The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-11-23
What Others Think.

The following clippings regarding
the defeat Of the new Decatur county
court house show the drift of opinions
among disinterested parties.
The proposition to build a new court
house in Decatur county was defeated
at the special election Nov. z, by
ma ority of 251 votes. There were only
five votes against the proposition in
Leon, but in the other towns in the
county jealousy of the county seat
conquered broadminded regard for
the welfare Of the county and the meas
ure was meanly autagonized.-Char
Patriot.
Decatur county voted on the question
Of building new court house on Tues
day, Nov. Z, and the proposition was de-
feated. If we needed new court
house, they needed it ten times worse.
Our court house is palace a compared
with the little ramshackle affair which
does duty at Leon. This is the third
election on the subject and they talk OF
submitting the question again next
year.-Newton Record.
The proposition to vote bonds for
new court house in Leon has been voted
down by the electors in Decatur county.
However, the proposition came nearer
carrying this year than it did last, The
majority against the court house gets
less every time, and if this ratio keeps
up, it is entirely probable that Decatur
county will have a new conrt house
some time in the years to come.--Mt.
Ayr Record.
Down in Decatur county nearly every
town outside the county seat voted
strongly against building new court
house, simply because it would be
built at Leon. The old court house is
rotten, Leon is by far the largest town
in the county, nearly ever voter in the
county wants new court house built
and it has to be built somewhere, and
yet the small towns voted against it be-
cause it might help Leon. Isn't human
nature queer, when you come to think
Of it? -Charlton Herald.
] The proposition voted on in Decatur
county last week for issuing bends for
$4,000 for the purpose of building a
new court house was beaten by about
$50 votes. This is the third time the
proposition has been submitted in The
last few years to the voters of that
county and each time it has been beat
en- but always by a smaller vote. The
present court house is an unsafe build
ing and the records Of the county are
liable to be burned up at any time and
certainly looks like short sightedness in
the voters of the county not to erect a
new and safe building, but there seems
to be much jealousy among the other
towns of the county against LIE and
they always combine to beat the propo-
sition.-Corydon Times Republican.
| BY vote of 1856 to 1406 the voters
of Decatur county last week decided
that the old court house was good
enough, A special election was held to
give the people chance to vote on a
proposition to build a $4,000 structure
to take the place of the old barn which
is now dignified with the name of court
house. The old shack is disgrace to
the county, entirely inadequate anC
really unsafe, but a feeling of jealousy
on the part of other localities has twice
defeated the proposition to rebuild al
Leon. The latter town is the only logi
cal location for county seat and hav.
ing been the county capital for half ;
century will probably continue to the
end of time in spite of the old moss
backs and kickers who would rattle
have the seat of justice located in /;
corn field than see new and modern
building erected in Leon Humestol
Advocate.
Build up the system; put pure ricl
blood in the veins; make men AM
women strong and healthy. Burdocl
Blood Bitters. At any drug store.
There isn't much difference between
the two sexes. When woman meets
friend they gossip, and when mai
meets friend they go sip too.