The Leon reporter., 1902-02-20
OVER THE STATE

lily, committed suicide at the home of
his brother, G. S. Warren, at Des
Moines, by hanging himself to a bed
post. He was Respondent because of
sickness and the loss of his eyesight.
Up to three months ago Oskaloosa
was his home.
young man named Covey. work
ing for John Ham, south of Earlville
about two miles, arose after all were
in bed, went to Mr.. Hams bedroom,
took his pantaloons from under his
pillow, distracted Mr.. Hams pocket
book, appropriated the contents, ABOUT
$50, and left Immediately, going to
Earlville at once, Where he took a
horse and cutter hltched in town and
drove hurriedly west The officers
of the law are trying to catch the
offender, but are yet without any de-
finite clue
Sioux City scored great victory in
the Iowa supreme court a few days
ago, when that body reversed the de-
ciSion of the lower court in the fam
Gus Sioux City water works case. The
decision means that the control and
operation of the water works will pass
from the trustees appointed by the
dlstrict court to the city council. The
court held that the law providing for
the appointment OF trustees by the dis
trict court is unconstitutional and
,--at the state has no right to manage
municipal corporations.
q. d. Nelson, a fugitive for the past
five months, has been arrested at Fort
Scott. Kan. He is charged with en-
bezzling $4,3S0 from the Northern
Grain company, who own a system of
elevators along the Chicago & North
western railway. When he left in Oc
tober it was found that shortage of
the above amount existed, and the Ma
tional Surety company made up the
amount. Nelson was located at
Wheelerwood, ten miles north of Ma
son City, and was regarded as clean
young man.
d. C. Jones, division freight and pas
senger of the Milwaukee road, with
headquarters in Cedar Rapids, com
mitted suicide at Ottumwa. He took
a sheet, made several knots, and sat
down and choked to death. When
found the body was not four inches
from the floor. The cause of the deed
is mystery. He was one of the most
prominent railroad men in the state
and held most responsible position.
1t is understood his health has been
poor some time, and it is believed that
was the cause of the act.
Elmer Reeves. the Waverly nursery
man, received an interesting package
by registered mail few days ago. 1t
contained a handsome bronze medal
from the commissioners of the Paris
exposition. The medal was awarded
to Mr.. Reeves for the best display of
fruit exhibited at the Worlds fair held
in Peris in 1900. With the medal
comes a diploma setting forth the
award in detail. Mr. Reeves takes
just pride in securing the medal and
is to be congratulated for winning first
honors in a contest with fruit grow
ers from all nations. There were
seven or eight varieties of apples in
the display sent by Mr. Reeves, the
most prominent being the Wealthy.
An interesting feature was plate of
native crab apples about twice the
usual size. The Duchess apples had
been in cold storage for long time
before shipment and they reached
Paris in perfect condition.
John Davis, who has been an in
mate of the Appanoose county farm
since last October left that place the
other day for Carrollton, Mo-, where,
according to a letter he received,
there is on deposit in Wilcoxen's bank
for him the sum of $4,000. with more
money to be added to this amount next
spring. Davis is Is years of age, has
been sick and in feeble health for
some time, and is still in poor ply
sical condition. When he first came
to Centerville and applied for aid
from the county he had no money and
was in an almost destitute condition,
his relatives having turned him owe:
to the charity of the world. 1t seems
that Davis good fortune is the result
of his having "staked" his cousin,
jeremiah Davis, with $500 in the west
years ago. The cousin realized great
ly on the amount invested and is now
fulfilling his agreement to equally di-
vide the profits which are supposed to
have been made in railroading and
mining.
An exceedingly fatal and disastrous
wreck on the Iowa Central railway
occurred at a point four miles south
of Eldora. a few nights ago, and as a
result four lives We're lost and prop
erty exceeding 100000 in value was
destroyed. The following is list of
the dead: John White, engineer of
passenger, lived at Osllaloosa; Will
liam Frude, engineer, lived at Keiths-
burg; Bud Ogie, fireman. lived at
Marshalltown Frank Patten, fireman,
lived at I.iscomb 1t is alleged that
Engineer Frude lad orders to take
single engine anu proceed to Eldora
to relieve a dead" freight engine,
and that he was ordered to wait at
Clifford for the south bound passen-
ger 1t is supposed that he disobeyed
orders as he had left Clifford and met
the passenger on sharp curve one
mile out OF Clifford. Both trains, were
going at a rate of thirty miles an
hour, and it is on account of Engineer
John White staying at his post on the
passenger engine and reversing his