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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
Decatur City.

Epworth League subject: "Ab-
stinence the Glory of Manhood"
Mrs. Chas. White died at her
home here Monday evening at about
8 o'clock. The funeral was held at
the home Tuesday at o'clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. McGilvery, interment
being in the Decatur cemetery The
bereaved ones have the sympathy of
all in their sorrow.
". H. Golfer and family were
Leon visitors Wednesday.
The Misses Fern Reuss and Lucy
Sell were guests of Ressie Creal
Sunday
Mrs. r. E. Mclaughlin and daugh-
ter Verda, visited from Saturday I'M
til Monday at the home of Mrs. J. w.
Mclaughlin.
Mrs. Dick Jones and son Jennie
spent several days in town last week
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Caldow
DR.. John Woodmansee and family,
Of Leon, spent Sunday at Gull
Mrs. c. R. Riley was Leon visitor
Monday.
DR.. H. NJ. Quigley, of Jack OAK
was in town the first of the week.
County Superintendent j. w.
Long and family, of Leon, were call
ed here last Friday on account of
the sickness Of Mrs. Longs father,
j. w. Laney.
w. H. Lloyd and family returned
from few days visit with relatives
in Ottumwa the first of the week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
that the commission sales have been
discontinued until the fall season

that the commission sales have been
discontinued until the fall season
commences.
Mrs. Walter McCully and sister,
Miss Jennie RabidouX, visited friends
out in Pleasant Valley last Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Daniels and children,
of Ridgeway, Mo-, are spending a
week with Davis City relatives.
Ed Graham and family visited
with their mother, Mrs. Clara Wer-
mitch. in Davis City last Sunday.
P. E. Shirley made drive to Ak
ron Mo-, last Monday.
What did the Leon papers say was
the date of the. Leon Chautauqua for
this year? august 4th to 10th.)
Mrs. Mary Bennett returned from
a visit with her children at Humes-
ton last Wednesday.
Mrs. Flora Scott, of Lamont, visit
ed at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Carter Scott, who is preparing to go
to Chicago for medical treatment for
the injuries she sustained in fall
about three years ago which have
troubled her ever since.
Mrs. Mary Harmon returned the
past week from a visit at Pittsburg,
Kansas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
PleasantOn.

Lewis Holt, of Leslie, has been
visiting friends here for the past
week. y
Mr.. Frank Gilmore and Raymond
Brown we're Leon visitors last Sat-
urday.
Miss Leota Peters visited her
brother in Clarinda last week.
Mrs. Vena M. Edwards returned
from st. Louis Thursday where she
has been attending Rebecca Conven-
ton. ''.., H.
Prof. B. G. Tye arrived home last
Tuesday from Promise City where
he had closed. a successful school
year as principal of the high school.
Decoration day will be observed
in appropriate manner in Pleasan-
ton this year. A varied program
has been arranged and Rev. J. H.
Burrows, of GAINESVILLE, Mo-, will be
speaker of the day F.
|, Miss Susie Schoonover, from Davis
City, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
A. NJ. Haag and family the. past
week. -
Clell Putnam, of GAINESVILLE, spent
Sunday in Pleasanton. s,35 &,
Miss Dorothy Tye was visiting
friends in osceola last week. '5f
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
FairvieW.

Mesdames John and Lew Over.
hotter were visiting at Frank Lewis
one day last week.
Mrs. D. B. Howell was visitor al
Mr.. SCOTS last Thursday afternoon
Miss Julia Hughes spent few
days last week with her sister, Mrs
Will Lewis.
Miss Bumgarner, of Garden Grove
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Will
Stiles.
The Epworth League of Fairview
will hold a social at the church Fri
day evening, May 31st. There will
be an election of officers and a pro-
gram given by the grown people.
Your presence will be appreciated.
Epworth League topic for June 2 K:
Abstinence, the Glory of Manhood.
Leader, Miss LYDIA Davis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
Morgan Center.

Henry Dillon and wife went to
Leon Monday and Mr.. Dillon re-
manned to take treatment of DR..
Woodmansee. Mr. Dillon has been
in poor health for some time.
Corn planting is about all done
and a good many fields worked over.
All tested seed corn proved a good
stand, and certainly repaid for all
the extra work.
Grandma Lowrance spent the
week with her daughter, Mrs. John
Kinds near Elm Chapel.
Our mail carrier made the first
trip in his auto Monday.
An ice cream social was held at
Elm Chapel Saturday night.
Freeman Hawkins and family
were visiting near Morgan Sunday.
Oscar Peck and wife and H. R.
Perkins and wife went to Lineville
Saturday night for lodge practice.
The ladies are preparing for team
work with the neighboring lodge at
Lovers of good music will enjoy a
treat at the Leon Chautauqua this
year. Everyone should try to attend
at least part of the time.
Willis Dillon bought a load of
calves of Lewis Warnock last Thurs
day.
Will Lowrance has quite a freak
of nature growing in his yard He
has three green gage plum trees full
of fruit, but the queer part is that
about two thirds, of the plums are
double. If the plums ripen as they
are now, basket of them ought to
go to the state fair. They will GER
tainly look like a new variety of
fruit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30

Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what 1 did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters reached the cause
J. H. Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
Political Advertising.
The Sammis Crist Utility Bill.
The Record of Your Representative Here Given.

This section also allowed company to capitalize
it's earnings In other words company could collect
unreasonable rates, capitalize the surplus earning and
then compel the consumers to pay interest on this in
creased capital.
Section 40 gives every corporation now operating
in Iowa perpetual franchise. The Des Mones Water
company could we'll afford to pay 100000 to get
this section into law their franchise expires soon
and the city under the law condemn the plant
If this section became the law the companies of Iowa
could we'll afford to pay million dollars in cold cash
to secure it's passage.
Section Al makes every present franchise ex-
elusive and prohibits cities and towns frdm granting
other franchises This section would be worth hun
reds of thousands Of dollars the companies inter-
ested.
These few provisions will show the reasons for
the great interest of the corporations in the passage
of the bill.
It also shows why every citizen Of Iowa who is
not financially interested in the utility companies
should oppose law of this kind. The members who
voted for the bill should be defeated at the next cleo
ton There can be question about it, the people do
not want the bill the corporations do. Those who
voted for the bill voted for the corporations and
against the people. Remember this record and when
the next primaries come work to have the corporation
supporters defeated
CORPORATION HOUSE MEMBERS.
These members voted for the bill and should be
defeated.
The ayes were
Bascom, Bauman, Beans, Black, Boettger, Brady,
Brown, Bruce, Campbell Of Ida Campbell of Webster,
Cousins Crist, Cunningham, Dabney Daniels Dawson,
Edmunds, Ellis, Enger Fnayson, Fourt, Fraley Fry,
George, Gilbert, Goodykoontz, Griggs Circuit, Hamil
ton Harding, Hayes, Hazen, Hickenooper, Hogan,
Hunt, Huntley, Hutchins, jacobson, johnson, Kay,
Koonz, Krebill Kull, Kulp Larrabee, Lenocker, Lin
nan, Lund McC]eery, Mccullough Miller Of Bremen,
Milton, Moore Murtagh, Newell, Conner Olson, Pat
terson Penn, Perkins, Pickford, Ripley, Robbins,
sRowles, Russell, Schee, Shane Sherman, Skinner,
] Smith of Adams Smith of Decatur, Stephenson Stpe,
sStoddard, Townsend, Van Camp White, Whitney, i
7Zeller, Mr.. Speaker-S0. -
#9 The nays
.Sss Beebe, Bybee, Dewey, Dixon, Downey Dunlap
Fulton, Greene, Harvey, Huff, Lounsberry, Miller of
Dubuque, Odendah, Ritter, Sater-15
Absent not voting:
Bowman Brockway Byerly, Collin, Escher Felt
Halgrims Jacobs Leach Shankland, Speer, Taylor
-1;.
Campbell Of Ft Dodge Goody -Koontz Of Boone,
Circuit of Waterloo, Harding Of Sioux City, Moore Of
Cedar Rapids and Whitney Of Sioux City are all from
cities owning their water works, and the people
of these cities certainly not willing after paying
for waterworks plant to turn the to state
commission.
Frank G. PIERCE in Midland Municipalities June 1911
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
FRED A. BOWMAN, NJ. d.
Physician and Surgeon.

Office hours II to II a. M, 1880 to
1880 p. M, 1880 to $3.50 p.s M. Office
phone, 2 on 202,, residence phone,
3 on POP.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30

Get your sweet potato plants at
Casters grocery. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
j. o. WOODMANSEE
Osteopathic Physician.

Consultation and examination free.
Office at Woodmansee House one
block north of square. Phone 6. Of
flee hours to II a. m. and 1 to p. m.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30

had business at Leon Tuesday.
Dennis Slaughter is building a
new residence on the farm he recent
ly" bought just north of Davis City,
known as part of the old grandma
Davis farm.
VIM. Frazier, John Poush and
John McCuily each sport a new auto
purchased in the past few days.
Otto TGrpen is the owner of a
motorcycle which he bought the past
week
Riley Hullinger treated his family
to- a new piano recently.
Tom Ewing and son Fred together
with their better halves, were down
from Lamont last Saturday to enjoy
a good fishing.
AS fishing parties and ball games
are OF such frequent occurrence in
p our little burg we sometimes forget
them, so please overlook our defic,
iency in such matters.
G. w. Sutherlin is rebuilding his
property on Mill street known as the
Grandma Acton house.
r. Rev. Floyd Morgan, of Darlington,
Mo-, visited his sister, Mrs. Dick
Scott, the past week.
Perry Shirley had business at Van
Vert last Sunday
Ed and Charles Burnison and John
McCully, made drive to Lamont
last Thursday in McCully's new auto.
Miss Edith Cowles, from near
Pleasanton, together with a young
lady friend from Van Vert was a
guest of Mrs. Ollie Hullinger the
past week.
We see by our Davis City paper
Newark post., 1912-02-07
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

The latest summary shows one
hundred and sixty-three cities III the
United States now under the com
mission form of government, which
Galveston and Des Moines were the
first to adopt. The cities are d.
vided among thirtythree States,
and include the capitals OF twelve.
The largest is Oakland, California,
which has a population of one hun
dred and sixty thousand. There
are twenty five that have a popllla-
ton of forty thousand or more
each. No city that has made an
adequate trial Of the commission
form Of government has returned
to the old way.
Newark post., 1912-02-07
GIRLS COLLEGE AND FREE LIBRARY
PERTINENT REMARKS ON CULTURE

minds upon that particular paper
continued to do so with absolute
confidence. and to echo it's opinions
with a little extra embroidery OF
long words and the same aplomb
that had served before. The differ
ence in the sources from which they
were quoting went unnoticed
Stupidity is a terrible evil. The
sight Of it must bear some relation
to the sight of chaos before crca-
tion. But pseudo-culturc is more
insidious and pernicious evil be-
cause it hides itself under a dis
guise and may be mistaken for a
real thing. 1t runs about offering
ready opinions based on nothing
better than the of1icc-boy 5 first I'M
pressions, or on slighter basis yet.
It eats up the power for funda-
mental brain work. for effort and
honest thinking. a sincere. unbiaS-
ed opinion is valuable as data Of
the stage Of a person s growth. 1t
may be a far cry from any absolute
values. hut il has always relative
and personal value. But a pretcn-
tious echo, which is the matte IN
which pseudo-culture traffics. has
no value, but is definitely harm
ful. - q 81 81
But the young ladies who echo
catch-rhrases and study long words
are Just wolves in sleeps clothing.
IIumboIIt said that the first bus
ness in life was to perfect one s
self by all means in ones power.
and to try and draw about one
characters and talents. Perhaps the
best warning one can give the
pseudo-culturistS is. that any form
Of perfection, either in character or
prcSupp0Scs hard work
and sincere effort; and again moth
inc so rcpels other characters and
talents Of worth rs elittcriug pre-
tension.
1t is said to be stupid. hut II is
lctter 20 be stupid ana rca! than
snowy and unreal. The least know
ledge that is Il sincere personal
product is more vnlualJfe tian the
largest heap Of cheap borrowings.
The object or reading and Of the
Give and take opinion is to comc
sooner or later at some intelligiblc
law Of things. and to reach this.
and, having reached it. to obey it,
is culture, and real culture is too
valuable a product to admit Of
smart and tawdry cOunterreitS.
Mrs. Frederick Chester.
Newark post., 1912-02-07

Readers OF Ihp IOSt nave neen ul
verted. and let us hope. instructed
by recent reform agitations II
"the Athens of Delaware. - In
the Peoples Column, few words
from one who is both an interested
and a disinterested observer may
lind place.
Having once eft. and bled anC
died. '-almost-in Il civil wa,
over o-education in Delaware Col
legp. survivors Of that war mus
wonder somewhat at the rehasf
about to be served upon us.
Overwhelming were the argu
monts then signed and sealed why
1.-THE Girls Must Co.,
Have Delaware girls profited by
their banishmpnt. and undergone
. conversion Of character? Or
are the town and college better
prepared than heretofore to lodge
and socially safeguard them
Formerly it was contended that
there was no fit dormitory or ma
tronage provided for them, lamen-
table occurrences sometimes prov
inc the truth of this assertion.
Are the present enthusiasts for
their recall duly considering this
necessity? Will girls dormi-
tory with matrons in charge be
financedo
Aqain: Are free libraries with
ont lawfully authorized censorship
an unmiNod GOOD?
Turn the average mind, ospn-
ciaIly the undisciplined mind loose
in Il library without direction or
restraint. and what are the cOnse-
mcnces? Knowledge and infor-
nation are unfortunately very far
from SnoIling wisdom. or useful
ness. as highly intellectual crjmi-
nails prove every day. How many
voraci0us readers are really eff
fcctual thinkers and doers? Is it
not oln' common observation that
reading. like smoking. is a habit?
We may choose a good or a bad
brand. but in any case we become
addicted to our own particular
brand.
Is is not true that the person
who reads much, and unadviscdly
absOrbs mass Of opinions con-
cerning which he has no personal
grounds for conviction? That is
why we have so many pseudo-cul-
turists. as compared with the elect
minority Of true culturists, 50 ad-
mirably sustained by Professor
Conover in his scholarly address.
If free libraries are a benefit,
and we grant that they may be, LET
those who work for their estab-
lishment consider well the dy-
mamie goods they handle. A board
of censorS. such as the Whining
ton Library has. if | am not mis-
taken, may in a measure safeguard
the Grass inexnerience. and still
cruder tastes Of an inrush Of read
erS without guide. Such a board
Of censors has been found neces-
sary for moving picture shows in
New York, otherwise these would
be as devastating though alluring
a power as "free" libraries.
In a recent editorial Of Harper's
Weekly one is made brightly
aware of the consequence Of indis-
criminate "reading," which in
time takes on the nature Of down
right dishonesty, as posing for
that cheap and trivial thing which
is so far removed from Professor
Conover's real article. 1.-THE gods
themselves give up the fight
against stupidity" Harper's
quotes from Schiller, and contin-
ucs-" and when one faces sheer
destiny in all its blunt hopeless
ness. as it appears in an clemen-
tary race or among people meag-
erly endowed, one is half inclined
to forgive the pseudo-culture
l,,,,b1,, ,,,nl ~, ,,n
Newark post., 1912-02-07

work done in women S clubs. and
vet il is better than no reading and
no mental aspirations. In many
cases an afternoon a week where
women discuss current topics or
look up subjects in an encyclopedia
and write abstracts. absurd as It
NAV seem to a mental worker. stand
fer real mental enlargement. When
nice Southern girl was brought
TO see Julia Ward Howe in the last
wear Of her life, the old lady took
the GIRL 5 hand and said "My dear,
20 home and start a little club for
women where they can read a little
and think little. | always start
ed little clubs myself. The result
of these little clubs may seem mi
or0scopic. and abortive effort is al
WAYS pitif,ll, hut. after all. when
one stops to think Of it. it is much
better than no effort. for no effort
is death and effort is life.
The trouble with pseudo-culture
is that # is insincere. untrnthful,
and dishonesty invariably breeds
ueiiness. An attempt to pretend to
know what one does not know and
to understand what one has only
u bare bowipg acquaintance with.
spreads Il feeling of unreality over
life. There is a kind of pseudo-cul-
tlre. which has seized upon a good
many women. which consists wholly
in skimming the literary digeSts.
and having a happy faculty for
echoing in high-s0unding words
very lightly-built opinions. There
was once a newspaper Of excellent
standing which changed hands. At
ter being managed by men Of real
ability. it passed into the hands Of
some quick mOney-makers. One Of
the hook reviewers who had served
the paper in past times went to see
the manager 10 see if his services
were to he retained. and was told
that the paper could no longer pay
reviewers. "You see, " said this
clever manager. anybody can re-
vinw books. The ofico-bov can do
It when he isn't running errands.
The Interesting part of paper is
the part that furnishes men with
talk at their clubs: row if YOU
know anything about that" The
reviewer resigned his Office. From
the general tone Of the reviews
thereafter one might easily Judge
that ANY body" did do them and
very likely the office-boy served as
reviewer, but the point Of the story
is this: the ladies who fed their
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-02
WOMEN TO ACCEPT JOBS
AS DEPUTY SHERIFFS

New York, Jan. 2.-If Sheriff
Julius Hamburger wasn't sincere
in his declaration that he stood
ready to appoint large number
of women deputies, among them
some of the most noted women in
America, he has brewed himself
a peck of trouble, for. with one
exception, the women have an
nounced their intention of accept
ing.
Hamburger says he really is sim
cere, and that as soon as the re-
quired $4,000 bonds are submit
ted, he will swear the women in
and give them their shields and
armament.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-02


Magistrate Thrush waiting in the
lobby of the Savoy hotel. Mag
istrate Thrush has reputation
in Denver, for outwitting unro-
mantle parents. He's a sort of
Blacksmith of Gretna Green"
the second.
Thrush started the wedding
ceremony in a locked room of the
hotel just as Clifford pere reached
the door, and began to kick and
hammer it.
Thrush calmly proceeded with
the ceremony, until the young
couple were man and wife, and
then himself admitted the agitat-
ed father.
Clifford, seeing the thing was
done for better or worse" called
all his sporting instincts to his
aid, and graciously forgave his
daughter and Roland.
Then he went to the hotel office
and settled up for the damage he
had done the door.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-02
CUPID WINS IN CROSS
COUNTRY RACE.
Denver, Colo, Jan. 2.-"It's no
use. Your father never will con-
sent. Meet me, Savoy, Denver,
Roland"

This telegram, received by
Miss Alice Clifford, daughter of
Hamilton w. Clifford, wealthy
stock broker, at her home in New
York, Friday afternoon. started
cross. country race between
father and daughter, and brought
about a wedding at the Savoy no
tel behind locked doors and to the
accompaniment of violent kicks
administered to the portal by
Miss Clifford's irate parent.
Roland Birch, New York
stock broker, sent the telegram.
Miss Clifford began packing
as soon as she reviewed it. She
left her home without being OBJ
served, but dropped the telegram
in the hallway.
Her father picked up the tele-
gram and read it, just as Miss
Clifford climbed into a taxicab.
Father grabbed his hat and
coat.
Miss Clifford caught a Rock
Island train for Denver, at the
New York depot. Fifteen min
utes later, father caught a Bur-
linptOn train for Denver.
Miss Clifford reached here just
one minute in the lead of her
outraged and peevish parent.
But what was sufficient. Be-
tween the depot and the Savoy
hotel, she increased her fathers
handicapped by two and one half
minutes.
Roland was prepared. He had
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02
CLIMsxES CT SLOW DISEASE
Really, There Is No Such Thing a.
"Sudden Death" as II ls Gen.
orally Understood.

There "a no such thing as sudden
death" from disease. Those deaths
appearing to us as sudden are in
reality the very slowest forms of dis
ease, so slow and insidious that they
often pass unrecognized, as for in
stance. Bright's disease. rheumatic
states and hardening OF the arteries.
The conditions which precipitate the
result that comes so often in our civili-
zation like lightning strokeN are
brought about by slow degrees. which
all at once reach a climax-and we
are surprised simply because we were
not aware OF the conditions.
Financiers, statesmen. politicians,
professional workers and merchants
men who live well. but under stern
stress and struggle-are most fire.
Quently subject to the conditions
which lead to such sudden termina-
tons. They are the unfortunates who
really require more care. on account
OF their greater burdens, but do not
take time to attend to the allimpor-
tant measures-exercise. rest, ETC.
which mean Increased activity OF the
skin and respiratory functions, more
perfect elimination and longevity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

the tower at Hilltop because l will not
marry Terry Bannister and give you
up. There are rats and mice here
and you know how hate them!
shall drop this letter from the window
and trust to come one mailing it for
me. Come quick, dearest, before die
of fright and starvation. %
your distracted Amy"
P. s. please come yourself and do
not have any publicity"
Evan read and reread the hastily
written, tear-blotted missive.
Somebody's crazy as q loon and 1t
may be mel" calculated Mr.. Gates.
He picked up the telephone receiver
and called the number Of Mr.. Frake's
town house where he had seen Amy
only two days before. AS he talked
into the transmitter his face changed
from perplexity to surprise, disbelief,
impstience. anxiety, and back to per-
plexity again.
Now. what do you make of that?"
he frowned as he leaned back In his
chair.
A servant had answered the tele-
phone. She had said that Mr.. Frake
had sailed for Europe that morning
and that Miss Durland had gone
away the day before--it was not
known just where but on a weekend
visit somewhere.
Al Amy and her guardian.uncle COM
posed the family, there was nothing
for Evan Gates to do but to take the
next train for Hillside and unravel the
hideous plot and rescue tho unfortu-
nate damsel from the tower.
Somebody's crazyl" repeated Evan
~ he hurried up to the station for his
train.
He decided II was Terry Bannister
when that joyous youth collided with
him at the Central station and Instant
II grabbed him by the iapeis Of his
coat.
The greatest news everl" bieatsd
Terry grinning widely.
well, what 10 itr snapped Evan,
remembering that this was his rival.
and also that he had train to catch.
I'm sngaged-she's said yes--ths
dearest girl IN the world" chortled
Mr.. Bannistsr. announcing his engage
ment in his usual spectacular man.
nsr.
Evsa's blood ran cold. He turned
away from the entrance to the train
shsds. Her namsf" hs asked crisply,
he thought ~ could guess.
Il should think you might guess
GLADYS Mailman. a eosrss-Hi. where
you goingf"