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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
The Union Meetings.

The Union Ineeting last Lords day
evening at the Presbyterian church
was we'll attended. The ushers had
to carry in chairs to accommodate
those who could not find room in the
pews. Rev. J. S. Coffin, pastor of the
Christian church, delivered the SER
mon on '<Sin and its Punishment"
and the large audience gave splendid
attention.
The union service next Lords day
evening will be held in the Baptist
church and Rev. e. M. Hoff, pastor
of the M. E. church, will be the
speaker. You Will have to come early
if you want a seat. The people are
interested. The .morning services
will be held at the various churches
as usual, preceded by the Bible
schools. Ray L. Boyer, student of
Drake University will speak at the
Christian church in the absence of
the pastor on that clay.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
New Court Cases.

Decatur County for use of the
school fund VS.. G, F. and Minnie Mat
sler. Suit is brought to foreclose a
mortgage on the south half of the
southwest quarter of section 36.
township 6S, range 25, Decatur
county, Iowa, given to secure note
for $500, dated August 10, 1908. E.
H. Sharp, attorney for plaintiff.
Decatur County for use of the
school fund VS.. ]. E. Anderson ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclnse a mort
gage on lots l and 2, block 33, town
of Leon, Iowa, given to secure a note
for $500, dated Feb. s, 1907. E. H.
Sharp, attorney for plaintiff.
Fair Naylor VS.. Peter Hoffman.
Suit is brought to quiet title to the
southwest "A of the southwest a of
section 26, township 50, range q,
Decatur county, Iowa. S. Varga,
attorney for plaintiff.
]. w. Young VS.. Grant Young ct al.
The parties are the heirs of Henry H.
Young deceased and plaintiff asks
that the shares of the heirs be con-
frmed and the lEnd divided or sold
and the proceeds divided among the
heirs. S. Varga, attorney for plain
tiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

A Novel Window Display.

Mr.. Sampson, our druggist, who
has proved himself quite an adept
at designing window displays has an
other one which is quite interesting.
an array of ancient firearms, etc.
In it are U. S. Cavalary bride bit,
a cavalry sabre used in the Civil war
and owned by James Dunn, a knife
found on the battle field during the
Spanish American war and a wicked
looking affair it is too, typical of the
Latin races, and is owned by j. w.
Sampson. A U. S. cap box also a
knife owned by an Usage Indian, the
property of Mrs. George Terry and an
Indian pipe owned by the same party.
An officers sword psed by l.. l., Show
er's father and Mr.. Showers proper
ty. A minnie ball. A knife carried
by the natives of Porto Rico for gen.
eral use and self defense owned by
Herald Hodges. A U. S. canteen
carried through the civil war by W.
H. Stevens. A Springfield rifle used
by Mr.. Jamison when he served with
the "Home Guards" of Clarke county
and is the property of L. G.. Jamison.
A musket used in the civil war and
property of Chas. Hodges. A rife
owned by Blink" Boynton that used
to get dead centers' at turkey
matches. A rifle claimed to have
been used in the war of 1912 and is
| 100 years old and it is also claimed
that it killed several Indians, deer
and bear, the property of J. w.
Sampson. A rifle originally owned
\ by "NattyKey' and figured largely
in settling this part of the state, own
ed by Blink" Boynton.
We judge that Mr.. Sampson would
be glad to receive other relics in any
form, owned by parties about Weldon,
to place in the window and we feel
safe in saying that they would be
we'll taken care of and returned. A
display of this kind is always inter-
esting. American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Organized n Fishing Club.

Twenty of the enthusiastic Leon
fishermen have ,organized the Leon
Fishing Club, a meeting being held
last Friday evening at which officers
were elected fur the coming year as
follows: President, o. E. Hull; sec
retary and treasurer, Jas. w. Hurst;
executive board, O. E. Hull, Jas. W.
Hurst, Fred Teale, c. w. Robinson
and Henry Minor. The club has Sc
cured ten year lease of the fishing
privileges at Casters lake and have
large force of men and teams at
work at the lake .scraping out the
mud and making the lake larger and
deeper. TheHe is s:already fair start
of black bass in the lake and the
club will stock the lake with game
fish and remove all the carp and
other coarse fish which are now in
the lake. The fishermen realize that
with the constant seining and dyna-
hitting in Grand River that fishing in
the river is thing of the past, and
propose to have a private fishing
place. ~ The lake will" be- fenced in
and the club. will permit no fishing
in the lake except by the members.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Another Show Coming.

The Hamburg Republican has the
following to say of Lucky Bills
show which is to be in Leon on Fri
day, July 28th:
Hamburg was visited by her Sec
ond show this season on last Monday
night when Lucky Bills road show
exhibited to good crowd on the va
cant ground just south of the old
slough. The wagons pulled lin Sun
day forenoon and pitched their tent
the following morning. The crowd
that witnessed the performance were
we'll pleased with it, and speak in
especially high terms of the work
done by the trained dogs and the
elephant. The educated pony was
exceptionally good, telling time,
counting money, etc., to the entire
satisfaction of everyone present.
The show is a first-class one for it's
size, and will doubtless meet with
success that will enable it to increase
the number Iof attractions and event.
ually expand to railroad circus by
next season."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Hurt in Runaway Accident.

Sunday morning as Mrs. Hayes
McClaran and children of Davis City,
were driving near Decatur City, the
horse became frightened at a passing
auto and ran away, upsetting the
buggy and throwing them all out.
The buggy ran over Mrs. McClaran
and she was quite badly bruised and
shaken up, and her little nine year
old daughter was quite seriously in
jured, being rendered unconscious by
the fall, having struck on her head,
She remained unconscious for about
five hours, DR.. Camp, of Decatur
City was called to attend her, but
found no bones broken and she was
able to be taken to her home east of
Davis City Tuesday, and it is thought
will be all right in a few days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

With banners flying in the breeze,
eleven Grand River autos all loaded
with good boosters, there being about
fifty persons in the party, came roll
ing into Leon last Friday afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock, exactly on schedule
tifn1, and spent. a. half, kour in this
city. The visitors were escorted
into town by J. r. Bowsher in his
auto, and the K. P band was making
merry music when they arrived and
a large number of citizens were on
hand to greet them and extend the
glad hand to them. The party left
for Decatur City at 4:30, and from
there returned home in time for sup
per. The boosters started from
Grand River that morning at 1880
O'Clock, and had visited Beaconsfield,
Ellston, Tingley, Mt. Ayr, Kellerton,
Lamont and Davis City before reach
ing Leon, making nine towns visited
during the day, and about one hun
dred miles Travelled. These social
visits among the businessmen of the
neighboring towns is good thing.
1t gets the people acquainted, and
promotes good feeling between the
towns. Grand River has a mighty
good bunch of boosters, and Leon was
glad to have them come to this city
even if their stay was short. Several
of the Leon autos accompanied the
visitors as far as Decatur City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
The Rural Mail Carriers Get Another
sag Raise.

The press dispatches from Wash
sington announce that the Postmaster
General has ordered that the salaries
Sof the rural mail carriers be boosted
another hundred dollars per year,
which is welcome news to the boys
who carry the mail over the rural
routes. The salary for standard
routes of rs miles in length has been
5000 per year, and dating from July
1st, it will be increased to $1,000.
Nos. 2, 8, and are standard routes.
No. 4, the first route established, is
not quite up to the standard, being
only 24A miles long, and carrier
Frank Allen has only been receiving
1854 per year. Under the new in
crease he will receive 1869 per year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
FLYING DOWN IN TEXAS
Grandson of James GrandStaff of
this City Creates a Sensation
Down at Ft. Worth, Texas.

Ben Grandstaff, grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. James Grandstaff, of Leon,
is creating many sensations down in
Texas by building and operating a
new kind of flying machine. The
young man is son of F. Otis Grand
staff and has visited several times
his city. The Burlington Hawkeye,
in which city young Grandstaff lived
before moving with his parents to
Et Worth, Texas, says:
Burlington boys wherever they
may 60 appear to prosper, and are
to be found in every line of work. In
almost every section of the United
States are former residents of Bur-
lington making good.
One of the younger fellows that
appears to be climbing in more ways
than one is Ben Grandstaff, who is
doing great things in the areoplane
line down in Texas At recent big
aviation meet at Ft. Worth, the
young man created a sensation with
his "glider".
The newspapers all contained large
pictures of Grandstaff sailing high
in the air in the "glider" which he
built himself. Grandstaff promises
to become one of the famous bird
men," and all Texas is interested in
his stunts in the air.
A Ft Worth exchange has the fol-
lowing about this Burlington lad:
"An added attraction of yester-
days meet was an exhibition of a
Curtiss glider, designed and made in
whole by Ben Grandstaff and VIM.
Bumpas, of Oakcliff. The glider is
of similar construction to the BIZ
planes in use yesterday, but is not
equipped with steering gear or en-
gine. 1t is propelled by means Of
ropes attached to the front end. At
tached to an automobile yesterday,
it was in the air several times, bear
ing Ben Grandstaff. While seeming
somewhat. crude when placed along
side the power-driven areoplanes,
the glider is, however, Of consid-
cradle interest. All of the profess
sional aviators evinced a lively in
terest in the product of the local
resident, and carefully inspected it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
State Board of Health.

For the past two years the people
Of Iowa have heard great deal
about the State Board of Health, rel
ative to it's duties, powers and limit
atIons. This board as a whole has
been praised and censured, condemn
ed and complimented as the fancy of
the public seemed to dictate. Some
ofthe members have resigned, others
wanted reorganization, and still 9TH
ers said Let well enough alone" "
The casual observer can not fail to
recognize that there is something
radically wrong somewhere, or there
would not be so much friction be-
tween the board, the legislature and
the people. The public also recog-
nize that the health affairs are the
most important business of the state,
The all important question of what
is the best thing to do very naturally
becomes paramount in the public
mind. Is there any good reason why
the Board of Public Health should
not be elected directly by the people
the same as other state officers are
elected? At present the Governor
appoints the Board and the people
SlCSI Cuc OOVcIuOl. ANlucLy pei SCAl
of the voters are as we'll qualified to
say who would make good guardians
of public health as the Governor him
self. They are also as we'll qualified
to cast an intelligent vote for mem
ber of the public health board as
they are to vote for supreme judge,
railroad commissioner or any other
state officer. Health and sanitation
is no secret that can only be partici-
pated in by the few, but something
in which all people should have a
voice. To allow the people to elect
their health officers, both state and
local, would be no departure from
the fundamental principles of free
government and in the end would
greatly improve present conditions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
THE new SCHOOL Law
Country High School Students May
Attend Leon high School and
Rural District Pays Tuition.

Section l.. Any person of school
age who is resident of a school cor
poration not offering fONr-year
high school course and who has COM
pleted the course of study offered
by such school corporation shall be
permitted to attend any high school
that will receive him, provided the
average cost of tuition allowed shall
not exceed the average cost of tuition
in the nearest high school, under the
conditions and provisions of section
two (2) of this act.
Section 2. Any person applying
for admission to any high school un-
der the provisions of this Act shall
present to the officials of said high
school certificate from the presi-
dent or secretary vof the school cor
poration in which he resides stating
that the said applicant is of school
age and that he is "a resident OF
said school corporation, which cer-
tificate shall be issued on applica-
timn therefn. He shall also present
a certificate signed by the county
i'm the common school branches, or
biography, reading, arithmetic, CIV
les, physiology, grammar, geography,
United States history, penmanship
and music; provided, however, that
such person may be admitted to any
grade in such high school upon his
passing a satisfactory examination
before the officers, thereof, or under
their direction.
Section 3. The school corporation
in which such student resides shall
pay to the treasurer of the school
corporation in which such student
shall be permitted to enter, tuition
fee equal to the average cost of
tuition and the average proportion
of contingent expenses in the high
school department in the latter cor
poration during the time he so at
tends, not exceeding, however, a to-
tai period of four (4) school years.
Such payment to be made out of the
teachers fund and contingent fund
of the debtor corporation.
Section 4. eff payment is re-
fused or neglected the board of the
creditor corporation shall file with
the auditor of the county of the pu-
pills residence a statement certified
by it's president specifying the
amount due for tuition and for con-
tingent expenses respectively, and
the time for which the same is claim
ed; and the auditor shall transmit
to the county treasurer an order di-
recting such treasurer to transfer
the amount of such account from
the debtor corporation to the credit
shall pay the same out with accord
ance Herewith, and when so amend
;Or corporation, and the treasurer
ed the bill do pass.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Road Officials Should Read.

q The II. s. postal authorities have
adopted a new stunt in connection
with the poor roads on rural mail
routes. Instead of cutting off a lot
Of fnnoceht patrons. last week they
caused the arrest of the township
trustees of Bear Grove, Baker, Seel-
ey and Union townships, in Guthrie
county for failing to drag roads as
required by law. At hearing last
Saturday the trustees agreed to take
proper care of the roads in the future
and their final hearing was postponed
until April 3rd to give them oppor-
4tunity to make good. Instead of
cutting OF a lot of innocent parties
from the rural delivery this new
stunt will probably waken up some
OF those delinquent trustees to the
fact that all laws, except temperance
laws, were made to be obeyed.-Lyt-
ton Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Lost Thirty Acres of Wheat.

Bowsher & Bowsher sustained a
loss of about $500 last Thursday af-
ternoon at their farm ~ miles east
of Leon, when. fire which started
from an unknown origin destroyed
their entire wheat crop, thirty acres
having been stacked the previous
day. Wellington Brace, who lives on
the farm says. he is at loss to know
how the fire started The wheat was
extra good and ]. r. Bowsher says
it would make twenty bushels or
better to the acre, so that their loss
is over $500, with no insurance. The
fire spread over the stubble field and
it almost reached the barn before
it was put out. N $
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
New Duties of County Attorneys.

The fact that county attorneys
must hereafter secure and keep on
file with the county. auditor lists of
holders of federal liquor licenses
Will greatly assist the enforcement
Of law against bootleggers. Hereto
fore when county attorneys really
wanted to go after a bootlegger in
qufry at Dubuque of the federal in
ternal revenue collector easily dis
closed who had federal liquor IL
censes and with that information it
was not difficult to know whom to
watch. Evidence of actual sales
was then not difficult to secure. But
when county attorneys sat snugly
back and waited for evidence to be
brought to them and actually thrust
at them the holders of these federal
licenses usually worked on unmolest-
ed.
Now the county attorneys are re-
quired to 60 and get the information
as to these federal licenses and to file
it in the county auditors Office. Any
citizen can then read it and know
who is holding a federal liquor IL
cense without visible excuse for it.
If certain holders of these licenses
continue t. hold them and renew
them without molestation from the
county attorney it becomes prima
facie evidence that some one had
better 60 after the county attorney;
in fact the lawyer whom said county
attorney defeated at the polls is
more than likely to suggest it quiet
ly.- Marshalltown Times-Republi-
ran
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Lucky Bills Show Coming.

Lucky Bills big wagon show. con-
sisting of high class vaudeville, aero
bats, wire walkers, black face, Irish
song and dance artists, first-class
trapez performers, fine collection
of trained animals, good jugglers
and troupes of trained ponies and
dogs will exhibit at Leon on Friday,
July 2Sth, afternoon and evening.
This is not the biggest show on earth,
but it is a good clean little show and
worth the patronage of the public. A
big free exhibition is given outside
the tent before each performance: Our
exchanges where this show has ex-
hibited speak we'll of it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Burnette-DaviS,

Last Monday evening Mr.. B. F.
Burnette and Mrs. Callie Davis were
quietly married at the home, of
justice of the peace, A. L. Belding.
This comes as surprise to us as no.
body ever suspected their Intentions.
Mr.. Burnette is a brother of John
Rurnette, we'll known citizen of
Van Vert, and his home is in Okla
homa. Mrs. Davis is we'll known in
this community, owning farm north
west of town on which che has re-
sided for several years. It is not
known by us whether they will live
on the farm or 60 to Oklahoma
Van Vert Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
More Farm Names Registered.

The following additional farm
names have been registered with
county recorder Officer since our first
list was published three weeks ago:
c.. w. Hoffman, Cnter township,
"The Elms."
D. P. Steckel, Fayette township,
Evergreen Farm
E. P. Hamilton, Garden Grove
township, Good View Stock Farm"
L. P. Hastings, Franklin township,
"Longview.'
S. P. Wiley, High Point, Spring
Dale"
J. G. Fierce, Franklin township,
"Cedar Lawn
c. D. Mallette, Garden Grove town
ship, ELM Side."
Robert Palmer, Grand River town
ship, "MaDle Grove"
L. P. Van Werden, High Point
township, "Idlewild."
Jas. w. Wagner, High Point,
Grand View Stock Farm"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
County Bonds Brought Premium.

The $4,000 worth of refunding
bonds which the board of supervis-
ors recently ordered issued We're sold
Tuesday to Geo. NJ. Bechtel & Co.,
of Davenport, Iowa, who paid a prem
ium of 1898 for the bonds. There
were four bidders, the Investment
Security Co., of Des Moines, offering
premium of 1892, the Harris Trust
and Savings Co., of Chicago, offered
premium of 1920. and the Ex-
change National Bank of Leon offered
to buy them at par. The bonds run
for twenty years and draw Az per
cent interest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Fined for Breaking Quarantine.

Monday afternoon the trial of
Lincoln Norman and wife, who were
charged with breaking the health
law.by leaving their home while un-
der quarantine for smallpox last May,
was held before Mayor Weld. Cal
Hoffman defended the Normans,
while A. P. Olsen represented the
town. Several witnesses were called
on the stand and the defendants were
found guilty and each assessed q
fine and costs. the total of which
amounted to about $48.00 which Mr..
Norman promptly paid Lamont
Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
But Few Have Hunters License.

The hunters of Decatur county are
not focking into Auditor McLaugh-
Inns office very fast to secure a re-
newal of their state license to hunt,
as up to date but five persons have
made application for license to
hunt, and one of these was sold to a
party who wanted to 90 fishing and
thought he had to have license to-
do so. All hunters licenses expired
July 4th, and a new license must be
secured each year. E
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

Mrs. Blanche Morris, Of Walla
Walla,, WASH, who has been visiting
for several weeks at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Allen, in
this city, went to Des Moines Friday
to visit few days with friends in
that city, and will then go to Ma
quoketa, Iowa, to visit her. sister,
Mrs. N. N. Ray. She expects to re-
turn to Leon for afurther visit be-
fore returning to her western home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Waterworks Bonds Sold.

The city council this forenoon sold
the balance of the waterworks bonds,
amunting to $25,O0O to Farson, Son
& Co., of Chicago, who paid a prem
ium of s51 for the bonds and also
furnish the bonds. The money is to
be paid to the city BY August Goth, so
there Is nothing to hinder the putting
III Of the waterworks this summer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

Lost-A gold cuff button with
monogram initials 20. 3. H. en-
graved on front. The finder is re-
quested to return same to The Re-
porter Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Notice of Appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Decatur County.
In probate. .''.-'r1. '.a"'' -
In the matter of the estate of
Sarah J. Cozad, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of Sarah J. Cozad late of De-
catur County, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or her estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or her estate will present them
in manner and form as by law re-
quired, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day of July, A. D.
1911.
i. d. ]. C. COZAD,
4S-3t Administrator Of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Administrator, Of said estate

We have received program of
the Lamont Chautauqua which will
be held July 31st to August 9Th, in-
elusive. Ray X. Nicholson is local
manager and Rev. Ray M. Shipman
platform superintendent.
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