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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Postum TrOt.

Mrs. Arthur Worden was a bust
ness caller at Weldon Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Lloyd Smith was a Weldon
caller Monday.
Mrs. F. Worden spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. C. Meacham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Roe passed
through this neighborhood Monday.
Claude Worden and Edith Sigler
returned home from Humeston Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Ball had Van
Vert friends visiting them Tuesday
and Wednesday,.
Mrs. Claude Worden and little
daughter returned home from Hum
eston Wednesday,
Mabel Meacham and Bertha Law
renee were calling at Mr.. Foust's last
Tuesday evening.
Those calling on Ona Fronk Thurs
day afternoon were Nellie Davis, Mrs,
Glenn Smith and her sister-in-laW
Gertrude Davis was business Wis
itor at Weldon Thursday evening.
Frank Worden and wife and Ira
Worden and Lloyd Hensley spent last
Thursday evening at C. Meacham's
Ira Worden was calling at J. H.
Delks last Thursday.
Little Louise Davis spent Thursday
at Uncle Amsa Davis in Weldon.
May Haskill has been quite sick
with the measles the past week.
Little Neva Davis spent several
days this week with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Meacham
drove down to Leon Friday.
Frank FOust was business caller
at Weldon Friday morning.
Frank Worden and wife were call
| ing on the sick at DOrman Trisler
Friday afternoon.
Several from this neighborhOod
attended the taffy pulling at Glenn
Smiths last Friday night.
Lois Smith and George Worden
spent Saturday with Ellen Smith.
Lloyd Hensley and Paul Davis went
to Leroy last Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with Morris Pollard.
Dr.. McNay was called out to Perry
Worden's Saturday night to see a
sick horse.
Newman Worden was Sunday
caller at the home of Glenn Smith.
Uncle Joe Worden spent Sunday
with his son Frank.
Arthur Worden and family spent
Sunday at Ed Caves, near Leon.
Lloyd Smith was calling on Gus
Haskill last Sunday.
Frank Worden and wife were Sun
day evening callers at C. Meacham's.
Mabel Meacham spent Sunday af-
ternoon in Weldon, the guest of Miss
Emma Warren.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Orphan Ridge.

A. J. Bellamy had business in Leon
Saturday.
Harl Williamson, the Watkins
man, was here Thursday looking af-
ter business.
Jack Kimport, of Leon, was in
these parts Sunday, and has contract
ed to work for Zeke Merryman this
summer.
The party at Mr.. Merryman's Sat-
urday was success, and everybody
reports a most enjoyable time.
Henry Stanley and A. J. Bethany
were callers at D. P. Leahy's Sunday.
Fletcher Honn is working for A.
C. Brazelton.
Pat Leahy returned Saturday from
Petersburg, ILL.,, where he had been
visiting with relatives and friends for
the past three weeks.
OFT Bolan, of near Pleasanton, was
in these parts on business Saturday.
George Stephens and wife spent
Sunday at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Jones.
Miss Rose Weable, Of Lamont,
tame Saturday to visit over Sunday
at the Jones home.
Andy and c. B. Smith passed
through here Sunday.
Everett Martin and family spent
Sunday with Charley Smith.
T. J. Guthrie delivered a load of
wool at Leon Wednesday,.
James Blake was in these parts
Thursday buying butcher stuff.
]. w. Butler and family spent Sun
day at Dan Barlean's.
Jacob Butts had business at Davis
City last Friday.
Fred Smith, C. E. Leahy and C. A..
Hatfield spent Sunday with the Bar
lean boys.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Swept Over Niagara.

This terrible calamity often hap
pens because a careless boatman ig-
nores the rivers warning, growing
ripples and faster current. Nature
warnings are kind. That dull pain
or ache in the back warns you the
kidneys need attention if you would
escape fatal maladies-dropsy, dia-
betes or Bright's disease. Take Elec-
trio Bitters at once and see backache
fly and all your best feelings return.
After long suffering from weak kid
neys and lame back, one $1.OO bottle
wholly cured me-" writes J. R.
Blankenship, of Belk, Tenn. Only
SOC at Van Werden & KOpp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
ARE YOU DEAF?
Catarrl is probably the Cause. &c
Rid of the Cause.

If you have catarrh and have con-
slant ringing noises in your ears
look into the matter at once.
It's pretty sure sign that catarrh
is spreading and is making it's way
through the Eustachian tubes that
lead from the nose to the ears.
When catarrh gets to the ears
partial deafness follows. If you
have ringing noises in your ears go
to Van Werden & Kopps today and
get a HYOMEI outfit and drive out
catarrh.
TO cure catarrh HYOMEI should
be breathed through a pocket inha-
Ter for about three minutes, four or
five times day. Just pour a few
drops into the hard rubber inhaler
and breathe it for a few minutes.
1t kills the germs; soothes the ir-
ritation; heals the inflammation;
stops hawking, splitting and snuff
ling
HYOMEI keeps the throat free
from mucus and prevents crusts
in nose.
The complete HYOMEI outfit
which includes the little indestruc-
tible hard rubber inhaler, a bottle
of HYOMEI and simple Instructions
for use costs $1.00. Separate bot
ties of HYOMEI costs SO cents at
druggists everywhere, or at Van
Werden & Kopp's, who sell it on
money back plan. Try it today for
catarrh, coughs, colds or sore throat.
Free trial bottle by addressing
Booths Hyomei Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Decatur City.

Mrs. Lillian Neale, of Buxton, came
Wednesday for visit with her moth
err, Mrs. Amanda Martin.
Walter Mclaughlin and wife were
Leon visitors last Tuesday.
T. H. Schenck spent Sunday at his
home in Leon.
Epworth League subject Sunday,
"A Good Servant, But Bad Master. "
Leader, Mrs. w. H. Lloyd.
Mrs. J. w. Long and children, OF
Leon, and Mrs. S. w. Robbins spent
Thursday the guests of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Laney.
Miss Alice Jones spent Sunday
night the guest of Miss Marie Man.
|nasmith.
Mrs. James Young, who lives south
of town, spent Sunday the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Rid
die.
Susie Euritt, who lives west of
town, is visiting in town.
Charles Daniels died at his home
near Alton Tuesday afternoon at
about 3 o'clock. The remains were
brought here Friday, the funeral be-
ing held from the Christian church
at 1870, conducted by Elder J. S.
Coffin, of Leon, after which inter-
ment was in the Decatur cemetery.
He has left to mourn his untimely
departure mother, two sisters, one
brother, wife and one son. Mr..
Dauiels was formerly resident of
this place and has many friends here
who sympathise with the bereaved
ones.
Mrs. J. w. Mclaughlin returned
from Leon Thursday where she had
been visiting relatives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Words to Freeze the Soul.

"Your son has consumption. His
case is hopeless" These appalling
words were spoken to Geo. E. Blew
ems, leading merchant of Spring.
field, N. c., by two expert doctors
one a lung specialist. Then was
shown the wonderful power of DR..
Kings New Discovery. after three
weeks use," writes Mr.. Blevens, "he
was as we'll as ever. l would not take
all the money in the world for what
it did for my boy" Infallible for
coughs and colds, it's the safest and
surest cure of desperate lung dis
eases on earth. soc and $1.0O. Van
Werden & Kopp guarantee satisfac-
ton. Trial bottle free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Sweet Creek.

Those that spent Sunday afternoon
with Nathan Smith and wife were
Grant Wise, Oscar Wills, Wiki Wion,
Charley Percy, wife and daughter
Ruth and Roe Quick, wife and son.
Mrs. Frank Noftsger and children
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Hendrickson.
Those that were Lamont callers
from these parts last Saturday were
Matt Ryan, John Zimmerman, Will
and Wilk Wion, Minnie Wiley, ALT
Brown, Mrs. Charles Piercy and son
Jimmie, Mrs. Nathan Smith, John
Wion and daughter Myrtle, Johnny,
Sadie and Bertha Deveries and Mar
ion Noftsger.
Mrs. Melvina Wion returned home
Saturday after visiting several days
with her son Wesley and family, of
Van Vert.
Dusky Gentry delivered hogs last
Saturday to c. McGahuey, of near
Kellerton.
Fred Moore spent Saturday night
with Will Wion.
Oscar Wills and Wilk Wion had
business at Lamont last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Wise and son
Leighton visited Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
his oats

There is more Catarrh in this section of the coun
try than all other diseases put together, and unit
the last few years was supposed to be incurabe
For great many years doctors pronounced it ;
local disease and prescribed local remedies and b,
constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pro
nounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrf
to be constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by f. j. Cheney Co., Toledo Ohio
Is the only constitutional the market. It is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. They offer one hundred
dolaas for any case it fails to cure Send for crcu
lars and testimonials. p, ..'r. D. -
Address: F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggist 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
Center.

The lady teacher at White Hall
boards with Mrs. John Chastain.
John Chastain has sowed oats.
Most of the farmers have their oats
sowed
Joe Leeper had a Weldon buyer
for his hay.
C. Brazelton is building new
fence around his front yard.
G. Stephens and Garfield Bunch
exchanged work sowing oats.
A brother of Mrs. Charles Keim
has been helping Cam Stephens SOW
his oats.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06

this writing, owing to the children
living at distance. One daughter,
Mrs. Cowden, lives at Rocky Ford,
Colorado; one son in South Dakota,
and one son in Missouri. The bereft
family have the deepest sympathy of
relatives and friends in this vicinity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders,
laborers rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil. Takes the sting out Of cuts,
burns or bruises at once. Pain can
not stay where 1t is usde. Ct
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06

Don't think that piles can't be
cured. Thousands of obstinate cases
have been cured by Doan's Ointment.
SO cents at any drug store.
The Marshall republican., 1911-04-21

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The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
Stokes TELLS HOW.
GIRLS SC[AWED AND
SHOT HIM
New York Millionaire Had q Very
Strenuous Time, According To
Story He Tells To
Court.
Alleges That Young Women Tried To
Blackmail Him Out Of
$25, 900.


NEW YORK, July 6.--That de.
mand that he retract statements af'
fecting the honor of Lillian Graham 8
mother and her two sisters was
changed TO blackmailing demand
for $4,000 and that when he re-
fused TO be "bled" the Graham girl
and Ethel Conrad, deliberately tried
TO murder him, was the sworn state
ment made in police court today by
w. r. ID. Stokes, millionaire hotel
proprietor and sportsman.
.On that afternoon received q
phone message from Ethel Conrad"
said Stokes. She told me that -Hii-
liam Graham had sailed for Europe
on the Baltic and had left package
of letters had written her to be
turned over TO me. She asked IL
would come up for the letters or II
/ would send for them. told her
I would come at six.
IL got to the apartment at the hour
and the elevator boy told me to walk
right In Inside the door Miss Con-
rad was STANDING and told me to sit
down until she could get the letters.
heard her talking with some one
in the other room. A few minutes
later was surprised to see Lillian
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
TEAGAN HEARING
STARTS MONDAY
Charges Against Justice, Will Be
Probed Before Judge Hubert Of
Probate Court.

Despite the fact that Prosecuting
Attorney Van Zile denied that he
knew anything ABOUT the matter, II
was decided, Thursday, in confer.
ence between Judge Hubert, of the
probate court, and the prosecuting
attorney that the former will hear
the charges against Justice John b.
Teagan, instead of assigning the
case to either Circuit Court Commits.
sioner May or Nicol, as had been sug'
gested. The hearing will open Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock In the
probate court.
There has been considerable mis-
understanding in the prosecutors Of
flee since the charges against JUS
tice Teagan were fled regarding
which member of the prosecutor's g
force should represent the state
Shortly before the case was called
last Monday, before Judge Hubert
the prosecutor called In Deputy Pros
ecuting Attorney Charles Jasnowskl
and instructed him to take charge OF
the prosecution. With only very
few hours In which to prepare his
case, Mr.. Jasnowski appeared when
the case was called, but postpone
ment was decided on.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06

NORFOLK, Va, July 6.-The find
ing of a corroded collar button In
some lime by one Of the diggers on
the Murdock farm has strengthened
the belief Of the authorities that the
woman now in jail charged with one
murder kept a veritable murder farm.
Two men known to have associated
with Mrs. Minnie Lee Murdock In the
past Ave years have vanished.
The whole place about the .woman's
shanty Is being excavated.
This is how 1t started. An old Ne
gro shuffled into the sheriff's office
with the story that he had been asked
by Mrs. Murdock to dig grave at
the farm. Deputies hurled out, and,
digging in an onion bed where the
earth showed signs Of recent disturb
ance, found at the depth c'a foot the
corps Of Harry Harding, sailor. with
its head caved In with an az.
Mrs. Murdock and Charles Merkie,
who worked for her, were arrested.
Mrs. Murdoch confessed. She said
Merkle, jealous of Harding. murdered
him single-handed. She went TO
sleep while the men were Quarreling
Presently she awoke, put out ner
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
SHOT IN STREET
BRAWL; MAY DIE
Mystery Surrounds Attack on Frank
Kolis on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Man Will Not Talk.

Frank Koiis. 2S years old. No. 34s
Wesson-ave., was shot In street
brawl, Wednesday night, and danger
ously wounded. Although the shoot
ing occurred shortly after midnight,
the police knew nothing OF II until
Thursday morning, when they were
notified by DR.. Alfred j. Radzinski,
No. 1919 Wesson-ave., who was called
TO attend the wounded man.
Just how the trouble started, or
who held the revolver, Is not known.
and Kolis maintains a stubborn 81
lence regarding the whole affair. II
Is known that there was trouble In
crowd OF foreigners at Military-ave.
and Stark-st. Kolis was not In the
crowd, but approached a little later
and was shot.
DR.. Radzinski had great difficulty
In Psrsuadlng Kolis to 60 to Q hos
pital. The wounded man was ear.
ried to his home by some OF his
friends. who did not even call q
physician. The doctor says Kolis may
not recover.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06

Graham coming down the hall She
had a revolver In her hand. AS she
jumped through the door she yelled
1 have you where / want you now.
You have told II all over New York
that my mother ran a house of Ill
repute In Seattle; that my sister was
an inmate OF another in Cincinnati;
that my sister, Mrs. John Singleton,
ran one In Los Angeles and that I
was a common prostitute in this city.
Over there is desk and pen, paper
and ink. You get over there and sign
a retraction and II you novel will
certainly kill YOU.
II looked at her In amazement as
had never said anything like thst
TO anyone. Then the Conrad girl
broke In and said: Now you do as
we tell you and you will be all right.
Otherwise you will be killed
THE girls wrangled over what
was to write continued Stokes, "and
I interrupted them TO tell them that
they could shoot as soon as they
pleased: that I had no intention OF
writing anything tried to talk them
out OF their mood and reminded the
Graham woman that | had given her
thirty dollars once, two hundred an.
other time and fifteen only a few days
before and that she had promised to
return TO me eighteen letters I had
written her. also warned her that
7 did not like the way she was trying
to double-cross me- Iwil sign moths
ing. as have not made such absurd
statements I told them and then the
Conrad woman broke In.
"'Yes you will. and now you will SIT
down there and draw us a check for
$4,000 Get gait on you.
IL told her I preferred to be killed
TO giving up money In that way and
warned them would have th1fn ar.
rested II they persisted. oh, no, you
(Confinued ON Page Five.)
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
JONES IS SENT
TO IONA PRISON
Sell. Confessed Forger Of Muskegon
Must Serve Not Less Than Four
Years in Reformatory.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July g.
Frank G. Jones, head Of the American
Electric Fuse Co.. of Muskegon. Mich
this morning, was sentenced by Judge
Stuart In superior court, to term
In the Ionia reformatory, not to ex'
ceed IA years. nor less than four
years, for forgery.
Jones was specifically charged with
having forged note for S496 which
he successfully passed upon the Old
National bank. of this city. The pay
ment on the note Is said to have been
accomplished through the o. X. OF the
paper by Jones own company, the
Mercantile CO. of Chicago, through
which he is said to have mulcted Chi.
cago and New York banks to the ex'
tent OF over 100000.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
.1O4-POUND HUB BY
BEAT UP 215-P0UND
WIFE, SHE Says
Kicking Her Till She Was Black and
Blue Favorite Pastime of Diminu-
tive Spouse, Mrs. Flannery
Tells Court.
Denies Story Of Introducing Henry
Caspary, Lafayette Blvd. Jeweler.
as sgasle Henry .

That her husband used to come
home drunk, beat and kick her until
she was black and blue, and then
threaten to throw her downstairs,
we're the charges made by Mrs. Edith
Flannery. 2i5-pound wife OF Joseph
Flannery, 104-pound cigar clerk, when
the hearing on the divorce suit start
ed by her husband, was resumed In
Judge Mandell's court, Thursday
morning. According to Mrs. Elan
merry, her husband used to call her
such endearing names as big dog, "
"bull dog" big elephant" and dos
with a brass collar
Flannery, In his testimony, given
few days ago. told a lurid tale OF
physical abuse, suffered at the hands
of his wife.
According to Flannery, who was
cross-examined by Mrs. Flannery's at
tor Seys, Berry & McCredie, Henry
Caspary, the Lafayette-blvd. jeweler
whom the husband declared was In
troduced not only to himself but also
to his parents, as Uncle Henry by
Mrs. Flannery, was responsible fol
his falling from the water wagon.
Il hSNCt WSnI uOinc uIunh, uC
clared the diminutive husband
Once, l went out with Uncle Henry
and came home awfully sick. | don't
know IL that could be called being
drunk or not. My health had not
been very good and my doctors told
me that l should drink little wine,
but l never took over three glasses
at a time.
did | ever drink whisky? No!
The only time that ever tasted
whisky was once when I took drink
with Uncle Henry"
According to Mrs. Flannery, they
were married just two years ago.
She said that she had known Joseph
nine or ten years before she married
him.
Mrs. Flannery testified that her
husband used to drink heavily while
she lived with him, and that he spent
most OF his salary. which amounted
to $1.S1 day for drink She said
that once when he refused to give
her money, she told him sha was
going to his boss" to get his salary.
1T won't do you any god To 20 To
him.. she said he replied, .-x1e has
been divorced and he synipathises
with me In my family troubles"
Mrs. Fiannery denied that once
when he was sick In his fathers
home. she grabbed him by the neck
and dragged him around the floor
like a rag doll'' when he refused to
accompany her home. She also en-
tered a denial that she had ever
weighed 215 pounds.
Il now weigh between It's and 1870
pounds and never weighed over 200
In my life" she said.
Questioned regarding her husbands
testimony that she had given friend
named Rosenfeld, but who was known
tContinuea ON page 81
The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
mOIklOg


hand In the dark and on the pillow
beside her felt the wet face Of Hard
ing smashed to a pulp. Merkle had
killed him as he slept, she said.
She screamed and Merkle rushed
In. fiercely bidding her be quiet. The
two threw the body under the bed.
Then Merkle lost his nerve and the
man and woman clung together In ter
ror II was mot until the next night,
she said, that they dug shallow
grave In the garden, carried the body
out on plank and buried II.
Search of Mrs. Murdock's three
room hut revealed scores Of letters
from men with whom she was corre-
spending through matrimonial agen-
cies. One man wrote that he had
saved $500 to get married.
Two men who had been seen with
the woman disappeared. One, Civil
war veteran, vanished SO completely
that the thorough search for him
made by his Grand Army post failed
to find, a trace OF him. The other. a
young sailor, also vanished.
Deep trenches are being dug at In
tervals on the small farm In the ex-
pectation of finding more bodies.