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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
More Trouble With Mail Clerk.

1t looks as if something should be
done to improve the service on the
Des Moines and GAINESVILLE postal
run, especially when a postal clerk
named Van Emmert : is on duty.
Last. week The Reporters and Jour
mails for PIeasanton were mailed -on
Wednesday, yet they had not. reached
Pleasanton on Saturday. The pack
age for GAINESVILLE had not reached
that Office on Monday. We received
the Pleasanton paper published on
Friday on the train from the north
Monday, and the Osceola papers pub
lished on Thursday were received
Monday. On Saturday when the
mail pouch was received from the
GAINESVILLE train there was not a thing
in the pouch at all, the mail which
should have reached Leon Saturday
afternoon from GAINESVILLE and Pleas
anton being received on the Charlton
train Sunday The postal clerk is
either utterly incompetent or grossly
negligent, and the matter has been
reported to the superintendent of the
railway mail service at Des MOines
several times. Our subscribers are
kicking and we don't blame them.
We are doing our part and mailing
The Reporters on time every week,
and there is no excuse for them not
being delivered the same day they
are mailed. Just a few weeks ago
this same mail clerk carried our pa
pers in his car for three or four days
before they were delivered at the
various Offices right here in Decatur
county. There is going to be an i'm
provement at once or the matter will
be- taken up with authorities higher
IN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
At the Christian Church.

On account of the cold weather
but small audiences were out last
Lords day. Rev. John w. Marshall,
of Chicago gave a splendid address
in the afternoon and preached a
splendid sermon on "The Pre-em-
inence of Christ" in the evening. His
addresses were appreciated by all
who heard them. Choir practice will
be held Wednesday of this week at
eight p. M, at the home of DR.. Wood
mansee. All the regular services of
the church next Lords day.
4xy j. S. Coffin, pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
improvements. at Exchange National
Bank.

Some extensive improvements are
being made in the fittings and fur
nishings at the Exchange National
Bank, and when completed the bank
will have the nobbiest bank in south
ern Iowa. New steel ceilings and
oak beams are being put in both the
banking room and the directors
room in the rear, the floors will be
covered with linoleum and other i'm
provements made. The Exchange
National is growing right along and
felt that their increased business
justified them in having finer place
in which to transact business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16

ones carelessness. The employees
had been repeatedly cautioned to use
the utmost care, and especially in
that portion of the plant where the
fire started, but apparently some one
failed to heed the warning.
The victims of the disaster were
all industrious young women, all of
whom, with the exception of Mrs.
Ethel Henry, have relatives in or
about Chehalis. 1t was impossible
tonight to learn who Mrs. Henry's
people are. Owing to the fact that
it will be impossible to identify the
bodies, it is a question just what
funeral arrangements will be made.
Tonight Coroner Sticklin, Sheriff
Urquhart and others went into all
the phases of the matter, and full
investigation of the matter will fol-
low to determine if possible, who, IT,
anyone, was to blame directly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Uncle John Holden Dead.

Uncle John Holden, one of the
best known citizens of Leon, was
stricken with paralysis last Thurs
day morning, and his death followed
on Sunday morning. Uncle John had
been in failing health for the past
two years and with his wife returned
Just a few weeks ago from visit OF
several weeks in Kansas and at st.
Joe. Funeral services were held at
the home on Monday at 10 O'Clock,
under the auspices of the G. A. R.
Post, of which he had been an active
member for many years. 1t was i'm
possible to obtain the data for an
obituary this week, and it will be pub
5lished next week..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
]. |, PARRISH GETS IT
Former Leon Attorney Appointed as
Chief Counsel for Rock island
r. r. with $40, 900 Salary.

The many friends of James l..
Parrish, years ago struggling
young attorney of Leon, will bepleas-
ed to learn that he has been ap-
pointed general counsel of the Rock
Island R. R. for Iowa and South
Dakota, to succeed the late Carroll
Wright. Mr.. Parrish studied law in
Leon in 1888 and 1889, and was
married in this city, his bride being
Miss Ollie Clark, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. N. Clark of this city. In
1890 Mr.. Parrish and Geo. w. Baker.
also of this city, went to Des Moines
and opened up a law Office, but Mr..
Baker returned to Leon q short time
afterwards. Mr. Parrish. remAfned
very successful and is now consider
ed among the best attorneys Of the
state. The Register and Leader of
Sunday has the following notice OF
his promotions:
James L. Parish, assistant solicitor
under the late Carroll Wright, gen.
eral counsel of the Rock Island road
for Iowa and South Dakota, has been
selected to fill the vacancy caused by
the recent death of Mr.. Wright. The
Register and Leader has this upon
authority of one in intimate touch
with the management of the COM
pany. The announcement of the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Parrish was ar
ranged to be made next Wednesday,
when it was intended to first make it
public.
That James L. Parrish has been
chosen and that the announcement
will be made public Wednesday is
certain. Mr.. Parrish came to Des
Moines from Leon in 1890. He had
been a stenographer in the Office of
his brother, Robert L. Parrish, under
whom he studied law. Prior to re-
moving from Leon to Des Moines he
was admitted to the bar, and soon az
ter coming to this city he associated
himself with the law firm of Spur
rier, Dowell & Parrish.
When Mr.. Spurrier retired from
the firm to accept position upon the
Polk county district bench the firm
was reorganized under the name of
Bishop, Dowell & Parrish. Later.
Mr.. Bishop also was elected to the
district bench, and then was elevated
to the state supreme court. He had
served one term and was we'll along
in his second term when he died sud-
denly at Waterloo while attending
meeting of the State Bar association.
With the retirement of Judge Bishop
from the firm the vacancy was filled
by taking Judge Robert L. Parrish
into partnership.
In 1903 he was rendered by Mr..
Wright the position of assistant So
licitor for the Rock Island for Iowa
and South Dakota. He accepted, and
has continued in the legal service OF
the company until the present time.
BY local attorneys it has been con-
ceded the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Wright, would probably
he filled by the selection of Mr.. Far.
rish. The matter has been under
consideration by the management of
the Rock Island for ten days of more,
and yesterday agreement was reach
ed to name Mr.. Parrish for the place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Mrs. Matilda Butcher.

Mrs. Matilda Butcher, one of the
pioneer settlers, of Burrell township,
died at her home near Terre Haute
on Monday morning, just six days
after the death of her sister, Mrs.
Malinda O'Dell, another of the old
pioneers of that section. Her fun
seral was held on Tuesday, interment
being made In the Miller cemetery.
II fitting obituary will be published
next week. IL 1,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Decided Change in the Weather.

Talk about your quick changes Of
weather, but this section experienced
one of them with vengeance Satur-3
day, when the mercury dropped from
sc degrees to degrees above within
twelve hours, a change of "a degrees,
and these figures we're registered on
the government thermometer kept by
Morris Gardner. And the worst part
was the terrific northwest wind, the
cold snap catching many persons un-
prepared for cold weather.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Patrick Flynn Died Saturday Night.

Patrick Flynn, one of the old time
settlers of this county, died at his
home II miles southeast of Leon
last Saturday night, after an illness
of some months. Funeral services
we're held at the Catholic church in
Woodland township on Monday, in
terment being in the Catholic ceme-
terry adjoining. Obituary will appear
next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Stephen.Merryman.

Mr.. Macy Stephen and Miss Daisy
Merryman, two we'll known youns
people of Eden township, were mar
ried at the Office of v. r. McGinnis In
this city last Wednesday, the cere-
mony being performed by Justice A.
n. Warford.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16

The Lineville Tribune last week
entered upon it's 39th volume, and
for nearly thirty-eight years Chas. H.
Austin has been the editor and pub
Usher. A. neat illustrated souvenir
edition was gotten out to celebrate
the event. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Traded Sausage for Coal.

Saturday morning j.. Hoffhines
found a, good sized package of sau-
sage in his coal store house, which
some fellow evidently dropped there
the night before while helping him
self to some coal. Jonas Is in the
coal business and says he3is willing. TO
trade coal for lausage, but wants to
be there when the exchange IL made.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Marriage Licenses.

Macy Stephen, Leon ...~... -
Daisy Merryman, Leon -. Il
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
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Gktalsama city's BIG job
lEnld NcMs.


no modify somewhat Il common
N~l stsssw 0lslahnma cisy in ccnt
traehng ia build capitol Tor the
state of Oklahoma has gotten her
lRciAers and molars on the rough
edges az little more than she can
conveniently masticate She Is not
ready with the cash according 70
contract Promoters ot the satiea
white elephant have been trying so
unload Oh the municipality Certain
dseds have been altered to the gaf-
.ernor 10 bind the trade with the
state but he iias defined ID accept
them.
Since Oklahoma City made the
bluff that she would build hand.
some state house Without a doll%S
of ebst to the tax payers. the tax
payers are likely TO insist that she
make good. Failure TO live up 10
the contract win reopen the question
az permanently locating the capital
and under such circumstances 0hla-
homa City would not be better than
third in the race,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
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rHE FoLK TAAr LAueH.

(By Wilbur D. Nesbit)
The folk that laugh--God bless them
They listen all the day
They bring the cheer Of sunshine
clear
Though skies be brooding gray.
They lift the load of trouble,
They ease the grip Of TOLL
They leave less room for grumbling
gloom
Our precious hours to spoil
What though they have their sorrow,
What though they have their woes
They aim to get the laughter debt
The joyous old world owes.
And SO they make stranger
OF foolish fret and fear,
And make each day a happy way
OF rich content and cheer
The folk that laugh-Ciod blees them
What ills do they not mend
From them the rose in beauty glows.
And every man is friend.
For them the skies grow bluer,
For them the stars are bright,
Gloom flees away across the day
And comfort bides at night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
THE uMchaAfNfNG OF MATTox

The calling chains which bind Mr.
Clyde Maddox to the Oklahoma peni-
tentiary win be riven this week. says
the Topeka CAPITAL. Mr. Maddox. who
Is serving penitentisIy sentence for
murder has acquired some good
time and willsbs released somewhat
in advance al the expiration Of his
sentence Much human interest
clusters around Mr. Maddox and he
has had Il notable career Although
still under forty years Of age, he has
four murders To his debit account.
He has twice been sentenced To hang
1t is true that two Of his victims We're
negroes and they probably do not
count. the killing Of negro in Ok
lahoma being generally construed as
an act of heroism rather than an of.
fence against the law But, al that,
a record OF two mrrueis ius a man
still under forty years of age is much
above the average.
One pursuing the brilliant and
somewhat sensational career of young
Mr. Maddox notes many episodes and
events Of more than passing interest.
For his contributions to the mcrtuary
statistics of the country he has
served rather less than twelve wears
al told in the various penitentiaries
to which he has been assigned. Once
he was sentenced to be hanged. but,
pending his appeal Tor new trial.
WAS released on bond While wait
ing for the courts TO settle the case
be whiled away duh time by killing a
colored gentleman who had testified
against him at the time of his trial.
On the second trial he was again
sentenced to hang. Later he escaped
and was recaptured. But President
Cleveland commuted his sentence 70
life Imprisonment and President Nc
Kinley pardoned him after hs had
served a little more than a year in
the Kansas penitentiary. There be-
ing no desire to avenge the killing
OF the colored gent Aereinbeiore men.
toned, Maddox never was brought
10 trial for that A question OF some
sociological portent arises Why do
officials strain themselves to show
consideration 70 human wolves? Mad
uOh ~ q WILL A nt Wuol DA tu6 pHttp
Is always in his teeth No praise,
worthy act, no kindly deed has ever
been truthfully attributed to him. And
yet the hand OF the highest official
in the land has more than once
been raised to stay a richly merited
punishment Had Maddox stolen $25
worth of junk he would have Jared
much more harshly at the hands Of
the law.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
That Default.
t4rrulsa World ]

Oklahoma city defaulted on its
first capital payment. on the first
of July, last SATURDAY. the first $25..
0a0 of the milIion-dollar capital fund
Tell due The capital committee ac.
knowledged its inability to meet the
demand, and asked for more time.
Thus Il the prophecy Of The World
being fulfilled Let us again repeat
1t The taxpayers of Oklahoma VIII
pay for their state capital, and pay
in 20G-cent dollars because of the
part Oklahoma City has played in the
game. The worst thing possible
happened to the taxpayers when the
capital was removed from Guthrier
ut has already cost the state thous.
ands; It will cost it millions before
II IS over Even yet the cheaper
way out Is to give the capital back
To GuthSie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
MISS LlRaEY,s MAIL

While not desiring in any way 10
depreeate the work OF Mr. w J.
Locke, MT ~ Phillips 0ppenheira,
Mr. Montague Glass, or Mrs. Kate
Douglass Wiggin, We confess that
cur favOrite summer reading is
Laura Jean bibbey's mail Miss LIB
eby, as is well known, conducts an
Answers for The Anxious corner in
a Chicago newspaper Her business
is to iron the creases out OF the
lives OF those who come To her for
oomfoFt and advice. And Ia tho pnr-
suit of her vocation she has become
the largest retail dispenser Of balm
and heartease In the world
Men and women without number
take their tragedies 10 MISS Libbey.
a am a widow IS years old. writes
one, working in a store The pro
prietor fell in love with noe at first
sight He gave me a diamond ring
aud gives me most all my clothes.
Bfe tells me he loves me better than
any other woman he ever saw and
I love him with all my heart He is
so years old and has a iwdik and
damiiy Do you think il wrong for
me to accept these gifts" II wilt
please believers in the old fashion
~ and stern ideas of morality tn
know that Miss Libbey does not
eQulyocate on sidestep. Certainly
y is wrong, ,she says. What kind
OF woman are YOU? Get out Of
the store at once"
One young woman complains that
feT steady does not accompany her
home from dances and theatres but
packs her off with a girl friend and
her bean, alleging as a reason that
lnasmuch az she lives on the North
side and he on the south. to accom-
pany ber home would cause him 10
miss the last car The man should
show you the courtesy of accompany
IN you home says Miss Libhey
Just like that She might have pal
Hated the ofienss, OF begged the
question. But Miss Lhlbey Is OF an
yielding clay and eau not conprO
mise her soul upon a breach OF Sti-
Qncfte another notes tie fact that
Ter sssl-S man went on an excursion
and failed 10 ask her 10 accompany !
bfa. He did not so with any 9th
er girl she adds. but simply 1
staged a." She wants TO know
Nuat she ShaH 30 ABOUT t. Miss /
Llbbey advises her 20 treat It as a I
30ke. Which upon mature reflec- !
tion, seems as good "a way as any
a perturned young man wants 70 4
bus his Iance an engagemen1 ring /
but she insists that he pay his debts 4
first lite taxes ihe alatter sp with
Miss Libbey. She saws the girl Us
iighi about et AEother ynune Eom-
an wants 10 know whether she shall
marry man who IS her inferior so
cially and intellectually She saws
she needs home badly and. appar
entity. is on the point OF Welding
Miss Libhey cnuHsels = stiff back
bone. Another young man wants 70
know how he can keep a certain girl
non chasing him 10 is 2 very diff
ECuit and delicate question with
many complications and Miss Ltbbey
Is cautious. but she suggests that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, removes gravel.
cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs rheumatism, and irregular1-
ties of the kidney and bladder in
both men and women: regulates
Bladder trouble In children. If not
sold by yonr druggist, it will be sent
by mail on receipt Of 81 One small
bottle is two months treatment, and
seldom fails To perfect cure. DR.
u. w. Hall. 1926 Olive street, ST
Louis, Mo. Send for testimonials
from different states Sold by drug
gists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
"a % q q o 60 q @ CO nucO o a
4 OVER THE STATE {
4 q @ O @ O . Q . 3 @ @ @ @ !

Always put your money on Tulsa
one Way or the other advises the
World. Heretofore Tulsa has been
claiming the most denselv populated
iaa IN the state. and now that the
p .soners have beer taken TO the
penitentiarv. Tulsa announces her
jail as the least thiekly populated.
flie Rartlesvilie Enterprise is pre-
parinR To issue great ibooster
settitivn jtily Q The paper will con,
sist of thirty-two nagesl and 10000
sopiesa Will, BE, issued.
The charleston, n t News, re-
Gerling 10 the heavy losses in the
Tarbora bank says Facing such
danger as this. great many people
arc coming TO champion the bank
guaranty eli deposits idea, which has
found favor in Oklahoma and other
states
Says Squire .BroWns Whether
MY daughter marries y suit me r
not she's always goin' Z find her
old dad ready 1 greet her with 4
smile that no cloud can Ger cast.
Representative Carter has intro,
daeed bin IN the house providing
for the sale of sixteen acres of the
surface Of the segregated mineral
lands Of the Choetaw and Chickasaw
as an addition to the town Of Heav-
ener.
President TAFT has heen compelled
to decline the invitation OF tne
United Spanish War veterans to be
present at the annual reunion at
Oklahoma City to be held during the
last week in August Congress may
still be on his hands at that time
A. Parks and Jack Randall died ia
we'll they We're digging at Rex
eight miles nor3h Of Muskogee. be
ing oyrcome by poisonous gases
Parks went down first and was over
come Randall went down after the
body and he too died before he could
he gotten out Both were negroes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
observation-disclosures.

It's wonderful said the credu-
lous man; simply marvelous'"
Have YOU been to see that for
une-teiler AGAIN.
Yes"
Don't you think most or those
people are animated by purely mer-
cenary motives y
-TAis one isn't Just think Of his
being willing 10 so on tering for
'fanes at dollar apiece when he
could give himself tip on horse
race or a lottery drawing and get
everlasungly rich inside Of twenty
four hours.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06

he refuse ia answer tho 9ifl's lel.
serS.
These are excerpts from a portion
of Miss Libhey's mail for one day
1nt they Illustrate the scope and a.
tent at her work Every day h0r
little corner iii the Chicago news
paper exudes sympathy human in-
ierest the milk OF kindness, sage
advice and good morals from every
pore Are We wrong in assuming
that IL has a wider appeal and N
more Intimate touch than the ineu4
hrations of MIR Locke, MIR, Glasss
IA. Oppenheim or Mrs Douglass
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06

The Ieonisville Courier-Journal
thinks that Anthony Hope, author OF
Dolly Dialogues, might have done
better than to write a problem novel.
Mrs. Maxon Protests Wnile Mrs,
lMaxon's protest against the Seyentn
Commandment may interest many
readers. il will be forgotten by 9TH
ers than Mrs Maxonites when Dol
~ Dialogues" remain upon the IL
brary shelves of a larger number OF
readers, to be taken down OCCASION
ally and reread.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
COOP CROPS in DRY WEATHER

| When nature starts out 10 put man
in the role of innocent victim oi
some Of her malicious pranks 1t is b.
no means certain that the proposed
victim viii not turn on his torment
or a trick that will oanse the plrpos.
ing trickster to sit up and take no,
tice The only way TO avoid this neat
turning OF the tables is to have con
stantly some naw ana unexpected
trick in store, Nature is pretty good
at that, too remarks the Springi ield
Leader.
For instance, who could suspect
that, In place of the regulation sum.
mer drouth, we were going to have a
period Of scarcity Of aqua pura begin
ming away back last fall holding
through the winter and ready To grip
as with relentless hand from Nay I
onward That's what il has ratified
your honest Missourian to tackle
But out in Kansas from the days
Of Sharp's rifles and border ruiiians
onward they are case hardened 10
AL sorts of freaks OF Dame Na;nre
eAtA AAAfN AtAtA AANti ~ H&H-t NtA VII III
all her Protean tricks Dry wealth.
err Oh yes, they know what thaf
means and just the kind Of trick IS
set good crop. lr spite of It. And
it's somewhat the same wag in Ne
braska too
Let's see. Isn't n W Soil Cnnrel
Campbell a Kansan2 But he has an
experiment farm @, Holdrege in Me-
hiasha from whica he expects ca five
Mebes OF rain this year to get st
average OF 80 bushels Of wheat to
the acre Some of the fields win
Yield 50 bushels to the acre. be
thinks This result. ne declares. is
achieved by scientific tiilage. which
Others can practice al less cost than
under present methods II Is achieved
by keeping in the moisture He SAYS
Last summer we left a field tai
low for the purpose OF storing an OF
the rain that fell, and prepared X so
tnat none evaporated Less than
week ago we found on boring into ID
that we had five feet Of moist earth,
most Of il SO wet that il would soil
the hand and an of it SO moist that
q would bah aud stick TO the augeg.
Fields near by whore the usual
methods were employed SOW any q
small depth of moisture. aud even
This is not SO wet as ours ia The fifth
foot down
Mr Campbell declares tilis the
worst period or drouth the West has
ever known. being cumulative. begin. |
ling last fan. But he saws:
"Duuth conditions can be CON
luered and the knowledge that this I
8 trne wib keep the men on the I
arms AT OF western Kansas and /
western Nebraska. nov the chief sat (
erers from the drouih, can be nade (
q raise folfg bushels of wheat 10 t
he acre every other wear. hy sCier.
ific tIllage p That iimeans twenrr
'ushels a year. and tie cost of ma
S less than under present methods
ID has come 20 be understood ghat +
CONSTANT stirring OF the surface, keep /
ng ID mellow, is the best means .ot. !
etaining the moisture and prevents +
ng the excessive evaporation certain.
o occur if the surface becomes bak-
"a. This is an Indispensable neces-
ity II one would have a crop IN a
.ry season /