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& Vv' §1 «afc v" ill if -f Ihr 5^- Ffv 's IS:ii' & l&'-v mmm 12 PAGtar,c" C*£L«- ESTABLISHED 1854. PASSING OF A PIONEER Mr. I. N. Clark, Who Built the first Store Building in Leon, and a Xitizen of Leon 60 Years. The death last week of Mr. Isaac N. Clark, removed the pioneer mer chant of Leon, and one of our prom inent and highly respected citizens. Mr. Clark was bora in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, March 18, 1831, and died on April 17, 1912, at the age of 81 years and 29 days, his death resulting from neuralgia of the heart after an illness of only a few hours. He was up town just Hie day before his death, and his sudden demise was a great shock to the entire community. He was the son of William and Amy (Rounsaville) Clark, the form er a native of Virginia and the latter ISAAC N. CLARK. of Ohio. Mr. Clark was reared on a farm, and when five years of age ac companied his parents to Missouri. He received a good public school ed ucation and then attended the Edin burg College for two-, terms. In October, 1851, he can*p .|o Decatur county and entered int»v|he mer cantile business at a point i%p miles south of Leon, where he traded gjTr tensively with the Indians. When" the present city of Leon was laid out in 1853 Mr. Clark was one of tfie very first settlers, greeting the first business house in tg& new'-town. In this building he was employed as clerk by Switzer, Davis^-Cc., who carried a stock of dry goods grocer ies, hoots and shoes. He remained with this firm for about three years and then moved to Decatur City, where he engaged in business with Mr. Cleveland as a partner. In 1858 he sold out to his partner, and took a contract with Major & Russell, goverment contractors, to furnish them with 500 yoke of oxen, and he traveled all over the southern part »f the state in buying the cattle. When the civil war broke out he re cruited a company and was elected Second Lieutenant of Co. G, Third Missouri Cavalry. He served for five months and was obliged to resign on account of ill health. After re turning home he engaged in buying horses for a time and in 1869 he opened a livery and feed stable in Leon, in which business he continued for n?arly twenty-five years, in til he retired from active business. He had always taken a very active part in building up the city and county, and was one of the organizers of the Hxchange Bank of this city. He was married at Decatur City in 1856 to Elizabeth A. Conrey, who was born in Edgar county, Illinois, in 1837, and who for fifty-six years has been his devoted companion, be ing now seriously ill with grave fears entertained for hor. To them were born six children, Willard P-. Ollie T., Oakey C., Prank H., Ophie N. and Sarah F. Mr. Clark was a member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. lodges, the R. A. M., and the Knights Templar, and for many years had been a mem ber of the Methodist Episcopal eiitirch. Mr. Clark was a quiet and unas sqming man, but was a man who was true as -steel, one who had befriend ed hundreds of men, and no one in distress ever appealed to him in rain. He was a life long democrat, and always took a deep interest in the affairs of the state and nation, and only the day before his death lie visited at this oflice and we had a friendly chat with him over poli tics, as he was greatly interested in the coming national campaign. Fuiieral services were held at th-? M. E. church on Saturday morning at IX) o'clock, and the large number who attended testified to their love and esteem of him. The floral of ferings were most beautiful and pro fuse. There was a brief address by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, pastor of the ^church, and the choir sang the hymns "Abide With Me/' and Men delssohn's "Consolation." The Knights Templar had charge of the final services, carrying out the beau tiful and Impressive burial service at the church and acting as pall bearers and escort of honor as the remains were born to their resting place in the Leon cemetery, .where the final services by the' Knights were concluded.. The Masonic lodge also attended the funeral In a body. The bereaved wife and children have the entire sympathy of the en tire community la their great aid 1 Band Concerts Start Next Saturday Evening. The popular Saturday evening concerts by the Leon K. P. band for the season of 1912 will commence on Saturday evening of thiB week. The band has been practicing faithfully all during the winter under good in structors, and last week Prof. T., Johannes, of Saginaw, Mich., came to take charge of the band for the season. Prof. Johannes is a fine' cornet player and a thorough band instructor and comes to this city with splendid recommendations. The concert Saturday evening will start at 8:30 o'clock, arrangements having been made to have the Taber nacle meetings close early on Sat urday evenings and the band con-1 certs will not start until the meet ing closes. The following is the' program for Saturday evening: 1. "Under the Double Eagle"—March Wagner 2. "Selection of Southern Plantation Songs". .Conterno 3. "Aquarelle"—Polka ....Brooks Cornet solo, T. Johannes. 4. "International Peace" —March Miller 5. "Hunting Scene"— Characteristic Bucalossi Synopsis—The morning breaks calm and peaceful—The birds awaken proclaiming the advent of day—-The clock strikes four —Preparation for the chase— The huntsman's merry blast— Tally-ho! Full cry—The death —The return home. 6. "Grand Selection, Bo hemian Girl" Wallace 7. "Minerva Waltzes" Miller 8. "Southern Smiles"— Twostep Kelly 9. "Star Spangled Banner" A New Stock Train. In response to the request of the stock shippers some time ago the Burlington has inaugurated a new stock train on this branch which will run every Tuesday, the first trip be ing made on Tuesday of this week. The stock special leaves Mt. Ayr Tuesday morning at 3:30 o'clock, Lamoni at 5:15, Davis City at 6:20, Leon at 7:30 and Garden Grove at 8:20, arriving at Chariton at 10:16 in time to connect with No. 76, the fast Chicago stock train. The new train will be a gTeat benefit to ship pers. The railroad announces that the train is put on only as an ex periment, and whether it will be made permanent depends on the amount of business secured for this train. Over Two Million Eggs Shipped From Leon in Two Weeks.. Talk about hens getting busy, they surq are fot over two million eggs were shipped from Leon during the two weeks ending last Saturday, agent Ketcham of the Burlington in forming us that the railroad com pany had handled fifteen cars of eggs out of Leon in the previous fourteen days. Each car of eggs contains 400 cases and each case 30 dozen eggs or a total of 360 eggs to the case, 144,000 eggs to the car. In fifteen cars there were a total of 2,160,000 eggs. At present prices each car was worth $2,160, or a total of about $32,400 for the eggs ship ped from Leon in two weeks. Captured Young Wolves. C. P. Beavers, of High Point township, brought in eight young wolves on Monday which he found in a nest near bis home. They tried hard to capture the old wolf, leaving one of the cubs tied in the den, with a trap set just outside the entrance, but the mother was too sharp for them and did not go near. Mr. Beavers turned the young wolves over to auditor McLaughlin, there being a bounty of $2 per head on them. Prof. Gass Re-Elected. At a meeting of the ,Leon school board held Monday night Prof. O. M. Gass was re-elected as superintend ent for the coming year and Miss Marea Sears was re-elected as prin cipal of the High School. Two other teachers were also elected for the next year, Miss Ella Grogan and Miss Addie Crawford. The balance of the teachers for next year will probably be elected during the com ing week. Section Men Struck. All of the section men employed on the Leon sections struck last Thursday morning. The men had been getting fl.50 per day of ten hours but were not paid when it rained and they could not work. They demanded that they be paid straight time whether they could work or. not and the company grant|Some ed the demand, so all returned to work again on Friday morning. Center Township Caucus. The democrats of Center town ship, will meet at the usual place in Center township, on Saturday, April 27th, at 2 o'clock, p. m., for the pur pose of selecting township officers and delegates to the county conven tion. A full attendance of all the democratic voters in this township is desired. Committeeman. Sold Big Bos Team. R. A. Sigler last week sold the big black horses which have been used on the Leon/bus line for. several years to Bert McClain, buyer for W. P. Hall, the team bringing |S75. They were a fine team hut were get ting old so it was decided to sell them and replace them with a younger team. 1 ARE WELL ATTENDED Union Revival Meeting at the Tab ernacle Attracting Big Crowds. Hillis Sermons Interesting. The union revival now in progress, at the Tabernacle is gaining in pow er and attendance, the attendance many nights taxing the building to its utmost. Sunday evening many were unable to gain admittance.^ Evangelist Hillis is preaching some' strong sermons. The sermon Sun day evening on "Christian Science Exposed" was one of great power and was well received. The choir, under the leadership of Prof. Os burn, is doing some fine singing. There is every indication of a sweep ing revival right here in Leon. The pastors and people of the different churches, are working together a3 one for the good of the community. Those that have not had the privi lege of hearing Mr. Hillis should make an effort to do so. He hit* sin hard and preaches powerful sermons. There will be a meeting for "Women and Girls" Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. Prof. Johannes, the new lead er of the band, is helping in the chorus with the cornet. He is a su perb musician. The band concert each Saturday evening will begin im mediately at the close of the Taber nacle meeting on that night which will be about 8:30. All the stores and business places including the barber shops will close each evening during the week at 7:30 except Sat urdays during the Tabernacle meet' ing. .. Clair. Gatton fe Married. Clair F. Gatton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gatton, of this city, was married last week at Weston, Mo. Clair was formerly employed as bag gageman and asistant operator at the Burlington depot in this city, but for some time has been in the em ploy of the Burlington road a$ oper ator at Parkville, Mo. He has many friends in this city who extend'their congratulations. The following ac count of the ceremony is taken from the Weston, Mo., Chronicle of last week: The marriage of Clair F. Gatton and Miss Mary Rose Williams was solemnized at Nuptial High Mass Tuesday morning at the Catholic chapel, Rev. F. X. Hochgesang offi ciating. They were attended by George Marr jr. and Miss Dora Un messig. The bride was dressed in a traveling suit of brown, the brides maid in a street suit of gray. They* were served a wedding breakfast at the St. George Hotel, then left for Elwood, Ind., for a brief honeymoon trip. Both these young people are comparative strangers among us, having come to Wefeton for business reasons, he from Leon, Iowa, she from Elwood, Indiana, but during their short stay have endeared them selves to many friends who wish them a long and happy life. Mr. Gatton is in the employ of the Bur lington at Parkville, to which place they will go upon their return and make their future home. E. B. Gaylord Indicted at Mt. Ayr. B. B. Gaylord, of Lamoni, was in dicted by the Ringgold county grand jury at Mt .Ayr last week on two counts, charging him with larceny. It will be remembered that C. K. Buchanan, a farmer and stock ship per residing near Lamoni was ar rested last fall charged with stealing cattle from the herds of W. H. Barpes & Son and Nicholas Moshier, who traced the stolen cattle to St. Joe, where they had been shipped by Buchanan, and his arrest followed. time afterward Buchanan made a confession, implicating Gay lord in the stealing of the cattle, and he was arrested, and taken to Mt. Ayr, where at his preliminary ex amination before Justice Lineburg. he waB acquitted, having established an alibi, showing that he was not away from his home on the day Buchanan alleged he assisted him in stealing the cattle. But the bnatter was not dropped, being taken before the recent grand jury, who returned two indictments against Gaylord, and he will have to stand trial on the charge. Buchanan made a writ ten confession to the charge of steal ing cattle, and was sentenced to .an indeterminate term of not to exceed £ve years in the state reformatory at Anamosa, and he was taken to that institution last week by Sheriff Terrell. Try Zephyr guaranteed. IS CANDIDATE JOB RECORDER AT DES MOINES. Mb. Caroline Young Smith, ly of Leon, is a Prominent Can didate for the Office. In Tuesday's Des Moines Evening Tribune we find the following an nouncement of the candidacy of Mrs. Caroline Young Smith, of Des Moines for the republican nomination for recorder of Polk county. Mrs. Smith was for many years a resident of this city, being the daughter of Major and Mrs. J. L. Young of Leon: "Mrs.' Caroline Young-Smith will be a candidate for county recorder of Polk county to succeed Mrs. Frank W. Dodson. "She was engrossing clerk of the house in the last general assembly of Iowa, and her record in the dis charge of the difficult duties incident to that position insure perfect ad ministration of the recorder's office, if she secures it. "Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Maj. J. L. Young, of Leon, Iowa, who was a gallant soldier and officer in the Seventeenth Iowa Infantry in the civil war, and who, after long prac tice of law at Leon, entered the ser vice of the government in the treas ury department, where he remained years. Her brother, the late L. H. Young, of Ottumwa, was active in republican politics, also, and was chairman of the republican central committee of Wapello county at the time of his death. Mrs. Smith, her self, was born and brought up, and for the most 'part, has always lived in Iowa. "Mrs. Smith, in addition to her cervice as engrossing clerk of the house, also was in charge of raising funds for the monument to Senator Allison and she it was who took charge of the work of successfully securing funds for the portrait of the late General Weaver for the state historical art gallery. I "Mrs. Smith has a prominent posi-1 tion" in women's club work in Des Moines. She is president of the Women's, club chorus, is secretary of the Fortnightly Musical club, is a member of the Des Moines Women's club and is a contributor on the edi- torial staff of a critical musical mag- ozine. ^er*u"6n^8 ^i?pe 3^e to win the republican nomination be- cause of their faith in her ability to fill the office efficiently and accepta bly to the public and because of her ambition to educate her. two child ren, for whose sake really she seeks the chance to enter the people's ser vice as recorder. It is quite appar ent that her wide acquaintance and popularity and the general belief that she will Ail the office efficiently, will co-operate in making her a very 3S flour. Bvery sack A. M. Caster. -candidate at the on.Y •. A County Automobile Mr. H. Leslie Smith, of Des A. A. The meeting was called to order and J. R. Bowsher selected as temporary chairman and Jas. F. Harvey for temporary secretary. The objects and aims of the A. A. A. was explained by Mr. Smith, and fourteen members signed the pre liminary organization. It costs only a dollar to become a member of the association and it is thought that M. E. Church Notes. The Guild met on Monday of this week instead of Tuesday, so as not to conflict with the afternoon meet ings at the tabernacle, with Miss West at the home of Mrs. J. D. Brown. I Sunday school attendance shows a steady increase for the past four Sundays. It holds its sessions at 9:45 as usual during the revival meetings. Morning preaching service by the pastor next Sunday at 11:00. The Epworth League at 6:30. Subject J. Pleasanton Sunday afternoon to de- Davis City Sale Co. Marriage Licenses. Blain Buell, Davis Cityr ..., Juanita Bennett, Davie City LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1912. VOLUME LVm, NO. 36. Former practically every auto owner in the housekeeping where they now live county will join when the matter is presented to them. The value of a county organization is recognized and if the owners are all organized in a county association they can ac complish considerable where indi viduals could not. Lct all teachers be regular, and ident Joseph Smith, who declared he bring with them those who do not attend Sabbath school elsewhere. for the morning service: "The Prob- build a church library to be located lem of Human Suffering." on one corner of the Graceland Col Guy Fansher, Minister, lege campus at Lamoni and to cost about 115,000.—Lamoni Chronicle. At the Christian Church. Tho pastor was greeted by a fair sized audience last Sunday morning. The Bible School was also well at tended. The evening servico was omitted on acount of the Tabernacle I meeting. The pastor was called to liver the Baccalaureate sermon be- one sided but the Leon boys put up a fore the graduating class of the High great game and were entirely too School. swift for their opponents. Rtimley All the regular services of the and Gass were the battery for Leon churchy will be held next Sunday &nd Irvin and Thrashley and Wor morning aB usual. The evening ser vice will be omitted .for the Taber nacle meeting.' JWENTYflVE YEARS AGO Items Taken from the Files of The Reporter Published a Quarter of a Century Ago. W. H. Jenkins had started a brick Jriln and expected to keep a full forct of hands workfhg all summer. I E. J. Sankey received an order from the pension department for transportation to New York and also I an order for anew artificial limb. I Albert Long returned from Iowa 1 City and left at once for Shenandoah having received an appointment as postal clerk on the Humeston & Shenandoah R. R. I Miss Emma Jennings, of Grand River, was visiting witl» Miss Millie 1 Avery in this city. I A new time card went into effect on the Narrow Gauge railroad, and I they were boasting of the good time. I The train left Leon at 6:50 in the morning and arrived at Des Moines at 12:40. Returning the train left Des Moines at 3:30 p. m., and ar rived at Leon the same evening at 9:38. It took them six hours tc make the trip from Leon to Des Moines, while today the train makes the same trip in four hours. I C. M. Murry and his bride arrived from El Paso, Texas, and the Leon Cornet band serenaded them. I W. L. Laughlin, of Mt. Ayr, was in Leon on legal business. I Frank Young, of Lamoni, who was staying at the home of his sister, I Mrs. E. Robinson, had his limb taken 1 off. I Fred Teale, jr., of Decatur City, left for California. Auditor T. U. Schenck was just completing his new residence in Leon. Postmaster Pitman announced that he would soon install a new out fit of mail boxes in the Leon post office. Tom Potter severed his connection with the C., B. & Q. R. R. and went to the Union Pacific R. R. at a salary cf 150,000 a year. John Lake bought the hardware stock of E. M. Hall at Decatur City. Miss a Henrietta Vogt commenced term of school at the Hall school house in Woodland. *?e aJ^e| Miss Jane Frost commenced teach- the White Ha„ 8chool Migs Elnora Baiiey commenced a spring term of school at the Happy Hollow school near Tuskeego. The sixty-eighth anniversary of the I. O. O. F. was appropriately ob served by the Leon lodge of thi6 order. Silver Wedding. ... and Mrs. Simon Goodman de primary lightfully entertained a large num h. olbec of friejnda .and relatives, Sunday, I April 21, it being, their 25 th aniM- Assoeintion. versary. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Abe McVay, Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Moines, representing the American Mrs. A. H. Foltz, Mr. and Mrs. Foll Automobile Association, was in Leon mer, Mr. and Mrs. Stiles Mr. and Tuesday and met with a number of Mrs. Creveling, Mr. and 'Mrs. Rue the auto owners of the county, for Stone and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. the purpose of perfecting a county John Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. Liss association to be affiliated with the A. Moore and family, Mr. and Muck, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Morgan of Leon, Mr. and Mrs. George Bartlett and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. Duffield, Mrs. Kobb and daughter Jemina of Garden Grove. They received many beauti ful and useful pieces of silver which are greatly appreciated by Mr. and Mrs. Goodman. Mr. and Mrs. Goodman- started to with only a small house built out in the field, with not even a tree on the place. The guests departed in the even ing expressing the good time they had and wishing such pleasant gath erings would come oftener. "Saints Slay Use Tobacco.." y-" _1 The above heading appeared on an adfticle dated at Independence, Mo., and published in the Register and Leader of a recent date. The article read as follows: "The conference of the Latter Day Saints church today defeated a resolution to prohibit tho use of tobacco by pupils and instruc tors of the church school at Lamoni, Iowa, following an address by Pres- did not believe in hampering with the individual conscience." In the Kansas City Times of April 13 it read that at a recent session of the conference it was decided toi Leon 16—Lamoni 1 The first ball game of the-season was played on the Leon grounds last Saturday afternoon when the Leon High School defeated the Graceland College team from Lamoni by a score of 16 to 1. The game was rather land and Merrick for the visitors. The next sale of the Davis City who tried to get a marriage license Sale Co. will be held at Davis City hi this city last week, but were turn on. Saturday, .May 4th. List your Were Married at Corydon. Glen Womack and Inez Reece, the young couple from Marcoline, Mo., ed stock early, with Farmers Bank at count of their youthful appearance, Davis City, so it cair.be advertised, were more successful at Corydon, to Dsvit City Sale €o. down by clerk Mendenhall on ac- which place they went from here, as we notice by the-Corydon papers they were married in that city the nest day. Cholene for ?uts and burns. r^., POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Representative. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for represent ative in the state legislature, subje$ to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary in June. For Recorder. I will be a candidate for the repub liCan nomination for county recorder, subject to the decision of the repub lican voters at the primary in Ju*e. For Sheriff. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for sheriff sub ject to the decision of the voters at the June primary. •^'•''mpftjiiPg1^ l| ism:--*- 12 PAGES A. M. PRYOR. For Representative. 1 will bo a candidate for the demo* era tic nomination for representative in the state legislature, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary in June. M. F. THOMPSON. For Representative. I am a candidate for re-nomina tion on the republican ticket for representative in the state legisla ture, subject to the decision of the republican voters at the primary election to be held in June. I. A. SMITH. For Representative. I am a candidate for nomination for representative of Decatur county in the next General Assembly, sub ject to the decision of the republican voters at the June primary. J. S. COFFIN. For County Attorney. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for county at torney, subject to the decision of the voters at the June primary. MARION WOODARD. For County Attorney. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for county at torney, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the June primary. GEO. W. BAKER. For County Attorney. I am a candidate for re-nomina tion on the republican ticket for the office of county attorney, subject to the will of the republican voters at the primary election to be held in June. ED. H. SHARP. For Treasurer. I will be a candidate for renomin ation for county treasurer, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the June primary. W. C. COZAD. For Recorder. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for county re corder, subject to the decision of the voters at the June primary. W. A. BOONE. For Recorder. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for county re corder, subject to the decision of-the voters at the June primary. 1 P,. E. SHIRLEY. 1 !i I '--I'M WILL GARDNER For Clerk of Courts. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for clerk ot the district court, subject to the decision of the voters at the June primary. E. E. BECK. JAMES CAIN. For Sheriff. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for sheriff sub ject to the decision of the voters at the June primaries. C. R. PIERCEY. For Sheriff. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for sheriff, sub ject to the decision of the voters at the June primaries. W. M. MAPES. For Sheriff. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of sheriff of Decatur county subject to the will of the voters of the republican party at the primary election to be held in June. F. C. MULLINNIX. For Auditor. I will be a candidate for re-nom ination for county auditor, subject to the decision of the voters at the June primary. R. E. MCLAUGHLIN. For Auditor. I will be a candidate for the re- 'V publican nomination for county auditor, subject to the decision of. the voters at the June primary. '-''vl M. LINDEN. For County Superintendent. I will be a candidate for the dem- ocratic nomination for county super intendent of schools, subject to the decision of the voters at the June '(%, primary. J. M. HOWELL. For Member of Board. I I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for the office of ?|pl member of the board of supervisors ||t| for the term beginning Jan. 1, 1913, subject to the decision of the voters at the June primaries. W. H. SNYDER, Buell-Bennett. Mr. Blaine Buell and Miss Juanita Bennett, both of Davis City, .were married at the clerk's offlce in this city yesterday morning, the cere mony being performed by Mayor Foxworthy. The happy youoj couple returned to Davis City on 1h noon train, where they will make their home. Their many friends ex tend congratulations. 41 m. •35T