The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
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A. Wood, secretary of the Iowa State
Volunteer Firemen's association,
drowned while wading on sandbar
in the river. There were eight chil-
dren in the party and their weight
caused the sand to cave, precipitating
them into deep water. Floyd Stivers
saved two young boys from sinking
the third time.
During a severe rain and thunder
storm at Cleghorn bolt of lightning
struck the E. Stevens elevator office,
in which eight young men had taken
refuge from the storm. VIM. Il.
Springer, who was standing at win.
dow, received the full force of the
bolt and was instantly killed. A tramp
tailor, who gave his name as Barger,
was badly stunned. The dead young
man was the son of A. j. Springer, n
well-to-do farmer near Cleghorn, and
was running small confectionery
store here.
President Colt, of the Mason City
q Fort Dodge railroad, in an inter-
view stated that the Omaha and Sioux
City extensions of the Chicago Great
Western would begin with the open
ing of spring. The Clarion, Hampton,
Mason City and Marley Junction con-
nectlons will be completed by the end
OF the year, and trains will be run on
the Great Western from Fort Dodge
to, Chicago and ST. Paul and Minneap-
Oils by January l. The total cost of
the building to be done by the Great
western will approximate $10,000,000.
Mrs. Ben johnson, wife of United
States Consul johnson to Utila, Hon
duras, whose home is at Keosauqua,
has been adjudged insane and sent
to the hospital at Mt. Pleasant for
treatment. The case is a very sad
one, Mrs. Johnson's malady appear
ing within the past six weeks, or since
her husband had left home to return
to his post of duty. Mr.. Johnson had
been on three months leave of alb
sence, which he spent with relatives
in this vicinity. His daughter, Mrs.
Lee Daugherty of Keosauqua, return
ed to Honduras with him and expects
to remain until October. AS yet she
has not been appraised of her mothers
trouble.
Arguments in the land suits pend
ing in the federal court at Dubuque
involving the ownership of thousands
of acres of land located in O'Brien,
Lyon, Dickinson and other counties,
have been finished Judge Shiras
will take the matter under advise
,,,o,,+ ,,d will ,,ordor %, decision 1,rol,
ably within ten days. The question
involved is whether the homesteader
or the party purchasing the land
from the railroad is the rightful
owner. The lands in question are
known as the unearned railroad
lands and were settled by homestead
ers in 1854 and 1855. They have been
improved and are now worth about
$50 per acre. Spectators have been
buying them up. They claim that
they were owned by the railroads,
and hence the farmers are fighting
for their homes end trying to save
the labor and toll of many years.
Judge S. F. Prouty of the district
court of Polk county has overruled
the demurrer of Milton Remley, on
behalf of the state board of medical
examiners, to the petition of G. L.
Parsons of Eagle Grove for a writ of
compelling the board to is
sue him certificate to practice osteo-
oathy| in Iowa, under the osteopathic
This is q, great victory for
the S. S. Still College of Osteopathy
of Des Moines. 1t compels the state
to Justify and defend its refusal to
grant these certificates. Its demurrer
to Parsons petition set up two rea-
sons. One was the alleged unconsti-
nationality of the osteopathic law;
the other was the claim that Me
board of medical examiners is sole
arhiter of the administration of the
law. The court overruled the demur-
rer based on these grounds, and it is
doubtful if the board, in view of that
adverse ruling, will carry the case
f.arther or even appeal from Judge
Prouty's decision. Practically, there
fore. the decision will give the gradu-
ates of S. S. Still college right to
the state certificates. 1t is true that
they can already lawfully practice
in lowe, Now they will
come under state sanction and admin
stration.
TT. III. Abrams. state superintendent
of the Iowa Anti-Saloon league, was
dismissed from Office by the league at
it's state convention in Des Moines,
because he had publicly announced
that he would vote for A. b. Cummins
of Des Moines for governor. Rev. III.
c. Marshall of Sioux City was elected
to succeed Mr.. Abrams. One of the
bitterest fights ever seen in conven-
ton IN the capital city preceded the
final vote, which stood 80 to Is for the
dismissal of Abrams. In course of
the argument, Rev. Mott r. Sawyers
of Centerville, secretary of the league,
was Missed from the platform because
he marched down the aisle, shook his
finger in the face of Rev. Francis Ba-
con of Wilton Junction, one of the
Oldest temperance workers in Iowa.
and called him a Contemplate hypo-
critic" These officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. L.
S. Coffin, Fort Dodge; first vice presi-
dent, j. III. Campbell of Des Moines;
second vice president, e. L. Brock
way of Iowa City; third vice presi-
dent. Natalia Gordon of Des Moines:
secretary, Rev. Mott r. Sawyer of
treasurer, Alex. HASTE of
Ties Moines; superintendent, II. C.
Marshall of Sioux City; executive com,
r,ittee, A. X. Campbell of Des Moines,
Rev. !. n. McCash of Des Moines, r.
p. McConaughey Of Atlantic, II. II.
Fairall of Iowa City
Johnnie Skeersick and Charlie Simp-