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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

N. w. Clothier, of Charlton, was in the
city the first of the week attending to a
case he had in court. His brother, Chas.
Clothier, of Oklahoma City, Okla, was
also here.
w. H. Fessler, OF Stockton. Mo-, who is
here visiting his sister, Mrs. s. J. Daven-
port, of Eden township, returned Friday
from short visit with relatives at Gar
den Grove: s9GS - 5tE@S2Nss ~.
O. A, Hamilton, Of Licking county, o..
accompanied by his little son, stopped off
here last week and visited few days at
the home of his cousin, w. F. Howell,
north of Leon.
! Fred Adkins returned Monday to his
home at Grimes, Iowa, after visiting few
days with his little daughter, who lives
Woodland township.
81. M. Wilson, who has been here for
the past few days looking after his prop
erty, retu Tuesday to his home at
Fredonia, Kas. Tine Harlan. of Osceola,
went home with him.
Mrs. Mary Bennett, of DAVIS City, came
Thursday evening to remain with Mrs.
Dan w. Stanley few days and nurse her
through the operation which was per-
formed on her last Saturday.
j. v. Arney and family returned Thurs
day to their home at Davis City. Mr.. Ar
ney was member of the grand jury and
Mrs. Arney was visiting her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs, John Woodmansee.
Mrs. Ed Alexander left Tuesday morn.
ing for Walsenburg, Colo, where she
joins her sister, Mrs. Edward Mcclure
and the ladies will go to FL Paso, Texas
to spend the winter for their health.
Miss Sada Penniwell left Monday TO,
Olathe, Kansas, to visit her friend, Mis-.
Maude Reeder, and will return by way OF
Kansas City, where she will trim for a few
weeks in wholesale millinery house.
Will l.. Bowman, editor of the Kine
City Democrat, accompanied by his wife
and baby, visited over Sunday with rela
tives and many friends in this city. Mrs
Bowman was returning from visit al
Peoria, Ill.
Pete Daniels, who has been serving as
q member of the trial jury, returned to his
home at Garden Grove Saturday, Judge
Parrish having discharged the trial Jury
for the term. Pete was fortunate in NOT
having to sit on single jury.
Ex-county Auditor, Chas Shaffner. OF
Burrell, has been attending court in this
city the past few days. being a witness in
the Newton VS.. Hoffman ditch case
Charley says he has lived in Decatu,
county for 40 years and this is the first
time he was ever witness in court.
Howard H. Tedford and wife, of Mt
Ayr, attended the dance given by the
Leon Club at the z. P. hall last THURSDAY
evening, and many of the young people Of
this city were pleased to form their nc.
qualntance. Mrs. Tedford returned home
on the noon train Friday and Howard
went to Des Moines to look after his du.
l.ties as state binder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
The Churches.

There will be an important business
session of the Christian church follow
ing the morning service February 9Th.
Every member is asked to be present.
Attention is called to the services in
the M. b.. church for next Sunday.
Preaching morning and evening by the
pastor. Subject of morning sermon,
"No Need to Blush for Christianity. -
In the evening, "Tbe Doom of the I'm.
godly." Sunday school and Epworth
League at usual hours. The regular
Thursday evening prayer meetings will
be adjourned during the continuance of
the evangelistic meetings in the Presby.
terrain church.
The members of the Christian church
have started movement looking to.
ward the building of fine modern
church edifce in this city the coming
year. The present house of worship is
the Oldest one in the city, having been
built in 1857, and the members think it
is about time that new edifce was
erected. Under the able pastorate of
of Rev. 81. H. Hubbel the Christian
church is in hourishing condition, and
unless the plans 60 amiss the coming
summer will see a fine new Christian
church in this city.
$4,000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

Remaining uncalled for at the postofice
in Leon, Iowa, for the week ending
January 81, 1908:
Mr.. Pete Perkins Mrs. Matte johnson
Mr.. N. B. Shumaker
Mr.. Cornell, Photographer.
When asking for the above letters please
say 'sadvertised."
JOHN LEDGERwooD, P. M.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
All Stuffed Up

That's the condition Of many sufferers
from catarrh, especially in the morning.
Great difficulty is experienced in clear
ing the head and throat.
No wonder catarrh causes headache,
impairs the taste, smell and hearing,
pollutes the breath, deranges the stom-
ach and affects the appetite.
To cure catarrh, treatment must be
constitutional Alternative and tonic.
II was afflicted with catarrh. 1 took
medicines Of different kinds, giving each
fair trial; but gradually grew worse until
I could hardly hear, taste or smell. / then
concluded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
after taking five bottles was cured and
have not had any return OF the disease
since" EUGENE FORBES, Lebanon, Kan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
Don't Spoil Your Clothes.

Use Russ Bleaching Blue and keep them
white as snow. All grocers. 10c a package. 2s-t4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
o, w. FoxWoRTHY,M. D.
Physiolanand Surgeon
-eon, iowa, Office in Biggs Block

Obstetrics and diseases of women and chill
dren speciality. Night calls not answer od
except in cases Of obstetrics emergency or for
consultation. Office hours: 10 to II a. M. 2
TOD D. M and to $3.50 evenings. Phone No.
4s office and residence. Office phone always
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

For sALE-One hundred thousand
it. native lumber. Will trade for good
young stock of any kind.
]. L. McCUrcHAS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
PURELY PERSONAL.

Persons having friends visiting them or
knowing of strangers visiting in the city
will confer great favor upon the Editor
by Informing him either in person or by
nDis.]
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
Hoods Jarsaparilla

Cures catarrh-it soothes and strength
ems the mucous membrane and builds
mp the whole system.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05


Iowa Pruyn, a fifteen year old boy
who was sent to the reform school
couple of years ago, but is out on
parole, attempted to cash a check for
$37 last week at the Valley Bank in
Davis City, to which he had signed the
name of j. K. Beasley. The bank at
once detected the forgery, and he was
placed in the custody of constable Tip
Stephens, who was guarding him while
waiting to receive instructions from the
governor in regard to returning him to
the reform school. While they were in
the barber shop Iowa took notion to
hot foot it for Missouri, and made his
getaway, being fleeter of foot than
Davis City's big constable, and it is
presumed he got safely across the line
IN Missouri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05
Mrs. Emma Murphy, nee Emma

Mrs. Emma Murphy, nee Emma
French. writes US from Bonner's Ferry,
Idaho, that they could not get along
away out in that country without the
weekly visits Of The REPORTER. She is
greatly pleased with their new home,
although it is long ways from
here. They | are located about 30
miles from the British Columbia line, 20
miles east of the Washington state line,
and 20 miles west of the Montana state
line. She says she frequently sees deer
there, and fany Of the Leon hunters
ever go out in that country hunting
they will receive cordial welcome.
During three months Of the year they
have very high watereand have to go
to town in boat, their rancn being out
six miles from town. 1t generally rains
out there in the night, and the snow
has been two feet deep, nearly all win
ter, but the coolest weather they have
had is degrees below zero.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

j. R. Bashaw's toy goods line is COM
plete. Everything for the little fellows.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Recovered His Sparker.

T. II. Swift. a merchant of Hous
ton, Tex, was robbed on an Arkansas
Midland train of valuable diamond
between Helena and Marvell. Mr.
Swift, when he missed his jewelry
made no outcry, but at small sta.
tion telephoned to an officer to meet
the train at Brinkley with search
warrants for eight people, all tic oc-
cupants of the coach except himself
The officer was on hand and Mr.
Swift's diamond was found sewed IN
the skirt of woman passenger. Four
of the eight passengers were arrested,
and gave their names as follows:
John Morgan and Pearl Morgan. his
wife, of Oklahoma City, Okla; Edwin
Elyn. of Vicksburg, Miss; Charlie
Baird. 126 South Twentieth street,
Birmingham, Ala. They have been
connected with carnival show and
were en- route from Helena to Little
Rock
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
| THE lSTnMIAN SITUATION
Bocas Del Toro Captured and Flag
Of New Republic Hoisted.
The People Rejoiced and offered No
Resistancc-United states Cruiser
Atlanta Returned to Colon.

Colon, Nov. 1.-THE steam launch
sent to Bocas del Toro Thursday last
to capture that place in the name Of
the new republic of Panama has re-
turned here, and the officers report
that the place was captured and the
flag hoisted without a shot being fired.
No difficulties whatever were encoun-
tered. The majority of the officials
of Bocas del Toro are natives of Pan
anna and they expressed themselves as
rejoiced at the course affairs had taken
on the isthmus. The people of the
town were jubilant at the news, and
only a few persons were found to be
dissatisfied with the situation. These
latter were brought to Colon, but not
as prisoners.
The provisional government at Pan
ANA has received a telegram from Pres
ident Marroquin of the repubnc of Co
lombia giving assurances that the Pam
ANA canal bill would most certainly
pass congress next August and that
Gen. Reyes was on his way to the
isthmus to make proposals looking to
peace and the saving OF the national
honor The provisional government
has sent letter to Gen. Reyes, which
will reach him on his arrival at Sava-
nilla, advising that it Is useless for
him to come to Panama, as his mis-
sion is a hopeless one. The United
States cruiser Atlanta has just ar
rived from her cruise along the coast.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Express Messenger Assassinated.

Thomas Copeland, messengers
helper in the service of the Pacific
Express Company on the Cotton Belt,
was shot and instantly killed at Bas-
sett, forty miles from Texarkana, by
some unknown person, The train had
just pulled out from Bassett for Texar-
kama and Copeland was standing in
the door of the car. when he was fired
on from the dark. a shotgun loaded
with buekshot being the weapon used.
The full charges took effect in the
back of Copeland's head. The train
was backed to Bassett and the body
taken off for inquest proceedings. The
deceased had been in the employ of the
company about two weeks. He was
about 20 years old and unmarried.
Neither the peace officers nor the ex-
press company people believe that
the killing had any connection with
the feeling growing out of the late
strike.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
GERMANY HAS NO INTEREST.
Foreign Secretary Says There Is No
Truth In the Report of COlom-
bia Appealing to Germany.

Berlin, NOV. H. Foreign Secretary
Van Richthofen informed Ambassador
Tower Tuesday that there is no truth
whatever n the report of the inten
ton of Colombia TO appeal to Germany
and nothing is known here OF any in
tention to MAX such al appeal. The
foreign secretary assured the ambas-
sador that Germany has no interest in
the Panama matter and tnat the ques-
ton of an .nterfereEce in Panama on
the part Of Germany does not exist.
Barren Won Richthofen made these
statements In an earnest and formal
manner and wished them to be COM
municated to the United States gov
erpment, which the ambassador ac-
cordingly has done
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
NEW ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER.
The President Hns Sent the Name OF
Frank Wymnn to the senate
For Confirmation.

st. Louis, Nov. 1I.-Frank Wyman
was appointed postmaster OF ST. Louis
by President Roosevelt Tuesday morn
ing to succeed Postmaster Frederick
w. Baumhoff. President Roosevelt
sent his name to the senate Tues
day morning for confirmation.
Mr.. Wyman has always taken deep
interest in the municipal affairs of st.
Louis and has been identified with a
number OF movements looking for the
betterment of the Mound city. For
25 years Mr.. Wyman was connected
with the Simmons hardware house. re-
firing from active duty with that COM
pany less than a year ago.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Diplomatic Relation. Severed.

San Domingo, Nov. 11.-This city
was bombarded by the revolutionists
last Friday night with artillery, but
no material damage was done. The at
lacking commander sent messenger
In under flag OF truce demanding sur
render. This was refused and the bonn
5ardment followed.
On Monday, November 2, the Clyde
line steamship Cherokee was fired upon
by the Dominican cruiser Presidenta
while running the blockade Of Samana
She returned to the capital, The United
States cruiser Baltimore reported to
Minister Powell at the capital, and
Tree hours later left to convoy the
Cherokee.
On Wednesday the government forces
abandoned Macoris and the following
day the Dominican cruiser Independ-
ence bombarded the town on two and
half hours notice and retired rs-
liable report states that the lombard
ment caused heavy damage to property,
which was mostly owned by Ameri-
cans.
United States Minister Powell has
severed diplomatic relations with the
Dominican government. Intense anti
American sentiment is prevailing.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
TROUBLE BREWING IN CAMP.
An Attempt to Blow Up Electric
Light Plant with Dynamite He
suits In Calling Out Militia.

Trini .ad, Col, Nov. 11.-Dynamite
was exploded Tuesday morning under
the lectric light power house at Has
tings, 90 miles north of Trinidad One
corner of the house was blown out. but
tie machinery was not damaged to any
great extent. Although information is
meager, 1t is understood that the dyna-
mite was not placed correctly. and. as
a consequence. very little damage was
done At strikers headquarters IL is
claimed that the dynamiting was not
done by strikers and that the purpose
probably was to have militia ordered
to the camp. Il was rumored here that
the superintendent of the Hastings
mine had been shot and seriously in
jured, but this could not be verified.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Governor Offers Rewards.

The governor has offered a reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of G. w. Wehunt, who was indicted
for murder in the first degree for the
killing OF G. w. Lambert. shooting
Lambert while he was in bed Septem-
Der Is, 1902, in Polk county Before
the time set for trial Wehunt broke
Jail and fed the country
The governor also offers reward
of 500 for the arrest and conviction
of Kite Pemberton. 1t seems that
Pemberton killed Henry Washington
by stabbing him to death July Is.
1898, in Phillips county. and reward
issued for him at that time was re-
yoked in general order. The gov
ernor now issues a proclamation re-
newing the offer of the reward
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
APPOINTED FAIR COUNSEL.
Judge Franklin Ferriss Elected By
the Worlds Fair Directors to
Succeed james l.. Blair.

st. Louis, Nov. 11.-At the regular
monthly meeting of the board of di-
rectors Of the Worlds fair, held at the
MONDAY club Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Franklin Ferriss was unani-
mously elected general counsel of the
Worlds fair. He was also elected a
member OF the board of directors TO
succeed James L. Blair.
Mr. Blair's resignation as general
counsel was formally accepted by the
board prior to the appointment Of
Judge Ferriss. Judge Ferriss will at
once assume charge of his new duties
in the Administration building at the
Worlds fam grounds. He will give up
his seat on the circuit bench and will
have no private practice.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Bold Dash for Liberty.

A man supposed to be Pat Lacey.
wanted in Arkansas county on the
charge of murder and other offenses,
made sensational escape from an
officer at Little Rock. The man was
arrested on the North Side by an of
ficer, who took him to the court house
in a buggy to get commitment papers.
AS the man was handcuffed the officer
left him in the buggy and went in
side, requesting several bystanders to
keep an eye on him. No sooner had
the officer disappeared when the pris-
oner grabbed the lines and began
lashing the horse which started on
run. The streets were crowded
and many thought it was a runaway
as they fled for safety. The prisoner
succeeded in making his escape, de-
serting the horse and buggy several
miles from the city.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
SENTENCE OF THIRTY YEARS.
Given to Fred Irle For the Murder
of Two BOys-Plcad Guilty to
Second Degree Murder.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. 1l.--Fred frle.
aged 20, was given a sentence OF so
years in prison at Savannah, IA miles
from here, by a jury late Tuesday
night for the murder Of Henry Speth
and Guy Shilliam, Of Plattesville, Wis.
He pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree. The crime was COM
mitted July 20, 1900. All were run
away boys travelling together. The
double murder occurred in box car
attached to a train. The skulls Of the
victims were crushed and their bodies
thrown from the car willie the train
was in motion.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
WHITE HOUSE DRAWS CRANKS
Twelfth Found There within Week
Says He Is Congressman Elect
ed by Million Majority.

Washington. Nov. 11.-"Hon. George
A. Lear" did not take his seat in the
.souse Tuesday, as he declared he
would. He was arrested while prowl-
ing around the White House, making
the twelfth crank who has been picked
up by the Washington police during
the past week.
Lear said he had been elected as an
independent republican from Chicago
by a million majority, with the aid Of
Dowie, and he notified the clerk OF the
house that he would be on hand to take
his seat. The capitol police were look
ing for Lear, when they heard of his ar
rest near the White House.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13

Meeting Of Teachers Announced.

President Crawford of the State
Teachers Association, makes the fol.
lowing announcement: THE next
meeting of the Arkansas Teachers
Association will be held in the city of
Little Rock. December 20, 80 and 81.
The purpose of this organization is to
discuss educational policies. to cor
slider courses of study, methods OF
teaching and plans of work, and to
aid and promote the cause of educa-
tion in this commonwealth The
meeting will be held during the
Christmas holidays in order to secure
as large an attendance as possible.
Some OF our sister states in the south
have more than a thousand teachers
in the annual sessions of their asso-
Citations; shall the teachers of Arkan-
sas show less of zeal and enthusiasm?
or the good which results from these
conferences. there can be no doubt
We confidently believS that the
attendance a the coming session will
be by far the greatest in the history
OF the association, and we earnestly
request that school boards and school
superintendents so arrange the dates
of their holiday vacation that all
teachers who wish to do so may be
present during the entire session of
the association. All friends of educa.
tion are eligible to membership and
we hope to have very large attend
ance from school directors and others
who are interested in the growth and
progress of our educational institu-
tionS"
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
CenVieticns In Federal Court.

During the recent term of Federal
court at Little Rock there were thir-
ty-four convictions. Deputy Marshall
Fred Johnson has landed the follow
ing prisoners in the Federal Jail at
Atlanta, Ga: Hugh Reynolds, Con-
way county, Illicit distilling, four
years; Dan Patterson, Garland coun-
ty. pension fraud, two years; l.. A.
Robinson, Montgomery county, Illicit
distilling, one year and one day:
John w. Long, Saline county, counter
feiting, three years Thomas w.
Glow. Clark county, rifing registered
letters. fifteen months; Sam Wiley,
convicted at Helena. perjury, one
year and one day.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Killing on Passenger Train.

Armistead Davis, colored, was shot
and killed by another negro named
Henry Wiley on Cotton Belt passen.
ger train near Altheimer. There
were many passengers on the train
returning from Pine Bluff, where they
had been attracted by the Ringing
circus exhibition. The colored coach
was crowded and scme OF the negroes
were drinking and boisterous. Davis
and Wiley became involved in row
and Wiley pulled pistol and fired,
the bullet striking Davis in the fore
head and causing instant death. Then
there was pandemonium in the car
and a wild scramble for places of
safety In the confusion Wiley
jumped from the train and disap-
peared
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
Neqro Kills Whit. Man.

Albert Gar,ock white man, was
shot and killed by negro named
Brown in Roland township. Pulaski
county. Garlock and his wife went to
negro wedding out of curiosity and
there Garlock and the negro had some
words. After accompanying his wife
home, Garlock and his brother went
to place on the road and waited for
the negro. When Brown appeared
Garlock stared toward him, holding
in his hand a heavy club. He had
taken only few steps when the negro
pulled a revolver and fired.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-13
.[YNCH|NG At bR|NKLEY.
Zallie Cadle, Who X ed Policeman
Cox, the Victim.
FIRST AFFAIR OF KIND IN TOWNS HISTORY
The Murdered Officer Was Endeavor-
ing to Pacify CadIe When SLAM
lynching Deeply Oeplored BY the
Citizens.

A special dispatch from Brinkley
states thai on the night of the Sew
enth inst, for the first time in the his.
tory OF that place mob wreaked ven
geance on prisoner. His name was
Zallie c. Cadle, who murdered Po-
liceman j. c. Cox.
From the best evidence obtainable,
squad of five or ten men visited the
calaboose between II and o'clock,
forced open the outer door. broke the
cell lock and speedily wreaked bloody
vengeance upon the victim. Charlie
Simons, who was locked up in the cell
next to Cadle for completely in assas-
sinating Policeman Cox, says he was
awakened in the night by the electric
lights being turned out, and by the
noise of footsteps in the prison. He
at first thought the marshal was
bringing in another prisoner, but
presently heard them ask his fellow
prisoner Cadle, how he felt He said
they seemed to have no trouble IN
opening the cell door and a scuffle en-
sued. Then he heard voice say,
Stand back, | am going to shoot"
Immediately three or four shots were
fired. Then he thought a scuffle oc-
CURED inside of the prison, and he,
Simons, heard one or two shots on
fCt r.,h;o bn
Other evidence seems to show that
the victim broke away from his cap
tors just outside of the prison. and
ran through the front gate of a house
just across the street from the prison
on the west side and on to the back
of the garden about 600 feet, where
by his captors
A man living in the house hearing
shots fired and the noise of tramping
feet got up and saw four or five men
running through the yard, and imme
diately heard four shots fired back of
the garden. where clots of blood. other
evidences of a struggle and the vic
TINS hat were seen this morning.
From this spot the mob carried their
man about 200 feet east and swung
him to telegraph pole near the
prison.
Coroner w. S. Chinault empaneled
jury and they rendered a verdict to
the effect that Cadle came to his death
by gun or pistol wounds at the hands
of parties unknown, and that he was
afterwards hanged The body of Cadle
shows four bullet wounds, one of
which passed through the body from
right to left about six inchees below
the armpits. Policeman Cox was
man of irreproachable character and
splendid officer. He was every
body's friend. Just before he received
the fatal wound he was endeavoring
to get the two men. Cadle and Simons.
TO get in their wagon and go home,
so as not to get locked up The
lynchng is sincerely regretted gen.
orally, yet the sentiment is that Ca
dies death was deserved, although the
legal course is given preference by
everyone.