Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-31
low ANS To MAKE TRIP EAST
Veterans Of Grand Army Going in
Body to Atlantic City.
COMMANDER H. A. DYER AT HEAD
Reports Indicate Company of Five
Hundred VIII Make Journey
Dryest July I'm sixteen
Years at Des MOines.

DIES MONIES, July sO.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Colonel II. A. Dyer, department
commander Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public for Iowa, and his associates held
conference here today and made arrange
ments for the journey OF the Iowa depart
ment over the Pennsylvania railroad to
Atlantic City to attend the national en-
campment The reports indicate that about
500 Iowa people will attend the encampment
Iowa will have no candidate for national
office to present but will Join in asking
that the next encampment be held In the
central states.
JuIyis Dry Record.
Unless rain fails tomorrow the record Of
the month Of July for dryness will be
established as the lowest for sixteen years.
Only eighty-six hundredths of an inch of
rain has fallen at Des Moines thus far in
the month. In some parts of the state,
however, good rains have fallen the last
week.
VIII Open UP Next Week.
The democrats are prepared to start their
state campaign next week. They already
have their headquarters open here and a
corps of stenographers. There are indi-
cations that they will be abundantly sup
piled with funds for making a good cam
paign all over Iowa. N. B. Reed, the new
chairman, will come from Ottumwa on
Monday for the purpose Of starting the
work and he expects to remain here during
the entire campaign. Thus far the republi-
cans have not manifested any alarm over
| the situation and they do not anticipate
any serious trouble for their ticket but
they also will be ready to commence their
campaign as soon as their state conven-
ton adopts a platform.
Investigating the Paralysis.
The commission OF doctors to Investigate
the epidemic of infantile paralysis went to
Mason City today and commenced the work.
Incidentally It turns out that there have
| been a good many previous cases in Iowa,
| but they have not been reported. A letter
was received from business man at Extra
today by Secretary Sumner of the State
Board of Health, telling OF fifteen cases
! which occurred there a few years ago. The
state board had not before received any re-
port of this epidemic. Word was also re-
ceived OF several cases now at Delta. These
would all indicate that the epidemic is not
confined to cities and paved streets, as the
doctors have believed.
VIII Examine for Commissions.
General James r. Lincoln and a board of
military examiners engaged today in max
| ing examinations of twenty-three candi-
dates for commissions In the military serv-
ice. This includes one major, eight cap
tains and fourteen lieutenants. The board
was called because of the fact that in a
short time the guard will go to Wisconsin
for camp and it is desired to have it well
| supplied with officers.
Seeking a Lost Relative.
Governor Carroll today received letter
OF inquiry from Marion Sophia Keyser OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, asking for Information as
to the location of her brother. Joseph b.
Taylor, who came to Iowa good many
years ago and was lost She stated that a
fortune awaits him in New York.
Fatal storms I'm Iowa. 49,.
Reports from all parts of Iowa are TO the
effect that the storms of the last few weeks
have been unusually fatal to live stock
The lightning near Iowa City killed horses
belonging to Jacob Metzger, George Koste-
lecky and Miss Elsie Cerny; struck several
barns and houses, and Unlisted other dam
age. In the same storms, Miss Amelia
4 Beck and Elsie Gerny were knocked down
but not burned.