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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
State Will Buy Bridge Lumber, Steel
and Cement for All the
Counties,

A new deal will be tried out this
year in. Iowa in regard to buying
lumber, bridge .piling, steel and ce-
Heretofore each county in the state
has bought. this material separately
and prices have varied greatly. The
executive committee of the State
Supervisors Association will receive
bids at the office of state auditor
Shaw, at Des Moines. until 10 O'Clock
a. M, on January 25th, for furnish
the reinforcing steel, cement
bridge lumber and piling for all the
counties in the state. The forms on
which bids are submitted are such
that bidders may bid on the require
ments for one or more counties
This will enable local dealers to bid
on the requirements of their home
county, or such other counties as
they may desire to bid on. 1t is ex-
pected that this method of contract
ing will result in a big saving.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Afflicted With "Knitting Nerves,
1t has not yet struck Iowa, but it
may at any day-as almost every
thing at some time or other strikes

It has not yet struck Iowa, but it
may at any day-as almost every
thing at some time or other strikes
Iowa.
hStas %aa is se4tss it yse aen afs Ss %ny prsss tas
York and the East, and which one
if he were at all gulliable might be
led to think was the work of Ger
man propagandists-but it is not.
nv disorder Gfw Of the nerves caused
granddames and matrons will smile
at that! To them the news must be
amusing as we'll as interesting and
somewhat curious. DR.. Welzmiller,
Y. N. c. A; physical director, says
that thousands of women in New
nerves nGrK are Another DOCTOR %
of the Psychological Research. soci-
ETY., backs him up in saying the di-
sease exists. =
But it is not serious and is easily
cured: The cause is that some wo-
men have. gone to knitting as they
understand-they have been told
that it is. an emergency, and they
have made emergency efforts, not
without some waste of energy, some
distraction, excitement and wear and
tear of the nerves. The remedy is,
hold yoGr horses psadss or rather ae hold
Remember you don't have to do it
all. Millions are at it, Do not jab
your nervous systems with the need
les
Yet, we dare say that the report
of this disease of the time-"knit-
ting nerves"-is much exaggerated.
Perhaps the affectation of it has al
ready become fashionable. They do
such things in New York The Red
Cross workers in Chicago don't
know anything about these nerves.
Perhaps the Red Cross workers in
New York do not. Our women are
too busy to get it," says one Red
Cross leader in Chicago, and another,
who is also interested in hospital
| work, says: why, we get patients
in our hospitals to knit to quiet their
| nerves."
Not likely that this kind of
nerves" will fill up the phycho-
pathic wards any.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
f. w. Fierce and Wife Celebrate
Golden Wedding With Remark
able Family Record.

On January 5th occurred the 50th
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson Fierce, Of Van Vert. Iowa.
easns Ihs reanr It and SPfea efy o.
for not every married couple that
lives to celebrate such notable
event can have with them so large
a family as theirs with no vacant
chairs to mar the happiness Of a.
family gathering; in fact this is the
served by any OF the Fierce fam
lilies SO far as can be learned, so it
is hardly probable that the honored
hosts were any happier on their
first wedding day than they were ON
this day.
pioneers when they began house,
now occupied by J. ". Downey, 1--we
miles southwest of Van Vert, where
they lived for thirty-three years. A
happy home il, was, too, with Mr.
over the fence to the south and his
aged parents across the road. What
a blessed consolation it is too. in
their ripening years, that they have
both loved and feared God and can
now praise Him for the many bles-
sings of fruitful life with an In
no doubt, no fear, no end:
Only the families of children and
grandchildren were present: Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Downey and daugh-
ter, Eddis; Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Nc
Croskey; Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Thomp-
son; Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Tuttle and
son, Wildan, Mr.. and Mrs. CLARK
Fierce, and Mr.. and Mrs. I. =.
O'hair, the latter a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.
The children presented them with
$50 in gold besides other gifts from
grandchildren dT and ,il friends. aS
count of the golden wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Fierce, ON
account of the name of their son,
Clark Fierce and wife, beings acct
dentally omitted in the copy fur
nished us for publication.-Edftor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF Century 400.

Mr.. Robert Campbell and Miss
Eva A. Garrett, both of Decatur,
were married at the M. E. parsonage
in this city Wednesday evening by
Rev. Hchansheldt.
Twin, girl babies were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Guthrie, of south
of Leon last Thursday night.
Ex-Presfdent Rutherford B. Hayes
died at his home in Fremont, Ohio,
Mrs John Clark died at her home
in Davis City Monday afternoon.
and to Davis City in June, 1856.
Mrs. w. G. Gibson last Friday night.
John w. Snavety, of Decatur, has
purchased half interest in the new
grocery store. the new firm being
Allen & Snaveley.
usi as hcXten nght about 10 oe9Gk
the jewelry away at Bashaw's store
and Frank Thompson was balancing
the cash in Young & Thompson's S
store, they. were startled by hearing
a violent alarm on the burglar alarm
signal connected with the Exchange
Bank. Just at that time some per-
son s in hurry to get home out Of
only increased their alarm. Arming
themselves, with deadly revolvers
which they were afraid would shoot
backwards, the boys rushed out to
the front door of the bank to cap
ture the bold bad bank robbers
But upon looking in at the window
they saw that cashier Gardner was
working on his books, and no burg
lars were in sight Heaving a juicy
sigh of relief they entered the bank,
and found that Mrs. Gardner was
the innocent cause of the alarm.
She had been sitting at one of the
desks and had touched one of the
without knowing it. Frank and Lo-
ten requested her to practice on the
alarm in daylight hereafter and
then went home and dreamed of
capturing a dozen bank robbers
single handed.
Sam Rock returned from Los An
geles, California, Monday.
Dennis, Flynn, of Des Moines, is
visiting at the home Of his brother,
Patrick Flynn, of southeast of Leon.
Mrs. Ann Gardner returned Mon
day afternoon from Van Vert, where
she was called to attend the funeral
of her son, Balls Gardner, who died
Saturday after short illness.
J.: M. Catn-and family and his sis
ter, Miss Stella Cain, departed for
lower California Tuesday, where they
expect to make their home.
Hay is selling at $500 ton, but
If the severe winter keeps up it will
probably go higher.
Allen Dunn has purchased tue
store at Crown
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
TIE new DRAFT LAW
Will Provide for All Young Men to
Register as Soon as They Be-
come q Years of Age.

On Tuesday an administration bill
was introduced in, the senate al
Washington, which provides that all
young men must register as fast as
they become 21 years of age, and
the bill provides that all who have
become 81 years old since June 5,
them to register. The bill agrees
with the recent recommendations OF
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
and the administrations support
seems to insure its speedy passage.
1t is estimated that this law will add
about 100000 men available to the
all of them will be placed in class /,
this will delay the calling of men in
the other classes for long time, if
they are ever called out. The pro-
posed plan to raise the age limit
above 81 years, was turned down.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Tic RUMLfY CONTEST
Rules and Conditions of Sherm Ram
ley's Corn Kitchen Products
Contest for Boys and Girls.

onefu Nululey O!eIS an 0ppOilnH'
catur county to profit by showing
their ability as farmers and COOKS.
The most successful in each line will
be given valuable prizes and at the
same time they will be given a
chance to help the Red Cross to
raise much needed funds. The de-
| Mr.. Rumley offers to furnish each
one of 33 boys of Decatur county
under 21 years of age three ears of
good seed corn. The boys to plant,
tend and gather this corn themselv-
es and during the last week of .Oc-
time, these boys are each to bring
one bushel of corn raised from this
seed to Leon and turn it over to be
sold and the proceeds to be the prop
erty of the Decatur County Chapter
of the Red Gross.
| Before this corn is sold it is to be
Judged by competent judges and
lowing prizes in cash:
For the best bushel of corn. So 90
For the End best bushel of corn 800
For the 3rd best bushel of corn 200
Mr.: Rumley will pay an addition
al prize of $500 in cash il. the boy
under 1G years of age at the time Of
the judging.
each m of 80 girls Of Decatur county
under 1S years of age 20 cents in
cash to pay for sufficient flour and
other material to make two loaves
Of bread, one dozen doughnuts and
all the work themselves in making
the products. At the same time OF
the corn contest these girls are to
bring their products to Leon and
turn them over to be sold and the
proceeds to be the property of the
Decatur County Chapter of the Red
Cross.
Before these products are sold they
are to be judged by competent judg-
es and Mr.. Rumley agrees to give
the following prizes in cash:
For the best 2 loaves of bread
one dozen doughnuts and one
For ao7ea zen S9Gkles snd hest Of same ss.09 90
For For the the 5rd best Of same. ..: zoo
Mr.. Rumley will pay an addition
al prize of $500 in cash if the girl
winning the first prize is under IA
years of age at the time of the
The boys and girls wishing to en-
application I @ to b. s' Monroe, nro presil
|dent of the Decatur County Chapter
of the Red Cross, on or before April
/, 1918. In this application they
must give their name, age and town
fship Of their residence. The con-
test will be limited to the SO in each
class who file their applications
first. Only one boy and one girl in
any family will be allowed to enter.
The rules of the contest are very
simple. Each boy must plant, tend
and gather his corn with his own
hands. Each girl must 90 all the
work of making her 2 loaves of
bread, 1 dozen doughnuts and 1
dozen cookies with her own hands.
The full amount of the prizes will
not be given unless at least 20 boys
and 20 girls compete in the contest.
Mr.. Rumley wants and expects all
patriotic citizens to help make this
contest a. a success and nd, says that he
contest of some kind to be decided
on the same day SO that the Red
Cross may profit by it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
GibsOn--Haas.

Mr.. Clarence E. Gibson and Miss
Myrtle M. Haas, both of near La
moni, were united in marriage at
the parlor of Hotel Leon in this city
Monday morning. The young peo-
Mr.. Ralph Scott and Misses Aileen
Scott and Nina Haskins of Lamont,
who witnessed the ceremony which
was performed by Rev. Edwin Hig-
nett, pastor of the Leon Christian
church. The happy young couple
denarted on the noon train for a
City, after which they will go to
housekeeping at Lamont. They
are among the most highly respect
ed and popular people of that part
of the county and their many friends
extend congratulations and the wish
abundance Of happiness and prosper
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Miss Ethel Wharton Married.

MI, Miss xl7: Ethe1A A Wharton. 13a daughte;r h Of
who has been travelling with the
Dunbar Maryland Singers on the
Orpheum circuit, was married at
Memphis, Tenn, on Sunday, Jan.
7th, to Mr.. Lloyd Garrett, of Moul-
ton, Iowa who is also member of
the Dunbar Maryland Singers. The
bride was born in Leon and has been
friends in this city. Mr.. Garrett
was in Leon a couple of years ago
with a Chautauqua quartet and met
a number of Leon people. He is a
cousin of B. w. Garrett, of Des
Moines, and is a fine young man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
From the, Bureau of Internal
Revenue

What deductions are allowed a
farmer for business expenses in max
ing out his income-tax return?"
This is one Of the many questions
which revenue officers who will Wis
it every county in the United States
answer in detail. Briefly. they in
clude the amount expended for la
Dor in the preparation of land for
crops and in the cultivation, har-
vesting and marketing. Of the crop.
Deductions may be made for the cost
pended for labor in caring for live
stock, cost of feed, repairs to farm
and other farm buildings, but not
the cost of repairs to the dwelling.
The cost of repairs to farm fences
and machinery is deductible, as well
as the cost of small tools and ma
terial which is used up in the. course
twine, pitchforks, spades, etc.
tractors and threshing machines, can
not be deducted, but the cost of
their operation is a deductible item.
The value of farm products is not
considered taxable until reduced to
cash or it's equivalent; II crops and and
sold in 1917, the amount received
therefor is to be included in the
farmers tax return for the calendar
year 1917. Crops produced in 1917
and on hand December 81, need not
be considered. PERSONS in doubt as
to any of the provisions of the in
come tax section of the war-revenue
act are advised by the Bureau of
Internal Revenue to see the revenue
officer who will visit their county to
assist taxpayers in making out their
returns, which must be filed on or
before March 1, 1918.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
New Court Cases.

Geo. w. Cox VS.. Jesse Doan ct al.
Action to quiet title to real estate.
McGinnis & McGinnis attorneys for
plaintiff.
Warrick ct al Action to quiet title
to real estate McGinnis & McGin-
mis- attorneys for plaintiff.
Estes & Co. VS.. e. B. & @. and
New York Central Railroads. Suit
is brought to recover $125 On ac-
count of the failure of defendants
to deliver an auto transmission ship
ped by plaintiffs to the factory at
Toledo, Ohio. G.. w. Hoffman at
torney for plaintiff.
George Brideson VS.. Miner Brown.
Suit is brought to recover $758.87
for real estate, which amount was
expended by plaintiff for taxes and
other things. Clark & Byers attor-
neys for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Admitted to Practice.

Under the caption of please Take
Notice" the Burlington Hawkeye ran
the following item on its editorial
page:
i ssome of the down-eass folk still
nave curious ideas about Iowa.
They. imagine that it is wilderness
that is people with Indians, buffa-
loes, trappers, etc. Or they amagine
that it is place where hogs and
corn are grown. 1t might be inter
esting to some of these funny folks
to learn that Judge H. X. Evans and
his wife. were recently admitted to
practice before the supreme court of
the United States. This is the first
time in the history of the court that
man and wife have been granted
that privilege or right. And will
the down-east friends please make a
note of the fact that Judge and Mrs.
Evans make their home at Corydon,
Iowa. Mrs Evans has long been the
judges law partner, and no doubt,
both of them would be able to give
a good account of themselves in
competition with the best legal tai
ent from down east.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Many Are Interviewing the Income
Tax Man.

Income tax inspector Schlotter is
a pretty busy man these days, as
sisting farmers and others in making
out their income tax reports, there
day. He will only be here until
next Tuesday, jan 22nd, and all
who desire assistance should see him
before that date. Mr.. Sch.otter says
everybody is trying to do the square
thing, and it is thought the num-
to pay will be considerably larger
than the estimate made by the eov-
ernment officials. If all of the in
spectors are as fine fellows to do
business with as inspector Schlotter,
there will be no kick, for he is one
we ever met, and all who have in
terviewed him speak in praise of the
manner in which he has assisted and
advised them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Charlie Chaplin at the Idle Hour
Next Saturday.

Charlie Chaplin comes to the Idle
Hour Theatre next Saturday, Jan.
18th, in another of his splendid
comedies. The title of the comedy
Saturday is "a Jitney Elopement.'
1t is a new comedy just released for
Leon before. It's scream of laugh
t. +..,~cr--h cvc.y foo- cf the com
edy and it is one of the funniest OF
Chaplin comedies. You owe your
self a good laugh occasionally. Give
yourself this treat next Saturday.
This comedy will be shown in addi-
tion to splendid program of other
pictures. Matinee at 3 O'Clock and
first night show at 1880. Admis-
sion and 10 cents plus war tax.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
About Soldiers Letters.

Beginning January 1st, newspa-
pers were prohibited from publish
ing letters from soldier boys who are
stationed at any OF the camps with.
the regulations of the war depart
ment. Letters from boys in foreign
service may and will be published.
This distinction is made because all
letters from the boys in foreign serv-
ice are censored and those from boys
in cantOnments are not, and the or
der was issued for the reason that
in few instances boys have been
careless in what they have written
home and thoughtless newspaper
publishers have been allowed to pub
fish information that should not be
piven out
The Reporter can publish letters
from soldiers in France or other for
eign countries but not from men To-
Gated at camps in this country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Glass One Men Called for Physical
Examination Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. % and "a.

The last of the questionnaires to
men registered in Decatur county
were mailed last week, and the final
returns will all be received within a
few days now. There are many re-
plies which have not yet been class
there had been 229 men placed in
class L, and a hundred or more will
probably be added to this list when
the balance of the questionnaires
aer classified.
After deducting discharges. there
is due from Decatur county on the
first draft quota, exactly 100 men,
time in February. and these will all
be called from class l. Men who are
placed in other classes can feel
reasonably safe that it will be sew
eral years before they are called if
ever, for if the new draft law intro
duced at Washington and which is
sure to pass. recurring all men to to
old, these will provide about 1907
600 men year, and it looks as if it
was going to be young mans war.
The local board is notifying all
class l men to appear for physical
examination on Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. % and "a. Owing
to the large number of men to be
clerical work in making out their
papers, the board is calling for vol
nnteers to act as clerks during these
two days, as the government regula-
tions prohibit them from employing
clerks, and the board will be under
obligations to any persons who will
volunteer their services. If you can
phone Walter Osborn at the county
auditOr'S Office
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
The Reporter Don't Suit Alex Miller.

Alex Miller, editor of the Wash
ington Democrat, is again finding
fault with The Reporter. Last week
he used almost column of his pa
per in reproducing lot of the short
personal items which appeared in the
last Reporter, and wants to know
how we can get by running a news
paper and printing such stuff which
he says nobody reads. These items
may not be interesting to Alex, but
they are to many hundreds of our
readers, and we are printing in The
Reporter what our readers like to
read. If Alex would devote more of
his paper to local matters and less
to exploiting his attending a ban
quet somewhere, we think his read
At any rate we are pretty well sat
isfled to run a paper like The Re-
porter in preference to one like the
Washington Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Third Liberty Loan.

A dispatch from Washington. d.
c., says the next national loan will
be designated the third Liberty loan
not the victory loan, nor 1.-THE free
dom loan, nor peace loanAas has
been suggested. This was made
known today after receipts of hum
dreds of suggested names from all
over the country in response to the
request for submission of ideas.
The loan will be at some time, after
February /, at an amount and inter-
est rate not yet decided
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Christian Church.

The schedule of the services at the
Christian church for next Sunday is
as follows:
Bible school at 10 a. m.; preach
ing at II a. M, subject, "Self-CoR-
troll" the fifth of a series from a
chart. Junior G.. E. at 2:30 p. M;
Senior c. E. at $3.50 p M. preach
ing again at 1880 p. M, subject for
the evening will be THE Conversion
of Saul of Tarsus.' - These evening
services are evangelistic and inter
esting. We are having tine audi
ences and good singing. Come and
enjoy these services with us.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
McCauley-Truman.

Mr. Horace J. McCauley and Miss
Ida Day Truman, of near Lucas,
came to Leon last Saturday, and
were married at the NJ e. parsonage
by Rev. w. NJ. Brooks. They re-
turned home that evening and Will
go to housekeeping at once on a
farm near Lucas, where they are
well and favorably known.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Charles McKern Had Four Hogs
Stolen.

Charles McKern had four good fat
hogs stolen from his hog lot at his
farm few miles southwest of Leon
weigh about 175 pounds each, and
his loss is something over one hun
-dred dollars. No clue has been dis
covered of the thief. The high price
of hogs makes them worth stealing
and numerous cases of stealing hogs
in this vicinity have been reported in
the past few weeks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Taken To Hospital for Treatment

Alma Boswell, the young man who
attennted to commit suicide near
Davis City by cutting his throat with
razor, was brought before the in
sane commissions Monday. and or
dered taken to the state hospital for
treatment His wound in his neck
is healing nicely, but. his mental con-
thought best to send him to the hos
pital for treatment. He was taken
to Clarinda by relatives on Monday
afternoon, and it is to be hoped that
the treatment there will speedily re-
store his reason.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
% Below Zero.
le government

The government Thermometers
kept by Morris Gardner, went down
10 IS degrees below zero last Fri
day night, the coldest weather re-
corded in this city for a number of
years. But while it was cold here
we were fortunate in escaping the
blizzard which struck Illinois and
other states east of the Mississfppk
river, where all railroads were lied
up for several days.. No Chicago
mail was received in Leon froD
Friday until Monday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Marriage E:ee.,se.s

NJ. e. Boatman, Van Vert. +. -
Elsie G. Draper. Sharpsburg :. 1
Horace J. McCauley, Lucas. 2
Ida d. Truman. Lucas. ........2
Clarence E. Gibson, Lamont. 2
Myrtle NJ Haas, Lamont
Dewey NJ. Potter, Pleasanton.s. 2,
Merle O. Blakesley, LeoE- -. 2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Gospel Team Meeting.

The Gospel Team will hold their
meeting Sunday at 3 p. m. at t.
Baptist church with P. F. Kop's y
leader. Those who missed the xj
ing last Sunday were missed rbYlIS -,
,1T csent.5 Now come .cut tAAfnb Ino6e<s
ing next Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
The Church of Christ in Davis City.

The Church of Christ in Davis
City, will begin series of night
meetings Tuesday night, Jan. %.
We will be glad to have all who can
to come and join with us in learning
and teaching the truths of Gods
word. Meeting at 1880 p m.
VIM. j. Campbell and G. c. A0r-
ritt, evangelistS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Seed Corn.

Pure North Missouri, Reids Vel
low Dent, our own raising. Tested,
$500 per bushel in the ear. Care
fully selected hand picked, $500
per bushel. Sample show ear by
parcel post, SO cents, cost of which
Ell or more. Order early.
w. L. Bowman Realty Co.,
First National Bank Bldg,
23-4t King City, Mo.