The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-03-28
CLEANED up THE MIDWAY.
Fierce Fight in Lineville Drug
Store.

AS result of fight at the Midway
drug store in South Linevil!e, last Sat
urday night, Alb George, a prominent
resident OF this city, has badly skin
ned head, jackson Cook and j. L. Cisco
are slightly bruised, Ross Moore of
Lineville has a bullet wound in his
left side, and his brother, Stokes Moore,
living five miles southwest of Line
vile, is badly bruised. None of the
injuries will prove fatal. The store in
which the fight occurred is run by Will
lis Laws. The glass in the windows
and doors is broken and the building
presents the appearance of having been
struck by cyclone.
Although Messrs George, Cook, and
Cisco of this city were mixed up in the
difficulty, they were not to blame, as
they were fighting in self defense, The
difficulty is told of by witnesses about
as follows.
The fight occurred at $3.50 Saturday
night. The Moore boys had been drink
ing and went into the back end of Laws
store. There they created disturbance
by tearing picture from the wall and
knocking lamp off of shelf. Laws
and his clerk, Frank Bunker, attempted
to eject them, and the fight started.
The Moore boys seemed to be getting
the worst of it and ran out through the
store.
Messrs Cook, Cisco and George were
standing at the cigar case in the front
store. AS the Moore boys ran out one
of them struck Mr.. Cook in the face,
knocking him down. He was not aware
of the fight and had not said word to
the boys and the blow came as sur
prise. Mr.. George went to Cooks as
sistance and was, in turn knocked down.
Cisco then joined in and general fight
resulted. Ball bats, and revolvers were
used, and during the fight someone fired
shot-it is not known just who-the
bullet striking Ross Moore in the left
breast. Outsiders then interfered and
the fight was stopped.
| Messrs Cook, Cisco and George board
ed the evening train and came to Prince
ton, where their wounds were dressed.
Mr.. George has two gashes across his
head. One is about four inches long
and the other about three inches. They
cut through the scalp and it was neces-
sary to sew them up. Messrs Cisco
and Cook were not injured much. No
arrests have yet been made.
A Post representative accompanied
Deputy Sheriff Pritchard to Lineville
Sunday morning. Stokes Moore was at
the home of his father. Ross Moore
was walking about the streets, apparent
ly little worse for his injuries. The
bullet struck him in the left breast near
the heart. 1t hit him in the rib, how
ever, passed around the side and came
out behind, doing little damage. He
had cash in the top of his head about
three inches long. This he said was
causing him more pain than the other
wound. He discussed the fight with
the writer and Mr.. Pritchard, but says
he did not strike Mr.. Cook. "If he was
struck" said Moore, sit was because
he got in the way. We had nothing
against him.
Stokes and Ross Moore, are sons of
Milton Moore, farmer living five miles
southwest Of Lineville. They are be-
tween twenty and twenty-eight years
old and of stout build. Stokes Moore
stays with his father on the farm.
Ross has been living in Lineville for
some time. Several months ago he had
a position as brakeman on the railroad.
Princeton Post.