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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
State Fire Marshal Was Here.

State Fire Marshal Ole G. Roe, OF
Des Moines, made an official visit to
Leon last Friday and inspected the
business section of the city, as pro-
vided for by the new law. Mr.. Roe
did not make public his findings, but
asked for a plat showing the loca-
tons of certain frame buildings in
the business section, and this has
been sent to him, and the result of
his visit will probably be made public
in a few days. He has ordered a
number Of buildings removed in other
cities of Iowa under the law which
went into effect July 4, of this year,
which provides for a state fire mar
shall who shall make official inspec-
tions and whenever he shall find
any buildings or structure, which by
want Of proper repair or by reason of
age and dilapidated condition. or for
49, G.'-r lauSC, 8 especially liable
to fire, and is SO situated as 20 en-
danger. other buildings g.. ppe4sa..;a5,.Z
therein, shall order them removed,
and such order shall be complied
with forthwith. Mr.. Roe stated
while in the city that Leon was with
few exceptions one of the best built
up cities he had visited. That it was
not the intention of his department
to infiict needless hardships or ex-
pense on property owners, but that
the rights of owners of substantial
business blocks to be protected from
fire must be protected. His findings
in regard to the buildings he in
spected in this city are expected
within a few days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
Many Farmers are SWindled in Buy.
ing Hail Insurance.

Who ever heard Of the Home Mu-
tual Hail Insurance Co., of Cherokee,
Iowa? About one hundred of the
we'll known and substantial farmers
of Wayne county took out insurance
policies, protecting their crops
against destruction by hail from an
oily tonged stranger who was in the
county few months ago. The man
led our citizens to believe that the
insurance was cheap and would for
dollar or two protect them against
hail storms. The result was that he
sold a great many policies.
These policies each contained
clever little clause which no one
noticed, which made it possible for
the company to assess each policy
holder as high as four per cent.
About two weeks ago each of these
gentlemen received a notice of a 2hi
per cent assessment which amounted
to as high as 500 in some cases and
seldom less than $25. The policies
were all taken out for five years, so
one can see at once what the assess
ments might amount to. A regular
hold-up.
A meeting of the different policy
holders was held in Corydon last Sat
urday and it was decided to employ
attorneys and attempt to resist the
collection of this assessment. Miles
& Steele and c. w. Elson were Sc
cured and they were given the pol
lcles. 1t was decided to settle with
the company if possible on a fair
basis and have it understood that the
policies would be cancelled. If the
company will not grant such settle
ment the case will be carried to the
district court.
The majority of these gentlemen
who bought policies, live in the
southern part of the county and are
among our most successful farmers.
The assessment of IN per cent in
his county will amount to over ten
thousand dollars. s|~f
Attorneys Steele and Elson left
Monday for Cherokee, but no word
has been received as to the negotia-
ions which are under way between
:hese gentlemen and the company
Corydon Times-Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
New Court House For Princeton.

After voting on the proposition to
issue bonds to build a new court
house at Princeton, Mo-, six times,
the voters of Mercer county, Mis-
souri,, last week carried the propo-
sition by good majority, there be-
ing 1473 votes in favor of the prop
osition and only 369 against it. The
proposition carried in every township
in the county except one, where the
majority against it was one vote.
The new building is to cost $4,000
and the citizens of Princeton pledged
themselves to buy a suitable site for
the new court house. And when the
new court house is completed there
will be other improvements follow at
Princeton, and the citizens of Mercer
county will never regret building the
new court house. 4.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
THE RUNAWAY GIRL. RI
New Two Act Comedy Cocktail With
Music. - @-

The next attraction at the Leon
Opera House, is Edwin Patterson's
latest success "The Runaway Girl, :,
which is comedy mixture filled with
bright new musical number Patter-
son has handled the Andrews Opera
Company, Boston Ideals and Beggar
Prince Co.'S, for a number of years,
but this season turns to something
more up-to-date to keep up with the
public demands. Miss Phillis Dave
Is featured with 'The Runaway
Girl, has, an excellent supporting
company and the famous Broiler Girl
singing and dancing chorus. The
comedy runs largely to Dutch ana 1
tough waiter and Sthe musical num-
bers are q big feature. Will appear
at the Leon Opera House, Thursday
night, October 10. WEEK tss$l s5-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
City Council Votes to Allow Rejected
Pipes Used.

For several weeks there has beer
a controversy going on between the
city council and the Des Moine:
Bridge & Iron Works, who have the
contract for installing the water.
works, over the question of variation
in the weight of the pipes used in
putting in the mains. Several weeks
ago when it was found that the
weights as marked on the pipes were
in many cases incorrect. the council
vote: tha* =! Of tie piDe must be
T3-E.ei led end tha+ all o. +1se D're
wait h i}ad r1nse than variation s.,f
- : = 11sea' CENT sfrca, the regulation
weight should be rejected. T;.:s wa;
done and it was found that about
one-sixth of all pipe would be re-
jected. The contractors claimed that
while the specifications provided
that only a 2 per cent variation
should be allowed, that the standard
rules allowed for a per cent varia-
tion, and Mr.. Chase of the Iowa En-
gineering Co., who drew the plans
and specifications wrote that it was
his intention to provide for S per
cent variation, although in the speci-
fication it reads 2 per cent. Several
special meetings of the council were
held at the request of the contractors
who tried to get the city council to
accept all pipe which did not vary
more than per cent, but they re-
fused to recede from their position
to have the terms of the specification
complied with until Thursday, when
on motion of councilman Varga the
council reconsidered the matter and
by vote of three to two decided to
allow them to use all pipe which did
not vary more than per cent on each
piece, councilmen Varga, Axes and
Ogilvie voting in favor of the motion
and councilmen Gardner and Cash
voting in favor of having the pipe
conform to the specifications. It is
claimed by the councilmen who voted
in favor of the motion that a refusal
to allow the pipe to be used would
result in law suit for the city and
a delay in having the waterworks in
stalled, and that the court would be
called upon to pass upon the intent
of the specifications, and with the
,ity's engineer stating that the in
;ention was to allow five per cent the
court would probably allow modi-
ication of the specifications to con-
'orm to the intent. On the other
1and councilmen Gardner and Cash
insist that the specifications were
'ead and accepted by the contractors,
md that they provided for only a
per cent variation and that the city
vas entitled to have the work put in
exactly according to specifications.
There is considerable difference of
opinion among our citizens in the
natter, and it has been discussed a
good deal on the streets. But the
natter is now settled and the COM
'any will use the pipe which does not
'ary more than per cent. All pipe
which varies more than per cent
VIII be rejected and there is about a
ar load of it which was shipped here
which the city will not allow to be
sod
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
Growing Dried Raspberries.

We enjoyed a pleasant call last
Saturday from Mr.. Levi Hummon, of
Leipsic, Ohio, who stopped off here
for a days visit with his old friend
and neighbor, Mr.. w. H. Snyder,
of northeast of Leon, being on his
way home from an extended trip to
the Pacific coast. He told us of see
ing curious fruit ranch IN TIE Pay
cite Valley, near Fay..;c:, iLa-~, e, :
of the manner in which the crop is
raised and cured. twas the famous
Stewart raspberry ranch, and the
proprietor has forty acres in rasp-
berries, all irrigated land. He plants
the berries in long rows and each
year bends the tops of the sprouts
over and sticks them in the ground
so that they take root. They are al
lowed to grow in this manner, the
berries remaining on the vines until
they are ripe and dried up. Then he
takes machine of his own inven-
tion which cuts the vines with the
berries still on them, leaving the new
shoot to bear the following year.
The vines which are cut are bound
in bundles and hauled to his packing
house, where they are thrown in a
big tight box about sixteen feet
square, where two men thresh them
with old fashioned fails. The dried
berries fall to the bottom and the
vines are taken out with pitchforks
and used for fuel. Then the berries
are put through another machine of
Mr.. Stewards invention, which re-
moves all stems, another machine
like big tanning mill takes out all
Of the dirt and finally a machine
grades them into three sizes and they
are packed for market
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
Public Take Notice.

The city has made arrangements
whereby all garbage may be dumped
in large ditch north of Ball Park in
Arthur Forbes pasture. Please see
that the refuse is taken there.
j. L. Mitchell, Marshal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
Presbyterian Church Notes,

Preaching next Sabbath at II a.
m. and 1880 p. M, with preaching by
the pastor, Rev. e. N. Bradshaw.
Sabbath school 9:45, Frank Allen,
superintendent. Junior Endeavor,
3 p. m. Senior Endeavor. $50 p m.
Prayer meeting and teachers train
Ing every Thursday at 8 p. m. A
cordial welcome to strangers in city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12
Crown Chapel.

Preaching at Crown Chapel next
Sabbath at p. M, by Rev. e. N.
Bradshaw. All are invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-12

The farmer who, lost his half
Dushel measure was In more than 4
peck OF trouble. 81
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
NO PUBLIC FUNERAL
BY Late Mayor Johnson's Re-
quest.-Burial Thursday.

Cleveland, o.. April 1.-THE people
Of the city for which the late Mayor
Tom l.. Johnson devoted his best ener.
giles will not be permitted a last look
on the face OF the departed reformer.
The body will be laid to rest In Green
wood Cemetery. Brooklyn. n. ". and
the grave will be near that OF the late
Henry George. whose disciple Johnson
was.
In accordance with the dead mans
wishes there were no public services
here and Cleveland's only opportunity
TO pay tribute to the former mayor
came this afternoon when the body
was taken from the johnson family
apartments to the station. to be sent
to Brooklyn. The route by which the
body was conveyed had been an
bounced no that the people OF the city
could view the cortege.
The funeral services will be held at
1880 o'clock Thursday morning at
Greenwood Cemetery. The Rev. Har.
ris r. Cooley. a close friend of MIR.
johnson and head OF the city admins
tration's correctional department
while he was mayor. will have charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
PHONE ALLIANCES
Are Announced Wednesday
Chicago Headquarters.

american News Scrvice)
Chicago, April 12.-Through the big
telephone deal announced today in.
volving the important new alliances
Chicago becomes the operating head
quarters for the Bell Telephone bust
ness of Indiana. Illinois, Ohio. Michi'
gan and Wisconsin. Several changes
in the executive staff are involved. l..
G.. Richardson. president of the Cen
trail Union at Indianapolis, becomes
vice president and general counsel
while B. +. Sunny formerly of the Chi.
cago Telephone company, becomes
president of the combination, embrac-
ing the five states named and con.
trolled by the Amalagamated Tel0
graph and Telephone company. The
new plan of operation makes Chicago
the largest telephone center In the
country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12

Perhaps no modern remedy has
sprung into favor SO quickly, and re-
tains its prestige so securely. as
Wade's Golden Nervine. the great
remedy for Nervous Debility, Insom.
mia. Weak or FACILITATING Heart, or any
weakened condition of the Nervous
System, brought on by Worry. Excess,
or Overwork.
This great Nervine is now handled
by druggists everywhere. and costs 81,
So many thousands OF men and women
the country over have used this rene.
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that anyone should continue to drag
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Nervous Debility has been called the
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Wade's Golden Nervine acts sc
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
Make INSPECTION
OF IMPROVEMENT
Commissioners Collect Data
in Regard to Changing
National Road Plans.

County Commissioners. Robert Bee.
son. Homer Farlow. and Barney Lin.
derman, on Wednesday. Investigated
the situation regarding the National
Road. West. Improvement In order 10
secure facts upon which TO determine
their action on the petition of mum.
Der OF property owners on the south
side of the road from the corporation
line TO the boundary line of Wayne
and Center townships that the Terre
Haute, indianapolis and Eastern Trac-
ton company be allowed to place its
tracks In the center OF the road for
that distance. Present specifications
Of the Improvement call for the tracks
To be laid In the center Of the road
from West Fifth street to the corpo.
ration line In agreement with city or.
dinance, and from the corporation
line on for the tracks TO be placed
along the south curb line Of the road,
and the place now occupied.
How many owners signatures to the
petition II will be necessary TO have
In order to allow the commissioners
10 take favorable action I'm the mat
ter or how many demonstrators will
be necessary tn prevent favorable ac'
ton has not been set forth by any Of
the county officials.
The south side property owners are
DESTROYS Of having the tracks placed
In the middle of the road so that their
property which many are contemplate
ing to block off into building lots will
be- more valuable for that purpose
Only a few OF the north side property
owners have expressed favorable
sentiment towards the proposed
change. in the location OF the tracks
The traction company desires the
change because OF the fact that 1t
Will save the company about $4,000
which 1t will have to expend for grad.
ing, bridge extension and fills in or
der to place the tracks on the south
curb line. On the other hand IL the
tracks are placed in the center OF the
road II will be necessary for the town
ship to construct cement curb and
gutter along the south side to prevent
the road washing away.
The majority OF residents Of Rich
mond are Directing to the proposed
change In the Improvement specifica-
lions placing the tracks in the middle
or the road on the ground that 1t will
cause too much additional expense
and the people OF Richmond have to
pay the large proportion OF the cost OF
Improvement. II Is estimated that
X the tracks were placed in the CEN
ter of the road, the widening of the
road. which would be necessary. and
the construction OF the cement curb
and gutter would cost about $4,000.
Farmers who use the road are pre-.
senting serious objection to the
change because they say their horses
would be more easily scared by cars
passing on tracks In the center of the
road.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
Doctors Prescription Failed
The Great Kidney Rem
edy Proves Its Merit.

DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is one OF
the patent medicines that is better
than many OF the prescriptions pre-
scribed by doctors. at least it has done
more good for backache and kidney
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I had severe backache sometime
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however that Swamp-Root cured me in
a few weeks time.
so certain am | that DR.. kilmer' S
Swamp-Ro is a medicine of merit
that send you this testimonial which
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Yours very truly.
JACOB DORNACHER.
Edwardsville. III.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of July. A. ID. 1909.
Samuel w. Mckittrick.
Notary Public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
CHESTER'S NATIVITY
Author of Wallingford, Once
Selected Richmond.

An interviewer once called on
George Randolph Chester, the author
of the "Wallingford," stories in the
Cosmopolitan 1T what. city were
you born?" he asked. We'll" said
Mr.. Chester amiably, Il really don't
care. Do you prefer any particular
city," says Herbert Corey, in the
May number of the Cosmopolitan
magazine.
casion at least. he selected Richmond
But whether it was Richmond or an.
other town, he left his birthplace SO
early in life that he has no sentiment
to spare for the old dear home He
is singularly free from flapdoodie
anyhow. 1t does not occur to him
that there was anything romantic in
the fact that small boy had to &C
to work when other small boys were
still running to their mothers to have
their ears washed. Nor does he re
gard himself as having been victim
of hard luck. In fact he had fairly
good time as youngster and for the
next twenty years or so he kept NOV
ing on.
Mr.. Chester is nice man. He
smacks his lips at the thought of can
ned sauerkraut and beer at three
o'clock in the morning. He is stand
ing denial of all the rules of hygiene
He likes lots of back coffee, but he
can't roll good cigarets. He has helt
numerous jobs, and was known as the
worst reporter in Detroit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
TAFT Was PITCHER
In Opening Game at Capital
Weather Conditions.
american News Seryice)

indianapolis, April 12-Hopes of the
Baseball fans for opening games today
..ilI be realized in at least half of the
cities where games are scheduled.
President Taft pitched the first ball at
Washington where weather is clear,
but cool. The New York Americans
played at Philadelphia with cool
weather. The Philadelphia Nationals
were at New York, clear. Brooklyn
played at Boston; weather is clear.
Indianapolis had ideal weather with
Milwaukee. Kansas City probably
could play at Louisville, and Toledo at
Columbus. At. the Detroit Chicago
game it rained. At st. Louis a game
was doubtful.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
WILL REPEAT PLAY
Sweet Lavender" Presented
Again Tonight.

The second performance of sweet
Lavender" by the Earlham Day Dodg-
ers" which will be given this evening
in the high school auditorium promis-
es to exceed the one given last Satur-
day at the college in many respects.
Professor c. X. Chase and the execu-
tive committee have been at work all
week with the cast and the staging and
ali plans for the play was completed
this afternoon.
The proceeds from the second per-
Torrance will be the contribution of
the Day Dodgers" toward the liquida-
ton of the college Indebtedness, with
the exception of a part which will be
given to the high school.
The cast of characters to appear in
the play are:
Godfrey Wedderburn, banker...
Blair Converse
Clifford Hale. his adopted son -.
Horace Dream, an American ......
.... Clifford Plummer
Mr.. Nav, a solicitor. Arthur Wissler
Mr.. Bulger, a hairdresser and wig
maker ..... Charles Trueblood
Dick Phenyl, barrister. ......
George J. Hawk
................M Miss Aisle French
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
EX-MAYOR CLUTE
KILLS HIMSELF
american News Service)

Schenectady. y. v. April IL
Jacob w. Clute. former three times
this morning while the deputy sher
ifs were at his door to arrest him for
alleged irregularities in handling the
big estate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
SONS OF VETERANS TO
PLAN CELEBRATIONS

A meeting of the Richmond Order
Sons Of Veterans will be held this eve
ming for the purpose of arranging
plans for the local exercises on deco
ration day, May 80.
The Rev. John w Zerhe Of Will
liamsburg, and Attorney Fred White.
OF Richmond, have been secured as
the principal speakers for the exer.
cises TO be held at Whitewater. Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
MAY RETURN TO
STEMS HOTEL

Charles Miller, a negro, who was re-
leased from the County Jail on Tues
day. was re-arrested on an affidavit
charging that he swindled another ne
gro out of a valuable gold watch and
S. in money. Miller was serving a
Jail sentence for stealing a bottle OF
whiskey at Haberkern's, saloon, on
Main street. He will be arraigned in
police court on Thursday and probably
bound over to the circuit court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
Letter to
Or. kilmer 4 Co.,
einghampton, N. Y.

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For You.
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dunn. Regular fifty-cent and one-dol
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
SELL CLARK FARM

A deed conveying 100 acres of land
in Greene township to Harry Henley
from Lucy Ellen Clark and William
d. Clark for consideration of $4,000
was filed in the county recorders of.
fee on Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
A Marrow Margin.

John Stuart Mill was once dining
with two brilliant French takers who
were given to monoioyue. One bad
possession Of the field. and the other
was watching him so intenriy to s,rik.
in that Mill exclaimed aloud. III h.,
stops to breathe he's gone"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12
SURE TO COLLECT S65

Thomas +. Jackson and Flavius
Jackson. executors of the estate of
Caleb B. jackson. fled suit Wednes-
day in the Wayne circuit court against
Celia Jarrett to collect on note SOS.