The Leon reporter., 1900-11-08
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rES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. November S. 1900.
"a Superintendent Barrett will
circular in a few days relat-
p the plan of transporting chill
from rural school districts to
ship centers as was provided by
Iswenty-eighth general assembly.
idea is being used in a number
aces in the state, and has been
ted with especially fine success
BnE,alo township, Winnebago
w, where six buses are run
day and ninety-eight children
the country districts are con-
d to Buffalo Center. The school
nffalo Center is a good one, and
eachers are now employed there.
peaking of the economy of the
system as well as of it's other
ntages, Mr.. Barrett said that
year in one of the counties of the
3 there were three school dis
10 where the combined attendance
he children did not average quite
Each Of the three teachers was
$50.
nong the notables in attendance
btate Epworth League convent n
Bishop Isaac w. Joyce of Min.
bells, president CT the Epworth
re; DR.. b. L. Berry Of Chicago,
ral secretary; DR.. B. L. Paine OF
Eoln, Nebraska, and Rev. DIR. j. C.
Coxe of Washington. Iowa, mem
of the General Board of Con.
Mrs. Lucy Ryder Myer of Chi
3. deaconess; and DR.. S. L. Hamil.
of Los Angeles, CAL, travelling in
interest OF the international Ep-
th League convention to be held
San Francisco next July. This
enth convention was the largest
most enthusiastic one in the
Tory of the state organization.
THE closing services on Sunday
hing a grand revival service was
and fifty Oh more seekers were
the altar. at least helf this number
to a glorious experience.
the trial of the peculiar Mary
don case before the county in
commissio ners an old slavery
LOT the state of Missouri was
ted to support the contention of
OF the parties. Mary Gordon is
loung white girl who ran away
n her home in Missouri and mar
a colored man. Her father and
Er relatives overlook her in this
whereupon she set up the claim
she had negro blood in her
,, derived from her mother, and
her father had abused her and
pursuing her to get control of
rty she inherited from her
Father. 1t was shown under
law of Missouri that a colored
son, no matter how slight the
ne OF negro blood, cannot Inherit
ia a white person If the girl is
pred she could not inherit the
|perty in question. The father
ferred charges of insanity, ana
court sustained the charges. 1t
\posed to place her in private
in Missouri.
litor of state has learned of
pg operation which has
on the farmers about
~ 5s!p'>atsssasd : a Justice, of
cat Minburn, informs the
e department that there is
sociation called the Threshers'
ional Protective association with
dquarters at 531 Wabash avenue,
cago, which alleges it is doing
Insurance business. It's represen-
y yes have insured q number of
eshing machines about NIinburn,
lng notes therefor, together with
b publications for insurance and
,m1sing to send policies insuring
mac chimes against fire and light
Is. None Of the policies have ever
n sent. G. q. Miller, president of
\ concern, has sent the notes to
I'd. claiming he was an innocent
tchaser OF the paper and wants
money. The auditor has sent Il
FER to Boyd informing him he vas
Fat. in surmlsing the scheme
ndulent one. as the company has
saegal right to transact business
Iowa. The persons who entered
9 the scheme are supposed to have
en- ordinary promissory notes for
Iich Ich they will probably be held re
bn-.)le
I. M. White, a brakeman in the en-
~ of the Great Western, has con-
need suit against the. road for
1000 damages on account of the
IS OF two fingers while engaged at
work in Marshalltown in August.
e case is of particular interest, as
calls into question claim for dam
y sustained through neglect of the
pany in not having all of its
fitted with pneumatic brakes, as
tired by the law. Suit is based on
wv proposition, and will be of pc
far enterest to the railroads of
7 country. White alleges because
the fact that one of the cars on a
light train was not fitted with the
tomatic couplers he was compelled
go between the cars to couple
sm, and that in so doing he had
finger and thumb smashed.
vIDING UP CHINESE TERRITORY
'ference Of Officers to Decide Upon
i,oca ttons for the Allied Forces.
'eking, Nov. Ga commission, con-
ting of the senior staff officer of