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

ANASASC VI non. "A. ". ltOGClklSS, eX-
state senator and editor of the
News. Loss about $1,000
The Star livery stable at Des
Molnes was completely destroyed by
fire a few nights ago. Between TWEEN
ty-two and thirty horses We're suffo-
Gated and burned, only one of the
whole number kept in the stable be-
ing taken out alive.
III. s. Minnick, prominent grocer
OF Fort Dodge, has filed petition
in bankruptcy. Creditors have claims
against him to the amount of $4,000
and he is indebted to several banks
for large sums. Mr.. Minnick states
that he has been systematically rob-
bed by his employees, claiming that
he has lost $500 from this source
only recently. The case is arous-
ing o sensation, as Mr.. Minnick was
considered a wealthy man and his
failure was totally unexpected.
Andrew Martin, well known far
mer, 20 years of age, living eight
miles north of Ottumwa, attempted
suicide by shooting himself in the
lead. The deed was committed on
the public highway. Parties living
near the scene heard the shot and,
going to where it came from, found
Martin, who was not yet dead. He
Was revived at farmers house and
admitted he had shot himself, giving
as the reason that he was tired of
life. Martin had only been married
two weeks. Hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
IL. f. Williams of Boone has filed
papers in a suit for $4,000 against
L. Holloway charged with the alien
alton of Williams wife's affections.
Both parties are residents of Marcy
township. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams had
lived together for twenty-five years
or up to the year 1899, when Mrs.
Williams left her husband and four
children and went to live with her
parents. Williams claims that because
his wife was of unsound mind her
parents, who are Mr.. and Mrs. Hol-
loway, took advantage of her and
influenced her to leave her husband
and children. He alleges they were
instrumental in having his wife sue
fer divorce and for financially ruin
ing him.
Willie Fry, six years old, son of
Henry Fry of Waterloo, was struck
by a double header train on the Chi
eago Great Western railroad and in
stantly killed. Both engines passed
over the body, and it was cut in
two and horribly mangled. The hor-
rlfylng accident occurred at place
tho HIT
nome of the boy, and his mother
stood on the porch and watched the
sight of her child being ground to
death under the wheels of the train.
She ran to the scene of the acct
dent and threw herself down on the
lifeless trunk of her boy and became
crazed with grief. The boys older
sister had crossed the track just
ahead Of him to buy some buttermilk
Of milkman and the child attempted
TO follow her and was caught.
. The State Register in recent is
sue said: SIT has been discovered
that the Titus amendment is inher-
emily defective. 1t is made up of
several separate amendments to the
constitution. Ihe Iowa constitution
guarantees the people the right to
vote on every proposed amendment
TO the constitution, separately. The
constitution says: Article 10, Sec
ton 2: AZ two or more amendments
shall be submitted at the same time,
they shall be submitted in such a
manner that the electors shall vote
| for or against such amendments sep
arately.' The Titus amendment for
biennial elections proposes amend
ments to at least a half dozen differ
ent sections of the constitution of
the state. Some of them are in con.
fiict. In any event, though submit
ted under the guise of single amend
ment, they are separate amendments
to the constitution, and that funda-
mental guarantee of the rights of the
people provides that every amend
ment shall be voted on separately
The Titus amendment case was
formally submitted to the supreme
court on the 23d, and decision on
this much-involved controversy is ex.
rected in the course of the next ter
days. For four hours the court heard
the oral arguments, the court room
during both forenoon and afternoon
being crowded with spectators, both
from Des Moines and from various
parts of the state. The opening ar.
gument was presented by A. B. Cum.
minis of Des Moines, who argued for
the validity of the measure. Marsh
w. Bailey of Washington, the plaintiff
in the district court of Washington
county. and now appellee, followed
Mr.. Cummins. taking the position the
amendment was unconstitutional. Mil.
ton Remley. ex-attorney general
made the third argument, holding the
amendment should be construed &C.
cording to intent and the terms OF
the old officers were not extended
s w. Brookkart of Washington, the
appellant in the case, made an argu.
ment for the validity and literal con.
struction of the amendment. C. "a
Irwin of Sioux City presented argu.
ments on the same side of the qMes
,tion.
4 Caluse w. Reed of Gearing and Otto
Radloff, residing near Marshalltown
have been arrested on the charge
OF extortion, preferred by Mrs. Callie
LaPlant. She claims that the two
young men visited her home and that
Reed demanded of her that she sign
$3.50 note, payable to him in sixty
days, or he would have her arrested
for an alleged crime. He claimed
that she had been instrumental in
causing the separation of himself
j and wife. Mrs. LaPlant refused tc