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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Clean the Town.

EDITOR REPoRTER:-It is now the be-
ginning of summer and time one would
think that all good housekeepers should
have finished their spring clearing up
SPELL" as old Aunt Chloe called it.
Should it not also be quite time that our
streets and alleys be cleaned and fresh
ened up for the hot season? l believe
our new city administration means to
give us good service and to this end
would venture to make suggestion of
one plan adopted with good success by
neighboring town for keeping the
streets and alleys clean.
The mayor issued an order that all
streets and alleys not cleaned by adj
jacent property owners by a certain
date MAY 15th) should be cleaned by
the town and the expense taxed to the
property owners. This plan worked
beautifully with the result that the
town was made wholesome and attrac-
tive in good season and nobody could
take offense as all were treated alike.
There are in our town heaps of man
ure, brush heaps and other offenses ly-
ing in. many alleys and even in the
streets, which disfgure the landscape
and offend the taste of all cleanly and
orderly persons. Can they NOT be
abated? Yours for PROGRESS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Leon Celebrates this Year,

1t has been three years since Leon
had a Fourth of July celebration, giving
way the last two years to the smaller
towns in the county, but it has been
decided by the business men of the
town that we must have rousing big
celebration on the National Holiday this
year. A>subscription paper was circu-
lated the first of the week for funds
and met with a most liberal response
from everyone, SO that the question Of
raising funds will be easily met. There
will be public meeting held at the
court house on Friday evening of this
week at 1880 at which time the various
committees will be appointed. Every
body seems ready this year to take hold
and when Leon celebrates she does SO
ION grand scale. Remember the big
Fourth of July. celebration will this year
be held at Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02

We're taken it was found that all the
jurors had agreed on verdict Of guilty
of murder in the second degree, and the
verdict was properly signed up to be
returned in court.
The conviction of Hayden is the third
conviction for murder in the history of
Decatur county, the first being that OF
John Saul who was convicted of murder
ing a negro collector near the scene of
the Bracewell murder. He was arrest
ed and tried at a special term of court
held in this city in August, 1877, the
jury returning verdict of guilty of
murder in the second degree, and Saul
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
life, but after serving sixteen years and
one week of his sentence Gov. Boies
pardoned him and he was released, be-
ing now resident of Osceola. A
couple Of years ago DR.. j. w. Crofford
was convicted of murder in the second
degree, the result of an alleged criminal
operation performed on Miss Maude
Stone, causing her death. He was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for term of
thirteen years, but after being in prison
few months was released on bond and
when the case was appealed to the
supreme court the lower court was re-
versed and in the eyes of the law DR..
Crofford stands as though he had never
been convicted. His second trial is to
be held at Osceola in September. Dur
ing the early years of the county there
were several atrocious murders com
mitted in Decatur county, but all Of the
parties made their escape and were
never tried. There have been several
other murder casesstried in this county
in which the defendants were acquitted
on various grounds.
The following is the testimony in the
ease commencing with where it was left
off in the last issue of THE REPORTER:
When court was called at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning
f. e. PECK
was recalled by the defense for further
cross examination and testified as
follows: At the time of the shooting |
was in my shirt sleeves. At the coro-
ners inquest testified that when l left
the barn Bracewells boy handed me the
buggy whip and started for the cattle
on lope. If swore that when Hayden
ran towards Bracewell he put his hand
behind him, did not mean to say it.
When asked by the states attorney
what motion he referred to when giving
his testimony before the coroner he said
it was putting his hand in his inside
coat pocket.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Evidence for Defense.
MRS. JIG. THOMPSON.

residing at Lawrence, Kas., an aunt of
the defendant testified she had known
him for 46 years. Was acquainted with
his parents, his mother being my sister.
Knew his father about five or six years
before he died. Knew his mother all
her life. Layden's mother was a very
nervous woman and was never con-
sidered by the family as very bright
woman. Was very easily excited at all
times. She was 81 years old when she
died. The witness described her insane
actions for several years prior to her
death. Heard her pleading with her
mother not to let her be taken to an
insane asylum. She was insane for
three years prior to and at the time of
her death. Her husband was also in
sane, especially on religious subjects
and described various scenes. Would
exhort to anyone he met in the road and
continue until he was exhausted. They
had three boys one Alexander died at
the age Of 13 years, total wreck
mentally. Lewis was peculiar from the
time he was 5 or 6 years old, he was two
years younger, than John and we had to
keep him away from all public places.
i He is now in an insane asylum at
Indianapolis, Ind. Was sent to the
asylum fourteen years ago. Defendants
father Jonathan Hayden lived in Noble
county, Ohio, and enlisted in the army
in 1851 or 1862 and was killed eight
months afterwards. l first met him in
Henry county, ILL.,, where he was married
to my sister, and we all moved back to
Ohio. lived at Lineville, Iowa, about
% years, moving to Kansas three years
ago. My sister remarked, and had
three or four children. She died about
ten years after being remarked. Ny
mother would 60 from three to five
times in a year and take care of my
sister for four or five days at time
| while, she was insane.
MRS. SARAH BARTRAM.
another sister Of defendants mother
residing at Goshen, Ind, testified to
being acquainted with John Hayden's
father and mother, and described pecu-
+ liar actions Of his father at one time in
the Hayden school house in Henry
county, ILL.,, forty years ago when it was
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Seml-Centennial Celebration.

The Church of Christ of Leon will
celebrate it's 50th birthday on next Sun
day, June 9Th. Appropriate exercises
at the II O'clock service. A basket
dinner on G. M. Ketcham's lawn at the
noon hour. You are cordially invited
to be present. Children's Day Exer-
cises at 8 in the evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
Supervisors Will Meet.

The regular June session of the
county board of supervisors will be
held beginning next Monday. The reg
ular settlements with county officers
will be made, and other business of i'm
portance transacted. At this session
the tax levy for next year will be made
after the assessment recently completed
is equalized.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02

The trial of John r. Hayden for..the
murder of w. E. Bracewell was brought
to close few minutes before 10
o'clock Saturday evening, when the jury
returned verdict of guilty of murder
in the second degree after being out
just four hours.
1t seemed to be the general opinion
after the jury went out that they would
not return a verdict before Sunday
morning, yet there were many people
who remained on the street Saturday
evening, keeping close watch on the
jury room over the Farmers & Traders
State Bank, and when the jurors were
seen putting on their hats and coats
and preparing to leave the room the
word quickly spread that they had
agreed on verdict, and when the jury
marched to the court room a crowd that
packed every foot of floor space filled
the room instantly. Judge Miller and
the attorneys had been notified and
,,,,,o 800, 4, +ho oo,,,+ roon, ond sber;#
w.1looo woe notified To br;ne tho do
fendant to the court room. When he
appeared he sank into chair assuming
tho soma oos;+ion be had maintained
throughout the trial his head dropping
and his left hand covering his eyes. He
did not eren ST GLANCE toward the
mon s. Tho inv hox When Jndoa
Af;11a, s.sl,od +ba i,,ry IL +hav had
agreed on their verdict foreman j. L.
Meter replied that they had and the
court ordered the bailif to hand the
verdict to Clerk Keller. The audience
seemed to have OWNED what the yer-.
dict was, and there was no surprise:
when the clerk read the verdict, We
the Jury and the defendant guilty Of
murder in the second degree When.
the verdict was read Hayden never
twitched muscle or gave any outward
sign that he was in any way interested
in what it was, neither changing his
position or expression. HIS attorneys
asked that the jury be polled and as
each tn an was asked by Judge Miller II
the verdict read was his verdict he
replied that it was. The defense asked
for time to file the customary motion
for a new trial, and Judge Miller after
entering the verdict tof the jury on the
docket announced the defendant would
have until II o'clock Monday morning
to file the motion.
Judge Miller then discharged the jury
and thanked them for the manner in
which thew had obeyed the instructions
of the court during the trial and the
careful attention they had given to the
evidence and the argument of the attor-
news. and the promptness with which
they had returned their verdict.
Court was then adjourned nntil 8
o'clock Monday morning.
When court was convened Monday
morning the attorneys for Hayden asked
for further time in which to file the
motion for new trial, alleging that
owing to the shortness of time they
were unable to properly prepare the
motion and Judge Miller extended the
time for filing the motion for new
trial until Thursday morning at 10
+. o'block, The defense will then have
until next Monday morning to pre-
pare their resistance to the motion and
Judge Miller adjourned court until next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock when the
motion will be taken up and argued, and
\ if oyerruled the Judge will pass
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-06-02
DENNIS DAUGuTON.

a farmer residing near Leon who for
merly lived in Woodland township near
Hayden, testified as to being called to
Hayden's to help dress wound on his
head year ago this spring. Had quite
a cut on his head. cut the hair away
and dressed the wound which was d or
8 inches lnnr
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
CASE OF FIGURES.

Whats the use of trying to figure out how long our copper mines are going to last, says the Michigan Min ing Gazette. Twenty years ago the time limit was placed on a good many of our mines, and people said they wouldn't last half that long, but the good ones have stayed and are doing bigger business than ever. and, if any of the old standbys ever do play out, We can keep on finding new ones right along. No use doing any worrying about the end of our copper mining values. If you want to worry. ac- cept the management of a losing base ball club or do something else where the worry comes with less effort and with better grace"
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
Attention centered on Operations Chicago Company Which Has
 Been predqinq.

Considerable attention is now cen tered upon the Yaqui country, which has recently been brought to light by the successful operations of Chicago company which has been dredging about 200 miles from the mouth of the YaQui river
 This country has experienced con siderable drawback because of lack of knowledge of the country by mining people and because of the Indian scare tales which appear from time to time in some of the papers. Silver, lead, copper. iron, gypsum. coal and gold have been found in paying quantities. The gold has been found principally in placer deposits and little has been done in the way of developing quartz or lode claims, although some good gold bearing prospects has been located. 4 party of Americans is working at Cumuripa with hydraulic machinery
 The entire country along the streams that flow through the mountains is known to be rich in placer gold and when properly investigated some large companies will no doubt operate there.
 The well known Yaqui valley begins at Cocorit, which is about 75 miles from the mouth of the river. Little difficulty would be experienced in get ting dredgers into the country. They could be shipped from San Francisco by either a steamer or by rail to Quay mas. Sonora. and during the rainy season when the streams are swollen could be floated up the river to the desired point. The country offers as great inducements 10 the farmer and fruit raiser. The soil is rich and water is plentiful, all waiting development.
 The American-Mexican Mining & Development company has purchased of the Allis-Chalmers company a com plete new lead-siiver smelting plant of a capacity of 100 tons a day.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER STOCK

Stocks of refined copper in the Lake Superior district are light. Lake yes seis have cleaned up all the metal that accumulated on the wharves at the local smelters during the strike of the masters and pilots. All-rail ship ments were heavy right up to the set tlement of the difficulty, as the rail. roads met the mixed lake-and-rail rate Tor the accommodation of the produc- CTS and consumers. The arrange ment was temporary. however, and the old rates were restored as soon as the vessels were moving again.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
OlllNG s. P. TRACTS.
Southern Pacific Roa6bed is to Be
 Free From Dust

Free From Dust. The Southern Pacific roadbed is be. ing oiled from Yuma to Fl Paso. the length of the Tucson division. Already forty miles of track has been oiled east of Maricopa Junction and those who have passed over the oiled section say that the dustless ride is very en- joyable.
 Three hundred and eigthy-two miles Of track is 10 be oiled, most of the roadbed between Tucson and Yuma having been treated up 10 this time. Of course, there is considerable of the trackage to be omitted some portions not requiring treatment, as also the points where bridges are in evidence.
 Superintendent Jones said today that fifteen miles of the Maricopa and Phoenix railway line would be treated to doses of the oleaginous. the later twenty miles not requiring treatment.
 The International from Benson to NogaleS will be treated at poirts where found necessary.
 Four thousand gallons of ell is used per mile. that being the average The oil cars will be here early next week, so that our citizens can see how the work of oiling track is done. The dis. tance 10 Maricopa is eigthy-fve miles SO that not more than forty miles is vet 10 be oiled west of Tucson Tucson Citizen.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
Men Looking for Work Should Not
 Rush in There

Men Looking for Work Should Not
 Rush in There. | Joe Laurieu, one of the business men of Paradise, and candidate for sheriff. was in Bisbee Wednesday and states that the new camp is nov ing along in a conservative manner, but there Is no need for miners to rush in there as the work is well taken up.
 On the Davis group 20 men are at work. They are arranging to increase their force and have begun shipping.
 The company is arranging to ship about three cars a day. This will be freighted by teams to the railroad and from there shipped either to Douglas for treatment or to Fl Paso. The Norton. Morgan Co. of Wilcox are building the foundation for a branch store and will but up a building there.
 The King of Lead mine is reported to have been sold yesterday. NIT. Mims, a representative of eastern capi- tal, arrived at San Simon station where he met the owners of the King of Lead and it is understood that the deal was consummated. This is a very high grade of lead orc and q great deal of ore is now on the dump. Men have been started to work on several of the claims the past few days.
 It is probable that this ore will all be shipped to the great smelting plant at Douglas as it is near and at hand and the custom smelter is now in readiness for ore. This will be a big thing for Douglas as much of that money will of necessity be put in cir culation there and will make il the supply point of all that section of the southwest.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22

J. Bowman, manager of Douglas Bot ting Works, was in Bisbee yesterday
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22

J. D. Blair left yesterday morning for Los Angeles. where Mrs. Blair is summering.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
WORTH S2,235 900.
Lake Copper Production in June Ex-
 ceeded 17,5oO,OoO Pounds Fine.

Lake Superior copper production in June exceeded 17.50OOOO pounds fine, and was. says C. E. L Thomas Of Calu- ment, the largest months output since copper mining began in the Michigan district. The lake mines are now mak- ing copper at the rate of 210,000. .000 pounds per annum and there is certain to be an increase before the end of the year The following table containing estimates where official returns are not obtainable, gives the May and June production of the lake district in detail, in pounds fine:
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
NEW TIME CARD.

Goes Into Effect on E. p. & S. w. To-
 morrow-Eveninq Trains Later.
 Time Card No. 16. effective 12:01, July 17.
 Train No. leaves Fl Paso at 10 a. m. Arrives al Douglas at p. m- Reaches Benson $40.
 Bisbee train making this connection leaves 5:3O and returns, reaching Bis. bee at 6:30.
 No. 4 leaves Benson 2:40. Leaves Naco 5 D. m, making good connection with c. |. R. & P. Ky. from Cananea. reaches Bisbee at $40. Leaves Bis bee at 6 ?. m. for Douglas, arriving there at 1:15.
 Trains No and 3-1o change.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
Looks After Douglas stoek-Consta

Looks After Douglas stoek-Consta- ble Darnell was recently appointed pound master of Douglas by the Board of Supervisors, with the same authority 10 act as the pound master in an in- corporated city. His appointment re- suited from a petition sent in by Doug las citizens. This appointment. is made under the mo fence law"
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
WORLDS FAIR RATES.

Call at E. P. & S. W. depot for the cheapest rates to St. Louis, Chicago and all points East, single or round trip; also summer excursion rates to coast points We can give you the cheapest rates via the best routes to anywhere you want tC go.
 H. H. NEEDHAN,
 Agent.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
Train No. leaves Torres at 500

Train No leaves Torres at 500 s:45 a. m.
 400 ?. m.. arrives at Torres at 4:45 Train No. 4 leaves Torres at 1:30 r. IT,, arrives at Minss Prietas al S;l5 AT Trains Connect at Torres with Southern Pacific (Soncra Raii~oO to and from Nogsles and Gusymas.
 euaymas and Vice Versa.
 Wells Fargo ( Goa Express and Telegraph in operation between Minss Prietas and all parts of the world.
 Shortest and best route te YaQui river. Barranca and San Marcial coal fields. soyopa sahuaripa. Ures. Ls Buca, La Dura, Yaqui Smelling & ise
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
TORRES ( PRIErAs R'Y. Time Card No. 17. i5 G6ee
 June z7. 1908.

Train No. l leaves Minas Prietas ct 500 a. m., arrives at Torres GAS a. m.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
IN THE MINES
OPERATIONS AT PARADISE.
IN THE YAoUi COUNTRY.

, A A A Q Q a Q Q Q a Q 2 a a H . a q N .
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
Hning and Yaqui Copper companies.

dning and Yaqui Copper companies.
 Freight can be consigned to F. B Seymour to pc forwarded by team from Minas Prietas to the above named places.
 Advanced charges paid on all goods consigned to railway, which are re ceived, forwarded and warehouseo free os commission and storage charges.
 At Minas Prietas depot hacks al ways ready to make trips to any oi the above named points at reasonable rates.
 r. H. SEYMOUR Pree-Prop
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22
... .l7.535.500

Total .17,535.5OO 17.469 ,OO0
 The average cash price for lake brands of copper last month gwkk brands of refined copper last month was 12.75 cents per pound. On this basis the June production of the dis trict was worth s2.235,776.25.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-22

If you have anything to Exchange advertise it in the classified col umls of the Review.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS 1904.

duty calls; The time to vote is Oh
election day. Newark Evening News
RAILWAYS volunteer fremen have
demanded that the city pay each &c.
tive member of the fire department
fifteen dollars q year, in lien of the
tax exemption which has just been
abolished In case of refusal they
threaten to strike. Runway has 27t
active volunteer fremen. The city's
population is about 5000. Trenton't
population is at least 80, 900 and we
maintain q highly efficient fire depart.
ment with eighty salaried men. The
257 firemen Mt Sl5 each would cost
81. 1875 q year, and Railway may find
it to her advantage to organize a de-
partment with twenty or twenty five
call men at salaries of 500 Trenton
Times.
The most impor tant busines IS before
the annual meeting of the New Jersey
State Teachers Association next
month will be a discussion as to the
means Of bringing pressure to bear
upon.the next legislature locking to
an increase in salaries. A circular
has beon issued by the officers urging
teachers to Join the organization with
a view of making al imposing polite
a. front at Trenton next winter. The
Teachers Association now has a,5C(
members, an increase of 600 over las
year. there heinR 5000 teachers alto,
gether in the State. That schoo.
ma ANS make indifferent lobbyists,
however, was shown at the Capitol
last winter when their presence dur
ing the hearing on the retirement
Fund, although 1t charmed the legis'
lators, hal little or no effect intor'
warding the.object of their mission =
Hobnken Observer.
The action of Mayor Pagan in in
sisting upon the assessment of the
riparian lands Of the railroad termi'
nails. for local taxes, will again still
the fires of equal taxation, not only
before the State Board of Taxation,
bnt before the legislature.
The railroads lave never given in
for taxation one-quarter of the value
Of their terminal properties; and now
It appears that there is much which
was never assessed at all-all OF
which only adds to the great dis
arity between the value of railroad
property and its assessed value as re
ported to and by the State Board Of
Assessors Trenton True American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
EDITORIAL

The Importance of a single vote was
illustrated in the recent special cleo.
tion, held in the village of Stanhope,
in Sussex County. The question was
whether the town would vote to issue
bonds..t to the amount of $40. 900 to pay
for water supply aud fire equipments.
There were 1888 votes cast, of which
sixty-six were for the issue of bonds
and sixty-seven were against, SO that
the proposed Improvement was de-
feate In all probability half a dog
en- or more of the good citizens who
favored the plan, but who stayed at
home on the special election day, are
ccns1rng themselves now for not at
te lding to their duties as citizens ;
and doubtless they deserve all the
soolding they give themselves. But
that does not supply Stanhope with
water and with protection against fire.
The time to perform o duty is when