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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Inspected Septic Tank.

Prof. Marston, dean of the State
Agricultural College at Ames, came
to Leon last Saturday at the request
of the city council to make an Of
fetal inspection of the septic sewer
tank which has been causing trouble.
He made thorough examination
and his report on the condition of
the tank will be made in writing to
the city council within a few days,
and it is hoped that some minor
changes will remedy the trouble and
dispense with the offensive odors
which have been arising from the
tank.
While in Leon Prof. Marston
stated that the question of putting
in concrete paving had now passed
the experimental stage, and that it
was a decided success. Ames is
putting in number of miles of con-
crete paving and many other towns
are also putting it in. Prof Mars
ton says that concrete is the logical
paving material for towns and cities
the size of Leon and considerably
larger. E'-E.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
TEACHERS ARE CHOSEN
School Board Finally Completes the
Task of Selecting Teachers for
the Coming School Year.

After having a long drawn out
seige of electing teachers, the Leon
school board has finally elected
full corps of teachers for the coming
year. But recently Miss Neva Curry,
who had been elected rendered her
resignation, and tine board had an
other vacancy to fill, which resulted
in the selection of Miss Meta Cherry,
of Des Moines.
School will commence on Monday,
Sept. End, and the indications are
that most of the rooms will be
pretty we'll crowded until the new
High School building now in course
of erection is completed. 1t is ex-
pected that Contractor MullinniX Will
have the new building ready for use
by January 1st.
Two additional teachers have been
EN- ployed for the coming year, and
after the new building is used there
will probably have to be one or two
additional teachers employed. Prof.
o. NJ. Gass will be superintendent
again ard he will have four assist
ants in the High School, Misses
Marea Sears, Margaret Hurst, Mate
Parrish and a Miss Pardon, of
Michigan. The board also employ
ed a special music teacher for the
coming year, Miss Dottis Hutchin-
son, of Montezuma.
The grade teachers for the north
building will be Misses Rosa Ben
nett, Louise Moore, Grace Beavers,
Olive Gwinn, Ophie Clark, Addie
Crawford and Meta Cherry, the final
assignment of grades not yet having
been made by the board.
The teachers at the south build
ing will be Misses Ella Grogan,
LYDIA Epperly, Berta Peck and
Helen Deck.
The janitors will be Sol Bright at
the north building and Charles Car
roll at the south building
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Big State Fair Attraction.

One of the big features of amuse-
ment at Des Moines, during the
State Fair will be the Van Dykes
and Eaton's big company at N&-
mur's Airdome, the corner of Tenth
and Walnut streets. This company
has just finished three month s
run to business unparalleled in the
history of Des Moines theatricals.
Crowding this mammoth pavilion,
which seats three thousand people,
to the doors nightly. The company
playing the best of the present day
dramas and comedies. with special
vaudeville features between all acts,
as well as the very latest photo
plays. The company will continue
for some three months more, and
every visitor to Des ,Moines should
make it point to visit the Air
DOME 2r %. ~ .-. ~ "'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
VOLUME LIX, NO. 1.
Steers Brought $157.S1 Head.

A couple of weeks ago we had the
pleasure Of visiting the farm of T.
J. Smith, near Lamont, and were
shown a fine bunch of three year old
steers which he had in his feed lot.
At that time Thede offered to sell
us the steers at $500, but as there
were 80 head of them we did not
have the cash to buy them, but we
now see where we passed up good
thing. Mr. Smith shipped the steers
to Chicago last Saturday, and on
Monday he topped the Chicago
market, selling two car loads at
$1O.50 and two car loads at $10.45.
The two car loads which topped the
market averaged 1903 pounds and
were bought by the S. &, S. Pack
ing Co., and brought Mr.. Smith
$157S1 a head. And Thede seems
to have the faculty of picking top
notch cattle either for the fat stock
show or for the open market. Mon
days Chicago Farmer and Drovers
Journal in speaking of this shipment
says:
"T. j. Smith, of Lamont, Iowa,
was here today with five car loads
of cattle of his own feeding, includ-
ing two loads of branded Herefords
that were bred in South Dakota and
bought as feeSers last October at
$3.50. They topped the market to-
day at $10.50, averaging 1903
pounds, and were purchased by the
S. & S. Co. The shipment also in
cluded another load of Hereford
steers averaging 1444 pounds that
sold to the United Dressed Beef Co.,
of New York, at $10.25. Another
load averaging 1871 pounds went to
the Hammond Packing Co., at
$1O.25. Mr.. Smith reports a de-
cided scarcity of cattle on feed and
the country almost bare of young
cattle suitable for feeding pur-
pOSes,''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Two WOMEN IN JAIL
Mrs. Mabel Page and Daughter, Mrs.
Blanche Vaughn, Charged with
ScriouS Crime at Lamont.

Mrs, Mabel Gaulter Page and her
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Vaughn, are
in Jail on the serious charge of as
sault with intent to commit murder,
the trouble arising over an attempt
by Mrs. Page to secure possession of
her child which is in the Children s
Home at Lamont. Mrs. Page resides
in Kansas City, and several weeks
ago raised disturbance at Lamont
over the children, at which time an
information charging her with being
insane was filed before the insane
commission, and after hearing
lasting several days she was found to
be insane, and ordered to berestrain-
ed from her liberty by the commits
sion on July 10th, but she appealed
to the district court from the find
ing of the commission, and some
time after by order of the board of
supervisors she was released upon
her promise to 60 to her home in
Kansas City and not come back to
Lamont. She went to Kansas City
but returned last Sunday, going
through Lamont on the train to
Kellerton, where she hired an auto
to drive her to Lamont. Near La
moni she stopped and picked up her
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Vaughn,
who also lives in Kansas City,
and was visiting with an uncle,
dren's Home, where they learned
home of Alex Gaulter They went
Gaulter ordered them away from his
premises, but they refused to go, and
when he refused to give up the
child to Mrs. Page she ran out to
the auto and secured her suit case,
which was locked, and as she could
not open it she kicked a hole in it
with her heel ard securing a big
Colt .3S calibre revolver, started
back to the house, accompanied by
her daughter. Mr.. Gaulter went in
the house and tried to close the
door. but did not succeed and Mrs.
Page thrust the revolver through
the door and attempted to shoot
him. He grasped the revolver and
the hammer caught his hand, and
he finally succeeded in getting the
revolver away from the woman.
Help was summoned and the women
were taken into custody.
Their preliminary hearing was
held at Lamont Tuesday, before
Justice Robert Turner, the state be-
ing represented by County Attorney
e. H. Sharp, and Marion Woodard
appearing as attorney for the defend
ants. After hearing the evidence
in the case both defendants were
bound over to the grand jury on the
charge of assault with intent to COM
nit murder, Mrs. Pages bond being
fixed at $1,000 and that of Mrs.
Vaughn at $400. In default of bail
both women are now confined in
the Leon Jail, but an effort is being
made to secure bonds for them,
which their attorney says he will
have no trouble in securing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Hazel Agnes Griffin.

Hazel Agnes Griffin was born in
Grand River, October %, 1894 and
departed this life August IA, 1912,
aged II years, 10 months and -
days. Although having been in
poor health for some time it was
not thought that the end was near.
She had just returned from Des
| Moines, Friday evening, where Mr..
! and Mrs. Griffin had taken her to
| consult specialist, who told them
that she was in no immediate danger
and asked that she be kept in the
open as much as possible. She was
just preparing to go for drive with
her father when she was suddenly
stricken on Saturday afternoon and
despite all that loving hands and
skilled physicians could do, paased
away on the Wednesday following.
t Hazel was member of the class
of 1912 of the Grand River High
School graduating with the highest
honors and was eagerly planning to
continue her education at St.
Joseph's Seminary and later the
State University, that she might be
fitted for the widest possible fields
of life's usefulness. But such was
not to be. Her work was not to be
of this world. The Great Giver of
All had need of her in larger spheres
than those of earth. -;
Although but a few short years
marked the span of her life here,
those were we'll spent years. She
was brilliant student, an accom-
plished reader, loved and esteemed
by schoolmates and teachers. Her
oh h1
sweetest. Her faith was built upon
the Rock against even which the
ravages of death cannot prevail.
A loving father and mother, one
brother, Homer, two sisters, Helen
and Gussie, and many other rela-
tives, seven classmates and host
of friends are left to mourn her
departure.
The funeral services were held at
the family residence in Grand River
on Friday morning at o'clock by
Rev. FIR. J. c.. White. The remains
were then. brought to Leon where
they were met by Rev. FIR. McGillin,
of Charlton, and interment follow
ed in the Catholic cemetery. ..r
Many and beautiful were the
floral offerings received for the fair
young girl Those in attendance at
the services from a distance were
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Edwards and
daughter from Osceola, Mrs. J. C.
Rockhold, Mrs. Geo. Murphy and
Mr.. Y. B. Wasson, of Lineville,
Mrs. c. H. Brewer, of Allerton, Mr..
Dennis Mullen and Mrs. John Lam
bert, of Cleartield, Miss Jessie Crane,
of Olin, Mr.. Baker, of Des Moines,
and Mrs. Paul E. Hubbell, of Chica-
co. ILL.,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Arrests His Neighbor.

+ AS indicated by hearing in JUS
tice Trent's court Friday AFTERNOON
a lively scrap between two neigh
bors has been going on down on the
Clarke-Decatur line. For some
time it has been known that Charles
Jones has been complaining about
the abuse that he claimed was be-
ing heaped upon him by the Els
tons who reside near him. There
was no tangible evidence that such
was true, and except for the report
that sElston on one occasion had
shot at Jones, little attention had
skaen paid to, the fued until last
Tuesday when Jones came to the
city, secured an automobile and in
duced w. w. Williams, Dan Perdue
and Mart Hale to accompany him to
the scene of the conflict After Sc
creting the witnesses in wagon
with high side boards Jones drove
near Elston's place, halted and be-
gan repairing some fence. He was
not there long until the expected
happened. Elston, not suspecting
the presence Of witnesses, appeared
armed with a pitchfork and pro-
ceeded to pour out his wrath upon
Jones. AS result Fred Elston
was arrested by deputy Sheriff Til
lotson, brought to Osceola Friday
and put under bonds to keep the
peace. The details of the facts in
the case will probably be aired in
the next term of the Clarke county
district court which convene Sep
tember 16th.-Osceola Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
At the Christian Church.

The Bible school was pretty we'll
attended last Sunday, there being
152 present At the morning SER
vice the pastor spoke on the sub
ject "Giving Heed to Christ's Mes
sage" In the evening our second
special sacred musical program was
given and enjoyed by very large
audience. Both the auditorium and
lecture rooms were filled and the
program was greatly appreciated.
Splendid work was done by the
large chorus choir and the K. P. Or
chestra. Miss Ona Riley from De-
catur played a violin solo. Prof. T.
Johannes is to be given great credit
for his excellent leadership.
All of the regular services of the
church will be held as usual next
Sunday. Watch the bulletin board
at the post Office for the announce
mentS next Saturday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Birdman Made a Fine Flight at
Garden Grove.

The weather was against the avi-
alton meet at Garden Grove, and so
was a combination of unforeseen ac-
cidents which disappointed many
people who went to that town to see
the airship. The aviation committee
had contracted with the Moisant Co.,
for two flights each day, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. A big crowd
was in attendance on Wednesday,
but they were disappointed. The
flying machine was wrecked the pre-
vious week at Jewell City, Kansas,
when the wings were broken in a
collision with the grand stand, and
new set had to be ordered from
New York. They were shipped by
express, but did not reach Garden
Grove until noon on Thursday.
the aviator made two flights. The
first one lasted but few minutes
as the motor was not working right
and he had to come down. Some re-
pairs were made by the mechanician
and short time afterward he made
one of the finest flights ever witness
ed at any place. He rose nicely
sailed away out north of the ball
park, then circled and came back
over the park, went south to the
town, flew the length of the town
from west to east, then headed north
and went up near Weldon, being
almost out of sight, and finally
made beautiful landing on the ball
park. It was well worth going to
see, and it was the first flying ma
chine ever exhibited in Decatur
county. On Friday he was schedul-
ed to make two flights, but the wind
was so strong that his manager
would not permit him to make the
attempt, and the big crowd present
were disappointed. The Garden
Grove people who had charge of the
aviation meet, did every thing in
their power to carry out the program
and deserve great credit for their
big undertaking. There were good
ball games each of the three days
as we'll as speaking and other amuse-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Sti}l-McWhinney.

A quiet but very pretty wedding
was sOlemniZed last Wednesday
noon at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. McWhinney in east Lamont
when their daughter, Gladys, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Leslie l..
Still, of Clarinda, Rev. r. NJ. Ship
man, officiating. Only immediate
relatives of the bride and groom
were present.
AS the wedding march was played
by Miss Mabel Still, the couple en-
tered and took their place before
the company. The bride was dress
ed in gown of cream lace
over white silk null. After the
ceremony a bountiful dinner was
served following which Mr.. and
Mrs. Still departed for their new
home in Clarinda.
These young people are most
favorably known in this vicinity.
Mrs. Still is a young lady of beau
tiful character and kindly DISPOSE
tion. She has greatly endeared her.
self to her acquantances. In the
circle of her intimate friends, in the
church where she was for so long a
time a faithful and willing helper,
and in her home where she was
greatly beloved she will be greatly
missed. Mr.. Still is young man
of good habits and excellent stand
ing, industrious and diligent. For
some months past he has been en-
ployed in Clarinda.
A host of good wishes attend these
young people as they take up their
life together.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
New Court Cases.

R. S. Forkner VS.. J. M. and Mar
tha Spray. Suit is brought to fore
close a mortgage given to secure a
note of $1,734.42, dated Oct. 3,
1911. Sharp & Parrish, attorneys
for plaintiff.
John N. Gates VS.. Lois Hartnagle,
T. w. Carter, E. w. Teale, j. w.
Wales and A. Fulton. The plaintiff
alleges in his petition that he is the
owner of the undivided two-thirds
of a property in Davis City which is
of the value of $4,000, and that de-
PENDANTS, Hartnagle or Carter own
the other one-third, the other de-
PENDANTS being judgment lien hold
ers. That said premises cannot be
partitioned without material depre-
citation in value and he asks for a
decree to sell the property. S. A.
Gates and S. Varga, attorneys for
plaintiff.
John Robertson VS.. w. E. and ].
S. Hickey. Suit is brought on a
promissory note for $1,000, dated
July Sth, 1907. G. w. Baker, at
torney for plaintiff.
John Robertson VS.. J. S. and John
Hickey. Suit is brought on promis-
sorry note for $40 dated August 3rd,
1907. &. w. Baker, attorney for
plaintiff.
E. l.. Rice doing business as the
American Standard Jewelry Co. VS.
r., c. Bolan. Suit is brought on a
contract for goods sold and deliver
ed to defendant on which there is
due the sum of $3.50. S. A. Gates,
attorney for plaintiff.
Eliza E. Smith VS.. Len Hamilton
and wife and G. E. Marvin and wife.
Plaintiff and defendants own adjoin-
ing farms and plaintiff alleges the
corners and boundaries are lost and
destroyed and in dispute and the
parties are unable to agree upon the
location of the same. She asks the
court to appoint commission OF
one or more competent surveyors to
locate, establish and fix the corners
and boundaries. Sharp & Parrish,
attorneys for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Jim BrentOn Dead.

James Brenton, a former mayor
of Des Moines, died in Chicago Mon
day, from diabetis, having been TAX
en- sick while in that city as dele
gate to the Bull Moose convention.
Brenton had spectacular career,
with many ups and downs, and was
but recently released from serving a
sentence in prison in South Dakota
for selling liquor to the Indians
He once visited Leon and was
one of the star performers at a
meeting of the famous 111th Alas
kas. Both the 111th Alaskas and
Mayor Jim Brenton are now dead.
Peace to their memory.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century AGO.

Mrs. II. Often left for months
visit with relatives in Chicago and
Ohio.
Harry ]. Vogt departed for Bur-
lington to attend business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Coles, former
residents of Leon, now residing at
York, Neb., were visiting at the
home of J. Hoffhines for few days.
l. N. Clark had commenced the
erection of new residence on his
property in west Leon.
The Garden Grove reunion was a
decided success, a big crowd being
in attendance.
Miss Helen DeKalb, of Dekalb,
was spending few days with Miss
Ollie Brown in this city.
The officials of the Decatur
county fair were getting everything
in readiness for the annual fair the
coming week.
On last Thursday special train
on the Narrow Guage brought st.
Johns Lodge of the K. of P. of Osce-
ola, and their friends numbering
over three hundred to the woods
near the water tank between Leon
and Decatur City. They were join
ed by quite number of the Leon
knights and indulged in a general
picnic. The Leon band and base
ball club we're also present and a
game OF ball was enjoyed in the
afternoon between Osceola and Leon,
the score resulting 8 to Is in favor
of Leon. What might have been a
very serious accident happened to
the excursion train just after it left
Decatur City. A box car containing
the provisions jumped the track
and was broken in small pieces, but
as it was the last car OF the train
the coaches were not ditched and no
one was hurt except one man who
was riding in the provision car, and
he was only slightly bruised.
Mr.. John w. Garrett, of Leon.
and Miss Mary Lambert, of Prince
ton, Mo-, were married at the home
of Jesse B. Garrett in Leon, Rev
F. Edwards officiating.
Miss Dove Shelton died at her
home in Decatur City on August II -,
at the age of "a years, months and
IS days. She had been in poor
health for some time.
Our Decatur City correspondent
writes: Excitement in regard to the
lynching has about subsided. 1t was
noticed by several Of our citizens
that on the morning after the as
sault vas made On Mrs. Noble man
by the name of James Harrow pass
ed through Decatur City, going
north. 1t is said he is not in his
right mind, and if such is the case,
he ought to be looked after. The
circumstances are such as to lead
some of our people to seriously con-
slider as to the guilt of the man re-
Gently hung
A threshing machine owned by a
Mr.. Haskins, was burned south OF
Lamont, together with five stacks
of oats owned by Heb Snively.
The democratic county conven-
ton held at Leon selected as dele
gates to the state convention E
Banta, F. M. Freeman, c. w. Hoff-
man, George Woodbury., J. D. Hull
and S. w. Hurst. AS alternates
George Blair, G. B. Keshlear, G.. w.
Wadsworth, G. w. Traupel, VIM.
Woodard and James Daughton. The
delegates selected to attend the sena-
torial convention were E. w. Curry,
J. H. Hansen, D. G. Sears j. B.
Horner, w. w. Evans and John Nc
Laughlin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
New Fixtures for Farmers & Traders
State Bank.

The old fixtures in the Farmers &
Traders State Bank which have
been in use eyer since the bank was
built. in 1882 are being removed to
make way for complete new out
lit of new and up-to-date fixtures
which have been purchased and
which are expected to arrive within
a few days. The new fixtures when
Installed will be great addition to
the looks of the bank, as well as
being more conveniently arranged
and then Leon will have two banks
equipped with the finest Axtures of
ANT banks in this section Of the,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22

Rev. w. H. Shipman, pastor of the
M. E. church at College Springs,
Iowa, spent Tuesday in Leon, the
guest of Rev. Guy J. Fansher. He
had been visiting for a few days at
the home of his son, Rev. Ray L.
Shipman, at Lamont. While in Leon
Rev. Shipman met many old friends,
as he was former pastor of the
Leon M. E. church, leaving here
twen ty-six years ago, but still found
many old friends here who remem-
bered him, 49,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Old Soldier Killed At Osceola
Monday.

Hugh Duke, IS years of age, re-
tired farmer and veteran of the civil
war, was cruched to death by a
freight train in front of the depot at
Osceola Monday, his death being wit
messed by large number of passen-
gers on, the depot platform. Mr..
Duke was deaf and failed to hear
the approach of freight train which
backed down upon him, and his body
was literally ground to pieces.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22

F. A. Wagner, wife and little
son drove to Creston Saturday even
ing in his fathers auto which was
left here the previous week on ac-
count of small breakage. They
were accompanied to Creston by E..
o. Moore, who visited over Sunday
with his wife in that city. Mr..
Wagner and Mr.. Moore returned to
Leon Monday morning and Mrs.
Wagner and son will visit at
Creston for a week with relatives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Are We Ready to Pave?

A meeting of the business men
and citizens of Leon will be held at
the rooms of the Commercial Club
on Friday evening, the 23rd inst,
to consider the matter of paving.
Let every citizen who is interested
in the future of Leon be present
COMMITTEE,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Hog Cholera.

We understand that many of the
farmers in the vicinity of Pleasanton
are losing their hogs from cholera.
DR.. F. G. Hume, Of this city was
down Tuesday and vaccinated sew
eral herds and went back again
yesterday to do more vaccinating.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
Rooms for State Fair Visitors.

Mrs. o. C. Clark, formerly of
Leon, will have number of rooms
for State Fair visitors in Des Moines.
Her address is 1869 26th street,
phone No. 1913 Drake Park Parties
from Decatur county will be we'll
taken care of. To reach her house
take Center street car, get off at
26th and Clark streets, and 60 south
and it is the second house in the
second block, on the left hand side.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
S The Davis City Reunion.

The Davis City reunion opened
Tuesday and the indications are
that they are going to have fine
weather. The usual large number
of Leon people are attending each
day. Hon. V. R. McGinnis, of Leon,
is the principal speaker on Thursday
afternoon, and the fine Leon X. p.
band has arranged to 60 down with
him and furnish some real fine music
for the big crowd in attendance.