Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-15

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northern Iowa, where the car shortage
problem is an important one.
Guard Men in Campaign.
The interest OF the National Guard Of
Iowa is being centered at this time on the
campaign for the position of colonel of
the Fifty-sixth regiment The companies
that make up the Fffty-sixth regiment are
in the northwestern quarter of the state,
and vacancy has been created by the
removal of Colonel William b. Humphrey
of Sioux City. with his family. to Chi
cago, where he will make his permanent
residence. The position Is an elective one
and the date OF the election is not yct
fixed for the reason that Colonel Hum
phrey has not yet resigned his position.
The election. however, is sure to come
soon. and every possible candidate for the
position is taking advantage of this fact
to make a campaign OF the district
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas r. Cooke Of
Des Molnes. who is the next ranking Off
Ger of the regiment, Is one OF the candi-
dates for the position. He was Jumped
over the heads of several other officers
when he was made lieutenant colonel. Ma
jor Chantland of Fort Dodge is also a can
ddate. He has been identified with the
National Guard in Iowa for great many
years. Another candidate is Major Parker.
who has also been identified with the
guard for many years. and in addition
has very enviable civil war record to
his credit.
Prizes offered for Corn.
The. corn growers OF Iowa are to have
an opportunity to compete with the best
they have for cash prizes. The best ten
ears of corn Of any variety that was
raised in Iowa this year Is worth $40 and a
medal besides, which is to be given by the
Department Of Agriculture at the annual
convention to be held at the state house
December II and r. In addition there arc
a lot OF other prizes. The state is divided
into three districts. BY far the greater
number of exhibits at last years contest
were from the central district of the state.
The southern district came next and the
northern district last There were sixty
four entries from the central, thirty-three
from the southern and ten from the north
ern.
Four prizes Of SO IS, IS and 50 are 70
be given for the best ten ears of large yell
low dent and the same prizes for ten ears
of small yellow dent. For the large and
small varieties of white corn prizes of 81,
81 81 and 81 are TO be given for the first,
second third and fourth best in the north
ern district.
In the central and southern districts the
prizes are so. IS. s., g. 81 and 81 for the
six best entries of yellow. both large and
small, and prizes of IS, s.. 50, 81 and 81
for the white. The sweepstakes prize is
$40 and a medal
POrter's Dates for a Week.
Claude r. Potter the democratic candidate
for governor will speak at Maquoketa next
Monday afternoon and at Clinton i'm the
evening of the same day October 16 he
will attend the Presbyterian synod at Vim
ton a delegate and will make no speeches
that day. The 18th he will speak at West
Liberty in the afternoon and at Marengo
in the evening; the 18th at Audubon in the
afternoon ana at Atlantic in the evening:
the 18th at Abel in the afternoon and at
Stewart in the evening; the 9Oth at Winter
set in the afternoon and he will give a re-
ception there in the evening.
students Badly burned.
Il. d. Baird and Miss Edna Berryhill,
students in the conservatory of music at
Drake university, We're horribly burned
by gas explosion at the university today
Baird entered "A vault in the building with
lighted match. Illuminating gas had es-
capped in some manner into the vault and
the explosion that followed shook the en-
tire building and threw Baird out OF the
vault and across the room. Miss Berryhill
of Abel, la. was standing outside the vault
and some distance from II. Her hair was
badly burned and she was burned about the
face and hands. Both were hurriedly placed
under medical attention. There is no i'm
mediate danger, though they will probably
be badly dshgured from their burns and
bruises They were the only ones hurt.
Some damage was done to the room. The
escape OF gas was detected about the build
ing for some days. but no one had entered
the vault for some time.
Fountain Resigns.
Thomas +. Fountain. the republican nom
inee for the Legislature in the Johnson
county district, has withdrawn from the
race which leaves the field open to Hon.
George w. Koontz OF Iowa City the demo-
cratic nominee and the present representa-
tive from that county.
Publish Their Records.
A. l.. Urich, president OF the Iowa Fed
Grafton of Labor, is sending out 10 the
union labor men In each county of the state
the records Of the legislators in those coun-
ties on all labor bills that were up before
the legislature last winter. Mr. Urich de-
MED today that the federation has singled
out for defeat any particular candidates.
but said he was furnishing TO each county
the record Of it, legislators on labor prob
lens.
RequisitiOn for Nebraska.
tiovernOr Cummins Saturday honOred the
requisition OF Governor Mickey Of Ne
braska for the return of Maurice DWinger
TO York county, where he Is wanted TO
ansNer L. the charge Of obtaining s4D IN