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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

Mrs. A. Biddison. of GAINESVILLE,
came Saturday to visit a few days
in this city at the home of her
daughter. Mrs H. A. Wright.
Miss Anna Hubbard, of southeast
of Leon. went to Garden Grove Mon
day to visit few days at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Ralph Frost.
Mrs. H. A. Wright and children
accompanied her mother, Mrs. A.
Biddison, to her home in GAINESVILLE
Monday to visit few days.
Fred Young, of near Grand River,
came Monday evening and visited
over night in this city at the home of
his sister, Mrs. ]. L. Mendenhall.
Mrs. Sloan Phipps and Mrs.
Thomas Hurley, of Garden Grove,
were visiting with relatives and
friend in this city last Thursday.
Mrs. Lillian Clark, of Galesburg,
ILL.,, came Sunday to visit few days
in this city at the home of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Craig.
Milan Sanger, who is working on
the new Odd Fellows building at
Decatur City, came home Friday
evening to visit couple of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Lands, of
Grand River, came Monday evening
for visit in this city at the home of
their daughter. Mrs. Elmer Harris.
Mrs. Nellie Johnson returned Sat-
urday from Garden Grove, where she
had been visiting for few days at
the home of her father, Willis Hines.
Mrs. j. c. Brothers, of Grand Riv-
er, came Tuesday evening for short
visit at the home of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. John Dale, just west of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Teale, of
Springdale, Ark, came Tuesday to
visit few days at the home of his
brother, Thomas Teale, in this city.
Harry j. Vogt went to Des Moines
Monday to commence his duties as
travelling salesman for the Cownie
Glove Co., his territory being in Kan
SaS.
Mr.. Ira Daugherty returned Friday
to his home at Rockwell City, Iowa,
after visiting a few days at the home
of his uncle, c. F. Wright, in this
city.
George Moran, the we'll known
horse buyer of King City, Mo-, spent
couple of days in this city the first
of the week, picking up car of good
horses. George has a reputation as
buyer in this county as our farmers
know that he always pays them the
very best price for their stuff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-04

Mrs. A. E. Dorm and daughter
Helen, of Charlton, came Saturday to
visit few days with her mother, Mrs.
F. Varga, and other relatives in this
city.
Mrs. Eva Chastain and daughter
Goldeane, of east of Leon, departed
Tuesday for Hereford, Texas, to visit
at the home of her brother, Harry
Yost
Mrs. R. E. Wilson, of St. Louis,
who was visiting in this city with her
sister, Mrs. LYDIA Fulton, went to
Davis City to visit her sister, Mrs. A.
Fulton.
Mrs. M. G. Lyman returned Tues
day to her home at Charlton after
visiting a few days in this city at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. William
Wilson.
Mrs. F. E. French, of St. Joe,
came Friday afternoon and visited a
few days in this city at the home of
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. F.
Waight.
G. R. Riley, of Decatur City was a
business visitor in this city Monday.
Sherm Wheeler, of Davis City,
was business visitor in this city
Monday.
W. II. oldCS, lOFuor manager OF
the Clarinda Poultry Co. in this city,
now manager of branch at Chari-
ton, was business visitor in this city
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary McDonough and daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. L. Pugh, returned Thurs
day from visit at the home of the
formers son, l. N. McDonough. at
Moravia.
A. L. Sears and B. E. Gardner, of
east of Leon, went to Osceola Satur-
day afternoon to attend the Brethren
meetings which are in progress at
that place.
Mrs. Margaret Waight, who is
teaching at Humeston, came Saturday
and visited over Sunday in this city
at the home of her sister, Mrs. James
w. Hurst.
Mrs. Willis Frost and grandchil-
dren, Lucille and Raymond Frost,
went to Garden Grove Friday to visit
few days at the home of her SON,
Ralph Frost
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Harvey
started Sunday in their auto to visit
Mrs. Harvey's mother at Chillicothe,
Mo-, but south of Davis City they ran
into mud hole and damaged the
car so they had to abandon the trip
and return home.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

with a shiny painted hull and nickel
plated running rigging.
mr.. Shearer's. He's. away for .
week and we're keeping 1t for him."
Can / hire IT."
The feller's mouth fell open like
twas on hinges.
Hire 1t? Hire Mr.. Shearer's auto
mobile?" says he. well. I'll be
darned!"
Where's your employerf" asks
Hartley. quick.
Hey"
Your boss!" l sings out. dancing ul
and down. For the land sakes wake
up! Where is he?"
I'm the house, I guess. Where dc
you"
We met the livery stable owner just
coming out of his kitchen with a. pan
Of leavings for the pig. He'd just
turned Out. l knew him; his name
was Ben Baker. Martin went at him
hot-foot. speaking in short sentences
81 want to hire that auto in your
stable" he says. II must get to Brant
boro before seven O'Clock. I'll pay
any price. But l must have It,"
Then there was more arguing. Baker
said 10. Was we crazy? He couldn',
let another mans auto to the Almighty
himself. And Mr.. Shearer's auto, Of
all things! Why. Shearer would kill
him. And so forth and so on.
But Hartley kept cool. He must
have the machine. He'd be RESPONSE
BILE for damages. He explained about
the doctor.
I'm pay 5ou-so and So" says he
Never mind the price he offered. II
was so big that l wouldn't be believed
II ! told 1t. Baker didn't believe II
either till Martin pulled out a roll OF
bills and showed him,
I'll buy the thing II necessary
says he. But IN have 1t. Come. skip
per-"
"The shofer's up at Shearer's house.
says Baker. He"
Never mind the shofer. l can run
It. Send your man with III, and IN
leave the machine in his care at Brant,
boro. Then the shofer a come after
1t. I'll write to Mr. Shearer and ex
plain. Come on"
TITS all right. Benz" l says. Hell
do all he tells you. and more. You'll
never make a chunk OF money any
easier."
Baker followed VI to the barn. say
! ing me" al the time. Hs kept 90
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
ration Of story, Introducing weil-to-do
Nathan scudder of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Marttu Hartley, two rich
New Workers. seeking rest. Van Brunt, 1t
wa learned, was tho successful sutton
for the hand of Miss Agnes Page, who
ave Hartley up. Adventure at Fourth
OF July celebration at Eastwich. Hartley
rescued q boy, known as "Reddy," from
under q horses feet and the urchin
proved to be one of Miss Pages charges,
whom she had taken to the country for
an outing. a Brunt rented an island
from Scudder and called It Ozone island.
In charge of q of New York
poor children Miss Talford and Miss Page
visited Ozone Island. Eureka Sparrow, q
country girl. was engaged as a cook and
Van Brunt and Hartley paid a visit to
her father, who for years had been claim
ing consumption as an excuse for not
working. Upon another island visit by
Miss Page, Eureka diagnosed Hartley's
case as one of love for Agnes. Hartley
Invented O plan to make Washington
Sparrow work. In putting the plan into
effect Hartley incurs wrath of Miss Page.
for whom the "slck man" sent. Agnes
then appealed to Van Brunt. Sparrow
to escape the treatment proclaimed him
self well and went to work. Storm-bound
on Ozone Island, Van Brunt and Hartley
tired of the Natural Life Hartley suf-
fered a broken arm while hunting a ply
sician for Freddy" supposed to be suffer-
Ing from appendicitis.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

herring. In the center, by the post
office, the Teller that keeps the maj.
ket was just taking down his store
shutters. He looked at us kind OF
odd.
Good morning." he says. Going to
fair of at last, amt IT,"
Guess likely" says !, keeping on.
you been on the water, amt your"
he asks. Get caught down to the
Point?"
Long Points a great place for Wa
patomac folks to go on claiming and
fishing trips. / suppose he thought
we'd been out the day afore, when 1t
cleared that time, and had had to put
In at the station over night. We
must have looked like we'd been
through the mill. Both of us was sop
ping wet, and | had on rubber boots
and a sou'wester. I'd thrown off my
ileskin coat at the wharf.
l didn't stop to explain. I had to
save my breath to keep up with Mar
tin. The higher he got to the hotel
the faster he walked.
The W~apatomac house Is about the
toniest summer place on our part of
the coast. A great big building, with
piazzas and a Dand stand, and win
dows and wind.mills and bowling al
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

This last past was loaded 70 the
gunwale with sarcasm.
Yes" says Hartley emphatic.
Where is the doctor staying in Brant-
boro?"
Cold Spring house. Want to know
what he pays for his room?"
Martin didn't nswer. He walked to
the door. l stopped for a jify.
See here, my smart aleck," says !
to the clerk, you'll have some more
fun from this later on, when your JOSE
hears Of 1t. Do you know who It's
you've been sassing? That young man
is John d. Vanderbilt of New York"
There is some satisfaction in a first
class lie. 1t done me good to see that
clerk shrivel up.
Martin was calling to me. SOL" he
asks, like a fash, how can I get to
Brantboro?"
you can't-in time to catch that
morning train. Brantboro's ten mile
off, and the train that gets here at %
minutes Of eight leaves there at 7:15.
That was the n We was to have the
doctor on. And it's past six now"
He spun around on his heel. rs the
telegraph line to Brantboro working?'
he asked the clerk.
mo, sir! no. sir" My! but he was
polite. I'm sorry to say not, SIR"
Can l get a horse here?"
1.-THE livery stable Is right around
the corner; but don't think"
We was at that livery stable in less
than two shakes. The Teller that took
care of the horses and slept in the
stable loft was up and sweeping out.
Have you got a horse that will take
me to Brantboro in half an hour?'
asks the Twin.
The Teller stared at him. BE you
crazy?" says he.
Martin didn't answer. Whose ma.
chine is that?" he asks.
He was pointing to a big automobile
In the stable. A great big red thing,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

leys till you can't rest. We turned in
between the stone posts at the end OF
the driveway and went pounding
across the lawns and flower beds.
There was a sleepy-looking clerk be
hind the desk in the big hall. No
body else was in sight, and the whole
outfit of empty chairs and scattered
newspapers had hat lonesome look OF
having been up all night. oh, yes!
and there was a colored man moppine
the floor.
Hartley went up to the desk, leav,
ing muddy foot marks right where the
darby had been scrubbing.
Good morning" he says to the
clerk. "Dr. Jordan of Providence Is
n OF your guests. isn't he?"
The clerk put down the book he was
reading and looked us over. He done
1t deliberate and chilly. same as hotel
clerks always do. II there's any ore
mortal that can make the average man
feel like a%pologizing for living with
out a license, It's a slick, high-collared,
fancy shirt-bosomed hotel clerk.
"What?" says the clerk, frosty and
slow.
"Dr. Jordan of Providence. Is he
here?"
His majesty looked at his book again
afore he answered. Then he put his
thumb between the pages to mark the
place and condescends to drawl out:
What do you want with him?"
For once he'd made a mistake. There
are times when 1t amt wise to judge
a Teller by his general get-up. Martin
stiffened, and he spoke clear and
sharp.
ANSWER my question. II you please
says he. rs the doctor here?"
mo, he amt"
Where is he?"
Gone"
I felt sick. Maybe Hartley did too,
but he didn't show 1t.
Where has he gomez" he asks.
Il don't know that I've got to-"
II know. And for your own good
my friend, I advise that you tell me
Where Ia DR.. Jordan?"
The emperor come down on his
throne . little. I cal'late he fingered
that twas good policy.
He's gone to Brantboro," he says
He went yesterday morning and he's
to leave there for Boston this fore
noon Then he's going to Bar Harbor
for the rest Of his vacation. Anything
else you'd like TO knowi"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
CHAPTER XVII.
Poor

Hartley had climbed on the wharf
and now he was heading for the vii
Iage. ! got the sloop fast, after a fash
ion, and then run over and caught up
with him. He was walking with long
steps and looking straight ahead. His
left fist was in the side pocket of his
Jacket and his face was set and pale
under the tan. l happened to bump
Into him as I came alongside, and he
Jumped and gave a little roam.
whats the matter with that arm
Of yoursT asked. anxious. He'd
stopped for a second and was biting
ais lips together.
Nothing" he says, short. Bruised
a little, / gaess. Where's the hotel?"
up the main road a piece. That's
It. on top Of the hill"
Come on them" says he, walking
faster than ever.
We went through Wapatomac vii
lags like We was walking for money.
Some Of the town folks was Just get
ting up. and you could see smoke
coming from kitchen chimneys and
window shades being hoisted. Once
in q while. whore the families was par.
ticslaz1y early risers. ] ssnslt fried
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
CHAPTER xvlI.-continued.

y -N
The lane Of deep water narrowed up
ahead Of us and there was a kind OF
gate. as you might say, at the end.
Hartley looked at me and l at him.
Can your" he asks. He was white
as paper, but not from being scared !
was sure. His left arm hung down
straight and he kept rubbing it.
Lord knows" l says. Are you
hurt?"
He didn't answer; just shook his
head. On went the Dora Bassett.
Bless the old girls heart! She was
doing her best to pull us through.
The gate was just in front of our
nose. / set my teeth and headed her
for the middle Of it. A jiffy more, and
the crazy breakers jumped at us from
both sides. Their froth flew over us in
chunks. Then we was through, and /
fetched my first decent breath.
We was in a kind of pond now,
where we had elbow room.
Martin looked astern. Here comes
q boat" says he.
Twas the lifeboat from the station.
They'd seen u trouble and was COM
ing full tilt. I hadn't aver been took
off my own boat by no life-savers, and
I want going to begin.
"Heave to-" halls the crew cap'n
from the boat. Were coming to take
you off,"
/ didn't answer.
"Heave to-" he yells again. "Heave
tot"
turned my head a little ways.
go home and get your breakfast
I sings out. Were busy
They kept on for q ways, and then
they give It up. I ran two or three
more of them lanes and then. when
had the chance. I dropped my main,
sail and histed the jib. And with that
jib and the oar I picked my way for
another spell, in and out and betwixt
and between. At last we slid past the
Wapatomac breakwater and up to the
wharf. A nice piece Of work for any
body's boat. II I do say 1t.
Hartley seemed to think so. too, for
says he: Skipper. that vas beauti.
full. You're a wonder"
Twenty minutes of Six" says l.
Were on time"
There was an early-bird lobsterman
on the wharf, come down to see how
many Of his pots had gone adrift In
the night. He stood and stared at us.
God sakes!" says he. 'Where'd
you come FROM"
"Wellmouth." says l. making fast to
. ring bolt.
"In herr" he says, pointing to the
saoop. In this gale? Never in the
world"
"All right. Then we didn't"
hadn't no time to waste arguing.
Good land of Lowell" he says, kind
Of to himself. Say! she must be
something of a boat"
/ looked at the poor old Dora Bias
sett. Rudder gone. centerboard
smashed, rail carried away and hull
nigh nlled with water.
"She was" says I. Considerable OF
a boat"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
ct. JOSEPH MAN DECLARES he
CAUSED DEATH OF BROTH
Err AND SISTER.
INVESTIGATION TO Be MADE
seIf-c confessed Slayer May BE Psroled
and Tried on Killing Charge
Wife Believes Part Of
Story.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Half a dozen
~convicts who came to the ~penitentiary
from st. Joseph we're separately ques-
ton by the prison officials with the
view to ascertaining whether or not
any Of them had knowledge of the
murders to which William Murphy, a
convict from that city, confessed, In
a letter to his wife, intercepted by the
officials. They gave nc information
which would tend to establish Muir
phys guilt, though they said they
knew of the commission of the crimes.
None Of them knew Murphy, though
one of them knew one Of his alleged
victims.
Murphy wrote another letter to War
den Andrae, and in it he confesses to
other killings. He says he is willing
to make any other acknowledgment
which may be necessary to get h
hangman's moose. In this letter he
gives the penitentiaries in which he
claims to have done time" and men
tons the specific years. Some Of these
have been verified.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Denies Being a Thief.

Murphy denies ever having stolen
IS worth of sttff in his life, or that
he ever killed anyone for the purpose
of robbery.
Some portions of his story have al
ready been substantiated, but that he
has committed all the crimes which
he voluntarily lays at his W door
is not fully believed. However, should
the investigation to be made by the
st. Joseph officials warrant such a
course, he may be given a parole COM
mutation from the 20 years for an
attack upon his own daughter, to be
placed on trial for some n of the
numerous murders. The two crimes
to which he confesses in his letter
to Warden Andrae are the killing of
a baby sister and a brother. One OF
the murders spoken of in his letter to
his wife is the killing of n of their
children.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Letter to the Warden.

His letter to Warden Andrae, NAM
ing the pe~nitentiaries in which he has
been confined, and the period served
in each. follows:
Here is a partial list of some of
the crimes that | have committed. The
first one was when | threE my baby
sister downstairs. and the next n
was when l made my brother tramp
on a live rattlesnake. 1t bit him,
and he died. The e n was my
own baby, If | remember right. OF
course that amt all. Two years ago
this summer me and my wife and
children were all down at the lake
fishing. There vas a boat out in the
lake, not far from shore. and my wife
aid daughter dared me to swim out to
II. l went to climb into the boat and
1t upset and drowned the man and
woman who were in it. l tried to
save them. but l could not.
Names Prisons He Was In.
Here are the pe~nitentiaries I have
DttH IL San QuCllli. al. 1910
to 1880; Walla Walla. Wash. 1881 to
1882; one year in Fort Madison, Ia:
in Joliet, ILL.,. from 1856 to 1888: I
was arrested at the gate and was Ia
ken to Colorado, where | did time
one year at Canon City. In 1890 I
got married the second time. and went
to New York. l got into Sing Sing
for cou~nterfeiting. serving Is months;
and also one year at Milwaukee for
counterfeiting. l served two years
at Little Rock. Ark, for fighting and
attempting to kill. | served n year
at Fort Smith, Ark. for selling whisky
to the Indians in the territory. At
Clay Center, Neb., where l shot at
the town marshal. | got two years.
which l served at Lincoln. Neb.. from
1908 to 1905.
81 never stole. SIS worth Of stun in
my life. although | have been con-
victed of theft several times. l never
killed any one for the purpose Of
robbery. for l don't believe in steal
ing. / always wen by my righh
name, William George Murphy. II
you fellows can think of anything that
has been done here in Jefferson City.
tell me about 1t and | will acknowl-
edge 1t. With me 1t is anything to
get the hangman's moose. My wife
came down to draw my money, and
that is what made me push the man
of the barn.
Thinks Him Guilty Of Two Murders
st. Joseph, Mo.-Mrs. William G..
Murphy. wife of tire Missouri convict
who confessed to the murder Of six
persons. stated that she did not be-
lieve her husband had committed all
the crimes he lays claim to, but that
in all likelihood he killed William
Miguery. the contractor. who was
struck with d brick when the Robi-
| doux hotel was In course Of erection.
and that OF Joseph Worden. who met
deaf by falling from the Brown Tvsnr
| Ter Cos building
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STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. "a, at $50 A. N.

From figures on file at the office of
secretary Of State it is learned that the
total number Of corporations which
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seven months Is 600 against $40 for a
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The number of corporations which
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or IL less than were organized during
the past month. The amount received
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month was $500 while that received in
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which shows an increase of $3.50 in the
business of the past month.
The following figures show the fees
received from the organization of cor
porations for each month during the
first seven months of the years 1903 and
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