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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18

store room. dwelling ana ioel
goods on Monticello aVeniie IN
seven vacant lots In one % the erlllS9-
ban additions. VIII sell 81 ban IA
Owner leaving city on account of
health. II interested, see as
Is rooms. bath. front and
porches, n suitable location TOR roql1i-
ing or boarding house Glen nix ad-
ditiOn.
PRICE 5000.
ones ALI down, one and two yegrl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
FOR sALE-Improved Belmont coun-

FOR SALE-ImDroved Belmont coun-
~. o.. farm, . miles west OF Bell
aire. o.. mile from b. & o. and q.
II. & w. r. r.; convenient to good
market, church and school. PIP
acres good rich land. suited to eth
er grain or grazing. Two sets good
buildings, telephone ana R. F. D.;
young orchard, plenty OF timber.
$50 per acre. One-half cash. bal
ance to suit purchaser. This is less
than cost of improvements. Adj
dress Fl. a. Ncn. l.. y. S., st, CIairs-
Vile. Ohio.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18


FOR SALE-One two story, SIX room
house with bath. East end Of city.
Price 100000. $500 cash. balance
$500 per month. Immediate pos
session can be given. For infor-
nation apply to DR.. T. L. Nutter.
room q LOwndes building
FOR sALE-14O acres good land,
good buildings, lays fine, near
church and school. One mile to
railroad station, good neighborhood.
This is one OF the best and can be
bought at a bargain IL sold soon.
Address H. B. squibb. Cambridge.
Ohio.
FOR SALE - Driving ana saddle
mare; city broke; standard bFefs
also runabout u d harness. Price
5000. This n. a real bargain TO-
quick buyer. Address p. o. Box
12s O. call ~ phone 165-R.
FOR SAIE-TwO good sewing ma
chimes cheap; all kinds repaired
Coal Pressing CO., 22O South Sec
ond st. Bell phone 503-J. Home
phone 667.
FOR sALE-Desirable home and farm
95 acres. conveniently located
Brick and maccadam road, y
miles from railroad and trolley lin :.
- fruit trees. blue grass pasture.
SO acres of creek bottom, good soil.
abundance of water. house of
rooms with cellar. fitted for gas,
good outbUildings, all in good re-
pair, coal, oil and gas rights go with
farm. no reserve. Call on or adj
dress C. r. Bell. Waterford. Ohio.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
LOST

oST-aEOnday night IN the BijOu
theater. gold cross. about oRe-haif
inch in size attached to small piece
OF black velvet. Finder kindly re-
turn to Telegram once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-The A. W. Pritchard
Apartments. West Pike ST., each
! ave rooms with bath. Apply to
/ Meta V.Tborne. So W. pike st.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18

A CHOICE lot Of ice cream tables
and chairs for sale cheap at Wells
& Haymakers Drug Store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18

-Four rooms and bath pn ot
3Ox90 feet. House nnlsl3ed
PRICE $500 ca sl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18

painted and papered. In Industrial
ADDITION, on Fowler avenue: good
wen water on back porch; good
garden: rent very reasonable For
further Information, call on u. E.
ADAMS, 107 Charleston Avenue,
CIar8Sslburg, w. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Good residence prop
erty close to business section of
tho city. Will sell cheap. Good
Investment. Address p. o. BOX
21S, city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
3
.CIarIN5mg 85.
Estate
and let Il
YOU money
-Four rooms and bath & 6ttage 81 tot
3Ox9o feet. House finished
PRICE $500 ca
|. This properly rents Tor S4S
month making I2 per cent
ment.

This properly rents for $3.50
month, making q 70 per cent lnfe9te
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18

ones. all down. one ai1i Two ser
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS

THE STAR SHOE SHOP
Boot and Shoe max ng. Repairing
on short notice speciality. All work
done neatly and promptly. 216 S.
second street. j. H. Clay, proprietor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Ode to the Deep Well.

Awful Bore, than which there is
no greater in our fair city-save
where problems are nightly met and
solved beside the grocer's glowing
stove, or perchance where seedy
fnanciers, linger lazily on the out
skirts of Wood Mart, point chalk
soiled fingers accusingly at the ON
nivorous octopus.
Dread Bore, alternating down.
ward many fathoms into earth's in
terror economy, would that all bOres
were as deply seated in earth as thou
art. Then would our thriving
municipality, o'er watched by pater-
nal Mayor, and wet-nursed by Ger
berean council, be indeed an Eden
plus-a serpentless paradise.
Lovely Bore, with trilbys laved by
eternal founts of water pure, (meb-
bee) how anxiously we wait with
bated breath the gurgling of thy life
giving elixir. Foolish fear that thou
wilt prove abortive has painted in
sombre tints the glittering hope that
buoys us and makes is cowherds to
learn that which we fain would know.
Hasten then, dear Bore, to lessen
our expense and suspense and earn
and receive our fondest gratitude.
Enigmatic Bore, shouldst thou be
false, and prove but dry bore, then
were we but chumps colossal, with
hydrants, cut-offs, check valves, ex-
pansion joints, elbows, tees, unions,
gates, plugs, and mains, with all ap-
purtances belonging thereto, and
water tower, and dark dispair. And
then, horrid bore, we'll cram thy
false throat with boosters dead till
it DER flows, and build above shaft
to mark our imbecility, and warn
thereon the coming generations to
place no faith in bores, Fortuna
lavet tatui Silk. ..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
of type each day with the old hand

of type each day with the old hand
composition we do not regret the
heavy investment, for it enables US
to give our readers much more and
later news each week.
The Reporter has the reputation OF
being one of the best equipped cOun.
try newspaper Offices in the state OF
Iowa, and among the newspaper fra
ternity it has little reputation as
printing more local matter than any
country weekly, but we are entirely
too modest to say anything about
that, leaving it to the readers OF
The Reporter to decide.
We have on our list many sub
scribers who were taking The Re-
porter when we purchased it twenty
five years ago, and many hundreds
of additional ones. We have one
subscriber who subscribed for the
first copy of the paper before it was
even published, away back in 1854,
Squire Cox, of southwest of Leon,
who has taken it continuously for
almost sixty years, and also pays for
four or five other copies which he
sends to friends.
tury of newspaper work on one pa
per we are still pretty actively in the
harness, able to do fair days work
at anything in the office. To the
many kind friends who have SO gen.
erously and cheerfully supported the
paper we return our thanks. and
trust that the New Year will bring
you much happiness and prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Census Bureau Puts Iowa Acreage
s5yg s53Es isg...s at 482.38. & 8 z.e. y

The United States department. of
agriculture says the average value
of farm lands in Iowa is $82.58 per
acre. = = s-
w. C. Hayward, secretary of state,
points to this figure which was made
public in the recent report issued by
the department, in support of the
valuation of farm lands in Iowa fixed
by the state executive council.
The average fixed by the govern
ment, which was arrived at from
figures secured by the careful work
of experts in every county, is lower
than that fixed by the executive
council.
In the recent suit filed against the
executive council by the Iowa League
of Municipalities, one of the prin-
cipal contentious was that the farm
lands are not taxed more than three
quarters of their actual valuation.
Secretary Hayward thinks. the gov
ernment figures good argument in
support of the work Of the state ex-
ecutiVe council
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Bought a Big Farm.

The past week witnessed another
big transaction in Decatur county
real estate, C.. NJ. Keller. the Leon
real estate man, selling Bowsher &
Bowsher, the north $40 acres of the
J. F. Ellis farm in Morgan township,
known as the Beaumont farm, which
is one of the best second bottom
farms in Decatur county. The Bow
shers know what second bottom land
Is, because they have live on one and
row own one of 12O4 acres near
}kcetUn, I'M ip.sae hey realize hat
this is the coming land. This farm
had 1000 bushels of corn. piled up
just before the Bowshers consumated
the trade and they think the proof
of the pudding is in the eating. They
paid SIS per acre for the farm and
they bought it to keep it until it
brings at least 500 an acre, but
that will not be many years.
In exchange for the farm Bowsher
& Bowsher traded their Lamont
stock of implements and harness to
Mr.. Keller, paying the balance in
spot cash. Mr.. Keller has retained
Mr.. James Martin as manager OF the
store at Lamont, and unless he dis
poses of the store within short time
will continue the business during the
coming wear.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
J.. A. Caster Retires From Grocery
Business.

With the close of the year, Mr.. J..
A. Caster will retire from the gro
Gerry business in Leon, after being in
business at the same location for
seventeen years. He has sold his
store to his nephew, Mr.. A. M. Cas-
ter, who for the past few years has
been bookkeeper at the Farmers &
Traders State Bank, who takes pos
session January 1st. We are sorry
to see Mr.. Caster retire from the
ranks of the active businessmen of
Leon. He has been one of our most
progressive businessmen and during
the many years he has been in bus
iness has established splendid
trade. He will. remain with the new
proprietor for about a month to as
sist him in getting the business we'll
in hand and will then take a few
weeks vacation before engaging in
business. He has several plans un-
der consideration, but has not as yet
decided upon what line he will en-
gage in. His many friends in this
city however trust that whatever he
engages in will not take him away
from Leon, where he has resided all
his life. and no man in Decatur coun-
ty has more or better friends than
DOSS Caster,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Chicago Hogs.''

When John F. Hurst and Orr
Young, two we'll known Leon young
men who are connected with the big
advertising agency Of Lord & Thom-
as at, Chicago, arrived in Leon last
Saturday to spend the holidays with
friends, Louie and Raymond Hurst
gave them q real country reception.
The boys were prepared for the visit
of the Chicago Hogs and met them
at the depot with big country
wagon. on which was a hog crate,
the floor being covered with straw.
When the Chicago Hogs" alighted
from the train the boys met them,
armed with clubs and drove them
with shouts to the wagon where they
were loaded in like real hogs and
hauled up town. The scene created
good deal of amusement among
the many passengers at the depot
who witnessed the reception. When
the Chicago Hogs" get back to the
big city on the lake they will have
something to tell their friends about
life in the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Freight Wreck Delayed Train.

While the crew of a north bound
extra freight were switching at the
depot last Saturday afternoon, big
new box car loaded with household
goods jumped the track on the
switch a short distance north OF the
passenger depot, and before the train
could be stopped the car turned
over and also derailed the trucks OF
freezer just ahead of it. 1t was
just a few minutes before the after.
noon passenger train for Charlton
arrived and the train was delayed a
couple of hours, while the section
crews were turning the car over on
the track. A big wrecker came up
from St. Joe Sunday afternoon and
cleared I'D the wreck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Killed a $3.50 Chicken.

c. w. Reeder, manager of the
Leon Orpingtons, sustained big loss
in shipping his fine chickens home
by express from the poultry show at
Chicago, his fine BLACK Orpington
cockerel Black Victor being dead in
the shipping crate when it reached
Leon. A slat had been torn of the
top Of the crate and in handling the
crate the chicken had evidently stuck
out his head and had been killed by
a box or something being placed on
top of the crate as his neck was brok-
en-. The chicken was a great prize
winner and was valued at $3.50, and
the express company will be called
upon to settle for him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Taxes Are Higher.

Many farmers will be somewhat
surprised when they go to pay their
taxes the first of the new year and
will want to know what the reason
is, or insist that there has been some
mistake made in figuring their taxes.
The reason however will be easily
explained and the county officers
have nothing to dc with it at all.
The state executive council some
months ago made general advance
in the assessed value of farm lands
all over the state, it appearing to
them that farm lands were not high
enough for assessment purposes, and
in Decatur county they ordered an
increase of II per cent over the
figures returned by the assessors, so
you might just as we'll make up your
mind to pay the additional tax with
out kicking, for the executive coun-
ellis action is final.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Death of Mint Patterson.

Mrs. j. r. Bashaw' has received
the sad news of the death of her only
brother, Mr.. P. M. Patterson, at his
home in McCurtain, Oklahoma, on
December 18th. No particulars
have been received of his death. Mr.!
Patterson was we'll known by many
residents of this vicinity, having
lived on a farm near Saline, Mo-, for
many years, removing to Oklahoma
a few years ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Injured by a Dynamite Cap.

Theodore Mullin, a lad about fif-
teen years of age, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Mullin, of near Decatur
City, was playing with some boys last
Sunday. They had secured some dyn-
amite caps and were attempting to
explode them, and a premature ex-
plosion of a cap torn Theodore's left
hand up in bad shape, the attending
physician finding it necessary to am
putate the ends of three fingers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Clerk Of the Supreme Court B. w.
Garrett, accompanied by his wife and
children, came from Des Moinea
Saturday. evening to spend Christmas
at the. home of Mrs. Garrett's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodman-
see, and other relatives in this city
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

DR.. E. Warren Doolittle will re-
move soon to Weldon where he will
resume his medical practice which ne
was compelled to give up here on
account of his failing health 4 few
years ago. His health having great
ly improved he is now able to take up
his profession again which Is good
news to his many friends through
out this section of the state: Or.
Doolittle has for many years held q
prominent, place among the medica;
fraternity as a physician of unqueS-
toned ability. He will merit {c0ur-
teous treatment and cordial support
of the people of Weldon and vicinity.
Garden Grove Express. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Chapter w. of the P. E. 0 Society
gave their annual children's party at
their hall on Tuesday afternoon, the
entertainment being Christmas
Cantata, under the supervision >of
Mrs. Sam C. Johnston, who drilled
a number of boys and girls for the
performance. A large number of
children we're present and they spent
a delightful afternoon, refreshments
being served to the youngsters fol-
lowing the musical program.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
At the Baptist Church.

Minister'S. deacons and laymen's
meeting at the Leon Baptist church
December 30th and 31st. Fifth
Sunday meeting. First meeting Sat-
unlay moEning at $50. Everybody
Invited to attend these meetings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Marriage Licenses.

Hiram c.. Bunch, Leon. .......
Anna M. Peters, Leon. ........
Roscoe B. Mitchell, Weldon. -.
Camilla Thompson, Weldon.
Joseph B. Hoffman, Moorhead.
Ruth c. Good, >Moorhead. .....
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Miss Himena Hoffman, who is q
student at Simpson College, Indians
ola, arrived last Thursday to spend
the holiday vacation at the home Qt
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w;
Hoffman. :
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Mrs. J. O. Garner and daughter,
Pauline, of Eden township, went to
Des Moines Saturday to visit over
Christmas with her daughter, Miss
Grace Garner, who In employed in
that city. .s y S51ss 5i:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Lost-A yellow Scotch Collie dog
two years old, four white feet, white
breast, white spot on back of neck
small white streak in face, dark lips
long hair but lays down we'll, had
hames string collar with iron ring
small scar over one eye. A reward
of $25 for return of my dog. A. l.
Alfred, r.. r. No.. I, Humeston
Phone Humeston or Corydon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Parker and lit.
tie daughter returned Tuesday tc
their; home? at Davis City after visit
ing over Christmas at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Parker
east of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

For. the best cement blocks for
foundation and walls, see J. w. Hon
uOld.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

Special on School Tablets, 800
SC tablets now at Sc. at Conrey's.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21
Stage snew.

In personal "reminiscences OF Hen
ry Irving" Bram stoker lets his read
ers Into the secret OF how the snow
scene In "1he Corslcan Brothers" was
made SO effective:
"All over the stage was thick blan-
ket Of snow, white and glistening In
the winter sunrlse--snow that lay 80
thick that when the duellsts. stripped
and armed, stood face to face they
each secured nrmer foothold by
clearing 1t away. OF many wonderful
effects this snow was perhaps the
strongest and most impressive Of real
ity. The public could never imagine
how It was done. II was salt-common
coarse salt-which was white In the
appointed light and Glistened like real
snow. There were tons OF 1t. A crowd
Of men stood ready IN the wings with
little baggage trucks such M are now
used In the corridors OF great hotels,
silent with rubber wheels. On them
were great wide mouthed sacks full Of
salt, When the signal came they rush
ed In on all sides, each to his appoint
ed spot. and tumbled out his load,
spreading II evenly with great wide
bladed wooden shovels."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21
Tunlnu Balls.

what beautiful tone that bell
hnsr' IL often heard. There are few,
however, who know how bell re-
ceiyes Its joyful or solemn tones. All
bells after they are cast and finished
must go through process Of tuning
the same us any other musical instru.
ment before they respond with clear,
true tone. Every bell sounds Eve
notes, which must blend together In
order to produce perfect harmony. The
tuning OF bell Is done by means Of
shaving thin bits from various parts
of the metal 1t Is as easy for an ex'
pert bell tuner to put a bell In tune
as It ID for piano tuner to adjust his
instrument to perfect chords. At FIRST
thought II would seem that bell
would be ruined should tuner shave
of too much at the last tuning, or the
NTH sound, but such Is not the case,
He would. however. be obliged to be.
gin over. starting again with the first
tone and shaving the bell till It gave
forth its harmonious sound at the attn
tone.-Scientiic American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21
Tn. Fila, cbln.m.n.

Many examples of Chinese filial piety
strike the occidental reader as ridicu.
lous. There is the famous story Of
Lao Laitsu, which Mr.. r. II. Johnston
repeats In his Lion and Dragon In
Northern China" Laos parents lived
to such extreme old age that he was
himself toothless old man while
they were both still alive. "Conceiv-
ing It his duty to divert their atten.
ton from their weight Of years and
approaching end, he dressed himself
up In the clothes OF a child and played
about in his parents presence with
the object of making them think they
were still young married couple con.
templating the innocent gambols Of
their infant son."
A similar case is that Of Wang P'0u,
whose mother had an unconquerable
dread Of thunder and lightning. When
she died she was buried in a mountain
forest, and thereafter, when violent
thunderstorm occurred, Wang P'ou,
needless of the wind and rain, would
hurry to her grave and throw himself
to his knees, II am here to protect
you, dear mother" he would say.
do not be afraid"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21

In October, 1880, a relIglously mind
ed Buckinghamshlre farmer named
jenkins brought his irstborn TO tho
parish church TO be christened. nn(
this was to be the name; Abel BenJn
min Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix Gnbrle
Haggai Isaac Jacob Kisb Levi Ma
noah Nehemiah obdiah Peter Qunrtu,
Rechab Samuel TobIah Uzziel vanlal
Word Xystus Zecharlah II will b'
observed that the names are NIL ar
ranged In alphabetical order and ur'
as far as possible selected from Scrip
ture. II was only with the very great
est difficulty that the clergyman dis
suaded Mr.. jenkins from doing til,
lasting wrong to his child that he had
unwittingly devised, but eventually Il
was decided to christen the boy simply
Abel. --Chamber Journal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21

The ancient judge sat before the
scales OF worth.
Bring forth the royal treasured" he
cried. and the hurrying slaves poured
into the huge pan sacks Of golden
metal, caskets Of sparkling gems until
It seemed as II all of the wealth Of
earth were there. Yet the balance
never stirred.
Let the learning of the ages be add
ed" came the order, and tons upon
tons Of the wisdom Of sages, philoso'
piers, scientists and poets was heaped
upon the pile. And still the great arm
Of the scales remained high in air.
add now the men Of power and
high position" said the Judge, land
the scale will fall" But all in vain.
But what is on the other side that
outwelghs all theseT asked one.
at is character" said the Judge
Portal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21
Whsra Plato Tauaht.

The famous academy OF Plato wns
I'm suburb Of Athens, about n mile
north of the Dypllum gate. II IL snld e
have belonged to the hero Arndrmus
hence the name. Il was surrounded
with a wall and adorned with walks
groves and fountains. Plato possessed
a small estate In the neighborhood and
for some hfty years taught his divine
philosophy to young aud old assem-
bled in the academy 10 listen TO hli
wise words After Pleto's denth In
84S b. O. the academy lost much OF IT.
fame, but the beauty remained FOL
centuries after the great teacher was
no more.-New York American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-21

There had been some talk OF placing
clock I'm the tower Of the village
church. But John. the old sexton, who
lived In the little cottage opposite the
church. declared himself dead aglu
It" and expressed the opinion that II
would mean ian awful waste o. BRASS
were the scheme carried out.
Eve want no clocks" no said the
other day. We've done without clocks
up to now, AN we shall manage. Why,
lyin' 4 my bed OF 2 mornln' ] can SEQ
the time by the sundlnl over the
porch"
YES" replied one who approved OF
the scheme that's all right 80 far ns
II goes. But the sun doesn't shine
every morning. What do you do
then?'
why" answered John surprlsedly,
IL knows then as II amt fit weather
to be out O. bed, an just stops where
l is."--LondOn Tlt-Bits.