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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Very Important.

Indeed are our eyes, so delicate in
their structure and so indispensable,
yet entire.y automatic in their action.
Long strain of the eyes especially
of children, results in an unnatural
condition of the eyes. The trial cases
do not always reveal the nature of
the defect. In recent years other
methods of determining these defects
have been discovered and when used
in connection with the trial case in
sure the best possible results. But
Ter, the jeweler and optometrist, has
his fitting room fully equipped with
the most up-to-date of these instru-
ments, and uses them in every case
that he examines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Don't Violate the Postal Laws.

1t has come to my notice and to
other postmasters that the people
who are going to have sale are
themselves and having other people
distribute the sale bills over the
country; these parts upon coming to
mail box will deposit sale bill in
the box for the party who owns the
box and do so without payment of
postage. This is probably done unin-
tentionally but does not excuse the
party from a heavy fine, not over
$500. l do not wish to cause anyone
trouble, but strict watch is being
kept and some one may be called
upon to contribute to Uncle Sam.
The county paper is the best place
to advise the people as to such mat
ters and l would appreciate it if you
would call their attention to this mat
ter through your columns this week.
Earl w. Riley, Postmaster,
Decatur, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
GIVE US MORE LIGHT.
Some Figures in Regard to Street
Lighting Service in Leon.

We stated last week that an order
had been made for the street lights
to burn until l o'clock at night in
stead of being turned off at midnight,
but the council rescinded the order
on Thursday. They seem to think
that they must economic on street
lighting SO as not to Overrun their
contract with the electric light COM
pany.
When the new franchise was
granted to the Leon Electric Co., last
spring it provided that all the street
lights including any which may here
after be installed were to be burned
on 1000 hours per annum under the
direction of the city council. The
franchise also provides that in case
less than 1900 hours of streets light
ing are used, that the electric light
company shall receive pay for at
Feast 1900 hours.
We have taken the trouble to look
up the records as to how many hours
have been used since the new fran
chise went into effect, and we find
that in March they burned 139 hours,
in April Ill. hours, in May 81 hours,
in June ~ hours, in July IS hours,
In August 108 hours, and in Septem-
Der 116 hours, a total of 724 hours
in the seven months, an average of
only 103 hours per month. That
would leave 1928 hours to be burn
ed in the next five months to use up
the 1000 hours per month. We can
not see how they are going to use
it, for according to the Philadelphia
schedule providing for all night SER
vice, and running as high as 13 hours
and 20 minutes per day during the
short days of December, it only re-
quires total of 1895 hours, allow
ing for 1904 hours in October, 216.2
in November, 2294 in December,
210.1 in January and 1871 in Feb
ruary, leaving a balance of 352 hours
to be burned on exceptionally dark
Gays, or else the lights will have to
be burned in broad day light.
We fail to see how they are going
to use up the number of hours which
the franchise calls for, and which the
council has no authority 70 change.
AS long as the city has to pay for the
lights why not turn them on, and
give the people what they are peying
fOr2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Will Spend 100000 Improving De-
catur County Farms.

S. G.: bradford, who has invested
very heavily in Decatur county farm
lands the past year, expects to spend
100000 IN the next year in improv-
ing these farms, if he can secure
men to do the work on them. The
first thing Mr.. Bradford started do
ing on the farms was to pull all the
nedge fences, and he has nineteen
miles of hedge to pull. He is also
tiling wherever tiling can be used to
advantage, for he believes that tiling
will pay big returns. He has large
amount of Decatur county farm land,
and he ig not going to have any OF
the land wasted, but will mako it all
productive. He is setting an example
which others can follow with profit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Likes The Reporter.
Lamont, Iowa, Oct. 6, /!

Lamont, Iowa, Oct. 6, 1916.
o. E. Hull, Editor of Reporter,
Leon, Iowa. am taking more pa
pers than l can afford or use, but AZ
the Reporter is the only paper in
these parts with the conviction and
courage necessary to carry the demo-
cratic ticket, and editorially adyo-
cate it's success, cannot cut it In
these critical times.
have recently been travelling in
the western counties of Iowa and
find conditions very encouraging for
our state and national tickets. The
people are astronomically inclined
and are looking upwards. In doing
so they have discovered a new star,
have determined that it shall take
it's place in the constellation of gov
erning stars and that no Harding
process shall dim it's luster. The
name of that star is E. T. Meredith.
which being interpreted, means Ever
True Man.
Find check enclosed.
Very sincerely yours.
Herman G. Smith.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Book Agents Worked School
Teachers.

A couple of smooth book agents,
e. d. Smith and G. B. Mclnnes, rep
iresenting the Button Book Co., of
Kansas City, worked graft on sew
eral Decatur county school teachers
the past week, as result of which
they were arrested Friday evening,
but made their escape Monday morn
ing. Upon coming to Leon the fell
lows visited the county superintend-
ent's office and secured a list of
teachers, making inquiries as to
which were new teachers. They then
visited about forty of these teachers,
and informed them that the set OF
books which they were selling were
ordered placed in their school by the
county superintendent, in order to
make their school accredited. In
some instances when the teacher re-
fused to order them without an order
from the director they went away for
a short time and came back telling
the teacher the director had ordered
the books bought. Then they would
take the order and the teachers
note for $24.75, in payment. Friday
evening the matter was brought to
the attention of the county attorney S
Office, and the men were arrested at
their hotel by deputy sheriff Bob
Craig, an information being filed
against them before Justice Wood
mansee, and they plead not guilty.
They did not want to go to Jail, while
waiting for a member of the Kansas
City firm to come to their relief, so
they were placed in the custody of
marshal Marion Osborn, and he
guarded them Saturday and Sunday,
but they managed to put him off his
guard, and while he had gone home
for a few minutes early Monday
morning, they quietly went to the
depot and bought tickets for Albany,
MO. Sheriff Lorey wired to Albany
and Kansas City, but, they evidently
made their getaway. and have not
since been heard of. The fellows
were pretty smooth grafters for they
did not try to work any of the ex-
perienced teachers, confining their
Operations to teachers who had just
commenced teaching, and about for
ty of them signed the notes for the
books, and the agents secured about
81 900 worth of notes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Kensett Won Prize for Most Autos in
Jefferson, Highway Run.

Kensett, little town of 800. in
habitants in Worth county, Iowa, has
been declared to be the winner of
first choice of the prizes offered for
the town having the largest number
of autos in line during the Jefferson
Highway run from Kansas City to
Winnipeg last July. The winning
town had their choice of the United
States flag carried on the run or a
tank car load of road oil. The award
has just been made, as it was quite a
task to figure out the winner, as the
offer was for the greatest number Of
cars in proportion to the population
of the town. Kensett had 272 cars
in line. There was a total of 3772
autos and 81 towns competed for the
prizes. Geneva, Mimi, won second
place in the contest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published = Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The corner stone of the new M. E.
church at Decatur City will be laid
with appropriate ceremonies on Sat
urday, Oct. 18th.
The following marriage licenses
were issued the past two weeks:
C. B. Erase 27 to Helen Jensen %.
Charles Peugh "a to Orpha COsler
20.
James w. Downey 25 to Phila A.
Fierce %.
R. N. Leeper 26 to Sarah E. Hall
20.
Luke Collins 21 to Clat1hda j.
Hall 16.
George N. Wood 20 to Maggie A.
johnson Is.
The first steam swing ever in oper-
alton in Leon was set up by Glass &
Co., of Villisca, at the northwest cor
ner of the square, and it is amusing
to see old gray haired men and wom-
en- clinging to the wooden horses as
they go round and round.
Henry Johnson opened his barber
shop last Sunday and as this did not
suit the other BARRIERS, who do not
want to open their shops on Sunday,
an information was filed against him
for violating the Sunday law. He
was arrested and taken before Squire
Albaugh, but upon his paying the
costs and agreeing to keep his shop
closed on Sunday he was released.
William Biggs and daughter, Miss
Nora, returned from their Ohio visit
last Sunday.
Billy Coffin, conductor on the dag
onal road, is visiting his parents in
this city for few days.
Prof. j. e. Cummins is quite sick
and Miss Belle Thompson is teach
ing his room in the Leon schools
B. o. Springer and father return
ed from Ohio last Friday. He brought
back with him some nice specimens
or beechwood, sage brush and other
things.
Misses Grace and Stella Allen,
Nellie Woodard, Grace Albaugh and
Lou Oney, and Messrs. Ora Teale,
Dick Ledgerwood, Sam Lands and
Yant Wasson drove out and spent
pleasant evening at the Wasson farm
in Morgan township Friday.
r. S. Kennett and wife have NOV
ed to Mt. Ayr and will take charge of
a hotel in that city.
The board Of supervisors gave no
tice that the question of whether live
stock should be permitted to run at
large in Decatur county, would be
submitted to the voters at the No
yember election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Found County Books in Good shape.

j. 1. Israel, of Des Moines, and A..
D. Nye, of Bedford, the state account
ants who have been checking the
books in the county Offices at the
court house for several weeks, finish.
ed their work last Thursday, and de-
parted for Glenwood, where they will
check up Mills county. They found
the books of Decatur county in good
shape, and aside from a few small
clerical errors reported everything O.
X. They are both fine fellows and
expert accountants and did the best
work in this line ever done here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12

No. 81, Boar-A. N. Finkbone, De-
catur City, Iowa. $4,000.
No. AZ, Boar-M. G. Woodard, Da-
Wis City, Iowa, $27.oO.
No. 81, Boar-C. w. Kendall, Car
den Grove, Iowa, $500.
No. 6S, Boar-George Shirk. We'll
don, Iowa, $4,000.
No. So, Boar. L. Robbins, Da-
Wis City, Iowa, $25.0O.
No. 73, Boar-M. J. Powers, Deca-
tur City, Iowa, $4,000.
No. "A, Boar-M. H. Potter, Pleas
anton, Iowa, $1,000.
No. 25, sow-C. w. Kendall. Gar
den Grove, Iowa, $4,000.
No. 8, Sow-Ed Cook, Pattons-
burg, Mo-, $500.
No. z, Sow-A. G. George, Leon,
Iowa, $3.50
No. 81, Sow. West, Leon. Iowa,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Pat Griffin win Locate in Leon.

We told you several weeks ago
that rat Griffin, of Creston, had a
hankering to get back to good old
Decatur county, and sure enough he
is coming. Mr.. Griffin last week
bought the old Warner homestead
and acreage property on north
Church street land will erect COM
modious new residence on the prop
erty next spring. We are mighty
glad to see the Griffin family become
residents of Leon. They have many
friends here who will welcome them
as residents of Leon. Mr.. Griffin
moved to Creston from Grand River
last spring, after being a resident of
that town for more than twenty-five
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Sold Farm With so,o 900 Profit.

S. G. Bradford, the Des Moines
man who has bought a number of
Decatur county farms in the past
year, on Monday sold one of them,
the 400 acre farm near Garden Grove
which he bought of Thomas and
Bert Teale, about four months ago,
to Clarence Hedges, of Anita, iowa,
who owned a large farm adjoining
it, at profit of $4,000 over what
he paid for it. He bought this farm
at $3.50 per acre and sold it for
$4,000 an acre. The deal was ne
gotiated by A. M. Pryor>of Leon, and
Will Barbour, of Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
A Great Success.

The Lone Scouts of America in
Leon held their first meeting in the
library rooms Monday evening. ALI
the members were present. We wish
to thank Mrs. Stout and all the
members of the library board for let
ting us have the use of the south
west room on the main floor of the
library. All parents of Lone Scouts
are invited to our meetings. The first
edition of our paper will be out Oct.
27. The Lone Scouts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
BIG TIME AT Van VERT
Home. Coming Celebration Drew Bio
Crowds and They Had a Good
Time. list of Prize Winners.

Van Vert sure had big time at
their Homecoming celebration last
Friday and Saturday. Big crowds
were present on both days, that on
Saturday being the largest ever seen
in Van Vert. They had good dis
play of live stock, domestic art and
needlecraft work. The judges from
Ames stated, that the competition IN
the live stock classes was closer than
lat any previous show which they had
attended this year. On both days
|Igo's polo teams gave good exhibl-
tions of auto polo, and at the Satur-
day game there were 1850 paid al
missions tc the polo game. Every
body lad a good time at Van Vert,
and they will make their Home Com
ing permanent thing. One of the big
attractions was the baby contest, in
which there were % entries. The
Judges were DR.. jeanette ThrOckmor-
ton, of Charlton, DR.. e. Mitchell, OF
Grand River, DR.. G.. Fl. Mitchell, OF
Leon, and DR.. M. Phelps, of Van
Vert. Vera Mae McNichols won the
sweepstakes over all with score OF
97.S, and Evelyn Rhea Arney was
second scoring 96.S.
The following is list of the prize
winners in the various classes:
DOMESTIC ART
Loaf bread, 1st, Mrs. Jessie Fry;
End. Mrs. Herman Delk.
Cake, 1st, Mrs. E. e. Caster; End,
Mrs. Clyde Blades.
Glass jelly, 1st, Mrs. A. L. Beld-
ing; End, Mrs. q. w. Fierce.
Butter, 1st, Mrs. H. j. Blair; End,
Mrs. A. e. Price.
NEEDLECRAFT
Crochet work, 1st, Mrs. F. F. Rob
bins; End, Mrs. E. E. Caster.
Tatting, 1st, Mrs. Cal Price; End,
Mrs. Mae Lamoree.
Embroidery, 1st, Mrs. r. E: Ball;
End, Mrs. Roy Hawkins.
STOCK
Draft colt, 1st, Frank Barger; End,
Don Evans.
Mule colt, 1st, Jud vanderpool;
End, G. E. Ramsey.
Bull calf, 1st, L. G.. Overholtzer;
End, A. E. Price.
Heifer calf, 1st, L. G.. Overholtzer;
End, A. E. Price.
Dairy COW, 1st, j. J. Wade; End, J.
u. Wade.
Male pig, 1st, E. G. Murphy; End,
Clark Fierce
Gilt, 1st, Clyde Blades; End, E. G.
Murphy.
POULTRY
Pen, LIST, r. e. Ball; 2nd, A. A.
Hax.
GRAIN, VEGETABLES, FRUIT
10 ears corn on stalk, 1st, e. B.
Saylor; End, ]. H. Watson.
Yellow corn, 1st, John Watson;
Ind, E. Heron. :
White corn, LIST, Clyde Watson;
End, M. w. Holt.
Winter wheat, 1st, G. r. Saylor;
End, H. L. Delk.
Oats, LIST, J. H, Watson; End, H. L.
Delk.
Potatoes, 1st, F. w. Fierce; End,
Oscar Boatman.
Apples, LIST, VIM. Baughman; End,
VIM. Baughman.
Pears, 1st, L. G.. Luce; End, Mrs.
Mary Thompson.
Plums, LIST, Ralph Lamoree; End,
no entry.
Grapes, 1st,> ]. H. Watson, End, J.
H. Watson.
Crabs, 1st, H. o. Tuttle; End, E. B.
BABY CONTEST
Boys 10 to "a months-1st, Boyd
Preston Saylor, 95.S; End, Ronald
Ray Caster, 95.7; 3rd, Rex Casper
Hall, 95.
Boys "a to SO months-1st, Paul
Thompson, 94.6; End, Leo Devore,
922; 3rd, Raymond Ellis, 92.1.
Girls II to "a months-1st, Vera
Mae McNichols, 97.S; End, Evelyn
Gail Brennaman, 94.5; 3rd, Alice
Jeanette Jones, "a.
Girls "a to SO months-lst, Eve
lyn Rhea Arney, 96.s; End, Freda
Hume, 95.2; 3rd, Ruth Bahr, 94.9.
Very Important.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Made : Clean Score.

At the weekly shoot of: the Leon
Gun Club held at their grounds north
of Leon last Wednesday evening, y.
H. Carver, Of Woodland township.
made clean score OF Is birds In
succession, the first time this score.
has been made. on the Leon grounds.
Mr.. Carver is one Of the best trap
shooters in southern Iowa. F
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Study Center at Leon.

The study center to be held at
Leon, Oct. 14th, will be Of special in
terest to teachers who are interested
in preparing work for local, county
and state exhibits. Miss Carlile who
works under the approval of Iowa
Teachers College will give part of the
time to booklet making and requests
the teachers to bring colored paper,
rulers, pencils and scissors.
Mr.. Woodstock Will meet classes
under the Extension Department of
Iowa State College.
Glasses convene at $3.50 o'clock.
S MABEL HORNER,
County Superintendent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
w. H. Snyder to Retire from
Farming.

w. H. Snyder, who resides north
east of Leon, has decided to retire
from active work on the farm and on
Friday, Oct. 20, will hold big clos
ing out sale. He will sell at this
time 800 head of live stock including
13 head of horses, 55 head of cattle,
SO head of hogs, 180 head of sheep,
a complete outfit of farming imple-
ments and a quantity of hay and
grain. He will rent his farm of 800
acres. See advertisement in next
weeks Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12

am prepared to do all kinds Of
light hauling and delivering. Guy
Smith, Phone 80.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12

4 Get our prices on timothy seed b )
fore selling. Biddison Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-12
Marriage Licenses,

Boyd E. Meter, Weldon -..-.........-..2Il l
Clara Thopmson, Weldon ...--....21|
Alva Mcconnell, Grand River .-.-..24
Esther Davidson, Grand River ...-..19I
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-10-20
Dunn-Roberts.

On Thursday, Oct. y, 1916,
Miss Ona Belle Dunn and Ray
mond Roberts were united in
marriage at Portales, N. NJ,
DeY. F. 6. Galloway, a minister
of the Baptist church officiating.
The bride IS the popular sister
Of Frank Dunn of Valley View.
and daughter of Ii, T. Dunn
of Margaret. Texas.
The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Roberts. and a
young man of industrious hab-
it's.
On returning, a weddig sup
per was served at the home of
grooms parents, only the relat-
ives of the bride and groom be-
ing present.
The Record extends congratu-
lations.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-10-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The Wilson-Marshall Club
has arranged for good speakers
at the Hall tonight. Come.
Charlie Barber has just re
ceived word that his wife is i'm
proving nicely. Charlie is look
ing forward anxiously to the
time when she can return home.
Mrs. j, A. Beavers and little
nephew, George Glen Rogers,
are vi; sting in Dallas, Leonard
and Bnffdale, Texas.
AS we go to press Thursday
noon, we have a report from
Mrs. Lee Crosby that her con.
dition is really improved and
that all members of the family
are very hopeful now of her
speedy recovery.
Frank Dunn, John Taylor
and Carl Myers and fanatics
have gone to Lubbock for the
winter.
LOST-One red COW branded
bar over B on left shoulder and
8 enclosed in diamond Oh left
hip. Will give $3.50 for infor-
mation as to her where aLouts.
l.. e, Huddleston, Judson, N.
N.
Richard Barber of Springfield,
Ohio, nephew of G. NJ. Barber.
is here and will attend the Ken
ma school this winter. He is
well pleased with the country
and has enjoyed his first jack
rabbit hunt since his arrival.
Chas. H. Sims has sold and
delivered his 1875 steer ycarlings
to @. N. Mcfarland of the Pan
handle country. Price was $50
per head. Mr.. Mcfarland will
ship them to Kress, Texas where
they will be erased out just as
soon as empty cars can be pro-
cured for4he shipment. There
is a shortage of stock cars on
the Santa Fe at this time.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-10-20
ANNOUNCEMENT
Halloween Entertain
ment.

The Kenna School is prepar-
ing a very interesting, short
program for Hallowc EN- on Sat
urday night Oct. 2Sth, begin
ming att 30 sharp.
Ne pains will be spared to
make this a real. interesting,
community social affair. The
little program to be rendered
will be short, but every minute
of the time wilt be entertaining.
A fter the program, lunches
will be served IN the strict
Halloween style, novel and
up TO date in every particular.
The proceeds of these lunches
will be used in the school for
school equipment.
Come and help make it a real
social evening and convert the
lunch counters into useful COM
modities for the school children.
Miss Beatrice Cooper,
Principal.
Miss Helen Elrod,
Primary.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-10-20
In Time of Need.

(From speech OF former Governor Martin
Glynn. of N. Y. notifying the Hon Thomas r.
Marshall OF Indiana. OF hiH nomination for
VicS'PrOsidSnt, September Il. I9loJ
When the honor of our
country is outraged and the
glory of our flag assailed the
people will know it without any
political leader telling them.
Ii such al insult ever comes to
this country the great mass of
the people who will have to do
the fighting will not have to be
called to war. They will call
themselves to war. They will
rally around the stars and strip
es as their fathers rallied at
Lexington and Concord, at Sar-
atoga and at Yorktown and
they will rally with the blessing
and the prayers of those left at
home, sOrrOwing in anxiety but
exulting in self-sacrifice to pre-
serve our honor and to glorify
Or flag.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-10-20
VALLEY VIEW

The dance given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Petit, Tuesday
night, Oct. 10th. was greatly
enjoyed by the young people.
The wedding bells rang cut
a hearty peal Thursday, Oct.
18th, when Mr.. Raymond Rob
erts and Miss Ona Belle Dunn
were united in marriage. Val
ley View extends heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS.
w. j. Stobb made a business
trip to Kenna, Saturday.
Harrison Bayhff returned
from Roswell where he has been
for several weeks.
The recent rains have hinder
ed the farmers considerably in
their work.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-10-20
GARLAND SCHOOL

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Coleman
are visiting at Portales this
woek.
Price Crume made a business
trip to Olive Monday, and has
not yet returned.
Mrs. H. G. Evans and daugh-
ter, Texie, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. ], R. Evans.
Mrs. Small and children were
visitors of Chavers Sunday.
TheIma Crume spent Thurs
day night with Texie and Will
lie Evans.
Leslie Small was at school
Wednesday.