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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14
LOOK YOUR BEST
AZ to Your Hair and skin, cutleura
WIN Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
Of the skin under conditions which,
IL neglected, tend to produce a state
OF irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticufa, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-A
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14
Serum cure fer Tetanus.

Doctor Doyen, the famous French
surgeon, announces the discovery OF
a serum that will cure tetanus or
lockjaw. The inventor is a physician
in the Ardennes, and the secret of his
success lies in keeping the patient
with head downward at an angle Of 40
degrees after injecting the serum into
his loins. Doyen says he cures 80
per cent of his cases.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14
After the war.

The manufacture of wooden legs is
a useful industry. but extraordinary
activity in their production Is not
sign that the world is industrially
prosperous. kansas City Journal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14
pepends on the We'll.

Truth lies at the bottom OF a
WELL" quoted the Sage. ''Not If It
happens 10 be an oil we'll" corrected
the fool.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14
Fitting Ejaculation.

Here that mean FELLOW has sent
me a lip stick"
Can you beat it!g
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14

The earth. under thick coating 81
snow, is ten degrees warmer than Ana
air Immediately above the SNOW.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14

Your own photograph always
sounds better than your neighbors
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14
Tough spider Webo.

Some of the spiders of lava have
webs so strong that 3 knife IL re-
CURED to out them
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-14

There are lots OF people who speak
twice before they think.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
New Elevator Nearing Completion

The big new elevator for the Biddi-
son Coal, Grain & Seed Co., at the
Burlington depot in this city is be-
ing rapidly completed by the Burrell
Construction Co., of Chicago, and it
rises up pretty high in the air, being
5S feet above the concrete founda-
(tion of six feet. The main building
is 24x29 feet and is built of 2x6 inch
plank laid flatwise, SO the walls are
six inches thick, this being necessary
on account of the great weight OF
the grain in the bins. Two ware
houses 1895 and 20x4S are also be-
ing erected adjoining the main ele-
vator, the entire structure being COW
cred with steel. All of the machin-
cry in the elevator will be run by in
dividual motors, and late style
dump will be installed so that all
the farmer has to do is to drive In
and his load of grain is dumped. The
elevator will have a capacity of from
$4,000 to $4,000 bushels of grain. 1t
is an enterprise which Leon has long
needed and one which the farmers of
this vicinity will appreciate. In con-
nection with the elevator, coal yards
and storage bins will be erected with
an elevator to unload coal cars direct
into the bins.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Poor Blind Can Now Get County
Pension.

Beginning July 4th another class
of needy poor, in addition to widows
with small children, can become pen
sioners of the county. A law passed
by the last general assembly that per-
mits blind persons to apply for and
be allowed pension out of the coun-
ty funds went into effect July 4th.
There are no copies of the laws of the
last general assembly to be had here,
but it is understood that the maxi
mum pension allowable under this
law is $3.50 a year. The county has
no way to avoid paying the pension If
it is allowed by the court.
1t Is understood that the method
of application and allowance is much
the same as governs similar proceed
ings for widows pensions. Applica-
ton is made in the clerks Office on
special blanks provided for that pur-
pose. Notice of the filing of the ap-
plication is served on the county at
torney to give the county time to
make resistance If it desires to do so.
Time for hearing is set by Judge of
the district court, and at that hear
ing the court may allow or deny the
pension as he deems best. =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
One on Henry Ford.

There are any number of stories
told concerning Henry Ford OF De-
troit. and the we'll known product
turned out in his shops, but wall
street man who recently returned
from Detroit, vouches for the truth
of this one, which he says Ford
tells on himself:
It seems that Ford, who believed
in using his own cars, was out IN
the suburbs of Detroit one day and
stopped when he saw driver OF a
Ford car trying to start his machine
which had failed from some cause.
The driver did not appear able to
locate the trouble, so Ford got out
of his car and rendered his services.
In few minutes the stalled car
was ready to run again and the
owner, after thanking his unknown
benefactor, pulled a half dollar
from his pocket and rendered 1t
saying "Stop at the first place ana
get yourself some cigars.
The money was declined with the
statement, 81 have more money now
than l can find any use for, and l
was only too glad to help you get
YOUR car started again."
The owner of the rcjuvenated car
looked at the Good Samaritan and
then at Ford's car and said with
emphasis, you're liar. II you had
more money than you knew what to
do with you wouldn't be running
Ford ....
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Have Petitioned for Drainage Dis
trict.

At the session of the board of sup
ervisors this week the first drainage
district petition in the history Of De-
catur county was filed with the board.
The proposed ditch would be about q
mile long, starting on the farm OF j..
F. Parker, northeast of Davis City,
near the bridge on the Leon-Davis
City road, and running south to con-
meet with Grand River. This ditch
would drain several hundred acres
of the richest bottom land in Decatur
county, and insure big crop every
year. those who signed the petition
were C. R. Rauch, w. H. Filical, W..
w. Craig, J. F. Parker, j. E. Flora
and Ed Wray, and the board appoint
ed Frank G. Mallette as engineer to
survey and locate said district and
make his report to the county audi
tor as required by law. The parties
interested are very hopeful that the
district. will be established, and If it
fb there is sure to be petitions filed
for other districts in the county
Drainage is bound to come and the
sooner it is started the better. Where
ever it has been tried in Iowa the
land owners are pleased with it, and
it has been shown that it makes them
big money. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
What the Critics Say of "Graustark.' y

"Graustark' grips one with its
dramatic interest. The theme is wov-
en- carefully about the thrilling situ-
ations, and the exceptionally clever
acting of Essenay players brings out
the intensity of the story.-Chicago
Evening Post.
"Graustark' is a magnificent pro-
duction from a pictorial standpoint
and bristles with exciting situations.
Splendid acting, capably and laud-
ably Interpreting the play, sur
charges the production throughout.
Chicago Daily News.
All will rcvel in "Graustark." The
production of the picture is elaborate
being made with an eye to effective
and traistic value.-Chicago Herald.
In thrilling action, dramatic stu
ations, scenice beauty and careful in
depreciation of the story of Essenay
players, "Graustark" is one of the
best photoplays yet produced.-lLov-
ing Picture World.
"Graustark" is one of the most
pretentious pictures yet produced.
McCuthcon's novel is unsuaually we'll
adapted to photoplays and the care
full production and clever acting mark
it as unexcelled in the motion picture
world.-Motion Picture News.
Comes to the Idle Hour theatre,
Leon, Friday July 8. Special matt
nee at 8 p. m. First night show at
Z o'clock. Prices of admission, 10
and 20 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Change in Kraft, Grimes Clothing Co.

A change was made Monday in the
personel of the big clothing firm of
Kraft, Grimes & Co., of Leon, Girls
som Grimes, of Davis City, brother
of Manager NJ. F. Grimes, buying the
interest of l. N. Beard in the Leon
store and will be welcome addition
to the store, as their big business
made additional help necessary. Girls
som Grimes has had a number of
years experience in the clothing
business, having recently disposed of
his clothing store at Troy, Kansas.
He is dandy good business man and
will be welcome addition to the
business interests of Leon. He and
his wife will be given a hearty well
come as residents of Leon.
The change in ownership will make
no difference in the firm, Mr.. George
Kraft still retaining his interest, and
the Leon store will continue as one of
the big chain of Kraft Clothing
Stores, which gives them a great ad-
vantage in buying goods in enormous
quantities. Manager Mark F. Grimes
has made the Leon store a very popu-
MrN trading place, known all over De-
catur county, and his brother will be
just as popular.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
VOLUME Lx1, NO. AZ.
A MOTOR RUN>BY HOGS.
This Is the Latest Invention to b0
Sold in Shenandoah.

A motor run by hog power is the
newest practical machine on the mar
ket and by 1t the hog grinds his own
feed.
d. w. Thayer and w. P. and E. c..
Fishbaugh have organized them
selves into company to sell the ma
chimes.
This is no joke, 50 don't laugh.
The machine is made to hold corn or
other grain and is provided at the
bottom with several blocks of wood
attached in a circular trough which
the hogs try to root out of the way to
eat the ground feed that falls into
the trough. AS they root the block
the machine turns and keeps slowly
grinding more corn. 1t gives the
hogs just the proper amount of ex-
ercise and it saves the farmer the
work of grinding and of feeding the
hogs at a certain hour every day. He
can fill the machine and go off for &
visit knowing that the hogs will feed
themselves. "
A demonstration of the machine
has proven that hogs so fed put on
more weight per bushel of corn than
in the old way.
Now laugh, if you want to, and
then get the boys to show you the
machine at work at the feed yard
Just north of the katekin Seed
House.-Shenandoa Sentinel-Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Changes in Salaries of County
Officials.

Salaries of county auditors, treas
urers and sheriffs will be in accord
ance with the population of the coun-
ty under the provisions of the new
salary law which went into effect
July 4th. County auditor Walter Os-
born will have his salary increased
from $500 to $1,000 year, and
county treasurer Elba Shoemaker
will get the same increase. Sheriff
F.. L. Lorey has his salary reduced
from $500 to $1,5OO, but it is real
ly not reduction. Under the old
law he received $1,S00 and had to
pay the salary of the deputy sheriff
out of his salary, while under the
new law the salary of the deputy
sheriff is to be fixed by the board of
supervisors and it will be paid by the
county,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Druggists Enjoyed Picnic.

There is probably not another town
in the state of Iowa, where there is
as much friendliness among the busi-
ness men as right here in Leon. Mon
day afternoon, a good example of this
feeling was manifested when all the
druggists of Leon and their families
enjoyed big picnic party at Casters
lake. They had good eats galore
and enjoyed delightful outing.
Those who were in attendance were
E. E. Bell and family, Charles Cher
rington and family, P. F. Kopp and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Little,
of Chicago, who are visiting in this
city. In the evening they all attend
ed the Idle Hour theatre in body.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08

VIM. Crichton & Son, who have
occupied the big double room in the
Mullinnix block ever since it was
erected, will vacate their quarters
September 1st, having leased the two
corner rooms in the opera house
block just across the street. Wilson &
Martindale, who recently purchased
the plumbing and heating depart
ment of the Crichton store, will oc-
cupy part of the south room in the
opera house block. Lew Gillian, who
is now occupying the corner room OF
the opera house block has not yet Sc
cured location for his grocery store,
and there is not single vacant store
room in the CITY,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
New Court Cases.

Nancy Boyer vs.. Edward Gunter ct
al. The parties are the heirs of Mrs.
Mary Boyer and suit is brought to
confirm the shares of the heirs and
provide for the sale and division of
her property. Ed H. Sharp, attorney
for plaintiff. '..
T. M. Riddle vs.. w. C. Beavers and
wife and Thomas B. Murphy and
wife. Suit is brought to foreclose
mortgage on 22O acres of land to
secure a note for $1,000. ]. S. Par
rish, attorney for plaintiff.
A. D. Annis vs.. c. E. Myers ct al.
Plaintiff alleges there is due him
$1,000, on notes secured by a Sec
ond mortgage on farm and the
crops and asks that receiver be ap-
pointed to take charge Of the prem
ises. V. r. McGinnis and Tinley,
Mitchell & Pryor, attorneys for plain
tiff. i
John Moorehead vs.. Martha D.
Moorehead. The parties were mar
ried at Leroy in August, 1908, and
lived together until May 81, 1915.
The plaintiff is S5 years of age and
is unable to dress and care for him
self and alleges his wife has treated
him in cruel manner, leaving him
alone and he was compelled to live
on bread and water and that she has
gone away and her present where
abouts are unknown to him. The par
ties made an antenuptial contract
and plaintiff asks for decree of di-
vorce and that his wife be not allow
ed any interest in his property. v.
R. McGinnis, attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
ROss-PenningtOn.

There was a quiet home wedding at
the home of the groom's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Henry Ross, of northwest
of Leon last Saturday evening when
their son, Mr.. Dollie r. Ross, of
Laurel Branch, n c., and Miss Mae
Pennington, of near Leon, were unit
ed in marriage, the ceremony being
performed by Justice John Wood
manSee.
The happy young couple departed
on the evening train for trip to
Chicago, and will then go to their
home at Laurel Branch, N. C. Many
friends in this vicinity extend hearty
congratulations and we'll wishes for
their future happiness and prosper
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Leon Rase Ball Club Won Three
Games the Past Week.

On Saturday, July 3, our ball CLUB
played the Osceola club at Osceola.
The Leon club clearly outclassed their
rivals, winning by one sided score
Of 13 to 0, the Leon club playing er-
rorless ball behind the fine pitching
Of Fred Peck, being in danger at only
one stage of the game, in the seventh
inning owing to a wet ball. The bases
were filled with one out, but Peck
rose to the occasion and struck the
next batter out, and caused the next
batter to pop up an easy chance to
first base The crowd was very small
as 1t rained just before the game was
called The Osceola club was allow
ed only three hits of Peck.
On Sunday, July 4, the Garden
Grove club played our boys on the
Leon grounds. The game resulted In
another victory for us. Garden
Grove never had look in at any
stage of the game, and after the first
few innings the game was turned into
q farce. The final score was 10 to s..
There has been some censoring OF the
manager for getting team like this
put on the field to play here but the
manager is not to blame, as they rep
resented to him they had strong
team, we'll able to give Leon good
game and the manager will do his
best to not let it occur again. There
was only a fair sized crowd at the
game.
On Monday, July 5, at Mt. Ayr, our
boys met and defeated the club at
that place by score of II to ~.
There was an immense crowd, the
gate receipts amounting to $322.
Leon was never in danger at any
stage of the game, as they were al
ways few scores in the lead. The
boys were little off their usual form
as it was their third game in as many
days they were pretty we'll worn out.
Smith, Icons pitcher, was badly of
color and did not pitch in his usual
form. Watsabaugh played a star
game at second, as did Brown at
third. Pickering was the star at the
bat, getting five hits and base on
balls in six times at the bat, having
no chance in the field. Mt. Ayr start
cd Burt Wakefield, the colored gentle
man from Troy, Kansas, to pitch the
game. Leon scored four runs of
him In the first inning and he was
pulled out and replaced by Asa Har-
gus, who lasted until the fifth when
Brown, Watsabaugh and Russell hit
him for two bases each, he was sent
to the dug out in favor of Stuart. The
new pitcher couldn't stop the ava
lanche of hits and when the smoke
had cleared away Leon had the
game on ice ready for the carving.
Leon plays Davis City on the Leon
grounds next Sunday and it promises
to be red hot game as Davis City
has strong team.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
OCCUPY TIE new tLANT
Aaren Poultry and tog Co. Moved
Into Their Bio New Plant Yes. q
terday. 4 fine Building.

The Aaron Poultry and Egg Co.
yesterday moved into their big new
fire proof plant which has been IN
course of construction for several
months The big building is not near
completed yet, but they are SO cramp.
ed in their temporary quarters tnat
they decided to move into their new
building yesterday and are now re-
ceiving the produce at the new plant.
The plant is one of the finest In
the state, everything in connection
with it being the best and OF the
latest design. The work of COM
pleting the three big cooling rooms is
now being rushed and they are inno-
yations in cooling rooms. The walls
are covered with four inches OF press
ed cork, composed of two thickness
es of sheets two inches thick, twelve
inches wide and four feet long. These
are cemented together with, hot as
phalt and then covered with thick
cement plaster, making them air
tight and easy to reduce to low
temperature at all times. This is the
very latest method of constructing
cooling rooms, and they will be COOL
ed with ammonia pipes which are
brought into the plant from the artl-
ficial ice plant which adjoins it. The
entire building is constructed as near
ly fire proof as possible, with two
inch floors, the ceilings are unusual
ly high with big sky lights In the
roof and everything is right up to
date about the plant. Manager Man.
ming has personally supervised the
construction of the big plant and has
everything arranged so as to handle
poultry and eggs with dispatch. It 10
expected that the work of building
the new switch right up to the poul-
try plant will be commenced within
a few days.
The floor space of the new plant Is
considerably larger than the floor
space of the old Swift & Co. plant
which was burned, and it is expected
to do a big business, giving employ
ment to a large number OF people
during the entire year.
Everybody in Leon Is glad to see
this plant completed for 1t means
much to the business interests of.the
city, providing a large weekly pay
roll, the greater part Of which is
spent with our home merchants. And
the best thing of all is that the Aaron
Poultry and Egg Co., and everybody
connected with it are mighty hne
people to do business with.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
The New Buick Six.

The first new Buick light six seen
in Leon, was driven into town yester-
day morning by w. NJ. Holland, OF
Keokuk, who is enroute to Gibbon,
Neb., and the dandy little car attract
ed considerable attention. Mr.. Hol-
land says he easily makes fifty-five
miles an hour on the road and pulled
through the mud from Corydon yes
terday and the car acted like a race
horse. This is the new car which
Axes & Pullen will feature the COM
ing season and are expecting to re-
ceive one of them every day. Watch
out for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
A Double Crop of Potatoes.

John Archey, of this city, is some
potato raiser. His potatoes in his
garden this year could not find room
enough in the ground for all the po-
tatoes which grew and Monday morn
ing he showed us one of the vines,
which had about a dozen potatoes,
some as large as an egg growing on
the vines several inches out of the
ground. This is rather an uncommon
occurrence, the more so from the fact
that there was an unusually large
number of good big potatoes growing
on the roots of this vine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Pleased With Settlements.

We, the undersigned have recent
ly made settlements for losses by fire
and lightning on policies which were
written for us by the we'll known
Leon insurance agency of Pease &
Pease, and desire to say we received
fair and square treatment and are
all we'll pleased with our settlements
and recommend Pease & Pease as re-
., Will Scott,
~ tt. Lewis CARRIER,
:, Frank Chastain,
f, John r. Caster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Off For A Vacation.

1t has been more than seven years
since The Reporter man has been
away from the Office on publication
day, and we feel that we deserve a
little vacation. In company with our
wife and daughter we left yesterday
for an auto trip to Madison, Wiscon-
sin, to enjoy weeks visit with our
two sisters. During our absence The
Reporter will be in charge of the
Office force, Mr.. F. A. Wagner, our
regular linotype operator being in
charge of the business office, his place
on the linotype machine being taken
by Miss Helen Whistler, Mr.. w. c.
Starr, our efficient foreman will look
after the advertising and Job depart
ment and the boys will attend to any
thing in the way Of business during
our absence.
We trust that all of The Reporter
friends will assist them in securing
the news for the paper during our
absence. If you know of anything In
the way of news item drop in at
the office and tell them about it, or
write it up and send by mail. We
specially ask that our rural corre-
spondents send in their items as early
in the week as possible to assist the
boys in getting out the paper prompt
ly on time.
If any subscribers want to pay
their subscription either of the boys
will be pleased to receive it and write
you out a receipt and they'll probab-
ly need number of subscription pay
ments during our absence in order to
meet running expenses, and if they
take in more than they need The Re-
porter man can use some in meeting
the expenses of his vaca tiOn trip.