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II p.- !§& Eft* I f.", I I if I I:?. F'"« ?"V •£s"f S Si RURAL SCHOOLS CONTEST. Every Townsliip Except One Repre. gented—A Fine Exhibit of Work —List of Awards. The annual exhibit and declama tory contest of tlio rural schools oi Decatur county was held in this city iaBt Friday and Saturday, and while the exhibit was not the largest it was by far the best wnich has ever been made. Every township in the county was represented in the exhibit and contest except Morgan. The exhibit of the work of the rural schools was shown in the Mul linnix building, and during the two days the building was thronged with people inspecting the work done, both from town and country, the weather being fine many came in autos from remote parts of the coun ty, and the showing of work done by the rural pupils was exceptionally fine in all departments, showing a marked improvement over previous exhibits. It was noticed that the visi tors to the exhibit were almost en tirely from the counry. South White Oak school retains the trophy flag presented last year by Capt. J. D. Brown, and Capt. Brown has offered another flag to the school making the best exhibit next year. The music and declamatory con test was held at the M. E. church, every township except Morgan being represented in the declamatory con test. The judges in the declamatory contest were Mrs. J. M. Halstead, of Van Wert, Mrs. Olive E. Connor, of Leon, and Miss Julia O'Grady, of Garden Grove, who placed the con testants as follows: 1st, Brainerd Horner, of NewBuda. 2nd, Gladys Price, of Franklin. 3rd, Doris Jackson, of Fayette. There were six townships repre sented in the music contest, the judges being Mrs. Irvin Dalbey and Miss Minnie Miles, of Kellerton, and they, awarded first place to Moffatt school, of Hamilton township, and second to Zion school, of Blooming ton township. The following is a list of the awards in the exhibit contest. SCHOOL EXHIBIT AWARDS 1—Penmanship, 1st, Good Hope school 2nd, South White Oak. 2—Illustrated number paper below 6th grade, 1st, Spring Valley, Long Creek township 2nd, South White Oak. 3—Arithmetic work, original prob lems, 1st, South White Oak 2nd, Woodard. 4—Illustrated language papers, 1st, White Hall 2nd, Stone. 5—Crayola drawings, 1st, Eden Center 2nd, South White Oak. 6—Water colors, 1st, South Oak. 7—paper cutting, illustrating nur sery rhymes, 1st, White Hall 2nd, West Eden. •8—paper foldings, mounted, 1st, Tick Ridge 2nd, Pleasant Hill. 9—set three maps of Iowa, 1st, Welcome 2nd, Zion. 10—Relief maps of U. S., 1st, -Hickory Grove 2nd, South White Oak. 11—Product map of U. S., 1st, Fairview 2nd, Gospel Ridge. 12—Note books on elementary ag griculture, 1st, Baker 2nd, Spring Valley. 13—Illustrated booklets, 1st, South White Oak 2nd, Brick. 14—Four booklets showing co-re lation of agriculture with language, 1st, Scott. 15—set 10 or more useful knots, 1st, Eden Center 2nd, Pleasant View. 16—Set of three useful articles made from wood, no entries. 17—Four articles of sewing, 1st, youth White Oak 2nd, Woodland. 18—Two dressed dolls, 1st, Eden Center 2nd, Pleasant Hill. 19—Collection of 10 or more Iowa grains, 1st, Eden Center 2nd, Gospel Ridge. 20—Collection of 10 or more Iowa woods, 1st, Pleasant View 2nd, Union. 21—Collection 12 jars of fruit, canned by cold pack, hot bath meth od, 1st, South White Oak 2nd, no entry. 22—Best collection of 6 booklets, 1st, South White Oak 2nd, Baker. 23—Useful article made by knife, 1st, pupil in Boothtown school 2nd, pupil in Fairview school. 24—Nail box, fly trap and comb tray, 1st, Earl Wright, South White Oak 2nd, Homer Hukill, Brick. 25—Bird house, 1st, South White Oak 2nd, Baker. 26—Model of any useful article, 1st, Earl Wright, South White'Oak 2nd, Wayne Bracewell, Pioneer. 27—School bag, 1st, pupil in South White Oak 2nd, pupil in Gospel Kidge. 28—Bulletin case, 1st, pupil in Eden Center 2nd, no entry. 29—Sewing apron, 1st, pupil in South White Oak 2nd, pupil in East Eden. 30—Night gown, 1st, Marjorie Brown, South White Oak 2nd, pupil in Fairview school. 31—Needle book by girl under 12, 1st, West Eden pupil 2nd, Gospel Itidge pupil. 32—Hemmed napkin by girl under 12', 1st, Franklin pupil 2nd, Gospel Kidge pupil. 33—Crochet, night gown yoke, 1st, South White Oak pupil 2nd, Hickory Grove pupil. 34—Crochet, center piece or table tunner, 1st, South White Oak pupil 2nd, Oak Seminary. 35—Crochet collar, 1st, Wilson pupil 2nd, no entry. 36—Article from yarn by girl un der 12, 1st, South White Oak pupil 2nd, no entry. 37—Coin purse by girl under 12, 1st, Fairview pupil 2nd, Scott pupil. S 8—Embroidery, center piece, 1st, Oak Seminary pupil 2nd, South White Oak pupil. 39—Embroidery, towel by girl un der 14, 1st, South White Oak pupil 2nd, Fairview pupil. 40—Illustrated booklet on farm animals, 1st, pupil in Union Ridge 2nd, pupil in Fairview. 41—Best booklet on any farm topfc, l,8t, pupil in East Eden 2nd, pupiil'in Popcorn. 4 3—Best booklet on agricultural topic, 1st, pupil in West Eden 2nd, pupil in Popcorn. 44—Booklet on geography topic, 1st, pupil in Fairview 2nd, pupil, in Popcorn. '"f""'y""" 1 46—Booklet on gardening, 1st, Lester Gammon, East Eden 2nd, pupil in South White Oak. 46—Best booklet on Iowa, 1st, pupil in Franklin 2nd, pupil in Union. 47—Best booklet on "My Own Home," 1st, pupil in Popcorn 2nd, no entry. 48—Best booklet on "My School," 1st, Gladys Wright, South White Oak 2nd, pupil in Oak Seminary. 49—Best booklet on cooking, no entries. 50—Best booklet on any phase of sewing, no entries. 51—Best booklet on :iny pli.the of household- industry, 1st, pupil in Fairview 2nd, pupil in Popcorn. 52—Essay on poultry industry of Iowa, 1st, pupil in Popcorn 2nd, no entry. 54—Essay on "What Our School Has Done to Beautify the School Premises," 1st, pupil in South White Oak 2nd, pupil in Popcorn. 55—Best true story of patriotism, 1st, pupil in Vine Oak 2nd, no en try. 56—Collective exhibit, 1st South White Oak 2nd, Fairview. 57—Declamation, 1st, Brainerd Horner, New Buda township 2nd, Gladys Price, Franklin. 58—Music, 1st, Moffatt school^ Hamilton township 2nd, Zion school, Bloomington township. 59—Teacher whose school wins greatest number of premiums: Ida Briggaman, South -White Oak. Sunny Side. L. J. Little assisted in The Re porter office a few days the past few weeks. Several from here attended the Manchester Bros.' sale Tuesday at their farm south of Leon. W. G. Woodmansee called on Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gardner Tuesday afternoon. Ed Rumley helped Joe Hamilton mtcher Tuesday morning. Jack Strange is picking corn for Joe Hamilton. Warren Rumley spent Tuesday ev ening with Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gardner. Alva Rake and Dick Wright finish ed hauling walnut logs from the Len I-Inmilton timber the past week. They had three car loads. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Gardner have moved back to town. Mrs. Henry Ross departed for Iowa City Saturday afternoon to visit with her little daughter Pearl who is having her limb treated at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith have moved onto the Millard Gardner farm the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Finn Downard and daughter Bessie, of near Shannon City, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gardner Saturday. Mr. Downard is a cousin of Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Bessie Little and son Gardner spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Minnie Woodmansee. We had no school Friday on ac count of the rural schools exhibit at Leon. Quito a number from here at tended. Ed Rumley has been assisting Sherm Rumley oh his new corn crib. Joe Hamilton was a Cainesville visitor Sunday. Floyd and Warren Rumley spent Sunday evening at the Joe Hamilton home. Our vicinity was grieved and shocked wheif the news was telephon ed to Alva Woodmansee Saturday morning that Will Gardner, our county recorder, had just died -very suddenly while out with county en gineer Frank Mallette, doing some work. Friends and relatives of this vicinity extend sympathy to the be reaved ones. Davis City. Mrs. George Campbell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bee Marks at Chariton. Mrs. Emma Hagan motored to Des Moines Monday accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hagan, Oral Van Winkle and Mrs. Alice Marble, re turning the same day. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Teale autoed to Blythedale Sunday. Mrs. Israel Post and daughters Ruth and Esther attended the funer al of Miss Vina McHarness at Lamo ni last Thursday. Mrs. Eva Poush and daughter Edith and Mrs. Mildred Shoemaker were passengers to Leon Saturday. Mrs. Grant Griffith was a passen ger for St. Joe Monday. Joe Keshlear was a visitor over Sunday at the Gates' home in this city. Myrta Marble and Veva Reed were visitors at Leon Friday and Satur day. Many of the young people of this city autoed to Pleasanton to the or chestra dance Friday night. A gloom was cast over this com munity Sunday afternoon when news was heralded of the sad death of Ar thur Teale, who was drowned while playing on the ice at the park. It was about half an hour be fore the body was found. The funer al was held Tuesday at the Methodist church and the body was laid to test in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Many and beautiful were the floral offer ings. Mrs. J. W. Wailes was a passen ger to St. Joe last Thursday to con sult a specialist in regard to her hearing. Mrs. Rosa Hembrey returned from Omaha after a month's visit with her daughter, Mrs. Afton Ward. Mrs. Delia Simpson was on over Sunday visitor in this city, her sis ter, Roxena Burrell returned home with her. Miss Esther-Post is clerking in the new store recently owned ^y Mr. Johnson. Charles Gobel is able to be over to town, although he is still far from being well. Rags Wanted—The Reporter of fice wants to buy a anantity of clean cotton ragB. Must not be leas than 12 inches square, and larger prefer red. Will par 2 cents per pound. We cannot use heavy woolen ra*a Bring in your rases and get rr one" The Leon Savings Bank is prepar ed to make some good farm loans at reasonable rates. *t '•.$ »$Mtr IWENTYtlVE YEAkS AGO Items Taken from the Files of the Reporter Published a Quarter of a Century Ago. Mr. and Mrs. John Avery welcom ed a little boy to their home Sunday night. The following marriage licenses have been issued the past week: Newton L. Euritt 25 to Anna Ryan n. Wm. F. Overholtzer 22 to Mary B. Day 16. Severn* C. Keller 30 to Mamie G. Pennington 19. John 1.1. Smith 54 to "Mrs. Mary A. Dunn 45. Charles L. Hammil 24 to Emma B. Trisler 21. An illuminary -from one of the rural districts entered one of the leading law offices in Leon this week and asked the attorney "if a cattle mortgage would hold a horse." Business must be very brisk these days with the "Q." Last Saturday there were seven extra stock trains over this branch. The gang of men who have been filling in "Q." bridges south of here, completed their work for this year last Saturday. Five bridges were filled between Leon and Davis City.. We understand the work will be re sumed in the spring. The new Christian church at De catur City will be dedicated on-Sun day, Dec. 14th. Chancellor Carpen ter of Drake University, will deliver the sermon. Miss Anna Ambrose died at the home of her mother, six miles north of Weldon last Sunday. She had been sick for a long time and her death was not unexpected. During the time she resided in Leon she made many warm friends who deeply mourn her death. She was buried at Osceola, Tuesday. A number of her young fri«nds from Leon drove up to at tend the funeral. Fred Teale and Miss Gene Sankey were down from Weldon last Sunday. Miss Gertie Smith, of Lamoni, has been visiting Mrs. Thomas Teale the past week. (Jncle Billy Loving has' been in very poor health recently, but we are glad to learn he is getting better. Mrs. L. W. Forgrave and children returned to St. Joe Tuesday after noon, after making a visit of several weeks with relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. F. Givens leave this week for an extended visit with friends in northern Iowa and Dakota. They will be gone until the latter part of January. Miss Amy Hoffhines returned Thursday from an extended visit with friends at Knoxville. Miss Lura Simmons, of Chariton, came with her and will visit in Leon for a few days. Mr. John Mcintosh began his first term of school at Davis City last Monday. The ice on the river at Davis City was sufficiently strong for skat ing and the boys and girls were mak ing good use of it. W. H. Jenkins has leased a lot of ground from Dr. Baker, north of Leon, just west of the fair grounds, to make brick on, in order to be near the railroad. Virginia Walker. Little Virginia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Williams, was born May 14, 1915, and passed to her home above on December 1, 1915, at the tender age of 6 months and 15 days. Funeral services were conduct ed by Rev. Forest H. Perkins, pastor of the Decatur M. E. church on. Thursday, Dec. 2nd, at the Decatur M. E. church, interment being in the Decatur cemetery. The bereaved par ents have the sympathy of many fridnds in their hour of affliction. A Card—We wish to thank our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our little babe. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Williams. Morgan Center. (Delayed.) Harry Phelps of Harrisburg, Colo rado, returned home Wednesday to spend the winter. Herbert Cozad and family spent Thanksgiving day in Lineville. Mrs. Pearl Bright visited Friday with Mrs. Albert Willis. H. O. Petty delivered hogs at Line ville Saturday. Mr.'and Mrs. Russell Moore spent Saturday evening with his parents in Lineville. Mrs. Otto Vaughn called on the sick at George Taylor's Saturday. Joe Adair and Wm. Lowrance had business in Lineville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hatfield called at Cnarley Bright's Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Peck spent Thursday in Lineville. Miss Mary Teale spent Tuesday ev ening with Cleo Vaughn. A Prescription. Do you know what's happening in your town, state or county? Read the newspapers. Do you know what's the matter with your town? Read the newspa pers. Do you know how your public of ficials are conducting themselves? Read the newspapers. Is your health bad? Read what to do in the newspapers. Is your baby ailing? Read how to care for him in the newspapers. Do you know how to vote? Read the editorials. Are you'in love? Read the Wom an's Column. Do you know how-to dress? Read the Fashions. Do you know how to keep up with the sports? Read the sporting page: Do you like fiction? Read the fic tion page. Do you like features? Read the special articles. Do you want to know something? Write the newspapers. Is your business poor? Advertise. Do you want a prescription, for whatever's the matter yfith you? Try a liberal dose of Printer's Ink. "Meet aw at ChtrrlBCtoa'fc^ JSf I KS-&: THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915. I 1 .^CV *^vV r, FORTUNE IN FORMULA. Extravagant Oilers 'Made For Secret of Iowa Druggist's Discovery. Webster City, Nov. 6—Fame has reached out to Badger, a little town just south of Humboldt and Arthur Arent, a quiet, retiring druggist, is being besieged by big paint manufac turers, film makers and hosts of oth er large eastern interests who want to buy a little formula Mr. Arent re cently discovered which bids fair to make him one of the most talked about men in the United States. His discovery is a liquid which does not even discolor the very finest cloth fabrics yet makes them absolutely non-inflammable. But large sums of money have not yet tempted the Badger druggist. Mr. Arent former ly ran the Peterson drug store at Ellsworth, southeast of this city. The real worth of Mr. Arent's dis covery may be realized when it is said that there is not in all the coun try today an absolute. fjre proofing of anykind. Hundreds 'of tests haVe been made with the Arent dis cover and not one has failed. A common soft cedar shingle, treated with this liquid, will withstand a plumber's blow torch fifty minutes before the torch will bore a hole in it, but even then the shingle will not burn. A blow torch will'bore a hole strough steel quicker than through wood which has been treated. Even a sheet of paper or a piece of cheese cloth treated by Mr. Arent, will not burn when laid over an alcohol flame. Canvas which has been treated and then soaked for thirty hours in water and dried out can not be made to take fire. When the Eingling shows were here early in the fall they offered $10,000 for the fire proofing of all their canvass. But Mr. Arent is biding his own time in the ultimate sale of his product. tions.* Mr. Arent is still a young man, be ing in the early thirties. He is quiet and unassuming and talks, lit tle about The value of Mr. Arent's product as applied to cloth lies in its use in opera house scenery, show tents, etc. And'as applied to wood, it is impos sible to get at the scope of its value. Asi to paper, if all paper money, for instance, were treated with it by the government, an easy test of counter feiting would be to apply a match to a suspected bill. But one of the greatest Arent-Keltz discovery lies in its use in motion picture films. The Edison company- has a standing offer of 1100,000 for a non-inflam mable film. But until he has thor oughly looked over the field, Mr. Ar ent refuses to be in the least tempted by these offers. He believes he has made one of the real inventions of the worms, act as a laxative and ex the age'and in this belief he is BUS- pel the worms and poisonous waste, tained by the verdict of the represen- Tone the system and help restore tatives of big concerns who have vis- your child's health and happy dispo ited him and seen his demonstra- r»niv vnnr hniacin* his discovery, though he is ile about, his ^overy, inougn ne experts who-call on him in tempt to buy hi~s formula. 5 Daylight flour and Champion feed ,, Gammon Bros. Mill. ornurta who call on him in an .ai- ,, v'' 14 DAYS Commencing DEC. 11 Ask for "Gift Tickets With Every Purchase On and Alter Dec. 6t 1913 Commencing Monday morning, December 6, 1915. we will give one "Gift Ticket" with every 50c cash purchase. Each ticket will bear a different number, and commencing Sat urday, December 11, we will display in our store eveiy day until Tuesday, December 28, a lot of different goods ranging in value from 5c up to $20, which will be Given Away to Our Customers in the following manner: New gift goods will be displayed at our store daily, each article bearing a different number. Bring ycur "Gift Tickets" that we give you with every pur chase, to the store and whenever you find a gift article bearing the same number as one of your tickets, the aiticle is YOURS Absolutely Free whether it's a 5c article or a $20 one\ Remember, NEW gift goods, bearing new numbers will appear EVERY DAY. Tuesday, December 28, at 3 p. m., we will gather up the tickets aiid to the three people having the largest amount of "gift tickets" we will award prizes as follows: First Prize $23 in Gold 2d Prize $10 in Gold, 3rd Prize $5 in Gold In addition to getting the best goods for the least money here, you will stand a chance of getting one of the many free gifts that will be given away during the fourteen days from December 11, to December 28. We are showing by far the finest line of Holiday goods, particu larly desirable for Christmas gifts ever shown about here. Attract iveness, value and low prices are all here now to serve you well. KRAFT, GRIMES & CO. Unselfishness is the key to 2 Christmas happiness. ENVIOUS. "Do you ever wish you were a girl?" asked the visitor. "Only at Christmas time," answered the boy. "Why do you wish it then?' "Because of the stockings they wear." Cultivating the Christmas Spirit. "Alas!" sighed the moody man, "there is no gladness for me in this joyous season. "Tut-tut!" said the optimist. "Sure* ly there is a ray of sunshine for you, as there is for all of us if we but look for it.*' "No," replied the moody one. "I have not a single friend and no rela tives with whom I am on speaking terms." "Cheer up, then/' advised the other, with a shade of envy in his tone. "Can't yon be glad because you will not have to buy any Christmas pres ents?" Many Children Have Worms. Worms are a common childhood ailment. They make children irri table, nervous, and restless, besides robbing the body and mind of proper nourishment. Watch your child. Ex amine the stools and-at first signs of worms give your child a treatment of Kickapoo Worm Killer. They kill tQry and reataurant bu8 compelled to give a sale. This property is all clear of time to demonBtrationsfor themany p* *r p?^wr^T^PY -yvt* I ?-T jp*»: 'J i, Gift-Giving 1 sition. Only 25c at your druggist. 1 Good Business For Sale. I am offering my ice cream -fac ,ne8s encumbrance doIng a fine for businos* and it is an Opportunity-for some one to step.into t. good business. Will sell for part cash, balance on good terms. P. B. Walker. 2' wh #Jte# -La 99 Weather Rules. 1. When the temperature falls suddenly, there is a storm forming south of you. 2. When the temperature rises suddenly, there is a storm forming north of you. 3. The wind blows from a region of fair weather toward a region where a storm is in progress or is forming. 4. Cirrus clouds move from a re gion where a sttfrm is in progress to ward a region of fair weather. 5. Cumulus clouds move from a region where a storm is forming. 6. When cirrus clouds are moving rapidly from the north to northeast, there will be rain within twenty-four hours, no matter how cold it is. 7. When cirrus clouds are moving rapidly from the south or southeast, there probably will be a cold rain storm on the morrow, if it be in the summer, or a snowstorm if it be in the winter. 8. The wind blows in a circle round a storm. When it blows from the north, the heavist rain is east of you, when it blows from the south the heaviest rain is west of you, when it blows from the east the heaviest rain is south. 9. The wind.does not blow unless rain or snow is falling within 1,000 miles of you. 10. Heavy white frost is evidence that a storm is forming within a 100 miles north or northwest of you. THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION OF THE NEW YORK WORLD. Practically a Daily at the Price of a Weekly. No Other Newspaper in The World Gives So Much at So Low a Price. There has never been a time when a newspaper, was more needed in the household. The great war in Europe has now entered, its second year, with no promise of an end for a long time. These are world shaking events in which the United States, willing or unwilling, has been compelled to take a part. No intelligent person can ignore such issues.. The presidential contest also will soon be at hand. Already candidates for the nomination are in the field, and the campaign, owing to the ex traordinary character of the times, will be of supreme interest. No oth er newspaper will inform you with the promptness and cheapness of the Thrice-A-Week edition of the New York World. The Thrice-A-Week World's regu lar subscription price is only fl.OO per year, and this pays for 156 pa pers. We offer this unequalled news paper and The Leon Reporter to gether for one year for regular subscription price two papers is $2.50. Farm For Sale. iAj farm known as the Randolph Perdue land east of Leon, fine land, well improved, good system .water works. Liberal terms to right nan. 12- L. P. VanWerden. m'"% ia I I I I I I t! •J I'