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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Notice to Subscribers About Chang.
ing Address.

We desire to call the attention of
our subscribers to matter which is
causing The Reporter a great deal
of work and Inconvenience in regard
to changing the address of other
papers than The Reporter. Hardly
a day goes by that we 40 not receive
requests to change the address of
one or more subscribers, not only to
The Reporter but for other papers
which the subscriber is taking and
we are compelled to write a separate
letter for each and pay the postage.
We cannot undertake to change ad-
dresses of other papers than The
Reporter. If you are taking addi-
tional papers in club with The Re-
porter and want your address chang
ed, write direct to the publisher Of
the paper and have the address
changed. . 1t is not much work or ex-
pense to the individual subscriber
but putting them all on The Report
era editor makes him, pile of work
and expense. We are always glad
to- change the address of a Reporter
subscriber, but must insist that the
subscriber notify the other publish
erS direct --
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Keep Your Chickens IN.

There is city license in Leon re-
quiring persons who keep chickens
to keep them confined on their own
premises. Now that garden season
is at hand the city authorities are
having the usual number of COM
plants from persons who have neigh
bors who permit their chickens to
run at large and destroy gardens.
The Reporter editor has small gar
den, which he paid man good mon
ey to make for us, but at the rate
it has been destroyed the past week
we are not going to raise very much
garden truck on account of the num-
crous chickens who persist. in Wis
iting our garden. We are not a
very good shot, but we have secured
gun and supply of ammunition
and we are going to try and protect
that garden even at the risk of
spilling some chicken blood. We are
not looking for trouble with any per-
son, but we propose to protect our
property from marauding chickens
which have no right to run at large.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Leon May Get State Normal School.

Fred L. Manhannah, assistant in
the Office of the state superintendent
at Des Moines, was in Leon last
Thursday, visiting the Leon High
School and comforting with the
school board in regard to giving
Leon one of the Normal Training
Schools which are to be established
in various parts of the state, and
the prospects are mighty good that
Leon will get the school. The last
legislature authorized the establish
ment of 35 additional normal
schools and it looks as if Leon would
be able to meet all of the require
ments necessary to secure the school.
If the normal school is located here
the school will receive aid from the
state and an additional teacher
would have to be employed to teach
domestic science and home econom-
les. The matter will be definitely
decided within short time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Many Veterans Will Attend Semi
g Centennial Home Coming at
Des MOines in June.

1T is estimated that fifteen thous-
and veterans of the civil war will
visit Des Moines in June upon the
occasion of the semi-centennial home
coming Of the Iowa veterans Of the
civil war. The event will be held in
conjunction with the thirty-ninth
annual state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, of
which Capt. J. D. Brown, of Leon, is
department commander. 1t IS esti-
mated that there are $4,000 surviv-
ors of the Iowa regiments living in
the state and the greater number of
these will be in attendance, and at
least 1000 veterans who are now
living in other states will attend
General Greenville M. Dodge will be
the commanding officer, and he has
selected his staff of aides, among
which are two former residents of
Decatur county, Capt. T. H. Brown,
Of Chicago, who served in the Third
Iowa Cavalry and Fred Teale, of
Long Beach, California, who served
in the Fourth Iowa Cavalry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
VOLUME L1X, NO. 81.
Supervisors Must Select Road Sys-sa
TEN for State Highway Com
mission.

A county map will be sent to each
| board of supervisors in the state
this week by the state highway COM
mission. Under the new law it is
made the duty Of the supervisors at
once to designate on these maps the
roads they decide should make up
the county system. s
Within two weeks the tentative
systems are to be completed. The
marked maps must be posted in the,
county auditors Office for twenty
days SO the people of the county
may inspect the divisions made in
the roads. If objections are filed
hearings are to be held by the coun-
ty boards. IT an agreement cannot
be reached the maps are forwarded
to the highway commission. 1t is
made the duty of the commission to
settle whatever difference may exist.
The systems as proposed by the
county boards must be approved by
the commission When approved
the maps are to be returned. The
law requires that all of the county
systems be approved by March I,
1914.
AS soon as county road system
is designated by county board and
approved by the commission a map
showing the county and township
road systems will be printed by the
commission. An order for 100 of
these maps for each county has been
made by the commission. 1t is the
intention of the members of the
commission to send map to each
township trustee.
THE original map must be filed
in the Office of the county recorder"
Thomas H. Macdonald, state high
way engineer who was in conference
with the attorney general, said Mon
day. Members Of the commits
sion believe that better results can
be had if copy of the map is given
to every township officer. Then
there can be no complaint about it
being difficult to learn what roads
belong to the county SYSTEM"
1t is probable that list of in
struction relating to working the
roads at once will be sent out with
the maps this week. Until a desig-
nation OF highways is made it now
is impossible to get road work done.
1--WE are considering an order that
as soon as the supervisors prepare
their tentative county road system
they assume responsibility for those.
roads," Mr. Macdonald said. ''If
this is done the township officers i
will be required to take care of the
remainder of the roads.
Some plan of this sort will have
to be adopted in order to get the
roads dragged this spring. IT. viii
be ninety days at least before thu
commission approves the; road sys-
TENS of all the counties. 8 II v SEE
'.The question OF whether the
commission has such authority may
be raised. But if the commission
has no authority to do this it will
fall short Of accomplishing what it
has set out to do. The law gives the
commission authority to enforce the
law relative to the duties of the
county and township officers. The
commission should be upheld in a
tentative ORDER A..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
A Convenient Fixture.

r. S. Stewart, OF "The Big Furni-
ture Store" has added new fixture
to his store which is most convent
ent one for showing the large stock
Of linoleums which he carries. 1t is
81 hnoleum display rack, which will
carry fifteen big rolls of linoleum, so
arranged that the linolellm can be
shown to customers by simply turn
ing a handle. 1t will save a pile Of
heavy lifting and at the same time
enable the customer to see the full
line of patterns and compare them.
Mr.. Stewart carries one Of the larg-
est stocks Of linoleums in the state,
and if you are interested in anything
in this line, drop into 'The Big
Store" next door to Hansell's and
he will take pleasure in showing you
the new display rack.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY
John 7. Smith Received Fatal l0jur-
les in a Runaway Accident at
Van Vert Monday Evening.

John Tillman Smith was fatally
injured in runaway accident at
Van Vert Monday evening, about s
which he died about an hour later.
Monday evening Mr.. Smith was
driving his team hitched to wagon,
and when near the residence of E.
o. Stearns the team became fright
ened at an auto standing in a yard
and ran away. Mr.. Smith was
thrown from the wagon, and his
clothing caught on the brake and he
was dragged under the wagon for a
distance of three and half blocks,
when the team ran into a tree and
stopped. He received assistance at
once, but died about an hour after
the accident, number of his ribs
being broken and he received inter-
nal injuries which caused his death.
lie is survived by. his wife and three
children, all grown. The funeral
was held from the home in Van
Vert on Wednesday morning at / II
o'clock.
Mr. Smith was a we'll known citi-
zen OF Decatur county, having re-
sided here for many years. For
long time he was a resident of Eden
township. where he engaged in
farming and was perhaps known bet
ter by the name OF tSorghum) John
Smith, from the fact that he was
engaged in the molasses business
and to distinguish him from others
Of the Smith families. Some years
ago he removed from Eden township
to a farm near Van Vert, where he
was quite successful. A few months
ago he moved to Van Vert.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
The Paving Meeting.

There was fair attendance at
the meeting of citizens held at the
court house Tuesday evening to dis
cuss the proposed paving on Main
street. Mayor Foxworthy was Sc
G. Mitchell secretary, and there was
considerable discussion of the sub
ject. but nothing was accomplished.
Ex Mayor John McVicar, of Des
Moines, was in the city and made a
talk explaining the advantages of
paving and afterwards stated that
Leon was in far better financial
condition than many of the towns
and cities which were paving. Coun-
Gilman Gardner made a statement
of the figures covering the total as
sessment Of property in Leon and
What the revenue and needs Of the
city were, stating that. it would be
necessary to purchase a new pump
for the waterworks, ana there was
probably large expenditure con-
fronting the city to take care of the
septic sewer plant, which must be
met. He said he was in favor of
paving, but did not see how the city
could pay for the intersections. City
treasurer Gammill also made talk
urging people to go slow and not
put burden on the city which they
could not meet. Many who were
strongly in favor of paving were
present and were called upon to ex-
press their views, but they declined
as they considered that the matter
had been fully presented to the city
council with the petition at their
recent meeting The city council
seems favorable to paving if they
can find any means by which the
city can do SO. -,. -.. .
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
School Board Elected Teachers for
.4sf s @ Next Year,

lis At meeting of the Leon school
board held Monday evening the sup
erintendent and teachers for next
year were all elected with the eXcep-
Btion of one assistant in the High
School and the music teacher.
Prof o. NJ. Gass was reelected as
superintendent for the coming year,
his assistants in the High School be-
ing Miss Marea Sears principal,
Misses Mate Parrish, Himena Hoff-
man and Margaret Hurst assistants,
with one assistant yet to be selected,
and in case we secure the Normal
School it will be necessary to employ
another teacher to teach domestic
science and home economics. .a
The following grade teachers
were elected: "
NORTH BUILDING.
3th grade--Miss Halle Moore.
~ 7th grade-Miss Nellie Mullin.
5th and 9Th grades-Miss Olive
GWinn. H.
ss58f 3rd and 4th, grades-Miss Ophie
Clark.
End and 3rd grades-Miss Berta
Peck. -s. -.s
Primary grades-Misses Addie
Crawford and Nita Cherry. t.
zg SOUTH BUILDING.
35 9th and 7th grades-Miss Ella
Grogan.
4th and 5th grades-Miss LYDIA
{ Epperley,
End and 3rd grades-Miss Grace
Beavers.
Primary-Mi Helen Deck.
S Misses Shonts and Pardun who
I taught in the High School the past
year did not apply for the schools
again, Miss Shonts having accepted
q position at Usage, Iowa, and Miss
i Pardun having several positions un-
+ der consideration.
The board took no action at the
meeting Monday night as to the sal
aries for the coming year, but there
viii probably be q number Of in
Z creases made to conform with the
requirements OF the new minimum
teaehers salary law enacted by the
Ssfiseceit Legislature.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Change in Grocery Firm.

A deal was closed up last Friday
whereby S. E. Benefiel, purchased a
half interest in the grocery store of
A. NJ. Caster and the firm will be
Caster & Benefel. Mr.. Benefiel is
a hustler in any business he engages
in, and the new firm will be better
prepared than ever to look after
their customers They have big
adv. in this weeks Reporter and are
making some exceptional low prices.
Messrs. Caster and Benefiel are both
good business men and the new firm
will enjoy continuance of the
splendid patronage which the Caster
grocery has always enjoyed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Tells How He Does 1t.

In the April number of Judicious
Advertising, one of the leading ad-
vertising magazines of America,
there is we'll written article on
"One Retailers Experience" written
by Jas. w. Hurst, senior member of
the we'll known firm Of Jas. w. Hurst
& Co., of this city, who is recognized
by the wholesale firms as well as the
buying public as one of the must
successful retail merchants in the
west. Mr. Hurst tells in a concise
and readable way just how he has
built up their big business, which is
steadily increasing, and so we'll was
his article received by the patrons of
"Judicious Advertising, that the
publishers have written him, compli-
menting him on his article, and say
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Cemetery Association Meeting.

The Leon Cemetery Association
will meet at the assembly room of
the library on Monday evening, May
4th, at s o'clock. This is the first
annual meeting of the association,
and new officers are to be elected
and work planned for the coming
year. Everybody interested in i'm
proving the Leon cemtery, whether
a member of the association or not,
is invited to attend this meeting. 1t
is a worthy movement and should
have the hearty cooperation and
support Of all our citizens.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Settled in Full.

l have this day received a draft
from Pease & Pease, of Leon, local
agents of the Farmers Insurance
Co., of Cedar Rapids, for $4,000, the
full amount of the policy I carried
in this company on my house and
contents which were destroyed by
fire a few weeks ago. cannot
speak too highly of this company and
their local agents for the prompt
and satisfactory manner in which
they settled my loss in full, without
any quibbling or cutting 1t will
certainly. pay any property owner to
carry his insurance in this company
for they act on the square with the
policy holder in case of loss
IL D. F. LONG.
Leon, Iowa, April Is, 1913.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
May Pole Entertainment.

A program consisting of music
and readings will be given by Mes
sers. Manley, Belding, Misses Horn
er, Shonts, Hutchinson, Hurst, Null
linnix, Pullin, Moore and Mrs. Gret-
chen Myers Lewis, Thursday even
ing, May 1st at the K. P. hall, the
proceeds to go for a park fund.
The band will furnish music for
the May Pole The informal vote
for May Queen closes at IL o'clock,
Thursday. The three receiving the
greatest number of votes will be
voted upon at the door.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Met With a Bad Accident.

We have just learned of bad ac-
cident which befell Mrs. T.'rW. Wal
ler Tat her home in Decatur City a
week ago last Wednesday. Some
months ago Mrs. Waller fell and
broke her thigh and was just getting
able to be up and around the house.
She had been sitting in chair and
when she arose she slipped and fell
to the floor and broke her thigh in
the same place as before and also
broke her left wrist. i 1t will take
many weeks for her to recover from
the accident, which is very severe
one, and is causing her much suf-
fering. y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Leon Must Have More Houses.

Never in the history of Leon has
there been such scarcity OF houses
as at the present time, number
of families simply being up against
it for a house, and not an empty
house in the city. Leon needs more
houses for. rent, and some Of our
citizens who have some idle money
could make q good Investment by
putting up some desirable residences
ana would have no trouble In rent
ing them at good rent. Si
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Celebrated, Sixty-Fourth Wedding
Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Cannon, of
this city, celebrated their sixty
fourth wedding anniversary in a
quiet way at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. J. L. Mitchell, last
Saturday, their children and other
relatives being present and they en-
joyed a splendid dinner and a pleas
ant day. There are very few couples
who live to celebrate their sixty
fourth wedding anniversary, but Mr..
and Mrs. Cannon are still enjoying
their honeymoon and their many
friends trust they may be spared in
their happiness for many years to
come
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
EARL RILEY ACQUITTED
At the Preliminary fearing Held Be-
fore Justice Wartord in this
City on Last Monday.

.$ ... The preliminary hearing of Earl
Nv. Riley who was under arrest on
a warrant charging him with murder
in connection with the killing of
Willis C. Woodard at Decatur City
on Sunday, April goth, was held be-
fore Justice A. r. Warford at the
court house Monday, and resulted
/ in the discharge of Mr.. Riley.
The court house was filled with
spectators, the state being represent
\ ed by county attorney p. H. Sharp,
assisted by Geo. w. Baker and Mar
ion Woodard and the defendant was
represented by C. w. Hoffman, V. r..
case was taken before justice War
court of justice J. J. Wall, before
whom the information was filed.
IN The state introduced eight wit
S. H. Boak, R. E. Ross, John Coffin,
Blades. Their testimony was prac-
tically as given at the coroner's in
quest and published in The Reporter
last week, with the exception of the
witnesses, DR.. Camp, John Coffin
fled that he was mayor of Decatur
City, and after Willis Woodard was
arrested and fined on the night be-
fore he was killed for shooting in
the city limits, that about twenty
minutes or half an hour after he left
the mayors Office that Earl Riley
came into his office and inquired If
Woodard was there. He told him
no, and asked Riley if he wanted
to file any information against
&Woodard and he said he did not.
John Coffin, father of Carl Coffin,
the mail carrier whom Woodard
shot at on Saturday night, merely
testified that Earl Riley called at his
home on Sunday morning about 8
o'clock, and asked for Carl. He was
still in bed and the witness called
to him and told him Riley wanted
to see him, and then he went up
town. Said he did not know wheth-
er Riley and his son held conver-
,sation thai. morning or not as he
did not hear it. E. E. Blades, sta
tion agent at Decatur City, testified
that he was in the drug store when
the trouble started between Wood
ard and Riley, and that when Wood
ard spoke to Riley the latter told
him he did not want to have any
thing to do with him and for him to
not speak to him. Woodard- asked
Riley to come out side, and they
went out.
I. " After the state had introduced
their witnesses the attorneys for the
defendant filed a motion to dis
charge the defendant on the ground
that the state had not shown evil
dence sufficient to warrant binding
him over to the grand jury, as the
evidence showed that he had fired
the fatal shot in self defense. The
motion was argued at some length
by the attorneys for the state and
the defendant, and when they had
finished justice Warford sustained
the motion and discharged Riley
from custody and exonerated his
bond s..u-
At the coroner's inquest over the
body of Mr.. Woodard the jury re-
turned a verdict that the killing
was in self defense, and at the pre-
liminary hearing justice Warford
held the same, and there is now no
charge against Mr.. Riley. OF course
the matter can be brought before
the grand jury, which will probably
be done, but the general opinion of
the public seems to be that no indict-
ment will be returned by the grand
jury.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
To The Customers of The Leon Flee
trio Co.

Owing to our increased business
We find it necessary to ask our GUS
toners to call at our Office, first
door north of the post Office, to set
tie their light bills.
Each customer will receive a state
ment of his account on or before the
fifth of each month, when these bills
are due. IF NOT PAID before the
18th, the service will be discontin-
ued.
This does not apply to those who
pay at the banks. -r
-s-g Leon Electric Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
County Auditor and County Record
er Will Get Increase in Salaries.

Among the new laws passed by the
recent general assembly was one in
creasing the salaries of the county
auditor and county recorder in pro-
portion to the population Of the
county. Auditor Mclaughlin will
receive an increase from $1400 to
$500 per year and recorder Gardner
will get an increase from 1920 to
'S140O. The increase In salaries will
take effect July 1st s8 8sE
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Election of Officers.

Annual election of officers Of the
Leon Commercial Club next Friday
night at the club rooms. Other mat
ters of Importance will come before
the club at that time. Meeting will
be called to order promptly at 8:15..
Harry j. tVogt, Pres. 4
Jas. F. Harvey, Sec. NJ x.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Pasture for Rent.

$40 acres Of pasture near DeKalb.
Will rent it all or in parts. or will
take Ia stock by the month II not
rented 1t once. Communicate with
Bert Anderson on place or write the
nnderaiened 36-3tA
Ed ii. Sh1rp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Notice to Assessors.

All township and town assessors
must have their assessors books in
the county auditors Office not later
than May 5th, 1913, as my report to
state auditor must be compiled not
later than May 10th.
Z r. E. McLaughlin,
County Auditr-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Leon High School Alumni.

All alumni OF the Leon High
School are requested to mail to Ed
Farquhar, Leon, Iowa, at once, their
full name, postoffice address, present
occupation and year when gradual
ed This is desired for the purpose
of making for distribution COM
.plete record and roster of all grad
yates.
Ed Farquhar,
4sErt f94 sGEEh. Co 5Duh1;cify Cnuo m ittno
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
Marriage Licenses.

Sec. Publicity Commit
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-01

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doctors Daughter Took It."
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