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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Davis City.

Jud Maxwell who has, been at
Gray Bull, Wyoming, for the past
year returned home Tuesday.
The Chautaqua is now on In our
little city and quite an interest is
benig shown. The sessions are grand
and highly appreciated.
Mrs. Grace Reick OF Gainesville is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lee and
mother Mrs. Cartwright.
Mrs. Ida Cummings is quite sick
with fever at this writing.
DIR. Stella Norman returned to
Battle Creek, Michigan, the past
week after an extended visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Nor
man.
Miss Bernice Hulley is here visit
ing friends from Austin, Texas.
W. Wiley has moved his family In
their nice new bungalow. 1t II GER
tainly q nice little home.
John Gates and family left Mon
day morning for Wyoming to make
an extended visit.
Mrs.. A. L. Frazier was . passenger
for Des Moines Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mfs. Charles Butler Who
have been visiting their sister, Mrs..
lnoe Adams returned to their home
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
LADS OF THE LINE.
By Folger McKinsey.

Lads, the land is proud of you;
Lads, our hearts are glad for you;
Proud of you, and glad for you,
Because they love you so!
My lad and my neighbours lad,
And all the lads who go
In that first line that France may
In that first line to fall and bleed,
In that first line to do their part
Oh, lads so close to every heart!
Go with them, flag, and with them
And with them bugles-blow your
Go with them-rank by rank they
From north and south and east and
west,
The light haired and the dark haired,
too,
The lads with brown eyes and with
blue;
The lads so hale and fine and true
To France-lads; one chance, lads,
And, oh, what trust you take
OF our hearts, and our love,
For every dear lads sake!
Be brave, good ship, and bear them!
For from the hearts that spare them.
Be sweet, vast seas, and carry
THESE Ad9s IHds are W marry
These colOrs of our banner brave
With France, with Britain, DER the
wave,
And, captains, take them as our gift,
To help you charge the battered rift
OF parados and parapet-
Our loved lads that we give, we give,
But never shall forget!
Lads, the land is strong for you;
Lads, we lift our song for YOU:
All, the gallant crowd of you!
Young lads and fair lads,
Who go where duty calls,
To charge the trench and face the fire
And take the battered walls.
For France, lads; your chance, lads,
And God go with you there
For giving you, the living you,
Is all that we can bear!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Pleasanton No. /.

Earl Still and wife, Eldon Moore,
Rollie Craig and wife and son spent
Monday at j. N. Stills.
Mrs. Nellie Drury called at jim
Drury's one morning last week.
Mrs. Earl Still and Mrs. j. N. Still
called on Mrs. R. E. Cozad Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Jim Drury and daughters
spent Wednesday at Roy Qrury.s.
Mrs. Rollie Craig and son Claude
and Mrs. Nell Still spent Wednesday
at Clyde Walters.
Miss Edna Drury returned home
Wednesday after short visit with
her aunts, Fleeta and Ferna Drury.
Lennie Craig and family, Tuzzie
Craig and son Hubert spent Saturday
night at Rollie Craigs.
Jack Woolsey and wife spent Sun
day at John DrurySs.
Clyde Waller and family spent
Sunday at Jim Stills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Drury and
daughters Fleeta and Ferna spent
Saturday evening at Rollie Craig s..
Jim Drury and wife and Rol1ie
Craig and wife called at John Drury's
Sunday evening.
Lennie Craig and wife spent Sun
day evening at George Blakesley's.
Nell Still and wife spent Sunday at
David Hubbard's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Burr Oak Ridge.

Most everyone is busy harvesting.
Melvin Emmick and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hill OF Davis
City were on the ridge Sunday hav--
ing spent the afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Adair.
Very few of our boys missed the
draft. >, ~
ster City and Bud Johnson and fam
ily of Leon spent Sunday at their
uncle's. j. w. johnson.
Mary Richard visited at Asa Beth
ards Monday.
c. 3. Chastain called at Eliza
Smiths Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Mann formerly Miss
Minnie Shira of Blackwell, Oklaho,,
ma, was calling on old friends and
neighborbors last week. eek ona Two
Misses Julia Chastaln and Luz
Record were on the ridge Sunday
Mrs. Roll Chastain and son Ware
and Miss Mary Hazlet OF Bashor,
Colorado, visited at the county home
Sunday.
her home at Woodland after week
visit with her brother, A. P. Beth.
ards and family.
Mrs. Bethards with her house work.
c. e. Chastain and family spent
Saturday at Davis City with rela-
tives.
AndreweBarry and Miss Tomlfnson
were driving on the ridge Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs Pat Hampton spent Friday at
Chas. Chastain's.
Mrs. ]. M. Johnson and children
and Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Reynolds
called on Mrs. Gill Monday after
James Chastain spent Saturday
night with Lyle and Kenneth Chris
OPP. a..
Lua Record Of Leon spent q few
DAYS last week at the home of her
uncle Bid Frost.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Bethel.

This section was visited with hne
shower last Sunday morning. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherm Turpen Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dow
Parker last Sunday. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dobs0n visited
with their son Bert Dobson and fam
lily of Davis City last Sunday.
last Saturday.
Several from here attended the
Pentecostal meeting at Van Vert on
Bert Dobson of Davis City visited
home folks last Saturday.
Elva Baker and Robert Barnhart
were visitors at Leon last Saturday.
Harvest seems to be in full blast
and wheat and oats promise fair
yield. Hay is fairly good. Some are
still blowing corn but the most OF the
corn is laid by and soon the hum of
the old thresher will be heard
throughout the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe DobsCn and
Mrs. Dow Parker were Leon visitors
last Monday.
Alva Parker has been helping the
Manchester brothers with their har-
vest the past week.
Lew Dobson is doing some car
penter- work for Harve Morgan this
week.
Chautaqua commenced at Davis
City last Monday. 1t is too busy for
it now. There would be more who
would attend had it been a little lat
er, but there are a good many that
are saving their time for the reunion.
Joe Dobson and wife and Mrs. Dow
Parker took dinner at the Goodman
home north of Leon last Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaffer returned to
her home at New Virginia after visit
ing several weeks with her brother,
Dow Parker Mrs. Dow Parker ac-
companied her home for a visit of a
few days and returned home last
week.
Several from here attended the
Pentecostal meetings at Davis City
last Sunday.
Elva Baker will start out with his
machine next week and
will thresh out everything he comes
tO - ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26

Gen. John J. Pershing- was born IN
81 home OF. poverty in Linn county,
Missouri, Sept. IS, 1860. Even as
boy he was forced by necessity 10
work each year well into the WINTER,
SO that his months of schooling were
brief. His ambition Tor educaIlG ~
surmounted these difficulties and ne
managed to take the course at the
normal training school at kirksville,
at the same time teaching sch0Ol 10
support himself. He had intended to
study law, an ambition which he was
able to crafty some years later When
stationed at the University Of Nebras-
ka as it's professor or mllllafy SCI
ence.
Three weeks after receiving ms
diploma from the normal school he
heard of a competitive examination
for West Point to be conducted at his
old home He won this examination
BY single point. He was graduated
from the military academy in 1886.
had no serious intention to make the
army his career. His mother was OPP
posed to such service on his, part.
Pershing went to West Point for It's
educational advantages. He carried
away from the academy and has al
ways retained an intense admiration
for it. Blackjack" Pershing was his
Until his mothers death Pershing
treated her with the tender devotion
a youth might pay to his sweetheart.
Tragedy always seemed to IND MIN IN
action. His troop was mounted and
he himself was on his horse ready to
depart upon one of his expeditions
against the Moros when an orderly
brought him the cabled message that
his mother was dead. The blow fell
hard upon him, but he collected his
resolution and gave the command to
ride.
Few army captains have been SO
often or so highly commended as he
by his commanders. When he was a
stripping lieutenant in the Geronimo
campaign of 1886, General Miles in
his dispatches complimented Perish
ing for marching his troop with
pack train 14O miles in 46 hours,
bringing in every animal in good con-
dition.
Lieutenant Pershing saw much
hard fighting in the Indian country.
Worlds Works.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26

S;fsyl
tn Texas. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams ac-
companied them as far as Gilman
City, Mo. -.
Miss Zulu Poush is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. VIM. Euritt at kellerton
this week.
S. G, Mitchell and wife of Leon
visited friends in this city Thursday.
Wallace Teale went to Spirit Lake
to visit his brother Chester and fam
Mrs. Rose Roberts of Denver, Mo-,
visited her parents in this city few
days, then Mrs. Severe and Mrs. Rob-
erts left Tuesday for State Center to
visit Mrs. Alta Schmidt Of State Cen
ter.
Tuesday for Lincoln, Neb., and re-
turned Thursday noon where Alfred
went to close deal for another sale
of a Buick car
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Cycanlore.

Everyone enjoyed the gentle rain
Sunday morning.
Mary Hazlet and Ruby and Ware
Chastain spent Sunday at the coun-
ty home and called on ]. w. Walton
and family in the evening.
Miss Mary Hazlet is spending a
few days with Mr.. Mckinley ana
family.
Willie Walton, Hugh, Mary and
Margaret Walton spent Sunday at
ternOOn with Mrs. Martha Hall and
Bert Keeler's near Weldon. Mrs.
Hall is very poorly.
Mrs. Sarah Chastain is staying
with her sister Mrs. Hall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Pineappios.

The pineapple is solidified blossom,
say the horticultural experts. and 1t Is
pineapple blossom time from June to
October in Hawaii, where 1000 acres
are given over to the cultivation OF
this fruit Pineapples are planted in
three ways-for shipment raw. for
canning and for juice. II the planter
wants large, perfect specimens Of the
fruit he sets about 5000 plants to the
acre. The uniform smaller disks that
.syou dnd In the cans are the result of
closer planting, while the planter who
Desires only juice sets his plants still
se1ooer.-Youth's Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Pay Fee When Well

DR.. Stockdale does not require any
money Except for medicine) until
the patient is well or satisfied with
results.
The Doctors reputation in. treat
ing chronic diseases is we'll establish
ed throughout the state. He is re-
liable and invites any who are inter-
ested to Investigate his standing.
DR.. Stockdale treats Chronic Cat
arrh, diseases of the Throat. Lungs,
Stomach, Liver, Heart and kidneys;
Dyspepsia, Constipation and Rheu-
matism, Piles and all Rectal Diseases.
Men who are suffering from ner-
vouse debility.
Blood and Skin Diseases and Dis
eases of Women.
Consultation Free and Confidential.
Address
DIR. b. A. STOCKDALE
Utica Building, Dies Moines, Iowa.
p = = q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Different Methods.

There are two different kinds OF men.
Give one piece OF rope and he will
hang himself; give q similar piece to
tie other and he'll form cordage trust.
-Washington Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26

les expect (jofnsy and seyerallyl to
make use of the rating -bspard ,s|schI
ules without coming in conflict with
the Blanchard anti-compact law.
Their ability to cyade liability to the
Blanchard law will depend, to a. con-
siderable extent, on the attitude OF
the governor and insurance commits
sioner.
Insurance men in this vicinity find
it rather difficult to conceal their glee
lover a new schedule of insurance
rates, showing numerous increases.
which went into effect July i. AS re-
peal of the anti-competition law be-
came effective July-4 the apparent
notion is to make uniformed 1owans
believe that the repeal of the anti
competition law is responsible for the
higher rates. Even thus early some
publicity matter has appeared which
carries out that inference in very
obvious manner.
With or without special legislation
a majority of the insurance compan--
les work in combination. The chief
question at issue in the last Iowa leg
islature was to open the field for
competing companies and competing
rates. Under the terms OF the law
which was repealed, all companies
were compelled to conform to board
rates. Now any company has right
to make independent schedules and
the possibility always exists that
some concern will see a business OPP
portunity in breaking away from the
combine.-Sioux City Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
a Real Artist.

IL Brushpen a good artist"
sls be good? Why. he not only car
.4eN pictures that are good, but HI
- NV checks that ere good. Pitts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
To Buy or Not To Buy Coal.

s To buy coal now or not to buy is
the problem of the hour. 1t would
seem that the coal barons who own
the mines had killed the goose that
public is not buying it's coal during
the summer even to normal
amount. Local dealers throughout the
country are unable to move even an
average amount. But what is going
Ito be the result?
The Black Diamond, a coal trade
journal, explains that the problem is
ton consumes 1,S25,000 tons of coal
per day and produces 2,213,00O tons
per day, but the nation consumes for
800 working days per annum while
the mines heretofore have operated
only 230 days in the year Consump-
ton has increased enormously in all
the munition factories hence the
mines must run nineteen more days
than they ever ran before or the M
stion will be out of coal. In order to
] run the dealers must take the coal
away from the mines as fast as it
comes UP out of the ground and if
ealgegUTfe W. not bllsin
summer the dealers CAN'T
coal and there we are.
Duluth, at the head of navigation
|spn the great lakes, is scared; Ordi-
narily there should be 100000 tons
Of coal stored on the docks at Duluth
at this time of year when there are
only 100000 tons there now The
cold northwest may be badly in need
of coal this winter and likewise every
body else.
Prices are SO high and the promise
that congress might take the coal
barons by the throat before winter
sets in has caused the public to hest
tate and the goose is on a strike. The
golden eggs for the coal baron are
not being laid.
ton at the mines under the compro-
mise agreement with Secretary of the
Interior Lane which the war and navv
departments would not accept for
government contracts. 1t would cost
$3.50 per ton freight to ship that
coal to Iowa, leaving S1.70 margin
for the retail dealer who puts ; the e
per ton. Dealers estimate that it
costs fully $3.50 per ton exclusive of
prOprietor's wages or profit to handle
coal and deliver it, This includes ~
cents for unloading, loading and de-
livery, % cents for shrinkage, x
cents for general Office expense, 13
cents for yard labor, ] cents for in
terest on investment, and Is cents
for incidentals. Twenty cents profit
on 10000 tons would give the dealer
$4,000 profit if he could sell a
thousand customers at ten tons each.
The trouble is not SO much with
the local dealers or freight rates as
with the mine owners. Their cost OF
mining have increase from rs to ~
cents while their price has gone up
$1.75 Can they get away with it?
They are not having the summer sue /
cess that they expected but what are
the people going to do for coal next
winter? That is the rub unless a
man has wood lot near by and If he
has he ought to work it this year as
an act of patriotism to relieve the
pressure on poor devils in the cities |
who have neither wood nor coal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Fire Insurance still Up.

Repeal of Iowa's anti-competition
insurance law at the last legislative
session did not destroy the combina-
ton which was built up by that law,
ability to do business the same as ii
the state approved and assisted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26

Sale Of embroidery is less than half on
most Of these, many full or 5 to 10 yard
yardage you need, Toe values now, yard SC
Up to 25c embroideries now yard loo
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
LECTURE ON SUGAR .
REFINING Is CERTAIN
TO BE INSTRUCTIVE

Interest In the lecture which George
M. Rolph, manager of the California
& Hawaii Sugar Refining Company,
will deliver at the Opera House Mon
day night is by no means confined to
those who are directly interested in
the sugar industry. It is felt by 9TH
ers who are in other walks Of life but
who recognize the great importance of
the sugar industry in these islands
and to every business conducted in
Hawaii.
While RoIph came here primarily
to consider matters of Importance to
the sugar industry here and at the in
vitation and request Of the Sugar Fac
tors Company, that company has ar
ranged for the lecture which he is to
give and has issued the invitations to
those known to be interested.
{ Manager Rolph is so familiar with
all the details of sugar refining that
his talk is certain to be highly in
structiye 1t viii be. illustrated with
five reels of motion pictures and is
certain to hold the attention of all WHO
have been fortunate enough to secure
invitations.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
PORTO RICO GIVES
IT'S SUGAR COST

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Dec. 90
From an authoritative source the
writer has learned that % Porto RI
can sugar companies have submitted
Individual statistical statements,
which record the cost of producing
sugar in Porto Rico, to the Cost OF
production division" of the Bureau Of
Domestic and Foreign Commerce.
This Information is to be compiled
with similar reports on the costs of
sugar production In Hawaii, louisa,
ma and Cuba, and published as an a,i-
thoritative government review of the
domestic and Cuban sugar Industry
from production cost viewpoint. 1t
Is understood that all the data needed
has now been secured from all OF the
producing sections investigated and
that the completed tabulations and
descriptive text Of the report which Is
to be made by this division are rapidly
nearing completion in Washington.
Higher Than Cuban Costs
Five assistants of Mr.. Frank ].
Sheridan, the special agent in charge
OF this Investigation, visited Porto
Rico. None of these investigators
while here would make q statement
for publication, but the impression
was gained that the cost of production
In Porto Rico was about the same as
in Hawaii, although many dissimilar
items entered INTO the final cost fig
ure. The general impression also pre-
walls here that the actual cost Of pro.
duction In Porto Rico is fully one
cent more per pound than In Cuba.
This study into the cost of cane sug-
ar production has been under way for
almost a year, the investigation hay-
ing been ordered shortly before the
free-sugar clause of the Simmons
Underwood tariff act was repealed last
April. The most complete inyestiga-
ton Is understood to have been made
In Hawaii.
Visited Twenty centrals
Before coming to Porto Rico the in
vestigating commission representing
the department of commerce, which
was composed Of d. NJ. Barclay, G. r.
Yauch, F. d. Meador, Thomas Mills
and T. G. Stewart, had obtained the
cost OF sugar production for three OF
the largest mills in the island from
the New York offices of these com
panies. These mills were Guanica,
Aguirre and Fajardo. Twenty other
properties were visited here by the
commission, including centrals in all
of the different sections Of the isl
and, those with coast lands and those
grinding cane grown in the interior
uplands.
The commission left last week and
their report Is expected to be ready
within a month after their arrival In
Washington.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
CITY MAY YET PAY FOR COLLEGE
OF Hawaii SIORM.DRAIN OUTFALL

That the board of supervisors as a
whole is not opposed to the building
of a storm drain outfan across the
land of the College of Hawaii, but that
at present the cost is tentatively figur-
ed as part of the demands on. the per
manent improvement fund. is the state
ment made by Daniel Logan, chair
man of the finance committee.
THE first communication which the
board has received from the regents
of the college was only recently, in a
letter from their attorney, c. r. Hem
enway,". said Logan. ''The letter was
referred to the road committee, and to
date it has made NJ report"
Logan, at the meeting, when the mat.
ter came up, said that the finance CON-
mittee had been given the item of
$4,000, storm drain, in list Of district
improvement obligations furnished by
Engineer Collins. 49,. $3.50 -
Hoilinger Says Time Past
Ben Hollinger, who started the dis
cussion at the last meeting, says
that the public hearing on the
Manoa improvement district was held
July z, 1915, or over II months before
the regents first took up the matter.
AT that time" said sHollinger, "the
regents should have made known to
the board their desire for the storm
drain. At the time of the hearing
there was only one protest, accord
ing to the records, that Of Mrs. Emily
C. JUDD" - -. p
Hollinger also showed in Resolution
1876. defining and establishing the dis
trict. where the matter Of the storm
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
Few CHANGES IN
PRICE Of STOCKS

Sugar prices have continued to de-
cline and yesterday afternoon the re-
port received from New York was
for Ats. Under such conditions it
can hardly be expected that the stocks
of sugar companies should advance.
On the other hand there have been
no important declines during the
week. H. -
Despite the fact that sales of un.
listed securities are running large and
that such stocks are attracting un-
usual interest the volume OF sales
Of listed securities continues above
the ordinary. Sales for the six days
last past amounted to 1859 shares.
Brewery declined 81 q share on the
report that the proposed prohibition
for Hawaii bill would contain no ref
erendum or plebiscite clause but when
iater reports showed change of senti-
ment in this among the house com
mitteemen there was q recovery of 81
per share. ~. =. ..-
Among the unlisted stocks Homo.
lulu OH received q set back Wednes.
day afternoon and Thursday morn.
ing and the reaction was sharp and
severe. On Friday, however. there
was q decided recovery and a far
better sentiment.
Mineral Products Company an.
lnounced the naming of new man.
ager but contrary to expectations the
announcement had no immediate ef
feet on the price of that stock.
. Montana Bingham gained during the
week and waa especially strong yes
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27

terday on reports Of encounters with
ore. MADEIRA was stronger and Mount
ain King also made a show of strength
and scored advances.