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The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Plan =Erocks of Silk.

The dressed young women ae fazhaaabie summer resorts are wear fRs. mornings perfectly plain shirt NaIsf dresses of soft wish silk waists gathered into a belt and trimmed with graceful collars and tHrned-baek cuffs skirts deeply hemmed II the foot and wth ar without patch pockets. Some times cullnr. cuffs and belt are piped with contrasting. color or the finish is done with hemstitehing. These sofz silk fraeks Look FerE fresh and dainty and are extremely graceful. blowing about In summer breezes. Plain white silks and silks with hatrliHe stripes in color are used.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

brim Is wider at the right side than anywhere else and has q beautiful up- ward roll to the left.
 Just below is lovely hat in dark brown satin with the entire underbrim covered with tightly eurled ostrich flues. aiso In brown. These very short eurled flues look like Persian lamb fur. The hat Is finished with smart, wired bow and in this shape the hrim widens at the left.
 The big picture hat at the right is of black panne velvet faced with plain velvet. There is not much more to say of It except that it's brim is soft. it's lines marveleusly becoming and its crown embroidered with wheat and flowers in heavy silk floss. At the other side of the group a small, droop- ng-brimmed hat of porcelain blue felt makes one waver in allegiance to big hats The felt is overlaid with crepe georgette in the same color and for trimming there is T generous bow of wide grosgrain ribbon. matching the hat in color.
 None Of these shapes have rigid brims or erowns-eaeh of them is sim ply trimmed and each proelaims itself the work of some skilled and clever milliaer
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

Ioped ea es and fine tucks across the front. There is an embroidered me daliian nt each side and fulf sleeves ihut are much longer than sleeves have been for several seasnns There is not much needlework on this gown. but what there is. is very wei done.
 The neelieee is q long slip of plait- ed silk with an over1rop of lace that hangs from tbe shoulders, having the effect ef | shorf fHll lace eeat. It is open down the ffont and Is to be worn over iaeeX pet1icaat or slipped over the nishtdress far bedroom wear. Satin slippers edged With silk fringe are | dsf8il ea#th remembering for pretty nealtsees demand the right sort of footwear
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

The melancholy days have come but so have the new fall hats, and they have brought along with them sure cure for the blues. II is just out of the question to try on this enticing new millinery and go on regretting the passing of summer Tt the same time, for winter is foreshadaWea and welcomed by the loveliest Of head wear The war has thrown Americans on their own resources in designing. to n greater extent than ever before It is hard to tell just how much we owe to our own "home- grown" milliners, but there cannot be two opinions about the new hats. They are excellent from every standpoint
 There are shapes that are large and there are small hats. and all of them are graceful Lines are wonderful and trimmings do not interfere with them or blur them. Brims are irregular. crowns are soft materials are rich and trimmings simple. Much hand craft appears in the making of these hats and in the making of their trim mings. The predominating eolors are quiet. but nevertheless brilliance is universal In the seasons models.
 A group of representative hats is pictured above. The shapes have style and hecomingness to recommend them and include the principal types Of hats to be worn during the coming season. At the top q hat of dark blue panne velvet is faced with lons-napped hea- yer and has band of heaver about the crown. There Is silk tassel Of the same color for the trimming. The
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

 of of to The Connecticut park the favorie Walk the Calvert street bridge until the will
  to at 4ha ford
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Make Your Snort Cnats

The sport coat which has made tof itFeIf so important place in the sumner wardrobe is thls season in All sorts of materials, and, as a rule. has dispensed with sleeves. In one case, 1t is hardly mora than two straight lengths of silk, folded under at the bottom to form deep pocket, and held in by narrow bell. The ma terlaI is just wide enongh to form the front aud buck of the coat. ana there are neither sides nor sleeves.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

Lafayette
  Meridian had like one. yeu2 0 i   
  Just the that foolish
  Geraldine civilian
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Removing Childish Fears.

Fear is a matter of feeling and must be reached through feeling not by will nor reason. If your child has fear of some object and you wish to cure him, two things are essential. You must make the object familiar and you must arrange for him to have pleasant as- sociations in connection with it. Any fear treated in this way will rapidly disappear.-Exchange.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

Everything, from richest fHrs 10 kitchen aprons and WAT everalls, was given chance in the recent style show nt the Hotel Morrison. Chicago. It Was Il real exposition of practical garments Of ali sorts, designed by Americans. for Americans. and not merely competition between manu- lecturers to see which could exhibit the most unusual expensive and elah- afate designs in women.s apparel. The garments were made to sell. not simply for exhibition. and therefore one coutd judge from them the standards reached and tHe progress made n Fatfe taste. + Vas | valuable and interesting ex- hibif.
 There Was great deal ef interest iH the HeW= service suits for Hnmea who hare taken ID work usually dome hy meH=aS work in factories maaiaons plants. gardens aad the lighter farm work. The suits are made WiiR tfaH- sefs iH#tead of skifts and usaally in eae eieee Wifh blouse. Several xarie- ties af overalls were among them and these WarladY clothes proved more slightly than the usual skirt and blouse that are sa prone to part company
 SiRhtafesses and heeiiRees were not neglected for the eternal feminine may eiothe herself in waf oxeru1ls five or eight hours in the day Gin order 10 he able Ia buy dainty and frivolous things for other hours) but she Will not be Weaned away from iflmy fabrics and laees. \ pretty HiEbtdress and T neg ligee. shown in the picture. were among the most graceful of several such garments fiji the exhibit nf the style show The niehtaress af aain= sock is lo8=neeked. finished with seal
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

because lt WIS q Frlday bafgain. eame in contact with square stone marker embedded deep in the grass bearing this simple and pathetic inscription, "U s Meridian, 1SS49 l shed q few silent tears. These memorial stones are so sad. "U. $. Meridian. fSS4a-so simple and eloquent Then lifting my streaming eyes. | observed as crow flies from that moftuary= tablet the ellipse where the tank Britannia was wont fo eamhel some months ago sfrafght through the south door of the
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

theaterf day last asking the best outside takng q h of really much work and much good answers about COG
 
  o n hureau . appointments The c official of the the functions performs
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

scenery you can find anywhere. Even the entrances to the park are things of beauty. They are numerous and wide spread, and residents of any section of the city will find an easy way to get into the park.
 Especially is this true of the zoo, which presents. In addition to it's trees, rolling hills and streams, con- gregation of animals as interesting as any to be found. Familiar entrances to the Geological park are four in num- Der. First of all. there is the Adams
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Original VeIveG SIipons.

One sees many original slipons in black velvet. An exceedingly attractive example was stitched in white. The belt Of velvet was almost concealed by the background of white stitching. The accompanying hat was fashioned from white silk, with the top Of the crown and hrim facing of black velvet.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

Robert Wood, the famous head waiter of the National Press club at Washington. is happy over being called to the eolors. Robert has waited on more distinguished men than any other waiter in America. He has served, when they were guests at the Press club, three presidents Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson: cabinet officers and distinguished foreign rep resentatives, including the duke of Connaught, Arthur Balfour. General Joffre. Vice President yiviani of France. and the heads of all other al lied missions to the United States. in addition to every foreign ambassador stationed in Washington during the past five years.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Airy ersifIaoe.

"You have good many cigarette coupons"
 Yes, I'm saving these for a pretty girl"
 How many must you have to get such q premium?"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Wrona Aaain.

Kidd-Say. I've just figured that Solomon must have been the originator of the mother-in-law joke. Don't you think I'm right?
 Kidder-Not a chance. Six hundred lmothers-in-iaw wouldn't be joking Enatter for any man.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

infOrm the puhIlc. SoIne or IHe uuts- tions the bureau receives are enough to tax the Ingenuity of genius. Here are some examples
 "Piease give me the governments opinion of the morals of the late Pas tor Russell" wrote woman from Brooklyn.
 At what munition plant dc they need women workers?" was another.
 "Where is the nearest barber shop?s
 Where does the president sit in
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
IonnevitY Bored Him.

''I don't know" said the centenarian to the reporter, "what has kept me alive and in good health so long. but, by gum! if I ever had my life to live over again. I'll bet I find out some good ways to shorten it.a-kansas City Star.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

Hossy iflpperies. And then again at night F street is the scene of the final Haunting of tiambeyaat furbelews.
 Washington is famed for the beau ty, for the dash, for the chic of it's women. And justly so. too. There are. of course, many more pretty girls on Broadway or Fifth avenue in an hour than there are on F street in q day, but, with all respect to New York city. it must be admitted that the love ly women of Washington give an inn pression of culture. of breeding, of the
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
What She Got.

Miss Gidigril-What did you get on your birthday. dear?
 Mrs. Lonl-Got angry at my husband because he didn't buy me anything.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

yourself looking Somebody and Bill. registerT'
 question and it  if folks believe oldn when admit
 boards throughout the nation will register in the great maiorty 0 the members will
 Blu egoing havea ahardti time
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Trust of Friends

Communicate not to all friends alike thy affairs; few out of num- Der have trust mind.-Theoglus tB c. 570- -490).
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

sWIIIns man. When that DE regfs- tration comes off the registrars throughout the country afe going to see and hear amusing things galore. if they keep their eyes and ears open, which l expect they will do.
 Already citizens not registered in the draft are beginning 10 manifest reluctance, here and there, at giving out information as to whether or hot they will have to register.
 This thing hits the age-shy ones both ways. Suppose you are fifty
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

An English artist sketches subma- rine scenes by descending with .. divers helmet and using waterproof paper and crayons.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
N

Flows the telephone service in this town?" e-'''
 Mister. did you ever hear of q town where they bragged about the tele- phone seryiee?a
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Here Is Trip Visitor to Capital Must Not Miss

OPPORTUNITY presents itself especially the
  L.eam.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Committee on Public Information Is Kept Busy

,sANY questions eoonittee public nfonHtA
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Little Verbal Slip, but It Spoiled Romance

h meandng solitary reaper lots the vast and yerdan " pse that fills view of !hs White uo..s SI2!0
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Considerable Amusement in Store for Registrars

 J if When think a d When think of
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

high 0 
  toward the sun the resembles the back of the Here and there in the of French Serb Italian of rich color in ereunaaent about him and bend and ruined Il n obe
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Fashionable Flappers Draw Mankind to F Street

" AsIIINGToN does feminine Washington w enading
 horongha for te Iaade a e flip and fashionable Iner
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
FfoWere Hats.

Powered hats are almost necessary ehan dresses of dainty organdie are
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Waisteoat of Ivory Tone.

A blue serge suit should be accom- panied by waistcoat of ivory tone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
Republican Announcements.

The Republican County Central
Committee hereby announces the
following list of candidates for nom
ination for the various county offic-
es at the June primaries, 1918:
Representative, Fl. B. Murray,
Bloomington township; w. S. Nc.
Caull, Garden Grove.
Auditor, No candidate yet.
Treasurer, J. Wesley Chew, Eden
township.
Leon.
Recorder, Matte Burchett Greel-
ey Grand River; Mrs. Jeanette
Aten Bruce, Garden Grove.
County Attorney, VIM. J. Spring
Sheriff, No candidate yet.
Board Of Supervisors, term be-
ginning Jan. /, 1919, E. j. Blair,
Long Creek township.
Board of Supervisors, term be-
ginning Jan. l, 1920, Y. e. WassOn,
Morgan township.
Coroner, no candidate announced
yet.
This is the list of candidates up
to the time of going to press this
week
J. A. Mcintosh,
County Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
4 Tribute to Prof. r.. r. Menefec.

We, the undersigned, wish to say
a few words to the people OF Deca-
tur county in behalf of our superin-
tendent, Elmer f. 'Menefee, who has
just left us to enter the service OF
Uncle Sam.
We wish to let the people Of the
county know that we have perfect
faith in his patriotism. In fact, we
cannot understand how anyone
could question the patriotism of a
superintendent who has taken ad-
vantage of every opportunity to
members of his school who has al
ways urged his teachers to teach
patriotism to the, children and WIG
has to our knowledge bought $3.50
worth of Liberty bonds.
We have Junior Red Cross in
our school and we know that Mr..
Menefee has done all he could to
encourage this work.
Among the articles which our
school has made are several Knitted
sweaters, shawls for French women,
refugee garments, towels, wash
clothes, snippings, gun cleaners, and
one large hospital quilt made OF
knitted five inch squares:
We believe that Mr.. Menefee has
could do for a school and we feel
that we have given to Uncle Sam as
patriotic man as you can find in
these United States.
Citizens of Decatur.
James Lake, B. Wilson, H. a.
Wells, Tom Lake, Gale Surber, r.
l.. Farmer, Henry Esch, Mayor; {.
r. Meeker, G. w. Mannasmith, ..
B. Creal, G. L.. Creal, Jim Branch,
N. B. Hamilton, r. l.. Ross, j.. B..
Riddle, J. C. Cozad, c.. K. CHEERING
ton, S. w. Robbins, G. A. Havens,
H. A. Graves, J. A. Hawk, O.. F.
Walker. Leroy Shelton, w. H. Lloyd.
E. L. O'Neal, Andrew Sell, Eugene
Pugh, John Corrington, G.. M: Cor
rington, S. NJ Ash, E. E. Blades, j.
B. Dobson, w. T. Sly, J. 3. Fisher,
F. T. Bruner, ]. c. Could, T. M.
Akers, S. H. Campbell, J. G. Reuss,
~. w. Euritt, John Ross, E. J. Hol-
mes, J. w. Hannah, Ray Havens,
i, Geo. S. Williams S. M. McCroskey.
F. NJ Riddle, E. F. Allen, Roy AL
len, o. J. Mcharness, P. c. Kenton,
A. J. Creswell, c. r. Riley, w. Fl.
Golfer, R. r. Little, Loren Tullis,
Jack Tullis.
Teachers of Decatur School.
Hattie Lockwood. Edna Gallup.
B. G.. Porter, Eurith Morton, Lola
Shelton, Lucy Sell, Esther Jones.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published Quarter
Of a Century AGO.

The first Strawberries were on
the Leon market yesterday at 20
cents a box.
Martin Ray has purchased the in
Leon Fact. We understand Dan will
go west and try his hand at farming.
M. Mayer shipped his first con-
signment of wool from this county
this year from Weldon Monday. 1t
was the entire clip of c. C. Woods,
amounting to 4,2O0 pounds.
paos set Of 'Ret Rote PaSs IN iay
afternoon, the contracting parties
being James l.. Paxton, Of Garden
Grove, and Miss Hettie Searle, OF
Humeston, the ceremony being per-
formed by Justice w. J. Darr.
Wool growers are not receiving
very. fancy prices for their, wool
ranging from ia to 20 cents.
At the residence of the brides
father, Mr.. |. l.. Marshall in Deca-
tur, on April 26th, Mr.. Alfred B.
Ward and Miss Minnie L. Marshall
were united in marriage by Rev.
Thomas Waller.
w. Bowman's harness shop last Sat
urday after working there steadily
for thirteen years.
Mrs. Alfred Osborn, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orange noward, OF
this city, died at her home in York,
Neb., last Thursday.
w. r. Moore has retired from
probably engage in the real estate
The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week:
Charles L. Paxton "a to Hettie
Searle 1S.
= Charles A. Bright 10 to Lennie L..
John NJ. Sexton 81 to Ada Castor
Aaron Ecton 20 to Delpha Mcvay
Master Jimmie Alexander, of
Hastings, Neb., is visiting with rela-
tives in this city and at Garden
Grove.
Misses Emma and Nora Hamilton
where they will spend the summer
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Warren Cole, of Knoxville,
Tenn, arrived Tuesday for visit
with old friends She is the guest
Of Judge and Mrs. J. w. Harvey.
Word has been received from 4.
NJ and W. Stone tGp former bey residents
now located at Portland, Oregon.
They will attend the Worlds Fair
at Chicago and on their trip will Wis
it relatives in Decatur county.
Gus Pryor, Charley Mckern, Art
Martindale & Co... will plant seven
acres of watermelons out west Of
Leon and have secured the services
Of Frank Lewis and Will McKern to
guard the patch. So boys you need
MT apply in the light of the moon
or before 10 p. m.
On Monday President Grover
Cleveland pressed the button which
started the machinery of the Worlds
Fair at Chicago
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
Decatur County Gets Ten Fordson
Tractors.

Decatur county is to receive ten
within few days. Henry Ford is
building the new tractors at the rate
of eighty per day. and is going to
place 900 Of them in the state Of
Iowa, a car load to each county, and
furnish them to farmers at whole
sale cost, $4,000, plus $500 for
freight, for the purpose OF having
the new tractors demonstrated IN
every county in Iowa. Estes 4 Co.,
the local Ford agents will have
charge of the distribution OF the
tractors and received word Tuesday
that the special Oliver plow built to
be used with the new tractor had al
ready been shipped to Leon, and
the tractors are expected within
few days. The local agents are not
to receive any profit for handling the
tractors. The tractors will all be de-
livered within six weeks. The plan
is to distribute these tractors in
each county with the assistance OF
the Ford agent, the chairman of the
county council of defense and the
county farm agent. AS there will
not be to exceed ten tractors for
each county they will be furnished
so as to demonstrate them in the
most complete manner in all parts
of the county. 1t is said this trac-
tor is going to revolutionize farm,
ing, and farmers who are interested
should get in touch with Estes 4
Co. or the county farm agent pretty
quick or they will not be in time to
get one of them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
LAST CALL FOR SEED CORN.
Notice for All Concerned.

1. Please notify the undersigned
within three days after the date OF
the paper, how much seed corn you
must secure through Farm Bureau
aid. 1t is now necessary to know
definitely what is wanted. When
these demands are received the Farm
Bureau assisted by the State Exten-
sion Service at Ames and the United
States Department of Agriculture,
will endeavor to find the best seed
possible to make it available at cost.
2. Every farmer is urged to use
his own seed corn or that grown in
the neighborhood in 1916 or 1917,
and a great many farmers can do
this successfully if they will exercise
sufficient care in testing the seed.
On good many farms, bette: seed
for home use can be selected from
a crib testing as low as 20 than
can be imported from the other sec
ton. IT it is necessary to buy seed
it should not be used until you
have made your own test and salts
fed yourself that it is better than
what you could provide from your
own crib or in your vicinity.
3. These are war measures
great Importance. We VIII win in
the fight for a great corn crop il;
each one will do his iull duty for
himself and then cooperate for The
benefit Of others. And winning the
corn fight this year will be big
help toward winning the bigger fight
"over there"
T. NJ. Deal, County Agent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
Judge Fuller Gives Gibson the Limit,

Attorney Gibson, today at 1880,
presented his argument for new
trial for Geo. Gibson, of Union
county, who was found guilty in dis
trict court for trying to incite hostil-
tiles against the government of Iowa
and the United States government.
The argument did not have force
enough with the court to see his way
clear to grant new trial as the
fairly tried and the court had given
more than ordinary attention to the
instructions given the jury. That the
defendant had been found guilty by
the jury who had very, carefully lis
tened to the case and the court
therefore overruled the motion and
asked Gibson if he had anything to
say. Gibson did not even straighten
up in his chair but with his head
resting on the back of the chair
said mo" Judge Fuller then SEN
fenced him to twelve months in the
county Jail and to pay a 1000 fine.
This is the limit. The outcome of
this trial has been watched with in
terest and there was a large crowd
present to hear the sentence.-Cres-
ton Advertiser-GaZette
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
Red Cross Notice.

The executive committee of the
Decatur County Chapter of the
American Red Cross at their meet
ing held Saturday evening. voted to
make a proposition to as many as
would accept it, that they cultivate
whatever amount of acreage they
the proceeds of the crop when sold
to be turned into the military re-
lief fund of the chapter, to whatev,,
er branch they may designate. and
that each one that was willing to
do this work, report their name and
address, amount of acres and kind
of crop to be raised to the Chanter
that a record may be kept of it, and
proper report made thereof.
A Young farmer by the name OF
Evans has been the first to head the
list Let's have many more.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
NEXT DRAFT MAY IA
Fourteen More Soldiers Called to
go to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
on tuesday, May l4th.

Fourteen more Decatur county
young men have been notified to re-
port at Leon on Tuesday, May 14th,
to leave for Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
The local board has also received
notice that reports from the farm
ing conditions in Iowa are such, that
in the future there will be no more
deferred calling of registrants in
class one on account of being en-
gagged in farming, and after this con-
tingent goes the balance of the men
in class one will go in their order
regardless of claims for deferred
calling.
The following is the list of the
boys called for May 14th:
Louie Michael Alder.
Walter McCarl.
Robert Hamilton Young.
CLYDE Gibson.
James Rose.
Walter Frank Rush.
Orval Ferrin Poland
Ralph McBee.
Ray l.. Bridger.
]. Earld Cox
Orville Elmer Backer.
Truman Baker.
Raymond c. Pickering.
Willie Gibson.