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The Brinkley argus., 1917-07-20

Mrs. F. E. Botsford anC daughter spent Saturday anc Sunday in Zent with Mrs. B: mother, Mrs. M. A. Haynes.
 Money to Loan on Improved Farm Land at percent interest Quick action and long time. See J. Dl Henley.
 Misses Vera Patterson and Henri Vernon Simmons return ed Monday after a visit in Little Rock and Hot Springs.
 Mesdames R. E. Nall and R. c. c. Smith of Wheatley, were here shopping Saturday last with ARGUS advertisers.
 Miss Hazel Hammon, who is in the nurses training hospital at Little Beck, is spending this week here with her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. R. Hammon.
 Read Road to Understand ing, ' Antony Gray" and "Mr, Britling Sees it Through" New books at Converse's Drug Store
 Miss Edmond Lay Simmons left Monday for a two weeks visit in Little Rock, the guest of Miss Kathryne Mitchell.
 Glen Hill, who is working 1T Chattanooga, Tenn, arrived home Sunday last for a few weeks visit with his parents, MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Hill.
 L. K. Brown and family, to. gether with his mother. Mrs. Jennie Brown, drove to Helena in his Studebaker car last Fri. day and returned Sunday. Mrs. Sidney Nordlinger re. turned to her home in louisiana last Friday afternoon after g weeks visit here the guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Stack.
 The small boys baseball team played ball at Cotton Plant Mon day and were defeated, the score being 10 to 4 in Cotton Plants favor.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. w. Emmerson spent the night on Friday with Mir. and Mrs, Geo. P. Reid, as they were enroute to Missouri on a motor ear trip.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Dickson of the big Hunter Ranch were in Brinkley Monday in their Max we'll trading with ARGUS ad- vertlsers.
 Mrs. Annie E. Allen and fami- ly and father, T. W. Yersley, left yesterday in their car for Matches, Miss, for a few weeks visit.
 c. N. England of Cairo, Ill.,, a member of the Illinois State Guard is in the city the guest of his sister, Mrs. Nevil Pinkley, on few days furlough.
 Miss Matte Wilson, who has been employed as stenographer for Dr. T. J, Stout for the past few months, resigned and left for her home in Hunter this week.
 Joe Rosenthal, Mrs. Bondi and daughter, Miss Mildred, drove over in MT. Bondi's car from Clarendon Sunday and were the guests of s. Bacharach and family.
 Cris Westerman, an experience printer of Hope, Ark, is now filling the place on the ARGUS force of Supt. J w. Young, who was carried to a Little Rock hos pital for an operation last week,
The Brinkley argus., 1917-07-20

|un. H. H. L. Brickell is re- Epd i'll this week. |uster LeRoy and Allen Hud- |bn are visiting relatives in kport this week. Eun Walter Brown has as her \ her sister, Miss Audrey of Newport.
 lss. F. W. Loewer drove from Wheatley in his car
 week on business.
 hn Keath and family of
 We'll, spent Sunday here the kt of MT. and Mrs. D. F.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-07-20

Benj. Emmons has sold his home place, on South New York Ave, to F. M. Trotter who will occupy it as family in the early Fall. Consideration $3, 1000. A good bargain it was at this price.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-07-20

nice talk on singing and con- vention work Sunday.
 w. A. Cook.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-07-20
Perry, Aycock and Whitney, and for Brinkley were O'Neal and Fowler.
Wednesdays S Game

Brinkley and Hazen played ball again Wednesday at Hagen, which resulted i'll Hazen's vic- tory, the score being 12 to 0.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-07-20
llI AND PERSONAL
FLAG STICKERS \ For Sale at Argus
 \ Office

|qs have ordered many thou N pretty Flag Stickers and
 p have them for sale, either |sh0lpsale or retail. Call, phone keite.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
The Unified Church Service.

This is not an innovation, but a
plan that is being used in many
churches today, and which has PROV
en- itself most practical and sat!s-
factory. What is it? Simply THIS,
the Sunday school services begln
promptly at $3.50 IN the hloln'hs, or ~.
Fifteen minutes are devoted for the
opening exercises, followed by, thirty
minutes for the study of the lesson.
There will be no review, reports or
closing service, but promptly az
1O:l5 the regular church choir VIII
take it's place and the service VIII 70
right on and merge itself IN ane
morning worship OF the eonsresa-
tion which will close WIN sermon
Nv the pastor. The benediction Will
be promptly pronounced at 10:
This plan has been adopted by tne
Leon Ministerial Association and VIII
become operative Sunday morning
July Sth. This plan provides for the
Sunday school session and the morn
ing worship to take place during Ine
cool of the day, and Will pc c0ntiliu,,
ed during the months OF July anu
August. 1t also provinces so that any
who have planned to spend the day
out of town, may do so after the reg
ular morning services, thereby nav
ing the greater, part of the day 1ol
that purpose. ~, :
Every lover of the church ana tne
Kingdom Of our Christ IS nrgea on, ~
boost for this plan and to pc presse4h SCI
and on time Sunday morning. ms
notices not of the different churches Of
Leon Leon. which have anneared from
time to time in this paper as a mark r;
ed kindness and courtesy OF the edl.
tor, will also call your attention &c g
this endeavor which is being made II
good faith. and which should be sup up
ported by your attendance az w
church where you worsnlD. la!h ~, ny
results thereof will be worthy o.
YOUR endeavor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
IDLE HOUR Theatre.
ut the Idle Hour YlloAfro.
During the Next Few Days.

Mae Murray, who will be remem-l
bered as the beautiful and clever star
of ITO Have ard To Hold" comes to
the Idle Hour Friday, July 9th. in
Sweet Kitty Bellairs." This is truly
a magnificent production in which
charming. Matinee at 8 O'Clock and
first night show at 1880. Admission
both matinee and night 5 and 10
cents.
Saturday, July 7th, Charlie Chap
lin returns to the Idle Hour IN an
other of his very, funny comedies. The
picture to be shown next Saturday
has never been shown in leon before.
1t is a roar of merriment from start
to finish. The Chaplin comedy will
be shown both at the matinee and
evening performances and the ad-
mission will be and 10 cents at all
shows.
Beautiful Pauline Frederick, most
popular with Leon people. comes to-
the Idle Hour theatre next Monday.
July 9Th, in 1.-The Moment Before.
This is one of Miss Frederick's S great
est pictures and it will undoubtedly
be enjoyed by a large audience. The
usual Monday afternoon matinee will
be given at O'Clock and tIhSe the first ns
admission both matinee and night
will be and 10 cents
Robert Edeson, one of Americas
greatest actors, comes to the Idle
Hour on Wednesday, July lth, in
the vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature
production, Fathers Of Men, Vita
graph Blue Ribbon features are al.
ways very strong and this is one OF
the best of the year. No matinee on
Wednesday. First night show starts
at 7:3O. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
Castle in ''Patria,'' the greatest ser
Every Thursday Mrs. Vernon
ial ever produced Matinee every
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and
first night show at 1870. Admisslon
both matinee and night 5 and 10
cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
KILLED BY AN AUTO
Mrs. Tom Judd Instantly Killed at
Billings, Montana, When Auto
Strikes Crowd on Sidewalk.

Mrs. Thomas C. Judd, OF Billings,
Montana, was instantly killed at
Billings last Friday evening, when
an auto driven by young lady
crashed into the curbing and onto
the sidewalk, moving down crowd
Mrs. Judd was knocked under the car
and dragged several feet and crushed
to death between the front of the
car and a steel lamp post, her ribs
being crushed and her lungs punctur-
ed. Several others were injured at
the same time.
Mrs. Judd was standing on the
street, when an automobile owned by
E. A. Dawes, Billings contractor,
and driven by Miss Ida Burnett, an
employe of cafe, came along. In
order to prevent striking woman
and child who crossed in front OF
the car, Dawes turned the wheel sud
denly as it swung around the corner.
The car was not moving last, put the
lady who was an inexperienced drlN-
er, did not apply the brake, and in q
moment it had run on the walk and
crushed out the life of Mrs. Judd.
Mr.. Judd is the youngest son OF
Mrs. Newt Judd, OF Garden Grove,
and several years ago was telegraph
opeartor at the Burlington depot at
Leon. tie Was ldlei u ld'oHhS pos
senger agent for the Great Western
r. +. with headquarters at MARSHALL
town, and then went to Billings,
Montana as city passenger agent for
the Northern Pacific. Mrs. Judd was
formerly. Miss Hetta Carmean, OF
Marshalltown, where her girlhood
days were spent. She was married
to Mt. Judd at MarshalltoWn on Oct.
20, 1913, and visited in Leon Whlle
on the way to their home at. Billings,
and has also visited here since that
time and with his mother at Garden
Grove. She was 27 years of age,
Her remains accompanied by her
sorrowing husband were brought TO
Marshalltown for interment, the fun-
eral being held in that city on tues
MIR. Judd has host of friends in
this county, who extend their deepest
sympathy to him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
THE NEW THEATRE.
Good Program of Feature Pictures
Billed for Coming Week.

Today (Thursdayl July 9TH. the
appears i'm Fires of Conscience a
five part feature in which Farnum
has two big. fights, one against him
self, and the other against the laws
of mankind, giving him an Onportun-
ity. to display his remarkable histri-
onfc ability.
Friday, July 9Th, the dainty little
screen favorite Mary Miles Minter.
appears in The Innocence of Liz
ette. AS the little girl on the streets
and later in the home OF the million.
aire, she portrays the character OF
Lizette, child OF such innocence
that her very purity is the cause OF
her disgrace. 1T is strong story OF
love and sacrifice, serving as back
ground for Miss Minter's appealing
personality. Her chara acterization of
innocent little Lizette stanas out like
a pearl in black setting.
Monday, July 9th, the World
Brady Made feature, THE Golden
Lotus" featuring Regina Badet, a
thrilling story of a woman who leads
a double life. Scenic effects that ia, are
Golden Lotus" one of the most not
able of pictures. To this is added a
superb story and wonderful acting
by Regina Badet, the Vampire OF
France, and an especially capable
company, woman who leads a
double life, running many men, in
Guiding the son of her own husband,
and finally meets tragic rate. ~ is
a Fascinating and dazzling picture.
The programs for Tuesday and
Wednesday July 10th and 1lth, are
not yet announced, but will be spec
ial features.
Prices for the entire week are only
5 and 10 cents Matinee every day
of the week at 3 p. m. The new
Typhoon Fans make the New Iheatre
the theatre being changed once every
minute. No bad air or germs at this
theatre
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
.Mayor Charles Graham Instantly
Killed, Art Smith. and George
Rooers Injured at Lamont.

A terrible auto accident occurred
atsLamoni Tuesday afternoon, result
ing in the death OF Mayor Charles
Graham, of Lamont, and the serious
INJURY of Art Smith ana lad named
George Rogers, both OF whom We're
unconscious, so tnat the. extent OF
their injuries coulo not be learned
at the time The Reporter went to
press Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Graham was driving from the
west, and riding i'll his car were Art
Rogers and Bobby Lewis, and were
struck on what is known as the west
crossing in Lamont by the north
bound freight. The accident was
witnessed by number OF people,
and opinions differ as to whether Mr..
Graham lost control of IS car or
whether he lloughJ he could beat
the train across the track, but any
way the auto crashed into the engine,
the auto being demolished, and Mr..
Graham instantly killed, beng badly
1mangled. Mr.. Smith sustained bad
cut on the head and was terribly
bruised on the hip, and little George
Rogers sustained fractured skull.
The fourth member OF the party, lit
tie Bobby Lewis, miraculously es-
capped injury.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
CANNING DEMONSTRATIONS.
Eynert Will Demonstrate New Cold
Pack Process at Leon ON
FRIDAY. July 9th.

Great interest is being taken
throughout Decatur county i'm the
food conservation campaign and the
two weeks canning demonstration
which closes on Saturday OF this
week, the demonstrator, MISS ran
lege at Ames, having already held
DEMONSTRATORS in nearly all OF the
county for the purpose OF demon.
strating the cold pack method OF
canning fruits and vegetables, and
ali who have witnessed her demon
strations have been greatly pleased.
Only two more places are to be VISIT
ed during the campaign, demon
stration being held Ia at ! Eas. and haen aea
which will be held in Leon, on Fri
day, with an all day general confer
ence in this city Saturday. -,
The demonstrations at Leon VIII
be held under the auspices OF the
Woman's Civic Club OF Leon, ana IT
is free to all ladies who care to az,
tend. The first demonstration VIII
be given Friday morning at ~ ho
o clock at the assembly room OF ne
library building, and Miss Hanson
will demonstrate how fruits and
garden products can be packed away
rhv the new cold pack method, winch
ID much better method than tile
cid one, and during these war times
ii is essential that all OF the 1000
products raised be preserved ior iu-
The Woman's Civic Club is taking
!, very active interest in this as wei!
as other public matters, and ;sire 70
urge that every woman ana glrl M Wnd
can possibly attend, be on hano
nromptly Friday morning. You will
receive scientific instruction In can.
ming which will be the means ,.o1
greatly reuucing the high cost st., OF nv ~
Ing, and provide for your family dur;
ing the coming winter with g9oo %
home canned fruits and yegetaDies
Don't forget that the demonstra'
ton commences Friday morning
July 9Th, at 10 o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
Ii No. 1. Comes Out of Wheel All NO
rs Will Answer Draft.

y Further details Of the plan by
which the Young men to compose the
new national army>wil! be selected
impersonally from Washington are
learned.
al Crowder every card in every reg
istration unit in the United States
will be numbered from one up to the
limit of registrations in that unit.
Corresponding numbers Will pc
placed in box and drawn out by the
military and naval committees OF the
house and senate untn as many NUM-
bers are drawn as are necessary 70 70
make up the | 100000 men ea a,n Wne VIII
Thus. for example, if the commit
tees should draw out of the box NO.
1az. every youne man in the country
those registration card bears the
number 1872 would be regarded as Sc
lected for service, The provost mar
shall general has received from eacn
registration unit word OF now many
REGISTRATIONS there were in that unit.
The numbers to be placed in the
box will be numbered up to the hlgh-
est number of registrations IN the
largest unit in the United States.
Thus if No. should be uraWn OUT
by the committee it would mean that
there will be one man drawn Irom
every unit, but II a Elgn hulilDei
such as 700, should be drawn no man mar
would be selected from many units
for the reason that there were nol
that many registrations in many
places. .,,o,,d
If by this process any state snouio
be called on to furnish more tnaI hrs l.s
| fair quota of troops, its numbers
would be reduced without affectlng
the draft. because large surplus OF
men will be drawn to provide 1ol
such emergencies.
It has been determined by the pro
yost marshal general that this is tne
best method that can be devised te
insure fair drawing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
A Hard Test on Fine Rug.

A beautiful big Whittall Anglo
Persian rug was placed on the SIDE q e.
walk in front of f. S. SteWart's big
furniture store last Saturday morn
ing, and will remain there Tor eight
days, in all kinds OF weather, helng I'M.
placed so that everybody has to walk
over it. On Saturday, evening, July
7th the rug will be taken e ,,I up wh and e1
viii he cleaned. after which the rug
will be returned and placed on eX-
hibiton and sold to he,lna the higheSi{ st bid h1
stsSart's adv. in this issue. a rec
Or II being kept of how many pople
wals over this rug, and prizes are
offered to the one guessing nearest
the correct number, and also tor the
pounds Of dirt which will be extract
ed from the rug. 1t is novel test,
and the Fourth of July crowd whle. 4
win walk over. over d, this rug .ny Nd o1dinaDs os
rug but lust keep watch aud see now
a Whittail rug will stand this test.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
A Strange Funeral Party for Chari-
ton.

A strange funeral party passed
through Leon Monday evening about
9 o'clock bound for Charlton. the
funeral cortege consisting of big
gray motor hearse, bus and tour.
ing car. The caravan stopped at
Leon to secure lunch, and while
here it was discovered that instead
of the hearse containing corpse, it
was loaded to the roof with booze, so
we presume Hen Gittinger's town
was not entirely dry on the Fourth.
They had timed their trip from Mis-
souri, so as to reach Charlton pretty
late at night. Three similar cOrteges
passed through Leon about midnight
headed north, but their destination
was not learned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
Was a Painful Operation.

Engineer w. d, Richter came home
last SATURDAY. from the Noyes hospl.
tai in St. Joe, having been there Just
a month. He thinks that the difficult
Job of bone grating under. which ne
passed will result in restoring to him
the use of the arm and shoulder
winch were badly crushed When tne
cyNnder head of his engine blew on,
up at Davis City, Iowa, some elgnt
or ten weeks ago. In the recent op- =
inches of bone was taken from Mr.:
Richter's leg, below the knee, and
erafted into his arm and shoulder
6lade. The bones seem to be knitting
all right, and w. D. divides his time
between nursing the fractured arm
and shoulder and the sore leg from
which the bone was taken for the
grating operation.-Albany Capltai.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
Pulled a Raw Stunt.

Saturday night there was an un-
usually large, crowd in Leon to hear
the band concert, the streets being
crowded with autoes and people.
About 3 o'clock, a stranger driving a
six cylinder Buick roadster pulled on
a little stunt which will be rather ex-
pensive for him If he is located. He
was driving up Main streets at fast
speed and at the southwest corner
OF the square was ordered to stop Dy
around and saw it was an officer who
had hailed him, he opened up the
machine and sped along the west and
north side of the square at danger
Gus pare, narrowly missing striking
several cars. The number OF the
car was secured, and the fellow VIII
lie located and ought to receive the
extreme limit for speeding.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
Not Many Farmers Have Secured
state Licenses for Their Dogs.

The new law requiring that al
dnas owned outside of Incorporated
tSeen' tWeen Shutdown undo NJ and sunrise; and {!
shall also wear a collar to which is
attached state license, went into ef-
feet July 1st, but only twenty one
dog owners had secured licenses ana
tags for their dogs from County AUD O.
itor Walter Osborn, up to Monday OF
this week. The returns or the asses.
sors of Decatur county Tor tnis yea, a.
Decatur county in addition to the 2l6
dogs reported in the various towns,
so there are large number OF dog
owners in this county who are dellne
auent in this matter Every owner OF
a dog must secure a state license Ior
the dog and attach it to a sultaoie
collar
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of q Century Ago.

George Arebaugh, of Van Vert,
was found dead in the timber three
miles southwest of that town Tues
day afternoon. He had been at
work cutting wood and it is supposed
he was sunstruck or died from heart
disease.
A telegram was received yester-
day from Judge j. w. Harvey sent
from Manitou, Colorado, saying his
son Charlie was dead, and they
would start with his body that night
for Leon But short time ago they
went to Colorado hoping the change
would restore him to health, but his
disease, ulcer Of the stomach, resist
ed all medical efforts.
The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week:
John Morris rs to Susan l.. Sheets
Albert G. Hamilton Il to Sarah NJ.
T. A. Price % to Amanda Letter
Henry Collier % to Viola Clark 1S.
ESQ. w. Grimm 26 to Anna Bur-
NV Vim. il. B. McJimsey "a to Ari-
zona F. Farmer 19.
William Anderson 80 to Anna
Reuter- %.
Dr.. II. r; Layton, assisted by Pr. ,I
u.
cate and successful operation upon
Elmer Brown, young. man 19 years
of age, living with his parents in
Leon. About five years ago the boy
was thrown from morse, falling on
his head and was badly injured. He
never fully recovered, from the fall
and has been afflicted with epilepsy
ever since. DR.. Layton examlned
him and saw that trepaning would
in,Drovo h;s condition so the OPERA
ton was performed, and two pieces
of the skull \about half an inch in
diameter, were removed. So nicely
was the operation performed that the
boy was able to be out and walking
around in the yard the next morning,
and is on the rapid road to complete
recovery.
tvs brightest young men, graduated
from Parson College at Fieriadlf
from Parson College at Fairfield this
year, and is at home spending the
summer with his parents:
Harry Waring came rolling in last
Saturday afternoon on the Narrow
Gauge. Few would recognize, him,
as he has grown to be a good SIZED
man since leaving here. He is now
one one Of the swift compositors on the
Denver Republican. He reports their
family all we'll except his father. who
has never recovered from stroke OF
paralysis which he suffered shortly
after leaving Leon.
A letter from Leonard S. PerdeW
informs us he has left Lead, s. b.
The fellows who were firing the
cannon on the morning of the Fourth
were cussed in 439 different Ian
guages by the people who were try
ing to sleep until daylight at least.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
Leon 7-OsceOla 10.

Leon met their Waterloo on the
home grounds Sunday afternoon
when they lost their first game this
season to Osceola in the ninth inning,
after having the game safely in hand.
The largest crowd of the season was
on hand TO witness the game, which
was a contest with good playing by
both sides until Leon went up IN the
air in the last half of the ninth in
ming, Osceola scoring seven runs IN
this inning. When the ninth inning
started the score stood 6 to ) in favor
of Leon, and many left the grounds
supposing the game had been won
by Leon. After one man was out the
fireworks started, and number OF
errors by Leon, and hard hitting by
Osceola put the kiwash to Leon.
Leon and Osceola have now each
won a game and the third game Will
be played at Osceola on Sunday, July
22nd. t,o
Leon grounds on the Fourth. but
The Reporter went to press Iuesday
night of this week, so no account OF
the game can be given until next
week.
~,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
NlcNeal-Watkins.

Monday evening, July 2nd, Mr.;
John McNeal, of Murray, Iowa, ana
Miss Gertrude Watkins. of Creston,
Iowa, accompanied by Mr.. and MIS-.
Bert Rook, of Leon, appeared at the
Methodist parsonage, where In con,
formity to their request Rev. Raoui
Il. Moser pronounced them man ana i
wife. Mr.. MclSeal is brother OF
Mrs. w. B. Rook. and IS one ol
Miss Watkins in both appearance
and department is type OF Lowe w. $
splendid young womanhood. mr..
and Mrs. McNeal will make their
home on a farm near Murray, iowa,
where thev will be at home to tnelr
friends. Best wishes and congratu-
lations are extended.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
Drove to St. Louis for Ford Cars.

OreI Estes, the local Ford dealer,
is having hard time getting enough
Ford cars to supply his customers,
and Saturday nigh started In Fora
with six drivers for St. Louis, Where
he had managed to pick up six Fords'
They drove to Keokuk, uut on ac-
the train from there to St. Louis,
starting back Monday afternoon with
the cars and reached Leon Tuesday.
Those who accompanied him were
Jack Gelatt, Ernest Hamilton, 10y
Marshall, Frank Farquhar, Hugo
Benefiel and Port Wilson.