davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
Save Money on Your Newspaper

You will enjoy a daily newspaper
every day Of the year and especially
during 1912. Why not make your
self an all-year-round present of The
Register and Leader? This great
Iowa daily will be mailed from now
until February 1, 1913, for the price
of one year. The daily by mail is 81
the daily and Sunday, with the big
illustrated magazine section, Sc.
During 1912-presidentia CAM
paign and election year-The Regis
ter and Leader will give you abso-
lutely accurate news of all men and
all issues before the public. Its news
columns are not affected by politica]
bias. 1t is backing no candidate
Its platform is ''all the news all the
time without fear or favoritism. y
And that is what you want.
Subscribe through any postmaster
rural carrier or newsdealer or let
the publisher of The Leon Reporte!
send in your subscription.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
MINERAL SPRINGS SOLD.
Sheriff of Mercer County Sells Prop
erty, Real and Personal,
Under Hammer.

The Lineville Mineral Springs
property was sold last week at
Princeton by Sheriff Thompson I'M
der Judgment rendered at the last
term of the circuit court in favor of
DR.. Sampson of Creston, and ]. R.
Thompson, of Des Moines, two of the
largest stockholders in the Mineral
Springs company, and was bid in by
them. Thus all the other stockhold-
ers are left out and the property is
in the hands of the two gentlemen
above named. Both of the men are
wealthy it is said and their intention
is to spend considerable money in
still further improving the place and
making it, maybe, a first-class and
famous resort.-Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate
transfers as taken from the abstract
Office of Stephen Varga from Jan. 2,
1912, to Jan. 6, 1912:
C. E. Van Guilder to Bert Amick,
40 acres in Long Creek township, ST..
C. M. Mcguire to N. L. Chase, 120
acres in High Point township,
$5,40O.
V. M. Anderson to A. G. Markham,
100 acres in Woodland township,
$4,000.
o. P. Jamison to L. B. Griffin, 200
acres in Long Creek township, 81
and exc.
Sheriff to j. P. Shomberg, 200
acres in Woodland township, ST.
747.48.
J. M. Daniels to Elmer Shira, 20
acres in Woodland township, $500.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
A Girls Wild Midnight Ride.

To warn people of fearful forest
fire in the Catskills young girl rode
horseback at midnight and saved
many lives. Her deed was glorious
but lives are often saved by DR..
Kings New Discovery in curing lung
trouble, coughs and colds, which
might have ended in consumption or
pneumonia. ut cured me of a
dreadful cough and lung Diseases -
writes w. R: Patterson, Wellington,
Texas, latter four in our family had
died with consumption, and I gained
81 pounds" Nothing so sure and
safe for all lung troubles. Price SOC
and $1.O0. Guaranteed by Bell &
Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
Harrison Will Build New
County Home at Albany, Mo.

Chas. H. Harrison, the st. Joe con-
tractor who erected the fine new
Burlington depot at Leon, has been
awarded the contract for building
the new county home for Gentry
county, Missouri, which will be locat-
ed near Albany. The contract price
is $11, 1916. and Mr.. Harrison will
commence getting material on the
ground ct once % a. to commence
the building - soon q spring comes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
Notice of Dissolution.

To Whom 1t May Concern: Notice
is hereby given that the Decatur
Town Hall Co., co-partnership of
Decatur City, Decatur county, Iowa,
was on December Is, 1911, dissolv-
ed by mutual consent of the individ-
ual members thereof. All parties
will take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
w. H. Bronson, Pres.
21-3t Eva N. Bear, Secy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11

Native Lumber-All kinds of ma
tive lumber at my mill 3 miles north
west of Decatur City, one mile south
of the Springer bridge. T. ]. Swish
er, Decatur, Iowa.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05
Die Spfer bes 81 en- + q B n
unfalls BEL 3oHss"
bille. 9.


Di1Ie. ..
3ulesbills, g., 4. December.
Qlls sFolqe Der giIenbabn GoltIton,
bic am 0ienItag 9tbeuo in Der Rdfe
Don bier ftattfano, iinD II Prionen
tobt, cine lit tpabrfheinlid t0otltd uno
pier anoere iinD Ihiper DsrleBt. Die
repioirte 2iite Der Sobten lit Ipie folgt:
sSrau 3. Q(. Gmerion, DON Games
piQe, unb ibre 5tpsi ainOer, Elm Snabe
Don 2 uno Elm Wdohen BON 5 Sahren.
SacDb gursp, 3anssoiQe, gater bon
5rau GmerIon.
Ssnrp s. 9astsu, G3si6dftsreiien@
Der, ppn GAINESVILLE.
Ssnrp galbian, Dolfobrttant Don
DRESDEN.
mar Sarris, 2pbi, S6ip.
8. s.. 9luuen, 3anssptlIe, 9rerlier.
Senrp gartles, 2libion, Yiid).
Ditbur 2uoDig, 3anesDille.
sSrau ReIlie Saplor, 3anesDille.
gurgp, 2uotpig unb 5rou Saplor
itarben am Mtorser 3Dtf6en 4 unD 5
llbr i'm 9uten Sumariter 9oipitaG in
bieitger Staot.
| I Der Mann, Der Bis um Mitternu6t
nod ni6t ibentifi3irt poroen mar, mar
Senrp s. Sasfea, Elm Gei6Gftsreiiene
Der bon 9ansspille.
9on ben flint 9erleBten lit Senrp 5.
grDant, Don 2ancaiter, g., Der Gotoz
nlotipfiibrer bes 6. II. 80. 9. 3uges,
am ihIimmiten perleBt. Sein 3uItunc
iit Elm iebr tritiiner.
| Die 2sihen bon Sarris 8al6ian unn
8ertles purben am WtittDo6 na6 ibs
rem rsip. WphnplGsen geIdidt. f,
Senator getone i9uIbig
be unoen.
Columbus, 8, 4. December.
| Staatsisnator George e. Gstone Don
Sapton rpuroe Wfittpo6 BON elmer
Surp i9ulbig befunbeH, bon Dem De-
tettip 6rant Sarriion SmiIep 5000
bofir aneenommen 5u 6aben, fir biz
Geton Wbittemore 9srii&erunssbi1
gu itimmen.
Die 9ei6porenen erbielten i6rt
| SnYtruttionen I'm 4:1O ll6r Nahmits
tags unb meIbeten um 500, bab III
iid auf ein 9sroitt geeisntst bdtten
6rau Gstons, Der 12zjdbrige Sobr
Getone's, Der StuutsIenatpr oSIaut
Suffman, pelher unter Der ndmliher
9lntlaee iberfiibrt fporoen mar uni
ssrau 0uffman befanoen Ii6 in Sc:
ridtsIaal, afs pus 9erbitt DerTeIer
puroe. Weber getcne nod feline Sral
seieten iraenptpel9e 9etpegung, al:
bas .S6ulbis" Der Surp perlsier
purbe. 9us lIrtbeil rpirb niht ehel
/ seIpro6en peroen, als big Die In:
fpGlte getpns's 3eit gshobt baben, or
bas 8reisseriht gu uppelliren.
8islung Iino perurtbeilt poroen:
Oas 2eeisIaturz zWitslieb Omen s
gpons, Der Iich in ge5ug auf Sc.
trGntez9eieBgebung ioa beItetsn ia,
Zen laffen. 81 $500.
Roonep 5. 0iesle, Serseuntzat.
9lrms, pesen Innubme BON Bette:
hunqsgelbsrn 81 3 Subren 3uhttaus
g. R. 9lnoretps, 'StautsIenator Dor
. cSrcnton. fpeeen 2lnnabme bon ge
fts1unssssloern gu 9 Waonaten 3uht
: baus.
sSfuoc 8. Suffman, Staatsienator
bon Srforo. ipeaen geitehlidyteit 3,
3 Sabren 3udthuus.
Geo. 9. gape, legislature 7Mitgliei
; BON gife gountp, befannte iih be-
!: perIuhten geite6ung idulois. 0u!
llrtbeil nod niht eefproheu.
: 6. 6. Mfiller, Elm Nnleibe@ @Isent
betannte iid Der 8eitefnins itulois
au $500 Strafe perurtheilt.
| s. 6. Maeber, Elm IRleibesMaent
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05
4S etterberi1t

syiir Dbio unD snoiana: Resen am
Donnerftag. am Jreitas fldrenoes nilo
tebeutenb fdlteres Wetter. ytorpll1e
unb iiiooltlihe Bis fublide Wlnoe.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05

Die Opfer Oer GtIen606nkata=
1rop6e 6ei 3anesOide
;3dblen eli Spote, einea tDotlih
nno bier Sbwerperlebte.
Staatsiematnr George a. Setone
eeSn Columbus, Sbio, Der 8eite9ung
i9uloig befunben.
Das urtbeil pirb ipdter ssfaut Fpsr@
ben.
Der pro5sB 9egen Jrau gurrotps uno
eSobn Goburn in 2isbou, s.,
ianeQ gu gnbe.
8etbe betennen iih bes Soot1hlags
i9ulbig unb 5rau gurrops
pirb gu flint Subren 3u6t=
hdus perurtbeilt.
WG6reno Sobn .G06urn auf unbes
ittmmte 3eit in bic Reformanz
ita(t nu4 Wtansftelb
fpnlnt.
>ES
6arbsp Sbanoper. beg GatteHmoros
angetlagt,
8laibirt ni4tIhuloig, obgleId er Den
MorD eingeitanoen bot.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05

pluibirt ni6tihuloig, obsleid er Den
Morb eingeitanoen bot.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05
Der 4un5ler tparnt Die alerifolen Dor
einen neuen aultllrfapf.s

Son etnem 4narhiiten m Baris er'
ntoroet.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05

0urbsp S6anoper. beg GattsnmorDs
uneetlagt,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
GETTING READY TO OPEN WORLDS
GREATEST GATEWAY NEXT MONTH

, will be sold that there will be no wait
ing. The man who Is in haste TO buy
ticket for a train that is about to
start need not come in contact with
the one who * standing at the window
asking questions and planning his jour
ney. There are plenty of places for
eaeh-the hurried and the leisurely.
Ticket in hand, n man rushes across
the big concourse. He is going on the
Twentieth Century Limited, he has
no time to spare. From the two points
on either side of the concourse where
he may come in he has n complete
view Of the train gate line. He may
sweep it from end to end at glance
Over each gate Is a triangular box that
projects out from the wall, 1t shows
the number of the track, the name OF
the train and the time it departs. The
two visible sides Of this box are
placed at certain angle. 1t took a
long time-months Of patient study
and testing with thousands of eyes-to
get these signs so that each should
be always exactly at right angles with
the line Of vision Of the hurried passen-
ger seeking his train.
If the man is going to stop Mt some
city east of Chicago or whatever Is
the ultimate destination of the train
he Is anxious to know If the train he
has selected will halt there. Probably
he has been in too much of n rush TO
inquire or in his haste, has forgotten.
Once he has picked out the train from
the sign over the gate he hurres to-
ward it. When he is Il hundred feet
away he can read the list of stops on
the station board.
This applies especially to suburban
trains. In the committing zone the
service ut certain periods of the day is
so frequent that Il passenger rarely
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

doing things he had to back out with
his bags and caused lot Of III tenn
per, In the new Grand Central he
passes right along and swings around
back OF the ticket puncher, free 10 seek
his proper train Also there are two
ticket inspectors at each gate, so there
can be two lines passing simultane-
ously.
Instantly with the closing Of the gate
the signal towers that control the sys-
TEN Of interlocking switches In the
acres OF tracks get the fash automatl-
cally that the train is ready TO start
But they have made ready its pathway
over the network Of steel before them.
The towers must have the line "set up
for the train whether IL gets any sig
nal or not The time table is supreme,
Platforms Level With Car Floors,
The long station platforms are on
the same level as the platforms and
the floors of the cars. That is one or
the most important things from the
standpoint of safety and comfort. The
necessity of the passenger going up
and down the car steps is eliminated.
1t cuts In half the time of loading and
unloading passengers. II has been
found by experimenting that the or
binary suburban train takes eighty
seconds to unload when the passen'
gers have to descend the car steps. II
takes forty seconds when they walk
directly on to the station PLATFORM IN
the old way the passenger had TO
climb down three and one-half feet
which later he had to ascend to get
out into the street. There is an addi-
tional saving of seconds and Of energy
in the new way; also 1t is much safer
The risk of accident practically disap-
pears. But such thing, like every
thing else about a big station like this,
no matter if it seems an unlmportant
detail. adds tremendously TO the ex-
pense
Not one person in many thousands
is likely to notice the track bed along
side the platforms. But even that has
been the subject Of great deal OF
study. 1t has to be permanent and
sanitary. Experiments and tests to
this end have been going on for years
by every road that uses subsurface
tracks. In the Grand Central termi-
nails the space between the rails is
filed with creosoted yellow pine blocks
set in concrete. In the center there Is
a drainage tunnel 1t is as sanitary
as can be. A hose can be turned on
and the cleansing can be done quickly.
The ordinary stone ballasted track
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

costs about So a lineaI foot. This costs
just double that, but the maintenance
Is lower.
Looking further along the station
platforms and out along the length of
the tracks, it will be noticed that all
through the yard, on both levels, every
steel column has a protection pier at
it's base. This mass of concrete rises
| high enough so that if a car were de-
rallied, the corner of the car would
strike below the top Of the pier and
} slide along its smooth surface until ii
would come to Il stop or adjust itself.
The supporting column with its heavy
load would feel the shock practically
not at all This also has meant an add
ed expense of q hundred thousand or
so, but the item to the credit of in
creased safety on the other side of the
ledger, is much larger.
Millions For Temporary Work.
Literally millions of dollars have
been spent all through this great ter
minal to make it better than anything
ever known before and to eliminate
so far as humanity possible every
chance of accident In the millions
that have been expende = conven-
ience and comfort should be included
the Temporary work" Of which no
trace now remains. Yet it cost more
than $2,O00,000 This was the extra
expense for carrying en- the business
without incOnveniencing the passen-
gers while the old station was being
demolished-such things as temporary
train sheds, trestles built in the yards
for carrying trains over excavations
and things like that which would not
have been necessary in the creation Of
a terminal on ground not in constant
use.
A New and Marvellous Bumper.
The matter of bumpers at the ends
of tracks would not seem worthy Of
much study, yet it is another of the
items that have received years of con-
sideration. The ordinary station bum
per is simply two heavily braced up
rights that will stop train going at
a moderate rate of speed. Such bump
ers cost about 500 each to construct.
Those which are being put in at the
Grand Central terminal cost $4,000
each. There are forty Of them. They
are to insure train against going into
any Of the columns or on to the con-
course. They have to be exceptional
ly strong so as to take care of the ex
traordlnarily heavy trains-ten to tif-
teen steel cars, each eighty-four feet
long.
Never before has there been a bump
er devised that will meet American
conditions. The biggest ones in the
world are in station in Glasgow,
Scotland. They have a capacity of re-
sisting an impact of 500 tons moving at
a speed of ten miles an hour. In the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

1t was soon minus saddle and bride
and the tail was about to follow when
Miss Pris created a diversion by light
ing the tree so that he might see it
in all its glory before he went back.
The early winter twilight began to
shadow the room as she rang for tea.
Then thoughtfully she hung Toms
coat by the fire to warm in prepara-
tion for his cold ride.
The tea-wagon appeared. In honor
of the day it bore the Martha Wash
ington set of colonial tradition, a
cherished heirloom whose egg-shell
fragility had been guarded from de-
struction through five careful gen.
erations. Besides the usual tea serv-
ice, there was a pitcher of milk and
thin slices of bread, spread with rasp-
berry jam, and a plate heaped with
bananas.
1t was wheeled into place before
Miss Matte, whose transparent hands
had barely tilted the teapot, when with
a whoop of joy the riotous Thomas
made descent. Needless of his sis
ter's warning cry and poor Miss Mat
ties Mortified gasp, he grasped the
handle Of this novel push-cart, shout
lug:
Bananas! Bananas!"
The peculiar fatality which pursues
small boys in a drawing-room swoop-
ed down upon him. There was a crash
and a tinkle Of silver as the wheels
met the edge of a heavy rug, and
Tom, the devastator, sat amid the
ruins.
ooh, Miss-P Priscilla-red-headed! Miss.
Observation-Disclosures! I didn't
mean to break it,. don't send Lily
back to the 'slum cause Use bad, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

on every detail solely to make this an
ideal place for the individual traveller.
Frequently a hundred thousand per
sons-almost the population Of SYRIA
cuSe, a Toledo or an Omaha-pass
through the Grand Central terminal in
a day. 1t will not be long before it
will be hundred millions year. Each
person must be made to feel in his sur
roundings Il special pleasure-even a
personal welcome.
Scores Of the greatest experts among
practical railroad men, engineers and
architects have been at work for the
last ten years. In solving the problem
Of getting the vast army of people to
and fro through this city gate without
crOwding or confusion they have
studied with equal care the individual
and the mass of humanity. The man
who has only forty-fve seconds to buy
his ticket and catch his train can do
it here because he moves in straight
line from the ticket window and meets
no one going in the opposite direction.
His steps have been numbered and
measured and timed
All Move In Straight Lines.
The great currents Of traffic, that are
at their height at night and at morn
ing, are kept separate. They do not
meet or mingle. Each flows smoothly
in its proper direction. This is be-
cause, like the man running to catch
his train, they 90 in a straight line.
There are no corners to turn. The
signs begin at the subway and at the
exits from the train platforms. They
start the crowd in the right direction,
and all it has to do is to keep moving
straight ahead which is the most nat
ural thing in the world. The passage
way from the inbound station to the
subway and the other one from the
subway to the trains each is as
straight as rulers edge.
All this sounds perfectly simple and
easy of accomplishment. 1t might be
if you were handling only a thousand
people, but when it comes to a proba-
bic hundred million the problem be-
comes complicated. The same princi-
pie of the straight line-the shortest
distance between two points-is ap-
piled to handling baggage as WELL The
outbound baggage goes straight
through the subway at Forty-ffth
street and the inbound through the
other baggage subway at Forty-thrd
street 1t is the same way with the
mails from the great branch postof-
fee. The streams never meet. There
is no delay, no lost motion.
The Man In Hurry.
Enter the new station by practically
whatever door you will and your for
ward progress to your train is con-
tinuous You need take no backward
steps. You even shorten the distance
by going to the ticket Office. There
are 50 many windows at which tickets
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

| consults a time table. He knows tha
he can get Il train every few minutes
He wants to know Immediately wha
track the next suburban train is leav
ing from. 1t is a question of only on'
or two minutes. He glances along th'
line and without slackening his pace
dashes up to the gate.
The lettering on these importan
signs was the subject Of an incredible
amount Of study and testing. Men an(
women Of various ages and infirmitie'
all sorts of visual cripples-and mel
and women Of average eyesight-thou
sands of them in all-were the juries
that decided the size and the form Of
the letters that could be seen mos
clearly. The spacing Of the letters, il
was found, had much to do with theil
legibility. The letters, like 81" anc
'I" had a tendency to run together
when glanced at hurriedly, the jury
reported
Then there was the question OF illu
mination. Transparencies and Other
devices were tried. 1t took long time
but finally the sign committee after
many practical tests found that the
best way was to throw the light right
down on the letters and figures on the
station boards, just as a painting is
lighted in Il picture gallery.
Then came the general question OF
signs in the station building. Such
signs had to be absolutely clear and
instantly recognizable. For time the
experts were undecided as to which
was the better, the pointing hand or
the barbed arrow indicating the direc'
ton. a long series of practical eX-
periments demonstrated that the ar
rows message of direction was quickly
grasped. Day after day thousands OF
persons were watched. There was no
hesitancy in the line when it came to
where the arrow pointed.
The lettering Of the signs themselves
the legends on the station walls
was next pondered over with the same
thoroughness. 1t was necessary to
bear in mind that the appearance Of
the beautiful structure must not be
marred with signs that were not in
keeping with every detail of it. Yet
the inscriptions must be clear and un-
mistakable Innumerable experiments
were tried, and finally it was decided
to paint plain black letters on the
white marble, which afforded the great
est contrast possible. Also the signs
could be changed easily if necessary.
When the long line has its tickets in
spected as it passes through the gates
to the trains there is occasional
ly some one ''in wrong" If it is the
Twentieth Century gate it is usual
ly a man Who is trying to get to a
Boston train. Under the old way Of
a'a-aaa11a.uua'-a-saa...slaas
wU- lam -nnnv,A nnNnnusE
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

NhH hulASl lhS AVSb VI huhuiVu
millions have been helping the
New York Central to decide
the kind of pavement to use IN
the passageways of its superb new
passenger terminal, which will be
opened about Jan. 81. The SUBURBAN
station, for the accommodation of the
vast army of commuters, was opened
last October. The suburban concourse
Is Of the same dimensions as the main
roncourse-3O0 by 100 feet-except as
TO height of ceiling. 1t is a station
complete in all details, the same as the
main concourse for through passen-
gers. The public also has aided in
determining the easiest slope for the
ramps that lead from one level to
another instead of stairways. The
average eyesight of the innumerable
throng has settled the size of the let
ters and their spacing in the signs at
the entrances to the train platforms
the places where there is time for only
hasty glance. In these and in many
other ways have the people themselves
assisted in the making of the new
Grand Central terminal the most mar
yelous city gate in all the world.
The majestic loyeliness of the exte-
rior Of this stupendOus railway station
and the harmonious beauty of its lofty
waiting rooms, its concourses and Of
every part Of it are obvious. They are
expressive Of the splendor of the city
to which it is the portal. Perfection,
however, is the sum of many little
things. Comparatively few persons,
outside Of those actively concerned,
have even the remotest idea of the
vast amount of thought, study, skill
and experience that has been lavished
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

be my Muvvers, too" he concluded
breathlessly.
It was Miss Pris who picked him
out of the debris, and as his short
arms met around her neck and his
tear-streaked face went down on her
shoulder, she looked across at Miss
Matte and as one who has at length
arrived at a happy decision, she an
nounced:
you take the girl-the boy is
mine"
Copyright, 1912. by Western Newspaper
Union)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Bought Especially for
Holiday Trade

1t has always been our aim to handle
only dependable furniture. A piece of
furniture from our store is a guarantee
of quality.
A piece of furniture of some kind for
a Xmas present is always appreciated,
and will be the means of lasting endear-
ment.
Wa MCDANIEL has a fine assort-
ment of nice pieces, bougt especially for
the holidays. Call and see them.