The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-02-19
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF a Century AGO.

The ladies OF Leon will have their
first opportunity to vote under the
new law at the school election on the
second Monday in March. Two bal
lot boxes will have to be provided,
as the ladies can only vote on the
question Of issuing bonds. They are
denied the privilege of voting for
the candidates for directors.
There will be 22 graduates from
the Leon High School this year.
the largest class which has ever
graduated.
An ancient and interesting docu-
ment was filed in auditor Ledger
woods office Tuesday, being a Unit
ed States patent issued on. a
soldiers widows. warrant for 80
acres in Burrell township to John
Branner. 1t is dated Oct. l, 1861.
and bears the signature OF Abraham
". W. o. 8. stoddard. It It was vas i't, issued t. !,
Thirza Nelson and by her assigned
to John Branner.
Mrs. J. B. Morrison died at her
home on the west side of the county
last Thursday and was buried in the
Elk cemetery on Friday.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week:
Marce sorrenson SO to Sarah A.
viii H. couden 2a to Stella Coy
Beavers 10.
Mrs. McMorris, the old lady we
mentioned last week as having such
a narrow escape from being burned
south of Leon, had another exper-
ience Sunday night. the effect Of
which may yet prove fatal. She is
70 years of age and lives alone, her
son James, occupying house a short
distance away. Some time during
the night. she arose, presumably to
fix the fire, and in some manner fell
to the floor, seriously injuring her
hip. She was found unconscious
the next morning by her son, and is
now suffering terribly with her in
jured limb. Her extreme old age
makes the injury serious one
T. E. Horner can run drug
store all right but as mesmerist he
is a dismal failure. He attended the
mesmeric entertainments being
given each night in the opera house
and persuaded his brother-in-law,
VIM. Arnold, to assist him in some
experiments. The first thing he did
was to make himself rigid and then
told Arnold to walk over him, and see
whether he could feel it or not. Mr.
Arnold did as requested, DuC the .tlrSt
step or two brought a hearty howl
from Mr., Homer. who did not want
to try it any more. An examination
disclosed the fact that one of Mr..
Horner's ribs was cracked, and he
has given up the business in dis
gust
Hollie Kelley came in yesterday
from Ottumwa and will remain here
for a few weeks.
An interesting law suit was on
trial before Justice Albaugh Tues
day, State VS.. VIM. Wallace and
Tom Ryan, who were charged with
bringing diseased hogs into the
county and leaving the dead hogs
unburned. The facts in the case
were that Wallace leased a section
of land in Richland~ township, anG
shipped in a lot Of cattle and 391
head of hogs from Nebraska to feed.
The latter part OF September the
hogs took sick with cholera and dur
ing the next month over 300 head OF
them died. Nj. Wallace gave orders
to his hired men to gather up the
hogs as fast as they died and burn
them and the evidence showed he
had taken extra precautions in re-
regard to burning and burying dead
hogs. Jacob Ross was the prose-
cutting witness, and after hearing
The testimony the court discharged
the defendants and eXonerated their
bond, and the taxpayers have bill
of S13O as court costs to paw