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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
y CAPT. A. II. wADDELL.)

(By CAPT. A. II. WADDELL.)
The most useful citizen the coun-
try can produce is the man who looks
upon the soil of the earth and says.
What can | grow from it or produce
upon it?"
Agriculture and live stock are the
main stays of humanity, and it is to
the husbandman and breeder that
kings and princes as well as the hum
BILE peasant must turn with thankful
ness and gratitude not only for the
blessings of life, but for existence IT.
self.
Great Britain. the home and the
birthplace of the greatest breeders
and farmers the world has ever
known. owes this honored position to
the aristocracy of that country. 1t
was these people who of their means
and abundance sought for and &C.
quired the ways of enriching and i'm
proving the soil and the animals that
grazed upon it.
Let an example by the highest in
the land, the country squire. the gen
tleman farmer and eventually the
J tenant farmer himself, each to a
I greater or lesser extent, strive to
copy the teachings of the lords of the
manor until a keen rivalry of the
most friendly nature sprang up be-
tween landlord and tenant, in a con
test for supremac. in the productions
of the farm and the live stock that
were bred thereon.
Agricultural shows sprang up in
the various counties at which were to
be seen the great draft horses. cat
tie, sheep and swine of the large
landed proprietors, standing side by
side though in lesser numbers. with
those of the tenant farmer and ever
the humble cottager. Looking on an6
keenly observant. could be seen the
noble lord with his wife and chill
dren as well as the tenant farmer
and the cottager with all the mem
bers of their households and waiting
for the verdict of the judges who II
those early days stamped themselvei
as the master breeders. and who's
! names are written down upon tn
role of honor of England's grea
breeders and agriculturists.
Today, not only do the titled pee
, pie. country gentlemen and farmer
] of that land continue in their breed
ing and its still further improvement
but the professional and business me
2 of the towns and cities have taken
$ up to such an extent and with suo
interest and consummate skill, that
a is difficult to find a man Of wealt
/. who has a taste for breeding an
v farming who is not occupying his lei
ure moments in this way.
@ II is this splendid state of affair
4 that has made breeding and farmin
a what 1t is In Great Britain today. an
while that glorious old country ca
. learn much from the great. youn
h robust and healthy United States
9 is gratifying to see American gent
=, men of wealth taking a lesson fro
the mothers book and going in f.
legitimate methods of pedigreed stoc
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31

breeding and advanced modern farm
ing.
The example that these gentlemen
are setting in this country will be fol-
lowed by the same wholesome and
beneficial results in regard to farming
and pedigreed stock breeding as was
achieved by the pioneers in England
years ago. until we shall eventually
find all the sections of this country
best fitted by nature for the highest
class of farming and breeding, occu-
| pied by gentlemen who are now lead
ing the way and setting this splendid
and useful example.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31

The battle snoks was pouring
out FROM the rocking guns.
The officers were roaring.
The shells came down In tons.
And through the crash OF battle.
Through all the clash and rattle
when men like driven cattle
Were scurrying In flight
She saw him bravely standing
In attitude commanding
Through all the awful night
The ratings all were humming
4 murderDus refrain.
The ambuisnces coming
To haul away the slain.
The hugies wildly Fhrilling
The shaking air were Milling
with calls suprenely thrilling
In meaning and In tone.
She saw him standing boldly.
indinercntly, coldly.
Heroic and alone.
charge. meeting and rcpulsing
Surged Up about his form,
The oonrist NIL convulsing
Grew most extremely warm.
Reserves came up. excited.
The held was dynnmited.
by smoke II was henighted
And Htir he would not yield
Ills sword ~ swung with vigor.
40 man than he seemed bigger
On all the SHELF swept field.
As bitter hold as Nero
lie stood among them all
She wept no was her hero
And prayed he might not fail.
She sat upon the bleachers
Among the peanut renchers
And "rlus-'crn- boys" bescechcr-.
And watched with throbbing heart
While In the great sham battle
Amid the roar and rattle
lie calmly played ~. part
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Danlx, Ballhoad.

Danish Ballhead cabbage Is very
urch the best keeper of all the late
varieties. 1t is practically the only
variety placed in the great store
-, housos of New York and other
states The variety also keeps well
wh.n hurled. In texture 1t is some
What coarser than the nat caooaSsS
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Bob Burdette Aside

When Bob" Burdette was address
ing the graduating class of large
eastern college for women, he began
his remarks with the usual salutstion
Young ladies of 81" Then in a hor-
rified aside he added: That's an aw
full age for a girl."-Lippincott'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Food for the Bros.

did you manage to raise anything
worth eating!"
81 think So" replied the amateur
gardener. THE cutworms and cater
pillars all thought wen OF it"-Wash'
ington Star
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
a Back Number.

They say that Mrs. Diggem is the
most up-to-date amateur gardener
Aereabouts."
Up TO datef MY goodness, She
Knows the name and habits OF every
dover you ever heard OF. but she real
" wears the dowdiest. most outland
sh gardening costume you ever saw!
Up to date7 Why. she 10 years behind
The stylss-
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31

In the study of the root system OF
wheat, made at the Langdon IN. d.
substation. II was found that the roots
went to a der:h of four feet four
inches. while the grain was only "a
inches high. About 10 per cent. OF the
roots we're at depth OF over two
feet
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Ration for Hogs.

A recommended ration for hogs is
composed of two parts whole corn.
one part shorts and one part ground
corn with about one-eighth Of entire
ration, by weight. OF oil meal. To this
add about half pound OF tankase
daily for each HOG.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Never Go as Far as That.

Never Go as Far as nat
IT'S a queer thing about somnam
buHsts, isn't it?"
Yes. rather
you often hear of them getting up
and walking abou and doing other
things that are of no importance;
but you have never heard of one who
did any kind of owrk while he was
asleep. have Judge.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
A New Excuse Needed.

The Mistress-And Mary, well have
that small piece of meat as well.
The New Maid-Ptease'm the eats
eat it.
The Mistress-What cat7
The New Maid (surprised)-Oh.
lawks, Amt there a cat?-The
Sketch.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Neighborly Inference.

Stranger Ito Mrs. Rooney)-What
beautiful children you have. ma'am!
Mrs. Hogan (from the floor above)
-Phat's that slob sellin'. Mrs. Roo
ney?-Puck.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Mo Idea of Buslncxs-

-Business!" exclaimed his wife:
-Charley has no idea OF business
whatever. Why, he wouldn't know
any better than to go TO France and
Invest his savings In a baby buggy
factory"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Must Have Meant Paragon.

They could not have been other
could not see them on account OF the
screen. You're the only girl for me"
he told her-"you're all my fancy
painted you-the very paregoric of wo-
ankind!"-Success.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
Rande Sheen.

1t is estimated that about 10000
range. sheep are fattened in the corn
belt each season.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-31
g The Thing we Like About
Community Silver is: -

People are continually coming back for more.
It Is made like Sterling. looks like Sterling.
and wears like Sterling. Guaranteed for 70
years wear in family use. and we back the
guarantee. Costs about the same as com
mon plate.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29
Particularly the Ladies.

Not only pleasant and refreshing to
the taste, but gently cleansing and sweet
ching to the system, Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA is particularly adapted
to ladies and children, and beneficial in
all cases in which wholesome, strength
ening and effective laxative should be
used. 1t Is perfectly safe at all times and
dispeIs colds, headaches and the pains
caused by indigestion and constipation so
promptly and effectively that it is the one
perfect family laxative which gives salts
faction to all and is recommended by
millions Of families who have used it and
who have personal knowledge Of its ex-
cellence.
Its wonderful popularity. however, has
led INSCRIPTIONS dealers to offer imita-
hons which act unsatisfactory. There
tore, when buying, to get its beneficial
effects, always note The full name Of the
Company--CaElornia Fig Syrup Co.
plainly printed on the front Of every
package Of the genuine Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of Sienna.
For sale by all leading druggists. Price
81 cents per bottle.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29

When YOU have a cold get Il bottle II
Chamberlain. Cplgh Remedy lCwlil
soon fx you up al right and VIII ward
of any tendency toward pneumopiu.
This remedy contains 90 opium or other
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29

For coughs and colds use BAL.
LARD : HOREHOUND SYRUP. Ii
acts eoothingly in the irritated lungs
ana throat. Price 25c, SOC and q 90
Der dottle. Sold by al druggists.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29
SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE.

My wife would have been 10 I'D
grave to-day" wntcs .. y. Brogr. A
Muscadln-, Ma, iii NJ had not heed
for Dr. Kings New D.-coyey. Sid
was down in her bed, not able to get GT
Withont help. She had severe lI0l'
chinI trouble and a dreadful cough ]
got her a bottle 81 Dr. King, New 9s
rovery, and she so0r began lu need
aud was Well ia short tine lalll
reliable remedy on earth for despcra,
lung trouble. hemorrhalrs. .agrpp'
asthma, hay fever. Group and Hboop
ing cough. soc, 9l.O0 TunI bo,il
free. Guaranteed by all Druggists
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29

One lot of men, all wool pants, in all styles
and colors regular $3.50 and $500 values to
go at Sl,9S
One lot of mems solid leather shoes, all guar
anteed, in patents, gun metals and Wei regu-
lar So 90 and 81 100 shoes, to 60 at Sl.9S
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29

Dyspepsia Is our national diImett
BurdocB Blood Bitters is the nallonal
cure for IT,. II strengthens STOMACH
membranes, promotes DOW of digestive
jlces,u purifies the blood, builds you up
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29

One lot Of mems hats in up-to date styles and
colors, regular So. 90 hats, to 20 at 9Scents
We have just received full selection of la.
dies up-to-date coats and suits, guaranteed all
wool, latest styles and colors to go at greatly
reduced price. -
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29

One lot of mems all wool blue serge, well
made, up.to-date styles regular $500 suits to
go at S6,9S
One lot of mems all wool fancy gray mixtures,
regular $751; and $18 90 suits to go at $9.9S
| One lot Of men Overcoats, in all coIors and
styles well worth SIG to go at S4.9S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
Fred Wells Injured.
Very truly,
Ray K. Nicholson.

Fred Wells, the speedy ball player
of this city, who has played with the
Shenandoah team in the Mink league
the past two seasons was recently
injured in game at Shenandoah
and will be out of the game for sever
al weeks and possibly for the balance
of the season. Fred is mighty pop
ular in Shenandoah and the Sentinel
Post has proposed that big benefit
game for him be pulled off. 1t says:
why not pull off benefit game
for our injured right fielder? Surely
no one is more worthy than Freddy
Wells. The fans are just now begin
ming to realize what tower of
strength he was to the team and it
would be no more than right to show
our appreciation of his great work.
Falls City will pull off benefit game
for their pitcher Woods, who re-
ceived broken arm the other day.
Let's do the same for our great right
fielder. There will be an open date
the Saturday after the fair and any
of the small town teams in this vicin-
ity would be glad to mix with the
pill rollers in bill of this kind. 1t
would be at least two weeks before
Fred is back in the game. 1t may be
he will be out for the season, al
though the doctor does not think so
at this time. We are for this game,
think that it is right and just. How
do you feel about it?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
What DO You Think of This?
The Lamont Chronicle,
Raw K, Nicholson, Editor.
Lamont, Iowa, July 26, 191

Lamont, Iowa, July 70, 1911.
Manager Robinson's Shows:
Dear Sir:-Enclosed you will find
the two locals sent me to publish. We
do not care to advertise Leon shows
and will say candidly that know OF
no person in this town who would
attend even the Barnum shows II
they were to exhibit in Leon.
For some reason Leon cops all the
railroad shows and Lamont holds
the bag. A few weeks ago several
citizens put in on $500 adv. for the
Billboard asking for good railroad
show to book Lamont. No answers.
If a show can't take more money out
of this town than it can out of Leon
then we will stay in the woods and
keep still. Campbell Bros. are the
only railroad shows ever billing here
and both times they had record
breaking crowds. When We get a
good show booked here we will do
all we can in the publicity line for
them to see that they get the busi-
ness, but when it comes to advertis-
ing shows in other towns there's
nothing doing and our people will
stay at home.
If you know of a good show book
ing this way tell them we have the
money ready if they will drop on
day with us.
Very truly,
Ray K. Nicholson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
any fate was more tolerable so the
suspense was ended.

any fate was more tolerable so the
suspense was ended.
Later in the evening DR.. E. l..
Holden, of hampton, county coroner,
arrived and the body of Rush was
removed to a local undertaking par
lor, where the inquest was held. Cor
oner Holden summoned as jury H.
G. Shaffer, A. ]. Frowning and w.
R. Yelland. The verdict of the jury
was that Rush came to his death by
a revolver shot wound inflicted by
his wife.
The act must have been planned,
as she sent word to her husbands 8
people, also to her people before com
hitting the deed. She had purchased
the revolver used in the shooting at
Schmidt's hardware store about a
week before, stating she was alone
at the depot at times and also had to
make the trip over to town, a dis
tance of a mile, quite frequently
Her character since she lived in
Sheffield has been above reproach.
Since she committed the deed she has
been kept under the influence OF
morphine, because there is fear OF
her losing her mind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
Circus Drew Big Crowd.

Robinson's circus which exhibited
in this city last Friday drew big
crowd to town. The circus arrived
early in the morning from Charlton
and quite crowd assembled at the
depot to watch the circus unload.
The parade at 10:3O was an unusual
ly clean one, and the big tent was
we'll filled at the afternoon perform
ance and fair crowd was in at
tendance in the evening. They have
very good performance, and some
OF the acts are extra good. 1t was
reported that the show carried
number of grafters with them who
operated skin games, but if so they
were not in evidence during their
stay in Leon. After the night show
a goodly number of men and boys
paid Is cents to see a dancing girl
in one of the side show tents, the
spieler who was in front assuring
them it was not performance for
ladies or little children, but for men
only, but it was a sheepish looking
crowd which slipped away from the
tent few minutes later and we have
been unable to find anyone who
would admit he was there, so we
cannot say anything about what they
saw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
Iowa Telephone Co. to Extend Lines.

The Iowa Telephone Co., which
now has line into Leon, better
known as the Bell company, is get
ting ready to build a new line east
from Leon which will extend through
Corydon, Centerville, Moulton and
Bloomfield. The work will be push
ed through at once and the line will
be completed this fall. The Iowa
Telephone Co. recently bought the
telephone exchange at Corydon and
already own local exchanges in many
other southern Iowa towns, and it
is thought they have their eye on .ttrE
Leon exchange and will make an eE
fort to secure control of it,
The Des Moines Capital has the
following in regard to the proposed
new line to be built into this city:
. New territory in southern, Iowa
will be opened to direct telephone
connection with Des Moines by sew
eral new lines which will be con-
| structed at once by the IOWA Tele-
phone company. Better service will
also be afforded territory now reached
by unsatisfactory service. These
new lines extend into the district
now being made tributary to Des
Moines by the new Rock Island line
between Carlisle and Allerton.
! The pole lines to be built are from
Bloomfield on the east to Leon on
the west and from Charlton on the
north to Lineville on the south, in
tersecting at Corydon. The new
towns reached by the circuits on
these pole lines are Udel, Numa, Jer-
ONE, Seymour, Promise City, Aller-
ton, Clio and Lineville. Vastly i'm
proved service will be afforded over
new copper circuits to Charlton,
Corydon, Centerville, Moulton and
Bloomfield. One crew of men will
start at Lineville and work north
ward toward Charlton, another crew
commencing at Bloomfield and work.
ing toward Leon.
In addition to the lines described
a new pole line is being built from
Ottumwa to Burlington, the old wire
transferred and tested and additional
new wires put up. This will i'm
prove Des Moines service to south
western Iowa.
The exchange at Corydon, recently
purchased by the Hawkeye Tele-
phone company, will become an i'm
portant switching point and will
therefore be nearly if not entirely
rebuilt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
KRAFT CLOTHING COMPANY'S ~
Big sale cof Mems and
Boys Clothing

/ Shoes and furnishings are now at
tracing people all over the county.
Last Friday and Saturday there were
=; men and young men all over the
+ county taking advantage of the low
prices they We're making.'
Just think of getting $4,000 or
S27-5O hand tailored suit for only
+! $3.50 and guarantee that after
! you wear it two, three or six months,
and If it shows any defect in the
tailoring or material you have the
privilege Of returning it and getting
yOUr money.
The Kraft people own twelve large
clothing stores and own their clothing
cheap as any firm in the world on
,, high grade clothing. Their stock is
all new, clean and up-to-date- They
have a Clearing Sale twice a year,
in Mid-Wmter and Midsummer, and
close out all their surplus stock so
they can begin the season with new
fresh stock taking at random some
OF the best sellers which are as fol-
lows: $500 suits at $780,; $4,000
suits at $500; and $500 suits at
$1,000. $500 cowhide steel frame
suit cases at $4.95. Straw hats at
half price They sold over half of
these $500 Sailor Hats last Saturday
for only $3.50 each; about dozen
more left for the balance of this
week. They have big line of work
shirts, just fresh from the factory,
the regular soc kind, only SOC. They
also have a fine line of dress shirts,
regular soc and 75c quality to close
ont for only 35c while they last.
$4.00 oxfords at only $2.95; $3.50
mems shoes 60 Saturday for only
$1.O5.
just Received Today
big line of mems $3.50 suits, Sat-
urday while they last $4.95. 1t will
pay you to Investigate these offer
ings as they are genuine bargains,
and if you buy anything at Kraft's
and it goes wrong, just bring it back
and get your money. That's what
they are here for, to sell the goods
that are right, and if they go wrong,
make them right. Remember this
big sale ends Saturday night, Aug
1Ofh
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
Will HELP The COUNTY
Nearly $1,000 will Come as Decatur
County's Share of State Auto
Tax, to be used on Roads.

Decatur county will receive that
1000 from the receipts of the state
auto tax at an early date, it is un-
derstood. This is the first division of
the fund toward good roads.
1t is estimated that the entire fund
thus far secured from registrations
about 1925, 900. Fifteen per cent
of this total amount is deducted to
defray the expenses the state in
Cured in putting the measure into
effect. The remaining IS per cent
is divided equally among the counties
in proportion to the number of town.
ships each county has to the whole
number of townships in the state.
Secretary of State Hayward, who
collects the motor tax fee and turns
the fund over to the state treasurer,
estimates that each county will get
about 1000 as it's share of the fund.
The next apportionment will be
March 1, 1912. All motor car own
ers will have to register their cars
again January 1, and pay fee for
the entire year of 1912. Insomuch
as the new law did not become ef-
fective until July of this year, the
autoists have been charged for but
six months. For this reason the
March "melon" will be larger and the
counties will secure a bigger slice.
Supporters of the new motor tax
law in the legislature predicted that
it would create a fund of $35O,000
for good roads purposes, but it is
, believed that the fund will fall far
short of this figure.
In this connection Attorney Gen.
eral COsson has ruled that the money
raised by the auto tax must be dis
tributed to each county according to
the number of civil townships, and
not the number of congressional
townships.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
Veteran Editor Retires.

With the last issue of the Mt. Ayr
Record-News, Rev. J. H. Tedford
the senior member of the firm of
Tedford & Spurrier, announces his
retirement, after twenty-five years OF
active service as editor of the paper.
Rev. Tedford is one of the ablest ed
ftorial writer's in the state, but as he
says he is now standing in the shad-
ow of four score years he feels that
the time has come for him to lay
down the. active business care of life,
although he will continue as special
editorial writer for the paper, but
the actual ownership and manage
ment passes to Sam Spurrier, who has
been with the paper for sixteen years,
twelve years as foreman and for the
past four years as a partner and
business manager. He is one of the
able newspaper men of this section
and the Record-News is one of the
best county seat weeklies which
reaches our exchange table.