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Washington Journal., 1913-10-11
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Oer p~erforbene pierpont Mor5an
mar ni9t nur Elm Iei6enf9aftli9er
amerifunif9er patriot, CT riibmte
al9 INNER fpieDer als einen Ger
ptrtboafen @baratter5iige oes Mme=
ritaners Die einem e9ten Ountee
eigene tiibne, iportloIe un6 tatbereite
Gntf4loFenbeit, ole feIbit inter ben
f9limmiten 0erbGltnifen ni9t Ben
Mlut Derliert, unb es als pfli9t be-
traGtet, ein5uereifen uno gu bdnOeln.
l1nn our @rlduterung 6ieies Gbaz
rofter3uges pflegte Der beriibmtc
MilIidrodr INNER nieber cine feline
@ef9t9te gu er3GbIen. Sin ehter
neusenglif9er Oonfee mar @efanges
ner ouf einem SeerGuberT9iff. Das
mar nod in Der guten alien 3sit,
ga sic @eerGuber oas Meer unii9er
ma9ten. Die @elaFenbeit unO bos
f9einbare pbIegmu beg gefdngenen
Wanfee drgerten Die piraten 10 febr,
oaB tie biefem Mann elm DEFENDERS
f9Iimmes @9idfdl bersitsn pOIten.
Mtan bei9GoB, ben gontae duf cine
perlaFene SnfeI aus5ufeBen, ibm
nur penig Nubrung Od5ulafen, Ou5u
aber einen Sarg. oamit er ftsts an
fein troftlofes @didfaI eemabnt
iperoc. @efast. eetan, mGn feBte ben
Nantee aus, itente ben @arg oanes
BEN unb fegelte bapOn. Na9 elm
paar Sagen frat @inOitiIe Elm, man
fam ni4t peiter. ga, am Mbenb.
oes oritten Sdges. als man immer
nod in Der 6luute lag, eridien am
Sori3ont elm fdtparaer Sled. Gr
pur6e INNER gr0Ber. enoli9 tonnte.
man erfennen, mas es mar" limb.
bier bielt Morgdn inne, ma9te cine
paufe uno fagte Id9eln6: r@s mar
natirli9 Der Nantee, Ser fab in Dem
Sarge unb ruoerte nit apei 8rcttern
bes Dedels eemiitIi9 nad 0uufe."
Washington Journal., 1913-10-11

tetl" fGrie 6aroIb ; bier - bier -
oa lift es, Serr 9ottor!"
Das 5lGf99en belt er Dem Ar5t
3itternO bin uno tldete lia an.
nuno i'd bin i9ulo i4 bah
es ibr gefdgt, pie man es MAIDEN
muB, - DAB oiefss fiir9terIi4e Silt
70 am fdneliten ipirtt! 8 @Ott, .
@ptt!"
Sin atembetlemmenOes S9duoern
lief our9 ole Menidsngruppe. 4as
bobrten i6re 8lide in oas erniie See
fi9t Oes Ar3tes, Der an Dem 5ldf9s
den rod. 90 enteing es allen, oaB
@lfe Oie ftarren 4ugen auff9lug
unO, fpie aus elmer tiefen Sbnma4t
erpu9eno, nit beritdnOnisloiem
Staunen BON einem auf Den anOern
fab.
n@Obsr bubsn sic 0us9" fragte
ieBt Der Qr5t, inOem er Den f9arfen
Bid auf 9arOlb beftete.
SD - i9 babe es gefauft - BON
einem inOianif9en gambler i6
DeiB es ni9t genau - dber i9 gldr>
be, in - guenos 9(ires ftam>
melte 9aroIo.
Ser Qlr3t tippte oas 9ldf94en aut
feline 5ingerfpiBe unO beriibrte Die
beneBte STEELE nit Ser 3unge.
p9as 1T @aRer", fu9te er Damn.
Sin 3uden lief our9 ben &0rper
@lfes uno Itredte i'm nit einem
oeutli9 pa6rnebmbaren Stud. Nls
Der Doctor Ii9 ibr nun pieoer aus
tpanbte, fparen lire Nugen BON neuem
felt gef9lofen, aber cine leb6afte &Dte
floB pom 9alIe aus ii6er bic I9maIen
Mangen uno bis in oie blei6e
Stirn binallf. Ser Nr3t beugte fi9
no9mdls iiber fie, bor9te duf Ben
fdnelen uno itdrten S9lag ibres
Ser3ens, un6 ri@tete ii9 oann la
6elno auf.
Sine nerb0fe 4ffettior, font
ni9ts~, berfi9erte er; ngeben sic Ser
jungen Dame einen S9lud 3itronen@
.liulona0e. 9ie &iBpunoe an Der
9ano -"
Gr nabm Elm @tiid6en gneliI9-
pflalter aus feirem 8eitedtaften, feu9s
tete es an uno tlebte es auf Die ber=
leBte Stele.
Damn empfabl er fi9, un6 au9
ale an0eren berIiefen Ii9 na9 uno
mad aus Oem 3tmmer. &aum fiiblte
@lfe, Dab ie nit SaroIO uno Cor
9en auein mar, ais Iie our grens
3enlofen leberraf4ung bei0er flint
vJrGuGein @lfe y" berfprn6erte
ii4 SdrolO. Sin gang berpanoeIter
Menfd itano Dor ibm, ni9t mebr
Oas ideue, in feline Snnerli9teit ge=
6eimntsbDa berlorene MGb9en, 1on>
bern cine erbitterte iunge Dame NIT
fed i'm anbIiBenben Mugen. So9=
miitig legte fe Ben 8opf 5uriid in ben
8og Sic re9te S9ulter fpie
CUR Nbpebr nd9 BORN uno our91Ggte
NIT ett1er1 Bltd ole elegdnte 0ettdlt
0es iungen Merter bonn S9eitel Biz
gu ben 5iiBen. SIRE 2ippen bepegs
ten ii4. Sic mar berfu9t, i6m feline
f4auerli6e @efdt6te gu p~ieoer9olen
BON Dem blutigen &f inmitten Ser
ameritanif9en Milonis, Bel benz er oas
abfDlut t0tlt9epfeilgift erbeutet ba<
ben tpOlte. 4ber in folder &lGgli9z
felt erfdien i6r ieBt Oieies ents0tterte
fur oas ie ibr 2eben bate
bingeben polen, DAB fte es niGt
einmal mebr ibres 3ornes fir merit
bielt.
Sic la9te fura auf uno cling.
-Wos 1T Oenn lOs2" fruSte Borden
9orolo fling an gu Dcrfebsn.
Sein &opf gliibte, pie na9 sinem
tonen 9elage.
Sic drgert fi6, ouB fie ni6t tot
it!@ brummte er.
Washington Journal., 1913-10-11
8 in gromen. 3

SIN Gromen. prOfeFor:
uSerr &anbioat. meme Sroac f4eint
Sie in 8erlegenbeit gu ieBen!"
Ronbioot: nDie Gruge ni9t. 5err
prpfeifor, nber = Die Mnttport!"
Inter Mer3ten. o.: rRn,
tpie aebt's, Iieber RoIlegeg"
g. (Qlrat in elmer tleinen Gtobt):
mir boben olgenbIidli9 cine
f4redIi9e Rrifis Our&aumus
den. a.in Rtui& it tsnnt.'
Washington Journal., 1913-10-11


mann lit bo."
SIS tate ibr leib. sic bate feIbit
70 piel MuBenitGnbe uao Hs9nungsn.
limb ga fDnnte tie oas neue Rleio BON
5rau Sauptmann erfE onfdngen,
tpenn fe bunoert Wdrt Nn5dbIung
triegte.~
~@a 49," pOute 9bisme Ios>
oonnern.
Qbsr feline 5ruu ma4tc Inn elm
3ei4en. Damn befelte ite Dem BUR-
f6en;
Sic bsfOmmt bsutc ld6mittus gs.
fdieb."
Der tronte. ob, unO ibr liefen Die
beIen SrGnen be Baden berunter:
rDente bod nur, pie entleBli9
peinli9. 9as gebt f9on bic gdn3sn
Sage 70. S9ufter, S9nei6sr, Bidder,
TleifGer, n ale 2ieieranten laufen
6ds Sous elm unS prdfentieren pI0B=
Ii6 ibre &e9nungen. 90 biel i9
fonnte, babe i9 fe3dbIt. Die 2eute
neroen 0irett unDerf6Grt. Mlan gibt
90
uns nur nod geaen 8ar3ablung."
n0ie 8dnoe lift ppbl Serriidt. SD
bin bO9 elm rei9er Mdnn. @as ioa
oenn oos beiBen?
SD gebe na9ber auf bic 8ant. Die
&erls befommen ibr JeIo unO tein
Stiid mebr miro ge $3.50
9irrrr - es flinoelt.
Ser 8urf9e.
oDie puBmoderin fdidt Die Ge6s
nung."
nSimmel0onneripett -
Sirrrr.
Scr S9ufter 1ast, er t0nne ni9t
lGnger ndrten.~
Der Souptmann 19nauft uno min
an Die Sir, Die feline Trau pipIt Isifs
Dor fi9 bin. ,
Sirrrr - Der gurI6e msIOst:
Scr 9err Sberit Ioifen fragen, Of
Ser 9err 6auptmonn gu fpre9en 1T"
.Sa," feu9t Der, rim Salon.
1nD mitten i'm SaIon itebt Der
OberIt, balb @epitter, 1alb 8dlfam.
.9errrr Saup'mdnn - i9 tomme
bier brett i'm ManDpertittcl gu
Sbnen. ~ Sine b09it peinGi9e Mnge=
legenbeit. - Mleine Trau eradbIt mir
BON einem @erii9t."
sic folen oerart rerf9uloet uno
5ablungsunfd6ig fem, baB Sbnen bic
@ldubiger Oas 9ars -"
Sirrrr
- 9aus einrennen.
Mon min Sic pertlagen unO pfdns
Sen laHen."
n@er3eiben Serr . -
.SSo - mir 1T bic Sa9e u~nbegreifz
Ii4. Mir ale 9ielten sic fir uusz
geipro9en reid.
9abet leben sic bod gar ni9t
ertrdDagdnt."
Dem Sberit fam plOBli9 cine uns
ongenebme S6ee.
n@agen Sic, sSerr Sduptma1n, in
meinem Sffi8iertorps miro oD9 ni4t
etipo seieut?!"
.Mber 6err Sberf!"
ny1a, umfo better. Seoenfons mini
f9e i9 bis mprgen cine Nufitequng
5Gmtli9er @9uloer. 9offentli9 ldBt
es 1i9 rangieren --"
n@er3eiben Serr Sberit. Mber bds
lam ia gar nibt in 5rage tommen.
Sd babe auBer gang unbeoeutenOen
laufenoen MuBsnitGnben, Die berte
nod meme 8unt be3ablen miro, teiz
ne @6uloen. Mein WermDgen 1T in
better Sronung."
.Oos begreife i9 ni9t, mein lie6er
6duptmann. Damn miiBte bod irgeno
Elm beimtiidiI9er @urf9e bas @erii4t
ausgefprengt baben..
9d fpa ia glei9 -
54narrr 81 perflu9t, ieBt
fogar 0as Seleobpn.
uGinen Mugenblid, 6err Sberit -
9olD ~ 9auptmann Sbieme -
mere Souptmdnn BON @lpeOen? -
Sd, Mdr, nos gibts2 Wiefo
bOrfi9tig iein2 Sreili9, freili4,
febr peinli9 fOgar fpuads
meme aD@in2 - G9ulben ma9t
fe? 60 ia, i9 Deritebe. ST,
gum 0%pnnerfpetter. 90 cine @ifts
fpinne -" W1it einem Seitentlid:
n@er3eiben Serr Sberft, Die begreif~
li6e Mufregung."
nMlfo meme &09in itreut Die @ez
rii9te aug, fusit Dug gad, oante
f90n!"
Rlapp- Ben 90rer reg.
v@inen Mugenblid, 9err Sberif."
Der 5auptmann reiBt bic Sire
ouf:
nMinna - miiiirrtnnauuo!"
.Samon."
Minna fte6t srinienb in Der Stube
uno itrei4t Die S4iir5e gldtt.
m;pno III Nna h,nhr0 Gie TnTfen
Washington Journal., 1913-10-11

OrudfebIer. Nm @rdbe
oes peritOrbenen BARRIERS fang Der
Gbor oos idone 2teo: ~SAneioen
tut peb!'
The Newark journal., 1913-02-07

G. W. Yaney of Paroquet was in town Monday.
 Paul Hogue went to Newport on business Saturday.
 H. A. Gire spent Monday and Tuesday in Batesville.
 Mayor E. H. Williamson spent Tuesday in Batesville.
 Geo. L. Green transacted busi- ness in Newport Friday.
 Geo. F. Crosser returned Satur- day from a business trip.
 Finest sugar-house molasses at Holderby & Sisk's. (Adv.
 Millinery at Mrs. Alexander's, shop at residence, Newark.
 Emmet Sutcliff of Des Arc spent Friday in town on business.
 U. P. Kent of Sulphur Rock was in town on busin ess Friday.
The Newark journal., 1913-02-07
NOTICE

All parties having any claim against Ditching District No. 2, in Big Bottom township for labor performed under A. B. Johnson in clearing right-of-way, are required to file with the Secretary of the Board, on or before Saturday, February Is, 1913, F o'clock, noon, an account of their claim, properly verified by affidavit of the amount due and unpaid; and if the same be not filed in proper form by or before the expiration of the time above specified, they will be hereafter debarred from payment.
 Given this 4th day of February, 1913. K. K. RATION, Sec,
 Board of Commissioners Drain age District No. 2.
The Newark journal., 1913-02-07

Mule shears at the Newark Lumber Company. (Ady.)
 Prof. and Mrs. J. B. Stewart spent Saturday at Batesville.
 E. c. Magness transacted busi- ness in Batesville Wednesday.
 Full line of tinware of all kinds at Holderby X Sisk's. (Adv.)
 A. M. Edgar is spending the week at Tuckerman on business. | Builders hardware of all descrip- tions at the Newark Lumber Co. Wagon sheets and bows cheap at the Newark Lumber Go. (Adv) If you want what you want when you want 1t, advertise in The Journal.
 Full line of feedstuff; bran, corn, chops and oats, at Holderby & Sisk's. (Adv)
 Jesse Crosser went to Newport Monday to take job in Earn hearts saloon.
 Miss Cora Davenport of Tucker man was the guest of relatives in town Saturday.
 Adams Bros. want you to ask your neighbor about the shoes they sell. (Adv)
 Will Duvall returned Wednes- day from a visit with relatives at Mountain Grove, Mo.
 Master Roy Craig returned Monday from a pleasant visit with relatives at Tuckerman.
 The incest line of strictly new and fresh groceries in Newark, at Holderby & Sisk's. (Adv.)
 Mrs. Wade Fortune of Newport is spending a few days here visit ing, MT. and Mrs. J. Propes.
 For Rent.-Fifteen acres good land on Mud Creek in Big Bottom. IS. A. Moore, Batesville, Ark.
 Miss Ona Morgan left Monday for Reward, Cali, where she will take a position as bookkeeper.
 Holderby & Sisk pay the highest market price for chickens, eggs, and all kinds of produce. (Adv)
 Prof. J. C. Wynne came up from Richmond Friday night and spent Saturday here with Mrs. Wynne.
 Adams Bros. have shoes for ev- cry member of the family. Ask your neighbor aboutthem. (Adv)
 MT. and Mrs. C. o. Dugger left Tuesday for Portia, where Mr.. Dugger will embark in the mer- cantile business.
The Newark journal., 1913-02-07

Petitions have been circulated in this community and freely sign ed, asking the legislature not to repeal the cattle tick law for this county. Since the tick eradication work was started about a year ago much of the opposition has disappeared and many persons who formerly denounced the work have changed their minds since seeing its value proven, and are now signing the petition for its continuance.
The Newark journal., 1913-02-07
The Telephone

Don't add to your troubles the inconvenience of doing without a Telephone.
 There is no department of business, professional or in- dustrial life in which it is not an essential part.
 No community, however small, can enjoy the full ad- vantages of modern life with out including the Telephone. By its use to the needs of humanity it has proved its claims to rank as one of the necessaries of life.
 The farmer who wants to make his farm more profit able and life more pleasant for his family should have a Telephone in his home. NEWARK TELEPHONE
 COMPANY
 H. D. FILLER, MANAGER
The Newark journal., 1913-02-07

Leslie where he will spend the remainder of the winter with rel atives.
 Mrs. Will Duvall is spending a few days at Oil Trough visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. K. C. Adams.
 H. c. Holloway, from near New port, spent Thursday night in town on busin ess, returning home Friday.
 Teachers, Graduates: Get Jop- lin Business Colleges Special Sum- mer School offer. Mention The Journal.
 Mrs. J. J. Hughes and Miss Vada Alexander returned Monday from a pleasant visit with friends at Newport.
 For Rent 40 acres of good land in Oil Trough bottom, with good house barn and pasture. Johnson & Fields.
 Will Duvall left Sunday for Mountain Grove, Mo-, to spend a few days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. T. NJ. Duvall.
 Mrs. Geo. L. Bevens of Bates vile and Mrs. Eva Cunningham of Sulphur Rock spent Saturday in town, the guests of Mrs. E. J. Magness.
 Miss Fay Williamson of Elmo was in town Monday and left on the morning train for Eureka Springs where she will enter Cres- cent College.
 J. M. Martin returned Sunday from Helena where he went a short time ago to take position as salesman. The situation there did not suit him.
 If you appreciate good biscuits go to Holderby & Sisk's and get some King of Missouri flour. Its the best four ever brought to Newark. (Adv.)
 Senator T. J. Raney came up from Little Rock Saturday morn ing and spent Saturday and Sum- day here with his family, return ing to Little Rock Monday.
 B. F. Adams and W. M. Mag ness have been elected delegates from the Newark Camp w. o. w. to the state head camp meeting to be held at Hot Springs in next month.
 Miss Virginia Morgan has re- turned to Earle, after having spent a few days very pleasantly here with her father, City Marshal J.F. Morgan, and other relatives and friends.
 Farmers will find some good bargains in farm implements dur ing the Rosenthal Hardware Con- pany's Special February Sale. Read their announcement on an- other page.
 For Sale.-A fine bay mare about seven years old; a nice bay Alley, coming two years old; and one good work mule. Will sell cheap for cash or on time with approved security. R. K. McHenry.
 Dr. T. M. Fly, who is represent ing the State Board of Health in this county in the eradication of hookworm, recently made an ex- animation of the inmates of the Odd Fellows Orphans Home at Batesville, and out of 112 exami- mated he found 24 affected with hookworm.
 Account of Presbyterian Lay mems Missionary Movement con- vention at Memphis February 18th to 20th, the Iron Mountain will sell tickets to Memphis at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale Feb. ruary 10th and 17th, good return
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23

Waste not moments, no nor words,
In telling what you could do
Some other time; the present is
For doing what you should do.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23

Waste not moments, no nor words,
In telling what you could do
Some other time; the present is
For doing what you should do.
Phoebe Cary
The lower grades attended the
chapel exercises which were conduct.
ed by Mr.. Cooking Tuesday morning
America" by the school; paper by
Leal Buchanan, "Women Should be
Allowed the Right of Suffrage" pa,
per by Elma Forbes, women Should
Not Be Allowed the Right of Suf,
frage;" short talk by Prof Gass.
The football boys realized about
$14.65 over and above expenses on
the football game with Lamont
A school orchestra has been or
ganiZed under the leadership of Abby
Carrithers Cornet, Abby Carrithers;
first violin, Margaret McKlveen; sec
ond violin, John Gates; melaphone,
Dewey Long; pianist, LaNelle Null
lnnix.
The chapel exercises Thursday con-
sisted of a duet by Ollie Foxworthy
and LaNelle Mullinnix and a five
minute visiting period.
to the high school Friday noon. All
were joyous(? over their showings
for the first six weeks.
Charles Cox entered the eighth
grade last Monday.
The Seniors had class meeting
Friday to look at some sample class
pins which arrived Thursday.
Lenore Price and Wilma CARRIER,
two senior girls won first and second
prizes in the automobile contest con-
Quoted by the Journal.
Mrs. Julian Harris visited Miss
Mullins room Friday morning.
Miss Barnes, the domestic science
teacher, resumed her duties Wednes-
day morning, after couple of days
absence on account of illness.
Arthur McEndree was transferred
to the 4th grade, South school, hav-
ing moved south of Commercial
street.
Mrs. Lutz and Mrs. Beaman visited
Miss Decks room last Wednesday.
Mrs. E. E. Bell visited Miss Decks
room Tuesday afternoon.
Jeanette Carmean was out of
school Friday on account of sickness.
YIN fOfSyLne, bufl WOOOWafd,
Florence Clay and Genevieve Maddix
entered Miss Decks room last week.
Mona and Glen Forsythe entered
Miss Epperley's room last week.
May Woods entered Miss Grogan's
room Monday morning.
The football team played Creston
at Creston last Saturday, but were
defeated, FL to 7. This was the first
game they had lost this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23

S. Buffum, of Fairfield, who with
convincing candor discussed both the
advantages and disadvantages of
consolidation The meeting was
very informal opportunity being CIV
en- for the general expression of
opinions.
The proposed consolidated district
includes approximately the present
sub-districts knows at the Beavers,
Riddle, Gnat Ridge, South Woodland
and Woodland schools. The other
schools of the township would not be
affected by the proposed change. If
one third of the electors residing
within the proposed district petition
for consolidation, an election will be
called to learn the will of the people.
Much interest is manifested. We
believe that if thorough investiga-
ton of present condition is made,
and the proposed remedy is given an
| unprecedented consideration, that
whether or not the consolidation is
effected, the interest aroused and the
knowledge gained will be beneficial
to the schools of Woodland township.
:: :: ::
The school house in South Wood
land township was burned to the
ground last Thursday night. The
cause of the fire is unknown but is
probably due to a defective f1ue, or
to the door of the round oak stove
falling open, thus spilling burning
fagots into the room. The school
house was among the Oldest in the
township, perhaps in the county, but
vas in fairly good condition. THE
teacher, Miss Zelta Robson, lost a
valuable encyclopedia of six volumes
which she had recently purchased
and placed at the disposal of the
pupils Of the school. We understand
that the board is endeavoring to
find another building to be used until
permanent provision can be made.
Supt John Munroe, of Faribault,
Mimi, will be one of the speakers at
the teachers meeting in December.
Supt. Munroe ranks among the lead
ing Minnesota educators. No man
has done more to promote agricul-
tural education in that state. 1t is
for this reason that he has been
sought to come to Decatur county
to fill a place on the combined pro-
gram of the Farmers Institute and
Teachers Association.
:: :: ::
The New Century Club, of Leon,
offers five dollars toward the pre-
MUM fund of the school exhibit.
They wish it to be expended in the
promotion of better English, and
Iowa History The subjects for es-
says will be announced next week.
In the county spelling contest
words will be taken from the first
part of the Modern Speller. If the
contest continues longer than twen-
ty minutes words will then be taken
from the second part of the book.
This provision may be slightly chang
ed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23
Box Supper A Grand Success.

A box supper at the Wells school
house was certainly success consid-
ering the weather and bad roads.
A fine program was rendered by
the scholars. This house was crowd
ed and everyone had good time.
The amount of the proceeds was
$32.03, which will be used to pur-
chase an organ or library books. The
teacher says she hopes that the rural
teachers who are planning on some
kind of entertainment, may have as
good success as the Wells school
did.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23

Hatch fb Wright
Leon .. 0 0 0--- Z
CrestOn 0 Z 0 14----21
Substitutions, Kemp for Keshlear,
Hatch for Kemp, Leeper for Hatch,
Sampson for Perry.
Touchdowns, Asbury, K k ,
Wright, Griffin. Goals from touch
downs, F. Brown, Keck 3. Referee,
Perry. Umpire, CARRIER. Head lines
man, Kunath. Time of periods, 10
and Is minutes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County Supt.
The Rural Home.

The problem of Iowa is presented
in the question with which George
E. Roberts closes long letter to
Commerce and Finance:
AS one man has as good right to
live in town as another, what can
be done about it?
The answer suggests itself at once,
make rural life more attractive than
and realizing it is the distance Iowa
and every agricultural state must
travel before they have come to the
end of their stint.
The problem of rural life just at
this time is the rural school, the
rural church and social center, the
rural road. 1t is the farm renter
also.
Iowa should have the ideal rural
home of the world. In our mo-
ments of Boosting we speak OF Iowa
as the garden spot. Iowa is not a
garden spot, but it should be, and
may be made the garden spot. Ma
ture has done her part.
But Iowa will not have the ideal
rural home until roads and schools,
and social advantages, are just, as
much the features of farm life as OF
town life, and until the farm owner
and the farm renter are men inter-
ested in the soil and what can be
done with it under intelligent Guilt
vation
a There is no other field in which
Iowa can excel. Other agricultural
states have mines also, and great
commercial opportunities, Iowa has
only agriculture. Iowa can be the
greatest agricultural state in the
world. Every other door to SUI
premacy is locked.
Iowa can turn the downward
trend in ten years by setting about
it with determination and an intelli-
gent appreciation of just what is in
volved.
Why should Iowa hesitate to take
leadership in a movement that not
only means so much for the state,
but so much for the world?
a The rural home should be the
watchword of lowa.-Register and
Leader.
4 School Mass Meeting Mt Woodland.
In spite of the inclement weather
and muddy roads the mass meeting
at Woodland last Saturday afternoon
was we'll attended. Woodland has
been for sometime among the most
progressive townships in the county
so far as educational matters are
concerned, and the fact that the cltl-
zens of this township are taking the
lead in the consideration of the ques-
ton of rural consolidation is new
evidence of their progressive spirit.
Pearl Coontz, who presided over
the, meeting urged the patrons OF
the schools to thoroughly investigate
the present school conditions. Mr..
Coontz is a citizen, of this township
and has been a teacher there for the
last two years. His knowledge OF
together with his natural
interest in the general progress OF his
home community, ought to insure the
needing of his earnest behest. Supt.
p. "A. Long, of Garden Grove, who
has taught in centralized school in
the northern part of this state, and
who therefore knows whereof he
speaks, in a short practical talk set
forth some of the advantages Of the
system as he has seen
Il. He was followed by Doctor Hugh
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-23
CrestOn 21-LeOn z.
BY r. l. Benefiel.

After winning a couple of games
in easy fashion, the Leon High foot
ball team met reverse at Creston
last Saturday when the first defeat
of the year was handed out by the
Union county boys, the final statistics
reading 81 to Z. The victors possess
ed q great advantage in weight
and this coupled with the fact
that they were playing on their
own field had much to do in