The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10
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Senate COMMITTEES Gave Railway sta.
tistics Bill TWO Votes.


tistics Bill TWO Votes.
Des Moines, April 1S.-The senate
ways and means committee by vote
of to voted to recommend for in
definite postponement the English bill
requiring the railroad companies to re-
port their Iowa gross and net earnings
and operating expenses separately on
the four classes of business done in
Iowa, on shipments wholly within
Iowa, on those across the state from
and to other states, on those original.
ing in Iowa and shipped out, and those
originating outside and shipped in.
Senators Junkin and Lewis, only,
voted for the bill. 1t had passed the
house. Senator Lewis pointed out
serious defects in 1t, although he voted
for 1t. This measure was understood
to have been written by Governor
Cummins and was designed to assist
the executive council in assessing rail.
road property for taxation.
The big brick Union block on Bank
street, Webster City, collapsed few
days ago, the north and west walls
being completely caved in. No one
was in the building at the time of the
accident, the structure being used as.
warehouse by the Litchfeld Manu-.
featuring company and was filled with
feed grinders and end gates.
H. r. Paine, an old settler Of Web.
ster county, and prominent farmer
living near Dayton, was instantly kill
ed in a runaway accident. Mr.. Paine
was driving down steep hill and the
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violently from the wagon seat and his
neck was broken by the fall. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict Of
accidental death.
The town of Winfield was the scene
of an exciting event few days ago.
Mrs. Peters, a middle aged lady, horse
whipped John Brady. She went to a
harness shop and bought whip and
then walked to point in front Of
Stevenson's store where John Brady
was and began flashing him vigorous.
ly. The blows fell fast and furious
and were administered in large mum.
bers. Mr.. Peters, the husband of the
lady, stood by to protect her, The
cause Of the punishment is not known.
Brady was formerly an inmate of the
penitentiary from Louisa county. He
lives near Morning Sun. Mr.. Peters
made the remark while the "flogging'
was being administered that BRADY
knows very well for what he is being
whipped"
A most frightful accident happened
at the c., M. & st. Paul railway ma.
chine shops at Perry which will Ger.
tainly cost John Lesell. head machine.
list, his life. "A large sand boiler was
being put in at the boiler room, into
which air was forced by a pump for
arriving the sand into two elevated
tanks in the yards. The top of the
sand boiler has, a cover that weighs
about ten pounds. Mr.. Lesell was
fixing leak around 1t, when ter.
rife explosion occurred. He was
struck in the face one side of his jaw,
nose, one eye and part of his skull
were crushed, pieces Of bone and flesh
flying in all directions. He is still
alive, but cannot possibly recover.
It appears that the Tightening clutch
on the cover was only partly caught
and failed to hold when the air was
turned on to pressure required to
raise the sand. d
Benjamin Jones, machinist OF
Portland, Ore, died at Seattle, Wash,
from what the coroner believes to
have been violent poison given by a
woman with whom he was registered
at the Hotel York as his wife. The
woman came into the hotel office an.
nohnced that the man was Ill and left
presumably for physician. She did
not return, and when the hotel man.
agement secured q doctor the mar
was found unconscious. He was re.
moved to hospital. where he expired
a few hours later. His clothing was
stripped of valuables. Letters found
in his grip reveal that the man has
parents In Oskaloosa, la.