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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
PROHIBITION CAUSE MOVES.

Even the clergy needed curbing on
the alcohol question at one time In
1852 Bishop Grindal of York issued
the following injunction:
"Ye shall not keep or suffer to be
kept in your parsonage or vicarage
houses tippling houses or taverns, nor.
shall We sell ale, beer or wine"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
SONG IS BARRED.

No more will the old college song,
Drink Highball," for many years SO
popular at athletic contests and class
reunions, be heard at the University
of Pennsylvania. 1t is understood
that the songs repeated reference to
highballs is displeasing to Provost
Edgar FANS Smith. and he has refused
to sanction its appearance in official
lists of Pennsylvania songs and
yells.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
NEW OCCASIONS.

The "Dixie Growers league" q
liquor organization of Georgia, are
sending out a fac-simile of g portion of
George Washington's will in which he
hisposes Of a distillery and Of liquors
In his possession at his death. Mem
fion should be made of another por-
lion Of the will in which he disposes
pf lot Of negro slaves. Washington
today would own neither distillery nor
slaves.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
GERMAN BATTLEsHiP HIT.
British Submarine Makes Attack Or
Vessel In North Sea.

London.--The German battleship
Westfallen was hit and slightly dam
aged by British torpedo, it was ad-
mitted in a semi-official telegram from
Berlin, according to Reuters AmsteI
dam correspondent The WestfalIen
however, it is declared, continued Ca.
pable of maneuvering and will shortly
be repaired.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
There Are Others.

ut is very strange that no one has
ever been able to find Captain Kidd's
treasure"
"Oh, well, Captain Kidd isn't the
only man, who has put his money into
real estate and couldn't get 1t out"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
Five Bandits Executed.

chihuahua City.-Five bandits cap.
tured by government troops after hold
ing up ranches were executed, accord
ing to reports received from Gen. Pao-
LIMO Trevino.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
Bank President Killed.

Huntsville. Ala. G. Spraggins,
81, prominent man of North Alabama.
and president of the Colbert County
Bank, was accidentally shot by mem
Der of his hunting party, IL miles
from town, and died in short time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
REPORT BREMEN CAUGHT.
Latest Rumor Says Submarine En-.
meshed While In the Channel.

meshed While In the Channel.
New York.-The New York City
News Association quotes can officer Of
the British merchant marine" who ar
rived here aboard the White Star
steamship Baltic, as authority for the
statement that the German submarine
Bremen has been captured by the Brit
ish and S3 of her crew of S5 made
prisoners. The Bremen, according to
the account, was captured in the
Straits of Dover in a steel net on Aug
2. Two members of her crew lost their
lives.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
.oRsT WAS DRINK.

1t was General Mcclellan who said
that the abolition of grog would be
Equal to the addition Of $4,000 extra
troops to the federal army.
| 1t was Surgeon General Sternberg
who said that grog was good thing
TO recommend to the enemy.
1t was David Lloyd-George who de-
flared that England was fighting Ger
hany, Austria and drink, and that thu
worst of the three was drink.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
Personal Endeavors.

my face is my fortune" said the
girl with the dazzling complexion"
Permit me-" replied Mr.. Dustin
Stax, ITO extend the compliments Of
seIf-made man to self-made wom-
an.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01

Don't think because variety is the
spice Of life that everybody is stuck Oh
hash.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until tho heart organ 10 beyond
repair. "Renovine" Ia the heart and
nerve tonic. Price Soc and $1.00.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01

His argument was fatuous."
did 1t strike you that wayf Now.
I thought 1t was rather thin"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
BOOM OTHER TRADES.

"A slump In liquor means boom
In other trades" says Hon. Left
Jenes. member OF the British parlla-
ment.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
His READING Matter.

''What are you reading nowadaysr
''The key lines In moving picture
shows mostly"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01

Many laboring mans down in the
world-digging a well.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01

1t will be all right If the girls they
left behind don't forget them for the
ones who didn't 60.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01

The leap year maid who hesitates
may win by losing.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01
Wealthy Recluse Named As Father.


Chicago Edward Morrison, multi
millionaire recluse, was named as the
real father of two girls he recently
adopted, in proceedings before Judge
Lands in the United States district
court
Joseph Burnstein. junk dealer and
husband Of the girls mother, declared
his wife confessed to him on her death
bed that Morrison was the father of
the girls. The millionaire. who is near,
ly so years old, denied the accusation.
He adopted the girls, he testified, be-
cause their mother had pleaded with
him, when she was taken i'll, to care
for them. Anna, the Oldest, is Is and
Alice Is 16 years old.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-01

American financial and commercial
commission which is to visit South
American countries to advance trade
relations, arrived at Rio Janeiro.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Warner Estate Sold.

The properties known as the War
nes estate, consisting of the double
trout business block occupied byLong-
acre & Rocks cafe, and w. K. Smiths
billiard parlors, the vacant lot rum
ming north and south in the rear OF
these buildings, and the old Warner
homestead in north Leon, consisting
of about six acres, were sold Satur-
day afternoon by referee Fred Teale,
for a total of SIG, $50.
The Warner homestead was pur-
chased by Joe S. Warner and L. P.
VanWerden for $4,000. They expect
to move the house on the property
over to the north side, and then lay
out the property in town lots, cutting
streets and alleys through it, build
ing cement walks, and making it a
desirable place for new residences,
and will probably have big lot sale
and dispose of the entire property.
The two business houses were bought
by the Decatur County Mutual Tele-
phone Co., at $500. They expect to
remodel one building for a perma-
nent home for the telephone ex-
change, and will sell the other one or
keep it as a rental investment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
VIM. C. Himelrich, Former Leon Citi-
zen, Struck While Driving
Cows to Pasture.

William G. Himelrich, former
we'll known resident of Leon, for
many years employed on the Bur-
lington railroad as section foreman
and later as road master, was struck
by lightning and killed on his farm
near St. Joe, Mo-, Sunday evening.
The following account of his death is
taken from the st. Joe News-Press OF
Monday:
While bringing in his COWS at milk
ing time William G. Himelrich, SO
years ord, farmer, living three
miles south of st. Joe, was killed by
lightning Sunday evening at 6:l5.
1t was cloudy and raining when he
started and when he did not return
in the usual time daughter, Miss
Ada Himelrich, growing worried,
went to look for him. She found him
lying on the ground in an open pas
ture. DR.. j. B. Reynolds, who was
called, pronounced death the result
of a stroke of lightning.
Mr.. Himelrich is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. F. B. Ochiltree of St.
Joe, and Miss Ada Himelrich, who
lived at home. He was member of
Olive branch W. o. w. No. IL. Fun
eral arrangements had not been
ma6o
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
IDLE HOUR SPECIALS.
"The Rosary" Comes for Return Date
Friday, and Kitty Gordon in
."Her Maternal Right
Monday.

BY special request a return en-
gagement of Edward E. Roses won
derful stage drama, "The Rosary"
has BEEN secured for Friday This
is the Selig seven reel Red Seal play.
as good as any sermon, and many
who saw the play when it was here
before have expressed wish to see
it again. Special matinee at 8 o'clock
and first night show at 7:15. Prices
10 and Is cents.
On Monday, Kitty Gordon, the
famous actress will appear in the
leading role in Willard Mack's drama
of startling sensationalism, 'Her Ma
ternal Right" 1t is presented by the
Shubert Film Corporation, and Kitty
Gordon is the most magnificently
goWned woman on the screen. The
following is a synopsis of the play:
Jack TreadWay, on the death of his
father, finds that he has no funds.
and secures position as teller in a
bank. He meets Nina Strang, an ac-
tress, and he lavishes money and
jewels upon her, but in order to keep
up with her pace he is forced to make
false entries on his books and is
soon indebted to the bank for a con-
siderable amount
Nina meets Amos Matson, mil
lionaire, and through her fickleness
throws off the old love for the new.
Jack, realizing what a fool he has
been turns over a new leaf, but the
shortage on his books is constant
worry. He meets Mary Winslow and
after a courtship they are married.
Accidentally one day Mary learns
about Jacks affair with Nina, and
she follows him to Nina's apartment,
where she overhears conversation
between them which clears every
thing in her mind, and through her
pluck and courage, Jack is able to
secure from Nina the money he so
foolishly lavished on her, thus maxi
ing up the shortage.
Matinee at 8 o'clock, first evening
show at 7:15. Prices 10 and Is
cents.
The regular installment of peg O.
the Ring" will be shown at the Idle
Hour today, with the usual 8 o'clock
matinee and first evening show at
7:15. This serial is pleasing the big
crowds who attend each week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Mrs. J. w. Harvey Died Tuesday.

Friends in. Leon were shocked yes
terday morning when the sad news
was received that Mrs. J. w. Harvey
had died at her cottage at Lake Ok
oboji, on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Harvey, accompanied by Miss Ruth
Chase and Tom Horn, went to Lake
Okoboji several weeks ago to spend
the summer, Mrs. Harvey not being
in the best of health. On Monday ev-
ening her son, Jas. F. Harvey receiv-
ed message saying his mother had
suffered from a stroke of paralysis,
and he went to Corydon in an auto
that night and caught train on the
Rock Island, reaching Lake Okoboji
about three o'clock that afternoon,
but his mother had passed away a
short time before his arrival. Her
body was brought to Leon last even
ing, the auto hearse and autos meet
ing the funeral party at Osceola. Ar
rangements for the funeral had not
been completed at the time The Re-
porter went to press, but it will prob
ably be Thursday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Big Circus Coming.

Gollmar Brothers Americas Great
est Shows are billed to exhibit In
Leon, on September 5th. /. This big
and we'll known circus isanot un-
known to our city and community,
they having been here many times
before and there are no shows more
Gollmar Brothers. They travel in
their own beautiful double length
cars and give their usual morning
street parade, exhibiting herds of ele-
plants, camels, giant hippopotamus
and rare and expensive wild animals,
gilded cages, floats, etc.
The circus performance is brimful
of daring feats, performing animals
and wild west entertainments. The
old adage of ssee one you have seen
them ALL does not apply to the Coll
mar Brothers Greatest of American
Shows, for every year they bring an
endless number of new thrillers, fun
ny clowns, bands of music and leaks
and features from every corner of
the earth.
The Gollmar Brothers circus is
styled the Big Honest Show and they
never carry Objectionable or immor-
al features and positively allows no
short change, grafters or confidence
men with or around their shows.
Dealing with all in clean honest and
upright manner, making host of
friends wherever they go.
Mark your calendar for this date.
They will give two performances
under their mammoth waterproof
tents at Leon, on Tuesday, Sept. 5th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Some Postal Rulings.

We recently had inquiries from
patrons of the Leon post office in re-
gard to whether any person is re-
quired to rent box in order to re-
ceive their mail, and also as to
whether patron residing on rural
route had the right to call at the
postoffice and receive any mail which
was In the Office for them which had
arrived after the carrier had left on
his trip over the route. We did not
wart to decide the matter without
authority, so we sent inquiries to the
Postmaster Generals office at Wash
ington asking for a ruling in each
case. The replies say that no post
master has the right to require any
one to rent a box, and that any per-
son residing on rural route, calling
for their mail shall have it delivered
to them by the postmaster.
In regard to being required to
rent box the Postmaster Generals
reply is as follows:
II beg to inform you that under
the postal Laws and Regulations, no
postmaster is permitted to require
any patron of his post office or other
person to rent delivery box, for the
reason that all have the right to re-
ceive their mail at the general deliv-
cry window free of expense"
In regard to delivering mail to rur-
al patrons the Postmaster General
writes, saying: 81 enclose copy Of
sections 773-774, Postal Laws and
Regulations, which prescribe the con-
ditions under which rural route pat
rons may receive their mail at the
post office. This Bureau will give
careful consideration to any specific
complaint you may desire to submit
The following are the sections re-
ierred to-:
Sec. 773. Postmasters shall de-
liver mail of all classes to patrons OF
rural-delivery routes who call there
for at the post offices when they are
open for business on Sundays and
holidays, and also at other times
when such delivery will not interfere
with the business of the Office or de-
lay the rural carriers in departing for
service of their routes.
Sec. TIA. Postmasters may, if con-
ditions justify, require rural carriers
to report for duty for one hour on
holidays on which service is not rem
dered on rural routes to assist in de-
livering mail to patrons ;of rural
routes who call for it. Postmasters
shall not call upon rural carriers to
perform duty on Sunday except when
their services are urgently necessary
for the purpose above set forth
From Postal Laws and Regula-
tionS of 1919
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
New Ford will Be All Dressed Up.

The new model Fords, 1917 model,
are attracting considerable atten-
ton, as some radical changes have
been made. The tenders on the new
model are curved instead of flat, the
old familiar square Ford radiator
with its brass front is done away
with, the new radiator being ovalin
shape, the hood being stream line, SO
that the whole appearance Of the car
is changed. Estes 4 Co., the local
dealers have been assigned 252 OF the
new cars for the coming year, and
are expecting a number OF the new
models within few days. There is q
tremendous demand for the new cars
and they are hard to get.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Will Build New Catholic Church in
Leon.

For some time there has been talk
of building Catholic church in Leon,
and the plans have taken definite
shape, and committee is loking over
the ground to secure suitable loca-
tion for the new church, which will
be erected at once, and will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000. There
will also be commodious residence
built as the home of Father ]. c.
Maher, the new priest who was re-
Gently assigned to this charge. Very
liberal subscriptions are being made
by citizens of Leon and members of
the church in various parts of the
county, and it is proposed to build a
church edifice which will be credit
to Leon and all Decatur county. We
understand that $4,000 was raised
towards the new church last Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century AGO.

Il. w. waller SOlQ MS 1arm OF lZO
acres in Decatur township to Isaac
McDonough for $4,000. Mr.. Waller
leaves this week for central Missouri
where he will probably locate.
Fred Garrett, son Of D. j. Garrett
was run over by team driven by
DR.. H. R. Layton Monday evening.
The boy was playing on Main street
with several other boys and the ac-
cident could not be avoided. He was
not hurt to any great extent and was
around the Lext morning.
Thirty-six years ago Geo. T. Young
taught the first school in Leon.
Among his pupils were B. Frank
Knapp and Mary Knapp, now Mrs.
Mary Craigo. They were eleven and
seven years of age. Of all the schol-
ars these two are the only ones now
living. The school teacher of thirty
six years ago and his two remaining
pupils had sort of reunion the past
week while Mr.. Knapp was visiting
in this city.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week:
Harry A. Bennett 20, to Mary
Wells %.
Fred E. Teale 21, to Eugenia San
key "a.
w. L. Jones 21, to Nellie Spargur
21.
Mrs. Samuel Burnison died at her
home west of Leon Monday night and
was buried in the Palestine ceme-
terry Wednesday morning. She had
been sick for long time.
Mr.. Fred Teale and Miss Eugenia
CO, ,1x1 S@t11 wi al ~ %lo
residence of Charles Teafe; in Lamo-
nj, last Friday, Rev. Asa Cochran Of
ficiating. The young couple have a
host of friends who wish them we'll in
the journey through life. They will
go to housekeeping at Lamont.
Little Raymond, the infant son of
Judge and Mrs. j. w. Harvey, died
yesterday afternoon, aged seventeen
months and twenty days. The little
fellow had only been sick about a
week.
At the democratic county conven-
ton last Saturday the following coun-
ty ticket was nominated: Representa-
tive, G. P. Arnold; treasurer, j. A.
Caster; sheriff, George Blair; super
intendent, J. D. Cherryholmes; mem
bers of board, w. H. Young jr. and
J. r. Stephens.
At the republican county conven-
ton Saturday the following county
ticket was nominated: Representa-
tive, Bryson Bruce; treasurer, En-
NETT Gardner sheriff, Geo. w. La
Toilette; superintendent, A. A. Roy;
members of board, Jas. G.. Springer
and Fl. d. Tye.
Mrs. H. D. Mott, of Colorado, is
visiting with Leon friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Fl. r. Layton return
ed from their summer outing at Lake
Okoboji last Friday.
Misses Mayme Penniwell and Merl
Hull and James Wharton and Tom
Early visited over Sunday with
friends at Lineville.
B. Frank Knapp, a former resident
of Leon, now editor of the Union
County Leader, published at Elk
Point, S. D., accompanied by his wife,
is visiting at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. Mary Cfaigo.
The sad news was received at Gar
den Grove last Thursday that Guy
Mcneil had been suffocated in mine
in Idaho.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Who Are The Champions?

There was some base ball at Davis
City the past week, and controversy
has arisen over who are the cham
pions of this part of the state, an ar
ticle in Sundays Register and Leader
written from Davis City, claiming
that Davis City were the champions,
but this is disputed by Leon, and
Tightly so, for this season Leon has
defeated Davis City four times out OF
six games, and defeated them twice
the past week out of three games.
Thursday Leon won from Davis
City in good game, the score being
6 to f. The batteries were: Leon,
Killeen and Wogan; Davis City, Ives
and Miller.
Fridays game was won by Davis
City by score of 4 to O, the battery
for Leon being Moies and Wogan,
and for Davis City, Hamilton and
Miller.
AS each team had won one game at
Davis City during the reunion, a
third game was arranged for Sunday
won by Leon by a score of 5 to B.
Linzy Butcher was in the box for Leon
and he pitched great game, striking
out seventeen men, and only allowed
Davis City two scratch hits. He was
caught by Wogan. Davis City had
Ives and Butcher as their battery.
The claim of Davis City to be
champions is not well founded, for
Leon has played all around them.
The Leon team has won eighteen out
of twenty-four games this year, and
by winning four out of six games
with Davis City, surely have estab-
lished the fact that they out class Da-
Wis City. If Davis City is not satisfied
manager Walter Osborn of the Leon
team, or Commodore c. M. Axes, will
probably arrange to accommodate
Davis City with any number of games
they want at any time or place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Are Attending X. of p. Grand Lodge
at Waterloo.

Ed Farquhar and Miss Amy Bene-
fiel and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brad
field left Sunday in Mr.. Farquhar's
autogfo Waterloo, Iowa, to attend
the grand lodge of knights of Pyth-
las, which convened on Tuesday for a
three day session, the Pythian Sis
ters grand lodge being in session at
the same time. and the ladies will at
tend 1t while the boys attend the N.
of p. session. Elaborate preparations
have been made at Waterloo, for the
entertainment of the visitors, 1t being
estimated that 1900 Knights and 500
Sisters will be in attendance. Floyd
H. Cozad, of Leon, will also be in at
tenadnce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-24
Auto Turned Turtle.

While F. A. CARRIER and family, OF
Center township, were on their way to
Davis City last Thursday to attend
the reunion, they met with an acci-
dent short distance east of Davis
City, when their auto turned turtle,
but fortunately no one was injured
aside from few slight scratches, and
no damage was done to the car ex-
cept to crack three spokes in rear
wheel. Mr.. CARRIER was following
another car, which slowed up on ac-
count of a narrow cIlvert, and as he
was pretty close to it, he turned the
car quickly TO avoid running into It,
when like q flash 1t turned turtle.
The top was not up, and how they
all escaped injury is a miracle. Frank
is pretty husky fellow and he turn
ed the car right side up and was on
his way again before the next car:
came along.