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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
NOT ALABAMA EEL.

Mobile, July 13-(Special.)-Court house cidcles of Mobile felt som thing of sensation today. II took Inspector Harry Murray just thirty minutes today to saw hole big enough for a prisoner to escape through the condemned cell of the new county Jail He used com mon hack saw. Then he tried the exterior of the main cell block. made of alleged five-ply tool proof steel, with the same result. The Cincinnati contractors were at once notified They asked that no more tests of the bars be made until their representative arrived. A
 l, thorough investigation has been or dered and 1t is likely that all the steel so far used in the new jail may be rejected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
National Constitution.

''5. So far as the constitution of tho United States is concerned a state. unless forbidden by its own constitution. or es- topped by it's own conduct towards foreign corporations, whereby they have acquired vested rights in consequence of com pleted transactions under its laws. mav exercise the arbitrary prerogative, with out assigning any reason therefor. to ex- pei foreign corporations at pleasure from doing business in the state.
 e. When the state has waived it's rig ht to exercise it's arbitrary prerogative. bv the passage of laws permitting foreign corporations to acquire and use a particu- lar species of property here upon terms and conditions inconsistant with the ex- ercise thereafter, of this prerogative of the state. the constitution both of the state and of the United States protects he purchaser againts the impairment of his right by any arbitrary action of the state, and 1t cannot thereafter interfere with any lawful of the property by a foreign corporation, except by for feiture of the right for misuser or non- user, for cause defined by law. applicable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Recent Legislative Act is Un-
 constitutional
CASES CAN BE TRANSFERRED
Judge Jones Holds That Railroads May Carry Cases From State to
 Federal Court Without
 License Forfeiture.

Montgomery, July Special. J. Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court today declared unconstitu- tional the state law which provides for revocation of the license of any rail- road corporation which moves a suit from the state to the federal courts. He takes the position that it would, In its operation be in violation of contract made between the state and tic cor porations; also that it would violate that provision which gives In the courts the same rights to corporations that are enjoyed by the individual citi- zens.
 The opinion, which is an elaborate one, goes into the matter of the appli- cation of eight foreign railroad cor porations and two domestic railroad corporations, to whom preliminary in functions were granted last May re- straining the railroad commission and everybody else from enforcing the rate statutes of the legislature as to the passenger rates, and the statutes re- lating to the rates on, and classifying 1l0 commodities of freight, and pro NiuiHS that loIelsh CORPORATIONS should no longer have the right to do domestic business, if they brought suit in the federal court to interfere with the en- forcement of the rates.
 The opinion deals with all these matters at length, and declares uncon- stitutional, because of violation of pro- visions both of the state and federal constitutions a statute which eyneIs foreign corporation which bought railroad property here before the pas sage of the statute, from doing busi- ness here, if it brings suit to test the rate regulation. The substance of the decision is stated in the head notes as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Logan Martin Resigns.

Montgomery. July 13.-(Special.)- Hogan Martin, son of the late Speaker Martin of the house of representatives, has just arrived nome from the West Point Mill tary academy, where he graduated with full honors at the recent commencement exercises.
 Mir. Martin is the first Montgomery man to graduate from West Point in number of years a distinction of which he may be justly proud. He secured permission not to serve in the army, and was mus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Sale of Property.


 3 Where the state statute provides that domestic corporation may sell all its property, road-beds, rights and fran- chlses to foreign corporation, and tba- such property, when so purchased. shall De subject in all respects to the laws of the state as If owned by a domestic cor poration,' these stipulations enter info and form part of the obligation of inc contract made by the purchase bk fhe foreign corporation of such domestic prom erty; and the foreign corporation has the right to hold and use and operata such railroad property, subject to no other restrictions than the existing laws pro- Vide in the case of domestic corporations or such as may thereafter, be lawfully passed in the exercise of the police power of the state, and so of the other rights acquired by the foreign railroad corpora ton, under the terms of these statutes Tor leasing and operating domestic raU- roads.
 I. NO state can lawfully enact that corporation or an individual shall for felt vested right of property. because of the bringing of suit in the federal court. since the police power of the state ends With the prevention of things which men ace the welfare and happiness of it's peo- pie, and the supreme law of the land which gives the right of suit, in a federal court cannot invade the rights or the peace of the state, or imperil or hamper the happiness, rights and welfare of the DeOple
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
Rural Route Changes.

On April 10th complete rural mail de-
livery service will be installed in Deca-
tur county, and on this date there will
be changes made i'll routes and from
the Leon postotfice.
Route No. 2, Harl Williamson carrier,
will start from the postoffice, goes east
and southeast to the Jenkins corner, Il
miles, south and east to Davenport cor
ner, l ! miles, south and east to Hazlet
corner, p miles, east, south and south
east to Hines corner, p miles, east to
Bryson corner p miles, south, west and
township line, Il miles, south with jogs
to Blakesley corner, 2 miles, west to
Woolsey corner, miles, northwest to
school No. 6, p miles, north and north
west to Oney corner, 81 miles, west and
north to postoffice q miles. The length
of the route is 25ss miles, houses 115,
population 460.
Route No. 8, G. L. Axes carrier, is also
changed and will run straight west from
Leon on Decatur road to the Landis cor
ner p miles, south and west to Turner
corner l miles, south to Sell corner, II
miles, east and northeast to Housh cor
ner, l 3 miles, southwest on Davis City
road to Craig corner, 6s miles, east and
southeast to Lindstrom corner, 2Ss miles,
north to Cox corner, 81 miles, east to
Blockley, Il miles, north to Leon g.
miles. This change will deprive about
three families, Jap Cesler, ]. G. Stockton
and j. 0. Eaton, of mail privileges but
will serve % new families. The length
of the route is ~ miles, houses 1O1,
population 404.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
AN ESTIMALE WOMAN
Mrs. E. J. Sankey, a Pioneer of
Leon, is Called to Her Reward
After a Long Illness.

Mary NJ. Gillham, daughter of Newton
and Elizabeth Gillham was born near
Glasgow, Jefferson county, Iowa, March
20. 1S48, fell asleep at her home in Leon,
Iowa, March q, 1907, lacking but two
days of being SO years of age.
In her girlhood she came to Decatur
county, Iowa, where she resided contin-
uously for over 10 years. She was united
in marriage to Mr.. E. j. Sankey, May
6, 1866, in the 10Th year of her age.
Ten children were born to this union,
eight of whom with the bereaved hus-
band and father survive her. The chill
dren living are Mrs. Fred Teale, of
Leon. Iowa, Moreau Sankey, of Des
Moines, Mrs. T. ]. Smith, of Fayette
township. Decatur county, Mrs. Lois
Dorrance, of Colorado, now at home,
Newton sankey, of Colorado, Miss Ora
Sankey, of Leon, Warren and Carl
Sankey, of Colorado. Her only surviv-
ing brother, John B. Gillham, was with
her at the end.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
George Leophold

was born in SoutZ county, Whittenburg,
Germany, July II, 1925, and died at his
home near Ridgeway, Mo-, Feb. %, 1907,
Aged 81 yr, 7mo and IDA. He crossed
the waters to this country with his
parents in 1S41 and settled in Ohio.
In 1864 he moved from there to
Decatur county, Iowa, where he resided
until 1897, when he moved to his farm
where he died. He was married to Mrs.
Abigail Dale, Oct. %, 1887, who yet sur
wives him and who is in very critical
condition of pneumonia, with her be-
reavement making her burden greater
than she is able to bear for any length
of time. Besides this companion he
leaves one sister who is also confined
to her sick bed to mourn his departure,
her son being the only immediate rel
atiye present at the time of his death.
His sather. mother one brother and one
sister have preceded him to the grave.
He united with the Lutheran church in
the early part of his life and lived in
that faith until the time of his death.
1t is said that "He was honest and up
right in all his dealings, and father to
the fatherless, which place he occupied
A short service was conducted by the
writer at the Christian church in Ridge
way March ? at o'clock p. m. in the
presence of the relatives and many
friends, after which the remains were
tenderly laid to rest in the Ridgeway
cemetery. To the friends / would say,
pluck the flowers of today, for tomorrow
they may wither and decay.
w. H. HOBBS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
What Recorder poush is Doing.

County recorder w. A. Poush has
furnished us with copy of his quarter
ly report for the first three months Of
this year. During the three months he
recorded Lis instruments and the fees
collected amounted to S712.50.
There were ~ deeds filed in January,
los in February and 1877 in March, the
fees for this work amounting to $751; 80.
Of real estate mortgages 95 were re-
corded in January, 123 in February and
122 in March, with fees of $2S2.9O.
or chattel mortgages there were re-
corded in January 81, February 63 and
March rs, the fees amounting to $4,000.
In January there were 55 mortgage
releases filed, in February 63 and in
March so, the fees for this work
amounting to $99.30.
OF miscellaneous papers recorded
there were 20 in January, IA in Febru-
airy and 20 in March; for which he col
lected total of $42.S0.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

marriage to Flemmon Dale in 1849. To
this union were born three children.
In 1856 with her husband and children
she moved to Decatur county Iowa.
Burying her husband here in 1884.
In 1887 she was united in marriage
to George Leophold who preceded her
a few days ago. She and Mr.. Leophold
moved to their farm northeast of Ridge
way in 1897 where they both died.
Mrs. Leophold united with the Chris
ton church in Iowa at the age of thirty,
being faithful worker until her death.
Grandma as we all knew her, was a
loving companion, kind and gentle
mother, not only to her Immediate
family but to all who made her acauaint-
ance. She was proceeded to the land
OF rest by her father. mother, three
brothers and two sisters, two husbands
and one child. She leaves two sisters,
residing in Upton, Indiana, and two
daughters who have been constantly at
her bedside during her sickness; also
thirteen grandchildren and thirteen
great-grandchildren, besides these she
leaves host of friends and neighbors
to mourn her departure.
Her funeral was conducted by the
writer in the Ridgeway Christian church
March IL after which the remains were
laid to rest beside her husband in the
cemetery at Ridgeway. To the bereayed
would say, trust in her God that you
may be able when death comes to you
to say as did she sit is better for me to-
die than to live"-W. II. HOBBS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
1.-The Holy City,"

For this, the third season of Gordon
& Benefits wonderful drama "The Holy
City," every degree of theatrical repre-
sentation has been made to excel. The
allegory, musical, spectacle and thrill
ling situations SO greatly enjoyed last
year, the large company of superior
talent, costumed in garments of almost
bewildering beauty, is stronger and
more brilliantly arrayed, and additional
accessories have been provided. Moth
ing more dramatically complete will be
seen this season and it is of pleasant
record that last years success is being
surpassed. Manager Van Werden con-
tidently expects this engagement will
be to the capacity of the theatre. Fri
day, April 5th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

Mrs. Sankey was converted and united
with the Methodist Episcopal church
about ~ years ago and remained
faithful and consistent member until
her translation. For number OF years
she had been in poor health. In Noyem-
ber, 1905, she had violent attack of
heart failure and but for the ability Of
her family physician, DR.. Ii. r. Layton,
assisted by DIR. Waight, she would not
have survived. Since that all that best
skill obtainable could do was done,
The tenderest ministry was lovingly
and lavishly given by her loved ones,
but without avail. For the last year
and a half she suffered much, her vitality
gradually became weaker and she
seemed TO realize that the end was near.
AT $40 a. m, OF March 9th, the
summons came to her at her home in
Leon. Surrounded by loved ones, and
old friends she peacefully and without
pain, fell asleep. The Master passed
by and she, touching the hem OF His
garment was made whole from that very
hour. good woman has gone from us.
She was a mother in Israel, she did her
whole duty to her family. Her chill
rise up and call her blessed; her hus-
band also, and he praiseth her."
TO the neighbors, and the community
in which she lived she gave unwearied
service. Her kindly acts of charity
and sympathy are we'll known by all
who knew her. Her life was marvel
of patience. 1t can be truly said Of her,
the world was made better because she
had lived.
The funeral was held from the family
residence on Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock, attended by many old friends
and neighbors who held her in high
esteem the sermon being preached by
Rev. J. L. Boyd, pastor of the M. E.
church from the text John 14:1-3
Music was furnished by quartet from
the M. E. church choir. Many beauti-
full floral offerings testified to the love
for the departed. Interment was in the
Leon cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
Board OF Equalization.

The city council acting as the board
of equalization was in session Monday
and Tuesday going over Assessor Sig
lers books, and made several changes,
but in most cases the change is only a
small one and done for the purpose of
equaliZing the assessment with other
properties. There will be quite an in
crease this year in the amount of
monies and credits given in by the tax
payers, and the general opinion seems
to be that Mr.. Sigler has made one of
of the best assessments ever made in
the history of Leon.
The following changes were made:
Kraft Clothing Co., raised from $4,000
to $4,000.
Henry J. yogt II acres raised from
$400 to $3.50.
j. A. Harris, blacksmith shop raised
from S240 to $500.
M. S. Benetiel, residence on Main
street raised from 81 1900 to S1,4OO.
S. G. Penniwell, residence, reduced
from S1,7OO to s1.5O0.
Il. e. Teale, residence, raised from
$4,000 to $1,000.
Mrs. Mary Fuqua, residence, raised
from $1,000 to $500.
Nj. j. McCaull, residence, raised from
$500 to $1,000.
J. S. Bright, residence, reduced from
$500 to $500.
j. A. Frazier, residence, raised from
$4,000 to S2,S00.
Miss S. A. Gardner, residence, raised
from $1,000 to $4,000.
Isaac Cation, land, raised from S1,400
to S1,8OO.
s. W. Hurst, lots on Main street,
raised from 81, 200 to 1900.
j.. G. Stockton, 20 acres raised from
$2,800 to S3,500. ,..
Lawrence Caster, residence, reduced
from $4,000 to $1,000.
VIM. Day, residence, raised from 81, ,20o
to 1880.
Mrs. VIM. Day, monies and credits
raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
Drake Estate, lots reduced from
$1,000 to $1,000.
Mrs. Hannah Bradley, residence
raised from $1,000 to 81 800.
j. L. Meter, land, raised from S2,2S(
to $2,S00
Mrs. Emma Mullinix, land, raised from
$1,74S to $4,000.
A. d. Brannaman, residence. raised
from S2,24S to $4,000.
I @. M. Axes, creamery, raised from
5000 to 5000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
IOWA GUEST BEATS THE REST.
Climbed Highest on Ladder at Party
In Her Honor. ss

A contest in ladder-climbing was one
of the diversions indulged in at COM
plimentary party rendered Miss Una
Daugherty's guest, Miss Fern Pryor,
of Leon, Ia, Saturday by Miss Esther
Shoemaker at the atter's home on East
Third street.
During the afternoon the guests
climbed the ladder to the water tank
at the Burlington station and had snap.
shot photographs taken of themselves.
Miss Pryor was the first to make the
daring ascent and reached the highest
round of the ladder attained by any of
the company.
Other views were taken on the lawn
of the Shoemaker home.
The guests besides Miss Daugherty
and Miss Pryor, were Miss Helen Welch,
Miss Maude Bainum, Miss Marie Brink,
Miss Brownie Toel, and Miss Laura Bar
Maryville, Mo-, Daily Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

Last week we stated that one Lane, a
deserter from Ft. Leavenworth gave
himself up to Officer Cozad and Oscar
Reed was going to return with Lane to
Ft. Leavenworth. Well, it seems that
during Wednesday night Mr.. Lane
changed his mind and decided that Ft.
Leavenworth was not the place, SO
dropped into the darkness of the night
and has not been heard from since.
Oscar came down Thursday a. m. to take
his trip but did not care to go as there
was no $4,000 at the other end of the
line if he was without Mr.. Lane.-Pleas-
anton Index.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
At Private Sale.

z head of pure bred Shorthorn cows,
8 calves, 2 yearlipg bulls, 2 year
ling heifers of the VIM. of Orange Ava
lanche, Commander and Scottish Lord
tribes. These cattle have the Barmp-
ton, Larrader and Cumberland blood.
We offer our herd bull and he was sired
by Commodore, he by Imp Norman's
knight SS2l7, Dam Golden Princess "a.
tracing to Imp Golden Galaxy bred bys
Cruikshank. This bull has three Of
famous crosses, Nonpareil, Cumberland
and Royal Duke Of Gloster. They are
most all red, the bulls are in sale condi-
tion. Prices right and terms reason
able. Outlook for cattle is better owing
to great losses in northwest and 50s in
cream in our currency. JNo. w. LONG.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
WAS GENUINE CYCLONE
Southwest Part of Decatur County
Visited by a Real Twister last
Thursday Evening.

1t is rather early to commence to
chronicle Iowa cyclones, but one of the
genuine articles visited the southeast
part of this county and extended into
Ringgold county last Thursday evening
between $50 and O'clock. Many peo-
pie in Leon noticed the swirling clouds
off in the southwest, but little did they
imagine it was a regular cyclone. The
storm started in the southwest corner
of Lofts Creek township in Ringgold
county and passed northeast through
Athens township and into Bloomington
township. The first damage done was
to demolish the house and barn of Ham
Butler in Lofts Creek township, and the
farm residence of Bud Hagan was also
blown to pieces. The family took
refuge in the cave and were not injured.
A half a mile east of Caledonia corner
OF the barn of Lee Walter was torn off
and the small buildings of the place de-
molishcd. Alb Stevens barn was COM
pletely wrecked. The next place struck
was the home of Enoch McAninch
which was badly wrecked. The family
were. in the house at the time aud Mrs.
McAninch was seriously injured. Three
miles south Of Kellertom at the farm of
Sam Foltz outbuildin ys were blown to
pieces, trees in the orchard were torn
up by the roots, chimneys blown down
and the barn unroofed. A vacant house
on the farm of Robert Euritt was liter
ally torn to pieces.
Crossing the line into Decatur county
the storm was a regular twister, about
fifty yards wide. The Battle Hill or
Schott school house was demolished,
while the coal house which was ON the
east side of the school house was pick
ed up and deposited on the west side
of the foundation of the school house.
The home of Jesse Wion was demolish-
ed, but the family sought safety in
their cave and were not injured.
Mr.. Wion carried $400 cyclone insur-
ance. -Four miles north of Tuskeego
the residence and barn of John Wiley
was blown to pieces. Mrs. Wiley and
son were on their way home from Lamo-
nj when the storm came and drove back
to town. Mr.. Wiley was in the barn
when the storm struck the house and
as it was torn to pieces he left the barn
just before it went down and was
whirled over the ground and bruised
juries. His house and barn are total
wreck. He had 1915 insurance.
NJ. E. Moneysmith was in Leon Mon
day and tells us he stood on his porch
and saw the havoc wrought by the
storm, but his house was outside the
area of the twister, but he says it was
sight to see. The storm was accom-
panied by roaring sound and there is
no question but what it was a genuine
cyclone, as shown by the twisting mo-
tion, the dark clouds extending down to
the ground. Considerable damage was
also done on other farms in that local
ity, small buildings and orchards suffer-
ing, but the main force seems to have
been expended after leaving the Wiley
farm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
Baptist Church Services.

Special meetings are still in progress.
Several have been converted. Mrs.
Armstrong conducts an interesting
song service each evening at 1880.
Meetings are to be continued for an
indefinite time. Meetings during week
each evening except Saturday. Meet
ing at Palestine Baptist church next
Saturday at II o'clock, also Lords day
morning it is expected that the ordi-
nance of Christian Baptism will be
administered at this meeting. James
A. Armstrong, pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

Joe S. Warner, of Hereford, Texas,
arrived Monday for short visit with
his mother, Mrs. j. r. Bashaw, coming
up to attend to some business matters.
Joe drifted in wearing typical Texas
hat, his hair filed with Texas sand, and
fairly bubbling over in his praise Of the
wonderful future of the Panhandle
country, in which he is interested,
being engaged in the real estate busi-
ness at Hereford, and has been very
successful.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
Mrs. AbiaalI Leophold

was born February 10, 1926, in Kentucky
and died at her home near Ridgeway,
Mo-, March II, 1907, at the advanced
age of 81 years, month and days.
With her parents, at the age of twelve
years she moved to Ohio and from there
to Upton, Indiana. While living in
this latter state she was united in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
1.-The Holy City,"

In arranging for a date of ''The Holy
City," manager Van Werden has again
secured the most impressive drama on
the stage. intellectually conceived,
dramatically constructed, powerfully
acted and sumptuously staged, the play
was last year noted for it's complete and
beautiful representations. A full house
will await the temperance of the COM
pany here on the evening of Friday,
April 5th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

The Decatur County Medical Society
met at the assembly room of the library
building in this city last Friday and ar
ranged for the annual meeting of the
society which will be held in this city
in June. The out of town doctors pres
ent were Drs. e. w. Doolittle and W. l..
Lyon, of Garden Grove, and e. Mitchell,
of Osceo,a.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
Yours for the Chautauqua,
MRS. CORA SHAW STANLEY.

We are in receipt of card from F. f.
Bedier ordering us to change the ad-
dress of his Reporter from Ocean Park,
Calf, to Leon, as he expects to return
to this city very soon. Mr.. Bedier and
wife have been visiting at Ocean Park
since last fall.