The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-14

many OF tne DOCKS cannot be replac.
ed. Since that disastrous fire extra.
ordinary precautions nave been taken
to prevent similar destruction at the
University. r
Classes were held MS usual in every
department of the university Monday
morning, room for those dispossessed
departments being made in the dem
tai building, the homeopathic medical
building, Science hall and Close hall,
the home of the University Christian
association.
The most conservative estimate of
the losses III the university fire OF
Sunday morning is that made by Sec
oil 10 plnoq qua 10 YooppnTI f1eleI
gents. He places the total loss at
not to exceed $4,000.
The eighth annual Iowa-N Minnesota
debate at Iowa City was won by Iowa,
who took the negative side of the
question: SIS it unwise for the
states to attempt to tax personal
Eroperty?"
The contest over the will of the late
Mary Beach Tousey of New York, in
which Mrs. Ro.hrer of Council Bluffs,
a relative, was suing to break the
will, came to an abrupt end, the plain
tiff offering no testimony, and the
will was probated. The will gave the
| entire estate, worth Il million dollars,
| to Methodist missionary causes.
Advices from Washington announce
the appointment of Hon. VIM. Z. Full
Ter of Iowa as assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States. Mr.. Fuller
resides in West Union, Fayette coun-
| ty. He has served in the Iowa legis-
lature and in congress. He is known
as an able lawyer and an upright cit
| izen. He has been influential in Iowa
/ politics for twenty years, at one time
being candidate for governor.
A polytechnic school to be built at
a cost of Sl50,OOO, and to be endowed
trustees of Burlington institute ex-
| pect will be the result of the recent
visit of VIM. r. Harper, president of
the University of Chicago, to Bur-
| lington. The larger part of the
money needed for this vast UNDER
| taking is to be raised in that city, but
| the influence of DIR. Harper, it is ex-
pected, will assist materially in the
success of project.
For several months past a gang OF
small sized thieves has operated
about Humboldt, combining operations
chiefly to hen roosts, corn cribs and
Slaughter houses. On the 9Th inst.
Andy Bull at Gilmore City, taking
three quarters of a beef. including
! the hide. The beef had been killed
because it had broken it's leg. Some
nice detective work located the meat
and later Sim Calder, Ed Beebe and
Walter Rose, all of Dakota City, We're
arrested. The proof of guilt is clear.
The citizens of Ottumwa and Agen-
cy are planning to make PROPOSE
ton to the Burlington road for the
use of it's old track between this city
and Agency, to be used as an electric
iEterurban line to connect the two
cities. The plan would result in tho
removal of "a number of people to
Agency for suburban homes, and also
develop the magnificent Garrison
| Rock district as handsome park,
now lying dormant because Of lack
of facilities for reaching it. The
Burlington is to abandon this track
IL order to avoid the hill.
A New York dispatch says: The
trial of the contested win of Mrs.
Mary Beach Tousey, who left more
than one million dollars to the Do
nestle and Foreign Missionary soci-
ETY. of the Methodist Episcopal
church, has begun before Surrogate
Thomas. The contestant, Mrs. Sarah
z. Rohrer of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
relative of the aged testatriX, charged
that Mrs. Tousey was insane and that
the will was obtained by fraud and
undue influence. Congressman George
M. Curtis appeared in behalf of Mrs.
Rohrer.
| The Ministerial association of C1in-
ton has started out with determin-
alton to close every saloon in the
city, and that they mean business is
shown by the fact that the members
of the association have commenced
injunction proceedings against eigh-
teen of the prominent saloon keepers
of the city. The only method open
for the liquor dealers to escape pros
ecution is for them to come under
the provisions of the mulct law, and
this they refuse to do, saying they
might as well go out of business as
to try to conduct saloons under the
| provisions of this law.
James Clancy Of Clinton was ar.
rested at that place a few days ago
as he alighted from the eastbound
train. He is wanted ct Missouri VAL
ley on charge of stealing diamonds.
The Stuart Herald announces the
candidacy Of John Herriott for gov
ernor, subject to the decision of the
republican state convention. It is
claimed that the Ninth district is SOL
idly supporting Mr.. Herriott. He
states in his announcement that he
il candidate in earnest and expects
to make q clean, forceful fight for the
floor. Mr.. Herriott is veteran of
the civil war and also made an en-
viablo record during his service as
state treasurer.
Aaron Sloppy, an aged farmer liv-
ing four miles north of Ames, was
struck by No. 81. passenger train on
he Des Moines branch of the North
Testern. He was walking from Ames
o KelleH to visit brother-in-law,
Ind beinlg rather deaf, did not hear
Fhe engine whistle. Mr.. Sloppy was
about 66 years of age and had lived
u, that p VICINITY for many years. He
leaves n wife and twelve children.
Cha Flies Linden, an old miner of
dosel1A p, was killed while digging
rell. A rock fell and crushed his
kull. He was the owner of the fam
US Li1 lden cave, one of the greatest
iriosi lies of the lead mine district.