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THE PER0BBRON STALLION
INVOLUCRE No. 78839
Will stand the season of 1913 at
the Charles Bechtel place, one half
mile north of Decatur City, Iowa,
known as the W. E. Ammons farm
State Certificate No. 6109.
The pedigree of the stallion In
volucre 70853 (78839) foaled in the
year 1908, owned by Charles Bech
tel, Decatur City, Iowa, has been
examined in the office of the Iowa
State Department of Agriculture and
it is hereby certified that said stal
lion has been registered in the prop
er stud book duly recognized by the
Iowa Department of Agriculture,
and has been certified to by F. G.
Hume, veterinarian, as being free
from hereditary, infectious, contag
ious or transmissible disease or un
soundness specified in section three
of the law. Dated at Des Moines
this 15th day of March, 1913, A. R.
Corey, Secretary, Iowa Department
of Agriculture.
Terms-—$10.00 for service and
$15.00 to insure colt to stand and
suck. Care will be taken to prevent
accidents but will not be responsible
should any occur. Parties disposing
of mares bred to this horse, or re
moving them from the country, for
feit the insurance and the fee be
comes due and payable at once.
THE TWO MAMMOTH JACKS
Billy Link and Frank Getch
v: Will also stand the season of 1913
at the Bec&tel farm one half mile
north of Decatur City.
Both of these animals are out of
Imported Jacks and are exceptional
ly good breeders. Parties who know,
state that this is the best pair of
Jacks ever brought to Decatur coun-
If you care to raise stock that
the money in the shortest time,
raise mules. Mules are always a
good price.
to prevent accidents, but will not be
responsible should any occur. Par
ties disposing of mares or taking
them from the county, forfeit the in
surance and the fee bccorces due
and payable at once.
SPECIAL I'RliiES.
from "BILLY LINK" and "FRANK
GOTCH" as follows:
$15.00 first $10.00 second, and
$5.00 third.
A special day will be appointed
for the awarding of the prizes and
we will have three competent judges
to make the decisions.
TNVOLUCRE is a steel grey and is iton visitor with her son Willis and
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a fine animal with good bone, style
and action. He was imported from
France in June, 1910, by C. G. Good,
of Ogden, Iowa, and is considered
one of the best stallions ever brought
to this section. The horse is record
ed by the Percheron Society of Amer
ica and his number is 70853.
CHAS. BECHTEL.
IT'S DIFFERENT
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GET A CAN TODAY
Notice of Appointment of Executor.
In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In the matter of the Estate of
Jacob Manchester, deceased.
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as Executor of the
estate of Jacob Manchester, late of
Decatur County, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
payment to the undersigned and
those having claims against said de
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner' and form as by" law
required, for allowance and-payment.
Dated this 7th day of April A. D.,
1913.'
•m D. T. MANCHESTER,
34-3t Executor of said estate.
9. O. WdOD^ANSEE
'Osteopathic Phjrtdaa
Consultation and examlnatidii free.
Office »t Wpodmansee Heuse. one
bloc* aqrth ofsjuare.
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Garden Grove,
Mrs. Parker, of Da\is City, came
Friday to visit her parents, Mr. and
MrB. Jas. Longacre.
Ex-Supt. Long, of Leon, was here
on business Friday.
Mrs. Wm. Cartwright went to
Davis City Friday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Ed Butler had her household
goods loaded Friday preparatory to
moving to Florida. Mrs. Murbarger
has moved into the Ed Butler prop
erty which she recently purchased.
Jno. Bixler went to Kansas City
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Mr. Manchester has been quite ill.
T. J. Knapp is seriously ill.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mor
gan, the loth, a little son.
Mrs. Willis Hines returned from
Leon Monday.
Mrs. John Aten was a recent Char-
family.
In the recent baking contest by
domestic science pupils, Margaret
Strohl won 1st in the cooky contest
and Opal Vaughn 2nd apd Mildred
Strohl 1st in the bread contest and
.Mabel Morgan 2nd. The prizes were
awarded by the City Drug and Jew
elry store.
Mrs. Geo. Brown of Chicago, came
last week to visit relatives here. She
went to Leon Monday.
Mrs. Potts returned from Grinnell
this week.
Miss Frances Erown returned
Thursday from a professional trip to
DeKalb. Her friend, Miss Johnson of
Iowa City was a recent guest at the
Brown home.
Mrs. Moore and daughter Lucile.
of Humeston were here between
trains Monday.
Mrs. G. C. Dilsaver went to Leon
this week to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor return
ed from Leon Monday.
Mrs. Frank Dodd and daughter
Hazel, returned last week from Des
Moines.
Mrs. Rogers went to Leon Satur
day to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Jacobs.
Miss Marian Jennings is to teach
the primary department in the Wel
don schools the coming year. She is
a graduate of our high school and
also a graduate of our Normal train
ing department and will attend Ced
ar Falls this summer.
Miss Anna Hoadley has received
word of her appointment as primary
teacher in the city of Helena, Mon
tana, at a salary of $1,000 a year
Springtfale.
njght
Fisher, returning home Thursday
Edna Bright of near Leon, is vis
iting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Bright.
Wiil Woodard was a Decatur call
er Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Willie Crees and son Michael,
of Decatur City, passed through here
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jjecaiur ^ny p#»wu_uiiwueii
I will give thiee prizes at weaning Tuesday going to their farm near
time, for the best colts from "IN "—J
VOLUCRE" as follows:
$15.00 first best $10.00 second, Roberts..
and $5.00 third. Mrs. Henry Landis, of Leon is vis
1 will also give three prizes at iting her .daughter, Mrs. Tom Rob
wcaning time for the best mule colts erts this week.
Lovie Woodard sawed wood for
faill Brannaman Wednesday.
John Hanner helped Howard Ben
nett with his oats sowing this week.
Oliver Negley and wife
Several from these parts attended
the funeral of Andy Thompson,
held at the M. E. church Thurs
day afternoon.
Little River.
Nice weather still prevails in this
vicinity at this writing.
Page and Grace Drury spent Sat
urday night with Edyth Spargur.
Mrs. John Henderson called on
Ella Stuteville Sunday.
Mae Spargur of Leon spent Sat
urday night with her parents.
Those who spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the James Drury
home were Mr. and Mrs. John Craw
ley, Mr. arid Mrs. Art Griffin and
family. ».
Allen Spargur callea on John
Henderson Sunday.
Many from this vicinity were trad
ing in Pleasanton Saturday.
Mae Spargur called on Mattie
Hendrickson Sunday.
Those who spent Monday at the
Spargur honpe were Mrs. Hattie Mid
dleton and son Lee, Anna Maxwell
and son John and Will Hendrickson
and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Davis and son
Lear spent Saturday night and Sun
day with James Davis and wife.
Homer Davis and wife spent Sun
day afternoon at Charley Graham's.
John Drury and sisters, Page and
Grace, attended Sunday Bchool at
Pleasanton Sunday.
Snody Ross and family spent Sun
day at Pleasanton.
Charley Smith spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Harry Stover.
Mont Clampitt was calling in this
locality Saturday evening.,
Cfcas. Davis had business at Pleas
anton Saturday.
iton oaroruuy.
Ma.rs»
tana, ai a saiary vi ed Sunday with the latter's parents,
She will leave probably in June and Mr. and Mrs. George Smith.
visit her sister, Mrs. C. E. Wood, of, Mrs. L. E. Reed, Percie Black and
that city Grace and Lyle Wise visited school
Howard Culver's residence was Friday, it being the last day.
destroyed by fire Friday noon, the I Miss Bessie Upfield attended the
origin of the fire is unknown. Most declamatory contest at Davis City
of the furniture was saved and the Friday evening
house was insured.
We have been enjoying nice jirs. narry i^ymau auu uau6ura
weather this week. Oats sowing and Catherine of Clarinda, Iowa, came
garden making is the order of the Tuesday for a few days visit with the
day. former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Ralph Roberts who is working sanger and other relatives.
for Fred Woodard near Grand River
ty. If you care to raise stock that Blanche Roberts visited Saturday sister, Mrs. Harry Blair, one after
gets the money in the shortest time,
in town, the guest of her
«,iac miitoc a frjend, Miss Grace Lake. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wise and son
Howard Bennett, wife and son Lyle spent Sunday with Mr. and
This jack has been examined and pre(|
were
ill IB jacxv UA3 uwm CAamiat:u auu. fTfgd W6re UUSinebS caiicia
pronounced sound, but certificate Ha,nner's Monday afternoon. jutr nauifiuu auu .uati v.
has not yet been received. iyj8S Blanche Hanner went to Van Van Wert, are doing some carpenter
nnr.ilcnnnH hut ,_ joe Hampton and Mart Myers of
Terms—$15.00 to insure colt to Wert Monday afternoon to visit a work for Mr. Overton.
6tand and suck. Care will be taken F0W days with her sister, Mrs. II. R.
4a nvAVAnf hut will nni Ko Latvia Thn»'u:lsV
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Bethel.
There was quitfe a number from
the country around Bethel gathered
there last Monday for the purpose
of cleaning the groves and beauti
fying the cemetery.
Harve Morgan was a business vis
itor at Davis City last Monday.
Mrs. Tart Fulton called on Mrs.
Joe Dobson last Monday.
Bert Millsap, Dow Parker and Joe
Dobson had their summer wood saw
ed last Monday and Tuesday and
while sawing at Joe Dobson's, Bert
Millsap got three fingers on his left
hand hurt pretty bad, but not ser
ious. He thinks he will be alright
in a few days.
Charley Beasley and daughter
Wilma were trading at Leon one
day last week.
The three little daughters of Mrs
John Vandall called on Mrs.
Dobson last Monday.
Good Hope.
Sunny Side.
Everybody is busy sowing oats.
Mrs. Clyde Maynard and children
were Leon callers Monday afternoon.
Uncle James Kirk »eft Wednes
day for a few weeks visit with rela
tives near Darlington, Mo.
•and River. school again, after a few days ab
Grace Lake spent Sunday at Tom
Warren Rumley is able to be in
sence OD account
were
Sun­
day visitors at George Woodard's.
Laura Swisher was a Decatur vis
itor Wednesday.
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1913.
A son of Dan Barlean has been
pretty poorly for some time. He was
operated upon by Dr. Reed of Davis
City last Friday. He is doing nicely, day.
Mrs. F. vV. Huston, of Pleasanton, Dr.
Mrs. F. M. Huston called on Mrs.
Lyda Fulton one day last week.
Charley Dobson was a Leon call
er last Saturday.
Mrs. Bessie Millsap was a visitor
at Leon last Monday.
Mrs. John Weidner (ailed on Mrs.
Harve
Morgan one day last week.
Mrs. Thomas Baker visited with
Mrs. Harve Morgan Monday.
visited with her sister, .Mrs. Joe Dob- daughter, of Leon, were visiting at
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son. a few days last week.
Waller Baker and family visited at O. F. Walker's Sunday.
his parents, Thomas Baker and wife
last Friday and Saturday.
Green Stanton and wife of Leon,
visited her brother and family, Mr. Leon Saturday.
and Mrs. Tom Baker, a couple of
days last week.
Miss Zada Haroff returned to her
friends and relatives for a few days
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Richey visit-
Mrs. W. H. Wise returned to her
home last Tuesday after visiting
over Sunday with her son Grant and
family of Tuskeego.
Mrs. Harry Lyman and daughter
aDd
visited with home folks Saturday. Kenneth visited Sunday with Mr.
Sylvester Millsap and fam'.ly at-
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tended services at town Sunday ev- Van Wert.
ening. I Mrs. W. H. Wise and daughter
Misses Lois Millsap and Eva Ed- Dale called on Mrs. James Upfield
wards spent Sunday at John Han- Friday afternoon.
ner's. I Mrs. Hal Overton called on her
n0on
jirs, L. E. Reed and son
Mrs R, E. Ball and son Ivaff of
last week.
business callers at John ^jrs \v. H. Wise and family.
of sickness.
sence on account of sickness.
Clyde Maynard helped Alva Wood
mansee build fence a few days this
week.
Miss Louva Hanner' attended the
county contest at Davis City Friday
evening.
Jeff Strange and family spent Fri
day evening at the Rumley home.
Clyde Waller and family spent
Wednesday in Decatur City with Mr.
Waller's parents, his mother being
seriously ill, caused by a fall receiv
ed that ,morning.
Master Harold Maynard visited
Sunny Side school Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Ed Rumley, who has been
seriously ill since last Friday is
slowly improving at this writing.
Miss Carrie Cummins was a caller
at the H. Ross home. Friday after
noon.
A. E. Woodmansee and family at
tended services at the Christian
church Sunday morniny. ening
Lee Marvin and Frank Gardner
spent Sunday at the John S. Gard
ner home.
Mrs. Len Hamilton and Mrs. Lee
Mrs. Len Hamilton and Mrs. Lee
urday afternoon.
Miss Frances Strange spent Satur
day night at the home of her uncle,
Everett Martin and family.
Mrs. Alva Woodmansee and
daughter Thelma called at the Rum
ley home Sunday afternoon.
Mills with his spring wdrk the past
friend Jennie Ross
noon.
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
tor
Mrs. J. C. Hull visited with Mrs. Thirty thousand voices—what a
Len Hamilton Thursday afternoon.
Floyd Rumley assisted Mr. Clifton j,er
Sunday after-
Tanfi{A T7noe filin/lov flftar-
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
Cm* a lame and weak back. I could
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. not rest well and mornings la no
We, the undersigned, have known F, J. strength. I
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transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation* made by his firm.
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Tlorch nh-valra react, veuen ine WIIIW ounaqr. H|»D un Uiuuu rr".
xiarsn pn-yoiCo v, COUI vurf&ceis of the Uflteui. Testimonials States
bowels, wilt lead to chronic constipa- *ent free. PTlce 75 cents per bottle. Soli
$ion,- Doan's Reiuleta operate easi* all Sroggiata.'
Harsh nhvsics react, weaken the acting directly, upon the blood and
rauaMirfece?of the urstcm. Testimonials States.
Remember the
take no other.
Decatur City.
W. H. Lloyd was a business visit
or in Des Moines .Monday of last
week.
.Mr. Hayes, of Corydon. visited at
W. H. Colter's Wednesday of last
week.
Dr. Eiker of Leon was in our city
.Monday.
Thurnian Chamberlin visited at
Arthur Martin Friday evening.
Ray Tenney visited at Wm. Bran
liamaii's Wednesday evening.
Mrs. R. E. Jones was shopping in
I.eon Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reuss were vis
itmg friends in Kellerton Sunday.
Miss Nellie Wilson of Des Moines,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Win. Childress, who lives south
is of town, returned to her home Mon-
Windy Itidge.
III-B. Farmers in this vicinity have been
j0e improving the opportunity the nice
weather offers this past week and are
about done sowing oats.
Mrs. Steve Akes of Leon, spent
Thursday with Mrs. Amanda Rob-
orts-
home near Lamoni Monday after Mack Cox returned recently rom
closing a very successful term of J°e where he had been doctoring
school at Good Hope.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barger and
daughter Hazel of near Woodburn
visited Saturday night and Sunday ...
with the latter's parents, Mr. and ^he many friends of Mahala Cox
Mrs. W. H. Wise and family. Mr.
:jrs. W n. wise CIJIU laumy. ml.
Barger returned to his home Sunday 'rom her recent illness.
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evening. Mr^. Barger and little
daughter Hazel will stay and visit aays^he
his eyes.
Nora Gardner and Sherman Simp
son spent Sunday at the N. M. Cox
will be glad" to hear she is improving
Mrs. C. L. Akes visited several
north of Decatur.
Misses Lila McKinley and Hazel
Roberts went to Davis City Friday
evening to be present a the contest.
Mack Cox and Simon Hoover call-!
ed at John Sander's one evening last
week. I
Ray Stewart visited Union Ridge I
school Thursday afternoon.
(1. L. Sage and wife called at
Mack Cox's Sunday.
It's a pity we can't keep our
friends with us always. Mac says he's
so lonesome since Hoover's went
away.
Jasper Record is building a new
shed. Jasper is a rustler.
Harvey Akes and wife were Leon
callers Friday afternoon.
C. A. McKern and Milt Manchest
er, our hustling auctioneers, went to
Crown Friday evening to sell the
boxes at a box- supper held at that
school house.
Rose Hill.
Several from these parts were
Leon callers Saturday.
John Ward and Michael Grogan
went to Beaconsfield Friday to visit
over Sunday with their brother and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ward.
Dick Milton and wife moved into
the Bowsher house Friday.
Bill Hays and family spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mrs. Hays'
parents, Bill Trail's. I
Miss Celia Mahopey closed an
eipht month term of school Friday,
Mrs. John McCalla is assisting
Mrs. Ed Griffin with her house work.
Mary, Edna and Blanche Richards
spent "Sunday afternoon with Reta'
Potter. I
Oscar Ellis was calling on old
neighbors in this vicinity Sunday. I
!ianiond News.
Everett Woodard spent Sunday at
Maud McCaiTs.
Fred Crees and Daisy Weldon
spent Sunday at Ettie Buell's of
Davis City.
Vada Carlton spent a few days at
home this week.
Meeting was well attended at
Maple Grove Sunday.
Everett Woodard took his lady
friend for a buggy ride Sunday ev
ing.
BaJ
Earl Day and lady friend were
seen buggy riding Sunday.
Vada Carlton called on Ida Don-
aldson one day last
Butts called on Mrs. Ed Rumley Sat- Claude Wookey called on his lady
friend Sunday.
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and Mrs. B. L. Eiker and
.lames Biker's Thursday of last
week.
Miss Faenette Walker went to Os
ceola Friday to visit relatives.
Misses Agnes and Jessie Caldovv
visited their sister, Mrs. R. E. Jones,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Fisher, of Van Wert,
came Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hanner.
V. J. Anderson, of usoeola, visited
Mrs. Noah, of Des Moines, return
ed to her home Friday.
Miss Ona Riley was shopping in
Our station agent sold 3 2 tickets
to Davis City to the contest Friday.
week.
30,000 VOICES.
And Many Are The Voices of Leon
People.
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chorus! And that's the num-
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week. Kidney Pills for relief from back
Miss Lina Cummins called on her
acjie
American men and women
wjj0 are
publicly praising Doan's
kidney and bladder ills. They
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say it to friends. They tell it in
the home papers. Leon people are
in this chorus. Here's a Leon case.
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Mrs. C. H. Holliday, and Elev­
enth streets, Leon, Iowa, says.
was having, a great deal of trouble
with my kidneys and suffering from
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lame and weak back. I could
had no
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good. I was relieved of backache
and benefitted in every way."
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Gene Russell of Leon, is working
for Ned Comerford. I
This community was shocked to
hear of the death of little Earl,
Housh Thursday, after a week's ill
ness caused by a fall. The little
body was laid to rest in the High
Point cemetery Friday afternoon.
The grieved parents have the sym
pathy of all.
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