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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As Taken from the Office of the Leon
Loan and Abstract CO.-FrOm
March End to March 10Th
Reported by w. A. POush.

E. NJ. Snyder to Albert Daniel, 40
a'. John n Evans to Nj: Grimm. 70 /
acres in Eden twp ~, .Ss2SH9G:
acres in G Easn twp 70 Nj: Grimm, zG is
acres in Woodland twp ...:-..$l24O0.
K. +. Smith to e. j. Giles, lot to in
+. s. Howard to J. A. Bohal 80
acres in Richland twp -----.-S SOOO.
y Esoett Cole fwp to G. Jones 20 $685.
G. Jones to Jacob Cole, SO acres
in Ff q K9am awp ct al to G. Nj: Keller
1414 acres in Grand River and
4; shore De- to E. L. MeMurtre yy;d lots
in : ya X H BAKE ct al. to j. l.. Mitchell,
Sc acres in Eden twp --.-,..---;$ $4,000.
s. T. Norton to L. D. Arnold, lots
In Garden Grove --......-....::-.$4
J. L. Mitchell to Harl Williamson,
IS acres in Eden twp -,-.---. 1860.
w. F. Blair ct al; to F., A. keller,
cre cisre swes Goode to Willie Martln,
!. =; Fry to Nj: w: Holt, io ts. il
& u Il. TAFT to y. ). HuGneS, lVV
acres In Garden Grove twp--$l 5000.
C. z. Roe to Ira E. Brown, lots in
Grand River .-.-----.----.:$l 10y.
George Lloyd to D. B. and s, d.
Bright. 220 acres in Grand River
G. A. Carrithers to A. L.. Sears,
100 acres in Center twp .---$ $4,000.
F. H. Thompson to S. w. Miller,
so acres in Long Creek twp -.$1l2O0.
ss1 m p. Peck to S, T. Norton, lots in
/ Garden Grove $500.
w. H. Filical to Lou Gillian,
suburban lot to Leon --.--..-$225O.
C.. NJ. Alexander to G. l.. Stark. lot
In Leon ---------..---$l low.
Emma Field to G. S. Sears, 50
acres in Center twp -.---$4 SOO.
C.. M. Keller to j. F. Harvey. zoo
acres in Franklin twp --..--.$260OO.
W s. Trisler to T. M. keeran, iots
IN Weldon ---.------.---------.---s--$ l2Ov.
i G.. E. Mills ct 81. to M. Stanford,
~ acres in Eden twp ------.-------$2OOV.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
SEVEN AUTOS BUMP TOGETHER.
When One Ford Gets Stuck, Cars Be-
hind Run Into Each Other.

When the Ford driven by Bob Up
dixie got stuck in the mud, six Fords
behind ran into each other. Updike
was driving one of the twelve cars
from Chicago which were driven here
for A. M. Babb because Of the short
age of freight cars. None of the cars
were damaged in the accident which
happened between Clinton and Me-
chanicsville The Ford Updike was
driving was second in line of ears,
the one in front being driven by Fred
Cooley.
The second car hit wet spot in
the road and the engine was killed.
The car behind it driven by William
Painter, hit Updike's car and the i'm
petus started the engine going in the
front car, but killed the engine in
Painters car. he was hit by Hal
Stubblefield, Ed Stubblefield's car hit
Halls, and that in turn was hit by the
car driven by Ernest Hidy. Oral
Twombley could not stop his car in
time to avoid hitting Hidy's car and
when Twombley's car stopped. it was
hit by Verne Sanders car.
The cars driven by Clarke Parrish,
Wild Tillotson. Emery Page and Will
liam Mumphers did not enter into
the mix up. The party left here last
Saturday night and started from Chi
cago with the cars Tuesday morning.
They arrived here Wednesday even
ing.-OsceOla Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15

never had train for four weeks,
When they opened the track ON the
south line they found fourteen head
of cattle frozen to death in one snow
drift They only went seventy-fiye
feet one day with the rotary and five
engines so you see we have had some
snow.
But the U. s. paid men $50 a trip
10 maui the mail from Timber Lake
TO Mobrldge, a distance of 40 miles.
mere sure was lots of stock lost
and some people were in need of
coal, but we were lucky enough to
lose no stock and had plenty of coal.
/, Inc DZ cattle company lost a
Thousand head of cattle and our
nelghbors lost from thirteen to TWEEN
ty head OF stock during the storm.
some places the snow was twenty
feet deep and on the level it was
about two feet, but we are looking
forward to BIZ crops this year.
But come to South Dakota for
health and wealth. In Iowa the doc
tors sure had plenty of trips to see
some OF us, but he has not made a
trip since we have been out here. You
don see people going around coueh-
ing their head of with colds becaEsa
they don't catch cold half as easy
Our three little ones have 6n1v
missed three days of school this vear
IneV nave only about quarter of q
mile to go to fine school and fino
teacher. s
We sure want The Reporter for n
Is as good as any letter.
Mrs. w. L. Armstrong.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
Report of Brush College School.

The winter term of school closed
at Brush College March 9, 1917.
Those enrolled were Ethel Evans,
Frances Martin, Roy Mcdaniel, Err
nest Robson, May Evans, Lucy Ev-
ans, Glata Garner, Notie Newton,
Wilbur Robson, Walter Robson,
Holden Mills, Frank Campbell,
Stephen Martin, Roy Evans, Ray
mond Evans, Carl Poole, Inez Robi-
son, Raymond Vanderpool, Ora Nc
Daniel, Bessie Evans, Florence Ev-
ans, Lucy Martin, Ruby Myers, Edith
Mcdaniel, Dorothy Waller, Pauline
Evans and Inez Myers.
Those neither absent or tardy for
the first month were May, Ethel,
Florence, Raymond, Roy and Roll
land Evans, Opal, Hazel and Carl
Poole, Wilbur, Walter and Inez Rob-
ison, Opal and Raymond Vanderpool,
Ora Mcdaniel and Frank Campbell.
End month-May, Ethel, Florence,
Roy and Raymond Evans, Opal and
Raymond Vanderpool. Walter and
Inez Robson, Opal and Hazel Poole,
and Frank Campbell.
Bird month-Opal and Raymond
vanderpool, Walter and Inez Robi-
son, May, Ethel, Florence and Roy
Evans, Opal Poole and Frank Camp
bell. f
4th month-Frances Martin, Ora
Mcdaniel, Frank Campbell, Walter
Robson, Opal and Raymond Wander
pool, May, Ethel, Florence and Ray
Florence McNelly. teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
Tennessee Ridge.

Church was we'll attended at Ten
nessee Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boles spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Owen Chew.
Edith Grimm spent Friday night
and Saturday with her sister, Mrs.
Bert Kelley.
Charlene Edwards spent Sunday
with Ella Spray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Boles are the
proud parents OF. a fine girl born to
them one day last week.
Charley DAVIS and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Day.
Mr.. and AIRS. Owen Chew are the
proud parents of pair of twin girls
born to them one day last week
Mrs. Francis Spray spent Sunday
with Mrs. Walter Boles.
Mrs. Bert Kelley spent Friday ev-
ening with her parents, Mr.. and
MIS-. George Grimm
Clarence and Ella Spray spent
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Chip.
Mrs. Ida Chip spent Sunday
night with Mrs. Amos West.
Hattie Woods spent Sunday with
her sister Mrs. Bertha West.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
Sold Canada Land.

Mr.. Alex Nickel, east of town, re-
turned from Centerville Tuesday,
where he had gone for the purpose
of completing the sale OF his 800
been negotiating for the past few
weeks. The land was sold to parties
residing in Canada and the price re-
ceived was about $25 per acre. Alex
stated that the land was sold cheap,
but that the war tax in that country
was Just beginning to be materially
increased and he thought is was time
for him to let loose while he could
He reported that the taxes on his
land there had been just about doub-
led during the past two years and he
was Of the opinion they would be
much higher before Canada's war
debt was paid.-Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
Davis City Depot Robbed After Gun
Battle With NiglltWatch.

Last Thursday morning the Bur-
lington depot was entered by parties
prying up window at the east end
of the building.
The parties carried off gallon of
whiskey and dozen bottles of beer.
In their first search it looked as if
they were after something to drink
returned and got a dollar in pennies.
At this A. Gutzman who looks after
the passenger train that lays up here
at night appeared on the scene and
he went over to the Hullinger hotel
and got shot gun and demanded
that Mr.. Burglar get out. The man in
the ticket office blew out the lamp
ting loose load of shot Both shot
high but too close for comfort.
Mr.. GutZman took the second shot
at the party in the depot and he
thought the burglar was going out
the west end of the depot and he
VENT to that end and the fellow
90 around the north side but. saw
Mr. Gutzman and he turned and ran
around the other way with Mr.. Gutz-
man in hot pursuit and as Gutzman
fired the third shot the man fell and
Mr.. Gutzman thinking he had killed
the man went to the Grant Griffith
home to report what he had done
and on his return he found the party
had crawled under box car and
made his escape. :
Just who committed the robbery
is not positively known but Mr..
Gutzman had a couple of looks at
him when the robber was standing
at the money drawer beside lamp
which he had lighted to find the
City News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
COULDN'T LEAVE CLIP BEHIND.
Boy Parted from Relatives and
Friends But Dog Moved Too.

The home was being broken up
and friends separated. The family
Leon, Iowa, and relatives were left
behind The parting with them was
felt of course. but there was one
thing the boy could not part with.
1t was a shepherd dog.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Hamilton and
their son Marion were in Shenandoah
Friday on their way to Nebraska.
The boy had his dog tied to bench
lington south rolled in the dog was
united, muzzled and led to the bag
gage car where he had to ride while
his little master sat in the big seats in
the passenger coach. But there was
something consoling in the fact that
they would never be separated fOrev-
shenandoah Sentinel-POSt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
White Oak.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hughes VINO
live east of Crown bought new
Ford and last Thursday as they we. e
returning from Leon as they round
ed the corner east of Frank Lewis
place the auto turned over fracturiEg
Mrs. Hughes shoulder. III
Relatives here received word Mon
day of the serious illness of Mrs.
Kitty Pace of Bonesteil, S. D., she
being a sister of Lutte, Cooper and
Sam Scott.
Word was received from Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Gibson that they arrived
safely in Denver and were visiting
with his sister who lives there.
Leo Dufield and Steve Mccullough
who we're driving Bert Gibson's auto
through for him became snow bound
in Nebraska and had to leave the
auto and go by rail and they arrived
in Cheyenne the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Scott and Miss
Nae visited Sunday at the Muck
home near Crown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Merrill spent
Sunday at the Tom Hughes home.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. w. Luce were Lee
roy visitors Friday.
A lot of preachers use aWfully bad
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
Dr. Clittendem Ross Rising High in
Profession.

All people of Wayne county ana
especially of Corydon, will rei0ice ts
learn that DR.. Crittenden ROSS. son
OF mrs. Harriet Ross, of Corydon.
mas been appointed acting chief r
the meat Inspection division of thu
city Of New York, with the probable
lty OF assuming the full title in .
for 81 Some s0f fim eas and sff lis b bssE
phenomenal, which is only Snother
proof that the opportunities are AZ
great as ever in America. FOR the
young men, who will apply them
selves to any chosen line Of work
COrydon Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15
Letter from South Dakota.

Gt,ncross. &; d., March 9, 1877.
Editor Reporter and Friends OF
Decatur County:-As we have a
new post office within half mile of
the house and would like to have
our paper sent to Glencross, and you
will find enclosed a check for an
other years subscription.
We have had the hardest winter
here that has been in South Dakota
for the past thirty-two years. We
had fine weather until Dec. .-26t6.
That night we had blizzard which
lasted three days we could not get
to the barn to care for the stock. Ev-
cry third day we had blizzard. We
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15

You see plenty Of signs warning
against lOafing, but never see any
against working too hard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15

When we go to preaching we wiz
mot hmd fault with anybody discs -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15

Even the big boys--AAye trOaAao.
filing up the big daiHes some days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-15

A lot of preachers use awfully bad
grammar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
SAYS LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
MAKE GOOD INVESTMENT
Senator Salisbury of Delaware Gives
Reason Why Public Should
Buy Issue.

strongly advocating investments by
All Americans in liberty loan bonds
senator salisbury of Delaware, presi-
| cent PRO tenpore of the Senate. today
! made the following statement:
The liberty loan bonds furnish Tia
Opportunity for absolutely safe invest
ment OF the savings of the country and
believe the opportunity will be eager
~ seized upon by those who desire Sc
cure investments with the possihilitp
OF appreciation of values as well as nv
those persons who wish to demon
strate patriotic feeling in the invest
ment OF their money in the securities
OF their government, which calls unon
them at a time when fortunately there
is vast sum looking for investment
The small denomination of some of the
bonds puts the opportunity within the
reach OF practically every American
citizen.
4 can conceive of no security which
is better calculated to answer the pur-
poses OF investment as well as to show
desire to further our national welfare
than the liberty loan bonds
MY belief is that these liberty loan
bonds ultimately will go above par and
trust funds and money held in a fidu-
ciary capacity where fair income and
absolute security is desired / have
personally backed my belief as far as
possible. and think the same feeling
is common to all the people of our coun-
try who cannot themselves perform
military duty. 1t is a safe. sane and
patriotic way to support the govern
ment under which we live and which
we are determined shall continue to
exist in this now topsy-turvy world
We have always regarded America as
place where one could live in peace
and PURSUE his happiness without
threat from any military autocracy. The
time has come when our beliefs and
patriotism are challenged, and certainly
Americas reply can be nothing else
than the whole hearted response of
every American who has anything to
give whether personal service or money
to invest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Deaf Show Patriotism.

The deaf OF the District OF Columbia
have not been at all backward In doing
their full duty in getting back OF the lib
erty bond loan. Instead Of bothering the
army and navy headquarters with use
less applications for their acceptance as
~ and through their societies subscribed
to the liberty bonds.
Through local division No. 46. National
Fraternal Society for the Deaf. and
through the Calvary Baptist mission for
the deaf they have given all available
funds and obligated earnings OF the flu
ture for purchases Of bonds.
Moreover. they are also contributing
to a fund to purchase hospital ambu-
lance to be presented to the Red Cross
for use in France.
1t is predicted that the liberty bond
campaign inaugurated by the American
railroads will start 100000 men and
women of the active. intelligent sort
selling liberty bonds.
Each employe of the railroads Of the
United States will receive one of the
Treasury Department circulars giving
verse the blank applications which
have to be prepared for purchasers Of
bonds through banks: with an oppor-
tunity to make payments from 10 per
cent installments to as small an
amount as 2h per cent a month.
Stock Exchange will be opened to the
public at great bond rally. with
speakers of national Importance. the
rally being in the nature of q wind-up
OF the New York campaign.
Mrs. Russell Sage has increased her
600: Robert w. Goelet has subscribed
for 100000. and the international
Nickel Company has placed an order
for 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

investigate the state of his finances.
He seldom spent more than $50 a month
for provisions. tobacco and other sup
plies. and what was left he distributed
cheerfully among the less fortunate In
dams of his tribe.
Reared in a tepee, Barnett spurned
the offer of the superintendent of the
Five Civilized Tribes of a finely con-
structed cabin. A cabin was con-
structed for him. however. but. while
Barnett accepted it, he persisted in
sleeping upon the porch winter and
summer. rather than live within its
walls. Soon after his sudden rise to
wealth it became evident that Barnett
was incapable of attending to his
financial affairs and the probate court
Of the district in which Barnett lived
declared that his property interests de-
manded that he be provided with n
guardian. The court thereupon declared
Barnett to be an incompetent. and Carl
J. OHornett of Henryetta was appoint
ed in that CAPACITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Magnitude of Two Billion.

Two billion is two thousand million
or two million thousand.
Two billion dollars at 31s per cent
will earn s7o.o0o,oOO per year
TWO billion Is equivalent to 500 per
capita in the United States
Two billion In one-dollar bills, placed
end for end, would extend 100000
miles. or eight times around the globe
making band Of certificates twenty
four inches wide.
Two billion silver dollars in one
stack would be 1000 miles high.
Two billion silver dollars placed side
by side would extend sixty-four thou
sand miles.
Two billion dollars in goldN would
weight 5000 tons.
Two billion dollars in silver would
weigh $4,000 tons
The value of all property in the
United States is estimated to be
100000, 100000.
This indicates that there Is s125
worth Of property back Of each dollar
of the two-billion-dollar liberty loan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Little Interest in Wealth.

The least interested person in the
disposition Of these funds is Barnett
himself. He seldom accepts more than
800 month of his income, which is
paid him by his guardian through Gabe
r. Parker, the superintendent of the
Five Civilized Tribes, but on several
occasions he has accepted s125. He
makes no inquiries regarding the ex-
tent Of his income or its source, or OF
the disposition Of his surplus funds.
tatton for integrity and sobriety is ex-
ceIent He wears store" clothes, and
the conventional blanket is used by
MIN only when he sleeps. He has nu-
merous relations. and in the event of
increasing estate. AS far as is known,
ne mas not yet made will nor indi-
Gated any desire to provide substantial
~ Tor his relations. with whom he
keeps up onlysa speaking acquaintance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
KEEP ON BUYING BONDS.
Treasury Cites Need of Largely
Oversubscribing Allotment.

Immensely gratifying" says Treas
ury Department statement regarding
the results of the liberty loan cam
paign. III there is no let-up in the
work success is certain"
The point is made that the tentative
allotment of bonds among federal re-
serve districts and communities, as an
nounced from time to time, does not
represent maximum requirements
I'VE regret to find a disposition to
stop the campaign for further subscrip-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Washington Will Do Its Share.

That Washington will do it's full
share. the liberty loan committee is
satisfied. Where there were a score of
speakers in the interest of the loan
week ago there are three-score today,
and the gospel of the liberty bond is
being spread all over the District of
Columbia.
At the government post office this
afternoon John Poole, Eugene E.
Thompson and Corcoran Thorn will adj
dress 900 employees. MIR. Thompson adj
dressed the employees at the Office of
the auditor of the post Office this morn
ing.
Last evening the same speaker adj
dressed the Park View, Petworth,
Brightwood Park and Tacoma citizens
associations.
The Treasury Department and the
employees OF the federal reserve board
Nave not been neglected, but are on
the schedule for today's talks in the
interest of liberty bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

Every federated clubwoman should
buy a liberty bond"
This is the advice of Mrs. Court F..
Wood. president of the District of Co
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Wood will seek to interest club
women in bond buying.
AS an example to other clubwomen,
Mrs. Wood herself bought bond. She
made the purchase at the National
Capital Bank. on Pennsylvania avenue
between Sd and 4th streets southeast.
Federated clubwomen all over the
country are seeking not only to buy
bonds themselves. but are urging others
to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
WOULD BUY BONDS FOR
INDIAN WARDS Of u. S.
Officials Studying Law So as to In
vest Millions Derived From
Western Oil Lands.

Treasury. Justice and Interior De-
partment officials are wrestling with
| the legal problem of whether Indian
incompetent wards Of the nation may
invest in liberty bonds.
II the question is decided Affirmative
ly, Secretary Lane believes large blocks
Z OF the securities will be disposed of to
Indians. whose income from western
lands Is piling up now in vaults. The
point was raised by the request OF
| Jackson Barnett. full blood Creek of
Henryetta, Okla, said to have 100000
on deposit and an income of $4,000
| monthly from oil lands, that he be per-
mitted to invest most of his fortune in
the bonds.
The story of Barnett and his rise to
wealth and national prominence is q
chief. Barnett lived the life OF a nomad
of the plains. fishing and hunting and
avoiding all contact with the white
! settlers who were driving the Indians
dian territory became Oklahoma and
the Creeks. Chicasaws. Choctaws.
Seminoles and Cherokees. the five
civilized tribes" were allotted lands
for farming purposes in the eastern
section of Oklahoma Barnett vigor-
ously opposed any movement on the
part of the government to improve his
condition in life. but the government
plans.
Refused to accept Lana.
With other Indians of his tribe. Bar
nett was arbitrarily allotted parcel
of land in the district north of Tulsa.
which later was to become the famous
Gushing oil fields. Barnett Indignantly
refused to accept the land, which never
theless was allotted to him, he explain
ing that it was fit only for coyotes and
jackrabbits to starve on and in nowise
suited to the requirements of hum
BILE Indian whose sole desire was to be
left alone, so that he might hunt ana
fish and smoke at will
One day about 1905. oil was discovered
in the vicinity of Barnett's land and
few months later a company OF east
ern capitalists applied to the Depart
ment Of the Interior for a long-term
lease Of Barnett's allotment, which. 1t
was discovered. fairly exuded rich oil
throughout its length and breadth. In
due time the lease was executed and
by its terms Barnett ever since has re-
ceived part of the proceeds of the sale
Of oil from the wells on his property.
the money being deposited In national
banks Of Oklahoma to his credit.
With the stolidity of the men of MS
race. Barnett displayed no enthusiasm
or interest at the official announcement
that the land he had spurned as useless
and upon which he steadily refused to
abide had become enormously valuable
and promised to make him a multf-mi1-
lionaire. He declined from time to time
to accept a greater portion of his in
come than was required to supply his
humble needs. In signing receipts
therefor he made his mark. and. unable
to read or write, he made no attempt to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Hospital Takes Liberty Bonds.

The Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital has contributed it's mite to the
war situation by two definite actions of
it's board Of trustees. First, it has
voted the expenditure Of $500 in liberty
bonds from it's fund of legacies. Sec
ond, 1t has offered to the army and
navy its services, which have been ac-
copied in case of necessity.