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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24

Mrs. H. j. Lands of this city and
her granddaughters, Misses Beatrice
and Louise Lands, of Benton, went
to Decatur City Monday for few
days visit with her daughter, Mrs. T.
r. Roberts.
Mrs. e. K. Pitman and son George,
who had been visiting for several
weeks in this city at the home of her
mother, Mrs. James Harris, depart
ed Thursday for their home at North
wood Iowa.
Mrs. Walter Metz received a mes
sage Monday evening that her father
was dangerously ill at his home in
Princeton, Mo-, James konklin took
Mrs. Metz and children to Princeton
Monday night
Don E. Lewis, of Charlton, was a
business visitor in this city Tuesday
Mr.. Lewis and The Reporter man
We're schoolmates at Charlton forty
years and more ago, and we enjoyed
4 visit with him.
Miss Ruth Farquhar, who is stu
dent in the State University at Iowa
City, arrived Friday evening to spend
the summer vacation at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Farquhar, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Coontz and
daughter, Miss Olive, of Woodland
township, returned Friday from Bar
aboo, Wisconsin, where they had
been visiting few days at the home
of his son, e. o. Coontz.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Reed and chill
dren, Inez, Ina and Ralph, returned
to their home near Pleasanton Sat
urday evening after visiting few
days in this city at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Clyde Mitchell
Mr.. j. H. Roberts, wife and son,
Merrill, of Charlton, who had been
visiting at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Wilson, in this city,
departed Sunday noon for visit with
relatives at Burton, Kansas.
Mrs. J. w. ROwell and Mrs. F. s.
Stewart went to Ottumwa Tuesday
for a visit at the home of DIR. and
Mrs. Clair Boone. DR.. Rowell and
Mr.. Stewart will join them at Ottum-
wa the latter part of the week.
A. Ironside' and neice, Miss
Eleanor Ironside, returned from
Browns Valley, Minnesota, Saturday
evening, having been visiting there
and at other places in Minnesota and
South Dakota, for several weeks.
Alex Letter, Of Charlton, spent a
couple of days in Leon the first of the
week visiting with his old comrade,
Steve Grouse, they having served In
the army together. Mr.. Letter is an
old time resident Of Leon, his father
having laid out Eemer's addition to
this city more than nifty years ago.
He met = number Of old time friends
while here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24

Mr.. D, E. Nordyke, Of near Fair
field, and his granddaughter, Miss
Gladys Nordyke, Of Brighton, re-
turned homo Saturday after visit
ct the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
G. L, Sage and other relatives in this
vicinity.
r. E. Lionberger, of Washington
state, who had been visiting at the
home of his uncle, w. d. Lionberger,
of northeast Of Leon, departed Mon
day for Clinton, Mo-, to visit short
time with relatives, after which he
expects to locate somewhere in Ida
no.
j. H. Evans returned Monday from
attending the state G.. A. r. encamp-
ment at Sioux City, after which he
visited for several days with rela-
tives and old friends at Alta, Iowa,
and also stopped at Grimes, Iowa,
for a visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Zornes. He tells US that northern
Iowa Is in lots worse shape than
southern Iowa, and that many fields
have not yet been planted to corn,
being too wet to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Monroe depart
ed Sunday for Ann Arbor, Mich, to
attend the commencement exercises
at the University of Michigan this
week, their son Ronald being one of
the graduates. Ronald's many friends
will be pleased to learn that he pass
ed all his final examinations in excel
lent shape with good grades, and he
is one of the few Leon boys who have
ever been able to complete the full
four year course at college in the
shortest time that it can be done.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
As Taken from the Abstract Office of
Leon Loan and Abstract Co..
From May 6 to June %, 1915
As Reported by W. A.
POuSh.

H. D. yanWerden to D. E. Griffin,
lots in Leon. 49,. .S36O.
H. D. VanWerden to H. D. Traup-
ell, lots in Leon. -. $1S7.5O.
H. D. VanWerden to E. c. Hollis
ter, lots in LeOn... ..... $500.
H. d. NanWerden to G. w. Dunn,
lots in Leon. -. .Sl5O.
M. A. Konklin ct al. to John Kon-
kiln, 60 acres in High Point
G. E. Smith to NJ. R. Gardner, lots
in Leon. -. $3.50.
S. D. LOSS to G. Barcus, so acres
in Hamilton twp. -. $4,000.
NJ Brown to R. l.. Fear, 40 acres
lin Grand River twp. $4,000.
L. E. Laney to w. H. Bronson,
lots in Decatur. $3.50.
F. NJ. Millsap to E. H. Peck, lots.
in Decatur. -. 81 zoo.
R. NJ. Elvin to R. c. Elvin, lots in
C. S. Stearns to H. Land F. Lii
lard, lis acres in Garden GROVE
twp. -. $145OO.
F. A. Bay to R. H. Redd, lots in
Grand River. =. -. -. $500.
R. H. Redd to H. T. Johnson, lots
in Grand River. -. 49,. $3.50.
H. D. VanWerden to E. H. Barrett,
lots in Leon. -. ~. ..... $3.50.
G. P. Lambert to D. F. and H. A..
Lambert, lots in Lamont ~. 5000.
J. w. Barrett to V. B. Wakefield,
20 acres in Center twp. $1,000.
j. Eubank to S. C. Reed, lot in La
moni. j. -. -. -. 80. 1920.
IA. D. VanWerden to Mabel Horn
er, lots in Leon. $500.
w. f. Argo to H. NJ. Wilson, lots
in Pleasanton. -. $3.50.
J. L. GRANDPA to c. Stephens, los
acres in High Point twp. ..$75O0.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints to E. and
M. Gilbert. lots in Lamont. 800.
Eta Mexican to State Savings
Bank of Lamont, lots in Lamo-
State Savings Bank of Lamont to
M. e. Green, lots in Lamont. =. 1925.
G. E. Smith to d. T. and NJ. Man
chester, lots in Leon. -. ST. SO.
F. w. Newcomb to J. A. Martin,
100 acres in New Buda twp. 81 1000.
A. F. Radnich to D. Downey, lots
in Davis City,. -. ..... .$24OO.
w. G. Badham to Ida NJ. Hayer,
lots in Lamont. >. ~. -. $4,000.
acres in Bloomington twp. $4,000.
s. G. Reed to H. Ferguson, lots in
Lamont. -. -. -. $4,000.
D. Jones to G.. S. Foreman and F.
w. Newcomb. lots in Lamont $4,000.
j. E. Matsler to J. O. Ausman, 20 |
acres in Center twp. ..... $40. |
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Owens, OF Mt.
Ayr, who had been visiting a daugh-
ter at Aurora, Neb., stopped off in
this city Tuesday for short visit at
the home of his brOther-in-laW, Ar
thur Forbes, while enroute home.
Miss Alpha Riddle went to Gaines
willie, Mo-, Friday to visit few days
with relatives and friends. Her lit
tie neicc, Marguerite McCabe, who
had been visiting in Leon, returned
to her home at Gainesville with her.
Mrs. Mary Wilson returned to her
home at New Market Thursday after
a visit of several weeks with rela-
tives in this city and vicinity. Her
sister, Mrs Jas. K. Beavers, accom-
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude W. Beck and
son Ralph returned to their home in
Des Moines Saturday, after a weeks
visit at the home OF Mrs. Beck's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cochran,
and with. other relatives in this city.
Miss Gretchen Hurst departed
Monday evening for Ottawa, Michi-
gan, where she will spend the sum-
mer with her brother, Louie Hurst,
who is located on cattle farm away
up in northern Michigan. She is an
ticipating pleasant summers OUT
ing.
o. r. Conrey, of Memphis, Tenn,
came in last Thursday evening for a
few days visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Conrey in this city.
"Trip has resided at Memphis for
several years, being in charge of a
railway news company's business in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Price, with Max
Morgan as chauffeur, autoed to Al
ibany, Mo-, last Friday to visit friends
at that place and attend the lot sale
held by the Smith Realty Co. Miss
Mabel Grantham, of Albany, accom-
panied them home and visited until
Saturday noon at the Price home.
Clark Morris, a former well known
resident of Leon, but for several
years resident of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, spent several days in this city
the latter part of last week. Clark
is now on the road selling law books
for a Los Angeles publishing firm,
and at present is working in Iowa.
G. b. Daugherty, who has been
travelling in Oklahoma for several
weeks, came in Saturday afternoon
from Excelsior Springs, Mo-, where
he had been for week. He tells us
that Iowa has no reason to complain
over the wet weather, for 1t looks
like the garden spot of earth, after
having seen the damage wrought by
floods in Oklahoma, Kansas and Mis-
souri,. His daughter, Mrs. Port Bow
sher, who had also been at Excelsior
Springs for q week, returned to Leon
with him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
(Continued from Page g.

Mrs. Kate Brown returned Satur-
day from Humeston where she had
been visiting for a couple OF weeks
with relatives and friends.
+. V. Leniley, one of the state &C
countants, came in Saturday from
Oskaloosa, for an over Sunday visit
with his family in this city.
Ben Akcrs and daughter, of Excel
sior Springs, Mo-, passed through
Leon Saturday afternoon on their
way to Decatur City for a few days
visit with relatives. sSs.5A
Postmaster Earl Riley and neice,
Margaret Colburn, of Decatur City,
drove over in his auto Saturday but
were caught by the rain and had to
return on the train
u ]. N. Andrew and W. S. Beck, OF
Grand River, who had driven to Leon
in a car Saturday morning, returned
home on..the train that afternoon, on
account Of the ln.
Albert Loving returned to his
home, at Promise. City Tuesday, .hav-
ing been visiting at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. .Glate Pace, in this
city for a few days.
sfi Misses Dorothx-sMyers and Leona
Il DdV II, tOLGSOlyuOn,g W ~ NO1C v AoAIAAAo
at the home of AT. Place northeast
of Leon, went TO Des Moines Monday
for a:.feW days visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Uzz Powell and Mrs.
Elizabeth Rogers, of Keota, Iowa, ar
rived Monday for visit at the home
OF their cousin, Mrs w. H. Snyder,
of ndrtheast Of Leon.
sfs MEHs2. E.< DaMgherty and children
returned to their home near Pleasan-
ton Thursday after visit at the
\ home uf.'her parents, Mr.. and Mrs a..
-. Rumley in this city.
Miss Jennie Mcneil, who had
been visiting at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. w. B. Rock, in this city,
went to her home at Murray Tues
y day for weeks visit.
@ Mrs. r. A. Rogers returned to her
home at Garden Grove Monday, hav-
ing been visiting for few days in
this city at the home of her dangh-
ter, Mrs. M. S. Phipps.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Emerson and
daughter Arvilla, of Clarence, Mo-,
arrived Monday evening for a visit
at the home Of her mother, Mrs. A..
r. Warford, in this city.
Mrs. j. j. Powers and children, OF
yillisca, who had been here for sew
eral weeks visiting at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
EGardnAr, departed Saturday for Far
sragut, Iowa, Mr.. Powers having
been transferred to that station a.
agent for the Burling ton.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24
Weekly Bulletin.

For the week ending June Fl, 1915.
Dcs Moines, Iowa.
Continued showery weather has
still further delayed planting, re-
planting and cultivatic:. of corn
in many sections of the state, and
the prevailing cool weather retarded
it's growth. But the conditions are
more favorable than for several
weeks previous. Small grain is gen.
orally in good condition, but in some
localities both wheat and oats have
lodged. Rye and fall wheat are rip
ening and oats are heading nicely.
Glover hay harvest has begun and
the yield will be heavy. Grass, truck
crops, especially potatoes, and fruits
arc doing well.
GEO. M. CHAPEL,
Director.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24
Notice of Appointment of Executor.

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In Probate.
In the. Matter Of the Estate Of Mary
L. Boyer, deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
1 Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as executor of the es-
tate of Mary L. Boyer, late of Deca-
TUT county, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased or her estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or her estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required,
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 21st day of June, A. D.
1915.
(seaD G. w. HOFFMAN,,
45-3t Executor Of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24

For Sale-On the Stone farm 61s
miles northwest Of Leon, native lum-
Der, wood and posts. Lumber to
10 feet, $3.50 per 100. Lumber II
to 16 feet, $500 per 100. Fencing
posts 8 to 20 cents piece. Wood,
stove length, $1.25 and $3.50 load.
Long wood, foot load Is cents.
Come and see w. w. Fulton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24

Meals at the Park Hotel, rs cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11

Chairman McCoMBs OF the Demo
cratic National Committee does not be-
lieve the Presidents indianapolis speech
Is "a bid for a nomination" To be
sure, Mr.. MCCoMBs has not read the
address carefully" His opinion is
based on the sound theory that ut Is
altogether too early" to begin a cam
paign for the 1916 nomination. But
this attributes to Mr. WILSON the pos
sibllity of a base consideration of ex-
pediency which that lover OF his fellow
man would be quick to repudiate. Mr..
MCADoo fresh from his conspicuous
successes in New York politics, con
fesses that the Presidents words might
seem to indicate" that MIR. WILSON
would be a candidate next year, but
the Secretary of the Treasury doubts
whether he intended them So
But Representative PALMER Of Penn
Sylvania is confident that the President
meant formally TO announce his am
bltion to succeed himself, and cites an
unpublished letter, written by Mr.. VIII
NON hllfl lut flftllOl VI lJlG anu Dt-
fore he entered on his office, which, II
Is Mr.. PALMEB's belief. will when even
tually disclosed overcome ali adverse
comment that the Wilsonlan course may
arouse. Meanwhile those who pretend
no particular intimacy with the Presi-
dent have iustinctively accepted him
as candidate and hereafter will so
regard him.
IL is not the same WOODROW WILSON
who was taken from Princeton to Tren-
ton and from Trenton TO Washington
who will appeal for support in the con
Nention and at the polls. That Wilson
was the scholar in politics, figure
finely intellectual and 50 rigldly infex-
ible that no mere popularity was sought
in his behalf. Only admiration and re.
spect were wanted for him; admiration
and respect were sufficient when the
Bull Moose was pursuing the fright
cned Elephant in the political wild.
The Wilson of 1916 model Is to pos
sess and display the qualities that hith-
erto have been scarcely limited at. Gent
ality, warm affection, an almost bois-
ferrous fondness for that mixed society
from which most Of the votes come,
these are TO he the characteristics of
next years pattern. The process OF
revision is already in operation; the
effects of the treatment are apparent
the preliminaries have been carefully
attended 10 by experts, and the CON-
pleted result will unquestiona be on
display early in the month OF June In
the year when the delegates to the Dem
ocratic National Convention gather.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
Unemployment In the city.

1t is hard to see why there should
be any white heat over the proposition
now before the public to expedite neces-
sary city work in order to relieve eX-
listing conditions Of Unemployment and
so avert pauperism. There is no pro
posal to do unnecessary work; there Is
no Idea OF squandering money. Equally
there il no dispute over the need for
work and wages. All the premises
are sound why should there be n wran-
gle over details or formulas?
Mayor MITcHEL's letter fully safe
guards the municipal treasury and the
taxpayers. He says:
II do no, wish the departments to make
work, but ! wish them TO make every
effort to have work which In the routine
course of business might be deferred UNI
I'll later in the year begun now. II it is
possible TO perform such work under win
ter conditions. In this way some relief
will be afforded 10 unemployment and the
city will be negleetlng no present oppor-
Unity for helping the situation in a sane
and economically sound manner"
MS DoSlIiOh 10 uhuSSdllublt. II
might have been added that mItSh work
can be done on very economical terms
at the present time because of the glut
in the labor maj ket and the absence OF
demand for all sorts of material. The
present is particularly good time not
only for the city but for private per-
sons 10 get done useful work which
might be postponed but must be done
in the near future. 1t will never he
done on better terms than to-day and
the outlay will never have a more bene-
fetal influence.
In the long run there is only one pos
sible way of terminating the present
stagnation and want Mr.. Mitchell
makes an epigram of il: The only
remedy for unemployment is employ
ment." Anything else is an evasion of
the issue. There is nothing more ex-
pensive. more outrageously wasteful
than relief There is nothing more
harmful to the recipients. There Is
nothing that tends more to prolong idle
ness. Work is the thing-work at fair
pay that feeds and heartens the worker
and that gives the employer his share
of the advantage at the same time.
1t is wholly unnecessary TO consider
in this crisis the academic question rs
to whether the city is under any obi
cation TO keep its people supplied with
remunerative work. The immediate
point Is that II there is work to be done
this is the time to do it--now, to-day,
Just as quickly as 1t can be begun In
planned and ordered way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
Why Railroad Rebates for the
United States Government

Chairman ELLIOTT Of the New Haven
railroad In his address to the students
Of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, directed attention once more TO
the absolutely unjust" method of pay
ting the railroads for carrying the mails
and said:
Tho United States, under the parcel
post law. is asking the railroads to carry
. very large amount OF merchandise and
practically pays nothing for it,"
Through the operation OF the parcel
post the New Haven is underpaid ST.
100000 year for services performed;
and this by a Government that pro.
fesses the most tender affection for the
suffering stockholders Such a rebate
no railroad would be permitted to grant
20 a private individual, even for the
purpose of protltably increasing its bust
ness. The Government which forces
IL is the same Government that would
prosecute the company were it to enter
into an arrangement for such q pur-
pose with any other shipper.
Yet there are persons who urge Gov
eminent ownership Of transportation
lines, when the Government takes what
it wants from the railroads without
paying for it!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
"How TO Servo Business"

One OF the statements OF President
WILSON in his Indianapolis speech Is
that the Democratic party does know
how TO serve business in this country
and its future programme Is pro-
gramme of service"
An important number on this pro-
gramme Is the bill 10 establish Gov
eminent merchant marine which en-
joys so much Executive favor, and this
bill shows that the Democratic party
does not know any more how TO serve
business in the present than IL has in
the past. The eo-called Ship Purchase
bill is a perfect illustration OF the kind
of politics which the Democratic party
has been exemplifying and has come
TO be regarded by business with so
much apprehension and adherence that
1t is properly described as antibusiness
politics.
Frankly, the project for n Govern
ment merchant marine Is scheme to
commit the country to losing venture.
II Is raken for granted that the Gov
eminent ships Will earn a deficit to be
made up out OF taxation. After 40
many years Of political procedure on an
assumption Of the iniquty OF profits
4 Is hardly surprising that the Gov
crnmcnt should propose 10 display con
tempt for profits, hut when the Govern
ment entertAins notions of this sort
business prepares for trouble.
No 4bettsr proof OF knoWledGo how 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
ROOSEVELT and TAFT on same Boston
train do not clash.--Heddline.
The insulation was perfect.

The list OF seventy-fvo names Of
women compiled by suffragists as avail
able eponymous heroines for New York
city schools is a remarkable product Of
specialized industry. What matter II
many OF the ladies glow with only single
candle power in the night of time, they
will doubtless become better known
when chunks of the rising generation
are taught to lisp their names and W.T.
tues. But perhaps it's most remarkable
characteristic is its copious omission OF
contemporary champions of the cause"
The self-denial displayed is so adj
mirable as to compel recognition by the
Board OF Education in the formulation
OF supplementary list OF at least equal
length. suggestions for filing which
would he wholly superfluous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
Death and tho Gunmo on.

It seems rather unfortunate that Just
the present time, when the police are
engaged in a desperate struggle to put
down commercialized murder. should be
chosen by group Of idealists to start
crusade" for the abolition OF capital
punishment. The death penalty is the
only thing the gunner fear. 1t is the
only effective weapon in the hands of
the State and It's officers to oounteract
their depraved impulses.
The precious quartet who shot HEH-
MAN RosENTHAI, the gambler, would
have gone to State prison for life with
great equanimity. The life would have
only limited repulslon for them. They
would view II as secure, tranquil, fur
nishing congenial associates-not alto
gether agreeable but far from unbear.
able. Besides, there would be the vlr-
tual certainty of release In few years.
State prison is an unspeakable horror
70 the respectable citizen, yet It will not
much less Is It a terror or deterrent
TO the criminal classes.
One of the arguments in favor OF
abolishing executions namely, that
Jurors would DO less reluctant to con-
Wet If their verdict did not mean the
taking Of life, breaks down altogether
in view of many recent instances. In
the Cleary trial VIGOROUSLY and In other
recent murder cases the jury had the
choice of three or four verdicts, running
from first degree murder down to a
minor degree Of manslnughter. In more
than one such case, which will occur 10
every one, there were elements in the
testimony to excuse findings which com
bincd justice with mercy or sentimental.
ism. Yet It has been the general ex-
perience that the jury took no advantage
Of such opportunity. In crimes vhara