Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-10
SUPPLY CONTRACTS AWARDED
Bids of Fifty-Three Iowa Firms Accepted by
Board Of Control.
NEW DEMOCRATIC DAILY FOR DIES MONIES
Newton u. Ashby. Late Consul to Dub
lin, Slated as EditOr-Little
Grace Weston Killed
by q Car.

DES MONIES, Jan. Especial Telesram.)
Awards on bids for the state institutions
supplies for the next three months were
made by the State Board Of Control this
afternoon. The contracts aggregate $lOO,0oo.
In all there were seventy seven bidders,
the most successful being those from Iowa.
Fifty-three owe firms secured contracts,
these firms representing all Of the leading
cities in the state. Mr.. Cownie. a member
Of the board. said:
Twenty four outside firms received
awards. but these were made on their
merits. The board wherever possible shows
preference for Iowa firms. The competition
on the bids was keener and closer than ever
before and consequently the state gets the
benefit"
A call was issued today for q meeting OF
the Board Of Regents OF the University OF
Iowa to be held in Iowa City on January rs.
The meeting is called for the purpose OF
considering the acceptance of the plans for
the new collegiate building. but 1t is init
mated that the election OF a president to
succeed the late President Schaeffer will be
the most important matter.
New Democratic Daily.
An important and formidable movement
is under way for the establishment OF a
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Moines. The leaders in organizing the COM
pany which will OWL and publish 1t are
Newton b. Ashby. late United States consul
at Dublin. who Will be q large stakeholder
and editor; Secretary Huffman Of the demo-
cratic state committee. who will probably
be business and circulation manager; ]. ].
Hartenbower late democratic candidate for
mayor. and J. b. Romans Of Denison. who
ran. for congress on the democratic ticket
last fall.
The aim Of the promoters Is to raise a
cash capital Of s25. 900 and 10 utilize the ma
chinery Of the democratic state committee
to secure a large subscription list. Tue dis
patches OF the Scripps-McKae league or of
the New York Sun and Chicago Inter-Ocean
will be used. The policy Of the paper will
be to support the nominees and advocate
the policies Of the democratic party, what
ever they may be. Ashby is not an original
free silver man. but 10 an organization
democrat. a believer In parties and is will
ing to be identified with the regular party
organization. The name OF the proposed
paper Is not yet announced. 1t will prob
ably be launched in March or April.
Mrs. Ada L. North died at her home in
this city. Mrs. North was the first woman
to serve the state a. librarian and was a
Ollld VI Wlue REPRESENTATIVES..
Iowa Agricultural Society,".
The first session OF the meeting Of the
Iowa State Agricultural society was held
in the rooms Of the society in the capitol
this afternoon. ]. D. McFall OF Oskaloosa
has announced himself a. a candidate for
secretary In opposition 70 Secretary Fowler
but the election OF officers Of the society will
not come off until the directors are elected
on Wednesday. ]. s. Trigg read the frs,
paper. taking FOR his subject. Gain and
Abel" followed by hve-minute discussions
led by Governor Shaw. Professor ]. q
Weems of the owe Agricultural college read
a very interesting paper on Chemistry and
Its Relation to Agriculture" His paper
dealt with food Of plants, composition OF
milk and Its products and testing milk.
Judge Hubbard Of Cedar Rapids was also
down for Notes In His Experience In Farm
ing with ive-minute discussions led by
Judge l.. G. Kline.
Little Grace Reston Killed.
Grace Reston, the 6-year-old daughter OF
John Reston. a mail carrier, was run over
and killed by @ Capital and East Grand
avenue car this afternoon on the east side
The little girl waited until a car going cas-,
crossed the street and then, not seeing the
car going west on the other track, she
stepped behind the one car and right In
front OF the other. Motorneer Kettles re-
versed his car, but 1t was too late and the
little child was cut In two Just above the
waist. The reversing OF the car stopped II
almost instantly and as only the from,
trucks passed over the body the car had
to be lacked up In order to get the body
out from under the wheels,