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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05

Samuel Rock, who has been employ
ed as section laborer for a number of
years, was brought before the insane
commissioners Monday. He first show
ed symptoms of insanity last October,
resulting from exposure and overwork
and has had rational intervals at timeA
When attacked he had Authorizations,
delirlum and was very melancholy. Re.
Gently he became dangerous. threat
ened to kill his wife, and has talked
of committing suicide, SO it was thought
best to send him to the hospital for
treatment. He was taken to Clarinda
by Deputy Sheriff Fred Martin Monday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05

For SALE-One hundred thousand
#, native lumber. Will trade for good
young stock of any kind.
j. L. McCUTcHAN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05

Mr.. ]. F. Rohde, of Kellerton, and
Miss Fannie Fowler, of near Elk chapel,
were united in marriage at o'clock p.
NJ, Sunday, Feb. %, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Jesse Andrew. The cere.
mony was performed by Justice Jess
Andrew, in the presence of few rela.
tives and friends. For the present Mr..
and Mrs. Rohde will make their home
with Otto Hilfker. The happy couple
have the best wishes of many friends
for their future happiness and prosper
tu
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05

SELF Top Notch, 8 shapes. ....,.... $3.50
SELF Magnet Calf. 200
SELF Box Calf. .......... $50
Sell Perfectoe Goodyear. ...... 800
SELF Royal Blue Goodyear. ..... $50
Florsheim Box Calf. ............. 400
Florsheim Patent Calf. .. 500
This is the greatest spread Of mems
shoes we've ever had. Come and heft
them and pass your opinion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05

Mrs. John w. Long, of Center town.
continues very sick.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Riley Clark of Leon Tuesday
morning.
Specialities introduced between every
act in Uncle RUDE at the opera house.
A continuous show March 10.
The Little squaw is the best five cent
cigar sold in Leon. 1t is made by the
Benedel Cigar Co. and smokers say it's
great.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05

Leon people who kicked Oh the re.
cent cold snap when the mercury
reached Is degrees below zero can
appreciate Iowa's mild climate, when
they hear that in recent letter from
Mrs. James Nicholson to her brother,
Fuller Avery, she states that for some
days the thermometer at Big Piney had
stood at 50 degrees below zero, and the
men folks were hauling hay twelve
hours day to keep their cattle from
starving to death, the ground being
covered with two feet of snow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05
Men,
Shoes

Made by SELF and
Florsheim-Not a tramp
shoe in the bunch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05


he may contract.
Decatur county suffered decided loss
the past week in the removal of Dr..
Frank Goodson and family to Mexico,
Mo-, where he has purchased large
farm. DR.. ,Goodson came to this county
| from Illinois eleven years ago, and dur.
| ing his residence here the whole family
| have made large circle of friends who
are sorry to see them leave. DR.. Good
son is, in addition to being frst.class
farmer and stockman, skilled veteri-
nary and his services in this line will be
missed. We commend this excellent
family to the good people of Mexico
and vicinity as most worthy additions
to their community.
| The Charlton Patriot says regarding
the presentation of "a Cheerful Liar
at Charlton recently: GA Cheerful
/ Liar played to packed house Tuesday
1 night. The company headed by Frank
! @. stuartin the title role, proved theil
ability to handle comedy in a very
praiseworthy manner. The audiene.
was kept laughing throughout the en-
tire representation of the play and tn,
generous and hearty applause attestet
entire satisfaction of the players efforts
The play was most difficult one ant
the members Of the cast are to be con
graduated on the manner in which the,
held up their parts" At Van Werden'
opera house, Leon, tonight, March 5.
Tax payers do not always remembe
just when their taxes ought to be pai
in order to avoid delinquency, and TO
their benefit Treasurer w. H. Youn
announces as follows the law on th
matter of paying taxes
All taxes become due on January {
each year. If tie first installment
not paid before April l, the full amour
becomes delinquent and is subject to
penalty of one per cent per month fror
March l. If the first payment is mad
before April l, the second payment ca
: be made any time before October .
But if not paid by October it becom,
. dslinquent and subject to = penalty
lone per cent pei month from Septemb
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
ST. SEVER, FAVORITE,
GETS WORST OF START
Angry Mob Surrounds Judges
Stand at GraveSend.

NEW YORK. June ia cIanorous
crowd of men, claiming they were rob-
bed and demanding protection. sur
rounded the judges stand at the Graves
end track yesterday after the fifth race
This remarkable demonstration or an
ger was due to the bad start that St.
Sever. the favorite. received.
1t was the first time In many years
that a race track crowd had given vent
to their feelings. and the unusual spec
tacle caused considerable comment
Time was when similar scenes were
enacted daily at the old Brighton Beach
course, but of recent years the spec
tators have received questionable de-
cisions and poor starts with indiffer-
ence.
The action of William Murray, the as
sistant starter, in holding St. Sever af-
ter the barrier had been sprung caused
all the trouble. The feelings OF the
men had been previously stirred when
the same man held John A. Scott. fe-
vorite for the third race. long enough
to Kill his chance. When John A. Scott
toddled home last the crowd smothered
their anger; but when st. Sever was
deliberately held their feelings over
mastered them and they rushed to the
ofhcials. protesting strongly.
The belligerent crowd found Robert
Pinkerton. chief Of the race track police.
al the Enclosure surrounding the stew
ards stand. Many of the men. in forci-
BILE language. denounced Murray's action.
Some cried out that they were robbed.
while all demanded redress. A few hand
ed their cards to Mr.. PiDkerton and said
they were ready to go before the stew
ards at any time should they order an
investigation of the start.
H. T. Homan. the starting Judge, ad-
mitted after the race that the assist
ant starter had held st. Sever, but he
claimed that Murray was not so much
at fault with John A. Scott.
The bad feature in connection with
the St. Sever send-off was that Murray
continued to hold the horse after the
barrier went UP and was dragged FIVE or
six feet before he gave the horse his
head. St Sever ran a remarkable race
and demonstrated that, with an even
break. he would have won. But he was
unable 10 make UP all the lost ground
and Silurian won cleverly from Lord Ad-
vOcate.
The Astoria Stakes was won cleverly
by Senator p. H. McCarren's smart Ally
Oceantide. She won the race through
sheer stamina at the end. Mr.. Nc
Carren said after the race that he had
backed her well at 10 to /. because she
had shown in her work that she was
superior to his colt Seymour. a winner
OF several races this season. The winner
is bred to run in the mud. as he is by
st. George-Come and Go, the latter a
sister to Gold Heels. last years Subur-
ban winner.
1t was a bad day for form players. as
every choice. with the exception OF Afri-
cander in the second race. was beaten.
The bookmakers had red-letter day.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
CHAMPION ARTHUR DUFFEY.

briny deep in quest OF the Prince Hassen
cup. Having seen the little Yankee in
action the previous year. the English.
Scotch. and Irish runners went out after
his scalp and tried TO keep him from
getting his eognomen ascribed on the
cup a second time. Duffey was in fine
condition and showed the other men his
heels. and did the trick In ten seconds
fiat. Once more hts name went on the
silver cup. And Duffey, in order to rub
it in on the men on the continent
journeyed TO Scotland and ireland and
won few more races, in fact all that he
entered.
He ran his next race In 1902. He won
the 10O-yard dash at the Georgetown in
door meet, as we'll as at the B. A. A. In
Boston, and at the y. Y A. c. carnival
he made a new record for the 5O-yard
dash, which was seconds fat. Then
tickle Dame Fortune, with whom he had
been making googoo eyes. saw fit TO
smile upon Duffey, and he startled the
world IN his next race. at the intercol-
legiate meet at Mott Haven Knowing
that Dufey had swept everything be-
fore him in the Old World and that he
was IN excellent condition. the officials
OF the meet believed Duffey intended do
ing something out Of the ordinary wher
DUffey, Schiek. Moulton and one or two
other men toed their marks, two inspec-
tcrs vent halfway up the track Just
outside the ropes and held up their
haEdkerchiefs In order to ascertain II
tie wind was blowing. Had there been
any wind DufTey's time would not have
counted. The inspectors remained in
their positions throughout the race.
With FIVE of the most expert timers be
hind him. the starter sent the men of
on their Journey. Duffey won handily.
At the finish OF the dash Graduate
Manager Thompson. OF Georgetown.
heartily congratulated Duffey upon his
achievement other friends and admir-
ers gave the little fellow the warm
nit" and then he started down 10 get
his robe. which he left at the starting
point. Meanwhile the FIVE timers were
knitting their brows and humping their
think tanks and for more than three
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
Elk Drops and the Second
Baseman's Head Falls.
Gene Has Been Lame and
Out of the Game for a
Long Time.
"Chicf' thinner Secures
Young Blood for the Phil
Hes-Marked Improvement
in the Teams Work of
Late.

AS predicted in The Times several
weeks ago. Gene De Montreville has
been Internationally released. The ak
fell after yesterdays game at the club
house. as the result of a talk between
the second baseman and Lotus. AS a
matter OF fact De Montreville's name has
not figured on the clubs payroll since
June 1, when he Joined the team at
Detroit and 1t was found that he was
incapacitated and could not fill his posi-
ton at the second hassock. His per-
Torrance. in the one game in which he
played, after Joining the club in the
West, according to his team mates,
was painful in the extreme. Barely able
to stand on his injured member ne hob
bled about the infield and made but
feeble efforts to take the chances he
could not avoid. Gene sought Lotus
after yesterdays game. so says the man
ager. and asked that he be reinstated at
bis old station. Lotus said he told him
this was impossible as he knew he was
far from being In playing shape and so
told him. De Montreville was of differ
ert opinion, with the result that LOTUS
told him he was at liberty to make
arrangements elsewhere-and at once.
With a complete rest and a careful
course Of treatment Gene may come
around in time. but it is doubtful II
he will be right until after the hot
weather has set in.
1t was stated in yesterdays Times
that II was rumored that De Montre-
willie was released, and an emphatic de-
NAL from LOTUS appended
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
GEORGETOWN GETS NO. 6
FOR POUGHKEEPSIE RACE

The drawing for positions in the inter
collegiate boat races on the Hudson on
June &c by the Poughkeepsie regatta com
mIttee took place at the Columbia Uni
versity Club in New York last evening.
The courses are numbered from the west
shore. and the course nearest the shore.
No. /. is considered the poorest. Wis
consin got a good place in each drawing.
Cornell got Indifferent luck, while Penn
sylvania and Columbia drew two poor
positions. The drawings follow:
Four-Oared varsity race-No. l, Penn
sylyania: No. 2, Cornell; No. 3. Wiscon-
sin; No. 4. Columbia.
Freshmen eigbt-oared race-No. l, Cor
neil; No. 2. Columbia; No. 3. Pennsyl-
vania; No. I, Syracuse; No. s. Wisconsin.
Varsity eight-oared race-No. l. Penn
sylyania: No. 2. Columbia; No. 3. Cor
nell; No. 4. Wisconsin; No. 5. Syracuse;
No. 9. Georgetown.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

minutes the time was not announced
There was something doing with The
timers.
Reluctantly Gave It Out.
Everyone yelled, What's the time. ("
ard finally after a conference the timers
informed the announcer that the time
was 9-5 seconds and that a new record
had been established by the Georgetown
msn. Duffey was Just in front OF the
grandstand when the announcement was
made and blushed all coloxs of the rain
bow when IL came. like a peal OF
Thunder from a clear sky. The crowd
arose as one person and yelled Itself
hoarse.
After the race II was learned that two
Of the five timers had caught Duffey's
time as :09 2-5, and three as :0s S-5-
This was the official time given out. and
was enough TO break the record After
remaining IN America short while after
breaking the record, Duffey began TO
yearn for London. and having his name
on the Prince Hassen Cup twice. he
wanted II on there again. so as to be-
come permanent ONneT- ne went OFSA
and negotiated the distance in :09 As.
new record for England. Having won
the race three times, he was given the
much coveted cup. and returned TO
America and presented the trophy to
the Georgetown University Athletic AS
ISOLATION. There are many names on It.
but Duffey's is the only one the Blue and
the Gray folk can see.
Out of Condition.
Duffey broke training after winning
the CUP. and was not in good condition
when the Georgetown meet was held-:n
March. Joe Reilly was given a three
yard handicap over Dufley in the 6o-yard
dash. and won out. Dufey was also de-
feated by Amsler. OF Pennsy-. when the
latter had a liberal handicap IN Phila-
delphia meet. In the intercollegiate this
year with everything to lose and nothing
10 gain. Arthur entered the 75-yard dash
for the love he had for his alma mater.
With all OF the other men after his
scalp he won out. with Schick hard BY
and Moulton equally as close
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
''CHICk" TUCKER BEATEN
BY YOUNG MISSISSIPPI
Negro Featherweight Puts 1t All Over
New Yorker in Quakerville.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1s.-Mississip-
pi. the negro featherweight. and Chick
Tucker, of New York. fought six OF the
hardest rounds ever seen in this city
at the National Athletic Club last night.
with honors in favor OF the negro.
Tucker used poor judgment in keeping
away. as the only chance he had was to
get close and play for his opponents
body. In the first round Mississippi
caught Tucker with right swing on the
jaw. sending him to the floor. Tucker
took a count of six and finished the
round IN good shape. The second round
was all Mississipprs He used a straight
left which made fuckers head rock.
Tucker adopted rushing tactics IN the
third and dropped the negro with a
straight right on the mouth, He was up
in an instant and the pair fought like
demons until the bell. The fourth. nth.
and sixth rounds were all IN favor Of the
negro, who landed his right TO fuckers
jaw time and again Tucker was sent to
the floor for the count In the fourth,
took a bad beating In the fifth. and was
knocked down in the early part OF the
sixth. and managed to stay by fighting
back hard and fast. He was nit hard
and often in this round. and the bell was
welcome sound Dave Holly and Sam
Bolen fought six fast rounds in the
semi windup, with honors slightly in IA
vor OF Bolen The preliminaries all
went the limit and were rather tame
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
Teering in Demand.

A dispatch from Boston says: Man
ager Canavan. OF the New Haven club.
was in New York the past week con-
ferrIng with Manager Barrows. of the
Detroit Americans, concerning the sale
OF Deering. Deering had signed a con-
tract to play in New Haven this season,
and had also secured advance money.
All this was well known to Barrows.
yet Detroit has failed TO release him or
pay any attention to the correspondence
that Manager Caravan has sent him.
Other major league clubs have been
watching behring's work. and have writ
ten to Manager Caravan to ask If the
big pitcher is for sale.
Deering is pretty well satisfied with
his present location, and for that rea-
son Manager Canavan will give Detroit
first chance at him. IL they do not pay
Deering will be sold 10 another club -
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
GRAND CIRCUIT MEET
HAS BEEN CALLED OFF

Manager Klosterman, OF the Coliseum,
has had to call off the grand circuit
meet arranged for tonight. So many of
the sprinting champions are disabled
that he felt 1t wiser to call off the event
than TO attempt to give the public a
short card and minor stars.
AS a consequence. those cyclists who
assembled here yesterday TO enter the
races had TO bundle themselves off this
morning. Where or when the next
grand circuit meet will be held is prob
lematical. owing to the generally disa-
bled condition of the wheel riders
The Coliseum's next motor paced con-
test will occur Wednesday night, June
l6, IL the "hoodoo" can be given dope
enough 10 forget the date.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
COURTNEY SHAKES UP
CORNELL'S VARSITY
Four Changes Made in the Boat, But
No New Men Selected as Yet.

Courtney made UP an entirely new or
der in the varsity crew today Coffin,
who, for the last six days has given
way TO Nutting, was put back in his old
position at stroke, and Nutting went
back to No. s. Edmonston. at No. z, and
Lueder. at bow. changed places. The
varsity now rows as follows: Edmon-
Bton, bow. Wadsworth. No. 2; Brandow.
No. 3; Van Alstyne. No. 4; G. FOote.
No s. Nutting. No. 6; Lueder. No. Z;
Coffin. strobe.
The water was rough and the crews
were kept on the inlet. Courtney is bet
ter pleased with the present comblna-
ton than with any previous one. The
crews leave here for the Hudson to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
DE MOWTREVzLLE IS
RELEASED BY LOFTUS
SENATORS ESTABLISH
SURPRISING RECORD
BY Defeating Detroit They Win
Two Straight Games.

Wild, but nevertheless effective, Case
Patten broke his losing streak yester-
day, letting Detroit down with a single
plugged away at Mul!in. their mascot
until two runs crossed the rubber with a
victory. The Senators played an error
less game. and while the hitting was
by no means free. enough safeties were
poked out, coupled with COurtney's
error in the sixth, to cinch the game.
Delehanty made two singles and one
each was gotten by Setback, Ryan,
Clarke. Robinson and Drill.
Detroit made its solitary run in the
second inning. Carr. the first man up
went out, Patten to Clarke; Gessler
struck out. Smith walked, stole second
and went to third on Courtney's hit.
Courtney made a dash for second and
as Drill threw to Robbie to head him off
Smith made a break for home and
scored. Courtney was run down between
first and second after a ludicrOus at
tempt on Bill Clarke's part 10 tag him
OF. unassisted. Washington's two
tallies came in the sixth. Moran went
cut, Carr to Mullin. as he did on two
previous occasions. Ryan hunted a safe
one toward Lush. Selbach hit to center
fCc a single. Delehenty hit to Courtney
who threw high to Carr and Del was
safe, each base runner moving up a
peg Coughlin banged out long fly to
Gessler on which Setback scored. Then
came Bill Clarke, who did himself proud
by smashing out a corking single to
center, scoring Ryan from second, with
tho last and winning run Of the game
The score:
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
DIAMOND FLASHES.
Moran didn't get a hit.

Moran didn't get hit.
Clarke made good at first.
Moran went TO sleep with the ball IN
his hands when Barrett stole second
Elberfeld leaves a big and unified
gap between second and third.
Delehanty is playing with a lot OF
ginger these d
Jimmy Ryan VS. right there with his
dIrky little bunt. II proved a big fac
tor in the game.
Bill Clarke will have 10 look to his
laurels If Drill gets steady work. That
is all that is needed to make him a
conner.
Jim Mcclure Was given the glad
hand" when he came TO the bat He
is catching as well as he ever did.
Lew Drill had nine chances, and ae-
eepted all OF them.
Double plays were conspicuous by their
absence.
Setback is rapidly developing into q
comedian. RUDE Waddell will have to
look out.
Five men handled the ball In Court
ney's out in the second.
The Senators were retired in the sixth.
seventh. and eighth innings with two
men left on bases.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
WESLEY CHAPEL LOSES
ITS SEVENTH GAME

The Wesley Chapel Baseball team. Of
the Church League. suffered its seventh
defeat Of this season. this time at the
hands Of the Fourth Presbyterians.
R.HE.
Fourth .......1 2 0O1O x-6 6 3
Wesley ........0 2 0 0 0 OIL 0 % l 3
Batteries - Cunningham. Sheckels.
Poole and Young; Wallace, Birchead and
Galleher. Umpire, Mr.. Barr.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
PLANK PITCHES HIS
TEAM ON TO VICTORY

The champion Athletics took the St.
Louis team into camp yesterday at
Philadelphia. aided by the mastery
pitching OF Plank, who held his oppo-
nents down to three hits. Attendance,
1866.
R. II. E.
st. Louis ......O 0 o 0 0 l o. 3 2
Philadelphia 20 l 0 0 0 1 0 x-2 9
MISUNDERSTANDING and Kahoe; Plank
and Powers Umpire, Carruthers.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
thinner in Luck.

The marked improvement In the play
ing Of the Philadelphia National League
club, the past few days, is attributed to
the new blood lately secured BY Chief
thinner. His latest find is John Titus.
the heavy hitting outfelder, secured
from the Concord On. H. team. He has
proved tower Of strength TO the Phil
lies, and is considered by Manager Zim-
mer the find Of the season.
Titus is natural hitter, having made
a batting average Of over 400 while in
the New England League, and is also
fine fielder and fast man on the bases.
Apart from the signing Of Titus, Man
ager thinner has also secured OLeary,
the crack infielder Of the Des Moines.
Iowa. team. O'Leary will report this
week
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

According TO the Chicago players,
Pitcher DunIeavy, secured by the St
Louis Cardinals. will surely prove the
pitching wonder OF the season. He is
said TO have everything in the repertoire
OF irst-class twirler and bit more
besides.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

They say the trouble with Elberfeld
is that the cranks OF Detroit touted Vim
for captain in 1904. and the Kid assum-
ed the office before II was ripe.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
WINNING JOCKEYS At
THE GRAVESEND TRACK
Tabulated Record of Little Knights Of
the Pigskin-o'Neill First.

Following is the record Up to date OF
the work OF the winning jockeys since
the opening Of the Gravesend meeting:
In
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

First base on errors-Washington. 9.
Left on bases-Washing Z; Detroit,
4. First base on balls-Oh Patten. 3:
off Mullin, l. Struck out-By Patten.
5; by Mullin. 4. Sacrifice hit-Craw-
ford. Stolen bases-Coughlin, Clarke,
Drill. Smith. and Barrett. Umpire
Mr. Sheridan. Time OF game-1 hour
and as minutes
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

N OF empty houses do not embarraa
K0WS the Real Estate Dealer who uses
The Timel Want ColurnnA
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

"McAIIister DATED Tor GessIer IN the
ninth inning.
Washington o 0 Q % 0 x-2
Detroit 800 l 0 0 0 0 o.
The Washington times., 1903-06-16

Moran went TO sleep with the ball IN
his hands when Barrett stole second.