The Leon reporter., June 17, 1920, Image 8

About The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930

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DETECTIVES MAKE ARRESTS.
|$pSt. Joseph and Kansas City Sleuths
Raid What They Claim to bo
Bunch of Stolen Cars.
jP-v.'ILast Saturday morning our city
5L"was thrown into a high state of ex
fi'J' citement when it was noised about
•'.' that a big bunch of auto thieves had
J&f.ilieen rounded up and would be
&I. brought to Bethany, together with
f$! .a hundred or more stolen cars. It
!v'L\-was
generally known about town
that a bunch of men had been in and
out of this place for several days,
and were working on some case or
other, and when they came in Satui-
Vvday morning, llarry K. Boyle of a
Kansas Oitv agency, gave out the
..." foregoing .statement. immediately
after dinner they sent out and
brought in eleven cars and one truck,
storing them in the Hacker garage.
All the cars we understand are own
ed in and around New Hampton.
Ever since the Saturday morning
.arrests wild rumors have been lnjani,
some of which have found their way
into the big daily press. It remains
to be seen at the preliminary, wliuli
is to be held June 1 •". what facts
will be brought out. As we l'.nde"
stand from local officials the follow
ing were placed under arrest last
Saturday: C. C. Busli, A. O. Bush.
Ed Bush, Harry Schwartz and lid
Huchanan. The last two named,
Schwartz and Buchanan, are charg
ed with altering, numbers on motor
cars, and the other three are charg
ed with receiving stolen property.
The local officials are giving out
very little information and are not
claiming that any stolen cars or car
thieves have been apprehended. The
whole matter seems to lie in the
hands of the detective agency that ii
working on the case. It is alleged
that the numbers on all the cars
taken in bv the detectives have Ijeen
tampered with. As we understand
it, it is an unlawful offense for any
person to have in his posession a can
with multilated motor number, un
less he can show sufficient cause
and former ownership.
The five men were released after
their arrest on $".000 bonds, to ap
pear at the trial next Tuesday.
Some of the present owners of the
cars brought in have since been al
lowed to take their cars and have
the use of them, local officials stand
ing responsible for their return at
.... any time they slioitld be wanted.
Perhaps, it wond be well for our
readers to suspend judgment nntil
the full evidence is heard and all al
legations proved.—Bethany Clipper.
I3ig Auto Hunt by Osceola Officers.
What has proved to be one of the
(greatest searches for a stolen auto
:mobile that has gone out from Clarke
county in many months occurred last
week when Sheriff Ed West set out to
locate if possible Arl Jeffries' Buick
.-and the man who stole it from a
.local garage in the city of Osceola on
JMonday night of last week. The
round-up which ended on .Monday of
'this week by a notice from Des .Moines
to the effect that the car wanted was
found at Olivia. Minnesota, consist
ted in the unwinding of a rather tang
led skein of clues to various auto
thefts in southern Iowa and northern
Missouri. The sheriff of Clarke
county in company with .Mr. Jeffers
and Guy Crabb struck a trail that
lead them to Kansas City, St. Joseph
•and back to the vicinity of Bethany,
^Missouri. All along the way they
••were given hints of a notorious head
quarters for stolen cars in the locality
of Bethany, New Hampton and
iQpickard, Missouri. So on their re-
-rturn to Clarke county the men stop
ped in Grundy county to continue
their investigation. They as officers
«of the law soon learned that a num
ber of detectives were already in pos
session of valuable information rel
ative to a gang of dealers in stolen
«cars who plied their trade in and
'about Bethany. New Hampton and
Spickard. The final round-up was
ready so the Iowa officers joined in
the last act of the big "wild west
show," which resulted in landing five
zmfcn behind the bars and in finding
a hundred stolen automobiles
•which they are supposed to have dis
tributed in northern .Missouri. Other
arrests are expected to follow. This
piomises to be one of the biggest
(hauls ever made in the recovery of
•stolen cars in this part of the country.
'The detectives had been working on
'the case for the past three months. It
-•was a tragic ending of much interest
*to Sheriff West and his men though
'they did not find the Jeffers car in
Missouri.—Osceola Sentinel.
Minnesota Land.
South Central Minnesota corn.
«jlover and alfalfa land. Renville,
Sleeker, McLeod. Kandiyoki and Car
eer counties. Write for information.
!McLeod County Land Company,
•42-10t Hutchinson, ^Minnesota.
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WM. CUNNINGHAM
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DeKalb.
Mrs. Rose Wilson spent a few
days this week with her parents,,
Mr. and Mrs. David Fry.
John Burnett is spending a few
days with his neice, Mrs. Jink Wells.
Mrs. Bill Kanode and daughters,
Willa and Etta called at the Harry
Wilson home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson and
Jim Miller and son Andrew, were
Grand River callers Saturday.
Mrs. George South and children
called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Fry, Friday afternoon.
Delbert Wilson called on Eddie,
Cecil and Roscoe Wilson Sunday.
Madge Glenn is spending a few
days with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Jink Wells and
Frank Miller called on Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Wilson an-d family Satur
day evening. They enjoyed the ev
ening by serving ice cream.
Cecil Wilson and Miss Ruth~Wil
son attended the movies at Van
Wert Saturday night.
Zona Housn and son. Glen call
ed on Mr. and Mrs. George South
and family Sunday.
Osmer Sissel was
$40 suits now
$45 suits now
a
Grand River
caller Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mary Wilson called at the
Harry Wilson home Sunday after
noon.
Ruth and Esther Miller attended
the concert at Leon Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Albie Elliott and
family and Warren Akes and family
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Strawsf Panamas, Felts
and Caps
$3.00 Straw Hats and
spent Sunday evening at the Bill
Buckingham home.
Ben Dobson and family were De
catur callers Saturday night.
Several from here attended the
show in Decatur Wednesday even
ing.
Walter Buckingham helped liis
brother plow last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Negley had
business in Decatur Saturday night.
Several from this locality enjoyed
a dance at the Walter Fitch home
Saturday night.
Miss Josephine Toms, of Leon,
was a guest of Lena Finckbone
Saturday evening.
Richeyville.
Mrs. Robert Patterson returned
to her home in Des Moines after a
week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Richey.
Miss Zora Heather spent the
week end with Mrs. Elmer Hampton,
of Osceola.
Ben Hall papered some rooms for
A. G. Smith this last week.
Mr. and IVfrS. Joe Little spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ward.
Mr. and MTS. A. B. Richey and
Mr. and -«irs. George Redman and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Smith, of Garden Grove Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Redman visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Horry Redman
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Heather and
daughter were out calling Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Imhoff and family, Mrs.
Margaret Smith and son and Lucinda
Sharp spent Sunday
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$32
$36
$2.40
$4.00 Straw Hats and d*Q OA
Caps.. $0.6\J
$5.00 Straw Hats and
$4.00
$6 Straws, Felts and OA
Panamas %|4.0U
$7 Straws, Felts and
Panamas
$8 Straws, Felts and hA
Panamas
Our other hats and caps reduced
20 percent without exception
with Mr. and
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A Great Downward Sweep of
Prices on Men's Clothing
As our contribution towards the nation-wide
movement to lower clothing prices we an
nounce a general and sharp reduction
throughout our store. Men'sN suits, hats,
shirts, neckwear, collars, hosiery, underwear
--all are marked down twenty percent Not
because our original prices were high—they
have always been honest, fair and closely
figured. The plain fact is that you can now
fill your clothing needs here actually below
the cost of making and retailing the goods.
Kirschbaum Clothes at 20 Percent Off
$50 suits now
$55 suits now
$1.50 Silk Neckwear
at
$2.00 Silk Neckwear
at
$2.50 Silk Neckwear
at
$3 Madras Shirts and
Silk Neckwear ...
$3.50 Madras Shirts
and Silk Neckwear
$4 Madras Shirts and
Silk Neckwear ...
Mrs. Geo. Imhoff.
Miss Edith Ward had callers Sun
day evening.
James Petticord spent Saturday
evening in Leon.
The Delray Stock Shipping As
sociation shipped a car load of hogs
this weeki
Round Knoll.
Jim Grimm stairte^ Monday for
South Dakota to visit his brother.
Mrs. Will Mollison's brother from
Des Moines, is visiting at the Will
Mollison tome.
Mrs. Jim Grimm called on- Mrs.
Willis Givens Tuesday.
Henry Campbell and family, Clar
ence Campbell and wife and chil
dren and Ralph McBee and wife left
Saturday noon in their cars for Ot
tumwa to visit their father.
Nile Gibson an'" family and W. J.
Gibson and wife were visiting at the
Clair DeVore home Sunday.
Brash College.
Jim Still and family, Alvin Still
and family and Willie WaUer were
Sunday visitors at Clyde Waller's.
Willie Hubbard was a Leon caller
Saturday.
George Evans and wife were Sun
day visitors at the Sim Evans home.
Clyde Waller and family spent
Friday at Mrs. J- V. Still's.
Miss Florence Evans visited Mon
day with hffr aunt, Mrs. George
EVAndy
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Hubbard, of Doniphan, Neb­
raska, and Clarence^ Hibbard_ Jtsit-
ed Friday night at Walter Rumley'i.
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$40
$44
AllOur Furnishings Are Offered At A Fiat 20 Percent Discount
Silk and Madras Shirts
Fine Neckwear
$1.20
$1.60
$2.00
$2.40
$2.80
$3.20
All our silk shirts, ranging from
$8 to $20 are reduced 20 per cent
This is what amounts to a sacrifice ot our
entire fine Spring and Summer stock—
everything without a single reservation.
GRIMES CLOTHING COMPANY
LEON
$60 suits now
$65 suits now
Cottars, Underwear and
Hosiery
75c Lisle and Silk Hose
at
$1 Lisle and Silk Hose
$J.25 Underwear and
Silk Hose
$1.50 Underwear and
Silk Hose
$1.75 Underwear and
Silk Hose
30c Collars
at
Our entire stock of fine furnishings
at a flat 20 percent reduction
Roy Gray and family spent Sun
day evening at Clyde Waller's.
Lee McDaniel and wife and Mr.
Williams were Sunday visitors at
th£ Zack McDaniel home.
Willie Still, of Doniphan, Neb
raska, visited Friday with his
mother, Mrs. J. N. Still.
Andy Hubbard visited Saturday at
Ralnh Frost's.
Floyd Webster and wife spent one
day last week at E. J. Evans'.
Mrs. M. E. Hampton and daugh
ter, Elizabeth, called at David Hub
bard's Saturday.
Louise, Mildred and Veta Waller
spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
Annie Hubbard.
The many friends and relatives
were sorry to hear of the death of
Mr. J. N. Still, who died Wednesday
and was laid to rest in the New
Salem cemetery Thursday.
Willie Still and Andy Hubbard
left Saturday evening for their
domes at Doniphan, Nebraska, after
spending a couple of days with rel
atives in this vicinity.
Marjorie Rollen spent one day
last week with Opal Vanderpool.
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$52
60c
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
24c
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both wheel*
equally. The pedal is un
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9. F. HAMILTON
Leon, Iowa
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