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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
Woodland.

Mr.. Scheller,of Kellerton, a horse
buyer, purchased six head of horses
here Monday.
Carter Scott, of Davis City, and
Geo. H. Shoemaker, travelling sales
man for the American Tobacco Co.,
were transacting business here Mon
day.
Gene Alexander and Ed Kemp, of
Leon, were in this vicinity Tuesday,
the latter tuning several pianos.
James F. and Ivan Newlin attend
ed the M. L. Cozad sale near Leon
Tuesday.
Erema and lone Woolman visited
with Hilda Riddle Tuesday after
noon.
NOVA Beavers went to Humeston
Tuesday and returned Thursday &C
companied by Mrs. Beavers who had
been visiting there the past week.
George Jennings, of Leon came
Wednesday to see his sister, Mrs.
Sarah Smith, who has been quite i'll
the past week with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh +. Smith, of
High Point, have been here the past
week assisting Mrs j. J.. I.entS in
caring for their mother. Mrs. Sarah
Saith.
Audrey Woolman spent two days
the past week with her aunt, Mrs.
r. D. Lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Beavers and
w. P. Newlin were Lineville visitors
Friday.
Mrs. Ella Smith and daughter Wis
tied the past week at the J. @. Lock
wood home.
Little Ben Rains has been visiting
the past week with his aunts, Miss
Nora Rains and Mrs. J. H. Lock
wood.
James F. and Kent Newlin were
transacting business at Leon Tues
day.
People of this community were
greatly shocked Friday afternoon to
hear of the death of Ted Morris, a
highly respected citizen of High
Point, after short illness with
pneumonia.
c. A. Massey is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
Zearl Bethards and John w. King
attended Mrs. c. A. Davis sale north
and west of Garden Grove last Fri
day and the latter purchased horse
i = Mrs. George Bethards entertained
number Of ladies at carpet-rag
s"tacking' Wednesday.
Miss Sarah Coontz went to Corn.
ing Thursday to visit friends.
Lenna King was guest of Miss
hllda Riddle last Friday.
Mrs. j. H. Lockwood and Miss
Nora and Master Ben Rains spent
Friday at the A. K. Keller home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Cartwright
were Leon visitors Friday s.,
G.. M. Jennings made a business
trip to St. Joe, Mo-, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCalla moved
recently from near Davis City tt
what is known as the Hines place
and will farm next year with Ber1
Adair. -
F. M. Bledsoe sold his house and
lot Saturday morning to Zearl Beth
ards who will remodel the house and
occupy it at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
Decatur.

Miss Louie Beck, who is staying
in Van Vert, spent Sunday with her
parents.
Sam Black and Mrs. Clearwater
went to Pleasanton Saturday for a
few days visit with relatives.
Mrs. Tinsley, Mrs. Wint Wells and
Mrs. Tommy Waller were Leon Wis
itors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Mclaughlin,
of Leon, attended the declamatory
contest at Decatur City Friday even
ing.
Sylvia Springsteen, accompanied
by her neice, Vivian Roberts, spent
Sunday with her parents.
Lloyd Shoemaker visited over Sun
day with his parents at GAINESVILLE.
Bernice and Clair Renner, of Van
Vert, visited with relatives here last
Friday and Saturday.
H. B. Lunbeck and family visited
relatives in Leon Saturday,
Miss Verda Mclaughlin, of Leon,
visited Friday evening and Saturday
with her cousin, Miss Mabel Euritt
Jesse Coffin, Ray Tenney and
Horace Millsap were Leon visitors
Saturday.
Prof Voelker and wife, of Leon
were entertained at Prof. Riggle's
Friday evening. Fli.i. Voelker N.,s
one of the judges in the Decatur
High School contest.
Miss Jessie Akers spent Sunday
with her parents.
Tavern Bear, Ona Riley and
Mabel Euritt were Leon visitors Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Paul Voelker, who had beer
training the contestants prior to the
contest Friday evening, returned tc
her home at Leon Friday
Will Brown and Lizzie PritcharG
were Leon visitors Saturday..
Miss Neva Curry was the guest OF
Miss Ona Riley Friday night and
Saturday.
J. G. Cozad made a business tril
to Leon Friday.
Frank Ross and wife visited rela.
tives in Leon over Sunday.
w. H. Golfer and family made g
business trip to Leon Friday.
Prof. Davis, of Van Vert, one OF
the judges in the contest, returned
home Saturday MORNING.
Patrick Griffin, son and daughter
and, Prof. Weber, of Grand River
attended the contest Friday evening
Prof. Weber was one of the judges
Will Brown and Lew Priest left
Monday for Arizona
w. H. Golfer took j. c. CozaG
down to Morgan Saturday evening
in his automobile.
Mrs. Martha Porter and Mrs
Amanda Houston were called to AT.
ton by the serious illness of Charles
Daniels. They left on the early
morning train Monday.
The Decatur High School declam.
atory contest was held in the opera
house Friday evening to determine
who should represent our school ir
the county contest to be held al
Garden Grove. The judges were
Prof. Voelker, of Leon, Prof. Davis
of Van Vert, and Prof. Weber, o
Grand River. Prof. Weber, announced
the decision of the judges and Mis-.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There is only one way to
Deafness and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube When this
tube Is infamed you havea rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when it is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the inflammation ca be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal cond-
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
cut OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an infamed condition of tho mucous surfaces.
Deafness lcaused BY catarrh) that cannot be cured
BY Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
Sold BY Druggists, 75c. - 81 E
Ia ke Halls Family Pills for constipation. H=
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

Marie Boak was awarded highest
honors. She wa seasily first choice
with the audience and her selection,
"Ruggle's Dinner Party was de-
livered in fine style. The Decatur
orchestra, assisted by Prof. Voelker,
of Leon, furnished the music during
the evening"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
Kill WOuld-Be Slayer.

A merciless murderer is Appendix
citis with many victims. But DR..
Kings New Life Pills kill it by pre-
vention. They gently stimulate
stomach, liver and bowels, prevent
ing that clogging that invites ap-
pen1icitis, curing constipation, Bill
iousness, Chills, Malaria, Headache
and Indigestion. Csc at Van Werden
& Kopp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

II suffered habitually from con-
stipation, Doan's Regulets relieved
and strengthened the bowels, so that
they have been regular ever sine. -
A. E. Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs,
Texas
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
BELLwOOD.
FROM the Gazette.

& rom the Gazette.
During the rain, thunder aud light
ming storm last Friday afternoon light
hing struc, the barn on one Of L.. Hen
il,nv's farms west Of Bcllwood, where
joe Mohawiska lives. In the barn
were two of Joe's best horses, which
we're burned to death. Joe also lost
considerable grain and many farm im-
plements. on which re carried insurance.
Tie also carried $500 insurance "n his
team. lie was absent from home when
the barn was struck by the lightning.
A heavy rain poured down on this
community the greater par, "f Sunday
Al Dallas, =. d.. two feet at snow fell.
The rainfall prevailed all over the west
aud was followed Sunday night 10y a
light frost and SNOW, and "a very heavy
fr"s, Monday night But it il too soon
tn tell what damage the frost did Mon
day night. The apple crop may not he
much hurt yet Cherry ard I'ium trees
we're ont IN full bi"ou. with brIs ht pros
poets for big crop: hut II Is feared
they are completely killed
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
SILVER CREEK.

From the Sand.
After a visit If about ten days in Den
Yer and eastern Colorado, James Murray
came home last Tuesday. lie reports
everybody we'll whom he visited. except
ing Mrs. Maude Meisel, formerly Maude
O'Connor. Mrs. Meisel is in very poor
health and her sister, Miss Blanche
O'Connor is IN constant attendance at
her bedside
Mary. two year old daughter OF Joe
Creloha. living about 6 miles north OF
Silver Greek WAS drowned IN water
tank last Saturday The little girl WAS
playing with ships sailing on the water
and in reaching for one of her play things
fell into the tank. A very few minutes
a. afterwards her mother picked the life
less form of her baby girl from the water
and did everything in her power to bring
her back to life. \ doctor was sent for,
aud everything possible was done to
reclaim the life OF thu little girl. She
WAS buried at Oracow Monday.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
The Growth OF Russia.

Since its defeat by Japan. Russia
has not affected the imagination Of
the world with quite the sense Of hid
den power that 1t conveyed before.
but those who study its recent statis-
tics find that It is the same giant
still. In the last thirteen years the
population of the empire has in
creased by 33.O0O.OOO. which is 3.000.-
600 more than the United States has
gained in twenty years. Tho census
Of 1909 gives the empire. Including
Siberia. 16O.100.00O Inhabitants. Of
whom ZIG, 100000 dwell in European
Russia. It's agricultural progress n
not less remarkable.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
The Spice Of Life.

Those gray-uniformed special DO
licemen in the Subway have q way Of
performing their duties coldly and
automatically. as II their souls-if
any-were elsewhere. But there il
one Of them, at the Fourteenth street
station. who takes somo pleasure in
his job.
The raucous monotony of the cry,
Watch your step! Watch your
step" became too much for him ono
day last week as he stood by tie side
door Of an express train teaching pas
sensers the way they should go. So
he rearranged II thus:
watch your step. ladies. Watch
your step. gentlemen. Ladies and
gentlemen. watch yeuF poeket1oeks!"
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
MONROE.

From the Republican.
ID. w. Flsck Of Springfield, 8. d.. a.
rived last Saturday evening for a visit
with his daughter, MB H. J. Hill.
Ms. Griffin and SIN James came down
from st. Edward Friday aud spent sever-
al days with Mr.. aud MB. Merl Clay
burn.
VIM Webster left Tuesday for San
Ant6Sio, and other points in Texas. and
the south. and will be absent about
three weeks.
Miss Meta Wordcn Of Columbus has
been rendered the position Of teacher in
the Grammer department by the board
of education, and will hold that position
the coming year.
Axel Engberg is moving his family to
Albion this week, where hi Will be em-
plOyed as lincman bJ The M"nrOe Iude-
pendent Telephone company. the same
as when he was here.
There is much speculation as TO the
probable damage to the fruit crop from
Monday mornings cold snap, and the
snow OF the preceding day. The Their
mometer stood about twenty-six above
On Monday morning. hut there was con-
siderable moisture and this may have
had tendency to check the harm that
would have otherwise resulted.
One u the most important chan
yes in business circles in Monroe for
many years occurred Monday of this
week, when WIN. Webster retired from
the Bank Of Monroe, which institution
he founded, and was succeeded by Rod
ney Hill Of Britt, H. For sometime Mr..
Webster has been contemplating chan
&c on account Of his health, and retiring
from the bank, with which he has been
closely identified since 1892. After the
transfer WAS made new officers were
elected sad Rodney, who purchased Mr..
Webster interests, was elected presl-
dent. and Howard J. Hill, Who has been
cashier for about ten years, was re-elect-
ed to that position. Miss Asnde Jacob.
SOD, who has held the position Of book
keeper, is retained in that capacity
Mr.. Hill. the new president, is from
Britt, Ia, where he has been with the
citizens bank. lie 10 q graduate OF
Princeton university, end the las: three
years has been engaged in business.
His father. who died two years ago. was
prominent in financial circles in northern
Iowa for many years. Mr.. and Mn.
Hill! arrived from Britt Friday of last
week, and are at present located 10 the
Craig residence.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
ur,MPHRHY.
From the Democrat

From the Democrat
Martin Keen and Miss Mary Ludwig
were at Columbus Wednesday t. con
suit Judge Rn'ermsu in regard to .
partnership deal ~hIcn they expect I.
enter into in u short time.
One Humphrey woman sold her 1911
crop Ct cherries last week while the
trees we're in blossom, and another in
viied her friends to eat home grown
young beans with her the first OF June
but this all happened before last Sunday
night Morsl-lt takes more than one
warm day to harvest . crop.
Two prominent and veil known young
ladies Of this community. Miss Dora
Greoger and Miss Gertrude ElsenpeDRer
left for Lafayette, Ind Monday of this
week. where they will enter novitiate Of
the Franciscan sisterhood. On their
way to Lafayette they will stop 1t
Champaign, ILL.,. to spend . couple OF
days with relatives.
The storm Sunday night and the frost
Monday night played havoc with large
percentage OF the fruit 10 this neighbor.
hood, and with possibly few exceptions
there will not be enough fruit this year
to sweeten your tooth. However, H. J.
Backes will no doubt have plenty Of
fruit. AZ he set ont fifty torches in his
orchard daring the cold snap to drive
away Jack Frost.
Postoffice Inspector Thompson was
here couple OF days this week working
on the postoffloe proposition which has
been on for some time. and received .
number Of bids for postofiice. l.. ID.
Diers. We understand put in q bid for
the erection OF building for the post
Office along the east side OF his store.
and Il. p Drake, submitted ten differ
ent bids in an effort to keep the post
Office in its present location. 10 any
event, it looks rs though We will get .
new postoffice, or at least an improve
ment on what We have now. It will
take some time before it 1t definitely
known just what will be done in the
matter.
The west bound passenger train on the
Northwestern on Wednesday night gave
the passengers quite serious shaking
up by running into couple OF ciuder
cars at Hill Siding, this side Of Leigh.
in getting onto the side track to give .
freight train the right Of way. Not
knowing that the cinder cars were on
the side track, the engineer ran into
them with sufficient speed to put tho
engine entirely out of commission. and
badly demolishinR the cinder cars.
Fortunately none OF the passengers were
injured to any serious extent. A travel.
ing man, who stopped oil in Humphrey
when the train finally got through, re-
ceived such shaking up that il was ne
cessary to ask for assistance in getting
dressed the next morning
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
LEIGH.
From the World.

From the World.
0erd Asche. sr., returned last Friday
evening from his two months trip to
Germany. He was accompanied by his
niece, Mn. Mary Tempelmann and
seven children. who will make their
home here. Mr.. Asche enjoyed every
minute of his trip abroad but much pre-
fers making his home in Americs.
Fred Skoda was taken to Omaha We'd
nesdsy, to undergo treatment for some
eye trouble. Some eighteen years ago a
cactus thorn wac by accident thrust in
his eye and he lost the sight but other.
wise it had not caused much trouble.
The past few weeks it had swelled some
and seemed painful and on Wednesday
morning while he was at work on the
section blister which had formed on
the eye ball burst and the opening bled
profusely. The pain was intense and
Mr.. Skods was taken to Schuyler in an
auto. accompanied by his wife, and from
there they caught a train for Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Skoda went to Oma
hs yesterday to see their son but owing
to the fact that his condition is critical
they were not permitted to csc him. An
operation was performed upon Mr..
SkOda's eye, yesterday, and the ball was
removed. The many friends here are
anxious concerning the oitcome.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
ONLY WORK COUNTS
WOMAN ~ BUSINESS SHOULD
NOT De SENSITIVE.
Che % Not Paid Because She 10 Pretty
Or Stylish, but Because She 10
Useful to the
Business.

The woman who finds herself facing
the problem Of earning a living should
Immediately proceed to get rid OF her
sensitive feelings. II she has any. She
would do well to try to sink her per-
sonality during business hours and
keep saying to herself that only her
work counts, that she is not paid be-
cause she is pretty or stylish. but just
because she IL useful to the business
which pays her wages. When she fails
in that her good locks will not save
her. A capable girl with. perhaps.
neither beauty nor style. will succeed
her.
The employers who are hiring girls
for their charms are few, and the girls
who have to work are many. Femi-
nine workers are striving to secure
the wages of men. which can only be
done by doing mems work. Now men
do not expect praise and 1t does not
turn their head when 1t Is given. Az
q rule they do not accept reproof a.
q personal injury.
The Just employer gives both praise
and blame. When he pays promptly
he expects good work every day and
not according to the feelings Of his
workers. When there is a valid rea-
son for leniency-like illness. for in
stance-he is kind. but for sinking
he has no mercy. A man who en-
ploys more than nifty women told me
that he had no trouble with them BE-
cause he treated them exactly a. he
would treat men. His creed was 30
much work for SO much money and ho
reasoned that no woman had a right
to accept q position she could not NIL.
I think that was fully understood BY
his ONCE, for he was in the habit OF
going away and returning without
warning, and he seemed satisfied with
the result.
Women are not yet accustomed to
being treated with the lack OF cour-
tesy which makes the atmosphere Of q
business place. A man whose brain IL
turning over important plans cannot
give particular attention to the tone
In which he addresses an employee. 1t
may be brusque without his knowing
II or intending any unkindness. A man
would pay no attention to tone as long
as words were decent, but to q wo-
mans sensitive ear the tone 10 every
thing. 1t seriously affects her work.
so business men claim. and 1t is the
necessity for avoiding trouble that
turns thepc in favor of male workers.
I saw badly ironed sheet taken back
to the kitchen recently by q woman
who is never anything but kind to her
employees. when you flnd clean
clothes that look like this. Mary. do
not bring them to me: do them over"
The girl burst into tears with the re-
mark that nobody had ever found fault
": i her laundry till then. It re-
quired some reasoning to bring her to
q proper frame of mind. and the NO
man decided to replace her BY one
less sensitive at the earliest oppor
tunity. II came last week.-Betty
Bradeen in The Buffalo Enquirer.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
ALBION.

From the News.
A. ID. White of st. Edward made a
etilemeut with the county Of Boone
this week, paying to the clerk Of the dis
trio: conrt his fine of $500 and costs,
amounting to $l2l.65.
An exchange truthfully says that
"therc are too many people in almost
every town who will not cast their bread
upon the waters unless assured before
hand that it will come back again in a
few days a full grown sandwich, all
trimmed with ham. butter and mustard.
rolled up in warranty deed for one-hslf
OF The earth and a mortgage on the other
half"
On Saturday last county treasurer
King paid the last installment Of the
court house bonds amounting to $3.50
with the interest This is the last of
the couutys Indebtedness and We are to
be cong, atulated. 1t feels good rs an
individual or as commonwealth, to be
able I" stand up and feel that you owe
no man penny. Boone county has
been most fortunate in its business man
sgemcnt. Never has there been even a
suspicion OF graft in all the years III our
history. We have had officials of all
political parties, often electipG from two
or more parties at the same election.
The people have voted for men rather
than party. and the result has shown the
wisdom thereof. Under such proce-
durc the people seldom make a mistake.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
OsCEOLA.


From the Record.
W. s Eastman spent most OF Monday
night feeding bonfires in his orchard
mos. of the trees being in full bloom
Every orchard ought to have number
of smudge pots, and good spraying
outfit.
On Wednesday April 26, 1911, at St
Andrews Catholic church, occurred the
wr,iding OF Miss Alta Fllinger to Mr.
julius Bernt. both OF this parish. lev
Father Bickert Of Shelby performed the
ceremony. Molly and Rosy Bernt, SIS
,ers Of the groom acted as bridesmaids
Mr.. John FIIlinger and Hubert Altman
shofer rs groomsmen. After tho cere-
mony the happy couple returned t" the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. .. J. kr"pntGb
where Miss Alta stayed the last few
Years. There a bountiful dinner WAS
served to few nearest relatives.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10
CENTRAL CITY.

From tho NOnpareil.
The people OF Nebrssks have about
come ~ tho conclusion that Jack Frost
hss perpetual gfudse against this state
and that he 10 determined to satisfy it
every spring. There never Vas better
prospect for fruit crop than Ne had up
to Sunday night, and people were con-
gratulstiuv themselves that ~ had pass
ed the danger limit by several weeks %
far Is danger from frost vss concerned.
And then Sunday evening, on tho heels
Of good rain, it suddenly turned cold
about dark and began to snow. It
showed for several hours and then got
colder % that Monday morning people
up 10 eco their cherished fruit blossoms
and their raddishes and onions sticking
up out of the snow and Toe. Monday it
cleared OF and that night vas still cold
cr. The freeze Of Sunday night did not
10 any great damage. ~ the snow was .
protection. but the freeze Monday night
did the business. The Thermometer re-
gistered ~ degrees above zero that
night 80 far - reported there has
been but little damage to wheat, oats
and other carly orOps.
One Of the business men who was
caught on the jury this week was over
heard complaining about the job some.
thing after this fashion: "Why. they
pay no attention whatever 70 . juryman.
He Is treated worse than The defendant
in criminal caee. A lawyer comes in
to court and Pleads other business or
eickness or some other excuse and they
let him postpone bis case. The court
and the lawyers discuss whether they
shall have night session or not and il
one of them has q headache or On en-.
gagement the night session 10 called Oh,
but the members II the jury don't have
a word 10 cay about il. A farmer or .
business man msy have important mat
tiers awaiting bis attention and be may
want night session but il he happens
TO be On the jury be is not consulted.
TheJury 10 hcrded together like bunch
of criminals aod tresied With suspicion
by everybody. Oh. it's fun 70 b juror
in this land Of the freq add the homo OF
tho brave. The last Legislature raised
our pay to s. . day. but that doesn't
take the sore spots of Of me-" Any
busy man who hes had experience in
this capacity will know how TO symps-
tbjzs with this gentleman.
The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10

II il the best, the healibiest and the
most remunerstive place for the young
man. Moro good opportunities come to
the Industrious young man on the farm
than to the young man who drifts with
the careless in the city. There are innu
merable instances in proof that it is those
Who have patiently stuck to the old farm
u no have sccupulated enough worldly
possession for an old age Of plenty %
against those Who have bamped up
against IN old age Of poverty. In the
city it is q strenuous. hand-to mouth
existence. The farm offers the more and
safer opportunities Hastings Repub-
licsn.