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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

1t has been estimated by compe-
tent authority that no less than So
900 automobiles will pass over the
Waubonsie Trail next year bound for
the great Panama Exposition at San
Francisco. This fact alone makes
that trail an important feature OF
Shenandoah interests. When the
time comes the stream of autos will
flow through here for months. 1t is
the shortest and best route across
Iowa, the shortest and most direct
line from Chicago and Indianapolis
to Denver. The length of the Trail
through Iowa is 286 miles. Begin
ming at the Missouri River bridge at
Nebraska City it routes through FIRE.
mont county via Sidney to Shenan-
doah, thence east through the coun-
ties of Page, Taylor, Ringgold, Deca-
tur, Wayne, Appanoose, Davis, Van
Buren, and Ice to Kcokuk. 1t is an
official county road in all these coun-
ties and regularly mapped, recorded,
blazed and graded according to the
road laws of the state. The people
along the route take a general pride
in it, counting it manifest contribu-
ton to the value of their farms, and
so naturally take pains to build it
and keep it up to standard in condi-
ton and improvement. In many
places earnest contests arose for the
location past their farms and towns.
Page county has expended perhaps
$4,000 on this trail, but the coun-
ties farther east have in many cases
spent double that sum and are still
at it, building stone culverts and
bridges. Charles A. Babcock, offic-
ial photographer of the association,
who has been over the trail and
caught many sections of it in the
camera, says Page county is far be-
hind the others in building the road.
Crosses River at keOkuk.
At Keokuk the trail crosses the
Mississippi near the great dam, the
greatest engineering work in the
United States and second only to the
Panama canal 1t is destined to be-
come one of the great highways of
the nation, to be promoted and fost-
cred by the government 1t is do
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

Lamont, Decatur City, Leon, Daviss
City, sent large delegations here
with banners, bands and an enthusi-
asm that knew no bounds-al In
promotion of the trail. The Leon
commercial club had raised $1,000
for the enterprise, Decatur City 81
700.
June 80, 1911, President Refining
er, Civil Engineer Hubinger, of Des
Moines, and G. r. Babcock, official
photographer, went over the trail
from here to Keokuk Mr.. Refining
er's report of that trip was full Of en-
enlargement. Standing on the bridge
at Keokuk Mr.. Hubinger said, Il am
surprised beyond measure at the
great amount of work done on the
trail, and l do not hesitate to say
that you have already expended or
secured more good work than all the
other popular Iowa roads, yours is
the peer of them all
When Mr.. Reininger left Shenan-
doah the active work of the Waubon-
sic Trail Association lapsed, awaiting
the work of the graders, the bridge
builders and the engineering along
the line. Three weeks ago, the As
ISOLATION was reorganiZed by the cleo
ton of the following officers. G. F.
Mitchell, president, c. A. Wenstrand,
secretary and Henry Ross treasurer.
The work on the trail is by no means
complete and will not be for ten
years to come But it is SO far pro-
crossed that we may sit on the road
side next year and watch $4,000
atuos go by. Not less than 100000
has been expended on the line, but
twice that amount will be put on it.
At meeting held Friday night at
the Sidney commercial club rooms
". S. Stephens was elected vice pres
dent of the Waubonsie Trail Associ-
alton for Fremont county and DR..
Ralph Lovelady. secretary. Henry
Ross was elected as oyerseer OF the
trail from Sidney to Shenandoah
The overseer from Sidney to Nebras-
ka City has not been chosen but the
name of e. S. Murphy has been prom
n n ly Shenandoah
SentinelPost.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
LeRoy.

Mrs. s. ]. Horton, of WOODBURY.,
came Thursday to visit at the home
Of her son, ]. O. Horton.
Otto Vaughn was a Cambria pas
senger Saturday.
Miss Edith Shields of Garden
Grove went to Grand River Friday to
visit with her sister.
Mrs. Grant Tuttle and daughter of
Cambria came to visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Edgar Sullivan Fri
day.
Jim Brown was Corydon passen-
ger Friday.
Mrs. Lawrence Stubs and daugh-
ter Leona returned to their home in
Red Oak after visiting at the VIM.
Stubs home, Wednesday,.
Mrs. John Horton was in Van
Vert Thursday.
Otto Vaughn was a Weldon pas
senger Thursday
Loren Woods and Lowell Stubs
returned from visit with relatives
near Osceola Tuesday.
Mrs. Cal Reese visited with her
mother and sister in Cambria last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Umphress
and little daughter returned from a
two weeks visit with relatives in
Leon and Cambria.
Mrs. Roxy Hoy and children and
Mrs. Claude Kirkwood and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Umphress
and little daughter were Sunday Wis
itors at the Thomas Umphress home.
ST.. Jordan and family were in
Corydon Saturday.
Hh% Ar nnd Ndrc Pow Miller ond chill.
dren of Cambria came Friday to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Boor.
Misses Cecilia Coffey and Mary
Buffum and Mrs. Will Buffum were
Humeston passengers Saturday.
o. A. Talbot of Keokuk, was bus
mess visitor here Saturday.
Vern Mundel was a Humeston pas
senger Saturday
The Garden Grove basket ball
boys passed through here on their
way to Ellston Friday.
John Wolf and family visited here
Saturday.
Miss Helen Stubs went to Red
Oak to visit with her brother Law
renee and family Monday.
Mrs. Gussie Baker had dental
work done in Humeston Friday.
D.. Is. CalnOun was quite pleasantly
surprised when about forty-seven
friends and neighbors gathered at his
home Friday evening to help him
celebrate his birthday. Music and
conversation made the evening pass
pleasantly At the close of the ev-
ening oysters were served and the
guests departed wishing Mr. Calhoun
many more happy birthdays. Mr..
Calhoun received several useful
presents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

Omaha, thence southwark to Lincoln,
where 1t joins the main trail to Den
yer.
Organized in 1911.
On the evening of January 30,
1911, at the Delmonico hotel was
held the first meeting to promote
this enterprise. E. R. Ferguson, who
had sent out the invitations, was
himself surprised at the enthusiastic
response. Delegates came from east
and west, and he had to resort to
the telephone to get Shenandoah
men to come and meet these earnest
road delegates, bent on establishing
this cross state highway. For the
project then only embraced Iowa. u.
G. Reininger was chosen president
Of the Waubonsie Trail Association,
and Martin List, of Yorktown, sec
rotary. At, that meeting the trail
was mapped tentatively to Nebraska
City on the west and to Clarinda on
the east, following Clarinda avenue
out of Shenandoah, that avenue hav-
ing been a bride path through the
prairie grass before Shenandoah was
blue printed. 1t cannot be said with
certainty that Waubonsie the chief
ever trod Clarinda avenue, but no
doubt his moccasined feet strobe the
path that became Clarinda avenue.
On the third of March, 1911, Shen-
andoah met with another surprise
at the magnitude of the Waubonsie
enterprise. Mt. Ayr, kellertOn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
Orphan Ridge.

Melvin Stump, of Leon is doing
carpenter work this week for Lon
Fulton.
A. j. Fulton was in these parts
Friday buying cattle.
Mrs. Ann Ellis and daughter Miss
Lizzie called on Mrs. M. L. Fulton
~Fhursiay. rraa,s
C. E. Leahy ands.Wife and Roy
Blake and wife attended lodge at
Leon Thursday night.
w. M. Barlean was laid up last
week with rheumatism.
Miss Lizzie Ellis and Mrs. Nose
Smart attended meeting at Bethel
Sunday.
Will Barlean helped Charley
Leahy butcher Tuesday.
F. T. Smith has rented farm
north of Davis City for the coming
year.
Ray Canson, of West Grove, Iowa,
was here last week selling stoves.
Lon Fulton and Joe Barlean had
business at Davis City Monday.
Mrs. M. L. Fulton is up and around
again after her recent illness.
George Schlanker, of Des MOines,
came Thursday to visit a few days
at the d. p Leahy home.
Nose Smart and wife had business
at Davis City Saturday.
Ike and Sam Manchester spent
Sunday at /. P. Stanford's.
Charley Beavers and family of
east of Leon spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Fulton.
Floyd Barlean of east of. Leon
spent Sunday with Hiram Manches-
ter.
Ike Manchester and Jack Utter
back are cutting wood for Frank
Cox
Lon Fulton delivered cattle to A.
j. Fulton at.Davis City Saturday
Cleye Covington had business call
ing him to Pleasanton Saturday.
G. E. Leahy and George Schlanker
called on the Barlean boys Sunday.
A few autos still brave the rough
roads and weather. Several from
Leon were down here the past week.
Mrs. Bill Baker and family spent
Sunday at C. E. Leahy's.
Jake Piper>and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at the Jones home.
Miss Bessie Butts, and Roy Smith
called on Mrs. Amos Brazelton Sun
day.
Mrs. Fora McNelly was Sunday
caller at her brother Harve Piper's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

ing much already to stimulate good
roads building in all southern Iowa,
for other roads are eager to connect
with it,
The Waubonsie Trail is Shenan-
doah idea. Here it was born, given
a name, and, shod in moccaslns, sent
on it's way. At first it was only a
dream of those enthusiastic road
men, C. F. Mitchell, Henry Ross and
Thomas McMahon. They came to
Earl Ferguson, then president of the
commercial club, and he started it
into life, by interesting prominent
road men from Nebraska City to Keo-
kuk. He also suggested the name,
thereby perpetuating the memory OF
the last Indian chief in this region.
Waubonsie was a chief Of the Potto-
wattomies, a tribe that inhabited this
region prior to 1850 He left his i'm
press on the country. Waubonsie
Lake near Tabor being his legacy to
the nomenclature of Fremont coun-
ty. He long since became good In
dian-he is dead.
Perhaps we should add /. w. Nc
Intyre to the trio of originators for
he built a stretch of road just west
of the river that attracted wide at
tention. 1t became model for good
roads everywhere, and set the pace
for this cross-state highway. At
this point the trail going westward,
branches northward to Randolph,
Tabor, Glenwood, Council Bluffs,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
Decatur City.

An oyster supper given by the
!! Epworth League was one Of the
pheasant events that took place Fri
day evening, when Alice and Oliver
Freestone opened up their home that
we might come there to spend the
evening. Music was furnished by
Miss Vivian Rust, which was we'll en-
joyed. Oysters, celery and pickles
were served. Those present were
Mrs. Clarence Townsend, Miss Susie
Euritt, Misses Ida Creel, Ressie
Creal, Marjorie Britain, Flossie Ak
ers, Epsy Jones, Edyth Sears, Clyde
Chamberlin, Vivian Rust, Marie Tul-
lis, Alpha Mulkey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Deck, Mrs. Blanche Cress-
we'll, Miss Esther Jones, Alice Free
stone, Oliver FreestOne, Gilmore
Ironside of Leon and Miss Cameron,
of South Dakota. All departed at g
late hour on our hay racks voting the
Freestone family pleasant entertain
ers.
Mrs. Anna Mulkey and daughter
Alpha were Leon callers Saturday.
Miss Maud Meeker was Leon
caller Friday.
Mrs. J. S. Day and Mrs H. c. Wat
son were Leon callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Havens went
Saturday to spend few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ravens south Of town.
Mrs. Tullis has been in Osceola
for the past few days on account of
the illness of her little grandson, La
We're Tullis.
Miss Merle Crees went to Van
Vert Saturday.
Mrs E. E. Blades, Mrs. Alma Fish
er and Miss Lola Shelton were Leon
visitors Saturday.
Miss Ruth Euritt spent Saturday
and Sunday the guest of her aunt,
Miss Susie Euritt
Mrs. Charles Bechtel is making an
+; extended visit in Illinois.
Miss Vivian Rust was a passenger
for Des Moines Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mccain are re-
joicing over the arrival OF new
born youngster at their home in this
city.
Miss Helen Jones spent Sunday
with home folks.
Mrs. Herman Deck and Miss Vivi-
an Rust were Leon visitors Monday.
Miss Maude Ross spent Sunday
a guest at the George Mannasmith
home.
Miss Margaret Beck spent Sunday
with Miss Vera McClaran.
Ressie Creal, Ruby and Miles AL
len attended church at Shy Chapel
Sunday night.
MRS. Eiker will entertain the
Ladies' Aid at ten cent social Fri
day afternoon Everyone invited.
Ralph Shelton, wife and baby are
visiting with his parents, Leroy
Shelton, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill spent
Saturday with their daughter, Mrs.
John Clark, east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Cochran
came home from TingleW Saturday.
There will be choir practice for
the Sunday school at the home of O.
B. Creal Friday evening.
Mrs. John Gardner is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tenney are
staying with Chas Tenney, south of
town and with her parents in Deca-
tur.
Miss Euritt, Epworth League presi-
dent, led the League Sunday even
ing which was very interesting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
sunny Side.

Mrs. Emma Baker and son Law
renee delivered. hogs to Leon Mon
day morning. I
Ed Rumley and son Floyd were
Leon callers Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Hamilton and cousin,
Henry Kirk and wife of Grimes,
Iowa, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Hamilton Thursday.
Mrs. Emma Baker and son Law
renee spent the forepart of the past
week visiting her brother, Sam
Honn and family, of northeast of
Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Adams of near
Koyle, Mr.. and Mrs Perry Cochran
of near Tingley and Mrs. Bertha
Strange of Leon were visitors at the
Rumley home Tuesday. Mr.. COch-
ran and Mrs. Adams are cousins of
Mrs. Rumley.
f. M. sCummins and daughter Miss
Carrie were visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Rumley near
Palestine.
Scott Gardner. and Lee Little were
Leon callers Monday. 1t
Warren Rumley spent Sunday with
Amy Hull Of Lone Star. h
Miss Jennie Ross visited home
folks over Sunday
Miss Mabel Still was a school wish
tor q couple Of days the past week.
Henry Ross and son French at
tended the M. ]. Miller sale Friday
on the Margaret Stone farm.
q
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
EbeneZer.

Special to tie WezoS.
Hot and dry weather seems to be the
order of the day.
Mrs. Mary Hancock and children.
of Hoge's Crossing, visited her sister.
Mrs. Bill McCollum, at Caroline
Chapel Sunday.
Miss Lille West of Jasper, visited
her brother, Geo. West, last week.
Miss Anna Love Hoge spent Sunday
with Miss MaDle Kelly.
Joe Lambert and Bob Spangler were
seen on the pike Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Griffith, of Whit.
we'll, visited their daughter, Mrs. AL
bert Privett, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lille West was all smiles Sun
day.
Miss Hulett Kelly made short call
at Sam Webb's Thursday.
Estil Bennett visited his grandpa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. jack Webb, Sun
day.
D. G. Kelly is at Chattanooga this
week on business
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Quarles and
children, of Oak View, spent Sunday
with her brother. Bill McCullum, at
Caroline Chapel.
Misses Rhoda and Julia Hoge called
on Misses Mable aud Hulett Kelly
Saturday.
Miss Charlsey Webb, of Oak View.
called ,on her cousin, Miss Icie Webb,
Saturday. Weeping Willow.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
Pleasant Grove.

Special 10 rte Ne7VS.
We are having fine weather for work
but little dry at present.
We had Sunday school Sunday and
preaching by Rev Henegar He read
for the lesson the 18th chapter of He
brews: 'Thou shalt witness for me,
both in Jerusalem and at Rome" He
made us a very good talk. He princi-
pally dwelt upon the life of Paul. 1t
rather appears that he did things that.
were not expedient, but every man in
his own order.
Well, we have lots of hoboes around
here who say they are hunting for
employs me every day and since the
have got to crawling, / have had en-
ployment very well all night, and 1t
does appear to me that other people
could find employment at least half of
their time.
Alex Rogers says be knows that the
night riders will be looking for him
and he is looking for job, but has.
never got ready to take it.
Charlie Hit, of Shelbyville is visit
ing friends and relatives here,
Lille Felkins is on visit to Hill
City, aud will return Friday.
Will Spangler is offering meal
sack full of money for a hand that
will say he will work.
Uncle Jeff Lewis is complaining of
hard times. / think he is waiting for
blackberries to come in.
Mr.. Rogers says he thinks he has
found him job now. 1t will take him
day and night to keep the stock out,
of his field. J. |. P.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
NO. 7 CAMP.

Sing ito the tune Of "All Night
Long.
l am moving down to Dewar.
Been living in No. Seven camp,
And before | would sell "chock" fol a
living,
| would go out on the tramp,
And would move on, and ] would
move on.
I wouldn't live in Seven Camp,
Going to tell you the reason why.
The men, they all get booty,
And black their wives eye,
And | move on, and / move on.
They send for T. J. Boag.
The mighty man of law.
He locks them up in Dewar jail,
The coolest place You ever saw,
He moves them on, he moves them on.
A man that will get booty,
Go home and whip his wife,
If was on the jury,
/ would sentence him for life.
/ would move him on, would move
him on.
They go before Judge Evans,
He looks at them and grins,
ooh, give me eighteen dollars,
And you can whip your wife again,
And they move on, and they move on.
ISHAM DYKES,
Dewar, Okla
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
Gould Be President.

Chief Justice Walter Clark, of North
Carolina is authority for the state
ment that, "Under the Constitution
of the United States. woman, equal
ly with man is eligible to any Office
from that Of President or Judge OF
the Supreme Court down. In fact
women have held many positions un-
der the government, postmasters and
.other positions, including, l believe,
collector Of internal revenue. To the
credit of the makers of that instru-
ment they wrote into 1t nothing brand
Ing one-half of the race with the stig-
ma of inferiority to share In the gov
ernment The word male" does not
appear as a requirement Of competen-
cy to hold any Office. Yet there are
those who believe that society will re-
solve into original chaos, if within
their own states woman Is permitted
to hold the smallest office.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

In the Circuit Court of Marion
County, Tennessee.
Lula Newsom VS.. Will Newsom.
1t appearing from the allegations in
plaintiffs petition that the defendant,
Will Newsom, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee, it is therefore or.
dered that publication be made fol-
four consecutive weeks in the Sequa.
chez Valley News. newspaper pub
lished at Sequachee, Tennessee, mott.
fly ng said defendant to appear at the
June term of the Circuit Court tc
make defense to said petition, or the
same will be taken for confessed and
set for hearing ex parte as to him.
This May s, 1915
S. s. TATE,
Circuit Court Clerk.
Printers Fee So. so.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20

dergriff.
Messrs. G. B. and Lum Thomas,
Fred Raulston and Andrew Worley
went to the Lock and Dam Saturday
to fish for whales.
Bertha league and Maud Holloway
made a short call on Mrs. Matte Bar
Der and Miss Lena Barber Monday af-
ternoon.
10 and Adward league made short
call on Miss Annie Hicks Monday.
Miss Flora Holloway spent Monday
night with Myrtle Holloway, and she
looked awful sad. Said she had had
the blues and had bad them for over a
month. Wonder whyr Papa's Pet.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
WHITWELL DEFEATED
BY PIkEvILLE

The Pikeville team defeated Whit
we'll Friday In a holly contested game
at Whitwell. The first portion Of
game was very close, but shower
fell, which wet the grounds, and the
Whitwell players failed to handle the
ball, losing the game. Sherma N
Smith of this place, played with
Whitwell, and pitched latter part Of
game, jackson pitching first portion.
Payne, the catcher for Pikeville. re-
ceived spit finger from foul, the
bone protrudipg thru the flesh.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20

Mrs. e. E. Marlin. of Toney. Ala,
arrived Tuesday evening to be the
guest of her son, W. K. Marlin She
has been visiting married daughter
at Huntsville. Ala, previous to com.
ing hele.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20

Mrs. Carol Griffith is visiting her
mother. Mrs W. A. Chadwick, at
Whitwell. She has been sick, and it
Is her first visit to her in about two
years.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
Is Not Too Late.

1t is not too late to set out early
cabbage which grow very rapidly. We
still have about 1900 extra good plants,
Charleston Wakefield variety. which
we sell at 20c per 1907 postage pre-
paid, 25c per 100. Order now.
HILL 81 SON.
Sequachee, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20

Miss Lena Kilgore, of Whitwell
was here last week, visiting relatives
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20

Read the News, SOC a year.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-03
SACK DALTON 10 ENGAGE
 IN A FRETGHT VENTURE

Juneau Empire: Jack Dalton, A. zskA ''psthfiRGsT," arrived on the Northwestern Sunday so be pres- ent ip copr, ol e case to which he Is & ps-tS.
 MT. Dalton, his relations with the Alaska engineering commission hay iDs bees olose enough to amount to couHdeaes, aoeSRt care 10 pub llcly anticipate what move nay be made by ,hem 3a the next few days He spsalz 3Rvo7aSly Of the Ship creek country and it's adjacent haT- Dor. which he ayers is open to ship ping Ehe ysS= around, and for eight months Es entirely free from leo.
 "It any oasl is mined in the S.atRaUsks It vp Asve to 6e taken o,.f by the way ot ship creek" he remarked h AR intarvfsw this norn- iRE.
 As sO hIs futWga PlEnS he M somewhat iR doubt just yet, but b i'd:
 "I sn looking forward to light -rHgs contrast for ths transportation oS r7sisht lR the EnIE Arm country vne7e are about % miles Of un- uav5saSls water there over which supplies for the government road wEn have Co Ss taken tu the event tss, this route is chosen"
 Ar. Dalton ls nursing a sore throSt, tks result CT indoor living, eu. otherwise is rugged and agile as & young man, and indicated that he vaE anxious to get hack On the trail again.