Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
Iowa state News Notes.

Aeronaut Winding of Harrington, Neb..
fell from his balloon into the big Sioux
ascension at Riverside park. and almost
lost his life by drowning before he was
reached by two fishermen.
Sioux City has not been in the wet belt
this year. During the month of May only
LII inches of rain fell in that city. In
northeastern Iowa the rainfall during the
same month was about twenty Inches. In
one single night five times as much rain
fell in northeastern Iowa as fell in Sioux
City during the entire month.
Sam Roody was killed in a fight at Win
field. AS he drove in from his home, east
of there, Charles Lyman made some slight
ing remarks about his team. Roody went
Lyman several times on the head. In the
scuffie Roody was killed. Lyman was so
badly injured that his recovery is doubtful.
A, E. Mitchell, a farmer living southwest
of Cedar Rapids, had seven head of cattle
killed during an electrical storm Monday.
The cattle were standing in a bunch near
along the fence and killed seven. They
were valuable shorthorns and 1t so hap
pened that they were, among the very best
of Mr.. Mitchell's herd.
In speaking of the. proposed removal OF
Andover college to Iowa, the Boone Re-
publican says that when we consider the
number of colleges we have in Iowa at the
present time we doubt II there is need for
any more institutions of higher learning
The idea Is to consonaate AndG mnro whng
both institutions and making them one.
w. ]. Shaulis of Waterloo has received
a pair of coyotes from Cozad Neb: Iaey
small pug dog. They are almost identical
with the small prairie wolf which was once
stood that Mr.. shauiis intends to tame
them and make pets of them. They were
shipped by express and in a cage caretully
wired to prevent them gnawing their way
out. .
The Creston electric street railway and
the Winterset Interurban line have now
cipal feature and is now a certainty. Three
miles Of the most difficult part OF the road
bed has been COMPETED; tne ground d ioP
purchased and the company Is said to eN-
perience no difficulty in selling stock. A
strSetion work and before snow flies It is
anticipated cars will be running.
Walter Gill, a young man, about 10 years
placed in the county Jail for passing money
Issued out Of the state; gill was arraigned
Charged under section SOIL. for passing for
eign bank bills, the bills ,purporting to be
ined IS for each bin passed, which fine was
paid and defendant discharged. When ar
rested he had in his possession 500 In %
The Jackson Grain ompany of Cedar
Rapids has brought a suit against, s.. H.
Card, claiming $500 damages for slander.
The original notice, issued from the once
Of the clerk OF the district court, was served
BY Deputy Sheriff Akers. The petition is
10 be filed later. The notice charges card
with having publicly charged that the
plaintiff was cheating its patrons In weigh
Ing grain and produce which II purchases
and of dishonest practices In trade. Eor
the clrcula ton of the alleged SANDER 800
damages is asked. .
Theodore Hingtgen OF M~aquoketa met
with a very strange accident late Wednes-
day afternoon while out in the pasture Try
ing to hold a colt. In some way he lost ms
balance and fell to the ground, striking
lightly on his face and head. When picked
up he was found TO be almost completely
/ paralyzed, although able to talk, and before
being carried TO the house DR.. Costallo was
hastily summoned, who pronounced the case
| quite serious, as II Is thought that the
spine Is injured near the skull. The latest
report is that the patient is improving.
The exact length Of time that field corn
| will retain its fertility and be suitable for
seed has as yet never been definitely de-
| cided, but William Schroworer, a farmer
living a short distance from Stanton. can
testify to the fact that II Is good for
twenty-five years at least. He had some
seed corn that was gathered twenty-five
years ago and has since been kept In a dry
place. This year he planted Il and was
somewhat surprised 70 see IL terminate and
produce a good stand. But a few grains
refused TO grow and not a larger per cent
| than that OK last yeara CORR -