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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
FREIGHT DEPOT BURNS
burIinoton Freight Depot Burned
Tuesday Morning at 2 O'clock
With All of its Contents.

The Burlington freight depot in
this city was totally destroyed by a
fire which started shortly after
o'clock Tuesday morning, all of the
contents of the depot, including all
the books and records being Destroy
ed. The fire was first seen by Ell
mer Weaver, who lives on the hill
south of the depot, and he ran at
once to the Clarinda Poultry Co. s
plant and turned in an alarm. Mr..
Weaver states that when he first saw
the fire it was burning in the freight
rooms, the light showing the fire to
be located near one of the windows.
But by the time he had turned in
the alarm and reached the depot
the whole interior was ablaze. About
the time he reached the depot he
was Joined by George Hamilton and
they kicked in the door in an effort
to save the books of the office, but
the building was so filled with smoke
that they could not enter. 1t is the
presumption that parties who had
noticed the receipt of shipment OF
beer the previous evening and bro
ken into the building and in some
manner, either accidently or for the
purpose of covering up the burglary,
set fire to the building. There was
quite an amount of local freight in
the depot, the heaviest loss being
two new pianos consigned to w. A.
Alexander of this city. The boy
scouts also lost all of their camping
equipment, which had been shipped
home by freight. The new water
works system was given good test,
although the fire boys were handi-
capped by being short of hose to
reach the fire from the nearest hy-
drant, but they succeeded in saving
all of the platforms around the de-
pot, which will greatly facilitate the
handling of freight, several box cars
being utilized for Office and storage.
The company was getting ready to
move the depot near the new pas
senger depot, but new one will now
be built. This is the third time the
depot in Leon has been burned, one
on the present site several years ago,
and the other was the old K. &, w.
depot, which was unoccupied.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Extending Cannon Ball Trail

James r. Bowsher, Geo. E. Hurst,
A. P. Olsen, Robert Bowsher, G. B.
Cooper, E. C. Monroe and L. P. Van
Werden made two day trip down
in Missouri the first of the week, as
sisting in locating an extension of
the Cannon Ball Trail The party
went first to Princeton, being met
eight miles this side of Princeton by
fifteen cars from that city. Arriv-
ing at Princeton the Leon cars were
left and the officials were taken in
Princeton cars on the balance of the
trip, the trail from Princeton being
located east for a distance of 1876
miles, through the towns of Harris.
Milan, Green City, Greencastle, Nov
niger and Kirksville, and later the
trail will be extended on east to
Quincy, Ill. The Leon visitors were
entertained in fine shape on the trip,
and report that Missouri is up and
doing in the matter of good roads
and 'have many miles of fine ridge
road on the new trail. There were
never less than twenty cars on the
entire trip from Princeton, and the
Missouri people along the entire
route were wild with enthusiasm and
promises to do everything required
by the locating committee in the way
of making improvements, SO that the
Cannon Ball is going to be one of
the big trails of the country. The
Leon visitors were escorted home by
one of the Princeton cars, in which
were Charles D. Davis, F. P. Har-
rison, H. C. and A. C. Casteel. Keep
your eye on the Cannon Ball. You
are going to hear of it in the future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Death of HOllie T.. Kelley.

Hollie E. Kelley, an old time Leon
boy died at his home in Omaha, on
July 6, of heart failure. The fol-
lowing account of his death is taken
from the Clarinda Journal:
Hollie E. Kelley, former employe
of the Clarinda State Hospital, died
of heart failure, Saturday, July 6,
1912, at Omaha, Neb His funeral
was held Tuesday, the 9th inst, at
Corydon, Iowa, his old home. The
late Mr.. Kelley was about AZ years
of age. He was the bookkeeper at
the Clarinda State Hospital in 1898
and up to 1901, until he became
steward of the Cherokee State Hos
pital, which position he filled for
three years, when, in 1905, he went
to a responsible position in the law
department of the general offices of
the Union Pacific railroad, which city
was thereafter his home until he
died Within a comparatively recent
time he resigned from his railroad
work and he and his wife took up
the business of conducting public
stenographic office under the firm
name of Kelley & Kelley. He was a
superior stenographer and office man.
Before coming to Clarinda he was
official court stenographer in the
Fourth Iowa judicial district for
Judge Frank Gaynor of Lemars, and
at one time was private secretary for
w. G. Brown, when Mr.. Brown was
officially connected with the Burling-
ton Route. Mr.. Kelley's health was
poor the last two years before his
death, and last summer he submitted
to two surgical operations. He was
married in Omaha to Miss Myrtle
Chase, of Lathrop, about six years
ago and is urvived by his widow.
The late Mr.. Kelley became a Mas
ter Mason in Nodaway lodge, No.
140, A., F. and A. NJ, in Clarinda,
in May, 1900. Will Hunter, who
was Clarinda State Hospital en-
ploye at the same time Mr.. Kelley
was, and who, also, is still with that
institution, went to Corydon Tuesday
to attend the funeral. The remains
of the late Mr.. Kelley passed through
Clarinda Tuesday noon, on the Keo-
kuk and Western east bound passen-
ger train, on their way to Corydon.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Kel-
ley, Clarinda friends of the late Mr..
Kelley, including DR.. Max E. Witte,
uperintendent of the Clarinda State
Hospital, and others from that insti-
tuition, and representatives of Noda-
way lodge, No. 14O, A. F. and A. M.
met Mrs. Kelley at the train and ex-
pressed their sympathy with her.
The funeral at Corydon was given by
the Masonic fraternity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Leon Scouts Visit Burlington.

Very quietly a patrol of Leon
Scouts passed through Burlington
on their return from a hike to KeO-
kuk, says the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The following is an account of
their trip as told by their Scoutmas-
| ter:
For the last six months the Boy
Scouts of Leon, Iowa, had been plan
ming a long hike to Keokuk to in
vestigate the big dam. On Monday,
July 1st, at 4:3O p. m, they started
on this cross country hike. They
camped along the way, having wag-
on to haul their supplies. On Sun
day afternoon at o'clock the Scouts
were passing the Union depot at keo-
kuk. The Scouts would not have
travelled on Sunday had it not been
that Sunday was the only day on
which visitors were allowed on the
dam. But after all they found this
travel unnecessary as Mr.. Cooper
gave them a special permit to view
the dam on Wednesday. They pitch
ed their permanent camp at Crystal
Glen, on the Illinois side, from which
point they went out to see the differ
ent points of interest.
The boys have many interesting
stories to tell of their trip and their
experiences of this hike will never
be forgotten by the Boy Scouts of
Leon. At Corydon, the local Scouts
under the command of Scoutmaster
Rev. Mr.. Slothower, came out to
meet them and escorted them into
the town in grand style. At the 9TH
er towns the mixers did not let their
~, h1 II MO ta1
to make record time.
But they made many acquaintan-
ces along the way. Mr.. Pyle, the
Scoutmaster of Keokuk, was very
kind to the boys. We also had the
great pleasure of meeting Mr.. John
son, one of the ScOutmasters of Bur-
lington Mr.. Johnson expressed his
regret that he did not know of our
presence in the beautiful city of Bur-
lington, but we explained to him
that it had been our policy to pass
through unnoticed.
The boys made the distance of ITO
miles between Leon and Keokuk in
just six days, less thirty minutes,
making on an average of over %
miles a day. The longest distance
made in one day was "a miles. But
the boys ended the hike in better
shape physically than when they
started. They left Keokuk at $3.50
O'Clock on Thursday morning on the
Black Hawk for Burlington and
from Burlington they took the tran
for home, all with one voice declar-
ing they had just ended the trip of
their lives.
The boys who made the hike were
of the Hound Patrol of Troop No. 1,
Leon, Iowa, and their names are as
follows: ~
Edgar Rowell, patrol leader; Leal
Buchanan, corporal; John Gates,
Fred Rush, Ralph Stewart, Wayne
Forest Grimes, Charles
Van Werden, Frank Bradshaw, Har-
Ian Andrews.
E. N. BRADSHAW, S. NJ.
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Republican State Convention.

At the Republican state conven-
tion held in Des Moines last week
the progressives were in, complete
control. They hooted down Govern
or Carroll, who introduced a resolu-
ton endorsing President Taft and
the State ticket, and refused to en-
dorse either of them. The stand
patters were crushed under the
steam roller, and as prominent
standpat politician told us, they
played the devil at the convention,
and assured the success of the demo-
cratic state ticket at the coming
election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
At the Idle Hour.

In some manner the report was
circulated last week that the Idle
Hour theatre would close last Sat-
urday night, but such is not the
case. This popular theatre is en-.
joying phenomenal patronage for
hot weather, and the house is filled
each evening, with an increasing at
tendance at the o'clock matinee on
Saturday. Electric fans keep the
theatre very comfortable on the hot
test nights and the pictures are
splendid. When you want to spend
a pleasant hour these evenings take
your family to the Idle Hour. Any
seat in the house is only 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Won Kodak Contest.

In Stempel & Cherrington's Ko-
dak Contest conducted during the
month of June, picture taken by
Ancel Barry of Leon won first prize
and one by Miss Myrtle Newlin of
Garden Grove second, the Judging
being done by the art critic of the
Eastman Kodak Co., of Rochester,
N. Y
A great interest is being taken in
the fascinating pastime of amateur
photography and Stempel & Cher
rington who carry very complete
stock of Photographic goods do a
large business in this line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Plenty of Water.

The first time the new city water
works have been tried out at a fire
was Tuesday morning when the Bur-
lington depot burned. At this fire
between 10000 and $4,000 gallons
of water were used, and Lafe Nit
chell who has charge of the pump
ing station, says that when the fire
was out the pressure in the big tank:
was practically where it started. In
other words he had been pumping
water into the tank as fast as it was
used in fighting the fire.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Boys Band.

The first meeting of the Boys
Band, which is being organized by
Professor Johannes, will take place
next Friday afternoon from 4 to
in the X. of P. Band Hall-Boys ten
years old viii be admitted. Each
member will pay for the instrument
most adapted to the individual. The
charge and dues for instruction will
be fifty cents per week. For this
small amount each boy will receive
one private lesson and one ensemble
practice per week. All who are in
terested, and parents especially are
invited to come to this first meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Chautauqua Tickets are Here.

Chautauqua which were subscribed
for last year, are now ready for de-
livery. Parties who signed for tick
cts can secure them at the Exchange
National Bank, and all persons are
requested to aid the committee by
calling for their tickets as soon as
possible. Chautauqua will soon be
here. Get your tickets now and be
ready for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Clifton Mills Loses House by Fire.

Clifton Mills, of Eden township,
living six miles south of Leon, lost
his house by fire about $50 o'clock
Monday afternoon. 1t is supposed
that the fire started from defect
i've flue, and the house was entirely
consumed. With the aid of neigh
bors quite few of the household
goods we're saved, but his loss will
be considerable. Fortunately Mr..
Mills carried insurance with the
Pease & Pease agency, $3.50 on the
house and $500 on the contents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
LOrimOr is Ousted.

BY vote of SIS to %, the United
States Senate last Saturday decided
that Senator Lorimor, of Illinois, had
secured his seat in the Senate by un-
lawful means, and he is now down
and out. The day for Senator'S to
buy their seats is passing, for which
the people may be thankful.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Found q Tarantula.

Barden Carmean brought to The
Reporter Office Monday morning q
live tarantular, vicious looking
specie of large spider, whose bite is
very poisonous. The big spider was
found in bunch of bananas at
Carmean's cafe. 1t is alive and on
exhibition in glass jar at The Re-
porter Office and many persons have
called to see it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Will Not Get New Court
House.,

At the special election held in Har-
rison County, Missouri, last week,
the proposition to issue bonds in the
sum of 100000 to build new
court house at Bethany, was de-
feated by vote of LOTT for, to g.
TIT against. And now Ridgeway is
going to circulate petition to sub
nit the question of removing the
county seat to Ridgeway. Bethany
has our sympathy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Han1iltOn-Frisbie.

Mr.. Glen L. Hamilton, of Pleas
anton, and Miss Sarah A. Frisbie, of
Saline, Mo-, were married by Justice
A. M. Pryor at the clerks Office in
this city last Thursday They de-
parted for Pleasanton on the even
ing train.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
To Form a Simpson Club.

II is desired that those who have
been in attendance at Simpson Col
lege at any time meet at DR.. c. II.
Mitchell's residence on Friday even
ing OF this week at 1880 for the pur-
nose Of organizing Simpson Club.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Harry Penniwell Operated Upon
Again.

Word received from Harry Penni-
we'll who is in a hospital at Boston,
Mass, is that he underwent a second
operation last Thursday, but the at
tending surgeon states that the worst
is now over and there is no reason
why he should not make a complete
recovery, although it will be some
weeks before he can leave the hos
nita1
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Marriage Licenses.

Chas. F. Graham, Minot, S. D., 40.
Helena ]. Lambert, Lamont, 33.
Glen L., Hamilton, Pleasanton, %.
Sarah A. Frisbie, Saline, Mo-, 18.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18

Continued on page 3.)
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
M. E. Church Notes.

\ well.iilled house enjoyed the Eas.
Ter services SUNDAY morning. The
rendering of the Cantata. "O'er
Death Triumphant. was the attract.
I've feat ure of the service and Was
greatly appreciated by the audience.
There we're us In Sabbath school
and the collection amounted to some.
thing over thirteen dollars. Every
officer and teacher was present.
We are 81 nearly up with the be-
ncvolcnces Of the chnrh that II seems
as though W. might finish II this
week and report our apportionment
IN fun next Sa, urday night al the
Quarterly Conference. lf those who
have moi contributed would hand In
their subscriptions 1t would he easily
done.
\ goodly number Of our young
people have been in attendance
al the revival during the week. Mr.,
l,arlley'> chorus choir il doing line
work. There are a few vacant seats
Ia he filled before Sunday,
Dr. Chase, the District Supcrintend-
ent, viii be with us next saturday
and hold the third Quarterly Con.
ference Saturday night after service.
lie will preach for us Sunday morn.
ing. u Is hoped that the entire Of
liciary viii DE present AZ the confer
ence. and that the reports sM III all he In.
SUNDAY afternoon AT 3 there viii he
a children's service for the practice Of
singing and the organization Of u
children's choir.
There will be no Epworth League
service Sunday night.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
A nice, young three year old lack

A nice, young three year old lack
for sale cheap, STE u, G, BENTON.
Good bred Rock Eggs for sale at
~ cents per setting Of II eggs,
Mrs. GEORGE REEvEs.
LOST Monday, In Oregon or on
road bet ween Oregon and Curzon, sig.
net scarf pin engraved Il. q. %, f.
Finder please leave at this Office on
call MIR. Chris Clifford either phone.
MIR. WORKMAN, you are In.
vi,ed to call on G. W. King and try a
pair of his BUFFALO CALF Shoes.
They are guaranteed to wear. II
they are not sat tisfactory, he makes
good, SO you take no chances on buy
ing the BUFFALO CALF, the best
Work Shoe on earth.
Elsewhere In this issue appears
the announcement Of BENJAMIN Il.
Crouser, announcing his candidacy
for the office Of Sheriff of Holt Coun.
~. Missouri. Mr., Crouser Is Il Holt
County product, having lived In Holt
County from early infancy; Is .
staunch Republican, always supported
the ticket and been . strong party
worker. He comes we'll qualified to
MI the position which he seeks. Is
pleasant, agreeable and will make .
accommodating and efiic.
lent officer.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12

The winter Of lss0.sl was the year
which brought the great 1881 Hood,
which reached It's cres, during the
week Of April 2l-s, and on the aoth
began to fall rapidly. The Hood was
caused by the heavy snow fall and
rainfalls. The first real spring day Of
1881 did not come until Saturday,
April III, with q rapid thaw, bringing
the streams up, aided by heavy rains,
and these gradually grew In volume
until the great overflow reached us on
hp 1l-s
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12

Born, To Will Handy and wife. a
son, April 10. 1912; reported by Dr. j.
y. Thatcher.
The Oregon Pressed Stone Co.
have the best Portland Cement and
kaw River Sand 10 he had, and you
should use them when building.
Miss Charlotte Forester, of Kan.
sas city, Inspector for State Asso.
ciated Charities. was here Tuesday
and Inspected the county farm and
jail. Miss Forester was entertained
by Mrs. &. u. Zook, while here.
--Claud Williams Is the happiest
man In town. and his wife shares this
happiness to It's fullness with him,
as also Grandpa and Grandma Henry
williams and Grandpa and Grandma
LEM, and Uncle Charley Patterson,
and they have every reason for this
fullness OF Joy, because Dr. Evans was
80 very kind TO them on Wednesday
morning, April 10, rs to bring them q
line specimen OF the human anatomy
IN the form OF q fine en-pound boy.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12

III you want anything In the con-
crete line you should see the Oregon
Pressed Stone Go.
Special prices on Enclant ress
Carnations This week. Hc per dozen
at Mound City Green House.
The sad news reaches us as we 70
To press Of the death OF Mrs. =. A.
Patterson, which occurred at tie
home OF her daughter In Hotchkiss,
Colo. Her son,J. w., left immediate.
" and Is expected to return with the
body Monday.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
Pioneers Are Passing.

The death Of Mrs. Robrr, Murphy.
which occurred at her home near
Maitland, Sunday, March -, removes
another OF the very early settlers OF
Holt county. She VAS the cldrs,
child of Thomas J. Evans. who came
To Clay township, In lsl9. and located
on "a near section 10 that lOcaicd on
by Theodore Ilighley. the original set
tier ot Clay township. Iliphlcy To-
Gated on section II, and the Evans on
section y, IN W, III. Evans soon sold
his original place to Joseph White,
VINO came To the township shorll ly al
ter Evans, and "Whitc'S Ford" a
crossing of the Nodaway near This
place, OBJ btained It's name from this
early set tier. The old state road from
Forest City to Maryvil!e crossed the
Nodaway a, the "While's Ford"
stephen Collins made the survey IN
1850, and found It was 10 miles from
Forest City to Whites and 81 miles
to Maryyillc.
Six years after their coming here
Harriet Jane White became the wife
Of Robert Murphy, who died many
years ago, and she is survived by four
children. Mrs. Murphy was ~ years
OF aye at the time of her death. Fu-
neral services were held April ), con-
Quoted by Rev. Barrett, of Skidmore,
tie interment being In the |. 90. +.
cemetery al Maitland.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
Work Guaranteed

ana after argument the defense was
gwen The right 10 insert the language
used by Stanley into the record.
The cour, sustained the objections
OF the state and the witness again
took the stand: and on their return
Stanley lay on their bed and pinched
her leg and also Mrs. Vests: 1t was
without the knowledge Of Vest, and
Mrs, Vest told him to get out of the
bed; that Vest came In and told him
to go To bed.
On redirect examination She said
Stanley WAS told IN a moderate ton,
to get up. Sh" was excused will
privilege Ia he recalled.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
LONG TRYING WINTER SEASON


1OtaI. 2@.2D Inches: ~ 1881 We had
) inches.
Total, l9li.l2. ji.1j inches
Total. lssO.sl. SOB inches
The normal annual fall is -
inches. For the first three months Of
1912 We had j.2j inches of snow, 49,.
- inches above the normal with DE.
tober. November and December yet
To be heard from.
ON April |, 1881. the temperature
went down to6 degrees above zero.
and on the ith we had I.inch snow /.
fall.
II was on Feb. I, 1ssl. that We had
a heavy rainfall. which froze and
chung tu the trees until the 9Th: this
was followed with heavy SNOW. which
clung 10 trees, then came a rapid
tnaw, and another SNOW came.
Tie river record showing It's clos.
ing and opening dates for the longest
duration IL a. follows:
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
HOLT FOR ROOSEVELT,
Continued from Page Dne.

sulting IN tine choice Of the follow ing
10 SAVANNAH.
WIN. Tyson. Liberty
+. l.. Zeller, Lewis.
Geo. Swope, Minton.
J. 4. Williams, Forbes.
Riley Swope. Benton.
!. u. Brett, Nodaway.
VIM. Crawford. Forest.
The Taft forces showed their
strength by casting II votes for Nc~i
Roberts, OF Clay.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
Anyone wishing sewing done, SEE

Anyone wishing sewing done, SEE
Mrs. Dillon.
--Enchantress Carnations at the
special price OF SOC per dozen this
week at the Mound City green house.
The Oregon Pressed Stone Co.,
have just received their new machin-
cry and are now prepared to do your
concrete work on short notice. No
job too large or too small for them to
figure on. II you are going to build
Of concrete, don't kill yourself mix.
Ing II by hand, but let them do II
for you by machinery.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
March Weather.

turr ranged from - To ~. with frost
On lhc 2,lh.
There were bu, srlcar days during
the month. and the month a. a whole
was one Of the coldcst ever expert.
cnced here the exception being
March, 1905. when the mean was -
degrees while that at loi2was Boz de.
grrrS. the normal for the month br.
Ing ~ degrees.
Tile extremes for the month were,
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12

Mean maximum. .f'.11.
Mean minimum, ao.G.
Mean, .D.2.
Total snow fall. ~. inches: heaviest
2'.honr fall. ~ inches on the NH.
Total rainfall. ~ Of an inch on III,
jlsi. Precipitation, 2.G2 inches: bca.
West In ~ hours. 81 OF an inch on
the llih.
There wer" 10 cloudy days: 10 part.
ly cloudy and : clear days.
SNOW and sleet D. inch on the 2,d.
The snowfall for the month oc.
0'nrred on the following dates: I'd,
: inches: nth, ~ inches: l+th, ! inch.
~: I'D, - inch--totai. ~, inches.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12

Ed Burg. went To Fargo On SUNDAY,
and were In saloon u or ~ minutes.
and they returned from farg" abou,
~ o'clock. Fargo was alnu, ~ ~ |.
miles from Bigelow. and they 90,
there agout > y. m. On returning
Vest made the remark: II have
blood In my eye" Vest shaved no
effects Of drink.
On cro's.exarninati ion hr said Vest
was In a good humor. and nothing
was said abon, Stanley: had been
wrestling and cutting up, and said;
81 have blood IN my eye" go~d.hu-
moredly. and remarked lha, he ould
be down to help butcher In n lew
days.