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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
NATIONAL SUNSHINE CLUB.
A BRANCH CLUB is ORGAN
IZED IN GOLDSBORO.
Mrs. S. S. Spier Elected President
The ssRambIer'' is Solicited
to Join: He Will Be With the
Club in Spirit and Pen, But
Not Person, as His ssIncOg."
Must Be Maintained.

Goldsboro is nothing if she is
not progressive. Every day the
prevalence of this spirit is made
manifest in our midst, and under
it's inspiring impulses "we 60 for~
ward"
The latest acquisition of pro-
gress, and one that is fraught with
great opportunities for the ad-
vancement of Goldsboro, is the
organization here yesterday Of
branch of the "National Sunshine
Club" the object and purposes of
which are, as its name suggests,
the dispensing of sunshine into
everyday life-the speaking OF
kindly and cheering words and the
doing of gentle, generous deeds;
and, Of course, the abstaining
from all uncharitableness, OR harsh
criticism as you live and move and
converse with your associates in
the community; and the pushing
of your town along. And Of this
branch club, Mrs. S. S. Spier has
been selected President, than
whom a better selection could
hardly haYe been made, for she
is the embodiment of all that is
good, ard charitable, aud geners
Gus and public-spicited in her
daily life among US.
And of this club "The Ram
bler'' has been asked to become a
member. A note to that effect,
addressed to him in care or the
ARGUS, was received this morn
ing, couched in. such generous
words of compliment of the sun
shine that his former writings shed
into the lives of ARGUS readers,
that it must have, indeed, been
written by au ideal member OF
the ssSunehine Club" and 50 per
suasive is it that, while we freely
join in spirit and pen, and shall
strive to be in this regard full
fledged member, we are almost
persuaded to send in our name tc
be voted on. But, no; it mus
20 In and be voted on as simply
ssThe Rambler as for mauy
reasons he must remain "incog.'
And now, beloved---for we be-
gin right here aud now TO sustain
and advance the cause of the clul
won't you join the 'Sunshin
Cub? Lay aside all bitterness
and resentments and send you
name in; for you know the Goo'
Book says, "Hatred stirreth ul
strifes; but love covereth al
SIM Indeed, love of kindnes
is the inspiration and the stay o
all the virtues and all the happi
ness that touch ouf lives in thi
mundane sphere; it is the paren
of every worthy trait of charae
ter, and without it even gent
manners so essential to all th
children of earth who are not say
ages-are not always possible.
Whose is lover of kindnes
forgets self always and forge
others never.
ssHe was good to me, he was,
sobbed lonely Little Joe, th
only watcher by the gravesiG
of the Stranger. And that is
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
Bryan and Mckinley.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.
'sHon William Mckinley, Presi-
dent of the United States.
Sat the close OF another Presi-
dential campaign it is my lot to
congratulate you upon a second
victory.
"W. J. BRYAN"
"Executive Mansion, Washing
ton, Nov. 9.
"aon William j. Bryan, Lincoln,
Neb.
81 acknowledge with cordial
thanks your message OF congraJ-
ulation ard extend you my good
wishes.
HWILLIAM NJ MCKINLEY.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.
A. PledsdntlLemOn Tonic.

Cures Indigestion, headache, mala-
ria, kidney diseases. fever, chills, loss
of appetite, debility, nervous prostra-
tion and heart failure, by regulating
the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys
and Blood.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
Prohibition Vote.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-It is esti-
mated at Prohibition headquar-
tiers that the party polled over
four hundred thousand votes
Tuesday.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
The one Day Cold Cure.

Cold in head and sore throat cured by Kde
nott's Chocolates Laxative Oumine. AS eaSyW
like as can6g. ~Children crx for Ehera.s
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
ReevesVille. s. c..

Paramount questions are out of
fashion.
Football games should take
place next door to a hospital.
The landslide came, but it swerv-
ed too much to be really pleasant.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
What Would You Give

to be cured of catarrh? If you Or your
friends have this disease, you know
how disagreeable it is. Its symptoms
are inf AIMED eyes, throbbing temples,
ringing noises in the ears, headaches,
capricious appetite. ard constant dis
charge of mucus Fortunately its cure
is not a question CT what you will give,
but what you will take. If you will
take Hoods Sarsaparills, the great
constitutional remedy, which thor
oughly purifes, enriches and vitalizes
the blood, you may expect to be COM
pletely and permanently cured. The
good blood which Hoods Sarsaparilla
makes. reaching the delicate passages
of the mucous membrane, soothes and
rebuilds the tissues and ultimately
cures all symptoms of catarrh.
The One Day Cold Cure.
fS-fa L. & @14 ,~<1 f,r.L =
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
GREENE COUNTY VOTE.

Bryan Electors. -. 1885
Mckinley Electors j.. $40
Barker Electors. ..... 7
Plurality for Bryan. -. .565
Kitchin for Congress 14O1
Martin for Congress-. SOL
Majority for Kitchin. ..8O1
Simmons for Sen. 957
Carr for Senator 80. 252
Majority for Simmons. ..705
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
w. A. GRIFFETH.

uOO1C1uS, OuG oil IdklSos OluC0 Gdh1uS
Lemon Elixir I can eat anything I
like,
w. A. GRIFFETH,
Reevesville, 8. @.
Mozley's Lemon Elixir
Cured me Of indigestion and heart dis
ease, after years. of suffering, when all
other remedies and doctors had failed
N. d. COLEMAN,
Beulah, 8. G,
Mozley's Lemon l1xir
l have been a great sufferer from
dyspepsia for about fifteen years, my
trouble being my liver, stomach and
bowels, with terrible headaches. Lem
on Elixir cured me. My appetite is good
and I am we'll. had taken a barrel of
ether medicine that done me no good.
CHARLES GIBHARD,
Mozley's Lemon Elixir
No. 1915 Jefferson ST.. Louisville, Ky.
Cured me of enlarged liver, nervous
indigestion and heart disease. l was
unable to walk up stairs or do any
kind of work. Twas treated by many
physicians, but got no better until
used Lemon Elixir. lam now healthy
and vigorous. G. FL. BALDWIN,
No. SO Alexander St., Atlanta, Ga.
.MOZLEY'S LEMON HOT DROPS
Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarse-
ness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hem
orrhage, and all throat and lung dis
eases. Elegant, reliable.
Twenty-Five cents at druggists. Pre-
pared only by DIR. III. Motley, Atlanta,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15
NOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me of Indigestion. I had suffered
for ten years. had tried almost every
medicine, but all failed. Since taking
Lemon Elixir I can eat anything I
like.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

sheep and horses. When you look at
their millions of bushels of grain you
wonder what they will do with it.
Grain and -four are shipped to Japan,
China and the Philippine islands.
Their fruit crop was failure this
year. The climate is not as cold as
Iowa on account of the ocean breeze.
They had about six inches of snow
and the thermometer was down to
zero. The chinook wind will melt off
the snow in one night. The chinook
seems damp and chilly, yet it melts
the snow faster than the sun.
l left Dayton, Washington, January
6, via o. r. & n. o. s. Union Pacific
to Council Bluffs, and thence via O.,
R. 1. & p, making the trip in three
days. Nothing of Importance hap
pened on the trip. There is not much
scenery on this route, but it is the
shortest route and you can come from
Portland to Council Bluffs and on to
Chicago in fine chair cars without
change of car, which is quite an item
in travelling. l shall stop here awhile
then go back to Oskaloosa again to
see the good people there. Hoping
to see you all soon / bid you goodbye
for this time. Yours truly,
o. r. GAsKILL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
In Iowa Again.

Carson, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Dear Old
Herald II have arrived back in Gods
country after six months residence
on the Pacific coast, and am glad to
get back to old Iowa, the best state
in the Union. l left Oskaloosa July
z, Travelled through to San Francisco,
thence back to Southern Oregon, and
stayed there one month, filing up on
the finest fruit / ever saw in my life.
They have all kinds of fine fruit there
and you can feast on any you desire.
1t is one of the best fruit lands in the
west. The.summers are dry but the
winters are wet with rain or snow. 1t
freezes but very little there. / met
Portland man on the train and told
him that / saw something new there,
that the geese and ducks carried UNI
brellas to keep I ON drowning; when
they hold their heads up to squawk
they filled with water and strangled.
He said he would investigate on his
return. The people are called ''web
feet.n Yet it is a fine country. The
Willamette and Grand Round valleys
are as fine farming country as anyone
would wish TO see. 1t is fine sight
TO see the fields of ripe grain. There
are great many mining towns in
Oregon. Some of the mines are very
rich, such as Grants Pass, Gold Hill
and Baker City.
/ have been in Eastern Washington
most of the winter. There is not so
much mining there as in Oregon.
is more of an agricultur-
al country, raising grain, cattle, hogs,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

of my soul. The doctrine which l
teach here and the altar before which
l minister are exactly the same as are
found not only in the Philippines, but
which are found in every conceiv-
able part of the globe The results
are also the same and these are good.
Your own unwilling testimony proves
this true in regard to the Philippines.
There the civilization as you say COM
pares we'll with the highest civiliza-
tion known; the churches there are
magnificent. Are these effects the
products of a degraded or illiterate
people? Do these indicate much con-
tact with the trail of the serpent? Do
they betray the presence of super
stition?
Do you know Captain Heating that
your own civilization is the direct re-
suit of the teaching of the Catholic
church. If then you are dissatisfied
with "the trail of the serpent" you
had better surrender what you got
from it, and take your place among
some barbarous people. Then you
will be in place congenial to pre-
judice.
M. O'CARROLL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

be practically the same as the rates
that we're named in the ordinance
that was drafted by City Solicitor
Preston and these were taken almost
wholly from the Marshalltown ordin-
ance of the present day.
There must be the expenditure of
a sum of money in the Improvement
of the plant as it now exists to the
extent of new main to the pumping
station at the river and the mains
about the city that are now known
to be of too lsmall size must be en-
larged or strengthened
The matter is now ready for the
consideration of the council and
there will be early consideration and
action on the matter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
NEW ORDINANCE.
Special Committee Completes Its
Work on Water Ordinance, fo

The special committee appointed a
few days ago as the outcome of the
citizens meeting for the drafting Of a
new water ordinance that would be
acceptable alike to the people of the
city and the Water Company has been
hard at work for several days
and the work of the new ordinance
was completed Monday afternoon and
the new ordinance will now go to the
council for it's action and if accept
able to them it will then be handed
down to the citizens for their approval
or rejection. H.
The committee that has been at
work on the new ordinance was COM
posed of the following gentlemen:
Citizen members-J DINA. Khlbach,
w. Esgen and Chas. M. Porter.
Council members-W. /. Neagle, j..
Nj. Hagan, DIR. Cole and City Solici-
tor B. w. Preston.
Water Company members-F. M.
Colston, John A. Cole and J. r.
Barnes.
The ordinance has been carefully
and thoroughly worked over and the
salient points of the same are about
as follows:
The franchise is granted for term
OF Is years, on condition, however,
that the city may obtain possession
OF the same at any time it may elect
having first, however, given 60 days
notice to the Water Company.
The city may obtain possession of
the plant in three different ways;
first for a cash consideration; second
BY the issuance of bonds that will
not bear to exceed five per cent in
terest; and third by lease.
The hydrants are to be increased
from Sc as at present to ITO and the
annual cost of the hydrant rental is
reduced from 300 as at present for
the So hydrants to 5000 for the no
hydrants making the price per by
drants s65 in place of about s73 as
now paid by the city.
The rates for the domestic use of
fhe Water company are changed to |
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
Peoria.


Protractad p meeting closed here
Monday night.
The teachers meeting here Satur-
day was not very well attended.
A young man from Oskaloosa is as
sisting d. j. Vanderlinden in the
harness shop.
Mrs. Talbot and Miss Farquer of
Newton visited their sister, Mrs.
Mary Spain, of this place recently.
Mrs. Armstrong is impro wing. Her
son Henry of Missouri is visiting
her.
At the annual election of officers
for the Sunday school here the fol-
lowing were elected: Superintend-
ent, Anna Dunlevy; Assistant, Ollie
L. Smith; Secretary, Ollie Buchanan;
Treasurer, M. Shene; Organist,
Maude Sheesley; Chorister, w. s.
Lindsey.
The following / o. o. F. officers
were installed here recently: Frank
Halle, N. g.; Tom d. Hunt, V. G.;
Tom Shene, Secretary.
The Rebekah lodge installed the
following officers: Anna Dunlevy,
N. G.; Rosa Jackson, V. G.; Ollie
Smith, Secretary; w. N. Hunt, Treas
urer; Mamie Lindsey, Chap.
The G A. RS have for their Off
GERS: G. b. Shields, Com; ID. @.
Jones, s. "; VIM. Rice, j. V. ;Chas.
Halle, Chap. /; J. G. Williams, Q. M:
Lou Jones, Surgeon; w. n. Hunt o.
D.: M Jackson O. G.
Last Saturday afternoon while Rod
Jackson, VIM. Dunwoody and quite
a number of other young men from
around here were enjoying horse
race between John Smiths and j. s.
Wharton's, Rods horse fell down
and threw the young man, breaking
his collar bone.
DrnpTATTE
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
Market Letter.
WHEAT.

The wheat market has shown
good deal of nervousness, has been
erratic but with very firm under
tone, due to the relief of pressure
felt yesterday by liquidation and a
tendency to cover on the part of
shorts, who have considered after a
break of such of yesterday that
natural upturn should be expected.
Liverpool did not fully respond to
our heavy decline yesterday, show
ing loss of only IA d: There were
cables reporting damage to French
crop by frost and foreigners were in
quiring for wheat. SO loads being
taken at New York for export and
local sales here amounting to 130, 900
bushels. Receipts light-341 900 bu
at primary points compared to 6s1
900 last year. Clearances only 20s
600. Estimates for tomorrow
cars. The upturn this morning
natural one, helped somewhat
corn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
Wanted, Tramps!

Since the general order of Mayor
Wray that all Migrants arrested in
the city limits should be put to work
on the streets of the city to pay their
fine the article has been at premium.
The officers are on the lookout for
the tourists" night and day, but
they are able to find but few of
them. They are employed on the
streets at a great saving to the city.
There is just now great deal of
labor for the tramps to do, and they
are pretty badly wanted in this Sec
ton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
Lafayette.

The Lafayette Souvenir 6rs,
about which so much has beiaiu
and written, have arrived in Guy
and have been secured byte
number of citizens. They.y DC
seen at the banks OF the elf mere
were fifty thousand of the
coined and the sale price - uoi-
lars each. The proceeds no coin
win go toward the Lafs monu-
ment that is being er1 ny the
youth of the country.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
West Center.

James Hunt and family visited his
father Sunday.
Grandfather Mattox's brother is
here from near White Oak.
Mr.. Steen and family of Oskaloosa,
visited at the C.Chord home Sunday
M. s. Freeman's little boy is sick
with tonsilitis. Mr.. Kinks child is
also sick.
Charles Mott and family, of near
Lacey, visited with Mr.. Day and wife
Wednesday.
John Else and wife were down to
see his sister, Mrs. Mattox Saturday.
The old lady is very poorly.
Mr.. Roe and daughter got up a sur
prise on his wife on her birthday last
Sunday, and invited in a number of
friends. Mrs. Roe received several
nice presents.
Mr.. Avey's neighbors got up sur
prise and oyster supper on him. The
surprise was complete and the even
ing was spent with music and games
and all had nice time.
Mr.. Shoemake has bought piece
of land of Mr.. Alvey. 1t joins what
he got of Joseph Jones. He will build
a dwelling house and move there in
the spring. We will be very much
pleased to have them for neighbors..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
List of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for in the post
Office at Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the week
ending Jan. rs, 1900:
GENTLEMEN's LIST.
Brown, Earl G Pope, G. s
Hawxby, Thos Robinson, Francis
LEY, VIM. Robertson. w warren
LADIES' LIST.
Jones. Beaula
Parties calling for letters from this
list will please call attention to ad-
vertised list of this date. The above
letters viii be held two weeks from
date and then, sent to the dead letter
Office.
CHAs. v. HoFFMANS, p. M.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

Boston, Jan. 16.-It is announced by
interested persons that $4,000 has
been pledged by one person whose
name is withheld to the fund which is
being raised to carry on the work Of
Dwight 1. Moody.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
THEY ARE CONVINCING.
Statement of a Neighbor is to be
Believed.
Nothing SO Convincing as what Per-
sous W hOm We Know And Re
spPct. Say, s-

Nothing SO Convincing as what Per-
sous Whom We Know And Re-
spect, Say. *
There is nothing so convincing as
the statements of people whom we
know and respect. If your neighbor
tells you something, you know it is
true, no neighbor will deceive an
other. So that is the way with Kid
ne-oids. The statements of people
living right here in Iowa are publish
ed so that you may ask these people
and find out the great good Morrow's
Kid-ne-oids are doing. ...... ..
Mrs. M. M. Holton, 921 w. Main
St., Ottumwa, Iowa, says II suffer
ed for several years from kidney
backache. At times the pains were
very severe and could scarcely get
around. I was also troubled with
nervousness and headaches. used
Morrow's Kid-no ODDS according to
directions, and they gave me great
relief in a very short time, and now
the pains and other symptoms have
disappeared. Twill recommend Kid
ne-oids to all who suffer from kidney
disease" ..a-s-- .. ...-
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and sell at so
cents box at Blakeslee & Heinz
mans drug store. ..... ....ar ..
Mailed on receipt of price. Manu-
featured by John Morrow & Co.,
Chemists, Springfield, Ohio. ...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
Wednesdays Markets
Furnished by Wire from
Chicago.

Official Board of Trade markets,
furnished by the H. @. France Com.
Co. Nos, Evans Block. Long distance
'phone 55. Weare Com. Co., Chi
cago, correspondents. Private wire.
Buyers of cash grain.
Chicago, Jan. 17.-Following is a
summary of the markets for to-day:
Close
Open High Low Close Jan. is
May. 651a 661S 6514 65I 65A
July. 66 66I Sc 6619 Sc
Puts 64s4; Calls 651s; Curb 659E.
CORN
May. ss5S 1914 ssH a8% sa4
July. 81 S49s "a a44 "a
OATS
May. "a 241s "a "a 1871
PORK
May. 1910 1910 10. 20 10. 10 10. s5
July. 11.O2 IL .O2 10 So 10. 80 10. 10
lard
Jan. 5.S5 5.s5 5.s5 5.s5 5.97
May :. sos 6.05 5.92 800 6.O2
RIBS
Jan -. 5.72 5.72 5.67 5.67 $40
May. $50 $50 5.75 5.75 $50
Sugar. lit 1.19 LII 1.19 LII
Liverpool wheat opened I'd lower;
closed 74d lower. Corn 14d higher.
Northwestern receipts-To-day 231,
last year $50.
Estimate cars tomorrow
Wheat, %; corn, 1926; oats. 100.
Clearances-
Wheat and flour. ....... 21S, 900 bu.
Corn. DECENTRALIZATION. 335 900 bu.
Oats observation-disclosures. 102, 900 bu
LIVE STOCK.
Hoas-To-day's estimated receipts.
$4,000. Closing strong.
Light ....... ............ "a. 40(04 80
Mixed ................ 81. 1904. 671%
Heavy .......-.........s4.6 0@4.7a%
+ Rough ..................s4 "a. 45(94.55
/ Pigs. .75(94.30
CATTLE
To-day's receipts, $4,000. Closing
extremely dull and weak.
BeeVes. ..a................S SO. 90(06. As
Cows and heifers. SO. 2O94.65
Texas steers. ............s4.00 @5.20
Stockers and feeders. 3.25@4.75
SHEEP g
To-day's receipts, $1,000. Sheep
and lambs closing firm.
Natives ...................s3 SO. 1904 90
Westerns. ...4. O0(94.75
Lambs. ...................s4 50@6.20
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

A pure whiskey agrees with any
food, in fact aids digestion. 1t tones
the stomach, increases the flow of
the gastric juices and SO promotes
strength and flesh. A pure whiskey
like HARPER Whiskey.
SOLD BY
M. & M. Star Bottling Co., Oskaloosa,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

These rings genuine rolledgod plate having the
appearance and qualities of solid gold and guaranteed
the makers to last two years with ordinary usage. Ne
patterns and very popular.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

M. & M. Star Bottling Co.. oskaloosa,
Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

Liverpool wheat opened I'd lower;
closed 14d lower. Corn I'd higher.
Northwestern receipts-To-day 231,
last year $50.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
Jill! :! To Determine the Size. !

Cut strip of thick paper so that the ends will
exactly meet when drawn tightly around second
joint of the finger. Lay one end on this diagram
at the 0, and order the number the other end
indicates.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
q" Knickerbocker Watch.

81; H. :: !; &: s; !; I'D; :; =: @
&. I. 8
time keeper. Solid -
nickel-silver case, with ZM\
ornam entail back. M1IWNM
Nickel movements, NNn0 am
scapement fully WtEV Psi
jeweled. The famous w,l. Az
"Knickerbocker" N13sNL
watch. ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06
IDEAL CORN WEATHER.
Crop is Ripening Rapidly and Much
Is Already Safe.


Des Moines, Sept. ESPECIALLY
The hot and dry weather of the past
week afforded ideal conditions for ri
pening corn, and more than half the
crop is now practically safe. With
favorable weather the bulk of the corn
will be beyond danger of harm by any
ordinary frost within the next ten or
fifteen days. Cutting is in progress,
and probably more than the usual
amount of fodder will be saved to
make up shortage of other forage
crops. All reports indicate above an
average yield.
Threshing has progressed rapidly
under more favorable conditions than
prevailed in previous weeks. In Sec
lions where storms had been heaviest
oats and spring wheat were consider
ably injured in shock and stack, and
much of the grain will be below the
usual grade. More than the usual
amount of fall blowing has been done,
and in the southern section fall wheat
seeding is in progress. The pastures
are good in the larger part of the state
In the northern and central sections
fall apples are abundant. But the
crop of winter apples will be short, and
the supply of perishable fruit will
soon be exhausted.