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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-25
THAT "lNTERylEW."
Mayor Baskln's Conversation with q
"News" representative.

The Tribune Of Monday complains
because the NEWS did net publish the
conversation had on Saturday between
Mayor Baskin and "a representative OF
this paper. Had tho morning sheet In
question inquired OF Mayor Baskin,
that official probably would have In.
formed him OF tho fact that at the out
set Of TIE interview with the Mayor II
was explicitly understood that ,hs
conversation was not tor publil alton.
With this understanding the NEWS
could not violate confidence anu give
In detail " hat was said.
Probably the Mayor would have no
objection 10 ali that he said being
printed, had the request been made OF
MIN. In conversation, hlcE continued
In n general way on the subject after
several other gentlemen came into the
room, the Mayor admitted that the city
was bonded beyond IT. present borrow.
ing capacity, but explained that the
issue Of bonds was made on the
valuation Of the previous year, anu
stated that the 100000 bonds now
offered for aale were valid ana bear
date Of July /, 1892. In this opinion
tho NEWS agrees with him. The
validity Of the bonds Is not questioned,
hut the fact Is cot iOrth 10y the
NEWS that the municipality, having
exhausted tho borrowing capacity
which II now possesses, cannot legally
Incur further Indebtedness. IL Il
without credit ana must no business on
cash basis until IT. Indebtedness 10
reduced or tho valuation OF property
Increases.
Outside Of the special subject OF con.
siuefation, tho mayor stated that the
present situation ol the city Ia hnnn-
cinl matters was In some respects due
10 desire 10 keep men nc wOrk.
Said he, "li we were 10
stop oil these public Improvements
II would throw 10 many men out OF
work that there would be worse
panic than q run on tho hanks. We
will pay OH the bills when We see tne
uonds, but do not think II good policy
10 stop public improvements. Besides,
wearo carrying Agood many taxpay ers
by giving them an extension OF time
on special assessments"
The Mayor was asked, "Whon occa.
ton "Hers. may we state your position
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WORK HAS STOPPED.
Operations on The Joint City aud
County Building Stopped,
LACK OF FUNDS THE CAUSE.
bowman Will no gwen SIN More
lime 10 Rcarraugc Ills Busi.
ness Anairs.

AZ predicted by thu News months
ago, the monetary middle o. conntc.
ton with the Joint city aui county
building has resulted In the stopping Of
work on that structure. Not a man
was At work upon It today and the
prospects Tor Immediate resumption are
decidedly gloomy.
A member Of the Joint building com.
mltloo said 10 u NEWS reporter today;
at was simply impossible u continue
the temporary management whereby
the city was compelled to pay tine bills.
ono Vt the principal difficulties WINS Ia
tho retention OF ten yer coat oi each
estimate. Tho material men c0ulu not
ttaud that proposition. AMI o. tu MI
bOwmau, ne has not got tuilUicat
cash 10 carry on the work even u the
city aud county continue tho tempo.
rory arrangement ns stared. VALE
the committee regretted takiug action
with reference 10 oloding dUwu, there
was absolutely nothing else 10 do uut
sand on the contract.
"lf AiT. Bowman can manage his
Affairs 10 rs 10 20 ON II viii DO o mat.
ter Of aincefe cougra,uistion 20 the
public as well as those more directly
concerned. II lac cannot do 10 the
city and county must take hold u the
work. The material meu aud iabOfuis
must be promptly paid. IL Is, VI coutst,
ihu aim anu dosire Of the Joint com.
mittce TO be ne louiunt AZ possible IN
dealing with Mr. Bowman nui HE
b0nlruien. IL IL hoped that the ttuublt
thereafter proceed until the Lulidli x
10 cOmpleted.n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-25
TUE STORM SOUTH.


a NEWS correspondent "Lang.
ley" writes from Nophi regarding u
heavy storm In Salt Creek canyon,
above Nophi, on Saturday evening.
The rush Of water came down
ul town, where there had
been no min, with such forcn ~ 10 OIL
the creek ana ditches. The dam In
the big hollow 10 tho north o. NepbI
broke, luckily fOr the city, anu carried
the Hood of that way. Tie water tool,
everything In ihe shape Of fences,
hay stncks, pig pens, chickon cOOps,
etc., before II, tillod up cellar, aud came
into some OF the houscs. All the
waters of Salt creek arc now running
In the big hollow, leaving tho city and
Fields high and dry excepting the city
pipe water.
About a. m, on Sunday the water
commenced 10 AOatC, or the railroad
bridge that crossed the hollow would
have gone down. As 4. was II cut a
gully fifteen feet deep. Suporlnten-
dent James Litimor with force VI
men worked on the bridge all night 80
as 10 make IL secure Tor tho south
bound train 10 pass over sunday mofu-
ing. IL is the largest flood Nephi has
witnessed since 1862. The amount Of
damage In very great.
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Now Shifts Filled.

In the Third district cour, has been
hled the suit Of Elizabeth 7. Davis VI
sydney w. Dlrko administrator Of
the estate OF the late William Fuller,
and Hcber Young. The action IL
brought TO recover sl0OOon a promls.
sorry note, bearing uate Of March l.,
1907, anu payable ono year after Ia
favor Of Mrs. DAVE, aud slgned by
Heller Young and William Fuller.
The complaint alleges that the claim
was duly ami lawfully presented to
tho administrator Of the estate Of the
late MI. Fuller and that he neglected
same. Interest ia paid On tho note to
August -, 1893.
ID. n, Sherman has instituted pro-
ceedings IN the same curt against
George w. Jenkins Rui James T..
Nelson 70 collect si70.l5 balance on a
promissofy note IN favor Of j. IA.
Truman 4 Son at six months date
from Aprii 20, 1902. Sherman In now
the owner OF the note Rnd he praye for
Judgment for the amount with interest
rom October rs, 1892, 81 10 per cent
per annum.
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KILLEDATW ASATCH
Mrs, Ruth A. Townsend Accidentally
Shot by Miss HarkeL
THE SHOOTING A VERY SAD ONE
An Inquest Held and All Parties Tx.
oacratcd.-The Remains
Brought Home.

d Ono Of tho saddost fatalities ohron.
icled IN this section recently was tho
accidental killing of Mrs. Ruth A.
Townsend OF this city a, wasalch 10y
Miss Lavina Harker Of Taylorsvllln
yesterday morning between 8 aud 10
O'Clock.
On Saturday n party, among whom
were Mrs. Townsend, her son Arthur,
aged twenty-five, und Mics Harker,
went TO Wasa,ch with the intention of
Spending Sunday and Pioneer Day.
Arthur took with him a 2g.calibor rifle.
Yesterday morning,aitr lookiug about
the canyon for short time lac returned
TO camp 10 got his breakfast. After tho
morning meal had been eaten he com.
mcnceu shooting at a glass bottle some
distance away. He showed nrst.ola.a
skill as a marksman hnd called forth
the plHuditA Of those present.
Miss Harkef suddenly expressed /,
desire 10 shoot ut the uamo target. The
gun was handed to her AuI Hno rnised
" to take aim, but was no nervous that
MI Townsend held out his arm to
steady her
AZ ,ne request Of the young lady
Mr.. Tow nsrnd removed his arm aud
tie barrel Uf the rtie ewing around
until II came Ia range with Mrs.
Iowntenu, only few feet away, snd,
unfortunately, was discharged. Thn
bullet tltuuN her Just below the lon
shoulder blade anu passed through thn
uody diagOnnlly, lodging under Tho
skin OF the right breast. Ia IT, pgssngo
u covered the arteries OF the heart.
"Oh, Arthur" cried the poor woman,
undressing her son, ~ am shot.D
/ ~ she spoke sue attempted 10
walk, but eank 10 the ground
aud In lew minutes died from IN.
tefnal hemoragc.
Justice OF the Peace Wilson Mt
Sandy was notified and held an in-
| quot ut WAsatch. Tho Jury eXoncr.
/ btsd all parties. The Temaius were
brought 10 thia city anu taken 10 the
undertaking establishment Of Joseph
Il. Taylor 10 De prepared for intrrment.
Tue deceased wn- "A native of Eng.
land AMI 81 years Of ave. The Teln.
tivef, Miss Haiker ana iriendB Of the
family arc deeply grieyol over tue
| terrible accident.
The funeral OF the deceased Will
take place itom the Fiith ward meet.
lag house tomorrow at 4 O'Clock y. Ia.
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THE FORT DOUGLAS TRAGEDY.
Court Martial Proceedings Commenced
by the Post Authorities
To-day.

Alter weeks Of weary waiting and
procrnstiuation the Fort Douglas mill.
tary authorities today commenced an
official investigation Of the killing OF
Civilian joe Leonard, an cx.soldior
Sergeant Limo aud Private Shoi.
held, " hose names have been assooiat.
ed 20 frequently with the killing, have
been kept under military surveillance
during the entire period Of delay.
Urtil few days ago the local pos,
was n part nnd parcel Of the Platte
department, A change, however, has
been made, whereby II has become nu
adjunct Of the ColOTado department,
which ordered the court martial lnven.
tigRtion.
General Penrose Ia president Of the
court, Lieutenant Tyler Judge Rdyo.
cate nnd Lieutenant Wright counsel
for the accused. Colonel Blount was
thc only witness examined nt todnyis
session. An adjournment was taken
until ten O'clock tomorrow morning.
10 appvars that the United States
prosecuting attorney will be entirely
Ignored In the matter.
Upon inquiung at the OF Dls,ric,
Attorney Judd this morning, u NEwa
rupurtrr was informed that that guntlo.
man was out " the city, anu that, for
tho y csent at any rate, lac has iuthinp
10 do with the affair. Judge l;owat,
bis assistant, IA also away on vaoa.
tiOn.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Tomorrow morning the advance sale
for tho grand Arisiooraoy engagement
begins at the Thea,or, and an cnor.
nous Tuth Is anticipated. The entire
New York production, with the
scenery, costumes, etc., will be- given
here. The company, which ~ under
the direction Al. llayman anu Charles
FTOhman, ~ probably the strongest The
American stage has known IN years.
The cast will incluue Maurice barry.
more, Frederick Bond, WIN Faversnam,
S.Miller Kent, j. W.Pwot, Neil War.
ner, Bruce Muliea, j. II. Brown,
Blanche WalBn, Mary Hampton,
Helen Tracy anu others.
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The EXTRA SESSION.
SuTmlSts as 10 What tho Legislators
Will Accomplish.
The Views Of x.sccretRry of the
Treasury Foster Ia Reply
ton Question.

New YORK, July 25.-Thc World
prints tho following letter from cx.
Secretary Foster In reply TO a request
for his opinion hs TO what the extra
tesslon will accomplish:
You aek what Congseso Will do
As tho team is very wild one, com.
posed Of oil kinds OF material, much
OF II unbrokon and more OF
II badly trained, II IL quite
uncertain as 10 whethoor they
can beso groomed and fed a. 10 enable
the hkiliul aud really able driver 10
successfully avoid the quicksande,
round the curves and surmount the
obstacles that abound IN the road
30 as 10 bring 1t into the haven
desired. 1t Ia alleged that Boufko
Cochrane said during the late
campaign that the platforms made
10 get In on were not 10 stand on. This
view OF party obligation will probably
be accepted. / puess' the house viii
adopt the rules AND rulings that pre-.
vailed curing "CzafD Reeds speaker
ship aud will in some form alter n
prolonged and exciting struggle
repeal the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman law with some
kind OF n substitute In a chloTized form
to be passed niterward. TO which the
Senate after another excited struggle
will probably agree After session n
eight or ten months, some kind Of
moderate tariff act will be passed with
out much resemblance 10 what,nccOTd-
Ing TO the declaration OF tho platform,
ought to be; the repeal Of the
purchasing clause Of the sherman
act retaining and strengthening n nee
cssary the clause requiring the secTe.
taty TO maintain the purity between
gold and silver, and requiring the
secretary 10 keep the gold reserve ui
Sl00,0O0,00O for all legal tender,
ami also gold reserve equal
10 twenty per cent Of tho Urea.
curry notes issued or purchased
bullion; authorizs the issue Of silver
certificates for the purchase Of silver
bullion aud only put them In cifcula.
ton ns the treasury notes are retired;
authorize the isaus OF three per cont
bond as preferable TO she bond now at
the command OF tho secretary;
Increase the revenues no Ne TO
enable the secretary 10 Increase
his gold 10 the point indicated
without the sale OF bonds; liberalize
the national banking law by permit.
ing the banks to issue notes up 10 par
OF the bond In amount equal 10 ibe
capital and surplus, ana reduce the
tax one-hali. As In my opinion the
prospective action OF Congress ON tariff
IL doing more to impair the values aud
destroy condolences, 4 would have Ii
promptly declare that II would not leg.
islate upon this subject.
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AMONG THE METALS.
Mass Meeting for The Ladies' at tho
Thtattr Ol Wednesday.
the GESrLER sen AT THE PARK
Copper Plant Committee Asked 10 Make
an observation-disclosures
Notes.

The lRdies' mass meeting In the
Theator ON wednesday evening Ia the
chief feature OF interest regarding the
white metal that IL on the tapis TOT tho
Immediate future. on that occasion
tho ladies OF Utah are expected to par.
tlcipate and 70 give expression to their
views on the silver question. The
ladies are invited to DO out In full force.
Fint.clhss music win DO In attendance.
The COMMITTEES having the arrange.
monis for the meeting In charge met
last evening at the Walker
house parlor, and proceeded
energetically with the busines,
Ia hand. A call was formulated,
and II appears In another column. 1t
announces the meeting for $3.50 p. M,
the doors Of the Thoater 10 be- open
ats.
LADIES AT PARK CITY.
The women OF Park City propose to
be heard In Congress on the silver
question, and 10 show that tney ART as
deeply In earnest as tue men in favor
OF the white metal. They will hold a
mass meeting at the Park opera house
on Thursday evening At S O'Clock,
when q number OF ladies' and gentle
men from this city viii be Ia attend.
anco,
AGAIN THE EMPLOYMENT QUESTION.
A correspondent sends In the follow
lug open Inquiry 10 the citizens' tru4-
tees Of the copper plant fund. As to
the employment OF Salt Lake work.
men, II may be stated that there was no
express stipulation TO that effect, though
there WIS n verbal understanding that,
~ far as possible, Salt Lake men anu
material would DO given the prefer
ence. There aro 90 many complaints
OF the same nature AZ that submitted
by the correspondent, that an investi-
cation by the committee and n state
ment OF the facts In the case would be
matter Of Satisfaction 10 the public;
81 desire to call the attention VI the
committee Ia charge OF the S2h, 900 Ap.
propriatei by the City Council 10 the
Copper Plant company contract. Was
there In the slipulatiOnH In lieu Of the
bonus given TO those people definite
understanding that the preference was
to be given h salt Lake people both Ia
labor anu material, IA the construction
Of their work.? VIII the committee
please answer this quest On2
"The general understanding respect
ing this matter at the lime when the
final arrangement was contaminated
between this committee and the CONE
pany was that this preference was To
bee given IN the construction Of the
works, with possibly fow exceptions.
"lf this understanding ID correct the
copper plant people have manipulated
their operations 70 far Numerically
against the agreement. There have been
very few bona tide salt Lake workmen
employed on the works.
"Let the committee investigate this
matter, which IL OF vital importance
10 the wOTkingmen Of our city. Should
the Investigations demonstrate my
statement 10 BIZ correct, then there
Will be reasonable cause TO defer
handing over this S25, 900 Of the peoples
money without any right or reason.
The copper plant building should
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Gleason.Smiih.

Stanley Gleason, OF Pleasant Grove,
and Gelitha Smith, OF a merloan FoIi,
were happily married In tue Salt
Lsko Temple on Wednesday last. On
Thursday evening they wufu rendered
q splendid wedding reception at the
home Of thu bride's mother IA Amcri.
can Fork. About sixty Invited guests
were present AMI many valuable
Wedding presents and good wishes
were showetod ri on the youug couple.
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TETON COUNTRY.
A speedy development Predicted for
the Region.
gs..HsH ftfaasfan D. a.. 49,

the HeEtou.
sysaiai Difpafch % ne NEws.
LARAMIE, wyo., July 25.-Civll
Engineer w. o. owen, has lust re-.
turned from tiip 10 tho Teton country
In the northwestern part OF Wyoming
where he has been completing gov.
eminent survey VI tract OF land forty
square adjoining the Yellowstone
park ON the south.
Mr.. owen with party Of twelve
men left Laramie on May 10Th. They
experienced much difficulty In cross.
lux the mountains ON account Of the
deep snow, but u was delightful when
they got over into the Snake river
valley. There was not a storm during
ms entire tmo the party wae In he
hrld. A. fast as tho snow disappeared
they worked back into the mOu nlaina.
Within the area Of the 1900 square
mileB Of territory surveyed there IL
some Of tue dnest timber and grazing
lands In the slate. Mr.. owen says the
trnct embraces land which will prob
ably be selected by the state land board
Oi wyoming ns the stato's part OF the
donation from the general government.
The country Is rich In lite natural TO-
sources anu Mr.. owen predicts q
speedy growth anu development.
Parliee VI tourists are beginning 20
pour into the Teton country. The
toauties OF the country are enhancing
End game In abundant. MIR. owen
says II Ia the Switzerland Of America.
Tue days are warm and tue nlghts
cool. There nro no eNasperating In.
ttcts TO make the life Of man aud beast
burden. lie says they saw fully 10, 900
elk In bands Of 900 or more while they
were there. The streams are lull OF
TOUT. Mr.. Owen says the Indians are
tlaughtering elk and other game In
great numbers, simply for their hides.
He thinks tho government ought to 40
tomething 10 protect the game.
When Mr.. owen LETT the surveyors
Tor the Burlington and Union Pacific
railroads had just reached the Teton
country. The Burlington surveyors
we're heading for the south line Of the
National park. That company OK.
peeis 10 compete with TIE Northern
Pacific for tho tourist travel. This Is
llao tho object OF the Union Pacific.
Tho latter IN endeavoring TO find a
itasible route up the Snake river.
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The Legal Mill Grinds Slowly.

Nothing doing in tho Third district
court today. 1t isnot likely that either
Judge Zane or Judge Bsrtch will hold
court again before next Saturday, for
which dny, however, long list
Of motions has been ret down
for hearing before the chief justice.
Among other matters the George q.
WhitmOre contempt case (second
edition. will come ON for argument,
and the prospects are for u hard fought
legal battle. Mr.. Whitmore's attorneys
aay that their client Is getting tired OF
"Ihis sort OF thing" To say that
Whitmore himself IL getting "wild"iS
t9 put the case mildly,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-25
MORE PRECINCT OFFICERS.
Deputy Registrars Tor Grand, Wayne
aud Sau Juan Counties.

The Utah Commission this morning
appointed the following deputy regis.
lTars for this precincts named.
BAN JUAN.
Blun-Pcter Allen.
MunticollJ-Chas. T.. Walton Jr.
McEimO-Hctman Outlet.
GRAND COUNTY.
No / tMoab) precinct will DO nj.
tended ~ by the registrar Henry
Grouse (PopullslJ,
No. . ,ltl,hAIdion)-MaTk II. Fish
so. Thompson sprlngsJ. The
registtnL Henry CrJu,s, viii At
IUnd 10 tniE pie1inci likewise.
NJ. (Ciscol-H. IL. Jacob (Rl.
No. (West"H1erl-James Wells
No. (FruoIaJ-wm +. Sutherland
~,
No. 7 tBlnkel-Georgo W. Durant
tPl.
wAsuINGToN COUNTY.
The rcpistrGr (str. T.. II. suow)
write tina, Duucan's Retreat precinct,
80 hhit NNbhNgt 10 INV 'utIbl ulhltuF'
and that that portion Of territory IL
now included 10 Virgin City precinct.
WAYNE COUNTY.
Tremont-hieit n. Maxfeld 1.-The
county regisiraD wDt that;ho himself
Will perform the uutiss Oi leputy for
tbia precinct
Loa-Hugh J. Mcclellan. (D.)
Thurbet-rhos. Il FUrseth. Ga
IoasdGlt George l., Chaiiln. ID
DAle--JOrRen Smith, (D.)
Cainsyille-John II. Cornew. (D.)
burgess Henry Is. Lords. Cd
huntsville 4. III. Duncan.
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"a the let Instant places the resources
At s5,0i6, 3ii; aud the liabilities as fol.
lowe; DnB epafit0ri, $3.50 800. due
others, S5,o0O,Ol1. The bank has "a
capital Of half million. ut which
John l.. Mitchell uojds s3iS,3m; David
Ferguson 100000; Washington
Becker sl0,0O0; ) -. Murphy $1,000,
Undivided profits s15,eil.
Runs were at once started on num-
Dor Of other banks, but Mt each large
dopos.tifs cams 10 the assistance and
tho officers assured those Interested
That they wore perfectly aalu. The
general opinion + that the wort is
past.
The Milwaukee people had become
lmhuei with the iica that this old
blnk was the Gibraltar Of finance aud
could not credit the reports That u was
clgeed. II was the general belief that
when all the other banking instltu-
lions had disappeared from the lace Of
the earth, the tAns which Alexander
Mitchell had ioun led would continue
10 do busiBU'agt the old stand. Cathler
Murphy says tho bank has been sub.
iecied 70 "a heavy strain and tho end
was inevitable, but that bank To not
ins0lveni, and only time ~ needed to
meet every liability.
Washington Becker has been ap.
pointed receiver. The city Of Nil.
wnukUe has 81 0ll,0O IN the hank. and
will probably nave Temporarily 10 sus.
pend payment. The bank was the
repository Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
aud 81. Paul railway, and arrange
mon,s have been made for the pay.
mont OF checks drawn on that bank by
the Wisconsin National bank.
As ONO HANK,
LIMA, Ohio, July 2j.-Tho Farm crs'
National bnnk Of Fludlay cl1sei ita
doOfn this aiteanOOn "a result u n
run. IL Is feared that other banks viii
be raided.
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wyoming az ihe rnIr.

Special Dhpafch 10 ne SEws.
CHEYENNE, MyU., July .5.-The
Wyoming exhibit at th9 Worldia Fair
10 receiving great donl OF favorable
attention. The agricultural display
compares favorably with that Of any
state In the Union. While the mineral
exhibit II not 10 large rs that OF
Colorado and some Of the other sthtoa,
none excel Wyoming Ia tho variety Of
the display or excellence Of the epeci.
mems. The soda, coal, oil aud other
exhibits nstOnish everyone who sees
them. No one supposed that there
were such rich mineral deposits Ia
Wyoming.
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Woman's Silver Meeting.

a mass meeting VI the women OF
Utah is hereby called to ccny,no on
Weduesday evening, July 26.b, Ia the
Salt Lake Thcattr IA this city, to con.
slider tho silver question ami mrmor.
hllEe Congress for rrlioi. An interest.
lhk program lAs been pfopnrrg. Music,
sptechtsi etc. Doors open a. o.; inset.
ing called 10 order ut s.8l.
Mus. GtuRuE A. Lowe,
Mis- w. =. MCCoRNiCiS,
Mis-. w. r. JAMES.
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ST. PAUL, July 25.-Five days OF
the hottest weather known In the
Northwest Ia yeara, has seriously
damaged the wheat crop. In some
sections II Ia still In the milk aud the
temperature being % to iUB has prhc-
ticaily Tuiued large portion Of IT..
The farmers figure on only 40 TO 90
per cent crop. Hundreds OF acres are
choked up with weeds and have been
plowed up. The situation In North
Dakota II worse than In Minnesota.
Estimates OF the crop ran az low as
5000, coo bushels. Tue average yield
will hardly be above eignI bushels per
acre. The potato crop Ii also being
ruined by the drought.