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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Lazear-Watsabaugh.

Miss Grace Watsabaugh, of Hum
eston, and DR.. William R. Lazear, Of
Derby, were married at the M. -.
parsonage in Charlton last Wednes-
day afternoon, Rev. IlgenFritz oftic-
iating. They were attended by his
brother Fred Lazear, of Derby, and
Miss Leora Lewis, of HumestOn.
The bride is the youngest daugh-
ter AZ Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Watsa-
baugh. She is a young woman of
Intelligence and refinement. She is
member of the M. E. church and
was superintendent of the primary
department of the Sunday school.
The groom is = veterinary surgeon
and a worthy and energetic young
man. The happy couple will receive
the Congratulations and best wishes
of many friends.
DR.. and Mrs Lazear will make
their home in Derby Humeston
New-Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Declanlatory Contest.

Program for declamatory contest
to be held in Woodland township
Little BlOsst M .Virgene Grimm
Little Folks at Home Otis Mckee
'The Charge Of the Light Brigade
Nellie Mcdowell
Song Riddle School
When Hubby 'spects Her Beau. ..'f
~. Kenneth Carlson
THE Cow b. -. g. Audrey WoolmAn
Song Cousin Quartet
Spelling ~. - Six Spellers
Chairman, zessa Robson A
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Sold q Car Load of Forls.

Covington & Estes, the Leon Ford
dealers, this week shipped car load
of second hand Fords which they had
taken in exchange for new models to
the Kansas City Ford Exchange.
They delivered this week new 1915
model touring car to Lew Thompson
Of Van Vert, and Monday drove
down two new Fords from the dis
tributing agency at Des Moines. They
have contracted as Ford agents for
the coming year and expect to dis
pose OF more Fords than in any pre-
vious year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Sells Residence and Garage.

C. NJ. Axes closed up q big real es-
tate deal last week, buying the fine
farm of 24O acres owned by Joseph
Pearson. three miles northeast of
Leon. for which he paid $116ssper
acre. In the trade Mr.. Pearson't took
Mr.. Axes residence in south Leon
and the fine new garage building on
Main street. ct ! consid ideratfon OF
s34z.O0 Axes Z Pullin leased Ithe
,1hfiASe Tor q term Of three yeaR4 md
win continue the business
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Dancing Teacher Comes to Leon.

The Leon Dancing Club which was
recently organized in this city, gave
the first of a series of bi-monthly
dances at the X. of P. hall last Fri
day evening, large crowd being in
attendance. Miss Clara L. .Sheehan, of
Des Moines, a teacher of all the new
dances was present and had charge
OF the assembly. The club has arrang-
ed for Miss Sheehan to come to Leon
every two weeks and instruct the
club members and she will also or
ganize children's class.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12

Old time friends OF Mrs.. A. May.
remembered in Leon as Miss Allie.
Fry, will be pleased to learn that
they have recently moved into fine
new bungalow at 1345 North 27th
street, Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. May is
always glad to see any person from
Leon who happens to be in Lincoln,
and visitors can take Havelock,
State Farm, University Place or.
Bethany street car and the car stops
right at her door.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
C.. NJ. Axes \sale Tuesday.

The fact that the shipment of stock
is prohibited on account of the preva-
.lence of the foot and mouth disease,
interfered considerably with G. M.
Axes big sale Tuesday, but still
there was good lot Of buyers pres
ent He sold all of his mules, some
of the horses and part of the cattle,
and considering conditions of the
market Charley is well satisfied with
the sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Marriage Licenses.

Earl Markham, Leon. $4,000. 2
Lucille Christofel, Leon. ....... /
Charlie Bullard, Leon. ..........2 q
Pearl Phillips, Leon. Il
w. a. Carroll, Decatur. d
Edith e. Norman, Decatur q
Leigh r. Howell, Omaha Neb. q
Hazel Frazier, Davis City. ...,. 2,
John MidgOrden, Lamoniss.,. q. s.
Annie Allen, Lamont: A
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
Miss Margaret Baker Fatally Buraed
when Can of Gasoline Used In
Starting q Fire fxplodes.

One Of those heartrending and dis
tressing accidents which cost the life
of Z. popular young lady, occurred at
the home of George Chick, 311a miles
sontM Of Grand River Monday even
ing when Miss Margaret Baker was
fAtAlly burned by the explosion Of
s0nn OF gasoline, with which she was
attempting to start fine.
Mis- Baker, who 10 twenty years of
age, q daughter of Mrs Ralph Baker,
Was the teacher OF the Center school
near the Chick home, boarding at
Chicks. Monday evening two of her
small pupils accompanied her to the
Chick home, there being no one at
home, all the members of the family
being absent attending the funeral OF
Helen Poland. The little ones were
cold and as there was no fire in the
house Miss Baker told the children
to go outside the house and get the
coal oil can and she would start a
fire. They brought gasoline can
instead of the coal oil can, and when
Miss Baker poured the gasoline in
the stove there was terrific explos-
ion, the flames setting fire to her
clothing. She grabbed up a rug and
wrapped it around her head to pro-
tect her face and then tried to extin-
guish the flames by rolling on the
floor. Her screams attracted the at
tention of the farm hand who was
out in the yard and he hurried to her
assistance and extinguished the
flames, but not until she was terribly
burned from her neck to her feet, all
of her clothing being practically
burned. She fingered until 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning when she pass
ed away.
Her remains were brought to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Brice Nc
Donough, northeast Of Leon yester-
day, and the funeral will be held this
morning at Grown chapel at ]
o'clock, interment being in the Gar
den Grove cemetery
Miss Baker was: one aof the most
popular young ladies' OF this vicinity
and very successful teacher. Her
untimely death is deeply deplored by
a large circle of friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
W. r. g. CONVENTION.
18th District Convention Held at
Leon Last Week.

One. of the best w. r. C. district
conventions ever held in Iowa, was
that of the 18th district held at Leon
on Wednesday OF last week, Leon
Relief Corps No. 206 with Henry
Walton Corps No. 277, of Garden
Grove entertaining the delegates.
The convention was held at the x.
of P. hall, the morning session open
ing at 9 o'clock, with President Julia
Thomas of Corps No. 277 presiding.
An address of welcome was made by
Mrs. Sallie Varga, of Corps No. 2O6,
who welcomed the department COM
mander and all present in a very cor
dial manner.
Department president, Mrs. Carrie
Nethcott, of Independence, Iowa,
was introduced and the convention
sang America" followed by prayer.
Mrs. Julia Thomas was called to pre-
side, and the department president
gave an interesting talk, as we'll as
some splendid instructions. Mrs.
Nethcott is lady of culture and re-
finement and is fully competent to
fill the place she occupies. All the
delegates enjoyed her presence with
them. Then came the registering and
reading of the reports of the Corps
in this district, the following being
the Corps represented and the num-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
delegates

LenOX sent report but had no
delegates present.
The convention then adjourned for
dinner, when all marched to the
Christian church, headed by the color
bearers, carrying the American flag,
and a most bountiful dinner was
served by the Ladies' Aid Society.
The convention reassembled at
/ 80 and the ritual was exemplified
by the Garden Grove Corps, and the
business of the session transacted. An
invitation from Creston for the con-
vention of 1915 was accepted. The
regular business of the convention
was then closed and all the delegates
wended their way to the Christian
church where fine supper was sery-
ed, and all present agreed that the
Leon ladies were royal entertainers.
In the evening camp fire was
held at the Christian church, at
which several of the old Soldiers pres
sent gave interesting talks, telling of
the old battle grounds. Department
president Mrs. Nethcott gave one of
her good talks, Miss Lola Brazelton
gave several readings i'll n'Sfine style,
and talks and songs by others pres
3ent added to the evenings enjoy
ment. The church was nicely deco
rated with utumn leaves and Old
Glory.
The delegates expressed them
selves as having the best time of
their lives and the district convention
at Leon Will long be remembered
with pleasure by all who were pres
ont.
The following is list Of those who
attended the convention:
Corps No. 277, Garden Grove.
Julia Thomas, Cora Brown, Mary
Smith, Alice Hamilton, Gertrude
Farmer, Mrs. J. w. Mccoy, Mrs. Ra-
schel Wilson, Mrs. Emaline Stanley,
Mrs. Kate Macy, Mrs. Sophia Poole,
Mrs. Villa Bartlett, Mrs. G. U. Muir
barger, Mrs. Myrtle Wagner. Mrs.
Matte Young, Mrs. Margaret Ed
wards, Mrs. Minta Sargent, Mrs. Eura
Sullivan, Mrs. Leota Knapp, Mrs. Eva
Quayle, Mrs. Clara Wagner, Mrs.
Mary Scott, Mrs. Malissa Northrup,
Mrs. Elizabeth Aten, Mrs. Lutitia
Lyon.
Corps No. 81, Bedford. Matilda
Smith, Emily Clark, Irene Ulrich.
Corps No. 206, Leon.-Mamie
Pleuss, Ernestine Often, Lenna Pit
man, Malinda Madden, Mrs. J. L.
Young, Mrs. Ellen Henderson, Mrs.
jeanette Rumley, Mrs. Anna Gard
ner, Mrs. Belle Brown, Matte Truitt,
Nora Gardner, Mrs Esther Dilsaver,
Mrs. Mary Buell., Anna B. Benefiel,
Nancy A. Gunter, Mrs, S. J. Stump,
Mrs. Jennie Landis, Mrs. Mary j.
Martin, Mrs. Mahala Cox, Mrs. Sallie
Varga.
Corps No. 167, Decatur City
Ellen E. Beck, Rachel Chamberlin,
Mrs. Lula Wilson, Phila Allen, Nellie
Geeting, Mrs Mary Robbins, Mrs.
Mary McHarness, Mrs. L. E. Laney.
Corps No. 1856, Fontanelle. Ber-
tina Mumkey, Nellie Drake.
Corps No. 102, Osceola. Jennie
Lockwood, Amanda Curns, Pauline
Gigray, Mrs. Mary NJ Thomas, Ar
minta Vanderly. Lizzie H. Rarick.
Rosetta Bcdier, Green River, Utah.
Mrs. Luther, Fontanelle, Iowa.
Nettie Green, FOntanelle, Iowa.
Corps No. 141, Crest0n.-Mrs, Mel
lie G. Brisby.
Corps No 1O4, Corning. Mrs. E.
E. SLehmen, Mrs. Olive Cummings,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
Interstate Trail Shortened to Kan
sas City.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas F.. Harvey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will F. Lindsey drove
to Bethany, Mo-, in the Harvey car
last Thursday to attend the annual
meeting OF the Interstate Trail As
sociation. The meeting was lively
one, and much business was transact
ed, the principal thing being the adj
option of new cutoff from Bethany,
Mo-, to Kansas City, running through
Pattonsbury, Maysville, Plattsburg,
and Trimble, which reduces the mile
age 20 miles, making the official dis
tance from Des Moines to Kansas City
227 miles, which is shorter than any
other trail or railroad line. The or
iginal trail from Bethany through Al q
bany, King City and St. Joe will also
be maintained, but through tourists
can save 20 miles by the, new cutoff
which misses st. Joe. Arrangements
were also made for extending the In
ter-State from Des Moines to st.
Paul. A banquet was served the yisi-
tors at which two hundred persons
were present. Thanks to the good
work of President WA. Hopkins and
his able assistants the Interstate has
been recognized as one Of the leading
trails in all the Official guide, books.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12

We want to thank every one for
their presence and services rendered,
in this sad hour. May God in His
wisdom guide us to a better life with
Christ Children.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12

Don't forget 1t.
What?
The Box Supper.
Where!
] At the X. of P. Hall.
Who!
The Homesteaders.
When?
Wednesday evening" November 1s.
/ Come eyaxybpd &C Ss'
Ladies' bring box
Gents bring cash
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12

"M1st ms g Cherrington'e."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
STIRRING STORIES
AND TRAGEDY
Thrilling Episodes of the Bat
tIefie!d and Unusual
Incidents.

HACH days dispatches from Eu-
rope bring stories Of bravery
IL on the battlefield and calm
courage in the face Of death.
There are also stories of unusual Incl
dents and here and there bits Of humor.
Some Of the best Of these stories are
here given:
In his account Of the fighting about
CharlerOi the Paris correspondent of
the London Chronicle tells Of an inter
esting incident. Referring to the cap
ture Of band Of uhlans ut the gates
Of Courtrai by detachment Of French
chasseurs. he says:
Their chief officer was found to be
Lieutenant Count Won Schwerin, a
nephew Of the kaiser. The commander
is only twenty-five years old and has
been married only seven months. The
officer commanding the French detach.
ment found that the counts sword was
Il present from the emperor himself
and bore an inscription to that effect
on the blade. The counts saber. belt
and helmet were taken to st. Ouen and
presented to the wife of the officer who
made the capture. The sword was
blood stained and its point twisted"
The correspondent of the London
Times Sends the following under
Paris date;
Near Charleroi ! heard some stories
of the bravery of the French soldiers
The Germans were bOmharding the
city The French troops made what
amounted to a medieval sortie. but.
finding the enemy in much greater
force than was expected We're com
PEELED to withdraw The lombard
mpnt continued relentlessly. where
upon the French Turcos. picked troops
from Algeria. debouched from the town
and. with Il gallantry which must sure
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
Oddities In the News.

Sir Herbert BeerbOhm Tree, Eng.
lands actor ma mayer. Is serving as com.
mander Of Il special squad OF forty VOL
unteer policemen recruited from among
London Thespians They are ON duty
from midnight to 4 II. N.
10 end hostile demonstrations q Ger.
man woman shOpkeeper Of lslingt0n
married an Englishman. and jenkins
has replaced "Hoggesbatt" above the
shop.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
BELC|ANS HELPED
BURN OWN HOMES
Sacrifice Made Drava|y to As.
slSi Lieg0 Defenders.
H..N'.nnEnED Fire FROM FORTS

One Hundred and Thirty Houses
Standing Between Guns and the
Enemy Laid Waste, Peasants Them.
selves Assisting SoIdiers-All Set
AbIaze In the Night-Pitifui Scenes.
graphic story of the burning of
the village Of Boncelles by Belgian sol.
diers because 1t would interfere with
the fire from the Liege forts. and how
even the inhabitants aided in burning
their own homes. Is told in letter re-
ceived in Wales by the brother Of a
Belgian soldier.
81 shall never forget the sight of It,"
the Belgian soldier wrote. Zone hun.
dred and thirty houses and the church
Of Boncelles formed one big blaze in
the middle Of the night. and the poor
inhabitants helped the soldiers to de
stroy their own little homes and all
their contents.
ut was 10 o'clock when the peaceful
inhabitants of Boncelles were abruptly
reminded of the horrible Significance
of the word war An engineer officer,
surrounded by an army of sappers.
knocked at every door and delivered
the message that the houses had to be
burned to allow the fort to operate its
guns without obstruction. While the
officers We're speaking sappers were al
ready bringing in wood, cotton and
petrol.
PitifuI Scenes.
THE inhabitants about the forts
were informed that in time of war the
necessity might arise for the authori-
ties to destroy their houses, bat In this
case they had not been warned during
the afternoon. and most of them had
gone to rest when the knock on their
doors came to tell them Of their fate
could not describe all of the scenes
witnessed that night.
"All | remember is women in tears
and children praying. Some of them
implored the soldiers to let them at
least take their furniture away and
threw themselves at the officers feet.
and led outside in the dark
1.-THE soldiers rushed in and threw
bundles of wood under the staircases.
poured petrol over them and lit them
In an instant the house was ablaZe
A woman tried to push in to save some
souvenir--a photograph. a cradle. any
thing-but was ordered back by the
soldiers
Helped Burn Own Homo.
"A man who had just been led out
Of a house and who had been watch.
ing with stupid look the progress of
the fire. rushed away from his wife
and children as If mad. He grasped
a mass Of saturated cotton and helped
the soldiers with their work The ex.
ample had been given and in moment
the other peasants followed.
1.-THE fire had to be set to the church
where only two hours ago peasants
whispered their prayers in solitude
Wood and cotton were heaped up as
far as the altar and in the tower as
Ei-h rs possible. \ little later all that
remained was the square tower.
high burning torch. which soon listed
over and came down in cloud of
smoke and tiames One hundred and
thirty houses were destroyed in this
warand then all trees in the neighbor
hood were cut"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11

PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES, WHO TOOK
PLACE OF WOUNDED FLAG BEARER.
ly live In history, charged the German
battery, bayonetting all the German
gunners. Their losses, It Is said, ex-
ceeded those Of the light brigade at
Balaclava. OF battalion only 100
men, 1t Is reported. returned unscathed
Their bravery. however, was power
less against the German advance.
which crept foot by foot through the
outskirts Of Chartered to the very heart
Of the town.
"There In the narrow streets the car
mage was indescribable a French in
fantryman TOLD me that the roads be
came so damned with dead that the
killed remained standing upright where
they had been shot Supported by their
dead comrades .
Outside an Inn WAS to be seen thu
dead figure Of II German officer with
his head bowed over II basin and soal
lather dry upon his ia q where he had
been shot in the act o: washing
There was another who lay across g
table. while Il cup of coffee which ne
had been in the act of raising to his lips
1T the moment when death found him
lay broken or the ground
Hurricane Of Ilon"
A traveller arrivina nj Paris from,
Charleroi was u witness If part of the
fighting at that place He said
81 was at Foreux fifteen miles from
n
with a thick growth Of trees From
where | was stationed ! could see the
passing for hours of column after col
umn Of German infantry They were
subjected to a veritnbe hurricane Of
iron from the French artillery. and
they went down by the dozen. Never
theless more came forward to take the
places Of the slain"
Prince Dies a Hero.
Berlin newspapers are filled with
stories Of how prominent German Off
GERS fell on the battlefields. How
Prince Frederic William Of Lippe died
in the fighting before Liege is describ-
ed in dispatch received from the
headquarters Of the German army.
The princes infantry regiment was
surrounded by the Belgians under the
walls OF Liege. and he was struck by
two bullets while standing among his
men. The bullets took effect in the
princes neck. and as he fell he cried
grasping the regimental standard.
''Snve the flag.
Wounded soldiers arriving NJ Frank
fort on the Main tell how Prince Fred
erick Charles of Hesse. the emperor's
brother-in-law. while lending his regi
ment during a recent battle. seized II
flag from the hands of the wounded
Tag bearer and carried it on to victory
Joke on Eve of Battle.
refugee who saw some Of the fight
ing on the Belgium frontier said the
British soldiers were extraordinary b..
ings.
They went into battle smoking their
pipes." he said.
The GOODNESS and nerve Of the British
soldier on the firing line are the subject
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11

"Have you heard of the terrible mis-
fortune that has hefallen Bones:" Bill
son said to Il friend.
NO" said the friend NO"
"BOnes poor fellow" said Bison.
has eloped with my wife."-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
OF PLUCK, vALOR /
IN the WAR NEWS !
Touches of Humor Relieve
Grim Picture Of Europe's
Awful Conflict.

or II cap!e message to the Central News
Of London
'The British troops went to their pO-
sitions silently but happily. There was
no singing because 1t was forbidden.
but as the men deployed to the trench
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11

After being on terms Of warmest
friendship for years, twenty-five out
Of thirty men employed by an export
firm in London have left to fight in
the different armies. Six are fighting
for Germany, eight for France, four
for Russia, three for Austria and one
for England.
Bandsman Blake, the English boxer
American sporting writer's to the con-
trary-was arrested in London for
speeding his motorcycle. II was in
hurry to enlist" he told the court He
was discharged.
Change Schmidt to Smith.
Naturalized German shopkeepers in
London are taking unusual precautions
against possible boycotts. The follow
ing notice posted on a bakery in Soho
is being copied by other dealers:
1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars re-
ward will be given to any charitable
institution upon the discovery by any
person Of aduteration in the bread sold
in this establishment.
God bless our king and country. The
proprietor of this business wishes to
inform the public that he is a natural
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
Martins Way.

Irishmcn are inclined to word per
version: but, says writer. the follow
ing description Of slow speech, which
often dcgeneratcd into stammer'
shows that occasionally they use the
best words possible in explaining II
thing:
its Il Quare sort Nv way Martin
talks" said Pat. Its us if he tux the
wurds ont Nv his m0ut' am looked at
'em before he gives EN- to yez. '-EX
change.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11

Photo by American Press Association.
SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE ENGLISH
ACTOR, NOW WAR POLICEMAN
lied British subject of many years
standing and his loyalty is equal to
that of any of his most gracious maj
esty's subjects. whom he treats and
respects as man to man."
One German baker in south London
whose name was Schmidt" promptly
changed it to Smith"
Fought In Bare Feet.
lie Matin of Paris relates that on the
arrival Of train bringing wounded
Senegalese ritlemen nearly all were
found smoking furiously from long
porcelain pipes taken from the enemy
and Indifferent to their wounds.
Though their arms and bodies are
n acc!!:ed by sabers, the Senegalese com
plain of nothing but the obligation to
fight with shoes on Before going into
battle at Charleroi they slyly rid them.
selves Of these impediments and came
avoid punishment for losing equipment
A colonial trooper among the wound
ed brought to Paris from the front de-
clared that he felt nothing when his
arm was shot off by shell until he
sa W it lying on the ground. Not being
able to bear the thought of leaving 1t,
as he expressed 1t. as meat for the
Prussian dogs" he picked it up and
ran several yards with it before he was
overcome.
A Human Stable.
The Cirque de Paris. where the
crowd Of Belgian refugees has grown
to $500. has taken on the aspect Of a
human stable. The floors Of the wide
fOyers are all covered with straw.
One Of the refugees, Nine. Agnes
BOurssault Of Walkenraedt, in telling
her story Of the flight from Belgium
said:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11

In Time Of Domestic Stress.
Knicker What does your wife do If
words fail her: Bucker- She issues
emergency currency New York sun