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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22

inside of his head. She pumped a few
more shots into his body behind his
1orelegs and it was not long before
he rolled over lifeless. The female
came crawling into the room.
Savannah sent hot bullet into it's
body. The furious animal turned and
ran straight towards the bed with wide
open Jaws, and, furious with pain and
rage, she got her forefeet on the bed,
and the women were now worse fright
ened than before. The horrible jaws of
the maddened creature were close to
their bodies. Savannah pushed the bar
rel of the gun into the alligator's
mouth and fired. 1t was a fortunate
shot. The big ball tore through the
full length of the creatures backbone,
and it fell. quivering and lifeless, on
the carpet.
The smoke had hardly cleared and
the women had not yet dared to ven
ture from the bed when A. Nelson. a
neighbor, entered the gate and asked
If they were having battle with bur.
glars. The man could hardly credit
his own eyesight when he saw the car
casses of the two big alligators Lyme
on the carpet. Other citizens of the
little town were soon gazing in won
der at the dead alligators and the
wrecked furniture. They proved to
be two of the largest alligators ever
killed in the country. The people "
the little town have voted Miss sa-
vanah the bravest girl in Texas, and
the young men of the place gave ball
in her honor and crowned her mascot
OF their military company and the
queen of the hunting club.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
A Valuable Storm,

According to the Kansas City Jour
nal one recent days rainfall was worth
S35, 100000 to the Sunflower State. Says
the newspaper referred to: ''The rain
fall was general over the corn belt, and
was sufficient to break the price over
four cents a bushel on the Chicago
market. Speculation as to Kansas
corn prospects changed materially
within a few hours. and there were
yesterday plenty of men who said there
would be so or SIS psr cent of crop Of
corn in Kansas, while Sunday the man
who predicted half crop was regard
ed as an enthusiast. This means near
iy 100,D00,o00 more bushels. or prob
ably 35.000,000 to Kansas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22

head between it's jaws, and the women
could plainly see the child's blood
streaming over the carpet.
ITO add to the terror of the scene"
says Mrs. Walston, 'the other alligator
seized the little negroes legs and they
tore the child's body to fragments be-
fore our eyes. We did not know what
to do. At one moment we thought of
springing out on the floor and trying
to escape and run to the house of a
neighbor."
While the women were hesitating in
their fright curious thing happened
On the previous day Mrs. Walston had
ordered large mirror which she had
set on the floor against one of the
walls of the parlor. The male alliga-
tor caught the reflection of his own
image in this glass and with furious
below he plunged at it and shivered
the costly mirror to fragments. This
seemed to enrage the creature and he
began to below and run about over
the house, overturning everything that
came in his way. Miss Savannah says
that she threw pitchers, wash bowls,
glass tumblers. and boxes of matches
into the monsters mouth and he
would crush and swallow such things
as if they were delicacies that tickled
his palate.
While the smaller of the two crea-
lures was overturning the stove and
destroying the kitchen furniture the
other remained in the parlor terroriz-
ing the two women. He would doubt
less finally have succeeded in overturn-
ing the bed if Miss Savannah had not
adopted plan of battle which put
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
Female Manual Art School.

4 female manual art school is to be
established as a memento of the re-
cent imperial wedding. and if the I'M
dertaking be accepted and carried out
by the city authorities, the imperial
Wedding Celebration association will
contribute to the authorities the sum
Of about $4,000 yen (s7,5o0), which it
received in connection with the cele-
bration. 1t is proposed to use the
buildings now occupied by the higher
school of Dote-machi and the entire
grounds for the purpose. The pro-
posed undertaking will be carried into
effect as soon as the city council shall
have consented to the measure.-Ern
est w. Clement, in Chicago Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
self-Culture Is Possible.

self-culture is possible, not on1,
because we can enter into and search
ourselyes-we have still nobler DOW.
er, that of acting on, determining. and
forming ourselves. This is a fearful
as well as glorious endowment, for i,
is the ground Of human responsibility
We have the power not only Of trac-
Ing our powers. but of guiding and
1mpelling them; not only of watching
our passions; but Of controlling them:
not only of seeing our faculties grow
but of applying to them means and in
fuences to aid their growth.-W. e
Claiming.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22

Even dea. mute can tell time for
. clock talks with its hands.
It isn't right to pay feft-handed
compliments.
No work is quite SO difficult as try
ing to make some women happy.
The average woman can either
make or mar a man.
People who occupy middle seats at
Ge theater generally come in hate.
Mark Twain lays great stress on
the pause just before the point, in
the use Of which he regards Artemus
Ward and James Whitcomb Riley as
the greatest adopts. For instance.
Astemus Ward would say esgerly, ex-
citedly: II once knew man ii New.
Zealand who hadn't tooth in hin
head -aere his animation would diei
out; q silent, reflective pauge would
follow, then he would say, dreamily
and as If to himself and yet that!
man could beat a drum better than
any man lever knew. I.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
Rescues lHer Baby Sister from
Sdurian's Jaws.


4 Savannah Walston. a pretty Texas
girl, Is the heroine of the little town
OF Tunis, on the Bayou Sarah, an arm
OF the Brazos. She made herself fa-
NOUS few days ago by killing two
monster alligators that had entered
her mothers cottage during the night
Few men would have been capable Of
performing the feat that this brave
girl accomplished. The house occu-
pied by Mrs. Walston stands within
twenty feet of large irrigating ditch,
across which there is small foot
bridge. The yard gate opens at this
little bridge, and wire fence extends
some twenty feet either way along
the bank of the ditch and then turns
at sharp right angle and joins the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22

from the Jaws of one CT the saurians.
Mother and daughter were now
standing UP on the bed, but they were
not sure that they occupied position
beyond the reach Of their hungry as
sailants. The noise awoke the little
negro, and the women saw him run
ming towards them. They shouted to
him warning him Of the danger, and
telling him to run outside of the yard.
Evidently he did not know what was
the trouble. for he ran towards the
bed, stumbling over one of the alli-
gators, and falling with his head RICH.
into the mouth CT the other.
The women were helpless to defend
the unfortunate little African The
monster crushed the little negro's
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
A Boys Revenge.

The present German emperor, then a
small boy, attended the wedding of the
prince and princess of Wales. He was
ander the charge OF his two uncles, the
tuke of Edinburgh and the duke Of
Connaught- AS may be expected, young
William fidgeted sadly, and conse-
qtently received an occasional warn
Ing tap the shoulder. But how he
did revenge himself! His uncles were
In Highland dress. and the future en-
peror slyly knelt down and bit into
their bare legs with great earnestnesz
Boston Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
Upton and His Pork Corner.

Sir Thomas ]. Lipton's pork corner
in Chicago has increased his popular.
ity in England. The details of his op-
erations are not understood, but there
is a general impression that he has
succeeded in rivaling Chicago specu-
lators in business shrewdness and cool
ness of judgment. This achievement
nearly equals in reputation the hon
ors he has Won in New York by com
peting with yachtsmen and not insult.
ing them when they have beaten Aius
fairly. London Letter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
corners Of the house. This makes a
small front yard which has but one

corners of the house. This makes a
small front yard which has but one
gate.
1t is supposed that the two monster
alligators were prowling along the
irrigating ditch in search of food
when they encountered the foot bridge,
and in crossing over it they may have
pushed the little gate open. Miss Sa-
vanah Walston was sleeping on a
cot on the little porch in front of the
open door of her mothers room, and
little negro boy years of age was
lying under a china tree in the yard.
Mrs. Walston, who was sick at the
time, occupied bed in the parlor of
the cottage, and her little baby was
lying in a cradle within easy reach or
her hand. She says that she heard the
alligators for some moments before
she called her daughter. The moon
was shining almost as bright as day,
and when Miss Savannah was aroused
by her mother she raised up on her
cot and put one of her hands on the
head of one of the monsters. At that
instant little dog that had ran out
of Mrs. Walston's room was snapped
between the jaws of another alligator
at the young girls side.
In her fright she sprang over one
of the monsters in order to reach her
mothers bed. Both of the alligators
pursued her across the floor and one
of them turned the cradle ever. The
little boy fell out on the carpet. Miss
Savannah had reached the bed in safety,
but when she heard the cries of her
baby sister she sprang back on the
carpet and rescued the child almost
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-22
Strenuous Life in a Lighthouse.

Mr.. William McDonough. keeper of
the light at Yellow island, near Co
max, was in town today, says the Van
couver (B. c. Province and loaded
himself up with all kinds of rifles,
shotguns, ammunition and dynamite
Mr.. McDonough states that these war
like instruments are not to be used
for the purpose of extinguishing the
aborigines of the island, but are
merely for self-defense against the
ducks, gulls, looms and other birds
which haunt the light tower at
night, and keep him awake by the
emission of weird, long-drawn-out
screams, besides contributing largely
to the maintenance cost OF the station
by breaking the panes of glass in the
tower.
A bale full Of cotton is certainly q
baleful blessing.
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
She gave little despsring cry, end
swayed as II she would have fallen.
Gone? Oh, no. no, he can't be
gone! Oh, father, father!"
my poor child" said Enderby,
touching her arm gently, 1--WE must
get another doctor to your father.
That Is quite easy. He turned to the
policeman. do you know any doc
tor near here. policeman"
There's Doctor Howarth, sir. 'E's
the nearest, think said the man in
blue. giving the address. you'll be
taking this 'ansom, sir?"
"Yes." said Enderby. And address,
ed the girl. "Let me help you into the
cab. my child. We shall get Doctor
Howarth and drive on to your home. .
The girl allowed him to lift her into
the cab making no protestations She
was like one dazed by a terrible shock,
CHASTITY pale. Her breath came short.
She lay back against the cushion,
and fast.
Enderby slipped another shining
| piece into the hand of the stalwart
guardian of the peace, who gave the
| driver Doctor Howartll's address. and
| the cab started. AS soon as it was
moving tho girl started forward with
a terrified look in her eyes.
Where are we going? Oh, can't
| let another doctor GOMEZ can't! Doc
tor Lyndon was the only one my IA
| Their would allow. can't let another
doctor see him!"
Her evident terror and distress puz-
zled Enderby. The whole adventure
seemed to him strange and unusual;
and he could not help wondering how
he. the prosaic, ordinary London man
of the Temple and Piccadilly, had got
himself involved in so strange an at
fair.
There was something mysterious
and inexplicable about the girls man
ner and Enderby did not know what
to do.
eff you would rather not have this
Doctor Howarth to see your father,
Miss Lloyd, shall tell the man to
drive you straight home? In that
case 1 will leave you at once. You are
safe now"
CTo be continued.)
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time publicly dealt in on the London
exchange. No wonder the traffic in
human flesh was a recognized COM
merce. and that in It'll the English
alone sent to Africa 1872 ships equipped
for the trade and with a carrying ca
pacity OF 47.146 slaves per trip.-New
York Press.
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preached the spot where he had left

preached the spot where he had left
the girl.
He stopped the driver and got out.
The girl was watching, and she made
painful step forward. He could see
her pale face, with its weird, dark
eyes, distinctly in the gaslight. A
strange feeling of protection, Of pity.
Of friendship, as If he had known her
for long time. came over him as he
saw her.
"The doctor-is he with you?" she
cried out. eagerly.
Enderby felt his own heart sink like
lead as he had to answer.
"No. my child. L am sorry to ten
you that he is gone. He left the hos
p.tal month ago"
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A bale full Of cotton is certainly a
baleful blessing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06

irom conclusion Of the brain and that he
had better be removed to the Rhode
Island Hospital, where he was carried
Monday night An operation has since
been performed, out Collins Is still In a
very critical condition. II Is thought that
his spinal cord is effected. lie has been
unconscious ever since the accident and
his chances of recovery very slight. Co..
lins was employed around the boarding
house and recently had been working In
the csrding room at the Bernon mill mere
He has no relatives in this vicinity.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06
GREENVlLLE.

Arthur w. Steere spent Wednesday IN
| Boston.
The choir OF 81 Thomas church /.
practising music for Easter.
The Smithfeld Town Council held a
regular session last Saturday,
The live stock of James winsor's, Sc, ,
was sold at public auction ON Saturday.
Rev. James Colwell conducts the Len.
ten Service at ST. Albans NISSAN on
ThursdaI evening.
MIR. and Mrs Wardman have returned
from trip abroad where Mr.. Wardman
was sent IN the interests OF large ma
chinery concern which employs him ia
the capacity OF travelling salesman.
Miss zephie SIeere OF this place Wa
married ON Wednesday OF last week To
Nlr. Frank Lewis OF Olneyyille. The
wedding took place at the home OF the
brides parents aud was quiet affair.
Albert Mowry's trotter, "Rob Roy, &"
won neat race AT Pascoag last Friday
beating E. &. GhniIhS fast mare, LADY
Teazle," easily IN two heats out of three.
The result was a surprise to many Bur.
rillville horse men who looked TOT an
easy victory lor the Local horse.
Rev. James Cowell attended the Gunc.
raj OF the late James &. Aldrich In
Scituate today.
Election passed OF very quietly. The
Republican nominees were elected with
out opposition.
DR.. BRAZIL il attending the patients of
Dr. Smith OF Scituale this week.
The little child OF Samuel Ayther OF
Dyeryiile, formerly got this place, died
on Sunday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06
NORTH SClTUATE


Mrs. Mamie Fiske is visiting re'auves
in Fall River.
The Ladies Society of the Baptist
church held a supper and social in Clarks
Hall next Thursday evening.
Ex.Postmaster Potter has accepted the
position OF book keeper in the mill
Mrs. Edward Austin has been visiting
her daughter in Pocasset this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hopkins have re-
moved 10 Providence.
The Baptist Sunday School is prepar-
! ing for an Easter Concert.
The funeral OF Miss Ethel Harris, who
died in Providence on Tuesday, will be
held in the Baptist church In this place
on Saturday.
DIR. II. w. Smith met with quite a Sc
we're accident on Tuesday. While riding
to see patient tie axle of his carriage
broke bringing the vehicle against the
horses heels. The animal began TO kick
and before the DIR. could get from the car
riage he was struck by the dying hoofs
and quite badly injured. lie is not able
10 leave his house aud his patients are
being Looked after by DIR. BRAZIL OF
Greenvile.
Scituate went strongly Republican on
Wednesday much to the surprise OF many
residents OF the town. Allen Barber, the
senator elect, is resident OF this place,
and Is a man OF considerable experience
In municipal affairs having been mem.
Der OF the Pawtucket City Council. Tie
has the respect and confidence Of the
community and will be a credit to the
town in the upper branch of the Assem-
bly,. Benjamin Wilbur, the newly elected
representative, though not SO well known
in this section, il successful business
man OF the highest character and in,eg-
rity. Altogether Scituate has a legisla.
tive delegation OF which it need not be
ashamed.
James Colwel Aldrich died at his resi-.
dence on Chopmist Hill on Tuesday after
a short illness. The deceased was the son
OF James and Abigail Aldrich and va,
born at the Aldrich Farm where he died
lie was a graduate Of Dartmouth College
taking the Scientific course. After his
graduation he went 20 New York City
where he soon arose to eminence in his
chosen pofession, that of a civil engineer
lie actively assisted in the laying out Of
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, and in other
works OF magnitude. Mr.. Adrich was
man Of agreeable manners and
kindly Opposition. lie was extremely
fond of hunting and delighted in the
ownership OF finely bred and eNcellently
trained bird dogs. He was never married.
lie leaves a brother, William Aldrich, and
two sisters, Mrs. W a. Pirce OF Provi-
dence and Mise Desire Aldrich of Chop
mist. The fun raj services will be held
today and will be conducted by Rev
James Colwell Of Greenville, a cousin Of
the deceased.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06
SOUTH SCIIUATE.
Mr.. William Hicks is sick.

Mr. William Hicks is sick.
Mr.. Ashton Slater is sick with the grip.
Mr.. Gately is working for Benjamin
Wilbur.
Mrs. Fred Potter entertained visitors
on Monday.
Mr.. Grimshaw is holding meetings at
Clayvile.
Miss Cora Hopkins is working in Ash
land Mill.
Mrs. Samuel Potter is sick at her
mothers in Clayville.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Mathewson visited
at Fred Jacques recently.
Mrs Wilson Barden has bee sick for
the past week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jan c Spencer have been
spending few days in Rice City.
The Christian Endeavor meeting last
week was led by Miss Lizzie Barden.
There was a man found dead in the
river at Rockand on Sunday. lie had
been missing from home about month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Salisbury went
to Connecticut last week and attended the
fuueral Of Mrs. Salisbury's sister
Mr. Edward Page, who has been in
poor health all winter, was taken very
sick week ago Thursday night. lie l.
attended by Dr. Clark Of Fiskeville.
The Y. p. ) G L. held the quarterly
tuiness meeting with Miss Lena Wight.
man. After the meeting some time was
s,ent in singing and conversation. Re
freshments were served.
Miss Ethel Harris Of Providence died
II day night. She is well known here.
often spending several weeks Sith her
aunt at Plain View Farm. Her friend.
have the sincere sympathy Of all. Mrs
Gilbert Adams and Miss Adams were
there when death came.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06
GEORGIAVILLE.

John +. Whipplc Of this place attended
the Republican banquet al the rrocadero
In Providence on Saturday OF last week.
There Is the most sickness Ia the viii
lage that has been here tor number of
years. Grip is epidemic, while almost
everybody has a cold or cough.
Mr.. William Fleming, who has been
employed as second hand In the spinning
room, has accepted position as oyerseer
Of the spinning room at Ssundersvllle,
Mass
A fire started In Whipple's woods Sun.
day afternoon. thought to have been
started by boys, caused some little excite
meut. 1t was extinguIshed without doing
much damage.
a forest fire which ragged ia the brush
land OF John +. Whpp'e last Sunday
burned over between forty and fifty acres,
but it's progress wa. arrested by a large
number OF willing hands who helped to
confne il 10 the brush land and pre-
vented it from spreading to large quanu-
ties OF cord wood upon adjoining land
owned by Arthur &. Gould add others.
A very high class concert was given at
the Universalis, church, Saturday even.
ing Skilled talent was present from
Providence and Boston and the large
sized audience OF villagers were treated
to a class Of music rarely heard In this
place. Mr. + J. Newell was director Of
the concert. Ice cream and cake was sold
after the concert. The concert vas a sue
cess financially.
Charles Collins, n young man about
twenty five years old, met with a serious
accident Sunday night. Collins and a
man named Ladue were sDut for sport.
They had team that belonged 10
Mitchell Lambert and decided 10 make
good use Of t. a. long as they had IT,.
They stopped a number Of times at differ.
ent places bat not long al any one place.
After driving lor awhile they started for
\ place on the Mountaiudale road. Col
| lins did not sit very firmly upon the seat
/ and Jolt of the vehicle tossed him out.
| lie was slightly injured, but was able 10
get back on the seat again. They reached
the plfcc Tor which they had started and
/ spent short time there and then started
/ Tor Georg'aviIle. The road va. very
rough. and the driver probably not very
careful - that a lurch sent Collins out Of
the wagon. he struck very heavily upon
his head and did not rise. llis compan-
On seeing lis pu, him into the wagon
aud brought bin 70 his boarding place
al the factory boarding house Dr.
Cook Of this place was summoned
and decided that Collins vas suffering
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06
TAORNrON

John Rothery is at work for Benjamin
/ Dalton.
The Johnston schools are again in
working order after two weeks vacation.
Benjamin Dalton hrs added a small
line OF furniture TO his grocery stock hav-
I ing received a carload during the week.
Monday night a meeting was he'd here
and arrangements begun for the holding
OF celery show TO be held during the
coming October.
The bounding billows' OF car track
between this place and the Johnston line
are. II is said, to be shortly repaired
The weekly meeting Of the Brook
Street Whist Club was held last Tuesday
evening. Misses Ivy Dalton and Eva
Stills carried away the honors, the prize
and the breath OF the other contestants
Upon account OF an unbrarable stencil
which permeated the river Yesterday
morning a number OF employees of the
British Hosiery Mill refused TO work and
went To their homes. The Board Of
Health are holding an inveslig ton
At meeting of the Town Council held
here last Friday afternoon Tor the canvas.
sing of the voting list The following other
business was disposed of The applica-
ton of Richard Carpenter, ct al, for
license TO hold an athletic exhibition
was granted. An application for victual.
ing license presented by W. ! Flanagan
was continued until next meeting. A
petition for transferral OF liquor license
to Ambrose lIugerham from Albert L.
Potter was granted. The application OF
Giovanni Ferri Tor license 10 sell liquors
on Hartford Pike was Withdrawn and the
application OF Leonard Williams for
license TO sell at the same place was
granted. George Gismondi and Simon
Simmons filed claims for damages 60
property from surface water and the same
was transferred 10 II. &. Almy OF the
highway committee. \ word contest
between a town official aud newspaper
man proved quite an enlivening feature
Of the afternoons deliberations ending
with honors easy.