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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

II is believed by many that Koot-
enai county will go vet. according
to the present Indications Hair OF
the vote OF the county Is cast in
Occur d'Alene city and the business
men there are conducting the cam
paign for the vets. the saloon men
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

II takes brave astronomer to say
that Mars isn't ~ to live on when the
red planet = right up there peeking
and perhaps listening
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

There Is n happiness society In New
York that costs only . cents a year
dues Anybody who wants a quarters
worth Of happiness viii doubtless IN.
vest. although some persons viii stllI
prefer theirs IN liquid form
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

mere are always a good many
people who keep the balance of the
community busy wondering how they
live 50 well and then. too, some won
der how their neighobrs keep so
warm when the coal or wood man
never backs mp TO their door, or
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Thursday, November rs, is
Thanksgiving day. Have you received
an invitation out for dinner yet.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

when six months president Taft
meets thirty two years president Diaz
viii he feel ike saying. s'Me tOoT'
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

1t seems that only a disinterested
third party is able orealize that
there are two sides to question.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Petitions asking for a local option
election are now being circulated in
Bonner and Boise counties.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Home is the place where a mar
ried man stays while they are clean
ing house at the club.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

A wager has been made between
two of our citizens on the result of
the coming local option election,
whereby one OF them must wheel the
other down Sherman street in a
wheelbarrow on the morning follow
ing the election a distance of several
blocks. regardless of the condition
of the weather or the streets. ae-
cordlng to the way the voting goes,
one favoring the drys and the other
the vets. So whichever way 1t goes
our citizens will have the pleasure OF
seeing a little promenade down the
principal avenue with one perhaps
holding an umbrella and riding, while
the other will have a fast grip on the
handles of the wheelbarrow. Watch
for the street parade the morning
of November 18th.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

The discovery Of the northern sr
tremity Of the world WIN set al the
polar explorers going south
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Wouldn't it be better to tell the
people what You have in your store
through paper, than wait for them
to come around TO your place OF
business. and ask If you had such
and such things They may 90 to
some other store where they have
read such things are handled, and
you viii be left in the cold.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Latah and Oneida counties now
practically have prohibition. as the
county commissioners have refused
to issue saloon licenses.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

1t is said that some of the boys
In the High school are thinking
somewhat of learning to sing.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06
POT POURRI
Things of More or Less Local
Interest.

Thanksgiving is drawing near
I'd hate to be turkey.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

The topic to be considered by Rev.
Powell at the Baptist church tomor-
row evening is a very peculiar one,
and Is one in which many people will
be interested, 1t being Tearing Up a
Platform. or He'll Out For Recess. -
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Wherever the shoe inches is the
spot where it is squeezed the tight
est.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

there is never any fuel seen in their
back yard. It's peculiar, but still pc
culiarities are queer things anyawy.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Even the old maid has something
to be thankful for-she doesn't have
to worry about where her husband
Is at night.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

The editor of a small paper in
Lehman territory wrote to an
eastern house soliciting an advertise
ment. The management, in answer
ing the communication, wanted to
know where his paper circulated. as
they had never heard of 1t before,
whereupon the Texas editor wrote
them that his paper circulated in
the United States, England, Peru and
Africa, and 1t was all he could do
to keep 1t from going to hell.-Texas
Advertiser
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

Todsy'S news today II you READ
ne Evening Pres.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

All advertisements under this
heading will be charged for at the
rate OF five cents a line each inseF.
ton. Copy for classified advertise
ments must be In The once before
noon TO insure publication the same
day.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06

There is to be four local option
elections in the state of Idaho on
the 18th inst, namely, Washington
county. Twin Falls county, Lincoln
county, and Kootenai county, and
also two other counties follow close
by-Lemhi county on November "a,
and Cassia county on December l..
The counties that have voted thus
far in the state are Bear Lake, Can
yon, Fremont, Bannock, Bingham
and Idaho; and the counties that
have voted wet are Ada and Elmore
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-06
WANTED.

WANTED BOARDERs by THE
day or week. Call phone No. s329.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
MONTE ATTEl TOO
CLEVER FOR NEIL
Stops Latter i'm 18th Round of Their
Battle for the Bantamweight
Championship.

San Francisco, Cal, June 21.-Monte
Attel knocked out frankie Neil in the
18th round of a scheduled 25-rOund
battle at Coffroth's arena Saturday af-
ternoon. The contest was for the ban
tamweight championship of the United
States.
Neil was the aggressor throughout,
and he forced Attel to break ground
time and time again. His punches
lacked their old time force, however,
and in only two rounds did he appear
to have a chance with the brother of
the featherweight champion.
treTnad everything. He peppered
NeifS nose and mouth with straight
lefts, brought over crushing rights on
the jaw, and occasionally raped
frankie amid section with solid right
or left.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
WANTS SIGNATURES
TO GET APENSION
Negro Veteran of Civil War Here
Searching for Captain and Lieu
tenant of His Company.

Jacob Whitaker, an old colored vet
ell an of the civil war, was in the city
today pursuing a quest which he has
been on for many years. He is look
ing all over the country for two men
whose signatures are necessary to his
securing pension from the United
States government. The old colored
man says he was a member of the
61st Tennessee regiment Of coloreG
volunteers, and the men whose where
abouts he wishes to learn are his old
captain and lieutenant. The captain
was Ramser James and the lieutenant
a man named McClelland. Beyond this
meager information the old man knows
nothing, but he is enlisting the sympa-
thies of the old soldiers throughout
the country in his quest, and if the
men in question are alive they may be
discovered in time to give the old sol
dier aid in getting pension. The
two officers are white men who were
placed in charge of company in the
colored regiment when it was organ
lied Any information as to their
whereabouts would be appreciated by
J. M. Beardsley, to whom the old col
ored man has applied for assistance
in his search.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
RACE TO CHEVROLET
IN A BUICK AUTO
CObe Cup Won in Hair Raising Fin
ish on Crown Point Course
Time Was Slow.

Crown Point. Ind, June 21.-A
Buick 40 horse power car, driven by
Louis Chevrolet won the Cobe cup,
the major event of the Western
Vanderbilt" over the 1855 miles of
the Crown Point-Lowell course Sat-
urday by the hair raising margin
OF one minute and five seconds
BOurque, in control of a Knox, who
captured second honors, made so
desperate bid for victory that not
until the winning machine flashed
over the tape was the result at all
certain to the frantic spectators.
The race which showed an average
of 1926 miles an hour, was unus-
ually slow for cars of the 60 horse
power class. This was even slower
than that of the light power ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
FAILED TO MAKE THE TEAM
Company A Men Could Not Qualify
i'm Rifle Match.

The members of Company A who at
tended the try out for the state rifle
team which was held at the range at
Camp Logan in Chicago last week, re-
turned yesterday morning, None of
them made the team, despite the fact
that the local company thought it
would surely have at least one man on
it, as all the men who attended from
here are expert rifemen. They were
cut of. condition and none of them were
able to shoot in their usual form. The
aspirants for state honors were Cap
tain E. H. Dunavin, Sergeant Furbee,
Corporal Peterson and Privates Branch
and Latimer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
MUST FIND A new
BAND FOR THE 9Th
Sterling Musical Organization to Dis
band After This SeaSOn-IS
Not PatrOnized.

The coming encampment of the 6th
re giment will be the last at which the
Sterling band will be its official musi-
cal organization Director Prestin of
tie band has made the announcement
that the members have decided to dis
tand after this season, returning the
property to the state. The reason
given is that there is no use for a
band in Sterling, the members meeting
to practice twice week without get
ting any returns in the way of engage
ments. 1t will be necessary to select
a band from one of the other cities
maintaining military companies for
the 9Th.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
POLICE WARM ON THE TRAIL
OF ELSIE SIGEL'S SLAYER


business meeting held yesterday. Off
GERS were elected as follows:
President, J. Charles Eichorn; first
vice president, Charles Bovensiep; sec
ond vice president, Herman Dietz;
treasurer, Otto H. Rusch, and CORE
spending secretary, Theodore F. A.
Osius, all of Detroit, Mich.
Oscar e. Schwemmer of Milwaukee
was elected secretary. The following
directors were elected:
Illinois-Max Worstmann and Alvin
ID. Gauff, Chicago. New York-Louis
Heymann, New York city; F. w. Win
kler, Buffalo. Observation-Disclosures Schil
Ter, Milwaukee; John C.Fehlandt, Mad
ison. Pennsylvania = F. w. Liedtke.
Philadelphia; William Sieber, Mckees-
port. Indiana - William Springhorn
Indianapolis. Iowa-Fred II. kunkel,
Davenport Maryland-Leo Wiemann,
Baltimore. Michigan--Dr. F. w. Edel-
mann, Saginaw. Mssouri-Louis Os-
terhaus, St Louis. Ohio-H. ii. Lahr-
helm, Cleveland. New Jersey-To be
filed by New Jersey skat clubs.
No changes were made in the play
ing rules.
A petition signed by a large delega-
ton of women requesting that women
be admitted to associate membership
was laid over for one year for consid-
Grafton.
The playing of games was concluded
last evening and was followed by a
concert at the Hippodrome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
TWO BRAkEMEN ARE
KILLED BY NEGROES
Blacks Arrested at DennisOn, Iowa.
Admit Shooting on Train While
Stealing Ride.

Des MoineS, Iowa, June 21-An
unknown negro early yesterday
morning shot and killed Brakeman
Lee C. Warner and Brakeman Alva
c. Brechtel, both of Boone, during
an alteration on train at Vail
Conductor Mccartney found the
two men, one dead and one dying.
on an oil car in the rear of the train.
Dennison, Iowa, June 21.-Two
negroes, Henry Clark and Chesley
Hubbard, both of Omaha, in Jail here
after a sweating charged each other
with firing the shots which killed
c. Brechtel at Vail early this morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
DEFENSE RESTS
IN The COULD
DIVORCE CASE

New York, June 21.-When Justice
Bowling opened court today for a con-
tiDuance of the trial of Katherine
Clemmons Gould's suit for separation
and an alimony allowance of $25,0000
a year from her husband, Howard
Gould. the defense sprung surpri Sc
by announcing it rested it's case
Delancey Nicolls, counsel for Gould.
declared on looking over the testimony
presented he found it so replete with
evidence to establish the contention
of the defense that Gould was justified
in separation from his wife, that he
believed it unnecessary to call any
more witnesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
Ten KILLED and 40 HURT
IN AN INTERURBAN WRECK

chimes in the Iadiana trophy Fri
of 81 miles. The big race of Satur-
day it was expected, would naturally
exceed this figure, but the load of
trouble which assailed the cars and
drivers from the very beginning to-
gether with the fact that the road
way at the turns was literally cut to
ribbons by the almost continuous
performance of the two days racing,
slowered down the heavy motors to
a most unexpected degree and upset
the calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
TEST ON THE HELEN BLAIR
Students Will Learn How Much
Power Is Developed from Coal.

A test will be made on the steamer
Helen Blair to ascertain the exact
amount of coal needed to develop an
indicated horse power per hour. 1t
will be made by George Blair, son
of Captain Walter A. Blair, S. c. Stock
er of Burlington and jerome Bishop ,f
Muscatine. 1t is the intention of the
young men who will make this econ
omy test to use it as a thesis test for
which they will be given credit during
their senior year at Cornell college.
The apparatus shipped from the col
lege of mechanical engineering and
consists of indicators, calorimeters and
apparatus for measurements of feed
water and Instruments for the chemi-
cal analysis of fiue gas, was placed
aboard the Blair yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
HONEYMOON IN A BALLOON
Couple Descend After Daring We'd
ding Trip in Air.

Holbrook, Mass, June 21-The
balloon Pittsfield which assembled
from Pittsfield early yesterday
morning, carrying Mr.. and Mrs. Rog-
er Noble Burnham on their aerial
honeymoon voyage, was brought
down about mile from the center
of this town at 4:30 a. m, after a
pleasant and uneventful trip.
The distance covered was about
100 miles as the crow flies Roger
Noble Burnham is sculptor of
Brookline and Mrs. Burnham, who
was Mrs. Eleanor Howard Waring
of Brookline, is an authoress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
HARTMAN ILL.,;
RUMOR USED IN
BEAR STOCK RAID

New York, June 21.-An unconfirmed
rumor that E. H. Hartman was very
seriously. i'll in Vienna was circulated
this afternoon simultaneously with a
bear raid on the stock market. At the
Union Pacific Offices a prompt denial
os the rumor was made. Prices If
stocks fell rapidly, Union Pacific drop
ping IA, Reading IL, Amalgamated
Copper rs and U. S. Steel 2 1-S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
BIG AUTO HITS A TREE
All of 20 Passengers Thrown Out and
One MAJ Die.

New York, June 21.-As a result of
a big sightseeing automobile running
wild filled with merrymakers on the
way home from Coney Island early to-
day six occupants of the vehicle were
severely injured. One young woman
is expected to die as result of her
hurts. The runaway car crashed into
tree on Ocean parkway and all the
25 passengers were thrown out by the
shock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
MAURITANIA CLIPS
OFF FIFTY MINUTES
Beats Own Record, Making Run from
New York i'm Four Days. IL
Hours, 21 Minutes.

Queenstown, June 21.-The Cunard
line steamer Mauretania has clipped
another 80 minutes off the best pre-
'vious eastward record. which also is
its own. 1t accomplished the journey
from New York in four days, II hours,
21 minutes, arriving off Daunt's Rock
at 10:11 this morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
PACKEY HAS NEW MANAGER
Lightweight Picks Hugh Carrigan of
Davenport for the Job.

Clinton, Iowa, June 1.-Packey
Mcfarland, the Chicago lightweight,
last night announced the selection of
Hugh Carrigan of Davenport as his
new manager to succeed Harry Gil
more, Jr., of Chicago. Mcfarland
was presented with gold-headed
cane by Clinton admirers at ban
quet held at the Lafayette inn. He
is here to visit friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
WRITES OF RIVER TRIP
Elliott Flower Mentions Rock Island
i'm Sunday Tribune.

Elliott Flower, writing in the Sun
day Chicago Tribune yesterday, tells
his experiences in river trip start
lng at Rock Island and going down the
Mississippi river to st. Louis and up
the Illinois river to Peoria. The pleas
ures of river travel are set forth IN
some detail and a number of local
features are touched upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
FINALLY AGREE
TO ASK FOSTER
T0QU|T CHURCH

Chicago, June 21.-At the Baptist
ministers conference today it was
agreed that at next Mondays meeting
Professor George Burman Foster should
he asked formally to withdraw from
the Baptist church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
WoIqast and O'TooIe in Draw.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 21.-Tommy
O'TOole of this city and Ad Wolgast of
Milwaukee fought six rounds 10 draw
Saturday night at the National Athletic
club. 1t was a whirlwind fight from
the start, each man landing hard fire.
quently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21

today. The action was taken by the
board of directors. The bank is cap
italized at $4,000 and at the time of
its last report had surplus of $40,
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
JURY D|SACREES
Five Months Trial of Patrick
Calhoun at San Francisco
Proves Futile.
TEN WERE FOR ACQUITTAL
Only Two i'm Favor of Convicting
Street Railway President of
Jury Bribing.

San Francisco. Cal. -Iune Ill
Terminating in disagreement of the
jury, with 10 men determined on ac-
quittal and two steadfastIy resolved
upon conviction, the trial of Pres
ident Patrick Calhoun of the United
Railroads, ended at noon yesterday
Five months and week had tran
spired since the wealthy street car
magnate, descendant of Patrick
Henry, made his first appearance to
answer to the charge of offering a
bribe of $4,000 to supervisor to
obtain privilege for his corpora
ton.
Not until each juror had pro-
nounced as hopeless the prospect of
a verdict was the order for their
liberation made by Judge Lawlor.
prosecution and defense giving as
sent to the discharge.
Climax In Sudden.
The trial ended quietly and with
out demonstration. The court room
was well filled, but the sudden eli
max did not permit of an attendance
gathered from far and near, such
as characterized the five days of ar
gument and the vigil of last night.
The defendant and his attorneys, as
well as the chief officers of the pros
ecution, refrained from comment up
on the disagreement when it was re-
corded and quickly departed from
the court room.
Five Ballots Taken.
But five ballots were taken. three
| of these shortly after the jury retir-
ed. Upon the first vote the jury
stood eight for acquittal and four
| for conviction. Two of the four
Joined the majority upon the second
! ballot, and one of the remaining two
announced his determination to re-
main out month if necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
LORIMER COMMITTEE HEAD
Selected Chairman Senate Committee
on Navy EXpenditureS

Washington, June 21.-Senator
Lorimer of Illinois has been made
chairman of the senate committee on
Expenditures in the navy department
and appointed to membership of the
committees on manufacture, Pacific
islands and Porto Rico and private
land claims.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
Big Electric Cars Crash
together Near South
Bend, Ind.
MOtOrman Whose Fault It Was
Paid With Life-Dead in
the Smoker.

persons were killed and 40 injured
in a wreck on the Chicago, Lake
Shore & South Bend railroad in Por-
ter county, Ind, Saturday night, two
of the big electric cars colIiding head
on. According to General Manager
H. U. Wallace, the wreck was due
to disobedience of orders by Motor
man George A, Reed of the east
bound car, who was killed.
The Dead. -"-li
George A. Reed, motorman, Mich
igan City, Ind, formerly of Villa
Grove, Ill.
Ray F. Merriman. married, South
Bend.
Charles Johnson, Porter, Ind
Edward Gilbertson, Porter, Ind.
A. Barker, Mishawaka, Ind.
F. 7. Moore, residence unknown.
William Leon, secretary of the
Dowagiac Motor Works, Dowagiac,
Mich.
F. a Lake. president Dowagiac
Motor. Works, Dowagiac, Mich.
Charles Swanson, Porter, Ind.
Injured From Nearby.
The injured were mostly from
South Bend and other nearby Indi-
ana towns.
The east bound car, running as
train No. SO, it is stated. was going
at the rate of so miles an hour, to
,aIx
occurred. the east bound car was
telescoped and almost entirely wreck
ed. In this train were all Of the
killed and most of the injured Pas
sengers on train No. 5S, west bound,
escaped with slight bruises and
scratches.
Scene IL Sfckening.
The scene of the wreck. immed-
lately after the crash. was declared
by eye witnesses as being sickening
in the extreme. The two cars were
welded together into a mass of deb
ris in which lay the 10 dead and dy-
ing and two score injured. The cries
and appeals for help were horrifying
and caused a scene of utter confu-
sion for many minutes Soon. how
ever, the cool headed among the pas
sengers brought order out of chaos,
and while some arranged to convert
the house of E. r. Borg, nearby, into
a temporary hospital and niorgue.
others turned their attention to res
cuing the dead and injured.
No Telephone Near.
Darkness greatly interfered with
the progress of the rescuers and to
make matters worse, the nearest tel
ephone was three-quarters of mile
away. Thus, it was impossible to
procure speedy aid from Michigan
City.
All but one of the killed we're in
the smoking compartment of the car
in the front end.
westbound Car stops.
G. A. Schimmei. moiorman of the
west bound car, stated that his car
was at a full stop and the east
bound car struck it.
Error by the Dispatcher.
Mount Carmel, Ill. June 81. - A
head-on collision occurred between
Belmont and Browns, just west of
| here, early today between Southern
| railway passenger trains No. 1 and No.
2. The accident was caused by an
error in train orders. Mail Clerk
Jackson was instantly killed, while
both engineers were injured, but not
fatally. Others of the crew escaped
with slight scratches. No passengers
were injured to any extent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
Skipalonu Wins Boat Race.

In a race over the Peoria-Henry
course on the Illinois river Saturday
afternoon, starting from scratch, won
in 1:33:31, an average speed of 24.75
miles per hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
FIRST TROPHIES FROM T. R,
Pair of Baby AntelOpes Arrived i'm
New York for Daughter.

New York, June 21.-Two baby an
telopes sent by exPresident Roosevelt
to his daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. were brought here today on the
steamer Vaderland. The antelopes
were sent on board the Vaderland from
Antwerp and from German East Al
rica on the steamer Admiral
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-21
BUGS DESTROYING WHEAT
Pests Appearing i'm Fields in Central
Part of State.

Green bugs are reported to be de-
stroying many fields of wheat in the
central part of the state. Prospects
for good crop have been the best
iE a number of years but the bugs.
y hieh feed upon the sap in the grain
and cause it to wither and dry up, are
appearing in many places.