Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-28
RECORD CROWDS AT FAIR
Total Of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Expected at Des Moines.
CUSTER ACTION ON SHERIFF.
County Attorney OF wapelIO County
Expected 90 Bring suit Against
w. w. Jackson-state and
Coal Rates.
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(From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Sa-, Aug. G.-(Special Tel
egram )-Attendance at the first day on |
which admission vas charged at the Iowa |
state fair today will exceed any previous
crowd on the same day In the history OF |
| ffty-slx years of the event. Thousands OF |
people flocked through the gates from early |
morning until late night and the officers |
predict that almost double the number of |
today's attendance will be reached Satur- |
day. on which day the official program |
starts. Exhibits were all In place by 6
o'clock this evening and every inch Of con-
cession ground has been contracted for. A
total attendance of $4,000 people Is antlci- |
psted.
Proceedings Against sheriff.
Pursuant to a request from Attorney Gen.
eral Byers, II is expected that at an early
date County Attorney Seneca Cornell OF
Wapello county will begin custer proceed
lngs under the Cosson law against Sheriff
w. w. Jackson of Wapello county. The
petition undoubtedly will charge drunken
ness and, perhaps, immortality, as cause for
the sheriffs removal from office.
Decisive Action Taken.
Late today the attorney generals office
took decisive action to bring to speedy de-
Of the state in shipment Of coal.
The attorney general filed a motion to
set aside the injunction ordered by Justice
Evans of the supreme court to prevent the
enforcement Of orders of the railroad com
mission and served notice on attorneys for
the Milwaukee railroad.
hearing was ordered next Monday be-
fore the supreme court. The attorney gem
eral sets forth that the court was without
jurisdiction to enjoih the enforcement of the
decree relating to an order of the railroad
commission. This will bring the case TO a
head at once.
No Harm to Iowa Crops.
The weather and crop bureau reports that
while there was some frost in various parts
of the state today, yet nothing that would
seriously harm the crops and there is GER
! tsinty that the weather will warm up
t rapidly. 1t was very cold here today but
no frost. The weather conditions have
been highly favorable for some time.
, Iowa Has some Fruit.
As an evidence that Iowa can raise some
I fruit even in the worst years the state fair
: management secured a fine apple exhibit
T from Hamburg, Fremont county, where 1t
= was grown by c. f. Mincer. He used fire.
n pots and warmed up his orchards on the
g frosty mornings last spring and as a result
8 secured very valuable crop Of fruit. He
n was induced to come to the fair with 800
a plates for an exhibit
e To ReOrEaniEe Packing Company.
It Des Moines business men have taken hold
: of q plan for aiding the reorganization Of
4 the Agar Packing company, or at least
e recognising so far as the Des Molnes end
!, is concerned so that the recevership for
the local packing house can be ended
quickly. 1t is found that the Des Moines
part OF the business was prosperous and
! that 1t was the Chicago end that caused the
y trouble, ending in a receivership.
Railroad Company Organised.
r The Mason City and Clear Lake Rail.
'e road company. incorporated in Delaware
/ filed articles Of Incorporation today. 1t is
d the company which operates an interurbar
g now The capital is 100000.
q The Clear Lake Boating and Amusement
> association, with $4,000 capital. was also
10 organized.
10 More of the Investigation,
20 DR.. w. H. Frost government expert ha.
gone to Britt. Hancock county, to make
20 investigation of epidemic which oc
n Cured there few years ago in which
y there were fifteen cases and which Is nov
believed to have been infantile paralysis
1t Four new cases were reported to the stat,
m board today from Osceola and Linn coun
er ties.
In Increase stock Of Coliseum.
In order that debt Of $4,000 may h,
~ eliminated from it's books, the stock o
re the Des Moines Coliseum company may b.
I augmented by 10000 II a meeting of tn
10 stockholders on September I proves agree
a, able to the proposition 1t was agreed a
es the outset Of the building of the Coliseum
es that no dividend would be paid until tn
~ ~ debts against 1t were wiped out. Manage
Evans of the company believes that ia
re vorable vote will be taken.
~ Charges of Sensational Nature.
eli Charles filed in justice court OF VaHe.
~ Junction today against Mrs, Fannie Har
a. rison. charging her with malicious mis-
chief will bring several prominent bust
re ness men of Des Moines into the lime-ligh
is and charges OF a more serious nature ma!
ed follow the prosecution OF Mrs Harrison
e. This is according to a statement given GU
today by Charles o. Holly. who declare
r. a system of matchmaking is In vogue Il
% Des Moines.
r. The Unadila sno Manufacturing com
c. pany of Unsdllla, N Y, will build a dupli
x cate OF their New York plant IN De
Molnes within the next six months, accord
81 ing to announcement made today by til
ce Des Mones Commercial club.
e The Iowa state fair opened today I,
m, continue until Saturday night OF mex
III week. NJ. w. Savage is here with his strln,
r. of horses. Tomorrow afternoon Mino
-, Heir. HedgewOOd Boy, Gano and Lad,
" Maud will make the opening event of tn
he race program. The exhibits are unusuall
ns large. particularly in the live stock de
ss partments