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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-25
Jack Oak No. l..


Mrs. M. J.. Powers spent Monday
at the Dan Myers home where her
son John is just recovering from the
measles.
Isaac Tolly is moving his house
hold goods to the Caldwell house
where they will live the coming year.
Perry Bruner was a Davis City
caller Monday.
Dell Euritt called at the Geo.
Havens home Monday.
Mr.: and Mrs. Charles Tenney spent
Monday at the Fred Tenney home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bruner called
at the Perry Bruner home Thursday.
Edna and Mae Bruner spent Thurs
day at the Dan Meyrs home
There was no school Friday on ac--
count of the teacher attending the
teachers institute.
Will Stout. and family spent Sun
day at the Charles Tenney home.
Miss Wilma Beasley spent the lat
ter part Of the week at the homes of
w. e. Bruner and J. Martin.
Ray Havens called at the Dan
Myers home Sunday.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-25

Leroy.

Mrs Thomas Gwinn and Mrs. Ro-
land Greenlee of Unity, visited at the
is. l.. Jordan home Wednesday,.
Paul Jordan of Ames visited from
/ "Wednesday until Monday with home
folks.
Mrs James Brown returned from a
Visit with relatives in Corydon Thurs
Iday.
l.. e. Helmici went to Brighton to
Iyis, with his brother Henry and
family Saturday.
Than Pollard went to Derby Satur-
|day after visiting with his daughter,
Mrs. Newt Boor and family.
Mrs. Thomas Umphress and daugh-
| ter Ethel visited over Sunday at the
Ray and Harvey Umphress homes
near Cambria.
Mrs. James McAlister Of Weldon
Ivisited Monday With her mother,
MIS-. Ellen Wylie.
Arthur Heath and Will Day We're
l1umeston passengers Monday.
Misses Mary Butfum, Bessie Hat
field and Cecilia Cotfey attended the
teachers institute at Leon Friday.
Edith Wells returned from a visit
with relatives and friends at Osce-
ola Saturday
Mrs May and daughter Fern came
from Humeston Saturday to visit at
the Alonzo May home.
Mrs Flo Blondon was Humes-
ton passenger Saturday.
Dan Baker visited Tuesday night
with relatives in Van Vert.
Ed Rushing of Humeston bought
horses here Thursday.
G +. Pierce Of Charlton, was in
our town getting subscriptions for
magazines Thursday.
Mrs. Aida Silvers and daughter
Madaline and Lulu Hatfield visited in
Leon Friday night. Madaline took
part in the declamatory contest that
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Stodgill and
family went to Van Vert to visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
gin and family Saturday.
Miss Frances Brown returned
from Corydon Friday.
Mrs. Harvey Umphress and daugh-
ter Fern of near Cambria visited
Thursday and Friday at the Thomas
Umphress home
Miss Lizzie Kyner Of Shenandoah,
visited Thursday and Friday at the
Clarence Baker and J. B. Calhoun
homes.
Mrs. Lulu Swisher visited over
Sunday with homes folks in Leon.
Harry Hicks of Osceola, visited
Thursday night at the Herman But
fun home.
Henry Silvers, Of near Garden
Grove visited last week with his
brother Aida and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. u. Jordan visited
in Corydon Thursday.
Mrs. Julia Barger visited few
days with friends in Humeston last
week
A. stodgill and Mr. and Mrs Mon
roe Stodgill spent Thursday in Hum
eston
Will Buffum of Weldon visited his
ia her. E. S. Buffum, Tuesday
I The gospel Team held an especial
.ly interesting meeting at the Presby-
terrain church Tuesday evening with
Daughton Binford as leader. About
thirty men were present. We are
glad to see so much interest taken in
these meetings and hope they will
continue to be of much good to the
community.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-25
To balance on hand at be-
-..--. sri n n ing of Yaar lanuarN -

Road Fund
Disbursements.
a Z. d. Adams & Company
payment on grader note
md interest .....s 1856
Il. G. Durham, road work
1913 1865. Lot
1 Austin Western Road Ma
chine Company, 8 wheel
Il. Barr, freight on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-25
Road Report Of Long Creek Town.
ship.
vi Receipts.

Road Report of Long Creek Town.
8s ship.
Receipts.
ga To balance on hand at be-
ginning of year, January
1, 1914 .............S 351.61
10 amount received from
County Treasurer, April
apportionm ent .... >. 1,146.57
To amount received from
III County Treasurer, Oc-
tober superintendent 52.7S
To amount received from
collection OF poll tax, in
s& cash ..... 4 '.94
Il TO amount received from
lob road fund ...... 1926
u 10 amount received from
n County Treasurer for
work done on county
road, 1914 14.91
4 Total Receipts 1877
Disbursements.
Grader from Gallon lion
Works .... ........s $3.50
Il. S. Thompson for setting
up Grader ...... 200
G. D. Mckee, blacksmithing 5.95
4 Baker Mfg. Co. for small
casting ..... ..... so
j. L, Smith, superintendent,
District No. l -. ..... 44.24
+. B. Ramsey Jr., Superin
tendent of District No.
2...... ...... $500
James Miller, superintr n
dent District No. 3 49,. 49.26
Wm. McJimsey, Supcrinten-
dent District No. 4 80. 47.60
q. l.. Harper, nails bolts etc 5.25
Bob Palmer, road work go
Ben Elston, road work $50
Jack Young, road work -. 400
, Will Simmerman, road work 800
Frank Perry, road work 1.25
Ben Collins, rocd work :. 3.75
j. E. Smith, road work 4.5O|
Clyde Blades, road work 5.25
Runaway Bros, 1913 war
rant, road work $50. 1900
A G. Smith, Commission
on $1,199.35 ~. ~. :. 23.9S
fetal disbursements rs 43S.55
Balance on hand December
81. 1914 81, "a 5. "A
Remarks.
Drag Fund
Receipts.
On hand in dragging fund
January 1, 1914 ....S 1926
Amount ordered turned into
the township road fund
by Township trustee :. 1926
Amount on hand January 1,
1915 -. ...... 253.os|
Amount received from
County Treasurer for
dragging fund ....... 391.44
Would say here that only part Of
dragging had been paid for at the
time this report was made out.
We, the undersigned, township !
trustees OF Long Creek township,
Decatur county, Iowa, do hereby GER
tify that the above statement is a
true and correct report Of the re-
reipts and disbursements of the road
funds of said township as appears OF
record as shown by the books in the
office of the township clerk.
Grover Hamilton,
Oscar West.
Jerome Traupel,
Aftested to by Trustees.
A. G. Smith Township Clerk.
Dated at Van Vert Iowa, this a.
day of January, A. d. 1919.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-25

trustees Of Richland' township,
Decatur county, Iowa, do hereby GER
true and correct report of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the road
funds Of said township as appears OF
record as shown by the books in the
office Of the township clerk.
G.. w. Grimm ST.,
j. A. Burns,
Attested to by Trustees.
Geo. Poland, Township Clerk.
Dated at Grand River, Iowa, this
23rd day of Jan. A. d., 1915.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-15


lOitered in the restaurant"
What can be done about it? And
what is the answer to Judge Dolan's
question: Where are our boys to go
for their amusement"
If there is no other place where they
may seek amusement and not be
rounded up by police orders, then
why are they rounded up in pool
rooms, where the law says they may
gather if they are over Is years of
age?
And if, for the good of the COM
mOnwealth, we endorse the action of
police in aTresting and keeping in a
cell over night boys who were found
in pOOlrooms where they may be eX-
posed to criminal teaching, why don't
we face the problem of furnishing
our boys with amusement that will
not jeOpardize the community?
AS Judge Dolan says, these boys
cannot afford to join the Y. M. c. A.
and there is no similar place that is
open to them without expense they
cannot afford.
AS Judge DOlan says, most of these
youths are out of work and boys who
cannot get work have much time on
their hands that must be employed
in some manner, and how are they
to employ it?
There is no use reiterating the fact
that these boys are our future men.
You know that and so do l. But have
we pOndered sufficiently what we are
doing to our future men when we
give them no place where they may
have healthy amusement and then
place upon them the ignOniny of ar
rest when they seek the only amuse-
ment that is open to them?
1t is ignominy to be arrested, no
matter if the offense is one that is
not an offense under our laws. 1t is
ignOminy to ride in patrol wagon.
II ic ionOD1iOu RI bn 1OpIynd I'm in q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-15


NECESSARY WE
BY Jane Whitaker
Where are our boys to go for their
amusement?
That question was asked of me by
Judge Dolan, who presides over the
boys court, as he explained to me
that the greatest number of boys
brought into his court are arrested in
pOOlrOOms, where they are spending
their time usually when they are out
of employment.
Judge DOlan explained to me also
that under the law boy of Is is
permitted in a poolrOOm, but the pO-
lice, despite this, have instructions
to arrest boys caught lettering there
because 'poOlrooms are frequently
the hang-out of criminals and young
boys are often given their first lesson
in crime in these places"
These boys are discharged by
Judge Dolan, who has very broad
comprehension of the problem that
confronts them, but this doesn't
save them the experience of arrest
and 1t doesn't give them a place 10
go in their idle time.
Miss BlumenthaI, a social worker
who spends much of her time defend
ing boys who have been arrested in
places of this kind, told me some of
the Unfairness of the system.
What can be done about it?" she
asked. Many of these poolrooms
are run in connection with restau-
rants, at the rear of them. The pool
rooms are supposed to be closed at
1 o'clock. the restaurants may be
kept open all night The boys do
not loiter around a restaurant until
2 o'clock in the morning, though they
may get interested in playing pool
until that hour. But it is a simple
matter for the owner of the restau-
rant pOOlrOOm to switch off the light
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-15

JUDGE DoLAN BOYS COURT, QUESTION THAT
NECESSARY WE HoULD ANSWER
The herald., 1915-10-21
SURPRISE PARTY.
native stage.

On last Sunday evening little Miss
Gilmore Rooney was agreeably sur
prised by a number of her little
friends in honor of the twelfth ami
versary of her birth.
The merry crowd met at the home
of little Miss Lois Gravois and pro
ceeded to the Rooney home in Peli
can avenue. From there they went
to the Knights of Columbus Hall and
a merry time was had.
The fair young hostess was pre-
scented with a pretty lavalliere and a
bunch of bridesmaid roses. Those
present were: Pearl Schwarzenbach,
D. Toledano, E. Scherer, R. Kennair,
l. and G. Rooney, E. Muntz, M. Muntz,
L. Muntz, H. Muntz, L. and A. Ora
vols, P. and c. Muntz, l. Vinet, F. Nc
Cord, d. Murtagh, M. McCauley, A.
Riordan, n. Richards, J. Weigman, NJ.
Richardson, H. Shelly, E. Gooner, l..
Gooner, 2. judith. NJ. Rooney, K. Hew-
1T, I. Verhule and E. Higgins; Mas
tiers E. Mahoney, E. Hardy, E. Laugh
lin, j. and H. Schwarzenbach, J. Jud-
lin, L. Murtagh, M. Cayard, VI. Ma
nent. L. Adams, A. Worley, n. Whit
more, F. Sadler, T. Riordan, L. Hube-
ner and J. Rupp.
The herald., 1915-10-21
The Swapping Turtle.

As the swapping turtle is by far the
largest of the fresh water tortoises,
often attaining diameter of two feet
and a weight of 100 pounds. he is no
mean antagonist. \ single snap of his
horny jaws will sometimes remove a
finger or toe. so it is well to beware
of him, says st. Nicholas.
AS might be expected from his ma
ture and armament, the swapping tur-
tie does not live exclusively upon
plant life, as do other members of his
family. but displays great fondness for
a meat diet. Young ducks, frogs. fish
and muskrats are all dainties to be
added upon occasion to his bill of fare
While he is capable of some speed in
the water. his favOrite method of hunt
ing seems to be TO lie quietly until his
victim comes within reach and then
with lightning-like dart of his long
neck seize his prospective dinner. He
varies this in the case of ducks and
other water fowl by rising silently be-
meath them-a snap of the iron jaws
on leg or wing, despairing hutter in
the water, and the luckleSs bird is
dragged beneath the surface to be
speedily drowned and eaten at leisure.
The herald., 1915-10-21

Kept ignorant of mis- name. She ie
10 make reports of her progress al the
college, but her letters must he AID.
dressed to Mr.. John Smith" Judy
however, is too imaginative to ACCEPT
the absolute terms of the arrange.
ment. Although she does not see her
mysterious guardian, she manages tn
catch glimpse of his elongated shad-
oW cast on the asylum walls by the
searchlishts of his automobile. and
promptly nicknames him Daddy
Long-Legs." And when, upon her ar.
rival at college, she begins to write
him letters that fairly brim over with
her whimsical fun, yet are tinged with
pathetic yearning for some one to
whom she can pour out all the won
derful story of the tremendous happi.
ness that has come into her life, these
letters go straight to the heart of the
lonely bachelor and he determines to
visit the interesting object of his i'm
pulsive philanthropy. And with their
meeting begins the appealing story
that has played upon the heartstrings
OF record-breaking audiences in Chi
cago, New York and San Francisco.
Henry Miller's production of the play
and the fine acting organization he is
sending TO this city will make the first
presentation of the comedy here the
most notable event of the theatrical
season. In the cast will be Frances
Carson, who will play Judy" Ma
rion Coakley, Cola Cain, Kate
Blancke. Gertrude Rivers, Nina Sa-
vile, Bessie Lea Lestina, George AL
lison, Donald Foster, G. Harrison Car
ter. Frank L. Davis, Frank j. Kirk and |
others.
The herald., 1915-10-21

face comedians, Mcintyre and Heath
They need no introduction to the New
Orleans public. They will be seen in
repertoire of their minstrel classics
including Waiting at the Church,
THE Man From Montana" and "Geor
gia Minstrels."
Other numbers are as follows:
Roshanara. the only authentic expo.
nent of old Indian and Burmese
dances, the chameleon comedian.
Mr.. Hymack at "Missitt Junction"
Frances Nordstrom, William Pink
ham and company, in a quaint COM
edy, entitled "All Wrong" by Frances
Nordstrom.
Gus Van and Joe Schenk, pennant-
winning battery of Songland.
Julia Curtis, THE Girl With Many
Voices" coincidence
Tom Burke and Billie Walsh, in
The New Bellboy."
Orpheum Travel Weekly, showing
the world at work and play. Subjects:
Wild birds and their habits; cultiva-
ton of the Dahlia; some garden f1ow-
ers.
Orpheum Concert Orchestra-Direc-
ton of F.. E. Tosso.
The herald., 1915-10-21
SHORT-CHANGED.

Mrs. Heipolyte Vezien, 911 Morgan
street, complained to the police that
her daughter, Mildred, IA years old
was short-changed by Manuel Alfonso
keeper of a fish stand in st. Johns
Market. After an investigation, Pa.
trolman Alva Jenkins learned that the
child, Mildred, gave the fish dealer a
bill, and not knowing it's denomina.
ton, accepted 55 cents change after
making a purchase of As cents. Moth
ing was said until she reached home,
when her mother told her that she
was a dollar short Mrs. Vezien was
instructed to make an affidavit in the
Third Recorders Court.
The herald., 1915-10-21
McDONOGH NO. 4 NOTES.

Saturday, Oct. 9Th, was Public
School Day in the recent Chit" enter.
tainment. Folk dances and a mass
drill by the public school children
were arranged to take place. Very
few schools reported for duty that DAY
and McDonOgh 4 was the only school
in the Fifth District to attend. AL
though schools had been closed for the
week, the boys met Friday, Oct. Sth.
and practiced the drill exercises.
| When the mass drill" took place, the
excellent drilling of these boys was
plainly evident and Prof Underwood
Moss, the physical instructor. compli-
mented the boys and their teachers on
their creditable work, which was won
derful considering the trying expert
ences through which the children of
New Orleans have recently undergone.
Mrs. VI. Hopper was the teacher in
charge of the work
One number on the musical part of
the days program was the whistling
of Listen to the Mocking-bird. Dur
ing the rendition of this selection our
McDonogh 4 boys massed themselves
and whistled very earnestly. Their
thrilling and sweet notes greatly re-
sembled those of our southern song
birds.
The following participated in the
drill: George Donely, Henry Hide
brand, George HOfmann. Alvin Dupuis.
James Moffet, Earl SCHNEIDER. Victor
Zatarain, Charles Burgis, Ernest Au-
coin, Tisdale Daniels, William Hide.
brand.
The following boys attended with
their school: Jules judith, William
Sutherland and Marion Short.
Below is letter received by Miss
f. Kelly from Mr. Gwinn:
New Orleans, Oct. 13, 1915.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly, Principal Nc
Donogh School, City:
Dear Madam: | wish to express nv !
appreciation of the excellent part |
taken by the children of your school |
at Chit on Public School Day. AL
though working under great Difficult
lies, feel that the children acquitted
with credit to themselves
and teachers.
Yours very truly,
]. NJ GWINN,
Superintendent
The herald., 1915-10-21
AlGlERS CANDIDATES.
163 Delaronde st.

Charles Hendricks, a popular young
bank attache, will make the race fol
member of the House of Representa-
tives to succeed G. Harwood Koppel
of Algiers, who has decided not to run
again. Mr.. Hendricks is a member OF
the Orleans parish committee at pres.
ent and he will have the support of
the political leaders of the ward.
Senator w. T. Christy has filed his
application papers for denomination
for the State senatorship, which he
has creditably filled during the past
four years. 1t is not believed that he
will have opposition.
The herald., 1915-10-21
TULANE THEATRE.

Daddy Long-Legs," which delighted
New York and Chicago during a sea
sons run in each city, will be intro
duced to the playgoers of New Or
leans Sunday night at the Tulane
The play, written by Jean Webster
and staged by Henry Miller, is a
dramatic version of the famous Dad.
DIV Long-Legs" letters originally pub.
lished as q magazine serial and re-
produced In a book that has for three
wears headed the list of American
best sellers"
The story of the comedy is woven
about the personality and adventures
Of Q pretty waif in New England
orphan asylum, who becomes the hero
ine Of a fascinating real-life fairy tale.
Judy Abbott" the founding girl, re-
bells against the tyranny of the insti-
tuition In which she has grown from
habyhood to budding womanhood. Her
spirited but pathetic defiance of the
natron Is overheard by "Jervis Pen
dleton," newly appointed trustee and
man with a penchant for doing good
deeds, but positive horror of being
found out. "Pendleton" admires the
girls bold declaration of independence
and determines to give her the chance
In life that has been denied her. He
arranges to have her sent to a fash
ionable college for girls, where she
shall have pretty frocks to wear,
money to spend and the companion
ship Of girls more fortunately born
than herself.
There Is just one stipulation i'm
posed by "Pendleton." The girl is not
70 know her benefactor: she must be
The herald., 1915-10-21
AVENUE THETRE.

Elinor Glyn's novel. Three Weeks,
translated in the language of all civil
lzed countries, stands at the fore OF
all the modern vivid romances. II has
been the most discussed novel of the
past decade. Its beauty has been crit
lcally conceded and its drama admit
ted by the most conservative. Paul
! the wooer of a runaway queen, has
taken his place among the heroes of
fiction that men refer to with inter.
est and women with animation. Sonia
the royal mate of a dissolute monarch,
Young, alluring, adventurous. is now a
modern symbol of a love that scorns
TO count the cost. The story in its
novel form has been read by more
than eighty million people. 1t is a
falr estimate to presume that more
IMAM eight times eighty million peo-
pie Will wish to see the film realiZa-
ton of the brilliant romance that ends
IN an unusual tragedy. Readers of
the book are familiar with the de-
tails that 60 to comprise the fascin-
ating narrative of the original. In
the film play the author has added to
her creation in a prologue that in
tensifles the thrill of some of her
scenes and adds color and vivacity TO
others. Sonia runs away from her
castle and her king after the manner
described in the book. She encoun.
tiers Paul in the restaurant in Luz
cerne, Switzerland, precisely as re.
counted in the novel. The two. a
queen without a country and a king
without throne. fall madly in love.
She struggles against her enthrall-
ment, and seeks to fee from tempta.
ton. But an accident halts her flight
and the inevitable next meeting oc-
ours. In the photoplay version all
these incidents are idealized. The
tiger rug tryst of the pair in the
queens apartment in Lucerne is repro
duced as in the novel. The thrilling
and tragic denouement of the romance
Of the pair is shown in all its original
power. The orgies of the
lissolute king, the mad revels in the
palace, the plots and counterplots of
he cabal of royal counselors to de-
hrone the queen are all graphically
Indicated
Miss Madaline Traverse, who ap-
)ears in the role of the Temperament
al queen, is regarded as one of the
most attractive of the countrys young
r stars. Mr.. Mahlon Hamilton, who
lays the role of Paul. is one of the
most popular of leading players of the
Iatiye stage
The herald., 1915-10-21
CRESCENT THEATRE.

the iong.looked for and welcome
MAJ comedy, brand-new, upto-
ne musical tumble of song and girls,
@ss 70 the Crescent Theatre, Sun
" october "a. September Morn"
"aHe gets its title from the paint.
" tne same name which stirred
= "mment from coast to coast. The
~ mas TO do with the aspiration of
Rudolph Plastric, owner of an
3 studio, who claims TO have been
FAINTER. OF course, Rudolph does
wen know how to paint a picket
The model of September
y laid claim to by an actress
aAs instructed her press agent to
NE the rumor that she is the
na' The ludicrous moments when
"o impersonators are lodging
e.ner and when a chesty old
e. a0er, who has fallen in love
INC actress. discovers that she
GOOD friend of his wife's, ere.
0usn laughter and plot for six
a a plays. The scenery is pref
'sned and painted and the cos.
= Introduces the latest Partisan
eeadoas '''"
-, company numbers with its en-.
- s0me fifty people. The dan
'm0ers are many, spirited.
ns' highly enjoyable and wei.
~ q, 'ae worlds popular tango being
n. eesd In various attractive forms.
q 10y 20 Taylor is seen in the new.
1acss now in vogue, the popu.
~ George and ]. ]. Patton also
-. 'mportant parts. Arthur Gil
- s note the book and lyrics; Au.
s'affer composed the music.
a.'s sak TannehiTl, Jr., staged the
The herald., 1915-10-21
GirIie's Troubles.

Ny name is little Albertine.
But mother calls me Tommy
Because my clothes are never clean,
Ny hands are always gummy.
She stops me racing through the house.
She says I make a racket;
Declares she'll dress me in a blouse
And put on pants and jacket.
Because climb up fence and trees,
Make mud pies in the gutter,
Forget TO cay Thank you" and Please
When I want bread and butter.
And after am bathed at night,
She prays, Lord keep her cleanly,"
But daddy holds me close and tight
And whispers. "Daddy's Queenie."
philadelphia Record
The herald., 1915-10-21
Advice to Swimmers.

Every one knows enough not to go
In swimming right after a meal Most
boys know enough to wait an hour aft
er an ordinary meal and longer after
a particularly hearty one. But not all
Of them know enough not to go into
the water while they are overheated.
IL you have been playing baseball or
tennis don't throw off your clothes and
plunge into the lake. as a severe cold
or chills may result. Wait half hour
to cool of. and then undress slowly and
take your swim.
The herald., 1915-10-21
NO TRACE OF BURGLAR FOUND

Mrs. John A. Rupp was awakened
by the burglar alarm sounding in her
home at Pelican avenue and Bermuda
street, at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning of last week, and believing
that some one was trying to get into
the house, she telephoned to the po-
lice station. Doorman Keogh and Pa
trolman Smith responded promptly,
but no trace of burglar could be
found. Afterwards Patrolman Chail.
lot was detailed to watch the premises
and while he was on the scene the
burglar alarm sounded twice. 1t is
believed that the inclement weather
affected the wires.