The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-06-02
fine DECORATION DAY
Beautiful Weather for the Day we
Homer the Soldier Dead. Autos
Carry the Old Comrades.

L ue sDeCOFdllOu Gay eAerClSeS were
held at the opera house Monday
afternoon, and there was large at
tendance, all business in this city be-
ing suspended. The program as pub
lished last week was carried out in
very pleasing manner. The speaker
of the day was Hon. Joseph R.
Frailey, Of Ft. Madison, and it was
one of the finest addresses ever heard
in this city. Mr. Frailey is leading
attorney of Ft. Madison, and he is
an orator of unusual ability. His
address was gem and he received
many compliments and words of
praise, especially from the old vet
Grams.
An innovation this year was that
the auto owners of Leon kindly pro-
vided their machines for the purpose
of taking the old comrades to the
cemetery. AS the years go by the
old veterans are getting fewer and
fewer, and the infirmities of age are
creeping upon all of them, so that
with many it is almost physical i'm
possibility to march, and the boys in
blue appreciated the kindly act of
the auto owners. There were nine
autos used owned by Thomas Teale,
Fred Teale, Marion F. Stookey, Jas.
T. Harvey, DR.. O. w. Foxworthy, j.
r. Bowsher, DR.. H. r. Layton and
two of Harry Wright's machines.
At the cemetery the usual ritual
istic services were rendered by the
Post, and the graves of the deceased
comrades and members of the w R.
G. were strewn with flowers.
The following is list of the sol
diers buried in the Leon cemetery:
Asahel Allen, Co. l, 91st N Y Inf.
Isaac Blunt, Co. B, 18th Iowa Inf.
w. A. Brown, Co. L, Srd Iowa Cav.
Samuel Burnison, Co. B, 43rd Ohio
Inf.
John Bennett, Co. G, 33rd Mis-
souri, Inf
Joseph c. Boyer, Co. B, 18th Iowa
Inf.
L. NJ. Bright, Co. K, No. S. NJ.
j. P. Bobbitt, Co. c, 9Th Iowa Cav.
Creed Bobbitt, Co. C, 5th Kan.
Cav.
H. B. Burns, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf.
d. 7. Black, Illinois Inf.
Samuel Beneflel, Mexican war.
F. F. Bedier, Co. G, list Mo. Inf
Abel E. Chase, sergt. Co. d, 39th
Iowa Inf.
E. w. Curry, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cav.
Joshua Carmean, Co. K, 14th Iowa
Inf.
Samuel Coover, Co. C, 18th Ohio
Inf.
J. M. Combs, 26th Iowa Inf.
Allen Dunn, Co. A, 18th Iowa Inf.
A. ]. DERRICK, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cav.
Tip Dilsaver, Co. G, 46th Iowa Inf.
James Early, Co. L, 9th Iowa Cav.
Elbert Ernest, Co. c, 9th Iowa
Cav.
J. P. Finley, surgeon
John P. Finley, jr. Co. D, 4th Iowa
Inf
George Foreman, Co. C, 33rd Iowa
Inf.
James Finley, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf.
Jesse B. Garrett, lieut.. Co. A, / 7th
Iowa Inf.
David Garrett, Co. c, 9Th Iowa Cav.
Garrett Gibson, capt. Co. c, 5th
Kansas Cav.
William Graham, Illinois Inf.
John Gunter, Co. M, 3rd Iowa Cav
G. A. Gillian, Co. D, 4th Iowa Cav
William Gray ST., private Iowa Inf.
William Gray jr., private Iowa Inf
Caleb Gray, Co. c, 33rd Indiana
Inf.
James IOln. f1e& an war.
VIM. ". Holden, Co. /, 51st Iowa
Inf
VIM. Hawkins, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf.
John c. Harrah, Saith Illinois.
w. C. Hebener, lieut.. West Virgin
la Inf.
Robert H. Johnson, corp. Co. c,
179th Ohio Inf.
Ed John, 76th Ohio Inf.
Henry c. Knapp, Co. D, 4th Iowa
Inf.
Madison Low, Co. NJ, 3rd Iowa Cav.
A. c. Lockwood, Co. A, 34th Iowa
Inf.
Norris Lorey, serg. Co. B, 7th Kas.
Cav.
L. S. Lunbeck, 5th California Cav.
Reuben Lawhorn, Co. F, 18th III.
Inf.
/. P. Martin, lieut. Co. c, 23rd Mo.
Inf.
George Mills, Co. C, 35th Mo. Inf.
Samuel Miller, 100 day service.
Corwin Martin, Co. c., 9th Iowa
Cav.
Bryant O'Neal, Illinois Inf.
Marion Oney, Co. X, Mo. S. NJ
Ed K. Pitman, Co. X, Mo. S. M.
John Piper, 140th Ohio Inf.
Leander PoWell, co. Il, 18th Iowa
Inf
j. A. Ray, capt. Co. D, 18th Iowa
Inf.
Ira B. Ryan, private.
Orr Sang, lieut.. Co. G, 4th Iowa
Cav.
John w. Stanley, Co. c, 9Th Kas
Cav.
John shaffer, Co. NJ, 3rd Iowa Cav
Robert Shaffer, 9Th Iowa Cav.
H. G. Sanford, surgeon, 18th Iowa
Inf.
I. H. Sales, lieut.. Co. A, 18th Iowa
Inf.
Lenius Simpson, Co. !, a4th Iowa
Inf.