The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-04
twenty-five YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

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icy sidewalk and dislocated her
wrist.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs w. A. Glaze.
A distressing and fatal accident
occurred in Morgan township one day
last week. An eight year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. V. Hartsook while near
the stove had her clothes take fire
and in spite of frantic efforts to ex-
tinguish the flames she was burned
so badly that she died in few hours
after the accident.
Last week we spoke of young
George Stone having been thrown
from horse and hurt. The injuries
were much more serious than was
suspected by anyone, and resulted in
his death on last Thursday. He was
the Oldest son of Mrs. John Stone,
and in his untimely death she loses
an obedient, loving son, and in her
afflictiOn she has the sympathy OF
all
Some one has rented to Sill John
son, a worthless scalawag coon, a
room in the building just east of the
Axes grocery The authorities ou ght
to see to this at once, for if it is not
looked after quarter section of the
town is liable to be burned out any
evening Let him be routed out at
once, and also the brood of dead
beats and incipient criminals that
hang about him.
The widow Matsler had received
government check for her pension re-
Gently granted her, the arrears be-
ing over $4,000.
Eight persons appeared before
Clerk Sankey on Tuesday and had
their pension vouchers made out.
For the vast amount of work thus
imposed on Mr.. Sankey he does not
charge or receive a cent. The veter-
ans should give him the benefit of
their prayers at least.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Cher
ry on Dec. 4th, a daughter. She
weighs eight pounds, has no teeth,
and is in all respects an ordinary
child, but the happy parents are per-
suaded that there never was quite so
nice, beautiful and cute baby as
this particular one. In which respect
they follow the example of all good
A rather comical and disastrous
occurrence was that at Gould Wal
lace's store the other evening. A
customer forgot his little dog on
leaving the store and his dogship
made a frantic effort to follow
through the plate glass window in
which Mr.. Wallace displays his beau
tiful and delicate French chinaware.
The result was the destruction OF a
good many dollars worth of dishes.
Mr.. Wallace thinks the traditional
bull in the china shop isn't circum-
stance to a little yaller dog turned
loose in a show window.
Thomas Poole, of Morgan town.
ship, died at his home on last Thurs
day at the ripe age of SO years. He
was one of the pioneers of this coun-
ty, being one of the earliest settlers.
He died of old age, respected and
honored by all who knew him.
Mrs. Thomas Barnes died at her
home in this city after short ill
ness and her remains were taken to
Mt. Ayr for burial.
Work had commenced on the con-
struction of the Lemmax mill near
the D. NJ. & X. c. depot.
o. M. Howard, editor of the Satur
day Mail of Colorado Springs, Colo
RADIO, was spending few days with
relatives and old friends in this city.
VIM. Mcintosh, John and James
Edwards, of near Grand River, left
for a hunting trip of several weeks
in southern Missouri.
Mrs. Thomas Burns, Of Montana
Territory, was visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Harvey. She had
been away from Leon for seventeen
years and was greatly surprised at
the many changes which had taken
place in Leon since she left here.
George Miller and family, Of Oma-
ha, Neb., came in to eat Thanksgiv-
ing turkey with relatives in this city
and visit few days with old friends.
Miss Mall Atlee spent Thanksgiv-
ing at Mt. Ayr, the guest of Miss
Lora Laughlin.
Last Sunday night poor ignorant
girl named Hevelin while returning
from church at Davis City was sur
rounded by lot of hoodlums who
commenced teasing her. The girl
had evidently been teased before and
determined to defend herslf, for she
drew knife of some description and
slashed right and left, injuring two
boys, George Scott and George Spar
CUR. The injured parties claim they
were not teasing the girl and were
just passing by when she struck
them with the knife. OF course we
are sorry the wrong parties. were
hurt, but if some of the real trans
gressors had received a scratch or
two, we would have been wicked
enough to have been glad of it. We
hope it will prove lesson to all
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