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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-27
Lillard.

Maurice Tompkins visited lew
d,vs last week with his grandpar-
enis Mr. and Mrs. Err Gamble:
Mr. Allbaugh sawed wood Tor JAP
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Warren, Feb: goth, a boy ,;anr and
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Vaughn r' anu
sons Claude and Earl visited tues
day with Mrs. Vaughn's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Briley, near Weiaoh.; ~
The families having the ,V 1iu ~
this y yicinitfy are nav GforS owen and
Pete Vance. It.
A few of the relatives and irlends
of this vicinity attended the funeral
of Mrs. Claude Worden, Friday, she
diving of influenza. The burial was
al Mr. an and Mrs. U. S. Muck and
family spent Monday evening at the
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Warren died Friday, the
burial being In the Osceoia cemetery;
Mr.. and Mrs. G; $. vanghn 9 Anu
V 3aris!G sR home near Humeston.
Mrs. T. J. Williams is helping to
care for the sick at the Newman
Worden home.
DR.. McNay was called to the Da-
yid Owen home Friday.
The pony which Earl Copley was
riding home from the McMurry sale
Wednesday, fell with him, spraln.
ing his ankle quite badly, he not
being able to walk on it.
George Clark, OF Garden Gro tis
is assisting Fay Proudfoot with NJ! ms
work this week while he has the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-27
Davis City.

Considerable real estate has been
changing hands in our vicinity since
the new year has come in. George
Poush has bought farm near Ak
ron, Mo-, and has commenced to
move thereon ROBERT Baiiou 9, mas las
west Ssf of t our city. Dug Davis has
bought a part OF the farm known as
the old James Adkins farm, secur-
ing the tract that had the home
improvements on. Hayes McClaran
has bought the old home farm from
the Radnich estate, containing ov-
er 600 acres, trading his farm east IT
Scott home place in the deal who
in turn sold it to John Gibler who
will take possession March lst:
We are not in possession of the
prices paid per acre for some of the
sales, but some paid 500, $125,
5000 and $500 per acre; The high
est price was for the Adkins land.
naS N9w s xG,a a in reE We fully IT,
with that noble young soldier who
wrote to his father that the, Stars
and Stripes was good enough and
all that Iowa needs for an emblem
of his loyalty to her cOunty's cause.
We still say let the glorious star
spangled banner be our emblem now
and forever.
Mr.. Hartman, our produce and
poultry man, has rented Mrs. Dug
Davis house on Mill street, former
" occupied by Maxwell, and moved
in the past week: ~
Oh, my, but the charm OF those
wedding bells that we hear in the
near future, but we must be num-
Well our new town well mas az
last struck good water at a depth
and pumps about 80 gallons per
minute.
The Christian people are holding
a series of meetings at their church
in our city this week:
The L. D. S. pulpit will be Rc-
cupied next Sunday evening and lor
several succeeding Sunday evenings even;
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Buell. leave Thurs
day of this week for their new
home near Mt. Ayr, This very
worthy couple take the good wishes
of all to their new home and as
thew have only rented their. nome
we hope that year OF farming VIII
be enough for these old people and
that they will then return ana again
Mrs. John Mcintosh is enjoying a
visit from her two sisters MIS-.
Hail and Mrs, Snow, who live IN
Texas and Kansas. ;,,
o. Craig and family packed their
household goods and left for Osce-
ola last Monday to make their tu-
ture home, as Mr.. Craig's work on
the railroad makes it more convent
ent for him to live there, We are
sorry to lose them as CITIZENS tEth aoo %
our village as they are both gooo
Egieston and Miller returned last
Saturday from a trip to wayne
county where they went on a lana
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Downey, Of La
moni. we're over Sunday visitors
Mrs. Lee Craig of Davis City.
Rev Ienson, district superlntend-
emf for the Advent church, has been
looking after church WORK IN our ',a
city the past week. While here ne
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Elder Campbell and Elder Merritt
returned last Saturday, having CLOS,
ed their meetings they. nag lag of o cen
holding over in the east part OF our
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-27
Franklin.

We had another little snow last
week but it is melting fast.
Quite bit Of moving in this
neigh borhood this. week., Mr.. Clau-
sen having moved to AllertOn last
week. Mr.: M 1!; is is I'd moving
Tenney where Mr.. McCollough va
Gated, Mr.. Gibson where Mr.. Tenney
vacated and Mr.. Carl Kendall where
Mr.. Gibson vacated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lionberger and
daughters spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs Jack Kentner:
Word has been received here that
little daughter arrived in Wyoming:
Mr.. Plummer is intending to hold
Leo Duffield's job down while Leo
and family make an extended visit
with relatives in Illinois and Iowa.
Oscar Watson is assisting Wise
Mccullough with his moving.
Several from this vicinity attend END.
school Friday night.
Will Scott called at The Glenn
Petticord home Saturday morning.
Bert 'kentner motored to Humes-
ton Thursday.
Dewey Mccullough assisted J.
Clausen to drive his cattle to Aller-
ton last week.
Mccullough are on the sick list at
this writing.
Henry Hill spent Saturday night
with Harry Myers.
Miss Mae Scott called on Misses
Hazel and Myrtle Petticord last Sat-
urday afternoon.
Miss Willah Gibson spent a few
days last week with her sister Mrs.
Fred Hill, of Leon.
Those who spent Sunday after
noon with Miss Jemima Kob were
Mrs Ella Petticord, Mr. and Mrs.
S. II. Duffield, Miss Anna Duffield,
Misses Edrie and Audrey McCol-
Tough. Lucille and Audrey Lionber-
ger and AIDA Kentner.
Misses Hazel and Myrtle Petit .
cord and Sylvan Petticord and Bert
Kentner spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Willah Gibson.
Chester and Leslie Bemis spent
Sunday with Walter Sargent.
Hubert, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. Coontz, who has been sick, is
improving at this writing.
w. C. Gibson called at the Sam
Duffield home Sunday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-27
Decatur r. F.. ID. No. 2.

Mrs. John Norman and son Jesse
we're Lamont callers Friday.
w. A. Carroll and wife were Deca-
tur visitors Friday.
Miss Ethel Merrifield and broth
er Robert attended the dance at
Harley Ellis near Davis City, We'd
nesday night. 81
Mrs. Oscar Teller is on the sick
Mrs. Jennie Miller and children
visited Saturday night and Sunday
at Garfield McDowell's near Togo:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Griffin visited
Thursday at the p. c. Green home:
Mrs. Dorcas Mcdowell visited
Friday with her daughter Mrs. Rus
sell Norman at Davis City:
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Mckee and
daughter Flora were Decatur call
ers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Sellers are the
proud parents of nine pound girl,
born Feb. 18th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-27

Great quantities of nettles are be-
ing collected throughout Germany to
be converted into substitute Tor
cotton \ -
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
HOME OF FAMOUS ORATORS
Eminent Men Who Have Occupied the
Pulpit of "Spurgeon's Taber-
nacIe," London, England.

Commenting on DIR. A. G. Dixon's
resignation of the pastorate of the
Metropolitan tabernacle. London, which
will probably be known to the end Of
time as "SpurgeOn's tabernacle" q
writer in the London Christian World
refers to some of the eminent men who
have occupied that pulpit in the past
Benjamin Reach, John Gill, John Rip
pom, and others-and gives the follow
ing interesting incident: Coming to
more recent days, it is just thirty years
ago since a trustee of the tabernacle
spoke to SpurgeOn about an American
preacher named Dixon. who had
spoken at the worlds Sunday-schOOl
convention. SpurgeOn at once invited
him to speak at the tabernacle. It is
interesting to recall the fact that they
might easily have been associated long
before. DR.. Dixon's father, who sus-
tanned a pastOrate Of nearly 60 years
in a church in a wood. in front Of
which he is buried, thought SpurgeOn
was the greatest preacher since Paul.
He lOnged for his son to have a course
Of study at Spurgeon's college. Young
Dixon sent in his application. Spur
geon's reply was: "My dear sir, you
can find institutions in your own coun-
try better adapted to your case. Please
accept this as final" OF course, it was
in that way that the great preacher
tested the persistence Of his candidates.
A. G. Dixon took him at his word, and
never applied again. He was, however,
destined to more than fulfill his ia
theirs desires, and following men like
Spurgeon, and A. G. Brown, he has
thoroughly maintained the tabernacle's
great traditions"
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
HAS NEW IDEA IN SCULPTURE
Tennessee Girl Uses Dried Apples to
Fashion Her Models Of the HUI
man Form Divine.

Down in Knoxville, Tenn, lives Miss
Isabel Million, who has created new
and distinct art. To be brief, she has
developed dried apple sculpture with
remarkable results.
For years Miss Million has been In
terested in the various types of noun
taineers who come down to her fa-
theirs store to trade. Having artistic
ability, she tried a good many times
to model-t their quaint and weather
beaten faces by the conventional meth
Ods of sculpture, but the results did
not satisfy her. One evening, while
cutting apples to dry them for the fu-
ture, she picked up a piece Of par
TALLY dried apple and noted its strik-
ing resemblance to the wrinkled face
of the usual elderly mOuntaineers,
whom she was endeavoring to pOr-
tray.
Taking up a sharp knife, she did a
little cutting so as to fashion the
wrinkled apple into human face. The
outcome was most successful; she saw
possibilities in this newly discovered
art; and she set to work experiment
ing in dried apple sculpture. Little
by little she became quite expert in
making dolls whose heads are simply
dried apples, cleverly cut before they
are dried.
Miss Million has found a satisfac-
tory preservative with which she var
nishes the dried apple heads when they
have reached the desired state of dry
ness. The costumes and accessories
are carefully copied from life; in
deed, Miss Million always has some
particular person in mind when she
evolves a little doll with a dried ap-
pie face-Scientific American.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
FARMERS WARNED TO LOOK
OUT FOR CHEAP FERTILIZERS
WARNING SENT OUT BY STATE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Best Way Is For Farmers To Order
Acid Phosphate and Other Ingre-
dients and Mix To Suit.

The State Board of Agriculture at
Dover is again sending out caution to
farmers not to buy cheap grades of
fertilizers. The fertilizer manufac-
turers have had a conference with
representatives of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and have agreed
upon the prices that they will charge
this fall for mixed goods. From the
prices sent out it appears that potash
is rated at about SO per unit, or
about one-half the price that was
charged for potash in the spring. Am
moniates are down to a basis of Sc
per unit instead of So charged in the
spring. Phosphoric acid is about the
same price as before, about $3.50 per
unit, but these figures apply only to
high grade goods.
Comparing the price of low grade
goods with high grade goods it is no
ticed that fertilizer containing one
per cent. of ammonia and eight per
cent. of phosphoric acid is about twen-
ty-five per cent. higher in proportion
to its value than high grade goods.
Not only is this true, but the chances
are that in low grade goods the am
monia is not so available as n high
grade goods. There is a large amount
f no c,o +oyI-o rro IN +Io -, n ,.I~o+ o,,J
this may not run more than three
or four per cent. In the case of fer
tilizer containing one per cent. phos-
phoric acid it might be made from
garbage tankage containing only two
per cent. of ammonia and acid phos-
phate containing 16 per cent. of phos-
phoric acid, or if higher grade of
tankage is used some sand or other
filler is used to make up weight.
Every consideration points to the
fact that high grade goods are much
cheaper in proportion to their value
than low grade goods.
For example, fertilizer containing
per cent. of ammonia and 8 per
cent. phosphoric acid is quoted at
$22 a ton f. o. b. Baltimore or Phila-
delphia.
The best way is for the farmer to
buy acid phosphate, nitrate of soda,
tankage, dried blood, sulphate of am
monia and muriate of potash and
other fertilizer materials and mix
them to suit his crop and his land
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
Discard london Town Houses.

For hundreds Of years members Of
England's wealthy class have main
tanned their splendid town houses In
London. But today, with the perfect
ing Of the automobile and the in
creased convenience of apartment and
hotel, there is a growing tendency to
break with tradition and maintain only
the country home. This fashionable
back-to-the-land movement is expected
to have royal sanction. too. as the king
and queen will use beautiful old Wind
sor castle, 25 miles from London, this
season, much more than Buckingham
palace, in the city.-Popular Mechan-
les Magazine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16
TRAVELLING BY T

were cordially received by Reverends
Williams and Bolts under whose au-
spices the wonderful Carnival of Ma
tions is being conducted where we
spoke Monday night before an audi
ence of nearly two thousand people.
While there we we're the guests at
the beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs. AL.
len Jones who are the leading under
takers in that city and prominent in
the social and civic life of that com
munity. There are hundreds of former
Kansas Cityans living in Omaha and
all seem to be doing well. 1t would
take columns of space to call the
names of all the former Kansas City
ans and M|issourians we met during
our stay there. Early Tuesday morn
ing we left for Lincoln, the capital
of the state and the home of William
Jennings Bryan and spent a delightful
hour or two there having a splendid
dinner at the elegant Dunbar Cafe
conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. Galbreath.
Messrs. Colley and Malone have an
up-to-date, well stocked grocery and
meat market which surpassed any
thing owned by the race in Kansas
City and a number of Negroes are in
business, doing nicely in this city.
We left Lincoln about 200 o'clock
in the afternoon and in an hour
reached Nebraska City, forty miles
away where we saw the magnificent
monument erected to the memory OF
Secretary Morton the founder of Ar.
Dor Day. From there we made a dash
to Hiawatha, Kas., arriving about 8
O'clock where we attended a splendid
program being rendered at the Chau-
tauqua going on in that city; leaving
Hiawatha about 1890 we reached
Atchison shortly after midnight, found
it peacefully wrapped in slumber and
after replenishing our car we made
a dash for the old historic city OF
Leavenworth, where we arrived about
200 o'clock and proceeded to hunt W
some refreshments for the inner man
Although the weather was threaten
ing, yet we decided to make it on in
to the greatest City of the West-old
X. c., and although the stretch of road
between Leavenworth and Kansas
City is the worst we encountered on
the entire trip, yet just as the clock
was striking 8, we crossed 18th and
Paseo and in a few moments were
vithin the portals of cur own homes
wrapped in pleasant slumber.
DR.. Ramsey after having his cal
oyerhauled thoroughly left for Allan
tic City in company with Guy Chiffon
George Wills and DR.. r. c. Hayden, q
drive of 1,4O0 miles and we have ne
doubt but that his wonderful car will
take them there and bring them bach
in record time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16

One Of the most delightful outings
the Editor has ever experienced was
a few days ago when he left Kansas
City in company with DIR. e. b. Ram
sey and Geo. w. X. Love for Mary
vile, Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska,
in the Doctors beautiful high powered
Marmon with that veteran and skillful
driver Anderson Bentley at the wheel.
Right here the Editor wants to say
there is no better driver nor mechani-
clan in the race than Bentley and
he ought to have the backing of the
hundred of more Negro automobile
in this City to open one of the
best equipped and most successful ga
RACES and repair shops in this city
AS we neared st. Joseph on the
evening of the thirty-fiTst, we encoun-
tered a severe rain storm which made
the clay roads of Buchanan County a
sea of mud and although within eight
miles of st. Joseph when the storm
broke, it took us two and a half
hours to get into the city and with
the exception of brother Love who re-
fused to get out of the car we were
covered with mud from head to foot;
but after reaching st. Joseph and put
ting u car into the garage, locat-
ing the hotel where we were able to
have a bath and a change of raiment.
we forgot the discomforts of the first
leg of our journey and spent a pleasant
evening in the "City worth while"
On account of the muddy roads we left
the car at st. Joseph to be cleaned
and went to Maryville on the railroad
where the Editor filled a speaking en-
gagement, then returned to st. Jo-
seph Saturday manned our car and
started for Omaha. We drove through
to Maryville again where Mr.. and Mrs.
3. f. Smart had a most delightful re-
past prepared for us which We en-
joyed to the utmost and upon their in
sistence remained over Saturday night
leaving early Sunday morning for OH
destination. Enroute to Omaha we
passed through many pretty towns,
but none so beautiful-attractive and
we'll kept as the little City of Clar.
india which is unquestionably the most
beautiful city in the State of Iowa.
Here we met our old friend Hon. L.
w. Williams, Grand Chancellor of X.
of P. of Iowa who conducts a most
successful and thriving mercantile
business; after spending about an
hour visiting with him, we pursued
our journey arriving in Omaha about
5 o'clock Sunday afternoon where we
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16
THE NATIONAL RACE CONGRESS
OF AMERICA SUFFRAGE
SESSION.

To the Colored Folk of America,
Greetings:
The National Race Congress of
America by its Executive Committee
authorizes us to issue the call for the
Fourth Annual Meeting of the said
Congress to meet in Washington, d.
c., October 9TH to 18th, 1919, inclu-
sive, at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, r street, between 18th and
18th streets, N. w. The Reverend
Dr.. M. w. d. Norman, pastor.
All Local Units are eligible to be
represented according to the Constitu-
ton, Churches and AuXiliaries of
Churches, Clubs, Associations, Fra
ternities and Organizations are also
admitted according to the law now in
force-$2 per delegate.
This Congress is known as the Suf-
frage Session. Every interest of the
Colored people hinges on the ballot.
Every man in America should be in
terested in the franchise, there is no
more important subject before us as
"a pSOPASs AOu arc CdllSu " IlS6I us,
If there is nc organization in your
district to send a delegation, let a
few public spirited men make such an
organization that desires the growth
of the Negro manhood, the purity of
Negro womanhood and the opportun-
ity of Negro childhood. Come, all We
leaders of the great Black race in
America. Come to bring the truth
from your community, come to hear
the facts about other sections, come
to hear the story of the Colored peo-
pie of England, France, Liberia and
Haiti, come to help make a program
for the reconstruction of the higher
life of the Negro in America.
All prospective delegates and visit.
ors are asked to write, Rev. M. ". ID.
Norman. Chairman Committee ON Ar,
rangements.
For further information, write Head.
quarters. 9O3 Third street, N. w.
Washington, d. c..
C. H. STEPTEAU, Secretary.
w. H. JERNAGIN, President.
H. ]. CALLS, Chm'n Elk. Com.
J. l.. S. HOLLOMAN, Sec. Elk. Com.
Baltimore, Md.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16

beautified and adorned by the virtues
of others, and it is here where one
learns to give and take in the great
school of human affairs.
Freemasonry offers a liberal educa.
tion, the greatest of possessions, to
all who are willing to accept it. The
educated man is best fitted to serve
others. The pleasure of knowledge is
immeasureable. Its force and power
are appreciated by all.
A proper understanding of the Ma
sonic ritual and its teachings is a lib
eral education of itself. 1t is a school
where lessons are taught and illustra-
ted by example that cannot be forgot
ten or misunderstood. The price is
hard labor. The reward, growth and
power.
Every man judges himself, Every
act an individual does judges that in.
divtdual. If the act is good. it is a
reflection Of the goodness within that
individual. If the act is evil, it is a
reflection Of the blackness within the
man.
The outer man, or the body, being
the reflection or manifestation of the
inner or true being, who thinks, feels
and wills, we manifest outwardly what
we are inwardly. We show by our
thoughts, words and deeds what we
think, what we feel and what we will.
The body is the index of the true
character within. We judge ourselves
by the thoughts we harbor, by the
deeds we do, by the words we utter.
And to the n who understands, the
true character of the inner man is
displayed by the outer man or body.
Let us not fool ourselves. Every
time we do al evil act, we condemn
our own selves, and the judge and
jury is our own conscience.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16

God give us men; a time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office cannot kill,
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy,
Men HON possess opinions and illw,
Men who have honor, men who will not lie.
Men who can stand before a demagogus,
And damn his treacherous batteries without winking.
Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty and in private thinking
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16
MASONIC NOTES.
By r. r. Coles, Chairman of Commit
tee on Foreign Correspondence,
Jurisdiction Of Missouri.

By II. r. Coles. Chairman Of Commit
tee on Foreign Correspondence,
Jurisdiction OF Missouri.
The Past Masters Council met last
Sunday. Several new members were
taken in. This was the last meeting
until after the Grand Lodge meeting.
Many will leave next Sunday for Sc.
dalia.
The Beneficiary.
The benefits of Freemasonry are
manifold. The member who is will.
ing to study and labor hard is the
beneficiary. The member who merely
takes the degrees, pays his dues, at
tends lodge once or twice a year is
satisfied with wearing a Masonic en-
blem and does not serve the lodge
or it's members, receives few, il any
of the real benefits of F~reemasonry.
The whole scheme is moral and men.
tai development based upon funda-
mental principles applicable to all
men. The Holy Bible is accepted as
the Great Light. A belief in the one
true and living God is required Of all.
This is spiritual and moral growth
which tends to increase the power Of
vision, quicken and deepen the per-
ception and invests all with a due ap-
probation of justice and the rights Of
others.
1t offers IN opportunity to meet men
in every walk of life on a common
level where new acquaintance are
made, friendships formed and cement.
ed together with the ties of fr|aternal
brotherhood.
Association with others is life's
melting pot. 1t is here that the rough
are knocked off, the mind
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16

A Delightful Trip Thru Missouri
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas by the
Editor as the Guest Of That
Prince Of Good Fellows, Or.
Edward 3. Ramsey.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

TOR RENT FURNISHED ROOMS. AP-
Il ply COS Washington ST. novl5-1t