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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-19
CHAPTER ".
Tho Spreader of Glad Tidings.

Tho Spreader OF Glad idin9S.
@lHAT teller, be jests looks Hank
over calm and easy and slow
before be answers, and be wrin-
kles up his face like be never
seen anything like Hank before. Then
be fetches a kind O. aggervating smile.
and he says:
Beneath a shady chestnut tree
The village blacksmith stands.
The smith. a pleasant soul is he
With warts upon his hands
He stares at Hank hard and solemn
and serious while be is saying that
poetry at him Hank fdgets and turns
his eyes away. But the Teller touches
him on the breast with his finger and
makes him look at him.
"My honest friend" says the Teller.
II am not preacher. Not right now,
anyhow. No! My mission is spread
ing the glad tidings of good health.
Look at me-" and be swells his chest
up and keeps a-holt of Hanks eyes
with his'n "Yon behold before you
the discoverer. manufacturer and pro-
prietor Of Siwash Indian Sagraw, ma
lures own remedy for Bright's disease,
rheumatism. liver and kidney. trouble.
catarrh, consumption. bronchitis, ring
worm. erysipelas, lung fever, typhoid.
Group. dandruff. stomach trouble. dys-
pepsia''- And they was lot more
of 'em.
well" says Hank, sort o backing
up as the big man come nearer and
nearer to him. jest natcherally bully
Raging him with them eyes. 81 got
none of them there complaints.
The doctor he kind . Snarls and he
brings his hand down hard on Hanks
shoulder and he says:
There are more things betwixt Dan
and Beersheba than was ever dreamt
OF in thy sagacity. Romeo" Or they
was words to that effect, fur that doc
tor was jest plumb full of Scripter quo
tations And be sings out sudden. CIV
ing Hank shove that nearly pushes
him over: Man alive!' he yells, you
don't know what disease you may
have. Aany's the strong nlan I've
aDsn rejolcing u his strength ut the
daps = M cut down like the grass
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-19

steps inside the shop, and he takes
down strap, and he says:
you come here and take off your
shirt"
But I jest moves away. Hank he
runs in on me, and he swings his
cut me acrost the knuckIes. run in
| on him. and be dropped the strap and
fetched me an open handed smack
plumb on the mouth that Jared my
head back and like to of busted it
loose. Then got right mad. and |
run in on him agn. and this time
got to him and wrastled with him.
Well, sir ! never was so surprised in
all my life before. fur | hadn't had
holt on him more'n minute before |
seen I'm stronger than Hank is.
thrcwed him. and he hit the ground
with considerable of a jar. and then
put my knee in the pit Of his stomach
and churned it a couple. And thinks
to myself what a fool | must of been
fur bettern year, because | might Of
ears, and | slammed his head into the
gravel a few times, him a-reaching fur
My throat and a-pounding NE with his
fists. but the a-taking the ticks and
keeping holt. And had mighty con
tented time fur few minutes there
on top OF Hank, chuckling to myself
and batting him one every now and
then fur luck and trying to make him
boiler it's enough. But Hank is stub
born, and be won't boiler. And purity
soon | thinks what am | going to do?
Fur Hank will be so mad when let
him up he'll jest natcherally kill me
without | kill him. And was scared.
because | don't want neither one OF
them things to happen. Whilst | was
thinking it over and getting scareder
and scareder and banging Hanks head
harder and harder some one grabs me
from behind.
They was two of them, and one gets
my collar and one gets the seat Of my
pants. and they drug me off'n him.
Hank. be gets up, and then be sets
down sudden on a horse block and
wipes his face on his sleeve. which they
was considera BILE blood coue on to the
sleeve
looks around to see who has had
holt Of me. and it is two men. One Of
them looks about seven feet tall, on
account Of big plug hat and long
white linen buster, and has a beautiful
red beard. In the road they is a big
stout road wagon. with a canopy top
over it, pulled by two bosses. and on
the wagon box they is strip Of can
vas. Which couldn't read then what
was wrote on the canvas, but learnt
later it said. in big print:
SIWASH INDIAN SAGRAW.
NATURES UNIVERSAL MEDICINAL
SPECIFIC.
DISCOVERED BY DIR. HARTLEY L.
KIRBY AMONG THE ABORIG-
INES OF OREGON.
On account Of being so busy neither
Hank nor me had hearn the wagon
come along the road and stop. The
big man in the plug hat. be says, or
they was words to that effect, jest as
serious:
why are you mauling the aged
CENT?"
"Well," says l. "he needed it consid-
erable."
But" says be. still more solemn.
the good book says to honor thy ia
Their and thy mother"
WELL" says, 'mebby it does and
mebby 1t don't. But be amt my ia
Their, nohow. And be amt been get
ting no more'n his come-uppings."
vengeance is mine. saith the Lord
the big man remarks. very serious.
Hank, he riz up then, and be says:
mister. be you preacher? Cause
if you be. the sooner you have druv
on the better fur ye. 1 got grudge
ag'in all preachers"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-19

You can generally tell how much
people love the lord by the COZ
pany thSy keep. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-19

files, like they does to church socfables
Because it seems likely Satan Is going
to wrastle all night long. like he done
with the angel Jacob. and they ought
to be prepared. So they done it. They
went and they come back with vittles.
and they made up hot coffee, and they
feasted that preacher and themselves
and Elmira and me. all right in Hanks
hearing.
And Hank was getting hungry him.
self. And he was cold in that water.
And the, fish was nibbling at him. And
he was getting cussed out and weak
and soaked full of despair. And they
wasn't no way fur him to set down and
rest. And he was scared Of getting a
cramp In his legs and sinking down
with his head under water and being
drownded. He said afterward he'd Of
done the last with pleasure if they was
any way of suing that crowd fur MUIR
der. So along about 10 O'Clock he sings
out:
II give In. gosh dern We. give in.
Let me out and I'll sign your pesky
pledger'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-19
CHAPTER III.
Stronger Than Hank.

StTUNgeT TUd1t FIdNN.
@ROTHER CARTWRIGHT was
U fur getting ladder and letting
him climb out right away.
III But Elmira. she says:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
MAN is INJURED
IN A2O-FOOTF FALL
Workman Loses Footing on
Roof, Crashes Through Sky
light to Ground.

Losing his precarious footing upon
the icy roof of the Rock Island Sash
& Door Works plant shortly after l
o'clock today, A. F. Olsen, a carpen-
ter, residing at 1920 Fourteenth-and-a-
half street, slipped and crashing
through a g-ass sky light, hurled to
the ground, a distance of 20 feet
below, where he lay bruised, bleeding
and unconscious.
Wcrkmen rushed to the spot and
carried the injured man to the ambu-
lance which had been called The ac-
cident victim was Immediately taken
to st. Anthony's hospital. His con
di ion is critical Besides a bruised
hip and shoulder, the man was cut 2
the breaking glass, and it is feared
that internal injuries will develop
Olsen is employed by Herman Han
son the contractor, and has been work
ing on the Sash and Door plant for
several days. Several men were work
ill., beside him when the accident oc-
CURED. and they hurried down stairs
expecting TO find their companion life
less. Witnesses stated it was only a
miracle that death was not ms az
taneous. Olsen is 46 years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON RESOLUTION

Thus far neither Judge R. W. Ohm
sted nor the grand jury has taken
any action following the presentation
to them yesterday afternoon of the
resolution from the board of super
visors setting forth the Claim that
there is need for naming special
states attorneys 10 prosecute the in
vestigation Of graft in the sheriff's
office. The resolution was handed 10
the court yesterday by Chairman G..
IT. Richmond OF the board and head
OF the special investigation committee.
Attorney C. J. Searle, hired by the spe-
cisl committee. made a short talk in
v hich however he did not commit him
self or the board in any way. The
court accepted the communication,
lead il and laid it aside without COM
nent. AS TO the action taken in the
gIand Jury room, nothing could be
learned, but from all appearances l..
seems improbable that the court will
enter any order that would cause F
F Thompson, regularly elected states
attorney to be superseded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
ONE INSTITUTE
WILL BE HELD
DURING THE YEAR
Such Is Decision Made by Farm
ers at Second Meet at Coal
Valley Today.
LACK OF MONEY REASON
Milan Chosen for 1914 Gathering at
Business Session This
Morning.

Next year there will be only one
Rock Island County Farmers insti-
tute. Such was the decision reach
&c this morning at the business ses-
sion Of he institute at Coal Valley
This year was the first in which two
Institutes were held and while the
second one has been satisfactory and
helpful in every way. lack OF funds
stands in the way OF continuing with
he TWO meetings Next years in
stitute viii be held at Milan. III. In
connection with this mornings meet
lag, Lindsey Reese Of Piano. H., gave
his lecture on soil fertility and the
use Of lime and alfalfa
Following are the officers who were
named
Presideu Henry Dibbern, Milan.
Vice President. W. Bailey. Coal
Valley
Secretary-R. 4. Little, Milan
Treasurer A. Saddoris, Port Byron.
Executive COMMUNICATION Bow
ser, Hedley Peterson and j. w. Beck,
Milan; W n Ashdown. Port Byron,
AID G.. 3 Buck, Coal Valley.
Lindsey Reese OF Pana, Ill. yester-
dsy afternoon gave his lecture post
poned from the morning session OF
the farmers institute at Coal Valley
on Soil Fertility and Permanent Ag-
riculture" His address was preceded
and followed by musical numbers by
members OF the Trevor trio of Mo.
line and by few remarks by Chair
mar George Buck. who at the same
time appointed a committee TO ar,
range for the next meeting of the in,
stitute This committee was compos.
ed Of W. c. McCullIch, J. w Bailey
W. II. Ashdown, John Beck and the
chairman.
The chairman, before introducing
the lecturer reviewed briefly some OF
the evidence OF progress Of the last
p years OF which the average farm
nov shows evidence and voiced the
opinion that the education OF the farm
e. has not kept pace with his mate
rial progress
Mr. Reese is not a product OF the
state agricultural school. but he ap
pears 10 have missed little because
of this fact. For 80 years, he told his
hearers, he has been following the
pillow and he has an abundant fund OF
experience TO supplement the scien
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
Personal Points

Simon Mosenfelder of Sioux City is
greeting old friends in the city.
F. d. Carroll of Chicago is in the
city on business for several days.
Mrs. G. W. Miller and Mrs William
Frazer of Monmouth, Ill, are visiting
in the city today.
Joe Posteri has returned from Elgin,
H., where he has been employed for
the past several months.
Mrs. Joe McCrory left at noon to,
day for Louisiana to visit with her
daughter, Mrs. R. r. Hogan.
Miss Mabel Payne left today for Chi.
cago to attend the Delta Tau Delta ball
which is to be given at the Blackstone
tomorrow night
John P Sexton, 1906 Fifth avenue,
has recovered from a severe attack
OF the grip with which he has been i'll
for the past several weeks.
DR.. y. NJ. Moore and brother of Re.
vance have gone on a hunting excur.
sion down the Mississippi river. They
will he gone several days.
J. A Waddell is now able TO be up
and around again after having been
confined 10 his home for the past week
or so with a severe attack Of throat
trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
WOMAN OBJECTS
TOJAIL SENTENCE
Raves at Officers and Makes
Break for Freedom Before
Doors Close on Her.

Screaming with rage. tearing her
hair and struggling to escape from a
policeman who was taking her to the
county jail, Mrs. May Palmer Of Cedar
Rapids created a scene on the streets
this morning. MY reputation is blast
ed, my character is ruinedl" shouted
the woman, who was beside herself
with fury, because of the fact that she
had been sentenced to a 2-day term
for drunkenness.
The Palmer woman was arrested at
3 O'Clock this morning, so drunk that
she could hardly stand When search,
ed, she had two pint bottles of whisky
on her person. In police court this
morning she wa some minute all smiles
and the next moment was weeping in
an appeal for leniency. She is the
mother Of a 17-year-old boy who re,
sides in Davenport, and after visiting
him yesterday. came over TO Rock Is
land and became soused.
In answer to the question as to her
name, this morning, she replied:
MY name is May Smith. believe
Where do you live?'Squestioned the
court.
When l am home live anywhere, u
was the comprehensive reply.
Il came to Rock Island to get di
vOrce,' continued the woman. but
became thirsty and fell by the way
side" (Sobs). MY life has been {
hard one and l am just about discour
! aged. Please let me go. Will yor
please let me go?" she tearfully
pleaded
"Yes-to Jail" replied the Judge /
/ May then became angry and shout
ed: IF you do not let me go | will
show up the town. do not want my
reputation blasted by a jail sentence
/ II was bad enough when | was sent
down for 10 days last Labor day
ut Will be , days" said the judge
Take her away"
, The woman refused to go. but final!
/ was persuaded to take little walk
When the county jail loomed in view
May made a dash for liberty, but was
+ captured When taken inside. she be
! gan to scream, yell. and tear her hair
but was finally pacifed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
KID NOBLE TO Be
FREE IN 3 YEARS

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 9.--Ira New
ton Noble, better known as kid"
Noble, convicted of the murder IT
Tom Morgas, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in the ate penitentiary
at Fort Madison, will be a free man
in less than thee years. if his conduct
continues to be viewed with favor by
the prison officials. Today w. s.
Mckee, the clerk Of the distric court.
received an order signed by Govern
or b. F. Carroll by which the state
executive commutes the sentence pass
ed upon the former prize fighter from
life to % years. In the decree / is
further declared that the prisoner Is
entitled to ali the good time which he
has earned and may earn during the
remainder Of his Imprisonment. No
bic was sentenced 10 years ago las
June aad with the commutaton and
the good time allowed ii will be pos
sible for him 10 gain his liberty after
serving l. years and 8 months.
In the order it IS stated that the
Communication IS granted upon the rec
ommendstion of the board of parole,
said Recommendation being based on
the theory that he sentence should
have been for murder in the second
degree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
MANDAMUS CASE
IN COURTS HANDS

The mandamus action begun by Ben
Taxman to compel City Treasurer Os-
car Lift to accept $500 rendered him
preliminary to making application for
a saloon license, was AIKEN under ad-
visement in the circuit court yesterday
afternoon by Judge r. w. Olmsted
following arguments by j. F. Witter
or behalf of the city and William
McEniry for the petitioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
INJURED WHEN FOOT
SLIPS OFF WHEEL

John Harbeck. a farmer residing
near Buffalo Prairie. met with a pain
fui injury yesterday afternoon at
about 4-3O O'Clock a the corner of
Third avenue and Seventeenth street
when his foot slipped of the hub Of
the wheel when he was attempting to
get on his wagon He ruck his head
On the iron tire OF the wheel, sustain
ing bad cash en- the forehead which
required three stitches % close.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
Licensed to Wed.
Family of Five Burns 10 Death.

Chanute. Kan, Jan 81. ". Iitzey.
farmer, Mrs. Litzey, and three chill
dren one of them an infant, were burn
ed to death in a fire which destroyed
their home near here. The fire is be
Heved to have started from an over
heated stove The house was in ruins
before neighDors could reach the scene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
Women Try to Recall Judoe

San Francisco, Jan. "a general
call for a mass meeting of San Fran,
cisco club women to consider the re.
call of Charles L. Weller, police Judge,
was issued yesterday by the Ocean,
side Women's club Judge Weller
reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 the bail
of a woman's assailant. The latter
then jumped his bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
sIoodhounds Find IncendIsrist.

Quincy, H., Jan. 9.-After being ar
rested on charge of arson, David
Ostermueller, aged II. confessed yes
terday Evidence that he had burned
his fathers barn was discovered. An
attempt also was made to burn near
by school house. Bloodhounds traced
young Ostermueller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
XIII Missionary's infant Sen

Picking, Jan. 9.-Chinese robbers yes-
terday shot and killed John. the infant
son OF Rev. r. o. Jolliffe Of the Can
adam Methodist mission A party OF
missionaries were returning by boat TO
the town Of Tzeliutsing when they
were attacked by the robbers between
Chengtu and Chungkin in the province
Of SZe-Chuen. One Of the robbers was
captured, but the rest took to fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09

tific data that he has picked up In the
course OF a campaign of self-education
AS a speaker he has few equals in
farm institute work in this state, for
he has the faculty of presenting the
dryest facts in an interesting manner.
He covered practically the same
ground that has been gone over by
other speakers on the same subject
before farm institutes in this county,
devoting considerable time to refuting
The assertion often made that the
farming methods in vogue by the bet
toy class OF farmers hereabout insure
permanent soil fertility.
Is THE REAL ISSUE.
The conservation of fertility, the
SPEAKER said, is the most important
subject before the American people
today, excepting only that involving
the ultimate spirituaI-welfare of the
human race All political issues sink
70 insignificance beside it. II every
person in the state of Illinois we're to
die at a given time within two gen.
erations the population would be as
dense as now and the catastrophe
would be almost forgotten. If, how
ever, the fertility we're suddenly taken
from the soil the state would hence
forth be a desert devoid of any life,
animal or vegetable. With the high
cost OF living already causing grave
concern the United States is facing
, a prospective increase in population
within the lifetime of those now living
to three times what it now is. When
eN cry acre of arid land accessible to
water is placed under irrigation and
every acre of swamp from which ex'
/ cess water can be removed is drained,
but a scant nine per cent will be
added to the present titled area. Take
into consideration. in connection with
this, the further fact that land is be,
ing exhausted and abandoned for ag.
ricultural purposes much faster than
j. is being reclaimed, and the serious
ness of the situation is apparent.
ARE SOIL ROBBERS.
Americans are VIGOROUSLY the worst
soil robbers the world has ever known
They have been LED to believe that
their land is inexhaustible In its pow
! or 10 produce and many still believe
( this. despite the experience of some
OF the older settled communities il
/ the east, where the result of constant
/ ~ taking from the soil without putting
anything back is so apparent. Hun
( d. eds of thousands of acres along the
Atlantic coast. notably in Virginia
/ Maryland, Pennsylvania and New
. York are now so barren That they
; cannot he farmed The owners sim
ply desert the country and the land is
offered for sale for taxes and finds NJ
purchasers After less than a centur!
o. cropping much of the soil in the
southern part of Illinois is rapidly ap
preaching the same state and the
speaker predicted that t'V' northern
part Of the state will come 10 the
same condition before many genera
lions have passed
NITROGEN WEAK LINK.
The 10 necessary elements that sup
ply plant food, carbon, hydrogen
oxygen, iron, sulphur, calcium, potash
phosphorus and nitrogen were declaT
ed TO constitute a chain of soil fer
tility, the absence Of any one bein;
fatal to agriculture This chain, Xix,
any other, is no stronger than III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
USEFUL AIRING
FOR PRISONERS

1t has been aptly suggested that an
advantageous airing for the inmates in
the county bastile might be provided
for by organizing them into a snow
shoveling brigade for service on the
walks about Court House square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
is engaged in selecting an ambassador
to the vatican.


Washington, Jan. 9.-The naval tug
Sonoma, which left Hampton Roads
wi h the Panther, arrived at Guanta-
namo today. There was no word from
the Panther, but officials insis. there
is no reason for fear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
Democrats Rule Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. with the
Inauguration OF Governor Simeon f.
Baldwin yesterday for a second term
the safe administration pissed from
the republicans to the democrats for
the first time in lone period of years.
The house nominally is republican, but
the senate is democratic by a margin
OF a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
Resume With Vatican.

Madrid, Jan. 9.-Count Romanones.
the premier. announced in an inter
view yesterday that the government
had decided % resume formal rela-
tioE with the vatican. The cabinet now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
Want Burke in the cabir.t

Bismark, \. D., Jan. 9.--The iegisla-
ture in joint session yesterday after
noon unanimously adopted a reso-u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09

ton endorsing retiring Governor John
Burke for a position in President Will
sons cabinet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-09
NITROGEN WEAK LINK.

The 10 necessary elements that sup
ply plant food, carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, iron, sulphur, calcium, potash,
phosphorus and nitrogen we're declar-
ed TO constitute a chain of soil fer
tility, the absence Of any one being
fatal TO agriculture This chain, like
any other. is no stronger than its
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-01
Minnesota.

80 acres 45 miles from Minneapolis,
mile from town; 160 acres under cultiva-
tion, balance used for PASTURE can prac-
set OF buildings, consisting Of S-r. house,
large barn. granary, corn cribs, wind
mills, etc; land will produce 90 bu. corn
per acre; telephone In house; country
thickly settled: complete set machinery;
q head stock. consisting OF II cows, ball
ance / and 2-year-olds; good horses. Is
hogs. chickens, y this years crop and
everything on farm goes az go per acre;
l02S Plymouth Bldg. Minneapolis. MINI
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-01
FOR SALE OR RENT.

HANSCOM PARK, west side. Seven
rooms, nearly new hardwood inside; hot
air, electricity. gas; exceptional location;
accessible; all improvements. Doug. 6232
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-01
OFFERED FOR RENT.


WILL rent furnished for six months
new, modern, brick seven-room house in
Hanscom park district; has garage. Y
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-01
Nebraska.

FOUND-s90-acre homestead IN settled
neig ghborhoOd; fine farm land; no sand
hills. Cost you 500, filing fees and all.
j. A. Tracy. Kimoali. Neb
The Persistent and Judicious Use OF
Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to
Business Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-01
DEATHS AND FUNERAL NOTICES

MISREPRESENTATION. aged - years, died
November %. She 10 survived by two
sons. Frank and William, and one
daughter. Mrs.. Demmings OF White Sui
phur Springs. Mont.
FUNERAL Tuesday morning from resi-
dence, ff1o Howard street, at $40. TO 81.
Ceceiia's church. Q a. m. Interment In
Holy Sepulchsr.