Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-19
HOT WEATHER HELPS CORN
Humanity, However, is sweltering and
Several Deaths Reported,
GOOD PROGRESS WITH GRAIN HARVEST
Ball Player who Makes n Three
Dagger at Critical Time wins
Bride-Dates for Cow
ernOr Cummins.
(From a stan Correspondent

DIES MONIES, July ls.-(Special)-
weather which has prevailed over this state
for the last four days has caused four
deaths and a large number of prostrations.
The first promise of relief came today in
the forecast of the weather department
that tonight and Wednesday will be cooler.
While the weather has caused humanity
to suffer 80 severely, It has made millions
for the farmers In the growth OF corn.
Clartnda, according to the weather bureau.
both yesterday and today, is the hottest
city in the state, the temperature there
being 100. AT Cedar Rapids II is 81 and
AT Sioux City a6. s,s s... s-..t. 80.
iAts Grundy Center Theodore Brosmith,
farm hand. was overcome with the heat
while pitching hay and died a few hours
later. In this city Mrs. Marguerite Cas-
per, while her mind was affected by the
heat, drank carbolic acid in coffee and
died. There were a number of prostratons
in this city and others are reported from
Marshalltown, Waterloo and elsewhere.
The 8-months-old infants of John Doolitte
and Daniel Marmon Of this city are both
dead from the heat
Martin Removes His Coat.
Secretary of State w, B. Martin Of
Greenfield today set an example for the
other members of the executive council in
| removing his coat while attending the tax
| assessment sttings OF the council. The
delicate and dignihed work Of adjusting
the assessments of the railroads and farm
| lands up to this time has been done by
the council with their coats on. Today
Secretary Of State Martin appeared with
his coat OF and the other members OF the
council at once followed his example.
Dates for Governor CumminS.
Governor Cummins today received re-
quest from the people Of Baxter to speak
! there August % and has accepted 1t. He
also has an invitation from the labor union
people of Ottumwa to speak there on La
Dor day. AS he has no date arranged for
Labor day It is possible that he may &C.
| cept the invitation.
| Crop Conditions Good.
According TO the weekly report of the
crop service today the corn is making
rapid strides and the hot weather has
done an immense good. In the southern
| part Of the state the harvesting of small
grain is reported as completed with the
yield good. The only exception to favorable
reports are on low lands where there
has been too much moisture.
Plymouth Makes Gain.
Plymout county, according 10 the officia
figures given out by the census bureau
has 22,s37 people, a gain in hve years o.
653. The gain is due to the large gail
at LeMars, where the population increased
from ALAG TO 5,41. Jackson county show
a loss in Ave years from 23,6i5 to 22,2l0
What IL Coming to sehipket
Gertrude Benehel OF Oklahoma City AM
F. ]. Wells, shortstop for the Altoon'
base ball team, were married in this cit,
today. On July Miss Benefel was visit
ing friends In Altoona. Al a critical stag
of the game Wells knocked out three
Dagger which won the game and also tn
: admiration of Miss Benefel, A meetin
followed which proved a case OF love a
first sight,
brandt Elected Captain.
, Amos Brandt OF the state auditors OF
. | nee was today elected captain of Compan