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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19
FRIDAY is LAST DAY
FOR NEW MEASURES

CONTINUED from page ~
requiring the signing OF petitions at
points OF registration. That one feat
ure of the bill, it is admitted. will
work wonders toward restricting the
employment Of this new legislative
device, but the Joker" lies in the
fact that the farmers OF the tsate will.
if the bill is passed as presented, be
disenfranchised for one year insofar
as signing referendum petitions is
concerned This clause is aimed
directly at the State Grange and other
farmer organizations which have
taken more or less active part in
the presentation of laws to the cleo
torate for consideration.
The Republican majority some
time ago let it be understood the
wings of c. B. Kegley and his bench
men would be clipped by the present
session. This bill does the clipping
in most drastic fashion, allowing
the kegley people II months in
which to think it over before they
Will be in position to get active
again. In the meantime any bills or
measures which the Grange would
be opposed to will become laws be-
cause the referendum is tied up in
legal knot.
The University of Washin gton's
chances for new buildings apparently
hinge upon the willingness of the
legislature to. make loan from the
general fund to provide for the struc-
lures, to be repaid through a fund
created by the payment of a tuition
fee by students and by the sale of
university lands, or some such means
An alternative proposition is the
bonding of some of the university
holdings.
A bill that is OF local interest is
the one presented this week that will
prevent fishing in Olympia bay with
any other appliance than hook and
line, designed to prevent some eva
sions of the present law it is alleged
some local fishermen have ben prac-
Using.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19

stantial relation to those objects. or
is palpable invasion of rights Sc
cured by the fundamental law, it is
the duty of the courts to so adjudge,
and thereby give effect to the consti-
tuition
Harlan Quoted in Michigan.
I'm the case of Attorney General
ex rel Barbour ct all vs.. Lindsay ct
al, decided by the supreme court of
Michigan January 90. 1914, wherein
the question of an emergency clause
was before the court, the language
used by Justice Harlan was quoted,
indicating that the members of the
supreme court of Michigan considered
this language as applicable to the case
before them. The supreme court of
Michigan in it's decision held that act
to which an emergency clause had
been attached, was not within the
classification fixed by the constitu-
tional provision relating to emergen-
cies and the action of the legislature
In so determining was declared in
valid.
"To place a law into immediate
effect by adding the emergency would
preclude the possibility of the voters
of the state exercising the rights re-
served unto themselves under the
constitutional provision providing for
referendum.
"It appears to me that such action
on the part Of the legislative branch
of the government might be construed
by the voters as at least a technical
violation of the constitution. All will
agree that legislative acts ought to
be SO framed that the public cannot
say with truth that the law making
power of the state is itself showing
lack Of respect for the fundamental
law of the state. which is Its constitu-
ton"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19
CHAMBERS PRAIRIE

Mrs. Maurice Clegg was guest OF
Mrs. J. r. Walthew last week.
Miss Charlotte Clausen entertained
a party of friends most delightfully."-
at the home of Mrs. J. Bohr last Sat
urday evening. The evening was
spent in playing games, supper being
served at late hour.
Mr.. Fred Alexander left Thursday
for a weeks visit at Long Rranch.
Mrs. j. R. Walthew and Mrs.
Maurice Clegg spent Wednesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Charles Langford.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Hussy spent the
weekend in North Yakima.
Mrs. G. N. Bushnell has been hav-
ing bad luck with her horses.
Mrs. Walter Howell entertained
Mesdames, Walthew and Clegg one
afternoon last week.
We regret that the turnout was not
better at the benefit dance given at
the Spurgeon Creek Grange hall last
Saturday evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19
BUSH PRAIRIE.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Olfasson and Mrs.
Oafasson's mother. Mrs. Christianson
spent Sunday q week ago at Mr.
Hugh williams OF Independence.
Miss Aver spent Saturday and Sum
day at seybrook.
Miss Alma Kjome spent Saturday
in Olympia.
Mrs. Olfasson and mother called
ON Mrs. Ed and Mrs. Al Drewry. Mrs.
white, Mrs. Hodge, Mrs. Bush and
Mn. Reichel during the past week.
Mrs. Sheldon spent Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Hodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley johnson
spent Sunday with Mr.. Johnson's sis
ter. Mrs. G. Koetz.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Dickgeiser, February 10, boy.
Mrs. e. J. Hodge and Mrs. w. A.
January were club visitors at Mrs.
Reichel's Thursday of last week.
Those present were Mesdames AL and
Ed Drewry. Aver. Mum, Meek. Null
holland, Kimsey and Reichel.
Everyone is cordially invited to
Sunday school February 81. Mr.. Ed
Conner OF Olympia expects to give a
short talk. Miss Cora Barker will
act as organist. Sunday school, 10
q N. var 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19
Making
Good
Contacts

As we 60 through life, both USE
fulness and happiness depend
upon the relations we form, upon
the points of contact we choose
with the persons and things sur
rounding US.
From every relationship you get
something good or bad--the OBJ
jetc should be to choose those
points of contact that yield the
most good.
The man, woman cor child who
overlooks the advantage of a
connection with q good bank Is
surely making a mistake.
Like other relationships, that
with a bank develops as 1t ages
therefore now is the time to
start it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19

Mrs. Beulah January called on
Mrs. C. Dickgeiser and Mrs. Hodge
Monday.
Mrs. John Bush called on Mrs.
White, Mrs. Hodge and Mrs. Dick
geiser Monday afternoon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19
SOME NEWS NOTES or THE CITY

Miss Grace Findeisen VISITED her
brother Paul in Aberdeen TINS week
DR.. H. T. Graves. state commits
sioner of agriculture has been con-
fined to his home this week with a
severe attack of tonsolitis.
j.. II. Leach, recent arriva! from
the East, is now the special repre-
sentative of the Olympia Building &
Loan association in this city and ter.
ritory.
Miss Katherine Claypool was the
guest of honor at party given Tues
day evening by Mrs. A. A. Phillips
and Miss Margaret Rankin, attended
by the younger set.
Mrs. w. T. Cavanaugh and daugh-
ter. Mrs. w. L. Bowen of North
Yakima, spent several days in Shelton
recently as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. l. Pritchard.
Mr. and Mrs. Coe NJ. Price of Wen
dell. Idaho, both former Olympians,
arrived in this city the latter part of
last week for two weeks visit with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. M. Price.
Frank M. Kenney, cashier of the
Olympia National bank. left for San
Francisco Wednesday to attend the
opening of the Panama-Pacific expo
sition Saturday and to attend to var
lous business matters.
Mrs Roy Bond and son of Medicine
Hat, Alberta, who are the guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kane. spent Sunday in Tacoma with
Mr. Bond visiting his parents.
CALL FOR WOOD.
Sealed proposals will be received
hy the State Board Of Control. Olym-
pia, Washington. until noon on March
the first, 1915, for wood for the CAPT
fol building. covering the period from
April the first, 1915, to April the
first. 1915.
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
fsav 9.4.0Y nv n Emirh Sacv
MI
y. n Woodland, one OF the pioneers
tAie vicinity. Who came 70 the coast
B 4! & bnt yssrs old with his father,
sttatsd ~ birthday ct the Wood
home cn Vet Bay avenue. sun
4oy H. bountifui birthday dinner Ooins
VI - I 81 II ]. a ,, z 800.
ss..s 81 81, q ~ $500. sddra.sed NM
9 ~ &, ! ~ vs,1,..,,,. ann 8
ss .s A. Is. y, ..1.v sytsr-
. z:. -. y q. s.s.. 81 ~, %
~ RI & 4 q s'ss' D ''.-
4 M; a n ! .
,karxed with contributing to the
1l91lnquency u ! young girl BY an In
fnrnsation kilsd " Prosecuting Attor-
- oeor9e r. Yantis. Earl Bean, 23
yoaxn q -. connected with : local
.sen " shsriff Mccorkle ana later
4 81 S5s 3. ri lEsse # ee
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
WHOLE FAMILY DEPENDENT.

Mr. E. Williams, Hamilton. ohIo,
writes Our whole family depenO
on Pine-Tar-Honey" Maybe soni.
one in your family has a seveIs
Cold-perhaps 1t is the baby II !.
original DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Hone! I,
an ever ready household remeH!-
gives immediate relief. Pine, q
Honey penetrates the Innings OF ~
Throat and Lungs, destroys Wv
Germs. and allows Nature to q
At your Druggist, Csc tAdvt) .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines decided h
take his advice, although did not have
any confidence In 1t.
! have now been taking Black D1nshl
for three months, and Il has cured nc
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since ] began using Il.
! On % thankful to- what RlAck-
Draught has done tor me-"
Thediord's Black Draueht has bosa
found q very valuable medicine ior De-
rangements Of the stomach and liver. D
Is composed Of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only q quarter. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
Majority Of Friends Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him b
Recovery.

POmefoyton, Ky.--ln Interesting 3D.
vices from this place, Mr.. A. ]. Hughes
whites a. follows: 81 was down win
stomach trouble for five o. years, and
would have sick headache so bad, a
tines, that thought surely | would die.
] tried different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any good.
got so bad, could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought |
would die. He advised me TO Try
Thediosd's slack DrauRht. and quit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week:
Julian w. VanBeek p to Zella N.
Doyle 20.
Ira E. Wadley 21 to Jennie Wynn
er 10.
Geo. F. Ryan "a to Virginia L. B.
Gentry II.
A travelling musician who called
himself the "One Man Band" gave
an exhibition on our streets Monday
afternoon, playing on ten differet mu-
sical instruments at one time, includ-
ing bass and snare drums, cymbals,
bells, triangle, guitar, etc. The music
was alright but collections were rath-
er small.
called to Garden Grove to Investigate
the death of an infant child which
had died under very peculiar cir
cumstances. A widow, Mrs. Bell
amy, had called DR.. Doolittle in the
morning, and upon being questioned
told him she had become the mother
Of a child a week before, and that
she had wrapped it in a blanket and
put it in closet in the house. Search
was made and the body was found at
the bottom of a closet, wrapped in an
old blanket. The woman admitted
the child was alive when she placed
it in the closet, but would give no
reason for doing so. A jury was i'm
paneled by the coroner, who viewed
the dead body and returned verdict
that it came to it's death from causes
unknown to them. The matter will
be laid before the grand jury at it's
next session.
All members of the Order of Egyp-
tian Prophets are requested to meet
at their hall next Friday evening.
Business of Importance will be trans
acted. BY order of the Grand Proph-
ct.
Mrs. Zell Johnson, nee Tharp, of
Alliance, Neb., is visiting with rela-
tives in Leon.
C. w. Reeder, of Des Moines, is
here for visit with his mother, Mrs.
James Marvin.
Miss Hortense Dilsaver is home
from Callahan College for the holi-
days.
Miss Nettie Johnson entertained
number Of friends Al her. home. inst
nOrsh Of Econ last Friday 6vehing Il =
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sallee and Mrs.
G. w. Crosson, of Bethany, Mo-, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. NJ. J..
Girdner.
Eliet Benefiel was somewhat sur
prised last Sunday by number of
his friends calling on him and pre-
senting him with splendid watch.
Eliet should, and undoubtedly does,
appreciate the gift.
A twelve pound boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Burchett, of Rich
land township, last Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
COLT SHOW A SHOWDOWN.
Furnishes Real Acid Test of Stall
lions Merit as a Sire.

Colt shows in Iowa have added
from 25 to SO per cent to the value
OF draft horses in more than one
community.
The acid test of stallion's merit
is the progeny test His ability to
get good stuff is what counts.
No better means of applying the
progeny test could be devised than
the local colt show which is now
having such great vogue. 1t strips
off the mask of good grooming, red
and yellow braid and fancy pedigree,
behind which many stallion mas
querades, and furnishes at once the
most searching and most readily un-
derstood test of sires merit. 1t
also eliminates extended travel over
the countryside in order to study a
sire's get.
TO the average farmer stallion
is more than half sold if at the time
OF purchase, he is fat, we'll groomed
and much beribboned. Individual
excellence is a good thing but it
does not always insure good breed
er. A systematic and first hand
study of his get is far more search
ing test as to stallion's true merit
than pages of history or show
record
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Bought Several More Farms.

S. C. Bradford, the Des Moines
capitalist who last week paid $4,000
for the Gov Jackson farm south of
Weldon, was so we'll pleased with the
land in this county that he followed
up his first purchase by buying three
more good farms on Thursday. He
purchased E. G.. Monroe's fine farm
of 270 acres just south of Garden
urove at $126.50 per acre. He then
bought j. E. Leeper's farm of 200
acres a couple of miles northeast of
Leon, paying $11O an acre for it, and
also bought c. NJ. Axes farm of 800
acres just north of the Leeper farm
at $115 per acre. Mr.. Axes bought
240 acres of this farm a year ago
from Robert Pearson. and only last
week added eighty acres to it which
he purchased of Mrs. Aldrich, the
land being known as the Carrithers
place. All of these sales were made
by the real estate firms of A. M.
Pryor and Keller & Robertson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
ROberts-Deck.

At the country home of the BRIDES
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Deck,
three miles west of Leon, on last
Wednesday evening occurred the
wedding of their daughter, Miss
Helen Irene, to Mr.. Ernest We're
Roberts.
The beautiful country home was
tastily decorated for the occasion, cut
flowers and ferns being used in great
profusjon. The ceremony took place
at six o'clock, the wedding march be-
ing played by Mrs. Claire Roberts,
and Rev. Raoul R. Moser, of the
Methodist church of Leon cfticiated,
using the ring ceremony.
The bride was becomingly attired
in a dress of silk net and taffeta,
trimmed with pearls and she carried
a boquet of brides roses.
Following congratulations de-
licious wedding repast was served.
2'he bride is the only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Deck, and is one of this
county's most popular young ladies.
She was employed until this year as
a primary teacher in the Leon
schools, having taken special train
ing for this work and she was one of
the best teachers ever in the Leon
schools, loved by all her little pupils
and respected by their parents. She
is beautiful and charming young
lady with many accomplishments,
and endowed with all the virtues
which go to make a model wife. The
groom is equally we'll known and re-
spected as one of our bright young
men, we'll educated, upright and in
dustrious, the son of William Rob-
erts, and everyone who knows him
speaks we'll of him. These young
people make fine young couple and
their many friends trust that their
married life may be all sunshine and
nc shadows. They will be at home
after the first of the coming year on
the Amos Deck farm near Decatur
City.
Many useful and beautiful presents
were received from admiring friends.
The following guests witnessed the
ceremony: Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Stub
er, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Peugh, Mr..
and Mrs. Claire Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harl Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Oney, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B.
Price, Mrs. C. NJ Keller, the Misses
Jessica Pryor, Lillian Pullen, Kate
and Ella Grogan, Grace and Harriet
Beavers, DR.. R. A. Sears and Mr..
Ralph Rumley, of Leon, DR.. and Mrs.
E. w. Paul, of Osceola, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. j.. Cresswell, Miss Marie Tullis
and Mr. Herman Deck, OF Decatur
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Do You Realize You Have Only Eight Days Left to do Your Christmas Shopping?

feet from geological standpoint. 1t
is formation of Colorado shale,
closely surrounded by high sandstone
bluffs. The shale has been worn
away by erosion to the extent of
about 600 feet, leaving the bluffs ex-
posed to that depth. The shale for
nation is solid to the oil sand, no
water being encountered in the drill
ing.
Oil locations are made under the
placer laws and claim consists of
20 acres of surface. Eight lOcators
may go together and take a total
area of 100 acres in one claim and
the development work need be done
in only one place to procure title. In
the Elk basin about 25 to 80 of these
160 acre claims have been taken.
About 115 men are located at the
camp. Eight or nine wells have
reached the oil sand and this process
will be continued until every claim
of 100 acres or less has been pros
pected. AS yet the problem of reach
ing the railroad with the product
and the probable location of the re-
fineries to handle it has received but
scant attention.
After the prospecting work has
been completed we'll will be sunk
on about every five acre tract, or
perhaps 1900 in the district. Pre-
dictions from oil men are that the
field will be big producer for years
after piping to the refineries begins.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
1.-THE Good Samaritan

w. B. Patton, at the head of his
own company and playing the title
role in his new play, "The Good
Samaritan" will be the attraction at
the Leon opera house, Friday, Dec.
18th.
The w. B. Patton company is now
in it's eleventh season under the same
management and began making an
nual visits to this section back in the
days when some of us were mere
boys. The youngsters who peddled
bills for the attraction in those days
have grown up and in many instances
are at the head of their own busi-
ness today and now buy seats in the
parquet whereas formerly they
munched peanuts and applauded Wig
orously from precarious perch in
"nigger heaven" more often attained
through the medium of the bill boys
pass. Mr.. Patton holds a warm spot
in his heart for the boys, large and
small, and is glad to see them move
to the parquet- there's more money
in il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Who Pays the Taxes?

We this week begin the publica-
ton of the list of taxpayers in each
township and incorporation who will
pay $500 or more in taxes in the
year 1916, the taxes being those lev
led for the year 1915, which are due
or January 1st. The Reporter was
the first paper in southern Iowa to
make q feature of this interesting
reading and it is looked forward to
with considerable interest by our
readers. If you wish to have COM
plete list of the tax payers in Decatur
county, cut out the lists as publish
ed each week and file them for fu-
ture reference We will publish the
townships in alphabetical order and
it will take several weeks to complete
the list, as it is big job to compile
them from the tax books
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Why Have a County Fair?

About seventy-five farmers and
business men from different parts of
the county, known as the Decatur
County Improved Stock Breeders AS
sociation have paid $1.0O per member
each year for several years for the
purpose of paying premiums on young
colts, calves and pigs, exhibited at
the stock show held in Leon at the
Farmers Institute.
The interest shown and the de-
mand for something on larger scale
made it impossible for the local or
ganization to carry it without some
outside help. Therefore it has been
decided to organize county fair so
that the association may receive it's
portion of state aid to the amount of
50 per cent of all premiums paid.
The breeders association has been
offering over 500 in premiums when
with state aid we could have offered
$3.50, and not have cost the men,
bers any more.
Therefore we think it is to the in
terest of everyone interested in the
welfare of Decatur county to give the
scoEs;;lts fair a boost.
Nc one will deny But that the iowa
State Fair has been one of the best
mediums for advertising the re-
sources of the state and drawing the
attention of the people not only at
home, but in distant states to it's
richness and productiveness. A good
live couny fair would have had the
same effect locally. People would
see what their neighbors were doing
and that would encourage them to
try and do better and> in that way
crowd out the scrub farmer by the
rule of the survival of the fittest
If the people realized the benefits
to be derived from such an institution
conducted in business way, it ought
not to take much effort to sell 1000
shares at IS each. We hope every
one at all interested will give their
name to some member of the commit
tee: j. F. Rumley, G.. M. Axes, w.
H. HaZlet, of Leon; M. j. Porter, De-
catur; Fred Woolley, Garden Grove.
A. H. Meter, president, Weldon.
A. E. Cotterill, secretary, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
@. E. s. Elects Officers.

At the regular meeting of Leon
Chapter 352 o. E. S., held on Mon
day evening of this week the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
w. M.-Mrs. Mary Foxworthy.
Asso. M.-Mrs. Rozet Cash.
w. Pullman Schenck.
Treas.-Mrs. Viola Jones.
Sec.-Mrs. Jessie Woodard.
Con.-Mrs. Cora Mullinnix. ,-
Asso. Con.-Mrs. Della Mcintosh.
The ten appointive officers will be
selected by the newly elected Wor-
thy Matron and Worthy Patron. The
brothers of the Chapter prepared a
three course luncheon for the even
ing and served in creditable and
elegant style, even to the washing OF
the dishes. 1t was a meeting never
to be forgotten by over forty men,
bers of the order. Music was fur
nished for the social part of the
by Misses LaNelle and Mar
jorie Mullinnix and Prof. Fred Ehr-
hardt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
SHORT COURSE SOON
first Week In January is the Date.
Arrangements Being Made to
Offer Many Good Premiums.

Things have commenced to move
in regard to the. Short Course which
will be held at Leon the first week
in January, commencing on Monday,
January 3rd and closing on Satur-
day, January Sth. The special train
from Ames with the exhibit Of live
stock, expert stock judges and farm
lecturers will be here during the en-
tire week. The local committee is
hard at work soliciting a big list of
premiums from our merchants, and
the Decatur County Live Stock
Breeders Association will hold their
annual stock exhibit in connection
with the short course. 1t will be a
great week for the farmers and their
boys. There will be good things for
the farmers as well as the boys who
attend and there is not single farm
er in Decatur county who cannot
we'll afford to purchase tickets for
and all of his boys. Make
up your mind to attend the short
course at Leon.