Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-23
PRAIRIE SCHOONER AT FAIR
Iowa State Board Finds Historic
Pioneer Wagon.
STATE CONVENTION WEDNESDAY
~epubI Meet at waterloo
for Nomination of Two Members
of Supreme Bench--state
Chairman,
From a staff Correspondent.)

az the features OF bne nlBnt dNpaeNNH 80
the stock pavilion at the state fair this
year will be a real, genuine prairie schooner
or ConestoEa wagon, drawn by a yoke OF
oxen, Just as they we're in the pioneer
DAYS when Iowa was a prairie wilderness.
The Wagon, is the one recently secured by
the historical department and has a history.
For years It was used in the frontier down
in the region of Kansas City, and later 1t
was used to transport freight from Des
Moines to Fort Dodge.
The wheels OF the wagon are ten feet In
diameter. and the capacity of the wagon
lie something enormous Disguised as pio-
neer settlers OF the early days, some young
men and women OF Des Moines, under the
leadership Of Curator Harlan of the his
torical. department, with all the stage set
tings to will enter the stock
pavilion in this prairie schooner, pitch
their camp and build a fire, and will do 1t
with historical accuracy, just as 1t was
done by the fathers fifty years ago. The
lights In the pavilion will be eXtinguishCd
for the purpose and az they are turned on
again the pioneers will break camp and
continue their Journey out of the pavilion,
Just as their forefathers did.
Votes Scattering.
There was no democratic candidate for
the nomination Of elector from the Eleventh
congressional district. The result was that
thlrty-five candidates names were written
in, the thirty-five each getting just one
vote, and two candidates receiving two
votes each. No, candidate receiving IS per
cent of the vote the matter will have to be
decided by the congressional convention. 1t
is surmised by some that what was in one
mans mind In the Eleventh district must
have been in the minds of many. With no
candidates name on the ballot one vote for
one man. II there had been no other votes
at all, would have nominated. But evil
IDENTIFY a great many thought of the same
thing.
Death Rate Great.
The report of the State Board Of Health
will not be published till in October, but
the figures on the mortality for iowa for
the year ending Tune 30, 1901, have just been
completed. They show that there were s5
persons died during that time of measles
and 81 Of whooping cough, and that SIS
died of scarlet fever and 8 of smallpox.
The number dying OF measles and woop-
ing cough combined is more than double
the deaths from scarlet fever and small
pox. and yet the latter two are considered
the more dangerous diseases and the first
two are considered innocent children's dis
eases. The total deaths for the year were
over 10000
Sullivan for Governor.
There is some talk among democrats of
boosting Hon. Jerry Sullivan of this city
for the vice presidential nomination. The
democrats, or some Of them, profess to be-
lieve that the progressives will be put out
enough over the failure to nominate Cum
minis on the republican ticket that they
will vote for Sullivan because he is an
lows man, ard thus assist in carrying
lows democratic. Sullivan, being from a
state west OF the Mississippi, and from a
state adjoining Nebraska, from which the
democrats will take their presidential nom
inee, seems to make Sullivan's nomination
impossible, but 1t is argued that at least
Bryan and Sullivan would catch the
Irish vote.
Funds for Lincoln Farm.
A committee of Croker post of this city
is tndeavoring to raise funds in the state
Of Iowa for the purchase of the Lincoln
farm in Illinois. 1t is understood that the
farm has been bought and will be placed
in a state of repair by an association
known as the Lincoln Farm Memorial Park
association, and that it is for the purpose
Of paying for the farm and the improve
ments that the funds are now to be raised,
every contributor beiEg entitled to a share
OF stock, no matter what the size of the
contribution. Other Grand Army of the
Republic posts in Iowa will also take the
matter up.
Order of Supreme Court.
The supreme court has issued its order
for the September term OF court. Court
will be adjourned during July and August.
and the next time the court comes together
will be September 2. At this term cases
docketed prior to April Is will be sub
mitted.
Sale If Paper.
An option on the Des Moines Daily Trib-
une, which was given some days ago, is
said will expire on June IS, next Thursday.
Thus far 1t has been impossible to learn
whether the deal will be closed and the
paper sold or not, as many of the persons
said to be interested have been out of the
city for some days. The Tribune is pub
lished in East Des Moines, and with news
paper men there has been a question
whether a newspaper could live there.
The Capital got it's start on the east side.
but it transferred to West Des Moines, the
principal business center, at an early date.
1t is understood that the prospective pur-
chasers would change the factional align
ment OF the paper, too, which is an inter
esting feature OF the venture. Business
men in East Des Moines are said to be
willing to back the paper financially in
order to keep It in East Des Moines.
Corporation Laws Too Hard.
The next legislature may be asked TO
tighten the burden Of the corporation laws.
It is pointed out that In two instances at
least the laws are a great burden. One is
In relation to the Santa" Fe. which has a
few miles Of railroad across the state, but
has to pay the full filing fee OF some
$4,000 for the privilege OF doing business
in the state. and the other is the Standard
OIL Pipe Lire company, which has a pipe
line following the Santa Fe and has to do
the same thing.
Members OF the legislature are con.
WINGED that the Iowa law which requires
corporations 70 pay a filing fee OF 81 for
every thousand OF capital stock is a hard
ship in some instances. Many corporations
OF many millions Of capital stock desire
to enter Iowa to do a small amount OF
business, but II Is claimed are kept out
by the fact that In order to enter Iowa
they would have to pay q filing fee on
their total capitalization.
At the same time 1t is known that there