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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-02-05
Orphan Ridge.

Fred Jones had business at DAVIS
linn Fitch helped his brother J. W..
Fitch last week shuck his FODDER
corn.
dances was pulled off Friday night
at the E. A. Merritt home. All re-
port a most enjoyable time.
Mrs. S. p. Hoover is numbered
with the sick this week.
W. M. Barlean helped Fred Jones
with his butchering Monday.
John Barlean had business at
Davis City Tuesday.
J. w. Fitch helped c. E. Poush
clean out his we'll Thursday.
Mrs. Pearl Barlean returned to her
aunt, Mrs. Ann Ellis with her mousse
work during her illness.
Mrs. Fred Jones and Miss Sarah
Truitt visited Thursday with Mrs.
Mrs. j. w. Fitch visited with Mrs.
E. A. Merritt Thursday.
C. E. Poush had phone put IN
WIN. and Walter Barlean went
to Corydon Friday on business.
c. E. Leahy commenced to haul his
corn last week to his farm at this
place.
j. w. Fitch called on the Merritt
brothers Tuesday.
Fred Jones delivered a hog to M.
F. Truitt at Leon Monday.
G. E. Leahy went to Petersburg,
Illinois last week to visit relatives.
c. 4. Poush returned from Kinks
Vile last week where he went on
business.
Marion Truitt and daughter Mat
tie returend to their home at Leon
after an over Sunday visit with Mr..
and Mrs Fred Jones.
Mrs. ]. W. Fitch went to Decatur
Saturday to spend few days with
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-02-05

her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Scott.
J. w. Fitch rented a farm north
Of Decatur and will move about
March list. We are sorry to lose
these good people from our neigh
borhOOd.
S. P. Hoover delivered hogs to
Leon Saturday.
j. w. Fitch delivered hogs to
Leon Monday. He received $500
per hundred weight. Pretty good for
Democratic times.
George and Jim Jones were callers
at the Barlean home Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-02-05
Pleasant Ridge.

Row Harger moved his family this
week to their new home, We are
sorry to have them leave our neigh
borhood, but hope they will IKE
their new home.
Miss Martha Brammer spent Fri
day night with her friend, MISS
Opal Poland.
Mrs. Allen Pence and son have
been very sick the past week, having
La gripp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wills will
move on the w. T. Waller farm east
Fred Vanlaar's baby is still in a
critical condition, having pneumonia
weeks.
Homer Briner was coastlng down
hill and broke his leg below the knee.
He is doing fine at this writing,
Willard Boles has sold his farm
to Fred Bone, of Grand River and
bought property in Grand River and
will move this week to town.
John Acton Sunday evening.
Joseph Bohall has bought prop
erty of James Mckee in Grand River,
paying 5000, he will move the flrst
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Immersion
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. n.
l.. Brammer
Mrs. II. l.. Brammer and daughter,
Martha and son, Clifford, spent Sun
day evening with Mrs. f. c. Wander
MA. Nora Arnold was called to
Cheyenne, Wyoming, by telegram
to come at once her daughter, Mrs:
Brown was lying at the point OF
death Mrs. Arnold arrived there on
= ncr1,
Friday. Her husband brought the
remains back and laid her away to
rest near her father George Arnold.
interment being near Mt. Ayr. Mrs.
Brown leaves her husband and three
children, her, mother. two brothers
and two sisters to mourn her de-
parture.
Mrs. Arthur Miller spent the past
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Poland and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bohall.
Mrs. Charles Poland spent Satur-
day with Mrs. Fred Vanlaar.,
Mrs. Ida Chip went Saturday to
spend week with her daughter,
Mrs. Roy Crabb, who. is very sick
and her husband is also sick. They
are some better at this writing.
Grandma Brammer spent the past
week with her daughter, Mrs. John
Acton.
Mrs. James Munyon spent Tuesday
night with her sister. Mrs. Charles
Poland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Poland and
daughter, Lois, spent Wednesday Win
Mrs. S. M. Poland.
Miss Minnie Deemer is assisting
Mrs. Fred Vanlaar with her house
work this week.
A telegram was sent from Kansas
to Mrs Bradshaw's brothers which
they received last Monday morning
of her death She had a para!ytic
stroke over year ago from which
she never recovered. Her parents
came to Decatur county when she
was young girl, where she lived
until she and Mr.. Bradshaw were
married. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradshaw
kept a hotel in Leon several years
ago. they then moved to Kansas
where they have lived every since:
She was over seventy-five years OF
ages. She leaves to mourn her de-
parture, husband, two sons, Hugh
and Grover, three daughters, Minnie,
Elizabeth and Estenia, and five
brothers, John, Poland, Samuel,
Isaac, Sanford, and George and one
sister. Mrs. Ang Weldon and most
81 friends in this neighborhOod
where she lived SO long. She was
good christian woman and loved by
all her friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-02-05

Kidney disorders cause much dis
trees Of mind and body. Such all.
nents should not be neglected that
are dangerous. Prickly Ash Bitters
strengthens the kidneys and purifies
rs stomach and bowels: Price
81 ,36 per bottle. E. E. Bell, Snecial
Agent.
Evening journal., 1920-03-02
MIR. HEINDLE LEAVES
TRACTION COMPANY

William A. Helndle. OF No. 6i2 Wes'
Twentieth street. who since The for
nation in 1910 OF the Wilmington end
Phlladelphn Traction Company has
served as general superintendent OF The
company, has resigned. effective Aprl
ist. lie will be succeeded by p. 7
Reilly. OF scranton who for many
years has been superintendent OF INC
Scranton Railway Company.
Mr.. Ileindle will go imo the business
as a civil engineer 0nd contractor IN
this city
T. w. Wilson. vice president ano
manager Of the Tr0ction Company, ln
commenting on the loss Of his chlel
assistant said he had proved him
self very competent raiwa,
man during, his administration ol
me comsany's traffic affairs. Mr. Hen'
die Is a civil engineer and was Tor
merly with the firm OF J. G. Whne ano
Company New York, eloctrical en-
gineers and contractors He came here
from Washington d. c., ten years ago
lie is a graduate In civil engineering
from Lehleh University and Is mem
Der OF the American Society or Civl
Engineers. lie has a host OF friends II
.his city who wish him success IN MS
new venture
Mr.. Reilly Is we'll known in the cas-
as a railway man. lie will take ch9rg'
Of the iralnc administration OF the 10.
cal company Immediately on his afriNa
here at the end OF the month.
Evening journal., 1920-03-02

Wilmington. next Saturday. Several
matters Of Importance to the institution
will be discussed
Dean Charles A. McCue last night gave
his final lecture OF series OF three be-
fore the Delaware College Faculty Club.
On Saturday night Professor V. C. Smith
will give an illustrated lecture on big
Bertha" the big gun that dropped shells
in Paris from a distance OF 20 miles
The club will observe Ladies' Night on
March a.. A Switchboard tournament
between club members will be started
tonight
Miss Emily B. Hall, dietlclan al Della
ware College who has been III with the
grip is able TO be out. Her assistant.
Miss Therse Matthews IS now IN with
the grip.
w. Paul Bebout, secretary OF the Y.
". G. a. is confined to his home with a
bad cold.
Directors OF the Y. NJ C. A. viii hold
special meeting probably Friday eve
ming.
Mrs r. v. Vaughan has returned from
Atlantic City where she went TO recu-
perate following an attack OF pneu-
mOnia. Professor Vaughan was also at
the seashore with his wife.
ID. Lee Rose. superintendent OF
grounds and buildings at Delaware Col
lege who has been III with bad cold
is much improved.
Professor T. r. Moore OF Delaware
COLLEGE was operated on at the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington. yesterday. for
mastoidititls.
Edward Voight who has been M with
the grip Is able 10 be out again.
Charles J. Appleck Of Norfolk Is visit
ing Newark friends.
Professor Elisha COnover, instructor
OF Latin and Greek. at Delaware Col
lege. has a health record OF which he
is nationally pround Professor Con-
over has been teacher for 36 years.
and In 30 years OF that time he has
been absent from but one recitation be-
cause OF IN health. In all the many
years that Professor Conover has been
instructor Of Latin and Greek 40 Della
ware College he has not been absent
from a single recitation through illness.
The one recitation that he missed In 30
years being before he became a MEM
Der Of the college faculty.
Evening journal., 1920-03-02
A new WAY TO
END A COLD
This Ointment VIII Help You

The days Of sulphur and molasses as q
spring tonic. and those terrible plasters
that refused 10 part company with the
skin Of ones back have gone by. No more
do we bother with poultices and slckenin z
bitters when afflicted with cold aud grippe,
Modern science has provided relief that Is
easily and more conveniently secured. To
quickly check a cold, use wINrERGRoLE.
an ointment that Is an improvement over
anything that has yet been perfected. APP
ply some OF this healing balm up the nos
trlls. over the chest forehead and bridge
Of the nose The nosirils win soon clear
and the congestion In your chest scattered.
An druggists sell WINTERGROLE.
Evening journal., 1920-03-02
A CHILD'S COAT
FROM OLD SUIT
Diamond Dyes" Help Make
New Outfit for Youngsters.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed 10 give
new, rich. fadeless color to any fab
rio. whether IL be wool silk. linen, cot
ton or mixed goods.-dresses, blouses,
stockings. skirts. children's coats, feath-
ers. draperes, coverings.
The Direction Book with each pack
age tells so plainly how 10 diamond dye
over any color that you can not make
a mistake.
To match any material, have druggist
show you Diamond Dye" Color Card.
Evening journal., 1920-03-02
MARCH nAny For rAYLons.

Mr.. and Mrs ]. Clarkson Taylor, OF
No. 1903 West Tenth street. are receiv-
Ing congratulations upon the birth OF
a baby daughter at Delaware Hospital
yesterday. This March frst baby Is
displaying the happy and contented
disposition appropriate to the month
that has entered like lamb instead OF
like the lion offered TO March as q
choice.
"A friend In need is friend Indeed
but the want ad Is the friend 10 heed
ADV.
Evening journal., 1920-03-02

The Want Ads. shoi Id be helpful In
securing a position as a sales person,
an agent and . bOOkkeeper
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16
CHAPTER XVII.
Father Lucien Arrives.

Father Lucien had grown very fond
of Hilary. He did not know what to
do. Hilary was In the woods now, and
almost inaccessible The cure had not
even Lafe to wrangle with. His days
passed in detection. Moreover, the
matter of Ste Marie bothered him.
Father Lucien had been jeered out of
the village, and he knew that If the
bishop heard of it he would be trans
ferred to another parish. Father Lu-
Glen loved ST Boniface, where he had
spent all his life.
He had sent TO Quebec for a book on
singIe-stick exercises, which he had
seen advertised in an old magazine.
He had become interested, and had
fashioned fine slngleStick from a
plant hazel bough Father Lucien
followed the instructions given in the
book with patient care, and with the
best results. He was very thorough
in all that he did. His muscles began
TO grow. his physical health became
excellent. Soon he became quite ex.
pert. 1t was a sight to see the cure
practicing lunges in the seclusion of
his study, among the theological vol
umes hut nobody had seen him except
his old houseEeeper, and 1t took sew
eral minutes to convince the old lady
that her revered Charge had not gone
suddenly insane.
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16
By
VICTOR
ROUSSEAU
Illustrations BY
Irwin NJ erS

Brousseau in the act of crossing the
barrleade. She pushed it into his
face.
Brousseau cursed and dropped on the
far side; Madeleine heard him running
into the darkness. She had brought a
temporary respite. She ran back to
Hilary. But it was almost dark in the
cabin, and there was hardly anything
she could do. He was conscious, but
he seemed bleeding to death, and she
could only try to stanch the blood that
never stopped flowing.
Suddenly there came terrific lurch
OF the vessel, which began to spin
crafty In the trough of the sea. And
above the roaring of the wind came
the wild cries of Dupont and the ex-
postulations of Brousseau. The cap
tain's reason had deserted him; he had
abandoned the wheel to fight out his
quarrel with Hilary. The schooner,
uncontrolled, ran sidewise before the
wind, and Brousseau, willing as he
was to let Dupont so on his errand of
murder, was unable to steer her. He
had handled ships before, but the
swift cross-currents at the juncture OF
river and gulf made the task impos-
sible for one who did not know init
mately that uncharted track, far from
the main channel, now impossible
with ice The schooner was rolling
heavily, huge seas were sweeping over
board, and she turned successfully
half round the compass; the wind,
catching her swinging sails. began to
whirl her round and round; and
steadily she drfted toward the pack
ice along the shore of the island.
Madeleine. working over Hilary
frantically In the cabin, saw Dupont
and Brousseau struggling on the poop
deck. Dupon. was trying to force
his way between The lumber piles,
while BrouSseau urged him back to the
wheel Her mind worked rapidly. Was
there any way of controlling the stu
alton? She could see none. The moon
had risen high, and the mists were
clearing away. Not far distant was
the nearing point of the island. and
the open Gulf lay beyond. Toward the
ice field the ship was hurrying with
frightful speed.
Madeleine saw the zee fast on every
side. The narrow passage behind.
filed with black, foamhecked water,
was closing in. She did not hesitate,
but caught at Hilary and urged him to
his feet. He managed TO rise, with
her support, and staggered at her side
toward the bulwarks.
She stopped picked the fur coat
from the shoulders of the dead out
law, and placed it about him. She
pointed toward the ice field. Brous-
seau was still struggling with Dupont
near the wheel and Dupont was
thrashing his arms and bowling his
wild paean. With the last exercise of
his strength Hilary managed to drop
to the ice.
He lay there. Madeleine crouched
over him under the bow of the vessel,
and her last hope went out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16
cTo BE CONTINUED
HOW CHEOPS BROKE A STRIKE
Egyptian Monarch's Soldiers Ended
WsIkout Of Pyramid Workers by
Use Of Their Swords.

Labor strikes are not the product OF
the last hundred years, ss some people
think. They were frequent even in the
earliest recorded days, observes Lon
don Answers.
One of the greatest strikes that the
world has ever known occurred in
Egypt in the reign Of Cheops. several
thousand years before the Christian
era.
Cheops ordered a great pyramid to
be built in his honor. and while if was
in course of construction it is said that
10000 workmen downed tools and re-
fused to continue the work.
The reason they gave was that the
food with which they were furnished
was insufficient in quantity and poor
in quality.
The contractors tried arguing with
them, and syhen that failed soldiers
were ordered to drive the strikers back
to work Many thousands of them
were cut to pieces. while a certain
number escaped, and fed the country.
The others were compelled 20 re
sumo their work.
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rule are normal. Even when the
| larvae enter the ears, the injury is
| certainly not greater than that caused
! by the ordinary corn ear worm, which
| is reckoned at about per cent by
weight of the kernels of each ear at
tackled. The presence of corn borer
| larvae in ears of sweet corn has not
| in any case prevented the sale of the
corn and, in most instances, it has been
sold at the ordinary market price
| AS a result of the past seasons in
| vestigations, the department believes
that the corn borer was brought to this
country in 1909-10 with importations
Of about 10000 tons of broom corn,
| chiefly from Hungary. Some of this
broom corn was used near Boston and
some in the region in New York where
| the insect was first found in that state.
But the bulk of the broom corn went
| to st. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans and
other western and southern cities and
was widely distributed to broom fac
tories. A wide dissemination of the
COl IL DOlCA AOuShOuL tiC kfIiSSloSlIDl
valley, therefore, is entirely possible
The only kinds of corn that have
been shown to be damaged to any ap-
preciable extent by corn borer are
sweet corn and the dwarf flint varie-
ties. The few delds of common field
corn (denO grown in the invaded area
in Massachusetts, bot. by farmers and
as a part of the departments expert
ments, were practically free from in
festation. In the large area in west
TO be infested, and where it is be-
lieved the infestation is of ten years
standing, large-stalked corn is COM
monty grown. 1t was so scantily in
tested that discovery of the insect in
most fields was possible only by the
most intensive search.
AS a single-brooded insect, the corn
borer is negligible factor, even in
the production of sweet corn and the
dwarf varieties. 1t is singIe-broOded
insect in New York, and. by fair infer
ence, will be singIe-brooded through
out the northern portions of the corn
belt. In New York, where the insect
has presumably been present for nine
or ten years, great deal both of
sweet corn and flint corn are grown,
and no appreciate injury was suf-
fered.
There is, apparently, possibility
of cultural control The only place
where appreciate injury has resulted
from the corn borer il trucking and
small garden district Immediately
around Boston. where the truckers
have universally complained of a short
age of labor. There has been very
general neglect of weed growth along
roadways. on waste land and even in
home and truck gardens. The insect
known to have more than 100 food
plants in such grass and weeds.
The corn grown throughout this area
IS in patches of from a fraction of an
acre TO a few acres. and evidently at
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16
NO Great FEAR
OF CORN BORER
Pest Brought to This Country
in 1909-10 With Importations
of Corn From Hungary.
INJURY so FAR NEGLIGIBLE
Wide Dissemination of Insect Through
out Mississippi Valley Is Entirely
Possible-Clean Culture
VIII Control Pest

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The experience of the past season
with the European corn borer leads
the United States department of agri-
culture to make the statement that, APP
parently, there Is little justification
for alarm over the possibility of this
insects becoming a menace to the corn
crop throughout the entire country.
While the corn borer is a pest to be
reckoned with and one that may cause
considerable injury to susceptible va
rieties of corn in certain localities, its
effect on the corn crop of the country
as whole, especially in the corn belt,
Is unlikely to be serious.
These reassuring facts have been
discovered as the result of the depart
ment's work during the past season:
Serious Damage Only Near Boston.
Up to the present time, the corn
borer has inflicted considerable dam
age to corn only in the Boston district,
where the corn grown is of the sweet
and dwarf varieties and where the
corn borer, owing to the climatic in
fiuence of the gulf stream, is two
brooded. After ten years of slow
spread, the insect has attacked occa-
Sional fields of sweet and flint corn,
under conditions favoring multiplica-
ton of the borer, 20 the extent of near
ly 100 per cent of the stalks and 20 to
90 per cent of the ears. However, in
most of the fields in the area now in
vaded in coastal Massachusetts and
New Hampshire, the injury has been
negligible. When the corn borer larvae
are limited to the stalks, the ears. as
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16
CHAPTER XVI.
Dupont Remembers.


BrOusseau was seated in the library
Of the gaudy house when a tall old
man came to the door. He recon
noitred, recognized Captain Dupont,
and admitted him.
Since the exposure BrOusseau had
hardly left his room. He sat there.
haggard, crushed, planning, scheming
10 get back that which seemed slipping
inexorably from his grasp. Consumed
with furious hate of Hilary, he seemed
inhibited from action by the very We
hemence of his will.
He's sailing for Quebec tomorrow
evening"" said the captain. 81 am to
take him with schooner load of lum-
-ber."
"Askew?" queried Brousseau sharp
ly.
Yes. monsieur He came TO me late
this afternoon. His horse was all in a
sweat. He must have driven like the
devil. He told me to sail tomorrow
night, whether the holds full or
empty"
BrOusseau was staggered. If Hilary
was going to Quebec Immediately, it
must be to lay those papers, which he
had sought vainly in his desk, before
the police. He saw the prison walls
closing about him. And to the great
hate he bore Hilary was added the lust
for liberty.
He must have the papers. LATE
Conneu knew besides, but Lafe could
be laughed at, once the papers were
his own. His plan began to take shape.
IL Hilary were out of the way and the
documents destroyed he could yet win
Madeleine, achieve his dream of be-
coming Seigneur. his life ambition.
Dupont" he said, "yOu and | have
not always been on good terms. You
refused to break your contract with
the st. BOnlface company. But | guess
you see differently now"
Dupont clenched his fists. 'Tve
sworn to kill him." he whispered. 1--WE
held my peace. / talked with him face
to face tonight, and he never knew the
devil that was sitting in my throat.
telling me to make an end"
"Can you keep that devil Of yours
silent till you have him on board?"
asked BrOuSseau.
Dupont pulled at his tangled board
and nodded. BrOusSeau, watching him,
knew that the madness which held him
would carry him to the end. "WhO
are your crew." he asked.
"Drouin, Lachance and Georges
Martin"
Two men are enough. l have two
good men for you In place of them.
Listen carefully, Dupont"
Marie, sleeping overhead, heard her
father drive up in sleigh that night,
and there was whispering at the door.
That frightened her. Another thing
that alarmed her was his way of en-
tering. Usually he would stamp into
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again. He went Keeling across the
deck like an inanimate thing, struck
the bulwark, and, as the schooner
lurched. toppled into the sea. He was
probably dead before he disappeared
beneath the waves.
Leblanc rushed franticaIIy toward
the barricade. Hilary was upon him
when he saw Brousseau whip out a re-
volver and take deliberate aim at him.
He felt the bullet clip his cheek. Twice
more Brousseau fred. At the second
shot Hilary stumbled and fell fiat In
the cabin entrance. At the third. Lee
blanc. shot through the brain, whirled
round twice and collapsed in front OF
the barrier.
Madeleine dragged Hilary within the
cabin. Blood was gushing from a
wound In his breast FranticaIIy she
began to tear away the upper part Of
his clothing and to endeayor TO stanch
the wound. Suddenly she perceived the
little rusted revolver upon the floor.
She snatehed il up and ran TO see