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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Woman Attacked by Vicious Hog,

yesterday morning about eight
o'clock, Mrs. Noah Laws, residing
three miles southeast of town, went
out to the feed lot to care for some
pigs and very unexpectedly was at
tackled by q SOW The SOW, it seems,
had always been q family pet, and
never before was known to be of a
vicious disposition. Without any op-
portunity to escape, Mrs. Laws found
herself suddenly underneath the
heavy form of the crazed animal.
Having got the victim down, she in
ficted many painful wounds about
the body and both arms. The lett
arm especially is in a serious condi-
ton. 1t seems that the hog seized the
forearm several times and in very
rapid succession, crushed it in her
powerful jaws The bones were brok-
en- into many small pieces. This to-
gether with the running sores, left
in the flesh by the teeth makes the
possibility of the most successful
recovery very doubtful.
AS soon as others Of the family
could get to the scene, the woman
was rescued and a physician sum-
moned. The wounds were dressed
and the arm set. But as to the prob
ability of blood poison or other in
lection, nothing can be said.-Prince-
ton Post
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Legal Notice.

Notice is hereby given that there
has this day been filed in the office
Of the County Auditor, the field notes
and plat of the following resurveyed
road:
Commencing at the northwest cor
ner of the northeast quarter of sec
ton 1926, thence east 3.25 chains,
thence south TN degrees, east
SIC chains, thence north "a u de-
grees, east 1873 chains, across steel
highway bridge, thence south "A
degrees. east 2971k chains; thence
north u 10 degrees, east 2.48 chains,
center of west side of wooden bridge,
thence south 70 degrees, east 2.88
chains, thence east 9.74 e chains,
thence south SO degrees, east 2.35
chains, thence north 81 degrees.
east 2.74 chains, thence east SOC
chains to section corner at northeast
corner of section 7-6825.
Unless good cause be shown
against 50 doing county board will
at the September meeting approve
of said survey and plat and order
them to be recorded in accordance
with section 1919 Of the Code Of
1897.
R. E. MCLAUGHLIN,
County Auditor, Decatur County.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
ARRESTED AS SUSPECT.
II. II. Brad, Of Davis City, in Jail at
Bedford, Charged with Slashing
Horses Threats at Clearfield.

r. H. Brad, who has resided at
Davis City for several years, and is
we'll known in Leon, where he has
worked as tinkerer on numerous
occasions, is in Jail at Bedford
charged with being the party who
slasned the threats of two horses be-
longing to farmer at Cleartield sew
eral weeks ago. The following &C
count Of his arrest is taken from the
Bedford Free Press:
Charged as being the man.Who cut
the threats of the two horses at
Clearfield several weeks ago, K. RI.
Brad is now confined in the county
jail at Bedford. His arrest was due
to the evidence obtained against hlm
by detectives who have been work
ing on the case since the crime was
committed. Preliminary hearing
will be held today.
Brad claims that he is an ali
around handy man and that he goes
through the country doing all Kinds
of repairing and buying and selling
junk. He had been in the Clear
field community for about six weeks
and had been sleeping in the barn OF
l.. B. Cummings at night and hirins
horse from Mr.. Cummings to make
his trips through the country.
When arrested Brad gave his
home as Davis City, Iowa, and said
that his family consisted of a wife,
and two children by his Wife's ti's st
husband. He said that he was I'M
able to obtain enough work at hone
to support them and that he went
through the country buying and sell
ing junk and doing repairing. lie
gave his age as 50 years, though he
looks no more than As. When as IL
ed as to how he felt over his arrest,
he replied that he was not the least
uneasy about it and that he felt sure
! that he would come through clean
as whistle at the preliminary hear
| ing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
"ADS" MUST NOT LIE.
Advertising with Intent to Detraud'
Comes to an End in Iowa July 4.

Advertising with intent to de-
fraud" comes to an end in Iowa July
4 After that there must be no in
tent to defraud" when erroneous
statements are made in ads printed
in .ne papers or posted on the
boards. Along with the necessity for
having foodstuffs pure and bakeries
clean and the oil not mixed and plen-
ty of camphor in the spirits, there
must be honesty in advertising bar
gain days and cheap farm lands at
bargain.
But the newspaper is not to be
held responsible if the advertiser says
things in the ads that are not quite
right The new laws lets out the
publisher entirely under a good
faith" clause which covers a multi
tude Of things.
The new Iowa law, as it was en-
rolled and goes into the session laws
is as follows
"Whoever, with intent to sell, or
in any wise dispose OF merchandise,
securities, or anything offered by
him directly or indirectly, to the
public for sale or distribution, or
with intent to increase the cOnsump-
tiuu thereof, or to induce the public
il, any manner to enter into any OBJ
I;-ution relating thereto. or an inter-
Est therein, causes, with the intent
to detraud, directly or indirectly, to
he made, published, disseminated,
irruIated or placed before the public
in this state, in a newspaper or other
publication. or in the form Of a
book notice, handful, poster, bill,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
The Heaviest Cannonade Ever Heard
In America.

In the July American Magazine
the fiftieth anniversary of the battle
of Gettysburg, which comes on July
i, is celebrated with an unusual de-
scription of the battle by Edgar Al
len Forbes. Coming to the third
day of the battle Mr.. Forbes writes
in part:
THE great hour of Gettysburg is
at hand-the hour of the evening
sacrifice. The cannoneers on Semi
nary Ridge are grouped behind a
hundred massed guns, facing anOth-
mile distant Pickett, his long hair
falling about his shoulders, rides up
to Lee and reports that his division
is ready. Longstreet also is there,
moody and silent, but lnWardly re-
bellious.
"An order from Alexander, chief
of artillery, sends the cannoneers to
their posts behind the cruel engines
of death. Two puffs of smoke and
fame shoot out from the Washing
ton Artillery, and the work of hell
begins with solid shot and shell of
both sides. For two long hours the
overture continues in deafening
roar-"the heavist cannonading
ever heard on the American CONT
nent." ....a.
"The fire of neither side does any
serious harm to the sheltered in
rantry, but the shells scatter death
and destruction among the batteries,
where the sound of exploding Gals
sons alone browns the pitiful neigh
ing of wounded horses. At the
Bloody Angle where Pickett's blow
is to fall heaviest, here is what is
happening: s.,.....
Lieutenant Cushing of Battery
A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, challeng-
ed the admiration of all who saw
him. Three of his limbers were
changed with the caisson limbers
shot off his guns and replaced, till
at last-severely wounded himself,
his officers all killed or wounded,
and with but cannoneers enough to
man a section-he pushed his gun to
the fence, and was killed while
serving his last canister into the
ranks of the approaching enemy"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
WHEN WE HAD NO SUMMER.
Snow Storm in June and Ice on July
4th i'm the year 1916.

Those who have been sWe!tering
in the heat of the past two weeks
will read the following with pleasure.
1t was printed in the st. Joseph
News-Press last week.
Speaking of the weather-and
who is not interested in the subject?
today is the anniversary of the
great snowstorm of 1S16-the year
that had no summer, Canada, Maine,
Vermont, Massachusetts, and parts
of New York and Pennsylvania were
covered by a mantle of snow several
inches deep. June II another snow
storm came and it was reported that
several people were nearly frozen to
death. July brought little relief
from the cold. On the Fourth of
July ice a quarter of an inch thick
same sections of New York and Penn
sylvania. August was even worse. In
many places that month ice formed
thickness Of half an inch. The first
two weeks in September brought
something of approaching summer
weather, but it did not last long. The
last two weeks in September and al
most all Of October were Wintry and
cold, but the year was brought TO a
close by remarkably mild Decem-
Der. The phenomenon seemed to be
general and extended to Europe as
we'll as America. Snow fell near
London in August and in France all
the crops except potatoes were de-
stroyed by the cold. In America the
crops We're also very scant and fam
inc was escaped by a narrow margin.
SO, you see, there are worse things
in weather than hot summer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
I4el;oy.

Andrew Ellis of Humeston was
here on business Wednesday.
Arleen Dilsaver and Margaret JOr-
dan, of Garden Grove, visited a few
DAYS last week at the O. VI. Jordan
home.
Nadaline Silvers went to Weldon
Saturday to visit her cousin, Lois
SherrOn.
VIM. Trisler and family came from
Weldon Sunday in their new FORD
car and spent the day at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Ross.
John Wylie, of Derby, has been
visiting relatives here the past week.
MIR. and Mrs. Dalton Binford were
Sunday guests at the Milton Hat
field home.
Carder Throckmorton was a Derby
passenger Saturday.
Cecil Ellis visited Saturday with
his sister, Mrs. Cora Day and family
Miss Mary Miller, who has been
visiting relatives and her sister, Mrs.
Bert kentner, returned to her home
at Grand River Saturday.
Miss Mtllie Sparkling went to Wei
don Saturday to visit at the Henry
oherrow home.
Miss Mae Palmer went to Cambria
Saturday to visit over Sunday with
her parents.
Mr.. kelso, of AlIerton, visited last
week with his son John.
w. S. Throckmorton and family
went to Derby in their auto Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs Lyman Young and
little son returned from Oleweln last
week where they had been visiting
relatives
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Sunny Side.

Floyd RUmley took dinner :" II
his grandma Stanley CT Leon We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Minnie Woodmansee called
on her mother one afternoon the
past week.
Miss Laura SWisher visited with
home folks over Sunday.
Miss Ona Coil visited a few days at
the F. NJ. Cummins home the past
week
Mrs. Bertha Strange called on
Mrs. Clyde Maynard Friday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Rumley and
son Warren were callers at the Sam
Southern home a few minutes Thurs
day evening.
The cherry crop on the Sam
Southern fruit farm was certainly A
mammoth one, and Of the very best
of varieties. They have been kept
quite busy the past week picking, aV-
eraging between five and six bushels
each day.
Guy Martin and sister Dartle and
Miss Rosa Rumley We're Sunday at
ternoon visitors at the Jeff Strange
home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley was an
over Sunday visitor at the a. /.
Rumlev home.
Little Pearl Ross met with quite
a painful accident Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ross and three
small children spent Sunday after
noon with Ed Rumley and family and
it was on the return home when the
accident happened. IN turning the
corner below the school house little
Pearl fell out of the back OF the
buggy. injuring her head and
shoulder quite painfully. Luckily
it was no worse. Her friends hope
for Ler speely recONery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
FACT.
Local Evidence.

Evidence that can he verified.
Fact is what we want.
Opinion is not enough.
Opinions differ.
Here's a Leon fact.
You can test it.
w. M. Zimmerman, Leon, Iowa,
says: 81 suffered from a weak back
for some time, brought on, no doubt,
by disordered kidneys. l was so
stiff l could not stoop and the kid
neys were irregular in action. |
tried first one remedy and then an
other without any good results. Hav-
ing read of Doan's Kidney Pills, l
got a box and was relieved in a
short time. My health is now good
and give the credit to Doan's Kid
ney Pills. I still have great faith
in Doan's Kidney Pills. l have on
many occasions recommended them
to persons who have used them with
fine results. +.
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the nameDoan $
and take NO other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Poland View.

Those who spent Sunday at George
Folands were Mr.. Noble and family
and Vada Carlton.
Vada Carlton called on Pearl
South and Grace Woodland one day
last week.
Charley Davis and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Da-
Wis father.
Henry Brammer and family
spent Sunday at Marion Brammer's.
George Grimm and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Gr;mm's parents,
John Poland.
Ida Donaldson and children spent
Saturday with her mother.
Eli Carlton called on Charley
South Sunday
James Adams was seen taking his
lady friend north.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Sand Greek No. =.

Mrs. Belle Sellers has been assist
ing Mrs. Katie Williams with her
sewing the last week.
Miss Crystal Miller departed for
Malvern, Iowa, to visit her aunt
who is very i'll at this writing.
Several spent a pleasant evening
at Andrew kier's Monday evening
it being spent by serving ice cream
and cake.
Clara Cash and sons, Nelson
Smith and family visited Sunday at
the home of F. w. Sellers.
Willard Sellers and brother were
Decatur callers Monday.
The many friends of Thomas Ora,
watt will hs sorry to hear of his
death. The bereaved family have the
sympathy of all.
Mrs. Katie Williams visited Sun
day at the home of Jim Baker.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. jim Baker is on the SICK list
at this writing.
Lola Williams is visiting at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Hen
derson at Decatur City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03

Mrs. Still visited Sunday with
Mrs. Claud Boyd.
Everett Konklin and wife spent
Sunday evening at VIM. Walters.
Nathan Boyce and family attended
the band concert at Leon Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Earl Snyder and Mrs. J. B
Snyder and three daughters attended
tabernacle meeting at Leon Sunday
night.
O. R. Jenning and wife visited at
Elmer Smiths Sunday.
Ira Webster and family spent
Sunday at Ralph Brooks.
Earl Snyder and wife, of Dekalb
Clair Snyder and wife and baby
spent Sunday at J. B. Snyders.
Guy Beavers and family spent Sun
day at Everett konklin's.
Oh Jenning delivered corn at Leon
Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Brad Bound Over.

r. H. Brad. arrested here Sunday
morning under suspicion of be-
ing guilty of slashing the, Threats of
the Shafer horses in Cleartield, was
placed under bond pending action by
the grand jury in September. Justice
of the Peace NJ. A. Sawyer annOunc-
ed his decision this morning, after
hearing testimony in the case several
hours Wednesday.
The evidence was all circumstan-
tal. With reference to what was
suspected of being blood on the
clothes of the defendant, which were
taken to the wash woman the morn
ing following the crime, the state
showed that Brad had said the dis
coloring was enamel, and then
brought testimony to show that en-
amel would not wash out.
One witness testified to having
seen Brad passing from the vicinity
of the stockyards at o'clock on the
morning after the cutting of the
horses threats.
1t was shown that Brad left Clear
field that morning, and he has since
said that he was called home by a
letter from his vile IN Decatur coun-
ty. He came to Bedford Sunday to
show to County Attorney Burrell
this letter, and at that time he was
taken into custody.
Brad was permitted to sign his
own bond, but is required to keep
the sheriff posted as to his where
abouts at all times until the grand
jury disposes of his case. This per-
mits him to continue his work and to
have a chance to support his family
He is working through Decatur,
Ringgold and Taylor counties, doing
repair work on stoves and buying
junk.-Bedford Times-Republiclan
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending June 90, 1913.
Des MOines, Iowa.
Under the combined effects Of high
peratures, bright sunshine and
sufficient moisture corn has made ex-
ceptionally rapid growth, and much
Of it is now up to the average stage
for this time OF the year Probably
d third of the crop in the southern
counties has been laid by in good
condition. High temperatures have
been continuous; the average daily
excess being about 6 degrees, and
during the last four days the maxi
mum readings were above 81 de-
grees. General and in many local
tiles, heavy showers occurred on the
nights OF the oath and the 25th; the
greatest amounts being over the
southern and extreme northern cOun-
ties, where they ranged from one to
more than three inches. Winter
wheat and rye are beginning to rip
en- in southern and central counties,
and the harvest will begin during
the coming week. Reports vary as
to the condition of oats, but over the
larger part Of the state, both the
straw and heads are short. In most
cases they are, however, filling fairly
we'll. In many localities small grain
was badly lodged by the wind squalls
accompanying the thunderstorms on
Tuesday night. The vicinity of Poca-
hontas and Cherokee counties small
grains, and especially oats have been
seriously injured by dry weather.
Haying is in progress, and the crop
is being secured under favorable
conditions. Potatoes and pastures
are still doing we'll. Apples contin-
ue to drop badly.
GEO. M. CHAPEL,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Notice of Appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur County,
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Char
les Carroll deceased.
To whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of Charles Carroll late of De-
catur county, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and pay
ment
Dated this 18th day of June, A. d.
1913.
w. IA. ALEXANDER, .
Z 44--3t Administrator Of said estate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03

The Leon Reporter is impressed
with the fact that while the Presby-
terians need a thousand new preach
ers. there are about a million more
lawyers than the country has any
need. The Reporter did not say
whether or not it is going to start a
factory for changing the gear on
lawyers so that they will make good
preachers, but it would do q good
service to the country If it should.
We advise any attorney wanting to
change over to address, The Report
81. Newton Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03

All accounts due Gal mr. & Van
Nostrand, VanNostrand Bros. and H.
L. VanNostrand, are in the hands of
C. w. Hoffman for collection. Call
and settle at nee. H. L. VanNos-
trand will be found at e. w. Hoff-
mans office for the next ten days. M
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
DISEASE OF MEN

Ihava special treatment which I would like
to xplain in person.
II you or your family have any OF the above DIS
eases call and see me at as delay may pc
dangerous. Consultation costs you nothing and
is confidential.
Reference: Drexel State Bank Of Chicago.
Address. DR.. +. NJ. TRIMMER,
.66 lakewood Blvd, Chicago, Ill.
Graham guardian., 1913-08-22
MAY BUILD MAIN LINE

According to advices from Globe
the Southern Pacific is getting ready
to build the Arizona Eastern line
through to Phoenix. A party of
engineers have been at work the
past month surveying line from
Kelvin to Globe, by way of Cutter,
The right of way through the
box canyon at San Carlos has not
been granted as yet to the Southern
Pacific, and government engineers
have been busy for sometime on the
proposed dam site at San Carlos.
The continued activity of the Ell
Paso Southwestern in extending its
lines has no doubt helped the South
ern Pacific to a conclusion that its
main line should come down the Gila
valley and on to Phoenix, either by
way of the box canyon or by way of
line from Cutter to Kelvin. And
the Santa Fe which is surveying a
line from Hobrook to Globe for the
purpose of dividing the business of
the Globe district, is also helping
the Southern Pacific to a decision.
1t was rumored sometime ago
that the government had no Objec-
ton to the Southern Pacific build
ing through the box canyon on the
high line, which would not interfere
with the building of a dam at San
Carlos, but the expense of building
through the box canyon on the high
line has kept the company from
building through the canyon.
At this time it looks as if the
Southern Pacific is going to get
busy, and if the main line is not
built through the box canyon, it may
be that the line will go from Cutter
to Kelvin and thence to Phoenix.
Anyway, it is evident that the
Southern Pacific is preparing to do
something in the matter, and the
people of the Gila valley hope that
the company will get busy at once
and build the main line through to
Phoenix.
Graham guardian., 1913-08-22
LOS ANGELES TO ARIZONA

A message of greeting, Los An.
geles Chamber of Commerce to The
Hassayampa Club. annual reunion,
Venice, CAL, Aug. IL, 1913:
The Los Angeles Chamber Of
Commerce sends greetings and good
wishes to the people of Arizona, the
Youngest and lustiest of the CON-
monwealths of our mighty union.
We congratulate you on the fer
tility of your magnificent valleys,
upon the richness of your great
mountains of inexhaustible mineral,
upon the grandeur of your virgin
forests and upon your health giving
climate and sunny skies; Nbut more
than all this we congratulate you
upon the sturdy character and lofty
patriotism of your citizenship.
We are thrice glad indeed to real
ize that our happy shores are for:
ever destined to be your summer
playground and we are proud be-
yond measure that our splendid har-
Dor Will be your port of commerce
when the great Panama canal brings
the fleets of commerce to our South
western gates. The latch strings of
our Angel City are ever hanging out
forgot Here's happiness and pros
perity to Arizona "a glorious and
triumphant future heekons to you
and yours.
ARTHUR w. KINNEY,
President.
Graham guardian., 1913-08-22
LAY DOWN THEIR PENCILS

Three of the old pioneer editors
of Arizona are laying down the
pencil simultaneously in Arizona,
temporarily it is hoped. Col. Thos.
F. Weedin, of the Florence Blade
Tribune. has leased his paper to as
sumo the duties of the registrar of
the land Office; John j. Birdno, of
The GRAHAM GUARDIAN, is leaving
the editorship of that paper to an.
other while he goes to Phoenix as
receiver of the land office; William
Hattich has sold the Tombstone
Prospector. All these three have
been faithful to Arizona and The
Review is earnestly wishing that
they may all live long and prosper. "
Bisbee Review
Graham guardian., 1913-08-22
DON'T MISS THIS

If a woman has one daughter,
who goes away, the Mrs. misses the
Miss and the Miss misses the Mrs.
If it is two daughters and both are
away the Mrs. misses the Misses
and the Misses miss the Mrs. If
she has three daughters and two are
at one place and one at another, the
Mrs. misses the Misses and the Miss
misses the Mrs. and the Misses. If
she has four daughters and two are
at one place while the other two
are away from home, and separate,
tho Mrs. misses the Miss and the
Misses and the Miss, the Miss and
the and Misses miss the Mrs, and
the Miss misses the Miss and the
Misses and the Mrs. Ladies' Home
Journal.