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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01
Morgan.

Mrs. VIM. Woods, from east of Leon.
is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Frank Gammill and daughter
Lennie, were Leon visitors Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Cozad visited at r. r.
Dunham's Saturday.
4. nj. Bledsoe is still very sick.
Mrs d. Hubbard and daughters visit
ed at M. l.. Dale's Thursday.
Mrs. Bird Cozad, Maud and Blanche
Osborne visited at Dave McCutchan's
Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Woods, of Weldon, visited
with her father, Z. NJ Bledsoe last
week.
Morgan township was we'll represent
ed at the street fair at Lneville last
week.
M. l.. Hubbard and A. Il. Hubbard and
family visited at Mrs. S. j. Cozad's Sun
day.
George Smallwood and family visited
at the home of Will Reese near Lewis
berg Sunday.
Nellie Dale Spent Saturday night
with friends in Pleasanton.
Lottie and Angie Cozad spent one
night last week at r. Il. Dunham's.
Ethel Woods, of Weldon, spent last
week visiting relatives in this vicinity
and attending the street fair at Line
Vile.
d. A. Robinson called on Levett Cozad
Sunday.
John Barrett and wife visited at r.
r. Dunham's Sunday.
z. I. Newcomer visited Frank Walker
near Pleasanton Sunday.
Bert Farvcr and family visited with
Mrs. Farvers parents Sunday.
NJ. L: Dale delivered hogs at Pleas
anton Monday.
No danger of consumption il you use
Foley's Honey and Tar to cure that
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01
Tuskeego.

Rev. E. j. Wellinger, Of Gravity, Iowa
preached at the Advent church Sunday
morning and evening.
Mrs. Flora Payton called on Mrs.
Laura Barnes Friday evening.
j. M. Smith was pleasant caller in
Kellerton Saturday evening.
Mrs. Robert Moulton and baby, of
Kellerton, was an over Sunday visitor
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
monsoon.
Rev. G. W. Smith will give a course of
Bible lectures at the Baptist church
this week.
Mrs. ed. Scott and baby called on
Mrs. John Brown Thursday evening.
Postmaster Bason had business in Kel-
lerton Monday.
Mrs. Frs Wions and children, Of Elk
Creek, visited the fore part of this week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Payton.
Sadie Anderson, of Kellerton, was an
over Sunday visitor with her grand
parents, M. and Mrs. John Smith.
Ike Payton and family spent Sunday
at John W;ons, over on Sweet Creek.
Mrs. Henry Tenant and baby, of
Redding, spent the latter part of last
week with her father, Joe Cash.
Mrs. A. A. Piercy called at George
GARDENERS Sunday evening.
Mrs. Merva Fesler and family, of
Lamont, but formerly of this place, left
Monday for her new home in Stockton,
Mo.
Will Barnes and wife, Of Ringgold
county Sundayed at Harl Scott's.
Mr.. Jacobs and wife spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Mr.. Aliens neal
Bethany Junction.
Glen Creveling and family of nea'
Lamont spent Sunday at o. Dunbar's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01
A Dozen Times a Nlaht.

Mr.. Owen Dunn, of Benton Ferry, w.
Va, writes: IL have had kidney and
bladder trouble for years, and it became
SO bad that was obliged to get up at
least a dozen times night. | never
received any permanent benefit from
any medicine until tried Foleys Kid
ney Cure. After using two bottles,
am cured
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01
Danger in Fall Colds.

Fall colds are liable to hang on all
winter leaving the seeds of pneumonia,
bronchitis or consumption. Foleys
Honey and Tar cures quickly and pre-
vents serious results. 1t is old and re-
Liable, tried and tested, safe and sure.
Contains no opiates and will not consti-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01
SHERIFF. SALE.

T..
BY virtue of special execution issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Decatur county, Iowa.
have levied upon and will sell Mt public cutlery to
the highest bidder, for cash in hand, at the Court
House door, in Leon, in said county, the 18th day
of October A. d. 1908, at o'clock p. M, the follow
ing described real estate situated in Decatur county,
Iowa. to wit:
Lots seven ~ aud eight (s in block six te).
Referees addition to Davis City, Decatur county
Iowa
=, .,,. NJ ~. -, i'' ~ ~ - =. -. :
Earl L. afcKeehan and against said e. J. and Este,
A. Teae, amounting to Two Hundred Sixty -one Dol
per cent from tire 18th day of September, 1903
Twenty three dollars and eight cents attorney fees
and Nine Dollars and Twenty-Five cents costs ami
arrr,iing costs.
Dated September is 1908.
6-2t r. ID. MARTIN, 81
sherifo Decatur County. Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01
Never Ask Advice.

When you have cough or cold
don't ask what is good for it and get
some medicine with little or no merit
and perhaps dangerous. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar, the greatest throat and
lung remedy, it cures coughs and colds
quickly
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01

City, Sunday.
Jess Cox and Iva Pritchard called on
Pearl Pryor Sunday.
Steve Kohal left Monday to join Mr.
Leeper S road gang.
The little boys of this vicinity organ
lied ball team and played their first
game on the Ridge Sunday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01

No danger of consumption il you use
Foley's Honey and Tar to cure that
stubborn cough.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
FOLK MAKES ANOTHER MOVE.
Step Taken I'm the Hope of Bringing
From France Millionaire Wufn-
wright, wanted In st. LOuts.

st. Louis, April 22.-Circuit Attor-
ney Folk has written Secretary of
State Hay at Washington to make a
request on the president of France for
Ellis Wainwright, the millionaire
brewer, under Indictment in this city
for bribery.
Wainwright, it will be remembered,
was alleged to be one of three men
who signed the notes upon which the
Si35,000 was raised by the Suburban
railway company to promote the pass
age of council bill No. A, known as
the Suburban bill.
Lieut.-Gov. John A. Lee is expected
to return to st. Louis for the purpose
Of testifying before the local grand
jury this week, probably Thursday or
Friday. 1t is stated that Lee will
come in without any conditions at
tached to his appearance or testi-
mony.
Circuit Attorney Folk and Attor-
ney-General Grow intend to give Dam
iel J. Kelley, the legislative agent, a
chance to turn states evidence. Off
GERS from this city are now in New
York in search of Kelley, and from
what could be CLEANED yesterday it
seems that they are close on his trail
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Colored Woman and Her Two Chill.
dren Murdered at Pine
Bluff.
EVENTS OF AWEEk BRIEFLY CHRoNICLtD
White Laborer Killed Over a Game of
Cards.-Convention Called to De-
wise Means Of Redeeming Swamp
Lands.-Contempt Case Appealed.
Kills Sister-in-Law and Himself.

Dan N. Dove, a farmer who re-
sided near Columbus, shot and killed
the wife of his brother, Dan Dove,
and after riding to his home and tell
ing his wife and children good-by,
put a bullet through his own brain,
dying instantly. The principals in
the double tragedy were all proml-
nent citizens of Howard county. The
two brothers had quarreled over the
possession of a certain tract of land
and this is supposed to have been the
cause of the killing. Dove is suppos-
ed to have met his brothers wife a
short distance from Columbus, but
what led up to the shooting is not
known. Proceeding to his home, he
told his wife and children what he
had done and that he was going to
kill himself Passing into the back
yard he put pistol to his head and
fired the fatal shot.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Negro Prevents Disastrous Wreck.

By his presence of mind and he.
roism, Walter Ward, a negro, pre-
vented a disastrous wreck at Plum
meryille. A tank car, which had
been standing on switch a few
miles from that place got started
down an incline and passed through
Plumervlle, with the speed of an
express train straight on toward a
freight train. which was due within
few minutes. Realizing the dan
ger, Ward leaped upon the flying car
and setting the brake, brought it to
standstill just in time to avert the
wreck.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Fear God, Tell the Truth and Make Money
Child Tells kidnapping Story.

Abbie Marshall, an S-year-old girl
who lived with her grandmother.
Mrs. Abbie Connolly of Hot Springs,
was found on the street at Little
Rock by the police. to whom she told
a story of having been kidnapped in
broad daylight on a principal street
of Hot Springs by two men, who took
her to Little Rock. where she man.
aged to escape from her captors Ths
child said that rubber attachment
had been placed about her throat.
which prevented her from screaming
Doubt was cast on the story by a
conductor of the Choctaw railroad.
who stated that child answering
her description had gone to Little
Rock on his train alone. stating that
she was going there to see her rela.
tiyes.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
FOUR KILLED IN A WRECK.
Frisco Train Leaves the Track Near
EvertOn, Mo-, Because of
Defective Rail.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 22.-Four
persons are dead as the result of the
wreck near Everton, Mo-, Tuesday, of
train No 103 on the Frisco system.
The wreck was caused by defective
rail. The dead:
+. X. Mead, engineer, Fort Scott,
Ark.
Bert Coffman, fireman, Fort Scott.
{. B. Campbell, postal clerk, Kan
sas City.
l.. Coleman, mail clerk, Kansas City,
Mo.
Chief Surgeon Gale, of the Frisco,
at Springfield. announced Tuesday
that the condition of Louie Columbia,
of Kansas City, is very serious and
his recovery is doubtful
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
NO.. 81.
STRIKE LEADER SHOT DOWN.
John Hairless Falls MortnIIy wound-
ed while Resisting Omcers at
Stamford Cs.y.

Charleston. w. Va, April 22.-An-
other tragedy growing out of the bat
tie between striking miners and depu-
ty United States marshals at Stana-
ford City, last February, took place
near that place Tuesday, when John
Hairless. one of the strike leaders, was
shot and killed by John Laing and a
man named George, who went with
Deputy Marshals Cunningham and
Summers to arrest Hairless on n war
rant issued by the federal court.
When the officers party approached
the house Hairless ran out. He was
commanded to halt, but instead he
lodged behind tree, drew his pistols
and began firing. Laing and George
returned the fire and Hairless fell
dead. Hairless was said to have been
one of the leaders of the strikers at
the Stamford City strike. John Laing
is the manager of the Lanard Coal
Co.'S mines, whose property adjoins
Stamford City.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
NOTED M|SSOUR|AN GONE.
Sudden Death of Col. John T. Crisp
at his Home in Indepen-
dence, Missouri.
A STROKE OF APOpLexY TOOK HIM OFF,
was Confederate Officer During
the Civil War, and Had, for Many
Tears. Been n COnspicuous Mem
Der of the General Assembly OF
Missouri.

independence, Mo-, April 22.-Col.
John I. Crisp died at his home here
tuesday morning. Death came at 3
a. m, caused by stroke of apoplexy.
Col. Crispwas one of the best-known
men in Missouri. He earned his mill
tary title fighting for the southern
confederacy, having taken a conspicu-
Gus part in many battles. He was a
member of the famous conference
held at Neosho, in 1861, by Gov. Jack
son and secessionist members of the
state legislature. Col. Crisp, but for
ms absence from the state during the
war and for few years following,
would have had a record of AZ years
in the legislature.
AT every session of the legislature
Col. Crisp was pointed out to visitors
as the unique character of the assem-
bly,. No visitor ever waited long to
hear speech from Col. Crisp His
Mr.. Speaker was a sound heard al
most as frequently as the rap of that
ofhciafs gavel, and his discussions of
matters, great and small which ex-
cited his interest, were exhaustive
always to the subject, sometimes as
to the hearers. He was seldom inter
rupted. To rise to a point of order
when Col. Crisp had the floor was an
act of temerity which few members
attempted.
In house parlance, Gel. Crisp was
the gentleman from jackson coun-
ty. But to mis- designation he OBJ
Jected. jackson county, to the average
Missouri mind, means Kansas City,
and for Kansas City the colonel had
the same name which Gen. Sherman
applied to war, and which Sam Jones
usually applies to any city i'll which
he happens to be.
Il live closer to hell" Col. Crisp was
fond of remarking, than any other
member of the Methodist church in
the United States" OF the second city
in the state he also said that when
Satan wishes to relieve the congestion
OF his overcrowded realm, he paroles
a regiment of his most hardened citi-
zens on straw bond and sends them to
Kansas City.
Col. Crisp claimed authorship of
the Jim Crow" or separate coach
bill, which failed to pass and which
caused so much comment at the re-
cent session of the legislature, al
though another member posed as it's
sponsor.
Col. Crisp was 65 years old and pos
sessed striking physique.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
A personal "REMINISCENCES.
Representative Murphy, of 81. Louis,
Feared to Push the Colonel

St. Louis, April 22.-"Col. Crisp and
/ had several warm tilts in the house
last winter" said Representative
Murphy, of this city The colonel
was all fire, and on account of his
physical condition | refrained from
giving him too many thrusts. lie
would become red in the face, and
tremble, and | was really afraid TO
carry on the warfare of words for
fear he might have stroke of apo
pleXy. Other members expressed the
same fear, and would refrain from hot
debate, although he often provoked
After our war of words he would
come over to my seat, shake my
hand and beg that there would be no
hard feelings. OF course, there were
none; although many people thought
there were. The last contest Col.
Crisp engaged in on the floor of the
house was with Mr.. Young, of John
son. When Mr.. Young began to re-
ply to Col Crisp, the colonel ex-
claimed Now that the giraff has
come into the ring, it is time for the
elephant to retire And he took his
seat. the last of his many battles in
the Missouri Legislature"
mfr. Williams, of Scott, and Col.
Crisp both introduced jim crow bills.
The railroad committee added por-
ton of the colonels bill to Mr.. Will
iams' bill, and from that day on there
was contest between Williams and
Crisp as to who was the author of
the measure. Mr.. Ing, of Wayne, in
troduced resolution TO the effect
that Williams was the father of the
bill and Crisp the step-father, and
the house let ii rest at that. He was
the author of bill providing for di-
vorce only on Biblical grounds. This
attracted attention all over the coun-
try, and was the subject of newspa-
per editorials and magazine articles"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
STILL LOOKING FOR LEE.
In His Absence the 81. Louis Grand
Jury Is Looking Into Some
other Matters.

st. Louis, April 22.-When the grand
jury reconvened at two o'clock this
afternoon inquiry was begun into the
methods used to favor certain race
track interests during the closing
days of the Forty-second general as
sembly.
Henry Woodward, an attorney, who
is believed to possess inside informa-
tion along this line, was the first wit
ness called.
Pat Carmody has failed to answer n
subpnena to appear before the grand
jury in relation to this matter, and an
attachment will probably be issued for
him.
Disguised at the failure Of Lieut..
Gov. Lee to return to St. Louis, Circuit
Attorney Folk will probably go &c
New York to negotiate with Charles
Stearns, kelley's legal adviser
Mr.. Folk has had under contempla-
tion this move for some time. as both
he and tt'y.-Gen. Crow believe that
the agent of the Baking Powder trust
who handled the money which
brought about the defeat of the bill
to repeal the anti-alum statute, will.
II given the opportunity, turn s,ates
evidence.
Nothing of a definite nature has
been received from the Lee family
concerning the continued absence of
the Acknowledgements
He must come back uncondition-
ally" is the notice served by the cir
cult attorney on those who know the
Whereabouts of Missouri's fugitive of
fetal.
Gov. Dockery wired to Circuit At
torney Folk Tuesday morning that
he had received word to the effect
that Gov. Lee was in Staunton, Va.
Circuit Attorney Folk answered the
dispatch, although he is confident
Gov. Lee has not left Chicago.
A friend forwarded a letter to Gov.
Lee at Chicago Monday night, inform
ing him of the exact situation here
and Folks ultimatum that no conces-
sions would be made to him to come
back
If Kelley should consent to turn
states evidence, there would be no
necessity for Lees presence in st.
Louis at this time, as the chances are
in that event, the authorities say,
that the lieutenant-governor would be
indicted for bribery and perjury.
Kelley, through his attorney,
Charles Stearns, will be asked to turn
states evidence and reveal the entire
story of the baking powder scandals
of the Forty-first and Forty y-second
general assemblies
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Whole Family Murdered,

John Spicer, young negro, 10
years of age of Pine Bluff, inflicted
fatal wounds upon Rosa Wilson, a
young negress and her two children,
aged three and four years. Spicer
forced an entrance into the woman's S
house and struck his victims over
the head with heavy iron bar, in
ficting fatal wounds. The crime was
not discovered for some time. Spi-
Ger is said to be a cocaine fiend and
to have been in trouble many times
The Wilson woman had caused his
arrest several times and this is
thought to have been the motive for
the crime. Spicer was captured at
his mothers house
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
DUNLAP HOLDING THE FORT.
Police at San Juan, Porto, Rico, I'M
able to Capture Naval Omcer
Under Indictment.

San Juan, p. r.. April 22.-The po-
lice have not been able to arrest Capt.
Andrew Dunlap, L. S. N, commandant
of the naval station here, against
whom a warrant has been issued for
bringing in liquors without paying
duty because the naval station is a
government reserve, and Capt. Dun
lap remains on 1t. The police have
been standing at the gate of the sta
tion since yesterday afternoon. Capt.
Dunlap refuses to come out or to per-
NIT the police to enter. The first
time the naval officer leaves the sta
tion he will be arrested.
Commander G. w. Mentz, U. S. ~.
and Robert Giles, against whom war
rants were issued on the same charge,
have been arraigned and have plead
ed not guilty.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
CoIored Woman Killed.

Annie Thomas, colored woman
who lived near Sweet Home, died as
the result of injuries which she al
legged were inflicted by Sam Carter, a
colored neighbor. The woman alleg-
ed before her death that she and Car
ter had quarreled over dividing
fence between their property and that
Carter struck her with a crowbar
Carter was arrested on charge Of as
sault to kill, which was changed to
charge of murder after the woman
died. An autopsy was held which
failed to disclose the wound alleged
to have been inflicted by Carter. The
coroner's jury rendered a verdict of
death from unknown causes.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
RAILROAD MEN ARRESTED.
Three Illinois Central Employees Are
Charged With StufIinE the
Company's PnyrOIls.

Chicago, April 22.-Charged with
stuffing the company's payrolls by
means of bogus pay checks, three men
holding responsible positions with the
Illinois Central railroad have been
simultaneously placed under arrest,
and were, Tuesday afternoon, held to
the grand jury. The total peculations
from the corporation, it is thought,
will amount to many thousands OF
dollars. The employees under arrest
are j. w. O'Hern, Charles O'Hern and
Mark Walsh. The first two named are
road superintendents and the third is
a section foreman. All were in charge
of large number OF men,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Prisoners Attempt Suicide.

Two prisoners in the county Jail
at Little Rock attempted to commit
suicide by swallowing a quantity OF
morphine. The prisoners were Joe
H. Hunt recently sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for grand
larceny. and James Dougherty. charg-
ed with killing Chief of Detectives
Jack Donahue, at Hot Springs last
Christmas day. The men were con-
fined in a big cell with number of
other prisoners, and both were un-
conscious when discovered. After
several hours work by the physi-
clans the men were declared out of
danger. The officials have been un.
able to discover how the prisoners
secured the poison.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Convention of Landowners.

A convention of landowners of the
st. Francis river bottoms is to be
held in May, for the purpose of con-
sidering plans for the drainage of the
lowlands and the improvement of the
ST Francis river. 1t is thought thst
large amount of land can be re-
claimed by the cutting off of some
Of the bends and the cutting away of
the shoals in the river 1t is expect
ed that if these improvements are
made the river will be navigable from
Helena to Kennett, Mo.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Body Found in River.

The body of John Lind of Van
Buren,, who had m ysteriously disap-
peared. was found in the river a few
miles from that city Lind was a
jeweler and optician, and had been
resident of Van Buren for several
months. A short time ago he disap-
peared. 1t was known at the time
that he had been drinking heavily.
1t is supposed that while under the
influence of liquor, he wandered to
the river and fell in.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Contempt Case Appealed.

r. G. Davies, the Hot Springs at
torney wSo was fined $50 and SEN
fenced to thirty days in Jail by Chan
cellor Leatherman for contempt Of
court, las appealed the case to the
state supreme court. The sentence
was imposed by Chancellor Leather
ma non account Of statement alleg-
e dto have been made by Davies to
the effect that the chancellor was cor
rupt. The Jail sentence was later re-
scinded.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
STRUCK BY A HUGE STONE.
Business Man of Ohio, Accident
ally Killed at Springfield.

Springfield, O., April 22.-William b.
Moores, treasurer of the Moores Lime
CO., and one of the best-known young
business men in central Ohio, was in
stantly killed Tuesday evening. He
had taken refuge back of the Office
building while big blast was fired.
A huge stone was sent through the
building with great force and struck
Moores in the back, knocking him
about ten feet and fracturing his
spine.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
BURIED IN RAILROAD TUNNEL.
Ten Workmen Lose Their Lives
While at Work on the Mexican
Central Extension.

Mexico City, Mexico, April 22.-Ten
workmen engaged in making tun-
mel on the Mexican Central extension
at Tuxpam, in the state of Jalisco,
lost their lives in cave-in caused by
several earthquake shocks coming in
rapid succession. The first shock
caused the falling of the inner work
ings, and when the gang of workmen
went into clear away the debris they
were caught by a second cave-in
which resulted from fresh shocks.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-04-24
Big Damage Suit Against Judqe.

Judge Jessie Turner of Van Buren
has been made the defendant in
SANDER suit for $4,000 damages
brought by a woman named l.. NJ.
that she is a resident of Ell Paso,
Tex, alleges that Judge Turner pur-
licly made an aspersion upon her
character. Judge Turner denies that
he ever saw the woman or the man
in whose presence he is alleged to
have made the Objectionable remarks.
The suit is supposed to have grown
out of litigation. in which the Craw,
ford County Bank, of which Judge
Turner is president, was interested