The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-09
twenty-five YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.


Mayor James Grandstaff had issu-
ed a proclamation giving notice that
at the regular city election to be
held on the first Monday in March,
three special propositions would be
su ubmitted to the voters of Leon, as
follows:
l. Shall cattle be restrained
from running at large within the in
corporate limits of Leon, Iowa?
2. Shall the council purchase the
necessary apparatus to form a Hook
a1d Ladder Co., for extinguishing
fires?
3. Shall the city council issue
bonds to extend the Idaho street
sewer beyond the city limits?
Miss Mollie Perdew left for two
months visit with friends at Cory
don and LaPorte City.
Wm Ammon and family, OF Da-
kota, were visiting at the home of
his father-in-law, Elbert Ernest, in
Leon.
J. NJ. Leeper, of Burlington, was
spending a few days with old time
| friends in Leon.
The Decatur Trotting Association
| had leased the Decatur County Fair
Grounds for a period of five years
for speed purposes, at a yearly rent
al of $1O0, and announced that a
summer race meeting would be held.
A birthday dinner was held at the
home of Jeff Strange, northwest Of
Leon, in honor OF Aunt Betty Clark,
who was born in 1900, about forty
of her neighbors being present.
The Decatur County Agricultural
| Society met and elected officers for
the year, and fixed the dates for the
county fair on Sept. 25th to 2Sth.
jD. G. Sears was elected president,
Samuel Goodman vice president,
Miles Wasson, Ralph Baker, p. l..
Chase. G. w. Shewmaker and j. K.
Smith directors. F. S. Gardner sup
elintendent, G. W. Hoffman assist
ant superintendent, r. w. McConn
secretary, J. Hoffhines tIasurer,
and Geo. w. Baker jr marshal.
1t was reported that mob had
visited the county farm and taken
James Harrow away, using all kinds
of violence. and several from Leon
went out to Investigate, but they re-
turned with the report that while
lit was true that Harrow had left the
county farm, he had gone away with
! the connivance of several officials,
and there was nothing. true in the
rspofte OF fraz snIohs h aGiilg a. 1t g
do with his leaving.
/ Will Ledgerwood, the travelling
representative of Pingree e Smith
Shoe Co., Of Detroit, Mich. was Wis
iting in the city.
| To H..
of the Barber Medicine Co., OF Davis
City, were in Leon, and reported
doing a big business in Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Kansas.
| Mrs. E. w. Curry returned from a
visit with relatives at Memphis,
Tenn.
Miss Carrie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. w. Hebener, died at their
home in Leon on Jan. 4th, after a
long and painful illness.
w. II. Albaugh has been appoint
ed as referee in the hearing of the
case OF Lee vs.. Sigler, Sigler VS.. Lee,
Young vs. Lee VS.. Sigler VS.. lad in
! hnitum.'' At last accounts the
! court was hung and is about to
hold that all the parties ought to be.
VIM. Mitchell, one of the old resi-
dents Of the county, died suddenly
while sitting in his chair at his
! home, his death being from heart
| trouble.
Doc. Ellinwood left for few days
visit in Des Moines, and will return
from that city to his home in Colo
RADIO.
The following officers of Leon
Lodge No. "a, l. O. O. r. were in
stalled by Deputy Grand Master j..
w. Ferguson, of Promise City:
N. G.-S. G. Penniwell.
V. G.-Wm. Gibson.
r. Sc. M. Ketcham. .-.
P. S.-F. r. SiltZ.
Treas-W. w. Craig.
The installation was followed by
an oyster supper at Nate Craigo's
restaurant. .-.