Omaha daily bee., 1892-09-09
Fatal Accident on the Toboggan Slide at
Burlington Beach.
INSTANTLY KILLED BY a FALL
Thrown from Her Seat by n Misplaced Guy
Rope at the Moment OF Be
ginning the Dcscent-Lin-
coln News Notes.

bathing suit for plunge in the water. She
expressed desire to make trip from the
top of tho roller toboggau AT the waters
edge. Hundreds of people enjoy the sport
every day and Mrs Croy apprehended no
danger Almost as soon as she had started
on the descent sne struck guy rope that
had been stretched over tho toboggan to sup
port a tight rope used by ropewalkef In
his daily exhibitions.
The rope caught her under the chin and
pulled her from the toboggan. She fell TO
the ground, distance of thirty feet, striking
upon her head and shoulders. The back OF
her head was crushed in aud the brains were
ooziDg through the gaping wound. Medical
ala from the city was summoned and the un-
fortunate woman removed to her home. She
lived but about an hour after being brought
home. She was 2S years old and leaves
husband, but no children
Democrats Discuss the Campaign.
The democratic state central committee
held a meeting behind closed doors at the
Hotel Lincoln this evening. Twenty -nine
members of the commission were present,
together with Hon. j. Sterling Morton and
other candidates for state offices on the dem
ocratic ticket Nothing of note occurred
during the course of the evening TO disturb
the Impressive solemnity. Mr.. Morton nd
dressed the committee giving his views as
to the manner in which the campaign should
be conducted. Several other Candidates eX-
Morton's views No business of interest was
trans acted, tho meeting being given up al
most entirely to an informal discussion of
the coming campaign.
Nebraska on Wheels.
r. f. Hodgir, general secretary of the
State Business Mems association and man
ager of NEBRASKA on Wheels" is here,
together with others, endeavoring to show
the various county exhibitors the import
a N nF hni rpn m on m a
received letter yesterday from the
managers of the pure food exhibit
at New York, seeking to arrange
for running the Nebraska train in on their
tracks al the expense of the pure food folks.
meeting was held at o'clock today and
another at night to perfect plans. The only
question is as to whether or not the New
YORK people can raise the necessary expense
money. Arrangements have already been
made to stop the tram two days at the Illi-
nois state fair at Peoria.
viii Finish In Omaha.
The executive council of the Nebraska
Columbian commission will bold IA meeting at
Omaha tomorrow for the purpose of complet-
Ing business left unfinished at the meeting
this week The commission has decided to
make special effort to convince the people
interested in agriculture that the state of
Nebraska is particularly adapted to the cul-
ture of winter wheat. That Nebraska Is
destined to rival Kansas as q wlEter wheat
SIulS Is HOl lUF ul luStduI uuuDtSu ny WIN
have made tie subject matter of especial
study. DIR. George l.. Miller's argument be-
fore the commission Yesterday afternoon
was sufficient to open the eyes of the mem
Ders of that body to the urgency of including
a winter wheat exhibit In the Nebraska dis
play, and the commission has already taken
steps TO make 1t one of the features of the
show.
Mr. A. B. Smith of the Is. & NJ. freight
department filed with the secretary of the
commission Yesterday abOut Gfty letters
that had been received from as mary coln-
ties in Nebraska in reply 10 circular sent
out from the general offices of that company.
The circular stated by way of introduction
that in 1886 Nebraska had produced LOG, 000,-
600 bushels of ccrn; in 1891 her output eX-
ceeded 2l5.000, 900 bushels. In 1856 the wheat
crop was l1.5OO, 600 bushels and III 1891, 49,
0SO, 900 bushels. From these figures it ap-
pears that while the cultivation OF corn has
increased in six years more than 100 per
cent, the production of wheat has remained
about stationary.
VIII Make IA Great Exhibit.
Continuing the circular states that the in
tention OF the commission is 10 have i por-
tlon OF the money appropriated for Ne
braska's exhibit at the Worlds fair
set aside for the purpose of satisfy
ing visitors, whether from Nebraska or
the east, that this state is not simply Won
derful corn state. but one that produce
wheat equalling in quality and quantity that
Agents of the company were instructed to
confer with the representative farmers IN
their respective localities and collect data on
the following points: Inc comparative
merits of sowing and planting by drill; the
feasibility of planting corn on the same
ground in case the winter wheat crop proves
IA failure; the results of winter wheat raising
in the several parts of the state; the value
of the product at the stations
Replies were received from about fifty
pOuntleS. Letters were also received from
u. +. Stephens OF Crete, Prof Ingersou of
the State university, and Prof. Bessey, also
OF the State university.
Some Practical Experience.
Mr.. Il. r. Stephens of Crete gave ms ex-
perience with winter wheat at length, and
his observations are entitled TO the consider
alton of every agr!cuturist of the stnte.
This season ho harvested 1850 bushels of
winter wheat from 100 acres, the ground
having been carefully measured before plant
ing. This was an average of 43l2 bushels
per acre. Tho expenses OF production, in
cluding 50 per acre for the use OF the ground,
amounted to IS. 80 per acre, and ais net profit
was $ll.45 per acre. His wheat graded No.
/ hard and weighed 6i19 pounds to the
bushel His method of cultivation was as
follows: "Our method Is 10 plow as
early as possible after removing the crop.
started my plows before l was done thresh-
ing, and threshed out Of the shock in the
field. Each day all that l had plowed
three times. i then drag the ground about
once in ten days from that time until / am
ready to drill in the seed, ana IN that way l
| get in a sort OF summer tallow which seems
| 10 assist In increasing the yield of the land.
| In drilling use press drill and put il in
| east and west about two inches deep. i am
satisfied that to use press drill on 100 acres
| will more than pay for the drill each year,
| ana probably good deal more.n
A concensus Of the opinions furnished by
| the agents of the railroad company in differ
| ont parts OF the state go TO show that tho
farmers in all p.rts of the state have re-
| Gently taken new interest IN the matter OF
| raising winter wheat. From nearly every
| county comes adyices that next year the area
| devoted TO the culture of hard wheat will
! be largely Increased II not doubled The
question as TO the relative merits of drilling
/ or sowing the seed seems to be pretty gener-
| ally settled. The advocates of the drill are
| overwhelmingly in the majority. In fact
| the advocates OF the plan OF simply sowing
| the seed broadcast seem to- have been SO ut
terly routed by the champions OF the drill
| that none OF tnem came forward TO defend
| their positions.
Nebraska Baptisrs In Session.
SIDNEY, Neb.. Sept. S.-ISpecial Telegram
to The BEE. The annual gathering OF The
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