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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14

The account of the donation of
$4,000 to the city of Corydon for
a park by the late A. Walden, a
banker of that city, will revive in
terest in the question of securing a
city park for Leon. Mr.. Walden
left his fortune of $165 900 to the
city of Corydon, 100000 for the
Improvement and extension of their
electric light, water works, and sew
erage systems, $4,000 for city
park and $4,000 for an orphans
home, saying in his will that he had
made his money in Corydon and
wanted to leave it in the town
where he made it. Leon has been
hoping against hope for many years
that some public spirited citizen
would make bequest to- Leon for
a city park. and some one may do it
yet But the idea occurs to us that
it would be a mighty nice thing for
some of our wealthy citizens to do
nate a Guy park to the ciiy. making
the donation before his death. 1t
would only require two or three
thousand dollars to provide a suit
able park for Leon, and if some pub
lie spirited man or woman would do
nate the city park before their
death, it would stand as a monu-
ment to their memory and they
could personally see that their be-
quest was carried out before they
pass away. Here, is a chance for
some one to gain the eyerlasting
gratitude of all the people Of Leon.
We will wait and <see is some one
dces not step into the breach and
me sdonation ) : -ss77s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Child Injured.

W. .. Lionberger, who lives six
miles northeast OF Leon, was engag-
ed in hauling wood from the timber
to his home last Friday, and had
with him his little daughter and
Mrs. Lionberger's little five year old
daughter Audrey Keim. In going
over a rough place the children were
both thrown from the wagon and
the loaded wagon ran over little
Audrey, breaking one of her ribs,
and bruising her UP badly. but she
is getting along nicely and will be
all right again in a few days. Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
SHE WAS "ANGEL" FOR A CIR
Gus,
But Cole Brothers Show Didn't
Make Enough Money for a
Widow

Last April w. II. Coulter of AL
bary, Mo-, and A. G. Campbell of
Farbury, Neb., owners of the Cole
Brothers Circus, which wintered at
Stockton, Kan, needed some money
to start out Mrs. Frances Wieland,
a Stockton widow, gave bond Sc
cured by a mortgage on two hundred
acres of Kansas land, on which they
were able to borrow 81 900.
The show stared out, but the big
returns failed to materialize. Mrs.
Wieland got tired waiting and Mon
day the show was tied up at Pitts
burg, Kan, by an attachment secur-
ed by an attorney for the widow.
Monday the attorney for Mrs. VIE
land was trying to devise some sort
of way to buy feed for the animals.
City Star. 80 r.g.,s.--. 80
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of q Century Ago.

Mrs. Harry Sanford and children,
of What Cheer, came to spend the
winter with her mother, Mrs. San
ford.
Judge Harvey and reporter Ed
Brooks were holding court at Bed
ford.
A series of protracted meetings
were in progress at the M. e.
church, conducted by DR.. G. w.
Younkin, of Newton, Iowa.
Mrs. Perkins, the aged mother
of Mrs. DR.. Sanford, received a hard
fall and her advanced age made the
injuries quite serious.
Arrangements were being made
to bring the first real opera COM
pany to Leon, for performance.
Mrs. Delilah Lowe moved to her
farm in Eden township.
w. G. Hebener was recovering
from a severe spell of illness.
Fred D. Close returned from
Eureka Springs, Ark, leaving his
mother there to spend the winter.
Uncle Samuel and Aunt Vira"
Miller were the recipients of one OF
those real pleasant surprise pound
parties which the good people OF
Leon are so fond OF making Tor
those they love. We venture the
assertion that there was never a
party given in this burg that caused
more genuine happiness all around
than this one did. The dear old
couple were overjoyed at the ex-
preston of love from their friends
while each guest departed with the
feeling in their heart that it is in
deed more blessed to give than to
receive.
Heb Bobbitt was clerking for S.
r. AXES.
Marion F. Stookey was visiting
with his father and mother at
Marion, Iowa.
Dug Green purchased the delivery
wagon formerly run by BILLY" Ellis
and had placed Monkey" Tullis in
charge.
Mr.. John E. Fronabarger and Miss
Jane Burks, of Woodland, were
married in the clerks office by Rev.
Younkin.
The fine elm grove southeast of
the depot was being laid low by the
woodman's ak.
The proposition to build a court
house at Corydon, over in Wayne
county, was defeated at the election
by a majority of $50 votes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Fire at Davis City.

Davis City just missed another big
fire yesterday morning about 1880
O. o'clcck, when fire was discovered in
the rear of Shoemaker's barber
shop. A fierce wind was blowing
at the time, but the hotel building
to the north protected the building
which was on fire, and as it had not
made much headway when discover
ed it was soon extinguished, but
when discovered it was thought sure
that the whole east side of that
street would be burned. The dam
age was confined to burning the rear
room of the barber shop.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
President Joseph Smith Celebrated
8Oth Birthday.

r. S. Salyards, of Lamont, return
ed last Friday from Independence,
Mo-, where he attended the celebra-
ton held in honor of the 80th birth
day of his father-in-law, President
Joseph Smith, of the L. D. S. church
at his home in independence. Presi
dent Smith has rounded out four
score years and is in very good
health aside from the loss of his
eyesight, as he cannot see to even
get around in the house without
assistance. For many years he re-
sided at Lamont, removing to lnde-
pendence a few years ago. He has
many warm friends in Decatur
county, who trust he may be spared
to celebrate many more birthdays.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
A Correction.

An error was made in last weeks
Reporter, in saying Pease & Pease
had taken over the insurance busi-
ness of A. j. Allen. At my request
five of the companies, German
American, Underwriters of N. T.,
The Springfield Fire and Marine,
Connecticut and the Fidelity, were
turned over to S. A. Gates who will
give special attention to the renewal
of all old policies, or the placing of
new policies Only one company
was turned over to Pease & Pease.
Mrs. A. J. Allen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Y. H. sbiesls. Sells Farm for
Z. 80, $24,OOO. .,.;s

Il w. H. Shields, or Grand River
township, has sold his fine farm of
320 acres in Grand River township.
to J. Foster McMullen, of Adel, Iowa,
for $4,000 cash, being SIS per
acre. Possession to be given
March 1st, 1913. Mr.. Shields
bought this land more than twenty
years ago at a price around $40 per
acre, and the sale shows how Deca-
tur county land is increasing in
value. Mr.. Shields will probably
move to Keokuk in the spring to
make his home, being interested
with A. L. Ackerley, of Leon, in two
tracts of city property which they
recently bought in Keokuk, and
which they are putting on the mar
ket in city lots.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
appeal to Reason Owner Kills
Self; Under Indictment. i

I. - Girard, Kan, Nov. I'LL A.
(sWayland, founder and owner of the
Appeal to Reason, d socialist weekly
newspaper published here, shot and
killed himself In his home in Girard
early today. Mr.. Wayland was un-
conscious when found by his house
keeper shortly after midnight. He
died few minutes later. He had
fired a bullet into his mouth, muf-
fling the sound in the bedclothes.
THE struggle under the competi-
tive system isn't worth the effort,
let it pass"
Friends of Mr.. Wayland attribute
his act to dependency over the
death of his wife who was killed in
Since her death they say, he had
been afflicted with periodic melan-
choly. -.-....
Mr.. Wayland was to have appear
ed in the federal court in FIT. Scott,
Kansas, today to answer to a charge
preferred by the government against
the several editors and the owner of
the Appeal to Reason OF circulation
through the mails defamatory mat
ter concerning an official of the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth. The at
tacks upon prison officials were
printed in Mr. Wayland paper last
winter.
"Although ! alone am responsible
for what appears in the columns of
the paper Mr.. Wayland of late had
seemed much disturbed over the
pending case,' said Fred Warren,
managing editor of the Appeal to-
Reason today.
Mr.. Wayland was So years old.
He founded his paper here fifteen
years ago. Previously he had edited
papers in Harrisonville, Mo-, Pueblo,
Colo, and Greensburg, Ind. He
established the Coming Nation in
Greensburg, Ind, in 1893.
Later he founded socialist col
ony at Ruskin, Tenn. AS a writer
and worker he was well known
among socialists throughout the
world. He is survived by two sons
and three daughters.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Miss Florence Finley Married al
-..m- Denver.

Friends in this city have received
cards announcing the marriage of
Miss Florence Finley, formerly of
this city, at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Jessie Finley, in Denver, Colo
rado, last Sunday, to Mr.. William
Bennett, prominent young at
torney of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett will make their home in
Chicago. The bride was born and
raised in Leon, removing to Denver
a few years ago, and has a large
circle of friends in this city who ex-
tend congratulations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Big Closing Out Sale.

Having sold my farm l will offer
at public sale Wednesday, Nov. 27,
all of my live stock, feed and farm
implements, as follows: 225 as
good breeding ewes as there is in
the county; II head of horses
among them good brood mares;
25 head of cattle; IA sows and IS
sucking September pigs, also IS
spring shoats, about 35 of them will
make fine brood sows. AS must
give possession of the place soon.
everything will go regardless Of
price.
W. H. SHIELDS,
/ II miles south of Grand River.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Fine Beaver Coat, Cap and
-. Nlittens.

There has been on display in the
show window at the Leon Clothing
Co. store the past week, magni-
ticent beaver overcoat, with cap and
mittens to match, which is valued at
$4OO. They are the property of Mr..
A. L. Ackerley of this city, who had
Oscar Beck, of Big Piney, Wyoming,
select and buy the raw skins for
him, and the coat and outfit were
made up by the Cownie Glove Co.,
of Des Moines. 1t is the finest win
ter outfit in Decatur county and Mr..
Ackerley expects them to last him
for many years. ,s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Bethany Retains County Seat.

At the election last week
Bethany, Mo-, won out in the court.
house fight, the vote standing 2722
against the removal of the county
seat to Ridgeway, to 1922 for the
proposition. Ridgeway had put up
a bond agreeing to give the county
$4,000 with which to erect a new
court house providing the county
seat was moved to Ridgeway, but
they lost. out and the county seat.
will remain at Bethany, but they will
probably be compelled to do without
a new court house for some years to
come, as there was a great deal OF
bitterness engendered in the fight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Vincent Coffin Died Tuesday.

Vincent w. Coffin, who has been
very sick for number of weeks,
died at the home of his brother.
Charles Coffin, in this city Tuesday
evening at o'clock. Funeral SER
vices we're held at the Coffin home
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
interment being in the Leon Gene.
terry. An obituary will be published
next week. s5 4,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
J. M. Varney VS.. Lawrence Poland
ct al. Settled and dismissed.

Thomas Butcher vs. William
Butcher ct al. Report of sale and
deed to Thomas Butcher approved
Iowa State Bank of Mt. Ayr VS..
NJ. Bronson. Settled and dismissed.
Iowa State Bank of Mt. Ayr vs.
T. T. Fulton ct al. Judgment for
amount of one promissory note.
Iowa State Bank of Mt. Ayr vs..
Robert Garland ct al. Judgment
and decree of foreclosure on three
notes.
D. H. Hubbard vs. C. R. Still,
Judgment on note. -.
Probate.
Estate of Mollie B. O'Neil. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Guardianship of Leta A. Ames-
dale. Final report approved, guard
ian discharged. Z
Estate of John Dunbar. Final re.
port approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of John w. Gardner. Final
report approved, executors discharg-
ed.
Estate of Ann Gardner. Order
for sale of property.
Estate of Elizabeth NeNb. Orce:
constituting will.
Estate OF Rebecca S. Conk|e.
Final reports of special administra-
tor and administrator approved, and
administrator discharged.
Estate of William Bruner. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Sarah Underwood.
Claim of Wiley Hatfield dismissed.
Final report approved, executor dis
charged.
Estate of Martha L. Bozarth.
Final report approved, administrator
discharged.
Estate of Samuel H. Black Order
for sale of property.
Estate of Lewis NJ. KObb. Final
report approved, executor discharg-
ed.
Estate of Nathan Weedmark.
Deed to G. H. Blakesley approved. 4.
Estate of Benjamin D'Kalb.
Widow files written election to ac-
cept the provisions of the will of de-
ceased in lieu of dover. -
will of Martha Angie Sears ad-
mitted to probate.
Will of William j. Blades admit
ted to probate. Arthur E. Price ap-
pointed executor with bond OF
$4,0OO. ...., '=
5b will of Henry Often admitted to
probate. Ernestine Often appointed
executrix without bond.
Estate of Stephen Radnich.
Widow allowed $500 for support for
one year.
Guardianship of Gladys H. spen-
Ger. Final report approved, guard
ian discharged.
Estate Of J. H. Delk, hearing for
probate Of will set for Nov. 18th.
Estate OF Richard Ellis, foreign
will admitted to probate.
Estate of William Day. V. r.
McGinnis appointed guardian ad
litem for William D. Wookey. The
agreement for settlement entered
into between George Adams ct al.
and T.. L. Hembrey executor, ct al,
on October 19, 1912, is approved by
the court.
Estate of w. a. Forster. Sale of
real estate to pay debts ordered.
Estate of Geo. Roe. E. A. Silvers
appointed permanent guardian with
bond of $500.
Estate of Kate l. Vail Will pro-
bated, Grace E. Vail appointed exc
cutrix without bond
Guardianship of Bertha B. Durell.
C. e. Eaton appointed permanent
guardian with bond Of $40O.
Guardianship of Jesse N. Gaulter.
Mrs. G.. H. Green appointed guard
ian of minor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Iowa Election Returns.

1t looks as if Clarke, republican
is elected governor bya plurality of
about 1000, but it is announced
that there will be a contest over the
governorship,, in case he is declared
elected. Many of the counties have
not yet finished the official canvass.
Wilson carried the state by a major
ity OF about 10000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
Marriage Licenses

Tom Fry, Leon. s.I.s... As.
Mrs. Eliza Smith, Leon. 10
Arthur O. Boswell, Leon. rs
Lulu NJ. Marvin, Leon.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
DOUBT ABOUT
HIS MARRIAGE
Charles Smithey Got on Spree, Secur-
ed Lincense to Wed, Arrested,
Convicted and Fined $50 But
Was He Really Married?

Was Charles Smithey, colored, a
dinig car porter, married last night ?
That's the question that puzzled him
this morning when he awoke from a
pronounced spree and read in The
Sentinel that he had secured Ii
cense to wed Mrs. Essie Gregory.
Smithey, who has been familiar
figure in poiee court for several
months past as a result of alleged
dealings in the Illicit fluid that in
ebriates but does not cheer, was glor-
iously full yesterday afternoon and
while enjoying the effects of his in
billings he wandered into County
Clerk Jones office and asked for a
license to we'd He secured it, gave
the name of his bride to be as Mrs.
Essie Gregory, whom, he stated. had
lost her former husband by death.
Later on he was arrested by the
city bluecoats and incarcerated in the
HYnes bastile from whence he emerg-
ed ito receive fine of $50 and costs.
After hearing the sentence Smith
ey wanted to know about this we'd
ding in which he was supposed to
participate. He could find no one
who had any information and finally
gaze it up as a hard question and
decided to stay single until his wife
appeared with marriage certifi-
cate.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
PRISONER HAS NOTABLE
RECORD FOR ESCAPING

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 17.-Robert
Bradbury, who is wanted at Mos
cow, Idaho. for Jail breaking arrived
here yesterday from Buffalo. n. Y,
with a record of three escapes from
jail since he was convicted of having
robbed post office. With less than
half his one year sentence served,
Bradbury, who is 19 years old, es-
capped from the Moscow Jail and was
not heard from until arrested at
Louisville, Ky. Within a day or two
ne escaped from the Louisville Jail
and was next captured in Buffalo,
Out while waiting for the officers to
take him back to Moscow, Bradbury
made the third escape but was quick
ly recaptured. Bradbury and two OF
his guardians were in train wreck
in Idaho and despite an Oregon
boot on his leg he made good pro-
gress towards liberty in the excite
ment attending the wreck.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
IN THE TOLLS
Of UNCLE SAM
A Bootlegger, Operating Without a
Government License, Was Grab
bed by U. S. Marshal at Mont
rose and Taken to Denver.
Sentinel Special Service.


Montrose, Colo, Feb. l7.-This af-
ternoon Deputy United States Marsh
al Jefferds, of Denver, arrived in
Montrose and placed under arrest on
a Federal warrant, j. G. shannon,
charging him with selling liquor in
this county without first obtaining
government license.
Shannon was arraigned before L.
S Commissioner Hanes and pleaded
not guilty. He was bound over to
the U. S. district court. He could not
furnish the $500 bond required and
will be taken to Denver and placed
in the Federal jail to await trial.
Shannon has been in trouble here
with the authorities over bootleg
ging charges.
1t is said that shannon came here
some time ago from Grand Junction.
Shannon is one of the very few
bootleggers ever appreaended in this
section who had not first secured a
U. S. license to protect him If possi-
BILE from Federal interference.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
NEARLY 500
ACRES ARE !
SIGNED ]

BY tonight | think tn we
will have not less than six thous-
and acres signed up for the grow
ing of beets for our factory" de-
clared Manager Fred G. Holmes,
of the Western Sugar and Land
company, to The Sentinel today.
You can judge for yourself
what a great interest the ranch
men are taking in beet growing
this year when tell you that this
time last year we had only 1900
acres signed up, as against nearly
5000 already contracted for the
1912 season." enthusiastically
continued Mr.. Holmes.
Today the acreage already sign
ed up is within 1000 acres of the
total acreage of last year. The
total this year, from all indica-
tions, will run between $500 and
5000 acres.
Mr.. Holmes states that there is
a very substantial increase in the
acreage signed up in this county.
The outlook for the 1912 beet sea-
son in western Colorado Is GER
tainly most gratifying. The COM
pany's new contract with the
growers is fair and liberal and
very large acreage is deserved by
the company and will mean fine
profits for the ranchmen of west
arn Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
GREAT CROWD
At CEREMONY
Laying of Cornerstone Will be Princi-
pal Event of Tomorrow-Seating
Accommodations for 1000 Peo-
pie on Floor of Church.

With seating accommodation for a
thousand people the public ceremony
of laying the cornerstone of the First
Baptist church tomorrow afternoon
promises to be one of the most largely
attended gatherings in long time.
The subfloor of thee hurch will be
used as an auditorium and the speak
ers will address the audience from a
place near the cornerstone.
The program will be rendered as
follows:
DoXology.
Invocation-Rev. ]. NJ. P. Martin.
Anthem-"O Come Let Us Sing, "
Choir.
Rading of the Scriptures-Rev. H..
H. Beach.
Prayer-Rev. w. E. Monbeck of
Palisade.
Statement of the History and Pro-
gress of the Building. A. Moon.
Address-His Honor, Thomas NJ.
Todd. Mayor of Grand junction.
Address-Supt. ]. Henry Allen of
the city schools.
Address-H. l.. McClintock.
Address-Dr. S. B. Warner, presi-
dent of the Ministerial Alliance.
Anthem-"Great Is the Lord, "
Choir.
Address-Rev. w. C. King of DEN
yer, state secretary of the Baptist
church.
Laying of the Pastor
Il. G.. Lane.
Anthem by the choir.
Benediction.
If possible DR.. Franklin Pierce
Lynch will also speak. DR.. Lynch is
a noted medical missionary and will
preach Sunday morning at the Bap-
Whilst church. If he will consent a
place will be made for him on the
afternoon program.
The following list of articles have
been decided upon to be placed in
the box in the cornerstone:
The Daily Sentinel, of this issue.
News, Sunday morning.
Clippings from both papers on the
plans, constructions, ETC., of new
church.
Copy Colorado Baptist Bulletin.
Last issues of Church News.
A full membership of the church.
List of officers.
List of officers and teachers of the
Sunday School.
Full list of all previous pastors of
church.
Pictures of old church, tabernacle,
and architects drawings of compeJ-
ed structure.
Portrait of Rev E. g. Lane.
A coin of 1912.
Souvenir of Grand Valley bank
showing new building.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
ORDER CEMENT
FOR HIGH
LINE

Fifteen thousand barrels of ce-
ment, the initial order for mater
ial for the building of the High
Line canal, has been ordered by
the reclamation service from the
Colorado-Portland Cement COM
pany of Dnver.
This contract was let yesterday.
according to an announcement
from Washington, d. c. and repre-
sents but a small part of the ce-
ment needed to complete the pro-
iect. 1t will be sufficient, howev-
er. for the concrete work during
the first year, it is believed.
According to Washington re-
ports received in Denver, there is
continual indications that the gov
ernment expects to begin actual
construction during the coming
spring.
All but five of the right of way
contracts have been secured from
the Palisade land owners or else
are promised Three more con-
tracts, signed and approved by the
department, have been received and
filed here. The contracts for
right of way through the orchards
are not hard to secure ii seems, as
the government has much more
than the necessary 80 per cent al
ready and legal action will probab-
ly clear up the rest in short order.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-17
THE VETS AND DRYS
IN A LIVELY SCRAP
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE "wets'
and the "drys" fought at the capitol
today ovr the question of prohibiting
the shipment of liquor into the states
where the sale of liquor is barred.
Chairman Mason of the sub commit
tee, who is conducting the hearing,
observed that while he was in Lon
don he saw women in front of bars
there drinking whiskey and gin be-
side the men. Just like hoboes,
and condition he never saw in this
country. Neither committee took any
action.