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COURT HAS ADJOURNED
Judge Evans Finished the Business
ef the August Term of Court and
Returned Home Saturday
The August term of the district
court adjourned Saturday morning
after being in session for a week,
and Judge Evans returned to his
home at Corydon Saturday afternoon.
Practically all of the business of
the term was finished on Thursday
but the grand jury were not
through with the business before
fev them so court had to wait until Sat
fe urday morning for them to make
their final report. When they made
their report they returned four in
&S' dictments. Mr. Jennie Cooper, of
Davis City, was indicted on the
k" charge of assault with intent to com
gfe mit great, bodily injury, as a result
W% of an attack she made some weeks
l?' ago on Mrs. Mattie Horn, of Davis
i~h City, She entered a plea of not
'«uilty and gave bonds in the sum
of 1$760 for her appearance at the
U' ^Ti«lt i«rB» of court. Francis Heath-
Kf" man from Lamoni,
gf' who has been in jail charged with
wrtting Black Hand letters to W.
A. Hopkins, the Lamoni, banker, was
indicted on the charge "of t~reaten
fe ing to extort. He entered a plea of
not guilty and his bond was first
fixed at |2,000, but iater was re
duced to $1,000, but as yet he has
|b not given bond and is still in jail.
Carl M. Banks, of Lamoni, was in
dieted for bigamy, and in default of
bonds is in jail. Sim Fitch, of Ham
ilton township, was indicted for se
14. duction, and gave bonds for his
s* apparance at the next term of court,
but on Monday he married the prose
ruting witness, Maud Vvilliams, and
that will probably end the case,
jr The following causes were dis
Slf posed of during the term in addition
to the cases reported last week:
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CRIMINAL.
State vs. Henry Haskill. Defendant
enters written plea of guilty of larceny
of property of the value of less than
$20, and a floe of $50 imposed, defendant
to stand committed to county jail until
fine and costs are paid.
PROBATE.
w: Estate of J. M. Little, final report ap
jU ... proved, executor discharged,
Guardianship of Uallie and Frances
s?: Slaughter, order for allowance.
Guardianship of John G. Harp, final
report approved and guardian dis
charged.
Estate of John G. B. Harp, final report
W-L approved, administrator discharged.
Estate of Minerva A. Benton, on hear
Mi. iDg final report approved and admin
istrator discharged. H. B. Lunbeck
Appointed administrator on giving bond
to be fixed by clerk.
Guardianship of Edgar and Zula Mid
dleton, report of sale and deed to James
M. Morey approved.
Estate of David A. Stuart, report of
sale and deed to Melvina J., Clarence
S. and Glenn R. Frazier approved.
Guardianship of Carter H. Lorey, final
report approved, guardian discharged.
Guardianship of Sarah P. Harrow,
guardian authorized to expend not to
exceed $75 for repairs on house.
Estate of R. M. Black, sale ordered as
praved, widow's allowance fixed at
$720.
Guardianship of B. H. Pierce et al.,
order allowed as prayed.
I Estate of Hannah M. Gray, report of
5 sale and deed to Winnie Antoinette
Lincoln approved.
LAW AND EQUITY.
Assignment of L. Sutherlin. On hear
ing assignee allowed a total of $224.50
as compensation, final report approved,
assignee discharged.
Mattie Wight vs. Leland Wight, final
report of referee showing distribution
approved and referee discharged.
Assignment of Lake & Williams, final
report of assignee approved, and as
signee discharged.
Lemuel Simple vs. John J. Tharp et
al., default and decree of foreclosure.
S. S. Dillenbeck & Son vs. John J.
Tharp, et al., default and decree of
foreclosure.
8. S. Dillenbeck & Son vs. Homer C.
Tharp et a)., default and decree of
foreclosure.
Minnie M. Brannaman vs. Pearl E.
Brennnaman et al., report of sale and
deed to W. F. Ghormley approved.
Mabel Irene Powers vs. Floyd Powers,
decree of divorce on the grounds of
desertion.
Penisten—Pickering.
Mr. Charles G. Penisten and Miss
Oneta PiokeriDg, were quietly married
at tho Christiau parsonage in this city
on Wednesday evening of last week by
Rev. Chas. Arthur Coakwell.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mart Pickering, of this city, and is
a young lady who has many friends.
The groom is the well known owner of
Penisten's shoe shop, and is a young
man of steady and industrious habits
who enjoys the friendship of all who
know him.
Mr. and Mrs. Penisten have gone to
housekeeping in rooms over the Harris
Marble Works, and their many friends
extend congratulations and wish them
every happiness.
Fitch-Williams.
Mr. S. F. Fitch and Miss Maude
day by Justice John Holden. They
will make their home in Hamilton
township.
Presbyterian Church.
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Come Over and See
Alex.
a Good Town
Down at Washington, Iowa, Alex
Miller is the editor of The Democrat,
one of the leading democratic week
lies of the state. Alex is a splendid
editorial writer, but he evidently
loses out when it comes to skirmish
ing for all the local news. Nearly
every week his paper has some refer
ence to The Reporter, and he hit
us again last week. Come over to
Leon Alex and spend a day with an
up-to-date paper and see how we find
all those sensations you speak of.
Last week the biggest sensation in
the town was the installation of The
Reporter's new linotype machine.
Here is what he said about us last
week:
You will recall that the Democrat
has often spoken of the Leon Re
porter, Ollie Hull's excellent paper.
He has perhaps the biggest money
maker in Iowa among country
weeklies. But for sensationalism it
is the doggonedest paper that we get.
Of course, Ollie the Democratic
editor can not help it, but just for
example look at last week's front
page and here is what the paper had:
Ward Cantrell dropped dead in the
cars on his way to Mt. Ayr, while he
was scuffling. Clark Williams won
a verdict for $14,500 for a team
that fell through a bridge a year
ago. S. M. Boyer's barn burned
southwest of town Monday. Bert
Lanning, foreman in the Journal
office, of that town was badly hurt
by a runaway team. Matt Hunter
wants a pardon for murdering Homer
Holland in 1901. What is there
about Leon that causes so many sen
sations to occur there when it is a
town of less than 3000 people? It is
as bad as New York.
Ray Layton Wins Auto Race.
Ray Layton, formerly of this city,
but now of Mason City, Iowa, had a
narrow escape from an accident in
a race at Clarion last week, when
a car just in front of him left the
track, and a banker of Clarion who
was riding in the car was seriously
injured. Ray escaped injury to his
machine and won the race. The
Mason City Times of Friday has
the following accident of the race
and accident:
In an auto race at the county fair
in Clarion yesterday, W. W. Courson,
president of the Clarion Savings
bank was seriously injured when
thrown from a speeding car. He had
his right leg broken in two places
and suffered three fractured ribs on
the right side and four on the left.
Courson was riding in a Model 10
Buick but was not driving. The
Buick was directly in front of R. G.
Layton of this city in.a Mason road
ster. Layton was going at a speed
of about 55 miles an hour and was
Layton won the race, which was
a 5 mile free-for-all, by a margin of
2 laps on a half mile rack. Other
care finishing were Ford roadster
second, and Chalmers-Detroit "30"
third. The Model 10 Buick would
probably have finished third but for
the wreck.
Will Not Issue Plat Book This Year.
It is with regret that we announce
that the new plat book which was
projected by James F. Harvey and
Francis Varga, will not be issued
this year. These enterprising young
men have gone to considerable ex
pense in the preliminary work, and
have devoted several months of hard
work, but owing to the bad crop
season and other matters it has been
a difficult matter to secure enough
Carrie Nation, "The Smasher"
Garden Grove Next Thursday.
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The famous Mrs. Carrie Nation,
of Kansas will speak at Garden
Grove on Thursday afternoon, Sept.
30, a contract having been closed by
the business men of Garden Grove
for her appearance and she will be
there without fail. Her lecture or
address is to be free, no charge being
made to near her. Great prepara-
tions are being made to make the
Williams, both "of Hamilton town- day a holiday, other free attractions and a great many properties have
ship, were married in this city Mon
quartet and there will be ball and
foot ball games both morning and
afternoon. Garden Grove wants
everybody in Decatur County to come
and spend the day with them. They
will guarantee you a good time, so
make your arrangements to go. Re
member the date, Thursday, Sept.
The pastor, Rev. John L. Gage,
will preach morning and evening.
Subject of the morning sermon, "A 30.
Look Backwards." In the evening 1
Mr. Gage will apply the discourse he Boys and girls under the age of
preached at the union service in the 15
yearB,
Christian church a few weeks ago. the printed details of the great
The public, young and old, are in- "Liberty Bell drawing contest."
vited to
go to Hurst Bros', and get
services. The choir meejto 10,000 prizes are offered and it won't
for practice Friday evening. cost you one penny to try.
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CAINSVILLE COAL NEWS
Contract lias Been Let for Shaft to
be Completed April 26, 1910,
at Cost of $81,720.00.
Cainsville, Mo., twenty-three miles
south of Leon, is all agog over, the
coal proposition, and from reports
it looks as if the company which
has spent so many thousand dollars
in prospecting for coal and gas were
going to commence active opera
tions at once. A gang of Burlington
railroad surveyors passed through
Leon Tuesday going to Cainsville to
survey for a switch to be built to t^
shaft site. The Cainsville News of
last week has the following to say
about the situation:
Messrs. W. D. Althouse and C.
H. Alderfer, of Norristown, Pa., rep
resenting the Keystone Oil & Gas
Company, arrived here Monday, and
announced that they were prepared
to proceed with the sinking of a
shaft and putting in the necessary
mining machinery for operating a
coal mine, providing the 10 acre lot
on which the oil derrick is located
could be purchased from T. G. Rog
ers, and that reasonable assurance
would be given that franchises would
be granted the Company to supply
the town with water, gas and electric
lights.
These gentlemen had no trouble
to close the deal for the Rogera
tract, title to which will be conveyed
to the Grand River Coal and Coke
Company, the name adopted for the
operating Company, and the shaft
will be sunk on this piece of ground.
The citizens of Cainsville
attempting to pass the Buick. As to the Burlington railroad. Mr.
Roberts the president of the firm,
came in on the noon train, yesterday,
and the opening of coal mines at
he closed in close behind the Buick
swung to one side. In order to
avoid a wreck Layton reversed his
car and put on the emergency
brakes. He stopped almost at once,
but the Buick swung too far from its
course, could not be kept in the
track. It climbed over a fence, and
turned a half circle, ploughing up
the sod. As the machine leaped the
fence Courson was thrown out and
as the car wheeled around he was
caught beneath it, and dragged
along. When he was pulled out of
the wreck, it was feared that he had
been killed. The driver stuck to the
car and escaped uninjured.
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1009.
Beemed
to welcome the opportunity to have
a corporation 'furnish them with
clear, pure water, electric lights and
gas wit~ no expense to the city, and
no compulsion on the people to pay
for them if not wanted.
1-ese gentlemen have a charter
under the name of the Missouri Elec
tric, Gas and vVater Company for
the purpose of furnishing these
public utilities, but of course it is
understood that this Company will
be operated for the benefit of the
Grand River Coal and Coke Com
pany which will furnish the neces
sary power.
Messrs Althouse and Alderfer
were so well satisfied with ^e gen
erous co-operative spirit displayed
by our people that they wired the
Roberts-Shafer Company, of Chi
cago, contractors for sinking and
equipping mines with whom a con
tract was pending, to consider the
contract for sinking the shaft and
equipping the mine etose**,
structed one of their engineers to
come on at once for the par pose' of
staking out the location of the tracks
Cainsville is now an absolute cer
tainty.
The firm of the Roberts-Shafer
Company is engaged exclusively in
the business of equipping coal mines,
and we are told, is the largest in this
line of business in the country. The
initial contract price calls for an ex
penditure of $81,720, and that the
mine will be in operation by next
spring is evidenced by the fact that |t0Ii'_if
the Norristown syndicate personally
guaranteed the payment of the
contract price and the contractors
have furnished ample bond to com
plete the mine according to specifi­|
cations on or before April 26, 1910.
The Grand River Coal and Coke
Company has a capital of $700,000
of which $200,000 is 7 per cent cu
mulative preferred stock and the
balance common stock. The pre
ferred stock, we are told, will begin
to draw 7 per cent dividend on
January 1 next, and that every cent
paid in for this preferred stock will
go into the mine, and for working 'vrnv
capital so that the men at the head *T
of this enterprise will have to depend
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Valu 0f
th®
property. It means a great deal for
the future of the town as it will
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b„a.^
A special meeting of the Commer
cial Club was held in the Masonic
Hall Tuesday night, to hear from
M&ssrs Alt.housg.sand Alderfer touch
ing the terms- Of the franchises the
company would ask for electric, gas
and water rights, and also to hear
the reports of a committee which
the club had appointed at a previous
meeting to ascertain what towns of
similar size were paying for these
privileges.
Representatives of the Company
did not have a schedule of charges,
nor was the committee prepared to
make a full report. The commit
tee was continued and requested to
|neet with the representatives of the
£!jjmpany yesterday morning to ar
ge a schedule to be presented to
City Council which was to hold
leeting last night.
Another committee was also ap
pointed to prepare a petition to the
City Council ,«sking that a special
•lection be called for the purpose of
fasting the sense of voters in the
Ipatter of granting franchises to the
Coal Company for electric lights, gaa
tor heating and water works. Said
petition was circulated and signed
Byi-nearly 100 of our citizens and
filled with the City Clerk yester
morning.
If the .ordinances can be drawn
tS time they, together with a notice
for special election will appear in
our next iBsue, and the people will
tanw exactly the charges for elec
tric lights, gas for heating, and
water for both public and private
use.
The meeting was largely attended
.nd every, one seemed to be a boost
The meeting was addressed by
iessrs Althouse and Alderfer, of
Norristo»n, G. W. Barlow and A. L.
Hughes, of Bethany, M. F. Oxford
and W. W. Pratt, and others of this
city.
Upon the arrival of Mr. Roberts
the location of tXe shaft was staked
oft and work will be begun as soon
as the proper material can be
shipped here. The Burlington will
extend their tracks to the shaft so
that the heavy timbers will not have
to. be hauled by teams from the
depot. The contractors expect to
employ about 50 or 75 hands which
will give employment to all of our
laborers who want to work. The
heavy timbers will come from the
mills of the South and will make a
train if all shipped at once of a
dozen or more cars.
Capt. Gooding's hale Dates.
Sept. 16, S. L. Sutherland, Davis
City, la.
Sept. 17, Geo. Bryant, Beacons
field, la.
Sept. 1$, W. O. Newton, Keller
ton, la.
Sept. 20, Walter Venn, Lamoni,
la.
Sept. 21,
onsfield, la.
donia, la.
Setft. 25,
la.
Nass Manning, Beac-
Sept. 22,
Will Browning, Grand
River, la.
Sept. 23,
ton, la.
Chas. Wilson, Keller-
Sept. 24,
Ben Crackroft, Cale-
Holdencamp, Mt. Ayr,
Sept. 27, Will Tunney, Kellerton,
la.
Sept. 28, W. M. Dosier, Keller-
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.or their profits aside from the 7
per cent dividend on the preferred It is a hard matter to keep John
stock, all of which we are told, has Caster out of the mill business,
been subscribed. Last week he traded his 100 acre
__ This, is undoubtedly the largest farm west of Garden Grove to Jacob
subscriptions for the new plat book |an* strongest corporation in Harri- Martin for his half interest in the
to justify them in going ahead with
the work. It costs a big sum of
money to issue a county plat book,
and one is badly needed in this coun
ty, but subscriptions for the book
have been secured pretty slowly and
those in charge did not care to sink
several hundred dollars in cash be
sides their work. The data and pre
liminary work will be preserved and
it may be that the book will be
issued next year.
son County, and perhaps in North Leon mill on the east side of the pub
Missouri or Southern Iowa. Harry lie square and two residence prop
B. Tyson, President, and Joseph S. erties in this city. Possession was
Rambo, Secretary and Treasurer, given at once by both parties, and
both reside in Norristown, Pa., and the mill business will be continued
are among the wealthiest and most under the firm name of Gardner &
progressive business men of that Caster, Millard Gardner retaining
city. Both have been here and made his half interest in the mill prop
the acquaintance of many of our peo- erty
pie.
That the coal is here in paying
quantities is beyond any doubt in
the minds of the people of Cainsville,
and that the members of the company
have the same belief is evidenced
by the vast amount of money they
are setting aside' to develope the*
ma^e
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Sept. 29, Frank Painter, Keller-
ton, la.
Sept. 30,
River, la.
John Edwards, Grand
Oct. 1, John Bryant, Grand River,
la.
I Oct. 4, Lewis Rominger, Keller
ton, la.
I Oct. 5, Andy Merritt, Kellerton,
la.
Oct. 6, A. M. Jones, Mt. Ayr, la.
Oct. 8, J. D. Link, Mt. Ayr, la.
Oct. 12, Noble & Bigley, Keller
ton, la.
Patt Carr, Beaconsfield,
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Buchanan & Son, La-
common stock Back in the Mill Business.
Carrie Nation Coming to Garden
Grove.
The businessmen of Garden
Grove have decided to have
a Carrie Nation day, Thurs­
at*y
September 30th,
a contract for
tlon to
sPeak
bring factories and other business *8 Proposed to make the occasion
enterprises, better railroad facilities
a sort of fal1
and a much larger population. Cains- making extensive preparations to
ville should have a population of entertain a large crowd on that
3,000 to 5,000 in next half dozen date.
Realestate is advancing rapidly Bibles on the "Q" Trains.
At the
there on that date,
festival and they are
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MraDCCH Alderfer one^f theTeadTg ^mzation of Christian traveling services on Lord's Day, Sept. 19th,
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members of the Coal Company, has place Bibles in its observation li- strong will conduct these services
been seized with the boom spirit and brarv cars on all lines Thin in the j• 1, ,f services,
mirohased from ravia the va- on aa lines, ims is tne Everybody cordially invited,
purcnasea irom u. u. Davis the va first move which has been taken by James A Armtetrone Pastor
cant^ business lots on Main and the great railway systems and other Armstrong, Pastor.
Washington streets, laying just roads are expected to follow the ac
south of the Christian church. This tion of the Burlington.
is perhaps the most desirable piece
of building ground in the city. It Grand River
is understood that he paid $6,000,
and he offered to turn it over with- Dr. Ward's next dates at Grand
out profit to our people if they would River are Sept. 13 to 18
erect on It a good sized hotel ..hat
will be in accord with Cainsville two A fine little daughter was born diers and citizens are invited.
or three years hence. The lot has a to Mr. and Mrs. Will Lloyd, of Deca
frontage of 150 feet on Main street, tur City, last Saturday.
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THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Interesting items of Local Interest
Picked Ip by The Reporter
During the Present Week.
Wilbur Cocliran Married.
The people were quite surprised
the other day when cards were re
ceived announcing the wedding of
Wilbur Paul Cochran and Ettya
Glenn Dolores Bunker. The happy
couple had completely surprised,
their hosts of friends by slipping
away and being married in Newton,
Iowa, August 18, not letting anyone
know of it until they sent out the
cards announcing the event. Even
the parents had been kept from the
secret until a few days ago.
Mr. Cochran made a trip to Des
Moines on important business, and
was their joined by Miss Bunker,
when they hied away to Newton and
the ceremony which united them for
ile was said by Justice J. W.Allfree.
Mr. Cochran is in the electrical
business and enjoys a lucrative pat
ronage. Miss Bunker's home has
been in Tingley, though she has
been in Lamoni much of the paBt
year, and is well and favorably
known. The Chronicle extends
heartiest congratulations and good
wishes.—Lamoni Chronicle.
Has No Menagerie.
Col. M. J. Warring's production
of "The Tiger and the Lamb" does
not carry a menagerie, it is not an
animal show in any respect, but a
very strange intense drama. The
Tiger is a lazy, easy-going, chuck
ling devil of a man who ought to be
in a cage. The Lamb is a sweet
innocent girl whom the Tiger expects
to marry, but she, loving and being
loved by his greatest enemy, natur
ally the Tiger doesn't get her. The
play has been called a poem. The
dialogue is clear cut, terse and to
the point—no time is spent in ex
planations—the situations are start
ling and speak for themselves—sur
prise after surprise is presented to
the audience in astonishing rapidity,
there is not a dull moment in the
presentation, the comedy vein which
runs all through the play is clean,
healthy and humorous. "The Tiger
and the Lamb" is one of the real
good plays and will be at Van Wer
den's Opera House, Tuesday, Sept.,
21, 1909.
One Too Many Wives.
Carl M. Banks, of Lamoni, is lan
guishing in the county jail on the
charge of having one more wife
than the law allows. From the evi
dence •presented to the recent grand
jury it appears that he was married
to Miss Clara Nevitt, at Altamount,
Mo., about three years ago, and one
child, now two and a half years old
was born to them. A year ago he
deserted his wife and child in Kan
sas City and came to Lamoni, and
in July was married to Miss Lucinda
Brandwait. There was quite a
seance in the county attorney's office
last week when he was confronted
with both of his wives. He claims
tuat he thought his first wife had
secured a divorce from him, but
nevertheless he is in jail in this
city in default of bonds on the crimi
nal charge of bigamy, both of his
wives appearing and testifying
against him before the grand jury.
A Healthy Change.
"The Tiger and the Lamb" which
was first produced last spring, is
Eugene Moore's latest effort. Mr.
Moore has given to the public a
clean, healthy, absorbing play, he
has left the bright white lights of
the city, avoided the problem and
graft questions of the day, and gone
to the pure fresh air of the moun
tains of Eastern Tennessee. His
characters live and breathe in the
big out-doors of that picturesque
"Skyland." It is a healhy change
from the "reek o' the rotten fens"
of many of the present day dramas.
"The Tiger and the Lamb" will be
at Van Werden's Opera House, Tues
day, Sept. 21, 1909.
SW^T?^'
Garber Family Reunion.
The sixth annual reunion of the
descendants of Aunt Nancy A. Gar
ber was held on the old homestead
northeast of Leon last Sunday, when
all of her sons and daughters with
the single exception of her daughter,
Mrs. W. N. Shy, of Hazen, Ark., to
gether with their children enjoyed a
big picnic dinner. There were 56
persons who registered and a de
lightful impromptu program was
rendered, including short speeches
and music furnished by a quartet
composed of M. P. Garber, Ed Kemp,
Leon Garber and U. G. John. Aunt
Nancy was of course the honored
and have guest and the day will long be re
Mrs. Na- membered with pleasure by all pres^
ent who expressed the wish that
Aunt Nancy "may be spared for many
more such reunions.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Regular covenant meeting Sat
urday Sept. 18th at 11 a. m. Mrs.
.. Armstrong will be present and con
of th6 GldGOllSi t)l6 duct th6 S61*viCG R6fifu]Rr nrpftphin?
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34th Iowa Reunion.
The Iowa Volunteer Infantry will
hold its biennial reunion at Corydon,
M.
L.
Belvel,
Henry,
President.
Secretary.
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[SCHOOL IMOTES?1
Editors {P-ayn,on? Jenkins
I Minnie Harris.
The boys have began practicing foot
ball and are working hard very even
ing to get in shape for the season. They
have a good strong team and no doubt
they will win many games.
The 12th grade are studying Macbeth
and find it very interesting.
Some of the '09 class have decided
to enter college and complete their
education. They are as follows: Helen
Deck, Iowa State Teachers College,
Cedar Falls, Herman Deck, Ames, H^rry
Watsabaugh, S. D. 1. Iowa City, Charles
Housh and James McMorrii, DePaw
University, Indiana.
Some of the former higk school stud
ents are .teaching: Elizabeth Boyd,
Laura Sell, Ethel Bunch, Harriet Beav
ers and Belle McCalla.
The soology eljws is making good use
of the new miqgKweope in studying i»^
sects.
The Seniors have elected their officer*
for the following semister: Ralph Mo
Ginnis, president Ethel Beck, vice
president Raymond Jenkins, secretary
Leo Hoffman, treasurer.
The school board has changed the oHk
Werner arithmetic for the Milner New
Progressive and the teachers and pupil*
find it very interesting and are getting
a good start in the book.
MONEY FOUND AT SALE.
Hidden Treasures Discovered in
Fruit Jars at C. C. Prall's Sale
on Tuesday Afternoon.
Just as the auctioneer was in the
act of selling the fruit at public
sale at the home of C. C. Prall, in
Riley township, someone discovered
that two of the fruit jars contained
money. Upon closer" examination
it was found that ?206 had been
hidden in them.
It has been known for some little
time that Mrs. Prall had hidden
this money for her son Emmet, who
now resides in South Dakota, and
is a real estate man. Emmet was
present at the sale and placed the
money in the hands of Taylor
Grimes, cashier of the Kellerton
State Bank. Mr. Grimes placed the
money in safe keeping. The entire
amount was in silver and was well
preserved.
If these jars containing the money
had been sold with the' fruit in a
bunch, as is usually the case, some
person would have bought a bargain.
This case is one among many,
where people hide their treasures,
instead of placing them in banks,
and have them earning interest.
There are a great many people
even in this day and age, that are
concealing their riches about their
premises. These cases usually turn
out as did Mrs. Prall's, they are
taken away unawares and have no
time in which to reveal their secrets.
-Kellerton Globe.
New Court Cases.
C. H. Smith has been appointed
guardian of John Smith, of unsound
mind, with bond of $3,500.
Emma Black vs. Ora Black etal.
The plaintiff is the widow of R.
Black, who died leaving an estate
valued at $32,000, asks that* the
shares of the heirs be partitioned and
the estate divided. C. W. Hoffman
attorney for plaintiff.
Marguerite Hayden vs. Thomas
Hayden. Plaintiff and defendant
were married at Leon September 11,
1908, and lived together until April
7, 1909. She alleges he has been
guilty of cruel and -inhuman' treat
ment and has struck her and threat
ened to kill her and has also become
addicted to the use of liquor. She
wants a decree of divorce, the cus
tody of their baby, ?300 temporary
and $1,000 permanent alimony. C.
W. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
Mabel Irene Powers vs. Floyd
Powers. Suit is for divorce. The
parties were married at Leon Nov.
4, 1908, and plaintiff alleges her
husband deserted her when she was
sick and has refused to contribute
to her support. She also asks for
the custody of their minor son and
$750 alimony. Geo. W. Baker at
torney for plaintiff.
A Good City Council.
During the past few months we
have had occasion to criticise some
of the members of the Leon city
council. We are ready to take it all
back. At the special meeting of the
council held on last Friday night, on
motion of C. M. Akes and seconded
by Dr. O. W. Foxworthy, a contract
was entered into with the Iowa En
gineering Co., of Clinton, Iowa, for
the engineering work for combined
waterworks, sewerage and city grade
for streets and sidewalks, at the
contract price of $800 for the com
pleted job, and every councilman
voted in favor of it. That is what
we have wanted done for a long
time. The work will be done at once
and then under a definite proposi
tion the question of voting on water
works will again be submitted to
the voters of Leon, and we will stake
our reputation as a prophet that the
proposition will carry by more than
the legal two-thirds majority. Let
the good work go on, and we will
have a new Leon within the next:
year.
Old Folks Day at the M. E. Church.
Last Sunday was Ola Folks day
at the M. E. church and there was
Wayne county, Iowa, on September the largest attendance of the old
22 and 23, 1909. All surviving mem- folks ever known in the history of
bers of the regiment are requested 'the chu/£h. After the sermon
and urged to be present. All sol-
there was sacramental services, the
pastor Rev. J. L. Boyd being
lis
as­
sisted by Rev. J. L. Gage, pastor of
the Presbyterian church.-