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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-06


I<ansas city, Dec. 6.-WHEAT-Casa h /;
Market lie to &c higher. No. hard, 31-i9ea
liz; No. ,. s1O!M los; No. red, $l-llo
C0RN.Market unchanged to &c higher
No > white. Gt1AMi4Ac; No =: G}c 10;
> mixed dfMG5c; No. J. GiWboc; NO =
yellow. G56G51Zc; No. 3. Gle.
OATS-Market unchanged. NO. mlAeu'
421&c: No. = white. 41c.
RYF-S9090c.
HAY-Iarkct unchanged.
KAFTR-Market unchanged
WIIEAT-iieceipts JSI cars on.
BUTTER-Creamery, SIC; frsts' 'oc'
PoULTEY-Hens. 1o1A@11c; turkeys
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, s1os& :;
CORN-DeccinbeT, GA7se: May, Gs1Ac.
chicnzo rroduc. Mrr,:c,
Chicago. Dec. G-Ht El;-Mhrket
steady Creamery. e9G23l5c.
FGG&NarEet higher. Firsts- 29ef zoe;
ordinary firsts- 21Gt2Sc- II raark 9t@ sc
POTATOES-NT higher. Michigan
aud W:sea-- sin whites. GJdE re;
Alinnea polls Ohios. GcGiG5c.
POI LTrtE-Alive. steady; fowls lZci
springs, 13c; turkeys, 14c-
New York Produce Market
New York. Dec. G--RUTFr.ii-AarEet
ffrmer. Creamery extras, 81 score so
% EfsiGics-d,rIet firmer. Fresh gathered
I'Sf:-siarlset firm. State whole
milk flats held specials 1T4e-
POT T-TI;S-Aliye, prices unsettled;
dressed, quiet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-06

E'nnitry. i..-S AVID Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison-I
Topeka. Kan. Dec. G.
pOrLTRY-Hens :iS lbs, and ,ver.
. lbs. and under. Zoe; ducks. DC; geese
&c: springs lbs. lie: stays. DC
INDIAN RUNNER DIiCES-Sc.
HENS AND YOUNG TOM TURKEYS
lie. old toms. lie.
Ets(iS-3Gc.
Rut.cr and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co.
Topeka, Kan.l
Topeka. Kan, Dec. 6.
NEW YORK EGCsS-:sSGI:sJc.
CHICAGO EGffS-296f:sOc.
CREAMERY RUTTER-Chicago. S2lsM
Bic: New York. 3f1E61;sJc; Elgin. 33c; To-
peka wholesale. 32c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-06

Topeka, Kan, Dec. g.
wHEA1'-Nn. 3. sc.
WIIIAT-No. . DOr.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
College Students Home.

All but three or four of our stu
dents attending college are home for
the holiday vacation. Leon High
School has~2S ,estudeHts y attending
higher institutions Of learning this
year The roster is as foil tdHA;
State UniyaTsity al Iowa CT 5ss.- ';
Dorothy HUH, Robert Teale, DelOs
Ackerley, Leland Ackerley, 81 Elma
Forbes, Ruth Farquhar, Frederick
Hoffman,. Olive Gwinn. .s,
Iowa State College at Ames Mau-
rice Grogan, Leland Allbaugh, Bryan
Robbins. u. ~ -!
Simpson College at Indianola-
James Hoffman; Martha Hoffman,
Lulu Shields, Marie McC Claran.
Drake Uniyersity-Nellie Caster,
Flossie Easter. Lenore Price, Ollie
Foxworthy, Nina Olsen, Nina Bow
man. E. s1 ESs. SrsTz-5j &ss,s;=sS
Minnesota State University at
Minneapolis, Mimi Hny McMorris.
Notre Dame University, at Notre
Dame, Mabel Bradley.
Michigan University, at Ann Ar
bor, Mich Gretchen, Hurst.
Lake Forest University, Lake For
est, Ill.-Edgars Rowell.
Rockford Womansss College, Rock
ford, III. Margaret sMc cKlveen.
st: Joseph's Academy 3Des Moines,
Iowa Marguerite Danghton.
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Edna tBrann. ;s5.
The five attending schools outside
of the state Of Iowa were admitted
without entrance examinations, as
we'll as those attending Iowa institu-
tiOns. .+s. - 50, y. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Marion Wootlard's Residence Burn.
VI ed.

The fine large residence of Marion
Woodard on north Church street was
badly damaged by fire last Thurs
day afternoon, the fire starting from
sparks from the flue which caught
in the garret and the whole garret
was on fire when neighbors discov-
cred it. Willing hands removed the
goods from the first and second
stories, but nothing was saved from
the garret floor and considerable
property was stored there. The fire
boys did a mighty good Job In con-
filming the fire to the top floor, but
the plastering on the other floors
was all wet and the damage to the
house is considerable. Mrs. Wood
ard was visiting at the home of her
daughter in Chicago, and did not
know how badly the fire was until
she returned home Sunday. The
Woodard family have moved into the
Mrs. Ora Gardner home just south
of their own home, Mrs. Gardner
having moved to the Fuller Avery
property or west Commercial street.
Mr.. Woodard had $1,000 insurance
on the house and $500 insurance on
the contents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
SPECIAL MONDAY NIGHT.
"The Eternal City, is the Special
Feature Play at the Idle
Hour Monday.

On Monday, January 3rd, "The
Eternal City, a nine reel feature
play by Hall Caine, produced by Dan
iel Frohman by the Famous Players
Film c., will be shown at the Idle
HoIr theatre, with Pauline Frederick
in the leading role. This mammoth,
elaborate photo-production of Hall
Gaines immortal novel and play is
prodl ced amid the granduer and
beauty OF modern Rome, under the
direction of Edwin S. Porter and
Hugh Ford. This amazing photo
spectacle marks new era in dramat-
ic perturbation. For the first time
in the history of motion pictures the
Vatican gardens, the Coliseum, St.
Peters, the Castle of St. Angelo s,
ard many other historic and impress
sive spots in the Imperial City have
been used as settings for screen
production. No summary of bare
facts can adequately describe the
astounding power and charm of the
subject. The pictorial version of
Hall Gaines thrilling romance pre-
sents the stirring incidents and eli
makes, the nobility and tragedy, the
elements of love and betrayal and
the beautiful ideals and humanities
Of the original plot, with a wider
range, in true colors and with bold
er strokes than were possible in the
novel or play, and will therefor rem
der the inspiring story it's greatest,
measure of Immortality.
Matinee at 3 o'clock. First even
ing show at Z o'clock, second show
at 8 o'clock. Admission Is and 25
cents. Nine reels.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
List of Decatur County Couples who
Have Been Married Fifty Years.
Send in Names of Others.

The Reporter wants to secure the
| names of every couple residing in De
catur county VINO have been married
fifty years or more. We want the
list complete, and request our friends
to assist us in compiling same. II
there is couple in your neighbor-
hood who have been married fifty
years or more, won't you please send
us their names. Later we will pub
lish sketch of each couple. Inc
following is a list of the golden wec-
ding couples which have been report
ed to us up to this time:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Anderson, La
moni, married July 5, 1857.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brown, Van
Vert, married July 4, 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert BOWsher,
Leon, married Feb. IA, 1860.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 3. Bright, Deca-
tur, married July 25, 1865. .
Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Cherrington,
Deca tur, married, July 20, 1865.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Elliott, Leon,
married July 4, 1860.
# Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Fullerton,
Grand River. married July 6, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Cannon, Leon,
married April 26, 1S49.
Mr.. and Mrs Kim Hickman, Leon,
married Feb. 23, 1862.
Capt. and Mrs. A. A. jerks, Leon,
married July 8, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nv. H. Jenkins, Leon,
married Feb. Z, g1861
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Johnston,
Woodland, married Oct. 20, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Massey, Wood
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
HOG FEEDING EXHIBIT.
Feature of Exhibit Car at Short
Course.

The exhibit car in connection
with the Short Course at Leon on
Jan. 3 to will contain the animal
husbandry hog exhibit which Great
| ed such wide and favorable i'm
preston at the Iowa State Fair this
| fall. Those who were at the State
Fair will remember that the exhibit
contained three different pens of
pigs. These pens of pigs illustrate
different methods of feeding. In
one pen, pigs were fed according to
grandfather's way; in another pen
according to Fathers way, and in
still another pen according to the
best way known at the present time.
Back of each pen are charts which
explain the work of the Experiment
Station and methods employed, and
results obtained in feeding pigs.
This exhibit illustrates in a re-
markable way the work which has
been done by the Iowa Experiment
Station along the line Of hog feed
ing. 1t is not only an instructive
exhibit, but it is also one that is ex-
tremely attractive and every one,
whether farming or not, will be
pleased with it. During the past
five years the Iowa Experiment Sta
ton has become recognized the
world over as having done the most
valuable work along the line of for
age crop experiments in feeding
hogs. During the past two or three
years the Experiment Station has
shown that "piggie" knows how to
select his feed perhaps better than
any one knows how to compound it
for him. Different methods of feed
ing will all be on exhibit in the ex-
hibit car, and man will be on hand
to explain them to visitors.
In addition to the hog exhibit.
the car will contain cases of exhi-
bits showing many lines of work.
Some Of these exhibits hove baane.
used in the county fail aSsIA;s Z ktsslizs
fall and have been very favorablys.
received everywhe ere, 5.,s9 ~
An selectric lighting syst
engine, storage battery and dynamo
has been installed in the car, and
there vii be plenty Of light no mat.
ter how dark the day Those who
are interested in. lighting 8 systems
will secure some valuable tnforma-
ton from this exhibit. Altogether,
this is the best exhibit that the Col-yss
lege has ever sent out, and town
people as well as country people
will be interested in seeing it,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
UNSOUNDNESSES, HOW TO DE-
TECT THEM.
Feature of Short Course Program.

On Monday afternoon, 100 p. M,
January 3rd, unsound horses will be
on exhibit at the Short Course live
stock building at Leon. Horses
showing unsoundnesses such as
sidebone, bone SPAWN, bog SPAWN,
curbs, thoroughpins, ETC., defects
that knock SIS to 500 from the
price of horses, will be on exhibit.
This unique feature Of the pro-
gram is one Of the most interesting
and educational exhibits ever put on
at short course. 1t is oftentimes
of just as much value to see what
kind of horse shouldn't be raised
as to see what kind of a horse
should be raised.
How many boys and young men
of the county know where to locate
the common unsoundnesses of hors-
es? If not, how are they to protect
themselves from being humbugged? :?
Here is their chance to see and put
their fingers on the things that
knock the price and usefulness of
horses.
The method to go about the ex-
animation for unsOundnesses will De
taken UP and discussed thoroughly.
When you go to buy a stallion or
other valuable animal, do you allow
the dealer to befuddle your best
judgment by tying ribbons on the
horses name and tail and then with
whoop and hurrah and much
cracking Of whips keep the poor
brute dancing around so fast that he
hasn't time to get stiff in his joints,
or do you go to the stable after the
horse has been standing quietly for
several hours and back him around,
twist him around sidewise, lead
him at slow walk, then at fast
walk, then trot him and all the time
keep your eyes open sharply, to de-
tect any Indication of lameness or
,lnsoun dness?? a Il these and ali the
other things con corning the buying
and selling of horses will be taken
up and discussed. al these meetings
This showing of unsound horses
and explanations of methods Of ex-
amining horses when buying is only
one of ceries of practical demon
put on during the week.
You can't afford to miss any O. them.
This one discussion of horses will be
worth more than the price of the
season ticket. Come and see:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Priso Winning Horses.

The livestock car, contains six
fine draft horses. one Shetland stal-
Eiion and feight barrows. Three Bell
|gium mares are furnished by the
Horse Breeding Farm " OF 4 r. =.
French Of Independe dence. One OF
these mares was the grand cham
pion Belgium mare iat the Minnes0-
|ta State Fair last Year, 81 She was
mother OF the first prize sucking
colt at the Iowa State Fair and at
the Minnesota State Fair, and she
and her colt together won first place
at both the Iowa State Fair. and the
Minnesota State. Fair. This mare
will be used in class work. Anoth-
er one of the mares, 9 three year.
old, won first: place at the Iowa
State Fair last year The other
mare has not been shown, but ranks
well up with the two foregoing
mares in type and quality This
group Of mares are unusually at-
Itractive and will add greatly TO the
value Of the Short Course.
85 Fine Geldings. s,sss5s ss3s
In addition to the mares there
abe three fine, roam draft ge1dinge
weighing about q ton each. These
horses show, In - remarkable way
the type, the Size and bone of horses
(which are desired In the large cities
and which command the hi highest
price. The Short Course student
will place these horses and write
Their criticisms concerning them.
Shetland Stallion. @
The Shetland Stallion is ~ Stale
Fair prize winner from the farm OF
IC. D. knight, Ames, Iowa, and will
furnish fine work for the boy class.
Some Good Hogs.
-Four. of the hogs are pure bred
Duroc Jersey barrows, and four. are
cross bred Duroc Jersey and Hamp.
shire barrows. These hogs are
fine lot and were topped out ok
tabout 500 head and will make me
Iclass work for the Short Course
L fstudents during the week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Received Chrome After AZ Years.

Forty-two years ago Mrs. J. NJ.
Pickering subscribed for magazine
with two little Leon, girls and was to
receive a. fine chrome as premium.
The girls lost the, money and Mrs.
Pickering did not receive the maga-
zine or. chrome, but on Christmas
morning she was surprised to receive
the identical chrome which was
promised her nearly half a. century
ago. We won't tell you who the girls
were. but they are both married and
living in Leon. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
For District Delegate to the National
s2s. Republican Conventions. +

j. r: Bowsher, Of Leon, was bus
siness visitor in SLineville Monday
looking after a car load Of cotton
seed meal shipped here to be; fed on
his large farm northwest OF town.
II RS republican friends IN i Decatur
county are announcing himaas q can
3didate for the position as one, Of the
district. delegates to tho Republican
National Conventions at Chicago next
year and we are confident of his sue
cess. Jim Is a lifelong republican
and live wire in politics as we'll as
in business. .--Lineyille Tribune,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
TIE BIG SHORT COURSE
Commences Next Monday and Ends
oniSaturday. Big List of Prizes
Offered. Don't Miss 1t.

The Decatur County Short Course
will be held at Leon next week, com
mencing on Monday and closing or
Saturday. Mr.. r. w. Berry, rep
resen1ative of the State College a.
.Ames, arrived Tuesday evening ane
will spend the balance of the week II
Leon working with the local commit
tees in perfecting the arrangements
for the six days session, which prom
ises to be highly successful one.
Those in charge of the sale OF
tickets for the Short Course say thai
the demand is increasing every day
and are confident that when the
Short Course opens on Monday there
will be good attendance. The price
of the tickets for the full course for
men is $500, for the Women's tickets
1t is $3.50. Arrangements have been
made so that all school boys and
girls can purchase tickets for half
price and number have enrolled
for the course.
Everybody should take hold and
boost for the Short Course. 1t is of
iaestimable value to the county. A
large list of prizes have been offered
by merchants and citizens of Leon,
the program and premium list being
published on page two of this issue.
Look it over and see if you can't
make some entries and take down
enough prize money to more than
pay for your Short Course tickets.
A feature of the Short Course will
be the seed corn terminating test.
Decatur county is among the few
Iowa counties who raised any corn
this year which will do for seed corn
next year, and if you have good seed
corn it will bring you fancy price.
YhesManageHlentssW warts every falHisr
who has any good corn to bring in
samples OK one or ten ears These
saampies must all BE in by Thursday
evening. Take a ten ear sample
and. take SIX kernels from each ear
and put them in envelopes, marking
the ear and envelopes. State on the
outside of the envelope when seed
was selected, amount on hand,
whether you want to buy or sell, and
how much and what kind of seed.
Leave your samples at Crichton &
Son s hardware store.
6$S The equipment which comes to
Leon for the Short Course from the
State College at Ames is the best
which has ever been used in Short
Course work. The exhibit car will
be special feature. Particulars in
regard to this car appears elsewhere
in this paper. The live stock car
will contain several fine specimens,
including three Belgian mares from
the farm of R. F. French, of 1nde-
pendence, Iowa. There will be 9TH
er live stock on exhibition at the car.
"A special big feature on the open
ing day oR the course will be the in
structions upon how to detect the
unsoundnass OF horses, with lectures
and discussions on this subject.
If you have not yet secured your
tickets for the Short Course do SO at
once, and don't miss single session.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
"A Box Of scotch Heather.

Alex Ironside of this city, received
by mail last week a Christmas box
from his aunt, Mrs. Knox, Of Peter
head, Scotland, containing some
genuine Scotch heather, and it made
Alexis Scotch blood stingle when he
saw. it, for it5.tad been many years
since he had, seen any. It grows
very common in Scotland, and was
used in great profusion as a decora-
tion at the recent wedding of Presi-
dent Wilson. iss5s s,.st -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Another Depot Burglary.

The box car which has been used
as a freight depot in this city for
several years, was again burglarized
last Friday night, the burglars evil
IDENTIFY wanting something for Christ
mas, as they took a lot of meat, can
ned goods and other things, and
scattered things up generally in their
search for what they wanted. A spec
$ial Burlington detective was here the
first of the week looking after the
matter. ,azsss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
May Have . New Freight Depot.

IA party Of Burlington civil engin-
eers were in Leon last week, survey
ing the ground north OF the passen-
ger depot, and the latest report is
that the railroad company is plan
ming to build new freight depot just
north Of the passenger depot. We
have been without q freight depot for
SO long it would seem strange to have
real depot again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
William Ketchain Married.

Mr.. William aKetcham, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. NJ. Ketcham, of this city,
and Miss Luella Harris, Of Des
Moines, were married at Des Moines
last Thursday. They will make their
home in Des Moines, where Mr..
Ketcham iss semplo as an electrici-
an, and his friends in this city ex-
tend congratulations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
Wood Cutting Wanted.

Anyone having a large amount OF
wood to Gu. please communicate with
r. y. McEYor, either MIL or through
the editor Of this paper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
bananas "a 1Oc. : Dozen. 5

# Special sale 81 Bananas on Friday
and Saturday, 0scents per dozen.
=. sP.SCraig.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

meet mo Sc G CherFineton's. J.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-07
From GORDON GORDON-sMITH.

Romanshorn, March 2S. The con-
tinued series Of disasters TO Zeppelin
airships does not seem in any way to
diminish tho faith Of their inventor
and the German people in them. |
doubt if this faith is completely shared
by the General staff, but that body
always keeps its views to itself, lest
it damp popular enthusiasm for any
thing directly connected with the war.
As a result, greater activity than
ever is shown in the Zeppelin airship
building yards at Friedrichshafen.
Since the beginning of the war Yep
pelin has been put together there every
three weeks. ! saw one make it's official
trials on Tuesday, March ,, and leave
the next day for the balloon shed, near
Potsdam. .In the course of the last
few weeks number Of additional
workmcn have been engaged at the
Zeppelin yards. bringing up the total
number Of men employed there to more
than 1000.
This increase has already given its
results. as | was able to watch for
two hours the trial trip of the latest
built addition to Germany's aerial
feet, This had been put together in
Twelve days, which | imagine constl-
tutes a record for the Zeppelin yards
II was quite the largest Zeppelin |
have ever seen, verltable Dread
nought of the air" In spite OF the TACT
/ that il was manGuvrlng over fve miles
from where ! was standing, | could
hear distinctly the beat Of its powerful
/ engines. For two hours It was sub
| iected to "A severe test. ascending some
times to the height of 1000 yards, ana
then coming down 10 as many nun
/ dreds above the waters of the Lake
/ Of Constance.
II seemed to steer admirably. In
/ spite of its immense size It described
/ circles and figures Of eight with ease
and certainty. The speed it developed
must have been very great, for each
/ time it yeered off it disappeared from
/ view in few minutes, and when 1t
returned it's bulk grew with rapidity
! that bore eloquent testimony 10 the
rupiditv with which il was travelling.
At the same time u seems dliilcult
"a believe that any mil'tary body could
credit with any great military value AN
aerial vessel which makes such 4
magnificent target for gun fire. or
course. an speaking Of sucn mo-
mepts when it travels broadslde-on.
When II was approaching end-on 1t was
almost Invisible. even at a short
J distance.
The attacks OF British airmen have
evidently inspired fear in the people
| I'm charge of the Zeppelin works. for
these have been transformed into a
veritable fortress by means of REIN
/ ,orced cement The motor construc-
ton works. adjoining the airship build
/ ing works. in which the engines arc
made. arc also strongly protected.
I They. too. are naturally working at
/ high pressure.
The total number Of Zappellns
/ turned out at FriedrchShafen and else
where since the beginning OF the war
| is thirty-fve. The number stared TO
/ have been IN existence before the war
was eleven. The Germans admit they
! have lost thirteen since August. but
there is reason 10 believe that the
number was really seventeen. Tms
would leave a total Of tventy-nlne, CT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-07
harvard FIRST AID
MOVES TO ALSACE
uo,e than $4,000 of Allies
wounded Have Been Cared
For by American Corps.

p,r;s April 6.-The Harvard section
~. American ambulance corps desig-
q .aY nv the French military authori-
na.'s e. aid the wounded of the French
W. w. 81 the Nosges. is now operating
IIssce This section consists of ten
J. -Snlsrces. one repair car and one
S NJ. rar. the whole in charge of four
p,v' American volunteer drivers, Of
N a. eleven are graduates of Harvard
T his group is a part Of a total Of
.;-btv American ambulances now work
90 along the allied front. Fifteen
.Lssrsard wounded men have up 10 the
,..ssrt time been transported from the
- where they fell TO a base hos
.i..i and the cost has been approx
tell 81 for each man thus cared for
4 Piatt Andrew, jr.. ex-Assistsnt
secretary Of the Treasury, is field in
.,srtor. and Or. Edmund X. eros is
sk;ef surgeon. The work Of some Of
ne sections. particularly that at Dun
NJ has been taken as model upon
ybieh the Allies arc organizing their
ambulance corps.