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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Davis City.

Mesdames Avos and May Camp
bell, of Ridgeway, visited the Camp
bell Sisters last Saturday.
w. A. Boone, of Leon, was visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Rhoda Haw-
kins. Il nj
Several of our ladies attended the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Gates enter
tanned the members of the 800 Club
last Saturday.
We hope to have new light plant
in the Nj. e. church by Sunday. There
has been no meeting for several Sun
days on account of the light plant
being out of fix.
| Miss Hazel Freeman was a bust
ness visitor at Leon Friday.
While playing ball one day last
week Frank Standifer was hit with
ball which knocked him senseless,
and he was taken to his home and
remained unconscious for several
hours.
Mr.. Grant Mallroy, Of Wayne, Neb.,
| arrived in our city last week and will
start a local paper as soon as his
fixtures arrive. Success to him.
Mrs. Minnie Biggs and daughter,
Edna. visited at the McClaran home
a few days last week.
Mrs. Ira Daniels and daughter,
Zereta, of Ridgeway, visited rela-
tives here over Sunday.
The ladies' aid held chicken
pie social last Thursday which netted
them $4,000.
The band concert last Thursday
drew a large crowd and the boys
made quite neat sum.
Mrs. A. l.. Teale and Mrs. C. A.
Marble were Leon shoppers Tuesday.
Mrs. Brewer underwent another
operation last Wednesday. She is
getting along nicely and it is to be
hoped that she will now enjoy good
health.
H. A. Hartshorn and family left
Thursday for southern Missouri, and
expect to make their future home
there. They visited relatives at La
moni few days before going.
After few days visit with reIa-
tives and friends John Norman and
wife left for their home at Troy,
Kas., Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Orphan Ridge.

A. c. Brazelton and wife were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Hat.
field Sunday.
Those who had business at Leor
Saturday from these parts were Pa,
Leahy and son Charles. c. A. Hat.
field and family, Zeke Merryman and
family, Mrs. Jacob Butts and w. M
Barlean.
George Stephen and son Mac,
went to Leon Friday.
Mrs. D. P. Leahy returned Satur
day from Des Moines where she had
been visiting her daughters. Miss
Clara returned home with her fol
few days visit.
Cleve Covington, of Pleasanton,
passed through here Saturday en-.
route for Mr.. Cowles' south Of Block.
ley.
Several of our sports have com
menced to make garden. They say
spring has come
Charley Hatfield and wife spent
Sunday at the home of j. w. Nc
Nelly.
George Stephens and family spent
Sunday at the Jones home.
Lon Fulton and Bunk Hamilton
of Davis City, were hauling corn
from the Butts farm Monday.
James Blake commenced to break
sod on the Smith farm Monday.
John Weidner was in these parts
Wednesday on business.
Charles Leahy visited over Sun
day at the home of his uncle.
Emmett Gore and Tom Baker
called on d. P. Leahy Sunday.
Lon Fulton spent Sunday night at
the home of Jacob Butts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Garden Grove.

Mr. Briggs. of Centerville, came
last week to assist Mr.. Potts with
ais jewelry work.
Mrs. Stanley, of Lamont, came las,
Friday to visit her mother, Mrs.
George Shaw
Ed Bruce came Friday from st
Joe to visit his mother.
Frank Dodd and family removed
Friday to Leon. Their many friends
here regret their departure.
Will Zika. of Davis City, came last
Friday to visit friends here.
~r. and Mrs. Leo McNay have
moved into the McCleary propert,
secently vacated by Frank Dodd
r. e. Morris, of Derby, ives here
Friday on business.
Will Knots, of Charlton, was in
town Thursday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Miller
March 18th, a baby girl.
Mrs. Jake Martin was at Davis
.Eity and Leon last week visiting her
children. She returned Thursday.
Dean Rosengrant has returned
iron Chicago where he was attend
Sls "a veterinary school and will
spend his vacation at home.
Miss Marianne Zichey returned last
friday from Hastings, Neb, to visit
her mother and will remain some
time
Miss Nan E. Amos returned last
Thursday from IndianoIa.
Charles Smith returned Thursday
from visit with Chicago relatives.
Miss Myrl Lillard went to Pleas
anton Thursday to visit her grand
parents.
S. H. Amos went to Leon Thurs
day on business.
v P. Tucker, of Parkville, Mo.
who was here last week visiting at
ahe r. G. Hoadley home, left Thurs
day for Arbela, Mo-, to visit his par
ents before returning home.
Frank Stearns left Friday night
aor Republic, Ohio, accompanied by
AIS father, George Stearns, who has
seen here with his son, C. s. Stearns.
since last August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Morris. of
Derby, were business visitors in this
town last Friday.
Last week Harry Culver moved his
household goods down from Chart
ton and stored them here.
MI. and Mrs. H. H. Young left last
week for trip to the west and to
Eheyenne. Wyoming, with a view to
buying land. They will also visit a
lew weeks with relatives before their
return home.
H. H. Flanagan, of Des Moines,
vas here last week on business.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. A. F
Bright and her brother, Ernest
1Fuitt, went to Indianola to attend
tue funeral of their sister, Mrs. Edith
Gfaskill. who died at Pueblo, Colo.
last Tuesday of tuberculosis
The P. e. o. reception on st. PAT
TICKS night at the lovely home of
Mr. and Mrs. McClung was the most
delightful social affair of the season,
appropriate decorations and games.
a hne program and a delicious sun
per were the much enjoyed features
OF a happy evening and every one
present appreciated the charming
hospitality accorded them.
A. K. Aten and Bart Davis and son
returned from Leon Monday after
noon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Grand River.

Ed Gale has been on the sick list
for the past week.
George Lee sold one of his fine
horses one day last week.
Dell Simmerman has moved his
lodging place and now occupies the
old Howard property.
Well, l guess Grand River is go.
ing to have a new water tank at the
river as they have got the old wind
mill and tank both taken down They
VIII replace them with new tank
and a gasoline engine to do the pump
ing.
Misses Edna Garren and Violet
Barton have been visiting relatives
here the past week.
Elder Win Matsler filled his ap-
pointment Sunday morning and
evening at the Christian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Buell. and
two little daughters visited over Sat-
urday night and Sunday with her
father. F. Crees, in Grand River.
The big horse sale in town Satur-
day was well attended and horses
brought good prices.
Charles Edwards, who has been
very i'll the past two weeks, is slowly
improving.
The Hauenstein boys are build
ing a new frame house in the east
part of town.
Fred Van LAIR has given up going
to Dakota and has rented farm of
the Thomas brothers.
Bill Daughton, of Beaconsfield,
had business in this city last Satur-
day.
Mendall Shaffner is home on a
visit from Shenandoah where he is
going to school,
The party at Fred Crees' Wednes-
day night was well attended and all
reported good time.
A. A. Buell. got his wood pile cut
up last Monday.
Our Grand River school house is
going to be enlarged this summer
by adding two rooms to the east of
the house.
Miss Edith Evans returned home
from Leon Saturday.
Ray Tillotson, of Tennessee, who
has been visiting relatives here, went
to Van Vert Friday.
Thomas Wills has hired out to
William Campbell for the summer.
Miss Bessie Moran, of Westeryille.
left Saturday for a short visit at
Humeston.
Mrs. Ephraim Munyon visited Sun
day at the home of her brother, John
Brammer.
William Green commenced moving
to the country last Friday.
Miss Elsie Bryant has changed her
stopping place on account of losing
too much sleep.
Maurice Hauenstein left for Da-
kota Monday.
The Grand River base ball club
are getting in tune for the season.
They have got their diamond in fine
shape and are ready for a game.
Come over Leon.
Sowing oats is the order of the day
and now is the time for the good
work
Carrie Brandshaw and John
Brammer built a toll house at the
F'unktoWn cemetery last Friday. and
one at the Young cemetery Saturday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Lone Star,

Mrs E'r;BrM Lillard returned Tues
day from DeH Moines where she had
been visiting hes parents, Mr., and
Mrs. John Jordan.
viii Allen and family visited at
Dan Elsey's Tuesday.
IRA Brown and son Carl returned
Friday from Woodland where they
helping his father-in-law make a
save
Harl Haskill and sisters made a
business trip to Weldon last Thurs
day.
J. Coontz, of Woodland, and D.
kewlin, of Ingersoll, Okla, were Wis
ting at Ernest Elseys Friday.
Frank Lillard and wife were Wei
ION callers Friday.
NOVA Tompkin sold a horse at the
horse sale at Weldon Friday.
Ray Layton brought land buyer
out from Leon in his auto Friday
afternoon.
Ike and Harvey Elsey had bust
ness at Leon Saturday.
WIN Thompson and family. of
Humeston, spent Sunday at the home
of Ira Brown.
~ M ASO'Shi6i dAt dAu vile anu
oscar Stiles visited at Mr.. Foust' S
Inst Sunday.
Misses Lenna and Leila Trisler
eaaled on Hattie Brown Sunday after
neon.
Ernest Elsey and family visited at
the home of his father. Dan Elsey,
last Sunday
Bliss Coontz took dinner with Ira
Brown last Sunday.
George Warner, Jr, called on
Harvey Eisey Sunday.
Hadley Lillard took dinner with
Harl Haskill Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
Center.

Mrs. Stone on the R. Baker farm
has been suffering with the la grippe.
Grandma CARRIER has her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kemp, with her now. Mrs.
CARRIER has poor health.
Mr.. Shultz has a new barn. He had
the hard luck to lose four horses this
winter.
MT. Muck. of Leon, has rented the
w. H. Snyder farm.
Clay Harris has purchased forty
acres of land from Julian Harris.
Mr.. Curry bought the Boyce
lambs.
The Snyder sale amounted to
$500 to $4,000.
Sim Evans received word Satur-
day of the death OF his father.
A lady preached for the Dunkards
last Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-24
The Imported Percheron Stallion
TURCO No. 52IO3

Imported from France in 1904, record
ed by the Percheron Society Of America
No. 5210s, and also recorded in the
Percheron Registry Company, of Colum-
bus, Ohio, No. 40290 and National Reg
lister of Draft Horses, Fairfield. Iowa.
A beautiful black, weighing 21e0
pounds, white strip and snip, with trace
of white on both hind feet. He is one
OF the best Percheron stations in De-
catur county.
Will make the season of 1910 at the
Robbins barn, in North Decatur, Iowa.
TERMS:-$15.00 to insure colt 10
stand and suck. Mare and colt held
for fee. Service fee becomes due at
once If owner disposes Of mare. Care
Will be taken to prevent accidents bst
will not be responsible should any
occur.
S. w. ROBBINS, Keeper.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11

Haag, 142 West Twenty-eighth street,
owner and builder; one-story, slX-room
residence, $4,000.
San Pedro street, 1903 South-G. L..
Ireland, owner; Paulson Bros, build
ers; one-story, five-room residence,
$500.
Third avenue and Pico street-A. K.
Patterson, owner and builder; one
story, sixSroom residence, $4,000.
ST. Andrews place, 1O4l - FRED
Bacon, owner; l.. d. LeatherWood,
builder: one-story, seven-room resi-
dence $240O.
Terminal Island, First street-Na-
tionaI Lumber company, at lot, owner
and builder; one-story, one-room lufn-
Der shed, $2250.
South Park avenue, 4404-W. B. In
man. 1876 West Forty-sixth street,
owner and builder; alterations of store
building, $500. ;,
Oxford avenue, .2O57-P. Fitzwil-
liam. at lot, owner; p. L. Bell, builder;
alterations of residence, $3.50.
Sixty-second street, S77 West-Alek
Bove, at lot, owner and builder; one
story, three-room residence, $3.50
Fifty ninth place, 209 West-George
Heath, 119 West Twenty-eighth street.
owner and builder; one and one-half
story, three-room residence, $500.
Jefferson street and Fifth avenue
Tyler & Co, owners and builders; one
story, six-room residence, $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
ALL JAPAN OPPOSES
MANCHURIAN PLAN
SECRETARY KN0X'S SCHEME
MUCH CRITICISED
Diplomats Do Not Hesitate to Declare
Neutra Iization Project lmprac-
ticabIe-Mikado's Policy
Is Defended

TOXIC, Jan. 10.-No doubt may be
entertained concerning Japan's atti-
tude toward the American plan to neu-
tralize the Manchurian railways. Sec
retary KnoX's proposition has not
called forth a word of favor from any
source in Japan. Diplomats here do
not support the project.
To the foreign commercial element
the whole thing appears impracticable.
Count Hayashi, former minister of for
eign affairs, in an interview today
said:
1T amounts to a confscation by the
powers of Japan's rights in Manchu-
ria gained as a reward of heavy eX-
penditure of blood and treasure"
Count Hayashi compared the pres
ert situation with that which followed
the Japanese and Chinese war in 1885,
when the powers OutmaneuVered ia
pan and obtained the rights for which
she had fought. He insisted that ia
pan was preserving the integrity of
China and maintaining the principle of
the open door.
The Kokumin, a semi-official organ,
representing the view of Premier Kat
sura, inquiries whether Germany and
France would be willing to neutralize
Shantung and Yunnan provinces.
The highest authority is given for
the assurance that there is not the
slightest foundation for current re-
ports that Japan is menacing Russia.
News dispatches from the United
States published here and reporting a
feeling of uneasiness in Russia have
caused perplexity because recently the
steadily improving relations between
Japan and Russia have been strength
ened and more than ever since both
governments are steadfastly opposed
to the proposition of Secretary Knox.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN
WHETHER ANY LAWS LEFT
State Legislature Makes Mess of Try
ing to Simplify Criminal Code
of California

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-That the
intent to simplify the law as to the
disposition of criminal cases, both as
to judgment and appeal, by the legis-
lature of 1909 and the San Francisco
Bar association, succeeded only in
throwing the whole subject into
state of ineXtricable confusion, be-
came apparent today when the case
of the people against S. Shehadri, the
convicted murderer of a man named
Halloran in Mendocino county, was ar
gued on appeal before the third dis
trict court of appeals.
Judg C. H. Fairall of San Francisco,
arguing for the defense, contended
that Shehadri was entitled to a new
trial because he was not sentenced
within five days after the verdict was
rendered by the jury, as required by a
new section of the penal code passed
by the last legislature.
The argument brought out the fact
that the new law and the repeating
acts relating to the subject passed at
the same time had made such a fness
of the law of appeals that it i'm impos-
sible now to ascertain whether there
really is any law left.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
NEW PARK BOARD
NAMED BY MAYOR
WELL KNOWN CITIZENS ARE
APPOINTED =
SILENT. o'MELVENY, LIPPlNcoTT
AND RANDALL TO SERVE
Work to Make Los Angeles a Real
"City Beautiful Probably
Will Be Given New
Impetus

Charles Silent, Henry W. OMel-
,,env 7 b. Iippincott and c. H. Ran
dali will constitute the new park COM
mission. and this will be one of the
strongest commissions Of the city gov
e,.nment The mayor announced yes
terday that he would send the names
of these four men to the council today
for confirmation.
In order to accept the position on
the mark board Mr.. O'Melveny resigned
his place on the library board, Where ne
has served several years. MT. - Nlei-
venv. who is one of the most prominent
attorneys in Los Angeles, is deeply N
terested in parks and plans Tor city
beautiful and believes he can do more
effective work as park commissioner
than he could on the library board.
Charles Silent is one of the foremost
among Los Angeles real estate men, ana
his knowledge of realty values Will be
of inestimable value on the park com
mission. This body is often called on
10 accept land donated for park pur-
poses. and in a number of cases the city
has been "stung" because it has been
found to be more costly to improve the
donated land suitably than it would
have been to have purchased land more
adapted for park purposes. Mr.. Silent
sound Judgment and wide experience
can be counted on to protect the city
from any future mistakes of the kind
as long as he is a member of the board.
J. b. Lippincott is assistant engineer
of the aqueduct and William Mulhol-
lands right hand man. Some question
was raised about his eligibility to serve
on the park commission because he
draws $4,000 a. year from the aqueduct.
But Chief Deputy City Attorney Will
son declared yesterday that this was
no bar to his eligibility, as the park
commission is a nOn-salaried position.
In fact Mr.. Lippincott's selection for
the park commission is not the only in
stance of the kind. Melville Dozier,
auditor of the aqueduct department
also is a member of the school board.
w. Z. Patterson, vice president of the
First National bank, will be appointed
to the library board to fill the vacancy
left by Mr.. O'Melveny's transfer to the
park commission.
The mayor has adopted plan of ro-
tation in his cabinets. If a position de-
velops which some commissioner can
grace even better than the one he
holds the mayor promptly appoints him
to the position and draws on some other
commissioner to fill the vacancy. By
that means he is getting the best men
in the best places
Two vacancies in the park commits
sion were caused by this process of ro-
tation Richmond Plant was elected to
the council, and while the mayor did
not have a hand in this he advocated
Plant for the council while he was a
member of the park commission. Stod-
dard Jess was appointed by the mayor
TO the harbor commission and Jesse f.
Waterman resigned.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
FARMERS NOT BARRED
DECLARES SECRETARY
OFFICIAL OF AGRICULTURE
EXPLAINS SITUATION
Says Ranch Lands in Forest Reserve
Are Not Placed Out of
Reach of Home
steaders
Especial to The Herald.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-"An i'm
preston that the national forests con.
tain large areas of agricultural land to
the exclusion of settlement and large
areas of untimbered grazing land un-
justifably brought within the national
forest boundaries for the sake of graz
ing has gained wide currency" says
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson
in his annual report just made to the
president
ITO satisfy myself on the ground as
to the facts l made personal investi-
cation of these matters during the past
summer in the states of Idaho and
Wyoming. Presumably the time viii
come when some portions of the pres
ent forests can with benefit to the
community be converted into farms.
Through dry farming, plant breeding
and the Introduction of new forms Of
useful and drought-enduring Yegeta-
ton, agriculture is steadily gaining
upon the desert and may be expected
to gain on the forest in semi-arid re-
gions. Growth in population also will
bring an increasing demand for farm
land. But it will also bring an in
creasing demand for timber and water
conservation. The present is not the
be drawn finally.
II found no evidence that the ma
tiOnal forests are withholding from
settlement land now demanded for ag
riculture. As to grazing land, it is
sufficient to say that proper adminis-
trative control of national forest graz
ing has necessitated the fixing of the
boundaries where they now are, that
public sentiment in the states visited
is strongly in favor of the maintenance
of the existing boundaries and that
representations that great areas of
land are held for other than forest
purposes are, in my judgment, wide of
the facts
When tracts of land suitable for ag-
riculture are found scattered in the
national forests they are always, con-
trary to the belief of many opened to
settlement under the act of June II,
1906 and the secretary says in his re-
port that nearly 1900 homesteads, with
a total area of 140 900 acres, We're list
ed during the last fiscal year.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
BUILDING PERMITS
GLOWING are the permits issued

Main street, 1918 South-R. w. Sui
livan, Central building, owner, M. .,
Yeaeer company, builder; ohe-s'oiS
shop building $34OO. o,o.
soto street, $50 South-Los Angeles
Railway company, Pacific ElectrIc
building. owner; C. j. Kubach COM
many. builder; one-story substatloh
$500. ooo r,arr,,
yvilcox building, owner; H. D. Becker
builder: two-story, eight-room resi-
dence, $42SS.
Thirtieth street 721 West-Mrs. *. b.
Hubbard 1926 South Burlington ave-
me owner: A. L. Waters, builder; two
story eight-room residence, $5O0O.
Twenty-ninth place, 217O West-H'
A White, 1872 South Flower street own
er and builder; one-story, seVen-rooiii
residence. $4,000 4,, n
Newerf. Covina, owner and bullder'
tT,,o-storv 32-room fiat building, S10OO'
Hoover street 5969-Florence W.
wheaton 1882 South Hill street. owner
and builder; one-story, five-room resi-
Dalton avenue, 4265-J. L. Daley,
1915 West Fortieth place, owner and
builder; one-story, six-room residence
$4,000. .,.,,,o,a
at lot, owner; ]. Niederer, bulldeHi al
teration to building, $3.50. g.
GARNER place, 967-DaVldson Con
struction company, owner and builder;
two-story, seven-room residence, SoVU0'
Twenty-fourth street 1853 East-H'
Peterson, SIS North Broadway, owner
and builder; one-story, one-room pullo-
ing, $3.50. @
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
AGED MAN, TOO FEEBLE TO
ESCAPE, PERISHES IN FIRE
Brother of Victim AWoke in Time to
Save Himself-$30oo Found
in Ruins

PLACERVILLE, Cal, Jan. 10.-Absa-
lom Stewart, more than so years old,
perished in a fire which consumed his
home at Placerville Saturday night
The aged man and his brother lived
alone in the house. The brother awoke
and finding the house in flames man
aged to make his escape, but Absalom
was too feeble to do SO.
Yesterday on digging beneath the
ruins a can and jar containing more
than $4,000 were found. More treasure
is believed to be hidden in the. yard
Stewart at one time was sentenced
to serve life term in San Quentin for
murder. He was pardoned because of
heroic action at the time of a fire
there.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
AMERICAN SUGAR COMPANY
LOSES S2,OOO,OOO DAMAGES
Court Orders Big Combine to Pay
Pennsylvania Concern $75o,0oo and
Surrender $1,25oooo Note

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.-The suit
of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
company against the American Sugar
Refining company to recover $SO,OOO,OOO
damages was ended officially today
when Judges Wilson and Audenreid
handed down a decree in common pleas
court authorizing George II. Earle, jr
receiver Tor the local concern, to ac-
cept the terms of settlement offered
by the American Sugar Refining COM
pany
The bondholders of the Pennsylvania
company will receive $750,O00 in cash
and a note, held against the local
plant by the American company for
81 250,O0O, which win be surrendered
with its accompanying collateral.
The suit was instituted by Receiver
Earle, who alleged that through the
loan of 81, $50, 600 to Adolph Segal, pro-
moter of the Pennsylvania company,
the American Sugar Refining company
prevented the opening of the plant of
the Pennsylvania company.