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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Union No. 1.

Sunday school closed at Baker
Sunday, but they will organize again
in April.
Henry Campbell and sons Willie
and Clarence and Ross Sweigle pass
ed through this vicinity Friday morn
ing to their new home west of Deca
tur.
e. M. Jones and daughter Grace
were Decatur visitors Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Davenport of
Canada who have been visiting at the
Roy Brown home left Saturday to
visit with Mrs. Davenport's father,
John Andrew and family of near
Grand River.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oiler came
Saturday to visit with the slatter's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. John DeVries.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Venting and
little son are visiting at the Charles
Piercy home.
Oscar Wells and wife were in this
vicinity Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Grin Stanley and
little daughter Leota spent Saturday
at the Ernest Jones home.
Mrs. Richard Boord left Thursday
for Chicago where she will visit with
friends and relatives.
Little Dorothy Payton is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Jesse Wion.
John Since was a visitor at Ben
ton last Friday.
Orville Venting and family and
Will Ashburn and family spent Sun
day at John Sinco's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Queer Quirk of News.

Huron, O.-Joe Elnard, II, an
Italian boy in this country for about
a year, has enrolled in the first grade
of the public schools. He is the
oldest pupil to enter the first grade
in the history Of Ohio.
Martinsville, Ind.-While the min
lister was about to perform the fun
eral ceremony over the body of Mrs.
Mary Mitchell, Nettie Mitchell, her
daughter, and p F. w. Newman, de-
scended the stairs, approached the
coffin and asked to be married. The
marriage ceremony was performed
and the minister then continued the
funeral services. The brides moth
er had opposed the marriage for 20
years.
Cleveland, O.-David Moylan,
judge elect, lost his arms in rail-
road wreck when he was a switch
man 10 years ago. He studied law,
took the examination with his pen
between his teeth and was rewarded
by his recent election by a large
plurality.
St. Louis, Mo.-Harry smythe
is in the city hospital about to under
go his 131st operation. He has
spent most of his life in hospitals and
passes the time crocheting and knit
ting.
Chillicothe, Mo.-Livingstone
county has the smallest school in the
world. 1t has one pupil. Football
and other athletics are escheWed.
Miss Mary Phillips is the teacher.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Mrs. P. Rem
ington, wife of Lieut.. Remington of
the regular army, died in hospital
here from spinal meningitis. The
Caesarian operation was resorted to
after her death to save her unborn
infant. The child is now doing we'll
and physicians say it will live.
Waynesboro, Pa.-After working,
without an accident, for As years as
railroad engineer, John Clouser,
6S, stepped from the cab of his en-
CINE on a Pennsylvania line, was
thrown under the wheels and crush
ed to death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Morgan Center.

orr Fisher and family spent Sum
day at Peter Poland's
There was a family reunion at H.
o. Petty's Christmas day.
Quite number from Morgan at
tended the Christmas tree and pro-
gram at Logan Chapel Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Cyrus Wells visited few
days the past week at Lineville.
The dance at Ed Bright's was we'll
attended and every one reports a
gOou time.
Denzil Spencer is quite sick at this
writing.
Miss Ada Phelps spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Riley
Hatfield.
Miss Thelma Curry visited Friday
night with Cecil Gammill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrett and
Mrs. Mary Zimmerman took Christ
mas dinner at w. U. Phelps.
Oscar Peck delivered hogs at
Lineville Tuesday.
Oscar Vaughn and wife, Glen Lane
and wife and Otto Vaughn and wife
spent Christmas at Peter Vaughn's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Accident at Togo.

There was peculiar accident at
Togo Sunday that for a short time
looked as if it might be serious. The
train on this branch had pulled into
the station and the baggage was un-
loaded and pulled over to the south
track. The truck was too near the
track, and when the passenger from
the north came in it struck it, scat
tering the load of trunks all over
the right of way. There was lady
from Kellerton being taken to hos
ital III St. Joe for an operation and
she was on cot on the south side
of the depot. One of the trunks
struck her cot and smashed it badly,
but luckily missed hitting her. The
majority of the trunks belonged to
the Mack-Mae Stock: Company and a
good many of them were total
wrecks. A party that saw the acct
dent told us when he saw the trunks
flying he did not see how it was that
some one was not killed.-Lamoni
Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Battle Hill.

Edward McGahuey and wife spent
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
All Payton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Mannasmith
had business at Kellerton Wednesday
afternoon.
Jesse Wion was kellerton caller
Wednesday.
Webb Vanderflute and son Webbie
of Leon spent Monday night with his
brother, VIM. Vanderflute near KEEL
lerton.
All Payton called at the Ed Mecca
huey home Tuesday evening.
Miss Orpha McGahuey called on
Mrs. Mart Mannasmith Thursday.
Several from here attended the
sale at Mrs. Margaret Wion's Mon
day.
The Payton boys purchased some
fine cattle and hogs at the Wion sale.
Sam McGahuey called on Al Payton
Tuesday afternoon.
Webb and Will Vanderflute spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
DeVries.
Mrs. Mart Mannasmith spent Tues
day with her daughter, Mrs. John
Burk. ,.
Sam and Bert McGahuey were Kel-
lerton callers Saturday evning.
Mrs. All Payton has been very sick
the past week and is some better at
this writing.
Edmond Hartman of St. Joe, Mo-,
came Friday evening to spend Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nc
Gahuey and family near Kellerton.
Sam and Orpha McGahuey had
business at Kellerton Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Robinson of
Tuskeego spent Monday afternoon at
Mart Mannasmith's.
Edward McGahuey and family and
Edmond Hartman of St. Joe, took
Christmas dinner at Oliver McGahu-
ey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Drummond had
business at Kellerton Friday.
Those who spent Sunday at Ed
ward McGahuey's were Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Wise and son Lyle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmond Hartman.
Miss Daisy Newton and mother
had business at Kellerton Friday
Miss Orpha McGahuey and Ed
mond Hartman spent Sunday evening
at All Payton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Piercy and
daughter Inez left Friday morning
for st. Joe, Mo-, to visit friends in
that city and from there they are go
ing to Kansas to spend Christmas
with his mother and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mannasmith,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burke, Edyth Hig-
gins, Katye Burnes, Ivan Grew, Bert
Smith, Lewis Payton, Lawrence
Quiet and Dale May were Sunday
visitors at the home of Mart Mamma
smith.
Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs.
John Burke
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
When the New
Year Arrives

a L certain periods Of the year
there are certain diseases that
~ sweep the country. In the
- spring influenza atflicts man
kind; in the summer, rose fever, and
in the early autumn the hay feverites
shuttle and mangle the English Ian
guage. But with the beginning of the
year an epidemic Of disease of the
most virulent sort spreads over the
civilized world, causing ninety-nine out
of a hundred Of it's inhabitants to raise
their right hands involuntarily and
swear by all that's holy they will hold
fast to the straight and narrow path
forever and forever.
The symptoms Of the disease. are al
ways the same. 1t Is better and more
generally known than the common
cold; it Is more regular in it's appear
ance, and more persons suffer from it
than from any other affection, yet
physicians and psychologists have
never found remedy or isolated its
germ. This microbe, once taken into
the system, can never be eliminated.
The same victims suffer from it year
after year, and each year end hundreds
Of thousands Of new sufferers join the
ranks.
The disease first makes its appear
ance in December. A victim beams
beatifcally around poker table and
announces, "Well, boys, swear off
on the 1st."
Jan. l arrives. simultaneously sew
eral hundred million persons rise,
yawn and glance at the calendar. In
voluntarily the muscles Of the right
arm contract, elevating that member
toward the ceiling. In state Of tenn
porary stupor the victim voices good
intentions. Some Of the more serious
cases even rush off to notary public
to record these thoughts in black and
white and pay said notary SIS. The
stupor is attended by either lapse
Of memory or a distorted mentality. In
the first case the victim has entirely
forgotten his attack of the year be-
fore; in the second he says, as he has
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
A NEW YEARS APPEAL.
Prisoners For Debt Used Day to Tell
Of Their Unfortunate Condition.

Prisoners For Debt Used Day to Tell
Of Their Unfortunate Condition.
The newspapers of century ago af-
ford ample evidence Of the cruelty and
futility of one Of the laws of the day
namely, the punishment of debt by
imprisonment, says Alice Morse Earle.
1t was an utterly hopeless task for any
imprisoned for debt ever to expect
to be released save by pardoning, and
the sufferings of such prisoners was
extreme, as they had no charity funds
to draw upon to mitigate the woes and
misery, the filth and horror of their
surroundings. These unhappy men
often chose the opening of the new
year-a time Of gladstone hope to the
world in general-to appeal for aid in
their utter forlornness, and in the
newspapers at the close Of the year ap-
peals for help printed through the pity
of the publisher of the news sheet, and
in early January sometimes humble
thanks for gifts from generous citi-
zens. Here is an advertisement from
the New York Gazette, January, 1751:
Thrice happy, whose tender Care
Relieves the poor Distrest.
When Troubles compass them around
The Lord shall give them Rest.
We, the poor Prisoners confined in the
Gaol Of the City Of New York. do take
this publick Opportunity Of returning our
most humble and hearty Thanks to our
generous but unknown Benefactors for
relieving us this severe Season when we
were almost perich'd with Cold and Hun
ger, by sending two Quarters Of Beef, one
Cord Of Wood. Twelve Shillings in Money
and three dozen Of Loaves Of Bread,
which was fairly and justly distributed
between us. And that God Almighty may
give them Health and Happiness in the
present Life and Eternal Happiness in the
next are the sincere wishes and Desires Of
THE POOR UNFORTUNATE PRISON
Frs. ~ -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

said almost every year Of his life: ooh,
going to bust 'em this time" This is
the crisis of the disease; now comes
the slow recovery.
So many persons suffer in this coun-
try from the disease that it might al
most be called national question. Its
seriousness lies In the effect upon some
of the largest industries of the cOun-
try. Manufacturers of expensive femi-
nine apparel, cigar stores, hundreds of
other institutions that give our coun-
try its envied reputation Of being pro-
gressive and enterprising, land Of big
business and mammoth industries, are
hit and hit hard. The fact that in
most cases the recovery is exceedingly
rapid is the only redeeming feature.
Few of the resolution makers have
been known to remain In dreamland
later than noon Of Jan. 1.
[ Perhaps, one reasons, officials of the
affected Industries have made no effort
to have the government take measures
to prevent the spread of this New
Years disease to the younger genera
ton, and to try to effect its cure In
the case Of present victims is that
with recovery comes an increased adj
diction to the articles in question. This
is another generally recognized symp-
tom and Is secondary and psyche
logical effect rather than primary
and physical.
In from five minutes to one week,
statistics show, the disease usually runs
its course. The victim becomes him
self again. He draws himself to his
full height, voices the, thought, "Aw,
what's the use?' and resumes his nor
NAL mode Of life with renewed ardor.
If he's smoker he smokes more often
for a few days; then gradually habits
become normal until the next attack
gives new impetus. This is shown
by the consumption Of cigars. During
the first few days Of January fewer
are smoked than at any time during
the entire year. The consumption grad.
ually increases as patients recover and
reaches its maximum Jan. s, after
which Is q gradual falling OF to nor
mai.-Albany Knickerboc ker-Press. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
strand. New Year Celebration.

-
What probably is the strangest New
Years rite is held in the Cevennes
mountains, In southern France. At the
last evening mass Of the old year the
herds and focks Of the peasantry are
gathered before the portico of the little
stone church high up on the mountain
side and are blessed by the priest and
sprinkled with holy water by the AGO.
lyte, who follows him in order that this
the sole wealth Of the countryside may
increase and prosper during the year
to come. The sight at the holy hour Is
wonderful. As the church bell tolls
above them the frightened animals
bleat and below and try madly to es-
cape. First the oxen are blessed, then
the cows, next the sheep and lambs
and finally the goats and pigs.-Chica-
60 Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Dec. 81.

Dec. 81.
Best day Of all the year, since I
May see thee pass and know
That IL thou dost not leave me high
Thou hast not found me low.
And since, as behold thee die,
Thou leavest me the right to say
That I tomorrow still may vie
With them that keep the upward way.
Best day Of all the year to me.
Since may stand and gaze
Across the grayisll past and see
So many crooked ways
That might have led to misery
Or, haply, ended at disgrace;
Best day since thou dost leave me free
! To look the future in the face.
Best day. OF all days Of the year
That was 20 kind, sosgood.
Since thou dost leave 10 0tiH the dear
Old faith In Brotherhood:
Best day since Z still serving here.
May view thespast With small regret
And undisturbsd by doubts o. fear.
49, paths that afe uStrod - ~.
-ChicAeo ooed-HoeoIA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
New Year Chimes
BY MINNA IRVING

BY MINNA IRVING
Stop theft
The old year goes
Der the drifted SHOWS,
And the gray old year hath brought
mo grief
He hath stolen the bud and the dane
ing leaf,
And the dear little robin that used to
sing ..
At my window sill in the balmy
spring,
And the rapturous kisses my lover
= gave.
He hath hidden him, too, in q narrow
grave, .
Deep down from the light of the
broad, blue sky,
And SO through the rush of my tears
cry:
ssStop thief"
As the old year goes
Ger the drifted SHOWS,
For the gray old year hath brought
mo grief
All hail!
The new year comes
With the beat of drums
And clangor of bells in the windy
vale.
He bringeth the song of the nightin.
gale.
And, what if his robe is fringed with
snow,
The April buds on his bosom blow.
He sendeth new love unto me
From an ancient country across the
sea,
And far to the south we will sail
away
Through the purple dusk of per-
fumed May.
All hail!
The new year comes
With the beat of drums
And music of bells in the wintry vala.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
-
6qlrll1! g:
Newbar'
Resolutions

n Evolve furst, lie never fight
TX less inc fought.
"A Receive two, He never agir
sas Teacher less she GIFTS on My
nerves dretfully. lie try being Pa.
shent in School,
Receive three, lie never eat anuther
bite after ima full. Enuffi is enuff fer
Any Ole persin. ...
Receive toar, lie try to live SO as to
be elected Some Day as lsaptin of Our
football team. It's Honorable Job,
and want to be honorable most al
ways.
Receive five, lie never, never tell
stories. The old Bad Man has got it
in fer fellers what Fib to their Maws
and Paws.
Receive six, lie not make ugly
faces ner laugh at gurls Any More.
They kant help being Gurls. hatcher
made en- what they are, and Boys
should feel sorry for EN-.
CESS this Is enuff fer This year.
So lie ring off and shut up my Re-
zolve book till next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

Collections and adjustments of ev-
cry description handled by bonded
attorneys on strict commission basis.
We start in where collection agencies
leave off and can positively collect
your outstanding accounts If there is
the remotest chance. References and
particulars upon request. CONNER
cial Reliance Association. Kansas
City, Missouri. Att
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
New Years Day In March.

New Years day used to fall In
March, not in January, and there was
a good deal Of sense in this, for, even
as the worlds first year was supposed
to have begun in the sprouting Of leaf
and grass, so each New Years day
was set for the season when Nature
began to wake after her winter sleep.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

Don't forget the saturday after.
noon matinee at the Idle Hour
theatre ct } o'clock. Admiasloas s
and 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

Rags Wanted-The Reporter Of
fee wants to buy q quantity Of clean
cotton rags. Must not be l6ss than
IL inches square. aud larger prefer
red. Will nav 2 cents per pound.
We cannot use heavy WOODEN rafR
Bring In your RAGS and get th4.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

& He'll in Europe. famine In Mexico,
indifference and plenty 81 the Unit
Cd States Funny old world. this.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

N you want . real good smoke III
m Havana Second, &c. IS
The evening world., 1915-02-26

stand sti6 a. q soldier in front Of one
Of the busiest crossings OF the east
size when a stream OF smaller boys
and girls was pouring out OF a school
house Just behind him. A heavily
laden truck came piunging along, my
little chap held up his hand, the truck
stopped short and the children crossed
In safety. Y
when another Of the boys was
on duty he saw q little fellow he
knew strutting by with revolver
sticking out Of his pocket. He had
taken his fathers with some idea 81
eetting even In childish quarrel. The
boy cop grabbed him and marched
him straight to the station house.
"Another remarkable feature OF the
work pf the Juvenile Police since their
organization, hve years ago. has been
their success in stopping the buying
and selling Of uncleAn food. They
have reported offending pushcart men
to the authorities; they have insisted
that their mothers shall not buy the
food that 10 not clean Rd some Of
them hav0 even PERSUADED thetf
fAthefs, VINO are food dealers, not u
sell the questionable articlesL
The evening world., 1915-02-26
DETECTIVES DRINK TEA
AwAITlN6 PRISONER
Wife Entertains Them Until
Husband Arrives and Is
Arrested.

Arthur B. Cunningham. an insur-
ance broker. was arrested early to-
day at his home. No. i%sA Putnam
Avenue. Brooklyn. charged With being
. fugitive from justice. wanted In
Salem, Oregon. When he got home ne
found Detectives Eason and Chrystie
drinking tea with his wife while they
waited for him, and the detectives say
she greeted him with, "It,s all up. Ar
thur. They are ofi1cers."
The police say Cunningham Is
charged with passing bad checks "a
the amount Of about $1,000 year ago
Cunningham was ct one time prom
insnt In Salem. and was In the United
States Secret Service. He was shot
In the hip in the discharge Of his
duty, and ever since. the printed
description of him said. had been
"able to disjoint his hip at WILL" In
another encounter he had a finger tip
shot of. He told them, the police say
that he passed bad check on Q man
ito get even with him."
The evening world., 1915-02-26
HUNT HIDDEN TREASURE
AFTER MISER'S FUNERAL
Tin Cans and Books Yield 1000
and Nmble Gorden May
Be Dug Up.

BURLINGTON. N. j.. Feb ae.-The
reaat,vss Of Ddward Kimbls. . farmer.
a years old. and his wife. Josephine.
both Of whom died OF pneumonia te~
days ago, are to-day continu'ng their
.,arch for hidden treasure ct the kimble
home near CoopeSstoWn.
Just before the funeral YESTERDAY q
member Of the family who was cleaning
up tho kitchen found $500 In gold In =
rusty tin can which had been thrown
into q rubbish heap. Further search
resulted IN the discovery Of moro gold
ana bank notes hidden In crookery. tin
cans and books.
Tho hunt was suspended for the fune-
raj, but after returning from the cems-
tery the searchsrs sansaekee the house
ana found altogether more than u.ooo.
To-day the barn and outbuildings viii
be- examined ana neishbors who saw
Kimbie digging In his garden have sus-
gHstsd that II be spadsd up.
The evening world., 1915-02-26
JUVENILE POLICE
AID THE BIG COPS
IN RUNNING CITY
There Are 5000 Of Them on
East Side, and They Wear
Uniforms and Drill.

Big eops and little cops are aiiiss
at last
That the Police Department b on
the point Of taking over the JuvsaiSe
Police. in appreciation Of he ~
variable work accomplished ~ ~
5000 schooiboys VINO make up this
organisation, was the assertion Of
Harry II. Schlacht. Superintendent Of
the East Side Protective Association.
to-day.
In two precincts. already. four hun
dred boyn report at the station houses
every day after school. before geins
to their posts, and receive instructions
from hts Captains in charge. Three
hundred boys are thus formally o.
operating with Capt. Sweeney OF the
Fifth Precinct. and one hundred with
Capt. Robinson of the Seventh Pre-
cinct. Many Of these younsstses
wear regular police uniforms In mini-
ature, with q shield and plenty Of
bright brass buttons. and they carry
short niShtsticks. They arc being
drilled By the drillmaster Of ths adult
polics.
The station houses are Just begin
ming to be thrown open to the boyA
said Mr.. Schla0ht. hut In nearly I'll
the precincts on the east aide. be-
tween Fourteenth Street and the Bat
terry. the district where the Juvenile
Police are organized. the big police
men and the little policemen are
working together. At first the big
cops had no use for the little fellows:
but now the entire situation II
changed. and there 10 the most cordial
cooperation between the two groupa
For instance. a big policeman
looks up and sees an sncumbered
fire. escape near tho roof of some tsne.
ment. Instead Of having to olimt
four flights Of stairs and warn ths
tenants. ~ was formerly necessary
all he does now 10 70 speak to tn
nearest Juvenile policeman, VINO h
sure to b found on his post TIT
latter runs up the four flis'hts and
the fire escape 10 clear In . twink
ling. ...r. ..-
%The big fellows are letting th,
little ones help them on all sorts o.
Jobs. Police boys in uniform hav'
posts near the Fairgrounds for iittl'
children. and Whenever man st
tempts TO enter the boys warn hin
out. Their uniform 10 respected. toe
Then they perform spiendidly an
other duty which has always takel
the time Of the grownup policemen
they watch the crossings when tn
children are coming out Of school.
MAKE TRUCK DRIVER STOP AMI
| "PINcH" A "1AD MAN."
i've seen one Of my little chap