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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-19
EPwoRTH LEAGUE OFFICERS

EPwORTH LEAGUE OFFICERS
Liverpool, Sept 19.-New officers
of the Epworth League at Liverpool
are: President, s.. Maurice Shuler;
department OF spiritual work, Mrs.
Minnie williamson; department of
recreation and culture, Mrs. Davis
Miller; secretary. Mrs. T. J. William
son; treasurer, Mrs. Nettie Thomp-
san: department OF world evangel-
ism. Mrs. George Tharp.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets - Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-19
CHEMICALS ARE
CAUSE OF DEATH
Interesting Ruling In Con-
junction With Typhoid
Claim Made Today

Fhs State Gem.
psnsation Beard
has allowed eem-
peasatieR in the
claim of Hedg-
kins VS.. Aetna
c n Q m | cal @ Or
wherein It was al
legged that while
the head of a
family died from
typhoid fever aft
er having haab
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-19

an investigation shows that such u
stop II absolutely necessary for the
successful prosecution of the war.
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FREE TO
PILE SUFFERERS

Don't he Cut Untu You Txy This
New Home Cure Tkat Anyone Can
Use without discomfort or Loss OF
Time. simply Chew up Pleasant
Tasting Tablet Oecnsi0nally and
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Use McNeirs Cold Tablets. - Adv.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
David Mcdowell.

David Mcdowell, son of Thomas
Dssatur sea re COUNTY 3 IN 1Swa low T. March R;sH
pital at Camp Funston. Kansas,
Nov. 27, 1918, being 2S years, 8
months and &c days of age.
He responded to the call to the
colors on June "a, 1918. He re-
ported at Camp Funston, Kansas,
where he was assigned to the. 10th
Infantry Company A. He confessed
Christ as his Savior in revival
meeting held at the Denham school
house about II years ago and is a
member of Camden Baptist church.
He was married to Myrtle Monroe
on January 4, 1913, at Mitchell, s.
D. Two children were born to this
union, Martha Deloris. age years,
and Ellis Cameron age 3 years. Be-
side his wife and children he leaves
to mourn his departure, his mother,
a step-father, one sister. Mrs. Eva
Arnold. of Tingley. Iowa; five
brothers, Henry E., of Burt, Iowa !;
Charlie and Alva. of Grand River,
Iowa: Aaron and Mervin, of Loomis,
South Dakota. His father, four
brothers and four sisters preceded
him in death.
Short funeral services were held
at the home of his mother, Mrs. B.
J. Ladd, in Grand River. Sunday
Dec 1st, at 10 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. E. C. Vanderpool. 1nterment
in WeSterVille cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Kept Palms From Freezing.

Last week the proprietors of the
Idle Hour theatre in Leon shiDDed
two big artificial palms by express to
their Willard theatre at CrestOn, and
according to the Creston Advertiser
Gazette, the express agent at that
from freezing. 1t says:
Two large palm trees arrived at
the local express office yesterday,
consigned to a Creston party. The
agent, Mr.. Glass, who is a very care
full man labored hard and faithfully
to get them to place in his office
where they would not freeze, palms
being a native Of a not country, ana ana
and stopping to wipe the perspiration
from his brow he was informed that
he needn't be so careful in this re-
spect as the palms were artificial
and Glass tainted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Office of County Auditor.
.eon, Iowa, December 4, 1918.

To Whom it May Concern:
The engineer appointed by the
board of supervisors of Decatur
county, Iowa, to make survey and
report of the road known as the
ship So N, range 26 w. of the 5th
P. M. has made said report and has
recommended that the following
change be made in said road:
A parcel of land, located in the
southeast II of the southeast n of
section 80, township SO N., range
26 w: of the 5th P: M. described as
feet north and 60 feet west of the
southeast corner of section 80,
township 50 N, range 26 w. of the
5th P. NJ, running thence north
distance of 90.59 feet, thence in a
southw esterly direction distance
of 295.S feet, to the north line of
the road as travelled at present.
line of the road, a distance of 281.5
feet to place of beginning, contain
ing 0.292 acres. be made part of
the present road.
And notice is hereby given to the(
land owners and the owners of real
J: w. Mcclure, Anna Mcguire, F.V
M. Euritt, and the following per-
sons, residents of said lands ad-
Joining or abutting thereon, M. ].
Porter and Clifford WoodaEd.
through or abutting upon which the
proposed change will extend, that
said board of supervisors propose to
establish said change as described.
and all objections to said change and
all claims for damages by reason of
said change must be filed in the
office of the county auditor before
the expiration of ten days from the
service of this notice or the same
will be waived.
You will take further notice that
said board will on the 23rd day of
December, 1918, at one o'clock or as
soon thereafter as possible proceed
to determine all objections to said
change. all damages caused thereby,
and will, in case such objections arc
overruled and the damages award
ed be not excessive, establish said
change.
C. D. Osborn,
17-4t County Auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Mrs, John w. Massey.

Rosa Belle, the eldest daughter Of
born near Woodland Iowa, January
IS, 1864, departed this life at Trim
idad, Colorado, on November Fl,
1918, being 54 years, 10 months and
three days of age.
She was married to John w. Mas
sey, December 8, 1885, and to this
union was born six children, John
William, Rosa Joyce, Margaret Ann,
Homer Leslie, Erie Rayn and Eliza
beth, all who survive and were pres
ent except Homer Leslie who is with
the U. S. army in France. She is al
50 survived BY her mother. Mrs; B;
Chandler Of Butte, Montana, and
brother Clyde Rayn, Of Ft. Madison,
Iowa, and two grandchildren, Max
inc and Enid Massey of Gainesville.
Mo. At the age of eleven years she
was converted, baptized and united
with the Adventist Christian church
of Woodland, Iowa, and lived true
christian life until her death, al.
ways ready to lend q helping hand
and assist others. She was mem
ber of the w. c. T. U. and an earn
est worker in Red Cross and other
welfare work.
The funeral was held at the Union
church at Woodland. Nov: 25th, Ct
1 o'clock, conducted by Elder s. H.
Coleman Of Villisca, Iowa. Burial
at the Lentz cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
lift
Notice..

TO Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that the
board of supervisors of Decatu11
county; Iowa, on the second day
ton, accompanied with plats, o.
w. Moore and sixteen other 1fee
holders of said county, wherein 1t
was asked that the county road sys-
tenn commencing at the northeast
corner Of the southeast quarter OF
section eight, township sixty-ame,
north and west distance of approx
imately four and one-fourth miles
and terminating at the north line OF
section one, township sixty-nine,
range twenty-six, at the point where
said road connects with the road
running east and vest and known as
changed SO that the county road sys-
TEN between Leon and Grand River,
of which above described is part.
shall be, commencing on the county
road at the northeast corner OF sec-s
tion five, township sixty-nine. range.
twenty-five, and extending west p
distance approximately two and one..
the northeast quarter of section one.
township sixty-nine, range tv0ney.,
six, and connecting with the pre9oat
Van Vert and Grand River road and
that said proposed ROAD snalI %
designated as a part of the county
road system in lieu of the preseae
and the part of present county road
system first described be abandoned
as a part of county road system for
the reasons that proposed road avoids
dangerous curves, shortens the mile
age of the county road system.
cheaper to construct and maintain.
gives a straight and direct route. &C
commodities the most people, and the
main travelled thoroughfare between.
the market towns of Leon and Grand
River, Iowa. You are further nc6h
F, ed that Dec. 16, 1918, at the 0fhs4
of the board Of supervisors In L..
fixed as the time and place for 16aI-
ing on said petition at which 1fDA
and place all objections to said pro
posed change in the county road -
tenn will be heard.
County AuaftoR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
YOU CAN SECURE PERSONAL
EFFECTS.
or Soldier Who Died in France on
Battlefield or in Hospital.

Since number of Decatur county.
soldier boys have died in France ON
the battlefield and in hospitals from
disease, the following information as
to how a relatives can secure the
dead soldiers personal effects will
be of interest to many Of our read
ers. The following order was is
sued by, the War Department in
March, 1918:
Under general orders published
at headquarters, American Expedi-
tionary Forces, March, 1918, it is
the duty of the soldiers immediate
commanding officer to secure all
personal effects, list and pack the
same securely and turn over the
package to the nearest quartermas-
ter, who will receipt for it and for
ward the cash, watches, trinkets,
personal papers and similar articles
of value by registered mail and 9th
er, personal property by freight or
otherwise to the Effects Depot,
Application for the personal ef-
fects Of the late-should be made to
the Commanding Officer, Effects
Depot, Base Section No. /, American
Expeditionary Forces. This applica--
ton should be accompanied with ev-
dence that the claimant is the legal
representative entitled to receive the
effects of the late soldier"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
WILL SEAL UP RECORDS
Local Board has Received Orders to
Complete Records and Seal
Them on December 10th.

The Decatur county local board
has received orders to seal up it's
records on December 10th, and wait
further orders. And it will mark
the close Of a year and a half of
strenuous work by the. members of
the board, as few people realize the
tremendous amount OF work they
have performed. The Decatur
county board is composed of J. S.
Parrish, Walter Osborn, DR.. B. L.
Eiker and for the past few months
Everett Boatman has been clerk.
There were 1245 men registered in
June, 1917, 1876 in June 1918, and
1924 in September, 1918, a total of
3,205. During this time 344 men
have been inducted into the service,
and over 1900 men have been ex-
amined by the board as to physical
condition. The local board has
probably been cussed and discussed
more than any organization ever
created in Decatur county. But now
that the war is over, due credit
should be given the members for the
splendid work they have done. 1t
was a hard thing to always do Just
the right thing, but the Decatur
county board made one of the best
records in the state. They did their
work carefully, and fairly, doing
their duty as they saw it regardless
of who it affected. They have lost
a lot of sleep, as a great deal of
work had to be done at night in or
der to keep up the records, and they
are entitled to good rest now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Decatur County Boys Accompany
President Wilson to France.

Three Decatur county boys, Okal
Brown and Forest Grimes, of Leon,
and Miles Allen, of Decatur, are
lucky sailor lads, as they are mem
bers of the crew of the battleship
Pennsylvania, the escort OF the
George Washington, on which Presi-
dent Wilson and his party sailed
from New York yesterday. Admir-
al Mayo is on board the Pennsyl-
vana, and when the presidential
party reaches point 1900 miles
from France, it will be met by the
American battle fleet of ten battle
ships and twenty-eight destroyers,
being joined nearer land by the
English and French fleets.
R. r. Little, of Decatur, received
letter Tuesday from his brother,
Irving E. Little, formerly of Leon,
who is in the medical department,
saying he would sail on the George
Washington with President Wilson,
and will be gone on the trip for
three months. In describing the
George Washington he says it is
722 feet long, has fourteen decks,
and is a veritable floating palace.
1t was a former German owned YES
sell. When it is remembered that
a block in Leon is PIG feet long,
some idea of the length of the YES
sci can be obtained, as it is three
and half blocks in length.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Farm Bureau Notes.

We can announce this week the
names of the prize winners in the
pig feeding and corn club contests.
Miss Zoa Newton of Davis City,
won first place e in the hf pig goni contest tes
ond. These two will get free trip
to the Short Course at Ames with
all expenses paid.
Forest Roberts of Lamont, won
first and Miss Wilma Cartwright
won second in the corn club contest.
Each one was to get a free trip to
the International Live Stock EXPOSE
tion at Chicago but owing to the
it was deemed advisable to postpone
this trip in view of the fact that many
Of these boys and girls have never
been away from home overnight, and
calling over 100 of them together
from all over the state would have
been extremely hazardous at the
present time with no facilities TOR
nursing or hospital care when SO far
away from home.
There will be a trip of equal in
terest substituted for this one later
and while it is disappointment to
Mr.. Roberts and Miss Cartwright as
we'll as to the Farm Bureau 1t can
not we'll be helped
These trips to Ames and Chicago
were made possible to these DOys
and girls through the generosity OF
the banks of the county, each one
making a generous donation for the
expenses of the trip.
The boys and girls who have been
members of these two clubs and
especially the winners should re-
member this and in the years to
come favor these banks with their
business.
We would like to suggest and very
strongly urge that the money you
have derived from undertaking be it
through corn or pigs that you have
grown or sold, reinvest it and make
your dollars grow like you did your
corn and pigs.
Invest your dollars and make each
one bring back two dollars. ASK
your banker, he will tell you how.
In the near future the pig and
corn club work will be started fol-
next year. We would like to see
many more boys and girls undertake
this club work next year.
We wish to commend all the Doys
and girls in this club work who
started and lost and especially Ber-
nard Civilians of Lamont as he was
very close to second in the corn club
work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Cash Carton Wounded.

A message was recently received
bya'Cash Carton of east of Weldon
announcing that his son, Cash E..
Carton, jr., was wounded in France,
October 11th. The wounded soldier
is 26 years old and is member of
the IL 7th infantry. He is we'll and
favorably known in the vicinity of
Weldon. Mr.. Carton has three sons
in the service Dewey, %, in the
ment at Camp Cody and Watson L.,
In training in Des Moines College,
The Cartons are we'll known in Gar
den Grove and vicinity having lived
in. this y neighborhood for several
wears
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Flu Situation Better. Schools Will
Probably Open Next Monday.

The flu situation in Leon is great
ly improved, only ten cases being re-
ported this week, and most of these
were in the country outside of
Leon. Monday Prof. Gass, assisted
by the teachers took a census Of
the school children in Leon as far
pupils. OF this number 33S has had
the flu, and $50 have escaped
There were on Monday "a pupils
sick with it, 27 in the grades and Z
in the High School. A meeting OF
the city council was held Monday
night, and another will be held on
Thursday evening, and unless there
is big change the ban will be lift
ed and the schools will open next
Monday morning. Since the epidem-
ic started nine weeks ago about 500
cases have been reported to Mayor
Gardner,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
twenty-five YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF Century AGO.

Invitations have been issued fol
the wedding Of Mr.. Geo. w. Custer
of Davis City, and Miss Cora c.
Biggs, at the residence Of Rev. and
Mrs. VIM. Biggs in this city on Tues
day evening, Dec. 18th.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week.
= Irwin S. Mitchell 6S to Mrs. Leona
Lambert S. Truesdell to Annie R
Hoffhines.
Mrs. Daniel Hurley died at he1
home in Woodland Sunday and was
buried in the Woodland cemetery
Monday afternoon.
For the second time in three weeks
the dark angel of death invaded
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A; J.: Al:
sh Wngs oaHay aroSnd n9ng he spt aaa tS0ef of the
youngest child, little Henry, aged
five years, five months and seven
days. He had been ailing for sew
eral weeks with rheumatism and
other complications.
News has been received by Leon
friends of the marriage of Mr.. Fin
ley Frazee, formerly Of Leon, to Miss
Esther IL Eyitts as at Del No Morts coG
one of the leading businessmen OF
Creede, Colorado, where they will
make their home.
Miss Bertha Cannon, who has
been visiting her parents in Eden
township, returned to her duties in
Des Moines Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Swearingen, o1
Saline, Mo-, were in Leon Friday on
their way to IndianOla to visit few
days with relatives.
Squire and Mrs. w. J. Darr re,
turned Tuesday from visit with
Scott Robinson, of GlenWoOd, at
tended the ruesdell-Hoffhines wed.
ding in this city yesterday.
A. B. Long is recovering from his
recent severe illness.
The Truesdell-Hoffhines wedding
party was treated to a little recep.
ton not down on the program yes
terday. When the train pulled uI
to the Narrow Gauge crossing it was
boarded by about dozen Of the
boys who deposited many pairs OF
old shoes with their luggage, and
literally covered the wedding party
the car and the rest of the passen-
gers with rice. The passengers
we're aware of the fact that we'd
ding party was aboard in short or
der, but they all seemed to enjoy it
more than the interested parties.
We have since learned that the
groom did not get all of the old
shoes thrown out of the window un-
til the train had almost reached
Charlton
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Will Reduce Gasoline Cost Three.
FifthS.

The announcement comes from
Washington that substitute for
gasoline which has been produced by
the research and development divis-
ion of the war department., which
can be manufactured and sold at
two-fifths the present cost of gaso-
line, will be on the market by the
first Of January. According to the
present plan the formula will be re-
leased to manufacturers probably
under some agreement with the war
department as to the margin of profit
that will be allowed. The product,
which has kerosene for a base is
odorless, colorless, and non-corros-
i've, and tests have proved it to de-
velope a thermal efficiency greater
than the best of gasoline. 1t will
be welcomed by auto users who have
been paying an exhorbitant price for
rotten gasoline.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
WRITTEN IN DEAD EARNEST.
Some Smile Compelling Answers in
QuestiOneers.

Relatives of soldiers who apply
for allotments of the War Risk Bu-
reau in New York and other cities
rluat fill out form which contains
tive nty-three questions. 1t is then
forwarded to Washington 20 be en-
tered at the pay department. The
following are specimens of the quaint
which have been selected by an Of
fetal at the New York branch of the
War Risk Bureau:
II amt got no book lurnin and
am writing for inflammation.
"she is staying at disapated
house."
"Just line to let you know l am
a widow and four children
"Previous to his departure we
Peace
"He was inducted into the sur
II have four months baby and
he is my only support
81 was discharged from the army
for a goittre, which l was sent home
g! did not know my husband had
a middle name, and it he had | don't
believe it was None.
81 am left with child seven
months old and she is my only sup
port
"You ask for my allotment num-
Der. l have four boys and two
girls"
"Please return my marriage GER
tifcate, baby hasn't eaten in three
'Both sides of our parents are old
and poor ,
"You have changed my little boy
to little girl; will it make any diff
ference?"
Dear Mr.. Wilson l have already
written to Mr.. Headquarters, and
now if ! don t get any reply from you
am going to write to Uncle Sam
himself"
II received my insurance polish
and have since moved my post
Office
The following is an extract from
boys letter to his mother, which
she sent to the War Risk Bureau to
establish her identity:> Il am sit
ting in the Y. M. G. A. writing with
the piano playing in my uniform
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Capt. "Chuck" Wilson Died i'm
France.

J. C. Wilson, the we'll known Beth
any, Mo-, attorney, received the sad
news of the death of his youngest
son, Capt. Carlisle "Chuck' Wilson.
on November 7th, from wounds re-
ceived in action on September 9th,
when machine gun bullet passed
through his body. Mr.. Wilson'S 9th
er two sons are both officers who
have been making a record over
there, and his many friends in this
vicinity extend their heartfelt sympa-
thy to him and his wife in their sore
bereavement Capt Wilson was 27
years, 3 months and 9 days old. He
was an all round athlete, and was
captain of the Columbia, Mo-, foot
ball team
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05

1t has been found by practical
demonstration that the road drag
can be used effectively when there is
snow on the roads, as well as in
good weather. Down southeast of
Leon James Hazlet and Willie WaE
ton got out their drags, and north
of Leon Leo Hoffman and Charles
Moore did the same thing, dragging
the snow to the side OF the road,
worked the roads are in fine ,condi-
ton, and did not get muddy and cut
up. If you have wondered what
made these good roads you know
now, and it is to be hoped the prac-
tice of dragging the roads aftaa a
fall of snow will be adopted all over
Decatur county. s5
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Watch Your Reporter Label.

We want to urge The Reporter
readers to watch the label on their
your subscription is paid. The date
is corrected each week up to Wednes-
day of that week, and if YOU have
made a payment and the date on
your label has not been changed
phone or write us right now. 1t is
not necessary for us to mail you a
receipt, as there is printed receipt
right on the label each week. And
another thing, large number OF
subscriptions expire on Jan. 1st.
Better take time by the forelock and
renew during December and then
YOU will be sure not to miss getting
the paper just when you want to see
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Harry I,emley Severely Wounded.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Lemley, Of
this city, received a government
message Friday announcing the fact
that their only son, Harry, was
severely wounded in action on No
vember 4th, just week before the
wrote to his parents in October,
at which time he stated he was in
No Mans land, but not to worry
about him, as he was glad he was
there doing his duty. No particu-
lars are given in the message receiv-
ed, but a cablegram has been sent
through the Red Cross to try and
locate him, as no private cables are
transmitted. Harry was a member
of the band, and during action the
band men are used as stretcher
bearers. His many friends here are
hoping the word will soon be receiv-
ed that he is recovering.