Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-30
BIC ATTENDANCE At FAIR
Fifty Thousand People on the Ground the
Second Day Of the Exhibition.
BEATS THE RECORD OF PREVIOUS YEARS
Divinity student Leaves In Response
TO FORGED note and No Trace of
Him Has since Been
Discovered.

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DES MOINES Aug. o. 90 Especial y
Twenty thousand people saw the state fair
yesterday and there was never more than
700 on Monday for any year before that
Tuesday Of last year there were $3.50
passed through the gates and today II Is
believed there were over 5000. Late to-
day the tickets for the. day, had not yet
been counted. The people swarmed the
buildings and grounds all day. This was
Governor. Soldiers and. Children's day.
The old soldiers and children were admit
ted free and there was no count kept but
c. W. Phillips, superintendent OF tickets,
estimated at noon that there would be $4,000
people on the grounds by the end Of the
day.
Corporal Tanner was tho principal
speaker at the Old Soldiers day exercises.
lie ADVOCATED a service pension for all
soldiers OF the civil war and said history
showed that service pension had always
been granted TO old soldiers about forty
years after every war. Governor Cummins
also spoke and paid high tribute to the
old soldiers, declaring that much Of the
high opinion held by foreigners was due
to tho valor and worth OF the old soldiers
to the country. ....
An order was issued by the superintend-
ents Of stock today that all stock must
be In the pavilion within ten minutes after
the call is made or be counted out and
that there must be three classes OF stock
in the pavilion at one time. It was found
that with the large amount Of stock on
hand this would be necessary or the stock
could not all be judged by the close of
the week
Tomorrow Is Postmasters' day at tks
fair and the state association of postmas-
tsrs will meet and hold q convention on
tho grounds at the assembly tent.
Divinity student Gone.
Six weeks ago Orris e. Thomas, a young
divinity student of Des Moines college, re-
ceived a note and left for Bondurant. He
has not been seen since. The note asking
him to go to Bondurant was signed by J. e.
Marshall, who now says the signature was
a forgery, as he never wrote such a note.
When the yeung mans parents, who reside
at 1871 East Twelfth street, failed to hear
from him they Investigated and learned
that the note was a forgery, and they now
have no knowledge of the whereabouts of
their son and have asked the aid OF the
police. There seems to be no clue to his
disappearance and there is no known rea-
son why any one should wish to do him
harm or why he should disappear.
Chicago Man shot.
Harry Mum OF 1915 Western avenue, Chi
j cago, was shot through the back by Charles
J. Mlller a special merchant policeman,
and will probably die. He had been ar
rested on the Des Moines Union tracks but
broke away and ran, when the officer fred
at him. The officer claims he stumbled
just as he fired. which caused him to fire
too low, as he had intended to fire over the
boys head.
Corn Needs a Month.
The weekly report of Director Sage OF the
crop service OF the state. issued today, says
that the corn crop will be safe from. frost
by September 20 or 25. He thinks so per
cent will be safe by, that time The bulletin
states that while there has been excessive
rain in some localities. damaging the corn,
the general conditions have been favorable
for maturing the corn.
Paul Defeated Again,
The anti-Paul faction in the Brotherhood
Of American Yeomen won another victory
last night when the two local lodges re-
fused TO condemn the action OF the board
OF directors in removing Paul from the
position OF grand foreman. The Paul fight
has been going on now for the past two
years and has seemed TO grow with the ad-
vance OF time. II WILL Il Is claimed, be
settled for good in the annual convention at
Colorado Springs next month.
Stuart Man Robbed.
II. b.. Sergeant OF Stuart, Ia reported 70
the police, today that while he was writing
a letter in the Iowa hotel he was robbed OF
MS pocketbook containing a large sum OF
money and 1000 mile mileage book