The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-18
THE NEWS in IOWA

WstS dCcluenUally SnOG CnrOuRn the leg
by his brother while shooting fish in
a pond. He never rallied from the
shock and died few hours later.
The dismissal by the Iowa supreme
court of the appeal of the suit of
the state against the defunct Fidelity
Loan and Trust company of Sioux
City, means that the stockholders in
the concern will be subject to dou-
BILE liability. The capital stock was
$500,000, and if the stockholders are
responsible that sum can be collected
by the law, and applied to creditors
claims. Stockholders are mostly
eastern people.
Fred Evans, druggist at Sergeant
Bluffs, dislocated his neck in game
of baseball between the Sioux City
high school team and the Sergeant
Bluffs nine at Sergeant Bluffs and it
is feared he will not live. His lower
limbs are paralyzed. The broken
rertabrae is being held in place by
straps and bandages. He was slid
ing to third base in the ninth inning
and struck his head against the leg
of Harry Jandl, who was guarding
third base for Sioux City.
In the district court at Des Moines
Judge Holmes entered compromise
decree in the Carter & Hussey re-
eeivership. decree that it is claimed
is acceptable to both parties to the
controversy. L. A. Wilkinson, the
expert accountant who was en-
ployed to go through the books, is
appointed receiver and was required
to give bond for $1,000 He will
serve without compensation. 1t was
understood that Messrs. Carter and
Hussey will continue in charge of
their respective departments of the
business until such a time as the
plant can be sold. 1t was further or
dered that the partnership be dis
solved at the instance of Mr.. Hussey.
The court also ordered that the prop
erty be advertised for sale, but re-
served to either partner their right
10 purchase it provided they bid $4,000
cash or more for it.
Running at a high speed two Burl-
tngton freight trains collided three
miles west of Creston in a deep cut
and on sharp curve. With these
dangerous features to contend with
It is remarkable and miraculous that
the train men, especially those who
occupied places in the engine cabs,
escaped with their lives. The wreck
Is the worst that has occurred on the
Burlington west division for years
md very expensive. When it is known
that it required two wrecling crews
with large number of men fourteen
1ours to clear the track the extent
of the disaster is better understood.
The trains came together in a cut on
curve and the cars piled high. 1t
was impossible to pull the cars to
either side of the rails and track
could not be build around the wreck
on account of the embankment. The
engineer escaped by jumping. OF two
carloads of hogs not more than half
dozen escaped alive.
Some interesting new developments
have occurred at Grinnell, which point
to the conclusion that DR.. Geo. ID.
short time to Miss Carrie Rand, his
wealthy patroness. who has been so
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Heron divorce case. Miss
Rand came to Grinnell a few days ago
and disposed of all her property in
that city by sale. She has purchased
Ptl1ul1N-N VII llUH avenue
and Fcrty-ffth rect in New York
where DR.. Heron is living. Accord
ing published plans, her family will
go toFurope soon, and Tor this rea-
son it is ASSUMED that her marriage
to DR.. Heron will take place soon:
In fact, it was so understood and adj
mitted by close friends. The mar
riage will be the outcome of the
causes that have led up to the noted
social reformer's divorce from his
wife few weeks ago. Miss Rand is
In sympathy, heart and soul, with DR..
Herron's work. She is reputed to be
worth about $1,000,OO0. DR.. Heron is
known to be opposed to the marriage
contract. 1t is his social idea that
the marriage state is tyranny. and
the ceremony will be concession to
the other party.
Unless some federal question can
be made to intervene James III. Eas-
ton, a wealthy banker of DEBORAH.
must serve five years in the state pen
itentlary on charge of fraudulent
banking. The supreme court of Iowa
has affirmed the decision of the Fay-
cite county court, which sentenced
Easton to the term stated. Easton
was president of the First National
bank of DEBORAH and for several wears
had been wealthy man of that city
August 21, 1896, he received a deposit
of $500. Afterward on November 10
iof the same year receiver was an
pointed for the hank, and because of
the 500 deposit he was indicted upon
the charge of having received the de-
post after the bank was known to he
1nsolvent. He was convicted on the
charge and appealed the case. 1t was
claimed in the appeal that the law re-
lating to Easton's crime does not an
ply to national banks, which are or
gained under national laws and that
Easton's bank was not amenable to
the state laws; and further that if
held to be SO the act was unconstitr-
t1onal The supreme court has decid-
ed that the banking law under which
Easton was convicted clearly applies
to national banks. On the question
his TO whether the law is constitution
al the supreme court follows the rul-
ings as laid down by the United
States supreme court. However. in
the ruling just filed the statement is
made that the United States supreme
court has never squarely decided the
point in question and until it has
done SO the supreme court of Iowa
prefers to follow the customary ru1-
ings.
Three dogs attacked the 5-year-old
1on of G. w. Mccormick at Hawar-
den and chewed and mangled him
very seriously. The child was in the
ward nlayinu xyhep 1,,,lldoo- l,o1.,,.