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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Mrs. D. E. Bartlett of South Somer-
willie. who had been visiting for few
weeks in the city as the guest of her son,
5. L. Bartlett, IS School street, returned
Saturday to her home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Alton Getchell, who is employed during
the summer upon the farm o. his grand
father, Irving Z. Getchell Of Winslow,
passed the week end at his home IN the
CITY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

THE CLAs sIFIED ADS have
brought to you many OPPORTUNI-
TIES-and, very likely, you have miss
CD nine tenths Of them through fail
ing to read these ads REGULARLY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

c. H Knowles of Westbrook, who had
been passing a few days in the city in
the interests of the Maine Automobile
Association, passed the weekend with
his family al his cottage al China lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

General Phil Sheridan Circle. No. .,
Ladies of the G. A. r.. will meet at e.3o
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. /. L. Well
man, IS Sewan street. All members are
requested to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

John Mccarthy, chief electrician AT the
state House commenced Saturday eve
ming his vacation of two weeks, 2 por-
ton Of which he will pass at Old Y
chard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Irwin W. Barbour, assistant engineer Of
the State highway department, passed
the week end at his home at Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Miss Harriet Murphy has returned
from Portsmouth and Dover, n H.
where she had been enjoying visit as
the guest of relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Herbert z. Locke returned Saturday
afternoon from Dresden, where ne had
been passing few days IS the guest of
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

T. H. Bodwell was passenger Sat
urday morning on the steamer Island
er going for an over Sunday visit TO
Squirrel Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace E. Bcwditch OF
Grove street are enjoying few days
at the seashore and are domiciled at
Ocean Point,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

c. H Thurston and L. NJ Raymond of
Pittsfield were among Saturdays business
callers in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Harry Pinkham of Windsor was in the
city awhile Saturday on matters of bus
mess.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Warren Lathe of Sidney passed Sunday
in the city as the guest of his brother,
John Lathe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

John A Ryan OF Carmel was in the
city Saturday on matters OF business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

James z. Harvey of Readheld was
caller Saturday upon friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Andrew c. Halpen Of Coopers Mills
was a visitor Saturday in Augusta on
matters of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

B. F. Goodman of Waterville was
caller Saturday upon friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Duuton of Wind
sor were callers Saturday in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12
LOCAL BRIEFS

II. NJ Briery was a visitor Sunday at
Richmond.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Hessian Fly Lecture Saturday.

R. C.. Taft, an expert from the
state college at Ames, will deliver a
lecture telling the farmers how to
control the destructive Hessian fly,
at the court house in Leon on Satur-
day, Sept 4th, at 1880 O'Clock.
This is lecture which every
wheat grower in Decatur county
should hear. 1t will cost you moth
ing, and if you have Investigated
what the Hession fly is doing to our
vast wheat crop you will want to
know what to do to stop it. Prof.
Taft will tell you how you can con-
troll this pest.
After the lecture the Decatur
County Improved Stock Breeders as
sociation will hold their regular quar-
terly meeting, at which new officers
will be objected sand arrangements
made for holding a stock show at
Leon this fall All parties who are
interested in better live stock for De-
catur county should attend whether
you are member of the association
or not. You will be made welcome
and there will be much to interest
you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
TO TAX PAYERS.
Treasurer Must Charge For Answer.
ing Letters Requesting infor.
nation About Taxes.

Attention of Decatur county prop
erty owners is hereby directed to a
mandatory charge of thirty cents or
more by the county treasurer for
answering written requests for state
ment of amount of taxes, or other
information concerning taxes. The
law making this charge compulsory
was effective July 4, 1915, suppressed
ing the prior law making the charge
optional. Heretofore the fees col
lected in this way went to the treas
urer, who never assessed charges
against residents of the county. Now
the fees go into the county fund. Sec
ton 1896, of the new law, provides:
"The treasurer, when applied to
by letter and receiving thirty cents
in postage stamps or money, and ten
cents additional for each tract of 100
acres in excess of 800 acres, in no
case to exceed so cents, shall cor
rectly answer same by mail, giving
the amount and interest of unpaid
taxes and of any tax thereof as the
same appear upon the tax list In his
office, and upon the return of the
letter or copy, before the last day
Of the current month, with the de-
mand due as shown therein, he shall
pay the taxes and forward to the
sender a tax receipt without further
charge
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Big Temperance Meeting.

There is to be popular temper
ance meeting at the Methodist
church next Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock. Judge Evans of Corydon will
speak upon the subject of state and
national prohibition. This is a splen-
did opportunity for the people of
Leon and vicinity to hear an able
discussion of this great moral and
economic issue which is nation and
world wide. Special attention will
also be given to the enforcement of
our recent state laws. In addition
to the speaking, there will be spec
ial music by the glee club, directed
by w. e. Kemp and Miss Lola Braz-
elton will give reading.
This will be the second meeting
held by our local temperance COM
mittee and it promises to be very
popular. The other meeting at the
court house was we'll attended and
much interest manifested. Come
out Tuesday and help to safeguard
your home, city, state and nation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
SCnOOLSOPFN MONDAY
Leon Schools Open Next Monday,
September 9th. twenty-five
Teachers are Employed.

The Leon public schools will open
for the coming year next Monday
morning. Prof. o. M. Gass, who will
again be in charge as superintendent
is now on his way to Leon, with his
wife, having spent the summer vaca-
tion at their summer home at Romeo,
!, Michigan. Twenty-Five teachers will
be employed in the Leon schools, and
among them will be several new
ones, Miss Dorothy Scott, of Omaha,
and Miss Nina Walker, of Mediapolis,
being new teachers in the High
School, Miss Ruth Golden, of Gid
den, will have charge of the domes-
tic science department, and in the
grades the new teachers will be Miss
Ora Konklin of Garden Grove, Miss
Bernice Bruce of Cedar Falls, and
Miss Frances Meneough of Grimes.
Owing to the absence of Prof. Gass
from the city, the assignment of all
the teachers has not yet been defi-
nitcly made. The following will COM
prise the faculty the coming year:
High School-PrOf. 0. M. Gass,
superintendent; Miss Marea Sears,
principal; assistants, Miss Margaret
Hurst, Miss Himena Hoffman, Miss
Hattie Whitney, Miss Dorothy Scott,
Miss Nina Walker.
Manual Training-Prof. Fred J..
Ehrhardt.
Domestic Science-Miss Ruth Col
den.
Music-Miss Mida Bradley.
Grades-Misses Halle Moore, Mel
lie Mullin, Ora Konklin, Josephine
COoney, Nora Golfer, Harriet Beav-
ers. Adaline Crawford, Bernice
Bruce, Ella Grogan, Grace Beavers,
LYDIA Epperley and Frances Men,
cough. B,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published 2 Quarter
Of Century Ago.

Mr.. A. E. Rumley and Miss J. l..
Stanley were married by Elder w. E.
Jones at his home in Leon on Tues
day, Sept. End.
In the 2:35 pace at the state fair
at Des Moines Monday, G. B. Daugh-
erty's gelding, Deacon, won first
money, best time 2:26A.
In coupling cars at the Junction
last Saturday afternoon Clarence
Pickard had one of his hands badly
mashed. This should be a warning
to our town boys to stay away from
the cars, where they have no busi-
ness.
Fred D. Close and Miss Alice l..
Wiley were married at the home of
the brides parents in Garden Grove
last Monday, the wedding being
strictly private.
Capt. Layton returned last Satur-
day from his summers sojourn at
Lake Okoboji.
visiting with relatives in Decatur
county this week.
John F. Hamilton will leave today
on a pleasure trip to Salt Lake City,
Utah, and may locate there.
Mrs. Jennie Haskett and daughter,
Miss Hattie, returned Saturday from
Salem, Iowa, where they spent the
summer.
Frank NJ Slade, of Columbus,
Ohio, arrived in Leon last Monday to
transact business and visit with
friends for few days.
At the democratic county conven-
tion held in Leon last Saturday
Frank e. Thompson, of Leon, was
nominated for clerk of the district
court, Geo. w. Blair, of Lamont, for
county recorder, C. w. Hoffman for
county attorney and John Allbaugh
for member of the board of supervis-
ors.
The population of Iowa according
to the census returns is 1,92OO,O0O.
The Leon schools open Monday
with the largest enrolment for a
number of years, the total enroll
ment being 314. There were SO
pupils enrolled in the High School,
80 in the sixth room, 54 in the fifth
room, sc in the fourth room, 81 in
the third room, "a in the second
room and Sc in the first room.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Special Production of "Uncle Toms
Cabin at the Idle Hour Theatre.

On next Monday evening .'Uncle
Toms Cabin" by Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Americas most famous play,
with famous cast and wonderful
photography, featuring Irving Cum
minis as Harris, and Mary Eline, The
Thanhouser Kid" as Little Eva, will
be shown at the Idle Hour theatre.
It is in five full acts and the play is
shown in its entirety, being produced
by the World Film Corporation. Ev-
erybody who has ever witnessed this
famous play will want to see how 1t
looks in the movies when played by
competent company. In order to
accommodate all the little folks who
cannot attend at night, special
matinee will be given at 4:15 O'Clock,
and the regular evening shows, the
first show starting promptly at Z
O'Clock. Admission for this special
attraction will be 10 and Is cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
We Had Something to Eat.

Last Friday The Reporter man ac-
ceptcd an invitation from G. M. Axes
to take q drive out to the farm of j.
w. Walton, six miles southeast of
Leon, in company with Bert Miles,
the cattle buyer of Morrell & Co., OF
Ottumwa, to look at Mr.. Walton g
and James Hazlet's fat cattle, and
we ran up against surprise. When
rre arrived at the Walton farm they
were in the midst of threshing, and
nothing would do but we must 60 in
for dinner. Talk about your poor
farmers, you ought to have seen the
dinner which was served by Mrs.
Walton to the forty men who were
helping with the threshing. The big
table was loaded with fried chicken,
mashed potatoes, and everything else
that good cook could conjure up to
feed a lot of hungry men, and the
city folks sure did enjoy that coun-
try dinner. The threshers told us
they had been threshing in that
neighborhood for a couple of weeks,
and If they had such meals as the
one we partook of at the Walton
home every place they went, we'll
bet there will be some kicking when
they finish and have to settle down
to an ordinary meal at home, and
we wouldn't be surprised if some of
them would kick about the kind of
a meal their wives set out to them.
Mr.. Walton is only farming a lit
tie patch of something over 500
acres, and he is one of the best farm
ers in Decatur county. His farm is
we'll stocked with good cattle, horses
and hogs, and his oats threshed out
better than fifty bushels to the acre.
He also threshed a crop of rye and
wheat. He has over a hundred head
of hogs on the farm, and he knows
how to feed them out, having feed
grinders and other labor saving ma
chinery. He always has some good
horses on his farm and bunch of
we'll bred cattle.
Mrs. Walton told us this had been
the worst year for turkeys she ever
saw. She had over hundred young
turkeys this year, but the wet wealth
cr played havoc with them, and she
has only four left.
We sure enjoyed our visit to the
Walton farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Mrs. Peter Cruikshank.

4 fter an illness Of one month dur
ing which she suffered intensely Mrs.
Peter C.ruikshank passed away at
5 80 last Sunday morning. The fun,
eral tcrvlcec were held in the Meth
odist chnI ch at 2 p. m. Monday con-
Quoted by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. B. Frank
Jacobs, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. The wealth of floral deco
rations, the house filled with friends
and the long line of autos which fol-
lowed the remains to the Leon ceme-
terry all betokened the high regard
and love felt for this good woman.
The following obituary was read
at the service.
Morillo Linton, Oldest daughter OF
l.. and Julia A. Linton, was born In
Leesville, Indiana, June 3Oth, 1850.
She came with her parents to Leon,
Iowa, in the spring of 1856, where
they lived few years until her faith
|er bought and moved to a farm
about six miles south nf- Leon. where
she grew to womanhOOd.
In early life she united with the
Methodist Episcopal church, and con-
tinued a consistent christian until
the close of life.
On February q, 1873, she wan
united in marriage with P. Cruik-
shank, who with two children, Wal.
ter and Ethel, survive her, and were
present at her bedside during her
last sickness and death. She is also
survived by sister, Mrs. Sallfo
Lehman, of Hastings, Neb., and two
brothers, twins, Thornton and Will
liam of Everett, Washington.
For the last twenty-five years they
have lived in Leon, and her life has
been identified with church and So
cial work.
She was never too busy to comfort
the sorrowing, or speak word OF
cheer to the discouraged and de-
pressed.
With her decease which occurred
Sunday morning, August 20, 1916.
closed an active and useful life. n
good woman has gone, but her In
fluence will continue down the vistaa
of time, and her memory will be an
inspiration and uplift for nobler
thoughts and deeds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Thirteen Rattlesnakes Under One
Shock.

1t was Monday, the 23rd, when
Charley Hodges of Green Bay town
ship found thirteen rattlesnakes un-
der one shock of oats. If it had been
Friday the 18th he might have been
bitten % times Any way it is big
rattlesnake story for these days, be-
sides Charley killed another one in
the same field that day. Years ago
it was not uncommon to hear the
buzz of the rattler in the harvest
field but in recent years it is a very
unusual occurrence. Thirteen under
one shock beats the beater in SO far
as we have heard this year. There
is no bounty on rattlesnakes in
Clarke county or Mr.. Hodges might
have been we'll paid for his days
work k.-Osceola Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Fair Visitor Slugged and Robbed Of
$500.

Ed johnson, of Lineville, Iowa, q
state fair visitor, had highly excit-
ing time last night, according to the
story he told the police early this
morning
Johnson said he was lured into q
coal shed at the rear of 118 East Lo-
Gust street by. promise that there
was drink of whisky waiting for
him there When he was we'll inside
the coal shed some one hit him over
the i,ead with wagon spoke
When he awakened somes time
later, still in the coal shed, he dis
covered that his pockets had been
looted of $35 that he had brought
with him to purchase state fair
amusement.
George Willoughby, Ralph White.
Julia Patterson and Florence Hat.
ters, all negroes, have been arested
for investigation in connection with
the affair.-Des Moines Tribune.
Aug. 31st. &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Visited Leon After nm Absence of "a
Years.

Last Saturday we had the pleasure
of meeting MIR. j. T. Harmon, of Car.
ney, Clay county, Mo-, who had been
visiting with relatives in Mercer
county Missouri, and in company
with W.. s. Oder, also of Carney
drove to Leon to see II there were
any of his old army comrades still
living here.
On July 9th, 1861, Mr.. Harmon
enlisted in Co. D, 4th Iowa Infantry
at Leon. He was mere lad at that
time, having ran away from his
home in Clay county, Mo-, and was
working for s. G. Bryant, big stock
feeder in those days, who at that
time lived on the farm adjoining
Leon now owned by Roe Caster. Mr..
Harmon was mustered out of service
1868, and returned to his Missouri
home, and he had never been back
to Leon. He remembered many OF
the old time residents of this county,
and among the first persons he in
quired about was Colonel Burton, ask
ing if he still lived in Leon, and was
surprised to hear that Colonel Burton
had been dead for many years.
Mr.. Harmon visited comrade E. J.
Sankey at his Office, and they found
by consulting the official roster of old
soldiers that there were six of Mr..
Harmon's comrades in Co. D who
still reside in Decatur county, one
of them A. J. Rufnley, being a resi-
dent of Leon, and these old boys had
a fine visit together. The others are
John Sellars, of southwest of. Deca-
tur, John Ross, of Decatur, Henry
Miller, of north of Leon, Willis Hine,
of Garden Grove, and j. M. Ashbdrn,
Of Lamont, but on account of having
to return the same day Mr.. Harmon
could not sec any of his army COM
rades except Mr.. Rumley.
II In speaking of the changes which
had been wrought in more than half
q century since he had seen Leon,
Mr.. Harmon said it seemed just like
a new world to him, as the Leon he
remembered was very small vii
,lage, and he did not expect to find a
modern city with paved streets, cleo
trio lights, waterworks and all the
up-to-date improvements, and still
more surprised not to find any Of the
people still living here who he knew
when he lived here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Teachers Institute, Sept. %, "a. ~

County superintendent Miss Mabs1
Horner has fixed the dates for the
Decatur County Teachers Institute.
which will be held at Leon on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, SeptembeE
23, "a and Is. An able corps Of in>
structors has been secured, including
DR.. John Stout of Cornell College
Prof. Macy Campbell Of the Iowa
State Teachers College at Cedar
Falls, Prof. F. p. Reed of Osceola.
Miss Dorothy Scott Of Woodbine.
Miss Mabel Garlic Of Lamonf, and
Miss Julia G. Grady Of Perry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
New Insurance Rates on Parcel Post
Packages.

Postmaster Smith has received Of
ficial notice of reduction in the
fees for insuring parcel post pack
ages which took effect on September
LIST. Heretofore it cost 5 cents to
insure a package, no matter how
small the value was. Now the price
is graduated according to the value.
You can insure package valued up
to SIS. 90 for cents, up to $500 for
S cents, up to $4,000 for 10 cents,
and up to 100000 for rs cents. Here
5tofore you could not insure pack
age for moro than $50.0O.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Rural Carriers Picnic.

The rural carriers of Decatur and
Ringgold counties combined, will
hold picnic at the Davis City park
on Labor Day, September 9Th.
All carriers and substitutes with
their families, from these two coun-
ties. also from Harrison county, Mis-
souri,, are requested to be present.
Bring your dinner baskets, get
better acquainted and have a good
social time. Our delegates to the
state meeting report at this time.
Clarence Lester,
Sec., Decatur County, r. l.. C. A..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Buried in Sewer Ditch.

I. Anastasio Casteyano, one Of the
Mexicans employed on the sewer
work in this city, came near losing
his life when about forty feen OF an
eight foot ditch caved in near the
residence of Geo. T. Ogilvie last
Thursday. burying him under the
dirt until only the top of his hat was
visible. There was some lively dig
ging done by his countrymen to res
cue him, and he was released from
his perilous position without injury
except from being bruised and was
pretty sore for a few days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-02
Mrs. r. r. Porter.

Mrs. r. II. Porter was one or the
seven children of Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah
Bobbitt, born in Leon, Decatur coun-
ty, Iowa, April 80, 1856, and died in
Des Moines, on the 10th day. of
August, 1915, aged So years, 8
months, and 10 days.
Leon. was her home until the time
of her marriage to Mr.. F. r. Porter,
which occurred November 13, 1878.
They made their home near Leon for
two and half years, then moved to
Ringgold county. After about three
years they returned to Leon. This
was their home until 1884 when they
moved to Van Vert, where they have
since resided.
Mrs. Porter was always an active
worker, in all that pertained to the
upbuilding of society whether in the
church, Bible school or public school.
In all these she had proven herself
very efficient.
While a young girl in her teens,
she was an active worker in tho
Young Ladies' Prayer Circle. That
was the days before Christian En-
deayor, and for many years she was
an active member in this society. Al
ways of religious character she found
her greatest pleasure in christian
service. From early youth she has
been a member of church, a devoted
servant of her Lord In Tingley,
Iowa, she changed her church rcla-
tions, then uniting with the Church
of Christ. OF this she has ever been
la loyal member, a willing worker,
Almost the last words she spoke be-
fore leaving home for Des Moines,
five weeks ago, were: "I'll go to Des
Moines, undergo the operation and
speedily return to help the sisters
raise the rest of the money necessary
to pay the pledge made by the sisters
on dedication day For years she
with others of the sisters had worked
for the new church. 1t was her
thought, her prayer. that she might
be helped in the work of building
and paying. How glad we are that
she was permitted to see the beauti-
full building completed and dedicat-
ed in the service of God ere she pass
ed to be with Him.
Much of the life work Of Mrs. Por-
ter was in the school room and there
as in all other places she was very
successful.
The home life of the Porters was a
model one. Three boys were born to
them, the oldest dying in infancy, the
others, Fred of Laramie, Wyoming,
and Frank of Des Moines, with his
wife and son Willard are with the
Father, brother and sister left to
mourn her death These are not all
by all means that feel that they have
lost friend and sister in her passing
away.
She knew the end was near and
her faith was of that character that
did not shrink. When the doctors
said they would operate, she said,
Thank the Lord She was willing,
yes anxious to have 1t done: she
grasped 1t as possible chance to
lengthen her life, yet, we'll knowing,
that 1t might be the last of earth.
Such was her faith, her hope, her
life, her death.
We shall miss her In all our gath
erings, whether in the Bible school,
the church, the meeting of the Kings
Daughters or In our social gather
lings. But the greatest losers are the
husband, the children and the broth
or, w. III. Bobbitt OF Leon, and the
sister, Minerva Weldon. Of Neodosha.
Kansas. ~