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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
HOWELL ITEMS.

, w. w. Radford and G. w. Sallee
have returned from Frankfort where
they attended the road commission.
Miss Nora Dixon has returned from
Louisville, where she spent several
days buying spring goods.
Osborne Radford is quite sick with
measles.
Prof. L. j. Mckinley and Miss
Frances Lander spent the weekend
in Hopkinsville.
o. M. Wilson spent couple OF
DAYS in Hopkinsville last week with
j. S. Quarles. r' -.er-
Miss Cordelia Cress has returned
to her home at Fidelia, after weeks
visit to Miss Bertha Clardy. -
Miss Mary Fox Clardy is home
from Murfreesboro for few days.
Miss Alice Coleman, OF Gracey,
spent couple of days last week with
T. F. Cla7dy and family.
DR.. w. A. Haynes was called to his
niece, Miss Maude Meacham, last
week at Dotsonville, Tenn, who was
suffering from an attack of appendi-
Otis.
Miss Sarah Whitaker Clardy and
Walker CARROT spent the weekend
at their homes at Bell
James Mcknight, of Hopkinsvilie.
spent the weekend with friends in
Howell.
Mrs. Will Major has returned to
Lebanon, Tenn, after visit to her
mother, Mrs. L. A. Giles.
The family of Jim Lttlefeld is re-
ported as doing as well as could be
expected. Nearly every member OF
said family has measles.
CYNTHIA and Lillian Garnett are able
to be back in school after having
measles and mumps.
Louise Gregory and Lowry Cald'
well are out of school on account Of
Inumps. AN
Mrs. w. w. Radford was hostess Of
the Rock Club on Friday afternoon
Progressive Rock was played and de-
liphtful refreshments were served t.
Mesdames C. L. Morgan. 7. F. Clar
dy, Forrest Giles. w. A. Haynes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08

Misses R. E. Coleman, Crit Mcknight
Cordelia Cross, Bertha Clardy, Mary
Quarles, Alice Coleman; Messrs c. l..
Morgan and Forrest Giles.
Mrs. Lula A. Giles entertained a
few friends Thursday in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Giles, who were
married in Nashville Wednesday.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. R.
E. Coleman and. Miss Coleman, Mr..
and Mrs. T. F. Clardy, DR.. and Mrs.
E. 7. Gates.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
Trees Used for clsterns.

Among the most curious of trees Is
the gigantic baobab, which fourishes
In central Africa, the trunk of which
sometimes attains n diameter of 40
feet, according to the Los Angeles
Times. This trunk serves as a natural
eistern, retaining rain water in large
quantities in a cavity formed ut the
top. The Arabs artlficially hollow
out the trunks Of large baobabs and
I'LL them with water during the pre-
valence of rain as u provision against
the dry season. These cisterns are in
many cases 20 feet in height and eight
or ten feet in diameter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
Coil Combine Caught.

A Federal grand jury in New York
returned indictments against llS cor
pDrationS and seventy-one individuals
for participation III an alleged coal
combine. Tne firms and men involv-
ed operate in the West Virginia and
Virginia fields. Profits OF more than
$38, 100000 are said to have been
made by fixing coal prices
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08

Cape extractors lOc., this Office
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
REGISTERED NURSES.

Following is a list Of the registered
nurses in Hopkinsville, not including
several in the Jennie Stuart Hospit
Training School, not yet full grad
yates:
Mrs. Beatrice Allison,
Mrs. Julia Elliott Brennan,
Mrs. Hanora Fl. McCarten,
Miss Johnnie Brasher,
q Miss Lillian Hamby
Miss Dell Handley,,
Miss pansy Jenkins.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
British Successes.

Around Arras and near Ginchy
British troops have carried out more
successful raids, inflicting many cas-
ualties upon the Germans. Aerial
activity along the French line has
been marked, six German machines
having been brought down Sunday
and eight others forced to descend
damaged. Operations are impeded
in Russia by cold weather.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
Trouble For Bern.

Dispatches state that Berlin has
sent wireless dispatches to former
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, now re-
turning to Germany, asking him to
explain how. the Zimmerman note
regarding Mexico and Japan came to
be diyulged. la. So. ,S't. ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
Death Claims Bride.

The bridal gown which Miss Mag
dalene Chingry, aged seventeen, of
Homestead, Pa, was to have worn at
her marriage to Paul Terick was her
burial robe instead. She died in a
hospital of injuries received while
making final arrangements for her
wedding. A runaway team knocked
her over bluff.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
Compensation Laws.

The first compulsory workmen's
compensation, or industrial insurance
law-that of Washington State-to
come before the Supreme Court, was
Tuesday upheld as constitutional, as
was similar law of New York and a
voluntary compensation law Of Iowa.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08

The steamer Knight Companion ar
irving at New Orleans reported the
sinking of German submarine that
attacked her at sea, the second shot
killing her at $500 yards. Z
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
FREAKS OF A TORNADO
Storm Which Destroyed fine Barn
of Bud Sims Last Week Did
Some Very Queer Things.

We drove out to the farm OF Bud
Sims, five miles southeast OF Leon
Sunday and view the ruins OF his tlne
barn, which was destroyed by a tor
nado about half past eight on Mon
day evening of last week. The tor
did not do much damage until the
Sims place was reached. Here II
Just missed his fine residence, took
tlI> wheel Off the windmill Just a
few feet from the house, and left IT
hanging on the top of the tower, then
struck his workshop, moved 1t east
four feet, and jumped to ms pig
THIS barn was 40x6O feet, and was
50 feet high. 1t had cement foun,,
dation and floor. and was framed
from native lumber, but the wind
broke 6X6 oak posts square OIL, as
well as breaking some OF the large
timhers. There We're head of horses
in the barn at the time, but when Mr..
left of it, all the horses We're cut
size except one OF his fine stations,
which was in box stall, and the
korsc was pretty badly frightened
Nh Sims had to get his brother .iohn
to ccmt and assist him in removing
the horse. None OF the horses we're
even scratched. The path of the tor
feet wide, and as it passed on north
east it destroyed considerable timber
for distance of more than a mile.
The big cupola on top OF the barn fell
to the north. and the glass in 1t was
not broken except that stick was
pushed through two Of them. Just
west OF the barn a lumber wagon was
not moved, bat heavy sled was was
picked up and blown two hundred
feet away On the west side OF the
barn in one place a 6X6 oak corner
post was twisted an to pieces, and
right beside ii three soft pine boards
were left standing alone, and the
nails were not even pulled from the
bottom of them. me second story of
the barn was torn away and blown TO
the north, but the first story remain
foundation about a foot, although
held by many big bolts set in the ce-
ment foundation.
This barn was built entirely by Mr..
oimms, who spent four years COM
pleting it, the interior being fitted
up in elaborate shape for conyen-
ience in feeding and comfort OF his
horses. He estimates that the barn
cost him over So 600 and ne has 81
600 insurance on it
Many freaks of the wind We're Wis
ible about the barn and big door
from sned was picked uD and nail
ed tight against an adjoining shed,
1t was Buds first experience with a
TORNADO, and he does not want to
have any more. He was sitting in the
house reading when the storm struck
the house which shook all over, but
was not damaged in the least al
though Bud insists that the paper
which lie was reading was shaken out
of his hand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
"A Dirty Trick,
date

Last Thursday night some mis-
creant visited about twentv private
residences and tore down the flags
that were left on porches and other
places about the premises. They also
took the flag from the staff over the
town hall and the one from the post
Office building. While we are not in
possession of the proof, circum-
stances point to two young men tnat
have since left town. We dislike very
much to connect anyone with such a
dastardly deed as this, especially at
time when the American flag means
so much not only to the people of the
United States but to all people who
love liberty and Justice and hate law
lessness in any and all forms. This
matter is being investigated and il
evidence sufficient is secured the
guilty parties will undoubtedly be
taught a lesson in respect and patri-
otism.-Lamoni Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
Perkins-COrnett.

The marriage of Miss Margaret o.
Perkins to Merle G. Cornett took
place at Des Moines, Iowa, Friday.
June !, 1917. The bride is the
charming and accomplished daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Perkins Of
Morgan townhsip. Decatur county,
Iowa, and for the past several years
one of Decatur countys most sue
cessful school teachers and during
the past year has been teaching in
the public school of Pleasanton, the
home of her husband. The groom is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cor
nett of Pleasanton and is a bright,
young business man and is engaged
in the hardware business with his
father at the present time. The new
ly weds arrived at Linevilln from Des
Moines Saturday afternoon and were
met here by the brides father and
other relatives and friends, but inn
mediately departed for the home of
the brides parents in Morgan town.
ship, where they visited for short
while, afterwards going to Pleasan-
ton, where they will reside and where
they will be at home to their friends.
The young couple are very popu-s
lar among the younger set at Pleas
anton, this place, and the neighbOr-s
hood west of Lineville, where they
have many friends and acquaintances
who join with us in extending to the
young couple best wishes for a long,
happy and prosperous life together.
-LinevIlle Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
Decatur County Y. Nj. G. A. War
Work.

Among the many things claiming
our interest III these strenuous times,
nothing stands out more prominently
than the army work Of the Y: NJ. G.
A. organized as it is to care for the
moral and spiritual welfare OF our
boys as they are called to serve their
country. They are going from our
toWRs and our homes and we are con-
cerned that amid the temptations of
army life, they be surrounded by
those influences that are ele"atin 3
and uplifting.
Decatur county is being asked for
$4,000 as its share of a state fund
OF S1l5, 900. This is part OF a ma
tional fund of $3,500.0O0 now being
raised for this purpose.
A million men will soon be called
to TIE colors. To servee these men the
Y. Nj. c. A will erect two hundred
buildings 40X120 feet, with five sec
retaries in charge of each building,
writing material, magazines, books,
piano, victrola, moving picture ma
chine, lectures, concerts, entertain
ments, clean living talks, Bible class
es, religious meetings, etc, will all
be found in these buildings and all
will help to combat the evils Of camp
life.
Most Of the counties in Iowa have
already raised the amount asked Of
them for this splendid work, and in
many instances have over subscribed.
Decatur county is going to measure
up to its opportunity in this matter
1nis is work so important that ev-
erybody will want to help. A County
Committee has been organized and
much work already done Have You
Done Your Bit? If not, please send
just as generous a subscription as
you can to E. G.. Monroe. Exchange
National Bank, Leon, Iowa, who is
treasurer for Decatur county. Don't
Wait! TO t. Now. is a good motto
at this time
Monday. June 18th, is Campaign
Day and the entire fund should be in
the hands of the treasurer on that
date
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
A New Law Firm.

After September lst there will be
a new law firm in Leon, McGinnis 4
McGinnis, when nalph A; McGinnis
will become associated with his faith
er. V. r. McGinnis, in the general
practice of law in this city. Ralph
graduated from the law department
at the University Of Michigan at Ann
Arbor, this spring, and last week
went to Des Moines and passed the
Iowa bar examination, with a very
creditable marking. Until Sept. 1st
he will be engaged in the work of
platform manager with the Lincoln
Chautauqua System with which he
has worked for several seasons, his
territory this summer being in Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
V. K. McGinnis enjoys a law prac-
tice second to none in southern Iowa,
extending over several of the ad
Joining counties, and he has all the
business he can care for and more,
and has been anXiously awaiting the
time when his son could be associat-
ed with him and relieve him of part
of the work. Mr.. McGinnis is consid-
cred one of the very best attorneys in
the state of Iowa, and Ralph is a
bright young man, full of energy,
and fine speaker and good student.
He graduated couple of years ago
from the State University at Iowa
City, and then completed his law
course at the University of Michigan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
a PROCLAMATION.

To the People OF iowa:
In accordance with the Proclama-
ton ISSUED by the, President OF these
United States, l hereby direct your
attention to
Red Cross Week, June 18th to 25th.
The American Red Gross is in need
of 100000, 900 to carry on tnis
work, and Iowa must do her share.
The Red Gross War Council has ask
ed me, as Governor OF Iowa, to take
charge of raising funds in this state.
have therefore arranged thai, the
Defense and the Red Cross Chapters
should carry on the work OF soliciting
in their respective 10
calities, and have secured the ser
vices of Professor %. A. kllngaman
of the State University and De. A. n.
Kepford of the Board OF Control as
managers Of the campaign.
! call upon you, the peopie OF 1nls
in the spirit of patriotic sacrifice for
the support and maintenance OF this
great work Of manltarlanlsm;;
American boys are at the froEt and
we must not let them suffa, on ac-
count OF inaction on our part,
IN behalf Of those malins tie car
vass, | earnestly besneak the COOP
GRAFTON of the citizens in every Walh
CT .lle, to the end that the response
will be commensurate with the con-
spieuous position Iowa has thus far
occupied in every movement wherein
her patriotic loyalty has been put to
the test.
Therefore, by virtue Of the author
itv vested in me as Governor OF the
of Iowa, hereby
designate the period OF June Sth 70
18TH, inclusive. as Red Cross Week,
and urge your generous observance
In Testimony Whereof, | have
hereunto set my hand and caused to
be affixed the great seal OF the state.
Done at Des Moines, TINS thirteenth
day of June 1871: o
BY the Governor:
w S. Allan. Secretary OF State.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
DIVIDE QuayIe.

Clyde Quayle died of pneumonia on
Friday, June Sth, about z clock at
night.
Last winter he had very serious
illness of several months. From this,
he seemed to recover, and began the
farm work this spring with -llis Gus,
tomary energy Then his Strength
began to fail; he spent five days in
beu, and life suddenly ceased.
Clyde Quayle was born Sept. A.
1881, 55 years ago. He grew to
manhood in Decatur county, but NOV
Miss Arta Blount, on August II,
1909. They have one little daughter,
Elizabeth May. For the past year
they have kept house for his father
and he has cultivated his farm.
Clyde was the youngest Of the fam
lily, his five brothers and sisters be-
ing older than he. They We're all
ter: Will Quayle and wife of Mon
Thomas. William, Charles, ri Waiter,
and mrs. F. Boyington of Franklin
township, Mrs. Rlount, the mother of
Mrs. Quayle, and her brother, Dewitt
Blount Be; are here from Torrington.
Blount came from Alexis, Illinois.
He was baptized as d member of
the Disciples Church eight years ago.
During the past year he and his
family have been regular attendants
at the White Oak Sunday school. Her
was the president OF the Christian
Endeavor Society, and member of
the board of education.
All esteemed him as kindly, well
poised man. All will miss him great
ly
To his wife, and aged father and
little daughter and to the other rela-
tives, the sympathy of the commune
ity is extended.
The funeral services We're at the
home and were conducted by Rev. III.
G. Barr, minister of the Disciples
church at Weldon, and Rev. F. A.
Heller, presbyterian minister of Car
den Grove. The burial was in the
Garden Grove cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
THE NEW THEATRE.
Prices Are > and 10 Cents for Entire
Week, With Matinee Every Day
at 3 O'Clock

The New Theatre has booked an
exceptionally good program for, every
day the coming week, and for the en-
tire week the prices will be but 5 and
10 cents, with a matinee every day
at 3 o'clock This is making popular
prices, as the program embraces
stars which are seldom shown at
these prices.
Today, Thursday, June 14th, the
popular star William Farnum ap-
pears in Fighting Blood" one of his
best pictures, and Farnum is the peer
Of any of the great movie actors.
Friday, the five act morality play,
The Valley of Decision featuring
Richard Bennett and Adrienne Morri-
wisdom. 1t is one of the most pre-
tentious dramatic offerings in which
these talented actors have appeared.
Saturday, the big varied program,
Shorty Hamilton in '''Shorty Lands a
Master Crook the Vogue comedy.
"Fickle All Around and the inter
esting late Mutual Weekly of current
events, making an exceptionally
strong program.
Monday, June 18th, the great
Brady World Made picture, The
Man Who Stood Still, featuring Lew
Fields and Doris Kenyon. Lew Fields
is one of the most picturesque figures
on the stage or before the camera,
and made national reputation as a
n.enber L. the Weber 4 Field team.
lii one scene you laugh until Ii he
comes painful, only to find your
laughter blending into tears, when,
behold, there is another laugh COM
ing.
Tuesday, June 18th, Art Dramas
present Edith Hallor, Leslie Austen
and Kirke Brown in "A Man and a
Woman adapted from the French
novel "Nantas," by Emile. Zola. The
play is written in Zola's most fasci-
mating style and is rich in strong
dramatic situations.
Wednesday, June goth, Charlotte
Walker appears in another of The
ing, '>sloth. and like tie preceding
pictures it is a great production. This
series is meeting with great favor.
This week Vyphoon Fan is being
installed at the New Theatre. which
changes the air in the theatre once
every minute, insuring the comfort
and health of the patrons of this pop
tlar theatre, and they Will appreciate
the new fan. There is nothing better
manufactured that the TyNhoon Fan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
AT THE IDLE HOUR.
Charley Chaplin, Marguerite Clark,
Cleo Ridgely, Lillian Walker,
Mary PicllfOrd All APP
pear Coming Week.

Marguerite Clark comes to the
Idle Hour theatre tomorrow, Fri
dav, June 10, in the Paramount fea-
ture, Out of the Drifts This is
it will without doubt attract good
sized audiences. Matinee at three
o'clock at which the admission will
be and 10 cents. The first night
show starts at 1880 Prices of ad-
mission at night 10 and Is cents.
Charlie Chaplin, the famous COM
edian, comes to the Idle Hour satqr-
latest and funniest picture, The
Rink 1t is scream all the way
through and it is pronounced by all
as the greatest comedy he has yet
produced. This is Mutual Chaplin
comedy made under Cnaplin's con-
ton whereby he receives. $4,000
for one years work. Matinee at
; o'clock and the first night show at
the usual hour. Admission 5 and 10
cents to all shows, both afternoon
and night. Remember the date next
Saturday, June 10th,
Walaee all &c; Reid d and and Cleo + Ridgely gely
Hour next Monday, June 18th, in
"The Love Mask This is a Para
mount production OF excellence and
is attracting large and well pleased
audiences wherever SHOWN. wal
lace Reid and Cleo Ridgely are pop
ular with Idle Hour patrons and this
picture Will measure up to the fond
est expectations. Prices both mat
inee and night ) and o cents.
Lillian Walker comes to the Idle
Hour Wednesday, June goth in the
Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature
Dollars and the Law. This beau
tiful acCress does most remarkable
work in this splendid production and
it is cone OF the biggest hits of the
year No matinee on Wednesday.
Prices of admission at all evening
shows will be . and 10 cents. This
is splendid picture Leon people
are familiar with Nitagraph Blue
Ribbon standards and know they
are always good.
! Tuesday, June 18Th, the Idle Hour
presents, the bug super feature, Mary
Pickford in the new Aircraft prOduc-
woods" This is Mary Pickford's
latest picture and has just recently
been released. il is not of the ordi-
nary type of feature but is a super
feature that is being shown in most
all cities at admission prices of 25
cents. The admission price has been
placed at o and . cents both matt
nee and night
Every Thursday. Mrs. Vernon Cas-
tie, the best known woman in Ameri-
ca, in ''Patria," the most remark
able serial picture yet produced.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

Capt A. A. jerks has been reap
pointed by the governor as one OF the
steamboat inspectors of the state OF
Iowa.
After an absence of several years
the belled buZzard has again made
its appearance in the vicinity OF
Lineville.
Mr.. S. S. Horner, o. Decatur City,
and Miss Hortense Dilsaver wele
married at the home OF the brides
mother III Leon yesterday, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. Doug
lass, of Davis City. They will go to
housekeeping at Decatur City, where
Mr.. Horner is a member Of the firm
of Lake & HorIer.
Rachel Wasson, in Morgan township,
occurred the marriage of Miss Viola
Wasson to Mr.. Charles II. Edwards,
Of Leon, large number OF frlends
being present to witness the cere-
mony. The young couple have taken
rooms at the home OF Mrs. f. +.
Thompson in this city for the pres
lent.
Marriage licenses issued during
the week were as follows:
Scott Jones 3S to Mamie Euritt
80.
Henry Binning jr. % to Millie
Maud Chapman l6
Charles Fl. Edwards a to Viola
Wasson "a.
S, S. Horner, 2G to Hortense Dill
|saXer q.
~1'he Burlington depot was destroy
ed by fire at l o'clock this morning
and not thing was saved from the
building, all the tickets, books, ana
considerable freight being destroyed.
The fire is supposed to have been
started by parties who were robblng
| the depot.
f. Varga returned from his trip to
the Pacific coast Monday. He was
absent for five weeks and visited
many points of interest, meeting a
Number of former Leon people III the
west
G. A. Hamilton and Marion Oney
went to Colfax yesterday to spend a
few days at the mineral springs at
tuat place.
AIRS. Jennie Haskell and daughter,
Miss Hattie, departed Monday for
Salem, Iowa, where they will spend
the summer with relatives
Miss Hattie Hill, Of Webster City,
arrived last SATURDAY for an extend
ed visit with her sister, lurs. r. i.
Clark.
The annual X. of P. Decoration
day was observed by Hesperia Lodge
No. SO last Sunday, special trains
bringing a large number of knights
from bethany and Gainesville. Mo,
there being between 600 and 700
passengers on the two trains. The
graves of the three knights buried in
the Leon cemetery, James Goen. W.
A. Brown and A. e. Chase We're deco
rated with appropriate ceremonies.