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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
'H"0 a saE s e IS 81 E HRs'
"wei Prove It."

Every day ZE,MO gives relief and
cures men, women and children in
every city and town in America
whose skins are on firA with tortur-
ing ECZEMA RAJ shes and other itch
ing, burning, scaly, and crusted skin
and scalp humors. TX -.,s..s
ZEMO and ZEMO (ANTISEPTIC)
SOAP, two refined PREPARATIONS will
give you sucn quick rel lief that you
will feel like new pers(on. -1,.-..'l &
We give you three REASONS why we
recommend and endorsel NEMO and
ZEMO SOAP for all skin and scr.l-,
eruptions.
. LIST. They are clean, scientific
preparations that give universal sat
isfaction and are pleasant and agree
able to use at all Ytimes.A\
End. They are not experiments,
but are proven cus:es for every form
of skin or scalp affections whether
on infants or grown persons.
3rd. They work on new princi-
pie. They do not glaze over the sur
face, but they penetrate to the seat
of the trouble and draw the germ
life from underneath the skin and
destroy it. In this way complete
cure is effected in any case of SKIN
OR SCALP ERUPTION.
4 Endorsed and sold in Leol by Bell
& Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
Almost Lost His Life.

S. A. Std, of Mason, Mich, will
never forget his terrible exposure to
merciless storm. 1T gave me a
dreadful cold," he writes, that
caused severe pains in my chest, so
it was hard for me to breathe. A
neighbor gave me several doses of
DR.. Kings New Discovery which
brought great relief. The doctor
said I was on the verge of pneumon-
ia, but to continue with the Discov-
cry. I did so, and two bottles COM
pletely cured me-" Use only this
quick, safe, reliable medicine for
coughs, colds, or any throat or lung
trouble. Price SOC and $1.O0. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by Bell &
Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
Sleepy Ridge.

E. W. Fest and Nelson Smith were
assisting G.. w. Smith with saving
wood one day last week.
F. w. Sellers, Tom Gfavatt and
George Smith were Decatur callers
one day last week.
Esther Hoffman called on Mrs
Jamie Green one day last week.
Ross Swegle is assisting Melvin
Hullinger with his work.
Fred Cash was a Decatur caller
last Monday.
J. F. Wion was a Lamont caller
Tuesday.
Francis Sellers, of Colorado, ex-
poets to move on his place soon as
! convenient SO he will be ready for
his spring work.
Meeting at the Wion school house
was not very we'll attended on &C.
count of bad roads.
Ruben Mclaughlin is on the sick
list at this writing.
Grandpa Sellers is we'll prepared
for cold weather having two large
hogs killed and large pile of wood
sawed at present, so let her come.
Grandpa is all o. K.
Phillip and Frank Smith spent
Tuesday evening with George Motifs
ger.
The many friends of Grandma
Akers will be sorry to learn of her
being very low at this writing.
Nelson Smith and family called on
Mr.. Corrl and family.
Mr.. Smith and son were Decatur
callers Saturday.
Frank Noftsger called at George
Smiths Sunday.
The many friends will be sorry to
hear that John Fortune is very i'll at
this writing.
Ed Fest and family, Charley Motifs
ger and family and Willie Campbell
called at George Smiths Sunday to
spend a. few hours. They all report
good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Deamer are
the proud parents of fine baby boy.
The party at SAINT Toney's~ was
we'll attended and all report a fine
time.
Several from this neighborhood
attended meeting at Wion school
house Saturday evening. ''S
Uncle Joe Gay visited at the home
of John Tilletts' Saturday evening.
Ross Swegle has finished his work
at Mr.. Hullinger's.
Bessie Sellers visited a few days
last week with her brother, Mr.. Nell
son Smith and wife. 49,.
George Smith, Frank Sellers and
j. M. Ashburn were Lamont callers
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bond are the
proud parents of fine baby boy who
came to make his home with them.
Bell and Frank Sellers spent Sun
day at the home of George Smith
last Sunday.
The dance at Fred Hoffman's was
we'll attended and all report a fine
time. .a. ..-- ...s,E-... s.s>
Nelson Smith has been hauling
some corn fodder to his home from
his farm across the river on the ac-
count Of expecting bad roads.
!, Belle Sellers called on Clara Cash
last Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
Orphan Ridge.

A. Fulton and wife, of Davis City
called at the F. T. Smith home Sun.
day.
Sherman Simpson was a caller in
these parts Sunday.
Dan Barlean called on his brothers
near Blockley Saturday.
Fred Smith has rented the C. A.
Hatfield farm and will move March
LIST.
| Mrs. A. Fulton and son, Cleve Gov
ington, will farm the Lon Fulton
farm this year and are moving on it.
The Merryman sale was we'll at
| tended last Thursday and everything
brought the top notch price. Mr..
and Mrs. Merryman will visit for a
few days and then go to MoweaQua,
Illinois, to make their future home.
May success and happiness go with
them is the wish of their many
friends.
C. A. Hatfield has rented the Jap
Cesler livery barn in Leon for the
coming year, and is moving. We are
sorry to lose them, but our loss is
Icons gain.
John Weidner has rented the c..
E. Gardner farm recently vacated
by E. Merryman, and has moved.
We welcome him to our midst.
c. E. Leahy and Span Blake CALL
ed on the Barlean boys Sunday.
Arthur Campbell called on A. J..
Fulton Sunday.
s. L. Cox and son called on the
Hatfields Tuesday,
Fred Jones and family visited at
George Stephens Wednesday.
A. J. Butts is helping C. A. Hat
field haul corn to Leon this week.
w. M. Barlean called on A. J.
Piper Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
FIVE MINUTES.
SOurness, Gas, Heartburn and StOm-
ach Distress will Disappear.

Distress after eating, sourness,
gas and heartburn can be quickly re-
lieved by taking one or two MONA
stomach tablets.
They are guaranteed to Danish any
case of indigestion, acute or chronic
stomach ailment no matter what it
is called, or money back.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are small
and easily swallowed They are
sold by VanWerden & Kopp and
druggists everywhere for SO cents a
box. They are put up in a neat
metal box that can conveniently be
carried in the vest pocket. They are
especially recommended for nerv-
BUSINESS, sleeplessness, bad dreams,
constipation, dizziness and bilious
ness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
Postum TrOt.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Meacham, Franz
Worden, and George Warner were
business callers at Weldon Monday
Ira Worden was calling at J. H
Delk's Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith were
business callers at Van Vert Mon
day afternoon.
R. E. Ball, wife and son spen
Ebert WOrden and Dennis Hill
were calling on Frank Worden Mon
day evening.
R. E. Ball and wife were calling
on friends in Van Vert Monday.
Perry Worden and family and Mrs
Laura Worden of Nebraska, drove
to Leon Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wood and two
children, and Mrs. Coffee of Weldon
spent Tuesday at Willie Davis.
Mrs. Lloyd Smith went to Osceola
Tuesday and had dental work done
Mrs. F. Worden was calling on
Mrs. c. Meacham Tuesday evening
Miss Alta Hart and others spent
Tuesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Worden.
Jim Dunn of Weldon sawed wood
for C. Quayle and C. Meacham Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Smith We're bus
mess callers in Weldon Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Arthur Worden delivered a load
of bailed straw at Weldon Wednes-
day.
Miss Alta Hart went to Leon We'd
nesday evening to take teachers ex-
animation Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. G. Meacham was calling on
Mrs. F. Worden Wednesday after
noon.
M. E. Davis was calling at r. K.
Davis Wednesday,.
Mrs. Frank Worden was called to
Grand River Thursday to attend the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Jake Swift
zer.
Those spending Sunday at E. r.
Worden's were Uncle Joe and Ira
Worden, Lloyd Heusley, R. E. Ball
and family, Perry Worden and fam
lily, and Mrs. Laura Worden, of Ne
braska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Worden, of
Weldon, spent Sunday at the Meach-
am home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01

present and all report a good time
Ellis Cain stayed a few days at the
Orville Brown home while Mr.
Brown was in Leon.
Mrs. Mary Bethards and son Jas
per were transacting business at
Leon Tuesday.
to be held next Saturday, Feb. 3, at
1870 p. m, at the Union church
Everybody are especially requested
to be present, and the ladies in par
ticular are urged to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith of High
Point spent Wednesday with Mrs
Frederick Rains.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee accom-
panied Leo McGhee to his home at
Lineville Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood,
Henry Coontz and Miss Alta Lock
wood spent Wednesday at the J. H.
Lockwood home.
Jas. F. Newlin, j. E. and Will
Lentz, ]. L. Lentz and Chas. Carlson
attended the horse sale at Leon We'd
nesday.
Miss Alta Lockwood spent a couple
of days with her aunt, Mrs. Vivian
Lockwood, the first of the week.
Geo. Bethards and family were
guests Thursday of Mrs. Mary Beth
ards.
w. P. and Ellis Newlin were Line
vile callers Friday, also Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Lane.
Mrs. Addie Richardson spent a
few days the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. D. Lockwood.
Alb Aten and wife who lived on the
Vogt place, moved the first of the
week to the former Capt. Alexander
farm 1 IL miles east of High Point.
Irl Beavers and Novia Adair were
business callers at Lineville Satur-
day.
Elvin Adair is confined to the
house with the mumps.
J. E. and Pearl Coontz, and Ernest
F., Mart and Miss Myrtle Newlin
were Leon visitors Saturday evening.
Several young folks attended the
literary at the Cunningham school
house Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Clay were Line
vile callers Wednesday.
Miss Mary Davis, teacher at the
Riddle school, spent Sunday with
home folks northwest of Garden
Grove.
Miss Coy Lane was guest of
Erema and lone Woolman over Sun
dav
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
Woodland.
John McClain was Leon caller

John McClain was a Leon caller
Monday.
RID. Lockwood, Orville Brown
and Webster Bethards went to Leon
Monday to serve as trial jurors but
were all dismissed and returned to
their homes Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Okla Beavers moved
Monday to the Jas. S. Beavers farm
recently vacated by Guy Beavers.
,~ Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bennett who
had been over near Pleasanton visit
ing, stopped here Tuesday and spent
the day with Mrs. Benefits sister
Mrs. Elsie Moon, as they returned to
their home near Big Springs.
!. Messrs. Warner and Stoner OF
Leon, were looking after business af-
fairs here Tuesday and Mr.. Stone1
tuned Mrs. E. L. Beavers piano.
DR.. McNay was a professional
caller here Tuesday night being
called to treat two horses belonging
to Roy Beavers which were suffering
with lung fever, but both are re-
covering at this writing.
n. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lane were Wis
iting Mr.. Lanes sister, Mrs. Ann
Lane at Garden Grove Monday
About 40 invited guests enjoyed a
party at the S. T. Mcdowell home
Saturday night and all present re-
port a jolly good time.
- Leo Grogan from near Leon was
an over Sunday guest of friends.
Miss Elsie Moon, our "hello' girl
spent Sunday with home folks near
Big Springs.
-, Mr.. and Mrs. Okla Beavers were
over Sunday guests at the Jas. S.
Beavers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lane spent
Sunday at the j. L. Lentz home.
Miss Nora Rains returned Tues
day from a months visit at the
Novia Rains home south OF Linevllle.
w. w. White of Lewisburg, Ohio,
a horse buyer, was here the past
week and bought twenty head OF
horses in this vicinity and had them
delivered to Lineville last Saturday
and had them shipped to his home.
While here Mr.. White was enter
tanned by Hon. and Mrs. c. C. Dye.
Archie Cowden was an over Sun
dav guest at the Alb. Aten home near
High Point.
Orville Vaughn sold a fine team of
QOTSGS IcCSuLly W ~. L DAO AAAS'
ticular are urged to attend.
Freely Beavers delivered hogs to
Leon Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John @. Lockwood,
jr., were visiting at the M. M. En-
mack home Friday.
~ Will Axes sold and delivered corn
to K. P. Baker Tuesday.
Al. Petty purchased a fine driving
team of Miles McCarty the past week.
Word was received here the past
week of the death of Mrs. Sherman
of Royal, Nebraska. Mrs. Sherman
will be remembered by many as they
formerly lived in this township, on
the farm of L. l.. Richardson west
of town.
A number of relatives and friends
remembered that Jan. "a was Mrs:
Joe Clay's birthday anniversary and
went to her home with oysters and
spent the evening. About go were
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
Center,

F. Bartlett was buying horses in
Center Saturday.
Dan Alley, Joe Leeper and F. Gar
Der hauled Granville Longs barn
pattern last week.
Mr.. Lawrence Clark entertained
friend from Jonathan Saturday.
Jamie Long and family will visit
at Pine Grove farm in February.
Sam Sears sold F. A. CARRIER a set
of harness..
G. Vanpelt had business at Pine
Grove Saturday.
Joe Pierson brought his piano
down Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Long went down on
Eden after her daughter, Alpha Sat-
urday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01

Charley and Noah Green called on
their brother Robert Green last Sum
day.
F. w. Sellers has been assisting
his father in getting several saw logs
which they expect to saw before
long.
Burr Robb was chopping wood for
Elijah Ryan one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01

If you havn't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will pre-
vent constipation. They induce a
mild, easy, healthful action of the
bowels without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. rs cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01

All kinds Of cement and brick
work contracted b. tie LEON Cement
and Brick Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
CITY'S BANKS ARE RATED
AMONG SAFEST AND BEST
Cashier-H. B. Simmon.

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size, and, in addition to providing &C
commodations for members it gives
facilities for the formal entertain
ment of visitors whose mission is Of
public nature. Located, as it is, on
Nineteenth street opposite Spencer
square, it is central and convenient
for the largest possible number of
members. Its accommodations in
clude dining rooms, lounging rooms,
ladies' parlor, billiard and card rooms,
ball room, bowling alley, members
apartments and gymnasium.
MEMBERSHIP GROWS.
In the beginning the Rock Island
club had a membership of about a
hundred. This number was steadily
increased from year to year, and with
completion of the new home a cam
paign was begun which brought the
number up to about six hundred. Mem
bership in the club is not confined to
Rock islanders alone, a number from
adjacent cities and villages belong
ing.
Since it was organized the club has
been closely identified with every i'm.
portant project for the advancement
of the city and community. 1t has
standing committees on local improve
ments, Rock Island arsenal, the tri-
cities, and manufacturers and rail-
roads, whose duty it is to investigate
and bring to the attention of the gen.
eral body matters falling under their
respective headings. From time to
time enterprises looking for locations
have been encouraged to make their
home in Rock Island and aid has been
given in securing concessions from
corporations that would have been
difficult to obtain without well organ
lied effort Several ambitious schemes
for boosting the city have been financ-
ed and put through to successful con-
summation through the efforts of the
club, and there are a number of pub
lie projects pending which are expect
ed TO prove of great benefit to the
city.
The directors of the club are H. f.
Casteel H. II. Cleaveland, E. H. Guy
er, NJ. Rice, c. R. Nourse, w. A. Ros-
enfield, Dudley Marshall, Gus Tegeler,
NJ. H. Sexton.
Mr.. Casteel is president, Mr.. Cleave-
land vice president, and NJ. S. Carl
son, secretary.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
The Rock Island Business Mems
association is an organization formed
for mutual advantage and to aid in
the general upbuilding of the city. It
formerly was known as the Retail
Merchants association, the name be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

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lars for a short term each year. For
merry this was accomplished practical
ly without publicity, the banks honor
ing vouchers whether there was any
money in the treasury or not, set
Element being made when the annual
revenues came in. In other words,
the city simply overdrew its account
when short OF ready cash, and was
usually permitted to do 80 without
protest or Formally. We have a diff
ferent method of doing things under
the commission form.
PUBLIC Is INFORMED.
When the customary deficiency
arises the council takes formal action
in securing a temporary extension of
credit and the record of the transac-
ton appears IN the minutes OF the
meetings so that the public may know
the exact situation. There is nothing
unusual about il and there should be
no misrepresentation.
Rock Island Is today in far better
financial condition than the average
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
ADVANTAGES OF
CITY AS NOTED
BY The STRANGER
Charles Mclean Points Out
Metropolitan Features That
Are Enjoyed Here.
BY CHARLES M,LEAN.

N OCk Island has several advantage
n es which quickly impress the new
conner from Dubuque. One is the
advantage of easy transportation from
place to place, the Importance of
which int he making of city or state
Bacon suggested three centuries ago.
The tri-cities have facilities of ur-
ban transportation which no one of
them standing alone could command.
The same is true of the facilities and
concessions afforded by the steam
roads serving the city and of the SER
vice on the water, especially the ferry
service. The newcomer. when he has
familiarized himself with the service,
appreciates that he is a part Of COM
munity of 100000 sous possessing the
commerce, the conveniences and the
civilization ordinarily found In a city
of that size
AS consequence Of this favorable
situation, the leading retail merchants
of Rock Island have been encouraged
to a degree of enterprise which in the
ordinary city Of similar population
would be considered unwarranted by
the prospect of returns. The leading
retail establishments Of the town
would do credit to a city of much larg-
er population. They suggest to the
stranger a superior transportation ser
vice, both urban and interurban, the
presence of an unusual opportunity to
,xyhf
been equal.
Everything is the product Of ne
cessity. Rock Island as retail GEN.
ter is such a product. The town ia
peculiarly dependent on the policy Of
its retail merchants. Their enterprise.
or the lack Of it. must determine
whether the town shall yield trade or
ent and future of the city, her mer-
chants have chosen to command 1t
and to make the progress Of her
neighbors the handmaiden Of her own
prosperity. Trading In Rock Island
has apparently become a habit not
only with the home people. but with
those whose favor might have gone
0lSeWueT6 ndu INC ShtCA ~ ioAho
merchants of the city so carefully and
steadily propitiated that favor.
In a community so largely CONNER
cial and professional. one would ex-
pect to find the outward and visible
signs of modern civilization in abund-
ance, and in this particular the Wis
itor is not disappointed. The leading
hotels of the city, the Rock Island
club, the parks and public library. pre-
pare the sojourner for grateful vi
sion of the well-parked and well-kept
residence district of an up-to-date city.
A glimpse of gardened and steepled
Rock Island from Long View padk
as the curfew tolls the knell OF
bright summer day is in itself feast
of the cultivated senses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Total Pumpage
In United States Gallons

Average capita consumption in cities gallons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Cashier-H. B. Simmon.
Directors-C. J. Larkin, Mary E.
Robinson, NJ. S. Heagy, H. H. Cleave-
land, c. w. Halves, Hugh E. Curtis,
II. d. Mack, H. e. Casteel, Henry w.
Tremann, w. ]. Sweeney, II. B. Sim
mon, w. s. Parks.
GERMAN TRUST & SAVINGS.
In June of this year the German
Trust & Savings bank was organized
by stockholders OF the Peoples Nation
al and its growth has been rapid. Its
quarters are in the Peoples National
building and the officers and directors
are the same as those Of the latter
institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

test of the efficiency of the plant was
begun May 81 and ended June 80,
1911. This test showed that the plant
more than met the requirements of
the specifications in regard to the
publication of the water. The plant
was therefore accepted by the city of
Rock Island.
SOLVES THE PROBLEM.
The new mechanical filtration plant
has solved the problem of water pur-
ification for the city of Rock Island
and the people of this city are now
enjoying pure and wholesome water
second to that of no other city in the
state. The following is quoted from
a report of the Illinois State Water
Survey based upon analyses of the
raw and filtered water in May, 1912.
Il must congratulate you on the
showing indicated by the analysis of
water sent last Saturday. 1t is, /
think, the best results that l have
ever seen from any filter plant in
the state.
81 am going to hold up Rock Is.
land as an example. Ny first oppor.
tunity will be in a lecture at Effing.
ham tomorrow evening. l shall also
probably take the liberty of using
them at a later date"
This water is in splendid condition
for use for drinking purposes.
(Signed) EDWARD BARLOW"
Number of bacteria per C. C. in sam.
pie of raw water was 1,400; bacillus
coli was present in all tests.
Number of bacteria per C. C. in sam.
pie of filtered water was none; bacil.
lus coli was absent in all tests.
Filtered water showed turbidity, 0;
odor, O.; color, 8.
WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS.
In 1904 a 16-inch main was laid on
Ninth avenue from the main supply
pipe on Twenty-second street west to
Twentieth street. There remains the
task Of extending this pipe west on
Ninth avenue and connecting all later.
ais so as to Increase the pressure in
the western part of the city.
During the past year a 12-inch
main was laid on Eighteenth avenue
from Twenty-fouEth street east to
Thirtieth street so as to connect the
pumps at the reservoir with the stand
pipe on Thirtieth street. This was
necessary in order that the pipe on
Thirteenth avenue might be taken out
across the ravine during the filling
of the ravine by the street car com
pany. A 12-inch pipe has also beer
laid on Eighteenth avenue east from
Thirtieth street, connecting with the
newly laid mains in the district east
of Thirtieth street and between
Fourteenth and Eighteenth avenues
Mayor McCaskrin in the official re
port for the years 1905-1906 states
that in 1906 there were approximately
IS miles of mains in the city of Roci
Island. The additions to the mains
since that time must have increased
| the total mileage to more than 81
miles. With the completion Of tht
| Seventh ward system now in pro
gress of construction, practically al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
UNITED EFFORT HELPS IN
MAKING THIS BETTER CITY

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
cERMAN TRUST q SAVINGS.
CITY'S FINANCES NEVER IN
BETTER SHAPE THAN NOW

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

city of its class, and the improved sys-
tenn under which its business is now
transacted warrants the belief that II
will at least maintain its prestige In
this respect