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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Mounds, ILL.,, Has IS Trains Per Dav

One OF the fastest growing towns in
Southern Illinois.
Fay roll of the Illinois Central aver
3. ages oyer SEC, 900 per month.
Electric Suburban Railroad with cars
every hour to Mound CITY and
Cairo Ill.
Main division of the Illinois Central
Railroad between Chicago and New
Orleans.
Illinois end of the big bridge.
Large wholesale lumber yard.
Largest individual ice plant in the
world.
Re-icing station of the Fruit Dis
patch Co.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Lotus Eaters.

In Greek legends lotus eaters were
a people who ate the fruit and DRAM
the juice of the lotus, prickly shrul
possessing the power to cause con
sumers to lose all thoughts Of homt
and kindred and to sink into a stupor
III which they were but half awake
and half asleep. The term is rov
sometimes applied to persons who for
get the claims of relatives and Coun
try, or to those who lead a languld
and listless life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Tine Work On RILIlard cuen

Billiard cues are made of ash WITH
usually lighter wood at the handle.
a good cue should balance II a mans
niger be placed under the middle OF
II, and as 1t tapers I, utt must be
OF lighter wood than shaft. But
thefe Is vast amou.. individual
II IN cues The making of leather
d ard cue tips has been an Industry
Oh particular class OF French peas
AM. line out OF mird.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Too ObIioinu.

Conductor. can you tell me how
that brakeman lost his fnger?" asked
the inquisitive woman. He seems TO
be very nice fellow. 1t is a pity he
should be crippled" That's Just il.
mum He is a good fellow. He is
so obliging that he wore his finger OFF
pointing out the scenery along the
line. Chicago News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Perfectly Justlfiabie.

A somewhat laggard and procrasti-
mating student one Sunday evening
went to his instructor for aid in one
OF his studies, asking him IL his
thought II was wrong TO study ON Sun.
day. He was somewhat surprised to
receive the reply, IF the Master was
justified in pulling the ass out of the
ditch on the Sabbath, was not the ass
1ustiiiable in trying TO get himself
QUIT"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
GOOD Ruie for Rluht IlNIno.

Gentleness and cheerfulness. these
come before all morality-they are
the perfect duties, II your morals
make you dreary, depend upon 1t they
are wrong. l 90 not say give them
up, for they may be all you have;
but conceal them. like vice, lest they
should spoil the lives Of better men.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Helen Miller and Herman Gaunt,
a launch party. who spent
Sunday on the Ohio river. leaving
the city at o'clock in the morning
and returning at 10 o'clock by the
light of the moon. The party took
supper at Paducah after which they
took car rides over the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Guard the Lips and Pen.

bpeech is the chief revelation OF the
mind, the first visible form that 1t
akes. AS the thought, % the speech.
10 better ones life in the way Of elm
plicity, one must set a watch on his
lips and his pen. Let the WORD be as
genuine as the thought, as artless, as
valid; think justly. speak frankly
Charles Wagner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Use for the Menu.

"ilow's this?" said Cumso to Cav.
ker, as they sat down to the annual
banquet OF the Allied Sons OF Lib.
erty. There's TO wine on tho menu,
but half-a-dozen glasses are at each
place. The menu is to take home
to our wives" was the satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Entertained For Guest.

Miss Christine Gholson Of The
Farr"w, entertained last evening in
honor of her guest Miss Elizabeth
Haynes of Hopkinsyine. Ky. The
evening was spent at cards follow
ed by dancing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Best Way to Darn,

BY darning diagonally across the
weave, instead OF with it, the stitches
are not nearly 80 likely TO pull away
from the edges Of the darned spot.
This IS an especially good method
to be used where stitches have been
drOpDed
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Another ThinU,

How did you propose TO support
my daughter, sir?" Il didn't propose
to her to support her at all ! only
proposed to her to marry me, '-Reho-
both Sunday Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

the home of her sister Mrs. ]. II.
Dayidge of 1903 Commercial avenue.
She has not recovered sufficiently 10
be up. Her sister Miss Doris Pruitt
who is a trained nurse accompanied
her here
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Household Science Climb.

ine household Science club met
yesterday afternoon in the basement
annex of the Presbyterian church
and an interesting afternoon was
spent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
CITY COUNCIL
RECEIVES TWO
QUEER LETTERS
Continued from Page One.)

Thomas Morris to erect one two
story succo residence at Thirty
fifth and Elm streets.
Phillip w. Lehning to erect addi-
ton to house at 215 Twelfth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Crescent Wsss

Misses Ids aad Flo Davis N.,i en-
terrain lhe Crescent class ol the
Firss Methodist church. at tht.t
home 3l4 Ninth street. Thursday
evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

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A., -r..-,.s ora.
-. fran, rar,,on,.,,,
49,. ~. sn.nt Tho mas, so,-aro,
....-.s ,ra,, oa,honda,. n.bar,
NV, 80, Tho nast Gov, uoo,,s
Ms ,fsl.or, wells and l,,,le sor
,
, s,.,. and rhoros, ar.I fart.
Anna after VISIT with their cousin
Mrs aar5ld bills of Eishth street.
3uss Anna Perez who has been in
m h-r Aome SIS Center street, is i'm
Mrs. Samuel Shoemaker and son
Wlliam and Mrs. d. r. yesterday
returned last evening from Paducah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Mrs. Belle Richey who has been
confined to her home at East St.
Louis tho past nine weeks by i'll
ness, arrived here Sunday and is at
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Dir. ]. J. Rendleman made Il pro-
fessional call at Alto Pass, yester-
day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Fer SALE-Girl's bicycle. new
tires, eood condition. Call l56 Home
phone. 5-iS
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Mrs Jessie Hinkle left yesterday
for visit with Mrs. Richard Shoupe
in Longyiew, Texas.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Mrs. ]. L. Tanner of Sikeston.
Mo, is the guest Of Mrs. c. f. Miller
of IIolbrook avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Mrs Casper Sanders Of Cape Cir
ardeau, Mo, underwent an operation
at st. Mary's Indrmary yesterday.
and is getting along nicely.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Too Late to Classify.

LOST-Bunch of KEYS at baseball
grounds or on Sycamore or Fogtieth
street. Name is on plate George De-
mos Remard if returned BIS
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Little Miss Henrietta Hurley
has returned from a visit with rela-
tives at keyil, Ky.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Mrs. Fannie Wiley Of WickliTe.
KY is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
j. Il. Pennock Of Sixteenth street
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

FOR EENT-FurEished room for
light Housekeeping OF for gentleman.
jlj Walnut street. Sis
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
PERSONALS.

Misses Nettie and Myra Smith
visited in Paducah Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Mss Ella Coleman who has been
patient at the BundIrant hospital
is convalescent and has been remov-
cd to her home on Twelfth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

Ms }. u. I.add and Miss Nell
.sfr returned yesterday from a
~ 81 tsoaSton. Texas.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12


pr aud Mrs. J j. Rendleman aaa
daughter Miss Adelaide Were tho
guests OF Miss Ruth Rcndleman at
ST Louis, who is attending school
=
there.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12

NJ ss5 Mrs, Thomas 4. O'Kans
s.c9 sunday from CarbondaiH.
eaee sAey spent the past several
lt.N
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
FALL BROKE his NECK
Joseph Young Instantly Killed By
Falling From Livery Stable loft
at Grand River Saturday.

Joseph Young, a we'll known farm
er living mile and quarter east of
Grand River, was instantly killed
about dusk Saturday evening, when
he fell from the loft of J. w. Fowler's s
livery barn in Grand River, striking
on his head on the cement floor,
fracturing his skull and breaking his
neck
Mr.. Young drove his team to
Grand River about dusk and went to
the Fowler livery barn to put them
up. There was no one at the barn at
the time to care for the team, so he
unhitched them and put them in a
stall and went to the loft and was
throwing down some hay when the
accident occurred. In reaching for
the hay he slipped and fell backwards
through the hole in the floor. 1t
was twelve feet from the floor to the
loft and he struck with great force
on the cement floor. Harrison Brown
and Carrie Bradshaw were in the
barn at the time and saw him fall.
They ran to assist him, but he only
gasped couple of times and was
dead
The deceased was about forty years
of age, and was man who was high
ly respected Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon, interment
being in the Young cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Canvassed the Primary Vote.

The board of supervisors were in
session Monday and Tuesday, can
vassing the vote cast at the recent
primary election No change was
made in the result as announced last
week, except that is was discovered
that Geo. w. Baker was not nominal
ed for the democratic nomination for
county attorney. There was no can
didate for this Office on the demo-
cratic ticket, but "a democrats wrote
in the name of Mr. Baker. An exam
ination of the law shows that in or
der for a candidate to be nominated
by having his name written in, he
must receive ten per cent of the votes
cast for governor at the last cleo
ton. In 1912 the democratic candi-
date for governor received 1896 votes
in Decatur county, making is neces-
sary for county candidate to receive
16O votes, so Mr.. Baker was not
nominated, and the vacancy on the
democratic ticket will have to be fill
ed by the county convention. There
were but eight progressive tickets
cast in the county and four socialist
tickets. Six progressives voted in
Fayette township, one in Davis City,
and one in Hamilton. There was one
socialist vote in Woodland, one in
Davis City and two in Fayette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Passed Auto Speed Ordinance,

At the regular meeting of the city
council last Thursdy evening an auto
speed ordinance was passed which is
published elsewhere in this paper.
The council decided that the old ordi-
nance limiting the speed of autos and
motorcycles to 10 miles an hour was
too slow and it could not be enforc-
ed. SO they very wisely fixed the
limit of speed at IS miles an hour
inside the city limits. The new ordi-
nance meets with the approval Of all
fair minded drivers and they will
assist the city authorities in enforc-
ing the ordinance There is no ne
cessity to drive cars on the city streets
at a greater speed, and the officers
will arrest all yiolators. There is a
state law which provides that no
auto or motorcycle shall be operated
inside the city limits of any city or
town with the cutout open, and Mayor
Farquhar is going to see that this
law is enforced Some car drivers
and motorcyclists have had a habit
or running with the cutouts wide
oEen, making hideous noise, and Of
ten disturbing the sick, and it is 60
ing to be stopped. If you have been
violating this law, better take a
hunch and quit it, or don't hollow if
you are pinched for violating the law.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Will Complete Sewer System.

The city council at their meeting
last Thursday night decided to go
ahead and install the balance of the
sewer system for the entire city, and
the city engineer is now at work pre-
pairing the plans. The old septic
tanks, which are located on Roe Cas-
ters land which have proven fail
ure in disposing of the sewerage from
the sewers which have already been
installed, will be abandoned, and
land purchased from S. A. Oiler
southeast of the depot will be used
for disposal plant, the plan being
to install a sand filter disposal plant,
which is being successfully used at
Abba and other cities. The council
contemplates building the entire sys-
TEN of main sewers which will extend
to every part of the city, so that all
property owners will be within reach
of the sewers by building the small
sewer connecting with the main
sewers. This is something which is
badly needed and the council will be
commended for going ahead with the
work. It is expecting that the
necessary resolution OF necessity pro-
viding for the sewers will be adopt
ed at a special meeting of the council
to be held this evening if the city en-
gineer can complete the plans, and if
not a meeting will be held just as
soon as he completes the work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Sudden Death of an Infant.

Harry, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Albaugh, died quite sud-
denly last Friday evening. The little
fellow was born June 21, 1913, and
had always been frail. Last winter
he had severe illness, but recently
had been much improved. Friday he
seemed better than usual and had
been out in his buggy most of the
afternoon. In the evening Mrs. AL
baugh was out in the yard with him,
when he suddenly passed away, so
suddenly that she could not realize
that he was dying. Funeral services
were held at the home Saturday af-
ternoon at O'Clock, conducted by
Rev. B. F. Jacobs, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. The bereaved par
ents have the sympathy of many
friends in their sore affliction, which
was made doubly so on Mrs. Albaugh,
whose father, Mr.. j. w. Keeler, also
passed away Saturday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
First Auto Funeral in Decatur
County.

F. S. Stewart, Icons undertaken,
conducted the first auto funeral ever
witnessed in Decatur county, on Tues.
day, it being the funeral of Mr.. John
w. Keeler, who died at the home Of
his son, B. w. Keeler, just across the
line in Clarke county, distance of
13k miles from Leon. The family
desired an auto funeral, so Mr.. Stew
art had irons made for his ambu-
lance wagon and the hearse, which
could be attached to the rear of his
auto, and the hearse was used as
trailer The funeral was held Tues
day and the trip to Leon was made
in good shape, there being seventeen
autos in the funeral procession. 1t
was an innovation, but one which has
come to stay, especially where long
drives are necessary. The friends
were saved a long and wearisOme
ride in buggies, and many were able
to attend who did not have horses
which could stand the long drive.
The auto hearse was also used at
the funeral of Mrs. Street at Deca-.
tur City yesterday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
1t Sure Is Dry Here.

The Oldest inhabitant never saw as
dry a time at this time of the year
before. United States weather OBJ
server Morris Gardner, tells us that
since April 2Sth, his government
gauge has recorded but three-tenths
of an inch of rain, that falling on
May 4th, and for over month there
has not been enough rain to even
make a mark in the rain gauge. One
day last week several acres of mea-
dow on the farm of Nose Smart near
Blockley were burned. the grass be-
ing so dry that it burned just like it
would ordinarily in August. Meadow
burning in June is something un-
usual for this section.
Later-The above article was writ
ten Tuesday, and it must have had
some effect, for yesterday morning we
had dandy nice shower. the first
rain for nearly five weeks, and every
body is hoping that the long drouth
is now broken.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
G. A. r. Encanpment.

The 4Oth annual encampment OF
the Iowa G. A. R. will be held in
Burlington, June 16-17-1S. At the
same time the Woman's Relief Corps
and the ladies of the G. A. r. will
gather in the same city. Every prep
aration for their entertainment has
been made A particularly attractive
feature will be the river excursions.
The program is out. The parade is
set for the afternoon of the 18th.
Governor Clarke and staff, Hon.
Washington Gardner of Albion,
Michigan, the Grand Commander of
the National G. A. R., Mrs. Ida S.
Mcbride of Indianapolis, Indiana,
National President of the w. R. c.,
are among the notables who will be
present. The 25th and the 45th
Iowa will hold regimental reunions
on this occasion Comrade H. A.
Field of Grinnell, Iowa, of the 45th,
requests all survivors who cannot at
tend the reunion to write to him.
This encampment (there will not be
many more) is worthy visit by all
who can come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Ran Auto in Ditch to Avoid Striking
Little Girl.

Last Thursday evening Walter
Dobson, of Decatur City, was coming
to Leon from the north, having TAX
en- his brother and family out home,
and when near the Capt. ]. D. Brown
farm a couple of miles north of Leon
met little girl riding bicycle. Wal
ter was driving on the right side of
the road and just starting up hill
while the girl was coming down on
the wrong side of the road. She ap-
parently was paying no attention to
the approaching car, and he could
not turn out any further to the right,
so had to turn into the bank at the
left side of the road, doing consider
able damage to the big Hudson. He is
considered one of the careful drivers
in this section, but came mighty near
having an ugly accident and only
avoided it by skillful driving. Chill
dren, as we'll as grown-ups should be
instructed as to the rules of the road,
and they should ride on the right
side of the road.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
fine ALFALFA MEETING
Good Attendance and a Splendid
Showing of Alfalfa Grown in
Decatur County This Year.

Some excellent samples of alfalfa
were on exhibition from nearly every
township in Decatur county. The
premiums were awarded as follows:
For best sample taken from field
years old or over. 1st, John Baker,
Grand River township; End S. A.
Gates, Center township; 3rd 3. II.
Sharp, Center township.
For best sample taken from field
sown in 1913 1st, K. P. Baker,
Woodland township; End, E. H.
Sharp, Center township; 3rd, j. K.
Henderson, Davis City.
Samples taken from Oldest fields in
county. 1st, E. H. Sharp, Center
township, sown in 1919; End, A. b..
Cotterill, Decatur township, sown in
1910.
The samples shown by John Baker,
showed a remarkable growth, feet
on upland, with a mass of leaves
clear down to the roots, showing the
possibilities of alfalfa as hay pro-
ducer. There is no doubt but what
alfalfa will be one of the leading
crops of the county in few years as
we'll as one of the most profitable,
Judging from the specimens on exhl-
bition. .,-..-.
1t will grow on any of the differ
ents soils in Decatur county. one
specimen "a inches high, taken from
the Beavers hill road in High Point
township, where the road had been
graded down 8 feet into the yellow
clay, another sample was taken from
the ballast on the c.. B. c. right-of-
way, the root having been broken
off several inches below the surface,
was one inch in diameter and the
crown was inches across and good
armful of alfalfa ready for the sickle
growing on it.
Prof Hughes, chief of farm crops,
Iowa State College came here from
Blackhawk county after assisting IN
a three days farm to farm tour, gave
an excellent address on the produc-
ton of alfalfa, stated that he had
never seen so many samples show
ing excellent growth with fine quality
as were exhibited at Leon.
The chief points that he wished to
impress on those intending to SOW
alfalfa were incubation and lime.
That it is possible to grow alfalfa by
using an abundance of manure 1t
would still grow better with inocula-
ton. The question of lime for De-
catur county is not settled and will
take a good many tests before we can
tell whether our soils need lime or
not from the few tests that have.
been made some have, not responder
at all, others showing che need 5of
lime. There is no doubt but what the
growing of alfalfa will add thousands
Of dollars to the wealth of Decatur
county every year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
\ Former Leon Boy Made Fortune
In Oklahoma.

c.. w. Hoffman returned last Sun
day from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, where
he visited a week with l.. B. Jackson
and wife, former we'll known resi-
dents of this city. Not so many years
ago Lew Jackson was struggling
young lawyer in Leon. Law business
was not very brisk in Leon, and in-
ally Mr.. Jackson decided to seek his
fame and fortune in new country
and went to Sapulpa while the town
was in it's infancy. He opened a law
office and soon made a reputation as
one of the best attorneys in Okla
homa He accumulated a little
money and seeing the great future OF
operations in oil lands, carefully in
vested in some oil leases, and bought
some city property in Sapulpa. His
judgment was mighty good and he
has reaped fortune from his in
vestments, having accumulated for
tune estimated from 100000 to
100000. On one farm of 80 acres
which Mrs Jackson owns they have
recently drilled five oil wells, and are
securing from 225 to 300 barrels per
day, which sells for IS cents per bar
rel. He is also president and princi-
pal stockholder in the American Ma
tional Bank at Sapulpa, the largest
bank in the city, as we'll as being
heavily interested in other business
enterprises in that city. His busi-
ness has grown to such proportions
that he has been compelled to give up
his extensive law practice in order
to look after his investments. Mr..
Jackson's many friends in this his
boyhood home, will be pleased to
hear of his good fortune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Mexican Paper Money.

C. NJ. Keller has left at The Re-
porter office a Mexican paper bill
something we never saw before,
which was given him recently by his
nephew, John Strong, of Clinton, Ok
lahoma, who was visiting here. The
bill is dated February Z, 1914, and
lis issued by Ell Banco Minero de
and of the denomination
Of 2 pesos, whatever that is. The
local banks says it is worth probably
95 cents in American money If it is
not repudiated, but owing to the
condition of affairs in Mexico the
banks, will be nightly wary of taking
any Mexican paper money. The back
of the bank note is printed in brill
liant scarlet colOrs and it is quite a
curiosity. The bill can be seen by any
one interested by calling at The Re-
porter office.