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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of a Century Ago.

Miss Helen Finley commenced
teaching term of school at DeKalb.
Aunt Jane Burrell, an aged in
mate of the county home, died.
Jack Day, of Decatur City, had
sold his farm and was preparing to
move to California.
Capt. J. D. Brown was attending
the National Cattle Growers Conven-
pointed as one of the delegates from
the state of Iowa by the governor.
The boiler in the Lineville plan
ing 7mill blew up and badly demol-
ished the building and machinery.
Miss Ollie Brown closed term of
school at Fierce, and returned to
Leon.
Heb Bobbitt was back from Col
fax Springs much improved in
health.
Harry Sanford, who had just sold
out his drug store at What Cheer,
was spending few days with
friends in Leon.
The infant son of Henry Reuter-
died, the bereavement being doubly
hard as his wife passed away less
than three months before.
Mrs. Coover and l. D. Mills were
both very low.
Mrs. Minnie Hasbrouck left for
her home at Buffalo Falls, Wyom-
ing, after visit of several weeks at
the home of her mother in this city.
Buck keshlear, Of Davis City, was
visiting with Leon friends.
Mrs w. e. Rice and daughter, of
Freedonia, Kansas, were visiting at
the home of her father, VIM.
Creighton.
Levi Mitchell purchased the boot
and shoe stock of George Foremen.
The new Warner brick business
block on the west side of the square
was nearing completion.
Mrs Marion F. Stookey and little
Dot were visiting with friends at
Osceola.
A gentleman was here from Des
Moines to sell the authorities road
grader, but old fogyism prevailed
as usual, and the town decided to
continue using the old railroad iron
to smoothe the streets.
Miss Rebecca Miller died at the
home of her brother, Samuel Miller,
in Leon, at the age of 60 years. Rev.
Edwards conducted the funeral SER
vices, interment being in the Pales-
tine cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
DEMOCRATIC AUTO run
Every Tewn in Decatur Ceunty will
be Visited. Jerry Sullivan and
v. r, NiCGinnls will Speak.

51f the weather is favorable next
Saturday will be a great day for the
democrats of Decatur county, for
hip nolitical auto run has been plan
ned which will cover the entire
county, The run will be in two sec
tions. the first section having with
It Hon. Jerry Sullivan, the brilliant
Des Moines orator, who will speak
at each stopping place on the run.
The speaker with the second section
will be Hon. V. r. McGinnis, demo-
cratic candidate for congress, the
second section being scheduled to
arrive at the same time the nrst
section is to leave each stopping
point, so there will be no break, IN
the meeting, and the voters vii!
>Nave an opportunity to hear two OF
ME finest political speakers in the
,Drs =, of Iowa. The run will start
th,,s Leon promptly at o'clock Sat
STAT. morning, the first stop being
from srand River, where the speaking
VIII commence at s o'clock. rms is
a little early in the morning but 1t
was unavoidable, as the run covers
more than a hundred miles, and the
party must be back in Leon for the
big rally which will be held at the
X. P. hall at o'clock. From Grand
River the autos will 60 to Van Vert,
Weldon, Leroy, and Garden Grove
for dinner. Starting from Garden
Grove at l o'clock, they will visit
High Point, Woodland, Pleasanton'
Davis City, Lamont and Decatur
/, City. The complete schedule of the
run is published elsewhere in this
issue, and it is expected to hold the
meetings exactly as advertised, as
the running time has been fixed at
only Is miles an hour between points
where meetings are to be held, and
a desperate effort will be made to
maintain the. schedule as published.
Every democrat in Decatur county
who owns an auto should arrange to
20 on this run, and if possible make
the entire trip, SO be in Leon in time
to leave with the party at O'Clock
Saturday morning.
In case of rain or bad roads, the
speakers will be at Grand River and
Garden Grove at p. M, and at
Leon at s o'clock in the evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Special Song Service.

The Christian church choir will
give the special song service next
Sunday at 1880 p. m. The large
chorus choir, the male quartet, the
double quartet and all the different
solos, duets and instrumental music
will no doubt please the large audi
ence that is expected to attend.
Special effort has been made to
make this musical the best given
this season. The church will be
opened early as the program should
begin at 1880 sharp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Jerry Sullivan and V. X. McGinnis
Speak at Leon Saturday Night.

There will be a great democratic
meeting held at Leon at the K. P.
hall on Saturday evening when Hon.
Jerry Sullivan, of Des Moines, and
Hon. V. r. McGinnis, of Leon, will
speak 1t is seldom that two as
fluent and able orators speak to-
gether as these two, and it will be
worth the time of every voter for
miles around Leon to attend this
meeting. 1t had been planned to
hold the meeting at the opera .house,
put the theatrical company appear
ign at the opera house had the house
rented for the entire week. The K
p. hall is in the third story over
Hansell's store. The ladies are
specially invited to this meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1912.

nation held before Justice A. M.
Pryor. on Monday morning they
waived examination and were bound
over to the grand jury under bonds
of $500 each, which they gave and
We're released from custody, and the
matter now will 60 before the grand
jury at the term of court which con-
venes in this city next Wednesday.
The boys were pretty badly scratch
thrown from the car. The boys
are charged with the crime Of
boys are charged with the crime of
grand larceny, and conviction on
this charge carries with it an inde-
terminate sentence of five years in
the penitentiary. 1t is mighty
dangerous thing to try and take an
auto even if left in the street, with
out permission from the owner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
1 More Wrecks on the Burl-
ingtOn. ~

u -, .a- :.
The Burlington seems to be hay
ing streak of wreck luck on this
branch Of their railroad. just after
they got the big wreck cleared up at
Togo last week, north bound extra
left the track at switch just north
of the depot and traffic was tied up
for several hours Thursday night.
Then again at the same place on
Friday south bound extra jumped
the track at the same switch and
tore the track up considerably. Mon
day evening they had another bad
freight wreck two miles west Of
Davis City. AS No. 119, the north
bound freight was rolling along to-
ward Davis City, something caused
one of the freight cars to leave the
track and four cars piled up in a
wreck which cost the company a
good big sum. Three of the cars
were filled with merchandise and
the fourth was an oil tank car. The
oil car was thrown down the en-
bankment and the oil escaped. 1t is
said that the farmers in that vicinity
now have a good supply of coal oil
for oil was running over the country
like water, and several secured a
good quantity. Much of the mer-
chandise was destroyed. The wreck
happened little before 5 o'clock,
and the Mt. Ayr passenger had to
lay up all night at Davis City. The
night train to Charlton did not pass
through Leon until 6 o'clock Tues
day morning. The Burlington is do
ing an immense traffic on this
branch and the trouble seems to be
that the track is not strong enough
to stand the heavy trains passing
oyor IL ......
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
The Fourth Annual Iowa Boys and
Girls Club Contest.

Will be held at Ames, January l.
II, 1913. The club now has over
fourteen thousand active members
in Iowa, who are enrolled in six
different courses of home work
under the Extension Department of
the State College of Agriculture.
AS a means of special encourage
ment to the boys and girls of this
county, Mr.. w. N. Service, of Garden
Grove, Iowa, offers trio of his pure
bred chickens as premiums in the
boys and girls club contest. Mem
bels of the Iowa boys and girls
club may compete for these prizes.
Those interested may write for pre-
MUM list to E. G. Bishop, State
manager of Junior contest, Ames
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Writes College Music.

Brown Caster, of this city, who is
"a student at the University of Cali
fOfnia at Berkeley, Californoa, is
developing marked musical talent.
He has been selected as member
Of the Glee Club of the College, and
is also pianist for the club. He has
recently composed new waltz
which is called the 1915 Glide"
which was a feature as one of the
musical events of the annual sOph-
more hop held on last Friday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
viii Receive Election Returns.

Stempel & Cherrington, the drug
gists, have made arrangements to re-
ceive special election returns on
election night. They will receive
the full bulletin service of the Iowa
Telephone Co., and will have
special receiver installed at their
drug store, with shorthand report
er to take down the bulletins as
fast as they are received. The
bulletins will be displayed in their
store windows. It means good lot
of work on the part of the proprie-
tors, but the public will appreciate
their effort to furnish the election
news.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
A False Report.

1t is being reported that county
auditor r. E. Mclaughlin refused
to allow the Farmers Institute to
hold their session in the court house.
We wish to state that on account of
more room and better light the COM
mittee, decided to hold the session
at the opera house, the use of which
was given FREE for the. purpose.
The use of the court house was NOT
refused by the county auditor.
A. E. Cotterill, President.
VIM. Crichton, Committeeman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31

Large audiences greeted the pas
tor last Sunday at both services.
There was also a good attendance
at the bible school. The quarterly
report was read at the close of the
school and it showed an average at
tendance of 142. This is good when
We consider that there were some
bad Sundays >dtfring. the quarter
which cut the average down. -
Next Sunday night will be the
next monthly musical program. The
entire evening will be devoted to
music, instrumental and vocal. Come
early if you want good seat The
morning service will be devoted to
the discussion of the prevention of
tuberculosis, ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Notice-The firm of Gardner

Notice-The firm of Gardner 4
VanNostrand having been dissolved
it is. necessary that their business
affairs 'be closed up. All parties
owing the firm on book accounts
must call at the Exchange National
Bank at once and make settlement.
or the accounts will be placed in
the hands of collector and costs
will be added. If you owe the firm
anything, better attend to it at once
and save costs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Election Day.

Everybody is invited to 6 o'clock
Chicken Pie Dinner, to be served
by Ladies Guild of the M. E. church
in their dining hall, Tuesday, Nov.
5th. Preparations will be made for
an immense crowd. Price % cents.
Children under IL years 5 cents.
Serving will begin at $50 o o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cruikshank
returned Tuesday from visit of
several weeks at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Cooley, at Dem
yer, Colorado. They also visited at
Pueblo and other points in Colorado.
and with relatives at Hastings, Neb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
The Last Word.

This issue Of The Reporter closes
the campaign of 1912, so far, as The
Reporter is concerned. For a num-
ber of weeks we have devoted con-
siderable space to a discussion of
political matters, but now the cleo
tion will be over before another
paper is issued and we will be able
to devote much space to local news
which has been occupied with politi-
cal matter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Notice to The Public.

You are cordially invited to at
tend box supper, on Tuesday even
ing, Nov 5th, 1912, on the north
side of the square in Mr.. Harmon's
building. This supper is given in
honor Of the Baptist young peoples
society and church. Be sure to
bring your boxer we'll filled. Sale
begins promptly at 8 o'clock. @
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Presbyterian Church Notes.

All the usual services next Sab
bath. Sabbath school at 9:45 a. M;
public worship at II a. m. and 1880
p. m.; Christian Endeavor at $50
p. M; prayer meeting Thursday at
1880 p. m, with choir rehearsal af-
ter prayer meeting.
At the evening service next Sab
bath Rev. Mr.. Biggs will preach. He
has timely topic to discuss All
are welcome. ..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Reporter WIN be Late Next Week.

In order to give our readers the
porter will not go to press until some
time on Thursday, instead of We'd
osme on Thursday, instead of We'd
nesday evening, as it will be impos-
sible to secure and tabulate the re-
turns in time to issue the paper at
the usual time, but when it is isr
sued you will get all the election
news
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Crown Chapel.

There will be preaching at Crown
Chapel next Sunday at II o'clock.
Subject: Inspired Experience" 5&
Sunday school will be at 10
o'clock and Christian Endeavor at
1880.
All are invited to attend these
services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Marriage Licenses.

Arthur E. Blair, Van Vert ~
Ethel G. King, Van Vert. .z7
llarl G. Lamoree, Mott, N. d.. .2S &
Fannie 2. Blair, Van Vert 25
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
At the Baptist Church.

Services next Sunday morning and
evening. Services will be in charge
of Rev. Chas. w. Reeder. A cordial
invitation to all to attend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Speaking at Weldon Next Monday
Night.

Hon. v. R. McGinnis, democratic
candidate for congress, will close
his campaign with speech ut We'll
don on Monday evening. The voters
of Weldon and vicinity will have an
opportunity to hear a splendid
speech and there should be large
crowd present. a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31

c. A. Luce and Carl Kline, two OF
the best democrats in Franklin
were, visitors in Leon
yesterday. -...4.,rs.,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31

8 For Rent-A good barn. Miss
Henrietta VOgt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07
MR.. TAFT's APPOINTMENTS

One might suppose, by reason OF
the sharp cries of surprise and pain
from our Democratic brethren, that
President Taft's present action in
making appointments to fill vacan-
cies in the government Service is with
out precedent or that it is something
more thar routine, says the Herald
REPUBLICAN. That, of course, is the
Impression the Bourbon protestants
wish to encourage, but they are not
likely to have success at it, for every
executive has followed that course of
procedure since Andrew Jackson es-
tablished the principle Of rotation in
office and the precept that to the vic
tors belong the spoils.
The habit has always been to ELL
vacancies with regular appointments
no matter when they occur, and observ-
ance of the custom has never worked
a hardship on any party. During both
of Mr.. Cleveland 8 administrations he
made four-year appointments as late
as two weeks before the Inauguration
of his successor and no complaint con-
corning this was ever made by his po-
litical opponents.
P~resident-elect Wilson'S attitude on
the matter is unknown, but it will
give him an early opportunity to dem
onstrate to the country whether he is
l. -
whether he will adhere to the high
plane which he chose for himself pre-
viously to the election.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07
ORDINANCE

An Ordinance regulating the speed
of automobiles, motor-bicycles, motor
cycles and motor vehicles of every
kind, on the streets of the town of
Paradise City, Humboldt County, Ne
vada, and providing for penalty for
violations thereof.
Be it ordained by the Board of
County Commissioners of Humboldt
County, Nevada, as follows:
Section L. On and after the fiji
teenth day of December, A. ID. 1912, it
shall be unlawful for any person, or
persons, to ride, drive, propel or run
any automobile, motorcycle, motor
bicycle, or any motor vehicle of any
kind whatsoever on any street in the
town of Paradise City, Humboldt
County, State of Nevada, at a greater
rate of speed than twelve miles an
hour.
Section 2. Any person violating any
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than TWEEN
ty-five dollars nor more than two hun
dred dollars, or shall be imprisoned in
the county Jail for not less than ten
days nor more than sixty days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment in
the discretion of the Court.
Passed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Humboldt County,
Nevada, this second day of December,
A. d. 1912.
C. E. HAvILAND,
H. STOKER,
j. D.. BRADSHAW,
County Commissioners of Humboldt
County, Nevada.
(Seal.)
Attest:
j. w. DAVEY, County Clerk.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07
500 REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional d~esiease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall s
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blod and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation Of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in it's
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
mOnials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c-
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
Observation-Disclosures.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

WANTED-Competent lady wishes a
position as housekeeper. Inquire at
Lafayette hotel, room 35.-Adver-
tisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07
SOCIALIST

SOCIALIST LOCAL.
meets first and third Wednesday, h
each month in Office Of Judge R.
Gilray, Houstin-G randin building.
All comrades cordially invited to at.
tend.
j. OTIS, Chairman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

FOB SALE-Cheap, for cash, Under
wood typewriter, in good repair
May be seen at this Office. If
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

L q. Q. 2.
d NO.

HUMBOLDT LODGE NO.
16, L. o. O.F.-Nssti-ss
first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month at Gil.
enings of each month at s;,.s
State building. Visiting brotber. y
good standing always welcome u
F. A. ROBINSON. N q
". r, RICH, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07
Application No. 2513.
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.

of the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
23d day of September, 1912, in accord
ance with Section 25, Chapter XXI,
of the Statutes of 1909, one Amelia
Marker, Of Stonehouse, county of
Humboldt, State of Nevada, made ap-
plication to the State Engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate the
public waters of the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made
from Desert Springs, at points in
SWH of SEA of section Is, township
33 north, range 43 east, M. D. B. and
by means of pumps and one cubic
foot per second is to be conveyed to
points in Sh of SEA of section Is,
township 33 north, range 43 east, M.
D. b. and M, by means of bitches and
there used for irrigation purposes.
Water not to be returned to stream.
Signed: w. M. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First publication, December 8, 1912.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

WINNEMUCCA AERIE NO. 4s7. y
o. E.--Regular meetings Of Wisps'
mucca Aerie No. 487, Fraternal o..
der Of Eagles, will be held on Il.
second and fourth Monday evenins
Of each month in Silver State All
Visiting Eagles are cordially invitsl
to attend all sessions of the Asr;s
J. w. FERGUSON, w. P.
G. B. SMITH, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07
J. OTIS, Chairman.

FOR Stakeholder Eagle group, com.
prising seven claims, with mill, ma.
chinery, buildings and water right.
Property situated at New Central.
three miles from the Western Pacific
railway. For particulars call on or
address +. Reinhart, Winnemucea,
Nevada. II.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

zfA0ofJIO
w~INNEMUCCA LODGE NO.
10, F. and A.M.-Stated com. "A
munications will be held At
their hall in the Silver State w
block until further notice at 7:so
m. ON the first Saturday svsnins Z
each month. All Master Mason =
good standing are cordially ma
to attend. n. w. DUNCAN. ~
CHRIS WOLF, Secretary
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

HUMBOLDT CHAPTER NO Q.
r. A. M.-Meetines held st~A
their hall at 8 p. a.. ON the XIX
second and fourth Friday wv
evenings Of each month. All Com
panion Royal Arch Masons in sood
standing are cordially invited to ~
tend. w. A. BROWN. n.
CHRIS WOLF, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-07

First publication, December 8, 191:
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-02
A Monster Sturgeon.

The season has arrived Tor fish stories
and Nat Holmes. oi Clear Lakes Is first
To bc heard from. lie was MP from that
section ON Monday and rcpnrtS that on
SUNDAY Mr.. Chas. lngerSnll. who Was
fishing for sturgeon, met with success IN
landing "A monster, but narrowly escaped
having his boat capsized in the cncoun-
ter. While trolling along hc hrcame
conscious of something more than balt
on his hook, and pulling the line gently
in everything went fine until, when near
ing the end. hr behcld a huge sturgeon
i'm tow. and the fish evidently SAW HIM AT
the same time. a. he made a sudden dart
for deeper water, nearly upscttng the
boat. Alter glance AT the monster
little more precautiun WAS used ami th'
boat was monrrd and slowly the fish wa'
lowed into more shallow water. when u
WAS fnund that he would would measure
from 10 la L. feet in length. and Ian
weight WAS estimated at not less than
200 pounds This is one of the larsrs
that has been caught, and the boys an
vet undecided what disposition 1" maxi
| nf him.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-02
Resigns as Manager.

The announcement that X. l.. Pence.
Jr. had rendered his resignation ~ Loo
cal manager ui the Jerome Milling ~
Elevator Co.. came a. >nInew hat "l q
surprise. To- the general public, As they
had began To look upon Bob ~ a perlma-
nant fixture with this company. To hi>
more intimate friends, however, it Was
known that hc las had this step in view
fnr some time Mr.. leHce has been thc
manager inr this company ever since
their advent into Jerome in April. l%r,
and prior To- that time was connected will
the company rtw" years AT Ault, Colo
During TIL, time lac has managed III,
business here Ia the entire satisfaction o
his employers and the public generally
the volume of business being done repre-
,rnting several thousand dollars eaci
month
We arr pleased L. state however. tina
/ his retirement from tine company viii no
bc followed 10y his removal from tin
town. ~ lac has other prospects in view
which will require his attention IN thl
section. a fact that will also Ice pleasing
To- Bnb's many friends here
lie will Ice succeeded in tine manage
memt ni the business here 10y Mr.. {. {
Whipplc. practical elevator and pro
duce man, ri Chicago. VIII" took charg
of affairs yesterday. Mr.. Whipple'
family will follow later and will Ice heart
| liz Wclraut4i