The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-05
twenty-five YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files Of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

OF century ago.
James Farley, George Scott and
Frank Walker, three good fellows
from Harding, were taking in tie
sights at Leon.
| Charles Carroll started for Mem
phis, Tenn. where he had secured Il
profitable situation for the winter.
DR.. j. r. Horner, of Davis City,
was going down the Davis hill be-
tween Lem and Davis City when his
buggy UPSET and DR.. looked as if ne
had been in the prize ring with a
worlds champion, and had been
knocked out in the first round.
The G. A. R. enjoyed one of their
big bean suppers and after supper
Prof. T. M. Nichol entertained them
with a talk which was greatly en-
joyed.
In the cleaning of Monday even
ing when all nature was in repose,
and no sound disturbed the night ex-
cept the subdued tones of the
Manager in Trouble Mrs. Sam
Freedman silently folded her tent
and household plunder and faded
away beyond the reach Of stony
hearted constables and writs de at
tachment and processes la eXecu-
ton. Tears dim the eyes of Jehu
and Kline, while Billy the Justice
and Green Gaskell Harvey, butcher
the air with sad but vain regrets.
Frank Ellis had purchased wood
working outfit and opened up new
enterprise in Leon.
Plyn Brown, a good man from
Garden Grove, was visiting with W..
A. Brown at Browns Hotel.
There were many cases of sick
ness in town, among the number be-
ing Dell Hilliker, son of Walter
Johnson, Mrs. Huffman and several
others.
The Presbyterian church had Sc
cured Rev. NJ. Noerr, of Hamburg,
as their pastor and were arranging
for regular services to be held at
their church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mayer were
visiting with relatives at Ottumwa.
Miss Olive Logan, of Lineville,
was spending a few days with
friends in this city.
Mrs. Mike Murphy arrived from
Erie, Penn, and they had gone to
housekeeping in the Frank Smith
property.
George Zaffel sold his interest in
the meat market to c. M. Axes and
returned to his former home at Ot-
t,rGaTa. '- y.
Gus Pryor took one of his fire.
uuent streaks of charity and present
ed Uncle Johnny Patterson with a
load of rails and then laid off his
coat and cut them all up for him.
Such acts of kindness are said to be
and no doubt are recorded by the
angel who keeps the register OF
Christian kindness in the world.
On Monday afternoon the roof of
the Carmean grocery store took fire
from a defective fiue and it was only
by the most determined efforts of
our citizens that the fire was sub
dued, with comparative small dam
age to the building. With little
more time the building would have
been destroyed and perhaps the en-
tire Caster row with it. 1t was a
narrow escape and the town should
be thankful for the narrow escape
from a destructive confiagration.
Mr.. Scott Robinson and Miss
Marion Mowatt were married at the
home of the brides parents on No.
vember 3Oth, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Robert Beer. Of
Garden Grove, in the presence of a
large number of invited guests.
The Reporter was advertising for
some good dry wood on subscription.
l.. w. Forgrave was home from
Diagonal where he had completed a
railroad contract and it was report
ed he made a barrel of money.
Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Robinson and
daughter Flora returned to their
home at Salina, Kansas, after a visit
with friends in this city.
The Odd Fellows elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
N. G., Sam Penniwell; V. G., VIM.
Gibson; recording secretary, G. M.
ketcham; permanent secretary, F..
R. Siltz; treasurer, w. w. Craig.
Our good friend Capt. Garrett
Gibson, fence man on the @ road, is
the star fence builder of Iowa.
From April 1st to December 1st,
1887 his material account is as fol-
lows: Fence boards, 9,4S7; being
1886 feet; posts used. 1922;
spools of wire used SCI; pounds Of
staples used, 2, O13; pounds of
nails, 1866 length of fence built,
As miles.
F.! Sammy Bowman, of Davis City,
! had returned from an extended visit
at Burlington and Chicago.
Henry Shiefelbush, of Akron, Mo-,
had singing class of fifteen pupils
at Davis City.
/. Abel Marble, who lives east Of
Davis City, suffered stroke of par
alysis, and his advanced age, "a
years, made it quite serious.
: An item from Decatur City said
that thirty-two years ago last Sun
day the good people of Decatur City
/ met to make arrangements to build
the M. E. church which they now
occupy.