The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF q Century AGO.

Yesterday morning a few minutes
after l o'clock, Mrs. F. B. Niece dis
covered fire in Shields Bros. livery
stable ad in the old NJ. e: church, and
Incredible short time the whole
building was a mass Of flames.
Shields Bros. had taken their horses
to pasture that evening, but team,
buggy and harness owned by j. N.
Gates, and a horse, cart and harness
ed, and carriage owned by Shields
Bros. The fire swept across the
street east to the bus barn, and it
became evident that rat row was
doomed. The engine was soon
throwing water but the flames swept
everything before them, Craig's
blacksmith Shop, j. A. Harris store,
store, Jenree's building occupied by
Byron Hamilton barber shop, Full
Ter AVery's restaurant, and two
buildings owned by Mrs. NJ. j. Warn
er, the fire being stopped at the
Forgraye brick building occupied by
iiorner's drug store and The Re-
porter pc, offiee; PenniwelPs earpen-
line warehouse and other Small
buildings were burned, the total loss
being between $4,000 and $4,000.
For long time it looked as if The
Reporter office was doomed, but we
had barrel of water in the office
for our steam engine, and this was
US used to good advantage, and al
building stopped the fire, and The
Reporter was issued the next day
but under great difficulties. Hall
Il Co.. produce house north of the
square, Dave Morgan's residence,
the residence of A. B. Long, Marion
Osborn and James Marvin were all
on fire at times. but vigilant work
most of the burned buildings the
contents were saved, but in a dam
aged condition.
A big public we'll so feet deep and
six and half feet in diameter, is
being dug at the opera house cor
ner under the, supervision of Joser'
and Mr.. Hamilton l'H raised il d'IeG about go so
on a subscription paper. John Sow
ers took the contract for digging
the well at a dollar foot.
Last evening at the home of N.
?. Bullock Rev. F. Edwards per-
formed a double wedding, the con
tracing parties, being Mr. p, E.
and Mr.. Edward @ ?T lift t. and and MISS 'tHaf Nat.
te Bullock. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
will accompany the Bullock family
to Oklahoma, and Mr.. and Mrs. Tiff
will reside near Blythedale, MO.
20. p: Gardner severed his connec-
tion with the Exchange Bank as
cashier on August 1st, having been
cashier of the bank since it's organ
ization in 1885.
horrible triple murder was com
mitted at Charlton yesterday morn
ing Dy the night baggageman, Jen-
kins, a young man about 80 years
old, who shot Mrs. Murphy and her
two daughters to death in their
home across the street from the de-
pot. Jenkins had been engaged to
the youngest daughter and was very
jealous After killing the three
women Jenkins turned the revolver
on himself and committed suicide.
Miss LaNelle Hoffhines went to
Des Moines Tuesday and in a few
days will accompany Mr. and Mrs.
l.. S. Truesdell on a visit to Wis
consin, from which place she returns
to her position as trimmer in a mil
linery store at Fremont, Neb.
B. Frank Craigo went to Daven-
port SATURDAY where che has secur-
ed employment in Egbert, Fidlar
4 Chambers printing house
J. II. Evans and Capt. J. D.
Brown went to Des Moines yester-
day to attend the Flag Day exercises.
Miss Edna Forrey, of Wilbur,
Washington, is visiting at the home
of her Sister, Mrs. Millard F. Stock