The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-06
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published Quarter
of a Century Ago.

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Many Leon people were attending
the big camp meeting at Davis City.
Fuller Avery sold out his interest
in the restaurant at Osceola to his
partner, Terry Mcfarland, and will
now take rest in order to recuper-
ate his health.
The total valuation of lands and
town lots in Decatur county is set
down by the state board of equa1iza-
ton at $2,427,771 and the equalized
value at $6.44 per acre. Auditor
Schenck informs us that this is the
first time in years that the state
board has not changed the rating of
our county board by raising the as
sessment.
A boy named Browning had an arm
taken off by the cars at Davis City
last Saturday.
l. B. Frazee has opened up his new
jewelry store in the building form
erly occupied by Dan Porter.
James F. Penniwell and son, John,
went to Humeston Monday where
they have contract for building a
store room for a merchant at that
place.
At the residence of the brides
parents, near Abba, at high noon to-
day will occur the marriage of T. E.
Horner, of the firm of Brown &
Horner, druggists of this city, to
Miss Edith B. Arnold Both of the
contracting parties in this life part
nership are well and most favorably
known % most of our people and we
wish them long life, peace and plenty
They will go to housekeeping in the
Mrs. Emma Sanford property, corner
Of Main and Twelfth streets.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Eli Bridges died Tuesday.
DR.. A. Brown, of Leon, has charge
of the Decatur county exhibit to lie
made at the Blue Grass Palace. Re-
port to him if you have anything
to exhibit.
David Morgan and Mart Pickering
have bought out restaurant at Bed
ford and will move there next week
Monday afternoon word was re-
ceived here that Mr. j. Carmean had
been seriously hurt by being thrown
from moving machine that morn
ing at his farm in Missouri Nate
Craigo, w. w. Craig, John Bell and
Sam Winters chartered a handcar en-
the Narrow Guage and went down
that evening, returning the next
morning. They found Mr. Carmean
pretty badly used up,, having been
unconscious for several hours, but
it was thought nothing serious would
result from the accident. Ir seems.
that the mule team he was driving
was attacked by humble bees, caus-
ing them to run away, and in some
way he was thrown on his head and
shoulders.
E. H. Peck, Of Pacific junction,
was visiting with friends in this
county for a week.
George Butterfield moved back to
his former home at Knoxville, Iowa.
Uncle Billy Loving had been quite
sick but was reported to be imprOv-
ing.
John and Doug Newlin, Polk
land, left on business trip to Ne
braska.
Mrs. F. F.. Thompson and Mrs.
Samuel Farquh2r went to Butler,
Mo-. to visit month with relatives
and friends.
Little Madge Close was reported to
Ue seriously III. NJ. Miller ana Iamlly
and Frank Gillian, of Bedford, be-
ing called here by her illness.
S.,W Hurst arrived in Leon yester-
day and is being warmly greeted by
his numerous friends. He was sure
ly we'll taken care of across the big
waters.
w. H. Bates and Miss Winnie Bor-
rherdt, of Memphis, Tenn, arrived in
Leon yesterday to visit friends in this
county. Mr.. Bates is brother of
Mrs. j. B. Lunbeck and Mrs. George
Neice, and in an early day was typo
in the office of the Leon Pioneer. Miss
Borcherdt is a school friend of Miss
Grace Curry, and will visit with her
for two or three months.