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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25
Pleasant Valley.

Sarah Virden was visiting relatives
in Leon last week. -
Ray and Fred Tenny spent Sun
day with their parents.
Levi Virden spent Saturday and
Sunday with Harley Ellis and he re-
turned home with him Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. T. A. Sutherlin is real poorly
at this writing.
A. C. Scott, wife and baby spent
Sunday at Ora Blacks.
William Zika, who has been Wis
iting his parents for the past week
returned to Des Moines Friday:
A. Millsap and wife were visiting
her sister, Mrs. Sutherlin, Sunday.
Leila Zika spent Sunday with
Gladys Black.
Julia Virden spent Sunday after
noon with Mary Robb.
Many man gets tangled up in
string of lies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25

If you want to get married don't
worry as to whether or not you will
be able to support two-there won't
be but one, and she will manage 1t
some way. M. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-25

"A woman will do anything for
love, and man will do anything for
be many things left undone in this
world. If n
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
salt Water Bathing.

Salt Lake City.-That Utah people
appreciate the advantages of salt
water bathing this year more than
ever before is evidenced by the fact
that Saltair has larger crowds than
at any time in it's history. The water
is lower than last year-just the
proper depth for comfortable bathing.
The temperature of the water is now
so degrees, the best temperature for
healthful and invigorating bathing.
The rate for children, both on the
trains and in the bathing, is now half
price, and the water is low enough for
children to battle safely. Trains run
to Saltair from Salt Lake every As
minutes. The fare is 25 cents. LAdv.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
TO ABANDON MILITARY POSTS
General Wood Declares That Secre-
tary Of War Intends to Abolish at
Least Four Posts in Northwest.

Washington.-At least four and pos
sibly six military posts in the north
west are to be abolished in the near
future by order of the secretary of
war was asserted Monday by General
Leonard Wood, chief Of stan, before
the house committee on expenditures
in the war department.
The posts to be abandoned are the
smaller ones. and the present investi-
cation exempts brigade and regimen
tai and recruiting stations. This is
the first step in the policy leading
ultimately to the concentration of the
army in a few large posts located on
trancontinental lines convenient for
quick mobilization
While the order is expected during
the present summer, the abandonment
of posts will not occur until troops
are to be moved to Panama and Ha-
wall When eight or ten regiments
are sent to Panama and Hawaii they
will be taken as far as possible from
the posts to be abandoned and the
secretary of war will ask congress for
permission to sell the grounds and
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
BattIeshIp Utah Shows Speed.

Monhegan Island, Me.-The battle
ship Utah, the largest American war
ship to be put through the PAGES on
the government trial course in the
lower Penobscot, came ploughing up
from the southwest Saturday after a
remarkably quick run from the Della
ware break-water and headed to-
ward Two Rush light. A speed of
% 2-5 knots an hour must be shown
over the governments measured
course of Monroe island Monday, af-
ter which there will be a four hours
sustained speed test and later coal
consumption trial
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Charged with Hanoinq Child.

Oroville, Cal.-Charged with hang
ing her thirteen7year-old daughter
from the rates of the garnet at the
family home in one of the Gridley
colonies, Mrs. Emma Rumball, aged
thirty, is lodged in the county Jail at
Oroville. In the same jail is her
brother, Arthur Lewis, aged twenty
five, and step-uncle of the dead girl
According to the evidence. the motive
for the act was found in the desire
of Mrs. Rumball to gain possession OF
the entire estate of her dead husband
for herself and her twS children.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
KING AND QUEEN VIEW FLEET
One Hundred and EIghty-five War
Ships Salute Royal Pair as They
Pass Long Line Of Vessels.

London.-One hundred and eighty
five ships-of-war. representing edgh-
teen nations, paid homage to King
George and his consort, Queen Mary,
at Spithead on Saturday 1t was the
greatest naval display in the worlds
history
In this, the greatest international
fleet ever assembled, the Delaware,
the United States dreadnaught. stood
out as the biggest warship adoat.
As the king and queen, on board
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
proceeded through the long lines of
battleships, cruisers and other vessels,
each ship gave the royal salute. The
thunderous tones of the great guns
we're deafening.
Included in the party aboard the
royal yacht were John Hays Ham
mond, the special ambassador from
the United States, and other dis
tinguished ENJOYS to the browning
festivities. OF the ships in the great
column 1877 represented Great Bri.
tain's sovereignty of the seas. and
eighteen we're the most splendid
types OF seventeen other nations
The tonnage of the British war.
ships was more than 100000. The
cost Of this international war feet
was twice as much as it was when
in 1897, the war ships of Great Bri
tain were called together to celebrate
the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria
ia.
The review of the naval parade in
the Solent was one of the most i'm
pressive features of the coronation
ceremonies, and million of cheering
people witnessed it.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Three Burned 10 peath.

Nantucket, Mass.-Miss Helen VIII
son of New York and Miss Mildred
De Haven of Brooklyn were burned
to death in fire in the boat house
of William Barnes, Jr., on CONNER.
cial wharf, Saturday. Ulysses Pa
hud, Mr.. Barnes valet was fatally
burned in trying to aid the young
women and died at midnight Thur
low Weed Barnes of Albany and
Thomas Kerr of New York were Sc
riously burned trying to save the
young women. The young ladies
were serving tea in the boat house
when the fire occurred.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
'DRYS" MAKE GAINS.
ONLY TWENTY-TAREE ciTlEe AND
TOWNS IN STATE or UTAH VOTE
FOR OPEN SALOONS.
While TWO Largest Towns In safe
viii Remain WET" the Number
of WET" Towns Is Reduced, Most
Of Rural Districts Being "Dry."

Salt Lake City.-The "drys" made
substantial gains as a result of the
election held in Utah on Tuesday. Re
turns from the cities and towns of the
state show that eighty-seven cities
and towns will be without saloons.
while twenty-three will have licensed
saloons. The number of wet" towns
in the state has been reduced
While the "wets" won decisive
victory in Salt Lake, Ogden, Park
City, Bingham and the various towns
OF Carbon county, the "drys" made
large inroads upon the agricultural
sections of the state. holding in line
most of the cities and towns lnas now
have no saloons and capturing a mum,
Der that were in the wet" column.
The vote cast takes out of the Wet
column into the dry" the towns OF
Brigham City, Corinne, Tremonton
and Garland, in Box Elder county
Cache county, which was entirely
dry" remains so by large majority.
Carbon county. the seat of Utah's
coal mining industry, is wet" with
the exception of Spring Glen
In Davis county, Pennington, the To-
cation of the Lagoon. recorded it's pro
test against the movement to abolish
the open saloon.
Emery county decided for no saloons,
aside from the town of Green River.
which is still in the wet ranks. Here
the "drys" captured Castle Dale. En-
cry, Ferron, Huntington and Orange
Vile.
Milford. in Beaver county, Is still
wet" by a majority of 2O3, the re-
mainder of that territory voting
against the saloon.
In Juab county Eureka and Nam
moth went wet by decisive margins,
while Nephi remained dry"
Weber county goes dry" out
side of Ogden, where the anti-prohi-
bitionists won by majority of 1861,
casting Alb out of the total 4,765
votes
With the exception of Park City,
Summit county is dry"
In Tooele county Stockton and Ophir
went wet" while Tooele City gave
a majority Of more than 100 for the
"drys." In Utah county Goshen and
Salem retained the right to sell liquor
in saloons, the rest of the towns and
the unit getting on the other side OF
the fence.
In Salt Lake every voting district
but one returned a majority in favor
of the open saloon, the majority being
4.73O.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
No Restrictions on Candidates.

Mexico City.-No favoritism viii be
shown by the provisional government
In the coming presidential election,
according to President de la Barra.
This was the substance of his reply
Monday to a man who called regard
ing the candidacy of General Geronimo
Trevino, who has never formally an
nounced his cadidacy, but friends are
working in his favor. 1t was to ascer-
tain the attitude OF the government
that his partisans questioned the chief
executive.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
FIEND KILLS GIRLS
PRosPEcToR IN ARIZONA JAIL
CHARGED WITH DROWNING
TWO LITTLE GIRLS.
Tells Story of Having Been Attacked
BY Mexican While in Company
With Two Girls, But Story
Is Not Believed.

Globe, Ariz.-Charged with drown
ing Mula and Myrtle Goswiclx, II and
IL years old, in Salt river, twenty-four
miles from here. Kingly Odds, pros
pector forty-six years of age, mining
partner of the father of the two girls,
was lodged in the county Jail here on
Sunday with his lower jaw shot away,
in an Intellectual attempt, it is be-
lieved, to commit suicide after killing
the two girls.
Odds rode into Globe Saturday night
and told a story OF having been shot
by an Indian or Mexican, and it was
feared that the girls. who were known
to have been with him. had also been
shot and killed. Sunday their bodies
were found in the water of the river,
where they evidently had been for
nearly twenty-four hours. They had
been drowned. Their bodies were I'M
nediately brought here in an automo-
lille and Odds was lodged in Jail
A posse which went out to find the
girls when Olds first came into Globe
found no confederation Of Old's story
OF being shot by Mexican. Only one
trail could be found, and it led from
where Old's shotgun was found by the
river bank to where he took the road
to Globe.
Wesley Goswick, father of the little
victims, was disarmed while coming tC
Globe with the avowed intention Of
l.lllI...r OIL.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Make Rate RuIlna.

Washington.-It was ordered by the
interstate commerce commission on
Monday that where a through rate is
in excess of the aggregate of inter
mediate rates the carrier may, without
application to the commission, cor
rect the through rate by reducing
such rate to equal the sum of the in
termediate rates. although such re
duction may have the effect of in
creasing the discrimination against in
termediate points.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
LOST BOATING Partx Returns.

Salt Lac City.-Joseph Nelson and
party of seven, missing for nifty
hours on Great Salt Lake returned
to Saltair Saturday at noon. While
on the lake in a twenty-ton gasoline
launch a storm came up. and the
party were force to seek shelter on
an island Their friends feared they
had been drowned. and numerous
searching parties were sent out.
None of the members of the party
are the worse for their experience.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
suIt AaaInst BALDWIN Estate plsmIssec

Los Angeles, Cal-Mrs Laura p
Alsop's contest of the will of e. j.
C'Lucky') Baldwin, alleging that he
was her father and asking a daugh-
ters share of his $11, 600. 900 estate.
was dismissed Tuesday by Judge Rives
of the superior court. The dismissal
was ordered at the request OIL the
contestants attorneys. who said they
had been unable to obtain evidence
for which they hoped.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

claims than Clifford Pinchot, whose
own fortunes had pivoted upon them
SO critically.
THE ejaculation OF the claims" he
said. us proof, given by the admins
tration itself. that the fight made
against it to prevent coal monopoly in
Alaska was not only successful, but
necessary and right This victory in
sures the cancellation of multitudes
Of other fraudulent claims in Alaska 3"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Champ clark Issues a nDefI. p

Washington Speaker Champ Clark
issued a delft" to the administration
on Saturday on learning of reports
that President Taft purposed to veto
any general tariff legislation at the
extra session of congress. The speak
er, in a formal statement, declared
that the whole tariff ought to be re-
vised. and that the Democratic party
would rest its case with the country.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
PLEA FoR sETTER HIGHWAYS.
Intermountain Good Roads Assocla-
ton Asks Congress for Aid.

Pocatello. Idaho.-With e. R. Sher-
man of Bull, Idaho, unanimously re-
elected president, and William Wal
lin of Pocatello unanimously re-elect-
ed secretary and treasurer, and the
next meeting place set for Logan,
Utah, in June of 1912. the second
annual convention of the Intermoun-
tain Good Roads association came to
close Saturday, following the adop-
ton of resolutions asking congress
for land grants of 100000 acres to
each of the western states to be ad-
ministered by a national highway
commission. in cooperation and con-
junction with state highway com
missions; recommending the crea-
ton by the association of a highway
committee of five members, to out
line a definite plan for Intercepted
roads; urging uniform wide-tire leg
islation and a minimum fifteen-ton
concentrated load capacity for coun-
ty bridges.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
POSSE TRAILING DESPERATE.
Man Hunt in Utah Follows Killing Of
Alleged Horsethief.

Heber City, Utah.-His partner, AL
Murdoch. dead at the hands Of Dep
uty Sheriff Scroggs of Evanston,
Wyoming, who shot him at ranch
near Theodore. when he refused to
surrender, Bob Meeks. an alleged no
torious sheep and horse thief who
has boosted that he will never be
taken alive. is fleeing before an arm
ed posse in the mountains east of
here, and battle to the death is mo-
mentarily expected.
Meeks was present at the killing
of Murdoch but escaped by hard rid
ing. Murdoch and Meeks are said
to have been the leaders of a large
gang Of cattle thieves operating in
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
McManIgars wife Refuses to Testify

Los Angeles.-Mrs. Ortie McMani-
gal, whose husband is in jail here
under the charge of murder in con-
nection with the dynamiting Of the
Los Angeles Times building. October
]. 1910, appeared before the grand
Jury here Monday and on advice of
Attorney Clarence S. Darrow OF Chi
cago. chief counsel for John ]. Be
Namara and his brother. James. who
are under like indictments, refused
to testify.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Whitnev,s Yacht Wins

Kiel.-The American yacht Bibelot.
owned by Harry Payne Whitney OF the
New York Yacht club and r. w. En-
mons of the Eastern Yacht cub. on
Tuesday won the fourth o fthe series
of the international races for sender
class Yachts.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
choIera suspeoteo.

New York.-The steamer Hamburg.
from Genoa and Naples. which arrived
Sunday afternoon, was detained at
quarantine for observation. She re-
ported the death at sea six days ago
Of a fve-year-old-boy from an ailment
symtomatic, the health officers say, of
cholera.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
CAMPAIGN AGAINST Social Evils.

Philadelphia.-WSth the adoption
Of a resolution for a worldwide cam
paign against social evils in which
other denominations win be asked 10
Join, the Baptist World alliance end
ed its business sessions Saturday.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Dlssatisfied Win spaIn's Reply.

Paris.-A dispatch to the Temps
from Madrid says that the Spanish
cabinet. having replied vaguely to the
request from Great Britain to explain
her intentions in connection with the
occupation Of El Araish and Alcazar,
England has asked for more precise
information concerning SPANS Mo
roccan program.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
PINCHOT THE VICTOR
ALASKAN COAL LANDS ARE Re-
STORED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER
LONG AND BITTER FIGHT.
Chief Forester Pinchot and Several
Minor Officials Were Dismissed
From Public Service as Result Of
Controversy over Claims.

Washington.-The famous Cunning
ham Alaskan coal land claims, through
which it has been alleged that the
Morgan Guggenheim syndicate had
planned to extend their vast interests
in Alaska and to control one OF the
most valuable coal fields in the world,
were on Monday formally disallowed
by the department Of the interior.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher hav-
ing approved the departments deci-
sion as handed down by Fred bennett,
commissioner of the land office, the
last door is believed to have been
closed to the Cunningham claimants.
Their attorneys have threatened an
appeal to the United States supreme
court, but such an appeal can be
based only on some point OF law In
yolved, and not on the findings OF fact,
as announced by the department
The Cunningham claims have
been in the public eye for more than
two years. They brought about the
BallingerPinchot investigation by
congress and the dismissal from the
public service OF Chief Forester Gift
ford Pinchot, Louis r. CLAWS, chief
of field division in the land office,
and several minor officials Both
Messrs. Pinchot and CLAWS were dis
missed for insubordination incident to
their attacks on former Secretary Bal
linger. whom thew claimed was favor
ably disposed toward the claims
In announcing the decision of the
department, Secretary Fisher, who
succeeded Mr.. Ballinger, declared that
new coal land laws are needed in
Alaska if that territory is to be de-
veloped properly.
Pinchot Pleased.
New York.-Perhaps nobody in the
rcunfrtr moe boffor ,,1oocod rrrtf1, "a
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

Melbourne, Australia.-The new
census gives the commonwealth Of
Australia. consisting Of New South
Wales, Victoria. Queensland, South
Australia. West Australia and Tas-
mania. a population of 4 449. 495.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
says Secret WIN Never Be Known

Tampa, Fla-"The secret Of the de-
destruction Of the hattleship Maine
will never be known" said General w.
II. Bixby, chief Of engineers in charge
Of the work OF raising the Maine, on
his arrival here sunday from Havana.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
May Submit Arbitration Treaty.

Washington.-The answer of the
British government to the American
arbitration proposal has been received
and it is now almost certain that
President Taft viii be able to submit
an arbitration treaty for the approval
Of the senate before the close Of the
present session of cnngess.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

Winnipeg. Mantle Canadian Pa
cifc railways imperial limited was in
a collision headon with a work train
at Bears Paw, Alberta, fifteen miles
west Of Calgary. and nine people were
seriously injured
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Kills Roarder ard self

Redwood. w. Vain an attempt to
XII his son and daughter, Granville
Johnson, 80 years old, shot and killed
r. T. Ulet. 25 years old. a Doaruer
ct his home, and then committed sui
eide when hard pressed by a mob.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Favor statehood.

Washington.-Th senate committee
on territories on Saturday voted six
to three, to report favorably the house
resolution admitting New Mexico and
Arizona to statehood. with the provi-
sion that portions of the two consti-
buttons shall be resubmitted to the
people. Slight amendments to the
house resolution We're made.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Must Report Accidents.

Washington.-Every railway will be
required after July /, 1911, to report
to the interstate commerce commits.
sion by telegraph "any collision. de
lailment or other accident" resulting
in the death Of one or more persons.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Traaedy IN Tennessee.

Dyersburg. Tenn.-W. f. Hudson,
merchant and planter, was shot and
instantly killed by Drew Hudson,
adopted son of his brother In turn
Drew Hudson was killed with his own
weapon by Morgan Hudson. a third
brother
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Receiver SOUGHT for Wireless.

San Francisco.-A number OF
stockholders in the United Wireless
company have begun proceedings
asking for the appointment of a re
ceiver for the California business OF
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Race War in West Virqinia.

Elkins, w. Va.-Four Italians were
probably fatally wounded and several
other men were seriously injured in a
race war Monday night between Am
orleans and Italians near Weaver,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Sent Back to Chihuahua.

Juarez.-Under orders from Inc city
of Mexico. 1000 OF General Escudsro's
men departed Sunday for Chihuahua.
General Escudero says his orders are
to return to Chihuahua. but be may
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
SIX h TypewrIter shops.

Syracuse. n. Y-The 500 union ma
chinists employed by the Smith-Pre-
mier. Smith Brothers and Monarch
Typewriter companies struck Tues
lay when their employers refused to
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

buildings. Boise, Idaho, and Fort
Meade, South Dakota. are said to be
two of the posts stated for abandon
ment, in addition to Fort Assiniboine,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Plnchot Pleased.

New York.-Perhaps nobody in the
country was better pleased with the
final disposition of the Cunningham
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
Saved His Wife's Life

my Wife would have been N
her grave to-day writes O. H.
Brown, Of Muscadine, Ala. IF
it had not been for DR.. King, S
New Discovery. She was down
in her bed, not able to get up
without help. She had a servere
bronchial trouble and dreadful
cough. got her bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, and she
soon began to mend, and was wei
in a short time " InfalliDle for
caughs and colds, it's the most re
liable remedy on earth for despe-
rate lung touble, hemorrhage
lagrippe. asthma, hay fever,
Group and wooping cough. 50G,
S100 Trial bottle free. Guaran-
eed by all Druggists
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
ANXIOUS TO PLEASE
Farm for Sale.

40 acres, 25 in cultivation, 20
well set to alfalfa. 1000 worth
of hay has been sold from this
land in one season.
No Johnson Grass; well of good
soft water; four shares of water
stock in one Of the best bitches
in the Valley; corrugated iron
hay barn; horse shed and corral.
The following go with the
farm: one good work horse, good
farm wagon, hay rack, moving
machine, double set Of chain har-
ness one emery mower grinder,
Terms: Part cash and balance
on one and two years time.
This land is about one and one
fourth miles from Duncan, will
make an ideal home and plenty
for an independent living for
man and family.
For further information write,
L. T Vaughn, exclusive agent,
Duncan, Arizona.