The Leon Reporter Leon, Decatur County, Iowa Thursday, July 09, 1914, Page 1 The Champion Pulling Team of Decatur County. _____________ This picture of Tom and Jerry, the grey team used on the county bridge work, and owned by James Konklin and Fred Barrett, of Leon, was taken just after the team had won first prize in the big team pulling contest at the Leon Fourth of July celebration. It was a hard fought contest, but Tom and Jerry clearly proved their superiority over all contestants, and established a record of pulling a dead weight of 7,205 pounds under conditions which were not the best, for there was an enormous crowd present at the pulling match and a great deal of noise and confusion to excite the horses. The team is 5 and 6 years old and they weigh 2900 pounds. Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March 2015

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