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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Hawley-Arnold.

The following account of the we'd
ding of Miss Edith Arnold to Mr..
Stephen T. Hawley, is taken from the
St. Joe, Mo-, Gazette of August 3rd:
The bride is we'll known by many OF
our readers, being a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank J. Arnold, who were
for many years residents of Davis
City, and the bride has visited on
numerous occasions at Davis City
since her parents removed to St Joe.
Miss Edith Arnold, daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Arnold, ID
Noyes avenue, and Stephen T. Haw-
ley, wealthy young farmer south. Of
the city, were married at $3.50
O'Clock Monday evening at the home.
of the brides parents, with Rev 8.
M. Williams, pastor of tho Hyde Fark
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
officiating. The home was beautiful
ly decorated with sweet peas and
ferns. The guests were united to
members Of the family andfa few in
innate friends. Refreshments were
served following the ceremony, after
which Mr.. and Mrs Hawley, in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hyde
and children, left for the Panama ex-
position, by way Of Denver and Salt
Lake City. They Will return Sept.
st, and will sbe atshome at the resl-
dence now under construction two
miles south Of the city. Frank Ar
mold, father OF the bride is q patr0l-
man ON the south side.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
RINGLING DAY ALMOST HERE.
Big Circus Bound This Way on Five
Great Trains Loaded With
Wonders.

Children are now on their best be-
haviOr in anticipation of real hOli-
day treat on Thursday, August 10,
when Ringing Brothers Worlds
Shows will exhibit in Charlton. 1t ia
expected that this city will send
more than it's usual number of saw
dust fans, to welcome this popular
circus.
Ringing Brothers promise many
novelties and innovations and a
bigger and better everything" is the
slogan. Preceding the regular circus
performance the new spectacle of
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, y
will be enacted on the largest stage
in the world. This mammoth 1850
character pageant cost $1,00O,O00
and the costumes, scenery and stage
properties are said to be revelation
in gorgeousness. Among the 385
arenic acts, are scores of equestrians
the Lloyds, famous English
riders; the Borsinis, rolling globe ar
fists; the Josephine China troupe;
the five highest perch acts ever pre-
|sented; Big Bingo, the biggest living
elephant; five herds of trick ele-
plants; SO clowns, 20 families OF
aerialists and magnificent horse
show and speed tournament. The
menagerie is larger and more COM
plete than ever and features many
animals never before exhibited in
America A free street parade will
be given on the morning of show
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Tried to Climb q Tree.

Frank Binning, of near Delray,
tried to pull off a little tree climbing
stunt with his new Cartercar last
Sunday evening. Mr.. Binning had
driven to Leon with his family to
spend the day with friends, and in
the evening was driving around over
the pavement. At the sharp and
dangerous turn in front of the resi-
dence of James Grandstaff, his atten-
ton was momentarily, attracted to
the other side of the street and he
involuntarily turned his steering
wheel and the car. climbed over the
curb and brought up with a bump
against large tree, damaging the
fender and bending the front end OF
the frame, but no one was hurt.
Frank says they all told him the Car
tercar would climb anything but he
hardly thought it would climb right
up tree, but is now convinced that
his car won't stop for tree or any
thing else as long as he keeps on
feeding it the juice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Library Notes.

The following July magazines will
be loaned the same as a 7-day book
when the August number is on the
table. The current numbers are
loaned from the closing of the IL
brary one evening until the opening
hour the next day.
July Century-An interesting
automobile tour of New England,
beautifully illustrated. article on
Holland.
July Good Observation-Disclosures
did help to the housewife; hints for
house furnishing and cooking.
July Everybody's-Am war
chiefs; good stories for fiction read
ers.
Harpcr's- s-Compensation and busi-
ness ethics and the best of short
stories.
Cosmopolitan-An article on
America First and an educational ar
ticle; summer fiction.
The Ladies Home Journal.
Hearst's.
Pictorial Review. !
Necdlecraft.
Woman's Home Companion.
WEEKLY
Wallaccs' Farmer.
Scientific American-The purpose
of this journal is to record accurate
ly, simply and interestingly the
worlds progress in scientific know
ledge and Industrial achievement.
The Outlook-The important ev-
ento of the week told in an interest
ing manner. illustrated.
CHILDRENS ENT
The American Boy.
st. Nicholas
WEEKLY PAPERS
The Leon Reporter.
Decatur County Journal.
Lamont Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
YEARS AGO.
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The original package front doors
on Commercial street were hung with
crepe last Saturday, because they
were given dose of congressional
poisoning which caused them to shut
up shop. 1t caught a great many of
the boys in bad shape as they had
failed to lay in supply for Sunday
consumption.
The delegates from Decatur cOun-
ty, headed by s. w. Hurst, deserve
great credit for the way in which
they conducted their canvas at the
state convention last week for E. j.
Sankcy for Clerk of the Supreme
Court. With the odds and the entire
field against them, they won the fight
on the first ballot. 1t was victory
to be proud of.
Bluford Wilson and wife are re-
joicing over the arrival of fine boy
at their homo last Friday .
At the congressional convention
held at Osceola last week, Major A.
R. Anderson was nominated as the
democratic candidate for congress
from the eighth district.
Judge w. w. Ellis died suddenly
Tuesday night about IL o'clock,
while sitting in his chair. He was
one of the old settlers of this coun-
ty, man highly respected by all.
H. G. Reuter- sold his meat mar
ket to j. w. Honnold and J. M. Cas-
ter.
Mrs. A. A. Roy died at her home
in Leon last Friday night, her death
being sudden and unexpected. She is
survived by her husband and one
daughter, Miss Edith.
Mrs. Sarah I. Caster Pitman died
at her home in Leon on August II tn,
at the age of 54 years, months and
IA days. She was one of the pioneers
of Leon and is survived by her hus-
band, e. K Pitman, and two sons.
J. M. and J. A. Caster.
Uncle John Allbaugh returned
Greencastle, Indiana.
Mrs. S. Cross and son Frank re-
turned from visit with relatives at
Omaha, Neb.
J. E. Penniwell and DR.. Will Van
Werden are attending the K. of P
grand lodge at Des Moincs this week,
Mrs. F. c. Taylor and daughter re-
turned to their home in Chicago, af-
ter visit with Leon relatives. Miss
Helen Young accompanied them to
Chicago for a visit of several weeks
Mrs. e. w. Curry, Miss Grace Cur
ry, Miss Mary Ray and Mcssrs, E. b
McClelland and DR.. j. w. RoWell re-
turned from an outing at Lake Oko-
boil.
Henry Perkins and Miss Laura
Cockerham were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Cockerham, in Morgan
township last Saturday by Squire
Galpin.
c.. w. Barr and daughter left for
Boston, Mass, to attend the Nation
al G. A. R. Encampment and visit
with relatives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
GREAT WOODS MEETING
Third Annual Sunday School Reunion
at FiliCaI's Woods Last Sunday
Was a Grand Success.

The third annual Sunday school
reunion met Sunday at FilicaIs s
grove four miles north Of town. The
day was ideal, and the woods were IN
splendid condition. Four Sunday
schools took part, Fairvtcw, Crown
Union and Leon Brethren.
At 1880 the Sunday school was
called to order by the association
president, J. F. CARRIER. Sam CARRIER
was superintendent and soon had the
wheels moving. Large classes were
formed according to the graded
standard and each hunted a cozy
nook for the lesson period.
At the close of the Sunday school
a large crowd listened with rapt at
tention while Mrs. Woodward OF Des
Moines, told of her ten years expert
ence in the jungles of India. Many
were deeply moved by her account OF
conditions at the other side of the
world. At the conclusion Of the ad-
dress Mr.. Splitter, a practical Sunday
school man of Des Moines told OF the
efforts and methods of his school fo1
the orphans of India. These practl-
cal and inspiring addresses brought.
we trust, a wider sympathy and
vision to many.
About 1890 the crowd spread
abroad in the woods for basket din
ners and splendid time of good tel-
lowship was enjoyed.
The crowd grew steadily through
out the day, hundreds of autos and
rigs from all over the northern half
of the county filling the woods.
At 2 a great program of children
day nature was rendered by the four
Sunday schools combined. Short
speeches were made by visiting pas
tors and a great variety Of exercises
drills, songs and recitations were
heard.
Altogether it was great day for
Decatur county. The spirit OF CO.
operation and good fellowship reign
ed supreme. The children we're
especially enthusiastic and were
heard to say it was the "very bestest
day. of their life. Grown-ups, too,
were ready to vote it the best ever
We trust this event marks now an
established institution that will con
tinue to play large part in years to
come, in promoting fellowship and
christian spirit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Mules Ran Away.

J. H. Mattison, who drives a
mighty good span of mules to his
huxster wagon, had runaway acc1-
dent near the. depot yesterday morn
ing, and although it was reported
that Mr.. Mattison was seriously in
jured, he escaped with a number OF
severe bruises. He had made trip
south of Leon and was returning
with "a Load of chickens and when
passing one Of the seWer ditching
machines north Of the stockyards,
the mules became frightened when
the whistle on the ditcher was blown
and ran away, overturning the Was-
on and throwing Mr.. Mattison to the
ground. 1t was thought at first that
his hip was broken, and a hurry-up
trip was made by Orr Stout in the
jitney bus taking DR.. Bowman to the
scene, and the injured man was
brought to the Leon hospital. An
examination disclosed there were no
bones broken but he was bruised up
badly. J.. T. says he guesses he will
have to sell those darned mules, tor
when they take a notion to run all
creation cant hold them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Notice.

Some parties have been interfer-
ing with the telephone service IN
Leon and vicinity by cutting, cross
ing and wrapping wires and by loes-
suing connections and teMpeli;sss
with cables. Some of these parties
are known. That they may be apprls-
ed Of the gravity of their acts, we
quote below the law on the subject:
Supplement, Code of Iowa 1917 j,
title XIV, chapter 4, section 4SO7.
'sIf any person maliciously injure,
remove or destroy any electric rail-
way or apparatus thereto belonging,
or any bridge, rail or plank road; or
place, or cause to be placed, any OBJ
struction on any electric railway, or
on any such bridge, rail or plank
road: or wilfully obstruct or injure
any public road or highway; or ma
liciously cut, burn. or in any way
break down, injure or destroy any
post or pole used in connection win
any system; or break down or de-
stroy or injure and deface any cleo
trio light, telegraph or telephone in
strument; or in any way cut, break
or injure tho wires of any apparatus
thereto belonging; or shall wilfully
tap, cut, injure, break, disconnect,
connect, make any connection with
or destroy any of the wires, mains,
pipes, conduits, meters or other ap-
sparatus belonging to, or attached to-,
the power plant or distributing sys-
tenn of any electric light plant, cleo
trio motor, gas plant or water plant;
or shall aid or abet any other per-
son in so doing, he shall be imprls-
oned in the penitentiary not more
than five years, or be fined not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, or i'm
prisoned in the county Jail not more
than one yecr, or both such fine and
Imprisonment, at the discretion OF
the court. go G.. A., ch. 1909
Decatur County Mutual Telephone
Company.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Minister'S, Deacons' and Laymen's
Fifth Sunday Meeting.

The following is the program OF
the ministers, deacons' and laymen'
fifth Sunday meeting of the East
Grand River Baptist Association tc
be held with Freedom Baptist church
on Saturday and Sunday, August "a
and 20, 1915.
SATURDAY 10 a. m.
Services opened by G. w. Blakes.
ley.
IL a. Sermon, v. F. Walker.
Q p. m.-Song and praise service
led by Wesley Girdner.
2:30 p. m.-Lecture on Mems
Work." by 3. e. England.
Followed by discussion of the sub.
ject.
7:3O p. m.-Prayer and song ser.
vice, led by c. E. Scott.
8 p. m.-Sermon by Rev. A. l.
Harper.
e SUNDAY MORNING
10 a. m.-Sunday school.
II a. m.-Sermon by G. w. Smith
Subject, "Church History"
DINNER
2 p.s m. m.-Sermon by N. B. Sill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Auto Drivers Should Use Caution
When Fire Alarm is Sounded.

At the fire last Friday there came
near being serious accident, the
Are, truck being hauled to the fire
behind Clyde Stephens auto, and
lust. as the fire was reached an auto
in front caused Mr.. Stephens to turn
his car sharply and the fire truck
crashed into the rear of the car
breaking the tongue of the truck, but
fortunately the truck was not turned
over and none of the fire boys were
Injured. The accident has caused
fire chief Charles Horn to issue the
following notice to autoistsz as to
what they should do when a fire
alarm is sounded:
When you hear the fire whistle
blow you should drive your auto OF
vehicle on the right side of the
street, and stop sufficient length OF
time to satisfy yourself that the fire
boys are not coming your way or
have passed you.
All drivers are warned not to stop
their cars in the street in front OF a
fire. but drive them in on some side
street or on the opposite side of the
street from where the fire boys are
likely to come from.
See that your car stands at least
:25 feet from fire plug, as it some
times requires two strings of hose at
a fire.
Don't drive over the fire hose as
there is an ordinance against doing
SO, and you lay yourself liable to,
fine.
It is not the wish of any member
of the fire department to cause any
one any trouble, but persons who
disregard the above warnings will in
the future have to appear before the
mayor and answer to the charges
which will be filed against them.
,s Charles Horn,
Chief of Fire Department
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Once Is Enough.

We thought we would enjoy see
ing the big auto races which were
held at the big speedway track in
Des Moines last Saturday, but we
did not anticipate going to a slaugh-
ter house, and once is enough for us.
We saw the big racing cars tear
around the board track at a speed OF
as high as 1O4 miles an hour, no car
being permitted to enter which
could not show better than eighty
five miles an hour in the preliminary
trials. Fourteen cars started in the
race, and in the 38th mile, the car
driven by Joe Cooper threw tire
at the head of the stretch. The car
skidded and the driver apparently
had it Strengthened up when it shot
to the top of the saucer track and
crashed over the railing, falling into
the pit distance of twenty-five feet,
which separated the track from the
grandstand The car turned over
caught Cooper under the side of it
and he was dead when he was picked
up. His mechanician Louis Piel was
thrown out of the car and badly In
jured but will recover. The fatal ac-
;uidenI did not stop the race, the
drivers of the cars continuing and
some of them did not know that
Cooper was killed until after the race
was over. The second accident hap
pened to Billy Chandler as he was
rounding the turn in his 238th mile,
the right rear wheel going to pieces
and the car turned completely over,
left the track and crashed through
the fence on the inside OF the track.
Chandler and his mechanician were
thrown many feet when the car turn
ed over, and were both badly injur-
ed. Chandler will recover, but his
mechanician, Morris Kcelcr, of st.
Paul, died that evening at $3.50. The
two fatal accidents have put a big
damper on auto racing in Des
.Moines, and mighty few of the many
thousands Of people who witnessed
the race last Saturday will care to
witness another auto race.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Ho,gging.

There has been complaint, espec-
tally from late arrivals from out OF
town, that the space allotted to auto
mobiles for parking around the pub
lie square and vicinity is being hog
ged by some Of the earlier arrivals,
especially on the south side, as on
last Saturday night, where there
were spaces left between the cars
not wide enough for another car to
occupy but greatly in excess of that
necessary for the convenience OF
each car.
We feel sure this condition is not
created through selfishness but from
lack Of timely consideration Of the
rights OF others and upon calling at
tention to the facts it will not happen
again.
Remember the spaces on the west
and south Of the band stand are re-
served for pedestrians in going to
and from the pErk
CITY OF LEON, &
BY the Mayer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
HUNT FOR VETERAN TOO LATE;
is DEAD.
Iowa Captain Who Won Southerner's
Gratitude, Succumbs Many
Years Ago.

Mrs. Caroline Young Smith, post
mistress at Leon, Iowa, yesterday re-
ported to Adjutant General Logan
that Capt. Charles P. Johnson, OF co.
A, Seventeenth Iowa volunteers, for
whom the officials are searching, died
a number of years ago.
J. A. Mccullough, prominent at
torney Of Greenville, South Carolina,
has been hunting for Captain john
son to repay a kindness rendered by
Johnson in 1854 to a confederate
soldier, the grandfather of Mrs NC
Cullough. An appeal was made to
the Iowa military department to To-
cate Johnson.
T. L. Stevens, record clerk of the
military department, learned that
Captain johnson enlisted from Leon,
Iowa, February 25, 1862. He served
as first sergeant when mustered
March 21, 1862. He was promoted
to second lieutenant Sept. 4, 1862
for bravery. In January, 1858, he
was made captain Of Co. A. Johnson
was wounded severely and was taken
prisoner at Jackson, Miss, May A.
1863. He was discharged for wounds
April 26, 1865.
The service which Captain John
son performed for the confederate
soldier in 1864 consisted of writing
a letter to the United States author
it1es telling them of the good treat
ment he had received at the hands
Ct the rebel forces According to
Mr.. Mccullough, that letter resulted
in many kindnesses being shown the
confederate soldier and his family
shortly before and after the surren-
der.
Mrs. Smith of Leon made an inves-
tigation in that locality in an effort
to locate Captain Johnson. She
leared that he had died many years
ago. Apparently the wounds he re-
ceived in the war hastened his death.
Mrs. Charles D. Mallette, a sister
in-law of the union captain, resides
in Garden Grove, Mrs. Young says.
This information will be sent to the
southern attorney as he stated ne
wished to get in touch with rela-
tives, if Captain Johnson had died.
Register and Leader, Aug. 9Th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
FoUR BIG SHOWS.
Four Separate Shows Carried With
Yankee Robinson This Season.

Four separate and distinct shows
are carried by the Yankee Robinson
three ring circus. They are the cir
Gus proper, the Texas Bill Wild
West, the Carl Hoffenback trained
animal exhibition and the Parker Pa
cific Carnival Co. One admission
ticket will take the patron to three
of the shows without extra charge.
The only separate tickets are requir-
ed for the carnival which operates on
the down town streets. Arrange
ments have been made for excursion
trains to the big show this year and
it is predicted that there will be the
largest crowd at the point of exhi-
bition ever known in this country
At Davis City Thursday, August 19.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Won a Game and Lost One.

The Leon base ball team were de-
feated in game with Kellerton at
Kellerton last Thursday by a score
of 16 to 4 The Leon boys were all
off form that day, errors being num-
erous, and it was the poorest game
Which the home team has put up this
season.
On Sunday Leon defeated. the Mt
Ayr team on the Leon grounds in a
good game by a score of 6 to 4
The Leon team plays at the Grand
River reunion on Friday, and go to
Humeston for a game next Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
GASOLINE CAUS 5 FIRE
Mrs. Anna Hale Seriously Buraed
and her Home Destroyed by a
Gasoline Fire Last Friday.

Mrs. Anna Hale, residing on north
Church street, was seriously burned
and her residence practically de-
stroyed by fire which started about 1
O'clock last Friday afternoon, tho re-
suit of attempting to fill a gasoline
stove while it was burning, the tank
running over and catching fire.
. Mrs. Hale was alone in the house
at the time and when the gasoline
caught fire she spilled some of the
fluid on her clothing and in sec
ond her light clothing was on fire.
She ran screaming into the yard and
tried to extinguish the flames by roll
ing on the ground. Her cries were
heard by Fred Fisher who lives in
the next house and he ran to her as
sistance, being Joined about the
same time by A. M. Pryor. A wash
ing was hanging on the clothes line
and they seized the wet clothes and
wrapped them around Mrs. Hale,
but not until she was seriously burn-
ed, She was carried to the residence
of Mr.. Fisher and physicians sum-
moned who dressed her injuries,
and she was removed later to the
Leon hospital. Mrs. Hale was slight
ly burned on the face, her hands and
arms were burned, but the most Sc
we're burns were on her limbs, ex-
tending almost from her hips to her
toes, but fortunately the burns are
not deep enough to result fatally,
although it will be some time before
they are healed.
The burning gasoline filled the
small kitchen where the stove was
standing and in second it was a
mass of flames, and rapidly eating
it's way into the balance of the house.
Many persons were soon on the scene
and the furniture in the front part OF
the house was carried out, but moth
ing was saved from the kitchen and
one bed room. The fire boys soon
had two streams of water on the
house and the front part of it was
saved, although the house is badly
damaged, the east part and the
roof being destroyed.
The loss to Mrs. Hale, who is a
most deserving lady, is heavy one
as she had no insurance on either
the house or contents. A number Of
our citizens have taken the matter
up and are raising a fund to rebuild
her house for her.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
{ Circus Goes to Davis City Instead OF
Coming to Leon.

Word was received last Friday to
cancel contracts for the appearance
of the Yankee Robinson circus IN
Leon, as the management had decld.
ed to show at Davis City instead OF
Leon. Just what induced them TO
make the change is not known, but
1T is reported that Davis City offered
them free grounds and free license
and the fact that the Davis City re-
union would be on at the time, prob
ably induced then to make the
change.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Auto Went Into Ditch.

Last Saturday evening while
James Zornes and family, of Grimes,
Iowa, were enroute to Leon to visit
at the home of Mrs. Zornes' father,
y. H. Evans, their car went into the
ditch about six miles north of Leon.
The car struck small washout at
the end of a culvert which caused the
car to skid and seeing it was going
into the ditch Mr.. Zornes turned II
straight so as to keep it from turn
ing over and went into small ditch.
The Windshield and front axle were
broken and other damage done, but
the car was repaired so that they
drove home Sunday evening. None
of the occupants were injured =