The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-26
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of a Century Ago.

Twin sons we're born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Dobson, which they had
named Jack and Jill.
Mrs. Samantha Combs, widow of
the late Jehu Combs, of the south
part of the county, died last Satur-
day from heart disease.
Center township has suffered the
loss by death of three of her best
and most influential citizens in the
last few months, Samuel CARRIER,
Daniel Sears and Jacob Caster.
Mr.. N. Bigley and Mary A. Evans
were married last Sunday. We ex-
tend congratulations to this happy
couple and wish them prosperity and
other incidental good things.
John Allbaugh was appointed
member of the board of supervisors
by the clerk, auditor and recorder
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of D. G.. sears.
w. B. Anderson, one of the old
residents of this county died at his
home in Eden township.
Capt. J. D. Brown accompanied
Hon. J. P. Flick to Washington to
attend the Inauguration of President
Harrison.
The date of the dedication of the
new NJ. E. church had been changed
from March 10 to March IT.
Mr.. Robert A. Smith of Stanberry,
Mo-, and Mrs. Nina A. Roger were
married last Sunday.
The case of banker George Cowles,
indicted at Osceola over the failure
of the bank in that town, had been
sent to Decatur county for trial on a
change of venue.
That Eden township chestnut with
a big C, the perennial ever blooming
and ever boring school case was on
trial again before county superin-
tendent Julia B. Hoadley.
Jacob Caster, one of the pioneers
of Decatur county, died at his home
two miles north of Leon on Feb. 26th
at the age of SO years, his death
following an illness of several
months.
DR.. H. R. Layton was spending
few days with relatives at Ft. Madi-
son.
Mrs. J. w. Harvey and Mrs. J. A.
Hawkins went to Des Moines to Sc
lect furniture for the new NJ. E.
church.
Henry Bowman, late postmaster at
Davis City, but now residing at Louis
Vile, KY, was visiting in this city
for few days.
Mr.. N. w. Rathbun and family;
were preparing to leave for Chicago
to make their home.
Calvin Stanley, an old time resi-
dent of this county, but for years
past a resident of Kansas and rock
rooted democrat of the old school,
was visiting at the home of his broth
er-in-law, E. K. Pitman, and renew
ing old friendships in this county.
Old man Treasurer was arrested
last week charged with threats to
take the life of Mrs. Michael O..
Cochran. He was prosecuted by &.
". Warner and defended by Marion
Woodard, and the court in self de-
fense acquitted the defendant and
broke for tall timber himself. If
Treasurer does not brace up and quit
his devilment We will be constrained
to speak about him personally.
A little son of Julius Martin, near
Davis City, was hooked by cow last
Friday evening, but fortunately was
not seriously injured. The little fell
low had been confined to the house
for many months with broken leg
and is evidently having his share OF
misfortunes.
Eden township was boasting of a
citizen who could eat three pounds OF
raw sausage at meal.
Crawford, the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Beck, of Grand River
township, died of that dread disease
diphtheria.