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The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

lemon to a tumbler of water: add enough
sugar to make it to the sweetness you
desire, then beat strictly fresh egg
and pour it into the tumbler with some
crushed ice. Fill the glass with filtered
water cover and shake well until the
egg is fully mixed with the liquid. It
must be served at once.
Fruit Punch-0ne dozen lemons, one
half dozen oranges, one-third grated pine
apple, sugar to taste: strain through
sieve; add water enough to make one
gallon. Garnish with Strawberries, rasp-
berries. or maraschino cherries.
Havana Amande-This is another
Creole drink. which may be called in
English almond milk II - a delicate
treat. easily prepared. Peel three dozen
sweet almonds. pound them we'll to .
pulp, and boil them With two quarts Of
milk, adding a stick of vanilla: sweeten
with half a pound OF sugar. Let cool,
strain through a fine sieve and place on
ice. Cubans serve 1t in tumblers like
lemonade.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Axes & Pullen's Big Opening.

There was grand opening at Axes
& Pullen's new garage last Friday
afternoon, which attracted quite
large crowd of people, and is was an
opening out of the usual line. S. S.
Oiler had just the previous day pur-
chased new Ford auto and had the
car out for trial spin. When he
returned to the garage he found the
pesky critter was lightning quick on
the turn and when he attempted to
turn in at the big doors he miscalcu-
lated the steering qualities of the
car and the result was he crashed in
to two of the big plate glass windows
in the front, demolishing them COM
pletely and shattering the marble
base. One of the wheels caught
against the heavy door which held
and only part of the car got inside
of the big show window. Mr.. Oiler
held onto the lines and shouted
whoa" at the top of his voice, but
the Ford had the reins in it's teeth
and wouldn't stop. The Ford was
not damaged much, one of the head
lights being caved in and few
scratches where the falling glass
struck the car being the only evidence
of his wild plunge. The damage to
the garage will amount to from SIS
to 500, and Mr.. Oiler is congratu-
lating himself that he was not in
jured, although he admits that he was
just a little bit "fussed up over the
way the new car acted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Will Change Davis City and Lamont
Road.

The board of supervisors and
county engineer were down at Davis
City Monday, meeting with superin-
tendent Card of the Burlington rail-
road, and viewing the proposed
change of the road between Davis
City and Lamont at what is known
as the Griffin crossing, and arrange
ments were made for changing the
road so that two dangerous railroad
crossings will be eliminated. There
is also another change which will
be made on the road between Leon
and Garden Grove, eliminating the
dangerous overhead crossing and the
underground crossing at the Simon
Goodman corner east of Crown. it
being proposed to change the road so
as to run on the east side of the
railroad track, which will do away
with two railroad crossings. On ac-
count of superintendent Card not be-
ing able to remain long enough to
view this change on this trip, no
definite action was taken, but the
matter will be taken up later and
there is no question but what the
change will be made.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Had to Make Second Trip to Market

Jas. w. Hurst went to Chicago
again Saturday evening to buy more
new goods for the big dry goods
store of i. W. Hurst & Co. Only a
few weeks ego Mr.. Hurst was in Chi
cago and made the heaviest spring
purchases in the history of the Hurst
store, but they have enjoyed phe-
nomenal trade this spring, and in or
der to keep all lines unbroken it was
necessary for Mr.. Hurst to make a
second trip for market for more new
goods He is now busily engaged in
securing the big wholesale houses of
Chicago for more bargains and the
late additions to the spring styles.
When he returns the ladies will
again have an opportunity of seeing
the latest things for spring and sum-
mer wear, AID they can depend on
it that Mr.. Hurst will secure every
thing right up to the minute for his
big store
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
''The Adventures of Kathleen"
Tonight.

The second of the series of thrill
ing wild animal pictures in the in
tensely interesting serial play The
Adventures of kathlyn" will be
shown at the Idle Houre theatre this
evening. 1t is the greatest picture
play ever produced, and when the
first pictures were shown two weeks
ago standing room was at prem
ium. In the picture tonight there
are many thrilling climaxes, the
beautiful Kathlyn, who is forced to
become a queen of fanatical peo-
pie against her wish still refuses to
wed one of their number, and is or
dered to undergo two terrible or
deals, being lashed as human bait
to leopard's trap, but through the
timely Intervention of an American
sportsman appears and shoots the
leopard She is then ordered to ap-
pear in an ampitheatre into which
are released number of ferocious
lions. But again she is saved
through the American sportsman
and a native whom she had saved
from death, who secure number OF
land mines which had been SNUG
gled into the country by revolution
lists, and they are buried in the arena
of the ampitheatre. At the cruci-
cal moment just as the lions are
about to rush upon Kathlyn the
mines are exploded and great
chasm opens between the lions and
their helpless victim. The natives
! flee in a panic and the American
sportsman leaps into the arena and
seizes Kathlyn in his arms. The pic
lures keep the spectators wrought up
to a high tension all the time. On
account of the great length of the
films the first show will commence
tonight at o'clock and run contin-
uous until all patrons have seen the
complete picture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1914
State Highway Commission Conn
mend Decatur County Plan of
Working Roads.

The plan of joint payment of town
ship road superintendent by the
township trustees and the board of
supervisors, which was adopted by the
Decatur county board, is highly COM
mended by the state highway COM
mission, who seem to think it is a
splendid idea, and the board should
receive credit for the idea. In the
April number of the Service Bulletin
of the Iowa State Highway CQmmis-
sion they say:
Joint payment of the township
road superintendent by the township
trustees and the supervisors is to be
tried out in Decatur county.
The superintendent will perform
the township duties as provided by
law and in connection will look after
the repairing of the culverts and
bridges, county work, for which he
will be paid by the county. e..
The plan has met with the approval
of the Highway Commission. It's
adoption in every county is being urg-
ed in letter sent out to the county
engineers. With the letter is a copy
of the communication which the De-
catur county supervisors are sending
out to each of their township trustees
and clerks:
Part of this letter says:
Our plan is this-to make the
township road superintendent paid
partly by the township and partly by
the county. He will of course have
the township duties as defined in Sec
ton fourteen and also look after the
repairing of the culverts and bridges,
for which he will be paid by the coun-
ty. When acting in the latter capac-
ity, he must keep itemized accounts
of the labor and material, these to
be signed and sent to the county en-
gineer at Leon, who will pay these
bills as itemiZed or otherwise if so
instructed.
We feel this is an economical
method from the fact that the super
intendent can have the culvert re-
pair work in view when doing the
township work and vice versa. Also
he is near at hand and complaints can
be sooner taken care of by him, than
by someone in Leon or elsewhere.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

There was very enjoyable Easter
party out at George Wadsworth's and
the boys speak in highest praise of
Old Rusty as an entertainer. \
That great and good man, John c.
Newton, owner of the Narrow Gauge
railroad had issue notice that after
May 1st trains will run on his rail-
road but one way day. He would
have carried out his program long
ago but for the fact that he could not
make a deal with Uncle SAM in re-
lation to the mail service, but boss
Clarkson has bridged this little diff
Guilty for him and now he is happy in
being able to boycott the people Of
this county. After the manner Of
Boss Tweed he is asking, "What are
you going to do about it," The at
tention of the railroad commission
should be at once called to this flag
rant outrage, and in that event we be-
lieve Justice will be done in the mat
ter.
Sheriff Honnold went to Princeton,
Mo-, and secured a fellow by the
name of A. Hartley, charged with
burglary committed in Hamilton
township, and he is now boarding at
the county Jail awaiting the action of
the next grand jury.
Quite a number of Leon people
went to Des Moines to hear Booth
and Barrett.
Miss Alma Fullerton, of Princeton,
Mo-, was guest at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. F. F. Thompson.
Bert Gafford and wife, of Burling-
ton, were visiting with friends in
Leon.
Judge A. NJ. Post and family, of
Columbus, Neb., were visiting at the
home of his sister in this city, Mrs.
H. r. Layton.
Dave Overholtzer, the jeweler who
has been working for J. R. Bashaw
went to GlenwoOd, Iowa, where he
will work for Scott Robinson in his
jewelry store.
A special train was run over the
Burlington for the accommodation OF
stock men who wanted to attend Geo.
R. Bathe's big stoc|-, sale at Tuskeego.
Nor Sankey purchased the bakery
owned by S. A. Miller and had start
ed delivery wagon which made daily
trips over the city delivering fresh
bread.
E. w. Curry was at Memphis,
Tenn, visiting his daughter, Miss
Grace, who was attending college in
that city.
Marion Thompson died on April
10Th, and was buried by the G. A. R.
Posts of Weldon and Van Vert
7. E. Horner was creating sensa-
ton with his new fountain drink,
Whipped Cream
John Arnold was appointed post
master at Davis City.
Francis Varga and Rev. M. Noerr
were at Des Moines attending Pres
bytery, representing the Leon Pres
byterian church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
w. S. Pottorff Receives Government
Appointment.

w. S. Potorff, manager of the
Leon Telephone Co., took the civil
service examination last December,
and has just received notice from
John A. McIlhenny, president of the
United States Civil Service Commts-
sion that he has successfully passed
the examination for the position OF
telephone inspector of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission, secur-
ing grade 1, and is eligible for
appointment. The duties of his office
will be to inspect the lines of COM
mon carriers and secure the valua-
ton of their property for the COM
mission. The position carries sal
ary of $500 a year and expenses.
Mr.. Potorff expects to be assigned to
duty within short time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
A Wedding Shower.

A number of the lady friends OF
Miss Lucy Truitt rendered her we'd
ding shower at her home last We'd
nesday evening, and the bride-to-be
was the recipient of many wedding
presents of china and linen, as testi-
monials of the esteem in which she
was held by her friends in this city.
Miss Truitt departed Monday for
Enterprise, Oregon, and on her ar
rival there will be united in mar
riage to Mr.. Fred Williams. The
many friends of the bride in this city
extend congratulations and wish her
unbounded happiness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
o, WRECKED AT LEROY.
Passenger Train Strikes Switch Point
and Is Derailell-NO
One Injured.

The engine on Burlington passen-
ger train No. 2, east bound and due
here at 4:OS p. III. had little mishap
at Leroy Wednesday evening. The
engine struck switch point just be-
for pulling into town and was derail.
ed and turned on it's side. The bag
gage car was also partly derailed.
William J.. Nickett, engineer, and
John Cambron, fireman, of Center
Vile, were on the engine but escaped
injury.
The wreck is classed among the
lucky ones, as it could easily have
been a bad one. The train was go
ing about thirty-tive miles an hour,
and the engineer did not see the dis
arranged switchpoint until he was all
most upon it, and he only had time
to turn on the emergency brakes, but
it was impossible to stop short of the
switch. Fireman Cambron climbed
up on the cab and neither had to
jump. The water tank was wrenched
loose from the engine, and some dam
age done. The passenger coaches re-
mained on the track and no one was
injured. The passengers were shak-
en- up and badly frightened.
A work train, working on the west
end of the line, came to the aid of
the wrecked train. A track was con-
structed round the engine and the
train pulled out of Leroy at 1910
that night.
AS the result of an investigation
conducted by Special Agent Glasgow
of the Burlington it is known to a
practical certainty how the wreck
came about. Rex Boor, little seven
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Boor, has confessed that it was he
who left the switch partly turned, SO
that the flange on the engine wheels
struck the point of the switch, ditch
ing the engine, and nearly doing the
same thing to the train. The boy de-
clared that he found the switch un-
locked and his story is generally ac-
cepted. He was playing with the
switch and after finding that he could
not turn the swith back to it's place
he hid the paddock, which he later
showed to the detective.-Humeston
New Era, 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Mrs, John WOOdmansee Has Serious
Accident.

Mrs. John Woodmansee met with
quite a serious accident Monday ev-
ening a little before six O'Clock,
which will confine her to her bed for
many weeks. She had been down
town and when in front of O. H.
Stoner's grocery, stepped on small
round stone about the size of an
egg, which. turned under her and she
fell to the cement pavement, frac-
turing her limb just above the knee.
Owing to her advanced age, being
past 65 years, the fracture is very
serious one and will probably Grip
pie her for life. She was removed
to her home and is receiving every
attention,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Leon Streets Should Be Locked
After.

We hear considerable complaint
dragged according to law, but we
will have to admit that we hear a
great deal more complaint about the
streets of Leon over which the farm
ers have to drive in order to get into
Leon. The main travelled streets
have been in horrible condition this
spring, badly cut up with deep ruts,
and in places almost impossible.
Something should be done by the city
authorities to remedy this and pro-
vide some means of working the
streets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Impersonator and Entertainer.

The program presented by Rev. j.
G.. Duling next Wednesday evening,
at the Methodist church is character
lied as interesting, inoffensive, in
structive, independent and entertain
ing" also as being popular, prac-
tical, pleasing, progressive and edu-
catiOnal"
Mr.. Duling, who is himself a Hoos-
ier, will give readings from the
"Hoosier Poet" also from Beecher,
Edmund Vance Cook, Mrs. Brown
ing, and others. This will be an AL
entertainment. Admission Is and
25 cents. Secure your tickets from
Clyde Butler at VanWerden &,
KOpp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Lamont Turned Down rs Convention
City.

independence, Mo-, April 15.-By
a vote of 191 to 159 the general con-
ference of the Reorganized Latter
Day Saints declined to accept the in
vitation of the church at Lamont,
Iowa, to meet there next year. The
conference voted to leave the selec-
ton in the hands of the presidency.
The general custom of long stand
ing of the conference for years has
chosen Independence and Lamont as
the meeting place on alternate years.
Albert F. Hoxie of Boston, was re-
elected general church chorister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
New Fountain Here.

The fine new soda fountain recent
ly purchased by C. A. Cherrington
for his drug store has arrived and
will oe erected the coming week. The
new mahogany fixtures for the store
have also been shipped from the fac
tory and are expected within few
days. The entire interior of the
store will be rearranged and the
Cherrington store will be one of the
finest in southern Iowa. Charley
Cherrington is hustler and he pro-
poses to be right up, in the front
ranks in the drug business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Death of Mrs. j. F. Smith.

Mrs. J. F. Smith passed away at
her home in this city Tuesday even
ing about o'clock, her death fol-
lowing a lingering illness of over a
year, and while her death was ex-
pected, the news of her passing came
as shock to the entire community,
for she was a universal favorite with
everyone. Funeral services will be
h sld this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the NJ. E. church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Decatur City to Have New School
Building.

At the special election held at De-
catur City Monday to vote on the
proposlrlon to issue bonds in the
sum of SIS 700 for the purpose OF
erecting a new school building, the
proposition carried by majority OF
q votes. 1t is expected that the new
building will be erected in time for
use when school opens in September.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Leon Boy Will Tour Europe.

Brown Caster, son, of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Caster, of this city, who is
a student at the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley, California, is 60
ing to have fine vacation trip this
summer, having been selected as a
member of the University Glee Club
which will make a tour of Europe.
Brown has been one of the leading
members of the Glee Club ever since
he went to the University three. year,
ago, and has gained an enviable
reputation as singer, piano player
and composer, number of his COM
positions having been used by the
Glee Club. There were twenty
eight members selected from the Glee
Club to make the European tour, and
Mr.. Caster was one of the first select
ed from the list.
The Glee Club will leave Berkeley
on May 18th and on their way to New
York will stop at Reno, Winnemuca,
Elko, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Omaha,
Council Bluffs, Chicago, Ann Arbor,
Philadelphia, Rome and New York
City, giving concerts at each place.
On May 29th they will sail for Lon-
don, England, on board the "Phila-
delphia," arriving in London on June
4th. From there they will jour
ney to Berlin, and continue from
there on a ten day sightseeing trip,
the stops including Munich, Venice,
Rome, Vienna, Switzerland, down the
Rhine, Heidelburg and Paris, and
then sail for home, expecting to
reach Berkeley about the first OF
August.
Mrs. Caster will go to Omaha to
visit Brown when the club appears
in that city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
A Good Year for Wolves.

The crop of young wolves is un-
usually good this year, twenty-one
cubs being brought in to county audi
tor Mclaughlin during the past ten
days, to claim the bounty of 81 each
allowed by the law. Last week H. O.
Boor, of Franklin township, brought
in six, and Monday Jink Wells, of
near Decatur City, came in with sew
en- and the same day Ed Bartlett, of
west of Garden Grove, brought in
eight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
Price Clothing Store Improvements.

Ever since G. 3. Price purchased
the Arthur Forbes clothing store in
this city he has been remodeling the
store and getting ready to make it
an up-todate clothing store. The
improvements are now completed
and Mr.. Price has as neat and nobby
a clothing store as can be found in
southern Iowa. He completely re-
modelled the interior of the store, in
stalling new fixtures throughout. In
place of the old fashioned tables on
which the clothing was displayed he
now has a fine oak cabinet, which
while not occpying much room
handles an unusually large line of
clothing. The new cabinet is dust
proof with glass doors and has a
capacity of three hundred suits, and
the case is filled with the latest in
clothing styles. There is also an en-
closed dressing room for trying on
suits, and three sided mirrored al
cove, which shows the customer how
a suit looks on all sides. There is
also an enclosed case for hats. New
show cases with plate glass tops
throughout have been installed, and
the shelving has also been remodel
ed. 1t does not look like the same
store at all. Mr.. Price is newcom-
er to Leon, but from the way he has
improved the store which he pur-
chased he is going to be one of the
foremost businessmen of Leon. He
has a large stock of new goods, en-
bracing everything in the line of
mems and boys wear, and anything
n11rch aaed at tho Price store ia hOnnd
to be right. The Price store is a
credit to Leon and is going to be one
of the leaders in the clothing trade.
Drop in and see what hustler has
done in the way of remodeling a
store. You will not recognize the
old place of business. The lines of
goods carried are in accordance with
the fine new fixtures, and you will
find anything you want in the way
OF clothing or furnishing goods at
the G. B. Price store at the north
west corner of the square, just across
the street from Hansell's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
E. E. Beck.
For County Auditor.

1 hereby announce by name as q
candidate for the Office of Auditor Of
Decatur county, subject to the decis-
ion Of the democratic voters at the
primary election in June.
Walter Osborn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23

The grade children of the Leon
public schools. under the direction
of Miss Bradley will give an operetta
entitled, "The Enchanted Wood. Z
Friday. evening, April oath, at the
opera house. Reserved seats on
sale at VanWerden & kopp's.
3Children 15c. Adults, Csc. Every
body NVited. Proceeds to be used
for buying, : victrola for the schools:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For County Attorney.

l hereby announce that l will be a
candidate for the Office of county at
torney, subject to the decision of the
voters of Decatur county
at the June primary.
Francis Varga.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
To the Republican Voters of Deca-
tur County,

I hereby announce by candidacy
for the republican nomination for
the office of county attorney of De-
catur county, Iowa, subject to the
will of the voters at the republican
primary, and, If nominated, will be
thankful to the voters of the cOun-
ty, regardless Of politics, for their
support.
John S. Parrish.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For Clerk of the Courts.

will be a candidate for re-nomin-
alton for the Office of clerk of the
district court, subject to the decision
of the democratic voters at the June
primaries.
r r. Rack
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For County Treasurer.

will be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for county treasur-
er at the primary election in June,
subject to the decision of the demo-
cratic voters of Decatur county.
John w.. WassOn.
of Center Township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For County Treasurer.

I will be candidate for the re-
publican nomination for treasurer of
Decatur county, subject to the will
of the republican voters at the June
primary.
Elba Shewmaker,
"sI Grand River, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For Representative.

will be candidate for re-nomin-
alton for second term as represen-
tative from Decatur county in the
general assembly, subject to the de-
cision of the democratic voters at
the June primary.
tf M. F.. Thompson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For Sheriff.

l hereby announce that will be
a candidate for second term as
sheriff of Decatur county subject to
the will of the voters of the repub-
lican party at the primary election
to be held in June.
F. L. Lorey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
For County Auditor.

hereby announce my name az .
candidate for the Office of Auditor Of
Decatur county, subject to the will
of the republican voters at the pri-
mary election in June.
A. w. Stearns.