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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
Schedules for Today
in Amateur Leagues

Northwest Sunday school League
Emmanuel VS.. Central.
Potomac League &C N gress
Heights vs.. Drillery.
East Washington Sunday School
LeaRue-Advent VI. Keller.
Terminal Railroad Y. M. c. 4.
League-Stati0n vs.. General
once.
Rosedale League-St. Paul ~.
Crescents.
Holy Name League-St. Stephens
W.. St. Joseph's, st. Aloysius
vs.. st. Dominates.
Congress Heights-Open date.
Interbureau League of Agricul-
tural OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Animal Industry vs.. Secretary.
Southern Railway Clerks League
-Transp0rtation W. BoOkkeep-
Ing.
Government League Foresters
W. Library.
Departmental League-ASTfcul.
ture W. Tfeasufy.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games played.
SCHEDULES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

St Paul. 8: Indianapolis. 1 (irst same).
st. Paul. 1: Indianapolis. 0 Second game).
Kansas City. s; Cleveland, (irst game.
Kansas City. 5: Cleveland. second game,.
Columbus, II; Milwaukee, first game).
Columbus; 5; Milwaukee; SECOND Game,.
Minnea polls, /; Louisville. 0 (second game).
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HOPPER FAILS TO SHOW FORM
AND MAY BE SENT TO MINORS
Griffith Likely to Return Former St. Paul
Pitcher to American Association,
Minneapolis Being Favored Club.

the players were ready for bed right after
they had dinner.
There is possible chance of Joe
Boehling working against the White Sox
today, providing his injured finger has
mended sufficiently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12

Tw0base hits-Milan. Mcbride and Moeller
Three-base hits-Shanks and MoeIler Hits-On
Faber, i'll three and two-thirrs innings: of
Benz, 2 in one and one third innings; off Russell
= in four innings. Double plays-Connolly, Eos
ter and Gandll. Left on baser-Washington. 4;
Chicago, s. Hit by pitcher-By Faber MILAN,
By Gallia Fournier. Passed halliday. Um-
pires-Messrs. Wallace and Connolly. Time Of
game hours and minutes.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
TEXAS LEAGUl

Toronto. 9: Jersey City, 8 (frst game).
Jersey City, 4: Toronto, 3 (second game).
Rochester. 8: Providence. o.
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Two-base hits-Schalk. Williams. Three-base
hit-Weaver. Home run-Gandil. Hits-On
Engel. 2 in three innings; of Ayers 5 in one in
ming. Double play-Ayers to Mcbride: Gandll
TO Williams Left on bases-WashiDgton. 4:
Chicago, 7. Hit by pitcher-By Ensel u. Col
lnsl. Umpires-Messrs. Connolly and Wallace.
Time OF game hours.
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Shreveport. 2; Waco. 3 tten innings).
Beaumont, 5: Houston, /.
Dallas. 3; Fort Worth, ].
Fort Worth. 1; Dallas, 2.
Galveston, 8: San Antonio, 8.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington. 3: Chicago, 8.
Washington. 8: Chicago. u.
New York. 5; Cleveland, ?.
Detroit 8; Boston. 4.
st. Louis, g. Philadelphia l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12

It's often easier to aIsquire a goo
than 1t IS to i've up to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12

While there is life, there Is hope
,r everybody but,ithe undertaken.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Gypsies in Leon.

Last Friday a band OF gypsles
stopped in Leon for a few provisions
and to see what else they might get
their hands on. This is the same
bunch that were in Leon two years
ago and were at that time taken In
by the police for several depreda-
tions. The visit this time was
made without any pillaging as far as
the authorities knew. AS soon as
they struck town and their shopping
through with they were hurried to
the city limits and told to 60.
There were six women on the streets
doing the trading and the men OF
the bunch kept to the caravan on
the outskirts Of town. This @gas
thought to be the same gang that
caused SO much trouble in Clarinda
and Shenandoah the past week and
in one place they were arrested and
fined over a hundred dollars for TAX
ing mans pocket book containing
hundred dollars which was recov-
cred by the authorities. AS soon as
they were through with their trading
in Leon the police were right on
their heels and showed them the
we'll beaten highway leading east
from Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Moving Big Stone.

Last Thursday evening the people
Of Leon had the pleasure of seeing
one of the biggest stones of this
county brought to town. II you
have ever heard two big engines
trying to pull a long heavy freight
train over stiff grade you have
some idea of the noise made by the
two engines which were pulling this
big rock from Capt. J. D. Browns
farm 21s miles north of Leon
They brought it as far as the Frank
Allen corner a block north of the
Jail the same evening. They had
planned on taking the stone the rest
of the trip Friday but were delayed
by the heavy rain of Thursday
night. Tuesday they resumed the
work of moving it to the park where
it will be used as memorial and
will be suitably engraved.
The work of moving the big
stone was done by E. H. Hamilton,
with his big fifty horse power Ease
steam engine, and Ralph Thompson
with his gasoline tractor. Mr.. Ham,
ilton has sold one complete thresh-
ing outfit and threshing rig since
last Thursday on account of the
way his big engine did the work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
In Family Reunion After Twenty
Years.

San Francisco, July 1.-THE Ohio
pavilion at the exposition was the
scene of an interesting family re-
union, four brothers and sisters who
were born in Crawford county, Ohio,
meeting for the first time in twenty
years. A. E. Campbell, now living
at Saline, Mo-; George P. Campbell,
of Davis City, Iowa; H. R. Campbell,
of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. 0. B.
Halstead of Rogers, Neb., children
of Asa D. Campbell and Nancy Ian
don, who were married at Bucyrus,
Ohio, in 1884, met by previous ar
rangement in the Ohio pavilion, and
Directing Commissioner Newton M.
Miller entertained in their honor.
Shortly after the marriage OF the
parents the family moved to Wyandot
county and twenty years ago became
separated. They found themselves
all hale and hearty, weighing re-
specitvely $50, 212, 22o and 1SO;
their ages 70, 63, 5S and 81. A. p.
Campbell served in the civil war, a
member of Co. X, Thirty-third Ohio
infantry, and George P. Campbell is
grand patriarch of the grand en-
campment of Iowa Odd Fellows.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Autos Must Have Lights and Num-
her Plates.

During the past week there have
been several complaints made and in
formatio filed concerning the
owners of automobiles operating
them without the proper number
plates and without the proper signal
lights after dark This is in viola
tion of the state auto laws and
sheriff Lorey and number OF
other peace officers have been on the
lookout and last week there were
nine different persons taken into.
Justice Warford's court Monday to
answer to the charges made against
them. Most of these cases the owner
or operator of the automobile was
not to blame, as in one instance the
state officials refused to issue the
new number plates until the fee for
the plates of last year had been
paid, the car having been registered
for several years previous but not
last year. In the meantime the
motor number had been lost from
the engine. This car was not used
all last year and was not required to,
have a number. The owner went to-
Des Moines and explained matters in
detail as he had done on several oc-
casions by letter and the state Of
ficials promised to straighten things
up for him.
The officials are on the lookout
and Duffy" says if the owners or
operators of cars do not want to be
taken before the court they had bet
ter get busy and get their cars label
ed properly with the right numbers
and to use their lights at night.
Several cars have been seen on the
streets at night without any lights
whatever and others with only one
light This practice is dangerous to
the driver of such cars as we'll al.
to the pedestrian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
IOnnlanler-I Chief Palmer Coming
to Leon.

Commander-in-chief Gen. D. ].
Palmer G.. A. r., of Washington,
Iowa, Adjutant General Geo. A.
Newman, G. A. r., of Des Moines,
and Adjutant General Guy S. Logan,
of FIT. Des Moines, who is also COM
mander of Ft. Des Moines, will be in
Leon on September 9th and 10th, to
be with the local Post as baked
bean supper and a good old fashion
ed campfire and story telling. This
is the first time in the history of the
local Post have had the opportunity
of having the Commander-in-chief
and the Adjutant General of the
Grand Army of the Republic with
them and it is great honor to them
that they are to entertain the men
whom they have put in the highest
offices that can be awarded to one
of their members. This is expected
to be the first, last and only op-
portunity of having them visit Leon
and the members of the local G. A.
R. Post and w. R. c. are all en-
thused and are working hard to
make it a success. 1t is also ex-
pected that there will be several
other comrades of prominence in ma
tional and state G.. A. r. circles pres
ent to enjoy the hospitality of Leon
and good times of the meeting. The
reception committee is composed of
the entire membership of the Leon
Post. The dates for this meeting
and campfire have been arranged for
and made known early so that the
chance of conflicting engagement
will not be made ,ss.rAr'-- ~"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Flies Of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of a Century 400.

J. McWarren, of Eden township,
suffered a broken leg last Friday
when he fell off hay-ricker.
Cora and Martha Smith were in
Jail at Leon, accused of burglarizing
the home of VIM. Webster, in Eden
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jap Gibson are re-
joicing over the arrival of another
boy at their home and Jap is think
ing of applying for an increase of
pension.
Mr.. Clinton G. Cook and Miss Ell
vina Renner, both of Leon, were
married at the home of Mrs. Wall
ker at Davis City on July 18th, Rev.
J. A. Haynes officiating.
Mr.. John Murry, living near Van
Vert, died on last Saturday of drop
sy of the heart. He was GO years of
age, and one of the early settlers of
Decatur county. He was the father
of Mr.. C. NJ. Murry, our implement
dealer, and had resided near Van
Vert since 1854.
Mrs. w. P. Hall returned to her
home at Denver, Colorado, Monday,
after aa visit with her parents, DR..
and Mrs. ]. r. McClelland, in this
city.
S. R. Lowe, of the Arlington Hotel
at Osceola, was visiting in this city
Tuesday. -~-
Misses Celia Bashaw and Grace
Albaugh returned from visit at
Centerville Tuesday.
Mrs. Lucy Ray returned this week
from a visit with her sister at Platts-
burg, Mo.
Mrs. F. N. Arney visited the past
week with her daughter, Mrs. George
Kramer, at Green City, Mo.
Miss Lillian Howard came down
from Murray Monday to visit a
couple of weeks with friends in this
city.
Mrs. J. A. Caster will leave the
latter part of this week for month S
visit with her parents at Hanover
yon, Ohio.
R. l.. Parrish and family and DR..
H. R. Layton and family started for
Lake Okoboji to remain until Sep
tember.
L. S. Robinson, wife and son, and
Misses Mate Mills and Lulu Mowatt,
of Glenwood, came Friday evening
for visit with relatives and friends
in this city.
The Reporter received letter
from Leonard S. Perdew ordering
the paper sent to him at Lander
Wyoming.
Gen. B., M. Prentiss was announc-
ed as the principal speaker at the
Garden Grove Old Settlers reunion
Joe Mullin, of near Garden Grove,
had his leg broken by his horse fall
ing on him.
Lee Watkins and Fred Brecken-
ridge were preparing to start the
first newspaper at Van Vert.
Republican prohibition is sue
cess in Leon-like the old woman
kept tavern! With two open saloons,
night made hideous with drunken
brawls, and drunken men arrested
and put in Jail, it is real nice state
of affairs. And the town or county
pays all expenses. How do you like
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
New Court Cases.

Belle Kinds vs.. William NJ
Kinds. Plaintiff, who states that
she was married to the defendant
December 10, 1882, and lived with
him until April 27, 1918, asks that
she be granted a divorce, alleging
cruel and inhuman treatment and
failure to support. She also asks
500 as temporary alimony and
$1,000 as permanent alimony.
Amos p. Olsen, attorney for plaintiff.
VIM. l. Harrow ct al vs.. Joseph
S. Harrow ct al. Action to confirm
shares of heirs in the estate of
Sarah P. Harrow. S. A. Gates, at
torney for plaintiff. ..<..
George A. Hoagland & Co. vs.. H.
D. DeKalb. Plaintiff claims the
sum Of s114 is due them for lum-
ber sold defendant and ask judg-
ment for that amount. V. r. Nc
Ginnis, attorney for plaintiff.
Syndicate Clothing Co. vs.. Will
lam McKern. Plaintiff claims that
they cashed check for $25 execut-
ed by defendant to Kirk Cooper and
that the defendant stopped payment
thereon. They ask Judgment for
$27.75 with interest and costs. V.
R. McGinnis, attorney for plaintiff.
James Pazderka VS.. G. C. RAM
sey and Mrs. G. c. Ramsey Plain
tiff claims that defendants are in
debted to him for goods sold them.
He asks judgment for S50.39 with
interest and costs. Baker & Par
rish, attorneys for plaintiff,
John Heidlebaugh vs.. Westfall &
Westfa1l ct al. Plaintiff claims a
balance due on rent of building in
Weldon which he claims was leased
to defendants and sub-leased by
them without his consent: Judg-
ment is asked for S420 with interest
and costs. V. R. McGinnis, attorney
for plaintiff.
Marion Woodard VS.. A. c. Wood
ard ct al. This is without doubt the
largest partition suit ever filed in De-
catur county. Suit is brought to
confirm shares of heirs of the late
VIM. Woodard to the Woodard es-
tate Plaintiff asks that if real es-
tate cannot be equitably divided
that a sale be ordered and a division
of the proceeds made. The real
estate includes something over a
1000 acres of land. G. W. Hoffman,
attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Boy Badly Hurt.

The 1O-year-old son of Carl Scott,
who resides on the Bowsher farm
northwest of town, was brought to
DR.. /. M. Lovett's Office Tuesday
morning suffering from severe cut
Just above one of his heels, accident
ally inflicted with an axe in the
hands of an older brother. The
main tendon was entirely severed
making a severe wound which is gem
orally slow in recovering. The boy
was placed under the influence of
chloroform and the severed tendon
drawn down and attached and the
boy will no doubt recover the full
use of his foot in the due course of
time. DR.. C. E. Lovett assisted his
brother, DR.. I. NJ, in the operation.
Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22

In the above table the levy for
Decatur county the raise is shown to
be 20 per cent. This raise is on the
1918 valuations and is lower than
the 1914 levy, which was raise OF
21 per cent over the 1913 levy. the
1913 assessment valuation was $3S.
per acre for this county. 1t will be
several weeks before the personal
tax adjustments are made by the eX-
ecutive council.
The railroad assessments were
left practically the same as they
were in 1913. The Wabash was
raised from $4,s32 to $4,000 a mile
and the Santa Fe was raised from
$25,5OO to $4,000 a mile. The
values per mile of other prominent
roads are: Burlington, $S,5OO;
Great Western, $500; Milwaukee,
$3.50; Northwestern, $1,000; Rock
Island, $7,750; Des Moines Terminal,
$11, 900; Des Moines Union, $685.
900; Des Moines Western, $4,000;
Minneapolis & St. Louis, $4,000.
The assessments of the express,
telegraph and telephone companies
remain the same. However, the
Iowa Telephone company increased
it's investment in this state so that
it now has 10000 miles, while it
formerly had 5000 miles of line tax
able. This causes big increase in
the amount of taxes the Iowa Tele-
phone company will pay.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Getting Ready for Commercial Club
Picnic.

The committee appointed on ar
rangements recently by the Leon
Commercial Club for the big picnic
which is scheduled to be pulled off
on August 11th, had meeting the
first of the week and made further
plans for the big event. Another
meeting of the committee will be
held soon and more of the details
gone into and discussed. This will
be one of the biggest events in the
history of Leon, and will be attend
ed by many who have moved away
and then returned for this great
Homecoming event The committee
has announced that it Will make the
program of the day one that will be
of great interest and unusual at
tractiveness, having many novel.
features of entertainment. When
Leon gets ready to do something
Leon Leads and this picnic, Will
be no exception to the great rule.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Another Big Rain.

Saturday night and Sunday Deca-
tur county and surrounding counties
had another big storm and heavy
rain, causing the rivers and all small
streams to overflow their banks.
The amount of damage done by the
hard wind and rain can only be es-
timated as the grain that has been
cut and shocked has been sprouting
in the shock. Grain that has not
been cut, in places, has to be cut
and bound by hand, the ground be-
ing SO wet that it will not hold up
a binder. One farmer put small
gasoline engine on his binder to do
the work of cutting and binding and
then put the binder on skids and it
did the work. Over three inches OF
rain fell Sunday and two and
half on last Thursday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Buys Jones Produce House.

Frank G.. Coleman, who has been
closely connected with the poultry
and produce business for the past
twelve years, has purchased the
poultry and egg establishment of NJ.
S. Jones, located across the street
south of Hansell's big store. Mr..
Coleman is hustler and man off
wide experience in this line and will
make success of the business. Mr..
Jones will take a rest from active
business for short time. He has
earned his vacation and during the
time he has been conducting this
business has built up quite large
trade and has been one of the
main factors in keeping the prices
up for the farmer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
INJURED IN RUNAWAY
Claude Perkins, Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
neary Perkins, Seriously Injsr.
ed BY RSnaway Horse.

Claude Perkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Perkins, OF Morgan
township, was thrown from a horse
Monday evening and seriously in1ur-
ed while riding around near the
Perkins home.
Claude, who is about twelve years
old, together with Charles Barr, VINO
is about the same age, were riding
horse back near the Perkins home
when Claude's horse became fright
ened at something, throwing him to
the ground. Charles got help as
quickly as he could after finding
that Claude was hurt badly. The in
jured boy was taken to his home
and the doctor Immediately called.
Examination by the physician re-
vealed that no bones had been brok-
en- but the young man renamed
unconscious and was in that condl-
ton at the last report before The
Reporter went to press yesterday
noon. The doctors opinion is that
one of the horses hoofs struck him
on the head as he was thrown. Inc
boy still is in serious condition
but it is believed that he will re-
cover.
His sister, Miss Margaret FER
kins, who is attending Summer
School at Ames, was notified Of the
accident and the serious condition
of her brother and she started for
home at once, arriving in Leon
Tuesday evening. She was met by
Mrs. l.. B. Youngs and Burr Crum
and driven to her home in an auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins at one time
were residents of Leon and are we'll
known here. 1t is hoped that the
boy will make rapid improvement
of the condition he WAS in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
New Serial Starts at Idle Hour
Theatre,

The Idle Hour Theatre will show
Thursday evening of next week the
first installment of the Vitagraph
company's remarkable moving pic
ture serial, "The Goddess This
serial, which is pronounced the great
est continued photoplay yet produc-
ed, is running at the present time at
the Casino Theatre, Des Moines,
where it is attracting enormous
crowds. "The Goddess" is produced
in thirty reels. 1t will be shown in
fifteen installments of two reels
each. The first installment is to be
shown Thursday evening Of next
week and then each Thursday even
ing thereafter until the serial is
completed. The regular admission
prices will prevail. Anita Stewart
and Earl Williams play the leading
part in the Goddess.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Henry VanNostrand Buys Grocery.

Word was received in this city the
first of the week by George Hamil-
ton that Horny VanNostrand, Of
this city had purchased the grocery
store of Smallwood & Conrey, at
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mr.. VanNos-
trand gets possession at once and
will be assisted by Mr.. Small
wood until Floyd VanNostrand, who
is working in Des Moines, can make
arrangements to help his father.
Mr.. G. A. Smallwood, formerly OF
this county, purchased Geo. NJ.
Hamilton's interest who was in
partnership with F. L. Conrey, form
erly of this city. Mr.. Smallwood has
not decided what his future loca-
ton will be and is not sure but that
good old Decartur county still looks
good to him. Mr.. Conrey will de-
vote more of his time to his claim.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
The Letter &C."

Someone has advanced the opinion
that the letter ''e" is the most un-
fortunate character in the English
alphabet, because it is always out Of
cash, forever in debt, never out of
danger and in hell all the time.
But we call his attention to the.
fact that "e'' is never in war and all
ways in peace. It is the beginning
of existance, the commencement OF
ease and the end of trouble. With
out it there would be no heat, NO
life and no heaven. It is the center
of honesty, makes love perfect and
without it there would be no editors,
devils nor news.--Charleston Ga
Iette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
DO Not Take Wrong Mail.

The postal authorities at Wash
ington, recognizing the liability OF
postmasters to make mistakes in get
ting letters in the wrong boxes, have
fixed a penalty of 5000 on persons
taking mail out of an Office other
than their own and not returning
it Immediately This law also in
cludes the newspapers. The excuse
that it is the postmaster's fault cuts
no ice. Ii you have been getting
other peoples mail you had better
take warning or you may get your
self into trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-22
Clarence Coen Resigns.

Clarence Coen, the expert sales
man who has been employed by F.
S. Stewart at the Big Furniture
store, has resigned and will 60 to
Creston about the middle of August
and will be employed there by the
McGregor Furniture Co. Mr.. Coen
has made many friends, both in and
out OF the business circles of Leon,
and it will seem strange to go into
the Big Furniture Store and not see
him. He will be head floor man and
will receive nice advance in sal
ary, at Creston. Il,