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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of Thu
Reporter Published . Quarter
Of Century Ago.

! Floyd, the five year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Snyder died on March
27th.
! The following marriage licenses
were issued the past wcek:
Wesley r. Armitage 21 to Jennie
B. Denham IS.
! J. A. Daniels 20 to Emma Rosen-
grant 20.
D. w. Potts 20 to Maggie Chap
man 16:
Truman Green "a to Emma E.
Jackson IA.
! ALT Bigley's sheperd dog went mad
or was suffering from a dose of pois-
on Tuesday and had several fits on
Main street. He was finally killed
by bullet from deputy sheriff Ledg-
erwood's revolver. ALT mourns the
loss of his dog, but many a country
dog which has been whipped by him
will say amen.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Mart Pickering Monday ev-
ening.
Lewis J. Rumley, an old and we'll
known citizen of this county, died at
his home northwest of Leon last
Monday. He had been sick a long
time and his death was not unexpect-
ed.
Mr.. Dan W. Potts and Miss Mag
gle Chapman were married at the
home Of James Wakefield, just west
of Leon on Sunday by Elder F. G..
Watkins.
John c. Roberts aged 23 years, 7
months and days, died at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Mary Roberts, in
this city March 27th. He had been
in failing health for a number of
months.
Last Friday a farmer came to
town with sled, attached to which
were eight horses. For a load he
had little jag of hay and a few
bushels of corn, but it was all the
horses could haul. If he had fed his
teams from the load we will venture
to say tney could have eaten It all
and not foundered themselves.
James and John Hurst are spend
ing week with their cousins in
Kansas City. 8
We are pleased to learn that Bert
Eiker is somewhat improved and
hopes are now entertained for his
recovery
MlSS DiIu heI, VI DdVCupOIL,
arrived in Leon last Thursday for a
visit with her aunt, Mrs. H. J. Close.
Mrs. Sallle Coyne and baby, who
have been visiting for several weeks
in Leon, left for Huron, S. D., Mon
day, where AIr. Coyne is engaged in
the tailor business.
Bert Howard, former Leon boy,
now connected with the Hiawatha,
Kansas, World, spent few days
with relatives and friends in Leon
the past week.
A birthday party was given for DR..
J. H. Robinson, of Davis City, by his
wife, among other presents DR.. re-
ceived As pair of hose. Mrs. Robinson
a while at least.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Burcllett-FOlllner.

Mr.. Charles A. Burchett of Grand
River and Miss Elizabeth A. FOIL
mer of Leon were happily united in
marriage Wednesday morning, March
% at 10 o'clock at the homo OF the
brides father, G. H. Follmer, just
north of Leon. Rev. B. Frank Jacobs
of the Presbyterian church officiated.
A large number of relatives and
friends were present to witness the
ceremony. A splendid dinner was
served and the bride and groom re-
ceived many valuable presents.
The bride is one of Icons popular
young ladies and one of Decatur
county's prominent school teachers.
She had just closed her school near
Grand River few days before the
wedding. The groom is successful
farmer living near Van Vert. The
young couple will make their home
on the farm. Their many friends
wish them success and happiness
through life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
New Serial at Idle Hour Pleases.

Everybody who witnessed the first
installment Of THE Strange Case of
Mary Page at the Idle Hour theatre
last Thursday was well pleased with
the new serial, which promises to be
one of thrilling interest. The second
installment will be shown today, in
which Mary Page is on trial for the
murder of the man she hates, and
she does not know whether she pull
ed the trigger that sent the bullet
crashing into his heart. The myster-
ious disappearance of Mary is ex-
planned Her attorney and sweet
heart, Philip Langdon is the only one
who believes in her innocence, Mary
herself being almost convinced that
she is guilty. Popular matinee at 8
O'Clock, admission to all 5 cents.
Three shows will be given in the ev-
ening, the first starting at o'clock.
Night prices and 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Elmer Smith Found Dead in Livery
Barn at Van Vert,

Elmer Smith, for many years a
well known resident of Van Vert,
was found dead in T. M. Crafts liv-
cry barn at Van Vert last Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Smith was pre-
pairing to leave for Wyoming, and
had gone to the barn to fix up box
in which he was going to pack some
of his things. He had been an cpl
leptic for years and it is supposed he
died from an epileptic attack. He
was highly respected and honor
able citizen and had many friends.
His funeral was held at the Van Vert
Christian church on Saturday morn
ing, conducted by Rev. A. B. Cornell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
WINNER FOR FOURTH TIME.
Miss Nancie Kemp Won First Place
in Dramatic Glass at District
Contest mt OsCeOlA.

About sixty students, teachers and
friends accompanied Miss Nancie
Kemp to Osceola last Friday and had
the pleasure of seeing this popular
little lady again will first place in the
district declamatory contest, this be-
ing the fourth time this year she has
won first place in the dramatic class,
at the county, sub-district, quadran-
gular and district contests, and now
she goes as Leon's representative to
the state contest which will be held
at Carroll on Friday, April 14th, and
her friends and admirers are hoping
that her record will not be broken
and that she will win out in the state
contest. She has already won four
gold medals.
AT the southwestern district con-
test held at Osceola twelve schools
we're represented, the district being
made up of four sub-districts of
twelve schools each. There are four
districts in the state, each with the
same number of sub-districts and
schools, so that in the state contest
at Carroll 1872 schools will be repre-
sented
Miss Kemp's competitors at Osceola
in the dramatic class were Miss Es-
ther Lewellen of Dexter, who won
second place, Miss Violet Murfield of
Logan and Miss Mary Wilson of Col
lege Springs. Miss Bloom, of Des
Moines, who trained the Leon High
School for their school contests, also
trained the young man from Valley
Junction who won first place at Osce-
ola in the Oratorical class, and Miss
Lewellen, of Dexter, who won second
place in the dramatic class.
The visiting superintendent and
contestants We're royalty entertained
at Osceola, a fine banquet being serv-
to them in the dining room of the
new Presbyterian church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Oats Being Sowed Early.

Oats are being sowed the earliest
this season they have for many years.
Wes Warrington of High Point, we
are told, sowed oats last Wednesday,
March 18th, and there are many 9TH
ers who have their oats in the
ground. The farmers are generally
sowing the oats rather thick on ac-
count of the general bad condition
of the seed Some became discourag-
ed on the oats proposition last year,
and are cutting them out this season.
Every once in a while we hear a
farmer deny there being any profit
in an oats crop, yet we have to have
them in the usual crop rotation in
this section.-Garden Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
College Glee Club Coming.

The Penn College Girls Glee Club
which appears at the Leon opera
house, Thursday night, March 80, is
in no sense theatrical organization
but group of college girls trained
in music in the conservatory of mu-
sic of Penn College, Oskaloosa. They
have spent months of training for
this special concert they are giving on
their regular spring tour and it is
certainly musical treat for the peo-
pie of Leon. They render varied
program to suit all, including vocal
and Instrumental solos, duets, trios,
old English songs and readings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
$4,000 Farm Deal.

The past week the Churchill
Hedges farm deal was completed and
all the papers signed up and posses
sion Of the farm will be given soon.
Mr.. Churchill bought this 5SS acre
farm west of town of Mr.. Bayles a
few years ago for S48.5O an acre, and
sells it to Clarence Hedges, of Anita,
Iowa, for little under $50 per acre,
taking in exchange 16O acre farm
at Anita, of Mr.. Hedges at s175 per
acre. Mr.. Hedges will move to the
farm at once, however Cliff Churchill
has all the far inland rented of Mr..
Hedges for the season. Mr.. Church
i'll has not made up his mind what he
will do.
Barbour & Still made this deal and
it has been handled in an excellent
manner.-Garden Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Leon Boys Were Convicted.

Two Leon young men, John Epper-
ley and Harve Allard were found
guilty of entering freight car at the
Leon depot and stealing some beer,
in the federal court at Creston, the
jury arriving at a verdict at 10
O'Clock Thursday evening. On Mon
day Judge Wade sentenced Epperley
and Allard to term of eighteen
months in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kansas. Jack Adair,
who was Jointly indicted with them,
was not present, and his whereabouts
are unknown.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
GARDNER new MAYOR.
Morris Gardner Defeated A. N.
Pryor by 29 Votes In Close Con.
test. 535 Votes Cast.

Morris Gardner will be Mayor of
Leon for the coming two years, de-
sfeating A. M. Pryor at the city cleo
ton on Monday by a majority of 20
votes out of total vote of 535. Mr..
Pryor carried the first ward by a
majority of 4, the second ward by /,
and Mr.. Gardner had majority of
"a in the third ward. The only 9TH
er contest was for councilman in the
third ward, S. e. Benefiel, the caucus
nominee defeating DR.. J. o. Wood
mansee on an independent ticket by
majority of Is.
The new council will meet next
Monday and be sworn into office. Mr..
Gardner, who assumes the mayors
office, has served on the council for
the past nine years, so he will be
familiar with his duties. Mayor Geo.
r. Farquhar retired to become
councilman at large, r. H. Cozad be-
ing reelected as the other council
man at large. F. A. Gardner sue
ceeds himself as councilman for the
first ward, Orville Stout succeeds Win
Cash as councilman from the second
ward, and S. E. Benefiel succeeds
Morris Gardner as councilman in the
third ward. NJ. A. Gammill was re-
elected as city treasurer, and T. E.
Wallace reelected as assessor
The vote on Mayor was as fallows:
Wards
1st End 3rd
Gardner II Is 125-277
Pryor -. $50. 81 76 91-248
Gardner's Majority ....... .29
Mr.. Gardner is thoroughly familiar
with the details of the city's affairs
and we predict that he will make one
of the best mayors Leon has ever
had. Every good citizen should give
him their hearty support in all mat
ters, and with him at the head of
our city Leon will continue as one of
the best little cities in the state, and
one whose public improvements has
attracted attention in all parts of the
state.
The retiring mayor, Mr.. Farquhar,
has made an ideal mayor, and had
he consented he would probably have
been reelected without any opposi-
ton, but he absolutely refused to
continue to be mayor, as it requires
practically all of mans time if he
gives the office the attention it
should have, but everybody is glad
to see Mr.. Farquhar remain as a
member of the city council.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30

During February, the shortest
month of the year, 1884 pensioned
soldiers of the civil war, and 2,29S
of the widows of veterans, are record
ed as having died in the twenty-nine
days. In January, the next preced-
ing month, the loss was 1856 veter-
as and 2,1O4 widows. In the two
months a total of 11,641 civil war
soldiers and their widows passed
from the rolls of the living. At this
rate the mortality among civil war
soldiers and widows would be $4,000
for the year. On Feb. 20 the civil
war pensioners numbered 374,848,
which is all that remain of the more
than two million enlisted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Two Big Special Feature Plays at the
Idle Hour.

Two big Paramount special feature
plays are booked for the Idle Hour
theatre the coming week. On Frs
day Florence Reed appears in the
great drama, The Dancing Girl,
and on Monday evening of next week
A.acklyn Arbuckle is the star in Its
No Laughing Matter. These are two
of the very best pictures which have
been produced by the Paramount
Company. Popular matinees will be
given both Friday and Monday after
Moons at 3 o'clock. First evening
shows start at o'clock, prices 10
and Is cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Observation-Disclosures.

In the presence of a few relatives
and friends Mr.. George Hartschen and
Miss Cora e. Thompson were united
in marriage at Z o'clock Monday ev-
ening, March 20, the ceremony and
wedding feast taking place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hart
schen. Elder H. A. Stebbins offic-
iating in the service. The groom
and his fair bride left Lamont Tues
day for home near Emmerson, To-
wa, where Mr.. Hartschen has been
engaged in farming for some time.
May happiness and prosperity be
theirs. Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Well Satisfied.

We desire to publicly state that we
have received very satisfactory settle
ments on our insurance policies for
our recent losses by fire, through the
local agency of Pease & Pease, OF
Leon. We could not have asked for
better treatment than that accorded
us by these gentlemen, and recon-
mend them to all parties who want
insurance which really insures.
Charles Painter,
p. F. Bradley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Death Of Mrs. Kittie Arbogast.

L. L. Cannon, of Eden township,
has received the sad news of the death
of his sister, Mrs. Kittie Arbogast,
at her home in Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, on March 2lst. The deceased was
born and raised in Decatur county,
being daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Cannon, and moved to California
some years ago. Her husband pass
ed away in November, 1897. Many
old friends here will be sorry to
learn of her demise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Had a Splendid Sale.

There was an immense crowd at
the big closing out sale of w. H. Haz-
let, of southeast of Leon last Thurs
day, and everything sold well, the
sale amounting to something over
$1,000. Mr.. Hazlet did not sell any
of his pure bred cattle at this sale,
only some stock cattle. We are sorry
to learn that he contemplates re-
moving to Colorado where he will
engage in stock raising.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30

T. j. Smith was showing US Satur-
day test of home grown corn that
tested out 100 per cent. THIS corn
was raised on his farm south of town
and is the best test We have heard OF
so far this year. LamOni Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30

We want your business and will
give you every reasonable banking
courtesy and accommodation. Leon
Savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
Marriage Licenses.

Owen Chew, Hopeville -.
Edith Boles, Grand River ~.
Ralph Brenizer, Davis City ....
Ruth Snethen, Davis City ~. ).
Everett Seymour. Davis City =.
Cecil Butcher, Decatur !.
Charlie C. Smith, Lineville /. !.
Minnie Lock, Lineville
VIM. "A. Davis, Leon, -. I. ;.
Nellie Fitch, Davis City s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30

Local Evangelistic Committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

riod of two years, which is supposed will go beyond the end of the war and carry them to the time when the measures taken by the government for the care of orphans become effec- tive. All the people in France con neeted with this movement have been deeply touched by the generous ardor of Americans in this work We have received many thousand letters, the numbers are increasing every day, from families who want to enter into direct communication with orphans and start corresp pondence with them so as to follow them until such time as they need no further help.
 -'The plan of the Orphanage of the Army is to bring these children up without making them feel that they are objects of charity, without with drawing them from their usual envi- ronment except when that environ nient is bad. We support them in their own homes with contributions of money, clothing, books, pending the organization of official means of pro viding for them. We are aided +Iarge1y in this work by pupils of the public schools There are about 40,- GOO different schools in France, and the children of each school contribute their sous for the support of an or phan. Eventually each 0 'neof these schools will have ward at it's ,charge."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
COUNTRY WILL SOON
 MAKE ITS DYESTUFFS

Boston, April 28.-The problem of reconstructing the dyestuffs industry in this country, to insure a regular supply for the textile trade, is near so- lution, according to speakers at the National Association of Cotton Man -ufacturers here. Edward s. Chapin of this city, commissioned by the as- sociation to study the conditions caus- ed by the war, reported his belief that the situation could be worked out here so as to satisfy all demands
 ''The great needs of the past year. '' he stated, ''haVe been responsible for bringing to light many studies on the use of mordants and dyestuffs that would otherwise probably never have been tried out.
 'sThe erection of a comprehensive coal tar industry insuring the coun- try forever against another such ca lamitous happening as the present, is a thoroughly sound and desirable pro position
 Herman A, Metz Of New York, dr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
Mecklenburg Mobiles
 To Aid War Sufferers

Berlin, April 27.-In the midst of the widespread discussion that goes on nowadays concerning the taxation, someone has discovered that in the city of Rostock, in Meclzlenburg, there are a. considerable number of persons, many of them belonging to old noble families, who under laws extending back into the middle ages are tax free, even to-day.
 Their existence became known when the Landtag or legislature of Meek lenburg suggested more or less hope fully that these "exempts'' might at least be willing to subject themselves GO some kind of< an extraordinary war tax so long as they had, not to pay any of the peace taxes. Also it was point ed out thatsnany who had been in the exempt class for years had, long ago, voluntarily subjected themselves to the taxes paid by their fellow citizens.
 Back to the Landtag came the de- cisiye answer: ''The officials and mo- biIity tof Rostock to accept taxation duty, since they are not prepared to help cover the budget of Rostock from. their incomes. They announce them selves as ready, in place of th e war tax, to place at. the disposal of the authori- ties considerable sums toward the sup port of the needy families of soldiers"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
MARRIED.

CUTES-WILSON- Derby, April 24' Miss Blossom May Pearl Will son. of Shelton, and Henry John Cutes, of Oswego, N. Y. WAY-WAKELEY In Norwallz Apr. 25, Donald F. Way and Miss Margaret F. Wakeley. TAYLOR-HOWAR Norwalk. April 24, Ernest A. Taylor and Miss Betty Howarth DeWORTH-BUNDY - In. Danb7,rv April 23, William DeWorth and Miss Margette Bundy. CUOZZO-CURTI- Danbury. Apr. 24, Michael F. Cuozzo and Miss Rose Curtf
 WHFTAIAN-HALL = In Winsted April 26, David J. Whitman and Miss Lucy A. Hall, both of Cole brook
 DUPRIES-DYsoN - In winsted, Apr. 26, Clyde Dupries of Bristol and Miss Marion A. Dysor DOANE-LYNCH- Norwalk, Apr. 26, George Doane< of Stamford and Miss Katherine Lynch. WASHBURN-McGI - In Black stone, Mass, April 25, Oakley Washburn of Saugatuck and Miss Katherine McGiu. NACLEII4AN-KED Stan- ford, April 24, Henry w. Macle1- Ian and Miss Lula A. Keddie of Pittston, Pa.
 GRENfE-TRONfPE - In Stan- ford, April 25, Frank Creme and Miss Mary Trompetto. GALLAGHER-JUL - In Stam-
 ford, April 2e. Charles w. Gal lagheP and Miss Helen Julius. BEDELB-GILLESP - In 6tam- ford, April 2e, Kenneth H. BedeIl and Miss Madeline V. Gillespie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
Spain Is Neutral
 Though Harassed
 By Food Shortage

Madrid, April 27.-Spain in spite of her remoteness from the present con hict and of the cordial relations which she continues to maintain with all the beI1igerents, is beginning to suffer from the economic strain of the war. During the last month there have been strikes or threats of strikes in every district of the country, In Catalonia in Valencia, at La Union, and Lo- grono there have been serious disturb ances caused by high prices and un- employment.
 In Cordoba the Mayer assembled workmen and their families to the number of 10, 900 in the Bull Ring, and gave to each a ration of food. The distress is said to be widespread and likely to increase. The scarcity of foodstuffs and other articles cannot easily be relieved by imports from abroad, owing to the rise in freight rates.
 The farmers and especially the wine growers, are in need of sulphate of copper for their crops. If this s11I- p1aate of copper is not forthcoming the vines will die of mi1dew~ and a prosperous industry, representing more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
FRENCH WON'T
 | EXPORT WARS CHILD ORPHANS
Bereft Ones Will Remain With Relatives If It Can Be
 Arranged.

Paris. April 2s.1sF'rance is. not fgoing to export any of it's war or kphans." said Monsieur Alfred Croiset, khead of the Faculty of Letters of the tBorbonne, explaining the participation kof Americans in the work of the Or kphanage of the Armies of which he is Epresident- eyI know a statement was published recently to the effect that k1 ,000 American families had offered ito adopt orphans of the war. The humber was a little exaggerated. and fhe word adoption used in it's general seense was misleading. Orphans of 1.-the war so far as it is possible are to tremain in their families, especially gwhen the mother is living. Where sthere are no immediate relatives to btaks care of them. they to be placed dr other French families and ultimate fly will be cared for by the State until Ethe4r majority; none of them are avail { able for adoption under the comm on ncceptation of the term.
 Most Of the Americans who have expressed the desire to participate fp kthfs work understand this point quite Ewel1: in fact in our correspondence kthe majority of the letters from the United States express the desire that fthe children which they agree to sup iport should remain in their. families. fThe suppoSition that there are 150,- 000 American families wanting to take care of orphans arose no doubt from t1e fact that we we're asked by Amer jeans as te about hew many war or fpha ns sthere were needing assistance land we put the number at 150, ,0O0. This. of course, does not comprise all of the war orphans. They were es- E4imated recently in a debate in the
 @enata by Senator Jenouvrier at 800,- 1000 which of course included half or kphans, but a great portion of these
 will never become the objects of char liable work and the exact number may never be precisely determined.
 "Conmiftses have been organized
 in a great many AmePiean cities to
 receive propositions of families not e0 adopt orphans, but to support them
 en their own surroundings for a pe-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
French Aviator Rids
 Machine of Captor
 By Looping the Loop

\ Paris, April 27.-No stranger tale of escape from captivity has perhaps ever been told in the annals of any war than that narrated by Major de V-, a French aviator who was re- gently captured behind German lines when a dense fog caused him to lose his bearings. Captured by the en- erny, this dispirited Frenchman was tied to his seat in his own aerop1ane and ordered by a German aviator off, cer who climbed. in behind him, to fly low over the French lines and not to. descend or to signal to his fellows, under penalty of instant death from a bullet from the Germans revolver.
 By the simple process of looping the loop Major de - ridded himself of his unwelcome passenger captive, who had not taken the precaution to secure himself to his seat. This manoeuver, accomplished after a sudden swift flight to a, higher altitude, was execut- ed so unexpectedly that the German officer. failed to guess his enemy's purpose and plunged from the ma- chine to his death.