The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of d Century Ago.

" VVuSuuy HyVs
That good man, Ed R. Nash, is in
town again.
E. S. Hornaday and family have
removed to Osceola, where Mr.. Horn
aday has been put in charge of the
X. C. depot 1t was considered that
stopping the passenger train at Osce-
ola was pretty rough, but to take our
agent, is adding insult to injury.
What has Lean done to old man New
ton anyway?
A couple of bloods from section
of Decatur county known especially
for it's churches and school houses
came to Leon one day last week, hir-
ed a hail. or barn, and organized
prize fight of regulation dimen-
sions. How many rounds were fought
was not learned but it is said that
the Van Vert man claimed first
blood while the representative of
Weldon was awarded the first knock
down.
We learn that our friend, A. C.
Long, was married Tuesday and ar
rived in this city with his bride yes
terday afternoon.
! Miss Grace Curry arrived home
from Memphis, Tenn, for two
weeks visit with her parents.
| Mrs. Bessie Grannon, of Kansas
| City, was visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Detrick.
Postmaster D. S. Evan, of Wester-
vile, was visiting with his many
| friends in this city.
C. VanWerden came for visit
with his children in this city and an
nounced his intention of making
Leon his future home.
A. Hildreth, of Columbus, Ohio, a
brother of our former fellow citi-
zen, DR.. l. F. Hildreth, has been here
for the past week looking after his
4 farN aandsDther interests in this coun-
ty. His years sit lightly, and not
withstanding he has about reached
the three score years and ten mark,
he is as brightly and lively both in
mind and body as most men at forty.
He is hilarious, fantastic and hos
fenurious republican of the most pro-
nounced type, but otherwise very
respectable gentleman.
An interesting case and one rails
ing some new points of law was pre-
sented to Judge Harvey Saturday.
Some time ago there was case tried
to jury in the justice court of F.
NJ. Brammer, of Richland township,
and after all the evidence and four
or five lawyers were heard the jury
retired, but Notwithstanding the
earnest efforts to get at the merits of
the case, were unable to agree, the
jury standing three for plaintiff and
| three for defendant. This was about
election time and it occurred to some
genius on the jury that the matter
could be settled the way election diff
ferences were, by chance, and pro-
posed that the question in dispute be
settled by drawing numbers, the fel-
low who got a blank should give up
his side of the case and find verdict
accordingly. The plaintiffs repre-
sentative won on the draw and there
upon the three jurymen who had
been for the defendant joined in a
verdict for plaintiff and the jury was
discharged. The amount in contro-
versy being less than $25, the defen-
dant cannot appeal, and the question
now agitating all concerned is what
can the defendant do about it? A
petition was filed with Judge Harvey
asking that the justice and plaintiff
be restrained from enforcing the
judgment by reason of the acts OF
the jury in rendering verdict in
the way above indicated. The court
has not as yet passed on the ques-
ton, but it is safe to say that he will
not draw cuts to decide, as the jury
did.
Mrs. Treasurer was before the
mayor Tuesday charged with an as
mitting other and divers and sun
hitting other and diverse and sun
dry misdemeanors. The trial was
kindly postponed by the mayor in Or
der to give defendants attorney time
, to secure his fee.
One Joseph Martin filed his peti-
ton with the clerk of the courts Sat
urday in which he asks decree OF
divorce from his wife Kate. He al
leges that he is dissatisfied with
Kate's conduct in having left his bed
and board and skipped by the light
of the moon with a handsomer man
or words to that effect, and done
and committed other little pranks
that are not considered good form
by the besL Garden Grove society. BY
the help of 8. H. Amos and the court
he hopes to rid himself of kate's
matrimonial yoke at the January
. term of court. s@-
Mayors Notice to Automobile and
Motorcycle Drivers.