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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Original Notice.

In the District Court Of Decatur
County, Iowa. January term, A. D.
1912.
c. w. Hauenstein, Plaintiff,
against
M. S. Hauestein,
Mrs. NJ. S. Hauenstein Defendants.
TO said defendants:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Deca-
tur County, Iowa, the petition of the
plaintiff aforesaid, claiming that
plaintiff and defendant, M. S. Hauen-
stein, are the owners of lots one and
two in block four, Mason's addition
to the town of Grand River, Decatur
county, Iowa; that the said lots were
of the value of about $4,000. That
the said lots by mistake and over
sight were decided by Henry Hauen-
stein to M. S. Hauenstein, and that
a third interest in said lots is all
that should have been decided to the
said M. S. Hauenstein, the other two
thirds, to be the property of plaintiff
and Henry Hauenstein. That this
plaintiff has improved the said prop
erty, as per agreement, by erecting
thereon a dwelling house and other
improvements, the total value being
$S56.6O. That the defendant, M. S.
Hauenstein, has never invested any
thing of any kind or character in
said property. That prior to the
commencement of this suit Henry
Hauenstein decided his one-third in
terest in said property to this plain
tiff. Plaintiff asks that the said
deed be reformed so as to conform
with the real contract, and that in
case the said M. S. Hauensteni fails
to make deed to the two-thirds of said
property to plaintiff, then that a
commissioner be appointed by this
court to make said deed; that this
plaintiff be declared the owner of
two-thirds of said property and that
est claimed by the defendant, M. S.
Hauenstein for one-third of the pur-
chase price of the said lots and for
one-third of the improvements placed
on said property by plaintiff; that
there be an accounting and that
plaintiff have a lien upon the said
property for any amount the court
may find he has invested in said
property for the benefit of the de-
PENDANT, M. S. Hauenstein, and for
general and equitable relief.
For full particulars see petition.
You are also notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend be-
fore noon of the second day of the
term of said District Court of Deca-
tur County, to be held on the 18th
day Of January, A. D. 1912, a de-
fault will be entered against you
and judgment rendered thereon.
c. w. HOFFMAN and
ED. H. SHARP,
17-4t Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
HE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4,

formation of a committee independ-
ent of any other in the house and
containing the full membership. In
addition, proposed legislation on cor
porations require all information
available in regard to the large bus
mess matters.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
expressed his intention to extend the
practice Of carrying second-class
mail by fast freight. He says that
the government lost cents pound
on all second-class matter trans
ported from New York to the Pacific
coast in 19O7-190S, but that since
the inauguration of the fast freight
plan a saving Of $1,40O,00O has been
effected. The rule so far has been
applied only to the so-called third
central section, but as soon as exist
ing contracts with railroads in three
other sections expire, the rule will be
enforced there. This, the postmaster
general says, will make an annual
saving of 100000 in the trans
portation of second-class mail
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
GIVE OLD SOLDIERS RECOGNI.
TION.

The average age of surviving
union army veterans is about 20
years.
Statistics show that the "expecta-
ton of life" for a person of that age
is about eight years.
r." So many of the old soldiers, how
ever. are stricken and weekend by
wounds received in battle, by expos
ures In camps and on marches and
by other experiences incident to war
that their years must be shortened
below those given by the mortality
tables for men of their age.
They are passing away rapidly-at
the rate of nearly 10000 year.
Some may outlive the eight years of
expectancy"
But-many will die this very day.
Thousands upon thousands more
must pass away in the new year now
before us.
These men served their country in
days of peril for from one to four
years. at a miserable pittance of $13
a month-paid in the deprecated
currency of the time.
Now, when it is proposed to allow
the rapidly disappearing remnant of
heroes a dollar a day for the few re-
naming years or months or days of
their lives, bitter howl ofopposition
is sounded by newspapers that ought
to be friendly to the veterans.
They say the Sherwood service pen
sion bill is "merely political bun
combe.' Well, it may have been OBJ
served that those who make that
charge did not get far from home
when Lincoln called for volunteers.
Chicago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
A DEMOCRATIC NEW YEAR.

Aside from determination to
stick to principle, democrats can
make no good resolution this year
more important than that of tolera-
ton.
h. Suspicious and doubtful friends
have defeated more great enterprises
than ever fell before the onslaught
of open enemies.
Democratic suspicion of democrats
is what republicans are depending
upon for success in 1912. When one
democrat denounces another demo-
crat without reason and without
proof, merely on suspicion, there is
more joy in the ranks of the stand
patters than anything except an in
creased tariff can possibly produce.
It is, of course, true. that some
democrats are "better" than others,
but for political purposes, for demo-
cratic purposes, any democrat is a
better man than any republican.
IT We do not care about democratic
principles it is hardly worth while to
trouble ourselves about democrats of
any kind. If we do value democratic
principles there are some places Of
influence and power which should be
filled by democrats. In no other way
can the ideas which democrats cher
ish be advanced.
Suspicion was source of great
weakness to North and South during
the civil war. Some of the best men
and the best soldiers on both sides
were subjected to ceaseless detrac-
tion rs result of their political as
sociations prior to the war. The
mischief done in this way was almost
incalculable. In some cases SANDER
survived heroic death on the battle
field.
OF the many democrats who have
been named in connection with the
presidency there is not one whom
The Republic could not or would not
support with enthusiasm. Individ-
ual preferences are to be expected
Local considerations have weight.
But when 90,0O0,00O of people are
divided by two and when it is neces-
sary to select one of the 45,00O,000
as democratic candidate for presi-
dent the chance that he will be the
first choice of everybody is exceed
ingly remote.
There will be neither democratic
government nor effective principles
In this country until democrats learn
this lesson of federation. If they do
not give democrats a chance they
may depend upon it that democracy
will have no chance.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04
Beware of Olntments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell and
completely derange the whole system when entering
it through the surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except prescriptions from reputable
physicians the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. D. Cheney q Co.,
nally acting directly upon the blood and mucus sur
faces of the system In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio by r. ). cheney q 20
Testimonials are free
Sold by Druggists Price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

Iewa needs better dirt roads, says
the Daily Capital, and that paper
promises to help make them. My,
ny. II the Capital just had the dirt
OF hand it has thrown at Senator
Canmins and other Iowa progress
ives, what a great help it would be.
= Rockwell City Advocate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

The trouble with Mr.. Taft's God
like courts is their everlastingness.
AT the rate they are going in convict
ing the packers the sins of the
dhf1dren will be visited on the grand
cAladren-in several generations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

Wall street, seeing that the aim of
( the ;Aldrich bill can no longer be con-
cebded. has come out in open advo-
cacI of money trust. The Journal
says: ''If we have no money trust
in Wall street, the sooner we get one
the better"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

Rresident Taft is urging again the
establishment of parcels post This
is not likely to gain support for re-
nomination among retail merchants
ana there are many votes among the
retailers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

Don't let the baby suffer from &C.
zema. sores or any itching of the
skin. Doan's Ointment gives instant
relief, cures quickly. Perfectly safe
for children. All druggists sell 1t.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

The president is composing another
message. He will soon be dis
tinguished as the most Industrious
serial story writer in America.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

1t must be hard for the president
to keep his judicial temperament
while La Toilette is in Ohio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-04

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa. January term, A. D.
1912.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-20
JUST HABIT OF OBSERVATION
Wonderful Feats Of Trailing, Which
Excite SO Much Interest, Are
Thus Explained.

The truth is, that without q
knowledge of woodcraft one would
soon perish in the wilderness, and
woodcraft is simply Sherlock
Holmes work applied to wild life, a
matter Of observation and deduction,
writes Dan Beard in Leslie's. If
man finds lot Of hair adhering to
trunk of a tree he knows it did not
grow there and he is safe in assum-
ing that no man took the trouble to
stick it there. Thus he arrives at
the conclusion that some animal has
been scratching itself on the tree.
But in order to tell what animal has
been there he must be familiar with
the hair belonging to all the in
habitants of that section. Not un-
til then can he say that a deer, a
moose. a puma or wolf, as the case
may oe, rubbed its side against the
tree trunk. OF course, if there's
snow on the ground the tracks of
the animal will aid him in identify
ing the creature. Again, if the day
is absolutely calm and the sun is
shining and he notes that the dead
leaves have been displaced and their
damp sides turned uppermost or
that the damp sides of the pebbles
are exposed, he reasons that they
have recently been disturbed and
concludes that some animal disturb
I'd the leaves or pebbles.
In fact all the apparently wonder
ful feats of trailing are based pri-
marily upon a trained habit of OBJ
servation.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-20
DEWEY COUNTY PRIZE
WINNER AT STATE FAIR
CORN, WINTER WHEAT AND FLAX GROWN
NEAR HERE WIN PRIZES IN GREAT
EXHIBITION.

B. NJ. Herman and Arthur
tombstone returned Monday from
Huron where they had been in
charge Of the county exhibit at the
state fair. The county had fine
exhibit but was not entered for the
county prize owing to the fact that
there was not a sufficient number
of several kinds of specimens to
come within the requirements
necessary to be entered for prize
as county exhibit.
In the individual exhibits, how
ever, Dewey county residents came
off with flying colors. Charles
Hire, who lives a few miles south
east Of here, won first prize for
North Dakota red dent corn in the
ear and third for the third best
specimen of stalk corn. DR.. Baer
received second prize on winter
wheat taken from a field on his
farm just north Of the lake, and S.
J. Simonson secured second on flax
taken from a field few miles south
of town.
This is fine showing and the
people of the county are to be
congratulated. The splendid coun-
ty exhibit we had did all that was
expected of it in the way OF at
tracing the attention OF people to
the fine agricultural possibilities of
this section of the state and es-
Pecially Dewey county.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-20
REAMs OF 1T.

"They have found a bit of unpub-
lished manuscript by Robert Louis
Stevenson. Only a few pages, yet
worth their weight in gold"
"Only a few pages, eh?" unused
the unsuccessful author. F'When Pm
gone, what lot of unpublished
manuscript they'll find"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-20
LUCKY 30.

''This is the third time you have
been here for food" said the woman
at the kitchen door, to the tramp.
"Are you always out Of work %
"Ycs'm," replied the itinerant. 'I
guess l was born under a lucky
star"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02

who have left the republican marty nm
der tho inspiration of their present leader.
and our old opponents. the democrats.
under their candidate, are going in a di-
rection they do not definitely know, to-
ward an end they cannot definitely de-
scribe, with but one chief and clear oh.
ject and that Is of acquiring power for
their party by popular support through
the promise of a change for the better.
%These gentlemen propose to reform thu
government whose present defects. lr
any. are due TO the failure of the peopls
to devote as much time as is necessary
to their political duties. by requiring i
political activity by the people three
times that which thus far the people have
been willing to assume.
But after we have changed all the
governmental machinery so as to permit
instantaneous expression of the people
In constitutional amendments, IN statutes
and In recall OF public agents. what then?
Votes are not bread. constitutional
amendments are not work. referendums
do not pay rent or furnish houses, re-
calls do not furnish clothing. Initiatives
do not supply employment or relieve in
equalites OF condition or OF opportunity
We still ought to have set before us the
definite plans to bring on complete equali-
ty of opportunity and to abolish hard
ship and evils for humanity. We listen
for them In vain"
The President discussed at some length
the recall of Judges and judicial decisions
and the proposals to forbid the use Of
iniunctions to protect property against
secondary boycott and the use of iuries
In contempt proceedings brought 10 en-
force DEGREES or orders. The recall OF
decisions he labeled the "grotesque propo-
stion by the leader of former republicans
who have left their party"
The republican party" concluded the
President, Stands for none Of these In
novations. II refuses to make changes
simply for the purpose of making a.
change and cultivating popular hope thai
In the change something beneficial, I'M
defined, will take place. We favor the
greatest good to the greatest number
We believe that we have made progress
from the beginning TO now and that the
progress Is TO continue into the far ftl-
ture; that 1t is reasonable progress that
experience has shown TO be really use
fll and helpful, and from which there n
no reaction to something worse. II y
said that this Is not an issue in the cam
paign. II seems to me It is the supreme
issue"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02
NEWS OF ENSLEY

In laying the Is inch main from the
big gas storage tank in Tuxedo the gas
company is Meeting with considerable
trouble, ne to the abundance of lime
stone rock Though which they are COM
PEELED to cut. The main will supply Ems
ley. Wylam, Corey and adjoining terri
tory The big tank has been completed
for several weeks and as soon as the
gas mains are laid the gas will be turned
INTO the tank.
A report was current in Ensley yester-
day that the Woodward Iron company
were dismantling their mine at Short
Greek and removing the equipment to
Mulga to consolidate the two places.
The birmingham office of the company
stated that the report was unfounded,
but that Short Greek was temporarily
fhut down pending necessary repairs.
Some of the equipment is being taken to
Mulga but this will not affect the future
operation of Short Creek. At Mulga the
woodward company Is building several
handsome new houses and making other
improvements. both in the plants and
mines and in the camp.
=
The Rev Father r. j. McQuillen has
returned to the city after an absence of
several weeks recpperating his health and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02
CANNON FORCES
RETENTION IN BILL
100000 Appropriated for
Bureau Employees
CHARGES BAD FAITH
Sixty Five Democrats Swing Over to
Republican Side in Spite of
Eloquent Plea of Mr..
Fitzgerald

Washington, August with all his old
time fire and vigor. former Speaker Can
non today overturned a democratic ma
1ority and forced the retention in the
sundry civil service appropriation bhl of
a Senate amendment appropriating s300,>
600 for additional employees in the PEN
sion bureau. Mr.. Cannon won his fight
despite the opposition of Representative
Fitzgerald of the appropriations commit
tee, who begged his followers TO stand
by the committee recommendations and
disagree to all Senate amendments.
Mr. Cannon fought for the retention of
two other Senate amendments. but was
defeated These were the provisions ap-
propriating $225,000 for the continuation of
the tariff, disagreed to by vote of
145 to 109 and the increase of the fund
for the enforcement of the antitrust
law from 100000 to $4,000, lost las to
80. All other Senate amendments were
rejected and the bill was sent to con-
ference with Representatives Fitzgerald
Of New York, Sherley of Kentucky and
Cannon of Illinois, as managers for the
House
The fight began when Mr.. Cannon
charged the democrats with bad faith
in passing the Sherwood dollar a day
pension bill and then failing TO provide
clerical forces sufficient to care for the
vast amount Of new claims that had
arisen under the new general law He
tainted the opposition with the deelar-
alton that they never had seriously con-
tempated caring for the old soldier but
had planned from the outset to put
through the Sherwood bill for political
effect solely. He was supported by Mi
nority Leader Mann Chairman Fitzger-
ah retorted that the addition of the
100000 was political trick and that the
clerical force" would be found in the
coming presidential campaign on the
hustings ito perpetuate the republican
administration and keep that party in
power" He begged democrats not to
fall into such a trap and promised that
If investigation disclosed the need of
greater force in the pension bureau the
House would supply 1t.
In spite of Mr.. Fitzgerald's pleadings,
however, So democrats swung over to the
republican SIDE and the amendment was
accepted. 1e5 to IS. One republican, Rep
resentative Kent of California, voted
against his party. The announcement of
the vote was the signal for a great dem
onstration on the republican side.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02
STREET ATTENDS
TAFT CEREMONIES
Albanian Takes Part in
Notification Exercises at
the White House
nv c. E. STEWART

Washington, August i.-tSpecial)-O. D.
Street OF Guntersville is in Washington
and took part In the notification cere-
inonies at the White House today. Mr.
Street declares that while no candidate
has been nominated for congresssin the
Seventh district by the republicans that
at the proper time the party will be rep
resented. He is not sure whether there
will be one candidate or two in the
Seventh, as he says he does not know
what the bull moose crowd contemplate
He says. however, that the third party
forces talk of nominating A. E. Goodhue
of csadsden as their candidate.
Joe Meragne and wife of Gadsden. who
have been on trip to New York and
points east stopped off in Washington
today for several days stay at the capital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02
EXHIBIT
AT DALLAS FAIR

Selma. August 1.-(Special. )-Advicc
has been received from NJ. V. Richards
of the land and Industrial department
of the Southern railway that his COM
pany will make an exhibit at the Cen
trail. Alabama fair and that a represent
tative will be in Selma during the next
few days to select space. This exhibit
will be quite feature as the Southern
has a large territory and can make an
exhibit which VIII be entertaining and
instructive. They will use approx
nlately 600 feet of space and win ex-
hibit specimens Of the agricultural and
mineral products of the south.
Another interesting exhibit will be
that Of the Canebrake Experimental
station at Uniontown, which will show
the products of the black belt in such
a manner as to be Of educational ad-
vantage to visitors.
Space is being rapidly disposed OF in
other parts of the buildings and the
Indications are that every available foot
will be taken long before the opening
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02

will conduct the regular services at st.
Anthcny's Sunday. Father McQuilIen Is
receiving q warm welcome from his
friends, He is much improved in health.
Hinton Brooks, collection clerk in the
Bank of Ensley, his returned from his
vacation at his home in Georgia.
Beginning Sunday regular services will
be observed each week until further no.
tice at st. Johns Episcocal church. A
lay reader, A. r. Stephens of Atlanta
will conduct the services
j. d. Leslie, whose family resides at
Osceola station, died suddenly at Union
Springs Wednesday and his children. Har-
vey, James, Dewitt Howard. Garland,
Edward and Hugh left yesterday morning
to attend the funeral. Mr., Leslie was In
business in Union Springs and visited
here only few days ago. He was IS
years old.
Harry Muse left last night for a two
weeks visit to New York city.
w. L. Cochran. who has been spending
his VACATION in New York and Niaraga
viii return Saturday.
Sam Franklin will leave tmorrow for
visit to his parents at Wetumplxa
Bill Berney is visiting relatives at Az
bertville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02

feots the interests of the state and large
ly increases the earning capacity OF that
lass or convicts who are UNIT for iapor
In the mines. -.
I'm view OF the testimony of these wit
nesses who were examined fully and at
length with reference to all the detalis
of the contract; In view OF the eharac.el
Of the contract and all the circumstances
attending It's execution, ] am OF opinion
that no act of malfeasance or mlsfeas-
ance on the part of James G. Oakley
has been shown which would JUSTIFY the
governor in ordering his Impeachment.
On the contrary, the contract now In ex-
istenee in accordance with the require
ments of the law, was carefully exam
ined by me and received my approval.
and the opinion which I then entertained
that II was entirely just and fair to the
state has only been confirmed by the
testimony adduced in this investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02
SOLDIERS GET REAL
TASIE.0F ARMY LIFE

Admission. August f.-(Special.) prob
iems for regiments involving advance
guard, rear guard. flank guard and out
posts, with the tactical rides and walks
for officers. was the programme carried
out 1t Camp Pettus today before begin
ming preparations for the hike Friday
There is not much sickness In the camp.
sanitary conditions are excellent. and but
few men will be left behind Friday morn
Ing when tho men leave for the maneu-
vering near Camp Pettuss
They VIII probably go about 10 miles
nor EAST Of the city and the sham bat
All probably be fought near Blue
mo Z is- The soldiers will carry thcir
- s., with them. preparatory to
Sto-.rriday nigh. in the woods, where
meidsSbe required to do their owe
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