The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-19

Iout, and he says. How much do you
four dollars a head, / don't know.
He says, What kind OF pigs are
they? He says :y ,d They hey al are },g good
Father says, All right, will" Mr..
Mccain came out of the store at that
time and says, Where are you go
ing?' Father says, I've are going
to look at some pigs: He says, II
might go along and take a ride =
Father says, AN right, get in,
the car. The car, was, facing west.
We turned around and went up to
Mr.. Caves. We went along as
friendly as could be, not a word
said. When we got to Mr. Caves,
we found Mr.. Sell and Mr.. Andrew
there at Art Caves house. Art Cave
and Mr.. Mccain and l were in the
car. We got out Of the car and went
towards the chicken house ard when
we got over there we saw. Mr.. An
drew and Mr.. Cave out looking at the
pigs, and Mr.. Sell. Mr.. Mccain and
father and | were standing there,
and Art. We didn't want to butt in
on Sells business buying pigs and we
waited until they got through. Faith
err asked him if he bought the pigs
and he said no, he would come some
other time. We talked while and
jollied around and Mr.. Sell went
home. Mr. Sell wanted to know
what he would give for them. told
him something. Joking, He took me
want any pigs and he wanted to
know of rap what he would give He
says, Lets go and look at them"
We went down, Mr.. Cave, Mr.. An
drew. and Art and father and !, went
down to look at the pigs and at Mr..
Caves brood sows and came back
and talked around a while, l don't
the car. Mr.. McCann says. Il have
got to be going home. We went
towards the car, taIAlng about buy
ing the pigs and the price. | think
Artie wanted fifteen cents a pound
or something like that: Mr.. Cave
says. Il want seven dollars head
for them" Father said he W NIo Go 60
said seven dollars head and Artie
said seven dollars a head. rather
said to Mr.. McCann-he says, II
haven't any, check: Charley, have
Father says, Write me one and !
will sign it,, He says, All right,
and got. on the running board of Mr.:
even with the front end OF my car
We looked down the road, and faith
err says, There comes Mrs. Cave
He never said anything. ! says,
art, there comes your mother He
said something, ! couldn't under
stand the first time and the second
time told him he said, II don't give
d. or something of that kind.
Mrs. Cave came up to the car and
says, What are you fellows doing
here?' Mr.. Cave says, I'VE are deal
ing for some hogs She says, Il
expect you are. In the shape you
are in you ought to deal for some
hogs" or something of that kind.
She says to Art, What did you tell
me that lie for! You have got as
good a little woman as ever lived,
and drinking here the way you are
You get to hell out of here or some.
thing Of that kind. He talked and
cussed around a while. She says,
Don't you ever come on my place
again. i don't want anything 10 DO
with you He says, You get off
my place God id quick" She says,
II don't think ! will go until ! get
ready to co. He says, You will
CO." He went around the car,
through the gate and into the house
and got gun. Mr.. Cave says to us,
"He has got gun in there. He will
shoot" and he says to Mr.. Andrew,
Go and get that gun and stop him"
He went in the house after him. He
didn't go in the house, he went pref
ty near to the door and by that time
Art was coming out with the gun in
his right hand. He went around Ar