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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12
anonpme Sriefe.

9lus 9oburg ipiro gei6rieben: gu
gufona oes SSabres mahte bier cine
anonpme 9riefaffGre uiel BON iid re-
ben. Gem Soibudb1noIer Seis
muroe oarin na6geiagt, baB er aus
ben @rtrGeniiien zines I'M Rouember
bon Der $er5osin 8iftoria gIoeIbeio
peranItaIteten neutrality-suspicious.
800 Nlarf llnteritiisine erbalten
bate. 0titte Samtar eridien oonl
and i'm .&oburger @eneralan5eiger
cine 2ofalnoti5. in Der elm pom Sof'
bu6b6noIer Seie an Die &eOaftion
9ei6riebener Brief abgebrudt mar,
in Dem oieier einaeitano, 300 Rarf
fir ieine glufopferlng, Die er bel neil
uerfIoiienen 6eit5ubereitungen Gum
ga5ar) eebobt bate, erbnIten 3u bo.
ben" @s bieB peiter in Dem 9riefe,
oaB er (Seis) lid ourh ben eoel'
finn elmer boben @onnerin babe elm
Saus ertperben f0nnen. auh lei ieiue
6amilie gut unteritiist un0 iein
Sobn bate iid Dem Sffi5iersitanoe
miomen fonnen 3ieier Srief par
cine @pitiiitation. Seis botte i'm
nidt geibrieben unb fIagte gegen ben
@eneraIon5eiaerreoafteur Braun, Der
aitd pegen SeIeioigung 5u iiebeu
@oden @efGnsnib perurtbeilt wur6e.
9lub Der ber5o9lihe Sof botte offeut.
lid ooeeeen Steupng genommen.
Ssest- lit es nun Der StaatsonruaIt
I6oft geIungen, ben anonpmen 9rief.
If)reiber in Der 9erion bes ieit Ssabr.
8ebnten bier iebboften angeiebenen
aaufmannes unb @eih1ftsinbabers
sSriebrih 9oeIfeI 5u ermitteIn. 9oeI.
feI itebt i'm Ct. 2ebensiabre unS par
friiber nit Der SouiIie Seie befreun.
BET. @r miro iid bemn6dit pegen
llrtunbenfGkidung uno perIeumoeri.
fder 9eIeiOiaung Dor Dem Strairid).
ter gu perantlporten baben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12
Sas ipiIbe Sibirien.
nsfAts 9tfb eiH sHsliiner 9slnHssmana ssu
ben bajfaHseu In 9rfutsi sHiwirit.


Ser Rorreipon6eut eines engIiihen
BIattes entluirit elm Acknowledgements
bes .ipiIbeiten Sibiriens". Die it1rt.
iten Rontrafte tpobneu in Siblrien
beieinnnoer. 9afiir gibt SrtItst Elm
8etipieI, beiien gitp nm Nitternaht
ben SdarpIas lGrmenber 2ultbartei'
ten umgibt, bic gan3e RaBIoii8feii
ruiiffher Srgien entfaliet uno in
einem bunten SobrmarftstreI6en
aIdn5t, tp1breno niht Deit oaoon
tiefe Radt ibren Mantel iiber Der
breden aler art oedt. n8eun man
ip1t in Der @odt ourh Die StraBen
i6leidt, 10 pirb man ni6t ielten
plosIi6 oon einem S6ub bod iiber
Dem &opf erfdredt unO bort eine
&liaeI am Sbr porbeipfeifen. 3enn
boriiftige Soiiso1ter baben eS iih
3im 9rirSip sema6t, bepor iie iih
aur Rube leeen, nod raid cine &ugel
gum SdIaf5imuerieniter beralis5u.
ienben gum parnenoen 3ei6en fiir
8erbreder, bic pieIleift bas SauS
umIaeeru. Gold cine porbeipfeifeuoe
a1ieeI foG alio MIR iaeen: rgeimm
Gid in aht, bier iino @affen I'M
Saus." Die StaStpoIBei beItebt aus
geamten, Die iebr ble6t be3abIt ftnb
unb MIR in ieIteniten 6daen einidrei.
ten. in peIden Sdllen man
au6 Iieber boIo Die So.
iafen mobiI madt, rnb aus
prtoaten @ohtIeitten, Die Der gea6t
pom SSrfutsf oas eigentIihe @eprGge
berleiben. Bon BEN oieIen Salfen-
ben, Die na6 Stbirien perbannt per.
ben nebmen oiele ibren @eg no6
Srfutsf, Inn it6 bier erit einmuI Elm
paar g8ohen 81 nmiiiiren uno Tl1ne
fir Die 3ufiinit 5u MAIDEN. 8iele
@erbreder. Die ibre Strofe oerbiiBt
baben, bleiben bier lnb peroienen iidl
ibr 9rob, 70 oub man INNER fiirften
mub, BON 0t0roern un6 fhperen
llebeltbdtern iumeeben Su iein. Ser
qrobe &eLlner bort nit ben riibeloien
9lugen un6 benz loneer 5fpeigetbeil.
ten Bart, Der 10 eilfertie bin unb Der
I6uft, Inn 6eine 9efebIe 3u erfiilen.
er III Elm @6rSer, Der iein @eib uno
ibren 9iebbober eridIagen bat unb
ieine Strafe in ben 9araden oes
eiiiaen Ror6ens perbiibte. Su benz
GienitperionaI zines Der eriterSoteIs
in Srfutst seboren alIein brei Mer.
Ser.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12
GuitraIiidle SObIeH.

Sn @eitauitraIien, oas icnIt tpe.
ientlid MIR iueaen ieiner groben
8oloiddse beriibmt 1T uno I'M iibri.
gen gum 9r0Bten Sbeil aus elmer
gau3 untuirtbIi6en 8iiIte beitebt, bat
cine neue Ratlrmertpiirbigfeit ourf
Die gntOediing GROCER 3alfiteinbob.
len erbalten. sic Iiegen an Der
SiiOlueittiiite oes Staates uno fpur.
ben ifon Dor einigen SSabren auf.
gefln6en, iino aber crit iebt in ihrer
aanSen AuSOebullne uno 9e0eutung
erfannt morOen. gisber iuaren Die
S5enolan.9oblen in Reitiiio,uales Ole
befanntciten in 9luitroIien; iie ner.
oen aber 6urd Die SuIest entoedte
S0bIe @eitauitraIiens, Die ben ga.
men aronunasbobIe erbalten bat
ipeit iibertroffen. 9ieie entbGIt siuei
mGhtiee R1lrme, Die nah oem Sonia
@eorg uno Der &onigin Rarp be.
nonnt por6en iino. Die bisberiee
grforibung lit MIR iebr oberiIGdIid,
gstpeien, un0 es rufro ertuartet, oob
Die SobIen an llmfang unO Sd)0n.
belt iih nod oIs pieI berporragenoer
heraisiteIlen tperoen, oils man i6on
iest unnebmen bari.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12
gelsbriser Sdiiler.
lis garIamrutaritr, Der ben aehrrn islnts u,sh
ters tren stblisbeH par.

Son einem seIebrigen parIomenta'
1iihen ShiiIer er5Gblt Die r&ioiltn
RoIitica e BarLamentare": 0ie ito
lIienii6en 8arIomentsruablen pom
Wopember 1874 batten als 8ertreter
oes 8abIfreiies GaiteInuopc oe
Meonti ben 0faoifaleu @ian SO.
ren5o 8aietti in Die 9eputirten'
fanlmer entian0t. Ger iiinge glb'
georonete bieIt es fir ieineBflid)t, Iid
fofcrt oem Observation-Disclosures
Der felt benz Sooe llrbano &atta5Sis
Der 5iibrer Der Sppoiition mar, oor'
suIteaen. 9epretis empfiug i'm iebr
freiinoli6, legte ibm nobIgefGaig Die
SanS auf Die Shulter unO iagte:
.9rapo, ,iunser Iannl aber Wiiien
sic ouh. mas Sie erite Bilidt zines
sur Sppoiition geborenoeu abgeoro'
ueten ilt2" Da 8aietti ni6t redt
nuBte, mas er antrporten Iollte, iiibr
Depretis fort: yDie erite 8iIiht lit,
6ngegen 5u itlmmen. irnner on9e.
gen." = .gud) gegen ben @tatS"
froate 9oIetti i6ii6tern. r8egen ben
Gtat Dor allenL neil man benz Winis
Iterium Sie Nittel Sum 2eben men,
men muB." SlIs Elm paurSabre ipdter
aebeim fiber Die giienbabupertrGge
o6aeItimnlt purOe. 0ffnete Der slbge'
oronete 9oietti Elm flein penig Die
Sano, Inn ieinem friiberen rMteiiter"
9epretis, Der l6ngIt nidt mebr iur
Sppoiition aeborte. oo er in5niihen
WtiniiterprGiibent geporoen mar, gu
seigen, Dab er i'm 9eeriii iei, cine
f6tpar5e S1lgeI in Die urne gu mer'
fen. sluf Dem Riidluee 5u ieincm
9late uuroe er an Der Wliniiterbnnt
BON 9epretis oufgeboIten: rSie bat
ten gar nitt crit notbia 9ebabt. mir
All seiaen, pie sic itinlmten", inatc
ser NiniiterprGiiSent erre9t, lid
1uubte eS obneoies. -o@lrum Oieie
auireguna?" erpi0erte Saietti. Sic
fino ia mein 9ebrer aelueieu; Sic
baben mir einmal ouSoriidlih geiogt.
6aB Der glbleorOnete. Der 5ur Sppo.
lition geb0rt, INNER oage9eu tim.
men miiiie. nDaoon DeiB i'd
nihts," ipruG 2epretis nit Der un.
iduloiaen @ieue zines WanneS, ser
iit a6ioIut niHt erinnern fam. -
.Guiiir peB i'd es UNI 10 better" I"
antportete 9aietti, nmein @eodht.
nib bat nod nidt unter Regierunss.
ipr9en gelitten." .t
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12
@albbrGnSe in Sirol.

gbermaIs iino aus Sirol Siobs.
poiten iiber eine sln5abl neuer @aIo.
uno SorfbrGnoe eingetroifen, Die
gum 2beil neeen Der berrihenoen
Oiirre groBe slusoebnina amabmen
lno nod fortbouern. 90 bat iid
Der 8alobrano bel 9auoro peiter
ausaebreitet. @IiidIiberipeiie befin.
oct iid Der Seuerberb bauptiG6lid
in Der Sobe, uuo Die breiten S6ue.
erdben, Die 5ur GinbGmmung oes
8ranbes alifgelporfen purben, biiri.
ten nobl elm llebergreifen auf Die
tiefer 9eIegenen @alobeitGnbe Der.
bitten. SoIlte iid oas Seuer oo6
nod Der Siefe auSoebnen, 70 miibten
Die SortififationsanIagen pom San.
bro uno Die WtiIit1rbaroden gerGumt
merOen. Gin oneiter @aIobrano
piitbet i'm 8intibgau. 9ort iteben
Die Der @emeinoe SfIanoers geb0.
risen @Gloer i'm Shlanoernamtba.
lie, einem fleinen SeitentbaIe oes
8inti6gau, in 6lammen. umo es ge.
lang bis beite uidt, oas aeuer elm.
5uoammen. @obnbGilier iino niht
eefGbroet, oaaegen lit Der Sdaoen
beionoers empfinoIih. oa groBe mo
iebr pertbpolle Sol5beitGnOe ben
6Iammen 5rm Spfer fieIen. @eitere
@alobrGnoe ueroen aus Brus lmO
aus 0olaas gemeloet. Ser
8aI6branb auf Dem Sd,afberg bnu.
ert nod an, imb penn uidt Elm 8et.
terumifIag eintritt, oiirfte er nod
einiee Gage wGbren. Sir 6as so.
tel auf Dem 8ipfeI beitebt feline Sc.
iobr. - 9ei Straiien bat elm ;Seuer
I'M Sodnalo grobe &erbeerlmgen
onaerid)tet. lleber gan8 Norotirol
eing elm @olfenbru6 nie6er: Die
SIiifIe iinh nm eiHen bdlben 9feter
geItiegen mo fiiffen piel SolS rno
gromaiien nit iid,. SSn 9o5en bat
Der 9lib in ben 8burm Der gfarr.
firde eineeidlopen. Die Sburmubr
puroe mbroudbor. 9lu6 Die eIef.
triihe SberIeitilng Der 8ireIbabn
erIitt 6ur6 9IieidIoe 8eidGoiglm.
gen, 70 boB Der gerfebr Seitipeiie
einaeiteIt fpuroe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12
Berlin Obne Soloaten.

Berlin 1T feline SoIootenItaOt mebr.
Die Uniform, ole einit oas Stroben-
biI6 beberribte, periftpinoet I'M Sc.
niibl oes peItitG6tiiden 9reibens.
Die meiiten 9aiernen Iiegen Deit
orouben. in oen 9ororten, unb Die
.2eutnqnts unO Die SGbnrids" pro-
menieren nidt mebr mittogs llnter
ben 2in6en, Die lGnsit cine @eidl6its-
itrobe ipie iebe anoere iinO, Der Col
6atenberuf 1T gum tehniihen SanO-
merf geiporben, bas ieinen 9ann Den
pollen Gag iiber in anipruh nimmt,
uuS Der iunse SffiSier. Der lid bcs
slbenos nod in ben Strlioel Der 3er-
Itreullnaen mS 8ersniieun9en itiir-
5eu mill, Itiir5t iid 3unGdit Nin elm
mebr o6er min6er mooiihes 3iuil.
1aber merit man in Berlin falm
ettpas oapon, 6aB Die Souienoe pom
SoI6aten, pel6e Die 9orniion Der
Rei6sbouptItabt bilben. aleid) am
Gage nad) Der eroben SerbItrnraoe
nit fIineenoem SpieIe nusmarihiert
Iitb, na6 Rorben bin, Su Den aoiier.
mmopern. Inn in 8alo mN ,Selo
S6einfGmpfe nad Dem ernItcn Sor-
bib oes arieees aiis5uiiihrcn. Wcnn
Die @ar6e Berlin perIoiien hat riidt
aefu6bnIih elm Eruppennbtc;l pom
oritten armeeforps, 6eIien Stauoortc
in Der grooinj Sranoenburg lirgcn,
in Berlin elm. Or miro in cinrr Der
Ieergeuoroenen 9aIernen enouar-
tiert unO itellt fir Die foniqIidTn unS
prinSIihen Sd)Ioiier, Die miI;I iiden
Gicniteebdroe uno RnQo3nc Nic er-
for6erIi6e 3abI BON Goiten Ter
9erliner, Der mn9rnnocnburgcr Sbor
pl0sli6 8a6mannifaitcn iirbt, Die
feline @orbeIisen am arngen unO
feline 8aroeiterne am Selm haben.
Itubt einen 9mgenbIid unO inlt iid)
Oann: .9lbo, Die Wtnnoocr bnecn an
aeiangenl" llno or tonltotIert nit
ilii6tigem Seitenblid. bnB Die Don
Der 9inie" bod aud reflt pro- er tIo
aorett ousicben. gtur Gin oiBbcn
flelner
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-10-12

idlpeisenO tpanberte iie a6t Stiinbetf
i'm 8oIoe lumber uno febrte erit beiur.
Morgengrauen ins SdIob auriid,
immer beeleitet bon ibrem toOmiioenI
8orIeier. SD fab Johann Die 9aiIe-i ]
rim i'm Woi 1889, fiira na6 Der Ira /
sooie BON NeperIing, berna6 bin idyI
ibr nifJt mebr beeegnet. aber anI
ibrem @robe In Der &apu5inergruftI
su @ien babe id oft ee6aft, 6nB iieI
tpobl iest crit Gube uno Slid gefun.
ben bat. SD iteIlte mir Dor, ipie iiel
burh Die eIpidiiden bon aspbobe-l
len iiberbIiibten SeIber tponoelte. einl
@e6idt BON Seine oiif oen2ippen :. 4
uno ieBt erit lit iie rubig unb Itin,
bereint nit ibrem geIiebten Sobnel
RuooIpb."
Sm orpeiten 9apiteI, bas Der yNa-l
tin" uerofienttidt, ert6bIt Die iriibers
Rronprin5ciiiu BON ben Seiratbspld-
nen, Die iiir iie seidmieSet puroen.
Ser erite &an6i6at mar BrinS Dom
georo BON graiiIien, Der ipGter pabn-l
Sinnig purbe. Die iltitsen 2e,tte amii-
itrten iib ais quite 4omeraben i'm
@arten BON gaSer.9aben, obne oaB
bic Soifnungen Der @Itern erfiiat
puroen. 1887 traf 9iiiIe ibren tiinf-
tiseu @atten, ben Brir5en Srieori3
ausuit bon Sahien gum eriten 0ldIe
i'm SdIoiie bon Nllnis. @r eeiieI
ibr IN ieiner i6mrden Uniform iebr
gut, aber BON elmer 8erbinbung MUIR
De 6amaIs nod nidt geiprohen. 8Gb~
reno bes @inters 1891 purSe Die
BrinSeiiin nit 5eroinanb bon 9ulga-
rien 5uiammengebraft. sic iaB bei
bem Diner Stpiifen ben 8ritbern Bbi-
Iipp unO 5erOinanb bon &oburg, url6
bieie er51bIten fid, obne ii6 nm Die
iueenSlihe Siideenoiiin gu fiimmern,
iiber ibren &opf bintpeg 3iemlid itar-
fe @eidi6ten in iinsnriider Sprade.
9uiie ueritanO alles, iagte aber fein
8ort, bis Die Eafel aufseboben ipur-
De. Damn ma6te iie Die unporii6-
tigen Serren in glltem llngariih 6a.
rouf aufnertiam, Bob es gepagt iei,
ioI6e sepoeten 8in9e 5u er56blen,
obne iih oorber oariiber 5u informi.
rem, oh biegtabbariu iie nift peritebe.
sic fiigte bin5u: SD meme bic
Sprade, nidt Sbre @eididten". -
Gurf biefe gemerfiine erreate fie
bas Sntereiie Der 9rii6er. umS Ser
binano rief aus: DSotte nidt ee-
sIoubt, baB ioIde BflonBen in SoI3-
burg pofienl" Seit bieier Stun6e
beihdftigte iif) Die SSamiIie Der Brin-
Seiiin nit Dem @eoanfen elmer Sei-
ratt nit einem Der 3oburger. Die
Rutter fam oIleroines oic Ro6urger
ni6t ousiteben. aber Der Batter bringt
feline So6ter 5ur Sante alementine
bon aoburg, Die bon Der reipeftIoien
iitngen @elt Die D&afieemiible" ge-
nannt miro. sic lit Itodtoub unS
ipridt ebenio idIedlt itaIienii6, ipie
Rapa Eoscma ihleht frau5oiiit.
60 miro Die rheinli6e" llnterbaI-
tilng, Die beibe idreieno i'm gseben.
simmer fiibren, BON Der 5odlter
2uiie gut oeritnnOen unO sibt ibr su
grobem gersniigen SlnIaB. 0ennod
erbGlt SSeroinanb 1892 eineu aorb,
aIs er nm lire Snro Dir6t. @r 3eist
iid iebr perliebt mb benimmt iih iebr
eiteI imo IGherIid, glls er gebort
bot. 0ob iie i'm niht Iieben fam,
bIeibt er periteinert iteben uu0 lit pii-
tben0 uno perbIiiift.
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3citsrmGfs SeriidrrnHa.

Agent: ,@oaen sic iih nid't nicI-
Iei6t gcaen Die ettua aus Der Silit
auf sic berunterfoaenoen gcropIc-
niiten periid5ern Iaiien?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
The Mule-FOOt Hog.

The mule foot hog, so named from
the shape of his foot, is to come into
prominence in Iowa. On account of
SO many hogs dying in this state a
few years ago from cholera some of
the breeders cast about for hog
that could withstand this disease.
The mule foot answers to all the de-
mands and has come not only in
Iowa but throughout the hog grow
ing sections, to stay. A Greene,
county, Iowa, man has a herd of 40
and he recommends them very heart
lily. He says on account of the fine
quality of their meat they demand a
premium on the markets. He has
made the test and is confident that
the first $50 pounds of meat can be
put on the mule foot hog quicker
and more cheaply than any other
breed. They are prolific and the
mother hog is more careful of her
litter than is other breeds and u.s.
ually raises all of them. Mr..
Doore's herd is attracting a great
deal of observation-disclosures Bee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
Water.

Water was first discovered and in
vestigated by Noah, who succeeded
in living on it for forty days.
Most men admire Noah for his
bravery, but very few have any de-
sire to break his record.
Water is one of our most useful
and necessary possessions. Without
it the earth would be a desert and
worthless, stock would only yield a
beggarly 6 or 8 per cent, and man
kind would curl up and die. A great
many men avoid water and try to
get along with substitute which
they claim is just as good. But their
widows and creditors seldom speak
of the experiment as a success.
There is an unlimited supply of
water on the planet, but most of it
is badly seasoned and unfit for
drinking purposes. There are five
great oceans containing 15O,OOO,OOO
square miles of water and surround
ed by 100000 miles of sea beach,
giving room for 1900, 100000 bath
ers at one time. And yet a great
many people in this world are no
cleaner than they should be.
Water is very thin and transpar-
ent, except in the Chicago and Mis-
souri, rivers. 1t is very restless, and
is continually climbing up into the
sky and falling down on baseball
games, and picnics, and new millin-
cry. Water is very gregarious. and
loves to collect in ponds, rivers,
lakes, CULTS, oceans and corpora
tions. 1t is very unstable, and the
man who tries to wander around in
it without life preserver soon sinks
and dies from swallowing too much
of it. Too much water is Just as
fatal as too little.
Water is useful for running steam
engines, making soft drinks, soaking
soiled citizens, increasing the supply
of milk, putting out fires, making
Baptists and insulating Americans
from kings and dukes and Waldorf
Astors and James Hazen Hydes.
Among the most noted collections of
water in the world are the Great
Lakes, which are 1000 miles long
over all and entirely drinkable; the
Mississippi River, the father of
waters; the Amazon River, the
greatest female river in the world;
the Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea
ana wall street. Niagara Falls and
the old Faithful geyser are the two
most noted athletic bodies of water.
The most Industrious water is the
Colorado River, which has burrowed
its way 5000 feet into the ribs of
the earth. The most imposed upon
water is the Chicago River, which
was turned around, loaded with
sewerage and made to run backward.
The most restless water is the Mis-
souri, River which changes it's bed
every night. The most neglected
water is found in Kentucky, where
it is not used for anything but stor-
ing catfish. And the most over-ad-
vertised water in the world is Mime
haha Falls, which only fall when
stout man in overalls turns on a
spigot and begins to pump.-George
Fitch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
A Birthday Surprise.

One of the most pleasant events
of the season was that of a surprise
party given at the home ,of Joe Dale
and family on the evening of Novem-
Der 18th, it being in honor of their
son Chester's 21st birthday. 1t was
planned by his mother and sisters
ard Chester was completely surpris-
ed. There were sixty-six of his
friends and relatives present and
oysters and other refreshments were
served. Various games with plenty
OF music and social chat was the en-
tertainment for the evening. The
guests departed at late hour wish
ing Chester many more such happy
birthdays. .sy 153s7S Z. a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks 1912 Almanac

Before the great drouth of 1901,
the Hicks Almanac gave timely
warning. For over two years prior
to 1911, the Hicks Almanac again
sounded warning of drouth dan
ger. And so for forty years this
same friend of all the people has
steadfastly refused the offers of
spectators and continued to warn
the public of the coming dangers of
storm and weather. AS they should
have done, the people have nobly
stood by Professor Hicks, their faith
full public servant, who has grown
old in their service Send only one
dollar to Word and Works Publish
ing Company, 3401 Franklin Av-
enue, st. Louis, Missouri, and get
his Magazine and Almanac both for
one year. The Almanac alone, a
fine book of $50 pages, is only 35c.
by mail Let everybody respond and
receive the warnings of our National
Seer for the coming year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
A Pleasant Surprise.

Thursday, Nov. being Ralph
Frost's 21st birthday his wife
planned a very pleasant surprise on
him. Relatives and friends to the
number of sc came with we'll filled
baskets of good things to eat. AT
noon when Ralph came in for dinner
he was greatly surprised to find so
many had come to help him celebrate
his birthday. The dinner was fine
and enjoyed by all present. On &C
count of the heavy rain the night
before many from distance were
unable to be present. He received
many useful presents and a shower
of handsome postal cards. Ralph
says that he would like to have a
birthday every day. Misses Esther
and Fern Graham jointly planned a
second surprise on him by inviting
a number of the young folks in for a
party at night. Those present were:
Charles Graham and family, Jim
Still and family, George Davis and
family, J. N. Still and family, Mrs.
Willis Frost and grandchildren, Ray
mond and Lucille Frost, Mrs. Cora
Starr, Mrs. Ed Still, King and Ethel
Lanphair, Irene McWilliams, Claude
Moore and John Drury, Roughline
Craig, and Eula and Joe Osborn.
They all went home at late hour
wishing Ralph many more such
birthdays.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
Local Government in Early Iowa

According to Mr.. Clarence R. Aur-
ner, Research Assistant in the State
Historical Society of Iowa, county
government was first put into opera
ton in Iowa in September, 1885.
In that month the Board of Super
visors of "Demoine County," which
comprised all of what is now south
eastern Iowa, met for their first ses-
sion at the house of William Ross in
Burlington. Six months later, on
Friday, May 10, 1886, as far as the
records show, local government in
northeastern Iowa was begun by the
meeting of the Board of Supervisors
OF 'Du Buque County" at "Du
Buque.' There were only two coun-
ties in the Iowa country at this time,
but soon afterwards these counties
were subdivided and new county
governments were established. Lee
county had it's supervisors elected
and at work by 1887, while Johnson,
Cedar, and many others of the older
counties in the state soon followed.
The first civil township in Iowa
seems to have been established in
Cedar county in the spring of 1910,
but it is interesting to note that in
many cases during the early years
the county officers also performed
the duties of township officers.
All over the state of Iowa in the
county court houses are priceless
records telling the story of settle
ment in local communities. Mr..
Aurner is engaged in writing a his
tory of township government in
Iowa, and in order to secure mater
ial for his work he has visited the
court houses at Burlington, Du-
buque, Fort Madison, Upton, Iowa
City, and in number of older coun-
ties. Here he has found records of
county officers and boards of SUPER
visors going away back to the time
from 1884 to 1886, when the people
of the Iowa country were governed
by the governor and legislature of
the territory of Michigan. In most
cases the records were kept in sub
stantially bound volumes, but in
some instances they were written on
loose sheets of paper which are now
brown and faded with age. In many
counties, however, the penmanship
is of a high order, and so the records
are very legibIe. 1t behooves county
officers to take great care with their
books and papers in order that they
may be preserved for future genera
tons, for in those records is to be
found much of the most valuable
material for writing the history of
the state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
Lloyd-Negley.

Last Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock Mr.. Clifford Lloyd Of Lamont
and Miss Rose Negley of Decatur,
were united in marriage at the
Christian parsonage just north of
the library building, Rev. J. S. Coffin,
pastor of the Christian church, offic-
iating. A brother and sister of the
bride were present and witnessed
the ceremony. Both of these young
people are from highly respected
families. Mr.. Lloyd is the son of
George Lloyd, prosperous farmer
who lives northeast of Lamont, and
Miss Negley is the daughter of Cal
Negley, living near Decatur. They
have many friends who will be glad
10 extend congratulations and wish
them well through life. They will
make their home upon farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
FrOSt-EvaIS.

Mr.. Lawrence NJ. Frost and Miss
Edith Y. Evans. both of Decatur
Iowa, were married at the M. E.
parsonage in Leon on Wednesday
November Is, 1911. the ceremony
heing performed by the pastor, Rev
e. M. Hoff.
The bride is the daughter of W.
w. Evans. we'll known farmer liv-
ing near Decatur, and the groom is a
prosperous farmer residing few
miles from Decatur City.
The many friends of the contract
ing. parties join in wishing them Joy
and prosperity.