The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
THE NEWS in IOWA

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Col j. K. P. Thompson of Rock
Rapids has Withdrawn from the race
for the republican nomination for
lieutenant governor.
Every joint in Perry has been closed
as result of letter written to Gov
ernor Shaw by mother of that city.
The governor referred the letter to
Perry officials and the joints were
locked up.
The plant of the Iowa Manufacture
ing company of Oskaloosa, of which
Frank Baker is manager and principal
owner, was completely destroyed by
fire. AS there had been no fire in the
building since three days previous. the
origin is supposed to be incend;ary.
The loss will reach $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. Thirty men
were employed in the works, ard they
will be out of employment temporar-
been occupied for the first time in
March.
Geo. NJ. Titus, author of the famous
and Inflated biennial amendment, was
defeated at Muscatine for renomina-
ton for state senator from the dis
trict composed of Muscatine and
Louisa counties. +. M. Molesberry of
Columbus junction, Louisa county,
was chosen by vote of 10 to 13. The
outcome was problematica to the
end, and Titus was defeated by the
detection of eight of the Muscatine
county delegates. A contest over the
method of voting resulted in the de-
feat of the Titus forces, the Moles-
berry party carrying the point to a
vote by the individual written ballot.
Titus hope was in vote by delega-
tions, in which the undercurrent
against him would be forced to dis
play itself openly.
A serious and what may prove fatal
shoot atfray occurred at Washington
shooting atfray occurred at Washing
ton few days ago. Henry Humm, an
old soldier about go years of age, shot
through the right lung with revolt
ver. The two men live on the same
road about one-half mile from each
other, seven miles southwest of the
city. The dispute arose over calf
belonging to Buntenbach, which had
strayedf out of its pasture and wan
dered'into Humm's field. Sheriff John
Teeter and deputy and DR.. w. Black
Stated on the trail of the victims
Wbuld-be murderer, but up to the last
report no trace of the man could be
found and his whereabouts are un-
known. Buntenbach is wealthy and
retired German farmer about 40
years OF age.
Twelve miles from Sioux City we'll
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petroleum. This is in the midst of the
region where six months ago an Ohio
company leased every acre possible,
believing the region to be the outlet
of the Wyoming oil deposits. An OK
pert is expected from Ohio soon. OIL
comes to the surface in the region
where the discovery was made To such
an extent that drinking water is
scarce and ponds have giistened With
crude oil. Two years ago bays dis
| covered scu1n on y pasture pend
which was pronounced crude iii. The
| strike was made in a we'll ninety feet
deep. At that depth a stratum of
| blackjack was encountered, and the
| diggers, expecting water in it, stopped
work and fitted up a pump. S:S feet
of water and six inches of thick bl1cls
oil now stand in the well.
| The board of control has Just
awarded contracts for canned fvuits,,
i canned vegetables, canned corn and
canned tomatoes for the year begin
ming October l for the different state
| institutions. The awards We're as fol
lows: Canned fruits for institutions
at Anamosa, Clarinda, Council Bluffs,
Davenport, Eldora, Glenwood, Mar
shalltown and Mt. Pleasant-Sprague
| Warner & Co., Chicago. For Mitchell
ville-Franlllin MacVeagh & Co., Chi
cago. Canned vegetables-For insti-
tutions of Clarinda, Council Bluffs and
Observation-Disclosures, Warner &
Co., Chicago. For Davenport, Eldora
Marshalltown and Mt. Pleasant-Reid
Murdoch & Co., Chicago. Canned to-
matoes for institutions at Anamosa,
Council Bluffs, Davenport, Eft. Madi-
son, Independence, Marshalltown
Mitchellville and Mt. Pleasant-Reid
Murdoch & Co., Chicago. Canned corn
for institutions at Clarinda, Council
Bluffs, Davenport, Eldora, Ft Madison
| Marshalltown, Mitchellville and Mt
Pleasant-Sprague, Warner & Co.
Chicago.
Edwin L. Bowen, of Bowen & Rue.
ger, elevator men of Des Moines, has
just returned from trip over the
state for the purpose of ascertainine
the condition of the corn crop. He
was as far north as the state line and
as far west as Sibley and Hartley, de.
voting some time to the trip and max
ing a personal inspection of the fields
in the several portions of the state
visited by him. To reporter Mr.
Bowen said: 81 would not say thai
Iowa will not have so or so per cent
of normal crop, because l do not
think that is a good way to estimate
the probable yield. The acreage
varies so from year to year that per
centages based on the normal yielc
are apt to be misleading and not tt
convey an idea of the real condition
of the crop. l am prepared to say
though, that after a careful inspec
ton of fields in the heavy corn pro
ducing portions of the state, Iowa
even if we have an abundance of rail-
from now on and the frosts come late
will not have over half crop VIVA
I mean by that is that, acre for acre
the fields of the state will not produce
half as much corn as would have beer
cribbed if the season had been nor
4 NAL. Last year we had 307,OOO,OOt
4 bushels, or Whereabouts, and I fee
safe in saying that we will be ex
tremely fortunate if we get yielc
of 150,ooO,Oo0 bushels this season."
| William H. Disbrow, a prominen
citizen of Cass county, who lived foul