Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-06
IOWA CORN CROP IMMENSE
Grain Dealers Estimate Total Yield Three
Hundred Ninety Eight Million,
HFTY-THREe MILLION OVER LAST YEAR
Democratic National Committeeman
to succeed walsh VIII Not BE
Named Until After Flee
ton Das.
CFrOm a stan Correspondent

DIES MONIES. oct. ESPECIAL )-Accord-
ing to the final bulletin issued today by the
Iowa Grain Dealers aSosciation the corn
crop of Iowa by estimate this year amounts
to 1893 100000 bushels. This estimate is based
on reports received from the members of
the association over the state. who are en-
gagged in buying grain and come constantly
in contact with the farmers of the state
These reports indicate an average yield of
forty-two and a half bushels to the acre
count Of 500 fields show that the stand
is per cent better than last year and
the acreage is also larger this year than
last. Last years crop was 345s1l,oOO bushels.
The bulletin issued by the association gives
credit to Prof. P. G. Holden of the State
Agricultural college and the seed corn
specials that he has conducted for two
years for the increased stand results in
% 100000 bushels OF corn being added to the
crop this year. other crops are estimated
by the bulletin as follows: Winter wheat,
$4,000 bushels; spring wheat, 100000
bushels; oats. 100000 bushels: rye, 1900
coo; barley. 100000 bushels, and flax, 1885,
900 bushels.
seed Corn Day October 10.
Notices were sent out today that October
10 will be seed corn day. The first effort to
establish seed corn day was made last
year, when farmers were urged to make
the selection of their seed corn on that
day. The effort is being made to perpetuate
the day by sending out more notices this
year. The movement is ne made by the
Iva State Agricultural Industrial league.
of which Captain G. l.. Watrous is presi-
dent and George A. Wells is secretary.
Four Days Whist Tournament.
A four days whist tournament. an an
nual society event i'm this city, opened at
. o'clock this afternoon at the Slavery ho-
| tel There was considerable hustle and
stir about the hotel and some little excite
meat because of a move that has limited
the invitations and made the admissions
! just little bit more exclusive. Thirty
| two couples were admitted and the tables
w<re all filled.
Mattern for warden.
! George w. Mattern of this city is talked
/ of for warden of the penitentiary at Ana
mosa to succeed Warden Hunter for which
/ position c. w. Jackson of Woodbury. county
| is also a candidate. Mr.. Mattern is now
mayor of Des Moines before which he was
sheriff of Polk county. He has for years
been interested in the coal business in
this city.
Police Hunt for Girls.
The Eleventh United States cavalry left
| this afternoon at o'clock over the Wabash
! for Newport News, from which place II
will sail Sunday for Cuba. Some Of the
| good-byes were of a serious nature and the
/ police are now looking for two girls whose
/ fond parents fear have been lead away by
| the cavalrymen.
TagRart POstpOnes Selection.
| c. W. Miller. chairman of the democratic
state committee has received a letter
/ from Thomas Taggart. in which he says
/ that the selection of a national commit
| teeman from Iowa will be postponed till
| after the election, November s. He also
| says in the letter that he hopes that
democrats who have been worrying over
| the selection will all get together to work
| for the state ticket.
/ Limits arrangements.
| Governor Cummins will limit his en-
| gagements outside of Iowa to those in
Nebraska, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and
| South Dakota. He has been asked by
both Ohio and Minnesota for speeches, but
/ the state committee will limit him TO the
states named. His dates for Indiana are
| October 10 at Anderson and October 90
| at Goshen. His speech at Milwaukee
/ opening the campaign in Wisconsin, is the
first he.Dhas delivered in that state. II
| is expected that Davidson, the Wisconsin
nominee for GOVERNOR, will return the
! speeches in this state.
! Harmony I'm Temperance Meeting.
! Harmony prevailed at the get-togethel
meeting of the temperance forces in this
| city today. year ago, when the frst
move was mode to unite the prohibition
party, the WomeD's Christian Temperance
| union, Anti-Saloon league and other forces
| there was considerable friction between
! the societies and within the different
societies. Today all signs of friction had
! passed away. Mrs. Durham, president OF
the Women's Christian Temperance union
represented that society, At the meetinl
today. arrangements were made for this
state meeting, by outlining the program
and selecting the various speakers