The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.


Leon at IL pounds for $100.
Yesterday G. w. Hoffman received
a fine pair of Pyle Game fowls as a
present from J. r. BrabaZon, of Dele
van, Wisconsin, and Cal has placed
them under the care of that veteran
trainer Jimmy Johnson.
Last Saturday five deer and five
antelope came here by express from
Colorado to c.. w. Cash. They made
quite show as they hung up in
Henry Reuters meat market. Mr..
cash took five of them out home
with him Monday, and sold five of
lnem to Mr.. Reuter-, who sold them
out to our citizens at Is to 20 cents
per pound. The express on the ten
20 Leon was $4,000 1t was rare
eating to most of our citizens, as
they had never tasted such meat be-
fore. 1t was (deer) meat.
Mr.. e. J. Sankey will assist coun-
ty treasurer elect Doss Caster in the
treasurer's office for month or so
until Doss catches on to the run of
the work. This simple announcement
is sufficient guarantee that every
thing will be done on the square, as
Mr.. Sankey has been there before.
Last 4Ionday morning about 3
O'Clock, the barn of T.. w. Waller,
who lives about four miles south
west of Leon, was burned up, togeth-
er with four horses, 700 bushels of
corn, five tons of hay, harness, sad
dies, etc. The fire was discovered by
Mrs. w. A. Allbaugh, who resided
about a quarter Of mile southeast
of Waller's, and Mr.. [Allbaugh at
once went to the place and gave the
alarm At about 10 clock Mr. Wal
Ter and family returned from Deca
tur City, where they had been to
church and shortly after their son,
II years of age, returned from the
same place. About 2:45 a. m. the
boy got up, woke his parents and left
for T. J. Postins, where he was to
commence work Monday morning.
Mr.. Waller and wife did not get up
and the boy says he did not go to
the barn or notice any indications of
fire when he left home. How the fire
caught can only be surmised. The
loss is about $1,000, with no insur-
ance. This is hard blow to Mr.. and
Mrs Waller, as they are hardWOrk-
ing, honest and frugal people. Our
citizens circulated petition, and
headed by a check for SIS by Mr.. S.
w. Hurst, quite goodly amount
was raised This is the kind of SYM
rathy that counts fer someth hing.
Misses Lulu and Harriet Young
visited over Sunday with friends in
Osceola.
George Miller is assisting in the
T. & T. bank during the illness Of
cashier T. S. Arnold.
e. w. Curry went to Chicago Tues
day to listen to the arguments in the
Cronin murder trial.
Clarence Jenree came from Cres-
ton Monday afternoon, carrying one
hand in sling. He was making
coupling and got caught between
drawbar, crushing his thumb and
two fingers.
Andrew Crofford, of Pleasanton,
and Miss Hill, daughter of DR.. Hill,
of lineville. were married at the
residence of the brides parents in
Linevillc. They will go to house
keeping at PleasantOn.
RObt. Bicknell, the Pleasanton
landlord, fell down the stairs at his
hotel, breaking his left arm at the
elbow and bruising his back and,
head
G.. A. Long was teaching the Sun
ny Side school.
There were only two ex-presidents
and Cleveland, and
but one vice president-Hamlin.