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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05
Pleasantoa.

Today is the second of February
and no winter to speak of yet.
Grover Huston and wife departed
last week for Webster City, Iowa
where they expect to 60 on farm.
Lester Smith of Humeston, visited
his sister, Mrs. Belle Sneathen one
night last week. He then departed
for Utah where he has employment
at good salary.
Edna Huston visited Mrs. Bozarth
near Davis City last Saturday, and
Sundey she attended the meeting at
Davis City.
Rev. Batterton was with US at
prayer meeting last Sunday night.
He will make arrangements to meet
with US often. We are glad to vel
come him to our midst.
Mrs. Wee Aiken visited home folks
from Friday until Sunday.
The little son of DR.. and Mrs. Macy
is critically ill with typhoid pneu-
monia.
Miss Mile Still of near GAINESVILLE,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Spence
Moore.
Little Walter Covington is not able
to go to school this week. He is
suffering with a severe cold.
Mrs. Sharp and daughter are Wis
iting friends in these parts this week.
Miss Tot Baldwin who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Taylor is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin of GAINESVILLE.
Miss Clara Graham is staying with
Mrs. Miller at present and going to
school during the vacation of her
home school.
Miss Ruby Huston lead Endeavor
last Sunday night and very pleas
ing program was arranged. The En-
deavor has become interesting for
old and young. They have special
music for each Sunday night and
everybody is cordially invited to at
tend, also to attend the Sunday
school. Union" is our motto.
The Christian church is holding a
protracted meeting at the l.. D. S.
church. They would like to have ev-
erybody come and hear the sermons
as they are very interesting.
Mrs. John Smith who has been
making an extended visit with rela-
tives in St. Louis, Kansas City and
St. Joe and other parts, is expected
home in the near future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05
Little River.

Nice weather still continues in
this section.
The Little River Glee Club met al
the home of Martin Hendrickson's
Tuesday evening Refreshments were
served. Those present were Seth
Davis and wife, Lear Davis, Chas
Davis, Beulah Drury, Grace Drury
Edith Spargur, Orville Walker
Page Drury, Mae Spargur, John
Drury, Ezra Piester, Jewell Drury
and Jasper Spargur.
Hazel Graham spent Saturday with
Estella Starr.
Ezra Piester and Earnest Holl-
croft, Lear Davis and Edith Spargur
visited Vine Oak school Friday after
noon.
Mr. Wagner visited a few days
with MI. Drury.
Meetings began at New Salem Sun
day night and will continue for some
time.
Those who spent Saturday evening
at the Spargur home were Homer
Davis and wife, Fred Trembley and
wife, Charlie Davis, Earnest Holl-
croft, Ezra Piester, John Drury,
Beulah Drury, Esther Graham, Grace
Drury, Lear Davis, Buel Gilmore
Jewell Drury, Charles Smith and
Oren Gilmore.
Martin Hendrickson and family,
Homer Davis and family, Lear Davis
and Ezra Piester were visitors at the
Graham home sunday.
Those who spent Monday at the
Spargur home were Esther Graham,
Fern Davis, Mrs. Chas. Graham, Mat
tie Hendrickson, Beulah Drury,
Grace Drury, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Davis, and Mrs. and Mrs. Seth Davis.
Seth Davis, wife and son Charles
spent Sunday at the Marble home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05
Sunny Side.

C.. l.. Axes has new six horse
power Waterloo gasoline engine hi
recently purchased of BOWsher
Bowsher. He also purchased new
International feed grinder for grind.
ing all kinds of feed. Mr.. Axes il
o1e of our most enterprising and up.
toiate young farmers and we predict
sueeess for him.
schol visitor Monday afternoon.
Miss Carrie Cummins was a Leon
yieitor tuesday afternoon.
Henri Ross was in Leon Tuesday
afserno5.
u. V Maynard and family were
tacr yibors Tuesday afternoon.
Ed Finley was a Leon visitor
Mondagforenoon.
IcefdamiIton took dinner with
Fl5yf4aumley Friday.
n Stone was a visitor at the
Rumley home Wednesday.
Quite a number of people from
this vicinity attended the entertain
ment and box supper at Crown school
house Thursday evening. All report
having had a good time.
A. E. Woodmansee and family
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Gardner.
No. v. Maynard was an outgoing
rasseneaY Saturday morning for Al
bert City, on business.
win Smith movsd on the Walter
Raker farm Monday, which he has
1oooed forathe coming year.
Isseft and Carlton Smith Of
-dYcok1ov and Miss Dartle Martin
spent Saturday night at the home of
their uncle JET Strange and fam
lily.
Henry Ross purchased q Cable &
Nelson piano of w. A. Alexander the
past week.
Clyde and Carl Ross called on Mas
ter Harold Maynard Saturday fore
noon.
Floyd Rumley was Sunday visi-
Hr at the J. C. Hull home.
Sam Southern called at the Rum
lev home Wednesday afternoon.
chose who we're Sunday afternoon
caiers at the Henry Ross home were
Misses Orpha and Beulah Pottorff,
kut Tharp, Ethel Coffin and Irene
Stole
and Mrs. A. e. Rumley attend
ed fhe funeral of Mrs. c. G. Biddi-
son Wednesday afternoon at the
MOLE just north of Leon.
Y. r. Perks of Leon, was q WISH
tor at the JET Strange home Tues
day
Irs. c. v. Maynard and children
took dinner at the Jeh Strange home
uiday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05
Lonesome Ridge.

Mrs. George Evans visited Thurs
day afternoon with her sister, Mrs.
E. J. Evans.
Mrs. Walter Blakesley and Miss
Mary Flynn spent Saturday and Sun
day with relatives in Leon.
J. F. Bruny and George Mcdaniel
spent Monday at E. J. Evans.
Mr.. G. B. Minthorn and son sawed
wood for Mike Griffin and George Nc
Daniel Saturday.
Ernest Little spent the latter part
of the week with relatives in this
vicinity.
Walter Evans is no better at this
writing.
John O'Bovle and family visited
at T. J. Griffin's Sunday.
Lige Evans and family and Sher-
man Davis and family were Sunday
visitors at George Evans.
Mrs. John Evans and children
spent Sunday afternoon at Mr.. Mar
tins.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05

II you have any of our ice cream
packers at your home please tele-
phone us and we will cali and get
them.
Walkers Ice Cream Factory.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07

Feb. 28-Bal. general fund. S 5O7 28
SPECIAL FUND
Receipts:
Feb. Cash on hand S1742 3T
Feb. 11-Collector's report,
1913 taxes. ....... 83 SO
Feb. 28-Bal. special fund. 1925 81
Ihere being no further business
the council adjourned.
A. J. MELANCON, Clerk.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
Depositors Misinterpret Notice.

| Owing to the mistaken impression
that the first distribution of the as
sets of the defunct Bank of Donald
inst. by DR.. John S. Thibaut, liquida
| tor of that institution, depositors in
the broken bank to the number of
| nearly one hundred presented them,
selves Wednesday morning at the
Bank of Ascension, of which DR..
Thibaut is vice president and cash
Ter, with the expectation of receiving
a percentage of their various claims
Among the crowd were many ladies,
but Italians were greatly in the pre-
ponderance, very large number of
the patrons Of the defunct bank hay-
ing been Of that nationality.
The misunderstanding arose out of
the fact that depositors and creditors
OF the Bank of Donaldsonville had
been notified to present their claims
to the state bank examiner or to
Dr. Thibaut, special agent to the ex-
aminer, at the Bank of Ascension in
this city on March 4, SO that the ac-
counts might be verified in order
that the respective claimants should
share equitably and ratably in the
distribution of the assets of the
closed institution. This notice was
misinterpreted by many to mean that
a dividend would be declared We'd
nesday, when as matter of fact it
Is likely to be some months before
The distribution of the assets is be-
gun.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
To Merge Racing and Fair
Associations,

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Donaldsonville A-muz-u
Company, scheduled to be held at the
Hotel Donaldson at 10 O'Clock a. m.
last Monday, was pretermitted until
Tuesday afternoon, owing to the ab-
sence of a quorum. On the second
occasion the meeting was convened
with several stockholders present in
person and a sufficient number of
others represented by proxy to con-
stitute a majority of the owners of
shares in the corporation. After a
general discussion Of the affairs of
the company. Messrs. E. K. Sims,
Evan J. Mccall and 4. W. Brande
were appointed a committee to con-
fer with representatives of the South
Louisiana Fair Association, relative
to proposition to turn over to the
latter organization the property of
the racing association, contingent up
on the fair association assuming all
the outstanding obligations of the
A-muz-u Company, which approxi-
mate $1400. This proposition was to
be discussed by the committees act
ing for the two corporations, and a
report submitted to a meeting Of
the A-muz-u Company stockholders to
be held at the Hotel Donaldson at
II o'clock tomorrow forenoon. when
definite action will be taken in the
premiSeS
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
Dame Fashion Not a HumorIst.

Fashion authorities say the bustle
is coming back. We don't believe II
possible. We believe women nave
developed a sense Of humor since
the bustle's last incarnation.-ba1on
Rouge State-Times.
There's faith in woman for you!
And, too, in face of the freaklsh
Observation-Disclosures styles
of today; and in spite Of the pam
fully thin woman and her painfuily
tight dress, that puzzles one as to
where her vitals, not to say Vlctuals'
are kept.-St. FrancisVille True Dem
crat.
The esteemed ST. Francisville con-
Temporary is evidently better
diagnostician of the ways OF women
and the edicts of style that govern
her apparel than is the esteemed
Baton Rouge contemporary. Ine
fact is clear that Dame Fashion Is
not a humorist, though she does
many very funny things in when
there is neither rhyme nor reason.
Nevertheless. her will is law as to
wha shall constitute feminine tog-
gerry. and if she DEGREES the return
of the hustle. both the women VINO
garry them and the men VINO pay
for them will simply have TO hump
themselves TO bear the burden.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
EIks Elect Officers.

At an enthusiastic meeting last
Sunday afternoon, vita over fifty
members in attendance, Donaldson
Vile Lodge No 1853, 3. p. 0. Elks,
elected the following Officers to
serve for the ensuing year: Alex.
Bloomenstiel, exalted ruler; L.. w.
Armitage. esteemed leading knight;
A. E. Truxillo, esteemed loyal knight
E.. A. ThibodeauX, esteemed 1ectur-
ing knight; Frank X. Sims, secretary;
w. j. Leblanc, treasurer; Sidney
Harp, tiler; Ferrier p. blanchard,
organist; Charles Schrieber, trustee;
Walter Lemann. representative to
grand lodge; R. N. Sims, alternate
representative. District Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler NJ, Cobb. q
Monroe, was present and delivered
an interesting address, which con
tanned much helpful advice ano
aroused a spirit Of enthusiasm
and determination among the mem
bers Of the lodge that promises to
result in great good along numer-
GUS lines. After the meeting the
stems presented to the lodge July
last were dedicated by being fill
ed with an appropriate beverage
which was quaffed to wash down
toothsome anchovy sandwiches. This
feature of the session proved particu-
larly enjoyable. and much fraternal
good fellowship ensuec.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
Death Of Dolphin Feray.

The host of friends of the Feray
family throughout this section were
deeply shocked to learn of the sud
den death Of Dolphin Feray, who
passed away without warning at his
home In New Orleans at $3.50 O'Clock
last Sunday afternoon. aged forty
one years. Mr. Feray was native
of Assumption parish and resided in
the Klotzville neighborhood up to two
years ago, when he moved to New
Orleans and opened 4 grocery and
bar-room, which business he conduct
ed successfully until January OF this
year, when he sold out and retired.
His remains were inferred in the
Paincourtville Catholic cemetery Mon
day afternoon at $50 o'clock, after
services at St. Elizabeth church. the
obsequies being attended by a large
gathering of relatives and friends.
Deceased was a member of the Or
der of Owls. and a delegation of
members of that fraternity, in full
uniform. escorted his remains to their
last resting place. Mr. Feray is sur
vived by his wife. nee Miss Josephine
Schmalzrid; one daughter, Alice, aged
thirteen years; three brothers. b. 2.
Feray. of LaSalle, Illinois, Gideon
Feray, of Paincourtville, and Felix
Feray, of this city; and two half
sisters, Mrs. Theo. Landry. of Klotz-
vile, and Mrs. Alphonse Charlet, OF
Brusly st. Martin. The Chief ten
ders its condolences to the bereaved
family.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07

they been guided by the law and the
evidence, would have been one OF
manslaughter, but th;tt under no cir
cumstances should the prisoner at
the Tar have been relieved of all
punishment for his unWarranted
crime.
The evidence showed that two days
after Powers 17-yearold daughter,
Lily, had left her fathers home and
gone to Martin Cannon's house near
by, and Powers had learned that he
was accused by Cannon of having
had illicit relations with his elder
daughter, Annie, that he laid in wait
IN a field adjoining Cannon's home
and finally, when an opportunity pre-
sented itself, shot Cannon down from
ambush while his victim was sitting
on the front porch of his home with
members of his family. A mass of
testimony relating to the charge OF
incest against Powers was introduced
by both sides, and it was evidently
this feature of the case that the jury
considered after retiring, ignoring
the more serious charge against the
prisoner.
Lily Powers stated positively that
on two occasions-once in January,
| 1913, and the second time about four
months later-her father had enter.
ed the room occupied by herself and
| sister. at about 8 o'clock at night,
and had had carnal knowledge OF
| Annie, and was the father of the
| latter's four -month-old baby. She al
| SO stated that her father had at
tempted to engage in improper re-
| lations with her, but that she had
refused to accede to his wishes.
Annie Powers, whose age is 19 years
denied that her father had ever had
any criminal relations with her, and
| laid the blame for her downfall on
| Robert Paxton, a yours man OF the
community, whom she asserted is
the father of her child.
/ When Lily Powers left home, her
father sent word to Martin Cannon
| to send the girl. hack, if he wished
/ to avoid trouble. This Cannon re
| fused to do, and at the same time
! Informed the messenger, Clifton Pow.
ers, a brother Of the girl, of the
charges that Lily Powers had made
against her father since seeking his
protection. This accusation, repeat
! ed to Powers by his son, caused the
former to make up his mind to kill
Cannon, which he did two days later
| by invading his victims premises
| and assassinating him from ambush.
| It is learned that the jury took
three ballots before agreeing upon a
verdict, the first showing eight for
| acquittal, three for guilty without
capital punishment, and one for gull
ty as charged. On the second ballot
the three who had favored a quail
fled verdict voted with the majority
for acquittal. When a third poll
was made all twelve Of the jurors
| voted to discharge the prisoner.
John B. Martin, who has been con-
nected with the local office of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company for
the past year, has been promoted to
the management of the company s
Monroe office, and will leave for
that city tomorrow. He will be
joined there later by his wife and
interesting little family, who dur
ing the interim will be the guests of
Mrs. Martins parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Prejean, of Halfway plantation.
DR.. A. w. Martin, who has been re-
siding with his brother and sister-in-
Jaw, is now comfortably quartered
at the Hotel Donaldson.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
MISCARRIAGE Of JUSTICE.
Elliott Powers Acquitted on Charge
of Numbering Martin Cannon
Public Sentiment Outraged by
Verdct-Jury Reprimanded.

After deliberating for an hour and
half, the jury in the case of Ell
liott Powers, accused of the murder
of Martin Cannon, returned a verdict
of mot guilty" at 1880 O'Clock
Thursday night, freeing the prisoner
from the custody of the law, notWith-
standing the fact that he had ad-
mitted shooting down his victim from
ambush, and urged as his only justi-
fication for the dastardly deed
that Cannon had been circulating
scurrilous reports about him. The
verdict is severely criticised by every
body conversant with the facts OF
the case, and the result of the trial
is characterized as a fragrant miscar
riage of justice, fully as unWarranted
as that in the famous Little case re-
Gently terminated in Shreveport. Fri
day morning Judge Workman, ad
dressing the jury which tried the
case and members of the jury panel
for the week, expressed his disap
proval of the yerdic: in the follow
ing terms: O
NEt1t11-Al>4, c1o q S'iA1~i 'IA No1 -
the peace under the constitution
feel it my duty to say to the venire
of the jury that the verdict in the
case of the State VS.. Powers, on yes
terday, did not meet with my ap'
prevail Gentlemen, il is not the
law of the state of Louisiana that
one can take the law into his own
hands and go and shoot down one
against whom he has grievance
however serious he may consider
that grievance to be.
Il do not blame the men who
formed the jury in this case. The
astutenesss of counsel and the intro
duction Of a mass Of testimony or
| the subject of another crime, with
which the jury in a sense had moth
| ing to do, may have confused youl
| minds and diverted the jury from the
real issue.
But I would not BE- doing my duty
| to the people Of Ascension if I did
not make known my disapprobation
with this verdict. Suppose Powers
| should so forth this morning and
shoot down those who testified
against him yesterday. According tC
your verdict you would acquit him
| but | do hope a jury would be found
who would convict in such case.
Gentlemen circumstances ameli
crate a crime Of this kind and make
it less grievous, but they do not
justify it. Juries should find the
proper verdict, and leave to courts
and pardoning boards the ameliora-
ton Of the punishment.
There are men on this jury who
have served on every jury this week.
They have made good jurors, and
believe they did their best in this
case. But for the future peace of
this parish | wish it known that
do not consider the verdict a proper
one"
District Attorney Gilbert is out
spoken in his condemnation of the
verdict, and brands it in emphatic
language as an absolute miscarriage
of Justice. This opinion is shared
by practically all who heard the evi-
dence, and it is generally declared
that the most mercifaI verdict which
the jury could have returned, had
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07

Brother Whitehead Of the Port
Allen Sugar Planter, after coming
out with a strong article approving
the course of the Atchafalaya board
in the matter of the Bayou Lafourche
locks has dropped back into silence.
Why the people of West Baton Rouge
and Pointe Coupee are opposed TO
the building of locks in Bayou La
fourche is hard TO understand. once
the locks are built the stream Will
be under the care of the y. S. gov
ernment. which means that it will
no longer cost the leVee boards any
thing to maintain Tie stream.-As-
sumption Pioneer
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
Home Run Bakery to Reopen.

The Well-knoWn Home Run bakery
IN this city, which has been closed
for the past several weeks, will be
reopened on the 14th inst under
the management of Oscar J. soignet,
formerly of Napoleonville. Mr.. Sol
gnet is an experienced and skillful
baker, and proposes to turn out an
exceptionally high quality of goods
which cannot fail to recommend
themselves to all discriminating con-
sumers. He solicits share of
public patronage, and will exert his
utmost endeaVor to merit the CON
fldence and good will of the people.
Of this community.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07

Misses Lou and May Dalferes, of
Belle Alliance, were the guests of
Miss Althea Fortier during the week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19
BRATT0N HAS BIG
 POWER PROJECT

Heber Springs, Feb. 16.-U. s, Bratton of Little Rock, an officer of the Arkansas Hydro Electric Power Company, which cohporation has the control of a number of franchises in Arkansas and which is endeavoring to get on foot the construction of a power dam across Little Red, River, near Heber Springs, at cost of ST. 900, 1000, was here this week obtaining definite data as to the practicability of supplying electric power to points in a radius of 75 miles of this city, in case the dam is built. He says that the supply of water power and the fall of the river will assure sufficient power to transmit electric current at least 100 miles in any direction, and that all that remains to be done be- fore active work begins on the pro- posed project is to acquire title to the land adjacent to the site that might be damaged by inundation.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19
PLAN 10 CELEBRATE
 ARKANSAS DAY.
From Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
 Arrangements have been perfected for the observance of Arkansas Day" at Central College, Thursday night, February 19. The three local feder- ated clubs, the Shakespeare Club. the Home Culture Club and the Orpheus Club, will join in giving the reception. A special program has been prepared for the occasion. Some of the promi- nent men of the city, including Dr. j.. H. Reynolds, pr. j. w. Conger, Presi- dent J. J. Doyne and others, will make short talks on matters of public in terest. Besides the members of all the women's clubs, the faculties of the colleges, the Normal School and the public school are invited and many other guests will be asked to attend.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19
TO DRILL FOR GAS
 Al PLUMERv|LLE
NEW COMPANY FORMED
J. B. SEPARATOR TO BE BACKED BY MORRILTON CAPITAL IN
 ANOTHER EFFORT.
,abin Democrat:

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat:
 Plumerville, Feb. 17.-The recent death at Little Rock of Col. John B. Jones, pioneer in the search for nat ural gas in the fields near Plumerville, will not stop the work, according to J. 5. Streator, the former Pennsylva- mia gas expert, who has been connect ed with the investigations here for several years. On account of poor health, Col. Jones had practically withdrawn from the operations here for sometime, and the work has been in charge of MT. Streator.
 A difficulty which has been in the way of successfully financing the en- terprise was removed short time ago when the old negro woman who owned the land under which it is be- lieved the gas deposits will be found, was induced to sell the property. MT. Streator has been at work organizing a company to continue the drilling op-' erations. A company with $5O,OO0 capital stock has been formed and he states that over half the amount has already been subscribed.
 He states that the old we'll which was sunk to a depth of 2,8OO feet, will be abandoned, as it would be more expensive to restore the broken casing and put it in shape for drill ing again than it would do drill new hole. At 2,30O feet a strong flow of gas was found, but not a sufficient volume for commercial purposes.
 MT. Streator is strong in the belief that an immense quantity of gas will eventually be found and that Plum erville, Conway, Morrilton and other nearby towns will have an ample SUD- ply of cheap gas for lighting and fuel purposes.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19
LITTLE ROCK EDITOR
 GOES TO HARRISON

Little Rock, Feb. 12.-Donald F. Riggs, one of the best known of Little Rock newspaper men, and who was for several years a special writer of the Arkansas Gazette, has resigned as ed itor of the ready-print service of the Western Newspaper Union, and will assume the management of the Harri- son Herold. The Herald is daily pub lication, founded by the late Alex C. Hull, and temporarily suspended after his death. MT. Riggs will take charge of the paper the first of the week. F. M. Garvin is president of the Herald Publishing Company.