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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
CLUBS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Various Agencies Have Taken Init.
ative In Movement Under Par.
tleuIar Local Conditions.

There have been few develop
ments In recent years Of greater edu.
cational interest and significance
than the work done by associations
Of boys and girls in agricultural and
domestic-art undertakings. As a rule.
these have had their beginning in
some form Of competitive contest for
special occasions or awards. The or.
ganization Of clubs has usually been
an incidental outgrowth Of the plans
for these contests, and the name ap-
Piled to the organization itself has
varied widely with the different pur-
poses carried forward. Thus we find
clubs for corn growing. cotton grow
ing. potato growing. fruit growing.
poultry growing, livestock study, bird
study, home culture, and h!gh.school
improvement All Of these have been
more or less agricultural In their gen.
eral character.
To any who are unacquainted with
the nature Of such clubs 1t may be
explained that a corn-growing club is
an association Of boys who enter into
q competition to determine which can
grow the most or the best corn on a
certain area Of ground under definite
rules Of planting. cultivation and ex.
hibit Of their produce. A cotton.
growing club would undertake sim.
ilar competition In producing the best
yield Of cotton under prescribed con.
ditions. For girls these contests have
frequently taken the form Of bread.
making. sewing. or joint contests with
boys In gardening or poultry raising.
Various agencies have taken the In.
itiatve In starting this movement un.
der particular local conditions. but the
inspiration for statewide activity In
these lines has generally come from
some individual or official source con.
nected with the state department Of
education. the state agricultural col.
lege, or the United States department
Of agriculture.
The first statewide movement Of
this kind began about 1898 In New
York, under the auspices Of the Col.
lege Of Agriculture Of Cornell univer.
sity. as q development from its ma.
ture.study lessons. This work has
now gone over the whole state and
has taken variety Of forms.
Other states were quick to take up
the work and the splendid results
have been demonstrated at corn
shows" and other exhibitions, but the
most wonderful part Of all ID the 40.
tual increase Of crop yields shown in
many localities where these club"
workers are active. Some Of the
southern states-Texas, South Caro-
lima and Georgia, have been espe.
cially active in organising this kind
Of work, and much Of the developm ent
in the Gulf and South Atlantic states
has been greatly assisted BY the boys
demonstration work.
The recent Southern Corn show fur.
nished splendid exhibition Of corn
products, the effect Of the boys corn
clubs being widely shown. and the
cultivation Of corn in place Of the ex.
elusive growing Of cotton, was given
IN important impetus. g
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
The Only One.

There came time when ideas were
all on a paying basis and commanded
price in the open market. Then 1t
was that one arose and cornered the
market and placing the ideas In cold
storage calmly waited the result.
Thereupon great hubbub was
raised.
..What shall we do without ideas"
asked young and ambitious politi.
clan, who had not been in power long
enough to know the ropes.-Life.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
Costly Necessities.

A woman who wants alimony says
her face powder costs her $500 a year.
We shudder to think what she must
spend for tooth paste.
Or hairpins.
Or shoestrings.
There is one thing certain. The
husband with a wife like that should
deal directly with the factories and
cut out the middleman.
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Spendthrlft.

Uncle Ezra-Do you think the
money young Eph Hoskins made
down in New York will last him long?
Uncle Eben-You bet 1t won't! He's
going at an awful pace. l was down
In the general store last night, and
young Eph was writing 500 checks
and lighting his cigars with them.-
Puck.
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Science in Farming.

The era Of tho haphazard and care.
less horticulturist and agriculturist
has passed away.
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His Rusjneas.

"That man INDUCES in shocking
language"
Influence OF his trade. He's tele.
graph lineman."
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Pointed Paragraphs.

What man is when alone is what
be is.
The more friends a man has the
more 1t costs him.
A pessimist seldom hopes for the
best for fear the unexpected will hap
pen.
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skim Milk for Poultry.

Poultry like clean skim milk, but
they do not relish milk and dirty
water '~iv~A
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
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Rooms
in this
FIRE E
BOOK

don't you want to see theml
Peep into other peoples new homes and &c.
the latest ideas for your saus decorating. Our
book tells about the FREE Color Plans our
expert designers will send you for any rooms
you wish to decorate. You will be glad to
know more about
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A Hot One.

Lord Silliboy-I was-aw-gazlng
into the open fireplace, you know.
when she aw-came in and offered
penny for my thoughts, don't you
know.
Miss Huntingdon extravagant Of
her.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

A man is known by the company he
keeps. and by the conversation he
hands out.
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A Life Time Job.

Caller-Snip & Co. have employed
me to collect that bill you owe them.
Owens-You are to be congratulate
ed Sir, on securing permanent posi-
tion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
There's room at the top because
somebody Is always coming down.

Constipation can be cured without drugs.
Natures own remedy Is Garfield Tea.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
Being Fitted.

Being Fitted.
"She is being fitted for the stage"
Studying hard, I suppose?"
"Oh! no. Just being fitted with tho
necessary gowns"
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Alabashne
The Beautiful Wall Tint

% e1auidts 10 color and qualify 10 used Ia The mod
szpensivs modem homes though Il eoss fas kss than
wall payer OF pslnL Kalsonlns eolou appear hanh
and crude besids The soh.hssd Aiabasine dina Coes
furthex on the walls and y eassst 70 use. Full Arsc.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION,
COLORADO SPRINGS,


COLORADO SPRINGS,
March ~, 1912.
One Fare for the Round Trip via the
Denver g. RIO Grande Railroad
"The Scenic Line OF the World"
Tickets on sale March 26th to 27th.
1912, except from Alamosa and points
south and west thereon and south of
Vance Junction tickets will be on sale
March 25th and 2Gth, 1912.
Final return limit March 28th, 1912,
For rates and full particulars, call
on local Rio Grande Agent.
Frank A. Wadlelgh,
General Passenger Agent. Denver. Colo.
$500 S23.OO $500 e25.OO $500 $500
COLONIsT FARES
ALL MAIN LINE POINTS and ALL
POINTS ON MARSHALL PASS
LINE. sALipA to GRAND
DENVER 4 RIO GRANDE RAILROAD
In COLORADO, to
CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST,
Via The Denver Rio Grnnde Railroad
and the Western Pacific Railway.
The Royal Gorge.Feather River Canon
Route.
Tickets ON Sale March 1 to Apr. Is, 1919.
BY depositing tickets with Agent,
pna %est o. o Ss Canon CIV on So se psn
yer & Rio Grands Railroad in Colorado
and Utah, and at Elko, Hazen. Reno.
Las, Vegas. Lovelock. .shafter. .Winne-
mucca. Nevada, and all points In Call
fornia; at all points on the Great North.
ern at and west of Billings. Montana;
at all points on o.. 8, l. and o. w. r. q
N. Co., and all points on Southern Pa
cific between Portland. Ore. and Weed,
Calf.
Coiouist Tickets will Ne honored over
the Rio Graude via 01euwood Springs
or via Ounnison and M0utrose.
For detailed Information, inquire OF
nearest Agent.
FRANK A. WADLEI0H.
0sasra1 Passenger Agent, Dsaves, Cele.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
A Letter from Alfred Deck.

We have received the following
interesting letter from Alfred Deck,
a former we'll known resident of this
county, now residing at Nashville,
Oklahoma.
Editor Reporter-When received
my Reporter just after the recent
election it reminded me of years ago.
You spoke of not having used your
big rooster for twenty years, l went
and looked over my old files of the
Reporter as | have the one which
was printed twenty years ago, and
also one of 1895. ! would like to
know how many Reporter readers
have one of these papers. The re-
publicans haven't had any election.
They will have one in December.
You cannot find many Of them here.
Well, we will have to let them be,
for they feel bad enough for there
hasn't been a man beat as bad for
fifty years as Taft, so we will not
say anything more on that subject,
so goodbye old republicans Every
thing is looking fine here in Okla
homa The whole country is about
in wheat. We had plenty of rain
the last few weeks and we are having
good old summer time, and the
democrats have smile on their
faces which won't rub off. Grant
county is about half and half, so
YOU see we have no kick coming.
A. Deck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
Sllerif's Sale.

BY virtue Of a special, execution
directed to ME from the Clerk of the
District court of Decatur county
Iowa, on a Judgment obtained in
said court, on the 3rd day Of Sep
TENDER, 1902, in favor of John Pow
ers. as plaintiff, and against W. F.
Briner, Ollie Briner, Fl. l.. johnson
and A. P. Jamison, as defendants
for the sum of nineteen hundred and
fifty dollars and ninety three cents,
($19bO.93), $500, attorneys fees
and costs taxed at $37.15, and accru-
ing costs, | have levied upon the fol-
lowing real estate, taken as the
property of said defendants, to salts
fly said execution, to-wit:
The e1a of the nwA, the WIZ of
the ne II, and NV a of the Sc a
of section thirty, (30, township
seventy, (70), range twenty-six,
(26), west of the 5th P. M. Decatur
county Iowa, and will offer the same
for sale to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, on the % day of De-
cember A. D., 1912, in front of the
Court House door in Leon, Iowa. at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said
day when and where due attendance
will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, November,
1912.
.s F. l.. LOREY,
Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28

Mrs. Julian Butterworth, of Du-
luth, Minnesota, is here assisting her
brother, Earl in the store during Mr..
SCOTS absence in Chicago.
Mrs. Walter McCully and Mrs.
Charles Burnison were Leon visitors
last Monday.
We will not attempt to keep the
run of our citizens who daily go to
Leon to trade, while we have good
honorable businessmen here selling
goods as low as any of our surround
ing cities. The great cry is variety
to select from. Cannot our city au-
thorities see the handwriting on the
wall and try some remedy before it
is too late.
Since our last communication Mrs.
Carter Scott has returned to the Chi
cago hospital for treatment. Mr..
Scott accompanied her and his last
report is that she is in very precar-
ious condition and it is feared her
limb will have to be amputated
O. E. Lovett, of Garden Grove,
who has been in our vicinity the past
three weeks building and making
improvements on his two large farms
near our city, finished up his work
for the present and left for his home
last Friday.
Hose Scott and wife visited rela-
tives in the country last Sunday.
Hog cholera has made it's appear
ance in this vicinity. VIM. Lee, D.
H. Schoonover and several others re-
port the loss of several head.
Miss Hazel Lane, of Des Moines,
visited her grandmother, Mrs. E. S.
Grimes, in this city from Sunday UNI
til Tuesday of this week.
Davis City's new grain elevator is
now completed and in operation.
VIM. Lee is manager and will give
all a square deal and top prices.
Mrs. Ema Adkins came in last
week from a three months visit with
relatives in the west.
Dick Scott held sale of their
household goods and part of his
set of blacksmith tools last Satur-
day.
Arthur Adkins has a stock sale
advertised to take place soon,
Dick Scott sold their home resi-
dence to Mrs. Myra Howard, consid-
Grafton being $306, by far too cheap,
considering the location of the prop
erty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
REFEREE'S SALE.
In Partition.

BY virtue of an order of sale,
directed to the undersigned, referees,
from the clerk of the District Court,
of Decatur county, Iowa, on judg-
ment obtained in said court, on the
18th day of January, 1912, in favor
of Sarah Pryor ct al as plaintiffs
and against H. " Pryor as defend
ants, for the partition of the Real
Estate named and described in the
said plaintiffs petition, we will, on
the End day of December A. D., 1912
offer for sale, to the highest bidder,
the following real estate, to-wit:
sell neA section 49,. seA neA Sec
ton 20, all of sen aeA lying west
of Grand River and north "a feet
swA neA, all OF south X nwA of
ncN swA lying west of Grand
River, section 81, township So, range
rs, known as the Odell farm
Said sale to take place at office
of Stephen Varga at Leon, Iowa, at
the hour of 10 O'Clock a. M, of said
day, when and where due attendanee
will be given by the undersigned. #
Dated at Leon, Iowa, November
26, 1912.
STEPHEN VARGA,
Referee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
Notice of Appointment of Executrix.

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Decatur County. In
probate.
In the matter Of the estate OF
J. H. Delk, deceased.
To whom It may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as Executrix of the estate
of J. H. Delk, late Of Decatur
County, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased or his estate will make pay
ment to tho undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required,
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 10th day of November,
A. D., 1912.
WILL ELIZA j. DBLK,
t14-3t Executrix of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
The Trip to California
Under Special Care.

You feel like sorting out and
tying together the memories Of this
trip and keeping them separate from
all other trips" A woman recently
said this after a pleasant experience
on a Burlington Route Personally
Conducted excursion party to Cali
fornia. She travelled alone, but
met many agreeable people on the
car, which was in charge OF special
conductor This good-natured ofic-
ial was a well-informed, courteous
man who went all the way through
with the party, looking after every
ones comfort and attending to all
the little details of the trip. Thus
q woman or chllQ In one OF tneSo
parties can travel with perfect safety
and freedom from care.
If you would like to know more
about the Burlington's comfortable.
popular and inexpensive personally
conducted excursions to California,
through scenic Colorado and Salt
Lake City, please write me postal
and I'll be glad to send you copy
OF our illustrated folder. describing
the trip in detail, the scenery. the
choice Of routes. telling all about
how to join one Of taese parties and
containing one Of the best maps Of
California ever pussished G. NJ.
Ketcham. Ticket Agent, Burlington
Route, Leon, Iowa.
Z +.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
Surveyors Resume Work.

J. w. Brockett, railroad prom0t-
err, who with corps of surveyors re-
Gently surveyed line from here to
Bethany, and then went to st. Jo-
seph by rail, returned to Bethany
Friday of last week and resumed
work on q line. from Bethany to
fattonsburg, Mo.
LAS has been stated in these col
umns, the announced intention is to
build a road from GAINESVILLE to
Pattonsburg via Mt. Moriah and
Bethany. From Pattonsburg the
road is to be extended to st. Joseph
where connections will be made with
the trunk lines entering that city
The survey now being made is only
preliminary, and the final survey will
be made in the new year it is said,
says the GAINESVILLE News.
The following article concerning
the new move is taken from the
Saturday St. Joseph Gazette.
mot content with having solved
the problem of an air line interur-
ban railway to Kansas City, and
having it almost ready for operation,
G. F. Enright has undertaken the
solving of the problem of connect
ing st. Joseph with the great Gains
Vile coal fields and has corps OF
surveyors going over the line of the
proposed steam railway that is to
open up a territory that St. Joseph
cannot now reach and which Kansas
City is trying to claim as it's own.
Justin w. Brockett, in charge OF
a corps of surveyors, has started
tho preliminary surveys from Gains
Vile to St. Joseph by way OF Both
any, Gilman City, Pattonsburg and
st. Joseph and which is isolated, to
considerable extent, from railway
facilities.
Field is IneXhaustible.
"The extent of the GAINESVILLE coal
fields are pretty we'll defined and
guarantee coal in unlimited guam
titles for years to come. In fact,
the GAINESVILLE field is thought to be
virtually inexhaustiblc. A branch
line of the Burlington extends from
Leon, Iowa, down to GAINESVILLE.
1.-THE Grand River Coal & Coke
company, big Pennsylvania corpor-
alton, has opened up the Gainesville
field and has an immense plant, the
most modern in the west, under
operation. Coke ovens are to be
built in connection with the coal
shafts now running.
I'm case the Enright projected
line to GAINESVILLE is built it will open
up big territory for St. Joseph
trade, as we'll as bringing the inn
mense GAINESVILLE coal fields to st.
Joseph's very door and guaranteeing
fuel of fine quality at reasonable
prices for years to come.
From Gainesville to the Rock Is
lands main line of railway at Mer-
Ger or Princeton is but few miles
and connection with the Rock Is
land at either point would give the
Rock Island short line between
st. Joseph and Des Moines and Chi
cago and would put St. Joseph on a
short line between Chicago and Des
Moines and the southwest.
with the exception of the
country between GAINESVILLE and
Bethany the road would traverse a
fine prairie country for nearly the
entire route to st. Joseph
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
SCHOOL NOTES.
Grace CARRIER RATION,
Letha Bunch o'''

Our slogan, Beat West High"
Wilbur Main returned to school
Monday after an absence of several
weeks.
DIN Machlin has been absent
from school for several weeks.
The Senior class offers class pen
nant, in the winners colors, to the
class which has the largest per cent
of it's members at the foot ball game
Thursday. Remember, the Senior
class is barred from this contest.
Nella Game taught school Thurs
day for Miss Deck while she went to
Decatur. "
Miss Eva Jennings, from Garden
Grove, visited the music class Thurs
day.
Miss Ethel Bunch, of north of
Leon, visited High School Friday.
Mrs. Roy Cross, from Delray, Wis
tied High School Friday afternoon.
Ora Bowman was transferred
from the 4th grade \of the south
building to the 4th grade of the
north building Monday morning.
Irene Atteberry left school on ac-
count of moving to GAINESVILLE. Her
she was a great favorite.
Mrs. j. w. Long visited the first
grade last Friday afternoon.
Donald McGinnis has been absent
from school several days on account
of being in Grand River. While there
he visited the grades and had an en-
joyable time.
. Physics class are enjoying their
work in machines very much, the eX-
periments on that subject are very
interesting.
More tests coming every day as it
nears the end of the six weeks.
Miss Peck has some very beauti-
full Thanksgiving pictures on the
blackboard.
Walter Gammill and Carl Munich
from Garden Grove visited Miss Ben
nett's room Monday.
Several in Miss Benefits room
have been absent on account OF sore
threats the past week.
Our football boys have been
practicing harder than ever the past
few weeks, so as to show the West
High an even game.
The pupils are eagerly looking for
the vacation Thursday and Friday
which is for Thanksgiving.
The tenth grade English classes
have been having debates, on the
classic, the Tale of Two Cities
A reception will be given the Des
Moines boys on Thursday evening.
Metal ceilings are being put on the
high school room on Saturday and
vacation times.
Several of those selected to take
part in the declamatory contest have
chosen their selections and are
learning them, Mrs. WATSON who
will train the contestants will arrive
at the end of the week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
School Report.

Liberty school district, No. 4,
Decatur county, fall term beginning
Sept. 18th, and ending Nov. 9Th.
Number enrolled ~
Number of days taught. 40
Average daily attendance. So
Average cost of tuition. ~. 81 .13
Number neither absent or tardy
first month. {. ... "a
Number neither absent or tardy
second month. ... 80. 8
Number neither absent or tardy
during the term. us. 10
u Hettie E. Euritt, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
]. O. WOODNiANSEE
Ostennathic Physician,

Consultation and examination free
Office at Woodmansee House one
block north of square. Phone s. Of
fee hours 8 to IL a. m. and to p. m
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28

All kinds III cement and brick
work contracted by the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-07-13
SEVERAL PROHIBITION
 PARTY POSSIBILITIES

Atlantic City, July 13-The following have been nominated for the Presidential chair by the convention of the Prohibi- ton Party and their names are being balloted upon today Eugene Chaffin of Arizona, F. w. Emerson of San Francisco, and Andrew Houston of Texas, Chaffin seems to be the favored one of the trio and it is thot that he will be choosen to car ry the banners of the Party. A. T. Atkins of Ohio is slated for the Nicc-Preidency, and there seems to be little opposition.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-07-13
InEOILETTE pEPlOYS
 INTO POSITION

Madison, Wis. July 13-ln recent issue LaFollette's weekly takes up great deal of space in attempting to point out to the public that Colonel Roosevelt, is a braggart, hot air artist, and a man who pro- misses but never fulfils. In the same issue Bryan is lauded to the skies and the work of the two conventions is compared at length While we are not drawing any differences it hard ly mistakable that LaFollette IS going to do all he can to down his old friend the Colonel.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-07-13
BIG STORM IN THE
 EAST MANY DIE

St. Paul, July l3-ln one of the most terrific electric storm for years today many people lost their lives and great dam age was done. The exact num- Der of vicloms nor the approx innate amount of damage can not be completed as yet, but the storm was accompanied by a fierce gale and many reports have come in of surrounding districts which indicate that the havoc was terrible. The stock and crops of the farmers greatly and the wires are down in all directions. A great amount of rain has fallen and has washed out the tracks of the c. M. X St. Paul R. R. east of here. Crews are at work on the lines and it is eX- pected that the details will be- gin to arrive soon.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-07-13
COMM |TTEMAN DAILY JUB|LANI OVER
 PARTY PROSPECTS


 Seattle, July f3-Democratic Committeeman Daly of Alaska who has been east to the Dem- ocratic convention is now in the city on his way home. He says that Governor Wilson per sonally is intensely interested in Alaska affairs. and will take active measures in behalf of the territory if he should be e. lected in November. The oth- CT party leaders also are alive