davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Leroy.

Miss Elva Berry, who has been Wis.
1ting her sister, Mrs. Charles Rob.
erts, returned to he home in Humes.
ton Saturday.
Miss Lois Bremen, of Derby, came
Saturday to visit at the WIS. Throck-
morton home.
Aida Silvers returned from bust
ness trip to Des Moines Friday.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give an open air concert Thursday
evening, July 25th, on the Throck-
morton lawn. Admission, including
ice cream, ten cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Wells visited
in Weldon between trains Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Myra Burbank returned from
Oxford Wednesday,, where she had
been visiting relatives.
Mora Buffum returned from Mar
engo Wednesday, where she had been
visiting her grandmother.
Miss Ruth Brown went to Corydon
Saturday to visit relatives.
Mabel and Lena -Wolverton went
to Osceola one day last week to visit
relatives. ,-s...,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
White Oak.

Miss Jessie Nish of Weldon was
calling in this vicinity Thursday.
Mrs. Johnson returned to her home
in Colorado last week, having spent
several weeks here at the home OF
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Quayle
F. M. Rosengrant, wife and daugh-
ter spent Sunday at the Bert Stiles
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly of Crown spent
Thursday at the C. w. Luce home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horner of the He
brew church visited Saturday with
her sister Mrs. C. w. Luse.
Mrs. nellie Dennis of Garden Grove
visited Friday at the Rosengrant
home
C. w. Luce had the misfortune to
run pitch fork in his thigh while
stacking hay Friday.
Ye correspondent can see from
her window three thrashing machines
and four binders at work in the var
ious fields =, in less than two miles
square. So you see our people are
quite Industrious these days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Good Hope.

Everybody is busy harvesting and
news is scarce. People are hurrying
to get ready for the Chautauqua at
Leon August 4-10.
Mrs. Malissa Myers, of Riverton,
Iowa, and two granddaughters, of
Randolph, Iowa, returned home Mon
day after a weeks visit with Mrs
Myers brother and sister, w. H.
Wise and Mrs. NJ. R. Sanger.
Mrs. A. B. Richey called on Mrs.
T. H. Bigger Monday afternoon.
Miss Grace Wise visited her sister,
Mrs. L. E. Barger, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Reed and son
visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ball of Van Vert.
Miss Dale Wise came home Satur-
day from Kellerton, where she had
been assisting her sister, Mrs. Grant
Wise with her harvesting. Miss Dale
while opening a fruit can Friday
cut her hand and resulted in blood
poison, which the doctor checked at
once and we hope she will be able
for duty again in a short time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Morgan.

One more week until the big
Chautauqua. Farm work is in, fine
shape this year for everyone to at
tend.
OIL. Peck is on the sick list this
week.
Harvesting is about over with
Lots of grain stacked. Some timothy
to reap yet. Lots of timothy will be
threshed this year. Weather cooler
but we are still needing rain.
Mrs. Halstead, of Lineville, Is Wis
iting at Morgan.
Miss Coral Curry returned home
Sunday from Shenandoah, where she
had been attending Summer School
Every farmer should hear Senator
w. S. Kenyon at the Leon Chautau
qua.
F. M. Lowrance end wife spen
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fore
man, north of Logan Chapel.
Henry Dillon and wife spent Sun
day at Oscar Peck's.
Mr.. Wright and wife, of Ottumwa
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Joe
Adair.
Joy night, the last of the Chautau
qua, is going to be a hummer. L
was great last year; it is going tt
be still greater this year.
John Hinds and family came ove1
ednesday to see Mrs. Kinds moth
err, Mrs. A. Lowrance.
Willis Dillon bound timothy fol
Harry Merrick Friday and Saturday
Riley Hatfield and wife went tt
Leon Saturday to visit relatives, re
turning home Sunday.
Don't miss seeing the Russians a.
the Leon Chautauqua. They are un
able to speak a word of English.
Lenna Craig worked for w. E
Dillon the past week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Good Hope.

The cool wave which struck our
vicinity Monday and Tuesday was
very much appreciated for harvest
ing.
Several from these parts attended
the ice cream social at Van Vert
Saturday evening.
Mrs. M. j. Waterman returned to
her home at Van Vert Saturday af-
ter few days visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. H. Wise and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Springer and
family visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs A. B. Richey.
Miss Dale Wise is visiting her
brother Grant and family, of Keller
ton, and assisting Mrs. Wise during
harvest
The Fourth is over and people are
getting ready to attend the Chautau-
qua to be held at Leon in August.
Mrs. L. E. Reed called on Mrs.
Bruff Thompson and daughter Leila
Monday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
High Point

Miss Mary Beavers spent Thursday
of last week with her cousin Harold
Warrington.
Mrs. John Heinbaugh and children
spent one day last week with Mrs.
Orren Skinner.
Several in this vicinity threshed
the past week. Oats and wheat are
fine. Mr.. Ben Aten's wheat averaged
a bushels to the acre.
John Heinbaugh and family spent
Sunday with Nose Trauple's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor were called
to Motor, Iowa, Saturday to attend
the funeral of friend, returning
home Monday. Mrs. Wilson Keller
stayed in the store during their
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Roberts and
children visited Sunday at John
Cronin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yves Warrington
were calling at Frank Warrington s
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Beavers spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Leon. Miss
Stephens returned home with them
and will visit few days.
Messers Fred Woolley, Frank War
rington, Chas. Brant and Ben Aten
were calling at Edd Aten's and A. C.
Bakers Sunday afternoon going in
Mr.. Woolley's car
Just a week till Chautauqua at
Leon. Seven big days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bartlett and
daughter, Thelma, Mrs. Allie Brown
and son, Earl, of Chicago, spent Sun
d2y at J. G.. Trauple's,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith visited
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Orren
Skinner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Rose Hill

Everybody enjoyed the big rain
Saturday night.
Tade Griffin and family spent
Sunday with Pat Mahoney and fam
lily.
Maurice and Marea Grogan spent
Saturday night and Sunday with rel
atives in Leon.
Oscar Ellis and family spent Sun
day with his brother Hal and family
Mrs. George Minthorn spent one
evening last week at Ned Conner
ford's
Miss Florence Barry spent Sunday
with home folk.
Il" Miss Olive Evans, of Leon, visited
last week with her sister, Mrs. Walter
Blakesley.
Mrs. Ed. Campbell spent one after
noon last week with Misses Gertrude
and Cecilia Mahoney
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Little River.

Cool weather prevails in this Sec
ton now.
Seth Davis, wife and son, Lear
spent Sunday with James Davis and
wife.
James Anderson and family visit
ed Sunday at the Mccormick home.
1t is just now some over one week
until the Chautauqua, and several
from this vicinity are going to at
tend.
Charley Davis and lady friend call
ed at the Emmett LaFollette home on
Sunday afternoon.
Rosa Graham visited with rela-
tives in Leon last week.
Mabel Moore and Beulah Turpen
called on Edith Spargur Sunday ev-
ening.
Ed Still and wife called at the
Minor home Sunday.
Charles Davis assisted King Land
phair with his work last week.
Mrs. James Drury and son, John
were the guests of Lawrence Wilson
and family Sunday.
Hurrah for a big Chautauqua!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Diamond News.

Sunday School was we'll attended
at Maple Grove Sunday.
A. P. Woodland is having quite a
seige of threshing this week.
Mrs. Charles South came home to
help during threshing this week.
The ice cream supper was we'll at
tended at Maple Grove last Saturday
night.
Henry Phillips is working for A.
P. Woodland.
Lucinda Pray was visiting her son,
R. w. Pray, one day last week.
The Aid Society will meet at Mrs.
Bryant's Wednesday.
We had quite a nice little rain Sat-
urday night.
Everett and James Woodland were
visiting their sister, Mrs. Pearl
South Sunday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
Center Township

VIM. Axes rented pasture in Gen.
ter.
Fred Pitman is working for John
WATSON.
Brice McDonough's hand was seri-
Ously kicked by a mule.
F. A. Gardner purchased a McCor-
mick binder.
S. w. Sears has purchased an eight
foot binder.
John WATSON has a new Milwaukee
binder.
Brice McDonough bought a bind
err at Garden Grove.
w. T. Coone is storing all his hay
crop in his barn.
The hay crop in Center is i'm
mense.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25

call manuron which is attended with Impoverished blood
and exhaustion of force. The Discovery is all
round tonic which the blood and
heart by initiating Natures methods of restoring waste
TISSUE feeding the heart and lungs rich
red blood.
Il suffered from pain under right shogder blade also very
cough writes MRS W. DORM of New Brookand s. e. to
Pierce Buffalo, Y Had four different doctors and none did
said had consumption others said would
OPERATION bed1dden unable to sit up for six months
Golden Medical and psasan @
tme and when had taken three bottles could do my
then in good health NV weight is now 67 pounds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
The Skin and Not the Blood.

Until recently it has been a gener-
ally accepted theory that eczema
was a disease of the blood. Scien-
tific investigations have taught US
that eczema is positively a skin dis
ease and durable through the skin
alone. Meritol Eczema Remedy is
applied directly to the diseased skin,
the effect is marvellous and it's re-
suits permanent. Do not delay try
ing Meritol Eczema Remedy. Stem
pei e Cherrington. "
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
STOPS SCALP ITCH.
Dandruf and Every Form of ScalI
Disease Cured Quick by Zemo.

:. It il simply wonderful how Zemo
goes after dandruff. You rub little
of it in with the tips of the fingers.
It gets right down into the glands,
stimulates them, stops the itch, and
makes the head feel fine. No, it ism t
sticky! Zemo is fine, clear, vanish
ing liquid. You don't have to even
wash your hands after using Zemo.
And what a wonder it is for Eczema,
rash, pimples and all skin Affections.
A.25 cent trial bottle at Bell & Rob-
inson's drug store, is guaranteed to
stop any skin irritation:
Zemo is prepared by e. w. Rose
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and is
regularly sold by druggists at 81 q
bottle. But to prove what it will do
at tfifing expense, zemo il now put
up in Is cent trial bottles, Z
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
The Richest Man in the World.

Could spend his entire fortune try
ing to make better remedy for
rheumatism than Meritol Rheuma-
tism Powders. If you only knew
their value you would use this won
derful remedy for rheumatism
Recommended by physicians and all
who have tried it. Stempel & Cher
ringtOn,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25

Feel languid, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach off? A good
remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters.
Ask your druggist. Price $1.00.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25
THE SECRET OF LONG LIFE.

life by neglect the human mechanism
in
restoring the blood and strength is
Golden Oregon
Cherrybak ~
called Dr. Pierce
taking
soothing cough
No
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-25

A thoroughbred Jersey Bull
of the best of qualities will stand
the season of 1912 at the G. w.
Reeder pasture in west Leon.
Service fee $3.50 at the gate.
See Harry Marvin.
3
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-23
ct. What have you been

yet. What have you been wedding announcements?"
 "No-I was reading about the most wonderful exhibition. Hattie was in the box-and in perfect form"
 "Mattie?" Marjorie gasped uneas- fly.
 "Mattie!" he raved, "and in perfect form"
 And now the hidden serpent of jeal- ousy, which promised to enliven their future, lifted it's head for the first time, and Mallory caught his first glimpse of an unsuspected member of their household. Marjorie demand ed with an ominous chill
 And who's Mattie?. Some former sweetheart of yours?"
 My dear," laughed Mallory.
 But Marjorie was up and away, with apt temper: "So Mattie was in the box, was she? What is it to you, where she sits? You dare to read about her and rave over her perfect form, while you neglect your wise-or your-oh, what ara I, anyway"
 Mallory stared at her in amaze ment. He was beginning to learn what ignorant heather women are concerning so many of the gods and demi-gods of mankind. Then, with tenderness he might not always show, he threw the paper down and took her in his arms: You poor child. Mattie is mana pitcher-and you're the only woman I ever loved-and you are liable to be my wife any minute"
 The explanation was sufficient, and she crawled into the shelter of his arm with little noises that served for apology, forgiveness and reconcilia- tion. Then he made the mistake of mentioning the sickening topic of de- ferred hope:
 "A minister's sure to get on at the next stop-or the next"
 Marjorie's nerves were frayed by too much enduring, and 1t took only word to set them jangling: If you say minister to me again, I'll scream" Then she tried to control herself with a polite: Where is the next stop?"
 Ogden"
 Where's that? On the map?"
 Well, it's in Utah."
 "Utah!" she groaned. They .mar- ry by wholesale there, and We can't even get sample"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-23
INTO THE DRAIN, AFTER ALL
Little Circumstance That Explains Why Ono Woman's Halr Has
 Turned Gray.

A new servant entered the em- ployment of matron not long ago, and her genius for making mistakes makes it seem incredible that one just evenly balanced could think out the things she does.
 Among other things her mistress handed her a wire strainer and told her to pour all water into the drain through that, so that soap and dirt would not stop up the pipes. By the way, this was after the servant had incurred a good-sized plumbers bill by allowing full cake of soap to go down.
 The servant took the strainer and the mistress watched her while she demonstrated that she knew what was meant by pouring the water through it. When she had turned
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-23
CHAPTER XIV.
The Train Wrecker.


 The train-butcher, entering the Ob- servation Room, found only loving couple. He took in at glance their desire for solitude. A large part of his business was the forcing of wares on people who did not want them.
 His voice and his method suggested the mosquito. Seeing Mallory and Marjorie mutually absorbed in read ing each others eyes, and evidently in need of nothing on earth less than something else to read, the train butcher decided that his best plan of attack was to make himself nuis- ance. It is plan successfully adopt ed by organ-grinders, street pianists and other blackmailers under the guise of art, who have nothing so welcome to sell as their absence.
 Mallory and Marjorie heard the train boys hum, but they tried to ig- nore 1t.
 Papers, gents and ladies? Yes? No? Paris fashions, lady?"
 He showed a large periodical be- ."CSh shSA FOiy hOcCo, Dut hdIJO threw 1t on the floor, with a bitter glance at her own borrowed plumage:
 Don't show me any Paris fash ions!" Then she gave the boy his conge by resuming her chat with Mall lory: How long do we stop at Og- den?"
 The train-boy went right on auc- tioning his papers and magazines, and poking them into the laps of his prey. And they went right on talking to one another and pushing his papers and magazines to the floor.
 T think I'd better get of at Og- den, and take the next train back. That's just what I'll do. Nothing. thank you!" this last to the train- boy.
 But you can't leave me like this" Mallory urged excitedly, with a side glance of No, mol" to the train-boy.
 T can. and must, and will" Mar jorie insisted. "I'll go pack my things now"
 But, Marjorie, listen to me-"
 "Will you let me alone!" This to the gadfly. but to Mallory a dejected
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-23

the water all through and there ' mained a considerable accumulap% ', that would not go through, she .s, ~ liberately emptied the stralner inv the drain. :,
 Her mistress was sufprlseo '. :. out of patience, and she showed .s. <,
 "But where else could l put ~. ~. stuff" was the only defense - servant offered.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-23
LARGE MIND.

Sympathetic Druggist (to ,.a sOs, to lady customer) )-So-I am slaa a,,. s see that you are better thls n''- ing. Was it the medicine? =.
 Stout Lady Customer-No' ! ars s. not the medicine. It is entlre,' s'st ~ to the influence of my mind 0''' matter. .-;no.
 Sympathetic Druggist (aami''us' .rs', ly)-What an enormous niihu must have l-Lippincotts.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-26
The Mlddie-Aqed Woman.

OF the many ways in which the mid
dle-aged woman may vary the effect
Of her afternoon gowns none is sim
pier than the use of collar and cuffs
Of white wolfe edged with scalloping
and embroidery In floral design. An
other change may be the frock set OF
white chiffon with border Of black
malines. and still another is the one OF
black net hemstitched with silver
thread. Some of these collars are SO
long In front that they terminate only
at the waist line, where they cross In
surplice effect and are tucked away
under the girdle. An excellent model
of this sort is of light blue lawn EN-.
broidered with black dots, and a sec.
ond is Of white agaric trimmed with
tiny folds of broadcloth. alternating
with eponge.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-26

Madison.-That the new state life
insurance plan which will become
operative about Sept. 1, instead of
doing harm to the private companies
now engaged in business in Wiscon-
sin, will be distinct benefit in edu-
eating policyholders to a better un-
derstandlng and more liberal pa
tronage Of private companies, is the
opinion of Insurance Commissioner
Ekern. Mr.. Ekern points out that
under the new law no person can
take out policy for more than
$4,000 and thinks that this provision
alone would be sufficient to protect
private business.
The Wisconsin state insurance idea
is the result of the investigation by a
state legislative committee several
years ago of the life insurance situa-
ton in Wisconsin. The following
legislature passed laws under which
practically all of the big outside in
surance companies left the state and
have never returned.
At the outset, four different poll
cies will be issued, and the number
may be increased later as the state
becomes proficient in the insurance
business. These four policies will be
the ordinary lie, twenty-payment en-
dowment, ten payment endowment,
and term, to the age of IS years.
Later a system of annuities, some
thing like the French peasants
favorite system, will be introduced,
the annuities to begin when the bene-
ficiaries reach the age of IS years.
The liability of the state in the new
order of affairs is limited to the
amount of money in the insurance
fund, this fund being derived from
premiums, interest, earnings and
other sources of revenue. AS the
policies are limited to $4,000, the
annuities will be limited to $500 a
year, when the annuity plan goes
into effect.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-26
AUTOPSY REVEALS MURDER
Body of Peter OIstad, Found in Lake
Monona, Shows Evidence of Foul
Play-Money Is Missing.

Madison.-An autopsy on the body
of Peter Olstad, which was found
floating in Lake Monona, showed that
he was murdered and the body
thrown into the lake. Robbery is
believed to have been the motive, as
pocketbook containing a large sum
of money, which he had when last
seen by his relatives a few hours be-
fore his death, is missing. The au-
topsy showed that he was dubbed
over the right eye and temple. Oh
stad left London, Dane county, for
Menominee, and as he had to wait
two hours here for train, the police
believe he was lured from the depot.
Olstad was widower, IS years old.
Until year ago he lived on a farm
at Brodhead.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-26
CHAPTER XViI.-Continued.

She led the way through the door
opening out of the hall to the right,
and. once inside, he stood awkwardly
rooted to the floor. gazing about him
and at her and all the time trying not
to gaze. In his perturbation he failed
to hear and see her invitation to a
seat
Wont you sit DOWN." she repeated.
Look here" he said, In voice that
shook with passion, there's one thing
I won't do, and that's propose to you
In the office. That's why I'm here.
Dede Mason, want you, just want
you"
So precipitate was he. that she had
barely time to cry out her involun-
tary alarm and to step back. at the
same time catching one Of his hands
as he attempted to gather her into
his arms.
ooh, know I'm sure enough fool"
ne said IL guess I'll sit down.
Don't be scairt, Miss Mason. I'm not
real dangerous"
I'm not afraid" she answered. with
SlniIe, SiippIH6 uoWu Aolocil iHIo q
chair.
Its funny" Daylight sighed. almost
with regret; here I am. strong
enough to bend you around and tie
knots in you. Here am. used to hav-
ing my will with man, beast or any
thing And here | am sitting In this
chair. as weak and helpless as little
lamb You sure take the starch out
tof me-"
I II yish you hadn't asked" she
said softly.
"Mebbe it's best you should know
few things before you give me an an
swer," he went on, ignoring the fact
that the answer had already been
given Il never went after a woman
before in my life. all reports to the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-26
SYNOPSIS.

Ia as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
30th birthday with a crowd of miners at
the, Circle City, TivoH. The dance leads ods
is staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mall contract He
starts on his mail trip with dogs. and
sledge. telling his friends that he will be
In the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes sensationaliy
rapid run across country with the mail.
at the Tivoi and Is n now w ready
gold fields Deciding that gold Will pc
found in the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons Of flour, which he declares
when he arrives with his flour he finds
the big fiat desolate A comrade. discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps rich har-
vest; He goes to Dawson becomes the
and defeats a combination Of capitalists
In a vast mining deal He returns to
civilization, and, amid the beWildering
complications of high finance. Daylight
flnds that he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme.
He goes to New York. and confronting
his disloyal partners with a revolver, he
threatens to kill them If his money Is not
returned. They are cowed. return their
stealings and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate In
makes large investments and gets into the
political ring. For rest he goes to the
country. Daylight gets deeper into high
finance In San Francisco, but often the
comes him. Dede Mason buys horse and
Daylight meets her in her saddle trips.
One day he asks Dede to go with him
on one more ride. his purpose being to
ask her to marry him and they canter
away she trying to analyZe her feelings.
Dede tells Daylight that her happiness
Daylight undertakes to build up a great
Industrial community.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-26
Voice Of Conscience.

A western Kentucky negro was In
Jail awaiting trial for stealing a calf
His wife called to see him. On her
way out the jailer, whose name was
Grady, halted her.
Mandy" he inquired, "have you
got lawyer for JIM"
mo, sah." said his wife. EFF Jim
was guilty I'd git him a lawyer right
away; but he tells me he amt guilty
and so, Of cose, l amt amin to hire
none"
"Mr. Grady" came voice from the
cells above, you tell dat niger WON.
an down thar to git a lawyer-and
git dam good one. too!"-Saturday
Evening Post