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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Decatur
Belle Richardson,
Plaintiff.
VS..
l.. E. Lasley,
Defendant.
- You are Hereby notified that on
the S1th day of January, 1918, there
was filed in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, the petition OF tne
plaintiff in the above entitled cause.
Claiming of you the sum OF thirty
Dollars, as, money justly due IRON ON
cent from the 28th day OF FEBRUARY
1912, for
sory note executed by the defendant
to the State Savings Bank of La
moni, Iowa, dated February 2Sth,
1912, bearing 81 lin interest s;sned i said
as aS's such eS surety surety, and said bank en-,
dorsed said note to plaintiff, and
nIaintiff is now the owner thereof,
In due course and for valuable con-
Original Notice was placed in the
hands of the Sheriff of Decatur
County, Iowa, for service yns;r on rats sa1u
ed said notice certifying that the de-
PENDANT could not be found In the
State of Iowa, and that defendant s
Residence and address was unknown:
The plaintiff has filed anidavlt
for service by publication on salu
defendant; the plaintiff states, tnaI
the defendant is nonresident OF the
state of Iowa, and that personal
service of the original notice in said
cause cannot be made on SAID de-
PENDANT within the State OF iowa.
The Plaintiff AYERS that the De-
PENDANT has property situated IN re,
eaur County, Iowa, M not p,, fnfMp has
filed bond for attachment and ASKS
against the goods, chattels and ell
fects of said Defendant. ~,
Affidavit for attorney fee, on ME.
1FOr further particulars, see Pe-
You are further notified, that un.
less you appear thereto and deIeno
before noon of the second day Oh the
April Term, 1918, Of the District
Court Of Decatur County. iowa,
which will commence at Leon, iowa,
on the 22nd day of April, 1913, q
default will be entered against you;
and such an amount OF attacne1
property belonging to you az snali
be found necessary to pay said note,
with interest. costs and attorneys
fee. will be subjected to the pay
ment of Judgment rendered there
for.
Amos p. Olsen,
s2-4t. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
sherins Sale.

By virtue of an Execution, direct
ed to me from the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Decatur County, Iowa,
on a Judgment obtained in said
court, on the 18th day of February,
1918, in favor of j. A. Harris as
Plaintiff, and against Anna Mckin-
ley, J. j. Summers, Mrs. ]: J. sum
mers, E. l.. Strecker and Mrs. E. L.
Strecker as Defendants, for the sum
of Four Hundred and Ninety-one
Dollars and % Cents, $s4:56 at.
torney's fees and costs taxed at
1885, and accruing costs, l have
levied upon the following Real Els,
tate, taken as the property OF said
Defendants. to satisfy vaid execu-
ton, to.wit:
The west one-half of the south
twenty acres of the southwest one.
fourth Of the northwest quarter OF
section 10, township 50. range 20,
west 9Th P. NJ, containing 10 acres,
more or less.
And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash In
hand. on the 10Th day of April, A.
ID. 1918, in front of the Court House
door in Leon, Iowa, at the hour OF
10 O'Clock A. NJ. of said day, when
and where due attendance will be
given BY the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, March IL,
John A. Fulton,
34-2t Sheriff of said County.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
WE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FOR
OTHERS AS WELL AS OUR
SELVES.

Senator James Hamilton Lewis.
s.Who are they who misrepresent
the purpose of democracy under Will
son, that they may defeat all demo-
crazy to all men,, These charge
that America, under Wilson, would
and peoples of foreign lands to take
our form of government. Let the
world know that, as George Washing
ton fought for democracy as a right
to America, and Thomas Jefferson
proclaimed it as a necessity to man q q
kind, while Lincoln made 1T ms
creed Of emancipation M f4f al 6 eot9r
for democracy as right of the whole
world. The promise of Wilson to
make the world safe for democracy
is no threat to make the world take
democracy. 1t is but the assurance
of the efforts to give to the world Its
chance to take democracy rms war
Of America is he announcement In !a
will prevent any despot deprivlng
free Will in rejecting despotism and
choosing democracy. The United
States does not fight to force any
government to adopt the theory OF
our government, nor does the united
States fight to force any. foreign PEG.
aoainst any form of government
t5av NAV choose for themselves.
Rnf America does fight to prevent
any foreign government thWartlng
any land from enjoying. democracy
if it Wills by the voice of it's people:
And this United States hghts now
and will ever fight to the expenditure
of it's last dollar and the. sacrifice OF
every son, rather than submit to any
monarch wrestling our. democracy
from us, to the death of our. liberty,
and the end of our republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
THE NATIONS-AND CASUALTY
LISTS.

One cannot help but note as he
looks over casualty list--and they
are becoming more frequent-at the
varied array of names. One OF the
last lists now lies before us and on
it appears such names as Anderson,
Dobiev, Dyvad, Eklunk, Leitheuser,
Mccarthy, M h a ] e k, OConnor,
Schultz, Sheeban and Sullivan.
Look over any other list naming
the soldiers who lover there are
bleeding and dying under the stars
and Stripes. You will find that by
no means all of them-in most lists
not even most of them-bear names
indicating a pure Anglo::saxon line
age Irish names, Slavic, German,
Swedish, Danish, Hungarian, Polish;
Jewish, Italian, Spanish--you will
find them all written there on an
honorable parity with other names
that smack of English ancestry and
colonial forbears.
They are Americans all-and the
homes they came from are American
homes, whatever the. language
spoken in them. There is no better
test of patriotism than the willing
ness to suffer and die for ones coun-
try.-St. Joe Observer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
GERMANY'S DESPERATE FINAN.
CIAL SITUATION.

1t is not improbable. that Ger
many's financial condition is one OF
the factors in forcing the present
desperate effort for military decls-
Cyril Brown in the New York
and interesting account Of the Ger
This mechanism now works quite
methodically The government con-
tinuously issues its treasury notes,
which are discounted at. the, reichs-
bank and which there take the form
of credits in circulating notes and de-
war expenses are paid. Then twice
year a long time. loan is issued
which is taken by the people, offlc-
tally inspired with the expectation
that victory and peace are near at
last. ,,+
up as long as the people can and
will respond to the offered loans;
and their responsiveness is further
cultivated by the imposition of no
taxes except for interest on the war
debt, and these have only recently
and inadequately been levied. me
important point to be observed IN
Mr. Browns summary OF loans rs. ana "a.
floating debt up to Jan. l., last, is
that the German people either can,
not or will not absorb the funded
debt as fast as the government goes
into debt for war expenses.
They were behind on Jan. !, last,
some 2S,OOO,OOO,OO0 marks, which
is given as the floating, debt, against
funded debt then OF $4,000, 900
900 marks. AS Germanys current
war expenses are now placed at b
900 100000 marks a month, the
floating was debt by this time is
we'll over $4,000, 100000 marks,
while the coming war loan voted by
the reichstag is for only 10000 OO,,,
900 marks. Getting further and
further behind all the time.
The people are more and more ex-
hausted in producing for waste in
war; the government is more and 5
more in need of production for such
waste. The initiation from this in
creasing amount of forced loans is
already so great as to have reduced
the German mark to half Its normal
value. 1t cannot go on indefinitely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
ROAD Notice.
Leon, Iowa, Mch. u, /

Leon. Iowa, Mich. u, 1913.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The engineer appointed by the
board of supervisors of Decatur
county, to make survey and report
Of the road to be established IN sec Sec
in section 50, township 50, range
|25, has made report and has recon-
mended that the following change
be made in said road:
A road forty feet wide commenc-
ing at a point on the north line sec,
tion 32, township So, range Is and
being lo94,s feet west YES, Of Of the ! north nth
ton, thence south 1885 feet to a
stone set on the east and west cen
ter line of the north half of the
northwest One-fourth of section 81,
township 50, range rs, and being
1OO43 feet west of the north and
south center line Of section 81,
1873 feet to stone set for the
center of said road, said point be-
ing 9S7.7 feet west Of the north and
township IS, range IS. thence south
at an angle of % degrees to the
east 1341.5 feet to a stone set on
the east and west line between the
north one-half and the south one
ton 80, township 50, range rs, and
being 1928 feet west of the north
and south center line Of section 81,
township So, range, IS. Thence
southeast at an angle of six degrees
and forty-three minutes to the left
997 feet to an iron pin set. Thence
southeast at an angle of six degrees
and ten minutes to the left, 81 ~
feet to an iron pin set to intersect
with the center line of the. Leon and
Davis City road as now established
northwest one-fourth of section five,
ton being the end of the proposed
road and being 1904 feet south Of
the south line Of section 80, township
So. range Is, all situated upon
lands or abutting thereto owned by
w. H. Darner and e. HOush, and the
board of supervisors propose. to es-
tablish said change as above describ-
ed, and all objections thereto and
all claims for damages by reason OF
said change must be filled In the
Office of the county auditor before
the expiration of ten days from the
service of this notice or the same
Their notice that said board will, on
the 9Th day of May, 1918, at Leon,
iowa, or as soon thereafter a. pos
sible proceed to determine all Oh.
iections to said change and all
claims for damages caused thereby
and will, in case such objections are
oyerruled and the damages award.
ed be not excessive, establish Saic
cnange.
31-4t County Auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
Original Notice.

In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Decatur County.
April Term, 1918.
Melinda Treasure,
Plaintiff,
George II. Wallace,
Defendant
To George II. Wallace:
You are hereby notified that the
petition of the plaintiff in the above
entitled cause is now on file in the
Office of. the Clerk of the District
Court, of the State of Iowa, in and
Se Dneat ~ ;GsGsan e ah Ss yGs
six per cent from the 18th day Of
December, 1917, being for the fol-
The plaintiff says that you en-
ployed her to do the homework for
yourself and family and the wash
ing for yourself and family, and
ing with tuberculosis, and agreed
to pay her what it was reasonably
worth for said services, and that in
addition thereto you agreed to pay
for moving her goods from Leon,
Iowa. to Lineville, Iowa. and moving
them back ioa, from gh1 tbs Iowa to to
went to work for you on the LIST day
of September, 1916, and continued
to work for you up to and including
the 18th day of June, 1917, with
the exception of two days and put
in as high as eighteen hours per
day good portion of the time.
She says that all she has received
for said labor was $1,000. She
says that said account is her prop
erty, is due and wholly unpaid. She
asks for writ of attachment on the
grounds that defendant is a non.
residen of the State of Iowa and
said writ of attachment was grant
ed and w. C. COzad was garnisheed
as having funds Of the defendant in
his hands.
And. unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon Of the sec
9s sds da{ said al the eeuz Aor Which, Sr@ Win D.
mence at Leon, Iowa, ON the 22nd
day of April, 1913, default will be
entered against you and Judgment
Ed IT. Sharp,
31-4t Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

When President Wilson, sometime
since expressed the hope that an in
fluential and loyal senator--Senator
Nelson-although a republican, be
returned to the senate for another
term without democratic opposition.
he was praised for his exhibition OF
nonpartisanship. But now That tne
nresident has expressed the hope
that an Influential democrat be elect
ed to fill the short vacancy in the
senate caused by the death of a
democratic senator of Wisconsin he
is openly charged on the floor OF the
senate with political partisansh1p.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

The total amount of national life
insurance in force is $9,2OO.OOO,0OO.
The number of policies outstanding
is ar; around nd a - So;9;cy is ss'177.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

The Charlton Leader says There
is probably not an agricultural edi-
tor in Iowa who ever farmed a day,
and yet they not only want. to pre-
scribe all rules of production, but;
run the politics besides"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
THE CONSUMER PAYS IT.

Uncle Jawn Rockefeller must
come across this year with the small
sum (for him. of SO million dollars
income tax to the government. The
man who uses gasoline and coal Oil
pays it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

Don't do your bit, but do your
damndest,' said Senator Kenyon, &C
cording to the chronicles. That
would be profanity applied to any
thing but the war.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
Advertising Rates.

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Reading notices, per line. .....;,. DC
Cards Of Thanks, cash with
Resolutions of Respect :. 81. 90
church. school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-,
tertainment fee is charged
per line 80. -: -. &c
We are glad to publish. any and
Ill church or society notices, put
please don't confound news notices
with advertising locals. CorresPIoIn,
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
IL possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

Putting the next Liberty Loan
across. laying in our next winters
coal supply and planting the 1918
war garden will make April busy
month for some of us, but II we
drink sassafras tea we can do 1t all.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

Now is the time to show that you
are a real American by buying one
or more-the more the better-Lfb-
erty bonds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

Biggest line Of wall paper in town
ut the Rexall store. 37-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

Just 1888 pounds of bread in
one day is the output of a run made
at the Camp Funston bakery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

Although the kaiser boasts that
the Lord is with him, none OF the
war maps reveal the TACT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

The Leon Savings Bank is prepar-
I'd to make some gord farm loans ~
reAe-nable rates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

"They shall not pass" Yesterday,
today, tomorrow, forever-it holds
good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, April Term, 1918.
Belle Richardson,
Plaintiff,
The Jasper news., 1918-10-03

Ter and Miss Cora Vonier were shopping
in Carthage Thursday.
Miss Lena Smith spent Sunday at
Emery Tillers.
r. l.. Wright and family spent Sun
day at Ellis Wright's.
Emery Tiller and family and David
McNary and wife visited at Oscar Fas-
kins Sunday.
J. A. Cochran and family and Misc
Harry Cochran and baby visited Mrs
Roydan Seidner Sunday.
Roy Tiller and wife visited at Jake
Bruffett's Sunday.
Hamp Campbell and wife are visit
ing Ben Argo and family at Liberal,
Mo.
Grady Campbell and wife and Fred
Johnston and family spent Sunday ut
Philip Campbell's.
LATE Rist and wife spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Ben .Iohnson's.
Mrs. Ben johnson spent Friday with
Mrs. Oscar Folmer.
Grady Campbell and wife spent Sun
day evening at Ed Whites.
Chas. Crow and family of near Maple
Grove moved TO the Johnson farm Fri
day.
Will Lamey spent Saturday night at
Jake Sunderland's
Tom Tiler, Bert Sunderland and
Tena Smith spent Sunday at Ed
Smiths.
Jake Sunderland and family and
Will Lamey visited at Dye Sundcr-
lands near Asbury Sunday.
Everett BrulTett and family called at
Jake BruiTett's sunday.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-03
LEBANON.
Miss ZoAH ANDREWS.

Mrs. G. S. Andrews and daughter
Mildred and sister, Mrs. j. w. Brown.
accompanied their father, Mr.. Bricker,
to Illinois to visit relatives and
| friends.
Fred Winter and family visited a
couple OF days last week in Joplin.
Misses Ocie, Zoah and Opal Andrews
spent Thursday afternoon at Geo.
Haile's. Mr.. Haile's son William, who
has been suffering for the past six
weeks with rheumatism, is reported
some better ut this writing.
Bub Beatty and Ralph Hill and
families visited Sunday at f.. /. Hills
in Jasper.
Misses Helen and Elsie Hickman
visited Sunday with Ocie and Xoah
Andrews.
Mrs. Dinwiddie and Mrs. Fred Win
ter spent Tuesday afternoon at Geo.
Haile's.
Miss Elsie Hickman spent Sunday
afternoon with Ocie and Zouh An
drcws.
Miss Sylvia Ryan is staying with
Mrs. Dinwiddie.
G. :, Andrews and daughters, Ocic
and Opal, and ncice, Mrs. Geo. Beck
of Larned, Klaus, and her nephew,
Frank Brown, autoed to Webb CITY
last Sunday and visited while with
Anderson Lear and wife. They all
went to Joplin in the evening.
Mrs ChnF. Stansberry ami Mrs.
Virgil Dinwiddie spent Monday even.
ing at Mrs. Bub Beatty S.
Chas. Andrews spent Sunday even
ing with Bill Halle.
Mr.. Hahn and wife spent Sunday
evening AT j. &. Laws.
Frank Isenmann and family and
Fred lsenmann and family called at
G. ;. Andrews Sunday evening.
MIR. Hahn and wife from Perry Coun-
ty spent Tuesday at Virgil DinWiddip's.
Henry Cowgirl and family and his
mother from Indiana and Mr.. HAHN
and wife spent Sunday at Virgil pm
widdic'a
Miss Hoah Andrews is staving few
days with Mrs. Frank Isenmann.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-03
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate OF George
b. White, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned, by the Probate
Court of Jasper County, Missouri, bear
ing date the 9th day of September,
1915.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to me for allowance. within six months
from the date of said letters or they may
be precluded from any benefit of said
estate; and if said claims be not eX-
hibitCd within one year from the date
of granting of letters on said estate
they shall be forever barred.
Herbert Il. Lattimer, Executor.
State of Missouri, County OF Jasper, SIS
| hereby certify that Herbert b. Lat
timer was granted letters testumentary
upon the estate of George b, White,
deceased, on the date above written,
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said court, this9t day of September,
1918.
(Sean Edith Kery
Clerk of the Probate Court.
First published September 12-5t
The Jasper news., 1918-10-03
ROUTE s NEWS.
Miss NEDA SUNDERLAND.

Ellis Wright, brother Of II. /" Wright,
IS visiting there the past few days.
MIS-. Norris Crumm and daughter
Katherine spent Friday night in JAS
per and attended the show
MeSdameS viii lsenmann, Emery
liller, Davy McNary and Andrew Won
The Jasper news., 1918-10-03

Optimistic Thought.
A rumor raised of nothing soon van
ishes.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

Those who object to liquid med1-
cines can procure Peruna TabIetA
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
A REGISTRANT'S PRAYER.
Written for The Robesonian.

Oh God of Mercy, hear the soldiers
OF this land as we plead before Thy
throne, as we go forth to battle for
the Right. Though our hearts are
bowed with sorrow, we pray not so
much for ourselves; all our prayers,
Oh God of love, are for the ones that
we leave behind, the priceless treas
ures Of our hearts. We are willing to
suffer, and, if need be, to die, for cur
country.
We will gladly give our lives to save
those we love, dearer to us than life
itself, as we go out to fight foes, seen
and unseen, to face all the horrors
of the battlefield, some of us per-
chance to die that others may live;
but by no word or look will we hold
back when duty calls us.
Give us the manhood, oh God, to
meet the supreme test of life; give us
strength of body, Of mind and soul to
battle for the Right, and to suecor our
parents and companions. Arm us with
divine power to smite evil; fold in
Thy loving arms; yea, though we walk
through the valley Of the shadow of
death, may Thy presence Danish every
fear and Thy rod and Thy staff COM
fort us.
Our loved ones must endure the
sorrows that we soon must 1ecs we 60
forth to help save them from ruin,
and the world from barbarism. They
suffer, but they glory in our manhood.
We dedicate our lives TO this great
cause that our dear ones may live and
serve behind the lines, while we carry
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
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forward the flag of civilization.

forward the flag of civilization.
The prayers of a world in agony for
the loved ones whom we will fight for
are lifted up to Thee. We are offer
ing our lives, for we have heard Thy
voice calling us to the noblest work
to which lives are to be consecrated.
Thy love, Oh God, our Father, ex-
GELS all human love, so we leave them
to Thee; to Thee have we committed
them. We are Thine, created i'm Thy
image. Into US Thou hast breathed
the breath Of life in its largest and
divinest sense. In our sacrifices, Of
fering our lives that others may live,
we are following in the footsteps of
the Son of God himself, who died to
make men free from the powers cf
evil. We trust ourselves, o God, to
Thy infinite love, and to Thy ever
watchful eye. Hold us in the hollow
of Thy hand, for we will do Thy work
and will fulfill Thy teaching of Him
who spake as never man spake, when
he taught that greater love hath no
man than that he is willing to lay
down his life for others Amen.
JODIE R. BREWINGTON,
Registrant No. 431,
Robson Division No. 2.
Parkton, n c., March 5, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
The Third Liberty Loan.

The campaign for the Third Liberty,
Loan will be opened on the 9th OF
April, the anniversary of the declara-
ton of a state of war between the
United States and Germany.
The amount, terms, and conditions
Of the loan are dependent upon fur-
5her legislation and will be announced
IS soon as Congress has granted the
necessary powers. -,
Secretary McAdoo chose the 9th OF
April as the day to open the campaign
as the most fitting date to call for a
patriotic response to the summons to
duty to every American, to ask from
the people at home the same ferven1
patriotism that actuates our gallant
sons on the battlefields of France anc
on the waters of the Atlantic.