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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Names of Iowa Creeks.

That Iowa is farming state is re-
fiected in the names of many of the
streams that flow through it.
First, there is Farm Greek, so
that Farmers Greek is not out of
place. Then there is Chicken
Greek, a Duck Creek, Goose Creek,
and a number of Turkey Creeks, as
we'll as Pigeon Creek. There are
Fox, Hawk and Rat Creeks to de-
YOUR the domestic animals, and some
Grow Creeks, while there is a Fly
Creek and Mosquito Creek to worry
the summer boarders. Milk and
likewise a Hog Run and Mud
Creek, so that Bacon Creek is not
strange.
1t is fitting that with Bee Creek
and Bee Branch there should also
be a Honey Creek. There are a
couple of Cherry Creeks, a Crabap-
pie Creek, and plenty of Plum
Creeks, and for wild animals there
are Bear, Beaver, Buck, Crane,
Deer, Doe, Elk, Otter, Panther, Rae
coon, Skunk and Wolf Creeks.
With q Keg Greek there is Whfs-
key Creek and Whiskey Run. Fin
ally, there is Purgatory Creek.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
IOWA WINS WORLD CORN PRIZE
At SAN FRANCISCO.
willard Zeller, of Greene County,
Adds to List of Prizes He Has
Won Past Few Years.

Jefferson, May 26.-Willard Eel
le., of Greene county, has just re-
ceived notice from the Panama-Pa
cific exposition at San Francisco,
that his bushel of yellow corn has
taken the gold medal, being award
ed first prize in competition with the
whole world. All the corn used at
the Iowa building for decorations
and display was raised by Mr.. Eel
Ter on his Greene county farm.
For several years the Zeller FAM
lily have taken most of the big prizes
in the corn shows wherever they
have entered. In the national corn
show at Dallas, Texas, in 1914 Will
lard Zeller received first in the con-
test for lone best ear of any vari-
ety." first for the "ten best ears of
any variety" and first for the "ten
best ears Of Yellow Dent corn" In
the Iowa Corn Show he received the
largest yield per acre in 1912, had
the grand champion bushel in 1913
and again in 1914, being the only
man who ever took this prize two
years in succession.
Last year his son Earl Zeller, who
was then only IS years of age, won
the national championship in the
junior class, and YVES given a free
trip to Washington, D. c., by the
federal department Of agriculture
and was entertained by the presi-
dent of the United States.
After eight years of experiments
tho corn is now made to mature ten
days earlier, the yield is large and
the quality better. The grand cham
pion bushel of 1914 of 20 pounds by
weight has just been shelled and in
stead Of having IA pounds of cobs
which is the standard weight, the
cobs weighed just 6A pounds which
means that a bushel of corn over
runs Z n pounds by weight.
The corn business is now i'm
mensely profitable to the Zeller fam
lily. In the general field with about
the usual amount of work they
raise Is to 80 bushels to the acreS
For the breeding plots they have
the exact information. In the year
1912 Earl Zeller grew 141 bushels
at total cost for rent, seed, horses,
labor and husking of only $13.73,
and sold the entire crop for $97.15,
making a profit of $83.42 off the
acre. In 1913 he grew 1928 bushels
on his acre but it was better quail
ity and at an expense of only SHOP,
he made net profit Of $159.5S. In
1914 he raised 139 bushels on an
acre at a cost of $12.15 and made
profit of $197.S0.
During the last three years he has
raised 4O3 bushels and made net
profit of $440.S0, all on a single
acre of land
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Burr Oak Ridge.

Everyone is rejoicing over the fine
rain.
Asa Bethards and family, Mrs.
Hampton and children, Dean and
Fern Mckinley and Oscar Parson
we're Sunday visitors at Chas. Chas-
tain's.
Mr.. Cox is repairing and papering
his house occupied by Clarence Rum
ley.
Bud Simms was on the ridge one
day last week calling on his friends.
Roy Chastain returned from st.
Toe Saturday and also visited his
grandparents at Davis City.
Eva Rumley spent Sunday at her
uLcle's.
Julia Chastain departed Saturday
10 visit her aunt, Mrs. Lon Adams
at Grand River.
W. A. Johnson and family were
guests at Joe Johnson's Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Kimport came down
from Des Moines to visit relatives.
Miss Florence Barry spent Sunday
with home folks.
Clara Chastain went to Davis City
Monday to visit her grandparents,
w. H, McCalla's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Queer Quirks of News.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Emil FREEDMEN bit himself on tn.
foot with his false teeth last week
He was reading in bed, he sneezed
mis- teeth flew out and on the floor
He hoped out Of bed to find them
He stepped with his full weight upo1
two of the teeth which had become
broken off. His foot was badly LAGER
|ated.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-Mylo Cutler has
in his show window three young
chickens Matched from eggs that
were never laid. He killed three
laying hens and took from each an
egg which had been formed but had
no shells. Cutler then took plaster
paris and, binding it with strips OF
court plaster, he made shells to keep
the eggs from breaking open. The
eggs were then placed in an incuba-
tor and yesterday the chicks made
their debut. They are doing nicely,
thank you.
New York.-Jacob Lyman, elder
ly, lived with the three Gretsch girls.
When he went fishing he took them
along. Herta Gretsch always obey
ed his instructions to keep perfect
ly quiet while the fish were biting.
The sisters didn't. Last week he
died and left Herta $4,000.
Bridgeport, O.-The longest bar in
the state of Ohio has been construct
ed here for the Acorn Liquor Co. 1t
is for the convenience of the visitors
from dry Wheeling, across the river,
in West Virginia. The bar is $50
hor NJ Tor ho
hind it. There are two other bars in
town almost as long.
Shelbyyille, Ind.-Rev. John
Reese, baptizing 80 converts in the
river here was forced to halt the
ceremonies several times because of
a queer sensation around one of his
legs. After the ceremony it was
found that one pound black bass
had swan up the trouser leg of the
preacher. 1t was captured and the
preacher had a fish supper.
Edwardsville, Ill-Harry Miller
has become the patron and sponsor
for a strange dog which rode into
town the other day on an interurban
car and which spent the afternoon
jumping on various rapidly moving
city and suburban electric cars. AS
fast as the dog would board a car
the conductor would put him off. He
would clip" another Miller cap
tured him and calls him Ginger.
Seattle, Wash.-Annie Olson saw
ed the expense of a moving van last
week when she shipped her house
hold goods by parcel post, the bill
for stamps being $4.62. She said it
would cost her $40 the old style.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Leroy.

Mrs. T. O. Umphress was called to
Bentonville Saturday by the illness
of her little granddaughter.
Jess kello, who has been visiting
with his brother John and family
returned to Allerton Saturday.
Paul Jordan returned from Ames
.saturday to spend his vacation with
his parents.
Mrs. A. G. Baker went to- Cambria
to visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Bert Wells and family Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Buffum and
son of Cedar Falls came Friday to
visit at the E. S. Buffum home.
Noah Tuttle went to Corydon to
visit a few days with his parents.
Mrs. Dell Hood visited with rela-
tives in Osceola Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Tedford came
from Rutland Saturday for weeks
visit at the C. L. Culver home.
Calvin Reece was in Humeston on
business Saturday.
A. E. Silvers was Corydon pas
senger Saturday.
w. P. Richards had yearling
colt killed by lightning Tuesday OF
last week.
The regular business of the Ep-
worth League for the month of
June will be cared for at a meeting
at the Ray Taylor home Friday ev-
ening
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Center.

Everyone seems to be hoping for
sunshine now instead of rain.
Crop prospects are excellent If
the weather warns up now to make
things grow.
A number of the neighbors with
baskets filled with good things to
eat gave a pleasant and complete
surprise to Mrs. j. G. Long last Sun
day in remembrance of her birth
day. All enjoyed a good time and
those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Keim and son Emerson, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Watson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Rex and fam
lily, also two of Mr.. Rex's nephews,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Vanpelt and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sears and
daughter Irene.
P. C. Morgan graded the road
running north from Pleasant View
school house on Monday of last week
but the rain put an end to the road
work for the remainder of the week.
Much additional work will have to
be done now on account of bridges
being washed out.
While out looking over some
water gaps last Saturday, j. G. Long
happened onto a red fox in the
brush which he was fortunate
enough to shoot and kill before it
escaped Foxes are getting quite
numerous and several have been
complaining of losing poultry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
OttumWd Mans
Stomach Trouble
Quickly Relieved
4. II. Lewis Tells How He Was
Quickly Restored by a Single
Bottle.

Thomas Fl. Lewis, of 1902 West
Second street, Ottumwa, Iowa, was a
sufferer from stomach ailments. He
aook Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and
got quick relief.
The very first does convinced him.
Mr. Lewis wrote:
81 received your remedy and wish
TO state that it is wonderful. The first
bottle made me feel better than l
have felt in years. Would be glad to
gssommend it to anybody who needs
4 stomach remedy
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent results for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. Eat as much
and whatever you like No more dis
tress after eating, pressure of gas in
ahe stomach and around the heart.
Set one bottle from your druggist
now and try it on an absolute guar
antee--if not satisfied money will be
returned. l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
100000 Horses Shipped to Europe.

A total of 100000 horses and A.
900 mules have been shipped from
the United States to Europe since
the war broke out, according to
figures compiled in the Office of the
animal husbandry department of the
Iowa State college. The average
valuation of the horses was $16O
and that of the mules somewhat low
er. This amounts to $37,76O, 900
worth of horses, exclusive of the
mules.
Prof. w. H. Pew, head of the ami
NAL husbandry department, states
that in the end he believes this large
expectation will be distinct benefit
to the horse industry of the united
States. He says these figures mean
that this country has been getting
rid of a class of horses that had no
market here. This in turn will leave
an opening for the Development Of 4
better class Of draft hcrses. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Bradney.
(Delayed.l

Mr.. and Mrs. Trave Lane and son
and daughter visited Sunday at Ey.
erctt Konklin's
VIM. Waller had force of men
helping him work on a pond Monday
Misses Ruth and Marjorie Free
man returned Saturday from a
weeks visit with their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dingman, south
east of Leon.
Glen Lane and wife were Sunday
visitors at the Everett Konklin home
Mrs. w. c. fuller returned from
Leon Saturday.
Maurice Snyder returned from Dies
Moines Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Gates spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Russell Aten.
Cecil Ewing visited over Sunday in
Missouri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Neuralgia Pains Stopped.

You don't need to suffer those
agonizing nerve pains in the face,
head, arm. shoulders, chest and
back. Just apply; few drops Of
soothing Sl0an's Liniment; lie quiet
II few Minutes. You will get such
relief and comfort! Life and the
world will look brighter. Get bot
tle today. s ounces tor 26c at MI
saruggists. Penetrates without rub
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03

Alfalfa seed Tor - ~ Biddison
Cal Q Gfain@ CO.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30

Address box $50. Honolulu, H7waii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30
noted PAINTING.
IS ON DISPLAY
"Shadow of the Cross" Ex-
hibited Here-LuminoSity
Puzzles Even Experts

The Shadow Of the Cross" that
strange painting which for nearly ~
years has aroused extraordinary in
tereSt and curiosity, not only among
laymen but among art c0nnoisscurs,
is now on exhib ticn in Honolulu.
in room Sc. Young hotel, it has been
put On display for few days. from 2
to- $50 p. m. daily. 1t will be on
display until May :, at small ad-
mission price
The story Of this picture is known
to thousands A Young artist. Henri
ALlt. painted it n the year 1896, when
the artist was 70 years of age. Seen
by daylight or artificial Light it is a
beautiful and striking portrait OF the
Christ clad in the costume OF the
Galileean, standing on high kn0ll in
the Wilderness with the desert and
Purple hills in the BACKGROUND.
The picture is an u Wanting on
ordinary canvas, mcaS"rin- 412N1 ieet
but the mystifying quality Of this
painting is that it can also be SuoH III
the dark by its own light Viewed in
an entirely darkpnpl !CUm the figure
of the Christ in this picture stands
forth from a luminous BACKGROUND,
while behind the figure is plainly
seen the "SEadOW Of the C:OsS. d
cross not only invisible but Ot which
" hen the canvas is examined in tn"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30
EMPIRE BILL Is.
We'll. BALANCED

Novel indeed are the methods en-
ployed by the greatest city on the
North American continent in the
movement Of one and a half million
people daily. How New York city
copes with the transportation prob
lem is a feature picture included in
the Empire Theater program today.
The visit of British royalty to POrtu-
gal when the honor of knighthOod was
conferred, will be shown. The fate
of the interesting old cup defender,
Reliance. from 2 fast racing yacht to
the hlnk pile waS caught slIysthe cam
era. Theodore Roosevelt has been
induced to pose While in his New
York office. The unique folk-dance
of Indians lat Glacier park Montana,
makes an interesting picture in its
revival of an odd custom.
Earle Williams Edith Storey and
Andreas Rondolf are prominent in a
drama in : which q series of
dangerous r+aeroplme, lights are fea-
tured Warfare, in the Air" is "a
production of intensity and :. power.
Its equal has seldom been reproduced
by the camera for the silent stage
Air craft are seen in actual and NOR
tai combat. From the wreckage
comes the cry of victory at the over.
throw of treachery and the triumph
OF the happy conquerors. The plot
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30
PAINTED FISH :.
ARE ASSURED, . ...
SAYS POTTER
Problem of Keeping Hawaiian
Specimens Alive at Fair
Is Solved

The problem of keeping Hawaiian
fishes alive in the Territorial building
at the San Francisco exposition has
been solved, Slys F. A. Potter, Jr,
ST; erintendent OF the aqu7rium who
returned to Honolulu this morning in
the Siberia, after having been in Cali
fCrnia since the middle of February.
The fish have always made the
Journey in good condition." said Mr.
Potter in his arrival this morning,
but at first the water there seemed
unsuited to them, and they persisted
rapidly. After several changes and
eXE eriments | find that they are living
better, and there is now no doubt
that We shall 0e able to maintain the
exhibit, which has attracted more at
tention than any other feature in the
building"
Mr.. Potter will now remain in HO-
nolulu, and will attend to the forward
ing of freshly caught specimens OF
Hawaiian fish every time the Matsonia
sails for San Francisco. The care of
the exhibit at the exposition HIS de
vDlvcd upon Captain HarrOn OF the
United States Fish commission, who
has cared for similar exhibits at most
Of the big American eXpOsitiOns since
that at Chicago in 1893.
The HaW allan building and the Ca
madam Building are undoubtedly the
most attractive and popular at the en-
position, continued Mr.. Potter. We
tried repeatedly TO get an estimate or
a count OF the daily number Of visit
rr>. At cue time We counted 500 per
sens before the t4nhs. but the reOrle
alW avs crowd in % rapidly thar even
an approximate estimate cannot be
~ de-
One Of the guards at the Palace If
J LIBERAL Arts t.. NE that the Crna-
dian and Hawaiian buildings were the
ones TO which he was most often ASK
cd to direct visitors.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30
BUSINESS PRESSURE ~. .... -.
PRE- VENTS THEM FROM ,
SERVING AS JURORS
= O m M ncins April 80

At their own request. their reason
being business pressure. the members
of the trial jury in Judge Stuart's di,
vision of the, circuit court were excus,
ed today from further duty. Another
trial Jury was drawn as follows:
William Git, NJ. A. Robinson, Daniel
NaauaO, Louis R. Medeiros. John T.
Gandell, David K. HoaEili, D. Thrum,
Irwin SPalding, James l.. p Robinson,
Mark Houghtailing, G. Waterhouse,
Eugene Campbell, Guy l.. Duckworth,
Herman Lemke, Charles Hustace, Jr.,
and Charles Allen Drew.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30
NARSTORY Will
BE TOLD in film
At YELIBERTY

Under the auspices Of the great
Hearst newspaper service Ye Liberty
theater will present during the COM
Ing week mammoth five-reel history
OF the Worlds Greatest War" This
film is heralded 8 as tremendous,
thrilling, vividly sensational and en-
tirely authentic history of the gigan-
lie struggle for supremacy now being
waged in Europe. Incidentally it is
the first offering of war story ever
undertaken on such an elaborate
scale. ....-=
Included in this film. which is a
production OF the SeIig PoIyscope Co,
are scenes from all OF the various
camps, no fayoritism is shown and all
countries are given, an equal oppor-
tnnity In this great film.
The story of the big war will be an
added feature to the regular weekly
bill, making the phuaoplay offering
for next Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday a 12-Eeel offering, The reg
ular feature is The Wishing Ring"
with a new "P.ckford" feature and
recently released "Pathe Weekly"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30

has to do with a war between two
great nations
|. Marc MacDerm0tt is starred in
The Livery Of the Dead rated enc
Of the best of recent series of
dramas produced in collaboration
with popular monthly magazine by
Richard W. Chles.
G. w. Anderson has seldom been
cast ia more COngenial role than
in the western drama, The Squat
ter's Gall"
The Tango Spree" is one of the
rollicking comedies which Dan Ma
son. May Abbey, Ida Ward and Bliss
Milford have made so popular with
movie patrons.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30

Thomas Nelson Page, United States
Ambassador to Italy, is at st. Reno,
Italy, where he will meet many for
eisn diplomats living in the resort
town
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-30

there will be another jury trial ia
the division.
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STAR.BULLETIN GIVES you
TODAI.S NEWS TO-DAY
The Washington herald., 1915-01-25
GETTING A START.
BE A MAN
By NATHANIEL c. FOWLER, JR.
tCOpyrlght, lSl5.l
Man is made of Dust

tCOpyrght, lSl5.l
Man is made of Dust
Dust settles.
Be a man.
TETTLE! That is a good word with
which to cOnjure.
- He who does not settle his ac-
counts, whether they are monetary OF
otherwise, Is not manly and does not
stand we'll among men.
Everybody is under obligation to some
body. He owes money or he owes some
thing beside money. He cannot succeed,
he cannot be true to himself and to the
world. unless he is under obligations to
somebody orr to something, and unless
others are under similar obligations to
him.
Reciprocity is one of the first laws Of
business and Of every other department
OF life.
Alone. we amount to nothing. with
others there is no limit to our attain
ment.
Many a man pays his bills promptly
and forgets to keep his engagements. He
is financially honest and socially and
otherwise dishonest.
An obligation is binding, no matter how
small it may be.
If you agree to meet a man at a GER
tain hour or upon certain day. it Is
just as important that you keep this
bills
Nothing detracts more from ones rep
utatiOn than Carelessness in keeping obli-
cations, however small they may be.
Men of mark. men who rightly occupy
high positions. never forget an engage
ment, they are always on time, and they
consider themselves under obligations to
those with whom they come in contact.
in business and out of it. Their word
is as good as their bond, and their bond
is usually above par.
do not find any excuse for profess
sional men who are forgetful and who
do not appear to realize the Importance
Of meeting every obligation and of keep
ing every engagement. Some of them
may excuse themselves by claiming that
their minds are preoccupied with other
things. Sheer nonsense! The mind that
cannot grasp and surround and meet an
obligation, whether II belongs to great
scientist or to a clerk behind the coun-
ter. is not the kind of mind which Is
predestined to succeed.
There is no excuse for failure to meet
an appointment or other obligation, or
for delay in answering letter which re-
quires an immediate reply.
"'I am too busy" is not an excuse.
You can trust a busy man, you can
depend upon him more than you can
upon a man who has nothing to do.
II desired help, I should go to tina
busiest man l know, for he has time.
The loafer hasn't.
At times it may be impossible for you
to do the work of the day during the
day: but, in the majority Of cases, each
DAVIS work can be performed more easily
today than it can be done tomorrow.
Settle at the time of settlement
Today Is yours. tomorrow may not De-
You are dependent upon your fellow
men. Treat them as you would nave
them treat you. and realize that they
have equal rights with you; that when
you promise to do a thing. and do not
do 1t, you have stolen another man
time and are Just as much a thief as you
would be IL you had robbed his money
drawer.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-25
NEW YORK
FASHION
LETTER.
~
N4RE La ROCQEE

New York Bureau of The Washington
Herald, MOnolith Building, 45 w.
34th ST., New York City.
The shopkeepers here seem to be
little afraid of the full skirt that
is bound to be generally accepted
within a few months. For they have
marked down their winter models to
absurdly low prices. They wish to
sell out, at whatever price they can
get, their narrow skirted models.
Hence the bargains.
Bargains they are, too, for the
woman who buys discriminatory. For
she can pick and choose among them
until she finds some model that an
swers her purpose, and with the aid
of a capable seamstress, and the ex-
penditure of a few dollars she can
very easily convert the old model into
a new one.
Any of the frocks with wide tunIcs
can easily be made suitable for wear
in the next few months, no matter
how narrow the foundation skirt may
be. For the full tunic can be lowered
on the foundation, which can be cut
away under it, and the part cut away
can be converted into a wide, shirred