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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Nebraska Letter.

Almeria, Neb, May %, 1911.
Editor Reporter:-As so many old
Iowa friends want us to write, we
thought We would write to one and
all about the sand hills. left Van
Vert, Iowa, May 9Th and got to
Sargent, Neb., May 9th at o'clock
in the morning. We travelled rs miles
the next day up to my ,uncle's farm.
conclude he has the incest 160 acres
of land in and around Almeria. The
country is fine. The valleys are just
fine corn ground, and the hills are
fine grazing for cattle, and horses,
and all kinds of stuff such as we
raise out here, and guess we raise
everything here that you folks raise
in poor old Iowa. You can travel here
for miles and never have any hills,
all level ground. Land sells here for
SIS to SIS per acre.
Yes, there are few coyotes and
snakes out here. We had dandy
rain last Sunday, raining all day and
night, and we needed good rain.
The crops look fine. Almost every
one is through planting corn. Some
OF our farmers have got q good show
for fine crop of alfalfa. You don't
see man 90 out into his field with
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
COSSON SAYS DRAG TAX is CON-
PULSORY.
Attorney General 1nstructs County
Attorney to Begin Mandamus
Proceedings If Necessary,

Attorney General Cosson has no.
tilted all the county attorneys OF
Iowa that if any road trustees refuse
to make 3 tax levy this year for drag
ging the road, mandamus proceed
ings are to be commenced to enforce
the levy. The purpose of these pro-
ceedings is to have the courts deter
mine whether or not it is mandatory
for the trustees to levy the tax this
year under the provisions of the Gun.
bingham road drag law passed by
the last legislature.
If the courts decide that it is man
datory to make the levy this year,
then the full law enforcing power of
the state will be exerted to compel
the levy. If the courts decide other
wise then there can be no levy for
road dragging until April, 1913.
In his letter to the county attor-
neys he says in part:
THE duty-Of enforcing this law is
placed upon the township trustees
and county supervisors. The law is
mandatory in it's nature, and the
work is expressly made part of the
road work of the trustees and the
supervisors. They are authorized to
expend road funds, and it is also
made the duty of the county SUPER
visors to call meeting of township
trustees and road supervisors be-
tween November and April of each
year to consider the best methods of
road work and weed destruction. A
failure to comply with the provisions
OF said act is disdemeanor.
while the law places the duty
on the trustees, road superintendent
and members of the board of SUPER
visors, the duty of seeing that these
several officers are properly advised
as to their duties, and that they in
good faith perform such duties, de-
wolves upon the several county attor-
neys OF the state and the attorney
general, and hence in the matter of
enforcing these laws I will be glad
to cooperate with you and with the
several officers who have the work in
charge to the end that a failure to
secure good roads in this state will
not be due to lack of enforcement
of the statutes of the state"
He is also sending them a copy of
Special Counsel Lees opinion on the
law and printed synopsis of the law.
The opinion in brief held that it is
the duty of the township trustees to
make the levy this year; that they
must divide their township into per-
manent road dragging districts this
year; that the trustees have author
lty, aside from the new law, to make
drag levy; that the one mill levy
provided by the law is in addition to
the maximum permitted under the
code; that trustees may not accept
positions as drag superintendent
that the law in all provisions took ef-
feet April 8, 1911, and repealed all
other conflicting laws.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Salem

Several from this vicinity were
trading in Pleasanton Saturday.
Harry Slower attended the X. P.
decoration at Leon Sunday.
Mrs. Verna Dillon went to Leon
Monday to attend Summer School.
Several from these parts attended
the picnic at Davis City Sunday.
David Robson and family spent
Sunday with his brother, J. T. Robi-
son.
Hazel Brown was trading in Pleas
anton Friday.
Virgia and Susie Schoonover, of
Davis City, spent Saturday night
with Myrtle and Pearl Dale.
Several of the young people attend.
ed an ice cream social given at Oda
Dales Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Cowles spent
Sunday with her parents, S. A. Dale
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Bryant spent
Sunday at J. H. McDanieIs.
Marie Brown visited last week
with her sister, Mrs. Rose Dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Judd were Wis
iting in Davis City Wednesday.
Buff Plymouth eggs so cents per
setting, $500 per hundred. Mrs. A.
Sell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Crown.

Grace and Beulah Beavers, of
Woodland, were at the entertainment
at Crown last Sunday and took din
ner at Simon Goodmans.
James Evans, of Leon, and D. A.
Buell. and his mother were visitors
at the home of Clabe Brazelton last
Sunday.
John Sears, who has been in hos
pital at Centerville, where he under
went a surgical operation, returned
to the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Mary Keir, last Saturday.
Give Merrill and family and T. T.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

Hughes and family visited at the
home of Lew Merrill last Sunday.
There were not seats enough in
Crown Chapel to accommodate the
people who came to the children's
day exercises Sunday. quite a num-
Der were compelled to stand during
the entire program.
The subject for the discourse next
Sunday at Crown Chapel at o'clock
is: universal Peace with a closing
talk to the children. A special in
vitation is extended to everybody to
come in time for Sunday School and
remain for this service.
Crown is going to have an evange-
listic meeting during the month OF
September, Mr.. Geo. T. Rouk, of In
diana, being the evangelist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Pleasant Valley.

Mrs. w. c. Campbell and children,
of Des Moines, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Virden.
Mrs. e. Robb and daughter Mary
and Miss Lizzie AXES were visiting
Mrs. Sutherlin one day last week.
Ray and Mary Robb and Pearl
Epperley passed through this vicin-
ity Monday going to Davis City.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Odd Fellows picnic at Davis City
Sunday.
Mrs. George Virden had business
in Leon Saturday.
Rolla Virden spent Saturday and
Sunday with T. r. Roberts.
Horace Millsap spent Saturday
and Sunday with Ralph Tenny.
Charles Doughton was visiting
Ralph Roberts Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Class Party at Weldon.

On last Thursday evening the
m emil ers of Mrs. NJ. E. Davis and
Mr.. F. L. Halls Sunday school
classes were invited to the home of
Mrs. Davis to spend the evening.
The evening was spent in games and
music. Refreshments were served.
All departed for home at late hour
having had fine time. Those pres
ent were Misses Nellie and Gertrude
Davis, Ina Fronk, Margaret Turbot,
Eva Tansey, Mae and Edith Sigler,
Ora Mitchell, Eunice Hall, Mabel
McAllister, and Messrs. Ralph Davis,
Burris Howell, Ned and Arthur
Lands, Ivan and Eslie Evans, Rob
ert and Maurice Burlingmair, Miles
Parr, Willie Tompkins, , Howard
MAGELLAN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

two old plugs, but you see two big
fine horses. am, going to home
stead 100 acres of land, and I will
have to hurry up as the land is 60
ing awfully fast. There is only one
16O acres left close to my uncle's
farm. want to homestead it right
away. Work is plentiful out here and
good pay. Boys can get all the way
from $25 to $35 per month.
Girls where they work can get
all the way from $500 to $500
per week. I am going out in
few days to look over the land. If
this don't get in the waste basket I
will try and write again some day
when l homestead.
Miss Ora Zornes
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
POWers-PoWers.

Mr.. Floyd Powers, of Decatur, and
Mrs. Mabel Powers, of this city, were
remarked at the home of Earl iris
Ter, in Garden Grove, last Saturday,
by Rev. c. E. Bennett, pastor of the
Garden Grove NJ. E. church. This
young couple were divorced some
months ago, but wisely concluded
that they had made a mistake in
separating, so were remarked.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Very Strange Colt.

Our friend, George Fennell, Of
near Allerton, was in town last Fri
day with a curious specimen Of
horse flesh, if there ever was one.
1t is colt, born April 10, which is
perfect in every respect except for
the fact that it is entirely covered
with wool, plain wool like sheep
has. And not only that but the
wool is the most peculiar color one
can imagine. The name Is particu-
larly interesting. 1t is as curly and
kinky as any nigger's wool.
The colt is Percheron bred and
without doubt it will make a fine
animal but we challenge anyone to
show colt that has wool to equal it.
Times-Republican
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Observation-Disclosures.

Mr.. Henry Spargur, of Pleasanton,
and Miss Bertha E. Henderson, of
Davis City, were married by Justice
A. r. Warford at his Office in this
city last Saturday evening. The
happy couple will go to housekeep-
ing at Pleasanton, and many friends
extend congratulations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

For Sale-A three passenger Ford
roadster auto. A bargain for some
one. r. L. Wheeler, Leroy, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

We wish to announce that we are
making special prices on all wool
skirts, voiles and all hats. Now is the
time to buy. Clark Millinery Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

All kinds OF cement and brick
work contracted by the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
Wood For Sale.

Either in foot or 16 inch lengths.
S. E. Beneiel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

Buff Plymouth eggs SO cents per
setting, $500 per hundred. Mrs. A.
Sell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

Liza Jane bread at Braddeld 4
Gardner's.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
4 SWORD 0F 6oN0R

n Was ~ Msaas n nserovlns N1aS>
shAi My - oeat1k
a 1abof Of honor brooenk MarshAl
Ney . dishonor and death. When M,
poleon entered Cairo - July q,
1g08. 10 w1s presented Win three
swords q honor richly inlald With prs-
clous stones. He brought 49, hack
to Europe. and in 1902 ~ g1vo one "a
Ney and another to Murut, keeping
the third for himself.
Ney received his at an.impeEiaI ~
ception- The sword passed from one
to another Of those present, among
whom was . young subaltern cf the
Auvergne regiment. when Napoleon
escaped from Eibe Ney left The hing
and took sides with his former chief.
After the allies entered Paris Ney
made preparations to get out Of the
country. but his wife and 1 friend per
suaded him that there was really no
danger. and he decided to remain q
France. Then came the order for hin
arrest He 6ed to q castle n the poe-
session Of some friends and succeeded
In reaching It without his presence b.
ing known.
One day, feeling tired. he threw him.
self on = couch, FIRST taking on bis orr
entail sword. which be always wore out
Of affection for the emperor. Hearing
voices. be sprang up and hurriedly left
the room. forgetting his sword A min
ute later . party Of women and men
entered the room. one Of them being
the young subaltern Of the Auvergne
regiment. now a colonel. He at once
recognized the sword and, calling IN
some gendnrmes. proceeded to search
the premises.
Finding that be was discovered, Ney
gave himself up quietly. On Dec. Z,
1916. the marshal. whose sobriquet was
the Bravest Of the Brave, the hero az
q hundred battles, was shot Scarcely
two months after the owner Of the
second sword, Murat, had met his fate
In the same way.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01

in that they. we're composed in
part of deecomposed animal
matter. Fined $40 and costa
1855 Eggs Kept for SALE ~
ChsrIes Rig,er. Eureka. s d Ad-
ulteratei in that they were COM
posed in partof decompossd ami
NAL matter Fined s. AID costs
1867 Eggs Sold by John HofF
C~enterville, 5 D Adulterate in
that they were. composed in part
Of deccmposed animal Fined S.
and costs
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
Manhood's Sion.

It was a great day In the Firwell
family. Little Freddie bad reached
the mature age of three and was to
discard petticoats for more manly raj
ment In the form Of knickerbockers.
Little Freddie's mother determined
upon making the occasion a memora-
BILE n The breakfast table was
laden with good fare as the newly
breeched infant was led into the room.
"Ah." cried the proud mother. NOW
you are a little man.
The ledgling was in e~cstasies. Dis
playing his garments t their full ad-
vantage. be edged closer to his ma
ternal parent.
"Mummie." be whispered. now can
! call pa Bill?"-London Answers.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
Attorney for Petltioneer.

II nm pleased TO recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy q the best,
thing ! know Of and safest remedy for
coughs. colds and bronchial trouble
writes Mr.. L. B. Arnold Of Denver.
Colo. I'VE have ussu it repetedly and
it han never failed to give relief" For
aals by ali Dealers.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
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The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01

/, H. G. Wilson. County Auditor OF
Charles Mix County. South Dakots,
hereby certify that the above is a true
and carrect copy of the list of adult
terated and mishranded products a.
certified to me by Alfred N. Cook. Food
and Drug Commissioner.
Dated at Wheeler, South D. K ota,
this oath, day of Nov. 1911.
H. G. Wilson.
SEAL. County Auditor.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01

y ~ tespls knsv, that neglect u
eonstiption wosld 1esolt in sssere il.
digestion. ysllowl jaundiee Or viruleni
liver trouble they wouhd soon take Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. and end ii.
.lts the only ssfe WY. Best for billis u
, eadsche. dyspepsia chilla and de.
hillty. CSC II I'll Druggists.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
NOTICE FOR HEARING PETITION
! FOR PROBATE OF VII I.

1l-17-3t
State Of South Dakota, c. unity Of
Charles Mix. IS.
In County Court.
In the matter Of the estate Of
Joseph P. Halter, deceased.
To tsmma Halter. Joseph c. Halter,
John v. Halter. Martina Sanders, An
m Dstxawits, Bernard Halter, Will.
lam Halter. Emma Halter, Doretts
Halter, Aloyisus Halter. Mary Halter,
Edward Halter and Lawrence Halter ,
heirs 1t Law and neat Of kin Of
JOSEPH p. Halter. deceased.
Notice il hereby given that Emm.
Halter has filed in this court an instrr
msnt purporting to be the last will ane
testiment Of Joseph r. Halter. decass
ed. and asking that Letter Testamen-
tary issue to her thereon Is admin
~istratrIx Of said estate. and that Tues
day. the 9Th day Of December 1911. al
ten o'clock in the forenoon Of said day,
Ut the courtroom of said court in thu
City Of Gsddes. Charles Mix count,
South Dakots, has been set for hearir Z
said petition, at which time and place
any person Interested in said estate
may appear and show cause why the
prayer Of said petition should not BIZ
granted.
Dated ut Geddes, Charles Mis-
county. South Dakota, this 18th day OF
November 1911.
BY the Court:
r. r. Ward,
Judge Of the County Court.
Attsst:
}. G. Craig.
Clerk.
n. u. james.
AAA.--A
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
The Better ceurse

A beautiful girl sat listening rather
coldly to her s~weetheart's protsstations
Of devotion. The young man. who he'd
just quarreIed with his employer and
resigned his Job. was saying:
How ! worship you. I would glad
". gladly lay down my life Tor you."
Yes. but And the girls red Iip
curled a little. Eyes. but she said.
wouldn't II be better. George. II you
would lay something up for me. % that
we might stand some chance Of get
ting married In the course Of the next
few yearsY
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
Hugc's Modesty.

The modesty of Victor Hugo was not
extreme. A Partisan collector OF rare
books and curios has In his collection
a set Of Shakespeare's works once
owned by Hugo. the first volume If
which hears the words: Shakespeare.
the greatest poet of the sixteenth cen
tury. judged by the greatest poet Of
the nineteenth century"
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
COURTESY.

That al the doors open to cour-
tesy IS . h1ism that has manifested
itself in the proverbs Of the wise Of
all nations. The Germans say.
Hat in hand goes through the
land" Confucius says. Behave
toward every one a. il receiving q
great guest" Voltsire pu.s a great
truth thus: We cannot always
obEse. but we can always speak
oblisinsly." Chesterfield says. "Po-
ished brass will pass upon more
people than rough gold" Men.
ike bullets, win 60 farther when
polished
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01

For gains ii TIE 11Df
Pampsus Place 81 1annsI With Chan
Perlsn's sLihisssns sndhlaegftatnesEsr
le seat ~ patn. Thers = nothil :
SITTER. kor sals - Ill Dealers.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01
The Had with ths ossd.

visitof-Why don't y0u open your
windows and let in some fresh ART
Flatman-Because as sure ~ We do
well let In sOme stale air that cornet-
ut next door starts playing about this
time Of night.-Exchange.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01

SEAL.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-01

Diarrhoea il al always more o Leo
prevalent during September. Be pre-
pared for II. Chamberlain Colie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Rsmsdy y
,ronipt and effectual. IL can always
oe depended upon and i pleasant =
take. For sals By I'll Dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-25
PETTY THIEVES ARE
BUSY IN MONTEREY

Monterey, Mexico, March 25--Two
freight cars were broken into by thieves
in the yards Of the National Lines. Two
small boxes were found which had been
left by the car thieves. 1t seems that
the first car opened contained only
ixtIe and was not to their liking. From
the second car the two small but heavy
boxes were taken but as yet their
contents and the object Of their being
stolen has not been learned.
Five bags of coal were seen walk
ing away from the Mexican Central
yards here last night by the head
Waterman who Immediately called the
police to the scene and had Vincente
Ruis, Crescencio lara and Simon Mar
tinez arrested, as they were furnishing
the bags with legs to, walk on.
Cruz Zamerra, q sixteenyearold ra-
tero. was caught at Bremer's drug
store on Morelos street, while attempt
ing to make good his escape with a
purse beIonging to Miss Paula Tamaz
Alaniz Miss Tamez had entered the
store to purchase some flower seeds
when the purse and the boys absence
were noted at the same time The
clerk ran to the Escobedo street en-
trance and headed off zamorra, but
had terrible job holding his prisoner
until the police came, as the culprit
put up a strong. fight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-25
Bachelors Buttons
AVERAGE $

THE AVERAGE spinster would
probably contend that anything
that initiates against The CONVEX
sion of bachelors into husbands ought
most emphatically to be denounced. Yet
q rousing exhortation to men appeared
recently in weekly paper urging bach
elors BY all they hold sacred to make
themselves familiar with the use OF
needle and thread, to initiate themselves
into the mysteries of gusset and seams,
of busting and bed making.
Such advice comes too late. The
modern bachelor is already homestead
ed person: He no longer pretends not to
know which end of the needle should be
projected into the cloth. Thimbles and
thread are often concealed about his
person. He has not, like Sylvester
Daggerwood, a 'isoul above buttons =
He is on the contrary, a tidy, method
zeal, orderly person, with a passion for
preciseness that a pedagog might envy.
'sSew my, own buttons on?' said young
man about town the other day. Rather;
and darn my own socks too It's
awfully rippin' fun. | simply love
sewin'. It's so soothin'-eh, what y
What has brought about this domes-
say. As it has grown by leaps and
bounds during the past two or three
years one might be Justified in ascrib
inc it in some measure to the Women's
Suffrage movement. When wives and
mothers and sisters and daughters are
all preoccupied with the vote who is
to look after the poor bachelors but
tons? Nobody but himself, and nobly
has he risen to the occasion. He has not
sat down helplessly in the midst of
chaos, but has patiently set himself the
task of becoming good needleman.
The consequence is that he is less de-
pendent on woman than ever he was be-
fore, which is a distinct disadvantage
from the feminine point of view. It
lessons her power considerably.
Moreover, the matter has more far
reaching consequences than at first sight
appears. It will largely affect the mar
rage market. While reducing the total
number of weddings, it Will raise to a
higher level of romanticism and ideality
those that will occasionally take place
The eminentlv practical, unromantic
man, the man who marries for the sake
of ''some one to look after him" will
eschew the matrimonial state as being
no longer necessary to his well being,
while the more idealistic man will be
less likely to commit the mistake of
marrying in haste and repenting at
leisure. Time was when II really must
get married was a bachelors first
thought when his buttons flew off at a
tangent. Thus his physical discomfort
switched his mind off from the pursuit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-25

~ ERTH, AUSTRALIA Feb 10
~ tBy Mail )-Since the American
= fleet visited Australia in 1908, a
great deal has been said and written
about the land Of the kangaroo. but
at that there are few people who have
much knowledge of the country, but
the time is coming when it will COM
mand the attention of all nations.
Australia, formerly made up of six
separate states. but now federated into
one commonwealth, with separate leg
Eslative bodies for each state, similar
to the United States of America, is an
island continent almost as large as
North America. 1t contains nearly
5. GOO, 600 square miles Of territory, in
dependent Of New Zealand, but has
barely 100000 people. 1t is situated
1t the extreme southern end Of the
southern hemisphere, about lS,OOU
miles from London and almost the same
distance from New York. It is rich in
grazing land for cattle and sheep, mil
lions Of acres being used exclusively