Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-29
Iowa state News Notes.

Waterloo Courier: That $500 bet on Hen
derson carrying the district this fall. which
grown to 800, and the state papers have
only commenced to notice II. BY the time
the campaign really warns up II Will IN
doubtedly assume the proportions Of $4,000.
Muscatine Journal: II is reported that
down in the First congressional district
the democrats had to get a republican
minister to open the convention. About
the only thing he said about the party
was In a general reference to a 'univer-
sal democracy" OF course. this was en-
tirely harmless.
The Waterloo Canning company has Of
fered a reward OF s. for information lead
ing to the conviction OF any person taking
pany. The corn for the factory this season
Is of a very hne quality, and the pasSers-
by have been helping themselves freely to
been taken at the expense Of the company
that IT has become an item OF considerable
expense.
were arrested In Fort Dodge a short time
ago. have had their trial at Clarion and
are now on their way back to their native
Koury having been the last Of his family
and now having 70 return homeless and
Penniless. The boy cried and begged pitt
fully to be allowed to stay in this country.
Investiga lions are being now carried on
which may result in the imprisonment of
the smuggler who took all their money
away from them.
The big cinnamon bear in Keokuk Is
dead at Rand park, II was the Oldest set
tier In the m~enageries at the park and a
great favortte with the children and OUT
of-town excursion visitors. The cause of
the death or the bear Is not known cer-
tainly. II was very old and was brought
here about the time the park was laid
out many years ago-some people say the
bear was here before the park. The Rand
park menagerie has been unfortunate lately
In losing animals by death.
An unfortunate character was taken into
custody by Night Marshal Head at Gid
den. The fellow appeared at the depot
several times and made inquiry for a train
out OF town. His actions exciting the sus-
pieion OF Night Operator Flansburg he re-
R %o SoI 1ne e sesscb 10 the Mr' m aeai was A loeate 8
and was found to be In a sadly demented
condition He had every appearance OF
and his talk. although incohorent. indi-
Gated that he had been well educated. He
was taken before Mayor Marean and an
EFFORT made to get some information as
to his previous occupation and home. He
said he was from Newark, N. j., and gave
hsd been employed, also the name OF q
sister. He was taken to Carroll and placed
in charge Of the sherin pending an investi-
CATION.
THE farmers In the northwestern cor
ner OF Iowa are quite apprehensiye as tc
the safety OF the corn crop" said A, @
Dixon, who has Just returned to Sioux
hind in it's ripsnins and il is the genera
maturity before frost comes that IL viii
be immune from injury. The only thing
that viii save IL will be from three "a
four weeks OF hot weather. The continued
cool and damp weather in this section has
caused the crop TO be very late In matur
ing. None % Il Is further along than the
roasting ear stage now. IL looks now az
though there Will be an early fall, and n
the frost come with the corn soft there
10 danger OF the entire crop being killed
AT this time usually corn Il hard and al
most out OF the way OF frost"