from grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West from bicentennial Leon Journal-Reporter, Iowa Sep. 25, 1975 Photo's of Depot and freight house, 1910 West side of Main stree, south of railroad tracks, 1913. south building Fred and Fannie Hall Millinery and Jewelry Store(I'm related to Fannie Hall and have a doll head given to me by dad from the burned building), Post office, Ben Easter Grocery store, Avery's cafe, A. J. Owens Real Estate and Barber Shop. Photo of Grading Highway 69, 8 1/2 miles north of Leon. Picture taken in 1924 in front of the Ivan Corsbie home. This was when the road was graded between Popcorn and Fairview. The road was an interstate highwasy "From Palms to Pines". Then changed to Jefferson Highway, then Sixty-nine. This road was paved in 1930. An Editors note: Practically all of this history was taken from a newspaper article written by A. E. Price. the article appeared in the Leon Paper May 12, 1926. Photo of Third Van Wert school building, built in 1885 and stood where the Assembly of God Church now Stands. Photo of Present school built in 1918 and was used until the fall of 1962, when they merged with Clark County Community School Dist. Van Wert State Bank Paid up capital $25,000.00 Surplus $5,000.00 Van Wert's General Store Ray A Easter, Prop. Manley & Hampton Dealers in General Merchandise Halstead & Crawford Lumber & Coal The Van Wert Garage Tiedje Bros. Prop. Automobiles and Accessories Price & Mote Real Estate J.M. Allen Groceries and Shoes H. O. Tuttle Funeral Director and Embalmer Professional Photographer Blair & Prather Hardware, Furniture, rugs and House Furnishings A. L. Belding Drugs and Stationery Van Wert Ball Team, 1913 Everett Saylor, Orban Hanks, Harley Gill, Neal Briner, Gary Saylor, Louis Gorsline,Earnie Saylor, Frank Mote, Ralph rumley, Holgar Rasmussen, John Smith Phote submitted by Clyde DeVore