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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-23
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Thousand Candles"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Mrs. II. s. BuffuIn.

Narcissa Evaline Sullivan was born
March 10Th, 1856, the second in the
family of seven children, born to
James NJ. and Elizabeth Jane Hoyt
Sullivan, at Lineville, Iowa. Joined
in marriage to Erwin S. Buffum, De-
cember 18th, 1872.
To this union were born seven
children, James Albert, Hugh
Straight, William Leroy, Mary Susie,
Minnie Myrtle and Harry Erwin.
Charles passed away in infancy. The
others survive the memory of their
mother. All were present at the fun
! eral services. James coming from
his home at Columbia, Mo-, Hugh
from Fairfield, Iowa, William from
Alpena Pass, Ark, Mary from Pros
ser, Wash, Myrtle from Brighton.
Iowa, and Harry being at the home
at Leroy.
Her childhood and early married,
life was spent at Lineville, Iowa.,
where her four Oldest children were,
; born and for the past thirty-two
years, on the farm adjoining Leroy,
where the three younger children
were added to the family. She made
the everyday life of the family peace
ful and happy. Daily readings from
the Bible and singing being the es-
tablished rule of the household from
the beginning. She first united with
the Methodist Episcopal church and
after marriage came into the Pres
byterian church with her husband.
In all the conditions of her life she
was an earnest faithful worker in
Gods vineyard Thirty years teach
er of the primary class in Sunday
school, her husband being superin-
tendent, regular in attendance at the
midweek prayer meeting and at pub
lie preaching services, thus by ex-
ample and precept upholding and
tian religion.
An anaemic condition set in which
gradually developed in spite of the
best of care and medical treatment
known for the disease, until she pass
ed away peacefully and almost pain
lessly, Sept. 9th, 1913, aged fifty-sev-
en- years, five months and twenty
three days.
A wife and companion, loving and
faithful. A mother, kind and atten-
tive to every want of her family, a
neighbor, every ready and anxious to
help and comfort. She will be great.
ly missed and not soon forgotten.
The funeral services were held at
the home she had helped to build up
and maintain, Sunday, Sept. 18th.
Rev. John Wilson taking for his
text, "At evening time there shall be-
light" spoke very fittingly and COM
fortingly to the bereaved family and
sympathizing friends and neighbors.
With the family there was present
her brother, ]. T.. Sullivan, from
Springer, Wyo., hrs. Lizzie Sullivan
and Mrs. Beulah Bryan, of Lineville,
Iowa.
Interment was in the Garden
Grove cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Gave a Mighty Good Bond.

Postmaster Earl Riley, of Decatur
City, who was indicted on the charge
of murder in the second degree by
the recent grand jury for the killing
of Willis Woodard at Decatur City,
being held under bonds of $4,000,
filed a mighty good bond, and one
which probably represents more
wealth than any bond ever filed in
Decatur county, it being estimated
that the signers on his bond repre-
sent pretty close to million dollars
in property. The signers on the
bond are Earl Riley, G. R. Riley and
wife, S. w. Robbins, T. A. Sutherlin,
M. c. Freestone, Jas. F. Harvey, S.
Varga, w. H. Golfer, ]. H. Lighthill,
Mrs. J. w. Laney, Capt. J. D. Brown,
NJ. Dingman and John F. Rumley.
Mr.. Riley's attorneys say that they
will insist on his trial being held at
the next term of court, and are con-
fdent of his acquittal, as he had al
ready been exhonerated by the coron-
er's jury and at the preliminary
examination held before justice A. R.
WarfOrd j,1 5s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Population,
Injured in Runaway.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Perkins, of
this city, were both injured in run
away accident last Sunday. They
were driving on the road east of
Leon a couple of miles when Glen
Detrick came over the top of hill
on his motorcycle and their team
became frightened and whirled
around throwing them both out. Mrs.
Perkins foot caught in the lines and
she was dragged quite distance be-
fore her shoe came off and released
her, and she had several ribs broken
and was badly bruised on the hip.
Mr.. Perkins was also dragged short
distance and he was pretty badly
bruised up, but not seriously injur-
ed. The team finally got loose from
the buggy and ran into bush about
a mile from the scene of the accident
and stopped. The buggy was badly
torn up. Roy Allen came along in
an auto a few minutes later and
found the team and went back after
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins and brought
them to their home in this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Leon Rexall Store Near the Top.

Each year the Rexall people issue
a list showing the standing Of all the
Rexall stores in each state from July
1st to the following July. There are
261 Rexall drug stores in Iowa, and
last year Bell & Robinson, the Leon
Realities, stood in eleventh place on
the list of those buying the most
Rexall goods. This year the state
ment shows that the Leon store has
gained two places, standing ninth
on the list for the year ending July
list. The following is list of the
first twelve Iowa stores in the order
of their standing, and we want to
call special. attention to the popula-
ton of Leon as compared with the
others on the list, and you can read
lily see that considering the popula-
ton of their town Bell & Robinson
made the most creditable showing of
any store in Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
The INTERSTATE TRAIL
Will be Inspected by State Highway
Commission and Engineer on
Friday, September 26th.

The date of the official inspection
of the Interstate Trail by the State
Highway Commission has been
changed to Friday, September 26th.
Dean A. Marston, J. w. Holden and
H. C. Beard all members OF the
State Highway Commission and State
Engineer Thomas H. Macdonald will
make a tour of inspection over the
Iowa portion of the Interstate on
Friday of next week, Sept. 26th. The
party leaves Des Moines on Thurs
day morning and inspects the Ayr
Line from Des Moines to Mt. Ayr,
spending the night at Mt. Ayr. Fri
day morning they will travel over
the Waubonsie Trail from Mt. Ayr
to Lamont, arriving at Lamont at 9
a. m. and will inspect the Interstate
Trail from Lamont south to the Mis-
souri, state line Then leave Lamont
at 10 o'clock for Davis City, which
will be reached at 10:45, stopping
ten minutes and expect to reach Leon
at 11:45, stopping at Leon one hour
for dinner. they will leave Leon at
12:45 for the return trip to Des
Moines via Osceola, Liberty, Medora,
Cool, Indianola and Summerset.
Boards of supervisors, county en-
gineers, township road officers and
good citizens and good roads boos-
ters all along the trail are invited to
join the tour, as escorts of honor to
the State Highway Commission. 1t
is expected that a large number of
autos from Decatur county will be
with the inspecting committee dur
ing the time they are in Decatur
county, and every man who owns a
car is asked to take day off and
show the Commissioners and Engin-
eer that there is live bunch of
boosters all along the Interstate. 1t
would be mighty good idea if ar
rangements could be made to have
every foot of the trail in Decatur
county dragged before that date.
The Interstate. Trail is one of the
most popular north and south trails,
being only 256 miles from Des
Moines to Kansas City as against 3S7
miles via Omaha from Des Moines
to Kansas City and it forms a great
link in the Ocean to Ocean and
Lakes to Gulf touring, being a saw
ing of 131 miles. Hundreds of
tourists are travelling over the Inter-
State every month now and they all
speak in praise of this route. The
trail is well marked all the way
from Des Moines to Kansas City and
President w. A. Hopkins, OF Lamont,
who was the prime mover in estab-
fishing this trail is always on the
Job, and has a corps of officers to as
sisr him who are active workers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Insane Patient Made Trouble.

George Skales, a young farmer 27
years of age, was brought before the
insane commission Saturday and or
dered taken to the hospital at Clar-
india for treatment. He first show
ed symptoms of insanity last Janu-
ary, ,&and had been growing worse,
becoming violent at times and he
could not be cared for at home.
Sheriff Lorey deputized Mr.. and Mrs.
Ancel Barry to take him to Clarinda,
and Skales created some excitement
at the depot Saturday afternoon by
trying to escape. While sheriff
Lorey was buying the tickets he
ducked out of the depot and crawled
under freight train and hid under
the platform at Swift & Co.'s plant.
The officers soon located him and
took him in charge, but before reach
ing the depot he made a second at
tempt to escape, and it was neces-
sary to place hand cuffs on him in
order to subdue him as, he fought
fiercelV
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Fall Advertising.

The month of September, is pecul-
iarly favorable to enterprise in ad-
vertising.
The buying public is looking for
new clothes and new house furnish
ings after the wear and tear of sum-
mer. At many other times of the
year, the advertiser has the buyers
indifference to work against. Now
he has the buyers needs working in
his favor. ..g=
1t is a time when the public does
not expect quite the low prices to be
had at the end of the season. Goods
sold now bring fair profit. A dol
lar spent in advertising now should
save the loss of many dollars on
goods that must be disposed of at
sacrifice sales later.
If you have exceptionally good
values for the money, they will be
particularly welcome now before the
regular price cutting begins. But
the public will never hear of these
values unless you give them the in
formation through newspaper adver-
tising. This form of soliciting busi-
ness brings the most generous re-
turns, because the merchant can
therein appeal to the readers logic,
by giving definite facts, figures, de-
tails and reasons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Awarded Widows Pension.

Before adjoining court last week
Judge Evans made decision in two
of the widows pension cases brought
before him at the recent term OF
court. He awarded Mrs. Malissa
Baker the sum of 81 per week for
the support Of her six dependent chill
dren, this sum to be reduced in pro-
portion as the children attain the
age OF fourteen years. He also
awarded Mrs. Stella Hamilton, of
Davis City, the sum Of SO per week
for the support of her four depend
.ent children, until such time as her
husband, France Hamilton, is releas-
ed or paroled from the state peniten-
tiary, where he is serving sentence
for manslaughter for the killing OF
Sam Hamilton at Davis City, a few
years ago. There were four other ap-
plications of widows for pensions
but no decision was reached in their
cases
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Railroad alues Nearly Doubled in
Decatur County.

The redistribution of the railroad
values of Iowa under the law recent
ly enacted by the General Assembly,
greatly affects Decatur, county, as 1T
raises the taxable value more than
100000, and the result will be that
the railroads will pay into the coun-
ty treasurer's Office almost $4,000
more taxes than last year. In 1912
the taxable value of the railroads
in Decatur county was $367,9SS and
for 1913 it is $777,563, an increase
of $3O9,575. q ..
Heretofore the main lines OF the
railroads were assessed at a much
higher valuation per mile than the
branch lines, and as all of the rail-
road in Decatur county was classed
as branch lines they were assessed
at low valuation per mile. Under
the new assessment the main lines
are reduced and the branches in
creased in valuation. In some coun-
ties in this section of the state the
change makes big reduction while
in others it makes a corresponding
large increase.
The following figures will show
the change in the counties in this
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Rev. Fansher Returned to Leon.

Rev. Guy J. Fansher, who has been
pastor of the Leon M. E. church for
the past two years, was returned to
this charge for another year by the
Des Moines Conference held at Mt.
Ayr last week, and the appointment
is very satisfactory to the members
of the Leon church. Rev. Fansher
has proven one of the most popular
pastors the Leon church has ever
had, and the congregation were
unanimous in asking that he be re-
turned here. He is fine fellow, a
splendid church worker, and very
popular, both with his church con-
gregation and the general public.
Four other Decatur county pastors
We're also returned to their former
charges, Rev. j. G. Duling at Garden
Grove, Rev. E. G. Place at Davis City,
Rev. P. H. Hawk at Grand River, and
Rev. M. H. Keast at Van Vert.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
A BIG LINfvILLE fire.
Entire Fast Side of Square Burned
Saturday Evening. Loss is Over
S5O,OOO. Small Insurance.

About one-third of the business
district of Lineville was destroyed
by fire last Saturday evening, the
loss amounting to more than $780,
900, and only small part of it was
covered by insurance. Eleven build
ings were burned.
IS The fire started in Sam Miller
butcher shop, the second building
south from the northeast corner of
the square. There was moving pic
ture show in the park and a big
crowd was in attendance. Just at
the last show was over at $3.50
O'Clock, it was discovered that the
Miller butcher shop was on fire and
the big crowd rushed over to fight
the fire which was in a row of frame
buildings. There was a fierce wind
blowing and a scarcity of water and
the flames spread rapidly to the
Haver general store north and Ross
jewelry store on the south, and in
a few minutes the whole east side
was a roaring mass of flames. The
fire jumped across the street north
to Tom Kings brick drug store, the
fire catching in a frame stairway to
the second store at the rear The
second story of the building was used
as the telephone central and the
manager Gene Clark and family oc-
cupied the rear rooms as living apart
ments. They saved only their piano
and few things thrown into the
street, and so rapidly did the build
ing burn that Mrs. Clark had to wrap
quilts around her in. order to get
down the stairs. King carried a
drug stock worth $4,000 and all he
saved was the goods in the show
cases which were carried out. He
had $4,000 insurance. The building
was owned by Frank Williams.
North of the drug store was the John
Harmon grocery and he lived up
stairs. He lost practically every
thing and had no insurance. Havers
general store carried a stock of
about $4,000 and about a third of
the stock was saved, but in badly
damaged condition. In rapid order
the flames licked up the entire row
of frame buildings south of the meat
market, Ross jewelry store, the
Davis barber shop, George Wallace's
restaurant, Sam Leachman's barber
which we could not learn. The fire
then jumped east and burned the
Greenlee & Logan marble works and
the Wright hotel.
Everybody in these burned build
ings lost practically everything and
on account Of the high insurance rate
demanded but little insurance was
carried
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
The PAYERS Are Busy.

The Ford Paving Co. are making
the dirt fly these days on their big
paving contract in this city. They
had a hard job to commence with in
removing the old curbing around the
court house park, but this work has
been completed and the new curbing
around the park is all in and work
commenced on the street curbing,
several blocks being finished and a
big force of men are at work digging
the trenches for the curbing and
grading the streets for the paving.
The public square will be all graded
in few days and the brick men will
arrive Sunday or Monday. And when
they get to work you will have an
opportunity of seeing the fastest
brick layer in the United States at
work. He is Charles Triebel, and al
though only 20 years old he is a
wonder when it comes to laying paw
ing brick, as it is no trouble at all
for him to lay thirty thousand brick
a day. On a test he has laid "a brick
in minute, and has kept eighteen
men pretty busy unloading and
handling the brick which he lays.
There was a small strike of the
-teamsters employed on the work last
Wednesday evening, when they de-
manded an increase from 81 to IS
per day and an hour and half off
at noon, but the company let them
all go and replaced them with other
teams. They now have twenty teams
at work and over 100 men, and will
increase this number as fast as more
helm can he secured. At the present
time their daily pay roll amounts to
over $500 per day, and this will be
materially increased from now on.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Methodist Church Notes.

The fifty-fourth annual session of
the Des Moines Conference held at
Mt. Ayr closed with the reading of
the appointments at 11:00 o'clock
last Monday morning by Bishop Bris-
tol, who presided during the session.
The conference was largely attend
ed by both ministers and laymen-
Many inspirational addresses were
given, and the large church would
not seat all who wished to attend
many numbers of the program. The
Leon pastor is returned for another
year and is anxious to be of help to-
the church and the community. All
the church services during this week
and next Sunday will be held.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Big New Engine Running.

The big All horse power engine
installed some weeks ago at the
plant of the Leon Electric Co., and
which was damaged by having the
crank case broken while it was being
tried out, is now in active use. The
new crank case was received couple
of weeks ago and the company sent
an expert engine man, Mr.. w. F.
Groom, here to make the repairs and
get the big engine working. He soon
had the engine working smoothly
and after trying it out for several
days pronounced it working to per-
fection and it was hitched on Tues
day evening to pull the heavy load
for the first time, and it just fairly
walked away with it. The Electric
Company have been up against it for
some time, as the new lights INSTALL
ed at Garden Grove and Humeston
overtaxedl the capacity of their $50
horse power Corliss engine which
has been pulling load of 1SO horse
power for some time. The new en-
CINE will give better lights and they
will have plenty of power for every
use, The old Corliss engine will be
retained for use in an emergency or
breakdown, so that the Leon Electric
Co. now have the finest power plant
in southern Iowa, barring none. Ev-
erybody will rejoice with the pro-
prietors of the company, for they
have performed a'herculean task in
keeping their lights and power go
ing while the new engine was being
installed. The company has also re-
moved all their poles from the busi-
ness section on the streets, the lines
having been rebuilt and the poles
placed in the alleys, which is a fine
imnrOYement
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Music Festival at Opera House-Li-
brary Benefit.

Prof. Johannes is making extern
sive preparations to give big con-
cert in the opera house at an early
s;aate, next month for the benefit of
the Leon Library. He has secured
the. best talent in Leon and vicinity
and rehearsals are soon to begin. He
will use some of the selections which
made such hits in his Chautauqua
concerts, employing electrical effects,
fire works, etc. 1t is expected that
patronage will be general as the fes-
tival is sure to be worthy of note and
will not fail to please.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
X. p. Band Pleased at Kellerton
VI Reunion.

The Leon, X. P. band which fur
nished music for the two days re-
unin rendered some fine music and
their efforts were highly pleasing to
everyone. They were always on
hand and willing to play when called
upon They are mighty fine musi-
cal organization and their class of
music is always suited to all classes
of people. The band consists Of about
eighteen pieces and each one is a
first classf musician within himself.
We do not,hesitate to say that their
music was a satisfaction to all who
heard them and the people who en-
gagged them for the fall festival are
more than pleased with their ser
vices-Kellerton Globe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kicker, of
Des Moines, who were visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. M. Caster in this city,. departed
Tuesday on an extended vacation
trip to the west, which is taken for
the benefit of Mrs. Ricker's health.
They will go first for visit to Great
Falls, Montana, and will then visit
other places of interest, and proba-
bly, take trip up through the Yel-
lowstone Park, expecting to be absent
stone Park, expecting to be absent
for several weeks
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
PRESBYTERIAN Church Notes.

Last Sabbath morning our congre-
CATION had the pleasure of listening
to an excellent violin solo.
Those who attend our Sunday
school and church services now
have the pleasure of enjoying the
cornet which one of our Sunday
school boys plays very acceptably.
On Thursday evening of this week
there will be choir practice at the
church at eight o'clock. a
Regular services next Sabbath as.
follows:
Sabbath school at 9:45. g.
Preaching at 1900.
Evening preaching at 500.
A cordial invitation is extended to-
one and all to come and join with
us in our Sabbath day worship.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
Broken Electric Wire Causes Fire.

During the electrical storm last
Wednesday night the wire on the
heavy transmission line which car
ries the electric current from Leon
to Garden Grove and Humeston,
broke in front of the residence OF
c. w. Hoffman, a half mile north Of
Leon and falling across the tele-
phone line made short circuit and
they had a lively time for while
fighting fire, as the telephone was
burned out in a jiffy, and the fence,
trees and chicken house were all set
on fire. Leo Hoffman received quite
shock while throwing water on a
burning tree, the water acting as a
conductor, but he soon recovered
from the effects of the shock.