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., [Persons having friends visiting them or iton
J. R. Bowsher had business at Lamoni
last Friday.
Robert Turner went to Lamoni Tuesday
on business.
Frank 8tanley
Oily Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Radniob, of Davis City, was
in Leon last Saturday.
Constable Bert Waiter had business at
Decatur last Thursday.
Deputy sheriff John Burns had business
at Pleasanton Tuesday.
J. E Penniwell visited over Sunday with
frfcnds at Grand River.
Attorney Lewis B. Jackson had business
at Davis City yesterday.
Homer Dye jr. visited over Sunday with
young friends at Decatur.
Frank Springer, of Decatur,
lis city Tt
ness in tbi
Dr. Dudley, of Garden Grove, was an
over Sunday visitor in this city.
Dick Latbrop, of Woodland, was an
over Sunday visitor at Humeston.
F. A. Robertson, of Eagle Grove, Iowa,
was visiting in this city yesterday.
S. H. Amos, of Garden Grove, had legal
business in this city last Thursday.
W. H. Barntbouse. of Garden Grove,
was visiting in this city yesterday.
Fred Teale was looking after business
''matters at Davis City last Thursday.
Marion F. Stookey bad legal business at
Corydon the latter part of last week.
E. O. Moore, of Crown, returned yester
day from a business trip to Creston.
S. Y. Harger, of Decatur, passed through
here Thursday on his way to Lamoni.
^Mrs. E. G. Foltz and children went to
Kellerton Tuesday for a few days visit.
Misses Blanche Allen and Bess Oney
visited at Van Wert Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Rosenthal returned
from their St. Louis visit last Saturday.
M. A. Gammill returned Thursday eve
ning from a business trip to Des Moines.
Mrs. Eunioe Dale went to Davis City
Saturday, for a week's visit with friends.
George Manifee, of near Kellerton, had
business in this city the first of the week.
Miss Maud Mitten returned Friday from
a few days visit with friends at Davis City.
Miss Eva Rhea, who is teaching in New
Bud a township, spent Sunday in this city.
Vd. Woodard, of the west side of the
ommty, was an over Sunday visitor io this
city.
A. J. Zeigler went to Des Moines Tues
day and will remain if be secures employ
ment.
T. J. Shaffner, the Garden Grove furni
ture dealer, had business in this city last
Friday.
Miss Minnie Gardner, who is teaching
near Crown, spent Sunday at her home in
this city.
Miss Vivian Allen, who is teaching at
Kingston, spent Sunday at her home in
this city.
D. F. Avery, the magnetic bealer, was
at Davis City yesterday ou professional
business.
MIBS Kate Ogden went to Grand River,
Friday, to attend tbe teachers' meeting in
that city. -.
8. E. Akers, of Murray, was visiting
friends in this locality tbe latter part of
•last week.
Mrs. 3. T. Harris returned yesterday
from a visit of several weeks at Kirksville
And Albia.
Miss Mate Parrish visited over Sunday
-Mt Chariton with her sister, Mrs. E, V.
Lawrence.
Frank Bowerman, of Decatur, stopped
off in this city Saturday while on his way
to Lamoni.
Mrs. Ed. Alexander returned Friday
from a few days visit with relatives at
ilnmeston.
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^J^JebusineM.
PURELY PERSONAL. Miss Bessie Negle.v, of Decatur, passed
was visiting at Davis
L. Parrish was an over Sunday visitor
in Des Moines.
Back Pugh was a passenger for Chari
ton yesterday,
W. A. Alexander had business at Van
Wert yesterday.
O. Riley, of Decatur, had business in
..this city Monday,
Miss Mamie Allen spent Sunday at her
home in Lamoni.
Sfarion Osborn bad business at Davis
City last Saturday.
Pat Sullivan was an over Sunday visitor
at Garden Grove.
Vera Acton was visiting friends at Davis
City last Thursday.
O. W. Hoffman had business at Davis
City last Thursday.
G. B. Daueherty was buying horses at
Pleasanton Monday.
Or. A. Brown bad professional business
at Humeaton Friday.
H. P. Smith returned Saturday from a
trip to Wichita, Kas.
bad busi-
city Tuesday.
H.C. Watson, of Decatur, had business
in tb is city last Thursday.
Dr. H. R. Layton had professional busi
ness at Cains
ville Tuesday.
W. H. Albaugb had business at Cains
ville the first of the week.
Miss Angie Sears, of Deoatur, was visit
ing in this city last Friday.
C. M. Keller went to Des Moines Tues
day on real estate business.
Miss Ethel Stover went to Van Weit
yesterday for a short visit.
Lew Pease and sister EugeaD, of Crown,
were Leon visitors Tuesday.
Mike Garber, the Van Wert miller, bad
business in this city Friday.
Mrs. J. H. Acton went down to Davis
City Tuesday for a short visit.
Eld. R. W. Oastor went to Garden Grove
yesterday to visit his mother.
Dr. L. J. Landes, of Grand River, had
business in this city yesterday.
John Akes, of Brazil, came -ft Tuesday
for a few days visit in this city.
Andrew Anderson, of Lamoni,
ness in this city last Tbu
font 8pan». a
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Unnoni last1
S. Radnicb, of Davis City, was a business
visitor in this city last Thursday,
Levi Guthrie bad basin ess at Garden
Grove last Thursday and Friday.
through Leon yesterday going to Keller-
to
v'sit
^er
a'8ter-
knowing of strangers visiting in the cltv o. MoDaniel went to Albia Tuesday to
will confer a great favor upon tt^e Editor )01k over the field with a view of starting
hy Informing him either in person -or by
a
billiard ball in that city.
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Sam Allen went to Humeston Saturday, senger on Tuesday's excursion, kh destin
ation being Kingfisher, Ok.
Wiley Sells bad business at Pleasanton
yesterday.
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H. H. Doss, of Spring Valley, was a pas-
Mrs. John MoPherrin, of Corydon, is
visiting in this city at the home of her
mother, Mrs. J. L. Young.
Master Emmett Vanostrand arrived
from Omaha Tuesday morning and will
remaiu here with his mother.
Miss Helen Lorey returned Monday
from a few days visit at Davis City with
her sister, Mrs. Mark Grimes.
C. M. Piper, of Chariton, cance down
Fridav and visited a few days with his
many friends in this vicinity
Mrs. John Frazier went to Davis City
Saturday for a few days visit at tbe home
of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Dorn.
Miss Florence Morgan, tbe efficient
dining room girl at Hotel Leon, left Mon
day for her home at Elmo, Mo.
J. M- Moss, tbe Cainsvilie merchant,
was io this city last Thursday, b9ing on
his way to Bethany on business.
John Frazier returned Friday from Ak
ron, Mo., where be had been looking after
business matters for a few days.
Miss Eftie Hammond and children de
parted Friday for Council Bluflh, where
they will make their future home.
S. P. Miller and family returned to tbeir
home at Clinton, Mo., yesterday, after a
visit with relatives at Pleasanton.
County Superintendent Mcintosh went
over to Grand River Friday, to attend the
teacher's meeting held in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilantt, of Decatur,
were visiting at the home of their son,
David Wilantt, in this city Saturday.
Mrs. A. S. Tharp and children and Miss
Nellie Craig visited over Sunday at Gar
den Grove at the home of H. H. Bledsoe.
Henry Bright was called to Spring Val
ley, last. Friday by the sad news that bis
father. Jacob Bright, was dangerously ill.
Mrs. F. L, Conrey and children, of
Grand River, visited over Sunday in this
city at tbe borne of her father, J. W. Bow
man,
John Mullio returned to bis home at
Clearfield last Thursday, after visiting for
a week with relatives and friends in this
county.
Mrs. J. M. Chastain, of Eden township,
was a passenger for Des Moines last Fri
day, where she will visit a week or so with
friends.
Miss Jennie Brant who has been very
sick in this city for several weeks, return
ed yesterday to her home at Garden
Grove.
"Donny" Adair returned last week
from Boone, where h$ has been working
on the Northwestern Ry. for several
months.
Dr. Frank Landes and wife, of Benton,
visited over Sunday in this city at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Landes.
Mrs. Mary Cesler returned to her home
in Garden Grove Saturday after visiting a
few days at the home of Jap Cesler, south
of town.
FrankMcCutchan,of Scottsville, Kas.,
who has been visiting relatives in this
county for several weeks, returned home
Saturday.
S. A. Miles and niece Miss Nellie Miles,
departed yesterday for Pearson, Iowa,
where Miss Nellie will spend tbe coming
summer.
Mrs. R. A. Kelley returned Friday from
Nickerson, Kas., where sbe visited several
her daughter, Mrs. Eld. G.
town­
ship, arragut,
la., where sbe wTT^EsTi^^^ple of weeks
with her son.
Miss May Spain who has been working
at Mrs. Boone's dressmaking parlors for
several months, returned to her home in
Lamoni Tuesday.
Oscar Beck, of Big Piney, Wyo., arrived
last Friday, called here by the serious ill
ness of his mother, Mrs. Tbad Beck, of
Decatur township.
Mr. and Mrs. Warnich and two daugh
ters, of Andover, came yesterday for a
short visit at the borne of tbeir daughter,
Mrs. C. W. Reeder.
Mrs. John Wilantt returned to her
home at Kingston Tuesday, after visiting-,
a tew das at the home of her son, Dan
Wilantt in this city.
J. S. Moon, of near Humeston, passed
through this city Friday, moving to Ring
gold county, and will farm near Keller
ton the coming season.
John Tilse, of Davis City, was in Leon
lsst Friday. He has sold his restaurant
and residence property in that town and
will seek anew location.
F. W. Davis and family returned to
their home at Weldon Tuesday after a few
days visit at the home of his brother, W.
H.' Davis northeast of Leon.
Mrs. Clem Creveling and children re
turned to their home at Lamoni Fridav,
after visiting a few days at the home of J.
F. McMorris, south of town.
Earl and Marie Moore visited a few
days at Weldon the latter part of last
week with their sister. Miss Bessie, who is
teaching school near Weldon.
A. Ironsides, of Center township, went
down to PleaBanton Tuesday to look at
some fine short horn cattle with a view
of purchasing some for his herd.
Robert Dye went to Pleasanton Satur
day and taught a couple of days in the
Pleasanton schools tbe first of tbe week
during Prof. Conwell's absence-
Clem and Lyss Jenkins returned last
Thursday from a two weeks trip through
Oklahoma and Indian Territory- They
did not buy any land down there,
C. D. Osborn, of Davis Oity, was in Leon
last, Friday. He has sold biB jewelry busi
ness to O. W. Halstead and purchased tbe
restaurant owned by John Tilse.
MIBS
Jail, of Garden
Thursday
Mrs. Lucy Ray retor.
Chicago, where she bad
tnjiiinery stock.
F.J. Wafghtdropped
naturday aod remained]
wife until Monday.
Miss Nora Tabler, ofi
-^Saturday to visit bef
this city.
on reeJ
Shields, the Decatur driMfeist naas
ed Sunday from
een buying new
W. W. Powers, the we).
rooni, bad business in this
part of last week.
driller, ot La
ity tbe latter:
tbe road
with bis
jwa, came
and other
^Bowman,]
for %•,
Clara Dudley, of Lamoni, visited
the first of tbe week in this city with Miss
Stella Allen, both ladies going to Garden
Grove yesterday for a short visit.
Mrs. Ora Teale and baby returned to
their home at Lamoni Saturday, after vis
iting for a week in this city at tbe home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Al
baugh.
C. M. Keteham and wife returned Tues
day from Mason City, where they were
called last week by the illness and death
of Mrs. Ketcham's mother, Mrs. J. B.
Lunbeck.
Mrs. John Landes and little daughter
returned to tbeir home at Westerville
Monday after visiting for ten days in this
city at tbe home of her daughter, Mrs.
Elmer Harris.
Frank Jackson who is employed as
stenographer in the office of tbe Darrow
Investment Co. at Corning, visited over
Sunday with his mother at Davis City and
with friends in this city.
Mrs. J. C. Hamill and children, of De
catur CJity, were in Leon last Friday, on
their way to Garden Grove, Mr. Hamill
ba7ing rented #he Scott farm near that
town for the coming year.
S. N. Nate and family, of jBden town
ship, moved to Humeston Sunday, where
Mr. Dale has purchased tbe botei' owne,d
by Mrs. Ellen Mullinni*, taking posses,
sion of tbe bouse Monday.
W. L. Ragan returned to bis home at
Eagleville Saturday, after being bere
for
a
few days looking after tbe sale of tbe
Koger farm on Grand River, be being tbe
executor ot tbe Kogei estate.
tf. W. Wells, tbe Decatur merchant,
bad business in tbis city Tuesday and
while bere ordered THE REPOBTER sent
to his daughter, jjjtiss Myrtle, who is
clerking in a large store in pes Moines
otorffjjnd family, who havje £een.
of Center township for severs!
arted luesday for Promise City,
will make their future home,
having rented a farm nea,
ai
M. L. Bevis, the Mt. Ayr real estate
man, passed through tbis city Saturday,
returning from an extended trip through
New York and Vermont. He reports four
feet of snow in the east when he left
there.
Miss Grace Yengel, of Charlton, who
has been visiting in this oity with Miss
Blanche Allen, went to Osceola Friday,
to visit a few days with friends in thai,
city, after which she will again visit in
this city.
Mrs. Mark Bailey and little son left
Tuesday for Leon wbere the family will
reside in tbe future. She was accompan
ied by her sister, Miss Nora Carey, wbo
will spend a few weeks there.—Chariton
Democrat.
Fred Howard came in from Hiawatha,
Kas., last Thursday and visited with bis
father in this oity until Monday whert he
left for Burlington, having secured a
position as traveling salesman for tbe .Tas.
A. Guest Co.
H. L. Botsford and family, wbo have
resided in this oity for a year past,depart
ed last Thursday for Montgomery, Iowa,
a new town on Lake Okoboji, where be
will work at his trade, as brick mason and
plasterer tbe coming year.
Wm. J. Fulton left yesterday with his
family for Leon, Iowa, near which place
be will engage in far.ning. Mr. Fulton
leaves many friends at Range and vicin
ity, wbere the family has lived for a num
ber of years.—London (O.) Democrat.
E. J. Springer and wife of Decatur de
parted Tuesday for their new borne near
Renfrow, Okla., Mr. Springer having pur
chased an improved quarter section of
fine land near that town. THE REPORTER
will follow them each week to their new
home.
P. Meek and wife, of Eden township,
departed Tuesday for Olympia. Wash
and expect to permanently locate there
if tbe climate is suited to Mrs. Meek's
health which has been poorly for_some
time. THE REPORTSR will visit tbem
each week and keep them informed of
events in Iowa.
R. F. Nolen, of Chariton, was in this
city Tuesday, and has accepted a position
as salesman for Bowsher & Biddison.
We have been personally acquainted with
Mr. Nolen ever since we were knee high
to a grasshopper, and can cheerfully rec
ommend him to tbe farmers of Decatur
county as a straightforward and reliable
lpan,
Ikepuice.
And Items of Interest
as Reported by our
Correspondents
Davis City.
S. R. Frazier, of Des Moines, has been
here for the past week helping invoice
the Farzier Severe & Co. stock of goods.
We understand Mr. Frazier has sold out
his interest in the store to Mr. Severe.
Cal Hoffman and Geo. Baker had bus
iness in this oity last week.
Clarence Osborn has bought the
"Farmer's Home" restaurant of John
Tilse,
F. T. Atteberry, oi Decatur, is moving
tbis week to the Wm. Mcintosh farm
southeast of town. He recently pur
chased this farm of A. li- Dorn.
G. 1. Hogue who has been'quite sick
for a week is better at this writing.
Prof. Ctias. Norman, of Troy Kansas,
has been visiting his parents and friends.
Royal Richardson and I van Beach, of
Pleasanton, had business in our town
Saturday last.
Fred Robertson, formerly of this place
but now liviug in the noithern part of
Iowa, is bere looking after business in
terests at this place and Lamoni.
Miss Syble fanning has accepted a
position as assistant postmistress. In
crease of business required more help.
Geo. Keller has sold his farm near
Blockley and will return to Kansas,
his former home, John Tilse will accom
pany him, leaving Saturday.
Frank Jackson, of Corning, had busi
ness bere Sunday.
0. L. Frazier and S. G. Mitchell had
business in Leon the first of the week.
1. N. Jeffries had business in Mt. Ayr
Monday.
Will Bullington began work in the
new bank March 1st.
Mrs. John Frazier, of Leon, is visiting
relatives here tbis week.
The h. D. S. dedicated their church
Sunday, a large crowd attending,
Morgan.
Mr. Spencer closed a very successful
term of school at Union Friday.
Ray Fierce, of Van Wert, is visiting
relatives here.
Odie Newcomer will organize a singing
school at Wesley this week. Mr. New
comer is well accomplished in vocal and
instrumental music. There is no doubt
but what he will get a large class.
Harye Walters moved into the house
vacated by Mr. Durhan, and Simpson
Walker moved into t]ie house vacated
by Mr. Walters.
Ed McDowell and Miss I^oima Poland
ware quietly married at tbe home of Mr.
StuteviUe's last Wednesday.
The roads are almost in an impassable
condition at this writing,
Uncle Jacob Bright died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Cosjad, Fri
day, at the advanced age of 82 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the
Union school house Sunday. Interment
followed at the cemetery.
Miss Minnie Johnson of Carlisle is vis
iting her many friends in this vicinity.
iMrs. Mary Hinds and Henry Bright,
of J^eon, attended the funeral of tbeir
brother and father at Union, Sunday.
The 3d of Jfareh being Miss Nellie
Dale's 18th birthday annjyersary, her
parents invited about 30 of her friends
to spend the evening of tbe 2d. l|e
freshments were served and the evening
was spent in vocal and instrumental
mu^ic and games. Those from a distance
were iliss l\j[innie Johnson of Carlisle.
Miss Ola pitman $nd brother Fred of
Leon, Roy Fierce of Van Wert and .Or
villa and Clarence Marble of Pavis City.
Crown,
H. E. Hughes' have anew boarder, a
lady.
This week finishes our school at Crown.
Thought we smelled wedding cake and
sure enough on Tuesday evening at the
Presbyterian parsonage Mr. Ira Peugii
and Miss Eugean Pease were united in
the bonds of matrimony and departed
for Epid, Oklahoma, Wednesday to
make their future £o$e. We extend to
them our congratulationswish them
a happy and prosperous jotjrnsy thpojugh
life.
Mrs. H. Chandler, of Omega, $ebr.,
who has been visiting relatives and her
many friends in these pa[rt8 is suffering
fjom la grippe at Mr. Hughes'. Dr. Bow.
man was called to see ie| Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. FrankfGoodson cele
brated their 25th wedd&g anniversary
on Tuesday. Several gueKs were pres
int and jnetifi^e^^BBfi2fcau2£iands
TUKNER-BROWN.
Mr. C. Robert Turner, of west of town
and Miss Maud Brown, of Tuskeego,
were quietly married at the parsonage
of the Christiau church in this city on
Wednesday morning, March H, 1901, the
ceremony being performed by Kid. Ii.
W. Castor.
Both of the contracting parties are
well and favorably known to a majority
of our readers, and we join with them in
exteuding hearty congratulations to
this most worthy young couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner will make their
home on a farm west of Leon and all
tbeir friends unite in wishing them a
long, happy and prosperous journey on
the sea of matrimony.
License to Wed.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Clerk Kehler since
our last issue.
Howard R. Wood ...
Nellie B. Russell
Frank Thompson
Mary Jones *i...
Gland Turpin.:.:^..
Nellie Spencer
Ira Peugh
Jfiugean Pease....
0. Ii. Turner
Maud G. Brown
New Court Cases.
1. b. Duff vs. Frank, John and Geo.
W. Kindred. Suit is brought on prom
issory note for $100, dated Feb. 15,1898,
due in two years. J. j. Duff attorney
for plaintifl.
O. J. lieber vs. Lizzie Reber. Tbe
parties were married at Manistee, Mich.,
July 5,1890, and lived together as man
and wife until August 3,19QQ, when de
fendant returned tc Manistee, Miohigan.
The plaintifl alleges that defendant has
been guilty of adultery with various per
sons. and has been cruel und inhuman
in her treatment of him, circulating
false and vile stories concerning him.
He asks for a decree of divorce. C. W.
Hoffman attorney for plaintifl.
R. R. Trower ajid Win. Y. Greenland
vs. Charles U. Woodard and wife, Wm.
Woodard and wife and Mrs. Emma Shel
ton. Plaintiffs, for cause of action, state
that on Jan. 19, 1901, they purchased
fromC. H. and Wm. Woodard (be north
west quarter of section 17, township 64,
Decatur county, Iowa, paying $10 on
the contract, the balance of the price
($2,363.20) to be paid March 1, 1901.
The plaintiffs claim they have deposited
in the Bank of Grand River this sum,
for the use of defendants, tout they re
fused to accept the money and have
since deeded the land to Mrs. Emma J.
Shelton. Plaintiffs ask that the deed to
Mrs. Shelton be set aside and the de
fendants ordered to deed them the land
as per contract. C. W. Hoffman attor
ney for plaintiffs.
W. L. Itagan, executor of estate of J.
Koger, vs. Charles Ii. Phipps aird J. W.
Young, plaintiff brings suit to set aside
a lease on the Koger farm on Grand
River, alleging defendants have failed to
pay tbe rent as provided in the lease,
ana to use and care for the farm and
buildings as.agre«a^in the l^ase. V. R.
McGinnis attorney for plaintifF._
As I have lost my health and will
have to go to the mountains and have a
little property to sell and don't wish to
make a public sale. will sell two
good spans of mu)es one span four years
old, the other nine years old, eight head
of hogs, 800 bushels corn, 200 bushels
seed oats, one disc harrow, two steel
beam stirring plows, 1,000 feet pine
fencing lumber. This property is at the
farm of G. Fierce one-half mile east and
one mile north of Van Wert,Iowa.
?Vebb,
IjtjOn
Several of our citizens went to Li
Tuesday.
School elections Monday resulted in
Simon Goodman being elected as direc
tor at Crown, IIr. Curry at Franklin,
Lewis Garber at Pleasant View, Philip
Petric at White Oak, tbis is as far as we
have learned, if Mm other three districts
elected as good men as the above we
will have a good school board this
year as can be got in the township,
MATRIMONIAL, Railroad Taxes Reduced.
f.
The groom is oue of the energetic
young men of Decatfr county who has
pushed himself forward by his own ef
forts, and he has won a charming and
worthy young lady fot his bride. She
is the eldest daughter of ex-recorder
Chas. 11. Brown, and during the- time
her father was in tbe recorder's office
sbe was his very efficient deputy.
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C. F. PIERCE.
Suicide at Weldon.
$rastus Webb, son of Mrs. Luce, the
landlady of the New Hotel, at Weldon,
committed suicide between 4 and 6
o'clock Saturday evening by shooting
himself in tbe forehead.
The deceased"was about 22 years old,
unmarried, andior some time had b6en
living with his mother at the hotel. He
was around town as usual Thursday and
nothing unusual was noticed in his
actions. About 4 o'clock in tbe after
noon he went to tbe hotel and asked his
mother for a clean suit of underwear,
and on receiving it went upstairs to his
room. When supper was ready he was
called, but making no response the door
of his room was forced open and be was
found dead, with two holes in his fore
head, sitting on the floor., He had put on
plean clothes, and then placed a small
mirror op the floor between bis feet so
he could see and shot himself twice in
tbe forehead wjth a 32 calibre revolver
which vas lying on the floor beside him.
From bis appearance death was almost
instantaneous. ISo cause whatever has
been assigned as to why be should haye
taken his life.
An inquest was held on Thursday
evening by L, G, Jamison, justice of the
peace, acting as coroner, but nothing
was developed bv the evidence to show
any cause why the act should have been
committed, except that he had been
Suffering from an attack of la grippe.
'he only witnesses examined were Alvin
Lola Coffey, Wm. F. Boynton
and Dr. Enos.Mitchell, and they merely
testi^ed to the finding of the body as
above described. After bearing the tes
timony the jury returned the following
verdict:
At an inquisition held at Weldon, Iowa, on
the 28th day of February, 1901, before L. G.
Jamison, justice-peace acting coronsr, of
Deeatur county, Iowa, upon the bidy Eras
ttyg B. Webb, there lying dead, the said jurors
uQ.9n.0ati)
do say: That raid Erastus B. Webb
me to his 4e»th t)y revolver shots from hia
ownljant). Jtl testimony whereof the said
jurors ljerewlll} spt their the day above
written. X,. 0. po»HAM,
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dispatch from Bedford:
"The farmers of Taylor county are
doing great deal of kicking these (lays
when they line up in the county treas
urer's office to pay their taxes. The
state executive council, 'composed of
Governor Shaw, Treasurer Herriott,
Auditor Merriam, and Secretary Dobson,
lowered tbe assessment on railroads in
Taylor county $112,729, while they in
creased the assessment on stock as fol
lows: Cows, 25 per cent three-year
old steers, 27 per cent two-year-old
steers, 23 per cent one-year-old steers,
19 per cent. Much comment is heard
around tbe court house about attempt
ing to free Taylor county from 'reser
vation' influences, and the anti machine
element is gaining strength."
Decatur county farmers have not
fared so badly *s have those. of Taylor
county at the hands of the executive
council, but under the instrucions given
the assessors of this county they have
iucreased tbe assessed value of* cattle,
horses, etc, 25 per cent over the assess
ment of 1899, and land values have also
been increased about 25 per cent. But
notwithstanding these facts the state
executive council has reduced tbe as
sessment of theC. B. & Q. $500 per mile,
it now being assessed at $3,500 per mile.
In 1898 the railroads in Decatur county
were assessed at $320,034.00 and in 1900
$299,621.00, a reduction of $20,413.00.
And this reduction is*1 made the more
glaring when it is remembered that the
old D. M. & K. C. has been changed
from a narrow to a standard guage road,
and is now apart of the K. & W. sys
tem. The line from Van Wert to Cains
vilie is assessed at $2,000 per mile and
thfc other K. & W. lines at $3,500 the
same as the Q. This branch of the
road is reported as being the best pay
ing branch line owned by the and tbe
track is now all ballasted and laid with
heavy steel, yet the assessed value has
been reduced $500 per mile, being only
$500 per mile larger than tbe H. & S.
tbe poorest road in tbe country. C. B.
& stock is now worth $1.45 on the
market, it having made a decided ad
vance, yet tbe assessment is reduced.
This reduction on the mile and a frac
tion of tbe road in the incorporated
town of Leon alone will save the railroad
company about $35.00 per year in taxes.
It is a in re in or he
people to figure out, why railroad values
should be decreasing and all other val
ues increasing, when the railroads are
enjoying the greatest prosperity in the
history of their existence. The fault lies
in tbe fact that it is well known the
railroads control the nomination and
election of the members of the executive
council, and ttiey are the subservient
tools of their bosses. The time is coming
when the farmers of the state will arise in
their might and rebuke the railroad bos
ses who are controlling tbe republican
partj in Iowa, and we are badly mis
taken if it will not be done in the near
future.
Stops the Cough and Works off the
Cold,
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a cold in one day. No cure no pay
Price 25 cents.
I will offer at public sale at my resi
dence 5 miles southeast of Grand River
and miles northwest of Decatur on
Thursday, March 14, the following prop
erty: 3 horses, 'i work mares and 1 five
year old Ally 15 cattle, 5 cows, 7 year
ling heifers, 3 heifer calves, 20 head
stock hogs, 500 bushels oats bin, 400
bushels corn in crib, .10 tons hay in
stack And barn, 1 hay stacker, 1 bull
rake, 1 sulkey rake, 2 farm wagons, 2
buggies, double and single bob sleds, 3
sets double harness, 1 set single har
nees, 2 stirring plows, 2 cultivators, 1
McCormick mower, 1 six tooth harrow,
1 disc harrow, and other farm tools.
Household and kitchen furniture, 1 lad
ies' dresser, I cot, parlor set, carpets,
chairs, tables, stoves, stands, and the
various articles that make up the full
complement for housekeeping, 12 dozen
chickens. WM. PENCE.
N. B. Eaves. Auctioneer.
I SHIP SUBSIDIES.
EX-CONGRESSMAN JOHN DE WITT
WARNER EXPOSES THE DEFECTS
OF THE PENDING BILL.
?rof*»e4 Aim* Pf tbe Bill Are
Shampn-Sloiv Ships I'neleii For Aux
iliary Crul»er» or Mall Carriers.
Futile Provision* For American
Seamen The Shipbuilding Which
(he Bill la Supposed to Encourage
la Already Largely Under Construc
tion or Ordered.
In the current issue of The Review
of Reviews ex-Congressman John De
Witt Warner of New York sets forth
the following objections to the ship
subsidy bill:
Of course the bill pretends that its
authors are concerned for the "farms,
factories, mines, forests and fisheries
pf the United States" and for the pro
vision of "yessels, officers, engineers,
machinists, electricians and seamen"
for United States commerce and de
fense,
Framed as it is exclusively by those
who propose to hire themselves at
their own price and who did not admit
to their deliberation any representative
either of agriculture, wage earners,
seamen or our navy or war depart
ment, we should expect to find just
what we find here—that the professed
aims of the bill are shams set np to
distract attention from the raid plan
ned.
As to export trade, a late amendment
(expressly provides that to get full sub
sidy a ship need carry put but half &
Cftrgo load while she gets the main,
or "speed," subsidy though she do not
carry a pound of cargo. Furthermore,
the highest subsidies are specifically
given to the classes of ships that not
merely do not, but cannot, carry much
export cargo but which "export" tour
ists and "import" immigrants—the In
ternational's fast passenger steamers,
fop example, getting 11 times the sub
sidy in proportion tq c#rgg that 4?es
a standard freighter.
The vessels now building by our gov
ernment average about 23 knots speed.
Of all ships in existence that would
draw this subsidy there are but four
above 20 knots, and its friends' admit
that no others will be built. It 16 plain
how useless would be transports and
cruisers that could neither flght nor
run and how. fatally would fast .war
vessels be Impeded by the company of
oii£8. Furthermore, the ships
TOUld subsidies are al'
ready wid^r mstfj copliftpts. Wpfi
them at tbe disposal of our government
under requirements mope rigid •fon
proposed bjr tbe pending bill—trbich
ent contracts.
It is ludicrous to estimate that,
against the $9,000,000 per annum
should be offset any considerable sum
for the free mail carriage provided by
the bill. As noted, the bill induces no
construction of new ships over 17
knots, and its inducements for speed
stop at 21 knots on test run. This Is
so far behind the practical-needs'that,
though the International company
(which would get the greatest share of
speed subsidy) received last year two
thirds of the total paid by the United
States for carrying foreign mails from
New York, the postoffice had to hire
British and German steamers at half
the cost to carry three or four times
the mall It committed to the Inter
national. Nothing could be more
worthless than the right to have mails
carried free by ships, already too slow
to be trusted with them.
As to American sailors, the "bill pro
vides that subsidlze'd ships (1) have
one-fourth their crew citizens or in
tended citizens (2) that one American
boy be employed for every 1,000 tons
shipping, and (3) that fishermen serving
on ships (subsidized for the year at $2
per ton, in case they run three months)
be given $1 per month while actually
employed. As to these: (1) is nullified
by proviso that lf the master cannot
reasonably get one-fourth Americans
he need not (2) is made worthless by
proviso that the American- boy need
be paid only what his work is worth,
and as to (3), there being no minimum
wage, our government would simply
pay $1 of ordinary wage? for which the
American fishermen "would Still work.
Finally, the ships which"would get
most of this subsidy are now compelled
under their mail contracts to have half
American crew and to employ the same
number of American boys, but to treat
them as.petty officers so that the effect
of the subsidy bill, which releases these
ships from their present contract,
would be to lessen the number of
American sailors and American boys
employed.
As to ship owning, the bill Reaves in
tact our navigation laws .prohibiting
Importation of ships or obscene litera
ture, letting In for American registry
only a few vessels that the authors of
the bill and their friends had already
bought. As to shipbuilding, our ship
yards, without subsidy, are already
crowded to their utmost capacity, and
the most advanced types of steamers
—larger than any heretofore built—
have lately been contracted for here at
prices lower than foreigners would
build them.
Worst of all, in rcspect of securing
new shipbuilding, the bill is largely
sham. For example, the owner of an
American ship now running, on giving
bond for $10,000 to build new tonnage,
might draw $570,000 in subsidy before
the bond became available.
Again, as the United States shipping
commissioner notes at page BO of his
report for 1900, tonnage now construct
ing in the United States, whether for
coasting or foreign trade, can be of
fered to offset subsidized tonnage in
operation. The result is obvious on com
paring the list of subsidy expectants
in regard to ships now built with that
oflhose now building sliips here. That
Is to say, the chief subsidy beggars, al
ready owning both foreign and Ameri
can built steamers and already, with
out subsidy, building new ships here,
have by this bill provided subsidy for
their present ships, conditioned on
their building new shipping, wbich, in
fact, they had already ordered.
And Yet We Blnat Par Big Suma For
Speed,
The commissioner of navigation, in
l}is report for 1900, says on page 15 un
der head of "Increase of Speed."
"The increase in the speed of steam
ships Is much less general and note
worthy from the commercial point of
view than the increase in the size of
such vessels. The reduction of a frac
tion of an hour in the transatlantic rec
ord excites interest on both sides of the
ocean and is a proper occasion for fe
licitations on the attainment of great
mechanical skill, but it does not add to
the general well being of the world, as
does the addition of a dozen or score of
net tons to the average carrying capac
ity of the world's steamships."
Under the Hanna-Payne bill, how
ever, despite this testimony of a recog
nized authority, half or more of the
proposed subsidy Is to be paid for speed
power solely.
This signature is on every box of the genuine
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If |3 our highest ambition to occupy the place
pf rjie Onfe'^eai" |n (he phoe trade—to bring
into our business such a dooftlfioit perfe^pp
as will cause you, when you:£urn' your thought^
dQwnward towar4 shoes, to Instinctively think of
us. Condition? mast bemet.QuaUty, Sty
la,
Plice, Service, Knowledge of (he business, are
ail necessary to accomplish (be epd scngbf,
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We meet them—that is our pleasure, As a
valuable assistance In maintaining this position
we handle, as exclusive agents, the
GREEN-WHEELER
ijiDiSr Fine Slides
saX£ by
LEON SHOE-STORE
COMING
TO
Tlie Most Eminent fchy
sicians in the United
States will Visit
y: Our City.
FRIDAY
M/YFtGH- 15.
rif S Vv
And will be at
oiei Leon
1*
Until Saturday Evening
5 o'clock, March J6.
i»' -"ft,*
2%ays Only!
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Dr. Potter and stoll of physu-.mns of
tbe Boston Electric Medical Institute
are making a tour through be state.
Tbis being an advertising trip and to
introduce their new system, they will
aiveconsultution, examination .and all
medicine necessary to complete a cure,
free. All parties taking advantage of
this oiler will be expected to state to
tbeir friends the results obtained by
their new system of treatments They
treat all kinds of chronic diseases and
deformities. It is Beldom that a com
munity so situated as thn one irt wbich
we live has the privilege of consulting
such renowned specialists, who are in
constant attendance to wait upon you,
diagnose your case and give you the
benetit of their medical knowledge.
There is no experiment or guess work.
You will be told whether you can be
cured or not. If your case is curable,
they will treat you: if incurable they
will give you such advice as will pro
long life. They can cure deafness by
an entirely new method. Catarrh in all
its varied forms cured so that it will
never return, by breaking the cold
catching tendency. If you have wreak
lungs or consumption do not fail to be
examined. It will cost you nothing for
a thorough examination. Remember
they treat all diseases and deformities.
Their new discovery of absorbing medi
cine by electricity in paralysis, loss of
iiower, rheumatism and all diseases of
the nervous system, is a God-send to
suflering humanity. Medical men stand
appalled at tbe marvelous cures that are
being effected wherever this system has
been introduced. Thousands'who have
ttiven up hope of ever being cured poiy
have an opportunity of a life time tq
consult, without charge, doctors of a"
national reputation. liemember, their
knowledge ot medicine, combined with
electricity, gives thew control of di
seases that others do not possess, If
you have a weak eye, if you are hard of
bearing, if you are lame and cannot
walk, this new system will cure you
quickly. Don't fail to call on these em
inent specialists, as the visit will cost
you nothing and may save your life. If
you suspect kidney trouble, bring a two
ounce bottle of your urine for chemical
microscopical analysis. (Jo earty as
their offices are always crowded. If
you are improving under your phy
sician, do not come and take up our
valuable time. We wish to give each
one plenty of time, but cannot listen to
long stories not pertaining to your ca§qi
The rich and poor are alike tfeaf'et}.
Idlers and curiosity seekers will pfciqse
stay away. Our time is valqahlp.
N. U:—Cancers, tumprs, ulcers,gndafi
skin and blood diseases, skiq and scalp
diseases cured by entirely new method.
Piles cured in from live to thirty days
without a knife. We make a speciality
of diseases peculiar to either sex. Re
member not one penny will be charged
for all the medicine required to make a
cure to all those taking treatment tbis
trip. Office hours 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
Positively married ladies must be ac
companied by their husbands. jke
member the date?, Friday and Saturday
March 15th ami Kith at Hotel L-oiip
Leon, Iowa.
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Remember the Dates
Friday and Sat-^
urday, Marcti
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