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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

A special Easter dinner will be
served at the Merchants Hotel from
1890 to 200 o'clock Sunday. Bring
your family and enjoy the meal to-
gether. adv.16.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

VIM. Hildebrandt, who has been
working for the Great Northern at
shop repair work for several months,
returned to Morris yesterday. Mr..
Hildebrandt says that about 800 men
have been let out at Willmar, in
Guiding SO brakemen, 40 fremen, u
repair men and 38 roundhouse men.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Bring in your broken pipes and
have them repaired. The Sugar
Bowl. adv. If.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

DR. Sam Olson, Optometrist, will be
at Norris, Tuesday, April %, at the
Merchants Hotel. For aid of vision
and relief of eye strain. If your eyes
need help, don't wait until it is too
late. Get the truth about the condi-
ton of your eyes. Vision once lost
can seldom be restored. adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

The people of the Methodist church
heard an exceptionally good sermon
last Sunday evening preached by Rev.
Eli Slifer, pastor of Donnelly Pres
byterian church, who was staying in
Morris for the day, en- route to his
home from Browns Valley, where he
held a former pastorate. Mr.. Slifer
gave a recital of his conversion and
what led him into the Christian min
istry after having been educated for
the legal profession. He made fine
impression and the large audience
enjoyed the address from beginning
to end.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Telephone bus calls for Griffith's
bus to the Merchants Hotel any time
of the day or night. advtf.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Mrs. c. w. Nash returned home
Saturday, after two-week visit
with her sister in st. Paul.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

J. E. Danielson went to Long
Prairie Tuesday night, where he is
transacting business. He expects to
return home tomorrow.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

The returned soldiers are being
called upon by Chairman Frank Han
cock to make short speeches at the
moving picture shows in support of
the Victory Loan. Last Saturday
evening, Bob Darling spoke most in
terestingly of his experience over
seas, and last evening, Captain John
A Halgren told of the wonderful
work being done in the reconstruc-
ton hospitals in England, where he
has been for the past year and a
half.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

F. E. Shepard has purchased the
Peck lots on E. 9TH street next to
the Basin property and expects to
build a new house during the sum-
mer or next fall.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Mrs. G.. T. Noyes left Tuesday for
Omaha and Kansas City, where she
will visit with relatives for two
months.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

John Walz has been confined to
his home much of the time during
the past two weeks on account of
sickness. He has only been in bed
one or two days but has been unable
to get down town. He is improving
at this writing and expects to be able
to attend to his business again today.
Company *" will give a dance at
the armory every Saturday night, to
which everybody is invited. Music
will be furnished by the Big Four
Orchestra. Spectators 25c. advtf.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

II you have farm that you want
to sell call and see me, or write to
me at Morris, MINI. Jos. J. Gaffney.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

James E. Carlson, who was form
erly in the real estate business here,
stopped off for short time on We'd
nesday and called on old friends here
He expects to handle Stevens county
lands again this summer. His head
quarters are in Minneapolis.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Mrs. c. G.. Jennings gave two read
ings before the high school pupils
Wednesday morning. One was King
Robert of Sicily" and the other
'"Their Daughters Birthday" Both
were enjoyed by the pupils of the
school.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Miss Helen Shepard of St. Cloud
is spending a week at home to assist
her parents in getting settled in
their new home.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

1t was reported that Miss Alice
Cooley would teach in the Norris
school next year, but she had already
accepted a position at Fargo before
the school board of this place elected
her, therefore she cannot accept the
position here.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Mrs. Fitzgerald received a tele-
gram Wednesday from her husband
saying that he would be at Camp
Dodge Monday and she expects to go
there to meet him. They will likely
both arrive home again the middle
of next week.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

The Tribune acknowledges the re-
ceipt from Private Alfred Bach, Co.
F, 9Th U. S. Engineers, of a copy of
"The Watch on the Rhine" an eight
page newspaper published by the men
of the Third Division, now in the
Army of Occupation.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

A deal was made this week where
by Geo. DanieIson becomes the own
er of the Splitstoser meat market and
building and he expects to rent it
out to an experienced butcher who
will open the place in very short
time.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Don't buy your tractor oils until
Oil Co. 1916.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

There will be no school today, as
this is Good Friday, legal holiday.
In order that the teachers who go
home for q visit may have plenty of
time in which to get back, there will
be no school next Monday, but school
will be held next Saturday instead.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

All music sc copy for one week
only. G.. W. Suckstorff, the furni-
ture man. adv. 16.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Miss Tracy Abeln resigned her
position at the Northwestern Tele-
phone office and left for her home
at Holdingford, Mimi, Tuesday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Miss Bernice Wilcox, bookkeeper
at the Stebbins Store, is having a
couple of weeks vacation which she
is spending at her home at Norcross
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

D. Hartog returned home Tuesday,
after five months spent at Whitefsh,
Mont, and points on the western
coast. Mrs. Hartog did not come
with him, but will remain in the
West for several weeks more.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Miss Margaret Burpee is at home
this week for a vacation, the normal
school at St. Cloud being closed for
the week.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

D. T. Wheaton arrived home Tues
day of this week from Wilton, S. D.,
where he has spent the winter with
his daughter.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

The girls of the Normal Training
Department in the Morris High
School will take charge of a new be-
ginners' class during the last two
months of the school year, beginning
Monday, May 5. They will teach the
little folks about two hours each
morning. The object is primarily to
give the normal girls practice IN
handling the pupils and give them
some actual teaching experience, but
it is fact also that the youngsters
who get this training are ahead OF
the others when they start school
next fall. Parents having children
who wish to join this beginners class
should notify Supt. Utne or Miss
Slindee.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

The restriction have been removed
on sending packages to soldiers in
France and packages up to seven
pounds can now be sent without any
orders from the commanding officer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

Puritan Tractor Oils are the best
you can buy. See us before buying
oil for your tractor. Stevens Coun-
ty Oil Co. 1916.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-04-18

A card from John Lentz at Cob
LEM, Germany, says that he recently
saw Robert O'Brien, Thabes Caine,
Harry Gunderson and Al. Baker and
that they are all we'll and that he
hopes to see his Morris friends by
the Fourth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
Sunday a Jonah Day.

Last Sunday was sure hard one
on automobiles travelling south. One
of the cars used in transporting the
ball team to Leon broke down near
Garden Grove and the Leonites had
to come out and bring the ball toss
ers into town in order to stage the
game, while the other car. was the
recipient of two first-class blowouts
the last one being on the way home
about ten miles out of the. home
port. l1iley Bros. came to the res,
cue with new. tire equipment and
eleven o'clock under the cover of
darkness. A Ford under the guild
ance of Clarence Melville started for
Leon at 1890 to, witness the ball
game and after three punctures, a
blowout, ct cetera, landed in the
southern city at near 600 p; m, al,
ter the foe had been vanquished and
the victors ready to return home.
Verify, the way OF, the Sunday base
ball enthusiast is hard and great is
the rejoicing of the automobile and
tire repair man.-Chariton Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
New Court Cases.

B. F. Burwinkle VS.. H. M. Thomp-
son. Suit is on promissory note
for $685.. C.. w. Hoffman attorney
for nlaintiff.
B. F. Burwinkle VS.. III. M. and
Lena B. Thompson. Suit is on a con-
tract with G. E. Tansey in which ae-
fendants agreed to pay Tansey $3.50
as a commission upon the sale of q
farm, which contract has been as
signed to plaintiff. C. w. Hoffman
attorney for plaintiff.
Letha McClaran VS.. Luda McClar-
an. These parties were married in
Decatur county on July. "A, 1914,
and lived together until Feb. IA,
1919. Plaintiff asks for decree OF
divorce on the grounds of cruel and
inhuman treatment, that she be
awarded the custody of their four
year old daughter and that she
have temporary alimony in the sum
Of 5000, and permanent alimony OF
$4,000. M. K. Oxford and C. W..
Hoffman attorneys for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
Town Faces Ice Famine.

Knoxville will be without ice the
rest Of the season is the cheerful an
nouncement made by William Grant,
head of the local ice company.
Last winters mild weather is to be
blamed for the ice mans trouble. AT
no time was ice thick enough to be
stored for consumption. This spring
Mr.. Grant made arrangements to Sc
cure artificial ice in Oskaloosa and
Ottumwa, but the quantity was SO
uncertain and the quality worse, that
the Grants have decided to quit.
The last shipment or two of ice was
distributed to customers of the con-
cern at loss and the Grants de-
cided if this was to keep up it was
about time to quit.
Abandoning the service tempor-
arily will work hardship on prac-
tically every family in the city. It
means ice cream and other soft
drinks will disappear. from the
menus of soda fountains, and the
good housewives will have to revert
to the custom of keeping their but
ter and milk in the we'll to keep
them from spoiling-providing there
is a we'll on the premises.-knox-
vile Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
TuskeegO Baptist Church.

The reopening of the church was
success in every particular. A
large crowd was in attendance at
the morning service, the Sunday
full of life and enthusiasm. A
bounteous dinner was enjoyed by all
as evidence that Tuskeego and sur
rounding country has excellent
cooks and this always makes the
men smile. At 2:30 the church
building was filled to overflowing to
listen to the Children's program.
The church was tastefully decorated
and the children and young people
were at their best. All were delight.
ed and as they. turned homeward at
the close of this great day saying it
was the best program they ever at
tended
Next Lords day at II a. m. ser
mon. The hand of fellowship will
be extended to new members. The
Lords supper will be observed.
Don't forget the Sunday school at
10 a. m. Evening service at 1880.
Mrs. Armstrongxil speak AT 500
O'Clock. Everybody welcome.
Jas. A. Armstrong and Wife.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
EMERSON ISCONVICIfD
Jury at Mt. Ayr Returned Verdict OF
Second Degree Murder Against
Roy Emerson, of Crest0n.

The jury in the case of State VS..
Roy Emerson, who was on trial at
Mt. Ayr for the murder of his moth
er, Mrs. Kate Emerson, at Creston
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree, a few minutes after ten O'Clock
Saturday morning the case having
gone to the jury Friday evening at
s O'Clock. This case has attracted
state wide attention, it being claim
ed it was the first time in the history
of the state where a son had peen
Mrs. Emerson was found dead at the
bottom of an elevator shaft in the
Emerson undertaking establishment
about O'Clock in the afternoon of
May 9th, and the state claimed she
was murdered on the second floor
of the building by her son Roy En-
erson, who dragged her body to the
bottom of the shaft; her skull being
crushed, and an iron bar was found
which fitted the wounds on her head.
Roy Emerson and his mother had
had frequent Quarrels over money
matters, since the death OF his 1ath-
The trial was commenced on Tues
day of last week, and immense
crowds were in attendance, many
driving to Mt. Ayr from Creston and
other towns, the case having been
taken to Mt. Ayr from Creston on
a change of venue. The case was
tried before Judge Homer A. Fuller,
the attorneys for the state being
county attorney Carroll Camp and
D. w. Higbee, of CrestOn, and Frank
Fuller of Mt. Ayr. The defendant
had a splendid arrav of attorneys.
Judge T. L. Maxwell and Kenneth
Davenport of Creston, Judge ". p.
Mitchell of Council Bluffs and r. H.
Spence and H. C. Beard Of Mt: Ayr:
The penalty for murder in the
second degree is from ten years to
life Imprisonment at the option OF
the judge. Judge Fuller granted
the attorneys for the defendant ten
days in which to prepare and tile a
motion for new trial, and sentence
court rules on the motion TOR new
time i being remanded to the custody
of the sheriff of Ringgold county
without bail. There is considerable
speculation as to what the sentence
will be, but the general opinion is
that Emerson will be given a life
sentence His attorneys in case the
motion for a new trial is overruled
will appeal the case to the supreme
court, and Roy Emerson will probab-
ly commence serving his sentence in
the penitentiary, pending the APP
peal, although he may be admitted
to bail but since his arrest he had
made no effort to be released on
bail, but it is claimed that if the
court fixes a bail bond tnat ne st1jf
has friends who would sign his bona.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
New Ice Plant in Operation.

There is now no danger of an ice
famine in Leon, as the new ice plant
Of the Leon Ice Co., is now in opera
ton, the first ice being pulled last
Saturday morning, and the plant
now has an ample supply of ice for
not only Leon but for the surround
ing towns, shipments being made
daily by railroad and trucks to a
number of towns. The plant has a
capacity of ten tons every twenty
four hours, which insures a supply
of pure ice for Decatur county.
While ice is being frozen it will take
some little time yet before the plant
is systemized and everything work
ing smoothly, but manager. Fred
limit. The company has invested in
the neighborhood of $4,000 in the
plant, which is modern in every re-
Spect
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
Edwards Generation Held Reunion.

A. J. Edwards and family were
donw to the Arthur Folanu farm one
mile east of Grand River last Sum
day to attend a reunion of the peo-
pie named Edwards and their rela-
tives who reside in Decatur and ad-
Joining counties: The occasion was
in honor of J. A. Edwards and wife
who have been away for eight years
up in Canada and are back on a
visit. This gave them chance "
see all the people named Edwards
and their relatives an da good sized
crowd was present, one hundred and
five, and most enjoyable time was
had. No especial program was
mapped out, it was just great big
family reunion where they visited
and talked over old times and feast
ed on the good things that can be
bought and raised and prepared by
the good cooks that belong to this
highly respected generation. The
day was ideal, and all of those who
were able to be present, enjoyed the
time hugely. Steps later on may be
taken to have it an annual affair and
then once every year these good peo-
pie will assemble together on ike
Occasion.-OsceOla Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
Contract Let for New Little River
Bridge.

The board of supervisors held a
special session Tuesday to consider
bids for bridge and culvert construc-
tion, and for dirt. grading, but all
bids for dirt grading were rejected
On advice Of t the State e., Hi! EHi!ghwssyy
cents per yard, made by Condor Of
Who aIa made daa a joint BID. II The bids for
the .excavating on the two under
ground crossings on the Jefferson
Highway, one between Leon and
Davis City near the residence of
Bert Millsap, and the other between
residence of Herb Bartlett, the bids
for this work ranging from $1.15 to
1922 per square yard, were rejected.
The contract for building four
teen circular culverts and eight box
culverts was let to the Cross Con-
struction Co. Of Des Moines. for
Who already had several contracts
and have just completed two big
culverts on the Leon and Davis City
road.
The contract for the 200 foot
steel bridge, twenty feet wide over
Little river, on the Jefferson High
way between Leon and. Davis City
OF Gas Omaha ma Seb for ;5adsi not n
Guiding the piling which will be put
in by the county, and it is estimated
to cost about $1,SO0. Work on this
bridge will commence within three
weeks, the bridge being located
above the present bridge, SO as to
permit of the Strengthening of the
Little river hill. The old bridge
with it's sharp turn, and narrow
roadway was most dangerous one,
and several accidents have occurred
on it. The new bridge will have
concrete floor and abutments, and is
the high steel truss design, and will
be one of the best bridges in SOUTH
0rn Towa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of a Century Ago.
The thermometers registere

The thermometers registered lOS
in the shade Tuesday.
departed Monday afternoon for Iowa
City, where he will take special
course in embalming at the Under
takers School.
The 100 foot bridge at Blockley
on the Narrow Gauge burned Mon
day, the fire being supposed to have
caught from the engine of the south
bound freight.
Many of our readers will remem-
ber that some ten or twelve years
ago, the money box of the Methodist
Sunday School was stolen from the
residence of Mrs. Len Hamilton, the
treasurer. 1t contained about $15,
most of it being pennies. Several
parties were suspicioned at the time
and the businessmen of Leon made
Clark had the we'll at his livery
barn cleaned out, and the workmen
found over 1000 pennies in the
mud at the bottom, all of them be-
ing dated over ten years ago. They
we're evidently part of the stolen t2; n
probably becoming frightened and
threw them in the we'll to avoid sus-
picion.
Houston stole march on their
friends Tuesday. Mrs. Houston had
been visiting Abba with friends,
and Mr.. Gates met her at Charlton,
where they were married The
friends of these parties extend con-
Mrs. G. NJ. Ketcham gave a lawn
party last evening for her little sons
Willie and Edgar and about twenty
five of their young friends assembled
in the roomy grounds of their
grandpa Lunbeck's home. Ice cream
and other dainties were served, and
most happy time enjoyed by all.
A company has been formed at
Lamont with a capital of $4,000 to
conduct The Lamont Gold Cure, an
institution for the cure of the. liquor
habit. A. P. Olsen is president of
Miss Lillian Howard, formerly a
teacher in the Leon schools, now re-
siding at Fonda, came from OsceOla
Monday to visit few days with
Leon friends.
The Leon ball club defeated the
Gainesville aggregation on the Leon
grounds last Friday by a score Of
9 to 8. Jimmie Hurst pitched a
great game. Gainesville having Bray
with them and a lot of the Osceola
sports went broke as the result of
the game.
Lark Bobbitt went to Des Moines
Thursday where he will work in a
cigar factory.
+. Otis Grandstaff, of Burlington,
visited over Sunday III Leon with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Grand
staff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
in the DISTRICT COURT
Judoe Evans Completed Business OF
the July Term and Adjourned
Court on Wednesday.

Judge Evans adjourned court last
Thursday and returned to his home
at Corydon. coming back to Leon
Monday evening and holding court
until yesterday when all OF ths
business ready Z. for trial at this term
The grand jury adjourned Thurs'
that being against Ed Williams, OF
Garden Grove, indicted for breaking
and entering, and he entered plea
Of guilty to the charge and was hned
800 and costs and sentenced to one
year in the. county Jail, but an or.
der was made that upon payment OF
the fine and costs no mittimus 1oI
the Jail sentence was to issue until
ordered by the court.
The case of State VS.. Artie Trlsler
charged with wife desertion was
The court made an order for the
destruction of all the liquors IN the
custody of the sheriff which he had
seized from booze cars.
The following cases were disposed
of since our report last % week:
p l.. Fowler VS.. Decatur county.
Tried to court to be decided in va
T. A. Jackson VS.. Decatur county.
On application it is ordered that
fees Of witnesses Ross Fulton, Wal
ter Smith, Russell Aten, l. G. Dull
ing, Oscar Beavers and n. L. Chase
be taxed to defendant, all other costs
to be paid as heretofore ordered.
Jessie NJ. Smith VS.. Margaret Ann
Gray ct al, decree quieting title.
T. B. Nicholson VS.. F. P. Heath
man ct AL, decree of foreclosure:
M. D. Graham VS.. Lena j. Graham
ct al. Judgment confirming title to
real estate.
Anna Smotherman VS.. John w.
Smotherman. Decree of divorce.
Estate of George Smith. Appoint
ment of E. o. Stearns administrator
Guardianship of Coriene Burchett,
appointment Of Emma Burchett as
guardian approved.
Guardianship of Gerald Rex Daw-
son, appointment of Ethel Dawson
Boswell as guardian confirmed.
Estate of Nellie Crees, appoint
traitor confirmed. -.
Estate of Clarence Townsend, r.
A. Suther1in appointed admins
traitor with bond of $12,000!:-
Guardianship of Vincent K. Rob-
inson. On application S. Varga is
discharged as guardian and his final
report approved. E. G.. Monroe ap-
pointed trustee of funds belonging
to Vincent K. Robinson, with bond
Vincent K. Robinson all net earn
ings of estate from time to time as
Estate of VIM. Fl. Stevens Will
probated, James F. Stevens appoint
ed executor with bond of $4,000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
Big Sedan Turned Over.

J. L. Branham and son Harry, of
St. Joe, Mo. had a narrow escape
from death Monday morning about
nine o'clock, when the new Chalmers
sedan which Mr.. Branham was driv-
ing to Leon to visit his mother, Mrs.
S. J. Roger, turned over high en-
of kellerton. At the point where
the accident occurred they met an
other car and were crowded out to
the side of the road, and the sedan
being a very heavy car the embank-
ment gave way under it and they
turned over, but fortunately both of
them escaped serious injury, MIR.
his son received some minor bruises
and cuts. The car was damaged
considerably. but they drove it on to
Leon after having repairs made at
Kellerton.