1892 News, The Leon Reporter

ACTON, AVERY, THARP, CLARK, MOORE, EARLY, MCCONN, HEYDT, NIECE, MAYER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/11/2015 at 02:13:50

The Leon Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, January 27, 1917, Page 1

TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO [1892]
_________

Items Taken from the Files of The Reporter Published a Quarter of a Century Ago.
_________

The building formerly occupied by Acton's restaurant is being remodeled, and next week Fuller Avery and Arthur Tharp will open a new cafe in the building.

Frank Clark went to Des Moines last Thursday and may conclude to locate in that city. Frank is one of Leon's best boys and the firm that secures his services will be in luck.

Mrs. Timothy Moore, who was thought last week to be fatally injured, is recovering rapidly from her wounds. Fourteen wounds were inflicted on her head and face. The old man is in jail and trying to play crazy.

J. G. Early and son, T. R. Early, have purchased R. W. McConn's lumber yard and his residence and Tom Early will run the McConn yard while John Wood will manage the old Early yard. Mr. McConn will start a new lumber yard at Harvey, a suburb of Chicago.

Sherman Heydt, a boy fifteen years old, but small for his age, walked from Davis City to Leon Tuesday and tells a pathetic story. He formerly lived at Lawrence, Kansas, where his father was a butcher. His father died about a year ago, leaving the family in destitute circumstances. The little fellow rustled around and supported his mother and himself by working at anything he could do, but in a few months his mother also died. He met a man who was shipping his stock back to Illinois, and hired him to work on his farm. When they reached Davis City the man wanted him to steal corn to feed the stock, and upon his refusing put him off the cars and left him. Then he hired to a man near Davis City who kept running horses, and has been working for him since last September, but has never received any pay except his board. He left the place Monday and went to Davis City, but as he could not get work there he walked to Leon, stopping at farm houses on the way, inquiring for work. Mike Mayer heard his story and sent him to Fred Niece's restaurant to stay at his expense until he could get work. He seems to be a good boy, very anxious to work, and would make a splendid hand for some of our farmers.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2015