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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
G.. s. Runley Finances a Contest fol
Boys and Girls Of Decatur
County.

Mr.. Rumley proposes to !. furnish
three ears of corn to- each ~ OF 9
boys under 81 years old. The corn
is first class seed corn and Is 10 s os
planted and tended by the boy and
a bushel to be picked out and
brought to Leon some day in last
week of October to be judged on.
The best bushel to receive prize
of $500; End, $500, and 3rd 100;
The 33 girls below the age Of lS
are to receive enough material to
bake two loaves of bread, one dozen
cookies and one dozen doughnuts,
and exhibit the same time as the
corn, and first prize to have 5000;
End, $500, and 3rd,. $1.O0.
The conditions Of above to be that
all corn that is shown and all bread,
cookies and doughnuts to be sold
and proceeds to go to local Red
about how to get this will be given
later or apply to E. G. Monroe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
NEXT CALL on ffB. IS
Remaining Men of First Quota will
be Placed Ia Second Draft, aad
Called About February l5.

No formal call for men for mill
tary service will be made before
Feb. Is, according to a telegraphlc
communication received ThArsday
Provost. Marshal General Irowder.
OF the first draft period there are
still 54 per cent of the men listed
in the first contingent who were not
called. It. is the expectation Of the
officials of the adjutant generaIs de-
partment that all men included IN
the 54 per cent will be included [e5i
be drawn in turn together with the
remainder of those men registered
for military service.
The only men exempt from the, the
new order issued by the provost
marshal are skilled workmen, par
Local boards of Iowa have. been
instructed to Immediately certify an
men of the first draft period for serv-
ice in cases. in which the registrants
are skilled workmen:
The following is the telegram re-
ceived by the department: ;,,o. .horo
will be no more formal calls for de-
nmota before Feb is. While boards
should, until they have enough men
finally classified in class one, send
forward promptly men selected un-
der the old regulations to, make up
deficiencies in calls already made,
the result of this decision will be
tnat, we shall be able tc give the ben
eft of the new classification system
to all men whose order numbers are
50 late as to place them ne NV wltne nresent ae
csi asfTed cPiis PHreeRiiase @i hoSever S M be made
very shortly under the provisions OF
section 149 for the special class OF
men there mentioned. For the sake
of composing the public mind and
for the convenience of registrants
this information ought to be given
wide dissemination"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Fire at Van Vert Sunday Morning.

The town of Van Vert had an.
other bad fire which was discovered
about o'clock Sunday morning, and
three buildings were destroyed. j.
NJ. Allen occupied one building with
a stock of groceries valued at $500,
building was owned by George Barr,
and was worth probably $1,000 with
$4O0 insurance. The adjoining
building. was owned by o. Y. l.: Har-
per. and occupied by Harper & Son
with their hardware stock. They had
just completed their annual invoice
which amounted to a little over
$4,000. The building Vas valued at
$1,000, and there was insurance on
the stock and building of 81, 100.
The other building burned had been
used as a meat mraket but was at
the time unoccupied. 1t was valu,
ed at $4OO or $500, and was owned
by w. F. Briner, and he had no in
surance, as the policy on the build
ing expired short time ago, and he
had neglected to renew it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Teale-Gates.

morning m1 pg the h mar marriage age Of Miss Leah
Teale and Dean Gates was solemniz-
ed at the pleasant home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. W..
Teale, at Davis City y
Rev. Shugg, pastor Of the NJ. p.
church was the Officiating @ attn elergy, 4igy1
in it's simplicity. The bride and
groom were unattended, but the
ring service, always so impressive,
was used and the VOWS that made
these we'll known and popular young
people man and wife, were pro-
nounced in the midst of relatives
and close friends of both. After the
hearty congratulations OF the entire
company, two-course breakfast
was served by Miss Gretchen Teale,
sister of the bride, assisted by Misses
Maude Teale and Dorthy Brandt.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Teale and spent her
entire life here. She graduated from
the Davis City High School,. spent
two years at Drake University and
has since been a very successful
teacher.
The groom is the eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gates and also grew
to manhood here; graduated and
later engaged in business in Grey
bull, Wyoming, at which place the
young couple will reside. The es-
TEEN in which these young people
were held was attested by the num-
Der and beauty of the gifts lavished
upon themI and the kindest wishes
of the entire community accompany
them to their new home.
The out of town guests for the
Iwedding were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Raymond, of Leon, and Miss Ina G.
Wilson. of COlfaX Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
100 German Ships Damaged b.
Crews Now in Service for the
Nation.

Sailing under American names in
the service of the United States are
109 German ships. damaged by their
government when war was declared.
They add more than 100000 gross
tonnage to the transport and cargo
fleets in war service for the United
States.
There is evidence that a German
central authority gave orders for
damage to these ships, SO that none
could be operated in less than Is
months, and documentary proof
that the enemy believed much of
the damage to be irreparable. In
less than-eight months all the ships
were in service.
The former German liners, sail
ing under distinctly American names,
are now fitted as troop and cargo
ships. Each Is convertible to a
completely equipped hospital shin
for return voyage service.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
When the War will End.

A subscriber asked certain edi-
tor when the war would end, and he
answered as follows:
Absolute knowledge l have none,
But my aunt's washerwomans sis
ter's son
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say to labprer on the street
That he had a letter just last week
Written in the finest Greek
From a Chinese coolie in Timbuctoo
Who said the negroes in Cuba knew
OF a coiored man in a Texas town
Who got it straight from a circus
clown,
That a man in Klondike heard the
From gang of South American
Jews
About somebody in Borneo
Who heard man who claimed to
OF swell society female fake
To prove that her seventh husband s
sisters niece
Had stated in a printed piece
That she has a son who has q friend
That knows when the war is going
to end
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Came a Long Ways to Visit.

G. w. Eaton, of Wisemond, Alas.
ka, and his brother, A. H. Eaton, OF
Joplin, Mo-, were in Leon Friday on
their way to Gainesville, NO.. to visit
their father, w. M. Eaton, who is 81
years of age, it having been .3S
years since G.. w. had seen his
father and 40 years since A. Fl. had
seen him. G. w. Eaton has been in
Alaska for more than twenty years,
engaged in gold mining, and lives
200 miles north of the Artic circle.
He has been very successful and
carried with him a number of fine
gold nuggets. His relatives had not
heard from him for nearly. thirty
dead many years ago. We will
guarantee there was a joyful time at
the Eaton home at Gainesville when
the long absent sons arrived for
their visit Friday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
INTERVIEW INCOME TAX MAN.
Look Out for the Income Tax and
Make Your Report.

Dubuque, Iowa, December 26,
1917.-It will require small army
of men to take the income tax re-
turns of persons subject to the new
law,
Collector of Internal Revenue
Louis Murphy today announced that
|46 officers will start from his head
quarters on January 1st and on
January End every one of them will
be on the job in the county assign
ed him, to meet the people and help
them make out. their income tax re-
county will be at the following
places on the dates given:
Leon court house from Jan. End
to Jan. 22nd, both dates included.
ct will be we'll for every unmar-
ried persons whose net income for
married person living with wife Or
husband whose net income for 1917
is $4,000 or over. to call on the in
come tax man and learn whether or
not they have any tax to pay" Col
lector Murphy said today. The
person subject to tax who dOesn't t
make return in the. time prescribed
ment will get after all income tax
"There's hardly a business man,
merchant or professional man who
won't have to make return OF IN.
come. Farmers, as class, will
have to pay the tax. The safe thing
total income of $1,000 or $4,000, as
the case may be, and who is not sure
about what deductions the law al
lows him to play it safe by calling
on the income tax man.
'tThe man in the field will have
forms for everybody and persons
trouble themselves to write to my
office for forms, but when they call
on the officer they should bring
with them all the figures and data
relative to their income and deduc-
tions for 1917. Unless they have
this data at hand and properly as
sembled. it will be impossible for
the field officer to extend to them
the aid which he might otherwise
give
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Tnf War FARM BUREAU
ORGANIZATION was Perfected Satur-
urday and Fred WoolIey Elected
as the First President.

! The War Emergency Farm Bureau
of Decatur county completed It's
permanent organization at its meet
ing in the court room OF the Leon
court house Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order
by the man who should have great
deal of credit for his tireless work
in presenting this government meas
ure toAthe farmers and land owners
Of Decatur county, Fred Woolley, OF
Garden Grove, Iowa.
Temporary organization was form
ed by choosing Fred Woolley to act
as chairman, and H. B. Murray, OF
Bloomington township, to act as Sec
retary. A nominating committee,
composed as much as was possible
from over the entire county was ap-
to nominate a complete set of di-
rectOrs, and a set of officers, to con-
sist of president, a secretary, and
q treasurer.
The committee retired and after
deliberation, presented the follow
ing as their nominations for the or
ganiZatiOn:
Fred Woolley, Of High Point town n
ship for president f. seeretaaH
II. Snyder, of Center township, vice
president; Ed H.. Sharp, of Leon,
Chastain, Center; A. NJ. Stephens,
High Point; A. c. Baker, Garden
Grove; A. H. Meter, Franklin; A.
H. Smith, Fayette; H. 3. Murray,
Bloomington; HI. r. Perkins, Nor
gan; John F. Hagan, New Buda; A.
lC. Brown, Hamilton; L. Durell,
Eden? A. f.. Cotterill, Decatur;
Frank Bone, Richlcnd;> Eugene
Massey, Woodlands; James Harvey,
Leon township; r. e. Jones, Burrell !;
w. H. Campbell, Grand River; A. B.
Richey, Long Creek
Upon motion the report of the
nominating committee was made the
choice of the body for their officers
in the permanent organization.
After discussion of some of the
problems the farmers have before
them for the coming season, and
good fellowship talks, the meeting
disbanded.
The canvass for man to act as
food agent for the county is being
made by the officers and directors,
and at the first moment the presi-
dent finds suitable person whom
he can recommend, the officers of
the organization will be called to-
gether and the further work will be
entered upon
Address ali matters intended for
the organization to Fred Woolley,
Garden Grove, Iowa, or to the sec
retary r. J. Lambert, Lamoni.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Brethren Church Notes.

Prayer meeting on Tlursds
night at o'clock. VI
Sunday school at 10 with TIE s.e
ton of officers for next year. p;ll
lie worship at ! with a sermuA e.na ! !
nationalism and the Age" G.. Z. 4
$3.50. Evening service at 1880 VT
a sermon on the subject, The Spil
of Anti-Christ." This subject is q
second of series on prophet
Great interest was shown in u
Sundays sermon. Everyone ID W
come to the house of God.
The quarterly council meeting
the church will be held Sund
night after the service. PreachI
at Crown at 3 it the weather n
- G. T. Ronk, PASTOR
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cain.

A most pleasant New Year sur
prise on Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cain, OF
Grand River, was thoroughly plann-
ed, carried out, and enjoyed by a
host of relatives.
When Mr. and Mrs. Cain came
home from church they found the
dinner progressing nicely and a long
table loaded, chicken, dressings. sal
ads, cakes, pies and vegetables ga
lore. A beautiful library table was
presented them by the following
guests who enjoyed the OCCASION:
Mr.. and Mrs. James .Daughton, Sr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Daughton, Mr..
and Mrs. James Daughton, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Buell. and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Daughton and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Daughton,
Ralph Daughton, Walter Daughton
and Leo Daughton. The out of town
guests were: Mrs. Wayne Cannon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Griffin and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Griffin and
family and Father Maher, Of Leon,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Tapscott and
son Ralph, of Des Moines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Additional Red Cross Donations.

In checking up the donations for
the Red Cross sale it has been found
The following cash donations were
omitted from the published list: c..
w. Barr 50, Ed Bright 81, James
Elv 81, Blanch Dobson 81, and Rus
sell Warnock 50, from Morgan town
ship, Mrs. George Meek So, and J:
G. Springer IS, of Leon. A part of
the list credited to Long Creek,
should have been from Morgan town
ship. The Red Cross committee will
be glad to have anyone whose do
lation was not listed send in their
name with amount of money or
article donated, as it is desired to
give proper credit for all donations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Look at Your Label.

The Reporter Office was virtually
showed under the past week taking
care of the renewals of hundreds OF
vantage of the old rate, as COM
nencing on January 1st the sub
scription price st The Reporter is
81. 90 per year. Our mailing list has
keen corrected up to January 1st. and
We ask each subscriber to examine
the address label on your Reporter
and see that your subscription is
properly credited, and If not please
write or phone us at once, SO that
any possi6le errors may be correct
ed at this time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
"Notice Of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the stockholders of Leon
Electric Company, corporation or
ganized under the laws Of tho State
OF lowe, with it's principal place. OF
imous vote of all of the outstanding
shares of the Capital Stoc,- of said
corporation, the same was dis
solved and all of the assets
distributed pro-rata among tn, stock
holcers, all liabilities having been
heretofore discharged. Said action
YVES taken on September /, 1917.
Leon Electric Company,
BY D. G. Fisher,
President.
Attest:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03

j. L. Lentz, of Cherokee, Okla
days visit at the home of his father
Hardy Lentz, at Woodland, while
here purchased the fine Shire stall
lion Mack, owned by the Woodland
Shire Horse Co., for $1,75O, and will
ship the horse to his home near
Cherokee, where he will be kept for
breeding purposes, and he has Sc
ever owned in Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Breakdown at Power House.

A breakdown of the Gorliss engine
at the electric light plant has inter-
fered with service all this week, and
the direct current has only been on
a part of each day. The machinery
in The Reporter office is all run by
direct current, and we have been
greatly inconvenienced, and the
amount of reading in this issue may
be curtailed, as without power we
cannot operate our linotype. Re-
pairs are expected today and full
service will then be resumed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Re(eree's Sale.
On Saturday, January 5. 1918,

On Saturday, January 5. 1918, at
p O'Clock D. M, in front of the
Court House door in Leon, Iowa.
will sell to the highest bidder for
cash, or half cash, and half on one
years time at per cent interest,
he property known as the Margaret
Stone residence, in Leon, Iowa, be-
ing lots three and six in block two,
in Finley's addition to Leon, 0owa.
This is Narv desirable property,
and sold 10 settle the estate.
2O-2t S. ANGates, Referee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Brush College School District 100
Per Cent.

The Brush College school district
No. z Of Eden township, boasts of
per cent strong on Red Cross, every
Single family in the district, being
100 per cent and they havesa 100
per cent Red Cross flag at the Brush
College school house. Eden town
ship has been coming very strong in
.he Red Cross work, and district No.
Z has a right to feel proud of then
splendid record
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Bargain Rate for 81. Joe Gazette.

The st. Joe Daily Gazette will re-
ceiye at bargain rates up to Satur-
day, January s. 1918. at $3.50 per
year, without Sunday and $500
ser year including Sunday. orders
at this price received only until
midnight. January 9Th. Papers
topped at expiration Send orders
to The Leon Reporter, Leon. Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Decatur VIII Hold Red Cross Sale
Saturday, january 9Th.

The Decatur Red Cross Chapter
will hold a big Red Cross sale at
Decatur on Saturday of this week,
Jan. 5th, commencing promptly n
noons A large number of donations
have already been secured and 9TH
ers will come in later, and they ex-
pect to raise quite a good sum
money for there are many lbera
people IN the vicinity Of Decatur
thing S. going 70 t6is sale Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
New BoarJ Organized.

The board of supervisors met yes
terday and organized for the ensuing
year by electing L. p. Hastings as
chairman. Bid Frost, of Eden town
ship, who has served on the board
Cor six years retires and is succeed
ID by p. c. Morgan, of Center town
hip, w. H. Golfer, of Decatur, beins,
he other member. The board will
oe in session for some days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Gospel Team, Meeting

The Gospel Team will hold tAl
meeting. Sunday at 3 p. m. at \
NJ. f. church with Julian Herrtas
leader. There will be special my
a large attendance will be ppest
at this meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
PMker-Bethards.

Mr.. Virgil o. Parker, Of Davis
City, and Mrs. Iva NJ betnards, OF OF
Sunday. the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. w. NJ. Brooks. pas
tor of the NJ. E. church. Both are
well known among a large circle of
friends who extend congratulations.
They will go to housekeeping at Da-
via City y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Nlarriage Licenses,

Lincoln Mcdowell. Decatur sl
Cecile Iva Hill, Boynton, Mo.
Porter Constable, Princeton, Mo-,
Forest Overton, Gainesville Mo-. Il
Virgil O. Parker, Davis City..----2t
Iva NJ. Bethards, Leon...--2
Deane S. Gates, Greybuil, Wyo----s
S1eah E. Teale. Davis City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
McDowen-Hin.

Mr.. Lincoln Mcdowell, of Decatur.
and Miss Cecile iva Hill, Of Boynton,
Mo-. were married at the court house
in Leon on last Thursday by Rev. W.
church. They will go to Aousekeep-
ing ON a farm near Decatur
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03

Within the Law-Osgood Lens
md they are sure to- please the mos,
particular auto driver. They throw
ne light in the road sins cad Of light
ng the sky Auto SEecialty Co., cali
~ A.. Wagner, Repoyter Office, and
nave him put on pail for weeks
free trial.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03

Christian Science service viii Il
held, each Sunday. at II o'clccktl
the assembly room of the p0bllc
brary. Any who desire 20 atts
these meetings will be cordially NJ
come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03

Get that Mackinaw now of G.
Price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-03
Will Take Fine Stallion to Oklahoma

George White, Secretary" 2O-4t
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-10

So / planted him one in the kidneys
and another in the mouth, and he went
clean up against the rail. But he
came back at me strong, and we were
at it for some time.
But when 1t was over the gold stripe
came down from the bridge and shook
hands with mel
After this they did not haze me
much. This was the beginning of a
certain reputation that 1 had in. the
navy for fist-work. Later on had a
reputation for swimming, too. That
first day they began calling me
"Chink," though I don't know why,
and it has been my nickname in the
navy ever since.
1t is curious thing, and I never
could understand it, but garbies and
marines never mix. The marines are
good men and great fighters, aboard
and ashore, but we garbies never have
word for them, nor they for US. On
shore leave abroad we pal up with
foreign garbies, even, but hardly ever
with a marine. OF course they are
with us strong in case we have scrap
with liberty party off some foreign
ship-they cannot keep out Of a fight
any more than we can-but after it
is over they are on their way at once
and we on ours.
There are lots of things like that
in the navy that you cannot figure out
the reason for, and think it is be-
cause sailors change their ways so
little. They do a great many things
in the navy because the navy always
has done them.
kept strictly on the job as a fire.
man, but wanted to get into the gun
turrets. It was slow work for long
time. had to serve as second-clas
fireman for four mouths, first-class
for eight months and in the engine
room as water-tender for a year.
Then, after serving on the q. S. 8.
Des Moines as a gun-loader, I was
transferred to the Iowa and finally
worked up to gun-pointer. After a
time got my c. P. o. rating-chief
petty officer. drst-class gunner.
The various navies differ in many
ways, but most OF the differences
would not be noticed by any one but
sailor. Every sailor has great deal
Of respect for the Swedes and Nor
wegians and Danes; they are born
sailors and are very daring, but, Of
course, their navies are small. The
Germans were always known as clean
sailors; that is, as in our navy and
the British, their vessels were ship
shape all the time, and were run as
sweet as a clock.
There is no use comparing the vari-
Gus navies as to which is best; some
are better at one thing and some at
another. The British navy, of course,
is the largest, and nobody wiV deny
that at most things they are topnotch
least of all themselves; they admit
It. But there is one place where the
navy of the United States has it all
over every other navy on the seven
seas, and that is gunnery. The Amer
lean navy has the best gunners in
the world. And do not let anybody
tell you different.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-10

and some of them picked up more
change there than they ever did in
Germany, they told me. The musi-
clans formed bands and played almost
every night at restaurants and thea
ters in the town. Those who had no
trade were allowed to work on the
roads, parks, docks and at residences
about the town.
Talk about dear old jaill You could
not have driven the average prisoner
away from there with a 14-inch gun.
1 used to think about them in Bran
denburg, when our boys were rushing
the sentries in the hope of being bay
onetted out Of their misery.
While our cargo was being unloaded
spent most Of my time with my
grandmother. I had heard still more
about the cruelty of the Huns, and
made up my mind to get into the SER
vice. Murray and Brown had already
enlisted in the Foreign Legion, Brown
being assigned to the infantry and
Murray to the French man-of-war Cas-
sard. But when 1 spoke of my inten-
tion, my grandmother cried so much
that promised her would not, enlist
that time, anyway-and made the
return voyage in the Virginian. We
were no sooner loaded in Boston than
back to st. Nazaire we went.