Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-31
BIC PROFIT IN STATE FAIR
MANAGEMENT Will Have Snug Sum to
F. - Devote to Improvements.
CEDAR COUNTY TAKES the PRIZE ON CORN
Custodiaa of Capitol Building Has n
miscellaneous Collection of VAL
asbIes Dropped ny state
Fair visitors.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

FTOm StaH correspondent
DES MONIES. Aug, --(special) THE
actual attendance at the state fair yester-
day was 50. AL. and the estimated attendance
for today 5000. Including the estimate for
today the total attendance. beginning with
Sunday. has thus far been $4,000. There
will be 5000 or $1,000 tomorrow. The total
for the week will exceed prob
ably by 1000 that of any other year. The
fair directors are tbilant and there is
now known TO be a good profit in sight
from the receipts for the fair. These profits
will all go into permanent buildings and
improvements on the grounds and serve
to make next years fair better than ever.
There Is annually carried over balance of
$4,000. but as that was carried over from
last year, all OF the profit this year will go
into improvements. Tomorrow will be the
last day. Saturday will be devoted to re-
moving the exhibits.
Mrs. F. l.. Forney OF Perry. Ia, was
overcome by fright in the stock pavilion
today when a big bay stallion broke its
halter and went cavorting around the
circle. She was taken to the hospital on the
grounds and soon recovered. The stallion
was captured before II had done any dam
age Mrs. r. Vanderbender of Webster
City was overcome in the same building by
the close air and was taken to the home
Of friends in the city. She will probably
be able to return home tomorrow.
A man giving his name as selkirk tried
to sell Pottawattamie county farmer one
of the teams in the six-horse prize Armour
team today for 500. The farmer asked the
advice of Deputy Sheriff Ness and the man
was pointed out. Ness took him In charge
till after the fair closes.
Cedar county raised the best ear OF corn
in the state for the year 1906. Charles Faw-
cett OF springdale. the owner and exhibitor
OF the ear. won a. prize OF $50 for the ear
of corn. He .also won on the best ten ears
of corn.
McwiIIiasns VIII Not Hang.
slreriff George Coliss OF Independence,
Ia. was in Des Moines today and confirmed
the report that William McWilliams, the
man. sentenced to hang in December for
killing his wife and several children, is a
perfect lunatic. He literally butchered his
wife and i've children with Ratchet. the
youngest child being mere babe, 1t was
one of the most atrocious acts known to
the state. Sheriff corliss believes Nc
Williams will never be hanged because Of
his mental condition.
Case Goes 20 Council Bluffs.
Judge smith hcHuSrSOn tOody STdnISu
the order to set the Injunction case which
involves the quhestionsof the franchise Of
the Des Moines City, Railway for hearing
at Council BLUFFS, September H.
Inmsn for REPRESENTATIVE.
The republicans Of Floyd county nom
mated Loren W. Inman'for representative
from that county at their convention at
Charles City yesterday.
Best shaA sick. s.
Joseph Kriesite OF company OF Du-
buque Of the FiftyatAtd regiment OF the
Iowa National Guard Sand one OF the best
shots in the entire. guard, has been taken
sick with typhoid fever and removed to his
home sickness ii Az THAT prevented his
going on the team that goes to Sea Grit.
Today in the practice shoots at the rife
range the Iowa team aid better work tnan
the score OF the New York team In its
winning shoot at sea airt last year.
Custodian, Gets VaIusbIes.
Custodian McCurdy ,6f the state capitol
building is the custodian at present Of sew
eral purses and pocketbooks containing
money and valuables. Several have been
returned to the owners and one diamond
ring has been returned TO the owner on its
Identification. Hundreds. Of handkerchefs
and women's gloves, and any number of
brooches. stick pins and other valuables
have been picked up by the janitors about
the state house and are now repesing in the