The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-27
Will HAVE FARM AGENT

will HAVE FARM AGENT
ever 200 Members Secured and De-
catur County will Employ .
Farm Agent for 1915.
county agent for Decatur county
is now assured. The work was, in
charge of Fred Woolley, Of Garden
Grove, who has done good and faith
full work in the matter. The law
requires that at least 200 actual
farmers join the organization and
pay $500 per year dues, and up tC
Monday 200 men had signed up:
The money raised from the annual
penses of the county agent and Of
flee expense, and the government
will pay the salary of the agent up
to $1,SOO a year. A meeting will
be held at the court house in Leon
on Saturday, Dec. 20, 1917, at /
O'Clock. at which the members will
perfect the organization and ar
though the minimum number OF
members has been secured the work
will be pushed right along to secure
additional members, as the sm0re
members there are the stronger the
organization. Let everyone boost
the movement, and we will guaran-
tee after it is tried for one year.
there will be no thought of not con-
The following is list Of the farm
ers in each township who have al
ready signed:
Morgan Township-George Ham
lin. G.. w. Barr, H. E. CoZad, H. r.
Perkins.
New Buda Township-John F.
Long Greek Township-G. 3.
Eden Town h p-Manchester
Bros, L. H. Durell. Fred L. Hurley,
J. w. Frost, w. NJ. Frost, e. A. Mer-
ritt, J. B. Dale, Frank Chastain, J.
w. Walton, James, Hazlet, Dennis
Daughton, Harl Williamson, o. H.
Reynolds.
m bsfat n Fesset1ns FSxasa5eA John F. R9%fsg e3sfsy
Loran Tullis, T. a; Sutherland, c.
Hurst, L. F. Euritt, Charles Shell,
Fred Woodard. Clyde >Imhoff.
Leon Township. D. Brown, Ed
E: Sharp, J; R; Bowsher, James F.
Harvey. p 6 MoGrGe, Ell T. steWart
-Asbach, r. r. Jones.
Bloomington Township-H. e.
Murray. Irwin L. Battle, c.. T.
Rhodes, Roy Noftsger. W. T. SAILS
man, George v. Brown, David r.
Stevenson, A. M. Hickman, William
Martin, James H. Martin, Charles r.
Piercy, R. A. Ballantyne, John
Evans.
SON. aye'a r. f. s%th. John stalberg' anae5
?. Haas, G. D. Briggs, T. J.. Smith
e. Badhamg' dMhiagordMsn " HariB Blair, linst'h Henry "
Knestner, e. H. Derry, O. Ellison,
Jacob Cole, J.. A. Martin. A. ]. Var;
rinlggton, y. A; Hopkins. Edward
MsIa wilson ) M5s stecksi L. n JRR%'sHn RaH Dillon q q
w Wv ". H Pitii1, .eJe John T #. Micke!son,, Nj on,
". H. Clum, w. C. Hollen, Ora
Teale, J. E. Anderson, H. w. Teale,
H. F, Yost, James ]. johnson, G.. +.
Smith.
. Grand River Township-R. l..
Fear, w. H. Campbell, Asburv
Gard, G, a d., Frank Bryant, Elba shew-
Richland Township-F. s. Bone,
81. w. Burkhart, A. r. Switzer, A. NJ.
SRlaY tdn, l. i j. Johnson. be9ner5 John Hufi. fifpsn
Center Township. 3. Stone, w.
H. Snyder, S.. l.. Jordan. M. F.
Springer. P. c. Morgan, F. A. Gar
her, ]. G. Long, c. B. Ryan, C. NJ.
Axes, 4; G; George, R; n: Garner q;
Leeper. Housh and Painter, j. W.
Wasson, J. Leon Leeper, w. Fl. Oar
High Point Township-C. P. Bart
lett, W. A. Edwards, l.. w. Snow
den, E. NJ. Arnold. r. VI. Chase, r.
c. Fulton, n. l.. Chase, A. NJ. Stew
ems, Fred Morris, A. Fl. Aten, Ben
y UWo11lley; Fl Fred y Woolley, s: P. - Wiley W. =,
4. Northrup, % ". G. Cartwright, n. n
II. Parsons, Marion Bremen. B. f.
Aten, ]. w. Wagner, M. e. Skinner,
G.. w. Smith, John Konklfn, l.. r.
Franklin Township-H. E. sar-
gent, Elgert r. White. A. H. Meter,
?. Q. Evans; J. H. Nish; J F: WoT- !,
Fisher, j. G. Overholtzer, Ira F.
Price, P. F. Lantz, c. NJ. Kline. L.
Garden Grove Township-H. G.
Arnold, J. F. Gill, C. D. Mallette, H.
G.. Lovett, F. B. Bowman, J. o Nc
Kibben, Downing Shaw, j. R. Brown,
Maurice Brown, E. w. Gaunt, G.. G.
Mcclure. A. G.. Paker, w. T. Wat
Fers, Clarence Hedges, B. s.. Miller,
Walter Quayle, w. S. McCaull, p. S.
Buffum. o. w Davis. O. J. Hughes
w. G. Barbour, G. e. Meter, e. N
Hedlund, Fl. H. Young, 6. M: War
rington, Fred Judd, o. c. Jordan
Nels p. johnson, H. L. NorthruD
John E. Vail W., J. Williams. G. S.
Stearns. J.SL. Phipps.
Woodland Tow ip-C. p
Browning, w. A. Williams, Okla
Beavers, E. M. Patton, r. P. Coontz
Dye, John McClain, A. Perkins, E.