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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12
Under Dogwood Blossoms.
BY GEORGE BINGHAM.

Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Not far from Cadiz, on the crooked
old Kentucky pike, an OK wagon COW
cred with a dingy sheet overlook me
A tall man, who looked lazy, sat on a
broken chair in front and drove, while
back under the cover five tow-heads
were stuck out to watch the slowly
changing scenery.
Under the shackly, rafting vehicle
walked lazy old brindle dog-he
could walk nowhere else, being tied to
the axle with a rope A scrub mich
COW was tied to the back end Of the
wagon; the skillets and pans, iasten-
ed to the sides of the wagon-bed, rat
tied and bumped; and buckets and
pots swung from the axles beneath, as
the wagon slowly passed along the
pike.
l dropped from the splotch of shade
on rail fence corner where had sat
TOR some time, and spoke to the man.
Good m 3rning," he answered. "If
you are going our way, hop up and
ride" He reached back. got handy
bucket, turned it over, and sat down
beside him.
When l told him my name he said
he knew person in Arkansas by the
name of Andy Cobb, but that he was
a negro. Then he laughed. He asked
me which way l was going, and when
told him l was not particular which
way, he said to me: I've been Twin
in Arkansaw for good while, and am
on my way to South Carolina to visit
my wife's folks"
Noticing the gait o. his team, l
asked him how long he had been en-
route, and in an easy manner he re-
Piled: "Oh,- little the rise of nine
weeks"
when do you expect to get there?"
~Kain't tell. Amt no morn hat
way yet. Who-a-a boys! Sally you
and the brats hold tight back there,
for here's another creek. You know
whut fools these cattle are about
water" Then he addressed me. Ever
creek we come to they break in run
for it.
The steers struck brisk pace and
when to the bank made lunge which
nearly upset the wagon. After riding
ar hour with HMM which time we
travelled abou. three miles-I wished
them good luck and took the other
fork of the road.
true. was not very particular
which way went, for had nothing
to do. Two months previous had
heard the little town of Snortsville
wanted a newspaper. and that being
the favorite one of nv several voca-
lions, went to the place and put
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12

by the man going to visit his wife's
folks.
After leaving Mr.. Bolts l came to Il
creek. The banks were pretty with
fragrant elder and dogwood blossoms,
and birds huttered over the clear,
s.owly-moving water. and chartered
and chirped in the underground.
I heard the sound Of ripping water,
and going upstream found a cool,
clear, blue spring which rippled and
tumbled over rocks on its way to the
creek.
I brushed the old acorns and sticks
from a soft messy slant End stretched
out to rest
"Gi. up here, row, Pud! You derned
old fool Maxim like you air skeered
o. this place when you come here ever
day. Quit that snortin' and git in
there and drink befo' l larrup you with
hickory"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12

barefoot man trying to persuade a
mule to drink at the stream. The con-
trary animal pralced around and went
behind bank. leaving only the riders
head visible to me. OF sudden it be-
gan bobbing up and down, and
heard him urging the mule to behave.
In language unsuitable to reproduce.
His head disappeared, his feet came
up In the air, and something hit the
earth with a dull sound When I got
to the bank he was brushing the dirt
and gravel from his shoulder. and
when asked him the trouble. he re-
piled:
"Nothin'. Blasted old mule Just
tossed me off over her head.
"Tuck Buchanan lives right up there
on the ridge" he answered when /
asked him where l might find some
dinner. He spurred the mule in the
tanks with his bare heels, and |
watched the spry little animal pick
her way up a rough path, sometimes
leading under low branches, which
caused the rider to duck his head or
push them back.
Again lay down on the moss.
Scents of peach and apple blossoms
came to me on the soft, lazy air. a
farm-bell Changed somewhere up the
creek bottom and was followed by an
other and another. Plow-mules brayed
and hurried toward their rows end, for
ten ears of corn and an hours rest
was coming.
Don't you want to walk down to
the mill? don't hear it running. |
guess that trifln' fellow I've got at
tendin' to it is piled up in the corn
box asleep as he usually is" said Mr..
Buchanan to me the day after went
to his house.
We>went to the mill and, as he ex-
pected. we found the miller doing in
tho corn-box.
"I'd let him go II had another man.
Kit Smith wants the job, but he amt
got any education and couldn't buy
wheat or calculate on tolls"
Being well satisfied with the sur
roundings and desiring to remain IN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12
After Meeting,

Bishop" said the young preacher,
81 know You were hitting at me whe1,
you denounced fine apparel and jew
elry, for l wear a velvet vest and a
watch and chain" "No. brother" re-
piled the bishop. with twinkle in his
eye. for IEhalf suspect your vest is
cotton velvet, and as for the watch,
1 never gave you credit for more than
Waterbury! "-Atlanta Constitution
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12

that section. l insisted that Kit Smith
with my assistance. could operate the
mill; and in a few days Mr.. Smith
and had the job.
MT. Buchanan was homely old fell
low, his profile at a distance remind
Ing me of the picture of some great
old man l had seen in history, and /
hardly saw how he could be the fathe,
OF a girl so pretty and sweet as Miss
| Fannie.
| In {. month was also assistant man
ager of the big farm. for Mr.. Buchan-
an had decided that the greasy scum
on wet weather spring back in the
field was signs Of an underground
stream of coal oil and was figuring on
organizing a stock company to drill.
The smiles and kind words of Miss
Fannie gave me feeling-a delightful
THRILL had never before experienced.
A young fellow accompanied her to
church one Sunday, and when she re-
turned that night I knew that / loved
her. How lonesome l had been that
day without her.
The next night she invited me to the
parlor to engage her in a game of So
cial "seven-up." We had q pleasan,
time. and hardly before the hour 20
go to my room. stopped the game,
grasped her pretty hand and told her
my feelings. bowed my head to kiss
her hand. but she pulled it back, said
No, no." and babe me good night.
said to her the next morning,
Miss Fannie, excuse me-last night
couldn't help it, though. Let it pass
and think no more of it, but l do
10"
''Mr. Cobb, won't you leave? Go
off and think no more of it, and let
me forget you. 1t will be better, as
nothing else can come of it. Leave
and let me forget you.'
Sadly told her farewell Sunday
morning and walked off down the road,
again in my aimless wandering. When
a half mile away heard someone
coming up behind me on a horse.
went to the side of the road to let
it pass. But when the horse came up
it stopped and as looked around,
Miss Fannie ran into my arms.
Come on back! You must not leave
ME! You cannot! The future looks
empty without you"
Tears of joy came to my eyes, and
l bent my head over on hers. / kissed
her, said. God bless my angel" and
kissed her again.
The horse she rode. seeing it was
forgotten, turned and followed us
home. hi
A hungry-looking razor back" SOW
with thirteen young pigs. roofing in
the dirt and rocks nearby made an
unusual lot of noise, and l raised I'D
and found myself still lying on the
messy place by the spring. had lain
there and imagined 1 would figure in
a romance something like the above.
If the hogs had allowed me to finish
the plot imagine it would have wound
up by me becoming owner of the farm
and mill, and several oil wells.
l washed my face in the cool blue
water, smoothed over my hair and
went with some anxiety to the Buchan-
an home on the ridge.
There was no sweet girl Fannie,
nor even Mrs. Buchanan-the old
man kept "bach" on small gully
washed farm. But l went in, ate a
dinner of beans and bacon, and went
on off down the pike. very seriously
thinking.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12
Forgotten Directions.

AS the steamer pitched and rolled
in the waves the traveller heard,
through the thin partition, wailing
voice in the next stateroom exclaim:
ooh, mamma, it's coming on again.
worse than ever!" Then he heard a
sleepy voice in reply: Marie, why
don't you follow the directions you
told me about before we came on
board?" Because I've forgotten
whether I ought 10 breathe in as sAa
vessel rises, and let the breath GO out
as it moves downward, or whether Il
ought to be the other way, anu oh.
oh! oh! wish I was dead."-Epworth
Herald. I
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12
A Suggestion,

Mrs. Hauskeep-The dishes you have
put on the table of late, Bridget, have
been positively dirty. Now,
got to be done about 1t. Bridget
Yis, mum; av We only had dark-col.
ored vans, mum. they wouldn't show
the dirt at philadelphia Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12
Worse Looking Than He Felt

Baboony-Ee boy. you look as II
you had jus, nteppea out of fashion
plate. Crinkleton- That so? i knew
had rheumatism. but didn't sup
pose was as stiff as that!-Harlem
Life
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12

The Chinaman carries fan, even
II he is soldier on active service. or
II he is going to his execution.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12

forth the Weekly Post, with a dusty
outfit that had been abandoned some
weeks before. In few issues found
that the people did not want local
paper as bad as they thought they did.
80 wound up my business, which
took but a few minutes. and walked
out of town. and 1t was only a few
mornings later that I was overtaken
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
POWERS OF HERDITY.
Some Remarkable Stories Told of Its
Mysterious Influences.

Some Remarkable Stories Told of Its
Mysterious Influences.
Doctors disagree as to the influence of
heredity. Some hold that great deal
hinges upon it; others believe the con-
trary. Some of the authentic stories
told to exempiify this mysterious bond
between ancestors and descendants are
very curious. There was a loan col
lection of old portraits exhibited in
London lately and young girl was
among the visitors. She was an or
phan and wealthy, but without near
relatives, and was often heard to COM
plain of the loneliness of her position.
AS she passed through the gallery one
particular portrait attracted her atten-
tion and she went back to 1t more than
once. Her companion saw in 1t moth
ing but the commonplace painting Of
middle-aged man in the costume OF the
latter part of the last century. 1T is
such a nice, kind face" said the girl,
rather wistfully. 81 imagine my father
might have looked like that had he
lived" As most of the pictures were
catalogue, but, before going away, Miss
B. bought one at the entrance and
made a last visit to the portrait for
which she had felt SO strong an attrac-
ton. To her establishment she found
her own name opposite to its number
and learned on inquiry that the orig
inal was one of her direct ancestors.
Another occult coincidence or psyche
logical phenomenon happened a few
years ago to southern statesman and
fnancier whose family has always been
of rank in his native state. This gen.
tleman was overhauling old documents
and letters which had been stored in a
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02

or mother or no one else knew nothing
about 1t. I never thought of the crime
until two days before l committed 1t
and never told nobody about IL"
Judge Lewis-"He says he did not
make up his mind to do 1t until a few
days before its commission.
Judge Passes Sentence.
Justice White-"Czolgosz, in taking
the life of our beloved president you
committed a crime that shocked and
outraged all the civilized world. After
learning all the facts and circum-
stances in the case, twelve good men
have pronounced you guilty of murder
in the first degree. You say that no
other person abetted you in the COM
mission of this terrible act. The pen
atty is fixed by statute, and 1t becomes
my duty to impose sentence upon you.
The sentence of this court is that on
October %, at the place designated and
in the manner prescribed by law, you
suffer the punishment of death.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02

not be pronounced against you; third.
that you wish a new trial.
Given Liberty to Speak.
These are the grounds specified by
statute. You are now at liberty to
speak"
Czolgosz-"I have nothing to say on
those things"
Judge Titus then consulted the pris-
oner.
Judge Titus-"I think he ought to be
permitted to make statement in ex-
culpation of his family, your honor"
Judge White-"The defendant may
speak in exculpation of his father and
brothers and sisters. II that Is what
he means to do it Is proper"
Says He Did It Alone.
Czolgosz-"No other person had any
thing to do with it. No other person
knew Of this but myself; my father
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02

CxolEosx Receives Sentence.
Czolgosz was sentenced to death by
Justice Truman C. White in the Su-
RENE court at Buffalo Thursday
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
Butter and Eggs.
Plans to Coerce Turkey

Paris. Sept. 2G.-The Courier Du
Soir. which is usually well Informed,
makes the following sensational state
ment:
zone OF the results of the confer
ences between Emperor Nicholas. and
President Loubet, NJ. Waldeck- Rous-
scau and NJ. Delcnsse, during the
Cars visit to France is an exchange
of views between European cabinets
now progressing. with the object of ar-
riving at an understanding as to ac-
ton against Turkey.
"Germany's concurrence es assured,
as Emperor William has consented.
but Count Won Buelow has raised OBJ
lection to some details of action pro-
posed, thus necessitnting further ref
erence to the other governments be
fore n final decision can be reached"
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
Pumpkin Pie Day at Longmont

Longmont, Colo. Sept. 26.-Denver
News Special.)-The third annual
Pumpkin Pie Day was held under In
vorable circumstances under the aus
piccs of the Longmont Driving Asso-
citation. The weather was perfect and
vast crowds commenced to assemble
early in the day.
The LongmOnt fire department was
out in full uniform and met the Colo
RADIO Southern train mt 1915 and es-
corted the vast crowds to ThOmpsOn's
park. where TWO large oxen had been
roasted. There were also 5000 pump
kin pies and 1000 loaves of bread
made up in sandwiches. The Long
mont fire department acted as walters.
Everybody WIS served and everybody
seemed happy.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02

musty chest for years and intended to
publish whatever might be of historic
value and interest. To his surprise he
unfolded letter yellow and time
stained which was written in his own
peculiar handwriting, or seemed to
have been written by him, although the
date was two generations before his
birth. The signature of the surname,
which was the same as his own, was SO
markedly characteristic that he could
scarcely believe his own hand did not
pen the letters.-Montreal Herald and
Star.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02

ex-Judge Titus. his counsel. held up a
hand to support him.
He did not need the proffered aid.
but Strengthened himself up of his own
effort. II was with a feeling of relief
that the assassin heard the words,
Remove the prisoner" pronounced by
Judge White. He heaved a great sigh
as he was manacled and was led away.
Tells of His Life.
stand up. Czolgosz. please" said
Mr.. Penny, turning to the prisoner.
Nudged by bailiffs. the prisoner stood
up, the center of all attention in the
crowded room.
In answer to questions put by Mr..
Penny, Czolgosz said under oath that
he was born in Detroit. that he was
educated in the common and church
schools, that he had been Catholic
that he was laborer. and that he had
lived in Cleveland and in Buffalo.
The court clerk then asked the ques-
tion for which all had been awaiting.
Judge Titus asked that the prisoner
be permitted to make II statement in
exculpation of his act.
Czolsosz leaned heavily on chair.
He then spoke. saying he alone COM
mitted the crime. No one had any
thing to do with his crime but himself.
he said.
Judge White Before the passing of
sentence you may speak on two sub
jects. First, you can claim that you are
insane; second, that you have good
cause to offer that judgment should
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02

afternoon. The assassin took advan-
tage Of the opportunity to speak, but
he confined himself to taking upon his
own shoulders the blame for the great
crime Of having murdered the presi-
dent of the United States. He advanced
no reason in Justification of his mon
strous deed. Not a word did he utter
of anarchy, of his enmity to govern
ment or of the motives which prompt
ed him to the commission Of his crime.
Hall Cleared BY Police.
Greater crowds gathered for the SEN
fencing of the assassin than came for
any one session Of the trial itself. Be-
fore 1890 p. m. crowd mad gain
cred in the corridor in front of Justice
Whites court room. BY l p. m. the
corridor was jammed. Capt. Regan
then appeared on the stairs with
SQUAD of 100 uniformed officers and
cleared the hall. 1t was a case or first
come first served after line was
formed, and the tickets of admission
issued for the trial were worthless. 1t
took less than ten minutes for the
single file to fill the court room and
then the doors were closed to be
opened only upon the arrival OF OIL
cials, counsel and others connected
with the days proceedings.
Dramatic Scene in Court.
In a hush that was like the silence
of death Justice White pronounced the
prisoners doom. Physically totterins
under the ordeal, but sustaining him
self by sheer force of nerve. the MUIR
derer heard the words OF death pro-
nounced, was shackled and quietly sub
mitted to be led away.
In no brazen fashion did the pris-
oner face the court Swaying from side
to side, boyish looking. trembling with
nervousness, but held up by nerve, he
stood leaning on the chair in front of
him.
Falters In His Words.
Falteringly, hesitatingly. he spoke.
after having been asked each question
several times He acted almost as II
the words were being wrung out of
him 1t took him so long to find utter
zee. and he spoke so rapidly when the
word left his lips in response to
estion.
voice was hardly heard ten feet
although every ear in the great
room was strained to catch the
.st sound from his lips.
face paled at no time during the
dings 1t was flushed with the
n it was costing him SO much
to master. AS the prelimin-
the prcnounclng of sentence
questions were asked by the dis
,ttorney. Czolgosz evinced the
# Willingness to answer all these
ions. but his utterance seemed to
.er in his throat.
Lawyer oners Aid.
y.s only after an effort that each
was blurted out AS he stood his
# beayed, his eyes blinked rap
and once he almost reeled. so that
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
Graiu and Hay.

Gain.-Whcat, choice milling, per
100 lbs, 81 .O3; rye. Colorado, bulk, per
100 lbs, 9Oc; oats, bulk, Nebraska,
S1.35: mixed, S1.3I; in sack, Colorado
white, $l.4O, corn in bulk, Sl.20; corn
chop, sacked. S1.2I: corn and oat
chops, sacked, S1.15; bran, Colorado,
per 100 lbs. 9Oc.
IIay.-Upland, per ton, S12.OoM13.OO;
second bottom, choice to fancy, $1,000
6fl1.0O; good TO choice. S9.5Odl1O.50.
timothy, S12.OGM12.JO; timothy and
clover, $11 .OOn11 30; alfalfa, prime.
$50; straw, $3.50; South Park wire
grass, $500.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
Cresceus Coming

Denver Sept. 27.-The contract for
the Cresccus exhibition on November
10th arrived yesterday, having been
sent to William Schuckman, secretary
of the Overland Racing Association. 1t
will be signed to-day and returned to
the manager of the great trotter. Now
only serious accident to Cresceus
will prevent the horse being shown in
Denver.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
Fewer Strike. In France.

The statistics of the strikes in France
for June have just been published. In
all the month gave birth to 81, while
the total for the first six months of the
year was 306. The same period in 1900
yielded AIS, which shows an agreeable
falling off in the discomfort of the
working classes.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

Cattle.
Comparative receipts:
Month to September 26. ....... 11,O43
Same period last year. l5,S0O
Decrease 4.Si7
Year to date lio'ooo
Same period last year. lo6,oI5
Increase $3.50
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Beef steers, good to choice.
grassers, LOO to loo
pounds ............ .S5.io 0Bf.-o
Beef ~."nrs, fair to metii-
tern grassers. $50 @3.75
Bee. ,ows and heifers,
good to choice grassers 800 M3.oo
Beef cows and heifers,
fair to medium wcstern.2.1O M3.OO
Bulls. stays and Gamers. 200 also
Calves VcaD .......... .4.5O Qo.O
Feeders, over 700 lbs, good
to choice. Il. +. r.. .3.23 @3.76
Feeders. over 700 lbs, fair
to medium. II. +. r.. 800 M3.23
Stockcrs. under 700 lbs,
good to choice, Il. +. R.3.25 63.O
Stockers. under 100 lbs,
fair to medium, +. p. R.3.OO M3.2o
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
Remove the prisoner"

Considerable surprise was expressed
that Justice White did not pronounce
the customary appeal to the Almighty
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
,IHE ASSASSIN HEARS DOOM
Leon CzoIgosz Is Sentenced to
Die in Electric Chair.
SAYS HE HAD NO AccoMPLlcEs.
Murderer of Mckinley Tells Judge No
One Else Was In Plot - Dramatic
Scene In Court-Falters While Making
His Statements to Judge.
HI.tory of the TrInI.

Monday. Sept. 16. - Czolgosz ar
raigned in court before Judge White.
charged with the murder of President
Mckinley on Sept. Z. He refused to
answer the Indictment.
Monday. Sept 23.-Czolgosz placed
on trial. Pleaded guilty to charge. Plea
not accepted and trial proceeds.
Tuesday. Sept. 24.-Czolgosz is found
guilty as charged.
Thursday, Sept. 26.-Judge White.
who presided at trial. sentences pris-
oner to be put to death in the electric
chair at Auburn prison. sometime dur
ing the week beginning October rs.
The Lamar register., 1901-10-02


in concluding his sentence. "hnd may
God have mercy on your soul"
The court quit at the middle of the
customary formula in pronouncing the
sentence.
Manacled and Led Away.
The hush us the solemn words were
pronounced was like the silence of the
tomb. For several moments the silence
was unbroken. The click of handouts
put a startling termination on the
strain Like a great sob the emotion
of the court room welled up and were
lost in the shuflling of feet. The final
scene OF the historic trial was con-
cluded.
Manacled to detectives who had
brought him into the court. the assas-
sin was conducted away. Between the
wall of bailiffs. policemen and specta-
tors the murderer passed. He looked
not into a single eye. Justified by him
self or not, his deed lay heavy on his
head. A groan of execration followed
him down the broad court house stairs
to the Jail tunnel below.
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VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY.
l.. 5. tug Iroquois, Rodman.
MERCHANTMEN.


CThis list does not include coasters.)
Alice Cooke, Am. schr., Penhalow. Port
Gamble, November "a.
Archer, Am. blIt.. Hardwicke, San
Francisco, November II.
Coronado. Am. bl1t., Potter. San Fran
cisco, December II.
r. s. Redheld, Am. schr., Jorgensen.
Port Blakeley. December Z.
Gerard c. Tobey, Am. blk, Cove, San
Francisco, December 20.
Jas. Johnson, Am. blk, Bennecke, New
castle, December IL.
John G. North, Am. schr., Austin, Port
Ludlow, December 10.
Kaiulani, Am. blk, Dabel. San Fran
cisco, November %.
LuZon, Am. schr., Knox, 7 acoma, De-
cember z.
Muriel, Am. schr., Wikander, Gray's
Harbor, December 10.
Olympic, Am. blk, Gibbs, San Francis
co.
S c. Wilder, bl1t.. Jackson, San Fran
cisco, December II.
Reuce, Am. sp., Whitman, Sydney, De-
cember 10.
Robert Searles, Am. schr., Piltz, New
castle, December 20.
r. P. Rithet, Am. blk, McPhafl. San
Francisco, November 49,
Rosamond, Am. schr., Johnson. San
Francisco, November 8.
w. d. Dimond, Am. bkt., San Fran
cisco.