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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
Lamont.

We are having quite dry weather
at present.
Milton Williams and family spent
Sunday with home folks, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. c. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lamphai1
called on home folks Sunday Mrs
Lamphair accompanied them home
for few days visit.
P. c. Green and wife were Decatur
callers Saturday.
John Springer was seen going west
Sunday evening.
George Lamphair and wife were
Decatur callers Saturday.
Mrs. Vance Foster called on Mrs
John Stricken Sunday afternoon.
Mr.sand Mrs. VIM. Thomas called
on Mr.. and Mrs. John Stricken Sun
day afternoon.
Vance Foster and wife were Lamo-
nj callers Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
Good Hope.

We are having very dry warm
weather but the corn is looking fine,
Mr. and Mrs. Lotus CHAIR visited
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Hoadley and
three children called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Overton and son Clair Sunday
afternoon.
Those who visited Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wise and family
were Mr.. and Mrs Ed McGahuey and
two sons, Golden and Raymond of
Wise and son Lyle of near Decatur
City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Water
man and four children, Lenore, Irene,
Pauline and Paul, Of near Mt. Ayr
but now on their way to Murphy, Ok
lahoma, where they will make their
future home.
Gladys, Louise and Ronald Hoad-
ley We're calling ct the Denley home
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Sanger and
daughter, Mrs larry Lyman and
daughter Catherine, visited Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richey.
Ethel, Dalton, Glen, James and
Gerald Denley we're calling at the
Wise home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harry Lyman and daughter
Catherine, returned to their home at
Clarinda Monday after a weeks visit
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. r. Sanger.
Roy Miller went to Indianola Fri
day to visit his parents and also
other relatives and friends.
Phillip Blair of near Van Vert,
visited a few days last week with his
cousin, Claire Overton.
Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Richey visited
Sunday with the latter's sister, Mrs.
Charley Imhoff and family of near
Leon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
Bethel.

Mrs. Rains was Davis City visitor
last Monday.
Mrs. Julia Baker has been on the
sick list the past week.
Esther Turpen of Davis City, visit
ed her grandmother and grandfath-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Dow Parker last
week.
Several from here have been hav-
ing good luck fishing and have caught
a lot of fine ones. Elva Parker caught
one that weighed 3'k pounds.
Pearl Tuller has relatives visiting
him this week.
(Delayed)
Everybody in talking dry weather
now and if it would rain week it
would be the reverse.
Bert Adams has his new house
completed and has moved into it. 1t
is Of no use to say. they are real
proud Of their new home.
There was good attendance at
Sunday school at Bethel last Sunday.
Joe Dobson was business visitor
at Leon last Monday.
Mrs. Dow Parker and son Alva Wis
tied at her daughters, Mrs. Fletcher
Honn, last Sunday.
Sim Fitch and family and Sid Tul-
Ter and family visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Tuller last Sunday.
Miss Ruby Huston, of Pleasanton,
is helping her aunt, Mrs Joe Dobson
with her work as she is very poorly
with the rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Millsap and Mr..
and Mrs. Pearl Tuller and daughter
Veta called on Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dob
son last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Rains visited relatives south
of Davis City last Sunday.
Clyde Vandal is up and around
again after being confined to his bed
for several days.
A gang of men are working and
Strengthening the Leon-Davis City
road
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
Orphan Ridge.

T. J. Guthrie and family had bust,
ness at the county seat Thursday.
/ Several from here attended meet
! ing at Davis City Sunday.
George Leahy called on G. M. Axes
Sunday.
G. E. Gardner came down from
Leon Friday and spent the day look
ing over his fine farm. wa
Mrs Nose Smart was caller at
the Ellis home Friday.
Amos Chambers, of Leon, came
down Friday after his daughter, Miss
Edith.
Robert McNelley called on George
Leahy Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Ellis was a caller at the
Fulton home Tuesday.
George Leahy was business call
er at Leon Sunday.
Miss Bessie Butts helped Mrs Ann
! Ellis with her household duties Mon
| day.
Ed Swope, of Leon, was here Mon
| day on business.
Lon Fulton and Oscar Evans were
Davis City callers Sunday.
Mrs. F. T. smith visited at the
Ellis home Wednesday,.
0cnOOl clOSeu FRIDAY dt fOOp role.
Miss Edith Chambers, the teacher,
has taught the best school we have
ever had in a number of years. We
wish her success in the future and
wish she would teach our school the
coming year.
Henry Brannon, of near Decatur
! City, and George Barlean, of Block
ley, were in these parts Sunday.
Mrs. w. M. Baker and family were
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. P. Leahy, Sunday.
Oscar Evans had business at Leon
Tuesday.
Those who spent Sunday at C. E.
Leahys were the Barlean boys and
sister, Mrs Ann Ellis, NJ. T. Smart,
wife and son Raymond, F. T. Smith
and family, Henry Brannon and Miss
Pauline Baker
We are getting pretty dry down
here. Pastures and meadows need
rain.
A. J. Fulton was a caller at the
home of his brother, Lon, Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Ellis came in Saturday
from Allerton to spend a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Ann Ellis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
DIR. G. HI. MITCHELL

Surgery and Obstetrics Specially.
Biggs block, Leon, Iowa. Phone
4S. All calls answered day or night.
Hours 2 to 4 p. m. and z to s on
Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
Notice of Appointment Of Admins.
traitor.

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Decatur County
in probate.
In the matter of the estate of E. D.
Erts, deceased
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of E. D. Erts, late of Decatur
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law requir-
ed, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 14th day of May A. D.
1914.
w. H. LLOYD,
40-3t Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28

Rags Wanted-The Reporter Of
flee wants to buy, quantity OF clean
cotton rags. Must not be less than
IL inches square, and larger prefer
red. Will pay 2 cents per pound.
We cannot use heavy wooden rags.
Bring IN your rags and get the
money
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
GIRL FORGOTTEN.
Is Left In Denver Jail for NearI,
a Month.

Denver, April 29.-Most persons
who are in Jail are there by mistake.
They will tell you so. The trouble
is that they can't get the Judge to
view it that way. When the judge
does, it's a story. This is it.
March 9, Miss Bertha Race, 25
was arrested with Arthur Meyers and
Edward Pilot, who were accused by
the police of having stolen lead pipe.
Later on the men were arraigned in
the West Side court and were found
guilty. Each was sentenced to a
term of sixty days in the county Jail.
Assistant District Attorney Will
liams directed that Miss Race also
be returned TO jail-for what reason
doesn't appear. Then, apparently
she was forgotten by the authori-
ties.
The other day ii dawned on some
bright official that there really was
no more necessity of Miss Race be
ing held, as the two men had been
convicted. He brought the matter
to the attention of Judge Butler in
the West Side court. Judge Butler
promptly directed that she be re,
leased.
He also ordered that for the TWEEN
ty-eight days she spent in Jail she
be paid the usual witness fees.
Miss Race left the county jail
With the $48 she received from the
court she had decided to visit her
home in st. Joseph, Mo-, and bought
a new Easter hat.
Goodbye" remarked Miss Race.
as she departed. This Is a real nice
Jail. When | came in / had no in.
t%ention of imposing on the warden's
hospitality for so long.
IF | don't go now they might
forget me again and then, heaven
knows, | might have to wear my win
ter hat all spring"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29

dead men known thereafter as the
thin red line. But this old "art" of
VAR. e., standing men shoulder to
shoulder and killing them in masses
has gone, and with it has gone its
swelling phrases.
Now it's a business of stepping
around a corner of a narrow street
in a palm tree town and being snip
ed" from a window. It's a Job to
be done without any of the high
p~anoplied circumstance of fields that
produced the older heroes. Just a
squat town in a blazing attitude, a
hidden enemy who doesn't like the
open and a custom house and cable
office to be seized. Really a simple
matter and it is soon done, Moth
ing spectacular about it. no heights
to scale, no hollow squares, not even
an army to look on, but when the
work is done the flag Is hoisted and
everything is again quiet the cable
carries back the word" 'sniping'
fire encountered"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29

A Word With a Mean Meaning I'm
Vera Cruz.

Kansas City Star: Shipping" is a
word that got early into the dis
patches from Vera Cruz. 1t was
bound to come soon or late and il
came soon. 1t is a word that al
ways comes back from whatever
tropical cable station the obligations
of white mans burden may summon
the national police.
Shipping" is an ugly word, with
mighty little hint in 1t of the pomp
and circumstance of a but in
these days when battle has a less
magniicently stern array but a far
more effective killing range, it spells
a kind of lighting grimmer than any
with which, in times past. more lof-
ty and tingling phrases have glori-
fed the business of arms. The old
language of war was made up of a
vocabulary of Light Brigade charges,
Waterloo hollow squares and Mos.
cow rear guard d~efenses. 1t was a
language wonderfully well adapted
to poetry and passionate historians,
but not greatly endowed with what
George Sand has called the accents
of truth.
A spectacular slaughter conducted
in close formation and to martial
music produced a laureate ode a
marshal's baton, and a regiment OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
ICY STORM
Cold Weather Accompanies the Storm
In the North.

Aberdeen, April 20. - The most
sever storm of the season has held
the northern half of the state in its
grasp, a total OF TO inches of rain
falling. The mercury dropped to the
freezing point in the eastern part of
the state, causing ice to form on tel
ephone and telegraph wires and
breaking poles. Service west of here
is totally demoralized as is also ser
vice along the Milwaukee lines east.
Wires north and south are all right.
The Milwaukee is running it's east
trains by means of the block system
and time cards alone.
The cold weather will have no i'll
effect on the crops, being beneficial
rather than otherwise, causing the
grain to stool. Trees are covered
with a coating of ice and this may
cause severe loss If the cold wealth
er continues. Aberdeen has had a
total of 4.16 inches of rain since
April 16 and the ground is now in
splendid shape for crops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29

Pierre-Sheriff Coyne, of Stanley
county, left for Vancouver, b. c., to
bring back John Hayes, wanted for
transactions which resulted in the
wreeking of the bank which he OPP
Grated at Fort Pierre. Hayes has
been a fugitive for about a year.
Miller-At a meeting here of the
township c~anvassers of the returns
of the last primary election one of
the members from a distant precinct
objected to the large amount of pay
he was allowed for the few votes
canvassed. He was convinced by the
others, however, that he was only
getting the legal allowance, so he
accepted his voucher.
Rapid City-A rare fossil fish
was ~unearthed by workmen while
they were engaged in quarrying~ at
the plant of a local quarry company.
The fossil was found embedded in
the marble formation and came out
practically intact, only a small Sec
ton of the tail being missing. Fos-
sill fish are rare in this formation,
and President O'Hara, of the state
school of mines here. will study the
specimen and strive to make an ac-
curate estimate as to how many thou
sands of years have elapsed since
the fish became embedded in the
marble.
Pierre-Much concern is express
ed in some of the institution towns
of the state because insurance poll
cies are expiring and no money is
available for renewals. This matter
was carefully considered by the last
legislature, and it was deliberately
determined that hereafter the state
would carry its own insurance. 1t
was found that since statehood the
state had lost in five fires, two poor
buildings at the university, a cot
tage at the reform school, a cottage
at the insane asylum and a barn at
Bookings. The total received on
policies has been only about $780,
600, while during the same period
the state has paid for insurance
$%11S,130. 1t was deemed good bus
mess policy for the state hereafter
| to carry its own insurance, partieu-
larly as only fire proof buildings are
now erected. The insurance fund OF
S150,000 was appropriated, which
| will be available to repair losses.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
STATE NEWS

Pierre-One Perkins county deal
er reports filling orders for alfalfa
seed from that part of the state in
Norway, where some of the farmers
are getting a start in the raising of
alfalfa.
Kimball - Thomas Conley and
Miss Anna Stadler and Harry Stad-
Ter and MARI l.. Gavin were the prin-
cipals in a double wedding, which
took place at a local church. They
are prominent among the younger
residents of Brule county.
Clear Lake-Ncw that the voters
have authorized the issuance of
bonds in the sun of 100000 for
the erection of a modern city hall
building. the city authorities will
o no time in arranging for the
early erection of the structure.
Waubay-Now that this place has
voted wet" a movement has been
inaugurated to install a municipal
saloon after July l next, and con
duct 1t somewhat on the plan of the
now famous municipal saloon at Sis
seton. 1t Is believed the necessary
arrangements a be made here for
SucH u SdlOOQ.
Miller-It has been learned that
Billy Paul, who last fall made a
murderous attack on Robt. Wilson,
a farmer near here, enlisted in the
navy at New Orleans and is now
probably with the battleships In
Mexican waters. In view of this il
has been decided by the authorities
here not to bring him back and pun
ish him for his crime.
Wagner - Another serious auto
mobile accident occurred in this city
when a touring car driven by L,
Ukon overturned on Main street
With Mr.. Ukon at the time of the &C
cident was MI. Miller. Both men
were thrown from the car and quite
badly bruised, although no bones
were broken. The car turned over
completely and then fell on one side
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
BABY'S TOOTH
CAUSES BLOOD POISON AND
PHYSICIAN DIES.

New York, April 29.-Dr. Julius
Caeser Lauer, a prominent German
physician, died Monday at his home
in Astoria, a martyr to his profess
sion in a queer and remarkable way.
He was called upon, about three
months ago, to treat a baby in Mas
peth, L. l., who was suffering from
a virulent form of diphtheria. When
he arrived at the home of the little
patients parents, the child was in
the throes of a CONFUSION, and DR..
Lauer set TO work quickly to clear
its throat and relieve the spasm.
While he was engaged in this task
n of his fingers was scratched by
the infants teeth. He paid no at
tention to it at the time, but went
on with his work until he was able
to leave the household with the real
ization that his tiny patient was ont
of danger for the time. He continu-
ed his visits and restored the baby
to health.
A couple of weeks after his first
treatment of the child DR.. Lauer be-
came i'll himself, and his ailment
was diagnosed by specialists as
DAOJu poiSOlIlHSt ne vent W Jub
German hospital, at Seventy-seventh
street and Park avenue, and became
a private patient.
For more than a month he was in
a serious condition. Several sorts
of treatment were given him. He
received injections of serum and also
was strengthened by transfusions of
blood from healthy persons. He
seemed to recover almost entirely,
and about three weeks ago was sent
from the hospital to his home, No.
SO Broadway, Astoria.
For a long time after he became
affected DR.. Lauer could not account
for the source of his trouble. Then
he remembered the incident of the
Maspeth baby with diphtheria, of
whom he had spoken to members of
his family. He soke, after returning
to his home, of his happiness that
the child lived.
But instead of regaining his health
after returning home DIR. Lauer be-
came steadily worse until the end.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
WILD RICE
To BE Planted In South Dakota
Lakes and Ponds.

Sioux Falls, April 29.-Under the
general supervision of Game Warden
Hedrick a systematic effort to in
stall wild rice in the lakes and ponds
in the eastern part of the state is
now under way. p. w. Sehoenberg-
er of Watertown has been placed in
charge of the work of locating the
places where the rice shall be sown.
1t was planned to start the work at
Lake Pelican.
Mr.. John X. Terrill of Oshkosh,
Wis, an expert in the rice planting
line arrived at WATERFOWL to take
personal supervision of the plant
ing of the rice. 1t is figured that it
will require two weeks to do the
work.
Mr.. Terrill's contract with the
state game warden provides that the
rice must grow successfully before
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29

Deplorable Ignorance Among the
People-Little Progress.

Urey Woodson, former secretary
OF the democratic national commit
tee: | have been all through Mex
leo and studied conditions there dur
ing the latter days of Porfirio Diaz's
regime. Conditions then were much
better than today. There never has
been what could be correctly termed
a national spirit among the Mexi-
cans. Many of them never saw the
Mexican national flag, and would not
know it if they saw 1t. OF the &c.
900 600 people. not more than O.
900 600 have any education. The
most striking sight to a stranger In
Mexico City is not the splendid pal
aces and the magnificent cathedrals,
but the thousands of poorly clad,
wan-looking, hopeless men and wo-
men. who struggle through the prin-
cipal streets of the capital, past the
grand palaces and churches, bearing
heavy burdens under which they can
hardly stand. | saw women with
straps across their forehead, bent
under great weights that were strung
over their shoulders and onto their
backs. 1t is not an uncommon sight
to see a man, OF even a woman, car
rying a %squealing pig. The Mex
leans simply do not know how to live
or to adopt modern ideas. At the
railroad station in Mexico City, for
instance, | saw two despairing poems
load a w~heelbarrow with brick, and
then, instead of trundling it along to
where they wanted to empty their
load, one took hold of the handles
and the other the wheel, and they
actually carried it all the way. How
can a people like this have any am
bition or patriotism? In the fields
primitive methods of cultivation are
still in use. They use horses, for in
stance, in many sections to trample
the wheat, as they did 100 years ago,
and farm laborers use a hand sickle
for their moving. They wouldn't
know how TO use modern harvesting
machinery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29

it is paid for, thus insuring good
feeding grounds for water fowl.
From Watertown Mr.. Terrill will
work south and it is expected that
he will be in Minnehaha county to
seed the lakes here some time next
week. Mr.. Schoenberger will pre-
cede him and will interview local
sportsmen regarding the best places
to plant the rice.
At least two unsuccessful at
tempts have been made to get wild
rice growing in this county.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
Relaibls-Foiey Honey and Tar Conn.,
pound.

Just be sure that you buy Foley's
Honey and Tar ~Compound-it is q re-
liable medicine for coughs, colds,
Group, whooping coughs, bronchial and
la grippe coughs, which are weakening
to the system. 1t also gives prompt n
definite results for ho~arseness, tickling
throat and stuffy, wheezy breathing.
For sale by all druggists.--Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29

See those four-legged clothes bas-
kets at Beck's. They are regular
back savers on wash day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-16
Alfred Weymouth

Alfred Weymouth, a prominent citi-
zen of Clinton, and a native of the
town, born in September of 1943, pass
ed away at his home on Monday morn
ing, after an illness of several months
He was a veteran of the Civil War,
having enlisted in Company G., oath
Maine Volunteer Infantry. For a num-
Der of years after returning from the
war he engaged in farming, and in
connection with this conducted a gen.
eral store at Morrison's Corner. For
a short time he engaged in the dry
goods business at Fairfield, but re-
turned to the farm and has been an
honored and successful farmer up to
the time of his death. For over Is
years Mr.. Weymouth served the town
as selectman. and represented Gin
ton, Benton and Winslow in the State
Legislature. Prominent in the orders
and politics. he was public spirited
and possessed a lively interest in ev-
erythine that pertained to the advance
of the town OF two children, one son,
Harry s., remains to mourn the loss
of a faithful parent. The funeral SER
vices will be conducted on Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. III. F. Milligan presid-
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-16
CLINTON

Pine Tree Lodge No. 80, and Aux
iliary Rebekah Lodge of Clinton as
sembled in their lodge rooms on Sun
day morning, and from there paraded
to Brown Memorial church. where di-
vine services were attended, on the
occasion of their Memorial anniver-
sary. Rev. H. F. Milligan preached
from Rev. 2:10. "Be thou faithful unto
death and l will give thee a crown
of life" Rev. H. H Hatha way, pas
tor of the Free Baptist church, as
sisted by offering prayer and reading
Scripture lesson. A union service was
held in the evening at the Free Bap-
fist church, where the pastor of the
church preached on The Promises of
God"
Clinton Grange held a we'll attended
meeting on Saturday evening. In the
program was an interesting paper by
Mrs Stewart, on Why the Farmers
Wife Should Join the Grange and a
delightful discussion of the topic Re
solved, That Young Man Without
Capital Can Begin Farming and Sue
coed as Well as His Father Did" No
affirmative was prominently sustained.
Quotations by the sisters and stories
by the brothers were given by large
number. AT the next session there will
be work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-16
NEWBERT WINS
in WATERVILLE
BY $50 MARGIN
Keegan Is Second in
Elm City==Cote Wins
For Shrievalty

Waterville. Me-, June 15.-tSpecial).
Hon. E. Z. Newbert. mayor of New
bert, mayor of Augusta, lead the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial candidates in
this city in the primary elections to-
day. His vote was $50 to Curtis AZ,
McIntire 90 and Keegan 100
Bunker led for State auditor, defeat
ing Sullivan, their vote being Az and
24S respectively.
For State senators Allen got I2S,
Swift 13S, while the Democratic can
didates received votes as follows:
Cobb 223, Kelleher $50, Mower AT and
Noyes 465.
For register of deeds Of the Democrat
ic contestants Collins received 70. Ma
thieu $40 and Stewart l05.
Getchell, Republican candidate for
sheriff. received 132 and Jones, his con-
testant, % The Democratic contestants
Cote and Tebbetts received 466 and 315 re-
spectively
The contest for county commissioners
on the Republican ticket resulted in
Leonard getting s., Libby IS and Thomp-
son Is. On the Democratic ticket Beck
got 49, Crosby 500, Fuller As. Locke 26 and
Wellman ~.
The result of the contest in representa-
tives to Legislature could not be ascer-
tanned.