The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-19

nessee, May is to July 4. Iowa had
troops in ten and in the forty-six bri-
gades she had troops in fourteen"
Curator Aldrich is expecting ship
ment of Filipino guns and war relics
sent to the state historical department
by General Chaffee.
A dead man found in a box car
at Evans was identified as William
Curry, of Muchakinock. The coro-
ner's jury found he came to his death
from dissipation and exposure.
Secretary Greene, of the State Hor-
ticultural society, says the organiza-
ton will ask for all appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose of making the
Iowa fruit display at the ST. Louis
exposition.
The contest for the office of sheriff
in Harrison county between Shinn,
republican, and Shelton. democrat, has
been completed, and Shelton was de-
clared elected by IA majority. His
original majority was a., NJ Murray,
republican candidate for supervisor in
the First district, has withdrawn his
contest petition for that Office and w.
Kelley is declared elected
John Simpson was elected secre.
tary of the Iowa State Agricul.
tural society over G. H. VanHouten
the former secretary, w. NJ. McFadden
of West Liberty and George Biggs of
Sac City, at the recent meeting. Mr..
Simpson received twelve votes, Mr..
Van Houten received two, and Mr..
McFadden one, on the formal ballot.
The suit of J. M. Thornton, receiv-
err of the lie Mars National bank,
wrecked by the defalcation of Vice
President T. F. Ward last April, to
recover 100000 from Arthur R. Jones
& Co. of Chicago, with whom Ward
specialized, was not only unsuccessful,
but the commission firm was given
judgment fer $500 on it's counter
claim for $500 alleged to have been
deposited in the bank. The issues
were joined in the submission of the
case to a jury in the federal court at
Chicago. The contention Of George
G. Scott of Sioux City, attorney for
the receiver, was based on the recog-
nized principle in federal jurisprud-
ence that any person who receives
money from officials of national
bank, is liable if it develops that the
money has been paid out of the banks
funds. Mr.. Wards transactions with
A. R. Jones & Co. were made through
Dana P. Long of lie Mars, a broker,
III whose office was a private wire of
the Chicago firm. The defense
claimed exemption for the commission
firm on the ground that Mr.. Long was
not an exclusive agent of A. r. Jones
& Co. and that therefore the commits
sion firm was not chargeable with no
tice that the money had been paid
them by an official of the bank, at
their risk. The commission firms
lawyers were astonished to find from
Receiver Thornton that, whereas they
had constantly received certificates
and statements from Ward, showing
a deposit of $780, when the bank
failed, the banks books showed tina.
at no time had the firm been credited
with more than $4,000 and that at the
time of the. failure they had to its
credit but $500. The jury considered,
apparently, that the bank had failed to
show that the commission firm was
responsible for the acts of Broker
Long, and, turning down entirely the
banks claim of 100000. compromised
on $500 for the commission firm, on
their counter-claim for a deposit of
$500.
At the thirty-sixth annual meeting
of the State Horticultural society the
salary of Secretary Greene was raised
from $500 to $1,000.
The Northwestern Railroad com
pany has requested City Policeman
Ash of Webster City to shoot the re-
naming razorback hogs which have
been confined in the railroad stock
yards and afflicted with hog cholera.
One hundred and eighty of these hogs
were shipped from Missouri to a local
dealer who refused to receive them.
Two-thirds of them had died w:th the
disease before the others were order
ed shot. The state veterinary sur
geon was there and examined them
and recommended the above action.