Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Iowa

infected and Il Is to be hoped that some
means will be found that viii indicate
the true condition OF the animal before
slaughter instead OF after, as at present
Last Meeting OF Trustees.
The Board Of Trustees OF the state Agrt-
cultural college Is today holding a meet
ing. the last one probably before the at
fairs Of the school are turned over TO
the new Board Of Education on July l. Al
this meeting the trustees pass upon the
diplomas to be awarded graduates Of the
school at the regular commencement eNer-
cises. Business of the school will also be
summed up and everything placed in readi-
ness to turn over affairs to the new mana
gers Of the educational institutions,
Annals Of Iowa.
The quarterly number Of the annals OF
Iowa was issued today from the state
historical department and is an interesting
number. II contains an extended biography
OF Judge John +. Dillon, former judge OF
the supreme court Of Iowa, instructor and
author. A. n. Harbert has a review OF
DR.. Wilson'S history of the Swasticka. Or.
Wilson was originally an Iowa man. Frank
/. Herriott, professor of political economy
at Drake university, has an article on The
First Nomination of Lincoln This annal
is the first on the ninth year of the publi-
cation.
wireless station In Iowa.
Wireless telegraphy will undoubtedly be
in actual operation In Iowa within a short
time. The promotion of a company which
will have stations on each river is already
progressing. In this case Highland Park
college Of Des Moines has announced that
a. In -.a.Ara-N .aa4g., hnVA mud fn11N
equip 1t with sending and receiving in
struments, so that Des Moines will have a
wireless station. Already steps have been
taken oward establishing a wireless system
here between the city and the college,
some two miles apart. Wireless telegraphy
has been demonstrated at the school and
is i'm actual operation there now, where is
located what is credited with being the
biggest telegraph school in the world. Not
only will Iowa nave wireless messages
flying across it. but il will soon have In
full operation a school for the graduation
Of wireless telegraph operators.
No Iowa Peach Crop.
The peach crop in Iowa is a total failure,
according to the report of Wesley Greene,
secretary of the State Horticultural society.
Some people might say that such an an
nounCement is OF little significance, as
many peaches are not raised in Iowa, but 1t
is Of significance because, according to Mr..
Greene. there is one county in lowe which
has 1900 fruit bearing peach trees.
AS a whole the fruit crop of Iowa today
has an outlook of being 10 per cent better
than it was last year. The tree fruit is a
little off, but the shrubbery fruits are
much better. The outlook for a crop based
on a percentage of perfect yield is, accord
ing to Mir. Greene, as follows: Apples, s.
per cent; pears, 3s per cent; American
plums, 81 per cent; domestic plums, "a per
cent; Japanese plums, 26 per cent; cherries.
IS per cent; grapes, 70 per cent; red rasp-
berries, 81 per cent; black raspberries, 81
per cent; blackberries, so per cent; %currants,
76 per cent; gooseberries, 65 per cent; straw
berries, 70 per cent.
Rush Benedict Here.
Rush Benedict, clerk of the house of
representatives, was in Des Moines yester-
day, but he maintained that his visit had
no political significance whatever, as 1t was
pure business matters that brought him to
the capital. Mr.. Benedict has been men
toned as a possible candidate for repre-
sentative from his district.
The State Board of Control has com
menced planning its schedule Of vacations
for Institution employees, as provided by the
law passed by the last general assembly.