The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-11
twenty-five YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century AGO.

Grover Cleveland's letter of ac-
ceptance of the democratic nomina-
ton for president was published.
A new postoffice had been estab-
lished in Richland township called
Green Valley, and d. T. Edwards
had been appointed postmaster.
| In the will of Uncle John Clark, of
Davis City, which had been filed for
probate he disposed of the beautiful
little church which he erected at
Davis City by deciding it Jointly to
the following church denominations,
Methodist, Christian and Presbyter-
IAN
| A Peoria firm was erecting a
building at the D. M. & K. C. depot
for the purpose of storing and ship
ping grain. 8
The residence of Wm Campbell,
west of Decatur City, was destroyed
with all the contents by fire start
ing from a defective fue. He had
no insurance.
The Supreme Court last week de-
cided the somewhat celebrated case
OF Wasson ct al VS.. l.. P. Sigler and
the Farmers & Traders Bank, affirm
ing the decision of Judge Henry
which was in favor of the defendants
ON every point. The suit arose out
of the transfer of the First National
Bank to the Farmers & Traders
Bank of Leon, in which it was claim
ed by the plaintiffs who were stock
holders in the First National Bank,
that fair accounting had not been
made and that there was yet due
| c%@ ~
thousand dollars. The Supreme
Court holds with the District Court
that the accounting was full, fair
and complete, and that there is moth
ing due plaintiffs in the transaction
Mr.. Sigler naturally feels good over
the decision, establishing as it does
the correctness of his transactions in
the premises.
1t is estimated that there are now
about two hundred people from this
county visiting in the east. John
Bell, Abner Burns, George Farqu-
har, Samuel Hamilton, George
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs j. Hoffhines
and many others going from here
Saturday and Sunday.
Alma Jackson came in from Oma-
ha to visit few days with his family
before starting for Montana, where
he goes to look at stock for his firm
and expects to be out there for the
next two months.
Charles c.. Harvey, eldest son of
Judge and Mrs. j. w. Harvey, left
Leon this week in company with his
parents for short visit in Ohio, af-
ter which he is to enter Military
School near Chicago for course of
two years, preparatory to entering
college.
Miss Belle Thompson left for But
ler, Mo-, where she expects to open
a music store and make that city her
future home.
Mike Mayer returned from his.
eastern trip and while gone collected
donations for the new Methodist
church amounting to $50. Mike says
it took gall, but he had it, and got
the money just the same.
Mrs. Hattie Taylor, of Indianola,
and Mrs. Chloe Swearingen, of Mer-
Ger county, Mo-, were in this city
helping to nurse their sister, Miss
Sarah Johnson, who was seriously
ill. +,
Miss Rosa Redman departed for
Kansas City, where she has accepted
a position as saleslady in the 'tdry
goods store of A. r. Roberts e Co.
Miss Grace Curry started back to
Memphis, Tenn, to resume her stud
les, her father, E. M. Curry, accom-
panying her as far as Kansas City.
Count Zichy, of Garden Grove,
was visiting for few days in this
city with his friend, F. Varga. ~"
Masters Harry and Robbie For
grave went to St. Joe to take in the
Barnum circus and visit a few days
with their father. '.''
The Burlington's special train for
Columbus, Ohio, passed through
Leon last Saturday. 1t only went IS
miles south of Leon, but had over
three hundred passengers on board
when it left Leon.
John F. Hamilton was appointed
as member of the town council to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of w A. Brown