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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Mrs. G. Fl. Mitchell very pleasant
ly entertained the members of the
Amicilla Club at the home of James
G. Springer last Thursday afternoon
at "Koffee Klotch." II you know
what that is you know more than
the editor, but anyhow the ladies en-
loved a splendid afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Some good rooms to rent by the
month at Hotel Leon. 1926
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

The Leon Savings Bank is prepar
ed to make some good farm loans al
reHs nable rates
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

While driving new Ford touring
car on the road west of Leon Sunday
evening, Matt Porter, Of Decatur, ran
astraddle of a cement culvert, and
fortunately no one was injured in the
accident
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Ball Band overshoes are best by
test. G B. Price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Wanted--A quantity OF spring
wheat for seed Biddison Coal 4
Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
P1kO't Bowshsr's,

For Rent-Five room house. See
John Bell
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

The Leon Electric Company has
the finest display room in this part OF
the state for showing electric light
..xtures. The fixtures are beauties
and are priced very low. 1t would
paw YOU TO see them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
Get that Mackinaw now Of G. B..


| Found-A mans hat, which the
owner can secure at ~ Reporter
office 13-lt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Sweaters for the whole family at
G 3. Prices.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Get that Mackinaw now of G. B.
Dvico
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

, Some good rooms to rent by the
month at Hotel Leon. 1927
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Mrs. w. A. Dodge, of thsi city, who
was taken to the state insane hospi-
tai at Clarinda a few weeks ago, died
on Monday Her body was brought
to Leon Tuesday morning. but . ar
raagcments for the funeral had not
been made at the time The Reporter
went to press Wednesday noon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Wanted-Middle aged or elderly
lady through the entire winter
Phone 81 IL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08

Sweaters for the whole family at
!. b. Prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29

I hungry mangie and fed It with
linen.
Finish Late at Night
Sometimes. between Blk orders.
the mangle room WAS shut down
for an hour or two or three. during
the day Then the girls sat around
In the manglc room-there was no
other plare TO sit--and waited for
work TO begin again. There was
not time. usually. 10 go home and
do any OF the many undone tasks
that alw ays dog the conscience OF
the woman who IL bread winner and
home maker both. there was no
, chance. of course. 10 turn the idle
time into money They waited un.
I'll the manEira started up again.
and then finished their eight
hours. perhaps late In the evening.
A. the end OF the week. Hattie
Barlow got her check II wasn't 81.
as Frances had been. II was Sc.
minus , ocnts-s5aT She doesn {
know Just what the cents was
for She understood Il was war
tax. or something The girl who
worked bcsidc her. whose check
also was minus cents. understood
II was for some kind OF insur-
ancc."
What'll Her Fate Be7
but ~ wasn't tho 9 cents that
worried Hattie Barlow. I, was the
fact that Frances. 50 giri. had
been fired TO make place for her.
s5 girl.
Because that meant that when
she became n 50 girl. she. too. prob
ably would be fired 10 make place
for So Girl.
SO. when the strike was called.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29
Proper Thing Now Il to
Peel Off Soiled Skin

Those who ahhor sticky. greasy.
sxhiny. streaked compilations should
Rreiixieusiy avoid creams. powders
And rouges during the heated days.
There's no need for them. anyway.
aimee the virtues 81 mercolized wax
have become known. No amount OF
perspiration will produce any evt-
dence that you've been using IN.
wax. A. II Is appalled, at bedtime
and washed off in the morning. the
complexion never looks like a make
up. Mercohxed wax gradually takes
Off q bad complexion. instead Of adj
ding anything TO make 10 worse. II
has none of the disadvantage Of
cosmstic& and accomplishes much
more In keeping the complexion
beautifully white. satiny and youth
full Just get an ounce OF ~ at your
druggists and see what a few days
treatment will do. Use like cold
cream.
Another effective warm weather
fr~atment--hea, tending TO cause
wrinkles and fiahhiuszs--is a skin
tightener made by dlssolvinE one
ounce OF powdered saxoilte In a half
pint OF witch hazel fts use tas
face bath) leaves no trace. Remark
able Improvement IL noticed inn
mediatciy. and there IL no harmful
effect whatever--Advsrtis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29
BY Mabel Abbott

A laundry strike is a Pc
euliariy annoying thing.
Laundry workers, when they
strike. strike at the ;enderest
spo, in the public eompIaeeney.
Americans pride themselves
on being the elesoess people In
the world. We take credit TO
ourselves FOR putting or
collar every day. a clean shirt
waist every otner day. and
tossing more intimate garments
into the laundry bag just as
often as consideration OF iaun.
dry bills will possibly allow.
And now the laundry girls arr
rudely showing us that We arr
actually dependent upon them FOL
The cleanliness We claimed as !
personal virtue.
II Is Irritating.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29

Hattie Barlow walked out with
the others. And she is one OF the
girls about whom said angry
things when my clean towels were
not forthcoming
Hattie Barlow wouldn't be
pleased II didn't explain that she
is not trying TO put UP hard
luck story" Things are going
pretty well with her. she says. The
little girl Is IL now. and working
in an office: and Hattie herself is
working night shift in the Enter
prise laundry. which has signed
up for the union scale. and Is get.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29

ting $3.50 for the same work for
which she got IS before.
think there are two sides TO
this laundry strike. just as there
are 10 everything in the world.
The trouble was. | only saw one
side.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time TO Get Rid OF
Those Ugly Spots


There's no longer the slightes,
need OF feeling ashamed OF your
freckles. as the prescription othinc
double Strengths guaranteed
TO remove these homcly spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine--
double strenEth-from any druggist
and apply little OF II night and
morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles have
begun TO disappear. while the light.
or ones have vanished entirely. II
is seldom that more than an ounce
is needed 10 completely clear the
skin and gain beautiful. clear
complexion.
BE sure TO ask for the double
strength othine as this il sold un.
der guarantee OF money back IL IL
fails to remove freckles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29
Seattle Growing Fast

Seattle's population Is s24.s27.
according TO the 1917 Polk di.
rectory. which makes It's bow TO
the public today. This IL an In,
crease OF i0.f6t over the estimate
published for 1916.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29
New Council Meets

The members council OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. consisting
OF delegates elected by the various
groups OF business men. was sched-
uled 10 meet Friday noon. at the
Hotel Washington Annex.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29
PROMOTE DR.. NALL,

ALLENTOWN. Pa. June 2e.-
Capt David c. Hall. OF the uniyer.
sity OF Washington ambulance com.
pany. has been appointed assistant
Instructor. in charge OF all ambu.
lance drill At Allentown. and tho
companies from Leland Stanford
and Brown universities have been
placed under his command. The
French system OF placing six units
under one captain has been adopt.
ed. and other units will be added TO
Capt. Halls command TO fiji up the
battalion quota of 2i6 men
The Seattle company Is the only
one that has UNDERGONE inspection.
and It's members are regarded as
leaders IN the camp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-29

ASS .'"0 .o"' ."co Their .''" the Labor temple
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
THANKSGIVING NOV. 29
GOVERNOR cuNTER ISSUES HIS
PROCLAMATION.
Executive Asks Observance Of Day In
Prayer for Success Of American
Troops in France.
News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The following Thanskgiv.
Ing Day proclamation has been issued
by Governor julius c. Gunter:
In conformity with hallowed GUS
tom OF the American people and in
grateful acknowledgement of the pro
found blessings of Almighty God, the
President of the United States has
liked Thursday, November 30, as a
day of national thanksgiving and
prayer
The chief executive of this state
should join in calling our people to
Eey due and solemn observance of this
nay. These are times when all men
should live and think faithfully and
earnestly. when communion should be
close with our God. when this nation,
so blessed with divine guidance
throughout its history, should devout-
ly express gratitude and reverence
and should invoke the help of AL
mighty God In a righteous war which
Involves the liberties of the world and
the peace of the nations of earth.
Especially are we blessed within this
commonwealth at this grave hour-a
thoroughly united and earnestly patri-
otic people, active in All works in aid
of our country and its soldiery. abun-
dant crops and most prosperous other
material conditions.
Therefore. l, julius c. Gunter, gov
ernor OF the state of Colorado. do set
apart Thursday, Nov. 20. as day for
Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty
God that he may bless and guide this
state and this nation in the future as
he has so wisely done through all the
years of our national and state ex-
istence"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Makes $3.50 Beet Minimum.

Sugar City.-The National Sugar
Manufacturing company has offered
new contract TO beet growers In
this vicinity, where most of its fac
tories are located. The contract as
sures growers $3.50 per ton for beets
returning IL per cent of sugar, and
80 per ton If the tonnage in the Ord
way-Olney territory equals 100000 II
the tonnage in the Sugar City terri
tory exceeds 10000. exclusive of
those raised by the company, the
growers are to get 50 per ton. If the
sugar content averages 16 per cent,
the growers are to receive $3.50 per
ton. The company has reduced the
price of seed from is to 10 cents a
pound, and has cut the pulp clause
from all contracts. Growers of beets
will be allowed to buy pulp by max
ing special contracts therefor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Colorado.

In spite of occasional deep SHOWS
In Boulder park, the Up-to-Date mine
Will operate this winter.
The Primos Chemical Company con
tinues work on the nolybdenum prop
critics at Camp Boericke, near Empire.
Early In November the Wellington
Mines Company at Breckenridge sent
out checks for 10 per cent dividend.
There has been quite lot of pros
pecting throughout the Twin Lakes
district this fall in search of molybde-
mum.
In the Georgetown district work has
been greatly retarded Mt the Terrible
Dunderburg mine on account of the
scarcity of labor.
AT Idaho Springs the Argo Leasing
Company is erecting n fifty-ton con-
centrating mill to treat the silyerlead-
zinc ore recently opened up.
At Leadville, where labor continues
scarce, an important project for the
recovery OF metal from old dumps has
been launched and is being worked
out at the old Harrison reduction
works.
In the opinion of mining men who
know Boulder county's resources.
many silver properties that have not
been worked for years would pay well
at the presen. price of the white
metal.
In Gunnison county, on the Buffalo
group, which adjoins the Bowerman
Independent, ]. c. Bowerman, the dis
coverer of the Independent, has
opened up vein of fine-lCoking ore
said to be fourteen feet wide.
Mining activity in the Twin Lakes
section. near Leadville. has shown a
marked increase during the past
month. In the Red Mountain section.
particularly, the operations now under
way show renewed interest.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Montana.

Forty-eight companies with an ag-
gregate authorized capital stock OF
$100,953, 700, were organized during Oc-
tober for the development OF the oil
and gas resources of the United
States.
The aggregate authorized capital Of
new oil companies formed since the
beginning of the year is brought by
the October increase to total OF ST.
2s9.555. 400, distributed among 962 con-
Germs.
October completions and oil wells.
2.40S and 1,73l, in the fields east of
the Rocky mountains. marked high
records for more than year, July.
1916. having surpassed October's re-
turns by Al competitions and 1853 oil
wells.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
shafroth Says silver viii Rise.

Denver.-Senator John F. Shafroth.
who is at home in this city until Con-
in December, places no confidence in
the rumors from Washington in re-
gard to the control of silver prices by
the mint bureaus of Great Britain and
the United States. In his opinion,
which is also the opinion of A. ]. Bal
four. the British statesman, no success
will attend any price-fixing plan SO
far as silver is concerned, and the
quotation will gradually increase until
it reaches the old parity of 16 to /
with gold, or s1.29 per ounce for
silver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Arizona.

Eleven mineral land patents were
granted during the month of October
by the federal land office.
Several individuals and firms are
negotiating for the purchase OF the
famous Worlds Fair mine at Harshaw.
Chino Copper Company for the third
quarter showed profits of 31.044,524.
equal to 1920 share on the stock. s5
par value. and brought the total for
the nine months up to $7,s5i,91s.
equal to 5000 share. against $1o.s2
a share for the corresponding period
OF 1916.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
New Mexico.

The oil flow from the Brown well at
Artesia was reported of short dura-
ton.
The tonnage for October on Pacific
mine at Mogollon amounted to 800
tons.
According to 10 E. Sheridan, Grant
county is about to add another valua-
BILE metal to those 1t already produces.
The new metal is bismuth
The Mogollon Mines Co. is now
handling custom ores and greatly re-
lieving the congested milling situation
of the district. During the week the
Oaks Co. made regular shipments
from the Maud S. Deep Down and Eb-
erie mines of their Central group. An
other burro train was added to the
freight service.
The Socorro NJ. & M. Co., which re-
Gently lost the upper portion OF their
plant at MogoIlon by fire are pushing
plans for immediate rebuilding. The
shaft collar is being retimbered and
building material Will soon be arrfv-
ing. The filters, refinery. agitators
and pumps were uninjured and the
regular cleanup has been made.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Secretary Issues $4,000 Auto LIcerses

Secretary of State James r. holland
is up against it." He ran out of auto
mobile license plates. Notwithstanding
the fact that he had ordered an addi-
tional $4,000 plates when It became ap-
parent early in the year that the 50.-
900 plates ordered by his predecessor
in office would not nearly supply the
demand. Exhaustion of the tag supply
means that there now are more than
$4,000 machines in use. Unable to OBJ
tain an additional supply of license
plates from the factory. holland. in or
der to accommodate automobilists, has
been compelled to reissue plates
turned in by owners who have sold
their cars to purchasers OF new cars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Keep the Cars Moving.

The refrigerator car companies and
the railroads are complaining that
some shippers are abusing their diver
sion privileges by holding refrigerator
cars an undue length of time at Pu-
eblo. Colorado Springs and Denver. w.
H. Kerr, chairman of the committee
on markets OF the Colorado Council of
Defense, has sent out circular letter
asking shippers as patriotic duty not
to hold cars longer than necessary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Use Rabbits on MeatIes. Days.

A report OF Mrs. Alfred q. Parker.
chairman Of the Cheyenne county
women's advisory council, that jack
rabbits in the county have become a
pest and are destroying crops, has
been sent by Mrs. w. II. Kistler. chair
man of the women's advisory council,
to the governor, to the State Agricul-
tural College with request for in
formation as to methods OF destroying
the rabbits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Bon Apon confesses Emory Murder

Grand Junction.-Bon Apon, arrest
ed here on the charge of having
killed Mrs. Emma Emory of Delta.
confessed to the crime. officers here
say. He stated that he killed her by
u blow of his fist while in passion
The woman was slain Oct. "a Two
days later, Apon says, he took the
body to the country and buried 1t in
lonely gulch.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
euardsmen Have s1o Apiece Que.

There are thirty-five $40 gold
pieces for thirty-five members OF the
Colorado National Guard, whose
whereabouts are unknown. This
money was voted to the guard by tho
Legislature and State Treasurer Hig-
gins is at loss as to how to dis
pose of it. The men have been dis
charged. resigned or transferred to
some other branch of the army.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Good surNus Of Potatoes.

Colorado will have good surplus
of potatoes over last years crop de-
spite the amount frozen because of
the transportation shortage and lack
of storage facilities. w. H. Kerr.
chairman OF the committee on mar
kets of the Colorado Council OF De-
fense. points out that Colorado's in
crease in potato production this year
is 2.250.000 bushels and that the
amount lost is only small part of
this increase The states total pro-
duction is 9.15o.oO0 bsuhels. according
to the L, s. Bureau of Crop Estimates
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
weld Raises s24. .eaa sol

Greeley.-The campaign in Weld
county under the efforts of the com
mittees for the Y. M. C. A., the Y.
w. C. A. and the war recreation
fund resulted in raising s24, 1895
The apportionment of this county was
$4,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
TO SEND IN TAX LISTS
EMPLOYERS URGED TO REPORT
TO COLLECTOR PROMPTLY.
New Revenue Law Requires Thsx
Statements Be Made Of Fixed
Salaries Paid.

Denyer.-1n the new revenue meas
ure recently passed by Congress
amending the income tax law there is
Incorporated a provision which is OF
special interest to individuals, part
nerships and corporations making
fixed annual payments of salaries. In
terest or rent OF $500 or more to an
other person. partnership or corpora
ton This is known as Information
at the source" and the law requires
such person or corporation to render
a true and accurate return of all such
payments and provides severe penal.
ties for failure to make such return.
This information is required for the
calendar year 1917 and subsequent
years.
Any person coming under the pro-
vision of this law requiring informa-
tion returns should apply to the col
lector of internal revenue for proper
blanks and the same win be forward
ed as soon as the blanks are received
from Washington.
The new law requires an income
tax return from a single person having
a net income in excess of $1,000 or a
married person having a net income
in excess of $4,000 The law no longer
requires Withholding Of the tax at the
source except in the case of bonds
guaranteed free of tax and In the case
of nonresident alien individuals and
corporations not having an office In
this country.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Woman Kills Self in penver.

Englewood.-Mrs. Margaret Man
ming, 3s years old. of Englewood, shot
and killed herself in the presence of
Ed Allison. a deputy sheriff, at the of
flee of James NJ. Gingrich. In Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
WyomIna.

l.. d. Welch and C. L. Woods, who
are to drill the Sollars lease on the
Berry locations. have rig in course
of erection.
The Western Exploration Company
reached the oil sand in its deep hole
on the Schoonmaker lease at 2.44o
set.
The Heaton Oil Company is ship
Ding in rig to be erected on its acre
age west OF the Hudson Company's
holdings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Former Doorkeeper Thompson Dead.

News of the death of w. j. Thomp-
son at Castle Rock was received in
Denver Mr.. Thompson for several
years was doorkeeper of both the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Colorado Legislature. He
came to Colorado in 1859, engaging
in mining and later in farming. At
the age of so years he was injured in
an accident that left him cripple.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Yeoqmen scorn 10000 Pennies.

Pueblo.-The safe in the office Of
the Princess theater was dynamited
and looted by yeggmen, who got s400
in currency and gold coin. One hun
dred dollars in pennies was not taken
by the cracksmen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
rhlrty-four Counties Exceed Quota.

OF the more than 100000 sub
scribed for the Y. NJ. c. A. fund s17S.-
246 was raised outside of Denver. In
cluded in this amount is $4,000 sub
scribed by students of the various edu-
cational institutions of the state and
$4,000 subscribed by Colorado high
school boys. Thirty-four counties in
the state have oversubscribed their
apportionments. A partial list of Colo
rado counties and the amount of their
subscriptions follow: El Paso, $685.
500; Otero, s65,O00; Las Animas, s14,-
900; Weld. s15,116; Larimer, SIS 5.O03;
Boulder, s15,Os2; Pueblo, sts.5G5; FIRE.
mont, $1,000; Morgan, s5.s17; Logan.
$6,0o1; Douglas, 1851; Mesa. $4,000;
Lake, $4,000; Routt, $1,f50. and Yuma,
s1.7o0.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Banker who Killed Lawyer CONVICTED

Ordway.-A verdict of voluntary
manslaughter was returned by the
jury in the case of A. F. Enyart, bank
er of this city, charged with the mur-
der of ]. w. Black. an attorney of Ne
braska City. Neb, at Ordway, Feb.
25 of this year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union Now. Service.
Prices Quoted for Metals.

New York.-Lead, sG.37M.
Bar silver, s5Ac.
Copper-Casting, $23.171s.
; st. Louis.-Spelter, S7.s3A.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates. 60
per cent s20ooa22.50 per unit. Crude
ores, 60 per cent. $20.00425.00: 10
per cent, $9.40G12.20 per unit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Pastor Appointed director.

Pueblo.-The Rev. L. L. Henson,
pastor of the First Baptist church
here has been appointed religious d.
rector at Camp Logan. Houston, Tex,
by the Y. M. G. A.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
Ionamont Raises 81. 500.

Longmont.-rhis city raised $500
for the Y. NJ. C. A. war fund, which is
81 500 more than was asked.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-09
Corns Peel Right
Off With Gets-It"
Q Drops, and the Corn is a "GonerY'

When you've got to walk on
the sides of your shoe to get away
from those awful corn-pains. there's
only one common-sense thing to- do.