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The La Jara chronicle., 1910-10-28
A POTATO STORAGE CELLAR

One of the most important de-
tails connected with the potato
industry in Colorado is that of
winter storage. 1t is not possible
for all the potatoes of Colorado
to be placed on the market at dig
ging time. With the number of
storage houses that we have in
the state at present, the market
is affected nearly every year by
being crowded at digging time.
The growth of the industry will
make it imperative that greater
per cent of potatoes each year
should be stored.
The potato cellar as now con
structed in the Greeley and in the
Carbondale districts is the re-
suit of storage necessity and has
been worked out by Colorado po-
tato growers. Many of these eel
lars are perfect, so far as econ
omy and efficiency are concerned.
On the other hand the writer has
seen many serious m stakes in con
structing potato storage cellars
that have been accompanied by
heavy losses through poor keep
ing of potatoes, freezing etc.
The writer together with Mr..
G.. l.. Fitch, Potato Specialist of
the Colorado Experiment Station
is making a thorough study of
the storage problem. In order
to do this work satisfactorily and
also for demonstration purposes
for the growers of the state the
Agricultural College Experiment
Station has just completed sto-
rage house on the college farm.
The main features of this house
are, first, that all the parts ex-
cept the roof are permanent, be-
ing made of concrete. The roof
of poles, straw, and soil, can
readily be replaced when it be-
comes necessary, which will prob
ably be in ten or twelve years.
This cellar is so constructed that
experiments can be carried on in
ventilation, both by direct draft
from the ends (ventilator shafts
running from the bottom of the
cellar through the roof and oper
ings or cupolas in the roof. The
openings in the roof are so con
structed that light may be ad,
mitted when desired without let
ting in the outside air. This eel
lar is in two compartments, one
of which will be used for storing
the stock of pedigreed potatoes
that Mr.. Fitch has been develop
ing in various temperatures and
under various conditions.
An up-to-date bulletin on pota
toes will soon be published from
the Colorado Station in which we
hope to give drawings and speci
fications for potato storage house
construction, as we consider this
one of the most important build
ings on the Colorado farm.
E. r. BENNETT.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Organize Game and Fish Club.

At meeting of those interested
in hunting and fishing which was
held at the Commercial Club rooms
on Friday evening, it was decided to
perfect county organization of
sportsmen in Decatur county. Carl
Monroe was elected president and
James w. Hurst secretary. The state
game warden has contracted for a
large number of ring neck partridge
eggs which will be delivered in May,
June and perhaps July, and he has
also contracted for 5000 pair of
Hungarian partridges which will be
delivered in the coming fall or win
ter. the funds for this work being
supplied by the money which was
paid in for hunters licenses. It is
proposed to secure as many of these
eggs and game birds for Decatur
county as possible, and all parties
who are willing to take eggs for
Matching purposes are requested to
notify secretary Hurst at once An
effort will also be made to secure q
car OF fish to be placed in the rivers
of Decatur county this fall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
NEW LAUNDRY AT ONCE
Leon Laundry Co. Have Ordered New
Modern Machinery and Start
Business about June lst.

Leon is to have new steam laun-
dry at once. Prof. w. B. Owen, of
Davis City, has leased the big brick
building on the east side of the
square known as the Evans block and
last Saturday placed the order for
the necessary machinery for strict
ly up-to-date steam laundry. The
machinery was all purchased from
the Troy Laundry Machinery Co., of
Chicago, and is to arrive here by
Quoted under the name of the Leon
Laundry Co., and they will be equip
ped to do as fine work as any laun-
dry in the west. All the machinery is
new and the most modern and up-to-
date made. The order includes a
steam engine and boiler, a concave
and convex ironer, one of the finest
machines made, which irons six
sheets per minute. Big power washers
are included which have capacity
of 800 shirts per hour. The laundry
will be equipped to do all kinds of
work and 1t is their intention to do
not only the fine work but all kinds
of family washing and ironing. It
is an enterprise which has long been
needed in Leon, and one which will
be welcomed by the citizens of the
city. Prof. Owens has great faith in
the future Of Leon and has invested
several thousand dollars in the new
laundry, and it will merit and we
believe will have the hearty support
OF all our citizens. They expect to
have the laundry in operation by the
middle Of June.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
A Sane Fourth.

The people of our land are demand
ing safer and saner Fourth of July,
to displace the noisy and dangerous
patriotism of other years. Even
though the boys and girls like cannon
crackers, most of them would be will
ing to celebrate the Fourth without
the explosives and the resulting ac-
cidents. Last week this question
was asked of the boys and girls above
the 3rd grade in our schools: would
you be willing to forego the use Of
'tirecrackers July 4th, provided you
are permitted to use the money that
would be spent for those explosives,
for some other purpose?" The vote
among the boys stood: For fireworks,
80; against, 80. Among the girls the
vote was 4 for fireworks and 155
against. Only 81 per cent of the
boys and q and four-tenths per cent
of the girls think that frecrackers
are necessary to their happiness on
independence day. while 81 per cent
of all the boys and girls are willing
to enjoy themselves in less dangerous
ways. There is food for thought in
the above figures for parents and the
authorities who are planning cele-
bration
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
what Mr.. Comet Is Doing Today.

AS the Reporter goes to press this
Wednesday, afternoon, Haley 8
comet is Just preparing to- do its
greatest stunt, allow the earth to
pass through its tail. Here is the
program for the afternoon and even
ing:
4:45 p. m.-Barth will be in outer
fringes of comets tail
$3.50 p. m.-Earth will be in cen
ter of comets astronomers
posted in Hawaii, Samoa, Philip
pine and Japan will observe transit
of comets head across the disk of the
sun for first time in history.
Midnight-Earth will again be
close to outer fringes of tail If tail
remains straight.
Speed-Earth will pass through
comets tail at rate of 2,400 miles
a minute. Tail about million miles
in width at point earth will strike it
Effects-Unknown Most astrono.
mers predict small meteoric display
at most. One or two forecast storms
and other atmospheric disturbances
1880 p. m. Thursday-Head OF
comet sets half an hour behind the
sun
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Amanda McCIelland.

Amanda Rhea was born July 16,
1929, and died at her home in Leon,
Iowa, May IL, 1910, aged 80 years,
9 months and 26 days. When nine
years of age she came to Mercer
county, Missouri, riding on horse
back all the way. Here she was
reared to womanhood, enduring
hardships and privations incident to
frontier life. On March 18, 1853, she
was married to Josiah McClelland,
and moved to Princeton, where they
lived two years, after which they
moved to Decatur City, which at that
time was the county seat of Decatur
county. After few years residence
there they moved to Leon where
they made their home and reared
their family which consisted of one
son and two daughters. The son,
Edgar, died about two years ago.
The daughters, Mrs. Hall and Mrs.
CLARK, survive. Mrs. McClelland
made the good confession when in
her seventeenth year and identified
herself with a small band of dis
ciples in Missouri, and when they
moved to Leon both she and her
husband became charter members Of
the Christian church. She had the
distinction of being the last charter
member of this congregation About
year ago when directory Of the.
church was being prepared this good
woman contributed the following
article: Dearly beloved in Christ:
Fifty years ago today my husband.
the late Or. McClelland, and /, with
Ia few nthnrS 5hnr .-ss r+.,-~1.t,.~s..5 ~
Lords vineyard for the betterment
of those around us, and that we
night exhalt Jesus, the Lords Christ,
above all else. Today find myself
alone. The rest are not here. Many
of them are at rest, their labors be-
ing ended. Let US labor on with
hope founded on His promise that. if
faithful until He calls us, we shall
receive the crown of everlasting life.
How well any of US have wrought
eternity will reveal. Yours in the
one hope, Mrs. Amanda McClelland."
Being faithful member of the
church for over sixty years, she was
acquainted with the trials, struggles
and hardships of an infant congrega-
ton struggling for existence. She
has lived to see the church grow from
a small band, meeting in private
homes for it's worship, to a flourish
ing congregation with beautiful
church edifice. Sister McClelland
was faithful attendant at the regu-
lar services of the church as long as
her health would permit. Her life.
her deeds and the place she occupied
in this community will be left to us
as sacred memory. The funeral
services were conducted from the
Christian church Lords day after
noon at 2:30 by the writer, assisted
by Rev. J. l.. Boyd, of the NJ. E.
church, after which the remains
were laid to rest in the Leon ceme-
terry in the midst of a large company
of friends and neighbors.
| J. S. Coffin,
Pastor Leon Christian church,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Commencement Exercises.

The commencement exercises Of
the Leon High School will be held
next week. The Baccalaureate SER
mon will be preached on Sunday
evening, May 22nd, at the Christian
church by Rev. L. Hughes, pastor of
the Presbyterian church. his subject
being "A Reasonable Service
The annual class play, six Sharps
and One Flat" will be presented at
the opera house on Wednesday even
ing, May 25th. The following is the
cast:
Mabel Maitland, reader and i'm
personator. ....... Ethel Beck
Joyce Jocelyn, an artist. ......
........ Minnie Harris
Dolly Perkins, pianist .Freda Teale
Dorothy Dean, a singer .........
Liza MCKINNEY
Margaret Merrill stenographer.
bldnCQe brann
katherine Kimberlin, story writ
er. 3. Ethel Gatchell
Mrs. Scroggs, who wants her
daughter finished. -. Etha Baker
Clarissy Eldory scroggs, her daugh-
ter. Eunice Long
Mrs. Harding, fat-dweller. ....
........ Nina Still
Cholly Chumleigh, one fat. ....
........ 49,. Raymond jenkins
Dennis, the janitor ......
..............R :. Raymond jenkins
Rodney Morris, Polly's accepted
lover. ....... Ralph McGinnis
Fred Albright, Marno's sweet
heart. :. :. Victor Ogilvie
Robert Dare. caller at the fat.
Lester Gardner
Mr. Fitz. the book agent. .s.5..@.
........ ....... Leo Hoffman
The commencement exercises. will
be neld at the opera house on Thurs
day evening, May 26th. There are
an even dozen graduates this year,
four boys and eight girls, Misses
Lila Mckinley, Minnie Harris, Ethel
Beck, Nina Still, Freda Teale, Eunice
Long, Ethel Gatchell and Blanche
Brann. and Messrs Leo Hoffman.
Ralph McGinnis, Victor Ogilvie and
Raymond Jenkins, VerS sensibly the
graduates will wear the regulation
cap and gown. The address to the
class will be by Hon. V. r. McGinnis.
The following Is the program for the
commencement exercises:
Music. >. :. ;. Boys Glee Club
Invocation. ;. ;. Elder j. S. Coffin
Vocal Solo, Selected. .......
-. Bertha M. Lester
Grafton. Success" -. Nina Still
Piano Solo. ........ Eunice Long
Address, Life and Its Possibil-
tiles. -. ,...V. r. McGinnis
Vocal Solo, Selected.
......... Bertha NJ. Lester
! Presentation of Diplomas. -.
&C. w. Hoffman, Pres. of Board
! Music. 1900. Boys Glee Club
Benediction. Rev. J. l.. Boyd
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
The Man With the Drag.

Oh! here's to the Man with a Drag
and team!
And here's to the genius who thought
of the scheme!
To the man with the DRAG all honor
is due
And glory to him who invented it,
too.
Good roads," pleads the traveller,
Good roads," his cry.
Good roads," jeers the farmer, Gin
the sweet bye'n-bye"
But while they are sitting and sigh
ing, "alas,"
And waiting road bill. legislature
to pass.
A man up and doing has thought of
a way
To fill in the ruts and to level the
clay;
No waiting for any slow process of
law
He gives us method as direct as a
He says: Get some planks, sir, and
hitch to your team
And drive right ahead! Why you'll
think it dream
The way those old roads will straight
en- out flat
And wonder why man n'er thought
of that
He asks for no patent, no money
wants he,
For good of mankind he is giving it
free.
Just try it (if prone to discredit the
plan)-
You'll find it a wonderful blessing
to man.
But meanwhile the laggards they
laugh in distrust
And sitting on barrels the thing is
= discussed.
BY GOSH" they protest, "why, this
fool Of a man
He thinks he can josh us-but not
much he can!
Why who ever heerd of a-pavin' with
planks
A-swingin' from hosses! Guess not
sir,-no thanks!"
But the live one today is trying the
DRAG
And soon of his roadway he can just
brag.
To the man with the Drag all honor
is due!
And glory to him who invented it.
l. too!
So here's to the man who discovered
the way!
And here's to the farmer who works
TO-DAY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
sTEP-FATHER OF sTEP-MOTHER.
Father Takes Daughter of His Sons
Wife as His Spouse.

Mason City.-During the lull in
the Pinchott-Ballinger controversy
here is one in marriage lore
that is sumner. At Forest
City John Whitlock, aged 18
years and Mrs. Arville Leayn, aged
3S years, were united in marriage,
young Whitlock's father is already
the husband of the daughter of the
woman the youth married. Now
mathematicians are trying to figure
out if the elder Whitlock thus be-
comes his son-in-law, if his wife is
her mothers mother-in-law, if his
mother-in-law is his daughter-in-
law, or how in the world you can
shape it? Some say that young Whit
lock is his step-mother's step-father.
and his wife's daughter is his step
mother. The senior Whitlock becomes
his mother-in-law. and his son is his
wife's father, or something of that
kind. The mixup is not directly
chargeable at all events to the vista
tion of Halley's comet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Who Owns Court House Bonds.

We have received another in
quiry from a subscriber asking us to
state the amount of court house
bonds which are given in by the as
SCISSORS books of the different town
ships. On investigation we find that
the assessors books do not give the
bonds separately, as they would be
listed under the head Of monies and
credits. When the bonds were sold
the Farmers & Traders State Bank
Of Leon purchased $4,000 worth,
but they disposed of $4,000 to a
party in Omaha, so they own $4,000.
9. S. Stearns purchased $4,000
worth and has since sold $4,000
worth of them, SO he owns $4,000,
and Sl.000 worth for his father who
lives IN Ohio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
LEON WILL CELEBRATE.
Businessmen Change Their Minds
and leon will Celebrate on July
4th on a Grand Scale.

Leon will celebrate July 4th after
all. After it was announced in the
papers last week it had been decided
not to celebrate there was quite a
kick made by the people in all parts
of the surrounding country who had
expected to celebrate in Leon this
year, so a canvass of the business;
men was made and a meeting held at
the Commercial Club rooms on We'd
nesday evening which was largely at
tended, and it was decided to cele-
brate if not less than $500 could be
raised for the celebration, as unless
we could celebrate in a creditable
James w. Hurst presided as chair
man of the meeting and Jas. F.
Harvey secretary. A committee con-
WILDER Miller was appointed to can
vass the city for funds and report at
meeting held on Friday night
When the committee made their
report Friday evening they reported
they had already raised more than
$500 and expected to raise quite a
lot more, so it was definitely decided
to celebrate. And when Leon cele-
brates she does it right
On motion it was decided to place
the celebration in the hands of an
executive committee of three, who
will have power to appoint the vari-
Gus sub committees, and C. n, Axes,
A. L. Ackerley and M. F. Grimes
were named by Chairman Hurst as
the executive committee. These
gentlemen are hustlers and we can
assure the people all over Decatur
county that they can come to Leon
on the Fourth this year and expect
to see even a better celebration than
the big success of two years ago. The
money has been subscribed, the COM
mittees are already at work and all
that will be necessary for monster
gala day will be fair weather. Every
body in Decatur county should ar
range to celebrate in Leon this year,
Last year Leon did not celebrate and
gave the other towns in the county a
chance, and this year the other
towns will probably not celebrate
and then Leens will give them
chance again next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Four Score Years and Ten.

Uncle Samuel Lindsey, one of the
most highly respected citizens of
Leon, reached this age last Thurs
day, and was the recipient of many
congratulations from his friends.
Mr.. Lindsey was born in Pickaway
county, Ohio, May 10, 1920. He
came to Washington county Iowa,
in 1855, and two years later located
In Decatur county. Mrs. Lindsey,
who will be 81 years old on Decora-
ton day, was also born in Pickaway
county, Ohio. They have been mar
ried &c years, and their many friends
trust that they may both live for
many years to come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19

The subject of this sketch, Mr.,
John House, was born in Cheddar
Somersetshire, England, August Is,
1889, and died in Leon, Iowa, May
10, 1910, aged 70 years, 8 months
and 26 days
He came to America when about
80 years of age and settled in Du-;
buque county, Iowa, where he was
married to Mrs. Mary Anderson
June, 1869. To this union was born
one son, Frank Elmer, who with his
mother have gone on before July 20,
1901, Mr.. Housh was married to
Miss Isabella Massey who with his
brothers and two children and other
relatives and friends, are left to
mourn his departure. He had long
been a sufferer from paralysis, but
his death was rather sudden and un,
expected.
The funeral services were held at
his late home by Rev. L. Hughes, as
sisted by Rev. ]. L. Boyd Interment
at Decatur City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19

It is said to be an inexcusable
outrage for newspaper editor to
make the slightest mistake in a
statement of any sort, while profess
sional persons upon whose certainty
of knowledge and on whose state
ment in regard thereto, life and
death or the most, important inter-
ests depend, make the most serious
errors without incurring the slight
est criticism, much less blame. Take
the Judge on the bench, whose de-
cisions are set aside and annulled by
higher courts almost every day and
the judge whose judgment Is SO re-
versed does not suffer in the least in
public and professional estimation.
In the same way the physician who
makes a wrong diagnosis of his
patients disease, administers treat
ment that results in death instead of
a cure, loses none of the confidence
of his patients in his skill, and he
may kill any number of persons
secundum artem without mourning
the slightest responsibility. These are
curious facts, says the New Orleans
Picayune, but they are mentioned, not
by way of excusing editorial mis-
takes, for there is no excuse for
them. 1t is because every individual
firmly believes that he could conduct
newspapers better than those who
are charged with the work, while no
Iunprofessional person would under
take to usurp functions of the judge
or the physician.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19

Mrs. ]. w. Parker, of Windsor,
Mo-, died at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Cash in this
city Monday evening at Z o'clock.
Mrs. Parker has been in very poor
health for several months and re-
Gently was stricken with pneumonia.
Her mother went to Windsor last
Friday, and it was decided to bring
her to Leon. Accompanied by her
husband and mother, they reached
Leon Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
and Mrs. Parker passed away four
hours later. The funeral will be
held from the Christian church this
wv Wednesday) afternoon at O'Clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Christian Church Notes.

The theme for discussion at the
morning service will be Feeding the
Hungry Multitudes," or Working
Beyond Our Borders" The Bacca-
laureate sermon for the High School
graduates will be delivered at eight
O'Clock from the Christian church
pulpit by Rev. L. Hughes. of the
Presbyterian church. This will be a
union service and all are cordially
invited. The mid7week prayer meet
ing topic for Thursday night is
Jesus Christ, the Master of the
Heart" Mrs. Curry will be the leader
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
WILL SPEND THIRTY MILLIONS.
Burlington Railroad Company to Ex-
pend Vast Sum of Money Dur
ing This Year.

The budget of expenditures for the
Burlington railroad for the current
year, which has just received the ap-
proval of the board of directors, calls
for the use of $4,000, 900. OF this
amount $10,000,000, approximately,
is to go for new equipment and pow
er; an equal sum will be expended
for new lines and for double track
ing and the remainder will be used
for miscellaneous improvements.
The new construction to be under
taken includes nearly 200 miles of
road to close some Of the gaps be-
tween the new route which the Bur-
lington proposes securing from Den
yer to the Puget Sound country in
connection with the Colorado and
Southern railroad.
The management of the Burlington
also has decided to bring its trains
from the Northwest into Denver on
its own tracks and into its own ter
minals instead of over the tracks of
the Union Pacific and into its ter
minals.
Some of the equipment already has
been ordered. including $500 box
cars. Some of the equipment and
power which are soon to be ordered
include 1000 steel gondola cars, g.
600 box cars, SO coaches, SO locomo-
tives, 27 switch engines, 500 auto
mobile cars, 500 ballast cars, 10 bag
gage and mail cars and 10 chair
cars.
The longest stretch of new road to
be built is between Kirby and Pow
der River, Wyoming. This line will
connect the Big Horn Basin line of
the Burlington with the tracks of
the Northwestern over which
the trains will run between the con-
Meeting point and Orin Junction,
where they will reach the tracks of
the Colorado and Southern. This
work is estimated to cost $6,000,00
Fifty-three miles OF track is also
to be built from Scriber to Laurel
Mont, station on the Northern Pa
eific, just west of Billings From
Greeley on the main line of the Bur
1 lington east to Denver, to Hudson
twenty-five miles north, new line Is
to be built In Illinois a new line
is to be built from Herring to Metro
polls in order to take the line to the
Mississippi river, at point where
iconnections can be made with the
Louisville and Nashville. In Illinois
also fully seventy-five miles of double
track work is to be done, to cos1
about $1,700,000.
The double tracking is to be be.
tween Savannah and Galena juno
ton, between Salida and Bushnell
East Dubuque and Rutledge, Stad
dard and South Junction and be-
tween Grand Crossing and Lyle
Among the miscellaneous improve
lments will be track elevation work il
Chicago to cost about S75,000,0 900
4 1t is also stated that fully 81, 900, 00(
lis to be expended in erecting new
machine shops at Havelock, Neb
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-05-19
Mrs. w. III. Albaugh Died at Des
MoiAeS Tuesday.

Mrs. w. H. Albaugh, former well
known resident of this city, died at
her home in Des Moines Tuesday
evening. She had been in failing
health for number of months, her
death being from Bright's disease.
Her remains will arrive in Leon this
Wednesday, evening and will be
taken to the home of her son, j. e.
Albaugh. The funeral will be held
from the home on Thursday after
moon.