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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-08

A shopHssr ested in Boston de-
clarea thay she$ sas s Harvard pro
fessor's wife. bus the members OF the
faculty say that they can prove an
alibi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Gossip and Stories About Noted People

see. offered the only means Of rapid transit
between the two armies and was therefore
of supreme Importance to the confederates.
Captain James ]. Andrews was authorized
by General o. M. Mitchell OF the union
army to destroy bridges and otherwise
cripple the railroad service, and thus leave
Chattanooga at the mercy of the union
forces. Volunteers to the number OF
twenty-one accompanied Captain Andrews
on his perious raid. They. came to
Marietta disguised
The passenger train for Chattanooga lett
Atlanta at 6 a. m, in charge of Captain
Fuller. on Saturday morning, April Il. The
men under Captain Andrews uncoupled the
engine and a few cars and pulled out for
Chattanooga. Captain Fuller set out on
foot in pursuit of the train. After consid-
cradle walking and riding on hand cars he
came up to another train. Boarding the
engine with a party of men he recaptured
the General" at Ringgold.
Captain Andrews party were made pris-
oners. Some were hung as spies ana the
rest imprisoned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Removal seem. LIKELY.

Now that the matter has been taken up
in dead earnest by the old soldiers of the
state, and inasmuch as the last two or
three general assemblies have been some
what more liberal in the way Of making
appropriations for such purposes 1t Is really
hoped and believed that the day is not far
distant when the Iowa soldiers monument
will have a suitable location. where II will
be as It was intended 1t should be; real
memorial to the Iowa soldiers OF the rebel
lion and from occupying a conspicuous and
suitable position will keep in the minds OF
Iowa citizens ever the valor and heroism OF
her sons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
In the wheat Fields.

But come with me and take a look at this
mighty granary. We shall go on the Cana
dian Northern, one of the new railroads
Our companions are young men, many of
whom are land seekers and settlers. Some
have money with them and others have
their household effects on the way. There
are colonist cars in front of the train, filed
with emisrants from Europe. and there
are tourist sleepers containing farmers
from the United States. Our route Is
through a new region. The track was laid
two years ago. but all along 1t there are
now plowed fields interspersed with I'M
The wheat has been harvested and great
straw stacks stand here and there over the
plain. Much OF the grain is still in the
shock 1t will be hauled direct to the
thresher, the wheat going almost straight
from the field to the markets.
Everywhere men are blowing. Notice the
soil 1t shines like black velvet under the
sun. What mighty plOws! Each is drawn
by six horses and long lines of them fol-
low one another over the fields. Here and
there. at long distances. steam plows may
be seen.
The threshing is still going on. We can
see the smoke rising from the machines
scattered over the landscape. The chan
flies out like smoke from the end OF the
stack. Every railroad station has long
teams OF wheat wagons. The beds OF the
wagons are filled to the to9 and the grain
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14

where IL Mny BE Located.
The block. of which part is now being
occupied by the state historical building.
would perhaps have been az good a location
as the state could have found It is too
late now to take that. for il is occupied by
a permanent state building. already prac-
ticaIly completed. other good locations are
still available. One Of these is down on the
river bank Between Locust and Walnut
streets. on the river bank, is a half block
now occupied by buildings Of no particular
value The damage. Il the state should
condemn the land. would not be large and
the location would be excellent for here
the monument would stand by itself, and
there is no question but that considered by
itself the monument is really a work OF
art and enc to attract attention. The first
argument in favor of the site on the river
bank is that visitors coming to Des Moines
and gcing to the state house would have
to PASS the monument on the way. 1t
would be near the center OF the city and
easily reached by visitors. Just across the
river is the new city library. south Of which
will be tie new government building and
north Of which will be the new city hall.
These improvements, with the monument
the east side CT the river, would beau
tify that part of the city, and would each
assist in giving a good sitting for the
others. The monument would here be far
enough removed from all large buildings
as to be imposing. and would be visited and
viewed by many thousands compared to a
mere handful of people that go to see 1t
now. II would be in a location where thou
sands are passing every day and would
come. to be the pride of the state.
Other good locations in the city are
available and General Weaver and the old
soldiers who are interested in getting the
legislature to remove the monument from
its present site are not so much interested
just now in picking a new site as they are
in getting the removal from the present
Objectionable site. The river front site is
described merely to show that there are
sites so very far superior to that now oceu-
pied.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Lincoln Studying Law.

AS a of-all-work, says writer In
the Century Magazine. Lincoln did not
prove altogether satisfactory to his en-
ployers He was too fond of mounting
stumps in the field and "practicing pole
mics" on the other farm hands. and there
was something uncomfortable about q
plowman who read as he followed the
team. no matter how straight his burrows
ran. Such practices were irritating. IL
not presumptuous. and there is well
known story about a farmer who found
the hired man" lying in a field beside
the road. dressed in his not too immaculate
farm clothes, with a book instead OF q
pitchfork In his hand.
What are you reading?" inquired the
old gentleman.
I'm not reading; I'm studying" an
swered Lincoln. his wonderful eyes- stiii on
the pages of his book.
Studying what?"
Law, SIR"
The old man stared at the speaker for q
--nsnent in uttef amazement.
-God-Almighty!" he muttered az
he passed on, shaking his head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Zinc site Neglected.

Before the site was selected old soldiers
secured option on the entire block of which
half Is now occupied by the Historical
Memorial and Arts building. which will
be occupied by the state library. This en-
tire baJck was he'd at S3l,JVJ. but the iesis-
lature thought 1t too much for a site. even
though the monument did cost over sl5O,Ooo.
Other sites less expensive but just as good
were found. but the legislature was obdur-
ate and the monument to Iowa's old soldiers
who gave up their lives for the preserva-
ton OF the union was stuck off at one side
where 1t is seen by few. except as they look
oft of the windows to the south while visit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14

A pretty AFFAIR was a doll party. at
which a little miss entertained fifteen Of
her little friends. They came with their
dolls arrayed in their prettiest clothes.
They went at once TO the nursery. where
they played school. going to church. and
various games with their dolls. They cut
paper dolls to their hearts content. looked
at picture books and amused themselves in
their own sweet way. They were left en-
tirely alone. with the exception OF an
occasional peep from some older member
OF the family.
A most appetizing dinner. such as would
be suitable for children. was served. The
dining room was gracefully festooned with
chains made from holly leaves and berries
by the children. In the center OF the table
there was a double arch of feathery ferns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Hero of the Andrew. Raid!

. One of the warriors of the rebellion who
answered the last call with the close Of the
old year was Captain w. A. Fuller OF
Atlanta, hero of the Andrews raid. when
the famous fight was made which resulted
in recapturing the engine General" which
union troops had seized. The Andrews raid
was probably the most thrilling episode OF
the war between the states. and but for
Captain Fuller the raiders would probably
have succeeded and the end of the war
would have come In 1862 instead Of 1866.
In the spring Of 1862 the confederate line
of defense extended from Richmond. Va,
to Corinth. Miss. This, line. of railroad run
ming from Memphis 10 Richmond. through
Chattanooga, Knoxville and east Tennes-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14

like 800. 100000 bushels. Indeed. it is often
much less. Last year Canada raised 10O.-
10000 bushels on 100000 or 100000
acres. Among the lowest estimates of the
wheat lands are those which put them at
l0c,0Co.0C0 acres. The land here produces
almost one-third more than in the United
States. 1t will average at least twenty
bushels per acre and this would mean a
crop of 100000 bushels If the wheat belt
should all be cultivated. This is more than
two-thrds OF all the wheat raised by man.
Our crop of last year was only ga. 600
bushels. and il was the second largest we
have ever raised believe the acreage
was something like 100000. The average
Canadian. however. viii. tell you that their
possible wheat area is far more than l0o-
OCe.0JO acres, and that Canada can let one
third of it's wheat lands lie idle and still
control the markets of the world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
what Dolls Think.

II Is true we're stuffed with sawdust.
and can never learn to walk;
IL is true we have no organs,
And can never learn to talk:
II Is true we're only dollies,
And dollies must remain,
But we're free from faults and follies
That might cause our mammas pain.
Can you tell us when you ever
Saw our faces spoiled with frowns?
And were sure you never heard US
Make fuss about our gowns.
Then We do not tease the kitty,
We are always kind in play.
And we think 'twould be a pity
For doll to disobey!
When the parlor clock strikes seven,
Not a fretful word is said.
As our little mammas tell us
II Is time to 20 to bed.
So you see, though we are dollies.
And dollies must remain.
We are free from faults and follies
That might cause our mammas pain.
Minneapolis Tribune
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Bat IL Making Good.

bat" Masterson. the celebrated man
from the west, now a United States deputy
marshal in New York. is developing into as
great fighter at law as he was with a
gun In the old days. He has just settled
out Of court a suit for $4,000 against
George A. Snow. rich Mormon. for al
legged false arrest. and is pushing a suit for
$4,000 against Detective Sergeants J. f.
Tinker and B. F. Gargen and former Chief
of Detectives George F. Titus. Three
years ago Snow complained that he had
been robbed by a fake" faro game and
the detectives arrested Masterson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14


llk&&l ment as second lieutenant in the
marine corps, is a son OF Lieu
tenant Colonel w. F. and Mary Logan
Tucker and grandson of General and
Mrs. John A. Logan. He is the only one of
General Logan's grandchildren the general
ever saw. Had, General Logan lived young
Logan would have been in the service long
ago, as he inherits the enthusiastic pa
triotism and military talent of his grand
father. After the death of his uncle.
Major John A. Logan, jr., his mother felt
that she could not allow her son to take
the chances incident to the service which
had proven so fatal to her brother. and
induced him to decline the commissions
rendered by President Mckinley and Presi-
dent Roose, cit.
Upon joining his parents in Manila year
ago the cid fever to be in the army came
over him SO strongly that his parents with
drew their opposition and allowed him to
apply for an appointment in the service.
President Roosevelt expressed his desire to
give General Logan's grandson an appoint
ment, regrett!ng he had not felt he could
accept the one rendered him before, and so
found an opportunity by appointing him to
a second lieutenancy in the marine corps
and designating him for the first examina-
ton to be held.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
A westerner in Boston.

p. M. Green. western lawyer who was
in BOSTON and Witnessed the Inauguration
of Mayor Fitzgerald or Boston was very
much interested in the hundreds Of floral
tributes to the new mayor.
you won't see anything like that west
of Chicago. or perhaps anywhere but Bos-
ton" he said to Boston reporter. "Out
west. when man goes in Office, the very
last thing his friends would do would be
to send him flowers. His constituents
sometimes send boxes OF cigars or cases of
wine, but practically the only time men
get flowers in the west is when they die"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14


NI Aunt Esther would say. A minute
Iks&xH before Meg and Kathie had been
- costly chattering, with their arms
round each other. Then came the thunder
shower that babe fair to settle down into
steady raining.
Aunt Esther happened to be in the other
room. and this Is what she heard. Meg
began;
ITS In webster's Under-the-b bridge"
webster On-the-bridge. you mean."
Kathie interposed briskly.
Under the-bridge."
"Kath-rine Trundy. guess knowl My
fathers a minister!"
"Meg'ret Merriweather my fathers a
bridgemaker. an guess 1 know. so there!'
This was too much for Meg for a minute,
but she recovered presently.
IT don't care, it's Webster Under-the-
bridge. My brothers in college, and
guess he knowsi"
''Poohl II had a brother I guess he'd
know enough to know It's Webster on-the-
bridget
"'Tisntr'
"'Tls. too!'
''Kath'rine Trundy don't 'spose my
mother'd want me to play with such a
nlgroramus. Here's your coral ring"
Here's yours
The exchange was made stiffiy. Both
little girls held their heads very high and
looked dignihedly hostile.
"waitl' Aunt Esther called
She took them each by the hand and led
them into the library. up to the dictionary
stand. Then she pointed to the big title
word.
'U-n-a-b-r-i-d-g-e-d," she replied dis
tinctly.
''oh. myl" breathed Meg ruefuiiy. 1--WE
didn't both OF us know!
mo. we didn't Kathie admitted.
And when they went out again theii
arms were clasped. and the little cora
rings had gone visiting.-Youths Compan.
ion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
owas Soldiers Monument and Its Present Objectionable Location

ERY few people do not concede
IN that Iowa has. made at least one
mistake-that was in the seiec-
IfSEz57I ton OF the site for the state
esaz9 soldiers monument. A number
Of public men. men Of ability TO carry
through any project they undertake. have
expressed their determination that this
wrong shall be righted. They will ask the
present legislature for an appropriation for
the removal Of the soldiers monument
General James -. Weaver. a medallion Of
whom adorns the monument. Is the leader
In the movement for the change Of the
location They win make o vigorous effort
TO get the necessary legislation at this
session of the Legislature
The Iowa's soldiers monument stands
just south OF the state capitol II Is on
ground lower than the capitol building and
stands just across tho street from a Catho-
lie church on a small plat of ground barely
large enough t. accommodate tie base.
The imposing state house on higher ground,
the church jsst across the street aad tie
row of Hats 10 the cast OF it all tend to
dwarf tie appearance OF the monument. a
thing which many N edicted would happen
when the site wac selected. and thing
which everybody admits now did happen.
The Legislature OF hat time was very
economical. lie STAT, already owned lat
little piece u .ou4l and the legislature
figurCd<Skut till the ground was useless
for s&1hing else ana SO put the monu-
ment upon IT, Men able to Judge OF such
matters have pronounced the soldiers
monument one of the most beautiful in the
country, but for its unfortunate location.
The commission that erected It recognized
the unfortunate selection and reported SO.
The state officials recognized that a mis-
take was being made and the commission
al but refused to go ahead with the WORK
till the. legislature should nave another
chance to select a better site
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
A Bird Passenger.


In the fall when the days are chilly and
nights are frosty. little birds leave the
north land and go flying toward the south.
Long after the, last personally conducted
bird party had started, Hildreth and her
mother packed their trunk and went SOUTH
too. The birds travelled by the mainland
on the wing. while Hildreth and her mother
travelled by the ocean on large steamer.
Every day the gray sea gulls followed the
boat. watching for scraps that the steward
threw out from the kitchen. They wheeled
about the ship in great circles. swooping
down on outstretched wings for bit OF
biscuit floating on the waves. When they
were tired they settled down on the water
with folded wings and fioated and swayed
as comfortably as II the waves had been
rocking chairs.
One morning Hildreth saw a sparrow fly
ing beside the boat. He has been blown
far out to sea by the wind and cannot get
back" the captain told her. He will light
on the boat to rest by and by" The spar
rows wings were not large and strong like
the gulls, and he seemed weary. Some
times he few so low on the water that
Hildreth thought each wave would strike
him. She knew he could not float like the
gulls. It seemed to Hildreth a long time
before he finally lighted, way up on the
upper deck. NOW he can ride with US al
the way to the south landl" she cried. 81
hope the little birds there will welcome hin
politely."-Mary Alden Hopkins. in Tn,
Sunbeam.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14

ant. Then the resolution was introduced in
the Twenty-second general assembly in 1857
and an appropriation of $500 was made for
the preliminary work and commission Gre
ated consisting Of Governor William LARA
bee, James Harlan, ]. s, Kirkwood, George
Wright, Edward tombstone and D. N. Rich
ardson. The design for the monument was
made by Mrs. Harriet A. Ketcham and the
selection was from forty-eight submitted.
the prize for the best being $500. The
wenty-third general assembly appropri-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14

ated $4,000 Ito erect a monument to all
Iowa soldiers and sailors who engaged in
the War of the Rebellion" 1t was some
years later before the monument was
finally completed and the commission made
its final report. Harriet Ketcham died
before the monument was well begun and
the commission spent some time in looking
about for one to take up her designs and
develop therefrom a monument Carl Rohl-
Simth Of Chicago was finally selected and
the actual work is credited to him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Canada. New Bread Basket.

The size of Canada's new bread basket Is
hard to define The area I have described
has been thoroughly prospected Wheat is
actually raised In all parts of 1t, and l
hear stories of great wheat lands beyond.
Three hundred miles due north OF Edmon-
ton. on the Peace river. they are raising
big crops and flour mills are now grinding
away at Fort Vermillion. They receive
good prices on account of the high freight
rates which prevail throughout the wilds
Of the northwest, and the farmers are get
ting $3.50 per bushel for their grain. Rail-
road engineers who have been surveying
the extensions of the Canadian Northern
and the Grand Trunk Pacific railroads.
which are to be built from here across the
Rockies, tell me that there is good land
all the way from Edmonton to the foothills.
a distance of several hundred miles, and
that settlers have already begun to pene-
trate that region.
According to the best Canadian authori-
ties. the wheat belt so far defined COM
prises strip extending from east TO west
across the boundary of western Minnesota,
North Dakota and Montana, measuring
500 or 800 miles and extending northward a
distance equal to that between Philadel-
phia and Pittsburg. The men who have
lived here longest advance the most roseate
views. They believe that the new area has
several hundred million acres. estimating
II as equal to about eight states as big as
Ohio, or six or seven of the size of Penn
sylvania or New York. This does not in
clude the vast regions north of where l
am writing.
This mighty farm is being opened up by
the railroads. Between two and three
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14

Surrounding the four corners of the
monument at the base of the column are
the equestrian figures OF four OF the lead
ing generals from Iowa who participated
In the war. On the northeast that of
General Dodge. the northwest General
Corse. southwest General Crockcr and
southeast General Curtis. Below these
figures on each face of the base Of the
monument is a large medallion placed Ia
the stone. That on the north face Is the
euat-of-arms Of the state, that on the east
face Is OF General Edward Hatch, that on
the west OF General William w. BelkHap
ard that on the south OF Colonel Edward b.
winsow. Just below these large medal
lions and Just above the Inscriptions on the
monument on each face Of the monument
there is a row of smaller medallions of
prominent men. OF Iowa during the war
who participated IN 1t. There are thirty
four of these. Beginning at the southeast
corner of the monument and reading north
and then around the monument these me-
dallions are OF the following persons: Cen
eral James b. Weaver, Colonel d. b. Hend-
erson. Colonel Noah w. Mills. Colonel C.
L. PARROT. Private r. p. Garrison. Major
James Blaine Sample, General s.. A. Rjce,
Colonel w. T. Shaw, Lieutenant Charles
II. Smith. Lieutenant Thomas s.. Wright.
Captain Joseph r. Reed Colonel William
II. Merritt. Sergeant James F. Hartman.
General Charles l.. Matthias. Major Gem
eral William vandever. Lieutenant Samuel
F'uffin, General F. Nj. Drake. Major Cor
nelius A. Stanton, Lieutenant Eugene c.
Haynes. Colonel George A. Stone, Colonel
John Scott. General James A. Williamson,
General John W. Noble. General Add II.
Sanders. General John NJ Hedrick. General
James L. Geddes. Colonel Samuel M. Nc
Farland, Colonel William II. 1kinsman.
General sylvester q. Hin, Colonel Joseph
t. Dorr, Colonel David S. Wilson. Major
Charles Foster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Heroe. Preserved in nren.e.

At the base of the monument on pro-
lection at each corner is a bronze figure.
At the northeast corner is that of an in
fantryman. at the northwest corner that of
an artilleryman, at the southwest n caval-
ryman, and the southeast a sailor. The In
fantryman is Selby Norman, the first Iowa
martyr. AS a youth of is he was killed
at Wilson'S Creek when the battle had just
begun. He was in company A of the FIRST
Iowa infantry and was one of the volun-
teers at Lincolns first call for 1900 volun-
teers. The sailor is Ensign William H. &.
Michael. He enlisted in company b OF the
Eleventh Iowa and was injured at Shiloh.
re-enlisting as mate In the Mississippi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Building of the Monument.

The idea of erecting a monument to the
Iowa soldiers who lost their lives in the
fight for the union was first preached by
Hon. James Harlan. He formulated a reso-
luton to be introduced in the Legislature
early in the SOS and Grand Army of the
Republic posts all over the state Endorsed
1t. led by Mcfarland post of Mount Pleas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
Expect 90 Feed the world.

tnSS~ S--.--~-.>--- - S..-..ss---sss. They
iooA al t-.l-.Ss t---Uaen q - liAe lnCse OF
CoioneI sS.-s.-, AID LACY lie Expecting To
eNvntusliiy suDp.y NOT only SaaadL and
Great "a s.ain. o-t also the unated states
and ollie. Ssa.Itaes wltA w.e4t. rnsy say
that The Inltsu states Is slo.Ins 50 tnat
IL will soon consume lil TIE gram At can
raise. and that our wneat area Is already
defined They think aiso that our wheat
crop viii grow less from year TO year.
while THERE must be multiplied by ten or
twenty before IL reaches its maximum The
wards whs&s crop now averages somsthins