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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

A representative of the DUPONT
Powder Co. was here last week under
the direction of the State Agricul-
tural College who have plat OF
ground on the Woolley farm south OF
town they are experimenting with:
They are trying the experiment of
dynamiting the soil to loosen it up,
placing the explosive about four feet
in the ground and at intervals of
about twenty feet. Those who saw it
say that it did certainly pillow up the
earth. Many farmers think that it
is a good idea and will be very bene-
fetal to crops.-Garden Grove Ex-
press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

The Senior and Junior classes of
the Leon High School, INDUCED in a
regulation class scrap last Wednes-
day night, the Seniors haing placed
their colors on top of the school
building and a number of the boys
and girls remained at the school
house all night to prevent the Juniors
from removing the colors. Some
locks were broken and the school
board took a hand in the matter
Thursday morning, the students re-
pairing the damage and the class
scrap was dropped.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Warren Sankey visited over Sun
day with relatives in this city, going
to Des Moines Monday on business,
and from there will return to Hast
ings, Neb., where he makes his head
quarters writing accident insurance
for the Interstate Businessmen's
Association, in which line of work he
has been very successful, being the
winner last month of the special
prize given by the company to the
agent writing the largest number of
policies in the territory west of the
Mississippi river. His brother, Nor
Sankey, who is writing the same line
in Pennsylvania, won the prize given
to the agent working east of the
Mississippi river. The sanksy boys
make . mighty strong team.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

The Reporters new plan of
stopping all papers at the time for
which it has been paid is meeting
with popular approval and hundreds
of our subscribers have told us that
the plan suits them exactly. The
new order goes into effect on January
list, and if your paper is not paid in
advance it will be stopped with the
new year. We know there will be
some who will neglect to renew be-
fore that date, but they should not
blame us when their paper stops. In
q business as large as that of The
Reporter, where we have hundreds
oftnames to watch we can make no
Determinations In the matter but
must treat All alike, % II you do not
get your paper after next week you
will know the rsaaoA Hhy. ~.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

"A letter from w. V. Greenland, a
former we'll known Decatur county
farmer now living at Miles, Texas,
with remittance for The Reporter
says they have had plenty of rain in
that part Of Texas recently, which
practically insures a good cotton
crop next year, but he says on &C
count of the low price of cotton the
farmers are engaging in more d.
versified farming and therefore are
prospecting. Lands in that section
are advancing about 20 per cent per
annum which means that cheap lands
will soon be thing of the past. Mr..
Greenland says his health which was
very poor when he left Iowa, still
continues good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

We know of at least two Reporter
subscribers who are not going to al
low their subscription to expire at
least for couple of years yet, for in
our mail Monday we received two
letters from subscribers with drafts
to advance their subscription away
along to 1914, Mr.. w. H. Clark, of
Omaha, Neb., and Mr.. Geo. w.
Franklin, of Pleasanton. 1t is an
impossibility to mention each sub
scriber who renews his subscription,
but we will agree to print the names
of all who pay up to 1914. Don't all
do so at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

E. G. Monroe last week bought
the residence property owned by Lew
Gillian in northwest Leon, Mr.. Gill
ham securing the small residence on
Church street, just north of c. M.
Keller's residence, owned by Mr..
Monroe. Mr.. Monroe secures posses
sion Mach LIST and will make some
extensive improvements on the prop
erty before occupying it. Mr.. Gill
ham later sold the residence property
on Church street to Mrs. Lucy Ray,
securing in the deal a corner lot just
west of his residence property in
northwest Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

P. F. Bradley, the optician, who
has been here for number of weeks
looking after his extensive business
will go to Chillicothe, Mo-, Sunday
to spend the holidays with his fam
lily. Mr.. Bradley has been supplying
the people of Decatur county with
optical goods for more than twenty
five years, and has fitted thousands
of persons with glasses during that
time, and he invariably pleases and
satisfies his customers. He will re-
turn to Leon shortly after the holt
days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

While you are buying Christmas
presents for your family don't forget
that there are many homes in Leon
which it will be impossible for Santa
Claus to visit. Can't you think of
some child in your neighborhood
whom you could make happy by just
a few inexpensive little toys. And
We'll guarantee that you'll enjoy the
day all the more if you make some
Door child happy. Just try it once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

The Reporter this week COM
mences another exclusive feature, a
weekly letter from Washington,
filled with crisp, readable items by
G. A. Wood, formerly of Leon, who
now holds a government appointment
at Washington. Mr.. Wood is an in
teresting writer and his letter will be
read with interest by our readers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

From now until Christmas
the Big Furniture and Rug
Store will be open evenings for
the accommodation of holiday
shoppers. Come in and take a
look. list door north of Ham,
sells. F. S. Stewart.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

An electric warming pad will
make splendid holiday present. 1t
may be used any place you would use
a hot water bottle, and it won't leak.
Attaches to any lamp socket. Leon
Electric Co,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Harvey A. Axes, one of our good
farmer friends living out west of
Leon, was in Tuesday pushing his
Reporter subscription a year ahead
for Harvey has taken the paper ever
since he was married and could not
possibly get along without it. And
he is the kind of a good fellow We
like too, for he is always boosting
for The Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

The stores of Leon are crowded
these days with shoppers from the
country and surrounding towns, and
Leon people, if possible, should do
their shopping in the forenoons and
help the tired clerks by so doing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

1t looks as if We were going to
have a white Christmas after all, as
it commenced sleeting early Wednes-
day morning and then turned to
heavy snow which continued at the
time The Reporter went to press
Wednesday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

lam selling barrel salt at $1.35 per
barrel on account Of having to tear
down my warehouse, and don't want
to go to the expense of moving the
salt. Come quick as this price will
last but few days. Harry Bradt1eld.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

lei Chafo," the new electric chat
ing dish; a perfect bit of cooking
apparatus with none Of the disad-
vantages Of the alcohol chatting dish.
Leon Electric Co. has it for sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

If you haven't paid for your Re-
porter for at least part of the COM
ing year, you will not get the paper
after next week. Look at the date
printed after your name on the ad-
dress tag and it will tell you just
where you are paid to, and if it does
not read later than January 1, 1912,
you'd better get hustle on you un-
less you want to miss the old sheet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

On December 31st I will discon-
tinue issuing silverware coupons, so
If you want additional coupons you
should secure them before that date.
J. A. Caster,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Desiring to give his help holiday
as we'll as other people, landlord
Cooper announces that no meals will
be served at Hotel Leon on Christ
mas day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Native Lumber-AN kinds of ma
tive lumber at my mill miles north
west of Decatur City, one mile south
of the Springer bridge. T. J. Swish
or, Decatur, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Mrs. C. NJ. Keller and Miss Jessica
Pryor entertained a number of lady
friends at an afternoon party Tues
day, which was one of the most en-
joyable society events of the season.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Mr.. A. D. Cornett is lying danger
ously ill at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. B. Cooper, in this city.
He is "a years of age and grave fears
are entertained for his recovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

IL pairs Ladies' Vici and Patent,
button and lace shoes, A and B. last,
sizes ~ to 4, was $500 and $3.50,
now at $1.98, at Conrey's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

You will not be able to find any
thing nicer for holiday present
than an electric chatting dish, an
electric coffee percolator, or toast
er stove. The demand is going to be
heavy, and you should order early.
Ask the Leon Electric Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Ogilvie and
DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Bowman enter
tanned friends at seven o'clock din
ner at the home of the former on
Tuesday evening, and again on Wed
nesday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

AS I have to tear down my ware
house I am making special removal
price of $1.35 for barrel salt. Come
quick if you want any at this special
price. Harry Bradfield.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

5OO.-3 for sc. Xmas post cards
at Van Werden & Kopp's prescrip-
ton druggists.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Xmas box stationery tho finest
line in town. Prices from 15c to $500
a box at Van Werden & Kopp's pre-
scription druggists.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Found-A pair of black gauntlet
gloves, which the owner can obtain
by calling at The Reporter office and
paying for this notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

We have got just what you want
in post cards, box stationery. Xmas
booklets and perfumes at Van Wer-
den & kopp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Charles Cherrington is confined to
his home with severe attack of ton
silitis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Which do you stand by, the alman-
&C which says winter began six weeks
ago or the weather which insists that
fall is only well advanced in Iowa?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Christmas is right upon us. Have
you picked out the neglected child,
the poor old man or woman whom
you intend to make happy and COM
Portable?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Xmas booklets all sizes from two
for sc. to sc. each at Van Werden &
Kopp's. Prescription druggists.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Podand-China brood sows for sale.
See G. L. Sage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

All kinds of cement and brick
work contracted by the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

See the fine pictures which will be
shown at the Photoplay Theatre this
evening. Admission only 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Is pairs of Mems Patent Leather
Shoes, button and lace, sizes 6 to g.,
was $3.50, $500 and $3.50, all at
$1.9S, at j. r. Conrey's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

No package is too big to carry the
Christmas Seal, and none too small
to be without one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Perfume, Perfume, Perfume for
Xmas presents at Van Werden &
Kopp's. Prescription druggists.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

If you haven't done so try Gains.
vile coal, the best yet. Bidison Goa
and Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Try our Royal Deodorized Gaso-
line. High gravity test. 20 cents
per gallon. VIM. Crichton & Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

For Sale-A good folding bed,
mirror front. and an oak dresser.
O. E. Hull.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

We guarantee our cement blocks
the best and cheapest on the market.
Leon Cement and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Try a sack of Success -four, the
best yet. Leon Cash Grocery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Special on School Tablets, 800
sc tablets now at Sc. at COnrey's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Only three more shopping days
until Christmas. Better do it now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

A new car of Success flour 1t the
Leon Cash Grocery,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Renter-If you have little
money and want to own farm, call
on S. A. Gates for particulars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

3. See us for prices on grain and
seed. Biddison Coal and Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

For a nice Xmas present for a girl
buy her one of those $1.25 box of
stationery at Van Werden & Kopp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Liza Jane bread at Harry Brad
fields grocery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Look for the McCrystal Realty
Co.'s adv. on page 8 of this issue.
Write them for free list of bargains.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

In Tuesdays daily papers the an
nouncement is made that President
Taft has named Dan Anderson for
reappointment as postmaster at La
mOni
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Biddison Coal and Grain Co. for
all kinds of feed for stock or poultry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Wanted-A place to work. Call
on Mrs. C. Wood, at the home of
George w. Baker, Leon, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

A good present for a gentleman
would be a box of Havana Strikes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

ChOlene for catarrh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Cholene for catarrh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21
Always Uniform, those Havana
SPIKES.

Cholene for cuts and burns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Cholene for colds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Cholene for cuts and burns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

ChOlene for cuts and burns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Cholene for Group.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

Cholene for catarrh,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21
Tryshe Havana Spikes, once.
ChOlene for colds.

Cholene for Group.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21
Smoke the havana Spikes, once.
Cholene for Group.

Cholene for catarrh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21
A good present for a gentleman
would be a box of Havana Spikes,

ChOlene for Group.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21
Get him a box of Havana Spikes
for Christmas.

Cholene for colds.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
LUCK FOR THE CHILDREN.
Cities Gradually Making Places
Where They Can Play.
Q American Club Woman

From the American Club Woman.
Within two years 2i6 cities have estab-
hshed Fairgrounds. In 2o1 cities there
are l,Got Fairgrounds.
In 1908 Massachusetts, enacted a law
providing in effect that the cities of the
state with population of 1octs, or more
should vote whether or not to establish
Fairgrounds. All but two cities voted to
have Fairgrounds supported by public
taxes.
Chicago. New York. Boston. Los Ange-
les. Baltimore. ST. Louis. Dayton Pitts
burg, Rochester and other cities have
now arranged for play leadership the
year round, winters as well as summers
Several cities have this year doubled
the number OF hours their Fairgrounds
are open. thus obtaining twice the value
from their plants. Some have equipped
The grounds with electric lights that the
young people who work may play after
the days toll is over.
During the last ten years Chicago has
expended S11 .0W.eTo and New York about
SIG.es.a0 in establishing Fairgrounds
Ten cities alone spent over $Sh..Do last
year for maintenance of backgrounds
Public spirited men and women in Gin
cipnati. ohio: Springfield, Mass: North
andoyer. Mass: Carlisle. Pa: Jersey
City. Sag Iarhor and i'll other places
have donated Fairgrounds to their ma
tive city or town. New York. Philadcl-
I,tia -. Louis and other municipalities
arc creating playground and recreation
commissions.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
ATWOOD DELAYS FLIGHT
BECAUSE OF BAD AIR
May Start East Late This After
noon or Wait Until
Tomorrow.

ERIE, Pa, August 19.-Harry n. At
wood. near Fairyiew, made trial fight
and came down again. He says the air
is bad and that he will not attempt to
start for Erie before ) or o'clock this
afternoon and perhaps not at all today.
Atwood landed here at 1:32 after bat
tlfng against high winds between here
and Swanville. which place he left al
lilo o'clock. The distance is eleven
miles.
SWANVILLE, Pa. August. 19.-At-
woods biplane, which had been Kept un-
der the trees near the lake shore all
night. after it had been brought to earth
in cornfield because the aviator found
he had not sufficient gasoline to take him
into Erie, was wheeled out into the field
again early today.
Atwood in five days has gone more than
half the 126J miles from his starting
point i'll st. Louis to his proposes larding
at Coney Island in New York He is
confident that by Monday he will be we'll
beyond Rochester, n. Y. His longest
days flight SO far was between ST. Louis
and Chicago last Monday. when he made
2S6 miles with two intermediate stops.
His shortest days run was between
Cleveland and here, when he made eighty
four miles without stopping between start
and finish.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
Men Without Sunday Clothes.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The St. Louis pastor who invites the
public to his church in its working clothes
has begun an experiment. The assump-
ton is that at present working clothes
are not church clothes. 1t is also taken
for granted that the public consists of
two grand divisions. One includes those
who have more than one suit of clothes
the other. those who wear working
Clothes
Members of this latter class are now
unidentified OF identified only as it is
taken for granted that they do not go to
church at all Or, if they do. ii is only
on rare occasions, when Immediately
after having bought Il new suit to work
in. they can wear it to church while it is
still too new to betray them as men of
the one-suit class.
II the new experiment succeeds, we
may develop into period of ideal pow
erty of spirit. when the man with only
one suit of clothes will feel as much at
home in church in a bank or eided
cafe. At present there is a problem foI.
the scientific methods of the school of
philanthropy supported by the Russell
Sage foundation. The public might get
much education from it's tabulated re-
port on the number of men in the thou
sand who are not religious enough to
Wear their "every day clothes to church
when they are warmly invited
Evening star., 1911-08-19
CROCODILES UNEARTHED.
Petrified Specimens Taken From
Panama Canal Excavation.

Crocodiles have been discovered In the
Panama canal. Two of them have been
found. in fact, but SO far they have not
attempted to modest any of the work
men. One Of the specimens, Il large one,
was between two and four million wears
old and the other something over Il
million.
Both We're captured by DIR. j.. L. Me
Donald with the aid OF steam shovel
from the bottom of the Culebra cut. They
are fossils, the first fossils, except the
remains of some whales, that have been
found during the excavation. They are
regarded as interesting from scientific
standpoint, and have been sent to the
National Museum here. where they are
being cut out of the rock and prepared
70: display by G.. w. Gilmore, the taxi
dermist man who does his work with a
cold chisel.
1t is to be understood that they are
crocodiles and not the common gators"
of Florida. There is only part Of the
backbone of the older specimen which
comes from the Eocene formation. This
roughly establishes its age. AS the first
fossils found. they will be preserved for
reference
Evening star., 1911-08-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August I9.-Fiour-Steady,
with d fair inquiry Spring patents. .. 1Oa
$40: winter straights, 3.9Oai.10. winter
patents, 4.20ai.50; spring clears. 4.OGa4.3o;
winter extra No. ]. 3.35a3.50: winter ex-
ira No. ., 3.15a3.25; Kansas straights.
4.25a445.
Wheat-Opening a trifie lower, under
easier cables and reported rains in Argen-
tina and India, wheat later firmed up on
further crop damage reports from the
northwest. September, % 1o-16a96ss; De-
cember, 1.OOi4a1 COS.
Beef = Firm: mess. 11.50a12.00: family,
13.ooa13 80: beef hams, SO. o.00aS2 30
Pork-Firm: mess, 13.00a195O; family,
1S. 15a2o.o0; short clear. 1625a11.50.
Lard-Firm; middle west, 3.1oa9.23
Sugar-Raw firm. muscovado, SO test.
4.42a4.,I0; centrifugal 96 test, 492a5.0o.
Molasses sugar, SO test. 411a4.25: refined
steady: crushed. Gas; granulated, $40;
powdered, $50.
Petroleum-Steady; refined, barrels. 7.15.
Coffee-Spot steady; No. Z, Rio, 1874:
No. 4. Santos. II.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; New Orleans open
kettle. :Ga.0
Hay-Steady; prime, Las: No. 1. LAO;
No. ., 1.20a1.30: No. 3, Sja9o.
Butter-Steady; unchanged; receipts.
3,4a7 packages.
Cheese-Steady, unchanged: receipts,
743 boxes: weekly exports, us boxes.
Egss-Irregular, unchanged; receipts,
ISL cases.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
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