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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Leroy.

j. P. Jordan of Indianola, visited
with his son, OFT and family Satur-
day of last week.
Mrs. Grant Kyner and son John
were shopping in Centerville Tues
day.
Mrs. c. NJ. Kline, of Weldon, visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Tunis Cole
Tuesday.
Miss Blackman was in Humeston
between trains last Friday.
VIM. Sutton ST. and neice, Miss Zoa
Matchett went to Ridgeway, Mo-,
Saturday with the formers daughter,
Mrs. May Pollard.
Miss Bertha Young returned from
Des Moines, where she has been at
tending Highland Park College.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Vanlanding-
ham went to Glenwood, Mo-, to visit
their grandchild Saturday.
Harold Sutton was Humeston
passenger on Saturday.
Miss Edna Beakler, of near Humes-
ton, and Miss Mabel Palmer, of near
Corydon, visited Tuesday night with
their aunt, Mrs. Snowden.
Miss Laura Aten of Garden Grove,
went to Clarinda to visit Friday.
Miss Mabel Horner was Weldon
passenger on Friday.
Misses Mamie Anderson and Hazel
Westfall returned Friday from at
tending the Christian Endeavor con-
vention at Indianola.
Mrs. Julia Barger returned from
Des Moines Saturday where she has
been in the Mercy hospital the past
three weeks.
Mrs. Judd of Garden Grove, re-
turned from Grand River Saturday.
She was accompanied home by her
daughter, Mrs. Thos. Judd.
VIM. Ivy went to Chicago with a
car load of stock Saturday.
Ed Rhoades returned to his home
at Des Moines Friday after visit
with relatives near WOODBURY..
MRS. Mahalie Wylie and daughter,
Myrtle, were shopping in Humeston
Saturday.
Lloyd Gibbs, who has been i'll with
pneumonia at me Sam Williams
home, returned to his home at Cam
bria Saturday.
Mrs. Moorehead was shopping in
Humeston on Saturday.
Miss Blackman returned to her
home in Humeston Saturday.
Miss Mae Palmer visited from Sat
urday until Tuesday with home folks
near Humeston.
Bill Day was passenger for Leon
FRIDAY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Lonesome Ridge.

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Conner, Mrs
James Flynn and daughter Anna
belle, Mrs. John Flynn and son Mar.
tin and Miss Mary Flynn spent Sun
day at Walter Blakesley's.
George Evans and wife visited at
Mrs. E. A. Titles Sunday.
Mike Griffin and family spent Sun
day at Tade Griffin's.
Mrs. George Evans spent Thurs
day afternoon with her sister, Mrs
E. J. Evans
Jack Wallace and family returned
to their home at Creston after visit
with relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Marion Evans anu son Walter
spent Saturday afternoon at George
Smallwood'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Center.

Glen Stiles has been sick.
A number Of people from this
vicinity attended the class plays CIV
en- by the Leon High School Seniors.
Mr.. and Mrs John Ryan were out
this way the other evening in their
new car.
Many of the farmers are busy
planting corn.
Miss Grace CARRIER visited home
folks from Friuay evening until Sat-
urday when she returned to Dekalb,
near where she is teaching.
]. G. Long has been shearing his
sheep.
Harold Carey is working for Oscar
Rex.
when returning from school one
evening last week Francis Pearson's
horse became frightened and ran,
throwing him out but he was not
seriously hurt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
500 Reward. 800 i.

Tho readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages. and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being q constitutional
disease. requires a constitutional treat
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system, there
by destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength BY
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have 90 much faith. in its curative pow
err that they offer Ono Hundred Dollars
TOR any case that It fails to cure. Seno
Tor list Of testimcnials. %.
b l6dre1 I. s. OHNNEY = COZ 1nasdo, oAat.
- 2 AZ $500 =, sss: u.s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
PIeaSantOn.

Last Sunday was Mothers Day, a
very sacred day to a great many,
while some regard it as not. 1t was
we'll represented and Mr.. Thompson
gave a very pleasing talk. Grover
Tye gave the opening address which
was greatly appreciated. Miss Dor
othy Tye gave fine talk for the faith
ers which was very appropriate. The
cornet band played and at intervals
special music was rendered, which al
together was a success in every re-
Spect.
Leslie Grimes and wife, of Leon,
visited the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Edwards over Sunday.
Mrs. Wee Aiken spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Estes.
Mrs. Bicknell is still improving.
Mrs. E. Taylor has been quite sick
but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Huston took dinner at the
Overton home Sunday.
WILDER Howell and Mr.. CARRIER, of
Leon, are in our town on business
this week.
Mrs. Spence Moore who has been
sick, is improving rapidly, which we
are glad to note.
LuSouc TIduhllu, VI DdN is Slly,
was here over Sunday occupying his
place in the band of which he is well
qualified to do.
Mrs. Haag was Leon caller last
Friday, also her son Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Franklin of
Davis City, were Pleasanton callers
Sunday.
Harrison Overton and wife and
family visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Overton, last Sunday.
Willie Moore assisted in the store
of Overton & Davis last week.
Mrs. Blanche Moore has been as
sisting Mrs. Moss in the millinery
business for the past month.
Miss Ethel Sneathen visited over
Sunday with Miss Irene Landphair.
Arthur Edwards of Humeston is
visiting home folks for few days.
Mervin Bibbey and sister Carrie
visited Mr. and Mrs. John Bibbey last
Sunday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Missouri Bill

He is brown jack, with white
points, stands i Il hands high, and
has extra good bone and a good big
foot and ears. He is dandy good
one, and proved an extra good breed
er last year.
Will make the season of 1914 at
the Sherm Rumley barn, a mile
north of Leon.
State Certificate No. 725.
The jack named Missouri Bill,
owned by w. H. Axes, Leon Decatur
county, Iowa, described as follows:
color, black; markings, white points;
foaled in the year 1909, is not Of
pure breeding, and is, therefore, not
eligible to registry in any study
book recognized by the Iowa Depart
ment of Agriculture, but has been
certified to by DR.. F. G. Hume, vet
erinarian, as being free from heredi-
tary, infectious, contagious or trans
MISSILE disease or unsoundness
specified in the stallion law.
Dated at Des Moines, this 9th
day of April, 1914.
A. R. COREY,
Secretary Iowa State Department of
Agriculture.
Terms ;-$15.00 to insure colt to
stand and suck. Care will be taken
TO prevent accidents, but will not be
responsible should any occur. Par
ties disposing of mares or taking
them from the county, forfeit the
insurance and the fee becomes due
and payable at once.
Parties from distance wishing
to breed to this jack can come and
see him, and if they don't say he is
the best jack they have ever seen in
Decatur county we will pay them for
their trip to see him.
w. H. AXES, Keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Harold Denmark
.13lG

The pure bred saddle stallion
Harold Denmark, was bred by r. w.
Crumpacker, of Unionville, Mo Sir
ed by Cleburne Denmark 2O96 out
OF Toots 1854 He is beautiful
dark gray, foaled in 1906, and for
style and action has no superior He
won third prize at the Iowa State
Fair in 1912, in a field of fifteen.
State Certificate No. 69S1.
The pedigree of the stallion Har-
old Denmark, owned by r. A.
Sigler, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa,
described as follows: Registered in
the American Saddle Horse Breed
ers Register; breed, saddle horse;
stud book No. 4316; color. dark
gray; foaled in the year 1906, has
been examined in the office Of the
Iowa State Department Of Agricul-
ture and it is hereby certified that
the said stallion has been registered
in the proper stud book duly recog-
nized by the Iowa Department of
Agriculture, Des Moines, Iowa, and
has been certified to by DR.. F. G.
Hume, veterinarian, as being free
from hereditary, infectious, contag-
ious or transmissible disease or un-
soundness specified in the stallion
law. Dated at Des Moines, this 9Th
day of May, 1914 A. R. Corey, Sec
rotary of Iowa State Department of
Agriculture.
Harold Denmark will make the
season of 1914 at Sigler's barn in
Leon, Iowa.
Terms:-S1250 to insure colt to
stand and suck Parties parting
with mares or removing from coun-
ty forfeit the insurance and same
becomes due and payable at once.
Mare and colt will be held for SER
vice fee. Care will be taken to pre-
vent accidents, but will not be re-
sponsible should any occur.
II. A. SIGLER,
Owner and Keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Jim Porter 1904.

He is a gray with white points,
foaled September s, 1908. Sired by
King Artist 4G9S, he by King Nam
moth. Dam Kentucky Queen 4O43.
State Certificate No. 1872.
The pedigree of the jack jim Por
ter, owned by Geo. H. Gray, Leon,
Decatur county, Iowa, described as
follows: registered in the Standard
Jack and Jennette Register of Ameri
ca; breed; American jack; Stud Book
No. 50S4; color, gray; marks, white
points. Foaled in the year 1908, has
been examined in the office Of Iowa
State Department of Agriculture and
it is hereby certified that the said
jack has been registered in the prop
er Stud Book duly recognized by the
Iowa Department of Agriculture, Des
Moines, Iowa, and has been certified
to by DR.. F. G.. Hume, veterinarian,
as being free from hereditary, infec-
tious, contagious or transmissible d.
sease or unsOundness.
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this
10th day of April, 1914
A. r. COREY,
Secretary of Iowa State Department
of Agriculture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
GEO. GRAY, Keeper.

day of April, 1914.
A. r. COREY,
Secretary Iowa State Department of
Agriculture.
Terms:-$12.50 to insure colt to
stand and suck. Care will be taken
to prevent accidents, but will not be
responsible should any occur. Par
ties disposing of mares or taking
them from the county, forfeit the
insurance and the fee becomes due
ard payable at once.
w. II. AXES, Keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
LOCKWOOD Bordeaux
1850 (S19O)

1850 $500
Imported by Truman Bros, Bush
nell, Illinois. Is magnificent Hack
ney type of stallion, beautiful roam,
with good style and has no equal in
Decatur county for action.
Will make the season of 1914 at
the Sherm Rumley barn, a mile
north of Leon.
State Certificate No. 600.
The pedigree of the stallion Imp.
LOCKWOOD Bordeaux, owned by W..
H. Axes, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa,
described as follows: Registered in
the English and American Hackney
Stud Book; breed, Hackney; stud
book Nos: 1850, (S19O); color,
roam; marks, four white feet; foal-
ed in the year 1901, has been eXamin-
ed in the Office of Iowa State Depart
ment of Agriculture and it is hereby
certified that the said stallion has
been registered in the proper stud
book duly recognized by the Iowa De-
partment of Agriculture. Des Moines,
Iowa and has been certified to by
DR.. F. G. Hume, veterinarian, as be-
ing free from hereditary, infectious,
contagious or transmissible disease or
unSOundness specified in the stallion
law
Dated at Des Moines, this 22nd
day of April, 1914.
A. r. COREY,
Secretary Iowa State Department Of
Agriculture.
Terms:-$150O to insure colt to
stand and suck. Care will be taken
to prevent accidents, but will not be
responsible should any occur. Par
ties disposing Of mares or taking
them from the county, forfeit the
insurance and the fee becomes due
and payable at once
w. HI. AXES, Keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
KING ARTIST $500

He is brown with white points.
Foaled September ), 1909. Heighth
Ga, girth IS, bone SIC. Sire King
Artist 1898, by King Mammoth.
Sire's dam, Dolly. Dam, Blass Bess.
Bred by Otto Bros, Kirksville, Mo.
State Certificate No. 1913.
The pedigree of the jack King Ar
fist, owned by Geo. H. Gray. Leon,
Decatur county, Iowa, described as
follows: Registered in Standard
Jack and Jennette Stud Book; breed,
American jack; Stud Book No. 6369;
color, brown; marks, white points.
Foaled in the year 1909, has been
examined in the Office Of Iowa State
Department of Agriculture, and it is
hereby certified that the said jack
has been registered in the proper
Stud Book duly recognized by the
Iowa Department of Agriculture, Des
Moines, Iowa, and has been certified
to by DR.. f. G. Hume, veterinarian,
as being free from hereditary, infec-
tious, contagious or transmissible d.
sease or unsoundness.
Dated as Des Moines, Iowa, this
! 9th day of April, 1914.
A. R. COREY,
Secretary of Iowa State Department
of Agriculture.
t my barn, Il mile east of Leon, on
to stand and suck. Parties parting
forfeit the insurance and service fee
will be held for service fee. Care
t will not be responsible should any
@, GRAY. Keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
EASTWOOD FIELD MARSHAL
1891 (242I7)

The pure bred Shire Stallion, East
wood Field Marshal, owned by the
Eden Shire Horse Co., will make the
season of 1914 at my barn 3 1a miles
southeast of Leon, on the Leon and
Lineville road.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Sunny Side.

Mrs. Bertha Strange and Mrs. Bes-
sic Little and son Gardner were in
Leon Tuesday forenoon.
Warren Rumley spent Monday
with Mrs. c. S. Rumley north OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18

Papa il buying me home. but I
haven't found the congenia1 man yet.
He only wants me to have q home
that will be all that ever desire and
he is anxious that we and it SOON -
She glanced swiftly at Bobby Wake
neld and the light in his blue eyes
brought the third blush rushing into
her cheeks.
Bobby gaxed shamelessly at Daphne
and reveled in her beauty.
And in the real estate office of
Wakefield 4 Son. the two old friends
continued to chat, and Simultaneous
~ they glanced at the setting sun that
was turning the bay to a sheet of
copper gold.
1t takes considerable time to look
over bit of property" commented
Woodward. with a queer expression
In his eyes.
Wakefield, meeting the glance.
laughed heartily.
Things happen rather suddenly in
these days." he said. sThey are az
fine a couple Of kids as you'll find, .
he added. and Woodward nodded
Copyright, 1914. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Iron the Chicago

[From the Chicago News.1
Many a man who is sure he is right
doesn't get ahead.
You never can tell. Even a deaf
man may have sound judgment.
The favorite line of many a man is
the lire of least resistance.
One good turn deserves another, but
it IS generally the bad turn that gets
it.
The man who expects a front seat
in heaven shouldn't depend on the tick
ct SPECTATORS.
When two fellows form a mutual
admiration society, the accent is never
on the mute.
The plutocrat's idea of Fame is that
1t is merely a cocktail before the feast
Of Fortune.
"A stitch in time saves nine,' p
quoted the Wise Guy. Mine gcuss
words?'' asked the Simple Mug. =
Many q fellow. who complains that he
never has chance wouldn't be ready
for it II 1t should ever come.
Blobbs-.'That fellow Goodleigh makes
a cloak Of his religion Slobbs-"Well.
don't see that he is so warm, at that"
Nell-"She used to be church choir
singer. and now she is studying for
grand opera" Beliefs she so scrap
py as all that?"
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WA% BY ms EANzLfER
BY MRl EAN4LfER

stand.
20. he finds fault, does he?" said ono
every other way we can draw that fault
out by putting on our famous poultice.''
One s,rs ran to the fireplace and
| it, and the third took from a closet =
| number OF jars.
| When the steam came from the kettle
| they poured the water over the contents
! of the Jars and stirred II very fast.
The COLLINS put Frank on the bed and
one of them said: When you go home
away your fault-finding habit. for this is
a sure cure
One of the brownies brought steam
ing poultice which a goblin put on one Of
Franks feet. Another was brought and
put on the other foot. another was put on
his head and another on his chest
are burning me and do not like them"
You did not like the soup tonight"
and SO are these poultices. You must
keep them on until all the fault finding
in you is removed" and the COLLINS went
out followed by the brownies and clossa
,. %; , dear, ga, said Frank. Il wish I never
Frank saw light. It came nearer ara
nearer. and Frank saw a fairy with =
sta b on t Soa end Gf her she wan. asked
reached the floor.
Yes" answered Frank: Il want 20 got
away from here"
II will help you" said the fairy. snd
| she waved her wand over him, and on
fell the dreadful poultices. and the fairy
took him by the hand.
Up and up they went through the
peaked roof and out into the woods.
When the fairy had taken Frank where
the power of the COLLINS could not reach
him. she said: II have helped you be-
cause do not think you intended to be a
dtsagreeable boy, and want to give you
another chance. You must not find fault
any more. and when you get to the table
eat what Is served and remember there
are many little boys and girls in the
world who are hungry and would be clad
to have q small part of the nice dinner
you have every day. II the COLLINS yet
you again. may not be able to rescue
you and they will put on the poultices
again..
Frank promised that he would not find
fault any more and the fairy waved her
wand and the star grew brighter and
brighter. Frank opened his eyes and
there was his mother beside the bed tuck
ing the clothes round him.
What II the natter" asked his
Il guess Il was a DREAM said Frank
and then he told her about the COLLINS
carried him on in his dream.-(Copyrigft,
1914 by the Mcclure Newspaper Syna:-
cate. New York Cfty.) e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18

One night Frank went to his room and
undressed and got into bed.
The light from the hall shone on the
picture of three little brownie men sitting
on fence, and all at once they began
pointing their fingers at Frank and
jumped right out of the picture onto his
bed.
Get on my bed said Frank. land sit
on your fence
The little men put their hands over Their
faces and laughed, their big eyes booking
out through their fingers.
What are you laughing att" asked
Frank. But they did not reply to his
question One Of the Brownies pointed at
Frank at the window, then he made u
motion to the others. and Frank felt him.
SELF flying out Of the window, with =
brownie on each side and one pushing At
his back.
Soon they were in the woods and Frank
ran along with them until they reached q
little brown house with peaked roof
The brownies took Frank into the house.
It had only one room. the top of which
seemed to run to q point, and Frank could
not see the end of 1t.
He was wondering why he had been
brought to this place when the door open
ed and In came the goblins
What has he done?' they asked the
brownies
Tho hsownies> did not speak but made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18
QUAKER MEDrrAT1oNs.
EFrom the Philadelphia Record. !

tFrrom the Philadelphia Recordl
Most men like to be jollied and are
willing to pay for 1t.
'Slow but sure may be a good motto
till you try to skate over thin ice
Wealth may not bring happiness, but it
doesn't necessarily bring misery, either.
Many q fellow becomes his own worst
enemy simply because he has too many
friends.
The land Spectator should feel mighty
lucky II he can make q mountain out of
molehil.
Tommy-'Pop, why is discretion the
better part Of valor?" Tommy's Pop
Because 1t can run faster, my son.
II a small boy who is sick won't take
his medicine, place it on the top shelf OF
the pantry and tell him not to touch 1t.
Nell-"She's a perfect cat" Bell-"Oh,
don't know. She's just as much afraid
or mouse as most women
Any theatical manager will tell YOU that
1t Is better to be born under q lucky star
than to be borne under by an unlucky
one.
MuGginsHtI suppose q wise woman
never Quarrels with her husband" Bug
gins-"Well, il she's wise she never quar-
rels with him until after pay day"
SilHcusI''The only way 1 can afford to
get married is by economizing now
Cynicus-"I suppose you are prepared to
keep 1t up for the rest of your life"
THE world is full Of poetry" exclaimed
the Optimist. Yes, dare say there is al
most as much poetry in the rest of the
world as there is in the wastebasket' -
added the Pessimist.
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cATECHIsM ON MALARIA.

BY means of a catechism on ma
laria, the federal public health service
proposes to teach children in the pub
lie schools that this disease is con-
veyed only by certain species Of mos
quitoes, and that it may be prevented.
This is another evidence of the fact that
sanitarfans in their efforts to conserve
one of the most valuable of human
Observation-Disclosures turning to the
young instead of to the old and adopt
ing new methods for health improve
ment. What has been called the most
powerful agent Of civilization-the pub
lie schools, are being utilized to this
end.
No longer is it accepted that the
three RS form the sum and substance
of school education. Public health au-
thorities now agree with Herbert Spen-
Ger that the most useful knowledge Is
that which enables person to preserve
his health and life. One difficulty in
the past has been to present this knowi-
edge in practical form for use Of teach
ers and scholars.
In order to meet such difficulty, a
simple catechism or primer on malaria
has just been issued. AS with the
shorter catechism of our youth when
began with What is the chief end OF
man?'' the catechism on malaria be-
gins with this question What is ma
laria?'' Question after question then
follows in natural sequence to impress
on the minds of children what malariai
fever actually is. what causes it, how it
is taken, and how to prevent it.
Much attention in this primer is de-
voted to a description of the mosque
toes that convey malaria. their larvae
and eggs, and their habits and breed
ing places. The text is supplemented
by a series of illustrations by means or
which teachers will be able to identify
these pests, and to demonstrate them
to their scholars during field excur-
sions and in the class room. The Curl
Gus stages of development of these
pests are illustrated. first as eggs lying
flat on the water. then as cann1bai
larvae feeding on each other, and then
at the climax Of their careers, when in
full possession Of. wings and bills, they
become purveyors of disease to man.
Undoubtedly. when such simple but
important facts shall have been learned
by children, they will convey this in
formation to their homes. and thus
spread the gospel of sanitary science.
AS result, it may be expected that
their elders as well as the children
themselves will take greater interest
in eliminating the breeding places of
mosquitoes. and in taking quinine to de-
stroy infection in their bodies. and in
screening their homes to guard against
the bites of mosquitoes until malaria
will cease to be the great menace to
health and prosperity it is at present
in many parts of our country.
The use of this pamphlet in schools
should be encouraged by boards Of edu-
cation and teachers wherever malaria
prevails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18
IT'S CHRISTMAS.

IT'S CHRlST1dAS.
Christmas time has come again.
Finest Of the year;
Christmas carols sung again,
Listen. did you hear1
said Christmas time has come,
Wear your broadest smile
Drop your cares and have some fun,
Just q little while.
Haven't got q cent to spend.
Not q cent, you say?
Well. don't stand and mourn, my friend
It's Christmas anyway.
Just feeling In your heart.
Doesn't cost q thing:
Makes your troubles an depart,
Makes you want to Sing.
You've got just one life to live.
Christmas once a year,
No one cares how much you give
Stun 1t full Of cheer.
Christmas time Is here again,
Ring We glad bells. ring It,
Peace on earth. good will to men,
Sing We people. sing it.
KATE KEYEs.
Mankato. Kan.