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The Meeker herald., 1917-06-16
FOrtllOlsgllt

People are learning that a little
forethought often saves them big
expense. Here is an instance: f. w.
Archer, Caldwell, Ohio, writes: II
do not believe that our family has
been without Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy since
we commenced keeping house years
ago. When we go on an extended
visit we take 1t with u.s." Obtainable
everywhere.
"Happiness," acclaimed the phil
osopher pompOusly, sis only the
pursuit of something, not the CATCH
ing OF it."
"Oh, don't know about that"
answered the plain citizen. "Have
you ever chased the last car ON
rainy day?'-Dallas News
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-16

Try The Herald for . year.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Baseba||'G ym.Theatre.B Boxing
NEGRO EXODUS is INCREASING.
Desire to Earn Higher Wages and for
Better Conditions Socially, Pre-.
sents New Problems to Both
South and North,
south and North.

N'HN w AAh
Chicago, lll.-The exodus of Ne
groes from the South to norehern
manufacturing points, stronger within
the last month Dr. so, is regarded as
likely to increase considerably as the
season advances. and to continue
throughout the summer Not more
than a quarter of those leaving the
South. it is expected, will return. The
condition is totally without precedent
since reconstruction days.
AS to the situation in Chicago. A. l..
Jackson, executive secretary of the
Wabash avenue branch of the Y. NJ.
{. A, says; The Negroes are COM
ing into Chicago pretty regularly, and
in larger numbers now. | had a man
watch the railroad stations recently
for ten days. and the police depart.
ment also had a man take a careful
census. In one week they found 500
arrivals and in another week from
l.20 otto 1,500. All, of course, do not
stop in Chicago. Many go on, to Wau.
kegan, Indiana Harbor and Gary, De-
troit, Moline, and various other manu-
featuring centers. In two days m
agent found two parties of from 80
to IS Negroes using Chicago as a
transfer point. The flow has been
very steady through good weather.
The real reason for the migration"
continued Mr.. Jackson, himself a Ne
gro, and IN authority locally. lis the
desire OF the Negroes to better their
school, housing. social and sanitary
conditions. The exodus is coming for
the most part from Missouri, Georgia,
and Louisiana. with Mississippi lead
ing. and also from South Carolina.
Mississippi is leading because of two
cOnditions-lynch law and peonage.
In Alabama and Virginia, s~o-called
good states, they are not feeling the
Negro migration, but in the states
with lynch law and poor schooling,
they are leaving in large numbers"
The readjustment of the Negro
population and higher wages will help
them all around, thinks MIR. Jackson.
In the North better wages will raise
the standard of the Negroes; and in
the South, the shortage of them will
make their labor more valuable and
increase their bargaining power, as
surfing the mmore consideration in
those questions of law enforcement,
schools, housing and conditions of
cleanliness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30

BROWN TENNESSEE RATS are
playing the best baseball of their ca
reer, having defeated the Lost Island
Giants two out of three at Arnold's
Park in Ruthven, Ia, last week. The
Giants winning one game by the score
of 10. Jack Marshall pitching for the.
Rats and Tyree, formerly of the Amer
lean Giants, for the Los Islands. Only
n scratch hit was made off the mar
gin, while Tyree struck out IA men
but allowed five hits. The second
game played before 1000 people was
won 81. The third game was 81. The
Tennessee Rats will be seen in Kan
sas City in the near future.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Vaughan's Values

Perhaps many readers of The Sun
would like to know who are taking
advantage of these values 1 offer
weekly.
The biggest men in town, they are
the ones, Not necessary the man who
makes the most money, nor the man
largest in size, but every man, rich
OF poor, who feels that love of wife
and family is greater than love of
money is a big man. When he reaches
the point of buying a home for his
family, where the wife can reign SUI
preme, he becomes, indeed, a very big.
man.
1 am selling property right along
in the two Kansas Citys. Costs moth
ing to talk it over. Telephone me,
Bell w 1857.
18th and Parkway. Kansas City, KaS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Invented Hanson Cab.

The inventor of the "hansom cab"
vas Joseph Aloysius Hanson, who was
born in New York in 1903 and died
In London in 1882. He registered his
patent safety cab" in 1884, and, it is
said, received only $500 for his in
vention.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30

The Greeks in the Homeric times
were familiar with the metal tin. Cop
per, tin and gold were used by He
phaeStus in welding the famous shield
of Achilles. Twenty layers of tin
were in the cuirass of Agamemnon.
No allusion to tin is found in the
odyssey"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Plant is a Fly Trap.

It has long been known that such
plants as "Venus' fly-trap" actually
catch and squeeze to death flies and
other insects alighting on their leaves,
but the discovery is comparatively re-
cent that the plants digest the setter
parts of their prey by mean of a pep
tic ferment secreted by the leaves.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
LYRIC HALL FOR RENT
For ALI Entertainments
See
G. H. HARRIS, Mgr.
1871 Lydia Ave.

Hours: to 9 a. M, II to l
p. m. Hall phones, Home
Main 2783, Bell Grand 1852.
Residence, 1924 Euclid Ave.
Res. Phone, Bell East 3429W.
RATES REASONABLE.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Speed of Carrier Pigeons.

It is estimated hat in calm weather
a carrier pigeon can fly at the rate of
LOO yards a minute; with the help
of a moderate wind it will attain a
speed of 1,540 yards, and before a
strong wind, 1000 yards.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
The Bottle Tree,

The trunk of the bottle tree" forms
a uniform cylindrical column, from
whose summit the branches issue as
from the neck of a bottle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Fad That May Return.

"In my time" declared grandma,
girls were more modest" 81 know"
said the flippant girl. 1T was a fad
once. We may get back to it."-Life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
1t ANNOYED Him,

What did the boss say when you
asked him for a raise in salary?' HE
couldn't have said more or been mad
der if l had been his wife asking for
more money"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Some Giant cuttIefish.

Some cUttlefish are so large that the
suckers, when stretched to their full
length, can encompass the girth of a
half-dOzen human beings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30

A wire basket, made to fit inside the
wash boiler, and held in place by wire
hooks, makes less work for the laun-
dress.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Snails as Raromefers.

Snails are excellent barometers. If
there is rain in the air snails will
seek shelter under leaves, in the bark
of a tree or any other handy place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
CARS TO BEAUTIFUL HIGHLAND
CEMETERY.
Every Sunday Afternoon From
Church Hill, 10th and Charlotte
Hours I p. m, 2:3o and a p. m.

PRIZES.
Two, three Or four people. 500. 5000
Five or six people. $3.50
1t will save you money to get a
party togethey.
We will have four cars July 4th at
end of 18th street car line for High
land.
ROUND TRIP, rs CENTS.
Hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Call us for pleasure trips, day or
night.
Edw. W. LEWIS or Geo. w. LITTLE,
Bell, Z. SS7. Bell, e. 1852.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Too Much to Expect.

Be hOspitable-but don't expect the
nervou man with the false teeth to
dote on currant pie.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30
Strange Indeed.

Strange that when a man labels his
religion there are so many voluntary
inspectors
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
The Brethren Church.

The evangelistic meeting conduct
ed by N. w: Jennings, is in fuR
swing, crowds remaining good il
spite of unfavorable weather. There
have been conversions nearly every
service since the beginning and !
fine revival spirit is manifest with
in the church. Results are all and
more than hoped for. This meeting
comes to a close at the end of the
present week with service ON
Sunday night.
Preaching every night this week,
with three services on Sunday at
II, $3.50 and 1880.
The Sunday afternoon service will
be for mixed audience on the sub
ject, Man, His Mission and Achieve
ment.
Last Saturday afternoon the S. S.
c. E. met at the church with large
attendance. The service was led BY
Mrs. F. M. Gittinger and was an in
spring one. Refreshments were
served at the close.
Next Saturday the S. M. M. meets
at the church at 300. A large at
tendance is desired.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock, C. E..
at $40.
There will be Love Feas. at the
church on Monday night at which
the whole church is desired. The
country churches are cordiallv in
vited. G. T. Ronk, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Rural DeclalnatOry and Music Con
test

The annual declamatery and
music contest of the rural schools
of Decatur county, was held at the
NJ. E. church in Leon last Saturday
afternoon. The severe cold weather
prevented many from attending, but
ten contestants braved the cold and
appeared on the program. First
place in the declamatOry contest was
awarded to Dorothy Stiles, of the
Lillard school, Franklin township,
her selection being Naughty Nell. :"
Second place was awarded Martha
McKibben, of the Tick Ridge school,
Garden Grove township, with "The
Christian Soldier All of the con-
testants did extra we'll, and it was
one of the best contests ever held
in this county
The judges of the, declamatory
contest were Miss NJ Ida Rink, of
Davis City, Miss Tempe Fits, of
Garden Grove, and Rev. @. S. Mar
solf, of Leon.
In the music contest first place
was awarded Hard Scrabble school,
of Eden township. theiE song being
Our Banner" Second place was
given to South White Oak lschool, of
Center township, their song being
"Grandfather's Clock"
The judges in the music contest
We're Mrs. Mae Daugherty and Mrs.
w NJ. Brooks, of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
WOOD REGULATIONS
United States food Administration
Issues Orders Regulating the
Sale of food Supplies.

The United States Food Admins
tration in Iowa calls attention at this
time to the great necessity of con-
servation in all foodstuffs mentioned
in the Presidents proclamation on
commodity licensing but especially to
duty of every citizen to reduce as far
as possible his consumption OF flour
and sugar and to see that wholesale
and retail dealers -"e informed on
the subject of quantity selling and
are obeying the rulings of the Food
Administration. Retailers are re-
CURED to sell licensed food commod-S
pre-war profits and without regard to-
cost of replacement of goods or to
speculative profits.
Flour should not be sold in guam
titles exceeding one bag-one- fourth
barrel-to a family. Retailers profit
on flour should not exceed One Dol
lar per barrel. 1t must not exceed
Sugar should be sold in quantities
not exceeding five pounds TO the fam
ily We recommend not over two
and one-half pounds. 1t must not
be sold in quantities exceeding ten
pounds to the family. Retailers
profit on sugar depends, upon cir,
flour. 1t is being sold in various
parts of the state at from eight and
one-half to nine and one-half cents
per pound Ten cents per pound is
the limit
Retailers are not allowed to make
combination sales of foodstuffs-ex-a
cept they are allowed to sell sugar in
combination with corn meal at the
rate of one pound of sugar with two
pounds of corn meal.
Merchants and others who do any
wholesaling Of food commodities
whatsoever must apply for whole,
saler's license.
The attention of the public is call.
ed to these matters in order that the
people may understand and appreci-
ate the restrictions under which re-
tailers of food commodities are now
operating. The public must not be;
unjust, nor may the. retailers violate
the rules of the Food Administration. 4
The Administration notes a fine
spirit of cooperation generally
among retailers in these matters, and
requests the public to be careful in
demands for flour and sugar. Viola
tions of the rules should be reported
to the Food Administration at Bur-
lington. Reports of boarding should
also be made to the office there.
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION, Burlington, Iowa..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Plans Are Made for Care OF Injured
Returned From Europe.


The receiving hospital for United
Europe, to be established at Staten
Island, N. Y, will have capacity of
$500 beds. This marks the begin
ming Of comprehensive plan for the
care of soldiers who are disabled in
the line of duty. 1t will be used
only for distribution,
From the Staten Island institution
men will be transferred to general or
special treatment hospitals, sites for
throughout the country. Whenever
possible, injured soldiers will be sent
TO places near their own homes.
They will be fitted for trades to which
they are adapted, and at the time OF
discharge the government will assist
them in returning to their proper
places in industry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
AT THE IDLE HOUR.
Many Noted Stars at Idle Hour Thea.
tre in Next Few DAYS.

10 Today, .aay,d THURSDAY, ;rsy, December Der , 18th,
graph serial, The Fighting Trail
will be shown. Matinee this after
noon at 3 O'clock and first night
great success. Come and see to. to-
days installment even if you failed
to get there last. week. The admis-
sion is and 0 cents.
Sessue Hayakawa, the noted Jan
anese actor, comes to the Idle Hour
tomorrow, December 14th, in ''The
Bottle Imp" Hayakawa made a
played opposite Fannie Ward in
THE Cheat" which picture will be
remembered most vividly by Idle
Hour patrons THE Bottle Imp is
great picture from every stand
point. 1t will please all. The ad-
mission will be 5 and 10 cents plus
one cent war tax.
Jack Pickford and pretty Vivian
Martin come next Monday Decem-
her 18th, in "The Girl at Home"
These two clever stars have produc-
ed a most pleasing picture in "The
Girl at Home" 1t is picture of
deebest interest and is easily one of
the best Paramount productions of
ing. The admission will be and
10 cents plus one cent war tax.
Lucille Lee Stewart, sister of
Anita Stewart, Games Wednesday,
December 18th, in the Vitagraph
Blue Ribbon production, Ninety
and Nine" This is a splendid pro-
duction Vitagraph pictures are al
ways good and this one is up to the
highest standard. See it without
fail. 1t will please you Admission
and 10 cents plus one cent war
tax.
Thursday, December goth, the
third episode of "The Fighting
Trail the great Vitagraph serial,
will be shown both matinee and at
night. The Fighting Trail is prov
ing a wonder and large audiences
are being attracted to the Idle Hour
to see it. The admission both aft
ernoon and night is and 10 cents
plus one cent war tax.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Red Gross Sale.

The Decatur County Chapter of
the American Red Cross will hold a
biz benefit sale in Leon on Decem-
Der 22nd, the Saturday before
The sale promises to be great
success as the request for contribu-
tions by the people of the vicinity
brought in an immediate response.
The first to respond was Albert
Cotterill and Capt. ]. ID. Brown,
each agreeing to furnish a pig.
Two other we'll known Leon cit
izens agree to give a quartette, of
roosters each and there promises, to
be some scrap to see Whether the
red roosters or the especkled ROSTERS
will bring the most money.
The Chamber of Commerce, at its
meeting Monday night appointed a
committee to assist with the general
arrangements for the sale.
A list of all contributions given
to the officers of the tied Cross be-
fore Monday night, December 18th,
will be published in next weeks pa
pers, with the names of the contri-
butors.
The sale promises to be a record
breaker so watch the> papers next
week for the complete announce
ment
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Enricht's 2-Cent Gasoline.

Two years ago Louis Enricht OF
Long Island announced that he had
discovered substitute for gasoline
which would cost less than 2 cents
gallon, and there were reports OF
tests that bore out his claim. Since
public of the invention, and there
were two conclusions: One, that
there was nothing to the claaim, and
the other that the gasoline prcduc-
ers had gobbled up the invention to
protect their trade. Now, however,
comes a report that Enricht has been
made defendant in a suit. in which
it is charged that he has entered in
to an agreement with the German
governmenNto withhold all knowl-
edge of his formula from anyone in
the United States for the period of
the war. The complainant is the
National Motor Power Company, a
Delaware corporation, represented
by B. f. YOakum as trustee. With
Enricht as defendants are named
several members of his family and
dale, which is alleged 10 have in its
possession strong box containing
Enricht's formula. The court has
issued an order restraining Enricht
or any of the defendants named with
him from disposing OF his formula
to anyone other than the complain
tant or of communicating it's contents
to anyone else.
This is interesting from several
points. The fact that a company
headed by as big a business man as
B. F.. Yoakum has faith in the in
yention gives it a standing. Accord
ing to, the papers filed, EnricLt was
at one time willing to sell his inven
ton to Germany, but as late as two
weeks ago agreed to allow it to be
sold to this government for $500, 900
cash and royalty of $5,00o,0oo a
year for fifteen years on condition
that the allies Of the United States
should not share in the secret. This
indicates that our government, too,
puts sufficient value upon the in
vention to negotiate for the posses.
sion Of the formula. The desire Of
the German government to have it
may be regarded as belief of it's val
me in that quarter. The common
is that if all this is based
upon facts the day of high priced
gasoline is nearing it's close, and this
is the most interesting part of all to
the nllhl ic WV
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
Of q Century. Ago.

The BARRIERS of Leon have been
making a general change around
this week. Byron Hamilton and C..
G. Cook have consolidated their
shops, and John Shaffer and George
Durham have opened another shop
in the basement under Hamilton &
GammillS store.
departed Monday for Paw Paw, ILL.,,
where Rev. Ollerenshaw has accepted
call from the Presbyterian church.
The new bridge over Grand River
at Springers ford was opened for
traffic yesterday 1t is the largest
and finest of the nine bridges over
Grand River in this county. The
span is 40 feet and the total length
Of bridge and approaches is 365 feet.
The bridge was built by Joe Leeper,
the efficient foreman of bridges for
Decatur county. After the bridge was
viewed and dedicated, the officials
returned to Decatur City where a
sumptuous dinner was served in the
The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week:
f. E. Thompson, So, to Lizzie
:. ,!]L1 John W. : :. Wales, 2s, to Jenet Cart
Richard Baker, 2s, to Hannah
:, John Baker, 21, to Harriet J:
Mrs. Minnie Zimmerman died at
the home of Charles Detrick in Cen
ter township on December 9Th and
was buried at Palestine.
Mrs. Mary Craigo received word
yesterday morning that an aunt had
died in Ohio, and by the terms of
her will Mrs. Craigo receives a legacy
Of S6250O.
Dir. II. r. Layton returned from
his hunting trip in, Indian Territory
last Saturday.
OFT Forrey, of Denver, Colorado,
was visiting his father, Judge S. For
rey, the first of the week.
G. C. Dye, Of near Woodland,
started last week for a visit with his
sister in Tulare county, California.
Alb Waggoner, well known to old
residents of Leon as proprietor of
the stage line years ago, with head
quarters at Osceola, was in Leon
Tuesday. He is now in the commits
sion business at South Omaha.
Miss Maggie Flynn, the winner of
the first prize in The Reporters vot-,
ing contest, term at the Des Moines
Teachers Training School, resigned
her position as teacher in Morgan
township last week to accept a po-
sition in the Des Moines schools at a
good salary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Will Help Raise $5OO.OOO Fund for
Parson College.

Rev. G. S. Marsolf, pastor of ehe
Leon Presbyterian church, departed
Monday on a three weeks trip t. as
sist in raising an endowment fund ci
$500,O0O for Parsons College at Fair
recently visited Leon and endeavored
to secure Rev. Marsolf as financial
agent of the college, but he declined
to accept the position, but finally
agreed to devote three weeks of his
time to assist in raising the endow-
ment fund Rev MarsOlf is a whirl
wind when it comes to raising money,
ing the money for the fine new Pres
byterian church recently completed
in this city, and we feel sure that he
will do great work for Parsons Col
lege during. the coming three weeks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
A RED CROSS AUCTION
Will be Held at Leon on Saturday,
December 22nd, to Raise the
funds to. Carry on Work.

Leon on Saturday, Dec. 22nd, when
the Decatur County Red Cross Chap
ter will hold a big auction sale to
raise funds for the local chapter to
be used in buying yarn, muslin and
loyal Red Cross women supplied
with materials for work. At meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
Monday night, this organization got
behind the movement, and general
committee consisting Of c.. M. Axes,
appointed to take charge of the big
sale, at which it is expected to real
ize several thousand dollars, from
the articles which were donated for
the sale. A number of auctioneers
have already offered their services
for< this sale, and the committee are
negotiating for a MAMMOTH tent
in which the sale will be held. At
a Red Cross auction sale held at
Greenfield, Iowa, recently, single
goose brought in about $4,000 in a
contest between Madison and Adair
counties. An account of this sale
of The Reporter.
Donations have already commenc-
ed to be reported for this sale. AL
bert Cotterill, OF northwest of Leon,
donating pedigreed Duroc pig, and
Capt. J. ID. Brown, the loyal old
veteran of Leon, has also donated a
hog. Report anything you will do
nate for this sale to Mrs. Jas. f.
Harvey A list of articles and con-
tributors will be published next
week Everybody will want to see
this big Red Cross auction sale. c..
M. Axes donated four of his wife's
fine roosters and A. l.. Ackerley do
mated four of his pure breds, and
we understand there is bet be
tween the two gentlemen >as to
which chickens will bring in the
most money.
We've got to give, and give, and
give more for. this war if we win:
Let's get in the game right and
make this sale hummer. 1t is
asking the ladies to do too much to
do the Red Cross sewing and also
provide the money, so lets get be-
hind them and provide the neces-
Sary funds
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Don't Forget to, Renew.

Don't forget to renew for your
want to secure it at the old rate of
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the price goes to $500 a year.
Everything else has raised, and we
are forced to increase our price for
The Reporter in order to make tinan-
ciar ends of the office meet. We
are given our subscribers the priv
ilege of renewing for not more than
means mel that you will save SO cents
year, and we will not I make a
profit on your subscription. 1t is up
to you whether you want to take adj
vantage of this offer. But remem-
ber that on and after January 1st,
it will cost you $500 year for The
Reporter,