The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-09-10
THE l1lth ALASKA CLUB.
They've Heard of the lllth Alaska.
at Des MoineS.


means of getting Leon considerable free
advertising and this jolly crowd of good
fellows have become known from one
end of the state to the other. When
there's going to be good time. The
Des Moines Capital of last Thursday
has the following to say about them:
"Are you a real sport?"
"You bet your boots am. If there's
anybody that dares"
You're no sport at all. You're not
even tin horn. The true test of
sport is to get his own opinion of him
self. I'll bet four dollar dog you
haven't even heard of the genuine
sports secret society,""
.,rhe Buffaloes? Why, was -
"That's all want to hear from you.
Now not another word. The secret
society of the genuine blue-blooded,
blown-in-the-bottle sport would make
your moth eaten old buffaloes look like
a lot of Quaker spinsters lost on Mid
way"
"It's the 111th Alaska club"
doesn't that sound gamey? Doesn't
that sound individual and original? Isn't
there little twist to that that makes
your spine wiggle like worm on a
hook and your hair begin to sneak
around on your head with wicked lit
tie tickle of delight?'
"Think of spending half thousand
dollars in half an hour just to find a real
good time. Do you think you could
find it? That's the sole and only object,
of the 111th Alaska club"
"One hundred and eleven of the gam
lest young bucks in Iowa will flock to
Leon tomorrow from all over the state
to attend the annual meeting Of the
4 society. Each one of the macaronies
Twill contribute his little FIVE dollars to
| the general pile. That will mean Just
| $555. Then the chief ,spenders Of the,
society will grab. up that money and
Just throw it around to make the natives.
gap. No; they won't be spend dthrifts. The
bill Of fare has been planned ont long
ago and they will get their, moneys
worth for every cent that's spent.
That's another test Of the true sport.
But they will handle that half thousand
with noble carelessness that will
send some Leon millionaire into a case
Of chronic and Kaleidoscope epilepsy.
THAT'S all the club is organized for.
Just to spend one day in the year tear
ing off real good time. The club is
limited. Its roster is exclusive and full
to the brim There are business men in
it. There are travelling men, newspaper
men, lawyers, judges and maybe minis
ters There are boys whose fathers
turn yellow corn into yellow
gold through the alchemy Of CATTLE.
They are all game sports from evory
walk in life.
September in each year has been
selected as their day to howl. This
year Leon, Iowa, has been selected as
the bowling place. Those who have
been working in their banks will close.
their banks. Those who have been
raising callouses on their hands tough
as the horn of a rhinocerous will throw
down their pitch forks and come gallop-
ing in pungent with the fresh smell of
the farm. Those who have been tell
ing stories and selling goods on the.
road will close their grips and their
faces and take the first train for Leon
1t is peculiar fact that at every re-
union the III is there.
They'll open the exercises in the
mornig by tearing all of the trees out
of the ground"
"Then what'll they do?"
'Sh-h-h-secret.'