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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
FRESH FRUITS

Demand was only moderate. but the market
ruled firm on choice stock Of most descriptions,
Quotations; Apples, per bbl -Jonathan, 5.50q
5.a5: Grimes Golden 81. 30 AZ 5.25, York Imperial
sa.I5a425I DO. ungraded s.. 9003 5oi Green
i; kings. No i. y4@5; sKings. unsraded E2 90
q s.bu' staymans Ne. sd509S stayman, gn-
Winesap ungraded, 81 500350. Apples per
Dbl. fair % good 81 .5092 so; do. northwestern
uer hox 81 500 .. so. Lemons. Der box s8m4
Oranges. Florida, per crate-Bright; s2T5Qs;
Rusael 81 dum3.T5. Grapefruit FLORIDA. per
crate. 82,50035O. CranberTles. Cape Cod, per
bbl.-Fancy late varieties 5000; Early Black
85QB5O Cranberrles, Cape Cod. per crate, g2
a24O: do. Jersey, dark, per crate. 40.
do do, light. per crate sl3092; Pears New
don. s1.5O42. Pears. keifers. per bill. f2V3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
Live STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. Dee. 2,--HOGS- Receipts rs 600
Narkets SLOW, 5e hlgheT AiSea and butchers
10 468S 55:. lFbt 3s.5O4o.e5; PIGS s6258
. 9cATFIsE EReeeipls. 1900 Markets slow and
steady Bseves. ST0i3, COWS and hslfers, 1880
s7T5 1. 90; calves. 80 20 f3. so.
sHEEF-Receipta. 1000. Markets slow and
steady. Natve and western. ss258e.f 10. lambs
81. .o0812.70.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02

Consufners' Power Company (AIichiganl. reEu-
Ia - 5narterIy ~ per cent the preferred
STOCK. payable January 2. 1917. e holders of
rsrard bee mber Is. 1916. Hooks do not close
TTfah- Apex. quarterly Of p cents, payable
January / 10 stock OF record December 10.
Iiarican Petroleum Company, Limited. regu-
lar Quarterly OF 2 per cent on preferred stock
payable January 70 stock Of record Deeem-
Har 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
new YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK Dec. 2.-BEIHE HEh-2acelpta.
sIb2 tubs. TOP grades % fresh butter hsld un-
changed. but uuiet. All Qlhar quotations lover
and Wsak h4tf4 eFeAmsFl. see STATS dairy.
IS ssA imitatien eEsAMsrF. s. 4sa4c
Efzz8~ttecss4tas 4aHa faa2Hs market steady
an hIsh sraaeas hat Hasief ga falrIseEalafa Res
zrlszlzlaEz. aaaei ne shaazs e. azhzE a1aaea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
TOTAL CLEARINGs LARGER
Gain of 1877 Per Cent in Week-Phila.
delphia's Smaller

Bank clearInEs throughout the country
for the last week were S5.G22,3it,4Ol, COM
pared with Si,94G,760.4+O in the correspond
ing week OF last year. Philadelphia and
Boston showed declines The smaller clear
iugs were due In large measure TO the fact
that Thanksgiving interviewed. Details fol-
low:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
RATES FOR MONEY
BANK CLEARINGs

Bank clearings today compared with corrs-
spending day last two years;
1915 1915 1914
Phila .... gBi 5a9 s5 s3s sos 1856 g24 5ss sOT
Boston 800. 81. adl no 35.n72.u2t 22.u24. .A.a
New York. . 500, s97 905 454. sss,1i4 255150, 40s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
FINANCIAL NEWS
STOCK MARKET REFLECTS CONFIDENCE
IN EXISTING FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
Some Weak Commission House Accounts and Over
burdened Pools Forced to Liquidate by High Money
Rates, and This Is Strengthening Factor
Hiqh Points in Todap,s Financini Ne,rs

Public Yb,ot
declined further selling Cotton wer Foreign chaHg cinp
actual
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
sugar Is Unehanged

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Fine granulated
sugar vas quoted az E75e and 1900 today.
The last sale OF spot Cuba raws was un-
changed at b.44c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02

Total sales. ia ,S8l shares, compared with
2H,ONs shares last SATURDAY. this week, l3R,Sat
sharcs last week, eli. 500 shares
BONDS Not
$1,000 4 G&El 5s 06Ss SOSs 0GsS - ~
200 City Is
1916 .iOStA ioSth IoSA .,,..
1000 do i0l3. tOStS lpSth IOSM .....
$500 Ecc & pon
Tr As 81 s2h 50 y -
1000 Lch V cons
4iss 'O3tOONi tOON IO0a4 .....
1000 Pa Go cons
4i9s -. lO6Ss .lo6N 1868 ~. ~
1000 Phla Co
cons 5s, pata B2Ia ae1s ......
1000 ph ElCG Is 20 90 90 ......
10000 Read gu is D5N DbN DSM ~
1000 SPAN | 6slOe iOa 1O2 .....
1000 TN Rwys
tc Is J.. ~ ~ ~ ....
500 wclsbach
Co 5s 90 90 DO ~
5000 w n &
Pa gen Is s5ta sSm s5h Z u
Total sales, siG5O0. compared with SSS.6OO
SjOd. goo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
N.EIzhggz!e szsuen
" SECURITIES

e. Dubuque Electric Company Sc
lst Mortgage Gold Bonds.
q These bonds, due in 9 years. ars
an absolute 1st Mtee. on the entire
electric lighting. power and street rail-
way system of the City of Dubuqus.
Ia, and vicinity.
a. Net earnings for past year IN excess
of ttgice the bond interest.
q The Company. in so far as it law
fully may, agrees to pay the Normal
Federal Income Tax.
G Legal Investment for Maine Saw
ines Banks.
q The replacement value Of the prep
critics is Estimated over S5.000.O00.
q. Price 81 q Int Yield 5.45 q
Beker AyIing & Young
Land Title Bldg. philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
WHEAT GETS WEAKER
ON FURTHER SELLING
Congestion 90 Railways and EN-
j barge Discussion Are Against
improvement
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The weather forecast
for thirty-siN hours followsi
Illinois Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa and
and kansas-Fnir. moderate temperatures.
Neb5aska-fair moderate temperndutse.
cloudy and probably pnssttledi moderate
temperntuFcs, fresh southerly winds.
South Dakota-Fnir todayI Sunday. partly
cloudy. moderate temperatures, fresh south
erly winds.
TndInna-Fair today and probably sun
day. warmer Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
BAR SILVER

Commerclai bar silver Nas quoted II
NeH xork today Il 1870. al upturn of &c.
Il London lha price aas SO. an Ha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODuCTS

The market was quiet and UNCHANGED, Re-
I S6c. powdered : S5 q I .GOe confeCtioncrs a.
Z 30 q Zoe: soft grades. B.IO4rT.25c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
DIy4DENDS DECLARED

Total sales, 696 500 shares. eompared with
& ssS 500 shares last week 9.2l0.600 shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
BUSINESS IS SMALL
ON COTTON CHANGE
Commission House, Acting for
Southern Interests and Liver
pool, Is a Seller
COTTON REI.r WEATHER CONDITIONS \


NEW YORK. Dee. Clear weather pre-
vailed In the southern part OF the cottOn
belt this morning
The following temperatures were record
snd s% k%gusta' Sa Ut u KsRcVTilc. $ei SashTIie
Knoxville and Montgomery. 81; ThOmasvillet
Atlanta and BlrmInEham, 4Oi Oklahoma and
Rock Fort smith. Charleston, savannah
and Raleigh. lIi Memphis and shreveport,
46 New Orleans, IB; San Antonio and
sonylIIe, 5a Abilene. 5Ii Corpus Christi
and Galveston, 02.
NEW YORK. Dec 2.-Busncss was
rather tame on the Cotton Exchange at the
opening this morning December was 6
points higher but other months We're to
points lower. The only feature to the
trading was the selling by a commission
house which heretofore has acted for
southern interests and also for liverpool.
other commission houses were buyers,
however, and room traders and New or
leans also purchased Some of the Wall
street houses which have been advising
short sales were sellers.
After the call pressure from several
sources forced prices down 2 to points
from the early figures
Clear conditions prevailed in the cotton
belt, Temperatures were normal In the
West. but lower In the East, frost being
reported in Louisiana. Alabama, Georgia
and Florida.
The receipts of cotton at the ports for
the day were estimated at $4,000 bales.
COMPARED with 33944 bales last week and
S2.173 bales last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
RAILROAD EARNINGS

Total Gales. IS SIS 500. compared With
Se es0 900 last SATURDAY. this week. Ssi0I6 COOS
Iasl week. sss.lez.OOo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02

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swerea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02

Gold coin and certificates
in vault ..,.s...-. .t- UBlp,O5O SlE6OO,lA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02

si'A NoRTHERN PACIFIC
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school 49,. -. ...9:45 a.. m
DIVINE services .l1:VV d. LII
Theme: Lincoln, the Man.
Epworth League -. -. $50 p. M
Evening service. -. 1880 p. M
theme: The Negro of Today
On account of death in his con-
gregaton it was impossible for Rev
Wilson of Humeston to be with us
last Sunday. We have now conclud-
ed to wait to make the exchange OF
we will be able to make the trip in
an automobile.
Our Epworth League service last
Sunday night was the best that we
have been privileged to attend in a
long time. The attendance was large
and the interest was fine and the
service from start to finish was a
most helpful one. The topic for Sun
day night will be: What does it
mean to be disciple of Christi
Next Sunday evening we will visit
the negroes in the south by aid of the
balopticon. We have a number of
splendid views that we have received
from Mr.. Ed Alexander. We feel GER
tain that the service will help us the
better to understand the negro and
his problems.
Beginning with February 18th our
mid-week prayer service will be in
charge of the following local church
societies, namely: Feb. 18th, the
Baraca class; Feb. oath, the Phila-
thea class; March 2, the Ladies Guild;
March y, Gospel Team. Kindly mark
these dates on your calendar and
plan to enjoy the services with us.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday school 80. ..... 9:45 a. m
Morning service -. $50. .11:O0 a. IN.
Young Peoples Society $3.50 p. M.
Evening service ..... 1880 p. m.
Mid-week service. Wed day 700 p. m.
The services Sunday evening I'M
der the directions of the young peo-
pies society in observance of Chris
tian Endeavor Day was specially in
teresting and enjoyed by a good siz-
ed audience. The special music was
appreciated by all and the select read
ings by Misses Marcia Wallace and
Sara Shular were very impressive and
called forth much comment.
The service next Sabbath morning
is to be reunion service for the
church; with a special message to
the church from the Presbytery OF
Des Moines. Let next Sunday be a
church day with every active men,
Der of the church present at each Of
the services.
The pastor attended meeting of
the Presbytery at Des Moines Mon
day.
Rev. H. O. Bethel of Des Moines
and superintendent of church extern
sion for the Presbytery of Des
MOines, will meet with our official
board next Friday at l o'clock p. m.
There will be the regular service
at Grown chapel Sunday afternoon at
3 O'Clock. If weather conditions
favor us let us make a special effort
in point of attendance, quality and
significance of the service.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Our College Students.

The following Leon graduates who
are in college are now entered ir
their second semester of work. There
are Twenty-Five of them:
State University of Iowa-Dorothy
Hull, Delos Ackerley, Leland Acker.
ley, Elma Forbes, Ruth Farquhar
Frederick Hoffman, Olive Gwinn.
Iowa State College at Ames-Mau-
rice Grogan, Leland Allbaugh, Bryan
Robbins.
Simpson College at Indianola-
James Hoffman, Martha Hoffman,
Lulu Shields, Marie McClaran.
Drake University at Des Moines-
Nellie Easter, Flossie Easter, Lenore
Price, Ollie Foxworthy, Nina Olsen,
Nina Bowman.
Minnesota University at Minneapo-
lis-Guy McMorris.
Notre Dame University, Notre
Dame, Ind.-Mabel Bradley.
: Michigan University, Ann Arbor,
Mich.-Gretchen Hurst, Ralph Nc
Ginnis.
Lake Forest University, Lake For
est, Ill.-Edgar Rowell.
Rockford Woman's College, Rock
ford, Ill.-Margaret McKlveen
st. Joseph's Academy, Des Moines.
Marguerite Daughton.
Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio
Grace CARRIER.
University of California, Berkeley,
California.-Brown Caster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Davis City.

Mrs. Charley Dell of Kansas City
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fannie
Post of this city.
Miss Helen Wales who spent her
mid-semester vacation at home, re-
turned to resume her studies at Simp-
son at Indianola.
Miss Peach Bailey left Sunday for
Atchison, Kansas, for an extended
visit
Miss Dorothy Brant who has been
visiting several weeks at the A. l..
Teale home returned to her home at
Peoria, ILL.,, Sunday.
Mrs. Alta Schmidt who spent few
weeks at home returned to state Cen
ter Saturday, where her husband has
accepted a position as city electrician.
w. T. Marble left last Tuesday for
|Des Moines where he expected to be
able to hear President Wilson.
Miss Lulu Johnston who teaches
near PleasantOn was visiting over
Sunday with home folks.
Word has been received that Miss
Emma Adkins will be our new post
master. Just when she will take pos
session has not yet been learned.
Perry Shirley and Carter Scott
were among the number who went to
Des Moines last Tuesday to hear
President Wilson speak. But great
was their disappointment when they
learned the doors were shut and they
were out in the cold.
Mrs Frank Arnold of St. Joe, re-
turned to her home Friday after a
few days visit. She was called to
attend the funeral of her step-moth-
er, Mrs. James Goldman
Mr.. and Mrs. King who have been
visiting at the home of John Newton
returned to their home at Arlington,
Iowa. Mrs. King is sister of Mrs.
Newton. Mr.. and Mrs. King were
Just returning from an extended
visit at different points on the coast
and also attended the fair in Novem-
Der at San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cross returned
from Leon Saturday where they were
visiting their many relatives and
friends for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve Galbrich are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hamilton Of this city for few
days. They have been spending the
past two months in the Cumberland
mountains with his parents.
Mrs. Dell Simpson spent Sunday
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeems Burrell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

FOR SALE BILLS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Little River.

A fine snow visited this vicinity
last Friday and it makes it fine for
sleighing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Graham and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Craig and son
Claude called at the Jim Still home
Sunday.
Miss Edyth Spargur spent the lat
ter part of the week with her sister,
Mrs. Frank HOllister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hendricksen
and son Eros spent Sunday at Ed
Stills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ancil Mitchell spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Estes.
Charley and Jasper Spargur had
business in Leon Saturday.
Grace Drury spent few days last
week with her sister, Mrs. Art Grit
fin
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Spargur and
Mr.. and Mrs. e.. w. Spargur, Jasper
Spargur and daughter Edith spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Hendricksen.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Waller and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nell Still.
Miss Fleeta Drury spent Saturday
night with Letha Alder.
Edith Spargur called on Page and
Grace Drury Sunday afternoon.
Those who spent Friday evening at
Jim Stills were Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Davis, Charley and Lear Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Rollie Craig, son Claude,
Earl Still, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Davis
and children Ralph and Harvey.
81. Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Drury attended
church at Pleasanton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Drury spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wool
sey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Spargur. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Spargur called
at George Daniels Wednesday.
Earl Still had business in Leon
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Davis and
children spent Sunday at the Seth
Davis home.
Mrs. Calvin Starr and daughter
Estella and Miss Ella Stuteville spent
Wednesday at George Davis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
< y y y y y u * X * x y * x
SCHOOL NOTES
ROBERT SCOTT
EREMA WOOLMAN
Editors

x x x * - !: X X =: x x * *
The annual High School declama-
tory contest was held at the opera
house Friday night. The three Win
ners were Nancy Kemp first, Mar
jory Shular second and George Chas-
tain third. The ones getting first and
second places will represent us at the
county contest to be held at Van Vert
ford March to represent us in the
sub-district contest. Those getting
first in east class, Nancy Kemp, Geo.
Chastain and Teresa Tullis go to
Corning to the Quadrangular.
The Lincolnians gave their first
program Friday afternoon.
Helen Jones finished her normal
training work last semester and has
received her certificate and is now
teaching
The High School will hold an ex-
change Saturday for the purpose of
financing more training for the win
ming contestants in the local contest.
The Seniors and Juniors will cele-
brate their victories in the contest
by spread given in the domestic
science room at the north school
tuesday evening.
The pedagogy students begin prac-
tice teaching in the grades under the
grade teachers this week.
George Jennings has been appoint
ed truant officer for the rest of the
year.
Mrs. Biggs, Florence Tye and Nina
Bowman visited High School Friday
afternoon.
Leland Allbaugh visited High
School Monday.
Corning is the only town in Iowa
with smaller population than Leon,
but larger high school enrolment.
On october LIST, they had 210 enroll
ed while Leon had 1877. However
Leon has SO boys and Corning only
~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Christian Church.

Sunday school. 9:45 a, m.
Communion and preach
ing HOO a. M
Christian Endeavor -. $50 p. m
Evening evangelistic SER
vice $50 p. M
Prayer meeting Thursday 7:45 p. m.
The church's attention is especial
ly directed, for the remaining winter
months, to the propaganda of evan
gelism. The first essential to this
propaganda is thoroughly convert
ed membership, prayer for revival
and declaration that II will not
finch" With thoroughly converted
membership, prayer for revival and
absolute conservation, cold weather
Or sickness can not stop work for the
saving of souls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Good HOPE.

Quite snow storm visited this
vicinity Friday.
Those who attended the M. E. Aid
Society at Van Vert Thursday were
Mesdamea A. B. Richey, III. D. Over
ton and 4. p. Reed. .s. IN:
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wise and son
Lyle OF near Decatur City visited
Wednesday, Of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Wise and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Richey took
supperwith Rev. and Mrs. Morrow Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

20-2t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Brethren Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
G.. E. at GAS d. m.

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
G. e. at 6:45 p. m.
Evening services at 1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing 1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting at the home of the
pastor, with Clyde Coleman, leader
On Saturday afternoon at the
church will be held the monthly meet
ing of the S. S. G. E. Leader, Mrs.
w. E. Kemp.
j. UNION CHAPEL
Regular preaching services by the
pastor next Sunday morning at II
O'Clock.
CROWN CHAPEL
There will be no evening service at
Crown next Sunday evening on ac-
count of the afternoon preaching SER
vice. The service will be held on
Sunday evening, Feb. 20.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

D. Hoadley home on account Of the.
bad weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Sanger called
on Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wise Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. CHAIR visited
Friday with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Thompson.
Mrs. R. D. Hoadiey and son Ronald
visited Saturday night and Sunday
with the formers mother, Mrs. Anna
Fierce in Van Vert.
John Wiley of near Lamont visit
ed the week end with his friend, Miss,
Grace WISE
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

Van Vert Thursday evening.
J. w. Downey has been having a
seige of the grippe the past week. Ar
thur Ward assisted him with his
work.
Ira Denley assisted M. R. Sanger
with his butchering Thursday. They
also butchered for w. H. Wise.
w. H. Wise was in Leon Thursday
and Friday visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Hale Lorey and family and also TAX
ing medical treatment.
Miss Helen Rumley, the school
teacher, has been boarding at the r.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
St. Louis Republics Free Offer.

The Twice-a-W Week Republic of St
Louis is offering to send it's paper
free for the balance of 1915 to all
who send SO cents for one years sub
scription or 81 for years subscrip'
ton. In other words, to all who send
so cents, they will send the paper
untl4 December 81, 1916. To ali
those sending 81, they will sen. the
paper until December 81, 1918.
The sooner the money is sent, the
more you will get for your money
Send your money today, addressing
it to the Twice-a-Week Republic, St
Louis, Mo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Notice..

The trustees of Decatur township
will receive sealed bids for road fore
man and team for year 1916. Bids
to be opened February IA at 100
o'clock. The trustees reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
." J. B. RIDDLE,
2o-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

Order cut flowers and lorat De.
signs from @. q. Hall, local agent Of
Lozier, of Des Moines, at The Re
porter Office. Orders sent By phone
or mail, but order - early . possf
bic. rs wv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

Liars are like money-there art
several kinds-big and little. Ever
the yellow kind
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

Bout as mean a thing as you can
do is to tell things that are not true.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
BLIND PLEAD WITH INVENTOR
laaueHrd Radlur, Helps to Restore
siahs--Mss BE Great
Discovery"

More than six Thousand blind per
sons. by deputy or directly through the
mails, have hesleged Ethan l. nodtss,
the Pittsburgh iasenter of raaium
screen Icy es," pleading piteousiy with
him to resfare their sight.
Mr.. nosids, with the aid of iiauetict
rafium. did succeed some months ago
I'm improving IL not restoring the vision
Of a man who Suffered peculiar visual
aIlment that had made him blind. Talk
ing of that achievement the inventor,
who already had spent two fortunes
experimenting along that line, said
he'd give all he could ever hope TO pos
sess In this world if he could only
promise sight to a few OF the blind whe
had thus appealed to him. But. a. yet,
he was only on the edge of a great
discovery" and could not. without
many added qualities, hope to apply II
In any general way To the restoration
Of sight.
Now MIR. nodds has received from
sightiess sufferers more than six thou
sand pathetic appealss some of them
accompanied by signed checks In blank
saying: 'ffll out for any amount 70,
choose. III you can give me back ms
eyes, Post.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

Jane" said her mistress. "you real
iy will have to put u stop to the visits
of your follower"
"Yes, / must, ma am" replied Jane
"But you have said that before" ex'
nostulated her mistress, and there it'l
ended" M
"Tm sure I've done my best. ma'am.
said Jane; iii isn't easy. But I'll try
and settle him ON my next Thursday
out"
Her next Thursday out came and
went. Her follower also came ans
went with janet. and Jane eSentn
ally returned In radiant mood.
ave settled him this time. ma'am r
she exclaimed hreathiessly.
Her mistress was delighted, But II
the hour of victory one should be cen
erous to the fallen foes, SO she ex
pressed hope that Jane had not beef
too hard on the young man.
"Hard on hint" cried Jane. mo
ma'am. that wasn't. I've just mar
ried him, and l leave at the end Of tn
month";"