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tf--'v'.:. ^V""-- •'*".'i 11.- ife#' fM'. 1 *?P* r' •mt 4 V« •m*. ft HsuC z$ V. "W? ».•' ft -v 10 PACES 1 ESTABLISHED 1854. 4 1 iM SO I E S GO S AT A Thirty-four More Soldier Boys will -leave on Saturday Afternoon to Report at Camp Dodge. Thirty-four more Decatur county Ste young men will leave Saturday at i'SlapSt ternoon for Camp Dodge, the local ?s^¥-*Si board having sent out noticcs Satur day ordering them to report at Leon oa Saturday morning, "riI" May 25th. The ladies of the Red Cross will serve the boys a dinner at 12 o'clock in the basement of the M. E. church, -Pv and relatives and friends will also be served as heretofore at 60 cents per person, if they will notify the §$0:-,- committee that they will be present so that provisions can be made for f-.v. service The boys will leave on the 2:30 train Saturday afternoon for Camp Dodge. The following is the list of those V'iv who will report Saturday: Leland Stanford Hebener* Floyd Poush. •Clyde Hopkins. 1 William Kaymond Bunch, Lacey Lafayette Barnett. Raymond Cleo Curry. Floyd Thompson. George Carl McDaniel. Oscar Guy Martin. George William Smith. .John Armstrong Hamilton. rViggo Christian Rasmussen. Frank Brant. 'William Leroy Epperly. Homer Dale. .Arthur Earl Phelps.' William Joseph Wimer.. Harry H. Finkbone. Harry Jennings Carl Bass. James'C. Gouid. Everett Franklin Millstead .Joseph Metts. 'S .Raymond Clay Campbell. Harry Guy Phelps. Xoren Wilson Vandal. Ariel Fayette Knapp. John Bason. or 1 Bert Feight. Boyd Asa Richardson. 1 Earl Granville Clark. Floyd Virgil Hinebaugh. Carroll M. Camp. icliael Horner Fry. Sheriff Fulton Caught Another iiooze Car. Saturday night a few minutes af ter 10 o'clock a big seven passenger Packard glided through Leon head ed north. Sheriff Fulton noticed the car as it passed, and jumped into a Ford standing on the west sid of the square and in company with Harden Carmean started after them, overtaking them about a mile north of town, and ordered them to stop, and when searched the car was found to contain about two hundred pints of booze. The car carried Iowa license plate No. 116, and the driver, Arthur Wheeler, and two others in the car, Edward E. Cook ""^.and James Wilson, were placed un der arrest and lodged in jail. The men waived preliminary examina tion before justice Warford and were bound over to the grand jury under bonds of $300 each. Cook gave bonds and returned to Des Moines to try and secure bonds for the other two men. The car is stored at Alexander Bros, garage. Must Register at Leon June 5th. The local registration board has received notice that all young men wlio have attained the age of 21 years since registration day, June 5, 1917, must register on Wednesday, June oth of this year. A new ruling also provides that only one regis tration place will be fixed instead of one in each township, and in Deca tur county Leon has been designat ed as the place of registration. The registration board will be at the court house, and all those who have reached the age of 21 years since last registration day, must come to ''.Leon on that day and register. Mast Provide a Fire Alarm. Now that Leon is receiving elec ,tric current from Centerville we are up against it for a fire'alarm, as the local plant is closed after midnight, and no steam to olow the siren whistle in case of a fire. An elec trie siren would cost about $400 to 'install and the cost of maintaining. This matter should be looked into and some means of giving an alarm in case of a fire provided, or we may suffer a disastrous fire loss. Its time right now to get busy with this .• -matter. White Blackbird In Back. The white blackbird, which has ''made its home in the orchard of C. W. Hoffman, just north of Leon for several years, came back again last week, and the Hoffman family feel like a member of the familv had re '4 turned, for they have all become at tached to the white blackbird, which fis something pretty rare. Each fall the bird goes south but returns again to its old home the following ^spring. _________ War Savings Campaign. The workers in the War Savings Campaign report good progress all ^•Ivover the county, but full reports ?"3-1 have been received from only two townships. Center township went -"•over the top with $13,000, and Eden V-township reported over the top with ,*?"v $17,000. Tne other townships should get busy and push every township in Decatur county over the itop. ,s Onion Sets Free. t"- The Farm Bureau has just receiv vv-ed two bushel of nice onion sets ^-which we will distribute to any one -wishing them. If you can use any •of these sets call at the Farm Bu reau office and get what you want. These onions are Colorado grown and of a yellow variety. Death of John Layton. John Layton, one of the pioneers -of Decatur county, passed away at bis home at High Point Sunday at the advanced age of 87 years and 2 weeks. His funeral was held at High -f Point Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ,v^e-:- Marriage Licenses.: phen W. Barry, Leo.'....^^3 2 K. BarretC Leoa OrreB Thomas. l«monu 17 Mae DeLonc, LAtamti.....—21 •-, \'W*v«r Returned S61dier Boys Were Tuesday are making a tour of the state in the interest of the Red Cross Drive, and a big crowd was expected to be in Leon Tuesday afternoon. The soldiers were making the tour in autos and were to have spoken at Lamoni before coming to Leon, but the big rain Tuesday morning inter fered with their plans, and at first the meeting in Leon was called off, but Tuesday afternoon u«on agree ing to take them to Corydon in au tos in time for. an evening meeting, the soldiers came from Diagonal on the train, arriving here at 4:15, be ing met at the depot by many autos, and were brought up town. A plat form was erected on the west side of the court house and the court house yard was packed with people all anxious to see and hear the men who had gone over the top in France. The party consisted of Sergeant' Hawkins, of Red Oak, Cor poral Montgomery, of Stuart, and Private Skinner, of Ottumwa, all members of the 168tli Iowa, the crack American regiment in France, Sergeant Hawkins was (decorated with the Croix de Guerre, by a French general for coolness and bravery under tire. He is an old Spanish-American veteran, of the old 51st Iowa, in which a number of Decatur county boys served. Rev. Campbell, of the Presbyterian church presided at the meeting, and introduced the soldiers, Corporal Montgomery being the first speaker He paid glowing tribute to the worn of the Red Cross and told of what they were doing for our boys over in France, said the boys were wfili fed, in splendid health, and not one of them wanted to come back until the Kaiser was whipped. He was followed by Private Skinner, who told something of how the boys live over there, and urged that every body write to the soldier boys for he said they suffered more from not getting letters than they did from the attacks of the Huns, and how when letters from the girls and boys, fathers and mothers were re ceived what good cheer it was to the boys, and said when mail was received a soldier who failed to get a letter from some one, was to be pitied. Sergeant Hawkins was the last speaker, and he was too modest to tell of anything about how he earned the cross of honor which he wore, but spoke in general of how the boys got ready to go across the top, and that those who were kept back were the ones who were dis satisfied, not the ones in the front line trenches He gave an exhibi tion with a gas mask and how they wore and carried them. The boys were served with supper here, and then Frank Farquhar and Fred Bar rett started to Corydon with them in two cars, being met at Lewisburg by cars from Corydon. On the re turn trip Fred Barrett's car slid in to a ditch just east of Leon, and Fred had to abandon it and walk home, bringing in the car yesterday morning. The ICed Cross Ihive. The official Red Cross drive start ed in Decatur county yesterday, al though some soliciting has already been done. The present quotas were arranged last December, but emergencies have arisen since which makes it necessary to ask that the quota be oversubscribed at least 50 per cent. Center township got busy and at 5 o'clock Monday evening re ported they .had secured a subscrip tion of 150 per cent, and later in the evening Richland reported they had secured 125 per cent of their quota. The following is the quotas for the townships aside from those con nected with the Lamoni Chapter: Center $506 Davis City Decatur 720 Eden 442, Franklin 621 Garden Grove .1 ^rh^ar 'SF'*"V Vm:,l^ Here The three returned soldiers from .. a the American forces in France visit- Arrangements Made tO Appropriate ed Leon Tuesday evening. They 611 Grand River 375 Hamilton *98 High Point 452 Long Creek 667 Leroy 351 Morgan 344 New Buda 422 Richland 726 Terre Haute 218 Woodland 406 Leon 1st Ward 354 Leon 2nd Ward ^10 Leon 3rd Ward 412 Presbyterians Install Pipe Organ. A representative of the Hinners Organ Co., of Pekin, 111., was in town last week installing a fine pipe organ in the Presbyterian church. It is a beautiful instrument with a rich full tone and is a splendid ad dition to the fine edifice. The organ will be heard for the first time at the dedication services, one week from next Sunday, at which time a special musical pro gram will be rendered both morn ing and evening, in which the or ganist will be assisted by a number of soloists and by the choir of the church. As soon as possible after this a recital will be given by one of the finest organists in the state. The date of this will be announced later The music lovers of the city will await eagerly these musical events. Recovered Stolen Car. "Cotton" Albee was arrested at his home in this city Saturday even ing by sheriff Fulton and nightwatch Smith and placed in jail being held on advice from Omaha, where he was wanted for stealing^ a Ford oaf* on the night of March IS Oth. Albee recently returned to Leon with a Ford car, and C. H. Van Dusen, an Omaha detective came Sunday morn ing and identified the car as the one stolen, and left the same morning with Albee and the car for Omaha. Albee claimed to have bought the car from a man named Albin, and exhibited a bill of sale, but tjie authorities here have not learned whether a man named Albin has been located. Richland Grade Township Eighth .Graduates. published last week fn Ike list of the eighth grade graduates of the county, those of Richland town ship were omitted from the list, ere were- three graduates in -township, Cnester $\ LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY 23,1918. ly Observe Decoration Day, Next Thursday, May 30th. The custom of decorating the graves of departed soldiers on Mem orial day will this year be observed with fitting services, and more so on account of the great world wide war in which this country is .a partici pant, and it will be with the fires of patriotism burning brightly that the exercises will be held this year. In the Leon cemetery, there are buried 105 soldiers, representing participants in four wars, the Civil War, the Mexican War, the Spanish American War and the present War with Germany All soldiers of whatever war, past or present are invite4 to participate in Memorial services and to meet at the Grand Aririy rooms, one-half hour before each service, to march in a body to the church. All citizens are urgently requested to express their patriotism by a full attendance at the Memorial and Decoration Day services as follows: Memorial service at the M. E. church, May 26, at eleven. Address by Rev. Brooks. Decoration services at the Christian church, May 30, at 2 o'clock. The usual ritualistic service will be omitted. Program Music, "Star Sangled Banner." Invocation. Music Quartette Lincoln's Gettysburg Address .... John Burgess Woodmansee Music Quartette Address Rev. Flannery Music March to cemetery. Decoration of graves by children. The children of the various Sun day schools are invited to heip place flowers on the graves of our sol diers. People donating glowers are requested to leave them at the Grand Army rooms the morning of Decoration Day. The following is a list of the sol diers buried in the Leon cemetery: Capt. A. J. Allen, Co. B, 19th Iowa Inf. Asahel Allen, Co. I, 91st N. Y. Inf. Isaac Blunt, Co. B, 18th Iowa Inf. W. A. Brown, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cav, Samuel Burnison, Co. B, 43rd Ohio Inf John Bennett, Co. G, 33rd Mo. Inf. Joseph C. Boyer, Co. B, 16th Iowa Inf. L. M. Bright, Co. K, Mo. S. M. Creed Bobbitt, Co. C, 5th Kan. Cav. J. P. Bobbitt, Co. C, 9th Iowa Cav. Wheeler Boyer Co. M, 159th Inf. B. Burns, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf. D." T. Black, Illinois Inf. Samuel Benefiel, Mexican war. F. F. Bedier, Co. G, 1st Mo. Inf. C. W. Beck, Co. C, 5th Kan. Cav. J. C. Bullard, Co. H, 102nd 111. Inf. Abel E. Chase, serg., Co. D, 3!'tli Iowa Inf. E. W. Curry, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cav. Joshua Carmean, Co. K, 14th Iowa Inf. Samuel Coover, Co. C, 11th Ohio Inf. J. M. Combs, 26th Iowa Inf. I. N. Clark, 7th Mo. 8. M. Charles Carroll, Mo. Vols. Watson Cain, Co. B, 40th 111. Inf. Allen Dunn, Co. A, 17th Iowa Inf. A. Detrick, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cav. Tip Dilsaver, Co. G, 46tli Iowa Inf. Harley Dawson, Bat. E. 339th F. Ai James Earley, Co. 9th Iowa Cav. Elbert Ernest, Co. C, 9th Iowa Cav. J. P. Finley, Surgeon. James Finley, Co. D, 4tli Iowa InJL John P. Finley, Jr., Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf. George Foreman, Co. C, 33rd Iowa In Wade H. Fulton, Co. K, 30th Iowa Inf. Jesse B. Garrett, lieut., Co. A, 17th Iowa Inf. David Garrett, Co. C, 9th Iowa Cav* Garrett Gibson, Capt., Co. C, 5th Kan. Cav. William Graham, Illinois Inf. John Gunter, Co. M, 3rd Iowa Cav c'. A. Gillham, Co. G, 4th Iowa Cav William Gray, Sr., private Iowa Inf William Gray, Jr., private Iowa Inf. Caleb Gray, Co. C, 33rd Ihdiana Inf. James Goin, Mexican war. Robert Good. Co. A, 18th U. S. Colored Inf. A. S. Gardner, Lieut. Co. I, 34th Iowa Inf. Capt John W. Harvey, Co. G, 18th Iowa Inf. Wm. W. Holden, Co. I, 51st Iowa Inf. John H. Holliday, Co. B, 55th En gineers. Wm. Hawkins, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf. John C.' Erebi, nicuuuta xowasuu, «W, Leona Mcintosh and Blanch* Grimm. Marion Oney, Co. K, 7th Mo. 9. Harrah, 84th Illinois^ W. C. Hebener, lieut., West Vir ginia Inf. Francis M. Huston, Co. K, 9th Mo. S. M. Geo. R. Hall, lieut., Co. I, 5th Vermont Inf. Jas. G. Harris, Co. 5th Kansas. John Holden, Co. B, 5th Kansas. Robt H. Johnson, corp., Co. C, 179th Ohio Inf. Ed John, 76th Ohio Inf. G. W. Jenree, Co. A, 1st Iowa Cav J.' w" Keelet, Co. G, 115th 111. Inf. Henry C. Knapp, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf. Madison Low, Co. M, .3rd lowa Cav. A. C. Lockwood, Co. A, 34th Iowa Inf. Norris Lorey, serg,, Co. B, 7 th Kansas Cav. L. S. Lunbeck, 5th California Cav Reuben La whom, Co. F, 17 th Illinois Cav. H. J. Landis, Co. C, 9th Iowa Cav, J. W. Lanev, Co. L, 7th 111. Cav. W. H. Mills, Co. H, 5th Kansas Cav I.' P^ Martin, lieut., Co. C, 23rd Mo. Inf. George Mills, Co. C, 35th Mo. Inf. Samuel Miller, 100 day service. Corwin Martin, Co. C, 9th Iowa Cav. Amos Martin, Co. H. 5th Kansas. Uriah Mitten, Co^F, 142nd Ind. Vol. Bryaftt O-'Neftl. 1st Mo. Cav, Wm. Pace, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cav. Ed K. Pitman, Co. K, 7th Mo. S. M. John Piper, 140th Ohio Inf. Leander Powell, Co. G, 14th Iowa Inf. W. W. Potts, Co. K. 86th 111. Inf. J. A. Ray, Capt., Co. D, 18th Iowa Inf. Ira B. Ryan, Co. H, 6th Mo. Henry Rex, Mexican war. Green Stanton, Co. C, 82nd Ohio Inf. Orr Sang, lieut:, Co. L, 4th Iowa Cav. Robert Shaffer, 9th Ipwa Cav. H. C. Sanford, surgeon, 18th Iowa Inf. L. H. Sales, lieut., Co. A, i7th Iowa Inf. Lenius Simpson, Co. I, 34th Iowa Inf. Cyrus Smith, 4th Illinois Cav. F. M. Smith, Co. M, 3rd Iowa Cav. Daniel Thurman, Co. K, 30th Iowa Inf. Lorin Tittle, New York Inf. A. S. Ward, Capt., Mexican war. Joseph Warner, lieut., Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf. John H. Walker, California Inf W. C. Wheeler, Co. E, 76th Ind. Inf. James A. Wakefield, Co. D, 51st Mo. Inf. Major J. L. Young, Co. A, 17th Iowa Inf. George Zimmerman, Co. B, 6th Kan. Cav. Len Zimmerman, Co. K, 51st Iowa Inf. Clu-istian Church Unfurled Service Flag- The Christian church was crowd ed Sunday evening, the occasion be ing the unfurling of their service flag, .at which time 31 stars were l'iuned on the flag. A number of old soldiers were seated on the plat form and the church was decorated with many beautiful flowers. Spec ial music with orchestra accompani ment was provided for the occasion, and a number of short talks were made by business and professional men, the following being the pro gram: Song, No. 132 "The Fight Is On" Prayer. Song, No. 332 .... "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Offering. Song, No. 335 "America" "Loyalty to the Nation" Attorney C. W. Hoffman "The Duty of the Old Soldier in the Present Conflict" Capt. J. D. Brown "War Saving Stamps" Mr. Jas. F. Harvey "Liberty Loan"....Mr. A. L. Ackerley Quartette "Keep the Home Fires Burning" "Y. M. C. A."....Mr. J. A. Mcintosh "Red Cross" Attorney V. R. McGinnis "Elements That Constitute a Real Soldier" Dr. O. W. Foxworthy "Faithfulness to Our Leaders" .... Editor O. E. Hull "Keep the Home Fires Burning" Dr. L. F. Jaggard The following is a list of the soldier boys repnesented on the service flag, and they will be added to as an invitation was extended to all who had relatives or friends to report their names and stars will be added as reported: Roe Caster. George Boone. Forest Grimes. Pearl Kentner. Carl McKinley. Robert G. Combs. Burley Russell. Eugene Kentner. Brown Caster. Clyde Combs. Isaac E. Martin. Lester Lorey. Eugene Russell. Howard Sage. J. C. Strode. Ray Shultz. Fay Hatch. Joy Dodge. Byron Watsabaugh. Roy Chastain. George Perdew. Dee Merritt. Erving Hendersliot. Mark Smith. Edgar Perdew. C^rk Wilson. Arthur Wilson. Norborne Crowell. Neill Garrett. Raymond Pickering. Harley Dawson (gold star). Killed by Lightning. J. E. Richards, a farmer living about six miles southeast of Leon, was struck by lightning and killed Friday afternoon about 1 clock. He was in the yard at the home of his son, where he had been work ing, his son having just started to water the team. The bolt burned him severely about the chest, and his clothing and shoes were burned. Mr. Richards was 40 years old. His body was taken to his former home near Columbia, in Warren county for burial Monday, the trip being made by F. S. Stewart and his Cad illac hearse in good time, a number of neighbors accompanying the fam Hy- Soldiers' Names and Addresses Wanted. The members of the D. A. R. Chapter of Leon are maKing plans to purchase a service flag for De catur county and want the name and address of every enlisted and draft ed man who has gone to war from this county. We "would consider it a great favor if friends or relatives of these boys would write or phone their names and addresses to the following com mittee at once. Mrs. Fred Teale, Mrs. Marion F. Stookey. Notice to Owners of Threshing Ma chines. The government has asked for the postoffice address of all parties or companies in the county owning threshing machines. You are hereby notified to write me at once, giving make of machine.! also make of engine and capacity of each. W. H. Shields, County Food Adimnistrator. Wanted. An extraordinary opportunity for competent,, reliable salesman for country work. Guaranteed salaries with opportunities for rapid ad vancement. Reference required. Council Bluff*. Remedy Company, Council Bluffs, Iowa* 38-St. srgjp^JWHjSW" :-i- 9/V ~WW WE N IV E E A S A GO Items Taken from the Files of The Reporter Published a Quarter ot a Century Ago. Grandma Kizzire celebrated her 103 rd birthday last Wednesday. She lives with her grandson, John Burreil, at Davis City, and enjoys remarkable good health for a person of her years. While out horseback riding last Friday little Johnie Woodmansee met with an unfortunate accident. The horse stumbled and fell on his foot, crushing it badly. Misses Cora and Clare Lunbeck entertained about sixty friends at a unique P. E. O. "Circulating Libra ry" party at the home of their fath er on Tuesday evening. Each guest' was dressed to represent some book or author, and a prize was awarded the person who correctly guessed the largest number, the winner being Mrs. Olive Caster, who was credited with 33 correct guesses. Costumes of special mention were John Led gerwood as "Hard Times," Mrs. T. VV. Silvers and Miss Belle Thompson representing "The Two Orphans," and Dr. J. W. Rowell as "Looking Backwards." Out of town guests were Mrs. T. VV. Silvers, Butler, Mo. Mrs. Nettie Motherway, Pueblo, Colorado Mrs. W. P. Hall, Denver, Colorado Mrs. Joe Post, Kingfisher, Okla. Mr. Lew VanWerden our popular young druggist, and Mr. G. W. Young, our city dry goods merchant, visited Sunday with the charming young daughters of Dr. B. D. DeKalb at DeKalb. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Harvey left last Monday to visit the World's Fair at Chicago Quite a sensation was created last Wednesday evening by the explosion of the boiler at the Marks mill two miles southeast of Pleasanton. Henry Hawk, a young man at work some distance from the boiler, was blown several yards in the air, falling in a ditch. His body was badly scalded and it is reported that the burned places are almost paralyzed. Dr. Macy dressed his wounds, and at last reports he was resting easy with favorable chances for recovery. Mrs. Rachel Wasson £lnd son Yant returned. last week from California, where they had been visiting with relatives for several months. Grandma Losey, a well known resident of Davis City, died at her home on May 22nd. At the residence of the bride's parents in Davis City, on May 17th, occurred-the wedding of Rev. Rich ard and Miss Berdie Sylvester. Giving to the lied Cross as an Invest ment. Last year the American Red Cross raised a hundred million dollars for its work. That hundred millions is nearly spent—nobly spent in the cause of relief anu uiercy. And there has not been even the faintest whisper of graft or extravagance or incompetence connected with this splendid spending of the splendid gift to humanity of a splendidly gen erous and patriotic people. The money was needed. It was provided. It was spent carefully, wisely and well. It brought more than a hundred cents' worth of re sults for every dollar contributed. It has soothed the dying, saved the wounded, fed the hungry, nursed the sick, fathered the fatherless, and mothered the motherless. The glory of the achievements of the American Red Cross has given new luster to the fair name of America. And for this, thanks to the American people whose generous giving made it pos sible, and to the good sense of the government in turning the adminis tration of the Red Cross over to shrewd and experienced business men headed by Henry P. Davison of J. P. Morgan & Co. We are familiar with the many sided work of the Red Cross branch es in this community, for nearly all of us, first to last, have had some smaller or greater share in that work. We know that the cause is good. We know that it is necessary. We knew that it must be continued and supported We know that we must do our share according to our means—and to the limit of our means. Buying liberty bonds isn't giving it's investing—the soundest invest ment in all the world. Buying war stamps isn't giving it, too, is in vesting, and it is as sound an in vestment as liberty bonds. Contrib uting to the Red Cross, though, is giving—and it is as noble a gift as man can make to mankind. Yet this, too, is an investment—an in vestment in kindness, in mercy, in loving helpfulness, in protection for our soldiers, in healing their wounds and saving their lives, in relief for our stricken allies, in tenderness and human brotherhood. He Didn't Stop. Saturday Sheriff John Fulton re ceived word that a Hudson roadster owned by a man named Trawver, had been stolen at Des Moines, and a reward of $50 was offered for the car and thief. Sunday mosning just as he was starting home, having been watching for just such a car to come through John saw a Hudson roadster coming down Main stfeet, and along in front of Cherrington's drug store he stepped out and order ed the driver to stop, but he paid no attention to the command and John had to side step for the car. He told the fellow he would shoot his tires if he did not stop, but this brought no result, so the sheriff proceeded to take several shots at the fleeing car, and thinks he got one of the tires. The fellow turned east on Commer cial street, and started to turn south at the light plant, where he almost upset, then went on east and turned south at W. J. Sullivan's, and Ke^t going. Sheriff Fulton secured cur and tracked him down through the south part of town, but here trace was lost. He thinks this was sure the stolen car, for there was some thing wrong or the driver would have stopped. Not a Leon Soldier. In Monday evening's Des Moines Tribune appeared the name of Ray mond Melchi, Leon, Iowa, among the list of soldiers killed in France, hut it was an error, as no soldier of that name went from Decatur county, and in other papers his ad dress was given as Leon, Indiana. "V, '.r1— Jl^fiPW y/fct rixY 4, 10 PAGES VOLUME LXIV, NO. 41. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Representative. I will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for represent tative for a second term, subject to the will of the voters at the Jolt primary. F. A. Garber, Center Township. For Clerk of the District Court* I will be a candidate for the den* ocratic nomination for clerk of the district court, subject to the will ot the voters at the June primary. Charles Kelley, Richland Township. For County Auditor. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for county audi tor, subject to the will of the TOfr ers at the June primary. Ern Metier, Garden Grove Township. For County Treasurer. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for county treaa— urer, subject to the will of the vot ers at the June primary. Patrick Griffin, Leon. For Sheriff. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination of sheriff for second term, subject to the will of the voters at the June primaiy. John A. Fulton, Leoa. For Recorder. I will be a candidate for the ocratic nomination for county corder, subject to the will of voters at the June primary. For Member Board of Supervisor*. I will be a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for member of the board of supervisors for a sec ond term for the term beginning Jan. 1, 1920, subject to the will of the voters at the June primary. W. H. Colter, Decatur Township. Republican Ticket for the June Pri maries. The following is the complete llsft of candidates whose names will ap pear on the Republican Primary Ticket for nomination at the Juno primaries: Representative, H. B. Murray. Bloomington township W. S. Mc Cawil, Garden Grove. Auditor, No candidate. Treasurer, J. Wesley Chew, Edea township. Clerk of the Courts, Ira B. Officer. Leon. Recorder, Mattie Burchett Greel ey. Grand River Mrs. Jeannett* Aten Bruce, Garden Grove. County Attorney, Wm. J. Spring er, Leon. Sheriff, Geo. F. Wolever, WeldQB. Board of Supervisors, term ginning Jan. 1, 1919, E. J. Blair. Long Creek township. Board of Supervisors, term ba ginning Jan. 1, 1920, Y. B. Waseoa, Morgan township. Coroner, No candidate. This is the complete list as flleti with the County Auditor. J. A. Mcintosh, County Chairman. A Champion Knitter. From the Tacoma, Wash., Daily News, we copy the following notice* of a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. S.. Guilford, of Leon. The lad corner by his knitting proficiently honestly* for at the same contest his mother won a $10 prize as the best knitter in Tacoma: 1 the George W. Sanger, Leon township. For Recorder. I will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for county recorder, subject to the will of tho voters at the June primary. Vern E. Kier, 1 Richland Township. For Member Board of Supervisors^ I will be a candidate for th* 1 democratic nomination for member ..si of the board of supervisors for a second term, for term beginning Jan. 1, 1919, subject to the will or .*-1 the voters at the June primary. r*' L. P. Hastings, Long Creek Township. —Jh For Member lioard of Supervisor*. I will be a candidate for the demo» cratic nomination for member of tho board of supervisors for the term commencing Jan. 1, 1919, subject to the will of the voters at the Juna. primary. Milt Manchester. Eden Township. V' One of the irize knitters of alt the boys and girls of Tacoma whoi have learned the use of their finger* in the past year is Charles Coffman Guilford, of 3811 6 th Avenoe. Master Guilford is only six years old and with his own skillful little fing ers has knitted a sweater for him self, so perfect in its texture as tfr win the second prize for the knitting contest which Feist & Bachrach re-^ cently held. He was the youngeat 7 child in Tacoma to win a prize o£ is in an as be .of special interest to his whole neigh borhood. 3 L. R. Wasser, who has been ond trick operator at the depot fber the past year, expects to leave abont June 1st for Rockport, MoT where he has accepted a position as agent? and trainmaster of the Rockport* Langdon & Northern Railroad. Mr. Wasser has been one of the most operators we have ever had Leon and everybody hates to sea him leave, but his new position wilt carry a good big increase in salary. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Bradley re turned Tuesday evening from a two weeks visit at Houston, Texas, with their son, Lieut. Will Bradley, wh* was stationed at the base hospital at Camp Logan with the 33 rd Illinois, who have been transferred to New Jersey, and will probably reach camp at Houston is a beau France in a short time.. The^say that.' ul a% and that the soldiers have nearly I I camp it will, soon be filled up again. ly at started for France, only men being in about at this time,