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vv KOUND OAK FURNACES I 1 MONJfipUTH k- I' If Illinois St. i!/\ S 1 Sometimes People Say every cent of its cost. If you are we can prove to you conclusively that an investment in a genuine ROUND OAK will prove the best investment you ever made in a heater, and vou will sav so after FARMERS & TRADERS STATE BANK LEON, IOWA. Capital and Surplus $57,500.00 2 Does a General Banking Business Pays interest on Time Deposits. We Solicit a Share of Your Patronage. JOHN W. HARVEY, President. Taos. TEALE, Vice Tresident. FRED TEALE, Cashier. What Have You To Offer? M. A. GAM MILL, Leon, Iowa, Is willing to Insure your property against loss by Tornado Fire and Lightning. Sell your real estate for a reasonable commission, or cry your public sale and guarantee satis faction. And Blamed Glad To Do It What Have You To Offer? sr MAPLE CITY If you buy rosin separate from soap it may benefit you in some way, but is no good in soap. MAPLE CITY SELF-WASHING SOAP contains no rosin. /Vfe Yoti Interested in the South Do you care to know of the marvelous development now going on in the Great Central South? of innumerable opportunities for young men or old ones—to grow rich? Do you want to know about rich farming lands, fertile, well located, on a trunk line railroad, which produce two, three and four crops from the same field each year, and which can be purchased at very low prices on easy terms? About stock raising where the extreme of winter feeding is but (6) short weeks? Of places where truck growing and fruit raising yield enormous returns each year? Of a land where you can live out of doors every day in the year? Of opportuni ties for establishing profitable manufacturing industries of rich mineral locations and splendid business openings? If you want to know the details of any or all of these write me. I will gladly advise you fully and truthfully. 6. A. PARK, General Immigration and Industrial Agent. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. Louisville, Ky. Illinois Central is the direct line from Loliis to the Books on New Orleans, Vicksburg, Cuba, Hammond, La. About the south locations for industries mailed on request. S. G. HATCH, C. C. MCCARTY, the can tell that they want best furnace they buy. When you us that we promptly show you the genuine ROUND OAK. We have confidence in it, for we never had a dis satisfied customer yet. After using it they come back and say more in its praise than we did when we sold it to them. Of course there are multitudes of cheaper furnaces but what satisfaction or comfort is there in using them, they can not be- not last long enough nor enough.to ing heavy made good be durable. Why a ROUND OAK after 15 or 20 is worth more second hand than the cheap furnace costs on the start. The ROUND OAK is moderate in price and is worth going to need a furnace fARQUIMR BROS. trying South G. P. A., Chicago. D. P. A. St. Lou s. THE LEON REPORTER o. E. HULL, Editor. E O N I O W A SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $1.50 Six months 75 Three months 40 Entered as second class matter at the heon. Iowa. Postofflce Democratic State Convention. A delegate convention of democrats of Iowa is hereby culled to meet at Waterloo. •JTKSDAY, AUtarM' 7, 1906, the object of said gathering beinjj to plaeo in nomi nation a candidate for each of the state otttces to be tilled at the general election to he he held on Novem ber 6th of the present year, and for the transaction of such other business as may be deemed necessary and proper. The hast* of representation, as decided upon by our committee, assigns to each county two delegates and one additional delegate for each 200 votes and frac tion thereof above 100 cast for Alton B, Parker in 1904. Upon this basis the counties are entitled to representation as below set forth: Adair 6 Adams 7 Allamakee 10 Appauotfte 11 Audubon 7 Benton 12 Black llawk 11 Boone 8 Bremer 11 Buchanan 10 liuena Vista 5 Butler 6 Calhoun 6 Carroll 12 Ca*s 9 Cedar 12 Cerro Gordo 6 Cherokee 5 Chickasaw 11 Clarke Clay Clayton Clinton Crawford .... Dallas Davis Decatur Delaware Des Moines.. Dickinson ... Dubuque Kmmet... Kayette Floyd Franklin .... Freemont ... years service .. ..12 8 ... 10 10 8 17 4 27 4 12 6 5 10 it. The purpose of the proposed law is laudable, but it is doubtful if the meas ure would attain the purpose aimed at. There is a law now on the statute books making it a misdemeanor punish able by line or imprisonment to carry concealed weapons. The licensing of pistol toting could hardly discourage it for a man,who will habitually pack a gun without special reason for it would avoid paying the license or concealing his license tag, thus defeating the pur pose of the law, while a man who packs a gun for a special reason ought to be locked up. If the general assembly is really de sirous of enacting a law that will dis courage the carrying of concealed weapons it should so amend the rules of evidence that the unlawful possession of a deadly weapon shall be proof pre sumptive of intent to commit murder. Killing by a pistol toter should be placed on the same basis with killing by a burglar—the possession of the deadly weapon contrary to law should be sufficient evidence of murderous intent. We are guilty of a whole lot of flap doodle about this 'gun toting' business. There are no circumstances under which it is necessary for a gentleman to pack a gun. There are circumstan ces under which he may have to fill somebody's hide full of buck shot or 44 slugs, but these circumstances do not allow him to keep his artillery conceal ed long enough to violate the law." Howard Tedford, one of the Perkins managers, wrote a letter to one of his henchmen in a northwestern county a couple of weeks ago, pertaining to mat ters politically. The postmaster, by mistake of course, put it into the box of an ardent cummins man who. opened and read it. The matter was so inter esting from a progressive standpoint, that he showed it to some of his friends, had it photographed, and then returned it to the postofflce marked "opened by mistake." And now Uncle Sam's officers are after him, and a penitentiary sen tence stares him in the face. With the standpatters cussing the progressives and the progressives cussing the standpatters, who is left to cuss the democrats? TOrlT THE LEON REPORrER, THURSDAY, JULY 12. 1906. Jefferson 8 Johnson 17 Jones 11 Keokuk 13 9 Lee ... 20 Linn ........21 5 6 Mai'aska 18 Million 13 Marshall 5 Mills 7 Mitchell 8 6 5 5 4 15 Muscatine 15 O'Brien 6 sceola 5 Paj 7 Palo Alto 7 Plymouth 10 15 22 Polk 17 Pottawattamie ... 21 Klnggohl 6 •Sfott 27 Shell)v 10 Sioux 8 Story 6 Tama. 6 14 7 Vim Huren 9 Wapello 9 14 8 11 Greene 7 Grundy 7 Guthrie 7 Hamilton 6 Hancock 5 Hardin 6 Harrison 10 Henry 8 Howard 7 Humboldt 4 Ida 7 Iowa 11 Jasper 12 Jackson 14 8 11 9 11 Winneshiek 3 Woodbury 9 Worth 16 942 Your committee respectfully recommends and urges that county and township organizations be completed before the meeting of the state convention, and that reports of such organizations accompany the credentials from each county. By order of the State Committee. Done at Des Moines, Iowa, May 18, 1906. 8. B, MOKHIKKY, Chairman. C. W. MILLER, Secretary. 'GUN TOTERS." far "Gun toters" in Iowa are few and between, but still there are a few who think it is necessary to carry pistol in their hip pocket and many murders are the result. In the south the practice is still more common al though the better element is doing what it can to discourage it. Regard ing the practice the Lake Charles News says the following, every word except perhaps, the last sentence of which is as true in Iowa as it is in Louisiana: "A bill has been introduced in the lower house of the Louisiana legisla ture requiring 'gun toters' to take out a license and to wear conspicuously an aluminum tag, like those used on licensed dogs. The object of the pro posed law is to discourage the carrying of concealed weapons and thereby de crease crime. ANOTHER SIDE TO IT. The Live Stock World of Chicago says: An Iowa correspondent, who has been deluded by the nonsense now go ing the rounds regarding denatured alcohol, writes for information. He wants to know if he is at liberty to rig up a still and bogin converting the con tents of his corn crib into fluid extract of heat, power and light in anticipation of the new law, eliminating the present tax.going into effect next January 1. You can't do it brother. More idiotic drivel lias been ground out on this alcohol subject lately than any other. Enough idle distilleries are laying around the country to produce all the alcohol that will be needed for years. Congress has stipulated that stills must have a capacity of at least 250 gallons per day. That makes the es tablishment of community stills on the co-operative plan possible, but prohib its distilling alcohol by individuals for their own use. Go easy on this alcohol proposition, brother. Before long we are going to see the prettiest scrap you ever wit nessed between the whisky and oil trusts. Gasoline can be sold at 10 cents a gallon and then 1111 the coffers of the Standard Oil octupus with dividend paying material. It is not in the humor to let the whiskey trust grab its busi ness. Of course the alcohol producing outfit will put up a stiff fight and then will come the tug of war. After the oil and whisky trusts get together and agree on prices, it will be up to the consumer to protect him self by making alcohol. Meanwhile don't worry about it. TARIFF REFORM IN IOWA. The position of Gov. Cummins on the tariff issue occupied the attention of representatives a few days before ad journment and the republicans were worked up to fighting pitch by the question of Champ Clark, if Gov. Cum mins had not carried Iowa on a tariff revision issue? J^acey of Iowa declared that Gov. Cummins had said nothing in regard to the tariff this year. Champ Clark reported that last November that the governor said: "All the robberies committed by all the life insurance companies in all time did not equal one fifth of the robberies inflictcd by the Dingley bill in one year." That was too much for the equilibrium of even that seasoned old debater Grosvernor who lost his balance and made the following indiscreet attack upon Gov. Cummins by declaring: "Any man who will say that is unworthy of the confidence of one American citizen let alone the majority of the state. Such a man as that is a false libeler of every decent aspiration of American citizenship." As Grosvenor is a mouth organ of the protective tariff league which thrives upon contributions from the tariff pro tected trusts, it is evident that if Gov. Cummins is nominated on a tariff revi sion platform the standpatters will try and defeat him. The democrats in con gress have had lots of fun sprinkling salt on the raw hides of the republican standpatters. TAINTED MONEY. 7 their The democrats of Wisconsin platform just adopted remind the coun try that the republican national com mittee has not made restitution of the large sums received from the life insur ance corporations filched from the funds that should have been sacred to the widows and orphans of policy holders. The plank adopted condemns the repub lican party for the acceptance of the policy holders' money and demands that the same be restored. Now that Presi dent Roosevelt has five months' holiday before him, there can be no excuse for lack of time, for his not taking up the matter with chairman Cortelyou and ordering that restitution of these taint ed funds be made to their rightful owners. The people of Ohio are evidently de termined to punish the trusts that con spire to restrain trade within the bor ders of their commonwealth. In con sequence five ice dealers, who combined to raise the price of ice and who are described as "all prominent in business and social circles" have been fined §5,000 each and to serve one year in the workhouse. Democratic leven is cer tainly working. The nomination of United States sen ators by the people in party primaries is in successful operation in all the southern states except Missouri. There no Platts, Depews or Drydens in the senate from that section. The democrats are all going to line up together for the battle this fall and when the big round up is over the re publicans will be wearing a strange brand, not unlikely the letter D. The republicans at the first session of the 59th Congress, sowed only wind and when the autumn comes they will reap a whirlwind, or something equally as good. ____________ Sound kidneys are safeguards of life. Make the kidneys healthy with Foley's Kidney Cure. L. P. Van Werden. TERMS—$12.00 $10.00 Glasses Fitted BY BRADLEY Are Right* I will be in Leon at the Woodmansee house friday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 18 I would like to meet my old customers and as many new ones as possible. I have all the latest improved tests and will guarantee to give the best results in all cases. Child ren's eyes a specialty. All lenses changed free of charge. I solicit the most difficult cases it does not matter who has failed ask those whom I have done work for and vour physician. I will make regular trips here and guarantee satisfaction. C. E. THOMPSON, Keeper. VV flpuutir *. f- 1800 Hercule (4157), if /*a! 1 P. F. BRADLEY, TEe Belgian Stallion Former Optician Leon, Iowa. Major McKinley No. 955 A beautiful formed animal, weighing .Si, U. M' 1 pounds, sired by Major McKinley 826, 83, Tahoune Hercule 2004, to insure colt to stand and suck, to insure mare with foal. Lovers of good horses are invited to look at this fine stallion. It don't pay to breed to a poor horse. he by out of Tahoune Dam Conway Queen she by Cog (2006 by Hercule Paule 547. Will make the season of 1906, the first half of the week at C. E. Thompson's farm 5& miles southeast of Van Wert, balance of week at E. E. Walker's farm, 3 miles east of Van Wert. E. E. WALKER, Take "THE RIGHT ROAD" To Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis ft and Kansas City CniMto mk 6REAT WESTERN 65 65 (4157) by out of Myra 533. 127, 518 (2006) Tahoune 65 out of (4157) Cog 518 (2004) out of C. F. KELLER, C. E. THOMPSON, .Owners. Unequalled equipment on all trains. Finest Dining Ca service. Comfortable Club Cars, Pullman Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair Cars on night trains. Parlor cars with Dining Room on day trains. For information and tickets apply to any Great Wes tern Agent, or J. P. Elmir, Cantral Patttngtr Agint, St. Paul, Minn. wi ».A.ior