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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-11-01

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Myndus.

DR.. Clauson is sinking a well on
his claim south of town.
Amos ]. Watson is enclosing his
section with a substantial fence.
H. l.. Kerr has received
material for his desert claim adj
joining his ranch.
DIR. |. ]. Bush came out Saturday
from Fl Paso for stay of several
days with his family.
Mrs. H. C. Dyer will entertain
the ladies of Myndus next Thursday
afternoon.
w. E. Stockwell's gardens are
supplying vegetables for the tables
of the Myndus settlers who arrived
to late to plant.
Mr.. FAINT has been furnishing the
store with fine cantaloupes equal in
flavor to the famous Rocky Ford
melons.
So many automobiles passed
through Saturday that Myndus
wore a cosmopolitan expression OF a
full.Aedged town on the borderland
route.
R. D. Clayton. the merchant OF
Myrdus, has received car load OF
posts which are stacked on his lot al
the switch.
The Brewster ranch is neatly en-
closed with a substantial wire fence
The large gates will be painted re'
to match the roofs Of the cottage
and out buildings.
Abraham Carp arrived Frlda!
with his family, bringing a car 'oaue'
with building material, wagon
stock and farming implements. LII
jegren and Craig will build Mr.
Carp's house on a tract adJolnlnl
s. w. Fant's land.
A car of material was seen on III
track Tuesday containing lumber
household goods, ETC., for Claud'u
A. Hunsiker to use on his nome
stead north Of town. G. h. owe
will erect Mr.. Hunsiker's house.
DR.. Hoffman, chairman OF IN
road commissioners, visited Myndu
last week In the interest OF goo
roads. As we are somewhat DEEPER
dent upon Deming, we need a q
rect road along section line fro'
this point to Deming.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
New Real Estate Firm

The Lucas Realty Co., have open
ed q new real estate and insurance
office in the Varga building, the first
door north of the postoffice, having
fitted the room up in fine style with
new furniture and fittings for the
business. They are the first real es-
tate firm to open a ground floor Of
fee in Leon, and they will be found
right up to the times with all their
business dealing. The members of
the firm are Mr.. VIM. e. Lucas and
Mr.. Orel Estes, who are both we'll
known in this vicinity, and they will
make q specially of all kinds of real
estate, as well az representing a
number of good insurance COM
panies. Their Office is very conven-
lent and they will be pleased to have
you drop in and see them about any
thing in the real estate or inElr-
n Auco Tine
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
At the Christisn 'Cbnrch.

The annual election of the official
board oil the church will be held next
Lords day morning at the close of
the morning service. This was to
have taken place last Lords day but
owing to the severe weather many
were prevented from attending, so
tn election was postponed. The
question Of employing pastor for
next year will also come up at this
meeting. The second year of the
present pastor will expire March 1st
Every member of the church Is there
fore urged to be present if possibleto
have a voice in selecting the official
board and pastor for tire coming
year. The Loyal Bereans" were en-
tertained at the home of the pastor
and his wife last Monday evening.
The Endeavor society held a watch
meeting at the church New Years
Eve and Rang the old year out and
the new one I'M as the clock struck
twelve. A good time is reported.
All the regular services Of the church
next Lords day as usual. The Bible
school begins study of the New Tes-
lament with this month and con-
tinues In it for year. All who
would like to be better posted in the
New Testament are invited to enter
the Bible school at once
J. S. Coffin, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Real Estate Transfers,

Transfers as taken from the alb
stract office of Stephen Varga, from
December 23 to December 80, 1911.
O. c. Buchanan to Leonard j.
Medgprden, lots in Lamont, $1l50.
Lydia A. Hinkle to Annie Harris,
lots in Lamont, $4,000.
W. A. Alexander to A. r. Horney,
lots in WelGo1, 5000.
Matte E. Thompson tao A. j.. Gold
Well, lots in Van Vert, $3.50.
EQ1a Tabler ct al to Anna Sewers,
lots in Leon, 81.
H. L. TuIIis to Helen J. ,Regnard,
lots in Leon, $1,000. -
J.. H. and w. R. C1Hmpett to C. j.
Spencer, 800 acres IN Hamilton
township, $12,S70.
Sarah Ethel Mitchell to B. F. and
Bid1y J. Tlrpin, Is acres in Hamil-
ton township, $4,000
fGham Lane to E. C.. Van Guilder,
40 acres in Long Creek township,
$2,S0O.
w B. Welch to w. C. Epperley,
1870 acres i'm Burre1l township,
$1,000.
George Adams to @. P. Jamison,
200 acres in Long Greek township,
81.
G.. w. Dunn to T. C. and ENira
Lane 10 acres in Woodland town
ship, $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Why Not a County Road Association? !?

Mr.. M. C. Freestone, one Of the
progressive farmers and good roads
boosters living west of Leon, and
east of Decatur City, suggested to us
the other day that it would be good
thing if a county good roads asso-
citation could be formed, and in talk
ing with others it was decided to ask
the Leon Commercial Club to take the
matter up for the purpose of taking
steps to perfect an organization, with
representatives and members in each
township in the county, the idea be-
ing to enlist all the good roads boost
ers in one good strong organization, I,
that the road laws and provisions in
regard to working and dragging are
enforced in all parts OF the county,
and by cooperating q great deal of
systematic road work can be accom-
plished. There is no question but
that there was more good and eject
ual road work done i'm Decatur coun-
ty in the past year than in ten years
previous and the farmers are just
beginning to learn what systematic
working of the roads and dragging
will do for them. With county
road association wherever there is a
bad piece of road in the county it
will be looked after. A meeting Of
the Commercial Club will be held on
Friday evening OF this week to take
the matter up and Mr. Freestone and
six or eight of the good roads boost
ers from over by Decatur have prom
ised to attend the meeting. An in
vitation is extended to all Others in
the county who are Interested in good
roads to attend the meeting Friday
night, and have an exchange of ideas
in regard to the matter. If you are
good roads booster try and come
to the meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

We this week commence the pub
lication of few items taken from
The Reporter files of twenty-five
years ago. it being the first paper
issued under the management of the
present editor of The Reporter. A
glance at some of the old papers
shows that news items were pretty
scarce in those days, or at least there
were not many printed in the paper,
the entire amount of space devoted
to the local news being hardly more
than a single column. There were
just five letters from country CORES
pondents that week.
First issue of The DemOcrat-Re-
porter under the management of
u. D. E. o. E. Hull, who purchased it
from Lon H. Boydston.
Charles Brant and wife, of San
Juan Del Rio, Mexico, were visiting
at the home of J. w. Honnold.
Judge ]. w. Harvey adjourned
court in order that he might attend
the state convention of judges at
Des Moines.
James Shaw, of DeKalb, graded
farm to Capt. J. A. Ray for half in
terest in his drug store at Leon.
A home talent company presented
Joshua Whitcomb at the opera house
on New Years night for the benefit
OF the Leon Cornet Band.
Albert C. Bonser, of Shenandoah,
and Miss Hattie M. Branham, of AL
bany, Mo-, were married at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Jordan
Roger, near Decatur City.
Orr Sang, of Chicago, was visiting
at the home of his brother-in-law,
DR.. H. R. Layton in this city.
There is an account of the cele-
bratiOn of the silver wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert McCaull, at Garden
Grove. Can account of the celebra-
ton of the golden wedding anniver-
sary of this worthy couple was pub
lished in last weeks issue of The
Reporter.)
J. o. Hamilton returned to Leon
from Cawker City, Kansas, where he
had been running barber shop.
There were six insane patients in
the county home, w. A. Ketcham
being overseer.
Dr. H. c. Van Werden was called
to Carlton, Neb., to see sick daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Beavers,
former residents of Decatur county
y The Riverside farm out at Maple
Grove, was sold to the American
Trust and Loan Co., of Des Moines,
for $4,000.
Grant Marquart and Ethelinda7
Gilbert were married by Rev. C. L.
Nye, pastor of the M. E. church, the
cermony taking place on Dec. 10th.
There were no changes in any of
the county Offices in the court house
on Jan. 1st, E. j. Sankey succeeding
himself as clerk, C. w. Beck succeed
ing himself as recorder and John
Strong commenced another term as
member of the board of supervisors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Rev. f. M. H06 to Leave.

At the close of the morning service
last Sunday morning, Rev. =. M.
Hoff, pastor of the M. E. church,
notified the official board that he
had requested to be relieved - pas
tor of the church, to take effect on
January 14th, if a pastor can be Sc
cured by that time. A Methodist
minister cannot resign, but can ask
to be relieved. Rev. Ho6 is trou-
bled with throat trouble and desires
to remove to a warmer> climate, haR-
ing decided to locate at Mountain
Grove. Mo-, but does not expect to
engage in church work for a time at
least. He has been pastor Of the
Leon church for the past sixteen
months and during his residence in
this city has made many warm
friends, as we'll as his wife and
daughter, who will be sorry to see
them leave the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
WATER IN ABUNDANCE
New Oeep Well Stands Test of Con.
tlnuevs Pumping. Trouble with
Mydrasts and Pipes leaking.

The deep we'll is proving a sue
cess and will furnish all the water
that the city will use. The big
pump has been pumping right along
the past week, throwing from 30 ~
60 gallons of water a minute and
the supply seems to be unlimited!
1t took about $4,000 gallons of
water to fill the mains over the city,
which are about six miles in length.
Then the work of pumping water In
to the standpipe was commenced
and at one time they had about
$4,000 gallons in the tank, but are
unable to increase the amount, al
though the pump is throwing a full
stream of water all Of the time.
The trouble is with leaks in the
mains and hydrants, and the water
seems to be leaking away about as
fast as it is pumped, a gain being
made during the day, but when the
pump stops at night the headway is
all aost in the leaks. and with the
ground covered with snow it is
mighty hard work to locate the
leaks, but they are being looked af-
ter as fast as possible. Several
thousand gallons OF water have been
wasted; but the we'll seems to have
an unlimited supply, and if the leaks
can only be located and stopped 1t
will not take long to fill the stand
pipe. The expense of filling the
mains and stand pipe is all born by
the contractors, the system not be-
ing accepted by the council until it
is thoroughly tested and found to be
in perfect condition. But even now
it would be possible in the business
district of the city at least to have
considerable water available in case
of a fire, The water from the we'll
is as clear as crystal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Major Young Was in Two Wrecks

Major j. l.. Young had quite an
experience the fore part.sof the week,
being in two railroad wrecks, and es-
capped with a fractured xrib, and a
badly bruised hand and arm. He
was ON his way to Waterloo Sunday
night, and had taken the Great
Western train from Des Moines. One
of the cars in the train was a heavy
new steel coach, and when about
seven miles from Marshalltown it
broke the rail plates and the train
was rditched, all the cars turning
over on their side. Major Young
felt the lurch of the train when the
car 8eft the track and as the people
tried to leave the car he threw him.
self to the floor to protect himself
when the car went over, but was the
worst injured sof the passengers, the
others only EIstAining minor bruises.
A special engine and a car came
from Marshalltown and took the
passengers to that city. Then again
Monday while ON his way home, just
after leaving Des Moines on the Bur-
lington train, the train left the
track, but none of the cars turned
over and no one was injured, al
though the train was delayed about
five hours and did not reach Leon
until after 8 O'Clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Masonic Banquet.

The members of the Masonic lodge
and their ladies celebrated st. Johns
day last Wednesday evening with a
BANQUET which was served by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church in
the dining. room of the Christian
church. and it was one of the swell
lest and best banquets ever served in
Leon, and the ladies who served 1t
covered themselves with glory Al
ter the banquet a couple Of hours
were spent with music and social
intercourse at the lodge room. and
then q special entertainment was
given after the regular shows at the
Photoplay theatre which was greatly
enjoyed. All in all the Masons and
their ladies spent most delightful
evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

The board of supervisors met
Tuesday afternoon, a new member
going on the board, w. NJ. Frost, of
Eden township, who succeeds A. b.
McClaran, of Hamilton township,
who has served as member of the
board for several terms. Press
Wiley, the senior member of the
board was elected chairman for the
ensuing year. the other member be-
ing Patrick Griffin, of Grand River.
and as Pat is a democrat and the
other two members are republicans,
Pat says he is going to have his
hands full looking after them. The
board will probably be in session
about two weeks,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
A. f. DORM IN TROUBLE
Former Resident of Leon has Disap-
peared from Charlton, Leaving
Affairs In Very Bad SHAPE.

Quite sensation developed at
Charlton last week when it became
known that A, E. Dorm, q former
we'll known citizen of Leon, who has
been engaged in the clothing busi-
ness at Charlton for several years
had disappeared, apparently desert
ing his wife and child, and leaving
his business affairs in bad shape.
The Charlton Herald-Patrtot says:
Charlton was shocked the first Of
this week when the story was circu~
lated here that A, e. Dorm, the CLOTH
iLg merchant, who has had stores
here and at Burlington, had disAp-
peared, and that his Wholesale cred
itors were going to take charge of
his business and force him into in
voluntary Bankruptcy. The store
here was placed in charge of Stuart
E Stuart on Tuesday, representing
Bankruptcy has been applied for.
The store is meanwhile closed, and
the goods from the store at ;Burling-
ton are being shipped here. Robert
Fulton; who has charge of the Bur-
lington store, came here last week,
and r. L. Adams, who was on the
road for Mr.. Dorm, also came home.
1t is said that Messrs. Murphy and
Wrestling, who were employed here,
as well as the other two employees,
will get all wages in full under the
bankruptcy law. Messrs. Stuart &
Stuart estimate that the stocks OF
both stores will be worth between
$4,000 and $4,000, while the liza
bilities will be close to $4,000. So
after the costs of the proceedings
are paid, and the stocks are sold at
forced sale, the creditors will prob
ably not get more than 80 to 40
cents on the dollar. The store will
be sold in bulk if possible.
Mr.. Dorh's whereabouts are un-
known. There are all sorts of rum
ors afioat, some even including a
young woman in the case. The bus
iness circles Of Charlton have rarely
received a more severe shock and
surprise than this sensational disap-
pearance of Mr.. Dorm. 1t is partic-
ularly sorrowful for his wife, who is
a daughter of Francis Varga, the
Hungarian nobleman and patriot
who was banished to this country
years ago and settled in Decatur
county, and their daughter, Helen,
who are at their home here in Char
iiton. Mr.. Dorm was in the banking
business with his father at Leon be-
fore coming to Charlton about three
and one-ha1f years ago and buying
the Press clothing store. Some of his
friends here refuse to believe even
yet that he has abandoned his family
and his business, and some suspect
that he has been foully dealt with
But there are few now who do not
believe that he has run away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
II. NJ. Patterson.

Phillip Mention Patterson passed
away to his immortal heritage on
December 10Th, 1911. In the tender
embrace of his appreciative family
he bore his sufferings and under
their care, sustained by the grace Of
an infinite friend he passed the bar
peacefully and without any outward
evidences of suffering. Bro Patter-
son was born November 18, 1885, in
Green county, Penn; died December
Oklahoma, aged IS years, l month
and l day.
Bro. Patterson spent the early
part of his life in the state of his
nativity. When he was 18 years of
age he moved to Iowa, where he re-
NAMED for rs years. He was
farmer and stock grower and was
successful in his business.
Bro. Patterson was married at the
age of rs years, to Miss Mary Ann
Beatty, which union was blessed with
a family of six boys and one girl, all
of whom are living and highly appre-
ciated citizens, who after the order
of their honored father, are active
and successful business citizens.
Bro. Patterson came from Missouri,
where he lived for number of years,
to Oklahoma in 1907, where he won
for himself many friends, who share
in the bereavement of the family
and extend to them their sympathies.
III was converted at the age of 18
years and joined the Cumberland
Presbyterian church and remained
consistent member of the same until
his death, though deprived of the
benefits of it's services since coming
to Oklahoma. The writer joins his
many friends in extending to the be-
reaved family his most affectionate
sympathy.
Let not the shadows fall without
the memory of the early dawn of
new day. He sleeps; but ere long
he shall be awakened into a new
life, and will return with blessings
for US all. A. J. Kenney,
Pastor M. E. Church, South,
McCurtain, Okla.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
YOU RISK NO MONEY
Our Reputation and Money are Back
OF This Offer.

We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial, if our remedy fails
to completely relieve you of constipa-
ton. We take all the risk. You
are not obligated to US in any way
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Coud anything be more fair to you!
Is there any reason why you should
hesitate to put our claims to a prac-
tical test?
A most scientific, common-sense
treatment is Rexall OrdeTliee, which
are eaten like candy. They are very
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action, and particularly agreeable in
every way. They do not cause diar-
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other Inconvenience. Rexall Order
lies are particularly good for
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We urge you to try Rexall Order
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get Rexall Remedies in this commun-
ity only at our ,store-The Rexall
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Green.Smith,

Mr. Noah Green and Miss Jennie
Smith were married at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Corrington, in
Decatur City, on New Years day,
Justice w. D. Shelton officiating.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Green, of Bloomington
township, and the bride is a daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. George Smith, of
Bloomington township. They are
both we'll known and highly respect
ed young people and have q host of
friends who extend congratulations
and wish them an abundance of hap
piness. The happy young couple
will make their home on q farm in
Bloomington township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Some Weather.

The old year went out with some
zeal winter weather and it continued
with the new. Saturday evening the
heaviest snow for several years fell,
there being ten to twelve inches, and
during the night it drifted quite bad
ly ON the north and scuth roads.
Sunday morning the government
thermometer kept by Norris Gard
ner registered 6 below as the coolest
registration during the night. Mon
day morning it registered 10 below
and Tuesday morning 5 below. A
Thermometer kept down at the Clar-
india Poultry Co.'s plant registered
20 below Monday morning. 1t is
said that it is generally about ten
degrees colder down in that draw
than anywhere else in the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
VOLUME Lv111, NO. 20.
FairvieW.

Old winter has been here in all
his glory the last few days.
Thomas Williams and family were
Garden Grove visitors last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Mary Machlan spent Friday
with Mrs. thomas Williams.
Rolla Alexander and family, OF
Leon, have been guests at the Frank
Lewis home the last few days.
Mis- Hazel Howell spent a few days
the first of the week with her aunt,
Mrs. Frank Howell.
S. C. Jennings and family were
Sunday visitors at Charley Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Truitt, of
Indianola, spent the holidays with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Machlan. ~
Ralph and Lester Thompson were
visiting the latter part of the week
with their aunt, Mrs. Geo. P. Britt,
at Davis City.
Those spending New Years at L.
P. Hastings were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hastings and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Williams and family,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Davis and
daughter, Florence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Death Of Mrs. r. Muse.

Mrs. T. Muse, of Humeston, died
at the home of her son, John H.
Muse, jr., a few miles north of De-
catur City, on Monday morning, her
death following an illness of only
nine days with pneumonia. Mrs.
Muse and her husband had been Wis
iting at the home of her son for the
past two months. She was 73 years
Of age. The funeral services we're
held Wednesday afternoon. intsr-
ment being at Van Vert. A suitable
obituary viii be published next
week. Z