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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
sunny Side.

Mrs. Ella Hamilton and Mrs. Ed
Rumley attended the funeral of Mr..
Chas. Imhoff Monday forenoon at
Union Chapel.
Miss Fora Cummins returned
Tuesday from Glencoe, Oklahoma,
where she had been visiting relatives
few weeks. Her neice, Miss Lenna
and her, friend, Mrs. Madge Russell
Of that place accompanied her home
for visit
Mrs. Emma Baker and neice, Miss
Alta were Leon visitors Tuesday.
Miss Hazel and Velma Mckay and
brother Eddie were visitors at the
jeff Strange home Tuesday night.
Several from this vicinity attended
the j. 1. Case pillow demonstration
sold in Leon by Ernest Hamilton at
the Jap Cessler farm south of Leon
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. j. C. Hull of Lone Star was a
pleasant caller at the Henry Ross
home Thursday afternoon.
Those who were Leon callers
Thursday afternoon were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Woodmansee, Mrs. John
S. Gardner and Miss Thelma Wood
mansee.
Miss Georgia Hull spent Wednes-
day with Miss Jennie Ross.
The county bridge men have been
repairing the bridge by Sunny Side
school house and couple of bridges
north of where jeff Strange lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Gardner call
en- on Mrs. Anna Gardner and
daughter, Miss Nora Sunday after
noon who has been quite i'll the past
few days. We hope to see Miss Nora
up and about soon.
Mrs. Ed Rumley and son Warren
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Hull
and son Amy and Miss May Smith
who is visiting at the Hull home, tc
Davis City Sunday to attend the Tab
ernacle meeting in the Davis City
park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamilton were
Davis City callers Sunday evening
Just three more days of Chautau
qua. All try and come that pos
sibly can.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Union Chapel.

Alfred Smith from Van Vert spent
Sunday at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. Matte Imhoff.
l.. e. Cummins and family spent
Saturday in Leon at John Ryan's.
VIII Bright and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Plummer spent Sunday
at the home of Dan Bright of Grand
River.
Alma Woodmansee was a Leon
caller Monday.
Miss Alice Cotterill spent Thurs
day and Friday with her cousin,
Miss Eleanor Ironside at Leon.
Arthur Richey of Van Vert called
Wednesday evening at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Matte Imhoff
Tom Cox and family visited Sun
day at the home of Squire Cox.
Harry Finkbone was calling at the
Henry Ross home Sunday evening.
r. B. Bright and son Lester spent
Sunday at the Glen Stiles home near
Crown.
Clyde Imhoff and Roy Bright
helped Pearl Eivins bale hay Thurs
day.
Jennie Ross spent Friday night
with Miss Georgia Hull.
Miss Edna Bright spent Tuesday
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry
Plummer.
Mrs. John S. Gardner visited Mon
day at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Minnie Woodmansee.
| Cap Bennett and Tom Cox helped
Lee Butts dig we'll last week.
Mrs. Cap Bennett and children
spent Thursday with Mrs. Lee Butts
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Plummer
were Decatur callers Saturday night
Jim Hull spent Thursday at Kel.
lerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orve Baker visited
Monday at the home of her fathers
Mr.. Sans.
Miss Tressa Akers of Decatur City
assisted Mrs. Harvey Eivins with hel
house work the past two weeks.
Miss Lima Cummips from Okla
homa, is visiting at the home of hel
uncle, S. E. Cummins, north of De
catur.
Earl Rumley was a Leon Gale,
Wednesday.
Jimmie Hull and family and Ma,
Smith were Davis City callers Sun
day.
Henry Palmer and family wer,
Leon callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Butts visited i,
Leon Monday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Burr Oak Ridge.

John and Bid Frost, Frank and
Charley Chastain, Clarence Rumley
and Elmer Shira, accompanied by
their families were among the num-
Der from this vicinity who attended
Apostolic meeting at Davis City Mon.
day.
Roy Chastain returned home Sat.
iurday from Davis City where he had
been visiting at his grandparents,
w. H. McCalla's.
w. A. Johnson and family spent
Sunday at j. M. Johnson's.
G. E. Chastain is progressing nice
ly with their new house, George
Cooper of Leon, is doing the carpen-
ter work
Grandma Moreland is spending a
few days with relatives on Eden
Prairie. 2
Mrs. Mary Meek was quite sick the
past week.
Most everyone is attending Chau-
tauQua. sSl; ;Ss /.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Missouri Bill.

ya is brown Jack, with white
points, stands u hands hleh, ana
has extra good bone and good Dig
font and ears He is dandy good
aue. and proved an extra good breed
e. last year.
VIII make the season OF 1914 at
The Sherm Rumley barn, IA mile
north of Leon.
state Certificate No. 725.
The Jack named Missouri Bill,
sxass BY w. H. Axes, Leon Decatur
county. Iowa, described as follows:
eolcr. black markings, white points;
fca9sa in the year 1903, is not OF
p,,rs breeding, and is, therefore, not
eligible to registry in any study
book recognized by the Iowa Depart
uent of Agriculture, but has been
es5.jsied to by Dr.. F. G. Hume, vet
erinsrian, as being free from heredl-
ta.s. infectious, contagious or trans
nissible disease or unsoundness
specified in the stallion law.
Dated at Des Moines, this 21th
3Ay Of April. 1914.
A. R. COREY,
Secretary Iowa State Department OF
Agriculture
XtTmS:-$l5.O Nv TO insure co4t "
stand and suck. Care will be taken
10 prevent accidents, but will not be
responsible should any occur. Far
hes disposing Of mares or taking
them from the county, forfeit the
assurance and the fee becomes due
. and payable at once.
Parties from a distance wishing
10 breed to this jack can come and
see him. and if they don't say he is
The best jack they have ever seen In
Decatur county we will pay them fol
AAe1s trip to see him.
w. II. AXES, Keeper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Sand Creek.

Thomas Bryan and family called at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Brian, aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sci
lars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith visited
their daughter, Mrs. F.. w. Fest
Sunday.
Those who called at the home OF
F. w. Sellars were Tyra Baker, All
Miller, Henry and Clarence Rauch
and wives of Lamont, Johnnie Smith
and Pete Ellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Axes and lit
tie son visited with the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Ellers, Sun
day.
Everyone is invited to assist with
the cleaning of the cemetery every
where known as the Cash cemetery
All are invited to meet on August
Is, 1914, everyone invited to come
and help.
Bob CLANCY called on F. w. Sellars
Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Logan has been quite
i'll for several days with rheumatism
but is much better at this writing
F. w. Sellars took sick quite sud.
denly but is slowly improving al
this writing.
John Sellers has been losing some
of his finest spring calves by the
dreaded disease they call black-leg
John Sellers delivered hogs to De
catur City Monday morning. !.
Agnes Sellers called on Mrs. Belle
Sellers Saturday morning.
mrs. Geo. Smith and daughter
Belle Sellers called on Mrs. Noaf
Green Friday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13

Thomas Bryan and family called at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Brian, aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sci
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
ALL ROADS
LEADING To
THIS CITY
ARE TO BE MAINTAINED IN FIRST
CLASS CONDITION IF CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE is ASSISTED IN
THE WORK.

One Of the good features Of last
nights meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce was the interest manifested
by the president, J. s. Mullen, and
all members who were present over
the condition Of all roads leading to
Ardmore from this trade territory,
and IT was the sense OF everyone
present that the roads be worked and
maintained so that the volume Of
trade would divert itself to this city
notwithstanding the new railroad just
built 10 the west
Several residents OF the western
and southwestern portion Of the coun.
ty were in the city today, and after
hearing Of the action Of the Chamber
OF Commerce, commented upon It very
fayorably, and eyinced a disposition
10 assist in the wor': I'm any way pos
sible The business men OF this city
have been very liberal in their dona-
tlons toward this work, and they
have been rewarded by the best
summer trade in the history Of the
city.
It Is true tha. the weather has been
very favorable TO roads throughout
this section, but with constant work
ing they can be maintained the year
round, regardless Of weather condi-
tions. Not only the road to the
Healdton oil fields is going TO be main
tanned. but President Mullen let II
be understood that every section Of
the county was to be looked after
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
Rubric of Optimism.

This mental attitude Is character
istic Of the citizenry of Oklahoma.
II is rubric of the optimism, the
yirility and independence Of thought
that has made this a wonder state
and its people pro-tagonists of new,
strange and ofttimes worthy ideals
in government. The public schools
Of Oklahoma do not teach ballot
scratching, as one popular peregrin-
ating journalistic prophet alleges is
done in the neighboring state of
Kansas, but they evidently point the
way TO Independent thought and pio-
neer a path apart from precedent.
Far be it from an imperial com
mentator to suggest and deduct from
the clamor that has resounded through
the hotel lobby for and against the
movement back Of the returns-from
the specters Of fraud that haunt the
visions Of the tired politician. 1t
may be that the direct dreams of the
clamorers were based upon substance.
1t may be that they were haseless.
The fact seems 20 he that some
Oklahoma democratic leaders were
with the result Of their
primary election. Some Of those
who did not get certificates, and
their friends were supsicious; and
some OF those who won, and their
friends, resented the possibility of
suspicion attaching. Being unsatis-
fed, all factions are considering
some changes in the law Dissatis-
faction has cropped out before, and
have been made in the past
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

and keeps something going on all the
time in contrast to the more sedate
but not more punctilious states that
are sometimes prone to point an ac-
cusuing finger at the new common
wealth. But Oklahoma believes in
advertising; and the date line argu.
ment of the publicity panurge in
thousands of commercial clubs all
over the country finds few dissenting
votes among the empire BUILDERS
and tradition wreckers Of the com.
monwealth that accords to precedent
less respect than it claims in any
other similar sized segment OF the
earth's periphery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
Not So Strange After All.

You may think 1t strange that so
many people are cured of stomach
trouble by Chamberlain's Tablets. You
would not, however, if you should give
them a trial They strengthen and
inyigorate the stomach and enable it
to perform its functions naturally.
Mrs. Rosie Rish, Wabash, Ind, writes,
Nothing did me the least good until
] began using Chaberlain's Tablets. 1t
is decidedly the best medicine for
stomach trouble | have ever used"
For sale by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
The Twenty Year lest.

Some twenty years ago used
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy" writes Geo. W. Brock,
publisher of the Enterprise, Aberdeen,
Nd. 81 discovered that it was quick
and safe cure for diarrhoea. Since
then no one can sell me anything said
to be Just as good During all these
years ! have used it and recommended
it many times, and il has never dis
appointed anyone" For sale By all
dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

strict confidence. A woman can freely
talk Of her private illness to woman /;
thus has been established q confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published
testimonial or used letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
Dental letters to get out of their pos
session, as the hundreds Of thousands
Of them in their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume Of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich or poor,
should be glad to take advantage of this
generous offer Of assistance. Address
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., icon
fidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia +. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

The National Housewives League
has sent an appeal to women through
out the United States to live cheaply
during the European war to keep
prices from being inflated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

arrive at a system Of registering the
viii of the voter in manner indubi-
table Of his intentions.
Look to Preferential Primary.
Just now the cognoscente are CON
sidering the preferential primary, the
elimination primary, the voting ma
chine, and long step backward, TO
the convention system. What the
coming legislature will conclude to
do-or what some wise person who
appreciates the possibilities Of the
initiative and the be it enacted by
the people Of Oklahoma" that goes
Herewith, will dds not to be fore
cast Oklahoma legislatures since
the days Of the territory, have had a
way Of putting on surprises. The
sovereign people of Oklahoma are
likely to subscribe enough perfectly
good signatures to an initiative peti-
tion to change the election machinery
before another primary election may
come about
1t is possible that interest in pri-
mary elections will flag before any
action may be taken, either by the
people or by the legislature, looking
to a more certain and definite manner
Of getting at the will of the voter. In
any event the clamor in the present
instance will serve to keep the state
on the alert and to that extent to pre-
serve the ballot in its purity.
Gov. Cruce read reports of alleged
fraud and charges of corruption re-
garding the recent election-he never
loiters in the hotel lobby and there
fore got more conservative versions
of the matter in the press-and i'm
mediately asked Attorney General
West to investigate. The attorney
general had been around more and
was in the beginning of an investiga.
tio when he heard from the governor
Should be investigation.
When he was asked if he believed
there had been wholesale frauds in
the election Gov. Cruce explained at
some length that he did not wholly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

4 sprain may be cured In about one
third the time required BY the usual
treatment by applying Chamberlain's
Liniment and observing the directions
with each bottle. For sale by all
dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

According to the publications of the
German imperial statistical office. the
situation did not show any improve
ment during the year and in several
important branches of industry the po-
sition has become worse. in consider
ing this fact, however. allowance must
be made for the usual diminution OF
work during the summer months and
also the war, which has become re-
cent factor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
CHEAPER THAN DOCTOR BILLS,
OR MAYBE THE LOSS OF YOUR
CHILD. w. J. LANE. 23tf
Bluff That Is Hard 70 Call.

When we run out of something 10
say or desire to say 1t in letter. we
write that the mail is about to close
and we'll have to hurry if We get it
in"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

subscribe TO that theory. He said
that it Is meet and proper that full,
fair and free investigation be had TO
the end that If perchance fraud or
error has eventusted il may be cor
rected, and if there has been no ir-
regularity the doubt may be cleared
away and the fair fame Of the com
monwealth be unsullied. These are
not the words OF Gov. Crlce. His
language was lucid diplomatic and
only slightly physiological. But this
seems to paraphrase briefly the
thought OF the executive.
To be sure the agitation in the
lobby and the attitude Of the ad-
minltration may attract attention
to Oklahoma and draw some editor
ials in the highbrow periodicals and
the undertaking penny newspapers.
But Oklahoma recks not one whit.
That is another of the Characters
tics Of this commonwealth that has
been built to magnificence and to
enduring worth where twenty-five
years ago was a barren and arid plain
that harbored but alkali dust, hot
winds, and "sooners.' Oklahoma ad-
heres to house-cleaning. 1t is not
ayerse to publicity in such matters
If Oklahoma were a forest state the
people would declare that they believe
in "hewing to the line" But Okla
homa is not building log houses. 1t
is constructing colleges and produc-
ing culture and wealth. Withal, it
is not naughty nor yet commonplace
So it may be said that Oklahoma has
an enlightened, progressive common
wealth that is pioneering many gov
ernmental reforms and setting an eX-
ample for many othe- commonwealths,
is willing to submit the result Of its
experiments to the most searching
tests in behalf of the general vel
fare
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

WANT CHANGE
ELECTION LAW
SEVERAL PLANS SUGGESTED -
ACTIVITY GROWING OUT or
COMPLAINTS As TO PRIMARY
SYSTEM MAY HAVE RESULTS.

Oklahoma City, Aug. I9-Oklah0-
ma democrats cast 13l.t45 votes u
the recent primary election for state
Offices. In the primary election Of
1912. for United States senator they
cast l3l.0E4 votes. In the prlma-g
election for state officers IN 1910
they polled 125.Sfs votes. The n
crease in the registered voting
strength Of the party has probably
been less than the general Increa
in the population Of the state. One
may conclude that the democratic
voters are not alert 10 their oppor-
tunity 10 vote In this condition
Oklahoma is not materially differ.
eHt from other states. and the dem
ocratic party in Oklahoma is not
unlike the democratic party and other
political parties elsewhere.
For the past four months politi-
cal gossip and prophecy has been
heard in the principal hotels here
to the practical exclusion OF every
other topic II one were to gather
his inspiration from the converse
tion Of the hotel lobby during ninety
days previous to election he would
probably conclude that not only ey-
cry adult, but many immature and
males and some daring fe-
males intended to vote and possibly
contemplated repeating. When the
votes had been cast and cumber-
some method Of getting at the will
of the voters arranged with every
theoretical safeguard against fayorit.
ism or fraud-had been followed 10
a tangible result, one might gather
from the same source-the hotel lob
by in the capital-that there had
been fraud and miscounting in the
elections and general felonious as
sault upon the citadel of popular
government and the dignity Of the
state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

Twenty-siN Siberian farmers have
at Hull, England, to study
British agricultural methnds and CO.
operative systems. as deleEa tes from
what has been called the geatest CO.
operative farming society in the world.
This society has built up an eXten-
sivc butter trade with Great Britain
Between 10000 and 10000 long tons
Of Siberian butter are consumed in
the United Kingdom annually, and
Siberian eggs and cheese are likewise
purchased in large quantities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

4 great increase in the price OF
hogs is predicted this year for the
Southwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

promptly with the
W o N ans private
de-
partment Of the Ly-
dia Z. Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
viii be opened, read
and answered by a
and held in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

French women viii harvest crops
while their husbands 20 TO war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

Cigarette tube makers in New York
city have organized.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

A Want Ad today will rent that
room tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

Raise of pay 1ur all plumbers, car
penters, painters and teamsters in
the oity'f employ 40 they will receive
the prevailing wage has been approx
ed by the committee of finance, ways
and means Of Toledo. Ohio.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands HaveB BeenHelped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.

Women suffering from any form Of
female lis are invited TO communicate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
Doings of Minority Party.

In this connection it is noteworthy
that there is a persistent minority
party in Oklahoma. 1t is, so far as
hearsay evidence may be considered,
the only virile survivor of an organ
ization that went to the scrap heap
by an almost harmonious anvil chorus
in 1912. This Oklahoma organization
seems to bear no resemblance to that
party other than in name. 1t is un-
derstood to harbor hopes Of living
down the name. This Oklahoma party
has this year placed at the head of
its ticket a farm eXpert-a scholarly
protagonist of sorghums and legum-
rs and diversified agriculture-a man
who knows more farmers of Oklaho-
ma by their first names than any 9th
er man in the state. He is the in
dividual who coupled the silo with the
soil and put the home in Oklahoma
in so far as rural dwellers are con-
cerned. This organization is making
handbOok-not the kind that car
ries odds, but the sort that carries
texts. It's subject matter is made
out of the contentious among the
democrats 1t will be the promoter
of a change in state government. Its
leaders expect to carry the state in
November. They count upon the
votes of a large number of other per
sons whose political affiliations may
be indefinite and uncertain owing to
number of things, one which is
the broad view that seems to come
with the far horizon of the south
west, making party irregularity seem
less reprehensible.
May Be Disappointed in November.
1t would be unkind to suggest that
perhaps when the vote shall have
been returned in November this party
may take the place of instant dis
appointed persons in the democracy,
and in its turn charge impolite things
against the election law and election
officers. For these persistent protag-
onists of progress, under name that
is ?. shibboleth Of recession, are also
imbued with the Oklahoma spirit and
are plain of speech and emphatic.
Perhaps 4 is the primitive passion
for plain pronunciamentos that MAX
es the Oklahoma situation picturesque
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

hundreds of employees have been
thrown out of work in the various
European summer resorts as result
of the war. Carlsbad, Austria, has
been practically cut off from the out
side world 80 that the hotels, clubs,
etc, viii suffer immensely.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20

In the end Oklahoma will doubtless
arrive at a system Of registering the
viii of the voter in a manner indubi-
table of his intentions.