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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Pleasant Valley.

Meeting we'll attended Sunday and
Sunday night. The service flag was
unfurled at morning service in hon
or of our boys that are in service for
Lillian Burns returned Saturday
from her visit with relatives at
Those who took dinner at the Ray
Morrell home on Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. T. E. Wills, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. l.. Brown and little son Arnold
and Rev. E. c. Vanderpool, wife and
daughter Pauline.
Pearl Brannon spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her friend
Esther Poland.
Job Burns, wife and children
took dinner with relatives near De-
Kalb.
Della Brown spent Saturday NIGHT
with her friend, Edith Grimm.
Rev. c. Adams, wife and son took
dinner at the George Poland, ST.,
home Sunday
Oscar Vanderpool and family spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Jpo.
Vanderpool and Clate.
Harrison Brown left Monday for,
Dakota where he will go with Cole
man Young's threshing machine
Della Brown spent Friday with
Mrs. Homer Brown at George Balls.
She is improving slowly
Mr.. and Mrs. James Munyon, of
near Beaconsfield, spent Sunday with
Sanford Poland and family.
Mrs. George Poland and daughter
Esther spent Monday afternoon at
the George Ball home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Fairview District No. 8.

The prospects are of fine crops.
Miss Ellen Owens, of near We'll
don, is visiting with her cousins,
Misses Mae and Julia Hughes.
Miss Sarah Jones accompanied
Mrs. T. T. Hughes home from Will
liamsburg, Friday.
Celia and Neva Hughes were on
the sick list Thursday.
A. 7; Adrian and d sons IS, Henry e9nc, and 7;
oats and wheat the past week.
Bill Lewis helped his father-ln-
law, T. T. Hughes, one day last
week.
Mrs. Will Stiles and grandson Ray
mond Stiles, of Leon, spent Sunday
at Ralph Herrold's.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Hughes and
family spent Sunday in Des Moines
and Camp Dodge.
Miss Esther MAGELLAN and nephew
Beryl MAGELLAN were enjoying fine
horseback ride Sunday evening.
Phil Hughes called at Tom
Whites Sunday
Mrs. R. A. Hughes and son Fred,
of Abba, are visiting at II. d..
Hughes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Hazel College.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Steen and
son Willie were calling on Mr.. and
Mrs. Cain Hall and family Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ramsey we're
visiting visit }eo with their danghter Mrs.
Mrs. Clark Daugherty anu chill
dren were calling on Mrs. Alex Ram
sey and children Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Dice Cross was calling on
Mrs. Jace Smith, Thursday evening.
Miss Velma Spencer was calling
on Mrs. Frank Clanton Friday morn
ing.
Miss Ida Mickey, from Indianola
is here visiting her sister, Mrs
INF Mr.. a ana Mrs.: Floyd Boles were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Daugh-
erty Sunday evening.
Mrs. Dice Cross and son John
were visiting Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs, Alex Ramsey.
grandson Ernest Irving, from Wei
don, were visiting MIR. and Mrs.
Aaron Frye and family Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain Hall were Wis
ting with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lee
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Frye were
Frye and family Saturday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. Phelps were Wis
ting Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Blades.
Ernest Irving. from Weldon, came
Saturday to visit his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Steen.
Those that were at Wesley Stems
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus
Wilson and family, Julia and Carroll
Spencer, Arthur Daugherty, ErastuS
Irving and N. G. Spencer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Pleasant Ridge.

Miss Emma Hieldman spent Sat
urday night with her friends, -Lois
Poland.
Mrs. w. NJ. Briner, her sisters
son Allen Pence had business at
Leon last Monday
Mrs. Allen Pence and two sons
spent one day the past week with
near Westerville.
Mrs. Louisa Wadsworth spent the
latter part of the past week at the
home Of her brother, H. L. Brammer
VIM. Mcconnell, who went to
Kansas City something over a year
ago to make his home with his son
McClelland Mcconnell, died there
last Thursday and buried in the
Young cemetery. He leaves host
Those who spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Bran
mer were Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Pence
and two sons, of Grand River, Mrs.
Lavina Immersion, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brown spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom
Brown.
Miss Ella Boles spent Saturday
night with her aunt, Mrs. Isaac
Poland.
year ne at ASS Pleasant Valley 'e church.
Time-1O a. m. Friday before the
fourth Sunday in August. We are
looking forward to a great meeting
and many may be brought to Christ
before these meetings closes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Woods and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs John Ramsey.
MIR. and Mrs Allen Pence and two
sons, Misses Amy and Nora Bran
mer, of near Westerville, made a
business trip to Leon the past week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY JULY 49, 1918
DeIkalb.

Everything. is needing rain pretty
badly. The bottom corn is not suf-
ferng SO much but the hill side corn
is beginning to be noticed.
MIS-. Lee Ewing spent Tuesday
night night with her brother of near Van
Harry Wilson and Jim Miller haul
ed corn for w. B. Redman Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jink Wells went to
Lamont Monday to see the latter's
aunt, Mrs. John Burnett who is very
bad with consumption. She is fail
ing fast.
Charley Wilson and Fred Beers
delivered cattle at Grand River Mon
Harry Wilson sawed wood for
Walter Cox Wednesday.
Fred Beers and Frank Miller went
to Des Moines Thursday on bust
ness.
Earl Anderson is working for Ed
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Harris, of Van
Vert, spent Sunday with c. E. Will
son and familv at Dekalb
Miss Edith Beers is assisting Mrs.
Fred Beers with her house work this
week.
Mrs. Rose and Miss Ruth Wilson
spent Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Bert Anderson and children.
Those who spent Sunday at the
Harry Wilson home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Fry and granddaughter
Beulah, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Will
kie and children, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Fry and Mrs. Bert Anderson
and children
Andrew Miller spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Clarence and Earl An
derson.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and family
called on Mrs. Rose Wilson Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Anderson and
family called at the Harry Wilson
home Saturday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Garden Grove.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bruce, who have
been in ST. Joe, the former taking
treatment at the hospital, returned
the last of the week, he not being
much improved
B.. D. Fleet, jr. and family, Of La
moni, were here Sunday visiting at
Dr. Ward left for Des Moines
Monday to join the Medical Corps of
Mrs. Anna Curry, of Leon, who
has been visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Dorsey, returned
home Monday.
week Visiting with relatives.
Rolla McLain, of the navy, who
has been here visiting with his faith
er Robert McLain, left for his ship
the first of the week. He has been
in the service 16 years and is re-
enlisting for another four years.
came Monday to visit at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Bert Sargent.
Mrs. Dick McCollough and family,
of Derby, came last week to visit her
father, A. Spidle and other relatives.
Miss Kate Dilsaver, of Dess Moines,
was here over Sunday visiting with
her mother, Mrs. G. c. Dilsaver;
MISS CnaSe, OF lNQldnOla, was mere
last week visiting at the Fred Wool
ley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Richards, of
Murray, were here last week visit
ing relatives
Miss Elizabeth Jones. of Carroll,
Neb., was here last week visiting at
the David Jones home.
Mrs. Eva Jennings Frink, of Des
Moines, came last week to visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w. H. Jennings. She will
teach at Perry next year. Her hus-
band is in an officers training camp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Welcome Ridge.

G. E. Millsap was seen in this
vicinity Wednesday.
Mrs. Bell milestone, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. L. n.
has returned to her home at FIT.
Madison, accompanied by her sister,
Susan Bedell. and Loren Stephens.
Dick Woodmansee, wife and chill
dren and sister Goldie called on Jim
Woodmansee and family Friday.
Oren Stanley was Lamont caller
THURSDAY.
Mrs. Charles Donelson, of Deca-
tur, came Thursday to spend few
days with her daughter Mrs. Oren
Staley.
Ellen and Laura Gravatt called on
their friend Goldie Kline, Thursday.
were in this vicinity Sunday.
A. l. Payton, wife and children
were in this vicinity Sunday.
II. A. Payton, wife and children
visited at j. w. Stephens Sunday.
Alice Andrew and sister Blanche
and Ethel Bigley called on Carrie
and Ira Stephens Sunday.
Call for Havana Spikes cigars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25

With the direct encouragement of
the government, the great. Sells Flotoo
Circus. with it's long trains painted
red, white and blue, will come to
ing scores of sensational and pat
riotic spectacles in it's two-mile pa
rade and performances. Sells-Floto
this year presents program bigger
than ever and better than ever, with
many new troupes of aerial, acrobat
ic and equestrian stars from the al
lied nations; A ballet of fifty girls
appears in the spectacular ensembles
of the great program.
The two-mile street parade car
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25

ries one large section, several blocks
in length, which is an animated,
stirring appeal to American lighting
blood Headed by fife and drum
Civil war, clad in their old regnla-
ton uniforms, and Uncle Sam, Col
umbia and the allied nations, this
section of the Sells-Floto Circus pa
rade will be worth travelling miles to
see The Sells-Floto menagerie has
been enlarged until it is perhaps the
most complete travelling zoo IN the
sus," only gorilla in captivity, six
feet high and 1875 pounds in weight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Great SeIls-Fl0to Circus Ablaze With
u. S. cOIOrS

This giant beast is the realization Of
show mems dreams, as the gorilla
has seldom been captured alive.
And this specimen, Colossus is
NAL men. He is truly the missing
link. In one of the two great side
shows is Carlos Traveno. the two
headed Mexican, who has a perfect
ly shaped head growing out of his
forehead. Other features of the
Salls-Floto Circus are too numerous
to mention. Suffice to say, the man
equipment for parade and perform
ances this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
THE GOVERNMENT
HAS A MESSAGE
FOR YOU
WILL YOU HEAR 1T?

Twelve Official Observers went to France only
twelve The best orator of the twelve, Doctor Mat
thews will be at Chautauqua to tell you what he
saw and how our money is being spent.
Will You Hear Him?
A Speakers Conference was recently held in Wash
ington, where Cabinet members and government Of
cals gave chautauqua lecturers inside information
government activities and needs. Dr. Risner and Mr.
Powell will appear on our Chantauqua Program to
peat these messages to you.
Will You Hear Them?
Belgian college girl volunteered as Red Cross
Nurse and served in front line hospital before Ant
werp-wounded- Hun atrocities, etc.
Will You Hear Her?
quartet, two Americans, Canadian and an Eng
lshman served in the Canadian army in France, re-
ceved fourteen wounds at Vimy, Messines and Lens
sing trench songste stories Of their adventures etc.
Will You Hear Them?
The Government is supplying official var pictures
frst showing) showing war activities, submarines,
torpedo boats trench lfe liquid fire. gas cavalry, etc.,
in moving pictures.
Will You See Them?
AS~o0A w
Corps-Uncle Sans coming oAicers-will play for
you in the S. U. l. Military Band.
Will You Hear Them?
Ex-Secretary of the U. S. Treasury Shaw will up
the war situation with his keen insight and Lincoln
like stories.
Will You Hear Him?
War facts in Camouhage of Laughter by the mimi
table Gillian, egreatest living American humorst.
Will You Hear Him?
AT THE
LEON
|CHAUTAUQUA
August l2-l8
Ask the local manager, Rev. T. F. Campbell, How
to Keep Your Heart Fires Burning.
Es~ee17
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25

Miss Emma Hieldman spent Sa1
urday night with her friends, -Loi
Poland.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
SPANISH IN THE SCHOOLS

A most commendable move was made
by the Board of Trustees of the local
schools when they decided to include
Spanish in the course of study at the
High School. It has been realized at
last in the United States that if the
United States is to compete for her
fair share of South American trade they
will have to train up young men and
women who will be able to speak the
language of the countries OF the South
American continent. Heretofore the at
titude of America has been "let them
learn to speak our language" but it has
been learned that Germany did not
look at the matter in that way but went
after the trade in the only sensible way
by speaking the language OF the people
with whom they wished to carry on
business. AS a result the Germans
secured the bulk of the trade IN South
America. There is a large market in
the south and if North America is going
there to secure it her representatives must
speak Spanish. These are the reasons
for the order to include Spanish in
struction in the local schools. 1t is
credit to the local Board that they have
taken action thus early, as there are but
very few schools in cities the size OF
New Ulm that have yet installed the
course.
At recent meeting of the Board
they reelected Supt. Hess for period
of two years. There was considerable
talk prevalent that it was Mr.. Hess
to resign but it seems that ne
did not have this in mind. 1t is also
reported that several of the teachers
expect to leave. There has been consid-
erable dissatisfaction expressed by
number of them over various conditions
here the past year and it seems that
some of them have been offered very
much better compensation elsewhere
with more agreeable attending circum-
stances. At any rate, quite number
will not return altho NO definite informa-
ton on this point is yet available.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
TURNER'S ENDORSE STAND
TAKEN BY SEC'Y, BAKER
State Convention At St. Paul OPP
poses Universal Military
Training

Saturday and Sunday the Sind an
nual district convention of the District
of Minnesota Turner's was held at the
hall of the Turnverein St. Paul. There
were 81 delegates present in all, re-
presenting the societies from the Twin
Cities and from New Ulm. Last year
the executive committee of the District
was located in New Ulm and the follow
ing officers submitted their annual
reports: Pres. Albert Steinhauser, Rec.
Sec'y., Alfred Schroeck, Cor. Sec'y.,
George Hogen, Treas, Charles Hauen-
stein and Turnwart, Herman Helm.
The presidents report contained quite
a number of recommendations which
were referred to proper committees and
were afterwards discussed in the con-
vention. Among the business matters
transacted may be mentioned the fol-
lowing: 1t was decided to have Turn
Tag in the city of New Ulm during
the latter part of June and the societies
we're urged to found Sunday schools
wherever there are none in existence.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
stand taken by Secy. Of War Baker
against the introduction of universal
military service in this country and
calling attention to physical training as
advocated and practiced by the Turner's
which prepares men for any hard
ships they may have to undergo in times
of war and making them physically fit
for any kind of service.
Resolutions were also adopted favoring
a different alignment of the societies,
districts, circuits and the National
Association. The plan is quite revolu-
tionary but it is believed by those who
introduced it that it will bring the
societies in closer touch and present
more workable plan for the North Amer
lean Gymnastic Union.
Next Convention at New Ulm
Saturday evening there was Kommers
which proved very pleasant affair.
Henry J. Hadlich acted as toastmaster.
Sunday afternoon there was Turntag
for actives and the youths class. In the
evening there was a dance. The next
convention will be held in New Ulm.
Those who attended from here were
Albert Steinhauser, Herman Helm and
Charles Hauenstein on behalf of the
Vorort and Julius Krause, R. R. Kemsh,
Dr. Kurt Bell, Thomas Pfaender, Frank
Niemann, Jr., Walter Pfaender, and
Herman Frenzel for the Turnverein.
In addition to these the following youths
took part in the Turntag: Harry Herzog,
Ernie Schleuder, Roy Fenske and Will
liam j. Ffaender.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
MECHANICS WANTED

There seems to be an excellent opening
for good mechanics to judge from the
following telegram which was received
last week by the local board. ): !.
Telegram from Provost Marshal
General received by Local Board this day
wherein Crowder asks for $50 general,
engine and other special automobile
mechanics or repairmen, 45 gunsmiths,
typewriting machine and other in
strument makers or repairmen, and 50
chauffeurs or automobile truck drivers,
all of the foregoing to be inducted for
Aviation Section, Signal Corps, and sent
to Kelley Field, San Antonio, Texas.
General Pershing is in urgent need
of these men and if the above call can
not be filled by voluntary inductions by
March 9th, Local Boards will induct and
entrain a sufficient number Of qualified
men to fill their quota of this CALL" 554 :><44
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
JUNIOR RED CROSS WORK
MAPPED OUT BY TEACHERS
Nine Hundred Pairs of Busy Fingers
Will Make the Needles
-, Fly.

Red Cross workers this week have
been busy organizing the Junior Red
Cross work. A meeting of the teachers
of the public and parochial schools in
this city was held Monday afternoon
with the ladies who are at the head of
the Red Cross work and the grades
We're assigned the various work which
they were expected to do. All of the
children from the Third Grade up are
to be taught knitting for home work.
They are to be given squares to knit
which later will, be combined in max
ing afghans. Besides the home work
each grade is assigned particular
kind of work to do at school under the
supervision of their teachers. The Sec
ond and Third Grade tots will finish off
the little outing flannel booties which
are made from scraps left from other
work. The teachers stitch up the
booties and the little children finish them
off around tie edges. Some of the
Third and Fourth Grades will be given
knitting and 1.-THE Fifth and Sixth Grades
will make hospital bags. The Seventh
and Eighth Grades will make clothing
for the refugees, especially for children
six years of age. No particular period
is assigned for the work at school, each
teacher making her own schedule for
the work. There are about 900 members
of the Junior Red Cross. In the High
School instruction in making surgical
bandages is given this week by work.
er from the state headquarters. She
was expected to arrive yesterday and will
stay a week or ten days. Some of the
ladies of the city are intending to take
the instruction also.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
HIGH SCHOOL WAR WORK

War work in the high school this week
consists of a drive for the sale of war
savings stamps. The high school and
normal department have been divided
i1to five societies, one for each class
and this week vigorous campaign is
being waged among students to induce
eSch other to use their ice cream money to
help win the war. Before class could be
represented by society it was necessary
for ten members to pledge themselves
to the object of the campaign. These
ten promised not to waste or spend
money foolishly or for unnecessary
things and to invest all they could in
thrift stamps and to induce others to
do so. The war stamp drive lasts all
of the week.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
LORETTO HOSPITAL

Mrs. John Sehr has fully recovered
from a recent operation. She left the
hospital this week. 80
Miss Ida Scheiderich underwent an
operation Monday morning.
M. A. Hippert, who was at the hospital
for two weeks, being troubled with
pleurisy is feeling very well now. He has
left the hospital. 49,.
Ed. Domeier underwent an operation
recently. He is doing nicely now ard
was well enough to leave the hospital.
Miss Lille Reinhart was operated on
Monday.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13
ABOUT THE COUNTY

Last Friday evening the Home Boost
ers Club had we'll attended meeting
at the Club House and rendered a
program which was in every way quite
interesting. There was debate, IRE
solved that Women Should Have the
Right of Suffrage" Mrs. T. S. Merkel
and May Bertrand spoke for the af-
firmative and Guy Current and Ed.
Lebert represented the negative side of
the question.
After having been in business in Sleepy
Eye for over twenty years, Frank E.
Palmer sold his stock and good will to
Emil Rasmussen of Evan who took
charge Of the business the. forepart OF
this week. Mr.. Rasmussen is not a
stranger to the people of Sleepy Eye
having clerked for Jentzen & Durbahn
in 1889 and 1890. He has been in
business in Evan since 1891 and has
been postmaster there for well nigh a
quarter of century. Mr.. Palmer has
no immediate plans for the future.
At a special stockholders meeting OF
the State Bank of Hanska held last
Wednesday afternoon it was decided tc
raise the banks capital stock from $780,
900 to $4O,0OO. 1t was also decided to
build one story banking house with
full basement and modern in every
other respect.
New Ulm review., 1918-03-13

Hotbeds should be in working order
now. Look well to the watering and
ventilating.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20

In the meantime, Germany ne
the trouble to procted with q
peace terms. Well attend to Il
Kansas City Star.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20
PERSONAL JOURNALISM

The retirement of Henry Watterson
from the active editorship Of the Louis
vile Courier Journal takes away one Of
the old giants whose personal force was
so dominating figure In the American
Press. We have plenty Of biz men in the
newspaper business still. A 4. whole
the average Of intellectual ability Is high.
er than It used to be.
But today the work y more impsrsonal
The bigSnewspapers are grtat machines,
where few Of the readers know or care
who writes what they read In haste. In
the smaller newspapers the editor is Of
ten q personal force. But running news.
paper il Z more difficult business pro.
blem than It used to be. A great many
editors find their best thought absorbed
iby the business office.
: The old time editor. spent his. whole
time in his office, buried deep in dusty
papers and books. He thought deeply,
read much and his writing was shrewd
mature and pertinent.
The modern editor mingles more with
daily life. He does not spend 50 much
time in the world Of books, but he spends
more in the world of men. He is less
brilliant writer, but is a more active
practical worker for community pro-
greSS. 't
!. The career of a man like Watterson
may well be an inspiration to every youi
who aspires to newspaper success. rae
did not make as much money as some.
but he rendered more service and at
tanned greater respect. The way for
the young journalist to follow along the
same path is to study the masters of Eng
lish style, be ashamed to turn out SLOW
emily writing, read deeply Of history and
politics, converse much with men Of many
points of view, and always speak what
he thinks. It is career full of rewards
superior to money.