| Decatur County Journal Leon, Decatur County, Iowa February 19, 1903 AN IOWA FARMER. An Iowa farmer had a cow killed by the cars a short time ago and wrote to the railroad company asking slight remunerative damages, adding, "Thirty dollars will be considered satisfactory, as the animal killed was but a common cow and by no means the best in my herd." The claim agent of the road promptly answered the letter and enclosed a check for $100, saying: "It is the first instance since my connection with the claim department of the road that any other than a full-blooded animal of great value has been killed by our line and I enclose $100 as damages and reward for your honesty, and I would humbly ask your photo to be framed and placed in my office." Copied by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert Friday, July 27, 2001 |
| Decatur County Journal Leon, Decatur County, Iowa February 19, 1903 A VALENTINE PARTY. The MISSES HELEN and MAGGIE WHISTLER entertained friends with a Valentine Party at their home west of town, Saturday evening. Those present were: MISSES: JESSIE SHY, LUCY RYAN, PEARL PRYOR, BERTHA SHEPHERD, NORA BULLARD, IVA PRITCHARD, MARIE MARTIN, BESSIE PRITCHARD, ENNA AKES, OLIVE MILLSAP, NORA SHEPHERD. MESSRS: WILL AKES, SAM SHY, GLEN MILLSAP, ERNEST CUMMINS, CHARLIE BULLARD, IRA AKES, JOHNNY POWERS, BERT MILLSAP, ELMER GIBBONS, CHARLIE KOBAL, JOHN WILLIAMS, OTTO PRITCHARD, ROY CAVE, CLYDE PRYOR, FOREST DEVENPORT, HARLIE ELLIS, WILLIE AKES, ORA DEVENPORT. Copied by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert Friday, July 27, 2001 |
| Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 26, l903 WILLIAM GROGAN, who fell from his chair six weeks ago is improving slowly and cannot lean any weight on his limb, otherwise he is hale for one of his years. He is past 94 years and can read the papers two or three hours every day. MRS. GROGAN is also well; she is 8l years old. They were married sixty years last Sunday and are as happy as any young couple. They enjoy their pleasant home in the east part of town. Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert August 2l, 2003 |
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