The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-06
NOTES FROM THE CAPITA
Dies MONIES. res.mher 4 ON,

mas sent word to Captain J.s;A. II
Hull that the committee has selected
a site for an army post and has se-
cured the money necessary for its
purchase. The site selected is the
Drisco-Denny property, located about
three and one-half miles south of the
business center of the city. The next
step toward securing The post will be
the appointment of commission br
the government to visit this city ana
decide if the army post committees
proposition is to be accented. No
one anticipates that there will be
any objection. On the other. hand.
everyone who has been associated in
any way with the movement expects.
the spring of 1901, or at least the
early summer, to see an army post.
composed of a regiment of cavalry.
completely established and in fun
operation within walking distance of
Des MONIES. In establishing the post
in this city the government will prob
ably begin with an expenditure of a
little less than $1,oo0,o0o. After it is
established the money spent in it's
management will amount to over
$4,000 a month.
The official figures show that the
proposition to hold convention to
revise and amend the constitution
was lost by 555 votes. The first
rough draft of the official figures
showed the convention had been car
RED by narrow margin. But when
the abstracts We're checked over ii
was found there had been errors in
transcribing the returns from the
abstracts for the purpose of getting
at official results. The chief source
or the trouble was in the return.
from lama county. This had been
credited with 1000 too many votes
for the convention, a "2' having been
mistaken for ''ss 80. The total vote
cast for the convention according to
the Official figures was 176,337 and the
total vote against it was 1852. The
official figures on the Titus amend.
ment 90 not alter materially the
semi-official figures given out. the
majority for the amendment being
upwards of $4,000.
Two handsome pieces of marble
statuary, the busts of Ex-Governor
William Larrabee and Mrs. Larrahee,
have arrived at the historical build.
ing. They are the gifts of the ex-
governor to the historical depart
ment. Their arrival was an entire
surprise to Curator Charles Aldrich.
who is highly pleased at receiving
them. They will occupy prominent
places in the art room. The figures
are OF life size and are of the purest
Partisan marble. They were sculp-
tnred at Florence, Italy, the sculp-
tors being Pugi Freres, artists OF
that city All those who have seen
the figures agree they are striking
llkenesses of Ex-Governor Larrabee
and his wife,
The state executive council has
concluded the official canvass of the
votes cast at the last general cleo
ton Tor electors. state ticket, CON
stltutional amendment and biennai
election amendement. These official
figures do not vary from the un-
Official and show that Baldwin. re-
plurality of 9S,543, the other re-
publican clector-at-large, received
publican candidates following close
ly behind. The candidates of other
parties received votes as follows:
Eiboeck. Democrat aoo, sG5, Bucfans
an, prohibition, $500; Weeks, PEG
pies, 613; Franlson, socialistic la
Dor, 257; Benkert, united Christian.
166; Work, social democrat, 2,74e.
Iowa State Travelling Mems Assoc
iation w. III. Wheeler was reelected
president without opposition, as
was T. Il. Haley to the Office of sec
rotary and Treasurer.
Judge Robinson of the board of
control has recently inspected the
institutions at Cherokee and at In
dependence. At independence he
says the typhoid epidemic is abating.
There are forty persons still sick.
There have been four suspects re-
gently, but aside from these, there
| have been of late no new cases. The
epidemic has been =. severe one. The
| number of male attendants and en-
| ployes who have had the disease is
eighteen, and The number of female
attendants and employees fifteen.
The number of male patieLts who
have been sick is 1oS, and the fe-
male ninety. There is q total of 23l
| that have been afflicted. One female
attendant died, fourteen male pa
tients and eight female patients, a
total of twenty-three. While the
city water at Independence is said
| to contain matter calculated to fos.
| ter germs. no germs have been found
| in the water before Introduction to
L,,s1 II. : n.
sterilized water has been used in the
hospital.
Another chapter has heen added to
the court house sqnabb!e by the fill,
ing of a petition in the district court
asking that an order be issued re.
straining the board of supervisors
from taking any further action il
| the court house matter and declar,
ing that everything done so far was
| illegal. Mr.. Windsor. who filed the
| petition, represents the river front
people.
A man usually laughs when he il
amused: woman usually lar-h.
when she thinks other people thinl
she ought to laugh.
Don't think because man, is shor,
of stature that he was brought M
on condensed milk.
Plot to XIII Roberts.
London, Nov. 2s.-According to 8
| special edition of the Evening Stand
| ard, plot to assassinate Lord Rob
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