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Arizona republican., 1914-10-13

chance, for the ball went over the left field fence and fell where nobody in the ball park could possibly have seen it. And it would have been somewhat nice if we could have observed the dust fly as it came to earth
 Eddie Scott showed Putnam the way to do it. He caused the ball to wait gently through the branches of the tree, and Bernstein afterWard climbed up into said branches, partly to avoid the hot sun and partly to see if any bark had been knocked off.
 Duke Whit, who is such a fast GOV erer of ground was induced to give two inning performance in the slab, which we all enjoyed very much. Duke was actually better than Hathaway and Hall who had taken the center of the stage during other innings. Pat liar
 tins lidded himself into the belief that he was pitching regular ball game and he refused to relinquiSh the mound all afternoon. By the time the shadows had covered most of the field, he had gotten almost warmed up.
 Nineteen times did Silver City act like they were scoring runs at home plate. Phoenix practiced this part of the game aslittle, too sending six play CTS to register. There was lot oi friendly rivalry between Cook and Price as to smothcing fould flies, and the argument was just even when the las! gong sounded-if there had been gong to sound
 Along with q lot of other folks, we went into the grandstand under the mistaken impression that it was to have been ball game. For time 1t looked as though both the teams were l trying their level best to strengthen and preserve that impression. So de- | ceived, we actually tried to keep a ! score. but sOonly the score became so i big and strong that even our powerful arms were unable to keep it and most
 of it got away.
 | But we managed to save this much of
 it:
 1 R. H. F.. PhoenIN l Silver City. .-...19 22 Batteries-Hall, Hathaway. Whit
 and Cook: Harliins and Price.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
Covotes-/f7diQy7 Game
 Starts Grid Season

next Saturday between the team of the Phoenix high school and that of the Indians is going to be one of the best evel witnessed by the fans of Phoenix
 The Indians are as strong if not strong CT than last year At quarter is young Butler who starred at that position last season: Burke and Isaac Anton are back at their old positions at right and left half With Quail at center Jackson
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
AL. Ean ready Indians :?

sl- you ready Indians?
 Are you ready high school?
 1t the trill of the referees whistle :r4 tho thud or boot against leather, -. football season win be ushered i1 .- Riverside park next Saturday when -lt coyotes of the high school meet the Braves of the Indian school on the irsn.
 e.le football game that is to he held
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

resulted in Mr.. Lee getting badly
sprained ankle, and he was pulled
into Leon by Wilkes in their wagon.
They had started to coast down a
hill in their wagon, when their dog
Dr2lee" ran in front of the wagon,
and in trying to avoid striking the
dog the wagon was overturned and
Lee received a sprained ankle and
ether bruises and Wilkes was cut
abort the body, but was still able
to walk On arriving in Leon a
physician was called to examine Lee's s
injury, and he was taken to the Leon
hospital, where he has been given
every attention. The boys will re-
main in Leon until Mr.. Lee is able
to continue the journey.
The boys left Davenport on the
morning of June 1st and the long
trip to San Francisco is being made
under the auspices of the Iowa State
Automobile Association, in the in
terest of good roads, and the boys
hold good roads meetings at towns
along the route, as we'll as interest
ing farmers who are attracted by
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
swindling Printer Again at Work.

Frank Stevens, printer who
grated the National Bank at Grand
River out of 1915 a couple of years
ago, by getting bogus bank draft
cashed after having bargained to
purchase the Grand River Local Of
flee from Editor Greeley, has again
been heard from, having recently Sc
cured $675 on another bogus draft
at Kirkland, Ohio, where he worked
for a week on the Kirkland Demo
crat. He then produced draft for
S675 and told the editor he had re-
ceived it in settlement of his father S
estate and needed the cash to bring
his wife and children to Kirkland.
The editor obligingly placed his en-
dorsement on the draft, Stevens Sc
cured the cash at the bank and quiet
ly faded from view. He is one of the
smoothest bank swindlers in the
country and has been hunted all over
the United States by all the big de-
tective agencies, the bankers pro-
tective association being very desir-
Gus of sending him up for term OF
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Paving Soon to BE Completed.

The paving in Leon will soon be
all completed. The long stretch on
north Church street was all complet-
ed Monday except about fifty feet,
when work was stopped on account
of having no brick. Enough brick
was received Tuesday from Des
Moines to complete this street, and it
will all be completed and opened be-
fore the Fourth. Tuesday afternoon
brick was laid fom the tracks at the
depot south to the new concrete
bridge, and the bricks are being laid
from the tracks up the hill so that
the Davis City bridge will be opened
in day or so. All of the main
roads leading into Leon will be open
for travel on July Fourth, so don't
let torn up streets keep you away
from Leon on that day, for they will
all be open for travel On the depot
hill paving Purington brick from
Galesburg, Illinois, are being used.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
That Splendid Davis City Road.

Lew and John Axes had their trac-
ton engine and big fourteen foot
drag out on the Davis City road
again last week and dragged it all
the way from Leon to Davis City,
and say, this road is just like a
boulevard, with a double track all
the way. Everybody who drives an
auto over it has something to say
about the good work which has been
done. The county road men have
also completed the cut off from Lit
tie river bridge to the foot of Little
River hill, SO that the road now runs
straight from the bridge up the hill,
instead of having two bad turns right
at the foot of the hill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Getting After The Speeders.

Mayor Farquhar is making good
in regard to going after the speeders
who violate the speed law on the
streets of Leon. Saturday Glen De-
trick was fined $7.S5 for letting his
motorcycle run away with him and
exceed the speed limit, Glen stating
that he was only running something
like sixty miles an hour. Tuesday
Port Bowsher was fined $40 for driv-
ing an auto too fast on south Main
street. He had taken the car and
gone to the depot for the daily morn
ing papers for his carriers, but that
made no difference with Mayor
Farquhar. Some of the fellows who
have been speeding and thinking
they are putting it over will be sur
prised when they are brought before
the mayor. Every reasonable driver
should be willing to observe the law
in regard to not exceeding fifteen
miles an hour inside the city limits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Leon Alumni BANQUET.

The annual banquet of the Leon
Alumni Association was held at the
NJ. E. church last Thursday evening,
plates being laid for one hundred,
there being a large number present
| from out of town, but as no register
was kept it is impossible to publish
list of those who attended.
Miss Ruth Farquhar presided as
toastmistress and scored a hit with
her appropriate remarks in introduce
ing each of the speakers of the ev-
ening. J. A. Mcintosh responded to
"Greetings to the New Glass; James
Hoffman responding on behalf of the
"Class of a." and Mrs. Horace
Farquhar spoke as Member of the
School Board.'
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Dr. B. L. Eiker, '92.
Vice President-Mrs. Emma Laney
Long, '93.
Recording secretary-C. w. Hoff-
man, '73.
Corresponding secretary-Will j..
Springer, '95.
Treasurer-Harry Bradfield, '9S.
Historan-Mrs. Eugenia Sankey
Teale. 'SS.
Committee on Ways and Means
Ralph Rumley, 70; Guy McMorris,
'13; Mrs. Charlotte Vogt Bowsher,
So.
The time of the next annual ban
ouet was left to the officers of the
association.
1t was a fact to be remarked upon
that the attendance from outside OF
Leon, was much greater than from
Leon, while the figures should be
Just the reverse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
VOLUME Tx, NO. 46.
Auto Burned Up.

The big Richmond touring car
owned by Bob and Earl Axes, was
totally destroyed by fire near the
Welcome school house three miles
southwest of Leon about o'clock
Saturday morning. Bob and Earl
Axes, Lem VanNostrand and Burley
Russell drove to Davis City last Fri
day night to enjoy swim in Grand
River, and were enrOutc home at the
time of the accident. When near the
Welcome school house fire was dis
covered coming through the body
under the rear seats and the car was
stopped and they thought they had
beaten all the fire out when there
was flash and the pan and ground
underneath the car broke out in q
big blaze, supposed to be caused by
a broken gasoline pipe, which allow
ed gasoline to drop down on the hot
exhaust pipe. They jumped out of
the car and pushed it away from the
fire on the ground, but were afraid
to handle the car fearing the tank
would explode. The car ran down a
small hill and into the ditch just
south of the Manchester residence,
and in few minutes the car was
totally destroyed, one wheel being
about all which was not burned up.
This seme car caught fire last fall
while standing in front of the Axes
home in south Leon and was badly
damaged, being sent to the factory
and rebuilt. We understand there
was $500 insurance on the car.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
A Lucky Auto Accident.

The Shenandoah Sentinel-Post
tells the following lucky termination
of an auto accident, the car being
driven by Neil Moore, son of Eugene
Moore, formerly of Decatur City, who
moved to Shenandoah about year
ago:
Having a Ford car turn turtle
without injuring any of the five
occupants was the unique experience
which befell Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Kite
and a party last Tuesday morning.
The car was driven by Neil
Moore and was returning from
Mound City with Mr.. and Mrs.
Kite and four months old baby and
a sister of Mrs. Geist.
HsThey were crossing a. bridge fif-
teen miles from town and the earth
loosened by a recent washout gave
way, causing the car to turn turtle.
Henry Adams and Eliza James
rrought them back to town. The
top, Windshield and tenders were
smas shed but the engine was unhurt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Hansell Will Entertain His Custom
erS on the Fourth.

The big Hansell department store
will provide for their customers on
the Fourth in a novel way, and one
which will be appreciated. They
have fixed up the big basement un-
der the store. for the use of their
customers on this day. They are in
viting everybody to make the Han
sell store their headquarters on the
Fourth, bring your lunch baskets to
the store, with a tag attached bear
ing your name and they will care
for it for you. Big tables will be in
readiness where you can eat your
lunch in comfort Free coffee and
tea will be served to all. The coffee
will be piping hot and the tea ice
cold. 1t is big undertaking to pro-
vide for a Fourth of July crowd
such as will be in Leon Saturday,
but Frank Hansell is a live wire.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Had a Big Willow Peeling.

There was a new kind of gather
ing held on the big farm of Bowsher
& Bowsher in Woodland and Morgan
townships last Monday, willow
peeling,' and we had to ask what it
meant, but soon found out. Along
the banks of Weldon there are a
great many willows growing and
these clog up the river and cause the
river to overflow during high water
times. The Bowshers conceived the
idea that willow peeling would
clean out lot of the troublesome
willows, and large crowd respond
ed to their invitation to attend and
several miles of the river were clean
ed up. By peeling the bark from the
willows it kills the trees which cut
ting will not do. 1t was big sue
cess and more willow peelings are
being talked of up and down the
river ..r
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

with. They are loud in their praise
CT the cordial treatment accorded
ti,em all the way, and while waiting
in Leon they wrote the following
poem which they dedicated to Leon.
We are walking from Davenport
To the metropolis of the west,
OF all the towns we've struck,
So far, Leon is of the best.
All her men are boosters,
Who would rather lift than lean,
And their interest in Good Roads
Is quite visible and keen.
When we reached this town OF
Leon
We were dirty, tired and lame,
But Jas. Harvey greeted up with
The Big Hand just the same.
Now goods folks of Leon,
AS west we wend our way,
= Other people we'll be seein'.
Sure, we'll tell them where to stay.
Lee e Wilkes, Hikers,
Davenport to Frisco.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
twenty-five YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

| J. L. Harvey took charge of the
Leon pOstOffice last Saturday, sue
ceeding E. K. Pitman, who has been
postmaster four years. Postmaster
Harvey has retained Ed X. Pitman
jr and Miss Willah Hcbener, who
were Postmaster Pitman's efficient
assistants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gardner are
entertaining another girl at their
home. If it had only been boy
Frank would have-yes he would!
J. & S. X. Carmean traded their
grocery store and two residences in
Leon to e. A. Drake, of Mercer coun-
| ty, Mo-, for 24O acre farm down
in Mercer county. Possession of the
store was given at once and the Car
mean families will move soon to the
farm.
| Mike Murphy has been returned to
his old position on the Narrow
Gauge, and will make Leon his head
quarters.
The district court at it's recent
session determined the long contro-
versey in regard to the Eden town
ship school case, deciding in favor of
the district township as against the
inhabitants of district No. 8. This
was a case in which the district town.
ship board was charged with illegal
ly dctaching territory from district
No. s, and other wrongful acts, and
action by certiorari was brought
to annul the action of the board, but
the court held in effect first that the
action of the board was legal, and
second that the proper remedy was
by appeal and not certiorari.
Sheriff w. B. Ramsey, of Lucas
county, was shot and instantly kill
ed last Friday morning by an insane
man named John McGinnis. Sheriff
Ramsey and constable Nafus went to
the farm of H. Blouse, who resides
near Cambria, where McGinnis was
working, with a warrant for his ar
rest Ramsey walked up to McGin-
mis-. shook hands with him and told
him he wanted him to go with him
to Charlton. McGinnis pulled A
calibre revolver from his pocket and
shot the sheriff dead. He then shot
constable Nafus in the side, not fatal
ly however. Nafus returned the fire,
hitting McGinnis in the neck. Nc
Ginnis was about to fire again when
his son-in-law, Blouse, shot him in
the head, killing him instantly.
J. D. Reeves, of Charlton, had
business in this city Monday.
Prof. and Mrs A. A. Roy go to Des
Moines this week to attend ses-.
sion of training school.
Master Clair Boone has gone to
Alton to visit few days with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Jennie Cain, of Princeton,
Mo-, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. F.
Thompson and other friends in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Prichard and
son, of Goshen, Mo-, are in Leon to
spend the Fourth with Capt. J. A.
Ray and family.
Misses Ella Carmean, Helen Fin
ley, Hortense Dilsaver, Grace Curry,
Mall Atlee and Mary Ray were rural
visitors Sunday.
Sam Rogers and sister, Miss Nellie,
of Wymore, Neb., came Tuesday for
a ten day visit with old Leon friends.
Sam is the same jolly old boy he
was when he visited us a couple of
years ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

The band will play few moments
while MIR. Scott and Mr.. Brown, two
local boys, will be getting ready for
a friendly bout of boxing, three
rounds. Three minutes each, one
minute rest between rounds. There
will be other boxing bouts before the
dig wrestling contest.
Mr.. Jesse Alley has accepted the
challenge issued by Arthur Camp
bell to wrestle for the championship
of Decatur county. This exhibition
is one of our strongest features for
the evening" These mon are both
fast and will give you one of the
finest exhibitions you have ever
witnessed in southern Iowa. Mr.. j.
H. Alldredge will be the referee on
all bouts for the evening.
The team pulling contest will be
one of the hardest fought contests
ever pulled off in Decatur county.
All gentlemen who wish to enter
their teams see c.. NJ. Axes. Prizes
are first $40, second 81 and third So.
Mr.. Marion Wasson will be the
Judge Of all races. Frank Stanley
will be the official starter.
Col. l.. V. Tullis will be the official
announcer OF events for the DAY.
The Committees.
General Arrangements-C. M.
Axes, S. E. Benefiel and P. F. kOpp.
Amusements-Floy Cozad, Fred
A. Townsend and Geo. T. Ogilvie.
Water-Lafe Mitchell.
Seats-P. E. Brady, B. E. Evans
and Art Scott.
Finance-E G. Monroe and Fred
Teale.
Advertising-O. E. Hull and Will
Lindsey.
Concession-M. F. Grimes, Harry
Bradtield ann jas. w. Hurst.
Music-Lou Pease.
Speaking-Geo. w. Baker.
Baby Contest-Judges DR.. Mitch
ell, Mrs. B. l.. Eiker and Mrs. J. O.
Woodmansce.
Auto Parade-Judges: E. O.
Stearns, Van Vert; J. E. Vail, Gar
den Grove, and T. J. Smith, of La
mOni
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Another Lucky Auto Accident.

A Ford touring car owned by John
Fowler of Grand River, being driven
with a party of passengers by Bert
Edwards, had lucky accident on the
Cannon hill about four miles south
geast OF Leon last Friday. When part
way up the hill the engine died and
on account of the brakes not being
in working condition the car ran
back down the hill and turned turtle
in the ditch at the foot of the hill.
All of the occupants jumped out and
were not injured, and the car was
only damaged about $500 A pretty
lucky accident and the entire party
felt pretty good over it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Left on Long Motorcycle Trip.

Earl and Charles Riley, of Decatur
City, started yesterday morning on
long motorcycle trip, which will
cover nearly the entire state of
Iowa, and they will travel more
than a thousand miles before return
ing home. They go to Sioux City first
to witness the big auto races on July
4th, then to Lake Okoboji, where
they will enjoy a few days fishing.
then to Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Bur-
lington and Keokuk, and after view
ing the big dam at the latter city.
will strike the Waubonsie Trail for
home,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

their novel pilgrimage. They trav-
el on an average eighteen miles a
day, but since leaving Davenport
have been delayed by rains, having
LAID up seven days on account of
rsins. From Davenport to Des
Moines they walked over the River
to-. River road and from Des Moines
to Kansas City, will travel over the
Interstate Trail. From Kansas City
they will go southwest over the Sun
set Trail.
We interview the boys after their
arrival in Leon, and they report find
ing the roads they have travelled gen.
orally in very good shape and that a
large amount of permanent road i'm
provement is being made all the way
across Iowa. The boys are well edu-
Gated and are agreeable men to talk
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Special Double Program at the Idle
Hour on July 4th.

The popular Idle Hour theatre will
run a big double program on July
Fourth, and the show will run con-
tinuous during the entire day. Spec
ial attractive pictures having been
secured for the day. One full pro-
gram will be run during the day and
in the evening there will be an en-
tire change of program, so visitors to
Leon can see two complete shows.
Usual prices of admission, and 10
cents. Extra electric fans were re-
Gently installed in the theatre, so it
will be cool and comfortable.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Farm House Burned.

The house on the farm of Albert
Brammer, about two miles west of
Dekalb,- was destroyed by fire last
Friday evening. Mrs. Brammer was
quite painfully burned on the hand
and arm in an effort to put out the
fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Brammer lost
most of their household goods but
fortunately carried $500 insurance
on the house and $4O0 insurance on
the contents, which will help them
out considerably with their loss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
A Dandy Display Window.

F. S. Stewart has arranged dan
dy display window at the Big Furni-
ture and Rug Store, first door north
of Hansell's, in which is shown one
of those handy and labor saving
kitchen devices, the Hoosier White
Beauty Kitchen Cabinet. If you want
to please your wife and make her
happy for years to come, buy her a
HooSier.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
home,
No Groceries Delivered Saturday
Afternoon.

On account of the big celebration
in Leon on Saturday, July 4th, and
the large number of teams and
autos which will be on the streets,
all of the grocers of Leon have sign
ed an agreement not to make any de-
liveries of groceries after IL o'clock
noon on Saturday. City customers
should order their groceries on Fri
day if possible, or early Saturday
morning so all deliveries can be
made before noon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Death of Ben Reeder.

Relatives in this city have receiv-
ed word of the death of Mr.. Ben
Reeder recently at his home at
Olathe, Kansas. Mr.. Reeder was a
brother-in-law of Mrs. S. Farquhar
of this city, and was one of the pio-
neers of Deca tur county, residing on
a farm near Garden Grove, but left
this county more than fifty years
ago, going west. For number OF
years he had resided at Olathe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
HIKfRS ARRIVE AT LEON
Davenport Boys Walking to San
Francisco Arrived Saturday.
Delayed by an Accident.

Lloyd Lee and Don c. Wilkes, two
husky young men of Davenport,
Iowa, who have started on long
cross-country hike, from Davenport,
Iowa, to San Francisco, California,
walking all the way and pulling a
small wagon, arrived in Leon last
Saturday a few minutes after
o'clock, and are still here, owing to
an accident which the men met with
about six miles north of Leon, which
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Two More High School Teachers
Elected.

The Leon school board has receiv-
ed acceptances from two more high
school teachers, Miss Grace Phillips,
of Elwood, Iowa, and Miss Doris
Lake, of Iowa City, This will COM
plete the corps of teachers with the
exception of one more vacancy, and
the board expects to have this fill
ed within short time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Notice.

l hereby warn all parties against
depositing trash, waste or refuse of
any kind, into or. near by any rum
ming stream within the limits of the
city of Leon or adjacent thereto, un-
der penalty prescribed by the laws
of the state of Iowa and ordinance
of said city.
GEO. R. FARQUHAR, Mayor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

+ Don't miss the special Barr's Sat-
urday car " special at Bell & Rob-
inson's drug store. You can buy q
pound box of delicious candy for 29c.
Saturday only.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Marriage Licenses.

Nephi Gruver, Lamont. .21
Jennie Gray, Lamont. .. -. IL 8
John w. Powers. Decatur. ..... q
Edith c. Myers, Decatur Is
James A. Wiley, Burlington -. "a
Helen. A. Anderson, Lamont <. %
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

Davenport to Frisco.