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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
FORMER CUB READING MANAGER.

LANCASTER, PA, Feb 1S.-Harry
Hoffman, who was formerly an out
fielder on the Chicago National League
team, and last season played at Hart
ford. Conn. has signed as manager OF
the Reading team, OF the Tri-State
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
JOE JAcksoN,s FATHER DEAD.

RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 13.-Joe Jack
son, the Cleveland American star bat
ter who opened a billiard parlor here
yesterday was to-day called 10 his
home in Greenville, S. c., by the death
OF his father.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
BY GEORGE {. PHAiR

which brings up the conundrum:
"How can you unscramble an eee?"
Another week and we may say
without fear of contradiction that the
backbone of winter baseball is bro
ken.
Down in South America when
bulltighter stalls in the ring he is
thrown into the hoosegow. There is
only one brand of bull allowed in
bullfighting.
While none of our baseball mao
mates have studied aviation, most of
them are about seven parasanes up
in the air.
HEROlSM.
The NOrsmdn jumping on his skis
Deserves the name Of hero.
Bat 6rdror far those hardy men
Who stand around and lcdtch him
lChea
The mercwyS at zero.
Mr.. Weeghman repeats that he is
IN baseball hook, line and sinker, and
" II comes to the worst he can sell
the sinker with cup of coffee.
II the American Federals can show
half as much speed as the Federals
tMeX) they will be a great little
bunch of base runners.
Possibly that is why Red killfer
jumped back into organized baseball.
Those round the world aviators
will be allowed to fly over Russia,
which is great place to fly over il
you keep on flying.
THE RiME OF THE ANCIENT
ATHLETE.
II Is an ancient baseball star.
His better days are gone.
His clbocS crcdk his ankles squeak,
His frame is icedk and icdn.
"Oh, gentle sir" he doH Grcr,
PRAY slip me but dime.
hdreH't had bite to eat
Since old Cap ARSon's time"
You COL darn chump, trhy don't
BoN jHmp"
| ! tchiSpCred IN his ear
And 80 he Joined the Feds aud GOT
Sir thousand bones pear
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

which brings up the conundrum
"How can you unseramble an eee?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

Il monkeys with the courts It will be-
come disorganized baseball. All of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

Achilles was sulltiug In his tent
AHA" they said knowingly. one tC
another. "He is flirting with the Fed
eral League
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
They Were Not Gloves.

A young man not thousand miles
from here went with his sister to a
dry goods store. He purchased a
pair of gloves for his sweetheart
His sister bought pair of hose for
herself. OF course the clerk got them
mixed.
The explosion came when the
sweetheart opened the package and
found therein a long pair of black
stockings. She blushed. Then she
opened the note and read the follow
ing tender lines:
l am sending you a little present.
Oh, how Iwish no other hands than
mine would ever be permitted to
touch them after you put them on.
But alas, score of other fellows may
touch them when am not by your
side and other eyes may see them
when you are on the street or at
parties. bought the longest pair
could get and if they are too long you
may let them wrinkle down. A great
many girls / know wear them slip
ped down a little Always wear
them at parties. I want to see how
they fit when l call Tuesday night.
You can clean them easily dear, with
benzine, il you leave them on till dry,
l hope they are not too small. Blow
in them before you put them on.
The young man did call Tuesday
night to see how they fitted" but it
is understood that he failed to win a
home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Mrs. Nancy Moreland.

Nancy Shell was born in Ross
county, Ohio, Nov. Fl, 1880, and died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Stratton, at Bethany, Mo-, Dec.
II, 1914, being at the time of her
death "a years and rs days old. She
was married to Thornton S. More
land, July "a, 1857, who preceded
her to the better land some eight
years ago.
To this union were born eight chill
dren, six of whom are still living:
Mary Stratton, Bethany, Mo-; Ema
line Harvey, Linneus, Mo-; Melvine
Craig, saline, Mo-; Martha McGuffin,
Purdon, Mo-; Jane Johnson, Leon
Iowa, and Charles Moreland, of De-
catursville, Mo.
Grandma. as she was better
known, united with the Church of
Christ at East Eden about Is years
ago and during the remaining years
of her life lived a true christian. She
had been sufferer for the past two
years, with that dread disease, can
Ger, which caused her death. !
Besides her children, she leaves, a
step-son, a number of grandchildren
and a host of friends to mourn her
departure.
The funeral services were held at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will
Johnson at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, conducted by William j. Camp
bell, of Davis City Evangelist Church
of Christ, after which her body was
laid to rest beside that of her hus-
band in the Chastain cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
War at Home.

Suppose you go out in the "Allie,
some night and drink some "Canadi-
an" whiskey and then go to the cafe
and drink some Paris wine and
"Scotch" highballs, would you get
awful Hungary" Then If the wait
er would "Servia'' with Turkey" and
German" fried potatoes and acct
dentally get a Belgian" hare in
your French toast or a "Welch''
rabbit in your English" stew, would
you get sore and break up all the
China" with Poland" "Huerta"
fellow, or would you get sick and
have them Russia" to a hospital for
Relief Fund" and send for your
Uncle Sam" or would It be "Assyr-
ia" as that?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Christmas Neckties.

According to Philadelphia manu-
facturer of neckties, nine men out OF
ten in the United States get neckties
for Christmas. This statement, he
says, is borne out by statistics, but
we fail to bear him out and venture
to doubt if the number of men re-
ceiving handkerchiefs and socks do
not outnumber the recipients of
taken down from the mantel and
emptied. But, be that as it may, it is
certain that neckties by the million
will change hands at Christmas, and
this despite the fact that a wOman's
incapacity in the selection of neckties
for men is placed by experts upon as
low a level as her judgment of
Christmas cigars in all orthodox
humorous columns.
There is no doubt that the cigar
joke has tended to depress Christ
mas business for the tObaccoist,
while it is equally certain that all
the shafts of ridicule which have
been brought to bear against the
feminine purchaser of neckties have
deferred her not one whit. 1t is
woman's mission to decorate the
home in which husbands, fathers and
brothers are necessary articles of
furniture. If they don't know when
they are properly decorated it is not
her fault. She knows, and by the
standards she sets at Christmas she
marks the sartorial way they ought
to travel throughout the year.
The red whiskered man who will
wear scarlet she sets right with a box
of blue ones and the swarthy individ-
ual who goes all summer wearing
blue gets red. Thus the female giver
performs an aesthetic duty while she
contributes to Christmas cheer, and
the men who get neckties this Christ
mas of kind they do not wear
should take the hint and wear them.
The chances are nine to ten that the
woman is right.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Decatur County District Breeders As
ISOLATION to Boost for Strong
en- Association.

Take Leon as center OF this dis
Strict and within eighteen miles and
including the south strip of Clarke
county and the west strip of Wayne
county, we find thirty-thFee breed
ers 81 registered stock. Twenty-Five
breeders of cattle have four hundred
and twenty-five head, seven OF hogs
win four hundred head, four CT
horses with about fifty head which
makes q total of about one thousand
head of pure bred stock. H. D. De-
kalb, of DeKalb, Iowa, has the larg-
est herd of Hampshire hogs of any
breeder in the United States. He also
has some of the purest Bates cattle to
SeA found in Iowa. C. E. Hall, of We'll
don, Iowa, hes the largest herd Of
Short Horn cattle which are headed
BY a Bellows bred bull. He also has
several head of pure bred Percheron
mares and a good stallion. At We'll
don We have C. NJ Kline with Gallo
way cattle and Duroc hogs and w. H.
Hall, L. G. Jamison and J. l. Wade
with Jerseys. Three miles northeast
OF Weldon is F.. D. Barger with a fine
young herd of Short Horns headed by
Bellows bred bull, Victor Goods,
VuJTOl D1dNOuu 1OOuo. JUST al Ooo
the road from him is R. L. Westfall
with herd of Polled Hercfords. One
mile east of Smyrna in Clarke county
is Elmer Buckingham with fine
herd of Topped Short Horns. At Lee
Roy is our old time bres der of Jer-
seys and Poland Chinas, E. S. Buff
fum Northeast of Garden Grove, is
p. p. Hamilton and sons, with Per-
cheron horses and ]. 0. McKibben
with Short Horns Two miles south
of Garden Grove is George Warning
ton with a herd of Herefords. North
of Lineville is Luther Logan with a
fine herd of Short Horns Near Leon
IS Frank CARRIER and l.. A. Durell
with Jerseys and Manchester Bros.
with Poland Chinas, w. H. Hazlet
with Red Polls, Jasper Record with
Pol1ed Angus and northwest of Leon
4 is A. p. Cotterill with herd of Poll
ed Short Horns and L. G. Overholtzer
north of Leon with Polled Angus. At
Grand River, VIM. Brennaman with
POlled Angus and VIM. Campbell
with Polled Herefords. At Lamont
is Charles Lyle and Andrew Ander-
son with Hereford cattle, Grant Jones
with Poland China hogs, A., ]. Moul-
ton with Hampshire hogs, James
Nelson with Norman horses, Sam
Shakespeare with Shire horses. This
sis only 9 partial list of the breeders
IN the Leon district and If all would
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD.
Practically Daily at the Price of a
Weekly-NO Other Newspaper in
the World Gives So Much
At So Low q Price.

This is time of great events, and
you want the news accurately and
promptly. All the countries of the
worla steadily draw closer together,
and the telegraph wires bring the
happenings of every one. No other
newspap per has service equal to that
of the World and it relates every
thing fully and promptly.
The World long since established a
record for impartiality, and anybody
can afford it's Thrice-a-Week edition,
which comes every other day in the
week except Sunday. 1t will be of
particular value to you now. The
Thrice-a-Week World also abounds
in other strong features, serial stor-
les, humor, markets, cartoons; in
fact, everything that is to be found in
a first-class daily.
The THRICE-A-WEEk WORLDS
regular subscription price is only 81
per year, and this pays for 156 pa
pers. We offer this unequalled news
paper and The Leon Reporter togeth-
er for one year for $3.50.
The regular subscription price Of
the two papers is $3.50. !.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
join and boost we could have a

JUN tLitu DOOot We COulu udSO q
stronger association. l am sorry
cannot record breeder of registered
stock at good old Woodland among
such names rs Beavers, Lentz, Lane,
Smith, Coontz and others, but they
always bring prize colts to the Leon
show and always carry off the rib
bons and their slogan is woodland
Against the World
l went to digress from this subject
enough to promote my pet doctrine,
that is, that of throwing a boquet at
the feet of friend while yet living
IN place of putting flowers on his
grave So here is to my old friend,
Henry Wallace. I regard Uncle
Henry as the most noted, the pro-
foundest, the best agricultural writ
.er, editor, and lecturer we have in
the United States, and he is ''still in
the harness." To my younger friend
II. S. Duncan, of Clearfield, Iowa, l
look upon him as being one of the
best pure bred aucitioneers and pro-
motors of pure bred stock in the corn
belt states and his career has only
just begun. A. H. Meter.
Weldon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
But Banker Ewart Did Not.

The will of JAS Ewitt, the million
aire banker of Maysville, was pub
lished in the Maysville Herald last
week. He had amassed his wealth in
that community but failed to leave
any testimonial of his gratitude. A
fund to provide and endow a city
park would have caused him to be
remembered with pleasure. So many
forget that they owe the public any
thing and the facts are they owe 1t
everything ~ allatin Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Prompt Action Will Stop Your
~ Cough.

When you first catch q cold (often
indicated by sneeze or cough ,
break it up at once. The idea that
1t does not matter" often leads to
serious complications The remedy
which Immediately and easily pene-
trates the lining of the throat is the
kind demanded. DR.. kings New Dis
covery soothes the irritation, loosens
the phlegm. You feel better at once.
It seemed to reach the very spot OF
my cough" is one of many honest tes-
timonials. SOC. at your druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24

Rags Wanted The Reporter Of
fice wants to buy quantity Of clean
cotton rags. Must not be less than
IL inches square, and larger prefer
red. Will pay cents per pound,
We cannot use heavy WOODEN rags.
Bring IN your rags ana set the
money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24

REPORTER FOR SALE BILLS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
1t Will Have to Come.

Keeping up with the increased cost
of all other commodities, the items
which enter into the publication of
a newspaper have also felt the upward
movement, and while it costs much
more to issue country paper each
week than a few years ago, the sub
scription price has never been in
creased. The time is coming when
this will be changed through neces-
sity ana the publishers of many of
the country newspapers have been
considering for some time the raising
of the subscription price. Such ac-
ton will probably be taken by the
beginning of 1915. The present price
received for the ordinary country
paper does not pay the cost of the
white paper used, and as the adver-
Using field is always limited with
such papers the burden falls on the
publisher. The price on farm pro-
duce, groceries, meat, daily labor, in
fact the product of all lines has
doubled, Yet the printer is receiving
the same little old dollar or dollar
and a half for his paper that was
paid ten years ago. An increase Of
rs or so cents for each subscriber
would be hardly noticed, but the ag-
gregate would mean much to the pub
Usher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
Davis City.

Bryant Sears made his regular
Sunday call in Davis City.
Cena Burrell was in Leon Tuesday
between trains
Mrs. C. B. Simpson spent Sunday
with her parents in our city.
Mrs. "A. Radnich and her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Scott of Blythedale, Mo-,
attended the circus in Leon last
Thursday.
Mrs. Winnie Riley was passenger
to Leon Thursday
Orval Teller returned Tuesday
from his visit of several weeks in Illi-
nois
Rev. Partridge of Buffalo, Wyo.,
has been assigned pastor of the M.
E. church of this city and filled his
regular appointment Sunday evening.
We welcome the new pastor.
Mrs. Fl. L. McClaran returned
home Monday evening from Chicago.
Mr.. S. Bullock is building new
addition to his furniture store.
Mr.. and Mrs Ocie Lowell are
the proud parents of fine' daughter
born last Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Teale and daughter of
Los Angeles, California, are visiting
relatives in this city.
Chas. Vandel returned home from
Wyoming, Saturday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Still, Saturday, baby girl.
Mrs. Alice Marble and Mrs. J.
Cummings went to Lamont Friday
to attend the Harvest Home festival.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
THE CHURCHES.
The Presbyterian Chuch.

Sunday School ..9:45 q. m.
Preaching services am, 1880 pm.
Young Peoples Society /. $50 p. M
Choir rehearsal, Thursday IS p. m.
Please note the evening services
begin one-half hour earlier.
The Rally Day services were we'll
attended; the attendance at the Sab
bath school being doubled The
theme for the morning service, "The
Child in the Midst" was made the
more real and impressive by the
christening Of two children and the
graduation OF sixteen from the Cradle
Roll into the main school; each child
receiving graduation certificate and
carnation.
In the evening, Miss Freda FeEren
led the young people in very inter-
esting and helpful service. "A spirit
Of devotion characteriZes the Young
Peoples meetings and they are very
refreshing and inviting The young
people of the town should avail them
selves of these services in our differ
ent churches The subject of our SER
vice next Sunday is Missions, with
Miss Marcia Wallace as leader.
Our communion service and the
reception of new members the first
Sunday in October. The communi-
cant class meets at the church this
evening at Z o'clock.
The choir met Tuesday evening and
will meet again this evening. Direc-
tor. Kemp is giving special attention
to the music for the Installation. Let
all the choir be there on time Is
o'clock) and all-the-time.
The Installation service Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock is anticipated
with much interest. Rev. R. K. Por-
ter, D. D., pastor OF the First PTesby-
teTian church OF Des Moines, will pre-
side and deliver the charge to the
pastor; Rev. j. w. Countermine,
D. D., pastor of the Cottage Grove
Presbyterian church of Des Moines,
will preach the sermon and Rev. VIM
E. Fisher of Abba will deliver the
charge to the congregation. Our
local pastors will also assist in the
service. The public is cordially in
vited.
B. Frank Jacobs, Minister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
Methodist Church Notes.

|! Although little special effort was
put forth to secure large attendance
for Rally Day in the Sunday School
last Sunday, still the number present
was considerably above the average.
1t was an enthusiastic and interest
ing session. The, several musical
numbers on the program were heart
lily applauded. A fifth year bangle"
was presented to Alma Kinblade,
who, with the exception of but one
Sunday and that because of sickness,
has not been absent nor tardy at
Sunday School for five years. This
is an enviable record The boat race
is even closer on the homecoming
than on the outgoing trip. A week
ago the Blue ship led, but now the
Red one is ahead. Two weeks COM
pletes the race. Visitors welcome.
The Epworth League meeting last
Sunday evening was devoted to the
consideration of a study class. Sam
pies of suggested textbooks will be
on hand by next Sunday. Final class
arrangements viii be made then. All
Leaguers be on hand.
The fried chicken supper served by
the Woman's Guild Wednesday, Sept.
10th, was excellent, and the patron
age all that could be desired. The
Guild held their second meeting Of
the new year last Tuesday afternoon
in the basement of the church.
Plans for the new conference year
were outlined by the pastor last Sun
day morning. The outlook for a
good year is very promising as the
work has been going nicely all sum
mer. Definite and practical service
to the community is our aim.
Boys Club Tuesday evening at the
church at 1880 sharp. Election of
officers and other business. Knights
take notice.
A rehearsal Of the choir tonight
at 1880. Prof. Manley wishes all of
our choir to come for practice.
Preaching Sunday at 1870 a. M.
and 1880 p. m. Observe change in
evening hour.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
JOHN I. HAMILTON

doubtful whether he will allow the
opposition to outline his tactics.
The Clarke newspapers are quite
united and persistent in pointing out
that most Of the democratic legis-
lators supported capitol extension and
other measures contributing to in.
creased taxation and, for that reason,
there is no chance 10 make cam
paign issue Of these propositions.
Hamilton 10 Right.
Just the same Mr.. Hamilton has an
nounced his intention to tackle the
high taxation question without gloves,
and there is nothing in the situation
that needs to cause him any embar-
rassment. No partisan alignments
were involved in these measures.
Those democratic legislators who sup
ported capitol extension can thresh
the question out with their individual
constituents.
No matter what other democrats
may have done, Mr.. Hamilton had no
part in promoting capitol extension.
Governor Clarke had a very prominent
part in that mover ent, and processes
pride in his work. The issue is a
pertinent one between these two can
didates for the governorship. in addi-
ton to such other issues as they may
care to introduce, and need not en-
tangle the ordinary partisan quss.
TONS"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24

John T. Hamilton will cut down on
the expenses Of the state II elected
governor, said Congressman Maurice
Connolly, candidate for United States
senator, in his keynote speech at the
recent democratic convention ut Coun-
Gil Bluffs. He said: II.
Il sincerely hope the people Of Iowa
will take advantage of this opportunity
to elect as governor, one who is es.
pecially fitted and qualified to curtails
extravagances, bring about substantial
and sensible economies, inos1tye to
lows. the high-class business admins.
tration that is particularly needed at
this time and trust that the results
this fall will show the eleetion Of that
diattnEuished democrat. Hon. John T.
HSmilton and every Other ylan on our
sticket."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
The news comes from Dubuque tia

The news comes from Dubuque that
w. L. Harding Of Sioux City, now
ylieutenant-governor, has the inside
track for the Republican nomination
for governor in 1916. II the Demo.
cratic nominee, John T. Hamilton Of
Cedar Rapids. is elected this fall ana
his choice looks awfully good, perhxns
there won't be any inside to Mr.. Hard.
ing's track. He would likely be on
the track III alone, looking far ahead
at the great lead o. Mr.. Hamilton II
his second RAGS ocahostas Dssae
crat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
Decatur NJ. +. Church Notes.

Services next Sunday at regular
hours. T. S. Rhodes of Mt. Ayr, will
speak at Maple Grove at eleven and
have charge of the evening service.
Preaching in town at eleven and at
Elk Chapel at $500. Evening service
at 1880. Note the change in time.
Let Us begin the year with everyone
in the service.
j. A. E. Cunningham, pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
Christian EndeayOrs.

Come to C. E. meeting next Sun
day evening. We will look for you.
The leader has good program.
Remember installation of officers.
The social committee are planning
something great. Come and they
will tell you all about It. AZ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24

Many a man who makes no claim
as to knowing anything much, knows
a lot more than others who pretend
to know 1t all.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
Christian Church.

The Institute is over. BY general
consent it is said to be the greatest
thing of it's kind the town has seen
in wears. It will probably be many
years before its equal can be seen
here again.
Rally day was great. There were
It's on record. Probably 200 were
in attendance.
AssOur evening hours will be changed
next Sunday instead of October 4.
G, Il. $3.50, preaching 1880; subject
Sunday morning, The Golden Cali" !;
eyaning. THE Way to be Br0therly
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24

A good many men are raised on
the banks Of some river and do not
learn to swim.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24

Lots of men would rather talk all
day about somebody. who did wrong
than to attend to their own business.