The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-24

Denkmas Bros, burned to the ground
The loss is total. The insurance was
$12,750, which will nearly cover the
loss. OF this sum $500 was on the
building itself.
Word has been received. that An.
drew Carnegie has given Manchester
$4,000 for library building. under
the usual Notwithstanding a
suitable site and providing $1,000 a
year for support. The conditions will,
without doubt, be complied with.
1t has leaked out that a combine Of
Iowa wholesale fruit dealers is being
formed. q. H. Emory Goo, of OF
tumwa, A. Lagomarcino of Burlington
and Chicago firm, name unknown,
are the prime movers. The object is
to extend territory and fix level
scale of prices.
A gasoline lamp exploded in the
Bossert & Halverson general store at
Woodstock. The front of the building
was blown out and the goods damaged
to the amount of $1,000. Samuel
Pate. bystander. was knocked sense
less and was badly cut by flying glass.
The stock was fully insured.
DR.. Jackson B. Thomas of Philadel.
phia, who secured a loan of $4,000
from w. G. Putnam, Davenport at.
torney, last fall, on papers alleged to
be forged, was sentenced to seven
teen and one-half years at hard labor
in the penitentiary by Judge Wolfe of
Davenport. Dr. Thomas made fire.
quent trips to Iowa and Indiana to
raise money. Many successful opera
tons and-a score OF aliases have been
learned of since his arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Irwin of Page coun-
ty had an exciting experience at Coin
as he was taking prisoner to Tarllio,
Mo. AS the train started to leave the
depot the prisoner jumped from the
train and made his escape into the
country. A party was at once organ.
lied and went after him. City Mar.
shall Mcleod came upon him two
miles in the country and had to bring
his gun into play before the fellow
would surrender. His name is James
Wenaugh and he is wanted for for.
gerry.
A little sensation was stirred up in
sporting circles when it was learned
that in some unexplained way the bill
appropriating $4,000 annually for the
support of the fish and game depart.
ment had been lost by the wayside in
the closing hours of the general as.
sembly. The result Is that the game
warden has salary of 500 month
fixed by statute but no funds with
which to carry out the laws the legis.
lature made for him to enforce. The
executive council may come to the
assistance of the warden.
Passenger No. 8 on the B., G. R. &
NJ, struck and instantly killed a
stranger about two miles south Of
Clarksville. The man. is supposed to
be about 40 years of age, was 5 feet
z inches tall. weighed about 15o.
pounds, was dressed in dark clothes
with blue overalls, wore full beard,
had in his pocket Burlington Hawk.
Eye dated March 10, but there was
nothing on his person to identify him.
1t is supposed he was tramp, as it
LAS been learned he had meal at a
neighboring farm house shortly before
he was killed.
Charles Peterson of Baskerville has
been convicted of the crime of burg
larry. Peterson was one of a gang of
whitecaps who undertook to run one
G. H. Downing out of town last winter.
Three other men were indicted with
Peterson. but their trials will not be
had this term. The defense made was
that of an alibi. Defendant and seven
other men testified he was at some
other place when the crime was
charged to have been committed, but
the state, relying on the evidence of
but one witness, made strong case
and the jury was unanimous in their
verdict on the first ballot.
A Marshall county jury has Just
fixed the price of a sound thrashing
at $500. That was the verdict in the
case Of Frank Gambling VS.. Hugh w.
Hogue. The case grew out of an al.
legged assault made on Gambling at
Mr.. Hogue's home, following dis.
agreement over some money matters
and suit in Justice court. Hogue
alleges that Gambling called him a
liar and Hogue resented the imputa.
ton so vigorously that Gambling was
badly used up. Hogue made no de.
Tense and the jury followed out the
judges instructions in arriving at q
verdict.
The strike situation in the Illinois
Central shops at Waterloo Is daily as.
Stunning a more serious phase. Bust.
ness Agent Roderick, of the Interna.
tional Machinists union, has arrived
and is endeavoring to adjust matters.
He states the situation is more ser.
ious than he expected and unless the
company settles the strike the
shops Of the entire system may be
called out He is holding confer:
ence with all organizations. The
company has imported a few men to
make light repairs and seems deter.
mined to fight it out. The unions have
forced the local stores to quit furnish.
ing goods to the company and they
are shipping them In. A large force
of special agents is guarding the Cen.
trails property, although thus far the
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