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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
He's Selling Cars.

I c. NJ. Axes was pretty busy all of
last week attending to his duties as
marshal at the State Fair at Des
Moines, but still he found time to
sell a couple of cars. He sold big
new Jackson to Trav Lane, one of
1.-THE prosperous farmers of Woodland
township, which was delivered to
-Sts1i IN on Saturday. He also sold q
new 1914 Buick to prominent citf-
zen of Decatur City, which will be
delivered as soon as it can be secur-
ed from the factory.
Work is being pushed on the new
Axes garage on Main street, the Sec
ond story now going up and it will
only be few weeks until it will be
ready for use and then Charley will
be able to take care of all his GUS
contracts for the agency of the Jack
son, Buick and Chalmers cars for
the coming year and as soon as the
new garage is completed he will
have 1914 models of these cars on
exhibition on the floor of his garage,
which will be the best equipped
garage in southern Iowa. If you
have the auto bug in your head,
don't buy car until you see Charley
Axes and have a demonstration with
him. He will sell you any kind of
car you want and at the right price,
and will be prepared to take care
of you at his big new garage when
ever you come to Leon. If you are
thinking of buying car you had
better buy it of dealer who has a
garage where he can take care of
yon whenever you are in town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Decatur County Improved Stock
Breeders.

The quarterly meeting of the De-
catur County Improved Stock Breed
ers' Association will be held at Leon
in the Commercial Club room, Satur-
day, Sept. 6, 1913, at 100 p. m.
for the purpose of making out pre-
MUM list for the live stock show to
be held with the Farmers Institute
in December, and sucI other busi-
ness as may come before the meet
ing.
The secretary will ask that dairy
classes be discontinued from the
Farmers Institute and that special
dairy COW demonstration be made
early in March, 1914, when the
COWS undergoing the test will have
their milk weighed and tested for
butter fat for twenty-four hours, and
judged according to their individual
merit and usefulness.
l believe the business men of Leon
will give such a demonstration their
hearty support and trust as many
members as possibly can will attend
this meeting and express their opin-
ion on the subject.
Any farmer in Decatur county will
be welcome to attend this meeting.
A. H. Meter, President
A. E, COtterill, Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
May Get Electric Arches on Main
Street.

Now that actual work on the paw
has commenced, an effort is being
put forth to remove all of the elec-
trio light poles from the business
section Of the city, so as to leave the
streets clear. At first the plan of
installing electroliers was taken up
and quite sum of money was raised
for this purpose, but the past week
a new plan has been submitted
which is receiving popular approval,
and the Leon Electric Co., are Sc
curing figures to submit on the new
plan, which is to erect three steel
arches which will be illuminated, one
to be located at Main and CONNER
cial streets, ,;another at the south
west corner of the square and the
third at the northwest corner of the
square. These arches would light
the streets much better than elec-
troliers and it is to be hoped that
the matter can be arranged so they
will be installed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Silage Fed Cattle Sold Well.

w. H: Hazlet, the we'll known
stockman and farmer of Eden town
ship, on Tuesday delivered two cars
of two and three year old cattle
which he sold to Merit Cozad and
Dennis paughton, and which brought
him within $1O.SS of $4,000, the
exact amount being $3,9S9.12. Mr.
Hazlet fed these cattle on silage and
tells us it did not cost him as much
to feed the two cars as it would to
have fed one car on corn. He has
two slices on his fine farm, and says
when they are emptied this year the
saving will more than pay for the
cost of the silos Our farmers are
just beginning to learn what silo feed
means and those who have silos this
year will make big money with them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
PAVING IS COMMENCED
Actual Work was Commenced Mon
day Morning and There will be
o. Lots of Work to be Done.

The actual work of paving the two
miles of street improvement ordered
by the city council has commenced.
Last week several car loads of tools
and material were received here, and
Saturday a force of men arrived in
charge of H. r. Smith, representing
the Ford Paving Co., of Cedar Rap
ids, who have the contract, came in
and on Monday morning the actual
work was commenced. The gang
here at present in charge of Mr..
Smith are known as the curbing
ing and will be followed up by gang
who will put ina the paving. The
paving will be commenced first at
the corner one block north of the
square on Main street, and come
south, around the square and then
south on Main street to the AL Gam
mill corner. It was found that it
would be necessary to tear out all
the curbinG around the court house
park, on account of the material
used being defective and this work
is now being done.
The Ford Paving Co. have just
complete big job of paving at Clin-
ton, Iowa, and commenced yesterday
loading their tools and men at that
city for shipment to Leon, and they
will arrive here tomorrow. The COM
pany desire to employ as much local
labor as possible and are pay
ing $500 per LAY. of nine hours
for common labor and $4.00 per day
of nine hours for man and team. At
! this time they have applications
from more teamsters than they can
use, but are short on day laborers.
Mr.. Smith informs us that when they
get started they will have force of
from $50 to It's men at work, and
their weekly pay roll will be quite an
item. IT,
The paving company are building
a cement house l4x32 feet in size at
the special switch track built for the
paving material running from Com
mercial street to the cemetery cross
ing. The sand and gravel used in
the paving is being shipped here
from Ottumwa.
The brick test rattler which the
city council ordered for testing the
paving brick has been shipped and is
expected here this week.
The contractors say that they will
push the work to the limit if they
can secure sufficient help and expect
to have all the paving completed be-
fore cold weather.
The coming week there will be
quite a number of employees of the
paving company who will come here
accompanied by their wives who de-
sire to secure rooms for light house
keeping, and drany parties who have
rooms which they will rent for this
purpose can secure tenants by report
ing to the superintendent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Made Nice Profit ON Decatur
4. . County Farm.

~ Last spring f. w. Freestone, of
Perry, son of M. G. Freestone, of
near Decatur City, came down here
and bought the old Chandler farm
just south of Crown. The farm
consists of 1z0 acres and Mr.. Free
stone bought it for $85 per acre.
He was to get possession on March
1st, 1914, and expected to move on
the farm, but last week R. w. Brad
en-, the Leon real estate man, sold
tie Iarm TO Charles Piercy, of Red
Oak, for $112 per acre, making Mr..
Freestone a profit of $27 per acre
in a few months, or q total profit of
$4,000 on the place. Mr.. Freestone
has great faith in Decatur county
land, and is looking around to buy
another farm. Mr.. Piercy, who pur-
chased the farm is a good judge of
land and thinks he bought the farm
worth the money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Now Look Out for Bootleggers.

AS will be seen by the court pro-
ceedings published in this paper ev-
cry druggist in Decatur county who
held permit to sell intoxicating
liquors, surrendered his permit
Tuesday and there is not drug
store in Decatur county where you
can now purchase liquor. But this
will not stop the sale of liquor and
watch out for the harvest for the
bootleggers which will follow. AS
long as liquor is made it is going to
be used and people will get it some
how. There is only a very small
proportion OF, the liquor drank sold
by the druggists, but now that you
cannot buy Aiquor at any drug store
the business fof bootlegging will
flourish. .sft
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Grocery Sale Was a Hummer.

Frank N. Hansell, the man who
does things, had big closing out
sale of the Caster & Benefiel groc-
cry stock which he recently purchas-
ed advertised for last Saturday. The
doors of the store were opened at 8
o'clock, and there was a big crowd
waiting to secure the big bargains
opened. Within a few minutes after
the doors opened the store was so
jammed with customers that it was
necessary to lock the doors to the
store and wait on the throng in the
store before more could be admitted,
and nearly the entire stock was clos
ed out that day. 1t was sure sue
cess as a closing out sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
LEON SCHOOLS OPENED MON
49, DAY.
Total Enrolment is 561, with 100
Enrolled in the High
School,

The Leon public schools opened on
Monday, and while there are several
new teachers for this year, Superin-
tendent Gass has things nicely ar
ranged and the work starts off in
splendid shape. The new normal de-
partment which is added for this
year makes considerable additional
work in getting the classes all ar
ranged, but by the close Of the week
everything will be running along
smoothly. The enrolment in the
High School reaches total of 16O
and this will be increased later as
some pupils cannot start in right at
the beginning of the school year,
especially those from the farms. The
total enrolment in all of the grades
is SCI, there being 425 at the North
building and 1876 at the South build
ing. There is an additional teacher
in the High School and also a spec
ial domestic science teacher, one of
new building being fitted up, and
nicely equipped for this branch,
which will be in charge of Miss Clara
NJ. Barnes, of Omaha, Neb.
The following is the enrolment in
the various grades:
High School, Prof. O. M. Gass,
superintendent; Miss Frances M.
Sears, Margaret Hurst, Lois Karr,
Hjmena Hoffman and Prof. Walter
D Cooking, assistants, 100.
SOUTH BUILDING-Grades.
LIST Grade-Miss Helen Deck, 80.
End and 3rd Grades-Miss LYDIA
Epperley, 80.
4th Grade-Miss Grace Beavers,
26.
5th and 9Th Grades-Miss Ella
Grogan, 33.
| NORTH UILDING-Grades.
I 1st Grade-Miss Addie Crawford,
81.
I 1st and 2nd Grades-Miss Nita
cherry, 40.
: End and Bra Grades-Mrs. Wee
Akin, Al.
! 4th and 5th Grades-Miss Joseph
Inc Cooney, 33.
|. 5th and 9Th Grades-Miss Olive
Gwinn, 32
( 7th Grade-Miss Nellie Mullin, 2S.
/ Sth Grade-Miss Halle Moore, 40.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Cole Younger Converted by Former
nELeOn Boy.

Recently the daily papers have
been making,a great ado about the
conversion 5ofs Cole Younger, the no.
torious bank robber, who served
many. years in the state prison at
Saltwater, Minn, being finally par
doned, and who has now professed
religion, haYing Joined church dur
ing a big Ievival meeting held at
Mountain Grove, Mo-, by Rev. Or
vile E. Hamilton, formerly of this
city,, who has been engaged in evan
gelistic work with great success for
many years, being a grandson of Mr..
Joseph Hamilton, of this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Bought a Big Hudson Six.

j. B. Dobson, of Decatur City, is
sporting new auto, and it is prob
ably the most powerful car in Deca-
tur county, Hudson six with seven
ty horse power. 1t is the new car
purchased by Dave Goldsmith, OF
Osceola, which turned over and kill
Mr.. Goldsmith, just day or two
after he purchased it. The car is
practically as good as new, being
damaged but very little aside from
having the top broken and Mr.. Dob
son has purchased new top for the
car. With his family Mr.. Dobson will
leave this week for trip to Lake
Okoboji and other points in northern
iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Established Another Record.

Last week we mentioned that C.
NJ. Axes had established record of
two hours and twenty-eight minutes
driving his Jackson car from Leon
to Des Moines. Well, he made an
other record the latter part Of the
week. He started from Des Moines
Friday afternoon and reached Leon
well, we won't say when he pulled
into town. but if you will ask Char
ley he will tell you just how long it
took him to make the trip
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Leon orpingtons Won at State Fair

C. w. Reeder, manager of the
Leon Orpingtons, as usual pulled
down a big lot of prizes with his fine
chickens at the State Fair last week,
winning the following: tif3g
1st and End Cock, 1st and 3rd
Hen, End and 3rd Cockerel, End and
3rd Pullet, LIST, End and 3rd pen of
Fowls, LIST and 3rd pen of Chicks,
and LIST in Commercial Egg Glass.
Not a bad showing for one breeder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Made a Record Baling Hay.

Will Bright, who is baling hay on
the Ed Biggs farm just east of Leon,
made a record Monday morning with
his baler which we don't think was
ever equalled in Decatur county. He
baled 255 bales of hay, averaging 7S
pounds to the bale in two hours. If
there is a baler in Decatur county
who can equal or beat this record we
would like to hear from him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Frank Bullard Hurt in Thresher Ac-,
ci(lent,

Mrs. ]. c. Bullard of this city, has.
received news of an accident to her
son, Frank Bullard, who was work.
ing with threshing crew in South
Dakota. In some manner the engine
on which he was working was over
turned and Frank was caught under
it, his leg being mashed and he is
now in a hospital at Farmer, S. D.
Only meager particulars of the acci-
dent have been received
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Broke His Arm Cranking Auto.

Harry Snyder returned last Satur-
day from Oskaloosa, where he had
been visiting with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Snyder. He came
back here carrying his right arm in a
sling, having sustained a broken
arm right at the wrist a couple OF
weeks ago while cranking Ford
car;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Extending Steam Heating Service.

The Leon Electric Co., who have
been furnishing steam heat to many
of the business houses and Offices in
this city, are extending their SER
vice line from the Biggs block two
blocks north 30 as to supply the resi-
dence recently purchased by F.. S.
Stewart from Mrs. 3 Morrell, with
steam.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
1t Was Will Orfield's Child.

In the notice of the death of the
infant Orfield child, last week, we
stated it was child of Charles p.
Orfield, but this was a mistake aris-
ing from a telephone message to Des
Moines, for Charles p. Orfield. The
child was that of Will Orfield, z
nephew of Charles p. Orfield.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Another Starr is Twinkling.

Another bright little Starr was
added to the armament at the home
of w. G. Starr, The Reporter fore
man, on Tuesday night at II o'clock,
the youngster weighing nine pounds,
and in twenty-one years he will be
entitled to vote.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Commercial Club Meets Friday Ev-
ening.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Leon Commercial Club will be
held on Friday evening of this week
and all members are urged to be in
attendance. There are several mat
ters of public interest which will be
discussed, and every member of the
club should make a special effort to
be on hand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04
Marriage Licenses.

Raymond Tenney, Decatur ~. .21
Louise Beck, Decatur. B. .23
w A. Poush, Leon. ~. 40
Allie E. Smith, Lamont ~. 40
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04

The Yankee Robinson circus
which exhibited in Leon a few weeks
ago, is billed to show at Lamont on
Saturday of this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-04

Wanted "A girl for general house
work, Call Mrs. G. A. Cherrington.
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TAKE NOTICE

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IEIOOsIxA..zs
Column

Mr.. J. ", Brown Of brands
Vile, an Old veteran Of tire late
Rebellion passed through our
Vile on last Wednesday stopping
over nis;ht Wednesday night
with the Ed. on his way to see
his brother Pat Bro"n near Vera
Cruz. He was at one time a res
ident Of this part Of the country.
He served in the army over
four years. was in Sberman's
march TO the sea as q Dispatch
officer. He belonged to the 10th.
Indiana. He is now 12years old.
He related to Us q circum'
stance that he saw while at Mary
eta Georgia, two gum logs that
had been bored out and banded
with iron bands 80 years before
the war and used for cannons.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-05-22
The BhDGER Column.
BELOIr WIS,
Continued from last week,

. Continued from last week,
Just think, Mr., Editor. | lived
for eight lengthy years without
gun,shot from your little home
village, while at Springfield l
was a full legged "puke." and ]
have painful memories that I did
my full share while at it, II be-
came a sort of weapon of de
tense, 50 to speak, for | carried
no six shooter in those DAYS
I've seen Suckers, and I've
seen Hoosjers, but give NE Pulles
everything, It's such an insight
ticant work. don't you know, it
rhymes with Dalzes and Cutes.
and others not worth mentioning.
Pm q Badger now, ou5 [ still
flourish on the prairics Of Wis.
my Puke experience on the sun
set pixies of the Oz>rlts, and ev.
cry item from PukedOm touches
my Ivcrymoso cOrAs with pain
full JOS.
Ana those two lovers up there
at Snideviile, who haven't thirg
to do but heller and COO. to wife
! all kinds OF pottery for green
! teas, and SIGH like. They have
got it bad, SO Tumrr has ir. sond
! they seem to oe q IiberateIv con.
tomplating an equilibrium upset
Of the whole family calculations.
for Bro. French isn't The only
| brother in,law who has east AZ
evil eye on Faith as a SECOND
wife; But as 7 have never has
the duplicity Of knowing botI
Bro, French and lEubhart. | rec
| ken Ill have to be let them iigh
| it out, If it is to be duel,
! hope 20 be present. for both th;
rivals might get slaughtered ant
land might in that case fall heii
ito their money, and come in Oh
the second floor, as it were.
But until this sad event take!
place, or the wedding, / don't Sc
how the universe is, to Keep OF
running. for we are all livil.
from hand to mouth with uncil
tainty and anticipation. Com
out Of the tall grass; Bro. Huh
bart, and set the day, for if In
to be referee at the fracus,
want to get plastercd Oh ROT
ert's fits Of Laughter "
), Thank you, Bro. Cook, 70
your invaluIess confirmation OF
''chicken ct all" | an i'll clos
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ploXim2tior 10 The Sucker hne;
and for the sake of u change and
for the sake of a change AMI no
relief. ] often chase down into
SUcherdnm, lis a great place
to raise old Ned and heus down
there. / promised LucretiA u
Shane High rooster when she is
81 as q pet. Perchancc YOU will
preserve this information for fu.
ture observance. 1t may bring
sense to you which will help pay
Tor your seed corn. Remember
the maxim; "Distil corn while
the moon shines"
Your reference to chicken, and
Bro. Pearson's natural instinct
for literary inconseQuen"e, sug'
gest to NE a copic fol a most pro.
life and dlsinteprating debate,
one which would cast all others
previously concocted into the
neither darkness of inc 1mple.
hensibiltieatl1n, 1t is thus;
Docs Rooster crow from in
stinct or ooseryati0rE" + agree
to defend the affirmative, and
hereby challenge all readers of
our esteemed WORLD S CRESSEr
to uphold the opposite, with the
condition that both arguments
are to be printed in the sa.oe is.
sue of the CRESSET. Here's rich
metal nlbulum worthy Of your
fondast steel, debate for a.,
apply, II Mr.. !Iobbart accepts
this defy, let hjn1 got busy b,
ioro ho Got> q. r&pInG. for then
ne won't Know NNicn from tothor
Nnt II 50. l'to. Pearson vii
take AZ tho tlnI#1ln.
| BY tie way ,jimnjiN, su4u1,r
that for Our reyprul Editors
degree we send him too rev
prescriptions to his paper which
would meet the cost and cos
him nothing, o. else. let's Get NJ
a titartic on bohomutb consort
the proceedings from wnic'
would superbly defray the OK
pences of several such degrees
Fer if Bro. Garrett continue
to be 81 accommodating aid fo1
!, boding, Wa shall want TO otfe
: him numerous degrees or thei
equivalents
IF YOU will kindly print thi
lca2ned epjstlo Mr. Editor, | vi
gladly como again,
Yours Truly.
F, E, Calland,
Husband and master Of L. NJ
, Cailand.
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May. T., 1918.
The WORLD S CREsSET,
Rru>hyhnob, Missouri
Dear Editor Garrett:

Dear EuitOr Garrett:
When ! received the first copy
iot the WORLDS CEEsshT last
Saturday, which was >rnt to me
tllrn the agency of Dr.. Nicholson
,of Chicago, | was agroeably sur
prlSed to find that I had been
over looking a good bet. | try to
keep posted with the progress Of
literature in America, especially
do | cndoayor to keep II line on
the Various newspapers Permit
me to say that while + read on an
average o. 200 daily and weekly
newspapers each week, | have
never before found any publ;ca-
ton winch p.aascu ne Is much
las yours. II ~ the puintesspnce
oil vita sparkling star III the
newspaper constellation, a Dubli
ioltion 1hich. nodoubt, is eagerly
aW7iteI hY numerous readers
lcacA week., a journal thru which
Ia number Of people obtain spirit
uol A& we'll as temporal cnlightcn.
nont.
| However, I do not suppose YOU
lc0rc for 2 uisse rtatl0n Of this
! kind. II you will permit me to
acknowledge roccjptor Of DR..
! NIcholson's kindness IN the
lSucker's Column, kindly state
to my humorist friend Of the
I Windy City II know now Why
hey call il the Wind CIV that
tai! though hi, cuickau may be q
) Highly dc7eloped and tclligent
Ispecias Of Uarnya d fowl, | have
Just been able to secure 4 young
, springer which can do all the
, lstpnts his chickens is capable of
, and a few more. Dr. Nicholson
, claims that his chicken is brown
, or blonde Mine is q black span
ish, and while my chicken ism
so much on the. plumago thing
she surely is u good layer. and
ihIIii that one or the best habits
Of a chicken is to be a good laycI
You may tell Dr.. Nicholson thr,
J tho Suckers Column that N,
chicken lives in Newark, Ohio
5 and has a long pcdigrce 1t Or
! Nicholson thinks that his chicken
has anything on mino, will b,
glad to show him the error @
his logic at any time he may car,
to announce the mocgiNg place.
+ By the way. do not forget. m,
: name isn't Meyer 1t is J. II
N'aF'r, 1877 O.era Pace no
De: Hnase Building. Cincin
lati, Ohio. am not a Jew an
can rr1yt i at any Inc Ire ga
DOUBTS ny word | came ~ a
being Jew once bu' ~, CAD t.
say that | pulled thru airght
DO not forget 20 me, i n m
= pan 81. chicken
Yours very t'nIy. j II VI .,rr
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4 BOOK FOR EVERY FAMILY.

We have completed BOOK c tour hundred pages
treating nearly every Subject Of the Bible and the
wrongs belonging theories Of pcrporcd to be the
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in their pos sion 1t Will DC grand treasure Of True
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No will be without it wncn read Send us your
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~ party or parties wishing t.
k any Questions through this
per upon any subject religious
or otherwise shall be treated
!. a friend. Rut in no case viii
G Editor allow any slang or
Ing phrases 50 through its
lumns.