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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
, RIc FAMILY

A reunion of the Black and Smith
families was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Black, two and one
half miles south Of Hatton, Wednes-
day, the occasion being the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Black. The
Black families met in reunion last
year, although not in connection with
any birthday. 1t was suggested
Wednesday that the Blacks meet an
nually in reunion hereafter and the
suggestion most likely will be carried
out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
Frost IN Septemher.

An early frost this year would in
jure the corn crop materially. Our
friend, Lewis Hubert, a prominent
farmer of Audrain says that in 1888
we had a killing frost on September
the 4th and in 1899 we had killing
|frosts all through the month Of Sept
ember, and he remembers that he had
TO wear an overcoat while sowing
wheat during the latter part Of that
month. With a late frost this year.
Audrain County should have an enor-
nous corn crop.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

II feel that / owe the manufactur-
ers Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarhoea Remedy a word Of graf
itude," writes Mrs. 7. N. whitehall,
N. Y. when l began TAX
ing this medicine | was in great pain
and feeling terribly sick, due to an at
tack of summer complaint. After talk
ing a dose of it | had not long to wait
for relief as it benefited me almost i'm
mediately." 0btainable every
where. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
RiIionsness and CONSTITUTION.

1t is certainly surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable feel
ings caused by biliousness and consti-
patton, when relief is so easily had and
at SO little expense. Mrs. Chas. Peck,
Gates N. Y, writes: "About a year
ago | used two bottles of Chamber
lain's Tablets and they cured me Of
biliousness and constipation" Obtain
able everywhere. Adv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
None EQUAL to chamberlain's.

II have tried most all of the cough
cures and find that there is none that
equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t has never failed to give me prompt
relief" writes w. v. Harner, Mont
pelier, Ind. When you have a cold
give this remedy a trial and see for
yourself what a splendid medicine it
is. Obtainable everywhere. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
MRS. ARABELLA CHICK DEAD

MRS. ARABELLA CHICK DEAD,
Mrs. Arabella Chick, the wife Of w
N. Chick, we'll known farmer in the
New Hope neighborhood, died August
80 after a stroke Of apoplexy. Mrs
Chick was born Jan. 20, 1888. She
was married December 90, 1866. Be
sides her husband three children arr
left: T. X. Dollens, Mrs. Robert Dol
lens and Mrs. W. T. Chick.
Mrs. Chick became a Christian wher
quite young and has been devoted t.
the faith for a great many years. Sh'
was a beautiful character and her losI
was felt by a host of friends. Thu
Ledger joins in extending deepes
sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
PRESIDENT |. ROY FERRIS
APPOINTS COMMITTEES


President L. R. Ferris Of the Com
mericai Club named the committees,
Thursday, that are to act in promot-
ing the fall celebration to take place
in Mexico one week in October. The
exact date for the festival will be set
during the Commercial Club luncheon
Friday o
A prize will likely be awarded for
the best name for this fall entertain
ment.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Executive-L. R. Ferris, Henry d.
Llewellyn, Nate Phillip, Sam Morris,
Fred w. Pitcher, c. P. Malone, Fred
A. Morris, L. M. White and W. A.
Sharp.
Amusement and concessions-H. E.
c. Tucker, William Rose, J. W. Dry,
Nate Phillip and Fred W. Pitcher.
Soliciting-Sam Morris, DR.. II. /.
TurIey, Ivan Ashworth, C. A. Buck
ner, John P. Kemp, II. e. G. Tucker,
Jas. Burlington and Sam Byrns.
Treasurer-W. W. Pollock.
Finance-Henry d. Llewellyn, L. R.
Ferris, and c. P. Malone.
Buildings and Tents. ". Ballew,
L. M. Lake and G. 7. Elliott.
PUBLICITY. NJ. White, E. R.
Myers and John Beal.
Advertising-Joe Wilkins, L. A.
Beech, and W. A. Sharp.
Poultry-Leo Hanly, S. N. Evans,
w. H. Turner, w. S. Eller and Sam
D. Byrns.
Exhibits-Farm products, live
stock, cereals, etc, This years
products except live stock. Judges to
be named and rules made by executive
committee.) Noble Barnes, Frank
Squires and Ben Elliott.
Judges of contest--(0ther than
farm products and live stock) Will
lard Potts, Claiborne Jackson, DR.,
James A. Wren and John Abbay.
Agricultural demonstration, lectur'
es, etc.-W. W. Pollock, Theo. J
Williams, Judge Alex Carter, and W
L. Fowles.
Address of Welcomes. D. Stocks
Responses-Judge J. W. Beaglei
and Judge c. G. Bledsoe.
Transportation-Rufus Jackson, J
W. Burlington, John E. Fish, |. M
Richards, T. L. Marshall.
Music-Gus T. Graham, Col. E. Y
Burton and 81 Phillip.
Illumination-R. d. Worrell, {. R
Locke, Charles Squires and Q. e
Tucker.
Reception-W. W. Fry, Jr, Chaile
|, Hanger, A. p. Green, Charles Girls
, well, DIR. J W. Million, Roils McIntire
the Rev. S. W. Hayne, the Rev. Fathe
i ]. ]. Dillon, C. r. Clark, the Rev. "
A. Shullenberger, the Rev. DR., A. A
| Wallace, David H. Robertson, w. I
Lee, Eppa F. Elliott, A. A. Gallahel
!. III. ]. Hoxsey, E. A.. bearing, R. I
Arnold, Jr., j. r.. Jesse, |. ]. McCu'
DR.. Charles l.. Blanks, John Densel
DIR. N. R. Rodes, Fred ". Llewelly:
DR.. Paul E. Coil, Charles II. Carper
5 ter, DR.. Fred Griffin, Call F. Lang
DR.. Robert G. Strobe, DR.. Dennis
: Moore, Louis L. Barth, DR.. w. ]
Reed, Charles Claybrook, Lee B. Hav
a thorne, Norton Nelson, Judge W. v
Bolts, Gus Steinman, Joe Wilkins, d
Clarence A. Rothwell, George Wi
d Robertson, Guy Motley, DIR. J. {
|. Moore, Herbert Pryor, DR.. w. !
Hickman, W. Clyde Johnson, D
Carl Pasqueth, VIM. F. Atkinson, !
A. Lawrence, Clarence A. Barnes, an
Mason Creasey.
: Children's parade, pageants, etc :
Mrs. Charles Claybrook, Mrs. W.
Reed, and Mrs. j. 7. johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Miss Rouse Teaches at Thompson.
Miss Ruth Rouse, a 1915 graduate
of Mcmillan High, has started her
school at Thompson, Missouri. Thir-
tye pupils enrolled the first day.
There has been some much needed
improving done at the school which
will help a great deal in the coming
wears.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
Buys Residence Property.

j. W. Gallaher has purchased the
H. E. Tralle property in Waddingham
place. This is one Of the incest res
licences in Mexico and ideally located.
The price was not stated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

DR.. Paul E. Coil returned home
from Chicago, where he attended the
Illinois Post-G Graduate school for sur
geons for six weeks. Before return
ing DR.. Coil took a 422 mile automibile
trip to Keokuk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
Nat. /. Harrison Dies in Denver.

Fulton, NO. Sept. 3.-News was
received Thursday Of the death Of
Nat. L. Harrison of Denver. Colo, at
the age of 70 years. He was a ma
tive of Galloway County and a 0 of
Mrs. Alice Harrison, who celebrated
her hundredth birthday in Denver
june 2S.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Mrs. Kate Crazy, Of st. Louis, Wis
ted her ~nieces, Mrs. George Lee and
Hrs, ]. A. Badaracco, this week.
Miss Leonora Woodward, of st.
LOuis, il the guest Of Miss Mamie
Ringo.
Miss Anna Williams announced the
Engagement of Miss Harriet Winans
end Lester Miller at a large dinner
party Monday evening. The guests
evere seated at four small tables
grouped around the central table
where sat Misses Anna Williams, Har-
pet and Leila Winans, and Lester
hiller. On this table was a miniature
farm Of fair acres and well stocked
barn yard symbolic Of the brides fu-
ture home. The other tables we're
decorated with vases of pink and
Nghite cosmos. At each plate were
place cards, a pink rose cup, a cupid
'and four leaf clover for luck. The in
teresting disclosure was made when
h gilded wish bone from which dan
gled two pink hearts having on one
eide a picture Of the engaged pair, and
on the other the date, October the
ninth, was examined. Those at the
small tables were: Misses Irene
ROden, Ruth. Hoxsey, Maurine Heller,
Mildred Wallace, Mabel Threlkeld,
Georgia Miller, and Miriam Johnson;
Donald Adds, Mark Morrison, Ned
Miller, Fred Peck, Robert Robertson,
Charles Guthrie, Nisbet Livingston,
Ray Miller and Turner Williams.
Miss Gertrude whitson has return
ed to St Louis after spending two
weeks with Misses Elizabeth and
Virginia Parker.
Mrs. J. E. Streif entertained with q
Lyric party Tuesday evening, in honor
Of Misses Jordan and Rodgers. The
other guests were: Misses Kathryr
Garrett, Lottie Cornett, Georgia Cow
die, Elsa Stiese, Julia Tucker, Elaine
Sllverstein, Mary Lee Burks, Bernict
Smith, Polly Miller, Hazel darwin, Ger
trude Whitson, Barbara johnson, An
na Mcclure, Irene Garrett, Mildret
Glandon, Mary Pryor, Margarei
Pryor, Louise Willard, Leta Pryor an.
Beulah Rodes; Orlando worrell, Ken
meth Sanford, Garrett Barnes, Bill!
V~andcventer. Nisbet livingston, Rich
ard Barth, Cave Johnson, Bryan AT
Gibson, Tom Anderson, Henry Kunkel
Aylette Buckner, Douglas Johnson
robert Robertson, Major Browning
Glen squires, Minter Bragg, Ralpl
Jarrett, Horace MCGEE, Bush Atch
'Son' Charles Wright, Leonard Coats
worth, Martin Myers, Nelson Garter
Mr. Campbell and Ryland Rodes, tn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Mrs. c. II. Culbertson, of Montgom-
cry County is visiting her sisters
Mrs. Ms. Myers and Mrs. S. J. Terrill,
of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
L. c. SIMMONS

l.. c. Simmons, agent for the Pru-
Dental Insurance Co., IN this city, and
Miss Mary Hurt, Of Fayette, were
married Friday noon, in Moberly by
the Rev. w. A. Simmons,
Mr.. Simmons has lived in Mexico
but a short time and is quite popular
with all who know him. His marriage
was a pleasant surprise to his many
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons will reside
at the residence of Mrs. j. A. Glandor
on Woodlawn. The Ledger joins
friends in extending congratulations
to the young couple.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
b CIET Y
By Miss Marie Rose
Phone GIL.
READERS;

~ |
Ipasdera,
.alebrook. Virginia, Tuesday
no-Mv hostess and the other
bers Of the Mish family get real
kv when / mention home and 70
taking them all home with me
~ decided TO stay till about the
i of the month: by that time
they will be tired &c company
can return alone.
q most exciting thing that has
.ened since ] wrote last is this:
Il TO a party in the country We'd
ay night and met Corinne Barth.
very much surprised and we had
ppy meeting. She is visiting in
.nton. ] also met a Mrs. Palmer
Greenville, who Is a very good
Ma Of Mrs. Berry Willis. The
d is not so big after all. We meet
IDS or friends friends wherever
10.
pday / went to an old cemetery
here, and this Is the story I found
hat trip. On one Of the grave
es this legend Is carved: "Mar-
t Jane Sarah Catharine Elizabeth
Virginia Ann Gray Henderson
her departed this life aged
lis, / months and 10 days" No
bder the poor child lived such a
trt time. She was oyerburdened
Ia names. She had ten names be-
,es her surname. Nobody was able
explain the length Of the name SC
Is is my opinion. Sne must nave
a lot OF relatives and the parents
bed she would get a dowry from
bose she was named for.
.It is just the time TO make cidel
here, and in q short time we vii
se "ring jaw" which is the yerna
ar in Virginia for our hard cider
next week you may expect 1
anny" letter from me or none a
II l think ! know all about a farm
from my months visit, and
e the country. ! Just stand an
around at the beauties OF TIL
ley. | got my first real good loo
the BLUE Ridge Mountains OF VIZ
pia" yesterday and ! also drov
r a portion Of the Atlanta to n. J
ghway, so l feel like a much tras
b lady.
read in the paper that Or, Wal
Z, Col. White and Mr.. Llewelly
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

2x6, les, No. 1 Yellow Pine at
1880 per thousand feet freight paid
to Mexico. Other lumber items in
proportion. Drop us a line for COM
plete Building Material Catalog on
everything, in lumber, millwork, hard
ware, paints and roofing. Shipped
direct from factory to you at whole
sale price.
Gordon-yan Tine Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Mrs. A. S. Houston and daughter,
Miss Susie, are the guests Of Mrs. A
F. Neate, in Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

George Clanton is home from Ports.
mouth, Ohio, where he has been on
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Miss Julia Cave was over from Col
umbia for the week end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Miss Kate Shea, of Cape Girardeau,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George
Brock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
IN ALL OUR
N~EIGHDORHOOD
There Is Hardly A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound.

Princeton, III. go had Inflammation,
hard headaches in the back of my nsck
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

Mrs. Jack Gelhaus and Mrs. George
Lee are visiting in Macon, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
Expcrience of Q Narse.


Poland, N. Yin my experience as a
nurse / certainly think Lydia y. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is a great
medicine. wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take 1t. | took Il
when passing through the Change Of
Life with great results and | / always re-
commend the Compound to all my pa
tents If l know of their condition IL
time. | will gladly do all | can to helT
Others to know of this great medicine.
Mrs. HORACE NEWMAN, Poland, Her
kimer Co., N. Y.
If you ore III do not drag along unit
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Tfyou want special advice write
Lydia r. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

before and after each meal. Sold only
by us-25c q box.
Otis Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09
Many People In This Tow,

never really enjoyed o meal until
we advised them to take a
@@.~M Dyspepsia
49, Tablet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

There is scarcely a neighbor around me
who does not use your medicine. Mrs
j. F. JOHNSON, R. No. 4, Box 80, Prince
ton. Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

5755 Case 81. Davenport Iowa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-09

luTtu ApoiJ NO ~
Threlkeld, Edna Buckley, Marl
Hatcher, Martha bearing, and Matte
Ward; Sam Locke, Charles Wright
Gien squires, Ray Neighbours, vii
liam Greer, Howard Wayne, Altar
Coatsworth and Morris Dry
Mrs. Charles Wayman and Miss
elizabeth Price spent Monday witt
Miss Genevieye Barley in Montgom
cry City.
Miss Mary Lee Burks is in Colum
bia for the week end.
Tuesday evening, Misses Dorotn!
Holmes. Tema Shuts, Edith Ether
idee, and Mary stallings, DR.. Pas
mueth. Joe Suehie, Eugene and koper
, Holmes Jared them forth to the syl
, van shades of East Lake, there "
commune with Nature" and inclden
, tally to prepare and consume a sou
J satisfying and very substantial mea
: Of bacon and coffee and sweet potatoe'
: sand things"
Miss Dorothy Holmes gave a ae
| urhtful $500" for her guest MIS-
Tema Shuts, Wednesday evening
: The guests were: Misses victor''
! Brooks. Leila winans, Marie Formar
: Myrtle Moore, Tema Shuts, and Eliz
: abeth Parker; DR.. Dennis Moore WI
/, Williams, Eugene Holmes ia Lex
|, james Culbertson, Donald Adds an
Robert Holmes. A delicious sa'0
h course was served after the games
: Miss Kathryn Adams is in Nom
! gonery City for a weekend nou'
party with schoolmates from w'll'a'
. Woods.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
sweet Greek.

Frank Smith and brother Lester
We're Lamont callers Thursday.
z Arthur Noftsger and Robert
Hutchcroft of Lamont were transact
ing business in these parts Monday.
Miss Virgie Crevelng and Lin
coin Mcdowell spent Sunday with
Vance Foster and family.
Quite a few from these parts
were trading in Lamont Saturday.
Dusly Creveling was calling at
the Perry Green home on day last
week.
Emmett Noftsger plastered his
house last week.
Muricl Wiley and Charley Green
were Lamont callers Sunday even
ing.
Mervin Naylor of Elk Chapel was
visiting in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. w. E. Noftsger spent a few
days last week at the Marvin Motifs
ger home.
Charley Green was transacting
business in Lamont Monday.
The social hop at the Vance Fos-
ter home Saturday night was well
enjoyed by all present.
On account of the bad roads there
was no service at the Scott school
mouse last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Sunny Side.

Mrs. Bessie Little was Leon WISH
tor Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Woodmansee
were callers at the John S. Gardner
home Tuesday forenoon.
A severe wind storm accompanied
by a heavy rain visited this locality
early Tuesday morning which dam
aged the hay barn on the Len Ham
ilton farm and injuring a number of
fruit and ornamental trees in the
neighborhood.
Jack Strange was a visitor at the
Rumley home Wednesday.
Walter Honn spent couple Of
days the past week visiting his Sis
ter, Mrs Emma Baker.
DR.. F. G. Hume, the veterinarian,
made professional call at the Bak-
err home Monday afternoon.
Little River was out of its banks
for three days during the severe rain
of the past week, breaking all pre-
vious records.
Ralph Baker spent Thursday night
with his cousin, Lawrence Baker.
John Ross and daughter, Miss
May who have been spending sever
FL weeks visiting at the home of his
brother, Henry Ross and family, de-
parted for their home in North Caro-
lima Tuesday night on the evening
train.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
SUMMER CARE OF ALFALFA. e
Every Effort Should BE Made to Kill
Out the Weeds.

When alfalfa is seeded in the
spring it is the common practice to
go over the field several times during
the summer with mower, If neces-
sary, clipping the weeds so that they
will not smother" the young plants.
The sickle bar should be set high;
close cutting at this time often kills
the crop.
No hay crop should be removed
the first year unless an early seeding
on a very rich soil has produced an
especially rapid growth and the alfal-
ia has come into bloom by the last
of August. 1t is usually considered
safest to leave good growth on the
ground as a cover during the winter
The thorough cultivation of alfalfa
is very beneficial, partly because
many weeds are destroyed, and part
"ly because cultiyat ton tends to con-
serve the moisture. Some say that
cultivation is beneficial in splitting
tho crowns, thus forming two plants
from one and giving a better stand
with a heavier and finer growth of
hay
A number Of the most successful
growers report that they disk their
alfalfa every spring. Still others
disk after the second and third cut
tings.
The ordinary disk is effective, but
not nearly as good as the spring
tooth harrow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Weekly Bulletin.
For week ending May 3

For week ending May 81, 1915.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The week was wet and COOL the
average daily deficiency of tempera-
ture being about degrees. Rain fell
every day from the 25th to the goth,
inclusive, and in many localities the
amounts of rainfall were excessive
Every part of the state received two
inches or more, the greatest amount
being 1928 inches in Union county.
All creeks and-rivers are out Of their,
banks at some places. Much bottom
land is flooded and considerable
damage done by washing uplands.
NO field work was done and there is
yet much corn to be planted, and
some rep1anting will be necessary.
The rains were, however, highly
beneficial to pastures, meadow,
fruit and garden truck Small grain
is stooling nicely and is generally
doing well, but there is some COM
plain of damage by Hessian fly in
fall wheat in the southern counties
and the crop is becoming too rank in
many localities. The week closes
with two days of clear, warm wealth
er and all conditions are more prom
Using.
GEO. NJ. CHAPEL,
Director.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Union No. 1.

James Hutton made short visit
with home folks last week.
Miss Grace Wise visited Misses
Grace and Mary Jones a few days
last week.
M. w. Williams was a Lamont
caller last Thursday
A crowd of men and boys were
down to see Grand River last Fri
day. 1t was out of it's banks.
John Since and Chas. Piercy were
Lamont callers last Saturday.
Miss Grace Wise visited with her
brother, w. G.. Wise of near Tuskee-
go last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. oliver McGahuey Wis
tied Saturday night and Sunday at
tho Chas. Piercy home.
Dell Ford visited with home
folks Sunday.
Will Wions' and Leighton Wise
called on John Wion's Sunday.
A large rain visited this vicinity
last week and quite number Of
the farmers will have to replant the
corn which was washed out.
Misses Grace Wise and Inez
Percy visited last Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver McGahuey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
i, ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
p a ( Continual from Page b

~ =
Mrs. II. C. Lee and little daugn-
Ter and her brother, ONE Leeper,
vent to Pleasanton SATURDAY ano
visited over Sunday with relatives
Victor Ogilvie returned Saturday
= on from Ames, where he ATTENDED
Ne State College the past year an au
rsSll snend the summer vacation. Win
AZ parents in this city. ~.
Miss Fern Oiler returned 70 ner
nome at Pleasanton Monday evening
Tdfar visiting q few days In TINS cry
az the home of her granoparer'ss -
n aud Mrs. S. A. Oiaer.
.''' Mrs. Ray Oliphant and daugnteI !
maine. returned to their home AZ
e..fnesville. Mo-, Monday, having
,ssaasd over Sunday In this city At
wa home of w. r. Moore.
81 III Mrs 81 S. Wheeler and son Aeed,
- thts city. and her daughter, Mrs.
n u. Terrence, of Bidwell, Iowa,
vrsss1t 10 Davis City Thursday evening
~ 49, I short visit with friends.
IT. Henry Cosner and cnlloren
.x19nsSa Is their home at st. joe
MAJ ynesday. after visit az the
SSM,xs ofs her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
81 I'm Beardsley, in this city.
81 - NnrxxTet Waig1t md da4RA.
80 Hafen arrived Saturday Sevenia1
srrm sumner, Iowa, where sne
flrxhf In the Summer Hign y $1,000 ~
ssHe spset year, and Will sIssa .a.s.I
ier With relAt I've ~ tlaS ~; q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
GOING AFTER D. WARD KING.
An Iowa Man Claims He Used thu
Drag Two Years Previous.

d. Ward King, Of Maitland, who
for a number of years has claimed to
be the originator and inventor of the
road drag to which he has affixed his
name, is now called upon to defend
his plnmes, for an Iowa farmer
claims that he had the drag in sue
cessful operation two years before
King promulgated its virtues. Read
this from the Liberty Advance Of
Clay county.
While on business trip to Lamo-
nj, Iowa, last week, E. e. Kirkland
met Mr.. Hart, q farmer Of that rec
ton, who is said to have been the
real discoverer Of the split. log road
drag. His neighbors claim he was
using the drag two years before p.
Ward King Of Maitland, Mo-, tried It.
He Is still q user, and Mr.. Kirkland
says that the roads In that section
are In splendid shape. There sis no
agitation for. rock or oiled roads
there, hut the. dirt roads there 1fe
wide, veil drailsd and arc kent sdrAe-
Red, They are the vsry bot ME
70 tof ~ nllcah 81 ten month q
~ 66r, 10 teople ciadl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03

Misses Neal Howell and Alta Sc
we're returned to their homes at Da-
Wis City Thursday, having been In
Leon for couple of days attending
the Sunday School convention.
A. B. owens, of Willow Grove.
Mo-, came in Saturday and visited
a day with his many friends in this
city, going from here to Decatur to
attend Memorial Day exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Braden re-
turned Thursday evening from visit
with friends at Weldon. Mrs. Pete
Huddleston, OF Weldon, accompani-
ed them home for few days visit.
turned to their home at Omaha, Neb.,
Thursday after q weeks visit with
his brother, DR.. Fred A. Bowman and
sister, Mrs. p. F. Kopp, in this city.
Mrs. s. w. Hurst and granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph McGinnis and son
Ralph left Monday for Ames to at
tend the wedding of Raymond
Hurst and Miss Florence Durham.
T.. U. McCrystal, of Des MOines,
came down Monday to attend the
Decoration Day exercises in this
city. Either Mr.. or Mrs. McCrystal
has been in Leon on Decoration Day
every year for the past eight years.
Miss Ollie Foxworthy, who is q
student at Drake University at Des
Mofnes, came Thursday evening to-
visit her parents, D.. and Mrs. O. w.
Noteworthy 0Aos Mas accompanied to
Leon ~ her O. and clasouaa Il,
III Etheayn of 3ft6Nolds
I0W0 M EE ~