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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Trials of the Retired Farmer.

A number of the farmers who have
Deen In the harness for some forty
years have. moved to town this spring
as some of them. do every March.
They expect to come in to spend their
declining years in peace and comfort.
And after while they do, but not in
the beginning. One of these who has
lived in town only two weeks was
asked yesterday, when he left the
farm, and he said it was only two
weeks but it seemed like two years
This man can't stand on the street
corner minute without turning his
race to the old farm he left behind.
He has cow and horse and he
curries them both as often as the
town clock strikes during the day He
VIII take off the storm windows in
the forenoon and in the afternoon he
VIII put them back again. He has got
"a pair of hands that simply won't let
him rest. They have been used to
pitching into something. They haven't
learned how to take it easy. They
may learn the. taking easy habit after
a While. There are many in town that
can set them a good example. The
FELLOW that can sit comfortably on a
dry goods box on the sunny side of a
building and squirt a stream of to-
bacco as long as rainbow from / D.
%: until chicken roosting time while
the wife is putting out the neighbor's
wash, can teach the retired farmer
the meaning of peace and comfort
and he will do it for the price Of a
iehaw of tobacco every fifteen minutes
and in the meantime he will show
him how them trusts are driving us
all to he'll and back"-Grundy
Democrat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
CALL A new PASTOR
Christian Church Extends Call to
Elder ]. S. Coffin as Pastor.
A Popular Minister.

Elder ]. S. Coffin, of this city, was
unanimously chosen as pastor of the
Leon Christian church at the busi-
ness meeting held at the close of the
morning service last Sunday. The
matter had been presented to the
congregation the week previous so
IS to give them ample time to make
decision and the unanimous vote
was quite a compliment to Elder
Coffin.
Elder Coffin has been a resident
Of Leon for nearly six years, and
during all of that time was pastor of
the Kellerton Christian church until
he resigned the first of the year He
entered Drake University at Des
Moines in the year 1895 with but a
few dollars which he had saved as
the result of hard work, and spent
seven years in school, making his
expenses at whatever he could find
to do. He graduated from the Col
lege of Liberal Arts and also from
the Department of Oratory After
leaving college he spent two years on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Harry Shakespeare Wins Pen of Poul-
try at Junior Corn Show.

The pen of Buff Plymouth Rocks
which Mr.. r. s. Salyards, of Lamont,
offered for the best ten ears shown
by boy or girl from Decatur coun-
ty was won by Harry Shakespeare,
of Lamont. Mr.. Shakespeare ex-
hibited strong and uniform sample
of corn and carried off the honors
very creditably. Mr.. Salyards de-
serves hearty commentator for the
loyal spirit which he has shown to-
ward the work of the Corn Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Salyards is one of the leading
breeders of Buff Rocks in the coun-
try and his fiocks are composed of
strictly high class towels. He has ex-
hibited and won at st. Louis, Des
Moines, Kansas City, and other
shows.
Mr.. Shakespeare is to be congratu-
lated upon his success and we hope
he will get into the game next year.
The other young folks of Decatur
county should prepare to give all the
competitors hard race nezt winter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
City Election Next Monday.

Next Monday is the city election
and there promises to be pretty
warm fight over the selection of
a mayor for the next two years, that
being the only office over which there
is any contest. DIR. Foxworthy was
nominated at the caucus which was
held on Tuesday night of last week.
and James F. Harvey has also been
placed in nomination by petition
signed by many of the leading citi-
zens of Leon. That is the only city
Office over which there is any contest,
there being no opposing candidates
for the candidates who were nomi-
mated at the caucus j. w. Honnold's s
name was substituted for assessor on
the caucus ticket as G. C. Little de-
clined the office. The friends of the
two candidates for mayor are work
ing vigorously, DR.. Foxworthy being
posed to voting bonds for water
works. and Mr.. Harvey being fav-
ored by those who classed themselves
as boosters for Leon. IL is not so
much personal fight, but more of a
policy contest. When the waterworks
bonds were submitted to a vote of
the people DR.. Foxworthy was one
of the leading opponents of the
proposition. AS the bonds for the
waterworks carried by an over
whelming majority many think that
it would hardly be the proper thing to
elect a mayor who fought the water
works at the time the question was
submitted to the voters. Leon is on
the eve of making good progress as
one of sne best liu,le cities in the
state of Iowa. There is much work
to be done by the next mayor of
Leon, who will have considerable to
do in regard to Installing the water
works and sewers. The voters should
look into the matter carefully and
make no mistake when they go to
the polls next Monday. Vote for the
man who you think will make the
best mayor. That is all the advice
we have to give. We want mayor
who will fill the Office to the credit
of the city and himself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Some Interesting Items of Local
News Gathered on the Run
During the Past Week.
Two New Passenger Trains for Leon.

A couple of years ago Leon was
kicking good and hard to secure some
additional passenger service on the
Burlington which was finally accom-
plished and for some time nearly
everybody has been pretty we'll salts
fed with the train service. And now
we are to have two additional pas
senger trains commencing April 1st.
which no one here has been asking
for. The business men of Charlton
have been complaining because there
We're no trains running from Leon to
Charlton in the forenoon. They took
the matter up with the Burlington
officials, committee visited Chicago
to talk with the officials and the Of
nclals made a trip to Charlton. On
last Wednesday passenger traffic
manager Eustis, of Chicago, met with
the businessmen of Charlton and
agreed to put on two additional pas
senger trains between Charlton and
Leon, commencing April 1st, as an
experiment for three months. The
new train will leave for Charlton at
$40 In the morning arriving at
charlton about 8:15 and will leave
charlton at $3.50 in the evening and
arrive at Leon about o'clock. The
Charlton Herald of last week had the
following in regard to the, new SER
vice:
p. S. Eustis, passenger traffic man
ager of the Burlington Route, came
TO Charlton yesterday afternoon in
company with Iowa passenger agent
NJ. M. Reno and Missouri passenger
agent j. d. Baker, in accordance with
arrangement they had made with HI,
q. Lar1mer and others, and met with
twenty-five or thirty of the business
men OF Charlton, to consider the mat
ter OF new train from the south
into Charlton in the morning and
back in the evening. Mr.. Eustis gave
1t as his decided opinion that such a.
train would not pay, and he may be
right, but he consented to try such a
train for three months or more. to
determine whether it could be made
to pay
His plan is for the crew of the
freight run from Charlton to Indian
ola to handle the new south branch
train, which will start at Leon each
morning at AS o'clock, and arrive
in Charlton about 1915. Fhe crew
will then transfer to their freight
train and make the trip to Indianola,
returning here as now, about five
O'Clock in the afternoon. They will
at once take the new train south
leaving here for Leon about $3.50 n
NJ, and stay there all night, SO that
town will be their headquarters in
stead Of Charlton.
BY this arrangement people all
along the south branch to Leon can
come TO Charlton to spend the day
and get home in good time in the
evening. Charlton will lose one train
crew, but hopes to more than make it
up by the added trade that will come
to the merchants. If the experiment
is not financial success, the train
Wlil De discontinued before the year
is out. But as soon as the residents
OF the territory south of Charlton
realize the great advantage of the
new train, we believe the train will
become a paying proposition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
A Card.

1nasmuch as there seems to be
some apprehensions as to my attitude
on the construction of the water
works, desire to say that if Il live
and am elected to the council will
give the matter the same careful at
tention that ! would give to my own
business. ! want to see the water
works installed at the earliest date
possible to be done right. No man
could delay them If he would, and nc
good citizen would if he could. !
would also like to seen the work
done by Leon labor if possible. And
when they are completed l will re-
joice with all good citizens on the
fruition Of our hopes for a better
Leon. Respectfully,
Morris Gardner
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Grace NJ. Dingman.

Grace NJ. Dingman, daughter of
F. and NJ. A. Dingman, was born
August 5, 1883, and died at her
parental home on Eden Prairie March
15. 1910. The funeral services were
conducted the following day at the
Palestine Baptist church, west of
Leon, near where the family used to
reside. The body was laid to rest in
the Palestine cemetery in the midst
Of large circle Of neighbors and
sympthising friends. Tho father.
mother, three brothers and three sis
ters are left to mourn her departure.
The services were conducted by Elder
). s. Coffin, pastor of the Christian
church of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Christian Church Notes.

The services of next Lords day
will be in tts, nature of special Easter
services. At the morning hour fol-
lowing the Bible school the choir will
render special music. followed by an
Easter sermon by the pastor. The
evening hour will be occupied by a
special Easter program rendered by
the juniors and intermediates under
the direction OF Miss Fern Pryor.
The pastor would like to see every
member at the morning service as he
wishes to have heart to heart talk
with them in regard to the work of
the church for the future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Guy Sherwood Killed.

Guy L. Sherwood, for many years
express messenger on the Des Moines
and GAINESVILLE run, and who was
known to many Decatur county peo-
pie, was killed by falling from a
freight train between Berlin and
Reinbeck on Tuesday of last week.
He had been employed on the Great
Western as brakeman for several
years. His funeral was held at Des
Moines on Thursday afternoon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Methodist Notes.
Easter Services.

Sunday, at II o'clock, the pastor
VIII preach an Easter sermon from
the subject, why May We Hope for
Life Beyond the Grave?" In the
evening the Sunday school will have
charge Of the services, rendering an
appropriate Easter program. sun
day school and Epworth League SER
vices at the usual hours. Special
Holy Week services continued dur
Ing the remainder of the week. All
cordially invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Dayenpoat-Andrew.

MT. James A. Davenport, a prom
inent real estate dealer of Osceola.
and Miss Cora L. Andrew. of Grand
River, sister of Sheriff Jesse An
drew, were quietly married at the M.
e. parsonage in this city on Saturday
evening, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rey. j. u Boyd. Mr. and
mrs. Davenport have many friends
who extend congratulations and
hearty wishes for long and prosper
GUS married life. They will go to
housekeeping at once in Osceola.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Seed Corn is Here.

My car of selected seed corn has
finally arrived after being lost by the
railroad company. 1t is extra good
seed corn, was not injured by freez-
ing and none better can be had. /
personally selected this corn and you
know would not bring in poor seed
corn. Parties wanting seed corn can
sec me or leave word at the Farmers
& Traders State Bank. d. Housh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Miss Knowles, of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College will give the second
course Of the Cooking School next
week in the assembly room of the
library. First session will be held Mon
day p. m. at 2 o'clock. Season tickets
$1.50, one half season tickets $1.O0,
single session Csc, school girls 10c
per session,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
School Report.

School report of Wilson school in
Franklin township; Number of pupils
enrolled, 1S; number tardy, g.; aver
age tuition, $3.50. Julia Hughes,
Willard Piercy, Ariel and Wells
Knapp came three months without
being absent nor tardy. Mae Hughes
completed the eighth grade work ana
received her diploma. Miss Myra
Moore, teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Over at Charlton they have a very
practical method of taking care OF
the ladies' rest room in the court
house. The ladies of the town have
formed an organization and make an
assignment each week to various
ladies who agree to spend one day at
the rest room. Why not try that
scheme here in Leon?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Apples Wanted will be at Leon
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
March 81 and April and 2, to buy
all kinds of apples. See me at Park
Hotel, OF see Ogilvie & Gardner.
c. H Heating
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

For Sale-Indian Runner duck
eggs, 75 cents for 13. if called for, or
$l.00 if packed for shipment. F. M.
Fronk, Weldon, Iowa. Phone Is on
IL 31-4ts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

A party Of thirty Ringgold. county
farmers left Mt Ayr one day last
week, all bound for Montana, where
they have located. That is depopu-
lating Iowa pretty rapidly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Marriage Licenses.

Oscar A. Nelson, Maple Hill, Ia. 90
Lulu NJ. Work, Lamont ... %
James A. Davenport, Osceola =. 80
Cora L. Andrew, Grand River 81. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Piano Instruction.

Miss Edith Bulingim, instructor
of piano music at Graceland College,
Lamont, will give lessons every Sat-
urday at the home of S. A. Gates in
Leon. 31-2t.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Don't think that piles cannot be
cured. Thousands of obstinate cases
have been cured by Doan's Oint-
ment. SO cents at any drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Pneumonia follows cold but
never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar which stops the
cough, heals the lungs and expels
the cold. Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold an exchange at
Ogilvie & Gardner's grocery store on
Saturday of this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

For Rents room house known
as the Mrs. Bobbitt house, blocks
from the square. Inquire at the
house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Try one Of those splendid meal,
which are being served every day a
the Park Hotel
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Grand River.

Dr.. Wards next dates at Grand
River are March 21st to 26th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

All young housekeepers should at
tend the cooking school March 2Sth
to April End.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

no matter what the March lion
may do later, the lamb has had his
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

1t is noticeable that people who
talk easily upon subject don't
know too much about 1t,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

The dancing school will be held
hereafter permanently on Thursday
evening of each week at the P. E. o.
hail.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Biddison are th
happy parents of ten pound bo
born on Tuesday Of last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24

Don't miss seeing Eli and Jane"
one OF the biggest shows now on the
road. AT the opera house March %.
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....OME GA....
CREAM SEPARATORS

are simple in construction, having only
three parts in the bowl, which can be
stopped instantly when through oper-
ating.
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D T. Bennett, of Sykesville, sells
I'LL the best medium priced Buggy on
the market for the money.
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SYNOPSIS.
Booth

ruAPTER An American artist
,nJ his English friend, George Ward,
"iso an artist, see in an auto in Paris
1.rrabee Hartman, diSsolute Ameri-
.on husband Of a beautiful young
eT Hartman il accompanied by
Mariana Mursiana, a music hall dan
80 a. doubtful reputation. II-Har-
nan's auto upsets, and he receives a
featured skull, but he lives. The
donrer's leg is broken. Two years
mass. The American artist goes to
etaT at an inn in Normandy, the Three
pigeons, where he learns OF the pres
once of a Nine. d'Armand at a neigh
boring house owned by his friends,
tha Wards. The celebrated Professor
Keredec, with a peculiar patient, a
voung man with gray hair, arrives at
he inn. III-The artist finds Kere-
dor spying ON him. The professors
natient. oliver Saffren, pursues Nine.
gArmand to make her acquaintance.
w V. vi and VIA strange young
man appearS i'm the neighborhoOd.
Keredec explains something about SAT-
fren. who talks with Nine. d'Armand.
CHESTS arrive at the Ward home, and
the American artist goes to dine there
at Miss Elizabeth Wards invitation.
Nine, d'Armand talks with him about
Saffren VIII and IX-The artist
and Miss Anne Elliott became very
friendly. Saffren is glad he was
born again" The stranger who ap-
reared in the neighborhood clashes
with Ann Elliott and the artist. X
Mariana Mursiana, the dancer, arrives
at the Three Pigeons and creates an
uproar when she sees Oliver Saffren.
She is shown to have been married to
him while he was under the influence
of drugs ETC., and he is shown to be
barrabee Hartman, who had lost his
memory XI-Harman learns that
Nine. d'Armand is his wife. He has
fallen in love with her, not remem-
boring who she was. George Ward
arrives. He is in love with Nine.
dArmand MRS. Harman).
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"He shall pay bttterlvl"
meau, the black bearded notary, who
had Joined her, was crossing the gar
den toward her own apartment. She
glanced over her shoulder, sent forth
a scream and. whirlinG about, ran vi
ciously for the steps. where she was
again blocked by the indomitable Kere-
dec.
"Ah, you foolish woman, know who
you arer' she cried. 'sYou want to
get yourself into trouble! That man In
the room up there has been my hus-
band these two years and more"
mo, madame" said Louise Hartman,
you are mistaken; he is my husband"
"But you divorced him." vociferated
the other wildly. "You divorced him
In America"
mo; you are mistaken" the quiet
voice replied. 1.-The suit was with
drawn. He is still my husband"
I heard the professors Groan OF de-
spair, but 1t was drowned in the wild
shrek of Mariana. What? You tell
me that? All, the miserable. If what
you say Is true he shall pay bitterly!
He shall wish that he had died by fire!
What? You think he can marry me,
break my Leg 50 that i cannot dance
again, ruin my career and then 60
away with pretty woman like you
and be happy? Aha. there are prisons
In France for people who marry two
like that! He shall pay for 1t in suf-
fering"-her voice rose to an incredible
and unbearable shriek-"and you, you
shall pay too. You can't come steal
ing honest women'S husbands like that.
You shall paw
TO BE CONTINUED
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Y SAID cavalierly: This is Mr.
N Ward. Professor Keredec. He is
Mrs. Harman'S cousin and close
frion1 Wa warn Snn9Einr nj
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ELECTION NOTICE.
NOTICE.

a meeting of the Stock hold rs Of the
Smallwood Land and Improvement AS
ISOLATION, to elect Seven Directors, will
be held at Smallwood, Md, on MON
DAY. JANUARY 16, 1911, between the
hours of ! and 2 p. m.
WILLIAM HOFFMAN, President
HOWELL DAVIS, Sec. g. Treas. dec2S 81
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copyrtEhl. i9eS. oy the Mcclure compaay
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That's enough" he said, waving
me back. and saw that his hand was
shaking. too. like keredec's. Els face
had grown very white. Il know what
You think" he went on. addressing
me, but you're wrong. Ii isn't for
myself. When ! sailed for New York
I thought there was chance that she
would carry out the action sh. began
four years ago and rid herself OF him
defnitely-that is. thought until to-
day there was some hope for me. II
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William Love, aged 26, is dead with
half his head blown off; Geo. Broad
max, charged with the shooting, and
his wife, as witness, are in jail,
while a huge dagger that was in
Loves hand when he was shot still
sticks in the floor of the Broadnax
house, where it plunged into the
boards by the weight Of Loves body
when he fell The tragedy was the
result of a miners card game at
Mariana, Pa.
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TAKE CARE Z

Remember that when your kidneys are affected.
your life In In danger. M. Mayer Rochester. N. ".
says: MY trouble started with sharp shooting
pain over nay back which grew worse daily. / felt
sluggish and tired. my kidney action was irregu-
lar and infrequent. started using Foley Kidney
Pills. Each dose seemed to put new life and
strength into me, and now am completely cured
and feel better and stronger than for years" For
sale hY Shaw Drug Co.
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TO BE Continued
Weighing the Evidence.

In Ohio a man killed himself with
q pistol that had been loaded so years.
The man had been loaded only about
half an hour-Savannah News.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-26
Referred to Committee on street
From Department Of Parks and
aQulANa rda

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--In reply to the petition
Of "A. G.. hghtner ct al. referred by
your honorable body at its last session
to this department. relative to the city
constructing q pier practically along
the channel bank on the water front
OF owen park. which would be ex
tension OF the pier now under progress
along the property adjoining II on the
west. would say that n letter has been
received by this department from the
Health Board urging that this i'm
provement be made as a safeguard to
the health or the people living In that
vicinity.
have taken this matter up and find
that the work Will cost about 81. 900 90
IL done At this time and before the pier
now under construction Is completed
~ the parties building the pier have
all the necessary machinery there for
the purpose. This however, would on
~ complete the pier on the west side
OF the park from the sewer to the west
park l!ne.
This department has no funds from
which this Improvement could be made
THIS work Is much needed and will
have TO be done sooner or later and I
therefore respectfully recommend that
II be done now In view Of the position
the Health Board has taken In the
matter
Respectfully yours.
NJ r. HURLBUT
Commissioner
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means