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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-07

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-07

p. j 0Brien assistant car inspec-
tor Of the Rock Island lines. with
headquarters al Chicago was here on
business today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-07
scout MEET
FRIDAY AT
CITY HALL

Boy scouts WiH meet at thtlr Wiz
ier quarters friday nisa Mayor
coiimnn has gfatiousiy granted the
nse 81 the clty hail auditorium fer
their use during the winter months.
For TIE present military drll will
b. discontinued aud lectures and
training iu Scout craft aan be the
order at each meeting The object
Of THIS meeting 8 % develop the
seop, and advance linn in the order
81 promotion. qualifying him f0r
larger and batter service Tie scout
master wili BE- assisted 10 this by eit
izens whose vocation especially quail
ltes them 20 give instruction IN this
department of the Boy Scouts train-|
ing On Friday night lecture tn eli
ementary nrsi aid including demon
stration in bandaging and carrying
win be given
The scouts viii meet at 2 o'clock
Ron can sin be al 7.15. enroliments
ard examinations Immediately fol-
lowing after which setting tp' ex
ercIses wiil be given and the order
Of the evening follow
Patrol leader esneoting p retain
their appolntMents must be on hand
by the time of enrolment Of present
satisfactory eason for tardlness or
absence.
The summer season has been very
pheasant and esofitable. the scouts
have done great work in both nation
ally and civic enterprise. they have
developed moral strength and men
tai and physical dlscipline' the world
I othem IS not playhouse bit
place for royal service; they have
caught the vision Of larger life.
lige IN which they viii give them
selves TO the service that meets the
need and is the best for all" said
scoutmaster Denham.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-07

Think of being able TO
buy, at this season OF the
year, newest models in
Ladies Suits, Coats and
Silk and Wool Dresses at
Nery special prices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-07

G. S. Yeaton Of El Reno road fore
nan of equipment % the Rock Island,
was III this city todGg on business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
THE IDLE HOUR.
The Next Few Days at the Idle Hour
Bring Good Attractions.

Valentine Grant comes to the Idle
hour theatre tomorrow, Friday, June
Sth, in the Paramount production,
The Innocent Life This picture
carries a story OF deep and intense
interest, pictorial conflict of tender.
emotions with the cold facts of life.
Matinee at 3 o'clock and first night
show at 1880. Prices both afternoon
and night, 5 and 10 cents.
Dust Farnam comes to the Idle
Hour Monday, June | tn, in David
Garrick,' typical Farnam picture
filled with thrilling situations and
great climaxes. Dustin Farnam is an
actor of remarkable skill and Idle
Hour audiences hail his coming with
delight.
Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno
come to the Idle Hour Wednesday,,
June 18th, in Captain Alvarez" VII
tagra~N Blue Ribbon feature of high
merit Edith Storey and Antonio
Moreno need no introduction TO Leon
people. In "Captain Alvarez" they
have a play in which they are at
their very best.
Every Thursday, Mrs. Vernon
Castle, the best known woman in
America in "Patria," the serial SUI
Dreme
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
DO Your Duty-Euy u Bond.

=, The liberty bonds are to be sold.
They must be sold and must be tax
en- by purchasers. That is final.
Why shouldn't they be taken?
They are better than farm mortgages
because they are mortgages on the
and every industry and every man
and every woman in the United
States is behind the bonds. No mu-
nicipal bond is as solid an invest
ment There is nothing more secure
than the bond of the O.. S. A.
1t is perfectly safe investment for
trust funds. 1t is safe for invest
phans and the aged, those who, if
their feet slipped could never again
regain their foothold. 1t is a good
saving plan for the boy and girl and
for the worker who is saving and de-
sires safety first. The interest is
not high, but considering the free
dom from all taxation it amounts to
rise considerably higher. If SO the
present bond may be exchanged for
one bearing the higher interest.
1t is a bond that the rich must
take in heavy quantities. If it dis
turbs their investments to some de-
gree, if it forecasts lack of private
opportunity later. the wealthy must
Id ne tueul just llc same anu CluISc
off any fancied or actual loss to
patriotism Either the wealth of the
country will loan the country money
in emergency at low rates or it will
be conscripted in taxation and in the
last event by plain confiscation.
Wealth must buy. bonds.
If there is any one class that can
afford to buy the liberty bonds and
upon whom the obligation rests to
purchase literally it is the farmers.
Within a few months all and more
than this bond issue calls for will be
brought back and paid to the farmers
and at enormous profit to the pro-
ducers. The farmers must fall into
line, as they doubtless will. For they
are to be exempted from the blood
tax at the beginning, they are to
profit hugely by war and the Obliga-
ton rests heavily upon them to do
their full duty as patriots. Also the
same penalty hangs over all Stacker
profit and Stacker wealth. There will
come a time when that which is not
offered in reason will be taken, and
with good reason.
So far in Iowa we have scarcely
realized that we are entering upon a
costly war. We shall all realize the
seriousness of it later. The sooner
we come to the realization of what we
are facing the better it will be for us
and for our country. The swift ac-
ceptance of the bond issue is a
patriotic duty. Iowa must not fail
or falter or delay in doing her share.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Robert HutChCrOft Was instantly
Killed by LIGHTNING at His Farm
West of Lamont Monday.

Robert Hutchcroft, well known
farmer residing four miles northwest
of Lamont, was instantly killed Mon
day forenoon, about | / o'clock, by be-
ing struck by lightning. Mr.. Hutch
croft was out driving bunch of his
cattle to the barn. being couple of
hundred yards from the house. Mrs.
Hutchcroft was standing at the up
stairs window in the house watching
the storm, and saw the bolt strike
her husband, knocking him to the
ground. She gave the alarm and her
son went to his father, and found
tnat he had been instantly killed, the
bolt striking him on the back OF the
head, and the only marks were
slight burns on his head
Mr. Hutchcroft was about "A years
of age, and is survived by his wife
and five children. His funeral will
be held this (Thursday) afternoon:
He was one of the most popular and
influential farmers Of Fayette town
ship, and his death is regretted by a
large circle Of friends.
Mr. HutchcrOft was a brother-ln-
law of Charles Mccain, who was
killed at Decatur City, a few weeks
ago, and was the administrator Of
the McCann estate, and guardian of
the McCann children, whose mother
was a sister of Mr.. Hutchcroft, and
died about a year ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
Of q Century AGO.

The republican national conyen-
ton was in session at Minneapolis,
but it is reported that balloting will
not commence before Friday Both
the Harrison and Blaine delegations
are claiming a majority for their can
publicans all over the country are in
favor OF dropping both and taking
a dark horse
The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week:
John r. Gates 50 to Ella NJ. Leon
ard "a.
rred Reardon 27 to Ella Fear IS.
Charles Webster 20 to Minnie
Lockwood "a.
Davis City barely escaped from
burning the business portion Of the
town last Monday night. About II
O'Clock fire was discovered in Nc
Gully & Sylvester's meat market and
it spread rapidly to the buildings
nogue's tinshop and a vacant build
ing, the fire being stopped at Free
mans barber shop, although it was
badly scorched. The merchants all
along the row moved their goods out,
and the loss will be heavy: The fire
was started by an incendiary, for
there had been no fire in the meat
Mrs. Carrie Young Smith is the
proud mother Of a bouncing boy since
last Friday morning. She is visiting
with her mother at Garden Grove,
but will join her husband in their
new home in Texas next month.
&. b. Daugherty shipped car Of
fast horses to Independence, Iowa,
the famous Rush track, the fastest
mile track in the world. The follow
ing horses will be speeded: Blue Sign
2:17 "A owned by J. Honhines; Ban
ner, bay gelding owned by G.. b.
Daugherty; Nellie Bly,, a two year
Old mare owned by G. &. Daugherty;
Durand, a yearling owned by Daugh-
erty 4 Hoffhines; Bonnie Sign, a
yearling owned bv p. f. Bradley.
-Four car loads of steers from Ari-
zona were received at the @ depot
Senator 1t E. G. G. HHawley, Of illinois, and nd
will be pastured this summer on his
farm, the old Yankee Roberts place
on Grand River. A force Of men
have been busy dehorning them at
the stockyards, and it is about as
person cares to witness.
Postmaster J. l.: Harvey started
Monday for months visit with his
brother at Creede, Colorado.
Mrs. S. II. Barnes, a sister Of L. P.
Sigler, arrived Tuesday from Colum-
bia City, Ohio, for visit at the home
of her brother in this city.
Miss Allie Fry and little brother
Harry, departed Friday for Des
Mo;nee, where they Will make their
home with their father.
Charles Harvey attended the field
sports of the Iowa Colleges at Des
MOineS last week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Organized to Sell Liberty Loan
Bonds.

A meeting was held at the court
house Saturday afternoon to take
action in regard to selling Decatur
county's apportionment of The Liber-
ty Loan Bonds, which amounts in
round numbers to S325, 700, being
based on s per cent OF the total re-
sources of the ban KS OF Decatur
fected, o. E. Hull being chosen as
chairman and A. l.. Ackerley secre,,
tary, and a committee was appointed
for each township, in the county to
make a canvass for the sale OF the
bonds, Fayette and bloomington
townships had previously organized
and have force Of twsnty-iixe .,t e9eQ men
citizen to buy Liberty Loan Bond.
Buy what you can, but buy, bond,
$50, $1OO, $500, or as much as you
can handle. The banks OF the
county have arranged to sell these
bonds with weekly payments. You
can buy $50 bond by paying only
dollar a week for fifty, weeks, or a
1900 bond by paying two dollars a
week. Ralph Phillips, of Milwaukee;
Reserve Bank, made stirring ad-
dress, in which he told Of the in
vestment. feature Of buying bonds,
and stated that unless the people
subscribed for the bonds generous
ly the next thing the government
would do would be to conscr1pt mon
ey, for now that we are at war, bill.
lions of dollars must be raised. II
you cannot go to war, you must FUR,
nish the funds to equip and feed
the troops who go, and supply them
with ammunition.
Don't wait to be coaxed When the
committee for your township calls
on you, be ready to subscribe for one
or more bonds.
These bonds draw interest at the
rate of u per cent per annum, and
are non-taXable.
Buy bond, and as big one as
you can afford to carry.
You can arrange to purchase
these bonds of any bank in the coun-
~, paying 2 per cent down, and the
balance either in installments or
upon delivery of the bond.
Don't be a Stacker! Buy bond
and buy it right now. The sale of
the bonds closes June 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
spent the Night on a Bridge.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Teale, of this
city, and Harold Beggs and mother,
of Denver, Colorado, were forced to
spend Monday night on bridge
near .Jamisoa, eight miles north OF
Osceola. Mr. and Mrs. Teale had
been visiting in Des Moines and
started home Monday evening at 4:30
in their Cadillac. and were accom-
panied by Mr. Beggs and mother.
who We're enroute in their car FROM
Chicago to their home in Denver,
Colorado. They were coming over
the Three Star Route, and found q.
bridge washed out, SO had to detour
and when they reached Squaw creek
north of Osceola, the road was cov>
cred with water on both sides OF the
bridge, with a mighty bad hill Lead.
ing from the bridge. 1t looked like;
a pretty bad place. and after fording
the water up over the running
boards and getting on the bridge
they decided to stay there until day
light SO left at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning and reached Leon at s.
O'Clock. Mr.. Beggs will drive his
auto to FIT. Riley, where he will en-
list and will present his auto to the
government.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Train Service Demoralized.

The excessive rains this week, fol-
lowing the heavy rains of last week,
have played havoc with the Charlton
branch OF the Burlington and the
Gainesville branch also. Washed out
tracks below Albany and Gentry,
Mo-, prevented the night train from
Kansas City reaching Leon Tuesday
night, and washout this side of
Charlton stopped any train service
in that direction yesterday forenoon,
and no mail was received here yes
terday morning, with prospects that
no trains would run all day yester-
day Monday about 300 feet of
track on the Gainesville branch was
washed out, and the Des Moines pas
senger train only ran to Leon, and
returned to Des Moines from here,
but a work train with big force OF
men came down Tuesday morning
and repaired the track SO that the
train got through to Gainesville
Tuesday. All the rivers and creeks
in the county were out of banks yes
terday. and Grand River was higher
at-Davis City than for several years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
THE NEW THEATRE.
Presents a Most Attractive Program
For the Coming Week.

Tonight Thursday "The Marble
Heart" featuring the popular young
actress Violet Homer, who has a
great chance to portray her talents
in this thrilling illicit love story, en-
tirely different from anything you
Friday, Wm. Russell appears in
my Fighting Gentleman thrill
ing story of the reconstruction per-
iod following the greal civil war, and
the plot furnishes a wealth or Ora
matte incidents which are woven into
a powerful story
Saturday, the regular big program,
Shorty Hamilton in Shorty, Bags the
Bullion Thieves two good reels OF
stolen" and the very interesting
Mutual Weekly, the big program OF
.donday, June 18th, the World Pic
ture- Brady Made, Husband and
Wife," featuring two Of the big film
stars. Ethel Clayton and Holbrooks
blinn, a virile dramatic document OF
domestic and financial intrigue with
a lasting moral. The story is strong
ior to any ever assembled for a five
reel production, and wonderful pho-
Biography makes this picture fea-
ture among features.
Tuesday, June 18th, late Art
Dramas feature, to be announced
later.
Wednesday, June 18th, another of
the five reel series of The Seven
Deadly SINS featuring Shirley Ma
son, the tiny sixteen year old star III
" Passion" This play tells how Eve
Leslie fell in love with a strong,
handsome man, an athletic hero, and
found out, almost too late, that love
is a thing OF intellect, that no person
can love another whose attractions
are only physical
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
A Resolution.

Adopted by the board of supervis-
ors in regular session, the following
THAT with a desire to further a
movement in Leon for a cleaner and
more beautiful city;
"We, the board of supervisors OF
Decatur county, do hereby authorize
the authorities in charge of the
court house and grounds adjacent
thereto to keep trespassers from de-
facing in any manner whatsoever
said court house or adjacent grounds
and use whatever means are neces-
sary to secure the observance of said
order"
The above order is from a desire
to make more attractive our court
house and grounds, not as hardship
on any person or persons, but as a
matter of civic and county pride. A
fine will be imposed when it is found
necessary to secure the observance OF
the above order
Help the board of supervisors and
let's boost for Leon.
w. M. Frost, Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
"UnCle Toms Cabin"

Harriet Ward Beecher Stoves
famous story Of slavery before the
civil war is we'll represented in the
drarlatization Of this we'll known
story, Uncle Toms Cabin" and as
produced by Terry.'s excellent COM
pany, the presentation is an interest
ing one, and is given in it's entirety
just as depicted by the author: The
company that Terry carries this sea-
son is equal to those that are seen in
the large city theatres, he having.
spared no expense to make the COM
pany one of the strongest entour, the
cast is made up of the very best tai
ent, the scenic and electrical effects
complete, in fact the show as pat on
by the Terry company is spoken OF
by the press and public as splendid
presentation of the national drama
The musical part OF the show this
year is to be considered, three bands
and orchestras are carried tat are
the talk in every CITY, visited, being
composed of high class array Of
solo musicians. The show is advar~
tised to give one performance at
Leon on Wednesday, June 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
'The Tango Coon.

One of the sensational features in
Terry's Uncle Toms Cabin Co.'s par
ade that lis creating riotous ap-
plause wherever seen is the exhibi-
ton of the notorious tango dance,
performed by a specially constructed
toy. Everyone is talking
of the tango and its many variations
that have been introduced to that
popular class of Torpsichorean art,
but to witness the production of it,,
a multiple of steps one should not
miss this exhibition which is one of
the special attractions in the Terry's
shows, parade this season. 1t is high
lv amusing, a wonder, a novelty in
constructive ability,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Farmers War Emergency COMMITTEES
To BE Organized.

The state war emergency tn;d
committee asks that eacn county
form a cooperative association for
tie purpose of cooperating aHc as
farmers of this country, H. q large
measure, rests the fate OF the ma
ton" SAYS President Wilson.
Sixty counties of the state have
already organized and the others are
rapidly falling into line. Thursday,
June ID, is the day set for the form
ing of the Decatur county organiza-
ton The place of meeting will be
A. H. Meters farm, two miles
east OF Weldon. Farmers will COM
prise the major part Of this organiza-
ton because this is an agricultural
county, however, merchants, bankers
and all business men are asked to
boost and assist in the organization
work.
mittee member for the eighth dis
trict, and an agricultural expert
from the state agricultural extenslol
department 1t Ames. will be on hand
to explain the plans by which the
government expects the farmers OF
this nation to supply the food neces-
sary to win this worldwide war.
June - will also be alfalfa day
for 1917. in Decatur county. Mr.
Meter has fine field of alfalfa on
his Weldon MEADOWS 1arm. ~ he
merits, methods Of culture and the
future possibilities of the crop III
this county will be discussed at that
time.
To make the county organization
of greatest value to the government,
all parts must be represented. Each.
township should have a replesenssasF
tive group of farmers and other bus-
mess men at the meel!1fg RI stosst. ostt
5000 counties comprise the United
States; if they are to feed the larger
portion OF the world for the next
three years, each county must do it's
bit. The purpose of these county
organizations are, to assist the gov
ernment in bringing about greater
| food production and conservation, to
act as a medium through which tha
government may reach the farmers
of each county, helping them with.
their labor problems, assist them to
overcome adverse weather and soil
conditions. seed shortage, ETC., and
thusly bring about greater crop
yields for the same amount OF labor
or in short the organization is a
means by which the government may
cooperate with each farmer indlvld-
ually live wire organization In
each county means then not only tha
production of more food stuffs, but
also larger net cash returns to the
I farmarS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
New Court Cases.

Decatur county by Walter Osborn,
county auditor, vs. Anna Ss Brigga-
man and J. M. Gardner, guardian.
which Decatur co,.aty has paid for
the care of Anna s. Briggaman in the
insane hospital at Clarinda. w. j.
Springer, attorney for plaintiff.
County attorney w. J. Springer
has brought five suits asking that in
functions be issued against Glen Det-
rick, Charles Delong, Clyde Picker
ing, Carl Wilson and Clarence Baker.
restraining them from keeping or
selling intoxicating liquors, by them
selves or their agents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Denies German Story.

We are in receipt of letter from
Mrs. Robert McCaull, OF Garden
Grove, in which she states she has re-
ceiyed papers from England recently
in which there is an absolute deniaf
of the sensational story in regard to
the Germans utilizing the bodies of
their dead soldiers, this story being
printed in The Reporter couple Of
weeks ago, taken from a paper pub
lished at Aberdeen, Scotland. We
printed the article just as it appear
ed in this paper, and of course We
can not vouch for its truthfulness. 1t
was a horrible story, and we trust
that it was not true. 80
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Two Decatur County Young Ladies
Will Graduate at Iowa City.

The regular commencement will
be held at the State University at
Iowa City on Wednesday, June 18th,
and among the graduates are two
Decatur county young ladies, Miss
Himena V. Hoffman of Leon who will
receive the degree of Master of Arts.
and Miss Alice A. Hatcher, of Lamo-
nj, who receives the degree of Bach
elor of Arts. On June 18th Presi-
dent Jessup goes to Ft. Smelling to
graduate sixty-two seniors who are
in the training camp, having enlisted
just few weeks before they were to
ur 6l1a q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Will Teach Piano and Violin.

Word has been received from Miss
Mida Bradley. who went to Chicago
last week, that after attending the
commencement. at Notre Dame, Indi-
ana, next week, both she and her
sister, Miss Mabel, the latter having
of Music at Notre Dame for the past
two years, they will both return to
Leon and will give instruction in
piano and violin to class of pupils.
Both are well educated musicians,
and their services will be in demand
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Sam Smith Drowned at McFall, No..
- Sunday.

Sam Smith, farmer residing near
McFall, Mo-, was drowned last Sun
day, losing his life while trying to
save some of his pigs from the high
water. Mr.. Smith was we'll known
in Decatur county, having resided
here some time ago. He was broth-
er of Mrs. E. l.. Shira, of Eden town
ship. Mrs. Shira went to- McFall
Monday morning and Mr.. Shira fol-
lowed Tuesday morning The last
report was that his body had not
been recovered