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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
BROKE ALL RECORDS
II. D. DeKaIb's Hampshire Hog Sale
Averaged $IO8. One Sow Sold
for $46O to Indiana Man.

H, ID. DeKalb, of DeKalb, the well
known breeder of Hampshire hogs.
bl oke all records with his Hampshire
hog sale held at Council Bluffs on
"A ednesday of last week, when ne
sold 5S head at auction for an aver
age lrice OF $10S, which breaks ny
several dollars the highest average
ever made at any Hampshire sale ever
held in America He sold one SOW,
Jennie Aylor 9Th for the sum or
$4,000, which tops the record Tor
the price paid for a Hampshire sow
in America. The buyer was Well
known breeder residing in Indiana.
Other -sows sold for $3.50, $3.50, $3.50
and $500 each. There was a large
number of the leading Hampshire
breeders from many different states
present at the sale, and they all
wanted some of Dekalb's hogs to add
to their herds. Mr.. Dekalb has been
breeding these belted hogs for sew
eral wears, and has in his herd some
of the best stock in America, strains
which are sought after by the pro-
gressive breeders. At this sale he
was not disposing of his herd, put
only the surplus stock. He held
sale at Council Bluffs last November
which averaged him $S4 per head.
Mr.. DeKalo has not yet returned
home. so we are unable to secure
list of the buyers who bought these
fine nogs. C. D. NeWlin, of this city,
was one of the auctioneers at the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Claims Title as Venus of Iowa.

Iowa has another claimant to the
perfect woman" title. Mrs. Cora
Keaton, of Lineville, Iowa, says she
thinks she can measure up with Miss
Hanson, sof Drake University, In re-
gard to correct measurements. Mrs.
Keaton lives on farm. She is 5
feet 4 inches tall; weight lao
pounds; waist % inches; chest "a
inches; wrist inches; ankle s R
inches
The correct measurements for :
perfect woman as used by modern
sculptors and taken from the Greek
are: For woman feet 5 inches
tall; weight 1873 pounds; waist 20
inches; chest "a inches; wrist 6
inches; calf 141a inches. ankle s
inches.-Des Moines News.
The above interesting item proves
the old saying that "one must go
away from home to learn the news,
but how the editor of a local country
paper is to compete with a city edi-
tor in getting items OF this sort we
are at loss to know. The woods
of this section are no doubt full of
such models of perfection, out if we
should go nosing about for such
things as the above, we should ex-
pect to get our Internal head knock
ed off. The city editor may take his
chances if he chooses to do SO. but
excuse us.-Lineville Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Methodist Church Notes.

A solo by little Georgia Carmean
was the surprise" at Sunday school
last Sunday. The school has the
largest attendance for many months.
There were several new scholars.
Session is at quarter to ten. If not
a Sabbath school scholar elsewhere
we will be glad to enroll you. All
scholars bring a generous offering
next Sunday, for it is Easter, and
the money goes to missions.
Bad weather has interferred with
choir practice; but there is big i'm
provement in our singing under Mr..
Russell Manley's leadership. Mr..
Manley sang splendidly a solo last
Sunday morning.
The weekly rehearsal tonight at
500 o'clock sharp. -
Mid-week service is at 1880 to-
night in the League room. A topic
before announced will be presented
by the pastor.
The Rev. Ed Stone from Derby will
be here Sunday, March 30th, and
preach at the 100 o'clock service.
A service Sunday morning next ap-
propriate to Easter. In the evening
David Livingstone program by the
Sunday school. Young Peoples
meeting to be led by the pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
c. NJ. Axes Had Splendid Sale.

The big public sale of livestock
held by {. NJ Axes at his farm just
south of Leon on Tuesday, was one
of the biggest and best sales ever
held in Decatur county, the total
amount realized at the sale being
about $21 900. There were a large
number of outside buyers present as
we'll as farmers and stockmen from
all parts of Decatur county, and ev-
erything went with rush. The auc-
tioneers Dave McMains, of Derby, C.
D. Newlin,. of Leon and L. v. Tullis,
of Decatur City, were all kept busy
during the sale watching for the
quick bids. High prices were realiz-
ed at the sale, bunch of calves sell
ing for s56.50 per head, coming two
year olds brought $61.4O and car
load of spayed yearling heifers sold
for $54.25 a head Mr.. Axes is feel
ing pretty good over the success OF
the sale. and he is nearer cleaned out
of cattle and horses than at any time
for number of years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Wing-L4aZear.

Wednesday forenoon at 8 o'clock
DR.. Casper Lee Wing of Van Vert,
and Miss Alice Lazear, of Derby, took
their marriage vows. This nuptial
ceremony was performed by Rev. H.
genfritz, of the M. E. church at his
home in this city. The bride and
groom We're accompanied by her
brother, John F. LaZear and wife.
Dr.. Wing is practic:ng physician at
Van Vert and the lady of his choice
is the eldest daughter of DR.. Will
LaZear of Derby, young lady well
and popularity known in this county.
Dr. and Mrs. Wing will be at home
to their friends in Van Vert where
the Lucas county contingent of
friends wish them we'll and bespeak
for them successful career, and
heartily commend them to their new
borhood.-Chariton Herald
Patriot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Ray Layton Has Narrow Escape
From Drowning.

From the Cairo, Illinois, Daily
Bulletin, we CLEAN the following &C,
count of an accident in which Ray
Layton. son of DR.. and Mrs. Fl. K.
Layton, of this city, came near los
ing his life:
=. gasoline launch, 80 feet long,
accidentally sank in the Mississippi
river Sunday afternoon by the guard
rail catching on piling and turning
over the boat.
The boat was moored at Thirty
fourth street and had just been
boarded by Henry and A. c. Jackson
Of keokuk, and R. B. Layton, of
Leon, Iowa, had cast Of all ropes and
started on a trip up the river to
keokuk when the accident occurred.
The three men had very narrow
escapes from drowning, just manas-
in.; to get out of the boat and swim
ming to the shore.
Nevertheless trey lost all their
effects and clothihe.
The loss incurred is about $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Vaughn-feck.

Mr.. Oscar Vaughn and Miss Ruby
Peck, both of Lineville were married
at the Methodist parsonage in this
city last Wednesday afternoon, March
18th, at $3.50. Both these young
people are we'll known in the vicin-
ity of Lineville for they have lived
there for a number of years. Mr..
Vaughn expects to farm near Line
vile. The bride and groom haa in
tended to return by carriage that ev-
ening to their future home, but rain
prevented them carrying out their
plans until the next day. They COM
mence their married life with the
sincerest gooa wishes of relatives and
friends,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Will Demonstrate Spraying and
Pruning.

A letter has been received from R.
S. Herrick, in charge of the horti-
cultural department of Iowa State
College at Ames, in which he says
that special baggage car equipped
with orchard pruning and spraying
machinery will be at Leon on Friday,
April 11th, and a practical demon
stration of how to prune and spray
orchards will be held in some orchard
convenient to Leon. This work is in
charge Of experts and is for the pur-
pose of educating farmers and others
in caring for their orchards and in
creasing the yield of Iowa fruit. We
will probably be able to tell just
where the demonstration will be
held by next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
More About the Marbles Found
Deep in a Well.

ts Austin Sellers, who with Ora
Eaton drilled the well on the farm Of
Eliza CLARK, near DecatHr City, where
marbles were found in the clay at
a depth OF 80 and $50 feet, was in
Leon last Friday and dropped in to
give us some additional information
in regard to them. ne said the first
marble which was founa by Mr..
Clark's son was found at depth OF
95 feet, and the second marble was
found at depth of $50 feet. The
we'll is So feet deep, and water was
struck at adepth of 125 feet. In
drilling the we'll the drillers found
all kinds of rock, and at a depth of
112 feet they found we'll preserved
wood, and some bones were also
found while drilling.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
New Court Cases.

Maude M. Allen VS.. R. 0. Allen.
The parties were married at Bondu-
rant, Dec. 81, 1910 and lived to-
gether until September, 1912. The
plaintiff asks for a decree of divorce
on the ground that defendant has
become addicted to the excessive use
of liquor and has failed to support
her She asks for $1uO temporary
and $500 permanent alimony. A. P.
Olsen, attorney for Plaintiff.
w. G. Cozad treasurer VS.. Western
Union Telegraph Co. and c. B. & @.
r. r. Suit is brought to collect
taxes from 1900 to 1912 on their
property in Decatur county amount
ing total of $2075.si. Ed II.
Sharp, attorney for plaintiff.
H. F.. Mcdonald and wife VS..
Thomas Smith and Joseph Trisler.
Suit is brought on a landlords lease
for a farm on which is claimed the
sum of $273.54. G. W. Hoffman,
attorney for plaintiff.
Floyd Shelton by his next friend
Tinsie Shelton VS.. Thomas Guthrie.
Plaintiff alleges he is the owner Of
a horse worth 500 which is held by
defendant on mortgage TO secure
the payment of note signed by
Willie Shelton on which defendant
was surety. Plaintiff alleges that
at the time said pretenued mort
gage was signed he was minor. He
asks that the horse be returned to
him and that he be awarded 500
damages. E. H. Sharp and c. W..
Hoffman, attorneys for plaintiff.
The will of the late DR.. r. D..
Gardner has been filed for probate.
1t is dated Nov. 6, 1886. 1t provides
for an equal division of all his prop
erty between his wife and son G.. K.
Gardner, who are named as execu-
tors of the will.
The last will of Uriah Mitten has
been filed for probate. 1t is dated
March IS, 1907, and .equeaths all
his household good to mis- daughter,
Mantle Mitten. To his grandchil-
dren, Mrs. Maud Hinkle, Clare and
Clyde Mitten, he bequeaths the sum
of 5000 each. The balance of his
property real and personal is to be
divided equally between his five
daughters, Mantle Mitten, Mrs. Flor
ence Miller, Mrs. Ida Jenree, Mrs.
Lucy Roberts and Mrs. Alice STAN
ley. He appoints Mantle Mitten as
executor without bond, and provides
that shouIu any of the legatees nam
ed in his will contest the win or
cause any litigation, they shall be
disinherited and receive nothing
from the estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Col. Sipes Has Another Early Morn
ing Fire.

Col Sipes' residence in southeast
Leon caught fire again yesterday
morning, for the steenth time, and
this time the old shack was so badly
damaged that it is probably beyond
repair. The alarm was given about
$40 o'clock, and the fire started
from the same old defective f1ue.
The household goods of the family
were removed and after the water
was turned on the flames were soon
under control. The entire roof was
burned off, and the sides and inter-
ior considerably damaged.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Total Eclipse of Moon March 2:end.

If astronomers have not made a
mistake, Leon residents will see a
total eclipse on the morning Of March
%, if they care to get up at three
O'Clock in the morning to witness
the heavenly phenomenon.
The eclipse will be total and the
entire sky entertainment will be Wis
ible in Leon. The moon will begin
to enter the shadow at 1855 a. m.
and at 4:57 the total eclipse will be-
gin. The middle will be seen at 5: As.
Early risers on the morning of
March 20 will get good view of the
eclipse, but others will have to set
their alarm clocks if they expect to
get a ''looK in
a If any of the citizens of Leon
should miss this march eclipse, there
is consolation for them, as there
will be another one on September IS,
at about the same time in the morn
ing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
he BROKE OUT OF JAIL
Burley Russell Charged with Burg
IarIy, Broke Jail Saturday NIGHT
CAUGHT at lineville Yesterday.

Burley Russell, the young man who
was indicted by the January grand
jury on the charge of burglarizlng
the grocery store of Estes 4 Co., and
who was surrendered to sheriff Lor-
ey by his bondsmen last week and
placed in Jail, made his escape from
Jail Saturday night, but was recap
tured early yesterday morning at
Lineville, and is again in jail. There
was no other prisoner in the jail
and sheriff Lorey had allowed young
Russell the run of the corridor in
stead of putting him in a cell, as but
short time ago the Jail had been
refined on the inside with steel, and
it was thought to be fixed so that
a prisoner could not escape. Satur-
day evening sheriff Lorey looked in
the Jail to see that everything was
alright and saw young Russell lying
on the cot in his cell, apparently
asleep. Sunday morning it was dis
covered he had made his escape. He
had cut the casing from window in
the Jail and then without touching
the steel lining, after pulling the cas-
ing out had worked some OF the
bricks out around the window and
crawled through the hole. Sheriff
Lorey at once took every step to ap-
prehend Russell phoning to all OF the
surrounding towns, but no trace OF
him was found, and sheriff Lorey de-
cided that he was hiding right here
in Leon waiting for an opportunity
to escape, and this surmise proved to
be correct. Tuesday evening team
was hired at Hatfield livery barn
by another party to be driven to
Lineville, and the officers discovered
this fact and some time later started
for Lineville, where they found Rus
sell and the driver from the livery
barn and placed Russell under ar
rest and brought him to Leon and he
is now in a cell and will remain
there until his trial next week. In
escaping from Jail Russell laid HIM
self Liable to a penitentiary sentence,
as the law provides for this now.
There may be some later develop
ments in regard to other parties be-
ing implicated in his escape, and II
these facts can be proven they will
probably also suffer punishment for.
assisting him to escape.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Akers-BOord.

"Wednesday March 18th at the NJ.
E. parsonage, at Decatur City, by
e. C. McGilvray, Miss Lizzie L. Akers
was married to Mr.. Joseph H. Boord.
These young people have grown to
maturity in the Elk Chapel neighbor-
hood and are of sterling worth.
Joe is the third son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. l.. Boord and has had excel
lent training-his father being an ex-
tensive stock feeder for a number of
years. Miss .-kers is the only
daughter of VIM, H. Akers and has
been teaching school in .le country
for the last two years. They will
soon go to housekeeping on the farm
of the groom. Their friends wish
them long and prosperous life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Goes to- Hot Springs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dillon, of Nor
gan, left Monday afternoon for
Gushing, Oklahoma, and after spend
ing a few days at that place visiting
at the home of Mrs. Dillons mother,
Mrs. Scott, will proceed to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, to try the effici-
ency of those famous springs for the
improvement of Mr.. Dillon health,
who has been suffering from compli-
cation of troubles for year or more.
Their son Roe accompanied them as
far as cushing where he expects to
remain at the home of his grand
mother and attend school.-Lineville
Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Corn Which Raises Six to Eight Ears
on q Stalk.

Decatur county has received a sup
ply of new seed corn which will be
tested out at the county farm by
steward E. l.. Shira this year. 1t
is called Jones' White Prolific, and
the seed has been tested out by the
officials at many of the county farms
in Ohio and Indiana. The reports
show that this corn will average six
to eight ears to the stalk and as
high as thirteen ears on single
stalk. The seed was sent to the
county by the Corkins Chemical Co.,
of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Marriage Licenses.

Joseph H. Boord, Lamont. -. -. "a
Lizzie l.. Akers, Grand River. 20
Charles E. Trisler, Van Vert. ~
Bessie Dotson, Van Vert. ;. .18
Oscar Vaughn, Lineville. ..25
Ruby Peck, Lineville. ..... 20
Charley HineDaugh, Garden Grove.25
Virgie Scott, Garden Grove. -. .23
George Webster, Leon ;. ....... 25
Allie Finkbone, Leon .. II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Webster-Finkbone.

Mr.. George Webster and Miss Allie
Finkbone, both living southeast of
Leon, were quietly married at the
clerks Office in this city yesterday
morning, the ceremony being per-
formed by justice "a. j. Wall. The
happy young couple will make their
home on a farm near this city and
their friends extend congratulations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Boy Left Home.

Last Saturday, Herman Roberts,
the fifteen year old son of Will Rob-
erts, living west of Leroy, left home,
and no trace of him has been found.
He is rather large for his age, and
has brown birthmark under one of
his eyes. His parents are very
anxious for him to return home, and
anyone knowing his whereabouts will
confer a favor by phoning to MI.
Roberts at Leroy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Bought Herd Of Fine Herefords.

c. NJ. Axes has purchased the en-
tire Hereford herd owned by J.. B.
Dale, of near Pleasanton, securing
sixteen head of registered cows and
the fine herd bull, and he will engage
in the business of breeding fine
Herefords. Mr. Dale had one of the
best herds in the west.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Fire Causes Damage.

Fire caused slight damage to
one Of Mr.. w. L. narry's houses last
week. The property was insured in
the Townsend Agency. Mr.. Town
send went down with carpenter
and new material and fixed this in
good shape. The agent that will
look after the small losses promptly
will surely look after the big ones.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20
Shetlands for Sale.

Spotted Shetland stallion coming
4 years old, bay Shetland coming
2 years old and spotted coming
yearling Shetland for sale. Call on
or phone Fred Boyce, Weldon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20

Farmers and others should lay in
a supply of salt. am selling it at
$1.35 per barrel, and you will save
money by buying now.
A. NJ Caster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20

President Wilson shaves himself.
There is probably no better test Of
self reliance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20

The Farmers OF. Cedar Rapids does
not ask you to take their word for it
IN case of loss. Ask Pease & Pease.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-20

Wanted a. school girl to work for
her board. Mrs. Jas. w. Hurst.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
NO WAR WITH JAPAN.

Danger of war with Japan is large
~ imaginary. in the opinion of ]. A..
5. Pollard. tho silver-tongu orator
of Fort Madison. Mr.. Pollard deliver
ed a brilliant address before the final
business session of the twenty-seventh
annual convention of the Iowa Bank
ers' Association in Des Moines on
Wednesday.
Some OF our magazine writer's"
he said. ARE bordering upon the hys-
terical in their gloomy forebodings
over foreign war. The danger is Il
phantom inspired by the fountain pen
and the printing press. The writer's
would have us believe that the Amer
lean dreadnoughts that cost $s,000,00o
each are chasing around trying to es-
cape Jap gunboats and that our army
would be outclassed by the Japs. But
p have noticed that the American navy
always has been able to take care
of itself even away from home and
after dark Mr.. Pollard went on to
say:
Our greatest fighting power is the
spirit of '76, the spirit of 81 and the
spirit of SO. The real sinews of war
is in our capital and money power
and in the right kind of citizens,
Americas wealth and commercial en-.
terprise furnish the real backbone of
fight. We send our steel cars and
rails to Germany and England. we sell
our streets cars to Russia and India.
we send our farm machinery to South
America. American machinery rum
bles in the forest of darkest Africa.
and the grunt of the American hog re-
verberares around the world"
Mr., Pollard predicted that when the
European war troubles are over and
the present financial stringency across
the sea is passed. the gold of the
world will flow back to America and
that the greatest city in America then
will become the permanent and inter-
national money center of the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
RRYAN,s ANrI-wAR talk.

In view Of the impending crisis be
tween this country and Japan over
this action of California, and the
pending negotiations, an address of
Secretary Bryan at Washington an
niversary meeting of The Hague
Court creation, is highly significant
Not mincing his words, Bryan said
that war is a mercenary scheme,
backed by business He denounced
the Subsidized patriotism which
seeks to create war because OF the
profits IN armour plate and battle
ships" and the sensational and mer.
.cenary newspapers which prefer
scare headlines to truth" He declared
that the world is drawing away from
the time when wars will be made TO
crafty selfish interests and ambi-
Itions, In time this country would
have in force arbitration treaties with
all nations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

Der of these three classes, subtracts
the total from the 55,so0,0oo. and
finds that there are only 10000 900
left who ought to be vitality connect
ed with the church, but are not; a
sery different proposition from the
alleged 5e,0oo,O0o. He concludes:
In all probability if there could be
an accurate enumeration of the per-
sons over fourteen years Of age, it
would appear that only d portion, and
that not a large portion, Of the 49,
100000 would wish to be classed as
out of sympathy with any religious
organization. The simple fact is that
this is not an irreligious country.
There may be wide difference Of opin-
ion as to the essential elements of re-
ligious belief, worship. and life, but
the proportion of those who fupda-
mentally deny the validity and value
OF religion is very small
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
HELP AGAINST FLOODS.

A few days ago a delegation from
the national drainage congress waited
upon the President and appealed to
him for action by the federal govern
ment to prevent floods and reclaim
swamp lands. The committee urged
upon the President the necessity of
the national government undertaking
the solution of the great problem. The
terrible floods Of a few weeks ago
were recalled to demonstrate that
adequate control and ultimate proven
ticn of floods constitute an undertak.
ings that will require the combined
energy of the federal government and
of the several states. The commit.
tee told the President that 1t did not
propose that the national government
should shoulder the entire expenses
of the project, but rather that the ex.
penses should be borne largely by the
states that will be the benehciaries. II
was also shown that 1t would be i'm.
perative that the fedora! government
with its well-equipped force OF engin
GERS should supervise the work II
was also suggested to the President
that the time has come for the erea.