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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Ferry Boat Cantain Shot.

Keokuk, October 7.-Wm. A. Dundy.
of Nauvoo, ILL.,, captain of the ferry
boat plying between Nauvoo and
Montrose, was shot and killed here
by Calvin G. Baird, printer of this
city.
Dundy had been drinking. He at
tempted to enter a lunch car and was
elected by the proprietor. Baird, who
was an innocent bystander, was
struck in the face by Dundy. where
upon he pulled a revolver and shot
Dundy below the heart.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Cattle Bring Big Priccs.s

Newton, Oct 5.-At the public sale
of f. S. Donahey's Scotch cattle the
first fifteen animals sold brought the
handsome price of $17,245. These in
Guided some of the best animals cat
tlemen say they have ever seen. The
first animal sold brought $1,4s5, and
the siXty-two sold brought an aver
age price of 5000, making the sale
amount in all to nearly $4,000,
These were Short horn Scotch cattle
and imported Canadian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10

Washington, Oct. Sin the SchIey
court yesterday the question as to
whether the word in the .'Dear
Schley" letter should be Santiago or
Cienfuegos again came up on State
ment by Capt. Lemly, who said he
would continue to hold to the Santi-
ago version. Mr.. Rayner then said il
this was the case he would be com
PEELED to summon Admiral Sampson.
the author of the dispatch, as a wit.
ness
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Ward indicted on seven Counts.

Sioux City, Oct. 4.-Thomas F
Ward, who absconded while vice pres
ident of the LeMars National bank
and brought on it's failure, has been
indicted by the federal grand jury
on seven different counts. The first
charges him with the embezzlement
of $4,000; the other six charge him
with as many different instances OF
fraudulent entry in the bank books
To all seven counts Ward, through
his attorneys, entered plea of not
guilty for the present. His bond
was fixed at $500, which was prompt
ly furnished.
Later on it is probable that Ward
may plead guilty. There is a pros
pect that his trouble will be adjust
ed, whereby he will be shown lenien-
cy in Il light sentence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
william May Race for 1t.

New York, Oct. s.-sir Thomas Lip
ton has given the first intimation that
ne will challenge again for the Amer
icas cup. says the Herald.
You may say for me-" he said,
that if the cup is to leave this coun-
try l am determined to have it.''
If Sir Thomas does not issue a
challenge for race next year it is
not unlikely that there will be race.
1t is reported that the emperor of
Germany is considering the matter
of challenging for the American cup.
In the human race the butcher
holds the stakes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
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Hossack Case Goes over.

--Des Moinss, Oct The IIIossack
case will go over until the January
term of the supreme court. On APP
plication of the state it was allowed
to be continued until that time. Sem
ator Berry was in court for his eli
ent. Mrs. Hossack. but made no re-
sistance to the continuance. He is
sanguine of success i'll the higher
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Hay ThInks Gage Mlsouoted.

Washington, Oct. s.-The Secretary
of state is expected to return next
week from his much interrupted va
cation, greatly improved in health.
and ready for the winters work. He
is to receive the degree of decor of
laws on the occasion of the Yale
bicentenary. When asked the other
day if there was any truth in the
statementy attributed to Secretarl
Gage that Mr.. Hay was soon to re-
tire from office he replied that he
was sure Mr. Gage had said nothing,
of the sort
The man who gets windfall usu-
ally blows it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Marion the 4 ca thie,t, c,tv.

Washington. d. c., Oct. s.-Statis-
ties just compiled by the census bu-
reau show that Marion, Iowa, is the
healthiest place in the United States,
the death rate being less in proper
ton to population than any other
locality in the country. This is
seemingly nnaccountable for the rea-
son that Cedar Rapids, few miles
from Marion, ranks far down in the
list
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
NOMINATION. PArER.
There Will Be Five Tick cts ON tho Ona.
cial Ballot This Yoar.

CHA DaAtOG This Yoar.
Des Moines, Oct. 7.-At midnight
Saturday night the time for the I'LL
ing of nomination papers of candi-
dates for state, legislative and Judi
cial offices expired. The office of the
secretary of state was kept open till
- o'clock by Deputy Secretary Hites.
to enable belated papers to be duly
entered for place on the ticket, Re-
publican county conventions were
held Saturday in Tama and johnson
counties and the papers from both
were brought in by special messen-
gers. These We're the last repub!,-
can papers to be filed. Several DEM
ocratic and prohibition papers were
filed in the course of the evening.
There are five state tickets duly
on file: the republican,, democratic,
prohibition, populist and the socialist.
Last year seven different parties had
to be accorded place on the ballot.
The republicans have not only filed
nomination papers for every senatori
al district in which Il senator is to be
-twenty-one in number but
also have a complete list of repre-
sentative nominees for the two iu-
dicial districts in which there are va
cancies to be filled.
The democrats have filed nomina-
ton papers for all the senatorial dis
tricts where there are not followers
and for all the representative dis
tricts but seven. The districts in
which they have no representative
nominees are Adair. Guthrie, Sac,
Hardin. Mitchell, and Story. They
have no judicial papers filed. The
prohibitionsts have nominated candi.
dates for senator and representative
in small percentage of the districts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Clam tisher's Good Luck.

Dubuque, Oct. 5.-John Liddle, clam
fisher, took from the river just below
the high bridge one of the finest
pearls yet found. 1t is nearly half an
inch in diameter and very clear. He
has been offered 5000 for it, but asks
ST 900
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Alarming Rumor Reyixad.

Copenhagen, Oct. 4.-The newspa-
pers here today revive the rumors
that King Edward is in a serious
condition from cancer of the tongue.
without adducing any evidence to
that effect, "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
WILL BUILD TO coLrAx.
Des Moines People Already Have Iron
Ordered for New Road

Des Moines, Oct. 81 s. Polk.
president of the Des Moines City
Railway company, has announced
that his company, with the backing
of eastern capitalists, whose names
are not to be made public at present,
will complete by next spring trolley
line from Des Moines to Colfax and
Mitchellville. This is an entirely new
line, and is in no way connected with
the line between Des Moines and
Eldora, by way of Nevada and Cam
bridge, which the lnterurban Rail-
way company has started to build
The Colfax line will he built for
freight and passenger business. 1t
will enter Des Moines from the west
and north the freight business COM
ing down by the Flint brickyards
line, and passengers being brought
down through the Danish college set
Element in East Des Moines, and by
the way Of East Sixth and Ninth
street line to the waiting room i'll
the center of the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Dropped Dead ON the Street.

Dubuque, Oct. ID. d. Mills, travel
ing solicitor for the Rankin Mills
Co., of New York, dropped dead on
the street opposite ST. Joseph's col
lege. Mr.. Mills and companion
named w. Helms We're canvassing the
city, distributing samples of the
breakfast food made by their firm.
The two We're standing on the cor
ner looking over a map they had
and preparing from 1T the route they
would take. Mr.. Mills gave sudden
gasp and collapsed, falling on the
Sidewalk and dying almost instantly.
Mr.. Mills was about 40 years of age.
His home is in Oak Park, Chicago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10

Boone, Oct. 5.-Gibson, on trial in
the district court for shooting Henry
Walker, has been found guilty Of
murder in the second degree.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10

Fort Dodge, Oct. IA baby girl
has arrived at the home of United
States Senator j. p. Dolliver. This
is the second child born to Senator
Dolliver. The first, also a girl, Miss
Margaret, is now nearly two years
old, and is famous as the baby whose
advent into the world caused both
houses of congress to adjourn for one
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
Jumped From Train.

Marshalltown, October IA young
man named Wiley, employed at San
derson's hotel at Melbourne jumped
from a passenger train on the Great
Western. His left foot was mangled.
A small prayer book was found in
the stomach of an ostrich lately dis
sected in London.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10

Its no USE" signed the Pork
Packers fair daughter, trying to go
in society when pa insists on calling
a golf club Skinny stick"
From the date of the creation to
, that OF the food. the Hebrew version
calculates 1,656 years, the Septaupint
2,262, the difference being COG years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10

alias Nelson, has. been
indicted by the grand jury for OBJ.
tanning money under false pretenses.
Eight counts on that charge are in
Guided. Al lcomplainants are SER
want girls from whom johnson Sc
cured from So to $40 each as first
payment for sewing machines. 1t is
said johnson secured about $3.50 in
the scheme, and that he carried out
like deals in Boone, Carroll and sew.
eral other towns.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

iihes snail be SO constructed, when the
municipal authorities and the company
tali to agree, or the former unreason-
aoly delay to enter into an agreement
with the company.
T. the power to make such order. as
provided in section S4sI, is not ina appro-
priateiy conferred on the probate court.
ana that court has complete Jurisdiction
OF proceeding Instituted therein I'm
conformity with that section. The pro-
vision Is not obnoxious to the constitu.
ton of the state on the ground that the
power It confers is distinctly legislative
or administrative. but is constitutional
and valid.
II VIII thus be seen that the probate
court has full and complete Jurisdiction
49, ~ case where the council and tele-
pnohe company get at loggerheads. ana
where the former arbitrarily undertake..
20 .nrow unnecessary obstacles in the
way OF public improvements.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
A TROLLEY SCHEME
That Embraces Running a Line From
Cincinnati to Cleveland.

Hamilton. Jan. 25.-Hon. Peter
schwab has just returned from New
York. where he succeeded in perfecting
arrangements for flnanciering the new
Dayton, Tippecanoe & Troy trolley road
which Is to be PRACTICAL extension of
the southern Ohio system, now reach
ing from Cincinnati to Dayton.
The same interests now control the
Northern Ohio Traction company, and
developments make 1t certain that the
purpose of the corporation Is to even
tually unite the two systems at Column
bus, making continuous line from
Cincinnati to Cleveland. General Man
ager w. N. Bicknell. of the Southern
Ohio company confirms the statement
that the Southern Ohio interests are
rapidly working out a cross-the state
trolley scheme.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
Plambers Organize.

The journeymen plumbers. gas and
steam filters of Canton held a meeting
last week at 1872 South Court street,
and organized union for mutual bene-
fit and protection. It will be an
euxiliary of the national union.
There was a good attendance, nearly
all Of the plumbers of the city who were
not working being present.
Neal Carpenter called the meeting to
order and presided until officers were
elected Temporary officers pending
tn granting of the charter were elected
as follows:
President. James Fitzgerald: vice
president, E. l.. Stump; secretary. VIII
liam Harton.
The next meeting will be held FRI
day evening. February 9Th. at which
time every plumber and gas filter in
the city is requested to be present.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
She Wants damages.
Mansfield Woman Says Ellen
Darling LibeIied Her.
Suit In Common Pleas Court for $4,000
Alleged Libel In Divorce
Petition.

Mansfield, Jan. 2S-Elizabeth O'Neil
by her attorneys, Mansfield & Long and
Bricker G. Workman, has begun suit in
common pleas court against Ellen Dar-
ling for $4,000 damages. .r,...
The plaintiff says that January II,
1901, the defendant composed and pub
lished a certain false and malicious libel
concerning the plaintiff. The libel re-
ferred to constituted the second ground
of divorce alleged by defendant in a
petition for divorce filed in probate
which Ella Darling was the Plaintiff and
Jonh j. Darling defendant. The libel
was as follows: Thereon or about De-
cember 29, 1900. and January 8, 1901. at
the home of one O'Neil (meaning the
house of Charles O'Neil. the husband of
the plaintiff) at SO North Gamble street
in the village of Shelby, Ohio. the de-
fendant committed adultry with one
Mrs. O'Neil (mcaning the plaintiffD."
The plaintiff further says that the
foregoing was well known to the de-
fendantgo he false. and fn6t2ing the
same to be false, defendant knowingly
and maliciously composed and publish
ed the libel and maliciously swore to
the petition with the so.e purpose of
injuring the social standing and de-
grading the personal reputation of the
plaintiff. Wherefore the plaintiff asks
damages in the sum of IS 900.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
Supreme court DECISION
Local Telephone Company Has
Rights Under Statutes.
Can Construct Its Lines Along Streets
and Public Ways Of Municipal
Corporation.


Some months ago local telephone
company petitioned the city council Of
GAINESVILLE. Ohio, for permission to build
maintain and operate a telephone ex-
change and a system of telephone lines
In that city. The council, 1t seems,
undertook to impose unreasonable re-
strictions on the company for the pur-
pose of delaying the construction of its
plant. and thereupon the action of the
probate court of the county was inyok-
ed by the company under section 346l
Ohio statutes. The constitutionality of
this statute was attacked by the OBJ
structionists in the courts, and finally
the case found its way to the supreme
court which declared the statute to be
unconstitutional. Upon re-hearing of
the case, however, the supreme court
recently reversed Its former holding and
held the statute to be constitutional and
valid. Following is a part of the sylla-
bus of the case:
Q. Telephone companies organized
under the laws Of this state have the
right by virtue Of sections 34bl, sl6t-f
and 4S7 of the revised statutes, to con-
struct their lines along the streets ana
public ways OF municipal corporations.
y eeeeEdaaes VAN ~ order AZ tbs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
MASSiLLON POLITICS.
Democratic Primaries to Be Held On
Second Saturday In March.

Massillon, Jan. 25.-The Democratic
central committee has decided to hold
the primary election Saturday after
noon. March 8. The making of general
arrangements was left with Chairman
Adrian Howald. 1t has not yet been
decided what ballot system will be used
The Republican committeeman. while
they have been discussing the situation
In general and informal way. have as
yet held no meetings for action.
Deputy County Clerk Bliss, of Can
ton. Republican candidate for county
clerk, was a Massllon visitor yester-
day. Mr. Bliss called to pay his re-
spects to Mayor Wise, who will be his
opponent at the primary election.
street Commissioner George S. Hell
line has finally decided not to be a can
didate for reelection. 81 have two
reasons" said he. "The first is that the
third term is always hard to get, and
the other is that my wife wants me to
get out of politics."
The name of Charles e. Jarvis is be-
ing persistently mentioned in connec-
tion with the Office of county commits
sloner
Attorney w. S. Spidle says he had no
intention of becoming a candidate for
Justice of the peace. Political people
have been speaking of him as a possi-
bility for months.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
Youngstown Soldiers DyIoo Fa.,.

youngstown, Jan. 25.-The remaina
OF Corporal John wonn. son of Jacob
"onn' who died near Manila while
IN the service, arrived here and will be
given military funeral tomorrow, the
Logan Rifles acting as an escort.
Deputy County Clerk Hugh swanev
Iece,ved message announcing the
aeath OF his brother, John swaney, who
died In the Philippines. The remains
VIII be brought home.
Tne remains Of DR.. Hlgley, formerly
OF this city, and who was prior to en-
msung q member OF the stan at tAs
state insane hospital in Cleveland, ana
wnc ga ~ the .eexyioe. Ksrs huulsl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

Gilmore explains is absent on the hand
of Ferrell.
The cut published with this article Is
taken from a draught of Ferrelrs hand
made for the News-Democrat by Mr..
Gilmore in the prisoners cell A sheet
of paper was held on the wall and as
Ferrell held his hand spread out upon it,
Mr.. Gilmore traced the outline carefully.
Afterwards he added the prominent
lines accurately produced from meas
urements. In a corner of the sheet Fer
rell wrote his name and the date.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
Judge Wings Salary.

Washington. Jan. 2S,-In a list of de-
ficiency estimates transmitted to con-
gress by the secretary of the treasury
is an item of $500 for the payment of
the salary of Francis J. Wing, of Cleve-
land, the new United States district
Judge for northern Ohio. for the half
of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1901.
Hereaftenr Judge Wings salary Will
be provided for in the regular legislation
and judicial appropriation bill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
Boiler Was Too Old.

Warren Tribune: e. T.. Miller. OF
Canton, examiner of stationary engi-
neers for this district, with George Bear
on Friday inspected the old boiler that
exploded in Hitchcock Bros saw mill
near Cortland. killing e. c. and Lucius
Hitchcock. Mr.. Miller found the boiler
was a very old one and not strong
enough for the high pressure which
was given 1t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
VIII Take Charge Of Exhibit.

At meeting of the Kindergarten as
sociation held in the assembly room of
the city hall Friday afternoon 1t was
decided to take charge of the art ex-
hibit one day this week. The members
of the association will act as guides at
the exhibit during the time which will
be allotted to them. No other special
business was transacted at the meeting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

It's folly to suffer with Headache
or Neuralgia Pains. as one or two of
Slusser's Sick and Nervous Headache
Tablets Will rive instant relief. Six
doses, 1oc. Sold by all druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

Our line of baby buggies and go-carts
are bran new. Seventy-five different
styles; lowest prices. Mahaffey.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
BOERs CAPTURE A TRAIN
Bearing Dublin FusIIiers. Troops snd
vslusble Supplies.

Kimberly, Jan. 26.--The Beers have
captured q Train heavily laden with
military stores. The troops on the train
ana snail body .of Dublin fusiliers were
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

Leave Canton AS and 0,57 q. m.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-01
Morrison HiIlman.

Tie home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. d. Soule
Highholborn street, was the scene of
a very pretty wedding, last evening,
when Charles X. Morrison Of this city.
was united in marriage to Miss Cora
Hillman of Millinockett. Only a few of
the friends Of the contracting parties
We're present. and the services We're
conducted by REV. \. T. Ringold Of the
First Baptist church. After the cere-
mony a reception was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Morrison. light refreshments
being served. Mr.. Morrison is one of
the popular cabmcn of the city ana the
best wishes Of a large circle Of friends
goes with them in their new life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-01
MAINE POLO GAMES.
Lewiston. q: Gardiner. O.

Gardiner. Me, Dec. Special. tar
diner saw one Of the fastest and toughest
games ~ polo and for the first time this
season fault was found with Referee Con-
Motley. Time after time his attention WAS
called to the rouEhncss Of tho visitors
nut ne always failed to see ii. For an
mat Gardiner was fairly outplayed at all
times by the visitors. one of the largest
crowds of the season saw the game. hut
It was not one they enjoyed. as they
are used to clean polo here, and it is
feared that such action will injurc the
attendance
In The first period Gard ner and Lewis
ton both captured goals and Gardiner had
Two fouls called. In the second, Lewis
ton captured another goal and Referee
ConhollcY called another foul on Gardi
ner and took away the only goal they
had. Faster and still rougher was the
third period. Lewiston captured her
fourth eoa!. Gardner could not score at
all. All The visitors played fast, cspcci-
ally Higgins CuSick and Wood put up a
Cood game for the home team and il WAS
no tauit Of theirs that il was lost. The
SUMMARY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-01

Mrs. Eta j. CFlanders). wife of Reu-
ben F. Mcclure. died at s O'Clock Mon
day morning. at her home on Turner
avenue, after a four months illness.
The cause of her death was cancer.
Her age was Is years. She was a ma
tive of Cornville, which was also her
husbands native place, but had re-
sided In this town since her marriage
which occurred Is years ago. She is
survived by Mr.. Mcclure and several
sisters. Funeral services will be held
at her late home on Wednesday. if
Massachusetts relatives can reach
town by that time, if not on Thursday.
conducted by Rev. Harry W. KimbaIl.
pastor Of the Island Avenue Congre-
gGtional church
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-01
NEW YEARS EVE
Passed Quietly by Majority Union Watch
Meeting at Methodist Church.

The last year of the 18th century
passed out quietly in Watervillc. There
We're various small watch parties
throughout The city but no general
celebration. A special union service
was held at the Pleasant Street Nctho-
dist church with an appropriate pro
gram. The service opened at . O'Clock
in the evening with a praise service
and was followed by a sermon bv Rev.
Il. l.. Marsh of the CONGREGATIONAL
church. A period Of song and PRAYER
followed when a second sermon was
preached. There We're then brief ai-
dresses from several of those present
reviewing the past and forccasting ,ha
future. Rev. T.. G. Whittemore OF the
Baptist church then gave an informal
talk and this was followed by prayer.
At midnight there was a period Of
silent prayer while the old year passed
into the new. a short social perio5
closed the service.
There was also a special service NJ
st. Marks beginning at Ills and last
ing until little after midnight.
A goodly number danced the old wear
out and the new year in at Thayer hall.
Some of the lodges also held meetings.
regular or special and few fingered
III the anterooms until after the magic
hour. The great majority. however.
spent the evening quietly in their own
homes.