Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-11
speaking campaign, and. Of course Il
has not vet Orunnizpd.

speaking campaign, and. OF course II
has not yet organized.
Charles Holmquist caught a nine-pound
99ieker9TIn IN me river at Es'h tSg .Ess sse SshSr
FISH caught there for many years. IL was
thirty-six Inches long.
Iowa has less interest than any other
state in the settlement OF the coal strike.
There will probably be a supply Of corn
cobs In Iowa large enough to Keep all the
stoves and factories going. Iowa may be
inconvenience. but never seriously hurt.
Three members of a Des Moines ice com
pany have been named by Mayor Brenton
missienefs Of that ci PS4'p And the dhS'f Register dsU1r
snd Leader IN noting the fact Is con-
be the iceman?'
Joseph Carney of Clear Lake has just
about cleared 800 on a piece of land in
eight months. Last fall be purchased the
to Walter Cash at SEQ and Inis years rent,
good one and we'll improved
A carrier pigeon. presumably blown from
its course and somewhat dazed by the
severe storms. took refuge at the Frank
Dyer place near Maquoketa. 1t has a silver
band around its left leg with "R. No. l3,s 96'
on s It, SsO SnI,s thSt IL + e re SisS red bird bird.
ent home and refuses. to leave, though
such a bird is supposed to seek its home
when relieved.
DR.. Lauritsen of Extra made the best
land speculation heard OF in that county
for soms time. About three weeks ago he
So% ~ s an ara iSgacre MI TarR OF Soh tbe R'e wsS,
into Guthrie county and bought a farm
that suited him much better. About two
SIS an acre, clearing 400. less a small
commission, by the transaction.
DR.. Wright, food. inspector Of the city
of Davenport, has decided TO begin a rigid
examination into the methods Of the horse
slaughterer whose methods were exposed
recently, To this end he proposes, to begin
positively assert that during the last win
to that time, horse meat has been q staple
article in various places of that city.
Of E aIS1s Mo Morrison Tnrm e prominent l ertos attorney ,nsy
extended over the state. dropped dead at
his home. He had partaken Of dinner and
went TO the yard, where it was his custom
over. When assistance reached him it was
too late. Mr.. Morrison was prominent in
the councils of the democrats, had held
county offices as his reward and until his
health failed was a leading lawyer. The
Monroe County Bar association will meet
and pass resolutions as are betting one of
the profession.
The predictions for the smallest corn crop
harvested In Iowa in years average about
eighty bushels to the acre. but there IS
to turn about and be good. TO give the
prophets Of evil a reverse. Iowa's corn
the making. a The extraordinary GOODNESS
of the month~of June, during which Iowa
farmers plowed corn in fur overcoats, is
be Offset by a fall so warm and so long
extended that the corn that now looks
hopelessly small and quite left behind in
the race will have plenty Of time to come
to a fair yield.
Atlantic Telegraph: 1t is reported that
Emerson, Ia. Is to have a northumberland
in the person OF James Merriheld. II seems
that his ancestors leased a tract of land
In philadelphia for ninety-nine years and
that the lease has Just expired: There are
twenty heirs, and his part OF the estate
will amount to 100000 1t is to be hoped
that this is genuine and not another case
of some CRATER trying to secure money to
prosecute a claim that he always says has
millions in 1t and then puts the money he
secures in his pocket. This was a game
successfully on many western people and
we doubt not there are some even in this
town who nave been approached with some
such proposition.
A Des Moines man, owner Of a whole.
sale liquor house and eleven local sa-
looms in connection herewith. has hit upon
cured to be done IN his behalf a wholesale
job of praying and has enlisted a number
ment to make public prayers for him
Ben Parker is the most conspicuous sa.
loon man in the city, for. aside, from hi:
300 pounds and is a good mixer with men
In all matters relating to the saloons Of
the city he takes the lead. Just now he 1:
prayer movement and the publicity given
vious of the increased trade which IL
coming to him by the clever move.
Two men at Shenandoah. were fined or
the Fourth, one for selling irecrackers an6
the other for firing them. The first was
Z. NJ. Price, who at the earnest solicitation
of a farmer sold the latter two bunche:
Of crackers with the understanding thai
the farmer was TO take them home fol
his little boy. The farmer knew tina the
selling of them was a violation of a city
ordinance and as soon as he had made
the purchase he visited other stores and
Dragged about II. The result was a 81
fine for Mr.. Price, a competitor having
hled an information charging him with
violating the ordinance. The other case
was that of George H. Coy, who dropped
a bunch of lighted crackers in front OF
some women. The mayor observed the