The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-02-06
YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files Of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

Of a Century Ago.
Judge J. w. Harvey and court re-
reporter e. Brooks were holding
court at Mt. Ayr.
John Caldwell, former resident
of Leon, now residing at Omaha,
Neb., was visiting with friends in
Leon.
Attorney Marion Wodard was
contemplating going to st. Joe, Mo-,
to practice his profession.
| Cards were out announcing the
wedding of Mr.. M. A. Gammill and
Miss Met Hamilton at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hamilton, on Feb. 2nd.
The name of the station on the
Narrow Gauge known as Harding
had been changed to Pleasanton.
| A bridge recently erected over
Little River northwest of Leon col
lapsed while dozen head Of cattle
were being driven over it.
On the 3 O'Clock train Monday
morning came a little passenger to
the home of agent Ketcham and
rather peremptorily demanded ad-
mittance. He was a total stranger
and hadn't a stitch OF baggage, but
lC. M. is hospita BILE soul so ne
took the little traveller in, provided
him with a good suit of clothes, that,
strange to say, fitted just like they
had been made for him, and told
him to make himself at home. How
true it is that virtue has its own re-
ward, for already the little chap has
gained such a hold on Col that he
ho 1Irs% trod him, tho
presidency OF the q" Railroad.
was seriously i'll, and grave fears
for his recovery were entertained.
John Heaston, OF Council Grove,
Kansas, was here visiting with old
| friends. He was former resident
of Decatur county.
| Sam Penniwell had purchased
half interest in the meat market OF
Reuter- & Often, Mr.. Reuter- retiring.
NJ. H. Potter, an old Decatur
county boy, now leading business
man and farmer of Turon, Kansas,
was visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity. His father; J. B. Pot
ter, formerly Of Woodland, was liv-
ing on a farm in Reno county, Kan
sas. and prospering.
Auditor T. H. Schenck went to
lDes Moines to attend the annual
convention of county auditors.
Lark Bobbitt was cussing and try
ling to teach the members of the new
4 Leon band. -Tz -. ~ !.
Joe Roberts, of Kansas City, was
spending few days with old friends
in Leon. His father, A. r. Roberts
is doing an extensive dry goods
business at Wyandotte, Kansas.
Austin Chambers, we'll known in
this county and especially in Leon,
is now farming in the northwest
county of Washington Territory,
only about eight miles from the
British possessions. Decatur county
has representatives in nearly every
nook and corner of the great west.
B. O. Springer had purchased the
! Walker farm of 12O acres north OF
Decatur City, paying $4,000 for it.
z. H. Gurley was canvassing the
county for book, Earth, Sea and
Sky"
The farm house of Isaac Brown,
near Maple Grove burned with all
the contents, nothing being saved
except table. He had no insurance.
Judge Forrey made trip to Davis
City, to spy out some good fishing
spots.
Jehu Sylvester and wife had TAX
en- charge of the Davis City hotel.
The Reporter published list of
all persons in Leon who paid more
than $50 in taxes. There are only
thirty-three of them. Joseph Ham,
ilton was the largest taxpayer, his
tax being $262.29. l. Halderman
guardian paid $23444 and Judge J.
W. Harvey paid $20O.24, they being
the only three who paid over 5000
in taxes. '."- -'
There was a serious accident at
Terre Haute when a: team ran away
while the street was full of people,
Mrs. Al Jay being knocked to the
ground and severely bruised about
the head. A little child about four
years of age, which she carried in
her arms, was thrown about twenty
feet, the violence of the fall frac-
turing it's collar bone and causing
the blood to run from it's ears. Mrs.
jays son, Willie,' lad of fifteen
years, seeing, the danger which
Threatened his mother and sister, en-
deavoreo to get them out of the way
of the frightened team, but was
himself run over, receiving an ugly
wound on the scalp and having his
right leg broken below the knee.
Here was what The Reporter
wanted to see a-. s..
| Cleveland re-nominated. N..
A canning factory in Leon. ."
| Young progressive men elected at
the coming city election.
| A first-class roller process mill
erected at once.
The nuisance known as the skunk
factory, on the north side of the
square, removed, abated, torn down,
annihilated.
The sewer extended and an artes-
ian we'll sunk.
The ordinances of the town en-
forced.
Every laboring man at work, at
good wages.
Evorv businessmen in Lem iOin