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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
FARMERS LOSE HOGS.
Supposed Cholera Kills Hundreds on
Farms South OF LineVille.

During the past two months dis
ease, supposed to be cholera, has pre-
Vailed among the herds of swine on
he farms adjoining this place, and
several farmers have practically lost
all on their places. w. O. Mullinnix
las been the greatest sufferer in this
vicinity, having lost about 200 head
If all ages and sizes during the time
he scOurge has ragged. He estimates
lis loss at $ 900, while his neigh
)ors on adjoining farms have suffer-
I'd a similar loss in proportion to the
lumber of hogs on their farms. H.
B. LittOn and his lessee, j. G. Laugh
in, Sol Brown and j. S. Craney, be-
ng the principal sufferers. All sorts
If remedies and treatment have been
lsed to check the progress of the
disease, but thus far with little or no
apparent success. Last week DR.. J.
3. Mcnamara, the Lineville veterin-
Try, procured quantity of hog chol-
IRA serum and during the latter part
If the week vaccinated hundreds of
reads in the infected herds, many Of
which were suffering from the dis
,ase when vaccinated and subse-
luently die. But at last writing we
ire told by farmers who have tried
he remedy that the percentage of
oss has undoubtedly been lessened
md that in some cases hogs vaccin-
tied after the disease had developed
we're apparently recovering 1t is
'et too soon, however, to determine
he value of the vaccination remedy
which is rather of an expensive one
use, costing about 75c per hum
lred weight of hogs vaccinated. The
disease has prevailed during the
)ast two or three years on the farms
Grundy and Mercer counties, en-
ailing losses in the aggregate Of
hundreds of thousands Of dollars to
he farmers. Districts in which it
prevailed to an alarming extent two
Iears ago, are said to be now prac-
ideally free from its ravages. It
seems to have been slowly advancing
north and Iowa farmers may expect
/ visitation Of the scourge unless
prompt and active measures are TAX
an to check it's progress.-Lineville
Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending July 81, 1918.
Des Moines, Iowa,
The past week has been moderate
ly cool and pleasant, with marked
deficiency of rainfall over the south
ern half of the state, where the aver
age amount of precipitation was only
.O4 inch. Frequent and we'll dis
tributed showers prevailed over the
northern half of the state, with an
average of 81 inch for the week.
Haying is practically finished and
the bulk of the small grain is in the
shock. Threshing is being rushed,
and early reports indicate fair to ex-
ira good yields. Late oats were
damaged some by the hot weather
that prevailed during the third week
of the month, but are turning out
better than anticipated two weeks
ago. All growing crops are flourish
ing in the northern counties, but
corn, potatoes, pastures and garden
truck need rain badly in the south
ern half of the state. In some local
tiles in the southeastern counties,
where there has been only .05 inch
of rain during the last thirty days,
corn is firing and is at a standstilf,
pastures are brown, late potatoes are
dried up and water for stock is get
ting scarce. The dry weather has,
however, enabled farmers TO secure
the hay and small grain crops in
good condition.
GEO. M. CHAPPELL,
Section Director.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Fun at the State Fair.

The Iowa State Fair this year is tt
be held in Des Moines August 20-2S
and there will be some lively act:
between the races opposite the am
phitheater; also at the night show a
the Stock Pavilion. One portion O
the grounds will be given over to {
Midway, where practically all of thu
individual show attractions will b.
congregated. There will be a motor
dame, which is a dished track fol
bicycle and motorcycle racing. Their.
will also be field for auto polo play
ing. This is highly exciting spor
which has been developed since thu
advent of the automobile.
There will be a number of othe
new features on Midway. Iowa PEG
pie who come to the fair this yea
may be assured there will be nothing
Objectionable in the way Of entertain
ment but on the other hand every
thing will be high class and in sucl
variety as to afford instruction ant
2. as. ~ sI,leat as well as entertainment
1 'st:r. NJ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Western Road News.

Under the new Kansas law slowly
moving vehicles are required to give
swift ones a chance&'to pass and re-
fusal to do so is a misdemeanor sub
ject to a fine of not more than $50
for the first offense and not less than
$50 or more than $500 for each sub
sequent offense.
The new Alswede-McNitt road law
will provide approximately 100000
for trunk line roads in Michigan, the
county to pay half cost. This will
mean that a million dollars will be
spent on trunk line system this
year.
Day county, Michigan, farmers have
offered to pay $1.00 rod for roads
past their respective farms as a
bonus to get the state and county to
construct roads in their section.
The new Missouri law provides a
fund of $500 per mile for the pur-
pose of dragging the main roads be-
tween county seats and is expected
to materially aid, in highway improve
ment this year. t@
The Western Missouri Good Roads
Association, which is interested in
constructing highway from Jasper
to Barton county, is contemplating
suite against the membership for de-
linquent fees amounting to about $5,-
900.
More than $500 people have paid
$40 each for membership in the Port
age County, Ohio, Good Roads Club
which has been organized by Dan
Hanna.
Chairman Hazelwood of the Wis
consin state highway commission in
his statement recently sent out says
that Wisconsin will spend this year
under state aid, nearly two and a
half million dollars in SO out of II
counties.
The Washington law compelling
wide. tires to be put on heavy loads
will not be enforced before January
first thus giving the farmers chance
to make the necessary changes.
Thirty.five miles of abandoned rail-
road grade between Walcott and Med
icine Bow, Wyoming is to be prepared
and used as q county road. It will be
a portion of the Central automobile
trail from coast to coast.
A contract was let in. June for the
construction Of forty-one miles OF
road across Silver Bow county, Mon
stana, for $2s, 400. The Butte Good
Roads Club will undertake the job.
I State conyicts are building q mag
.ifscent road from livingston. Mon.
y i j; to Hunters Hot Spring., along
the Tellowstone river.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31

and no foreign substance to bind it.
Nearly every remedy had been tried
on the road but proved of very little
value on account of the yielding char
acter Of the road bed. Finally the
Perry Commercial Club took hold of
the proposition and made an agree
ment with the county supervisors,
Messrs. Blackman, Della and Clark,
whereby the county was to pay ST.
500 provided the balance necessary
to build mile of pavement would be
raised by the commercial club. Sew
eral thousand dollars in private sub
scriptions were secured by the Com
mercial Club through the activities of
the committee, Messrs E. D. Carter,
Geo. Gardner and w. W. Phillips
who then advertised for bids.
The lowest bid received was SIC
per square yard for six inch one
to four mixture and this did not in
clude the grading. The price was be-
yond the funds available and all Of
the bids we're rejected. About $4,000
more was raised by the committee
and contract let privately to- w. G.
Birdsall of Perry at soc per square
yard including the grading The work
was superintended by Fred Maiden,
county engineer and an eighteen foot
roadway with expansion joints every
twenty-five feet was built. The illus
tration shows the concrete work when
the road was about half completed.
The people of Perry and vicinity
are very proud of the road and it will
add immensely to the revenues of
both the town and adjoining country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
DIAGONAL Holds Drag Record.

The little town Of Diagonal in Ring
gold county broke all records for num-
Der of road drags in town when on
the recent state drag day they had by
actual count one hundred and sixty
six outfits on the streets at one time
Some were drawn by two horses
most of them by three and few by
four. The prize for the first man to
arrive was awarded to an enthusiastic
citizen who was camping on his DRAG
on Main street a few minutes after
one A. NJ. Thirty-two drags from
one township arrived in a body.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
S>ven Hundred Road Contests.

More than seven hundred protests
and petitions have been filed with
the state highway commission relat
ing to the county road systems
throughout the state. In every case
it is the intention Of the commission
to have some member or engineer
connected with it, visit the disputed
roads before settling the matter
There will doubtless be strong
movement to secure from the next
legislature a law permitting the coun
ty to designate larger percentage
of the highways as county roads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
State Fair Opens Day Early.

The Iowa State Fair at Des Moines
opens day earlier and closes day
earlier this year than usual. The
first day is on Wednesday, August
goth, and the last day is on Thursday,
August 2Sth. Usually the fair opens
on Thursday and closes on Friday
This change has been made in order
that the exhibitors will not have to
spend all day Sunday after the fair In
travelling to their homes, or in TAX
ing their exhibits to other fairs. Elk
hibits are released on Friday morn
ing, thus giving exhibitors two days
to get away before the close of the
week,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Liberati Popular FavOrite.

Sig. A. Liberati has for number of
years been a great favorite at the
Iowa State Fair. He is coming again
this year with forty.two musicians and
six grand opera singers. He will give
three concerts daily. One Of his great
concerts will be on Music Day, Sunday
afternoon, August Gath. This is to
be high class sacred concert
That Iowa people love music is al
ways proven at state fair time when
the crowds linger around the band
stand and seem hungry for more mu-
sic even after the big concerts have
been concluded This has been so
often demonstrated at our big annual
exposition that the management Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
SAND IS CONQUERED.
Remedy Found To Do Away With
Yielding Natural Foundation
fine SAMPLE ROAD IS COMPLETED
Stretch Of Highway Out OF Ferry
That Has Been Cause Of Loss
and Worry Is vanquished BY
Improved Methods.

The concrete country road and sand
hill leading west from Perry has been
completed and accepted by the county
and is now open to travel. 1t is the
third stretch of concrete road to be
built in the state, the others being
near Eddyville and Vinton. For years
this had been recognized as one of
the worst stretches of road in Iowa,
the sand being Of very fine texture
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
A Michiuan Road Bee.

Eight thousand business and pro
fessional men and farmers in north
western Michigan with two thousand
teams and seven hundred and fifty
automobiles spent a day recently i'm
proving the road from Bay City tc
Mackinaw. Twenty-Five hundred
women wire engaged In preparing
and serving the meals Tor the hun
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31

For earache, toothache, pains,
burns, scalds, sore throat, try DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil, splendid
remedy for emergencies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Nav and Nav Not.

May and May Not.
1.-THE marriage license clerks were
literally swamped with applicants on
Christmas Eve" s .s3 81
"Ah! I wonder II the Yule-tied will
stay tied longer than the June-tied.'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Sig. A. Liberati, At Iowa State
Fair.

the state fair now makes special
provision for music. At this years
fair, which will be held at Des Moines,
August 2O-2S, there will be four splen-
did bands; two large orchestras, with
eighteen brilliant concerts each day
of the fair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Sub-Drainage Instead Of Culverts..

Sub-Drainage Instead OF Culverts.,
Marshalltown Times-Republican: H.
C. Bookneau, of Grinnell, visited
Marshalltown recently and as is u.s.
ual with him he brought along his
theory as to building roads with tile
ditcher instead of a road grader. Book
neau is the owner of 1000 acres OF
Poweshiek county land and he has a
standing offer of $4,000 in cash to
any man who will prove by an actual
road building demonstration that his
method is not superior to the old GUS
tom of throwing up grade and crown
ing it.
Bookneau boasts that he has never
yet hitched on to road drag and as
serts that he never will. There used
to be thirty culverts and bridges be-
tween my place and Crinnell, dist
ance of eight miles," he said. Nov
there are only three" Mr.. Bookneau's
road plan is based on the scientific
principle that water always seeks it's
own level and by providing underdraln-
draws the water down thru the road
instead of trying to shed it off the
crown of grade to stand in bitches
at the side. He insists that Is per
cent of all the culverts built in Iowa
are a waste of money for they would
not need to be built at all if there
were adequate drainage underground.
eve do not let water run down the
ravines with surface drainage on our
FARMS" argues Bookneau, because we
want to cultivate the land. We draw
the water down thru the land and run
it off thru tile. We ought to do the
same with our roads,
Mr.. Bookneau says that he would
not throw up a road grade even on
bottom road but would simply put in
enough large tile to lower the water
level below the natural grade. He
would not drag a road because there
would be no necessity of travelling in
one track if we had fewer narrow road
grades and NO water standing so close
to the top of the road as to preserve
the mud.
Farmers and engineers can agree
with him as to the necessity of under
drainage but our people are not yet
ready to make provision for storm
drainage or do without smoothing
over the road bed for travel, however,
Bookneau's 1000 acres makes his $10,.
900 wager better than the gold and
some county or state engineer ought
to take him UP. If the engineer wins
there is $4,000 in it for him whereas
if Bookneau wins there are millions in
it for the people Of this state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
A Nine Foot Halfway.

Rockford Register: In recent ID
sue Of the Mason City Times cement
road nine feet wide was recommended
as a possible solution of the perma-
'nent good roads problem on what are
known as the main or county high
ways. True, road OF such width
would preclude whole lot Of "scorch-
ing" by high power automobiles, par
kicularly at times when the earth road
way at either side was muddy and
rough, but such cement road would
nevertheless go long way towards
meeting the greatest need which ex-
lists today for a hard and permanent
highway-namely, ability to haul big
loads of $3.50 hogs and other produce
to market, regardless Of weather con-
ditions. The chief argument that can
be urged against a narrow highway or
this character is the difficulty OF two
loaded vehicles passing each other.
However, this could be solved as the
same problem is solved on the stage
coach roads in our western national
parks by making the highway double
width for a short distance at intervals
of every few hundred feet. The team
first reaching this passing place could
side track and wait for the team ap-
preaching on the narrow section ahead.
But this would only be necessary in
case where rigs were loaded. II one
were empty the rule Of the road could
be held to as it is now, Of giving the
right of way to the loaded vehicles.
1t would be a fine thing if we could
have cement or other permanent roads
twenty-four feet or more wide but
since such highway is not practicable
the nine foot road offers way out. At
least, it is worthy of serious consider
alton.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-30

proved on it; soon It was to be given
to the world and humanity would bless
his name. That, the fruition Of his
years of toll, he dedicated to her.
'But, dearest, how does one know
that these sera will prove efficacious?"
Miriam asked. "Does it not mean the
death Of many poor people who trust
to the hospital doctors?"
20, no." he answered, pattng her
cheek and smiling. 1--WE try it on the
dog'-literally."
You area vivisector?" she gasped.
81 am" he answered, with proud
obtuseness. "Why-of course / am!
What is the painless death of a few
animals compared with the lives of
human beings?"
81 won't argue it with you," she
burst out, passionately. "But l will
never marry man who tortures ami.
mails. You must choose between your
tortures and me-"
And all his remonstrances failed to
change her. She would hear no rea-
son, listen to no appeal. Her mind
was obstinately fixed. Either Hamlin
must give up his life work or her.
And then he knew that his decision
was already made-because, to him,
duty meant more than anything in the
world. So he had left her.
He had never seen her again. But
he had heard of her marriage the fol.
lowing year. Her sister Evelyn had
told him, meeting him by chance in
the street.
"The mother has been outside the
ward for fifteen minutes, DOCTOR" said
the house surgeon. "Shall | let her
come in for one moment? She has
her feelings under control. She's a
fine woman, that Mrs. Keith"
Keith! That was the name. It
had slipped out Of his mind, with
many bitter memories, but he remem.
bered it now. Miriam had married
Abel Keith, quiet, oldish man; this
must be her child, then. It was the
faint resemblance to her that had
started his thoughts along their old,
well-worn channel.
wait, Mercer" said Hamlin, rising
abruptly Tell her she can come in
In a moment. I don't want to meet
her. I knew her once. want to get
out of this"
He rose up hastily and passed out
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-30
Havana,s Maine Memorial.

The memorial of the birth Of the
Cuban republic, to be erected in HA-
vana, is to be monument composed
Of the Forward turret OF the Inflated
battleship Maine, resting on a round
stone column supported by an octa-
gonal base of three steps. Out of tho
smoke of an explosion at the top OF
the turret will rise the figure in
Carrara marble of maiden. repre-
senting the new republic and holding
aloft the Cuban flag. Two gun muz-
zles will protr'ude from the turret, on
its face will beSfive reliefs depicting
scenes connected with the destruction
and raising of the Maine. and below
the turret will be a tablet with the
laurel entwined American and Cuban
shields, and an inscription.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-30

UNABLE TO FULFIL CONTRACT
Former Hampered in Payment Of
Obligations Made When II Took
over latter-Hostle Legislation
Blamed az Well as FIoods-Receiv.
ers Named at ST. Louis and Chicago.

st. Louis, May 2S.-The st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad company.
commonly known as the Frisco"
was placed in the hands of receivers
by Judge w. III. Sanborn of the Unit
ed States court of appeals, sitting in
chambers, and acting on bill Of
complaint filed in the United States
district court by the North American
Company, which alleges that the
Frisco is unable to pay matured
notes amounting to 100000
simultaneously in Chicago, the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
company, whose stock is controlled
hands of receivers by United States
District Judge George NJ. Carpenter
at the instance of the Railway Steel
Spring company, one of the creditors
OF the railroad.
Receivers Named.
Judge Sanborn named Benjamin L.
Mitchell, president of the Frisco, and
Thomas H. West, chairman of the
board of directors of the st. Louis
Union Trust company, receivers Of
the Frisco.
Judge Carpenter in Chicago appoint
eG W. J. Jackson. vice president Of
the G. & f. l.. and Edwin w. Winters,
az New York, receivers for the Chi.
Cago ard Eastern Illinois.
TIE appointment of third receiver
for the Frisco is held in allegiance by
Judge Sanborn.
According to the bill of complaint
the Frisco has been carrying a heavy
load since 1902, due to peculiar con-
tract made for the purchase of the
stock of the c. & e. l.. For two
years, the bill states, the Frisco has
been losing 100000.
Since the agreement was made, the
Frisco has been losing money on the
dividend contract, the bill recites.
Loses by Legislation.
Recently enacted legislation by
congress and by the various states
traversed by the system are blamed
for enormous expenditures, which the
bill of complaint states the road
would be compelled to meet. Be-
cause Of the financial condition of the
road, it is stated, that these orders
and laws could not be complied with,
thereby jeopardizing the road because
of fines which might be imposed. The
fines which the complainant feared
would have a priority over other
judgments or debts
Mexican outbreaks incident to the
revolution in that country have eaten
up profits Of the road, the petitioner
explains, because Of interruptions In
traffic on connecting lines.
II. s. Priest, counsel tor the re-
ceivers, said the proceedings are
friendly, somewhat in The nature OF
the Wabash Railroad company re-
ceiyership
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-30
GOV. M'C0vERN HALTS
VOTE ON SUFFRAGE
Referendum Proposal Vetoed
by Wisconsin Executive.

Madison, Wis, May 2S.-Governor
McGovern vetoed the bill ordering a
referendum in 1914 en- the question of
extending the ballot TO Wisconsin
women. The governor objects to the
Dill on the ground that, suffrage
having been defeated by a majority
of $4,000 in Wisconsin last November.
another referendum on the subiest so
soon would be unwise and would re-.
suit only in a more emphatic rejec
ton. He also argues that affirma
tive action on suffrage, if a mistake.
can never be corrected, while unfa.
vorable action may be corrected at
any time.
The veto was surprise and an at.
tempt will be made to put the bill
through over the head of the gov.
ernor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-30
PREPARE HEALTH SPECIAL
Train Will Tour Lower Peninsula
During August.

Lansing, Mich, May g. - General
Manager and Vice President Hugart,
of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail-
road company, is preparing the
schedule for the special train that
will carry the exhibits cf the state
board OF health and dairy and food
departments about the state during
August
The train will be composed Of two
baggage cars, a sleeper and Pull.
man car, will be out thirty days on
an educational tour, and is the first
in the history Of the state to be de-
voted to the conservation Of public
health.