The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
THE NEWS In IOWA

He leaves young wife and child.
One of the strangest cases ever
known to the medical profession Of
Dubuque is that of Miss Kate Loes, q
young woman residing at Keywest.
A month ago she ran u needle into
her arm. She withdrew it at once,
but blood poisoning set in, and a few
days ago she was removed to an asy-
lum hopelessly insane. The doctors
pronounce it a case of nervous pros
tration brought on by blood poison
ing. The case is a puzzle to the doc
tors.
Cyrus Sucker. farm hand living
1t Carson, in Pottawattamie county,
was the victim of an accidental shot
from u long range rifle held in his
own hands. Sucker. with three other
men, was passing country school
house in q wagon, when a boy threw
a snow ball at the men. Sucker
picked up the gun and playfully shook
| it at the boys. When he laid it back
in the bottom of the wagon. it dis
charged and the bali entered Stuck
er's heart. killing him instantly.
1 Fireman c. w. Isben of the Chicago
d Northwestern met with a strange
| accident between Marsnalltown anc
Lamoille the other day. He was
leaning far out from the gangway
to observe the Qn,dition OF the ash
pan. when his head struck Il cattle
guard and he fell. The train was
| stopped and the crew confidently en-
pected to find him dead. Luckily,
however, he was not seriously iniur
ed. He was taken to Boone and
placed under the care of the com
pany's physicians and will soon be
able to be on duty again.
One hundred and fifty school chi!d-
rem who were exposed to smallpox
in Smiths Village school in Sioux
City, have been placed under a sew
enteen-day quarantine by the health
| authorizes. The wife of the janitor
of the school. who lives in the build
ing, has been sick for a week. y
| few days ago it was discovered tina,
she had mild form of smallpox
| Health Officer Phillips started out
with couple of sanitary policemen
| to locate all the children who had
as the children had all been vaccine
| ated.
State Bank Examiner Fred \. Zen
nett, with his brother. T. G. Bennett
of Alvord, and his uncle. Representa-
| tive a. Bennett OF Manning. has or
gained new savings bank for Sioux
1 City with capital stock of $4,000
fred Bennett will be president. \. +.
| Bennett cashier and c. r.. Bennett
1 usf,i A ,.I,
| the stock has been distributed among
/ investors through the northern part
of Iowa and in South Dakota. Both
Fred Bennett and his uncle, A. Il.
| Bennett, have been familiar figures
among the younger republican poll
ticians OF this state. The first nam
! ed has served as state bank exam
liner for several wears. but he will
! now give this position up.
Florence Green, aged is years. COM
| mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
| acid at a home for unfortunate wo-
| men in Dubuque. The girl was an or
phen from New York and was adopt
ed by a Dyersville, Iowa, family when
babe. Two years ago She became
suddenly insane and was confined for
| buque. She was released, apparently
cured, and went to Oelwein. where a
man accomplished her ruin. She went
to Dubuque six weeks ago and was
admitted to the Rescue home. A few
days ago She came out of her room
| and fell unconscious on the floor. She
was removed to Finley hospital and
| died in a few hours. During the time
she was at the home she resolutely
refused to disclose her secret of her
betraNer and carried her secret TO the
grave with her.
| Much interest is being taken in the
report that the Rock Island will ex-
tend its Guthrie Center branch to
Sioux City. 1t is thought quite pos
sible that the Rock Island may make
connection with the ST. Louis, Iowa
| q Dakota road in the extreme north.
east corner of Audubon county, lust
south OF Carroll county From this
| point of union the st. Louis, Iowa &
| Dakota survey cuts across the south
west corner of Carroll county, clips
the northeast corner of Crawford,
and runs through Ida and Woodbury.
counties into Sioux City. There has
been talk of an alliance between these
two lines for some time. Captain r.
+. Gere, president of the ST. Louis,
Iowa & Dakota road, said: "The
| coming of the Rock Island to Sioux
| City would be of enormous advan-
tage to the city, and it seems to me
it is certain to come in due time"
Lincoln Harbold, of near Corydon,
one Of the largest farmers and most
extensive cattle dealers in southern
Iowa, is reported as having lost
| about $4,000 in deal with Buford,
shipper of Lancaster, Mo. Buford
bought eighteen cars of cattle of
Harbold, giving his check on the
bank at Lancaster for nearly 1000,
and telling Mr.. Harbold to telephone
| the bank. Harbold did so and the
bank replied that Buford had made
no arrangements with them. Har-
bold, however, thinking Buford per-
fectly good, let him take the cattle,
and the following day. Sunday, went
to Lancaster, but the bank refused
to do or talk business on that day.
On Monday the bank drew on Buford
at Chicago and kept the money. 1t
seems that Buford was behind with
the bank and they refused to cash
the check. Harbold recovered but
$1,000 or $4,000 of his money.
A dispatch from Creston says: One
OF the most pathetic cases that has
come to the notice of the citizens of
this county is that of Charles John
sons family. Last week his wife was
sent to the asylum, having grieyed
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