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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Life Was a Tragedy,
Said Iowa Woman

Mrs William Litzenberg of Monte
yuma, Iowa, suffered from stomach
troubles for long period. She grew
weak as a result of the failure of her
digestive processes. She was always
tired.
Then came Mayr's Wonderful REM
edy and showed her the way back to
health again.
The first bottle, the very first dose,
put Mrs. Litzenberg on her feet. She
wrote:
81 have taken four bottles of your
Wonderful Remedy. can't be thank
full enough for it. must say that it
is the best medicine that ever tried.
Il was SO weak that did not think
life was worth living-had no appe-
tite- everything ate worked against
me, but now l can eat anything at
all that looks good. feel SO strong
have been able to do good days
work ever since took the first bot
tie.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent relief for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. Eat as much
and whatever you like. No more dis
stress after eating, pressure of gas
in the stomach and around the
heart. Get one bottle Of your drug
gist now and try it on an absolute
not satisfactory mon
|ey will be returned. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Mrs. HI. Il. Pardun.

Elizabeth Ann Pardun was born
March %, 1S41, and died at her
home near the Downey school house,
May 5, 1915, at the age of "A years,
l month and Is days. She was sick
only a few hours before she died.
She was the daughter of Aaron
and Lucinda Turpin and was born in
Jackson county, Indiana, coming to
these parts when 3 or years old.
She was married at the age of Is
to H. B. Pardun. To them three chill
dren were born, and one son, 1som
survives her, besides II grandchil-
dren and other relatives and friends
to mourn her loss. Deceased was a
member of the Latter Day Saints
church, to which she lived faithful to
the end. She will be greatly missed
in the home as mother and grand
mother and in the community as
friend and neighbor.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home by VIM J. Campbell of
Davis City at p. m. Thursday. In
terment was in the Akron cemetery
beside her husband.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Frank DOdd.

Benjamin Franklin Dodd was born
near Moravia, Iowa, Oct. 22,' 1861,
and at the time of his untimely death
was 81 years of age. He moved to
Decatur county in 1878 and settled
near High Point. In November,
1884, he was united in marriage to
Annie Raine and to this union there
were born four children Reed, who
died at the age of IL years, Ora,
who died at the age of IA years, Mrs.
Fay Umphress and Mrs. Geo. Hamil-
ton, both residents of Garden
Grove.
About eight years ago the deceas-
ed moved with his family to Garden
Grove where he resided until his
death. He was a quiet unassuming,
hard working man, kind father and
an accommodating neighbor and had
host of friends who join with the
bereaved family in mourning his
death. The funeral was conducted
from the home on Wednesday of last
week by Rev. J. G. Duling, interment
being in the Lentz cemetery at
Woodland, where his two children
are buried.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Brethren Church.

Sunday school. -. -. 10000 a. m.
Christian Endeavor. ..7:15 p. m.
Preaching by Rev. G. T. Ronk at
$500 p. m.
Union prayer meeting at the Pres
uyterian church Wednesday evening.
Remember the date of the County
Sunday School convention to be held
at the Methodist church Tuesday ev-
ening and Wednesday of next week.
Rev. Beachler of Waterloo, state
president of the Sunday school asso-
citation, will be present as principal
speaker. Prof. Smith, of Indianola,
will deliver an address on Tuesday
evening. Plan to attend all the ses-
sions.
There will be a union choir re-
hearsal on Friday evening at the
Methodist church to practice special
music for the Sunday school conven-
ton next week. Every member of
the choirs is urged to be present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Facts About the Lusitania.

Length, 1856 feet. A walk from
stem to stern was equal to nearly
four blocks.
Breadth, 88 feet.
Depth from the boat deck to the
keel, 80 feet.
Height from the water line to the
boat deck, AZ feet 6 inches.
The tunnels lowered Is feet above
the boat deck
From the keel to the top of the
tunnels was l55 feet, and to the top
of the mastheads was PIG feet.
Cost, $1O,000,OO0
The first great liner on the ocean
to be equipped with turbine engines.
Established worlds record for
speed on her maiden voyage in 1907
of 23.1 knots per hour average.
The first British liner to leave,
New York for Liverpool after war
was declared.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
THE CHURCHES.
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday school. -. .9:4o a. m.
Preaching -. 1900 a. m.
and 500 p. m.
Young Peoples Society 1900 p. m.
Choir practice Thursday. 500 p. m.
There was joint meeting OF the
Seniors and Juniors at the Young
PEOPLES service Sunday evening. The
songs and Bible drill by the Juniors
was specially interesting. The
Juniors are rapidly increasing In
membership under the splendid lead
ership of Misses Nina Bowman and
Freda Ferren. Miss Lois Ackerley,
the leader for the Young Peoples
service next Sunday, is preparing g
good program and young people
won't want to miss it.
Let everybody boost for our coun-
ty Sunday school convention next
week. It's a splendid opportunity
for the schools of the county to get
better acquainted, take on new life
and to become more efficient IN mod
ern Sunday school work. Our sew
eral choirs are to meet Friday even
ing at the Methodist church for
union practice, under the direction
of w. E. Kemp, for the convention.
You will want to hear that cnOlr OIL
fifty or more voices at the conven-
ton.
The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian church, U. S. A., convenes
today in it's annual session for ten
days at Rochester, N, Y. The assem-
bly, is a great representative body OF
1000 delegates from the 295 Presby-
teries of the United States. Our
Des Moines Presbytery sends four
delegates.
The subject for the morning wor-
ship next Sunday is, "The Ministry
of Suffering" 1t is a great theme
and you will be interested In the
discussion. You are cordially in
vited to our services.
Let the choir members be at the
practice this evening, promptly at 8
O'Clock. B. Frank Jacobs, Minister
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Auto Accident,

Tuesday evening while Charles
France and family we're autoing,
peculiar accident occurred on the hill
just south of Cliff Anderson's. A
horse and buggy with Mr.. Henry An
derson driving, was coming down the
hill toward them. 1t was wide strip
of road and the car was running at
a moderate rate of speed, but the
horse became unmanageable, and
jumped in front of the car The
horse had one leg broken and had to
be killed, but no other serious injur-
les resulted. This was splendid
horse, worth about 5000, but the ac-
cident was wholly unavoidable by
both parties and Mr.. Anderson does
not in any way blame Mr.. France
Lamont Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Special Session of the, Grand Lodge
/. O. o. F. Will be Held at
Davis City June SO.

A big special session of the Grand
Lodge l. o. o. F. of Iowa will be
held at Davis City, Saturday and
Sunday, June and 6. Among the
grand lodge officers who will be in
attendance are Grand Master Mac J.
Randall, Grand Patriarch Geo. P.
Campbell and President of Assembly
Mrs. Harriet Stevenson. The fol-
lowing is the official program for the
two days session:
SATURDAY MORNING, June 5
9:OO-Special session of the
Grand Lodge at Masonic hall.
Rebekah meeting at l. o. .. F.
hall.
School of instruction to
all third degree members.
l1:45-Adjourn for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION
1900 to 2:OO-Schocl of instruc-
ton at Masonic hall.
AT PARK
2:15-Address of welcome, A. L..
Teale, mayor.
Response, by A. P. Olsen, district
representative.
2:3O-Public speaking at park by
grand lodge officers.
5:OO-Special session of grand
lodge.
EVENING SESSION
S:OO-Public speaking at park by
grand lodge officers.
In case of bad weather the public
speaking will be held at the opera
house.
Memorial Services.
SUNDAY FORENOON. June 6
11:OO-Sermon by Rev. E. F.
Partridge of the NJ. E. church.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
1:3O-Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
meet at hall and march to park
where the Rebekahs' memorial SER
vice will be rendered, after which
the ritual service of the Odd Fellows
will be given.
The line of march will then be
taken up and the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs will march to cemetery
where the graves of departed broth
ers and sisters will be decorated.
Notice.
All Past Grands who desire to
take the Grand Lodge degree will
procure Past Grand certificate
from their secretary, also his official
receipt for dues. Members living
outside the jurisdiction of Iowa de-
string to take the Grand Lodge de-
gree will procure his Past Grand GER
tificate and official receipt for dues
from his home lodge and a written
request from his Grand officers of his
jurisdiction to the Grand officers Of
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Methodist Church.

The Gospel Team reports having
held very satisfactory meeting at
the Humeston Methodist church last
Sunday evening. We hope to have
the Humeston team come to Leon for
q Sunday evening soon. 1t is prob
able our men will hold service in
Decatur next Sunday night.
Several classes of the Sunday
school are in the race for the attend-
ance banner next Sunday. The bar
AGA class won 1t last Sunday with
twenty-four young men present. All
are welcome to the Sabbath school
session. The hour is quarter to ten:
A Sunday school convention OF all
evangelical churches in Decatur
county is to be held in Leonl next
Tuesday and Wednesday at the M.
E. church. This is the first conven-
Z ton of this kind to be held in Deca-
tur county. The program has been
carefully prepared, and some able
speakers will be present. Arrange
to attend. Any of our people who
will entertain delegates report to
Mrs. McPherrin or Mrs. Frank Han
sell, please.
Rehearsal of the church choir to-
night. A union choir rehearsal at
our church tomorrow night at 500
in preparation for the convention.
All our choir folks are urged to come
and lend their help.
At the II service next Sunday
there will be the baptism Of chill
dren. Parents wishing their chill
dren baptized kindly report to the
pastor, and accompany the children
at the Sunday morning service. There
will also be baptism for adults. !.
Willard Slower leads League next
Sunday at 700 p. m. All young peo-
ple Of our church be on hand. Regu-
y lar preaching service at 500.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20

3:4O-Address and conference,
Standards: (a) UNCONVENTIONAL, CO
county, (c) state, by Rev. w. H.
Beachlcr.
4:3O-Announceme
Adjournment.
Wednesday Evening.
7:3O-Song and praise.
Devotional service, led by Rev. A..
B. Cornell, Van Vert.
Special prayer for an enlarged
Sunday school vision.
Special music.
S:15-Address Getting Results, y
Rev. w. H. .Beachler, state president.
Offering for county and state
work.
Rport of committee on recommen-
dations.
Benediction.
Mrs. C. H. Mitchell,
Mrs. G., T. Ronk, President.
Secretary-Treasure
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Man Takes His Own Medicine.
Is An Optimist.

He has absolute faith in his medi-
cine-he knows when he takes it for
certain ailments he gets relief. Peo-
pie who take DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for an irritating cold are opti-
mists-they know this cough remedy
will penetrate the Innings of the
throat, kill the germs, and open the
way for nature to act. You can't
destroy a cold by superficial treat
ment-you must get to the cause OF
the trouble. Be an optimist. Get
a bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
TODAY 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20

For Sale-On the Stone farm 6h
miles northwest of Leon, native lum-
Der, wood and posts. Lumber to
10 feet. $3.50 per 100. Lumber IL
to Is feet, $500 per 100. Fencing
posts 8 to 20 cents piece. Wood,
stove length, $1.25 and $3.50 ; load.
Long wood, 3 foot load Is cents.
Come and see w. w. Fulton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20

II biz load Of cinders delivered any
place N town for Is cents. Phone
keon Electric Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Union Chapel.

Sunday school. -. 10000 a. m.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. G..
T. Ronk at 1 a. m.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20

We have heard people say that
they never tried to get anything real
hard that they did not succeed in
landing. We cannot say that.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
MONEY!

The Mint makes it and under the
terms of the Continental Mortgage
Company you can secure 1t at go
for any purpose on approved real es-
tate. Terms easy, tell US your wants
and we will cooperate with you.
Petty & Company,
1919 Lytton Bldg. Chicago, Ill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
Odd Trousers

Maybe its a pair of odd
trousers to match up with
a coat that you have. We
have Palm Beach, Wor-
steads, Blue Serge, Grey
and every other kind i'm
aginable.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20

REPOHTER FOR HORSE BILLS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

"What's the hurry?" said he. triHe She blushed little.
 So they talked for minute or two about this and that
 And then Cupid ran up panting. Gee" said Cupid, good old Fate. She's corker." Whereupon he set an arrow to his bow and "Tzing!" right through young MT. Whitney's heart it went. And "Tzing.' went another arrow, and right through Miss Josephines it went
 And then the two looked at each other again, and, behold-each one saw 8 very different being. For young MT. Whitney saw, or thought he saw, the girl he had been looking for all his life, and Miss Josephine thought she saw, and probably did see, the man she'd beed looking for all hers.
 Cupid ran away laughing; Fate put mark on the Dube and Whitney cards and the door moved as though it had never stuck. The triangle was complete. The one chance in the billion had won out.
 And that's how it began.
 "Jim" didn't tell his parents anything about Josephine Dube until recently. Then he announced at home that he in- tended to marry But it was not expected that the bridal would take place until little later in the year..
 But the young people. with character istic independence, suddenly 1ourneyed up to Nashua. N. H., on March 2l, were
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ing door passengers. As it was-but then that's the way Fate and Cupid work.
 Lei us consider for a moment the ex- traordinary distance between the startins places of the two human nVes Whose apex was formed at just that rlgnt mo ment when the revolving door stuck ana imprisoned them Just long ehoush oo make them stick.
 The girl who now writes her name Josephine Dube Whitney" and who IS mistress of the famous Whitney honey moon bungalow in aristocratic canton, was born in a little cottage away OH In St. .Louis. No, not in the big Missouri city of that name, but in the little village named for the French King in the Prov ince of Quebec, Canada. There was the home of MT. and Mrs. Alphonse Dube, parents of ten children after the good old Provencal fashion of large and sturdy families. Josephine was one of them.
 Baby Josephine, in those days. was about as far away as she could be rom Boston and it's famous Back Bay atmos- phere of wealth and high culture and family traditions and blue blood and all that.
 : It was at this other extreme of the worldly prospect that, little before, boy had been born to MT. and Mrs. Henry M. Whitney, of Boston and Brookline, members or tne leduiHs ldSHiohduio o0l The boy was christened James Scollay Whitney That middle name alone be- speaks Boston intensified. The Scollays were among the oldest Boston families and right at the foot of Beacon Hill, almost in the shadow of the Massachu- setts State House, lies Scollay Square, now district of busy shops, but with some of the old buildings clinging to it's borders and testifying to the years and years of old Boston history that mark the place.
 Harvard College, of course, for young James Scollay Whitney, after he was through his prep" school. and then the busy world of finance and career like that of his notable father, the financier, transportation magnate and, only a few
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just the same as usual.
 And from another direc- tion, speeding along in his auto, came young MT. James Whitney
 "You needn't be in any hurry be toiu his chauffeur. And there you are. ihihh of all the chances against the two getting in the same revolving door at the same instant that day!
 Little Miss Josephine alighted from the car and paced briskly down the street.
 Young Mir. Whitneys auto drew up at the curb and he ran quickly over the pavement.
 Miss Josephine turned sharply into revolving door.
 Young MT. Whitney, not noticing, rushed into the same compartment. They bumped.
 "Oh, beg your pardon" said he.
 "Why, it's all right" said she.
 He looked down into remarkably beautiful pair of eyes that were full of laughter. She looked up at two clear, straightforward ones. Then he noted very kissable mouth and a charming figure. She saw manly looking chap in the correct Boston afternoon garb.
 "A beach," said MT. Whitney to him. self.
 Isn't he a darling" unused Miss Josephine.
 Let me push the door," was what he said aloud
 Its stuck" was what she said few seconds later.
 And so it was. And there they were locked in just as securely as though pad locks were on it. They laughed.
 Bang on it." said she. y Great Britain Rights Reserved
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Young MT. Whitney (Aristo-
 cratic and a Millionaire) and Charming Miss Dube
 Sewing GirD Were in 1t When 1t Stuck and NOW--- Miss Dube Is Very Happy,
 Very Rich Mrs. Whitney

THE two great mysteries of why
 Providence picks out barbers and
 scrubwomen to be grand opera singers and why Cupid arranges such curious situations for the beginnings of romances have puzzled philosophers and poets for centuries-at least the latter mystery has.
 For instance, who would ever have picked out a revolving door as the in cubating place for a multi-millionaire love germ? Nevertheless-
 When Miss Josephine Dube. sewing girl, bumped into young MT. James Scol, lay Whitney, millionaire. in a revolving door of Boston department store. there happened an embarrassing mix-up which nobody but Cupid at that moment ex- pected was going to end In the marriage the other day of the son of one of Bos- tons oldest, most aristocratic and veal thy families to a working girl.
 1T MT. Whitney's auto had been just a haI1 minute faster or slower. or if MISS Dube's street car had not deposited her at the department store entrance ex- actly at the right second, this story would not now be written. It was this traction of a minute with billions of chances against the two ever meeting at this particular little point in time that turned out to be of supreme importance in the destinies of the young millionaire and the working
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years ago, Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts,
 Little Josephine and Little James went on developing into a woman and man until one day Fats was prompted by Cupid.
 Say said Cupid, didn't you nut down that Dube girl and Whitney boy to be matched up?"
 Sure" said Fate, looking over the filing cabinet and ruffling over the D and w cards.
 Well, get busy then" said Cupid They're too far apart yet"
 So Fate gave some orders and the next week Papa Dube moved his brood down to Salem, Massachusetts. Thus one line of the triangle was perceptibly shortened as to distance. The social distance, how ever, remained at a standstill. Indeed, 1t increased, because Papa Dube died and all the Dubes went to work One of the boys became a baker, another went into shoe store and little Josephine had to leave school and go to work too.
 Little Josephine was very, very pretty and she had brains besides So she went right down to one of the big Salem stores and got a position as combination clerk and model
 In the meantime young MT. Whitney mad graduated from Harvard. Young MT. Whitney started in to work with 4 capital w.
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married, came back to Boston and took the Frank Bird mansion in Canton, for which "Jim" had previously made ar- engagements.
 And they managed to keep it secret for over week at that. It wasn't until Easter week that the marriage became known.
 The young husbands relatives have been out to Canton to see the bridal couple. Jim scoots into town every morning to attend to business and scoots back every afternoon on the high speed" to his waiting bride, Through the day Mrs. Jim" is busy with her new home, and especially with her plans for a great flower and vegetable garden.
 And, if you would like to hear a real ecstatic, bridelike description of young man, get Mrs. Jim" to tell you just what she thinks of "Jim."
 Here it is, just as she spoke it:
 Jim is beach,"
 We were just meant for each other and we are very happy. Jim's' father and sisters have received me into the family as one of their own Our married lie IS going to be all that we expected"
 Papa Whitney remarked, with a grin:
 "l like young man or young woman who can earn living. girl is all the better for having learned to do something well-be 1t cooking, stenography, or what, ever her speciality"
 And that's about all But isn't it curious what Cupid can do when he really gets his mind on 1t?
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belongings" as they say down East, and came down from Salem to Boston town to seek her fortune. That was three years ago. She went into a Boston de- partment store and sold goods over the counter to the Back Bay set, Then, de- veloping the knack of making pretty things herself, she became seamstress, made enough money to live nicely and modestly and was happy.
 Along about this time "Jim" Whitney was showing Dad" that he had his fathers nerve. Dad" owned coal mine at Portsmouth, R. I. Young Jim" worked there underground, in the rough est of clothing. He was a 'shirt-sleeve" worker, not "silk-hatter."
 Later "Jim" returned to Boston and set up for himself in the business of handling talking machines, at which he is reputed to be cleaning up substantial profits, just as Dad" would do.
 "Get your arrows ready for that Dube and Whitney affair."" remarked Fate casually one blowy, snowy day to Cupid. I've brought 'em long distance for you, and I figure you've got about three minutes to get on the job"
 Hey, wait" said Cupid. Tt takes longer than that to get em sharp enough for Boston"
 Well, hurry up," said Fate. "Tll try to hold them for you"
 Cupid, swearing, departed in hurry.
 And just before this a car came down one of Boston's streets Sitting in it all nice and rosy from the cold and wind sat Miss Josephine. She had big hat box on her lap and she was bound for a department store. The car, not knowing what was depending on it, went along
 Copyright. 1915. by the Star Com
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dH6Ct tn6m.
 What the mind instinctively dislikes is stationariness: and an existence in which lhere was nothing to escape from, nothing more to hope for, to learn, to desire, would be frankly unendurable
 The reason why we dread death is be cause it seems to be suspension of all our familiar activities. It would be terrible to have nothing but memory to depend upon.
 The only use of memory is that it dis tracts us a little from present condi- tions if they are dull, and it is only too true that the recollection in sorrow of happy things is torture of the worst kind.
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What Makes Us Dread 10 Die

TT is the variety of experience which
 makes life interesting-toil and rest, pain and relief, hope and satisfaction, danger and security. If we once remove the idea of vicissitude from life, it all becomes an indolent and uninspiring affair.
 It is tue process of change which is delightful-the finding out what we can do and what we cannot-going from ignorance to knowledge, from clumsiness to skill. Even our relations with those whom we love are all bound up with the discoveries we make about them, and the degree in which we can help them and