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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago.
items Taken from the Files Of The
Reporter Published . Quarter
OF q Century Ago.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
B. w. Garrett on June. 26th.
Only one marriage license was is
sued the past week that being San
ford McGahuey 26 to Elvira Quick
Hon. Walter McHenry, of Des
Moines, has been secured to make
the address at Leon on the Fourth
of July.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Caster, of Center town
ship, died Friady after an illness of
only twenty-four hours.
Mrs. Ira 3. Ryan died this morn
ing from old age and general dis
Morris Gardner and Jake Boards
ley are the latest additions to Leon
bicycle riders.
While working with the ditching
his arm caught in the machinery,
breaking it just above the wrist.
Mrs. Lenna Houston returned
yesterday from a stay of several
weeks at Lake Okoboji
Miss Lena Green returned to her
home at Corydon yesterday after a
visit at the home of her mother in
this city.
Miss Ella Oney went to stanberry,
Mo-, yesterday to visit several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Lou Fesler.
Judge J. w. Harvey returned
from Council Bluffs Friday where
he attended the annual G. A. K.
Encampment.
F.. Varga and daughters, Mrs.
Varga, returned Tuesday from Chi
cago, where they had been visiting
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
D. E. Gatchell.
l.. P. and Ralph Sigler and F. E.
Thompson went to Lacona Monday
to invoice two big stocks Of goods
which Mr.. Sigler traded a couple of
An infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Cox. of southwest of
Leon, died on June goth.
Grant Hidy, of Weldon, died last
Friday, after an illness of year
With lung trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Will Move to Iowa.

We regret to chronicle the fact
that Bob Fridley and the Stevens
family are going to leave Bethany.
Messrs. Stevens and Fridley have
den Grove, Iowa, and the stock is
being invoiced this week, and they
will move away from Bethany now
in few days. During the stay in
this town of these excellent people,
they have made hosts of very warm
friends who will miss them when
they sever the ties of friendship so
highly valued. We wish for them
q successful business career in the
sured that the '.new-comers' are
gilt-edged and four-suuare in every
particular.-Bethany Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
j. +. Gill Sells ''NIonroe' Farm for
5000 an Acre.

The first of the week ]. F. Gill
sold the farm just south of town
known as the Ed Monroe place Of
270 acres for $500 an acre to E. r..
Eaton, of Iowa county.
January for S17O an acre 1t is a
we'll located farm and considered to
be worth the money A short time
ago party agreed to pay $500 an
acre for this same farm without the
south so acres, but asked to be re-
leased. There don't seem to be any
limit to the price a man can get for
good farm now days
Some pessimists seem to think it
is impossible to farm land at this
price and make it pay out. Farmers
in the sections where land is twice
as high as it is here, are doing it
simply by farming better and that
seems to be the only answer.-Gar-
den Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Keeping Up Decatur County's Repu-
tatiOn.

Since we started a blue grass con-
test, Decatur county has been es-
tablishing a reputation for not only
the tallest blue grass in the world,
but for all kinds Of farm and garden
products, and The Reporter office
looks like the horticultural hall at
a county fair.
Frank Chastain, of Eden town
ship, brought in a head OF timothy
last Thursday which measured ]! "a
inches in length, and Waite: Evans.
of Eden, brought in another head
Saturday which was / inches in
length.
l.. L. Cannon, of Eden township,
on Tuesday brought in a head OF
inches in length, tieing with Frank
Chastain of the same township
Yesterday timothy heads measur-
ing 11A and II inches long were
brought to The Reporter office Ny
+. L. Lorey, mail carrier on route
s NG capp Wheb fondd and Ralph Sy &d stsn
cord on c. NJ. Axes farm near
Blockley. This beats anything
which has been brought in tnis
year.
John McClain left a sample Of rye
80 inches long which he secured
from the lots of l.: D: Arnold and
JOHn NJ. OulllH, IlSHL LII tue LoW IL
of Garden Grove.
Mrs. w. Fl. Wait left sample of
new potatoes Friday, which are
something of a novelty, and dispells
the old theory that wild potatoes
will not produce potatoes. The
ones brought to this office are larger
than hen egg, and were dug from
a hill where old potatoes were left
last year, which came up this year,
and they are as fine as any new, po-
tatoes you ever saw, and the hills
are yielding good crop.
Lewis Pullen, of Leon, is claiming
the championship for the tallest
onion, having brought one to The
Reporter office which is Sc inches
TALL and he would like to see some
one bring in bigger one.
S. f. Newman brought in mar
row fat pea vine from his garden
which measured SO inches in length.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26

Saturday, June 21st, was a happy
day for PleasantOn, Iowa, as the
Bowshers put on a little celebration.
of their own manufacture which was
quite success, although they were
somewhat hampered by a heavy rain
from the north, which kept the peo-
pie from coming TO town until after
dinner. After dinner, however, there
was big crowd in town. The people
were entertained by the Pleasanton
Band, also by the Camp Fire Girls
consisting of Sarah Shular, Florence
Gates, Beulah Evans and Thelma
Hague and we know from the hearty
applause they received that the peo-
marks were then made by Mr.. Chas.
Woods, who was commander IN
R. Bowsher The parade was head
ed by a big traffic truck in which
was installed the Pleasanton Band,
then followed the. Camp Fire Girls,
pulling same which were later sold
to the Farmer Co. The third Farm
er Co.'S machine came too late Sat
urday to be in the parade. There
were nine Mccormick binders driven
by the owners with teams, then fol-
lowed Mr. Andy Moore in a beauti-
full decorated car with flowing col
"
been spent on this car and that he
we'll deserved the first prize of Sis
which was given for the best decor
ated Dodge Bros. car. Next came
an exhibition of the pulling quail
ties of the regular Dodge Bros. tour
ing. car which was attached to the
J. /. Case Threshing Machine. 1ne
threshing machine was pulled all
around the Pleasantcn square and
up the grade in front OF the Bow
sher & Bowsher store which was
remarkable feat for SO small car
considering the soft condition of the
roads. After this the crowd was en-.
picture show put on by Mr.. Hoadley
for the Bowshers. Here again the
ton by the Camp Fire Girls. This
was especially true because Miss
Hague was formerly native OF,
Pleasanton. There was plenty OF
dry. Everything for the day was
free and every one seemed to be in
the best of humor. The success of
the entertainment was largely due
to the untiring efforts OF Mr.
Charles Cornett who has been the
successful manager OF the Pleasan-
ton store for the past fourteen years
and we will say for him that he is
a hustler on entertainment as we'll
as in business.
In the evening Mr.. Bowsher at the
request of Mr. Leechman of Line
vile, took the Camp Fire Girls over
to Lineville and put on one hours
lar songs and one of their own
composition about the Dodge Bros.
Car which seemed to please Mr.
Bowsher very much The day was
we'll spent and every one went home
happy. Is,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Celebrated Golden Wedding Ami
verSAfy.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Cline, of Leon,
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary at their home in this city
Tuesday, in quiet way, their son,
H. v. Cline, of Cherokee, and Mr..
Cline's youngest brother, F. M. Cline,
of Des Moines, coming Monday to be
present, and number of their
neighbors called to pay their respects
during the day. J. B. Cline and Miss
Laura Pope were married at Jeffer-
son, Green county. Iowa, June "a,
1869, and their fifty years of we'd
ded life has been a most happy one
Mr.. Cline is now II years of age and
Mrs. Cline is 6S, and their many
friends sincerely trust they may live
to celebrate many more annivers-
aries. Mr.. Cline's father and grand
father both lived to celebrate their
golden wedding anniversaries, and
his grandfather celebrated his six
tieth wedding anniversary, which is
record seldom equalled in any
family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Leon Won From OsceOla Sunday in
Fourteen Inning Game.

A large number of Leon base bail
fans motored to Osceola Sunday af-
ternoon to attend the game between
Leon and Osceola, and they had their
moneys worth, for it was fourteen
inning game, which resulted in
victory for Leon by sensational
home run by Orville Butcher which
brought in two runs. The battery for
Leon was Fusan, of st. Joe, and
Orville Butcher, it being the first
game Butcher had played for five.
years, but he was right there with
the goods, and it was due to his
home run in the fourteen inning that
Leon won the game. Fusan was in
great form, and the longer he pitch
ed the better he seemed to get, and
splendid pitcher, and received good
pitch for Leon again on July 4th.
The game was umpired by 0. NJ
Slaymaker of Osceola, and Win
Crawford Of Leon, and at times
their decision were rather ragged,
but Crawford had to do something
to even up with the decisions made
about even. osceola scored one run
in the fourth and two more in the
seventh, which ended their run get
ting. Leon secured two in the eighth
and one in the ninth inning, and
then neither side scored until the
fourteenth inning when with Miner
on first Orville Butcher cracked a2st.
dandy home run and these tFio.
scores won the game for Leon, as
Osceola was again unable to SEQ. c.
The following was the lineup: ..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Nose Jones' Ford Smashed.

NJ. S. Jones had an accident with
his Ford car over by Elk Chapel
Tuesday afternoon. He was driv-
big Buick touring car driven by a
lady. He tried to get out of their
way, but they kept on coming and
crashed into his Ford, tearing two
castings off, demolishing the fend-
ers and runboard, and otherwise
damaging his car, the heavy Buick
equipped with a bumper escaping
any damage, but the owner of the
car who is being looked up will
probably have to settle for the dam
age to the Jones car.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Celebrated Golden wedding.

Last Thursday the relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Street,
of Grand River, executed a surprise
on them at the home of their son
John, near Grand River, the occas-
ion being their golden wedding an
.niversary. Each guest prepared
some article for the big dinner, and
Uncle Peter and his wife were made
happy, surrounded by their rela-
tiyes and friends. They are among
the pioneer settlers of Decatur
and their many friends trust
they may be spared to enjoy many
more years of happiness together.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
AT THE THEATRES.
Programs at the Idle Hour and New
Theatres for Coming Week.

At the Idle Hour Thursday. Junes
26th, Wallace Reid in The Man
from Funeral Range and the Sem
nett Comedy Beware of Boarders. -
At the Idle Hour Friday and Sat
urday, June 27th and 28th, the big
special, production "The Turn in the
Road"
At the New Theatre Friday and;
Saturday, June 9th and 28th,t
Charles Ray in String Beans" Ford
Weekly and Bray Photograph.
At the Idle Hour Sunday, June
29th, Enid Bennett in Happy;
Though Married. and Screen Iele-
gram.
At the Idle Hour Monday, June.
30th, Ethel Clayton in Maggie Pep-
per- and Billy Parsons Comedy.
At the Idle Hour Tuesday, July
1st, Doris Kenyon in wild Honey
and international News.
At the Idle, Hour Wednesday,
July End, Constance Talmadge in
"R ROmance and Arabella' ..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Leon Chautauqua.

The Leon Chautauqua will be
held this year August 1920, inclu-
sive, and a very strong, pro gram
the entire program will be the pre-
sentation OF the problems of recon-
StructiOn.
One of the headliners will be
Keat KSo eeteres SeSon on ahe rhe
the Air and who makes his dates in
an aeroplane. Two other great lee
lures will be given by DR.. Lyman
Powell, and by DR.. d. d. Vaughn,
who worked his way up from a
newsboy on the streets of Chicago
to the pastorate of one OF the
largest churches in that city. DR..
James T.. Nichols. just back from
the peace conference, will be a great
feature. Major Libby, escaped Ger
man prisoner, and three other big
lecturers, will provide lecture pro-
gram never before excelled in this
city.
The musical program will be
equally strong. The big number
win be Ewing,s Overseas Military
quartet, headed by R. H. Richards
Bellies, singing orchestra of seven
pretty young ladies'; Mathisen's Con-
cert Company, headed by Christian
Mathisen, Norwegian tenor, and
Ignatius Tello, Brazilian violinist,
Welsh Lady Singers, conducted by
Madam Hughes-Thomas who has
an international reputation will pro-
vide splendid musical program.
The purely entertainment num-
bers will include the Henrys, magi-
clans, and Charles r. Taggart, the
"old country fiddler whose records
have been featured by the Victor
people for several years. 1t will be
an interesting week that no one can
we'll afford to miss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Got What He Deserved.

The rough neck, wearing SOL
dier's uniform, said to be one of an
auto load of like characters from
Leon, who was elected from the
dray Office on the east side by the
proprietor, J. c. Laughlin, and
knocked down one day last week,
for entering the office and insulting
Mr.. Laughlin's daughter, Dorothy,
who clerks there, got just what he
deserved, only not quite enough.
Why he was not arrested by the
authorities and placed where he be-
longed we are unable to say.-Line
Vile Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
the Big CELEBRATION
At Leon on July 4th is Goino to
Please Everybody. Committees
Completing Arrangements.

1y Get h FeadE Te to cc%%ees enma to so in Charge
of the big countrywide celebration
are rapidly getting all arrangements
completed and working like beav-
ers to make the celebration is M the
catur county.
Along about daybreak the cele-
bration will start with the old,
fashioned shooting of anvils, and
from that time until the crowd goes
home late at night there will be
something doing all the time. The
amusement committee is at work
ascensions by Prof. Coffey, who will
use a new type of balloon, making
two ascensions and parachute. leaps,
one in the afternoon and the second
one at night when the big balloon
will be a blaze Of fireworks and eX-
ploding bombs which will be worth
to close a contract for an airplane
flight, but these machines are
scarce and hard to contract with, but
the committee will close for one II
possible.
A monster parade will take place
at 0 o'clock in the morning, in
which number of bands, the SOL
diers ND sailors in uniform. auto
mobiJ I agricultural, patriotic and
otheI Joats being a feature. $50
will ! offered in prizes for the best
>decf fed autos in the parade, $25
to Et, ,$15 to second and $40 to
thi A second purse of $50 viii
pI -hotic or other floats in the pa
second and SO to third. Farmers
are urged to participate with agri-
cultural. floats and with grains,
grasses and fine stock. they can
make a splendid showing.
Following the parade. the memor-
sailors who made the supreme sac
rifice will be held. Rev. Frank c..
McKean. D. D.. pastor of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church Des
Aloines one of the finest orators in
the state will make the emorial
address.
The soldiers and sailors are pre-
afternoon consisting of drills, ath-
letic and other stunts which will be
an innovation. There will be big
base ball game between Leon and
some good team, a prize of $50 be-
ing offered. and the gate receipts
will be divided 60 and 40 per cent
between the two teams The Leon
water fight between two teams from
the fire boys.
The concession committee is book
ing merry,go-rounds, and other at
fractions. The complete program
had not been arranged at the time
The Reporter went to press Wednes-
day noon, but will be published in
full next week.
Four bands have been contracted
for, which will furnish an abund-
ance of music throughout the day
and evening. Arrangements will
be made for our citizens to throw
open their lawns for people to eat
provided for parking autos. Make
up your mind that Leon is going to
show you the best time you ever
had at a Fourth of July celebration
in all your life The was is over,
now let's all join in celebrating.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
C.. Nj. Axes Does q Little Buying
and Selling.

: C. M. Axes believes in keeping
DECATUR county oa1 farm Lar lands Isl moving. o ling
the 24O acre farm of George Lloyd
in Bloomington township, and the
297 acre farm of James Stephens on
Elk Creek, two of the best farms on
the west side of the county. He
also sold his interest in the big
rancho in Bloomington and Grand
River townships to his partners
Fred Teale,- Jas. q. Harvey and L.
business In less than q week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Paid $151 900 for a Decatur County
Farm,

& Probably the largest real estate
transaction ever made in Decatur
county was closed last week when
w. H. Shields and r. A. Shular
purchased the 1885 acre farm in
Franklin township, owned by s. c..
Bradford, known as the old Kings
ton ranch, at $14O per acre, the
farm selling for $151,9O0. Mr..
bradford purchased S92 acres Of
this farm two and half years ago
for $50 per acre, and the new own
ers have already been offered an
advance of $40 an acre over what
they paid for it, The sale was
negotiated by A. NJ. Pryor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Germany Accepts Peace Terms.

The German delegation to the
peace. congress has notified the al
lies they will sign the peace treaty,
and will arrive at Versailles Friday
morning, the official signing to take
place that afternoons at o'clock.
The Huns have kicked and said
they would never sign, but it was
of no avail as the allies would make
no concessions and were preparing
to use force unless the peace treaty
was signed. President Wilson is
ately after the treaty is signed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Notice to all Decatur County Fourth
of July Committeeman.

Davis City came across with 10
per cent of their assessment to pro-
vide funds for the big county wide
celebration on the Fourth the very
next day after they received their
notice. All other districts are urged
to respond with their quota at once,
as the time is getting short, and the
reports should be sent at once to J.
l.. McClain, chairman finance COM
mittee, care of Exchange National
Bank. Do your part and we will
show you the biggest and best cele-
.bration ever held in Decatur county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
A Big Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. E. 8. McVay, sister of Mrs.
George Gray, was surprised by a
bountiful birthday dinner last Sun
day. Mrs. McVay was taken to Ak
ron, Mo-, early Sunday morning to
get George Gray who was helping
his son Oscar put in the crop, and
with a table furnished with eats of
all kinds; together with her rela-
tives and friends. The evening was
spent in music. All reported good
time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
We Had Trouble Last Week.

Some of our subscribers received
scopies of The Reporter last week
which were poorly printed and bad
u blurred, but it was unavoidable.
The hot, muggy weather last Wed.
tresday played havoc with our big
simply melted down, one after an
other, which caused the forms to
I'LL up and blur the print. Acorn
p,ete new set of rollers was ordered
and we hope to have them in time
for use on this weeks paper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Marriage Licenses.

WIN Webster. Garden Grove. 81
Verda Bates, Garden Grove .....32
ZenaS l.. Wood, Donna, Texas. .zS
Eiloen NJ. Scott, Lamont .....2S
CO. ". Gibson, Lamont IL
8anlSh Nadine NcWhinney, La
g. ~ Giisrhasii wagon .; i wheel : : )
$ s Sso'%ss:23sl %:3ls. p NE. Il ];
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Grocery stores to Close Early.

Commencing July 9Th, all grocery
stores In Leon will close each even
ing except Saturday at z o'clock, In
order to relieve our clerks of extra
long work hours during the hot
!. IA. Caster,
Marvin . ytanklin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
-Grocery stores Close at Noon July 4.

In order to enjoy the celebration
.ard allow our clerks the holiday all
(: grocery stores in Leon will close al
II o'clock on July 4tt, and remain
:sclosed for the balance Of the day.
Il j. A. Caster,
~ Maryin z Franklin,
3. i. Hutchinson,
,Ae-3t rArnefs Unioa Excha4Gs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Big Day. at Pleasanton.

Dy II1L1115o.
Leon-O O 0 0 o 0 o 2 10 0 0 0 2-5
Osceola--0 O 1 90 2 0 0 0 0 90 0-S
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-21
GERMAN NAVY REMNANT
DOING USEFUL SERVICE

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY, July 27 (Correspon-
dence of Associated Press The
Germans have organized two fiotillas
of torpedo boats since the armistlce
and these constitute virtually all the
warships left in active service in
the German navy, according to in
formation received here.
One of these fotillas is described
in Mittschiffs, a German naval peri
odical which has reached the Ameri-
can headquarters, as the Iron Torpe-
do Boat Flotilla. 1t consists OF
twelve torpedo boats, which, the pc
riodical says, have been engaged IN
maintaining order on the western
coast of Germany.
Some of the vessels of the fotilla
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-21
QUEER NAMES
IN RECORDS0F
War BUREAU

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is (by Asso-
ciated Press Paris Green helped
win the war. So did Little Kittie
Kari and a Dinner Bell. All of them
were in the army, according to file
cards in the bureau of war insurance.
Green lives in Huntington, w. Va,
Little Kittie Karr makes his home in
Norfolk, Va, and Dinner Bell Page
was rung into the service from Urick,
Mo. Some others who appear in the
bureaus files are:
Asad Experience Wilson, Of Van
Hook n D.. Min Gosh, of Chicago
Green Horn, of Statesboro, Ga; Vel
vet Couch, of Brinkley, Ark; viii
SwindIe, of Center, Texas; Slaughter
Bugg, of Oscar Tarbin, La, and E.
Pluribus Brown of Perry Ga.
Chocolate Candy Clark, Owen
Money, Willie Darling, Great Britton
Turner, Wiley Fox Hunter, Green
Berry Anderson, Youstus Horrible
Riner, George Sleeps From House,
Handsom Pleasant Ayres, Green Hue
Jackson, Lloyd George Parliament,
Grief Grimes, Precious Eugene Grant,
Free Office Graves, Huckleberry
Shell, Isaac Didnot Butcher and Fine
German also are listed.
The broad-jump record in names
goes to a resident of Salmon, Idaho,
who hurdles five before he reaches
the tape. He is Harry Adolph Thorn
as Richard Eugene Bullock, and the
clerks in the bureau are tempted to
disturb Mr.. Bullock's continuity by
punctuating him.
The clerks have found 40 ways OF
spelling Aloysius and IS ways OF
spelling Ignatz. There were $4,000
Johnsons; $1,000 Smiths and 1880
Walkers in the service. Forty-seVen
thousand Williamses were with the
colors. There we're 81 Jose Rodrl-
guezs in the 374th Infantry.
Abraham Lincolns, George Wash
ingtons, Robert E. Lees and William
Jenningses we're in the service by
the hundreds. Napoleon Bonaparte,
or rather a dozen of him, fought for
the United States. General Grant,
General Wellington and General Jack
son also helped beat the Germans.
Quite a few Virgin Marys were in the
army, too. These latter were large
" men of Latin descent. Orange
Cobb of Molina, N. c., and his son,
Lemon Cobb, we're in the service.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-21

have been used on several occasions
for police work in the port of Ham
burg, doing duty guarding allied food
shipments to the Czecho7SIovaks and
similar work during periods of dis
order. The fotilla has it's head
quarters at Wilhelmshaven. A land
ing corps of about $50 men is dis
tributed among the twelve boats,
each Of which has a platoon of thirty
commanded by a naval lieutenant.
The clothing and arms of members
of this landing corps are the same
as in the infantry.