The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-31

| Good block, M. Younker. ................ 1000
Plumb. jeweler, Windows, fixtures ........ 1000
Field-1ngalls windows and stock. ....... 1000
Shissler Chase Co., windows. stock...... 1000
Lawler & Beelis, windows and Stock. zoo
Honette & Green windows and stock. 500
| Cownie Glove Co., windows and Stock. 500
| Total ........... &S4l ,bUO
| The fire started in the basement of
the old Younker building near the ele-
vator, climbed the shaft and spread
throughout the whole structure south
70 Walnut and west to Sixth avenue
within fifteen minutes. 1t was discov-
cred first at o'clock. At 1926 the first
wall fell. They went rapidly, then,
in succession, except the north wall,
which still stands. The fremen did
magnificent work in preventing the
spread of the fire to adjacent blocks.
These were merely damaged on the
exterior.
The iron shutters on the north side
Of the Frankel building were probably
responsible for saving the Church, or
Citizens Improvement block. These
grew red hot during the progress of
the fire, but did not fall. The Good
block was saved, largely because the
fire first consumed the Younker build
ing and then whipped around into the
new Franlel building, leaving a par
TALLY standing wall and gap between
the principal blaze and the Good
block However, the Good block ex-
terror, the Church block exterior on
the south side facing the alley, the
Utica building west of the fire across
the street, the seeley block at the OPP
posite corner, the Des Moines National
bank building, the Sheer block next to
1T, the other buildings facing north on
Walnut and south of the fire, even as
su east as Field-1ngalls, suffered Sc
verel s1Scm the fire. {
Plate glass windows two hundred
feet from the Frankel building are
badly damaged.
While the Register places the losses
at figures given above, the Leader
says the losses will aggregate $3.50, 900.
George Peetz, arrested at Cedar
Rapids for stabbing Will Higginson
TO death, was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty. George johnson, his al
legged accessory, is still in Jail in de-
fault of $4,000 bonds, held as wit
ness.
A curious will case has just de-
veloped at Spirit Lake. A resident
of that place, John Landers, died re-
gently leaving property to the amount
Of $50, 900. He had one child, a daugh.
ter, who had married H. P. Asp con.
trary to her fathers will. Landers
left all his property in the hands OF
trustees for her children, but care.
fully arranged that neither his daugh.
ter nor her husband should receive
the benefits of any of it. His daugh-
ter claims that he was insane and
has brought suit to break the will
The fondest hopes of the promoters
of the Des Moines army post have
been to see established at that place
squadron of cavalry, four troops
and possibly battery or two of ar.
| tillery. Now comes the authorized
statement from the war department
that the post will be built and equip.
ped to accommodate full regiment
twelve troops of calalry. This means
an expenditure at the outset of three
times as much as was anticipated
While the full regiment will probably
not be placed at the post as soon
as it is completed, yet in time it will
come and every move made and every
dollar spent from the start will be
with this end in view. As begin.
ner, the army post committee hopes
to secure an appropriation of $780,
600 or 100000 from congress at its
present session, in order that the
work may be begun this spring. But
this will be only drop in the bucket
The total appropriation in the end
will probably be over $1.o0O.000.
Former President George L. Gates
d. D., of Iowa college, has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the First
Congregational church of Cheyenne
and has gone to begin his labors.
Professor Calvin, the state geolo.
gist, received lately sample of thu
gold reported discovered in the well
of Henry Terlinfen, of Klemme. Pro.
fessor Calvin has completed his an.
alysis of the metal that has caused
the excitement and the rise in farm
values around Klemme and finds II
to be brass, which was probably
ground off the pump-valye while the
honest hotelkeeper pumped his goi
mine.
j. w. Crackenbaum, banker a,
West Point, received a mysteriou.
letter few days ago demanding
5000 and threatened to burn him out
II he did not comply. The letter was
In a disguised hand and of the Pat
Grove style. The banker was direct
ed to drive out to point mile and
q quarter from town in lonely spot
and leave the money in bag on the
bridge. Banker Crakenbaum took adj
vice on the subject and determined
not to comply with the demanA
Guards were stationed about liz
premises to prevent incendiarism hd
the guard will be- u.
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month.