The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
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Des Moines. July o.. i 900,

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Des Moines, July ~, 1900.
Mr. Frank Holloway recently res.
'ceived letter from his sister, Mrs.
Clara Groesbeck who is a missionary:
near Hong Kong, in which she states
the condition of affairs in southern
China at that time-June 8. Both.
Mrs Groesbeck and her. husband, who:
is also engaged in missionary work
near Hong Kong, are Des Moines peo--
pie, and both graduated from Dcss
'Moines college. Among other things,
she said that they had just heard that
society known as The Boxers had
Killed two missionaries in north
emma and were doing a great amount
OF evil up there" and expressed the.
hope that some of the powers would
find leisure and inclination to demand
redress. Then she added: 'I'm 60
we're so far south, as the people hefSl
are no so easily affected by what take.
place up there" Mr.. and Mrs. Groes-
beck are now with the other mis-
slonaries at Swallow, where thes in.
tend to spend the hot season. Swa-
low is situated on an island in the.
pay about forty miles from Hong
hong, and is, therefore, safe refuge
from Boxer attacks should their re-
bellion spread to southern China.
Inc army post movement has now.
reached the stage where it's accom-
pllshment may be deemed a prac-.
tlcal certainty. The COMMITTEES re-
ports subscriptions amounting in the-
aggregate to $4,000. This includes.
nothing from East Des Moines. the
soliciting committee from that dis
trlct having not yet reported. F. M.
Hubbell. whose energetic and untir-.
ing work for the army post has been
largely responsible for the success AFT
tanned, stated that he had entire CON.
1ldence in the outcome. "It has been.
hard work" he said, land now we are
prepared for good deal more 1T
the same kind, but I am now sure.
that we will be able to meet the con-
dltion which the government imposes.
AS it is, we have enough money al
ready subscribed to purchase certain
tracts, but 1T would not be safe to as.
sumo they would be available from
me government standpoint. We,
snail keep on and I propose to devote
a. the time l can possibly spare un-.
III we have doubled the subscriptions,
then we will be prepared for any
emergency"
Universal enthusiasm is he;no,
shown in the coming of the horse
show, to be held in Des Moines. Sep.
TENDER II, IL, 10 and IA. Excursion,
rates are being provided for and a.
large attendance is expected. The
morse show week in Kansas CITY.
St. Louis and other metropolitan
cities is now looked upon as the open
ing. fall function of society, and not
to be in attendance nightly, is to be
out of society, which means out OF
the world. The horse show means.
much for Des Moines. The idea is,
progressive and puts Des Moines in
line with other metropolitan Cities.
The horse show Des Moines will
pc conducted under the rules of tho
National Horse Show and Exhibitors
Association, the same as New York.
Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis, Dem.
YER, San Francisco and New Orleans.
and will consist of the fashionable,
turnouts AMI equipage of aristocracy-
IN competition on their merits in tho
arena for handsome prizes, trophies
and ribbons. For this purpose the
management have secured judges Of
national reputation, some IF whom
have acted in this capacity at the
New York horse show. 1Already
seventy-tive entries have been guar
anteed from the Armour, yAshbrook,
bles of Kansas City and Aelsewhere,
while many local entries are expect.
ed in the classes offered TOR 6ff!
county.
The State Bank of Gladbrook.
Ta'na county, has filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary of
state and will apply for charter.
1t has capital of 100000. John 81.
Moller is president, w. M Ackenbach.
vice president, and Oliver Henderson.
cashier.
The secretary of the executive coun-
Gil has discovered what he believes
to be flaw, or an omission, in the
bill creating the new department. of
agriculture III Iowa. He thinks the
measure is so worded as to fail to pro-
vide for the purchase of stationery
supplies for The department by the
state. Accordingly he will refuse to.
honor such acquisitions without The
endorsements of the executive coun-
cl. IL is likely that the council will
ask the attorney general for an opin-
Ion on the subject. The attorney GEN
pressed The opinion that the law was
supposed to be all right when drawn.
and was drawn with that object IN
view. Mr.. Remley saw the bill before
1T Went before the Legislature, as Sen
ator Hartman took it to him for.
legal advice.
The state board of control has
awarded a contract for radiators al
the hospital for the insane at Inde-
pendence to Crane & Company. of
chicago. The contract amounts to
$500. There are number of othes
contracts to be awarded by the board
including those for electric lighting.
engines and boilers for Mt. Pleasant
hospital. These will amount to about
$4,000. Notices are now being sent
out for bids on the dynamo and boiler
improvements at the Soldiers Home
at Afarshalltown.
RUSSIANS HARD PRESSED.
Garrison at Charbin May Not Be Able
to Hold Town.