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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
A Professional Beggar.

A friend of The Sentinel who hap
pens to know the imposter, A. j.
Anderson, alias A. J. Moore, of Min
cola, Iowa, professional beggar,
who owns section of Iowa land,
biped coin-grabber was plying his
trade in Clarke county last week.
He was identified by P. c. Chambers
after he had called at the home of
VIM. Arnold. 1t is said that the so
called A. j. Moore paid for most of
that he has a respectable family.
His method is to pretend to be
gathering enough money to pay a
doctor bill sufficient to restore him
tohealth. We are advised that he
was in Osceola on Wednesday of
it should take some of his reserve
funds to patch the holes in his hide.
Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Received $17,824 Auto Tax This
Year

County treasurer J. Wesley Chew
has received the final apportionment
of the state auto tax money for this
year, and the balance of the delin-
quents who will yet pay this year,
will go into the next years apportion-
ment. The spring apportionment for
Decatur county's share, of the auto
license money was $6,144, and the
fall apportionment was $11,6S0,
making total for the year of
$17,S24, an increase over the amount
received in 1918 of 1,199. OF the
amount received this year $1,564.56
was apportioned to cities and towns,
and the balance goes into the county
motor vehicle fund. Next year, the
amount derived from the auto licenses
is expected to be more than double
what was paid in this year, as the
new law makes big increase In the
amount of license to be paid by cars
and trucks. Commencing December
1st the owner of a car or truck can
call at the county treasurer's office
pay his license and have his license
plates handed right out to him. That
is what should have been done several
years ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Two Injured When Car Turned Over.

Another auto accident occurred
Monday morning when a Ford tour
ing car occupied by four men travel
ing for the c. p. Advertising Co., of
Chicago, turned over twice on the
Jefferson Highway about three miles
southwest of Leon. The car was be-
ing driven by j. r. Whiting, of
Charlton the other occupants being
P. A. Strange, R. H. Cameron and II.
G. Pound, of Chicago. The accident
occurred on the fine stretch of road
known as the cutoff near the old F.
J. Parsons farm, and was. caused by
the driver losing control of the car
going around one of the curves, as
he was driving very fast. The car
turned completely over twice, and
R. H. Cameron and the driver, J. R.
Whiting, were both badly bruised
and. cut up. A second car in the
party brought the injured men back
to Leon, where physicians dressed
their wounds, and Mr.. Whiting was
able to go to his home at Charlton
that afternoon Mr.. Cameron remain
ing in Leon The car sustained a
broken windshield, smashed tenders
and some other small injuries, so it
will soon be alright again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Presbyterian Church.

We welcomed two fine congrega-
tons last Sunday. The work of the
choir was especially good. The con-
fine solo of Mr.. John A. Gates at the
morning service, and with the or
chestra and other music at the even
ing service There was big at
tendance at the Sunday school. The
boys class broke all their own at
tendance records and were again the
banner class
The young ladies delightfully."- en-
tertained the young people last
Thursday evening with a novel
BIRTHDAY Party"
Next Sunday there will be two in
teresting sermons and some delight
full special music Join the increas-
ing number Of folks who worship
with us Remember that the sunday
evening service is at eight o'clock.
Watch for the announcement Of
the organ recital soon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Do You Want . County Fair?

Some time ago there was q general
demand from all parts of the county
that a Decatur County Fair Associa-
ton be organized, and several meet
ings were held which finally result
ed in an organization representing
good share of Decatur county, as
it seemed that everybody was IN fav--
or of having a fair. A number of
good boosters, not of the town OF
Leon, but scattered over the county,
devoted considerable time to secur-
ing options on location, and finally
purchased the old fair grounds, just
north of Leon, owned by Bert Wood
Recently there seems to have been
number Of parties who are trying
to defeat the proposition, saying it
was just scheme of Icons to Sc
cure fair. The directors of the as
sociation only one of whom is res
ident of Leon, are, about ready, to
throw up their hands and quit. They
bought this land at bargain price,
and it can be sold for more money
than was paid for it, but the men
who advanced the money are not ask
ing a cent of profit, offering to turn
over the land at exactly what they
paid for it, and we desire to call the
attention of rybody who wants a
fair held in Decatur county to. the
president Of the Decatur County Fair
Association published in another COL
umn, in which he makes some plain
statements, as to what is going to be
done in regard to the matter, meet
ing being called to meet at the court
house in Leon on Saturday of this
week to take final action in the mat
ter, and it means just what it says. If
the people of Decatur county do not
want a fair, all we'll and good, the
purchasers of the land will proceed to
sell it and put the profits in their
pockets. They don't want to do this,
but they are not going to fool along
any longer. The stock must be sub
scribed, or they are through.
Think this fair proposition over
seriously. Remember it is not a
scheme of Leon or of any one to try
and make money out of the project,
but something for the benefit of all
Decatur county Look at the splen-
did fairs which Bethany, Mo-, and
Corydon, Iowa are having each year.
1t means much to the fine stock rails
ers of this county, and to all the
people.
If you want to see the fair project
20 through attend the meeting at
the court house Saturday afternoon
of this week. If you want to see it
fall through just stay away and it
will be dropped.
Do the people of Decatur county
want fair? If they do, they must
get busy at once
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Baptist Campaign.

In the Campaign going on in the
East Grand River Baptist Associa-
tion there will be meetings in the
churches at Bethel and River View
at Large A. w. Caul together with
the local pastors is being assisted by
Gospel teams from Des Moines and
Washington. The mid week meet
ings will be at Bethel Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday evenings, Sept.
1924, and at River View Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings, Sept.
25-27th. a cordial invitation to all
to attend all services.
Meetings at Grand River Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evening,
Sept. 18-20th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Put Farm Machinery Under Cover.

With lumber and other building
material ranging higher in price than
ever before, many farmers are likely
to put off the erection or repair Of
mrachinery sheds. Yet that may be
cultural engineering department at
Iowa State College. They point out
that farm machinery has advanced in
price also, and. that it is just as
good economy to have expensive ma
chinery under shelter now as ever.
The annual waste in farm machinery
IN Iowa, due to improper care, is es-
tin1ated at not less than seven mil
lion dollars
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
WON THREE OUT or five
Leon Ball Team Won Two from OsCe-
ola, oae from Charlton, and lost
to tumeston and OsCeold.

Leon won three out of five games
played the past week, losing the
game with Humeston at Humeston
last Wednesday by a score of two to
one, although Leon played D., tpa fap
fortunes of base ball for them to lose
an earned game. Zonderman of
Colfax, and Evans were the battery
for Humeston and Kearns and
Butcher for Leon. Humeston won
the game with home run, the ball
striking post and going through q
fence on the right-of-way. OF the rail-
Hs@e.t1h FGaa; 1he score BY inSpi6pSSso S1s; o.
Leon . 0 8 8 ] Q Q 9 0-1
Thursday Leon defeated Osceola
by a score of IL to at OsceOla, the
Osceola team quitting at The, end OF
the eighth inning. as they had no
chance to win: The batteries were
Sample and Butcher for Leon. The
score by innings was:
Leon % 90 3 90 PIP
Friday at Osceola Leon dropped a
game to Osceola, who spiked up with
the Melcher and other teams the
score being to in favor of 0sceola.
for Osceola and Rumley and Butcher
osceola ] SO Q 2 o 9 0-9
Leon % 0 O 3 0 0 / 8 OF
Sunday Leon won both games Of
the big double header game played
at Axes park in this city, between
Leon, Osceola and Charlton: There
tendance, the gate receipts being over
$500, and more than 1900 people
witnessed the two games. The three
teams drew straws to determine
which two should play the first game
and the winner of this game was to
play the other team. Osceola and
Leon were matched for the first
BY score of Is to s, the batteries
being Tarlton, Benson and Forest for
Osceola and Rumley and Butcher for
Leon. The score by Innings was:
Osceola :. .002031 900 s
Then Leon turned right around
and won the second game from
Sunday, the score being to in
favor of Leon. The batteries were
Marinelli and Forest for Charlton,
and Sample and Butcher for Leon.
The score by innings was:
Charlton ha1, @ G9 9 9 Q Q 9 Q Q Q o. 90
'Ie Leon plays Ailerton at Axes park
in Leon this afternoon, a side bet OF
$500 having been posted, as Allerton
thinks she can bring team here
which will defeat the Leon bunch,
but we'll have to see it done before
we can believe it.
Next Sunday, the last game of the
season will be played at Axes park
in Leon, when Tingley comes for a
tussle with Leon, and they are COM
ing spiked up to try and win the
game. Leon has made great record
this wear, and the boys want to
their final game. Come out Sunday
and see the last game of the season.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
VOLUME Lxv1, NO. 6.
AT THE THEATRE.
Program at the Idle Hour for tie
Coming Week.

At the Idle Hour today, Thursday.
Sept. 18th, Faith of the Strong.
with Mitchell Lewis. Also Christia
comedy.
At the Idle Hour Friday, Sept
10Th False Faces" featuring Henry
B. Walthall, and Screen Magazine.
At the Idle Hour Saturday, Sept.
Goth, "False Faces" featuring Henry
B. Walthall and Strand comedy.
At the Idle Hour, Sunday. Sept.
21st, "The Inn Of the Blue Moon"
with Doris Kenyon.
At the Idle Hour, Monday, Sept
22nd, Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" with Marguerite Clark and
Scenic reel
At the Idle Hour, Tuesday Sept:
23rd MRS. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch" with Marguerite Clark and
International News.
At the Idle Hour, Wednesday.
Sept. oath, courageous Cowards''
featuring Sessue Hayakawa, and In
ternatiOnal News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
County Superintendent's Notes.

There has been considerable con-
fusion in regard to the speller to be
used in the rural schools. We had no
Intention whatever of changing texts.
It was a mistake in the name We
thought that we were careful to use
the one that had been in use for
years. It was to have been changed
in 1910 but few, if any did so, hence
we thought it inadvisable to try to
was adopted. Use the one in use in
your school whether Hunts Modern
or Hunts Progressive. With the
Demons and the outline which YOU
will receive from the office it will
make little difference.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
To the Farmers of Decatur County.

The time has come to decide
whether Decatur county shall have a
fair or not. There has been a cam
paign of Misrepresentation going on
all over the county claiming that the
fair was being promoted for the in
of the directors; this is not true.
The. fair ground was brought be-
fore the present raise of land and
the men who brought it could have
sold it at any time and pocketed a
thousand dollars piece, but they
bought this for fair ground and II
the farmers of Decatur county want
to have fair they will get this land
at just what it cost; as far as. it be-
ing a benefit to the town. of Leon
that may be true, but it is far more
benefit to the farmers of Decatur
county.
The present officers are only tenn
porary, the bylaws provide that the
officers shall be elected in December
each year by the stockholders, each
share having one vote.
At the present l am acting as
president of the association, l am
sure speaking for myself and the
directors that they would be glad to
be relieved Of the responsibility and
the labor it will take to erect and
equip the grounds for a fair next
fall. Each one of us have already
spent our time and money inspect
ing other fairs and we feel that this
criticism is unfair.
There will be a meeting of the
directors at the court house in Leon,
Saturday September goth at 800 D.
m. every one in Decatur county that
is interested is asked to attend this
meeting. This is positively the last
call if you want to have q fair come.
If not we will sell the grounds and
give it up. This is your last chance.
M F. SPRINGER
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Leon Lots to he Sold at Auction.

We will offer for sale to the high
est bidder the following improved
properties on Saturday, Sept; 27.,
1919, at o'clock p. m. Lots Z and
8, block 5, and outlot 13 original
town of Leon, Iowa, and lots l and 2.
block Z, and lots and 8, block IL.
LETTERS addition to Leon. Watch
for extensive description next week
See C. F. Wright or McKern & Man
chester at their office in the rear OF
Leon Savings Bank
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Brethren Church Notes.

Sunday school at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning. Preaching service on
Sunday evening at $3.50 by Rev.
Albert Ronk. The Junior and Senior
Endeavor societies will meet at 7:3O
Prayer meeting at 8 O'Clock on
Thursday evening. Please note the
change of time of these services.
There will be preaching at Crown
Chapel on Sunday evening, the be-
ginning of revival meeting to be
held by the pastor.
Preaching at Union chapel on Sun
day morning at 12 o'clock
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Painting jefferson Highway.

E. NJ. Crane, the official Jefferson
Highway painter, arrived in Leon
Saturday evening in his car, enroute
poles with the "JH" sign, erecting
markers, and making the Jefferson
Highway the best marked trail in
the country. Mr.. Crane has painted
the trail all the way from New
Orleans here, and is accompanied by
his wife, and they are enjoying the
outing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Methodist Church Notes.

No public services Sunday. Sun
day school at the usual hour, 9:45.
Conference Sunday. The
Conference meets this year at Grace
church, Des Moines this week.
The regular social and business
meeting of the Ladies Guild next
week on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Forbes and nrs. James Alexander,
hOsteSSeS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Federal Court at CrestOn.

The September term of the United
States District Court for the Southern
District convened at Creston on Tues
day with Judge Martin J. Wade pre-
siding Frank Chastain, of Eden
township was drawn as member of
the grand jury and H. B. Murry, of
Bloomington township Fred W.New-
comb, of Lamont, M. F. Springer of
Center township and NJ. F. Thomp-
son of Van Vert, are members of
the petit jury.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Shipped a Lot of Horses.

Ben Belts, of East St. Louis, who
has been buying horses and mules
for the southern market in this
locality, has shipped over one hun
dred from this station during the
past month. That's putting some
money in circulation, for he pays
good prices. Shell Norton is assist
ing him in buying.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Good Pair of Mules.

Henry Rauch delivered to the
horse and mule buyer last Tuesday a
pair of mules for which ne received
$500 Not SO bad considering the
II. C. of L. Henry says he kept
better pair for work on the farm
Lamont Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
New City Engineer Here.

C. A. Shockey. who was employed
to take charge of the big lot of new
city council, arrived in leon from
Kansas City Tuesday, and has COM
menced work preparing the plats
and will locate the grades for the
new paving. 1t will take several
weeks TO complete the work, and
then the council viii be ready to let
the contract for the paving to be
commenced early in the spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Three Daughter, Born 10 MIR. and
Mrs, Geo. B. Reed.

An event which is quite rare,
only occurring about once in 5000
occurred Tuesday evening when
triplets-three baby girls-were
born to Geo. B. Reed and wife, living
on the old Reed farm west of town.
The mother and little folks are re-
l' ported getting along fine ~ While tiie
makes the second set in this locality
in the last two or three years, the
Fuller triplets being the other
BlOcktOn News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
THE CHURCHES.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.

Saturday, Sept. goth, covenant
Meeting at~11 a. m. Sunday morn.
ng Sunday school at 10 a. m.
and baptismal service at
II. Preaching in the evening at
$3.50 old time.
E. L. Vanderpool. Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
To the Public.

On and after this date we will
make our Headquarters with G. F.
Wright in his office room in the rear
of the Leon Savings Bank. Parties
wishing to buy either city property
on aes or prTate GT ae sae sem are ae GUe npe
cal! on us.
McKERN & MANCHESTER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
New Fire Engine on the Way.

The new motor truck fire engine
which was purchased some months
ago by the city council, has at last
been shipped, the bin of lading hav-.
to reach Leon in few days, and the
fire boys will at last be satisfied.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
: Red Cross Sale.

On Saturday, Sept. goth at $3.50
p. m. at the. steps on the west side
OF the court house the Decatur Coun-
ty ked Cross Chapter will sell at
public auction three Western Elec-
trio sewing machines, good as new,
Two second hand sewing machines,
and all work material yet on hand.
BY Order of Executive Committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank all our many
friends, who SO graciously and freely
helped us during the sickness and
death of our sister.
Eva G. Smith
Joseph N. Smith
Ed G.. Smith.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Maria ge Licenses.
n z Thrnckn,orto,

Dr.. z r Throckmorton has sold
his fine hospital, practice and res
idence at Derby, and will remove TO
Des Moines where he will continue
his practice. Being stationed at Des
Moines during the war as one of the
connected with Camp
Dodge he has formed a large ac-
quaintance in that city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18
Why Not Buy

Northwest Missouri farms? For
information, write, or call and see
G. Logan Larkam, the real estate
man, Skidmore, Mo-, SGT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18

The Sigler building, occupied by
the Leon Savings Bank is being
greatly improved by having the front
painted beautiful white, which will
make that corner a very attractive
one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18

We the undersigned druggists of
Leon will close our stores at 8 D. m.
each evening except Saturdays COM
mencing October 1st.
Chas. Cherrington,
s. P. F. Kopp,
p. q. Bell,
w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-18

Don't forget the big public sale at
the George farm one mile east of
Leon on the Waubonsie Trail today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
LISTED DEAD, LIVES;
INSURANCE ISPAID

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2I.-A-
though Private william J. Slemmer
Is alive and still in the service in
France, the War Department FIRST re-
ported him killed in action at Cha
teau Thierry and now stoutly main
tains that he was discharged last
July.
Unable to be convinced OF its err
ror. official Washington also de-
mands that the soldiers mother. re-
turn $3.50. the allotment to which
she was rightfully entitled and which
the Government paid her from July
10 to October 81 OF last year.
Under similar circumstances. Mrs.
Clara Bolton, an employe Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. saw
her husband. an army captain. for
the first time on Sunday after the
War Department had declared him
dead in September. 1918. Mrs.. Boil
tons allotment stopped also with
the date OF her husbands supposed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
ECZEMA CAUSED YEARS
OF INTENSE AGONY

81 have suffered intense agony from
eczema on my leg and other parts OF
my body for years, and received only
temporary relief from other prepaTa-
items. 1t IS only a month since l start
ed to use PETERSON'S OINTMENT,
and there is no sign Of eczema or itch
ing. You can refer to me."-Geo. 9.
Talbot, % Penfeld Street, Buffalo,
ny.
I've got a hundred testimonials, says
Peterson, Of Buffalo, just as sincere
and honest as this one. Years ago,
when 1 first started to put out PETER
SONS OINTMENT, ! made up my
mind to give a big box for 80 cents,
and am still doing ii, as every drug
Eist in the country knows.
81 guarantee PETERSON7S ONT
MENT because know that its mighty
healing power Is marvellous ] say TO
every one who buys a box that il is
Tfgfdly guaranteed for eczema, salt
rheum, old sores, blind. bleeding and
itching piles, ulcers, skin diseases,
chatting, burns, scalds and sunburn.
Iand IL not satisfactory any druggist
will return your money"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
FRANCE IS WORRIED
OVER COAL MINES

PARIS, Feb. 27.-France is faced
with most formidable task in recon-
structing the important coal and in
dustrial districts of the Department
Of the Nord and the Pas de Calais.
and It will cost $4,000, 900. 900 francs
according to a statement made to tho
French senate by Louis Loucheur,
minister OF industrial reconstruction.
The Germans destroyed 1O1 coal pits,
and NJ. Loucheur said he hoped that
IL the French had luck and worked
very hard they might be able to pro
duce 1900 tons daily by the end OF
1919, instead Of $4,000 tons. the out
put before the war. The repair OF the
mines will cost more than 1000, O0O,-
600 francs, and cannot be accom-
plished in less than ten years
The factories in the district have
no raw material and the machinery
has been destroyed or carried away
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
CHILDREN ARE KEPT FROM
SCHOOL; PARENTS FINED

LEBANON, Pa, Feb. 2T.-Three
residents of Monroe Valley. this
county. William Clair, Henry Neidig
and Laura Clair. were fined 81 each
and required to pay Sc each additional
as costs Of their prosecution for vio-
lation Of the Pennsylvania compul-
sorry school attendance law.
Each is the parent of a child which.
rather than permit II to be vacci-
mated. was not sent to the public
schools. The prosecutions were
brought by the Bethel township
school board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
TWO POLICEMEN KILLED
WHILE MAKING ARREST

RAILWAY, n. J., Feb. 27.-Patrol-
man James Lynch and Jacob KrauF
were shot and killed while at
tempting to make an arrest in a Mair
street tenement here. Lynch was
shot down a. he entered a room on
the second floor. Kraus. who was
sixty years old, saw his comrade fall
but dashed into the room and received
a bullet beneath the heart He stag
gered to the police station and gave
the alarm before he died.
Giuseppe Musachio is under arrest
charged with the shooting. and, az
cording TO the police, has confessed
The partolmen entered the house n
pursuit Of men who had pRTticipat I'd
In a free-for-all fight on the street ?
short distance away.