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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Another Booze Tank.

Another booze tank was captured
north of Decatur Tuesday evening;
The car was spotted as it passed
through Decatur, having detoured
around Leon, and Mayor Esch Sc,
cured John Woodard's Hudson ana
followed the car out north OF Deca,,
tur. Twice the WOodard car passed
the big Jeffrey and they ordered the
driver to stop, but he drove, right
around them and kept going, but the
!hird time he stopped and the two
men in the car jumped out and
abandoned the car, disappearing IN
the darkness. The car and booze
was brought to Leon, and turned ov-
ed to sheriff Fulton. In the car was
,26S pints of whiskey. Yesterday
morning, one of the men was caught
south of Decatur, walking toward Da-
Wis City, and sheriff Fulton brought
him to Leon. He admitted he, was
riding in the booze car, but did not
know the driver, being just pass
enger. He gave his name as Kiser,
and says he lives at Des Moines.
The other fellow was seen yesterday
morning walking towards Van Vert,
where he probably caught train
for DeS MOineS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Chautauqua Dates Fixed.

The local management of the Leon
Chautauqua have been notified that
the dates for the chautauqua have
been fixed for August 18th to 18th,
which is about the same time as last
year. The Chautauqua will be again
a part of the Midland Circuit, and an
especially good program has been
arranged. AS beftting the times,
the war interest will be we'll to the
front on the program, and the whole
Chautauqua will have patriotic ap-
Miss Marie Van Gastel, Belgian
Red Cross nurse, who enlisted in
service at the very beginning of the
war and after being wounded was
honorably discharged, will be one of
the speakers: She has recently ap..
peared on the southern division of
the principal speakers, and the re-
ports state that she was by all odds
the most successful speaker they
had.
Dr.. Robert o. Matthews, the offic-
ial Red Cross speaker, has returned
but two weeks ago from the front and
wa was in i u Paris P; s when when it's long range
Wonderful story, and in the last few
dozens of calls for addresses from
the larger cities of this country. We
also will have the official. current
war pictures. These are issued by
and under the direction of the Unit
ed States government, which is suf-
ficient guarantee that they will be
authentic and absolutely the very
best obtainable. Then we are to
have the Over Seas Male Quartet,
four returned Canadian soldiers
who are splendid musicians, three of
whom have been discharged for
wounds, and the fourth for shell
shock.
Other features on the program
will be a big military band, a ladies'
quartet, a cartoonist, a string, trio,
novelty musicians, Old Theobaldi,
the Norwegian violinist, the Oxford
operate Co., Charles Brandon
Booth, son of Maude Ballington
Booth, the return Of last years. fav-.
orite, Strickland Gillian, and of
course teh children's Chautauqua, as
well as other numbers. 1t will GER
tainly be program to which we Will
look forward with a great deal OF
delightful anticipatiOn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Food administrators Notes.

Where farmers have their own
corn mills and grind corn meal for
food and feed stuff, they do not re-
quire a government license, If they
grind only for themselves. They do
require LICENSE EN- il they tbsv grlnd sa1 for for
feed any corn, bran or corn meal
resulting from milling process. That
is to say, every person in the coun-
ty grinding corn meal for feed for
pay should send at once to United
States Food Administration License
Department, Washington, D. c., for
government license. There wall pc
should not fail to send in at once
for license
On Saturday, June 22nd, at Leon,
ing of all persons in the county
owning or running thresher ma
chimes. Every one interested, will
be expected to be present in order to
receive instructions and perfect an
organization.
All owners of threshing machines
are requested to order repairs at
2nce and have their machines IN nrst
siass order before the threshing sea-
son opens. You will be under gov
ernment rules and every machine in
the county that can do good work
will be expected to run. Machine
men are expected to do good work
and farmers are expected to do thelr
part in helping around the machine,
The government will allow no gram
to be wasted
All persons in the county selling
sugar in over 10 pound lots canno1
sell without first having eertlfcate
signed by the purchaser, rms orhel
must be strictly adhered TO-.
The government is asking us t.
do things which may seem strange
and out of place but recollect we arr
in war and they know their business
and their rules must be compiled
with. The success of the war de
pends on the people at home as wei
as those abroad.
w. H. Shields,
| Food Administrator.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Charles Kelley Will Decline Nomina-
tiOn for Clerk.

Charles Kelley, of Grand River,
the democratic candidate for cler>
of the district court, has decided to
decline the nomination and will with
draw from the ticket, leaving the
var ancy to be filled by the county
ley was recently rendered fine po-
sition with the Humeston State
Bank at Humeston, which he has ac-
and has moved to Humest0n.
He says he mas much better posi-
tion than any county Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13

Ralph Beck, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Beck, now living at Des
Moines, and a former Leon boy,
has been elected as track cap
tain of the West High team for next
year. Ralph has developed into one
and at the recent state meet held at
Des Moines, won the. 440 yard dash
in fast time, and he was the fourth
and last runner in the mile relay,
which he won for West High, the
trainer slowing him down to a
walk as he crossed the tape, or he
would have broken all High School
records Great work is expected
from him. on the West High track
team next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13

Sergeant Harold Bald
OF Canadian
testimony his devotion the
connection
the regular He will tell Of the great
hottest fghting of battles
Ypres battle of Festubert
make this speech through the
which gill De in charge OF the comn
taining have also
Saturday afternoon at Lamont
Chicago Leon last nhu5saay % fPr
ounty doing for
The Salvation
ing ngds I hut are raising work
aG We all know they Get
your whenth county driveets made
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Young, Earl Frank, Decatur.
Charlie Chaplin at the Idle Hour
Saturday.

Charlie Chaplin, the greatest of
all comedians, comes to the Idle
Hour Saturday in ''The Floorwalk-
er," one of the funniest comedies
that Chaplin has ever made. This
is MatuaGaapln ssap noo COMEDY fre Chan m
tual Film Corporation for a years
work during which time he produced
twelve comedies. See "The Floor
walker Saturday at the Idle Hour
and have good hearty laugh. Mat
inee at o'clock and first night show
at o'clock. Matinee prices and
II cents. Night prices 6 and Is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
8In GRADE GRADUATES
l78 Eiohth Grade Graduates Of De-
Catur County Schools Received
Diplomas last Thursday.

One hundred and seyenty-eight
graduates OF the eighth grade OF De-
catur county schools held their COM
exercises at the Presby-
terian church in Leon last Thursday,
and received their, diplomas from
county superintendent Miss Mabel
Horner. A fine program was rem
dered, the new pipe organ being. US
ed to furnish music, and Rev. I, F.
Campbell, pastor OF the Presbyter-.
ian church, made a very fine ad-
dress to the graduates, and county
agent 4. NJ. Deal and others made
short talks.
lrha fnIlnwine is q list of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Coming Attractions at the Idle Hour
and New Theatres.

Hour aGohs IS Jack .a fl1ianH Muihaii in "The Ter
ror." This is red blooded story of
thrills and swift and startling ac-
ton. Anyone who likes picture,
with plenty Of pep and one that car
life should see this picture today.
This is Jack Mulhall's first visit to
the Idle Hour. The admission will
be and 10 cents with one cent war
tax.
Tne attrqeSa Ft9nx at 1.-The the Idle Hoqs ;s
pressario. George Beban is a great
favorite with Leon theatre. goers and
they will want to see this great
character actor in this great picture
which. is one OF his newest prOduc-
tions. The admission will be 5 and
Idle + Hour r IS IS Cha Charlie Chaplin, the
51ins 5The FioorWalkier.a IaHi This his is Mn,
tual-Chaplin comedy made under his
famous $672,000 contract, and it is
great comedy. This is your oP.
will do you good. Matinee at 3
o'clock. First night show at 8
o'clock Admission matinee and
II cents. Night admission 6 and Is
cents.
Mary Pickford, the worlds great
est motion picture actresses, will be
the attraction at the New Theatre
Saturday, June 18th, in "The Pride
of the Clan" This is an Aircraft
production of the highest merit and
is produced in seven parts or reels.
1t is one of the. greatest pictures
that this charming little star has
ever appeared in. 1t is great pro-
duction in every sense that the term
implies. Matinee at 3 o'clock and
first night show at s o'clock. Mat
inee admission will be and l l cents
and the night admission 6 and Is
cantS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
A Rope Of Worms.

AS A. NJ. Pryor was coming down
town early Tuesday morning he saw
what he at first thought was big
snake snake crrawlins across the walk in
Haryey, all of two inches thick and
over five feet long. He kicked it.
and it broke in two, and on looking
at it closely found it was a rope Of
small worms, about half an inch
long, which was moving from under
the cement walk and crawling across
it. There were millions of the tiny
worms in the rope.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Report of Second Red Cross Drive.

Chairman r. G. Monroe Of the
second Red Cross war fund drive
has furnished us with the following
figures. showing that Decatur county
county, outside of Bloomington and
Fayette townships, which comprise
Separate chapter; being $500,
and the total amount raised being
S9,S65.S2. All of the nineteen vot-
ing precincts in the Leon chapter
but six have reported their full
quota or more, which shows that
the people of Decatur county are be-
hind our soldier boys.
Examine this report and see which
township you live in and what that
township did ',.,--t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Mary PickfOrd at the New Theatre
Next Saturday.

Mary Pickford, the greatest of all
screen actresses, comes to the New
Theatre, Leon, next Saturday, June
18th, in '"The Pride of the Clan
This is an Aircraft production and
one of this charming little star, $
greatest pictures. 1t is in seven
reels. 1t is a. big production in ev-
ery way Large audiences saw Mary
Pickford at the New Theatre last
Saturday in "A Romance of the Red
woods and they were pleased. See
this same great star in The Pride
of the Clan" Matinee at 3 O'Clock
and first night show at o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Won Honors at Drake.

Miss Flossie Easter, of Van Vert,
was one of the honor students at
Drake University at Des Molnes this
wear, being one of the fifteen stu
dents awarded general honors, ana
also won the department honor in
German, and was awarded the
bronze medal given by the Sons of
the American Revolution for the
best work in American history.
Miss Easter is a graduate Of the
Leon High School
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
The Eclipse Was Fine Here.

The big eclipse of the sun last
Saturday evening was a great sig hit,
and in this section Of the country
the conditions for seeing it were
ideal, not a cloud appearing in the
sky. The moon entered the suns
circle at the lower right hand part
last trace of the eclipse left at 1928.
At the time of the greatest shadow
SO per cent of the face of the sun
was obscured, and it appeared like
deep twilight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
British Captain Will Speak at Leon
June 21st.

Captain r. Muir Allen Of the Brit
ish army will speak at Leon on June
21st, relative to the conditions on
the front and why we should buy
War Savings Stamps. Captain Allen
is one Of fifty British officers who
have been sent to this country as
speakers to assist in the War Saw
ings, Red Cross and other war
drives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Notice.

The Decatur County Red Cross
Chapter has received its quota OF
during the month of June. The
surgical dressing room on the sec
ond floor of the Hurst store will be
open for this work on Monday and
Tuesday afternoons, June 18th and
18th. All workers are urged to be
present.
ingS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Attention.!

The women Of Leon and vicinity
are asked to meet at the Methodist
church at o'clock Friday after
noon for the organization of the
Woman's committee council of Ma
tional Defense.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13

81 oNl SuSSS
Opal Overholtzer
jeanette Burns
Frances l.. PenniWell
Marion Jones
Mara ThrockmortOn
Freda Bowman
Gretchen Hoadley
Edna Lockwood
George Johnson
Eschol Stewart
Clifford Ellington
Edgar Epnerley
William Ferren
Truman Wallace
LaVeta Robertson
Walter Officer
Glenn Hutchinson
Pauline Osborne
Ramona Murray
Albert Godfrey
Amaron Johnson
Byron Roberts
Kenneth Squires
Merle Schenck
DINA Turney
Pearle Wilson
Florence keOwn
Mae ClemenSOn
Verona Smotherman
Leona Hatfield
Vera PottOrff
Velma Thompson
Bernice Alexander
Frances Wells
Emma Landes
Benjamin Van Werdel
Willard Brown
Cecile Brammer
Eugene Ackerley
Mary Overholtzer
Gerald GIenawalt
William Anthony
Mansel Durham
Elmer Jackson
William Alley
Elmer Carrithers
John Gittinger
Grace Gittinger
Geneva Stewart
Lucinda Phipps
La Vera McCroskey
Raymond House
Frank N. Wise
Catherine Latta
Homer Warren
Joanna Griffoen
Florence Anderson
Elberta Grenawalt
Wayne Boatman
Viola Hopkins
Marjory Woodard
Lester Cannon
Blanche Grimm
Leona Mcintosh
Gladys Overholtzer
Glen Mcfarland
Lucille Sargent
Harland Greenland
Gerald Hewlett
, Letha r. Alder
Bertsell lPoush
! Harriette Arnold
Joseph Cartwright
| Wilma Cartwright
Pauline Woodmanse'
/; Clara Davenport
Frank Hampton
Harold Stanley
Bernice Roberts
/ Gertrude Mannasmit
Wilma Johnson
Crystal Cummings
Leah Hullinger
Edith Mclaughlin
Mabel Bedell
Georgia Stickney
Golden McGahuey
! Make Merrifield
| Homer Jackson
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13

Fern Elefson
Earl COpley
Ellen owen
RAINY Hill
Ardis Beck
Helen Zook
Ethel Crider
Grace Smith
Leone Myers
John Deyore
Edith Hall
John Martin
Bertha Peck
Edith Brown
Ethel Blevins
Louisa Teale
Alice Vandel
Nellie BOlon
Zoa Newton
Clara Burrell
Lucille Frost
John GoOde
Arthur Young
Viola Jackson
Cecil Rhodes
Vera DeVries
Virgil Martin
Fleeta Drur.y
Harley Kelly
Lottie Monroe
Doris Jackson
Harold Brown
Irprn Scott
Cecil Bright
Dorothy Hale
1Adda Clarke
Roscoe Eaton
Paul ChaStain
Madonna Shira
Henry Rex
Fred Smith
Ardeta Shippey
Celia GunsOlly
William Latta
Shelby Reed
Ruth Vail
Opal Ruark
Madge Gabel
Ruth Elwen
Clara Maxwell
James Wales
Edith Harris
Florence Kline
Forrest White
Elsa Hooper
Mary Bohn
Bessie Lane
Lavenia Allen
Venis Snyder
Ruby Baker
Mary Young
Paul Cain
Boyd Bone
Mae Adair
Iulo Reed
Cecil Sickler
Leota Craig
Carl Rhode
Carrie Oswalt
Paul Parker
Cren Allen
Golda Cole
Carlile Fisher
Vivian Scott
e 1lene Hastings
Grace Webb
Evelyn Kline
Edna Garris
Edith Garris
hVelma Dunn
Gerald Lillard
Ruth Hamilto,
Loretta Sires
Harl Pitman
Frank Slade
Harry Tullis
John Watson
Cyril Sanger
Onia Harden
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
X. p. DECORATION.
Record for Fine Weather of Thirty
Years Not Broken This Year.

For thirty years the knights OF
Pythias have annually decorated the
graves OF their departed brothers in
the Leon cemetery, and not once
We're the exercises interferred with
by rain, and this year another year
is added to the record. The knignts
assembling at their hall in this city
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and
headed by the K. of P. banu, march
ed to the cemetery, where the beau
tiful memorial services were carried
out, and the graves OF the twenty
one knights buried in the Leon GEM
etery, were each decorated with a
posted flower on each grave. The
number was increased the past year
by one death, Uncle Bob Bowsher,
and the ritualistic services were con-
Quoted at his grave. A number of
the X. of P.'s from Lamont attend
ed the exercises.
The following is list OF the
knights buried in the Leon ceme-
w. A. Brown Charles Harrell
7. E Brooks Geo. E. Hurst
r |. Benefiel z. B. McClelland
Robert Bowsher Henry Often
A. e. Chase A. w. Sanger
D. w. Curry Ed II. Schenck
Ode Edmiston j. II. Slower
James GOln OfI oduS
Frank Gardner S. w. Wallace
Emmett Gardner Len Zimmerman
Ed Gray
There are four knights buried at
Van Vert, Thomas Patterson, Peter
Knott, c. w. Mulkey and Elmer
Smith, and a committee Of Leon
knights went to Van Vert Sunday
morning and decorated their graves,
and the grave of Knight Charles
Lindstrom at Davis City was decor
ated Sunday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13

All persons in the county selline
sugar in over 10 pound lots canno,
sell without first having eertlncate
must be strictly adhered to.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25

Sweet corn is now coming in in sufficient quantities to be classed as normal. A fair quality product was costing the retailer $2.25-2.50 a hun dred or 27-3Oc dozen @ 1-4-2 1-2c an ear). Fancy corn of fine qual- ity is bringing the grower from $2.75- 300 with some sales even above these figures. This makes the price in consumers units about 2 3-4-3c an ear.
 Retailers are paying $2.25 a crate of 20 quarts for locally grown toma- toes or equivalent to lie a quart. Jersey tomatoes are selling for $1.75 a crate or 3-4c a quart.
 Lettuce is fairly scarce now with prices comparatively high a box of two dozen bringing the grower $1.OO or about 4c a head. Summer squash is plentiful and bringing 3035c a dozen or 2 1-2-Sc each.
 Berries of all kinds are scarce with red raspberries bringing 16-17c a pint and blackberries 27c a quart. Tenn. blueberries areb ringing 22- 23c a quart and real "huckles" about ] 25c quart.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25

that the real loveliness of this frock Is developed.
 The skirt is a three-tiered model, and both tunics are finished with a scalloped edge. This same scallop is repeated in the white linen cuffs and the broad surplice collar.
 The secret of this gown is simply in these scallops. Note that the ging- ham is long stripe. Now, if it were finished with perfectly plain stragiht edge, such lines to collar and cuffs would give a stiffness and a square ness that would make the gown ap- pear angular ant much like house. maids uniform. The scallops, how ever, introduce the dissonance that makes the whole frock soft and beau- | tiful in spite of severe simplicity, and the inexpensvieness of the fabric used | The great charm about most of these we'll made gingham frocks is that with little deft touch here and there, they can be transformed into really beautiful frocks, despite the | fact that they're useful and work-a- day Scalloped collar and cuffs ot sheer embroidered lawn, or the color ed collar and cuffs that repeat one o1 the tints of the frock itself, may trans form the entire appearance of the dress.
 Some of these gingham dresses may be worn with stiffly laundered cape collars and a soft crepe de chine bow to match the dominant color of the dress. This gives an extremely youth full effect and can be worn by almost anyone.
 | In addition, the gingham dress may be made the basis of a sports costume i by wearing with it the right kind ot hat and shoes. For outdoors, white shoes should always be worn with the 1 glnghab frock, and high shoes are preferable to low oxfords or pumps or if the gingham have brown or vel | low shades, dark brown shoes can be worn. However black shoes rarely | look well with gingham unless il has a black stripe or check and is set off by a patent leather belt.
 One of our customers who is in vau- deville recently wore in a certain pro- duction a green and white gingham of very large check pattern. Large stiffly laundered cuffs and deep Pris- cilla-like collar, also stiffly laundered, were the only adornments. With it she wore white canvas shoes and a white Panama hat with a plain white band. But the effect was stunning in it's sheer simplicity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
SALADS GOOD

In comparatively few American homes are salads appreciated as they should be. The average housekeeper is of the opinion that a salad is a "fussy' dish to prepare, and not an economical one, either. But she is quite in the wrong who thinks thus, for a salad can be made of left overs," and is in consequence a most economical dish, and requires but lit tie time in preparation.
 The French have long since learned the value of salads, and nowadays in the poorest homes in France, a salad nearly always forms a part of the dinner. The French salads are thought to be the best in the world but without their fragrant herbs they would be quite like the English ones. The herbs most used in salads are tarragon, borage, chevril, chives and pimpernel. Salads that contain var ious mixed vegetables are called Ital- ian salads for all eatable odds and ends are made into salads by the thrifty people. But the woman who wishes to become a good salad maker should not attempt too much at first, She should be able to make plain salads with plain dressings success fully before attempting fancy dress ings, combination salads and elaborate garnishings.
 For salads none but the strongest vinegar and the purest of olive oil should be chosen. If fresh vegetables are used they should be revived in plenty of water and well drained and dried on a soft cloth. If the draining is not thorough the dressing will be watery and the salad spoiled. A salad shaker, consisting of two wovenwire cups placed together, is a good inven- ton and greatly helps the drying, as most of the water can be shaken from the vegetables by it's use.
 Plain salad never should be pre- pared until it is required at table, for if mixed long before being used the l lettuce withers and the dressing be- comes watery, Lettuce should be torn to pieces with the fingers-not cut with a knife-as it is deadened | by contact with the blade. The Span ish proverb for mixing salad says: "A
 counselor for salt, mixer for vinegar, spend-thrift for oil and 8 madman
 to stir all together"
 A delicious salad is composed of a
 good handful of freshly cut mustard
 and watercress, two heads of lettuce snd the heads of two green onions.
 Thoroughly wash and drain the vege- | tables and add plain dressing, placing
 it under the vegetables and stirring it well before using. The mustard and
 cress are so strongly favored that a
 simple dressing is more appropriate
 than an elaborate one.