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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
For the Income Taxpayer.

Before you call on the income-taz
man have all<your figures ready
They are busy men Here are some
suggestions to help you in figuring
u oP hs Set e%nE DOWN your We tSn e1fs n
come of son under 81 or daughter
under 1S-except income they re-
ceiye from fiduciary; from inter-
est; rents; cattle sold, oats, wheat,
corn, barley, seed. rye, potatoes,
fruits, hay or straw, bees or honey,
poultry, hides or wool, hogs, sheep,
for service Of animals; lard, posts,
ties, cordwood, royalty on mineral
lands, value of produce traded at
stores for merchandise, salary or al
loWance from other business, meat,
cheese, plants, nursery stock. man
and horses labor off the farm, thresh-
ing outfit, machinery hired out, crop
of land, or from other purchase and
sale. Money or property yours by
gift, devise, or. bequest is not in
come. If you had income from any
other sources, put it. down.
Figure up your deduetions. They
are taxes paid within the year; re-
pairs-but not improvements; de-
year; losses not compensated for by
fire, storm, or shipwreck;, business
,axpenses-but not investment of new
capital; hired help paid except your
own minor children; cattle bought
for feeding, seed, feed, salt for cat
tie, insurance except on the home
stead, tools that are used up in a
year or two; blacksmith expenses;
Veterinary; paid for service of ami
mails; for threshing; rental paid for
hired land, medicine-exceptf for hu-
mans, stock regulators, clover seed
planted for crop; expense of showing
stock at fairs-premiums received
are income; silage and roughage; ice
bought for milk, rent of buildings,
cash rent of cows, fertilizer that does
not return itself in year or two;
crop and livestock Insurance.; pro-
portion of cost of upkeep, and depre-
citation of automobile that usage of
auto, for business, bears to total
usage; twine, grease, oil and repairs
and gas and oil for farm machinery,
cotton seed oil, oil meal.
Now add up, income and add up
expense. Subtract expense from in
come. If the remainder is $1,000
and you are an unmarried person,
and $4,000 or over, if you are mar
ried person, don't fail to see the in
come tax man. He will be at Leon
until Jan. 22nd.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
1t Sounded Good to Us.

An editor is human just like other
people, and he. gets big lot of
knocks and kicks, but occasionally
something happens that makes him
swell up with pride and he feels bet
ter towards the whole world. That's
what we did one day last week
when joe Leeper dropped into. the
office and handed us a couple Of
dollars for his Reporter. telling us
that he did not take advantage of
our offer to accept renewals at the
old price of $1.50 up to January
1st, "for l knew when / looked at
the prices of everything these days
that you were entitled to $500 for
q paper like The Reporter, and i
did not feel like taking it at less
than that price, A number of
others who forgot or neglected to
renew have come in and paid for
their papers at the new rate of $500
per year. And we'll try and make
YOU a paper worth the price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
ASKS RELIEF FROM APPEALS. \
Southern District Board Wants Less
Work.

A request has been sent to Pro-
vost Marshal Crowder by the south
ern district exemption board of
Iowa asking that a change be made
in the selective service regulations
whereby the boards will be relieved
of a large number OF apeais referr-
ed to the higher boards by the local
boards.
Despite the fact that registrant,
has been classified in one deferred
class many appeals are carried up to
the district board asking for de-
ferred classification upon occupation
al grounds. Regardless of the dis
trict boards action the most deferr-
ed classification determines the or
der that the registrant is to be call.
ed for service.
OF 100 questionnaires received
from Adair county all but one of the
questionnaires were of the class
having deferred classification.
The district board has passed uD-
on 1000 questionnaires Of the Sec
ond draft period.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Blodgett Sentenced to Twenty Years
in Prison.

The notorious D. T.. Blodeett, who
has been in the limelight at Des
Moines for several years by reason
of his attacks upon supreme court
judges and other. officials will not
bother any more for awhile at least,
as he was sentenced last. Saturday
by Judge Wade in the u. S. Federal
Court at Des Moines to serve twenty
wears in the federal penitentiary at
TT. Leavenworth, Kansas, for circu-
lating pamphlets against the draft,
and for public statements which he
had made. Some of Blodgett's s
pamphlets were circulated in Deca-
+ur county, being mailed from st.
Paul, Mimi.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
stole Sheriff Fulton's Ford.

A fellow named V. B. Henderson,
who made his headquarters at Des
Moines, had his nerve with him
when he stole Ford car owned by
sheriff John A. Fulton of Leon.
Henderson had been making occas-
ional trips to Leon buying Ford cars
for the Auto Salvage Co., of. Des
Moires, and sheriff Fulton had sold
him several second hand cars. A
couple of weeks ago Henderson was
here and bargained for Ford own
ed by Fulton & Stout, telling them
he was as usual buying it for the
Auto Salvage Co., and they would
send check for the car as had been
their custom. AS the days passed
and no check came sheriff Fulton
called up the Auto Salvage Co.. and
found that Henderson was not in
their employ and they were looking
for him as he had taken a car own
ed by them and driven it to Kansas
City where he sold it and had not
accounted for the money. Sheriff
Fulton then located his car which
had been sold by Henderson to Cum
ningham, a dealer in second hand
cars at Des Moines, and he went to
Des Moines Tuesday and replevined
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
A New Years Dinner.

On New Years day Mrs Oliver
Rex prepared dinner which surely
She invited a, number of friends and
relatives to partake of the dinner.
and spend the day. Those who were
present were: Mrs., VIM. Negley and
daughter Opal, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Kirk, of Blythedale, Mo-; Frank
Rex and sister May, Miss Laura
Buckingham, Miss Sadie G. Rex,
The afternoon was spent in play
ing games and a social good time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
He Was Glad of Chance to Salute
Flag,

Last week a fellow named G. G..
Schafer, of Des Moines, came to
Davis City to attend the Apostolic
meetings, and creating considerable
indignation by his remarks. He
went to Tellier's restaurant and or
dered meat, but was refused as 1t
was meatless day at the restaurant,
and he was served with eggs, sal
mon and other things. He wanted
to know of Mrs Teller if there was
any law about serving meat, and
riotic request to observe one meat
less day a week, which they We're
doing. He then made a talk at the
church where the meetings were in
progress, stating he was full fleIg-
ed German and nroud OF it, and other
remarks which aroused the ire, OF
the patriotic citizens of Davis City,
who notified sheriff Fulton, and he
vent down Thursday and places
him to Leon and he was placed in
]ail. The matter was taken in
charge of by county attorney Spring
er, who talked with Federal offic-
ials at Creston, and under, instruc--
tions from them he was released
after being admonished that .such
actions would not be tolerated and
he was compelled to publicly salute
the American flag, and when he re-
turned to Davis City, he carried
flag all the way there, and agreed
remarks. The time has come Whep
such talk is not going TO be tolerat..
ed, and in case anyone hears OF
such traitorous talk they should re-
port the matter to sheriff Fulton or
county attorney Springer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF Century Ago.

A new bank will be started at De
Schee as president, VIM. WOodard
vice president and Ernest w. Town
send cashier.
Only one marriage license has
took charge OF. the office on January
LIST, that being to Samuel e. Smith
25 and Agnes B. Thompson 20.
The Freeman stock of implements
has been sold to j. l.. and r. w.
Malloy, of Monroe county.
Capt. A.; a. jerks is minus the
END OF fnger on \ ms rlght hand, t%s
new pump at the electric light plant.
At a meeting of the city council
last Thursday evening it was decid-
ed to shut the electric light plant
down at II o'clock each night, and
many complaints have been regis
tered by people who use electric
| lights.
Comrade VIM. Vermillion, of
Humeston, was before the pension
board in this city yesterday for ex-
|amination.
Mahlon Hebener, who is working
at Mullinnix's hotel at Humeston,
was in town last Saturday.
Miss Ora Farquhar returned to
her home in Galesburg, Illinois, last
this city.
Nor Sankey started on career as
a commercial salesman Monday
morning, taking out a line of samp-
les for the Walden Parsell Jordan
Shoe Co., of st. Louis.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Manchester, of south of
Leon, on January 4th.
There WiN be meeting held at
| w. B. McDonough's on January 10th
for the purpose of raising money
and locating union church near
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
JOHN MCCORMACK.
His Popularity Candid Explana-
ton

John Mccormack, the information:
ally famous tenor who will be, heard
in special concert at the Coliseum
Des Moines, Wednesday evening,
Jan. 10th, on, his coast to coast tour
which he is making for the purpose
cross, "is now a national institution
in America" writes Karlton Hackett,
in the Chicago Evening Post 'He
has something that appeals to the
public with charm that is irresis-
table"
''1n my experience" he continues,
81 have not found that any man
maintains his position, year after
year, except he have something that
is of real value to give to the peo-
pie. The public may not be deeply
versed in the subtleties of high art,
but it responds to the human quail
ties and these are the only vital
things after all.
born four centuries ago before there
was an art of song or the song
classics had been invented, he
would have sung just as he sings to-
day, and would have found the good
folks of the time of bluff King Hal,
as ready to follow after>him for the
charm of his songs as a re the people
VI tOudy. I1OZOWCS dS u1uCA W uo-
ture, and as 1ittle to cultivation as
a modern man we'll may. 1t is not
merely that his voice is beautiful in
quality, but the human element OF
appeal speaks straight to the peo-
pie.
"The time may come when the
people will become weary of hearing
4ohn Mccormack sing, but to Judge
from the. size of his audiences, and
the noise the people make over their
favorites that. time is not yet. 1t
would be fairly safe to venture M hn 1T the he
as he ] is singing this season, that
time viii not come for many long
year. X
Prices for this special concert ins
cluding the 10 per cent war tax are
$2.zo, $1.65 and $1.10. Orders are
being filled in order Of receipt.
Make. checks, payable 70 DIR. M. u;
Bartlett, enclosing Self addressed
stamped envelope and address Oh
sens Pharmacy. Des Moines, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
A Mules Mother.

The Charlton Leader says, in a
caption over a paragraph from The
Express, that "A Decatur County
surprised that an eminent agricul-
turist and stock breeder and taIe-
worm specialist of ''Gits" reputation
should fall into such an error. The
Express claimed that the forty-pound
jack rabbit shot by the Decatur
county man was an under sized jep-
net that had strayed across the
Missouri line; and everybody knows
that a. mules mother is a mare.
"fSit', must brush up his mulolOgica1
knowledge. Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Lights Must Not Burn Thursday or
Sunday Nights.

Last Thursday the electric. lights
in several of the store windows
were burning after the store closed
ministrator has ordered that all
lights used for signs or in display
windows, must not burn on Thurs
day and Sunday evenings, and every
one should comply with the order.
ed to burn on these two nights, and
lights in show windows. must not
burn after the store is closed for the
evening. 1t was perhaps thought
lessness which caused several to
leave their lights burning. in their
store windows last Thursday night
and the owners will probably see
that no lights are burning this
evening. In many of the larger
cities prominent firms have ALREADY
been arrested and fined for burning
their lights on Thursday or Sunday
nights.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Shot His Hand OF.

While out hunting last Saturday
afternoon Alvin Hullinger met with
an accident that cost him his left
hand. He was in hollow west of
George Semple's and was walking on
some brush and fell down. the gun
was discharged and the whole load
entered his left hand and wrist. He
went to Mr.. Semple's. house and Drs.
Reed and Wailes,>of Davis City. ana
DR.. MacyNpf this town, were, called
and amputated the hand and wrist
below the elbow, and Monday he
was brought to town and is at the
home of Will Henderson and is get.
ting along as we'll as could be hoped
for. The unfortunate young man
has the profound sympathy of the
entire eneighborhood.-Pl6asanton
Star
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Alma Boswell Cut His Throat With
q Razor.

Alma Boswell, of Charlton, at
tempted to commit suicide at the
home of his sister, Mrs, Herb Bart.
lett, couple of miles southwest of
Davis City, about 4 o'clock Satur-
day night, but failed in his effort.
Mr.. Boswell has been in poor health
for some time, and his mind has
He came to, Davis City Saturday
noon and went to the home of his
sister. About II o'clock Saturday
night he cut his throat with razor
which he brought with him from
Charlton, but missed the jugular
vein, and prompt action in calling a
physician saved his life. The ply
sician called took eleven, stitches IN n
probably recover, and will be taken
to hospital to have his mind treat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
2O-4t
Mrs. Susan Bright.

Susan Poland was born in Jack
diat died at her i' home Ge in Leon, Jan. I ).
1918, at the age of 76 years and 1S
days.
She was married July 2z, 1859,
to Solomon Bright, and to this union
were born nine children, six of
whom died in childhood. Those
still living are Mrs. G. E. Osborn,
of Des Moines; Lewis and Robert Of
Leon.
Funeral services at the Christian
church Saturday afternoon at e
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Edwin
Hignett, pastor. lnterment in Leon
cemetery
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Decatur Red Cross Sale Went Over
the Ton.

Notwithstanding the bad weather
last Saturday the Red Cross sale
held at Decatur went over the tapA
in great shape, the total reaching
N$S51.S4. Everybody donated very
hog which brought over $1,000, and.
several othefs also gave hogs. Fs
bunch Of Leon Red Cross boosterA
Jas. F. Harvey, C.. NJ. Axes, DIR. IN
G. Hume, Will Axes, FKed Town
lend, Tom .l Brown and Others went
requested us to thank these gentle
men for their liberal bidding and
boosting at the sale. Tom Brown
paid 5000 for two cherry MES, eAnd
says they were worth It.. The
others all bought literally, and the
decatur auxiliary now has a. very;
omfortaDle sum in their treasury
with which to purchase needed sup
,lies for Red Cross work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
MARRIED Fifty YEARS
F. W. Fierce and Wife Celebrate
Golden Wedding with Remark
: able Family Record.

wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
| Wilson rierce, of Van Vert. Iowa,
and they made it special day. OF
feasting, rejoicing and thanksglVing.
for not every married couple ina, ina
event can have with them so large
family as theirs with no vacant
chairs to mar the happiness of a
| family gathering; in fact this is the
only occasion of this kind ever OBJ
served by any of the Fierce fam
lilies so far as can be learned, SO 1T
lis hardly probable that the honored
first wedding day than they We're on
Mr.. and Mrs. Fierce were almost
pioneers when they began house
keeping fifty years ago on the farm
now occupied by J. w. Downey, five
miles southwest of Van Vert, where
they lived for thirty-three years. A
Fierce's beloved brother, Err just
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
sings of a fruitful life with an in
creasing hope and faith that knows
no, doubt, no fear, no end: /.
Only the families of children and
were present: Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Downey and daugh-
ter, Eddis; Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Nc
Croskey; Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Thomp--
son; Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Tuttle and
son, Wildan, and Mr.. and Mrs. L:
E O'hair, the latter a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson.
The children presented them with
$50 in gold besides other gifts from
grandchildren and friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Chaplin at the Idle. Hour TheaAro
Today.

In addition to the sixth INSTALL
nent of "The Fighting TraiP' and
,ther splendid pictures, Charlie
chaplin, noted fun maker, comes to
9TH, in a return showing of one Of
lis greatest comedies, "The Cure"
seven reel show today both. matinee
Ind night and the price will remcfYs
and 10 cents plus war tax. Tho
lighting Trail is great and splens
lid program of Vitagraph picturess
will be shown in addition to the ser-ss
chaplin comedy will be the closing
feature Of each performance today.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10

exemption extending only to release
fron-participatin in actual combat
and 2,0Ol rejected for moral unfit
ness. The majority of. the latter
were conyicts now in prison.
The total cost of the first draft,
exclusive of the cost of the provost
mashal generals office here was
$5,211,965. This amount has been
refunded to the states by the federal
government. II represents an aver,
age cost of $493 per man accepted
for military service, and. with the
provost marshal generals expenses
of $244S per voluntary recruit in
1914; $19.14 in 1915 and $28.95 in
the first nine months of 1917. Prior
to the draft act during the civil war,
the cost per man was about $34, and
after the draft was enforced, about
1884.
In discussing the future of the
draft, General lrowder says the first
duty is to provide an adequate army.
Economic Considerations must be re-
garded in selecting the men, he says,
but not at the expense of an efficient
fighting force. Viewed beside 1.-The
efforts Germany and Austria have
in the field, he adds: ..It little be-
comes us to emphasize above whis-
per as a substantial national problem
anything we have yet been called
upon to do
Aliens Volunteer.
Tables accompanying the report
show many striking results Of the
draft Taking the total of 1,243,801
aliens registered, it is shown that
of the 457,713 called up for exami-
nation. 76,545 were certified for
military service, having voluntarily
aliens and in effect volunteered for
the battle for democracy. Even Of
the 381,168 exempted, 40 per cent,
went out on other grounds than
their alien status.
There was evident some variations
of practice among the states on the
question of exempting married men.
A total of 163,1 married men
have been certified for service. In
Mississippi the boards held 38 per
cent Of all married men called for
service; in Wisconsin and North Da-
kota only 8 per cent We're held. 1t
is expected efforts, will be made to
unity the practice of boards more
closely in this regard.
Montana led among the states IN
the number of men called who filed
no claim for exemption. Figures
for that state show that 80 per cent
of men called up were ready to go
to the front. Kentucky had the
greater number of exemption claims,
SO per cent of all men called filing
affidavits. The average number OF
claims was 46 per cent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
They Needed Pork.

Ed II. Sharp had two good sized;
hogs stoler from his farm in west
Leon one night last week. The even.
ing before Mr.. Sharp and his hired
man, Perks, had sorted out lot Of
heir hogs which were ready for
market and when they went to de-
them were missing. This makes
eight hogs which Mr.. Sharp has had
stolen within the past year and he
is evidently keepine some fellow IN
Fmeat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Last Questionnaires Mailed.

The local registration board on
Tuesday mailed the last of the
registrants, and there will be big
sigh of relief go up by the local
board and every attorney in Leon
when the last Of the questionnaires
are filled out. The attorneys have
had but very little time to attend
to any other business since the first
missionaries were mailed out, enr
it is quite job to answer all the
restioEs. and no attorney is allow
ed to charge for his services. Q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Program of Parent Teachers Asso-
CiatiOn.

Friday afternoon, Jan III, 1918.
2 40 p. m. in High School Assembly
noom.
Music-Orchestra
Demonstration of Domestic Sci
ence Cooking-MildredS Walker.
America for Me .(Van Dyke)-
" Demonstration of Manual Train
ing work-Thomas Bradfield, George
CARRIER.
Reading-Nina Olsen.
Music-High School Boys.
Question Box
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Dennett-Martin.

Mr.. Ira Bennett and Miss Dorothy
Martin, both of Leon, wefe quietly
married at the M. E. parsonage
Tuesday evening, the ceremony He-
ing performed by Rev. w u.
Brooks. These young people have
many friends who extend c0ngratu-
lations and wish them unbounde4
happiness and prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
st. Joe Gazette E--gsin Rate EA
tenGe1.

The special bargain dav rate of
$3.50 for the st. Joe Daily Gazette,
or $500 including the Sunday edi-
ton, which expired last Saturday,
has been extended to January 31st.
and any of our readers who desire
a daily paper at these low rates can
be accommodated by calling or writ
ing to- The Reporter. Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Douglas Fairbanks at the Idle Hour
Tomorrow.

Douglas Fairbanks comes to the
Idle Hour Theatre tomorrw, Friday; I;
This is one of Fairbanks most popu-
lar pictures. 1t is of the comedy
satire type that has made him fam.
GUS throughout the world where
pictures are shown. The prices OF
admission will remain 5 and 10 cents
Mus war tax.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Decatur Postmaster Enlists in Avis
ton Corps.

Postmaster Earl w. Riley, Of De-
catur left Monday to attend an aviA-
his official position as postmaster
r,aced him in Class 3, he secured his.
release from the local board and en-
listed in the navy, his qualifications
and military experience securing
him a cadetship in one of Uncle
Sans flying schools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
rnt:ce ID t-le l,ublic.

/ have vousht tie produce busi-
ness Of Roy Wood located in the
rear. of the Gillian & Fulton groc-
cry store. and VIZ move my present
establishment on S2st commercial
st tsaf tie that locatf$ at once where
I will continue to pay the highest
caAh prices fer poultT eggs and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Jurors Drawn for February Court.

The grand jurors for the yea,
1918. and the trial jurors for the
February term of the district court
which cOnvenes at Leon on Monday
Feb. 1th, were drawn last week by
the county officials, the following
being the names drawn for service:
GRAND JURY
C. C. Jennings, Garden Grove.
John B. Anderson, Fayette.
R. e. Jones, .Burrell,
W. II. Shields, Leon.
Harl Williamson, Eden.
Frank Bryant Grand River
w. l.. Riley, New Buda.
!. R. Pqekett, Long Creek.
T. A. Jackson, Center:
j. F. CARRIER. Franklin. ~
w. F.. Jones Decatur.
TRIAL JURN
c. G. Lutz, Grand River.
J. P. Smith, Burrell
Fred Young, Richland.
J. H. Watson, Franklin
A. L. Craig, Hamilton. -
: w. NJ. Martin, Bloomington.
Gus Macklem, Woodland.
J. r. Hifah Richland.
Ira Smith. High Point.
Charles Bryant, Grand River.
Otto Vanpelt, Center
Pete Parker, Hamilton.
Ellis Beavers, Woodland.
e. G. Murry, Franklin.
Ed DunaKay, Long Creek.
r.. Kimbal, Burren:
Henry Jimmerson, Richland.
John Evans, Eden.
]. H. Ryan, Leon.
J. K. kentner, Leon.
w. M. Hullinger, Eden
Ed 'Biggs, Leon.
Lloyd Vanderpool, Richland.