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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Monroe-Waight.

At the home of DR.. and Mrs. w. F.
Waight, Wednesday,, Sept. 25, 1912,
at high noon, occurred the marriage
of their da' ghter, Frances Edna to
Mr.. Carl Monroe.
Before the ceremony, Miss Cecile
Collier, of Osceola, Iowa, sang, 20
Promise Me-" Mrs. Helen Young,
Of Chicago, ILL.,, played Mendel-
sohn's Wedding march and the
bridal party consisting of the bride
and groom, Miss Eula Waight,
bridesmaid, Mr.. Ronald Monroe,
best man, Mrs. Fred L. Waite, of st.
Joseph, Mo-, matron of honor. The
ring ceremony was used, Rev. e. N.
Bradshaw of the Presbyterian
church, performed the ceremony.
Miss Georgia May Penniwell car
ried the ring, Misses Frances Louise
Penniwell, Hortense Warner and
Martha Elizabeth Atz Gall neices of
the bride) were little flower girls.
The brides dress was white mes
saline with pearl and real lace trim
mings. The bride carried brides
roses, pink and white, gift of the
best man. The bridesmaids dress
was of light blue messaline and the
matron of honor, lavender voile.
The bridesmaids flowers were pink
and white sweet peas and the
matron of honor's flowers, lavender
aSters.
The house was decorated in pink
| and white asters, carnations and
roses. Immediately after the cere-
mony, wedding dinner was served,
consisting of several courses, the
color scheme of pink and white be-
ing carried out in the icec and cakes.
| Tho wedding party went to the sta
ton we'll supplied with rice, old
shoes, etc., however, the bride and
groom gave them the slip going
! to Osceola in their automobile,
boarding the train there for Des
| Moines, Keokuk and other cities.
The out of town guests were Fred
J.. Waight, of Washington, D. c.,
| Miss Nettie Lavery, Omaha, Neb.,
Mrs. J. C. Atz and Miss Cecile Col
lier, Osceola, Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
E. French, Mrs. Fred L. Waite and
Miss Eula Waight, St. Joseph, Mo-,
Mrs. w. G. Bryant, Chicago, ILL.,,
and Mr.. T. S. Waight, of Redding,
! Iowa.
The bride is the youngest daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Waight,
of this city, and nearly all of her
life mas been spent in this city. She
is a most estimable and charming
young lady, and has many friends
in her large circle of acquaintances.
The groom is the eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Monroe, of this
city, and has been resident of Leon
| for six years. For three years after.
coming to Leon he was deputy treas
urer of Decatur county, mis- father
being treasurer, resigning this posi-
tion to accept a position in the Ex-
change National bank, and at pres
ent occupies the responsible position
of assistant cashier. He is one of the
leading young businessmen of this
; city, who enjoys the friendship of
, large circle of friends
Many friends of these most esti-
mable young people extend their
congratulations and wish them
every happiness. After returning
from their wedding trip to illinois,
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe viii go to
housekeeping in a cozy cottage in
northwest Leon, where they will be
at home to their many friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
A Special Train to CharitOn's Home
Coming Next Thursday.

Charlton is making preparations
for a great time at their Home Com
ing celebration on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week,
Oct. 8, 9 and 10, and has arranged
for special train to run from Leon
to Charlton and return on Thursday.
The train will leave Leon at $3.50 a.
M, reaching Charlton at 1912 a.
m, and returning will leave Chari-
ton at 600 p. m. They have en-
gagged big aeroplane for the Home
Coming and there will be numerous
other free attractions. Charlton pro-
poses to set pace in the way of
celebration that no other city in
southern Iowa can follow, and a
large number will probably attend
from Leon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
twenty-five YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

E. w. Curry became one of the
editors of The Reporter, buying the
half interest of the senior editor, j.
d. Hull, the new firm being Curry
& Hull, the present editor Of The
Reporter being the Junior member
of the firm.
G. w. Beck was at Oskaloosa at
tending Masonic Grand Chapter.
Mrs. Will Hemphill, of Charlton,
was visiting at the home of her Sis
ter, Mrs. H. G. VanWerden.
George Walker departed for
Omaha, Neb., expecting to make his
future home in that city.
Misses Mall Atlee and Cora Hon
mold went to Des Moines to see
Forepaugh's circus.
Virgil Coin, who had been clerk
ing in Ray & Browns drug store,
left for California, for the benefit
of his health.
Little Edith Roy was lying dan
gerously i'll with typhoid fever at
the home of her grandfather, DR.. A.
Hamilton, at Blockley.
Mrs. Kate Weatherby, of Wealth
erby, Oregon, came to spend the
winter in Leon with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. Penniwell.
DR.. Will VanWerden went to
Cedar Rapids to attend the K. P.
grand lodge, being the representa-
tive from Hesperia Lodge No. 80, OF
this city.
At a meeting of the congregation
of the Baptist church, it was voted
unanimously to request Rev. F. Ed
wards to withdraw his resignation
as pastor which he had filed the pre-
vious week.
Mrs. Prof. Harkness, of Fairfield,
was visiting with friends in this city.
Otis Grandstaff was nursing a
broken finger which he received In
bail game.
Fred Close left for St. Louis to
take in the Yelled Prophets and will
visit Kansas City and Eureka
Springs, Ark, before returning home.
Will Dix, of Garden Grove, spent
Sunday with Leon friends.
will Cherry, of Alton, visited over
Sunday in Leon with his friend, Ed
Brooks.
Governor Larrabee appointed Capt.
J. D. Brown of near Leon, as one OF
the two representatives from the
SCdI0 Ol, lOWd " luV OdLIAO 0lOWOAo
convention to be held at Kansas
City on October 31st, the other rep
resentative being E. S. Fonda, of
Usage.
Miss Ella Girdner returned from a
two weeks visit with relatives at
PeasantOn.
Ira Conduit, of Fairfield, visited
over Sunday with friends in this
city.
Bryson Bruce had disposed of the
Garden Grove Express which he had
edited for many years, to w. D. &
B. M Boydston.
Roy, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. P. Bullock, died at Mt. Ayr from
membraneous Group, having been
taken with the disease while visit
ing in company with his mother
with relatives in that town. He was
years old, 4 months and II days
old,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
MADE A fine SPEECH
Hen. f. 6. Dunn, Democratic Candi- :
date for Governor, Spoke at
Leon Tuesday Evening.

Hon. E. G. Dunn, of Mason City,
the democratic candidate for COVER
nor, spoke to a good sized audience
at the court house Tuesday evening.
The announcement that Mr.. Dunn
would speak at Leon was received
too late to be printed in the papers,
so the meeting was not largely ad-
vertised, and other attractions for
Tuesday evening kept many away.
But those who were present heard
one of the finest addresses ever de-
livered in Leon. The speaker was
introduced by Hon. v. R. McGinnis,
and he started right in telling facts
about the issues of this campaign,
and of some of his experiences as
prosecutor of the rebate givers and
receivers in railroad shipping. He
is posted on this subject and did not
hesitate to give the names of the
big men in railroad circles who were
found guilty on the charge of giving
rebates to the big grain dealers and
elevator companies. He told of the
iniquities of the protective tariff sys-
TEN as it is applied and in such a
manner that his hearers could un-
derstand. He told exactly where he
stands in regard to the leading polit-
ical issues of the day, and all who
heard him admire him for his can
dor. There is no beating about the
bush on the part of Mr.. Dunn.
Among other things he said that if
he was elected governor, he would
give his time to the Office and serve
the people of the great state of Iowa.
He is in favor of taking the office
of state game warden out of politics,
and believes that the hundreds and
thousands of dollars which are paid
in by the hunters of Iowa for hunt
ing licenses, should come back to
the county from which it is paid,
and be expended there. The same
thing should be done in regard to
the automobile tax. 1t should all
be spent right in the county from
which it is collected. He made a
great hit when in speaking of our
educational matters, he favored the
expending Of more money for good
schools and less for reformatories
and penitentiaries, and said that
good schools would keep boys and
girls out of these state institutions.
He favored the enactment of a law
which provides for the education of
the orphans and dependent children,
and the establishment of commits
sion to determine the earning capac-
ity of children under. sixteen years
of age, and the payment to their
parents of their earning capacity,
and allow them to remain in school
instead of having to go out while
yet mere children in order to help
support family, and the audience
seemed to be in hearty accord with
his position on this subject. Mr..
Dunn is fine appearing gentleman,
a splendid talker, although his voice
was in poor condition on account of
trying to make everyone on the
Abba fair grounds hear him the pre-
vious day. We wish that every
voter in Decatur county could have
heard him speak Tuesday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Jackson Township Boy Makes Good.

The following article appeared in
a recent issue of the Frazeyburg,
Ohio, News, which is the boyhOOd
home of Hon. V. r. McGinnis, of
Leon:
Once upon time boy was born
in Jackson township. His name is
Van r. McGinnis, son of Daniel and
Hannah McGinnis, who lived on q
farm west of Frazeyburg. He at
tended the Mt. Zion district school
until Is years old and went two
terms at Frazeyburg, and at that
time lived with his Grandmother
McGinnis. At the age of II years
About 27 years ago he left for Iowa,
and in due course of time commens-
ed to study law and was finally ad-
mitted to the bar. He married
most estimable lady at Leon, Iowa,
where he has been most successful
expounder of Blackstone for num-
Der of years. His brilliancy as
lawyer soon won him a wide ac-
quaintance among men of affairs,
and for number of years has been
attorney for the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad. In politics he is
a democrat, and has been an active
worker in the interest of that party
for years and has wide reputation
as an eloquent and logical orator. In
recognizing his worth S party re-
Gently nominated him for congress
in his district. If elected, his voice
will be heard in no uncertain tones
in the legislative halls of our
country. The above shows that
boy can become man of honor
and integrity if he takes the right
course and makes the best of his
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Death of Mrs. Daisy McCutcheon.

Daisy Stanley McCutcheon, daugh-
ter of David and Sarilda Stanley was
born near Decatur City, Iowa, Jan.
10, 1880 and died at her home in
Leon, Sept. 27, 1912 at the age OF
80 years, 8 months and II days. AT
the age of eight years she moved
with her parents to farm near
Pleasanton, Iowa. In the fall OF
1899 she moved to Leon where she
resided until her death. On Oct.
1, 1902 she was married to Stanford
McCutcheon. To this union was
born one son, Leo, now nine years
old. Deceased was taken very i'll
about four weeks ago, and every
thing that loving hands could do
was done to relieve her, but she
gradually grew worse until Friday
morning at two. thirty when she
passed peacefully away. She leaves
to mourn her departure, a little son,
above mentioned, two sisters, Mrs.
Matt Pullen, of Leon, Iowa, and Mrs.
Ike Fisher of Decatur City and also
two brothers, E. H. Stanley of Col
umbus, Neb., and Frank Stanley of
Leon, besides a large number of
other relatives and friends.
The funeral services were held at
the residence on Church street Sun
day afternoon at two O'Clock con-
Quoted by Rev. J. S. Coffin, pastor
of the Christian church. A large
number of people gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect and a
long procession followed the re-
mains to their last resting place,
at Palestine cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Shriners Went to CrestOn.

Thirteen Leon Shriners drove to
Creston last Thursday morning in
three autos to attend big ceremon-
ial session of Kaaba Temple, Of
Davenport, held in Creston. The
party consisted of F. A. Gardner,
DR.. J. w. Bowman, DR.. J. w. Rowell,
S. Varga, Thomas Sutherlin, ]. F..
Smith, H. L. Long, Horace Farquhar,
F. S. Stewart, E. E. Bell, Marion
WATSON, Jas. F. Harvey and O. D..
Hull. Messrs. Varga, Smith and
Sutherlin were members of large
class who were initiated at this
session and they we're more than
pleased with the reception given
them by the members of this order.
If you don't think so, just ask any
of them how they like the work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
New Court Cases.

Sunbury Savings Bank VS.. Alfred
Stephens ct al. Suit is brought to
foreclose a mortgage on the east
half of the northwest quarter and
the northwest quarter of the north
east quarter and Is acres in south
west quarter of northeast quarter OF
section 80, township 70, range 26,
Decatur county, Iowa, given to Sc
cure a note for $4,000. John F..
Moffit and S. Varga, attorneys for
plaintiff.
J. T. Lewis, adm, of estate of J..
+. Hamilton VS.: A. X. Aten and wife.
Suit is brought on note for $500,
dated May 9, 1907. C. W. Hoffman,
attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
ANOTHER Ak MURDER
-Four Persons Killed with an Ak at
Payson, H., in a Manner Simi-
lar to the VilIiSCa Horror.

A terrible murder of four persons,
similar in many respects to the re-
cent murder of eight persons at
Villisca, Iowa, was committed at
Payson, Ill.,, last Friday night. The
following press dispatcn tells the
greWsome story.
Quincy, Ill.,, Sept. 30-Four per-
sons were murdered here Friday
night under circumstances indicat
ing one of the most revolving crimes
in the history of the state. The
home of the victims was burned in
an effort to destroy the bodies, but
two of them escaped the flames suf-
ficiently to show that the heads had
been split open with an ak. The
dead are Charles Pfanschmidt, his
wife, their 16-year-old daughter
Blanche, and Miss Emma Kaempen,
21 years old, teacher, who was
visiting Miss Pfanschmidt The
killing took place at the Pfan-
schmidt country home in Payson,
sixteen miles from Quincy.
Police and armed posses are
searching the country for the slayer.
The authorities believe that the
murder is the work of degenerate
of the same kind as the perpetrators
of similar ak murders in Iowa and
Colorado recently.
Pfanschmidt was wealthy. Miss
Kaempen was daughter of Quincy
contractor.
While the bodies of the victims
are charred almost beyond recogni-
ton the head of Miss Kaempen is
we'll preserved and at the top of the
skull is wound, evidently made
with a club. She and Mrs. Pfan-
schmidt we're found partly under
mattress, which had to some extent
protected their bodies from the
flames. A pillow upon which Miss
Kaempen had been lying was soak
ed in blood and not burned.
The Pfanschmidt girIs face is
badly burned, but the back of her
head was protected from the flames
and there is a wound, several inches
across, through which the brains
had exuded. The bodies OF the two
older persons had been burned too
badly to indicate the nature of their
death.
Indications are that the crime was
on Friday night, after
the family had retired. The tele-
phone wires were cut and relatives
of Miss Kaempen In Quincy, who
tried to reach the Pfanschmidt home
-on Saturday, were unable to make
a telephone connection.
Bloodhounds are being used by
the sheriff in an effort to trace the
murderer, who, it is believed, drove
into the yard Saturday evening,
shortly before the flames were dis
covered.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Will Hold a Big Sale.

G. NJ. Axes is getting ready for
his big fall sale which will be held
at his farm just south of Leon on
Monday, Oct. 14th, when he will sell
200 head of cattle, 100 head of
breeding ewes, rs to 40. head Of
good horses, 40 head of hogs and
other live stock. It will be the big
gest sale held in Decatur county
this fall McMains & Hasbrouck
and ,Newlin & Gooding will be the
auctioneers. Watch for the big bills
of this sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Illinois Murder Still A Mystery.

Quincy. ILL.,, Sept. 30.-The mys-
terv of the quadruple murder Fri
day night of Mr.. and Mrs. Pfan-
schmidt, well-to-dol farmer, their
daughter, Miss blanch, and Miss
Emma Kaempen, school teacher,
who boarded with the Pfanschm1dt
family at their country home near
Payson, this county, still remains
-unsolved.
The bloodhounds today led to a
camp where works son, Roy Pfan-
schmidt, the only surviving member
of the family, but the authorities
did not consider the evidence strong
enough to make an arrest. The
dogs trailed the horse and buggy
tracks that we're found on the
tPfanschmidt place Sunday morning
to the camp of the son, north OF
Quincy. He has been engaged in
contract work for the G. B. & @.
railroad for several weeks. Another
trail took the dogs from the home
,of Miss Esther Reeder, to whom
young Pfanschmidt is engaged, and
whom he visited Friday night, to
the home of his parents. He had
previously denied having gone home
that night.
A number of neighbors reported
to the authorities today that they
noticed offensive odors coming from
the Pfanschmidt home Saturday
that resembled burning flesh. The
authorities are working on the the
ory that the assailant remained at
the scene of the tragedy all day Sat
urday and tried to dispose OF the
bodies in a stove. Several portions
.of the bodies, including the heads OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Pfanschmidt, both legs
of the former and an arm and leg
of Miss Kaempen were missing when
the bodies were removed from the
ruins of the home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Notice of Real Estate For Sale.

The heirs of the estate of Geo. w.
Machlan, deceased, will receive bids
until Oct. 10, 1912, for the sale OF
his late residence property just
north of the city limits of Leon, con-
tanning 29 acres. 40 acres of plow
and timber land in section 81,
Franklin township, range 25, and 20
acres of timber land in section II,
Eden township, 68, r. 25. Also one
phaeton, some posts, etc. The heirs
reserve the right to reject any or
all bids. G. w. Machlan,
/. Weldon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03

The management of the popular
Idle Hour theatre, announce another
of the special civil war attractions
for next Tuesday evening, when the
great picture story of "The Soldier
Brothers of Susanna" a thrilling
civil war story, will be presented.
These special attractions are prov
ing very popular and seats are in
great demand. No extra charge is
made for these special attractions,
the price remaining at 10 cents for
any seat in the theatre. Don't miss
seeing this great film next Tuesday
evening,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
October Court Adjourned A Week.

Clerk of the district court j. l..
Mendenhall yesterday received an
order from Judge r. l.. Maxwell, ad-
journing the October term of the
district court from October 18th
until Wednesday, Nov. 9Th, the day
after general election, the adjourn
ment being made on request Of the
Leon attorneys.
The trial jurors for the coming
term of court were drawn yesterday,
the list being as follows:
j. S. Bright, Leon.
Grant Graham, Fayette.
r. J. Critchtield, Franklin.
J. w. Trullinger, High Point.
James Longacre, New Buda.
Aida Roe, Garden Grove.
w. NJ. Lampkins, Fayette.
Fred Van Laar, Richland.
Dennis Hill, Garden Grove.
Stephen Grouse, Leon.
Otto Wood, Leon.
w. H. Webster, Garden Grove.
F. Toney, Burrell.
J. Benton, Burrell.
w. E. Shakespeare, Fayette.
w. j. Clymer, Hamilton.
J. E. Beckwith, Woodland.
A. T. Fulton, Eden.
Charles Smith, High Point.
J. w. Grogan. Eden.
G. E. Townsend, Franklin.
Charles w. Luce, Garden Grove.
Boyd Gale, Richland.
Herbert Johnson, Richland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Burns Detective Goes From Villisca
to Quincy.

T. w. Gordon, a Burns detective,
who had been working on the Willis
Ca murder for the attorney gener-
ais office, was sent to quincy ILL.,,
yesterday by that ofticer to see
whether the murder of the four per-
sons there is in any way connected
with the Iowa tragedy.
The reports of murders in Illinois,
Kansas and Colorado and at Wills
Ca indicate that they have been per-
petrated by the same person or set
OF persons. ----
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Farms! Farms!

Plenty of them changing hands
nowadays. We still have bargains.
Prices are advancing, that's sure.
You remember we told you they
would last winter. We would be
pleased to show you a bargain farm.
.~. T. U. McCrystal & Co.
..... Decatur, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
In the Mayors Court.

Only two cases have been up be-
fore Mayor Foxworthy since our last
report, H. P. Bell being fined $25
and costs for intoxication and
Eugene Russell was fined $40 and
costs for using profane and obscene
language on the streets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
We Can Make it Warm for You.

There is nothing quite SO annoy
ing as to have your home just little
below comfortable. Just two or
three degrees more would do it.
It's the coal.
Get supply of our Shellbark.
1t has the heat value.
4 I. At Hoffhines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Good Coal Makes Talk.

Talk doesn't make good coal, but
good coal makes talk. All Of our
customers are satisfied and talk up
our Shellbark coal.
Try q ton at Ho6hines'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03

Harry Coen, of Alton, came Tues
Gay and is assisting for q few days
al the furniture store Of F. s. Stew
art in this city. II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03

in your cellar right now before the
price advances. We can render care
sful; service, leaving in ship shape.
ny Sl ~ HOfhines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03

RenterIf you have little
money and want to own q farm, call
on s. A. Gates for particulars.
Ladies hats 500. LIST door
north Of r. @. d III
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Marriage Licenses.

Leslie r.. Clark, Pleasanton &. 80
5Lessie u Worden. Weldon 2
Joseph Hiram Hancock, Lamont 20
Helen M Morris, Lamont u
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03

We Want to Put Several Tons Of
Our Shellbark Coal Away Down
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-25

pulsating his splendifferous vocal
chordlets on those three great words
wisely, economically, honestly"
Great, isn't it?
And they haven't governed wisely.
And they haven't governed econ.
omically There's a vast difference
between economically and singing.
ly).
And they haven't governed honest
ly.
Honestly? With those prediction
promises, in effect that II elected. ht
pardon us, HE-FRED PLAISTED)
would make Maine dryer than a her.
ring
Mark our words. The administra.
ton of Fred w Plaisted which now
draws to close, will go down in the
history of Maine as the laughing
stock of the whole people.
For an administration to be sue
cessful there must be something
more than run and a bellows
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-25
A Bible Is a Bible, Fred

What an administration Is that OF
Fred w. Plaisted! Not word from
the Chief Magistrate on the need or
wisdom of law enforcement What
do you suppose, gentle reader, goes
through the mind of Governor Plaist-
ed when he recalls what he said when
he placed his hand on the Holy Bible
and swore to see to it that the laws
were enforced. Some people are I'M
kind enough to suggest that Patt put
one over on the people of Maine by
substituting for the Bible an unre-
vised edition of the dictionary
'Twould have been all the same to
Patti, anyway, SO where's the sense
of the rumor? It's just sheer bosh
amt it, Fred Course it was
Course twas a Bible. Who said II
wasn't, anyway. But az Bible is a
Bible, Fred!