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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29

Stout, of the Dunkard church. The
young couple went to housekeeping
at once on what is now the Sam
Sears farm, 31a miles northeast of
Leon. A year later they moved to
his fathers farm in Woodland town
ship, where they lived four years
and then to a farm just south Of
Leon, where they lived twelve years,
and then they bought the old Hick-
man homestead, where they resided
until 1894, when they turned the
farm over to their son Frank and
came to Leon to make their home.
During their long residence in De-
catur county they have. enjoyed the
friendship and esteem of a very large
circle of friends. who extend their
on the celebration of
their golden wedding and trust they
may be spared for many years yet to
come to enjoy life together. II
Mrs. Hickman was 20 years old on
Nov. 9th, being born In Coshocton
county, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1841.~ She
came to Decatur county with her
parents in 1856. s-~ ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Dogs Kill Sheep.

w. A. Allbaugh, of just east of
Leon, sustained a heavy loss from
dogs killing sheep on his farm last
week, and was in town the next day
vowing all kinds of vengeance
against any dog which came on his
farm. He had the satisfaction of
filling one of the dogs which did the
killing full of shot too. He had six
teen head of fine sheep killed in one
night, and his flock was run through
a wire fence and many of the sheep
injured, his loss amounting to over
$3.50 in addition to those killed.
We don't blame him for being riled
up, and he says he is going to shoot
any dog which he finds on his farm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Presbyterian Church Notes.

Sabbath school next Sabbath, 9:45
a. m. Public worship at IL a. m.
and 1880 Pm. Y. P. S. C. E. $50
p. m. Prayer meeting and Teachers
Training Thursday at 1880 p. m.
Everybody welcome Miss Clara
Seifken, the sweet singer of Omaha,
will sing for us at both morning and
evening hours of worship. At the
morning hour of worship there will
be a special sermon adapted to the
young, boys and girls, and we hope
it will be helpful to the older ones as
we'll. ha>- E. N. B. II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Jurors For March Term.

The following trial jurors have
been drawn for service at the March
term of the district court which con-
venes at Leon on Monday, March
18th, with Judge T. L. Maxwell, pre-
siding:
Ed Albaugh, Leon.
J. N. Bradshaw, Long Creek.
David Shakespeare, Fayette.
E. A. Pace, Eden.
S. D. Miller, High Point.
J. G. Cole, Richland.
Ed Hendrickson, Richland.
J. T. Silvers, Fayette.~
J. B. Dobson, Decatur.
Silas Hopkins, Richland.
Henry Schmitt, Long Greek.
R. K. Nicholson, Fayette.
Isaac Vandef1ugt, Fayette.
Roy Horney, Franklin.
J. A. Hawkins, Long Creek.
Winfield Cash, Leon.
Walter Quayle, Garden Grove
Hardin Lillard, Garden Grove.
w. M. Phetridge, Garden Grove.
George Bass, Fayette.
M. F. Grimes, Leon.
A. Gard, Grand River. 'r'
G. w. Blakesley, Eden.
E. E. Smith, Leon. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29

Pruyn Bros, who have so success
fully conducted the Photoplay thea
tire in this city have disposed of the
business to Rogers & Bigley, exper-
fenced theatre men from Ft. Dodge,
Iowa, who took possession last even
ing, and will continue the business
at the same high standard by which
the Pruyn Bros. have made such q
big success of it. Pruyn Bros. will
go to Madison, Wis, where they will
operate a theatre.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Call For Democratic County Conven'
, tiOn.

Pursuant to a call of the State
Democratic Committee of Iowa del
|egate convention of the Democratic
Party of Decatur county, is hereby
called to meet at the court house in
Leon, Iowa, on the 10th day Of
March, 1912, at the hour of 10
O'Clock a. m. The purpose of said
assembly being to select nine dele
gates from Decatur County to the
Estate democratic convention to be
held at Burlington, Iowa, on Thurs
day, May 10th, 1912, to select dele
gates to the National democratic con-
vention to be held at Baltimore, Md,
June 25th, 1912.
The basis of representation in
this convention will be one delegate
from each voting precinct and one
additional delegate for each twenty
votes or fraction of ten or more cast
for the Hon. Claude R. Porter for
Governor at the general election of
1910.
Each voting precinct will be en-
titled to representation as follows:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29

1t is recommended that the town
ship and ward caucuses be held on
Saturday, March 9th, 1912.
All voters subscribing to the fun
damental principles of democracy
are invited to participate in the
selecting of delegates to this conven-
tion.
Township committeeman are re-
quested to give due notice of the
hour and place of holding such eau
Gus.
Dated this 9th day of February,
1912.
E. S. SHULTZ, Chairman,
of Democratic Central Committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. KimbaIl Hickman Gel
ebrated Fifty Years of Lite To-
Ii oether on last Friday.

On last Friday Mr.. and Mrs. KIM
ball Hickman, of north Leon, cele-
5brated their golden wedding ami
versary, and additional interest is
aroused in the event from the fact
that they have been continuous res
idents of Decatur county ever since
their marriage a half century ago.
Kimball Hickman and Miss Thirza
Jane Blake were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Blake, in Eden town
ship, Feb. 23, 1862, the ceremony
being, performed by Elder VIM.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
More School Room Needed.

.s@ There was a good sized attendance
at the meeting held at the opera
house last Friday evening, which had
been called by the school board to
discuss the condition of the Leon
schools with the citizens. The at
tendance of the Leon schools has
been increasing very rapidly and all
of the rooms are now badly crowded,
in some of the primary rooms the
children only being allowed to at
tend school half of the day, for lack
of room. It is imperative that more
room be provided and the board de-
sired to act in accordance with the
wishes of the citizens. A statement
of the condition of the schools was
made by Prof. Gass, and short talks
were made by DR.. O. w. FoxwOrthy,
c. w. Hoffman, Mayor Harvey, Capt.
]. D. Brown, S. A. Gates, and others
and it was unanimously voted by
those in attendance at the meeting
that the board should take steps to
provide more rooms, either by build
ing an addition on one or both school
buildings or by erecting another
building. A meeting of the school
board was called for last evening to
decide on proposition to be sub
mitted to the voters at the coming
school election. Many believe that
the, wise thing to do would be to
erect a new building for High School
use on the northwest corner of the
north school lots, and utilize the
present building for grade rooms.
Others are of the opinion that an
other building should be built in
some other part of the city, while
some advocate building an addition
to the south building.
Since the above was written we
have learned that before the school
board can submit proposition to
vote bonds for additional school pur-
poses it will be necessary for Pc
tition to be circulated and signed by
majority of the qualified electors
of the school district. The board de-
sires to do just what the people de-
sire done in this matter and for the
information of the public we publish
the law on this question. The school
board do not feel that they should
be required to circulate the petition,
but are willing to call an election if
the required petition is submitted
to them, so it will be up to COM
mittee or some of the citizens to pre-
pare and circulate the petition ask
ing the board to submit the question.
The following is the law:
aa2 Sec. 282O-a. Indebtedness author
lied amount. Any Independent
school district containing, or con-
tanned in, any incorporated town or
city of the second class, of three
thousand or less population shall be
allowed to become indebted, for the
purpose of building and furnishing
a school house or houses and pro-
curing a site therefor, to an amount
not exceeding in the aggregate, two
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Accented the WaterWORks.

At a special meeting of the city
council held last Wednesday night,
which lasted until 2 O'Clock the fol-
lowing morning the city council made
a settlement with the Des AOmes
Bridge and Iron Works, and accepted
the waterWorks system, after the
contractors had agreed to leave the
sum of 5000 in the city's hands to
repair the trenches and sidewalks
which had been damaged by the
ditching machine, and have signed an
agreement to repair all leaks In the
mains which should be discovered
within a period of six months from
Feb. 21st. The city made the con-
tractors a final payment of 30, 800,
so that the waterworks now belong
to the city and have been paid for In
full.
And the system has been complet-
ed the we'll dug, the business lot and
buildings in which the pumping sta
ton are located, and the lots pur-
chased from J. F. Penniwel part
of which is used for the water tower,
and the waterworks fund still has
between $500 and $1,000 left in
it from the sale of the $4,000 bonds
which were voted at the special cleo
tion for the waterworks system
The complete cost of the system,
including the extra mains which were
laid after the original contract was
let, amounts to $33,635.7b. The
amount paid to the contractors was
$25,70O, the lots and buildings, and
engine and pumps purchased from
W. H. Hazlet cost $4,000, the deep
we'll cost complete $4,000, and the
lots purchased from J.. F.. Penntwell
cost $3.50. City marshal Mitchell
was paid $4,000 for his services as
inspector while the pipes were being
laid, and the costs in the condemna-
ton proceedings which. were COM
menced on the UenniweI land and
later dismissed when settlement
was made with Mr.. Penniwell
amounted to $18.75.
The city now has,. we believe, the
best system of waterwOrks In this
part of the state, and everything in
dicates that the deep well will fur
nish an abundant supply of good
water, for it has certainly been given
good test.
i Under the ordinance adopted by
the city, private water consumers
will be required to pay the city the
sum of $40 for bringing the water
to the curb line of their property,
regardless of whether the main is To-
Gated directly in front of the prop
erty or is block or more away. This
is done to equaliZe the cost to all
property owners regardless OF how
close to their property a main is To-
Gated. This $40 also includes the
cost of the meter which will be in
stalled. The price charged for the
water will be 40 cents per thousand
gallons, with a minimum rate of
$3.50 per annum. The city has pur-,
chased a tapping machine and all
water connections will be made by
the city as far as the curb lines.
From the curb line to your house
the consumer can employ any
plumber they desire, and make their
own contracts. The water will be
installed in the order that written
applications are filed with the city
clerk, and quite number of persons
have already made application for
water. If you are contemplating
using city water the coming year you
should file your application with city
clerk S. G.. Mitchell ut once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Will Have a Big Sale.

M. l.. Cozad, of Eden township,
will hold a big public sale at his farm
on Thursday, March 14th, at which
time he will sell 200 head of cattle,
100 head of hogs, a number of
horses, etc. Look out for his big
sale advertisement next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
For Clerk of Courts,

Twill 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, 1912-02-29
For Recorder.

I will be a 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, 1912-02-29
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For REPRESENTATIVE,

- FOR Representative. =
! will be candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for represent
ative 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, 1912-02-29
For Sheriff.

{. ! will be a candidate for the dem
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, 1912-02-29
For Sheriff.

l will be a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for sheriff sub
tect to the decision of the voters at
the June primary.
JAMES CAIN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
Marriage Licenses.

Ray H. Clay, Leon ......... q
BERTHE E. Adair, Woodland ..... Is
Albert r. Wells, Humeston ..... "a
Hattie E. Baker, Humeston 80. "a
F. Victor Hull, Leon .......... a
jamie Evans, Garden Grove 49,. 2t
Ernest Petty, Lineville ........ q
Jane Johnson, Lineville $1,000. Is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29

Interest will be allowed on all de-
posits at the rate Of per cent per
annum, computed on each savings
certificate separately, and payable
Concluded from Page ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30
CUM BERLAND

Especial 10 The Times Dispatchl
Cumberland. Va. June e9-Miss Re-
becca Vaughan is taking a summer
course at the University of Virginia.
Mrs. q. Ciilmer Minor. of Richmond.
Will spend the summer months with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Flip
pen. on Colonial Avenue.
Mrs. Henry Lester. OF Sheffield, Ala
and Mrs. Sue w. jolly. OF Birm.ng-
ham. Ala, are guests OF Mrs. Alan Nc
Rae.
Miss Constance Anderson. of Rich
mond. has returned home. after ten
days visit to Mrs. Chas. Digs.
Miss Mittie Battan. of Smithfeid. 10
the guest OF Miss Ressie Stuart
Miss Eleanor Ford Digs has been
spending some weeks in Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Gray, of
Richmond. were the week END guests
OF Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Gay of North
field
Misses Elise and Marjorie Flippen.
Of Farmville. are visiting Mrs. oliver
Frank Hill Carpenter has returned
to his home in Madison, after some
months spent here.
The Misses snead of Fork Union,
are visiting Mrs. ]. Raleigh Godsey
Or. Richard Jeffesries is staying Mt
the Red Rose Inn"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30

on the Canal Zone. and our system of
supervision Is so complete that 1t is
almost impossible for anything of that
nature to escape being caught at it's
very beginning.
Take. for instance. padding the
rolls. such as has been done in many
big Jobs. There IS none of that here.
we have line inspectors called gum
shoe men. who go about through the
various divisions in ordinary clothing.
No one knows them. and they have
the right to ask the foremen for their
time books and verify them as to the
men employed and the hours that they
work Any discrepancy is immedi-
ately reported. These men are every
where. and tho foremen know that a
dishonest report is sure to be dis
covered"
Copyright. 1912. by Frank G. Car
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30

weeks vacation. with month OF sick
leave and one OF injury leave. which
brings mis- pay very much higher He
has also extra advantages in the way
Of quarters and housing and he is
in short about the BEST treated work
man OF all those who sell thes~ brains
and muscle TO the Industrial world
4 Talk With Col. DevoI.
But IL VIII be more interesting to
let Colonel Dcvol, the quartermaster
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30

in charge of these forces. tell you about
them. have spent an afternoon with
him here at Cule5ra and have asked
MIN many questions as TO the men and
their work.
One was as to the trouble of get
ting the laoorers together" said Col.
Devol. The organization of the canal
force was not an easy one When we
took hold Panama had a bad name and
II was difficult TO get men. November
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-20
What We Never Foreet

according to science, are the things as
,ociated with our early home life, such as
Bucklems Arnca Salve. that mother or
grandmother used TO cure our burns, boils,
scaIds, sores, skin eruptions, cuts, sprainX
or bruises. For,y-four years of cure.
proves its merit. Unrivaled for plies,
corns, or cold sores. Only IS cents ut all
druggists.
lf you kue., at the real value Of Cham
bsslain's Liniment for lame back, sore
ness of the muse scles, spraius and rheumatic
pains, you would never wish to be with
out it. For sale by The Holly Pharmacy
lkelmsn. Bros, Props.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-20

ii costs but little more than
plain paper. Your name and ad-
dress neatly printed on 100 note
heads and envelopes for only
81
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-20

We have township plats. Chat
tel mortgages, deeds, and other
forms for sale al our oince. The
Chieftain pr,nterv,
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-20

NO SHREI WHERE THE HOLLY CHIEFTAIN STANDS.
For ths be
For the constitution The
For upholdne the honor o navy.
For orderly under the law.
For an Oceanto-Oc Ocean
: For in the ndustre
For mo usinesss sndIes noise.
For the o all
For industrial and
For the 5 suardns
For special sndb busine idarity.
For arbitration w epeace.
For az small
For the caus and the
FOR TAFT AND SHERMAN
And akainst their allied ANTAGONISTS.
Against political fsds, freaks an frenzy.
Against Big Noise and the stick.
Against free
Against the Pichot o cone
AEains the and all their deende
Against industrial discrimination and ton.
Against kmailers ssino Of characte
Against the mukraker, liar
Against the and
Agsnst ansomnacs thirderm hou
Against Americans selling their
Against n red
Evening journal., 1912-11-29
MISSOURI COLLIE IS
CHAMPION HUSKER

STANBERRY. Mo. Nov 2a.-S. H.
7. Allen. a farmer living near here,
Is the owner of a Scotch collie dog
which he highly values because he rs
q god corn-husger The animal will
80 ont IN the field with Mr.. Aliens
employees and keep up with many OF
them. When the season opened this
year tho dog followed the wagon to
the field. and with apparent interest
watched the process of husking. Fin
Nlly the animal ran 10 one of the
t'Qrn stalks and, standing on his hind
fcf pulled down the stalk. grabbed
tho car and broke it off with his
teeth
With teeth and forepaws he husk-
cd tho ear and then ran and handed
~ to his master to be thrown into
the wagon Highly pleased with his
first efforts, the animal ran to anoth-
er stalk and repeated the operation
again and again
The dog is a year and a half old,
and this season Allen says he has
husked many bushels of corn Only
one trouble has arisen-the animals
claws arc beginning to wear down
nom the husking, and Mr.. Allen is
.considering fastening a huskng pin
on the front feet
Mr Allen declares the dog is more
valuable than many a regular corn
husker. as he cont give any back
talk and does not look up at the sun
every few minutes TO see if Il is
about time for the dinner horn
Evening journal., 1912-11-29
CLEAN YOUR
LIPS BEFORE
YOU KISS

WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. o.
Lovers and others who are inclined
toward osculation are advised to
cleanse their lips regularly, as disease
may be transmitted through the com
mon habit of kissing"
Such is the substitute recommends
ton of the Board of Health of this
city for resolution which was
brought up by a member at the last
session prohibiting kissing entirely
here. The resolution was strongly
urged owing TO the large number of
infectious diseases that have pre-
vailed in this territory during the last
few years.
When II became known that sew
eral members OF the Board of Health
had tried TO make kissing a punish
able offense by law there was much
amusement blended with indignation
among the younger element, who are
wont to bill and COO.
Many older and more sedate bach
elOrs and maidens, as well as married
couples, laughed and joked over the
thought Of a city official preventing
kissing by invoking the aid of man
made law
Rather than be made the butt OF
jokes, cartoonists and humorists the
world over. a majority Of the mem
bers Of the Board of Health agreed Ia
appease the righteous wrath OF the
opponents of kissing and issue q
warning to an who are inclined tc
ouioy the sweets OF osculation advis-
inE ihcm TO use extreme care ir
cleansing their lips and checks bcfor,
indulging the paHtime.
Evening journal., 1912-11-29
a HAPPY Chin
"A xkSKR NzkSz<O
In A FEW HOURS

Look at the tongue. Mother, II
coated. il is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones insides. the stomach, liver
aud 30 feet of bowels are clogged up
with purifying waste matter and
need O gentle. thorough cleansing at
once.
When your child is listless. droop-
ing. pale. doesn't sleep soundly or
eat heartily or Is cross irritable. few
crish stomach sour. breath bad has
stomach-achc, diarrhoea, sore throat,
or Is full of cold, give teaspoouful
Of Syrup of Figs. and ia few hours
an the foul cOnstipatcd waste. un-
digosled food and sour bile viii gent
~ move on and out OF the its little
bowels without nausea. gripping or
Weakness and YOU surely will have
a well, happy and smiling child again
shortly
With syrup of Figs you arc not
drugging your children. being com
posed entIrr'y OF luscious figs SIENNA
and arOmatcs il cannot be harmful,
besides they dearly love its delicious
taste
Mothers should always keep Syrup
OF Figs hanuy Il is the only stOm-
ach. liver and bowel cleanser and
regulator needed A little given to-
day will save a sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly print
led on the package.
Ask your druggist for the fun
name. syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA prepared by the California
Zig Syrup Co. This Is the delicious
tasting. genuine old reliable. Refuse
lanything else offered.
Evening journal., 1912-11-29
.INVENTSAPPLTANCE
TO GIVE HIM VOICE

LONDON. Nov 29.-There is man
In Spain who can talk without vocal
cords. Some years ago his larynX
was removed and he was deprived of
speech; but now he has invented. an
apparatus that permits him TO speak
distinctly, according to a report from
the Royal Academy of Medicine at
Madrid. Tho mans name is Tadso
Pereda. lie is a saddler by TRADE and
lives in Almansa, near Carthagena.
Spain
One day Pareda awokc slightly
hoarse His aifliction became worse
until he finally decided 10 consult DR..
Tapia, who after lengthy oxamina-
ton, diagnosed his case as cancer of
the larynx.
You will die unless / remove your
vocal coards." said the surgeon.
Pereda did not hesitate between
death and his vocal cords, but when
the operation was accomplish he
found that he had been deprived of
speech His despair knew no bounds.
! In fact he came near losing his
mind.
Dr. Tapia then provided him with
an apparatus invented by Guck, the
famous German laryngologist, with
which IL would be possible TO articu-
late Pereda tried this for a long
time, and fipally succeeded in saying
few words. but always at the eX-
pense of great fatigue.
He tried another instrument but
with less favorable results I'm his
predicament the poor fellow thought
out a scheme of his own Necessity.
the mother of invention, made him a
scientist
He manufactured a rude apparatus
which he later perfected and which
enabled him to speak almost perfect
/ ly In this condition he was present
ed by Dr. Tapa TO the Royal Aoad-
emy of Medicine. where he created a
great surprise by actually singing
verses from well-knwn Spanish
comic opera Since then Pereda has
continued to improve the instrument
He brought it TO such perfection that
a few days ago he was able to read
a long paper before an assembly of
distinguished scientists
The invention is based upon the
idea of introducing sound into the
mouth by means of an India rubber
tube which Is i'm communication with
the crifce in the neck through
which breathing is effected
Once within the mouth the sound
is modulated by the action OF the
tongue, lips and teeth, enabling the
man to utter words like any normal
person.