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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
On Trans.Continental Auto Trip.

A trusty little Ford touring car
rolled into Leon last Sunday, and the
occupants will remain in Leon for
about ten days before leaving for
Boston, Mass. The party consists of
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Shumway and
two little sons, and Rev. F. B. Car
ter, of Los Angeles, california. They
left Los Angeles on June 22nd, and
the mileage recorded when they
reached Leon was 1900 miles. They
are pretty heavily loaded, the car and
baggage including a complete camp
ing outfit weighing 1900 pounds.
They have travelled by easy stages,
visiting many points of interest, in
Guiding the Grand Canyon and petri-
fled forests in Arizona, Colorado
Springs and Manitou and other
points.
The party are guests at the home
of Mrs. Shumways parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Sanger, while in Leon.
Rev. Shumway is an old time
Leon boy, and about the last boy you
would have picked out to become a
minister, but after going to California
he studied for the ministry, gradual
ing this year from the University Of
South California, and has also grad
uated from the School of Theology.
While continuing his studies he has
been pastor of the M. e. church at
SINH, California, and will enter the
Boston University in September to
take post graduate work in philos-
ophy. Rev. Carter is pastor of the
Neol M. e. church at Los Angeles,
and has also been a student at the
University of Southern California. He
will accompany the party to Boston,
and will take his senior year in col
lege at Harvard University.
During the trip from Los Angeles
Mr. Shumway paid as high as so
cents gallon for gas, that being the
price at a small town 100 miles from
railroad, the gasoline having to be
hauled that distance in freight
wagons.
Mr.. Shumway picked up number
of fine specimens Of petrified wood
in the petrified forests, and also took
number of kodak pictures on the
trip. Specimens of the petrified wood
and the pictures are on display for a
few days at The Reporter office, and
we will be glad to show them to any
one who is Interested.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. ShumWay have
many friends in Leon who will be
glad to have the pleasure of seeing
them for even few days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Stein-Sim,nons.

Friends in Leon last week received
cards announcing the wedding of Mr..
Charles Arthur Stein and Miss Alice
Genevieve Simmons, of Chicago,
which took place at Des Moines, Iowa,
on Saturday, July Sth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stein win be at home at 81 East
57th street, Chicago, after September
1st
These young people recently visit
ed in Leon, having come here with
the pride's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Simmons, in an auto for a
visit at the home of Mrs. Simmons
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Hoff-
hines. They had intended being mar
ried this fall, but took sudden no
ton to get married at Des Moines
while making the return trip to Chi
cagO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Speaks Well of Our Roads.

Editor w. D. Junkin, of the Chari-
ton Herald-Patriot, recently drove
over the Jefferson Highway from
Leon to Osceola, on a scouting trip
in the interest of trying to secure
the Jefferson Highway to run from
Leon via Charlton to Osceola, and he
speaks in high praise of the road be-
tween Leon and Osceola. Here is
what he said in the last issue of his
paper:
runs from Leon to Osceola and lndi-
anola and between the first two nam
ed towns there are no better dirt
roads in Iowa or elsewhere An i'm
mense amount of work has been done
in pulling down hills, filling the low
spots, building of permanent and
wide bridges and culverts, dragging,
marking the trail, etc. The roads
thus far are certainly enticing and a
constant invitation to the autoist.
From Osceola north, however, the
story is altogether different. The road
angles and turns in every direction,
as many as twenty turns being noted
within a distance of three miles,
while some Of the approaches are dan
gerous because of the narrow high
way .and the many narrow bridges
and numerous hills. Considerable
work is being done on this section of
the highway, and those who desire to
hold it are doubtless preparing for
the trip, which officials will take over
it tomorrow leaving st. Joe in the
morning. In the opinion of Mr.. Ray
mond and those with him the route
could be considerably improved by
mapping it from Leon to Charlton
and Des Moines via Indianola.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Added New Garage Equipment.

Estes & Co. have just added sever
al new articles of equipment to their
garage, which will be of great SER
vice to their patrons. The past week
they have installed new automatic
reel air hose line, automatic reel
water filler, a Weaver towing pole,
and Weaver ambulance for pulling
disabled cars to the garage which can
not be towed on account of loss of
wheel or wheels, and a Smith Form
aTruck, which will be used for tow
ing cars, taking supplies to stranded
tourists and other work where
truck is necessary. This gives them
one of the best equipped garages to
be found in southern Iowa. And by
the way they also received only four
car loads of new Fords the past
week, but that won't last them long.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
CnAUTAUQUA PROGRAM.
Midland Chautauqua Commences on
Friday, August llth, With a
Bio Eight Day Program.

The Chautauqua booklet programs
have been received and are being dis
tributed. The Midland Chautauqua
will give the people of Leon and Vi
cinity an eight day program, which
opens on Friday evening, August H..
The program looks pretty good on
paper, and President Holiday as
sures us that Leon will have no cause
to complain of the talent which ap-
pears on the program. The following
is the program for the full eight
days:
Friday, Aug. II.
Evening-Grand Concert and spec
ial features, Carmeliny's Old Colonial
Band.
Saturday, Aug. IL.
Afternoon-Tom Lewis and Pris-
ella Carver in special musical and
oral selections, is humorous, still
classy; Russia Today, through the
eyes of an exile, Morris G. Hindus.
Evening-Mr. Lewis and Miss Car
yer of the Gunsaulus party, delight
full music; The Great Modern, After
Three Centuries, DR.. Frank w. Gun
saulus.
Sunday, Aug. 13.
Afternoon-James Butin, the bird
man and the Mcdowell Trio, whist
ling, violin, cello, piano; lecture, DR..
e. c. Newland.
Evening-James Butin and the
Mcdowell Trio, ''The little company
with the beautiful music, bird imita-
tions; 1.-The Stuff that Wins" by the
moral cyclone, DR.. c. w. Wassam.
Monday, Aug. II.
Afternoon-DeKove Male Quar-
tet. an hour of master songs for male
voices; Forty minutes with the "Nav-
ajos, Children of the Desert" DR..
Geo. Lamont Cole
Evening-An hour of solid salts
faction with the DeKovens, music,
water color pictures;
Before You, Who?' fascinating
story of prehistoric America, illus
tratcd, DR.. Cole.
Tuesday, Aug. Is.
on-Miscellaneous pro-
gram by members of Maud Scheerer's
Shakespearian Players; GA Man
Among Men," message you will re-
member, Dr..L. G.. Herbert.
Evening-Tercentennial Shakesper-
ian celebration, presentation Of ''The
Tanning or the SnfeW, Maud Scneer-
er as the Shrew and her Shakesperi-
an players.
Wednesday,, Aug. 16.
Afternoon-Sibyl Sammis-McDer-
mid Company, prelude of unusual
character; "The New Woman and the
Young Man." sense and oratory
blended, Senator Elmer j. Burkett.
Evening-Grand Concert, Sibyl
Sammis- is-MacDermit and her COM
pany, one of Americas greatest So
pranos, beautiful and charming voice,
assisted by violin and piano.
Thursday, Aug. II.
Afternoon-Kachels Metropolitan
Singers and Miss Helen Smith in
concert; Cartoons and Homemade
Poetry, Ned Woodman, humorist.
Evening-Grand Concert, Metro
politans, as vested choir, secular
numbers, Scotch songs by John
Brodie, sketch, "Old Favorites, spec
ial costumes.
Friday, Aug. 1S.
Afternoon and Evening-Two
grand concerts, by the band that
came back, Victor's Florentine band,
Sig. Guarini, director.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
ESTABLISHED 1854.
.lO9 LEON CARS IN run
When sic Jefferson Highway Socia-
blgaj Run Left Leon last FRI
day, and Many We're Missed.

The sociability run of the directors
of the Jefferson Highway, which
started from st. Joe, Mo-, last Thurs
day afternoon to make the run to
Winnipeg, B. c., arrived in Leon Fri
day morning promptly on time. Car
No. l which was scheduled to arrive
at Leon at 1850, picked up nail a
few miles south of Leon and was
passed by Car No. 2, but No. | made
a quick change of tire and left Leon
at 11:01, just one minute behind
schedule time.
The square and adjoining streets
were packed with autos, all who ex-
pected to accompany the official party
to the next town on the route having
their car decorated with a y. H.
banner. The K. of P. band occupied
the band stand and greeted the tour
lists with some fine music, and free
lemonade was served to everyone.
General manager j. ID. Clarkson
drove the. pilot car, a siX-cylinder
Chalmers presented to the Associa-
tion by the Chalmers Motor Co.
AS only short stops could be made
at any town, the speaking was limit
ed. In this city Walter Parker, OF
New Orleans, La, Paul Nesbit OF
McAlister, Oklahoma, and E. u.
Bracken, of Greenville, Texas, made
short talks, telling of what the JEFF
ferson Highway Association hoped to
accomplish and what they had al
ready done.
All of the directors and others in
the party stoke in praise of the. ex-
cellent roads they found through
IN fa a
had travelled. The new official sign
board of the Jefferson Highway, a
white metal sign with the new en-
blem of the association, palm and
a pine was shown and they will
shortly be placed along the entire
route.
Hon. r. T. Meredith drove from
Des Moines to Leon, Joining the par
ty here and accompanying them
across Iowa. He was escorted to the
band stand upon his, arrival and
made brief remarks, explaining his
position on the subject of good roads,
and denying the charge that he was
in favor of paved roads or of issuing
bonds for paved roads, except where
district voted for the bonds them
selves. He said the people should
have the kind of roads they wanted,
but above all they should receive
value for the money which is spent on
roads in Iowa. He stated that the
state of Iowa could have good roads
the year around without increasing
the road taxes penny, and said he
was not in favor of any increase in
taxes.
At the close of the speaking the
cars lined up to escort tn eparty to
the next town, and the official count
of cars with the Leon 81. H." pen
nant, showed that 100 cars left Leon,
some going to Van Vert and Weldon
and others to Osceola, where two
hour stop was made, and several ears
went through to Des Moines.
Jas. F. Harvey, of Leon, attended
the directors meeting in ST. Joe, and
accompanied the party from that city
to Osceola.
1t is not known who won the car
of oil for the largest number of cars,
but Leon had 5 more cars officially
counted than Osceola, and many cars
were missed in the counting here on
account of drivers going west to
Church street instead of north on
Main street, and were thus missed in
the count.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Bathers Should Take Warming.

Several parties have called our at
tention to the rude conduct of young
men who visit the McDonough pond
north of Leon for the purpose of
swimming. The pond is located close
to the road, and frequently the bath
ers pay no attention to parties pass
ing on the road, and make an exhibi-
tion of themselves. One irate farm
er said the next. time he passed with
his family and the boys did not keep
under cover he proposed to file an
information against them. Better
take warning boys and save lot of
,notoriety and trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
A New Business Enterprise for Leon.

Frank Ceilings, of Liberty, Mo-,
was an over Sunday visitor in Leon,
and while sere bought Al Elwell's S
barber business, and will return in a
couple of weeks to take possession of
the shop. Mr. Ceilings is the inven-
tor of "Revivo," a famous poultry
remedy, which he has been manufac-
turing at Liberty, Mo-, and will bring
that enterprise to this city. He is
considerable of hustler, a jovial
fellow, and we are glad to see him
locate in Leon. Mr.. Elwell expects to
move to Oklahoma and take charge
of farm near May, which he has
owned for a number of years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
woodland Farmer Buys Farm Truck.

Otis Deisher, the big farmer and
stock raiser of Woodland township,
last week purchased a Jeffrey ton
truck which he will use on his big
farm, hauling feed and doing other
work, and will equip it with a hog
rack so that he can deliver his hogs
to market without the long trip of
hauling them in a wagon. The new
truck is 40 horse power, equipped
with the latest accessories, and Mr..
Deisher will find that it will be a
great saving of both time and labor
on his farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
"Peg o. the Ring" Today.

The third installment of Peg o.
the Ring" the new circus serial at
the Idle Hour theatre, comes today.
The children and the grown-ups too,
are all we'll pleased with this new
serial. Circus life appeals to every
true American, and this story is full
of it. Regular matinee at : o'clock,
first evening show at 7:15. You're
missing a good one if you are not
seeing peg O. the Ring"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Pearl Craig Is Improving.

Pearl Craig, the well. known Leon
grocer who was taken to hospital
at Galesburg, Illinois, recently, was
operated upon last Thursday, and
nine pints of blood were removed
from the vicinity of the heart, the
result of broken blood vessel re-
ceived in a friendly boxing match a
couple of weeks ago. Since the op-
Grafton he has been improving right
along, ana expects to be able to re-
turn to his home in this city in a
short time
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Sweet Corn Over II Feet Tall.

Corn in Decatur county has been
making a remarkable growth the
past few weeks, and there is some
tall corn in the county. And sweet
corn has been growing, too, for C. S.
Guilford brought stalk of sweet
corn to this Office Tuesday which
measured IL feet and inches. 1t is
Stowell's Evergreen variety, and Mr..
Guilford says it is not the only stalk
which is that high.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
VIM. Il. Cannon Died Yesterday
Morning.

Mr.. VIM. E. Cannon, one of the
oldest residents of Decatur county,
who has been in very feeble health
for some months, passed away at his
home in east Leon Wednesday morn
ing about 4:30 o'clock. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the family
residence this Crhursday) afternoon
at 10 clock,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Freight Wreck Delayed Passenger
Train.

Persons who expected to take the
north bound passenger train Satur-
day evening had good long wait as
the train did not leave Leon until
$3.50 Sunday morning. The delay
was occasioned by freight wreck be-
tween Ford City and Darlington,
when three oil tank cars left the
track and it was necessary to get a
crew from st. Joe before the
track could be cleared. No one was
injured in the wreck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
SOrOsis Club Entertained.

The ladies of the Sorosis Club en-
tertained their husbands and a few
invited guests at picnic party last
Thursday evening, held on the lawn
at the beautiful country home of Mr..
and Mrs. C. M. Axes, just south of
Leon. AS usual the Sorosis ladies
provided a fine supper and everybody
present thoroughly enjoyed the even
ing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Rev. C. w. Shumway will Preach a.
the M. E. Church Sunday
Morning.

After the page on which the
church notes appear, was printed for
this week, arrangements were made
for Rev. C. w. Shumway, an old Leon
bay, who is visiting with relatives in
Leon, to occupy the pulpit next Sum
day morning. A cordial invitation
Is extended to everybody to come out
and hear him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Free Moving Picture Show.

Beginning next Saturday evening,
July 2Yth, 1916, the professional
men and merchants of Decatur, Iowa,
will give for the benefit and pleasure
of the public three 20 five reel free
moving picture show every Saturday
evening. The picture will be thrown
on a large screen erected on Main
street in such position that all can
see ana be comfortable during the
show.
Come, spent the Saturday evenings
with us and enjoy yourself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
h: Of p. Band Will Play at Kellerton
Reunion.

The Leon X. of p. band has con-
tracted to play at the Kellerton re-
union Wednesday, Thursday and FRI
day of next week. The boys will fur
nish the kellerton people some good
music and large number Of Leon
people as usual will attend the re-
union.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Frank Fong Has a Turtle.

Frank Fong, our Chinese laundry
man, this week received big sea
turtle from New York City, The
turtle cost him $3.50, and he is fat
tening him up and some of these days
is going to have feast on real turtle
soup, and will invite NUMBER of his
countrymen who are located in near
by towns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Davis City 11-Leon 2.

The Davis City base ball team
cleaned up the Leon bunch in good
shape on the Leon grounds last Sum
day by the decisive score of 1 l to q.
Hard luck, boys, but you can't win
all of them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Decatur County Taxpayers League.

The Decatur County Taxpayers
League will have their next meeting
on Saturday, August 5th, instead Of
July 29th, as previously announced.
Hon. James F. Johnson, of Charlton,
will be present on that date and ad-
dress the meeting. Everybody invit-
ed to come. Ed. C. Smith,
President
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
As Others Saw 1t.

The funniest thing that occurred
out there took place Tuesday evening
and you will not see this in any of
the subsidized papers Nick Reed,
ever hear of Nick, we'll Nick is the
present marshal of southern Iowa,
and boss of the democratic party in
Iowa. Nick got knocked down right
in the lobby of the Savery hotel
which was crowded with folks. Nick
got into little argument with a fel-
low from Leon, Iowa, a man past SO
years of age, lawyer by the name
Of G. w. hoffman, and in the argu-
ment Nick forgot himself and called
this fellow liar and he scarcely had
the word spoken until he was sprawl
ing on the floor. That was about all
there was to the fight. Down at Leon
is where Nick and his partners i'm
ported Caroline Smith and made her
postmistress. OF course there is
lot of hard feeling about that trick
and Mr. Hoffman was lin no frame of
mind to be trifled with.-Sigourney
review.
G. w. Hoffman of Leon, knocked
Nick Reed down in the lobby of the
Savery hotel in Des Moines during
the democratic state convention last
week. Reed had handed Hoffman the
short and ugly word" and the latter
handed Reed straight punch to the
jaw The bone of contention was the
appointment of a republican to the
Leon post office, largely by Reeds in
fluence. Leon democrats will not for
get that in a generation.-Cle
Enterprise.
One of the hostile democrats at
Leon and Nicodemus Reed, U. S. mar
shal for the southern district of Iowa,
got into an alteration at the recent
democratic state convention in Des
Moines, and the former shot the lat
ter with his fist. 1t was almost a
broken reed, but friends came to the
Decentralization Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Marriages, Births and Divorces.

Clerk of the district court E. e.
Beck has compiled his annual report
for the fiscal year ending July 1st,
of the marriage licenses issued, certi-
ficates of birth filed and DEGREES of
divorce granted the past year in De.
catur county. The report shows
there were LAG marriages, 327 births
and IL DEGREES Of divorce granted. \
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
No Street Carnival.

1t had been reported that street
carnival company would be in Leon
in the near future, and the agent of
a company had been negotiating for
a date here, but at meeting of the
city council on Tuesday evening they
voted not to allow the carnival COM
pany to use the streets, so the matter
has been dropped, for the present at
least
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27

If there is an item of news missed
in The Reporter this week, just re-
member that we have gotten out q
paper Of any kind with great dificul-
Tty owing, to q break in our press
room,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Gospel Team Meeting.

Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the Gospel Team will meet at the
Brethren church. All members are
urged to come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27

Biggest line of wall paper in town
at the Rexall store. 37-t1i
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20
Woman's Influence
Too Many Women Lack Force
While World Needs Women
With VIII and Courage
of Invasion.
BY MADICO,- c. PETERS.

rANY women fail in their mis-
MI sion for want Of force. They
- Il lack moral fibre. They have no
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

career that 7 preferred-which was the
domestic careers II was their bust
ness 20 use their intelligence ana
thought and money in settling my
brother in the career he preferred
which was medicine
There were no men where we lived
and no possible chance of my making
suitable marriage While / was
young and pretty and attractive my
mother should have taken me To
pieces where there were plenty of men,
and given me "A chance at least to love
and be loved She should have put me
iu an attitude to receive the blessing,
as old-fashioued Methodists used TO
say.
Every normal girl wants TO love
and be- loved. She wants TO marry
and have home and children That's
nature. That's life. And why we
should be so squeamish about faCinG
SO obvious a fact is something 1 have
never been able to fathOm.
Neither have 7 ever been able to
understand why fathers should meet
this problem with so little Intelligence.
or why they should trust to luck
situation that demands good general
ship. or why they should fail 10 per