The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-10
YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

UCpVl lOS uuuSuCu VuuS SOS
of a Century Ago.
NJ. A. Gammill was making prepa-
rations to erect new residence on
south Main street,
F. E. Thompson had returned
from Davis City, where he had been
in charge of the bank for a couple
of weeks.
w. A. Brown and A. E. Chase
were attending the G. A. R. Encamp-
ment at Cedar Rapids.
Miss Helen Rathbun left for an
extended visit with her sister in New
York City
A. Swearingen, for many years
we'll known druggist of this city,
now a farmer living down in Mis-
souri,, was spending a few days with
old Leon friends.
! Work was commenced on the Leon
Infirmary, which is now occupied as
a residence by J. M. Caster.
| People were carrying mineral
water away in large quantities from
a mineral we'll which had been dis
covered on J. NJ. Casters land.
Harry Forgrave entertained
number of his friends at the home
of his parents in east Leon.
Mr.. Lenhart Walton had again
entered the ranks of the great army
of the welded. The Reporter failed
to learn the name of the fortunate
lady who secured the prize this time,
but all the same we wish them much
joy.
DR.. H. r. Layton had presented
The Reporter editor with nice fat
wild goose which he killed while on
a hunting trip at Columbus, Neb.
And Elder Curry insisted that the
goose was killed with mighty
good gun which he loaned" to
Judge A. M. Post, of Columbus, sew
eral years previous, and expressed
the wish that DR.. would bring the
gun back with him to Leon.
The board Of supervisors let the
contract to J. E. Leeper to build a
new iron bridge over Grand River
at Trembly's mill, to replace the
wooden bridge which had been con-
demned and was considered danger
Gus. The bridge was to cost about
$4,000, and was to replace wooden
bridge built eight years previously
by the Hewitt Bridge Co. -
The pension board of Leon was or
ganized May Z, 1884 and up to this
date has examined 9S8 applicants
for pensions including applications
for increase. In view of the fact
that there are many other pension
boards in this part of the state it
4 will be readily seen to what Tenor-
r1ons proper ttfio6s the pension busi-
4 ness has grown in the last few years
Mrs. Emma Sanford and children
went to Earlham, Iowa, to visit a
few days at the home of her father,
Mr.. A. Haskett
E. w. Curry departed for Mem
phis, Tenn, to visit his daughter,
Miss Grace, who was attending a
young ladies' college in that city
The town council had decided to
purchase that first fire apparatus
ever owned by the town.
Hollie Kelley was reported to be
very sick at Lime Springs, Iowa,
where he was employed as a steno-
grapher in law Office.
Will Brown jr. was negotiating
for lecture by the celebrated liar,
ELI Perkins, on April 28th.
w. T. Robinson, former editor
of the Leon Journal, who recently
sold the Salina, Kansas, Republican,
had purchased the Opinion office at
Glenwood, Iowa.
! Robertson & Roberts had issued
the first issue of the first paper ever
published at Davis City, the Davis
City Advance. The editors announc-
ed that they propose Ito stand aloof
from all political complications and
battle for the right and denounce
wrong from whatever source it may
emanate."
The Decatur County Trotting AS
sociation had announced the pro-
gram for a race meeting to be held
at the Leon fair grounds on July 2,
3 and 4, at which purses aggrcgat-
ing $4,000 were offered.
Mrs. O'Dell, living south of Terre
Haute, was thrown from horse and
sustained fracture of her left arm,
=" as we'll as other minor injuries.
There are now eight bridges over
Grand River in this county, as fol-
lows: Trembly's mill, Davis City,
Terre Haute, Tally Ford, Woodman-
see Ford, Grand River, Westerville
and Conwell Ford. 1t would perhaps
be in bounds to say that the bridges
of this river have cost the people of
the county 100000 first and last.
Economy and good judgment have
not always marked the expenditures,
but now we have a good lot of
bridges which should be kept in good
repair at comparatively small cost.
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