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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Sold a Small Bunch of Stock.

Mike and Ed Griffin, the big stock
men of southeast of Leon, on MONDAY
made a delivery of q few tat cat caattie e
and hogs from their feed iots, seiilnE u
hogs to William Lemon, the Lineville
stockbuyer, and they were shipp.ed
from Biockley. station, the check CIV
en- in payment for them amounting TO to
almost $4,000. The stock was all OF
their own feeding and the next morn, ,
ing they replaced them in the Ieeo @
lot with the same number whlch tney
have @ another bunch ready for mar
ket
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Accident With Ford.

Five boys, Roy Monroe, George
Warrington, Gag McCleary, Mr.. Webp
who works at the Fish farm east OF
town and a Hodges boy from Weldon,
drove to Humeston one evening the
last of the week with Roy's "fliyver.
While coming home, going about l .
miles an hour, one of the bolts hold
ing the bracket of the front wheel on d
worked out and the wheel came OH:
The boys were quite badly spilled on
and the Webb boy was unconscious
for some time and has not yet recoV,
cred The Others received some bad
bruises. Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Mrs. A. II. Mccullough.

Bertha S. Brammer Mccullough
was born in Decatur county, Iowa,
Nov. 3, 1884; died in Dade county
Florida, June 25, 1917.
She was married to A. Il. McCol-
lough, August 12, 1903. Two chill.
dren were born to this union, a girl
now twelve and a boy s, both 81
whom with her husband survive ner-
girl and woman, which is a grea&
Consolation to all who knew her and
to the writer who knew her all her
we mourn the loss of our dear
bertha. but we know that our Grtat
loss is her gain. Amen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Lieutenant c. H. Mitchell.

DR. G. H. Mitchell, of leon, on
sunday received his commission as
first lieutenant in the medlcai corps
nv President Wilson. When war was
declared DR.. Mitchell at once proffer-
cd his services. The commission car
ries with it a salary of $4,000 year
and quarters. DIR. Mitchell is now
waiting for orders to report for active
dutv which may come any day, ana
nothing will be known as to Wnere ne
will be assigned to duty until oroers
arrive
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
,Tis a Sad Tale, Pal.

Just as his train crossed the Iowa
Missouri line one day during the
rush to the southern state for wet
goods, nompous looking stranger
arose and thundered in an authorlIa-
tive voice, "All baggage out IN the
aisle for inspection"
through as many windows and land
ed in the ditch. Then the man walk
ed to the water cooler. took q drink
and smilingly returned to his seat.
He proved to be an ordinary travel
ing man having lot of fun all by
himself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Examinations.

Teachers Uniform County ana ana
Normal Training Examinations will
be held at the High School building
at. Leon, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, July 25, &c and q. A spec
ial eighth grade examination will be
held on Thursday and Friday for
rural pupils who need to complete
their examinations in order to enter
High School this fall
MABEL HORNER,
County superintendent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19

A regular Ford touring car, the
wheels and axles being removed and
regular flange wheels and heavy
axles, came down over the Des
Moines branch with party of Of
ficials Tuesday afternoon on q tour
could Clip along at fifty miles an hour
without any effort and It was much
easier riding than 4 railroad veloci-
|pede. So s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Will Law Corner Stone of New CathO-
lic Church, Wednesday, July %.

Arrangements have been made by
Tafher ] C. Maher for the formal
.iaying of the corner stone of the new
CsthOlic church being erected in this
cffv- on Wednesday afternoon, July
5sfh At Q o'clock. Bishop Bowling,
of Des Moines, will be in charge and
he corner stone win be laid With
/ sfjinr6nriate ceremonies. A cordial 1n-
V3tStidS q SIt6nded to the public to
Attend the ceremonies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19

SPEAKING OF preparedness. . NJ
raska farmer bought A,0V9 gAllona =
in the event Of s.bone dfy' proht1G-
ton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19

|Clarence- Campbell, Van Vert l
Marie Frost, Decate1E :, -.
H6Nasd Baker, RfdeeWAv, Mo. 2
Belya Cook, Eaeleville, Mo. l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19

This Sunday, July 22nd, Leon
Journeys to Osceola for the rub game.
This promises to be real battle as
each team has won a game. Let S
have a good crowd from Leon to help
the bows and encourage them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19

Bases on balls off Butcher /; OF
Marineili 3. Hits off Butcher 5, OF
Marinelli 2. Two base hits, Mcleod
and Gittinger.
Charlton 2 o O o 0 0 0 / So
Leon o 0 0 O. 0 0 l 0 0-1
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Red Cross Notes.

IE Red Cross benefit
base ball game played
between the OsceOla
Travelling Men and the
Leon Business Men
was a success in every
particular, not only did
it furnish a pleasant
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-19
Using a Ford for Railroad Special.

M AOGA AAOAs
County Superintendent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
VIRGINIA CADETS ARE
PRACT|c|yG BASEBALL
many Promising Candidates Report to
Head Coach Gorton for Lexinx-
ton Team.

Lexington, Va. Feb. 25.--The last
FIVE days have marked the opening of
the baseball season for the v. NJ /.
Cadets. Tuesday with it's warm sun
brought out the men for the initial
practice. Head Coach Gortou was
away with the basketball squad. The
diamond was too wet from the recent
rains for use. so the men were put 10
work loosening up the muscles of
their arms. Only the pitchers and
catchers were kept out. these number
ing about twenty.
The team this year will be greatly
handicapped by the loss of so many of
last years stars. The Pitts brothers
have graduated and so shat splendid
battery is lost Jap Millner, the
crack first sacker of the past season.
is also gone for the same reason. The
varsity third baseman. Rogers. is with
the Michigan national guard and is
kept away. The outfeld is also in bad
shape, but 1t is hoped that the first
year men with send out candidates who
will satisfactorily fill all these vacan-
cies. OF the old battery squad Butcher
and Massie are back for the mound and
Fairlamb Is out for the mask job
Leech, a rat" has a good record from
prep school for catching. while See
ley, likewise a new man, is reported
to be good on the mound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
POP GEERS BUSY

Edward r pop) Geers, the grand
old man OF the harness turf. will try
to set "a record for longevity in active
participation for all time. and unless
all signs fail he will succeed. Recent
ly Geers celebrated his sixty-sixth
birthday. and next May he will have
rounded out forty-fve years as an ac-
tive driver. It is his ambition to go
five years more, thus completing half
a century on the track II was feared
when the veteran met with an accident
last season and was badly smashed up
that his racing days were over, but he
made a surprising recovery for a man
OF his years and is now in fine health.
He Ia not only training hard every day
that weather permits. but is rounding
ride.
Geer's sixty-sixth birthday WAS per-
haps more interesting one to him
than any which preceded It. for the
reason that he also celebrated the
first event In which he ever drove A
horse in harness n mile in faster than
two minutes. In the Columbus August
meeting he sent Napoleon Direct over
the distance in 1859 "a. Up to 1915
his best trotting and pacing miles were
2:oi by The Harvester and 400 "a
behind Ess II. Kay. His training sta
bic now contains some of the best har-
ness horses in the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
lYNCH8URG CLUB
ORGANIZES TODAY
Final Arrangements VIII BE Made by
Hin City Owners at Meeting
Today.

LynchburE. Va, Feb. 25.-President
Lawrence II. McWaDe. Of the local
baseball association, has issued a call
for n meeting OF the directors OF the
association in his office Monday Alter
noon at o'clock for the purpose OF
devising means 10 solicit the remain
der of the stock OF the corporation,
some $500 being necessary before
FORMAL organization can be effected
under the charter recently granted by
the state. Before the charter was
granted. about $4,000 in stock was
subscribed. but the rest OF the work
has been left undone on account OF
the campaign for the chamber of
commerce, which has engrossed the
attention OF the business interests of
the city for several weeks.
The original canvass was not a COM
pleie one, many who are expected TO
subscribe literally to the stock as yet
being unsolicited. and IL II thought
/ the $1,000 can easily be secured when
the organized effort is made to place
this stock
The interes, shown by the lovers of
the national pastime seems to indicate
charter Will be only matter of de-
tail to be worked out by the board
of directors.
Those who have the original stock
subscription blanks are requested to
turn them over to Secretary William
T. Mcleod. at the Peoples National
bank. not later than Saturday after
noon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
TWEATY-OAE CONTESTS
BOOKED BY f|SHBURNt
Waynesboro Baseball Outht Has One
of Hardest Baseball Schedules
In Years.

waynesboro, Va. Feb. 25.-The base
ball schedule for Fishburne Military
school team. as announced today. pro-
vides for fourteen games on the home
diamond and seven abroad. Some OF
the fastest prep. school mines In the
state are to be encountered.
While only two of last years men
are available, prospects are bright 10Y
winning aggregation.
The 1917 season opens March % with
the Virginia freshmen at Charlottes-
willie, and closes May 10 with Mas3auut-
ten academy.
The schedule follows:
March 25-University of Virginia
freshmen. at Charlottesville.
March 31--virginia School for Dumb
and Blind thome).
April 4-Miiler school. at Miller
school.
April s-Randolph- Macon academy
thome).
April university of Virginia fresh
men (home).
April s-Greenbriar Presbyterian
school. at Lewisburg.
April l2-Eastern high school
fhome).
April 14-Business high school
(home).
April is-Eastern college thome).
April 2s-Miller school (home).
April 27-Shanandoah Valley acad-
envy thome).
April 30--Augusta Military academy
thome).
May 2-woodberry. at Woodbury..
May 4--Staunton Military academy
at Staunton.
May s-Dalevilie college thome).
May 1l-Shenandoah Valley acade-
my. at Winchester.
May 12-Randolph- Macon academy
at Front Royal.
May l5-Augusta Military academy
at Fort Defiance.
May 1e-Shenandoah Collegiate in
, stitute (home).
-May-fs-s.aaatan- Military school
(home).
May 1a--Massanutten academy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
DUAL TRACK MEETS ARE
ARRANGED BY bAPT|STS
wake Forest Athletes VIII Go IL
Against Those Representing
University Of Virginia.

Especial to The Richmond Virginiano
wake Forest. Feb. 2S.-The sched-
ule for the Wake Forest college track
team. as announced by Manager War
rem, embraces a series of six meets In
addition to the state meet. and Is one
of the heaviest ever arranged.
The new field which was first used
last fall at the interclass meet should
be in excellent condition for the two
meets that will be held on ii this
spring. A. and NJ sends her squad to
wake Forest on March % for the first
engagement of the season. while the
second meet on the local field Will
be with Elon college.
The University of Virginia has Of
fered Manager Warren a meet for April
Is. in Charlottesville, Va. which he
will in all probability accept.
The complete schedule Is as fol-
lows;
March s4--A. and NJ, at Wake For
est
April Trinity. at Durham.
April "a. and NJ. at Raleigh,
April 14-Elon. at Elon.
April l6-University of Virginia. nj
Charlottesville. Va. tpending).
April 23-Elon. at Wake Forest.
April estate meet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
ASHEV|lLE ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT

Announcement Is made of the annual
spring golf tournament at the Ashe-
Vile IN. c. Country club, which viii
be held this year on April II. IL. 10 and
IL The management of the tourna-
ment Is in the hands OF a tournament
committee consisting OF NJ. V Moore,
chairman. J. J. McCloskey. DR.. r. It,
Chesborough and Junius G. Adams.
A qualifying round of eighteen holes
will be played on the first day. either
in the forenoon or afternoon, as en-
tering contestants may desire, The
ninety-six best scores TO qualify, Gold
medal for low qualifying score. Match
play for the following days in six di-
vision OF sixteen each. Trophies will
be awarded 20 winner, runner-up and
consolation winner in each division,
The Asheville Country clubs course
is one of the best in the country. with
splendid farways. well trapped, and
with finely kept grass greens. Being a
Southern course. playing conditions in
April are perfect, and a large entry
list Is looked for. Entries may be
made to the secretary of the cIup up
to but not later than Tuesday. April
10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
MANY DODGERS HAVE
SIGNED CONTRACTS
Ebbets Declares That Twenty-Five
Have Affixed Their Signatures
to Documents.

Brooklyn. Feb. 25.--Charles Ebbets
has been one of the busiest magnates
in the major leagues during the past
two weeks. Not so long ago Ebbets
was reported as having a good deal
OF trouble in signing his men. Nari-
Gus players gave out statements which
led to the supposition that whole
sale slashing of salaries was being
made.
Just to contradict this impression
Mr. Ebbets yesterday divulged the in
formation that he had signed twenty
two of his players and that he had
Just received word that another had
signifed his willingness TO accept his
contract
Those who have been reported AS
signing are Appleton. Galore, Cheney.
Coombs. Dell. During. Mails and Mar
guard. pitchers; Miller. Snyder and j.
T. Meyers. catchers; Adams. Daubert,
Fabrique. Getz. Malone and Smyth, In
felders. and Hickman. Johnston. Mer-
kle and II. Meyers. outfielders. The
head of the Dodgers also said that he
had been informed that Cutshaw would
sign his contract.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
WLADEK ZBYSZKO MAKING
GREAT SHOWING ON MAT

boxing. / must differ from his opin-
ion.
Il will not say that the elite Of
F1fth avenue Is attracted to every fiv
night clue to witness boxing matches
But certainly at the Willard Mora n
ringside there were represented the
wealthy and social set of New York
great many came from out OF town
especially to attend that bout at Madi-
son Square garden. The society ed
itors were buster than the sporting
to go back over the files Of the New
York newspapers to learn that a rem
resentation OF the best citizens in the
city attended that match, and Win
undoubtedly attend any big fistic At !
traction that Is held here. 1t Il we'll
to remember, too, that many vere
accompanied by ladies at the Willard /
Moran bout.
'The present-day boxer is a clean.
living youth. The same can be said
OF the managers and promoters.
game. The competition In the boxin :
game makes 1t necessary for boxer.
manager and promoter to follow GER
tain rigid rules of living.
The fatality in the ring at Albany
must be deplored. We are all sorry.
/ But II is no more than happens in
football. racing and other sports, as
we'll as In any circus, many times
during any year. As for the show
continuing on. ! have seen death visit
the football field and the game was
not stopped. have seen jockeys
killed In races and the next race
called on time. and saw q crack
circus rider killed at Madison Square,
and not only did the show continue,
but the mans wife continued II hog
lAne q the elesp ~ the ahpW.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
SUTTON C0RRAllEO BY /
CHRISTIE MA1AEWS0M
"Old Scout" Has Been Engaged ny Mat
IL to Dig Up Some Promising
Material

Newark. N. j.. Feb. 25.-Piace your
bets on Cincinnati
Manager Christie Mathewson. of the
Reds. Is going after the National
league pennant and has engaged "Old
Scout" Larry Sutton to dig up prom
Matty Is getting to be quite a mixer
since he became manager. He was
around with magnates. players and
fans at the National league meeting
In New York, wearing q pearl-colored
velour hat that has been voted tho
finest bit Of headgear displayed at the
annual gathering of the moguis.
The great Matty Is anxious to give
Cincinnati winner. He and Sutton
discussed baseball for three days. and
Matty secured Sutton to comb the
bushes for the Reds.
Sutton IL one of the best-known
baseball scouts in the country. Last
season Larry was in the employ of the
Detroit Tigers. The Newarker. since
leaving the employ of the Brooklyn
Superbas. has been anxious to hook up
with some team that needed players.
Now that he has signed up with Gin
cinnati. Larry Is in his glory. 1t Is
we'll known that the Reds need prom
Using young players. and Sutton viii
devote his time In roaming over the
country In search of budding stars.
Larry has been In baseball for thir-
ty-seven years. He has been In the
game as player. manager. umpire. own
er and scout. His most popular find
was Jake Daubert. whom he picked up
for Brooklyn. He also discovered John
Dots Miller for Pittsburg. and practi-
cally every member of the Brooklyn
team who took part In the worlds Sc
ries last fall was secured by the scout.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
MANY CHILDREN ARE
GIVEN FREE TREATMENT

The Memorial hospital has renewed
for this session its generous agree
ment with the Richmond public
schools, under which 1t operates on
and treats free OF charge all children
with tonsilitis and adenoid trouble
who are sent to the hospital by the
public school nurses.
During the last two school sessions
the Memorial hospital has treated
under this agreement 210 school chill
dren from the public schools. white
and colored.
About a year ago the nurses in the
public schools of Richmond made ap-
plication to the hospital authorities
for charity treatment OF children In
the public schools who were suffering
from these two diseases. The hos
pital recognized it's obligation to the
public by cordially asserting TO the
request and since that time the best
facilities of the hospital and its stan
have been at the service Of public
school children whose tonsils or ade-
noids need attention.
Under this agreement children sent
to the hospital by the public school
nurses are given every medical at
tention. They are operated upon by
the visiting physicians OF the Memo
rial whose regular fee for this OPP
GRAFTON is quite large. They are KEEP,
overnight, and In many cases given
the services Of a special nurse and
have administered to them expensive
drugs All Of this Is at no charge
to the little patients. These cases are
received at the hospital on Fridays OF
eaci, week. and the number treated
on those days usually runs from al,
TO eight.
In view of the great variety Of
troubles which are now ascribed By
the medical profession to diseased
tonsils and adenoids. this feature oil
THE Memorial hospitals work In Rich.
mond IL particularly Interesting. Thai
public school nurses have expressed
their appreciation 0f the hoapital'l
$3.50 = I. s ~ ~ Z 7! = ~. =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
RAY CALDWELL HAS
DISAPPEARED AGAIN
Yankees Elongated Pitcher Has van
imhea From Face of the Base
ball Earth.

Atlanta. Ga, Feb. 25,--Ray Caldwell.
Yankee uitcher, sometimes known as
"the human silver" has vanished from
the face of the baseball earth. 1t Is
most mysterious.
II Ia almost as mysterious as Bar
nev Drevfuss accent or the meaning
of one of John X Tener's speeches,
which are among the darkest myster-
les of the pastine.
Once since he was suspended In 81
Louie last summer has Caldwell been
seen by any one connected with the
Yankees On that occasion he wan
dered into the New York office of the
club seeking reinstatement.
He walked right In and he turned
around and he walked right out again.
He kept going until he was beyond the
range Of the telegraph and rural free
delivery
A deep silence came on and EMBODIED
him around and about. The winter
months obIiterated his foot tracks. In
the twinkIing of single cold spell.
the '1iving hair pin disappeared. Now
the Yankee management la unable to
pick up his trail again.
He was supposed 10 have gone to
his home In Salamanca. in New YORK
state. Letters sent there by registered
mail were receipted by Mrs. Caldwell.
but never a word OF her spouse.
He was ordered to report In New
York Saturday TO leave for the Tank
training camp at Macon. Ga. with
spare delegation which is now In At
lanta. en- route to Macon. He failed
to appear. His whereabouts Is un-
known.
Caldwell has a contract with the
Yanks which runs another year at
$4,000 per year. He is one of the
highest salaried pitchers In the game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
4 .NORIX AND SHkWkty
ARE FIRST TO ARRIVE
and In said TO be I'm Great Con-
dftion This Year.

Macon, Ga, Feb 25.-The first two
members OF the Yankee baseball clan
to land In Macon for spring training
also whatever military exercises that
will be inserted into the period--are
Bob Shawkey. one Of Donovan's pitch
ing staff. and Tim Hendryx. the young
outfielder, who was in the minors most
OF 1915, but rejoined the Yanks late in
the season. Shawkey has been here
for more than a week awaiting the
arrival of hts bosses. He has beeh
passing the time golfing and shooting
and is In excellent trim for his outdoor
work
when Manager Donovan and Cap
tain Huston. arrive here win the'r
first squad of players they Will be
pleased to see that Hendryx is vastly
tighter than when he reported year
ago Too much weight handicapped
him last year but he has taken OF
twenty pounds, and is At as can be.
Hendrix IL also a golf fan and TO
his GOLF and his labors on his Louisiana
farm this winter he attributes the re-
duction of weight. He has never been
In as good condition before. Hendryx
batted Justify for the Yankees toward
the fag end of last season and appears
to be much speedier this year.
The drill of the first squad VIII begin
on Monday and after much toll Phtl
Schenk, the New York clubs ground
keeper. has the diamond ready. There
has been lot or rain here and two to
three DAYS of sunshine are needed 10
dry out the field. There was sort
OF circus or carnival on the grounds
this winter and Schenk found the place
much disheveled when he arrived He
has been busy removing confetti and
other debris. but now has the place
quite presentable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
|ORGAK|z D BASEBALL
NOT TO COMPROMISE

Garry Hermann, chairman of the
national commission. today fatty de-
MED the reports that negotiations are
pending for a settlement out OF court
Of the suit instituted by the Baltimore
club OF the now dead Federal league
against organized baseball.
The denial was made in such con-
vincing way that not a shred was left
Of the rumor which was floating about
that compromise has been effected
by which organized baseball would pay
$4,000 to the Baltimore club and so
settle the controversy without it COM
ing to trial.
when the Federal league was dis
solved year ago and peace was re-
stored in the great national game. the
Baltimore club refused to abide by the
terms of settlement and brought suit
against organized baseball for 100000.
The action has been pending since in
the federal courts. and Is now set for
trial in April. having recently been
postponed from this month.