The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published . Quarter
Of a Century Ago.

Mrs: Frank Shields, of near Grand
River, died Saturday night and was
buried on Sunday at the Young
cemetery near Grand River.
The "a" depot was broken into
last Saturday, while the agent and
employees we're at dinner. The mon
ey drawer was tapped and about six
dollars secured. A tramp who was
around Leon for a couple of weeks,
with a white dog, had been loafing
around the depot and disappeared
from town the same day, so it looks
very much as if he was the guilty
party.
Four boys were brought before
Squire Bullock Monday for stealing
watermelons from Henry Bright's
patch. They were fined $11.75 each
and sent to jail for three days. An
other boy was arrested Tuesday
morning and placed in Jail, and we
understand there are warrants out
for eight or ten more, some of whom
have left town. Under the new law
these boys are liable to go to the
penitentiary the next time, even if it
is only for stealing watermelon or
anything else.
At the Keokuk races last week
the Leon horses carried away first
money in the two best races, Deacon
winning three straight heats in the
2:35 pace, making record of
2:26A and winning very easily. In
the three year old pace j. Hoffhines'
colt Blue Sign, won in three straight
heats, best time 2:39k. The Keo-
kuk papers say that one of the pref
tiest exhibitions of speed ever shown
on the track was that by Blue Sign.
In the third heat at the first turn
he was fouled by another horse and
broke, and at the half he was al
most a quarter of mile behind, but
by a surprising burst Of speed he
passed one horse after another and
won the heat and race. The horses
are at Ottumwa this week.
We see by the Weldon Hornet
that S. o. Kingston has sold his
farm of 81S acres, three miles
south of Weldon, to party of Eng
lishmen for $50 per acre, receiving
$4,000 in cash, and the balance to
be paid by March l, 1891. The Eng
lishmen will use it for stock ranch.
Mrs. Bertha McVay, wife of at
torney j. H. McVay, died at her
home in Leon on August 18th, at
the age of % years.
Judge w, w. Ellis died at his
home in Leon on August 18th. He
came to Leon in 1853, and was one
Of the founders Of the Leon Chris
tian church. He was county Judge
in 1862 and 1868, and county re-
corder in 1856.
John William Artt died at his
home in Leon on August 18th at the
age of As years. He resided for
many years on farm in Eden town
ship, and in recent years had been
engaged in the grocery business in
Leon with J. B. Newlin.
L. w. Forgrave came up from st.
Joe last week to arrange to move
his family to that city, where he is
employed, and where his son Harry
will attend school the coming year.
William Perdew who lived in
Decatur county years ago, but now
working on the Keokuk Constitu-
is visiting his broth
or Nathan Perdew, in this city:
Mrs. Horace Farquhar returned
from Indianapolis Saturday with her
little boy, who is greatly improved.
Mr.. Fred Teale and Miss Gene
Sankey came down from Weldon
and spent Sunday at the home OF
her parents in this city.
Sam Lorey returned from Seattle,
Washington, Tuesday, where he has
been working at his trade for sever
al years.