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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
ChautauQua News.

Those who wore favorably I'M
pressed with the Kirksmith Sisters
Orchestra last year will be glad
to learn that the Dunbar Sing
ing Orchestra of this year is SEX
tette of pretty girls. They furnish
the music for the first day.
Pres. T. F. Graham, of the Chau-
tauqua System, spends the entire
Year in Chautauqua preparation
work. He travels the whole country
lover in search of the best things
for the programs.
The evening performance by
Thaviu's Band that is booked for
our Chautauqua consists of Grand
Opera selections by a company of
artists in tliis line who appear in
special costumes and are accompa1-
lied by the band. The special stage
settings and costumes will look
gorgeous in artificial light and the
singing OF these artists is said to be
simply great. -
Thomas McClary, the humorous
lecturer, who speaks a0f The Mis-
ssionof Mirth.''' is said TO he as homely
;as was Abe Lincoln. He is about as
tall and awkward looking, too
Alma Heimerdinger, Of the Heinz
terdinger Entertainers, is the young
woman who won special honors at
Northwestern University by her clep-
ter interpretations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
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To Our Correspondents.

The Reporter is very proud of the
large number of newsy letters which
it publishes each week, written by
our efficient corps of correspondents,
but there is one matter We wish 10
call attention to. Our correspondence
columns crowd the paper each week
and frequently compel us to issue
extra pages. Some few correspon-
dents lengthen out their letters with
such items as John Jones took din
,ner with Bill Smith, or 'Susie
Smith went buggy riding with Jim
Jones'" Such items are not of inter-
est except when there is company
gathering on a special occasion. We
want all the news in your locality
each week. but please omit items
which are not news, such as the
above. Another thing, we want to
ask all our correspondents to refrain
from sending us any fictitious items,
or items which are intended to reflect
on any one. We are not troubled
much in this respect, but occasionally
some one slips in an item which has
a tendency to offend some one. Please
don't do it. 1t is impossible for the
editor to detect such items in many
cases, and it causes us trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
The Chicken Problem.

w. N. Logan, who has been
troubled by his neighbors' chickens
scratching up his garden, set trap
last week in his garden and caught
the old hens which he took to the
mayors Office where they were adver-
tised and sold to the highest bidder
according to law, Walter Bright buy
ing the hens at so cents each. No
body appeared to claim the hens and
after Mr.. Logan has been paid for
damages to his garden and the legal
costs settled there will be a small
balance left to the owners of the
hens, if he or she should come for
and claim it. Under the state law
chickens running at large. are treat
ed the same as other stock and may
be taken up by the owners of prem
ises on which they trespass and sold
to cover whatever damages they may
have committed.-Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
LITTLE BOYS KILL FULL GROWN
WOLF.
Battle With Savage Brute in Hand to
Hand Struggle With Clubs and
Dispatch it.

Teddy and Ralph Tabler, the two
youngest sons of John Tabler, aged
fourteen and eleven years, killed a
full grown wolf near their home in
Green Bay township last Monday.
The boys had taken the horses to
the pasture when they heard their
dog barking a short distance from
the pasture gate, and on going to
the place, they found a den, and
growls emitted from the interior
and sizing up the situation, they de-
cided to dig out the wolf and have
it's scalp. They hurried to the house
and got a spade and shotgun and
began to excavate. After they had
dug back several feet the wolf un-
expectedly came out. The dog closed
with it and was getting the worst of
the fight when Teddy grabbed the
wolf by the tail and jerked it away
from the dog. The wolf snapped at
the boy but he got away, and fearing
to shoot on account of the dog, they
gathered up some clubs and with
these and the spade they crippled
the wolf badly and finally when the
wolf was exhausted they got the dog
out of the way and finished it with a
charge of shot.
The boys said they weren't scared
but they were pretty tired lads after
the hard work of digging and fight
ing and went home to tell their par
ents about it and later to take the
hide as a trophy of the fight.-Os-
CECILIA Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Sarah Bernhardt at Des Moines.

Sarah Bernhard comes to the COL
iseum in Des Moines, Thursday night
of next week, May 25th, in her great
est play, Sardou's masterpiece, LA
TOsca.' Seats are now on sale and
theatre goers in Leon who are plan
ming to see the Divine Sarah on this,
her last tour of the United States,
can secure good seats by writing to
Manager Ed Millaird, Des Moines,
stating how many and what priced
seats they want and enclosing check
for the full amount of the same.
Manager Millaird has set aside a
number of the best seats in the house
for people from here and the seat
checks will be mailed to them
promptly. Bernhard is the world s
greatest actress and not to see her
in La Tosca" will be to miss the op-
portunity of life time. Sardou is
Frances greatest dramatist and LA
Tosca' is his greatest play. 1t is full
of emotional situations and sensa-
tions which give ample opportunity
for Bernhardt to display her marvel
Gus emotional power. Harvey Ing.
ham, editor of Des Moines Register
oAu Aeduel, las printed an eQlCOrldl
in his paper in which he says that
La Tosca" is the best of all the plays
in the Bernhardt repertoire for pre-.
sentation in the Des Moines Coli.
scum, which is the largest auditor
ium in Iowa. Her voice will fill
every corner of the building," de.
clares Mr.. Ingham. Those planning
to attend should write Manager Mil
laird at once so as to secure the pick
OF the seats reserved for out of town
people. The opportunity to see tho
Divine Sarah in any Iowa theatre
Will never be given again, as this is
positively her final trip through this
country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Special to Young Ladies.

Next Sunday evening the pastor
of the. Christian church will deliver
a special sermon to the young ladies
OF Leon and community. The special
service for young men a week ago
last Lords day was success in
every way. The large audience gave
1apt attention from start to finish.
IN this special sermon the young
ladies will receive some wholesome
instruction which will be we'll for
them to consider. The morning
theme will be "The Sin of Ingrati-
tude.' The membership is especial
ly urged to be present at the morn
ing service as the pastor has a mes
sage for you. There was a slight
falling off in the Bible School last
Lords day. Let each one be a COM
mlttee to see that the attendance is
kept up through the hot weather, The
great Endeavor convention will soon
be here, and it will be necessary for
the people of Leon to throw open
their homes to the delegates. Let
US show our visitors that we are
Given to hospitality" ]. S. Coffin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
when You Want Insurance.

am very busy all the time look
ing after my big insurance business,
and you may not always find me in
my Office, but if you will just phone
me or drop me card through the
mail will call on you at once and
look after your insurance. I repre-
sent all kinds of companies who are
authorized to DO business in tie
state ,of Iowa, and can write you up
any kind of policy you want, in al
most any company. I will be pleased
to give you full information in re-
gard to different policies and rates,
and your business will be looked af-
ter promptly If it is placed in my
hands. In case of loss see that you
have a prompt settlement. Office
rear of Exchange National Bank.
Phone l59. Lou H. Pease.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Lamont to Build Coliseum.

The announcement is made that
the soliciting committee appointed
by the Lamont Commercial Club to
1aise funds to build a coliseum il,
that town, have been successful
They started out to raise $4,000,
but the committee reported a total of
$4,000 had been subscribed, and
work on the new coliseum will be
commenced soon. We congratulate
Lamont on their enterprise. And
by the way We would like to ask
what has become OF tue project to
erect coliseum in Leon. There
was considerable talk of it a few
months ago, and We understand a
part of the money was subscribed,
but we have heard nothing about it
recently The project should not be
allowed to drop. If Lamont can build
a coliseum, so can Leon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Lew Young-A Tribute.

Lew Young was a brilliant busi-
ness man when in the years of good
health, and he was absolutely on the
square"
=. q his remark was made. to the Re-
view last evening when reviewing
the life of Lew H. Young since COM
ing to Ottumwa twenty years ago
from the little city of Leon.
And this was true of poor Lew
Young. He was ION the square"
and beyond that his was the ever
helping hand to a friend, for the
young men of his acquaintance more
particularly. One of his greatest de-
lights while a travelling salesman
over considerable territory was to
pick out good location for friend,
buy the business, usually a drug store,
send for a young man who was am
bilious and place him in charge, CIV
ing his protege all the chance in the
world to make good, to ultimately
become owner of the store.
Lew Young was an earnest, inde-
fatigable and successful worker and
never overlooked the opportunity to
advance the interests he represented,
but always on the square. He had no
enemies who will care to remember
anything against him. Everybody ad-
mired him, loved him for genial
ways, glad to meet him any time, was
always sure of his unfailing kindli-
ness, of courtesy, of sympathy and
encouragement. His remarkable re-
sourcefulness in business, his char
ity of views on business matters, his
organizing abilities and standard
business qualities that made him de-
pendable, that commanded respect
and invited explicit confidence in his
Judgment, all proved the exceptional
power in the affairs with which he
came in contact and became person
ally interested.
Lew Young was kindly and stead
fast in this grace that makes men ad-
mirable. He was honored for his
honesty and Ottumwa has sustained
a great loss in his release from that
tireless activity that did so much for
so many who today profoundly
grieve that death has overtaken their
fellow citizen, their loyal adviser
their true friend.-The Ottumwa
Daily Review.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
SCHOOL NOTES.
Editors nensa neisn MoGts SoTten

Every tomorrow has two handles;
we can take hold of it by the handle
of anxiety or the handle of faith
Mr.. Shirer, of Henry Holt & Co.,
and Mr. Clark, of Silver Burdett &
Co., called at the Office last week in
the interest of school text books.
The picture "Sir Galahad" nicely
framed, was added to the collection
of pictures of the south primary
room by the teacher and pupils of
that room.
The visitors at the south school
were Mrs. Coder, Mrs. Hamilton and
Mrs. Lutz.
A card from Beulah Tharp, form
er classmate, announces that she will
graduate from the Montgomery
county High School at Independence,
Kansas, this month.
Quite a number of our High
School students are planning to at
tend the Decatur County Normal.
One evening last week Miss Sears
and the Virgil class had an outing at
Casters lake.
The spelling contest in the High
School last Friday was easily won
by the seniors with a handsome mar
gin. The 9th grade won second
place, the 10th grade third, and the
18th grade last place.
An old bookcase put out of COM
mission years ago and stored in the
basement, was taken to the furniture
store and repaired, and is now in
good order, and is used for an ap-
paratus case.
The teachers of our schools were
entertained at six o'clock dinner
by Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hoffman last
Friday. The hungry teachers did
ample justice to the elegant repast
and fingered until late hour, en-
joying the evening in games and
stories. Miss Peck won in the whist
ling contest and Miss Hull in the
guessing contest.
A number of our boys took part in
field meet with Graceland College
and the Lamont High School at La
moni last Friday. The Graceland
team was heavy but our boys were
able to take some honors in the
| Jumps and dashes. Graeland took
| first place with 80 points, Leon High
School second with 271a points, and
Lamont High School third with 6 "
points.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18

Dan Mccoy tells where the dan
delions came from and how they got
here. Years ago when he lived in
Guthrie county, his neighbor was a
German farmer and gardener named
John Fitz. This enterprising garden
er sent to Illinois for the seed, say
ing dandelions were like lettuce,
good for greens" an excellent
spring relish. From this planting the
little plant soon shot up it's yellow
disc to catch the sunshine and later
it's tall bare pole topped with bal
loon of winged seeds, millions of
themI enough to stock all Iowa. The
little dandelion is as prolific as sin
and as persistent. If there were only
few of them and hard to raise we'd
plant them in pots and set them in
the bay window, but when they
monopolize the whole lawn the in
dignant housewife grows impatient
and would give Mr.. Fitz fits If she
saw him. A dandelion flower contains
100000 grains of pollen.-Shenan-
doah Sentinel-Post. - - Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18

The Leon papers last week made
mention of the fact that an auto
passenger transfer line is in opera
tion in that city and passengers are
now conveyed from the depot to the
city in automobiles. A new depot
was built in, that town last year on
the site of the old one which was
long way from the business part of
town. Soon after the new depot was
built a travelling man got into the
hack which had done service be-
tween the depot and town for many
years, and noticing that it took q
good while to make the trip, the
travelling man inquired of the good
natured old darkey who had been on
the job for a good many years:
What on earth did they build the
depot SO far from town for?'' The
old darkey scratched his head, then
looked at the drummer and replied,
"Well, I am not real sur, boss, and
/ might be mistaken, but If I was
gwine to spress my opinion I would
say the depot was built away down
here so as to be close to the railroad
track. Since the autos were put OH
it isn't so far up town.-Mt. Ayr
Record-News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Lew HI. Young.

When The Reporter went to press
last Wednesday only the mere an
nounement of the death of Lew H.
Young, of Ottumwa, had been re-
ceived. The sad facts are that Mr..
Young had been i'll for couple Of
weeks, suffering from extreme nerv-
BUSINESS, and had been under the
care of a physician. Last Wednesday
morning he went to his drug store
and took a dose of gelsenium as a
nerve sedative, and it seems that in
his weakened condition it was more
than his system could stand, and 1t
resulted in his death. Mr.. Young
himself called the attention of his
wife and friend to this fact saying
he was afraid he had taken too large
a dose, and physicians were hastily
but nothing could be
done in time and he sank away and
died in few minutes after the ar
rival of the physicians. The Ottumwa
papers had some grossly distorted
and exaggerated reports, but these
were corrected the following day,
the coroner's jury returning ver-
dict that he came to his death as the
result of an overdose of gelsemium,
taken accidentally and not with sui
cidal intent.
Lew H. Young was the eldest son
OF Major and Mrs. J. L. Young, and
was born and raised in this city,
and would have been AZ years of age
on August 1st. For more than twen-
ty-tive years he had been actively en-
gagged in the drug business, being
one of the best known and most
successful travelling salesman of the
state, and was at different times in
terested in the drug business in a
number of Iowa towns. At the time
of his death he was the owner of the
Ballingall Hotel pharmacy at Ottum-
wa, and was largely interested in
other business enterprises. He was
united in marriage with Miss Mamie
Baker, at Ottumwa, about thirteen
years ago, and since that time has
made Ottumwa his home. He is sur
vived by the wife and three children.
Funeral services were held on Fri
day afternoon at the home of his
father-in-law, Nick Baker, conducted
by the Rev. w. c. Hengen, rector of
Trinity Episcopal church. The pail
bearers were members of the Amer
ican Commercial Travellers, of which
Mr.. Young had been prominent
member for years. 1nterment was
in the Ottumwa cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Will Pay More for Gophers.

After July 4th the county's bounty
on pocket gophers will be increased
to ten cents per gopher. The in
crease is from five to ten cents and is
to be paid because state law, max
ing ten cents the bounty, was passed
by the recent general assembly. I'm
der the old law the county had the
option of paying any bounty up to
ten cents and in this county, the su-
pervisOrs fixed five cents as the
bounty. The new law goes into ef-
feet on July 4th but it applies to
gophers caught after that date and
not before.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Claire Morgan Will be Married
Today. =.

Mr.. Claire Morgan, OF Centervillc.
a former well known young man of
Leon, will re married to Miss Ger
trude Phillips at her home in Canton,
Illinois, this "wednesday II ,on. Mr..
and AIRS. Morgan will make their
home at Centerville, where Mr.. Nor
gan is man:eer of a drug store. Tie
bride is popular young lady who
has been trimming in millinery
store at Centerville. Claire's many
friends in Leon extend congratula-
tions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
.vETOES The AUTO BILL
Governor Carroll Refuses to Sign
the Bill Requiring Drivers To
# Turn Out for AutomebiIes.

Governor Carroll has refused to
attach his signature to the bill by
Representative Dunlap, of Clinton
county, requiring persons driving on
a public highway to turn aside when
a motor car approaches. T.
BY the terms of this bill the liabil-
ity was placed upon the shoulders Of
the person who refused to turn out
upon signal from motorist, for any
damage that might result.
4 It is to this section that the gov
ernor is opposed. He declares that
much harm will come from it If it
becomes a law. He sent the bill back
to the legislature once, but it came
back to him unamended. Hence he
refuses to sign it, which amounts to
a veto.
The communication sent by the
governor to secretary OF state Hay
ward, explained his action as fol-
lows:
Hon. w. c. Hayward, secretary of
state, Dear Sir:-Herewith I trans
NIT to you house file No. IA, without
my approval, for the following rea-
sons:
AS to the purpose of the bill have
no objections. but it's provisions reg
ulating passing when one party ov.
ertakes another are entirely too dras-
tic and in my opinion will, if it be-
comes law, lead to much abuse and
even litigation.
The bill is modelled, in some re-
spects, after the New York law, but
it goes much beyond the provisions
of the statutes of that state. We have
q very good law now with regard to
passing on the public highways when
parties meet, and should have law
regulating passage when one person
overtakes another, but it is my opin-
ion, and in this / am supported by
the judgment of the attorney gen.
eral, that this bill goes to an un-
reasonable extent and opens the way
for much abuse.
L The bill was by me returned to the
legislature with the request that the
part which I have referred to be SO
amended as to remove the objection
able features, but in the last days OF
the session it was again sent to me
without amendment. /. do not feel
that can give it my approval with
out doing an injustice to the public,
hence, as required by section IT,
article 8, of the constitution, I here
with file it with you with my OBJ
jecti0ns. Respectfully submitted.
B. F. Carroll, Governor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Waubonsie Inspector Here.

T. H. Mcdonald, of the Iowa En-
glneerlng Department of Ames, pass
ed through Leon last Thursday. He
is going over the Waubonsie Trail
from Nebraska City to Keokuk, max
ing map of the trail and an engin-
eer1ng report on grades, etc. He
says the trail is going to make a
great highway. The famous rock
quarry hill between Davis City and
Lamont, was done away with and a
new road located around it which does
away with two bridges. A force of
men are also at work on the Beav-
ers hill east of Leon changing the
road so that it will be an easy hill,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids for the construction
of a Waterworks System, for the
City of Leon, Iowa, will be received
at the office of the City Clerk, until
8 O'Clock p. m. of the 5th day of
June, A. D. 1911, when they will BE-
publicly opened and considered
The work to be done consists, of
the following approximate quanti~
ties:
1 10000 gallon steel tank on a.
iO0-foot tower with foundation COM
plete. ,u,epsssgsas;5s
SO hydrants, valves, fittings, and
specials as per plans. 5sAsahA'
1870 feet of S-inch cast iron pipe.
1O862 feet of 6-inch cast iron
pipe.
1914 feet of finch cast iron
pipe.
101a tons specials.
Bids may be made on entire work
or on each portion and so awarded.
All bids must be accompanied by
cash deposit or certified check
on some responsible bank, equal in
amount to ten (10) per cent of the
amount of the bid.
Proposals must be made on
blanks furnished by the city, and in
accordance with the plans and speci-
hcations on file, or they will be con-
sldered as informal and may be re-
jected.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of the City Clerk
or Mayor or may be obtained by re-
mitting $500 to the Iowa Engin-
eerlng Company, Clinton, Iowa.
Jas. F. Harvey,
Mayor.
s.. G. Mifchall
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Locating Interstate Trail.

The executive officers of the In
ter-State Trail came to Leon Monday
morning and were met here by a DEL
egation from Garden Grove. They
went from here to Des Moines via
Garden Grove, Humeston, Norwood
and Indianola, and came back Tues
day by the way of Norwalk, St. Char
les and Osceola. Much interest is
being taken along the both routes and
there is quite contest up over locat-
ing the trail north of Leon. The
committee has not yet announced
which route will be the one selected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
At the Methodist Church.

The Epworth League anniversary
service on last Sunday evening was
a grand success. The audience was
large and the program well rendered,
and we trust much good accomplish
ed for the young people. II (.
The annual Memorial services
will be held May 28th, at IL a. m.
Sermon by the pastor. m
The Baccalaureate service will be
held May 28th, at p. m. Sermon by
Elder j. S. Coffin. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
Death of Mrs. Dan Griffin.

Mrs. Dan Griffin, of southeast of
Leon, died last Saturday night, hav-
ing been in very poor health for a
number of years. Funeral services
were held at the Catholic church in
Woodland on Monday. A fitting obit-
uary will be published next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18
SMASHED PHONE CABLE
Bio Derrick Used in Drilling Deep
Well, fell and Put Many Phones
Out of Commission.

In taking down the big derrick
used by Contractor Peterson in drill
ing the deep we'll which is now COM
pleted, a workman this morning let
a guy rope slip and the big timber
fell to the ground and broke down
a cable and several poles for the
telephone company, the damage being
about 500, and about fifty phones
will be out of commission for few
days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-18

At last C. M. Axes has joined the
ranks of the autoists and is now the
owner of fine Jackson touring car.
And the boys say that his favorite
driving horse Tony" has been sulk-
ing ever since he heard Of the pur-
chase.