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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
In MemOrianl.
"A good man has passed on"

"a good man has passed on"
These are words often uttered,-
sometimes feelingly, sometimes
thoughtfully, but always with sense
of regret and sadness. "A good
man, how much these words
mean! AS applied to the oftic-
ial, the citizen, the neighbor,
the father, the husband, who
but recently was cut down in
the prime of his active manhood
and transported in an instant to the
shores of the Great Beyond,-this
title was we'll merited. AS mem
Der of the City School Board, James
M. Cain was recognized as a solid
force, one who could be relied upon
to do the thing that seemed to him
right under any and all circum-
stances.
AS a citizen, his sturdy common
sense and sound judgement made
him respected and looked upon with
confidence by men of all classes;
while as business man he was rec
ognized at home and abroad as one
whose honesty. was unimpeachable,
as. his bond. In his immed-
ldIc uclSuUOluOOu, LIS 6SAld1,
kindly personality made itself
felt and loved by all who came
within it's radius. His neighbors
were not merely neighbours; they
were his friends. But, high as this
good man stood in the estimation of
his neighbors and fellow-townsmen
the place he occupied as a husband
and father gave him a higher sta
ton than that accorded him by any
other calling. His home relations
were ideal; strong, patient, gentle
and loving to his family, he was the
brother-father, the loved husband.
Yes, a good man has passed on. We
grieve for him, and for those he
leaves to live without his counsel and
protection. s..-
And though in this world we shall
never again see the kind, strong face,
feel the cordial handclasp, or hear
the CHEEKY voice, we shall not forget
the kindly deeds, the lofty character,
or the unselfish life of him who was
known to us all as James NJ. Cain.
Associate Editor.
The above tribute to the memory
of the late James 4,l. Cain, was pub
lished in the Ariel, the year book of
the Santa Ana, California, High
School. The tragic death of Mr..
Cain in an auto accident at Santa
Ana, was published several weeks
ago in this paper. Mr.. Cain was a
member Of the Santa Ana school
board.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Iowa Farming and Its Possibilitie!
as Compared with Other
VOcatiOnS.
prize essay written by George
Springer, of District No. 4, Deca-
tur township, which wins him a
free trip to the Iowa State Fair. J

The subject of farming in Iowa, as
an occupation and it's possibilities as
compared with other vocations is one
that covers a large field of facts and
imagination.
Iowa is naturally an agricultural
state.
Her soil is composed mostly of a
dark sandy loan, and a clay subsoil,
in fact Iowa is one great river valley
lying as it does between two great
rivers, the Missouri and the Missis-
sippi, crossed by network of small
er rivers. These rivers might we'll
be called the rivers of opportunity by
our forefathers, and today Iowa is
to the farmer the land of realiza ton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
By Mabel Horner, County Supt.

The county superintendent is re-
uuired to make an annual report TO
the state superintendent. rms re-
port is made up from the treasurers
and secretaries reports of the var
ious corporations in the county.
These reports are due Immediately
after the July school meeting.
number of officers have not yet sent
in their reports In some cases de-
Law has been occasioned through
changes in the school officers, OF
which the superintendent has not
been informed. 1t is probable that
the delinquency in case OF reports
not yet returned, is due TO the lact
that blanks and notices have not
reached the officers. Therefore we
append the names of the school cor
porations from which reports nave
not yet been received.
Treasurers' reports:
SCHOOL TOWNSHIP.
Burrell.
Morgan.
A." INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS.
Decatur No. 5.
Grand River No. 6.
Secretaries reports:
INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS.
Decatur No. 2.
Fayette No. 6.
Grand River No. 3.
Grand River No. 8.
Long Creek No. 5.
Richland No. 4.
The secretary's report should be
accompanied by the report OF the
names of the school directors and
officers.
:: :: ::
One hundred and thirty-three De-
catur, county teachers wrote in the
July examination.
IT,. :: :: ::
George Springer, of Center town
ship, has been awarded first honors
in the Prize Essay Contest, and Har-
ry Shakespeare of Fayette township,
second honors. This means that
George will attend the Boys En-
campment at the Iowa State Fair
this fall. In the judging of the es-
says the judges worked independent
of each other. The papers will be
sent to Des Moines where they will
be entered in the statewide contest.
's@@ :: :: ::
Rank of School Shown by Label.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31

Illinois has a novel plan for rails
ing the standard of the schools of
that state which it is thought will
have unusually good results. 1t is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31

The man who says he never had a
show probably never had the price of
admission. "a "
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31

Leon Chautauqua, Aug. 18th
to Doth. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31

Rank of School Shown by Label.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-19

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-19

HE little heiress had a
hunted look. And it was
not the hunted look of the
girl who is hunted for her
self alone. Nor the hunted
look that the hunted
wears in full flight when
the chance of capture is
balanced by the chance of
escape. Under fair condi-
lions Chad she been worth
but one million, or even
two), she might, like the
nimble iackrabbit of her
native, plains, have fur
nished rare sport. From
two hounds, or even half a
dozen, she might then
have run like a ghost, fore
seeing the strategy of
their pursuit and vanish
ing finally, with a burst of
r.onnI n.I - ,a-o,,o 1o,o,l,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-19

tie Heiress. And she returned to the ballroom al
most blazing with beauty. And as the shrtfronts
of the phaanx closed about her. her eyes shone with
a wonderful proud light and she cried in her clear
voice of little child:
II am all mended, gentlemen'
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
REUNION DINNER
FORMER STUDENTS
UNIV. OF NEVADA
TWENTY MEMBERS OF NEVADA
ALUMNI GATHER AND RE-
LATE OLD EXPERIENCES.

Twenty members of the alumni and
former students of the University of
Nevada participated in the reunion
banquet held at the Mizpah Grill last
evening. The attendance was better
than was expected for several for
mer students, whose names We're un-
known to those responsible for the
dinner, presented an appearance and
joined in the story telling that ran
throughout the course Of the din
ner.
Old tales OF college happenings
were related and the occurrences
proved of general interest College
larks, in which various professors
figured to their sorrow were also
told.
The oldest graduate present was
Sam Durkee who was member Of
the class of 1895 Durkee informed
the gathering that he had attended
a reunion several years ago at 10
hannesburg, South Africa, at which
20 former Nevada students were
present. He declared reunion din
ners were held annually at Johan
nesburg and were always attended
by Nevada students who lived within
a radius OF 100 miles Of that city.
Arrangements were discussed 70
the holding of a dance in the nea
future at which former co-eds Of tn
Nevada university would be the guest
of honor. Among those present las
evening were r. o. Breeding, Clinto
Sparks. Dr. Robt. O'Neal, Raymon
Robb, Jay Carpenter, X. ]. Boot
Homer Williams, Cecil Williams,
is. Mckenzie, Fred MINIS, Milan ID
yidoyich, James Nesbitt, Walter Al
derson, Wallace Alexander Joe Scot
w J. Moran, E J Erickson, r.
Layman, A. NJ. Boyle and Sam Du
kee.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
MUSIC LOVERS
Of TONOPAH WILL
Be ENTERTAINED
SCHUBERT SYMPHONY CLUB
WILL APPEAR AT NEVADA
THEATER ON MAY 8.

The music loving public of Tono-
pah will be afforded real treat
on May when the Schubert Sym
phony club and lady quartette appear
at the Nevada theater. The attrae-
ton will be given under the aus
pices of Tonopah lodge No. 1862, b.
p. 0. Z.
The Schubert club appeared in
Tonopah about four or five years ago
when they played to a packed house
in the old Eagles pavilion. The rec.
objections of the former success will
have much to do toward packing the
theater on the return visit of the
artists. The new program is said
to be the best ever presented and en-
ioyment is promised from the frs
to the last-net one dull momen
during the evening.
Arrangements for the appearance
of the musical artists are now beini
perfected and additional details viii
be announced shortly.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
JOE WILLIAMS
AND MISS DUPONT
QUIETLY WEDDED
LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED AT
GoLDFlELD AT HOME OF
BRIDES PARENTS.

Joseph T. Williams of Hot Creek,
son of the late Senator J. I. Will
liams, Sr., and Miss Helen Dupont,
recently of Tonopah, were quietly
married at Goldfield Monday night
by Justice of the Peace Barnes. The
affair was quiet, so quiet in fact that
but a few friends were taken into
the secret. The news managed to
leak out and today it became gen
orally known
Williams came in from Hot Creek
Saturday and Sunday, accompanied
by several local friends he visited
Goldfield. Monday he secured the
license and the wedding was perform
ed that evening with Scott Mullens,
of the First National bank acting as
best man. The couple are now in
Goldfield and are expected to return
to Tonopah within a few day.
The bride resided in Tonopah for
the past year Recently she was
EMPLOYED at the Tonopah Drug store,
She is Nevada girl, having been
born and raised at Delmar Her
parents reside at Goldfield The
groom is also native of Nevada
having been born and raised at the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
CONGRESS ASKED
TO AID SINKING
WELLS IN SOUTH
ROBERTS INTRODUCES BILL CAL
LING FOR THE APPRoPRlA-
TloN OF $4,000.

Asking for an appropriation of $780,
600 to be expended in Clark, Lin
coin and Nye counties for the pur-
pose of sinking wells. Congressman
of Nevada has introduced
measure in the lower house of con
gress which is now being considered
by the committee on appropriations.
A copy of the bill was received by
the Bonanza this morning and is as
follows;
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Unit
ed States of American in Congress
assembled, that there is hereby ap-
propriated from the treasury Of the
United States, out of any money
not otherwise appropriated, the sum
of $4,000 to be expended in Clark
Lincoln and Nye counties, Nevada
for the purpose of sinking and test
ing wells to determine the underflov
of water available for irrigation b.
pumping, such sum to be expended
under the direction and supervision
of the director of the United State
reclamation service"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE GOLD
MEDAL TO BOY OR GIRL FOR BEST
COMPOSITION ON REPAIR ROADS

A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the ages of 10 and Is
who writes the best composition,
not to exceed 500 words, on the re.
pair and maintenance Of earth roads,
is to be awarded by Logan Waller
Page, director, office of public roads,
United States department of agricul-
ture, Washington, d. c. All com
positions must be submitted to Mr.
Page before May IS, 1913, and the
medal will be awarded as soon there
after as the compositions can be
graded The composition may be
based on knowledge gained from
books or other sources, but no quo
tations should be made.
After many years experience in
dealing with the public road question
of the country, it is Mr.. Pages be-
lief that ignorance on the subject of
repair and maintenance of roads is
as much the cause of their bad con-
dition as any other one factor 1t
is expected that the competition will
bring about a better understanding
of the subject of repair and mainte-
nance in the rural districts.
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
AND
MOOSE TOCROSS
BATS SUNDAY
BOTH FRATERNAL TEAMS ARE
PRACTlcING DAILY FOR
COMING EVENT.

Considerable interest is being man
ifested by local ball fans over the
game Sunday afternoon at Recreation
park between the Knights of Pythias
and the Moose. Both aggregations
are practicing every evening and the
line-ups will include good material
on both sides, The game will not
be of the vaudeville variety, but will
be for blood
There is talk Of forming league
in Tonopah, teams being entered by
the various fraternal organizations.
The proposition has been discussed
during the past few days and has
met with favor whenever broaehed
Should the organization be perfected
the local fans viii be furnished with
j excitement every Sunday afternoon
The game between the Pythians
and Moose will be called at 2:3C
o'clock sharp.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
BRINGS SUIT
FOR RRECOVERY OF
OVERDUE WAGES
"sHADIGEE" SMITH APPEARS IN
ACTION DIRECTED AGAINST
JACK LoNGsTREET.

An interesting suit over wages al
legged to be due was scheduled for
trial in the district court this morn
ing, but owing TO the absence Of pa
pers the case was continued by Judge
Averill until Saturday,
"Shadigee" Smith is the plaintiff
in the action which names Jack
Longstreet as defendant The two
principals are well known southern
Nevada characters. Longstreet had
originally retained George Thatcher
to represent him, but with the ap'
pointment of Thatcher as attorney
general he was forced to withdraw
from the case. Thatcher has the
papers of the case in his possession
according to Longstreet, and the de
lay was requested pending the ar
rival of the documents In Tonopah.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
MOTION FILMS
Of TONOPAH TO
Be HERE SOON
PHOTOGRAPHY is CLEAR AND
FILMS ARE FAR BETTER
THAN WAS EXPECTED.

Julius Smith, manager Of the But
Ter theater last evening received a
telegram from Ambrose Murphy of
San Francisco, announcing that the
moving pictures recently taken of
the Tonopah district were showing
up in fine shape The photography
is declared to be of the very best
every scene showing up clear and
distinct. The acting Of the princi-
pals will equal that Of professionals
and great improvement is noted over
the first set of films taken.
Murphy, in the telegram, stated
that the films would be developed
and the various subjects inserted
within the week He expects to re
turn to Tonopah in about week
and the films will be shown for the
first time at the Butler theater.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
CONFUSION OVER
CHANGE OF NAME
0REANA STATION
MAIL ADDRESSED TO NIXON
FINDS WAY TO NEVADA
INDIAN AGENCY.

The confusion that Is bound to arise
when a railroad company engages in
the business of naming postoffices,
has already manifested itself in the
case Of mail intended for the post
office Of Oreana. Mail addressed to
"Nixon" is now finding its way to
the only Nixon p. 0. recognized by
the United States postoffice depart
ment, which is in the Indian agency.
Warning is issued from the local
postoffice that mail intended for Ore
ana should be addressed "oreana"
and that if mail is addressed Nixon"
or Nixon P. O." it will be sent to
Nixon postoffice which is located in
the Nevada Indian agency Mail in
tended for Oreana and addressed to
Nixon will ultimately find its way
to the dead letter office.
A letter received by Postmaster
Dawson at Reno from c. w, Jones,
postmaster of Nixon P. O., Nevada In
dian Agency, reads as follows:
"The Southern Pacific company
has, | understand, named station on
their line near reana. "Nixon," and
the public seems to think that the
postoffice established at this place
on September "a (Nevada IndiaI
1 Agency, under the same name o
nixon" is one and the same place
"The duplication of name has caus
ed considerable missent mail to al
rive here most of which has nece:
sarily been sent to the dead letter
office. am returning you enclose
+, mail thinking perhaps you might X
cate the writer without forwardin
= to the dead letter. office, and fc
% posting such notice as you thin
proper for the public's benefit
Have communicated with the raj
= road officials in regard to the matte
, and no doubt they will see the wi
dom of changing the name of II
station in view of the fact that
postoffiee has already been establis
ed under the name of "Nixon" whic
name we would not change wltho
strong protest"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
GOOD METHOD
ROAD BUILDING
is SUGGESTED
UTAH is NOT AFRAID TO SPEND
MONEY TO MAKE GOOD
HIGHWAYS.

While the effort to do something
toward good roads by the last Ne.
yada legislature proved to be a fizzle,
through the vetoing Of good roads
bills by the governor the state Of
Utah devised a plan which does not
work a hardship on any section not
interested in good roads. In the first
place a direct appropriation Of 1885,
400 was made by the state, to de di-
vided among the various counties.
From one-fourth to the whole of each
county's share in this appropriation,
depending upon the assessed valua-
tion Of the county, is TO be duplicated
by it, and each county must levy a
five mill tax upon the property OF
the precincts through which state
road passes for the building and
maintenance of that road. The
amount to be realized from these
leyies (Which the state road com
mission is given power to enforce)
cannot be estimated before knowinl
through which precincts these road
are to pass, though it is roughl!
guessed that considerably above
million dollars win be spent upol
the state road system during tn
next two years. In addition, tn
legislature appropriated specia
sum Of $4,000 for the marking Of tn
Pioneer Trair through Echo, w
Der, East and Emigrations, and NAL
ing it passable for wagons and auto
Another $4,000 was set aside for th
improvement of the Midland ira
which crosses the state. In sti
further addition, it is provided thu
counties may appropriate for the e
tension of roads within their bpun
aries such other sums as they see Fl
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
SENATOR PlTTMAN ASKS FOR
ROAD FUND APPROPRIATION

Senator Key Pittman Of Nevada
has introduced a bill in the United
States senate providing for a grant
of one million acres of public land
to the state of Nevada for the bene-
fit of the road fund
This bill proposes that the million
acres of land shall be under the con-
troll Of state officials the same as
state school lands are controlled and
when sold the money received shall
go into a fund for the construction
and maintenance of public roads
across the state. 1t is expected
that such land grant viii enable
the state to construct highways across
the state for the use of automobiles
and other traffic.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
PRICE 10 CENTS

Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the dis
advantages of roads made impossible
through a lack of proper maintenance
and il is expected that their interest
in the competition will stimulate
greater interest among the parents.
Bad roads have prevented many chill
dren from obtaining a proper educa-
tion and have even prevented doc
tors from reaching the side of rural
patients in time to save their lives.
Any child between the ages men
toned, attending a country school,
may compete. Only one side Of the
paper must be written on; each page
should be numbered; the name, age,
and address of the writer, and the
name and location of the school which
he or she is attending must be plain.
ly written at the top of the first
page. The announcement of the com
petition has been sent to the super
intendents of schools in the rural
districts. No further information can
be obtained from the office OF public
roads This announcement should be
plain to everyone, and all children
will thus start on a basis of equality.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-17
AUTOMOBILES
MUST NOW CARRY
STATE NUMBER
ALL MACHINES MUST BE REGIS
TERED WITH THE sEcRE-
TARY OF STATE.

Automobile owners will have to step
up lively and pay their fees for
license to the secretary of state at
Carson. There is not one owner Of
an automobile in a hundred in Ne
vada so far as general appearance
goes, that knows he or she has to
ray license fee, but it is a fact.
1t is one of the things the last legis-
lature did.
Every automobile in the state must
be registered by its owner and the
secretary of state is to issue in re-
turn for the filing fee, on receipt of
the money and statement of facts
about the machine and it's ownership
license tag of aluminium or other
suitable material which shall be in
circular form and have stamped
thereon the words: Registered Mo
tor Vehicle N. .................., State of Ne
vada
Blank applications are now in the
hands of the county clerk, but the
application goes direct to the sec
retary of state. The blank is to be
filled out with a description Of the
car, name of maker. factory number,
style of vehicle, horsepower, name
and address of owner
AS to the amount of the fee. the
minimum for this year will be $1.SS.
The law on that point says
The annual filing fee shall be
rated at 1919 cents per horsepower,
\ the minimum horsepower rating to
l be twenty horsepower, and such fee
shall cover state motor vehicle license
as from January to December 81
of each year; provided, the filing
3 fee for the current year shall be only
such proportion of money collected
on horsepower rating as the remand
er of the year, after the passage oi
this act, bears to the whole year
O. figuring by quarters and excluding
at fractional quarters"
n The rate for the remainder, three
ar quarters of the year 1918. is 9as cent
C. per horsepower Copies of the Law
Is- have not yet been received here, bu
B. the application blanks indicate al
the facts required for registry.