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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
arithmetic and dictionary contracts
and shared III the history contract.
II List az Hooks Adopted. Il

arithmetic and dictionary contracts
and shared Ia the history contract.
\, VI List 81 Books Adopted.
Where new books were adopted over
those In use, publishers obtaining the
nl,w contracts take OF the county's
hands the old books at market price.
The following are the books adopted
and to whom the contracts were
awarded
Readers -Beacon's primer, Beacon's
readers series, and Blodgetts series,
CHM & Co.: Easy Road to Reading
and Mature Life SERIES Lyon, earn
han & CO.; Gordon's series, p. g.
Heath & Co.; Brooks primer. tsup-
plementary), d. Appleton & Co.; Eli
sons grammar school reader, Scott,
Foresman & Co.
,Arithmetics Hamilton's series.
American Book Company. v
Biographies - Home geography
series Educational Book Publishing
Company; Tarr & McMurray series,
the Macmillan Company.
Neutrality-suspicious. First BOOK
in American History" and American
history, American Book Company;
Tappan's elementary History OF Our
Country" Houghton, Mifflin & Co..;
Montgomery's elementary history ana
Montgomery's Leading Facts OF HIS
tory" CHM & Co.
Grammars-M iller- Kincaid English
lessons, Lyon, Carnhan s. Co.; with
Pencil and Pen" CHM B Co.
n Spoilers Charles e. Merrill; Ortho-
graphy. A. F'lannigan Company.
Physiologies So Physiology ana
Health" series, Silver, Burdett & Coz;
Gulic's Emergencies" CHM Go.
Civil Governments iowa and the
Nation" "A. Flanagan Company.
Dictionaries-Webs clusters, three Sizes
American Book Company tG
Copy books" Economy System OF
Penmanship," Laurel Book Company.
Drawing books Practical Drawing.
Arts and Crafts Course" Practical
Drawing Company. E ,a s5% b, q
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Elements OF
Farm Practice" Webb Publishing
Company. isf a. +,
Music = Mclaughlin 6 Gilchrists
song reader, CHM & Co.; LndenS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
LUTHER LEAGUES SESSIONS.
Two Amendments to Constitution Most
Important Work of Morning,

Two Anne ndments to Constitution Most
Important Work Of Morning. y
Amendments to the constitution at
fecting the number Of delegates to
conventions, and the changing Of the
assessment of dues, took UP most Of
the time during this mornings session
Of the Luther League Of Iowa, in ses-
sion at the Elm Lutheran church in
this city. " a:
The delegation from each league to
state conventions was increased from
two to Ave so that all towns may have
more delegates at state conventions.
The dues, which heretofore have been
assessed by q fixed flat rate, were
fixed on a percentage basis depending
upon the size Of the league. a
Other activities Of this mornings
program included q paper on The
Place and Importance of Prayer in the
League" by Mrs. Mems Theodorson, Of
Jewell. Miss Matilda Kuehl, of Cedar
Rapids, sang, and Miss Frances
Wright, also Of Cedar Rapids, read a
paper on the pleasure of league work,
in place of Miss Irene Morgan, who
was unable to be present. Miss Bessie
Winders, of Burlington, discussed the
strength Of the league work, but as
George Remington, of Iowa City, was
not present his paper was not given.
Election Of officers will feature the
afternoon session, as well as the
choosing Of next years meeting place.
Des Moines has extended the league
an invitation to come there. Some
changes were made in the program for
this afternoon. Due to the absence
Of Miss Cora Angersbach, of Musca-
tine. Miss Cora johnson, Of Ames, will
read the formers paper on The
Luther League and the Church Of the
Present" A mixed quartet from the
Des Moines Luther League will sing in
place of Mrs. Drury Haugh, Of Des
Moines. %s.# .T=s 'zs'' 5.5ir
The committee in charge had a dis
appointment for the closing program
for tonight. when long distance tele-
phone message from Jewell announced
that Rev. Martin Norstad, pastor Of
Bethesda church Of that place. would
be unable to come because of illness.
Rev. o. Ingyoldstad. of the local
church, will speak in his place, taking
for a subject, "a Strange Message"
The remainder Of this afternoons and
evenings program will be carried out
according to schedule. The MARSHALL
to"u Sauu Ilhu a. dhS0u DIT Aoou ~
day for q sufficient number Of auto
mobiles to take the visiting delegates
for a ride at AIS this afternoon. r.
Wednesday afternoon and evening
the program was carried out as an
nounced. A pleasant feature of the
Wednesday evening program was a
reception given the visitors in the
basement Of the church. About 200
were present and refreshments were
served. 9S" 2 -, VIZ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
w. 8. HILLS DEAD.
Former Well Known Resident of Thi
y :. City Dies in Florida. -

Former Wsll-Known Resident of This
City Dies in Florida.
According, to q telephone message
to Mrs. Walter Tapp from Mrs. Fred
e. Leavens, Of Moline, ILL.,, Wednesday
night, Mrs. Leavens' father, Winfield
S. Hills, formerly a weu-known resi-
dent Of this city, died Wednesday tn
Florida, MRS. Leavens telephoned Mrs.
Tapp from Chicago, where Mr. and
Mrs. Leavens had gone on their way
south to meet Mrs. Hills and accom-
pany her and the body Of Mr.. Hills to
this city for burial The funeral party
is expected here some time Saturday.
Burial will be in Riverside, directly
from the station. t.. .E, s., ,r,r{its.
For several years MI. Hills was a
resident OF this city. His wife was a
sister of Miss Maggie Murphy, who for
many years conducted the Murphy
House at Third avenue and Linn
street, and now lives at Long Beach,
Cal. " IN s>t&& \. ..ar:>-zI
lMr Hills came to this city from
Boone about thirty-five years ago, to
become chief engineer of the old glu-
cose works, which was started by local
capital in 1881 He remained as chief
engineer until the old company closed
it's factory, and became superintendent
Of the old Frederick foundry. Then he
went to the water works. as engineer,
and when Dr.. FIrmenich1 bought the
glucose works, about twenty-eight
years ago, he secured Mr.. Fills as On
gineer. From here Mr.. Hills went to
St. Joseph, MO, as chief engineer of
the st. Joe water works. He returned
to iMarshalltown in 1901, when he and
his son-in-law Mr.. Leavens leased the
Pilgrim Hotel under the firm name Of
Hills & Leavens. This company OPP
Grated the hotel two years. Mr.. Hills
travelled out Of here for a time and
then moved to Wisconsin. About TIRES
years ago.. owing to falling health, he
settled on a small fruit ranch in
Florida. X 4 ~. . 80. @:e :s ri
Mr.. Hills was a veteran Of the civil
war, and was about 70 years old Mr..
Leavens, his son-in-law has been
lessee of the Manufacturers Hotel at
Moline thirteen years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leavens expected to meet Mrs. Hills
at Columbus, Ga. 5 ~. .a,E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
OPENS NEW BUSINESS.

3 r.. z y . .
II. G.. Butler, Of Milwaukee, Makes
This City Center Of Tile Industry.
Harry c. Butler, Of Milwaukee. has
selected MarshalHown as the best city
in the, state for the distributing point
of a marble, tile, terrazzaliand fire.
place brick business, and win open q
store atf211 East Main street, in the
west half Of the room occupied by the
McCarten Plumbing Company. MI.
Butler arrived In the city today.
Mr. Butler has been I'M business In
Milwaukee with his father, who il
head Of the Wisconsin Mantle and
Tile Company. A store will be MAIN
tanned here. while Mr.. Butler expects
to travel thruout the state, with Mar
shalltown as headquarters. He came
here thru the influence Of G. IT. Eck-
man, who has been agent for the Wis
lconsin firm. Mr.. Butler Is unmarried.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
SUPPLY is DIVIDED AMONG MORE
THAN DOZEN PUBLlsHERs or
TEXT BOOKS.
American Book Company, which Had
70 Per Cent of Last ,Fivs-Ysar Con-
tract, Not Awarded Nearly 50 Much
Contracts viii Amount From 5000
% 10000.

Contracts amounting to from $4,000
to 10000 for tho fve-year period for
school books for the rural and con-
solidated schools Of the county were
awarded by the county board OF ed
ucation this forenoon. The larger con-
tracts for the largest amount Of books
were let to CHM & Co. American Book
Company, Lyon, carnhan & Co, D. G.
Heath Il Co. and the Educational
Book Publishing Company.
Out Of a list Of seventy-four SUBJ
jects the board readopted so per cent
Of the books in use or revised editions
of them. The American Book Com
pany, which had 70 Per cent Of the last
fIve-year contract. did not get nearly
SO much ct this letting. II got the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11

sSongs For Common Schools" Laurel
Book Company.
Manual Training bench Work For
Grammar Grades Industrial Equip
nents Company.
Domestic science-Austin's domestic
science, Lyon, Carnhan s. Co.; Blairs
Sewing Tablets" Webb Publishing
Company. e
New Britain herald., 1916-11-06
is the twentieth century
means of settling disputes.

supp deciding differences between
will settled by this
be willing leave decision to the
decIO
New Britain herald., 1916-11-06

An investigation into the methods of manutac-
turing woud show that only the best quality
of roofing fets is used in CERTAIN-TEED
roofing. This is thoroughly saturated with
blend of soft asphalts-the formula of the
Generals Board of Expert Chemists. 1t is
then coated with blend Of harder asphalts,
which forms an impervious coating and pre-
vents the inner saturation from drying out.
This explains why CERTAIN-TEED out
lives ordinary roofing, and why it is possible to
guarantee it for 5, 10 or IS years, according to
ply &, 2 or 81. The responsibility Of the
worlds largest manufacturer of roohngs and
building pal ers is behind this guarantee. which
IS conservative, as experience proves that GER
New Britain herald., 1916-11-06
.Certai11-teed
Roofing
Roofing

TAINTED outlives the periodof guarantee.
The General makes one third of Americas
supply of asphalt roll roofing. His facilities
are uneoualed, and he is able to produce the
highest quality roofing at the lowest manufac-
turing cost.
CERTAIN-TEED is made in rolls; also in
slate-surfaced shingles. There is a type of
CERTAIN-TEEDf orevery kind of building,
with flat or pitched roofs, from the largest sky
scraper othe smallest residence or out building.
CERTAIN TEED is sold by responsible
dealers all over the world, at reasonable prices.
Investigate it before you decide on any type
of 1oof.
The day book., 1916-02-29

After reading all about how the
Germans or the English can take our
Atlantic states over night and the
Japs can cop the Pacific during the
lunch hour, we suggest the Grand
Canon of the Colorado as a nifty lit
tie trench for the last stand" of the
American army.
The day book., 1916-02-29
SEHR HUEBScH

Fritz Dinkelspiel, a soldier bold, was
crouching in a trench,
His trusty rifle to his cheek, a-shoot-
ing up the French.
Fritz pretty wife, in Dormstadt town,
was doing her own bit,
Conducting on street car, and
was making quite hit.
Oh, Fritz was brave and Fritz was
gay, despite the separation,
But when he heard of his wife's job,
he oozed cold perspiraden.
The day book., 1916-02-29
BY BETTY BROWN

You may call it what you will, but
Nine. Becker, designer of many orig
inal conceits for smart dresses, calls
this deep band of cerise and velvet
cloth a vest.
The day book., 1916-02-29

Georgette crepe blouse. The long
sleeves and high rolling collar give
quite an elegant air to the blouse
with-a-vest.
He bumped into bullet, so they had
to send him home,
And now he spends his time in cars
as his frau's chaperone!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
Buys a Good Iowa rar1n.

4 From the Williamsburg Journal
Tribune we clip the following notice
telling of the purchase of fine Iowa
county farm by Harley Ransom, who
is the husband of a former very pop
ular Leon girl, Miss Lola Brazelton:
G. H. Leasuer closed land deal
this week by which Harley Ransom
becomes the owner of the old Jacob
Spratt farm in Greene township. The
farm was purchased from NJ Dwyer.
of Parnell, and the price was $3.50
per acre for 161 acres. Possession OF
the farm passes Oct. 1st, but the
present lease is operative until March
LIST, 1917.
We congratulate Harley Ransom
on his good purchase; the Spratt
farm is as good land as is in Iowa
and the price for which it sold is a
sure gilt-edged bargain; and Harley
will turn the bargain to a good and q
telling account. He is first class
farmer and his heart fairly yearned
for a slice of land which he might
call his very own The neighborhoOd
to which Harley and his good wife
will move cannot help but like the
young couple and we commend them
to the Amish, Irish, and Yankee resi-
dents of the old Spratt section.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of a Century Ago.

Mark Grimes will be found behind
the counter of NJ. Mayors clothing
store after Saturday morning. Mr..
Grimes has a splendid reputation as
a clerk and his many friends will be
pleased to meet him in Leon store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Sullivan enter
tanned about forty friends at their
home on Oct. 9Th, in honor of the
twentieth anniversary of their we'd
ding.
Eugene Vanderpool, young man
about eighteen years of age, employ
ed as a helper at the depot, was in
stantly killed by being run over by
freight car. He was riding on top
OF car which freight crew had
kicked down the track, and had
started to climb down the ladder be-
tween the cars when in some man
nar he fell and the wheels of the
car ran over him just as it hit the
train and stopped. 1t was necessary
to secure jack screws and raise the
car before his body could be removed.
His parents live near Guthrie, Okla.
Charlie Gibson, station agent at
LaPlatte, Neb., is here on visit to
his parents. He is fatter and health
ier than ever, and the Nebraska
climate seems to agree with him
pretty we'll.
Mrs. R. D. Gardner and Mrs. Ann
Gardner returned Monday from a
visit with relatives in Kansas.
Miss Grace Curry entertained a
humber of her young lady friends at
a charming tea party Thursday ev-
ening.
The city council has let contract
for two new dynamos for the electric
light plant with capacity of 10 kilo-
watts or 27O sixteen candle power
lamps. When the new dynamos are
installed the capacity of the plant
will be increased from 800 lights to
$40 lights.
Mr.. Charles B. Erase and Miss
Helen Jensen were married last Fri
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Stearns, at Garden Grove,
Rev. Allan Judd, of Des Moines, Of
ficiating.
]. P. Wharton, Willard Young and
Wade Warner, Mrs. J. R. Bashaw,
Mrs. Mary Warner and Miss Harriet
Young attended the wedding of Mr..
Floyd Patterson and Miss Daisy Moss
at Gainesville Tuesday evening. The
groom is a son of p. M. Patterson, a
former resident of Leon, and is
prosperous miller at Gainesville. The
bride is the daughter of J. M. Moss,
the leading merchant of Gainesville:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
Auto Turned over.

Friday evening as Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Vail, of Garden Grove, were en-
route to the home of Mrs. Wallis faith
er, w. D. Lionberger, they met with
an accident on the hill at Jonathan
Creek, but fortunately were saved
from injury. In passing team on
the hill Mr.. Vail pulled out to the
side of the road, and as it was just
getting dark could not see very WELL
At this point the road drops off over
high bank, and tha weeds having
been recently cut left the appearance
of the road very deceptive, and the
auto dropped over the edge OF the
bank, turning completely over, but
fortunately landed against the, trunk
of a dead tree, and. the occupants
were dropped out to the ground four
or five feet below escaping without
injury. Had the car not struck the
tree it would have gone to the bot
tom of the deep ditch and the occu-
pants probably killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
Bought 1854 Acres of Good Decatur
County Land.

G. NJ. Keller, of Leon, who is rec
ognized as one of the best posted men
on real estate values in Iowa, closed
deal the past week whereby he
becomes the owner of the big farm
known as the old John Manning
ranch, in Grand River and Blooming
ton townships, consisting Of 1454
acres, buying it from j. E. Cramer, a
banker Of Wellington, Kansas, at SIS
per acre, and he secured one OF the
biggest bargains IN Decatur county
land ever picked up. Mr.. Keller is
now the largest resident land owner
in DECATUR county, owning a total OF
more. than 1900 acres in Decatur
county. Just a short time ago he
bought the old Wasson homestead in
Morgan township, and he has been
doing vast amount of improving on
the place. Mr.. Keller has bought
and sold many thousand acres of De-
.catur county. land and he knows
what they are worth. He does not
hesitate to invest his money IN Deca-
tur county land, for he, better than
anyone else, knows what land in this
county is going to be worth within
the next few years. That he has
faith in these values is manifested by
the heavy investment he has made
in them himself, and we are conf
dent that he will clean up good
profit when he disposes of his hold
ingS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
More Road Corners Cut.

In addition to the corners which
are to be cut on the Jefferson High
way between Leon and Lamont, two
more bad corners on this trail have
been cut back, one at the eight mile
corner north of Leon, and the second
a mile west of this one at the O. c.
McClintock corner. This is a great
help, and while we are at it, we want
to state that it will only be short
time until there will not be single
square corner left on the Jefferson
Highway through Decatur county.
This year there has been a vast
amount of splendid work done on the
trail from Leon north to the Clarke
county line, which is under the sup
ervision of L. p. Hastings, member
of the board of supervisors, and Mr..
Hastings mas looked after the work
personally and 1t shows for itself. He
is certainly making good in all his
work as member Of the board.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
Benefit Concert for the Associated
Charities of Leon.

The Associated Charities of Leon
have secured Gretchen Myers Coen to
put on her original "Stunt Fest at
the opera house on Thursday, Oct.
12. The play will consist of twelve
different little acts, acted duets,
sketches, wooden shoe stunts, sex
tette, reaoing, Indian sketch, ETC.,
plenty of variety. Forty of Icons
most popular people will take part in
it. There will be plenty of laughs,
good music, unique costumes, in fact
everything that will make you en-
joy yourself.
Rehearsals are being held daily
for this entertainment.
The tickets will be sold by the
ladies for several days before the en-
tertainment, but the seats will not
be reserved until Tuesday morning
at Cherrington's drug store. No extra
charge for reservations. Buy your
ticket early and help this good cause.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
Oscar Beck Sells Wyoming Ranch
for $4,000.

From the Big Piney, Wyoming, Ex-
aminer, we learn that Oscar Beck, a
former we'll known resident Of Deca-
tur county, who went to Wyoming a
number of years ago, has sold his
home ranch and cattle to Elmer
Rathbun for $4,000. No price was
made for either the land or cattle,
the price being made for Mr.. Beck's
entire property interests, with the
exception of his personal effects. Mr..
Beck will move to Big Piney and
next summer will erect commodious
home on lots in that town. Oscar
still owns one or two other ranches
near Big Piney, but he has turned
the management of them over to his
son, Fred, and he and his wife will
take life easy. Oscar has many good
friends in Decatur county, who are
pleased to hear of his prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
New Court Cases.

G. A. Boyd VS.. c. B. & @. R. r.
Suis is brought for $163.07 as dam
ages to car load of steers shipped
from Grand River to Chicago, by
reason of being delayed in transit. C.
w. Hoffman, attorney for plaintiff.
Farmers & Traders State Bank VS..
w. L. Barry ct al. Suit is brought to
foreclose a mortgage on the east
half of lot l, block 10, in the town of
Leon, given to secure a note for $500
dated May 25, 1914. C. w. Hoffman,,
attorney for plaintiff.
Frank Boyd VS.. G. B. & @. r. r.
Suit is brought for $16465 as dam
ages to car load of steers shipped
from Grand River to Chicago, whicn
were delayed in transit. G. w. Hoff-
man, attorney for plaintiff.
l.. T. Greenland VS.. G. B. & @. r.
r. Suit is brought for $152.6O as
damages to car load of steers ship
ped from Grand River to Chicago
which were delayed in transit. G..
W.. Hoffman, attorney for plaintiff
L. Foland and ]. r. Jones VS.. G..
B. & @. R. r. Co. Suit is brought for
$25.45 as damages to car load Of
hogs shipped from Grand River to
Chicago which were delayed in tran
sit. C. w. Hoffman, attorney for
plaintiff.
Lizzie Thomas VS.. Chas T. Buck
ct al. The parties are the heirs Of
William Buck, deceased, and ask
that the real estate which he owned
be appraised and sold and the pro-
ceeds divided among the Legal heirs.
G. w. Hoffman, attorney for plaintiff.
Della Russell VS.. Eugene Russell.
These parties we're married at Leon,
Sept. 10, 1910, and lived together
until August IA, 1916. Plaintiff asks
for a decree of divorce on the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment,
adultery and failure to support. She
asks for the custody of their two
minor children, and 500 temporary
and $1,000 permanent alimony. c..
w. Hoffman, attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
Very Important.

Indeed are our eyes, so delicate in
their structure and so Indispensable,
yet entirely 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, 1916-10-05
Moved With Auto Trucks.

C. C. Cornman, the Rawleigh
medicine man, is now resident of
Leon, nicely located in Mrs. Kate
Browns property in northwest Leon.
Mr.. Cornman has been residing at
Garden Grove, and when he decided
to move to Leon contracted with Orr
Stout to move. him with his auto
trucks, and four truck loads did the
work to his entire satisfaction. Ev-
erything was handled with care by
Mr.. Stout and his men, and the NOV
ing was done quickly and in fine
shape, and with lots less trouble
than loading car at Garden Grove
and shipping on the railroad. Mr..
Cornman was more than pleased
with the job Of moving which Mr..
Stout did for him.