The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
of a Century Ago.

Geo. W. WadSWOrth Killed a big
wolf on his farm Saturday and then
had to kill another one Sunday to
keep it company.
The. sleighing has been excellent
for a week and the fortunate possess
sors of good cutters have been hav-
ing a winter picnic.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Brown are rejoic-
ing in the possession of ten pound
son that came to live with them on
the last day of the year OF the in
Vulnerable caravans of Brown, this
particular member of the great fam
lily is thought by Dr.. to be the very
finest specimen.
We learn from NJ. V. McCleary
that on Saturday night last a house
belonging to Mr.. Hitchcock near
High Point, occupied by Louis Trau-
pie. was destroyed by fire. The con-
tents were a total loss, as Mr.
Trauple and family were away from
home. The fire occurred near mid
night and the cause is entirely un-
known.
On the afternoon of New Years
day, men, women and children
thronged our streets, smoked glass
in hand, observing the partial eclipse
OF the sun. The afternoon was per-
feet for the observation, and the
sight was grand one, the sun at
one time being about half Obscured.
The eclipse was plainly visible with
the naked eye.
Mrs. Treasurer was tried before
His Honor, Mayor Albaugh, yester-
day, for disorderly conduct in that
she called Mrs. Col. Michael O'Coco-
ran, a "bitts' and otherwise NAL
O'C. The scales of justice showed
that the defendant was indebted to
the town IS and costs, taxed at
$3.50, or if the money was not
handy she could reside with the
stony hearted sheriff for five brief
days.
The drawing for the 1925 shot gun
Of j. Hoffhines occurred Saturday at
Longs hall. No. IS was the lucky
number last out of the box that won
the gun, and was held by Bluff Will
son of this town. He had when only
five numbers were in the box, sold
his chance to Ike Clark for So, SO
Ike owns the gun, and if it possesses
half the virtues of the celebrated
shot gun he has always owned, he
has a prize indeed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, wife of Geo.
w. Mills, died at their home in
Leon on Dec. 9th, of inflammation
Of the bowels.
(, DR.. Layton says he killed Wild
turkey the other day. Jim Hawkins
vouches for the truth of the state
ment To express an opinion in the
matter would not be in good taste
and might cause fight.
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the month of De-
cember:
VIM. A. Ramsey 26 to Elvetta
Warnstaff 25.
Morris S. Benefel 80 to Anna B.
Garrett 10. 49,,
Geo. H. Bailey 81, to Martha r.
Bony 33. .
Aaron Cornett 27, to Rosa Carter
John Sanders s5 to Mary J. Col
Inns 80. >e'
Samuel NJ. Campbell Al, to Miner.
va J. Jay 40.
W. H. Shields 23 to Anna S. Jen-
nings p.
c. P. Sage 23, to Nancy L.. Martin
%. : -.
L. NJ. Smith %. to Esther x.
Mondt 10.
Daniel Anderson %, to Anna Scott
21. -
Osmer Rev 21. to Jane Johnson
49,
j. L. Mitchell 25, to Docia R.
Cannon 25.
G. w. Bartlett 20, to Martha J.
Goodman 21.
Delbert E. Wiley 21, to Mary E.
Stewart 10. -,
V. R. McGinnis 27, to Emma c.
Jennings 23.
Albert Baker 20, to Anna L.
Owens 20. 3.
Robert McCleary 33, to Lizzie N.
Ross 49,. ..-..,.
Miss Grace Curry returned to her
school at Memphis, Tenn, where she
will remain until the middle of June.