The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-07
twenty-five YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files Of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

preacher, died.
Frank Thompson was rusticating
for few days at Davis City.
Will Rathbun gave farewell par
ty to a number of his young friends.
The Leon Methodist were making
good progress with the work of rails
ing funds to build new church.
There was a severe thunder storm
on Tuesday evening and the weather
was so warm that people were get
ting ready to make gardens. Quite
different from today when they are
still trying to get the snow blockad-
ed roads opened up so people can
, get to town.
A petition was being circulated
asking the town council to abolish
the Office of town marshal, and let
the contract to the lowest bidder to
light the coal oil street lamps and
sweep the few street crossings.
Ed X. Pitman was confirmed as
postmaster of Leon, just before con-
gress adjourned.
Only one marriage license was is
sued, that being to Mr.. Isaac Moon
and Miss Sarah E. Fisher.
Little Fannie Clark had been
4ulIc SICh Will CulChVApOA, UuL was
better.
A crew of workmen had commenc-
ed filling in the big trestle work on
the railroad across Little River bot
tom.
Alma Jackson left Leon for Omaha
to engage in the live stock commits
sion business.
Judge Lorenzo H. Sales, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. w.
Forgrave.
James Grandstaff defeated w. H.
Albaugh for Mayor, the vote being
1856 to 153.
Harvey Atha, we'll known farm
er of Eden township, died at the age
of 81 years.
: The ballast works at Davis City
were again in full blast.
The Leon G. A. r. Post adopted
resolutions protesting against the
granting of a pension of $4,000 a
year to Mrs. John A. Logan.
Hammy Tullis had returned to
Decatur City and found his claim oc-
cupied.
Miss Anna Cash closed a term of
school at the Wells school house near
DeKalb.
F. L. Brammer, well-to-do farm
er residing about two miles west of
Grand River, was robbed of $1,175.
River, and to avoid a circuit0us
route, took near cut on which he
could ride within a quarter of a
mile of town. Here he left his horse
hitched, and walked to Grand River.
He soon finished the business on
hand and started back to the place
where he had left his horse. When
about half the distance was travers-
ed he met and was accosted by two
strangers, who ordered him to throw
up his hands, emphasizing their de-
mand by presenting couple Of re-
volvers to his head. He obeyed Or
ders, like prudent man who thinks
more of his life than of his money
would have done, and was quickly
relieved of mis- wallet, containing
the sum above named in currency.
The wallet contained in addition to
the currency about $1,000 in prom
issory notes. The robbers after Sc
curing their plunder made good their
escape. Mr.. Brammer returned to
town and made known his loss, when
efforts were at once made to capture
the highwaymen, but at latest ac-
counts no arrests had been made.
The next morning on searching for
traces of the robbers in the vicinity
of the place where the robbery oc-
Cured, Mr.. Brammer's wallet and
most of the notes were found by Well
man and Sherry jennings. Mr..
! Rr M &dnn
for the arrest and conviction of the
robbers, and the citizens of the vicin-
ity of Grand River had offered an
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