The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-27

as much as anything TO the trivial sig
nificance given them by Mr.. Leoper
himself. who is in no sense sporting
man, but who will walk. saw. grub or
spade any time for 20 cents an hour.
The remarkable records he has made
have in no sense been under test or on
wager, but purely as matters OF busi-
ness One day he found IL necessary
to go to Corvallis, which is forty-e, ght
miles from here. He left the southern
Pacific depot at Ia. m., and arrived at
Corvallis eight minutes before II m. He
ran every step of the way at a gait
very nearly ten miles an hour. Leoper
says when he is in a hurry he never
waits for train. ON this same occa-
sion he went on to Albany, about
twelve miles, remained there until the
next morning at o'clock, reaching
home via Salem, where he stopped
briefly. at p. m. The distance cover
cd was nearly seventy miles, and he
made il in about eight hours.
Salem Is twenty-five miles from here.
Leoper went TO that city, transacted
business and was back in nine hours.
Tillamook is likewise about fifty miles
away. the road being by no means
level one. Leoper left this place at
a. IN. stopped an hour at the Mountain
House for dinner. and arrived at Tflla-
nook at p. m. Leoper desired to see
n man living near Newberg, about six
teen miles distant. on arriving at the
mans house he was disappointed TO
hear that he had just left on horseback
for this city. Leopcr started back and
arrived here ahead of his man.
1t sounds incredible TO hear Leoper
say that he can travel further in
day than any livery team in the place.
but he has made that statement. and
the liverymen all know he has money
To back it.
A prominent man of this place had
tree I'm his dooryard ana desiring 10
have IL removed. he asked Leoper what
he would charge 10 grub up the tree.
reduce Il To stovewood. burn the brush
and refill the hole. Twenty cents an
hour" was the reply. 10 which Mr.. ---
stated that he would not pay such
wages for that kind OF work. A little
later he summoned Leoper and told him
he would give him SIS TO do the job.
Leoper sized mp the tree and accepted
the offer on the following morning he
set To- work. and in just fifteen hours
the Job was completed. and he had
made $l5 instead Of 20 cents per hour.
Another old resident had a piece ~
ground he wished to have spaded. He
asked Leoper what he would charge 10
80 IL. Twenty cents an hour" was
the answer. hut tho old gentleman
wouldn't pay any man such wages for
spading" II Lcoper wanted 20 do the
Job for 81 h might do it. He accepted.
and completed the work i'm twelve
hours. more than trebhng his 20 cents
an hour
Neither of the two gentlemen men,
toned has since given Leoper
stroke of work FOR the Same
reason. but Leoper Is never out
Of ~ork. there being plenty who pat
ronize him for the Very reasons that n
few have for not doing so.
ON another occasion Leoper left here
al 6 u. M. nv train FOR ~. Joe. walked
the remaining distance of over two
miles - Lafayette. sawed TWO cords
~ ordinary CordwOo nto stove
lengths saving each stick twice. walk
ed the c.ltire distance ~ Ave miles
home. arriving before .. va
Thcse are hut a fw ~ the phenomen-
al accomplishments of his man. Every
day adds more Of the sams kind. lie
VIII tell you az any time that one very
agerayating feature ~ his wrok for
certain ones II that he has to do =
part of the Job and then 60. 70 another