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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-20
Van Vert.

The county declamatory contest
was held Friday evening in the Chris
tian church. The NJ. E. church was
used for the overflow thus making
the contestants speak twice. A large
crowd was in attendance and the
contestants were nobly boosted by a
large crowd from their respective
schools. An interesting and enjoy
able program was rendered, all OF the
contestants doing splendidly. Those
winning were first over all, Mar
guerite Peague of Weldon, with the
SELECTION. "How the LaRue Stakes
Were Lost" second over all, olive
Jennings of Van Vert, with the same
selection, third over all, Marjorie
shular of Leon, with the selection
Patsy" In the triangular contest
Nancie Kemp of Leon carried of hrst
with .'The Death Disk and Neva
Duline of Garden Grove, second with
"Pro Patria." Medals were AWARDED
to all those winning and they were
Justly proud of them
Miss Eula Kelley spent SATURDAY
and Sunday in town with her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Kelley.
FLOYD Pierce was transacting Dusi-
M and Mrs. Lester Gould who
have been attending to business mat
ters in Omaha, returned home last
week.
prof. Reed of Osceola was visiting
with Van Vert friends Saturday ev-
ening. 80.
FIoyd Boles was business visitor
~ Pleasanton one day last week.
Mrs. Anna Fierce was shopping III
Leon on Tuesday of last week.
NJ and Mrs Ed Mcpherson of Les
lie were transacting business IN our
town last week.
came last week for short visit Win
friends and relatives In our Town:
Mrs. G. C. Johnson was vlsltlns
with relatives and friends in town
]. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Smith spent last
Tuesday in the country at the nome
OF Rob Palmer and family.
We are pleased to report that MIS-.
Price who has been on the SICK
list for the past few weeks Is wen
again.
seen in town one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marhenholtz
who have been visiting with friends
and relatives in Omaha and Red OAK
returned home last week.
Miss Velma McJimpsey Is visiting
her sister, MRS. Andrew Dunn ana
family of Humeston.
J. H. Fry Of DeKalb was visiting
with friends in town last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Miss Vida Jones who has been
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. HI. Munyon of Grand River re-
Z turned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fierce we're
Leon visitors last Tuesday after
noon.
John Corbett who has been spend
ing a few days with relatives in st.
Joe returned home last week.
Miss Maurine Nye was q Decatur
City visitor last Monday evening.
Mrs. Sarah Smith and daughter
Rosa spent Tuesday afternoon at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomp-
son.
will come Wednesday afternoon for
Al over night visit with their many
friends here. Mr.. Cole will preach In
the Christian church in the evening
after which there will be a banquet
for all in the church basement.
Miss Capitola McCabe spent Tues
day with Miss Lena Manley.
M. and Mrs. Tepfer and daugh-
ters were OsceOla visitors Monday.
rs Misses Helen and Lulu Rumley
were visiting friends In town Satur-
day.
ora Irving was transacting busi-
49, II Grand River "Wednesday AZ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-20
Brush College.

Mrs. David Hubbard spent Satur-
day night with Mrs. Jane Lille.
John Davis and wife of Davis City
spent Friday at Nell Stills.
David Hubbard was Davis City
caller Friday.
John Minor and wife and daughter
Heller Visited 1T Delbert Cowles' on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-20
David

Tom Webster called on David
Hubbard Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. David hubbard and Mrs. Earl
day last week at John Minors.
Nell Still and wife visited Monday
at Jim Osborn's.
Mrs. Jane Lille visited one day
last week at David Hubbard's.
Order cut flowers and aeraI &C.
signs from O. E. Hall, local agent of
Lozier, of Des Moines. at The Re
porter office. Orders sent by phone
or mail, but order as early as posi-
BILE.
+. Il. Faust Insurance Agency, In
surance, Decatur State Savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-20
Iowa People.

ried, I took
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery for a
rundown con-
dition. / only
took two bot
ties and have
been perfectly
well since that
lime. ] always
recommend It
to other peo-i
III 1lnA IA
6R.aaflp1 -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
LUNN. PREACHER.MAYOR.
VISITS IN THE b. UFFS

Rev. George Richard Lunn, Pres
byterian clergyman and former So
cialist mayor of Schenectady, N. Y,
has been the guest of Rev. S. Alex
ander and Miss Caroline Alexander
at their home on East Washington
avenue.
Rev. Mr.. Lunn has been attending
the graduation exercises at Bellevue
college, where both himself and Miss
Alexander were members of the grad
uating class OF 1897. He delivered
several of the addresses at the COM
mencement. He has not only the dis
tinction of being the mayor OF Sche-
nectady, but of being a socialist mayor
and the pastor of big Presbyterian
church at the same place. During the
entire period he was in a spirited fight
for better church and civic conditions
His church grew and prospered, de-
spite the attacks from all directions
and became widely noted as the so
sialist Presbyterian" church. Schnec-
tady got the best municipal admins.
tratioR it had ever known and the
energetic pastor became popular with
the common people. In the early
part Of his career, covering period
Of ten years, his enemies preferred al
kinds OF charges against him, and or
one occasion got him in Jail, but ever,
attack strengthened him and led te
greater triuinphs. He was very
welcome visitor at the Alexander
home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11

is also said to have shot and killed
his wife at that time, but he was
never brought to trial on that charge.
She had left him and was visiting at
the Danner home when the shooting
occurred.
File Expense Accounts.
Candidates for political offices are
filing with the secretary of state the
cost of their campaigns and large
number OF the legislative aspirants
have already filed their expense &C
counts. None of the candidates for
governor have filed yet. Judge w. D.
Evans of Hampton, republican candi-
date for supreme court judge to sue
coed himself, spent SIPS, he reports.
Andrew G. Lehr of Sioux City, re-
publican candidate for congress, spent
$1,000. J. w. Bailey of Harlan, can
didate for state representative, spent
500. A. L. Rule of Mason City, out
for state senator, spent $32683. Many
legislative aspirants reported no ex-
penSe whatever,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11

Washington. For twenty years he has
been a member of the foreign affairs
committee.
"For very long period he was a
member of the naval affairs commit
tee. He has not only wide expert
ence in public affairs, but peculiarly
close acquaintance with the very type
Ct question no wpressing for settle
nent. He has consistently fought for
preparedness, preparedness for the
navy ifortifying the Panama canal,
preparedness in upbuilding the army.
He has been on the whole the member
with the largest vision and the most
intelligent devotion TO American
needs that we have had on the foreign
affairs committee during this genera
ton. He rendered distinguished serv-
ice on the Alaskan boundary interna-
:ional commission.
Economic Reformer.
an addition he has been one of the
staunchest fighters fer different meas
ures Of economic reform in the direc-
ton Of justice, championing such
measures as the pure food law, the
safety appliance law, the workmen's
compensat ion act, the national law
prohibiting the labor Of children, the
Hepburn rate bill, the bill creating a
bureau of corporations and many SIM
liar measures. |, therefore, urge upon
you favorably to consider his name
and report on it to the conferees
from the republican national conven-
ton and if you do not agree with me
in this respect, nevertheless to trans
NIT this telegram to the republican
conferees and to request them to place
it before their convention, at the same
time yourself laying the telegram be-
quot from my telegram OF the day be-
fore yesterday to Senator Jackson of
Maryland, the difference that have
divided not merely republicans and
progresses, but good Americans of
all shades of political belief from one
another in the past, sink into nothing
when compared with the issues now
demanding decision, for these issues
are vital to the national life.
Issues Of Americanism..
"They are the issues of a unified
IEhibS'iSoA'SAi niid VI HdllO1ldl DfeDaT
edness. If we are not all of us Ameri-
cans and nothing else, scorning to di-
vide along>li lines of section, of creed or
of national origin, then the nation
1t 1t will crumble into dust. If we
are not thoroughly prepared, il we
have not developed a strength which
respects the rights of others, but
; which is also ready to enforce from
Others respect for its own rights,
then sooner or later we shall have to
submit to the will OF an alien con-
. queror.'
u wrote the above sentences be-
cause ! felt them deep in my heart.
, He set for the vital needs of this
, time. The nomination of Senator
, Lodge will meet those vital needs.
: | earnestly ask that what you can do
to bring about that nomination in
J, the name of common Americanisnl
be done.
Il THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
Odd Fellows to Hold
Memorial Services

The annual memorial services of
the Odd Fellows and auxiliary Or
CARNATIONS of Council Bluffs will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the Odd Fellows temple. The
forenoon will be devoted to the duty
of strewing flowers on the graves OF
deceased members in the local ceme-
teries. All of the Odd Fellow lodges
and the two Rebekah lodges will join
the services. w. ]. Hammill will be
the presiding officer. A feature Of
the series will be the use of an Edison
photograph to render number OF the
songs selected, instruments will befur-
nished by S. M. Williamson. Follow
ing is the program:
Prayer by Rev, A, J. Nelson.
Vocal solo by Miss Mabel Baldwin, Miss
May Tulley. accompanist.
Address by Colonel c. G. Saunders.
Vocal solo by Miss Baldwin.
Address by Rev. Mr.. Nelson.
Memorial by members of drill team Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
Text of Message of Colonel
Roosevelt to Moose Convention

Coliseum, Chicago, June 1O-The
following communication from Col
onel Roosevelt was read by Mr.. Per-
kins to the progressive convention and
by Senator Smoot to the republican
convention:
ITO the conferees of the progress
sive party:
%Gentlemen-I understand that this
morning you are to have your last
conference with the conferees of the
republican national convention, thar
they have repeatedly asked you to pre-
sent for their consideration a second
choice, but that your committee has
not seen its way clear to do this.
Thought Much About 1t.
"For months l have thought of
this matter, and for the last few weeks
it has been the chief thing of which
| have thought, as I feel with all my
heart that it is the imperative duty of
all of us who wish to see Our country
restored to the position she should
hold, to sink all miner differences and
come together, if by any possibility we
can find common standing ground.
The day before yesterday, In my tele-
gram to Senator Jackson said, We,
not forgetting past differences, now
join for the safety and honor of our
country to enforce the policies of gen.
uine Americanism and genuine pre-
paredness. Surely we can afford to
act in accordance with the words of
Abraham Lincoln when he said May
not all, having a common interest re-
unite in common effort to save our
common country? May we ask
those who have differed with US to
join us in the same spirit toward
those who have.
Appeals to Both.
"As far as my soul is known to me
it is in this same spirit that at this
time | make my appeal to the repub-
licans and progressives assembled at
Chicago.
What thus said I meant with all
my soul, and | mean it now; and
ask you and the members of the pro-
gressive convention, which l am in.
formed applauded that telegram when
read to the convention, now to help
me made those words good by oui
deeds.
81 deeply appreciate your loyalty
to me and the position in support o.
me which you have taken. But i
would be an injustice both to you anc
myself not to regard that loyalty tc
| me as fundamentally loyalty to thu
principles you and issued iii January
last, and my statement made at Trim
dad in February last, we pledged our
selves to leave nothing undone t.
reach an honorable agreement will
the republicans in order to achieve thu
end we have in view.
Suggests Name Of Lodge.
an view Of the conditions existing
/ I suggest the name OF Senator Lodg'
of Massachusetts,. He is man of TIL
|, highest integrity, Of the broadcast ma
, tional spirit and OF the keenest devo
, ton of the public good. For thirt.
/ years he has been il the house of rep
lresentatives and in the. senate a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
NEAR BEER UNDER
FOOD LAWS BAN
Commissioner Harman Finds That
Bottles Violate Nebraska
CA-+uta
CAMPBELL SECURES OFFICE

(From staff ,Correspondent)
Lincoln, June 10.-(Special.)-If it
was on the verge of prohibition con-
vention instead of a trip to demo-
cratic national convention, the fact
that Food Commissioner Clarence
Hartman is receiving large number
of samples of near beer" might be
looked upon with suspicion. However,
as it is there is nothing suspicious
about it only the suspicion that Mr..
Hartman has that manufacturers of
near beer are not near following out
the law.
Mr.. Hartman has discovered also
that the manufacturers of the SOCIAL
ed beer are not following out the
practice of the strawberry vehdures.
who usually put the best belries on
top and the poor ones down below
Mr.. Harnian says that lhemauuiac
turers of the product pack the bottles
in barrel placing those that have a
real flavor in the center of the barrel
while the near bottles are placed on
top. This is done so that when the
inspector comes along, looks into the
barrel, tastes of the top bottle, he
simply says: Darn poor beer and is
adjudged."
However, this top stuff which is
supposed to contain only about 2 per
cent of alcohol, while coming under
the government inspection does not
come under the pure food law, as it
does not show the amount of alcohol
stamped on the label.
These and the bottles in the center
of the barrel which generally con.
tain pretty good per cent Of alcohol.
are subject to confiseation and the
owners liable to fine for having the
same in their possession because the
bottles do not contain label show
ing the amount ofalcohol therein.
Mr.: Hartman says that great deal
of this kind of stuff is being shipped
into towns in Nebraska which have
recently gone dry, by firms outside of
the state and he has already received
about ESQ samples of the stuff. He
stands ready at any time to make an
analysis of anything that may be sent
in by people whose suspicious are
aroused that any article of commerce
does not come up to the requirement.
Thomas to Chadron.
State Superintendent A. O. Thomas
has gone to Chadron to take up some
very important matters which are con-
fronting the school board of that city
regarding the schools.
Dan Campbell Lands.
Dan Campbell, editor of the Have
lock Times, has landed a job. Dan,
was a candidate for postmaster at
Havelock and it looked at one time as
II he was going to land, but the
Hitchcock crowd took up the matter
and after considerable skirnishing
around were able to put it over on
Dan and now he has been appointed
to job in the office of Secretary of
State Pool. To insure the people of
Havelock that they will have good
paper, he has secured Henry Allen
Brarnerd, former president of the Ne
braska Newspaper association, to
take charge of his paper while he is
wrestling with the automobile and
other problems which frequently come
up in the office of the secretary of
state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
Baldrige Names
Burkett for the
Vice Presidency

Convention Hall. Chicago, June 10.
Especial Telegram.) When Ne
braska was called in regular order for
the nomination for a candidate for
vice president Howard H. Baldrige of
Omaha placed in nomination Elmer J.
Burkett of Lincoln. Mr.. Baldrige's
speech attracted much attention, es-
pecially when he appealed for the rec
ognition of the great west, but the
temper of the convention was shown
in the number of states that seconded
the nomination of Fairbanks.
Nebraska was asleep at the post
when tbe question of making the NOM
ination Of Fairbanks unanimous came
up and allowed delegate from Ala
bama to suggest the formal motion
provided for by the rules of the coll
-venrion.
When Chairman Harding asked il
the nomination should be made unani-
nous the Nebraskans stood mute.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE DITCH
Rock Island Extra Train Tears Up
Track as Coal Cars Go
Over.
MOTOR CARS IN THE sMAsHUP

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Des Moines, Ia, June 9.-(Special
Telegram. Nine cars OF an extra
Rock Island freight went into the
ditch last night west of Marine when
some top heavy coal cars tumbled
over on sharp curve. Eight hundred
feet of track was torn up and traffic
delayed during the night. Three cars
OF automobiles were in the wreck and
two of these were demolished.
To Keep Up Suffrage Fight.
Miss Flora Dunlap, one of the lead
ers in the woman's suffrage movement
in Iowa, has already started another
campaign in its ,eLalf. She has asked
the Seventh district delegates to the
state republican convention, and also
the Ninth district delegates, to vote
for suffrage plank. Both of these
districts gave goodly majority for
suffrage in the primary. we have
started the fight again." said Miss
Dunlap. 1--WE will have conference
of workers and the fight will be re-
newed. Oregon tried six times before
suffrage was voted. This is our first.
We are not discouraged"
Seed Dealers Meet Here.
w. c. Grote Of Council Bluffs was
elected president of the Iowa Seed
Dealers association at the ninth an
nual meeting Of that body here yester-
day. L. M. Co.e Of Pella was elected
vice president, A. M. Eldridge was
reelected secretary and John L.
Hamilton was chosen to serve his
tenth year as treasurer. Much dis
cussion took place relative to the seed
laws and future legislation. Mem
bers say the seed laws should be made
to apply equally to the grower, seller
and purchaser.
David Kimes, a dishwasher at the
Hyperion club, was arrested by the
police yesterday and is being held for
investigation. Dies and ink for max
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Hattie Reid ~ Clara 8. Donbenmier,
Rees street. li4 feet east Of Twen-
ty-seyenth street, northsside. 46xlio..s2.tot
John c. wharton. extra. 70 John Sehu-
man, northeast corner Tenth and
Hugo streets, e6xi2o...t......,..... 1,oo'
Jacob Kendis and wife to Eugene G.
Bondy, Sixteenth street, IS feet
south Of Cunning street, west side.
21xlS1 ts.s..s..s.Ass So. ..stAs..t tfH
Home Terrace company TO Hugh H.
Harper. southeast corner Fortteth
and Gordon streets. to0xi2l.......
II. B. Hess 10 d. n. Mills, southeast
corner Thirtieth and Capitol avenue.
33xlVV ....sst..........,..
Alice Quade and husband TO Jane A.
Russell, Fourteenth street, 200 feet
south OF street, west side. 6oxl30..
william II. Russell and wife to Alice
Quads. southwest corner Kavan and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
Mother Of Senator
Kenyon Is Very Il

Fort Dodge, Ia, June 9.-(Special
Telegram. Mrs. Harriet Kenyon,
aged "a, mother OF Senator w. S.
Kenyon, may not live through to-
night.
Senator Kenyon rushed home from
Chicago, where has has been in charge
of the Cummins campaign. Mrs
Kenyon has been ill for several years
with increasing discomfort from heart
frouh1e
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
NEBRASKA P0STMAcTERS
WILL MEET IN LINCOLN
(From a Staff Correspondent. J


Lincoln, June 10.-(Special.) The
fourteenth annual session of Nebras-
ka postmasters will convene in Lin
coin Tuesday. "Wednesday and Thurs
day at the Lincoln hotel.
Why the democratic Nasbys should
hold their convention in Lincoln at
the same time as the democratic ma
tional convention in St. Louis is not
known, unless Ut is to show that the
postotfice department under the pres
ent administration is run strictly un-
der civil service rules and no politics
allowed.
Officers Of the association are r.
T. Osterman, Blair, president; E. J..
Brady, McCook, secretasp; R. B.
Wahlquist, Hastings. treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11

ing one and five-dollar bills, silver
dollars and half dollars were found in
the mans suitcase in his room. When
confronted by the officers he denied
he had been working on counterfeit
money. The police have been watch
ing him for some time, having known
that he had the outfit, they said. He
had not yet attempted to pass any
spurious coin. J.
May Raise Rural Phone Wires.
Rural telephone companies will be
required to tear up the old telephone
poles along the highways of the state
and replace them with new poles at
least twenty-five feet long at total
cost OF probably $4,000, 20, if the de-
cision of the supreme court is correct
in the case of Ernest Wegner against
Joseph H. Kelley of Sac City, accord
ing to attorney for Kelly, who ap-
piled yesterday for rehearing. The
high court rev rsed the Sac county
district court in this action, holding
that the telephone companies must
maintain their lines on the highways
so they will clear any farm vehicle, in
Guiding a hay wagon with driver on
top.
Good Roads Fighter Named.
M. B. Pitt of Logan was renomi-
mated for representative from Harri-
son county and the fight against him
by good roads enthusiasts did not ma
terialize. At ths time of the visit Of
the good road. train at Logan there
was much talk among republicans that
an effort would be made to prevent
Pitts return to the house and that If
this failed they would try to beat him
with democra, Oscar Doty of Mis-
souri, Valley was named as the demo-
cratic nominee.
First Crop Below Normal.
The average crop condition for June
this year as estimated by Wesley
Greene, secretary of the State Horti-
cultural society, is s. per cent of a
full crop, which is 2 per cent below
the average for June last year and 5
per cent below fifteen-year average
Tor June. 1t is decline of Is pei
cent from the May average this year
Apples are 20 per cent below the re.
port for June last year and strawber.
ries IL per cent better. Other fruits
are in about the same condition as
reported last year at this time.
Governor Commutes Sentence.
William Jones, life prisoner from
Johnson county on conviction of the
murder of Ernest Danner near Iowa
City July 10, 1895, has had his sen
tence committed to thirty-five year:
on recommendation of the board o.
parole. Governor Clarke has ap
proved the recommendation and exc
cuted the communication. Jones has al
ready served ten years of his sentence
and will be entitled to considerabl,
time for good behavior. This alst
puts him on parole basis. Jone'
Banner during a quarrel Jones wa
was convisted of shooting and killing
having with his wife at the Dame
farm on the night Of July 10. Jone
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
Three Tornadoes in
Northwest Counties

Ellsworth, Neb, June l0,-(Special
Telegram.)-Three tornadoes were
plainly visible here this evening. The
first was seen about six miles north
east and was Of big proportions,
throwing dust and dirt into the air.
The section is sparsely settled and
without telephone connection and at
this time it is impossible to learn the
extent of damage done. The other
two spent their fury in the air with
out damage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11
Increase to Gypsum Workers.

Fort Dodge, Ia, June 9.-(Special
Telegram -Increase of from "a to
S cents on hour were granted by man
ayers Of the five gypsum mills op-
Grating in this field to the union min
ers, 500 in number. A new agree
ment, effective July J., was signed by
both sides this afternoon. Rock load
ers get 2 cents per ton increase.