The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
The Hatfield Settlement.

| Hatfield Settlement was christened
by Major j. l.. Young, who, many years
ago, lived on top of the hill where Capt.
j. d. Browns house now stands. Per-
haps fancied resemblance of the
Majors chateau to Hatfield house, the
home of Lord Salisbury, in England,
suggested the name, and perhaps it
didn't. Anyhow that indefinite part of
the city of Leon which rambles along
both sides of the ridge from the Nc
Clelland home south to Grassy Hollow,
is known as "The Hatfield Settlement.
In later years, people living on Main
street, and north of the original bound
airy, have claimed to live within the
Hatfield Settlement, and have assumed
the dignities, rights and honors pertain
ing to such residence. BY them the
north line of THE Settlement" is estab-
lished at the Christian church, but the
real, genuine Hatfield Settlers re-
sent the efforts of these neighbors to
acquire title in "The Settlement" aud
they look with plying scorn upon the
interlopers.
When Judge Miles laid out Miles
addition to Leon, this territory was at
once annexed to Hatfield Settlement,
and was soon peopled by true settlers.
All of the Miles forty acre pasture is
now covered by charming homes, and
their happy occupants would not swap
them even for Gospel Ridge Edens. If
any snakes ever escaped from the
Gospel Ridge paradise they certainly
left no traces in The Hatfield Settle-
ment, and she will promptly scotch any
that venture to creep over her borders
in the future.
i They are no lovely hooks and shady
dells in The Hatfield Settlement. Her
people are live wires and full of ginger,
inclination to sport in shade and daily
with time. Even stranger can spot a
"Settlement" man the moment he comes
in view. They are hustling, energetic
nervous, and always on the run. Es-
pecially is this true at meal times
When the procession is headed south
and the noon whistle is splitting the
shudderipg ART is then that danger
lies in wait for the hapless Individual
who attempts to stem the hungry tide
of Hatfield Settlers hurrying to their
dinners. 1t is an almost unforgivable
crime in 1.-THE Settlement" to be late
for meals. A crime that can be only
partially expiated by strict attention to-
and acquiescence in, hot curtain lee
ture delivered by the irate lady of the
house. Such lecture is called in the
Settlement "a Piece of Her Mind" and
some times it's large chunk, consum.
ing much time in it's delivery, and full
Of true and painful illusions.
The Hatfield Settlement nlatrons and
maids are fairer and sweeter and more
lovable than any Gospel Ridge car
boast. Even in rosy dreams, the Gospel
Ridgers ne'er saw such visions OF
womanly perfection. They may not be
adopts in the construction of cnerry
pies, and the casting Of doughnuts. but
their accomplishments are varied and
of higher order. They do make the
best dried apple pies that ever tempted
an anchorire. And this is virtue OF
inestina BILE valuA, for all the CASTRO
nomic world knows that cherry pies are
ephemeral, and that doughnuts are de-
pressing and iudiyestible, whilst dried
apple pies, being in season all the
twelve months of the year, require
subtle coa1ing AM cunning ingenuity
to make them Turing to the palate, OF
even acceptable to the taste of the
human biped. A perfect dried apple
pie is thing Of beauty and memory
TO ever, and the gertle hand which can
fabricate such dried apple pics as are
eaten at hospitabie Hatfield Settlement
boards. is king high to the hand that
rocks the world.
H,npv Hatfield Settlers. We have all
that makes life worth the living. And
more. we have the stock Yards and the
G. B. & Q depot. Gospel Ridge please
copy.