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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

membered the counterfeiting cpl
sode. II had been fellow stu
dent at Oberlin college with General
Nettleton, at that time an assistant
secretary of the U. S. Treasury de-
partment, and I wired him of the
counterfeit finding, asking his ad-
vice." said Mr.. Hyde. "By the
earliest mail l received reply that
a Government agent would be de-
tailed on the case. Some days later
Detective VIM. J. Burns, young
man about thirty-four years of age,
landed in Princeton and assisted
Sheriff Lowry in running down the
counterfeiting gang
Mr.. Lowry states that Burns spent
between two and three weeks in
this county, during which period
they worked together and became
quite we'll acquainted. Meanwhile
they secured evidence that resulted
in the conviction of all the counter
feiters and broke up the gang. DR..
Crawford and his mistress were both
convicted of immoral charges in the
Mercer circuit court, but before suf-
fering punishment for his conviction
the Pleasanton physician was turned
over to the government agents who
were pressing the spurious money
charges against him. The Trembly
woman paid her fine and was releas-
ed.
The counterfeiters' modus oper-
andi was said to be to go into a store
and buy small articles, present
counterfeit silver dollar and receive
good money in change. While
searching Crawford's store at Pleas
anton Lowry discovered several
moulds for making the queer and
these he turned over to Detective
Burns who surrendered them to the
Treasury department.
Our ex-sheriff was very much i'm
pressed with the ability and work
of Detective Burns and is not sur
prised that he has discovered evil
dence that led to the conviction of
the dynamiters and thus gained
world wide fame
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Sold a $4,000 Farm.

J. A. Harris, of this city, last week
sold his fine farm of 1872 acres, in
Franklin township, known as the
old Kingston farm to R. H. Grimes,
of Bonneville, Iowa, the considera-
ton being $48,000 or little over
$50 per acre. Mr.. Grimes came
down one day last week in an auto
and Mr.. Harris showed him the farm,
and the result was that sale was
made without employing real es-
tate agent. Possession of the farm
will be given March 1st. Mr.. Grimes
is a progressive young farmer who
expects to take active charge of the
farm and will erect a fine country
house on the place the coming year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Stores are Open Evenings.

All of the Leon stores will keep
open evenings from now until after
Christmas for the accommodation Of
holiday shoppers. The Leon stores
are filled with the very finest selec-
tions of Christmas goods of all kinds,
and no town or city in southern
Iowa is showing such a varied Sc
lection of holiday goods and the
prices are appealing to the buying
public. It will pay you to drive q
good many miles to come to Leon to
buy your holiday goods this year
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

That is a pretty big statement, but
it is true nevertheless, for he
does not buy single instruments but
buys them in car load lots and al
most any day you can see one or
more teams hauling musical instru-
ments to his store. For many years
he sold organs almost exclusively
as piano purchasers were rare in
the early days of his business, but
now the sale of pianos has almost
supplanted the organ business. Mr..
Alexander handles all kinds Of pian-
os, embracing the best makes on
the market, as we'll as a number of
the cheaper makes, and is able to
sell customer any kind of an in
strument that they desire. In the
twenty-nine years he has been in
the business he has handled thous-
ands of instruments and among the
wholesalers is regarded as one of
the best musical dealers in the state
OF Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The newspapers of Leon will adopt new rule
on January l. 1912. On and after that date all SUBJ
scrptons will be stopped at expiration of the time
for which the same has been paid The present
quirements of the postofice department regarding
subscription accounts is such that we deem it advisa
bic and fully in accord with the desires of majority
of readers to adopt the rule of requiring that all
subscriptions be paid in advance. Papers will be
promptly discontinued at the date Of expiration
unless the subscriber has renewed by paying in ad
is desired that the paper continue to them. Weurge
all readers to carefully note the address label on
their papers which show the date to which subscrip
tions are paid If you are not paid in advance and
desire your paper continue to your address attend
to this matterwithout delay. The subscription rate
to the Leon Reporter is $l.5o a year Pay up your
arreaIages and in advance to the date that you wish
your paper to continue 10 you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Has Sold Thousands of Pianos and
Organs.

We present herewith the picture
of one of Icons we'll known BUSH
nessmen, w. A. Alexander, who has
been engaged in business in Leon
since 1881 when he purchased an
interest in a drug store in this city.
Two years later he commenced SELL
Ing Story & Clark organs, and since
then has sold thousands of pianos
and organs in Decatur and surround
ing counties, employing large num-
Der of statesmen and has been very
successful. If all the piano and or
gan boxes in which instruments were
shipped to him, were placed side by
side, they would build solid fence
more than around Decatur county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
On All-Star- Eleven.

Herbert M. Harwood, the football
writer on the Des Moines Register
and Leader has selected an all-star
eleven from the teams in the Mis-
souri, Valley Association, embracing
the colleges of Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas, and places Raymond Hurst,
of Leon, who is a member of the
Ames College team as the best quar-
terback among all the teams in the
Missouri Valley Association. Hurst
has played a star game all through
the season and experts place him in
the front rank among the best quar-
terbacks among all the college teams
of the United States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Ross FultOn's New Auto Burned.

Ross Fulton, the we'll known farm
er of High Point township, had his
fine new E. M. F. auto almost totally
destroyed by fire one day last week.
He had driven in the car out to one
of his fields and was engaged in re-
pairing a fence, and the car must
have caught fire from leaky gaso-.
line tank or else the oil had ignited.
When Mr.. Fulton discovered the fire
he was about quarter of mile
away from the car, but it was almost
totally destroyed when he reached it.
Fortunately he had the car insured
for $3.50, so will not lose all of it.
The car was new one purchased
the past year and was worth about
$1,10O. ~ "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Red Cross Seals.

The splendid work of the Red
Cross Society in the campaign
against tuberculosis is everywhere
recognized. Just now the attention
of the people is called to the sale of
the Red Cross Stamps as a means
of raising money for the society.
Every cent paid for stamps goes di-
rectly to the Red Cross Society and
the local clubs and business houses
that have the stamps for sale make
this effort from philanthropic mo-
tives and get nothing whatever for
their work This is an opportunity
to help in thfs splendid work and no
one should fail to buy whatever num-
Der of stamps they feel they can af-
ford. Jas. F. Harvey, Mayor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Horse Fell and Broke Victor Hull's
Leg.

Sunday morning about IL o'clock
Victor Hull, who .is employed at
Harry Wright's implement store, met
with an accident which will lay him
up for several weeks. He was riding
horse up Church street, and at
the corner of James Grandstaff's g
residence the animal SHE'D at big
rock and jumped, slipping and fall
ing and Mr.. Hull was caught under
the horse in such a. manner as to
break the large bone in his right leg
in two places between the knee and
ankle. He was carried to the home
of his mother three blocks north of
the scene of the accident, and is
getting along very nicely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
WaterWOrks Almost Done.

The contractors of the waterworks
system are today putting on the fin-
ishing touches to the job, the last Of
the mains being laid yesterday, and
the big pump is. being tuned up ready
to make test of the system. Con-
trary to general opinion the stand
pipe will not be filled with water un-
til all the mains are filed, and as
soon as the pumping commences the
water will be turned into the mains.
1t will take several hours Of pump
ing to fill the mains before any water
is pumped into the stand pipe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Have You Paid for Your Reporter.

During the past two weeks hun
dreds of Reporter subscribers have
called and renewed their subscrip-
tions for the coming year and many
others have sent remittances by mail.
We desire to call the attention of all
subscribers to the fact that commence
ing January 1st The Reporter will
be mailed only to paid in advance
discontinued at the time that the
subscription is paid to. This means
that ifsyou, desire to continue re-
ceiying the Reporter and you are
not paid In advance that your paper,
will be stopped january fst. We
are forced Yto adopt the cash in ad
vance plan on account of the post
Office ruling and the hard work of
going over our list each week to see
that we are not mailing the paper
to any subscriber who is more than
year in arrears. Under the new
plan there will be no trouble for
either the subscriber or the publish
er. ALI of the daily papers and most
of the weeklies have adopted the
cash in advance plan, and in talking
with hundreds of our patrons we
have yet to find the first one who is
not pleased with the cash in advance
plan. 1t will be easier to read
paper that is paid for than to have
to pay for it after you have read it.
We do not require that subscribers
pay full year in advance. The rate
is $3.50 per year, 12k cents per
month and you can pay for any part
of year that you desire and then
renew at the expiration of your sub
scription. Don't neglect this matter
but attend to it right away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
The Pension Bill.

The old soldiers of the country are
watching with considerable interest
the action of congress on the pro-
posed pension bill, the Sherwood
dollar a day" bill which is now up
for consideration, and it is expected
that a vote will be reached on it in
the house within a few days.
The Sherwood bill would grant
SIS month to those who served
more than ninety days but less than
six months; $40 month for a SER
vice up to nine months; $25 month
for a service up to one year, and $50
for a service of more than one year.
No pension is to be allowed veterans
who have incomes exceeding 81 900
a year. The Sui loway bill, which
probably will be offered as substi-
tute or amendment to the Sherwood
bill before the vote is finally taken,
provides a maximum pension of $36
per month at the age of rs.
Congressman H. NJ. Towner made
his maiden speech in the house Mon
day. 1t was on the service pension
bill. He said that he was not in
favor of the Sherwood bill AZ It stood
and would prefer some other bill.
But he was assured that the meas
ure would be amended and many Of
the Objectionable features eliminat-
ed. He said he was SO strongly in
favor of legislation on the subject
that he would be willing to support
the bill with amendments rather
than see it fail. He emphasized the
Importance of prompt action and
said conditions made it imperative
that something be done for the old
soldiers without delay if there was to
be anything at all.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

w. c. Brown, the we'll known
farmer who lives two miles north Of
Leon, is playing in hard luck. A
few weeks ago he was quite badly
hurt in a runaway accident, and one
day last week while driving some
calves into chute at his farm, one
of them kicked him on the right
arm and broke it. Billy says he has
been kicked by horses and mules all
his life but never bumped up against
such a hard kicker as that measly
calf. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

: Congressman w. ID. Jameson, of
Shenandoah, was visiting in Leon
Monday. Mr.. Jameson has recover
ed from his severe illness which COM
PEELED him to decline a re-nomina-
tion for congress last year, and he
is being urged by friends in all parts
of the district to again be a candi-
date next year for the seat now held
by Congressman Towner. He is
making a trip over the district to
see what the leading democrats think
of his candidacy, and incidentally to
boom Champ Clark as the demo-
cratic candidate for president, as he
thinks Clark is the logical and
strongest candidate who has been
mentioned for the position.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
No Presidential Primary in Iowa.

Iowa will have no presidential
primary to enable it's voters to ex-
press their preference on the Ques-
tion of whether President Taft or
some one else should be nominated
as the head of the republican ticket
in 1912. This was settled by the re-
publican national committees at
Washington when 1t ran the steam
roller over the proposition % Fecof
nize delegates selected IN primaries
arranged BY state oommittees.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
At the M. f. Church,

Do not forget the free lecture by
Mr.. Terrill, of East Africa. who will
give stereopticon lecture illustrat-
ing Africa and its people, next Fri
day evening at 7:30.> at the N. p.
Everybody invited.
Rev A.. A. Thompson, District
of the Charlton Dis
trict occupied the pulpit last Sunday
forenoon. I. # III
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Republican National Convention viii
be Held at Chicago June 18,
1912,

The republican national committee
at it's meeting held at Washington,
D. c., on Tuesday, selected Chicago
as the place and June 18th as the
time for holding the next republican
national convention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

:sressnan Jameson Was Here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
WIDE VARIANCE
IN ESTIMATES
RAILROAD OFFICIALS SAY ONLY
FOUR THOUSAND MEN ARE OUT
ON STRIKE, WHILE UNION MEN
SAY 10000.
RY AssocIateo Prena.

Chicago Oct. 2.-Statements issued
tonight by railroad officials and union
leaders directing the strike of shon
employees on the Hartman lines, In
Guiding the Illinois Central, still show
a wide variance in the estimates of
the number of men involved. Accord
ing to Julius Kruttschnitt four thou
sand men left their work on the Union
Pacific lines. international President
]. A. Franklin, of the boilermakerE In
positive in his assertion that twenty
thousand or more are out
w. L. Park general manager OF that
Illinois Central, estimated that sixty
three per cent Of the men Of the nii-
nois Central struck Will the union Of
ficials claim the total is close TO ninety
per cent
There was but one case OF signin-
cant violence during the day, when the
police were called to quell n disturb
ance at the Burnside shops in the
early morning. Reports from other
points indicate the strikers are quiet
and orderly.
1t is reported two hundred strike
breakers have enlisted at the Burns ide
shops and others will be brought In to-
morrow. The railroad officials say
they are receiving ten applications
for every place left vacant and that
many men who were laid oT al variouw
points before the strike ere willing ln
return to work under the present lDu
Gitions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
Special 70 The Journal

Apalachicola, Oct. 2.-Conductor ].
c. johnson Of the Apalachicola North
ern railroad was killed instantly and
+. N Holley, a prominent citizen, was
perhaps mortally wounded last night
when Jack Tighten. q negro, opened
nre on the two men on a crowded ex-
cursion train running from Port st.
Joe to Apalachicola- Passengers fred
on the negro who leaped from the
train and made his escape.
Tonight the sheriff and fifty depu :
ties are out after the negro, as we'll
as possess from Niles and Port St.
Joe, but up to a late hour the man had
not been captured. Mr.. Holley was
still alive at s O'Clock and there is
now thought to be a fairly good
chance for his recovery.
According to report made by some
OF the passengers the negro and MIR.
Holley had some trouble at Port st.
Joe. The negro left and boarded the
excursion train at Niles, eight miles
from Port St Joe, and as soon as he
entered the coach, OF caught sight oe
Holley the firing began. It is the sun
position that the conductor was killed
by one Of the bullets fired at HolleyN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
.ADM'L. ,SCHLEY
DIES SUDDENLY
FALLS DEAD ON THE STREETS OF
NEW YORK, AND NOT REcOG-
NIZED BY ANY OF THE CURIOUS
THPoNG TO GO TO HIS AID.
BY Associated Press.

New York. Oct. Mot recognized
by a single person IN the cr7-iou-
throng that rushed 20 his aid, Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schlzy, L. S.
N, retired. fell dead in front Of the
Barkley Lyceum, On West Forty fourth
street this afternoon. Death IS at
tributed TO a cerebral hemor-hage,
which attacked him shorty after he.
with his wife, reached here this morn
ing from Mount KiscO and had called
at the New York Yacht Club for his
mail.
The admiral fell helpless to the
street. Physicians who ran TO him
pronounced him dead. 4 cash over
the right eye shows where his fore
head struck the sidewalk The body
was taken TO the nearest police station.
then to the Hotel Algonquin, where
Schley made his home while here.
Admiral Schley's body will be taken
to Washington tomorrow Afternoon
and the services viii be held at the
Schley home. The burial viii be ct
Arling gton cemetery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03

When the books Of the tax assessor
were submitted to the board Of county
commissioners for their APPROVAL last
night it was shown that the valuation
of taxable property this year is $11,-
s75,0o as against $11,25o,oo0 for last
year, which is an increase of S625, 900
The total amount Of taxes to be col
lected this year, including poll taxes
is 1857, 7,552.06.
At this meeting the necessary for
NAL resolution approving the assess
naent made by the tax assessor and di-
Fecting the collector to collect accord
ing to the books of the assessor was
adopted and the bill Of the tax as
SCISSOR for his service was ordered
paid. The bill amounted to $S,25s.2S
less 20 per cent which is reserved
until the taxes are collected, leaving
the net bill S2,606.63.
No other business was attended &c
by the board last night, as q regular
meeting is to be held tonight, at which
time a number of matters viii be
taken up.
Chairman Joseph L johnson and
Messrs. P. Mcclellan, Geo. H Davis
and NJ. o. Bagget were present at the
meeting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
Nv Associated Press.

New Orleans, Oct. 2.-The twin
government bureau reports on cotton
had a decidedly bearish effect on the
market today and the three nearest
deliveries in the future market on the
New Orleans cotton exchange were
forced below the 10 cent level. Oc-
tober fell to 9.S5.
The report of ginning counted
S,663,066 bales ginned up to September
%. that is up to the night Of Septem-
ber "a, and was larger than expected
by the bears themselves. Probably the
average bear hardly hoped for any
thing over 3,500,o0o and many only
hoped for 100000 bales. The total
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
BY Assoclatsa Press.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 2,--on the wit
ness stand before the federal senator
ial investigating committee to answer
the charges Of bribery and corrupt use
of money contributed to his election
United States Senator, Isaac Stephen
son today testified that although he
spent s107,Ts3 in his campo gn he had
little knowledge as to hewt it was
spent except that it was noh used in
violation Of the law. The details, he
said, Were left to his campaign mana
gers. He said he cautioned his man,
ayers not to violate the law, but to
carry on a vigorous campaign to elect
him.
So far as he knew, he said the in
struetions were obeyed. He said he
did not pay three Democratic members
of the legislature to absent themselves
on March 4, 1909, so he could have a
maiority, and did not know any mem
bsr was absenting himself except
through the newspapers. Some of the
campaign workers will be examined
tomorrow.
1t was the third time since the cam
paign which resulted in his election
to the United States on March 4, 1909
that Senator Stephenson was called
upon to defend himself against
charges Of bribery
THE CHARGES.
Under a resolution last August is,
when the investigation Of Senator
William Lorimer of Illinois was un-
der way in Washington, the sub COM
mittees used to inquire into these
charges preferred by senate COM
rnittee of the Wisconsin legislature.
THAT Senator SteasAensor kept re-
crst nauw ofsnis difgurssrr Is 81 tls'
Ilrln1asy campaign FOR pohEnatleu Ia
1908; that whereas he admitted hav-
ing expended s111,3S5 his campaign
managers account for only $107,793
and that a large part Of his fund was
improperly used
THE fraud was reacted with his
primary campaign contributed directly
to his election.
THAT he distributed money to state
officials to further his campaign.
That he spent money in Legislative
districts to strengthen his support In
the legislator.
That he was elected only after a
two months deadlock and then only
after three Democratic assembly men
Thomas F. Ramsey, now dead, John
It. Farrell and Silas A. Towne-ab-
serted themselves and so insured his
election.
Two legislative inquiries have pre-
ceded the present investigation.
Charles z. Littlefield OF Maine when
with w. E. Black of Milwaukee will
act as consent defense United States
Senator Stephenson was ready to tes-
tify. Members OF the committee here
are Senators Hepburn, Republican Of
Idaho; Sutherland, Republican of
Utah. and Atlee Pomerene, Democrat
of Ohio.
About FIVE witnesses are to be ex-
amined daily Seventy-flve witnesses
have been subpoenaed.
That a political faction is back Of
the investigation is one Of the con-
tentions made by Senator Stephen
sons supporters. 1t is alleged that
when Senator Stephenson first was
elected to the senate in 1907 to I'LL ont
the unexrfred term of John Q. Spoon
er, the La Toilette faction eEaCted q
promise from him that he would rot
seek reelection. His answer was that
he was not bound by any promise and
he was reelected
Senator Ste0 enson Is a Fsplbh-
can 50 years old, a banker, lumber
man, and capitalist
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
NEGRO HAD THREATENED
TO KILL Mr.. HOLLY

Apa1achicola- Fla. Oct. A diffi-
Guilty occurred yesterday morning at
Port ST. Joe, which terminated this
afternoon in the killing Of one white
man and the wounding of another
which will probably prove fatal The
dtfhculty started between F. M. Holly.
who is interested in an ice plant at
Port St Joe and a negro known as
Niles He then boarded the excursion
train on which Mr.. Holly was com
ing to Apalachicola and at once pro-
ceeded to carry out his threats by
shooting him twice in the breast. He
then turned on Conductor Johnson
and shot him, killing him almost in
stantly. The negro then jumped from
the train and ran to the woods. Sew
eTal shots were fred at him but none
seemed to take sfssot. On tisv aTrfsrr1
in ApalAchicola OF the train a strong
posse was formed and seach of the
woods Is being made.