The Leon reporter., 1902-02-20

not taken until nearly II o'clock. the
train arriving at Des Moines at mid.
night.
ELECTION REFORM.
Representative Kerr Seeks to Limb
Money Expended.
Des Moines, Feb. 15.--A bill intro
duced in the house by Kerr limits the
amount of money to be expended by
candidates for public office. The bill
provides that candidates for repre-
sentative in congress, any state or
county Office shall not expend in
securing the nomination and election
any amount in excess of sum to be
determined on the following basis:
For 5000 voters or less, $100; for
each 100 voters from 5000 to 25,OOO
$1.50; for each 100 voters from 25,-
600 to 10000, 81. Nothing additional
for over $4,000 voters. Any addition
al expense shall be unlawful and in
validate the election of the party eX-
pending it. Sworn statements are to
be filed with the county clerk fifteen
d.ys before the convention and fifteen
days before election. Any candidate
failing to file such a statement shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding ST.
600, and shall receive no certificate
OF election. Treasurers of political
committees are also required to file
sworn statements, stating how all
money is expended.
Notwithstanding the decision of the
Iowa supreme court in favor of prop
erty owners on Main street, Dubuque,
in their refusal to pay for the i'm
provement OF the same, Archbishop
keane has sent in check to the city
treasurer for nearly two thousand
dollars to pay for the improvement on
the church property, although the as
sessment is declared to be illegal.
Other Catholic institutions on Main
street will probably do the same The
archbishop says the property has been
rendered more valuable and it is only
right it should be paid for.
The jury in the Mrs. A. G.. Linhoff
murder trial returned a verdict of
manslaughter. Before the verdict was
read the defendant, accompanied by
her husband and sister and brother,
arrived in the court room. AS soon as
the verdict was announced the de-
fendant was SO overcome that she
broke completely down and sobbed
like a child. Her husband also min
gled his tears with hers, and many of
those present in the court room sob
bed. A motion was at once made for
new trial, but the case was so elab-
orately entered into that it is not
probable new trial will be granted.
The maximum penalty is eight years.
A decision was rendered at st.
Louis few days ago by Judges Cald-
we'll Thayer and Sanborn of the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals, re-
leasing the Mutual Life Insurance
company of New York from the obli-
cation of paying $500 to the widow
OF Edward S. Kelly, one of it's poncy
holders. who committed suicide in Col
fax. Ia. on February 81, 1895. The
court of appeals reversed the decision
of the United States circuit court of
Iowa, which held that the insurance
company was obliged to pay Mrs.
Kelly the amount of the policy regard
less of the clause in the contract
guaranteeing that the holder of the
policy would not take his life within
two years of it's insurance.
w. r. Reynolds. of Sioux Falls, S.
d.. has been indicted by the grand
jury OF Sioux county, Iowa, for the
murder of Samuel Grafton, colored
missionary, which crime was commit
ted on the second day of last August
near Ireton, in Sioux county. The in
dictment charges murder in the first
degree. 1t is claimed that the colored
preacher had money, and Reynolds
knew the fact. and the preacher being
blind, Reynolds offered to convey him
n hiC mn in W. + low o,Jn
lreton, and this was the last time the
old preacher was ever seen alive The
body of the blind preacher was found
in a farmers corn field about mile
and half from Ireton, some time in
November, and Reynolds being the
last person seen with him was suspect
ed, and detectives We're put on his
trail with the result above stated. The
evidence shows very strong case
against Reynolds, and Judge Oliver
has held him to bail in the sum of
100000 to appear at the March term
OF court. Reynolds was musical in
strument and sewing machine ped
dler and lives at Sioux Falls.
A fire occurred at Mitchellville re.
sulting in the total loss of f. C. Mil.
lers large new livery barn, entailing
a loss of some $4,000, with but 5000
insurance.
Miss Maude Soule, of Webster City,
ireceived few days ago, through the
mail, two diamond rings. 1t was her
birthday. These very identical rings
sent to her thus mysteriously were
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
5000. The intrinsic value, however,
was little compared, to the sentiment
attaching to them as gifts.