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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26

upon our attention both in the argu-
ments made at the bar and those sIb-
mltted in print. The question is one of
gravest Importance, and we have stud
led the record with all patience and,
care at our command. In common with
the questions of fact generally no good
purpose will be subserved by setting
forth in this opinion the evidence in
detail, and we content ourselves bv
saying that the conclusion reached in
the trial court must be approved at our
hands. AS usual in such cases. the evil
dence was wholly circumstantial The
jury was warranted in finding that de-
1endant had strychnine in his possession,
and that Mrs. Woodard died from
strychnine poisoning was abundantly
established. If the witnesses for the
state were to be believed. of this
the Jury were to judge-there was in
the unpleasant relations existing he
tween the parties, taken in connection
with the fact of the insurance policy.
ample basis to support a finding for
motlve. Adding now what was said and
done by the defendant during the ill-
ness and subsequent to the death of his
wlfe, and we see no. escape from the
conclusion that the ends of justice were,
reached by the verdict. AS did sthey
learned trial Judge, we refuse to inter-
fere. 4
Other errors assigned have been ex-
amlned and found to be without merit.
Inc judgment must be and and it is
affirmed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
Caught Stealing Whips.

Recently there has been considerable
complaint from parties in the country
VINO drove into Leon in the evening
about having whips and robes stolen
and nightwatch Forest Lorey has been
quietly keeping his eye open for the
guilty. parties. Last Saturday night
his watch was rewarded when he Dis
covered Ira, Hammond, young farmer
living north of Decatur City, making
me u. rounds OF the buggies hitched on
Gne east side OF the square and helping
hlmself to whips and robes, and he
promptly arrested Hammond, who had
several whips and robes in his pos
session. Caught in the very act, he
mad no chance to deny that he was not
guilty and when taken before Mayor
Harvey plead guilty to three different
cases charging him with petty larceny.
one filled by J. e. Jones, another bv
Clyde Iost, and a third by nightwatch
Lorey for stealing a whip from the
buggy OF man named Himbaurh.
Mayor Harvey promptly fined Hammond
SlO.OO and costs in each case, and the
young man paid the fines and costs.
amounting to something over s3s.OO.
rms should prove lesson to petty
thleves for the city officials are on the
watch for offenders and they will be
vigorously prosecuted. These thefts
are not done by parties residing in
Leon, as was conclusively proven in
TINS case yet the town has to bear the
odlum, and everything possible will be
oone TO protect the property of the
people who come to this city to do their
trading.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
6lenWood Wins in County Seat
Fight.

The bitter county seat fight which
has been waged out in Mills county
between Glenwood, the present county
seat and Malvern, over which the board
OF supervisors have wrestled for almost
a solid month, was finally brought to
close last Thursday, when the board
held that the petition filed by Malvern
lacked lO4 names of being sufficient to-
allow the question to go to vote. The
Glenwood papers claim that the NAL
vern petition was in fact 626 names
short, but anyway the petition is de-
feated and cannot again be submitted
for five years. The contest has been
marked with great bitterness on both
sides and it will be a long time before
the hard feeling engendered in the con-
test will die out.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
Good Sales Record.

McMains & Johnson, live stock
auctioneers of Derby, are to be CON
graduated upon their very satisfactory
amount of business for the wear inst
passed. They held 1873 public sales in
the time mentioned, the amount there
OF averaging over $4,000 for each sale.
and aggregating the handsome sum Of
S366,OOO. d. A. McMains, head of the
firm is member of the Iowa State Auc-
tioneers' association, and the firm is
fully up-to-date in all that pertains to
a successful handling of their increas-
ing business. Their display ADVERTISE
ment will be found in this issue of the
Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
Leon Wins Two and Loses One.

The Leon base ball team has played
three games the past week, winning
two and losing one. On Wednesday
afternoon of last week they played a
second game with the GAINESVILLE team,
whom they defeated with ease, the
scores being 13 to 3, and could easily
have been shut out. Swotford and
Lorey were the battery for Leon and
Roberts and Omer for GAINESVILLE. The
score by innings was as follows:
Leon D 4 2 2 0 B l *--13
GAINESVILLE 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 3 O--3
On Friday the Lamont team came up
and caught our boys on an Off day when
they simply couldn't hit the ball safe, land
the result was that Lamont trounced
them to the tune Of shut out, the
score being to 0. Swofford and Lorey
for Leon and DEMO and Horner for
Lamont were the batteries, Lamont
securing 13 hits while Leon only had
4. The score by innings was:
Leon 90 o 0 0 0 0 O 90
Lamont 1 0 0 Q 0 2 5--S
The Leon boys played return game
at Lamont Tuesday afternoon which was
one of the greatest games of base ball
ever played in this part Of the state,
eleven innings being necessary to decide
the game which was finally won by Leon
by the close score of 3 to 2. Leon had
old reliable George Inman in the box
and Duffy Lorey supporting him, and
both were at their best, lnman striking
out II men and only allowed four hits
while DEMO and Horner occupied the
points for Lamont. DEMO struck out
only men and Leon secured hits from
him. DEMO gave way to Ross in the
tenth inning and Leon secured the
winning score in the eleventh inning
when Spargur got a two Dagger and
scored when Wells followed with a
double, the next three men being put
out and Lamont failed to score in their
half of the inning. The score by
innings was:
Leon OO11O 600 O01-3
Lamont O 0 0 2 O 0 0 O O 0 %
Leon goes to GAINESVILLE Friday, and
to Garden Grove next Tuesday, where
they play against Seymour, one of the
strongest clubs in the state.
Albaugh-Keeler.
On last Wednesday evening, at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. w. Keller, in east Leon, occurred
a quiet home wedding, the contracting
parties being their youngest daughter
Miss Minnie and Mr.. j. e. Albaugh, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. D. f
Sellards, pastor of the Christian church
only the immediate families of the
happy young couple being present.
These young people are too well
known to need any words of praise
both having been born and raised here
and are among our best and most popu
lar young people. Their many friends
extend hearty congratulations and wish
them abundant happiness and pros
perity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albaugh will go tt
housekeeping at once in the cozy Early
cottage in southwest Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
Democratic County Convention.

The Democrats of Decatur county, Iowa, will meet
in delegate convention at the court house in Leon,
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
Baptist Church Services.

The Pastor and wife have been
granted vacation, of two weeks.
Sunday school at the usual time,
followed by the morning service con-
Quoted by the members. The service
of song, prayer, praise and testimony,
with the offerings. Come to the meet
ings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1906,
at III o'clock M, for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to attend the state convention to be held at
Waterloo Iowa, Aug. 2, 1906. Also to select dele
gates to attend the Congressional and Judicial
Ventions to nominate candidates to be voted for at
the general election and for the transaction of such
business as may properly come before it, including
the reorganization of county central committee
The basis of representation will be delegate for
each towns hip and in addition thereto one delegate
for each 20 votes or fraction of 10 or more cast
the last general election for the Office of Secretary of
state Under this call the townships will be entitled
to to the fnllOWinn hprn of faSf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
Our Special Edition.

The REPORTER greets it's readers with
a sixteen page paper this week, consid-
cradle space being devoted to write
up of the business interests Of the town
prepared by Messrs McNulty & Russell,
who have been in Leon for month past
engaged in this work. 1t will also be
the largest edition in numbers of any
paper ever published in Decatur county,
and nearly every fnniy in the entire
county will road a copy ofTHE RE-
PORTER this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26

The democrats of the respective townships an
voting precincts will meet on Saturday, July %, 100
at the place where the last general election hel
and select the number of delegates which they al
entitled and also select member from their RI
spective townships for the democrat county commit
tee for the ensuing year.
o. E. HULL " r. McGISNIs,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
MATTOCK IS CHOSEN
NEW DECATUR MAN HEADS KNIGHTS
 TEMPLAR
Gadsden Meeting Declared to Have Been One of the Most Enjoyable in His tory of A!ai,aSsa Cvn-
 Glaze.

Gadsden. May (specisl) )-The Grand closed Its fortyTkxth Annual conclave in Gadsden today after selecting Mobile as the place for holding the next meeting and naming officers for tho ensuing year.
 The Grand Commandery of Alabama Knights Templars closde it's forty-sixth an. nuai conclave in Gadsden today after select ing Mobile as the place for holding the next meeting and naming officers for the ensuing year.
 The morning session was given over to business and after final adIournment at noon. the Knights and their ladies boarded tho steamer Alabama for a trip down the C0osa.
 Luncheon was served on board the boat The Templars banquet at Printup Hotel. Wednesday evening brought forth the most brilliant assemblagc of its kind ever SC n in Gadsden, Each arrival of both after noon and night trains brought in many vis- iting Knights from neiEhboring towns and by o'clock the hotel lobby was alive with uniformed and plumed Knights of the Grown and Cross In the parlors many handsome ly govned women were intermnglIng, blend ing their beauty with tho Eallantry of the TemDar Knights.
 Manager Reich and Mrs Reich spared no mains in aiding the Etowah Commandery to play host in befittins fashion and sue ceeded admirably. The hotel corridors hall was superby arranged and decorated. one of rare enjoyment and whole sculed pleasure and the hosts succeeded.
 The beauty of the hall was heightened
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
Na,or rrance. to pre.ide.

Major W. R. Francis. of Decatur. will
 preside over the memorial services to
 be held at Courtland tomorrow morning in honor of the late beloved General
 Joe Wheeler It is fitting compli- ment that Major Francis Is called upon Ito preside over sacred meeting of this kind in the district which General Wheeler represented so faithfully and lso we'll for almost a quarter of cantuary and in a town within only four miles of the late generals home. Dur ling all the years of General Whce1er's brilliant political career there was perhaps not man in the entire land
 that stood closer to the great general.
 statesman and lawyer, than did Major
 Francis. For years Major Francis was
 the generals warm personal friend land political adviser. He had the hon. or of managing all of General Wheel
 CTS political campaigns and as to how |abily and wisely they were managed,
 can be seen by the fact that General
 Wheeler was ten times elected to Con- |gress.
 Quite number of eulogies on Gen. eral Wheeler will be delivered at Courtiand tomorrow by distinguished |citizens of North Alabama number Iof prominent citizens from the Decaturs will attend. among them being Major W. R. Francis. of Decatur and Captain Samuel Blackwell. mayor of New De- Icatur It is also expected that the members of the Joe Wheeler Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, of De- catur will attend and a number of the members of Horace King Camp, United lCcnfederate Veterans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
Why Many Women Suffer
 From Constipation.
The Natural Remedy.

The delicate and intricate character of the female organs make them most susceptible to irregularity, and for the same reason it Is most important that each one should be kept in condition to perform it's functions in normal manner. At all of the special periods when womankind Is performing the functions peculiar to her sex. there Is A decided tendency to sluggishness of inc bowels. Nature then requires gentle assistant, Not powerful and expensive drugs that must be taken at freouent intervals and arc so dras- lie as to damage the tender lining of the stomach and bowels and do more harm than good, but pure and harm less laxative such as is the famous Natural Mineral Water-HUNYADI JANOS-one dose of which will move the bowers gently but eopiously in natural manner. The dose Is 1-2 tumbIerful drunk on arising in the morning (sightly warmed for best re- suits One bottle contains many doses and costs but trthe at all Drug gists,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11

when the guests flied Into the banquet room and took seats at s:3o o'clock.
 pr, H. L. Ison. Eminent Commander of Etowah Comandery. presided as toastmas'er and did himseIf proud. He directed the flow of eloQuence and wit with consummate skill Rev w. C. Hearn responded t" the
 first toast. .eThe Grand commsndery"
 This eloquent preacher. was at his best
 and wss In command Of the sentiment ana
 expression, that imbued his hearers with
 feeling. walter Smith followed responding
 tn .sTemplarism." "Fraternalism'' was the
 theme of Charles r. Hall of Brewton
 women" was the toast Eaiiantly re-
 sponded to by Rev. Stewart Mcqueen. of
 Mont gomery When Knighthood Was in
 Flower" was assigned J. e. Ray of Union
 Springs. and he handled his subject with
 skill Hon. George A. Beauchamp. of
 Montgomery. was called on for clever i'm
 promptu toast and he upheld the reputation
 of his order with response that was per-
 fectiy said. Then Joseph Bolfour. inimits~
 bie Engiishmsn of Gadsden. opened u'
 flood gates of wit and wisdom with ms
 toast ..St Peter at the Gate"
 There was nothing to do then but to ois-
 cuss the more substantial part of the pro
 gram and allow the pent-up sayeS 70 pro.
 Commandery Knights Tempiar convened
 at 10 o'clock for it's final business session
 and proceeded to elect officers for the en-
 suing year as follows;
 Sir Knight, Thomas NJ. Mattock. New Dc- eatur. Right Eminent Commander: Sir Knight Walter smith. Tuscalooss, Vice-Em- inent Deputy Grand Commander: Sir Knight William O. Snyder. Birningham. Eminent Grand General; Sir Knight Charles R. Fat terson. Birmingham. Eminent Grand cap tain General: Sir Knight stewart Mcqueen. Mont gomery, Eminent Grand Preiate: sf Knight John ". Phillips. Mobile. Eminent Grand Senior Warden Sir Knight Louis J. Weight TalIadega Eminent Grand Junior wErden: Sir Knight Francis M. Stiiiweii' Selma. Eminent Grand Treasurer: SIT | Knight George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery Eminent Grand Recorder: Sir Knight A. | Duncan simpson. Gadsden. Eminent Grand l Standard Bearer; Sir Knight Charles F. | Hall. Brewton. Eminent Grand Sword Bear CT; Sir Knight Charles P. Martin. Bocton. Eminent Grand Warden,
 The installation of these officers followed | immediately, and after the installation. Commander Mattock appointed tho follow | ing officers: P. B. Dickinson, Mobile. Emi- rent Grand Captain of tho Guard: W. s. | Scott, Birmingham, Eminent Grand Inspect | or of the Guard.
 As soon as the conclave adjourned Eto- yah Commandery again played host on an excursion down the Coosa on the steamer Alabama. The boat left the Broad Street wharf promptly at 1 o'clock.
 Most of the Sir Knights and ladies LOOK advantage of the excursion to make the trip to the locks below Gadsden. Visiting Knights state that the Gadsden meeting has tter the best ever held and praise unstfnt- edly Gadsden's hospitality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11

O'shaughnessy at tho Ryan and Judge Kerr sat within six feet of me when met O'Shaughnessy and went upstairs to a room with him. When I got Into tbe room I handed O'Shaughnessy the roll of bills. Ho counted them over SC verdi times. While he was count ing the money Campbell knocked at the door and then entered. OShaugh- messy thrust the bills under his coat. I said We're not through, Mir Campbell,' and Campbell went out. O'ShauEhnes- sy finished counting the bills and put them In his pocket saying, Lets have a high ball.
 'I told him was not drinking and we separated"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
NEW BILL NECESSARY.
New York Harry Will Have To Be Re-
 Indicted.

Birmingham. May (speciaLl-- James Rooney alias Harry Dowd alias New York Harry" will have to ha indicted again before a verdict of gull ty can possibly be brought against him after trial for robbery in connection with the robbery of the Standard Gil Company's sato in this city five years ago.
 week that his name was not Harry Dowd nor New York Harry" was thor oughly investigated and the jury took the case last night and wrestled with it until late this afternoon. The mat ter of identity is very important. Rooney still denies that he had a hand in the robbery of the Standard Ou Companys safe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
BREED AN OFFICER
sENsATIONAI. TESTIMONY IN TRIAL
 OF BECHTEL.
Western Life Insurance Company Gave s5,OOO In Marked Bills To Insurance COmmissIOner O'Shaugbnessy
 In st. Paul.

Minneapolis. May 10,-Sensational testimony was given late yesterday af- ternoon by W. F. Bechtel, in the dis trict court where he is on trial on charge of having misappropriated S3'- 800 of the Western Life Assurance Com pany's funds.
 Bechted went on the stand In his own defense and told of paying 5000 in marked bills to former State Insurance Commissioner OShaughnessy In a room in the Ryan Hotel in st. Paul MT Bechtel said O'Shaughnessy had de- manded the money saying I'm not in the business for my health and re member there are two of us
 Bechtel said he and his associates in- tended to have O'Shaughnessy arrested as soon as he accepted the money. but they abandoned that plan.
 Rechtel told of drawing his personal check for $2,5Oo. and of getting an other cehck for S2.5OO from Wallace Campbell. formerly of the Northwestern Life Association
 eve marked the bille," continued the witness Then and Wallace Camp bell and Judge w A. Kerr went over to St. Paul. The taree of us saw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
Omtins of Fishing cInb.

Tic Twentieth Century Hunting and Fishing Club will leave here tomorrow morning cn their annual outing trip down the Ten~esaee P.ver.
 They will go to what Is known as Blue Water" several miles down the river, where they will spend three days hunting ard fishing. They have the steamer Decatur. No. 1. chartered for the occasion. This steamer IS fitted up with number of births. electric lights and all modern conveniences and Is under the command of J. N. Rike. Tn i, party will live on the steamer while away. Those who will go are: Caotain Frank A. Howard. Colonel Tom Parish. Hon. George H. Parker of Cuilman, Major Sam Seay of Nashville. Judge W. F.. Skeggs. Judge O. Kyle. Alderman T. M. Jones, Captain Alex Darnell, Col onel M. Medley Pride of Tuscaloosa
 For number of years this club has been in the habit of taking an outing for few days each year about the middle of May. The trips are always source of much enjoyment and recre- ation for all who attend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
Death of Mrs. Robinson.

Mrs. c. D. Robinson died here yes- terday after an illness of several weeks. Her husband, who is well ad- vanced in years, and her daughter, Miss Callie Robinson, survive her. MT. Rob- inson has been citizen of Decatur for twenty years or more, coming here from Kentucky where he and his wife were born and reared. MT. Robinson was educated at Center College. Ken- lucky, and was in college with Col. Breckenridge, Senator Blackburn and other noted men of Kentucky. The funeral took place here this afternoon at l o'clock and the interment follow ed in the city cemetery. f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
Ed. Geer.'. son KiIled.

Word has reachted Selma Of the death of Walter Akin Geers. the IS year old son of Ed. Geers. the well-known horseman. MT. Geers wintered in Sell ma on two or three occasions about ten years ago and the young man. then a boy. was with him most of the time. Young Geers was attending. school at the Columbia (Tenn) Military Acade- my. and was hurt In baseball game between that school and the Morgan School of Fayetteville. He was atsthe bat with two strikes and three balls and on the next pitch turned to throw down his bat and walk to the first base, when the ball struck him on the back of his head. A blood cIot form ed. violent convulsions following and death came speedily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
U.S.C0URT ADJOURNS
JUDGE TOULnIN MAY RE.CONyENE
 BODY. HOWEVER.
Case e naehArd Ware VI. sosthern Ratlsuuv went to Defendant While Frank Maye Was Convicted
 of DurkIary.
Advertiser Bureau, Selma. May 1(

Selma, May 10.
 The spring term of the United States Court for the Northern Division of the Southern District of Alabama came to close this afternoon about
 An adjournment was taken subject 1t Is expected that the court may may be proeeedinas oe so@e government lots in Marengo county.
 The damage suit casa in whicn Rich ard Ware as adn1inistrator of the es- ing the Southern Railway for $50.000 for the, killing of the said Peggy Ware. came to an end and the jury brought The woman was killed near the Ella white cotton mills near Uniontown.
 She was about 70 years of age and deaf. and was walking along ehe the evidence. according to the verdict of the jury the defendant came to her death through no fault of the raiI- road. sst < The case of Frank Mayo. charged ', hiowing open and robbing the safe of the postofiice at Thomaston last fall was next taken up. This case had been up in the court on Tuesday and the jury failed to agree. one member of the jury maintaining that the evil dence had not shown the guilt of the accused. The jury were discharged and the case set for immtdiate trial upon the conclusion of the suit for damage case.
 This morning Mayo was again ar- raigned and the evidence taken and the case given to the jury. The latter after being out only short while, brought in a verdict of guilty and the punishment was fixed at a fine of $250 and three years Imprisonment in the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta. The evidence against Mayo was somewhat cfrcumstantial but the bad name of the defendant was against him. He was an acknowledged thief on other occasions and it was not diff fcult to convince the jury that he broke open the blacksmith shop at Thomaston' and secured the tools with .ich the postoffice was entered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
District Deputy Brpndon.

District Deputy Grand Exalted Rul- CT W. w. Brandon of the Elks. was in Selma today en route to South Ala bama. While here he conferred with A number of members of the order and the result was an arrangement ny which he was to return to selma satur. day and attend that night meeting of the Selma Ledge which has allowed much of it's former enthusiasm to die out of late. The meeting will be special one and it. is expected that there will be a large attendance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11
A Painful Accident.

]. M. Hindsman an employe or The Peacocks Iron Works came very near losing the sight of one of his eyes yes terday afternoon. He ;s a moulder for the company and was sitting upon a mould several feet away from where some wcrkmen were pouring off" when the molten metal exploded. the air be- ing filled with fine particles. one of witch went into his eye. By the mar row margin of the sixteenth of an inch tho sight of the eye was missed and the attending physician does not think he will be permanently disabled.