The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-31
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
Of a Century Ago.

from Charley Hebener, who is at
Woodland, California, stating that
his father was barely alive, suffering
from hemorrhage of the lungs, for
which he went to California in hopes
that the climate would be better for
him.
The mercury dropped So degrees
in Leon between o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and noon on Wednesday,
The fellows who have been predicting
a. January thaw have taken in their
signs and retired from the field as
weather prophets. The cold wave
came ea fIom tt the Is Sr6W the he
tana, with three feet of snow
Mrs. Mamie E. -Weidner and Mr..
j. w. Harrington, of Payette, Idaho,
were married at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. A. j. Detrick,
in this city yesterday, Rev. Hohan-
sheldt zk 81 officiating; ia 49,, ,,a r,,o
Hines were married at. the home of
the brides parents in Eden township
last evening by Rev. Hohansheldt.
The yOungscouple are among our best
families and start on life's journey
with every indication of a bright
and happy future. A large number
of friends We're present to witness
the ceremony.
Miss Fannie Gardner had her leg
broken between the ankle and the
knee Sunday morning when a sled
on which she was coasting on the
depot hill went off the bridge at the
foot of the hill.
Mr.. j. w. Lille and Miss Martha
faa p ;fv Of Decatur were ytn mar n
Rey. Thomas Waller.
The residence of D. j. Garrett was
Wyllis Dickinson, the aged her
nit who had lived in his little log
cabin near Pleasanton for manv
years, was found frozen to death
Saturday by, his neighbor A. G.
since 1852. MIR. Scott took his
breakfast to him Friday morning,
and when he again visited him about
noon on Saturday found him frozen
to death. He had been dead for
number OF, hours, and had arisen
and tried to make fire, for his
hands and feet were covered with
aShsg and 1i slightly b burned 3h Willis
of Decatur county. Since 1S43 he
had lived the life ofra hermit in his
little one room cabin which was built
by himself of logs, not single nail
being used in its construction. He
owned $40 acres of land in Hamil-
ton township, and had considerable
City banks; He had NO living. rela-
necticut. who is now on his way
here to look after his uncle's estate.
He was a very religious man, al
though he belonged to no church,
but in his cabin were found twelve
bibles, all of them we'll worn. He
was born in Connecticut in 1897, be-
ing SO years old. It is said that
engaged to marry a young lady who
died a short time before the day set
for the wedding. This so affected
him that he came to the far west,
locating here in 1843, and although
living the life of hermit was not a
miser, and was loved and respected
by his neighbors.
marriage licenses have been issued
by clerk Gates:
-, Samuel 2. Smith 25 to Agnes B.
j. L. Bush "a to Bertha ROBIN
Robert l.. Campbell 20 to Eva
George Poland 26 to Celeste Lit
W. S. Clark "a to Stella Card
ner il.
J. "; Lille 81 to Martha E. os-
e. H. Bailey 27 to lille M. Har-
ter l8.
E. E. Rumley "a to Nora Offield
IT.
w. W; Cannon q to Elsie A.
Hines 10.
J. w. Harrington "a to Mamie E.
Weidner 35.
r. r. Shelton 20 to Artinsie Cher
rington 21.