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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVEN-
YlON.
Charlton District Convention Meets
at Leon Wednesday and Thurs
day, June II and IL.

Leon will entertain the Charlton
District EpWorth League convention
for two days next week, Wednesday
and Thursday, June II and y, and
ed to be present, and the delegates
will be entertained at Leon homes
during their stay in this city. The
convention will be held at the NJ. f..
church.
The following are the officers OF
the conventions:
President-Robert w. swick, Di-
LIST Vice President-Bessie Lewis,
Allerton.
2nd Vice President-Lulu Ben
nett, Charlton.
3rd Vice President, Jennie Ewald,
Russell.
4th Vice President-Cuba Hayes,
Leon
Recording secretary-M y m e
Krutzsinger, Oakley.
Corresponding Secretary-Martin
TreasurerwMabel Fisher, Weldon.
Junior League Secretary-Mabel
Hobbs, Charlton.
Big. Drive secretary-Mrs. Elsie
Newell, Charlton.
Wednesday, June 18th.
Afternoon
200 Quiet Hour-Dr. w. E.
hamilton, Grand River.
2:30. Service Flag Recognition
Service-Memorial for Leaguers
whose. stars have turned to gold
Rey. ". a. Morgan, Corydon.
for our Italian Mission. REV. Pas
chal Scattarregia, Des Moines.
$3.50. Organization and Appoint
ment of Committees.
900. Get acquainted hour in
charge of Leon League. Registra-
ton and assignment of delegates.
Supper at church.
Evening
= 7:Soi Devotional Period'-Rev.
500. Address-Prof. Benjamin D.
Scott, Indianola.
Thursday, June 12th,.
Morning
$50. Sunrise Prayer Meeting in
charge of T.. S. Rhodes; Mt. Ayr.
Breakfast in the Homes.
900: Praise service-Rev. j. s..
Day League''NMrs: Elsie Newell,
s:45. "An Open Door'-Miss
Maude A. King, Supt. Deaconess
Home, Des Moines.
lU:o Representative OIL Simpson
College.
1O:45. Recreation and Culture
Plans for Our Young People. =
Rev. Frank Bean, Mt. Ayr.
Dinner at Church.
Afternoon
100 to 900. Recreation and
Culture Clinic-An Hour of Whole
s6sa4 Fun.--Rey. Frank Bean, Mt.
Ayr.
300. Praise Service. Rev G. FL.
Conner, Beaconsfield.
2:10. Address Prayer Power"
DR.. F. P. Quick.
2:3o. The League and the Re-
turned: Soldier. Rev. J. w. Good
sell, Charlton.
500. Address. Money Power" !"
Man Power" DIR. Quick.
$3.50. Junior League.
400. Business Session.
Supper at Church
Evening
1880. Praise Service.-Rev. w. A..
Weyrauch, Van Vert:
500. Adress. "Qualifying for
Life :Service'-Rev. Gilbert Cox,
Maryville, Mo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Wore Soldiers Uniform Now Held
to Answer.

Upon complaint filed by deputy
United States Marshal S.~A. Plum,
Carl H. Upheld, of Van Vert, Deca-
tur county, was arrested and ar
raigned before U. S. Commissioner,
J. G. Hunt, on a charge of having
violated an act of congress, approved
June 3, 1916, relating to the protec-
ton of the uniform. He is alleged
to have worn uniform of an enlist
ed man of the United States army to-
gether with the decorations Of over
seas regalia. The defendant enter
ed a plea Of not guilty and waived
preliminary examination to the
grand jury. His bonds were fixed
in the sum of two hundred dollars
and he was released.
This act provides that any man
who is not an enlisted man or officer
of the United States army, navy, or
marine corps, is prohibited from
wearing the uniform of an officer or
enlisted man of the United States
army, navy Or marine corps, or any
uniform similar thereto and the pen
atty is severe to offenders. 1t is the
first arrest in this division under the
above charge.-Creston Advertiser,
May 29th. Y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Who Wants q Gold Mine?

shipped p'sS to sioux city market. His
shipment totaled eighty-six cattle
and 1877 hogs. He got $15 a hun
dred for his steers and 5000 for
hogs He came back to sibley next
pocket. The feeding steers last fan
one one heifer bought for $57 last fail
brought $164 on the market.
Wouldn't you expect to hear
rafting Of bones as the Iowa farm
ers who sold corn for 8 to II cents
a bushel and hogs for. So less than
graves?
popaon wR in ef hs s9ony IS yhe ferpsrs 9sse rszs
corn in the summer season and go to
Florida in the winter: Some of them
were in Florida this winter living
high, wide and handsome, They
could do it, They reporteGa that hf they
popular esculent to the acre and re-
ceived 121s cents a pound for it.
Gross proceeds in that case $437.50
per acre. Some of them It is related
had out eighty acres. Sounds like a
fairy tale, doesn't it? If it all ran to
the high mark in yield and price
the gross yield from that eighty
ten sections of Ida county land not
so many years ago when Ida county
land could have been bought for IS
an acre. OF course they don't all do
it. Maybe nobody actually had 80
acres of popcorn that brought a
gross return of $4,000; but they do
raise enough to have the biggest au-
tomobiles, take trips to Florida or
Timbuctoo if they want to 60 there,
send all the children to college, do
anything they desire in any sort Of
reason and many unreasonable
things if the spirit moves them.
Iowans and Iowa farmers do not
entirely appreciate Iowa and Iowa
opportunities. 1t is too soon after
the lean years that lie less than a
generation of 80 years behind; but
Is there an Iowa farmer >of intelli-
gence and success who can take note
of the Iowa farm and its fertility and
success of the past two decades and
still maintain that Iowa cant afford
decent ads?-Marshalltown Ilmes-
Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files Of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
Of Century Ago.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs,
Albert Biddison, June 3rd.
G. V. Ruby is packing up his
goods and will move his store to
CarrOltOn, Mo.
The following marriage licenses
Abraham s. Staggers 62 to Han
nah M. Salisbury Sc.
Edwin 3. Stafford 25 to Louise E.
Gaulter, 23.
vaI}Inu Jqhn W: 5s Daniels 2S to Lille NJ.
w6iti Wi5liSp a II. Sutton s2 to Eta
Mrs. Wam NJ H. A wSSS %SGd ot sqa neSa S aG died a9a
sp spimngeS6 mgH 66 Nen aseG Of 3yphod Years. fever
months and 22 days, He left Leon
a few weeks ago with Elder F.. c.
Watkins to work in his printing
sick for two weeks prior to his
| DEATH
Monday afternoon about 2 o'clock
the livery stable of A. j. Jones was
discovered to be on fire, and it
burned rapidly, the adjoining barns
Of w. w. Parrish and Mrs, A. E.
Chase beiag also Datarned b%rmed and for r.
neighborhood were threatened, but
the new fire engine did splendid
work and the fire boys controlled
the fire to the three barns. All Of
the horses were gotten out and most
of the things below, but several
sleighs and other property in the
second story were burned. Mr..
Jones loss is about 5000. The
barn was owned by /. n. Clark, be-
ing valued at $1,000 with insurance
DR.. II. C. vanWerden and family,
Mrs; Lena Houston; Capt Layton, s:
up party who started for Lake
Okoboji Tuesday, where they will
camp for a month or more.
w. J. Sullivan departed Monday
afternoon for his old nome at
Flora, Illinois, where he will visit a
week or ten days. 1t is the first
time he has been back since he left
I27 years ago..
Misses Pudge Barnes and Sug Ed
wards, two of Albia's charming
young ladies, are visiting in Leon,
guests of Misses Grace and Stella
Allen.
Mrs ]. R. Bashaw went to Fair
field Friday to visit her daughter,
Miss Celia and attend the COM
mencement exercises at Parson Col
lege.
]. E. Penniwell went to Blythe
dale, Mo-, Saturday where he will
spend a month taking orders for
bibles,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Decoration Day Services.

The weather was fine last Friday
for Decoration day, and all business
in Leon was suspended during the
afternoon. The services were held
at the Presbyterian church, tie ad-
dress being by Rev. Henry Esch, and
John Stockton recited Lincoln S
Gettysburg address, music being
furnished by the Boy Scouts. Then
the soldiers, sailors and citizens
marched to the cemetery, where a
large cross had been erected in
memory of the boys who died in
France, which was decorated with
flowers, and the. graves of all the
los soldiers buried in the Leon
cemetery were decorated with flow
.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Loses Valuable Sow.

Grover Tye, of Pleasanton, breed
er of Big Type Poland China hogs,
lost a very valuable SOW this week.
She was Miss King Jones No. 72O,-
87S, that he bought in Bloerndaal
Bros. winter sow sale at Orange
City, Iowa. She was one top SOW of
sale and cost Grover $50 and was
without question one of the best
yearling sows that ever. came to
of eight pigs sired by Pilot, so she
was not a total loss, yet she was a
drawing card for the herd and
would have gone in show ring this
fall, and made them 60 some to beat
her.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Harry Raymond Goes to Cedar Falls.

Harry Raymond, who has been
employed as secretary of the Com
mercial Club at Iowa City since his
cepted a position as secretary of the
Commercial Club at Cedar. Falls,
Iowa, at an increase in salary of
5000 year over what he was re-
ceiving at Iowa City. He also had a
flattering offer from st. Louis, Mo-,
but decided he wanted to remain a
citizen of Iowa. His many friends
in Leon will be pleased to hear of
his success. He is gaining a reputa-
tion as one of the best secretaries in
the state of Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Blue Grass 571k Inches Tall.

Ed Parker, of this city, saw an
item that some fellow down in Mis-
souri, had found a stalk of blue
grass So inches tall, and wanted to
stepped out in his yard and pulled a
stem of blue grass which he brought
to The Reporter Office Saturday
morning to be measured and found
1t was 57k inches tall, Just half
inch shorter than the Missourian's 8,
but he says he Is confident there is
blue grass in Decatur county which
will beat it, and wants some one to
bring in a longer stem so as to beat
the Missourian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Davis City Reunion.

The Davis City reunion will be
held this year August 18th to 18th
inclusive, and at meeting held
Monday night the following officers
and committees were electeo:
President. A. Brown.
Seeretary-A. F. Radnich.
Treasurer-G. G. Grimes.
COncessiOns-W. l.. Severe.
Advertising-C. w. Robinson,
Oscar Goble, L. V. Cummings.
Speakers-Dr j. w. Wales.
Music. Lyman McLain, G.. G.
Grimes.
Water-L. A. Brown, L. II.
Adams.
Free Attractions-A. F. Radnich,
G.. G. Grimes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
New Court Cases.

parties were married at Decatur on
Sept. 26, 1887, and lived together
until June 10, 1916, when plaintiff
alleges her husband deserted her,
after abusing and mistreating her.
She asks Tor decree of divorce and
the custody of their five minor chill
dren. w. J. Springer attorney for
plaintiff.
Henry E. Horney vs.. VIM. s.
title to farm. Varga Z Son at
torneys for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Commencement Program Leon High
School, at Presbyterian Church,
| Thursday Evening. $3.50,

Piano Duet, "Galop de Bravoure"
Helen Gammill, Mida Bradley
liked Chorus, Flower Song
Invocation a,:... Rev. G. n. Hitler
Salutatory ........ Tempel Brown
Vocal Solo ..... Helen Gammill
Girls Quartet, Meadow Dreams
Address-Prof. Robert Rienow, Uni.
versity Of Iowa.:
Vocal Solo -. :. Abigail Alexander
Girls Quartet, merry June"
Valedictory ....... Philip Little
Presentation of Diplomas. A
Mcintosh, Pres Of School Board
Benediction ..... Rev. C. H. Hitler
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
NO BODIES HOME YET.
Plans for Disinterment Not Definite
ly Made.

In answer to inquiries regarding
the transferring of soldiers bodies
who were buried in Europe during
the war, the following information
has been received from the adjutant
generals office of the war depart
ment at Washington.
81 beg to inform you that it can
not now be stated when the work
of the transfer of the bodies to this
country will begin. The work must
be deferred until conditions, includ-
ing transportation, warrant the un-
dertaking. Relatives will be noti-
fed before the arrival of bodies in
this country
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
WORK FOR COUNTY FAIR
Several Options on Grounds Have
Been Secured. Come to the
Meeting al Leon Saturday.

There was an enthusiastic meet
ing OF those interested in the pro-
posed Decatur county fair assoc1a.
ton held at the court ,,, house last
Saturday afternoon. The, commit
tee on location had beer doing some o., ne
they had secured written options on
three available tracts OF land: One
is the farm of Bert Woodland, just
north of Leon, where the old fair
grounds were located another is the
farm Of Gee T. fro 0giytl1e lie just aeroS5
farm, far known as the old Baker farm,
another is part of the 3. Housh
owned by c. NJ. Axes, where the
ball grounds were formerly located,
and the fourth is the farm of Den
mis- Daughton just east of Leon.
The options, on most OF these tracts
possible to secure any longer time
on them, and on motion a commit
tee of one man from each township
was selected to solicit the sale OF
stock in their township and report
at another meeting to. be held at 2
O'Clock on Saturday of this week at
the court house in Leon, the COM
mittee being as follows:
Bloomington-Iryin l.. Bathe.
Center H.. Shields.
Decatur-W. H. Bronson.
Eden--Cliff Mills.
Fayette-Earl Anderson.
Franklin--Wm. Warren.
Garden Grove-J. F. Gill.
Grand River-C. L. Boord.
Hamilton-S. P. Rogers.
High Point-N. l.. Chase.
Long Creek-C. G.. Jones.
Morgan-O. L. Peck.
New Buda-Myles Boeger.
Richland-J. P. Daughton.
Woodland-R. P. Coontz.
1t is proposed that not more than
twenty shares of $50 each be per-
mitted to be owned by any one man
or corporation. The plan is to sell
$4,000 worth of stock in each town
shin in the county, SO that every
township will be interested equally
if possible.
The soliciting committee will
make their report at the meeting on
Saturday afternoon, and as many
representatives from each township
should be present as possible. Come
prepared to boost the fair over. the
top, and be on hands at 2 o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Iowa's Losses in Three Wars.

war, ioSS $3.50 So in the he world ORD war Just
closed and 164 in the Spanish
American war, according to figures
of the state historical department.,
and state adjutant generals Office:
In each of these wars more men died
of disease than were killed In ac--
ton.
In the civil war there We're 49,
O59 Iowa men in the service. 4.
this number 12, 1868 were dead before
the war closed, S,S4S had been
Tounded i'm in battle teds and ressyad sySsd dis
The The losses; in the Spanish
American war were largely due. to-
disease. The Forty-ninth infantry,
with 1885 men, lost fifty-four
through disease. The Fiftieth In
ts9tryf t%o Syf Of Ssesse ss' Tg msp Gst arS fS
fantry Of 1,344 men. lost one IN &C
ton, forty-one through disease,
while thirty-eight were wounded
The Fifty-second infantry lost thirty
six men through disease. The rec
ords of the other organizations ara
not at hand.
Iowa Casualties.
In the world war just closed there
were $4,000 Iowa men in the army.
Their losses were as fOllOWs:-
Killed in action or died of wounds;
1850.
Died of disease in France, 931.
Died of disease in the United
States, $50.
Died of accident in France, SO.
Died of accident in United States
camps, 54.
The total losses of union men in
the civil war for the entire north
was 349,944 men. Of this number
67,O58 were killed in battle, ~, ,O13
died of wounds, 1921 died of di-
sease and 4O,154 died OF other
causes
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Some Rain.

Commencing Saturday evening
this section experienced very heavy
rains continuously until Tuesday
might, during which the rainfall is
estimated at from nine to ten
inches. Sunday all the small
streams were out of banks, some
say the highest they were ever
known, while Grand River has
spread all over the bottoms. Much
damage has been done to crops, the
wheat being flat on the ground and
many corn fields are badly washed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
X. of p. Decoration Next Sunday

The knights of Pythias will OBJ
serve their annual decoration serv-
ices on Sunday, June Sth. All
Knights are requested to meet at the
O'clock, t headed BY BY the ban band they
will march to the cemetery where
the Memorial services will be held
and the graves of the departed
Knights decorated with flowers.
The triangles to be filled with
flowers are at e. E. Bells drug
store and all persons who can fill
one or more triangles with flowers
are requested to call and get them
at once
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Harry Lemley Home Soon.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Lemley are ex-
-pecting their son Harry home from
the hospital at Fort Sheridan, Illi-
nois, any day now, having received
word that he had been placed in
the discharge ward. Harry had a
severe experience in the war. aud
has undergone a number of very
difficult surgical operations, and
his many friends will be glad to see
him back home again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Two Year Old Bull Weighs Over
1900.

* An. Taylor & Son of the north
west part of the. county last week
sold two yeAr old Hereford bull to
Anderson Brothers, OF Lamont, Ia,
that we3ehed over 1900 pounds and
for which they received $3.50. Mr..
Taylor has been breeding Herefords
for several yoaIs and now has one
q. the bet AerS. IN this lection Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Chamber Of Commerce Meeting.

The Chamber of Commerce held
their regular monthly meeting at
the Civic Club room Monday even
ing, the Civic Club ladies serving a
fine six O'Clock dinner, after which
several hours were prOfitably spent
July celebration and other matters
of interest to the community, about
sixty-five members and several Wis
itors being in attendance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Mrs. C. s. Evans Died Tuesday
Evening.

Mrs. c. S. Evans. who has been
sick for several weeks, passed away
1t her home near Garden Grove
Tuesday. evening. Funeral services
will be held on Thursday, interment
{ In the Franklin cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Traction Power for Blade Grading

Decatur county desires the serv-
ices of q 1880 H. p. OIL tractor with
operator to pull one 12-foot blade
grader during the road working sea-
son of 1919. Interested parties
please communicate with county en-.
gineef Leon, Iowa, stating make Of
tractor and terms. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
! sChfldren,s nay. at New Salem Post

The ,children's day exercises at
New Salem church had to be post
snon0d last Sunday ON account Of
aaAA otofM ana wiH be held next Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
EaFnle Wanted.

l / win buy sovAral farms. In Deca-
tue county. Sec me II you want to
cell worth the money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05

M 8. Sullivan, Leon .s...s. -. %
Frances n. Sears, Leon ...5.....32 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Children's Day Program at Palestinc-

Childrens Day exercises will be-
held at Palestine church Sunday,
June Sth. The following program
will commence at $3.50 O'Clock p. M:
Song, "Garlands of Peace"
&c.. Sunday School Children.
Opening Recitation Lucille Splcer.
"The Lord in His Garden"
Cecil Reyn0lds.-
"The Birthday Child" Ruth Myers.
"The Gamblers Wife,. Eta Akers.
Drill ....... Junior Girls Class.
"Tommy's Prayer"
Marjorie Gittinger-
Song. 1--WE Would Shine" ......
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05

Treasurer-Miss Lulu Rumley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-05
Order Your Daily Papers at The
Reporter Office.

J. T. Kerr, ADJ. Gen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-20

liked to Veld dEiii rod beeee - g. e.
not have to think about i 4 dead
end boy plus a part time school may
remain q dead-end boy. But let US pc
sure that dead end boys are not such
because their work has made them So
Let rot entrance into industry shnt
the door to further education ana
broader opportunity.
What Must the Employer oo7
1.-THE employer must come halfway
and give the boy a .certain time, say
not less than four or more than eight
hours a week to go to school. Your
first thought is no doubt 1t can't be
done 1t will disorganize our work.
1t can be done, 1t has been done' ann
It is being done in many places even
on a voluntary basis.
What Must the Schools Do?
ITO put It briefly, school must be
willing to adapt its hours, its meth
DDS, its subject matter, and its teach.
ers to the needs of employed boys and
girls regardless OF whether the WORK
given meets academic standards OF
not. A part-time school whose object
is to give the same work in the same
way as the regular school gives It,
only in smaller doses, is doomed "a
failure, and does not measure up 70
its opportunity There is no field In
which investigation is more needed. 10
field in which the superintendent oil
schools and his teachers can render
greater service than in the field Of
part time education. Furthermore
there is no way in which live EN-
ployer can do more TO yitalize oul
school system than by joining hands
with the public schools and organic
ling part-time classes.
! How Shall These Schools and classes
Be Organized?
GLASSES may be organized In twt
general ways. In accordance with tn'
first method, boys and girls employed
/ BY one firm may be in special group'
or classes. Such an arrangement take
! twelve to fifteen persons out OF tn
working force at one time, though the!
may come from different departments
! A second metnOd pToVIues lOT SlaseS
composed of pupils from various firms
very few, perhaps one only, being tax
en- from the working force at any on
time These groups meet not less thai
four hours week for their instruc
ton either at a central school build
ing or at some point near where the!
are employed, possibly in the plant 1t
self,
might meet on Saturday mornings
for at that time the school building
are not filled by the regular schoo
IA question may be asked at thi
point concerning the vestibule schoo
which has been organized by come o
the most progressive business men 4
the United States. The vestibul
school may. be a part Of part-tlm
school, and very often ought to be
But school which provides for a yer,
narrow and very specialized kind o