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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Splendid Cantata Presented at
Lamont.

Monday evening four autos filed
with lovers of music from Leon made
trip to Lamont to hear the cantata,
"Olivet to Calvary" sung by the
Conference choir of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints at the brick church in
that city, and they were we'll repaid
for making the trip On arriving at
Lamont bunch of the hospitable
citizens of that city, led by w. A.
Hopkins, DR.. Will Mather, Joe Dam
ielson and C. E. Blair, tok charge of
the visitors and they enjoyed a
mighty good supper served in the
basement. of their fine coliseum The
annual conference of the L. D. s.
church is in session at Lamont and
hundreds of delegates are present
from all parts of the world, and the
basement of the coliseum is used as
dining room, being in charge of an
experienced chef from Kansas City,
and good wholesome meals are serv-
ed to many hundreds each day, the
tables having a seating capacity of
almost two hundred.
At the coliseum there was an enor-
nous crowd gathered to hear Elder
r. c. Evans, of Toronto, Canada,
the Billy Sunday of the L. D. S.
church. The cantata was given at
the Brick church, and it. was also
filled The cantata was given by a
chorus of more than one hundred
voices under the direction of Mrs. B.
M. Anderson, Mrs. W. N. Robinson,
of Kansas City, being the soprano
soloist, and Mr.. Paul N. Craig, the
baritone soloist. Miss Gracia rsch-
olson was the pianist and Miss E, 'th
Warrington the organist. Many, of
the big choir came from IndepeA T.
ence, Mo-, sand the balance We're resi-
dents Of Lamont and other places.
They were carefully drilled and sang
as one powerful voice. The solos by
Mrs. Robinson and Mr.. Craig Werd
extra good, and the entire program
was most excellent one.
Those who attendcdS from Leon
were Mr.. and Mrs Fred Teale, Mr..
and Mrs. L. P. VanWerden, Mr. and;
Mrs. C. E. Stuber, Mr.. and Mrs. u
r. Bowsher, Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. Acks
erley, Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Hull, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. T. Ogilvic, Mr.. and Mrs.,
Jas. F. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Wfltl
F. Lindsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.,
Townsend, Mrs. H. r. Layton, Mrs.
Harry J. Vogt, Miss Marea Searsse
Miss Jessica Pryor, Miss Dorothy
Hull, Mr.. Bruce Townsend, and each
of them are ready to testify that La
moni is a dandy good place to gor
visiting
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

During the high wind last Satur-
day evening the tent which covers
the skating rink in southwest Leon
was blown down, but fortunately the
skaters were just getting on the
floor. and no one was seriously IN
jured. Harl Coffin of Decatur was
struck on the head by pole and
John Ross jf., also of Dectur was
bruised on the hip by the same pole
But little damage was done to the
tent or rink which 10 In operation as
usual.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Something New at the Idle Hour.

On Saturday evening the first of
a series of Kalem feature plays with
Helen Holmes in the leading role
will be presented. These will be a
series of thrilling railroad pictures,
each complete in itself, and they are
very much out of the ordinary. Don't
miss seeing them. This evening the
regular installment of ''The Million
Dollar Mystery, will be shown. the
first show starting promptly at Z
o'cock. At the Saturday afternoon
matinee the Kalem railroad pictures
will be shown the same as present
ed at the Saturday evening show.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Death of Jack" Stone.

News of the death of Andrew Mon
roe Stone, better known as Jack"
Stone, has been received by relatives
here. The deceased was born and
raised in Decatur county, being son
of Mrs. Margaret Stone of this city.
He went west about twenty-five
years ago, and died at Portland,
Oregon, on March 18th, leaving a
wife and six children. The deceased
had many friends in this vicinity
who will learn of his death with
sincere regret.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Marriage Licenses.

B. Frank Smith, Leon ........ 8
Ona Stevens. Leon .39
Chas. Caul Walker, Bisbee, Ariz. 3 5
Frances Willard Fike, Bisbee, Ari-
zona .21
o. Leo Boatman, Van Vert. "a
Harriet E. Dunaway, Van Vert 20
VIM. E. Bridger, Decatur. 80. %
Alpha M. Kier, Decatur. ...... 20
H. L. Rushfelt, Independence. Mo. "a
Dorcas NJ. KeOwn, st. Joe, Mo. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

The attention of the boys and
girls and their parents and teachers
is called to the article on page 2 of
this issue: in regard to premiums at
the state fair for boys and girls
club and individual work. There is
no reason why Decatur county
should not capture "a number of
these prizes. We have the necessary
material IL they will just iven up
and get into the game.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Wait for the Big Lot Sale.

Prospective purchasers of desir-
able building lots should wait for the
big sale of lots in the L. p. Van
Werden new residence addition in
north Leon, which will be held about
June 1st. There are twelve acres in
the tract, and all of it is we'll locat-
ed, on high ground, adjoining paving
and sewers and it is going to be a
desirable, residence section. Watch
for the date of the sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Leon Failed to Win at state Contest.

Miss Nina Olsen, who represented
the Leon High School at the thirty
eighth annual contest of the High
School Declamatory Association of
Iowa held at Belle Plaine last Fri
day evening, failed to win place
through the technical ruling of the
Judges Of the contest. Miss Nina ap-
peared in the dramatic class, her Sc
lection being "Bobbie Shafto," and
according to the markings of the
judges she won second place, but the
judges ruled that her selection was
not strictly dramatic selection,
there being considerable humor in
it, and for this reason she was not
awarded a place. The winner of
first place in the dramatic class was
Laura Schroeder, of Humboldt, with
"The Lost Word" second place be-
ing given to Harriet Floyd, of Grun-
dy Center, with "Ole Mistis." In
the oratorical class Earl Newsome,
of Ft. Madison, won first with The
Race Problem and Arthur Nor
tensen, of Shelby, second with THE
Call to Arms" First place in the
humorous class went to William
Cleveland, of Harlan, with "Plupy's 8
Debating Club" and second to Anna
Crosby, of Corydon, with sally
AIMS Experience.
There was unusual interest taken
in the contest this year, 159 schools
being represented in the contest with
1908 pupils trying out for places in
the sub-district, district and state
contests. The state contest will be
held at Carroll next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Had to Print Extra Pages.

After a part of this weeks paper
was printed, we found that we would
be unable to get all the matter in
our regular twelve page paper, so we
were forced to print fourteen pages
this week. 1t made a lot of extra
work and no little inconvenience. If
our advertisers would kindly get in
their copy a little earlier in the week
it would greatly relieve the hard
rush during the last two days before
the paper is printed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

S. G. Mitchell is the proud owner
of new Ford touring car purchased
of Estes & Co., and it is right up to-
date, being equipped with Gray &
Davis electric starter and lights, the-
first Ford thus equipped in Leon, Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell will sure enjoy
their new car.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

Bert Bishop, of Marshall, Wyom-
ing, who spent the winter at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
P. Bishop, at Humeston, was in Leon.
Monday visiting his sister, Mrs. ]. c..
Johnson, departing from here for his.
western home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Osceola Electric Light Plant Sold.

The Osceola Light, Heat & Power
Co. was last week sold to the Union
Service Co., Of Omaha. Neb., the
company who purchased the electric
light plant at Charlton about year
ago. and the Osceola papers state
that this company are also figuring
on acquiring the Leon electric light
plant
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Program for the Parent-Teachers'
Association.

The following program will be CIV
en- by the association Friday even
ing, April 10Th at O'Clock:
Music, Miss Golfers room.
Play Ground Supervision, Miss
Grogan.
Athletics in the High School, Prof.
Ehrhardt.
Discussion, Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Row
ell, James Harvey, James Hurst,
Will Springer.
Music, High School.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

The sewer contractors have arriv-
ed, and work commenced Monday
ON both the sewer and disposal plant
contracts. The sewers where the
paving is laid, is all hand digging,
while ON strets where there is no
paving the ditching machine will be
used. A car load of Italians from
sDes Moines arrived Monday to. work
on the contracts. . .bs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Aaron & Co. to Build Plant in Leon.

The local manager of Aaron & Co.,
the Leon poultry firm, has received
blue prints of their proposed new
building to be built adjoining the ice
plant near tho depot, and have asked
local contractors to submit estimates
on the new building. Mr.. Aaron, of
Kansas City, arrived yesterday to
look after the erecting of the new
plant
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Gus Macklin, who recently move,

Gus MdCkIIH, WHO TVCeHIIy 1UUV0U
to Woodland township from Ida
county, was in Leon Monday and in
company with Ed Owen made The
Reporter office a pleasant call. In
talking with Mr. Macklin, he told ua
that up in Ida during the month OF
March, 1915, there were Sc farm
transfers, and the average price Of
the 1927 acres transferred was
$16S.2O peri acre. He says he can-
not see why Decatur county land Is
not going to be worth just as much
as Ida county land within the next
few years, and In this view he bears
out the statement frequently made
that it is not going to be many year1
until oil the good land In Iowa viii
be worth 5000 an acre or more.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Improving Harvey Park.

Active work was commenced Mon
day morning toward beautifying Har-
vey Park. Landscaper R. +. Weir
ick, of Des Moines, is in charge OF
the work and has force of men at
work, laying out the walks and other
to be made, and Leon
will soon have as fine little city
park as any little city in Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Program for Band Concert.

The following is the program for
the first band concert of the season.
to be given by the K. P. band, Satur-
day night, April 18th:
March, Quality Plus -. Jewell
Overture, King Rose Barnard
Serenadc, Love in Idleness Macbeth
March. .Bombasto" Farror
Cuban Dance, "Fontella' Kiefer
Medley Overture, "No. 2". Snyder
Reverie, Romance of Rose.
March. Little Traveller. Jewell
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

Mrs. Minnie Booth, who had been
visiting her mother, Mrs. John Os-'
born, near this city, who is quite sick.
returned to her home at GAINESVILLE,
Mo-, Friday. Her neice, Miss Gussie
Osborn, accompanied her home for a
few days visit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

Dr. Ruby S. Cummins, who had
been visiting with relatives at Lamo-
nj, stopped off in Leon Monday and
visited until the following day with
relatives and friends. DR.. Cummins
is engaged in practice as Physio-
therapist, at Davenport, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

Mrs. Orval LaFollette and children
returned to their home at Saline,
Mo-, Monday, after visiting few
days in this city at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Hamil-
ton. Her sister, Miss Letitia Hamil-
ton, accompanied her home for few
davS visit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Dan Griffin, of southeast Of Z

Dan Griffin, Of southeast Of Leon,
returned Monday evening from
Grand River, where he had been
spending a few days with friends.
His three neices, Misses Mayme and
Ella Flahive and Agnes Ryan, of
Melrose, who had been visiting with
relatives at Grand River, accompan-
led him to this city for visit with
relatives in this vicinity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

The first band concert Of the sea
son will be given Saturday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

Meals at the PARK Hotel, IS cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Work on Sewers Commenced.

March. Little Traveller. Jew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
COUNT TISZA HERO
OF PRAGUE PEOPLE
Faith in Him Said To Be Almost
Pathetlc-Held To Be
Irreplaceable.
Az ca. % The Thbunel

Iondon. April 5.-"A woman neutral
observer in Austria" continuing. her
articles in "The Daily Chronicle" on
the results of her tour, sends the FOL
lowing from Prague:
at least one disturbing element IN
Hungary is dead, and that is the opposi-
ton to Count Tisza, the Prime MIN
lister. He has now no stronger sup
norters than the very members OF the
independent party who formerly abused
him in and out Of Parliament.
Count Tisza has become a popular
hero, He cannot walk in the street
without an admiring crowd attaching
themselves to him and sccreditlng MIN
with all the qualities of the superman.
picturesque stories are current about
him and implicitly believed. Everybody
is convinced, for instance, that with
The exception of one night during which
he travelled to Berlin he has not slept
without interruption from the day the
war was declared.
"This faith in Count Ttsza is almost
nathetic and must prove at times en-
barrassing to its subject. Friend and
former foe alike estimate him as the
only man in the empire capable or
bearing the burden Of this struggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
WILLIAMS TO BE
HOST OF EDITORS
Eastern College Newspapers
Association to Hold Con-
vention at Columbia.

DR.. Talcott Williams, o. the Pulitzer
School OF journalism, Columbia Uni
versity. will be the host at luncheon
given to the Eastern College Newspa-
'ners' Association in convention at Col
umbia University Friday and Saturday.
This luncheon will take place at l2;3o
n. m. on Friday in the Columbia com
mons. University Hall on the Columbia
campus.
AT the banquet to be held at the
Hotel Imperial FRIDAY evening the
speakers will be Timothy S. Williams,
president of tie brooklyn Rapid
transit Company; Professor Franklin
Matthews, of the Pulitzer School; Rob
ert +. MacAlarney, city editor OF the
New York Tribune, and DR.. Talcott
Williams, director of the Pulitzer
School of Journalism. William l..
Kleitz, editor of the Cornell Daily Sun,
will act as POSTMASTER.
The programme for the convention ~
as follows:
Fr.day-lo A M. Spectator building closed ron
ference Of business manager. u 50 p m luncheon
o. IN editorial and business sessions Of Last
ern College Newspaper Association soy m /.
conference. college newspaper foreign advertising
rafes. ~ y ID our Best Results IN lei4-'l5." q
three. minute taxi from each paper; $50 p m
banquet Of the association. Hoiel lmpeIisi; eecton
tsn Newspaper" trip through The New lork
TINES" newspaper plant
Saturday. April lO-l m separate conference
FOR daiies and other papers. II 30 .. m luncheon.
AffracftnE tue Alauufa turcr Through Co-op'rat!on
by VI 5 RutsN .. m. address by some man
Of national reputation IA The adyerl4sne he.a'
n M frils through the Ghetto and the IoWery.
dinner IN Chinatown: p m. theatre party ii 80
D. u, mp through Brooklyn EAgie' plant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
AND MOTHER
OF JUDGES DIES
Mrs. Alice E. n. Mott Was Also
Daughter and Sister OF COL
lege Presidents.

Mrs. Alice E. II. Mott, mother OF
Judge Charles C. Mott, jr., of General
Sessions, and daughter OF the late
Mark Hopkins, president Of Williams
College for more than thirty years
died yesterday at her home in motifs,
town, N. J. Her husband was Chiei
Justice of the United States Court OF
Claims under Cleveland. They were
married October %, 1857, at Williams
town, Mass. Her mother was Mary
Hubbell Hopkins, who was descended
from an old Puritan family.
Mrs. Motifs grandfather, Eliphaiet
Mott, was president of Union College, AZ
Schenectady. for more than fifty years.
Her son, Judge Mott, was graduated
from Williams in 1890 and went TO the
Harvard Law School. He tried many
famous cases as Assistant District AT.
torney. Among the more recent OF
his successful prosecutions were those
Of Stephen J. Stilwell, former State
Senator, and Peter J. Duffy, former po-
lice sergeant.
Mark Hopkins, her father, was man
Of national reputation and lived in
Williamstown for many years. Her
brother, Henry Hopkins, followed in
their fathers footsteps and became
seventh president of Williams. Mrs.
Motifs body will be sent to williams
town, Mass, where the funeral will be
held
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
"Disgraceful Quackery,"
Say Drs. Wiley and Rig
giles of Birth Scenes.
APPROVE THEIR BAN
IN NEW YORK CITY
Washington Physician Declares
Views Are Not Genuine and
Without Medical Value.

Washington, April 4-"Disgraceful
quackery" was the comment or the
twilight sleep motion pictures" just
suppressed by the New York authori-
ties after being shown in Washington,
by DR.. J. Lewis Eiggles, clinical pro-
fessor of the Columbia Hospital for
Women, one of the largest lying-in
hospitals in the South.
DR.. Riggles denounced the pictures
as fakes and characterized their dis
play as the limit Of commercialsm.
"The men backing this scheme came
to my Office" said DR.. Riggles, land
suggested that they take pictures OF q
case in the Columbia Hospital. threw
them out of the Office and would have
nothing to do with them. No good pur-
pose could be served, even II every
thing was genuine. | agree heartily
with whatever official 1t was in New
York who suppressed the films. They
ought not be shown"
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, the pure food
expert, also approved the suppression
of the pictures, declaring that they
should not be shown before mixed
audiences. .,
az did not myself see the pictures"
said DR.. Wiley, $50 I would not know
whether they were actually pictures of
what they purported to be or not But
| do not approve Of showing such
purely medical occurrences, TO say the
least, before an audience Of laymen.
Nothing can be gained by il, and it
seems bad taste 10 me. Next ! sup
pose, if this should 30 on, motion pct-
ures Of the most loathsome diseases
would be permitted, and innocent chill
dren allowed 10 see them.
"Such pictures, if genuine, would be
suitable only al a clinic, and they are
certainly going 10 the extreme limit Of
improperly.
zone of the most disgusting features
of the exhibition here were the ques
tions asked as TO details shown on the
screen. This was not only revolving,
but the answers made showed lament
able ignorance Of essential facts"
The films were shown in Washington
at one private exhibition and later at
u local theatre by DR.. Kurt f. Schools
sing, who seemed 70 be the only person
in charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Albert Steiner, the artist, will have
twelve beautiful models as pages and
heralds for the special professional
numbers at the ball of the Allied Arts
at the Hotel Aston Thursday evening
for the benefit of the Actors Fund Of
America.
The Famous Players Film Company
Ia preparing to produce the old success.
1.-THE Fatal Card" in which Herbert
Kelley and Fife Shannon appeared as
stars for long time.
A score of little refugee children in
Klaw & Erlangers "Fads and Fancies,"
at the Knickerbocker, received sur
prise Saturday night when dolls dressed
in the costumes of the countries repre-
scented by the children were sent TO
them. In the song "Well Take Care
Of You Here" they carried the dolls
on the stage.
Kitty Cheatham in her Easter re-
cital this afternoon at the Lyceum
Theatre will use one act Of an arrange
ment of "Alice in Wonderland" made
by Alice Woodfn TO Schumann's music.
Margaret Sumner plans 10 give the
complete version in the smaller
theatres of New York.
lnclr EdSleI OukllS db AbltHtlN ClNJ
spoiled by the storm, the girls of the
"Chin-Chin" company, at the Globe,
will have a fashion parade this after
noon on the stage.
Kenneth Douglas, leading man in "A
Pair OF Silk Stockings" at the Little
Theatre, celebrated his birthday last
week. and learned that two other prom
inent English actors, Lawrence Gros-
smith and Gerald du Maurier, were also
born on March %.
Details of the Johnson-W Willard fight
will be received direct from Havana
and read 20 the audiences at the CO.
lumbia and Murray Hill theatres this
afternoon.
The Palace Theatre management is
arranging a spring fashion show 20
be a part of the regular vaudeville Dill
next week. Exclusive modistes are CO.
operating.
Oliver Morosco has accepted new,
play bv Louis X. Anspacker. author OF
hOur Children" in which Henry kolker
is starring under Mr.. Morosco's man
agement. II is called THE Unchastened
Woman" and Marjorie Rambeau and
Emily Stevens will play prominent
parts.
Clifton Crawford. featured with
"The Peasant Girl" and Lou-Tellegen'
starring in Taking Chances will be
on the bill at next Sunday nights en-
tertainment for the benefit OK the lie
brew Infant Asylum. at the Casino
Theatre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
OLD OPERA FEUD AGAIN
Hammerstein and Conried
Kin to Fight for Stage Honors.

Hammerstein vs.. Conried In the
younger generation Is provided by the
Columbia University Players in TINS
years show, "On Your Way" The
newest feud, however, Is OF the friend
ly sort, but has aroused tho sporting
tendencies of the Morningside Heights
students. Oscar Hammerstein. "a,
grandson Of the impresario, and FL
lott II. Sperling. nephew OF the late
Heinrich Conried, have prominent
parts In the show, and their followers
are wagering large amounts on their
chances OF making individual hits.
The rivalry begins publicly Monday
at the Hotel Astor, and will continue
during the weeks run OF "On Your
Way" Although warm friends, each
Is determined to Guido the other in
the specialties and songs assigned to
them. The number Of floral apprecia-
tions and encores will settle the win
ner.
Last years victory Of the Columbia
crew at Poughkeepsie will figure large
ly in the review Of two acts and six
scenes. The receipts will be divided
among athletic teams and war relief
funds.