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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
A Fine Saddle Horse.

r. A. Sigler returned Tuesday
from Unionville, Mo-, the home Of
the finest saddle horses in the west,
where he purchased the beautiful
dapple gray saddle stallion, Harold
Denmark, which arrived in Leon
yesterday morning. The horse is
owned by Sigler & Norton and Pete
Daniels and will be kept at Leon
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday and at Garden Grove Mon
day and Tuesday. He is the best
saddle horse ever owned in Decatur
county and lovers Of good saddlers
should not fail to see him. He won
third prize In q field of fifteen at the
Iowa State Fair in 1912.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Captured Five Coons.

Ray Robertson, Burr Hatch, Mort
Perks and Jack Brooks, four young
boys, made big coon catch down at
Casters lake last Saturday when they
located an old coon and four young
ones in a hollow tree. The boys
went right after them and when the
mother coon jumped in the lake and
tried to escape by swimming across
it Burr Hatch followed right in and
caught her by the tail and after 9
hard struggle she was placed in q
box. The boys brought them to The
Reporter ONCE for exhibition and
they attracted considerable atten-
Skion. i. s MS 55i
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Trouble Ahead for Stallion Owners

Many stallion owners in Iowa are
going to get in trouble with the agri-
cultural department if they don't
register their animals soon, accord
ing to- A. r. Corey, secretary. He
said that of the 5000 stations and
jacks in the state $500 have not
been registered.
The law relating to registration
was revised by the Thirty-fifth gem
eral assembly. Formerly owners
were permitted to make affidavits
concerning the soundness Of their
stock. Now they are not permitted
to do this. Licensed veterinarians
can make the examinations. The
new law includes those who are not
graduates Of an accredited school in
veterinary surgery 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
More Than a Hundred Road Drags
.-'-,.- We're In Mt. Ayr.

There were more than one hun
dred Ringgold county farmers who
drove to Mt. Ayr with road drags
last Thursday, and. the roads of that
county received thorough dragging.
The Mt. Ayr business men had offer
ed more than $500 worth of prizes
to all farmers who would drag the
roads from their home to Mt. Ayr
that day. The distance dragged
ranged from one to nine miles each
way, making an average of ten miles
dragged by each man, 80 that more
than thousand miles Of roads were
dragged in the one day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Next Sunday is Mothers Day.

Sunday, May H., will be observed
as Mothers Day by many churches
and other organizations, and better
than all that by many individuals
who have not had as many days dur
ing the past year that should have
been devoted to mother and to her
good teaching, as should have been
the case. A well known American
writer sang. ss6s M :srss
Here's to the white carnation, wear
~ it on Mothers Day;
Flowers that bloom for mother,
winsome and gallant and gay. =
Flowers of perfect sweetness, flowers
for hut and hall
Here's to the white carnation, and to
mother, our best of All. T..
Margaret E. Sangster.
. A newspaper man, who had been
looking up the history of the day,
wrote as follows:
The woman who is credited with
having originated Mothers Day is
Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia.
Miss Jarvis on the second Sunday Iof
May, 1909, was honoring her own
mother who had just died, when she
conceived the idea that something
ought to be done to afford a method
of paying tribute to, the mothers of
all lands who had cared for children
in innocent boyhood and girlhood
and had taught them by example and
precept to lead useful lives,
} Miss Jarvis started the movement
by writing letters to governors of
various states many of whom in
answer to her appeal issued .procla-
nations for the observance of Moth
er's Day on the second Sunday of
May. The proposal was taken up
and seconded by eminent men and
many scholars. The symbol by which
the observance has become more
general and mayors of many cities
now proclaim and advocate the OBJ
servance of Mothers Day. Former
President Taft is the honorary presi-
dent of the Mothers Day Interna-
tional association. One way of OBJ
serving the day is for children to
make their mothers and fathers
guests of honor for the day, but in
cases where they cannot go home or
where the mothers name is engrav-
en- on a stone in some churchyard
the children can recall the many
days of anxiety and the CHEEKY act of
motherhood performed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
To The Customers of The Leon Flee.
.. .. trio Co. ...

Owing to our increased business
we find it necessary to ask our Gus
toners to call at our Office, first
door north of the post Office, to set
tie their light bills.
Each customer will receive state
ment of his account on or before the
fifth of each month, when these bills
are due. IF NOT PAID before the
18th, the service will be discontin-
ued.
This does not apply to those who
pay at the banks.
Leon Electric Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter.
r of a Century AGO.

Roy, ESQ, thinks of leaving our
city permanently. Fears of excess
sive taxation is said to be the cause.
| At a meeting of the Leon school
board a resolution was adopted re-
questing parents not to bring any
children under ten years of age to
the commencement exercises.
Mrs. Porter, mother of D. R. Por-
| ter, was seriously i'll.
A daughter of VIM. Logan, of
Burrell township died.
Sheriff Honnold took w. R. Smith
of Center township, to the insane
hospital at Mt. Pleasant for treat
ment.
Our friend N. N. Orslan has pur-
chased of AL Turner a fine bull pup,
| trading him therefor calf. This
county is noted for its blooded stock
of all kinds, and we are pleased to
learn of this acquisition by Mr.. Ors-
Ian.
The board of supervisors contract
ed for an iron picket fence to be
erected around the court house park
at cost of $3.50.
At the special election held to
vote on the question of issuing bonds
for the purpose of building an cleo
trio light plant at Leon, the propo-
sition carried by an overwhelming
majority, the vote being 221 for the
proposition and only So against it.
Samuel Bowman, one OF the truest
democrats in the state, was appoint
ed postmaster at Davis City.
At meeting of the town council
committee consisting of w. H. AL
baugh, T. S. Arnold ano c. E. Card
ner were appointed to visit number
of cities and towns which had elec-
trio light plants and report to the
council so they could go ahead and
make the contract for the Light
plant for Leon.
The invitations and programs for
the commencement exercises of the
Leon High school had been issued.
The exercises were to be held at the
opera house on the evening of May
oath, and the following was a list
of the graduates: Mamie E. Penni-
we'll, Bertha NJ. Cannon, Eugenia
Sankey, Lille NJ. Jackson, Charles
c. Harvey, Hortense Dlsaver, Maud
Bullock, Esther Varga, Fred Hon.
mold and Charlotte Vogt. Charles C.
Harvey had been chosen to deliver
the salutatory oration and the vale
tdictorian was Bertha M Cannon.
Mr.. Elias Lighthill and Miss Della
-McC Connell, of the west side Of the
county We're married
The following prices for poultry
were being paid in Leon: BOOSTERS
per dozen, $3.50; hens per dozen
from S2.25 to s2.75; hen turkeys &c
per pound and tom turkeys &C.
Miss Glare Lunbeck returned from
an extended visit in Kansas.
Oliver Parsons, telegraph operator
at Grant City, was visiting in Leon
for few days at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Par
sous.
Jonathan Conrey started ON trip
to Dakota, with the intention of NOV
ing there If he was pleased with the
country. : s-- - ~--
M. E. & T. J. Graves had brought
suit against the insurance company
to collect policy on their store
building and contents which were
burned at Pleasanton.
Enn Bechtel visited over Sunday
with friends in Leon.
Uncle Johnny Patterson was slow
ly recovering from his illness.
DR.. w. T. Kelley, of Cawker City,
Kansas, was here for few days
visit.
Miss Clara Bechtel. Of Omaha,
visited over Sunday with friends in
Leon. ,o~,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Commencement at Decatur City Fri
day Night.

The commencement exercises of
the Decatur City High School will be
held at the opera house at Decatur
Cityion Friday eyeaing Of this week.
Hon. V: r. MEG Gfnnis OF Leon will de-
liver the ~ commencement address.
and an entertaining program has
been arranged. There is only one
graduate this year. Miss Alice Jones.
6aaitA . numher Of. Leon people are
ainG ~ ltead III the roads will
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Gilbert Johnson Has Returned.

The mysterious disappearance OF
Gilbert Johnson, of Davis City, hae
been explained by his returning
with his going away. He just took
a sudden notion to 60 on a visit back
to his old home in Ohio, and left
without notifying his family. After
completing his visit in Ohio he came
straight back to Davis City and has
taken up his work again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08

The dandelion season in all its
yellow glory is right here and the
country in places is carpet of yell
low. The weed is a great pest, and
lights with the blue grass for SUE
premacy on the lawn. The hundreds
Of millions of seeds that hoat in the
air on the slightest wind prevents
all thought Of keeping a piece OF
ground free from them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08

4 The present system Of making val
uations is bad. Last Monday while
was at home l was told Of an in
stance in Dallas county where a
township line make difference of
$40 an acre in assessed valuation of
farm land. On one side of the line
the valuation is fixed at $50 and on
the other side at $72 an acre. Any
one knows there should be no differ
ence of that kind in the value of
There is a road between
the FARMS" .~l.o
The governor was asked about the
difference strict enforcement of the
law will make in tax receipts. He
said that he had had no time to in
veStigate, and would not be able to
place an&estimate on it. ,---
The executive council started it's
new policy before Judge Hugh Bren-
nan made his ruling in the case
brought by the Iowa League Of Munic-
ipalities. Governor Clarke said he
had not had an opportunity to con-
fer with the attorney general since
the ruling was made. He does not
know whether the case will be ap-
pealed. p ..'s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Cemetery Meeting.

There will be an adjourned meet
ing of the cemetery association Fri
day evening at 1880 in the assembly
room of the library This is gener-
al invitation to the public. Come!
We want the interest, the help and
the support of every one in our city.
Helen R. VanWerden, Pres.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Barn Burned.

A small barn on the residence
/ property owned by Robert George,
near the Burlington depot, was de-
saEOyed by fire just before noon last
Thursday. Some children had been
playing in the barn and it is suppos-
ed they accidentally set the straw in
the barn on fire. The barn burned
to the ground in very few minutes,
and the loss was not very large
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
WANTED!
Hardy Shrubs, Plants, Flower Seed
'% for Use in Cemetery.

Those who will donate any OF
the above, kindly bring to cemetery
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
committee will be there to receive
and assist in planting. v...
Beds will be ready. If unable to
bring TO cemetery leave at l.. P. Van
Werden residence Saturday forenoon.
Cemetery Association.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
Executive Council May Boost Farm
Valuations.

If it is true that farm lands OF
| the state have been assessed at from
40 to so per 4cent of their actual
| value, the total valuation of taxable
property in the state will be boosted
millions by new policy adopted by
| the executive council.
The policy is:
Letters have been directed to the
county recorders requesting them to
| send to the executive council at once
records of about twenty 1912 sales
| OF real estate in each township of
their counties.
The executive council will use
these figures when it appears before
the county boards Of review in June,
the time at which the boards deter
mine the valuation of property for
taxation purposes.
The attorney general will cooper
ate with the county through the
county attorneys in seeing that sug-
gestions made by the executive coun-
ell are carried out.
The law requires that all property
be assessed at it's actual value. Taxes
are paid on one-fourth the assessed
valuation Members of the execu-
tive council believe that the most
satisfactory way of reaching the ac-
tual value of farm property is to get
records of sales in each township
during the last year. These, it is
thought, will not be far from the ac-
tual value of the property which was
transferred. Other adjoining prop
erty can be valued at similar rates.
Il am authorized to get such in
formation by law" Gov. George w.
Clarke said, discussing the new plan.
THE letters were ordered sent out
last Friday. Instructions were given
that reports be made time for the
executive council to use the informa
ton in appearing before county
boards of review in June.
Il The recorders were instructed to
select transfers in which the con-
tract price represents the actual
value of fifteen or twenty pieces of
land in each township and the cOun-
ty board of supervisors should have
no trouble in arriving at the actual
sss,a,se OF the farm land in the coun-
The evening world., 1913-10-10
SEVERED HAND SHOWS
woman bRUTALLY
SLAIN, SAYS CORONER
Fingers Clutch Blonde Hairs,
and Flesh Was Appar-
entity Hacked.

p,.s,no,a cou,.v
coroner .ac.n VI nno... Nj
and MS physic'np. ~. 80.
reported 70 the p0hce 'ou .
we're saushcd py An e."ln'n"',on .
womans left hsno ana ar" 'ou"u NJ
the 81 George Ferry sup yesterday
afternoon that its owner hau pceh 'he
Victim Of brutal murder.
The hand was seen In the water by
Patrick ]. Blake and John Mitchell.
dsckhAnds Of the ferryboat Stapleton.
Tn., ,ho,v,, q, wa. mart Of N wax f,g-
. a. -,,,s .o,. ava
VIZ. iney noo.
discovering tnat ~ was part 0, nu"~
oody. made II fast 70 'he s'de OF "e
boat and sent for Coroner jackson.
~At ars: I was led to think the hand
vns enc Of those Of the Aumueiler
~" |" the coroner said. but this belief
80 - S,.n.,,"a tn. h.na found IN
The evening world., 1913-10-10
Boys Hand.TailOred Suits
Children'S OVerCOatS

The latest English "Balmacaan'' and the new
"Poo" models, made of choice all-wool mix.
lures Sizes to 10 years.
1910 v..4. 7.o5
The evening world., 1913-10-10

paddle wheel or propeller. The flesh and
bone had been hacked repeatedly win
n dull axe or clcaVcr"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-25
FIELD MICE IN FRANCE.
At Times They Overrun and Complete
ly Devastate Whole Cantons.

The average loss inflicted annually
by field mice upon the cultivators OF
France is estimated at 100000 francs
.-about 100000. From time to time.
however. there is an enormous increase
In the number OF these pests and in
the extent of their ravages.
France has experienced about doz-
en- serious invasions by field mice since
the beginning Of the nineteenth CEN
fury. The most disastrous was that
which occurred from the summer of
1901 to the end of the autumn Of 1902.
On that occasion three departments
were absolutely devastated. AS an IL
Illustration of the prodlgious numbers
in which these animals appear it may
be stated that, during the outbreak of
1922 In Alsace, within a single fort
night 100000 were slaughtered in one
canton-the French equivalent of a
township-50O,O00 in another and 272,-
900 in another.
The sudden appearance of these ami
mails in such numbers Is not due to a
rapid migration, but simply TO the as
tonishing rapiditT with which they null
tiply when the weather happens to be
favorable to their preservation. I'm
der such conditions a field containing
$50 animals-the females are about
twice as numerous as the males-at
the end of winter would have more
than 10000 in September.
There are many ways OF fighting the
pests, including the use of various poi
sons, and asphyxiation of the animals
in their burrows by means of noxlous
vapors, but the plan recommended by
the French government is to spread n
contagious disease among them by Civ
ing q bacterial preparation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-25
JAPAN'S WEDDING SHRINE.
Where Western Marriage Rites Are
Followed to Some Extent.


The Hibiya daijingu, or great god
shrine, near Hibiva park. Tokyo. is
the most famous place In the empire
for the celebration of marriages. A
that of performing wedding services
at shrines, was unheard of. and it was
DR.. Baron Takagi who established the
practice, following that of the western
marriage rites In most respects. Since
this innovation the daijingu wedding
has become most popular, and it IL
seldom nowadays, says the Far East,
that any bride or groom from a family
of good standing is married in the old
fashioned manner with the ceremony
OF three times three cups of sake.
When the bride and groom and the
relatives have assembled at the shrine
the head priest advances to the altar
Of the gods and says prayer to the
ancestors OF the country and then
makes the couple promise that they
will never separate. The priest then
serves the gods with sake after which
II is given to the bride and groom
who make vow before the gods that
they will be constant to each other,
and to make such a promise before
the gods is one that does not admit OF
any lapse on the part of either party
concerned Then the sake is given to
the relatives. and the signal is made to
repair to a western hotel for n foreign
banquet or perhaps to- restaurant.
where purely japanese menu will be
served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-25
HORSES AND HARNESS.
A Plea For Lishtness aid Simplicity
In the Trappings.


From many fragments of the archi-
lecture of the early ages and first al
lusions to the horse as domesticated
animal 1t is obvious that nothing SUI
perfiuous in the way OF saddlery and
harness was employed, and on Grecian
bas-reliefs and friezes horses are rep
resented as being ridden without bit,
Bride saddle or stirrups. the animals
being trained to obey the indications
of the hand and leg, while the attach
ments for draft to the chariots used In
war and sport were OF the simplest
character As time went on, however,
superfluous and injurious portions OF
harness We're introduced, the weight
of leather and metal furniture in
creased, and more attention was paid
to appearance than utility.
This has continued down to the pres
ent times, and, in spite Of the protests
of those who have made the welfare
of the horse speciality and the ex-
ample of few enlightened owners
who have realized the advantage OF
lightncss and simplicity In harness.
there still persists the idea that GER
tain portions, such as the bearing and
hame rein and the winker bride. even
IL unnecessary and useless, give the
horse a more furnished appearance
and, when dispensed with, naked
look. In other terms, fashion or Gus
tom outweighs consideration for the
comfort. well being and effective work
ing of the horse.-Animal's Friend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-25
WARLIKE ALBANlANS.
Quick to Shoot and Have Blood Feuds
and Blood Fraternities.


and Blood Fraternities.
Albania has been compared to the
highlands of Scotland In the sixteenth
Gsnrnry, when at the clans were In
constant feuc enc with another.
MANY time" says Foster Frazer.
81 have thought of similarities between
Albania and Scotland. There are parts
of the country reminiscent of the high
lands. The passionate love of country
is characteristic of both peoples. The
alertness OF the highlander to resent
insult is equaled only by the quickness
OF the Albanian to shoot any one who
may disagree with him. The quilted
petticOat OF the Albanian Is certainly
similar to the highlander's kilt, and if
you hear the wall of Albanian music
in the hills you can without much
stretch Of imagination fancy you are
listening to the skirl of the bagplpes."
The blood feud is the best known of
Albanian institutions, but there are
fraternities as well In which blood
also figures. Two young Albanians
will take VOW to stand by each other
through life, and the relation estab
lished is so sacred that the children Of
the two may not marry. Among the
Mirdites young men who take this
vow drink wine with which few
drops of the blood of both have been
mingled.
Two such vowed friends. the story
goes, once discovered that they were
both in love with the same woman, a
Turk. Their solution of the difficulty
was peaceful-from their own point OF
view-for they drove their daggers to.
gether into her heart.-Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-25
BULLS IN PARLIAMENT.
The Welcome Sound That Cheered
Lord Balfour Of Burleiah.

Lord Balfour OF Burleigh.
1t would be hard to say which Of
England's two houses of Legislature
takes the cake for committing howl
ers. and stlll more difficult to pick out
the member who has taken pride OF
place in this respect during recent
years. But perhaps for simple effec-
tlveness Lord Balfour OF Burleigh
would be hard to beat when he said
"The noble lord shakes his head, and |
am glad to hear itr'
Another noble lord during a debate
on Indian affairs exclaimed: "Tan OF
this as a loan to India. Ii Is flea
bite in the ocean, Nevertheless 1t
stands to reason that the lower house
Is more prolific in quantity, IL not In
quality, in its stock of howlers than
the upper seeing that il has so many
more opportunities.
Captain Craig. the fiery fisherman.
cooked the following oratorical stew
"The naked sword is drawn for the
fight. and never again will the black
drift on the home rule wind to darken
the hearts of Englishmen." II any
thing could kill home rule one would
think that would.
Sir W. Hart Dyke was criticising the
standing order forbldding peers from
speaking during general elections
Some one had quoted Lord Halsbury
as doing so. and Sir william solemnly
said, II must admit that the honor
able gentleman has gone to the top Of
the tree aud caught very large fish"
London Tit-Blts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-25
A "viev.s In New York.

I heard some one descanting about
her view. she said one thing she'd al
ways hated in New York was not hav-
ing a view and now she had one. She
took me up 10 see 1t. well, where Is
IT." said /. looking out of the win
dow. why. there and there" said
she Don't you see how see over
that roof TO the next one and down
in the street to the mail box aud over
head to that bit OF sky" I said. oh.
yes. and how ulce il was that she had
Il. It's really pathetic when somebody
thinks that what she showed me was
a view!-Jane Stone in New York Press.