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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
A Smooth Graft.

A couple of pretty smooth grafters
were in our city Thursday of last
week and they made their graft work
too. They have found an easy way
to make money. One of the graft
ers will enter into conversation with
an outside party and in some way
will bring up the word ''transpiring"
and will enter into an argument with
him as to the meaning of the word
and it seems almost all of the people
will think it means to come to pass
Or to occur" but in reality means to
''perspire." They always find some
one willing to bet them their IS or
$40 and they always win. They in
formed one man here that they had
made $21 that day of of the word
and said it was not very good day
for suckers" either. We were in
formed these parties were arrested
at Blockton but turned loose. One
travelling man who called them is at
least wise to the meaning of the
word observation-disclosures Pro-
RreSS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Grinnell Sensation Ends in Thin Air,

Visions of real white slave plot
which would result in the dark plot
ters and their innocent prey falling
right into the very arms of the local
police were rudely shattered yester-
day. So says Saturdays Des Moines
Capital. ...-
A telephone message from the
Monroe hotel. at Grinnell to the po-
lice headquarters was that Fred
Carson and Clarence Barn, two we'll
dressed Greeks had enticed Flossie
Edgington and Alta Porter, II year
old girls away from the hotel and
that the quartet had purchased
tickets for Des Moines.
Several of the city's best slueths
were sent to the train to be on the
lookout for the couples. But all
they found was the two girls. The
Greeks had escaped.
The girls said they lived in La
moni, Iowa, and that they had left
Grinnell to come to Des Moines and
60 to work, and that they had never
seen any Greeks. They impressed
Chief of Detectives johnson so
strongly with the apparent truth of
their tale that he released them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Barn and Horses Burn.

Monday morning between two and
three o'clock, the barn on the farm
Of H. o. Petty, south of Woodland,
was struck by lightning and was
burned, together with a fine driv-
ing team owned by Mr.. Petty's son,
Cleve. The family saw the fire
soon after it started and removed
part of the contents of the barn,
but could not get the horses out. as
ittwas thought they had both been
killed or stunned by the lightning.
Mr.. Petty had no insurance on the
barn, but there was some insurance
on the team. The hre could be
very plainly seen in Leon, and many
thought it could not be more than
I've or six miles from this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Fined for Carrying A Revolver.

L. E. Lanier was arrested by
nightwatch c. e. Wood last Thurs
day on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, having loaded
revolver concealed in his pocket.
When taken before Mayor Fox
worthy he entered plea of guilty
and was fined $40 and costs, total
of $685.. The mayor also gave
him a good talking too in regard to
the seriousness of any man carry
ing a deadly weapon in peaceful
community like this, and gave him
to understand that he proposed to
fine every man or boy he found
carrying a deadly weapon. This is
as it should be. There is no excuse
for anyone to carry a revolver here.
and the practice has gotten many a
man into serious trouble. Pistol
toters will receive but scant court.
esy when brought before Mayor
Foxworthy, SO If you have been car
rying a revolver and don't want to
be heavily fined, you had better put
1t away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Idle Hour Will Open Saturday.

Exceptionally good time has been
made in remodeling the popular
Idle Hour theatre, and the manag-
ers announce that it will again
open On Saturday of this week, the
regular afternoon matinee and the
three shows on Saturday evening,
the last show not commencing un-
til after the band concert is over.
We are not going to tell you what
all has been done to the popular
play house, for we want you to be
surprised when you see it. A new
contract has been made for an i'm
proved film service and the pictures
are going to be later and better
than before and they we're among
the very best then. A crowded
house should greet the opening OF
the Idle Hour at every show on Sat-
urday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
!, A Good One ON Art Smith.

n Art Smith, Of Lamont, played a
good joke on himself one day last
week. He had started to drive to
Des Moines in his auto, being ac-
companied by Mrs. Smith, her sister,
Miss Mabel Horner, and Mrs. p. F..
Kopp, of Leon. They were travel
ing over the Interstate Trail, and
when they reached Indianola Art
in some way started out on the
wrong road, and went west from
that city. He thought he would cut
across and strike the right trail
again, and so he did, and started as
he supposed to finish the journey to
Des Moines. After driving about
twenty miles, he remarked to the
ladies in the car that here they were
in the suburbs of Des Moines. But
they were a good ways from Des
Moines, for the next thing they saw
was a sign reading "City of Indian
ola, slow to 10 miles an hour" And
Art did slow, and turned square
around and hiked back twenty
miles, finally reaching Des Moines
all right
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Special Song Service at The Chris-
tian Church.

The special song service which
will be given by the Christian
church choir next Sunday at 8 p. m.
promises to be great treat. The
choir, the K. P. orchestra and solo
istc, have been practicing faithfully
and are now ready to render some
good music. Special arrangements
will be made to accommodate az
many as may come and it is hoped
to have seats for every one.
1. The Way of the Cross Leads
Home .............. Hymn 81
2. Come Friends Sing. 80.
De Loss Smith
Choir.
8. Jesus is All the World to
me .1y LII A'
4. Wayside Chapel--Reverie
X. P. Orchestra
S. Hold Thou My Handle. S. Brigg
Alto solo-Mrs. L. M. Smith
s. The Holy City. ........ Adams
Cornet solo-T. Johannes.
7. Reapers for the Harvest
w. Beardsley
Choir. ...
8. Lustzpiel-Overture :. :. Bella
orchestra.
9. Hope Beyond. C. H. White
Duet-Dr. Woodmansee, L. M. Smith
10. Heart Bowed Down. 80. Balfe
Violin solo-Miss Ona Riley.
II. Jesus Reigns ........ Smith
Choir.
12. Interlude ........... Selected
Piano solo--Miss Alta Hart
10. Crown Him with Glory. ......
Choir.
IA. Song without Words. .Kenner
Orchestra.
15. Soprano solo, Selected
Miss Cecile Grimes.
16. Let the Lower Lights be
Burning Hymn II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Umphress-Marvin.

Mr.. Earl Umphress, we'll known
young farmer of Decatur township,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Um-
phress, and Miss Leila Marvin, daugh-,
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Marvin,
of Leon, were married at the resi-
dence of the officiating minister,
Rev. c. w. Reeder, in Leon, on
Monday, August 18th. Following
the ceremony about fifty relatives
and friends gathered at the home
of the brides parents and partook
of a sumptuous wedding dinner.
The happy young couple received
many useful and costly presents,
and they have a host of friends who
wish them a pleasant journey DER
the sea of matrimony, with never
a cloud to mar the horizon above
them. They will 60 to housekeep-
ing on farm in Decatur township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Land Advanced $95 an Acre in
Thirteen Years.

AS an example of how Decatur
county land is advancing in price.
Charles Ryan, of Center township,
this week sold his eighty acre farm
which he purchased thirteen years
ago for $50 an acre, for 1925 an
acre, the purchaser being John
Cheney, of Weldon, and he thinks
he secured a bargain in it even at
this price. The farm made Mr..
Ryan a profit of $95 per acre over
what he paid for it, and he has
made money out of it every year
he has been farming it. There is
mighty little land in Decatur county
which is not going to sell for from
1925 to 5000 per acre within the
next few years. Mr.. Ryan has pur-
chased 200 acre farm in Clarke
county, just over the line, which he
will take possession of next spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15

patronize them. He advised the
Commercial Club to take In as
members the farmers within radi-
us of ten miles OF Leon, and have a
commercial club which would work
for the interest of Leon and the sur
rounding country. He said the people
who send away for merchandise
that can be bought at home do the
community an injustice. Patrons OF
mail order houses are not only to
be found among the farmers but
among the businessmen also, who
are as much open to criticism as
the farmers. The idea that people
can do better by patronizing mail
order houses is erroneous. Mer-
chants came in for their share OF
criticism. They should employ
modern business methods in their
business; they should not ask ex-
orbitant profits; they should use
the local newspapers to do their
advertising. The business man who
fails to recognize the value of news
paper advertising has not kept
pace with business progress. He
advocated a pure advertising law,
which would prevent merchants
from mis-statements in their adver-
tisements. 1t was a splendid ad-
dress, full of wholesome advice
and he did not offend anyone.
Saturday evening was Joy Night
and the College girls and Ecles
gave a splendid program and the
Chautauqua closes with everybody
we'll satisfied. What the future
has in store for us we do not yet
know, but that we will have an
other Chautauqua next year is as
sured, as about forty business men
and substantial farmers have sign
ed a guarantee for the sale of the
necessary number of season tickets,
and the matter of contracting will
be taken up later by them, and a
contract made either with the Red
path-Vawter System or some other
system. Leon and Decatur county
needs and wants the Chautauqua
continued.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Leon to Have Night Telegraph Op-
orator.

An order has been issued making
Leon a night telegraph office, and
an additional operator is expected
to arrive today. The recent bad
wreck on the main line near Chi
cago is responsible for the order,
and hereafter all trains on this
branch of the Burlington will be op-
Grated strictly on the block system
and no trains will be permitted to
leave a station until train which
is ahead of it has reached the next
station. A night operator for Leon
will be quite 4 convenience to the
public as we'll as to the trainmen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
New Court Cases.

Western Newspaper Union VS.. H
e. Greeley ct al. Plaintiff brings
suit on an account for goods sold
and delivered to defendants who are
in the printing business at Grand
River, Iowa, on which there is a
balance due of $175.S5. Marion
Woodard, attorney for plaintiff.
Oliver P. Jamison vs. Nina Jami.
son. The parties were married al
Burlington, Iowa, November 9, 1902
and lived together until Feb. "a,
1912 at Weldon. Plaintiff alleges
in his petition that his wife is pos
sessed of an ungovernable temper
and at times would treat plaintin
in a cruel and inhuman manner
That she would leave home with
out telling him where she was 60
ing or when she was coming back,
and, would remain away for six to
eight weeks at a time. That she
was gone from home at least hall
of the time. That she has attempt
ed to shoot plaintiff and he was
compelled to take the revolver away
from her. He asks for decree OF
divorce. Geo. W. Baker, attorney
for plaintiff.
Lille Lowell vs.. Enos Lowell.
The parties were married at La
moni May 9, 1909, and lived togeth-
er until January 5, 1910. She al
leges he treated her in a cruel man
ner, threatening to kill her If she
spoke to any other man and on Jan.
S, 1910 he deserted her and has
since absented himself. She asks
for a. decree of divorce and that she
be restored to her maiden name,
Lille Weable. Marion Woodard,
attorney for plaintiff.
Iowa, vs W.. l.. Barry. Suit is
brought on two promisory notes on
which there is due the sum OF 400.
J. w. Harvey & Son, attorneys for
plaintiff. 81.
Walter Briner VS., Thomas Young
Plaintiff states in his petition that
on April II, 1911, he purchased
from c. M. Keller and c.. F. Wright
lots 10 and II, block 81, in. the
town of Leroy. That the defendant
paid nothing on the purchase price
of said lots, and that the deed was
placed in his name as trustee for
plaintiff. That there is judgment
against Thomas Young for $909.SO
which creates a lien upon said
property and he asks that said tudg-
ment be declared no lien against
said lots. c. w. Hoffman, attorney
for plaintiff. 80
:sDr. E. P. Nye VS.. Ire and Nellie
johnson. Suit is brought on An ac-
count for professional services on
which there is due the sum of
396.15. B. NJ. Russell, attorney for
plainttR. ... =. 49,. -.szst
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
PAVING IS COMMENCED
Work on First Street PAVING was
Commenced Yesterday. Three
Blocks viii be Paved.

There has been talk of paving
Main street for years, and every
body will rejoice that the work is
actually going to be done. 1t VIII
not all be paved this year, but AZ
least three blocks, from the north
side of the square south as far as
the residence of c. M. Ketcham 1s
expected to be completed before
winter. A. M. Caster appeared be-
fore the city council Monday even
ing and was granted permission 10
commence the paving, which will De
done by consent of the property own
ers, and the work was commenced
yesterday in front of Mr.. Casters
grocery store, where a strip across
the street will be put in as an ex-
pertinent in order to determine at
just what price he can do the work.
Nearly every property owner along
the three and half, blocks has sig
nified his willingness to have the
paving done in front of his proper
ty. The paving will be concrete,
which is being adopted in many OF
the larger cities as we'll as in county
seat towns, and it is thought it can
be put in good and thick for some
thing like $1.3O to $1.4O per square
yard. The best of cement will be
used and concrete and sand will be
shipped here from Des Moines for
the work. The paving will all be
done on an established grade SO
that it will be substantial and sight
ly. 1t is good move. Nearly
every county seat town in southern
Iowa has been doing paving for
several years. OF course when they
started there was opposition, but in
every town that we know of more
paving has been put in each year
and property owners who at first
opposed paving have been petition
ing the city councils to order paw
ing along their streets. 1t Is ex-
pected that the paving will eventu-
ally be extended on Main street to
the Burlington depot, dream
which everyone has been hoping
would come true for many years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Received Second. Installment (
Auto Tax.

County Treasurer w. G. Cozad
has received the second installment
of Decatur countys share in the
state auto tax from the secretary OF
state, the present remittance being
$1,6O3.99. Early in the spring the
first remittance of the auto tax was
received, the amount being $685.
81, and this second remittance
makes q total of $3,942.66. We
understand that but a small amount
of this money has as yet been ex-
pended and 1t would be a good idea
for the board of supervisors to see
to it that it is expended as provided
for by law in making permanent
road improvements.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Mrs. II. F. RenfrO Died Monday.

Mrs. R. F. Renfro died at her
home in east Leon Monday FORE
noon, her death following an oper-
alton for appendicitis a couple OF
weeks previous, and she had been
in precarious condition ever since.
Funeral services were held at the
home Tuesday morning at II a. M,
her remain being taken on the after
noon train to her former home at
Clarinda for interment. She leaves
her husband and little daughter.
Her mother, Mrs. E. F. KerseH,
of Three Rivers, Wisconsin, and her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Skinner and
daughter Helen, of Omaha, Neb.,
were here in attendance at the
funeral. Mrs. Renfro was quite
popular and had many dear friends
in this city to mourn her death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Big Doings at Garden Grove This
Week.

Garden Grove is anticipating a
big time at their aviation meet on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of this week, when the first flying
machine ever brought to Decatur
county will make flights each day.
The machines arrived from Kansas
City Monday and the first flight
will take place this "wednesday
afternoon. Two flights are to be
made each day, and in addition
there will be speaking by Hon. b.
w. Garrett, of Des Moines, Hon: V.
r. McGinnis, j. A. Dyer, of Des
Moines, candidate for elector on the
Bull Moose ticket and others. A
number of other free attractions
have been secured, including the
famous Welch Quartet OF Williams
burg, Iowa, and the kongo King
Koncert Ko. There will also be
good ball games each day between
the Abba, Humeston and Hiteman
teams. Quite a number Of Leon
people are planning to attend If the
roads dry up.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Geo. Hammond Dead.

Many of our readers will remem-
Der; George Hammond, for many
years resident of the northwest
part OF this county, and will be
pained to hear of his death, which
occurred at his home at Arno, Mo-,
on July 18th. He was the father
OF Mrs. Minnie Brannaman, ., form
or resident Of Leon, now residing
in Omaha. .s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Garden Grove Corn Club Picnic.

The date for the annual picnic of
the Garden Grove Corn Club has
been set for Saturday, September
28th, at the Davis park, northwest
of Garden Grove. The Corn Club
picnic is one of the big events each
year in Decatur county, and. they
are arranging for big time this
year as usual.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
District Court Postponed A Week.

On request of the members of the
bar, Judge H. K. Evans has issued
an order postponing the August
term of the district court which was
to convene in this city on Monday,
August 26th, for one week, or until
Monday, September End. The
grand jurors have been notified to
appear on Monday, September End
at 4:3O p. M, and the trial jurors
are to report for duty at 3 o'clock
D. M, the following day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Commander Brown Names Aides on
His staff.

Department commander j. D.
Brown. of the Iowa Grand Army of
the Republic, has made public the
list of his appointments as aides on
his staff for the ensuing year. On
the list are the names of Judge ].
w. Harvey and J. w. Wheeler, OF
Leon, L. w. Sullivan, OF Garden
Grove, G.. E. Mitchell and G.. l..
Terry, of Weldon, E. c.. Wilson, OF
Van Vert G. X. Cherrington and
T. 8. Tullis, of Decatur City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Good Roads Boosters Named.

Governor Carroll has appointed
thirty-two delegates from the state
of Iowa to attend the next meeting
of the American Road Congress to
be held at Atlantic City, N. j., Sep
tember 3Oth to October 5th. Among
the list of delegates appears the
name of Jas. F. Harvey, of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Order shellbark Coal at Honhines'.

! Buying coal In, summer i.is Just as
sensible as gathering ice In winter.
We are not rushed and have more
time to take extra pains and care.
Our high grade Shelbark stacks
well and does not depreciate In
heat value. At Ho6hines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
For Cooking You Want The Best.

When it comes to cooking, you
want the coal that will make a hot
fire and broil, boil or bake in the
shortest possible time.
I The coal you need ID Shellbark at
9Ho6hines. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Marriage Licenses.

Earl R. Umphress, Decatur. .1s
Leila Z. Marvin, Leon. y
Lawrence e. Willis, Cainsville. e
sUlma May Craig, Pleasant0n e
Lesley Il. Still, Clarinda 4. .23
Gladys f. McWhinpey, Lamont %
The Washington times., 1912-08-31
Excursion to Beach
. Enjoyed by Trainmen

The Chesapeake Beach railway train
men gave their eleventh annual excur-
sion to Chesapeake Beach yesterday.
There was an attendance of more than
5000 persons, and the event was a sue
cess in every way. President w. F.
Jones and General Superintendent w.
J. Hayward are elated over the popu-
larity of the outing.
The following are the results Of the
athletic events:
100-yard dash; open to. all-Won by
John Nonce; second, George Evans.
50-yard dash for boys under fifteen
First, Augustus Clark; second, Walter
Houchen.
50-yard dash for girls under fifteen
years-First Lillian Ourich; second,
Laura Newman.
Three-legged race-Won by H. C.
Cady and ]. f. Nnstein second, e. d.
Hawes and L. d. Daniels.
Cross-country run; three miles-Won
by N. g. Washington; second, Preston
Reynolds.
Obstacle race-won by James New
man: second, Vernon Robbins.
Prize waltz-Miss Minnie Kauslke
and Joseph r. Madken.
The Washington times., 1912-08-31
Several Ways To
Clean A Muff1er

There are several ways in which a
muff1er may be cleaned out. Ii often
happens that after IL car has been
running for a year or so he muffier
may become clogged up with SCOT ana
dirt so that unless the cutout is left
open there will be considerable back
pressure on the engine, which will give
rise to noticeable loss In power.
There are several ways ir which a
muffier may be cleansed OF these ac-
cumulations
A temporary method. popular with
some drivers. is to race the motor fJr
a few seconds with the cutout open,
then switch off the ignition, close the
cutout, end before the motor comes to
a stop. switch on the ignition again.
This allows a number of charges OF
unburnt gas to accumulate in the ex-
hsust pipe and muffier which when
ignited by the following igniteo charge
explodes in the muflcr and forces out
or loosens up the carbon deposits there
IN. There are cases on record where
mufieTs have been broken by such ex-
plosions.
A more thorough and effective method
Is to remove the mufler from the car,
titions In the flame of a brazing out
At or a forge, heat them to a red heat
and the carbon deposits will drop Off,
or at least they will come of very
readily If after having allowed this
plates to cool slowly in air, they are
struck sharply few times and washed
in gasolene.
The Washington times., 1912-08-31
OF MOTOR
TRUCKS MEAN MUCH
TOCAR, SAYS MAKER
G. w. Bennett, of Garford
Company, Sees Great
Improvement.

Educating merchants to the superb
ority OF motor driven trucks over horse
drawn vehicles is now a thing of the
past, says Vice President G. W. Ben
nett of the Garford Company.
The evolution of the motor truck
mas, In the past, been one OF education
but now II is different. The motor
truck user knows OF its superiority oveT
the horse. and his chief tribulation iG
to know what make and how many 10
buy.
For several thousand years men
have been using horses with the result
that teamsters as a class understood
the capabilities and limitations of the
horse. bat when he was placed behind
the steering wheel and found himself
controlling a heavier, swifter and more
powerful vehicle there were a lot OF
lessons for the horse driver to learn
anew.
"As we build trucks today their ope-
ration Is comparatively simple, and ii
Is by no means necessary for a man to
be first~class mechanic to operate one,
though, OF course, the more he knows
about a machine the better IL Is for
both the truck owner and the truck
maker.
How many dollars were lost in the
earliest days of the motor truck through
the ignorance and carelessness OF oper-
ators will never be known, but today
In every town and village. and, indeed
on many farms, are men who are thor
oughly capable OF handling commercial
cars
This condition has been brought
about principally through the efforts of
motor truck builders, who have not
stinted to forward this educational
movement. Every time a Garford truck
is sold we see to It that the man or men
who are to drive It are given a thorough
instruction as to how to get the most
out of 1t with the smallest outlay for
fuel, oil, tires and repairs. The result
has been universally satisfied list OF
customers"