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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
TRIO OF IOWANS WIN FARM CON-
TESTS.
Department of Agriculture Gives Out
List of Winners in Clubs.
GIRL BEST TOMATO RAISER
Eloise Parsons, of Clarinda, Grows
5,31S Pounds on One-Tenth
Acre,

Washington, D. c., April 4.-The
department of agriculture gave out
two statements today which shed
especial honor on three Iowa young
people. These statements are such
as to reflect unusual credit on the
state and relate to boy and girl ag-
ricultural club winners. Earl Eel
Ter of Cooper, Clement Miller of
Fairfield and Eloise Parsons of Clar-
india are credited with having the
best records of the three club lines
in the thirty-three northern states.
They distinguished themselves in
corn raising, corn and pig raising,
and tomato raising.
Tells of Work.
The department gives out one
statement concerning the work of the
three young people as we'll as the
work of Miss Parsons alone. The
statement concerning the three Iowa
leaders is as follows:
Iowa has the distinction of being
the home state of two boys and one
girl whose records in the agricultur-
al clubs are the best of the three
club lines in the thirty-three north
ern states. Earl Zellcr of Cooper
raised 1879 bushels Of corn on his
one acre plat last year at cost OF
$12.15, making profit of 1913
Clement Miller of Fairfield made the
best record in the northern states
for his results in raising corn and
pigs together on an economical basis.
His corn yield was 1870 bushels for
the acre. The total cost of raising
this yield was $16.14, and his net
profits, S145.91. In the meantime he
raised ten pigs at cost of about 3
cents a pound and made profit of
$2316 on them. In this reckoning
of profits he charged his own corn
to his pigs at market price.
Raised Many Tomatoes.
Eloise Parsons, of Clarinda, Iowa,
raised more tomatoes on tenth of
an acre than any other girl club
member in the north, namely, 1913
pounds. She did this at cost of
1851, and made profit of $115.57.
In estimating the costs in all cases of
club members, the rent of land, value
of workers time, fertilizers, sprays,
ETC., were all taken into considera-
ton, and the whole proposition has
been conducted on strictly practi-
cal business basis.
In the potato clubs Lawrence Estes
of Windsor, Mass, did the best work
under humid conditions, producing a
yield of 440 bushels to the acre at
a cost of SLIP, making profit of
$2O36O In the potato clubs of the
irrigated sections, Howard Dalton of
Willard, Utah, did the best work,
producing a yield of 1872 bushels at
cost of SS9.S4, making profit of
S285.7O. Harold Johnson of Pleas
ant Grove, Utah, made the best sugar
beet record, producing a yield of
241s tons, making profit of SAILS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Official Notice.
Before the Board of Railroad Com
miSSiOnerS of the State of Iowa.

To the Citizens of Decatur County,
Iowa:
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton for franchise to erect, use and
maintain poles, wires, guy wires,
towers, fixtures and other necessary
construction for the purpose of con-
Quoting electricity for lighting, pow
er and heating purposes, has been
filed by 0. F. Eaton, of Leon, Deca-
tur County, Iowa, in the office of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners of
the State of Iowa; that said petition
asks the right to construct and MAIN
tain said electric transmission line
over, along and across the following
described public lands, highways,
streams and private lands:
Commencing at the adjoining cor
ners of sections Is, II, 20 and q,
thence extending north along the
public highway a distance of about
two and seven-eighths miles, thence
east along the public highway to the
half section line, running north and
south of section four, that point be-
ing on the west corporation line of
the Town of Weldon, Iowa; and be-
ginning one mile north of starting
point at the adjoining corners of sec
tons 8, 8, Is and II, thence extend
ing west along the public highway a
distance Of two miles to the west
township line on the section line be-
tween sections and IS, that point
being on the east corporation line of
the town of Van Vert, Iowa, all in
Franklin township, Decatur county,
Iowa, and the board of Railroad Com
missioners has fixed the 10Th day Of
April, 1915, 10 o'clock a. m, at their
offices, Des Moines,. Iowa, as the time
and place for hearing said petition.
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this
9th day of April, 1915.
Board of Railroad Commissioners,
Attest: of the State of Iowa.
Geo. l.. McCaughan,
Secretary. 35-lt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Notice of Appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the District Court of the State
Of Iowa, in and for Decatur County.
In Probate.
Ii the matter Of the estate of T. L.
Beck. deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dcrsigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate OF T. L. Beck, late of Decatur
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
r,ent to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 29th day of March. A.
D. 1915.
T. O. BECK,
33-3t Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Laundry Agency.

33-3t Administrator of said esta
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Club Work in Decatur County

For q number OF years an effort
has been made to enlist the interests
of Decatur county young people in
club activities. Results have come
slowly. Last year the enrolment
was large but the extreme drought
was discouraging. This year the out
look is more encouraging than ever
before for large number of boys
and girls to enter actively into club
work, especially along the line of
corn growing, and canning. Aside
from the opportunity to exhibit work
at the State Fair, members of the
garden, poultry and canning and
cooking clubs were encouraged in
enter exhibits at the Lamont Harvest
Home Festival In December in con-
nection with the Rural Life Day of
the Farmers Institute, county
Junior Club Exhibit was held Those
who visited the exhibit expressed
themselves as surprised and pleased
at the amount, variety and quality
of the work displayed but there
parison with the effort that had been
put forth to enlist the interests Of
the young people, the number of boys
and girls entering work was pitiful-
ly small This was not due to lack
of interest on the part of the chill
dren but to the lack of proper en-
enlargement and guidance on the
part of parents and teachers. There
has never been school or club ex-
hibit yet in Decatur county but
what some boy or girl has seen the
premium list in the county papers,
has prepared work, sent it to the ex-
hibit, and in some instances have
won prizes, in spite of the indiffer-
ence of his teacher
Leadership is the great need. If a
few men and women, old or. young,
can be raised up in Decatur county,
who are willing to encourage a group
of young people in growing corn and
garden truck, in raising chickens,
pigs and calves, in sewing, cooking
or canning, or in using tools, they
will thereby contribute very materi-
ALLY to the development of a greater
Decatur county. A Decatur county
farmer complain, perhaps Justly, that
we are educating our boys away from
the farm. This same farmer refused
to allow his son to have an acre of
land to enter the corn acre contest,
thereby missing one of the big OPP
portunities for finding a solution to
the problem, How to Keep the Boys
on the Farm
The boys have a good friend in w.
T. Shakespeare of Davis City. Mr..
Shakespeare has the reputation of
being in many respects the champion
corn grower of Decatur county. He
is offering to supply seed corn to a
number Of boys in the county for the
corn acre contest work.
We were surprised to receiving the
report from Ames 70 learn that Chas.
nolon, had won the championship
Tor Decatur county IL the corn show
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
.'Set the State a Canning"

The following clipping was cut
from an Iowa state paper few weeks
ago by member of a WOman's club
in Leon, and carried to the meeting
of her club, as an item Of special in
terest to housewives:
Home Canning.
The division of the federal depart
ment of agriculture that directs the
boy and girl club work of the whole
United States has adopted a new slo-
gan for this years campaign. Set
the state canning" it cries and i'm
mediately sets itself the task Of car
rying its plan to every city, village,
hamlet and isolated farmers home
in the country. 1t is prepared, move
over, to distribute simple directions
for home canning, numerous good re
cipes and many notes of practical
advice, all of which are to be had for
the asking. At the head of the divis-
ion is o. H. Benson, and under his
guidance department experimenters
have developed various new process
es of canning that will prove reve-
lation to housewives who still pursue
the old, hot, laborious methods OF
their grandmothers. The more recent
cold pack method has displaced them.
In the Country Gentleman the advan-
tages of this new process are de-
scribed thus:
THE cold pack method is quick
and convenient; it preserves the
flavor, shape and color of the food,
and it more nearly preserves the fruit
in it's natural state. 1t is surer Of
killing the spores than the hot pack;
it does not permit white mold, and it
is. very successful with all the hard,
green vegetables that are usually a
failure when put up by the hot pack
method: And one of the greatest
joys about this cold pack method is
that canning may be done in the or
chard If desired at any rate it need
not be done standing over hot
stove. MI
Home canning, counsels Mr.. Ben
son, practiced as generally as he
hopes to see 1t practiced, will go far
toward reducing the cost of living.
This conclusion with him Is not 4
matter Of mere theory; he has prov-
!sd it.s And ~ convinced 4 be Of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Notice of appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Decatur County.
In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of VIM.
Woodland, deceased
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned has been appointed and has
qualified as administrator of the es-
tate of VIM. Woodland, late of De.
catur county, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required,
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 29th day of March, A.
u. 1915.
J. P. MAXWELL,
1885, Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

at Ames. Surprised because he had
not entered the county contest and
we were expecting the first place to
be given to Lester Gill or James
Shakespeare, who had won first and
second places in the county exhibit.
We are proud to state that Paul
Chastain won a prize of eight dollars
at Ames with his report on Baby
Pork. Gladys Rogers school club
at Davis City receivd letter from
Mr.. Bishop congratulating them upon
the splendid interest maintained in
their work throughout the year.
We know Earl Zeller and Eloise
Parsons personally. They are whole
some whole souled young people, like
hundreds of boys and girls in Decatur
county. We know the soil of Deca-
tur county personally. Some of 1t is
as good for corn and tomatoes as any
in the state. We wait for some young
man or woman to do for Decatur
county what Earl Zeller has done for
Greene, and Eloise Parsons for Page,
to put her on the Junior map and we
mean to hustle while we wait.
The following was taken from the
Register and Leader of April 9TH:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

J. A. Caster has secured the agen-
cy for the Iowa Steam Laundry.
Baskets sent Monday and Wednes-
day. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
IOWA STATE JUNIOR CLUBS.
Continued from last week.

Earl Zeller, of Green county, was
the champion corn raiser of the state
. for 1914 season. He received as
a premium trip to Washington. u
c., provided by the Union Stock
Yards, of Omaha. Eloise Parsons
of Page county, won the state cham
pionship in the Tomato club work
The Washington trip which was pro-
vided by The Iowa Federated clubs
arranged by Mrs. T. Sandford, OF
Cherokee, chairman of the Home
Economics committee, of the FEEDER
iated clubs, was taken in company
with other state champions in bread
baking, and baby pork work. In
addition to these winners great
number of members won loco; and
county prizes.
The winners from FL counties in
the acre corn club enjoyed free
trip to the South Omaha Stock
Yards and Packing establishment.
Their names follow:
State Champion, Earle ,Zeller,
Cooper, Greene county, 139 bu.
County Winners:
Ernest Nelson, Audubon county;
Dewy M. Cable, Blackhawk county;
j. Fred Mclaughlin, Ruena Vista
county; Christy McLarnan, Chick
asaw county; Oscar Watson, Clay
county; Harold Walrod, Clinton
county; Charles l.. Bolon, Decatur
county; Virgil Tuel, Dickinson coun-
ty; Charles Chapman, Wright
county; Clifford Hanson. Franklin
county; George G. Jackson, Greene
county; Orson B. Wells, Howard
county; Clement Miller, Jefferson
county; Lewrence Tompkins, Jones
county; Merrill Lamb, Montgomery
county; Israel Halder, PocahontaG
tas county; Raymond McDermott,
Pottawattamie county; Henry Tutje,
Sioux county.
The girls who won state prizes in
the garden and canning (tomatO)
club work were: Eloise Parsons,
Clarinda, Page county; Beatrice
Speers, Iowa Falls, Hardin county;
Ruth E. Fleek, Greene, Floyd coun-
ty; Bessie Huxsol, Charles City,
Floyd county; Loleta Green, Shen-
andoah, Page county; Blanche Kit
telson, Milford, Dickinson county;
Brownie Taylor, independence,
SOuACy N0AAC A'ASA>N~iAAe~A ~
Milford, Dickinson county; Maud NJ.
Hoesch, Milford, Dickinson county;
Helen Davidson, Milford, Dickinson
county; Forest & Robert Peters,
Marcus, Cherokee county; Vera Nc
'Cleary, Batavia, Jefferson county.
A club building was erected on the
State Fair grounds during the sum-
mer of 1914, and was formally dedi-
Gated to the young people of Iowa,
August 27, by Gov. Geo. w. Clarke.
Even the first year the building was
well filled with the exhibits of the
club members. Greater recognition
will be given the work this year than
heretofore. The following is taken
from the 1915 premium list Of the
Educational Department of the Iowa
State Fair and Exposition:
Glass No. s6--Iowa Boys and Girls
Club Work.
49, = - ~ e., III 4o TO-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15

superintendent or county club lead
er)-1st, diploma and Sis; End.
diploma and $40; 3rd, diploma and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
Exhibits in this class will be dis
PLAYED in Boys and Girls Club Build

ed each day at the CluD BUILDING.
Any Iowa boy or girl between the
ages of ten and eighteen, inclusive
may exhibit in this class. Those de-
Gliding to exhibit should write i'm
mediately for reservation OF space
The individual or the club is the ex-
hibitor.
6O1-Best exhibit of club work
by any member of Iowa Boys and
Girls Club; exhibit to consist OF
written account in booklet form tell
ing of experiences of club members
in whatever work done and samples
of any work or products which the
mem Der may be able to exhibit; $40.
SO, IS, 81, Sc, IS, 81, SO, 81, 81.
6O2-Best exhibit of canned pro-
ducts, by individual club member;
list. diploma and $40; End, diploma
and So; 3rd, diploma and IS; 4th,
diploma and 81; 9Th, diploma and 81.
Basis of award: LIST, number Of
varieties of canned products 400
End, quality of canned products 40 20
Bird, written account in booklet
form on the :Story of My Can
ming Work, by each member 20 20
Total. III. -. 100 %
6O3-Best exhibit of canning work
by garden and canning club of or
more members. entry in the name
of the club by the club leader
list, diploma and $40; End, diploma
and SIS; Ord, diploma and $40; 4th,
diploma and IS.
Basis of award in Nos. 603 and sos:
1st. average number of vari-
cites of canned products per
2nd, quality Of canned pro-
III ducts ..t..,.. ~. ~ 10
3rd. written account in book
let form on "My Canning
Work" by each member 20 %
Total Il. .s... 1909
6o4-To club leader who wins in
60S:. 1st, diploma and IS; End, @diplo-
ma and SO; 3nd, diploma and 81;
4th, diploma and 81.
6O5-Best exhibit by canning and
marketing club of or more mem
;bers. entry in the name Of the
club. by the club leader list, diplo-
ma and $40; End, diploma and SID;
3rd, diploma and $40; 4th, diploma
and So.
NOt0:-FOr OASIS OIL aWdIu Sce
premium No. sos.
606 To club leader who wins in
6O5-1st, diploma and $5; End, dip
Iona and SO; 3rd, diploma and 81;
4th, diploma and 81.
~ so Best county collective exhib-
it of canning work, by club members
entry by county superintendent OF
county club leader LIST, diploma
and $50; End, diploma and $15; Bird,
diploma and $l2;; 4th, diploma and
SO; 9TH, diploma and S.. U
Note: This exhibit may include
all exhibits from. the county in class
No. g. So: ssts 8
COS Best exhibit of manual train
ing. articles by manual training club
4 entry in the name of the club, by
the club leader 81 $40. $6, 81,
sos Best county collective exhib-
1T of manual training articles. FL.
hibit tcs consist of 4reiclss included
s5ins the boys manual training club
Seoufae Tor . i ltry ~ comfy
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-06-12

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02
TIGER FANS
ARE LOYAL

After several days delay due to
succession of holidays and a few
corrections found necessary in the
coupon books, the stock selling
campaign of the Tacoma baseball
club was officially launched yes-
terday, and flattering success met
with, according to reports from
stock statesmen now canvassing
the city. aeau,,f f,e
The success met with yesterday
was also in evidence this morning,
and judging by the interest being
taken In the novel idea to raise
the necessary funds to meet the
payment due on the baseball
plant, the efforts of the baseball
officials are to be crowned with
success. Tacoma's loyalty to the
baseball team is being thoroughly
demonstrated and the stock
shares accompanied by the mer-
chandise certificates promise to
be In great demand during the
next few days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02
UMPS SLIPS
ONE OVER

Umpire Bill Brennan put over
a neat one ON two rising yOung
Federal leaguers recently. Bill
climbed aboard u train to go tn
the park and happened, to be sit.
ting back to back with the play
ers. He overheard them plotting.
"I'll call him big rummy, a
stiff and tell him he's all swelled
on being unprecedented" said
one. Hell can me. Then You
run at him and bawl him good
and strong. Then we can sneak
back to town and meet those
dolls"
1t happened per schedule.
Never did an umpire take moro
abuse and grin. The players grew
desperate and called him every
thing they could think Of. Fin.
ally along in the sixth inning
Brennan remarked:
"YOu two lOafers keep quiet.
You couldn't get out of this game
with an airship. Besides that I'm
liable to beat you there and ste.A
those dolls before you can get
dressed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02
Amateur Ratinq
Is Asked For

Forming a permanent amateur
association, the amateur students
of the Tacoma School Of Boxing
have made formal application FOR
admission to the Pierce County
Amateur association. They have
organized under the title of "The
Tacoma School of Boxing ANA
teur Athletic association" with
Leonard Ellis president, Wilfred
A. Smith, vice president, and
Harold Hagen secretary-treasur ar.
Paul Steele and Earl Corners
have been retained as coaches and
instructors.
The boys who have formed the
association desire to retain their
amateur standings, and will not
participate in contests or exhibit
lions where any athlete in the
professional class is admitted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02

had existed like those between
the cities of the United States ana
Canada, can 1t be doubted that
the effects would have been in the
direction Of peace?
In the Philippines the tribes
which have adopted baseball have
abandoned head-hunting. 1t inter
feres with the schedules.
Europe has unanimously gone
head-hunting. A baseball craze
running through 20 years would
do more to cure the habit than
could almost anything else. is
this a bit of foolishness? The
reader of ancient history will not
say SO. The Greek games did as
much to promote solidarity as did
the Greek religion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02

pitcher is placed at just the dis
lance from the batter so that the
fight for hit Is always tense and
stirring. The distance to first
base is such that, the infielders
being where they are, the runner
and the ball arrive on the play for
put-out within fraction of a
second of each other time aftor
time In every game. The weight
and resiliency of the ball, the ma
terial and heft of the bat, the
form of the diamond, the DISPOSE
ton of outfielders and infielders
all these are perfection itself in
their balancing of factors.
The game IL. moreover, more
than an athletic contest. 1t Ia
also a dramatic entertain ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02

Little Johnny Farrell, who be-
fore the age of 20 went through
the Federal league with a torch
setting fire to 1t, and who now is
considered one of the fastest and
classiest little players in baseball,
is rather an interesting character.
Farrell came within straw of
being a member of the Chicago
White Sox. In fact, when he was
nine years old he was picked by
Charlie Comiskey as the coming
second baseman of whatever team
Commy might own when Farrell
grew up.
Farrell's uncle Is cap" Far
rell, a veteran of the Chicago
fire department and one of Com
iskey's oldest and best friends.
The American league had just In
vaded Chicago and was getting
settled down to business and Cap
Farrell was one of Commy's most
ardent followers.
One day he came out to the
old south side grounds bringing
with him a wiry, bright faced,
tow-headed kid, whose, eyes were
popping out with excitement over
the chance to see big league
ball game.
The kid knew all the ball play
ers and their records by heart.
He made a big hit with Comiskey
who sent for some practice balls
and tossed them to the boy.
He handles himself like a real
ball player" remarked Comiskey.
Born In him. responded the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-02

The audience in vaudeville al
are expected to sing with the
artists on the stage. In baseball.
the crowd is always a part of the
game. The fans are of 1t, IL not
in it. Therefore, they enjoy 1t
with an intensity which 10 a mys-
terry to outsiders.
Europe needs baseball. Does
anyone suppose that II there had
been big league in which Berlin,
Vienna, Paris, London. Budapest,
Glasgow and Petrograd had strus-
gled for the pennant for % years
the understanding between the
peoples would not have been bet
ter? And IL international leagues