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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Grand River Man Stole Clothing at
DeS MOineS.

Glenn McGill of Grand River,
Iowa, when searched at the police
station Monday afternoon was found
to be carrying a cargo of merchan-
disc, whiche the police say he stole,
that established record, says the
Des Moines Capital.
McGill was seen coming through
an alley by Detective Petit, who no.
ticed that the man looked unusually
large and out of shape. He was
placed under arrest and upon arriv-
ing at the station was identified by
Mr.. Laton of the Laton restaurant,
1115 West Locust street, and charg-
ed with stealing violin. He carried
the instrument in one hand and in
the other carried a suit Of clothes in
a bundle. He was wearing two over
coats and carried two coats on his
arm. Under the coats on each hip.
was pinned a woman's hat. He wore
two top coats and around his waist
was wrapped two women's skirts.
All of the clothing had been taken
from the restaurant, the police said.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
New Trains on the X. & w.

For some time the citizens along
the towns on the K. & w. railroad
from Van Vert west have been try
ing to force the railroad to give them
additional train service under a new
law enacted by the last legislature,
and they were finally successful. 1t
is announced that commencing on
Monday, Sept. 29th, there will be a
new passenger train each way which
will run from Osceola to Shenan-
doah. The train will start from
Osceola at 6:45 in the morning and
runs to Shenandoah, reaching that
city at 1880 a. m. Returning it
will leave Shenandoah at 2:4O p. M,
reaching Osceola at S:55 connecting
with trains for Des Moines and
Chicago. 1t will be quite an improve
ment in the passenger service on this
line
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Another Widows Pension Was
Granted.

In our account of the widows
pensions allowed. by Judge Evans at
the recent term of court, there was
one case which was overlooked, that
being the pension which was granted
to Mrs. Bessie Adair, widow of Robin
Adair, who was granted a pension of
$2.5O per month for each of her
four children, aged four, five, seven
and ten years, which is to be reduc-
ed proportionately as the children
reach the age of fourteen years. The
pensions which were granted by
Judge Evans under the Widows Pen
sion Act, are payable monthly, and
the first payment will be made Oct.
10th. Those to whom pensions were
granted will receive their warrants
by calling at the county auditors
Office on Oct. 10th, and the 10th day
of each month thereafter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Stolen Horses Injured in Wreck.

One of the stolen teams which
were recovered by sheriff LOrey were
quite badly cut up at the depot Mon
day morning when car in which
they had been loaded for shipment
to North Bend, Neb., was overturned
in a wreck in the Leon yards. The
two teams had been taken to the de-
pot by sheriff Lorey to be shipped
back to their owners at Shenandoah
and North Bend, Neb. Byron Hack
er, who drives one of the transfer
wagons for the Marvin Bus and
Transfer CO. had driven to the de-
pot with load of household goods,
and drove between the house and
stock yard, tracks east of the freight
depot, after asking the conductor OF
a freight train which was doing some
switching whether the train was COM
ing back down in there again and
was told it would not. He drove in
between the tracks, and the train
backed up to couple on to the car
containing the horses. The automatic
coupling did not catch and they kick
ed the car down the track and when
it met the dray the space between
the tracks was too narrow as there
were cars on both tracks and there
was some lively times around there.
Hacker held onto his team and pull
ed them over as far as possible and
saved them from injury, but the car
caught the dray and turned it partly
around between the tracks and it is a
mighty good dray, for it held solid
and the car containing the Nebraska
horses was bumped off the track and
turned over on it's side. The horses
were loose in the car and they did
some lively running around and kick
ing, as it was necessary to cut hole
in the roof of the car to get them
out One of the horses was not hurt
much, aside from slight cuts and
bruises, but the other was quite bad
ly cut and bruised and some of the
small bones in one leg fractured, and
was placed in the care of DR.. F. G.
Hume. 1t had one hind leg fasten-
ed under the door of the car and
had to be chopped loose. The horse
was unable to walk and the owner
was telegraphed to come back after
them, but they will probably have
to be paid for by the railroad COM
pany as they will not be worth very
much now The dray had a double
tree broken, the rear end was mash
ed a little and the fifth wheel brok-
en-. 1t Jared much better than the
box car. Mr.. Hacker was in a pref
ty tight place and only by display
of good horsemanship and bravery
did he save himself and team from
being injured. .,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Capitol Extension Case Set For Hear
ing Nov. 18th.

Judges of the Supreme Court have
set November 18th as the date for
hearing the arguments in the appeal
of the capitol extension law statute.
The supreme court ruled favorably
upon the motion to combine the
cases so that the appeals from both
the decision of Judge Applegate and
Judge Hunter will be heard at the
same time.
The court in setting the date an
nounces that one decree will settle
all the cases brought involving the
points at issue. In other words, it
puts stop to the policy of opposing
taxpayers in scattered counties
bringing a series of suits for the
only purpose of causing embarrass-
ment to the state and causing delays.
in arriving at final adjudication.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
THE BIG CORN PICNIC
viii be Held Saturday, September
9th, at the Davis Park---Pr0t.
W. II. Stevenson Speaker.

The Garden Grove corn picnic,
which is one of the big annual events
in this community, will be held on
Saturday, September 9th, at the G.
A. Davis park northwest of Garden
Grove. A special program has been
prepared, and it is likely that the
picnic will be we'll attended. The fol-
lowing is the program:
1O:3O-Music by Garden Grove
band and Weldon drum corps.
11:0O-Address by w. Fl. Steven
son, professor of soils at Iowa State
Agricultural College,.
12:OO-Dinner.
by Rev J. G.
Duling; basketball, Garden Grove
High School boys and girls; base
ball game, pony parade, baby show.
The club will present every mem
ber of the parade with a photograph
of the parade. All entries must be
received by the secretary by noon on
September 27th, in order that those
who enter the parade may receive
their numbers.
Babies between the ages of six and
eighteen months are eligible to en-
ter the baby show. Only the first
twenty-five entries will be consider
ed, and they will be scored according
to the state score card. DR.. }. 5.
Coontz of Garden Grove has charge
of the contest and the entries as to
weight, measurements, and scoring
should be made with him not later
than 6 p. m. on September 26th. All
babies entered in the contest must
be at the picnic grounds by two
o'clock p. m. on September 9th.
The prizes are: 1st prize girl, child's
silver bowl and plate; 1st prize boy,
child's silver bowl and plate.
Premium list:
Glass A-Ten ears of corn on the
stalk, the stalk to be considered as
much as the ear in judging; 1st, 81,
End $1.50, 9rd, 81.
r. Glass B-Thirty ears of corn, may
be any color; 1st, $3.50, End, $780,
3rd, $1.00. jjt% j%s.
Glass C-Ten ears of corn, any
color; 1st $500, End $1.00, 3rd SO
cents. m
Glass D-Single ear, any color;
1st $1.OO, End IS cents, 3rd SO cents.
Glass E-One-haIf bushel wheat;
1st $500, End 500, 3ru SO cents.
Glass F-One-half bushel of oats;
1st $3.50, End $1.00, 3rd SO cents.
Glass G-Peck of potatoes. 1st1
$1.OO, End Is cents, Bird SO cents.
The exhibits will be judged by
Frank Bone Of Grand River. ALI
exhibits entered for premiums bss'
come the property Of the corn club,
and will be sold at auction by J. J.
Hasbrouck to help pay the pre-
miums and expenses. ),
Farmers are invited to take pro-
ducts to the picnic for exhibition or
decoration and the same will be re-
turned to the owners.
Any donations for the auction to
help pay expenses will be greatly ap-
preciated. ro.
There will be lunch on the
grounds, and everyone is cordially
invited to attend the picnic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Geta the Weekly Inter-Ocean Free.

We have made arrangements so
that every subscriber of The Reporter
received a sample copy of the weekly
Chicago Inter-Ocean the past week.
Look the paper over. 1t is one of
the best city weeklies published and
for short time only we will make
a special offer to send the Inter-
Ocean free for one year to all sub
scribers who pay for their Reporter
one year in advance. Don't wait
until the time has expired and then
expect us to furnish the paper, as
there is a time limit, but renew for
your Reporter at once and get the
Inter-Ocean a full year free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
The Paving.

: The paving force are getting right
along with their work. Last week
they received a second concrete mix
er and a big twelve ton roller which
is used in surfacing the streets. The
public square and one block north on
Main street is all graded and surfac-
ed up and the work of putting in the
concrete base was commenced yester-
day. The curbing and grading gang
are working south on Main street
and have the curbs in as far south as
the Sigler residence. The curbing on
south Main street will all be finish
ed early next week. And as the paw
ing work progresses regret is heard
on every side that the paving could
not be extended this year clear down
to the depot on Main street.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25

end of the basement as girls toilet
with shower baths, dressing rooms,
etc., also domestic science room and
lunch room. At the other end is the
boys toilet, shower baths, ETC., also,
manual training room, boiler room
and janitor's room.
The building will have a modern
steam heating plant, the steam to be
supplied by the electric lighting
plant, about 200 feet away. There
will be fan blast system, installed
for ventilation. The plumbing will
be the most modern and sanitary.
Altogether the building will be
one of the most modern and up-to-
date schoolhouses that has been
erected in Iowa.
Courtesy Lamont Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
State Highway Commissioners Here
Tomorrow,

The State Highway Commission
ers and State Highway Engineer, will
visit Leon tomorrow. They are max
ing an official inspection of the Inter-
State Trail from the Missouri state
line to Des Moines, and will reach
Leon at 11:45, remaining here one
hour for dinner. They will be ac-
companied by President Hopkins and
other officers of the trail and a num-
Der Of local autoists will escort them
over the trail through Decatur coun-
ty. 1t is hoped that as many as
possible of the township officers and
road men will arrange to meet with
them during their visit to this coun-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25

.. Building is SO feet wide by 1O9
feet long, two stories and basement
high.
< To be built of pressed brick with
a liberal amount of stone trimmings.
There will be three main entrances
at the grade line.
The halls, corridors, stairs and
roof will be of reinforced concrete,
making them strictly fireproof. This
leaves the class rooms, only, to have
frame construction floors so that the
building is absolutely safe from fire.
There is a main corridor, 13 feet
wide, extending the full length of the
building on the urst floor with stairs
at each end leading to the second
floor. Off this main corridor open
the five class rooms which are to be
used for the grades until a grade
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25

building is built Also two large reci-
tation rooms, and the office of the
superintendent. f..
In place of the regular cloak
rooms there will be provided sani-
tary wardrobes. T.
On the second floor is a large as
sembly hall, 4Sx67 feet, with light
from both sides. At one end is a
large stage, and in the rear is plat
form opening into the assembly
room, to be used for library.
On this floor are five recitation
rooms, principals office, laboratory,
two cloak rooms and rest room. Off
of the two cloak rooms end the rest
room, are toilets.
In the basement there is gym
nasium 25 feet by 54 feet, with a
gallery to seat one hundred. At one
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Ashes of Lon H. Boydston Taken to
Knoxville. a.,.

Mrs. L. H. Boydston is in Des
Moines enroute to Montezuma with
an urn in which are ashes of her late
husband, Lon H. Boydston, former
we'll known Iowa editor, whose death
occurred recently in California. Mrs.
Boydston is at the home of her son,
Leo H. Boydston, 1909 Twentieth
street, while on her way to her old
home at Montezuma.-Des Moines
Canital u - -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
New Pump Has Been Shipped.

The big new air pressure pump re-
Gently ordered by the city council
to do the pumping at the water
plant, has been shipped from the fac
tory and is expected now any day.
The electric motors have been receiv-
ed and the concrete foundation for
the new pump is now being installed.
AS soon as the new pump is installed
it is thought that all our troubles
over pumping the water from the
deep we'll to the stand pipe will be
over, something which every one in
Leon will be truly thankful for.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Issued County Map.

The publishers of the Lamont
Chronicle have stepped in and filled
a long felt want by publishing new
county map of Decatur county, which
shows the names of all property
owners in the county. 1t has been
nineteen years since plat of the
county had been printed and the old
plat books were out of date. The
Chronicle has our thanks for copy
of the new map which they are u.s.
ing as premium for their subscrib-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The Decatur County Fair was in
progress at the fair grounds north of
Leon.
Uncle John Patterson, one of the
Oldest citizens of Leon, died. He
was born in Tennessee, Jan. II, 1905
and came to Decatur county, ,sin: ! $50
entering land near where Leon now
stands. At that time he had to drive
SO miles to mill. He was life long
worker in the Methodist church. and
was the first class leader and first
superintendent of the first Sunday
school in Decatur county. He was
also the first harnessmaker who open
ed a shop here He was married to
PAMELA Duke in 1885, who with
two adopted children survive him.
Liel, the youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Parrish, died from an at
tack of, membranous Group.
The machinery at the electric
light plant was put in motion Fri
day evening, and when the whistle
was blown announcing that the plant
had started everybody in town rush
ed to the square to see the first
electric lights burning in Leon.
Geo. w. Baker had entered on his
career as a political speaker, and
was making good. ..
DR.. J. w. Mather, an ardent demo-
crat of Leon, promptly covered a
5000 bet with a Mt. Ayr republican
on the result of the eelction.
F. M. Parsons, of Eden township,
surprised some fellows robbing a
bee tree which he had marked and
filled their anatomy with fine shot,
but no one was seriously injured.
Frank captured a good lantern which
one of the fellows dropped in his
haste to get away from the bee tree.
Some dastardly scoundrels ruined
a threshing machine owned by Pat
rick Mullin, of Eden township, cut
ting the belts, stealing the tools and
the machine was otherwise damaged.
Rob Forgrave, of st. Joe, was WIS.,
iting with friends in this city.
Uncle. Jack Frisby, of Andover,
Mo-, was here visiting his many
friends. &Esr.
Mrs. Horace Farquhar and chill
dren had returned from "a visit of
several weeks in Ohio. &#y}ii@
Sam Mcdaniel, of Eden township,
was in Leon Saturday on business
for the good of the democracy. 49,
Allie wood left for Omaha, Neb.,
where he has position in lumber
yard.
Frank Tew and mother left for a
months visit with relatives in In
dian Territory. 2j#H
Miss Emma Lille, of Eden town
ship, died after an illness of two
weeks with typhoid fever. l't}5:fe.
William Pence, of Grand River
township, had been visiting with
friends in Leon. Mr.. Pence, lives in
a township strongly republican, yet
he perseveres in we'll doing by voting
the democratic ticket. f|5l
Miss Nellie Varga, who was visit
ing with friends in Chicago, was
quite i'll with diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Noble, Of Superior,
Neb., who had recently been married
at Ottumwa, were visiting for few
days in this city at the home of her
brother, G.. B. Daugherty. 5}y1{I
The Union Labor county 5conven-
ton was held at Leon. IT, was pre-
sided over by w. s.. Warnock, OF
Davis City. w. Hammer, 'of La
moni, was nominated for clerk OF the
courts, F. N. Hazelton, :of tFayette
township for member or the board OF
supervisors, Thomas Barnes, OF Leon,
for recorder, no other nominations
being made for county officials. #
x ID
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
''The Girl of the Mountains"

"The Girl of the Mountains" which
comes to the Leon opera house, Sat
urday, Sept. 9th, is the story of a
girl who has lived with hermit in
the mountains ever since she was
kidnapped when youngster. The
hermit finds a gold mine and the girl
is taken to New York where with the
hermit's millions, she is enabled to
get into society Her experiences
there and her final return to her
mountain home and happiness are
cleverly told. Prices, Csc, 35c and
SOC ta... w.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Bargains in Autos.

have Maxwell car, good as new,
either two or four passenger, and a
five passenger Velie, 40 horse power
in good shape, which / will sell or
trade at big bargain. If you want
second hand car see me and / can
fit you out. AS quick as my new
garage is completed so l can show
my cars will make the lowest prices
on new cars ever offered in this sec
tion. Don't buy without seeing me.
C. NJ. Axes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
DIR. ID. II. Springsteen Died Monday
F Night.

DR.. D. r. Springsteen, the well,
known physician of Decatur City,
died at his home in Decatur City
Monday night, his death following an
illness of several weeks. His funeral
will be held at Decatur City Thurs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Death Of Uncle Wesley Baker.

Uncle Wesley Baker, one of the
oldest residents of Decatur county,
died at his home few miles south
west of Leon on Thursday morning
and was buried at Bethel on Wednes-
day afternoon. He had been in fail
ing health for many months and his
death was not unexpected. We trust
we will be furnished with data for a
suitable obituary in time for next
weeks paper. slfs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Raised Peanuts.

Ormond Starr, of The Reporter
force, tried raising peanuts in their
garden this year, and although the
season was too dry for nearly all
kinds of garden stuff, the peanuts
did remarkably we'll. He planted
fifty hills, and all but two or three
grew and the roots are covered with
nuts. He brought one stalk to The.
Reporter Office Monday which had
thirty nuts growing on the roots.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
1.-THE Girl of the Mountains.',

"The Girl of the Mountains which
comes to the Leon opera house, on
Saturday, Sept. 9th, is a society
play with tinge of the backwoods
and the great northwest. 1t is an in
teresting story which holds the i'm
terest we'll throughout the entire ac-
tion of the play and arouses plenty Of
enthusiasm. Prices, Csc, 35c and
SOC. s3!s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Marriage Licenses.

Claude E. Ellsworth Wilkie, Grand
River 5.!.. ..25
Emma Matilda Fry, DeKalb ....21
Gale Surber, Decatur. ......... .1S
Hazel Marie Riddle, Decatur IL
Will Hamblin, Hatfield, Mo. -. .43
Mrs. Letha Morris, Mt. Ayr. 49,. "a
Jesse Alvaf Maynor, Leon. ...... .25
Nellie Marie Mcdaniel, Leon -. Is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25

Before you go to business coll
lege investigate our superior: meth
DDS of personal instruction. Terms
to suit you. Write for Information
to nearest school, Ransomerian
Business Schools, Centerville, Iowa,
Kansas City, Mo-, Atlantic, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Notice.

To patrons of the Decatur County
Mutual Telephone Co:-After Oct. l.,
1913, collections for tolls and rentals
will be received at the Central once
from 8 to IL a. m, and from to 5
p. m.
Decatur Co. Mutual Telephone Co.
Grace Nish and Matte Evans,
Collectors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
For Sale.

Combination saddle and single
driving mare, PAGER in harness,
single footer under saddle, eight
years old and sound A very ambit-
ious, stylish, attractive mare, can
step very fast. For sale at bar
gain. John .E. Wallace,
f5Es:,ss Weldon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-25
Baptist Church.

Rev C. w. Reeder will preach at
the Baptist church next Sund lay even
ing at 5 o'clock. sS A cordial invitation
to all to attend the services.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-01-03
DEPOSED'
As A Priest Was DR.. MORT
mer Today

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 3l--Rev DIR.
Alfred G. Mortimer, who suddenly re-
signed last week as rector OF st.
Marks Protestant Episcopal Church
of this city. was depOsed as a priest
today by Bishop Rhinelander, after
the receipt Of . letter by the Bishop
from Dr. Mortimer. In which the latter
renounced the ministry.
The unfrocking took place In the
presence OF two priests OF the church
in accordance with the canons Of the
denomination.
In making the announcement the
bishops secretary said:
"The matter Is very serious and
must be made known TO the ministers
and Bishops OF the church"
This was the only statement made
regarding the offense. DR.. Mortimer,
who is 81 years old, is staying vi h !,
brother in Jersey City, ~ 10,
lt.is said he Intends to sail for Eng
land lL shorty, re game to this elty
iroin ~ england IN iS77.o one 9A
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-01-03
TO BE GALA DAY At LANSING

Lansing. Michigan. Dec. 31--The ad.
vance guard of what promises to be
the biggest crush of visitors ever seen
here has arrived to witness the swear
ing in of Woodbridge N. Ferris, the
first Democratic governor elected In
Michigan in twenty-five years. Elab-
crate preparations have been made for
tomorrow's ceremonies, and all State
and city buildings and many business
houses and residences are profusely
decorated. 1t Is expected that by to-
morrow noon 10000 strangers will be
in the capital. Special trains have
been chartered to bring large parties
OF Democrats from Detroit, Grsnd
Rapids and other points.