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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Big Farm House Burned.

The big two story residence on the
farm of c. M. Axes, mile south of
Leon, was destroyed by fire about >
o'clock last Friday morning. The
house was occupied by Chet Pullen
who has charge Of the big farm, and
the fire which started from a f1ue
had gained considerable headway be-
fore it was discovered. An alarm
was phoned to Leon and many went
out in autos, but nothing could be
done and the house burned to the
ground. Mr.. Pullen saved most Of
his household goods down stairs, but
lost everything upstairs. He had
$4OO Insurance. On his goods, but his
loss will be conslde derable. Mr.. Axes
left on business trip to Colorado
the previous evening. It is reported
that he had $1,000 insurance on the
house, but this cannot be verified on
account of his absence. The house
was quite valuable and this amount
would not near replace 1t.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Lamont Man Gets Valuable Patent.

Clarence Skinner of this city, has
Just received patent papers, for new
style egg candler. 1t. is perforated
carton made TO take the regular
filters now in use. This carton packs
right into the case, doing away with
the strawboard now used between
each filler. With the new device you
can candle, count and TRANSFER three
dozen eggs quicker than you could
count them out of the case with the
old style filler. there certainly ought
to be a great field for the new device
when put on the market. Mr.. Skin
ner has sample of his new device on
display at Whites store. Lamont
Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Van Vert Methodism.

Only two more Sundays till con-
ference. Please let all make q
special effort to be present
Last Sunday II was pleasing to see
SO many come to the altar end take
the communion. This is one of the
means OF grace divinely ordained.
We hope that all find it spiritually
helpful.
In accordance. with the request, let
us all Fay our subscriptions to the
benev0lences BY next Sunday even-
ing. This will, facilitate matters in
making the reports tos the annual
conference. Your pledge says You
will pay them by Tuesday, Sept. 1.
1t will accommodate those making
the reports to have. all benevolences
paid in by Sunday night. .5 II
Merit Sunday at the IL o'clock SER.
vice the various local boards will
make reports for the year. You will
want to hear these reports. They
will convince all that this has been.
the best year of the local church.
Sunday school .......... 10 a. m.
Morning Worship .%s.. IL q. m.
Preaching .....:.::......S p. m.
Martin II Koaat naafnv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Rooms for state Fair Visitors.

4 Mrs. okie Clark, formerly of Leon
will have number of rooms for
State Fair visitors in Des Moines.
Het address is 1869, 26th street,
phone No. 1913 Drake Park. Parties
from Decatur county will be well
taken care of. To reach her house
take University car to 25th street,
walk across campus to 26th street,
and her residence is on the north
side of 26th street.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Rilea Family Picnic.

On Thursday of last week, Aug.
20, a "Rilea Picnic" was held in
the woods near the old Rilea home
stead about nine miles north of
Grand River in Clarke county.
1t was the first time that the rela-
tives had met for years but such
delightful time was had that all
present voted to make it an annual
affair so after this August 20 is the
date of the Rilea reunion.
A sumptuous picnic dinner was
served and the tables were loaded
with good things to eat, but that
was not all, after dinner ice cream,
cake and melona were served by the
relatives in Clarke County. and then
all listened to an interesting pro-
gram which had been. prepared.
Forty-one relatives were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wesley Chew, and
daughter Mabel of Pleasanton, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. D. Miller, Miss Minnie
Miller, Mrs. Jennie Lands, Mrs. Nam
cy Carlton and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Cherrington and family of Leon, Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Homewood and son
Earl of Thayer, Iowa, Mrs Laura
Roberts and daughters Mildred and
Ruth of Decatur. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ion Myers and daughters Rena and
Jennie of Beaconsdeld, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Rilea and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Holm Rilea and family, Mrs. Hannah
Rilea, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Chew and
sons Owen and Chester and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Joe Chew all of Clarke county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
New Rooms for Leon Commercial
Club.

The Leon Commercial Club has
leased the rooms over the Farmers
& Traders State Bank which have
been occupied for several years by
the p. E. O. society, and will take
possession September lst. For sew
eral months the Commercial Club has
had only temporary quarters in the
Harmon building, and everybody
will be glad to see them once more
located in permanent home. The
rooms will be fixed up in good shape
and it will make fine club room,
The Commercial Club will now take
on new life again and be ready to
boost for Leon the best little city in
southern Iowa, and the Commercial
Club are the best boosters too.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Does Anyone Know Of This Old
Bible?

A number of years ago, probably
fifteen or more. Mrs. Phoebe C0mley,
mother of Mr.. W.. H. Wilson, Of
Woodland township, gave away her
old family bible, having replaced it
with new one. In it were recorded
number of births, deaths, and other
family record and Mr.. Wilson would
like very much to locate the old
family bible for the purpose of secur-
ing copy of these dates. II any
of our readers can recall to whom
the bible was presented, and will
notify Mr.. w. H. Wilson, at Wood
land, Iowa, he will greatly appreciate
the favor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Approved Decatur County High
Schools.

Des Moines, Ia, July 1, 1914.
To County superintendent, De-
catur county:
The courses of study in the schools
of your county as shown below, have
been approved by the Department Of
Public Instruction. These schools
are, therefore, entitled to collect tut
ton for nonresident pupils as pro-
vided by law.
The number of years of high school
work approved is shown for each
school.
Decatur-TwO.
LeOn-Four
Garden Grove-Four.
Lamoni-Four.
- Weldon-F0ur.
LeRoy-ATwo.
Very truly,
A. NJ, Deyoe,
Supt. of Public instruction.
A. c.. Fuller jr.,
J. C. McGlade,
Inspectors of Graded and
High Schools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
War News.

The latest war news obtainab1e 10
that the German army has been vic
torious s>d are marching onwards
toward Paris, and there is great
gloom in London and Paris. Japan
has declared war against Germany.
The war news is strictly censored,
but it looks as II the allied forces
against Germany were getting the
worst OF the big battle which has
been raging the past week. The death
loss is appalling but no figures are
obtainable. :,5 3ta
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Decatur NJ. E. Church.

Next Sunday will be the last SER
vice at Maple Grove and Elk chapel
before conference. Everyone should
attend.
If possible, have you benevolenc0
ready and 80 save the pastor calling
for It, 1t is due at that time.
Those who missed the service OF
the Corydon team are the losers.
We haven't such opportunities often.
Our union services next Sunday
evening in the Christian church. We
had service last Sunday evening,
let us make next Sunday night tho
best yet,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
A Dandy Good Rain.

Leon was visited With the finest
rain we have had during the past two
years Saturday mornfal8 + when the.
government gauge kept by Morris
Gardner recorded 1.65 inches The,
heavy Arain visited good part Of the
county but some parts only got =
light sprinkle. Another flight show
'er fell Sunday, and the grass 10 COM
'mencing to look green again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published . Quarter
of a Century Ago.


county went to Creston to attend
Leon DAY at the Blue Grass Palace
and fair.
On the Sth of last May valuable
horse was missing from the farm Of
Samuel Bowman, in Burrell town.
ship. At the same time one Bill
that time neither horse nor man
have been seen in this county until
last Saturday when Brannan showed
up. He had a ''pal' with him who
gave him away, and the officers and
pal" went out to arrest Bra1nan,
but he escaped from them and is
still at large. 1t seems to us and
also to Mr.. Bowman, that If the
proper course had been taken Bran
nan would now be in Jail. We hope
ne may yet be captured.
Frank M. Coder and Miss Mary
Ray were new clerks at the store of
J. F. Hamilton & Co.
John Wilson, we'll known farmer
of Woodland township, was killed
by being struck with club in
the hands of his son Reck, young
man about twenty years of age. The
men were threshing at the farm OF
Ted Sinclair, and Wilson and his son
engaged in an alteration over a mis-
sing log chain. Angry words passed
between them and the elder man
picked up a small club and threw
it at his son, but missed him. He
continued to advance towards the
boy in a threatening manner, and
young Wilson picked up hickory
stake and warned his father to keep
away, but as he still advanced the
boy struck his father three or four
blows on the head, the last one
knocking him unconscious to the
ground. DR.. Glcndenning was sent
for and gave him medical attention,
but found his skull had been frac-
tured. Trephining was resorted to
but he died three days later. The
young man left the scene of the trag-
edy at once and went home and in
formed his mother of the difficulty
and departed, and has not since been
seen.
Miss Bessie Rowell returned to her
home at Alton after a visit with
Leon friends.
w. H. Wilson, of Woodland, re-
turned from business trip to Wing
ham, Canada.
DR.. H. r. Layton and R. L. Par
rish returned from an outing at Lake
Okoboji.
Alma jackson, Of Omaha, Neb.,
was spending few days with old
friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Landis, of
Westerville, were guests at the home
of v. r. McGinnis.
Mrs. 1. R. Atlee and children re-
turned from a visit with relatives at
Toledo, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Lunbeck left
for months visit with their chill
dren in Nebraska and Colorado.
Gus Blomberg, the tailor, was
quite sick and was being cared for at
the Leon Infirmary.
Loten Gassett returned from Ft.
Madison where he had been working
for Joe Peters and had resumed his
old place at the jewelry store of j.
r. Bashaw.
Elmer Little, of Boothtown, dug
out a den of II rattlesnakes last
week. This makes FL rattlesnakes
he has killed this year.
w. v. Inman, of south of Leon
cut bee tree which yielded over
hundred pounds of honey.
Henry Reuter- was selling three
pounds of the best steak for rs cents.
Boiling meat was to cents, and
roasts 6 to cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Gollmar Bros. Circus at Leon Sept.
18th.

Fred Morgan, advance agent for
the Gollmar Bros. big three ring cir
Gus, was in Leon Tuesday arranging
for the appearance of the circus in
Leon on Thursday, Sept 18th. He
leased the Mitten lots in, south Leon
for show grounds. Gollmar., Bros.
now have one Of the big shows, car
rying $50 people and more than 500
horses and animals. They have
shown in Leon before and they will
draw q big crowd to Leon on circus
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Court House struck by Lightning.

During the thunder shower last
Saturday morning the chimney on the
court house was struck by lightning
and the stone top was shattered as
well as part of the chimney, q big
piece of the stone top falling to the
ground on the north side OF the build
ing. No other damage was done to
the fine building, and the chimney
is being repaired by F. G. Mullinnix
this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, AUGUST q, 1914.
Iowa County Picnic.

The tenth annual picnic was held
at the residence of Bert Sargent,
Thursday, August 20, 1914.
Horseshoe pitching by the men
and visiting by all were the amuse-
ments for the forenoon.
After the we'll filled baskets were
partaken of the sports for the after
noon were as follows:
= Married mems foot race, Earl Wag-
ner LIST, Aubrey Edwards End; young
mems race, Ivan Evans, 1st, Willie
Jones, End; married ladies' race, 4lrs.
Harry Hull LIST, Mrs. Bert Sargent,
End; young ladies' race, Lyda Davis
,1st, Elizabeth Jones, End; boys race
No. 1, Everett Jones 1st, Frank Will
liams End. Boys race No. 2, Walter
Sargent 1st, Owen Buckley, End,
Boys race No. 8, Marion Jones 1st,
Melvin Jones End. Girls race No. l,
Ethel Buckley 1st, Gladys Evans End.
Girls race No. 2, Edith Wagner 1st,
Ruth Buckley End. Sack race, Willie
Jones LIST, Estey Evans End. Ladies
potato race, Mrs. Tom Williams 1st,
tie for End between Mrs. Link Will
liams and Mrs. James Wagner. Girls
potato race, Edith Wagner 1st, Eve
lyn, Gilmore End.
A good program was carried out
as follows:
Song by congregation.
Recitation, Harriet and Ellen OW-
ems.
Recitation, Ethel Buckley.
Recitation, Florence Davis.
@ Song, Ilene Hastings.
Recitation, Frances Williams.
Recitation, Gladys Evans.
Recitation, Ruth Buckley.
a Reading, Leonard Hastings.
Recitation, Gilmore Barbour.
Recitation, Naomi Buckley
Recitation, Kathryn Owens.
Song, Margaret Jane Jones.
Recitation, Sarah White.
Welsh song, Edris and Marion
Jones.
Welsh song, by the Welsh people.
Recitation, Elizabeth White.
Recitation, Lucille Sargent.
Song, Tom and Link Williams.
Recitation, Frank Williams.
Recitation, Kenneth White.
Recitation, Walter Sargent.
Recitation, Marion Jones.
Recitation, Elizabeth Jones.
Recitation, Julia Hughes.
Recitation, Owen Buckley.
y Recitation, Margaret Jane Jones.
The same officers were reelected
for the ensuing year:
President-W. G. Barbour.
Secretary. p. Hastings.
Treasurer-David Davis.
There were 105 persons present
at the picnic, the visitors being Mrs.
Harry Hull and son, of Williamsburg
and Miss Daily, of Marengo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Marriage Licenses.

Ralph j. Tenney, Decatur .....24
Cleo Little, Decatur .... IL
Roy Mccartney. Davis City .....2O ]
Minnie Stallsworth, Pleasanton 16
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27
Christian Church.

Martin H. Keast, pastor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-08
ATHLETICS AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP
FIFTH TIME, BRAVES THE SECOND
Lowest In Percentage On July Is, The Braves Mount To
The Top In 80 Days, A Record
In History Of Baseball.

annals ~ baseball. From last place ID
first was their accomplishment. AMI This
within a period Of five weeks.
Tho Braves were lowest IL the eight
teams in the National Iragle un Jul, H..
on August - me, had mounted tn frsi
place. tied with the Giants. II was ten
DAYS later. September =. before the Bn>-
toms went into the lead with clear title
iur the time being and II Na~ september
=. before then FINALLY cutrruchcl them.
selves al the top. nui the historians 81
baseball viii mark their performance
A.: Last place ~ first ii "a DAYS. \.
record
Only one team within The mrmcr, 1T
present day fans" has nearly approach
al The extent Of the Braves remarkable
progress. That Was the Chicago White
Snx III 1900. IN their dr>h through The
American League teams from seventh
place a. first. The White Snx were q
team Of generally appreciated high rank
bowed lnW with had breaks during the
iir>t M the season The Ru>tuns. on the
other hand. were dubbed the "loWl,
Braves" with little 20 indicate war
rant Ia hcttcr lame.
Tinker ~ ENrrS az ,llancr." 4 hv.
wnrl I'M baseball circles for wears IVY rep.
%re>cnting the >I~eiic>l fielding on the
diamond Ia the production Of double
plays. has been >upplant,d hy the relay
"Mnranvillr a. Evrr> ~ Schmidt. The
combination plav of the on Cubs infrld
ha> AZ last lscn hettcred. largely through
The aS>'>tsuee of a at lis members
Johnny kNeI>. now PLAYING the keystone
- \ fur Boston. ENer> and Maranvillp
~ into thr World Series with one w
the most remarkable fielding records IN
the history of the game. Within ten DAYS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-08

Of The closc of the National League sea
SON. this pair had figured in nearly 100
double PLAYS.
ENer>. PLAYING an improved game "a
second base. has nevertheless been ont
Shone 10y his Younger club mate. MIR
awhile took part jpn eighty five 81 the
dpHhlr PLAYS carried IN TN the Braves.
Y world record. With lhr more mum
riouS opportunities that were developed
bv shortStop's position. he was reSpDn-
>ihlc for the inception Of lift, three Of
these PLAYS. This brttrrS IN a dozen the
record VT forty three double PLAYS held
for several wears rs Fletcher ~ the New
York Giants. Maranvillc has been mid
de mar In twenty six ~ these comhin-
alton plays. and Nc the receiving end ~
SIX. With fewer opportunities. Evrr>
has taken part III sixty i've double PLAYS
has started twenty-threc. made the put
out and assist IN thirtythrcc AMI has
finished ninr. "Maranyillr a. Evcrs a.
Schmidt ir that order. has been the
WAY NJ twcHtNSeFen double PLAYS. Thir
t%y-nine have hecn ac ,ompli>hed by the
three.
The team thr Athletics viii send
against The Braves viii ~ i'll Nh prob
ability The >luc nine mcn who started
m The 1913 series against the New York
Giants. barring accidents. chief Rem
der d. lrnktri upon a~ the sure money
pitcher and there H. wv doaht that ~
viii H. semi in with Wally >rhang on
the receiving end. The Athletics. while
fhc PLAYERS arr a> q whole Young in
wears. form ~ truly veteran worlds series
team. With thc exception ef Eddie MIR.
ply ami SchaHg I'M m. regulars IN tn
1914 series PLAYED az inst the Giants in
1911 Bender and Plank. along with
Harry Davis. Nnrk'~ lieutenant uhn ~.
OCCASIONALLY goes into W game ~ u pinch
hitter. played In ihr worlds series
against New York nine wears ago.
PHYSICAL, the worlds champions will
~ into thr series I'M eopl condition.
"lIomr Run Baker. who had been below
par during part III August and Septcm
Der. has rested and viii bo In good trim
q worry The opposing pitchers. lie Ind
been suffering from n cold and later
from Y wrrnrhri side lit hitting was
affected INT Ne refused 10 lay N while
the championship was undecided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-08

The chnmp WY are well pr1,i uel with
rtiiitt mcn. Walsh. who PLAYED vith lh,
New York Highlander in the early parl
If This vcii. and Davies. thc Young cnl
lcge pitcher who iS being trained hl
Mack as an uuthrlH-r hrrlu.. ul his
.-lcan up hitting ability and ~lral are
ft 10 take any uutfrid position. They
have kopf. n utility iniiciirr of no meam
ability. Captain Thomas. the worlds
series veteran. can substitute lur either
>chang ~ Lupr irhind thr pia. Hnd
Harm Davis still has some ability ~.
a pinch hitter.
IN rhilidclrhia fans refer aIceti f
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-08

Correspondence ~ Associated Press }
New York. oct. = While Philadelphia
has cnjo,r u a his slice OF the houorS
which accompany the right ~ hc 4 CON
tender Tor the Worlds Baseball Cham
piouShip. II >lun has NOT been Wanting
for a share i'm the %eloric> Of the annual
championship series. when the clubs
representing these two titles meet IN The
opening game for this years worlds pen.
nant. il will mark the nth time that
Philadelphia has entered such "A >trug
Gle. and il will he the third for BOSTON.
Had the New Work Nationals not refused
"a play With the Hub" PLAYERS i'll 1904
the Boston Americans would have had an
additional opportunity of fighting for
the championship However. Boston
claimed the worlds hnnor> for that year
10y default
Since the American ana National
Lcagucpennant winners first PLAYED
against each other la 1893. the Athletics
of Philadelphia have PLAYED four times
and won three post season series The
Boston Americans van the two that they
fought Ia a finish first beating the Pitts
burg Nationals ia lari After waiting
eight wears from the time ~ The diSap
pointing refusal " The Giants IN 1904.
the Red SnN. had the satisfaction oi
taking Manager McGraw'S mea into
camp. scoring their >ccond victory in
the hammer series ~ lai2.
Hitherto the American League was
solely responsible for Bo>ton'> worlds
baseball honors. bat this year the VA.
%tionals. al Braves" which thcy are APT.
/, called. after a rush. which aStnni>hc,l
All followers ~ the national game. ur,
~ tie forefront 81 the battle The light
Of the Braves is without parallel in The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-08
A Lame Back-Kidney TrouBIe Causes II.

Aud il win give You even worse Il no,
checked. AIRS II. 4. S~truyngc, Gairrs
vlit. Ca. was fairly down on her back
With kidney trouble and IuIlamcd bladder.
She -uy N took Foley Kidney pills and
now nay back a. stronger than IN ycar-
and both kidney and bladder troubles
are entirely gone. MARITIME Drug Store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-08

whore " Philadelphia hnrlcr was ken
uut Wa- INV 1911 when Cuamhs. tht rirnl
man Suffered Z rupiurr ~ thc.miidic NJ
the game. and left the box several inm
ing> later because MI hi- iniur,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-26
LA ABEJA DoMEsT1CA.
su cria y productos.

su cria y productos.
Obra de gran uti1idad para la crfa
ie la Abeja Y la industria de miel y
eera.
A A135 con franqueo,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-26
Sc VENDE

Un autom6vil Oakland, casi nuevo,
comprado 8 Sanchez Morales + Co. en-
81, 300.
Sc da muy barato.
Referencias DR. Quevedo Baez
Aydt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

woman, and affects materially the
women investors.
The women of the state have
tremendous fnan-ial interests at
stake" said Miss Bryce. Their
funds are heavily invested in the in
dustrial activities, tee transportation
facilities, the public utilities and
every conceivable kind Of enterprise
in the state, yet they have no voice
in the legislation.
Statistic complied by The Wall
Street Journal show that in 252
railway and industrial corporations
there are $4,000 women sharehold-
ers. Other statistics show that 40
per cent Of the New York Central
securities and SO l-3 per cent of the
Steel Trust securities are owned by
women.
1T has long been said that women
own stock only by inheritance, but
to-day many women are earning big
money and investing on their own
initiative.
These financial women pioneers,
Of course, represent but small class
Of women, but in some way or other
the state constitution affects the
rights of every woman"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

would be a most effective revision.
We want no disqualification because
Of sex. / would not favor putting
in a suffrage plank, or the minimum
wage or any such subjects, which /
think should be controlled by statu-
tory law.
Under the old election law think
il would have been an easy matter 70
elect women delegates, but under
the present primary law | do not
know, as even the political parties
are uncertain about what they can
do.
Choices an Important Point.
IF women are to be delegates
one vitality important thing is that
absolutely the right women are Sc
lected"
While the leaders CT nearly al
the organizations are in the commit
tee OF 200, Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Batch, moving spirit OF the
Woman's Political Union, diSap-
proves the plan.
81 do not think anything can turn
us back" said Mrs. Blatch, " but |
do rot think that this move will
help Us any. The suffrage part OF
the constitution is unfair, but all the
other big. broad principles OF the
constitution apply to women as we'll
as TO men.
IF women go as delegates to the
constitutional convention, some OF
the questions which cause conten-
ton will come up, like the recall and