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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12
Office of County Auditor.
Leon, Iowa, December 4, 1918.


] Leon, Iowa, December 4, 1918.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The engineer appointed by the
board of supervisors OF Decatur
county, Iowa, to make survey and
report of the road known as the
ship 50 NJ, range 26 w. of the 5th
P. M. has made said report and has
recommended that the following
change be made in said road:
A parcel of land, located in the
southeast "a of the southeast Il OF
section 80, township g. NJ, range
26 w. of the 9Th p. M. described as
feet north and 60 feet west of the
township 50 ~, range 26 w. Of the
5th P. M, running thence north a
distance Of 9O.59 feet, thence in a
southwesterly direction a distance
of 1858 feet, to the north line of
the road as travelled at present,
thence east along the said north
line of the road, a distance of 2S1.5
ing O.292 acres, be made part. of
the present road.
And notice is hereby given to the
land owners and the owners OF real
estate thereon, viz, John Woodland,
J. w. Mcguire, Anna Mcclure, F.
M. Euritt, and the following per-
sons, residents of said lands ad
joining or abutting thereon, NJ j.
Port er and Clifford Woodland,
through or abutting upon which the
proposed change will extend, that
said board of supervisors propose to
establish said change as described,
and all objections to said change and
all claims for damages by reason of
said change must be filed in the
office of the county auditor before
the expiration of ten days from the
service of this notice or the same |
will be waived.
You will take further notice that
said board will on the 23rd day of
December, 1918, at one o'clock or as
soon thereafter as possible proceed
o determine all objections to said
hange, all damages caused thereby,
md will, in case such objections are
'verruled and the damages award
ID be not excessive, establish said
hange.
G. D. Osborn,
7-4t County Auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

The average number of visits to
the motion pictures for the entire
population is one every two weeks
for each,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

paid The the e"f Fathers P? s7 SS~p1 fo
live stock in 1913 and $50, 1000
in the current year for volume of
weight only one-third greater. The
greater weight would account for
100000 while the SO,000,00O
is all in the extra price. Wages in
the company's packing houses jump
ed from 100000 to SIS, 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

1t cost s5,645, 200, 900 to run the
80, last; $1,46s, 900, 900 for the
navy, and $1,516,OOO,O0O for the
civil government proper. The ship
ping board spent S62,000,O00 and
$181, 100000 was paid out in pen
sions. These figures are shown to-
day by the annual report of John
Burke, treasurer of the United
States, to. So sary McAd0o. The
UT sle public debt on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

For the national nominees for the
kickers' party in 1920, we nominate
Theodore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay,
for president and Albert B. Cum
Minis of Iowa, for vice president.
They deserve the unlimited support
of every chronic political kicker in
the country.-Manson Democrat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12
Tits Christmas

S. G.. Mitchell, Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12
Council Proceedings.


the Mayors office with Mayor Gard
ner in chair. COuncilmen present
G. r. FarqUhar, S. e. Benefiel w.
f. Howell, c. BraZelton and Francis
Varga
Reading and approving minutes
Of last meeting.
On motion the following claims
We're allowed:
!! l. Mitchell, pumping IS go o
F. Smith, pumping go
p. F. Kopp, supplies -. 200
Louis Elwell, smithing 49,. S.S5
G.. W Gravatt, work ... 1875
Frank Smith. salary .. 1900
F. NJ. Osborn, salary 49,. 5000
Iowa Southern Utilities Co.
Iowa 1's' Southern Utilities CO. = .
pumping 49,. -. 1922
]. F. Howell and helpers,
road work .......... 67.o2
VIM. Owens, work 49,: 1000
Frank Sanger, work on band
Il was moved, seconded and car
ried that the Mayor be instructed to
take up with the electric light COM
pany the matter Of furnishing power
to pump water for the city as to
rates to be charged when the pres
eut contract expires, also to find out
everything possible about oil engines,
cost Of running same as compared
to cost of electric power and report
to council as soon as possible.
Moved and carried that the water
committee be instructed to figure
out new schedule for water rates
also new set Of rules and regulations
10 govern the water department,
and report at next meeting.
Moved and seconded that the fol-
lCWiHw resolution he 20Dnt ed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

John Barleycorn may and doubt
less will stage an effort to come
back after the war; says the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil. But he can
never succeed. He goes down for
the count along with the kaiser and
autocracy.'.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12
Advertising Rates.

Display Advertising, special Sec
vice, per inch -. ........ l5c
Reading notices, per line ....... SC
Cards Of Thanks, cash with
resolutions Of Respect :. $500
Church, school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged
per line ... -. -. -. 49,. DC
We are glad to publish any and
Ill church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
with advertising locals. Correspon-
dents are cautioned not to include
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
II possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

When a - year old Iowa girl can
win first prize for beef at an inter-
national live stock show who has
the nerve to say that she shouldn' t
have an actual voice in the govern
ment Of the state she advertises?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12

''Germany threatens to retaliate
on America by sending no more Ger
man emigrants Will she not go a
little farther and take back a lot of
those already here?" inquiries the
Sioux City Journal,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
NOT A PARTICLE
Of DANDRUFF OR
A FALLING HAIR
SAVE YOUR HAIR! DOUBLE ITS
BEAUTY IN JUST A FEW
MOMENTS.
.pANpERiNE" MAKES YOUR HAIR
~ THICK, GLOSSY, WAvY AND
BEAUTIFUL.

Within ten minutes after an applica-
tion OF Danderine you can not find Il
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and ~downy at first--yes--but really
new hair--growing all over the scalp.
Danderine is TO the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are to
vegetation. 1t goes right to the roots,
invigorates and strengthens them. It's
exhilarating, stimulating and life-pro-
ducing properties cause the hair to
grow long, strong and beautiful.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. No
difference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy. just moisten a cloth with Dam
derine and carefully draw it thru Your
hair, taking one small strand at a time.
The effect Is amazing-your hair will
be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an
appearance of abundance: an incom-
parable lustre, softness and luxuriance.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's Dam
derine from any drug store or toilet
counter for few cents and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured by
careless treatment - that's all - you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
of it If you will just try little DAN
dert1A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
CITY SOLICITORS FOR UNITED
WAR WORK FUND MUST
GET BUSY.
NO CITY DISTINCT VET
REPORTED FINISHED
Solicitation Resumed Today After
Break Caused by Celebration Of
Peaee-Work Continued in Country
Precincts, Some Of Which Are
Nearly Thru Already.

The work Of solicitation for the unit
ed war work campaign, was discon-
tinued temporarily in the city Monday
on account Of the peace celebration,
was being resumed in the town and in
the country today. Solicitors are ex-
pected at once to canvass thoroughly
their territories and report at once to
their team sccretaries. 1t Is desired
that the work be finished without de-
lay. but 1t will only be done when So
licitors get out and make the house 10
house canvass.
Where solicitors have no cards FOL
new people living in their territ Dries
the solicitor is expected to figure the
quota and take the subscription. By
doing SO other solicitors who have fin
ished their districts have been able to
report amounts over the quota Of their
territory.
Regardless Of the fact that Monday
was a day Of celebration In at least
one township Marion, the work went
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
Gard AZ Ihanka

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the kindness shown us
In our recent bereavement. Also for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12

letter written Oct. IL. or lacking a day
Of q month after he was said to nave
been wounded. Il got little nick, but
II made little trouble at first" the
young man writes. "All Is lovely now
and am feeling fne."
Fletcher writes that he was out In
wheel chair the other day, and was
surprised to find the weather 40 warm
and delightful. This would indicate
that ne had not been able to be out
since he had been wounded. lie Is IN
the American Red Cross military hos
pital No. 1. The boches are having u
good hot time just now, and they don't
like It," Fletcher writes. The youns
man also says that since June he has
received but five letters from home,
and no papers. This has been due 10
the fact that the lsSth has moved
about so much no permanent address
could be fiXad for the regiment
Elctcher's mother and sister write him
lengthy letters twice each week, ana
the Times Republican goes to his ad-
dress each day.
Sergeant Fletcher was wounheu
slightly about the head and face IN
July %. The fact that they know re
Is able now to write proves great
comfort to the mother and sister.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
OVER THE TOP AT YPRES.
George lsaaeson Writes Of Experiences
on Fighting Front.

Private George W. 1saacson. Com
pany X. 11Sth infantry, is numbered
among the Marshalltown boys to have
gone over the top" in the late great
struggle against kaiserism. In letter
to friends IA this city Private Isaacsor
tells Of going over the top at Ypres and
KENNEL Hill.
I'VE went over the top at Ypres and
KENNEL Hill and had some OF our men
killed and wounded" writes 1saacson
What was once the beautiful city OF
Ypres now is nothing but bricks and
rocks. and not a whole building is lef'
in place. Uncle Sam will make them
pay for everything in the end but the
mems lives, and they can never pay
for them or the sorrow they have
brought upon the world
Isaacson wrote on Sunday, Sept. 10,
from a rest camp. stating that 1t is the
first time his company has been out OF
hearing of German guns since July
The company, he adds. was under hre
for the first time on Independence Day
The company returned from the front
in box cars, riding from Friday morn
ing unit $3.50 a. m. Saturday. Then
after maTCN Oh SIX HOufs, Tic WIN
mand arrived in the little village al
Pressy, in northern France. Quarters
were provided in barns and mows. Food
was plentiful. Isaacson writes and
the daily menue follows:
Breakfast-Bread, coffee, meat and
oatmeal.
Dfnner-Bread, beans. cheese and
oatmeal
Supper-Bread, coffee, meat and
potatoes.
II received a bunch Of IRIS. yester-
day" Isaacson concludes, land it sure
did some good and was just like meet
ing an old friened from bone. l jus;
heard that we move again tomorrow
for southern France to join Pershns's
men,"
Accompanying the letter, which was
written to Miss Helen Kirby, was a
handsomely designed souvenir spoon
from the city Of Ypres.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
CONTINUE CLASSIFICATION.
EXEMPTION Board Continues Work 40
Usual Pending Orders.

Pending the receipt OF other orders
slowing up or disseminating the WORK
of the draft. In addition to the one re-
ceived Monday TO cancel the summons
for the November calls, the exemption
board today resumed It's work of ciassi-
fylng the lS-ycar- old and the 81 to A.
year old groups OF the sept, IL regis
tration. This work is about 60 per
cent finished, II is the belief OF menu
bors of the exemption hoard that II is
probable that the provost marshal
general will require all exemption
boards to complete this work Of classi-
fication and TO submit detailed reports
on the whole draft, showing the num-
Der OF men indicted and CLASSIFIED
and the groups in which they were
classified. 1t is presumed the govern
ment will want the classification
finished and the report made IN order
that il may then have complete
record On the status of all men in the
country-5etwcen the military ages of
Is to As wears.
The board is finding a surprisingly
large number of Glass men in the IS
year=ald and the 81 TO i5 year old
classes of Sept. IL. Not only are most
of the Is year-old men practically all
being put into Glass | because they
arc single. but many of the older men
are being put in Glass /, either be-
cause they are without dependents or
because they have waived claims Tor
deferred classification. \ number or
well-kncwn business men, who not
only have dependents hut who have
large business interests, have returned
qucrstionnaires with the claimed for
deferred classification waived. To date
there have been put in Glass l between
200 and 500 of the two classes mem
toned. BY the end Of the week the
work Of classification will be finished.
About 100 registrants have so far
failed to return their questionnaires
altho the time limit for all has now
passed, unless the registrant was
granted an extension OF time to return
the qucstionnaire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
Tells Of Tank Fight.

Mr.. and Mrs G. G. Blodgett. 300
Bromley stree, received letter Mon
day from their son, Private Charles r.
Biodgett, Company c, S27th bat
TALON of the 3C1st tank corps. now in
France, telling most Interestingly and
in detail of fight with the Germans
which he and his companion had in a
tank which .3iodgett drove.
Elodgett ani his comrade started
out with their platoon, but had not
gone more than a kilometer when the
fan belt broke. While repairing the
trouble they lost track of the platoon
and did not lind it again. They took
the direction they thought the platoon
had taken, but when they finally
reached a machine gun battalion
knew the platoon of tanks had not
CT me in that direction. so decided to
help the battalion which had held its
position for 4 week but could not ad-
vance because of an enemy machine
gun nest just ever the crest OF the hill
from them
Blodgett and his companion started
to clean out the nest and had most
exciting time until they had to aban7
don the tank and make a dash for
their safety. He tells most interesting
ly OF their maneuvers to get to the
nest, how they went parrellel to the
hedge behind which the Germans were
hidden, with his companion firing as
fast as possible and the Germans do
ing likewise. He tells Of the whole
right track of the tank being blown
away by a "77" shell. making 1t al
most impossible to drive. The tank
finally stuck in the mud, so they de-
clded to abandon it and make dash,
but were hit again by the ~. and
this time on the left side. Then
Blodgett and his cornrade left in a
hurry. Blodgett says 1T was a shame
someone wasn't holding stopwatch on
us for we sure made some run How
ever, they finally reached in safety
column Of infantry which had dug in
on the side Of the hill.
The letter was written Oct. 10. and
at the time Blodgett was in the hospi-
tai, having been gassed slightly. Pre-
suunably he was gassed at the same
| time as the fight mentioned, as he said
that was his last day in action. He
had been at the front for month
prior to the fight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
.EyER;SOOTnlNC
POSLAm HEALS
BROKEN.0UT SKIN

LIT Poslam act foe yoa - . sooth-
Ing. concentrated. heahnE balm 70 cover
right over that itcAing akin trouble and
subdue Il, taking out the nre and sore
ness, and then. ~ applications arc re-
peated. causing tho disorder to grow
less and less each day. Poslam can not
harm. There II no risk In trying II to
see II It really TilI eradicate your &c
zema, pimples. Dr. other surface dis
order. And the burden OF proof Is on
Poslam for you viii watch for visible
results.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 24S
West 47th St.. New York City.
Urge your skin to become freshsr.
brighter. better by the daily use ~
Poslam Soap, medicated with Poslam.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12

on. In tha& creeanct resldsat9 W1ge
reporting to the schooa house n eAeis
district Monday night and MAKING
their subscriptions. The canvas -
progressing In Timber Creek township.
but no report has been made.
LeGrand No. precinct reported y
had raised 1855, but precinct No. ]
has not yet reported The township
quota Is $500. Washington township
committeeman are working. but have
not finished. Tho Same 10 true In
Greencastle. where the work was 10;
sumed today and whore It was Aaid
they lacked about 300 Of making the
quota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
--cslsbratien at Clemens.

The people Of Clemens celebrated
the signing Of the arrhistice Monday
with a celebration that lasted we'll in
to the night. Townspeople gathered
in the public park. where Rev. Mr..
Cooper. pastor OF the .Clemons Chris
tan church. offered prayer OF
Thanksgiving and gave patriotic ad-
dress. A dummy" representing tho
kaiser was burned in huge bonfire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
Good Reports
Please MarshalltOWn

There has never been anything with
the QUICK results of pure I4avoptik
eye wash. One mans eyes were so
badly strained he could not read with
out pain. TWO applications Of Lavop-
tik relieved him. A lady had tried three
different glasses for weak, inflamed
eyes. ONE Lavoptik wash surprised
her. We guarantee a small bottle to
benefit EVERY CASE weak. strained
or infamed eyes. B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
FLETCHER HEARD FROM.

Writes Mother That He Got "Slisht
Nick' But Now Feeling Fine.
Peter news thhn that peace had
been declared was the word received
today by Mrs. Eta Fletcher, 104
North First street, from her son.
sc-st. ROLAND Fletcher. Company Al,
168th infantry, who was reported ~
the war department last Friday as be-
ing severely wounded.
M1s. Fletcher received from her son =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12

Notice to Water Consumers.
All water rentals now due at city
clerks office. No discount after the
18th. O. A. Rosengren, city clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12

~ ~ e ontsnsAlln - ~ bsauti-
~ newsr sAn - Aas~ snd
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-20

1t makes us sick at heart to note each
day that the British and French armies are
constantly falling back inch by inch in
front Of the German and Hungarian hordes
and we wonder what will be the end of it
all. We look with painful anxiety for a
head line that will announce that the
Allies have assumed the offensive and the
Central Powers have not only been perma-
nently checked but being driven back, the
reverse, however, seems to appear. Our
courage, however, should be as that Of the
man on the firing line, Eight until the last
arm foe expires; fight for your alters and
your sires, God and your native land" but
being human and far from the scenes of the
clash of arms and the clangor Of chains
each days retreat causes us to grow more
despondent and again we WONDER what will
be the end Of all of it. In our opinion if
England and France should be crushed at
this time it would be the beginning of the
reign OF chaos and worldwide war in
the fullest sense of the word would quickly
follow. With Germany in control Of Europe
we predict Japan would Immediately re-
verse herself and form compact with Ger
many and become a deadly foe to the
United States and seek to subdue her as
Germany had England It's the English
speaking nations that the coming world
powers would attepmt to Destroy Under
these conditions the American who seeks
to horde up treasure instead of defending
his country is an alien enemy at heart and
is too low and despicable to have the rights
of a citizen
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-20

fully recognize the usefulness of such pub
lcations so far as the white citizens of this
country are concerned, because they call
the public s attention to the abuses as well
as the needs Of the colored folk in general
We are not going to say one word in this
connection as to the future of the American
colored man. but he is undergoing some
very radical changes and it is the duty of
the American white man to keep posted
on these changes, and there is no better
way Of doing so than to read his itera
ture And as advised in the outset hereof,
it is the duty of the colored man to give
to the world meritorious publications such
as will see things from all angles and will
draw lessons and conclusions from the var-
GUS deeds of mind and matter, and in
language so convincing that white or black
may be able to see the handwriting on the
wall.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-20
LET'S REASON TOGETHER

Vile newspapers and periodicals pub
lished in the interest of thet colored folks
should zealously guard their rights, yet they
should be so well edited and constructed
that they would be of almost as much in
terest to the white citizens as to the col
ored The black man Of the United States
is undergoing a radical change Of heart,
mind and matter at present and his needs
are even greater now than when he was
emancipated. Short sighted white folk are
still struggling to peOnize him, the near
short sighted white citizens have assumed
more or less indifferent attitude toward
him with the admonition, 81 freed you and,
for a time, protected you, now fight your
own battles' There is still small per
centage Of the white citizens of this country,
who are outspoken for absolute justice for
him, but that number is so badly in the mi
nority that, the black man finds himself in
wilderness with but ray Of light occa-
sionally breaking through. Its for these
reasons that we'll educated and likewise
broad gagged colored men and women should
direct the destinies of the periodicals and
publications issued in the interest of the
colored population Of this country, that they
may set forth the condition Of their constit-
uents in the most favorable light. The pub
lication that is devoid of current thought,
but is full and overfowing with social fetes
can be Of no interest to any one save those
interested in such social gatherings.
We do not want to be understood as ad-
vocating the elimination Of the social column
from such publications, but there is emf
nently much more need for the column of
thought and observation than the social col
umn. Meritorious publications in the inter-
est Of colored folks edited and published by
them, must reach the heads and hearts of
the great mass of iberal-minded white cit
liens of this country, if the condition of the
colored citizens is to be improved The
black man is in this country and is here to
stay and it's up to the white man to jar
loose from his old time color prejudices and
Indifference and help to fit him for citizen
ship in the most acceptable manner. It
certainly will not help matters for the white
citizens of the South to torture colored
citizens at the stake and for the white cit
liens of other sections to pass it up as
matter of fact, in which they are not
interested. 1t therefore behooves the liberal
minded white folk Of every community to
become subscribers Of publications issued
in the interest of colored folks. Judge
George Donworth not long since sent his
subscription to a publication issued in the
interest of colored folks and added, FEI