The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

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MARTIN MIIDE, farmer living Eve
miles west of Forest City, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed. He
leaves wife and family.
The Charlton Daily World has been
sued for SIS, 900 damages by w. B. Bar
ger, county attorney of Lucas county,
on account of an alleged libelous ar
ticle which appeared in that paper in
regard to Barger. Mrs. E. T.. Hick-
man, associate editress, is also named
as defendant.
ONE of the best known men to the
travelling public, Sam Murray, bag
gage checlSman for the Dubuque Om-
nibus Company, was killed one day
last week while trying to stop run
away team which belonged to the
company. Deceased had been in the
employ of the company for fourteen
years, and was 81 years old.
EDDIE KEnM, the year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kehm, living at
Fort Dodge set fire to a hens nest to
make the hen leave and burned up
two barns He had made several un-
successful attempts to drive biddy
| from her nest, but she fought back
and saved the eggs. He then secured
Il L.. 4 M nlya
/ her off.
| The land and loan company of
Rolfe, Pocahontas county, gave to
the assessor $37, 900 as moneys and
credits and the amount was raised by
the board to $500. 900. The case has
been settled at 500, 900 and paying So
900 back taxes. Several other cases
from that town of the same nature
are in court, but will not probably be
reached this term.
BOONE has secured one of the large
twelve thousand pound rifle bore can
non used at the battle of Santiago, and
will install itin the city park on July
3. The citizens expect General Joe
Wheeler and Captain Bob Evans to be
on hand to assist in the ceremony.
.isa,ev are having three thousand bronze
s':r-se for distribution, having
the daiS-so wa on one side and
!, other They expect lion on the
crowd to witness the act large
DAM hITcHIE, accused of being the
KING bee of a gang of burglars who
robbed the Eldon bank n 1897 and who
was recently captured in Baltimore
has instituted habeas corpus nrocead'
lngs. Chief of Police Williams and
LICK Dodd, the latter a gambler of
oetumwa, who confessed to completely
~ ehe robbery but escaped by turning
state S evidence at former trials of
other members of the gang. have ,ona
FIX baltlmore for the purpose of posi-
'ely Identifying the captive.
g lE,-4.s,e-i g1o 4eless y at EsChe.
q vile, operated by Fred Myers, wa
p destroyed by fire a few days ago. TIL,
o fire was first discovered in the shaving
u bin and an alarm turned in, but befor
/ the fire company could get to the seen
the building was entirely wrapped i
flames. A strong wind from the sout
made it very difficult to save the ad
joining buildings. Mr.. Myers place
!. his loss at $4,000. The insurance i
: $3, 800. The building, which is tota
loss, was valued at 81, 500. with n
o insurance.
: ACCORDING to a Des Moines dispatcl
$ a million dollar railroad transaction i
t well under way which means for low
!. one of the greatest industries in tn,
t world, and for Valley junction an in
, stitution of immense proportions. Th
) Rock Island railway company, accord
ing to information from reliabl,
sources, will concentrate there RAILROAD
! shops such as cannot be found else
where in the country. The deal car
ries with it the removal of the shop.
from Chicago. and means, including
the price of the lands recently pur
chased in the vicinity of Valley juno
ton and others optioncd, an expendi
ture of million dollars. The Chicago
labor troubles are said to be the direct
"" " uAiS AAONSs WlllAC OUucr innings
have tended towards the move.
The Rev. Fl. L. stetson, president
of Des Moines College, has announced
himself as a candidate Cor the repub
lican nomination for secretary of state
The announcement will come as a sur.
prise to politicians generally, as DIR.
Stetson had not been thought of in
connection with the nomination till
he informed friends that he had de.
cided to enter the field. He has called
on number of friends in reference
| to the matter, explaining to them his
| position. He has been republican
all his life, and considers himself fully
qualified to fill the office. He has a
large acquaintance in various parts of
the state, having been for number of
years at the head of Des Moines col
lege, the state institution representing
the Baptist church, of which he is
still president.
WILLIAM BLAEsY was drowned in
Spirit lake, near Orleans, a few days
ago. 1t is reported that with two
companions and key of beer he went
out fishing. When the contents of
the key were well nigh exhausted the