The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-16

the participants in the sinking of the
| Merrimac at Santiago, has been dis.
charged from the Ukiah HOSPITAL for
the Insane and ordered to duty on the
steamship Independence at Mare
Island navy yard.
Sadie M. Erickson. of Massena. has
just won her damage. suit against
Cass county by trial of the cause
in the district court at Audubon. On
May % last Mrs. Erickson met with
quite painful accident, sustaining a
broken ankle and severe minor in.
juries, as the result of defective an.
proach to bridge on public high
way in Victoria township In her ne.
tltion the plaintiff set up the claim
that she was permanently injured and
that the unsafe approach which caus-
ed the accident was due to the ne.
glect of the county officials and there
fore demanded damage in the sum of
r$1O,225. The case took up three days
time in the hearing and the jury re,
quired ten hours to reach comprom
Use. settlement finally being arranged
IN a verdict for the plaintiff for $4,000
The county attorney says that he has
been instructed by the board of sup,
ervisors to prepare to appeal the case
10 the supreme court.
A Des Moines gentleman known
throughout the state who has travelled
widely in the north and northwest
mas made very large collection of
articles OF Indian manufacture. 1t
consists OF leather and bead work,
tools and implements, articles in
stone and flint, pottery, pipes, toma-
hawks, hatchets, ETC., sufficient to fill
a large case. These he proffers to
the historical department, conditioned
only upon it's careful preservation by
itself, and not to be mixed with other
articles, very reasonable stipulation.
Mr.. Aldrich is ir hopes of being able
to make such preparation for this In
dian collection as will secure it to
the department. Proffers of this kind
are frequently coming to the depart
ment and there is constant demand
for the enlargement of the museum
space. These articles have great eth
biological and archaeological interest,
and possess a value which will not
only be permanent but increase in
the future as they become more and
more difficult to obtain.
There seems to be a growing feel
ing among the members of the fegis-
lature that in spite of all the agita-
ton the congressional districts of the
state will not be changed this session
of the legislature. Members of the
senate seem more averse to change
than do members of the house. In
the northwestern part of the state the
sentiment is general but the north
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nothing. 1t is large in extent, but
small in representation in both the
house and senate. Therefore the
chances are that while an effort will
be made, little will be accomplished.
who have been active in making maps
have been heard to express them
selves as opposed to any radical
seems likely that il bill should pass
the house it would be killed in the
senate. All of the present members
of congress are against redistricting
and their influence will have consid-
cradle effect on any plan that may be
proposed.
With three blows of his fist Frank
B. Ferguson, a carpenter, almost in
stantly killed Leonard Shelgren Of
Cherokee during quarrel at Sioux
City boarding house. The blows broke
Shelgren's nose and caused concus
sion of the brain, from which he died
forty-five minutes later. Ferguson and
Shelgren quarreled over the latter's
3-year-old child which was being
cared for in the boarding house. Shell
gren. who is a widower, handled the
child SO roughly that Ferguson took it
from him and placed it in another
room. On his return Shelgren showed
fight, and made a vicious lunge at
Ferguson, who then dealt the fatal
blows in return. He himself notified
the police of the affair, not knowing
his victim was likely to die. 1t was
discovered later that Ferguson served
two terms in the penitentiary, the
last time for ten years for robbery of
rich farmer near Otto. During his
first term at Anamosa prison, he was
concerned in an instruction anon.
the prisoners.
The members of the board of re.
gents of the State University wish
to impress upon the legislature this
year the necessity of gradual in
SlSose III lHe APPROPRIATIONS Tor the
university rather than appropriating
large lump sums. I'VE expect to ask
that our medical building be replaced"
said Harvey Ingham, OF Algona, mem
Der OF the board of regents. I'VE
think that the state ought to arrange
for the prompt replacing of all build
ings destroyed by fire. as long as it
carries it's own insurance. The Iowa
University is great institution, but
it does not compare with the insti-
buttons OF surrounding states. Their
income is two or three times what
ours is, as a rule, and hence the diff
ference in their standing. Yet Iowa
University is placed in the same class
with them, which shows that our
instruction and general reputation
entities us to this position. In order
to maintain our present standing we
must make improvements. State in
situations around us have an annual
income of from 100000 to $500, 900,
while that of Iowa has only $15O,OOO.
The number of our students is con-
stantly on the increase. 1t takes
more money in proportion to run