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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Christian Church Notes.

Greeting-Revival meetings now
in progress with an excellent lnter.s
est. The singing is one of the strong
attractive features of the meetings.
The large choir organized and led
by Brother Tornquist is rendering
pei into the hearts CT the people. II
you have not heard W. Is. Crewd-
son, district evangelist of the church
'of Christ, you should hear him. He
loves GOD and Jesus Christ the
worlds Savior He loves the truth
as it is in, Christ, and breaches it
With Y3 all all the B fevor M and 1rae zeal e of na
is anxious that they find and know
Jesus as their Savior. Come, ana
hear him and you will be delighted
with the speaker and the message.
Sister Crewdson has fine class of
boys and girls that she is training
each afternoon in the truths Of the
Bible: The class meets at, the close
week except Saturday: Dear par
ents if your boy or girl are not in.
the Bible study class. we will in
deed be glad if you will have them
attend. Remember services each ev-
ening during the week. The song
service begins promptly at 1880
come ana you, will find cordial
"ClSoliN SbHNdy SCI ~ GO oo
lows: 10 a. m. Bible school; We
want $50 in Bible school Sunday,
help by your presence to reach this
goal. | a. N. Remembering the
Lord in the Lords supper. 1880
preaching. $50 Christian Endeav-
or, Subject patience and its Re
wards" Scripture lesson I Cor. 1874
I; Luke 21:19; 1880 preaching.
You are kindly urged to attend all
services OF the church and if not
a Christian We sincerely hope that
before the meeting closes, you will
give your heart to Christ and your
life to his services.
We appreciate very much the
kindness and courtesy of Brothers
Jervis and Campbell in dismissing
in the interest of the revival meet
ings their Sunday evening services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
PRESBYTERIAN Church Notes.

We had good day last Sunday:
practically all our people who have
been detained by sickness in their
homes were back in their accustom-
ed places. We had a live Sunday
school session with the boys class
carrying off most of the honors. The
EndeavOr service was an interest
ing one We united evening wor-
ship with the other churches, at.
the ChGistian church.
Next Sunday morning we will have
the usual services. Sunday school
begins exactly on time. Get the
habit. A stimulating sermon and
good music. Christian Endeavor at
6:3O. Leader, James Chastain.
There will be no evening church
services as we will unite again in
union services at the Christian
church. The annual congregational
meeting will be held Sunday after
noon, March 2Sth. Reports will be
heard from the various departments
of the church and the necessary
officers will be elected for the en-
suing year. A basket dinner will be
spread at noon.
We are looking forward eagerly
to the coming of the Parsons Col
'legeT Glee Club in April Their con-
cert will be the big musical event of
the season. Don't miss it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Wool Holdings in L. S. Less Than
Last Autumn.

Washington, D. Given distri-
button of the commercial supply of
wool on hand December 81 last, is
indicated in report issued by the
Department of Agriculture covering
stocks in the country on that dsy.
The total holdings, the Department
announces, were 624, 100000
pounds, grease equivalent, or 1O5.-
100000 less than on September 80,
1919.
Manufacturers reported holdings
of 244.OOO,O00, and dealers 2A2,-
100000 pounds, grease equivalent
1t was explained that the dealers
did not own all the wool reported in
their nossession. In many cases
they were agents to the real own
ers. Although the figures appear
large, the Department sayss the
amount of wool on hand was hardly
more than comfortable reserve.
The Governments holdings Of
wool have decreased materially
since last year. They were 3S5.-
|746.5O2 pounds on December 2S,
1918, but had fallen to 98.352 Geo
pounds on December 81, 1919. This
shows, it is cOntended, that tho
Government had released its wook
holdings as rapidly as possible IN
| such quantities alb the market w0ul6
readily absorb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
EEPS TWENTY-ONE DAYS.
Ethel Baker Still In Coma
Hopes For Recovery Brighter.

Baker, high school student, daugh-
ter, Of MI: and Mrs. Frank Baker,
north OF Jamison shows some i'm
provement despite the fact that this
is the 21st day that the young lady
has been sleeping" Miss Baker
awakens once each day for but a
minute towards noon but immediate
ly relapses into slumber. She has
not spoken for two weeks.
Nourishment is given to her in
liquid form. Miss Maud Swain Of
Osceola is in constant touch with
her sleeping patient day and night.
Hopes for her recovery are en-
couraged because of the fact that
the malady usually runs a course of
about four weeks and because the
patient = holding her own.-Osceola
Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
The Vanishing School Teacher.

The venerable and honorable pro-
fession of the pedagOgue is in grave
danger. Only the other day the
newspapers of New York reported
that there was not enough teachers
by five thousand to sit at the desks
houses of the state. In other states
teachers are quite as scarce, ana
where large towns are rare ana
where the rural school abounds they
are even scarcer. .
The reason is not hard to find. 1t
is the same reason that accounts for
the lessened number OF ministers
and for the thousands OF churches
that have closed their doors PERM
anently or that open them only oc-
OCCASIONALLY to a peripatetic preacher.
The teacher is not paid enough.
Nowadays anyone who has the brains
to be a teacher can make an excel
lent living at some other occupation
and naturally prefers prosperity, to
penury and school teaching. Men,
except the few who feel irresistibly
ceased to consider teaching as a
life work. And now that wide
field of we'll paid service is open to
women, they too, are beginning to
abandon the vocation that they
used to claim proudly as especially
their own.
We have said that the profession
of teaching stands in danger; what
is more serious is that the commun-
ity itself stands in danger. Hun
dreds of rural schools are closed
this winter because there are no
teachers to be had The limited
supply is all drained off to the
larger centers. If the situation
continues and grows worse, those
schools will close permanently. !.
Children in the country will have to
20 uneducated or, at best, scantily
educated. That means that the fam.
lilies of ambition and substance will
not stay in the country, where they
must sacrifice the future of their
children. The drift to the cities will
gather volume and speed. Only
the shiftless and the Indifferent will
remain in the country, and that can
mean nothing except national decay.
The schools of America were
founded and maintained by sacrifice;
only so can they be preserved. The
teacher must be so convinced of the
value and dignity Of his service that
he will not lightly abandon it for
some occupation that offers more
ease of excitment or money. And
on the other hand the public must
stop being niggardly. 1t must tax
itself more heavily for schools than
it has been in the habit of doing;
and it must pay salaries that do not
degrade the teacher in the eye OF the
community, Wherever else a town
must skimp, let it not skimp on its
schools COMPANION.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Maltin-I|rannen.

At the Christian parsonage Satur-
day evening, March 6, 1920, at 7
p. m. occurred very pleasing and
pretty wedding when Mr.. Isaac E.
Martin and Miss Ethel A. Brannen,
of Leon. took upon themselves the
sacred and holy VOWS OF matri-
mony. P. H. Green officiating. The
bride is a most .prepossessing young
lady and fitted in Z special manner
to preside with queenIy grace in
the new home. She is daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Brannen, of
near Leon, Iewa. The groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Martin,
of near Leon, Iowa, and young
man of excellent character, having
the confidence and esteem of all who
know him. The bride and groom
on this happy occasion were accom-
panied by Mr.. Grant Martin, a
brother of the groom and Miss Rosa
BIannen a sister Of the bride. Mr..
and Mrs Martin expect to go to
housekeeping at once and will be
plea sed to meet their many friends.
All Join in wishing them happy
welded life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Auto Turned Over.

Wednesday evening w. T. Put
nam started in his car to get his
daughter, Miss Helen, who is teach
ing school in the Hutchinson dis
trict southwest from town. 1t was
raining and roads slick and just as
he Went 70 cross the bridge on the
state line, near Mr.. ) Eyes his car
skidded and went ovA a bank and
landed at the bottoms of the ditch
on its top pinnlng Mr.. Putnam un-
der it. Mir. Green si1lmore came
along and found him. Mr.. Elmore
couldn't laise the car aiDne and he
went TO the, house AID notified the
Tye boys and also seM a phone mes
sage to town for help and they lift
ed the car up SO they could get MIR.
Putnam from under it and he was
brought. ito to hro,an toWn or,nnatsly Mr no 10
is able to be abou; e store but ne
hopes to soon be att right again
Pleasanton Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Jay SweQIe Badly Injured when his
Team was Struck by Passenger
Train Near Grand River.

Jay swegle, young man about
20 years of age, was. struck by the
2 O'Clock passenger tram att cross
ing west Of Grand River last oatur-
day afternoon, and received injuries
which may prove fatal. MI. swegle
accompanied by young man named
Russell was driving his team hitch
ed to lumber wagon, and evidently
did not hear the train for ihe drove
on the track just in front Of it.. One
Of the horses was Instantly killed,
the wagon torn to pieces and both
men thrown out. Russell escaped
with some painful bruises but Mr.;
Swegle was badly injured, his skull
being fractured and he WAS cut and
bruised. The train was Slipped and
he was taken to Grand Riter, where
he was attended by DR.. Carr, and
then taken to the hospital at Wei
don. He was reported tP be in a
very precarious condition Tuesday,
with but slight hopes for his recov-
prV
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
For Director Three Years
Good Farms.

Every man who makes his living
from farming will be interested in
this opportunity to secure the most
reliable information about good low
priced land. On next Monday and
Tuesday, The 5th and 18th, MI. G.
C. Morrison of St. Paul, Mimi. agri-
cultural agent of the Great Northern
Railway will be in Leon with dis
play of the land products of Mime
sofa and North Dakota and in addi-
ton viii give an exhibition of views
OF farms. fields, crops, etc, anG
moving pictures twice daily at 2:3o
and 1880 p. m. in Leon, Iowa.
Every person who wants 20 know
about good low priced land where
profitable crops are grown regular
ly and where values are certain to
advance should see this exhibit and
secure literature on these states
from the railway as their interests
are general and they have no land
to sell but desire, to present the
proposition entirely on its. real
merits. Evrybody cordially invited
to attend. Admission is free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
ESTABLISHED 1854.
GEO. CHICK SUlCIDfA
Shot Himself with a Rifle at His
Home South of Grand River
Friday Afternoon.

George Chick, young farmer "a
years old, committed suicide at MS
home three miles south Of Grand
River some time Friday afternoon,
by shooting himself through the
temple with 25-2O Winchester
rifle.
Mr.. Chick had sold his place and
was moving to Wyoming, having
loaded his car and started it on
Thursday, and was expecting to
leave Saturday on the passenger
train and oyertake his car. He had
been at Leon Friday visiting his
mother, who recently. moved to- this
city, having borrowed his father-in-
laws car to make the trip. On the
drew's and purchased the rifle with
which he took his life. After leav-
ing the Andrew home he drove on
to his own home, drove the car In
side the yard and drained the water
from the radiator, putting a robe
over it, and then took the rifle and
went into a small chicken house and
shot himself He had stood up and
placed the muzzle of the rifle against
just above the eye and coming out
on the left side of his head, death
being instantaneous. It is suppos--
ed he shot himself between two, and
three O'Clock, but he was not found
until several hours later, when
search was made for him. He was
lying on the floor of the chicken
house. the rifle lying across his legs.
and there was no question but what
he committed the deed. The reason
for his rash act is not known, as his
financial affairs were in good con-
dition. He is survived by his wife,
who is a daughter of Lewis Brown.
His funeral was held Tuesday after
nof5n at Grand River
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Court Has Adjourned.

Judge Evans completed the bus
mess of the February term of court
last Thursday and returned to his
home at Corydon that afternoon.
The following cases were disposed
of during the two days court was in
session last week:
Law and Equity
r. w. Bailey Lumber Co., VS.. Mel
lie liz Mo! Morgan l ct ct saad al Report Re g Of
Nauman approved.
Neil Hamilton VS.. w. Fl. Axes ct
al. Settled and dismissed.
Luther Bason vs.. Charles Beasley.
Defendants offer>to allow judgment
for s5sS.5o and costs accepted by
s. r. Benefel VS.. c. H. Johnston.
and costs.
Plaintiffs petition and defendant s
cross petition dismissed.
Nellie w. Simpson VS.. Marion
Ruby Simpson. Decree Of divorce.
Ida NJ. and E. A. Merritt VS.. Delos
Ackerley. Settled and ismissed.
Probate.
Estate of C. F. Graham. Annual
Estate of Joseph Bailey. Final
report approved Administrative
discharged.
Estate of John Barbour. Final
report approved. administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Martha A. Konklin.
Final report approved, administrator
discharged.
Guardianship of Beulah Baker.
of Vern Baker as
guardian approved.
Estate of Harely Webb. Final
report approved, Administrative dis
charged.
Guardianship of Vera B. DeVries.
Appointment of Bertha Toney guard
ian approved and she authorized to
expend not to exceed $27O per year
for support of ward.
Guardianship of Leona DeVries.
Sadie Oiler appointed guardian with
bond of $35OO VI
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
WilSOn-Brechtel.

At high noon Monday, March s,
1920 at the Christian church manse
Leon, Iowa, occurred a delightful
and happy wedding when two. of
Weldon's most estimafble young peo-
pie were united in the bonds OF
holy wedlock. ?. II. Green Of
ficiating. A short form OF the
beautiful ring ceremony was used
on this happy occasion. The bride
is a daughter Of Joseph and lsa
Brechtel, OF Weldon, Iowa and an
accomplished and charming young
lady possessing in large degree
those traits Of womanly character
that add SO much to the charm ci
womanhood. The groom is son
of Stephen A. and Frances Wilson
of Weldon, Iowa, a young man OF
exemplary habits, Industrious and
successful in his business relations,
having the esteem and respect OF
a large circle of friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson will begin housekeep-
ing at once on a farm, five miles
northeast Of Weldon, Iowa, where
many friends A large host of
friends join in wishing them a hap
py and prosperous welded life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Parole Beard in Tribute to Miss
Bertha Boydston.

.
The state board Of parole, of
which DR.. J. o. Woodmansee OF
Leon is a member, presented Miss
Bertha Boydston. chief clerk of the
board with a topaz clasp pin last
Saturday as a token of their regard
for her ten years work with the
board Miss Boydston was former
resident of Leon, being a daughter
of the late Lon H. Roydston. In the
course of her ten years service as
clerk of the board Miss Boydston
has visited the state prison and re-
formatories and during that time
has come to know the history of ap-
proximately 5000 paroled men. The
presentation of the token was
made by Judge WithroW, who said
Miss Boydston is one of the most
capable women ever employed by
the state, and she takes a deep in
terest in her work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1920.
BANK ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY
Vernon Richards Alias "Slim''
Jones, Sentenced to Ten years in
Penitentiary at TT. Madison.

Vernon Richards, alias "Slim"
Jones, who was arrested two weeks
ago in New York City as the princi-
pal in the robbery OF the Tingley
State Bank on the night of Decem-
Der 23, was brought by Deputy l..
N. Brinkerhoff and Will NJ. Dowl-
ing to Mount Ayr Friday evening
Saturday afternoon was sentenced by
Judge Homer A. Fuller to ten years
at hard labor in the penitentiary at
Ft. Madison.
Information leading to the arrest
OF Richards was furnished by the
negro, Harry Taylor, who was ar
rested in Ottumwa a few weeks ago
bonds, and who pleaded guilty and
pentitentiary and is now serving
time In his confession Taylor said
Jones had stated he was going to a
sanitorinm in New York. Jones, or
Richards, was located in New York
through letter written to him
from Ottumwa. When placed under
arrest by detectives he confessed
were notified. Deputy Sheriff
at once to New York and Brought
the prisoner to Mt. Ayr.
Richards told the officers that he
lived at Beaconsfield about four
months in 1911, in the home of his
grandfather, then pastor of a
church there. He afterwards went
to Des Moines, swhere he was en-
ployed in a brick and tile factory
for time and then went to Patter-
son, where he remained a short time.
He is twenty-seven years OF age and
is in poor health. The prisoner
turned over. $l,8O0, the amount OF
money money he had left, and this was
The prisoner was taken to Ft.
Madison Sunday by Deputy. Sheriff
Brinkerhoff.
At the hearing before Judge Full
ler the case was prosecuted by
County Attorney F. K Reynard and
A. l. Smith was appointed by the
court as attorney for the defendant
The sentence imposed was the
limit under the law for the crime
committed.-Mt Ayr RecordNews.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
A Lively School Election.

There was more interest taken in
the Leon school election Monday
being a contest for the three direct
ors to be elected, and 30S votes
were cast. There was a very large
number of ballots spoiled by voters,
many of whom voted for every can
didate whose name appeared on the
ticket, and these had to be thrown
out and not counted. e. e. Bell
and Guy Stark We're elected for the
three year tetm as directors and
Fred Epperley for the two year term.
There was only one candidate S
name on the ticket for treasurer, T.
S. Arnold who was elected, although
SO voters wrote in the name OF
Carl Monroe for treasurer.
The following is the result of the
al t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Fire at Goldner Home.

The residence just west of the
PRESBYTERIAN church owned by Jap
Cesler and occupied by Sam Gold
ner, was damaged by fire last
Thursday morning about 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Goldner and son Aaron had left
the house and the fire started from
an overheated stove. catching the
partition wall, and the flames had
done considerable damage before
the fire was discovered. Mr.. Gold
,ner's loss on household goods was
about 5000, the insurance company
having already settled with MIN.
The house was damaged propaply
5000. and the insurance adjusters
were expected here yesterday to set
tie with Mr.. Cesler.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Mrs. Roy Cannon Bad'~ Burned.

Word has been received of a. ser
ious accident to Mrs. Roy Cannon
of this city, at Chandler, Oklahoma,
last Thursday morning. Mr.. Gam
mon and husband were called to
Chandler the previous week by the
illness of her sister. and on Thurs
day morning Mrs. GammOn's clothes
caught fire from gas heater in the
house, and she was seriously burned
some time before she will be able
to return home Her sister was
considerably better and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cannon were getting ready to re-
turn home when the accident oc-
Cured -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Ga1'tOn-Stover.

Mr.. Matson L. Carton, of Weldon,
and Miss Mabel Slower, of Pleasan-
ton, were quietly married by Rev.
w. H. Larrick, pastor of the M. E.
church at Weldon last Wednesday
evening.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
J.. H. Slower, of Pleasanton, and is
one of our popular and successful
many accomplishments and we'll fit
ted to preside over a home of her
own. The groom is a we'll known
young farmer. and they will. make
their home at Weldon. Theft many
friends extend congratulations and
we'll wishes for their future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Who Knows Where Ernest Brown
ISc

Do any of our readers; know
where Ernest Brown, a resident CT
Leon several years ago, is now His
daughter, Helen Brown, has adver-
tised in the Kansas City Star, ask
ing the public to help her locate
her father. She says, when her
mother died she and her brother
and sister went to the Christian
Home at Council Bluffs, and she mas
lost ali track Of her father. She now
lives at Upton. Wyoming: If anyone
knows where Mr.. Brown is they Will
confer favor on his daughter by
notifying her or The Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Wiley-Butler.

Glenn Wiley of Blythedale, Mo-,
and Miss Sylvia Butler of Saline,
Mo-, were married Thursday even
ing at the County Clerks office by
Chas. w. Reeder.
This young couple will make their
home on farm near Saline, /. Mo.
Best wishes go with them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Takes Charge of Hotel Leon.

Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Bowsher will
again take charge of Hotel Leon
next Monday, the lease of landlord
Jones having expired. Thew Will
continue the hotel on the same lines
as heretofore. A new grill room to
be known as Hotel Leon Grill will
be opened in the dining room under
the management of Claude Ogilvie,
who promises to give tho public a
first-class grill room, something
which has long been needed in this
city
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Dayis-E Evans,

Mr.. Otto E. Davis and Miss
Eunice Evans, both of the vicinity of
Garden Grove, were married by
day of last week.
Therbride is the daughter of c. S.
Evans, and is very popular and &C
complished young lady who has
many friends. The groom is an in
dustrious young farmer of many
sterling qualities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will make their
home on a farm near Garden Grove,
and their many friends extend
hearty congratulations for their
happiness and prosperity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Brethren Church.

Our Sunday services will be held
as usual next Sunday. Preaching In
the morning at II, Immediately
eTenns etsG aao anS senior at % He
or at 6:30, followed by preaching.
The prayer meeting this week
will be held at the home of w. w.
Cannon on Thursday evening at
1920.
The Women's Missionary Society
will meet at the church on Saturday
afternoon at 2:3O for their regular
monthly meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
Order Daily Papers at The Reporter
Office.

Many Of our subscribers have to
renew their subscriptions to theil
Des Moines and Chicago dailies at
this time of the year. We can save
you can call at The Reporter office
and pay-yoar subscription for your
daily, andEwe will attend to 1t
promptly. fs# 7}S9s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11

A Chinese statute enacts that
debts which are not collected on
New Years Eve cannot subsequent
ly be recovered; but, according to
recognized usage q creditor who has
vainly pursued debtor all through
the night may still follow him after
daybreak, provided he continues to
carry his lighted lantern as il he
believed it was still night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-11
New Court Cases.

w. w. Roag VS.. Fronia M. Hoag.
These parties were married at
Dakota City, Nebraska, Feb. g.,
1915 and lived together until Feb.
"a, 1918. Plaintiff asks for a de-
cree Of divorce >on the grounds of
desertion. S.,H Amos attorney for
nlaintiff 90,