The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-28
YEARS ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of q Century Ago.

w. F. Clark, P. H. Murry, G. M.
Murry and several others started for
Des Moines where they will act as
guards at the state Fair. ,..,. ri.
Mother Siltz in coming from Davis
City the other evening was injured
quite severely by the train, but we
are glad to know she will soon be
fully recovered.
John Ledgerwood had purchased
the livery barn owned by l. N. Clark
and was putting in a new stock of
rigs and horses.
The old soldiers reunion at Gains
Vile was great success, the crowd
large and the order good, and the en-
joyment universal. G. w. LaFol-
lette and family, Stephen Grouse
and James Wakefield were in attend
ance from this town.
Lon H. Boydson had traded his
residence and other property in this
city for the Toledo Democrat, and
will take possession at once. Mr..
Boydston for several years was the
editor of the Democrat-Reporter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Peters celebrat-
ed the fifth anniversary of their
wedding by inviting large number
of their friends to spend the even
ing at their hospitable home. A
large platform had been erected in
the yard, and while an orchestra fur
nished music the younger set danced
to their hearts content.
Alas, Ozark is gone, never to re-
turn; his home in the future will be
in the far north. He departed on
Saturday and his bray will be heard
no more forever and our people in
the future will have to depend for
music of that order on the republi-
can mass meetings at which many of
his relatives will be star performers.
At the democratic county conven-
tion held at Leon the following can
didates for county officers were
nominated: county attorney, c. W..
Hoffman,; member of the board of
supervisors, M. Evans; clerk of the
district court, E. j. Sankey; record
er, y E. Vail
Mrs. S. w. Hurst and son, Charles
E., were visiting with relatives at
Abba. ...
Miss Helen DeKalb, of DeKalb,
| was spending a week with friends in
this CITY,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Prichard of
Goshen, Mo-, were visiting at the
home of her parents, Capt. and Mrs.
j. A. Ray in this city.
Mrs. Dick Smith and little Mamie
started for Des Moines Friday to
visit week with Mrs. Billy Mills.
Miss Kirkpatrick, Miss Gilbert and
the Misses Baldwin were spending a,
week with friends at GAINESVILLE.
J. w. Mclaughlin and S. w. Cham
berlin, of Decatur City, left on the
excursion to Columbus, Ohio, for
visit with relatives.
Prof. S. M. Mowatt returned from
Harlan where he had been holding
teachers institute for three weeks.
Tom Brown, of Chicago, was in
the county several days the past
week. He attended the Old Settlers
Reunion at Garden Grove and came
down to Leon Friday afternoon, WIS.,
itng with Leon friends until Satur-
day night, when he went to st. Joe
on business. OF all the old Decatur
county boys who have wandered
abroad there is not one who has
more friends, or is more welcome in
old Decatur county than Tom. Cen
ial, warm hearted and true, he is ev-
cry inch a man and friend, and we,
in common with all old settlers and
other acquaintances are always glad
to give him a hearty welcome and
wish him all the good things of life.
1t was estimated that 5000 people
were in attendance. at the Old Set
tiers Reunion held at Garden Grove
last week.
i Mrs. John P. Rumley and Miss
May Pottorff were married by Rev.
Thomas Waller. D..
Capt ]. D. Brown left for Des
Moines where he will remain during
the continuance of the State r'air,
where he will be charged with the
control of the gates of the ,associa-
ton. Capt. Brown has for several
years been identified with the man
agement of this great state institu-
ton and has by his efforts contribut-
ed in no small degree to its great
success ..,.,,.
The post office at High Briar had
been discontinued. G,s..... ~ :
The corner stone of the new NJ. E.
church was laid with appropriate
ceremonies, which were conducted
by Presiding Elder Martin, assisted
by number of other ministers.
There was a large crowd in, attend
ance at the exercises, many being
members of the first M. E. church in
Leon. Uncle Johnnie Patterson was
unable to be present, but his wife
was there, just as she was nearly
thirty years ago at similar service
just across the street. The box
which was deposited in the corner
stone contained a condensed history
| of the church at Leon, names of all
the pastors who have served the
church here, names of Sunday school
Superintendents, names of class
leaders, names of stewards, names of
trustees, copy of Bible, copy of
church hymnal copy of church disci-
pline, copies of the Central Christian
! Advocate, Leon Methodist, weldon
Methodist, Leon Day Spring, Leon
Reporter, Leon Journal, Leon Fact,
Saints Herald, Autumn Leaves,
Davis City Advance, Garden Grove
Express, Lamont Gazette and The
Armory. ~:
| Presbyterian Church Notes.