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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published Quarter
OF a Century Ago.

The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week:
Alonzo Woodard 21 to Arvada
Smith II.
Rqbt. !. Brammer 2s to Belle
Harry Marvin % to May Weaver
Ike Covington, postmaster at
PleasantOn, was business visitor
in Leon Tuesday.
Miss Clara Lunbeck, of Charles
City, arrived yesterday to spend the
holidays at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Lunbeck in this
city.
George Miller and family came in
last Thursday and expect to make
their home in this city in the future.
DR.. H. r. Layton, wife and son
Ray returned Saturday from their
trip down in Oklahoma Mrs. Lay
ton visited her brother, Joe Post at
kingfsher, while Or. put in the time
very plentiful and he killed deer
and no end of turkeys and quail.
Mrs. Fl. ]. Close departed Mon
day afternoon for Davenport, Iowa,
to attend the marriage of her neice,
Miss Josephine Parker to Mr.. T. j.
August, OF Chicago, which will take
pldce on christmas Qdy. he Dflue
is better known in Leon as Miss Bird
Parker and has spent a consider
able portion of the time the past
few years in this city, where she
has large circle of friends who ex-
tend their congratulations. Mr..
and Mrs. August will make their
home in Chicago, and Mrs. Close
will spend the winter with them.
John F. Hamilton has started out
as travelling salesman for the Leon
cigar factory.
W. r. Moore last week sold E. j.
Sankey's farm of 320 acres 2R
miles west of Akron, Mo-, to Ora
Claycomb, of McFall, Mo-, the con-,
sideration being $1,000.
A great many people in Decatur
county are sick with the LaGrippe.
A band of Kickapoo Indians are
camped for the winter 2h miles
northwest of Terre Haute.
w. A. Lamb has finished shaving
100000 hoop poles at his shop at
Terre Haute.
John Holden is canvassing Deca-
tur county for complete atlas of
Decatur county
Clark & McClelland are selling
20 pounds of raisins for $1.0O, 12
pounds of prunes for $10O, fancy
mixed candy at 10 cents a pound.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS.
For the Coming Week at the New
Theatre and Idle Hour.

The management of the New
Theatre and Idle Hour has booked
some special good attractions for
their theatres in Leon the coming
week, away above the usual run of
programs for cities the size of Leon
At the New Theatre tonight Mary
Miles Minter in 'The Eyes of Julia
Deep This great picture was but
recently released by the American
At the New Theatre Friday and
Saturday that great little favorite
Marguerite Clark appears in ''The.
Amazons' one of her greatest pie
lures.
At the Idle Hour Friday and Sat-
urday the screen idol Douglas Fair
banks in one of the biggest and best
pictures of his career, "Matriman-
iacs.' Fairbanks is good in any
picture, but especially so in this
one. Usual nig ght shows and matt
Dec. 23rd, Mabel Normand appears
in new Goldwyn feature pr0duc-
ton, Back of the Woods" Mabel
Normand is one of the greatest
screen stars of the day.
At the New Theatre on Tuesday
evening", Dec; Gath, the great emo
tional star Clara Kimball Young
appears in THE Savage Woman"
which has just closed an extraOr-
tre in Des Moines. ("' "' neA
At the New Theatre on Christmas
day a special Select attraction Mar
Proof" Select pictures Ia are e" new "
ones to Leon theatre goers, but they
are high class and please everybody.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
for Members is On. If You Have a
Heart and Dollar Come Across
With It for this Great Work.

The Christmas drive for Red
Cross membership is on, and Leon eon
and Decatur county must be 100
per cent on the roll call. Chairman
Davisson sees no NECESSITY es Gyoie for fnds fuFs
if the people respond properly to
the Christmas membership drive:
The war is over, SO far as as lighting ling
mendous amount of relief work
which the Red Cross must do yet.
1t is hoped the big campaign will be
put across during, the coming week.
Don't wait to be asked for your
membership fee, but step up to one
of the booths either at PRICES cloth
ing store or Estes & Co.'S garage,
and plank down a dollar for your
self and each member of your fam
lily. The Red Cross aclls you to en-
iist for this supreme service to
humanity. Answer the Christmas
roll call. The quicker you do it the
better you will feel, and will be. all
ready to enjoy the Christmas spirit.
Attend to it today.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
From Mrs. Kate Strong.

Geary, Okla, Dec. 8, 1918.
In The Reporter a week or two
ago saw the account of the loss OF
a poor little dog and as we had just
lost ours by the same means l was
.w mad about it that | sent piece
guilty one of Leon if you care to
publish it.
Wheat is looking fine in Okla
home. ! cannot imagine how any
thing could entice Mr.. Alt Deck
away from Oklahoma Aunt Jane
thinks the soft, gentle breezes OF
Iowa cannot keep up with him like
the wind in sunny Oklahoma, but
perhaps he. has forgotten the great
things he thought of her, but maybe
he left because she gained woman
suffrage but l hope not. ] visited
Red Rock ranch, where Fred lives,
last October during its beautiful
autumnal beauty but had no time
for write-up but may later on. |
hope every soldier who returns from
overseas will vote, for woman sutf,
down his job while he was gone, If
they are not already married.
That most despicable of rank
breed of towards is in Geary, a dog
poisoner; poisoned three dogs Tues
day OF last week. BABE Dean S lLtle
dog, John Strong's Fox Terrier, and
one of Fred Strong's boys dog, all
three child's pet as Strong had
given his to his little grandson at
Cordell, who was so badly hurt in
an auto accident few weeks ago or
would have sent him last week, were
killed.
would much rather shake hands
with Kaiser Bill than with dog
poisoner and I hope some dire cal
amity will overtake the cowardly
cur. l have heard of a place called
Dog Heaven. I know they will not
be allowed to enter it and there
must be one, for dogs are such good
and faithful pals and companions OF
little children and good men. You
have heard Senator Vests tribute to
a faithful dog.
Oh may the poisoner. float
In the south Canadian river in an
open boat,
In it's water cold without coat,
Oh may that beast the poisoner
dwell
And mid his roars and frantic yells,
And may eternal ashes rise
And blow forever in his eyes,
In burning birthstone may he be
While little devils dance in glee,
Then lock the door and lose the
key.
Kate Strong.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
A Big Flowing Well.

In conversation with J. A. Linder
of Knox township Monday the re-
porter learned that while John Will
hanson was boring stock we'll for
depth of forty-tive feet the i6-inch
auger tapped a regular gusher that
is still overflowing the top of the
we'll. The we'll was tiled and it
promises to be one of the greatest
supplies of water for stock in Clarke
county. The new we'll is near a
small creek that drains low valley.
Mr.. Linder intends to experiment
with the new well by reducing the
flow to the size of an ordinary gas
pipe to determine how high the water
can be raised. Besides being great
convenience as a water supply water
flowing to the surface from the bot
tom of a we'll forty-five feet deep is
an interesting freak in this part Of
the cOuntry.-OSceOla Sentinel
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
CARRIER Certified as Representative

There have been several articles
in the Des Moines pepers asserting
that no representative was elec!ea
county auditor Osborn received the
certificate from the secretary of
state certifying that F. A: CARRIER
was elected as representative. On
the official canvass by the board of
supervisors Mr. Gar ber had ma
jority of just one vote, and the vote
of the soldiers gave him a majority
of four votes, so he has an official
majority of five votes, and will rep
resent Decatur county in the coming
legislature
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Stole Il March on Their Friends.

Mr.. John McClain, the coal deal
er of Leon, and Miss Cora Arnold, l.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Ar
mold, of Garden Grove, stole march
on their friends, by slipping away
several weeks ago and getting mar
ried. They kept their secret well,
and even now are not tellin" where
they we're married. They have gone
to housekeeping in the John Frazier
residence in east Leon recently pur-
chased bv Mr.. McClain, and their
many friends extend hearty congrat-
Nations "a. - " -.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

in time to see the, closet door 60
shut, as if somebody were in it.
We didn't know then that it was a
closet. 1t looked like the door to
cellar.
Because We didn't know, Jack,
Cross did. He threw open the closet
door quick and shot.
1T struck Jackson in the, right
side,, and went right through and
lodged in the left side. They had
to. operate to take it out. The bull
let went through billbook, a bank
book and some papers. They prob
ably saved his life.
both shot. One of them took effect,
for we found blood in the closet at-
''The soldier, Green, helped carry
Jackson outside, and | called the po-
lice ambulance. When it came,
Cross made dash and ran about a
block, before he fell:
"It must have been Jackson $ $
bullet that got him, tor both bullets
out the back. If Hollibaugh had
fired as Cross ran, it would have en-
tered his back first. -,
1--WE left Cross in the closet tn
we got jackson out and then we
aimed to get the women and chl!.
dren out and burn the building, if
we had to, to make him come out.
But he e ,, ran, and saved us the
Pete Cross and his wife, who live
at Eleventh and High streets, were
also arrested. The woman was re-
leased Friday morning.
Those held for further investiga-
ton now are Mrs. Dutch Cross, Pete
Cross and Mrs. Marie Johnston.
Bonnie Johnston and her three little
brothers are at home.
lob. and is anxious to be released
That's all the money we've got
to keep us" she said, Just what |
make, and if they keep me, here
long I'll lose my job. ! don't see
why they hold me, anyhow. |
wasn't even there until they came
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Attention.! Members of the Davis
City Red Cross.

The time" is again here for the
payment of our dues. You will
ernment is requiring of us that we
make our community 100 per cent
for the Red Cross. We must realize
that the need of this work is just as
great today as any time during war.
So get in line and do your duty in
this great work of humanity.
Dues may be paid at either the
Farmers or the Traders Bank, Da-
Wis City, or to either the following
officers:
Mrs. Florence Bailey, Mrs. Pearl
Grimes, Mrs. Grace Gates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Knows Lieut.. Belllndit.

Cecil Cummings. Of Davis CITY,
pfised to read the article in last
Yeek's Reporter, taken from the
Stars and Stripes, concerning Lieut..
Behrndt, praising him for bravery.
Lieut.. Behrndt was recently made q
captain and is friend of Mr.. Cum.
mings, being a brother-in-law of
his brother, A. B.. Cummings, of
Kansas City, with whom he has
made his home since coming to this
country. He was one OF the hrst
to volunteer when war was declared.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Is Feeding il Few Hogs Yet.

Link Harbold is in the hog busi-
ness to an extent that would be con-
sidered pretty deep for an ordinary
man but it is just fun for Link. He
the present time. He called at the
Iowegian office today and when
questioned said he had about 1000
of them in this county. principally
at Plano and Jerome, 1000 more in
Missouri, and 1000 in Mississippi.
Link is one of the greatest hog men
in America. He says things look
good to him with the government
keeping the prices steady as they
e.-Centeryille IOWegian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Attention, Red Cross Workers.

The Decatur County Chapter has
accepted several quotas for which
materials have been requisitioned
and will soon be in the various work
rooms to be made into finished ar
ticles, and it is necessary that the
workers make proper arrangements
after Christmas to be in attendance
on the regular work days to hasten
the completion Of these quotas. The
work rooms will not be open Decem-
Der oath and 25th, but will be
therea fter
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Charles Horn Coming Home.

Mrs. Horn received a letter last
Thursday from her son, Charles
Horn, with the glad news that he
would soon be home from France,
and expected to be here to eat his
Christmas dinner. The force at
Hansell's store, where for SO many
years Charles was head salesman,
placed his photo in the window with
the card Hes Coming Home" and
it sure was with pleasure that
Charles many friends read the
news, for he is one of Icons most
popular young men, and he will re-
ceive a hearty welcome when he re-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Marriage Licenses,
Lloyd d. Karns, Garden Grove-.-19
Pearl L. Rumley, Leon ........:...19

Lieut.. Ronald H. Monroe, who
has been stationed for some time at
Camp Jackson, South Carolina, ar
rived Monday evening, having been
mustered out of the service last
week. He will visit few days at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. 4 Monroe in this city, and
will then probably, resume his posi-
ton viii the Central State Bank at
Des Mcines, where he was working
when e volunteered.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Changes Among Rural Mail Car
rierS.

There has recently been general
changing around in the force OF
rural mail carriers in the Leon
postoffice. Carl Reynolds who has
been faithful carrier on route No.
4, has resigned and G.. M. Wheeler
who was substituting on route No.
8, is acting as carrier on No. 4, F..
L. Lorey having received his ap-
pointment as regular carrier on No.
3. Carey Andrew is on No. 1, and
J. G. Hurst on No. 2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Will Hold Commission Sale.

McKern q Manchester, the auc-
tioneers, viii. hold commission sale
at the feed yard in Leon on Satur-
day, December 21st Parties having
live stock, farm implements, house
hold goods, or other articles. they
want to sell, can have them sold for
small commission. They contemp-
late holding sale every two weeks.
List your stuff with them early so
it can be advertised
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Leon Schools Will Have Only Two
Days Holiday Vacation.

At meeting of the Leon school
board Tuesday evening. it was de-
cided on account Of having missed
so much school on account of the
flu epidemic, to have only two days
of holiday vacation this year, SO the
pupils will be given Christmas and
New Years as holidays and school
will go right along during the bal
ance of holiday week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Coupon Bonds Are Here.

We have received the Fourth
Liberty Loan coupon bonds, and all
parties who signed for coupon bonds
to be delivered through this bank
are requested to call and get their
bonds. The registered bonds have
not yet been received.
Exchange National Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Renew for Your Capital ut The Ee-
porter Office.

For short time we have an ex-
ceptional good offer to subScrloer,S
to the Des Moines Capital. We will
accept renewals and new subscrip-
tions at the regular yearly rate,
$500, but we will send you the
CAPITAL for fourteen months instead
Of a year. You will get two extra
months if you renew or subscribe
for the Capital at The Reporter Of
flee. We will also order any other
daily paper or magazine you want.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

The state accountants, Ben F.
Rehkopt and Charles Hall, who.
have been here for several weeks
checking up the county officers,
have received orders to remain and
check up the accounts of our going
treasurer Elba Shewmaker, which
will require about weeks addi-
tional time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Order Your Daily Papers at The
Reporter Office.

If you want to subscribe for Des
Moines or Chicago daily papers, or
renew your subscription, you, can
do SO at The Reporter office, and
save the trouble of writing and
mailing the letter. We will be pleas
erdep or e9 aasnd any daily IL ' paper you T want. ant
Just leave your subscription at The
Reporter office, and we will see
that 1t is handled promptly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Installed New Safes.

The Farmers & Traders State
Bank installed two new safes in
their vault Tuesday, to replace the
one destroyed by the yeggmen who
blew the safe on the morning of
Nov. 5th. They are both of the
latest design, and are burglar
proof. One is a Mosler lug door
safe and the other is a Diebolt
screw door
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Mrs. Robert M. Teale received q
message Tuesday evening announc-
ing the death of her father, Capt.
l. w. Cook at his home in Arkadel-
phia, Ark. He will be buried to-
day at his old home at Troy, iii
nois, and Mr.. and Mrs. Teale left
yesterday to attend the funeral.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

William Allard, of Woodland
township, last week purchased the
east 100 acres of the Henry Vogt,
farm in Woodland township, paying
the Vogt estate SIS per acre for
the place, which he bought for his
lard already having a good farm Of
his own in Woodland township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Harry Raymond. who has been
stationed for some time at Ellington
Field, Houston, Texas, in the avia-
tion corps, arrived in Leon Sunday
afternoon to join Mrs. Raymond,
who is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Far
quhar. Harry will visit here until
after the holidays. He has been
mustered out of the service. but has
as yet made no plans for the future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Won Awards of Merit.

Mrs. Mabel Horner Jacobs, of
Lamont, has been awarded one of
the state awards of merit for sub
hitting nit one Of the best solutions N
awarded a county certificate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Officer will appoint Alva Arney az
deputy clerk and he is now in the
office learning the work Millard
F. Stookey, who has been deputy
clerk since clerk Ralph Rumley
went to war, will retire to take up
his insurance business,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Lieut.. George d. Boone left Nom,
day morning for a few days visit
with friends ct Iowa City, but viii
return to Leon for the holiAa1us.
He has accepted AHo poeitions r..
Tulsa, Oklahpma, with p1b&cs
auditing company ard VIII >ent1f -
hfs new outtoo ya1aaay Let.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Remember The Reporter will be
printed a day earlier than usual
next week, so get in your items and
advertisements day ahead of time
or they cannot be printed next week.
The Reporter will go to press ut
noon on Tuesday instead of Wed
nesday, ssg
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Another Decatur County Boy Re.
ported WOundetl.

In Saturdays list OF overseas cas-
ualties appears the name Of another
Decatur county boy, Theo Ray
Snethen. of Davis City, who Is re
he d son of JosepA Snethen oi
Davis City
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Postage to be Reduced July 1st.

The senate finance committee has
recommended that the rate of first
class or letter postage be reduced to
2 cents for one ounce to go into ef-
feet July l. 1919, and providing for
cards
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Big Type Poland Chinas.

We have for sale limited num-
ber Of spring and yearling boars,
spring gifts and brood sows, of our
famous Big Type breed. Manchester
Bros, Leon. Iowa. 4tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

;, Every since the robbery of the
Farmers & Traders State Bank, o.
P. Tullis has been greatly affected
by. it, and being in poor health his
mind became affected over it, and
ne imagined he was on the trail of
the robbers. He has been getting
worse until it became necessary last
Friday night, to take him in charge
and ne was taken before the insane
sane and ordered him taken to Clar-
lnda for treatment, but this order
was modified and he was allowed to
go to Excelsior Springs, Mo-, in the
hope that getting away from here,
and taking the baths would help
him, but he made no improvement,
returning. to Leon Tuesday after
noon; and he was Immediately taken
to Clarinda by deputy sheriff John
Osborn and Ralph Frost, where it.
is hoped the treatment will restore.
his reason. He seems sane on all
subjects except the bank robbery,
and 1T was feared he might harm
some one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
The Flu is Over in Leon.

The flu epidemic in Leon is ov-
er. During the past week there
have been practically no new cases,
and for several days no cases have
a long and hard pull, but the situa-
ton was handled in good shape,
and the percentage of deaths in
Leon has been among the smallest
in the state, less than one per cent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
From Harry Finkbone.

Somewhere in France, Nov II, Is.
Hello, Sis: How you was? 1 am
fine IL and dandy, hope this finds you
folks all we'll. | received your let
ter the other day, glad to hear from
you. Say, Lena, l am sending
Mamma a handkerchief, cost me
6Oc. | sent you one the other day;
thought they were both pretty. Say,
l lost my pocketbook the other day
with $35 in it, but had 60 francs
loaned out and today is pay day so
Will get all back. | suppose you
folks did some celebrating. hope
| will be back one Of these days and
then | will sure raise cain" I
suppose you folks got the news as
fGona soon as S, We we did tj here. Say Say, I got
must close for tonight and 20 up
town. Well this is Sunday morn
ing and l will finish. The sun is
shining here pretty this morning.
Say, kid, | am some "swapper."
traded my fountain pen to a fellow
the other day and got $4 to boot,
only giving $1.25 for it when it
was new, ha, ha. Well kid, must
close hoping to hear from you folks
soon again. Good bye to all,
Harry H. Finkbone.
Say here's a little verse | wrote:
AS sure as the vine grows round
the stump,
You are my darling sugar lump.
AS sure as the ship sails on it's way,
l am coming back to the U. S. A.