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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Is TT TO BE WAR With GERMANY?

The iookefor ermany announced s"bn
II February which
notice they will pledges the United States and
United his
will uphold
United this trying moment and lie
Spain Holland and Brazil have also to Germany protesting
with
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
See Prices Valentine Window.

will have a special Valentine Win
dow at his store the coming week,
showing all the very latest styles in,
the new spring hats for men and
boys. II you want to see what the
real new styles are, take peep at
this window.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Ten steers Bring 81. .2s5. 90.

Last Saturday Will Ashburn sod
ten head of steers to our local buyers
which brought him 81 ,z85.0O. These
steers weighed little better than
1900 pounds each. Will said he used
bunch and the extra price we'll paid
him for his trouble-LamoniG Ghron-
icle -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Study Center at Grand River.

The next study center will be held
at Grand River on Saturday, Feb.
10th. The Instructors are Prof. C.
b. Woodstock and Misses Mabel Car
lille and Fra Clark. All teachers are
urged to attend this study centAr.
MABEL HORNER,
County Superintendent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Band supper Friday Night.

A big chicken supper will be
served at the X. of p. hall on Friday
Feb. 9Th, commencing at
5:3O O'clock, and only 3e cents,
cheaper than you can provide 1t at
home. The proceeds are for the
the new boys band, which has been
for several; months. Help
the band boys along. Nothing is bet
ter for the town. Big auction sale
Of donated articles after supper and
q general good time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Rachel Wright.
Ground Hog Saw His shadow.

Last Friday Brer Ground Hog sure
dem and come outside. but as the
mercury was 25 below zero that
morning, and 1t was mighty cold all
the day we are in hopes the ground
hog remained in his hole and did not
see his shadow, thus promising us
six weeks more of winter weather
according to the old saying.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Death OF Veteran Editor

Uncle Charley Austin, the veteran
editor Of the Lineville Tribune, and
perhaps the oldest active newspaper
man IN Iowa, died at his home In
some days. His funeral was held ut
Lineville on Tuesday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Charlie Chaplin at Idle Hour Satur.
day.

The funniest man on earth, Char
Hour, theatre on Saturday, with 3
O'Clock matinee, and regular even.
ing shows. Charlie Chaplin will
make you laugh whether you want to
or not. You cant help It. A good
laaGh q a. good ~ . dose Of medi-
Ecine and it o much cheaper. Prices
5 and 10 cents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Apostolic Meetings at Advent Church.

A series of revival meetings were
commenced at the Advent church in
Leon on Sunday, conducted by evan
gelist O. L.. Watkins. Services are
held each evening and large crowds
are attending each evening. They
extend an invitation to everybody to
come and attend the services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Ford Broke His Wrist.

Walter the fifteen year old SON OF
Tade Grimm, had his right wrist
broken while cranking their Ford
car last Saturday, the tarnal critter.
and kicked back at him with the
above result ...sa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Miss Kate Hull Meets With Accident.

! Miss Kate Hull, of this city, who is
head of the Domestic Science depart
ment at Iowa Wesleyan College at
Mt. Pleasant, recently fell on an Icy
walk and broke her ankle. and vii!
her college work for several weeks.
Her many friends in this city hope
she will make q rapid recovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Albany's Fine New Opera House
Burned.

The fine new opera house erected
two years ago at Albany, Mo-, by
Judge T. N. Rigney, at a cost of over
100000, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday morning of last week. 1t
was one of the finest opera houses in
Missouri, and the big loss Is only
partially covered by inurance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Statzelrs Produce House Moved.

Harry Statzell has moved his pro-
duce house from west Commercial
street, two doors east of Casters
He wants to see you there.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Notice for Bids for Road Super
intendent.

The contract for road superintend-
ent for the east half Of Woodland
township, will be awarded on Mon
day, Feb. 18th. All bids should be
IN by noon.
Pearl CoOntZ,
26-1t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Two Farm Homes Burned nenr
PleaSantOn.

The fine country home Of Law
burned Thursday evening, but he
with the assistance of neighbors
saved a good part of the contents
Fire was also discovered in the farm
home of Paul Scott, north of Pleas
anton, last Thursday, but fortunate
ly it was extinguished before a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Notice for Bids for Road Work.

Bids willsbe received for doing the
road work of Long Greek township
until noon of Saturday, Feb. 18th.
/ ne board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
26-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Marriage L1icenGes.

]. b. Crosier Lamont &c
Celia Ruth Bradford, Lamont II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08
Ferd Rauch's home Burned at
Lamont.

The residence of Ferd w. Rauch
at Lamont, was destroyed by fire last
Friday morning, but We could not
learn the loss or insurance
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-08

and whose address Is Ravanna, N
Princeton Post.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-09
Bills Popularity.

Dinah had not seen her old mistress
for two or three years. For de Lam
sake. missy, sure is glad to see you
again! How's all de folks?"
All just about the same. Dinah:
and how is it with you?"
''Oh. we's all bout de same, 'cept
Bill You members my brudder Bill ?
The young one you used to give cook
les to? Well, he sure has growed.
Lor', missy, you jest ought to see him!
So big and tall folks all think for sure
he am older dan what he is"
is that soc''
"Yas'm, dat's de liyin' trufe. He
sure does look older dan what he is;
but he amt '--Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-09

Col. Charles Page Bryan Of Chicago,
former ambassador to Japan, has been
seriously III at the Johns Hopkins hos
pitaI, Baltimore, following an opera
ton.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
WHERE HE LOST INTEREST
Working Man Couldn't See Whers
There Were Any Bones to Be Left
From His Sunday Joint.

For half an hour the working-class
audience had listened patiently to the
talented lady who was speaking to
them about economical and nourishing
cookery. She had talked about egg
less puddings and butterless cakes,
and now said, with smile:
II will now tell you about a splendid
soup which can be made. for next to
nothing Take the bones left over
from your Sunday joint"
AT that man in the middle of the
hall rose to his feet with disgusted
look on his face, and said to his mate !:
"'Ere, Bill, let's get out O. this
whats wrong?" asked the other, in
surprise. "Don't you like soups"
AYE, like soup well enough" was
the grumbler's reply; 'but how many
bones does she think there are In
half pound o. er?'-London Tit
Bits.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
FOREIGN

The resignation of the Ribot min
istry was decided upon unanimously
after cabinet meeting at Paris.
The war casualty list given out
Thursday at Ottawa, Can, contains
the name of G.. H. Woods of Ouray,
Colo, as killed in action.
According to telegram received at
Los Angeles, 200 Mexican soldiers
were drowned in the Gulf of Califor-
mia as a result Of the sinking of
Mexican government vessel.
An unconfirmed report was re-
ceived from Petrograd that Gen.
Korniloff, commander-in-chief Of the
Russian armies, may be made military
dictator of Russia until the present
crisis is passed.
The budget committee of the cham
ber of deputies at Paris has COM
menced an examination of the war
credits demanded for the final three
months of 1917. The total amounts
to 11,200,000000 francs, the highest
since the war began.
Frustration OF plots to assassinate
Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada,
and Arthur Meighan, solicitor general,
and to dynamite the parliament build
ings at Ottawa was announced by the
police as having been effected by the
arrest of anti-conscriptionis agitators.
The minister of provisions at Paris
has announced that beginning on Sept.
I5 he will assume control over the
prices of all potatoes and beans grown
in France and will determine for each
region raising these products the
prices which may be charged for
them.
Conscientious objectors and citizens
OF alien birth are made men without
country" by the new franchise bill
which is before the house of COM
mons at Ottawa. While disfran-
chising these classes of men, the bill
gives the vote to 100000 mothers,
wives, widows, daughters and sisters
of Canadian soldiers in foreign serv-
ice.
Wearing their British trench he'll
NETS and looking very grim and war
like, the American troops passed in
review before President Poincare Of
the French Republic. President Poin-
care, addressing the troops later, said
that he had witnessed their demon
stration with great emotion and felt
that events were ever bringing the
French and American peoples closer
and closer together.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Wanted Him Warned.

A woman was explaining in the JEFF
ferson market court about some of the
more violent features of the life she
leads with her husband. Last night"
said the complainant, "he comes home
and slams me three times in the right
eye. tells him he's a loafer, and
he gets me twice in the left eye. Look
at 'em. But, Judge, I love him an
just want to have him warned" And
the court seized the opportunity. "In
case like this" said the magistrate,
love appears to be principally in the
eyes Of the complainant" York
Times.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Encouraged Her.

She appeared to be somewhat excit-
ed when he came home that night and
he naturally asked the cause.
"The man in the top fiat has fallen
In love with our maid" she said.
"What of it?" he asked.
"He's been trying to get her to run
away and marry him."
DO you mean the man who prac-
tices with the flute every night?"
She said she did; and he made dive
for his pocket.
'Tell the maid," he exclaimed, ex-
citedly, "that I'm poor man, but I'll
give her ten dollars If she'll do 1t!
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
NEWS

lima Jay, the favorite, won the
Charter Oak purse for 2:12 trotters
at Hartford, Conn, from field of
seven starters in four heats.
Harry Greb of Pittsburg won q
ten-round bout on points over Battling
Levinsky of New York at Eorbes
field, the National League Ball Park
at Pittsburgh.
Sailor Kirke, well known to the
Denver fight fans, has started to
train for his coming twenty-round
battle with Stanley Yoakum, which is
scheduled to take place at the Lake
side Athletic Club in Denver on the
night of Sept. II.
Miss Mary Browne of California,
former national champion, defeated
Miss Molla Bjurstedt of Norway, pres
ent national champion, in straight
sets at the patriotic tennis tourney of
the Scranton, Pa, Country Club. The
scores we're 6:1 and GA.
GENERAL
At Amsterdam the German crown
princess gave birth to daughter.
A dispatch from Lugano, Switzer-
land, to the Vossiche Zeitung of Berlin
says it has been learned from a cler-
ical source that the report that Pope
Benedict is preparing a second peace
note is correct.
The Rev. Lynn George ]. Kelly was
placed on trial In the District Court
at Red Oaks, Ia, on an indictment
charging him with the murder of one
of the eight persons slain with an AK
at Villesca, Ia, in June, 1912.
The Chicago Brewers Association,
the Chicago Retail Liquor Dealers
Association and several kindred or
ganizations made known that they
will soon begin an active campaign
to prohibit dancing, skating and
vaudeville entertainment in any Chi
cago cafe where liquor is sold.
A $20,OO0,000 corporation to operate
ships between San Francisco and the
Orient has been formed by seven
Japanese who have amassed millions
in the shipping boom in the Far East,
according to Teiji Ishida, president of
the concern, who was in San Francis
CO to establish an American office.
Corn, the country's greatest crop,
needs only few weeks freedom from
frost to mature into the largest pro-
duction ever known in the history of
the nation. The governments Sep
tember crop report forecasts produc-
ton of 3,24S,00O,0OO bushels, which
is 124,000,000 bushels more than pro-
duced in the record year of 1912.
No blankets and no breakfast
caused the leaders of the men in
camp at Columbus, N. NJ, who were
deported from Bisbee. AIiz, July IL,
10 send kilograms of complaint to
d. Haywood at Chicago and
TO Gov. Thomas e. Campbell of Ari-
zona
e. ]. Cutting, wealthy contractor of |
Kansas City, is dying in o hospital at
from bullet wounds inflict-
I'd by his wife. who intercepted him
while he was driving along a country
'oad in his motor car with married
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
MINNESOTA DRUGGIST
PRAISES DIR. KILMER'S
SWAMP ROOT

] believe you have splendid, reliable
kidney. liver and bladder medicine in DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, and my customers
who have taken it during the past thirty.
six years have nothing but praise for what
4 accomplished for them. On account Of
the splendid reputation which it enjoys in
the trade have no hesitancy in recon.
mending it for the troubles for which it il
intended.
Yours very truly,
j. G. SIEBEN, Druggist,
Sept. q, 1916. Hastings, MINI.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Quick Punch.

The daily pinochle game in the
smoker was going on as usual when
suddenly one of the commuters jumped
to his feet and yelled wildly for the
newsboy.
"Give us a new deck of cards, quick"
he cried when the boy answered his
summons. "The conductor just punched
the ace of diamonds instead of my
Communication ticket"
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

which brought me out of it all right, so
! am now well and do all my housework,
besides working in my garden. Several
of my neighbors have got we'll by taxi
ing Lydia e. Pinkham' 8 V egetable Com
pound p Mrs. VIOLA FINICAI, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hotfiashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
.arities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Chance the Name.

"John," she said sternly, 'the coal
bin is empty"
'Yes," was the disconsolate reply.
TITS that way most of the time.
It's never Of use in an emergency.
I'm going to change its name, and call
It a coal has-bin"
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Not Information to Him.

Little Eva-I will now read to you
from Milton's sublime epic, Paradise
Lost"
Uncle Tom-Huhl All knows all
about dat pair o. dice los' All done
los dem bones mahse'f.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
PATENTS %ss:ss ssss: l:ss R;s
~ nmS ~ est references. Best results
Already Done.

"That chorus will soon catch up the
national airs
'From what the director has been
saying to them, l should judge they
had already caught Hail Columbia"
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

ia bI 9 COMPOUND
b e cause during
Change Of Life l
was in bed tw o
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and op-
erations did me no
good, and | would
have been in my
grave today had It
not been for Lydia
E. Pinkham's 8 Veg
afak1a Counpo,rnH
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer q Co.
Binehamton, N. Y.

Prove What Swsmp-Root win Do For Yos
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co..
Binghamton, n. Y, for a sample sizs
bottle. It viii convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable in.
bladder When Writing. % be ens sure eS' ans men snr
tion this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

The vindictive chap never has as
much fun as the fellow who can smile
and forget 1t.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

Switzerland's 1915 imports were val
ued at $3s2,68O, 1886; exports, $322,-
S72,O36.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good rocers. Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

Holland, in 1916, exported $23, $685.
300 worth of bulbs.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
The Difference.

The wife looked at her dress ma
terials just sent with evident dissatis-
faction. "There is no body in my pur-
chase" she said.
Her husband opened his parcel, laid
in with view to future emergencies,
and sighed with satisfaction. There's
lots of spirit in mine," he smiled.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
CRISIS OF
WOMAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wagner, Okla.-'1 never get tired
Of praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

True happiness is the consciousness
that we are doing what we ought to do.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
WASHINGTON

Coal operators and miners asked to
postpone conference on wages.
Hoover will not endeavor to fix the
price of meats and dairy products.
Seizing of l. w. w. literature is but
the beginning of campaign against
disloyalty.
More than 100000 war volunteers
have enlisted in the regular army
since April 1st.
Ten thousand and one persons were
killed in railroad accidents during
1916, and 196.722 were injured.
The war credits bill, authorizing
$11,53S. .945,460 in bonds and certifi-
Gates passed the House unanimously.
The Red Cross war council an
nounced that 1t had made a second ap-
preparation of 100000 for relief work
in the near East through the Ameri-
can committe for Armenian and Syr-
ian relief.
Reports and disclosures made to Of
ficials in connection with the seizure
Of /. w. w. documents throughout
the country irdicate that there has
existed for some time a nationwide
conspiracy to hamper the government
in almost every conceivable way in
carrying on the war.
The total estimated cost Of conduct
ing the government for the year end
ing June 80, 1913, is put at $19,OO5.-
$4,000.
Two million men In active service
and training camps by June 80 next,
is the plan of the War Department.
Another draft of 100000 men this
winter is planned.
The 40 per cent of the drafted men
who move to their cantonments be-
ginning Sept. 10 will 60 in daily con-
tingents of 5000 men, itwas officially
stated at the provost marshal gen.
erals office.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14

Don't lose heart. Pluck brings luck
in business.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Certain-teed Products Corporation

New York. Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Boston, Cleveland Pittsburgh
Detroit Buffalo, Milwaukee, New Orleans
Minneapolis Kansas City, Seattle indianapolis Atlanta, Richmond
Nashville, Duluth
London, Sydney Havana
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
Obviously,

Obviously.
"Who planned the ventilating sys-
tenn for the building?"
"Some craftsman, suppose"
Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-14
CONDENSED RECORD or THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D o IN @ ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERiNos, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News service.
ABOUT THE WAR


Poland.
France will not compromise on
question of Alsace and Lorraine.
The Austrian losses from all causes
have reached the enormous total of
10000 men, 10000 of whom have
been taken prisoners.
During the week twenty British
ships of more than 1000 tons, and
three smaller vessels. were sunk. This
is an increase over last week.
Reports reached Laredo. Tex, of
the defeat and practical annihilation
Of body of 100 Carranza soldiers in
an encounter with bandits near Villa
Barcia.
Reciprocal air raids are continued.
In the raid on London Tuesday night
eleven were killed and sixty-two in
jured. making 119 killed and 154 in
1ured in three days.
Russians are demanding new die
tator following the loss of Riga and
the flight of the Slav army. Petrograd
is menaced further by the rout of Slav
troops from points on the Jaegel
river.
The official weekly report Of
French merchantmen sunk by mines
or submarines during the seven days
ending Sept. 2 shows that three ves-
sells of more than 1000 tons were
sent to the bottom.
British casualties reported in the
last week are 1854. They are divid-
ed as follows: Killed or died of
wounds: Officers, 1854; men. $780,
Wounded or missing: Officers, SAC;
men, 1O,524.
Cadorna is gaining steadily in his
offensive against Triest in spite of
furious resistance offered by Aus
trians. The fight was still in prog
ress for Monte San Gabrielle, the
great mountain fortress on Saturday.
The Germans made an aerial attack
upon the American hospitals occupied
by st. Louis and Harvard conting-
ents, situated in a coast village, kill
ing an officer of the American army
medical corps and wounding three
others.
WESTERN
Labor delegates at Minneapolis
meeting passed resolution condemn
ing action of certain pacifists.
About 1900 employees, or neagy
half of the working force of the pack
ing houses of South Omaha are on
strike.
Mayor Thompson filed in the Cir
cult Court in Chicago five suits for
libel against Chicago newspapers and
individuals totaling $1,350,00O.
Magnus Swenson, food administra-
tor of Wisconsin, acting under orders
from Herbert Hoover, has decreed
one meatless and one wheatless day
each week for that state.
]. Ogden Armour, multimillionaire
packer, says that meat prices will be
reduced only when the buying pub
lie permits the retailer to dispense
with frequent and costly deliveries
and consumers pay their bills prompt
ly."
WASHINGTON
Coal onerators and ninera asked tn
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-06-30
WIESCI z ROSYI.
Piotrogrod, 80. czerwca.

Piotrogrod, 80. czerwca. -
Rad prowizoryczny ustanowi
posuniecie zegarow naprzod {
godzine z dniem 14go lipca -
to dla ekonomii opa}u / oSwietle.
MIA a zuzytkowania swiat}a dzier
uego letnia para.
- Duma ma prywatnem zebra
niu swoich pos}ow postanowila
sic ME rozwiazywac, jak to zaza-
da} ostatnio Kongres Robociarzy
/ Zolnierzy Rosyi; uchwalono, re
Duna, ktora sic glownie przyczy-
Mia do zrzucenia z Rosyi caratu
jarzm, ktora wytworzyla Rad, u
znany przez kraj caly - ME chce
sic usuwac cd wsp6fpracy naro-
dowej i trwac pragnie' ma stano--
wisku - az do czasu, kiedy regu-
larna, legalnie przez Konstytuan-
te ustanowiona reprezentacya ma
rodowa zacznie dziaiac.
- Naczelnik Komisyi Atnery-
kahskiej, p. Root powrocil z mi
nistrem spraw zagranicznych Te-
reszczenka frontow arnii, gdzie
wodzom rosyjskim ziozyf wizyty
i przemawiai do zoinierzy rosyj--
skich, a otrzymai zapewnienia, re
armie rosyjskie wytrwaja ma sta
nowisko i rych}o stana sic zdolne
do dzialania W tel wojnie.
- Minister wojny Kerenskij
zamianowaf Komisye specyalna
dla opracowania projektu mobili-
zacyi w caiym kraju piracy ko-
biet - celem zuyztkowania tych
sii roboczych ma czas wojny.
- Prasa rosyjska wskazuje ma
Swietna szanse atakowania obec-
ME Centralnych - skoro So nacis-
nigel przez Anglik6w, Francuzow
i Wioch6w ma odparcie ich ata-
k6w rosyjskiego frontu zdjeli
masy wojsk; podobno II dywizyi
zabrano ma zachod | do Wloch.
Jezyki brane z linii austryackich
szceg6lnie stwierdzaja,iz zwlasz-
cza Austrya obawia sic SLIME a.
taku rosyjskiego W rychlym CA
sic. ,.. ..