Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
RAINS MEAN LARGE CROPS
Secretary Wilson is Optimistic of the Out
look for Nebraska
CORN MAY REACH THE RtcoRI
Period of Wet weather Likely to
Prove BenenciaI by Storing Up
Moisture for n Possible
Dry SpeII.

WASHINGTON, Tune ~13.-Cspecial Tele-
enthusiastically James Wilson will leave
Washington next Thursday evening for
Cincinnati, where he is to deliver an adj
dress at the opening of the School of Tech
nology in that city, June 20. He will prob
ably return to Washington before going to
Iowa to attend the state convention, which
assemblies at Des Moines July /. After the
convention Secretary Wilson will go to
Sioux Falls, s. D., having accepted an in
~vitation extended by Senator Kittredge and
others to address farmers at that point
July 8. On July 4 Mr.. Wilson is SEIZED
uled to address farmers at Clear Lake,
s. d.
In speaking of crop prospects In Ne
braska, the Dakotas and contiguous states
Secretary Wilson takes a most optimistic
View of the situation. IL look forward to
seeing one of the greatest corn crops on
record gathered in Nebraska this season.
The wheat yield, 1 am satisfied, from re-
ports which have been received, will be
large in the transmississippi region. The
period of extremely wet weather which has
prevailed will not harm the crops; in fact
1t is likely to prove beneficial, as much
moisture is thus stored up for a period
of drouth, should It come In the, region
east of the, MlssissipplI look fol, an enor-
AAAOAo hoS @NACHs NhS NAht
spring has been Such as to warrant a
prediction of a heavy grass yield."l
The. commissioner of Indian affairs today
approved the following Inherited Indian
land deeds for lands located in Omaha
and Wlnnebago Indian reservation, Thurs
ton county. Nebraska: Frank and Minnie
S~aunsoir conveying to Joseph ]. Elkin for
81, 30 the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section %, township "a,
range s, east, containing forty acres; Lucy
Turtle and Charles II. Prophet to Thomas
Ashford, IT,, for $500, the southeast quarter
of the southeast quarter OF section 3,
township &c, range 7, east, forty acres;
| Walking Smoke and Susan Davis, for &c. 700,
the northeast quarter of section 6. township
26. range Z, east. containing 15S acres;
James Smith conveying to John q. Ashley,
for s., 300 the northwest quarter of section
4, township 25, range g., east, containing
1856 acres; Yankee conveying to White Otter
and John Ashford, for A,l15, the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter OF
section 9, township 26, range 6, east con-
tanning forty acres; Jacob Spirit and Ma
| Kha Henry, conveying to Thomas Ash
ford, jr., for 81 1906, the southeast quarter
OF the northeast quarter of section : and
the southwest quarter of the northwest
nuart,r of section s, all in township 26,
range Z, east, COHldllliB SiBhty 49,
President Roosevelt's new saddle horse
presented to hin by citizens of Douglas
when the president was visiting Wyoming
a fortnight ago, has arrived at the White
House stables, In prime condition. The
president has renamed the horse "Wyom-
ing" in compliment to the donors Not
to be outdone by the citizens OF Douglas
the Cheyenne people presented to the presi-
dent a horsehair bride, saddle blanket
spurs and quirk, making a striking com
bination.
4 shreve was today-appointed postmaster
at Dumont, Butler county, Ia, vice l.. j.
Mulklns, resigned.
The postofnce at Owl Lake, Humboldt
county. and Thoten, winnishiek county
Ia, have been discontinued. -
Bertel Mortensen has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mail from>Ful-
lerton to Scotia, Neb.