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1^1- tt- & £t,f -r #. (f .::•••• I" i. )'h, p.%, fe T» wf r- JTy 1 A VK & I: 5 I 1? Wr !".S »,V KSTABLISHE1) IS54. TWO ARE SENTENCED Francis deathman Sentenced to Two Years and Carl Banks to five Years in State Reformatory. Judge Towner, who adjourned oourt last week on account of the death of his father-in-law, returned to Leon Wednesday evening and on Thursday completed the work of the November term oI court. Thursday morning he pronounced sentence on two young men who had entered pleas of guilty, Francis Heathman who wrote the "black hand" letters to W. A. Hopkins, the Lamoni banker, getting two years in the state reformatory at Anamosa, and Carl Banks, a young man also living at Lamoni, was sentenced to five years at Anamosa for bigamy. The facts in the "blackhand" case were given to our readers in full at the time the letters were written last August and young Heathman has been in jail ever since, the grand jury having indicted him on the charge,' and hiis attorneys endeavored to have Judge Towner give him a jail sen tence and fine instead of sending him to the state reformatory, but after investigating all the circumstances surrounding the case and his previ ous record, the court sentenced him' to two years at Anamosa,the extreme penalty provided by law for the crime charged. In passing sentence on young Heathman Judge Towner gave the young man some excellent advice, which should be a warning to many other young men who are passing their time in idleness and in doing petty criminal acts, and we print it in full as follows: At the commencement of this term counsel representing the defendant came to me and stated that the de fendant would file his written plea of guilty, and asked the court, if it could do so, to save the defendant from going to the reformatory. Coun sel spoke to me about the matter and asked me to investigate and find out for myself the conditions as they ex isted at that time which might war rant the court in not being compelled to send the defendant to the reforma tory. I am satisfied that counsel for the defendant believed, in good faith, that the court would find such conditions existing at that time. The things that can be said in "favor of this young man are, first, that he has a good fattier and moth er. I do -not know When .thereat as been a case in which a young man has been before me for judgment and sentence who was less justified in wrong doing than this young man. His father seems to have the uni versal commendation and high es teem of almost every man, woman and child in the community in which he lives. And so does his mother, so far as I kndw. This young man has been brought up in a community where education al facilities were better than those usually afforded young men. It was supposed by his counsel at the time that they talked "to me that he had always taken advantages of those facilities. I find out from investiga tion, however, that this is not true. The young man has not lived up to his advantages in those regards, and has not taken advantage of his school opportunities such as he ought to have done. The defendant had a position as substitute mail carrier, and it was supposed that he was try ing to do his best to fulfill the duties of that position in a creditable man ner. But I find out that he has not been industrious that he has been more addicted to idleness than to in dustry, and that is not to his credit. It appeared at first to counsel, and to the court, and I am quite sure to the county attorney, that there was probably not very much against the young man in the way of previous acts of a criminal nature. But I find that this is not true that there are a great many perhaps small, but some, however, important cases, or in stances, in which this young man has not obeyed the law—in fact, in which he has been a criminal before this time. I am at loss absolutely, to under stand why these conditions should exist. I feel very, very sorry indeed, that they do exist. I would have been very glad indeed to believe that this defendant had been a young man of previous good character who had simply made a serious and a terrible mistake. But, unfortunately, the situation is such tha£ the court would not be warranted in exercising the only discretion that he has in the matter. I could fine the defendant, or give him a jail sentence, or send him to the state reformatory. Those are the only options that I have. Unfortunately, however, from the in vestigations that the court has made, the option of inflicting a fine, or sending him to the county jail, is one that the court could not, with jus tice, indulge in in this case. In every instance of this kind, there are two things to be consid ered. The first is the defendant him self. If I should allow this defend ant to think that he could commit so serious a crime as this, after having committed other crimes of not so serious a nature, but of which this last crime is really the culmination— if I should allow the defendant to think that he could do this, and then ,appeal to the court and escape just punishment for it, would be of no J\^value to him. I fully understand jlstJand appreciate what he has done in confessing his guilt and filing his written plea of guilty. It is manly, fair and honorable on his part. I sincerely trust this will be a sufiicient lesson to him, and cause him te un derstand that it is not possible for -him to enter upon and continue a life of crime, and either succeed in it THE ^"'"•Aldrioh or find in it'any degree of satisfac tion or happiness. It is impossible for any young man to enter upon a life of crime and make a success out of it. The Almighty has not so con stituted this universe. No matter what our beliefs may be, if we pos sess any intelligence whatever, we must know that the Almighty has not so constituted this universe that men may engage in crime and profit by it. The wages of sin is death. All wrong must be punished. Whenever a man Commits a crime and escapes punish ment for it and thinks that he has escaped the penalty for it, he makes a great mistake. Every time the wrong-doer succeeds in avoiding the just penalty it only piles up the pen alty still higher it only makes it in the end more terrible. And so you have found it now, and so you will ever find it in the future. But, Mr. Heathman, this is not, and ought not to be for you the end of all things. It only ought to be for you the beginning of a better life. You ought now to resolve that this is all the experience you want in wrong doing. 1 sincerely hope it will be such a lesson to you, not only for your own sake, but for the sake of those who are dear to yoti, and for the sake of society. I could not in view of all these things, having in mind my duty to enforce the lfcw in Decatur county and in the state of Iowa, give you a light punishment in this case. It would not be justified. Mr. Heathman, you may arise. You have been indicted by a grand jury of this county for th« crime of send ing a letter with intent to extort. To this charge you -have- entered your voluntary plea of guilty. Have you anything to say to the court why the judgment and sentence of the court should not now be pronounced against you? The Defendant: I have only this to say, that I fully realize what a mistake I have made, and ask the court to be as lenient as possible. I would like to try and make amends for what I have done. The Court: I am glad of it, and I hope you will do so. You have yet opportunity of doing so. It is the judgment and sentence of the court that you be committed to the -state reformatory at Anamosa for an in determinate period, not to exceed two years that the costs of this case be taxed against you, and that judg ment be entered and execution issued accordingly. Let me say to you, also, Mr. Heath man.. the Board of Parole will doubt less grant you a parole if your con duct deserves it. That matter will depend upon your own conduct it lies almost entirely with you. I want you to observe every rule of the insti tution, not only because it is a rule, but because you want to do right and obtain all the credit you can. I sin cerely trust that you will do this. In the case of Carl Banks, who was charged with bigamy, a written plea of guilty had also been filed with the court, and his attorneys made a strong plea and showing for leniency, but the court after reviewing the case which showed that Banks had desert ed his first wife in Kansas City, and then come to Lamoni and in a few months had married another girl un der an assumed name, without first securing a divorce from his first wife. The court sentenced him to five years in the reformatory at Anamosa, but stated that if he showed an inclina tion to do what was right, and his first wife would obtain a divorce from him as it was stated she would do at once, and he would agree to return and live with and care for the second wife, the court would recommend that a parole be granted to him after he had served a portion of his sen tence. Sheriff Andrew took Heathman and Banks to Anamosa Friday morn ing to commence serving their sen tences. France Hamilton, who was in dicted for murder in the second de gree, was arraigned, and entered a plea of not guilty, and his trial was postponed until the January term of court. The following cases were disposed of since our report last week: Probate. Estate of Michael Foland, final re port approved, executor discharged. Estate of F. N. Harp, question of priority of liens to be submitted in vacation. Estate of J. G. B..Harp,question of priority of liens to be submitted in vacation. Estate of Ivan Beach, final report approved, executrix discharged. Estate of Josiah Hamilton, final report approved, executor discharged. Estate of D. F. Nicholson, final re|them port approved, executor discharged. Law and Equity. W. S. Frazier & Co. vs. J. W. Math er, settled and dismissed. Atlas Cement Co. vs. Isaac Carlile, settled and dismissed. Lumber Mfg. Agency vs. Griffin & Lee, settled and dismissed. T. J. Griffin vs. Frank Hickman, settled and dismissed. Margaret Hayden vs. Thomas Hay den, decree of divorce granted with custody of child. Emma A. Black vs. Orra Black et al., partition and sale ordered, S. Varga appointed sole referee with bond of $40,000. Marriage Licenses. Floyd L. Wise, Leon 21 Tressie C. McGahuey, Van Wert 19 H. A. Rauch, Lamoni. 22 Etta Forkner, Decatur 18 Don Moore, Lineville 21 Grace Bright, Lineville 18 Grand River. Dr. Ward's next dates at Grand River are Nov. 22 to 27. See Roe Caster right now if you want cement building blocks.'^| -T« Kf-tl vt••ait# »v» fe jsWjjt-, •$r 1 THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS Interesting Items of Local Interest Picked Dp by The Reporter Daring the Present Week. The first national Thanksgiving proclamation was given out by "The Father of Our Country" New Years day, 1795, and designated February 19th, -following as Thanksgiving day. However, October, 3, 1789, President Washington, by request of both bouses of congress, recom mended Thursday, November 27th, 1789, as a day to be devoted by the people of the states to the service of God by uniting in returning thanks to Him for the signal and manifold mercies, his favorable interposition in the course and conclusion of the Revolutionary war and so it is that the beautiful custom instituted one hundfed and fourteen years ago, when our country was in its infancy, has come down to us, and we pause once a year for a day of Thanksgiv ing. When Is a man insane and when philanthropic? A farmer near Win field nine years ago deeded a 750 acre farm worth |100,000, to the United Presbyterian church of Win field, Judge Bank found him insane, and ordered the deed set aside. Three businessmen of Indianola bought a large acreage and agreed with President C. E-. Shelton, of Simpson College, that they would give 25 per cent of the.profits made by them to his institution. He an nounces the receipt of a check for $20,000 from them, their profit hav ing been $80,000. The money will be used for a gymnasium. Now we want to know whether they were all crazy or none—and why.—Knox ville Express. Leon will again vote on the ques tion of constructing a system of waterworks, the election to be Dec. 14. The fellows who want to con tinue to get their drinking by ex press will vote against the tax coupled with a few tight wads who are always against improvement. The proposition was voted down a few months ago.—Corning Free Press. Advices from Washington state that a new double postal card will be issued after the first of the year. On the first half will appear the por trait of George Washington, whiter on the second, or reply half the stamp will bear the likeness of Martha Washington. As ever, the woman gets the last word. Do not encourage anyone, whether it be a child at school, or a man in an office, in the disobedience of his superior, for when you do you strike a blow at the success of the school or business life., An eclipse of the moon will be vis ible here on the 26th of this month. On the 12th of December will occur an eclipse of the sun but it will be invisible on this quarter of the globe. Capt. Gooding's bale Dates. Nov. 2 6, G. R. Simmerman, Van Wert. Nov. Nov. 27, J. N. Estes, Pleasanton. 30, Melhorn, Van Wert. 3, Thos. Lutze, Kellerton. 6, W. P. Blair, Van Wert. 7, L. W. Gibbons, Decatur. 8, Will Stevens, Beaconsfield. 9, John Mosier, Caledonia. 10, Rube Ham, Kellerton. 11, M. G. Allen, Decatnr. 13, B. F. Grimm, Van Wert. 14, T. A. Sutherlin, Davis City. 15, John Scott, Blakemore. 16, O. M. Boles, Van Wert. 20, Taken. 21, Thos. Robinson, Beacons- Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dee. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. field. Dec. Dec. 22, W. R. Nixon, Van Wert. 23, Thos. Velvy, Mt. Ayr. 29, Roy Michaels, Ringgold Dec. City. Dec. Dec. 30, R. B. Stone, Leon. 31, Taken. 15, Ed Nichols, Kellerton. 7, Bert Ray, Lee. 22, A. Noble, Kellerton. Jan. Feb. Feb. Moore—Bright. Mr. Don Moore and Miss Grace Bright, both of Lineville, were mar ried at the clerk's office in this city I Tuesday, the ceremony being per I formed by Justice C. W. Beck, and witnessed by quite a number of their •young friends who accompanied to Leon. They will make their home on a farm near Lineville, and that they may enjoy life's richest I blessings is the wish of a large circle I of friends. Aunt Katie Caster is Remembered. Aunt Katie Caster desires to re turn her thanks to the many friends who remembered her with a post card shower on Nov. 14th, her birth day,when she received one hundred beautiful post cards. She appreci ates the kindness and good wishes expressed by her friends, and her wish is that the richest of God's blessings may rest on each one of them. Methodist Notes. Revival meetings are now in pro gres, Rev. C. R. Bair, the popular pastor at Seymour being present and is preaching some excellent sermons. The interest is good. Souls are being saved. You come and help. Union Thanksgiving services on Thursday at 10:30 a. m. All are cor dially invited to all these services. Choice of a lot of $5.00 to $10.00 skirts on sale for $2.95. See them in the big window. Bradley-Wasson Mere. Co. S'jwaq*- ^^vJ-iv^'^lSI LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1909. 920,000 IN PREMIUMS AT IOWA CORN SHOW. Premiums for Every Boy or Girl who Exhibits Sample in the Junior Division. The Iowa Corn Growers Associa tion is making a special feature of the Junior Department of the 7th Annual Corn Contest to be held in the big Des Moines- Coliseum from Nov. 29 to Dec 11.' An Unusual num ber of useful and valuable prizes are offered in each of the twelve districts affording some excellent opportuni ties for the boys and girls in all parts of Iowa. The six leading Agricul tural Journals of the state are each offering a year's subscription for every exhibitor at their corn show. Poultry Special for the Boys and Girls of Decatur County. To interest the young people in both corn and pure bred poultry Mr. F. M. Weld, of Lamoni, will give a pen of Silver Laced Wyandottes to the boy or girl who shows the best ten ears samples in Class S at the Iowa Corn Show from Decatur coun ty. Mr. Weld recently purchased the Hock of Silver Laced Wyandottes owned by Skinner & Tilton. His birds, are noted as prize winners, one cock bird winning the blue ribbon at state shows in 1907, in 1908 win ning firsts at Rolfe, Lamoni and Des Moines, and last year winning first at Cedar Rapids and third at Kansas City. At the small Iowa shows these birds took every first, second and third where entered. The pen of five chickens which .he offers as a prize is worth $25 and is one of the most valuable prizes offered in the Iowa Corn Show. Boys and girls now is the time to select a ten ear sample to show at the big State Corn Show. Send your sample to the Iowa Corn Show, Jun ior Dept., Des Moines, Iowa. One on Fred McNeer. Fred McNeer, of Chicago, spent last Sunday with friends in Leon. Mr. McNeer is a very successful salesman for a big Chicago house, and he is a good fellow and quite a humorist. He enjoys a joke even if it's "on him." He tells this one: Not long ago he called on a Mis souri customer who gave him a big order but not as big as Fred thought it ought to be. Argument was in vain, and finally Fred said with deep pathos, "Ogden.when St. Peter meets you at the gate he'll say, "Hello, Og ddflu.you may be a good fellow but you didn't buy as much clothing of Fred McNeer as you ought. Scat!-' Ogden smiled and said, "Fred, I had a dream the other night, and I'll tell it to you. I dreamed that I knocked at the pearly gates and St. Peter opened the door and passed me into the anti-room, where he gave me a big piece of chalk and asked me to step into an adjoining room, where I would find a black board upon which he told me to tally up every lie-I had ever told. As I opened the door to enter this room, I met Fred McNeer, a clothing sales man from Chicago, coming out. "Hello, Fred," I said, "Where are ou going?" "Who,me?" said Fred. "Why I'm going for more chalk." Thinks Leon a Good Place. Washington, D. C, Nov. 19, 'OS. Editor Reporter:—Through the courtesy of Mr. J. F. Smith I have had the pleasure of reading your valued paper every week since my visit in your city during October. I notice you are to determine on Dec. 14th whether or not Leon is to have waterworks and that the matter will probably be decided in the affirma tive. This is certainly a step in the right direction. With waterworks and sewerage Leon will be a very desirable place to live. It now has the best electric lighting system I have ever seen in a town of its size since I left the west, and I have vis ited more or less generally in fifteen states. It has been my observation that money spent for parks, water systems and sewerage is very wisely invested. Indirectly these things add very materially to the wealth and general prosperity of a town as they cause many people to cast their lot with you who otherwise would not. While in Leon I became very much interested in the place and hope that I may learn that her voters have decided in favor of a water system. L. A. Duncan. Christian Church. Sunday morning theme, "Psalms of Praises." Evening theme, "The Pith of the Four Gospels." Thurs day evening services adjourned on account of the special meetings at the M. E. church. The C. W. B. M. will meet on {Wednesday with Mrs. Coakwell. Brother W. T. Fisher, State Bible School Superintendent, will be with |us from Wednesday, Dec. 1st over I Lord's day, Dec. 5th. For special meetings and Bible School rally. See notices and posters later. Union Thanksgiving services on Thursday morning at the M. E. 'church at 10:30 a. m. Everyone welcome. liauch—Forkner. Mr. H. A. Rauch, of Lamoni, and Miss Etta Forkner, of Decatur, were 'quietly married at the clerk's office I in this_ city last Thursday afternoon, the ceremony being performed by Justice C. W. Beck. They are both iwell known young people of this county, and have a host of friends who wish them an abundance of happiness and prosperity. They will make their home on a farm near La moni. -i ^, .f ARE COMING AND GOING The Visitors In Leon and Elsewhere as iGanght by Oar Reporter Daring the Past Week. Mrs. J. W. Scott, of Kellerton, was in Leon Saturday, being on her way home from Stahl, Mo., where she had been visiting at the home of her brother. Mrs. O. H. Reynolds returned last Tuesday from Derby, where she had been visiting for a few days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Kendall. Mrs. Marion Wasson came down from Des Moines Tuesday to visit over Thanksgiving, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion F. Stookey. P. B. Walker left Tuesday for Creston to take charge of some ex tensive repair work being made at the Clarinda Poultry Co.'s plant in that city. Sherman Wheeler, of Davis City, who has been repairing the roofs on the opera house and south hotel, blocks, returned to his home Satur day evening. Mrs. A. L. Curry and Mrs. S. Far quhar went to Eagleville, Mo., Sat urday to visit a few days at the home of "Tal" Curry and other relatives and friends. D. L. Robblns and son Raymond, of Hazen, Ark., arrived Saturday for a visit with his mother, Aunt Caro line Robbins, and other relatives in this vicinity. Homer Fox, of Wymore, Neb., re turned home Monday after visiting for a week at the home of his cousin, L. E. Simms, and other relatives in this vicinity. S. M. Campbell, of Osborn, Mo., came last Friday to spend a few days h^-e, being called here by the seri ous illness of his mother, Mrs. Clos son Campbell. Otto Vanpelt and family, who have been living for some time at Salem, S. D., returned the first of the week and will again take up their resi dence in this county. Mrs. H. T. Selecman, of Savannah, Mo., who was visiting at the home of Peter Cruikshank in this city, went to Van Wert Saturday to spend a few days with friends. W. C. Campbell, who was called here by the illness of his mother, Mrs. C., C. Campbell, returned Tues day to Des Moines, where he is em ployed in the postoffice. Mrs. John. has tain, Jr., and daughter Goldeane, returned Tues day from Hereford, Texas, where they were visiting at the home of her brother, Harry Yost. Mrs. O. E. Tullis and sister, Mrs. W. H. Atha, of Chariton, came Sun day and visited until Monday after noon with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green Parsons, in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bruner, of Des Moines, came last Friday to visit a •few days at the home of their daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Chastain, of Road view farm in Eden township. Miss Lulu Lovell returned Tues day to her home at Lamoni after spending a few days in this city with her sister, Miss Laura Lovell, who is here taking medical treatment. Mrs. W. R. Ellinwood departed Tuesday afternoon for her home at Colorado City, Colorado, after spend ing a couple of weeks in this city dis posing of their household goods. Mrs. Willis Frost and grandchil ren, Lucille and Raymond Frost, went to the home pf her son, Law rence Frost, near Decatur City, last Thursday and visited a few days. Miss Lura Sharp, of Ladoga, In diana, who had been visiting with relatives at Bethany, came Friday for a short visit in this city at the home of her cousin, E. H. Sharp. Sheriff J. E. Andrew and wife re turned Monday from Anamosa, where they took the two prisoners, Carl Banks and Francis Heathman, to commence serving their sentence. Mrs. Robert Grandstaff, of Garden Grove, who was visiting in this city at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. H. L. Lutz, went to Davis City Sat urday to visit Mrs. M. E. Grandstaff. The Reporter editor, accompanied by Mrs. Hull and Miss Dorotha leave this evening for Chicago to spend Thanksgiving at the home of his father, where a family reunion will be held. Mrs. C. M. Reynolds and Mrs. M. L. Reynolds returned Thursday from Decatur City, where they had been visiting a few days at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Waller. W. N. Martin was called to Indian ola Tuesday to attend the funeral of his brother Rev. W. C. Martin, one of the pioneer M. E. ministers of this conference who has been sick for a long time. Dr. Ward, the Garden Grove dentist, was in Leon Monday on his way to Grand River to fill his dates there. He recently returned from a stay of several weeks at Excelsior Springs, Mo., and is greatly improved in health. Henry Hemming, who has been very sick at the home of his sister, Mrs. M. H. Woods, in this city, left Sunday for his home at Macy, Ind. His nephew, C. E. Wood, accom panied him to care for him on the journey. Mrs. Nettie Hart and daughter, Miss Alta, of Corydon, came Satur day for a visit in this city at the home of her brother, C. M. Keller. Mrs. Hart is just recovering from an 1 For the best auto oil and batter 8 see H. A. Wright. operation which was performed in Des Moines. I J. E. Leeper, of Pleasanton, passed through this city Friday, returning I from Albia, where he closed up a big real estate deal. He has sold his farm at Pleasanton and bought a 300 acre farm near Albia, and expects to move there in the near future. W? JR9BR"!RfV0L. XXXV NO. 14, Miss Maggie Whisler, who haa .. been trimming in a millinery store-'k1 at Quasqueton, Iowa, came home last-1' Thursday for a visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Whisler, of west of town. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bowman re turned Saturday evening from Perry in company with Mrs. Bowman's par-?5|| ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Emberl}ng, who had been visiting for a couple of weeks at Perry. Mrs. L. Greenslate, of Blythed ale, Mo., came Tuesday for a short visit%% with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Andrew,1 in this city. Master Cornell Andrew, who had been visiting at Blythedale, came home with her. ft Mrs. J. G. Springer of this city,I: and her daughter, Mrs. O. L. Butch"' er, of Atlantic City, N. J., Went to Ottumwa Saturday to visit a few, days with relatives. From that city^ Mrs. Butcher will return home. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Bowman re-„. turned Friday morning to their home 1 in Des Moines after visiting for a' couple of days in this city with his mother, Mrs. Emma Bowman, and his brother, Dr. Fred A. Bowman. ELSTON HAS A FIRE. The Elston Eagle Office and Leu Scadden's Restaurant Entirely Consumed. Quite a disastrous fire visited our neighboring city of Elston early last! Friday morning resulting in the de-r struction of Len Scadden's restaur* ant and the Elston Eagle office, mak ing a total loss of $3,400 with insur ance, of $2,300. The fire was dis--s covered by Mr. Scadden who turned in the alarm, and this was responded to quickly by the citizens who found* the front of the building a mass of flames so that it was with difficulty that Mr. Scadden's household goods were saved. Nothing was saved from the Eagle office which was a total loss with no insurance. This is a Be vere stroke to Paul Hubbell, the en-" terprising young editor, whose IOSB will be about $1,000. He got out last week's Eagle at the Grand River Lo cal office which he and his brother, Harry, own and will probably have to get out this and nex week's papers there. Mr. Scadden's loss is about $1,000, fully covered by insur ance. The building was owned by Dr. Bone, of Grand River, and was insured for $1,200. It could hardly be replaced for $2,400 the way ma terial costs now. This is the second severe fire that Elston has had re cently in the same block. It was a narrow escape for J. W. Smith's har ness shop across the street west, for Dr. Goad's office just east, the Elston hotel and Bank of Elston just south. Luckily the wind was in the north west which blew the sparks and flames down the street between the hotel and the bank. It behooves all cities to now try their fire fighting apparatus and see that all is in good shape for no telling when a fire may] break out.—Tingley Vindicator. John F. Evans. John F. Evans was born in Put nam county, Indiana, Oct. 16, 1831, and died at his home in Eden town ship, Decatur county, Iowa, Nov. 15, 1909, at the age of 78 years and 30% days. ,t 4- The deceased was one of the pion eers of Decatur county, coming here in an early day when the country was but very sparsely settled. -He settled on a farm in Eden township, where he made his home until his death. In his early life he was married to Miss Margaret Jones, and to this union were born five children, one dying in infancy and the four all be ing present during his last illness, which was of several weeks duration. His wife died some years ago and he was again married to Mrs. Leona —, Gore, who with four children survive him. He was a man of sterling worth and integrity and his death is de-^ plored by a large circle of friends. 'fi'J Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov. 17th, conducted by J. N. Still, interment being in the Meek cemetery in Eden township, his remains being followed to their last resting place by a very large cor tege of sorrowing relatives and .a friends. Southern Iowa Horticultural Society at Creston, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. The entire territory along the C.^j* B. & Q. railroad is interested in de-,L veloping orcharding and vineyard growing, a greater quantity, higher quality of apples and all kinds of fruits also in improvements of pri vate and public gardens, civic im provements, farm homes and rural properties. Sessions and admittance open and free to all. Large premiums for ap ples. Come and bring show fruit with you. Representatives of large state bodies and of the Iowa agricul tural college will be present to assist.' 1 J. M. Bechtel, Pres. Hamburg, Iowa. W. M. Bromberger, Secy. Harlan, Iowa. I Wise—McGaliuey, Mr. Floyd E. Wise and Miss Tref" Cordelia McGahuey were uni? I mariage at the Methodist ion Wednesday, Nov. 17th, at p. in., the pastor of the ch'j' iating. The groom is a most young man, being raised near Kingston, where spected. The brid ... ^, young lady of Van W I people were accomp E. Barger and Miss and Mr. E. Oliver Mc. Esther McGahuey. N. The many frien/ couple will join j/' long and happily^ IOWA SsSP*/