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DENISON HOTEL BURNS
One of the Old Landmarks of Leon
Destroyed by Fire. Origin of
Fire Unknown. Insured.
The Deni8on Hotel, one of the old
landmarks in Leon was totally destroy
ed by fire which was discovered about
half past three last Thursday morning.
The fire was first discovered by L. P.
Van Werden,who lives across the street,
who was awakened by hearing the crack
ing of the burning building. He ran
out on his porch and gave the alarm and
about the same time Lafe Mitchell who
lives just south of the burned building
also gave the alarm. When discovered
the fire had made good headway, the
entire upstairs being a miss of flames
and the roof was about ready to fall in.
The fire whistle was sounded and many
people were quickly at the scene, but
the building was too far gone to save,
and the fire company confined their
efforts to prevent it from spreading to
any of the adjoining buildings.
The building was one of tbe oldest in
the city, being built in the early seven
ties by Judge Sales and was first used
for a drug store. When the Grange
movement spread over the country a
Grange store was opened in this build
ing and run for several years, and a
few years ago it was remodeled and
made into a hotel building.
The building was owned by C. M.
Akes and occupied by C. H. Harp, who
was running the hotel up to a few days
before the fire when he leased the
Hotel Hamilton and as the lease included
the furniture he had not moved out his
goods from the Denison. Until the
night of the fire some of the family had
been sleeping in the building, and the
evening before the fire Mr. Harp's son
in-law, Roy Wood and wife went there
to sleep, but the roof leaked quite
badly and they decided to stay that
night at tbe Hotel Leon, so there was
no one in the building when the fire
occurred. Milan Sanger who had been
boarding there and occasionally sleep
ing there also went into the building
about 1 o'clock that morning and there
was no fire there at that time. The
roof leaked so badly that everything in
his room wa3 wet so he went to Hotel
Leon and went to bed, and lucky for
him that be made the change, for be
was so tired that he slept all through the
fire just across the street and knew
nothing of the fire until he was
awakened a couple of hours after when
his father was searching for him. When
Mr. Sanger saw 'the fire he came to
town, knowing it was in the business
district, and when he found it was the
Denison Hotel, he commenced to make,'
inquiries for Milan, as he he^was
in the habit of sleeping there. No*
"one
had seen Milan around the fire, and Mr.
Sanger telephoned all around to every
place where there was any chance of his
staying all night. Going back to the
fire he could see the shape of a pair of
shoes in the fire and thought he could
see a body also, but about that time
some one looked upstairs in Hotel Leon
and found Milan peacefully asleep.
After leaving the Denison he went to
Hotel Leon and as everybody was in
bed he went upstairs and hunted a
vacant room and went to bed.
The fire was burning so fiercely
that only a few things were carried
out of one room down stairs, and Mr.
Harp and fauily lost all of their clothes
except what they were wearing. He
had been about ready to close a deal to
sell the furniture and lease on the
Denison to Zed Gore and for that reason
had not moved anything out except a
few table cloths and small articles
needed at the other hotel. His loss will
probably be about $500 and he had
$500 insurance. Mr. Akes carried $1,000
insurance on the building in the Hawk
eye Co.
It was fortunate indeed that the fire
came when everything was soaking wet
or it might have been hard to control
the fire. As it was the big plate glass
windows in the Hotel Leon and Henry
Minor's barber shop were broken by the
heat and also the plate front in Bene
flel's billard parlor. The hotel block is
owned by C. E. Buchanan, of Humeston,
and his insurance will cover the plate
glass loss. Tbe opera house block is
owned by L. P. Van Werden and his
loss on plate glass is also covered by
insurance. The front in Harry J. Vogt's
grocery store was saved by dropping
the awning which was wet and this
protected the plate glass from the heat.
Had there been a strong wind from any
direction the fire would probably have
spread, and the people would have
wanted a system of waterworks pretty
badly.
While watching the fire M. I. Marshall
was struck in the back by a heavy
timber when the front of the building
fell ont, apiece twenty feet long and
five or six inches square striking him
just below the shoulder, knocking him
down and it was feared he was badly
injured. A physician was called and he
was assisted to his home, where it was
found that no bones were broken but her
was pretty badly bruised up.
Noah Warnstaff Dead
Noah Warnstaff, for many years a
prominent farmer of the northwest part
of this county, owning a farm five miles
northwest of Grand River, died at his
home near Big Cabin, Okla., on July 6th,
and was buried on the following day.
He was sick but a few davs and was
about seventy-five years of age. He
was the father of J. L. Warnstaff, of
Leon.
House Struck by Lightning.
The farm residence on the M. C. Betts
farm in Hamilton township, which is
occupied by O. E. Ellis and John W.
Moore, was struck by lightning dur
ing the storm early Saturday morning,
tearing up the roof and demolishing one
end of the honse, but fortunately the
building did not catch Are and none of
the occupants were injured. The house
was insured ii the Hawkeyc Co... Vj'
ESTABLISHED 1894. LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 15. 1909.
"Grouch" on Waterwarks.
What kind of a bloomin' town is this,
anyway? A big majority of the voters
of Leon want city waterwork, and said
so in no uncertain tone on the 10th of
June. Do they get 'em? Well, nit. Why?
You tell us. Must be a Hottentot in
the fuel bin. Or mayhap some of our
capitalistic philanthropists figure on
building waterworks themselves with
the view of presenting the plant to the
city. (At a small profit.)
Happy thought. I'll lean back and
think it over. I close my eyes and the
blue smoke from my "twofer" curls
ceilingwards. I see a frenzied bunch
of rotund gentlemen hurrying with
their hands full of stage money to sub
scribe for stock in a Leon waterworks
company.
Thirty-Two Dollars and Forty-Five
Cents raised in Four Days, and some of
it real money, .too. Pretty good work
for four hot days.
The President has called a meeting.
Special committee on Pump reports that
a fairly good second-hand wooden pump
can be had for $2.05. The committee is
continued to "talk over" the deal. Ma
jority of the meeting opposes the ex
penditure of this amount of money. Our
fore-fathers had no wooden pumps.
They relied on the old oaken bucket.
Prominent capitalist withdraws Sev
enty-Five Cents of his subscription, be
cause it will not be needed, and breathes
audibly.
Committee on Pipe Line reports that
several hollow trees have been located,
and cheers goes up as the chairman an
nounces that Sixty-Three feet of mains
have been approved, while the perspir
ation stands out in great beads on the
rubicund face of the chief promoter, as
he reflects that he is losing the interest
on his subsciption of Two and a Quarter.
Committee on Stand Pipe makes a hap
py report. They state that they have
found a forked tree in the park, which
can be used as a tower, and a good
tight barrel can be roped fast to serve
as a water tank. A wordy discussion
follows regarding the size of the barrel
to be used, one conservative gentleman
strongly contending that a keg will do,
"until the town grows some." Propo
sition to paint the keg is turned down
as showing too much "cussed progres
siveness," this having a tendency to
keep out men of means.
When the matter of the location of Hy
drants came up, a fight was at once pre
cipitated, and as no agreement could be
reached, this feature was omitted. One
learned citizen suggested that the use
of City Water for bathing purposes be
prohibited, baths being held as a use
less form of luxury likely to enervate
the proletariat. This was carried with
out dissent. On motion it was decided
to depend upon the clouds for the water
supply, this being £be original source
froth which"our rote-fathers got theirs.
And as one of the promoters feelingly
said, "What's good enough for our fore
fathers is good enough for us, and
blame it all, we're no better than they
were." Somebody shouted, "Turn on
the water, she's all done," and I woke
up. I had fallen asleep in my chair,
and the rain was blowing through the
open window to beat the band. It was
all a dream. Can it be that it was
prophetic—that this is how and where
we'll get our waterworks? GROUCH.
Mrs. Lucy Ray Sells Millinery
Store.
Mrs. Lucy Ray has sold her millinery
store to the Clark Millinery Co., and
after being in active business in Leon
for nearly twenty years will take a
well desorvrd rest from the active
cares of business. The new proprietors
Mrs. Florence Garton and Miss Harriet
Clark took possession of the store on
Monday. They are both milliners of
years of experience and were formerly of
Carthago, ill., and for a number of years
have been trimming from the Chicago
wholesale Gage millinery house. They
will continue.the business in the' same
location, and will carry'at all times an
up-to-date line of millinery and notions.
A shipment of new millinery will be re
ceived this week and the ladies of Leon
and Decatur county are cordially invit
ed to call and meet tbe new members of
the firm. They will devote their time ex
clusively to the business and both be
ing experienced trimmers will be able
to deliver all goods promptly. They
were not strangers to Mrs. Ray, as
Bhe
had met them in the wholesale house in
Chicago, and Bhe recommends them as
being artistic milliners.
Last Week's weather.
Observer J. M. Gardner of this city
who makes the local observations for
the government weather and crop
bureau has kindly furnished us with
the following report for last week. The
government weather bureau at Dea
Moines announces that July 4th this
year was the coldest Fourth of July
recorded since the bureau was estab
lished. Here in Leon the temperature
was down to 57 degrees.
The report made by Mr. Gardner is
from 6 p. m. to 6 p. m.
In. Kaln. High Temp. Low Temp.
July 4
July S
July 6
July 7
July 8
July 9
July 10
.56
2.30
4.15
1.10
.10
75
71
81
70
84
88
88
Total
57
62
64
63
66
69
67
.50
8.71
Tabernacle Meeting Notes.
Tabernacle meetings at the south
school grounds are in fall blast and
good attendance with splendid interest,
and with the finest behaviour on the
part of our young people for which we
are justly proad. Elder Glendenning is
preaching some masterly and searching
sermons. Let every Christian in Leon
that can rally and try and rescue a few
from the ways of sin, and have a few
stars in your crown.
These meetings will continue indefi
nitely, each evening at 8 o'clock, and
next Lord's Day there will be three
services. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11, again at 2:80 p. m. and
at 8 p. m. Yon are invited. Come
praying and go praying.
1.3. RUPPERT, PASTOR.
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Interesting Hems of Local Interest
Picked Up by The Reporter
Daring the Present Week.-
The Waterworks Situation.
A special meeting of the Leon com
mercial Club was held Friday evening
to discuss the waterworks proposition,
many people being in favor of again
submitting the question to a vote at
once, as it came so near receiving the
required two-thirds majority at the
recent election. It is thought best bow
ever to have a preliminary survey and
estimate of the cost made by a com
petent expert engineer before again sub
mitting the question, so the voters will
know exactly what they are voting for.
At the last meeting of the city council
a committee requested the city council
to have this survey made, but they re
fused as it was stated the city had a
chance to get a system of waterworks
installed by private owners, and Mayor
Gates appointed a committee consisting
of Dr. O. W. Foxworthy, C. M. Akes and
J. H. Evans, to meet with Mr. Halzet,
who owns the deep well, and see if he
would make a proposition along this
line. There are but mighty few people
who have any idea whatever that a
system of waterworks will or can be
installed in Leon by a private company,
but the Commercial Club does not wish
to rush things and decided to wait un
til the next meeting of the city council,
and if then there is no proposition in
sight for a private system will again
ask the council to have the survey and
estimate made, the Commercial Club
agreeing to pay for same so that it will
not cost the city anything, and if the
council still declines to have the survey
made then the Commercial Club will
contract with an engineer to do the
work, but they prefer to have it done
in the name of the city. It is now up
to the council to pass on the matter at
their next meeting, as in case no con
tract is made with private parties a
petition to call another election will be
presented to the city council at their
first regular meeting in September.
Railroads Put Out of Business.
The past ten days has been something
fierce for tho railroads in this section.
Not since tho first of last week has
there been any trains running over this
branch to St. Joe, the early morning
train running from Chariton to Grant
City and back, and the noon train run
ning from Chariton to Bethany and re
turn. And even this service was tied
up from Friday morning until Monday
morning on account of a big slide a
couple of miles north of Davis Otty. No?
mail or express from the east was re
ceived from Friday morning until Mon
day. The Des Moines branch resumed
service lash Thursday after being out of
business for several days, but has
been from one to two hours late. A big
slide just this side of Garden Grove has
also caused considerable trouble, and
the railroad officials do not make any
promises as to when they will be able
to reach St. Joe. It will take weeks to
restore the track to any kind of con
dition.
The Presidents' Wives.
Everybody has been wondering what
it meant, but the secret is out and is
explained fully by the full page adv. of
the Bradley-Wasson Mercantile Co. in
this issue. It is a great reduction sale
and made by the Presidents' Wives, and
it will pay the wives of every ordinary
man in Decatur county to read over the
prices they are making during the
special seven day sale.
This big store is crowded with first
class goods and the Presidents' wives
are going to sell them if price will do
it. While prices are cut the quality of
the goods is not. No cheap stuff, but
up-to-date new goods in every depart
ment. Everything is plainly marked
with Presidents' Wives tickets, and you
know-just what values you are getting
at this sale. Extra clerks will be on
hand so there will be no waiting. The
sale opens Saturday and continues for
seven days only.
Injured at St. Joe.
Abe Bellamy was the victim of a
street car accident at St. Joe on Mon
day evening of last week. He was visit
ing over the Fourth in St. Joe and Mon
day evening in company with a young
lady boarded a street car to go out to
Lake Contrary. While running at high
speed the car for some reason left the
track and was stood on end. Several
of the passengers were more or less
injured, Mr. Bellamy being caught in
such a manner as to receive severe
bruises on the side and back. He was
at once given medical attention and
taken to a hospital, but was able to re
turn home on Friday, coming around by
way of Villisca. He is still quite sore
from the accident but considers himself
fortunate in getting off with no worse
injury.
Missouri Flooded Too.
The big floods last week were even
worse in Missouri than in Iowa. At
Bethany several houses were washed
away and much stock was drowned in
both Harrison and Mercer eounties.
The same conditions prevailed around
Albany and other towns, and atPattons
burg the flood nearly swept the town
away. It will take thousands of dol
lars to replace the bridges which were
washed out during the flood.
Methodist Notes.
Preaching next Sunday both morning
and evening by the pastor. Morning
subject, "Lessons From the Transfigur
ation." Evening subject, "Christ's Last
Words to Peter." At the elose of the
morning service there will be a roll
call of the members. Let all who ean
possibly do so, be present.
Remember the Yelie it wears. ISfijg
EIGHTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
Dr. H. F. Stempel, Sr., Entertains
Large Number of Friends.
Dr. H. F. Stempel, Sr., of 811 Fourth
street, as is his usual custom, enter
tained a large party of friends Sunday
evening at tbe home, it being his eighty
fifth birthday anniversary.
Being on the 4th of July it was a
national event and by the way, also the
85th anniversary of Lafayette's second
visit to America. Few people live to
celebrate their 85th anniversary and at
the sane time retain their physical
vigor and mental faculties as does Dr.
Stempel. As the doctor's each suc
ceeding birthday rolls round thero
seems to be no apparent loss in physical
.vigor or mind, and as on all previous
tfike occasions he was to the front to
jgreet his guests and crack a joke as the
occasion demanded.
An unusual number of friends spent
the evening as his guests and met that
hospitality that is proverbial with
most all German-Americans. His chil
dren and grandchildren were all present
and have the same hospitable spirit
that makes all present feel like kin.
The children are: A. H. Stempel, E. H.
Stempel, W. Stempel, W. C. Stempel,
Dr. H. F. Stempel, Jr., and Miss Valeska,
all of Fort Madison except W. C., who
lives at Leon, Iowa.
The evening was spent in social in
tercourse and an excellent German
lunch and refreshments were served,
with fireworks on the side to please
the children. It was a very enjoyable
time to all present, and particularly the
host and his hospitable family. May
the doctor's shadow never grow less.
Ft. Madison Democrat.
Weather Crop Bulletin.
Liked Speaker and Band.
The Corydon Times-Republican has
the following to say about the speaker
and band furnished by Leon for their
Fourth of July celebration:
The address of the day was delivered
by the Hon. V. R. McGinnis, of Leon.
Mr. McGinnis is an attorney at Leon.
He is a very able speaker and the
large audience which heard him were
expecting a good address. But Mr.
McGinnis did even better than was ex
pected and his address was one of the
best speeches ever delivered in Cory
don at a celebration in faat it was
much better than the average address
and more than pleaued all who heard it.
It was a great effort on bis part and
well worth listening to.
The committee on music secured the
famous K. P. band of Leon, to furnish
the music for the day and they made no
mistake in the band they selected.
This band arrived on the morning train
from the west and from that time until
late at night furnished music and lots
of it. And their music was fine. It
was as good band music as has been
heard in Corydon in a long time. Their
selections were fine and they were well
executed. The evening concert was
especially fine and much enjoyed by the
large crowd which remained in town to
hear it.
New Court Cases.
Keller & Wright vs. F. L. Jenkins.
Plaintiff bring suit to collect a real es
tate commission of $100 which they
claim by reason of having sold defend
ant's residence property in Leon to Ed
Cave for $4,500, and when the purchaser
tendered the money defendent refused
to execute a deed for the property.
George W. Baker attorney for plaintiff.
Florence Barrett vs. S. H. Barrett.
Plaintiff saes for a divorce on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
They were married at Leon on Jan. 12,
1909, and lived together abeut ten days.
The defendant commanded her to travel
on the road with a circus, but her physi
cal condition would not permit her to
do this and he threatened to shoot her.
That she is now afraid to live with him.
S. H. Gates and W. J. Springer attor
neys for plaintiff.
M. E. Wasson has been appointed ad
minstrator of the estate of Winnie
Abernathy.
Before you purchase a car call, ex
amine and get prices on the new Reo
at Teale's garage.
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Des Moines, Iowa.
For the week ending July 11,1909.
The averago temperature of the week
was 5 to 6 degrees below normal the
first half of the week was unusually
cool, cloudy and wet, and the latter
half moderately warm, but with con
siderable cloudiness and some rain. The
rainfall over the southern, central and
western districts was heavy and in
many localities, excessive the total
amounts for the week ranged from four
to almost nine inches over the southern
and j,two to five inches over the central
and western counties. This excessive
precipitation, falling on land already
saturated with moisture, has caused
flood stages in all creeks and rivers
within the area of heavy rainfall. Bottom
lands have been flooded for the third
time this season and a large acreage of
corn has been lost. Very little if any
work could be done in the fields and as
a great deal of the corn is now too
jjtfgfce to plow, much of it will be laid by
"Swfttsut' the- third cultivation. The
rains have prevented haying, and in the
southern districts where the small grain
is ready for the harvester the ground is
too wet and soft to run machinery.
While the aggregate of damage to crops
in the flooded valleys and on the flat
land is very heavy, the percentage of
total loss for the whole state is not very
large. The precipitation was light and
below normal in the northeastern coun
ties and all crops have continued to
improve in that section. Early planted
com on uplands in all parts of the state
is in good condition and growing rapidly.
Small grain over the larger part of the
state is reported to be doing well,
but dry weather is at once needed for
harvesting and haying. This is a very
critical period in the crop situation and
the final returns of the harvest depend
largely on the weather conditions dur
ing the next week or ten days.
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MORE NEWSY LETTERS
News Items Gathered by Reporter
Correspondents in the Various
Rural Localities.
Decatur City.
J. C. Cozad and wife spent Saturday,
night and Sunday in Woodland, the
guest of relatives.
Mrs. A. D. Venham, of Coancil Bluffs
la., came the first of the week for a
visit at the home of her sister, Mr. and
Mrs. O. B. Creal.
Mrs. J. M. Eiker received a telegram
Friday morning announcing the death
of her sister-in-law, who lived at Gales
burg,^ Illinois. Mr. Eiker left Saturday
mornidg so as to be in attendance at
the funeral which will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
Miss Ressie Creal was a guest of
Miss Lelia Houston Sunday.
Epworth League Sunday evening.
Subject, "Fearfulness in Security."
Leader, Miss Lessie Euritt.
Rev. J. L. Boyd, of Leon, occupied the
pulpit at the M. E. church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock and attended to
the baptismal services.
Misses Ida and Ressie Creal and Mrs.
A. D. Van Horn were Leon visitors the
last of the week.
Rev. J. G. Vanatta occupied the pul
pit at the Leon M. E. church Sunday at
11 a. m.
Mrs. C. R. Riley went to Des Moines
this week for a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. E. L. Coalbeem.
Mrs. Mollie Euritt is visiting rela
tives in town at this .writing.
Miss Grace Jones is visiting at the
home of her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Colter.
Blockley No- I.
Harvesting wheat is the order of the
day.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens had
business in Leon last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Milsap visited at
Jo« Dobson's last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hatfield had
business at Davis City Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Dobson and son Charles had
business at Leon last Friday.
Charles Dingaman and family visited
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Dingaman at Eden Center Sunday.
Bert Dobson and wife visited at
Lineville with his brother, Lewis Dob
son, last Saturday and Sunday.
Will Barlean was a Leon visitor last
Friday.
Jacob Butts and wife were Davis City
callers Thursday.
Clay Moore and wife visited at Jake
Butts Saturday.
Mrs. John Weidner has been on the
siok list but is better at this writing.
Miss Clara Leahy is visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Leahy but will
return soon to Des Moines where she
has been staying with her sister.
There was seventeen cars of stock
passed through Blockley Tuesday morn
ing.
Mac Cox and brother Leonard.took
dinner with Joe Dobson Wednesday.
Bert Dobson helped George Stephens
load sand Tuesday.
Jim Blake and Zona Housh had busi
ness in Davis City Monday.
Bert Dobson was a Leon caller Mon
day.
Fred Jones called on his father-in-law
George Stephens and family Monday.
Charles Hatfield went to Davis City
Monday and purchased a new water
tank.
Bradney.
A good many spent Sunday cutting
wheat and oats.
The Beavers girls spent Sunday atthe
Chambers home.
J. B. Snyder is cutting wheat for Mr.
Smith.
James Konklin is cutting wheat for
Orville Brown.
Lewis Richardson was in Leon Satur
day.
One of Bowsher's men and a repre
sentative of the J. I, Case Co. passed
through here Monday.
Joe Mullin has found his boat.
Mrs. G. M. Lowe and children called
at the Gardner home after Sunday
school Sunday.
There will be preaching at Bradney
on Sunday at 3:30 also in the evening at
7:30 by Mr. Buchanan.
Joe Johnson had business in Leon
Monday.
WANTED—At the Bradney Sunday
school, all the young men in the neigh
borhood, children included.
The farmers are improving this fine
weather by cutting oats.
Our road boss, G. M. Lowe, was put
ting in abridge northwest of High Point
Saturday.
Charles Beavers and daughter were
Leon callers Saturday.
C. P. Browning's hand has been plow
ing corn for James Konklin.
Little River.
A1 Sparger and family visited at T. L.
Wynn's Suuday afternoon.
Mrs. Judd Cragg who has been sick
the past week is able to be np again.
Her sister who has been staying with
her returned home Tuesday.
Ed Still and wife visited her mother
Mrs. Minor.
Mrs. DeLong and daughter Velva, vis
ited at Uncle A1 Sparger's one day last
week.
Mrs. Charley Waffle's mother and sis
ter from Illinois returned home after a
week's visit at the Waffle home.
Joseph Ingram and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Marion Davis and family
Sunday.
Grandma Still returned home after a
two weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Dave Hubbard.
Those that visited last week at Jim
Drory's from Cainsville were Mrs. John
Crawley and daughter Maggie, and Carl
Drury and George Cloe.
Jessie Waffle who has been qnite sick
ia reported some better.
Marion Davis will soon finish his har
vestlag.
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^Rsee*ESEIVOL. XXXIV.NO. 47.
Morgan.
Mert Cozad, of Eden Prairie, visited
his mother, Mrs. S. J. Cozad one day
last week.
Mrs. Freeman Hawkins and children
spent Saturday night with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ella Gammill.
M. L. Dale and daughter, Nellie, had
business at Leon Saturday. Mr. Dale
trimmedthe trees and did other repair
ing on his property while there.
Alex Nichols and family, of Lineville,
visited Saturday night and Sunday at:
Speed Hayes. H&jg
John Barrett and family attended
church at New Salem Sunday.
Ray Cozad and Ansel Dunham who
have positions with the Joha Deere Co. ^4
«t Moline, 111., are spending their vaca-'
tions with home folks in this vicinity, i'***
Mrs. O. W. Peck who visited the past
week with relatives in this vicinity re
turned to her home at Allerton Satur
day.
Wayne Gammon visited his cousin, D.
A. Robinson Sunday.
Miss Lulu Gammill visited Miss
Juanita Cozad Sunday.
Oral and Earl Nichols called on their
cousins, Lewis and Oscar Hayes Mon
day afternoon.
Jim Hubbard was a Lineville visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. A. B. McClaran visited her
mother, Mrs. S. J. Cozad Friday after
noon.
Miss Angie Mundell, of near Pleasan
ton, visited the latter part of the week
with Miss Veta Goins.
Those that visited at M. L. Dale's Sun
day were James Cozad and wife, of
Decatur City, and Mrs, S. J. Cozad and
son Ray.
Kingston.
Mrs. Carrie Redman and children and
Mrs. Geo. Smith returned Wednesday
from Indianola whore they had been
visiting at Arthur Richey's.
Frank and Grace Keller were callers
at Grover Hamilton's Monday.
Harry Trauple was in this neighbor
hood Thursday.
Elk Creek.
Isaac Payton and family, of Tuskeego,
visited with Windle Stanley and family
Sunday.
Roy Naylor and wife, of Grand River,
visited with Thomas Bryan and family,
Sunday.
Clifford Donaldson called on his
sister, Mrs. E. M. Jones, Sunday after
noon.
Ever tt Payton, of Tuskeego, visited
a few days last week with relatives and'
friends on the creek.
Pearl Donaldson visited with relatives
at Decatur the first of the week.
Rollie Laird, of Kellerton, called at
the Stephens home Sunday evening.
Grandma Shield who spent the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Millsap,
in Arkansas, returned home last Friday.
Windle Stanley delivered hogs to the
local hog buyer, Mathew Bronson.
The boys on Elk have begun reaping
their wild oats.
Grand River.
Misplacing of a Period Makes Big
Tax Increase.
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Vigo Rassmasen is cutting oats for
Jim Upfleld. s!|C.
Mr. Breed, of Afcon, was in this «|1.
neighborhood last week and bought 'j$
several loads of cattle. ...j
Mrs. Binning, of Grand River, spent Sit
Saturday night and Sunday with her |||p
son Frank and family, on her way home
from Wyoming. ^§1
Bert Redman and family took dinner
at John Hacker's Sunday.
George Smith and wife spent Sunday St
at Charley Imhoff's. fty
Sophia Smith visited with her sister,
Blanche Redman, last week. Wrn^f.
Helen Hamilton was a Van Wert
caller Monday. tpf
M. F. Springer spent a few days in
Des Moines last week. Si§|^:
Jim Dobson shipped stock from Kings
ton Tuesday morning.
George Huffman and wife and Guy||§§
Smith and wife took dinner with George Isil
Redman's Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Ross was a Leon visitor S
Friday.
Horry Redman and family and Mrs.
Cora Binning spent Sunday at Walter
Redman's.
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Dr. Ward's next dates at Grand River*®!
are July 12 to 17.
J. Wilkes Woolman.
J. Wilkes Woolman, was born
Linn county, Iowa, April 29, 1869, and
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departed this life at Apache, Okla., af-sal|
ter 4 days illness with fever and a co»-'i.n^!
gestive chill,July 6,^1909, being 40 years,*1®
3 months 17 days. He was married to|p|p'
Miss Minnie Beavers at Woodland, Ia.
on December, 11,11895. To this union
was born five children, four girls and
one boy. Erema Elizabeth, Jane Mar-fffs
cella, Audrey Vivian, Neil Sanford, and^P
Enid the youngest dying in infancy.Si|f
Besides the wife and children he leaves
an aged father, his mother passing away
ten years ago, twe sisters and three
brothers one brother and sister attend
ing the funeral the others were unable
to attend on account of ill health and
distance. Mr. Woolman was a member
of the Knights of Pythias and the Broth
erhood of American Yeoman, carrying
policy for $1000 in the latter. The or-|S
dersat Apache assisting them on their
departure to Woodland where the
funeral services were conducted Sun
day at eleven o'clock by Rev. Weather
ford, of Lineville. Interment in the
Lentz cemetery.
Last year the school board of Chari
ton figured that $500 would be needed
for school purposes and levied the tax
accordingly and were much surprised
when they found that almost $3,000 forSfi
the school house fund had been paid in-V^
to the county treasurer. On invostigatr-,
ing it was found that a former offioial '.
had authorized a levy of 11.7 mills in
stead of 1.17 which would make an in
crease of $4^00.
Buy MeCormick mower and binder
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