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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
New Law Regarding Recording OF
Chattel Mortgages.

One of the new laws which went
into effect on July 1st which is OF
interest to the general public is the
new law in regard to recording chat
tel mortgages. Heretofore chattel
mortgages were recorded in full on
the records, the fee ranging from 70
cents up according to the length of
the mortgage. Under the new law,
the person holding the chattel mort
gage takes it to the county recorder,
who files the original mortgage, and
places the mortgage on an index
record, giving the owner a receipt
for the mortgage, and when the
mortgage is satisfied the party files
release OF the mortgage and It is
returned to them, thus eliminating
the entire matter from the records.
The fee for filing chattel mortgages
under the new law will be only 25
cents. Real estate mortgages will
be recorded the same as in the past.
The new system has been used in
Minnesota and the Dakotas for sew
eral years and seems to give entire
satisfaction,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
X. II. Wilcox's Residence Burned at
Princeton.

Manager r. R. Wilcox, of the
Leon Telephone Co., drove up from
Princeton, Mo-, Friday, and spent a
few hours here, returning to Prince
ton the same evening. On the pre-
vious Saturday morning his residence
at Princeton was badly damaged by
fire, and Mrs. Wilcox, was quite i'll
at the time, and the excitement OF
the fire caused her to have re-
pital, where she was operated upon
Monday, but is getting along very
nicely. The Princeton Post of last
week had the following account of
the fire:
A blaze which started from some
unknown cause, caused considerable
damage at the residence of Ralph
Wilcox, in the north part OF the city,
at O'Clock Saturday morning. The
top story of the house was destroy
ed and the household goods in the
upstairs rooms burned. Things ~, in \
the lower rooms were removed. The
prompt arrival Of the fire depart
ment, who played a big stream OF
water on the fire, prevented the COM
plete destruction of the house. The
loss on house and contents is par
TALLY covered by insurance. m
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox have been
living in Leon, Iowa, but had not
moved their household goods. They
came here a few days ago, and Mrs.
Wilcox becoming i'll made it neces-
sary for them to stay a while. They
were awakened Saturday morning by
the fire roaring overhead. 1t had
then gained much headway. How it
started, no one can say. There had
been no fire in the house for several
weeks
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
English Dirigible Arrives Safely.

= Great Britain's superdirigible r.
"a, the first lighter than air ma
chine to fly across the Atlantic,
anchored at the Roosevelt flying
field at Mineola, New York, Sunday
morning at 1854, having successful
ly made the aerial voyage of 5,634
miles in 10S hours and IL minutes,
When the great dirigible landed she
her moving for ninety minutes, as
her voyage had been greatly length
ened on account of having to fly out
OF her course on account of terrific.
storms which she encountered. Her
crew consisted Of eight officers and
crew OF tWenty-three men, cat as
mascot and several carrier pigeons.
The officers and crew suffered no
hardships on the trip aside from be-
ing worn out from loss of sleep dur
ing their four days and half, in the
air For time it looked as if the
great dirigible would have to come
down before Mineola was reached
for lack of fuel, and United States
cruisers were sent out in the ocean
Saturday many miles to render any
assistance needed, but weather con-
ditions improved and she made her
scheduled landing place. 1t was ex-
pected to start on the return trip to
England on Tuesday, but weather
conditions were unfavorable, and
her departure was postponed, and
she was expected to start some time
on Wednesday. On the return trip
the great dirigible will fly to Spain
and from there to Scotland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Harry IIemley Home.

Harry Lemley returned Sunday
from the general hospital at Chi
cago, where he had been for several
months undergoing several opera
tions, including the removal of HIM
shrapnel from his head, and the
grating of bone in his forehead to
replace that removed where he was
injured last October in the Argonne
forest. He has been discharged
from the service and is looking and
feeling fine, although he has under
gone experiences which are consid-
cred marvellous by the government
surgeons who have had charge of
him since he was injured The gov
ernment has offered to send him to
college for four years, paying all
expenses and giving him SIS per
month during this time, and he will
enter the State College at Ames in
September. Harry's friends here
are pleased to see him home and that
he has been made over into good
man. One of his legs is still a little
weak. but it is getting stronger all
the time
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Roy Emerson on Trial at Mt. AR.

The trial of Roy Emerson, the
Creston undertaken, charged with
the murder of his mother on M8y
Gtli, commenced at Mt. Ayr Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock with Judge
Homer Fuller presiding. It is the
first time any man has ever been
tried in Iowa for numbering his
mother and it is attracting state
wide attenetion. Emerson was taken
to Mt Ayr Monday in an auto, be-
ing heavily guarded. The defend
ant has retained as his attorneys
Judge Thomas l.. Maxwell and Ken
meth Davenport of Creston, Judge
w. E. Mitchell Of Council Bluffs and
r. H. Spence of Mt. Ayr, while the
state is represented by county attor-
Of Creston, and F. A. Fuller of Mt.
Ayr. The work of selecting a jury
was commenced Tuesday afternoon,
and it was thought a jury would be
secured Wednesday. The defendant
has not made any plea of insanity.
Seventy-two jurors were summoned,
and it was thought no trouble wound.
be had in selecting jury from this,
number. The case was taken to Mt.
Ayr on change of venue from
Union county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
New Court Cases.

E. ]. Brach & Sons VS.. H. D. De-
Kalb. Suit is on an account for
$122.S9. Baker & Parrish attorneys
: A. r. Switzer VS.. John G. Grimm.
Suit is on an account for $1O2. ~.
w. J.. Springer attorney for plaintiff.
Valley Bank VS.. L. BasOn. suit
is on a promissory onte for 81 900.
S. A. Gates attorney for plaintiff,
Luther Bason VS.. Charles Beasley.
Plaintiff and defendant entered into
a contract to operate farm owned
by plaintiff, each to furnish half OF
the live stock. Plaintiff alleges de-
fendant has sold a part Of the stock
and crops and they cannot agree up
on division and plaintiff asks for.
an accounting of the partnership: c..
w. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
State VS.. Artie !. Trisler. An in
formation was filed before. Justice ].
S. Parrish by Mrs: Artie Trisler
charging that on May l., 1919, her
husband refused and neglected to
maintain his wife and two children,
and Trisler was arrested and bounu
over to the, district court under
bonds of $1,000. w. J. Springer at
tOruey for plaintiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Balloon Went Up Saturday Evening,

The big rains on the afternoon of
the Fourth prevented Prof. Coffey
from making his balloon ascensions
and parachute leaps that day, but
Saturday he made proposition that
he would remain over and make an
ascension Saturday evening for $75,
and C. NJ. Axes and Fred Townsend
guaranteed him the money, which
was afterwards raised by contribu-
tions among our citizens, and a line
call was sent out over the phone
lines announcing the ascension at
the Warner ball park Saturday ev-
ening at O'Clock. 1t was raining
hard at o'clock that evening, and
it looked as if the ascension would
again be called off, but before eight
O'Clock the sky had cleared and a
big crowd gathered at the ball park.
The balloon was inflated and few
minutes after eight o'clock Prof.
Coffey gave the word to let her 60,
and up he went, swinging from the
ring in the parachute. The balloon
floated off slowly to the north, and
after gaining sufficient heighth the
parachute was cut loose and the
Prof. floated gracefully to the
ground, alighting just north of the
residence of w. H. Shields, and the
crowd all pronounced it fine as
cension, even if he did not 60 up to
any great heighth, but it was high
enough and he earned the money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
AT THE THEATRES.
Program for Coming Week at tile.
Idle Hour and New Theatres.

Today, Thursday, July 10th at.
the Idle Hour, Elsie Ferguson im
His - parisian Wife" and Screen.
At the Idle Hour Friday, July
| 1th, Mary Pickford in Daddy Long
Legs and Ford Weekly.
AT the Idle Hour Saturday, July,
18th, Mary Pickford in DADDY
Long Legs and Strand Comedy.
At the New Theatre Saturday,
July 18th, Enid Bennett in Part
ners Three"
At the Idle Hour Sunday, July
9Th, Dorothy Gish in "Peppy Pol
ly" and Lyons-Moran Comedy.
At the Idle Hour Monday, July
4th, D. ". Griffith's Romance Of
Happy Valley: and Sennett Comedy.
At the Idle Hour Tuesday, July
15th, D. W. Griffith's Romance Of
Happy Valley and International
News.
etn At the ldle nerth Hour If "Wednesday sdi July
King and Bray Photograph
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Shocked Widows Wheat.

Tuesday when it become known
that Mrs. Harry Eivins, who lives
three miles northwest of Leon. had g
been cut and was unable to get hands
to shock 1t, some of the good fellows
got busy and organized gang to 60
out and shock the wheat Tuesday
evening. Thirty-eight men went to
the Eivins farm and they. made
short work of the job, shocking
about fifty acres which had been cut,
and promising to return and COM
plete the job as soon as the balance
Of it was cut. Mrs. Eivins' husband
died few weeks ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published . Quarter
OF a Century Ago.

Gates & Co. were advertising fol-
fifty fat women to buy corsets.
The plat books of Decatur county
published by the Northwestern Pub
fishing, Co., are being delivered to
Mrs sophronia Patterson died
daughter, Mrs. Mary J.. Warner,
Monday evening about O'Clock.
She suffered froma stroke of paraly-
sis few years ago, from which she
had never fully recovered Funeral
services were held on. Wednesday,
interment in the Leon cemetery.
Sam GoYingtons safe 6,dn in his is store to re
robbers on the night of July 3rd,
who secured something over 500 in
money and lot Of drafts and
checks. The papers were returned
and left outside the store two nights
later, so it was evidently the work
Of local parties. On the night Of
July 9Th s. r. Frazler's store at
Davis City was visited and his safe e
over $500 in cash and over $4o6
used to pour powder in the safe, and
it was wrapped In copy of the
Grand River paper, SO 1t was evident
the robbers were the same parties
who blew Covington's safe, but up
to this time no cleW to them has
beeen discovered.
On the afternoon of July 5th, at
and Mrs. E: ". Curry. occurred the
marriage OF their only daughter,
Miss Grace to Dr.. j. w. Rowell, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Geo. NJ. Hughes, pastor of the M. E.
church. They left immediately, af-
ter the ceremony for Lake Okoboji, ,
where they will remain until August
1st, after which they will be at
home in the cottage now occupied by
Charles Edwards.
A terrible and fatal accident oc-
Mart Pickering last Thursday morn
ing about 10 O'Clock. Mrs. Picker
ing was compelled to come up town
on an errand, and left her three
children playing on the porch.
Shortly after her departure the chill,
firecrackers, and the clothes of little
Mabel, three years old, We're set on
fire. Her screams attracted the
neighbors who hurried to her as
sistance, but her clothes were all
burned off and the little body badly
burned from head to foot. She
fingered until three o'clock that af-
lief.
C., p. Salmon, of Cambridge, Ohio,
Mrs. H. +. Chapman, in this city.
Judge and Mrs. j. w. Harvey
went to Lake Okoboji Thursday for
a stay of several weeks.
Ed Sharp returned to Bethany,
Mo-, Thursday afternon, acting as
body guard to the ugliest man in
who played the fife in
Leon on July 4th.
Mrs. Lucy Corbett and little son
returned to their home at Emporia,
Kansas, yesterday after a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.: and
Mrs. J. B. Lunbeck, IN this city.
Mrs. Mary ]. Harvey, of Anamosa,
who was called here to attend the
funeral of her mother, Mrs: Ira B.
Ryan returned home Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Attended First Fourth of July Cele-
bration Ever Held in Decatur
County.

Mr.. J. NJ. Chastain, of Leon, at
tended the first Fourth of July cele-
bration ever held in Decatur county,
on July 4th, 1856, which was held
in the court house, park. although
there was no court house in the park
at that time. Mr.. Chastain came to
Decatur county in 1855 and they
celebrated the Fourth the following
years. Posts were set in the ground
and brush was cut to make roof,
across the park. Drs. S. c. Thomp-
son and J. P. Finley had the celebra-
ton in charge. They roasted a
big OK and although some of It
was rather rare, the people ate it
with great relish. That was sixty
four years ago, and Mr.. Ghastaln
wonders if there are any other per-
sons living who attended that cele-
bration. If SO, he would like to
hear from them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
OSCeOla 3-LeOn 1.

Osceola and Leon are having q
hard struggle in base ball this year
Two weeks ago Leon won at OsceOlA
in fourteen inning game by score
of to 3, and last Sunday on the
twelve inning game by a score Of 3
to l.. When they meet for the third
game it will be game worth seeing.
Clark brothers of Greenfield were.
the battery for Osceola and FusAn
and Butcher for Leon. A good
crowd attended the game last Sum
day, the receipts being over one,
hundred dollars.
The following was the score:
Osceola-O 0 I 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 O 2-
Leon % OO1O0 90 0 0 0 O-1.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Will Have Ice in Few Days.

E. d. Miller, an erector from the
Baker Ice Machine Co., Of Omaha,
arrived last Friday evening, and the
work of getting the new ice plant
started is being rushed as fast as
possible. Part of the machinery has
been in operation for a couple OF
days, and it is hoped that by the last
Of this week or first of next week
the work of freezing ice will be COM
ing without ice will be thing OF
the past. The Leon Ice Co. have
been greatly disappointed in getting
the plant started on account of the
failure of the Baker Co., to deliver
the machinery as contracted for, as
they were assured the plant would
be in operation by June 1st.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
County superintendent's Notes.

The regular teachers uniform
county examination will be held at
the High School building July 20,
"a and 25.
The special July Normal Training
examination will also be held on
these dates.
Eligibility:
l. Candidates for a certificate of
graduation who have failed in one
or more subjects. The applicant in
July must be careful to cover all sub
jects in which deficiency exists.
2. Students who have another
year in high school are not eligible
in July.
8. No~one who writes the uniform
county examination in July is eligible
in Normal Training examination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
WHAT RATIFICATION MEANS.
Offices Women Can Hold; Suffrage
Interpretation,

] Ratification of the national suff-
rage amendment by the state legis-
lature last Wednesday will not give
the women of Iowa the right to vote
at any. election, nor will it affect any
provision Of the constitution or state
sary three-fourths of the states, it
was announced at Des Moines.
Upon ratification by the required
number of states, it becomes imme-
diately effective, and all provisions
OF state constitutions or state stat
utes in conflict are automatically
voided.
Here in Iowa the amendment will
permit women to vote at all cleo
tions, including primaries, according
to the present Interpretation of the
law.
All women more than twenty-one
years of age, will be qualified cleo
tors, subject to the same restrictions
as male voters, and as such, qualified
vides a qualified elector'' may hold.
This includes all state, county and
township offices, with the exception
of membership in the legislature,
which IS restricted to male residents
more than twenty-one years of age,
and for the senate, more than
twenty-five years of age:
Under the CONSTITUTION or the
United States, women will be eligible
for seats in the senate and house of
represntativs, subject to the same
qualifications required of masculine
applicants. They must have attain
ed the age of twenty-five to become
a member of the house, and must be
at least thirty years old to gain en-
try into the senate.
The law offers no restrictions to
woman president of the United
States.
In general, women may hold any
office which is not by law specifically
them and it is probable
that such laws will be rescinded or
cry cry political field on the same basis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Two Wrecks on the Burlington.

Yesterday was an off day for the
Charlton branch of the Burlington
railroad, as they had two wrecks:
First freight train was derailed
near Gentry, Mo-, number of cars
leaving the track so that it was nec-
essary to have the wrecking train,
and yesterday morning when the
wrecker was going to Gentry, it was
derailed about five miles this side OF
Charlton, tearing up lot of track.
The wrecker made temporary repairs
and was able to go on, passing
through Leon about 6:Su o'clock,
but the morning train from Charlton
was delayed, and did not reach Leon
until 1O:3U o'clock. No one was
hurt in either Of the wrecks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10

than the sports who paid big money
to see the Willard-Dempsey fight at
Toledo, the same day. Knockdowns
were frequent, and the sympathy OF I
showed a lot of pluck.
OF course the rain storms prevent
ed the balloon from going up on the
Fourth, but Prof. Coffey remained
over and made a fine ascension Sat
urday evening.
The airplane from Waterloo did
not show up, but the committee, got
was at Oskaloosa and a contract was
made over the phone for him to
leave Oskaloosa at 3 o'clock and ar
rive at Leon by 5 o'clock that even
ing, but the big storm which was
general all over southern Iowa, pre-
vented him from coming.
There was one number on the
terfere with, and that was the water
fight between teams from the Leon
fire department, which took place at
5 o'clock in the rain, the teams be-
ing made up of Lou Elwell and Har-
old Wright on the south side and
F. A. Wagner and Fred Epperley
on the north, and the boys. put up
delight when the boys would get the
heavy stream in their faces.
The heavy rain made a lot of grief
for those who came to Leon in autos.
Many drove home through the mud
that evening". and hundreds remain
ed IN Leon all night. All of the gar
ages were packed with cars, and
others stood all night in the streets.
Leon citizens threw open their
Visitors, but many slept ali night in in
their cars. - Eight young fellows
gathered the bags of straw used OH
the boxing platform and took possess
sion of the sample hog house at
Miner & Frees lumber yard, and
said they had fine sleep.
The day was free from accidents
of any kind, and we did not hear of
any accidents among the autos who
quite a few of them were stuck on
the way.
notwithstanding the rain, the
crowd took things in jolly mood
and made the best of it. There
were no gambling schemes of any
kind allowed by the committee, and
the refreshment stands were still do
ing a good business at o'clock the !
next morning. -
this section which was rained out,
as they had a heavy rain at Mt Ayr,
Osceola, Corydon and Centerville,
where celebrations were held.
The big rain in the afternoon of
.he Fourth prevented the ball game
between Leon and the State House
,eam from DIS Moines being played,
and also made it impossible for the
soldier boys to pull off their races
and other athletic stunts prepared |
Tor the program, much to the dis
of everyone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
BiddisOn-ThOmpsOn.

Mr.. Roy Biddison of Leon, and
Miss Pearl Thompson of Humeston,
slipped away to Bethany, Mo-, last
Thursday where they were married
by Rev. C.. V. Pierce, pastor OF the
Christian church. They returned
to Leon the same evening and will
60 to housekeeping at once. Mr..
Biddison is one of our active bust
resident of Leon for short time,
her home being at Humeston, where
she has large circle of friends, en-
ioying the respect and esteem of ev-
eryone. Their friends extend con-
gratulations and wish thin every
happiness. u IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Rye Crop Nearly Bested Them.

Mike Griffin says their 35 acre
field of rye down southeast Of Leon,
came pretty near getting the best of
the binder. The rye was all over q
mans head and so heavy that an ex-
ira man had to ride on the binder
to keep pushing the grain along SO
it would not clog the binder. Mike
says he has seen lot of rye,
Qiquid and grain) in the more than
fifty years he has lived in Decatur
county, but neve~ saw anything to
equal this field.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Roe Caster a First Lieutenant

Word has been received by Leon
relatives that Roe Caster jr., who is
still in France with the Quartermas-
from top sergeant to 1st lieutenant,
the promotion dating back several
months. Roe was above the draft
age, but when war was declared
volunteered his services and was as
signed to the Quartermaster's de-
partment, and for the past year or
more has been on duty in France,
but is expected to return home be-
fore long now. His many friends in
this city will be pleased to learn his
services have been duly recognized.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Over Ninety Years Old.

Names for our list of residents of
Decatur county who are past ninety
years of age, are coming in slow,
but the people are commencing to
take an interest in it, several having
promised to send in additional names
as soon as data can be secured.
The list reported to date is as fol-
lows:
Scion Bevins, Eden township. born
Mrs. s. NJ. Buffum, Garden Grove,
born March 20, 1929.
Mrs. Sarah 8. Jones', New Buda
township. born Jan. lS, 1929.
Jesse Fetty. Davis City. born Aug
ust s, 1920.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
John Cowl Post No. 80.

The Leon Post of the American
Legion has received its charter and
the post has been named John Cowl
Post No. 80, in honor of John Cowl,
who received wounds at Chateau
Thierry which caused his death, he
being one of the brave marines who
stopped the Huns at this critical
place in the war. The Post which
has been organized at Lamont has
been named Lyman Case Post, in
honor of Lieut.. Lyman Case, who
lost his life when his plane was shot
down in an encounter with the
enemy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
District Court Next Week.

The. July term of the district court
will convene in Leon next Monday,
with Judge Evans presiding, but on
account of this being very busy
time for the farmers, it was ordered
that no trial jury be summoned for
this term of court. A number Of
probate cases and cases which can
be tried without jury will be dis
posed of at this session.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Juilson-MiddletOn.

Mr.. Howard D. Judson .and Miss
Zola Middleton, two we'll known
young people from Lamont, were
united in marriage in Leon last Sat-
urday, the ceremony being perform
ed by Justice J. S. Parrish. They
returned to Lamont the same day,
where they will go to Housekeeping
and many friends extend congratu-
lations and wish them every happf-
ness and much prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-10
Wheat Crop is All Cut.

The big wheat crop in Decatur
county is now all cut and threshing
will commence soon. There was
practically no wheat which went
down and reports as to the crop
vary, some saying their wheat will
be much better than they expected,
blight, the heads not filling we'll. Il
will be Impossible to estimate the
enop unttl &C II threshed, and - eve
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