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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
A Letter From Kansas.

Coats, Kas., July 81, 1912.
Editor Reporter-Well, / will try
and say few words to let the Deca-
tur county people know that we are
still alive and all o. K. ! have not
seen any letter in the good old Re-
porter from the old Decatur county
people who have drifted away for
some time, but hope they are all o.
K. Harvest is over and threshing
has commenced. The wheat is just
fair, making about Is to 16 bushels
per acre, but quality is good, max
ing No. 2, testing 60 to GO pounds
to the bushel. Some of the farmers
have commenced to get their ground
ready for wheat again. We had
fine rain July 18th about Q II in
ches. The corn and kaffir corn look
good. Wheat TIC, shelled corn SSc,
new potatoes $1.35, Flour $500 per
hundred, peaches $1.20, apples
$1.20, butter zoe, eggs 12c. Coats
is situated on the Wichita and En-
glewood branch of the Santa Fee,
about 100 miles west of Wichita,
right in the Kansas wheat belt. Has
a population Of about $50. When
you first step off the train it looks
like windmill town, for we have
about 81 windmills. We have good
water here and plenty of it. Never
hear of a we'll going dry for it is
sheet water, but we have to go from
100 to 115 feet for water. We have
three big elevators, three grocery
and dry goods stores, three hardware
stores, two hotels, two auto garages,
one church and a graded school. We
have our share Of automobiles too,
in town and country as we'll. There
are twenty-five autos in Coats, that
is that belong inside of the incorpor-
alton, most of them Fords Land
around here sells from $4,000 to
$4,000 per quarter, that is 100
acres. You never sell land in Iowa
by the quarter like they do out here,
for here they don't think Of selling
less than a quarter and from that to
a section or two at time. The
roads out here are most all on the
section and half section lines. You
can go for miles without making
crook or jog in the road. Well, will
close for this time, hopeing to hear
from some one else. Yours truly,
G. S. Doolittle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01

The fact that the contest for the
National Draft Horse Breeders fu-
turtles has been located definitely in
Iowa at the Iowa State Fair for the
next three years is a high compli-
ment to the state of Iowa as a horse
breeders state. The fact seems to be
that Iowa has made wonderful gains
in recent years in breeding the finest
of horses, and each year the big
horse show at the Iowa State Fair
has been gaining in interest.
There is no finer sight anywhere
in the world than that in the stock
Judging pavilion at the Iowa State
Fair when the ribbons are being
placed on the finest horses that the
world can produce.
The estimated value of the futur-
tiles for draft horses is $4,000, which
is in addition to the S13,541 offered
as premiums in the horse depart
ment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
FROG IN A WOMAN'S STOMACH
1t Clawed and Crawled, and CrOaked
Reducing it's Victim to a
Skeleton,

Washington, July S.-A live frog
that crawled and claWed and crOaked
lived for nearly a year in the stom-
ach of Mrs. l.. V. King Of DeadwoOd.
After reducing the woman to liv-
ing skeleton the frog was finally
extrcated by physicians of the Emer-
gency hospital with large pump.
The frog is now preserved in al
cohOl. 1t measures, all told, about
seven inches.
AS tadpole it was swallowed by
Mrs King in we'll water last August.
Weeks passed before the woman
realized that there was some living
thing in her stomach. She consulted
doctors, but they laughed at her.
Last spring the frog now reaching
to its full growth, began to climb in
to her throat and nearly suffocated
her, and several times she tainted
with pain.
Two months ago, Mrs. King de-
clares, the frog began to croak. She
distinctly heard it many times and
her relatives bear her out. She came
to the emergency hospital here and
the frog was pumped out of it's hid
ing place.
The frog lived ten minutes in a
tub of water 1t croaked and sang
just like any Irregular frog" Then
it died.
According to physicians this is
the first time on record that any
creature of the proportions of this
frog that ever lived in human
stomach for the period of eleven
months
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Leroy.

Erwin Buffum returned from
Clarinda one day last week after a
short visit with his son, Harry, who
he reports as improving.
Harvey Hicks was in Weldon be-
tween trains Thursday.
Mrs. Mahalie and Lulu Mcphet-
ridge had business in Osceola Thurs
day.
Mrs. Milliner of Weldon came
Thursday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Watt Hood.
Ed Hood returned to Osceola Sat-
urday after spending several days
looking after his harvest on the
farm near this place.
Bert McClain, of Lancaster, Mo-,
was buying horses in this vicinity
Friday.
Geo. McLeland returned Thursday
from business trip to Burlington.
E. A. Silvers was a Humeston
passenger Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie Kyner visited rela-
tives in Osceola Thursday.
Miss Nicely who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Florence Stod-
gill, returned to her home in Glen
wood Saturday.
Myrtle and Grace Wyl1e visited
relatives in Weldon Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. S. Snowden had the mis-
fortune to get slightly crippled one
day last week, the result of horse
stepping on her foot.
Mrs. Wildhack and daughter,
Edna, who have been visiting at the
Tunis Cole home, returned home
Saturday evening"
Neva Richards and Helen Rush
ing visited friends here Friday.
Newt Boor has taken possession
of the Hood property in the east
part of town which he bought a few
days ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Bradney.

We are having fine weather for
threshing.
Pete Parker was cutting hay tor
Toe Shields last week. LOOKS IKE
timothy seed would be plenty III
this locality. GA ,.o
! Mr.. Ed Martin, of eastern INDIANA,
stopped in Bradney Saturday during
the shower. He was traVeling III an
auto, He says there is llght nay
cron in Illinois and saw no nay cut
for seed until he got west OF heo-
Ink He reports slim corn crop
NJ and Mrs. Still, of Woodland,
ora assisting with the threshlng
in this locality Monday. .,uos,oa
w D. Gochenour threshed
~ bushels of fine wheat from two
acres of ground Monday. Z. +.
beavers did the work. ..:
Mrs. Ned Bethards was visiting
Mrs dwight Freeman Monday.
Gov Mr. Farmer if you want 10
MI a emile on your wife's face don I
INV a case of beer but buy a family
+;ciet and all attend the Chautau-
ona which would be a beneht 10
+ha family. The other Wouid We a.
t,atr;ment to dad who would drink
the beer. quitting
G, P. Browning finished cutting
his hay crop Saturday. on
We understand George Johnson
of Leon, will teach the fail ana Will
ter term of school OF Bradney. ,o
Frank Dingman and wlfe W ~n
visiting at Dwight Freemans quiz
Mrs Gammill spent the day on
Monday at her parents nome "'
Jean Cannon and wife. ,h,
Autos are plenty on the "auoon-
We have had three fine rains J.; IN
the past week and the corn looN'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
kilgOIe.

Sharp Robson and son, Roy Weie
business callers in Leon SATURDAY.
Mrs S. B. Latta and cnlioreil
wera visiting at her mothers last
Thursday. o d.v
last week at Mrs. VIM. Robson
linn Still and family were V1sltins
ro1a+ives east of Kilgore last Thurs
o'S WIN, Moore, wife and daughter
Hazel were shopping IN Leon
Anna Mcdaniel returned nome
Saturday after months stay at w.
D. Robison's. ., oro
Edd Campbell and family were
guests of John Smith Sunday:
Mrs, w. D. Robson and cnlldren
spent Sunday at Mrs. VIM. hooi-
sons. .+ If
Mildred Latta was the guest u
her grandmother last week.
ANDY Smith spent one nlght last
week at Roy Robison's. .:.
Nellie Fitch was a business Vlslt-
or in Leon Saturday evening.
Mildred Mcdaniel was the guest
Of her aunt, Mary Mcdaniel, few
days last week. .ou
Mrs. Guntcr returned 10 nei
home in Leon Friday after lew
DAYS visit with her daughter MIS-
VIM. Ray. , ,of+ Tho
first of the week for a short Vlslt III
Illinois. for
This is the week to get ready Tor
the hest Chautauqua ever held In
Leon. Don't fail to go and near
every number on the program. Noun.
ing will be better in the line OF
9 mnsic than Thavius' great band:
Last Sunday July FL being MIS-.
VIM, Robison's birthday, her trlends
and relatives thought to surprise
her with a post card shower and the
surprise was indeed great one as
she received $50 cards. They were
all as lovely cards as any one could
wish to get and no one could prize
them more highly than Mrs. Ropl-
son. It was her Goth birthday.
She has lived in the vicinity all her
life and no one could be more loved
and respected by all who know her,
having been in poor health for some
time, the cards coming as they dld
have been a great help to her as 1t
is always a pleasure to feel that
though our friends are far away we
are not forgotten.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
knOcker VS.. The Booster.

Ebert Hubbard, editor of the
Philistine, when not engaged telling
the retail merchant, Edison, Rookie
Teller, the United States government
and the Lord Almighty where they
are all making grievous and mex
cusable blunders, sometimes hits up
on an idea of real practical worth.
In recent editorial he stated that
God made the country, man the city,
and the devil the small town. This
statement summoned up descrip-
ton of the altogether too character
istic condition of the American own
of five hundred to two thousand pop
of the pull-hauling, the political, re-
ligious, and social cliques, merchants
fighting each other tooth and nail.
interminable gossip reeking with
SANDER and falshood, public spirit
dead, selfshness, jealousy and envy
rampant. Each individual or divi-
sion of the population belittling; dis
couraging if not actually knitting the
enterprise of anyone else. Right
here perhaps, we have stumbled upon
one of the causes of the decline OF
the small town. Look up any dead
town and nine times out Of ten you
will find it is largely community Of
knockers"
Now, knocking signifies to injure
or destroy, and doesn't it stand to
reason that where two-thirds of the
population of place are engaged in
this delectable occupation that they
just naturally are not doing a thing
to the prosperity of that town.
1t is claimed that knocking never
starts until after town begins to go
bad, but supposing this is true, when
barrel begins to leak we do not
proceed to stave it in or sit around
and holler because our profit is run
ming away, but we get busy and plug
the leak.
Just SO with the small town, the
effect of knocking is destructive; on
the other hand a patriotic faith in a
place has exactly the opposite effect,
it's influence is creative and in a
thousand ways it helps to build a
place up. 1t sinks all petty differ
ences and promotes united action for
the common good.-National Hard
ware Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Iowa Bows Encampment at Fair.

A fine feature of the Iowa State
Fair this year will be an encamp-
hent of one hundred boys from the
farms of Iowa, selected by COMPETE
ton through the educational depart
ment, each one to have his expenses
paid to and at the fair.
The State Fair management has
adopted this method of interesting
farm boys of the state in the great
est educational event of the year re-
lating to farm life.
The competition for places in this
encampment has been spirited among
the boys Of the state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
The Newport Monoplane.

Visitors to the Iowa State Fair will
have the pleasure this year of seeing,
for the first time in this part of the
country, Newport monoplane,
which is the highest type of flying
machine developed in Europe.
The contract calls for two flights
daily of the Newport, also two each
for the Curtis and Wright biplanes,
This will be the finest flying machine
exhibition ever given in the state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
SENATOR W. S. KENYON.

Senator w. s. Kenyon brings
to Chautauqua the message of
helpfulness as portrayed in the
life Of 1.-THE Bishop Of D." Sen
ator Kenyon is making in con-
gress a reputation as a keen
blade and an able and fearless
champion Of the people. He Is q
forceful and pleasing orator and
ought to have a large hearing.
He has the goods to deliver.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01

For Sale Some ezra good utility
White Orp!ngton cockerels of heavy
laying strains. need the room and
these will be sold very cheap. quality
considered. Call soon and get first
choice cheap. G. w. Reeder, The
Leon Orpingtons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Unreasonable Request.

"Come now, Hemma," says the
Whitechapel bridegroom, you're goin'
to sly obey when you comes to it
In tn sarvice, amt you?" "Wot, me-"
cries the bride. me sly obey to
you! Why, blime me, Emery, you
amt art me size!"-C Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
1t Can Be Relied Upon.

The American Drug and Press AS
ISOLATION authorizes its members to
guarantee absolutely Meritol Hair
Tonic. It has no equal It is a
wonderful remedy. A trial will con-
vince you. Stempel & Cherrington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01

Much Like Wasted Time.
II a boy Is too lazy to work at 1t, It
won't help him much to learn trade.
-Atchison Globe
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, August Term, A. D.,
1912.
Heman c. Smith, Admir-, Plaintiff,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-13
Beautiful Hair
At Small Cost

What pity it is to see SO many
people with thin, wispy hair, faded or
streaked with gray, and realize that
most of these people might have soft.
glossy, abundant hair of beautiful
color and lustre if they would but use
the proper treatment. There is no
necessity for gray hair under sixty
five years of age, and there is no ex-
cLse for anyone, young or cid, having
thin, struggling hair, either full of
dandruff or heavy and rank smelling
with excessive oil.
color of your hair in a few days and
forever rid yourself of any dandruff
and loose hairs, and make your hair
grow strong and beautiful by usin.,
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy. For generations common garden
Sage has been used for restoring and
preserving the color of the hair; and
Sulphur is recognized by Scalp Spe-
cialists as being excellent for treat
ment of hair. and scalp troubles
Ii you are troubled with dandruff
or itching scalp, or if Your hair. is
losing its color or coming out get
fifty cent bottle of Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur from Your druggist, and no.
tice the Improvement in the appear
arce of your hair after few days
treatment.
Agents. Bowditch, Webster & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-13
WEST GARDINER.

One of the youngest old men in Kei
nebec county is Stephen Weston
Cobbossee avenue, West Gardiner. wi
celebrated his seth birthday, Monda
by riding three miles to the polls an
voting a straight Republican tickle
Although being the oldest man in tow
he is hale and hearty, and in full pc.
session of all his faculties nj
Weston is a very entertaining man
converse with, as he is a great readt
and keeps himself well informed of III
doings of the day. In Mr.. Weston
earlier life he was a successful seho,
teacher for many years, but his late
years have been given wholly to farm
ing. He was the recipient of mar
nice presents, chief among them wa
ar elegant birthday cake from Mr.
Clark, also a shower of some so pc:
cards for which he is very grateful /
his many friends, who wish he ma
live to celebrate many more birthday
in like manner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-13
First Deer Of The Season
Killed by an Auto.
Somerset Veterans and Auxill-
ary 10 Meet, Sept. II.
The Business at September Term
OF the Probate Court.

The first deer story of the season
reached here, Wednesday. and was
fun of excitement At The Forks a
deer was run over by an auto, and he
wrecked a tire, and took a ride on
the rear seat of a big Buick touring
car.
George Nash Of Caratunk in his big
Buick and l.. NJ. Taylor In his big ear,
left Skowhegan, Tuesday morning, for
The Forks When above Caratunk
they had a notion to race a little, and
Nash opened his throttle wide, and
was followed by Taylor The race
continued for several miles, when all
of a sudden big buck deer jumped
into the middle of the road, above The
Forks, and before Nash could stop the
machine he had hit the animal. The
auto passed over the body and one of
she antlers stuck into the rear tire OF
the machine and punctured it. Nash
brought the machine to a standstill.
The other machine, not knowing
about the deer, kept on, and as il APP
preached the animal lying in the road,
me deer suddenly rose up, and giving
last death jump he landed in ms
tonneau of the car, and there died
The men left the animal by the
roadside, and when they reached the
next house, notified the people and
told them that they could have the
animal to eat, if they got permission
from the fish and game authorities, il
being close time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-13
Forrest Goodwin the
New Congressman.

Skowhegan is known not only by it's
name but it is acquiring a national
reputation because of its great men.
Mr. Goodwin was elected, Monday,
to represent the Third Maine District.
He will succeed Hon S w. Gould.
also of Skowhegan, a Democrat who
went into Office two years ago in the
Democratic .3andslide The interest
was intense throughout the county.
Loyal friends of both men nocked to
their aid but Mr.. Goodwin proved the
better vote getter.
No town was ever preuder of a man
than Skowhegan is of Mr.. Goodwin.
All men recognize him as man of
powerful influence. He has a pleasing
personality and his fairness and kind
w9ys make him a favorite among all.
He has helped the Republican ticket
throughout the State a great deaf
A little sketch of Mr.. Goodwin's life
at this time might be interesting to
all. He has steadily risen ana the
Office given to him Monday comes as
a reward for his good work Mr.
Goodwin was born in Skowhegan
about As wears ago. He was the son
of George f.. Goodwin who for many
years was well known. here as Show
hegan's genial truckman. Graduating
from the High School with good
share of the honors, Forrest imme-
diately commenced to work for fur
Their education. He had only $50 to
begin with and with little more than
half of that and good supply of cred
1t brought out the ice business in
Skowhegan and worked night and day
through the summer to pay his debt
and make little surplus. When Sep
TENDER came he was ready to enter
Colby College. His proceeds for the
summer netted him one thousand dol
lars and he entered college with the
same spirit that he carried on his ice
business. Honors came to him from
the first. For four years he was pitch
er on the varsity baseball team His
name became a household word in this
connection all over Maine. That he still
loves the game and knows the rules
was interestingly shown in his speech
es during the campaign when he lik-
ened the campaign to baseball game,
the two parties representing the play
|, ers.
Young Goodwin was not only a star
in athletics but he took prizes. schol-
astic honors, the editorship of the col
lege paper, the Colby Oracle, and
when he graduated in 1887 he was
class orator in the same class as Hol-
man F. Day. the author and magazine
writer, who was class poet On grad
uation his pocket book was nearly
empty but he found loose change
enough to get him to Bangor where
he signed up as a professional base
bah player. He played the game
through the summer in Maine and
Massachusetts and returning home in
the fall was elected to the Legisla=
ture, the Youngest man who ever won
that honor from this town. About
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HALL0WELL.
Rev. H. N. PringIe Address
es the Industrial Students.
Tag Day for The Roller Polo
Assn. Will Be Saturday.
Brisk Business at Quarries.-Am.
proyemsnis on Post Office.

Rev. III. N Pringle of Waterville
gave a lecture at Erskine hall of the
Maine State Industrial School for
Girls, Wednesday,. All the inmatae
We're given an opportunity to enjoy
the rare treat. The subject of the lee
ture was. The Resources, Industries
and Scenery Of Maine. 1t was illus
trated by stereopticon views. The
young ladies gave close attention to
the speakers remarks and they were
deeply interested in the illustrations
that spoke so clearly. Mr.. Pringle re-
manned until noon, Thursday. He took
in all the workings of the school and
was very eppreciative of the fine work
that is being done through the pripci-
pal and her efficient corps of assist
ants. for the uplift of the unfortunate
wards of the State.
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Old Campaign Buttons.

Mrs. Carrie Ham of Gardiner h
three souvenirs OF the political can
raign of 1860. They are the Lid
colin Hamlin. Douglas Johnson, an
Breckenridge campaign butte!
or charms. Each piece is the size
silver quarter and twice as thit
and carries the daguerreotype piI
ture of two candidates. Lincoln an
Hamlin (the latter Names famoj
Hannibal Hamlin) were the Republ
can candidates and We're electe
Douglas and Johnson made up oI
Democratic ticket. and Breckinridi
and Lane another. for Democracy, a
though casting nearly half a millid
more votes than the Republicans, W;
defeated because of two tickets.
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that time he entered the law office of
Walton & Walton and two years later,
in 1882 he was admitted to the Som
erset bar.
His next feat was to complete a
three Years, course in Boston Univer-
sity Law School in one year, and then
came one of his great strides to
craftsmanship. On the day of his
graduation he was appointed parlia-
mentary clerk to Speaker Thomas b.
Reed in Congress.
After two years in Washington Mr..
Goodwin returned TO Skowhegan and
there began the practice of law That
year ne was appointed postmaster, a
position he held from 1892 to 1896. Fol-
lowing this he served two terms in the
State Senate and in 1905 was chosen
president of that august assemblage.
Mr.. Goodwin stands at the top of
his profession. His counsel and SER
vices have been sought by the largest
business interests in the State. His
successful defence of the rights of the
laboring people forced corporations to
retain him as permanent counsel. The
same ability that brought him sue
cess before the courts of Maine will
bring him equal success in the halls of
Congress.
Mr.. Goodwin is a man of irreproach-
able character. The esteem in which
he is held in his own community is
absolute proof that he has led life of
clean and honest endeavor That Mr.
Goodwin is we'll entitled to the good
name conceded him is amply shown
by the fact that in this campaign
where personalities are so freely in
dulged in, where every edition of ev-
cry Democratic newspaper and every
speech of every Democratic speaker is
filled with unjust vituperation and re-
elimination of Republican candidates,
no speaker and no paper has ventured
to cast so much as the shadow of a
stain on the name of Forrest Goodwin.
Mr.. Goodwin has accumulated
through his own effsrts n fair amount
OF worldly goods. He owns one of the
finest residences in Skowhegan, situa-
ted at the top of Dye" Hill on Mad
ison avenue, His immediate family is
made UP of himself and Mrs. Goodwin
who was Miss Matte Smith, daugh-
ter of the late Martin smith, far
mer in Cornville. Mr.. Goodwin and
Miss Smith were married in June
1898.