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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Weldon Banker Buys, Bank at
Sharpsburg.

F. L. Hall, who retired few
months ago from the position of
cashier of the Weldon Bank, at We'll
don, has purchased the Sharpsburg
Bank, a private bank at Sharpsburg,
Iowa, and will take possession Feb.
1st, at which time the bank will be
as State Savings Bank.
Mr.. Hall being president. Mr.. Hall
has been a resident of Decatur coun-
ty for many years. He is a fine
fellow, a good business man, and we
trust he will make big success OF
his bank at Sharpsburg.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Annual New Years Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey, as
has been their custom for several
years entertained more than one
hundred guests at a New Years par
ty given at the X. of p. hall last
Thursday evening. The hall was
prettily decorated for the occasion,
and music was furnished by an or
chestra from Des Moines. Those
who were so inclined indulged in
dancing as the old year went out
and the new year came in, while 9TH
ers more sedate spent the evening
at the card tables. 1t was perhaps
the largest party ever given in Leon
and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey more firmly
than ever established themselves as
the best of hOstesses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Another Beavers Gets Fat Appoint
ment.

A few weeks ago we made mention
OF John r. Beavers as register Of the
United States land Office at Hugo,
Colorado, and now comes the an
nouncement that his brother, Alon-
20 L. Beavers has been appointed to
the same Office at Lamar, Colorado.
This is thought to be an unparallel-
ed precedent in the making of feder-
al appointments, when two brothers
are given the same position IN diff
ferent offices under the general gov
ernment. The Beavers boys are both
old time residents Of Decatur county,
being sons OF J * Beavers, OF High
Point, and brothers Of C. r. Beavers
and Mrs. w e. Brown, who reside
near Leon. S. They have many old
time friends In this vicinity who are
pleased TO see their services for the
democratic party recognized for they
s!:a,s-e loyal democrats
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Announces Engagement at Six
O'clock Luncheon.

S "a very prettily appointed three
'c9pfse luncheon was given Monday
afternoon at, the home of Mr.. and
;MrE Chas. Edwards by their daugh-
ter Miss Gladys Edwards, in an
OF her engagement to
Paul Simmons.
The guests were twenty-four girl
friends. The luncheon table was dec
GRATED with red carnations and the
announcement was found in dainty
'Khot of tissue paper tied with red
flbbon eat each plate. The color
scheme lot red obtained throughout
Iand the fayors were red carnations.
Alter luncheon they played cards and
enjoyed q social evening The date
A1nounced for the wedding is Janu-
nv Goth Osceola Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Fire at Kopp's Drug Store.

A fire which probably started from
match or cigar stub, set fire to r.
F. Kopp's drug store Saturday after
noon about 1870. The store had
several customers in it at the time,
when all at once pun of smoke
notified them that the store was on
fire. The first was just back of the
prescription case, and few buckets
OF water extinguished it, but consid-
cradle wall paper stock and other
goods were damaged by smoke and
water. The loss was fully covered by
insurance, but Phil had the scare of
his life. !
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
] Caught in Engine Belt.

Lew Axes was in Leon Monday to
have a number of injuries. attended
by a physician. Last Saturday he was
running a gasoline engine at the
farm of Floyd Powers on Union
Ridge and in some way he got mixed
up with the belt, and say, he was
pretty nearly turned inside out and
when he picked himself up he found
his right arm was badly cut and
bruised and his face looked like he
had been through separator, but
fortunately none of his injuries are
serious, no bones being broken, al
though they are pretty painful. He
considers himself lucky in the mat
fer IN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
.HYlAND HOLDS RECORD,
Popular Third District Shorthand
Court Reporter HAS Served
Twenty-Five Long Years,

The following from the OsceOla
Sentinel will interest many OF our
readers. 1t might be added that Mr..
Hyland has the distinction not only
the longest service, but also of being
one of the very best court reporters
in the state, as those who have OBJ
served his work in Leon and other
county seats in the district know.
The Sentinel says:
Quoting from the Webster City pa
per the Register and Leader says
John H. Williams, of Ames, well
known all over the seven counties
constituting the Eleventh judicial dis
trict, celebrated his twenty-fifth year
as district court reporter when court
adjourned in this city yesterday. Mr..
Williams service has been continu-
Gus.
Judge Albrook of Eldora retired
permanently from the bench with the
closing of court. yesterday, but Mr..
Williams is not thinking of retiring.
He will begin his twenty-sixth term
at this same job next month under
Judge Frye of Boone, who was elect
ed in this district at last months cleo
tions. Mr.. Williams began work in
this district back in 1889 and has
never missed term in all the years.
since. He holds tho longest record
in this district and for continuous
service in one judicial district. It is
believed that he also holds the state
record.
we are pleased to be able to set
the papers above mentioned right by
the advice that for twenty-nine years
Court Reporter w. M. Hyland of Os-I
ceola, has not been absent a day
from his duties at his desk in the
court rooms of the third district cir
cult. His life and service have been
so closely associated with the courts
of this district that he has become a
fixed figure in the local judiciary.
Upon the persistent inquiry of the
reporter the following interesting
items of his life were secured.
He was born in Parkersburg, Va,
(now West Virginia9 August 8, 1860.
Attended the academy of. j. G. Nash
for four years, and was then prepar-
ed for the university by his father,
Kew. VIM. L. Hyland, D. D. GRADUATE
ed from the West Virginia University
in 1881 with degree of A. M. Taughtl
history, Latin and mathematics in
the Linsley Institute of Wheeling,
West Va. Studied photography and
became assistant to one of the Ottic-1
ial reporters of debates U. s. House
Of Representative at the opening OF :
che 48t tll congress. - si 81 4
1pon the I'D iournments Of congress
he moved to Osceola, Iowa, was Fap- |
pointed official reporter to the dis
trict court and has held that position
for ;twenty-nine years without inter-
ruption. In addition to his duties as
official reporter he has reported con-
ventions and accompanied President
Mckinley as reporter for the press
during his western trip through Iowa.
He has a ten acre farm in south
Osceola where he devotes spare
time to Jersey cows, raising straw
berries and other fruits. Mr.. Hyland
has wife and four children, the lat
ter being graduates Of the Osceola
high school, One son, John L., holds
the position as county engineer of
Clarke county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
DON'T STAMP THEM
Deeds Executed and Delivered Prior
to Dec. I. 1914, do not Require
Government Revenue Stamps.

There has been great deal of con-
fusion In regard to the, question as
+ to whether revenue stamps are re-
Quired to be affixed to deeds which
were executed prior to Dec. 1st, and
recorder Gardner, acting under in
structi0ns received some time ago
has refused to file such deeds unless
I they were stamped, but this seems
to be an error growing out of his
failing to receive proper instructions.
The Reporter last week published a
ruling from Collector Murphy in
which he held that such deeds were
not liable to stamp tax. Two gen
tlemen were in Leon Monday, and
acting under this opinion refused to
attach stamps to their deeds, and
one of them called up Collector
Murphy and was told that such deeds
did not require stamps. A test case
was recently instituted at Monte
yuma, Iowa, and the following tells
how the case was disposed of, and the
ruling of Collector Murphy. County
Recorder Will Gardner was simply
acting under the instructions which
he had received, and he should not
be blamed in the matter. The failure
of the department to properly notify
county recorders is the reason for
the confusion. AS one man told us
Monday, The Reporter had saved
him the price of twenty years sub
scription in this matter alone Here
is the official ruling in the matter
and you can bank on it being correct:
Montezuma, Dec. 28.-After re-
peated efforts to get some deeds re-
corded which were made and deliver
ed before December 1st, and which
deeds the county recorder refused to
accept for record Anless stamped with
the U. S. internal revenue stamps, at
torney r. J. Smith started suit in
the district court, asking for peremp-
tory order requiring the recorder to
receive these deeds for record. The
recorder then mailed the original mo-
tice served upon her to the revenue
collector at Dubuque, and before the
case was called for trial the record
er received written notification from
Collector Murphy that the rulings
heretofore made are reversed, and
that hereafter no stamps will be
needed upon deeds which were dated
and delivered before December 1st.
BY this ruling Mr.. Smiths client will
be permitted to have his deeds re-
corded without having to pay some
$50 stamp tax. This ruling will,
doubtless be communicated to all of
the county recorders in Iowa, and
dSsds WRsc hTWsfss ID Ind and m StiSaf
ed before the sfifnt 1T Deeem ber 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
ola Century Ago.

Mr.. H. G. Lewis, of Crown, and
Miss Florence L. Lewis, of Neponset,
Illinois, were married by Rev. A. T..
Jeffreys on New Years day.
Ex-sheriff j. w. Honnold has nov
ed into the Charles Correll property
and is now a private citizen.
Mr.. M. Hughes, of Weldon, and
Mrs. Matte c. Ambrose, of Leon,
were married at the home of John
Ledgerwood, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. M. Noerr.
The new county officials were in
stalled into Office as follows: repre-
sentative, G. p. Arnold, dem; treas
urer, j. A. Caster, dem.; auditor, c..
P. Shaffner, dem.; superintendent, A.
A. Roy, rep; sheriff, G.. w. LaFol-
lette, rep; members of the board,
John Allbaugh, dem. and Jacob
Lentz dem.
Ed Brooks entertained forty of his
friends at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Marion F. Stookey last Friday even
ing. An elaborate spread was serv-
ed and Ed was voted prince of en-
tertainers.
Ed Rush returned from Brookfield,
Mo-, where he had been in charge of
the express Office and was once more
rushing the. work in the Leon ex-
press Office.
Miss Laura Ullrich, who had been
visiting the Misses Lulu, Helen and
Harriet Young for the past two
weeks, returned to her home in Des
Moines.
Wm Creighton was called to Osce-
ola to attend the funeral of his
daughter, Mrs. Rice. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Lizzie Stookey.
Profs Schoenert and Gantz, of the
Humeston Normal College, were visi-
tors in Leon Monday.
Will Bashaw, of Centerville, was
visiting at the home of his uncle, J.
r. Bashaw in this city
Fred Close was confined to his
home by severe attack of LA
Grippe" and about hundred other
Leon citizens were similarly afflicted.
Miss Ida Brooks is home from
Marysville, Mo-, to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs Marion F. Stock
ey.
: The following marriage licenses
were issued this week by clerk Mil
lard F. Stookey:
Herman C. Lewis "a to Florence
L. Lewis 20.
Michael Hughes 81 to Mary G.
Ambrose 3S.
3 Wm. D. Henderson % to Emma
iZzire 4 z.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Good Roads Boosters at Mason City

President w. A. Hopkins, of Lamo-
nj, and director Jas. F.. Harvey, of
Leon, representing the Interstate
Trail Association, went to Mason
City Monday afternoon to attend a
booster meeting of good roads boost
ers, among them being Hon. Lafe
Young, and Ralph Bolton, of Des
Moines. Plans have been made for
extending the Interstate Trail from
'Dess Moines to St, Haul. Nor ehan
NH hHndfEd d ssdelegat atS6fl0 Aa
meeting at Mason CITY. MI. Hopkins
stated the aim and told Of the organ
ization Of the association and Mr.,
Harvey spoke on The Worth OF the
Interstate Trail to the Community. =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Parent-Teachers' Association

A meeting of the Parent Teachers
Association will be held in the as
sembly room of the High School
building on next Friday afternoon,
January Sth, beginning promptly at
8 p. m. and the following program
will be given:
Duet, Mr.. and Mrs. Manley.
Exercise, Miss Cooney's pupils.
Song, Miss Bradley.
The Dangers and Possibilities of the
Moving Picture Show, Miss Sears.
Discussion led by Mrs. Shields and
Mrs. VanWerden.
Everyone invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Holiday House Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey enter
tanned holiday house party from In
dianola over New Years the guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Harlan
and two children, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
~ Watson, Mrs. w. w. Peasley and
daughters, Misses Alice and Louise
and Mr.. Merle Cheshire. Thursday
evening they entertained at a six
o'clock dinner a number Of guests,
and later in the evening at a New
Years dance at the K. p. hall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Rosengrant Stewart.

Mr.. Ward o. Raeengrant and Miss
Edith NJ. Stewart were married at the
Methodist parsonage on Wednesday
evening OF last week. the ceremony
being read by Rev. Guy ]. Fansher..
They were accompanied BY Roy
Rosengrant, q brother OF the groom
The bride is u we'll known young lady
Of near Leon. The groom is also Of
Decatur county and Mrs. Rosen-
grant will live On 4 farm near Gar
den Grove. We extend congTatula-s
tiops and bests Wishes
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Goodbye, Old 1914.
Old nineteen hundred and one and

Old nineteen hundred and one and
four
Has been, is not, will be no more;
The year eventful has been run,
It's good and evil deeds are done.
A year of blessings and OF woes :.
1t leaves behind both friends and
foes,
While lights and shadows mark it's
way
From opening morn It'll close Of day.
The war now crimsoning the east,
To wolf and vulture yields feast
AS one by one the allies join,
And for the battle grid their loins;
But German hordes are hard to rout
And staunch and strong they still
hold out. &
Oh! could we only mediate,
And stop this bloody war of hate.
'Tw0uld be indeed a sight sublime,
One worthy of our age and cline
To see this nation stand between
An actor in the horrid scene
TIE see her wave with willing hand
The wand of peace, DER sea and land,
And thus fraternal make once more
The foes now drenched with human
gore
The measure of our glory then,
Would prove the wisdom of our men
Who now negotiate abroad,
With olive branch instead of sword.
Mrs. Emma Bowman,
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Afillinery location.

On account OF poor health and
much needed rest, owner Of the lead
ing millinery house in this city will
sell her stock at q bargain, rent store
room with residence In rear. Splendid
opportunity Tor q good milltners
Write Us at once for particulars.
Is; w. 4. Bowman Realty Go.
81 King City, Mo
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Marriage Licenses.
Garden.
.osengrant

Ward o. Rosengrant, Garden
Grove Y. J. !. !. .;s !. ]. s.. -. .2l
Edyth M. Stewart. Leon IS
We're L, Brady. Garden Grove 20
Nellie Jennings, Garden Grove -. 20
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07

For Sale Full.s lood Bourbon Red
Mrs. =. w. Roe. Phone
L6l Leon, lows. l4-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
A Hard Times Dance.

;ed; before the sfirst of December.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-07
Brethren Church.

.egular services Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
BEST. AVOID EXTREMES
FASHION HAS NOT YET SETTLED
"'s'S. 81 STYLE OF SKIRT.
Exaggerated Width May Remain In
style, But II 10 Not Certain
s,. Long Sleeves to Be Accepted 4,
&1 II Matter at Coats.


n one ia altering street or house
skirt 1t would be wiser not to adopt
the exaggerated width, for it has only
blazed the way for less narrow
skirt than we have worn for several
seasons. and now the best thing 10
to cut new skirts in between the two
widths. The shortness Of 1t depends
upon our own inclinations, but there
is no semblance OF a return to an in
step length, and, better still, there IL
no sign that they will touch the floor.
We are too Unfortunately proud Of our
footwear these days to accept q style
of skirt that would hide 1t. - n, &
1t is also safe to accept the gathers
at the waist line of the skirt, but not
ut the waist line of the bodice. More
and more are we convinced that the
fitted waist will play the important
part in the spring fashions. Already
there is an air Of oddness about the
blouse that says over the belt, and
there is no effort made to shorten the
waist and there is every indication Of
a well-def1ned waist line. 80 X I.
/, Long sleeves must be accepted, and
in the evening there is a rival fashion
creeping UP on the one that eliminates
the sleeve altogether; it calls for a
short sleeve of the material, is bit
full, and ends in a band of itself and
a ruffle OF lace. This is only used on
those new frocks in which the bodice
is of the same opaque fabric as the
skirt. One gown that shows this fea-
ture is OF white tanfeta embroidered
with huge silver wheels, the skirt
gathered to the belt, and the bodice
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
DISTINCTLY a FUR SEASON
10 Not Only Used for Trimming, But
Also Made Up Into Narrow
- n. sg@ = Waistcoats. NJ "a $lf33

Narrow fur waistcoats are being used
and they are as practical as they are
pleasing. For such purpose, however,
short.haired furs are imperative, like
caracul, ermine, Persian lamb, etc. s.
Then. there are cloth waistcoats
trimmed with fur, while the general
disposition with one and all is to have
them buttoned or closed right up to
the throat-a truly wise provision,
though one that rather discounts the
value of the large fur stole. AS a
matter of fact, the latter is subsidfng
in value among women who affect the
latest, which In this connection takes
the guise Of an attached fur trimming
to the coat. .t.s:& e. ~
The purveyors of furs have been
compelled, despite the war, to consid-
erably readjust their point of view, or
perhaps one should say Of sale, since
the fur deleted from the top Of our
attire has to be doubled at the hem of
both coats and skirts. 1t is always
open to question whether the hem Of
skirts, anyway for street wear, is ex-
actly appropriate for bordering of
fur; the lower edge Is so apt to get
mixed up disastrously with the ele-
ments Of the ground, and few things
look worse than bedraggled peltry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
sILAeE GAINING in FAVOR.
ti-g-- ~: s-.[T-
Becoming More Popular for Feeding
Cattle and in Some Sections Il
..,sE2 10 Almost q Necessity. " ~

Silage for feeding cattle is becom.
ing more popular every year and
throughout many sections has become
almost necessity. There may be
some districts in which roughage can
be more cheaply supplied in the form
Of hay; but even then something sue
culent, = the form Of silagea or roots,
is almost essential for the best results.
I know of no better combination than
clover hay and good corn Ssilage. The
one seems to be the exact complement
of the other. Both are very palatable
to cattle and should be fed separately
for the sake OF variety. ..
A bunch ,cf cattle getting a good
feed night and morning Of cut straw
and silage. mixed ~ hours before feed
ing, and all the long clover hay they
will eat at noon, is about as we'll OF
for roughage as is possible. ! do not
know Of any other ration on which
cattle can be kept SO full all the time
without putting them OF their feed.
! In the early part OF the season very
little grain should be fed and the al
lowance gradually increased from
week to week. Many farmers waste
good deal Of grain by overlooking
in the early part Of the winter. It is
an easy matter to ruin the digestion
of a steer by feeding too much corn
for any considerable length of time.
A mixture Of grains will always give
better results than any single variety
fed alone. II cottonseed meal and mo
lasses are to be fed it Is good prac.
tice to keep them for finishing ra-
ton. "a, ,&- s.,, -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
KEEPING THE NECK SHAPELY
Allowing Accumulation Of Too Much
+ Flesh 10 Fatal to a Woman's
T. -}.. 70 Good Looks,

Too much flesh on the neck is per-
haps one of the greatest obstacles to
beauty which any woman can possess.
1t is almost as bad in appearance as
a scrawny throat, and is much moro
difficult to remedy. It is far simpler
thing to put. flesh on "a woman's
threat than to take It of, for If the
tissues are fed with good grease.
such as cocoa butter, the neck will
soon begin to take on flesh. y =, L.,
On the other hand, only exercise Of
the most vigorous sort will reduce the,
size of the throat. For a tendency to
double chin and to tighten the mus
cles which have become loosened in
flabby neck try this simple but effica-
cious exercise. Throw the head back
as far as 1t will 60, drawing the mus
cles taut. Now turn the head slowly
as far to the right as it will 60, then
as far to the left. Repeat to the
number Of ten times, increasing as
you become accustomed to the strain.
Bathing the neck frequently with a
piece of Nee is excellent for keeping
the flesh firm and for removing fab
biness. ~ -, =. Z, rs a. -fs1la r a' ~ S. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
QUIT MEAT. If KIDNEYS !. !. !:
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take Glass Of Salts Before Break.
fast II Your Back 10 Hurting or
Bladder 10 irritated. .2

IA II you must have your meat every
day, eat It, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says noted author
ity who tells US that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid
neys in their efforts to expel it from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with a dull
misery In the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or, sick headache,
dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue
is coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full Of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these Irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush OF
the body's urinous waste get four,
ounces Of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take tablespoonful in =
glass Of water before breakfast for q
few days and your kidneys will then.
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acids Of grapes and lemon.
Juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys. also to
.neutralize the acids in urine, SO 1t no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness. "a - :e..,s 81. F u. IT,,
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, and makes q delightful sefferves-
cent Whitewater drink.-Adv.a u q &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
IMPROVE, OLD APPLE TREES
Carefully Remove All Dead and Cross
Notwithstanding the Bark
5 Destroys Many Insects.

All dead and cross branches should
be removed. Make clean cut close
to the branch, cover the wound with
grating wax or shellac varnish.
Scrape the dead bark and moss OF
the larger limbs and then scrub them
with warm water and soft soap, using
a stiff brush. This ,scrubbing will
cleanse the bark and kill many worms
and their larvae. Select mild day
for this work. Such methods require
considerable judgment in their appli-
cation, but with proper. care they are
successful. Old apple trees given the
above treatment will gradually in
crease the yield and quality Of their
fruit. It will take several years Of
careful culture to bring the trees into
full bearing, but it will pay hand
somely. .51ts ~.