The Journal Leon, Iowa July 26, 1883 O! Give us a breeze, it's so hot. Operators all on a strike except one and he is kept very busy trying to keep cool. Farmers all about done cutting oats -- Bloomington Tp. will average 40 bushels per acre. A bran new plow boy arrived at the residence of G.R. BATHE Sunday morning, weight 10 pounds. Mrs. MARVIN and son, of Leon, Sundayed at CHARLEY REEDERS. Tell Plow boy his Aunt has been very sick since she was reading his last items to the Democrat. His writing beats pills all hollow. Why don't Cooper & Jackson show here if they are taking in all the small towns in the country. DAN CARR while binding on his Marsh Harvester the other day came to a bundle he failed to tackle. It contained a very large rattle snake. It had nine rattles and a button. Miss MARY MCBEE, of Ottumwa, who has been visiting friends and relations here returned home Monday morning. DAN ROBINSON's self binder would be a success if there was enough horses in the country to pull it. LOU RHOADS says he will take in the show if it costs a cow. Fearing I might get a job writing for Nasby's paper, will close. -- Yours Truly PLOW BOY's AUNT ---------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert January 1, 2010 [email protected]