The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
YEARS Ago
Items Taken fr0m the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of a Ceatury AGO.
Clerk N. j. Gates has not issued
a single marriage license the, past

Clerk N. J. Gates has not issued
single marriage license the past
week.
James Walker, farmer living
Reas Reases Terfe ad Haqe bx SinnS had both bs his
quite badly stunned.
Miss Hattie Drake was reelected
as assistant principal of the Leon
$50 per month.
Assessor @. M. Lindsey has finish
ed taking the census of Leon and we
have a population of 1873, an in
taaken in 1890 of exactly 200. The
population in 1890 was l473. There
has been an increase Of over 100
since the first of January for assess
or Lindsey says he has counted 22
houes which were empty in January
which are occupied now. There are
75 more women than men in the
city.
4 bouncing boy was born to Mr..
morning. Sam could not attend to
business at the restaurant that day,
but grandpa Craigo could be >heard
singing several blocks away all day.
Mrs. Mary Ann Springer, widow
home of her son, Jas. G. Springer
southwest of Decatur on May 9Th at
the age of "a years, l month and 4
days.
Miss Clella Bashaw returned from
Fairfield Saturday, having finished
the course of study at Parson Col
lege. She will remain at home for
about three weeks and then returns
to Fairfield to graduate.
Mrs. L.. S. Ensley, Of Eden town
ship started Tuesday for Armour,
South Dakota, where she will visit
a month or more with a daughter.
Mrs. Addie l.. Curry and master
Willie Ketcham started yesterday
on a visit to. relatives at Emporia,
Kansas; and from that city will 90
and Mrs. w. A. Ketcham a few
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Ketcham
accompanied them as far as st. Joe.
Lou Parr receives about $500
pounds of milk day at the Weldon
cheese factory, which is about all he
can handle, and is turning out about
800 pounds Of cheese every day.
High school this year consists of 21
graduates which necessitates hold
ing the commencement exercises on
two evenings, May 23 and "a, as
each graduate will delivery an ora
tion. The class consists of William
J; Springer, Halle Moore, Hattie
s. aSksrl Arnold ,a'e Stella eli A'pHiis Ailen, Mary
Springer, Edward Thompson, Claudia
Clapp, John Ogden, Frank E. Jack
son. Minnie NJ. Smith, James Con-
we'll, Edith Johnson, Maude Schenck,
.Oryille Hamilton, Pearle Osborn,
Mamie Paris, Ed o. Moore, Ethel
Bowman and Ernest Horner.
The jury in the famous Geiger, VS..
Davno hrooob nf nr0mica and Sadnc-
tion case, which was tried at Mt.
Ayr, on last Friday morning return
ed a verdict in favor of the fair
plaintiff for $4,000 and costs. This
was the most noted as well as the
longest case ever tried in Ringgold
county. The defendant Ad c. Payne
is we'll known all over southern
raiser, and also as a note. broker.
Conservative men place his wealth
at over 100000. The plaintiff
came from her home in Ohio in 1892
to teach music at Mt. Ayr. The
festive Payne made her Acquaintance
ana When she returned home r"1-
responded for over, year with her
introduced as testimony and read to
the jury. In 1898 he went to Ohio
twice to see her and the second
visit after the time for their we'd
ding had been fixed, accomplished
her ruin, and then finally refused to
marry her. The jury mulcted him
in the sum of $500 for each letter he
wrote and any man who would
write such stuff deserves to be
mulct. The best legal talent in the
state was employed by both parties.
For the plaintiff appeared E. w.
Curry, of Leon. and Henry & Spence
of Mt. Ayr, The defendant retained
C. G. McIntire. of Ottumwa, Senator
Jamison, of Osceola and Reynard
Bros. of Mt. Ayr.