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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04

the citizens extending to the noble
boys heartfelt gratitude for the
noble services done on many battle
fields. Samuel Forrey, Esq, and Mr..
Penny, Esq, also made short but
telling speeches. The affair passed
off very pleasantly
A third paper was copy Of the
Decatur County Journal Of July 9,
1874. There were many changes in
the businessmen of the town as shown
by the advertisements. The Grange
store was run by H. C. Bechtold, DR..
i. F. Hildreth, Hammer & Finley and
G. w. Beck were running drug stores.
the First National Bank was doing
business with John Clark president
and L. p. Sgler cashier; c. B. Jor-
dan was running the abstract office;
T. J. Wilson advertised stage line
from Leon to Osceola; Miss Belle
Tharp did dressmaking and Miss Kit
tie Givens gave lessons on organ or
guitar; Monroe & Brennan, A. S. Up
degraff and John Patterson were
running harness shops; Mills & Co.,
blacksmiths and wagon makers;
John Hagan dry goods and groceries:
w. Cole, Jr., had a lumber yard;
Leonard Guilden was running the
old Leon brewery, j. M. Pickering
was repairing guns and sewing ma
chimes; Abernathy & Thompson were
running boot and shoe store; Drs.
Sandford & Layton and Finley & Nc
Clelland were the physicians adver-
tising; j. w. Penny, Warner & Bull
lock, John w. Harvey, Morrison &
Robb and Post & Roberts were at
torneys. Mrs. w. J. Darr had mill
linery store; G. w. Jenree and Phil
lips & Green were painters; G.. w.
McGrew was running the old Farmers
House; Drs. J. c. Delisle and Mrs. F.
Rea were dentists.
A glance at the names of the ad-
vertisers in these old papers shows
that nearly all have passed away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Coulter's Circus Here Today.

w. H. Coulter's new railroad cir
Gus will be in Leon today. For sew
eral years Mr.. Coulter has been car
rying fine dog and pony show, but
this year he branches out with a full
sized railroad circus, embracing all
the features of q first-class circus.
The show comes here from Corydon
where they exhibited Wednesday.
They opened at Lancaster, Mo-, Sat
urday, and were at Bloomfield Mon
day and Centerville Tuesday. Re-
ports from these towns say they gave
a splendid performance. Mr.. Coulter
has been frequent visitor to Leon
with his dog and pony show, and
has many personal friends in this
city. He is a clean gentleman and
runs good clean show.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
The Public Drinking Cup.

The public drinking cup is rapid
ly becoming thing of the past. Peo-
pie are commencing to realize that it
transmits disease. Consumption,
diphtheria, typhoid fever and other
maladies may be carried from mouth
to mouth in this manner. School
children often become infected by
the common drinking cup or dipper
used in our public schools. Care
lessness of this kind may affect the
child in such a manner that he will
never recover completely, and there
fore carry some physical defect as
long as he lives. On public days, such
as Decoration day and the Fourth OF
July, it is custom for the towns
entertaining on that occasion to
supply water in barrels for the people
to drink. They have tin cups fasten-
ed to each barrel so that all may use
it. From the same cup the dirty,
the filthy, the tobacco user, the one
with a sore mouth, the one with con-
sumption, the child, the fond moth
er and the drunken father all drink
and drink freely. In this manner con-
taglOus diseases may be carried for
mlles-break out and infect others
and possibly cause death. The pub
lie drinking cup on railroad trains
is menace to all the travelling pub
Tic and its use should be discarded.
When travelling use your own drink
ing cup. See that every one of your
family do the same thing. See that
your child at school has one, and
teach him the danger of using any
other than the one that belongs to
him. Look after the helpless baby
and see that he don't drink after all
the rest of the family, and thereby
become doubly liable for disease.
The common drinking cup is more
dangerous to you and your family
than high or low tariff; fully as i'm
portant as reciprocity with Canada,
and more to be feared than war with
,JaDan
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Preventable Diseases.

Secretary Sumner, of the state
board of health, has isued a bulletin
in which he declares that Iowa last
year lost 4,266 citizens through what
he calls preventable diseases. His
table shows that pneumonia headed
the list with 1908 deaths. Tubercu-
losis came next with 1,479 deaths,
all preventable; typhoid fever was
next with $50, all preventable; diph-
iberia and Group came next with 2O5,
all preventable; whooping cough was
next in line with 127 deaths, all pre-
ventable; measles came next with 60
deaths, all preventable; and small
pox came last with one death, and it
could have been prevented. The waste
of life, time and money entailed by
preventable disease is simply apall-
ing. 70
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
ICE CREAM TO BE BETTER.
Purer Product of Ice Cream This
SeasOn-NeW Law Passed.

According to a new law passed at
the last session of the Iowa legisla-
ture, all iced cream that is kept for
sale this year must contain at least
~ per cent of butter fat, and less
than of l per cent of acidity. M.
e. Flynn, of Burlington, deputy food
and dairy commissioner, makes the
following statement respecting the
new law:
Iced cream to be iced cream un-
not luxury. 1t is surprising the
amount that is used daily in any
large city. And the people are begin
ming to demand that they get iced
cream when they pay for it and not
frozen skim milk or CONCEALED sour
cream, or corn starch and other COM
modities which have been used in the
manufacture of alleged iced cream.
If not iced cream this year, it
can not be sold as such but must be
purveyed under some other name.
This law was passed with the sane
tpn of many reputable ice cream
dealers of the state but was opposed
by some others.
J Iced cream to be iced cream un-
der the state law must contain at
least II per cent of butter fat, and
this must be fresh, not soured. The
old method employed by some deal
ers in the past of freezing over old
iced cream which has become soured
will not be tolerated this year. II
the cream contains three-tenths of
one per cent of acidity it will not
come under the requirements of the
law.
Most of the large manufacturers
understand the law and know it's re-
guirements, but many of the smaller
dealers, who make their own iced
cream to sell, may not be conversant
with the requirements and should ac-
quaint themselves with them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Mrs. Matt Thiel is Dead.

Friends in Leon were shocked last
Thursday morning when telegram
was received from Upton, Iowa, with
the sad news of the death of Mrs.
Matt Thiel, formerly Miss Ollie Bob
bitt, at her home in that city, after
a very short illness. Funeral SER
vices were held at Upton on Thurs
day morning, interment being in that
city The deceased was born and
raised in Leon, and enjoyed the warm
friendship of many friends in this
city, who are deeply grieved at her
sudden death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
A Tremendous Rain.

This vicinity was visited by very
heavy rain on Sunday afternoon,
the government guage at the home
OF Morris Gardner, the local observ-
er, registering 1872 inches inside Of
thirty minutes. The rain simply fell
in torrents and did quite bit of
damage to gardens and newly plow-
ed fields, by washing. The rain was
followed by a sudden drop in tenn
perature Sunday night, Monday
forenoon it showed, and Monday
night the thermometer dropped to
exactly freezing point, but 1t is not
thought any damage was done to
fruit or vegetables.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Presbyterian Notes.

The Presbyterian Mission Band
will give a bazaar at the church on
Saturday afternoon with a social in
the evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to all. The Sunday school
orchestra did splendid, which added
greatly to the singing. A cordial in
vitation is given to any one not at
tending some other school to come
and meet with us. Sunday school at
9:45; Junior Endeavor at 800, and
Senior Endeavor at 700.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Another Bus Line.

Leon is rapidly putting on metro
politan airs, and this week second
bus line will be put in operation by
Frank H. Woodruff, of Gallatin, Mo-,
who will bring three auto buses, two
seven and the other an eleven
passenger, together with a regular
bus which will be used in bad wealth
er. Ralph oigler, owner of the pres
ent bus and transfer line has an
nounced that he will also put on an
auto bus at once, so you can take
your choice, ride in an auto, bus,
or walk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Change in Time of Trains.

1t is announced that a change will
shortly be made in the time of the
morning and evening Des Moines
trains. 1t is said that the morning
train for Des Moines will meet the
early passenger train from Charlton
at this station at 6 a. M, and that
the evening train from Des Moines
will be about an hour earlier, pass
ing the north bound afternoon train
at Decatur City instead of at Van
Vert as at present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Kraft Clothing Co. Incorporates

The Kraft Clothing Co., which op-
crates a chain of twelve big clothing
stores, has been incorporated, each
store being a separate incorporation.
The store in this city is incorporated
as the Kraft, Grimes Clothing Co.,
with capital stock of $1,000, the
officers being George Kraft, presi-
dent, /. N. Beard, vice president, and
M. F. Grimes, secretary and treasur-
er. The store at Osceola was incor-
porated as the Kraft, Beard Clothing
Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Will DEVELOP COAL
Alba Coal Co. has Leased LARGE
Tracts of LAID Here and will
Bealn Drilling this Week.

At last the big coal QepOSltS WHICH
are believed to underlie the country
around Leon are to be developed. For
a couple of weeks Mr.. L. R. Rose
brook, representing the Abba Coal
Co.. has been in Leon making quiet
but careful investigation of the ind
tngs of the drillers In the several
coal holes which have been put down
here. and so we'll satisfied Is he that
coal in paying quantities and quality
ia to be found here that he has Sc
cured leases on two tracts of land OF
about 1000 acres each, one west
and the other east of Leon, and two
drilling outfits will arrive this week
to commence drilling.
T. The Abba Coal Co. is composed or
John Ramsey and his two sons-in-
law, Byron A. and Homer H. Harris
They are men with abundant capital
and are practical coal operators, now
operating coal mines at Abba and
Oskaloosa, and Mr.. Ramsey is also
a heavy stockholder in the Maple
Block Coal Co., OF Des MONIES. we
have talked personally with Alba
Businessmen, and they speak In the
highest praise of the gentlemen VINO
own the Abba Coal Co., and say they
are men of splendid business ability
who mean business.
This means that many thousand
dollars are going to be spent here
commencing at once. The company
will drill from nine to twelve pros
pect holes in order to locate the coal
veins, and each hole will cost them
tn the neighborhood of $1,000. They
have leased the land from the own
.ers on a royalty basis, at stlpulat-
ed price per ton for coal mined, ana
the leases provide that drilling shall
commence within sixty days, and that
shafts shall be in operation within a
period of two years.
Mr.. RosebroOk, the gentleman
who has been conducting the negot-
iations in this city, is very pleas
ant and gentlemanly man, who has
been engaged in practical coal oper-
ations all his life, and. he has abso-
Lutte faith in the finding of plenty OF
coal here. He informs us that the
drilling outfits are being loaded for
shipment and will be here this week
and the work of prospecting Will be
pushed forward as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
The opening of coal mines here
means big future for Leon The
coal mines are what have built up
.Centervilles and Abba, which have
made such rapid strides in the past
few years. 1t is said that at Gains
Vile there has been almost $4,000
paid out for labor since the coal
prospecting was started, and this
does not include any money paid out
for material. We have railroad facil-
tiles for making Leon a great coal
shipping point, and We are fortunate
in having the Abba Coal Co. locate
here. lney 60 at the work in
businesslike way, are not asking for
bonuses or financial assistance, but
propose to spend their own money
in developing the coal. They must
spend many thousand dollars before
they receive a cent in return, and
run a risk of losing the money spent
in prospecting if coal is not found.
If they are successful, they are en-
titled to have their reward and every
citizen of Leon and Decatur county
will be glad to see them make all
kinds of money out of their enter
prise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Death of Mrs. Edmond Barrett.

Mrs. Edmond Barrett, one of the
pioneers of Decatur county, died at
her home near Blockley quite sud-
denly Monday night. She had been
in good health, but during the night
was taken with a smothering spell
and died in few minutes, heart
trouble being the cause of her death.
The funeral will be held on Thurs
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
More Hungarian Partridges.

Deputy state game warden Wesley
Bryant, of Creston, was here last
week and delivered eight more of
the states Hungarian partridges to
Senator ]. D. Brown, but one bird
was dead when he arrived with them.
One pair were sent to J. F. Gill at
Garden Grove, and the others were
placed on the farm of C. w. Hoff-
man, north of town, for breeding
purposes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
New Auto Transfer Co.

Frank H. Woodruff, of Gallatin,
NO., came in this morning with his
three auto cars, and they will be
followed shortly by some regular
buses and baggage wagon. He
has rented the big Hamilton building
on Commercial street, formerly oc-
cupied by Harry Wright's implement
store, and will commerce business
Monday morning, making all trains
and calls to any part of the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Commercial Club Election.

The annual election of officers of
the Leon Commercial Club will be
held on Friday evening of this week.
There should be full attendance at
the meeting. -r-.@
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Dog Notice.

After May 10th the marshal will
begin to take dogs that have no tag.
If your dog is missing see him at
once as dogs will be held only three
days 8. G. Mitchell, City Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Boy Scouts to Organize.

The Boy Scouts movement has
reached Leon and an organization
will be perfected at a meeting to be
held at the M. E. church on Friday
evening. Rev. e. M. Hoff, pastor of
the M. E. church, has charge Of the
work. 4, II.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Announcement.

Result of Stempel & Cherrington'
aid to Charity Contest for the
month ending April 30th, 1911:
Month of Total to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
400 acres of Pasture for Rent.

400 acres of splendid pasture, well
watered, for rent.
233 n Ed II. Sharp, Agent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Marriage Licenses.

Walter "A. Horner, Weldon s. %
Birdie L. Weaver, Weldon ". II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Catholic church

From the above it will be seen that
the Catholic church, of Woodland,
received the largest number of votes
during the month of April, and will
therefore receive the $500 donation.
Rustic for your favorite church or
society during May and get the $500
this month. And don't forget the
large donation for the largest total
at the end of the year.
Stempel & Cherrington,
Pharmacists.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11
WILL TAKE, CENSUS.
Must Have 1000 People to Build
Water Works - Contract For
Deep Well Let--In Good,
Financial. Condition.

At the regular meeting of the
City Council Friday evening the
Contract for putting in the deep
well was let to O.G. Wilson of st.
Louis, at a price of $2.75 per foot
the entire depth. This is a reason
able price and is much lower than
some cities have paid for the same
work. The Illinois National Supply
Co., of Bridgeport, ILL.,, was awarded
the contract for the casing.
H. G SCheetz presented a petition
asking that the city open an alley
between the Mudd saloon and the
Stream barber shop. This petition
was tabled by the Council.
The Council being unable to COM
plete the business Friday took a
recess to Tuesday evening, when the
rountine business was completed.
Under an amendment to the Con-
stitution adopted in 1902 cities of
1000 and under 10000 by
vote of two-thirds of those voting
at an election for that purpose, may
issue bonds to ten per cent for
Water Works or electric lights. The
government census giving Monroe
City only 1949 and many people be-
lieving that the city now has the
necessary 1000 it was ordered that
the census be taken commencing
May 10.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11
Memorial Day..

Tuesday,, May 80, is the day set
apart as Memorial day. In the
cemeteries Just west of town there
rest the remains of many soldiers
who fought for America Some
wore the blue, others wore the
gray. We, who are here should
honor their memory and should on
one day at least in each year deco
rate the graves of those loved ones
who have crossed the river In
days past their graves have been
decorated and words spoken which
show our love for the departed.
The blue, under the direction of
George BalZer ond the gray under
the leadership of S. G. Demaree
have had charge of the Cerem onies
Mr.. Balzer is no longer a resident
of Monroe consequently a new
leader must be found. Let some.
thing be done and done quickly to,
ward making arrangements to hon
or the memory of our departed
soldiers and friends,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11
TRUSTEES SALE.
Notice Is hereby give that on
Wednesday,, May 31st, 1911,

between the hours 81 Niue O'Clock in
the forenoon and Five . clock in the
afternoon of that day, at The front
Door of the Court Hose in the City
of Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, l
will sell at public AUCTION. for cash
in hand, all of the East Half OF the
South East Quarter Of section II. and
the North West Quarter OF the South
East Quarter Of section %, ali in
Township So. Range 5 West, in Mon
roe County,. Missouri, containing in
ali l2V acres, more or less,
This sale 10 made by reason of de-
faulTiu the terms OF IA certain deed of
trust, dated Jan. 20, l4l0 made by
John U'Haver and his wife Iva
O'Haver,. to the undersigned, in, trust
to secure the payment OF a certain
note therein described, which deed of
trust is recorded in the Mortgage
Deed Records Of Monroe COunty
Missouri in. toUUk "46'' AT Page $50.
a. NJ, PIkRCEALL. Trus tee
MeriweLher Il eriwether,
Attys for Beneficiary
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11
For Sale.

A Groom house and three lots in
the eastern part of Monroe City, at
a bargain. Address Carl F. Smith
care of Democrat. If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11

R. S. Donovan went to Stoutsville
last week to care for the family of
his son John, who are all on the
sick list.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11
Ordinance No. us.

Census and enumeration OF the
inhabitants of the City of Monroe
Missouri, for the purpose Of Ascer-
tanning the Number OF inhabitants
thereof.
Section 1. 1t being the opinion
of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Monroe, Missouri
that the public good demands and
requires that All enumeration of the
inhabitants of the City of Monroe be
taken for the purpose of ascertain
ing the population of said city, it is
herebymade the duty of the Mayor of
said City of Monroe to cause to be
taken a census and enumeration of
the inhabitants of the City of Mon
roe beginning on the 10th day OF
May, 1911, and which shall be COM
pleted on or before May 80, 1911.
Section 2. The Mayor of said
City of Monroe is hereby authorized
and empowered to appoint by and
with the consent of the Board of
Aldermen of said City of Monroe
three male citizens over the age of
twenty-one years, resident of said
City of Monroe. one for each of the
three wards of the said city, as
enumerators to assist the said May
or in taking said census and enum-
Grafton. Said enumerators so APP
pointed by the Mayor shall take an
oath of Office before entering upon
the discharge of their duties, to
faithfully and honestly and impair
TALLY take an enumeration of the
inhabitants of the said City of Mon
roe, and return the same to the
City Clerk. And that they will not
during the time in which
they are engaged in the work of
takingsaid census or at any other time
previous to the return of the list of
the inhabit ants to the City Clerk
and previous to the publication of
the same by authority of the Board
of Aldermen make known directly
or indirectly to any person. the
number of the inhabitants of said
City or any part thereof or any OF
the work or the progress of the
work as known and performed by
them, except to the Mayor, and
shall otherwise faithfully discharge
all other duties required of them
under this ordinance.
Section 3. Said enumeratOrs
| shall receive as compensation fol-
their work. performed by them such
sums as shall be agreed upon be.
tween the said enumeratOrS and the
Mayor of the City Of Monroe, not tC
exceed $3.50 per day for every day
actually engaged in the work
Section 4. The said enumeration;
so appointed by the Mayor shall as
soon as their work is finished return
a list of the same to the City Clerk
Section S. The census taken un
der this ordinance shall include thu
name, age, sex and color of e aCh in
, habitant, together with the name 0
, the Street and number of the ware
of his or her residence. ...
, Section 6. The City. Clerk shall
! upon the return of the list from tn
enumeratOrs, within ten days, Caus,
the same to be tabulated alphabet
cally and return the same to tn,
/ Board of Aldermen under his OffiC
ial signature and certificate. Tn
+ City Clerk shall receive such com
, pensation for his work under thii
ordinance as may be agreed 'upol
: or allowed by the Board of Alder
f men, to be paid out of the Cit
n treasury.
+ Section 7. This ordinance sha
. be in force and effect from and a
f ter its passage and approval b
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11

Mrs. Erdmon and little son, Eu-
gene, of Fl. Madison, Iowa, were
visiting the family Of Chas. Johnson
the first of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11
MAYORS ANNUAL REPoEI
To the Honorable. Board of Add
men, City Of Monroe, Missouri

herewith submit my annula
report of receipts and expenditures
for the year ending May S. 1911 in
accordance with an ordinance con-
cerning the Mayor
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11

Geo Chipman's new residence is
nearing completion. T.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11

Mesdames Mollie Spaldihg and
J. P. ODaniel of Hunnewell, we're
Monroe visitors Sunday. b.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11

Miss Ella Fitzpatrick was with
Hannibal friends Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-11

Mrs. w. M Hicks and babe are
with friends in Quincy this week.