The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-19
twenty-five YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files Of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of Century Ago.

Mrs. p. w. Curry departed for
Memphis, Tenn, to spend the holi-
davs with .her daughter, Grace, and
TO visit with relatives and friends in
that city. .
Eugene Hebener came home from
Drake University at Des Moines in
response to a telegram announcing
the rapid decline of his sister, Miss
Carrie Hebener, who was very low
with tuberculosis.
| Miss Edith Young is home from
college for the holidays. She is one
of "our girls and while we welcome
her bright face it makes us little
| lonesome to think there is one of the
| 'trundle-bed crowd" who is too far
away to come home for Christmas.
S. w. Hurst left for pleasure
| trip to California.
Ira Hamilton who had been in the
| west for several years was home for
the holidays.
Mr.. Milard f. Stookey and Miss
Jessie 'Forey were married by Rev.
! Newell.
Will McCaull, one of the bright
young men of Garden Grove, went
| to Des Moines to take college
| course.
James Shaw, of DeKalb, was in
| Leon last week and assures us there
; is no doubt that he has struck
good vein of coal on his farm near
DeKalb. 1t was found at a depth Of
! 1O6 feet below the surface and it.
is thought to be about A inches in.
thickness. If this discovery is of the
character represented and of this
we have no doubt, it is a great big
thing for Mr.. Shaw and Decatur
county.
The three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Lindsey died
after painful and lingering illness.
Charles Kelley, a son OF Robert
Kelley, Of Eden township, being
borne down with unrequited love,
sought surcease from sorrow by re-
sorting to the festive revolver,
shooting himself in the breast, but
the injury was not fatal. Drs. A..
Hamilton and j. B. Horner probed
for the ball which was lodged under
the shoulder blade, but it was
thought best not to remove it and
the young man was getting along
nicely.
They had an exciting time down
at Davis City, trying to capture
some corn thieves. For some time
McCully & Sylvester had reason to
| believe that their corn crib in the
slaughter yard north of town, was
| being visited nightly by parties to
the proprietors unknown. Ase Bur
rell, armed with a double-barrelled
shotgun secreted himself near the
cribs and awaited the approach of
| vie RotWoon q and Hg1 q
O'Clock two men approached and be-
gan filling their sacks about half
full, when he approached them and
told them to throw up their hands.
At this they started to run; one go
ing north and the other east. Bur-
rell fired first at the one going north
who responded with exclamations of
fright. Seeing that the one running
east was trying to get away with his
sack and contents Burrell then fired
on him which had the effect of max.
ing him drop his sack and pursue
his flight unimpeded and with In
creased gait. He ran east along the
main road. The reports of the gun
had aroused neighbors along tas
road, who suspecting the cause CANE
out to the roadside. Presently
along came the fleeing thief, jump
| ing and blowing Ikea good fellow.
First James BOldman called on him
to halt, but probably thinking he
was doing as good road work as he
was capable of, it was useless to
stop and talk with the road super
visor, Next John Hamilton and
George Gravatt cried halt! but
without effect. John Merritt had ap-
peared with double-barrelled shot
gun and when the man came Oppo-
site his place he ordered him to
halt. Not being obeyed he
fired, and again ordered him to
halt, but having run the gauntlet
safely thus far, the thief pursued the
even tenor of his way. John emp
tied his second barrel and Joined in
:. the pursuit. There are four houses
close together along the road and
the thief had now come opposite the
fourth where James Burrell lives,
but if he hoped "Jeems" was asleep
he hoped in vain, for "Jeems" was
laying for him with his dogs. The
chase now became interesting. There
were in pursuit eleven men, two or
three Of whom were armed, and had
three dogs. They pressed him gal
lantly, taking care, we apprehend,
not to get too close, but lost him in
the darkness. The next morning
third sack was found on, the opposite
side Of the crib, showing that there
had been three Of the thieves. The
owners of the sacks can have the
same BY calling at McCully = Syl-
vester's shop and identifying their
property. So far they are unclaina
ed. IL 's.