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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22
Little River.

G.. E. Maker, representing the
Sherman Nursery Co., of Charles
City, Iowa, is in these parts selling
nursery stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cox visited
their son Arthur and family Sunday
Mrs. Robert Pickens has been on
ter at this writing.
Thomas Baker called on his father
Wesley Baker, last Friday. Mr..
Baker is in rather feeble health.
Emory Baker, son OF Wesley Baker
died at his home at Redding, Iowa,
last Sunday His body will be
brought here for interment in the
Bethel cemetery.
Lew Dobson and brother Charley
were Leon visitors last Saturday.
Mr.. Boyds children have been on
the sick list, but are some better at
this writing.
Mrs. A. M. Pryor, of Leon, visited
last week with Mrs. Harve Morgan
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Adams visited
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
bins, south of Davis City.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Lille, on Feb. Goth, fine little
daughter. Mother and child are do
ing we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Pickens, of
Davis City, visited with his father
last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaffer, of New Vir-
ginia, came last Saturday to visit her
brother, Dow Parker, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Snargur VISIT
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
deson, south of Davis City.
Mrs. Joe Dobson visited at Pleas
anton last Thursday and Friday with
Mrs. Sophronia Huston, her sister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22

Misses Nora and Lizzie Bethards,
Erema Woolman, DR.. G. E. Lovett,
w. B. Massey, Jasper Bethards and
Fay Osborn were Leon visitors Sat
urday.
Erema Woolman spent Sunday
with Hildah Riddle.
Miss Lenna King entertained at
dinner Sunday Miss Bertha Smith, E.
+. Newlin and Earl Amos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry and Charles
McGhee, of Clio, James and Leo Nc
Chez, of Lineville, Mrs. Mary Barber
and son, Dick Melton, of Allerton,
Mrs. ALT Davis and daughter, Edna,
and Mrs. James Fisher, of Morgan,
McGhee last Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22
Center.

Clyde Stephens, B. McDonough,
Sam Sears and Gar Bunch, patroniz-
ed the McCurren sale.
George Bunch gave an order for
fine range.
Pete Morgan and B. McDonuogh
have a car load of corn at Crown.
Sister Gibbons is visiting friends
in Center and occasionally breaches
at Crown Chapel.
Bowsher & Bowsher and Dan AL
ley purchased lot of straw at Pine
Grove farm.
F. A. CARRIER purchased manure
spreader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22
Woodland.

Zearl and Jasper Bethards were
q Lineville callers Monday.
George johnson and family spent
Monday at the Ed Patton home.
rs DR.. C. E. Lovett reports the birth
Of daughter at the Brenton nome
y on Feb LIST, and son at the Ben
nett home Feb. 18th, both residing
east of town, Also son at the Law
}. renee Poland home near Morgan on
Feb. 10th.
INN Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ross were
Leon callers Tuesday
Miss Rachel Vandenburg Went
Tuesday to assist Mrs. Frank Ken
dali. who lives east of Garden Grove
with her household duties.
$ Gene Massey was business visit
or at Leon Wednesday.
v. T. Massey made business trip
to Garden Grove Wednesday.
Harry Wright and R. O. Allen, OF
+ Leon, were looking after business
affairs in this vicinity Wednesday
The dance at the Woman hall last
Friday night was the largest given
this winter, Al tickets being sold.
Miss Della Clark, of Lineville, has
been visiting relatives and friends
here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Patton, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c.. Beavers, Ellis Cain and Freely
Beavers were transacting business
at Leon Friday.
Misses Jessie and Beulah Brooks,
of Leon, attended the dance here last
Friday vening.
Ellis and Ruth Bavers, Elsie Nc
Dowell. Mark Riddle and Kent New
lin. who are students of the Leon
High School, and Grace Beavers, who
attends the Scratch-Eye school, were
over Sunday guests of home folks.
Elder H. D. Fillmore, of Villisca,
occupied the pulpit at the A. G.
church last Sunday, it being his reg
ular appointment.
Remember the box supper at the
Woman hall Friday evening. Feb.23.
A number from here attended a
dance at the Fred Gloshen home, east
of town, Monday night.
Ralph McDowll assisted q. Van
derpool to deliver a team of horses
to Garden Grove Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gbshen; OF
Trenton, Mo-, were guests the past
q week at the oleVc FduSu LII cluu l GU
4 Gloshen homes.
Novia S. Beavers was a Lineville
caller Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Beavers has been a
guest at the home of ner son, w. &.
Beavers, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Clay spent We'd
nesday at the John Sinclair nome,
south of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood were
guests Wednesday of MIR. and Mrs.
sI. N. Beavers.
F. C. Baker, of Oklahoma, is visit
d ing his uncle, X. P. Baker and num-
erous friends.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Nicholson has been quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCalla spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Okla
Beavers.
Erie L.: Beavers returned Thurs
day from business trip to Keokuk:
Floyd and Bessie McClain spent
Saturday night at the S. T. Mcdowell
home r. b. Ii , 81. e. a..
Mrs. Mary Barber Of Allerton, who
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. G.
McGhee, is vey ill at this writing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney for
the last is years. and believe him perfectly
in all business transactions and financially able to
| carry out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST TRUAx, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, o.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o. r ~. s......
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces Of the
system Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bot
tie Sold by all druggists. W. $50
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22
Rheumatism.

In almost every instance is direct
ly caused by uric acid in the blood.
Meritol Rheumatism Powders are
manufactured for the express pur-
pose Of neutralizing and eliminating
the uric acid from the system. Easy
to take and thoroughly effective.
Stempel & Cherrington, Exclusive
Local Agents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-22

Itching piles provoke profanity,
but profanity won't cure them.
Doan's Ointment cures itching, bleed
ing or protruding piles after years
Of suffering. At any drug store.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
WIFE CRITICAL,
HTNDERER UNDER
$4,000 BAIL NOW

The condition Of Mrs. Pauline Him
derer. who was stabbed by her hus-
band, Ernest Hinderer, who after
ward attempted suicide at his home,
was reported by DR.. J. P. Pyle, her
physician. to be slightly improved to-
day. Dr. Pyle said his patient was
still critically III, however.
At the direction of the attorney gen.
erals Office a warrant was sworn out
before Magistrate Robertson today for
Hinderer's arrest, charging him with
assault with intent to commit MUIR
der and when arraigned before thai
justice of the peace he was held in
$4,000 bail 70 the upper court.
Hinderer was already under small
bail fixed in the city court on the
charge, but il was at the direction o.
Attorney General Gray that the sec
ond warrant was issued for the hus
bands arrest. The warrant was
placed in the hands Of State Detec
tive Mccoy.
Since his release in bail, Hinderei
has been lettering around the home
Of his mother-in-law, where his wifi
is, and his actions have been such al
to frighten the women.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12

OPPOSES T.R.'S
THIRD PARTY
Says Roosevelt is Progressive
Only in Words and That
He viii Not Last
BELIEVES PEOPLE
WILL GET HIS MEASURE
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
MADISON, Wis, July 12.-Senator
LaFollette today went on record as
opposed to the new party movement,
fathered by Colonel Roosevelt In an
editorial in his weekly he not only
declared against the Roosevelt move,
but scathingly attacked the Colonel's
motives in organizing the new party.
La Follette's editorial is headed
"The Case of Mr.. Roosevelt" and he
sums up his conclusion as follows;
"Mr. Roosevelt appeals to progress
sives to join his party. Roosevelt's
whole record demonstrates that he
has no constructive power, that he is
progressive only in words; that he is
ever ready to compromise in order
to win, regardless Of platform prom
ises Of progressive principles.
He will not last In the end the
people of this country will get his
true measure.
mo party was ever successfully or
ganized about a man. Principles and
Issues must constitute the basis OF
any great movement"
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
HANGS OUT HIS
OWN CREPEBEFORE
POISON ENDS LIFE

Thomas Hartnett, living at No. los
Huntington street, Philadelphia, kill
ed himself at home yesterday, while
his wife, Mrs. Ella Hartnett, was on
a visit in Wilmington. For some
time the couple had lived apart but
on Wednesday Mrs. Hartnett visited
her husband and when she took her
departure her husband kissed her and
said: "The next time you see me
there will be a crepe on the door"
She thought nothing of the remark
and came to Wilmington.
When Mrs. Hartnett returned she
saw a black ribbon on the shutter
and remembering her husbands de-
claration hurried in the house and
found him dead on the bed with an
empty bottle marked poison" near
by. He had used insect poison TO enc
his life.
A woman who sat on the front steT
Of her home a few minutes yester
day morning was attracted by the ac'
tions of Hartnett whose home was
directly opposite. He reached fran.
tically for an open shutter of a sac
ond story window then spent a min
ute fastening a bit of black crepe tC
the bolt. Then he closed the shutter
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
ANTI-HEALD ASSOCIATION
GETS INTO CAMPAIGN

Somewhat of a stir has been caus-
ed in political circles by the an
nouncement that an Anti-Heald As
ISOLATION has been formed to oppose
the denomination OF Congressman
William H. Heald. The announce
ment formally made today reads:
"All persons who believe that the
nomination of William H. Heald for
the U. S. Congress is inadvisable,
will kindly sign the card below and
mail to Sylvester ID. Townsend, Jri
Secretary, Anti-Heald Association,
500 Ford Building. city"
The accompanying card reads as
follows: ITO Anti-Heald Associa-
toni am opposed to the nomination
of William H. Heald as a candidate
for Congress on the Republican ticket
and will lend my efforts in any hon
orable movement to prevent such
nomination"
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
co.
FIGHTS AGAINST
BRIDGE CROSSINGS

In the Court of Chancery today Al
bert Massey took testimony in the
case of the Wilmington and Southern
Traction Company VS.. the p, B. &
w. Railroad Company, Baltimore and
Philadelphia and Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company. The ap-
plication of the Traction Company is
for an order to cross the causeway
tracks of the railroad companies at
grade. The railroads object to this.
In the petition of the trolley COM
pany it is shown that the Levy Court
and Street and Cewer Commission
granted permission to the traction
company to lay its rails for a trolley
line along the causeway and to Front
and Market streets. To reach the
point designated it was necessary for
the trolley company under the incor-
poration law of the state to show il
was not expedient for the trolley COM
pany to tunnel or cross the railroad
by overhead bridges.
State Highway Commissioner Price
and Assistant City Engineer Harry
Maier were examined as witnesses
to tell the condition existing. II
will be necessary to have another
hearing as the answers of all the
companies were not in today. The
Wilmington and Southern Traction
Company will bear all the expenses
of the suit. The company is Obliged
to build an overhead bridge across
the tracks Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. which are outside the
city limits This bridge will be
erected by the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany and will be over 900 feet long.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
BULLET In HEAD
FIRED ACCIDENTALLY,
KILLS SENATOR LINGO
Revolver, Left in Carriage, ExpIodes as Youth is
About TO Hand Weapon TO Sussex Lswmaker.
Had Been Prominent in Party and Advo-
cafe of Improved Highways.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del, July IA
Former State Senator A. b. Lingo,
of Trinity, died this morning about
1 o'clock never having regained con-
sciousness, as a result of being shot
accidentally last evening by Harry
Wilson, aged 10. who lived with him.
Mr.. Lingo was 30 years old.
According to one of the physicians
in attendance who remained with him
until death, the bullet entered the
right side OF the head near the eye.
Mr. Lingo had been to Lewes to take
an automobile for repairs and return
ed home with a team. While in
Lewes he made some purchases and
upon arriving home asked Wilson to
unharness the horse and give him
the bundles.
Wilson took the things out Of the
carriage and found a revolver which
he asked Senator Lingo If he want.
ed and started to hand 1t TO Mr.
Lingo. when Il was discharged. II
is said the boy did not have his hand
on the trigger.
The bullet entered Mr.. Lingo's
head. and he fell over unconscious
Dr. William B. Jones of Millsboro
and Dr. Rowland B. Paynter, OF
Georgetown, were summoned and
went to Trinity as soon as possible
They found that the chances Of re-
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
FALL MAY
END LIFE OF
j. R. PANCOAST

J. r. Pancoast, OF No. 81 Market
street, this city. a linotype operator.
was perhaps fatally injured this
morning by falling from the third
story window Of a Trenton newspaper
Office where he had been employed
for the past three weeks. Both his
arms were broken and he was injured
Internally.
Mr.. Pancoast Is ABOUT 35 years OF
age. He was formerly machinist-
operator with THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL, and had been employed on this
paper for over twelve years. SO pop
ular was Mr.. Pancoast with his fel-
low-wOrkmen and so devoted to his
duties on the paper. that all depart
ments OF THE JOURNAL united in
presenting him with a token OF the
great esteem in which he was held
when he resigned to take his new po-
sition In Trenton. Mr.. Pancoast has
"A wide circle of friends in the city.
He was formerly active in baseball,
and played with many men now In
the professional lists Years ago he
took much interest in bowling. He
was one Of the longest employed aud
most efficient operators on THE JOUR-
NAL, and his resignation to go 10
Trenton was accepted only with the
greatest regret
Word of the sad accident was ~
ceived by Mr.. Pancoast's wife and his
friends shortly before noon. Mrs.
pancoasf left AZ once for Trenton
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon word
was received from Trenton that Mr..
Pancoast would recover.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
SHOCKED LINEMAN ON
POLE TOP SIGNALS THAT
CURRENT BE CUT OFF
W. F. Fisher, Unconscious From 400 Volts of EIec-
ticify Which Passed Through His Body, Lives
After Being in Peril of Awful Death

Penn, James Lilly and Richard Tuck
er quickly reached the man at the top
of the pole, and after much difficulty
managed to tie a rope about his un-
conscious form and lower him to the
ground where the police patrol was
in waiting and made a record break
ing run to the Delaware Hospital with
the victim.
There was a large crowd in the
street while the rescuers were at
work at the top of the pole and when
Fisher was being lowered to the
ground a wave of sympathy swept
over the people, for the victim had ev-
cry appearance Of being dead When
willing hands placed him in the po-
lice patrol several groans escaped
from the man and it was then learn
ed that lie was not extinct and Chauf-
feur Palmer, of the Police Depart
ment, sent his machine speeding to
the hospital as it never ran before.
At the hospital at noon it was said
that Fisher had returned to con-
! seriousness and would recover. He is
about % years Of age and married
] He lives at No Concord avenue.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
FREAK STORM
COOLS CITY.
SAVES CROPS
Rain After Being Partial to
Washington Heights Be-
comes General
LIGHTNING BOLTS
DO SOME DAMAGE

The section OF the city north of
Fourteenth street had a shower all
of its own early yesterday afternoon.
Dripping trolley cars coming in from
that end of town astonished the
downtown inhabitants. for only a
sprinkle had fallen on the rest of
Wilmington.
Black clouds hung over the city
several times during the day, look
ing as If a cyclone were imminent,
but nothing happened. After sever
al false starts, the storm really got
underway last night, and not only
gave Wilmington a good cooling off
but saved the lives of sundry beans,
peas. potatoes, and hay crops, all
over the state. S. o. S. signals were
being sent out by the turnips, and
heat prostrations among the toma-
toes were numerous The storm came
just in the nick of time to save grow
ing crops all over the state.
The soaking rain last night brought
real relief from the heat and while
the weather is still hot, it is not the
unbearable heat of the last few days.
Lightning played some pranks In
Inc NllllAlf Vi DNNGMNNNHNn dAA + AAN
streets during the storm. A fiery
bolt hit the chimney Of the home OF
John A. johnson, No. 1901 Pine street
After tearing down the chimney the
bolt passed down the fiue and out
into one OF the rooms, from part OF
which it tore the wall paper. Fortu-
nately the Johnson family was In
another part of the house, and be-
yond being injured by the lightning s
jolt, they we're uninjured.
At the same time Thomas NJ. Smith
and several relatives. who live at
No. 1903 Pine street, we're out In
the yard observing the effect Of the
storm. A ball OF fire landed on the
cement pavement Of the yard and then
cut all kinds Of antics, leaving a
blazing trail as it disappeared.
Harry G. Smith, one Of the men In
the party, was stunned by the shock
and il was nearly half an hour be-
fore he was revived. Mrs. Earl, who
also was in the yard, was stunned
by the bolt. but soon recovered.
Several wires were knocked down
by the lightning striking a pole a.
Maryland avenue and Linden streets
Evening journal., 1912-07-12

Shocked by electricity when he
came in contact with a high tension
wire on top of a forty-foot pole at
Fifth and Tatnall streets, at 7.3O
o'clock today. Walter F. Fisher, line
man in the employ of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company,
had a narrow escape from death
It was said that 1400 volts of cleo
tricity passed through Fishers body.
He was on the topmost piece of the
pole and when the current shot
through his body he had presence of
mind enough to throw himself across
the bed OF wire and in this way he
hung suspended in the air. He waved
his hat toward the power station, re-
alizing that shutting off the current
meant saving his life, and the hat
dropped to the street and he passed
into unconsciousness. The engineer
at the power plant was quickly ad-
vised of the mans predicament and
the current was cut off.
David A. Anderson, foreman in the
employ Of the electric company, and
fellow employees of Fisher, Richard
Evening journal., 1912-07-12

covery were remote, but they did all
that could be fdone. The bullet had
penetrated the brain. MI. Lingo
never regained consciousness
He was an active Republican and
had many friends throughout Sussex
county. or a quiet and retiring dis
position he was a hard fighter In
politics and big factor for his
party in his district. He was elect
ed Senator from the Fourth district
in 1904. and during his term fought
for bill for the construction OF an
improved highway through his dis
trict. The bill. however, was declar-
ed unconstitutional on the ground
that the Legislature could not pro-
vide for the Improvement OF spec
ifcally designated road. Mr.. Lingo
is survived by his wife. He was a
brother of Register of Wills Rufus
d.. Lingo, OF Dagsboro, Of Mrs. Bur-
ton, wife or Postmaster Fred p. Bur-
ton of Millsboro and John A. Lingo
manager Of the Atlantic Hotel, Reho~
both Beach.
Funeral services will take placa
Sunday afternoon at Q o'clock at his
late residence, with interment In
Brotherhood cemetery. Millsboro.
Wilson. who did the shooting, is
an orphan and had been given home
by Mr.. Lingo. No action has been
taken by the authorities to detain
Wilson.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
HATCHET BLOW
ON NOSE COSTS
WOMAN $50 FINE

In City Court this morning Mable
Carpenter, colored, pleaded guilty TO
assault and battery on Lena Gould in
Jones Flats, hitting her on the
nose with a hatchet, and was fined
$50 and costs.
Frank Feraro, Fortunala Glora and
Peter Caponi were charged with as
sault and battery on William Lind
on the night of July A. Caponi was
said to have stabbed the man in the
back with a knife. William G. Jones
represented the defendants. After
Caponi denied that he was in the
fight or that he had a knife, the case
went over until Wednesday morning
TO obtain. more testimony. Caponi
was admitted to bail.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
TO RENEW
FIGHT FOR THE
RECETVERSHIP

John r. Nicholson, in the Court of
Chancery yesterday filed a bond of
$500 to cover the expenses Of the re-
ceivership proceedings against the
International Lumber Development
Company. officers of the company
have been arrested by the postal au-
Ihorities on charges of using the mails
to defraud.
An application for the appointment
of a receiver for the company will be
made to the Court of Chancery next
week. Mr.. Nicholson said today that
inasmuch as the company bond has
been filed to cover the expenses, the
application for the receiver will be
renewed next week.
The idea in getting the court to
appoint a receiver is to get the as
sets of the company out of the hands
of the officials.
In Philadelphia no attempt has been
made by the arrested officers of the
company to have the foreign attach
ments issued against them ended by
entering surety bonds. This is re-
garded as a confession of insolvency
since only 100000 surety is required
to lift the attachment against the S6.-
100000 company. The attachments
against the concern were taken out
on June by Attorneys A. S. Well and
l.. Stauffer Oliver, acting for Alexan-
der r. Querns, Thomas d. Querns
James J. Querns, Harry G. Querns
trading as Querns Brothers, and Jesse
H. Oliver.
One attachment is against John r.
Markley and Isaiah B. Miller, the pro-
moters of the lumber company, and is
for money that the plaintiffs lent tc
Markley and Miller. This attachment
is against all property of Markley
and Miller and particularly all money
due them from the lumber company
and from Charles NJ. Mcmahon, the
indicted treasurer of the lumber com
pany.
The other attachment is taken oui
in the name of Markley and Millei
-tor the use Of" Querns Brothers anC
Sesse H. Oliver. and is directed spe
9ifically against the Internationa
Aamber and Development Compan.
md its funds in the United Securit,
AAfe Insurance and Trust Company
NE Central Savings and Trust Gem
pany and Charles M. Mcmahon. Th'
bond is fixed at 100000 under each at
tachment, but the arrested officials o
the lumber concern have apparentl,
not thought q. worth this sum of sur
ETY. to regain free possession of thei
funds.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
BITES "COP" AT
SIGHT OF AUTO

John Scott, colored. aged rs years.
of Frederica, was badly frightened
Yesterday when placed in a taxicsh
at the police station to be taken to
the State Hospital for the Insane, at
Farnhurst He had never seen. an
automobile before. and this, together
with the fact that he was mentally
unbalanced, made 1t difficult for the
police to overcome him. He attempt
ed to bite Sergeant Wardle, but the
latter's clothing saved him. The aged
man was brought here by his son.
Evening journal., 1912-07-12
BONFIRE
"JUST FOR FUN
BURNS THREETOTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
YORKLYN, July 12.-Their clothing
in flames from a newspaper bonfire
they had started just for fun, three
children of John Kelleher west of
Yorklyn, would probably have been
burned to death the first Of this week
if help had not been close at hand.
Howard Johnson, near by, heard their
cries and put out the flames before
the children had been seriously
burned.