beavers returned Frida
from a two weeks visit at Bloomfield
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Spicer, and other relatives AM
friends.
Uncle Tommy Bledsoe attene,
church services at High Point Sun
day.
Rev. T. E. Glendenning, of Hop
kins, Mo-, will preach at the A. c
church at this place next Sunda
morning and evening, July 10, 1910
All are cordially invited to atten
these services.
The young folks of this neighbor
hood gave John Lockwood, Jr.,
surprise Monday evening in honor Q
his birthday. Light refreshments Q
ice cream and cake were served.
Miss BERTHE Adair spent Sunda
with home folks.
: Pauline and Carroll Coontz, bot
of Lineville, came Thursday for
visit with relatives.
/ Okla Beavers and Otto Waugh
, were in Lineville last Saturday.
J. E. Lentz, w. H. Wilson and
S. Beavers attended the Democrat
, convention at Leon last Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
Orphan Ridge.

Macy and bod Stephens spent Sun
day with their sister, Mrs. Fred
Jones.
Spawn Miller of Davis City, was
here Sunday looking after his inter
ests in the machinery line.
Zeke Merryman, Joe Barlean, Pat
Leahy, c. A. Hatfield and Frank Cox
attended the democratic convention
at Leon Saturday.
Sherm Simpson called on E. Mer-
ryman Sunday.
c. A. Hatfield and w. NJ. Barlean
visited at w. M. Smiths Sunday.
Charles Leahy had business at
Davis City last Saturday.
A. c. Brazelton is building an ad-
dition to his house which adds great
ly to it's appearance. Lewis Piper is
doing the work.
Everybody celebrated at Leon and
all report a good time.
Andy Smith delivered a bunch of
cattle Tuesday to his brother jim.
Jacob Butts sports a riding cult
vator
Several of our farmers have com.
menced cutting oats and some have
already put up their hay.
Miss Lille Lowell, of Lamont, i:
here visiting few days with friends
Harrison Boyer, of Lamont, at on,
I time an. old Eden boy, came over tt
spend the Fourth at Leon, and gave
We correspondent a call.
j. w. McNelly and family came u,
Sunday and spent the day at the Hat
/ tield home
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
Union Ridge.
(Delayed.)


Mrs. Dwight Freeman and children
visited Saturday night and Sunday
at the J. A. Record home.
G. L, Sage and wife took in the
band concert at Leon Saturday night.
A Jolly party consisting of Connie
Harmon, Bert Dobson, j.. A. Record
and Dwight Freeman were camping
eon Grand River Saturday night and
Sunday and brought back quite lot
'of fish. Several of them weighing
less than 20 pounds.
Lua Record and Ruth Freeman
visited Saturday morning with Lua
Dobson.
John Sell and family took in the
sights at Leon Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Dobson and daughter
Lua spent Saturday night and Sum
day at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mac Cox.
Everybody in this neighborhood
are preparing to attend the Chautau-
qua at Leon August 8 to 4.~-----4-- .
N M. Cox, wife and son Charles,
Arthur Cox and wife, S. P. Hoover
and family Mrs. Lola Cornett and
son, Frank Cox and family, Thomas
Cox and family, Mrs. Nora Fultz and
daughter Nita, Bert Dobson and fam
ally and Tully Cox were fishing near
Davis City last Sunday afternoon.
Harl Alldredge and family were
Leon callers Saturday afternoon.
John Burnison and wife were Wis
lit at the M. J. Powers home few
days last week.
Bert Dobson and family visited al
the home of his brother, Lew Dob.
son, near Lineville, Saturday night
sand Sunday of last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
White Hall.

Several of the farmers are cutting
oats and putting up hay.
There was big time in Leon the
Fourth. Most of our people enjoyed
themselves fine.
S. Simpson went to Blockley on
business one day last week.
There have been several new hay
stackers and binders come out in this
neighborhood this harvest.
e. Griffin was in this neighborhood
last week buying cattle.
The hay crop seems to be light, and
pastures are getting short on account
of not much rain.
James Owen, who has been work
ing for E. A. Smith this summer
went to Lineville one day last week
to visit his mother.
M. Owens and M. H. Fairchild are
going to do l.. Weldon's harvesting
wonder if the HALEY comet is
making this dry weather.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
Garden Grove.

A number of the o. E. S. ladies, of
Leon, came up here last Wednesday
afternoon and were entertained at a
picnic given by that order at this
place.
Miss Hattie Lionberger came last
Thursday to visit with friends and
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCaull, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, came last week
to visit their parents here.
Mrs. Wadell, of Charlton, was here
last Friday visiting at the home of
DR.. Lyon, returning the same day.
Miss Anna Hoadley left last Fri
day to visit at the Eveland home in
Boulder Colorado, this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loving, of Hastings,
Iowa, who have been visiting at the
Kelley home, north of town, return
ed last Friday.
John Aten and wife, who have been
visiting at the home Of their daugh.
ter, Mrs. Porter Eveland, in Boulder
Colorado, returned last week.
| Brice Bruce, who is an officer in
the U. S. navy came in last Friday to
spend few days with his mother at
this place.
G. D. Wheeland is building a fine
colonial porch on the south and east
of his residence which greatly i'm
proves it.
A colored minstrel show was in
town last Wednesday and played to 8
large crowd and gave very good salts
faction.
Mrs. w. E. Miller and mother, Mrs
Poole, went to Centerville last weel
to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robertson lief
last week for their new home in Kan
sas City, Mo.
Harvey Henderson returned las
week from trip to New Jersey
where he was attending meeting o
the general assembly of the Presby
terian church.
, Mrs. Susie Mallette, of Humestor
was here last Friday visiting wit
relatives and friends.
Butler Sullivan, of Humeston, wa
:: here last week visiting at the HON
. of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Stearns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
How's ThIs7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure FJ. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
We the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney for
the last is years. and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and financially able to
garry out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo.
WALDKNa KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of The
system. Testimonials sent free. Price ESQ. per bot
ale Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
DOES THIS MEAn 1911?

Indigestion, sour stomach, constipation then
Do you know that the pleasant herb tea, Lanes
Family Medicine will remove all these troubles
almost immediately If you do not know it, get
package to-day at any druggists or dealers (25c}
and you will be glad we told you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
Accidental Shooting.

Pearl Wiley, son of w. w. Wiley,
living near the Center school house,
had peculiar accident Monday
morning. He and his brother Jake
were in the barn when Jake picked
up % calibre revolver which had
been lying around for some time and
began swapping it. OF course " the
gun was loaded" and Pearl, who was
standing about twenty feet from him,
received the bullet in the index finger
OF the right hand. The bullet struck
the finger on the side and taking a
spiral course, twisted around and
lodged near the palm surface of the
hnger. He Immediately came to La
moni and DR.. j. B. Horner extracted
the bullet and dressed the wound
and he is getting along nicely-La-
moni Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07

Woman loves a clear, rosy COM
plexion. Burdock Blood Bitters puri-
fies the blood, clears the skin, re-
stores ruddy, sound health.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07

There's nothing so good for sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Cures in few hours. Relieves any
pain in any part.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07

In the district court of the state of
Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In Probate
In the matter of the estate of
Amanda McClelland, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrative of the
estate of Amanda McClelhnd, late of
Decatur county, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or her estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or her estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day of June, A. D.
1910.
44-3t. Eva Rhea
Administrative of said Estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07

WANTED-Good men and women
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Traffic in Girls" Immense sellers
Price $1.50. SO per cent commits
sion. Outfit free. Send 15c for mail
ing. Both outfits Csc. Also district
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permanent work. $4,000 to $4,000
per year profits. Particulars free
Address A. B. kaufman Company
Chicago, ILL.,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07
DR.. O. B. CHRISTIE

Nineteen years experience in hospital and gener-
al practice. Calls attended day or night Office
east room over Kraft's clothing store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07

Notice Of appointment of Admin
istratriX.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
The lnsiIer
M anager of Orpheun
Explains His Methods

and falls to HIM 70 90
booking of when II comes
the clearing house Tor wes"
of his
the things that please RE
w Ill It please the puohe
Most OF the know Beck told and gan sign them or
aong
world vaudeville To applicants that nave
whom have tryou
have space connecting my Office this special
them watch them few moments and hn
OF make mistakes
but tn boxes generally indicates that hit right.
though consists re-engagements Con-
these people office seeking renewals
decide
of thee al When therefore
eforem me lrecord o its failure
ANA discard the But
and rule
of along have been fairly successful and
may change their bill and
hand sketch along and find that II
conditioned
the change their easily
have made altogether
mind that the has latens
the
friend shall
in introduce novelties
need about
ontracta await a the end OF the season"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
THE SMAR T SET

set. Miss Smith will be the eompli-
mented guest at tea to be given
Tuesday afternoon, February 1. when
Miss EIinor Sanders Will preside as
hostess. and there will be a score oG
guests
Miss Zellah Lee Gibson. whose en-.
gsgement to DR.. Henry Matthew FL
berg of San Luis Obispo was one OF the
announcements Of the season. has had a
delightful round of entertainments in
her honor. The pretty bride elect for
merly attended school in this city.
where she made many friends She has
recently been visiting at the home ot
Mrs. Frederick Van Devender Stott. In
fact, it was during a visit few months
ago with Mrs. StOtt that her enga ge-
ment was announced at an informal tea,
There will be several teas this month
that win have Miss Gibson as the COM
pfimented guest. One OF the earliest
affairs of next month will be the tea
To be given February 2 at the Palace.
when the hostesses- Of the occasion will
be Mrs Walter Greer and Mrs. Freder-s
lex Holt
The next Greenway assembly and the
last, by the way, of the season. which
will be an event cf Friday evening
February A. is the excuse for several
dinner parties already arranged and
particularly among the Younger set,
who Will entertain preceding the dance.
The assembly will be given in the
white and gold ballroom at the Fair
mont. Among those who viii entertain
before the dance at elaborate dinner
pa Eties are Miss Kathleen Farrell and
Miss Vera de Saba. both of whom will
have a score or more of the younger
girls as their guests
Mrs Joseph D. Grant viii entertain
at one OF the largest of the pre-
Lenten receptions TO be given Friday
afternoon. February 4. at her home at
Webster street and Broadway. Another
tea to be given the same day will
have Mrs. Joseph DOnohoe as the pre-
siding hostess, although the latter af-
fair will be informal and without the
large number of guests that have been
biden to the Grant home
Bishop. and Mrs sydney Partridge.
who have been visiting in this city
for several weeks as the guests Of Mrs
Psrtridge's mother. Mrs. John simpson,
will leave in few days for the east.
where they will enjoy an extended
visit in New York and other eastern
cities.
Mrs. Harold Sewau is expected "a
arrive This morning from the east and
viii remain in this city for an Indefinite
stay as the guest of her sister. Mrs
Norman MscLaren-
Mr. and Mrs Harry Stetson and Mrs.
Robert Oxnard have returned to the
city after passing the weekend at San
Mateo and attending the aviation meet
during the visit out of town.
Bishop William Ford Nichols aud
Mrs. Nichols will entertain at an eiab-
crate reception to be given Wednesday
evening at the episcopal residence in
Webster street in compliment to the
cIergymen and their families who are
in this city attending the annual con-
vention.
Mrs. Sigmund Stern and Mrs F.. s.
Heller will give one OF the most eiab-
orate dinner dances OF the season next
Friday evening in the ballroom at the
Palace There VIII be over zoo guests
at the reunion
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

New Montgomery streets. was built IN
1852 and demolished about 10 YEAR,
later.
REPRESENT ATIvES- Reader City kindly
print the names and addresses Of the represen-
tatives from California in congress-
Senators-George G. Perkins Oak
land; Frank p. Flint. Los Angeles
Representatives-W p. Engelbright
Nevada City: Duncan f. McKinlav.
Santa Rosa; Joseph r. knowland. Ala
media; julius Kahn. San Francisco:
E. A. Hayes. San Jose; James c.. Need
ham. Modesto; James McLachlan. Pasa-
dena; sylvester c. Smith, Bakersfield
ASSUMED NANE,-Reader II Queries CITY
a man under an assumed enNsrs ia the
eS three yea-S and Is discharged with sn sx-
celient character VIII the war departmeas fur
nisa him duplicate discharge paper with his
true naiHes
1t will not. as the department recog-
nizes the man only by the name under
which he enlisted
GIN-w. G. H. LiverDlore Frohi whst is gin
<EISON-~M H.. WQodands~ What is the
true name Of BstlugN Nelson. the pugilist,
Oscar Battling Mathew Nelson
CAPTAINS -saeserioer. CITY. DO captain. oa
No. =.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

SLAyES-A Subscriber Angels Camp Did
President Lincoln the administration at
Washington. =. c.. ever try to negotiate with
the south fOrfthe purchase of the slaves in order
to free them before the opening OF the civil war:
Did the government ever offer to pay for slaves:
According TO a suggestion offered by
President Lincoln. Roscoe Conkling
March 10. 1862, offered the following
resolution to congress- That the
United States ought to cooperate with
any state which may adopt gradual
abolishment of slavery; giving 60 such
state pecuniary aid to be used by such
state in its discretion to compensate
for the Inconvenience. public and pri-
vate. produced by such change of sys-
tenn, This met with opposition from
the democrats. but it passed in the
house on the following day by vote
of SO to- 81 and March 20 il passed the
senate by a vote of 80 to 10. It was
approved April 10 by the president.
No state acted upon the resolution
TATTOO MARKS-Agony City Is there any
way to remove tattoo marks from The human
skins
Yes. Any good doctor can remove
them.
NcFADDIS BL0GK--Mrs. T. +. c. CITY.
cisco many years ago: When was il erected
and when was it demolished:
1t stood at the corner of Market and
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Philippines
Seen With
Chicago Eyes

and European elements OF society the Philippines Doctor
Dorsey does not hesitate to make specifically odous
Criticism of that quickly invites repsas Manila
Gable News American:
o @
of schoolgirls Mr.. Dorseys fusions
like dveling
and shocked becauseit did skypng
the Chicago understud
Doctor
That the facts and human Dorsey nothing
of
writing slander the Fiipinos and his
Men who the do change their minds
Chicago and Boston visiting Chicago
and Boston they take their notions
always able discover what they The late Robert
lngerso supplied example of this he was visiting
California he told that generations under the influence
OF climate Cafonians would be attending fights
Sundays and would spend the rest OF the rolling cigarettes
quite difficult preconceived idea and the
general attitude OF the The picturesque
wrath Of the Manila newspaper will Doctor Dorsey
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Mr.. T aft
On the
Water Powers


The electrical appliances for the the
longer poblematcal, but
the OF the falling the
the already
absolute drift all the
shall IL
the owned there
tlenhal be disposed
their such their
other conditions
right of exceeding 30 renewal
privileges. equitable rental
control and can prevent their plants
petition be maintained and kept reasonable
president academic the question raised by Mr.
Smith and others concerning rights the
They that the belongs the and this
be legally but long the do
the land they title that would be good for
anything for purposes OF developing power.
In the meantime these rights safe The
they turned the they would be grabbed
perpetuty Mr. Smith admits much in the Bakersfield
Echo, which says
Nobody pretends Smith ALL that handling
wisely, accepted legislation
the pubic should
legislation the
he spont
OF in corresponding
cooperation this
Of
We are sorrv to Mr. Smiths report ON this subject
II he mistaken his observations proof
understood in Washington By people
OF California understand their
will agree with the president The subject
California and has had popular discussion within
last year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
.Cohtributorr
Causes of
High Prices

list OF meat prices too high the purse average
consumer but clear that the thing equally
provisions groceries, fish and vegetables Yet the retail
and the butchers declare that they making
profit instance Francisco
retail grocer 0 The Call:
While Pees have advanced the mag? o retail a are a s
families and the present time distributing many staple articles at
less than the cos' OF CRYING i on Their m business
the H fng & e 0 * % esong hd 8 T "a sts are "gs sI2 iy @ =
pounds for ST. giving them return OF S2S or practically Iio per
i5 per cent on every pound Of @ sugsg az he he sells . g.
every scisuhen doing
the @ 9 Of a % s @ s The The aP bsd 245sd 1 s s sS' adsS S
The trusts also are blamed and with reason The tariff is
responsible Any form OF restriction whether created by
law by combination restraint OF trade works increase
by taking unfair toll OF products passage between the
and the There OF
partly natural and in part artificial and legtimate
Something OF the trouble is due the great the
production OF gold which inevitably price levels and
thing attributable impressed public by James
M the railroad magnate, that the American people
increasing numbers are focg the cities and abandoning the
farms All these contribute their degree advance
prices OF food.
The problem simple Much be done by removing
egtmate contrbuteto
The abandonment neglect OF farming far as IS fact is
itself
and the be broken Already begin
hear that farmers constitute the most prosperous element IN
and with the Of the telephone the trolley
and free delivery of mail the attractions OF rural life have
is yet accomplished fact,
undoubtedly that consumption OF agricultural products
has production Chicago dispatch gives facts
point:
Where wheat query made by trade
% vet the Tegusr visible supply 100000 bushels less than last
supply N @ s48o bushels 804o bushels s than ana on fsa Dombe ef
is the
In thanfo years, lis far the
ground @ @ M ' @ pss Ts % months hs9 s7 before s' have
1t is strange fact that California with immense
suitable growing wheat does produce grain enough
consumption There for that long
prices low but with wheat selling around 81 hundred
radical change this field resumption seeding
considerable this which had been suffered
TO pasture for years
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

under national control. These the same
policies that have been consistently advo-
Gated by The Call in the course OF some con-
troversy with Representative Smith OF Bakers
field, who desires that these rights should be
turned over at once to the control of the state
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

on the islands. Among other impressions of
travel Doctor Dorsey records that by his
appraisement the untutored or little tutored
savages OF the archipelago constitute the best
part of the island population. The judgment
is quite uncomplimentary to the American
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

TIE OF living high oppressively high OF that
there question but the assignment OF blape for this
condition there wide variety opinion and this divergence
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

OI sSIIIeIlI pOIIIS 20 tIIe IdNt IIIdI 10 sIIIS
cause is responsible for the trouble
When people feel hurt it is natural to
seek out some handy spot where the blame
can be laid. Just at present the butcher has
been selected for punishment. Undoubtedly
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

ORESIDENT TAFT in his message congress
fully accepted the policies OF Clifford Pinchot
servaton OF the power sites and rights that remain
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

lie called punishment of New York brokers
guilty OF rigging the market the Rock Island furry dur
the Christmas holidays had just about as much effect
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

PROFESSOR DORSEY of the Chicago university has been
tavelng in the Philippines and very mprudeny writing
the newspapers about the things he saw thought saw