The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
MAYOR HARrENBowER, of Des Moines,
has received letter from the National

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MAYOR HARrENBowER, of Des Moines,
has received letter from the National
Boer Relief Fund Association asking
him to make arrangements for the en-
tertainmcnt of the Boer peace com
missioners, who arrived in New York
few days ago. The commissioners
will make an extended tour of the
United States to arouse sympathy for
the brave little South African republic
in its struggle against Great Britain,
and Des Moines will be one of the
cities visited.
HYDRopHoBrA has made it's appear
ance east of Webster City, So far
three dogs have been killed THAT were
suffering from the disease and fourth
escaped. A number of cattle have
been bitten. A farmer named Caruth
lost two. The animals would chase
anything that came near them, with
tongues out and frothing at the mouth.
Close watch is being kept by all the
farmers in the neighborhood and the
animals will be killed as fast as any
symptoms of rabies are shown.
ARRANGEMENTS dor the Mothers Con-
gress at Des Moines are approaching
completion. Entertainment will be
furnished all delegates, and visitors
will be accommodated with boarding
places. Delegates are earnestly re-
quested to send their names and adj
dresses at once to Mrs. E. R. ,Clapp,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, that they may be assigned
places All delegates must obtain
their railroad certificates from their
local agents before starting from
home.
feeling 'engendered at the election Of
teachers for the public schools, took
place at Dunlap one day last week.
A.. b. Taylor, an insurance agent, shot
b. I'll. Barrett, a general merchant,
four times. Barrett was wounded in
the hand, leg and lower part of the
abdomen. The affair took place on
Main street and in the presence of
number of witnesses. The shooting
appears to have been deliberate, as no
words were spoken. Taylor was at
once arrested. 1t is not known
whether Barretts wounds are dan
gerous.
All the recent meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, held at Creston, the follow
ing officers We're elected: Grand mas
ter workman, Will M. Narvis, of Mus
catine: grand foreman. W. III. Berry, of
lndianola; grand recorder, B. Z. REX
hopf, of Des Moines; grand trustee, II.
II. Summerfield, of Dubuque; grand
oEerseer, +. A. Secor, of Sioux City;
grand receiver, VIM. Elson, of Cedar
Rapids; grand guide, J.. X. Townsend,
of Burlington; grand Waterman, A. E.
Fackler, of Prescott; supreme repre-
sentatives, Will M. Narvis. B. f. REX
hopf and R. l.. Tilton. The next
meeting will be held at Muscatine.
A DISPATCH from Des NIoines says:
The United States grand jury for the
central division of the southern dis
trict of Iowa is of the opinion that it
is crime against the statutes of the
United States for a tramp, or for that
matter for any other person, to steal a
ride on a passenger train carrying
es9;tsae et~tee "a, eiis.' HNnrv r. Mi]lo-
and e. H. Cleary, of Lucas county,
have been indicted for delaying mail
train. The Indictment charges that
in Lucas county they swung under
car and on the trucks of Burlington
mail train and that it was necessary
to stop the train to put them off. 1t
is claimed that after being put off the
first time they got on the trucks again
the performance was repeated third
time. Each time, it is charged it was
necessary to stop the train, and
altogether it is claimed the train was
delayed fifteen minutes.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT BARRETT has
recently decided an appealed school
case from the independent district of
Ocheyedan, Osceola county, which is
VI SoHSluetdole INTEREST. IL is Deld
that school boards cannot discharge
their employees with entire disregard
of the nature of their contracts.
Prof. A. j. Jones contracted to conduct
the high school at Ocheyedan, for the
school year, at SIS per month, and in
addition to act as superintendent of
the town schools. He was given a
contract, under which he was to pre-
pare a course of study for three
years high school course. This he
prepared, and it was accepted by the
board. Later the board decided to
consolidate the eighth grade with the
high school and place the whole under
Prof. Jones' TO this he objected, but
when the term began he was on hand
and began his duties, protesting, how
ever, that he was not hired to teach
the eighth grade, and that he could
not handle it in addition to the high
school. So, on the opening day of the
term, last September, the board met and
incontinently fred the new superin-
tendent. He appealed to the county
superintendent, who decided against
him. The case was then appealed to
the state superintendent, and that
officer reverses the county superin-
tendent and holds that the board had
no right to discharge Prof Jones under