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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Will Give Entertainment for Park
Z. Fund.

!. The ladies' clubs of the city have
arranged with Mrs. Gretchen Myers
Lewis, to superintend an entertain
ment to be given on the evening of
May 1st at the K. P. hall, the pro-
ceeds to go to a city park fund. A
program to end with May Pole drill
will form the entertainment. The
drill will be performed by twenty
four of Icons most popular young
ladies. A Queen of May is to be
elected by popular vote that even
ing. : Previous to next Thursday all
who wish will be permitted to place
in nomination candidates for the
Queen by writing and mailing or
handing to Mrs. j. o. Woodmansee,
Mrs. J. R. Bowsher of Mrs. Gretchen
Myers Lewis the name Of their can
didate. In the, next weeks papers
the names are to be published and
the two who have been suggested by
the greatest number will be declared
the candidates who will be voted up
on the evening of the entertainment,
the one receiving the greatest num-
Der of votes to be declared Queen of
May. After the entertainment ice
cream and cake will be served at 10
cents. The program for the evening
will be announced later. Mrs. Lewis
produced similar entertainment
for the college at Huron, S. D., some
time ago and it was splendid sue
cess, the college clearing over 500.
The admission is to be 25 cents, chill
dren under II, Is cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST.
Robert Beardsley Of Leon, Won First
Gold Medal in Humorous Glass.

The fifth annual contest of the De-
catur County High School Declama-
tory Association was held at Davis
City last Friday evening the large at
tendance making it necessary to use
both the opera house and the M. r.
church, the contestants appearing at
both places so that each audience
heard the complete program. A
large number of the Leon students
as we'll as others went down ON the
evening train and report being royal
ly entertained while in Davis City.
Six gold medals were awarded. three
first and three second in each OF
the three classes, Oratorical, humOr-
GUS and dramatic.
All of the contestants did excep-
tionally we'll, there being eleven con-
testants in the three classes. The
Leon High School had two contest
ants, Robert Beardsley who won
first in the humorous class, there be-
in four contestants in this class,
and Miss LYDIA Stephens in the dra-
matte class, in which there were five
contestants.
The awards were as follows:
Oratory-James Blair, Van Vert,
1st; Paul Jordan, Garden Grove End.
Dramatic-Roberta Rauch, Lamo-
nj, 1st; Clara Thompson, Weldon,
End.
Humorous-Robert Beardsley,
Leon, lst; Blanche Monroe, Garden
Grove, End.
The judges were Rev. L. B. Car
penter and Miss Vesta Callahan of
Osceola and Mrs. Margaret Waight
of HumestOn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Bought Colorado Ranch of $3.50
Acres.

E. Housh closed up a mighty big
real estate deal the past week.
whereby he disposed of all of his
land in Decatur county, $50 acres
and bought ranch of $3.50 acres in
Washington county, Colorado near
Akron. The ranch was bought from
Newt Koser, of Abbott, Colorado,
and is valued at a cash value of
$61,600. Mr.. Abbott secured three
good Decatur county farms, the big
400 acre farm two miles southwest
of Leon, and two farms consisting
of $50 acres near Davis City. Mr..
Housh gets possession of the Colo
RADIO ranch next spring, and will re-
tain possession of his farms in this
county until that time, when he ex-
poets to move with his family to the
ranch, which is we'll improved, one
of the best cattle ranches in Colo
RADIO. Everybody will be sorry to
see the Housh family leave Leon. but
we are glad they will not 90 for q
year yet, and by that time Elec may
sell the big ranch at5a good advance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Leon, Iowa, April 15, 1913.
Bass Did Not Burglarize Davis City
Depot.

Mention was made last week of
the arrest of VIM. "Stiner" Bass, at
Davis City, charged with burglariz-
ing the depot in that town and steal
ing a couple of gallons of booze. On
Tuesday evening of last week Ernest
Hicks, who was employed as help
er at the depot confessed that he had
taken the booze and given it to Bass
to carry away and that they had
drank the liquor. Wednesday coun-
ty attorney Sharp was at Davis City
and filed new informations against
both Kicks and Bass and when ar
raigned before Justice L. A. Brown,
they both plead guilty and were
fined $25 and given yail sentence
of 80 days, the Jail sentence being
suspended providing the fine and
costs were paid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
jerry Sullivan Gets Splendid APP
pOintment.

Hon. Jerry B. Sullivan, that peer
less democrat of Des Moines, who
has so many friends in this county,
as well as in all parts of the state,
was last week appointed a member
of the board of appraisers at New
York City by President Wilson, and
the first Of this week announced that
he would accept the position. 1t is
one of the best things which Presi-
dent Wilson has at his disposal, the
salary being $4,000 per year, and it
is life appointment. The only
thing we regret in the matter is
that it will take Mr.. Sullivan away
from Iowa, and Iowa can i'll afford
to lose such sterling democrats as
Jerry Sullivan. The appointment
came entirely unsolicited by Mr.. Sui
sliyan and the first intimation he
had of it was when he read it in the
newspapers:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Decatur County Medical Society Held
Successful Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Deca-
tur County Medical Society held at
the P E. o. hall in this city last
Wednesday was one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the society.
An. excellent program had been pre-
pared and some of the best medical
talent in the middle west had been
secured for the meeting. DR.. o. w.
Foxworthy. presided as chairman of
the meeting, and in his capacity as
mayor of Leon made a brief address
sof welcome. Interesting papers were
read by DR.. Lyons, of Garden Grove,
DR.. C. H. Mitchell, of Leon, DR.. C. A.
Boice, of Washington, and DR.. w. F..
Schmid, of St. Joe, each being fol-
lowed by general discussion, which
occupied the entire afternoon.
At six o'clock the visiting doctors
were entertained by the Leon doc
tors at dinner served in the base
ment of the NJ E. church by the
Women's Guild, which was a public
affair. an unusual number of citizens
being present. Following the din
ner there was a program given in
the auditorium of the church, which
was filed by an interested audience.
spr Cliff Belding, of Dallas, Texas.
rang two fine solos, being accompan-
led on the piano by Miss Freda Tsale.
Miss Mabel Horner gave, couple Of
very entertaining readings, and Mr..
Russell Manley sang beautiful
solo, being accompanied by Mrs,
Manley. -.- -~.
Dr. Foxworthy then made a short
address telling of the relation OF the
doctors to their patients and the gen.
eral public, and in closing introduce
ed DR.. Guilford H. Sumner, secre-
tary of the State Board Of Health,
who delivered a lecture on Public
Health and Municipal Government"
which was highly entertaining and
instructive. A synopsis of his lee
ture is published elsewhere in this
issue. =.
The following physicians were in
attendance at the meeting: Drs.
Foxworthy, Layton, Eiker, Mitchell,
Bowman, Rowell, West, Leon; Drs.
Horner and Greer, Lamont; Drs.
Lyon and Coontz, Garden Grove;
DR.. Wales, Davis City; DR.. Lovett,
Woodland; DR.. Enos Mitchell, We'll
don; DR.. w. F. Schmid, St. Joe, Mo-;
DR.. DeLong, Saline, Mo-; DR.. C. A.
Boice, Washington; Drs. Samson,
Beatle, Childs and Steaver, Creston;
Dr.. Cliff Belding, Dallas, Texas; DR..
Mcneil, Humeston; DR.. Sumner, Des
Moines; Dr.. Harkins, Osceola; DR..
Armitage, Alton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
g. S. Stearns Buys Out First National
Bank at Garden Grove.

c. S. Stearns has bought out the
First National Bank Of this city and
has started new bank called "The
C.. S. Stearn's Commercial Bank, /"
commencing business Thursday April
18th. 1918. Mr.. Stearns has done
this in order to make settlement
with the heirs of his brother, the
late F. E. Stearns C.. S. Stearns and
brother were in business together
here for a good many years, and F..
E. Stearns' death occurred two years
ago. Mr.. G. S. Stearns has been a
banker in Garden Grove for 33 years
and has been conservative and care
full one, always kind and courteous
to his customers, and looking after
their wants and needs to the fullest
extent. Mr.. Stearns has built up the
First National Bank of this city until
it is known as one of the best in it's
class, and has long been on the roll
of honor.
The c. S. stearns' Commercial
Bank will be under the same man
agement with c.. S. Stearns, presi-
dent; Miss Laura Aten, cashier, Har-
ry ]. Culver, assistant cashier; S. H.
Amos, attorney.
This bank will take over the busi-
ness OF the First National Bank and
Z closing out OF the same will be
transacted, Gardena Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
A SUNDAY eve SUICIDE
Benjamin Johnson Shot Himself at
the Home of Ms Sister In
South Leon Sunday Evening.

BENJAMIN Johnson, an unmarried
man, 81 years of age. committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head with .3S calibre revolver
at the home of his sister, Mrs Mary
J. Fogelman, on south Main street,
Sunday evening about o'clock.
Mr.. Johnson had been employed
for some time as farm hand on
farms near Leon, having worked
until the latter part of last week for
Lewis Hinkst, and last Friday COM
menced work for Dennis DaughtOn,
who lives just east of Leon. He was
very quiet man, good worker,
and was not known to have any
troubles of any kind. Last winter he
had a severe attack of the grippe,
and since that time had complained
of fearful pains in his head. On
Thursday he drove out to the Hinkst
farm after his clothing, having in
yited his sister, Mrs. S. A. Craig to
accompany him for ride. He COM
planned to her of his head hurting
him at times so that he hardly knew
what he was doing. He came to
Leon Saturday evening and after get
ting shaved went to the home of his
nephew, Dol Johnson, in south Leon,
arriving there between 8 and 3
o'clock. He spent the night there
and Sunday morning ate only bite
or two of breakfast, and then went
back and laid down again. He later
went to the home of another nephew,
Eldredge Craig, where he remained
for dinner, but ate very little, and
again laid down. Along towards ev-
ening he went back to the Johnson
home and had Mrs. Johnson unlock
a machine drawer, in which he had
previously paced revolver which
he owned, and spent some time there
working with the gun, cleaning it up.
He finally tied up the box and Mrs.
Johnson supposed he had put the
revolver back again. A little after
6 o'clock he left the Johnson home
and went to the home of his sister,
Mrs.. Fogelman. Mrs. Fogelman was
visiting at a neighbor's and about
7 o'clock, returned home accompan-
led by her little granddaughter, who
was staying with her. Presently
they went into the front room Of the
little house, and 4. Mrs. Fogelman
started to go into the bedroom when
she stumbled over the dead BODY of
her brother. He was lying full
length on the floor with his hands
folded on his breast, a great pool of
blood covering the door. He had,
placed the pistol against the side. ess'
his head, the bullet passing entiraly
through his head, and thcR thropgh
the side of the house, and was not
found. . s... -.
The deceased would have been ST
years of age on May 7th. He was
born and raised near Saline, Mo-,
where most of his life was spent.
He was never married and made his
home with his aged parents until
their death. He had followed the vo-
cation of farm hand and was a
good worker. 1t is supposed that the
rash act was committed while he
was. suffering from mental abera-
ton, caused from the pains in his
head. .s,
His body was taken to Saline
where the funeral was held
and interment was in the Mullins
grave yard, four miles north of
GAINESVILLE. a.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
A. b. Tansey Again Employed to In.
struct X. p. Band.

A. B. Tansey, of Charlton, has
been employed to instruct and lead
the K. P. band again, as Prof. Jo-
hannes will shortly leave to fill an
engagement with a band which will
appear ON the Chautauqua circuits
the coming season. Mr.: Tansey was
in charge of the band for couple of
years and the boys made splendid
progress under his leadership. He
came down from Charlton Friday
and assisted with the concert given
Saturday night The Saturday ev-
ening concerts by the band will now
be a regular thing whenever the
weather will permit. Leon has a
good band and the Saturday evening
concerts are very popular.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
AT THE MARRIAGE ALTAR.
One of Our Most Popular Young
Ladies at the Marriage Altar.

At the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Nancy l.. Kyle, Monday evening
was solemnized the marriage of her
daughter Helen to Russell Manley.
At the appointed hour the couple un-
attended took their places beneath a
swastika of viOlets, suspended from
an arch of lavender and white while
Lohengrin's wedding march was
rendered by Miss Kemp. Little
Kathryn McAlister, of Weldon, bore
the wedding ring hidden in the
heart of a rose. -e.eal
Rev. l.. B. Carpenter of the NJ. e.
church, pronounced the ceremony in
most beautiful and impressive
manner. At the close OF the cere-
mony congratulations were extend
ed after which an elegant supper
was served.
A fine array Of presents attested to
the esteem in which the young folks
are held and will serve as life long
mementos.
The bride was gowned in white
chiffon over silk and carried a.
shower boquet of violets. The
groom was attired in dress suit of
black.
The color scheme was lavender
and white throughout the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley are both too
we'll known to need any introduction
to the people of this city. Mrs
Manley was born in the home from
which she went as a bride. She is
a graduate of the Osceola high
school and she commands universal
respect and esteem. She will be
greatly missed from the social and
church circles where she has taken
an active part.
The groom grew to manhood in
the city of Osceola, and by those
who know him best he is considered
most substantial and promising. His
natural musical talent has been de-
veloped by years of culture at Drake
University and a special course in
Chicago. That he will make good in
his chosen profession is the conf
Dental expectation of his many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley departed for
Leon Monday night where Mr.. Man
ley will continue to practice the
work of his profession.
The out of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kyle and son Rus
sell of Sioux City, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy McAlister and daughter Kath-
ryn, of Weldon.
1t is a pleasure to chronicle the
marriage of such worthy young peo-
pie and the Sentinel joins in the
congratulations being extended by
their multitude Of friends, Qsceola
Sentinel. Ss. ri. e ,ss 4. v, ,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Got Away With 100 Pints of Booze.

Somebody got away with 100 pints
of St., Joe booze at the Leon depot
last Wednesday night. There was a
shipment of four barrels of booze,
each containing 100 pints in a mer-
chandise car, which was set out at
Leon, consigned from a St. Joe
dealer to a firm in Red Wing, Mimi
In switching the car around one of
the barrels rolled out and fell be-
tween the tracks near the poultry
plant. 1t laid there all afternoon,
and not much attention was paid to
it, as no one suspicioned that it was
booze, but that night some fellow
discovered what it contained and it
disappeared, and no trace of it has
been found, r..t.~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Widows Pension Bill Passes Senate

The widowed mothers pension bill
was passed by the senate without a
dissenting vote. 1t was not amend
ed.
The bill was introduced by Shank
land of Polk in the house the first
day of the session. 1t passed the
house several weeks ago, but became
lodged in senate committee. The
sitting committee reported it.
The bill as passed provides that
widowed mothers shall receive pen
siohs Of not to exceed 81 a week for
each child under Ia years Of age.
Wires Of men confined In state insti-
tutions are to be considered widows
10 the meaning of the law
The county pays the - hon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Shall We Pave Main Street?

Our city council and mayor desire
an expression of the taxpayers as to
whether we shall do any paving this
season.
They want everybody that is inter-
ested in this question, one way or the
other, to meet with them Tuesday
evening, April goth, at 1880 in the
court room.
This is big thing and our coun-
Gil and mayor very wisely wants to
be guided by the will of the people.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Settled in Full.

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 carried
in this company on my house and
contents which were destroyed by
fire a few weeks ago. l 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.
D. F. LONG.
Leon. Iowa. April Is, 1913.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Moved. Big Engine.

The, Leon Electric Co. have at last
got their big new engine up from the
depot and are now installing it in
their plant The big fly wheel and
shaft which weights twenty-five
tons, was brought up on house NOV
ing trucks, pulling it with traction
engine, and while coming up Idaho
street they struck soft place and
the big wheel tipped over, but moth
ing was broken and they soon had
it reloaded again
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Pasture for Rent.

$40 acres of pasture near DeKalb.
Will rent it all or in parts, or will
take In stock by the month if not
Bert Anderson on place or write the
undersigned. i36-3t
Ed H. Sharp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Sold Over $4,000 Acres of Land
= ~ $3.50 Since Dec. 1st.

Keller & Robertson, the big real
estate dealers of this city, have sold
over $1,000 acres of land since the
first of last December, and at the
present time have number of oths;-
deals under contract, which are MT
yet ready to be made public. They
undoubtedly handle more real estate
than any firm in southern Iowa, and
we doubt if their record has been
Fequalled in the entire state. The fol-
lowing is list Of the sales they have
made since December 1st:
Traded ESQ acres near BlOckley
to DR.. Wilson, of NOk0mis, Illinois,
for 800 acres near Pierre, S. D.
Traded 240 acres near Weldon
for 800 acres, Decatur county, Kan
sas.
Sold $50 acres of Kansas land to
L. Robbins, of Des Moines.
Traded 347 acres near Lamont be-
longing to Brown & Stubblefield, of
Bloomington, Illinois, for 12O acres
to G. r. Sutton of Osceola, Iowa.
Traded 120 acres northwest of De-
catur City belonging to Ed Sharp to
Brown & Stubblefeld for 100 acres
near Lang, Canada
Traded SAT acres, known as the
Allen Ramsey farm to Brown &
Stubblefeld for 80 acres near Ridge
way, Mo-, and 1876 acres northwest
of Decatur City. Then traded the
same SAT acres to A. J. Simson Of
Denver, Colorado, for 500 acres 8
miles northeast of Denver
Traded for R. G.. Sutton, 1880
acres near Aberdeen, S. D., for 400
acres near Denver, belonging to A.
D. Annis
Traded for R. G. Sutton, 1T acres
two miles south of Osceola, for 480
acres miles northeast of Denver to
A. D. Annis, Of Council Bluffs, IOw8-
Traded 100 acres south of Clarin-
da, to A. D. Annis for 100 acres near
Denver.
Traded 1856 acres for R. G.. SUIT
Denver. s.'sSf
Sold to C. NJ. Axes, III acres,
known as the Shakespeare farm. 3
miles northeast of Davis City.
]. T. Robertson traded 800 acres
in Mercer county, N: D., for 160
acres near Donny Brook, N. D., to
John Lantz.
Traded 200 acres near Van Vert
LUZ OdM COSlA6 LOA " n. VI. out1VA
for $40 acres near Presho, S. D.
Sold 14O acres for r. G. Sutton to
Phillips Brothers, near Stansberry,
Missouri.
Traded $50 acres for E. Housh to
Newton Kosher, of Brush, Colorado,
for 1880 acres.
Sold for Robert Bennie 160 acres
in Decatur county, known as the Jim
Teale farm and 100 acres, known as
the Parker farm to C.. NJ. Axes.
Sold $40 acres, 10 miles west Of
Pierre, s.. D., to Sidney J. Smith, OF
Omaha, Neb.
Sold 100, acres in northeastern
Colorado to- Lee Dildine of Kansas
CITY, Mo. s:i lss
Sold the Allen Ramsey 500 acres
the thiFa time TO F. Z. Kilby, ct.
Bl0omilgton, Illinois.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Hear Glee Club Tonight at Opera
House.

The program consists of glees,
trios, and quartette numbers. Twen-
ty-one girls take part in the singing.
All have we'll trained voices. This
club has been awarded first honors
in the state. Don't let this chance
go by without hearing them. Tick
cts at VanWerden & kopp's. Only
35 and 25 cents. School children
is cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
Marriage Licenses.

Rex Alvis Adams, Grand River. 20
,Nettie N. Fullerton, Grand River %
Elmer e. Dunn. Leon. n..........27
Mary A. Brammer, Grand River. %
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24

WantedA cook at the Reet
Hotel, Humestou, Iowa.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-16
,JACKMAN STATION

Barney Haggin and family of Long
Pond have moved to Jackman Station
to make their future home.
Miss Helen Haggin of Jackman Sta
ton left Monday for Greenville, where
she has been engaged to clerk in
Crafts store.
The dramatic club of Long Pond
gave a dance in the Jackman Town
Hall Saturday evening which was very
much enjoyed by large crowd.
The body of Leslie Scott, the three
ne-half-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott OF Long Pond, was brought
to Jackman for burial Monday. The
child was sick but short time and
died of spinal menengitis. Much sym
patty is offered to the bereaved par
ents.
Miss Ethel Murtha and Mrs. S. Lee
clair are on the sick list.
Harry Stillwell presents motion pic
lures every Tuesday evening in the
Jackman Station Hall. He is having
good success.
Peter Liberty has returned from his
trip to Montreal.
Miss M. Loubier, who has been
staying with her brother, Albert Lou
bier. has returned to Canada.
The stork paid a visit to the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Blair, leaving
a baby girl.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-16
EAST SKOWHEGAN

Who does not feel to rejoice to have
Monday morning come in with the
sun shining and every prospect OF
fair weather after so many days OF
fog and clouds.
Now is the time to finish up har-
vesting potatoes and apples and small
er crops from the gardens.
Bert Warren of Fairfield Centre and
Scott Warren of Waterville were call
ers in this place Sunday.
Mrs. Herbert Richardson and
daughter, Euloda, and little son Or
mand were calling on friends Sun
day.
Common and grated fruit wanted
at Canning Factory on Silver st.
Wallace Ireland and brother Joseph
will commence digging their potatoes
as soon as it is dry enough.
There has been considerable
threshing of grain done the past week
on the plains. of very good quality.
The Messrs JEWELS with families
were at their camp recently and
brought with them a stock of small
fish to put in the pond.
We hear that Charles Burrill of
Fairfield has been suffering with
quite a number of boils on his arm.
J. L. Burrill has gone to Skowhegan
and thinks he will visit his daughter
Mrs. A. A. Webster, before Iris return
home.
Charles Day purchased COW in this
place last week.