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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05
Letter From Earl Underhill
Great Lakes, Ill.
June 25, 1918.
Dear Friends:

June 20, 1910.
Dear Friends:
Well folks, you will begin to think
have forgotten you all but you have an
other guess coming. How are all the
folks at Clio? All as well as ever, /
suppose. am well, too, and feeling
fine. am getting as fat as am black,
and I'm tanned as black as hat.
have been in a number of camps
since | left Clio. First was Camp De-
catur. We were there eight days and
had two shots. They are nice, but
was not sick with either of them. From
there we went to Perry. We had drill
work with the guns there every day.
We also got our third shot there, taken
through needle about l Il inches long.
After four days we went to Camp Ross
and stayed five days. We were suppos-
ed to be sent away from there but as
we did not have our permanent pay
numbers we could not go but were sent
to Camp Paul Jones. We were in that
camp two weeks and four days, just
loafing, Yesterday | was taken into
the Provost Guard Company and that is
where | am now and will be for some
time. We sleep in tents and are right
on the lake shore so we get plenty Of
fresh air. But believe me, this is the
place for health. feel the best now
that have for long time, and not
only me but every one says the same.
We get three square meals day and
we sure do justice to them. / eat more
for breakfast here than l used to eat
all day at home. That's fact.
This station has about $4,000 sailors
in it at present. Over 100000 men
have been sent. 1t is being built up
now for more men. The station is a
large one, about three miles long be-
sides the rife range. The drill fields
are all inside the camps. We have a
drill review every Wednesday, and it's
quite sight to see about 10000 men
lined up in field. They are all dressed
in white with the white hats and leggins.
Most of them have guns. Those that
have been here only about week
march without them. Another con-
trast is the belts that every man who
carries a gun has around his waist. So,
when they are lined up, there is that
black line which is very noticeable. The
manual of arms is sight worth seeing.
It's something could not tell if / had \
whole tablet, but the positions of the
arms and the way they are handled is
interesting.
Yours sincerely,
Earl Underhill.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05
Red Cross Teas

The following ladies have given teas
for the benefit of the Red Cross during
the past week:
Mrs. Chas. Hamer and Mrs. HI. c.
Newton, Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. Mel
Montney and Mrs. Ed. Bingham and
Mrs. Robert DAILY, Mrs. Wallace Me-
Comb, Misses Emma Hitler and Elean-
or Acheson. Mrs. John McCrady, Mrs.
Chas. Lincoln. Receipts for the week,
s28. 05; grand total $3.50. .03.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05
Sugar Regulations

Under regulations which went into
effect Monday it will be impossible for
householders in town to procure more
than two pounds of sugar at any one
time from any retail grocer, country
customers may get five pounds at a
time. Each patron of these classes
may purchase twenty-five pounds of
sugar ut one time provided they sign.
statement that it Is to be used for can.
ming exclusively.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05

The dry weather which prevailed re-
Gently did much damage to the berry
crop, but the splendid rains have help.
ed it recover immensely, as, indeed,
they have all other crops.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05
Observation-Disclosures,
The Call

Some will heed the call to arms,
But all must heed the call to grit
The dreamers on the distant farms
Must rally now to do their bit
The whirring lathes in factories great
Will sing the martial songs of strife
Upon the emery wheel of fate
We're grinding now the nations life.
The call is not alone to guns,
This is not but battle test;
The world has summoned free mems sons
In every field to do their best
The call has come to every man
To reach the summit of his powers;
To stand to service where he can
A mighty duty now is ours.
We must be stalwarts in the field
Where peace has always kept her throne,
No door against the need is sealed
No man today can live alone.
The young apprentice at the bench,
The wise inventor, old and gray,
Serve with the soldier in the trench,
All warriors for the better day.
Oh man of science unto you
The call for service now has come!
Mechanic, banker, lawyer, too,
Have you not heard the stirring drum?
Oh humble digger in the ditch
Bend to your spade and do your best,
And prove America is rich,
In manhood fine for every test.
Each man beneath the starry flag
Must live his noplest through the strife
If tyranny is not to drag
Into the mire the best of life.
Though some will wear our uniform,
We face today common fate
And all must bravely breast the storm
And heed the call for courage great
Edgar n. Guest
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05
Red Cross Finances

Following is a statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of Vienna Red
Cross for the months of May and June,
as furnished by. Miss Helen Doyle, the
secretary, and Mrs. John Hurd, Treas
urer:
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05

On July /, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aurie Dykeman, in Clio, occurred
the marriage of Miss Lula May Palmer
to Howard Leroy Hobson, both of Flint.
The wedding ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. C. G. Benson in the presence
of few Of the immediate friends of
the bridal couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Hob
son will reside in Flint and their many
friends will wish for them every success
and happiness as they shall make life's
voyage together.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05

Miss Maude M. Neahusan and Arthur
Grant Hobs'on, both of Montrose. were
united in marriage by Rev. E. c. c..
Benson,sat the M. E parsonage in Clio,
on June %, being attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Geer. The happy couple
expect to make their home in West
Vienna and the best wishes of many
friends will attend them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-05
Matrimonial

1t is with pleasure The Messenger
announces the marriage of Miss Beat
rice Palmer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Palmer, to Serg't +. j. Leach. the
ceremony having taken place in Flint
on May l3. For REASONS best known to
themselves the young people desired to
withhold publication of their marriage
for time, but Mrs. Leach has now
gone to join her soldier husband at
Baltimore, Md, and we feel privileged
to make the announcement. The bride
is one of our most charming and ac-
complished girls. a graduate Of Clio
High School and teacher in our public
schools. The groom is fine type of
young American, admirable as citizen
and worthy of additional honor as
soldier of his country We beg to con-
gratulate these young people and to
join their many other friends in the
hope that their future may be happy
and prosperous.
On June 26, at the M E. parsonage,
in Clio, occurred the marriage OF Oliver
j. Northrup, of Flint, to Mrs. Emma
Lewis, of Thetford, Rev. E. c. G. Ben
son, performing the ceremony. We
understand that Mr.. and Mrs. Nortbrup
will reside for time, at least, at the
home of the bride in Thetford, A large
circle of friends will join in the hope
that this estimable couple may have
the fullest measure of happiness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Neal Dow Campbell.

Neal Dow Campbell was born
February e, 1895, near Grand md KY, ho
grew to manhood; Industrious. duti-
full, efficient, mastering in all = it's
details, that wonderful but often
deprecated science and art. the till
ing Of the soil. While still a lad,
about 1907, he accepted Jesus
Christ as his master and united with
the Methodist Episcopal church, in
sistant member to the end. He
graduated from the four year course Sc
the Iowa State College in 19 Is.
He heard the call of his country,
and enlisted in the United States
Naval Reserve July 20. 1918. But
his career was suddenly cut short
by that dread epidemic influenza,
and he died in the hospital of the
Great. Lakes Naval Training Station,
Illinois, Sept. %, 1918.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
father. w. H. Campbell, one broth
er Floyd and one sister Mrs, Everett
Street, besides multitude OF
fripn6c
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Coming Attractions at the Idle Hour
and New Theatres.

Today, Thursday, the sixteenth
chapter Of "The Bulls Eye" will be
shown. This is one of the greatest
serials ever produced and the at
tendance continues large each week.
Matinee this afternoon at O'Clock.
First night show at 8. Admission 6
and l cents.
The attraction tomorrow and Sat
urday at the New Theatre in w. S.
Hart in "The Return Of Draw Egan."
This is one of Hart's greatest pic
lures. 1t is real western picture.
Thrills and wonderful adventures
throughout. Admission for children
will be 10 cents and for adults Is
cents which includes the war tax.
The attraction at the Idle Hour
Saturday will be Bluebird picture,
one of the famous brand that has
been pleasing theatre goers for many
weeks.
The picture at the Idle Hour Sat,
urday is super production of high
merit. The Morgan Raiders" is a
powerful picture of high merit.
Beautiful Violet Merserau is the star
and she is supported by notable
cast. Matinee at o'clock. First
night show at s o'clock. Admission
and Is cents which includes the.
war tax
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
ESTABLISHED 1854.
DECATUR OVER TIE TOi
Work of Subscribing Our Quota ct
S863.7OO Practically Through.
Three Townships Not In.

ton peShlaf With her eD"9 quota Of $Ses, 100 for
the Fourth Liberty Loan bond sale.
Commencing last Thursday morning
the workers got busy, and practically
every township in the county mas
raised their quota, although there
are three townships which got a late
start and have not completed their
canvass. Up to Tuesday evening
there had been officially reported to
chairman A. l.. Ackerley sales OF
S844.95O. which is within SlS,7 $50
of Decatur county's quota. The
final returns from the three town
ships where they are still working
and the few stragglers from other
townships who were away from
home. will put us over the top:
Grand River township was the hrst
township to go over the top, tele,
phoning in Thursday afternoon at z
O'Clock that they had passed their
quota of $50 ,l9S by over thousand
dollars. In the quotas as pu Dllsned
last week there was q mlstaKe mace
in the quota Of Long Creek township,
Of 100000, their quota being st4, a.
ing made when the adding machine
used in computing valuations turn
ed over the million dollar mark and
they forgot to add this amount, in
making their quota up, but they
raised the proper amount just the
same There is a vast amount OF
work in figuring up the returns IN
Chairman Ackerley's office. and
complete tabulated figures OF each
precinct cannot be secured until
next week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Mrs. William .richton.

Amanda Jane Clements was born
in Cumberland, Ohio, March 21,
1853, died in Leon, Iowa, SeDtem--
ber "a, 1918, aged IS years, 6
months and 3 days.
She came with her parents to the
state of Illinois when a child and
grew to womanhood. She was
united in marriage with William
Crichton, December 2S, 1871. To
this union were born two children,
one son and one daughter, James,
of Leon, Iowa, and Mrs. w: l.. CAL
vert, of Bancroft. Iowa. Mr.. and
Mrs Crichton moved to Hamilton
county, Iowa. in 1892, and in 1901
came to Decatur county and nave
since resided here.
Mrs. Crichton was converted in
1873, and united with the Methodist
Episcopal church and remained q
faithful member of the church until
her summons home.
She leaves a husband. one son,
one daughter, three grandchildren,
two brothers, two sisters and many
other relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
home in Leon, Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. w. NJ. Brooks,
pastor of the Leon M. EN- church, In
terment being in the Leon cemetery
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Farm, Bureau Notes.

1t has been ideal weather for seed
corn campaign and with the close OF
seed corn weeks as designated by
government finds more seed corn
hung than ever before in the history
of the county.
Woodmansee district, Blooming
ton township, was first over. the top
with 100 per cent report OF every
man putting in supply for two years
and total of 145 bushels ready
picked and stored.
l want to call the attention of e!v-
cry boy and girl to calf club work.
Following are the rules:
Any boy or girl over 10 and un-
der 19 years of age may enter.
No charge to enroll. You will be
required to furnish your own calf
and to procure feed and shelter.
You will be required to do all
feeding yourself and make monthly
reports to county agent.
Calf must be dropped sometime
between January 1st and September
l, 1918.
No calf to be kept for breeding
purposes will be eligible to enter.
They must be fed for beef alone.
Contest begins at once and runs
until October l, 1919.
Enroll now.
Write or call county agent for
particulars if interested.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Caught Another Booze Car.

Tuesday forenoon a big Cadillac
touring car stopped at garage, at
Van Vert for gasoline, and Arthur
Price noticed it looked like. it was
placed under arrest and sheriff Full
ton notified. The car and occupants,
man and a woman, were brought to
Leon and it was found the car, was
loaded with about 900 pints of whisk-
ey. Court was in session and the
driver who gave his name as j. l..
Foster of Des Moines, entered
plea of guilty, and Judge Fuller
fined him $500 and costs and the
woman who gave her name as Mrs:
j. L. Foster also entered plea of
guilty and was fined $50 and costs.
Foster paid the costs in both cases,
to get money to nay the fines, the
Cadillac being held by the officers
until the fine is paid in full.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Injured by Auto.

Miss Florence Stout, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stout, of SOUTH
west of Leon, was painfully injured
when she was struck by an auto
which crashed into the corner OF the
Leon Savings Bank about six O'Clock
Saturday evening. A new Ford
driven by Miss Hazel Dunn, of near
Leon. attempted to make the turn
around the corner post at the south
west corner of the square, but IN
turning Miss Dunn lost control OF
the car and it ran up on the SIDE
walk and crashed into the iron stair
way. Miss Stout was standing on
the bottom step and was caught be-
tween the front of the car and, the
wall, being pa painfully abdGymen bruisea She ao3af %at
taken to the Leon hospital, and is
getting along nicely, and will return
home today. There was quite
crowd at the corner where. the car
struck and several parties, had .. mar
row escapes. among them Lee Butts,
who was leaning against the post at
the foot of the stairs, but he, was
not injured, although knocked down.
The iron stairway was broken by
the impact and the car slightly dam
oo
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
The Biggest Grave Ever Dug IN De-
catur County.

They had a funeral .a,5 l,a at IL the mi1aa farm
southeast of Decatur Sunday. which
attracted a great many people; as it it
was the first elephant funeral ever
auired the biggest grave ever dug
in the county. The big elephant
near the Myers residence Saturday
morning while enroutee from Deca-
tur to Davis City. A few nights be-
fore the elephant got loose at at
Grand river and broke into a pin OF 81
oats and devoured fifteen or twenty
bushels, which was too much for
him, and he pas passed mnnsfns in ms eneGks meiah
ing 9,40O pounds, and was valued
ss5oo The The owner snd too Of the + 81 shGw bs
mounted, and his carcass was cut
into quarters so it could be handled.
It required a grave 10 feet vide, -
feet long and 7 feet deep. Dan My
ers says he can truthfully boast that
his farm is the only farm in Deca-
tur county on which there is an
elephant buried.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF q Century Ago.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hill, of just west OF Leon
yesterday.
Mrs Mary Gardner, wife of John
w. Gardner. died at her home just
northwest of Leon Monday night af-
ter an illness of less than a week.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week:
J. II. Tabler 33 to Cora Fairall 20.
Geo. S. Anthony 25 to Pearl Will
liams 16.
Mrs. Jessie Ellis Ledgerwood. wife
Of WIN hedgerw9od died Refh at her her
3S years, ! month and 10 days.
crat, came in Saturday for week S
visit with relatives in this city.
Mrs. Esther Dilsaver started Mon
day on long journey to Heppner,
Oregon, where she goes to visit her
daughter, Mrs. S. S. Horner.
Mrs. Henry Often and daughter,
Miss Mamie. arrived home Saturday
from an extended visit in New York
City They visited the Worlds Fair
in Chicago on the way home.
Fred Neice returned Thursday
from Caldwell, Kansas, from which
place he made the rush, and secured
He also purchased a town lot in
Pond Creek, and thinks he has some
good property.
Wild and sensational tales are
heard of varmint of some kind
which is terrorizing the neighbor-
hood north of Alneville. preying up
on poultry and small stock. 1t has
been seen by several parties but
their description of it varies greatly.
Mrs. Wainwright, of Winterset,
came Saturday, being called here by
the death of her sister, Mrs. Will
Ledgerwood.
S. Edd Brown, of Council Bluffs,
came Monday to visit few days at
the home Of his brother, DR.. A.
Bowman and family.
F. M. Muse went to Batavia Tues
day to visit a few days with rela-
tiYes in that vicinity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Will Celebrate Liberty Day.
All Directors of Publicity:

To Alf Directors of Publicity:
1t has been the custom as you
know, to select the second Friday Of
our Liberty Loan drives as Liberty
Day.
For the Fourth Liberty Loan We
have adopted the plan suggested by
the UI.ited States Bureau of EGuca-
ton to designate Saturday. October
1atL. The anniversary of the disccv-
cry of our country as Liberty Day
The Treasury Departm ent, III co
operation with the United States
Bureau of Education will request
every school district in the United
to arrange for the celebration of the
discovery of America with an appro-
pr;ate harvest home festival.
The Bureau Of Education, at The
request of the Treasury Departm ont
is preparing suggestions for har--
vest home festival celebration and
has the facilities for mailing them
schools in the United States. The
harvest home festival is our earliest
form of American celebration. before
cities We're built, and it would be a
distinct gain to carry the idea over
into city life. City and country
communities will of course celebrate
the day each after its own Tda fashiGn niins
Dul IHc HCit SCoC uOHC ibNo aPPiiSo
equally to both. Whatever COM
munity's particular type of product
may be, on Liberty Day its aim
should be to reap a harvest OF dol
lars for democracy On this day we
need not as city or country people
but as citizens all united for the
single purpose of serving the nation
by devoting a part If our products
to it's needs.
The idea is big, the opportunity
is great. The time is short. Will
your please use every effort to make
this the most successful national
celebration since the war began?
Sincerely yours,
l.. B. Franklin, Director.
The program which has been pre-
pared for this celebration by the
Bureau of Education and to which
the letter refers is now being print
ed ard will. it is expected. be mailed
to every school in time for the use
of the teachers in preparing for the
celebration.
1t is suggested that Liberty Day
he observed in every school district
in Decatur county by a rousing pat
riotic program and a harvest home
dinner.
Kate L. Hull,
County SuDerint tendent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Why Not Have Churches Conserve
Fuel.

In these war times. with serious
shortage of fuel threatening for the
coming winter, why could moi, the
churches of Leon conserve lot OF
fuel by combining their services
during the winter months. IT looks
like rank foolishness to use. the big
amount of fuel required to heat i've
e goers RS could be seated in one
Church, % The place Of holding he
services could. be passed around
among the different churches, and
each one would save number OF
tons of coal during the winter, and
saying coal is one way OF helping
win the war.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03

:, Another Decatur county boy has
made the supreme sacrifice, word be-
ing received Saturday by George
South, of near Dekalb, stating his
son Frank, who enlisted some time
ago in the navy, being member OF
the crew Of the battleship Ohio, had
died from influenza. Mr. South Lad
received q letter few days previous
of his death came as great shock.
He was one of our popular young
men, and his friends deplore his
death. His body is expected to ar
rive here today,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
W, S. Hart at New Theatre Friday
and Saturday.

w. S. Hart known everywhere, as
big Bill'' Hart, comes to the New
Theatre Friday and Saturday of this
week. October and 5 in The Re
turn of Draw Egan." This is one
of Hart's best western pictures and
they are all great. The theatre go
ers of Leon and vicinity know the
quality of Hart pictures and ne ,;a al
ways draws capacity houses. The
Return of Draw Egan" is truly a
wonderful picture. 1t is filled with
thrills from start to finish. The
story of this picture play is one OF
the greatest on. the screen. The ad-
mission will be 10 and 10 cents
which includes the war tax.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Maud Virginia Dunham.

Maud Virginia Dunham was born
June 2, 1917. to Mr.. and Mrs, Jesse
Dunham, and died Sept. 27, 1918, at
2:3O p. m. at the home OF her
Conner, aged l year, 3 months and
z5 days.
She had been i'll for about three
months. Her father Jesse Dunham
is now in France in the service OF
his country, being member OF Co.
C. 249th Inf.
Funeral services were conducted
nv Rev. G. T. Ronk of the Brethren
church. at the home. Interment at
Palestine cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-03
Entertained for Soldier Boy.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hamilton en-
tertained at their home east of Davis
City last Sunday in honor of their
SON Lloyd Hamilton, navigatin9
quartermaster of the U. s. S. Co1-
necticutt, who is home on q far4
Tough. Lloyd volunteered for naval
Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Tullie Cox, of San Francisco:
Mrs Thomas Cox, Loris Cofnett,
George Cox and wife, Mrs. Vera
Brothers and son. Frank Cox, wife
and Miss Audrey; Mr.. and Mrs. Deb
Mrs, France Hamilton and SON and
Miss Zulah, Earl Hullinger and
wife and the Misses Grace, Paige
and Jewel Drury. of Pleasanton, ara
Miss Alma Crawley and Ora Drury.
of Gainesville, Mo.