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Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
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Observation-Disclosures

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The Islanders put the DistiIlers on
top, then the ungrateful Peorians turn
around and force Bays men into the
cellar again.
Five hits for the Islanders in two
days. Who can win against such
pitching?
Neal went along in great shape to
the sixth, then the storm broke.
Old Sol burned down on Umps Gas
tons back for five innings, then he
decided to discard his coat, sporting
nice white sport shirt in the remain
ing innings.
Julie Munich put up a classy game
behind the log yesterday. nabbing two
of Peoria's speediest who had designs
on the second station.
The downtrodden Boomers arrive
here tomorrow for a three-game series.
With them comes Boston Wolfe, our
eX-gardener.
Bay has but two reliable pitchers
on hand. Scanlan has a sore arm
and Ware will be out of the game in
definitely.
Rockford, Ill. July 25.-Ransom Nc
Manus, Rockford Three-Eye league
pitcher for two seasons, has been re-
leased to Bloomington.
The Detroit team staged something
new the other day when it took three
runners to score "a tally. Crawford,
batting for Bush, walked. Boland ran
for him as far as second, when Fuller
replaced him and the latter scored
from second. This was in the game
with Washington on July y, when
Harry CoVeleskie beat three Washing
ton pitchers.
Members of the Detroit American
league baseball club are wondering
why a change of uniform has made
Bob Shawkey of the New York team
so effective against them. Shawkey
was fairly easy when he was pitching
for the champion Athletics. He has
pitched 19 innings. in four games
against Detroit this season and the
Tigers have failed to score off him.
Left Fielder CoveIeskie of the Mus
kegOn Central league team may not
play again this season. Recently he
wrenched the tendOns of his leg.
Covelesgie, a brother of Harry and
Stanley, who pitch for Detroit and
Cleveland, respectively, has been a
star of the local team.
Several eastern sport writer's re
Gently declared that Cobb is slowing
up on the bases. While it is quite gen
orally admitted that Tyrus hasn't the
flashing speed he used to possess. his
seeming slownesS was the result of
an injury. Cobb hurt his right knee
during the trip east and has been
wearing a heavy elastic protector.
Joe s. Jackson of Detroit who is
president of the Baseball Writers as
its fall meeting will ask for a revision
of several sections of the scoring code
He points out one play for which an
official ruling is necessary. When two
fielders collide after one has lust
caught the ball and the ball is dropped
as result, there is no uniform rule.
says Jackson. Some scorers credit
the batsman with a hit and others
charge an error against the fielder who
dropped the ball
Howard Emkhc, a Pacific coast
pitcher, last year in the Federal
league, and now a member of the staff
or the Syracuse team of the New York
state league, is touted as a second
Alexander" in reports to the Cleve-
land club. Scouts for the Indians will
watch his work with a view 10 adding
him to Manager FohPs firing line.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
UMPIRE HANK O'DAY
OFF ON SICK LEAVE

Pittsburgh. Pa, July 20 lam
DDay. veteran National league umpn@
is laid up at the Colonial hotel heIe
with had case Of lumbago, when al.
tackled him last "Wednesday while un,.
piring the double header bet et"eeu
Pittsburgh and Brooklyn lie mas "
cured a leave OF absence from PresI
dent Tener and is under the care of De
Harry Goehring, an osteopath-
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
TO GUARD SWIMMERS
FROM SHARKS AT SEA

Boston, Mass. July 25.-Armed with
powerful flashlights, steel nets, har-
poons. and rifles, guards will surround
Charley 10th of Boston and Henry Sui
livan OF Lowell when they swim their
4O-mfle match race from Nantasket 20
Boston next Sunday.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
BY CARL Ed.

Jimmy ~KewPie- Cerny, speedy
third baSeman of the Islanders,
has been recalled by Moline and
viii Join Hughes forces Satur-
day. Cerny viii either play short
or third for Moline. He was lean
ed to Rock Island AT the begin
ming of the season under optional
agreement and it appears that the
Moline club had the power tO re-
call him at any time Manager
Bay has his lines out for several
infielders to try for the vacancy.
He was in correspondence with
@Dutch- FOTtman of the Virginia
club in the Minnesota league, but
has lost track Of him. In case he
cannot locate him within the next
day or two he viii 20 after some
of his other prospects.
Howard DarTinger and his slip
ping BIoOmeT tribe will arrive in
the city tomorrow for a three
game series. Saturday and Sun
day Bays men will play at Dayen-
port. staging a dOuhle-header on
the Sabbath day.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
MOLINE is LOSER
IN WILD GAME To
QUINCY;17 TO is
Each Side Uses Three Twiriers IN Par.
cial Exhibition, 30 Blows and
Eight Errors Being Made.
LONG BTNGLEs ARE COMMON
Outhit, the Mules Succeed In Trim.
ming Davenport to 1-Bloom-
ers Drop Another.

Hannibal. NO., July 25-The
Davenport Three-Eye league club
yesterday signed Pitcher Brinley
AID InfieIder Olson, secured from
st. Joseph of the Western lea1ue.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
National LeagHo.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Three-Eye League.

Peoria, 4 E; Rock Island, /
Rockford, S; Bloomington, >.
Quincy, II; Moline, Is.
Hannibal. s; Davenport, 1.
American League.
Chicago, 8; Detroit U3 innings.)
No other games scheduled.
National League.
Pittsburgh, 9; Philadelphia, /
American Association.
Minneapolis, Z; Milwaukee, g.
indianapolis, ) Toledo. t.
Louisville, 6; Columbus, 1.
Western League.
Des Moines, 5; Denver, Z.
Topeka, ;; Sioux City, 10.
No others scheduled.
Central Association.
Muscatine, Z; Cedar Rapids. 6.
Fort Dodge, 3; Marshalltown, L
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25

Summary hit, Beck Sac
rifice hits, Munich Hanford, Jackson.
Sullivan. Stolen base, BiItz- Double
plays, Pechous TO Rapp 10 Jackson.
GroehIing TO Rapp. Struck out, by Neal
f. by Black 5. Time of game, lao I'm
pire, CASTOR.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
PEORIANS AGAIN
DOWN ISLANDERS
BY SCORE OF 4T01
Dave Black Has Bays Tribe Complete
ly at His Mercy, Allowing But
Two Hits in Nine Innings.
NEAL BLOWS Up IN THE SIXTH
Jackson's Men Bunch Four Blows,
One of Them a Double for Three
Runs in This Fatal StanZa-

GAMES TOMORROW.
bloomington at Rock Island
Moline at Hannibal
Davenport at Quincy.
Peoria at Rockford.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25

summary NO-NaH' MUS.
Nicholson. Home run. q. Graham. sac
rifice hit. Nicholson. stolen bases. hoi
rison. Conger Double plays. " drlns
10 Nye. Nye 10 Kruger 20 bea'H.
Bases on balls. of Carroll 2. Base on
dead ball. Kruger. struck out
Burnham 2, by Carroll D. Time ~
game, 1885. Umpires, Becker INV
GfruthPrs
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25

SummarV-StOIen Dase, ITdIHU-.
Sacrifice hits, Turner. Trainor. Two
base hits. Castle. Ihrig Davis. Falk.
Pettigre >. Dobbins. Three base hits,
Falk, Stocker, Davis, Sherer. lhrg.
Home run. Golvin. Double plays,
Young 10 TrainOr TO Golvin Pettigrew
to Staley Struck out, by Higbee l, by
Cummings 4, by Crissman ,. Bases on
balls, off Higbee /, off Cummings 3,
off Lang =. off Crissman 9. Wild pitch
es. Henderson, Crissman ,. Passed
ball. Dobbins. Time, 2:17. Umpire
Brown.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
BloOmerS slip Fast

Rockford. H.. July p. Ni'noNsSS
the visitors hit well yesterday anu
played an crrorless game, they W." W..
unable TO make their hits aell',l
enough runs, and Rockford Won ~
D. Score. n
Bloomington ..OOO0Oool4-5 10 y
Rockford ....,OOO2 2o&N ~ "
Batteries Pemherton and 9lho"'
Cummings and Kern.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25
Too Much Burnham.

Hannibal, July 25 Bert Graham's
home run in the fourth inning with no
one on was all Davenport could do
with Burnham Yesterday OLearys
men losing TO I. Jack Carroll was
weak in the first two innings. when the
Mules piled up a three-run lead. AFTER
that Carroll frightened up and held
Warnings men scoreless. Buruham al
lowed eight hits, but he kept them
,,oI1 gn,ttoraJ Tho GrpFG-
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25

Howard Emkhe, a Pacific coast
pitcher, last year in the Federal
league, and now a member of the staff
OF the Syracuse team of the New York
state league, is touted as second
Alexander" in reports to the Cleve-
land club. Scouts for the Indians will
watch his work with view TO adding
him to Manager FohPs firing line.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-07-25

The Islanders put the Distillers on
top, then the ungrateful Peorians turn
around and force Bays men into the
cellar again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Probating Wills Before Death.

A Columbus, O., judge makes the
novel suggestion that wills be probat-
ed before death. He would permit a
man to go into court with his will
properly executed, and demonstrate
his competency to execute such tes-
lament. 1t would not then be pos
sible after his death for disappoint-
ed heirs to set up that he was men
tally incapable" or subject to "un-
due influence"
Under the present practice wills
are often broken after prolonged liti-
cations on one or the other of these
grounds. Apparently, it is not diff
ficult task to show that any dead man
was mentally deficient while alive.
But few heirs would have the hardi-
hood to face the living. maker of the
will in court, unless he was really
incapable of devising his property.
The effect of such law would be
to relieve the court of vast amount
of vexatious litigation. 1t would
also permit man of sound mind to
devise his property precisely as he
wished, so long as his plans did not
run counter to public policy. Nor
would he wrap the drapery of his
couch about him and lie down for
the last long sleep, in the fear that
his name would be tarnished by his
avaricious -MinneabOlis
Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Eighth Grade School Entertainment.

The assembly room of the High
School building was packed with a
big audience Monday evening when
the eighth grade pupils presented
"Ihe District School at Blueberry
.orners,' and the three act comedy
kept the big audience in good humOr
from start to finish. The first act
was a meeting of the school commit
tee to select teacher for the school,
the members of the committee being
Orel Elwell, Edward Mckay and For
est Quigley, and the applicants for
the position of teacher being Inez
Marshall, Gertrude Pearson, Lucille
Buchanan and Stanley Hatch, the lat
ter known as Hezekiah Pendergrass
being chosen as the teacher. The Sec
Ond act representa- the nrst day at
school, with the trials and tribula-
ltions~of a rural school matser and
bunch of lively school children. There
were ten girls and nine boys in the
school, those representing the pupils
being Merle Pickering, Jennie Camp
bell, Sarah McKern, Mildred Merwin,
Dorothy Osborn, Marjorie Cesler,
Fern Estes, Beulah Clamp1tt, Audrey
Halback, Hazel Dunn, Vaughn Smith,
Martin Cesler, James Hansell, Leland
Richardson, Leland Statzell, Lester
Painter, Fred Mussellman, Asa Bar
ber and Robert Grouse. The last act
was the closing day of the school with
the usual exercises on such occasions,
the visitors being represented by Ger
trude Pearson, Imogene Harden and
Hazel Mckay, and they had a very
amusing program.
The play was presented under the
direction of Miss Halle Moore, teach
er of the eighth grade, assisted by her
sister, Miss Hazel, and they deserve
much credit for the success of the en-
tertainment. The receipts were
$49.10, and the proceeds will be used
in buying reference books for use in
the eighth grade.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Sixty-Seventh Wedding Anniversary.

1t is not often that family meets
to celebrate a sixty-seyenth wedding
anniversary, but such was the case
when Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Cannon
celebrated their wedding anniversary
April 26, 1916, at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Allbaugh, in
southeast Leon. All of their chill
dren, except the youngest daughter,
were present, four grandchildren and
four great-grandchildre were there.
Mr.. w. H. Jenkins, the only living
brother of Mrs. Cannon, and Mrs.
Mary Thompson, neice of Mr.. Gam
mon, were present at their wedding
when little children and have lived to
help them celebrate their sixty-sev-
enth anniversary.
There were twenty-nine present to
partake of the bounteous feast pre-
pared at Mrs. Allbaugh's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon were re-
membered with box of beautiful
white carnations from an old neigh
Dor and friend, now residing in Neb-
raska, Mrs. Elma Morrill,, also re-
membranes from the absent daugh-
ter, and cards of congratulations from
other friends.
1t is a remarkable fact that there
has never yet occurred a death in
their immediate family as their six
children, eleven grandchildren and
nine grandchildren are all liv-
ing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
IDLE HOUR SPECIALS.
Marguerite Clark in "Gretna Gwen'
Friday, and Edith Taliaferro i'm
"YOung Romance" Monday.

Marguerite Clark, the dainty and
fascinating stage and screen favorite
will be seen at the Idle Hour theatre
in the celebrated romance "Gretna
Green" on Friday of this week. This
quaint and picturesque play possesses
all the varying elements essential to
the successful serene drama, love,
sacrifice, honor, mystery and thrill,
and is laid in the charming period of
the nineteenth century, when daring
elopements to Gretna Green, a lovers
haven in the north of Scotland, added
a dash of excitement to many true
love-matches. In "Gretna Green,"
Marguerite Clark bewitchingly por-
trays the adorable character of Dolly
Erskine, little English belle and q
bit of flirt, who queens it over the
beaux of the realm with sovereign
sway, until sne loses her heart under
circumstances both humorous and
dramatic. Matinee at O'Clock, first
night show at 7:15. Prices 10 and is
cents.
On next Monday Miss Edith Talia-
ferro makes her photodramatic debut
in young Romance supported by
an exceptionally strong cast, as Nellie
Nolan, who presides over the notion
department in big department store
Romance flourishes in her soul and
she devotes her spare time reading
novels in which "high society and
nobility figure prominently. She has
saved 500 and decides to spend it all
and enjoy for one glorious week, liv-
ing like real lady Many amusing
and thrilling incidents occur during
the week, and Nellie is finally kid
mapped by a fortune hunting count,
but is rescued by Tom Clancy,
clerk, and true love finally runs
smooth. Matinee at 3 o'clock, first
night show, at 7:15. Prices 10 and
Is cents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
State Horseshoe Pitching Contest
Postponed.

The big state horseshoe pitching
contest announced to be held at the
tabernacle grounds in Des Moines last
Sunday afternoon, held under the
auspices of the Evening Tribune, was
postponed on account of the rain until
Sunday, May 14th, at which time it
will be held at the tabernacle grounds
the weather permitting, and in case
of rain, it will be held in the machin-
cry building at the state fair grounds.
Decatur county had a contestant at
Des Moines last Saturday, DR.. A. Dill
Greer, of Lamont, who will probably
again go to Des Moines when the con-
test is held on May 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
The Sewer Assessments.

For several days the past week the
city council has been listening to COM
plants from property owners over the
amount of the sewer assessment lev
led against their properties, but the
time for making objections has now
passed, so if you have not already
registered your kick, you are too late
and will have to pay whatever they
have charged up to you. To a per-
son who examines the assessments it
appears there has been gross injustice
done in many cases, making COMPARE
son Of exactly similar properties, and
no one has been able to explain why
the difference was made, the figuring
out of the various assessments having
been made by the city engineer and
he is out of town, and neither the
mayor or the city councilmen can ex-
plain the why and wherefore. 1t
looks as if there had been consider
able bungling with the job.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
T.. Housh Had Leg Broken in Peculiar
Accident.

E. Housh, the we'll known farmer
and stockman, met with peculiar
and painful accident while at work
on his farm two miles southwest of
Leon last Monday. Mr.. Housh was
helping his man stretch some wire
fence, and had the wire in his wagon
stretching it. He turned the team
and the wire ran out just then, the
result being that the wagon was over
turned and Mr. Housh was caught
under it, and had his right leg brok-
en- just above the ankle, and his ankle
was also badly sprained. DR.. H. R.
Layton passed by within few min
utes after the accident and rendered
the necessary medical attention. Mr..
uoush will be laid up for some time
as the result of the accident.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
worth More Than Its Weight in Gold

DR.. J. w. Rowell, the Leon dentist,
showed us the other day plate for a
set of false teeth which was worth
more than its weight in gold. The
plate is made of platinum and is more
than seventy-five years old. At the
time it was made platinum was cheap
er than silver, but today it is very
valuable, being worth more than
gold. Seventy-five to hundred
years ago, platinum was used to a
considerable extent in making plates
for false teeth And besides being so
very valuable it is metal which can
be scarcely obtained at all at this day.
If you have any old platinum teeth
plates lying around your house you
can get big price for them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Miss Hinena Hoffman Will Teach al
State University Next Year.

Miss Himena Hoffman, VINO has
been an instructor in the Leon High
School for the past three years, and
who was reelected sor the coming
year, has been appointed as an as
sistant instructor in the department
of history at the State University at
Iowa City for the coming college
year, and has notified the Leon school
board that she will not teach in the
Leon schools. Miss Hoffman will be
required to teach but two hours
day at the State University, and ac-
cepts the position in order that she
may do graduate work at the State
University in history and secure an
advanced degree in this work. She
has been one of the most competent
and popular instructors we have ever
had in the Leon High School, and
everybody will be sorry to see her
leave the Leon schools. ..@
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Change in Club Rates.

The tremendous advance in the
cost of paper and everything connect
ed with the printing business, has
caused many of the papers with which
The Reporter clubs to advance their
club rates, and it becomes necessary
for us to make some slight advances.
The new club rates will 60 into effect
on May goth. We will accept club
subscriptions at the old rate until Sat
ur,lay evening, May goth, but after
that date the new rate will be
strictly adhered to. You can renew
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until that time. ....e
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News, old rate $2.s5, new rate 50. 10.
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Star or Journal, old rate $3.50, new
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These are the principal papers
which we handle in clubs, but will
quote you prices on any others you
may desire.
Don't ask us to furnish you club
papers at the old rate alter May goth,
as we will be compelled to refuse you.
The price is the same to all, so ii you
want any paper at the old rate, you
must order them before May Goth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Meeker's Store at Decatur Burglar
lied.

The general store of c. R. Meeker
at Decatur City, was burglarized last
Thursday night, the burglar or bur
glars securing between $500 and $4O0
worth of goods, and $500 in cash.
The biggest part of the loss consisted
of silks, his entire stock of silks be-
ing taken together with two suit
cases and one or two pairs of shoes.
The money which was taken was in
a box under the counter, Mr.. Meeker
being in the habit of dropping dol
lar in the box each day as rent mon
ey. How the burglars obtained en-
trance to the store is, not known, as
the door was not broken open. There
is no clue whatever as to who COM
mitted the theft.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
WILL CHANGE the ROAD.
will Use the Old K. & W. Grade and
Make 1t a Part of the Leon and
Pleasanton County Road.

The prospects at the time The Re-
porter went to press yesterday noon
were mighty good that there would be
q dandy good improvement made at
once on the Leon and Pleasanton
road, which is a part of the county
highway system. Recently Fred Bar
rett, the county bridge foreman, dis
covered that it would be fine thing
to change this road which runs out
of Leon on @ street, then crosses Mag
ruder creek and across quite stretch
of low bottom land which has always
been hard road to keep, and make
use of the old abandoned K. & W.
grade, so that people who used the
Pleasanton road would leave town on
Main street, which is paved beyond
the railroad tracks, cross the cement
bridge and go south on the Davis
City road to where the road crossed
the old railroad grade, then use the
railroad grade around the McGreW
hill and on south, coming out to in
tersect. the Pleasanton road between
the house and barn on the Manchester
farm. The matter was talked OF a
little, then petitions were gotten up
and signed by nearly everybody,
which were presented to the city
council and the board of supervisors:
A special meeting of the city council
was held yesterday morning and the
council voted to make the change and
take care of that part of the road
which was inside the city limits, and
they also reported to the board OF
supervisors, who were to take the
matter up yesterday afternoon, and
they will without doubt vote to make
the change. 1t will make mighty
fine road, and make it much easier
for people living along this road to
reach Leon, as they would come in
over the paved street, and as it is
now, when they bring in stock they
have to drive nearly up town and then
back on Main street in order to reach
the stock yards. The farmers living
along the Pleasanton road were prac-
tically unanimous in petitioning the
board to make the change.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Death of Geo. w. Wadsworth.

George w. Wadsworth, one of the
best known and most loved citizens OF
Decatur county, passed away at his
home in this city Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. He had been in failing
months ago gave up work on the farm
which he had owned for many years,
northwest of Leon, and came to
Leon. He had been seriously i'll for.
several weeks and his death was not
unexpected. Mr.. Wadsworth would
have been II years of age on May Is.
He was never married. Arrange
ments for his funeral had not been
completed at the time The Reporter
went to press, waiting to hear from
a brother who resides at Columbus,
Ohio, and other relatives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-05-04
Bought Interest in Puritana Cafe.

w. B. Rook, who sold his cafe busi-
ness in Leon few months ago, look
ed all over the country for a good To-
cation and finally decided there was
no town as good as Leon, so on Mon
day he came down from Des Moines
and purchased a half interest in the
Puritana Cafe, and in partnership
with Fay Longacre, will again engage
in the cafe business. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rook are both experienced cafe peo-
pie, and Fay Longacre needs no words
of praise. He is hustler and a
mighty popular fellow. Under their
management the Puritana Cafe will
be popular place.