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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Exciting Possum Hunt.

A. c.. Merwin of the Green & Bent
ley Drug Co., and H. Squire of tie
Squire Land and Loan Co., and sew
eral onlookers indulged in great
possum hunt at the corner of Fourth
street and Fourth avenue, Friday
night. Mr.. Squire was going home
about 1900 o'clock, when he heard
couple of chickens that Mr.. Msr-
win had anchored to a tree in his
yard making great fuss. At tie
same time MIR Merwin who had been
aroused by the noise called from s1e
back dccr and asked him to sec
what was the matter. Squire inves-
tigated tut could find nothing wrong.
Mr. Merwin asked him to turn box
whith was standing near over the
chickens TO stop the disturbance.
This he did and continued across the
street with his friend. He had only
been in the house a few minutes
when he again heard the chickens.
He rushed across the street and was
again hailed by Merwin and asked to
investigate. He turned the box owe?
when TO his establishment out came
'possulH. He shouted to MerWin
to throw him something to kill it
with. Marvin threw him a broom,
At the first "swipe'' the possr..n
Strengthened out to play the real pos
sum game The excitement was too
much for Merwin and regardless OF
the gathering crowd of on-lookers he
rushed out in full evening dress,
with a mop stick and completed the
slaughter.
When the smoke of the battle had
cleared away and the excitement
had subsided is was discovered that
Merwin had disappeared into the
house, nor could he be induced to
again put in an appearance. HoWey-
er, Squire took charge of the game.
and Saturday night along towards
midnight great possum supper
was served at the Dolls restaurant,
at which both the participants and
some" Of the on-lookers were pres
ent.
Squire is willing to wager that he
is the first man who has killed pos
sum within six blocks of the public
square in many a year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Some of Alex Miller's Love Taps.

Alex Miller, that odd genius who
writes sarcastic things for his paper,
the Washington Democrat, is eter-
nally picking at Leon and The ne
porter. Alex lives in such an Old
foggy town where they never have
real sensation, at least nothing SEN
sational ever appears in the Wash
ington papers, that it makes him
green with envy every time he reads
The Reporter. They must get water
out of a little creek down at Wash
! ington, and don't know anything
about the splendid pure water which
Leon secures from her deep we'll.
Come down to Leon, Alex, and see
real good little town, which sup
ports two of the best papers in the
state of Iowa, and we will give yon
drink of good water and take
YOU to see our movies. Here is
what he says in last weeks Demo
crat: 'E''-'r --
We have stopped the Leon Re
porter again. 1t did not have
single murder in it last week. And.
like Amos Plummer, all we read iss
the murders.
Leon must be town that is up to
snuff. We see by the Leon Reporter
that Elmer Harris little dog, Tor
which he would not have taken S50s
fell into we'll and was drowned.
Why not get their water out ofthe
creek? What is the use of having.
wells? Do they live in houses down!
there, or in hollow trees?
My goodness, we certainly would
love to go to Leon, Iowa, for a week.
just to attend the theatre" We
notice by Ollie Hulls paper that they
have Sarah Bernhardt there the same
week that they have THE Lion Tam
er's Revenge" which we say is
some class when it comes to theatri-
calls. We believe they are picture
shows however .rr,..-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
NIcPHERRIN FAVORS STATE SUP.
ERVISION OF PRIVATE
BANKS.
Well Known Financier Says That
State Supervision Would BE Of
Benefit to Every Institu-
ton in State.

Grant McPherrin, owner of the
Drake Park bank, is one Of the pri-
vate bankers in the state who will
not fight to prevent state supervision
of private banks. Mr.. McPherrin is
not member OF the association
which recently held meeting in
Des Moines to outline plans to fight
state supervision. Instead he has
come out favoring the plan.
II presume / am one of the few
private bankers in the state who
favor state supervision" said MIR.
McPherrin. Instead of fighting
against it, l am willing to do all |
can to secure the passage OF bill
that Will put private banks under the
same rigid supervision now placed
on state and savings banks.
Instead of it acting as a check
upon my business, believe it would
help it. People, especially those in
larger cities where there are state,
savings and national banks. are not
apt to patronize private banks. That
is easily understood. They prefer to
put their money in banks that are
regularly examined and are held to
a strict accounting by the state. |
believe my business would be helped
If people knew the state had it's eye
on me and that it would be as hard
for me to be dishonest as it is for
institutions under state supervision.
Many private bankers are of the
opinion that the state has no more
right to assume supervision over
their business than it has to put a
controlling hand over the business OF
a grocer or hardware merchant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Special at the Idle Hour Monday
Night.

The management OF the popular
Idle Hour theatre have secured an
other special attraction for next
Monday evening when one of the
Pathe's magnificent productions in
moving pictures, THE Man Hunt, "
Will be shown. 1T is a thrilling story
of love and pathos. in which the
daughter of a wood-chopper living
in a forest falls in love with a motor
ious and cunning criminal who is be-
ing hunted by officers of the Jaw,
but who is frequently aided in escap-
Ing through the efforts of the girl.
He finally is surrounded and when
he rushes out to meet the officers a
dozen guns are fired at him, just as
the girl throws herself in front of
him, and she falls with bullet in
iner heart. Crushed by the death of
the girl the outlaw finally surrend-
ers. Che irst show on Monday ev-
ening will be over before the show
at the opera house starts, so that
those who desire can attend both.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Bought Garden Grove Cafe.

Orville Stout, who has been en-
gagged in the cafe business in Leon
as member of the firm of Stout L.
Fulton, has purchased the fine Muir
barger Cafe at Garden Grove, and
will take possession next week. He
has sold his interest in the Leon
Cafe to his partner, John Fulton.
who will continue the business. They
are both experienced caterers, and
Mr.. Stout has secured finely estab-
lished business at Garden Grove, as
the late G. w. Murbarger had one
of the finest equipped cafes to be
found in any town in southern Iowa.
Stout & Fulton have made a great
success Of their cafe in Leon and
John Fulton will continue to keep
it ND to a high standard
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30

interesting to note that since it was
printed twenty-five years ago, many
of the planks in it have since be-
come laws:
1. Make the railways commission
elective.
2. Give it the power to enforce it's
decisions.
g.. Make uniform passenger rate
of cents a mile.
4. Abolish the giving or using OF
passes by officers elected by the
people or appointed by law. VI
5. Require all children to attend
school, with a uniformity of text
books at reasonable prices.
6. Pass a stringent insurance law,
especially looking to the control or
abolishment of the corrupt and
fraudulent concerns located in Iowa.
Z. That no defense be allowed in
insurance cases for breach of appli-
cation, unless the loss was OCCASION
ed by the defect so misrepresented.
8. That the law shall provide for
county assessor, who shall nave
power to bring any person before
justice of the peace who he has
reason to believe is evading assess
ment, for examination by the county
attorney, with ample penalties for
fraud and evasion.
9. Prohibit pools, trusts and
combinations to prevent competition
and to enhance the necessaries OF
l'fe, make it a felony to engage in
such combinations.
10. Take from the township trus-
tees the power to bind the county for
pauper expenses. s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Special Program at the Christian
Church. - u-t ..

On next Sunday evening at the
Christian church the Christian En-
deavor society will observe it's ami
versary day with unique program
Several characters willerepresent the
different. nations of the world, ap-
pearing in quaint costumes. The
program will be both interesting and
instructive and every one is invited
to attend.
The morning services of the
church will be observed as usual.
There was noted increase in the
attendance of the Bible school last
Sunday. There were ISL present.
we still have room for more and
will be pleased to welcome any who
are not attending elsewhere.
The class in training for service
Will meet this week on Thursday
night at the pastors study at seven
thirty 3.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
COURT TOOK A RECESS
Judoc Evans Went Home last We'd
nesday. To Return Next Tues.
day to Finish up the Term.

On account of running out OF
business, Judge Evans returned to
his home at Corydon last Wednes-
day, court taking recess until next
, Tuesday, Feb. 4th, at l O'CLOCK,
when Judge Evans will return to
Leon to finish up the business of the
term, which is very light one, there
being no jury cases tried, the trial
jury having been notified that 1t
would not be necessary for them to
appear. When Judge Evans returns
court will only be in session a day
or two.
The grand jury has made no re-
port of their doings as yet, and OH
Thursday of last week they also took
recess until next Tuesday, when
they will probably be ready to make
their report to the court and be dis
charged for The term.
The following cases have been dis
posed of since our report last week.
Law and Equity.
E. A. Smith vs.. Ara Smith ct al
Report Of referees Of sale and deed
to R. S. Bright approved.
Mary E. Elmore VS.. Stephen 4.
Elmore On application decree OF
divorce mOdlne0.
Probate.
Estate of Malinda Olsen- Final
report approved.
Estate of Morris Benefiel- Will
probated, Anna B. Beneflel appoint
ed executrix without bond
Estate of T. S. Tullis. VIII pro
hated, Loren V. and John G. Tullls
appointed executors without bond.
Estate of John P. Fisher. WIFI
probated, J. a. Fisher appointed ex-
ecutrix with bond of 5000
Guardianship of Harlan Andrew
ca ar. Report Of sales and deeds to
w. L. Armstrong and w. E. Lentz
approved.
Estate of John F. Reitzel. On ap-
plication Grace r. Brown appointed
administrative with bond OF $4,000.
Estate of Samuel Black. Report
of sale and deed TO S. j. Clearwater
approved.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
REV. j. s. COFFIN TO LEAVE
LEON.
Has Accepted Call at Hampton-Will
Close Work with Local Church
March list.

Rev. J. S. Coffin, who has been
pastor of the Christian church in this
city for the past three years, has
accepted a call from the First
Christian church at Hampton, Iowa,
and will begin his work there the
first week in March. Hampton is a
beautiful little city located about
eighty miles north of Des Moines on
four lines of railroad, with twenty
passenger trains daily. The city has
paved streets, electric and gas lights,
water works, sewerage and free mail
delivery. The church Of which Rev.
Coffin will become pastor has men,
bership of four hundred and . the
pastors income will be little better
than fifteen hundred dollars per
year. The church is wide awake
and doing things. 1t is one Of the
very few churches which has solved
the financial problem, and has
money out on interest from its gem
eral fund.
Rev. Coffin has many friends here
both in the church and out of II,
who Will be sorry to see him leave
Leon, but rejoice with him in his
good fortune. During his ministry
here the church has greatly increas-
ed in membership and general al
tendance, the Bible school has al
most doubled in numbers, and there
has been a number of permanent and
substantial Improvements made on
the building
Rev. Coffin will preach his clos
ing sermon here or the last Sunday
in February and will begin his work
at Hampton the first Sunday in
March.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
UNUSED CARS NEED NOT BE
REGISTERED.
Secretary of State Civ Opinion in
Case Brought at Washington.

A few weeks ago case vas
brought up in justice court against
"a Washington automobile owucr
who had failed to register his AUTO
mobile and to secure a number :or
the car, as provided by state law.
He contended that he had not used
the car on the public highways and
therefore did not need to have it
registered. Local lawyers wrote to
the office of the secretary Of state
for an opinion on the matter, and a
reply was received yesterday giving
the opinion that cars not used need
not be registered but should be
taxed. The letter from Secretary AL
len was as follows:
Replying to your inquiry as to the
hol ling of this department upon GER
II will state as follows:
4 Section 3 Of the law provides
that every owner of a motor vehicle
which shall be operated or driven
upon the public highways of the
state, shall except as herein other
wise expressly provided, cause to be
filed in the Office of the secretary OF
state verified application for
registration on blank to be fur
nished by the secretary of state for
that purpose, etc.
Section 12 of the law provides
that no person shall operate or
drive a motor vehicle on the public
highways of this state unless such
vehicle shall have distinctive
number assigned to it by the secre-
tary of state, etc.
From these two sections it would
appear that it would not be neces-
sary for a person to register in this
Office a car which was not used up
on the public highways.
The law further provides that
the payment Of the registration fee
shall be insAeu of all taxes. From
this it would appear that unless a
car was registered in this Office it
should be taxed locally the same as
any other personal property. If, at
the beginning of year, person
should have a car in storage which
he did not expect to use he might
list it for taxation instead of having
the car registered. If, however, lat
er during the year he decides to
operate the car, he cannot legally
90 so unless ne nrSC registers tne
car and secures number plates as
provided in Section II.
1t appears to me that in this lat
ter case the owner of the car would
be entitled to a refund of whatever
tax might have been charged against
him locally upon taking up the mat
ter with the board of county super
visors. The only holding that this
department has in the matter.is that
any car used upon the public high
way must be first registered.-Wash-
ington Journal . a.E.. g..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
To Reifistrict Iowa Senatorial Dis
b. tPictS.

Representative Hutchins, OF Kos
suth county, introduced bill i'm the
house at Des Moines Monday to re-
district the state in regard to sena-
torial districts. There has been a
readoption, but no reapportionment,
of the senatorial districts since 1852,
and it is urged that the changes in
population demand that the state he,
Fredistricted. The proposed bill
would take Decatur county ont OF
the fifth district now composed OF
the counties of Decatur, RinggolG
and Union, and put it in the fourth
district which would be composed
of Decatur. Wayne and Lucas. The
1ifth district would be composed OF
Ringgold, Clarke and Union counties.
BY the present appOrtionment
there are now, not including the
single county districts in which are
the larger cities, eleven districts
with more than $4,000 people; be-
tween 10000 and $4,000, ten dis
tricts; between $4,000 and 10000,
seven districts; between 10000 and
$4,000, nine districts; less than
10000 seven districts, and one dis
, trict less than 10000.
The largest district has more than
three times the population of the
smallest district.
BY the proposed apportionment,
not including the six single county
districts containing the larger cities,
there is but one district with $4,000,
the Forty-fourth having 47,l2l.
There are twenty-seven districts with
a population of between 10000 and
$4,000, thirteen districts with be.
tween $4,000 and 100000, two dis
,tricts with between 10000 and 35,-
900 and one district with less than
10000, the Seventeenth, with 28,-
$50. The ratio of apportionment.
found by dividing the population of
the state by the number of districts,
is 44,455.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Great Reduction Sale.

Ladies' and misses shoes, Si.OO,
$3.50 per pair. Mems and boys
Shoes $3.50 and $500 per pair.
Ladies and misses coats and
jackets, $1.O0, $3.50 and $500 each.
Mems apron overalls, 60 cents.
Duck coats, :$l 90. .rD ..|
Laces, 5 cents per yard, embroid-
cry silk,1 cent per spool. .>
Arctics, 81. %, .Alaskas, 80 cents,
and $1.O0. Come see us. North
side of sqnsTe.
IA. Gates & Co
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Settled Loss Promptly.

The insurance agency of Pease Il
Pease on Monday received a draft
in full covering the damage by hre
to the residence OF ]. NJ Pickering
"a couple of weeks aso. the settle
nent being entirely satisfactory to
Mr.. Pickering. This agency has
for promptness in set
Ting losses which is IN aking them
many friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Union Chapel.

There will be preaching services
at Union Chapel northwest of Leon
next Sunday at II O o'clock A special
Invitation is extended to everybody
to attend these services at i o'clock
Sunday morning. 54
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Dunbar-Hogue.

Mr.. George Dunbar and Miss Inez
Hogue, two Of the popular young
people of Davis City, came to Leon
yesterday morning and were united
in marriage by Justice A. R. War
ford at the clerks Office. They will
make their home at Davis City and
their friends extend congratulations
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Marriage Licenses.

Ezra Merrill, Lamont ....t.t. &C
Mrs. Ella Sanders, Lamont. 5s
IS F. Elmore. Pleasanton ..5s
I Mrs. Mary e. Elmore, Pleasanton.5
George Dunbar. Davis City %
Jnez Hogue. Davis City g
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Death Of Mrs. Justus George.

Mrs. Justus George died at her.
home in east Leon Tuesday morn.
ing, her death following an illness
OF several months. She wast71 years.
s months and 26 days old. Funeral
services were held from the Presby
terian church Wednesday afternoon
ut 2 O'Clock, interment being in the
Leon cemetery. A fitting obituary
will be published next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Crown Chapel.

Preaching at Crown Chapel next
Sabbath afternoon at 2 p. M, by
Rev. E. N. Bradshaw
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30

All kinds ot cement and brick
work contracted by the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11
PROPOSED BRIDGE
 BOOSTS LAND SALES
A, Gruber Purchases Small Farm Near Site and Several Other Deals /
 Are Now Pending. +r.

What is considered the beginning ot 8 movement for the purchase Of sub- urban farms. of small acreage, near the site of the proposed, Jefferson county free bridge, and on the line of the proposed intaurban railway be- tween Pine Bluff and Little Rock, was the purchase of a 40-acre tract Ot land about five miles northwest oi Pine Bluff by A. Gruber, local tail or, yesterday. The deal was made through the Hollis Real Estate Com pany and others are said to be pend ing. 4H
 It is the opinion of real estate and land dealers that many residents oi the city will take up small farms four pr five miles from the city on the route of the proposed interurban which is assured as soon as the bridge S under construction. The interur- ban will give excellent facilities for reaching the city early in the morn ing and returning home in the even ing antd it is very probable that the back to the land" slogan will affect many Pine Bluffians and result in more development of the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11
NEGROES WILL RE ARRAIGNED
 ION CHARGE OF BURGLARY

Joe Walker and Willie Rouse, both negroes. who were arrested by the po- lice, were yesterday transferred to Magistrate l.. E. Cheeks court where they will be arraigned this morning on charges of burglary and grand larceny. It is alleged that the. ne groes entered the home Of Joe Pll- kington several nights ago and stole several articles of clothing.
 Nathan Walker, another negro, Who was at first thought to be connected with the thefts, was fined $5 i'll police court yesterday morning for disturb ing the peace.
 The only other case Ill ponce court was w. H. Hollenbeck, Whlte' aruhA and down at Union Station, So.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11
BEAN SUPPER FOR
 ; HIGH. SCHOOL BOYS

 The weekly bean supper for High School boys given by the Y. M. V. A. was highly enjoyed last night by a large number of High School boys. There was big increase in the at tendance. pr. !. |. Norris, pas or of the E.rsy E;resby terian church. Was Was the sreaker of a:e occasion and, had for his subject "The Besetting s Sn. His discourse was good and highly enjoyed by the boys after their plen- tiful meal of "beans" and coffee. There will be another bean supper next Friday evening and they will probably be continued during the rest of the winter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11
CuBfRNAI0RlAL HONOR. WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE
A. B. BANKS, OF FORHYCE, CON SlDERING PRACTlBlLlTY OF
 MAKING RACE.
Says Building and Operation of Pack ing Plant Would Re Fig Thing
 for Pine Bluf.

A. B.. Banks, of Fordyce, one of the host known business men in the state, and whose business interest are eA- tensive, was in the city yesterday OH a business mission.
 Mr. Banks name has been mentioned in connection with the race TOT 'he sovernorship in the event that GoVer- nor-elect Joe T. Robinson is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death oi Senator Jeff Davis, which from the present outlook, is very likely
 When questioned yesterday MT Banks said that he felt highly honor ed in having his name mentioned as d gubernatorial possibility. asa
 'sThe office, of course, would be most acceptable, said MT. Banks, '"and feel highly honored that my name should be mentioned in that connection. While have not as yet had a good opportunity to look over the situation | have given 1t some consideration and with sufficient en- couragement would probably allow my name to go before the, people, 1 am not politician but a business man and would devote nlNr energaes'do building dps the industrial and busl-' ness status of the atate.is s.ss>sA l. 4
 It is understood tthatl many bssi-s ness men have urged MT. Banks to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11
HOW'S THIS

We offer one hundred dollars re- ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o
 We, the. undersigned, have known z. ]. Cheney for the last 15 years, and 1el eve him perfectly honorable in all tnsiness transactions and financially abie to carry out any obligations lade by his firm.
 WAI.DING. KlNNAN X MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarah Cure is taken !n- E ernally, act 'ng directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price '75 cents per bottle. sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for Consti- Dation. % <, s ,ss.Ss kss N
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11

SRhard le sad Upon our arrival In Marsees
  Tongue In reply shoes ana more uae cog begin o 54o miles Paris sailed Le Galen who the s1,o on steamer hobo hef daughter d"ehooV1 for goo he Will tramp and camp With the poet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-11
c. E. WOODS GETS sl
 DRAINAGE CONTRACT
Bid Was 1880 and 24 Cents on, Diff ferent Sections of Upper Grassy
 Lake Project.

c. E. Woods. of Grady. xas yes
 'sS xs5d53!y S 3!y "a awalyfded fse contract for thfs