davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
+ + \ \ X X X X X X X X X
SCHOOL NOTES
2 Editors
TEMPEL BROWN,
MILDRED McCLARAN

y - .. ~ - n - q . y q = = y =
Motto: know thy work, and do
it. Carlyle.
School opened Monday morning
with an attendance of 1875 and the
number is expected to increase
The boys and girls came back with
bright and cheerful faces ready to
meet one another and then to begin
work. While the schedule was be-
ing planned the morning was spent
in singing and pupils discussing the
plan of their work and studies.
The football boys have met and
organized their team with Arthur
Gardner as captain.
The basketball girls also called d
meeting and had large attendance.
They have already been challenged
for a game with Garden Grove and
they will begin their practice this
week. Their captain is Miss Dor
othy Osborn, and Mary Beavers is
manager.
The new teachers are Misses Fan
ME Boyce, of University Park. Iowa;
Lulu Mae schulze, OF Warrinton,
No., and Marcelle Stearns, of Garden
Grove. The others We're here last
year: Prof. Gass, Misses Sears,
Black, Walker, Smith and Bradley.
Money to loan on some good farms
Leon Savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Mr.. NJ Mayer departed Monday for
New York City where he will visit
a couple of months at the home of
his daughter. mrs. II. II. Rosenthall
and will then take a steamer from
New York to New Orleans wnere he
will spend the winter with his son
Orleans each winter to manage the
big wholesale wool and fur house of
SHERMAN Bros. Mike will be back
to Leon again in the spring to look
after his wool business here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
Germ Picnic Saturday, Sept. Il.

The annual Corn Club picnic will
be held at the Wagner grove u
miles southwest of Garden Grove on
Saturday, Sept. 4th. There is a
good program prepared. and the usu-
al list of premiums for farm pro-
ducts. Gov. Harding will speak.
Full program will be published next
week, being crowded out for this
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

this FAIL Gi IS that az KeIer PRYOR ON
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 18th, 18th and 14th. They
will have an unusually attractive
line of new style hats of every de-
scription. at prices to suit all. A cor
dial invitation to the ladies of all
DE" atur county to visit their store Oh
these dates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Art Smith and family accompanied
by Mrs. T. ]. Smith and children re-
turned Tuesday from their trip to
Colorado coming by automobile. The
two Mrs. Smiths and children hav-
ing spent some weeks at Colorado
Springs and Manitou enjoying that
top of Pixies Peak. Art Derry and
Theo. Smith who have been acting as
chauffeurs and general supervision
of the party returned with them
Lamont Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

We want men and women to per-
nit us to care for their clothes.
We don't scorch, burn or gloss any
garments while pressing them. In
stead we make them look like new.
The difference will delight you. G.
w Common
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Mrs. William Hines, one of the
oldest residents of Leon, died at her
home on south Main street Sunday
afternoon. Funeral services were
held at the Christian church Tues
day afternoon, interment being in
the Leon cemetery A fitting obit-
uary will be published next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Miss May Caster who has been
spending the summer at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Gas
ter in this city, departed TUESDAY
morningStor Birmingham, Alabama,
where 81 Joins the M1n Ssass E = sar9es
al meetings in that city. Miss Cas-.
ter has Travelled all over the United
states vkth This rQA "a tne -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Ira B. Officer and family returned
last Wednesday evening from a few
days visit with friends in Des Moines
making the trip in their auto
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

R. e. Brant sold his farm of 16O
acres in Decatur county yesterday
to Will Fulton of the same county.
The consideration was 81 1000, and
Possession will be given March l.
Hum eStQn NeW-Era
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

e. j. Sahkey buys and sells land
on commission. makes. farm loans ON
approved security at the best rates,
and does q general real estate bust.
ness. Has had 20 years. experience
I'm the business. Office upstairs at
northwest corner of Main and Com
merCial streets. Leon. Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Lost-A log chain between Ack'
erley farm and Leon. Please return
to Exchange National Bank. Geo
Lamphiear. 1t"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Donate Your old auto tires to the
Red Cross. Just leave them with
Jay Colby at the Willard Service
Station and the entire proceeds of
their sale will be turned over to the
Red Cross.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

We want your business and will
give you every reasonable banking
courtesy and accommodation Leon
Savings Bank
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

A mighty good rain Sunday nioht.
and another Tuesday night is going
to do lots of good for fall pastures
fall blowing and seeding of wheat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Harvey Post one of our boys who
enlisted more than a year ago IN
his parents at Davis City, was in
Leon Saturday visiting his many
friends. He has been stationed at
Kansas City for some time, doing
recruiting work, but has orders to
report at Norfolk, Virginia, on Sept.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

C.. w. Hoffman and daughter, Miss
Himena, went to Des MOines Satur-
day morning to attend the wedding
of Miss Susie Parrish that day
From Des Moines Miss Himena went
to Denison, where she will again be
at the head of the normal training
department of the Denison High
School
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Do you want ice? If you do, buy
it of Geo. Gray. He is selling the
finest ice in town. He sells it at
a very reasonable price of soc. and
35c. per hundred. Prompt truck de-
livery at any time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

When you want real smoke, one
you know will satisfy yourself and
friends, call for the Havana Spike,
always dependable.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Don't forget the Farmers Union
picnic, to be held at the Filical grove
four miles northwest of Leon Sat
urday, Sept. 7.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Children's Cantatta "A Rainbow
Fete'' Presbyterian church Friday
night at s o'clock. Admission 10
and Is cents. War tax included.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Dr. Weber, the eye and ear doctor
will be at Hotel Leon on Thursday
Sept. IL from a. m. to 2 p. m
Examination free Come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Rent-A three room house
and ten lots in Smith addition.
Phone Mack Cox, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Sale-On account OF moving
away, my Leon residence property on
north Main street. w. G. Stempel,
1921 Santa Fe Ave, FIT. Madison,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Sale-Two rams, one lamb,
one four year old. Call or phone D.
E. Snyder, Leon, Iowa. 3-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Girl Wanted-For general house
work. No laundry. Apply to Mrs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Ed Fl. Sharp and ]. E. Vail autoed
to Bethany, Mo-, Tuesday. Mr..
Sharp took with him a fine cane to
who was 82 years old yesterday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

A number of Decatur county peo-
pie autoed to Osceola Sunday even
ing to attend the big band concert,
and most of them had a strenuous
time getting home on account of the
rain, several cars being out all
;crIf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Sale-Turkey red seed wheat
or phone w. H. Snyder. Leon, Ia. 3tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. John Dale received
word Saturday that their son, Homer
Dale, had arrived safely overseas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

O. E. Bisplinghoff is nursing a
very sore finger, the result Of blood
poison, but it is yielding to treatment
picalv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Sale-Some choice farms in
northern Missouri. See or write Wal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For le-Some good seed rye. E.
G. Smith, Leon, Iowa. Eff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
Henry Esch
THE RAWLEIGH MAN
Decatur, Iowa.

| For Sale-A, few thoroughbred
Shropshire rams. See NJ NJ. Paint
er. Pat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Some correspondence received too
items early during these war times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Rent-Four room house west
Leon. Inquire at j. r. Conrey's
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Miss Mae Adair entertained at a
dinner party nine guests on Monday
of last week in honor of her friend
Miss Elsie E. Lindsey of this city
Miss Elsie will depart from this city
in couple of weeks to again take
up her studies in Omaha. She has
many friends who will miss her:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Wait for the Rawleigh wagon.
You get more for your money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Francis Pearson, one of our sol
and is stationed at the Great Lakes
training station, is here for a few
days visit with his parents and
friends
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
In Leon

For Rent-Barn, one block west
Of square. Miss Mary Flynn. :. 3tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Sale-Hay, about II tons.
Inquire of J. Wesley Chew. 3-2t!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Earl Ryan, the pharmacist at the
Rexall drug store, who enlisted in
the navy, and has been impatiently
awaiting his call, was called last
week and reported at the Great Lakes
training station near Chicago
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Wanted-An apprentice girl at
our millinery store. Keller & Pryor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Smoke the dependable cigar. Ha-
vana Spikes, always good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

The following song written by j.
F. CARRIER will be used as the open
ing song for the afternoon session
of the Farmers Union picnic to be
held at the Filical grove, Saturday,
Sept. 7th:
~ TUNE Marching Through Geor-
Come We Farmer Union boys and
have a jolly time,
1t won't break you up if you should
chance to spend a dime,
Now the threshing all is done and it
won't be crime
To rest just today from your labors
(ChOrus)
Hurrah! Hurrah! Our banner is
unfurled.
Hurrah! Hurrah! 1t waves DER all
the world.
Get your working harness on for We
must feed the world,
While we are fighting the Kaiser.
bring the boys and girls along and
let them spend the day.
For the time is short until the boys
must go away,
Then we older folks sure know We'll
have no time to play.
While we are fighting. the Kaiser.
When the war is over and our boys
come sailing home,
When they've braved the second time
IS the mighty oceans foam
They will know we did our part ii
we have farmed the loan
IMhile they were fighting the Kaiser.
b a s,, (Chorus)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

and labor and the large demand for
stove repairs we call your attention
to your stove or furnace which you
intend to repair. We advise you to
get, your order in early SO we will
have the repairs on hand when you
need them. VIM. CrichtOn e Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

The Leon Savings Bank is prepar-
ed to make some good farm loans at
reas~ nable rates
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Atz are the
proud parents of a baby girl since
Tuesday.-Osceola eSntinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
FQ't Bowshsr's

Call for Havana Spikes cigars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Try Havana Spikes cigars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

The only opportunity the ladies of
Decatur county will have this fall to
attend real millinery opening is on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Sept. -, 18th and 4th. The very
latest creations in the new fall
styles will be shown and a cordial
welcome awaits every lady regardless
whether you purchase or not. Come
in and see what they are Offering.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Prof. S. A. Lair, who was at the
head of the Davis City schools the
past year, left last week for Alton,
where he has accepted the superin-
tendency of the Alton schools. Prof.
Lair made splendid record at Da-
friends there, who are pleased to
see him locate in a larger town. The
people Of Alton will find him a val
liable man in their schools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Dick, the little two year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Lorey, dieu
at their home in Center township
yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, his
death being due to summer com
n1ainf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Where wi tt they have resided the past
two years on big ranch, for a visit
with their parents and many friends
in this vicinity They expect to Wis
it here for some time while Earl is
awaiting his call to service, having
registered in California, and expects
to be called before long.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs Geo. w. Adair on
Saturday received a card announcing
that their son. Arthur M. Adair, had
arrived safely overseas
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Rent-A 6 room house two
blocks northeast of the court house.
Phone Mack Cox, Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Ralph Stewart returned Sunday
evening from his extended auto trim
in Massachusetts, and Maine, and on
the way home stopped to visit rela-
tiyes in Virginia and Ohio. He will
visit at the home of his parents in
this city for a couple of weeks and
thcn resumes his studies at Lake
Eorest University Illinois
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Reporter readers have missed the
newsy letters from our Davis City
correspondent for the past two
weeks, due to the absence Of Mrs.
S. e. Adams, who has contributed
these letters to The Reporter for
more than twenty-five years. Mrs.
Adams had been down in Harrison
county, Missouri, selling her old
home place, which she had owned
one years, and she was loath to sell
it. but her advancing age, made it
necessary for her to sell as she could
not look after it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

Money to loan on some good farms
Leon Savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05

For Sale-Fifty head 2 year old
steers, 20 head yearling steers. 20
head stock cows and heifers, 20 head
spring calves, head registered
Short-Horn bulls, one Hereford bull
yearling, Is head work horses, 6
head driving and work horses, 600
head feeding shoats, some registered
male hogs Poland Chinas and Duroc
Jerseys, some Poland China sows to
farrow soon, 500 head breeding ewes,
IL head Shropshire bucks, 1000
bushels Turkey Red seed wheat, 500
bushels spring wheat. 500 bushels
timothy seed, 20 bushels soup beans.
1 car clover hay baled. l ca mixed
timothy hay baled. Use Farm Blu
reau as clearing house for anything
you have for sale or anything you
wish to buy. Can place some day
laborers at present. Call County
AGENTS Office.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12

tbUlly beef. bread. tea and sugar in little packages.) We were wet to the skin. We were about ten hours in the trenches; trenches half dug, full of water and rats. Then we were told to set our watches and expect to make the attack the next morning about quarter to SiX-aS I recall it.
 All of q sudden the barrage lifted and we were given the command and over went to make the attack. The artillery was going like the very devil, playing old Harry all around Us. We went only a few paceS over the top. The Germans let off the gas over different parts of the line. Some of our men in the first line went down under it, other turned back. I was in the second line. We saw vol
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12

ceeded to drop twenty or thirty bombs. They killed somewhere around seventy of our men. l was ore Of the wounded. They finally shipped the ninety eight pounds of ne that were left, back to my mother im Canada. But l am in pretty fair shape now and ann all right for re- cruiting duty.
 Copyrighted by the British Cana dian
 Recruiting Mission.
 By Capt. C. r. Campbell
 Highland Light Infantry
 Attached Royal Flying Corps
 Author of Soldiers of the Sky
 (Davis Pub. Co.)
 One day I was asked to try a new machine of a type totally different from any | had flown I throttled it down and taxied out onto the aero crome and took off The weather was exceptionally dud that day, and 1 was tooling along about 250o feet over Kent County when I heard a loud banging in the air intake pipe that was just at my back. It didn't bother me at first because I was used to it when the petrol mixture was low in another type of machine.
 A louder nOise-a sort of coughing sound--and 1 looked around. 1 saw d long streak of flame running out of the back of the engine and catching on to my tail plane. I was pretty much excited, and shut my throttle off. But that move did not help mat teTS.
 l figured that the engine had back fired and somehow or other had got the flame up into the tank. I made up my mind to a quick trip down. l poked my nose down at a sharp dn- o!e frantically looking back at the Haze going up behind (the ma chine was of the Pusher type) and paying little attention to where I was going. My whole attention was on the proceedings behind me, when suddenly I noticed everything going round me-then a crash. l Tipped the edge of some trees, turned a complete somersault in the machine, landing in the fashion I did by pan cel1ing. hit the ground a good wallop, but was not hurt.
 Quickly undoing the belt around my waist I stepped out-stepped out, not jumped, because I had smashed he under carriage and the machine was on it's belly. I got as far from that machine as I could, figuring the main tank would go up in a minute and it did. Just then heavy thunder storm broke overhead and l cot back in some bushes and watched my machine burn up.
 TWO men who had been playing golf in an adjacent field came run ming up.
 Poor devil, he's gone,' said one | as he approached. This struck me as funny. Coming up behind them 1 said, What do you think of that show?''
 It seemed difficult for them to real ige I was the pilot of that machine, as they had been picturing me some l lace in the smouldering debris. They described the loud banging they had 1,eard in the air. the spurts of flame, and my rapid dive.
 l said a few things I had on my
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12

'G2yflghted by the British Canadian
 Recruiting Mission, which main tains depots in all large cities, where men, except Ameri cans, may volunteer. By Quartermaster Sergt. c. W. Fellows.
 8oth Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery My memory hasn't been very good \ or details since I was gassed, but l Eust recall lying as a prisoner in a ! erE-nan french, trampled and kicked 1 ound. didn't care any more about that than they did. for that matter.
 was just partly conscious, and not ntsrested in what became of me at hat time.
 l had been out with our patrol re-
 airing the lines of communication. Ve had wiggled slowly across No Mans Land in the moonlight, had nfshed the trick and started back. was getting light, perhaps about our in the morning. and the German $3uuets were Whistling around us. Then we saw a low cloud coming md we knew what it was. The Ger &nan poison gas It is heavy and al ways creeps close to the ground. There was a little rise In the ground
 i'Sau O1 uS, d eAl1cll hlll! eAhNF V &nade for it. We thought if we
 ouid only reach the top of that hill
 fe could get out of the gas fumes.
 waA not quick enough. I got a few breaths of the stuff and fell to the ground
 awoke in the German dugouts in hay condition. My mother in Win &1ipeg received a telegram that l Eas missing, probably killed.
 now. I reused again in good hands
 n Blighty. I did not know anything, hut they looked at my identification |disc, and sent my mother another gmessage. telling her the first was a mistake
 have learned since that there was &2 big battle and our boys rc-took the *posftion and rescued me and other prisoners that they had not had time
 Q take away back. And they took *a lot of German prisoners as well. Il When I got my strength back again kand was in fair shape in England, 9 Zeppelin attack put me out of bus
 ness again.
 That raid was at Otterpool Camp. 7 n the evening the tents were all $ighted up and of course, a mark for &the ZeppeIins. When we heard them
 yer us the 5th Brigade trumpeters fave Lights out on their bueles,
 nd'that sound was just the help the Huns required. They knew then that
 hey had hit the mark, and they pro-
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12
(Copyrghtcd by the British Canadian
Recruiting Missi0n).
By Private A. D. Lyons,


 By Private A. D. LyOns
 10th Battalion, 2nd Brigade C. E. F. After the third battle of Ypres they picked thirty pieces of shrapnel out of me IL was all I could do to bring these Hun momentos back to our own lines. They got me in the Germans trench We had raided, and to reach our dressing station meant to clim D across No Mans Land. I was pretty weak. but the boys kept pulling at me to make me keep on, and I knew I must make the effort as I could not Our first attempt to capture the trenches the Germans had taken from Ills was not exactly a success. The enemy fire was intense and red hot / We did not even get across. Eleven days later we tried it again. l was a machine gunner and we started with seven guns. We had to wait until the infantry took the trench and
 
 talion was going up the road, about one hundred and fifty yards from the front trench, the Germans opened fire and their high explosives caugh t us.
 Out of thirty five in our section [ was one of the seven men left I happened to be the last man. Out of our four Colts and three Lewis guns, 16f I ing was left of the trench when we reached it but one bay and mass of 7 shell holes. We had hit the line all right. The enemy dead were lying around
 l had been used to a Colt gun, but WAS able, of course, to load and fire 1 the one Lewis which we had left. We carried on until the next after noon under awful shell fire. We were expecting counter attack. Five of us were on sentry duty, watching. 1 Along came a high explosive and : killed three of our bunch, aud ! wounded me. The other three were never scratched until they were re- lieved.
 After twelve or fifteen hours we . were relieved. I was able to walk, , but that was all. There was nothing to do but get over, and make a run for it. I nearly collapsed, but here l am to tell the tale. And here Is Sergt Major Saunders, who was pres ent at the same show, he in Company B and I in Company c. Fritz did not complete his work with either of us, ] for we are perfectly able to induce other men to fight him even if we cannot do 1t first hand.