Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-20
SHORT SPECIALS.

The peach season in the Blue noun
tain peach belt in Pennsylvania has
opened.
George Jones, a general merchant of
Underwood, ILL.,, has committed sui
eide. Family trouble was the cause.
DR.. j. M. Bleyer, a New York ply
sician, announces that he has discov-
cred new cure for consumption by
electricity.
The United States coast and geodetic
survey steamer Hassler has been sold at
Port Orchard to II. L. Mcclure, of Port
land, Ore, for $15,500.
The San Francisco presbytery has re-.
fused to grant the dismissal of Rev.
DR.. Minton, who has received call to
Center college, Ky. He is now professor
of systematic theology in the San An
zelemo seminary.
Five prisoners, charged with bur.
glary ut Rawlins, Wyo., overpowered
Jailer Ben Carroll, cboked him into in.
sensibility, bound his hands and feet,
took Ibis revolvers and keys, and es.
capped from Jail.
AAAS AASSe EAS1l11AChC
and capitalists of Dayton, O., are con.
sidering a proposition to start in that
city mandatory of horseless car
riages under Chicago patents, electric.
ity to be the motive power.
The Wholesale Liquor Dealers asso.
citation of America was in session at the
Manhattan Beach hotel, New York,
Tuesday. There are delegates in at
tendance from all parts of the coun.
try, 600 in all being present
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Cool weather I'm Many States Causes
Corn to Mature Slowly.
Chicago, Aug. 1s.-The reports as to
the condition of the crops throughout
the country and the general effect of
the weather on the growth, cultiva-
ton and harvest of the same were
Tuesday made by the directors of the
several climate and crop sections. The
reports received at Chicago were as fol-
lows:
Ohio-Cool, sunny, somewhat dry ex-
cept fairly general showers latter portion.
Wheat, oats and rye threshing and blowing
warmth and moisture for late corn, pota-
toes, pasturage and gardens. Some early
corn ready for cutting Tobacco looks well,
cutting begun. Sweet potatoes, turnips.
celery and millet fine growth. Grapes
ripening.
Michigan-Cool nights and cloudy days
have matured corn slowly. but 1t has
gained and continues generally promising.
Late potatoes improved by rains, but in
dictate light yield because damaged by bugs.
Oats harvest nearly completed and being
well secured. Beans, buckwheat and pas
lures good. Soil in good shape for fall
blowing which Is well under way.
Indiana-Few local showers Saturday
and Sunday in central and northern por-
tons. but rain Is much needed every
where, especially for corn, which begins
to suffer much just when caring. Tobacco
advances slowly, threshing good crops of
wheat and oats still continues, fall blowing
interrupted IS ground Is too dry.
1llinois-Favorable week for work, but
too dry for good growth and rain generally
fields firing aided by chinch bugs; earliest
fields ready to cut September / to s.
Broom corn cutting to begin this week In
early fields. with fair to good yields; Sec
ond crop and millet cutting begun with
good yield clover seed; threshing being
rapidly finished.
1owa-Week cool and generally dry with
sunshine above average. Corn progress
ing slowly and late fields need much more
moisture and warmth to pull through.
Some corn firing in southern district. Po-
tatoes and pastures greatly need rain.
Wisconsin-Showers latter part of week
benefited corn, potatoes and pastures.
Nights cool, but corn made good progress
and will mature In four to six weeks
Grain nearly all stacked In southern and
middle sections. Some threshng done,
yield generally good. Some tobacco in.
jured by hail In Vernon county, elsewhere
crop fine.
Minnesota-Cool and dry till 18th when
rain delayed wheat and barley harvest and
| stacking. Wheat harvest practically
| finished in southern half and in progress
or about to begin in north. Barley harvest
on in Red River valley and oats ripening
there. Cool for corn, but good growth was
| made. Some threshing in south.