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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-11

!. On motion OF Commissioner Grid
ley she board passed a vote OF thanks
to the parents and friends OF the
school children who 80 generously
contributed TO the Offering for the
punits who need medical attention
and other assistance and are too
poor % secure same.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-11

,Tei147-L. 40 smith street
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
Notice of Forfeiture

To James B. Close and to his heirs, executors
administrators and assigns, and to all whom it may
concern:
You and each of you are hereby notified that the
undersigned as a co-owner has expended the sum
of two hundred dollars ($2OOO0) in labor and inn
provements upon the following described mine or
lode mining claim situate in the eSteeple Rock Min
ing District in the County Of Grant and Territory
of New Mexico, to-wit The Center Mine or
lode mining claim, the location notice of which is
of record in the office of the Probate Clerk and
Ex-Officio Recorder of said County of Grant at
pages 525-526 in Book of Mining Locations in or
der to hold said mine or lode mining Claim under
the provisions of Section 1894 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States and the amendment
thereto approved January %, 1880, concerning an
nual labor upon mining claims one hundred dol
lars ($100.00) expended being the amount re-
qured to hold said mining claim for the y ear end
ing December 81 1909 and hundred dollars
($100.0O) so expended being the amount required
to hold said mining claim for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1910, and being in the aggregate the
sum of two hundred dollars (s200,00).
And you and each of you are further notified that
the undersigned co-owner has paid for your ac-
count as the owner of an undivided one-eighth in
ferest in said Center mining claim the sum Of
twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12 500 as your por-
ton of the annual labor upon said mining claim
for said yeaG of 1862 and the of twelve dol
lars and fifty cents ($12.5M as your portion of the
annual labor upon said claim for said year of 1910
aggregating twenty-five dollars ($25.06) so paid
for your account as aforesaid.
And you and each of you are further notified
that if within ninety days from personal service
upon YOU of this notice (or within ninety days
from the last publication hereof you either of
you fail or refuse to contribute your portion of
such expenditure as co-owner together with the
cost of the publication of this notice your inter
est in said mining claim will become the property
Of the undersigned co-owner. under the provisions
of Section 1924 of the Revised Statute of the Unit
ed States
Dated at Silver City New Mex, April 16, A. D. 1911
EMMA CORBIN.
First publication Apr. 49, IA publications.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
Duncan Church Directory

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. - Curch
services will be held every Sun
day at II a. M, and 800 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. w.
c.. Cheatham superintendent.
Song services every Wednesday
night. Comemake your Church
home with US.
J. CRAIG WATT. Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal, South =
Preaching 1st and 3rd Sundays
at II a. m. 1880 p. m. Sunday
school on. A. Hofpauir, superin-
tendent) at 10 a. m. EpWorth
League 4 p. n. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at s p. m.
REV. J. L. Young.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
Do Ghosts Haunt Swamps?

No, Never. It's foolish to fear
a fancied evil, when there are
real and deadly perils to guard
against in swamps and marshes,
bayous, and lowlands, These are
the malaria germs that cause
ague, chills and fever, weakness,
aches in the bones and muscles
and may induce deadly typhoid.
But Electric Bitters destroys and
casts out these vicious germs
from the blood. Three bottles
drove all the malaria from my
system, " wrote VIM. Fretwel.
of Lucama. N. c., and I've had
fine health ever since. . Use
this safe, sure remedy only. SOC
at All Druggists.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31

FOR SALE Old papers, 25c
per bundle; at this Office. Good
to go under carpets, in cup
boards. kindle fires & etc.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
BOye's Needle Case

We carry the famous "Boye
Needle Case" and have sewing
machine needles for ANY ma
chine made. Also, Shuttles, Bands
& etc.
E. w. Taylor Sole Agent
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
Do Yol Know The Source of
The AstOr Fortune?

John Jacob Astor bought waste land on the
Island of Manhattan which he sold as improved
property investing the proceeds in waste land be-
yond the then present development.
There is no waste land on Manhattan Island to-
day, but there is on LONG ISLAND the new Res
ident District for New York City.
This entire section is being rapidly developed,
and is connected with the city by the greatest
transportation system of the age
We own choice tract of this land, situated on
high ground, forty-two miles from Jew Y ork, and
mile and quarter to four miles from the ocean.
This tract is plotted in lots 25x100 and is offered
for immediate purchase
AT $50 A LOT
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
FARM FOR SALE

40 acres, 4 miles from town the
best Of bottom land, good house
and other improvement. For
quick sale will be offered at a
bargain. Terms T e as on a b e.
Apply at this office.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
SCHOOL AT HOME

Let the Carver School teach
you by mail, the art of Photo
graphy.
If you are seeking a profession
that is not 0vercroWded aud one
that is remunerative, respectable
and pleasant you are advised to
take up photography Let the
Carver School teach you.
If you are a professional and
wish to producd work that will be
a pleasure to your customers and
a credit to you-Let the Carver
School teach you.
The Carver School of Practical
Photography offers twenty COM
plete, practical and inexpensive
courses covering all branches. Of
Photographic work. Write now
for full information, it is free and
places you under no obligations.
Address
The Carver School of
Practical Photography
Lock Box 504 Waterloo, Iowa
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
Summer Excursion Rates

Win Be Effective to the Coast
Commencing May 5, from A. &
N. NJ. Points.
The A. &. N. M. railway has
issued a circular calling attention
to the low excursion rates for the
summer from Duncan to Cali
fornia points which will be in eff
feet commencing May 5th. These
excursion tickets are good return
ing until next November. The
fare for the round trip from Dun
can is as follows:
To Los Angeles, Long Beach
and San Pedro. Calf. $40. 70
To Santa Barbara, Cal. 1886
g" San Francisco, Del
Monte, Monterey, Pacific
Grove and Santa Cruz, 52.55
To Newport Beach, Cal. 1926
For further information apply
to local agent,
w. d. McKeehan.
Or A. 7. Thomson,
Traffic Manager, Clifton, Ariz.
Lost A bride; finder return
to S. A. Foster and receive re-
ward.
A Burglars Awful Deed
may not paralyze a home. But
DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
splendid remedy for women.
They gave me wonderful bene-
fit in constipation and female
trouble, " wrote Mrs. NJ. c.. Dun
lap, of Leadill, Tenn. If ailing,
try them. 25c at all Druggists.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
THE LIGHT OF
THE WEST

This Pure Bred
"ENGLISH SHIRE
Stallion will make
the season, 1911, at
my barn ! mile north
of Duncan. Call and
see him b e f ore
breeding e lie Sc
where. Or examine
his year-old colts
which are nemerous
in this valley.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31
AT $50 A LOT
1t Startled The World

when the astounding claims
were first made for Bucklen's S
Arnica Salve, but forty years Of
wonderful cures have proved
them true, and everywhere it is
now known as the best salve on
earth for Burns, Boils, Scalds,
Sores, Cuts Bruises, Sprains,
Swellings, Eczema, Chapped
hands. Fever Sores and Piles.
Only 25c at all Druggists.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-05-31

rst publication Apr. 10, IA publications
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
The Mysterious Stranger.

= $500 in cash to the first person
who captures the mysterious stran-
ger, and point their finger toward
his face and says: you are the mys-
terious stranger" You must be ac-
,curate in the above language and
~ lint your finger, when he will Inn
mediately confess and give you an
order on j. R. Bowsher COMMITTEE
NAM who will give you the $500
on presentation of the document
given you by the mysterious stran-
ger.
The mysterious stranger will be
in the postoffice, both banks and
Bowsher & Bowsher's store. Will
eat dinner at the Cooper Hotel. Will
ride in the Auto Parade; also in the
sealed schedule Auto Race. Will at
odd times mingle with the throng
and make himself decidedly agree
able or slightly disagreeable as the
occasion may require He will be an
up-to-date gentleman, with no par
ticular features or dress to distin-
guish him from the ordinary pleas
ure loving holiday character.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Secretary Hayward Has His Clerk at
Work Figuring up Those
Who Should Pay Up.

Over twelve thousand automobile
owners in Iowa are delinquent in
paying the state license required to
be paid under the new automobile tax
law.
A force of clerks is now at work
in the Office of Secretary of State
Hayward checking up the list of
those who have not paid their license
fees and received a number plate.
The violations of the state law are
punishable by severe fines. Many
owners, it is believed, are waiting un-
til January when they will be COM
PEELED to take out. new numbers
again, anyhow.
The new numbers will be ready for
delivery some time after the middle
of November. 1t is expected that
there will not be the usual delay
which occurred this summer when
the department was issuing the num-
bers paid for in July.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Off on a Fine Trip to Boston.

E. E. Bell and Claude w. Robinson
of the Rexall drug store in Leon, left
Saturday afternoon for fine trip to
Boston, Mass, where they will at
tend the annual convention of the re-
tail Rexall druggists of America. The
Rexall company provided special
train of Pullman sleepers and dining
cars which left Chicago Sunday even
ing, making days stop at Niagara
Fails and Buffalo,, New York. Then
on to Boston where they will enter
tain their local representatives in
magnificent style for week. 1t is a
great outing and one full Of pleasure
and profitable information for those
who attend. Messrs. Bell e Robin
son will also visit New York and
other eastern cities before returning
home. During their absence their
drug store will be in charge of Harry
Aten and R. E. Ross who are looking
after the business in fine shape.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
No Developments in the Mt. Moriah
Murder Case.

There have been no new deveiope-
ments in the mystery surrounding
her home near Mt. Moriah, Mo-, on
Sunday, Sept. 18th, an account of
the foul murder of Mrs. Ed. Shirley at
which was published in The Reporter
last week. Bunk" Davidson, the
neighbor who was arrested on sus-
picion was discharged at Mis- pre-
liminary trial before a justice of the
peace, there being no evidence to-
connect him with the crime Many
'rumore have been afoat duplicating
others in the crime, but nothing has
developed sufficient to cause any ar:
rests to be made. Rewards aggre-
eating $1,000 have been offered for
the apprehension and conviction Of
the guilty party, $400 by the county
court, and the balance by citizens Of
the Shirley neighborhood
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Fixed Damages at 500.

The sheriff's jury of appraisers Sc
lected to appraise the tract of ground
44x4S feet, owned by J. F. Penniwell,
just north of the deep we'll for the
water system, on which the water
tower will be erected, fixed the value
of the land at 500 last Wednesday
afternoon. The city council held a
meeting the same evening and drew
a warrant for the amount and depos-
tied the money with sheriff Andrew,
but Mr.. Penniwell has refused to ac-
cept the finding of the jury, and will
appeal the case to the district court,
claiming that the jury only awarded
him this sum as the value of the
land, and did not take into consider
atiof1 the damage. to the, rest of his
property, by reason of having this
corner taken out as a site for the
water tower. The appeal will not
prevent the contractors from going
right ahead and erecting the water
tower, as the only thing which will be
settled in court is whether the award
was enough. The jury selected to
appraise the land consisted of Wm
Biggs, w. w. Craig, John w. Wasson,
VIM. Critchton, A. P. Olsen and C. F.
Wright.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
HONK! hONK F.! HONK !
1t Mas Stopped Raining, and Every
thing is Arranged for a Grand
Good Time on Auto Day.

It's here at last, and even the
weather man is smiling on Icons big
Auto Day, Thursday, October 5th.
After nearly two weeks of rain and
cloudy weather, the sun broke
through the clouds Tuesday after
noon and this "wednesday fore
noon, it looks as if fine weather was
assured for the big event tomorrow.
While there has been much rain
the past ten days, the roads leading
to Leon are in good shape, and nearly
all of them have been dragged so that
a hard rain does not spoil them. Ev-
erything is in readiness for the big
undone for the pleasure and comfort
Of the thousands of visitors who are
coming to Leon. There are all kinds
OF auto contests, races, parades, ETC..
which will be pulled off as advertised
and some features will be sprung as
surprise which have not been ad-
vertised. An information bureau
will be opened in booth at the foot
of the stairs leading to the CONNER
cial Club rooms, which will be in
charge of Mr.. Geo. E. Hurst, where
all autos should register and receive
information and instruction. Sever
al hundred dollars are offered in
prizes for the various contests and
all will have a chance to take home
some of the prize money. Congress-
man Towner will deliver an address
On good roads. Every precaution
will be taken to prevent accidents OF
every kind, and the public SHOULD CO.
operates with the committees in this
matter When contest of any kind
is on, don't crowd the streets, but
keep back so that all can see, and no
one will be hurt.
Make a holiday of Auto Day, net
only for yourself but for your whole
family. They will be amused and en-
tertained in many ways. A big free
show will be on during the day and
evening at the opera house, provided
by Bo" sher e. Bowsher, who will also
give away fine Maxwell touring car
to some one of their customers who is
present in Leon on Auto Day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Escaped Death by Lightning, Fire
and Dynamite.

That it takes more than thunder
bolts, fire and dynamite explosions
to put Wayne county farmers out of
business, was proven by the follow
ing incident which occurred Sunday:
Mr.. L. T. Davis and his hired man,
Jake Hand, were sitting in the alley
way of the big barn on the Davis
farm, north of this city, during a
short rain storm Sunday forenoon.
when the barn was struck by light
ming, the bolt passing between the
two men. The barn Immediately
caught fire and started burning
fiercely. They worked for few
minutes, rescued two horses, and see-
ing the barn could not be saved start
ed to run for the house to keep
sparks from the roof, when suddenly
a terrific explosion occurred, and the
burning barn was blown to bits and
scattered all over the farm. Then
Mr.. Davis remembered that he had
stored eighteen sticks of dynamite
with an equal number of caps in the
barn, and during the excitement had
forgotten them. The dynamite was
for use in blowing out stumps from a
piece of timber that was being clear
ed. No one was hurt in the explo-
sion, although the conclusion shat
tered the windows in the farm build
ings.
The loss is placed at about $500,
the barn with 20 tons of hay and 200
bushels of oats were total loss, with
no insurance.-Corydon Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Reporters We're Held Up Last Week.

Last Wednesday The Reporters
were all mailed in time to catch the
afternoon mails, but they did not
reach many of our subscribers until
Saturday. All day Thursday and
Friday we were kept busy answering
phone calls from subscribers who had
not received their paper, and we were
at loss to understand why they
failed to- reach Decatur City, Van
Vert, DeKalb, Weldon, Grand River
and other towns. We started an in
vestigation and found that the whole
trouble laid with mail clerk Van En-
inert, who runs on the Des Moines
and GAINESVILLE run. Friday afternoon
we located the missing papers in his
car at the Leon depot, he having al
lowed them to remain in the car for
three days, his excuse being that he
had not yet had time to work them.
1t was pretty lame excuse, as he had
carried all these papers clear to Des
Moines on Wednesday, back to Gains
vile and again to Des Moines on
Thursday, and back to GAINESVILLE and
was starting to Des Moines again Fri
day afternoon. The matter has been
reported to the postal officials and it
to be hoped that no more trouble of
this kind will occur. 1t is mighty
aggravating to work hard to get the
paper out right on time and then
have a postal clerk hold them in his
car for three days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Some Rain.

Decatur county was visited with
some rain last Saturday night, the
first real big general rain since early
last spring. The government gauge
at the home of observer Morris Card
ner in this city showed that 3.2 inches
of water fell from o'clock Saturday
Ievening until 6 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Gardner tells us that within
the past ten days there has been al
most eight inches of rain. The rains
have replenished the supply of stock
water, filling up the creeks and ponds
in good shape. The new cement dam
which Roe Caster recently built across
Macgruder just north of Casters lake,
was partially washed out, as the
cement overflow had not yet been
built. The dam will be rebuilt at once.
The lake is now about two-thirds
full, more water than there has been
in it for several years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Pleasanton Boy HonOred.

The following notice of the pro-
motion of Prof. J. o. Mitchell, son of
Mrs. N. Mitchell, of Pleasanton, is
taken from the Des Moines Capital:
J. o. Mitchell, formerly head of the
commercial department of East High
school, has been advanced by the
school board to the position of SUPER
intendent of the department of sup
plies. His headquarters will be at
the Lincoln school building Ninth
and Mulberry streets, and he will
have entire charge of the books and
stationery and building supplies used
in the city schools. Property to the
extent Of $4,000 in value will pass
through his hands each year. The
new position carries an annual salary
.of 500. u. If
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Rural Carriers to be Docked.

Uncle Sam has made a new rule
in regard to rural carriers and after
October 1st the postmasters through
out the county are required to de-
duct from their salaries for each par
tial failure to serve the route in it's
entirety. Carriers are required to
use every endeavor to serve the en-
tire route by travelling every road
available.
Upon reaching an obstructed point,
stream which is unfordable or a
bridge which cannot be crossed, he
should make such deviation from the
official line of travel as to avoid the
obstruction. If this is not possible
he should return Immediately to the
postoffice and start out in the oppo-
site direction. Whenever, after leav-
ing the postoffice the carrier finds
that he cannot reach his route, he
must travel some other roads, al
though they may be covered by an
other carrier and make every en-
deavor to serve his patrons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Lecture Course.

The first entertainment of the
Leon Lecture Course, will be given
On Monday evening, Oct. 9th, at the
opera house, when H. v. Adams will
deliver his popular lecture Grapes
Of Cold"
'The Grafton has never been
excelled in central Iowa. Mr.. Adams
held the vast audince spell .bound"-
Des Moines Register and Leader.
Zone of the best lectures ever
heard in Linden. Grapes of Gold is
a masterpiece, and MIR. Adams pleas
ed his audience beyond measure. -
Linden Southwest Wisconsin.
The talent for the other four num-
bers consists of a male quartet, an
entertainer, ladies trio and lecture.
Season tickets ......... $1.00
Student tickets .......... 80
Single admissions ......... .35
Seats will be reserved each tine
for each separate entertainment
Seats for the Adams lecture may be
reserved at Van Werden & Kopp's
after Thursday morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
GEO. <. HOWELL DEAD
Prominent Young Omaha Attorney
Died Suddenly at His Home in
Omaha Sunday Morning.

Geo. K. Howell, one of the prom
inent young attorneys of Omaha.
Neb., died suddenly at his home in
that city at an early hour last Sunday
morning. Mr.. Howell and wife had
been visiting for several weeks with
relatives at their former home at
Davis City, leaving there last Thurs
day and going to Weldon for a final
visit at the home of his parents, Prof.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Howell, and they re-
Saturday. For some months Mr..
Howell had not been in good health,
and had complained of fearful pains
in the back of his head. Soon after
reaching his home he was taken sud
denly with the pain in his head and
within few hours had passed away.
George Key Howell was thirty
years of age. He was the son of
Prof. and Mrs. J. NJ. Howell, of We'll
don, and was born and raised at Davis
City. After completing his schooling
he studied law and located at Omaha,
Neb., where he soon gained promin-
ence as one of the best young attor-
neys in that city, and enjoyed a very
lucrative practice. He was great
student and made many friends who
are shocked at his early demise.
Mr.. Howell was united in marriage
with Miss Alton Hembrey, of Davis
City, at Davis City, on Nov. 80, 1910,
and they had a fine home in Omaha,
which is now broken up by his death.
His remains were brought to Davis
City Tuesday morning, the funeral
being held at the NJ. e. church on
Tuesday afternoon, under the aus
pces of the Masonic lodge, of which
he was worthy member, interment
being in the new Davis City ceme-
try.
The bereaved young wife and rel
atlves have the sympathy of many
friends in their hereaYement
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
AS TO TUITION FEES.
State Superintendent Gives Opinion
in Matter.

An important ruling affecting the
right of rural school directors to pay
the tuition of rural pupils who en-
ter town or city high schools was
made by "A. NJ. Deyoe, state superin-
tendent OF public instruction.
Superintendent Deyoe holds that a
rural school board can not, under the
new law, be compelled to pay the
tuition of a child of that district, in
high school, when the district it.
self offers any part Of high school
course which can be obtained in the
district.
The case arose in Audubon coun-
ty. A district there has nine grades
and pays a teacher SIS month to
teach the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades. The ninth grade is equal
to any freshman grade in any city
high school. The board refused to
pay tuition for the first year in ac-
credited high schools.
Superintendent Deyoe upholds the
board, declaring that as the district
has one year of high school work in
it's school it's pupils are not entitled
to go to any accredited high school
for that years work at the expense
of the district.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Water Tower Has Been Shipped.

The city council has received notice
that the big water tower for our new
waterworks system has been shipped
and it is expected to arrive this week.
The contractors will rush the work
of erecting it, 80 as to complete the
contract before the cold weather, but
they will have to 60 some. A repre-
sentative of the iron works at Birm-
ingham, Alabama, where the water
pipes were made, was here last Fri
day with a representative Of the con-
tractors, the Des Moines Bridge and
Iron Works, making a final effort to
induce the council to allow them to
use the pipes which were rejected on
account of light weight, but their ef-
fort was in vain, the council deciding
to stand pat on their position that all
pipes used must conform to the spec
tifications. And they did exactly right
in doing so and will have the hearty
support Of our citizens in this matter.