The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-07
ODD NAMES IN DIRECTORY.
City of Los Angeles has Many Curl
ously Named Citizens.

Out at Los Angeles, California,
where SO many Iowa people live,
some inquisitive person has COM
piled a list of the odd names to be
found in the city directory. Mrs.
Fred Rohr, former resident of
Leon, and a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Bobbitt, of this city, has
sent the article to US and it will
prove interesting reading.
What's in a name anyway"
Well, in the Los Angeles City Di-
rectory there is good smile, for
one thing. IT'S curious conglomer-
alton of cognomens which one reads
in glancing over the list Really one
would hardly believe there was such
a galaxy of professions, colors, birds
beasts, let cetery," until one has
taken time to get acquainted with
the list.
For example, we have Carpenters,
Weavers, Painters, Bakers, Plum
mers, Coopers, Millers, Tanners, Ma
sons, Taylors, Waggoners, Potters
Cooks, Butchers, Gardeners, Plant.
ers, Cobblers, Sadlers and even a
Cheeseman on the list.
Some may say we are not "onto
our job" here in Los Angeles, but
the fact that we have Sharps,
keenes, Cutters, Blades, Whetstones
and Swords prove otherwise. We
also have SINNERS, but not the
brand which some tenderfoot may be
thinking about.
That we are vari-colored people
is shown from the numerous Blacks,
Whites, Redds, Grays, Browns,
Greens and Puppies who reside
among us. We have a big flock of
Birds, including Crows, Storks,
Hawks, brakes, Wings, Partridges,
Swans, Chicks, Cranes, Martins,
Wrens, Sparrows and Swallows, and
plenty of roosting places for them,
If one may judge from the Branches,
Buschs, Roots and Woods herea-
bouts, and by way of variety they
can get out among the Flowers,
Fields, Poseys, Blossoms and Green
leafs.
And we are not such a bad people
at heart. Such citizens as the Trues,
Goods, Nices, Goodfellows, Bests
and Mobiles are of a high quality of
folks, in spite of the Haights and
Rudes who mix with them.
We are not far from the OCEAN
only about twelve or fifteen miles,
yet the Fishs, Trout, Fryes and
Whalings prefer Los Angeles to a
steady diet of Pacific brine.
All shapes and sizes of people, too.
LOOK at the Longs, Shorts, Littles,
Littlers, Smalls, Stouts, Larges and
Straits, we have among US.
And yet we aren't wholly land
lubbers after all. We have our
Lakes and Rivers, our Pools, Boat
mans, Shores and Waters, with Fords
and Bridges nesting among them
Sure, we have!
We have all hours of the Day and
knight, including Noon and Morrow
We also have a plenty of Holli.
days, and mixture of people to cele.
brate them, including Irish, Turk
English, Asia, French, Ireland, and
Patt and Patrick, too, begorry!
The Hills, Mountains, Valleys
Knobs and Wales were also in pro.
fusion. 1t may be well in keeping
here to tell of the Flints, Stones
Marbles, Hardmans, Hards and ever
the Harders one may find. .
" Jul peOple are AuSeuS
also, and dwell among the STAIRS
and Moon, and we have other bril-
liants as we'll, including Diamonds
Jewels, Gold and Silver, all of which
Shine with undimmed Lustre.
Mines and Mining, too, are vel
represented? Yes, we have Zinc.
Then, too, we have Potts, Kittles
and Tubbs galore and quite an ar
ray of Pitchers, Bowles, Cupp.
Creamers, Pipkins and different
Wares, with Coffee for all.
Maybe you wouldn't believe it
but some are Blind and some See.
Oh, yes, and we have Kopps tt
Keep the peace, although will
Churchs, Deacons, Elders, Parsons
Bishops and Bibles in town this ma,
Seem unnecessary.
Occasionally Clouds arise, how
ever, though some are Bright ant
Gay all the time, but we have GU
Showers, Sprinkles and Dewey PEG
pie intermixed. !.
We boast Of our glorious climate