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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-19

pleted to permanent grade. No fur
Their general plans have been made
or contemplated.
The building of permanent bridges
and culverts is contemplated by the
provisions of the statute. Temporary
work will be permitted where funds
will not permit of all work being per-
manent It is the duty of the board
of supervisors to build all bridges
and culverts and farm entrances in
the entire county. In doing this
work they have available the mill
bridge levy for bridges and culverts
of all sizes; for the culverts having
a span of four feet and under they
may use the one mill road fund, the
two mill road building and the auto
mobile tax in addition to the bridge
fund by classifying the bridges as
road work.
All bridges must be made on plans
from the highway commission and
all bridges must have a clear road
way of twenty feet. The standard
plans of the commission consider ev-
cry structure a culvert with a span
of sixteen feet or less. Standard
plans have been prepared, or are be-
ing prepared, for the use of cement,
steel, wood, boiler pipe and CORFU
gated iron. But the standards for
boiler pipe and corrugated iron re-
quire much better stuff than has
been used and require permanent
bulkheads for permanent structures.
Corrugated iron or steel may be used
for repairing both systems without
bulkheads if it is the intention to
replace with permanent structures
at an early date. No corrugated iron
or boiler pipe will be permitted for
permanent work on the county sys-
tenn. Cement, wood or steel will
be required for permanent work on
the county system.
The engineer is made responsible
with the board for the making of
contracts for dragging and the re-
pairing of the county road system.
The engineer shall make plans and
surveys for all bridges and culverts.
This has been done in many counties
at an average cost of IL to 20 cents
per culvert and bridge.
The board must advertise for all
material or contracts for bridges
when the engineers estimate of
costs exceed $1,000. They may re-
ject all bids and may re-advertise,
let privately with approval of high
way commission, or do by day labor,
if contract for building bridges.
The highway. commission must ap-
prove plans and contracts for all
bridges in excess of $4,000. On ma
iterial and building of bridges where
the engineers estimate is for $1,000
or less the board may advertise, let
privately or do by day labor. It is
necessary for a resolution of neces-
sity to be published when the engin-
GERS estimate of cost is in excess of
$500. This is required to prevent a
member of the board from reward
ing his friends or building all bridges
and culverts in one township when
others require them. It need not
delay work as all bridges of that
size may be covered in one resolution
and built any time within a year ex-
cept when emergency arises when the
resolution 10 not required.
There IL nothing in the law that
takes from the local authorities their
right to take tho initiative and to
regulate the sxpendlturs. n fact
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-19
THE COUNTY ROAD WORK.
State Highway Commissioner Beard
Tells Township Officers of the
Work to be Done this Year.

The work for 1914 on the roads OF
Decatur county will begin soon, ana
to the credit of those charged with
it's doing the preparation of that
work has now begun. There is yet
a great deal of misunderstanding OF
the duties and responsibilities OF the
different road officers of the county
Hence this effort to correct some OF
these MISUNDERSTANDING.
Previous to the enactment OF the
road legislation of 1913 there was
nothing on the statute books telling
the officers of the county where their
responsibility ended and the respon'
sibility Of the township officers be-
gan. The law of 1913 defined the
duties of all road officers. In that
respect it stands alone in the road
laws of the United States.
The first paragraph OF the law
creates the highway commission and
the next two paragraphs deflne lts
dnties. Other paragraphs of the law
add other duties and responsibilities
to the commission.
The subsequent paragraphs OF the
law tell definitely the duties of the
board of supervisors aid the trus-
tees
One of the most important parts
of the law is the one fixing the re-
sponsibilities of the county and town
ship officers as to county and town
ship roads. The law provides for the
classification of not to exceed fifteen
per cent of the roads of the county
az county highways. This means
that the other IS per cent are to
remain township highways. the
county board is restricted from
spending money upon the township
roads and the township boards are
restricted from spending any money
on the county roads. Here is well
defined limitation of responsibilities
and a clear direction OF duty.
The statute also makes the board
Of supervisors responsible for the
making and maintaining iof all
BRIDGES. culverts and thing or In 9th
or words, the drainage of the roads
Before the law there was no provls-
ion in the law that made the respon'
sibflity for bridges and culverts oth.
er than what the two boards would
agree upon.
The statute Of 1913 is but a frame
work for making law that will per-
init better roads. It has but twenty.
two sections and no one would insist
that It says the last word on the sub
iect. 1t provides for no big bond is-
auee. It does not make necessary
the collecting of more taxes for road
nurposes. It does make such thing
possible by the making Of the two
min road building fund obligatory
But the one mill road fund. the nve
mill bridge fund, the four mill town
5ahin fund and the one mill drainage
fund are added to the discretion OF
/ the board and trustees. They may DC
levied or. not. In this county they
were all levied but the road drain.
age. al,
The work for the coming year VII
- a. three characters. The bridge
ana culvert work, the making anc
maintaining Of the county road ~
4 I'm ana the making: and MAINTAINING
81 % township road system. Il /;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-19

The third will be the first consid
cred. 1t is entirely with the township
boards and relates only to the roads
in any township not part of the
designated county roads. Every
township in this county has some
county roads and the mileage is al
most distributed through the town
ships in the same percentage as
through the county. The statute
says the trustees must elect a town
ship superintendent who shall have
"the general supervision of all drag
ging and repair work on the county
system, whose term of Office and
compensation shall be at the discre-
ton of the trustees He shall keep
the approaches to all bridges and
culverts smooth and of a uniform
surface, keep the openings to all cul-
verts and bridges open and free from
weeds and other distractions. He
shall have charge of all the dragging
and see that the dragging is done.
He shall contract for the dragging at
such prices as is reasonable and nee
essary to secure such contracts.
He shall expend for dragging at least
the one mill special drag tax. He
shall certify to the correctness OF all
bills for dragging.
Should the trustees wish to do
any cutting down of hills or other
permanent work on the township
road system they must first call upon
the county board to furnish them an
engineer to make the survey for the
work and they shall then do the
work in accordance with the survey
and plan after such survey has been
approved by the highway commits
sion. Aside from the approval OF
plans for such permanent work and
the general one of seeing that trus-
tees perform their duty as directed
in the statute the highway commits
sion has nothing to do with the trus-
tees or their work.
The statute provides that the
board of supervisors should desig-
nate certain roads as county roads
and provide that contests or what
amount to appeal might be taken
from these designations to the high
way commission. Over one thous-
and such appeals were taken and
they are not yet all determined, and
Dy MARCH 1SI lucy "AAl GA U0 uOSANSN
and complete state system made
up of the county system will be set
tied. AS soon as this final action it is
the duty of the board to have the
county system put to a permanent
grade as fast as funds will permit,
This is made the duty of the board
and it is made the duty of the COM
mission to compel this action If the
board neglects or refuse. 1t is the
duty of the board to drag and main
tain this county system, and no limi-
tations are put upon their powers
in this respect, except that general
plans for maintenance and road max
ing are to be made for. each coun.
ty by the highway commission. The
highway commission has not yet ex.
ercised it's authority as to the plans
for maintenance except to direct that
at least $35 per mile be spent upon
the county road system for repairs
and maintenance. II funds are sui.
ficient and available this year the
commission will insist upon perma'
nent grading being begun IN every
county. II will not permit Of small
patches OF hill cutting without !
section including the hill being com
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25
THEY'LL GIVE AWAY LOTS
At LYRIC THIS WEEK

Novelties. thrill-producers and Il
dainty, charming sketch breathing the
atmosphere of Colonial days In Vir-
ginin are among the vaudeville attrac-
lions announced for this week at the
Lyric Theatre
Diversified clements Of this. form OF
entertainment run tandem in the bill
for the first half of the week. The
new show brings mere for the first
time 'Ye Merrie Comedy of Colonial
DAYS presented by Brunette Girls
and company. The .Brunelles and their
associate players appear in a playlet
in. two scenes, which is described as
having the perfume OF lavender and
the daintiness of old lace. During the
action OF the piece a series OF the old
dances is introduced, including the
stately minuet.
Bapt!stc and Framcione, n European
act, promise a startling exhibition Of
fantastic gymnastic stunts. They have
been called the .'upside-down pcdes-
trians' because of the remarkable per-
fornancc. in which one of the team
walks around the stage on his head.
Another unique exhibition is that to
be given by Il trio billed as Those
French Girls" who perform on the
trapczc, the dying rings and .whirlLng
ha"". To demonstrate that they are at
home on the ground as we'll as in mid
air. TREY do some dancing. Edwin
George is billed as The laxative
iusSlcr" His tricks are designed to
provoke mirth. and his conversational
low Is unbroken throughout the flf-
teen minutes allotted to his act
ON the bin for the latter half of the
week are Pierlot and Schofcld, In n
novel speciality; Harry Murphy, black
face troubadour. story-teller and mimic
Dietrich and GriG, in THE Sweetest
story Ever Told" n skit introducing
vocal and instrumental music: Richards
and Kyle. in comedy singing, dane
:nS and talking act and the Great
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leslie Ba5sez1 9Nzkz
G|ayc@Scot

Professor BasSett, 4 pure food special
list. or bug" in Albany. He wires Miss
IIetty Candy. who packed the eggs. to
come ut once to Albany. She takes
this as proposal, prepares her we'd
ding trOusseau and starts out. The lit
tie town is all agoS, and her friends
promise 10 come TO Albany to visit
her. Arriving in Albany, however, she
iinds that Professor Bassett wants h1r
as n witness in II pure food case instead
disheartened. So is Pansycttc, INC lit
tie poorhousc brat, whom she. had
adopted.
AZ the height of her disappointment,
Professor Bassett actually falls In love
with her and they become engaS ed.
She is so ovcrjoyed that she invests
$1,000 in mems suspenders and other
articles bf apparel, and strews these
articles around her hotel room so as to
convince her friends from the country.
who are coming to visit her, that she
really has II husband.
Miss La Verne. as Miss Hetty Candy,
will undoubtedly score the most
distinctive hit she has ever achieved
since she began her stage career. She
Is thoroughly In loye with. the part
and her sympathy with IL will make the
conviction all the stronger.
Sedley Brown, who rose to such
heights In last weeks play, will be cast
In the part of Professor Bassett, and
even greater things are expected OF
him. Edward Arnold will play the
leading juvenile part opposite Olive
lilakeney. Jack Crosby and Miss
Wheeler will play opposite each other,
and the other members of the company
have been admirably cast.
The part Of Pansyctte, the child
adopted by Miss Candy, will he taken
by Myrtle Mountcastle, the talented
Richmond child. who made such good
stage debut in 'Zaza" several weeks
ago:
ii has been announced Ey Miss Ia
Verne that between the acts at every
performance this week the Polk Miller
Quartet of negro singers will sing
Plantation songs. This Innovation
SHOULD prove an. agreeable feature.
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bite nor sup. The heat seemed to tear
the very breath from his nostrils.
thirst had him by the throat like n
mortal enemy giddlncss assailcd him
intermittenth
His horse Jagged with increasing
slown' -. with slackeued neck aid q
droopin.. Ncnd. Alan himself rode
with head and shoulders bowed to tho
sun, his lack lustrc gaze directed sole
~ 10 the trail Of lying hoof prints
his ha!ds folded on the pommel. his
mind unrerli,tingly bcsct with its
vision of Judith's agony.
AT long Intervals lie would cheek
the broncho aud, red1ing in the saddle,
endcavor TO sweep the desert with his
binoculars.
Ordinarily they discovered nothing:
the haze OF heat deficd their penctra-
ton: but ever the trail of hoof prints
lured him on.
And toward the middle Of the after
noon lie fancicd that something re-
wardeu one such effort: something for
an instant, swan athwart the field OF
the glasses: some thing that seemed To
move like weary horse with u human
figure bound to It's back. lie could not
be sure: almost Immediately lie lost
the vision of it. aud all his efforts to
regain il proved fruitless. None the
less. lie was persuaded lie had gained
upon the chase. And, dropping the
glasses In his excitement and unccn-
ciously rowcling his horse without
mercy. he pressed ON.
But now phenomena were disccrni-
bic which. had he been more desert
Wise. would have made him pause and
think before he advcntured farther
from those hills. already beyond reach
MS they were. The sun had taken OH
II coppery complexion and swan low,
like ball OF molten metal in the
heavens. The heat haze had borrow ed
this coloring: ii was as if lie rode
through a world parchcd brown with
subterranean combustion, ready mo-
mcntarily to break into flames upon
it's surface. The air was heavy, stir
less. Of the consistency of liquid fire
If without its life, scorching his down.
cast countenancc. blistcring his mouth
and nostrils. soaring his laboring lungs
He did not understand: all this was
strange and terrible 10 him, but he
never dreamed that il foreboded any
| thing more nearly intolcrable
Ills first Appreciated warning came
when The surface of the desert seemed
TO lift and shake like the top Of Il
canvas tent in n gale. AT the same
time mighty gust of wind swept
athwart the waste. hot as furnace
blast.
CONTINUED To- morrow
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Once more comedy will reign at the
Colonial Theatre. for this week Man
aser Dewitt Newing will revive that
clever satire on womans rights. "A
Contented Woman" written by Charles
tloyt probably the greatest writer or
farce comedies this country has ever
produced.
The story of "A Contented Woman
deals with young married couple in
Colorado, suffrage State. NJ. and Mrs.
iolme are perfectly, contented in their
married life, but the political bee Ia
buzzine in the husbands bonnet. and
he seeks political honors. lie secures
the nomination for Mayor Of his city
from the male members of the populu-
tion. The women, not to be outdonc,
dominate his wife She protests, but
Che protests are all overruled, and shS
is forced into the campaign against
her wishes and Judgment, being made
sort of sacrifice upon the altar OF II er
duty TO womankind. Much of the
comedy OF the play comes from the
meeting OF Mrs. Iiolme with the ward
neeie and leaders OF the party
The election arrives, and Mrs. Holme
is declared the winner. She docsn t
want the honor thrust upon her, and is
hard put 10 il to find Il way out Ii is
finally learned that she is not of legal
age, and her husband, who has re-
votes, is declared the winner This is
the bare outline of the story, and, re-
Sardlcss of whether one is for or
against suhragism, many laughs are
offered.
There is also the story ot:Aunt Jim
and Uncle Toby. Aunt lin is the
leader OF the suffraGists and rules
Goby with rod Of iron. He never
iiallss. but wears the yoke submissive
~, until ono day when he goes out and
gets "hckered up" Coming home and
esIcounterins Aun; Jim, he declares his
Independence.
Miss Scott will bc seen as the con
rented woman. while Jack Warner will
be the politically ambitious lawyer
Dewitt Newing will be seen in the
ssTcruciatingly funny role OF Uncle
Toby, while all Of the members tof the
company viii have opportunities 10
bring laughs. stage Director Berthelct
promises sumptuous production, and
the scenery will be just as good as
scenic Artist Sack ermann can make it,
Mss La VERNE STARS
IN SCREAMING FARCE
The Nest Egg" IL screaming farce.
comedy, with just touch of pathos
Viii be the Offering at the Empire tli.
week.
In this play Miss La Verne will bt
FUND AS congenialiy east as she was jr
,rhe Rejuvcnatlon OF Aunt Mary" IN,
play In which she was starred ant
a'tve SUCH superb de!ineation weel
tftefore last.
s"The Nest Egg" has clever and mos
tnhque plot. The central figure is nj
old maid drcssmSAcr who lives in {
.tbwn Of 1.5oo people. She is not NJ "a!
Troua of her spinsterhood, and. instca,
oftreconciling herself TO loneliness, sh,
sets about TO remedy matters.
AWHILE packing up n crate OF eggs foi
Shipment 10 market. she is overcom,
With scntimentalisin, ana on the big.
gest. whitest egg The Nest Egg" she
writes:
THE rose is red. the violet blue.
Jfthis little egg appeals TO you,
.Inat drop a line 10 her, ] beg,
Who owns the hen that laid this egg
THE egg falls into the possession Of
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The Trey O'Hearts
RomantIe Tale by Louis Joseph vaace.
Copyright. 1914. by Louis. Joseph vanc..

SYNOPSIS.
BY arrangement with the Universal Film
e Fee cS%Pdei IN T HSssiSa mes
Dispatch and also to see in pictures at
Sign used by Seneca Urine in the pirate
judith. against Alan Law. whose rather.
now dead, Urine blamed for the accident
Rose. Judith's twia sister, love cael, other.
ara az. Rose SCI, flies to his assistance Judith's
the iovers implacably. Surviving many dcs-
Rose Is being tai,en West by her father. and
that his friend. Tom Barcus. proposes to go
porter. He follows and rescues Rose and
Bnrens Judith after wreckins the train on
fathers Marty, which is held up Pc By a bandit.
whom Urine EMPLOYS TO kill Alan. sending
AGENTS. But Judith deserts the two men and
takes the trail alone. followed by the bandit,
a horse. Alan Kills the bandit ana starts
10 To d dhe rescue ss, Of Judith Meanwhile the
vengeance.
CHAPTER LNXNnI-.NT FAULT.
For the footprints of Il galloping
horse We're plainly marked, ~cvidently
fresh, and led from the other trail
past its point OF contact and out to
lose itself in the weller of the heat.
Abandoning Immediately all notion
OF returning through the hills by the
ridge trail, he turned and swung away
ut the best pace lie could spur from
his broncho. delivering himself into
the pitiless embrace of that implacable
wilderness Of sun and sand.
Within half an hour he had lost
touch completely with the hills that
crouchcd behind him--had forgotten
them even as he had forgotten Rose
and Barcus in the torments lie was
suffering for the woman who loved him
and whom he did not love. but must
forever fear and pity and could never
forget.
For now he was grimly reminded
that he had broken his fast neither by
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Thrilling Picture at superior.

Every Tuesday the crowds at the
Superior Theatre. attracted by the SEN
sational motion picture serial. 1.-THE
Trey o Hearts," grow larger. Readers
of The Times Dispatch are enabled to
follow the adventures OF Alan Law,
Rose Urine and their friend. Barcus,
complicated b. the Vaccinations of
Seneca Trine's agents and by the jeal-
Gus love Of Judith Urine: and may
then witness their many thrilling
escapes enacted by competent actors. n
thrown upon the screen at the Superior
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25

Willie Brothers, sensational acrobats,
ground and lofty tulrbiers. leapers and
gymnasts,
Each day during the week a building
lot will be given away to some patron
Of the house by Manager Rex. These
lots are situated in Elkmont near
Knoxville, Tenn. The market value of
each is $780, a coupon bearing n num-
Der will be issued to each ticket
purchaser, and the holder OF the lucky
ticket will be presented with Il deed
to the lot. This gift plan was recent
ly inaueurated in some of the Keith
theatres, but is new to Richmond.
BILIOUS RuRLESQUE IS
A MUSICAL ..REVIEW"
The Passing Review of 1914" is the
attraction which will bid for popular
'ity ut the Bijou Theatre for the week
commencing with tomorrow nights
performance. AS the title indicates. il
Is an entertainment patterned after
the reviews" first introduced in this
country at the New York Casino. The
dramatic and musical successes OF the
year are travestied and the noted
dramatic and musical stars of the day
are unprecedented as they appear in
the productions in which they have
scored their respective triumphs.
The Passing Review of 1914" is an
Ola podrida of fun, nonsense, jingly
music and dancing girls. The large
chorus OF pretty girls is counted upon
TO supply the rapidly moving panorama
of stage pictures that form tile back
ground for the antics of the comedy
players. -
Among the characters represented in
the comedy scenes are Harry Lauder.
the famous Scotch comedian; Nat Wills.
Joe Welsh, Anna Held, Stella Mayhem
and other celebrities almost az well
known. Admirers of Harry Lauder are
promised a genuine treat in the i'm
personation given by Dave Schaefer.
Lauder himself praised il when he wit
messed the caricature ~ New York
earlier In the season.
There are twenty-five girls of the
'merry-merry" persuasion in the
chorus, and the producers. Beatty and
l.eavitt, promise a gorgeousiy staged
and dressed show that is bright. breezy
and absolutely. devoid of any objection
able feature. Among the principals of
the acting cast are: Clare Evans, Mark
Lea. Ralph Rockaway. Dava Schaefer.
Sam Watson, Marie Fisher, Hazel Ford
and Mile. Babctte.
feature of the speciality bill is Tito
Green Spider" This speciality is Law
ishly presented. with special scenery
and costumes, and Introduces the
dances OF the "Apaches" of Paris. S5
Matinees Will be given as usual tEis
week on Tuesday. Thursday and Sat
urday.
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Edw112 Geo7g2 Lyric
e Weekly Calemdar e
CoLoMIAL rIIEATnIs,

All the week. with matfnecs Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday; Grnycc
scott Company, In "a COntentcd Wo-
man,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25
BI.JOU THE AT

BIJOU THEATRE
All the week, with nntinecS Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday: "'rhe Passing
Review of 1915" burIcsauc.
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EMPIRE THEATRE.
All the week, with ntntiDccs Tucsuny,
Thursday and Saturday; Lucille Ln
Verne Company, In "Thc Next Egg"
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LYIiIC TIIIcATIiI

All the week, with daily mntinccs
and senl.scckly change of hill; pop
ular vaudeville and pictures.