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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
I.asiness Good in Mayors Court.

Business has been pretty good in
Mayor Farquhar's court the past
week, and as a result the city trea-
sury has been enriched to the extent
Of SIS and there are some speed Of
tenders who have not yet been
brought into court.
Last Wednesday Rena Fry, of Des
Moines, was fined $40 for exceeding
the speed limit with his motorcycle
on south Main street
Saturday E. E. Prall, of Lamont,
speeded up the depot hill too fast
with his Jack Rabbit, and he was
fined $25.
George Mintoyne was arrested
Sunday for plain intoxication and
Monday he settled by paying fine
of SIS.
Carl Wilson was on a rampage at
the depot Sunday afternoon, and
abused several passengers, among
them young man named Moss who
had been sick, and Monday he was
fined SIS. Wilson also struck Faith
er MCCLELLAN, of Charlton, who was
in the depot waiting for train, and
he will probably have another
charge brought against him for this.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Stole n March on Their Friends.

Ralph McGinnis, and Miss Georgia
Hurst, two of the popular young peo-
pie of Leon, stole march on their
relatives and friends by being quietly
married at St. Paul, Mimi, last Sat-
urday, upon Miss Hurst's return from
a six weeks trip to the Pacific coast
as member of the Simpson College
Ladies Glee Club. Word of their
marriage was received in a telegram
from Ralph to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. V. R. McGinnis, Sunday, an
Eouncing their marriage and stating
they were spending few days at
Lake Roberts, Faribault, Minn., but
expected to come to Leon soon. Ralph
is one of Icons most promising
young men, graduating this year
from the State University at Iowa
City, where he was also captain of
the foot ball eleven. He has been
chosen as a member of the faculty
Of the Iowa City High School for the
coming year Mrs. McGinnis is also
a resident of Leon, being the eldest
daughter of the late Geo. E. Hurst,
and she has been student at Simp-
son College, at Indianola, the past
two years. The young couple have
many friends in this city who extend
their hearty congratulations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published Quarter
of Century Ago.

Virgil Penniwell commenced clerk
| ing in Hurst Bros store.
The Leon Infirmary Co. purchased
a 5000 surrey for the use of their
patients.
Arthur Jarvis is the proud posses
sor of one of the new safety bicycles,
and of course he is the envy of all
the boys in town.
Quite an interesting law suit was
tried before Mayor Albaugh Satur-
day. Some person had shot fire.
cracker on the streets of Leon, and
some one had to suffer the penalty.
The party arrested proved his inno-
Cence and was released. The ques-
ton is "Who shot that firecracker?"
What is the reason Leon does not
have some kind of fire protection? At
the city election the people voted
very strongly in favor of purchasing
it has not been done. The matter
fer another large loss from fire.
David T., Snethen and Miss Isabella
Smith, of Davis City, were married
by Mayor Albaugh in this city Satur-
day afternoon.
B. w. Garrett was carrying his
right arm in sling, the result of too
close proximity of pitchfork in the
hal.ds of an awkward boy at thresh-
ing machine.
An infant and only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry VanNostrand who
live northeast of Leon, died last
Monday and was buried in the Chas-
tain graveyard on Tuesday.
E. j. Sankey traded his farm in
New Buda township for a stock of
goods at Colfax and Capt. ]. A. Ray
went to Colfax to invoice the stock
Will Gardner and wife, j. l.. Par
rish and wife, O. l.. Ellenwood, Miss
Helen Wood, Edgar McClelland,
Miss Kate James, F. Otis Grandstaff,
Miss Hortense Dilsaver, Charles Ed
wards and Miss Viola Wasson we're
enjoying a weeks camping on west
Grand River.
Sam Mcdaniel, the Eden township
Henry Clay, was in town doing busi-
ness Tuesday More than likely he
will make the canvass this fall
against Capt. J. D. Brown for repre-
sentative.
Miss Henrietta Vogt had been en-
ployed to teach the intermediate
school at Davis City the coming year.
Mrs. Florence Kelley left for Hol-
yoke, Colorado, where she will visit
a month or six weeks in hopes of
beneftting her health by change of
climate. . 49, q
S. w. Hurst arrived in New York
last Friday from Paris and other
cities in Europe, and will arrive in
Leon about August 10th.
Miss Clara Bashaw, of CenterFille,
was spending a few days in Leon,
the guest of her cousin, Miss Clella
Bashaw.
Fred James resigned his position
in the Jouranl Office and took po-
sition in the postOfice, relieving Miss
Villa Hebener.
Father Mullen, of Mt. Ayr, preach
ed at the Woodland Catholic church
Sunday:
Miss Lulu Craigo went to Des
Moines to spend week with friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Ice Plant is in Operation.

The new artificial ice plant erected
in this city by the Leon Ice Co. is
now in actual operation, the first ice
being taken from the ice machine
yesterday. They have been delayed
in getting started by part of their
material being lost in transit, and the
new concrete building is not entire
ly completed, but the work of max
ing ice will go right along now. The
plant has a capacity of thirty tons
every twenty-four hours, the ice be-
ing frozen in big 800 pound blocks
and it will be clear as crystal and
absolutely pure Not having all the
supply which will be secured from
wells from on Roe Casters place In
east Leon, they are now using city
water, but expect to be using we'll
water in short time. The new plant
is a boon to Leon, for the supply of
natural ice will be entirely exhaust
ed this week, and we would be up
against it right in the midst of the
hot weather had the new ice plant
not been built. The Leon Ice Co. de-
serve the thanks of everybody for
their enterprise in erecting an ice
plant, and we hope they will receive
such liberal patronage that they
will make good returns from their
heavy investment.
Contrary to expectations the arti-
ficial ice will not cost more than the
natural ice and we understand that
the price to private consumers will
be cents per hundred less than they
have been paying for the natural ice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Quite An Auto Accident.

Another auto accident occurred
Sunday, July 26, as George Smith
and son Nelson were returning from
Kellerton. Mr.. Smith lost control of
his. car coming down the hill by Mr..
Wendell Stanley's, so he decided it
would be safer to ditch the car than
to run the. risk of going down the
rock hill farther and be thrown out
on the rocks. He turned to the left,
turning the car completely over, but
as good fortune would have it no one
was seriously injured. Grace Carroll
was given a general jarring up and
she is complaining Of being quite sore
and very lame back, but Mr.. Smith
was only slightly bruised on the hip.
Lucky, Nelson, as they call him,
only received a small scratch on one
of his limbs from a weed. All are
boasting of being in an auto acci-
dent and no one killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Must Be Something Wrong at Des
MOineS.

County auditor Mclaughlin is
placed in wrong light by some of
the state officials at Des Moines, pre-
sumably in the state auditors office.
The past week there have been sever
al long articles in the Des Moines
papers in regard to Investigations
of the assessment reports filed by
county auditors, in which it is stated
that land values were placed at great
ly lin excess of the rate fixed by the
state, and that twelve counties prac-
tically ignored the states order, De-
catur being one of the twelve named.
Auditor Mclaughlin has on file in
his office the order from the execu-
tive council ordering him to increase
farm lands 81 per cent and town lots
IL per cent. This was done, and it is
exasperating to have this county
held up to view as failing to comply
with the order. An article in the
Register and Leader Monday reads
as if the County auditor has been in
Strumental in raising taxes, but such
is not the case. In the statement
published the value ordered by the
executive council is given at $15,-
2O9,594, and the values as reported
by the auditor at $14,5O1,975. These
figures are not correct according to
the report on file in the auditors Of
flee at the court house. which shows
that the original valuation as return
ed was $14,5S2,2S0. and the valua-
ton after making the raise ordered
by the executive council was return
ed at $17,39S,O16, which is more
than $3,0OO,O0O more than the fig
ures given in the Register and Lead
er article. There must be big
mistake being made by some one, but
we don't believe it was made by the
Decatur county auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Another of G. A. Woods Picture
Plays to BE Shown at
the Idle Hour.

Another of G. A. Woods picture
plays, Cupid vs.. Money!" will be
shown at the Idle Hour theatre on
Saturday of this week at the matinee
and evening shows. Mr.. Wood, who
resides in Washington, D. c., is here
visiting with relatives, being an old
Leon boy. He does not make a busi-
ness of writing pictureplays, as he
has responsible position in the Ag-
ricultural Department at Washing
ton, but has employed some of his
spare time in writing plays for the
moving pictures and they have been
accepted by the biggest film compan-
les. You will want to see this pic
tllre Sure
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
A BIG YEARS BUSINESS
Was Handled at the Leon Freight
Depot as Shown by Agent C. N.
KetCham's Annual Report.

Agent G. NJ. Ketcham of the Bur-
lingtop railroad company has finish
ed the big job of compiling the busi-
ness done at the Leon station dur
ing the fiscal year which ended on
June 30th, 1914. During the twelve
months there were 418 car loads of
car lot shipments shipped from the
Leon station, and during the same
period 1887 car loads were received
at this station.
AS compared with the fiscal year
ending June Goth, 1913, there was
quite an increase in the receipts at
the Leon station, due in great
measure to the large amount of ma
terial shipped here to do the street
paving by the Ford Paving Co. For
the year ending June 80, 1913, there
were 2S,SO2,O5O pounds of freight
of all kinds received at this station,
and the freight charges collected
amounted to $39,923.20, while for
the year ending June 80, 1914, there
were 89,021,02 pounds received and
the freight charges were $50,643.79,
an increase in receipts of 9,72O.59.
For the year ending June 80, 1913,
the weight of the freight shipments
from Leon was 5,143,4 420, and the
freight charges were $35,6S4.25,
For the year just ended the weight
of the shipments from Leon was 49,
133,794 pounds, but the freight
charges were only $33,336.75, de-
crease of $2,317.50, although the
weight increased 990,374 pounds,
but much of it was shorter hauls than
the previous year.
The following table shows the car
lot shipments received and forward
ed during the year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Home Grown Melons.

Frank Marshall, who resides on the
truck patch owned by J. NJ. Caster,
Just east of Leon, is the first man
to bring home grown watermelons
and canteloupes to the Leon market
this year, the first melons being
brought to ]. A. Casters grocery
Tuesday, and The Reporter man was
remembered with a fine big cante-
loupe. Mr.. Marshall has quite a
big patch of melons and they will
come on right along now and the
lovers of home grown melons will
gobble them up pretty quickly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Elected Another Teacher.

At meeting of the school board
Monday evening Miss Albena Craw-
ford, of Leon, was elected to fill the
vacancy in the corps of teachers in
the Leon schools for the next year
caused by the resignation of Mrs. Wee
Aiken Farquhar. Miss Crawford has
had number of years experience in
teaching and everyone is pleased to
have her teach in Leon. She is a Sis
ter of Miss Addie Crawford, the pop
ular primary teacher in the Leon
schools for number of years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Arrested on Adultery Charge,

Charles Woodard, a farmer living
northwest of Decatur City, was IN
dicted at the March term OF court by
the grand jury on the charge OF adul-
tery. The sheriff had been unable
to locate him until last Friday, when
he was served with warrant OF ar
rest by sheriff Lorey. He gave a
bond Of 1000 with his father, VIM.
Woodard and w. III. Bronson as sur
cites. for his appearance at the next
term of court, and was released from
riIatody
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
ESTABLISHED 1854.
WHAT IHt PAVING COST
City Engineer hall Recommends the
Acceptance of all Three Con-
tracts. Cost is SOC, 1922.

The Ford Paving Co., of Cedar
Rapids have completed their three
contracts for paving in Leon and city
engineer M. G. Hall of Centerville,
has filed his report recommending
that the contracts be accepted by the
city council at their first regular
meeting. The total cost of the three
contracts is $96,7S1.22, and of this
amount the Ford Paving Co. will re-
ceive the sum of $94,193.55, the bal
ance of $2,587.67 being the cost of
engineering, preparing plans, inspec-
ton, printing notices and other ex-
penses.
Engineer Hall is now at work pre-
pairing the assessments showing what
the cost of the paving will be to the
various property owners.
The Ford Paving Co. were award
ed all three contracts, one last year
and two this spring. The cost of the
three contracts is as follows.
Original Contract.
tord Paving Co.,. ....S7S,91O.4l
Engineering, etc. ...... 1,923.67
South Main Street.
Ford Paving Co. -. 49,. ,651 W
Engineering, etc 5lO.5O
Total -. $14, 1878
Idaho Street.
Ford Paving Co. -. ...$ 1926 II
Engineering, etc. -. -. 1880
Total -. -. rs 1,779.61
At the special meeting of the city
council held Monday evening to take
action on the proposed additional
sewer system, there was not single
protest filed by any property owner
against the extension of the sewer
system. nor did any one appear be-
fore the council to make any protest.
Everybody seems to be in favor OF go
ing right ahead with extending the
sewer system, so that everyone in
Leon will have access to the sewers,
and the proposed extension will give
the city a complete sewer system.
The resolution of necessity was pass
ed by a unanimous vote OF the coun-
Gil, and the council then adjourned
until August 18th, in order to give
city engineer Hall time to prepare
the plans and specifications, and no.
tice for bids. 1t will take about six
weeks before the contract can be let
in order to comply with all the legal
requirements, but it is expected that
the sewer system can all be installed
before cold weather.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Post Office Now Closes at : O'Clock.

Postmaster Stookey commenced
closing the Leon post Office at Z
O'Clock p. M, Monday evening, in
stead of keeping open until 8 o'clock
as heretofore. He recently wrote to
the department at Washington, tell
ing OF the long hours the Office force
is compelled to put in at the Leon
post Office on account of the early
arrival and departure of trains in
the morning, and the department
gave him permission to close the Of
| fioe at z O'Clock in Intervening. The
mail for the evening train which
leaves Leon at 8 :s35 sfp. M, 10 closed
when the once cl0ge xts II o.clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Trip Around the World.

Don't miss the trip around the
world given at the Christian church
by the Christian Endeavor Society on
Friday evening, July 31st. "A round
trip ticket, including refreshments
costs but 25 cents and the journey
will occupy your time from Z to ~
o'clock p. n.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Notice to Ice Consumers.

We are now delivering ice to our
customers from our new plant, and
will do strictly cash business. All
parties wanting ice must provide
themselves with coupon books or
have the cash ready to pay the driv-
e.. of the wagon when ice is deliv-
cred. The wagon will not stop any
place where these conditions are not
met. Leon Ice Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Quite a Wind Storm.

There was quite wind storm
southeast of Leon last Thursday ev-
ening, trees being blown down and a
number of farmers had their silos
blown down, resulting in quite a
heavy loss. The same evening they
had a similar windstorm near Lamo-
nj which also did considerable dam
age, and a number of silos were de-
SirOYed w \.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Laundry Agency.

j. A. Caster has secured the agen-i
cy for the Iowa Steam Laundry.
Baskets sent Monday and Wednes-s
day. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Special Saturday.

One pound Chocolate Honey
Nougat and nut, 29c the pound. Bell
t& Robinson
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Special Saturday.

One pound Chocolate Molasses
chips. IA chip OF the old bloch. 29cS
the pound. Bell q Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Marriage Licenses.

Charles M. Axes, Leon. ........ 33
Mrs. Cora E.. Shelton. Leon ~
Harry Lovett, Pleasanton. 20
Cleva Grimm, Pleasanton ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
Special Saturday.

One pound Chocolate Molasses
chips. A chip on the old block. 29c'
The pound. Bell e Robinson.
Don't tail to q ttsnd the Leon Chau-
tauqua, August 1th to 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30

Don.t faiI q. .at tend the Leon Chau-
faunta August ii th to 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30

Leon Chautauqna Ausust 11-1s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30

Leon Chautauqua August 1el-ls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30

Leon Chautauqna August 11-1s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02

candidate whose printed on tn
mark after the of candidates. or
any place which the name printed If he wishes
the ballot he must write the
blank under the printed name OF the Candidate Tor the
The marked other Ii the
spoiled the ballot clerk who must issue
three all voter Five
in ballot Unohcia ballot or
ballot
BOOTH Fl The ballot must not De
that how has been marked by the voter
that the inside
and signatures OF the ballot clerks
the should the booth
give in charge of the ballot
hand him his ballot and of the
presiding officer that he
able physical disability he is unable to
his ballot one or election Officers III
marn SAM and he declares that he
totally assisted chosen by him from
mong legal cf The presiding officer may admin
oath his discretion, person disability Inc follow"
IS a facsimile Of the official ballot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02
NOTICE
Office of County Clerk,
Ellsworth, Wis n
March q, 1913.
ELECTION

To the Electors OF County:
given that election to be held in The several
County Pierce
below
said Offices be voted
filed in this office given
the appropriate
designation, each in its column
INFORMATION To VOTERS
entering the polling place and giving his
ballot clerk which
ballot clerks
Upon receievng ballot
booth and prepare the for voting ballot
clerk the marking the ballot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02

Such election will be held for the First Election
District comp Using the First Ward, at the City Pump
ing Station in said ward and for the Second Election
District, comprising the Second, Third and Fourth
Wards at the City Hall on Elm ST. Polls for such cleo
t;on will be open at nine o'clock A. NJ and close at five
o'clock P Nj.
ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02

Taggart has SOME wall paper
stock on hand. 1t includes the
best to be had In that line.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02
ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk

FOR Shredded Corn Fodder.
Inquire of Johnson Bros. Phone
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02

official Ballot for Judicial EIeCtiO
Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

211sa-W. t. futile, Baltimore, Md.
Franklin.
211s4EEmil Zimmerman, Relee, Va,
White.
211s5-Francis c. Daingerfeld, Alex
andria. Va. Packard.
211s6-Clinton R Foutz, Baltimore, Nd.
Havers.
211s7-Mrs. 1. S. Dohme. Baltimore,
Md, Pathfinder
a1ssLJ. D. Baker, Frederick, Md.
211s9-Edward T. Gil, Baltimore. Nd,
Cadillac.
2l1eo-A f. Hertzis, Baltimore, Md.
Cadillac
21191-H. Rowland Clapp. Baltimore.
Nd. Locomobile
21192-H- c. Pfan. Baltimore, Md,
Chalmers.
211aS-Jacob Epstein, Baltimore. Md,
Pierce-Arrow.
211sIC: Francis Owen. Hyattsville.
Md. Ford.
2l1a5-Fred c. sucro. Baltimore, Md,
Hudson.
a11ss-E. F. Kelly. Gainesville, Nd.
2l1N-Hugh Reilly. Bethesda, Md.
Buick.
211es-crandal Maokey. Rosslyn. Va.
Studebaker.
21199-Charles T. Jesse. Rosslyn, Va.
Chevrolet.
a12oo-J. Milton Hopkins, Alexandria,
Va, Maxwell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

Moreland. W. II. Blandford. R. c. Rich
ardson. DIR. J. H. Waring, Mrs. F. w.
Alexander. W. s. Abraham. Julian Hail.
Oden Robey. B. J. Thompson. Mont
gomery Erp. E. T. Brown, W. Burdetti.
n. J. Lauderback. B. H. Lauderback.
G. ]. Stricken. J. F. Smith. Lucy W.
Milburn. E. L. Wilcox, II. !. Warder.
C. R. Burroughs. ]. W. Dent, J. T. Cecil.
P. s. Bowling, II. S. Leach. J. T.
Weadon. f. C. Gatewood. F. w. Maddox
Runabouts to r. F. Wright, John
Weinberg. Mauck & Huntsberry, William
R. Mcdowell. John E. Thompson.
Remschel Auto Sales Company. Frank
D. Law. Irwin Sondheimer, Terminal Taxi
cab Company. W. II. Simpson. Home Ice
Company. Charles II. Stein. Columbia
Oil Company, c. f. Dement,. G. J. Strick-
Ter. Charles T. Posey, f. c. Cooksey, II.
A. Carpenter. Robert L. LAWYER.
Deliveries to w. B. Krantz, A. Kam-
insky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24
MOTORED FROM CHICAGO.
Windy City Motorists Arrive in Cap
ital Without a Puncture.

From Chicago to this city without
a puncture or serious accident OF any
kind was the proud boast or >. j..
Norand of Chicago, H.. who arrived
the early part of the week. Mr.. Morand
was accompanied by his wife and Miss
Katherine Maun, with Howard Brown
at the wheel.
Mr.. Morand is one of the pioneers
among long-distance motorists to reach
this city this spring. He expressed
himself as delighted with the trip,
which was made in his Packard IA,
6-"3S' touring car. A number Of
very bad stretches were encountered,
but with a little assistance and some
slight excavating from time to time
while en- route the car was enabled to
make the run under its own power.
Mr. Morand said that some of the
roadways beggared description. While
in the National Capital the tourists
were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
j. LIE Beau. They left on their return
journey via New York and Buffalo a
few days ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24
What Might Happen.

IF the federal government should at
tempt to pay the entire cost Of such
construction or maintenance as it might
undertake it would be confronted with
the problem of selecting from 1900 200
miles of unimproved roads such small
percentage as could be constructed or
maintained without bankrupting the fed
eral Treasury; or it would have to make
its contribution for each mile of road
SO small as to accomplish no tangible
results. and leave the roads at the end
of a term of years no better than they
were at the beginning of federal aid.
The present sentiment in congress
sional circles is for an automatic check
upon federal aid in the form of state
contribution; and this feature undoubt-
eddy will be Incorporated in legislation
to be adopted. Gradually, the dangers
of political abuse under the road rental
plan, to say nothing of its weakness
as means of bringing about tangible
road improvements, have so impressed
our legislators as to incline many for
mer rental adherents to the cooperative
plan"