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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Center Township.
George Wadsworth has a ne

George Wadsworth has a new
auto. a.. -..
Mr.. Butler is reported to have
traded his farm for a stock of fur
The Chautauqua management
claim this seasons program will cost
them a large amount of money. We
will not be compelled to 60 abroad
for good music or opera. They have
been trying for five years to gel
their jugglers. A number of the
Centerites have made their plans tt
attend and take their friends. T.
improvements in the way of new
silos and barns ae looming up il
Center.
A fine Berkshire pig was shipped
from here to Bert Phipps, Of Shen
andoah. 5fsi
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Woodland.

A little less than three weeks I'M
til the opening of Icons celebrated
Chautauqua. Let everybody make
preparations to attend this grand an
nual assembly.
| w. H. Wilson and Homer John
ston made a business trip to Leroy,
Crown and Garden Grove Tuesday in
the formers auto.
| Novia S. Beavers drove his car to
Humeston Tuesday and left it and
took the train for Des Moines to
attend the Republican State Conven-
ton, returning Friday. He also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lane
while in the city.
Mrs. Oren Beavers of Lamar, No.,
who had been visiting relatives near
Humeston came here Tuesday to
visit at the Mrs Alice Beavers home.
Homer Johnson was Garden
Grove business caller Wednesday.
R. D. Lockwood went to Leon
Thursday and Misses Kyle and Fay
Carpenter of Mt. Moriah, Mo-, &C
| companied him home for a visit here
with relatives
Roy Beavers and son Lester have
been helping w. T. Lane harvesting.
Mrs. Minnie Woolman and two
children were Leon callers Friday.
! Mrs. Geo. Bethards spent Friday
at the J. H. Adair home near Nor
gan and her aunt, Mrs. Anna Ham,
mond, OF Ottumwa, who was visiting
at that home, accompanied her home
and remained until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Brown of
Cherryvale, Kansas, came Wednes-
day to visit their son, Orville Brown
and family.
Orville and Otto Vaughn went to
Larned, Kansas, the first of the week
and will work during harvest in that
State.
Mrs. Mary Bethards and daughter,
Miss Lizzie, spent Wednesday at the
Orville Brown home.
! Homer Massey returned to his
home at Gainesville, Mo-, Friday af-
atives and friends.
P. E. Hutchinson was a Garden
Grove caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Lentz were
guests Sunday at the Yves Brown
home near High Point.
i Mrs. c. C. Dye, Novia S. Beavers
Homer Johnson, Mabel Flowers an6
Erema Woolman were Lineville
visitors Saturday.
Zearl Bethards and family ant
Geo. Bethards were guests Sunda,
at the Mrs. Mary Bethards home.
J. B. Tye Of Pleasanton was un
able to fill his appointment at tn.
} Union church last Sunday, as wa
announced, so Elder J. S. Coffin O
Leon preached very able sermon
here at 3 p. m. '.a ..ns
Mrs. Clevie Petty spent a few day
the past week with her parents, Mr.
: and Mrs. S. D. Leachman at Line
. vile.
NOVA S. Beavers accompanie,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Pleasant Valley No. 2.

We are needing rain very badly
for the corn and especially the gar
dens, which are nearly burned up.
Earl Deao, wife and daughter, of
near Van Vert, spent last Sunday
at w. M. Briner's.
Rev. Arthur Harper, of Gains
Vile, Mo-, preached at Pleasant VAL
ley church last Saturday night and
at Grand River church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The sick in this neighbohood are
all convalescent at this writing.
Mrs. Erna Vanderpool was visit
ing with friends in Leon Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Chip and son Thomas,
of Tennessee, spent last Saturday
night with her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Immersion.
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Evans, of Grand River, last Sunday
night.
Mrs A. C. Zehner is real suffra-
gette, but she does not break win
dows nor fog men. She makes a
speech to you. You will hear her
at the Chautauqua. Be sure to go.
You will be treated nice in Leon by
the people.
Henry Immersion, Thomas Chip
and H. L. Brammer made business
trip to Grand River last Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hukill spent
last Saturday night with Mrs. HUI
kills parents, Mr.. Gill and wife, of
near Van Vert.
There was basket dinner last
Sunday on Sand Creek at the Dun
ham school house, and preaching at
II o'clock.
| Misses Bessie and Ella Wood were
visiting with Mrs. Charles Poland
the past week.
| Misses Della Brown and Martha
Brammer are taking music lessons
of Miss Ruby Ticknor; of Grand
River
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Davis City.

Our city officials got after two OF
our naughty town gents last FRIDAY
and took them on trip to Leon TO
make them promise they will do pet
ter, and as a warning to others that
they must also take heed.
Our farmers are busy cutting their
harvest. Wheat is said to be good
and some have commenced to thrash.
Poke Beasley and daughter, Mrs.
Walter Fitch, returned last Thurs
dav from a visit in Kansas. Poke
saws there is no use to 60 there for
CHEAP land. as land there sells as
high as 500 per acre.
Enoch Sloan, one time resident
of Davis City, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Venting and other Davis City
friends.
Mrs. E. E. McManus returned last
Monday to her home at Grant City,
Mo-, after a pleasant visit with Davis
City friends
S. D. Leachman and wife, Of Line
Vile, were callers in our city one
day last week.
Only three weeks until the great
Leon Chautauqua will be here. All
parents should endeavor to have
their children attend, as they Will
gain more useful knowledge from
weeks attendance there than a
whole month at school.
The Davis City reunion commit
tee met last Saturday evening to as
sign to each their several posts OF
trust.
Our burg is still happily enter
tanned by moving picture shows and
a merry-go-round has been located
in our city park for the past three
weeks, or at least they were here in
time to help at the Notification when
it was decided to have Davis City
electric lighted. By the way, the
ladies were not called on to vote this
time. We presume that the Davis
City voters did not care for repe-
tition of our former election. and
that one taste of woman suffrage
was enough for them.
Mr.. w. Bailey, our apple man,
spent a few days at home the past
week, but has left for some point in
Missouri. He says the outlook for a
good apple crop was never better
than in some places in the south.
Carter Scott left last Saturday fol-
Chicago to accompany his wife home
from a five weeks stay in Chicago
hospital, where she has been taking
treatment. Mrs. SCOTS numerous
friends will be panied to learn thai
she is still far from we'll.
Mrs. P. F. Early and daughter
Mrs. Lew Hawkins, returned last Fri
day from a visit at Ottumwa.
Ruby Parker, who was reported
on the sick list, is getting better.
NIrc G PurniSOn moved her -hOuSe
hold goods from the home OF hel
late daughter, Mrs. Ruby Parker, t.
the home of her son Charles, IL
Davis City.
Mrs. Julian ButterWorth, OF Iows
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Evangelist j. P. Childs to Leon and
he departed for PleasantOn.

| Evangelist y. +. CnllQS TO Leon anu
he departed for Pleasanton.
Harvey Cox has been assisting his
father, w. F. G. Cox, with his har-
vest, near Lewisburg, the past week.
Mrs. John Logan of Monford,
Mont, who has been visiting her
| daughter, Mrs. J. L. Lentz and fam
| lily, spent a few days at the J. T..
| Lentz home the past week.
Mr.. Tullis, an adjustor for the
Des Moines was here last week and
settled the Eli and P. E. Hutchin-
son fire loss, paying them $22S.5O,
amount in full for the policy held by
them on their barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lockwood
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
R. D. Lockwood.
Miles and Ruth WATSON of Line
vile were over Sunday guests at the
J. S. Grogan home.
Myrtle, Ellis, Willie and Floyd
Newlin spent Sunday at the A. P.
Coontz home.
Mrs. Hattie Smith and niece
Louise Cook, of Des Moines and Mrs
Anna Simmons came Friday to vis!t
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst.
Ed. Owens sold and delivered nine
loads Of hogs to Leon Tuesday.
| Miss Margaret Grogan went to
Corydon Thursday to visit at the
John Fennell home.
j. S. Grogan and daughter, Miss
Marie, were Lineville callers Thurs.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clay spent Sun.
day at the J. c. McGhee home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Impress
Mrs. Frank Dodd and daughter
Hazel, of Garden Grove, Miss Nora
Rains, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lane
were entertained Sunday at the Car
Rains home.
Sven Clay and family, Mr. an6
Mrs. Joe Clay spent Sunday at the
John Sinclair home.
w. H. Wilson and Homer John
ston we're Leon callers this Monday
) T. M. Riddle and Eugene Masse,
delivered hogs for the former a
Garden Grove this Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
Morgan.

Willis Dillon and family went to
Lineville Thursday evening.
Miss Vida Spencer is assisting
Mrs. Lawrence Young with her work.
Thaviu's international Band is
the costliest feature in the Chautau-
qua, August 4th to 10th.
Lenna Craig is helping Willis Dill
lon with his harvest.
o. L. Peck and wife attended
lodge at Lineville Thursday evening.
Just three more weeks until Chau-
tauqua. The first day is big day.
There is nothing you can afford to
miss.
Buford Hollinger and family call.
ed at F. M. Lowrance's Sunday.
Mrs. Nell Peck visited her sister
Mrs. Alice Dillon, Saturday.
Henry Dillon went to Leon Satur.
day to take treatment of Dr.. J. O
Woodmansee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18
FairvieW.

Quite a number attended meeting
at Elm Sunday and Sunday night.
Harry Merrick and wife spent
Sunday with Oliver Bright and wife.
Willis Dillon and family and Don
Moore and wife were Lineville call
ers one evening last week.
Quite a few attended the ice
cream supper at Charley Brights
one night last week.
P. A. Bright and wife spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. James Ely
Only two more weeks until the
Chautauqua. Several from here are
planning to attend.
Burr Crum cut oats for Frank
Bright and Don Moore last week.
Several from this vicinity haC
business at Lineville Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18

Cheapest accident insurance DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil. For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. ~ All
druggists sell it. &c and SOC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
GOV. WILSON BEGINS
NEW ENGLAND TOUR
KeenIy Pleased at the Defeat
of Smith in New Jersey
Primaries.

NEW YORK, September 2J.-Gov. Will
son and Gov. Hiram Johnson We're to in
wade Connecticut today. The former left
New York early today for Hartford,
where he was scheduled to make an aft
ernoon address. This evening he goes to
New Haven for meeting, while Gov.
Johnson's program took him to New Ha-
ven for the afternoon and Hartford for
the evening.
Gov. Wilson planned to spend the night
in New Haven, and tomorrow he Will go
to Springfield, Barre and Fall River.
Mass Friday he Will visit Boston and
bridgeport. While i'm Connecticut and
Massachusetts Gov. Wilson will be greet
ed by Cows Baldwin and Foss, respec-
lively. On some of the occasions the
New England governors will speak from
the same platform with the nominee.
Gov. Wilson was keenly pleased to read
today that early returns indicated vic
tory by William Hughes, whom he sup
ported against James Smith. jr., in the
New Jersey primaries for United States
senator.
The governor left for Hartford on the II
O clock train.
What about the primary result in New
Jersey?" he was asked.
us anybody surprised?' asked the gov
ernor
What moral do you draw from the re-
suit governor?
THE moral is that the bosses can t
rule in New jersey
will you do the same thing in New
York state you did in New Jersey?"
My dear boy said the governor. turn
ing on the interviewer, II am not as
green as l look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
LIEUT.. SCOTT WINNER IN
THE M|CHEL|N CONTEST
Captures Valuable Prizes for
Precision in Bomb Drop
ping Competition.

Report has been received in Washing
ton of the success in France of Lieut..
Reilly Scott formerly of the United
States Army, in the big Michelin bomb
dropping competition held at Mourmelon.
Lieut.. Scott is a graduate of West Point.
After his resignation from the army he
developed an instrument for dropping
bombs from aeroplanes. 1t was the first
instrument of precision for bomb drop
ping ever invented.
1t depended on setting a telescope at
a previously determined angle. depend
ing on the height and speed Of the
aeroplane The bomb was dropped
when the cross hairs Of the telescope
cut the target. This eliminated the
personal factor and made bomb drop
ping matter of calculation and not
Judgment.
Lieut.. Scott was at College Park a year
ago and tried the device on an aeroplane
driven by Lieut.. Thomas Milling. The
aeroplane was not powerful enough to
reach any great height. and in spite of
the fact that the experiments were fairly
successful, Lieut.. Scott received no great
encoura cement from the War Depart
ment.
Soon after this it was announced that
NJ Michelin had offered prizes aggre-
eating $4,000 for bOmb-dropplng
competition in France, and last No
vember Lieut.. Scott went abroad. He
has been working at the device ever
since and was finally declared the vim
ner of the Michelin contest. Lieut..
Renault Lieut. Bousiquet and Lieut..
| Varcin, all of the French army, We're
his closest competitors.
In the high-score contest for a prize Of
5000 Lieut.. Scott dropped eight bombs
on target the size of a dirigible balloon
house He was operating at height of
from 1900 to 200 feet. The weather con-
ditions were very bad The eight bombs
were dropped in fifty minutes.
In another contest for prize of $4,000
for the largest number Of fifteen-pound
bombs. dropped in circle sixty feet in
diameter, Lieut.. Scott placed eight in the
circle and was again the winner
His pilot, Gaubert. was with him
throughout his experiments. His aero
plane was an Astra Wright. also
semi American product. No other com
petitor was able to reach so great
height during the competition. largely
owing to the weather. But under more
favorable conditions Lieut.. SCOTS
scores were still better than his COM
petitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
MILITARY BOARD TO MEET.
Into Damages Inflicted by
Mexicans on American Soil.

The military board, headed by Col Ker-
nan, assistant adjutant general, charged
the damages inflicted upon American cit
liens by shots falling on the north Of
the boundary line during the Madero
revolution in Mexico has been called to
meet in Washington next week. So far.
in answer to the boards advertisement
for the presentation of claims, only four
of these have been received. two heing
for $4,000 each on account of death.
The board can entertain no claims for
damages sustained by Americans in Mex
leo a fact which has led to considerable
misunderstanding. 1t is the intention of
the board to repair to Texas and take
testimony. probably at FL Paso, about
October 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
NAVAL RESERVE IN VIEW.
Movement to Be Presented to Con
press at Next Session.

The beginning of a movement looking
toward the creation of a naval reserve,
which is to be strongly urged upon CON
eress at the next session, Is marked by
the detachment of Capt. Z. c. Marsh
from command Of the battleship Ohio
today and his assignment to duty in
the Navy Department as assistant TO
the aid for material. Capt. Joseph
Strauss now on duty in the division or
material, will assume command Oh the
Ohio
Cant Marsh, who was formerly charged
with the conduct of naval militia at
fairs is to collect information for the
use Of Congress regarding the number of
seafaring men who might be expected to
Eecome reserve men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
BACK TO PRISON CELL.
Youth Released by Father From
Custody Prefers Jail Lesson.

CHICAGO, September c5.-Harold
Hoops, son of a Chicago manufacturer.
who was serving a fifty-tW o-day SEN
tence in the house of correction and who
was released by the aid of his father,
hurried back to his cell yesterday
Young Hoops was sentenced after hav-
ing been arrested for following young
woman in his automobile and beseeching
her to take n ride with him. After
twenty-six days had elapsed the father
reIented paid the balance of twenty
six-dollar fine levied against young
Hoops and told his son to come home.
Hoops went home, where he found well
coming preparations under way. Then lie
went back to the Bridewell and asked for
his prison suit and his old room. He got
Them.
I'm learning my lesson here and I'm
going to finish my sentence, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION.
State Board to Settle Differences Be.
tween Hotels and Emploves.

BOSTON. September 25.-The differ
ences existing between the hotels of
Boston and their employees will be
taken to the state board of Cancellation
and arbitration. a hearing will be
conducted at 1890 tomorrow morning
before the full board.
Pending the hearing. a strike which
had been threatened during the Inter-
national Chambers of Commerce Con-
a-ress will be called off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Preparing List of Officers.

The naval bureau of navigation now
has under preparation the list of off
GERS of the Navy and Marine Corps Of
the District of Columbia, 1912-1913" One
edition instead of two will be published
this year. and will be issued November 1.
1t is requested that names be sent to
the bureau of navigation as early as
practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Gen. Wood on Inspection Tour.

Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. chief Of staff
of the army. accompanied by Capt. Frank
r. Mccoy, general staff. as his personal
aid left Washington yesterday on his
annual inspection tour Of military posts
in the west. Gen. Wood expects to confer
with Secretary of War Stimson, who has
been spending vacation in the Yosemite,
at Fort Mckenzie, Wyo., the latter part
of the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
The Efficiency Commission.

While the economy" program of the
democratic House of Representatives is
criticised, the book devotes several pages
to showing the results of the work of
the Presidents commission on economy
and efficiency.
THE commission" it is stated, ''in the
partial study which it has thus far made
of the details of the methods by which
Quoted i'll its enormous and varied
branches, has formulated methods by
which the expenditures of money may be
reduced by many millions of dollars an
nually and the service at the same time
greatly improved.
so evident has been the value Of the
work thus far performed and the
promises which it gives of "a business.
like adjustment and correlation of the
various branches of the governmental
service that Congress, in the appropri-
atoms for the present fiscal year, APP
propriated a liberal sum for continue
alton and completion of the studies thus
begun. Even those who were for
partisan reasons disposed to criticise
the plans have recognized in the work
thus far performed such vast posi-
blities of legitimate economy. ana at
the same time increased efficiency in
government expenses and operations,
that the objections originally offered
to the necessary appropriated for the
continuation of the work were over
come and the necessary allowance made
i'm the provision for the operating eX-
penses of the government for the fiscal
wear ending June 80. 1871
A chapter of special interest to Wash
ingtOn is that on the work of the sew
eral government departments during the
administration of President Taft. Many
improvements and reforms that have
been put through are outlined in the
forty pages devoted to the review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Authorities Pick Up Clue.

It was found on consulting the weather
bureau records that there had been a
two-inch rain at the beginning of the
lettuce season, and that the valley where
the Tampa supply is grown had been
completely flooded. This was a pointer in
the search. and the health authorities
then investigated the watershed covering
the creek that ran through this valley.
1t was found that there had been six
dents the previous season and two cases
of amoebic dysentery. This pointed to
the recently overlooked creek as the
source of pollution and samples of the
water were analysed Sure enough. the
typhoid bacillus was found in the speci-
mems.
This was considered a rare and inter-
esting piece of sanitary sleuthing, and
the more so because the conviction of Il
vegetable as the source of typhoid infec-
ton is so unheard-of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
.=S & Iii
Another
Reason Why
You Should Own a
High View
Home

~OLD weather is not far
u away-and there's no
fun moving when the
winds blow. So you'd bet
ter hurry and get settled in
a High View home now.
Wise folk are flocking to
this splendid residential sec
ton every day. An inspec-
ton of these homes quickly
proves their desirability.
With their years of ex-
perience the builders have
known just what to omit
and what to include. There's
been no bungling in the
building of these High
View homes. From start
to finish the one desire has
been to give the utmost for
the least possible price-and
they've done it. Every mod
ern convenience that makes
for better housekeeping and
greater comfort has been in
stalled. And the artistic
appearance of these homes
is a delight to the eye-in
this feature they compare
very favorably with $4,000
and 5000 homes.
Only 5000 cash-S26.oe a
month and a High View
home is yours. The full
price, $1,000, is soon paid on
these easy terms. Come
out today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Charge Declared Unfounded.

1.-The charge that the service is filed
with superannuated clerks is unfounded.
Sixty and seven-tenths per cent of the
employees are less than forty years old
and 81 per cent less than sixty years old.
In Washington. 53.1 per cent are less
than forty and 81 per cent less than
sixty years Old
After declaring that it is not claimed
that competitive examinations are an
absolute correct means of determining
the most efficient, but that they are
the best means yet devised, the chap
ter continues:
AS result Of the examination for
scientific and technical positions. there
have been built up various corps OF
thoroughly trained men who have
placed the scientific work of this gov
eminent in the forefront among the
nations of the world. This has been
particularly true. and the results OBJ
tanned have been of greater practical
value in the Departments of the In
terror. Agriculture and Commerce and
Labor"
On turning over the cover page of the
campaign book, reader notices a
heavy black line striking out one of the
printed lines in the table of contents.
a careful examination shows the rea-
son for striking out the line, for it re-
fers to the Vice President and the vice
presidential candidate as William
Schoolcraft Sherman"