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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
Freight Depot to be Moved.

The Leon freight depot is to be
moved this spring to new location,
just across the road east of the pas
senger depot, plans having been
drawn for the change and also for
providing considerable additional
side tracks for the Leon yards, which
are badly congested with cars all the
time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
FairvieW.

Several from this vicinity had
business at Lineville Saturday.
\ Mrs M. Linden, who has been
staying with her daughter, Mrs Dill
ldp, returned home Thursday after
. Awo weeks visit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
Is. Y. Walker Dead.

Word came Tuesday that B. Y.
Walker, for many years resident
of Van Vert, was dead. He had
been living for the past two years
with his son Cyrus Walker, in Weis-
err, Idaho. Mr. Walker was pioneer
resident of this community and was
held in high esteem by all who knew
him.
The body will arrive Friday or
Saturday. Funeral services will be
held at the M. E. church.-Van Vert
Record,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Recorder.

will be candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for county recorder,
subject to the decision of the repub-
lican voters at the primary in June.
WILL GARDNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
Why We Believe The Bible.

"Has Prophecy Been Fulflled?' is
the subject of the next lecture at the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath
evening. These discussions are be-
ing appreciated by those who hear
them. We shall try to give some
thing next Sabbath evening worth
anyone's while to hear.
=. N Bradshaw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Treasurer.

l will be candidate for renomin-
alton for county treasurer, subject
to the decision of the democratic
voters at the June primary.
w. G. COZAD,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
Asleep at the Switch.

There are only two more days in
which to pay your taxes as all be-
come due with penalty the first day
of April. Take notice and act &C.
lcOrdingly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For REPRESENTATIVE.

will be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for representative
in the state legislature, subject to the
decision of the democratic voters at
the primary in June.
MI. THOMPSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Auditor.

will be candidate for the re-
publican nomination for county
auditor, subject to the decision of
the voters at the June primary.
NJ, LINDEN,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For REPRESENTATIVES,.

will be a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for represent
alive in the state legislature, subject
to the decision of the democratic
voters at the primary in June.
A. M. PRYOR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Clerk of Courts.

l will be a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for clerk of the
district court, subject to the decision
of the voters at the June primary.
E. E. BECK,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
FO,, Auditor

nation for county auditor, subject
to the decision of the voters at the
June primary.
r. e. MCLAUGHLIN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28

Native Lumber-All kinds of ma
tive lumber at my mill miles north
west of Decatur City. one mile south
of the Springer bridge. T.. J. SWISH
or, Decatur. Iowa. -.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Recorder.

l will be candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for county re-
corder, subject to the decision of the
voters at the June primary.
w. A. BOONE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Sheriff.

l will be a candidate for the dem
ccratic nomination for sheriff, sub
ject to the decision of the voters at
the June primaries.
wv. NJ. MAPES,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
Death Of Mrs. Anna Perks.

Mrs. Anna Perks died Tuesday
night at the home Of Her daughter,
Mrs: r. w. George, WHO lives south
Of Leon, at the advanced ase q q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Sheriff

ocratic nomination for sheriff sub
ject to the decision of the voters at
the June primaries.
c. r, PIERCEY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28

For Sale-A few registered Here
ford bull calves. Also some timothy
and clover seed, mixed. w. q.
Shinn, Weldon, Iowa, r.. r. d. No. 2.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Recorder.

l will be candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for county re-
corder, subject to the decision of the
voters at the June primary.
P. E. SHIRLEY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
For Sheriff.

ocratic nomination for sheriff sub
ject to the decision Of the voters at
the June primary.
JAMES CAIN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28

when It comes to weather. pr0ph-
eta, us for the ground hos. says. the
lows City Republican. 81 s,s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
new REPAIR SHOP.

l have opened new jewelry
and repair shop at erich
ton & Sons store in Leon
and am prepared to do all
kinds of repair work at
reasonable prices and will
guarantee my work to be
satisfactory. Bring in your
watches, clocks, ETC., and
have them cleaned and re-
paired.
N. |. SELL,
Evening star., 1912-07-05
CHICAGO sPELT A DOZEN WAYS.
The City, Too, Has Been in Eight
Different Illinois Counties.

From the Chicago Daily News.
Few people know that Chicago has
been in eight different counties Of ILL.,
nois," said George c. Greenville. 1T was
first placed within the limits of Madison
county. ILL.,, then being territory. Sep
tember IA, 1872.
subsequently it was included in the
following counties seriatim: Edwards, in
1914: Crawford, 1916: Clark, after the
territory was admitted as a state. 1913;
Pike. 1921 Fulton, 1928: PEORIA 1925, un-
der the Jurisdiction of which il renainel 4
until the creation of the county of Cook.
January Il. 1881.
The Eame of the city, too, has been
spelled more tnan a dozen ways. Father
Hennepin called it Che-cau-gou; La Sale
Shecagou: on an old French map of 1862
Chekagou: on another old map u6I3) In
the Historical Society library at Madison,
Wis. it is Chicaugua; Father Gravier
uG0) wrote II Chicagoua, and in 100 St
Sosme wrote it var.ously Chikagu, Chica-
gou, Chicaqu and Chicago, he being the
first to give the letters the arrangement
which finally was settled upon as the
authorized spelling. CharlevoiS gave the
same spelling in 1121. In the Greenvilie
treaty tas revis ed) 1t is Chikagu.
In an old deed filed away among the
archives OF the Chicago Historical So
ciety, as applied to the river or creek
Q71I it is plainly written Chicagou. The
wild onion and signified % the red men
strong, mighty, powerful. courageous.
In 1I25 chief bore the name Chicago
(under some one of its many spellings)
who went to Par.s and was made much of
by kings and princes"
Evening star., 1912-07-05
The Labor-Saving Windmill.
From Strcnd.

Wind engines whose name is legion.
consist for the most part of variations and
amplfications of the familiar windmill,
which is not, however. so familiar in
England as it deserves to be. With d
surface sufficiently exposed great power
is obtainable for operating a dynamo
one cannot help marveling at the general
neglect of this source of industrial en-
ergy. They are used for draining pur-
poses i'm Holland and Norfolk and for
mining in several countries. 1t was Lord
Kelvin who first proposed to utilize them
in charging electric accumulatOrs. a sin
gle windmill at Faversham, of fifteen
horsepower. raised. in ten months. TWEEN
ty-one million gallons Of water from a
depth of one hundred and nine feet; but
American windmlls lave far exceeded
this record of usefulness These litter
have the sails arranged in an annulus or
disk. the sails consisting of narrow stats
arran2ed radially. each board inclined at
constant angle of weather. In what
are called centrifugal governor mills the
Stats are set i'm a bar; by rotating the bar
the Stats are brought end on to the wind.
the action resent ling the shutting of an
umbrella The Stats are held up to the
wind BY a weisht, and are also connected
to 4 centrifugal governor Ii the speed
of the governor increases. the balls fly
out and lift the weight, and at the same
time the sails arc partially furled. There
are five hundred windmill patents in
America alone. II single horsepower
wind engine We're affixed to the roof of
every London house. think of the enor-
nous saving of the hands, the legs and
the backs of half million housewives
and domestic servants. Every family
could then keep its horse or at least its
horsepower: every householder could af
ford motor; and. from al artistic stand
point what great gain to the eye it
would be To see London a city OF wind
mills.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
A Floating Farm.
From the Wide World.

rom tnp luc Norlu
Jens Soeby's floating farm is one Of
the famous sights on the Columbia river.
All the buildings are supported by three
RATS made of huge pine logs. Soeby, a
veteran Of the Spanish war,
got the idea of a floating houseboat
when travelling in China and Japan, and
when he returned home after the war he
built three RATS on the Columbia river
and on these he erected house and
warehouse 70 keep nets and boats. chick
en- pens and so on: he also made
garden in which he raised enough vegeta-
bles for the use of his family Soebys
farm and inn, floating serenely on the
water soon became favorite headuuar-
ters for fishing parties. Here they were
housed and fed, and at night Soeby
would play his old violin for their en-
tertainment He also gave music les
sons The farm was noored in front
Of the property of Mr.. c. F. De Long,
who charged Soeby 30 cents month
rental When Soeby did not pay his rent
for two years De Long secured a jude-
ment and writ of ejectment from the
judge of the superior court. but when the
sheriff attempted to enforce the order
the water was too low to move the RATS.
Recently. after a freshet. the water rose
and George Johnson. deputy sheriff, was
sent TO remove Soehys property. He
hired a river steamer and crew of half
dozen men, pulled up the anchors of the
RATS, and towed this unique floating
habitation half a mile down the stream
where 1t was anchored and where Jens
and his wife still live.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Tie Troublesome Crawfsh.

From the Providence Journal.
1t is Unfamiliar information but not
surprising upon being examined that
the 'craHfish is Il constant menace to
the Mississippi loyees tbs fresh
water crustacsaa. w.:ich resembles the
lobster though OF small size, notori-
ously has a fancy for bu:rowing into
dil5es. The floods IN the lower Missis-
sippi have called attention 10 its ac-
tivity. Ii is accused of having weak
ened construction which had been cal
culated to hold against the utmost
pressure of water Truly surprising,
however - tie evidence that the craw-
fish is also a crop pest. Imagine a lob
ster invading your g@rden with malice
prepense! That is what is observed on
plantations adjoining the habitat OF the
crawfish. according TO an Official of the
of Agriculture. In some sections il
young plants little less fornid9 bic than
some of the birds and mammals against
which the planter must protect his
fields.
Over wide area the depredations OF
the crawfsh embarras3 the cultivation
of cotton and corn. IL .rafns occur
after planting then an invasion may
particularly be expected. The pest Will
hurrow, apparently, so long as water
is, in sight. Thousands Of holes to
the acre have been discovered after a
succession of night raids. The readiest
way of comba ting these curious mis-
chief makers appears TO be to assemble
the plantation hands. armed with clubs,
and await the appearance of the craw-
fish from their holes.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' ,es are higher.
.EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia, 1Sa19;
West Virginia ana southwest Virginia.
Is: Tennessee, Is.
BUTTER-Elgin fancy, per lb. 29a2s1s;
store packed, 20.
CHEESE-New York state factory new,
POULTRy-Hen's. per lb.. 14a: roost-
ers. per lb:, o: turkeys. 13al5; chickens.
springers. 22a25
DRESSED PouLTRY-rIen.. choice.
per lb. 16al1; roosters, per h. 9a1O; tur-
keys per h., 14a1J; young ducks, per h.,
1Sa2O; geese, per lb.. SalO.
TABLES-Potatoes, new, No. l.
per bbl.. 223a2.75: No. >, per bbl 1.25a
1.'a; corn IN. c.. per crate, 1.aOa1.75
Texas, per crate, Local p; new cabbages,
per crate. :.5a50; eggplant Florida. per
crate. 2.0Oa2.3o: lettuce. per basket ia
1.5n; string beans. per basket. JOa75. per
75al.CO; beets. per 100 punches, o.Ooa
800: kale. per bbl. 5Oa1.OO: spinach
per bbl. 1.0O.1.25: tomatoes. per crate Is;
Ioal.1o: asparagus. per doz., s1.Ooa1 IL;
cucumbers. North Carolina, o0a1 80; peas
per bbl.. 5.O0a6.GO.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, old, per box
.5Oa3.25; new, per bbl, 1.:Oa3OO oranges
California per box, 3..Ja4.o5: Florida
oranges, 4.5Oao.O0; lemons, per box, 3.5oa
AGO: grape fruit, per box. 5.OOa6OO; pine
apples o.O0ao.JO: cantalnupes. per crate,
o.O0a3.O0: cherries. per at. 6a2O; peaches
per crate. 1.0Oa2.0O: huckleberries per ut
6al21s; blackberr:es, Gall; plums. per qt,
5aS.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. western,
No. /. 26.50a27.J0; No. .. 25.OOacG 90;
mixed hay. 22.0oa24.Oo; straw. rye.
bale, 1SOOa1S.J0: mach ne thrash. 14.OUa
1900: straw. wheat. per ton. 1O.50a1l. 90;
straw, oat. per ton. 13.00a14.OO.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per lb.. 2.JOa3 80;
spring lambs. per h., $; calves, choice,
per H.. s; medium per h. 7a7is.
WOOL AND .IIDEs--Wool. washed.
free of burrs. per H., 32a35; wool, un-
washed, per h., 20: hides. dry. per h.,
l5a1G: green hides. 10. II. caifskil.. green,
each. 1.25a1.j0.
GRAIN-Nheat, per bu. 112a1l4
corn, shelled, 3Da33: ear. per bbl., 4S5a
500; oats. western white, No. > per bu,
62a64: oats. mixed. per bu., 6la63 bran.
10 Ooa3O. 90; middlinss. "0.OOa3oOO
SEEDS-Red clover. per bu, 11O)a
11.lO; alsike clover, per bu., 1O.GOa1l 60;
white clover. per bu., 16.Nnaa4.OO; GRIM
SOL clover. 5.75a6.OO; timothy, per bu
5.OOa5.5O: blue grass, per bu., 1.7oa2 %;
redtop grass, 13.JOa11.OO per 100 lbs, al
falfa, per bu., 12.0Oa15O0.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Evil Of HoardiNg Money.
From the Philadelphia Press.


Az incident which occurred in Schuyl-
kill county this week shows that the pos
tai savings law still fails to reach some
persons whom il designed to help
Being pressed for the payment Of a debt
q miner of Mount Pleasant dug up an old
jar which he had secreted in the noun
tainsde in the rear of his home and
which contained his savings, amounting
to 500. The miner said he knew OF sew
eral instances where friends. who were
afterward killed, had in this way secret
ed their savings which VII only be found
by rare accident. Hoarding money Is an
injustice to the community. Funds ought
10 be kept In circulation for the benefit Of
business men who have to borrow capital
TO carry on their undertakings, whether
they be the conduct OF store. the oper-
alton of factory or the carrying out OF
contracts for construction. To banks all
borrowers go that their requirements for
capital may be satisfied. II bank q
loans were restricted to its own capital
It's resources would soon be exhausted and
IT'S usefulness limited to a narrow sphere.
OrdN arily a banks deposits are from
eight TO fifteen times the amount of its
oapitAi. and ti-ese deposits and a judicious
expansion of credits serve the needs OF
the business men where the institution is
located.
I: all thrifty workers hid their savings
In the mountains.dc the country would be-
come bankrupt recent statement OF
local saving fund society shows that
ss2.No rI0 of $4,000, 90 of deposits are
Invested in bonds issued by railroads
VIII 'ch means that the railroads have the
use OF over seven dollars out of every
ten dollars deposited as savings with this
institution. About $4,000 ono of the bal
ance is invested In the bonds of states
counties. cities and towns The saving
fund society thus becomes the medium
whereby pubic improvements are financed
through the savings OF thrifty people.
Funds thus kept In circulation are avail
able for. the purchase OF materials and
the employment of labor.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Prolonging Life.
From the Detroit News.


For unnumbered centuries man has
known that some of the processes OF life
continue for time after death. Man
discovered this whenever he destroyed one
of the lower animals. The tail of a snake
will continue to move for hours after the
head of the animal has been completely
severed. The same manifestation of per-
sstent life is to be noted in the turtle.
The heart of any reptile completely re-
moved from the body and deprived of
blood will continue beating for hours.
placed in suitable medium and given
a little stimulus in the form of mild
saline solution or by application of cleo
trical current and 1T will beat almost in
definitely. CHASTITY curios have been
created by fakirs who have removed the
head Of an ordinary barnyard fowl and
kept the creature alive for long periods
by artificial feeding.
For thousands of years this knowledge
was without significance or profit. Then
medical men tegan to take note Of all
such phenomena and presently the art of
medicine and surgery emerged from en-
piric SIN and error to take place amid
the sciences. Human life is being pro-
longed human deficiencies are bein g
mended and human misery is being re-
lieved in ways that our forefathers would
have denounced as sacrileSious II not
diabol cal Life is discovered 10 be a
mysterious energy which is not centered
in any particular part of a human organ
ISM 1t is found to pervade every minute
cell Of the body and each cell is possessed
Of innate powers peculiar to itself. 4
single bud or small twig grated unon
tree of the same species. but a different
VARIETY viii become n livn" mart of the
tree but will persist in producing its own
particular kind of fruit n spite of the
fact that it derives IFS sap and its life
from another kind. Thus one tree may
be made to produce many varieties of
fruit rinening them at different sons.
But until comparatively recently 10 one
dared apply this graft ns principle to the
human organism. 1t was tried with little
expectation of success upon the lower
animals and the results astonished the
experi menters as much as they Mortified
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Natures Way.
eyeland Plain Dealer

rom the Cleveland Plaln Dealer
Nature. if unimpeded. might take care
Of a good many problems which now
arise to mock the efforts of man. Conser-
vationists tell US that had the forests not
been destroyed, disastrous floods would
be rare. II the naturally bountful sup
ply of wild birds had not been sacrificed
to the greed or vanity of society many,
perhaps most, of the insect pests which
destroy crops and make life miserab BILE
for people in rural districts would never
have gained their present foothold in the
world.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
note what the state ornithologist Of Mas
sachusetts says in recent report. Ma
tive birds, this official finds, are beginning
to eat the eggs of the gypsy moth and to
take to the new diet with apparently in
creasng avidity. Tie eggs are the most
vulnerable form of gypsy moth life. since
they are exposed to attack for several
months each year. Here. then, is evidence
that nature proposes to cope as much az
man will let her with one of the most
serious pests which the eastern and par
ticular.y the New England states have
had to handle in years.
To the communities affected the dis
covery has large practical interest. but
TO most people it serves merely asAn in
c1dent to point moral. It emphasizes
what society Is sacrificing by the contin-
ued and almost indiscriminate slaughter
OF wild birds. The English sparrow most
worthless of winged creatures, seems to
be about the only feathered creature i'm
mune from extinction.
Legislatures have attempted, with vary
ing degrees of earnestness and success.
to protect the native song birds from
complete extinction. But laws can never
accomplish their salvation. unless they
are backed by a public sentiment which
appreciates the mission birds have in the
economy of nature. and the crushing pen
atty which will fall upon mankind if the
extinction which is now merely threat
ened ever becomes an accomplished fac.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Demand for bonds which was unusual
IN its scope produced more business at
the noon meeting today of the Washing
ton Stock Exchange than had been in
evidence in all of the other business days
of the week. Bonds aggregating $500
in face value were sold in the course Of
the trading, and in consequence of the
prices showed slight advances.
The business opened with the call
OF Capital Traction IS, and in rapid
fire series of sales. bonds of this issue
were sold to the extent of $4,000 on
way and Electric As We're equally
vigorously sought and $4,000 changed
hands, with the price advancing from
IS to S5A. Washington Gas 5s regis
tered gains in the after call" trad
ing, when bonds of total value of
$500 were sold on a range between
III ana 111A. Potomac Consolidated
IS were taken to the extent of $4,000.
the price being held steadily at 103 Is :.
Bond buying for the week reached a
grand total of $59.0OO. but with the ex-
ception OF the trading today there were
few changes in the quotations for these
standard local securities.
Comparatively little interest attached to
the list of stocks at the exchange meet
ing today. One lot of twenty shares of
Lanston sold at OH and ten shares of
Washington Railway and Electric COM
mon brought ~. Three lots of Wash
ington Gas. a total Of forty-seven shares,
were taken at S4.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
News Briefs.

The Mountain Lake Park season form
ally opened yesterday with the great in
terdenomina tional camp meeting in the
amph theater with Bishop Joseph F.
Berry in charge.
Rev. E. c. Powers, pastor OF Washing
ton Square Methodist Episcopal Church,
Hagerstown, Md. and Mrs Powers were
rendered a surprise party In honor OF
their fourth wedding anniversary
Prof j. NJ Lantz, formerly of Hagers-
town. Md. has been appointed mana ger
of the Keystone Business College, Cham
tersburg, Pa.
Announcement has jus, been made of
the marriage of Thomas H. Mccullough
of Cumberland. Md, and Miss Zue Myrtle
Alt of Maysville, w. Va. June =, at
Westernport. Md. by Rev. Mr.. Stewart,
pastor OF the Bap tist Church.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Real Estate Transfers

TENTH STREET NORTHEAST between
II and / streets-James {. Nealon et
ux. TO Mary B. Thompson, lot ~.
square 95S. $40.
FIFTH STREET NORTHEAST between
l and h streets-H. r. Howenstein Ell
ux. to Thomas A. Jameson, lot ID,
square SO1: $40.
C STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-Clarence Is. Hight ct
ux. to Charles b. Miller lot 143.
square 1854: so.
BROOKLAND-Edwar holloway Ell ux.
to Joseph p. Burg. lot Ii. block 81,
$40.
NO. 1873 9TH STREET SOUTHWEST
Sarah r. Coberth to Franz Scheuring.
lot 172. square 5a2: $40.
D STREET NORTHEAST between l4th
and 18th streets-Walter A. Dowd 10
William j. Vickery. lots lGs lG9. lac,
square 1854: $40.
FIFTEENTH AND ID STREETS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bank of
Washington to John W. Crabhs lot
l5. square 1858: $40. John ". Crabbs
conveys same property TO United
States Realty Company: Sb
ROSEDALE AND ISHERWOOD-Na-
tional Bank of Washington to John
w. Crabbs lots 3. 10. IL H. block
"a: SO John w. Crabbs conveys
same property to United States Realty
Company: $40.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
LARCENY ALLEGED.
Requisition From West Virginia for
Arrest of G.. P. Spearing.

Requisition rapers have been received
by the District of Columbia authorities
from Gov. Glasscock of West Virginia for
the return to that state OF George P
Spearing. to answer a charge of larceny.
1t is alleged by the West Virginia author
tiles that Spearirg was an accessory be-
fore the fact to the alleged larceny of
$ic,OGo from the Fidelity and Trust Com
pany OF West Virginia.
Spearing will fight the ext-adition
through his attorneys. who assert that
their client has not been in the state of
West Virginia for more than five years.
His bond was fixed at $1,000 to appear
for hearing next Monday.