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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09
ROLL OF HONOR.
Pupils in the Leon Schools who have
Been Neither Absent Nor Tardy s.
During Month of September.
NORTH BUILDING.

18th grade.-Leland Allbaugh,
Helen Barrett, Abby Carrithers,
Gladys Chambers, Wilma CARRIER,
Wilfred CARRIER, Ruby Gardner, James
Hoffman, Harriette Lionberger,
Marie McClaran, Fay Macy, Emmett
Mullins, Maude Ogilvie, Lenore
Price, Chas. Scott, Robert Teale.
18th grade.-Nina Bowman, Mary
Boyce, Myrtle Boyce, Lola Brazelton,
Leal Buchanan, Grace Campbell,
Angie Cozad, Rollie Nale, Marguerite
Daughton, LYDIA Davis, Grace Durell,
Lila Easter, Elma Forbes, Clara
CARRIER, Myra CARRIER, Cora Hembrey,
Katherine Horn, Dorothy Hull
Gretchen Hurst, Margaret McKlveen,
Fern Melvin, Lenna Muse, Nina Oh
sen, Lelah Ryan, Andrew Scott,
Mabel Slower, Horny VanNostrand,
Cecil Wright. -.
10th grade.-Lois Ackerley, Geo.
Chastain, Helen Dorm, Gladys Dunn,
Fred Epperley, Freda Ferren, John
Gates, Dick Gillian, Ruth Gittinger,
Winnifred Hamilton, Ida Hazlett,
Carney Howell, Bert Kemp, Frances
Kentner, Dewey Long, Charles Nor
gan, Myrtle Phipps, Leslie Pullin,
Bryan Robbins, Roscoe Scott, Neil
Smith, George Springer, Willard
Slower, Orvil Weaver, Erema WOOL
man, lone Woolman, Hazel Mullins,
Bruce Townsend. "a
er Dale, Elizabeth Daughton, Elvie
9th grade.-Clella Anderson, Eth
ell Beers, Okal Brown, Rhea Butler,
Marie Campbell, Ethel Carrithers,
Josephine Coder, Loree Coons, Hom-
er Dale, Elizabeth Daughton, Elvie
Durell, Claire Fletcher, Jane Foil
mer, Pearl Cannon, Lynn Gardner,
Addie Hogue, Tom Horn, Lee Horn
ey, Helen Imhoff, Ella kalkofen,
Nancy Kemp, Ofie Leeper, Harry
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09
FIGURE UP YOUR INCOME AND
SEE IF 1T REACHES $4,000.
If So Perhaps You Can Get or Some
of the Exemptions Which
the Law Provides.

Within few days the senate and
house will reach an agreement on
the tariff law and income tax provi-
sion will be law. This affects all in
comes of single persons over $4,000
and of married persons over $4,000.
Two primary methods of collecting
the tax are contained in the law. one
is individual return made by citizen,
the other return by corporations
and other employers who pay their
employees taxes at the source. Under
the law every large company employ
ing labor will be compelled to report
any regular salaries it pays in excess
of the $4,000 figure and will pay the
taxes for it's employees and deduct the
tax from their pay envelope.
This payment at the source will
apply to salaries, rent, interest, roy
alties, partnership profits and some
other sources of income, and persons
receiving such incomes must be pre-
pared to show that the money has
paid it's tax at it's source.
May Claim Exemptions.
In figuring up his net income for
the taxpayer, the American business
man after deducting $4,000 for him
self, or $4,000 if married, will have
the right to claim the following adj
ditional exemptions:
Necessary expenses Of carrying on
the business, not including personal
living or family expenses.
Interest paid out on Indebtedness.
National, state, county, school or
municipal taxes paid within the year.
Trade losses, or storm or fire loss
es not covered by insurance.
worthless debts charged off dur
ing the year.
A reasonable allowance for the de-
probation of property.
Dividends from company income
or which has already been taxed.
Interest from state, municipal or
government bonds.
1t is a clear provision of the law,
however, that the taxable person
must make a return to the internal
revenue collector for his entire met
income" and exemptions claimed un-
der the law must be submitted to the
federal officers for them to determine
upon their reasonableness of legality.
Tax is Graduated.
The amount of the income tax as
figured agreed upon follows.
From $4,000 to $4,000, 1 per
cent; 100000 to $4,000, 2 per cent;
$4,000 to $4,000, 3 per cent; $751;
900 to 100000, 4 per cent; $780,
900 to $250,000, S per cent; $780,
900 to 100000, 6 per cent; above
100000, per cent.
A single man with an income of
$4,000 for example would pay
per cent on $4,000 and 2 per cent
on $1,000, a total tax of 1910. If
married, the first tax of l per cent
would apply to $4,000 of the in
come
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09
School Exhibit.

A school exhibit will be held in
December, in connection with the
Farmers Institute and Educational
meet. Preliminary plans are being
made and the list of articles to be
entered for prizes together with the
list of prizes offered, will be publish
ed soon The county superintendent
does not know yet where the money
for prizes is coming from. Here is
an opportunity for those who are
interested in the welfare and pro-
gress of our public schools to mani
fest that interest in a material way.
Voluntary contributions to this good
cause will be gratefully received and
wisely expended. If there are con-
tributors who are interested in the
development of some special line OF
school work, we shall be glad to
have them say for what purpose they
wish their money expended, and also
to name the articles they wished to
have offered as prizes. We hope
teachers will not hesitate to suggest
lines of work which they would like
to have entered in the exhibits.
:: :: ::
AT the meeting Of the Decatur
County Medical Association Oct. 30,
paper will be read by Dr.. Jeanette
Throckmorton, of Charlton, on 1.-The
Heredity of Feeblemindedness.' A
special invitation has been extended
to teachers to be present. No more
important question could be present
ed for the consideration of parents
and teachers. We trust that the
teachers of the county will make the
most of this opportunity for eugenic
education.
The Iowa State Teachers Associa-
ton meets at Des Moines, November
6, 7, and 8. The state superinten-
dent recommends that teachers be
to attend this meeting with
out loss of time and salary, and the
county superintendent most heart
ly seconds the recommendation. For
a number of years the boards of edu-
cation in the towns of the county
have been allowing and expecting
the teachers to attend, but the at
tendance from the rural districts has
been very small The Rural School
of the association has
been splendidly developed during
the last few years and now offers
some of the most interesting and
helpful features of the entire pro-
gram.
Why should not our Decatur coun-
ty rural schools share in the bene-
fits to be derived from this source?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For grea!
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease and prescribed local remedies, ana
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven Catarrh to be consti-
tutional disease. and therefore REQUIRES
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Che icy &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only Cc.lstitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken In
ternally in doses from 10 drops to q tea.
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
OFFER one hundred dollars for any case 1t
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials.
E Address: =. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Q.
Sold BY Druggists, &c.
TAKE Halrs Iamily Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09
Eczema and Itching Cured.

The soothing, healing medication
in DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment
penetrates every tiny pore of the
skin, clears it of all impurities
stops itching instantly. DR.. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment is guaran-
teed to speedily heal eczema, rashes,
ringworm, letter and other insight
" eruptions. Eczema Ointment is a
Doctors prescription, not an expert
ment. All druggists or by mail, SOC.
Pfeiffer Chemical Co., Philadelphia
and st. Louis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09

Every school in the county we be-
lieve is now in session; but there are
a number of teachers who have not
yet sent in the preliminary classifi-
cation report, which should be mail
ed at the close of the first week of
schools. If there are teachers who
did not receive the blank form for
this report please write for it, i'm
mediately.
Last week we published part OF
the Compulsory Attendance law
, This week we give another bit of
mandatory school legislation pertain
ing to school libraries:
(SchOol Laws of Iowa, PIP. 120-1.)
LIBRARIES.
Sec. 2823-n. Library fund. The
treasurer of each school township
and each rural independent district
in this state shall withhold annually,
from the money received from the
appOrtiOnment for the several school
districts, not less than five or more
than fifteen cents, as may be ordered
by the board, for each person of
school age residing in each school
corporation, as shown by the annual
report OF the secretary, for the pur
chase OF books as hereinafter pro-
vided. When SO ordered by the
board OF directors, the provisions OF
this section shall apply to any indie
pendent district. Us G. A., CHI. %,
-
Notes: l. Mandatory. 1t is man
datory upon the treasurer in each
school township and each rural indie
pendent district to withhold from
the apportionment each year GER
tain number of cents for each person
between the ages of and 2 years,
for the purchase of library books.
3. Contingent fund. Under sec
ton 1888, the board may use the
contingent fund to purchase diction-
aries, library books, maps, charts,
and apparatus, to an amount not eX-
ceeding twenty-five dollars in any
one year for each schoolroom under
its charge.
5. School house fund. The cleo
tors may vote schoolhouse fund for
the purchase of library books Sec
ton 2749.
Sec. 2S23-o. Purchase of books
distribution. Between the third
Monday of September and the first
president and secretary of the
board, with the assistance of the
county superintendent of schools,
shall eXpend all money withheld by
the treasurer as provided in section
one of this act, in the purchase of
books selected from the lists pre-
pared by the state board of educa-
Iional examiners as hereinafter pro-
vided, for the use of the school dis
trict; in school townships the secre-
tary shall distribute the books thus
selected to the librarians among the
several subdistricts, and at least
semi-annually collect the same and
distribute others. (2S G. A., oh. %,
~
Notes: 1. Use of library fund.
The money withheld by the treasur
er cannot be used for any purpose
except the purchase of books. All ex-
penses such as freight charges, ex-
press, postage, exchange, library
cases, and record books, should be
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09
Council Proceedings.
City Hall, Oct.

City Hall, Oct. z, 1913.
Council met in regular session,
with o. w. Foxworthy, mayor in
chair. - t.--.. 4. /
Councilmen present, G. NJ. Axes, E.
G. Monroe, Stephen Varga, win
Cash and Morris Gardner.
Reading and approving minutes of
previous meeting.
Moved and seconded that the in
spectors at the concrete mixers be al
lowed 81 for each half day or frac-
tional part thereof motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the
claim of Hall e., Adams be allowed,
less 1928 claimed for testing &C.
ment.
Moved and seconded that the fol-
lowing claims be allowed:
Crane Co., supplies. ....$ 1882
Chef Pullen, work on streets 1000
VIM. Crichton & Son, water
taps. 1916
Journal Co., printing ...... 37.55
j. l.. Mitchell, work at pump $3.50
Electric Light Co., lights. =. 145.17
L. Pullin, inspector -. :. 34.O0
H. VanNostrand, rodman. :. $500
F. VanNostrand, rodman. =. 400
w. NJ. Gardner, inspector. 500
American Well Works, sup
plies 9.45
c.. Harmon, work. .... $50
Bert Scott, work. ......... 80
Ward Blackburn, work -. 21.40
A. p. Olsen, on salary. ..... 1000
Leon Electric Co. two motors 647.07
Leland LutZ, work. ..... 10
Hetherington & Berner Brick
10
Standard Oil Co., oil. -. 19.42
Iowa Valve Co., nozzle caps. LOO
J. M. Gardner, reading
meters. 49,. .....' 100
Pittsburgh Meter Co. meters 52.10
w. S. Gardner, work. -. 1888
Hazel Swanson, copy work. 4.5O
Crane Co., gate valve. ..... l7.O1
S. G.. Mitchell, quarter salary 1875
o. w. Foxworthy, quarter
salary. 49,. 80. 6Z.oO
Alex IrOnside, salary. 37.l3
A. C. Stephens, salary. 1918
C. M. Axes, hauling sand. -. $50
Mr.. Bigley, hauling sand. so
D. Ironside, work on cross
American Well Works, sup *
plies. -. ........ o.oV
A. S. Hebener, work on cross
ings. 49,. 80. ). -. 1910
Louis Elwell, smithing. -. $50
Walter Cruikshank, work on
well ...r... 49,. - -. 1'oO
Fred Honnold, work on we'll 4.7O
Phillip Williams, work on
We'll 49,. $50. -. 4.OO
A. E. Mullin, work on well. $3.50
Mayor appointed S. Varga, E. G.
Monroe and Win Cash on committee
to investigate the merits of City
Scale proposition, and to see If To-
cation for one could be found
Moved and seconded that council
adjourn to call of mayor. Motion
carried.
G.,l o. w. FOXWORTHY,
Attest: Mayor.
S. G. Mitchell, City Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
By Mabel Horner, County Supt.
Teachers Examination.

The next regular teachers exam
ination will be held at the Office of
the count superintendent Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 20,
80 and 81.
The schedule of examinations is as
follows:
WEDNESDAY
Forenoon Afternoon
Preliminary Geography
Didactics History
photography Oral Reading
Reading (written)
THURSDAY
Preliminary Music
Arithmetic Grammar
Physiology Penmanship
FRIDAY
Preliminary Civics
Algebra Physics
Economics
New-York tribune., 1913-09-07
Drawings by Charles Livingston Bull

y 'lNIIuS NllIN luNNblN Ol my HE
wish TO emphasize the fact that
my honor is unimpeachable;
therefore, whatever incidents of nv
career | may here relate will be
found absolutely true. Before be-
ginning, however, let me give brief
description OF my species. We are
proud Of our good looks.
My father and mother were thor
oughbred Labrador dogs. born on
that northern coast near a light
house, where they and many of their
kind were employed in saving human
lives from drowning, task for which
we LabradorianS are emincntlv fitted
by nature. Our species is noted
Tor many characteristics possessed
by no others of the dog family
large, broad, bearlikc heads, full of
a superior quality of brains: ewes
large and very wide apart; exceed
ingly broad and very powerful Jaws:
deep chests; strong and DO, un-
usually long legs, the entire figure
standing about twenty-five inches
tall, long, straight, silky, yoal-oia.k
hair, S1 thick that when We swim
the water presses il flat against the
body, protecting the skin from the
cold water, as DO the feathers on
duck.
Speaking Of ducks, We, like them,
are web footed. SO tina, when IN the
water our feet spread ont 10 the size
New-York tribune., 1913-09-07
BY H. E. HENWOOD

that time Leona and | had acquired
a good working knowledge OF the
English language, and among other
words knew what Jump" meant.
Sometimes we three rovcrs would
walk out to the end Of a long high
pier to take a dive, and would line
up on the edge Of the wharf, ready
for the plunge. When Comrade
would say Jump we would all 90
over together, striking the water at
the same time. We dogs were about
SIX months old when we began our
first lessons in high jumping, and al
thossh scarcely hall grown We took
great pride in being able 10 swim
ashore supporting Comradc between
Us. Hcwould put his fingers through
the rings Of our collars, and living fiat
on the water let Us bear him 10 shore.
On such occasions there was little
Jealous rivalry between Lcona and
myself as to which was rendering the
more aid.
one Of our favoritc water pas,iucs
vl- diving for different articles.
principally an old silver wa,chcasc.
which was kept BRIGHT and shining
~ Lc seen readily in the deem water.
/ .anno, tell exactly how lccu We
f,yri. lr,i think /, mus, have been
.'Lnrr n;nc nr frn feet W. ,,rlI
keen rnirr wafer for "a Ions pcriod
uINIA\ beings do no, take the
IL trouble tp study u, very closely,
and cunrci,cl man does not apprc-
,il,c the compliment our genus paw
him in being the only one Of the
-.-,1llcl lower animals that will
i.-rr, It's own kind for the gompan.
inn.hin of man Wh, of them ever
.,.rs - think tina, we suffer o.ca.
20. Ill. t...., I... i...f f. .....f... f...
New-York tribune., 1913-09-07

only once was my llic IN jeopardy from accident l.
~ happened this way. C.mradc and were standing
on the op Of one end Of "a abu'mcu' 10 railroad
bridge spanning Il canal. Some shaylngs blew of the
pier and as caught glimpse OF them gong thought
mistakenly that ne had thrown them over for me - re
tricyc. so lust as was crouohng ready 20 make the
spring. was strcnuou,y grabbed by my tail and
pulled back This i'll treatment Of my caudm appcn-
dagc made me indignant for the moment; but when
C1,r,I showed me-. that should have fallen one hum
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
State News in q Brief Form

NEWCASTLE-One hundred skill
ed mechanics will be added to the
force at the Maxwell-Newcastle auto
mobile factory in this city within the
next week
NEWCASTLE-The budget Of the
Pennsylvania railroad calls for a new
freight station in this city TO be con-
structed next year.
GREENFIELD-The Daily Citi-
Gen." a paper published in Vicksburg
during the Civil War, is now on dis
play in one of the store windows. 1t
is printed on wall paper.
PORTLAND-Ralph CorIe, years
old, had his right leg cut off just be-
low the knee and the left foot badly
crushed when a west bound freight
on the L. E. 6 W. ran over him. The
railroad men say that the boy was
hopping the trains in the yards. He
Is not expected to recover.
FORT WAYNE-One Of the cannon
which figured in Commodore Perry s
victory on the Great Lakes is being
used as a hitching post. at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Clark Fairbanks.
SHElBYVILLE-Tw large barns
near here were destroyed by lightn-
ing yesterday. 1t also destroyed the
chimney of the Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Waldron home. No one was injured
MUNclE-That his wife, who is
visiting at the seashore, may have &C
curate knowledge of his actions dur.
ing her absence, Muncie husband
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
Palladium Want Ads Pay.

reports at police station, after work
hours, hanging round until bed time.
MUNClE-F'rank KILLER was fined
yesterday because the milk which he
was selling did not contain the requir-
ed amount of butter fat.
NsPoRT-Daniel Tarver is
organizing Heartbreakers' Club
among the widowers and bachelors
employed in the shops.
LlsERTY-Rchard McKillip has a
medal which was given his father for
bravery, when Perry met the British
on Lake Erie in September, 1913.
EVANSVILLE E. Investiga.i the
tnony Freihout lost his left hand,
when he inadvertently turned on the
current.
LAFAYETTE-The mercury regis
tered los here yesterday, that being
the highest point reached this year.
htnins struck
and destroyed five barns in Fulton
county Monday.
EVANSVtLLE-Mist for a man
wanted on the charge of forgery. Noah
Marblestone, a merchant, spent the
night in Jail. He will sue the city
for damages.
CONNERSVlLLE-Four swatters
brought bags containing twenty-six
gallons of flies to the high school
building yesterday. The contest and
the swatting began about a month ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
SULTRY WEATHER is
HARD ON THE ICE

That the sultry weather causes ice
TO melt very rapidly was the assertion
of Dairy Inspector Charles Flock.
Mr.. Flock stated that with thunder.
storms ever night. even though the
temperature is not the highest. the ice
will melt much more quickly than II
would on the hottest dry days.
Il believe that IL the people keep
account OF the amount of ice they
have taken during the period in which
we have had thundershowers at least
once a day" said Mr.. Flock. they
will find that ice bills are increased
% per cent or more"
Mr.. Flock stated that the damp
weather which has been prevalent for
several days, also cause milk to be-
come sour and during a storm ~ Is i'm
possible to keep II fresh even on ice
He stated that even butter and eggs
are effected by the weather and the
fact that much OF the butter has been
rancid for the past week can be ac-
counted for with the weather.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
WANTED-For paper hang
ing leave orders at 7 South
9TH street. Phone 1910. G..
II. Mann, Mgr. 1877

9TH street. Phone 4O4O, G.
II. Mann, Mgr. 1S-7t
WANTED-The public to know | am
doing residence planning and car
penter work. making a speciality of
stair-building. hardwood floors and
interior work of all kinds. No mat
ter what you want in this line call
Frank NJ. Whitesell, Phone 272S.
lott
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Must be &C
curate, rapid and have good English
education. Good salary to right par
ty. If employed and wish to change
application will be confidential.
State experience. Address &C 81"
Palladium. 1856
WANTED-Piano tuner and Player
piano repair man to take charge of
city and store work H H McFar-
land. Springfield, Ohio. 16-3t
WANTED-Position as lady assist
and doctors or dentists office. Ad-
dress assistant" care Palladium.
16-2t
WANTED-A cook. No laundry. 10 \.
10th. 16-2t
WANTED-Old feather beds. Cash
paid Call Ohio Feather Co. Phone
241S 1927
THE MUTUAL HOUSE FURNISHING
co, 1916 W. 3rd street, Dayton. O.,
will close at noon July and August,
15-7t
WANTED-To store bed room suite
and rocking chairs for use OF same,
by reliable party. Address S, care
Palladium. 15-at
WANTED-Rough dried washings,
61S S. 18th St 1877
WANTED-Farm hand. Two expert
enced married men for farm work
for the year. must have brains, good
health and attend to business. Good
wages. good houses, with many CON
veniences provided. II you are not a
good business man don't call Phone
1874 or 3191. 15-3t
WANTED-A house maid at 10 \.
10th St. 15-2t
WANTED-Gent's washing and repair
ing TO DO or small family washing by
widow woman. Address Mrs H.
care of Palladium. 15-2r
SPIRELLA CORSETS to order. Mrs.
Francis Bousman, city, manager
104 FIT. Wayne Ave. Phone 214o.
list
4 m h To-
lis and arbor work Special low
prices until August 1-Eureka
Fence Co. i4-7t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE TO
OCCUPY THE PLACE OF HONOR

rural schools are housed in unCOm-
Portable buildings, unsuitable from
every standpoint, without proper fur
niture or facilities for heating, ven
tilating and lighting; without adequate
provisions for guarding the health and
morals of the children and with COM
paratively little equipment for teach
ing
DR.. Fletcher B. Dresslar, School Hy-
giene Specialist in the Bureau of Ed
ucation, who is chairman of the COM
mittee on Scientific Exhibit at the
Fourth International Congress, has re-
Gently been making special study of
the rural school building and grounds
The result of his investigation, which
is to be published in a special bulletin
will be called to the attention of the
delegates at Buffalo. DR.. Dresslar
found that although there is great
dications at the present time point
toward marked Improvement in the
rural school building, ground and
equipment. New buildings are under
construction in large numbers in many
sections and, as rule, the new build
ings are a great improvement over the
old ones.
Among the papers to be read at the
Buffalo Congress on the subject of the
village school and of the rural dis
trict will be the following:
The Sanitation of the Rural
School," Health, Rural School
Problem Relation of the State
Board to the Rural School," Rural
School Hygiene in Michigan "Hy-
giene in Rural Schools of Mississippi"
"a Study of Sanitary Conditions in
the Rural Schools of Virginia" SAM
tatiOn of the Rural School House in
the State of Vermont" "Hygienic I'M
provements in the Rural Schools of
Wisconsin, The Evolution of Haw-
creek Township" school Hygiene in
the Philippines" Zone Status of Hy-
giene in the Schools of York County,
Nebraska" The Problem of the De-
fective Child in Rural Schools Med
ical Inspection of White and Colored
Rural Primary Schools in Virginia
County" Intestinal Parasites-The
Rural School a Factor in Spreading
Their Infection" Warm Lunches in
Consolidated Country School"