The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-15
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AT new Hampton WIN. MAUI was
sentenced to twenty months in the
penitentiary, Samuel Kimball to six
teen, and Samuel Wilson to five years,
for wholesale stealing of stock among
the farmers.
Cedar Rapids is the scene of novel
strike, the magnificent vested choir of
Grace church, under Prof. Hall, having
quit because the rector, Rev. DIR.
Thomas e. Green, late candidate for
bishopric of Iowa, publicly criticised
them in the church. The choir and
organist say the rector was angry be-
cause the soprano turned in the stall
and faced the congregation.
The Western League, which has
been a matter of talk and conjecture,
was organized in Des Moines few
days ago and will contain six clubs,
Denver, Pueblo, st. Joseph, Omaha,
Sioux City and Des Moines. Those
present at the meeting We're Thos. j..
Hickey and j. f. Runcie, of st. Joseph;
Geo. Tebcau, of Denver; Billy Rourke,
of Sioux City; "Buck" Keith, of Oma-
ha, and w. p. Chase, of Des Moines.
Franchises were granted to w. p.
Chase, for Des Moines and Billy Hulen
for Pueblo.
Fred Sitter, young man living in
Mingo, who on October IL last, while
in the act of robbing Alex Elliott's
drug store, shot Elliott in the left jaw,
was captured and taken to Newton
and lodged in the county Jail to await
the action of the grand jury, which is
now in session. The shooting caused
quite a sensation at the time. Stier
had always been known as disrepu-
table character and had been in trouble
before, besides being suspected Of
many depredatiops that could not be
proved against him. On the night of
October 19 he entered the drug store
and was discovered by passerby.
Elliott was informed at once and went
to the store to assist in his capture.
Later the same evening, when SUR
rounded in cyclone cave in his own
yard, Stier shot the town marshal,
who. aided by a posse, was attempting
to arrest him. Since that time moth
ing has been heard of Stier, although
quiet search has been in progress
ever since and resulted in his arrest at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Following close upon the decision of
the supreme court in the case of Wal
rod VS.. Webster county, which affirmed
gave to the plaintiff verdict of
$4,000 against the county, comes an
other damage suit of $4,000 against
1.-THE county. The suit is instituted by
A. w. Hively, administrator of the es-
tate of the late John c. Hively, near
Evanston. During the summer of 1897
Mrs. Hively started to drive r. kare, a
s6Mn 1ft>en mi! nn1up Invest Of Fort
Dodge. At a p kenroute, three
miles from the city, the team refused
to cross culvert which was approach
ed by high bank on either side. The
horses became unmanageable and
backed the buggy and its occupants
over the high embankment and all
landed in a heap at the bottom. After
time the horses were gotten free
from the wrecked buggy, and it was
found that one of the children had been
killed. Mrs. Hively calls upon the
courts to settle the matter and asks
$4,000 damages for the death of the
child.
The largest mortgage ever filed in
Blackhawls county went on record a
few days ago in the Office of the coun-
ty recorder. 1t is for $3,OO0,0 900 and is
given by the Iowa, Minnesota & North
western Railway Company to the
Farmers Loan & Trust Company, of
New York. The railroad property of
the mortgager is the security named in
the papers for the gigantic wealth adj
vanced. The Iowa, Minnesota &
Northwestern railway is the line built
to become part of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. 1t has sur
veyed lines of railway aggregating 1875
miles, and extending from Blue Earth,
Mimi, to Belle PLANE, Iowa. Grantors
of this mortgage propose to issue bonds
for the construction and equipping of
q modern railway along the route sur
veyed. The issue of bonds is not to
exceed $4,000 for each mile, or an ag-
gregate of So 100000. A market was
found for the enormous issue of bonds
with the Farmers Loan & Trust Com
pany, for which this mortgage is given
in surety. The bonds bear 81 per
cent interest payable semi-annually.
S. C. Masterson and George d. Rand
escaped from Jail at Ottumwa few
nights ago and are still at liberty.
The former is wanted in Oklahoma on
the charge of rape, and the latter was
awaiting the action of the grand jury
on the charge of grand larceny. Rand
is the man who, it is charged, stole
'Nabby g." a trotting horse of local
reputation, and a buggy from a livery
stable in Ottumwa Il few weeks ago.
Luther Davidson, who was on trial
in the district court at Boone for shoot
ing Alfred Thelin at Fraser last sum-
mer, withdrew his plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty to assault with in
tent to commit manslaughter Judge
Weaver sentenced him to four months
in Jail and a fine of $3.50. He has al
ready been confined five months. Dav-
idson shot Thelin during the mining
froublac last summer for On limo him n