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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
FAIRBANKS NOTES

Julius Miller recently convicted of as sault with 8 dangerous weapon and sen fenced to two years imprisonment, has been given an additional penalty of two year7 Imprisonment for burglary, the term to be- gin following the expiration of the first sen tence
 F. Mears of the Alaska engineering com mission has written 9 letter to the Fairbanks Commercial Club in which he encourages the belief that construction of the northern division of the government railroad will be undertaken during the coming fiscal year, and states that you are in fair way for quite @ large initial appropriation next year and 1 trust that your community will be benefited by it."
 Walter Rowson, former court stenogra pher and well known in lditarod, who IS in England intimates in a letter that he will return to Fairbanks shortly.
 The first shipment of tungsten concen- trates from the Cinema mill WAS made by mail leaving Fairbanks late in March. The ore was from the property of Johnson X Ewers, on Gilmore creek. The concentrates are shipped in twenty-pound sacks.
 A petition has been presented to Judge blnn@l DE the TesiueHIS ol NOOuCHOpPeI' who desire to incorporate as & city of the first class and to change the name of the town to Buckeye.
 The funeral fo Mrs. Alma Wilson, one of the early pioneers of Interior Alaska, was held at Fairbanks on Sunday, April 2.
 Additional arrests of men charged with offenses against young girls include J. P Rose Al Sutton. G. S. Villains and Edmund Cameron.
 Mrs. Charles Johnston, one of the pio- neers of Dawson of 1897, and one of the first women in the kIondike, died suddenly at her residence on Garden island on March P. Her death was entirely unexpected Mrs Johnston is survived by three children. She was the second vice president of the Fairbanks Igloo of Pioneer Women of Alaska and her funeral wss held under the auspices of that order
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06

Christy Anthonieson was a visitor in the city for a short time last Monday.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENTS FROM RECENT DISCOVERIES
 IN WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

NEW YORK, March 15-An electric light bulb. just plain electric light bulb, twittered in song recently in the auditorium of the Engineering Societies building, twit- tered and tweetled and lullabyed clucked distressfuly like a chicken lost in the woods, walled thinly like a new baby, and behaved generally as one never would have imagined an incandescent light could or would be have.
 The singing incandescent was exhibited by Lee De Forest who IS known for ac- tivities in wireless matters, and who was demonstrating the possibilities of his audion amplifyer, type of electric light bulb which Is useful for the transmission and reception of the voice or of silent messages by wire less Many manufacturers and dealers in electrically operated musical instruments heard De Forest coax his singing light into the doing of freakish tone tricks.
 De Forest left it clearly to the magina ton that some of these days it will be un- necessary to spend money for pianos and toot horns and phonographs, because one will be able to arise from the dinner table in ones apartment-rlse quite nonChalantly and with perfect confidence and so manip- ulate the keyboard connecting an ordinary cluster of incandescent lights that sweet music will flow; that the maid in the kitchen exhausted from her abors. will be able to find relaxation and renewed vigor merely by turning on the music that dwells in the sixteen-candle power incandescent over her stove.
 The singing incandescent hardly will be ready to play the cid masters or even ven ture into the popular so-cal!ed music output of New Yorks tin-pan alley for two years but one could not escape the belief that, sooner or later, it will be perfectly possible to step into an electrical supply store and ask for tenor bulb or a barytone incan- descent or cluster of deep basso lights; or even that one may request and receive a cluster of incandescents handy to read by or to orchestrate completely the works of the composers.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
LOCAL AMATEUR GARDENERS
 PREPARE FOR SPRING WORK

The spring weather of the latter part of last week and the first part of the present turned the minds of the householders of Iditarod and vicinity to the question of gar dening For weeks past there have been in evidence in many homes the nucleus of flu ture garden produce in the shape of seeds implanted in boxes and cans to give them start toward germination in the warm indoor temperature, in preparation for trans planting whenever tie ground shall be sui fciently clear of frost.
 To those accustomed only to the great agricultural sections Outside there would appear to be not much in the way of en- couragement for the ambitious cultivator of the soil hereabouts. But to the sourdough Alaskan, who knows the growing posslbll- ties under the almost continuous sunshine of summer in these attitudes and who also knows the difficulty of procuring fresh vege- tables from the Outside, there Is ample op- portunity and reward for the exercise of skill and industry in the growing of table hxuries. The oldtimer will tell you that certain kinds of vegetables, such as lettuce, radishes, turnips rutabagas, onions, par snips, carrots etc, can be grown here in 8 profuslon almost unequaled elsewhere. Wherever the proper attention has been given to preparation of soil however, the list of vegetables that can be grown here IS almost as extensive as in the favored agricultural sections of the states. As to tomatoes cucumbers etc, the more deli cate of the garden plants, under glass the most wonderful results are achieved during the long summer days. Under such condi tons these dainties are produced in such degree of excellence that they cannot be equaled by any received here from the States, or even from the Panama valley after their long journey to this market.
 Many citizens of iditarod are enthusiastic gardeners, and several of them have quite extensive hothouses. Among the fair sex are many who beautify their residences with flowers, and much skill and industry IS dis played by them. Last summer there were many local flower gardens that were de light to the eye of the passer-by and a source
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $50 per can. Iditarod Meat Go.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
NOTED OPERA SINGER ENTHUSIASTIC TERRORIST

NEW YORK, April Mrs. Tauscher, wife of the man alleged to be implicated in the canal plots who is known on the stage as Johanna Gadski, noted grand opera singer has been arrested, charged with com plcity in the plot for which her husband was taken into custody In statement issued today she admits her guilt, but says that her husband is entirely innocent She says that she would be willing to blow up all of the munitions factories of the United States if such action would help the cause of Germany
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
RAILWAY WORK STOPPED ON SECRETARIES ORDERS
 PENDING A SETTLEMENT

WASHINGTON, April 2G-Secretary of the Interior Lane has ordered stoppage of all work on the Alaska government rail road project until definite settlement of the strike has been reached.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
UNIQUE REQUEST FROM
 JUNEAU COMMERCIAL CLUB

The Juneau Commercial Club has adopted and circulated the following preamble and resolutions:
 Whereas, The Juneau Commercial Club has been organized to advance the busi ness conditions and interests of the city of Juneau and vicinity, and to advertise the and advantages in various lines, such as mining, fishing and conner
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06

to move, but by careful work the river men shored it of, and no damage was done.
 The cold weather also has put q sudden stop to mining operations, and many men recently employed at the properties st the head of Flat creek have been laid of
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30
ALL ABOARD

President lochcr 81 thr Com
mercial Club ha- issued O. letter to
new members urging them 90 co.
operate with me organization boo b.
more personal way Ne Indicates
the general purpose of The eiGb,
calls attention to thc haudicaps
which have confronted b. boo fhe
pasi pleads for conilnnou. inter
eat in lf work clearly proves the
necessity for support less ialier
ing. joss spaihciie
Each scar the membership /. 500.
crrnscd hy the zeal Of iew unset
fish mon who give ga thc annual
campaign more than fhrlr share of
wurk and enthusiasm and each
ycar when fhe goll neu 200 bn
within rarh s0mr 0l fhr member,
who harr Signed for tbo twelve
mouii first urging one excuse
and ifm another drop off, irl. the
COLLECTOR io g1to ihut diminishing
thr royuiHr receipts aui hamper
ing ftt secretary y effectiveness
JuH President lorhrr tnys
lhcn Hr 100000 aor,s oi untitled
soil n Eurm counts Hrrs
splendlIlt aiapted to agriculture
and thNh OF tho room lhai Corpus
Christ hu for expansion lf you
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30

Owing TO the rare air. aviator,
are having a great deal az trouble
flying over Chihuahua. Il is PRE-,
summed that so mauy bullets ara
piercing the upper atmosphere that
y Is full Of enormous quantities of
dangerous holes right over The
,nost innocent looking portions OF
she map.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30

During his recent fcmting spoil
before Congress, while undergoing
eNpureatiou for mdeccnoy Cyc
Davis murmured something about
has well known Christian charet.
ter, That's exactly the rtasun
eye. 3 81 terribly vulnerable he's
Christian character is So we'll
knnMn.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30

Washington. - G.. March ~
President Wilson is through writ
ing notes TO Germany Nolc,
YES. BUT he still has lctters. oahl,
GRAMS monographs. photographs
and posiscriplS TO lall hack op or.
ha could got somebody else to
write them
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30

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CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Phone 3d.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Strengthening Weldon River.

The work on the Bowsher- Wasson
! drainage ditch strengthening the
enamel of Weldon river over in De-
catur county will be completed this
week, only about two days more now
being necessary to finish the under
taking, The ditch is about 11a
miles long and follows the dividing
line north and south between the
Bowsher and WassOn farms, cutting
across five lengthy curves extending
about equal distance into the farms,
varying from fourth to One-half
mile on both sides Of the line. The
exact distance saved in case of an ov-
erflow of the river in following the
straight ditch instead of the curves
of the river bed, has not yet been
calculated, but it is estimated to be
J nearly four miles. The surveyors
blueprint, which was the guide fol-
] lowed in making the drainage ditch,
shows fall of ten feet to the mile
at this point, thus making for the
drainage ditch from the upper intake
to the lower outlet, fall of about
fifteen feet, which will give the water.
flowing through it, a speed and force
that will rapidly increase it's size and
Sopo>iey at CNCAy ultl-
mately complete the work of making
the ditch the permanent channel of
the river at all stages of the water.
The bottom oR the ditch, as it now
stands, is eight or nine feet above the
the average level of the river bed,
but will take the water from the
river in case of rise whenever the
natural river becomes about two
! thirds bank full thus being OF bene-
/, fetal service at once in preventing
many rise that might otherwise be-
come an overflow by greatly assist
| ing the passage of the flood stage at
the danger points. Bottom farmers
along the river Immediately above
| and below the ditch will probably
both be affected, the former by the
ditch acting as a safety valve in Civ
ing the water quick outlet and the
latter by increasing the volume of
water above the normal, especially at
| the beginning of an overflow. The
operation of the ditch will be watch
ed with interest by all bottom farm
ers in this section and already there
is much talk and discussion of other
proposed drainage bitches along We'll
don river by farmers both north and
south of the state line.-Linevine
/ Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Davis City Restaurant Burned.


Abount o'clock Saturday morn
ing Smiths restaurant located in the
Lancy building was discovered to be
on fire and the alarm was given
which brought the fire boys and 9TH
ers to the scene. In short time
they had the fire under control and
although the contents were destroy
ed the structure itself which was of
brick was saved, although badly dam
aged, the interior being wrecked,
several large holes being burned in
the floor and all of the plate glass
windows were broken or cracked.
How the fire originated Is not
known, but it Is probable that 1t was
from defective flue or stove pipe.
Mr.. Smith carried $1,000 insurance
on his goods and restaurant fixtures.
Miss F. B. Laney carried $1,000 IN
surance on the building. Davis City
News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Poultry Plant a Busy Place.

The big poultry plant of the Aaron
Poultry & Egg Co. in this city, is a
mighty busy place these days, as they
are killing an enormous amount OF
poultry every day, their big force OF
pickers working several hours over
time every day. Last week they
were literally showed under. with
poultry and had to ship car of live
poultry to Creston to be dressed.
They are shipping out about 100000
pounds of dressed poultry every
week, giving employment to a large
force of workers, the pickers making
from s25 to $50 per week. Manager
G. w. Manning is on the job cay and
night, handling the big Thanksgiv-
ing rush. The turkeys are coming
in in fine shape, but he advises his
customers to hold their turkeys for
the Christmas trade as they will be
much fatter and prices will probably
be even higher than at present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Arrangements are Made for Farmers
Institute.

The executive committee of the
Decatur County Farmers Institute,
met Saturday in Leon for the pur-
pose Of making arrangements for
holding Farmers Institute on Dec,
IA, Is and 16. The proposition Of
fered by the business men of Weldon
in the way Of funds and accommoda-
tions for the conducting of success
ful institute was accepted. There will
be liberal premiums offered on live
stock, corn, grain, poultry and do
mestic science products. There is an
excellent program of lectures being
prepared for each day. Thursday
Dec. IA will be devoted to horticul-
ture; Friday, Dec. Is, farm crops;
Saturday, Dec. 16, live stock and
poultry. Let everyone that can get
something ready for exhibition and
go with the intention of staying the
whole three days. 1t will be time
we'll spent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
THIRD ELECTION ON NOV. z.
Last Election Was Third Time Presf-
dency Was Decided on
November eth.

The election just over was the
third when the presidential electors
were chosen on the seventh day of
November. The first was when the
people selected the brave soldier of
the war with Mexico for president.
Wonder how many people know Cen
eral Taylor was a cousin of the
fourth president. 1t is true. A
daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor
married man named Madison who
became the grandfather of James
Madison the fourth president. 1t is
very probable that the latter, who
was secretary of state when young
Taylor, then "a years old, was ap-
pointed to the army, got President
Jefferson to make the appointment.
He was a grandson of brother
of the girl who became the grand
mother of James Madison. The
two presidents were therefore second
cousins.
The second time when the election
vas held on Nov. z, was the famous
Hayes and Tilden election. 1t will
next occur in 1914, if the daAe of
the election is not changed. The oc-
casion when General Taylor was call
ed to the presidency was the first un-
der an act of congress requiring all
such elections to be held on the
same day, the same being set for the
Tuesday following the first Monday
in November
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Two Houses Burned at Garden Grove.

Monday morning the homes Of
Walter Phipps and Tom Salisbury
were burned and nearly all the con-
tents. The houses were located ON
the back street south of the school
house and little east The fire
started from an overheated stove in
Walter Phipps' home and spread
rapidly, but it was thought that it
could be gotten under control and
not much was done toward saving
the contents. The larger house soon
caught in the roof and they were not
able to put it out Mr.. Salisbury had
quantity of provisions stored in the
top story, several sacks of flour, corn
meal, had just butchered a hog, and
lot of other stuff was lost. We are
told he carried no insurance. Coming
at this time of year especially it is
very regrettable affair A subscrfp-
ton paper was passed the first of the
week and about $50 raised for them.
Garden Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Judge Towner's Majority.

Judge Towner's majority in the
Eighth District will be nearly 5000.
The unofficial returns show a major
ity of about 1900 over H. B. Brace
well, the democratic candidate. 1t
is the largest majority Judge Towner
ever received, and one Of the largest
ever received by any candidate in this
district. His majority over frank
@. Stuart in 1910 was 1888. 1T was
2,9S5 over V. r. McGinnis in 1912. 1t
was 5,495 over H. E. Valentine in
county in the district. Decatur county
1914. Judge Towner carried every
gave Wilson a majority over Hughes
of 161, but Judge Towner carried it
by 347. Towner had majority Of
80 in Fremont, while Wilson carried
it by 369. Judge Towner ran ahead
of Hughes in the district about ], 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Swallowed Two Quarters and u
Nickel.

Last Friday Wesley, the ten Year
old son of Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Reed
er of this city, swallowed two quar-
ters and nickel. Mrs. Reeder had
given Wesley the money to go to
town to make a purchase and on the
way he stopped to play foot ball,
placing the money in his mouth for
safe keeping. In playing he took a
tumble, and efore thinking swallow
ed the money, which lodged part way
down his throat. He was taken to
a physician but the money could not
be pulled out, SO it was pushed down
into his stomach, and no serious re-
suits are anticipated from his at
tempt to make bank out of his
stomach.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Death of Miss Clara Siefkin:

1t will be with sincere regret that
the many Leon friends of Miss
Clara Siefkin will learn of her
death at her home in. Omaha, Neb.,
on Friday, November 10th, following
an illness of some weeks with tuber-
culosis. Miss Siefkin had frequently
visited in this city at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam c. Johnston, and her
splendid singing was greatly enjoy
ed. For the past two or three years
Mrs. Johnston and daughter, Miss
Margaret and Miss Siefkin, had ap-
peared as musical trio on the Chau-
tauqua circuits of several of the
western states.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century AGO.

A week ago last Monday, as Mr..
l.. "A. Richards was going home from
Leon, he found sOrrel horse weigh
ing about 900 pounds tied by rope
around it's neck to tree in q ditch
about three miles southeast of Leon,
near the old slaughter house on the
Ed Daugherty farm. The horses
head had been pounded, almost to a
jelly with club and he had also
been shot in the forehead with a re-
volver. Its head and neck were ter
ribly swollen and in it's sufferings it
had paved a hole in the ground
about two feet deep with his fore
feet. He released the animal and
took it home, and it is now getting
along alright. How the horse came
there is a mystery and the animal is
a strange one in that neighbOrLood.
ALT Bigley met a man south of Leon
that morning riding one horse and
leading another which was giving
him some trouble, as it did not want
to lead and the man was cursing and
abusing it. Who the fellow was is
not known and no inquiries have
been made by anyone who lost
horse 1t is supposed the horse had
been stolen and as the thief could
not lead it and was afraid to turn it
loose, he tied it in the ditch in the
woods and tried to kill it, The ami
NAL is worth $50 or $50. 1t is a
strange happening.
A bouncing boy baby arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Nc
Kern last Sunday morning.
Tuesday morning Mrs. VIM. Kinds,
of Eden township, started to the
barn to milk. The ground was very
icy and she slipped and fell breaking
her leg. u.
w. A. Clark, who lives west of the
High School, is carrying a broken
arm in sling. About a week ago
he was lifting a heavy hog into
wagon when he slipped and the hog
fell on him, breaking his right arm.
Marriage licenses were issued the
past two weeks as follows:
L. L. Gordon % to Maggie F.
Burks 19.
Geo. w. Smith 81 to Mariah D.
Noe SO.
J. C. Keshlear 81 to Althea Bolon
80.
Hugh w. Gould 21 to Emma Fow=.
Ter Is.
Lewis ~. thompson ~ 10 Nett1e
Fierce II.
l.. M. Parr 23 to Fannie G. Tall
man IS.
Charles Sanders II to Bessie De-
long Is.
Jacob Bigley AZ to Emma Lyle z5
+ A remarkable surgical operation
was performed on Mrs. Hebener last
Saturday by Drs. Brown and Lay
ton, who removed 125 gall stones
from the lady and six more on Sun
day, making total of 131, varying
in size from beachnut to a buck
wheat grain, the lot weighing 224
grains. 1t is rare case in surgery
where such large number is found.
Mrs. Julia F. Hebener died at her
home in this city Tuesday morning,
aged AZ years.
Charles Samson, of Des Moines,
spent several days in Leon the past
week, returning to the city Tuesday
The Alliance is running in full
blast at the Hoop Pole school house
under the management of Sam Nc
Daniel. They have taken in about 25
or 80 new members.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
LETS $3.50 FOR LONE DOLLAR.
Iowa Falls Man Buys Wilson Elec.
tiOn Bet Cheap.

Iowa Falls, Iowa, NOV. 15.-Win-
ming 500 on Wilson and then losing 1t
on the early election returns was one
of the interesting Developments OF
post-election days in this city. A we'll
known young man had bet $50 on
general results. About midnight OF
election day things looked pretty
blue for the head Of the democratic
ticket and the young man remarked
he would sell out for 81. A promi-
nent business man thought the prop.
osition looked like good one, and
took over the apparently forfeited
wagers. The next morning, the
scenes were shifted and the odds OF
$50 to 1 played the night before
looked mighty good to the man who
had invested his dollar in a lost
cause