The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-02-13
YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
! Of a Century AGO.

John E. Merrill, of Mt. Ayr, was
visiting with friends in Leon. He
had been compelled to resign his po-
sition as railway postal clerk on ac-
count Of poor health.
On hearing of the death of his fell
low countryman, Ferdinand Takacs,
Mr.. Francis Varga went out to his
home and directed and attended the
burial and did all that one friend
could do for another under similar
circumstances. He has also ordered
a suitable monument to be erected
at his resting place, for the payment
of which the sum of money found
among the effects of the deceased
will be applied so far as it will go.
Truly we need not go back to the
days of Damon and Pythias for ex-
amples of true friendship.
We received a few days ago a
very newsy letter from J. P. Hall, of
Denver, Colorado. Notwithstanding
his arduous fabors as a railway
agent he has found time to WOO the
poetic muse, the result of which is
that we are in possession of de-
lightful spring poem by J. P. on the
subject of The Wood Pecker." 1t
was not intended for publication and
will be kept in glass case and will
be read only to the Princes of the
Orient.
About thirty members of the X. P.
lodge, accompanied by the band,
went to Mt. Ayr and instituted a x.
p. lodge in that town.
Mrs. n Orslan died suddenly at
her home in east Leon on Friday,
Feb. 9Th. She was an elderly lady
highly respected by all who knew
her.
Rev. McIntire, of Osceola, preach
ed to his old flock in Leon on Sun
day morning and evening. He does
not look day older than when he
lived among US some ten years ago,
and has not lost any of his old time
earnestness and power in the pulpit,
and despite the fact that he has at
tanned the age at which many peo-
pie consider their period of useful
ness about at an end. Long may he
live as a shining example of pure,
good and happy old age.
A leap year party was given by
Leon young ladies at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Bashaw.
A nine pound girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Bowman on Feb.
18th. ..
Ferdinand Takacs, one of the first
settlers of Decatur county, was
found dead in his bed at his home
eouthwestss,f Decatur. City, wheTe he
had lived alone as hermit. He was
born in Hungary in 1907 of a noble
family and was a college graduate.
When the Hungarian revolution
broke out he offered his services and
was appointed lieutenant and after
wards promoted to captaincy. He
came to Decatur county with Ujhasy
in 1850. Since 1856 he had been
deranged in mind, but was inoffen-
sive, living on little three acre
tract of ground on which he had a
life lease. On Saturday morning
noticed that his house was
not opened and that no smoke came
from the chimney, and the Cash boys
went to the little house and looked
in the window and saw him lying
dead on the bed. He was buried
Sunday in the Cash cemetery
Aaron Henderson, of Kansas City,
an old time resident of this county,
was back to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orr Sang, of Chi
cago, were visiting at the home of
Mrs. Sang's sister, Mrs. H. R. Lay
ton in Leon.
. Mr.. James Guthrie and Miss Ida
Charington were married at the
home of the brides parents on Feb.
18th. ,~-.
John E. Logan, one of the pioneer
settlers of Decatur county, died at
his home near Logan chapel, at the
age of 76 years. He had lived on
the farm where he died since 1874.