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IS HAT'S the time for new things; you well dressed men are undoubtedly

I planning on £ new outfit; we're ready for you. Hart Schaffner & Marx

have made up for us some of the most beautiful suits you ever saw. New

colorings and weave; new styles that are sure to please you.

,We want every man in this town to see our new models, now ready to show. Special big values in suits at $25, and lots of new foreign fabrics, as well as domestic, to select from. See the new tartan and Glen Urquhart plaids. Suits $18 to $40.

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Remember our big Fiee Trip to the Panama Exposition, and other prizes. You get ticketsxwith every purchase at this store.

Get to Know

The Clothier. G. B. PRJCE The Price Fighter

for Decatur County.

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Pv;,:"- •" m •£' • . • * ' v '• -rtj/V J BABY PIGS MARK BIG PROFIT.

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To a Jefferson county boy, Cle­ment Miller, of Fairfield, belongs the distinction of being the most success­ful baby pork producer among the boys of Iowa. As a result, he will goon a ten days' trip to Washington, Feb. 26, at the expense of Senator Joseph A. Allen, of Pocahontas coun­ty, who provided a fund of $660 to pay prizes in the pork production contest conducted by the agricultur­al extension department of the Iowa State College.

Senator Allen provided prizes for the best results with ijork production in each congressional district. Young Miller won in his district and also won the state championship. Miller fed and cared for ten baby pigs and brought them to a total value of $109.96 at the time the contest clos­ed, with a net profit of $48.08. The award was made on the basis ef gain Made in pounds of pork, cost of the pork per pound, the detailed report of the feeding work and a written story telling of the entire enterprise.

"In the Eighth District contest two Decatur county boys were winners, Paul Chastain of Eden township and Carl Dvorak, of Davis City.

T#t« winners by districts follow: First District—Clement Miller, Jef-

fferson county; Wendell McCleary, Jefferson county; Harry A. Smith, Van Buren county; Roy Burge, Hen­ry county; Irvey Erickson, Henry (county. ^ Second District—Dewey Gibson,

>. ""llttseitine county; John McNamara, h*.^2 ,1ann county. k& Third District—Anthony" Clemen,

Dubuque county; Joseph Hamsmith, URbsque county; Elmer Brecken-

^ t . ridge, Wright county; Bernard Mc-i.li/ittmt* Dubuque county; Harry

alatkias, Wright county; Agnes •f.r< \ U'Hare, Dubuque county; Louis Han-

feldt, Dubuque county; Louis Haupt, Dubuque county; Branson Ma'thias, Wtight county; R. C. Watts, Wright county; Lew W. Glessner, . Black HaWk county; Bernard McMahon, ButLcr county. i . .jfauCk District—Roy Slowey, {nUyton county; Olaf^Viste, Winne­shiek county; Everett McGrane, Howard county; Joseph Kelley, Howard county; Alfred Kelley, How­ard county.

Kflh District—Lyle Billerbeck, Tkraa county; Vern E. C. Schmidt, Taoia county.

Sixth District—Fay Nelson, Davis *ownty; Everett Streeby, Wapello rt»unly; Dorice Kelley, Jasper coun­ty; liatold Kelley, Jasper county.

'• tffsxexith District—Lewis Lein, Story county; S. C. Clarke, Story county.

Kighth District, Charley Thomas, Xucaa county; Paul Chastain, Deca-;*ar county; Carl Dvorak, Decatur «tounty; Dale Heasley, Ringgold «oanty; Ora W. . Perkins, Wayne

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> Nintn District—John H. Confer, Mills county; Kenneth J. Robinson, Cotbrie county.

Tenth District—Howard Hauge, JPalo Alto county; Murland Sandvig,

AKo county. , Eleventh District—Jake Roghair,

Sioux, county; Leland Thuirer, Clay eon sty; Kenneth Johnson. Sioux county; Van Tifft, O'Brien county; Wallace Louthaii, Clay county; Mer-xfllF. Thuirer, Clay county.

Annual Meeting of Decatur County Improved Stock Breeders'

Association.

The annual meeting of the Deca­tur County Improved Stock Breed­ers' Association will be held at Leon in the court room, Saturday, March 6th. 1915, at one o'clock, for the purpose of electing officers and con­sidering the question of changing to a County Fair Association, as recom­mended by the executive committee.

It is planned to form a stock com­pany with a capital of $1,000.00, to be divided into shares of $10 each— 10 per cent to be paid when stock is issued and 10 per cent each year for ten years at which time the corpora­tion will be closed.

The stock show that has been con­ducted by the breeder's association in the past is getting too large to be taken care of as at present organ­ized, therefore the change is suggest­ed so we may get assistance from the state:s appropriation for county fairs, which amounts to $200 for the first |500 paid out in premiums.

Let everyone interested in better live stock and better farming be sure to attend this meeting and boost for a county fair. r

Meeting to be held in the court room at one o'clock.

Secretary's Report. ' ' i Receipts.

Received frpm membership . $ Received from annual dues.

18.00 58.00

Overdraft 14.22

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Total I 90.22 Disbursements.

Overdraft, March 1, 1914 . . .5 2.78. To printing and postage. . . 6.44 To premiums on live stock

show, Oct. 24, 1914 76.00 To secretary's salary 5.00

Total. I 90.22 A. H. Metier, Weldon,

A. E. Cotterill, Leon, President. Secretary.

An Orchard Pruning and Spraying Demonstration.

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Ih Russell Warnock and " Miss 9ullp Bright, well known people of 4k* Sim Chapel neighborhood, west of torn, went to Princeton and on iWedaeadbT of last week were mar-iM. The groom is the eldest spn of Mr: AtC Warnock And the bride is ,tfce ifcBSbtv of Mr. G. C. Bright, the Wen known farmer and itock ship­per. Both are highly esteemed by a large circle of friends with whom

ItitlunB- iaias in wishing them «i«7 happiness. They will go to Waaekfceplng at once on the Kemper

Co.> farm near the Falrview > feevse. having leased a portion

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There will be held in Mr. John Frost's orchard 5 miles southeast of Leon, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 10, 1915, commencing at 1 p. m. a pruning and spraying demonstration by Frank Beach, a member of the Agricultural Extension Department of Iowa State College, Ames.

Iowa produces fruit of maximum quality when nature is assisted by three fundamental principles of or­chard management, namely: ' prun­ing, spraying and cultivation.

Out of the 202 farms visited in J u n e , 1 9 1 4 , i n I o w a t h e r e w e r e l a < orchard?. Out of this number 60 orchards or 44 per cent were pruned occasionally; 10 or 7 per cent were cprayed annually; 23 or 17 pe!r cent were cultivated. It is believed that these figures are quite representative of conditions throughout the state. Is it any wonder then, that the av­erage orchard does not pay?

Many farmers would be willing to prune and spray their orchards if they knew how and when the work should be done. Perhaps the aver­age orchard in Iowa is neglected more than any other^ one thing con-netted with the farm. Every farm in Iowa should' have a good cared for home orchard on it.

Tell your friends and neighbors about the pruning and spraying demonstration. An apple tree, select­ed by those present, will be pruned and reasons given for making such and such cuts. The'time of year for pruning will be discussed such as high and low headed trees; spread­ing and upright'growers; cutting and heading back; dehorning; winter and summer pruning; girdling, etc. if possible, grape pruning will be demonstrated.

'hie subject of spraying wlH'be dis­cussed and demonstrated as far as equipment at hand, will permit. This phase of orchard management is in itself perhaps the most important subject pertaining to orchard man­agement. The important insect or­chard pests and diseases of this lo­cality will be discussed and also the best sprays for their control.

The school children, especially the high school students, are especially invited to attend this meeting. The' cost for the meeting - will be verjr small and the traveling expenses will be. prorated with other places.'

Come to y, the demonatratioh and help place the orchard, either for hOMfirepiMitUI, oa§^better

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"William Woodard.

Wm. Woodard was born in the state of New York, Feb. 8, 1825, died at Leon, Iowa, Feb. 16, 1915, at the age of 90 years and 8 days.

When he was two years old ins Parents move'' to Dayton, O lio. ;uid i:«re he resided until 1844, when he came svest and settled on a farm near Burlington, Iowa. In 1850 he lviide the hazardous trip across the plans to iCalifornia where he spent eight years engaged in gold mining ami he accumulated quite a fortune. In 1866 he came to Ringgold county, and in 1 868 he came to Decd'fit'r" county, where he contihued to reside until his death. He invested in farm lands and for many years was exten­sively interested in the banking business at Decatur City and Pleas-anton, and at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest men in De­catur county.

He was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Canterbury at JBurlington, Iowa, on August 10, 1848, and to their union were born eleven chil­dren, seven bqys and four girls. Mrs. Woodard passed away on Dec. 22, 1914, and he is survived by six sons and one daughter, who were ajl present at his funeral. The surviving children are A. C., C. H., John and'4> E. Woodard, of Decatur City, Marion and Bert Woodard, of Leon, and Mrs. Clara Farrell, of New London, Iowa. He also leaves fourteen grand­children.

Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in Decatur City on Feb. 18, interment being by the' side of his wife in the Decatur cemetery.

Death of Mrs. Caroline Dain.

Relatives in Leon have received word of the sudden death of 'Mrs. Caroline Dain, at the home of her son, A. L. Dain, at Trinidad, Colo­rado, on Feb. 20th, after an iHnfess of only a few hours. Mrs. Dain was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, August 3,-1836, and was 78 years, 6 months and 17 days of age. She was for many years a resident of. Chari­ton, but removed some years ago to Dcnison, Texas, where she made her home, but at the time of her doatli was visiting with a son at Trinidad, Colorado. She had frequently visit­ed in Leon, being an aunt of Mrs. O. <E. Hull. She is survived by two sons and three daughters, H. B. Dain, of Smithville, Texas, Mrs. W. J. Cooper, of Seattle, Wash., A. L. Dain, of Trinidad, Colorado, Mrs. W. E. Brown, of Denison, Texas, and Mrs. T. R. McCully, of St. Louis, Mo., be­sides ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Her remains were taken tq Deni­son, Texas, for interment.

"Human Hearts."

"Human Hearts" was., written by Hal Reid while in the penitentiary at Stillwater, Minn. After being in the prison for about one and a half years he was pardoned out by Gov. Van Sant as it was found he had been put there through the treachery of a woman and she confessed she had him placed there to 'shield someone else.

Mr. Reid is a playwright of years of experience and has written many successful plays and "Human Hearts'' is the best one he ever wrote.

The scene is laid in the hilis of Arkansas and in the play the south­ern dialect is used. A clever adven­turess and confidence woman of \New York Spends the summer in the hills, and while there becomes infatuated with Tom Logan, the country black­smith and the result is the woman goes back to her old haunts and swears away her husband's life *o that she can make lifer getaway. The scene then changes to the prison and then to New York. There is a fine vein of comedy running through the whole play. See what Davis City talent can dp with this great play: It will appear with special scenery at jthe Leon opera house night, March 9th.

The play is under the direction^of Grant Mallory, ait actor of ability and one who has had years of experi-ence . : • • • . v*; ^ - j . .

Will Lewis the Cainsville gfocdr,

ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

Miss Marie Funk, of Chariton, who had been visiting with her friend,i Miss Josephine Cod^r in this city, departed Tuesday for a visit with friends in St. Joe, Mo.

Mrs. Archie Havens and little son returned to their home at Decatur City Saturday after a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clabe Brazelton, in this city.

Mr. And Mrs. W. F. Manley re­turned to their home at Osceola Fri­day after a visit ot' several days in this city at the home of their son, Prof. Kussell Manley and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Varga were visit­ing with friends at Davis City last Friday, Mr. Varga going down to sell the bank stock owned by the lata 8. Radnich in the Davis City bank.

Mrs. Ed Moore and daughter re­turned to their home at Kellerton Thursday, evening after visiting a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Elliott, south of Leon.

Mrs. A. N. Bates, of Eagleville, Mo., who had been visiting with rela­tives and friends in this city, went to Lamoni Friday evening for a short visit before returning home.

Miss Olive Lowrance, who lias been at Ainboy, Illinois, for some months, came .Saturday morning for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lowrance in this city, . a -

F. M. Cummins, of this city, and his son, Earnest Cummins, of near Decatur City, departed Tuesday for Davenport, Iowa, for a visit with their son and brother, J. E. Cum­mins. (

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Timmotis, of Yale, Iowa, arrived Friday morning to attend the reunion of the Monroe family held at the home of their cousin, E. G. Monroe, in this city Sat­urday.

Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dale, of near Pleasanton, returned Tuesday even­ing from a visit with a daughter at Yuma, Colorado. His brother-in-law, Everett Hamilton, of Yuma, ac­companied them back here for a few cistys visit

Frank Hampton, a well known barber of Ottumwa, who at one time was a resident of Leon, passed through this city Monday enroute to Pleasanton, and he and his v/ife will make their future home on a farm near Pleasanton.

Mr. Lorin Price, of Albany, Mo., and Miss Pauline Estes, of St. Joe, Mo., came Friday and visited over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Price in this city. Mr. Price is a brother, of Mr. Price and Miss Estes a cousin of Mrs. Price.

Dr. Sarah Snaveley Brown, of Los Angeles, California, arrived Monday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wood-mansee and other relatives in this city. She had been quite sick for some months but is now improving.

Mrs. J. H. Stover 'returned Friday to her home at Pleasanton, having been here for a feto days caring for her son, Will&rd, who was sick with

Her daughter, Miss Blanche, who had also been here visiting accompanied her to Pleasan­ton. I

White Oak.

Mrs. Fred Garvin received a mes­sage Tuesday morning of the death of her mother at Tabor, Neb. They left to attend the funeral which was to be held Thursday.

.Moving is .the order of the day. Bert Gibson moved to the W. M. Gibson farm. Clay Pryor moved where Bert vacated and Mr. Myers moves to Eden township. John Scotf. moves to the H. S. Miller place and H. S. Miller moved to the farm he bought near Crown. Dwight Snyder moves to the A1 Scott farm and Will Barbour to the Stewart farm.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Quayle, a baby boy, Feb. 28.

Harvey Northrup was calling in this vicinity Monday morning.

All dealers sell "Havanna Spikes," best 5c cigar.

Notice of Appointment of Executor.

In the Matter of the Estate of A. K. Keller, Deceased.

In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Decatur county.

In Probate. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the un­

dersigned has been appointed and has qualified as executor of the es-state of A. K..Keller, late of Decatur county, Iowa, deceased. All persons in any manner indebted to said de­ceased or his estate will make pay­ment to the undersigned; and those having claims against said deceased cr his estate will present them in nif nner and form as by law required, for allowance and payment.

Dated this 2nd day of March, A. D„ 1915.

ERLE L. BEAVERS, 2i»-3t Executor of said estate.

HIS Indoor and Out-door dothbit

Tuesdayjwbmi apparently "run to seed" a lit tie are equally benefited by our reno­vation treatment. We put an en­tirely new appearance on them, giv­ing each garment a freshness that suggests the original appearance when brand new. We . are prompt

was visiting with his sisters In this }and'careful with our work and guar-dty Monday, being on Ms way to Bethany, Mo., where he had been summoned as a wtness. '

Oscar Beck> of Blg Piney, Wyom­ing, who had been viKtiai with rela-tl««i at Decatur City, cattte Monday evening for a ahort viait in this city with rsfaitives asd - — - 4 «.

antee to all patrons perfect satis­faction as well as contentment with jtliie low pric&s charged. ? law TWmti

fEggs! Eggs! We are in position to handle eggs and pay

the highest cash price. 12 dozen handy egg cases «35c 30 dozen egg cases 25c

SEED POTATOES Red River Pure Ohio's per bushel $1.00

Buy this week as seed potatoes are getting higher on the market. .

v GARDEN SEEDS We have two large cases of D. M. Ferry & Co. and

J. B. Rice & Co. Buy early before assortment is broken^ Corn Meal, sack 23c Aunt Jemima Pancake flour 3 for 25c Fancy frame Honey. . . . : . . .20c Sorghum, can .25c Washington Crisps, large pkg. . .10c Mothers Wheat Hearts, 2 pkg. .23c Grape Nuts, 2 pkg 23c Post Tosties, 2 large pkg 25c Mince Meat, 3 pkg . .. .25c

Flake Hominy, 6 lbs. . Cracked Hominy, 0 lbs F a n c y R i c e , 3 l b s . . . . Beans, lb

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Egg Noodles, pkg 10c Pearl Barley, pkg 10c Pearl Tapioca, pkg 10c Spaghetti, pkg 10c Macaroni, pkg 10c

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