The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
THE NEWS in IOWA

SAoA 80 VI MuIocI III Cue AISt dcSISc
tor she alleged killing of his wife at
Sioux City last June.
May Brand, domestic, attempted
to commit suicide ait Waterloo by
taking eight arsenic tablets. Quickly
after she had taken the dose, how
ever, she repented and told her
friends, who called physicians who,
with the prompt use of the stomach
pump and emetics, succeeded in saw
Ing her life.
After being in session five days at
Webster City, the Twenty-seventh dis
trict senatorial convention finished
Its work. On the 3,337th ballot Hardin
county cast her twenty votes for +. G.
Hartshorn of Wright county, making
him the nominee. The best of feel
ing prevailed throughout the pro-
longed contest.
Harlan McChesney, aged II, on n
friendly wager, swan from Otter is
land to Burlington. The distance is
five miles and was covered in two
hours 1t breaks the long swimming
records of that vicinity McChesney
was accompanied by friends in II
boat to give him aid in case of ac-
cident. When he landed at the foot
of Calmbia street he was apparently
as fresh as when he started.
Geo. FL. Peters and Maurice Shaugh-
messy, deserters from the United
States army post at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, We're arrested at Cascade
by Deputy United States Marshal G..
T. Gustafson of Fort Dodge. Both
men deserted together on August 10
and were caught working on the farm
of Peters aunt near Cascade. They
were taken back to Leavenworth.
Peters has mother, Mrs. H. S.
Peters, living at Rockwell City, and
Shaughnessy was from Creston.
Richard Beam of Center township.
Monona county, met with a severe
accident. In company with four
other men, he was spearing fish at
divers Lake, near Onawa. Placing
a spear back in the wagon, he struck
the hammer of a loaded shotgun.
which was discharged, sending the
load Hhrough his right hand and
wrist bones. He was driven to Ona-
wa, where the injured arm was am
putated below the elbow. Mr.. Beam
is 60 years of age, an experienced
fisherman and hunter, and is well-to-
do.
Deputy Game Warden Riley arrest
ed Judge Hubbard of Cedar Rapids
and Judge Trimble of Keokuk at Led
yard on the 31st of August. They
were eating two prairie chickens and
hffl three more in their possession.
They We're taken to Algona and had
a hearing before Justice Clark. Judge
Trimble admitted that the chickens
were his, and Judge Hubbard acted
as his attorney. He m;lle a very
able argument to support the propo-
sition that the law of the 31st of
August was the law of the 1st of Sep
TENDER and that they We're shooting
on the first. He stated also that this
was Warden Lincoin's opinion Sc
cured i'll advance of coming north.
Justice Clark is taking time to look
up the law. The defendants meantime
served notice of appeal from any de-
cision he might render, and took the
afternoon train north again to be
ready for the next weeks sport. The
three birds they had not eaten are
Still in court.
An explosion of dynamite occurred
at h1hes haGaN.~1e store Of the L. A.
Rea company In Corydon a few days
ago, resulting III the injury of two
men, employees of the Rea compamy.
John Parnham, the timer Of the
store, and his assistant, i. E. Evans.
were soldering up a tin can of dyna-
mite for the purpose of blowing out
some kind of obstruction in well
being bored at the store. when by
some accident the explosive was dis
charged, resulting in the injury of
both Parnham and Evans. The lat
ter had both eyes blown out. the left
arm blown off below the elbow. and
was otherwise injured by the lacera-
ton of tissues about the face and
arms. Evans is seriously hurt and
will most likely die. Parnham's in
turies are less serious. he losing one
finger and having tissues lacerated.
The building and shop was damaged,
but not to the extent that might have
been expected from the discharge of
a half pound of dynamite Three
other men We're close by in the shop
with the workmen. but miraculouslv
escaped injury. Evans is As years of
eye and single.
The business portion of Dougherty
was destroyed by fire few nights
ago. The fire originated by spon-
taneous combustion in the ware
rooms of Swallows drug store. The
town had only limited fire protection
and when the fire spread to the hard
ware store and into the powder, ben
zine and gasoline, cmbers were
thrown all over the town and moth
ing could be done to prevent the
spread. The fire started at 1880 D.
m. and by o'clock the town was in
ashes. The total loss reaches $44 900
with $2S,5oo insurance, as follows:
lShaulis restaurant, $1,000: T.. i.
Bucklin, barber, 5000; Arnold & Son,
general merchandise. $4,000; Joseph
Kreibs, harness. $4,000; p. NJ. Moran,
hardware and furniture, $4,000;
George Swallow, druggist, $500:
Ryan & Co., druggists, $500; Fever
sien d Cahort, general merchandise,
$4,000: Mullen & Son, general mer-
chandise, $4,000; j. V. Kelley. hard
ware. $1,000; Charles Clark. heel.
$4,000; Z. M. Wilson. World PRINTING.
Office, $1,000; Z. w. Holbrool. buiIj.
ing, $4,000; Arcade hotel building,
$4,000; DR.. Bowes. physician, $500:
Miller & Magee, dressmakers, $50;
First National Bank, damaged, 5000.
Salmon Anderson, a well known cit
izen of Burlington, in fit of insanity
caused by a sun stroke, cut his throat,
dying almost instantly.
The Hardin county grand jury has
returned an Indictment against