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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Presbyterian Church Notes.

We enjoyed two good services last
Sunday and how everybody, did sing
at the evening service. We mad a
number of visitors and many young
people. The Christian Endeavors
had an interesting session. This is
a fine group Of young people, and
they are doing good work. Members
were received into the church at
both services.
There is an old saying that Sun
day school attendance is always
largest Just before Christmas, but
for the two Sundays since Christ
mas we haye had slightly increas-
ed attendance over the Sunday, pre-
ceding Christmas. Let's make it
still better next Sunday. Our new
orchestra expects to be on the JOB
then. x ---5~sT. ; R. ~. ss = e.
/ We are planning for interesting
services next Sunday, and are hop
ing for an extra good attendance.
The music will be especially good.
Make your plans to worship with
,,e
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Rack from Siberia.

T. NJ. Reynolds, son of o. H.
Reynolds, of southwest of Leon, re-
turned home Tuesday evening, being
one of the last Decatur county boys
to be mustered out of service, as he
landed in the United States on
December 22nd, coming from
Siberia, where he had been station
ed for some time. He says this win
ter weather here is like summer COM
pared with what it is in Siberia. He
has had a lot of experience over
there, but was never in an actual
battle during all of his service, al
though on one occasion he was de-
tailed to guard a Red Cross train,
and while thus engaged his company
was in action with the enemy T. NJ
says he is sure glad to be back to
good old Decatur county again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
New Court Cases.

G.. w. Baker VS.. Addie Zornes and
Mary J.. Kirkpatrick. Suit is on a
note for $3.50. ]. S. Parrish, attor-
ney for plaintiff.
T. w. Daniels VS.. r. NJ. Daniels ct
al. The parties are the heirs of
Clarissa Daniels deceased, and ask
tht the real estate be sold and the
proceeds divided among the heirs.
Varga & Son, attorneys for plaintiff
Myrtle M. Johnston ct al. VS..
Flora R. Smith ct al. The parties
are the heirs of VIM. Smith, deceas-
ed, and plaintiff asks that the
shares of the heirs be confirmed, the
real estate sold and the proceeds di-
vided. McGinnis & Mculnnis, attOr-
news for plaintiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
AT THE THEATRE.
Program at the Idle Hour for thu
Coming Week.

The attraction today, Thursday.
Jan. Sth, is Frank Keenan, in The
False Code.'
Friday and Saturday, Jan. and,
~, Dorothy Dalton in the thrilling
picture THE Flame of the Yukon"
one Of the greatest pictures of this,
wei. known star Night shows at.
1880 and 8 Friday. Matinee Satur-
gay at 8 O'Clock. Night shows at.
7:15 and 9 o'clock.
Sunday, Jan. 1th, Mae Murray
will appear in 'T'he Big Little Per-
SON.. Matinee at 3 O'clock, night
shows at 1880 and 9.
Monday, Jan. y, Mabel NormanG
will appear in Mickey" which is
considered to be Miss Normandss
best picture.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, Herbert Rawlin-
son in "A Dangerous Affair.
wednesday, Jan. IA, w. Desmond
IN Sage Brush Hamlet"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Christian Church Notes.

Greeting-You are cordially in
vited to attend our regular services
Order of services: 10 a. m. Bible
school, Motto, Every member Of
the church and more members of
the Bible school in 1920" The at
largest for the past several months.
Help by your presence to make the
attendance this coming Sunday
larger than last Sunday. Il a. m.
Remembering the Lord in the Lords
supper. 1890 preaching, Subject,
Stewardship $3.50 Christian En-
deavor. Our attendance on the first
Sunday of the New Year was Just
fine An excellent leader and fine
response by the members present
make good meeting. Good, better.
best, never let it rest, till your good
Is better, and your better best. Be
present Sunday evening. at 1880
preaching, subject Pardon" Good
singing at each service. Strangers
welcome, come. Thursday eve at
1890, prayer praise service. The
meeting will be held at the home Of
the pastor. You are kindly urged
to attend the mid-week prayer SER
vice.
The ladies of the Aid Society will
meet at the home of sister Vina
Brewer on Tuesday afternoon, Jan.
18th, at 2 O'Clock. All members and
friends of the society are urged to be
present at this the first regular
meeting of the new year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Brethren Church Notes.

Sunday school at 9:45; preaching
service at IL; c. E. at 6:3O and
preaching services again at 1880.
Prayer meeting on Thursday. nights
at 1880. 1t should be noted that
preaching services which they have
never had hitherto. Every one is
invited to worship with us. Women's
Missionary Society at the church at
1880 on Saturday.
Sermon next Sunday morning by
F. G.. Coleman.
Sermon next Sunday evening by
A. T. Ronk. Both these men are
able evengelists and it will pay to
hear them.
Union Chapel-The evangelistic
meeting here were resumed Tues
day after the illness of the pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Census Enumerators Working.

The government census enumera
tors commenced the work of taking
the government census which is TAX
en- every ten years, on January End,
and they are expected to complete
the work in fifteen days. MISS
Helene Griffin is the enumerator in
the city Of Leon, and she will make
careful canvass and try to enum-
crate every resident OF Leon, and sne
should be given every assistance
With the scarcity of houses in this
city, there should be good increase
in population shown. we have en-
deavored to obtain complete list of
the enumerators for Decatur county,
but have been unable to secure it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Pioneer Passes Away.

On Sunday, January 4th, occurred
the funeral of one OF Iowa's early
settlers. Wesley Norman, from the
home Of his son, l: c. Norman, south
ives west horn of Decatur ;n tarny City, Mr. Norman n
November 29, 1881, and was one OF
eight children born to Mr.. and Mrs,
BENJAMIN Norman.
The Benjaman family migrated t0
Iowa in the early fifties and settled
in Decatur county about three miles
W west Of Davis City. 1t was on tha
bride Of his youth, the Norman fam
lily and the W. w. Slaughter family
having encountered each other q
couple of times on the road 1t was
discovered later that the two famil-
les were settling within a couple Of
miles OF each other, and in. May
marriage to to Miss H Martha has NJ uHau siaughl h.
ter. They began their pioneer life
together in log dwelling near the
paternal homes, later purchasing
the farm where Isaac Norman now
lives, and there they tolled together
and reared their family. Nine
children were born to them, three
q e. wnom nave already tSa passed away
farmers in Iowa. With ak and grub.
hoe he prepared for the plow many
acres of the most productive soil.
while clearing the land he cut lum-
Der from the native timber and was
among, the first to build a massive
stock barn, and an up-to-date resi-
and has owned a number of the best BEST
farms in southern Iowa.
In May 1894, Mr.. Norman and his
family were called upon to mourn
the loss of a dutiful wife and mother.
On Christmas day, twenty-five years
ago, he was married soe Mrs Eliza
born two children. Later they NOV
ed to Trenton, Mo-, where he built:
a magnificent farm home. Here
they, remained until he was called to
his reward on January !, 1920,
complication of old age, paralysis
and pneumonia causing his death
ii' re leaves to mourn a wife, eight
and forty great-grandchildren one
brother and one sister,
Though he never lost sight of the
of home he was fond
of travel and crossed the plains
twice during the gold craze '49. To
an extent he explored Central and
South s r. America and many islands Of
points of interest in the United
States. The stories of his travels
and experiences have been most in,
teresting to his grand children.
Many were his encounters with the
Indians. but nearly always in a
peaceful manner, and for years the
Indians made sugar on his place
from the maple trees that are now
being cleared away.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Johnson, of Indian
ola, and the remains were laid to
rest beside the wife of his youth in
Riverside cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Spl'ingel'-Bennett.

About year ago we accused
county attorney VIM. J. Springer, OF
being married, and he would neither
affirm or deny the accusation, but
he slipped one over on us last We'd
nesday, by getting married lust be-
fore The Reporter went to press. He
secured marriage license and was
married at II O'Clock at the Pres
byterian manse to Miss Rosa Ben,
nett, the. ceremony being performed
by Rev. T. F. Campbell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Springer departed on the noon
train for a honeymoon trip to sever,
al places in Missouri, and returned
to Leon the first of the week. These
parties are both well known to all
our readers, the bride having for
several years taught in the Leon
schools, giving up this work to tray,-
ell for a book firm, in which work
she was very successful. They will
go to housekeeping in this city and
their many friends extend their
heartiest congratulations for their
future
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
A Good Fur Season.

During the months of November
and December Spence Moore, of
Pleasanton, sold furs to the amount
of So, ,567.35, all of which were Sc
cured by trappers in the vicinity OF
Pleasanton. Delk Bros, of Weldon.
are reported to have shipped more
than $4,000 worth of furs this win
ter, and Bob Axes, of Leon, has
ness, as we'll as dealers in other
towns in this county. 1t will be a
surprise to many people to learn
that Decatur county produces SO
MANY furs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Hale-Phipps.

On the evening of the last day in
the year of 1919 Miss Myrtle May
Phipps and Mr.. Harry Dean Hale
were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, in the city OF
Leon. There were none present as
guests except the immediate friends
and relatives Of the bride and
groom.
We are sure the many friends of
both will join us in wishing to the
bride and groom long life and the
greatest possible happiness in their
new home through the coming years.
They will be at home with Mr..
Hale's mother for a few weeks. The
ceremony was performed by G.. T..
Ronk, pastor of the Brethren church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published = Quarter
Of q Century AGO.

The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week:
Asa, P: Bethards Fl to Nettie M.
Arnold II.
Greenleaf searle 23'to Daisy Speed
Charley Warren Laird 81 to Anna
Frank Cook is working up an ex-
January 18th to hear Col. Robert
G. Ingersol lecture.
A bouncing boy baby arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. U. G.
Benefiel last Sunday morning.
;W r. Moore this week sold the
owned by Seth Richards to S. A.
Watson, the consideration being
The office of the Weldon Hornet
was destroyed by fire about 4
o'clock Sunday morning, the fire
starting from an Overheated stove.
Uncle Bill Craig, of Davis City,
has been suffering for a couple of
which had grown so as to threaten
his life, so on Monday Drs. Horner,
Layton and Bowman amputated the
arm about half way between the
wrist and elbow, and he is doing
nicely with a fair prospect of re-
gaining his old time health.
The barn on the farm of George
Pryor, west of Leon, was burned
and the contents were consumed, but
fortunately his horses were in the
pasture.
As Dave Denio, the driver of the
delivery wagon for the Leon Mill
Was turning the corner by w. P.
Clark & Co.'s grocery last Saturday
afternoon, the wheels of the wagon
slipped around on the snow pretty
lively, throwing Dave out, and the
him unconsscious: He was carried to
Dr.. Layton's office, and by the use
of restoratives. was brought around
in a couple of hours. No bones
were broken but Dave feels pretty
sore and stiff.
Attorney Geo. w. Baker is the
proud owner of pair of full blood
ed St. Bernard dogs, which are
mammoth animals.
home of his parents north of Leon
on Jan. 7th, at the age of AZ years.
Mr.: Pugh had been a resident Of
Phillips county, Kansas, since 1877,
and came here the day before Christ
mas to spend the holidays with hts
parents. being taken i'll with perit-
onitis shortly after, his arrival.
odIluSl MeLlei, OI hoQ LOQSe.
Montana. is visiting at the home of
his h;i, brother. John Meter, in this
Mrs. S. e. Mills. of Sheridan
county, Wyoming, is visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Jacob Cas-
ter.
Mrs; Mollie Simmons returned
last Saturday from Chicago where
she had been visiting for six weeks
With her mother and other relatives.
Miss Nellie Norman, one of Icons
most popular young ladies who has
been trimming the past season at
Augusta, Illinois, came home last
to spend her vacation.
E. w. Curry. J. ~ Gates. John
Bowman. L. p Van Werden and w.
A. Boone went to Osreola Yesterday
to assist in initia ting Dr.. II. r. lay
ton into the mysteries of the Knights
Templar.
E: A. Delicate, an experienced
workman from Abba arrived in
Leon Saturday to take a position in
the Leon pine factory.
John Crnter hes sold his 80 arre
farm in Center township to Walter
Smith for $1,SOO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Faithful Old Horse Dead.

DR.. F. A. Bowman's faithful old
driving horse Fred, which he used in
his practice for sixteen years, died
Leon on Dec. 26th, at the ripe old
age of 20 years. DR.. Bowman
bought Fred when he was three
years old, and drove him constantly
tor sixteen years, and when horses
were replaced by autos he refused to
sell him, and placed him on his pen
sion list, and ehe has been we'll car
ed for in a pasture in the country for
fha mast ten wears.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Leon Institution Successful.

been made to establish laundry in
the city which would give the peo7
pie the kind of work they desired,
equal to the efforts made failure
has followed:
Some one year or more, ago the
laundry was taken over by COM
petent men and since that time the
efforts made have proved very sue
cessful, one of the reasons for this
is that these men had in view, not
only their own welfare and gain but
were equally interested in the salts
faction of their patrons and friends.
A dry cleaning and pressing depart
ment was added and from the very
start this department filled the
long felt need with the. people of
Leon as we'll as adjoining towns,
until today there is dry-cleaning and
pressing work coming to them by
parcel post from nearly all Of the
adjoining towns, and many, many,
people are learning that it IS real
y possible & t9 have "a an an old mada suit too or
like new by their up-to-date method.
Recently there has been added a
department known as the Dry Wash
department. This too, we believe
will be very helpful to Leon. Dry
Wash, we understand to be, just the
same as washing bundle at home,
everything washed. starch garments
ready to dampen and iron. BY this
method each family bundle is wash
ed by itself, no marking, no mixing
and no losing, each wash is done
separately and returned promptly,
because it is all done in Leon.
The Leon Laundry Co.. as now
organized is making rapid progress
and has every appearance of becom-
ing, in time one of Icons leading
Industries. Z
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Perry Wortlen Dead.

Perry Worden, local agent for the
Collins Oil Co., was found dead in
bed at his home in this city yester-
day morning. Mr.. Worden has been
confined to his home, for a couple
tism and kidney trouble. Tuesday
evening he told friends he was feel
ing better than usual, and the fam
lily retired and nothing was heard
from him until Mrs. Worden arose
yesterday morning and when she
spoke to him he did not reply, hay-
ing passed away during the night
without struggle. Arrangements
for the funeral had not been made
at the time The Reporter went to
DreSS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Found a Tree Frog.

John Archey brought quite cur
iosity to The Reporter office last
week, in shape OF a little tree frog,
water bucket. A tree frog is a
mighty hard thing to find at any
time, for it is said they can change
their color 80 as to match the bark
of a tree or anything to which they
are clinging, and not many people
ever saw one, although they are
frequently heard. Mr.. Archey has
no idea where this one came from
the last of December.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Notice to Assessors.

Auditors office, Decatur county,
Leon, Iowa, January 2, Ao2O.
You are hereby notified that the
meeting of assessors of Decatur
county, as required by Section 1859
of the code of Iowa, will De neld in
the court house at Leon, on friday,
january 9Th, 1920, at one p. m.
You are required to attend this
meeting for Instructions, consulta-
ton and for obtaining your supplies.
Very respectfully,
u. A. Meek,
County Auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
High Point One of First Two.

In the recent statement of the
Salvation Army drive in this county,
the contribution from High Point
township was overlooked through
error. In keeping with its record all
through the war under the chair
manship of I. C. Duling, this town
ship was one Of the first two to
complete the canvass and one of the
few in the county to make their
quota. Their contributions totaled
5000. - 81
]. L. McClain. Chairman,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
PIT. A., Meets Thursday Evening

The general meeting Of the Par
ent- Teachers Association for the
month of January will be held on
Thursday evening of this week at
1880 in the assembly room OF the
dill, who is state director in the
Modern Health Crusade will be the
chief speaker of the evening and
what she has to offer is worth the
while of every parent in Leon. Miss
Dansdill has a fine personality and
an interesting presentation of her
subject that holds every audience.
Following is the complete pro-
gram.
Music (Selected), Mrs. Ella
Kemp Woodard.
Address, Miss Theresa Dansdill.
Vocal solo, Miss Mida Bradley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Order Daily Papers at The Reporter
Office.

Many of our subscribers have to
renew their subscriptions to their
Des Moines and Chicago dailies at
this time of the year. We can save
you all the bother of writing, and
you can call at The Reporter office
and pay your subscription for your
daily, and we will attend to- IL
prom Dtlv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
East Grand River Baptist AssOcia-
tiOn.

Rev. Jas. A. Lapham of Des
Moines, and Miss Boyd, of Plain
lowing places: Pleasant Valley Mon
day and Tuesday, Jan. 1913; Tus-
keego, Wednesday and Thursday,
Jan. is and Is; New Salem, Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 16 and II; Pal
estine, Sunday morning and evening,
Jan. 18. All services begin at 1880.
Come, it will do you good.
Rev, E. C. Vanderpool, Director
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
DECEMBER BIRTH RECORD.
List of Births Filed With Clerk OF
ficer During Month of December.

to My My ana max M1s 5ohn DTy As%bur1 NG
Fayette township.
Phyllis Arlene Bryant, girl, Sept.
25, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Leslie
Bryant, Grand River township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Henry Baker,
Grand River township.
to my Mr.: and md Mrs. Ellis iy' Sylvester; %
Briner, Richland township.
Baker, boy, Dec. 10 to
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin Baker,
Center township.
Geraldine Davis Beck. girl, Dec.
Fayette township.
Helen Maxine Boatman, girl, Nov.
27, to Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Everett
Boatman, Decatur township.
Winfield Cash Corder, boy, Dec.
5, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Herman
COrder, Leon.
James Henry Cresswell, boy. Dec.
4, to Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Cresswell,
Decatur township:
Fry Mrs T, nggir girl A9SSr+ Moy r. 4.v to Mr.;
orfsS Sayle eoTesa1pi Dean Foland, boy, Dec 20,
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Wesley
Roland, Richland township.
Doris German, girl, Dec. /, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John German, Bloom
ingtOn township.
Owen Ralph Coin, boy, Dec. 13, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Oscar Coin,
High Point township.
Julia Ellep Maynard, girl, Dec.
II, to Mr., and Mrs; Bennie May
and Mrs. Clifton p. Mills, Eden
Earl Dean Mcdowell, boy, Nov.
Richland township.
Ruby Beatrice Orfield, girl, Dec.
"a, to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar w. Or
field, Decatur township.
Paul Parkhurst, boy, Nov. 20, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Parkhurst,
township.
Pearl Parkhurst, girl, Nov. 20, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Parkhurst,
township.
Donald Wayne Rauch, boy, Dec.
13, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Rauch,
Fayette township.
%, to Mr.. and Mrs. William David
Lena Florence Smith, girl, Dec.
20, to Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Smith,
to fn'ne Mr.. and Mi MRS. si Werner Si 9i olive; ;
Edna Mae Wilson, girl, Dec 21,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Edward Will
son, Fayette township.
John Junior Wilson, boy, Dec. 10,
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffith Will
son, Woodland township. "A
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Palestine Church.

Covenant meeting Jan. 10, at II
a. m, Sunday school Sunday morn
ing, Jan. II, at 10 a. M, preaching
at \. Communion at close of SER
vice. Services in the evening at 1880.
You are welcome to any or all SER
vices
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
THE CHURCHES.
Bethel Baptist Church Notes.

Baptist church Sunday evening, Jan.
18th, at 1880 o'clock. Everyone in
vited Meetings may continue long
er if so it will be announced Sunday
evening
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
More About $4s Wood.

We received lengthy reply to s.
w. Farquhar's article about $48
wood from a farmer at Davis City,
ma I'd carry it over until next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08

Misses Mida Bradley and Lillian
Pullin entertained q numser of lady
friends at the Bradley home New
Year'o afternoon ct bridge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Paid $500 An Acre.

Roscoe Oney has bought 12O acres
of the old John Keeler farm a mile,
south of Leon, owned by w. H.
Shields, at 5000 an acre. The sala
was negotiated by A. M. Pryor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Farms Wau&esl.

vial buy several farms In Deca-
tur county. See me II you want {,
ael1 worth the money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08

Notice-The annual meeting OF
the Leon Ice Co. will be held at the
office of Fred A. Townsend, Friday
evening, Jan. 9Th, 1920, at 1880
o'clock for the purpose of electin9
stockholder is asked to attend thia
meeting.
s3 q. r. Hull Secrefarv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Notice.

II you have an automobile num-
Der plate that does not correspond
with your certificate of registration,
please return to my office for cor
rection, as several envelopes have
numbers. ...5s
j. Wesley Chew,
Treesurer Decatur County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08
Marriage Licenses.

VIM. j. Springer, Leon ....--.---.- :.
Beulah Rose Bennett, Leon --.---.-: !.
Garland G. Craig, Leon -----...-.-22
Pearl q. Dale. Leon n22 22
Lawson A. Gray, Leon .-.------,--2S
Blanche Wood, Garden Grove .----l 9
Harry Dean Hale, Leon -....--..-.23
Myrtle May Phipps, Leon .---.----.2 l
Ruby Leeper, Saline, Mo. .-..--...-..2O
Lelah Moore, PleasantOna -.--------.-2O
Leonard Sanders. Decatur ....26
Sylvia M. Ashford, DeKalb .-...---.1S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-08

The clase Of 1919 held q reunion
In the Library parlors during vaca-
tion.