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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-08-17

Nat1Onal aHa1FS.
This was the plan that Mr. Wat
son outlined when he began the pub
LEGATION of his magazine five years
ago, without single subscriber. He
followed his plan faithfully, in the
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today each issue of Watson's Maya
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enemies. The Northern trusts,
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opposing, to end it.
The Roman Catholic organization,
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Catholic Church, it's dark history, it's
unnOly influence upon the family and
home, it's deadly menace to Ameri-
can liberty. The Catholic Fedora
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tended among the thinkers and
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This magnificent plant, as it stands,
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The mailing lists, circulation, adver-
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fishing business, are ea~lly worth
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-08-17
Will You Accept a Position
on Our Staff?

@7ATSON'S MAGAZINE has sue
IIAt ceeded because it has always
INV had definite object-the up
1--WE lift of the South and West,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Casey Bats The Burlington.

The Knoxville Express last week
printed the picture of Icons fine
new Burlington depot with an ex-
tendeu description of it. Editor
Casey could not refrain from using
his bat at the Burlington because
Knoxville is larger city than Leon
and has an old antiquated shed for
a depot. He says:
The Express is under obligations
to Ollie Hull, of the Leon Reporter,
ing.
We are printing it to show our
Knoxville readers what a generous
and whole-souled corporation the @
is. Some roads might have said,
mo, We can't build new depot at
Leon this year. The town is not
nearly so important to the road as
Knoxville, up in Marion county,
which has an old sheepshed depot
almost 40 years old, and where we
are refusing to pave our tracks to
connect up with street paving on
which all of our business comes
down to the depot and over which
all our incoming freight is hauled
away" But the @ didn't say any,
thing of the kind to little old Leon.
1t seems to believe in being gener-
Gus before it is just. So far as
Knoxville is concerned it says by it's
actions: ''The public be ID!
So long as the shippers send their
stock to Chicago over the @ and the
Knoxville merchants have nearly all
their goods sent in over our road,
we don't care anything about new
depots-and what are you going to
do about it?'
So long as Knoxville people con-
tinue riding on the @ and SO long
as Knoxville freight goes and comes
over the @, all business of that road
is apt to be transacted in the rag
ged old sheepshed that was hardly
good enough 35 years ago.
And what are Knoxville shippers
and Knoxville people who travel go
ing to do about it?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
A Suggestion to the Clarinda Poul-
try, Butter and Egg Co.

Up at Humeston the management
of the Old Colony Creamery whose
big plant is located right across
from the depot, have planted trees
along the west and south fronts of
the grounds and will fill in and
park the grounds in the most at
tractive manner. Now that Leon has
the finest new depot in this section
of the state, we would suggest to
the management of the Clarinda
Poultry, Butter and Egg Co., whose
big plant is just across the tracks
from the new depot, that they fol-
low suit and make their big plant
as attractive as possible. : With all.
the passenger trains stopping right
in front of their plant, with travel
ers from all over the United States
compelled to look at it, it would be
a big advertisement for them II
they would follow the example of
the creamery and poultry plant at
Humeston and beautify their
grounds. We would suggest that the
Commercial Club take this matter up.
with the company and we believe
they would cheerfully comply with
such request. - e = ssss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
A Bill Which Should Pass.

Senator j. D. Brown has already
introduced one meritorious bill in
the state senate, and one which by
all means should be passed. 1t is
Senate bill No. 2, and provides for
a state test Of all the gasoline sold
in Iowa, the same as coal oil. Dur
ing the recent years the enormous
consumption of gasoline by autos,
linotypes, and gasoline engines has
increased the sale of gasoline SO
that hundreds Of gallons are now,
used where single gallon was form
erly used. And the Standard Oil
Co. has been dumping any old kind
of a mixture off on the consumers
and calling it gasoline. The state
law provides for the inspection of
coal oil, and that it must test a GER
tain per cent but does not apply to
gasoline, and the state inspectors are
powerless to do anything. Senator
Browns bill is intended to cover
this, and from The Reporters -ex-
perience with rotten gasoline, half
of it cheap oil, during the past few
months, we feel like commencing
Senator Brown for introducing this
bill, and we hope that it will be one
of the first bills passed and it should
take effect at once upon it's pas
sage --.Ez
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
One on Judge TOwner.

A funny circumstance happened a
few days since with Judge Towner,
and / guess l will have to tell it..
He was on his way to Cedar Rapids
to deliver an address at Coe College
and was on the same train that my
daughter, Mrs. McComas, took to go
to Ottumwa, where she changed cars
for her home at Traer. The Judge
also changed cars at Ottumwa. Their
travelling cases happened to be ex-
actly alike and in some manner the
baggage man down there got the
checks mixed, so Mrs. Comas had
the Judges grip and he had hers.
What was her surprise when she
opened it to find whole lot of
manuscript, which she had no use
for, but what must have been his
surprise when he got up to Coe to
discover in his grip not his address
(Which he was to delivery but a
dress without the lad" to it. The
grips finally found their rightful
owners but it was too late to bene-
fit the Judge, so he had to talk to
his audience off hand. H. An
drew in Charlton Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
What About WaterwOrks

1t has now been nearly fourteen
months since the citizens of Leon
voted to install a system of water
works, but from present indications
it will be that long or longer be-
fore they are installed. 1t seems
to the average citizen that there
has been an altogether unnecessary
delay in this matter. The only thing
which has been done so far is to
contract for a deep we'll to be drill
ed in a search for water, the first
thing necessary for a waterworks
system. When the city council let
the contract for the well it provided
that the drilling should be completed
by November first, but the we'll is
far from being finished, being down
but a little more than five hundred
feet, and for several weeks, the con-
tractor has not done a lick of work
on the WE'LL 1t would be we'll to
remember that spring will soon be
here and the city council should in
sist that the contractor go ahead
with his drilling or forfeit his con-
tract and let another contractor
take the job. We want and need
waterworks in Leon and no further
delay in the matter should be toler-
ated
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Objects to Deputy Auditor.

Up at Hampton, Iowa, in Frank
lin county, an unusual law ques-.
ton has been raised, the outcome of
which will be watched with interest
by many county officials all over
the state. The new county audi
tor, Frank McSpaden had selected
Chris Marshall as his deputy, but
when the board of supervisors met
they called the auditor before them
and informed him that he must ap-5
point Frank Luke as deputy audi
tor. Mr.. Luke was Mr.. McSpaden's
opponent at the primary last spring,
and he has fatty refused to comply
with the order of the board of super
visors, and has retained counsel to
fight the, case, notifying the board
of his protest against having a
deputy forced on him whom he does
not want.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
SOME LOCAL ITEMS
Interesting Bits of Local News of
City and Country, Gathered by
The Reporter Man.
DO You Want q Farm?

have 40 to $40 acres good land,
IS to SIS; one-third down, terms
to suit on balance. High ground,
healthy location, fine climate. Cheap
er than homestead; better than any
Iowa farm at $40 to $50. Have in
vestigated these lands for years,
and know what am talking about.
Have reliable man on ground now
getting short-time options on best.
You IN st act quickly if you want
one of these places; no time and no
chance for dickering. Be ready to
20 with me next month to Arkansas
and north Louisiana and see, or
send me first payment and trust to
me to make selection.
Also want few people to go in on
purchase 5000 to 10000 acres best
cut-over land, at IS to Sc per acre;
can sell in tracts at SIS to $25.
Have handled 5000 acres of it as
trustee in past, and know what it
is. Good bargains getting scarce. /
have or exceptional ones to select
from. Be ready to go with me next
month, or let me know what amount
you will put in.
Have few best bargains you ever
saw in river valley lands, richer
than cream, SIS to $35, worth $50
to 800.
Have truck, fruit, poultry and
dairy farms, 5, 10, 20 acres, splend-
idly located, SIS to $35 per acre,
long time, easy terms.
Iowa has been losing in popula-
ton: Arkansas and north Louisiana
have been gaining very rapidly.
Come with me next month and see
why.
F. @. Stuart,
Charlton Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Leon Orpingtons Big Winners.

c. w. Reeder, manager OF the
Leon Orpingtons, came pretty near
sweeping the platter with his show
ing of White and Black OrpingtOns
at the Iowa State Poultry Show at
Des Moines last week, winning nine
teen ribbons, three silver cups and
several special prizes. The cups and
ribbons are on display at the Ex-
change National Bank and have at
tracted considerable attention. but
nothing compared with the attention
which. the Leon Orpingtons attract
ed at. Des Moines: He won the Reg
lister and Leaders silver cup for the
best pen exhibited, the silver cup Of
fered by the Poultry Success for the
highest scoring exhibit, and the fine
silver cup offered by the Iowa State
Poultry Association for the highest
scoring pen of ten exhibited at the
show. He also won 1st, End, 3rd,
4th and 5th on hen, 1st and End on
cockerel, End, 3rd and 5th on pull
let's, 1st and End for best pen OF
five, and LIST for the best pen OF
ten breeders, as we'll as the sweep
stakes prize over all, and the special
first prizes for the best White Orp-
ington pullet and the same for the
best White Orpington hen The
Leon Orpingtons are as fine chick
ems as can be found in the United
States, barring none, and while at
Des Moines Mr.. Reeder booked many
orders for eggs to be shipped the
coming spring. He refused some
flattering offers for some of his
chickens which were prize winners
at Des Moines, as he wants to keep
the best for his breeding pens.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Mexican War Veteran is Dead.

Henry Rex, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Decatur county, died at the
home of his son seven miles north
east of Leon on Sunday, his death
being caused from senile pneu-
monia. Mr.. Rex was 80 years of
age, and is next to the last Mexican
war veteran living in this county,
the only living member now being
.I.@C. Crider, of near Garden Grove.
The funeral services of Mr.. Rex were
held on Wednesday, interment being
at Palestine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19


uals in my work. 1 don't believe in
that, don't believing in insulting
the intelligence of the audience.
am trying to build up new, a high
magic. You can call it magic, mag
netism, spiritualism. occultism, or
rheumatism, for all care"
If the court house will start to
60 through some strange contor-
tions next week, if the tower for in
stance, will begin to bow and leer
defiantly and the windows will fash
up and down with a winding effect,
it will not be surprising.
They will just be obeying the mag
ical command of Joseffy. who will
pay a little visit in Leon Saturday,
Jan 21st. For if a skull will fit
around sneeringly and speak with a
clicking of teoth, while Joseffy stands
near by, raving at it, or simply gaz-
ing down upon it, why couldn't he
just put little more power into it
and command brick building to
do the same?
!. Who is Joseffy? He is one of
the most famous originators of mag
ical devices of the peresent day and
he is just as good at displaying these
as he is originating them.
J0seffy is peculiar, unique and
apart. His life from the standpoint
of adventures and exploits, excite
ment of chance and change. devious
and divers wanderings hither and yon
over civilization, should furnish ma
terial for a dozen novels of incident.
And from the STANDPOINT of versa
bility and skill in attainm mt, he is
not short of a marvel.
What pose there is in him fits
him. He wears the mantle of magic
ian with easy grace. Punster
and pundit, che looks the
part" and does not take magic nor
money nor death nor popularity as
last and final things. When he
speaks of the Black Art it is with a
quirk in the tail of his eye. He is
a mechanician and inventor. He has
worked in the commercial and had
big pay out of it. Electricity has
been a speciality with him. He has
been dreamer and seen his dreams
materialize into hard cogs and
wheels that men paid hard money to
get. For a while he was a producer
of creations for the magical profess
sion, which were purchased at SO
much per by some of the Oldest and
most widely known of the fraternity
J0seffy grew weary of supplying 9TH
ers with his ideas. He became inter
ested in magic from the art side.
Why not bring commerce and art a
little closer together! The idea
grew in him that the possibilities
has not been touched of an enter
tainment of magic combining recre-
ative amusement and intellectual
stimulus. That's Joseffy. He is
considered to be the best magician
on the platform. The illusions are
unique and scientific minds marvel
a. his productions.
Joseffy is under the personal
management of Mr.. Frick, of Chi
cago, who placed this years lee
ture course, which has given SO
much satisfaction. While here on a
private visit last week Mr.. Frick was
requested to play at least one even
ing in Leon, and as a result has
made arrangements with the opera
house management for one perform.
ance, Saturday, Jan. 21st. Prices
are popular and we recommend
this excellent entertainment as be-
ing of absorbing and everlasting
interest. For prices see advertise
ment. T- -.r' = y s~ E.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
FRIDAY, H00D0 18Th
That Superstitious noodo Date was
Responsible for Fire which De-
stroyed Harry Negley's Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Negley will
hereafter be little superstitlous
about Friday, the thirteenth day OF
the month, for on last Friday which
was Janury 18th, their house IN
northeast Leon was destroyed, by
fire, together with nearly all their
household goods. Mr.. Negley had
arisen about $50 in the morning
and started the fires in the stoves
and then went back to bed to wait
for the house to warm up little,
and before he knew it it was warmed
up good and strong, defective hue
having allowed fire to get in the up
per part of the houes and the whole
second story was ablaze and the
flames breaking through the ceiling
of the down stairs rooms before they
knew the house was on fire. The
alarm was given about 6 o'clock, and
the fire boys were promptly on
hand, but water in that part of the
city is a pretty scarce article, and
the flames had such a start that
nothing could be done toward saving
the house. Only a few pieces of
furniture from the downstairs rooms
were saved. Among the property
burned was a piano, and the loss
falls pretty heavy on Mr.. and Mrs.
Negley, for they had no insurance.
They had carried insurance policy of
$500 on their household goods, but
when they moved into the residence
which was burned they neglected to
have the insurance policy transfer
red, so they lose the insurance. The
house was owned by w. ]. Smothers,
who had purchased it but short
time ago, and his loss is estimated
at about 81 900, with only $500 in
surance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
ped from docket.

ped from docket.
Warfield-Pratt-Howe Co. VS.
Ernest Prang, dropped from docket
Letts-Spencer Grocer Co. VS.
Ernest Prang, dropped from docket
Clinton-Copeland Co. VS.. Edgar
Prang, dropped from docket.
Anna Turner vs.. Lavina Graves ct
al, referees report of sale and deed
to Melvin M. Emmack, approved.
Mary D. Bartlow vs.. George c.
Bartlow, Judgment against both
plaintiff and defendant for costs.
S. Varga VS.. G. e. Buchanan ct
AL, dismissed.
c. P. Shaffner VS.. Wilson Shaffner
order declaring defendant legally
dead on account of absence for many
years.
G. G. Batsell ct al VS.. E. D. Briggs
ct al, report of referees and deed
to G. G. Batsell and T. G. Carter ap-
proved.
Jessie Wheeler vs. G. o. Wheeler
decree of divorce.
Ed. d. Mexican VS.. Huldah Nc
Kean, decree of divorce.
Ruby E. Summers VS.. Thomas I
Summers, decree of divorce.
Blanche Dobson VS.. Lewis DObson
decree of divorce.
C. w. Hoffman VS.. i. NJ. Craft
dismissed.
Merle House ct al, VS.. Isabella
House, decree of partition.
A. Carter vs.. G. G. Mcclure, judg-
ment for amount of promissory note
and costs.
Troy Laundry Co. vs.. w. B,
Owens, ct al, cost bond ordered in
sum of SIS.
Citizens State Savings Bank vs.
George R. Butcher ct al, dismiss
ed.
Probate.
Guardianship of Leland Wight
guardian authorized to use income to
amount of $96 for keeping of ward
and to loan money on real estate
Annual report approved.
Guardianship of Ralph and Bryant
Sears. Final report as to Ralph
Sears and annual report as to Bry-
ant Sears approved.
Guardianship of Sarah P. Harrow
guardian authorized to reduce rent
$40 for 1910.
Estate of w. c. Overholtzer, de.
cree of partition.
Estate of Geo. w. Brownell, final
report approved.
Guardianship of John Smith. On
showing that guardian was appoint.
ed without authority, guardianship
is quashed and guardian discharged
Estate of John Albert Brammer
final report approved. s,-sl:,..s. wi:
Guardianship OF fEhzabeth= A. 4Crig-
| ger, c. w. Hoffman appointed guar
dian ad Item.
Estate of James T. Rogers, wild
ow's allowance fixed at $240.
Estate of Robert w. BOeger
widows allowance fixed at $500
and administrator authorized to ex.
pend $110 for monument.
Estate of John Shippey, will
probated, S. D. Shippey appointed ex'
ecutor without bond.
Estate of Grissella McClaran, will
probated, John E. McClaran appoint
| ed executor without bond.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Band Supper and Concert.

The ladies of Leon will serve sup
per at the K. p. hall on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 25th, from S to 8
o'clock, proceeds for the benefit OF
the K. P. band. Music will be fur
nished during the supper hours by
the Leon orchestra and following the
band will give free concert. The
price of the supper tickets is only
35 cents and everybody should at
tend and have good time and boost
the band boys. The following con-
cent program Will be rendered by
the band:
March Band-"Leon X. P. Band
|-Dalbey.
Selection - Woodland Comic
Opera"-Lander. - q.
Male Quartette-"Laughlng Cas-
|-Gaebel.
Newspaper--Looking Backwards
R. I. Benefiel. .-
Intermission.,
March Band-"Freaks OF Black
ville"-Dalby. e+
Piano -Selected-Ruth Far
quhar. .--. .>...s-. 800. - &
Male Quartette-"D Dreaming
Shelby. - n
-Selected-Hazel Moore
Black Face Specialty-Lew Pease
Brass Quartette-'Alice Where
Art Thou'-Holmes.
Selection Song OF the Nation
farmhouse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Clean yn Your Walks.

Many people in Leon seem to have
forgotten that there is city ordin-
ance requiring that all snow and ice
be removed from the sidewalks in
front of their properties within
twelve hours after it falls, for there
are many walks which have not been
cleaned of the heavy sleet which fell
last Friday. Mayor Harvey does not
wish to be hard on anyone, but un-
less all walks are cleaned at once
a force of men will be put to work
cleaning them and the cost will be
taxed up against the property as
taxes. And you can clean it your
self or hire it done much cheaper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Representative Smiths Committees.

Speaker Paul Stillman on Tuesday
appointed the committees of the low
er house of the state legislature, and
Decatur county's representative re-
ceived ten committee appointments.
He is chairman of the committee on
Constitutional Amendments, and a
member of the committee on Ways
and Means, Judiciary, Municipal
Corporations, Roads and Highways,
Railroads and Transportation, Mill
tary, Printing, Claims, and Private
Corporations, so he will have plenty
to occupy his attention in addition
to trying to elect a United States
Senator. .-t,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Senator Browns Committees.

Senator J. D. Brown, of this city,
Jared pretty we'll in Speaker Clarke's
appointment Of the senate commit:
tees, being assigned on seven COM
mittees. He is chairman Of the MILF
stary eommittee, and member Of
the committees on Appropriations,
Railroads, Agriculture, Highways
telegraph and TelephQnea md
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
Senatorial Deadlock. On.

The legislature made its first at
tempt to elect a Unitea States Sena-
tor on Tuesday, but: deadlock was
the result. and this is likely to con-
tinue for some days. The follow
ing is the result of the vote taken
Tuesday, and it is not thought that
there will be any change for some
days. Senator Brown and Represen-
tatiye Smith voted for Lafe Young.