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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
COLONY SELLS BRICK
TO ITS NEIGHBORS

The colony brick industry is now in
the business. During the last few days
several of the neighbors have come in
and bought loads of brick.
The first kiln has demonstrated that
the clay is adapted, and that good
brick can be made here. Preparations
are now being made to go ahead with
the industry, and new ground is being
prepared. Teams and scraper is be-
ing used to level off the land around
the brick machinery, which is now
ready for operation.
The colony has several thousand
brick for sale yet, but the demand is
expected to be always ahead of the
supply.
M. L. DeVine is the man in charge.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Parish Fair Premium List
Ready; Good Fair Urged

The agricultural Premium List Of tine
Ninth Annual Fair Of Vernon Parish
has just been given to the public by
Alderman j. NJ. Oakes. the able sec
retary of the Fair Association, who
promises that the other lists will short
ly follow. Copies Of the Agricultural
List may be obtained at Mr.. Oakes'
office in the Parish Court House. al
at the local banks.
The fair will be held. as we have pr
viously announced, beginning on We
October 10th, and closing on Sat. Oct.
23rd, 1920. In his foreword to the
Premium List prepared by him, Alder
man Oakes says: we have much to
be proud of in the past achievements
Of the Fair Association, and the Fair.
has steadily grown until no wwe have
one Of the best Parish Fairs in the
State, with the cooperation and en-
couragement of the people-and Z es-
peciaIly appeal to the farmers of the
Parish to get up an exhibit Of the very
best products Of your farm and bring
it to the Fait-you will enjoy it as
much as those who see your displays.
There will be some other products, list
ed as supplemental for farmers at our
Fair. which are not given in our State
catalog. So, let's boost the Fair. and
make this one Of the best yet. The
catalog will be out, if possible, within
thirty days. In the meantime, | am
asking the local papers to publish the
list for your information. With an
earnest appeal to all, and a hope and
wish for a very prosperous year, and
successful elimination of the Fair. /
am for going "Over the, Top"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
DAIRY EXHIBITS WILL
BE STATE FAIR FEATURE

What promises to prove one of the
most interesting collections of Junior
Extension exhibits at the 1920 State
Fair of Louisiana, October 28 to No
vember 7, inclusive, will be those en-
tered by the Boys and Girls Dairy
Clubs. These clubs form a new
branch of the Junior Extension service
in Louisiana, and, judging by the in
terest manifested in different sections
of the State, the work is going to en-
joy wonderful expansion within the
next year or two.
Among the exhibits on which pre-.
miums have been offered are butter,
sweet milk, cottage cheese, dairy work
records, and homemade conveniences
for handling milk on the farm. Some
of the exhibits will be shown espe-
cially to stress the Importance Of milk
in diet and the necessity for it for
growing children. There is great
deal Of waste, but by using the
methods taught in the Dairy Clubs the
farms can utilize milk and milk prod.
ucts that are now considered of no
value.
For catalog and further information
write to w. R. H1rsch, secretary,
Shreveport, La.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

Mrs. Wrenshall is recovering from
the infected foot, and is able to hobble
around again.
Daddy" Thomas got his hand in
the saw last week. But no very serious
results. He hopes to be able to use
his hand again in a few days.
Quite party from the colony atten-
ded THE Miracle Man at the Dream
land in Leesville last Wednesday even
IN.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. c. Crawford ar
rived Thursday evening for four
months visit with their son in Vermil-
lion, S. Oak. Their friends in the col
ony, and this means everyone, welcome
their return.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Schafer and their
daughters are leaving today for Erie,
Pa, after three weeks visit with US.
We regret their departure; for both
Mr.. and Mrs. Schafer proved true CO.
operators, and made many friends
while in the colony.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Notes From NewIIano Colony

Sam Blatt is still in Fort Worth, Tex.
In letter to the Editor he sends kind
regards to all, and is pleased with the
success which the colony is achieving
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Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. CantrelI, with
their daughters, Katherine and Mar.
garet, arrived on Sunday evening from
Dewitt, Ark. and are located in the
house known as the Dougherty house
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Henry Schreier of San Francisco
Calf, is a colony visitor, also lane
buyer, he having purchased eighty
acres of land from the colony yester.
day, 3 and half miles from the col.
Ony.
Ed. Brhel is now travelling through
Western Arkansas and Eastern Okla.
homa with a hog remedy. In a letter
written recently, he says that Mrs. Bru.
ell and Jeanne were sailing from New
York for her home in Belgium on Aug
28 She will visit with her friends anc
relatives for a year. Her many friend:
will be interested in this news. Ed
confesses to longings to return to the
colony.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
MARRIAGES IN VERNON

Marriage licenses were obtained in
Leesville this week by: Mr.. William
Dowdsen and Miss Myrtle McDermit;
Mr.. Ansy Smith and Miss Annie Ed
wards, both of Kirthwood; Mr.. c. R.
Self of LeesviIle and Miss Ernestine
Kirkmon of Stables; Mr., John Murry
and Miss Surenda Godfrid, both Of
Fisher; Mr.. Irwin Cryer of Leesville
and Miss Susie Chaddich of Farwell;
Mr.. Charles c. Wess and Miss Jewell
Graham, both of Pickering; Mr.. Yer
non Long. Jr. and Miss Cora Leggett.
both Of Hornbeck; also by an inter-
esting couple living in Neame. but they
have asked the recording angel not to
publish their names. Guess who they
are?
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
CLASS STARTS
AT THE BEGINNING
Disease Prevention

The demand for the Esperanto clas-
ses at the Newllano Colony has ne
cessitated another class, and the first
lesson in the new international lam
.guage was begun this week.
M. L. DeVine. teacher of the class,
gives the lessons on Monday evening
and again on Wednesday evening. He
invites the neighbors who are inter
ested in Esperanto to come in and take
the lessons.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report of Colony Life at LIanO

Wednesday, Aug. 25-We are hav-
ing fine weather and are making the
best of it in every way. The farmers
are culuvating the peanuts and beans,
also planting sorghum. Comrade Op-
pek and Schaffer are cutting seed top
sorghum for feed at the barn and dairy
Comrade Christensen hauls it to the
horse barn and Comrade Schad gets a
load each day for'the cows and calves.
The children do their share by car
rying it Out to the ends of the rows.
Comrade Warren Buck and Geo. Metz
are planting and replanting peanuts in
the garden The silo at the dairy is
almost finished. Ole Synoground has
overhauled the ensilage cutter. AL Sat-
nan is doing the repair work in the
machine shop. Comrades Wolfe and
Thomas have repaired the pipe line to
the creek, and now the water is flow
ing to the big boiler with entire salts
faction. The usual card party was held
at the hotel last night, and Burton and
are all puffed up1o-day. We tore
hole in the record of Marcus DeVine
and Geo. Wiseley. who have been
claiming the championship at High
Five. | think I'll go back to Solo
while my credit is good.
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Thursday, Aug. 26-Pete Kemp is
cultivating in the garden. Anton Van
Nuland is driving the scraper team for
the brickyard. They are cleaning away
all trash and top soil, preparing to
start the "clay hog" that is to manu-
facture our brick. Tacket is loading
the scraper, DeVine and Waters are
hauling the burned brick from the kiln,
preparing for another run of brick. Our
store is growing; new stock is being
Z. put on, until we have over $4,000
worth Of new stock. Ma. Thomas and
VIM. Broughton are busy people, wait
ing on customers and re-arranging the
goods. In fact, our store looks real
snowy and well-dsplayed. Ma. al
ways did have a good eye. Fred
Schoettle is keeping us in sweets as
well as in bread; we now have cookies,
'lasses cake" and doughnuts every day
VIM. DeBoer and VIM. Stuersel are
keeping the shoe shop machinery busy
every day. They are doing lots Of
work, and to good account. Mrs Syn
oground is highly elated over the laun-
dry crew, and they are doing excellent
work and lots of it. The crew is Dad
Thomas, Clarence Shut, all day; Mrs
Metz, Schafer, Kemp and Synoground.
George Cantrell was delayed in his re-
turn, so Howard Buck had to get out
the Democrat alone again. No, not
all alone, for Ma. Thomas, Mrs. Kemp,
Clarence Shut, Nellie Kemp and Ruby
Synoground are assisting in folding pa
pers and mailing. Myrtle Kemp is pre-
pairing the call for the stockholders
meeting. Comrade Burton swore his
last swear today. He has been getting
out reports for everybody from the
section foreman on the railroad to the
President of the United States; and he
hopes he is done now. This office
force is a bunch of parasites; they
work all day and into the night, and
worry through their small allowance Of
sleep until they start work again. /
never did respect the brain worker
he always gets to sit down on the job.
Myrtle Kemp and Mrs. DOugherty are
again conscripted into the school for
half a day. The building department
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

are hauling and storing lumber. Dad
dy and Mother Crawford have return
ed Daddy will drive the bakery wa
gon and transfer truck, and ''Mother" .
will work as usual at any needed place.
The usual psychological meeting was
held tonight at the hotel. Comrade
Caron joined the colony, and is help
ing DeVine and Waters in hauling
brick. He told me to give him a job
or he would bust,-he got the job.
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Friday. Aug 27-Gee. it sure rained
last night and today! Crews were
swapped between showers. Comrades
Shut and Lloyd and the kiddies are
shelling corn. Geo. Wiseley and Fred
Waters are overhauling the syrup kegs,
and all the available men have joined
the building department until the rain
is over. The Democrat is being run
into the mail bags today. The Coop
orator and News will be late; for Cam
trell is not here. These big rains are
fine, and they find every hole in our
housetops. | guess I'll soon bore some
holes in my floor to save my broom.
Comrade DR.. Matsinger left for Lake
Charles yesterday, expecting to be
back in few days. The Doctor and
the Caron family from Michigan ar
rived in our midst on the same train.
They are the kind of people we like to
see come. Here is hoping they stay.
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Saturday, Aug. 28-Comrades Schad
and Baldwin at the dairy are plowing
and preparing the land to plant con-
siderable acreage of sorghum for win
ter feed. The roof is now being put
on the silo at the dairy and it will be
finished by evening. Comrades Syno-
ground and Wolfe are preparing to
place the sawmill engine in the big
shed. near the big boiler, expecting to
move the sawmill machinery up to it.
Several of the farmers were working
in the blacksmith shop repairing farm
tools while it was too wet to plow.
Geo. Wiseley is still cleaning kegs. This
is Fred Schoettle's da yoff, and he has
been trying to convince some of our
neighbors. Go to it, Fred, you are
right. Comrades Shut, Buck, and
Metz are shellmg corn: in few days
we will have the grist mill running. Ma
Thomas and Comrade Broughton have
just received a new supply of groceries
in the store. The brick crew is still
ground preparing for steady
run of the mud eater when it gets
started. Myrtle Kemp and myself are
the stock list for the Stock
holders Election; some steady job, /
can tell you. Daddy Crawford entered
upon his new job as bakery boy to-
day. We know that is one job per-
manently solved. The children work
in the garden this morning. and help
ed carry cane from the field in the
afternoon for about an hour. The
boys then went to the big creek where
they have a raft. wher ethey enjoyed
playing Huckleberry Finn
and Tom Sawyer. The girls took a
half day off at home. DR.. Matsinger
came in from Lake Charles on the two
O'Clock train, to be with US for sever
al days. W. H. Burton had JOY ride
into Leesville in the truck with DodI
Crawford. He Strengthened with sew
eral freight and express entanglements
and enjoyed his trip in other useful
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
ways. Comrades Schafer and Oppek
are cutting more cane today.
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ways. Comrades Schafer and Oppek
are cutting more cane today.
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Sunday, August 29-S Saturday night
at the usual dance. there was a sur
prise sprung in the way Of wedding
of Mr.. Revere Self and Miss Ernestine
Kirkman. who were couple of our
young neighbors. Afterwards, refresh
ments were served to all present.
Monday, Aug. 30-The brick crew
continue to remove the burned brick
from the kiln. AL Satnan and Fred
Donaldson began to build concrete
base around the base Of the big en-
gine. The boiler is ready to fire; and,
in fact, they have been keeping small
fire in it for two or three days. Anton
Van Nuland and Comrade Tackett are
still scraping the surface dirt off the
clay bank. Most of the farm crop is
laid by, and what of the farm crew
that are not hauling cane and wood
are preparing the ground for fall and
winter gardens. Geo. CantrelI arrived
on Sunday evening with his family,
and he went back to the print shop to-
day. Geo. WiseIey and Daddy Lloyd
are repairing fences. Henry Atkins
and A. Oppek are cutting out the red
top sorghum from amongst the blue
ribbon cane. In a week or ten days
we will begin to make our first syrup.
VIM. DeBoer made his trip to Luding-
ton today.
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Tuesday, Aug. 3l-The crews are
all working about the same as yester-
day, with the exception that we began
to grind corn, some of it made into
meal for the store and hotel; some of
it will go to the dairy. and part of it
will be cracked for chicken feed. Hen
ry Schreier purchased so acres of land
from the colony today. He is expect
ing a dairy herd of Guernsey cows.
Joe Zimmerman, Sr. is visiting in the
colony, and also trying to find one of
his cows that has been missing for
some time. Comrade Christensen, and
the children are still hauling sorghum
for mule feed. This is a big saving
to our corn patch. w. Davis was in
to buy 20 acres of land from us today,
and am cutting the news of today
short in order to show Mr.. Davis some
land. The office force is still busy
with the notice of the Stockholders
Meeting to be held in October.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
SYRUP MILL WANTS
CANE TO GRIND

The Colony is making arrangements
to set up its cane mill, and will be
ready to~take care of the syrup max
ing for its neighbors.
The Colony has about thirty acres
of cane to make syrup or for itself,
but the power mill will be ready at any
time to handle the produce of its
neighbors.
Arrangements for the milling should
be made in advance by applying to Ole
Synoground, who will have charge of
the mill.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
COLONY GRIST MILL
TO GRIND CORN

The Colony grist mill was set up
and operated this week, grinding corn
for feed. 1t is ready to do business at
any time for its neighbors. 1t has been
attached to the steam engine at the
laundry, and can be put into operation
almost any time between s am. and
4 pm.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

An interesting photograph Of Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge wife of the Repub-.
lican nominee for vice president, tax
en- as she received a call from Miss
Cornelia Underwood, who was her very
first schoolteacher. After congratu-
latiOns, the ladies "swapped remin-
iscences" then posed for this photo
graph.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-03
Primary Election Next Monday.

The Iowa primary election will
be held next Monday, at which the
state, county and township candidates
to be voted for at the November cleo
tion will be selected. On the state
ticket democrats are sitting easy
there being no contests, but there is
wild scramble among the republi-
cans for most OF the state offices
from governor down, and the chances
are the selection Of several of them
will have to go to the convention.
On the county ticket the big con-
test is for the nomination for sheriff,
this office being the only one on the
democratic ticket for which there is
a contest, there being three candi-
dates for the office, Leland s.
Hebener, L. ]. Hill and Roy Wood,
all of Leon, while for the same office
there are four republican candidates,
Robert T. Scott, of Leon, Ray Scott,
of Leroy, M. S. Sullivan, of Leon and
Clem Thompson, of Center township.
On the republican ticket there are
two candidates for county recorder,
Mrs. jeanette Alexander, the pre-
sent recorder, and H. R. McMorris,
who is deputy county auditor. On
the republican ticket there are two
candidates for state senator, DR.. B.:
L.. Eiker and j. A. Mcintosh, both Of
Leon, and it promises to be a close
race. For representative the republl-
cans also have two candidates, Oscar
Anderson, of Lamont, and Ralph
Rumley, of Decatur township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-03
Road Should be Blocked.

ferson Highway federal road pro-
ject between Leon and Davis City,
has put that road in bad condition
for travel, and detour signs for,
tourists have been put up in this city.
Lamont: Complaint has been madas;
and with just cause that where this
work is in progress and detours
around where the contractors are
working, the road should be block
ed, or red lights placed to warn
travellers where the road is being
changed. The writer drove over
though we We're watching for the
detours,. we passed two of them up,
one at the top of the Parker hill this
side of Davis City, where a big cuI-.
vert is being put in, and the other
Where the new road runs north on
t, Little river hin, down to the new
bridge, there being no sign, light. or
public and it is a wonder there has.
not been an accident. A few nights:
ago car drove right down the new
road on the Little river hill and
stopped just before going over the
high abutment of the new road. If:
road miss the detours, it is not:
strange that tourists miss them, and
it is wonder that a bad accident
has not occurred on this road. It
should be someone's business to see
that lights or barricades are put up.
every night.
Since the above article was
written we learn that the first of the.
week the Leon and Davis City-La-
moni road has been entirely closed
to tourist travel until the govern
ment grading contract is completed,
detour signs being erected at La
moni for tourists coming towardss
Leon, and at the end of the paving
on South Main street for tourists.
going south, detour signs also being.
placed at the corner of Main and.
Commercial streets, tourists being de-
toured to Decatur and Lamont, via,
the Waubonsie cutoff trail, which
is in good shape.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-03
Wilson-lSright.

Mr.. "A. Clifton Wilson, of Pawnee
City, Eeb., and Miss Olive Bright, of
Leon were married Sunday morning
at 10:30 o'clock at the NJ. e. par
sonage, the ceremony being perform
ed by the pastor, Rev. A. E. Jervis.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs j. S. Bright, of Leon,
and her entire life has been spent in
this city. She graduated from the
Leon High School and then engaged
in teaching, and later as steno-
grapher in various offices in this city.
She is an accomplished and refined
young lady, who has many friends.
For a number of years she has been
organist of the NJ. E. church, and
they will miss her sadly, as she has
been very efficient and always on
duty.
The groom is prominent young
business man of Pawnee City, where
he owns a large department store.
He came to Leon something over a
year ago, and purchased the Frank
N. Hansell department store, which
he later sold to Graham's and dur
ing his residence in this city impress
ed everyone as being a fine young
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson departed on
the noon train Sunday for a short
honeymoon trip to Colorado, after
which they will go to housekeeping
at Fawnee City The many friends
in this city of both parties extend
hearty congratulations and best
wishes for their future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-03
X. of p. Convention.

The district convention Of the
Knights of Pythias of the 26th dis
trict of Iowa, comprising the coun-
ties of Appanoose, Wayne, Lucas,
Clarke and Decatur, was held in this
city last Thursday. The threaten
ing weather kept number from at
tending who had planned to drive, to
neighborhood of one hundred visit
ing knights in attendance, beside as
many more from the Leon lodge.
Grand Keeper of Record and Seals,
Ward Ferguson, of Rolfe. Iowa, was
in attendance, and also district
deputy Grand Chancellor James
Hickman, of Charlton, and among
the visitors was district deputy
Grand Chancellor, of the district on
The convention opened at the K. of
P. hall at 1:15, the hall being
beautifully decorated with the colors
of the order, and banners contain
ing the names of each K. of P. lodge
in the district, and the hall never
looked prettier. After music by the
band and Thompson's orchestra,
addresses were made by Ward Fergu.
adjourned adj @ at 8 o'clock to permit
the visitors. to attend the ball game
between Leon and Osceola. In the
evening the visiting Knights and as
many of the local members as could
be served, were served with a
sumptuous dinner at the Presbyterian
church dining room, and then the
evening session was held. knight
Ferguson, knight i. S. Robinson, OF
Des Moines and others making short
talks, and a pleasant social evening
was spent. The visitors EXPRESSED
themselves as we'll pleased with the
treatment accorded them while. in
the city, and credit should be given
the committee on general arrange
ment. Knights Fred Marvin, Charles
Horn and Fred Epperley, who were
ably assisted by others, for the
splendid success of the convention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-03
A Close Guessing Contest.

Manager Fiers, of the Iowa South
ern Utilities Co., had a novel Win
fdow display last Thursday, the day
OF the X. of P. convention in this
city. The window was filled with
small K Of P. emblems, scattered d
Everywhere, and a prize was offered
to the person who guessed the near
est the total number of emhlems in
the window, box of Ma2az lamps
given to the first person who guessed
nearest the correct number, and a
credit of $1.o0 was given to the next
ten nearest guessers to be applied on
the purchase of an electrical toaster.
The first prize was awarded to Mrs.
A. NJ. Caster, who guessed within one
|of the correct number, there being
451 in the window and her guess
was 450. Miss Mary Flynn and
Amy Hull also registered guesses
LOT $50: but they We're registered
after Mrs. Caster. The next closest
guessers who were awarded the
81 90, prize were Rev. T. F: Camp
bell 44S; H. r. Perkins 443; Cliff
Perkins 436; Francis Howard 43O;
Miss Laura Dingman ATS; Pat Grif-
fin 425; George Bowman 4S0; Leon
BenefieI 4S3,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-03
Leon Lest Two Games.

The Leon base ball team lost two,
games the past week, both of them
being by breaks of the game. Last.
Thursday a large crowd attended.
the game on the Leon grounds be-
tween Osceola and Leon. Overton
was in the box for Leon and pitched
a splendid game, while a colored boy
named Harris occupied the slab for:
OsceOla. Neither team was able to-
score the first six innings, but in tha
seventh, eighth and ninth, Osceola,
managed to connect with total OF
5 scores, and kept Leon from scor-
ing during the entire game. Leon,
however secured more hits than Os-'
ceola, but the visitors hit the ball
when it counted.
SUNDAY the Leon team. journeyed
to Melchor, and were again defeated
by the close score of to 4. Samples,
pitched the first seven innings, In
which Melchor secured five scores,
and Overton went in in the seventh
and held held Melchor without a
score during the balance of the
game. -,
The Iowa Cord Tire Co. team from
Des Moines will play Leon on the
Leon grounds next Sunday after
noon, June 9Th.