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MPt's! '0 )fr. t- LION ATTACKS KEEPER Bill Taft, with Miller Bras. Inter national Shows, Severely Woinds Attendant. The .trained animal Bhow with Miller Bros. International Shows -which exhibited .in'this city all laBt •week under, the auspices of the K. P. band, was the scene of consider able excitement last Friday morning when Bill. Taft, one of the largest of the trained lions badly lacerated the arm of Joe Creighton, one of the keepers employed with the show. The lion had been in ill humor for several dsiys, acting very ugly and had inflicted a small cut upon his head. Creighton was attempting to apply some antiseptic medicine to the sore reaching thrpugh the ban of the big iron arena, when the lion seized his left arm and pulled him through the bars to his shoulder. His cries attracted several of the at tendants "frho hastened to his rescue, and tried to beat the enraged lion away, but did not succeed until Capt. Scott, the animal trainer ap peared, and the lion sulked aw*y from the man, and he was given at tention. The lion had bitten and chewed his arm badly, there being about thirty teeth marks in his arm. Some one telephoned Mr. llffter, who was in his private car at the depot, and with Mr. Bowen, who has charge of the circus, he hastened to the scene, and the unfortunate young man was taken to Dr. H. R. .Layton's office where hlB arm was dressed and he was given every at tention. In talking with Capt. Scratt, the in trepid young trainer who has charge of the five trained lions, he told us they were all forest bred beasts, and were not yet three years old. He has only been training them for ten weeks, but has them already so that they perform many good acts. He /admitted that this particular lion, Bill Taft, had on several occasions made vicious attacks on him while exhibited several ugly looking scars which he had received from the teeth and claws of "the lion. One iacross his right wrist almost cut his hand off, another on hiB leg and a third on his side showed that the animal did not hesitate to attack a. man. The wound am "his wrist re quired twenty-six stitches in dress ing, and when "it was iiriflieted it was necessary for the attendants to use cerosene torches before the lion !\evehihg."he «ave another -exhibition of -his ugliness. Capt. Scott was iu the act of feeding the lion just be fore supper when the animal struck him on the l£ft hand with one of his claws, splitting the back of his hand open clear to the bone, the wound /-i x^ St kV Aldrich Charles A cian. Capt. Scott is a young man, but he has plenty of nerve, and he takes his life in his hands every time he goes riirto the iron enclosed arena with these ferocious lions. But probably it is only a question of time until he will be killed by one of them, for they are treacherous brutes and aate -anjy waiting for their chance to tear him to pieces. The Miller Bros, shows went from here to Chariton Sunday on their special train,, wlhene they are show- can accomplish ing this week under the auspices "of Hopkins said, the Eagles. A SSnM' "Sleeting. Chapter W. of the P. E. O. society issued invitations to the ladies of jLeon to attend a mothers' meeting .at the home of Mm J. W. Harvey last Wednesday afternoon, and about ninety ladies were present. A fine .musical program was rendered, Miss Creorgia Hurst playing a piano solo, jBIisses Maude Ogflive .and Margaret Johnston sang a duet. Miss Alta Hart played a piano solo, Misses ISlma Forbes and Margaret Hurst sang a duet, Miss Margaret John ston played a violin solo, and Mrs. C. G. Cline sang "Bye Honey .Lam' Bye, Bye," being accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Sam C. Johnston, with' a violin obligato by Miss Margaret Johnston. This song was composed by Mrs. J. L. Harvey, of this city, the music being by Carrie Stone Freeman, of Chapter W, Lorn Angeles, California. It has been published and the proceeds of the sale are do nated to the P. E. O. educational fund. After the musical program there Were talks by some of the pion eer mothers of the city, including Mrs,, A. L. Curry, Mrs. Emma Bow man, Mrs. Frances Hurst, Mrs. M- H. •Wood, Mrs. S. Farquhar, Mrs. T. S. ^.Arnold, Mrs. S. C. Penniwell. Jfra. J. D. Brown, Mrs. Merriam Cald well and others. Light refreshments were served and the ladies present spent a decidedly enjoyable after ,noon. Accepts a Position at State Univer sity. Mr. Clive Alexander, of this city, ho graduated in chemistry at Iowa faculty at Iowa City were very anx ious to have him remain at Iowa City ^or another year and tendered him position as instructor in chemistry at a salary of $1,000 per year, and lie has agreed to spend the coming year as a member of the faculty of the State University, and will then continue his studies in chemistry at ithe best colleges in America. J. O. Moon, of Lamoni, has pur ihased the residence property owned y. Mrs. Daisy McCutchan, on north Main street, and will take possession within thirty days. Citv and Bethanv ,1 ,.*r. J. ESTABLISHED 1854. THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JUNE 22,1911. TWO STATES BEHIND A ROAD. An Improved Highway From Kansas City to Des Moines is Being Made by Inter-State Trail Association. A graded, dragged and marked earth highway betwen Kansas City and Des Moines is a project soon to be realized, according to the plans of the Des Moines, Kansas City and St. Joseph Inter-State Trail Association. The markers have been ordered, and the same practical methodB are to be used in pushing, the work to com pletion aB were employed in finishing the road from Des Moines as far as Bethany, Mo.—about half the dis tance—and the branch of the road from Bethany to St. Joseph. "Fin ishing" is hardly a proper word, be cause the road plan of the associa tion contemplates that work on the trail shall continue indefinitely. W, A. HopkinB, cashier of the State Savings Bank, of Lamoni, Iowa, and president of the trail associa- tto,presented"the"projecf"to"the •est Gf the project and will preside ihe was in the cam with them and Proved earth highways has increased cordial reception given them in Leon tv looking scars *n value from $5 to $10 an acre. The flrSA^SMllingThPeraDeDt ......'»® K^nes -oeraQEe. ine non J®!1!® 3* Robbed of Money and Watch. or where he was robbed. The first! City last week, had intended to go fc-.-e.8t to continue hi. Btudiea. but the ^-J-^^Viti^heToucY/bit" Meadowa Farm." was Unable to locate them in that ao 1 1 attend. An effort will be made to r' determine at that meeting all the de- 'c^Lrnrt rir*i tails of the route between Kansas *r'J- The work of the association is supported by membership fees of $1, 2?5_was by the help of farmers along the become members by taking two hun- Carl Johnson, Howard Noble. dred memberships each.. That mat- No. 6—Overland, Mr. and Mrs. A. ter, too, was presented to the Auto- V. Proudfoot, Miss Chattie Proud- MANY AUTO VISITORS Indianola Aito Club Enjoyed a So ciability Ran to this City Last Wednesday with 24 Cars. Twenty-four autos, containing ninety-one people, made the round trip from Indianola to Leon and re turn over the Inter-State Trail last Wednesday, it being a sociability run of the Indianola Auto Club. And every car came through and reported the roads in good condition. No at tempt was made to establish a speed record, each car being assigned a number and was not allowed to pass the car ahead unless it bad Btopped on account of an accident. The visitors reached Leon about 1 o'clock, several Leon autos going out several miles to meet and escort them to the city. The fine Italian band from Miller Bros. Carnival Co., were al8.° Automobile Club. He will" go to Lib- ®°me splendid music Tbose ^ho erty, Mo., this afternoon in the inter- w.e[® in •th? party over a tri-couhty meeting In Cam- gloy:ar^e^e AXriSj ^tookey eron, Mo., tomorrow afternoon, which JJ- Teale,]Marion btooxey, other officers of the association will mobile Club. foot, Mr., and Mrs. T. J. Proudfoot. nve association is going ahead as the membership already Tom McClure. had been taken. The road markers No. 8—Ford, Dr. G. W. Newsome, will be delivered in ten day*. J. A. Newsome. "Of course, there will be a time No. 9—Warren Detroit, Mr. and when oil and rock surfacing for the Mrs. E. F. Jones, M3ss TCell Jones, road will be ordered, but w. are Raymrad Joaea. ty miles.—Kansas City Star. Decatur County Boy Medal. undertaking now what we know we plo. 10—Auburn, Mr. and Mrs. O. :J A traveling collector for a Kirks ville, Mo., firm claims to have been robbed of his gold watch and $40 in money in'this city last tfeek. The _. fellow had been drinking pretty °e following is a list of the farm heavily and .could/ not tell just when his bill book-and gold watch were which goes into effect July 4th: taken. Sheriff Andrew went to P- Brant, High Point, "Pioneer Chariton Monday looking after a Farm.'V couple of. fellows who were thought' Metier, Franklin, Weldon wh? EnrAn£reR- Estes» Dr- H- 1 Inei1* route and by officials of counties and I On reaching Leon the big proces townshipB through which the road sion of 41 cars passed down Main passes," Mr. Hopkins said this morn- street, made a loop around so the ing. "There are one thousand mem- visitors could see our fine new depot bers now. We also have promises of snd were then taken to Hotel Leon, aid from the state highway engin- /where Landlord Cooper had a splen eers of Missouri and Iowa. 'did dinner ready for them, and after "You say some farmers are not in- their long ride they did ample _jus terested in good roads. That's tice to it. After dinner the visitors true, but the type is passing. The were shown over the city and interest among the agricultural through the court house by ladies classes of Iowa, where the advan- end gentlemen, and they left for tages and actual money profit have home at 2:30, several cars escorting been shown in the last year more them out to the Shultz corner four than ever before, has reached a fever miles north of town. The visiters pitch. The land along our new im- were more than pleased with the aB county authorities" have" been "help- eipress himself, "They have -1? mi .' 'ffj' tFjHLWFJW JH'UfJ» •.'' rrtnmhom Kir 4-olritirr 4nr*\ Kim. ^owl TnUmcnTt "VTaKIa 1V0 IU CDC SflOW But the afoociatioD is going N. Dr. W. M. Park.! SLrieto? 26 t2f immediately," Mr. K. Butler, Mrs. Alice Miller, Miss "Incidentally, the Adeline Miller, Waldon Miller. general plan to be worked out in- No. 11—Reo, Dr. and Mrs. M. L. eludes Leavenworth, and we hope to Hooper. obtain aid from the government, be- No. 12—Overland, Mrs. O. H. cause the trail could be used as Baker and son, Mrs. George Snod a military road between Fort Leav- grass, Ed Porterfield. enworth and Fort Des MoineB."* No. 13—Buick, Dr. None of the officers of tlfe associa- Carl Orr. toin receives a salary. The road I No. 14—Chalmers Detroit, Dr. mileage from here to Des Moines and Mrs. O. P. Judkina, Mr. and Mrs. will be about two hundred and twen- Clarence Litzenburg, D.urane Jud- Wins Gold We learn that Harry Bulfum, of Leroy, who graduated from the Lib eral Arts department of the State University at Iowa City last week, was awarded the Iowa Sons of the Revolution gold medal for excellence in history. This priie is awarded an nually to the male graduate showing the best^ record in history during the entire college course. This is the second time this medal has been awarded to a Decatur county student in the past three years, the medal being won in 1909 by H. Hale Smith, of Lamoni, and it speaks well for the Decatur county boys who have at tended the State University. No. 17—Ford, Dale Smith, Harry Smith, Mayor J. W. Slocnm, Oscar Trueblood. No. 18—Hupmobile, Mrs. D. M. Dashiel, Richard McCoy. No. 19—Maxwell, Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Owens, Prof. J. A. Baker and mother, Mrs. Ada Loring. No. 20—Reo, Mrs. A. R. Guy, Miss Faye Guy, Mrs. Mark Sayman, Mrs. Gertrude Newman. No. 21—Parry, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee. Press Car—CadiHac, Mr. and Mrs. Hal McNeill, Miss Anna May Swan, Ldren Talbot. Repair Car—Overland, Vat Lor ing, Paul Cole, Ben Cole. Registered Names for Their Farms. ers who have filed application with c°unty time about $20 in silver was taken have the names of their farm regis from his pocket, and the next night tered recorder Ira B. Officer, to as provided by the new law M- c- no base ball team, no dancing clubs, lands Farm. no driving horses to amount to any-,j thing. Nothing don# for the young people to give them the amount of amusements a healthy young person demands. If we want to keep our Clyde Markham, Maitland, Mo. young people we will have to give Gertrude Cole, Maitland, .Mo.,. 27 I J. E. Leeper, Sr., Center, "Forest A Dull Town. Lawn Farm." |lik® the best country north of Leon, John E. Anderson, Fayette, "Fair- Iowa, you will buy on sight, can't Why do young people leave Win- view Stock and Fruft Farm." [beat it for the price, only $55.00 terset? No opera house, no band, I Fred Woolley, High Point, "Fair- Per Marriage Licenses. J, 1? toke°n J' AaT Layton, Dr. B. L. ""15' ed gentle- we heard one ot the visitors a ing to put the road In condition at mighty social lot of people tn Leon." .have a good^ cleani 11st ol.attractions kept in excellent condition. W. Connoran, Miss Irene Gonnoran. j.„ __j be considered a member of the asso- rough, Mts. Fred Young. ciation when two hundred residents No. 4—Ptord, Grant Kimer, Mrs. of the city shall have joined and paid Byrd Labertew. the $1 annual membership fee. St. No. !—Cadillac, Mr. and Mrs. G. requiring Hue nrttention 'of a physi- Joseph and Des Moines already have E. Johnson, Miss Mildred Johnson, .. bridges The following is a list of the num- ^\th cityiheymaSemany friends Sutef'aided SS'teS^dSll^ the road dragged a£l in condMon.^ Pilot Car-CadMac, E. C. Harlan S^TB^for "The efficacy of a read plan that and wife, Mrs. Alice Peasley -and ^charg^ atong the road^s °shown by^tluTlUv- No. 1——OYertandi Mr. and ^rs. .or-to-River highway, in Iowa, the sev- Sam Cheshire, Miss Heola Cheshire, a flne Lnd IZ' "The constitution of the associa- No. 3—Buick, Misses "Mora and .. J" tion provides that Kansas City shall Maude Derrough, Mrs. J. H. Der- LEON BOY IN DEERE CONCERN. Charles Mitchell, a Former Leon Boy, has Good Position With Big Moline Plow Concern. .The following dispatch from Albia tells of the rise in the business world of Charles Mitchell, a former Leon boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Mitchell, who moved to Albia from this city a few years ago, where Charles engaged with his father in the implement business: Albia, Iowa, June 17.—When the John Deere Plow Company, of Mo line, 111., was reorganized this spring with a capital of $50,000,000 it wasn't supposed that an Albian would get a look in at the big con cern. But when an Albia boy goes up against the outside world and is •making good you can bet your last nickle that some of the representa tives of the big corporations have their eyes on that lad and will call him at the proper time. That's the history of many an Albia boy, and history will go repeating itself until the end of time. Charles Mitchell, formerly of this place, but who has been on the road for the past'year in the interest of the John Deere Plow company, has been appointed first assistant to J. F. Jones, sales manager of the John Deere Plow company, of Moline, 111. It is a fine position and Charley's friends in Albia and Monroe county will join in congratulations and hope to hear of his climbing to the top of the ladder before he quits the plow business. Carnival Closed Saturday. Miller Bros. United Shows closed their week's appearance in this city Saturday evening. They did a fair business during the week, but the raw which commenced Friday even ing and continued all day Saturday spoiled the two big days for them. The carnival company appeared here under the auspices of the K. P. band boys, and the boys are ahead $108 as their share of the profits. Had the weather been good the last two days they would probably have cleaned, up $250 or $300. Miller Bros, are nice clean gentlemen, who tfOromeOtIhiaancity,2to0 :'le- a11 of Chariton hmrtreft'-pecK whom must be paid sal- exDe nses and it is doubtful lf they took as much money as they spent in Leon. The concerts given by the Italian band were fine, and they played some very high class music while in this city One of the attractions which drew rt th 0 where the big snakes were shown, f. ey ... ... .. teing given a number S ch?ck^ gT blg snakes' J- w- Tinker E. kins. No. 15—Apperson, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson. No. 16—Ford, Mrs. E. L. Miller, Leo Miller, Merritt Beach, Miss Myrtle Brent. sna^e I inches in length and his mate is al as large. They would take a sniJL»?i?p- th anH awniinw it wLl it Tkn« S the Menefee, was feed- ing a chicken to one of the boa con strictors, one of the Silver Rock Phy tons sprang at him and fastened his teeth in his hand, the snake's teeth cutting to the bone and the wound bled profusely. He grabbed the back of the head and lifted 'I several feet of his body from the ground, thus preventing it coiling around his arm. A number of peo ple were in the tent at the time, and the most of them made a hurried exit when the snake fastened on the man's hand A Bank With a Record. From the report of the condition of the First National Bank, of Gar den Grove, at the close of business on June 7th, when the comptroller of currency made a call on all nation al banks for a financial statement, we notice that while the bank has a capital of only $25,000, it has a surplus fund of $25,000, and in ad dition has undivided profits amount ing to $79,080,75, making a total of $104,080,75 surplus and undivided profits, over four times the amount of capital stock. That is the bank known as Squire Steam's bank, and it stands at the head of the list of all the national banks in the United States, as having the greatest assets as compared with its capital stock. Squire evidently does not need any of the. profits of his bank, but we wish he would cut it up and give us a little slice, say enough to buy an auto or some small trinket like that. Fine Farms For Sale. 640 acres in Butler county, Kan. in fine neighborhood, land lays fine, all improved, fine grain and grass farm, lime stone soil and black, grows the finest of bluestem mead ow, only $55.00 per acre Freestone, Decatur, "Sunny-' 160 acres in Bourbon Co., Kas., an side Farm." [ideal location, well improved, grain and 2 them something else than a church Carl A. Leech, Derby.. .'V.rv. 23-'. H. Clay Bowsher, 4050 Broadway, social.-—Winterset News. Phena B. McGhee, Derby.... 17 Room 19, Kansas City, Missouri. grass farm, looks a great deal acre. I expect to be in Leon in July, and write^to me at once if you wish to figure to buy, and I will see you in Leon and tell you about the country and farms. I can call you over the phone from Leom', Write to me at once BALLEW GETS ANOTHER Member of the Mabray Gang Who Swindled Him Out of $30,000 In a Fake Horse Race. T. W. Ballew, the millionaire lum berman of Princeton, Mo., who owns a lumber yard in this city, is still sore over the way he was confidenced out of $30,000 in a fake horse race at Council Bluffs a. couple of years ago by members of the famous Ma bray gang, part of whom are now doing time in prison, and according to the following Associated Press dispatch from New York City, last week identified another member of the gang who worked him for the cash: New York, June 14.—Thomas W. Ballew, merchant of Princeton, Mo., may be a "come-on" for "wireless wire trappers," but he iB also a "come-back," as a member of the tapping fraternity found here Mon day. Mr. Ballew turned up as a Nemesis to an alleged member of a band which got $30,000 from him out in his native village nearly two years ago. Chief Magistrate McAdoo was con ducting the hearing of James Mor ton, of 342 West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, who was. arrested on May 5, for having tried to "tap" Charles McDonald, a prominent con tractor of this city and Philadelphia for $20,000, when a prosperous look ing stranger, followed by two de tectives, walked into the court room. The stranger took a seat in the front row of benches and gazed keen ly at Morton. Then he arose, walk ed over to within a couple of feet of Morton's chair and took another good look at him. Returning, he said to his two companions with a grin: "At Last! That's one of them. I knew I'd get even sometime." Story of the Stranger. To Magistrate McAdoo, who won dered what all this was about, the stranger then told his story: "Judge, I'm Thomas W. Ballew, of Princeton, Mo. In October, 1909, a man whom I met out there came to me and said: Mr. Ballew, there's going to be a grand trimming of suckers on a fake horse race at a county fair within the next few days, and we want you in on it. In fact we have to have you in. "We've got everything framed up. We're to run a book and lay a good price against the favorite. The suck ers will all bet -with us—-and they'll all lose, as the horse is to be 'pulled.' But we have to have some money to show them, so we want you to put up $30,000' Mr. Ballew took a long breath and went on: "The man told me, judge, that he didn't want cash. I could merely put up two $15,000 notes to show the sueljfers. I did so, believing, since they did not want the cash, that they were on the level. In a couple of days the man returned and said the intended victims wanted cash. I put it up. ""Well, the race was run. But the horse, against which they had laid prices, won, instead of lost, and bang! went my $30,000. 'We were "double-crossed," the members of the band told me. 'The jockey threw us down.' Made a Vow to Pursue. "I had met several members of the band, judge, and I made a vow then and 'there that I would pursue them until I got one at least. So I read every newspaper that I could, went to every city where a man was being tried for wire-tapping and looked at evej# prisoner held on that charge. I've been on the .job for neary two years. "That man there (Morton) is one of the gang that got my $30,000. He wasn't the leader, but he was one of theip." "You seem to be a good detective, Mr. Ballew," said the magistrate. "I congratulate you.." Then he ordered the rearrest of Morton, who will be arraigned to morrow on the new charge. Postoffice inspectors present at Morton's hearing declarje he is a member of what is known as the "Mabray gang" which flooded the west and south with literature and got many victims of the Thomas W. Ballew type, cleaning up several hun dred thousands of dollars. There were eighty in the band originally, but thirty-five are now under in dictment and a dozen or more are in jail. Will Establish Cut-Off Trail. Another auto trail is coming to Leon, a meeting-of good roads en thusiasts being held at Hatfield, Mo., last week, and an organization per-, fected with I. J. Dalby president, Taylor Grimes vice president, L., R. Drechler secretary, and F. A. Smith treasurer, all of the officers living at Kellerton._ They propose to haVe a (^ut-off to connect with the Inter State and Waubonsie trails at Leon, starting from Albany, Mo., and run ning through Allendale, Hatfield, Kellerton and Decatur City, then to Leon. The claim is made that this will shorten the Inter-State trail by some miles, and it will at least in-' sure pother permanent good road leading to Leon from the west. This will make Leon the junction point of four trails running north, south, east and west. ., Mrs. W. S. Nye entertained a num ber of ladies at an afternoon party Tuesday afternoon, the afternoon be ing spent with fancy work. Re freshments were served and a de lightful time enjoyed.- ,.v VOLUME LVII NO. Occupy Fine New Garage. E. W. Teale & Son are now occu pying the line new garage on Com mercial street, moving their machin ery to the ,new building the first of the week, and they have the moBt modern and complete garage in ttys part of the state. The building is owned by E. W. Teale and Dr. H. R. Layton, and was erected at a cost of $3,000. It is 40x96 feet, and is ab solutely fire proof, the walls being of cement bricks and blocks, with ce ment floors throughout, steel ceil ing, and a truss roof which gives them the entire floor space without a single post. The building was de signed and erected by F. L. & Harry Jenkins, of this city, and is sure a good one, showing their skill ap builders. The garage will be steam heated, with water connections, so that cars can be easily washed, elec tric lights throughout the building, and a Btorage gasoline tank is being built outside with inside connections so that gasoline can be pumped di rect to the cars. The north end is devoted to the work shop, the big engine, lathes and other tools filling this room. There is a pit for use in repairing cars, and with Mr. Teale and his son Chet for mechanics it will be possible to have almost any kind of repair work done at the Leon garage, and two better auto work men cannot be found anywhere. It is a garage of which Leon can well be proud of and tourists who have visited it say it is the best garage they ever saw outside of -some of. the larger cities. Recording Farm Names. In view of the fact that the law for the registering of farm names In the recorder's office is a new one, people in general do not understand it, will say for the benefit of such that the applicant must make appli cation on a blank furnished by the recorder and sworn to before a no tary, or justice of the peace and filed in the recorder's office the same as a deed or mortgage. Upon recording the application#the recorder issues a certificate to the applicant which sets forth the name, etc., and which gives him a monopoly on the name he has chosen. The law goes into effect july 4th, next., Applications may be received at any time, but the certificate will not be issued until after that date. However your name will be protected from the filing Alumni Reunion. An Alumni reunion of the classes of 1908-11, respectively, was held at the home of Prof. Voelker last Monday evening. In the absence of Miss Georgia Stewart, president, and Miss Wynne Cash, vice president, Miss Ruth Chase was elected chair man and the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: President—Edgar Ketcham. Vice President—Ethel Beck. Secretary—Fanny Hazlet. Treasurer—Fay Benefiel. The following committee was then chosen to arrange for a banquet to be held next week: Himena Hoff man, chairman, Edgar Ketcham, Blanche Brann, Alta Hart and Mrs. Voelker. The committee reported that the banquet will be given at the M. E.' church by the Ladies Guild. The re port of the committee was accepted and the banquet will be given Tues day evening, June 27th. A committee of Roland Allbaugh, Wynne Cash and Leo Hoffman were chosen to draw up a constitution and by-laws to be adopted at the meeting next year.. In addition to the business meet0M ing an enjoyable reunion was held.' Refreshments were served and all report a grand time. Report was Exaggerated. Sunday's Register and Leader had a special telegram from Jewell, Iowa, jin which it was reported that D. C. McDowell, formerly of this city, was in jail at Webster City, having dafi gerously Injured one of the men em ployed in his gang of the Bell Tele I phone Co. linemen, by striking him 'over the head with a hammer, but the man injured was not hurt as bad as reported and instead of being in jail Doss returned to this city Tues day. The trouble arose over the man Louder refusing to take orders from McDowell, who was in charge of the gang of workmen, and upon his refusing to work as directed McV Dowell told him to go to the hotel and wait until jthe return of the fore inan who had taken a part of ,th'e gang and gone to the country to do some work, leavipg the balance in charge of McDowell. Louder be came obstreperous and was inter fering with the work, and threaten-, ed McDowell, who is a small man. ^Thinking he was going to be attack ea and beaten Doss struck him with a hammer he had in his hand, and knocked him down, but he was not seriously injured. K. P. Band Goes to Osceola July 4th'. Ed Farquhar and Rolin Benefiel were at Osceola Tuesday and closed a contract for, the Lew K. P. band to furnish the music' for Osceola's big celebration on the Fourth'. of July. The boys will please the ped pie too,, for there is not a better band, in this part of the state. '11 .N* 4 1 ii 'k *3 44 in tt-l t, -w, •ii •t 1 /of the legal application, provided that no similar name has been filed or corded.' I am glad to note that a. good many farmers are taking an in terest and naming thelT farms. I think there is nothing that will do. more to advertise the county with, the same amount of outlay that nam ing your farms. Please remember. the filing fee is $1.00. Ira B. Officer, County Recorder. A a