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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-01
Murder Case at TonOpah

The trial of H. r. Kruger of
Round Mountain, charged with the
murder of John McWilliams, a
Round Mountain ~prospector, re-
Gently started in Tonopah.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-01
City, Town or Postoffice-..-

City, Town or Postoffice-------------
With his registration card the
registrant should enclose a self
addressed stamped envelope in or
der that his home local board may
send to him his registration certi-
ficate. Failure to get this registra-
ton certificate may cause the regis
trant serious inconvenience.
All male persons who have, since
the 5th day of June. 1917, and Oh.
or before June 5. 1918, attained
the g of 81 years, whether they
are American citizens or otherwise,
must register on June 8, 1918. The
only exceptions are persons in &C
tive military or naval service of the
United States.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-03
Il, L and Il

The last day of the Chautauqua will
emphasize the importance of the American
Red Cross. In the morning there will be
demonstration and explanation of the work
of this great movement in connection with
home nursing, helping the doctor, first aid
etc. In the afternoon the Red Cross nurse
will lecture on the subject of the entire
work done by this organization, the title of
the discussion being THE STORY OFT
RED CROSS IN PEACE AND WAR"
This will put the facts concerning the work
done by this great institution before the
American people so they will grasp its
magnitude.
One of the most unique, interesting
and instructive, even brilliant numbers of
the program will be the work of Louis Will
liams, the Electrical Wizard. Since so much
of our daily life is dependent upon electri-
city, for necessities as we'll as iuxuries, the
subject of electricity is one which is OF gen.
eral, intense interest.
The Director, DR.. J. C. CornWell who
will have charge of the Chautauqua for the
entire three days. will lecture the second
night on THE CALL TO THE COLORS'.
In this discourse he will present the Obliga-
tons OF the business man, the mechanic,
the farmer, the laborer and the professional
man to the Flag, and will show how WIN
ming the war is dependent upon the co.ordi-
nation OF every phase of community life to
the one ldea-tO win the war.
WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME"
is the title of the Directors second lecture,
to be given on the closing night of the
Chautauqua. This lecture is devoted to
the creation of higher community ideals
and the evolution Of these ideals into reali-
ties, in order that the boys who are now
going out to fight for US will find our town
better when they come back than when
they leave it. They have right to de-
mand that we keep the home fires burn
ing" doing our duty nor exercising our pri-
vilege if we do not develop our town to
satisfy the need consequent upon their
broadened vision and deepened experience.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-03

Section Of tent reserved for colored folks.
Program begins at 1890 a. m, pm
and 500 p. m.
Admission to single performance: SOC
adults, Csc children.
SEASON TICKETS to ALL perform
ances $500; school pupils $1.0O
- Season tickets on sale at L. G. Fox
drug store, StephensonBelk store or Post
Dispatch office. Buy season ticket and
save money. The twenty local guarantors
are donating all profits, over expenses, to
the Rockingham Red Cross Chapter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-03
The RadcliH Chautauqua opens
on October 18th and Con-
tinues Three Days.

The Five Liberty Bellies will bring a
program of zest, beauty and popularity, full
of novelty and bright costuming, and alto
gether this singing orchestral quintette will
prove stimulating for our Chautauqua.
DR.. Henry Clark, of Chicago, will be
the lecturer on the first dav. He comes
from Washington where he has been in
close touch with the governmental plulse.
1t is urged that all young men, subject to
the draft, and those who will soon be with
in that age, will hear DR.. Clark, as he is
abundantly able to explain the necessity of
our paying the greatest price in order to
make "the world safe for democracy"
On the second morning of the Chau-
tauqua there will be demonstration by
food conservation expert. This expert will
conduct demonstration of scientific use
of the foodstuffs which are at the service
of the people of our community. There
will be lectures accompanying these demon
STATIONS.
THE WIRTZ-DAVID COMPANY on
the second day will prove one of the most
satisfying and successful numbers on any
Chautauqua program. Mr.. Writ is the
solo cellist with the Peabody Symphony
Orchestra. Miss Harmonic David, soprano,
is a young woman of exceptional gifts and
experience. She comes directly from the
White House at Washington, having been
the guest of the Wilson's. Miss Refine Mus
grave is the charming pianist and accom-
PIANIST of this company, and is teacher on
the faculty of Randolph Macon Institute
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
"The Kaiser the Beast of Berlin -
to be Shown at Both Idle Hour
and New Theatres.

The biggest thing in pictures this
Theatre, Leon, next Monday ana
Tuesday, June oath and 25th.. This
picture has created tremendous
sensation wherever shown and it is
expected that the attendance in
Leon will break all records. In or
der to care for all who will want to
see that great production the picture
will be run at both the Idle Hour
and New Theatres on the first day.
The matinee showing will be at the
Idle Hour only, starting at o'clock
In the evening the show at the Idle
Hour will startsat 8 o'clock and the
show at the New Theatre will start
at $3.50. Remember that The
Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin" will be
shown at both the Idle Hour and
New Theatres in Leon next Monday
evening. You will see the same
show at both theatres but the show
at the New Theatre will start thirty
minutes later than the first show at
the Idle Hour. The admission for
children under twelve years of age
will be 13 cents and cents war tax.
The adult admission will be : 25
cents and 8 cents war tax. !, At most
theatres where this picture has been
shown the admission has been 60
cents but the Idle Hour management
decided to make it as above SO that
everyone would have an opportunity
to see this great picture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
Coming Attractions at the Idle Hour
and New Theatres.

first 0epK apsode hhedSeaE Of Fie '"fs Bus
Theatre. 1t is without doubt the
greatest story of western life ever
filmed. The management of the Idle
Hour saw agad the seria! aona before booking 1g{
night show at $3.50. Admission S
and 10 cents and war tax.
Tomorrow, the attraction is the
very pleasing Paramount picture. "A
Girl Like That featuring Owen
Moore, husband Of Mary Pickford.
This is most delightful screen pro.
pleasing impression wherever shown.
| 1t is to be shown at the Idle Hour
Theatre. Admission 5 and 10 cents
and war tax.
Saturday will be big day at both
the Idle Hour and New Theatres.
was successful in booking two of the
this year. Monroe Salisbury in the
livest western picture of his career,
1.-The Red, Red Heart" will be the
attraction at the ldle Hour. This
is wonderful picture and the man
curing it. Matinee at o'clock. Ad-
mission ard ! 5 cents including the
war tax.
The attraction Saturday at the
New Theatre is Harry Carey In
Shooting Straight" We cannot
make any statement concerning the
excellence of this production that is
too strong an endorsement. It is the
pick of the famous Butterfly list OF
productions. 1t is a great western
production with action in every foot
of film 1t is truly great picture
and the theatre management special
ly recommends it to all patrons.
Matinee at 3 o'clock First night
show at O'Clock. Admission and
Is cents which includes the war
tax.
Monday and Tuesday, June "a and
rs, comes the big production, The
great picture will be shown at both
the Idle Hour and New Theatres.
There is to be matinee at o'clock
each day at the Idle Hour Theatre
only. At night the performance will
be given in both theatres The first
show at the Idle Hour starts at 8.
O'Clock and the first show starts at
the New Theatre at $3.50. Admis-
sion children 13 cents and 2 cents
war tax. Adults 25 cents and
cents war tax.
The attraction Wednesday, June
26th, is pretty little Mary Anderson,
the charming Vitagraph star, In
'<Men are Tempted" This is Wit
agraph Blue Ribbon production Of
high merit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
FORD TO RUN FOR SENATE.
Accepts Democratic Nomination at
Wilson'S Request.

Washington, June 13.-Henry
Ford decided tonight to accept the
Democratic nomination for senator
from Michigan after being urged to
do so by President Wilson.
Ford issued this statement:
cat President Wilson's request, j
have decided to accept the nomina-
ton for senator from Michigan if
rendered to me. Realizing that
there are exceptional opportunities
for service to our people during the
present and coming, readjustment,
am ready and willing to do every
thing l possibly can to assist our
president in this great work. Every
man must expect to make great fu-
ture sacrifices and be prepared to
serve wherever the greatest need ex-
lists"
During the day Ford had confer
red with Senator William Alden
Smith of Michigan, who recently an
fnounced that he would not be,a can
didate to succeed himself. Senator
Smith is Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
GERMAN OFFICER ATTACKS
GIRL.
Father Shot and Girl at Mercy of
Hun Brute,

A happy Belgian maiden, seeing
her prospective husband dubbed to
death with, the butt-end of a musket,
under orders from General Won
Gluck; her father shot down and
herself torn from the arms of her
aged grandmother by a, German
officer, Captain Won Hancke, who
fortunately was unable to accom-
plish his evil purpose, these expert
ences of Ruth Clifford provide, but
a slight idea of the atrocities Of the
German barbarians in their advance
through Belgium that are faithfully
and authentically shown, with many
heretofore unknown insights into the
private life Of the German Emperor,
as played by Julian Rupert, in his
Sensational screen expose of the
German brutes, "The Kaiser, the
Beast of Berlin to be shown at
both the Idle Hour and New Thea
tres, Leon, Monday and Tuesday,
June "a and 25. Matinee each day
at 3 O'Clock at Idle Hour Theatre.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
New Meat Rules.

We are in receipt of the follow
asks the Food Administrators to
give it the widest publicity at once
and enforce it as to all public eat
7.The demands for beef for our
army and the allied armies and their
civil populations for this summer
are beyond our present surplus On
the other. hand, we have enough in.
creased supply of pork this summer
to permit economical expansion in
rect service to our army and the al
lies if our people would, in some de-
gree, substitute fresh pork, bacon,
hams and sausage for beef products.
eve request all hotels and res
taurants not to place on their menus
or serve boiled veal more than two
meals weekly, beef steak more than Than
more than one meal weekly.
1--WE ask householders not under
any circumstances to buy more than
one and one-quarter pounds of clear
beef weekly, or one and one-half
pounds, including the bond, per per-
THE public will realize that the
changing conditions of production
from season to season, the chang
| ing situation in shipping, and there
fore of the markets available to the
allies and. the increasing demands
for our growing army with the
fluctuating supply of local beef in
France, all make it impossible to de-
termine policies for long periods in
ad vance.
I'VE have recently asked for econ
omy in all meat consumption. I'VE
wish now to emphasize a further re-
du ction of beef, etc. 1t is anticipat-
ed that it&will hold good until Sep
tember 18th, 1918, and the co-opera-
ton of the public is most earnestly
lre0ueSted -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF a Century AGO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Lutz are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of bouncing
boy baby at their home last Friday.
Only one marriage license issued
Zornes rs and Georgia Smith II.
The Davis City Steamboat Co. S
steamer Belle will make two regular
trips on Sundays during the season
of 1898. One in the morning and
the other in the afternoon.
Abner NJ. Burns died at his home
in this city Monday morning after
services were held at the home Tues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. j.
H. Burrows, of Gainesville, Mo. and
his remains were followed by many
sorrowing friends to their resting
place in the Leon cemetery.
Rudolph Hiltiker, a well to do
young farmer living in the west
Leon several weeks ago, his destina:
ton being Switzerland, his, native
country, where he was to. be mar
ried. Word was received last week
by DR.. A. Brown from the warden OF
Bellevue hospital, New York City,
that Mr.. Hiltiker had that day been
transferred from the hospital to the
it is not Known what caused the sud
den attack Of insanity.
Leon was visited by a very heavy
rain and wind storm about six
O'Clock yesterday evening. The air
was full Of electricity, one bolt
striking the barn of Jap Gibson in
the east part of town, killing one
in the barn We're not injured. The
electric light plant suffered heavily
the plugs being burned out all over
town,
The goth annual Normal of Deca-
tur county convened Monday, and
the enrolment yesterday was 142
The normal is under the supervision
who is assisted by. Profs. Hardness
Hukill, McGinnis, Beard, Howell and
Gunsolly.
Port Jeffries, Charley Hall, Ches:
ter VALLEY and Charles Haynes rode
down from Osceola on their bicycles
Sunday and spent the day with
Leon friends. Rube. Myers and Hor-
ace McLain drove down in. buggy
to act as body guard and see that
Mrs. F. c. Mullinnix died sudden
ly at her home in Leon Sunday
evening. She had attended a family
dinner at the home of Dave Morgan,
and was feeling in excellent heath;
They returned home and retired
about $50 o'clock, and about, mid,
night Mr. Mullinnix was awakened
by one of the children crying, and
reached over to awaken his wife,
and found her cold and stiff. Her
death had been caused by heart fail
ure just as she fell asleep, and she
died without pain, not even making a
struggle or outcry.
Mrs. Henry Often and Miss Mamie
sturted Saturday on an extended Wis
it. to relatives in Ohio and New York,
visit the Worlds Fair.
Lyss Gibson and bride, of New
Hampton, Mo-, passed through here
last Friday, going to the World S
Fair to spend their honeymoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
Bankers Met in Leon.

About sixty of the representative
bankers Of Groupe Nine, OF the Iowa
Bankers Association met in Leon
last Saturday evening at the Civic
Club rooms, where they enjoyed
fine six O'Clock dinner. The meeting
was called to take action in regard
to the orders from the Iowa State
banking department and the Nation.
al Bank inspectors in regard to all
banks eliminating overdrafts OF their
customers, The meeting was pre-
sided over by Fred Teale, Of Leon,
and the matter was discussed thor
Oughly, talks being made by bankers
from Clarke, Wayne, Ringgold, Iay.
lor and Decatur counties, in most or
which counties the order had already
been complied with and organization
was in progress in Others The re-
suit was that Decatur county. was
completely organized and the banks
every bank in Decatur county sign,
ing an agreement that they would
not permit customers to make over
drafts on their accounts. These are
war times and the banks are the
financial backing of the government
and their resources must be IN tip
top shape at all times in order to
carry on business without financial
disturbance The signed statement
of all the Decatur county banks in
regard to overdrafts is published on
page eight of this issue, and the
bankers have agreed to stand by the
agreement
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
TO the Thresher Machine Men.

l have just received word from
Washington demanding thatsall per-
machines attend the meeting In
Leon next Saturday at 200 o'clock
p. m. at the court house.
This is not only matter of pat
riotism but a matter of business
which the government is asking. yoo
to attend to, and ] know you will not
go back on her in her hour OF di-
rect need. -.
have the name of every thresh-
ing machine man in the county and
viii call the roll at the proper time.
A number of matters of vast import.
ance must be attended to at this
meeting. 1t may be little hard
ship on some to attend but how
about the boys who have gone to
France to attend to some business
for us. He is sacrifice all, you
few hours: l know you will attend.
We expect man from the thresh-
ing department to be with us
w. Fl. Shields,
Decatur County Food Administra-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
Service Flag Service at Brethren
Church.

With appropriate ceremonies and
program a large and beautiful serV-
ice flag was unfurled at the Brethren
church on Sunday night. A fair
crowd was present in spite Of the
extreme heat. The following names
and one red cross. All are members
of the Brethren church or from
local Brethren homes, except two
attendants. 1t is doubtful if any
other church organization in the
state will contribute so large per
centage of it's membership to the
present conflict as t this soenu church cl ~ due
TO Bert 5ss taFfSi fBiddison0auto nHDe ai % Mechanic
Camp Jackson, s, c.
okal % Brown-capt. Gun Grew,
Battleship Pennsylvania.
Harold carey-corp. Infantry
Clyde Coleman-sanitary Detach-
ment, 1853 Inf. Overseas.
Homer Dale-Camp Dodge.
Rollie Dale-Medical Department,
i Harold @ Elliott-overseas.
Dean Hale-331 Bakery Division,
Camp Dodge.
Arthur Hale-Act. 1st Lieut.. Ma
Bert Kemp-Medical Department
Base Hospital, Ft. Riley.
Leroy Labrash-Quarterm
Corps, Camp Dodge.
A. b. Parker-13 Reg. Camp Paul
Jones.
Raymond Parkar-Co. K, Great
Lakes.
Francis Pearson-Hospital School,
Great Lakes.
Lieut.. Ralph Rumley-Artillery,
CamD Jackson
Earl Rumley-405 Engineers, Ov-
Roy Rosengrant-N. o. B. Sea-
mans Guard, Norfolk.
Robert Scott-3O7 Trench Nor
tar, Overseas.
Steve Scott-Co. 31S U. J. Hamp-
ton Roads.
Sadie Rex Scott-Red Cross
Nurse, unassigned.
Bryant Sears-Yoeman, Bermu-
das.
Lieut.. Ralph Sears-Dental Corps
Overseas.
Harry Sn~der-Co. 8, Quarter
masters Corps, tlorida.
Henry Wilson-Balloon Corps, Ft.
Omaha.
pital Surgeon, Allentown.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
ESTABLISHED 1854.
EIGHT MORE CAL 10
left Yesterday for Camp Dodge to
Replace Men Discharged for Z
Physical Disabilities.

1t was announced that in the call
for next week Decatur was one OF
the few counties in Iowa which
would not be called upon to furnish
any drafted men. The local board
however, received instructions that
they must send eight men yesterday
to replace men who had been sent
and discharged after going to Camp
Dodge for physical disabilities and
had returned home. The boys were
notified to report at Leon yesterday
morning, and at noon they were sery-
ed a fine dinner at the home Of p. G.
Monroe, president of the Red Cross,
the dinner being served by the
ladies of the Red Cross organization.
The boys departed on the afternoon
train for Camp Dodge with the ex-
ception of Ernest Watson Hicks,
who enlisted Saturday in the tele-
graphers corps and reported for duty
Monday. The following is the list
of the boys called:
Jesse James Dunham, Leon.
Si1as Moore, Lamont.
William Warren Hul1inger, Davis
Roy William Monroe, Weldon.
Earl Carroll, Decatur.
George Elmer Brady, Garden
Albert Hale Marshall, Lamont.
Ernest Watson Hicks, Davis City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
How to Keen Cut Flowers.

Cut flowers soon begin to droop
and fade. They may, however, be
revived by. a simple process, First
cut a small portion of the base OF
each stalk. Then fill large bowl
with very hot water, plunge the
stems of the flowers into this and
leave until the water has cooled
down. This may take about half an
hour. At the end of the time the
blooms will be quite fresh again: II
put in fresh water with a pinch OF
carbonate of soda they will last
quite a long while. BY observing a
few general rules the life of the
flowers may be doubled. Do not
place the vases in a sunny window,
as this will fade the flowers quick
er than anything. When rooms are
being cleaned the flowers. should. be
taken out, as the dust which arises
is harmful. Nor should they be left
in a draught, as the. drying action
of the air shortens the life Of the
h1OOmS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
knights of Pythias Unfur1ed Service
Flag.

There was a splendid attendance
at the K. of F. hail last Friday even
ing, the occasion being the. official
(unfurling of their service flag, on
fourteen Knights who have respond
was a fine program, opening with. :
trombone and cornet duet by Leslie
Grimes and Chester Jenkins. The
invocation was by Knight c. w.
Reeder, and Ralph Petty sang a fine
baritone solo. John Burgess Wood
m ansee gave a fine. recitation. and
tier Hutchinson, T. w. Colby, Lester
fine selection, which was followed by
la recitation by Miss Ruby Moss. An
|other song by the male quartet, and
then Chancellor Commander John
A. Fulton, read the names which the
stars on the flag represented; Knight
T. F.. Campbell, pastor of the Pres
|byterian church, then unfurled the
service flag and delivered a fine pat
|riotic address in which he paid trib-
ute to the Knights who were in
arms for their country, and of the
sacrifices which have been made and
must be made in the future to win
The following are the names Of
service flag:
Lieut. Ralph Sears,
Lieut. Ralph Rumley,
Lieut.. Paul StoOkey,
Bryant Sears.
r. B. Reams,
Bert Biddison,
James Rose,
Raymond Pickering,
A. d. George,
Robert Scott,
Charles Horn,
Eugene Kentner,
w. l.. Campbell,
j. A. Gallagher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
hi" Crowd Was Here Saturday Even.
ing.

The biggest crowd we have ever
had in Leon on Saturday night was
that of last Saturday night, many
coming to hear the band concert and
the talk by Sergeant Harold Bald
win, the returned Canadian soldier
who came in the interest of the Sal
vation Army Campaign which is be-
ing inaugurated in Decatur county.
C. A. Burton, of Chicago, maze an
Introductory talk and staff officer
Wolf and another Salvation Army
man from Ottumwa furnished some
good music. Sergeant Baldwin, who
was member of the gallant. Fifth
Canadian Battalion which participat-
ed in. many hard battles, lost leg
in Flanders and was sent home. but
he is doing what he can by talking
for war activities. He told of the
great work the salvation Army folks
are doing in France and how thev
were found right in the front line
trenches. 1t is to be regretted that
everybody in Leon Saturday night
could not hear him. but the crowd
was so large that only those nearest
the bandstand could hear the speak
ers voice. One man who heard part
of his talk remarked that he would
have. given a dollar and a half to
have been able to have heard all he
said Active work is commencing to
raise Decatur county's Salvation
Army quota and we must go over the
top with it, SO when you are called
upon, dig and die deep.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20
New Court Cases.

Mary Conwell vs. Dennis Moran
ct al. The parties are the heirs OF
Thomas Moran and wife deceased
and plaintiff asks that the shares OF
the, heirs be confirmed and the real
estate sold and proceeds divided
among the heirs. Varga & Son at
Rose M. Garris VS.. James D. Hick-
man. Suit is on promissory note
for $3.50, dated Feb. 1, 1903. w.
B. Tallman attorney for plaintiff.
James w. Glassburner VS.. :, Anna
G. Glassburner. Suit is for divorce.
The parties were married at Eagle
vile, Mo-, on August "a, 1917, and
Plaintiff alleges his wife has been
guilty of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and at different times has
driven him from the house. S. A.
Gates attorney for plaintiff.