The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-24
YEARS Ago
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

"A COuuly Il dl 11lCIS AllldAC0 W ds
organized at Leon by district organ
izer Will N. Sargent
Sudden deaths are becoming NUM-
erous. J. F. Baker, of Woodland,
died suddenly Saturday. After the
rest of the family had gone to bed,
Mr.. Horatio Lockwood, OF High
Point, who had remained up to read,
was found dead in his chair.
The thermometer registered 100
in the shade.
The hardest wind, rain, thunder
and lightning storm which has visit
cd this part of the state for years,
was that Of last Sunday night and
Monday morning, considerable dam
age being done.
Sam Mcdaniel has promised to
make fifteen minute speech at
Icons celebration on the Fourth
People who have heard Sam speak
say they would walk twenty-five
miles undor a July sun to hear him
any day.. Sam never talks without
saying something worth while.
At z p. m. last Sunday occurred
the marriage of Mr.. Horace Brown
to Mrs. NJ. H. Read, at the residence
of the bride, Elder Jones, of the
Christian church officiating. Tuesday
evening few Of the friends OF this
highly esteemed couple gathered at
their home to extend congratulations.
After a pleasant time was spent in
social intercourse, ice cream and
other dainties were served. r
Last Saturday George ]. Wood
bury, a well known druggist of Gar
came down to the store that morning
and complained of not feeling we'll.
A physician attended him and left
him feeling much better, and Mr..
Woodbury. purchased a bill of goods
from a travelling man. A few hours
later he was found at the store in an
Unconscious condition, and soon pass
ed away. He was "a years, 8 months
and 26 days of age, and was one OF
the prominent citizens of Garden
Grove, where he had resided all his
life.
After an absence of just nine
months to the day, BERTHE Boydston
arrived home last Thursday. He had
quite an experience since leaving
home, travelling through the east and
south. Perhaps few boys of his age,
being only little over fifteen years
OF age when he left home, could
have done as he did and Jared as
we'll A good sized book could be
written upon his exploits, but we de-
sire to say for the benefit of other
boys, that In all his travels and ex-
periences he soon came to realize the
old and true saying, There's no
place like home," and he was only
too glad to be back here once more.
Mrs. J. w. Honnold and children
returned home Thursday from Illi-
nois, where they had been visiting
for the last three weeks. Miss Jink
Woodmansee, her sister, accompan1-
ed them to Leon for visit here and
at Davis City.
DR.. J. RI McClelland and daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. P. Hall, of Denver, Colo
RADIO, left Saturday for a months s
visit in Tennessee.
Miss Clara Bcchtel, of Chicago, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Clark.
Henry Sanford and family. of Belle
Plaine, Iowa, were here the past
week visiting his mother.
1t was reported that the census
enumerator at work in Decatur coun-
ty found a woman who could not tell
him the names of her children with
out resorting to the family Bible.
John L. Sullivan was indicted at
Purvis, Miss, on the charge of prize
fighting. II