davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13
GARDINER.
Our CityWeII Represented
In the Various Colleges.
Heath Post, G. A. R., Completes
Installation Of Officers.
Church Affairs, Social Gatherings,
Personals and Notes.

Mrs. Thomas w Dick arrived, Fri
day, from Charlestown. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13

terville at the present time, survives.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13

j.. +. Peacock of Readfield was in
town, Friday, on business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13

Chicago, Jan. 12.--Chicago is, today,
suffering from it's ninth consecutive
day of zero weather. Although there
have been interims of q few hours
when the mercury climbed above this
mark, at some time zero has been
reached and passed, establishing 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13
Warm Wave Is
Coming This Way,

Relief from the cold spell is in sight.
Sunday warm wave which has al
ready started east from the Rocky
mountains, is expected to rech the
Great Lakes and temperatures eonsid-
erably above zero are forcasted.
Tomorrow, according to the weather
bureau in Chicago. is to be the last
of the below zero days for time in
the region south and west of the
lakes. Farther east another day of
colder weather was prCphesied
Temperatures throughout the West
and as far as the Canadian North
west moderated somewhat today. A
similar change brought on by south
wind is looked. for in the region of the
lakes, SUNDAY and Monday
Calgary. where the on-eoming
warmer weather was beginning to be
telt, reported four degrees above ze-
70 Instead of the 30 below of yester-
day, and at Medicine Hat it was four
degrees warmer than Calgary.
Chieago's temperature varied from
a minus three degrees to II above ze-
no. 1t was predicted the thermometer
tomorrow, would register 10 below
zero with unsettled conditions. West
OF the lakes, temperatures of 20 below
.wern predicted, grading up to above
zero weather near the Rockies.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 1$.-With the up
per Chesapeake bay full of ice and a
heavy snoYstorm raging navigation was
next to impossible, today. Nearly 20 yes
sells bound for this port were tied up in
the vicinity of Sandy Point this evening
Among the ieebound vessels were the
Dorchester, Junita and Parthian of the
Merchants & Miners Line, the freighter
Mannahatta and five n tramp steamers
The three Merchants & Miners boats
have passengers aboard and should have
reached here. this morning. A board OF
officials report the ice conditions in Bal
timore harbor and all along Chesapeake
bay We're the worst in the history of the
! arbor board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan. 12.-The cold
wave that swept the Middle West
earlier in the week extended south
ward until today it reached the Gulf
a light snow fell in New Orleans for
the first time in years. Tonight. the
thermometer is contracting all along
the Gulf coast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13

record for more than 20 years.
the night fine snow fell,
driven by a bitter northwest wind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Bank of Worth Robbed.

The Bank of Worth, at Worth,
was robbed Monday night, the bur-
glars getting as their booty $1,7O0
in currency. No clue to their iden-
tity has been discovered.
1t is believed that the robbers
must have come to Worth in an au-
itomobile. Las no train passed through
during the night and an auto was
heard passing through Gentry, be-
fore midnight. The robbers first
entered Matt Schuster's hardware
store where they procured tools for
their more important work. En-
trance to the bank was gained
through the back door after which
the robbers drew down the window
curtains, cutting off the view from
the street and probably proceeded
with their work in leisurely
manner.
Three explosions were employed
to gain access to the funds of the
bank. These were heard by several
people but no Importance was at
tached to them and the fact that the
robbery had occurred was not
known until the cashier went to the
bank Tuesday morning. The doors
of the safe and the vault were
blown off and the interior damaged
by the explosions. The bank
people announced that the robbers
secured $1,700 in cash.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
June IS, 1902.
Big Oregon Potatoes.

Capt. ]. D. Brown has left at The
Reporter Office four mammoth po-
tat0es which he brought back with
him last week from Oregon. They
were raised by his son Elmer Brown
former we'll known Decatur
county farmer on his farm at
Murphy, Oregon, without irrigation
and show what wonderful potatoes
can be raised in that country. One
of the potatoes weighs pound and
fourteen ounces. The potatoes have
attracted considerable attention and
Capt. Brown will save them for seed
and plant them next spring to see
what they will do in this country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Towner and Thomas Here.

Congressman H. M. Towner and
candidate for state senator c. H.
Thomas addressed a rather small
audience at the opera house on
Tuesday evening, but judging from
reports of the meeting their efforts
did not make any votes. A county
auto run had been scheduled for
Tuesday and Wednesday, but the
run for Tuesday was abandoned,
and only part of the places were Wis
tied yesterday, the party not get
ting away from Leon until after 10
o'clock. Republican orators are
having hard time getting people
interested this year, for they really
have nothing to talk about except to
make excuses and promises which
the voters have learned to their
sorrow are not made with the inten-
tion of being fulfilled.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
PRESBYTERIAN Church Notes.

Mr.. Beauehamp gave the first of
the Lyceum course at the Christian
church last Monday evening. Eve
erybody was delighted for the lee.
ture was an excellent one indeed,
the equal of any heard on our local
Chautauqua program. The object
of the young people societies in
bringing this splendid course to
Leon is not in making money but
solely to provide wholesome and up
lifting entertainment and instruc-
tions. They deserve the support of
the community. The next number
will be BATHS on Dickens characters
and all lovers of Dickens refresh
their minds on these characters and
come to hear BATHS for he will
show us Dickens characters still live
among us.
All usual services next Sunday.
Sunday school at 9:45 am; public
worship at 4 a. m. and 1880 p. M;
Christian Endeavor at $3.50 p. ms;
prayer meeting every Thursday ev-
ening at 1880. p. NJ; choir rehears-
al after prayer meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
A Popular Dentist.

The following notice in regard to
DR.. vredenburg, is taken from the
Flasher Hustler, published at Flash
er, North Dakota. DR.. Vredenburg
is well known to number of Leon
people, having married former
Leon girl, Miss Bessie Read:
DR.. Vredenburg, dental surgeon,
arrived in Flasher yesterday and
will "Pin His Faith to Flasher" and
make it his permanent home. His
office will be in the Heckenliable
building, and will be fitted up with
all the modern conyeniences of den
tistry. DR.. Vredenburg has pur-
chased the Hanawalt property locat-
ed on Church street, which will be
used as his residence. His Office fix-
lures arrived here yesterday and he
expects to be ready for business
next week. DR.. Vredenburg ranks
among the ablest dentists in the
state and his we'll known ability and
excellent work is sufficient guaran-
tee that he will meet with success
here. The Hustler joins with
Flasher as a whole, in welcoming
DR.. and Mrs. Vredenburg to Pro-
gfessive Flasher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24

DR.. E. Warren Doolittle, who
practiced medicine in this part of
the county for SO many years, and
after retiring, for a rest, short
time and then going to Weldon, has
accepted a very flattering offer at
Gainesville, Mo-, and has gone into
partnership with DR.. Archie Hoadley
of that city. Dr. Doolittle is consid-
cred one of the best physicians and
surgeons in this part of the state,
by the profession and his patients in
this section regret very much to see
him leave. He has been very sue
cessful in his practice in this section
and GAINESVILLE will find that they are
very fortunate in securing his SER
vices, he standing very high In the
profession as surgeon and ply
sician. Garden Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Auto Lights Not Required to Burn
While Car Stands.

According to a late decision of
Judge Thornell rendered in Har-
Ian case, it is not necessary for the
lights to be kept burning on the
automobile after the car has stop
ned, and while it is standing on the
street. The decision was rendered
ii m appeal case in which a local
Justice assessed fine against an
auto owner for permitting his car
to stand on the square after dark
without lights. 1t is an interesting
point in the automobile law, and
will perhaps do away with some of
the dazzling lights that are some
times seen upon the streets when
there is no necessity for them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Threw A Ringer.

c. M. Keller. of the real estate
firm of Keller & Robertson, return
ed Sunday from Kansas City, where
he spent ten days, and threw ring
er while there, which in real estate
parlance means that they closed six
big real estate deals in six days, and
the deals involved a good many
thousand dollars. Keller & Robert
Leon, but are maintaining branch
Offices at Omaha and Kansas City.
They are handling big lot of good
properties, farm lands, city prop
erty and merchandise stocks, and
there are not two better real estate
men in the country. They do busi-
ness and do it quick. No dragging
along when they 60 after trade,
for it is do business or find another
party. They are both real estate
men of years of experience and have
close connections with number
of big firms who handle lots of
property. Parties listing property
with them will be assured of getting
a deal in short order. If you are in
the market to buy or sell, call and
see them or write them. s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
County Auditor Did Not Make Raise
i'm Taxes.

1t is reported that report is be-
ing circulated throughout the
county that auditor r. E. McLaugh-
lin was responsible for the raise OF
II per cent in the tax valuation or
farm lands in Decatur county. The
county auditor has nothing what
ever to do with the making or the
changing of the tax valuations. This
is done by the executive council OF
the state of Iowa, at Des Moines,
the law providing that they shall
equalize the land valuations in all
the counties of the state. In max
ing this equalization the past year
they ordered that valuations of farm
lands in Decatur county should be
raised II per cent, and ordered the
county auditor to make the change.
The county auditor has nothing to
do with the matter except the clefi-
cal part in carrying out the instruc-
tions of the executive council He
enters the values and levies on the
books as they are reported to him,
Just the same as he enters the
school and other levies, but he has
nothing to do with fixing the
amount, and must enter them as
they are reported to him,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Nj. E. Church Notes.

A mission study class has been
| formed in the Epworth League. The
first session will be one week from
Friday evening with Mrs. G. H.
Mitchell. There will be eight ses-
sions in all.
| DR.. A. A. Thompson, superintend-
ent Of the Charlton district, preach
ed to us last Sunday evening on
'The Great Rest Call" The sacra-
ment of the Lords supper was OBJ
served at the conclusion of the SER
mon.
The young mems class of the Sab
bath school made possible a very en-
joyable social evening last Tuesday
in the church basement. Over sixty
young folks responded to the in
vitation.
The society for the study and
prevention of tuberculosis has set
aside Oct. 9th, to be observed as
Tuberculosis Sunday. At the 11:00
service next Sunday morning, DR..
Eiker, who is member of the State
Board, will address US on the sub
ject of tuberculosis. The doctor is
sure to bring us useful and interest
ing information.
A temperance topic will be dis
cussed in the League next Sunday
evening at $50. Mr.. Harmon
leads. The young peoples society
is growing-others of the church
and congregation should become a
part of it, .~.
Next Sunday evening the third in
the series of sermons to young
people on, "Some Literary Produc-
tions and The New Testament" will
be given.
Prayer service Thursday evening
at 1880. Choir rehearsal at Mrs.
VanWerden's at 8:15.
Every four months, in the Unit
ed States, is destroyed, by the pre-
ventable disease, tuberculosis, lives
equalling our entire naval force"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century AGO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Craigo went to
Allerton to attend the golden we'd
ding anniversary of his parents.
Jonas Hoffhines, DR.. H. r. Lay
ton, Horny Long and T. S. Arnold
went to Hamburg, Iowa, to spend a
couple of weeks shooting ducks.
John Carter, of Brook county.
Kansas, had purchased the old
Haskell residence on south Main
street and taken possession of the
property,
Mr.. Charles B. Dodge, of Nal
colin. Iowa, and Miss Kate Beasley,
of Mt. Ayr, were married at the
residence of James Grandstaff in
this city.
DR.. I. F. Hildreth and family left
for Columbus, Ohio, to make their
home.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lu White.
Fred Groves resigned his position
as operator at the Burlington depot
and went to Princeton to work for
the Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. White, of Mt.
Ayr, were visiting at the home of
Mrs. Whites parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. N. Avery.
Mrs. James Millsap, of west of
Decatur City, died at the age of A
years, 8 months and days.
Levi Patterson, an adopted son of
Uncle John Patterson, died at his
home in Leon at the age of 81.
Joseph Woodmansee, the father
of Mrs. ]. w. Honnold, died at his
home in Leon, his death resulting
from injuries received several
weeks previous when he was thrown
from buggy He was sc years of
age.
Uncle Hugh Brown died at his
home in Garden Grove after an i'll
ness of about month. He was one
of the old and best known citizens
of that part of the county.
County auditor Schenck had pub
lished proclamation calling the at
.tention of the voters to the fact that
the proposition to vote on adopting
the herd law in Decatur county,
would be submitted at the general
election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Mike Healy Could Not Speak at
Leon.

There was large crowd of voters
from all over the county who were
greatly disappointed last Wednes-
day evening over the failure of Hon.
Mike Healy, of Ft. Dodge, to speak
at Leon as advertised. Mr.. Healy
was detained at Ft. Dodge by being
one of the attorneys in an import
ant law suit on trial, and notified
the state committee on Tuesday that
he could not fill his appointment at
Leon, but by some oversight the
committee failed to notify the local
committee. A meeting was held at
the opera house however which was
attended by a good crowd of voters.
A short address was made by Mr.. G..
E. Patton, travelingman, to oc-
cupy the time until the arrival of
Hon. Heman C. Smith, of Lamont,
an auto being sent from Leon to
bring him to this city. He arrived
about 9 O'Clock and for over an hour
gave a fine talk. Mr.. Smith is one
of the best posted men and most
fluent takers in the state, and those
who heard him were greatly pleas
ed with his remarks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
The Gorrell Stock Co. All Next
Week.

The Gorrel1 Stock Co., will open
a weeks engagement at the opera
house on Monday night when they
present the four act political play
"The Inner Man." Ladies will be
admitted free Monday night under
usual conditions, two ladies or one
gentleman and lady with each 35
cent reserved seat ticket. Don't
fail to see king FELTON,, the Man of
Mystery" The Gorrell Stock Co. is
one of the strongest stock compan-
les on the road today. They have
appeared in a number of the best
towns in southern Iowa and have
given entire satisfaction everywhere.
They played a week at Charlton
early in the season, and two weeks
ago were there for a return engage
ment of second week, and the
Charlton people say it is the best
company they have had in that city.
They carry ten people, each one a
high class performer, and have a
number of extra good vaudeville
performers. Prices are Is, rs and
35 cents. Reserved seats on sale at
VanWerden & Kopp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Offer to Give County New Court
House and Jail.

They are getting ready. for a
mighty hot fight down in Harrison
county, Mo-, over the question of re-
moving the county seat from
Bethany to Ridgeway. At a special
election held last spring the propo-
sition to issue bonds to build new
court house at Bethany was defeat
ed, and now about a hundred promi-
nent men in the vicinity of Ridge
way have signed bond agreeing to
pay to Harrison county $4,000
when the county seat is removed
from Bethany to Ridgeway and a
new court house and Jail erected at
Ridgeway. The question of accept
ing the offer and removing the
county seat will be submitted to an
election, and when it comes of the
present presidential election will
look like school election in COM
parison with the county seat cleo
ton. Bethany has our sympathy,
for Leon had to go through SINH
lar fight few years ago, but thank
fortune the matter is now definitely
settled for all time to come in Deca-
tur county, and everybody is glad
of It.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Leon Boys Star Foot Ball Players

Two Leon boys starred in two big
college foot ball games last Satur-
day. Ralph McGinnis, who is a stu
dent at the State University at Iowa
City, played as full back with Iowa
in the big game with Chicago Uni
versity at Chicago, making two
touchdowns, and IL of the IA points
scored in the game by Iowa. The
game was won by Chicago, by a
score of "a to IA. For three-quar-
ters Iowa held Stages famous team
leading them by one point, but dur
ing the last quarter of the game
fresh players we're rushed into the
game by Chicago, and lowa's men
were getting pretty tired and Grip
pied up, so Chicago won out. Ray
mond Hurst, another Leon boy at
tending the State Agricultural Col
lege at Ames, is captain of. the col
lege team. and they defeated Col
umbia College at Columbia, Mo-, by
a score of 20 to 0, and much of the
credit for the victory was due to
the good work of Captain Hurst.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
Tell The Truth Please.

The report is being circulated in
some parts of the county that Pat
rick Griffin, the democratic member
of the board of supervisors was in
strumental in having the county buy
an automobile for the use OF the
steward Of the county farm. There
is absolutely no truth in the state
ment. The county did not purchase
an automobile, and has not paid for
any automobile. True the steward
of the county farm, Mr.. e. L. Shira,
has an auto, but it is his private
property, bought by him and paid
for by his own private money
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
4 BAD FREIGHT WRECK
Eaeiae Tender and Eight Cars In the
Ditch at keyIe Junction Ties Up
ali Traffic on Both Branches.

The worst wreck (which has ever
happened in this vicinity if not on
this branch of the Burlington road,
took place just at noon on Monday,
when freight train No. 100, in
charge of conductor J. F. Stewart
and engineer Welsh went in the
ditch at Koyle Junction, and COM
pletely blocked traffic on both the
st. Joe and GAINESVILLE branches for
twenty-four hours, it being neces-
sary to bring the wrecking train
from St. Joe to clear up the wreck.
The train left Leon station few
minutes ahead of time for the pas
senger trains to leave and was run
ming ahead of them to Davis City.
was struck something dropped from
the tender and caught in the frog,
and the result was that the engine
tender and eight freight cars were
piled up all over the right OF way,
the cars being overturned and not
single one of them had any trucks
left under them. No one was in
jured, the engineer, fireman and
head brakeman who were in the
engine all jumped and escaped in
jury. The engine tank was driven
into the engine cab, and had the
men not jumped they would have
been crushed to death. An empty
tank car ploughed across to the
GAINESVILLE track and poked under
the track and showed it clear of the
dump, the track being on top of the
car. Four car loads of coal, one
of coke and one of lumber were
scattered all over the track, and the
track for distance of 100 feet was
torn up, SO that new track had to
be built. The GAINESVILLE passenger
train remained at Leon and backed
to Van Vert from here. The St.
Joe passenger went as far as the
wreck where they met the north
bound train, and the passengers and
mail were transferred around the
wreck and the train backed to
Charlton, the other train returning
to St. Joe. The Mt. Ayr evening
train remained all night in Leon and
returned to Des Moines from here
Tuesday morning. The wreck was
cleared up so that trains could pass
just in time for the noon trains
Tuesday. The loss to the company
will amount to good many thous-
and dollars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
"The Servant in The House,"

Through it's subtle ways the idea
that the central figures in the Ser
want in The House" which is to be
presented at the opera house on
Saturday, Oct. 26th, is intended to
be taken by the audience as a re-
incarnation of Christ, is suggested
by the author, Charles Ram Ken
nedy. Really this character who is
known as Manson" is the great
Bishop of Bernares, working in his
brothers house in the guise of an
oriental servant, though the dia-
logue and stage business at times
refers in an indirect way presum-
ably divine origin.
When the worldly Bishop, shock
ed because he has unwittingly taken
breakfast with scavenger, asks
Manson if it is his custom to eat
with workingmen; the servant in
the house replies ''yes, you see I'm
prejudiced; was one once-a long
time ago, though-people have for
gotten" This is obviously refer
ence to Christ's services as ascar-
nenter,
Then again when he commands
the Bishop to leave the house, that
churchman, in an outburst remarks
thusly: 'If l could have my way
with you l would have you publicly
whipped, I would visit you with the
utmost rigor of the laws, I would
nail you up sir as an example" To
which Manson replies with impress
sive dignity: II have encountered
similar hostilites before, my lord,
from gentlemen very like your lord
ship"
OF course one must stretch their
considerably in order
to see in Manson the character of
the Savior, still some of our great
est writer's who have witnessed the
play. claim to have caught fleet
ing glimpse of Christ in ''The Ser
want in The House."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24

Mr.. Smith, of the Leon Electric
Co. was through here last Thursday
with some of his men. They are
laying out the route for the line
from Leon to Garden Grove. Mr..
Smith stated that poles for the line
would be here in few days and that
the line and equipment to supply
this town with electricity would be
put in at once and that we might
expect to have juice within six weeks
or two months. Garden Grove Ex-
Dress
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-24
DaviS-Emley.

Wednesday noon, October 23rd,
Lue Ray Davis and Miss Ina Marie
Emley were united in marriage at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev.
Guy j. Fansher, pastor of the Leon
M. E. church. Both these young
people are from Grand River, where
the groom is engaged in farming.
They were accompanied by Mr.. J. A.
Smith, an uncle of the groom, and a
resident of Van Vert. The happy
couple left on the afternoon train
for a short visit with Mr.. Davis
father. Later they will return to
Grand River where they will make
their home. Our best wishes go
with them