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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Chamber of Commerce Meeting.

Eighty members attended the reg
ular meeting of the Leon Chamber
of Commerce held at the Civic Club
rooms on Monday evening, and q
most enthusiastic meeting was held
which did not adjourn until mid
night. Nine new members Mere ad-
ded to the membership roll at this
meeting, the new members being j.
A. Mcintosh, Geo. M. Hamilton, Orr
Stout, v. R. McGinnis, w. A: Alex
ander, Rev. J. c. Maher, p; S. Har-
ris, c. M. Ketcham and Wilber Mil
Ter.
A number of important business
projects were taken up which will
bear fruit in the immediate future.
The proprietors Of the Lamont Steam
Laundry which have been operating
plants at Leon and Lamont were
present and announced that after a
here, which was better than any in
any town near they had decided to
greatly enlarge their Leon laundry
plant, and would install at once. a
large amount of expensive machin-
cry which would give Leon laun--
dry and dry cleaning establishment
second to none.
The question OF securing an ar ar
cussed and the committee in charge
were instructed to use every effort to
hav a plant established in this city
at once. They are now in communl-
cation with parties and if necessary
local capital will be furnished to
finance the project. There has been
no natural ice put up this year ana
less an ice plant is established here.
Secretary Ralph McGinnis was
selected to attend a meeting at
Ames on Saturday, March Sth, when
the question of a county park under
state law which has already. been
passed. will be looked into. At the
meeting of the Farm Bureau last
ed to represent the Farm Bureau at
this meeting. 1t has been suggested
that near Davis City there are his
torical places on the river where
chiefs of the Fox Indians are buried.
and evidences of ancient mound
builders exist which might make
the selection of a county park on
Grand River advisable.
Formulating plans for a big two
days stock meeting to be, held on
his farm in the early fall, where
the breeders of all the various
breeds of cattle, horses, hogs and
poultry could have an exhibit or
county fair with all the objection,
able features TeIuONeu. HIS "Ou!u
be a great thing for the sWhole
county and the project will be car
A committee was appointed to
work with the city council in an eft,
fort to get consent petitions started
this year for additional paving to
be put down in Leon probably next
year, and this matter will be push
ed. -.
Various other matters were dis
cussed, reports of which are not yet
ready for publication.
Judge H.--K~-Eyans, of Corydon,r
who is holding court in Leon, was
guest at the meeting and was call
ed upon for a few remarks, during
which he made the statement that
during the fifteen years he has serv,,
ed on the bench he has attended
meetings of every commercial or
ganization in this judicial district,
and never had he seen such splen-
did spirit of cooperation and com. pm.
shown at the meeting of the Leon
Chamber of Commerce, and he con-
sidered it the best meeting OF the
kind he had ever attended.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Child Scalded to Death.

Mrs. Wilbur Howell of this city,
was called to Junction City, Kansas,
last Wednesday on account OF an
accident to her grandson, Charles
Howell, the two year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Howell, of Salina,
Kansas. Mr.. and Mrs. Howell had
been living for some months at
Junction City while Mr.; Howell was
we're arranging to return to their
home at Salina last week. A week
ago last Thursday Charles was
playing with a toothbrush and stuck
it into the spout of a teakettle on
an oil stove, and in pulling it out
upset the teakettle and the boiling
water was spilled over him, burning
his little body frightfully.. He lived
for a week, passing away last Thurs-
lima on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell were both former residents
of Decatur county, and they have
many friends here who extend their
deepest sympathy to them in their
great bereavement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Next Monday is School Election.

Next Monday is the annual school
election of the Leon Independent
School District, and more interest
than usual is being manifested this
year. The election is under the
Australian ballot system, and Mon
day was the last day for filing noml-
nations with secretary RoWell:
There are two directors R be
elected to succeed Capt. J. D. Brown
and Fred Teale, and neither of them
are again candidate. Two sets OF
nomination papers were circulated
and filed, one with the names OF
Or. J; o. Woodmansee and and Geo, Gee. n NJ; l.
names of Charles Cherrington and
Elmer s. Harris: M Under @ the he ainy law
arranged in alphabetical order and
each voter is entitled to vote for
two candidates. Four better men
for the office could hardly be select
ed, and there is no special fight be-
tween them, it being simply a case
of submitting four good names from
which the voters are to select two
to serve as school directors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Jim Alldledge is Still Some Wrestler

Jim Alldredge of this city, has
been in the wrestling game a good
many years, and is getting along in
years where mos. men would be
classed as has beens, but Mr.. ALL
dredge has always taken good care
OF himself, and observed model
habits, and while for a number of
years he has been an honest to
goodness farmer and settled down
he still occasionally returns to the
mat for a contest. Last Saturday
night he went up against Ernest
Maupus a French Canadian, claim
ing to be the champion of Canada at
Fargo. N. D., but Jim had no trouble
in pinning him to the mat in two
straight falls, in total of 81 min
utes. There was big crowd pres
ent to witness the match which was
one of the best ever held in Fargo,
and it goes without saying that
Jim's bank account was consider
ably larger when he returned to
Leon than when he left home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
VOLUME LXV, NO. 80.
AT THE THEATRES,
Program for the Coming Week q
the Popular Leon Theatres.

Today, Thursday, March 9Th, at
the New Theatre, Charles Ray in
playing the Game" Fatty Arbuckla
in Out West" and Current Events.
Friday, March 7th, at New The
atre, Marguerite Clark in "Prunel-
la and the interesting Ford Week
ly.
Saturday, March Sth, at New The
atre, Marguerite Clark in "Prunel-
la" and Bray Photograph.
Friday and Saturday, March 7th
and 8th at Idle Hour Theatre, Harry
Carey in the big six reel special pro-
duction, Hell Bent"
Monday, March 10th, at New The
atre, Mabel Normand in Perfect
Thirty-Six," and Pathe Comedy
Tuesday, March 18th, at New
Theatre, Catherine Calvert in "Out
Of the Night" and the big Screen
Telegram.
Wednesday, March 18th, Marion
Davies in "The Belle of New York.
and popular Holmes Travelogue.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Change Clocks March 80.

Daylight saving plans will be in,
stituted throughout the United
States Sunday, March 80, unless
congress makes a change in the law
passed during 1918.
Hands of the clock will be moved
forward one hour at a. m. the
last Sunday in March and viii re.
main one hour fast until the last
Sunday in October.
Farmers are protesting the re-
sumption of enforcement of this
law.
Although it is the common belief
that the law is to continue in effect
during the war only, c. d. Reed.
Des MOines weather man, says that
it is effective until repealed by con-
gress.
Here is the act passed by con-
gress:
At 2 o'clock antimeridian Of the
last Sunday in March of each year
the standard time of each zone shall
be advanced one hour, and at 2
O'Clock antimeridian of the last Sun
day in October of each year the
standard time of each zone shall by
the retardinc of one hour. be re-
turned to the mean astronomical
time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Decatur County Boys Win Honors al
Iowa City.

Decatur county won a signal hon
or last week in the preliminary con-
test in the University of Iowa ora
torical contest, when two. Decatur
county boys were selected to COM
pete in the final contest held Tues
day evening, the winner Of which
viii represent Iowa in the Northern
Oratorical League Contest, where
representatives of seven large uni,
versities will speak. Ten men and
two women of oratorical ability
tried out in the preliminiaries, five
Of whom will contest in the finals,
and of the five selected two, are
from Decatur county,. Leland G:
Ackerley, of Leon, and Joe Tye; of
Pleasanton. Mr.. Ackerley's Grafton
was Reconstruction which ne
wrote himself. We hope to be able
to announce that Decatur county
boy will represent Iowa in the big
Northern League Contest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
act passed by con-
Keller & Pryor's Millinery Opening.

The dates for Keller & Pryor's
big spring millinery opening, an
event looked forward to with inter-
est by all the ladies of Decatur
county, have been settled on, Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday, March
18th, 14th and 18th. Miss Jessica
Pryor recently returned from trip
to Chicago, where she visited al!
the leading wholesale houses and
personally selected the finest line of
spring millinery ever brought to
Leon, which will be open for the in
spection of the ladies on the above
dates. Many new novelties and pat
terms will be shown al. this opening,
as well as. hats of less expensive
patterns. = "a most cordial invitation
ID extended to- every lady, in Decatur
afSas fssrt Spsass sasiaa ss mia. :pss.as Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Choral Union to Give 1.-THE Cruci-
fiXiOn."

At meeting held last Sunday af-
ternoon, the Leon Choral Union de-
cided to begin work on The Cruel
fixion," to be given some time in
April. Notices are being sent out
for the first meeting and rehearsal,
which will be held Friday night,
March 7th, at the High School
building. The annual election of
Officers will be held at that time.
The Choral Union for this year will
be under the direction of Mr.. Ralph
Petty and is very fortunate in being
able to secure the services of a man
of Mr.. Petty's ability.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
New Revenue Tax Slightly Increases
Ford Prices.

The new war revenue act effective
Feb. 25th makes provision for in
creasing the manufacturer tax on
wholesale price of automobiles from
three to five per cent, and a new
manufacturer tax Of five per cent
on wholesale price of tires, tubes,
parts and accessories. Read the
full instructions in regard to this in
crease in our advertisement in this
paper. We have six or eight new
Ford cars on hand shipped prior to
the date of effect Of this new law on
which the old prices hold good, and
those having orders on file with US
will have first chance at them.
Estes & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Will Suffer for Ice Next Summer.

The prospects are that Leon will
suffer next summer for ice. Not a
pound of natural ice has been put
up this year, and the town will have
to depend on shipping in artificial
ice or do without. AS practically
all of the other towns in southern
Iowa are without natural ice the
demand for artificial ice will far ex-
ceed the capacity of what few ar
tificial ice plants which are within
shipping distance of Leon. There
is enough ice consumed in Leon to
make a good artificial ice plant pay,
and right now is the time to take
steps to get plant located in Leon
on which we can depend for a sup
ply of ice next summer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Court SILL GRINDING
Another Special venlre of Twenty
Trial Jurors Called. First Jury
Case Commenced Yesterday.

| Judge Evans adjourned court last
| Wednesday afternoon until Monday
of this week the trial jury being
excused until Tuesday of this week.
Forty jurors had been summoned Tor
cused on account of sickness and
other causes, that when count was
made Tuesday there were only sew
enteeh names left on the list, SO
the court ordered a second special
venire of twenty jurors summoned
to appear yesterday morning, the
following 70 II swi1IiamsA pH1ng the Riehlend. aa%en
o. C. Clampitt, Hamilton:
Fred Ramsey, Long Creek.
L. NJ. Patton, Woodland.
Joe Boord, Grand River.
NJ. c.. Ryan, Bloomington.
Grant kyner, Garden Grove.
f. G. Nichols, Garden Grove
w. w. Stiles, Leon.
c. B. Simpson, Leon.
J. P. Daughton, Richland.
J. E. Tener, Garden Grove. .a
VIM. Feight, High Point -
E. P. Mortar, Garden Grove.
C. S. Taylor, Richland. 81,
e. A. Roberts, Fayette.
David Owens, Franklin.
Van Bumgarner, High Point.
S. NJ. GraysOn, Decatur.
Quincy Combs, Grand River.
The grand jury made their tpal
report Tuesday and were discharg-
ed for the tern, only one Indictment
being returned that being the case
of Jesse Albee, who plead guilty. and
was sentenced last week.
The first jury case taken up yes
terday morning was that OF Capps
VS.. Tuel, a suit for commission IN
real estate transaction, ,sand it was
in progress at the time this paper
went to press. Court will continue
this week. and next, several jury
cases being set for trial next week.
The following cases have been
disposed of since our report last
week:
LAW AND EQUITY :.
Lizzie Mcdowell VS.. Lottie and
Leo Bird. Tried to court Judg-
ment in favor of plaintiff for $4S: 10.
Charles Teller VS.. Frank Cox.
Settled and dismissed.
Luella Woodard guardian VS.. }.
F. Hamilton ct al. Judgment on
promissory note.
Kate Snowden ct. al. VS.. N. l.:
Chase ct. al. Demurrer to plaintiffs
petition Overruled.
Gerdes, Hintz & Mckee VS.. st.
Brendan's church of Leon. Motlon
for more specific statement sustain
ed.
Estate of J. A. Scott. Final report
approved, administrator discharged.
Estate of Barbara E. Musser.
Order signed as, prayed for. :, :.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
This is Moving Week.

The first week in March each
years sees a number of changes in
the occupants of farms in every
part of Decatur county. Probably
some of our readers will this week
miss receiving their Reporter be.
cause they failed to notify us Of
having changed their postohice ad-
dress. If you are q subscriber to
The Reporter and are moving this
spring, be sure and drop us a postal
or cali us on the phone and notify
us. of your new address which will
insure your receiving your paper
PROMPTLY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of Century AQo.

Geo. w. Baker was elected mayor
of Davis City by two votes, defeat
ing John King; Capt. Thomas
Ward was elected mayor at Decatur
Royal Richardson at Pleasanton, W.
W. Scott at Lamont, S. H: Amos at
Van Vert.
A peculiar phenomena called lin
electrical language "a ground cur
rent" was discovered in Leon last
Sunday afternoon by w. R. Ellin.
wood, who in company with several
other parties own private tele-
graph line extending to various parts
the thunder storm, it was discovered
the electricity in the air was SO
strong that the telegraph line could
be successfully worked without the
use of batteries. The batteries were
cut out and for over an hour the
boys talked over the line using nc
current but what was supplied to
the wire by the electricity in the
atmosphere. 1t is condition Of the
rare intervals
were issued the past week:
Frank Poland p to Tursa A.
Young IS.
John v. Myers 81 to Minnie B.
Boston ~.
At the meeting of the Leon
V. r. McGinnis presented his resig-
nation to the board to take effect at
the close of the present school year,
at which time he expects to take up
the practice of law, having been a
law student for several years. We
are pleased to state Prof. McGinnis
will continue to be resident of
Leon.
Teale & Wharton, composed of
week took over the clothing busi-
ness owned by Thomas Teale.
At the city election Monday w. A.
Albaugh was elected mayor over
Homer A. Dye by 21 majority. J.
A. Harris and ]. A. Caster defeated
H. J. Lands and Frank Gardner for
councilmen. @. M. Lindsey defeated
votes, and Will ]: Edwards was
J. Heron, of Cheaney, Washing
ton, has been visiting the past week
with his sister, Mrs. Jacob Ocker-
man. Mr.. Heron was resident of
Leon from 1853 to 1853, and had
not seen his sister for thirty-three
years.
Miss y Bessie ss. t114 Strong die died at l. the
nOLuo VI uc1 pdIC CHIo, WI anu W! ..
j. D. Strong, on March End, at the
age of 22 years, 4 months and 10
days.
II. c. Sanford, of Belle Plaine,
Iowa, came Tuesday for a few days
visit with his mother and friends in
this city.
Mrs. Ellsworth and son Douglass,
of Colorado, are visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Lun-
beck, in this city. The sisters had
not seen each other for twenty-four
years and the meeting was a joyous
one.
Yesterday Frank Goodsen, of
northeast of Leon, went out to look
after his sheep. and as a strange
dog had been worrying them he put
a revolver in his overcoat pocket:
He found the sheep were alright and
returned to the barn to feed his
horses. While STOPPING. over in the
corn crib the revolver fell from his
pocket and was discharged. the ball
striking him in the stomach and in
flicting a dangerous wound, the out
come of which is uncertain at this
writing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Mrs. A. J. Fulton Died Tuesday.

Mrs. A. J. Fulton, of southwest Of
Leon, died Tuesday afternoon about
3 O'Clock, after an illness of several
weeks. Her death is a very sad one.
as ahe is survived by her husband,
and eight children. and all of the
children are sick with the flu, some
OF them quite serious. Her funeral
Was held yesterday afternoon, short
seryices being held at the grave on
account of the illness in their home,
interment being in the Leon ceme-
teIy. An obituary will be published
neIt week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Hatchod q Brood of Chickens Out.
doors,

Mrs. Frank Lewis, of Franklin
township, has hen which she
thinks broke a record for Iowa last
month. >. The hen stole a nest and
which is some record for February
in Iowa, and beats your California
climate all hollow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Arrested for Rifling Letters.

Edward Clymer, the fourteen
year old son of Wib Clymer, of Leon,
was arrested the first of last week
by deputy U. S. marshal Leo Healey,
and taken to Creston, being charged
with rifiing letters, taking money
from them and destroying the let
ters. We understand the letters
were stolen at Van Vert. The boy
was taken before Commissioner
John C. Hunt at Creston, who bound
him over under bonds of 500 to
appear at the March term of the
Federal Court at Creston. He gave
bonds and was released from GUS
tOdy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
A Mammoth Sale,

One of the biggest public sales
held in southern Iowa this season
will be that of Tullis Bros. at their
farm one mile west of Decatur on
Tuesday, March 18th, at which
they will sell 500 head of live stock.
SO head of horses and mules, 236
head of cattle and 40 head of hogs.
That's some sale, and it will be
worth your while to attend just to
see how fast they can sell this stun,
and it is all good stuff too. See their
big adv. describing the stock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Bob Scott Has Landed.

Corporal Bob Scott; who has been
with a Trench Mortar Battery over
in France for the past year, landed
his parents receiving a message from
him Tuesday morning. He is ex-
pected home in the near future with
q honorable discharge. Bob has
been in some of the nastiest fighting
over in France, and he will have
some real tales to tell when he re-
turns to the good old home town,
come by his friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Richard Carl Hutchinson.

Richard Carl, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hutchinson, of
Leon, died Sunday morning, March
2, aged five months and one day.
For two weeks he had been sick
but had seemed better and unex-
pectedly passed away. His stay so
short was filed with sunshine and
love. The funeral service was
held from the home in charge of
Rev. G. H. Hitler, Monday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
New Court Cases.

Alpha Woodard VS.. Estella Phipps
ct ali The parties are. the heirs Of
Mrs. America Stanley Day, and
plaintiff asks that the shares of the
heirs be confirmed, the property sold
and the proceeds divided among the
heirs Marion Woodard attorney for
Dlaintiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Board Met Monday.

The board of supervisors met in
regular session Monday, and N
Golfer and E. J. Blair left Tuesday
morning for Ames to attend tho
meeting of County Engineers and
Boards of Supervisors, called to dis
cuss road and other business mat
ters which must be looked after the
current year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Decatur County Men Drawn for U
S, Jurors.

Several Decatur county citizens
have been drawn as grand and trial
jurors for the March term of the
U. S. Federal Court which convenes
at Creston on March 25th.
Frank Bone of Grand River, W.
H. Filical of Leon, T. c. Lane OF
Woodland, are called as grand jur-
ors and H. E. Cozad of Morgan,
Charles Hodges of Weldon, A. B.
.McClaran, of Hamilton and J. W.
Walton of Eden as trial jurors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Fast Mail Went in Ditch.

Fast mail train No. on the Bur
lington was wrecked early last Sat
urday morning at Aurora, Ill, when
a truck under the engine broke, and
one mail car was turned upside
down, but no one was injured.
Nine tracks were demolished in the
wreck however, and the train passed
through Charlton about ten hours
late, so no Chicago mail was receiv-
ed here until SUNDAY noon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Reiss-Alpress.

Mr.. Clyde Reiss, of near Garden
Grove, and Miss Evelyn Alpress, OF
southeast of Leon, were married at
TIC Presbyterian manse in this city
last Thursday evening, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. T. F.
Campbell, These young people are
we'll and favorably known among q
large circle of friends. They will
make their home on farm near
Garden Grove, and their friends ex-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Holden School Report.

Following are the pupils neither
absent or tardy during the month
ending Feb. 21: Reletta Wheeler,
Cecil Hawk, Clarice Craig, Mabel
Hamilton; Clair Craig, Forest
Number enrolled at present, 20;
average daily attendance, IS 1913.
Mrs. Capitola r. Craig, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Harry Lemley Enroute Home.

Mrs. ]. v. Lemley received a mes
sage yesterday from her SON Harry.
who was severely wounded in
ed, in which he says he is on his way
home, but does not know which
camp he will be sent to, but he
thinks Camp Dodge. Harry will be
home some of these days, and he
will be given ! glad welcome Ia the
0id nome toWn .:,Ssg cyssrs lissria'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Married i'm Osceola.

Glen G. Mitchell and Mildred A:
Scott, both of Weldon, were married
at the M. P. parsonage in Osceola,
Wednesday morning at 1890
O'Clock, by Rev. j. G. Leonard. They
were accompanied by Mrs, Cora m:
Hertz. They are young people Of
sterling characters and have host
OF friends Who wish them only
good They win Isaide 9n farm
east Of weldon. Osceola Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Leon Won at Sub-District Contest

You just can't beat Leon in
declamatOry contests. Donald Nc
Ginnis representing Leon High
School at the Sub District contest at
Creston last Friday evening, walked
away with first honors in the hum
orous class, and first over all, with
his selection Johnny Gets Ready
for Company This entities him to
participate in the district contest to
be held at Missouri Valley, and we
look for him to win there too.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

turned home Tuesday, having been
discharged from jury service In the
district court as grand juror.
Harve after residence of q year
in Decatur, has moved back on his
fine farm northwest of Decatur and
is going to take life easy now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Scott, who
have resided for q number Of years
on q farm just north of Leon, de-
parted Tuesday. for: Pocatell0, Idaho,
where they will visit relatives and
may decide to locxte. IN that state.
Their many friends here wish then
. safe journey and nice visit.