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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
THE CHURCHES.
Presbyterian Church Notes.

Although the sudden spell of win
ter weather decreased our usual at
tendance a little last Sunday still we
greeted visitors from Des M0ines
and Glenw0Od, Iowa, and from Kan
sas City and Kahoka, Mo. 1t. has
been busy week in the church
activities Miss Freda Ferren,s class
Of Gay girls sehce the S enns soun in the
organized Society of Christian En-
the following officers. Pres, Sara
Shular; Vice Pres, Donald McGin-
mis-; Secretary, VIM. Ferren; Treas,
Florence Gates; Pianist, Willetta
Statzell. The society begins work
with a good sized membership and
vii meet on Sunday n,a evening Hya ingg;t. st
and dh Sus haaies ad @e at the homs
Mrs. A. G.. George Tuesday after
noon. A number of invited guests
were present and an interesting
musical program was rendered and
light refreshments were served. The
ladies will give bazaar in the
church parlors next Tuesday after
noon followed bysa supper in the
evening.
About twenty-five of the young
day evening, where they spread a
picnic supper, which was followed by
an evening Of games and what good
times the Young folks do have at the
Manse. They are looking forward
to Christian EndeavOr social in
the near future.
We are promised an organ recital
soon by Prof. Allen Bacon, of Par
sons College. Prof. Bacon has re-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
Box supper a Success.

The box supper given by the Wells
school on Tuesday night of last week
was well attended, and there was
good order with the large crowd
After a program by the school,
which was splendid, the boxes were
sold by Col. l.. v: Tullis, Of Decatur,
who certainly did fine. There were
nine boxes and six pies, and a cake
to be given to the most popular
young lady, which was won by the
teacher, Miss Ruth Wilson. The
proceeds from the sale of the boxes
and pies were $3.50, and the cake
brought the sum of $41.5O, making
the proceeds for the evening, 700,
the most made at rural school box
supper for some time.
The teacher and pupils wish to
thank the ladies and boys for their
help and good order. We also de-
sire to thank Mr.. Tullis for his good
help, for he sure ma1e things 90
lover the top"
Miss Ruth Wilson, teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
The meeting was very successful and

The meeting was very successful and
the crowds the largest in attendance
in five years. On next Sunday the
Sunday school will convene at 9:45
as usual and the c. E. at $3.50. AT
service for those seeking admission
to the church. At 1880 there will be
the semi-annual love-feast for the
three churches in the circuit with
Holy Communion. The country
churches are urged to attend in a
body. The basement will be kept
warm for small children.
Preaching services at Crown next
Sunday morning if the weather per-
mits. Time IL, just after Sunday
school.
Prayer meeting on Thursday
night at 1880.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04

Gently come to Parsons College from
st, Louis, where he was Organist OF
the largest Presbyterian church in
that city and is superb musician.
Watch for the date.
Don't miss the services next Sun
day. There will be interesting ser
mons and good music. Get in touch
with our church life. Come with us
and we will do each other good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04

Christian baptism was observed at
the close of the morning services.
Those buried in baptism were from
Garden Grove and were. converted
in the revival meetings held there
recently. May Gods richest bless
ing be theirs in the Christ life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04

THOR years farmers have needed high
rubber overshoe-easy to put on and take
= off-warm and comfortable that
could be easily cleaned of the dirt of the barn.
yard.
There's an overshoe like that ready for you
this winter With an all-rubber surface
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04

'U.S."Arctics-Made ofsnow- ti6ht
cashnerefte, warm and comfort
able. Reinforced where the wear
is hardest. In one, two, four and
elk buckles, al weights and sizes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
Warm as an Arctic
washes off like a. Boot
The ne,u **LI S. Walrus, uhich is fast becoming
popular among farmer everywhere

snow-tigit and water-tight-lined with thick.
soft feece-the new u. S. Walrus is just the
thing you've been looking for.
It slips right on over your leather shoe.
You can trudge through mud and wet all day,
and then at your doorstep swish!-a pail OF
water washes the us. Walrus as clean as
before you started. A moment to unbuckle
them and leave them at the door, and you
enter the house as clean and dry shod as you
left it. #".
Think CT having an overshoe that keeps
your feet wcr1-1 as an arctic does-dry as a
boot within the coolest, wettest weather.! In
every way, the new y. S. Walrus is the
farmers ideal overshoe.
At exactly the places where owe shoes
usually wear out first, the S. Walrus has
been made strongest: Its sole consists Of
heavy layers of the finest rubber. Every
point of strain is specially reinforced.
Ask your dealer to-day to show you pair
Of the new us. Ws!rus.
Other GUS" n,odels-aN built
for the hardest .uear
Whether YOU prefer boot or bootee for
the wet season, rubber" for general use, or
q cloth-top arctic-you can find in y. S.
rubber footwear exactly what you need.
Tough, heavy soles- special reinforcements
at toe and heel-and always the highest
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
High School Football.

The Leon High School football
team closed the season with game
at preston on thanksgiving Day. AL
though defeated by small margin
score vi ~ to - would undoubted-
ly have been. reversed and then
some nau Inc leanl not Deen so
seriously crippled by the inability
of four regulars to- participate.
In the ,llrst quarter by a system
of line plunges Leon worked the
ball up 10 witnln elgnt yards OF the
goal line. On the 1lrst play in the
second quarter Grimes went over tor
touchdown. tie failed to kick
goal. Within one minute of the end
Of this quarter ,Creston made a
touchdown on twenty yard run by
their fulloack They tailed to cain
the nrsl malt to 8.
Creston ran wild during the third
quarter. The fullback got away for
/ another twenty yard run for touch
down. Then they negotiated for
ward pass which Melted them forty
SEQ eu sneir last touchdown early in
the fourth quarter. The Leon team
then came back strong by using the
passing game Springer grabbed a
forward pass making twenty yards
and touchdown Grimes kicked
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Gllinam received a IorWard pass anu
ran ~ y aIas lor Souchaown. me
game enaeo Win the pail IN
Ct qiad the !, field 4 Final score creston 27'
n,aved Ro1h was asam cie disn,a ana snen
and good generalship. The large
crowd in attendance surely got their
moneys worth.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04

quality rubber-these points are winning U.
S. rubber footwear thousands of new friends
every year.
Look for the u. S. seal-it means solid
wear and long service for your money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
Brethren Church Notes.

The revival closed at the end Of
three weeks with large crowd.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-15
FORD GETS { CENTS
 IN $I,OOO,O00 SUIT
Yindicated Say His Lawyers
 Victory, Declares Tribune Counsel

Mt. Clemens, Mich, Aug. 15.-A jury at o'clock last night awarded Henry Ford 6 cents damages against the Chicago Tribune for calling him an anarchist. It had been out ten hours.
 orvy Hulett foreman of the jury, said they took mine ballots that I can remember. the first one, accord ing to Leonard Measel, another juror, stan ding to in favor of awarding MT. Ford some damages.
 Does the award of cents about express the feelings of the jury as to the case?" MT. Hulett was asked
 Tt just about does. That expresses our judgment
 Alfred J. Murphy, attorney for Mir. Ford, said: ...
 The important issue has been de- termined favorably to the plaintiff He has been vindicated Money dam ages were entirely subordinate and were not sought by MT. Ford. He stands not only vindicated but his at titude as an American citizen has been justified. His friends are entirely sat isfied." ....
 Weymouth Kirkland of counsel for the Chicago, Tribune, said:
 We consider it victory for the reason that Attorney Fred Lucking, in closing for MT. Ford, stated that anything less than substantial dam-t ages would be a defeat for his client"
 MT. Ford was not in court The Chicago Tribune was represented by Capt. Joseph Medill Patterson, one of the publishers. t..
 Judge James G. Tucker in his charge to the jury held that a news paper mas TO greater privileges in making comment than has an indi- vidual
 The judge said that plaintiffs charges of pro- Germanism against the Tribune and of 8 selfish interest in advocating intervention in Mexico had not been proved and the jury .peed not consider it. He told the jurors: .. r. ,-.,.
 ."The editorial as it appeared in the paper and standing by itself without explanation, is libelous, or, in legal terms, libelous per SC (of itself).
 The defendant Chicago Tribune ad- mits the publication, and insists that it was true, and therefore justified; and that even if not true, it was fair comment upon a matter of public interest, either of which defenses are sufficient if proved
 The tremendous legal costs of the Ford trial set record for expenses in ratio to the monetary damages ob- tained The costs to the Chicago Fri bune are estimated at s250,0OO, which does not include the court costs which %ne Tribune must pay. These include pay of jurors, judge, court officials and sheriff for four months. The Ford expenses are estimated at another S250, 900, making total $5Oe,000 for the four months. The testimony and arguments extended over three months and one month was consumed in the preliminaries. ..
New Britain herald., 1919-08-15
LESS MEAT IF BACK
 AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take Glass of Salts to Flush Kid neys If Bladder Bothers You
 Drink Lots of Water.

Eating meat regularly eventually or other. says a well-known authori- ty, because the uric acid in meat ex- cites the kidneys, they become over worked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particular ly backache and misery in the kid ney region; rheumatic twinges, severe headaches, acid stomach, constipa- ton, torpid liver, sleeplessness, blad- der and urinary irritation.
 The moment your back hurts or kidneys aren't acting right, or if bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine so 1t no long, CT irritates. thus ending bladder dis orders.
 lad Salts cannot injure anyone: !: makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease Y
New Britain herald., 1919-08-15
LONDON UP IN ARMS
Managers of British Theaters Protest Against American Film Producers Located in England.

London, Aug. 15--Managers of Lon- don's moving picture theaters are up in arms against an American. film producing firm which has acquired sites for motion picture theaters in London. Their agitation reached the house of commons today when a member asked the president of the board of trade whether the govern mert was doing anything to stop it.. He was told that it did not seem to be a matter in which the government could interfere and called the mem bers' attention to the fact that inn ported films are subject to, dHU.
 London picture theater managers assert that they have been good GUS toners of the producing company and that the latter should not now plan to- compete with them on large scale.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-15

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New Britain herald., 1919-08-15
Selling
 OvercOatS in August

For the first time in our suc- cessfuI clothing career, we're selling heavy Winter Overcoats in August. Fact! k
 Not one or two-just oodIes of 'ern. Fur-Iined, Meltons, Burberrys, Mixtures-aIl kinds of good warm Overcoats that fellows with red blood like to get inside Of at Christmas.
 Brought them out of stock last week to inventory. Customers spotted them. A few questions "a little common sense-a little exercise of buying judg- mcnt-and they went out quickly.
 Why, our retail prices of last Winter are a good ten bones less than the wholesale price today. Those fellows who bought were wise-that's all.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
Local Man Is Hurt In Auto Acciden
Near Lahontan Dam

While making trip by auto from
Lahontan dam to Fallon, Frank
Gaeiennie who Is in the employ oi
the Nevada alleys Power company
at Lahontan was injured in an acct
dent, says the Lovelock Review
Miner.
Proceeding along the way the au-
tomobile containing Mr.. Gaeiennie
his wife and their little child over.
turned In some manner. No one
was seriously injured, the only In
juries being those of Mr.. Gaeiennie
who fractured his right elbow. His
wife and child escaping injury other
than the shock and few bruises.
The bone was set as soon as pos.
sible and at last reports he was i'm
proving rapidly and was able to, In
some extent, carry on with his du-
ties.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
GREAT DAN PROPOSED FOR
UPPER CARSON VALLEY
Project Officials visited Upper Car
son Valley And Conferred With
Associate Ofiicial

Project Manager John F. Richard
son and Project Counsel r. M. Pat
rick spent several days of last week
in conference with J. L. Savage, OF
the Denver office of the reclamation
service. Mr. Savage is the designing
engineer of the service and the three
gentlemen went over the scheme of
building the Horseshoe dam struc-
ture at a point about nine miles
above Gardnerville where a site has
been determined upon. AS contem-
plated this dam will be 222 feet in
height, will cost sl.s00.0O and will
impound about $4,000 acre feet of
water. The stor4 thus effected
would be used In tEe Gardnerville,
Minden and Dayton vicinities, and
would make possible the bringing
under cultivation of many thousands
of acres of fertile lands now unused
in the upper valley through the lack
of irrigation water.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
EVERYBODY IS TALKING
ABOUT THE BLACK FLUID
Oil Is Now the Chief Topic Of Con-
yersation Among the Residents
Of Churchill County

Developments In the oil fields east
OF Fallon have reached a stage tina
Is commanding wide spread atten-
tion. People here can talk about
little else. In truth, we are all ge.
ting to be oily tongued," whatever
that is, and interest is focused o.
the daily developments affecting tn,
several undertakings In the Stillwa
ter district, which is being frequent
ed by experts In considerable mum
bers. A party of several experieDc
ed oil men have been looking owe
the ground for several days and pro
nounce the Indications everythin.
the most exacting could demane
with every indication present usual
ly found in proven oil territory.
Peculiarly, keenest interest in ou.
oil possibilities Is being manifested
by the residents of other sections
enthusing being practice not gen
eral in Fallon, while Reno peopl,
are fairly agog over the prospects
Tor oil discoveries and lots of them
The Lahontan Oil Company is on,
OF the last organizations to be pei
fected, its personnel coming from
residents of Reno. and a party from
Its board of directors, consisting OF
Walter ]. Bracking. president; J. P
Gallagher, yice-president, L. l.. Leon
ard, vice-president, and James A.
Holman. secretary. visited Fallon
and the fields yesterday. Will,
here these gentlemen made the posi-
tive asseyeration that the Lahontan
Oil Company would have a yer,
complete oil drilling rig on ths
ground with the passing of anothei
thirty days. This outfit has holding.
totaling 1900 acres, commencing
about six miles southeast of Still
water, and is jist now engaged in
an active stock selling campaign
whereby treasury will be provided
that will allow of the fulfillment of
all development plans.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
WILLIAMS ESTATE COMPANY
SUED FOR A LARGE SUN
4 ". Packer Filed Suit Against
williams Estate Company For
big Sum

Becxuse A. w. Edison, formerly a
foreman for the Williams estate
company. in charge of the Danielson
ranch east of town, swatted him In
the region of his pair of optics. A. w.
Packer. also a former employe of the
defendant company, Is demanding
the sum of $25.265.25. He has
specified his wants through his at
torneys. McCarran. Miller and
Washburn. of Reno. as follows: for
impairment of vision resulting from
the fracas. $4,000, for punitive
damages. $4,000; for loss of time,
s240; for physicians fees. s25.25.
The suit was filed In the Churchill
county district court Monday and
not Saturday as was published In the
Reno papers, apparently at the in
stance of the plaintiffs attorneys.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
SLIGHT INCREASE SHOWN
IN NUMBER OF CHILDREN
Partial School Census Report Shows
Increase Of Number of Children
of School Age

Returns from the ANNUAL school
census have been tabulated for those
districts which, for census purposes,
are classified by the law as districts
OF the first class, that Is, those hav-
ing thirty or more school census
children in the previous census.
school census children are defined by
the law as those who, on the first of
April of any year, have reached the
lge Of six and have not yet reached
their 18th birthday.
In the larger districts of Churchill
county the figures for 1919. with the
corresponding figures of 1918 In pa
'entheses are: Fallon, 3s6 (325).
soda Lake, Al 900; Old River, 20
ga; Wightman, "A t54); Smart,
56 f72); Mills, 3 t3); Wildes 23
(25); Sheckler, A t37); total for
Consolidated "B" as now constitut-
ID, consisting of seven districts, to
which the money is apportioned sep
lrately from the state and county
'unds-for 1919, 623, as compared
With 575 in the same territory for
1918, a net gain of As children be-
tween the ages OF and Is, with
corresponding gains in the number
Of children under 8 and over Is.
Harmon shows a material decrease
In the school census, due to the fact
that the socialist colony has in large
measure disbanded. The figures for
this year are 20 as compared with
81 for last year; Hazen 32, as
against 35 for last year; st. Clair,
which last year included the new dis
trict Of Lone Tree, has So as against
58 last year. Had the district not
been divided to form Lone Tree,
this years census would have shown
a total of 66. net gain for that ter
ritory Of s. saltwater has this year
as. as against 5s last year; Wonder
rs as compared with S2 last year.
A comparison of the totals for
1918 and 1919 for the territory in
cluded in the above figures shows for
last year $50, for this year S62, a net
gain of 10.
Later figures will be published
showing the census returns for the
entire county. The above-named
districts are only those in which the
census marshal was paid in 1919.
Their bills were certified last week
By the deputy state superintendent
of schools to the county commission
ers. In the smaller districts the
teacher is required TO take the GEN.
sus without extra compensation.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
OIL COMPANY
DRILLING RIG ARRIVED
Travellers OIL Company VIII Start
Drilling Operations Near
49, saltwater

The Travellers Oil Company COM
posed of Nevada commercial men, is
Churchill county's pioneer organiza-
ton purposing the development OF
the fields east of Fallon. The right
to this designation Is now emphatic
and unquestioned. Starting under
auspicious conditions and controlling
two sections of land in what is
deemed the center OF the fields, a
plethoric treasury rapidly followed
the efforts of the travelling men. The
oil drilling machinery was ordered
recently and the giant derrick ar
rived on Mondays train and has
since been unloaded awaiting trans
port to the fields. This. appurtenant
is 106 feet high in working position,
weighs fifty tons and will be driven
by steam power the motive plant be-
ing in transit here also. 1t is ex-
pected that the outfit complete will
be installed and in operation within
another ten days, and r. w. Dyer
an oil expert formerly in the employ
of the government, has been engag-
ed as superintendent, while Johnny
Healy, active in the exploitation OF
our oil potentialities for a long time,
will be his assistant and started
work Monday by experimenting the
unloading of the derrick.
Drilling operations will be under
taken on section 29. township 81, al
a point about two and one-half miles
southeast of Saltwater. 1t is pro-
posed to maintain headquarters at
Saltwater; where the working force
will be established.
Caseing has been purchased by the
Travellers Company for $500 feet OF
we'll, which will be 15 inches in di-
ameter at the surface and will lessen
as depth is attained. first to IL inch
es, then to 10 inches and finally to
eight inches If great depth is found
necessary.
The company has less than So
900 shares of promotion stock now
available for sale at 10 cents share
and those who want in ON the ground
floor in this initial undertaking will
have to hurry. The Travellers Oh
Company had more than $4,000 In
cash on hand Saturday evening and
has already gained favor and stand
ing In a measure that insures the
completion OF ali development plans.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-06-11
New Marriage License Combines
Certificate

Folks who want to get married In
the future will find 1t necessary to
answer questions by the wholesale
in accordance with the new law gov
erning connubial undertakings. The
number of previous marriages, how
they were terminated and various
other impertinances relative to con-
dition and servitude must be under
gone by the applicants. AS recon-
pense, however, the state now furn-
ishes for two dollars a combination
license and certificate, which is two
feet by one in size, is printed on
splendid parchment paper and is well
worth the money. County Clerk c.
e. Howard has an ample supply OF
the new form licenses on hand.