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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24
A %COVERLESS ROASTER.

The tenderness and v of roasted
meat depends upon the slow, permeat-
ing Influence of a slightly moist heat
properly applied. This should be
vapor-not steam under pressure. The
water we'll of this rooster provides just
enough vapor to surround the outer
surface Of the roast and help it retain
its appetizing. nutritive qualities. The
raised concave centre on which the
roast lies catches in it's depression all
the rich juices hat make delicious the
gravy we like so we'll. Thicker this
liquid with flour and place the rooster
owe the open cover hole or gas flame.
Thus gravy can be finished right in the
rooster.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24
A Young Would-Be Wage
Garner.

Dear Miss Doom
| am a girl IS years old, and would
like to know if there is any way 1
can earn some money. L am not con-
sulting my mother. Thanking you for
advice, I am, respectfully yours,
You are very young to aspire to
Join the vast army of w-age-earners.
Unless you really need the none for
the necessities of life give up the idea
Until you are better prepared to cope
with the skilled workers. Spend your
youth with the things of youth, for all
too soon you will find that you must
set aside your simple pleasures and
assume responsibility. .
II, on the other hand, your earnings
are needed in the family Golfer, you
show a praiseworthy spirit in desiring
TO do your share. Maybe you can find
some neighbor who will be glad to
have you take the children u for an
hour or two every afternoon, or amuse
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

II you plan a patriotic party" for
the latter part of this mont your
table decorations may be colonial col
ors, buff and white, or Washington's
own colors, blue and buff, OF Lincoln's
colors, red, white and lue, or a min
Cling of all. Tiny flag la mark the
guests places and steamers of buff
and white may be attached to a tall
centrepiece.
An innovation in table decoration
is the use of electrical devices. AS
Benjamin Franklin was a colonial gen.
tleman these modern lights may be
used in his honor with good grace.
II the guests come attired to repre-
sent p~ersonages famous in our colo
NAL history it will add to the gaiety.
It may not be possible to carry out
the colonial colors in all the food
served, but many dishes may be made
In yellow and white. Orange jelly with
halved apricots, served with whipped
cream, is very appropriate for dessert.
Make the orange jello as usual and
shape in a long mold. When firm place
on a fiat platter. Halve the apricots,
place blanched almonds. Garnish the
jello with these. Chill and serve with
the whipped sal
Golden sweetbreads give the re-
quired contrasting colors for the meat
and are the most delicate feasting. Fol
twelve guests select six sweetbreads
Soak in cold water two hours, Their
plunge into boiling water for ten min
utes. Drain and trim and put beneath
q weight until cold.
Cut the s~weetbreads into Incl
squares. Mix an ounce of butter will
an ounce of -four and add q little broth
salt. pepper, onion Juice. four minced
mushrooms and a s%prinkling of grated
nutmeg. Put in the meat and simmer
until heated through. This season
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

Blue Ribbon Sponge Cake-Have all
ingredients ready before starting; de-
lay is ruinous to sponge al Remem-
Der that everything depends on the
mixing. Beat whites of four eggs till
quite smo tn. Add beaten yolks. Fold
In two cups sugar, three cooking
spoons of water and last two level
cups of flour with three level teaspoons
Of baking powder. Bake in a moderate
oven.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24
To Register a Cough Medicine.

Dear Miss Doom:
viii you kindly answer the follow
ing questions: Can I max a patented
cough medicine IL not a pharmacist II
I show 1t to be harmless? What must
l do to get the permission and what
Is the fee? Where must l apply for
same? Yours very truly, A. /. B.
Yes; certainly you car make a cough
medicine, even though you are not a
pharmacist. For registration rules,
etc, apply to the department of agri-
culture, Washington, D. C.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24
METHOD.

Conductor-See here. don't you know
better dan ter pull dat strap in de
middle? You'll ring both bells.
Pat-Faith an / know that as well
as yerself. But it's both ends av tn
car Oh want ter stop!-Satire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

them while she goes out. This and
doing brands for people who are un-
able to do their own shopping seem to
be about the only way a girl your age
can earn money.
Dc not neglect your school duties.
l. you take advantage of every oppor-
tunity now you will be in a position to
command higher wages than If you
enter the business world unprepared.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24
MAY MANTON PATTERNS.

10 Cents Each.
Can be purchased at any May Man
ton Agency, or will be sent by mail to
any address by the May Manton Pat
tern Company, 120 Pacific street, New
ark, N. j. Write your address very
plainly and always specify size wanted,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

Hereafter no letter will be
answered unless accompanied by
the name and address of b
writer. This Ii not for pubiica-
tion. hut as an evidence of good
faith on b psrt Of the sender.
Write IN only one side of the
paper.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

This evening gown of novelty lace is
topped by a slashed tunic of chiffon
bordered with satin that matches the
foot border. One side of the bodice is
yelled with chiffon and the other side
shows a rever OF satin. There are satin
cord ornaments.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

made of handkerchief batiste, the up
per part of the blouse being Of tiny pin
trcke outlined with tiny white crochet
buttons.
The fchu revers are of exquisite
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24

hand needlework. This encircles the
body of the blouse and is bordered on
the bottom with a fine hand pleating
of the batiste. The ichu revers fasten
well over onto the right back of the
waist.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-24
Wrinkles Go Quick

Doctors and the Medical PROBES.
sion Stand Aghast in Amusement, Mar
yelling Mt this Wondrous New Method
of Removing Wrinkles, Which Has
for Ages Baf1ed the Leading
EXPERTS of the Earth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
The Electric Farm.

The Leon Electric Co. have just
completed the work of wiring the
residence and outbuildings on the
Billy Allbaugh farm half mile east
of Leon. 1t is one of the most con-
venient lighting systems in this part
of the state. There are lights in the
hog pens, sheep pens, barn, hay loft
and corn crib, and 40 watt Tung-
stem on a pole midway. between the
house and barn which can be turned
on at the house, and off at the barn,
or vice versa. Billy can make, good
use of them all as he has about 400
head of stock to look after. He ex-
poets soon. to have installed three
horse power motor, with which to
run his feed chopper, wood saw, and
other power machines about the big
farm. Mr.. Allbaugh is a progressive
and up-to-date farmer who believes
in the motto that there is nothing
too good for the Iowa farmer, and
his elecric farm is the envy of all the
farmers for miles around. The time
is coming and that too in the not far
distant future, when many OF the
farms within a distance of several
miles will be supplied with electric
lights and current Leon's Electric
Company is one of the very best in
the whole state, equipped with the
best and most modern machinery and
the owners are electricians who know
their business as we'll as the needs
of their customers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Department Commander Visits Leon.

Department Commander Lot Alb
raham. of Mt. Pleasant, visited the
local G. A. R. Post last Saturday. A
bean supper was served at the G. A.
R. hall which was we'll attended and
a camp fire was held at the M. E.
church in the evening, at which Capt.
Abraham was the principal speaker.
He believes in teaching patriotism to
the boys and girls, and paid Iowa a
tribute saying "she was the grandest
of all states," and furnished 10000
brave soldiers for the civil war. He
spoke of the noble lives of the sol
diers and praised the mothers who
made a sacrifice by being at home
and attending home duties.
During his stay in Leon which
lasted until Tuesday morning Capt.
Abraham was the guest of Capt.
J. D. Brown, for there was a warm
tie of friendship between them. Dur
ing the civil war when Capt. Brown
was left wounded on the battlefield,
when none thought he could live,
Capt. Abraham passing by stopped
and gave him his canteen Of water,
and Capt. Brown says if it had not
been for that canteen he would have
died.
And now nearly fifty years after,
the one is about to retire as depart
ment commander of the G.. A. R. of
Iowa and the other is going to be his
successor to this exalted office, and
we know of no one who is more
worthy to succeed Commander Abra-
ham than Capt j. D. Brown.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
At the Christian Church.

On account of the storm last
Lords day morning the Bible school
attendance was somewhat decreased.
The attendance at the morning wor-
ship hour was fair and splendid
audience was present in the evening.
At the evening hour Dept. Com
mander Lot Abraham Of Mt. Pleas
ant gave the address. Several OF the
old soldiers were present and listen
ed to a very interesting address.
Commander Abraham has travelled
all through the Holy land and other
Oriental countries and his address
was largely concerning his travels.
All the regular services will be held
next Lords day at the usual hours.
The work in Training for Service"
will begin on Thursday night of this
week at half past seven in the pas
tors study. All young people who
are not identified with this work are
invited to enlist for this work.
:. j. S. Coffin, Pastor. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
HUNG HIMSELF IN BARN
Newt Judd, a Prominent Farmer of
Garden Grove, Committed Sui
eide Monday Morning.

The people of Garden Grove, and
in fact all over the county were
shocked Monday about noon when 1t
was learned that Newt Judd, we'll
known farmer living south of Gar
den Grove, had committed suicide
by hanging himself in the barn.
About forty-five wears ago Mr..
Judd was injured while digging a
we'll, a heavy bucket falling and
striking him on the head, and at in
tervals ever since that time he has
suffered from temporary attacks of
insanity, at which times he was very
respondent and had frequently
threatened to take his life.
For several weeks he had been
suffering from one of his despondent
spells and his family had been keep
ing close watch over him. lie was
at Leon a couple of weeks ago and
while here purchased a revolver, but
the family learned of it and secured
possession of it. Monday about 10
o'clock, his son Fred, who resides on
the home place with his parents, got
ready to drive out to the field after
load of fodder, and his father had
been in the habit of going with him.
He asked him if he would go but Mr..
Judd said he preferred to stay at
the barn and chop some wood. Fred
went to the field and evidently as
soon as he left Mr.. Judd went to
the barn on the old place across the
road and short distance south,
and securing some small rope which
had been used in tying binding
twine bundles, he climbed to the
hay NOW and attached the end of
the rope to beam. He then wound
some baling wire around his hands
and one leg so he could not help
himself and slid off from the NOW
into the driveway When Fred re-
turned with load of fodder he at
once looked for his father at the
barn and not finding him there went
to the house, but he had not been
there, so Fred hurried to the old
barn and found his father hanging
there, his feet four or five feet from
the floor. He at once cut him down
and tried to restore him, but he had
evidently been dead for some little
time His neck was not broken,
death having resulted from strangu-
lation.
Mr.. Judd was we'll fixed financially,
owning over 600 acres of splendid
land, and he had quite an amount OF
ready money in the bank and loaned
on good security, yet he seemed 10
worry over the fact that he would
have to end his days in poverty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Didn't Kill Himself.

There was quite little excitement
caused last Saturday over report
that Milo Lee had killed himself, and
sheriff Andrew and several others
had cold tramp of it in the snow
down at Casters lake looking for his
body, and finally found him eating
supper at the home Of George Bow
man in southeast Leon.
Mr.. Lee has been having consider
able trouble recently, his wife hav-
ing commenced an action against
him for divorce, and he has been en-
deavoring to effect reconciliation
with her. Saturday afternoon he
met his wife on the street, and hand
ed her a sealed letter without speak
ing. She took the letter but did not
open it at the time. and some time
after when she read the letter it
stated that life had nothing left for
him, and that he was going down by
Casters lake and end his life. Great
ly alarmed Mrs. Lee and girl friend
hurried to the lake at once and
spent some time there searching for
him. About the same time Lees
uncle, j. w. Bowman. found a note
AA~NN
shop signed by Lee in which he said
they would find his body down by
the lake. He at once notified the
sheriff and coroner Layton, and the
sheriff and several others went at
once to the lake to look for him
Owing to the drifting snow it was
pretty hard work, as the way the
snow was drifting all tracks or q
body were covered over in few min
utes, but they examined all sus
picious drifts. kicked their colo
feet against covered up logs, but
failed to find any dead body. About
six o'clock Lee was located by sheriff
/ Andrew eating his supper at the
home of George Bowman. 1t II
thought that the young mans mind
has become effected by brooding ove1
his domestic troubles. He bought
ticket for Osceola Monday and statet
that he was starting for Seattle
/ Washington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Township Trustees to Meet at Leon
Wednesday, Feb. Goth.

At the meeting of the board of
supervisors this week the board set
Wednesday, February goth, as the
day for the township trustees to
meet at Leon to discuss the plans for
the road work for the coming year,
as provided by law, and it is to be
hoped that every trustee in the coun-
ty will be in attendance on that
day. The law provides that the
trustees shall receive pay for attend
ing this annual meeting, and they
are required by law to attend the
meeting.
At the same time there will be a
meeting of the advocates of good
roads in all parts of Decatur county
held at Leon for the purpose of or
organizing Decatur County Good
Roads Association, which will be
entirely separate from the meeting
of the trustees, and the advocates of
good roads all over the county are
invited to be in Leon that day. Don't
forget the date, and if you believe in
better roads for Decatur county,
come to Leon on Feb. Goth, and
bring neighbor or two with you. g
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
twenty-five YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The residence of DR.. V. l.. 'Ches-
ter at Garden Grove, was destroyed
by fire on Sunday evning. Evangel-
ist Dean was holding a meeting in
the church at Garden Grove, and de-
spite his protestation that it was a
false alarm, all of the men in the
congregation left the church and
went to the fire.
A heavy sleet covered the ground,
and the trees for several days kept
breaking down under the weight of
the sleet.
Mrs. w. T. Kelley and son Hollie
were visiting with relatives at Cory
don.
They were beginning to talk about
who would be the next mayor Of
Leon.
Marriage licenses were issued to
Lewis c. Toney and Miss Ellen
Mitchell and VIM. A. Toney and Miss
Martha M. Arvin.
There was great excitement at De-
catur City over the finding of Mrs.
Isaac Watson, an old lady about 70
years of age, in we'll. 1t seems that
Mrs. Watson got up and told her
husband to make a fire, that there
would be a heap of spirits there
that day, and that she was to hide
from them in the we'll. The we'll
was only a few feet from the door
and when her husband came out Of
the house he searched for her but
could not find her. About a half
hour afterwards H. Carpenter and
George Myers went to the we'll and
looked down, when she called Here
1 am,' and sure enough there she
was in the water up to her waist,
holding on to the rope, and on ac-
count of the we'll being dark one,
others of the searchers who had
looked in the we'll had failed to see
her. John Campbell went down on a
rope and brought her out. She had
slid down the rope and her hands
were quite badly burned by the
rope. The we'll was 80 feet deep and
had 12 feet of water in it.
Arrangements were being made
for a grand wolf hunt covering the
townships of Eden, Woodland, Ham
ilton and Morgan, and a portion of
Mercer county, Missouri, on Feb.
10th. The lines were to be in charge
of ]. Cozad, J. Bolon, Ben Richard
son and H. LumaX
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Lecture Course Entertainment.

The next number of the series of
Leon lecture course entertainments
will be given on Friday evening, Feb.
9, at the M. E. church.
The attraction will be the Wood
Orchestral Trio, consisting of Miss
Hesther Wood, violin; Miss Lois
Wood, cello and Miss Margaret
Wood, pianist. One of tho young
ladies gives readings.
Those holding the regular tickets
($1.0O) may get seats reserved at
the Library on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons. Those
holding student tickets must get
seats reserved Thursday and Friday
forenoons at the school house. Single
admission, IS cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
General James b. Weaver Dead.

Gen. Jas. B. Weaver, of Colfax,
Iowa, one of the we'll known demo-
cratic politicians of the state, died
Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock, at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. c..
Evans, in Des Moines, his death fol-
lowing an illness of ten days. He
was attacked by acute indigestion
while attending a political conference
in Des Moines ten days ago. He was
almost 70 years of age, and for many
years has taken an active interest in
politics, being looked upon as one of
the leaders of his party.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Veterans Must Prorate Their Tax
Exemptions.

The soldiers tax exemption of ST.
200, provided for by the last legisla-
ture, must be taken pro rata from all
classes of property owned by him
and cannot be deducted entirely
from any one class of property, ac-
cording to a ruling made this morn
ing by Special Counsel Lee of the
state department of justice. Mr..
Lee further holds that the pro rata
shall be on the basis of the percent
age which the amount of the exemp-
tion bears to the total value of the
property subject to taxation.
The ruling is best illustrated as
follows:
An honorably discharged soldier
owns $4,000 worth of monies and
credits, $1,700 worth of real estate
and $500 worth of bank stock. Each
of these classes of property takes a
different rate of taxation. Instead
of deducting the $1,000 from any
one class, the assessor must divide
the amount of exemption by the total
value, or $4,000. This would make
80 per cent the basis of prorating the
exemption.
Thirty per cent of $4,000 would
be $500; of $1,700 would be $50,
and of $500 would be 500. Adding
these three sums, the assessor gets
$1,000, or the total amount of ex-
emption allowed by law.
The legislature when it changed
the law last winter increasing the
total amount of exemption to be al
lowed honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines of the civil war,
provided no method of making the
exemption. There has been much
confusion as a result. Mr.. Lee takes
the position that the pro rata scheme
is the only fair and logical method OF
making the exemption.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Political Announcements.

In this issue of The Reporter ap-
pears the announcement of the can
didacy of two democrats for county
Office, subject to the decision of the
voters at the June primary election.
1t is expected there will be several
others follow the example. The Re-
porter will publish the announce
ments of all candidates, regardless of
party, at the usual rates for such an
nouncements. If you are candidate
for any Office it will be we'll for you
to let the voters know of it through
the columns of this paper, as many
voters in Decatur county read no
other county paper except The Re-
nOrfar~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
For Exchange.

250 acre farm 2k miles east of
Unionville, Iowa, nearly all in cult
vation, fair improvements, mortgage
$500, five years to run yet at 6 per
cent. Price $65.00. We will accept
good stock of merchandise for the
equity. Hurry up.
12O acre farm close to Osceola, Ia.
All in cultivation. Price $500.
Mortgage $4,000. Give us merchan-
disc, or hardware for the equity,
quick. McCrystal Realty Co.
Decatur, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
Revival at Presbyterian Church.

Interest is being aroused in the
special meetings at the Presbyterian
church. Several have asked an in
terst in our prayers and indicated a
desire to live the better life. While
God is calling by his spirit, will you
not, dear reader, respond to the call?
The Leadership of the chorus will be
under the direction of Mr.. Twyman.
The gospel will be sung into the
hearts of the people and the preach
ing will be of the simplest, most
practical, heart searching order:
Come to this gospel feast and tell
others of it. Everybody irrespective
of church, welcome to come and
work with us and pray with us. Con-
verts will be recommended to the
church of their choice.
E. N. Bradshaw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
S. X. CarInean.

Funeral services over the body OF
Mr.. S. K. Carmean we're conducted
at 2:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church, Rev. e. N.
Bradshaw officiating, and at the cem-
etery by the Masonic order. An un-
usually large company of friends
were present as token of respect
to the departed, and of sympathy to
the bereaved loved ones.
Mr.. S. K. Carmean was born at
Mediapolis, in Des Moines county,
county, Iowa, May 7, 1865, and died
at his home in Leon, Iowa, February
8, 1912. He came to Leon with his
parents when a small boy and has
resided in Leon ever since, being en-
gagged in the restaurant business
most of the time.
He was married to Edith May
Craigo, June 10, 1889. Three child
rem were born to them, Barden Swift,
Lydon Stowe and Dewey Sampson,
the last two dying in infancy. The
eldest. Barden Swift, aged 19, with
his mother is left to mourn devot-
ed father and husband. Besides his
wife and son he leaves an aged moth
er, and one brother, George w., who
resides at Abba, Iowa. 4
He was a member of the PTesby-
terian church at Leon, Iowa, and no
one can say but that he was an ex-
emplary christian, husband and faith
er. He was also member OF the
Masonic order of Leon. @5%
Sam, as he was familiarly called,
was known by almost every one as
an energetic businessman.
! He suffered intensely the last few
months of his life, yet bore his suf-
ferings without murmur.
"And so for me there is no sting to
death, =. 5s. ~
And so the grave has lost it's VIC
| tory.
1t is but crossing-with bated breath
And white, set face-a little strip
| of sea, =,
To find the loved one waiting on the
shore,
More beautiful, more precious
| than before."~