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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Mexican War Pensions.

Although it is nearly Sc years
since the war with Mexico was ended
officially on July 4, 1S4S, there were
1,442 veterans of that war upon the
rolls of the pension bureau at the
close of the last fiscal year, each
drawing $50 a month. There were
also 5,123 widows Of soldiers in that
war receiving pensions from the gov
ernment.
AS there were only 30,954 regu-
lars and 1915 volunteers, total of
112,230 American soldiers engaged
in the struggle, which officially be-
gan sixty-eight years ago on Friday,
the soldiers of that period must have
been hardy lot, for boy of IS at
the close of the war, would now have
to be well on in the second half of his
fourth score years The larger num-
ber OF widows on the rolls is account
ed for by the fact that, as in the case
of the Civil war veterans, many hun
dreds of those who fought in Mexico
under Scott, took second and third
wives late in life.
soldiers of the Mexican war and
their dependents received no pen
sions for their services until nearly
thirty-one years after the war clos
ed, the first act for their benefit bear
ing the, date Of. January 80. 1887.
Since that time the cost of their pen-@
sions to the government up to the
close of the last fiscal year was $47,-
2,572.-New York Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Van Vert Banker Goes to Osceola

Mr.. A. E. Blair, who has been the
efficient assistant cashier of the Bank
of Van Vert for the past four and
a half years has been elected cashier
of the Iowa State Bank, at Osceola,
Iowa, and will take up his new duties
Sept 1st. Mr.. Blair has handled his
duties while connected with the Bank
of Van Vert to the satisfaction of
the bank and community and all are
pleased to hear of his promotion and
wish him success in the new location.
He and his estimable wife will be
missed in social and church circles.
The bank to which he goes has re-
Gently changed management, w. H.
Totten, of Ames, Iowa, will be presi-
dent and has located at Osceola,
the new board of directors being, w.
H. Totten, w. B. Tallman and Scott
Lewis, all of Osceola, and E. o.
Stearns and A. E. Blair, Van Vert.
C. G. Jones, of Corydon, has been
elected assistant cashier of the Bank
of Van Vert to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of Mr.. Blair
and will begin his duties about Aug.
1st. Mr.. Jones was formerly assis-
tant station agent at Van Vert and
is we'll and favorably known, and he
and his most estimable wife will be
again welcomed to that city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The great prize fight between John
L Sullivan and Kilrain was fought at
Richmond, Miss, Sullivan winning
the fight in the 18th round.
Mr.. Edward w. Brown, of Chilli
cothe, Mo-, and Miss Sarah Pressler
were married at the home of Jimmy
johnson in Leon, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. M. NOerr.
George Walker and Ed Wood pur-
chased the restaurant owned by Nor
Sankey.
VIM. Newlin and wife, of Wood
land, were the proud and happy par
ents of twin babies.
S. D. Matheny, of Weldon, visited
over Sunday with friends in Leon.
Miss Eugenia Sankey went to Des
Moines to spend week with friends.
Mrs. Electa Putney, of Perrysburg,
N Y, was visiting at the home of
her brother, Simon Cross, in this
city.
Frank N. Slade, of Columbus,
Ohio, owner of the opera house block,
was spending a few days here on
business.
Miss Clella Bashaw returned from
a visit with relatives at Ft. Madison
and Chicago.
r. l.. Parrish and family and DR..
and Mrs. H. R. Layton left to spend
several weeks at Lake Okoboji.
Mrs. Zula Peters and two daugh-
ters, of Ft Madison, were spending a
few days with relatives in this city.
Mrs. l. r. Atlee and children were
visiting with her parents at Toledo,
Iowa.
Mrs. Mamie Weidman and chill
dren have returned from Colorado,
and are now staying with her faith
er and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Detrick, in this city.
Miss Bertha Cannon, of Eden
township, and Will J. Edwards, of
Leon, graduated from Elliott's Busi-
ness College at Burlington.
L. Frank and family departed for
Ottumwa, where they will make
their future home Mr.. Frank and
son Max expect to engage in business
in that city.
Ralph Brown, of Garden Grove,
accidentally shot himself in the leg
while fooling with revolver.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Sharp Lightning.

During the thunder shower Sun
day evening there were a couple OF
pretty sharp flashes of lightning, and
in all parts of town people were sure
something had been struck close to
their house, but the lightning was
simply playing over the electric light
wires and burned out the fuses, so
that all the lights went out. A part
of them were burning in few min
utes, but north Leon was without
lights until the following day.
Frank Stanley was knocked down
while walking near the home of DR..
W. F. Waight, and received a pretty
severe shock. DR.. Waight assisted
him into the house and he was all
right in a few minutes. Frank says
there was a big ball of fire on the
wires right over his head.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

The first real mile of permanent
road to be built under the new state
law according to the rules laid down
by the state board, is being complet-
ed in Linn county. The grade is not
more than four per cent anywhere in
the course of the improvement, and
the work has all been done in man
ner to insure the best results. The
cost is about $4,000 per mile. OF
course, that looks like lot of mon
ey. And it is. But after all, it is
not so very much compared with
what the farmers and the towns lose
on account of bad roads. The first
mile has attracted more attention
than will those that succeed it, and
no doubt, in a comparatively short
time, Linn county will be completing
it's Tooth mile. And the fact will be
noted that the county is not going
bankrupt, and that the farmers are
more prosperous than ever and that
the towns in the county are all flour
ishing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
GIRLS IN BURNING BOAT
Two DeCaturECounty Young Ladies
Rescued From a Burning Launch
at Dcs M0ineS Saturday.


Two Decatur county young ladies,
Miss Laura Hacker, daughter of j.
F. Hacker, of Van Vert, and Miss
Fay Linden, daughter of M. Linden,
OF near Pleasanton, had a narrow es-
cape from death at Des Moines last
Saturday, being rescued from a burn
ing launch on the Des Moines river
by three fishermen, Just few min
utes before the gasoline tank on the
launch exploded. The young ladies
are students at the Highland Park
Summer School. The following ac-
count of the accident and their res
cue appeared in Sundays Register
and Leader:
Two girl students of Highland
Park College, Miss Laura Hacker and
Miss Fay Linden, were saved from
death in burning launch on the Des
Moines river just above the Urban
dale road bridge at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon by three fishermen
The two girls, who live at Hum
boldt hall, Highland Park, were mo-
toring up the river with B. Aldringer
and L. E. Sherod of 1902 Second
street, Highland Park, when the
spark plug of the engine blew out,
giving Sherod terrible shock. He
leaped into the river, according to
reports, and was unable to swim and
sank Immediately. Aldringer saw
his predicament and leaped to the
rescue. He dragged young Sherod
to the shore The girls were forced
to take to the water by the intense
heat on the boat which was by this
time burning fiercely and clung onto
the edge of the launch near the gaso-
line tank in the rear section of the
craft, and which contained thirteen
gallons of gasoline.
Three young men who were fish
ing and who later gave their names
and addresses as F. M. Fisher. OF t't.
Des Moines, F. E. Heathcoat of 979
Twenty-fourth street and Murray
Eockstader, of 1909 Twenty-second
street, saw the girls clinging to the
side of the boat and rushed to the
rescue.
According to young Fisher the
girls dresses were ablaze when they
reached the boat They extlngulsh-
cd the fire and carried the fainting
girls to the shore.
Tie men had not gotten the girls
fifty feet from the launch when the
gasoline tank became ignited and ex-
pioded, entirely destroying the boat,
according to the story Fisher told
tbesaanaAce last night.
According to reports. Allringer,
was the only one Uf the two young
men who could swim. Sherod sank
Immediately after leaping overheard,
and Aldringer leaped in to save him.
The parties had been out on a pic
nicins expedition, according to re-
ports received of the accident yester-
day afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Iowa City Plans Class in Debating.

Glasses in public speaking, debate
and oratory will be new feature OF
Iowa City High Schools curriculum
next year is the school board follows
out plans which it has bee s1ately
considering.
Forensic work is at present COM
ing more and more to the front in
high school activities over the state.
The debating and oratorical contests
for the championship of the state of
various districts are rapidly growing
in prominence. In view of this, the
board has been seriously considering
adding classes in such work to the
regular list on the high school
schedule If this was done, the pub
lie speaking department would be
made in away a separate branch of
the high school. Ralph McGinnis,
the new debating and football coach
would become head of this depart
ment and take charge of the classes
in all it's branches. The classes in
oratory will probably take up the
study of the old Greek and Roman
orators during the first semester,
while the second semester work will
be devoted to writing oratiOns, plan
ned upon the same basis as those
studied during the previous semes-
ter. If the classes in this branch
prove successful, Iowa City will en-
ter the state oratorical league, send
ing representative out to compete
for the championship of the state.
The debating work will be carried
on in connection with the debating
club and the championship teams. In
this work, Carl Hoffman, for two
years assistant debating coash, will
probably take charge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Paving is Completed.

The last brick on the two paving
contracts held by the Ford Paving
Co. were laid last Saturday and late
Saturday evening the south end of
Main street was thrown open for
travel and also the block running
south to Commercial street from the
southeast corner of the square. The
contractors still have quite a force
OF men at work cleaning up and re-
placing lot of the curbing in var
ious parts of the city which did not
stand inspection, but they expect to
get everything finished up and get
away the latter part of the week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

Earl Peters, who last week was
overcome by ether while in the room
where his son, Earl Peters Jr., was
being operated on for adenoids, and
on leaving the room in a sickened
condition, fell, cut cash in his chin,
and fractured his jaw on both sides,
is able to be out and around much of
the time, and apparently is getting
along very nicely, although inconven-
fenced by the accident. He has his
head bandaged, is obliged to take
liquid nourishment, but can talk in a
moderate tone, and Is cheerful not
withstanding the difficulties under
which he gets along. His son is all
right since the surgical operation.
Clarinda Journal. s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
j. f. Penniwell Injured.

J.:F. Penniwcll met with a painful
accident yesterday at his pasture In
north Leon, while attempting to lead
a yearling calf. The calf was a pretty
lively ono and Uncle Jim wrapped
the rope around his hand SO as to
hold it and when the calf made a
lunge he was thrown down and drag
gedsquite distance, the rope cut
ting and bruising his hand in a
frightful manner, requiring the SER
vices of physicians to dress it. For
tunately his grandson, Frederick
Rush was with him, and managed to
release him from the rope or the re-
suit might have been much more SER
iOus.,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
HEPBURN VS.. CUMMINS
Colonel Pete Hepburn Comes to Dcs
Moines to Lead Republican Fight
AGAINST Senator Cummins.

Colonel Pete Hepburn arrived in
Des Moines the first of the week to
attend the republican state conven-
day, and he has blood in his eye when
he looks upon the candidacy OF Sen
ator Cummins. For many years there
has been bitter feeling between
Hepburn and Cummins, Col. Hep
burn asserting that Cummins was in
strumental in defeating him for con-
gress and retiring him to private life.
The following article appeared in
Mondays Des Moines Register and
Leader:
Colonel "Pete" Hepburn is coming
back to Iowa for the republican con-
vention and to fight Senator Cum
Minis, according to information which
the Chicago Tribune has received
from Washington. According to the
Tribune, Colonel Hepburn has serv-
ed notice on the Iowa delegation at
Washington that he will be here to
make speech against the senator.
Local republican leaders had not
been informed of Colonel Hepburn s
intentions, though they had antici-
pated that trouble might develop
during the time the republicans are
gathered. Just how Colonel Hep
burn will put into effect his reported
intention is not quite clear to them,
as the control of the convention will
undoubtedly be in the hand of men
in sympathy with Senator Cummins.
Here is what the Tribune says OF
the outlook for war between the
standpat and progressive factions of
the party:
Iowa politics will be enlivened
this week by a contest in oratory be-
tween Senator Albert B. Cummins
and his long time antagonist, Col. w.
P. Hepburn, former member of con-
gress from the Eighth District.
Hepburn left Washington today
for Des Moines, where the republican
state convention will be held We'd
nesday. He served notice on the
Iowa republicans in Washington that
he was going to make a speech de-
nouncing Cummins.
Senator Cummins will leave for
Iowa tomorrow. He will attend the
state convention and probably will
draft the platform in conjunction
with Governor Clarke.
THAT there Will be trouble at the
convention between the two wings
of the republican party seems GER
tain. State Senator A. G. Savage.
who contested with Senator Cum.
minis forsthe nominate in the JdHG
primaries, will be present with a
following.
"Also, the standpatters will be
there in number, though their lead
er, John T. Adams. of Dubuque, is in
Europe Adams is the present ma
tional committeeman. He organized
the fight against Cummins in 1912,
when the latter attempted to get
1owas endorsement for the presiden-
tial nomination, and he carried ma
jority of the districts in the state
over him.
with Cummins looming up big on
the horizon for the republican nomi-
nation in 1916, the Iowa standpat-
ters have determined on fight to
the finish with him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
o. S. Long Almost Drowned.

ll. IA Longy Il aof Sissnandoah. ~ o
brother of H. L. and GA. Long, of
this, city, came near being drowned
one day last week at Lake Okobo1i,
where he had gone with his wife and
daughter Ruth to spend couple OF
weeks. They drove up in their auto
and Orison took the car down to
the lake to wash it. He thought he
was driving into shallow water, but
struck a deep place in the lake and
car and driver both went under. His
cries for help were heard and par
tiesihurried to his assistance and he
was3rescued, but he had very close
calla The big car was also recovered
froR the lake, not much the worse
for IT'S plunge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Will he Making Ice Next Week.

The Leon Ice Co. expect to be
manufacturing artificial ice at their
plant in south Leon next week. The
machinery which has been delaying
the completion of the plant has final
ly arrived and P. B. Walker expects
to BE able to fire up the plant the
latter part of this week, and il every
thing works all right they will be
manufacturing artificial ice next
week. The supply of natural ice in
Leon is almost exhausted and every
body will be glad to see the new ice
plant in operation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Magazine CRATER Got Seven Years.

w. A. Hollingworth, the swindler
who fraudulently sold ninety-seven
victims in this vicinity combination
of the Country Gentleman, Modern
Priscilla and Ladies' World for forty
eight cents, and was caught in the
act, was brought before Judge Wood
ruff in Red Oak Monday and plead
guilty to indictment and received
seven years indeterminate sentence
and was taken that evening to the
penitentiary by Sheriff Jackson and
county attorney Ratcliffe.- Villisca
Letter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Wind Does Damage at Garden Grove.

There was quite wind storm at
Garden Grove Sunday afternoon,
which while it lasted only short
time did considerable damage. The
center pole of the big tent used by
the Holy Rollers was torn to pieces
and the center pole broken, but for
tunately no one was injured. Bert
Bixler's house was moved from the
foundation and many trees were
blown down and broken OF.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Tornado Does Damage at Shenan-
dOah.

There was small tornado struck
Shenandoah Sunday evening a few
minutes after six o'clock, which did
considerable damage. A number of
buildings were unroofed, plate glass
windows were broken, and trees up
rooted and blown across the streets
SO as to blockade them. The big
stone cross on top of the Catholic
church, weighing 500 pounds was
blown off and crashed to the cement
sidewalk, tearing big hole in it.
The Shenandoah electric light plant,
which also furnishes light and power
to Farragut, Essex and Coin, was put
out of commission until the follow
ing day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Property Valuations in Decatur
County.

County auditor R. E. Mclaughlin
has completed tho work of compil-
ing the returns of the township asses
sors on the personal property in De-
catur county for this year, the total
actual value of the personal proper
ty assessment being $2,456,38S. A
year ago the personal property asses
ment was $2,355,372, but the state
executive council raised the valua-
ton on live stock and this change
raised the total assessment last year
to $2,584,912. 1t is not known yet
whether the executive council will
make any changes this year or not.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

The state of Iowa received $177,-
O33.37 from hunters licenses in the
biennial period which closed June 80,
the state treasurer has reported.
This is a slight decrease from the
amount received in the preceding
period. The fish and game depart
ment expended $1S1,S15.42 during
the two years, the expenses being
$4,7S2 more than the receipts. Re-
ceipts from the automobile taxes
amounted to $1,737,O07.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Lloyd H. Shoemaker Died Yesterday

Lloyd H. Shoemaker, assistant
cashier of the Decatur state Savings
Bank, died at Decatur yesterday
morning at 1 o'clock. He had been
sick for several months with typhoid
fever. Arrangements for his funeral
had not been made at the time The
Reporter went to press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Council Elects Park Commissioners

At special meeting of the city
council last Thursday evening the
council elected a new board of park
commissioners, the three who were
previously appointed having failed
to qualify within the limit Of time
prescribed by law. DR.. r., A.. Bow
man, one Of the first selected refused
to serve and the council re-appoint-
ed Capt. j. Ds Brown and lar, r.
farv6y and appOantGd q. NJ Robin
- NJ the third nsnaber pf the CO..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

The Glidden, Iowa, Chautauqua, of
which Rev. J. L. Boyd, formerly of
this city, is platform manager, open
cd Tuesday. Mrs. S. G. Johnston
and daughter, Miss Margaret, form
erly of Leon, and Miss Clara Seifkcn,
of Omaha, who is we'll known in this
city, having visited the Johnston
home here, are on the musical pro-
gram for Sunday afternoon and even
T.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
WIN Test All Electric Light Meters.

The Leon Electric Co: are going to
make a thorough test of every meter
used on their lines and have employ
Cd Mr.. Ralph Avery, an electrical ex-
pert. who graduated from Ames, and
has had considerable experience in
this work, to make the test. Mr..
Avery arrived In Leon Monday and
rsS commenced the big job Of testing
every meter. Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

Attorney R. B. Hawkins, of Van
Vert, met with an accident south OF
this city last Friday, when his car
run off of the bridge. Mrs. Haw-.
kins was thrown out and her nose
broken and she received other injur-
les. She is at the OsceOla hospital
and getting along nicely.-Osceola
Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
SADDLE STALLION AT AUCTION

The fine saddle stallion, Harold
Denmark 4316, will be sold at auc.
tiOn at Sigler's barn in Leon, Iowa,
Saturday, July 25th, at 1 o'clock.
Here, is chance to buy the best sad
die stallion in southern Iowa, 1t
what he will bring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

E. H. Alexander had his automo-
bile somewhat damaged Monday ev-
ening. He was out in the country in
the afternoon and when near town
the car skidded on the muddy road
and went into a ditch. The wind
shield was broken, the back axle
bent and back wheel damaged
HumestOn New Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

| Now is good time for boys and
men folks to lay in a supply of un-
derwear, overalls and work shirts,
while J. w. Hurst & Co. are selling
them so cheap. Read their announce
ment ON this page.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

Judging from the way they buy
IT," remarks the Perry Chief. "the
Illinois farmers know the value of
Iowa land better than the Iowans
themselves. as n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Laundry Agency.

J. A. Caster has secured the agen-
cy for the Iowa Steam Laundry
Baskets sent Monday and Wednes-
day Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Came From Des Moines on Bicycles.

\ Marion and Rounsaville Clark, of
Des Moines, made pretty good rec
ord Tuesday for small boys. They
started on their wheels from their
home in Des Moines at 5 o'clock In
the morning and reached Leon at s
o'clock in the evening. They will
visit here for several weeks with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
M. Osborn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Johnson of this
city, have received news of the birth
last week of fine boy weighing 8 "
pounds to their daughter, Mrs. JO-
sephine Bradley, of Caldwell, Idaho.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Special Saturday.

One pound Chocolate Honey
Nougat and nut, 29c the pound. Bell
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16
Special Saturday.

One pound Chocolate Molasses
chips. A chip on the old block. 29c
the POUND. Bell 4 Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-16

The ssAt Of mans trousers
Eah0x morS character than YOU nay