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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
New Postmaster for Davis City.

Miss Emma r. Adkins was named
as postmaster at Davis City last Fri
day. Miss Adkins was the successful
applicant at the civil service examin-
alton which was held at Lamont. P.
E. Shirley has been acting as post
master for the past several months
since Burris Howell was removed.
The ladies seem to have the call in
holding postoffices in Decatur c0un-
ty, there being six lady postmasters
in the county, at Davis City, Grand
River, Van Vert, Weldon, Woodland
and Leon, while the men have only
the few which are left.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Another $3.50 an Acre Farm sold.

Barbour Bros, of Garden Grove,
recently sold their farm just north
of Garden Grove to o. M. and o. c.
Jordan at $3.50 per acre. They took
as part payment for the farm half
section of land in Canada in the Sas-
katchewan country, but have no in
tention of moving to that country, as
they have since bought the old Sam
Meter farm of 240 acres northwest
of Garden Grove, which they secured
at $95 per acre, and the boys think
they bought mighty good bargain
in IL s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published . Quarter
of a Century Ago.

Mrs. Lucy Harmon died at her
home in Leon Monday night about
10 o'clock. and was buried Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. She was
76 years olG.
Mrs. Marion Woodard is the pos
SCISSOR of curiosity in the shape OF
an apple tree which is now in bios
som. Some time ago she had a
climbing vine among her house
plants, and as it needed support she
broke a small branch from an apple
tree and stuck it in the flower pot
for the vine TO train over. No at
tention was paid to it, but it has evil
dently takeE root in the soil for it is
now in blossom.
Easter comes early this year,
March 2Sth.
over the lady patients who are taken
from this county to the insane asylum
at Mt. Pleasant. During the last
three months four patients have been
taken there and all of them have died
within a short time.
Millard F. Stookey has purchased
an interest in the Bethany, Mo-, Re-
publican and viii become editor of
the paper on April 1st.
Prof. James Ballard, of Red Oak,
The illustrious poet, is in the city,
and will probably deliver one of his
famous lectures this evening. Lew
VanWerden and Jim Wharton have
guaranteed the Professor a princely
salary for his services.
The drug store of Chase & Van
Werden has changed. The firm is
now l.. VanWerden & Co., they hav-
ing purchased the interest of A. e.
Chase from the administrator, Judge
J. w. Harvey.
Uncle Billy Loving was able to be
down town Saturday.
Arthur Wharton went to Ft. Madi-
son last week where he will work in
Il printing office.
Mrs. M. Mayer gave one of her ele-
CANT teas to about a dozen couples OF
the young folks Tuesday evening.
Miss Villa Hebener left yesterday
for Chicago where she goes to select
her spring stock of millinery goods.
Greed Bobbitt has resigned his po-
sition as engineer of the electric
light plant at Alton and returned to
Leon.
Mrs. Henry Phillips, of Neponset,
ILL.,, sister of Add Ausman, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Kohlman, who
is very sick.
Isaac Skidmore, the rustling young
democrat who was elected assessor
of Long Greek township last fall, was
in Leon the first of the week. He
had finished his work of assessing
the township, and did it in the re-
markable short time of IA days, and
we will guarantee that it was never
done in more complete manner.
Mr.. j. c. Gillespie and Miss Mollie
Mcfarland were married at the home
of the brides mother at High Point
on Feb. 5th.
The house on the farm of Silas
Worden near Fairview, occupied by
Lemuel Cheneyworth, was destroyed
by fire on Feb. 5th, with all its con-
tents.
The Davis City postoffice was rob-
bed on Monday night, and quantity
OF goods taken from Arnold's store.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w: Stearns, of Garden Grove,
on Feb. 10th.
w. p. Brown purchased the Gar
den Grove cheese factory from
George Reuce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Hamilton-H Henderson.

Mr.. Earnest Hamilton, formerly of
Oklahoma, and Miss Sadie Hender-
son, of Hamilton township, we're mar
ried on Wednesday, Feb. End, by
Justice Frank Cox, at his home in
Eden township. They will go to
housekeeping at once on farm
which the groom owns in Hamilton
township, having their house all
ready furnished. That no cloud may
ever darken their horizon without q
silver lining is the wish Of their
many friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Rural Carrier Resigns.

Glen Rumley, the. popular and ac-
commodating carrier on Leon Rural
Route No. 1, has resigned, his posi-
tion to take effect March 1st, when
he will engage in farming. Glen has
been carrying the mails for q number
OF years and was one OF the best
mail carriers in the state. A civil
service examination will be held at
Lamont and Osceola on March 11th
to I'LL the vacancy caused by his resig-
nation. - ~.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Sold $500 Worth OF Buffers and
Eggs the Past Year.

Mrs. w. w. Stiles, of near Grown,
earned a little pin money on their
farm during the year 1915 by selling
butter and eggs and she kept a strict
account Of what she sold and how
much she received for it. During the
year she sold 1916 pounds of butter
and 76O dozen eggs, which brought
her the neat such of $3.50, almost $40
per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Death Of Mrs John Fishburn.

Mrs. S. C. Penniwell received a
message Tuesday morning with the
news Of the death of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. John Fishburn, at her home in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Monday
night. Mrs. Fishburn was for num-
Der of years a resident of Leon, but
haC resided in Oklahoma for several
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Married Fifty Years or More.

/, The names of ten more couples ara
adued to our Golden Wedding list
this week. We hope to close the list
shortly, and again request all wh6
know OF any couples whose names are
net printed in the list to notify us at
once
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Anderson, La
moni, married July 5, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bryant, Grand
River, married in England in 1854.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Brothers, Grand
River, married May 1, 1865.
! Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Bedier, Grand
River, married Jan. 3, 1863.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bicknell.
Pleasanton, married July 2, 1858.
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Brown, Van
Vert, married July 4, 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bowsher,
Leon, married Feb. ID, 1860.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Bright, Deca-
tur, married July 25, 1866.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Clark, High Point,
married April ID, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Clark, High Point.
married Jan. /, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Cherry, Leroy,
married July 4, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. K. Cherrington,
DSSoCuAS AONS July 6oS AOoos
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Draper, Grand
River, married Sept. 10, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Elliott, Leon,
married July 4, 1860.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Fuqua, Grand
River, married August 16, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Fullerton,
Grand River, married July 6, 1868.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Frost, Leon,
married Jan. 6, 1861.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frazier, Davis
City, married December 81, 1861.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Green, Grand
River, married in 1866.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Cannon, Leon.
married April 26, 1S49.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kim Hickman, Leon,
married Feb. %, 1862.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton,
Leon, married Sept. %, 1853.
Capt. and Mrs. A. A. jerks, Leon.
married July 8, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jenkins Leon,
married Feb. 7, 1861.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Johnston,
Woodland, married Oct. 20, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Madden, Leon,
married March 27, 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. v. McCleary, High
Point, married Dec. 81, 1868.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. E. Mitchell.
Weldon, married April Z, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Massey, Woods
land, married Dec. %, 1868.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh, Davis
City, married Oct. 20, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Norman, Davis
City, married August II, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Overholtzef.
Grand River, married Sept. s, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Pickering.
Leon, married May II, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. POush, Davis
City, married May 2S, 1861.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Richardson,
Pleasanton, married April 20, 1S48.
Mr.. and MRS. J. r. Smith, Lamont,
married Nov. 3, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, Van
Wort, married May 3. 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Still, Woodland.
married Oct. 6, 1859. q
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Toney, Davis
City, married May, 1856.
Mr.. and 4.lrs. VIM. VanNostrand,
Leon, married April 9, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodmansee,
Leon. married March 13, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wadley, Lamo-
nj, married June 26, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Whitaker, Van
Vert, married Feb. Il, 1856.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wells, Davis
City, married over SO years, but date
of marriage not given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Weld, Lamo-
nj, married January Z, 1853.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Announcements.

The Republican County Central
Committee are requested to announce
through the Leon Reporter the fol-
lowing names as candidates for the
nomination for the various county
Offices, subject to the will of the re-
publican voters as expressed at the
June primary.
Representative
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Small Fire At AIoore's Cafe.

There was q small fire at Claude
Moore's cafe Monday evening. Ever
ett Bright was starting up. the gaso-
line lighting system when in some
manner the gasoline caught fire and
communicated to the woodwork, and
a fire alarm was turned in, but q few
buckets Of water extinguished the
firesand the damage was slight, being
confined to the kitchen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Will Sell Big Farm at Auction.

l.. P. VanWerden will sell his 26O
acre farm five miles east of Leon,
known as the Randolph Perdue farm,
at public auction on Friday, Febru-
ary 18th. This, is considered one OF
the best farms in Decatur county, is
we'll improved, and will be sold on
easy terms with small cash pay.
ment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Death Of Mrs. ]. +. Cook.

Mrs. Morris Gardner received q let
ter yesterday from Mrs May Mckay.
OF Taloga, Oklahoma, telling Of the
death Of her mother, Mrs. Frank
Cook. Mrs. Cook was sick only q
week with pneumonia. The Cook
family were for many years residents
otsLeon, and have many friends hsro
who will be sorry to hear Of Mrs.
Cooks death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
For Sale.

40 acres of land 31s miles from
Garden Grove, " mile from school.
IS acres in meadow and cultivation,
5 acres timber, small house, barn and
good well. Will take automobile,
horses, cattle, cash or will carry some
back on farm.
E. O. Alexander,
Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

Residents OF Decatur county were
not permitted to view the partial
eclipse Of the sun on last Thursday
forenoon, a. the sky was obscured by
clouds all day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Eastern Star Meeting.

The regular meeting Of the East
.ern Star Will be held next Monday,
Feb. 14th. s,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Auditor
BERT S. BAKER
Richland Township
Clerk
Treasurer
ELBA SHEWMAKER
Grand River township

Recorder
HARL WILLIAMSON
Eden Township
J. C.. DUFFIELD
Garden Grove Township
MRS. ORA GARDNER
Leon, End Ward
M. r. SANGER
Long Greek Township
Sheriff
r.. w. CRAIG
Leon, End Ward
GLEN THOMPSON
Center Township
Coroner
County Attorney
WILL j. SPRINGER
Leon, 3rd Ward
Supervisor Term Beginning 1917.
: J. II. HILL
Decatur Township
Supervisor Term beginning 1918
n T, ETKER. Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10

Wall paper bargains this week !.
the Renal store. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
Supervisor Term beginning 191
Could Not Sec Eclipse.

:. s0sl3s
B. u. EIKER, Chairman
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
County Attorney
WILL j. SPRINGER
Leon, 3rd Ward

Supervisor Term Beginning 1917.
j. III. HILL
Decatur Township
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18
A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
DEMANDED

n HERE is basic justice in
" the contention of the
railway trainmen for an
eight hour day and in view OF
the splendid business now en-
ioyed by the roads it is diff
cult to see why the managers
should stand out against the
settlement suggested by the
president.
The railroads should be will
ling to go far to avert a strike
because a strike would be dis
asterous to the roads and still
more disastrous to the pub
lie. Crop moving time is at
hand and the nation cannot af-
ford a tie up of its transporta-
ton lines.
Public necessity calls for a
settlement of this trouble with
out a walkout. If the railroad
managers by an over obstinate
course precipitate, the trouble
they will do much to turn pub
lie sentiment toward the side
of the employees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18
GETTING THEIR WIRES
CROSSED

NNA HILE many anti-admin-
" istration papers say the
naval bill is no good on
earth because adopted by a
democratic congress the
Spokesman-Review praises the
bill as one of the big measures
of the year and asserts it was
passed by republican votes.
There is a shade of truth in
the Spokane view because only
Is republicans in the house
voted against the bill, while 80
democrats did so. However the
total membership of the house
is 435, so it appears the bill
had such an overwhelming ma
| jority there was no occasion
for the administration to bring
all its forces into line.
The point in question is how
are the republican orators go.
ing to denounce this bill anc
how can they continue theil
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18
COMMON SENSE CALLS
FOR WILSON

~ R. HUGHES is the can
YTk didate outside the
breastworks. There
fore it is up to him to break in
to the fort if he can and to do
that he must show cause why
Wilson should be turned out
and his office be given to an
other.
On his northwest tour the
republican candidate made no
such showing. He appealed
to people as being a capable
and affable gentleman, but he
has made no case against Will
son and his failure to do so is
conspicuous.
In the northwest Judge
Hughes put the soft pedal OF
criticism of the Mexican poll
cy, such action being a confes
sion that such criticism coulc
not be continued or was no
politically advisable.
With the Mexican issue OF
the shelf there was nothing
left.
Talk of patronage, pork
efficiency, etc, is meaningless
because it is idle for anyone t
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18

contend that there is any ma
terial difference between the
two big parties on these sub
iects. Nor do the tariff or the
Philippines constitute live top
les these DAYS. The Wilson
administration is giving the
country what the most adj
vaneed republicans have been
preaching about-a tariff COM
mission. 1t is action that will
remove the tariff as a vital is
sue in the campaign.
Moreover under Wilson the
nation has peace, prosperity
and preparedness. To a very
pronounced extent it has these
blessings because of the eour-
age and leadership of the man
in the White House. These
facts are pretty we'll recog-
nized by the people and Mr.,
Hughes offered nothing to
change opinions on the sub
ject,
Under the circumstances
there stands no reason why
anyone not a hard she'll partl-
san should desire the retire
ment of Mr.. Wilson in favor OF
Mr.. Hughes, When a man Is
making good and has the situ-
alton in hand it is common
sense to keep him on the Job,
The case in behalf of Presl-
dent Wilson is in such shape 1t
could safely go to the jury
without argument.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs W. S. Bowman and
child have returned from motor
trip 90 the coast
Elmer e. Cleaver returned last
night from Spokane wnere he had
been upon a business trip.
Miss Mary Johns who has been the
house guest of Miss Mary Alice Hill
in la Grande for several days, re-
turned home yesterday.
County Judge J, F. Phy and r. W.
Logan, well known La Grande real
estate man, were La Grande visitors
in the city yesterday,
County school superintendent l. f,
Young passed yesterday in the east
end of the county in the interest Of
the school industrial fair.
A. W Nye has returned from Bing-
ham Springs and Is preparing to
leave sunday for Seaside to be the
guest Of relatives, He has not been
in the best of health but is improv-
ing and believes the lower altitude
may help him.
II. W Hicks, travelling passenger
agent for the O-W. r. & n. out of
Portland and Harold NJ. West with
the same company out of Walla Wal
la, are here today after having at
tended the railroad picnic yesterday
at Gibbon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18
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lllllIIILUuLIILLDIl

Miss Delma Power Of San Francis
co has arrived to accept a position as
head trimmer at the Mason Millinery
Shop. Miss Powell was here last
season also.
]. F. Becker Of Baker. was in the
city yesterday.
Alphonse Stenger is a Portland vis-
itor in the city today
Ray W. Logan Of La Grande, was
in the city last night
Z. G. Kellogg Of College Place,
passed yesterday in the city.
F. Garfield Of Bend, is here to
pass the summer in the harvest fields
Leo Adler, prominent Baker boy, =
here in the interest Of Hearst pub
lications
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Baker OF
Warmspring were at the Hotel PEN
dleton yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. e. V. Pence Of Walla
Walla were registered at the Hotel
81 George yesterday.
r. NJ. Bentley, who is employed on
farm near town, passed last night
in the city, the rains having suspend
ed harvest operations.
Miss Clara Mccoy Of Denver,
spent several hours In the city yes
terday visiting friends. She is on
her return home from Spokane.
Talbert Ferguson a former Cmo
tllla county boy now living in Ida
bo, is IN the city today lie is spend.
las the summer On tine Henry Barrett
ranch near Athena
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18

fight on Secretary Daniels, its
author, if at the same time they
wish to claim credit for pass
age of the bill on the ground
that it is meritououS.
The ants are getting their
wires crossed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-18
THE MYSTERY OF GASO.
LINE

~ to figure nearly treble
that of a year ago, the
price of gasoline is now COM
ing down, slowly, it is true, but
under conditions of equal mys-
terry with those which marked
its rise.
But why does gasoline sud
denly become cheaper after as
suddenly becoming dear? That
is the prize puzzle of a system
of price fixing of which the oil
industry has furnished many
examples. The present reduc-
ton is attributed to increased
production and a slackening Of
the demand for the fuel for the
military needs of Europe. But
certainly the domestic demand
both for industrial and plea
Sre uses has enormously in
creased. The decline in the
price of crude oil has been
slight, and it is not assumed
that the long-established and
efficiently managed producing
companies have only at this late
day effected economies which
make its production cheaper.
Why, then, does gasoline cost
less now than a month or a
week ago?
Gasoline is more than ever a
public necessity. The recent
extreme fluctuations in its price
have inspired congressional in
quiries. The federal trade COM
mission has Just finished an in
vestigation of methods of pro-
duction and conditions of cost.
Yet the mystery remains at
most half solved. A good way
to clear it up might be to SUBJ
ject the entire oil industry to
federal supervision. = New
York World.
S-S-SSS0N-~-S-SS
The chief business of the in
land empire just at present is
not political in character; it
has to do with the harvesting of
a good wheat Grip to be sold at
a smiling price.
~S-S~~S~-s-s-~-S
Judges Hughes reads detec-
tive stories to rest his mind ;
possibly that may account for
some of his unreliable criti-
cisms.
A Baker man has just been
married after a II year court
ship; a slow record for a live
town like Baker.
~%SS-~O~s-SS-~
1t is safe to discount the
stories of the militiamen who
cannot bear to remain on the
border without fighting.
~~~~~O~s~~~
The suffrage issue in the
south has a feature not found
in the north; it is a dark topic
. there.
Possibly those wild howls
against pork caused the failure
of the appropriation for the Co.
= lumbia naval base.
1t is none too early to star
a spruce up campaign in pre-
paration for the Roundup.
~~~~~O~S~s~
If Justice Hughes wishes t,
I keep the Philippines he is not
true preparedness advocate.
~~~%S=e~SSS
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-06
There Ek VAST army

Of men and women VINO really Aever
know what tits to enjoy sound, vibrat-
ing health-who would be surprised to
suddenly gain that exhilarating vitality
that robust health brings.
Literally thousands without any par
ticuIar sickness live in general de-
bility", as the doctors call it-have
headaches, are tired and indifferent.
To all such people We say with unmis-
taxable earnestness Take SCOTS
Emulsion aftes meals forone monthand
allow its rare oilfood to enrich and en-
liven your blood, quicken your circula-
tion. stimulate nutrition, and aid mature
70 develop that real red-biooded life that
means activity. enjoyment, success:
SCOTS Emnlsicn Is not drug, but q
nleasant food tonic-free from alcohol
one bottle may help you.
scost 4 Howne. Bioom6eld.N.y. ls-u
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-06

actively participated in the game for
the past few years he has been the
most ardent fan and rooter that the
regiment possessed The first regi-
mental team was organized by him
and for 13 years he was captain and
pitcher Of team that stood just as
high among the teams in the vicinity
where the regiment was serving as
The 18th Infantry team stands today.
During his active baseball career he
was mentioned in the same manner as
Rogan, Grafton. Jasper and some 9TH
ers mentioned now.
Later his energies were employed in
finding boxers and fighters in the
regiment and all the old-time cham
pions as well as the present ones who
have gained fistie honors for the 18th
Infantry were promoted and managed
by him. No athletic meet, no ball
game and no boxing contest was COM
plete unless Sergt Green was there.
Among boxing circles In the army he
occupies a similar position to Billy
Jordan as premier announcer. Let
'er go. May the best man win!" has
been cried out by him in Montana, Ne
braska. Texas, California, the Philip
pines and here.
Sergt Green is still a young man
and any community that gets him as
citizen is fortunate. In these days
of preparedness he win be of great
service to any local military organiza-
tons and his knowledge of the supply
service is just what most Of these or
ganizations need.