The Leon reporter., June 03, 1920, Image 2

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FRIENDS!
WE SAY TO YOU—YOU WHO KNOW
VALUES—you
The virtue which requires to be
ever guarded is scarce worth the
sentinel.—-Goldsmith.
It's not difficult to, judge some
men by their clothes—policemen and
letter carriers, for example.
It seems to have been scientifical
ly established that cows give more
milk while listening to music, b%t
has any scientists made any exneri
ments with music on the pump?
Captivates
GUESTS:?
U&
that fresh-from
the-ooen fragrance
which curls up
who waut to save money—
this is a liie-tiino o])oHunity!
\V(» have on^anvd the '*Y\ iiolesale Alor
cluuits Syndicate." the host lMeivhaudisiii.!
(.'oiiceni in the I'nited States to eoiulnet this
l)io- creditors' sue, and close out as much
stock as possible in 15 days. Their methods
as bargain givers are known everywhere,
their reputation stands l'or that, they seli
goods regardless of cost or value, it their
business to raise money quickly, as we must
do to pay our bills, and have placed our great
big stock in tlieir hands, given them full
authority to simply
SLASH PRICES
and left to turn part of this great hig stock
into cash at once.
from
their cups of good
"rich and mellow"
f$fiocgpte
COFFEE
Tried it lately? Taste
how real oven-fresh*
ness even betters a
beverage so famously
"rich and mellow" as
this has always been.
Our new hermetic seal
cartons, now preserve
for you the full fresh*
roasted aroma of
this coffee.
60? lb.
WESTERN GROCER
COMPANY
&
TREMENDOUS
15ig Drainage Ditch Will le Built at
Cainsville.
I The big drainage project for
Grand River bottom down at Cains
vuie, -Mo., is at last to be built. The'
project was put over three years ago,
ljut some of the interested land
'owners started litigation and noth
ing was ever done except to make
the survey. Last week in the Cir
cuit court at Bethany, Mo., the mat
ter was compromised, and the big
1 drainage ditch will now be built. The
I I'ainsville News of last week says:
The famous "Ditch Case" whit-h
has been pending some two or three
I vears in the Harrison. County Circuit
Court, was settled by compromise on
last Friday. We are not familiar
with the terms ot" the setlcinent. tlie
important thing being that a settle
men was made and that now all legal
restrictions to the actual construction
of the big ditch are now removed.
The next step as
it, will be for the Board of
visors to meet and make plans
Now
right
we understand
Super-jnot
for
floating bonds for a sufficient'
amount to meet the expenses of dig
ging the ditch, anil such other details
as required by law. This will all
take time, but those in position to
know, think actual construction may
begin i\v late summer or early
autumn. We have heard it estimated
that the cost of the ditch will be in
the neighborhood of $ »00,00b.
This is the biggest and most im
portant undertaking in the history
of the community. It means in the
first place, that the Grand River
Valley, as fertile and productive a
spot as there is on the Glo'je, will no
longer suffer tremendous losses by
reason of overflows. River bottom
farmers have estimated losses as
high as $2*).00 per acre by over
flows last year and other years re
cently, and the farmers in the drain
age district have lost during the past
three or four ars enough" to pay
for the ditch two or three times.
The completion of this project al
so means that a good permanent
road can now be built across the bot
tof to Bush corner and south on the
Mt. Mol'iah road to the township
line, a thing out of the question as
long as most of this road was sub
ject to overflow. This latter is ex
tremely important to the town, for
wet weather and overflows render
the roads on the, above lines im
passable for days at a time.
So, all in all, the people of the
citv as well as landowners in the
district are rejoicing over the set
tlement of the legal phases of the
case and are looking forwarS to tlie
time, when the ditch will actually be
a fact.
Where Farming is Profitable.
Farm lands in the South have not
been boosted by speculation. Why
buy a farm in a high-priced section
and cripple your future with debt
when vou can buy a better farm in
the South for one-third the price.
Don't vou want a farm where clim
atic and soil conditions are unex
celled?' It is our business to help
you find just what you want. We
know Southern lands and land
values and it is to our interest to
locate you where you will succeed
and ma"ke business for the railroad.
There is no charge for our service.
For full information call on, or
write to, J. C. Williams, Manager,
Southern Railway Development
Service, Washington, D. C. 41-12t.
Any step toward war
goose step.
(this HtJ_le
ceola Tribune.
may be
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THE LXON REPORTEB, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1920.
Liilerty
paid for the bond. Other issues bear
On the other hand, if you sell your
Liberty Bond now, you will find that
the man you sell it to will not give
you a for every dollar you
groughtdollarThebecause
aid for it. price has been
down so
Arthur Baker Department Store's Bona-fide Slaughter Sale of High Class
Seasonable Merchandise, Consisting of
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Coats, Suits, High Grade Shoes for Men, Women and Children—Nobby
Furnishings—Stylish
Hats, Rain Coats, Groceries and Hundreds of other Articles too Numerous
to Mention.
^TNCF THIS SALE BEGAN LAST' SATURDAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE SURGED THROUGH EVERY SECTION OF BAKER'S
KTr DFPARTMENT STORE AT GRAND RIVER, IOWA, SUPPLYING THEIR WANTS AT PRICES THEY NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. TO THOSE
WFO WEKE UNABLE TO BE WAITED UPON LAST SATURDAY, ON ACCOUNT OF THE TREMENDOUS CROWDS, WE KINDLY ASK
TO CALL' AGAIN AS WE HAVE ADDED A NUMBER OF EXTRA SALESPEOPLE AND WILL BE READY TO SERVE YOU PROMPTLY.
$40,000 STOCK
of new, clean, seasonable merchandise now on sale at
ARTHUR BAKERS
DEPARTMENT STORE
GRAND RIVER, IOWA
Wholesale Merchants Syndicate
[ACTING FOR THE CREDITORS]
IN CHARGE OF SALE
Open Every Night Till 9:00 Saturdays Till 11:00.
MADi: YOUTHFUL ERROR.
Osceola I5oy Drove Away 1 es .Moines
Automobile Belonging To Others.
It grieves the Tribune to publish
!,TV?
especially is this
county's promising
young ladies do tilings unthoughted
ly or tho-ughtedly and fall by the
wayside or s^et enmeshed in the tan
gle of the law. Our thoughts go
out to the heart-broken ones who
are not to blame and those who have
brought on the sorrow or the dis
grace to themselves, however when
things are written on the books of
our counties or state it becomes
public property and the truth of the
charges are better off printed and
printed as straight as a reporter is
able to get tlu'in than to let
people go telling and
-. iu»v rate as you can afford. If you
the mistakes and happenings ot an^ u^ij them 1 to maturitv vou are
of the people of
things and adding things that are iin the several election precincts in
Going 011 in Full Blast at Grand River, Iowa.
to the owner of a Liberty Bond is
this: Hold the bond you bought
during the war it is as safe and
sound as the United States Govern
ment itself.
Buy as many more at the present
a
,M£Tnnntv and 1-old them to maturity,
-nm^ntthi hound to make the difference be
in£ nne men or
''lorko r-mintv nnri uu
.ixi
true. When we started to write Decatur County, Iowa, oil Monday,
ketch we have in mind !june 7th, 1920.
one of Osceola's youths, Oren McKay Tlie polls will be open from nine
who was raised right and was taughtj o'clock a. m. to eight o'clock p. m.
the better things of life, b,ut some 1 tliiss primary election candidates
days ago made a mistake and drove
are
away an automobile from Des A.omes Democratic and Socialist Parties
where lie was employed that be.ong-
lor
Kor.d.
The United States Government
borrowed money from you to finance
the war. You hold the Govern
ment's promise to pav you back. This
promise is called a Liberty Bond or
Victory Note. On this Bond is stat
ed the conditions, under which the
government borrowed the
from you.
many
people are offering to sell their
bonds. If the market is flooded with
tomatoes, you can buy them cheap,
but if everyone is clamoring for
tomatoes and there are few to be
had, the price goes up. The same is
true of Liberty bonds. Shortsight
ed people are dumping them on the
market, and wise ones are baying
them.
The best advice that can be given
tF
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kf
AM**:.
yuu
i_o matuiuy, yuu
lv''eoulace
wllat
?£•!.?„ Jit'their
the'
sel1 at now and
value. You will also re-
ceive good interest on your invest
ment.
Hold on to your Liberty Bonds
and buy, more.
Primary KTcxtion Proclamation
County Auditor's Office, Decatur
County, Iowa.
Leon, iowu, May 17, 19 20.
Notice is hereby given to the quali
fied electors of Decatur County,
the Iowa, that a Primary Election will
discussing be held at the regular polling places
j0 nominated by the Republl-
(jle following offices:
ed to others. He came to Osceola rp Presidential Electors at large,
with the car. then to Seymour and
thence on to Centerville where lie
was arrested, lie was tak^n back to
Dos Moines, iried and irdieted un-1
der an assumed name, when his par
ents learned of the fact and w-iu to
his rescue. Friend of the hoy as
well as the family lent their aid and
instead of going to a place of cor
rection for a term of years he was1
paroled by the judge to three of Os- Lighch District.
ceola's prominent citizens, who are One Representative
going to see if they can't help him for Eighth District.
to go right and to make good and to One State Senator for the Fifth
live down this youthful error.—Os- District
One United States Senator.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Secretary of State.
One Auditor of State.
One Treasurer of State.'
One Attorney General.
One Railroad Commissioner.
O re id a E
in Congress
One St.at-3 Representative for the
Sixth District.
COUNTY OFFICERS
One County Auditor.
One County Treasurer.
One Clerk of the District Court.
One Sheriff.
One-'County Recorder.
One County Attorney.
One Coroner.
One Member of the Board of Sup-
monev ervisors, term to begin January 2nd,
1921.
One Member of the Board of Sup-
For instance: If you hold a bond
of the Third Liberty Loan, it states ervisors, term to begin January 2nd,
that on April 1 "th and October 15th 1922
of each year until maturity, you will
receive interest on the amount you
other rates of interest and other Qne trustee, term to begin Janu-
are
maturity dates, all of which
clearlv stated on the bond.
Now, if \ou keep your bond until
the date wlien the government pays
you in full for it, you do not need
to worry if, in the meantime, the
price is low one day or high the next.
You and Uncle Sam are living up^ to
your agreement with each other, and
neither will lose by it.
TOWNSHIP OFFICES
One Trustee, term to begin Janu-
ary 2nd.
1921
ary 2nd, 1922.
Trustees to fill vacancy, if any.
One Township Clerk.
One Assessor.
Two Justices of the Peace.
Two Constables.
One Republican Committeeman.
One Democratic Committeeman.
One Socialist Committeeman.
Delegates to the County Conven
tion of each of the above parties as
per apportionment of the Central
Committee of each of said parties.
The Republican. Democratic and
Socialist County Conventions will
each be heM on Saturday. July 3rd,
1920, at eleven o'clock a. m. (See
Sec. 1087 a25.)
In witness whereof. I have here
unto affixed my hand and the seal
of the County of Decatur, State of
Iowa, this 17th day of May, 1920.
G. A. MEEK,
County Auditor of Decatdr County,
Iowa
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CROWDS
Sale
HOISK ANT KKMEUIKS.
The Host Schemes to I»id the House
of These Small Pests.
The home economics of the Iowa
State College have given out the fol
lowing rules to help the housewife
in lier annual battle with the red
ant or common ant that infests the
pantry.
The best way to rid the house of
these pests is to locate the place
they are coming from. Usually a
nest can be found and this can be
destroyed by putting kerosene on it.
IX 'XT F()I?(/KT! This is not a lot of un
desirable, unsaleable merchandise,
but
choicest selection- of this season's produc
tions from the world's best manufacturers,
it is not
necessary to go into details as you
all well know the class of merchandise
Baker's Department Store carries. Their big
success as merchants was only attained by
giving their patrons and lie public, positively
the best that money eonkl buy, at the lowest
possible prices with an iron* clad guarantee
of satisfaction in every sense the word im
plies. lencel'orth during the great
you will have the same courteous treat
ment as heretofore.
A SALE THAT'S A WHALE. Right
when you need goods most, RIGHT when
other merchants are getting big profits,
WE place our entire stock at the mercy
of the buying public at a great sacrifice
to realize $16,844.69, in a few more days
BECAUSE we are forced to unload.
Remember the PROFIT IS YOURS,
NOT
GUSS.
STORAGE
BATTERY
TRADE MARK HCC"ST£RCO
WHEN
somebody
tells you of a bat­
tery that has come
through a long life and
had some hard knocks
along the way, don't put
him down as a windjam
mer. But you can bet
on it that if the tale is
gospel-true he had a good
battery to start with and
he gave it a square deal.
Ask about the Still Bet
ter Willard.
Leon Storage Satt ry Co.
H. L. Rush, Prop.
Phone 86
"3
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Slaughter
If the nest cannot be located one
good way to trap the invaders is to
saturate sponges with syrup and
borax. This kills them when they*
come to get the -sweet. Also s,
solution of arsenic and syrup will
destroy them, but care must be taken
not to leave it where children will
get it.
Another tried method is to put
V^P
rt
wL
the
T'\'S,7
a
saturated sponge containing siugar*
with sodium arsenate, in a glass jar
with a perforated cover. The ants
will collect in it, especially if placed
on a run way where they have been
traveling.
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