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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Hazel College.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bent Ramsey, of
Van Vert, spent Monday with their
son Alex and family.
Jim Hopkins spent Sunday at the
Jack Edwards home.
Several new cases of measles have
been reported the last few days:
Clyde Blades was saving wood
I for Grant Spencer Friday.
Willie Steen spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his friend, Herb
Scadden.
Several from this neighborhood at.
tended Mike Frey's sale, in west OF
Van Vert Saturday. Mr.. Frey ex-
and d. children fr y Visited With Mr., and
Mrs. l.. H. Warrenner and family
Sunday
Harry Wilson sawed wood for
Claude M " 9Iae s T1h9rsd hyn,,;ns o.
the Tennessee neighborhood, spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Erastus Wilson and family.
Jack Edwards has been on the
sick list the past few days.
Warren Rush and SON Frank spent
Mrs. jase Smith and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cole and chill
dren visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Ramsey and sons Sunday afternoon:
Mrs. Will Frey and children, OF
Van Vert, came. Monday. for short
visit with her sister, Mrs, Claude
Woolkey and family and other rela-
Ed, Cecil and Roscoe Wilson spent
Sunday evening with Carol Spencer
G. w. Pelsor and son Will, Of
Van Vert, were assisting Fred Ram
sey with his butchering Wednesday.
Link Cross, who has been visiting
with his cousin, Elias Cross and fam
lily, returned to his home in Jasper
county Friday morning.
Mrs. Elmer Lee and children, who
have been visiting. with Mrs. Lees
parents, returned home Monday al
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ramsey ana
son Paul spent Sunday afternoon IN
town with Mr.. and Mrs. Bent Ram
sey
L. H. Warrenner delivered hogs
in town Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.. Spencer visit,
Mrs. Wesley Steen.
Frank Rush was a Leon visitor
Tuesday evening, returning home
"Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Lukenbill was saving wood
for N. C. Rasmussen Monday.
dren spent Thursday evening with
Misses Velma and Julia Spencer
spent Sunday night with friends in
town.
We have certainly been having
nice spring weather the last few
days. 1t doesn't look much like Mr..
Grounding knew what he was
about after all.
George Frey spent Sunday at the
Joe Warrick home in Clarke county.
N. G. Spencer, our assessor, has
been busy the past few days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Evergreen.

The tenement house on the old
Staggers farm, occupied by Alma
Huffman and mother, was burned to
the ground Sunday afternoon. On
ly a few household articles were saw
ed as the family were absent. No
insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sickle are wearing
a broad SMILE Ask them whv. A
new granddaughter born Feb. 9Th,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pitkin.
John Nicholson is saving wood in
the neighborhood Nels Bradley,
George Sniyely and the Jamison boys
have patronized him.
Sunday Mrs. L. N. Jamison enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Art Martin,
Misses Beulah Martin and Mary
Wadell, Mr.. and Mrs Gordon and
family and Ernest Sly.
VIM. Strong's sale which was held
Tuesday, was we'll attended and
good prices prevailed
Lois Young is on the sick list
Anna Cartwright is working for
Mrs Will Clum.
No school Monday and Tuesday
on account of Strong's sale.
Many in this neighborhood attend
ed l.. d. s. conference at Lamont last
week.
Mr.. Coffelt has rented the VIM.
Strong farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Van Vert.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde saylor went
to Iowa City Thursday morning to
see a sister who has been sick.
Miss Alice Hacker spent Thurs
day night with Miss, Gladys Price.
Ray Easter and family moved to
o. E. Burkey moved into the house
Miss Dolly Palmer went to Grand
River Wednesday evening to attend
the Pentecostal meetings which are
being held there.
Mrs. Will BIanscomb and daugh1-
ter Mrs Se % Brn Vs WITT WITH tG friends Me
Carl Upheld went to Des Moines
A Roy Hawkins returned home from
Des Moines Tuesday. He was &C
companied by his wife. who has
been in the hospital there for, some
time past; The many friends of
that her health is much improved.
Mrs. Mart Myers went to Well
don Thursday afternoon to visit rela-
tives.
Floyd Boles,. of Elston, was at
tending to business matters in our
town Thursday.
Rex Adams returned home from
Des Moines Tuesday.
Frank Rush was a Leon visitor
Mrs, Doc Davis and daughter Lee
ota were shopping in Osceola We'd
nesday.
home from Des Moines Wednesday
afternoon.
For several days past the weather
has been so mild and springlike that
if makes us wonder if such a short
time back we could have been hav-
ing such bitter cold weather. The
weather man is good to us now.
Friends Of s. u Smith it, RECEIVED ee hsd
passed nuaa 'a away w. at the Methodist hos
pital in Des Moines. The bad news
came as surprise as he was thought
to be improving. Mr.. Smith was
operated on some time ago and COM
plications ensued which caused his
death. The bereaved family have
the sympathy of the entire commun-
Mrs. Jerome Traupel visited in
Osceola last Thursday morning.
Luke Brown, of Grand River, had
business in our town last Wednes-
Clyde Johnson and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hall were Sunday
guests at the George Johnson home.
Moines, came Monday to visit with
relatives and friends.
Miss Pearl Hatfield spent Sunday
night with Mrs. Ada Ritter.
Miss Naomi Brown, of Grand
River, came Friday evening to visit
her sister, Mrs. L. Walker. She re-
turned home Monday morning.
Roy Burchett, Ralph Emery, Carl
Ilawson and Ira Foster passed
Van Vert Monday on their
way to Des Moines to enlist in the
armv.
Mrs. Jess Holt was an Osceola Wis
itor Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Battle Hill.

Mr. and Mrs Bert McGahuey and
Orpha McGahuey had business in
hellerton Tuesday.
Ben Smith was a Grand River call
err Wednesday.
Dave Drummond had business in
kellertcn Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McGahuey
and daughter Orpha, and Sam Smith
attended the funeral Of their cousin
Lindsey Butcher, at Terre Haute,
Wednesday,
Clarence and Alvin Newton and
John Sincoe were calling at Dave
Drummon' Sunday.
Austin Skinner and family spent
Sunday at Cliff Shaughnessy's
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Mannasmiith
and daughter, Dena,. spent Saturday
evening at Ed McGahuey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McGahuey
and son Raymond spent Sunday with
their son, Sam McGahuey and family.
Charles Payfon and Jesse Wion,
who have purchased farms at Mt.
Ayr, and Nj. E. Mannasmith having
sold his farm and bought property
of j. L.. Gooding in kellerton, are ex-
pecting to move in a short time.
We are sorry to lose our old neigh
bors and they will be greatly miss
ed but we welcome our new neigh
bors in our vicinity.
Ben Smith spent the week end
with his nephew, Herbert Smith, and
family Of Lamont.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Lonesome Ridge.


Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Garner and
daughter, Glata, spent Sunday at
Ray Gamers S.
Clyde Waller and family spent
Sunday afternoon at Roy Walters.
Mrs. George Evans returned home
Sunday after spending the past
week with her mother, Mrs. 3. A.
Little and sons.
John O'Boyle and family were
Sunday visitors at NJ Griffin's.-
Miss Minnie Evans spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday with her sis
ter, Mrs. w. q. MCDANIEL.
James Still and family, Willie
Still and wife, and Marjory Freeman
spent Tuesday evening at W. H. Nc
Daniels.
Mrs. e. j. Evans spent Thursday
with Mrs Sylvia Evans, who is on the
the sick list.
E. P. Trembly spent last week at
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Union No. 1.

Don't forget the RE supper and
program at Baker school house, Fri
day night. Feb. 18th, for the benefit
of the Red Cross Program starts at
o'clock sharp. Everybody come.
Willis Donaldson spent Saturday
night at E. M. Jones'
Several attended the choir practice
John DeVries is helping his broth
err Art DeVries with his work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ern Jones and sons
John and Dick spent Sunday at c..
A. Payton's
C e. Mills was Lamont caller
Wednesday.
]. E. Woodmansee called on j. H.
Sincoe Sunday morning.
Don't forget the pie supper.
If you have any OF our Ice cream
packers at your home please tele
phone US and we will call and 81
them Walker Ice Cream Factory
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Leroy.

VIM. Sutton, ST., was a Leon Wis
itor saturday.
Gladys Bergin returned to her
home at Van Vert Saturday. She
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Warren Stogdill and family.
Tom Adams was passenger for
Weldon Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis. return
ed from visit with relatives at
Leon, Saturday.
Don't forget the musical at the
Presbyterian church, Feb. 22nd, for
the benefit of the Red Cross.
Z Lawrence Calhoun was in Omaha
the past week.
Mrs. Tunis Cole has been quite ill
the past week but is very much inn
proved Miss Virginia West, a
nurse from Leon, was called to care
for her. DR.. Smith, of Humeston,
is the attending physician.
The members of the Presbyterian
church held reception for Rev.
heizer and family at the D. S. Buff
UNI home Tuesday evening. The
Ladies Aid presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Heller with linen table cloth. De-
licious luncheon was served.
Mrs. Lillard visited with friends in
Weldon Thursday.
Otto Davis went to CrestOn Mon
day to take examination for military
service.
Clara Davis went to Leon Monday
to take teachers examination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14

the j. B. Mcdaniel home.
Elmer Little spent Sunday at
Charley Mahoney spent one day
last week at Will Mahoney's.
j. B. Mcdaniel and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. w. 2. Mcdaniel, p. p.
Trembly and Roscoe Mcdaniel were
Misses Minnie, Vesta and Hattie
Evans and Mrs. w. z. Mcdaniel
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Cecil Hull
linger and Miss Fern Moore.
Miss May Evans spent Saturday
with Mrs. Will Mahonev.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
Morgan Center.

Mrs. Stokes Moore visited part
of last week at Oscar Peck's.
Harry Phelps spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Charley Jeffer-
sons.
Lawrence Poland and Lawrence
Willis made a business trip to Clio
Saturday
Charley Bright called at A. D..
Curry's Monday.
Perry Barr and family spent Sun
day at Oscar Peck's.
Mrs. A. 3. Willis and Mrs. Law
renee Poland visited at Herd Davis
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs: Riley Hatfield visit
ed at Will Phelps Sunday evening.
Jess Hatfield and family spent
Sunday at Cyrus Wells.
Davy Cozad spent Sunday with
home folks
Herd Davis spent the latter part
of the week visiting at Seth Davis
and looking for a place to move.
Blink Gammill and Raymond Cur
ry are staying at Lawrence Poland's
at present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14

The Leon Electric Company has
the finest display room in this part OF
the state for showing electric light
fixtures The fixtures are beauties
and are priced very low. 1t would
pay you to see them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14

When you have backache the liver
or kidneys are sure to be ut of gear
Tr- Sanol. it does wonders for the
liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial
35c bottle Of Sanol will convince you
Get it at tre drug store. 38-'1&
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14

The oyster production of the
United States is greater than that Of
all other countries combined.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14

Get your wall paper at the Rexall
store 37-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-14

Adhesive postage stamps were in
troduced in the United States in
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-02-13
CHARLESTON THE ONLY SITE
FOR navy Yard IN SOUTH
Helm Commission So Reports to Sen.
ate After Thorough Investigation
OF. Advantages Offered Various
Ports for First Glass Yards

washington, Feb. 8.-Charleston
offers the only site for a first class
navy yard between Hatteras and Kew
! West, in the opinion of the commis-
sion on navy yards and naval bases.
The commissions sixth preliminary
report, submitted to the Senate to-
day, also concludes that all sites on
the Gulf are remote from waters
bordering on the Windward Islands
ana the Caribbean sea, where it is
thought future naval hostilitics are
likely to take place." but this conch,-
sion is qualified.
! The commission reported that it
seems quite possible that the fleets
communication with Northern yards
and resources might be interrupted,
and in this event a base of supplv'
with ample docking and repair facili.
ties on the Gulf of Mexico might be-
come, of vital Importance, notwith-
standing such distance"
Fine Plant Here Now
The commission reported that hur-
rlcanes along the Atlantic and Gulf
coast would be detriments to navy
yards and believes that storms of re-
cent years would have damaged even
the largest ships. But even had a suit
able location for first class ward
peen decided upon it's establishment
would not be necessary now as the
commissioners believed the Charleston
plant could take care of all worl, tho
navy needs in these waters.
! From study of stratcgical re-
auir emcnts," the report continues.
the commission is led to believe that
the first line of special defense for
the Gulf of Mexico should be in the
Florida straits and the Yucatan chan
mel. An operating base will be neces.
sary for submarines, dcstroycrs, aux.
lllary vessels and aircraft assigned to
these localities. Key West seems to
be better located stratcgfcally for this
purpose than any other site available.
IL WI! be necessary TO construct an
artificial harbor for vessels based
therc rs protection against hurri-
canes.
Headed by Helm
The commission, headed by Rear
Admiral Helm, investigated proposed
aircraft, submarine and DESTROYER
bases bases in the past four months and re-
ported on several available sites. Tt
is practicable to havea coastal air
station at Brunswick, Ga; Miami Of
fers a good strategic location for a
temporary operating base for subma-
rlnes and dcstroycrs" for protection
of the Florida straits, and the same is
said of Key West, except that it would
afford protection on the gulf
Tampa, st. Andrews Bay, Fla, and
Mobile, were cited as being good loca-
tlons for aircraft stations, but not
suitable for submarine or destroyer
, bases. 1t is reported that Sabine Pass
is mot very good" for aviation pur-
poses, but that a station might be es-
. tablished there if necessary.
The commission was appointed to
study conditions on the Atlantic, Gulf
and Pacific coasts, and already had
! reported on several ,ities. It is
planed to complete the work after
trips to the canal zone and the Wind
ward islands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-02-13
AMERICANS UNSAFE
IN PETROGRAD
No Tidings From Ambassador Fran
els Causes Uncasiness in
Washington

Washington, Feb. 8.-The United
States government is without official
knowledge concerning the where
abouts of David r. Francis, American
ambassador to Russia.
Unconfirmed reports that the am
bassador and his staff, with diplomat
ic representatives of the Entente AL
lies, are en- route to Sweden under a
Bolshviki order Of expulsion, were
forwarded to the state department to-
day from the American legation at
Stockholm.
No word has been received direct
from the ambassador himself since a
message dated at Petrograd February
4. Ihls communication, which con-
sumed four days in transit, contained
nothing to indicate that the ambassa-
dor was prepared for an order of dis
missal from the Russian foreign Of
flee. For this reason the state de-
partmcnt is not inclined to accept the
Stockholm report as accurate. En-
tentc embassies in Washington, which
haeV been in close touch with the
state department on all Russian devel-
opmcnts, also are lacking confirma-
ton.
At the same time events have been
shifting so rapidly in the Russian cap
ital in recent weeks that it was re-
garded in official quarters as by no
means certain that Francis is not on
his way to the border. In common
with other diplomats at Petrograd,
the American ambassador has a free
hand to leave at any time conditions
appear intolerable. There have been
several threats of late against his life.
Bolsheviki extremists, their suspi-
cions encouraged by Trotzky, the for
eign minister, have accused Francis of
holding reactionary sympathies. Buch-
anan, the British minister, as we'll as
the representative of France, were or
dered home some weeks ago on SINH
lar grounds.
Stockholm reports rumors that
come over the border of all forms of
generalization rampant at Petrograd.
Looting is said to be general through
out the city and it is declared that
much blood has been spilled in clash
es between the pillagers and the Red
Guard. Banks have been taken over by
commissaries Of the government.
Armed guards are in possession of
the counting rooms with experienced
clerks handling the books because the
regular clerks have gone on strike.
In Francis latest report he tells of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-02-13

200 Americans in Perograd, a majori.
ty Of them being American Red Cross
and Y. M. C. A. workers, clerks or
American banking agencies and en-
ployes of the Singer Sewing Machine
company, which maintains a large
branch there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-02-13

an order having been issued provid-
ing that no one shall withdraw more
than $15 a week from the bank.
whether this applied to the ambassa-
dor was not made clear.
II Is estimated at the state depart
ment taht there is something less han
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-02-13
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take OrOye'g.

The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic 10 equally valuable as a
General Tonic because II contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06

food as / now eat with the officers.
So / am shipping to France. BY
spring l can. come back to the west
coasts and take out nay license as an
engineer and will then feel able to
accomplish something in life and have
an occupation that will always assure
me of job.
"Will probably eat Thanksgiving
dinner in Baltimore and Christmas
dinner in France. l have sent SGT 90
to the Western Union Life Insurance
Co., to pay my premium.
81 have not received only one letter
since leaving Seattle Sept. 9, till last
Tuesday and it was from a friend at
Moscow. 1t was fine letter, SO much
news in it. 1t certainly seemed good
to hear from some one, altho / would
have liked most of all to have heard
from you, mother dear, and l hope
to get letter before we sail from
here
"How is Mirt and Floyd? How is
the flu in the west?- I heard it
struck pretty hard. It took about
$4,000 people here in Baltimore and
for a while they died at the rate of
400 and 500 day. I. have not had
it yet. Neither have been sea-sick.
l stood the trip around about the best
of any one on the ship. There are
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
News FROM Khaki Boys

The Humphreys Brothers, Ross and
Mirt, formerly high school students in
Moscow where both are well known, are
in the army Mirt is in New Jersey and
Ross was at Baltimore when they wrote
the following letters, to their mother,
Mrs. Sarah Humphreys, of Portland,
| Oregon. The letters follow
Camp Dix, Wrightown, N. j.,
November H. 1918
Dear Mother and Floyd: Though;
| would drop you few lines to let you
know of my whereabouts and how | am
getting along. I moved yesterday from
Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pa, to Camp
Dix, Wrighton, N. J. I am still further
away from home now. 1t is just about
5000 miles from here to Portland. We
got in here about II o'clock last night
Had some trip. The soldiers are all
moving out of Camp Colt up here There
lis close to 6O,00O soldiers here now, and
they are still coming I sure had rough
old trip. The train we came on had Is
coaches, loaded dowfl-about 90 men in
each coach. There was four train loads
of soldiers left Camp Colt for here yes
terday-2,50O all together.
81 am feeling fine, mother; have had
an awful cold. 1t started to settle on my
lungs, but broke it up. ! am gettrao-''
better now. There a,, cs ;, ..', -
Sre4-2f ~ -----~ ~ al oeVei q easeo -
dl,sstheria here now I am going to bel
careful and not get it. Don't worry
about me, mother dear, because I won't
get sick. I will be careful.
"How are you getting along, mother!
How is Floyd and Auntie. haven't re-
ceived a letter from you yet. Have been |
looking for one every. day. Please write
soon Tell Floyd to write me letter
and let me know what he is doing. IT.
is everlastingly pouring down rain1
here now. The first rain since | have
been back here in the eastern states.
am not going overseas. We had to turn
in our overseas equipment. We were
sent here to this camp to be mustered Il
out and sent home again. | will prob
ably be home by Christmas. | sure hope
so, so can start to high school the seed
ond semester. Ill
"This is sure fine camp here. They'll
have fine Y M. c. A. building here
and dandy services. | am IN the Y. M.
c. A. They sure treat lis fine and are
dom ga great work.
"The Red Cross certainly treated uSll
soldiers fine when we came throughsI1
Pa Last night, about 10 :
o'clock, they gave us all we wanted to
eat This camp here is built like a -
own. 1t is about eight miles square.
"Have you heard from Ross lately?
How is he, if you have? Where is he
1t? Well, mother, | hope these few
ines find you in the best of health;
Floyd and auntie the same. Well, 1
guess I will have to close for this time.
Write me big, long letter just as soon
Is possible.
"May Gods rich blessing be with you
Until we meet again. From your loving
on,
"MIRT HUMPHREY
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
Baltimore, Md.
"NOv, Is, 1918.

Dearest Mother: We arrived here
in Baltimore on Nov. 9th, after a ten
thousand mile trip. One Sunday we
went to Washington, D. c., and saw
our capitol city. l am sending some
pictures of it, and of Antofagasta,
Chile, too Washington is certainly
a pretty place. l suppose you re-
ceived the letter that / wrote from
Acapulco, Mexico. Well, from there
we went to africa, Chile, as port of
entry and then loaded nitrate of soda
or salt peter at Antofagasta. From
there we came back thru the Panama
canal and that was a beautiful trip
through it. l saw everything, all the
main forts and locks, Culebra Cut and
Gatun lake. Came out past Cuba and
Baltimore where we discharged our
cargo and are now loading a cargo
destined to France. We are tied up
to wharf which is only few hun
dred yards from the old historic fort,
McHenry, about which the Star
Spangled Banner is written. When
used to sing our national anthem
l little dreamed that / would some
day visit the spot about which it was
written. Some of the old forts still
stand and the grounds around are
now covered with barracks and hos
pitfalls sheltering wounded and sick
soldiers from France. l have been
to the Methodist church here and they
certainly treated me fine, it seemed
like being back in Moscow. The
young people especially seemed SO
nice and sociable and one young lady
whom I walked home with said Bal
timore was noted for it's hospitality
and took her word for it. I do not
like Baltimore as town, as it has
no home-like appearances, all the
houses are Joined together and they
have no lawns or garden space. But
all houses have marble steps LEADING
to the streets and they keep them as
white as snow. They certainly had
a great celebration here on Monday,
Nov IL, when it was announced that
the war was ended. / was up town
and saw all that, was worth seeing
"Well, mother, I made good on my
trip around and have been advanced
from a fireman to an oiler. So now
have better quarters and better