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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

r, V. McCollum, foreman of The
porter Office, would have taken to
the woods Monday if he had been
superstitious. He decided to sell his
flock of chickens, and found he had
thirteen, it was the thirteenth day OF
the month, and Nose Jones. the pro-
duce dealer paid him thirteen cents
| a pound for them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

C. NJ. Axes, who is going to engage
in the breeding of pure bred Here
fords exclusively, last week sold a
March grade Hereford calf, which
could not be registered, for $11G.
That is a mighty good price for a
grade calf, but that's the kind of
calves Charley raises.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Mrs. Houston of Ottumwa who is
visiting at the home of her son,
Eugene Drake in Woodland town
ship, sustained fracture of her
right arm by fall alighting from
buggy at the surprise party at w. D..
Massey's Monday evening. She was
brought to town in car and DR.. l:
M. Lovett adjusted the fractured
bone and she is getting along nicely
at the home Of her son.-Lineville
Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

The ladies of the Magazine Club
entertained their families and sever
al invited guests at their annual din
ner party at the home of Mrs. Rue b.
Stone in Center township last Fri
day evening. The home was beauti-
fully decorated with chrysanthe-
NUNS, and everybody had fine time.
The Magazine Club ladies have the
reputation as being the best of en-
tertainers
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

The Woman's Guild of the NJ. e.
church invites every lady of Leon and
vicinity to a social in the parlors of
the church Tuesday, Nov. 21st, at 2
O'Clock. Bring your fancy work and
ten cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Il. j. Sankey buys and sells land
on commission, makes farm loans on
approved security at the best rates.
and does general real estate bust
ness. Has had 20 years. experience
, in the business. Office upstairs, north,
west corner Main and Commercial
! streets, Leon, lows.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

There will be meeting of Tripolis
Commandery No. 60 this (Thursday)
evening to prepare for the annual
inspection. All Knights are urged
to be in attendance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Butler, the jeweler and optomet-.
rist, is beginning to receive some OF
his winter goods. He invites you to
come in and look over his splendid
new stock and inspect the biggest
Little Store in Town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Sale-Good farm of 104 acres,
2 10 miles south of Leon on Jefferson
Highway. Priced right and with
easy terms. II interested, write,
phone or call on owner. Cary 0. An
drew. Grand River, Iowa. lott
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Don't use common drop cords for
your electric lights. Select an az
tractive fixture from the many uls.
played in the special fixture room a.
I, 8 Leon Electric Companys once. L
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Photographs make inexpensive
Christmas gifts. Have yours taken
now at the Harris Studio. l4-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Don't forget tho saturday after.
aeon matinee at the Idle HouI
theatre at o'clock. Admission s
and 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Sale-Residence property on
SO tn Main street, six room house In
good repair. City water and cleo
trio lights. Address J. B. McEndree,
I213 Market street, Marshalltown,
Iowa Att
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Sale-On account OF moving
away, my Leon residence property on
north Main street. w. C. Stempel,
1921 Santa Fe Avenue, FIT. Madison,
fnWa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

i. We can use some choice first mort
gage farm loans. Farmers & Trad
ers State Bank, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Pie supper and program at Center
school, Franklin township, three
miles south of Weldon, Friday even
ing, Nov. 18th. Wilma CARRIER, teach
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Rent-My residence property
now occupied by J. Wesley Chew, NO.
yember lst, w. H. Howard. 1T
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Wood given away-Some good
timber is going to be cut to clear
some land. See c. M. Axes near
Eden Center school house ct once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

White Wvandotte cockerels from
high scoring stock. Phone John
Goodman Leon. Iowa. 13-4t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Rent-5 room cottage in east
Leon, S. e. Benefiel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Sale-Two year old registered
Poland China male. O. Allpress, II.
F. D, 4, Leon, Iowa. IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Found-Iowa auto license plate
No. 164720, which the owner can op'
tain at The Reporter office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

The Leon Savings Bank Is prepar
ed 70 make some good farm loans a
reasonable rates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Pease & Pease write all kinds OF
insurance, and protect their policy
holders.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16
Keysg Keys? Keysg
Keys to be given away.

Get your wall paper at the Rexall
store. 37-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Rent-The Warner home in
north Leon. See L. p. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

A few r. l. Red roosters, full blood
$1.O0 each. r. r. Flora, Davis City,
iowa 13-tf.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Sale-Some pure bred r. J..
Red ROSTERS. Ray Aten, Il. +. -.
3, Leon, Iowa. 1877
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Clerk Beck has not issued an
marriage licenses the past week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Sale-A lot of good storm win
doWs cheap. e. e. Bell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Wood choppers wanted at once.
See C. NJ Axes near Eden Center
school house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Get your Ball Band Overshoes OF
G. B. Price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Money to loan on some good farms
Leon Savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16
Keyss Keys? Keys7

See the latest in folders at the
Harris Studio, $1.50 per dozen. North
side Of SQUARE. 2-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

For Rent-5 room cottage. See
Harry Bradfield.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

am prepared to do all kinds Of
tight hauling and delivering. Guy
Spaith. Phone 80.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16

Will sew at your home. Edith
Follmer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16
Keys to be given away.

Buy your underwear of G. 3. Price
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-16
Keys? Keys? Keys?

Keys to be given away.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
n1FNN TELLS n. Y. AUDIENCE
STATE WILL BE DRY IN 10 YEARS.
Nation Was on Verge of War ABOUT
Few Lives Lost, When Whlskey
Killed lbs, 200.

New York May THE sale OF U
:, New York state will be prohlplteu
within 10 years, according to RooerC
n Glenn. who placed North CaroIlna
In tho prohibition column when ne was
Governor. He made the predlctlon ID
on address. today in the Judson Memo
raj churc Washington Square,
South. .o1i+icjans
thew would better get on h pand
wagon" said Mr.. Glenn: wan
tell Won that this State is going 10 vote
temperance within 10 years-and every
other State in the Union within IL of
IL years. nonv nov Is
the worst 1 ever saw. o go up theIe
and lust shake hands with h poll
ticians who are hanging around INC
capitol and you come away VIII JOS
that will last you three days.
Mr.. Glenn said Unexpected d us
trict of Columbia to adopt proh1DltloH
mis- year. and that before the year, ne
added, half the States OF the uhlon
would be in the prohibition ranks
In comparing debt-riden New York
with States that have had pronlDltlon
many years, he named Kansas anu
North Carolina, which have paid Oh
their State debts and have accumulat-
ed surpluses-reduc1ng the taxes. he
said that in both States crime nj IN
sanity had been almost eliminated.
we have been on the verge OF war
win Germany about the destruction Oh
so or 80 lives. We have been ready to
spend millions CT dollars and sacr1hce
thousands of our best young men. and
still this government continues TO
Incense the liquor trafice that last year
killed l38, 700 citizens. 1t is a strange
inconsistency
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
~EDNEYVILLE NEWS.
Csnecial to The Hustier.1

Especial to The Husticr.)
I ~,Edneyville, May 9.-W. H. Rome q
ST. Augustine, Fla, is up for the sum
mer with Mr.. A. M. LYDIA who has
charge Of the Bee Hive Inn.
Mrs, F. M.Savell OF New Orleans,
La, Is stopping at the Flack Hotel, one
of the leading places of u section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner Justus OF
Fletcher. spent Saturday and Sunday
night with their parents here.
MISS Sue JuSLus motorcd to ave
vile and returned recently.
Messrs. Lee Justus II Roy WARD
carried Misses Madeline II Lorena
Wells TO R~utnerfordtOn last SATURDAY
and returned Monday.
! Miss belle Jones who has been
teaching at Flat Rock is at home 10
spend ner vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. R. w. Lancaster of
Fair view visited this section re-
Gently.
Inc Sunday school at Edneyville NJ.
e. church is progressing nicely. 1t
was a pleasure TO see so many present
last Sunday and especially the new
students.
There will be a box supper at Ed
neville church ON Saturday night
May 81. We want al 1.-The ladies that
can to bring q box, and all the gen
tlemen to come prepared to eat a nice
supper with. some good looking girl.
S. S. Creaseman has purchased an
automobile.
w. P. Gillian, one of the best chauf-
feurs in this county, recently made a
trip of 235 miles on 16 gallons of gaso-
line. He carried Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Justus and family and Miss Sue JUS
tus to Shelby, N. c. where he left Mrs.
Ernest Justus and her three sons to
visit relatives. With Mr.. Ernest JUS
tus and Miss Sue Justug he motored to
many large towns in South Carolina
and came back over the National High
way via Carney and Spartanburg. 1t
is said We people do 2ot know how to
enjoy living in Henderson county I'M
less we take q trip into South Carolina
and get into the dust. about four inches
deep which La being continually
stirred in the the fields and roads.
They say that the woods sides do
not have sweet smelling flowers and
beautiful shrubbery to purify the air
like the roads In their country. and
that the change 10 Just az noticeable
as coming out OF hot water Into cold
IwSter.. The first change 10 discover
ed justraSp soon a. anyone begins to
enter the mountains comlnHxsup the
SauIda& Highway aIRe want &to be
healthy and strong come to Henderson
county and get this pure. air, etc.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
Legal Notices

drainage commissioners from among
those receiving a majority of votes at
said election and if any n or more
of such proposed drainage commits
sioners shall not receive the vote of
majority of said land owners, the court
will appoint all or the remainder OF
those voted for in said election.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this order be posted at the court house
door and four conspicuous places in
said drainage district and shall be
published for two consecutive weeks
in The French Broad Hustler pryor to
said election, a newspaper of general
circulation throughout the county.
The court finds from the report that
the cost of drainage in said district
will exceed more than 25 cts per acre
and and that the Commissioners, when
appointed and qualified, will be au-
thorized to issue bonds to defray ex-
penses of said drainge, etc.. as pro-
vided by law.
This 18th day of April, 1916.
. C. M. PACE,
4-2O-2tc Clerk Superior Court.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECU-
TION.

State of North Carolina,
Henderson County,
In the Superior Court.
B. 1. Hazard and K. B. Hazard, trading
as B. I. Hazard & Son.
versus
R H. Sumner.
Notice.
BY virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Superior
Court of Henderson County in the
above entitled action, l will. on Mon
day, the 5th day Of June, 1916, at IL
o'clock a. m. at the court house door
OF said county, in HendersOnvflle, N. c.,
sell to the highest bidder for cash to
satisfy said execution, all the right,
title and interest which the said r. H.
Sumner. defendant. has In the follow
ing described real estate; to-wit:
Situate in the township of Hender-
sonville, County OF Henderson, State
of North Carolina, bounded by the
lands of the Mount Hebron school
house lot. Mount Hebron lands. Blythe
lands, Drake lands and others, con-
tanning % acres more or less and be-
ing that tract Of land fully described
in deed from Hicks Jones and wife to
r. H. Sumner OF date February LIST,
1914, and Of record in Book "a at page
1879 Of the records Of deeds for Hen
derson county.
This 9Th. day, Of May, 1915. 8
j. G.. DRAKE, !
81. 5-f1-4tc &:* Sheriff.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
THE SOUTH.

The South is a land that has known
SORROWS; it is a land that has broken
the ashen crust and moistened it with
tears; a land SCARED and riven by the
p~lowshare Of war and beloved with
the graves of her dead; but a land of
legend, a land of song, a land of hal
lowed and heroic memories.
To that land every drop of my blood,
every fiber of my being, every pulsa-
ton of my heart, is ~consecrated for
ever. / vas born of her womb; l was
nurtured at her breast, and when my
last hour shall come, /. pray God that
1 may be pillowed upon her. bosom and
rocked to sleep within her tender and
encireling arms.-The late Senator Z.
W. Carmack, of Tennessee.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11

~
M. V. Richards. Industrial a.
tsicner of the Southern 0olnmis>
been in Tryon looking over HOY has
sa Inn proposition with a view o 1Hlo'
teresting outside capital to reb,,f IL Ia
other season. 1t is believed rbo. al
Tryon people will get behind tbo ot +
position, nj. Richards will do - pro-
can to immediately procure "I he
that work may begun at once capital
Announcement has been made
the shops Of the Southern mat
at Spencer will hereafter wor b''*ay
time-six days n eight hours Tull
more than a year the shops-oSuf
tsa1y the locomotive department 'pecl-
Teen working snort tlme-somn mo uad
only three days a week. The na!liS
will again be something e~nornon holl
amounting perhaps to $225,O 900 mcnIS7-
The canning industry has become
profitable to the students of tho Go 80
DINA Industrial School at Watbo al
Fender County that 20 different Voa III
tables are growing in the school 80
den this year. W. S. Key, the hna66 ".
this school. says that last year in Po u
der County more than 81 900 wortl
fruit and vegetables were canned :,
der the supervision Of the wives on5
daughters of the farmers. anu
! Facilities for recreationaI Durnoc0o
and for the development Of the nhTSi
cal well-being of the mill operative.
have been substantially provided nv tbo
Employers Association of the Durbom
Hosiery Mill company. A plavgronnd
imodernly equipped. has been con-
structed contiguous to the centra1
office of the mills in Edgemont. Rv
the installation of streamers Of electric
lights the grounds can be used as .
park for frolicking kids at night.
d, r. o. Alexander, a prominent bnsi
ness man of Charlotte, has sold 81
acres of land on what is known as
,Alexander's Knoll. at Black Mountain
to the National Festival of America
according to reports in the daily ma
!pers, the consideration, it is reported
being $4,000. The land is purchased
as part Of the site for the erection of
the great Auditorium by the National
Music Festival Association.
Burke County on May 3 made appli-
cation by telegram to the State Board
of Health for a campaign against ty:
phoid fever. The telegram signed b
Rev. E. B. Troy of Morganton stated
that the county had appropriated $500
for this purpose. Burke makes the
sixth county that has been ACCEPTED
b ythe State Board of Health for this
iplan Of health work tn summer and
work vii begin there act later than
the early summer:
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
UNDER MORTGAGE.
State of North Carolina,
County of Henderson.

Whereas on the 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1913, John Leverett and wife,
! Emily ]. Liverett executed to Jona-
than Case a mortgage. on the lands
herein described to secure an indebted
ness therein named which said mort
gage is of Record in Book A at page
1872 of the Records Of mortgages and
deeds of Trust for Henderson County,
and whereas default having been~made
in the payment of the Indebtedness Sc
cured thereby the undersigned will,
therefore,, p%ersuant to the terms of said
mortgage, and for the purpose of salts
flying said Indebtedness interest and
cost, on Monday may 18th at 10 O'Clock
a.. m, at the court house door in Hen
derson County, North Carolina Offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property TO
wit:
Beginning On a chestnut in Jones'
old line and runs South 10 deg. West 81
poles to a water oak; thence South 4
deg. west "A poles to a chestnut;
thence South SO deg. west A poles to a
stone; thence North Is deg. East 1873
poles to a white oak, William Morrison
corner; thence South 80 deg. west
Al IL poles to the beginning. Con-
tanning 600 aCres more or less.
This the 2Sth day of April 1916.
JONATHAN CASE,
Mortgage.
w. Marshall Bridges,
Attorney, 5-4-4tc
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

Statistics are said to be dry; but
here r some, put together by the
Baptist Reflector, which are very inter-
esting and which. being authentic,
should make as sober. The editor Of
that paper says: For mission the peO-
pie OF America contribute about $12-
100000 q year. Does this seem lsrge!
Put alongside OF it the following items:
For chewing gum, $21, OOo, 900; for soft
drinks. $3.50. 900. 900; for candy, $780,
100000; for theaters, $3.50, OOO, 900; for
tobacco. s 1000. 600, 600; for intoxicat-
ing liquors. s., zoe, OOO. OOO."
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
High Point. N. c.

Having qualified as administrative
of the estate of Marion Mccullough
Lawton. deceased, this is to notify all
persons indebted to her estate to make
immediate settlement and all perso
having claims against her estate will
present them on or before IL months
from date. Otherwise this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
This the 25th day Of March, 1916.
SUSIE V MCCULLOUGH,
4-6-6tc Administrative.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
HORSE SHOE CURVES.
(specfaI TO THE Hustler.l

Especial to The Hustler.)
Horse Shoe, May S.-Rev. King, pas-
tor of the Baptist church is expecting
to move into the community this week.
He will occupy the cottage owned by
John: Johnson. =
Cebron Leverett of Asheville, for
merly of this place, died May 4th. His
body was brought to the Old ShawHs
Creek cemetery for burial on May 5th,
Mr.. Leverett is survived by a wife,
two sons, Arthur and Harvey, a father
and mother, three brothers and one
sister.
Miss Sue Cannon Is visiting friends
and relatives in Spartanburg this
week.
A number Of Horse Shoe people at
tended the commencement exercises
at Fruitland Institute last week,
among whom were Messrs. Louis Allen
and Hazzie Case, G.. B. and Clark Moi
fit, Misses Dora Mof1tt and Ola John
son.
Miss Lexine Davenport of Brevard
Institute spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Davenport.
Miss Della Mofftt who has been at
tending school at Fruitland is home
for the summer.
Miss Mary Duncan a student of Hen
Jacksonville High school is at home for
vacation.
Misses Mary and Lottie sitton Of
H~endersonville were visiting here Sun
day.
Thomas Sitton and bride. of jackson,
Ca, are spending az few days in this
vicinity.
William McKelvey visited Mrs.
McKelvey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
lBrannon, Sunday.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11

State of North Carolina
Henderson County.
In the Superior Court,
Before the Clerk.
". C. Jordan and others Petitioners.
versus
s.. M. Mccall nd others Non-Petition-
erS.
Adjudication Of Final Report.
This case coming on to be heard anc
it appearing to the Court that -
notices of this hearing have been duly
given, the court considered the final
report of the Board of Viewers and no
objection being filed to said report.
The court finds that the cost of con-
struction is not greater than the bene-
TT which will accrue to the lands eff
fected, the report Of the viewers as
held on 10th day of March, 1916 is in
all things confirmed.
It is further ordered that an election
shall be held at the Court House in
HendersonvilIe, N. c.. on the 9Th day
| of MAY. 1916 from the hour of 8 o'clock
to 4 o'clock T. m. to vote for the drain
age commissioners for the Henderson
County Orange District No. 1. EacL
land owner within said district shall be
qualified to vote atthis election and
the court appoints SIN. Mccall, DR..
&c. Few, P. 8. Ramsey, three resi-
dent land owners, judges Of this cleo
ton. The court win appoint three
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
BRYAN is AN ALTERNATE.

William J. Bryan%wiT be duly &C
ecre6tted delegate to- the National DEM
estate eonventtens at ST. Louis. The
|od1cial *edE0ass sdiscIoses~that' whilehe
was. beaten for delegate he was elect
ed ar alternate.
He will therefore have a ticket to
the convention and the right to repre-
sent the State II any Of the eight
Bryan men on the delegation desires
TO step aside during all or any part OF
the proceedings.-Lfnco1n Neb., Dis
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
O

1 hereby announce that I will be d
candidate for the Democratic nomlna,
ticn for Congress in the 10th district
In the primaries to be held on June t"
1916: 1 will-sincerely appreciate 'n ~
support of the Democratic voters -
Henderson County and the other couH'
ties composing the district
This Nay ], 1915.
Pa ZEBULON WHAVER"
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
FOR STATE SENATE

Subject to the action Of the Dem
ocratic voters in the primary cleo
ton to be held on June 3rd. 1915
| will be a candidate for State SeD-
ate to represent the 32nd Senator,
ial District in the next General
Assembly.
NJ FOY JUSTICE.