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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Sold His Alton Store.

F. S. Stewart, the big furniture
dealer of Leon, who owned furni-
ture store at Alton, was at Alton
last week, closing up the sale of his
store at that place to Charles and
M. D. Coen, who have been in charge
of the store for the past year. Mr..
Stewart was engaged in the furni-
ture and undertaking business at
Alton for many years before coming
to Leon little over a year ago, but
he desired to devote all of his time
to his big Leon Store. He is one of
the best fellows who ever located in
Leon, and now that he has disposed
of his Alton store we can list him as
a permanent resident of Leon. He
has one of the largest and finest
furniture stores in southern Iowa,
and carries stock of goods rarely
found outside Of the larger cities.
His business has been increasing to
such an extent that it was necessary
that he devote all of his time to the
big Leon store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Came Near Being a Bad Fire.

What might have proven very
disastrous fire was fortunately avert
ed at the drug store of w. A. Alex
ander last Wednesday night. The
store was just ready to close shortly
before 10 o'clock, and the gasoline
lighting system had been turned off.
In some manner fire dropped from
one of the rear lights just in front of
the prescription case which was
covered with display of wall
paper, setting the paper on fire and
for a short time it looked like the
fire would get beyond control. Mr..
Ed Alexander and one of Mr.. w. A.
Alexander's workmen were still in
the store and they lent their assist
ance to Mr.. Alexander and soon had
the fire under control, but quite a
few goods were broken and dam
aged. Mr.. Alexander carries two
policies in the Sigler Insurance
Agency, and the companies made a
very quick settlement of the loss,
as he received a check covering the
loss on SATURDAY.,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Notice.

Realizing that any business in
order to be a success must have Gus
toners and that these customers are
men that realize that for every dol
lar invested they are getting 100
cents worth of merchandise. We
have all of these and more too. We
have taken the agency of the Inter-
national Tailoring Co., of Chicago,
and are prepared to order you a
suit of clothes or a pair of trousers
that are absolutely guaranteed to
fit and the prices are such that they
will interest anyone wanting this
class of goods. Suit prices are from
1925 to $36.25; coat and vest
prices are from $1,000 to $4,000;
Trousers prices from 1915 to $9.10.
Chas. Horn, at Hansell's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Class Play will be Presented at the
Opera House This Evening and
Commencement Is Friday.

This is commencement week of the
Leon High School, and the pupils of
the Leon schools are finishing their
school work for the year. The bac-
calaureate sermon was preached at
the opera house on last Sunday even
ing by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, pastor
of the M. E. church, the opera house
being packed and the big audience
listened to one of the finest sermons
ever heard in this city. Rev. Fan
sher had given much time and study
to his sermon and it was a masterful
effort.
Tonight the class of 1912 will give
their class plays at the opera house,
the entire cast being made up of the
graduates, who have been drilled by
Mrs Marion Wasson. They will
present two one-act playets, entitled
"A Case of Suspension" and my
Cousin Timmy." The following is
the cast:
"A Case of Suspension
Dorothy, Alice, Mildred, Young La
dies of Seminary, Ethyl Hatch, Es-
ther Henry, Ada Dale.
Harold, Tom, Jack, Undergraduates
of a. college nearby, Earle Dorm,
nalpl huMley, ndlpu IIu6eWoy.
Miss Ophelia Judkins, Nellie Easter
Prof. Emilus Edgerton James Dunn
Kathleen, a Celtic Maiden
Edith Chambers
Dennis, The Seminary MAN"
. ,.............R Raymond Epperley
my Cousin Timmy."
Miss Bethia Alderney, Mis-
tress of Select School for
Girls .'........... Georgia Hurst
Bonnie Holland -. Ruth Farquhar
Fudge Tootley 49,. Mary Hazlet
Stella Mayborn 49,. Grace Bowman
Pupils.
Rita Garland -. Lima Cummins
Millie Jones ........ Nellie Easter
Mollie spooner ...... Ethyl Hatch
Jonas Chorker, the Gardener
Frederic Holman
Maggie Bings, the maid, Vergie Cox
Prof. Timothy Audles, Miss
Alderney's cousin. Ralph Rumley
On Friday evening at the opera
house will be held the commence
ment exercises, the address to the
class being by Rev. Finis S. 1dleman,
of Des MOines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
The County Treasurer's Bond.

Editor Reporter:
understand that there has been
some talk among the tax payers OF
the county about me giving fidelity
bond as treasurer and the county
paying for it when it had never been
done before. The reason that it has
never been done before is, that l was
the first treasurer elected after the
law was passed authorizing it.
The thirty-third general assembly
passed the law, which went into ef-
feet July 4, 1909, authorizing the
treasurer to give a fidelity bond and
requiring the county to pay for the
same. The same legislature passed a
law which went into effect at the
same time requiring the banks to
pay two per cent on their daily bal
ance on the county funds deposited
in their banks while before this they
had not been required by law to pay
any interest.
1t costs $16625 per year to pay
for the fifty thousand dollar bond of
the treasurer. The banks paid into
the county last year $962.63 as in
terest on deposits, leaving clear
gain to the county of $796.38, after
paying for the treasurer's bond.
The law requires the bonding
company to furnish certificate from
the Secretary of the State of Iowa
that he has investigated the COM
pany's, standing and that they are
absolutely safe. This makes the
county absolutely safe and secure
no matter what the treasurer might
do, which is the intention of the
law.
The treasurer is free from any
obligation to his friends who might
sign his bond, or to the banks who
might go his security. He is free to
treat every bank and every tax payer
in the county with absolute fairness
which ! have tried to do.
Very truly,
w. C. COZAD,
County Treasurer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
New Court Cases,

! G. W. Hoffman VS.. Sherman Dale
ct. al. Plaintiff secured a Judgment
against Sherman and Elizabeth Dale
for 500 on Oct. 5, 1896 and now
garnishees Mrs. VIM. Ogden, who it
is claimed has property belonging to
defendant.
I Frank Coffin VS.. Leota Coffin. The
parties were married in Leon about
twenty years ago and lived together
until about Jan. 1, 1910. Plaintiff
alleges in his petition that defend
ant has been guilty of cruel and in
human treatment, cursing him, and
accusing him of consorting with
other women. He asks for a decree
of divorce and the custody of their
five minor children. Marion Wood
ard and Sharp & Parrish, attorneys
for plaintiff.
BENJAMIN F. Grim VS.. w. F..
Grim ct. al. The parties are the
heirs of Hannah J. Grim, who died
July 2, 1911, owning at the time of
her death 43 acres Of land Plain
tiff asks that the land be- sold and
the proceeds divided among the
heirs. S. Varga, attorney for plain
tiff,
Lusetta Dunn vs.. Jane Day. Suit
is brought asking that defendant be
compelled to satisfy mortgage for
$500 given by plaintiff to defendant
on lot 1, block 4, Shaffer's addition
to Leon, which was paid to defend
ants agent, S. Varga, on March 21,
1912, and on March 2Sth, a salts
faction or cancellation was written
on the record in the recorders Of
flee, which was afterward erased by
drawing pen and ink lines across it.
The plaintiff asks the court to make
the satisfaction a matter of record
and that defendant be required to
deliver the mortgage note to plaintiff
Miles & Steele, attorneys for plain
tiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
TUBERCULOSIS THE OBJECT.
Must Go-Cities Planning.

Press Bureau, Board of Control OF
State Institutions, Department of
tuberculosis.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 15.-Re-
cent developments throughout the
state indicate that a still greater
fight is to be waged against the
white plague in Iowa. tuberculosis
is coming to be regarded as the
most destructive and wasteful dis
ease in the catalog of preventable
maladies. 1t is now determined that
intelligent cooperative measures
shall be instituted by communities
to throttle this monster and effect
ually restrict it. Indeed, many cities
are planning for the establishment
of camps or retreats where advanced
consumptives can have adequate
care and treatment. The people are
awakening to the perilous situation.
They have found that the neglected,
uncared for person suffering with
tuberculosis, is great danger to the
entire neighborhod, that they can no
longer afford to be Indifferent to the
eminent danger which may be found
in most every community throughout
the state.
) Nor is the establishment of suit
able hospital care for the consump-
tive class the only consideration,
but many communities are arousing
themselves to the necessity for
proper medical supervision of the
children in the public schools. That
many children are early infected
with tuberculosis is now we'll estab-
lished. This is due to the fact that
they are low in vitality induced by
some physical defect perhaps, which
might be removed by competent
medical supervision. Out of a grail
uating class in one town in Iowa of
about a thousand inhabitants, three
members have already died of tuber-
culosis and the fourth is in dying
condition. Naturally the people of
that city are much agitated and are
studying the conditions which have
produced such fatal consequences.
Many other incidents could be writ
ten, perhaps not so bad as this but
full of tragedy nevertheless. Eco
nonically considered, Iowa has been
sustaining an appalling loss which
her intelligence no longer can en-
dure.
A vigorous fight is being waged
again this year against the common
house fly, the most dangerous car
rier of germs known in this latitude.
Cities and towns are making war on
the fly as community problem.
Swat the fly is the slogan, but the
best way to swat the fly is to clean
up alleys end yards of debris and
garbage and to remove the Matching
places. These hygienic precautions
together with screened houses, fly
traps, fly -poisons and fly swatters,
will make the campaign against this
pest most effective.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Capt. j. F. Lands Seriously Injured.

Capt. J. F. Lands, one of the we'll
known citizens of Richland township.
was seriously injured in a runaway
accident Just north OF Grand River
Monday morning. Capt. Lands was
driving to Grand River with a spirit
ed team, and when about a mile
north Of Grand River his team be-
came frightened and ran away,
throwing him from the buggy, and
he was quite seriously injured, his
right arm being broken and he suf-
fered a severe confusion from strik-
ing the hard ground. He was picked
up and taken to the home of his son,
DR.. L. J. Lands, in Grand River,
where he was given medical atten-
ton and is getting along as we'll as
could be expected. Owing to his ad-
vanced age, the injuries, especially
the shock are quite serious. The
many friends of Capt. Lands are
hoping that his injuries may prove
not as serious as anticipated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
More Twins.

Decatur county is going in for the
record on twins this year, and if
there is another county in the state
which beats us. they will have to
get a hump on themselves. Two
weeks ago we chronicled the birth Of
two pairs of twins, and should have
added another one to the list last
week, as two bouncing democrats
were born to Mr.. and Mrs., John
Chastain, jr., of east of Leon, on
Sunday, May, 18th. The youngsters
are doing finely and John says
that he will guarantee that they
would vote for Champ Clark if they
were just twenty-one years older.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Dallas County First to Pave Country
Road.

An initial step in the good roads
movement has been taken by the
Perry Commercial club which has, by
raising the sufficient sum to insure
the project, made possible the first
paving of rural roads in Iowa. The
club recently appeared in a body be-
fore the Dallas county board of sup
ervisors and there secured $1,000
which was added to by the Perry city
council by an appropriation of $500.
An equal sum has been raised by the
Commercial club and the total will
be spent in paving bad strip OF
road two miles west of the city.
A concrete roadway sixteen feet
wide and over a mile in length will
be built. AS far as known this is the
first rural paving in Iowa. 1t is tc
replace a lot of temporary road work
which has cost the county, it is estl-
mated, fully $4,000 in the last fit.
teen years.
1t is planned to carry on this pol
icy throughout the county with the
result that in a few years Dallas
county will be noted for it's good
roads,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Looks Like Roosevelt.

The returns from the Ohio presi-
Dental primary were still meagre at
the time The Reporter went to press
Wednesday afternoon, but the re-
turns seem to indicate that Roosevelt
is the victor in Ohio, president Taft's
home state, the latest bulletin giving
as the result from 1895 precincts
out of 5,129, giving Roosevelt a total
of 59,054 to, Al ,435 for Taft. The
result will, however, be so close that
the full returns will be necessary be-
fore the actual result is known. On
the democratic side the returns in
dicate that Governor Harmon will
lead over Governor Wilson by sub
stantial majority.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Memorial Day at Decatur City.

The following program will be
carried out at Decatur, City, on
Memorial day, Thursday, May 80,
1912.
Meet at G. A. R. hall at 1880 p. m.
March to cemetery in following
order:
Colors, Color Guard, Band, W. r.
c., G. A. r., children and citizens.
Ritual services by the Post.
Soldiers graves decorated by Post
and children. r,.
March to M. E. church.
Services as follows:
Music.
Invocation.
Music,
Reading of orders by Adjutant.
Address by Rev. Scott Jones.
Music.
America. ~
Benediction.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Favors Changing Mulct Law.

Des Moines, Iowa,-H. H. Sawyer,
head of the Constitutional Amend
ment Association of Des MOines, has
come out openly in favor of changing
the mulct law so that the secret bal
lot will be substituted for the pres
ent petition of consent method of
deciding whether a county or city
shall be "wet" or "dry." Mr.. Saw
yer says he thinks such a change
would favor the temperance interests
in the state. There are lots of men
who are forced to sign a petition
who would go to the polls and vote
the other way.
1t would seem, however, that
which side such change would
favor is only incidental to the real
point at issue. Every American cit
izen is in favor of fair play and the
fundamental rule of our government
is that the majority should rule. 1t
is obvious to anybody, who has stud
led the results of the petition of con-
sent system, that this method does
not provide for either one. The pc.
tition system does not secure an hon
est expression of the people on one
of the great moral problems. That
part of the law, which provides that
some cities must. secure the sigma
lures of eighty per cent of the voters,
others only sixty-fve, while large
cities only have to secure fifty one
per cent, gives the minority the
chance to rule the majority, and is
also class legislation. Temperance
people must not expect to secure
their ultimate aim by unfair means.
Until our liquor law gives a majority
right to rule, no real progress to-
wards true temperance will be secur.
ed The quicker this change is made
the quicker will the real sentiment
of the people on this great question
be secured, Then will it be right and
proper to educate the people to be-
lieve that temperance is only another
stepping stone to real morality, and
that temperance in all things is the
right way to- live. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
In the Mayors Court.

Guy Skinner, of High Point, was
arrested Saturday night on the
charge of intoxication, and was fined
1885, which he paid into the city
treasury. -.
Everett Vaughn was arrested Sat
urday on the charge of assaulting
John Osborn and was found guilty.
Mayor Foxworthy imposed fine OF
1885, in default of which he is
working, for the city for period OF
six days. - .s..5..-r, ~ = ,.,.. '-a~.
Mayor Foxworthy has adopted the
policy of pay your fine or work it
out, which is the correct idea.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Lamont Entertained Bankers.

Group Nine of the Iowa State
Bankers Association met at Lamont
last Friday, and it was the largest
and best meeting they have ever
held, about 1875 bankers being in at
tendance. The visitors were enter
tanned on an elaborate scale, being
given an auto ride over the city and
to the various places of interest in
the city, and a fine banquet was
served in the evening at their new
coliseum. G.. w. Hoffman, of the
Exchange National Bank of Leon
was one Of the speakers, his subject
being the Gospel of Agriculture, I
and he made q fine talk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Falling Tree Demolishes Bridge.

A peculiar accident happened in
Bloomington township during the last
high waters on Elk creek. A sixty
foot bridge across Elk creek west Of
the old Bedier farm was struck by a
linn tree which the waters had un-
dermined, and when the tree felfsit
struck the bridge in such manner
as to break on the supporting truss
and the whole structure fell into the
creek. 1t will have to be replaced
with new bridge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23

There will be a special big bill at
the Idle Hour theatre this evening.
Three big reels, "The Prospector's
Legacy" q western drama of great
strength, "The Girl He Left Behind, =,
and "Opt of Tune" Three big special
attractive films, and it only costs 10
cents to see all Of them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Ball Game at Davis City Sunday.

There will be big ball game at
Miller's Base Ball Park at Davis
City on Sunday afternoon between
the Decatur City and Davis City ball
teams. Each of these teams have
won one game this season and this
is the deciding game to determine
which Of them will get to play the
game at Davis City on the Fourth of
July, SO the lovers of the. game are
looking forward to a close game. 81.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23

Attention-W. r. c.. and Post
members! Please bring flowers to
"a. a. r. hall Decoration morning
/ and oblige committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Crown Chapel.

Preaching at Crown Chapel next
Sabbath afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
by Rev. b. N. Bradshaw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Scouts!

Indoor meeting Friday at 7:3O,
p. m. Every scout come. First aid
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
Program

OF the K. of P. Band concert Sat-
urday night.
1. california Limited"
March ........... Fenton
2. Sunny South"-Over-
ture of Plantation Mel
Odies COnternO
3. Polka, di Concerto
Cornet solo ......... . Brooks
T. Johannes
4. bohemian Girl'-Se-
lection .Balte
5. American PatroP'-
Descriptive .........B Beacham
6. "Lercnata Italiana"-. .Bucci
Z. "The Three Roses
WaltZ .DeUOuL
8. Southern Smiles
Characteristic ........ Kelley
8. est. Vitus Dance
Trombone Tickle 49,. Holmes
"Star Spangled Banner"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23

Get your sweet potato plants Al
Casters grocery. 81 3 5:-5, ss.3 - s
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
TUNGSTEN FROM
COLORADO PUREST

Tungsten, which might well be
termed the metal of this decade
because of its rapid adaptation TO
great number of uses besides
the familiar ones of an alloy for
steel and filaments for electric
lamps is found in limited quanti-
ties in many parts of the world.
but about half of the worlds sup.
ply comes from the United States,
says the October Popular Mechan.
les Magazine. The greater part of
this half is that coming from the
apparently almost inexhaustible
supply in Boulder county, Colo
RADIO, The tungsten found in Col
orado is the purest in the world.
So vast is it in extent and 80
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
FARMERS NEEDED
OF IMMIGRANTS

Every student of economic con-
ditions in the United States knows
that more farmers are needed to
make agriculture keep pace with
other industries, says the Chicago
Record Herald. The project to
divert to the farms immigrants
coming to Chicago by establishing
on the lake front, near Twenty
second street, an agricultural and
industrial exposition building with
special features for the instruction
of the newcomers in the possibili-
ties of country life, is one that
should interest the public greatly
Too many of our immigrants, even
those bred in the country and cap
able of becoming Immediately use
full on farms, settle in our large
cities. The country districts need
them, the cities do not. In the
cities there are now few chances
for them compared with those that
existed few years ago. The new
corners can better themselves and
the nation by becoming producers
instead of consumers of farm pro-
ducts.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
If we haven't what you want
we'll order it for you. Fuller.
Make No Excuses.

We can wrest success from any
failure and take from 1t much OF the
sting when we frankly admit that 1t
was our fault, and that we have no
excuse to offer, while at the same
time we express our purpose not to
fail In that way again. The world is
quick to forgive the man who does not
ask to be excused. God can forgive
us on no other terms; and Gods for
giveness is the only way to assured
victory over failure.-The Sunday
School Times.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
BETTER FARMING

The rapid growth in the popu-
lation of our country, the trend OF
the population from agriculture to
other forms of industry with the
accompanying phenomena of ten
ancy, decreased production per
capita of agricultural products,
rapidly increasing prices and in
many instances decreased yield
per acre, have aroused a nation
wide interest in the farm.
This interest has been chiefly
marked by the activity of business
interests that closely depended
upon the farm for their future
prosperity. The Importance Of
farm and proper farming methods
became so apparent that all indus
tries are prepared to assist in such
constructive movements as prom
ised the betterment of farm con-
ditions.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
Tho Worlds Greatest Slave,

Aesop probably is one OF the most
noted slaves that ever lived. The
fables and stories he told have de-
lighted mankind for twenty-five hun.
dred years, and there is no telling how
much longer the world will continue
to enjoy them. Aesop was so de-
formed that for long time his Greek
master could not sell him. Finally
he was sold, and the master found
him SO wise that he was set free.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
Church on the Sahara.

The African Desert OF Sahara, 932 by
2,4S4 miles, is a Vicariate Apostolic.
Its population is about 100000 With
the Vicariate is attached the Sudan.
The European Catholics number 1000,
negro Catholics 600. 1t has 1000 cate
chumens, 40 missionaries, 10 Sisters,
IL church, 10 schools, orphanages,
8 hospitals, of which two are for
lepers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14

A Des Moines man had an attack Of
muscular rheumatism in his shoulder.
A friend advised him to go to Hot
Springs, That meant an expense of
$50 90 or more. He sought for a quicker
and cheaper way to cure it and found it
in amberlain's Liniment. Three days
after the first application of this liniment
he was we'll For sale by all dealers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
On the Job.

Stern ADMINISTERING man, the
milkman is beginning to make his
rounds, the day is breaking and the
ROSTERS are beginning to crow"
Harry Stalate-"How punctual is ma.
ture in her workings"
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14

abundant and easy to mine, that
the price of this very valuable
metal has gone down until it is
now available for very wide COM
mercial uses.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-14
Spoons.

Young Man dining with his own.
est own)-"Oh, waiter, may we have
a spoon here| Waiter-"No objec-
ton, sir, if you don't mind the other
guests"