Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-26
GRAIN PRICES TO KEEP UP
Such at Least is the Opinion Of the Dealers
Throughout Iowa.
CHANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS
Governor Cummins Has q Long List
of Invitations to Make Speeches,
Several Of hic He Has
Accepted.
CHANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ORATOR
CFrom a stan Correspondent

~ AbAA n 1Aoh WI
DIES MONIES, April 25.-(special.)-The
second annual convention of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association commenced here to-
day, with nearly 200 members present. The
association is the outgrowth Of several
recent meetings of grain dealers and a de-
sire to get the business to a better basis.
Last year the national convention of grain
dealers was held in Des Moines and the
Des Moines Cereal club entertained IL.
program was very limited today, except
as to social features, the address OF Presi-
dent King and the report Of Secretary Stib-
showing that the association has been
steadily and now numbers prac-
ticslly all the grain dealers of the state.
Stibbens Of the national associa-
tion read a paper on criminal methods.
formal address Of welcome was by
Mayor Brenton. A luncheon was served
and In the evening the delegates had a
The business before the conven-
tion is largely in the nature Of discussing
technical matters OF interest to the
trade. The members are almost unanimous
In the opinion that grain prices will rule
high the next year or two and that the
prospect for poor crops is now such as to
warrant a continuance Of high prices for
small grain.
High School Contest.
The state high school declamatory con-
test is to be held in Anamosa tomorrow
evening, and the following are the numbers
to be given:
Oratorical Class-"Regulus to the Roman
Lee Brittell of Maquoketa; 1.-The
Black Horse and His Rider" Lester Morris
Of Winterset; "McKinley's Faith" Blaine
Nicholas of Williamsburg; 1.-THE Power Of
Imagination" w. G. Stack of Grundy
Center.
Dramatic Class-"How the La Rue Stakes
Were Lost" Grace Griffith of Anamosa;
THE Passing Of the White Swan" Ada
Littell of Estherville; "Zingarella," Edna
Smith Of Centerville; THE Last Song Of
the Robin" Grace Trip of Colfax.
Humorous Class-"Ruggles' Family"
Margaret Feyereisen of Greene; 1.-THE Folly
Of Telling Lies" Achsa Lucas Of Indianola;
at Trimbles," Garnet Romans
OF Denison; 9TH Bear Story that Alex
Made Up His Own Self" Grace Smith of
Corning.
Military Examination.
A military board is engaged today In
making examination Of the following elected
officers In companies Of the Iowa National
uoiN % ihhlSdLGu. uOmdh VI. DdlZell, ap-
battalion adjutant Fiftieth infantry;
Francis M. Cory, second lieutenant Com
pany M, Fifty-second; John H. Hanks, Sec
ond lieutenant Company G, Fifty-frst; Guy
H. Baker, second lieutenant Company H,
Fifty-hrst; Walter M. Fowler, second lieu
tenant Company l.. Fifty-frst; William H.
Gilbride, captain Company F. Fifty-second;
Charles T. Cotant. second lieutenant Com
nanv r FIftv-aaannd. nanfoI Wy r,,rnar
major Fifty first regiment.
Stock Pavilion Contracts.
The executive committee of the State
Board Of Agriculture adjourned and went
home this morning without letting con-
tracts for a large amount Of work on the
state fair grounds, including the building
Of the new stock pavilion, which was au-
thorized by the legislature. The board
made an examination Of pavflions in a
number Of other states and secured bids
on the construction, but found that the cost
is going to be considerable more than had
been anticipated. The cost Of the steel
work, II done at once, will be very great,
as the steel mills report that they are so
crowded with work that it is almost i'm
possible to promise any material for the
summer They are asking a heavy bonus
for immediate deliveries.
Cummins to Make Speeches.
Now that the legislature is out of the
way Governor Cummins is again in demand
for speech making in the state and in
other states. Tomorrow he goes to Iowa
City to attend a meeting of the Board Of
Regents. Next week he goes TO Minne-
apolis, where he addresses the republicans
at a banquet. Next month he will go to
Rock Island and address the Illinois Grand
Army e~ncampment.. He will 60 to Colorado
to address the graduates Of the Colorado
Agricultural college and has agreed to
speak before the republican state conven-
tion in South dakota. He has also accepted
speaking dates at Burlington, Grlnnell,
Earlham, Corydon, Winterset, Stuart and
Griswold.
VilIisca Veteran Dead.
Levi Callahan, a veteran OF the civil war
and an inmate Of the Soldiers home at
Marshalltown since March 25 last, died In
the hospital Tuesday evening. Mr.. CAL
lamar after supper went to one of the lava
tories and upon opening the door fell to