The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-13
OVER THE STATE.

The fire was caused by a defective
flue.
Chester Tyler, convicted of the muir
der of DR.. M. B. Failor at Newton,
was sentenced to life Imprisonment in
the Ft. Madison penitentiary by Judge
w. G. Clements.
Frank Knapp, merchant and post
master at Bertram was run over and
instantly killed by Northwestern
train. The coroner's jury absolved
the company from any blame.
| A fire on the northwest corner of
the public square at Osceola destroy
ed four frame buildings, used as
racket store, restaurant and barber
shop. Snow on the roofs of other
buildings saved the fire from spread
ing.
c. M. Fellows, a young man of
family, while WORKING on a clay bank
at the Monkey hill in SCUM Musca-
1 tine was struck by a falling wall. of
frozen dirt, and before he could be
helped was covered with several tons
of dirt. His back and legs were
broken. His remains will receive
burial at Grandview his former home.
Fish and Game Warden George A.
lincoln and Deputy Neuman were in
Marengo few days ago and filed in
formation against Frank and Henry
Schultz of Linn county, for killing
and having in their possession eight
| quail. Deputy Sheriff Richardson
brought them in and they were as
sessed a fine of $3.50 and costs of
$3.50, which they paid.
Miss Maude soule, of Webster City.
received a few days ago, through the
mail, two diamond rings. 1t was her
| birthday. These very identical rings
sent to her thus mysteriously We're
stolen from her eighteen months ago.
No one knows who sent them. No one
knows who stole them. The postmark
upon the package sent her cannot be
read. The rings were valued at about
( $780,. The intrinsic value, however.
was little compared to the sentiment
attaching to them as gifts.
Governor Cummins has signed the
parole of George Williams, an Ana
mosa convict, sent from Dubuque for
burglary, whose health is so poor
other day Warden Hunt dropped
note to the mans sister at Dubuque,
stating the condition of the prisoner
and that death was likely to occur at
any time, although life might pos.
sibly be prolonged. His sister in
Dubuque took the letter anu started
to work up a petition in order to get
her brother out of prison and permit
him to die at home. Judges Math
ews and O'Donnell and County attor.
ney Bowen signed the petition recon-
mending the parole. Acting upon the
| information contained in the letter of
| the warden, the governor signed the
parole.
| At Sioux City eleven men found
Frank B. Ferguson guilty of assault
with intent to commit great bodily in
jury for killing Leonard Shelgren
with his fists January 5 last, at the
| home of Samuel Surplice. This Of
tense carries with it maximum pen
atty of $500 fine or year in jail,
SO Ferguson will escape the peniten-
tiary, where he has twice been sent.
Juror John Myers was taken i'll with
erysipelas and was forced to leave the
| jury box. The attorneys agreed to
| let the other eleven men decide the
| case. A number of the jurors wanted
| to find Ferguson guilty OF more SER
| ious Offense, but at length comprom-
ised. The verdict went farther than
the indictment, which charged man
slaughter, in that the jury found the
| accused man was possessed of an in
tent, while no intent is implied in the
manslaughter charge. Ferguson
struck Shelgren three times on the
head, causing his death.
lire at Waterloo caused by the
overturning of lamp, resulted in the
death of Mrs. Ed Kushner and two
cn4.dren, a girl OF IL and a boy Of 9.
One ~ther child was fatally and three
seriously burned. The children were
playing around a table on which a
glass lamp was standing. 1t was
pulled to the floor and blazing oil
spread to Tile clothing of mother and
children. The terrorlzed mother
made no attempt to get out of the
house, but nuddled in corner of the
room clasping her little ones to her
while the flames spread about them.
Firemen succeeded in saving four of
the family without serious injury, but
the others were SO horribly burned
that death soon followed. The acct
/ dent occurred about 8 o'clock. Two
| of the children were dead, when taken
from the ruins OF the house. but the
mother lived until 8 o'clock a. m. The
husband and father was in Cedar
Rapids when the accident occurred
4 Mrs. A. G. Lindhoff. accused of the
murder Of Edward G. Bromley, was
called to the witness stand at Mason
City few days ago. She went over
all the details of the trouble. On
the night of the tragedy she testified
that when Mrs. Kettleson came along
the walk she called her husband foul
I name and that Mrs. kettleson fell
from the walk. Later Mr. and Mrs.
| Bromley came up, Mr.. Bromley dared
Linhoff off his premises; he did not go
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bromley started
for home. When near the picket fence
Mrs. Bromley picked up something
and both started back. A picket and
a stone were then thrown at Linhoff.
Mrs. Linhoff stepped in the door and
| got the revolver, expecting to give
it to her husband. When she came
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