The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
YEARS Ago
items Taken from the, Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

Leon was making great prepare
lions for a Fourth of July celebra-
ton.
Edison had just perfected the
photograph and had announced that
it was ready to be placed on the
market along with his other lnVen-
tions.
Mrs. Hiram Lindsey closed term
of select school with a picnic for the
pupils.
The Leon cheese factory was max
ing about one hundred pounds OF
cheese day.
A number of the young ladies OF
Leon were talking OF organizing a
ladies' brass band.
The red bandanna handkerchief
had been adopted as campaign en-
blem by the democrats, signlfylng
Thurman as their choice for vice
president.
The Supreme Court OF Iowa hand
ed down decision in the appeal
case OF State VS.. C. S. Pugsley in
which the sentence of the district
court that defendant should serve
two years in the penitentiary was
is carried out it will be necessary
to find the defendant, who departed
for parts unknown some three
months ago, leaving his bondsmen to
hold the sack.
A seven year old son Of Riley
Clark fell from picket fence and
broke his arm.
The M E. church was advertising
for bids for the erection OF the new
M. E. church.
D. R. Porter has sold his stock of
jewelry, ETC., to gentleman from
Sioux City, who shipped the entire
stock to that city. We regret to see
Dan quit business here where he has
been so long, being one of our most
enterprising businessmen, and hope
he will conclude to open out in bust
ness again.
Virgo Penniwell was billing Davis
City and other towns for the Decatur
County Trotting Association.
Mrs. Sarah C. Fishburn died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.
C. Penniwell, in Leon, on June 5th,
aged sc years. Mrs. Fishburn was
born in Canada in 1922, and came
to Leon in 1858 She had been a
great sufferer for years.
Miss Mall Atlee returned from
Memphis, Tenn, where she had been
visiting at the place of her child
hood for several months.
John Corbett, the Van Vert post
master, was in Leon having his eyes
treated by a Leon physician, as he
was almost entirely blind
J. R. Conrey returned from South
Dakota, where he had been sight see
ing for a couple of months. He
thinks Dakota is all right but can't
compare with Iowa.
Miss Grace Curry returned from
Memphis, Tenn, where she had
been attending the celebrated Hig-
the past school year.
DR.. H. G. VanWerden, E. w. Cur
ry and j. F. Hamilton attended the
Democratic National Convention held
at St. Louis.
Miss Eugenia Sankey has accept
ed a position as saleslady in the dry
goods store of Geo. T. Young.
Hollie Kelley came in from Lime
Springs, Iowa, to visit couple of
weeks with friends in Leon.
]. E. Leeper, the popular mer-
chant of Pleasanton, was visiting in
this city.
Charley Hamilton came up from
Kansas City and expected to visit
with old friends here for a couple of
weeks
Mr.. A. Jennings and Miss Hattie
Sipherd, of Grand River township,
were married.
DR.. J.. B. Horner, of Davis City,
was attending the Democratic Ma
tional Convention at St. Louis.
Lloyd Joden, night operator at
Davis City, had been transferred to
Cosby, Mo-, as station agent.
J. E. Teale had sold his stock of
merchandise at Davis City to Carter
Scott, clerk in the store Of Teale &