The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-10
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from. the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of a Century Ago.

The following marriage licenses
were issued the past wek:
| L.. T. Greenland "a to Minnie
Hazen "a.
Harlan Scott 20 to Martha Whit
tier %.
Charles H. Simmons % to LaNell
Frederick a; Bowman 2s to Mamie
d. Sylvester 21.
Neice & Cook have reduced the
rates at Browns hotel to. $1.O0 and
are setting up special spring chicken
dinner for 25 cents, which can't be
beat.
j. NJ. Emory, the veteran travel,
ing man who enjoys :, a national
REPUTATION as the 'Swede man from
Minpolis," was the first guest to
register at the New Hamilton hotel,
and says it is the finest hotel he
gets to stop at on his territory.
Cards are. out announcing the
coming marriage Of Miss Mary varga
bus, Ohio, at the home. of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Varga,
in this city next Wednesday evening.
| Charley Rowell, former resi-
dent of this county, was killed on his
engine on the B. & NJ. +: c r.: in Neb, J.
fireman and his engine went into
the ditch when it struck washout:
He lived at McCook, Nebraska, and
| was a cousin of Dr. J. w. Rowell, OF
| this city.
E. J. Sankey last week sold 800
acres in High Point, owned by Sam San
Williams to M: 81. A. ea W9edruff' 25d OF Sui
Leon people will be interested in
the following item concerning the
death of Dr. Eli Quigley, who aboutt
twelve years ago robbed a grave and
placed the corpse in his office at
Redding, after which he set fire TO
| the building in the hope of defraud-
ing a life Insurance company The The
penitentiary, but afterwards escap-
ed from sheriff J. w. .Honnold at
Charlton, while he was bringing him
to Leon as a witness in the case
against his accomplice King, who
was also. convicted and served ms
time in the penitentiary. The Seattle,
Wash, Post-Intelligencer says: "Dr.
Eli Quigley died at Douglass, City
May 10Th, of paraplegia, caused from
an injury to his spine, aged 40
years. On the day before he fell
from the Douglass wharf While
John F. Lands and his estimable
family started yesterday for Taney-
Vile, Mo-, where they will make
their home, the change being made
in the hopes of mis- family having
better health.
Mrs. E. NJ. Sanford and son Chard.
| came down from Des Molnes Iues-
day to visit Leon friends; They
her father, and then go to Emporia,
Kansas from which place together
with Miss Stella they go to Cal
ifornia to make their home.
Mrs. J. A. Caster and son Brown,
departed Friday for Savanna, ILL.,,
where they visited over Sunday. From
there they went to Hanoverton, Ohio,
to visit several months with her
parents.
Miss Lulu Mowatt, Of Sidney, came
Monday to attend the Simmons Hoff-
hines wedding and visit her many
young friends in this city.
Mr.. Charles H. Simmons of Char
iton and Miss LaNell Hoffines were
married at the home of the brides
this city Tuesday evening, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. Geo.
M. Hughes. and was witnessed only
by relatives and schoOlmates of the
bride. A fad nowadays is for the
bride to wear fancy garter, and
then throw it among the young lady
guests and the one who secures the
trophy is SuppOSeu 10 De Illc ueAl
bride. A handsome silk garter with
silver buckle and Rhine stone set
tings was worn by the bride on this
occasion, and before they started to
the train it was thrown among the
young ladies, Miss Ophie Clark be-
ing the lucky one to secure it.. At
tached to the garter was the follow
ing verse, composed specially for the
occasion by the groom:
The lucky maid who secures this
| token,
Will soon be bride and the words
! spoken.
Will unite for eternity those souls so
true,
And life will be sweet for the happy
two