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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Graded School Exhibit and Teachers
Meeting at Garden Grove.

The graded schools exhibit and the
teachers meeting held at Garden
Grove last Saturday We're very sue
cessful. The exhibit was visited by
a large number of school children
from Garden Grove and other towns.
as we'll as by teachers and patrons.
The program OF the teachers meet
game board demonstrations by MIR.
Woodstock of Lamont, and the dra-
matizatiOn of primary stories under
the direction of Miss Hamilton, of
Garden Grove, were special features
'Uf educative value.
The Indictment weather rendered it
impossible for contestants to reach
the county. The declamatory contest
was therefore postponed and Will
be held at Leon Saturday. May 26.
i'll connection with the rural school
and club exhibit, and the county
spelling match. However, an i'm
promptu program and Community
sing were held at the Methodist
to be one Of the most enjoyable
features of the session.
Edmund Blair. of Van Vert, was
elected chairman of the graded
school department of the county edu-
Ga 'onal association.
Following is a list Of the awards
in the exhibit:
Writing, above sixth grade-First,
Leon: second. Garden Grove.
Writing below fifth grade-First,
Leon; second Grand River, eighth
grade.
Language settings-First. Pleas
anton; second, Garden Grove.
Original Problems-First, Lamo-
nj. eighth grade. second, Garden
~ =, Il
Pencil Drawings-First, Leon, 18th
grade; second, Garden Grove.
Water Colors = First. Garden
Grove; Second. Davis City.
PastellexRFirst, Lamont; second
Pen Drawn gs-First Leon. It'll
grade; Second, Leroy, intermediate.
Set of 8 maps of lowa-First, Davis
City. eight. grade; second, Lamont,
eighth grade.
Relief Maps, three-First, Lamo-
Product Map-First. Weldon sth
grade; second, Davis CITY 9th grade.
Paper Cuttings-First, Leon, Miss
Cooney; second DECATUR. primary;
Paper Foldings-First' Van Vert;
Loom Weaving-First, Van Vert;
second, Grand River, primary.
Raffia-First Pleasaston; second
Garden Grove.
Manual Training-First, Garden
Grove: second Weldon
Manual Training-First, Garden
Groves. second, Weldon:
Article from Cardboard-First.
Lamont; second, Leroy.
Design for border or surface
First Grand River; second, Garden
Construction, applied design,
Fjr-t. Decatur, third and fourth
grades; second, Decatur, seventh ana
Four Articles of Sewing-First,
Leon second. Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
SCHOOL NOTES
JAMES McHARNESS
OFFIE LEEPER
Editors u

I'm the lexicon of youth, which
youth reserves for bright manhood,
there is no such word as fail.
Bulwer.
1t had been planned to have the
quadrangular contest at Leon on
Friday, April 9Th, but one OF the
contestants from Corning is in the
hospital and the event will have to
be postponed for time. The two
other schools are Creston and Osce-
ola.
The pedagogy, class visited Miss
Bruce's class room one day last
week.
dents have been doing practice work
teaching in the grades. Excellent
results are reported.
Hazel Mullin entered High School
last week and is doing postgraduate
work.
entered High School this week.
of the best High School teams in
southern Iowa. Practice is held ev-
cry night ,on Warner field.
Last Friday. al! the grade rooms
except those of Miss Moore and Mrs.
Henderson closed to attend the City
hibit held at Garden Grove. The
grade declamatory contest was to be
| held also but on account of the con-
dition of the roads many contestants
| would have been unable to attend,
so this feature was postponed to
some future date.
Last week the Seniors issued a
challenge to the rest of the school
| for a base ball game which was ac-
cepted. Result: Seniors s, others 6.
! On Monday evening second game
was played and the Seniors were de-
i feated 4 to 3.
Mid semester exams come on TINS
! Thursday and Friday.
Spring vacation next week,
| The basket ball girls held their
second exchange last Saturday in
| Penniwell's meat market. They have
made about $500 which pays, up
their Indebtedness and gives them
| The naper baler is still going.
Truman Merwin entered the 4th
grade this week.
Several have been absent from the
grades on account Of the measles. :.
Miss Bernice Brothers OF. Grand
River visited the rooms OF Misses
Donald McGinnis of the Sth grade
won a prize on his composition at the
county meeting last week. Several
others also wrote some excellent pa
pers. The subject was: What Boys
and Girls can DO to Make Leon a
Better Town
Mr.. Gass and Forest Hagan will
start for Dexter on Thursday where
Forest will take part in the district
declamatory contest on Friday even
ing. Should he win he will get to
60 to the State Contest at Atlantic
on Friday, April 18th.
At the Garden Grove meeting the
following prizes were won by Leon:
| Eighth grade-1st in sewing.
Eighth grade-lst in composition
work.
7th and Sth grades-1st in pen
manship. :,
Seventh grade-tirst in pencil
drawing.
Sixth grade-1st in penmanship.
Fifth grade, north-lst in PEN
manship.
Fifth grade, north--lst in paper
cutting
Fifth grade, south-lst in burlap
work.
Sixth grade-1st in sewing.
| Leon teachers are enthusiastic
over the reception and entertainment
rendered them by the citizens and
school faculty at Garden Grove.
DR.. Throckmorton addressed the
Leon High School last week on
health subjects.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church.

sunday . seh9ol at t. q. m m
Theme: "Denominational Loyalty in
The Sunday School,"
EpwOrth League at .6:3O p. m.
Evening service at 1880 P. m.
Theme: 1.-The Mark of Barbarism. .
Some special dates to remember:
Communion service Sunday morning
April LIST; Intensive Campaign, dis
trict rally, Charlton, March 1921;
Group rally, Leon, April End.
The special speakers at the district
rally of the intensive campaign will
be Bishop Homer G. Stuntz, of
Omaha, DR.. John Lowe Fort of New
York City, DR.. Ernest Daily Smith
of Washington, D. c.. DR.. E. Robb
Earring of Chicago. On the whole
the program will be one out of the
ordinary, and it is hoped that many
of the official members and people
will plan to be present to enjoy the
same.
campaign which will be held in Leon,
Monday, April 2, the following
speakers will appear on the program,
namely, DR.. John Lowe Fort of New
York City, DR.. Ernest Daily Smith of
Washington, d. c., DR.. r. E. Shaw of
lndianola, Rev. Walter A. Morgan
of CorydOn, and Rev. Joseph w.
Goodsell of Charlton. Look for a de-
tailed program of this meeting in
this space next week. And above
everything else make your plans to
be present
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
THRICE.A EDITION OF
MEM YORK WORLD IN 1917.
Practically a Daily at the Price of a
Weekly-No other Newspaper in
the World Gives So Much
at SO Low a Price.

The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now halfway into
it's third year, and. whether peace be
at hand or yet be far off, itand the
events to follow it are sure to be OF
absorbing interest for many month
to come.
These are Notwithstanding affairs, in
which the United States, willing or
unwilling, is compelled to take a
part. No Intelligent person can ignore
such issues.
The Thrice-A-Week Worlds regu-
lar subscription price is only Sl.OG
per year, and this pays for l56 pa
pers. We offer this unequalled news
paper and the Leon Reporter togetn-
er for one year for $2.15. !.
The regular subscription price CT
the two papers is $2.5O.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Decatur Nj. f. Church.

Sunday school at 10 a. M, preach
ing at IL. Junior class every Sun
day afternoon. Epworth League ev-
cry Sunday night at 8. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday night. Scripture
lesson for this Thursday evening is
the 32nd Psalm.
On next Sunday night there will
be a union service at the opera
house beginning at 8 O'Clock sharp.
The speaker for the evening will be
w. G. Barber of Des Moines, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League. No man in Iowa is so fam
iiar with the temperance situation
as is Mr.. Barber. 1t will be a fine
opportunity to come in touch with
real conditions such as they are to-
day. We urge every man and woman
in town to meet with us at that
hour.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Brethren Church,

Prayer meeting tonight Thurs
day. at 1880.
The Sisterhood girls will meet
with Clara Caster Saturday after
noon at 2:30.
Sunday school at 10 a. IN.
We want every member present at
Sunday school next Sunday.
Christian EndeavOr at $50.
Song service at 1880.
CROWN CHAPEL
Sunday schookbegins at 10 a. m.
on April LIST. Everybody be there.
Preaching at IL.
UNION CHAPEL
We will organize Sunday school
Sunday morning at 1890. Every
body come and help
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

LEON CHAPTER No. 83, II. A. n.
Meets regularly End Wednesday
/. each month. Transient brethren
cordially invited.
francis Varga. w. A. Poush,
Sec. H. p.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Notice Of appointment of Executrix

In the District Court of the State
OF Iowa, in and for Decatur coun-
- ty.
IN Probate
In tF~ Matter of the Estate of A.
Coppock, deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as executrix of the es-
tate of A. Coppock, late of Decatur
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceaed
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required.
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 9Th day of March A.
d., 1917.
MARY COPPOCK,
cost EXecutriX of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Notice of Probating Will.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office Of the
clerk of the district court of Iowa.
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, nurporting to be
the last will and testament OF
Charles p Brant, late of said coun-
ty, deceased and that l O'Clock p
m. of the 21st day of August, 1917,
has been fixed for the probate of
said will, at which time you can APP
pear at the court house in said
county and show cause, if any there
be, why said will should not be adj
mitted to probate.
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said court at Leon, Iowa, this
1st day of March, 1917.
r. L. RUMLEY,
30-3t Clerk of District Court.
RLPORTER FOR SALE BILLS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22

LEON CHAPTER No. 352 0. e. 8.
Meets regularly End Monday each
month. Visiting members cordially
'nvited
Mrs. Mary Foxworthy. w. N.
Mrs. Marion Woodland, Sec.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
MONEY!

The Mint makes it and under the
.erms OF the Continenta. Mortgage
Company you can secure 1t at Sc
for any purpose on approved real es-
tate. Terms easy, tell us your wants
and we will cooperate with you.
Petty C Company,
t4l9 Lytton Bldg. Chicago, III
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Baptist Church.

Sunday school at 10 a. NJ, preach
ing at II a. m. and 1880 p. m. by
Rev. A. L. Harper.
Everybody especially invited to
these services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
Christian Church.

Sunday school :.....;:.9:45 a. m.
Communion and preaching
service 80. -. 80. :0O a. m.
Christian Endeavor -. $50 p. m.
Evening service ;. $3.50 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday 1880 p. m.
Next Sunday is every member
present day in the Sunday school.
II you have ever belonged to Sunday
school or belong at the present time
we want you to be present next Sun
day. We are planning for special
rally by Easter Sunday. The only
way to rally at that time is to begin
right now. May all Sunday school
come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22

We want your business and will
give you every reasonable banking
courtesy and accommodation. Leon
Savings Bank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
RATHER sPITs IN HIS FACE.
Climber Pokes visage Into Nest 0
Seven as he Raises Above ROCK.

Hawstone, Pa, Oct. III nc
bloodchilling experience Of c~"ndensi"g
the vapor OF a rattlesnake's venomouS
breath as it struck at but MISSED
him. befell the face OF Ava keigle
Thursday.
Reigle was drawing himself 20 inc
top of a quarry rock. but no sooner
had his head ~surmounted tie lever
than it encountered a nest OF seven
Of the dreaded reptiles.
Though late in the season ana i
bit torpid, the snakes had had enoush
sunshine TO he full o. fight, and the
leader promptly struck at Reg'e. lie
missed by an eighth Of an men. hu'
blew his spit into Reigle's ICY lace As
his venom-dripping jaws shot by.
Companions killed five OF the
snakes. They had ReIgle,s permits
sion to go ahead without him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
NEW COZ NClLM EN-

After several Intellectual efforts To
obtain q quorum. there was a meet
irr of the COMMON Council! last
night Notwithstanding the u%npropltl-
OPS weather. Two vacancies ere
filled at the meeting, Joseph NJ.
Armstrong having been elected To
ill the vacancy in the second ward
caused by the death Of Henry Is.
Field ana SilaS DeverS from the fourth
ward to take the place of Albert
Bryan. resigned.
McssrS. Armstrong and DrverS
are identified with the business IN
terc>ts Of the city, and will doubt
less devote the necessary time and
labor to the positions to which they
have been elected.
The death Of Henry X. Field de
priyed the city ii an earnest and
devoted public servant. a nan VIII"
Tor years hai laborcd faithfully in
both boarts Of the City Council, and
the resignation nf Albert Bryan, who
had for Il long time been Il public
servant az Councilman or member OF
toe Board Of Police Commissioners,
was received with regret. Their sue
cessorS. however, will also prove dill
CERT aud faithful as public ServantS.
Walter {. Foster. member Of the
Common Council from the first ward.
also resigned. His successor VII
ne chosen next Tuesday Night. when
the regular meetings Of both huariS
will he lield. \ joint session Will
be held on that occasion. when. it is
expected. an election Of schoo! truS-
tees will be held. The terms Of
MeSSrs. LUrher II. Thompson, from
tie first ward; Z. NJ: Bradshaw.
from the second: Carroll Pierce, from
the fourth: and S. G.. Moore. from
the fourth. have expired. So far no
competitors for these positions have
appeared. and those now holdtn" them
will doubtless be reelected. G.. f. ;
Yates is a candidate for trustee from
the first ward. to fill the position
formerly occupied by +. NJ. Ander-
son. who now represents the first
ward in the Board Of Aldermen. Mr..
Yates was 4 school trustee several
years ago.
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I ON DRIVE.
Typhoon Fire Blazes Way for New
Thrust by HaiS's Army.

TyphOon Fire BlaZeS Way Tor Ne"
Thrust by Haig's Army.
London. Oct. 2O.-An artillery
battle "of al! nations is raging TO-
day over IA thirty-mile front in Bel
GUM.
British, French, Belgian, Portu-
guese, and German guns are III &C
ton. Again has the c%annonade on
the west Flanders front risen 70
such 4 tensity of "typhoon fire tnat
it can be heard IN England.
The big gun duel which was for
merry confined to the area north
east and southeast of Iprcs now e%-
tends almost 10 Newport. The firing
i especially severe around Ramsea-
pe!ln. in the inundated district where
the Belgian lines stand.
C~Ramscapclle is south of Met
Dor, and only three miles from the
North sea COAST.
1t is generally predicted by Bril-,
ISL military experts that another IN
rantry drive by Field Marshal Ha!e:
army is about due.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
SINKING OF THE ANTILLES.

The urMsi States transport Antilles
q: her r:turn trip from France :,
the Uaitei States was torpedoed by
4 German submarine and over Sixty
Americans are missing. presumably
iruNaet IN What is now known rs
-l,s war zoGe. While our country
did not expect 10 enter this European
war without mourning 2"'ie losses,
tha :;.2t that Americans have been
.irognet upon the high sea 10y q fierce
,oe has sent Indignation into the
i,reas: Of every true American.
TIE battle of Lexington in l716
f,cnoat forth the frey elonIcncc OF
Patrick Henry in the Virginia House
IL Ro~geSses. and the SAME spirit
wi: h caused the il!ustrious S"n OF
1;s Oil Hafuin:cn IA raise the battle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

erv which was echa>d 1ar'aSi3nt
the colonies during the next seven
Gears is now heard from the Atlantic
10 ,le Pacific and f'n'a the ArcIlc
tc the tropics.
The cry, "Remember the Alamo.
set our country, then small, afiame
when il became known that Colonel
Crockett and others had been
ma sacred by the Mexican General
Santa Anna.
The firing upon the steamer Star
&c 4na West in Ch~arlestown harbof
NH later the attack upon Fort
s,mter set the entire northern p"f-
r;on Of the country attire in the early
part OF sixty-one. causing Stampeoss
t. the recruiting booths. WINE
many in the north were prone TO res
rect southern rights. the Stars ana
Stripes had been made q target. lhis
was enough. !,
Our nation has long been up against
i serious proposition. Lovers oi
,eace. as we are. our executive re-
serted to every honorable means TO
keep the United States out OF TINS
world conflict, while the fact stared
in the fact that should the bar
ih.rir Huns succeed in defeating Eng
lend and France, our country was 10
10 made to foot the war expenses oil
Germany. and chat, TOO. according
10 her assessment. She had aire'io!
fixed the amount at fifty billion dol
lars Hence the axe was already
at the tree Of American liberty.
Early last JGly NJ. b. Harlow, for
~oorlv = resident Of Alexandria, IN
vited Il number Of business men Of
| this city to dine with him at his co'n-
! try home at "Virginia Manor" Con-
yressman Carlin, from this district,
IGyas also one of the guests. Much or
10 conversation was in reference I"
| the war. Among other things Mr..
| Carlin said there was hut one way
10 subdue Germany. and that was to
! !sht that nation. It could not ne
starved. He uttered wisdom on that
| occasion. although some seemed I"
/ think that peace was about 10 come
~ other ways.
Present conditions may he likened
! to the rustic who cam" t" a river
! he must needs cross. He noticed q Il
the tide was running out. and he
quietly stretched himself upon the
: hank surprising the rivers bed would
eventually become dry. Some peopl"
in this country are waiting for Ger
! many's resources to fail her.
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NEWS OF THE III,

Tn" family Of Nicholas Romanoit,
former Emperor of Russia. now pro
cures is food supplies By the use Of
cards. The authorities in the Tobolsk
district are issuing food cards. and
the Romano.f'S must obtain their
food the same as other citizens.
Mrs. Mary Ball. a widow. mother
Of twcnty-fom children. is the de-
PENDANT in a $4,000 alienation suit
brought in Pittsburgh. Pa. Yesterday
by Mrs. Eliza Harley. mother Of
eleven children. She declares Mrs.
Ball ~alienated the affections Of her
husband. Thomas Harley. Until re-
Gently the Harleys and Eells had
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
10 to y Per Cent
investments

SO6-90S Pendeton street, 2 six room frames. Rents
$500 each per month, with water rents extra. Price
each.
11O7 Queen street, good six room frame dwelling,
newly papered and painted. Always rented for $40 per
~ionth and water extra. Price 5000 on easy terms.
1213-l215-l217 Queen street, 3 six room frames. Rents
for Sc. 90 each water rent extra. Price 5000 each.
313-315 north St. Asaph street, 2 eight room frame
dwellings. Rent for S25 per month. Good location ana
q fine investment at 81, 500 for both houses.
213-215-H17 Peyton street, 4 room frames. Rents 1ol
$500 eac' oonth. Price $500 each.
$50 no lc....., @treet, s room frame, sewer tap
.ncd. Rel, . GOO DE-. nth. Price $1,250.
724-726 north Columbus s"@s- : room frames. Price
$1,000.
Store and dwelling 53l nor a@.%@ ~orncr
'Pendleton. Dwelling 8 rooms and ban , ny
Der month. Price $1,000. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20

spent 100000 in that country
through its agents, seeking to mflu-
ence the Chinese public against Japan
and the allies. One of the mistakes
made was TIE laundering translation
into Chinese of a pamphlet designed
TO promote anti-ally feeling. The
clumsy wording Of the pamphlet
aroused the Indignation Of the Chi
nesr.
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MONEY SPENT FREELY.
Germany is Turning Loose Millions IN
Neutral Countries.

London, Oct. 2U.-Germany Is
pouring vast amounts Of money mt"
neutral countries for propaganda de-
signed to sway public opinion. &C
roniing IT, authoritative insormatIon'
its expenditures. for this work VIII
total more than SSO.00o,000 on the
present scale of l~aviShncsS. MICH of
the money is spent in substituting and
influencing newspapers. In Il num-
Ter Of eases Germans bought news
naperS outright and managed them
IRON behind the scenes. Large
amounts are being pad agents 70
keep peace agitation going. II was
learned today that on n OCCASION
the German minister to Mexico. Won
Eckhardt. subsidized Il Mexican news
paper by furnishing 1t newSprInt
PAPER ana securing for it. tolls free,
The German communique and other
German made news
I'm retuTn this newspaper was 10
feature the German cpmmuniqCc on
;he first page and to bur? the allie:
,~,sicial reports inconspicuouSly on an
inside page. German made editorials
were to he carried. III the year be
iore China entered the war autho"-
tatiye information is that Germany