The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-22
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THE NEWS m IOWA.


He ventured out beyond his depth.
John Kinney, aged rs years. was
killed by a bus at Fort Dodge few
nights ago, being run over on a dark
street while attempting to cross. Kin
ney was deaf and did not hear the bus
coming. He has no relatives that can
be located.
George Masten was instantly killed
within few hundred feet of the Rock
Island depot at Iowa City by a fast
freight train eastbound. No one saw
the accident, but appearances indicate
that he was endeavoring to board the
train and missed his hold. The up
per part of his booy was badly bruised,
and mis- lower limbs ground to pieces
He was As years of age.
Paul Hockersmith, 15-year-old
youth, impressed by the exploits Of
buffalo Bill and otter Indian extermi-
majors, donned cowboy suit, procured
a revolver, and entered the school at
Savanna, village in Davis county.
He threatened to clean out" the
school, and the pupils were terroriz-
ed. The youthful terror now Ian
cuisines in the county Jail under SEN
tence of twenty days.
Notice of appeal in the case of the
Valley National sank ct al. against
the city council, acting as board Of
review, has been served on Mayor
Brenton of Des Moines. An opinion
was given by City Solicitor Bremner
| to. the effect that stock in other cor
| porations owned by banks is taxable
and it is on this question that the con-
test is being waged. The assessment
| involved about $1,000,000.
John Thomas, colored, alias ala
bama," accused of numbering James
| Dean in Oklahoma. March 30th, last,
was turned over to Sheriff J. S.
Thompson of Caddo county, Okla.
| requisition having been granted by
Governor Cummins. Thomas was ar
rested by Sheriff John w. Teetor,
| having been put off a freight train
while stealing ride at Brighton. He
will be taken back at once.
Flossie Thomas, who stabbed Louis
| Wade at Newton recently, was cleared
| at her preliminary examination. Wade
was a waiter in local restaurant and
girl was employed in the kitchen. Dur
ing scuffle she ran butcher knife
into Wade's stomach, from which he
died. She claimed that the stabbing
was accidental. The evidence intro
duced at the preliminary examination
bore out the statements. made by the
girl and she was freed.
A terrific electrical storm swept
over McGregor, causing loss Of
$4,000. Lightning struck the jewelry
store of S. G. Freese, and it, together
with the Metropolitan saloon and bill
lard hall, were demolished. Eleven
men in the saloon at the time rushed
out the door as the buildings quivered
and saved their lives. Peter Lux, a
| fisherman, asleep on billiard table,
went down with the building, but lalf
| an hour afterward crawled out from
| under the debris unhurt, save few
slight scratches. Blocks of planks
We're floating away and nearly all the
easements and cellars in the business
portions of the town were flooded with
mud and water. score of business
houses are covered with a coating Of
mud several inches in thickness Oh
the first floor.
A storm which passed through the
country ten miles southeast of Har,
Ian carried destruction and death with
it. The cloud first came to the ground
near the home of Andrew Sorrenson,
one mile north of Kimbleton, Audubon
county. Mr.. Sorrenson was so ser.
iously injured that he died the next
morning. His barn and all of the out
buildings were destroyed. The resi-
dence Of Lewis Hansen was destroyed
and the family was saved only by TAX.
| ing refuge in the cyclone cellar Chris
4 NlSSOn's residence was moved from its
| foundation and all outbuildings were
destroyed. The family had taken
! refuge in the cellar. School house
No. 3, Sheron township, was com.
pletely destroyed. At Chris Jorgen.
sens place all the farm buildings and
his residence were destroyed and a
large number of hogs were killed.
James Rasmussen's place was the last
one. Here the storm attained it's
greatest fury. All of his fine farm
buildings were destroyed and trees
eighteen inches in diameter were torn
out by the roots or twisted off.
The civil service commission will
hold examinations for elig-le candi-
dates for appointments to the grade
of cadet in the revenue cutter service
June II, 18 and IS. The places in the
west fixed for the examinations are
Des Moines, Sioux City. Fort Madison
and Mason City in Iowa; Omaha,
| Grand Island and Beatrice in Nebraska,
and Aberdeen in South Dakota. These
examinations will afford an oppor.
tunity for young men who have ambi-
lions for naval life and who have
failed to secure appointments to An
napolis to enter the civil branch of
the marine service with practically
all the rights and privileges of naval
officers. Since the passage last month
of the revenue cutter ILL men in this
service have far better prospects be-
fore them than they ever had before.
Applicants desiring to take the ex-
animation should apply to the secre-
tary of the local civil service board in
any of the towns named. They must
be between 18 and rs years of age, not
less than feet inches in height, of
perfect physique and of good moral
character. Ing the mental examina-
lions proficiency in mathematics will
count fifty points in a possible 100.
r. H. Fisher, a BRAKEMAN in the en-