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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
A HISTORIC HOUSE.
Where TyndaIe Started to Translate
the Bible Into English.

Where Tyndae Started to Translate
the Bible Into English.
About two miles from the old mar
ket town of Chipping Sodbury, Eng
land, stands an old time house known
as Little Sodbury manor house, which,
quite apart from its celebrity as one
Of the oldest examples of domestic ar
chitecture in Worcestershire, has been
justly styled 1.-The birthplace of the
English Bible.'
In one of the old rooms William
Tyndale, who lived there for two
years, conceived the idea and COM
menced the work Of translating the
New Testament into English.
In 1921 Sir John Walsh. owner OF
the manor house, had need of a chap.
lain and tutor for his children, and his
choice fell upon Tyndale. who had
just completed his university career.
Tyndale was in great favor with his
master, who encouraged him in the
great work he had undertaken.
1t is quite possible that the transla
ton would have been completed here,
but Tyndale, having expressed his opin-
ions too freely to the neighboring cler-
gy, found himself secretly charged
with heresy and summoned to appear
before the chancellor of the diocese.
Although at the time he was merely
admonished, he did not consider it
safe to continue in the manor house,
thereby involving his patron in dan
ger, so he left and proceeded with his
translation in London.-Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04

Suppose that inst G. d of our present
summer practise of sleeping through
the first few hours of sunlight and
working to almost the end of the
last few, We went to work at sun
rise and stopped in the early after
noon. Consider how plentiful day
time would then be for baseball,
tennis, fishing, gardening, golf,
swimming and other favorite out
door sports and pastimes!
Many pale, bloodless faces of
factory workers would become tan
ned; tired discouraged eyes would
become bright; blood that had be-
come thin and sluggish would, for
many, be renewed and would race
again with the joyousness of youth.
Even those who cared only to
lounge about would be much better
off III the sunlight than in the close,
stuffy air of artifcially lighted
rooms.
And what prevents the people
from securing health and these joys
for themselves? | can think of but
one answer-inertia. Inertia" ac-
cording to the physics definition
is that property of matter by viz
tue of which it retains its state of
rest or of uniform rectilinear mo-
ton so long as no foreign cause
changes that state" Perhaps Ger
many's example will be the foreign
cause which will change our state
of sluggishness into a,more purpose
full state of activity and secure a
greater measure of both health and
happiness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Bread crusts.

Z crust of bread is usually regarded
In this country as the last stopping
place on this side of starvation. For
eigners like crust, Americans do not;
therefore the foreigners buy hearth
bread. which is baked on the floor of
the oven and which consequently has
a heavy crust all over it. whereas we
buy the pan loaf. which has good
crust only on top. That is one reason
why our immigrants have better teeth
than native Americans, although they
take less care of them and spend less
money on them. Not only do they buy
better bread. but they keep it longer.
They have learned what we have still
to discover, that bread fresh from the
oven is unfit to eat - Youths ConE'
panion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Doesn't Advertise.

You take a cheerful view of life,
hope," remarked the optimistic per-
5on.
mot enough to notice." replied the
individual with a crouch.
"You jest with me-"
II said, Not enough to notice.
sometimes feel moderately cheerful,
but l don't believe that makes it in
cumbent on me to go about wearing a
fatuous smile and shouting, oh, be
joyfulv birmingham Age-Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Saw His Finish,

"Oh, Oh" exclaimed impatient Mrs.
Nsggs, sI've bitten off the end of my
tongue!'
''Well, I certainly feel sorry for my
SELF" rejoined the heartless NaggS.
Hereafter there will be no end to
your tongue"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Gninn Too Ear.

Baldheaded Man Gin the witness box
The viole1st disorder was so terrible
that it made my hair stand on end.
Judge (severely)-Be good enough to
remember that you are on oath!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
CRITICIZES WAY
COUNTY ROADS
GET PLANkINC

The Herald is in receipt Of the fol-
lowing letter:
aberdeen, Feb 26, 1916.
Editor Aberdeen Herald:
please allow me a little. space in
your columns. | wish Mr.. Locke &-Co
had land to sell at the end OF every
road. Mr.. Mattson, road supervisor,
would then plank all the roads up to
the end. Up cur way at the end OF
the main road. Mr.. Locke has land
for sale, so it was planked up to the
end. No one has been living on the
place for Is years. About TOO feet
south of the end of that road is
branch road-also a county road
where three Industrious farmers live
with nice improved farms and live on
them all the time, and practically i'm
passable in winter. Mr.. Locke has no
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
MILLS FACING
SHORTAGE OF
LUMBER CARS

A car shortage is faced by Grays
Harbor mills, according to notices
sent to millmen by the Northern Pa
cific railway and Milwaukee line.
The railway men ascribe the short.
age to the decentralization of traffic
caused by the recent snow storms
and believe it will not last more than
a week or two, or month at the
most
Other observers of conditions here
for many years are inclined to fear
a longer period of shortage, though
they do not expect to see such a con
dition as obtained in 1907, when q
month was equired for car of lum-
Der to reach Tacoma, moving from
one siding to the next each day.
These prophets point out that
railways are having about all they
can do to handle war munitions in
the East and that the West must
suffer some incon, eriience as a con-
sequence.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
Place a Business
Stimulator
Here
And Be Happy

Read the advertisements OF our ad-
vertisers. They always contain valu-
able information. s..e, 81 5.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03

ALL the news Ill the time In the
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
WATERWAY MAY
REPLACE TRESTLE

Whether the Grays Harbor port
commission has power to take up con-
struction of waterway replacing the
dock trestle at Westport is matter
to be decided by Commissioner A. c..
Mcneil and Attorney John Hogan,
to whom the matter was referred at
last weeks meeting of the commits
sion. 1t is likely that commission
and county will work together on the
project. Leasing of Aberdeen tide
land property desired by Phil S.
Locke and r. A. Wiley, who want a
12-year lease for two per cent of the
assessed valuation of S3.O7 a year,
will be advertised.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
CATTLE DID NOT SUFFER

Shows brought no hardships to the
20 head of thoroughbred cattle on
the cattle ranch of P. f. Halberty,
president of the Sea Beach Packing
company, at Markham. The cattle
were housed in good buildings, most
of them. Those that got out before
the snow came on; says Mr.. Rafferty,,
found good feed along the sloughs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
SHIPYARDS ARE
GETTING READY
FOR REAL WORK

Shipyards for Aberdeen, estab-
lishment of which was decided near
three weeks ago by Andrew Peterson,
daily are taking on a more comfort
ing actually. Mr.. Peterson's office
has been erected on the Wishkah
river site and preparations are be-
ing rushed for start of construction
on the first ship, to be built for Will
son Bros.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03

land for sac there so Mattson would
mt plank thai part He hired teams
to haul the planks, on a pile, and l
should think if the county has any
surplus material such as second hand
planks they should put them where
they are needed instead Of piling them
on a pile and letting them rot
Yours truly,
HENRY LENTZ.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
Y. M. c. A. CHAMPION

The Hoquiam Y. NJ. c. A. quintet
is winner of the basketball champion
shin in the Grays Harbor County
league. by its victory last week
over the local naval militia team
Moose players won second; the nav
al militia third; Aberdeen high school
fourth and Company G last place.
The winning team takes a beautiful
loving cup.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
WIN ON PREPAREDNESS

High school debating teams which
supported President Wilson's prepared
ness policy won out in the double
contest between Montesano and Aber-
deem, last Friday. Two teams repre-
sented each school, one taking the
affirmative the other thenegative sides.
Affirmative suppOrters won.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03

would be made for summer excursions
TO the East and return and that tickets
would be sold daily from June l to
Sept. 80, inclusive, with final re-
turn limit of three months from date
of sale not to exceed Oct. 81.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
RAYMOND LICENSES JITNEYS

The city council of Raymond the
other night passed an ordinance H.
censing jitneysy fee running from $50
to 500 year according to size OF
car.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
NO LATER EXCURSIONS

At the meeting Of the North Pacific
Coast Passenger association held at
Portland Feb. II, it was definitely de-
cided that no additional dates OF sale
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
Backbone

Backbone
is a cure and prevention for jelly
spine curvature and mental squint. A
safe antidote for the blues and
straight ahead sure cure for crouch.
by reading, The Herald you will gain
backbone delivered anywhere, $3.50
a year-52. issues.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
HEERMANS SELLS PLANT.

H. c. Heermans and associates have
sold their water works in Olympia to
the city, consideration being $1O2;5OO.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
FIERCE IN N.
COLORADO
ISN'T 1T?
Prohibition Brings In
creased Business for
Denver
POLICE WORK EASY
Number of Arrests More
Than Cut in Half
This Year
POLICE WORK EASY

DENVER, Colo.-Prohibition went
into force in Colorado January l. The
changes in the life Of the city notice
able since then bring smiles to the
faces of the dry" and scowls to the
features OF the discounted wet"
The leading Denver stores report a
remarkable increase of business and
an even more marked improvement in
collections. Hundreds of credit &C
counts which have been hanging over
customers heads for years and which
had, in many cases, been given up for
last by the storekeepers have been
settled up with the money which
would have flowed over the bar.
In eight savings banks deposits in
creased $575,OOO in the first month of
prohibition and more than 1000 new
accounts. were opened. Bank clear
ings were $47,OOO.O0O for January,
against $3S,OOO,OOO a year and $4,000.
900 two years ago.
Stores doing a business throughout
the state report that the benefits in
the small towns and mining camps
of prohibition are even more striking.
Leading credit men say that the
store customers who were thrown out
of work by prohibition have almost
uniformly found employment in some
other line and only an insignificant
percentage has left the city.
But on the police court blotter the
real story of prohibition is written.
Below is a table showing the number
of arrests for the three principal
causes in the first month Of 1915 and
Of 1916:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Another Auto Trail Organized.

Decatur county is pretty well sup
piled with good auto trails, but last
week bunch of enthusiastic farm
ers met at Woodland and organized a
new trail which will be located at
once The south end will only go as
far as Linevllle, at present, but will
be pushed on south through Missouri
in the spring. The northern termi-
nal until spring will be Des Moines.
The name of the new trail has not
yet been definitely decided upon. The
officers elected were Luther Logan
president, Bert Farver secretary, and
a committee consisting of the presi-
dent, secretary and Jas. F. Gill of
Garden Grove, Clarence Bartlett, of
High Point, Eugene Massey of Wood
land, and Frank Shockey of Morgan
township, was selected to locate the
trail through Decatur county. There
are two roads contesting for the trail,
one running through the BoWsher
farm south to intersect with the Cap
itol Trail which later connects with
the Ocean Wave, which is part OF
the county road system, the other
route wants to go east from the
Bowsher farm by Logan Chapel and
come out on the Ocean Wave. There
are good bunch of workers on each
route who are working like beavers
to secure this new trail, and there
will be a marked improvement in the
roads in that section of the county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Mrs. Mary Mchy.

Mary Knapp Zichy, daughter Of
Zelotes and Ann Baker Knapp, was
born at Melmore, Ohio, Oct. 81, 1850,
and died at her home in Des Moines,
Iowa, Nov 2, 1916, buried at Gar
den Grove, Nov. 4th, Rev. Alexander
Grant conducting the service.
She was married to Ladislas Ed
ward, Count Itchy at Iowa City,
Iowa, being parents of six daughters.
.Ir. Itchy died in 1896, Alice in 1899,
Margaret in 1908. The survivors are
Miss Marienne Itchy, of Des Moines,
Miss Aurelia Itchy of Olewein, Mrs.
Frank Boyce of Fairfield. and Miss
Dorothy Itchy of West Bend.
Mrs. Itchy came to Garden Grove
in the first year of her life and with
the exception of three years in Fair
field and one in Des Moines, has al
ways lived there. She received her
education at the Hardness academy
and at the State University of Iowa
at Iowa City, and taught school at
the age of sixteen. After her hus-
bands death she re-entered the pro-
fession. Mrs. Zichy's life long de-
votion to the church, her husband,
children and friends is known to all
and needs no comment. She was
widely known and loved and respect
ed by all VINO knew her.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Industrial Courts.

As long ago as 1906 France created
industrial courts. and the example has
been followed by Germany, Switzer-
land, Italy and Belgium. A president,
who represents the public, and an
equal number of workers and employ
ers sit as jury rather than as a
court. Lawyers are barred. The par
ties to the dispute take turns relating
grievance and defense, and in conse-
quence Of this simplicity 80 per cent
Of the cases are adjusted without
formal hearings. In event Of threat
ened strikes or lockouts the courts
have the power to sit as boards of ar
bitration, and it is only in rare cases
that satisfactory agreements are not
reached.
Compare the simplicity of this pro-
cedure with the American method Of
frequent trials, frequent appeals, re-
versed decisions, remanded cases,
court costs, lawyers fees and months
OF delay, gantlet that no poor man
dares to run. The dollar out of which
an alien is cheated may mean to him
the difference between a bed or park
bench, and certainly his sense of in
Justice will not inspire him with re-
speet, -fnr. democratic institutions
George Creel in Century. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Two Christmas Presents for the
Price of One.

The best family paper and the best
fashion magazine-The Youths Com
panion and McCall's Magazine, both
for $2.1O. The Youths Companion
($2.OO by ITSELF has for years been
one of the best, most entertaining,
most useful of Christmas presents,
crowded with stories, articles, humor,
science, and the progress of the
world week by week. McCalls Mag
azine $50 cents by ITSELF is the
most widely circulated fashion mag
azine in America.
Our two-at-one-price offer includes:
/. The Youths C'ompanion-52 is
sues of 1917.
2. All the remaining issues of 1916.
3. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1917.
4. McCall's Magazine-12 fashion
numbers of 1917.
5. One lucent Mccall Dress Pat
tern-your choice from your first
number of the magazine-if you
send 2-cent stamp with your Sc
lection.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
st. Paul St., Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this
office,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Lights Burned 1i1 Hours in October

A few weeks ago we called atten-
tion to the fact that the street lights
for Leon were not being burned up
to what the franchise provided for'
the records showing that for the sew
en- months from March LIST to October
1 st, they had burned only 72l hours,
an average of 1913 hours per month,
while the franchise which the citi-
zens of Leon voted On last spring pro-
vides that the street lights shall burn
total of 1900 hours during the
year. The report for the month OF
October shows the street lights were
burned a total of 147 hours and 20
minutes, which makes a total for the
eight months of $50 hours. That
would leave 1,131 hours to be burn
ed between Not. LIST and March LIST,
the end of the year. This is four
months, and in order to burn the re-
quired number of hours it will allow
an average of 243 hours for each of
the four months. Turn on the lights
gentlemen, and give the taxpayers
what they will be required to pay
for, and what they voted for.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Would Make Bootleggers Work.

A press dispatch from Des Moines
SAYS that Miss Jae Shirley, Polk
county overseer of the poor, form
er resident of Davis City, will ask
the next legislature to pass a bill
convicted bootleggers to
support their families while serving
sentences in Jail.
Every bootlegger sent to Jail for
six months costs that county $3.50,
according to statistics made public
by Miss Shirley. The expenses are
divided as follows: Mans food in
Jail $59.4O; family's coal bill, IS;
rent, $50; grocery bill, $127.6O.
Miss Shirley will ask that counties
be authorized to provide such en-
ployment for convicts as will bring
a fair return. The proceeds to be
used tc support the convict's family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Dustin Farnum at Idle Hour Monday.

Dustin Farnum will be the attrac-
ton next Monday at which time he
appears in the Paramount feature,
"The Virginian." This is one of Mr..
Farnum's geratest pictures and he
will without doubt attract large
audiences to the popular Idle Hour.
Mr.. Farnum is a fayorite with Leon
people as he is with the theatre-goers
of the entire nation. Mr.. Farnums
work will be pleasantly remembered
by Idle Hour patrons by his great
work in "The Squaw Man." and The
Call of the North" A matinee will
be given at o'clock and the first
night show will start promptly at
7:15. The admission will be 10 and
/ 3 cents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Installed Fine Enlarging Outfit.

Cherrington, the druggist and
photo supply man, this week received
new Eastman enlarging outfit,
which cost over hundred dollars,
which was ordered more than six
months ago, the order being held up
waiting for the big lenses, which are
made in Germany, and which arrived
in America last Wednesday on the
German submarine Deutschland. The
charging machine will enlarge from
any small negative, and make a
photograph up to 20 inches square.
Mr.. Cherrington expects to do large
business with this new machine, the
finest machine of this kind manufac-
t11rod
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Charlotte Walker in "Out of Dark
ness Friday at Idle Hour.

The feature Paramount picture
play at the Idle Hour theatre on Fri
day, Is Charlotte Walker, in "Out OF
Darkness an original photoplay by
Hector Turnbull. The story follows:
Helen Scott, a beautiful young
woman of society is the owner of the
Scott Cannery, business which nets
her great profit but in the manage
ment of which she does not take any
interest, placing her affairs in the
hands of an uncle. Frequently, the
terrible conditions under which the
women employed in the cannery are
compelled to work are brought to her
attention but she frivolously casts
them aside. While sailing one night
in a small boat off the Florida coast,
the craft is run down by steamer
and Helen, on her rescue is found to
be seriously injured by a blow on
her head. She RECEIVERS her physical
strength, but her memory is gone and
she cannot tell her name. Kind
friends care for her and obtain po-
sition for her in the Scott Cannery.
There she experiences the terrible
working conditions which she former
ly in the old life had refuse to bet
ter. Harvey Brooks, a young superln-
tendent. who is Interested in better
ing conditions, takes an interest IN
Helen. They fall in love. Slowly,
Helen's memory returns and she at
last declares herself the owner OF the
factory, and by promise OF lmmed-
lately eradicating the evils she
thwarts great strike which would
have ruined her. Brooks, the super
intendent, and Helen work out their
scheme Of betterment togethei.
Matinee at 3 O'Clock, first night
show at 1915. Admission 10 and 10
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Piercy-Lowrance.

Mr.. James Piercy, of near Lamont.
and Miss Anna Lowrance, of Leon,
slipped away to ST. Joe, Mo-, last
Wednesday morning and' were mar
ried in that city.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Lowrance, of Leon, and is
a popular young lady among large
circle of friends. The groom is a son
of G. r. Percy, of Bloomington town
ship, andsis a sterling young farmer
of we'll known integrity. Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy will make their home on
farm near Lamont, and host Of
friends extend congratulations and
best wishes for their prosperity and
happiness. r: q m. II: ;s53ss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Auto Turned Over With Ladies.

Five Leon ladies had narrow es-
cape from serious injury last Friday
when the auto driven by Miss Mida
Bradley. of Leon, turned over on its
side short distance north of Osce-
ola. In the car with Miss Bradley
were Mrs. F. A. Townsend, Misses
Gretchen Mcclure, Frances Menough
and Ruth Golding, AS they were turn
ing corner which had been graded
very steep, one of the castings came
off and this threw the car over on it's
side, but fortunately all of the ladies
escaped injury aside from a few
minor bruises and scratches. Miss
Bradley was driving very slow at the
time, else we might have had fatal
accident to record. The ladies were
enroute to Des Moines to spend the
dQv ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09
Speaks Well of Will McKern's
Record.

Will McKern, the we'll known nur-
sery salesman of Leon, who has sold
nursery stock to thousands of GUS
toners all over southern Iowa and
other states for the Mount Arbor
Nurseries at Shenandoah, has receiv-
ed the following very complimentary
letter from Mr.. E. S. WEIGH, the pro-
prietor of the nursery:
Shenandoah, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1916.
Mr.. Will McKern, Leon, Iowa.
Dear Sir-We have just been
checking over your sales made in the
northwest this fall, and aside from
your extra large sale of fruit trees
and small fruits, you have broken all
records in the sale of ornamental,
hedging and Norway Poplars, and we
are also pleased to note the large
sales that you are getting at your
home town.
AS requested we will reserve full
car of our very best Xxx No. apple
trees for your trade this coming sea-
son.
With best wishes for your continu7
ed success, we remain
Yours truly,
Mount ArbOr Nurseries.