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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19

Mrs. ]. L. McCarty and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, and Miss
Julia Francis Wooten left this
morning for a visit to relatives
in Dawson and Shellman.
Wanted to buy 100 mules
for War purposes. We will
be at J, G. Williams Stable.
Fitzgerald, all this week.
Bring your mules and get
the cash and save feeding
them.
WE'LL Bros.
Mr. Scudder, the Government rep
resentative in charge of the Third
Nationals affairs, will remain in the
city for a few days longer to wind
up the business of the old institu-
ton.
Miss Maude Glover left Friday for
New York and points in Canada for
the summer.
Hon. j. B. Clements, representative
for Irwin county, was in the city
Saturday, being home for the week
eRd and to meet his friends at the
Royal Singing Convention, of which
he is prominent member
A number of Fitzgeraldites spent
Sunday at the Union school house
attending the Royal Singing Conven-
ton. AS usual, the convention was
a large success, thousands of farm
ers and their families met to enjoy
the two days sing, which was par
ticipated in by all the classes in Ben
Hill and Irwin counties.
Hon. Wesley R. Walker spent the
weekend at home with his constit-
uents, having succeeded in passing
the bill abolishing the City Court Of
Fitzgerald and establishing four
terms of the Superior court the past
week. Mr., Walker returned to At.
lanta Sunday night, carrying with
him the largest cotton stock on his
plantation to exhibit to his North
Georgia colleagues.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19
Fitzgerald Takes
Three From EufauIa

Fitzgerald pitchers all twirled
good ball while their teammates
played errorless ball behind them
and we made clean sweep of the
series, making it six straight vic
tories for the boys in as many
days.
Rosenberg pitched the opening
game and held the local team to 2
runs while Fitz. landed on Parker
IN the Bird and 5th innings for a
total of 8 runs. In the third with
one man on, Meyers smashed out
triple and III the 5th with Mona
han and Barnett on bases, Gates
poled one to an old oak grove
near" the park for home run.
McF arland opposed Dozier for
the pitching honors in the 2nd
game, the former having the best
OF it and we copied this one 5 to
3. Besides Netherlands good work
in the box he found Doziers de-
livery for two safe bingles. Dozier
pitched a good game but the Fitz.
boys hit him when hits meant runs.
Beall had great day at the bat,
he getting four safe raps out of
that many trips to the plate. In
the 9Th EufaCla bad three men on
bases with but one down when
Barnard hit into a double play,
Mcfarland to Monahan to Gates,
retiring the side.
RoseberrY started the last game
for Fitz. but after one man had
counted was relieved by Garwocd
who held the locals scorIess the
balance of the game, not a Eufaula
player reaching third base. Goldir
started the game for the locals but
Fitzgerald batteries trained their
rapid fire guns on him and when
the smoke had cleared away we
had driven in enough runs to cinch
the game. Beall greeted GCldin
his first two trips to the plate with
a two base hit each time, while
Gates followed with a triple all
three of them going way down in
the old pea patch. Parker relieved
Goldin in the 9th and held US
scoreless the balance of the game.
Lockabey our new third base
man secured from HawkinsviIle
played the old hot corner in good
shape. Monahan did the receiving
in all the games and Eufaula had
bad luck attempting to steal. Lots
Of the local boys went out by the
Meyers to Cooper to Gates route.
this trio making double plays just
any old time. Barnett Beall and
Norris all played a star game in
the out6eld handling everything
that came their way. besides
getting their share of the hits.
The boys play in Dawson three
games sthis week, then return
home. G. w.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19
For Miss Mcbride

A pleasant event of Friday even
ing was the theater party given by
John W. Yates for Miss Imogene
Mcbride, who is the charming
visitor of Mrs. J. C. Bush. The
party gathered at the Lee-Grant
and from there went to the Amusu.
After the show delightful course
of refreshments were enjoyed at
Adams Candy Kitchen. The fol-
lowing were invited: Misses Rhea
Wise, Nell Frazer, Mary Booth,
Francis Whitaker, Lucille Peacock,
Julia Prentiss, Alice Morris,
Esther Benton, Ida Mckay, Eliza
beth Pryor, Mary James, Exile
Bennett, and Imogene MCBRIDE;
Messrs Toby Fellers, John H.
Jones, A. H. Kelly, Wimberly
Wilson, Jarrett Pryor, Roy Adams
Arthur Daniel, Lawrence Glover,
Rufus Smith, Stubbs Dorminey,
Carl Williamson, Edd Pittman,
John W. Yates.
IScuchez, the bombardment of Arr;
Irds in the Argonne constituted vi
place.
have turned two pivotal points
I5rolenka, a stronghold on the Mare
OF Warsaw and Radon, ffty-sevd
~ miles from Ivangorod, another
the Polish capital, have fallen, a
sof the Austro-Germans have pres
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Flemister.
of Milledgeville, have returned
to their home after a pleasant
visit with their daughter, Mrs.
A. B. Cook. Mr.. and Mrs. Cock
accompanied them as far as Cor
dele.
Corn, hay and oats make IN
the major crops of Ben Hill coun-
tvs more progressive farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Bragg and
children returned from a visit of
several weeks to relatives in Ala
bama.
George Wooten left for Dawson
to attend the series of games to be
played in that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cook leave
Tuesday morning for Orlando,
Fla, on a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Farme,
will leave in their auto Tuesday
for Warrenton and other points
in E. Georgia to visit relatives.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19

Miss Alice Morris will leave to-
morrow for Savannah where she
will spend the next few weeks.
Miss Helen Osborne who has
been the guest of Miss Inez
Thomason in Atlanta for the past
several days has returned home.
Miss Imogene Mcbride, of
Montezuma is the gnest of Mr..
and Mrs. J. C. Bush.
Mrs. G. A. Daniel and Mrs. C.
B. Teal returned Sunday from
Macon, accompanied by Mrs.
Daniels sister, Miss Anna Jones,
who will spend some time with
them.
Mrs. T. J. Dickey, Mrs. ]. w.
Boyd and Miss Fannie Boyd are
spending the summer at Waynes-
vile, N. G.
Miss Della Majors is spending
this week at St. Simons.
Mr.. Sam Wilcox Of DELLA was
Sunday visitor here.
Wanted to buy 100
mules for war purposes.
We will be at J. G. Will
ans all this week. Bring
in your mules and get cash
and save feeding them.
WE'LL Bros.
Miss Eunice Graves of Saro
Sofa, Fla, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. w. G. Broadhurst.
Miss Lucille Peacock, who has
been the guest of Mrs. J. G. Will
liams for the past several weeks,
will leave Tuesday for her home
in Marlin, Texas.
Messrs. Charlie 'Ialiferro, Geo.
Wooten and Kurte Thurmond re-
turned home Sunday morning
from Eufaula, Ala, where they
witnessed the Eufaula- Fitzgerald
ball games.
Ben Hill county will soon make
enough wheat to supp y the home
market. Dickson's mill has been
milling day and night on wheat
grown at home.
D. w. M. Whitley has quar-
ter of an acre in Soudan grass,
which furnishes him enough feed
for his 3 COWS. This is his first
experience with the grass and he
is delighted with the result. The
seed was furnished him by the
U. S. Agricultural department.
We would advise our farmer
friends to give Soudan grass a
trial, but call their attention to
the danger of having Johnson
grass seed palmed off on them,
the two being very much alike.
Buy only from reliable seedman
whom you can trust to know the
difference.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19
Ex-MaYOr Tom Wilson
Near Deaths Door


Relatives of this city received a
letter last Saturday from j.
&. Knapp, Santa Ana, Calf, dated
the 18th, saying that Col. Tom Viii
son had a paralytic stroke, was un-
conscious for several days, and that
he is yet in a precarious condition.
Mrs. Knappis with her father at Long
Beach, Calf, assisting hermother
in caring for him.
This will indeed be sad news
to Col. Wilson's many friends in this
city, as he was former mayor of
Fitzgerald for a number of years.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Roush, who
are touring the West, write
friends in the city that they are
enjoying their trip and will ar
rive at San Francisco this week
to take in the Panama EXPOSE
ton.
Col. and Mrs. ]. B. Wall are
now at Indian Springs. Mr..
Wall is reported improving and
is expected to return within ten
days.
Miss Ruth Harley of Valdosta
is visiting her sister, Mrs. CLAW.
ton Jay.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19
OF for the SeashOre

L, L. Griner and family, Mayor and
Mrs. Drew W. Paulk, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. F. Flournoy, and Mrs. Geo. E
Kicker made up a party for St. ST.
mons and left Sunday morning to
spend some time on the Island.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-19

Joe Koplin, after a pleasant visit
to his brothers, Pinkie and Alec Kor-
lin, left for his home in Atlanta Sur
day morning.
If your subscription to The
Leader Enterprise is due, better
pay up now and get four big maya
zines, all one year, for only 18
cents extra.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
Special Meeting Saturday.

The postponed meeting of the De-
catur County Improved Stock Breed
ers' Associa ton will be held Satur-
day, April 10th at l o'clock in the
Commercial Club room for the pur-
pose of electing officers and such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
The question of holding farmers
Short course will be taken up and de-
cided at this time, as it will be neces-
sary for the committee to report to
the extension department at Ames,
before April 18th.
The object of, the short course is
to increase the productivity of the
land, maintain the fertility of the
soil, encourage the growing of live
stock, promote the interests of the
public school, foster farmers organi-
cations in the country and co-opera-
ton between town and country,
teach and dignity the science of
home making and withal to develop
a higher type of manhood and wom-
anhood. To accomplish this the fol-
lowing subjects are taught: grain
judging, stock judging, preparation
and cultivation of the soil,
ance of soil fertility, care and man
agement of live stock, dairying, hor-
ticulture and domestic science. Sub
jects closely allied to the farm, such
as the rural school, country church,
grange and club, receive a large
share of attention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
Daniel Sullivan.

# 5
Daniel Sullivan was born Nov. 21,
1S45, in county Kerry, Ireland, and
died at Leon, Iowa, March 25, 1915,
at the age of 50 years, 4 months and
days.
When a young man the deceased
came to America and engaged for
many years in farming, having been
a resident of Decatur county for g
great many years, residing until q
few years ago on farm east of Leon.
He was united in marriage to
Miss Julia Mahoney, at Ottumwa.
Iowa, Jan. 26, 1869, and to their
union were born eight children
Their first born died in infancy, and
three daughters, Mrs. Julia Griffin.
Mrs. Alice Griffin and Mrs. Elizabeth
Ward passed, away within the past
few years. His good wife died in
1898. The surviving children are
Mrs. Mary Boylen, of ST. Paul.
Mimi; Michael Sullivan, of Leons
Patrick Sullivan, of Malloy; Gather
inc Sullivan, of Leon.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, March 10th, at the Catholic
church in Woodland township. con-.
Quoted by Rev. Father MCCLELLAN. OF
Charlton, interment being In the ad-
joining cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
JUDGE FORGRAVE SATISFIED.
And Would Not Fine Witness Who
Could Spell.

There stepped to the witness stand
in Justice L. W. Forgraves court
Tuesday morning a well built young
man who was at once as Is the pro-
cedure, asked his name, to which he
replied but was not understood by
Clerk John Harnois, who again ask
ed his name, but with no better re-
suit as he did not understand the
answer. This irritated Harnois a
trifle and rather sharply he said:
''Spell your name"
Then the witness began: 20,
double T, l. double U, E, double L.,
double"
Watt ordered Harnois; begin
again!"
The witness repeated: 20, double
T, l, double U, E, double L, double
U. double o.
"Your honor!" roarcd the clerk, II
beg that this man be committed for
contempt of court"
what is your name?" asked the
judge.
"My name, your honor, is Ottiwell
w ood, and ! spell it 0, double T, |,
double U, 3, double l., double U,
double o, D."-St. Joe Observer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
James F. Harvey Honored.

At meeting of the \ executive
board of the St. Paul-Des Moines-St.
Joseph-Kansas City State Trail asso-
citation held last week at Lamont,
Mr.. James F. Harvey of Leon, Iowa,
was elected assistant manager for
the southern division, Des Moines to
Kansas City. This was an excellent
selection as Mr.. Harvey is one of the
best "Good Road Boosters in the
state of Iowa and has a practical
knowledge of what it takes to make
good road, besides he has earned his
recognition having been member of
the first organizing committee of the
association in 1911 and has gener-
ously contributed of both his time
and money ever since, in improving
and extending the trail. He also or
iginated the idea of using the initials
81. T." as a part of the official mark
ing. g.-Lamoni Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
Farm House Burned.

The farm house owned by Mrs.
Martha Umphress, about mile south
of the Burlington depot was destroy
ed by fire last Thursday evening to-
gether with all the contents, Mrs.
Umphress being in Leon at the time,
and no one was at home. The fire,
which is supposed to have started
from sparks from an engine, as the
house stood close to the railroad
tracks, and there had been no fire
in the house that evening, had made
sucn progress when discovered that
neighbOrs could not enter the build
ing when they reached the scene and
all of Mrs. Umphress household
goods and clothing were destroyed.
She had 500 insurance on the build
ing and 5000 on the contents in the
Farmers of Cedar Rapids.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
knights Templar Hold Easter Ser
vices.

Tripolis Commandery No 60,
knights Templar, held special Easter
services at the NJ. E. church Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock, the members
of the order in full uniform march
ing to the church from the lodge
room. A special program had been
prepared which was enjoyed by all
present, the services being open to
the public. Miss Gretchen Myers
sang two beautiful solos, Arise,
|Shine,' and I'm My Fathers House. :"
Miss Ruth Farquhar read Ella
Wheeler Wilcox's poem. Worthy the
Name, Sir Knight, 4" and there was
scripture reading by Rev. Sir knight
Geo. P. Campbell, of Davis City. The
address was delivered by Sir knight
c.. E. NFliesbach, of Clarinda, and it
was specially good one, being en-
joyed alike by the Sir Knights and
the audience He is an interesting
speaker and his address was replete
with fine thoughts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
Will Probably Have Band Concerts
HI, This Summer. :E .f

The Leon band are contempl
giving series Of Saturday evening
band concerts in Leon again this
summer If sufficient funds are sub-
scribed for this purpose. A paper
was circulated this week and quite
generously subscribed to. The can
vass has not yet been finished, but it
is to be hoped that the required sum
will be raised. The band boys are
negotiating with Prof. l.. w. Wheel
er, of Waverley, Iowa, band in
structor and leader of many years ex-
perience to take charge of the band.
The Saturday night band concerts
have in the past proven to be great
drawing cards, bringing people to
Leon from all parts of the county,
and everybody should put their
shoulder to the wheel and boost for
the concerts again this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
A Mighty Good Job.

C. M. Axes is a good roads boost
er and dandy good fellow, and he
has demonstrated this by p big inn
provement on the road which runs
past his fine new country home just
south of Leon. There is a very sharp
turn at the northwest corner of his
farm and the road was obscured by
a hedge fence. Charley at an ex-
pense of a good many dollars has
grubbed this hedge out, so that a
clear view of the road on both sides
of the road can be obtained, and ev-
cry auto driver who has ever driven
this trail is ready to take his hat of
to c. NJ. Axes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of a Century Ago.

The town council elected Fred
Neice as engineer of the electric
light plant and Web Sanger as town
marshal.
U. G. Benefiel and wife are the
proud parents of ten pound girl
born to them last Monday
Fuller and John Avery bought out
A. j. Warmers secondhand store
and moved it to the Gassett building
on Commercial street
H. l.. & Orison Long dissolved
their partnership, H. L. Long re-
tanning the dry goods store.
The Leon schools opened Monday
after being closed for a week on ac-
count of a scarlet fever scare.
DR.. H. R. Layton was out in Neb-
raska enjoying a few days duck
shooting. M
Jolly Dick Ledgerwood has return
ed to Leon to spend the summer.
H. L. Hastings, of Iowa City, came
to assist with the work in the Farm
ers & Traders Bank for few weeks.
Miss Lulu Craigo went to Des
Moines Tuesday to visit couple of
weeks with friends.
Geo. j. Woodbury. and wife, of
Garden Grove, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Farquhar in this
city last Sunday.
Prof. L. M. Hastings, of Iowa City,
visied over Sunday at the home of
L. P. Sigler.
:, VIM. Creighton went to Omaha,
Neb, Saturday to visit a week with
his son Clyde, who is employed in a
bank in that city.
Mrs. J. w. Leeper, of Burlington,
was a guest at the home of Mrs.
Lucy Ray.
Two children of VIM. Argo, of
east of Pleasanton, died within a
week, both suffering from lung fever.
Last Saturday about noon occur
red the most sad accident it has ever
come to us to write about, the result
of which caused the death Of Harvey
D., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ham
ilton. Just how the first start in the
fatal scene took place no, one knows.
A young horse had just been pur-
chased by Mr.. Hamilton, on which
he had put rope and tied it up, but
it had gotten loose. Harvey coming
home at noon put his team up, and it
is supposed caught the colt and in
doing so the slip moose caught one
of his hands. The colt started to
run and he was unable to extricate
his hand from the moose. The colt
ran out of the lot and dragged the
boy for two blocks over the brick
Just south OF the Ham
ilton residence the colt leaped over
the crossing and the boy was caught
under the crossing. A part of his
fingers were torn off and he was vir-
tually dead when parties who had
vainly tried to stop the horse, reach
ed him. Harvey was just past eigh-
teen years of age, and was one of
the most popular young men of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
Edgar Haskett Bell, 5 Years Old.

1t was planned to have Edgar's
party on his birthday, March End,
but about all the youngsters in Leon
had the measles SO the party was
put off until they all could come, so
yesterday 135 children were enter
tained at the library assembly room.
Games were played and all had a
good time. Light refreshments were
served, after which each boy was
given noisy cricket and each girl a
strand Of beads The Bell children
entertain their little friends every
other year, and the events are looked
forward to with pleasure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
Ames College Professor Perfects Ma
chine to Make Clover! and Other
Hard Seeds Grow.

While at Ames recently attending
the newspaper mems short course we
were told of machine which has
been perfected by Prof. H. D.
Hughes, head of the farm crops de-
partment, which is going to prove a
great boon to the farmers. And,
strange to say, Prof. Hughes ds not.
going to make any money out of, his
invention, but is giving it to 5 the
farmers free. 1t is machine which
treats clover and other hard shelled
seed so that it will be possible to get
a crop of nearly 100 per cent instead
of about half crop. The machine
may be made by any farmer at q
cost of a few dollars and is very
simple. The clover or other seed Isl
blown by air against piece of sand
paper which scratches the hard hull
of the seed so that it will germinate..
Hard seeds, planted under ideal con-
ditions for termination, have lain
for months and months, some grow
ing and some never sprOuting. In
one case German bOtanist kept a
quantity of hard clover seed under
perfect termination conditions for
over 26 years, and they failed to-
germinate. BY pricking the hard
hull the seed was made to terminate.
and grow. This is the basic principle
of Prof. Hughes invention. The use
fulness of the machine is not confin-
ed to clover, but it may be used for
alfalfa, which according to the Min
nesota experiment station is 80 per,
cent hard, and instances have been
found where it was SO to IS per cent
hard and worthless for agricultural
purposes. Numerous experiments in
seeding at the Iowa experimental
farm at Ames the past year prove
that Hughes machine does all that
is claimed for it. An Illinois farmer
for whom the college treated 5000
pounds of seed states in report that
seed which generated only so per
cent when sent to Ames terminated
SO per cent when returned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
New Front for Price Clothing Store.

The clothing store of G. B. Price
on the north side Of the square is go
ing to be made one of the most mod
ern store buildings in the city at
once, a contract having been let to
w. w. Sell to install modern front
in the building. The new front will
have copper posts, and an additional
display window will be provided on
the west side. A fine corner entrance
will be made and the big display
window on the south side will be a
beauty. The upper part Of the en-
tire front will have prism glass
which will light the entire store in
good shape, and the big window will
be ornamented with a band of lead
ed art glass, the latest thing in use
in the large cities. A fine new glass
display case will be installed on the
corner outside the entrance. Since
coming to Leon Mr.. Price has made
many Improvements in this store, and
his business is increasing by leaps
and bounds, so that she feels that
nothing is too good forshis store. The
work will be installed during this
month. Last Saturday Mr.. Price
gave his customers aStreat, having
an Italian orchestra at the store both
afternoon and evening and many
gathered to listen to the music. Mr..
Price tells us he did the biggest days
business Saturday heg ever had since
to Leon. M
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
StOver-Howell.

At the Methodist parsonage last
Saturday afternoon Mr.. c. E.. Howell
of Leon and Miss Lavina Stover, of
Pleasanton were united in marriage.
These young people are both we'll
known, here, and have large num-
Der of friends who extend congratu-
lations and best wishes. Miss Hazel
Howell sister of the groom, and
Miss Maud Slower, sister to. the bride
were present during the cermony,
which was performed by Rev. Guy j.
Fansher, pastor of the NJ. E. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell will make their
home at Salina, Kansas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-08
An Expert Skater.

Raymond Ross, young profess
sional roller skater was feature at
the Skating Rink in this city couple
of nights last week, and he is some
skater and jumper. Among the feats
which he performed with ease was
hurdle jumping on one foot over
the seats of twelve chairs, and over
the backs Of six chairs jumping on
both 'feet, and oyer three chairs in
one. foot jumping. He also pleased
those who witnessed his toe skating
and spinning, and dancing the lat
est two-step on roller skates. He is
one of the best roller skaters ever
seen in this section.