Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-01
Iowa
FATAL ACCIDENT AT FAIR
Indianola Man is Hurt on Human
Roulette" Wheel at Des Moines.
STRUCK BY PROJECTING BOARD
Iowa Nasbys of Two Glasses Meeting
at Des acknowledgements Myerly
Declares Des MOines Has LarE-
est Postal Savings Receipts.
cFrom a staff correspondent.l

(From a Staff Correspondent
DES MONIES, Aug 31-(Special Tele
gram)-While enjoying himself on the
human roulette" wheel at the fair grounds
this afternoon, j. N. Cole OF 1ndianalo, Ia,
was thrown from his balance against
projecting board He was struck in the
back of the head and according to the re-
port from the emergency hospital, he will
not likely recover, This is the first acci-
dent, fatal in nature, to occur at the fair
grounds this year
Iowa NRsbies OF the third and fourth
class are meeting in Des Molnes this week.
Postmaster Myerly of Des Molnes in an
address today. showed that Des Moines had
the largest postal receipts per capita Of
any city in the United States. Iowa capital
averages 1872 and the next nearest city,
$5.5S, he said.
French Prize winner slow.
There was exhibited at the state fair
this week, in. the class of Percheron
horses, the stallion that won first prize
at Paris in the great French show, and
was regarded as the finest Percheron horse
in that country. He did not get a premium
OF any kind in the class where he ex-
hiblted. There were three animals from
Iowa breeders that did get money In this
contest The winning Shire stallion on the
same day was declared by competent
judges to have been the finest Shire horse
in the world The breeders and stock
fanciers here point to these facts as in
dicating how the fine stock business has
become advanced in the western country.
Boys Get Scholarships.
The winner in the boys judging contest
at the state fair was Harley Walker of
Ames, who thereby secures a scholarship
at the state college at Ames, worth 500.
The boys judged hogs, horses and cattle
and corn and their markings were COM
pared with those OF professional judges.
The second prize was won by Ryle s. Nc
Kee of Norwalk; the third and fourth were
divided between c. Frank Chandler of KEEL
lerton and Lonnie Freeman of Norwalk;
the others in order, being Ben Hllfman,
West Liberty: L. C. Shivers, Knoxville;
Bert C. Holmes, Muscatine, and Floyd
SoSeman, Oskaloosa. There were forty-two
Of the boys who entered the contest the
largest class in the history of the fair.
Federate Commercial Clubs of Iowa.
There is being held a meeting foyer
forty delegates from forty different cities
OF the state OF Iowa at the Press club build.
ing in Des Moines this week to organize the
Iowa League of Commercial clubs Mayor
Hanna gave the address of welcome today
and was followed later on the program by
Governor B. F. Carroll, who in his talk ar.
gued for the decreased supply of automo-
biles in the state. maintaining that these
vehicles were not a worthy factor in tho
upbuilding Of the state, through the fac
that they caused an outflow Of money
which might otherwise be kept in Iowa
Train Delays Booster Celebration.
A baIiy engine, weak track and re
sultant wreck was responsible for the delay
OF 100 boosters from Newton, Ia, in gettinl
to the state fair grounds today in time L
take part in the Newton Day. festivities
Despite opposition to the contrary, how
ever the 700 paraded through the grounds
and ended UP at the Newton manufacturers
display tents.
Arrested for showing Fight Pictures
' Two members of the Lolita show OF thu
o Parker Amusement company, showing OF
the state fair grounds in Des Moines, wert
o arrested this morning by Police Commits
9 sioner Zell Roe and Detectives Petty anC
n johnson for showing the Jeffries-Johnsoi
: prize fight pictures. 1t is the contention o
9 the snowmen that the pictures are slides
i not action ones, and that for this reasoJ
: is immune from the Iowa statute whicl
d prohibits the showing Of any prize fight @
S pictures thereof
y Attempts 10 Murder His Mother.
John Allery of Des Moines has been ar
! rested for the attempted murder of hi
Is mother, Mrs. Z. ], Allery. The woman |
p in a serious condition at the hospital. 1t /
>. claimed by her that she was knocked I'm
70 conscious several times and that promp
70 interference of friends alone saved her life
70 Exodus of Teachers from Des MOineH
q The wild west together with the arrow
u Of Cupid. has claimed ten teachers from tn
q ranks of the Des Mones public instructions
" staff during the last twenty-four hour
r The schools are in serious condition II
Is lack of instructors and every effort Is b.
/ ing made to fill the vacancies with goc
II instructors before Thursday, the openir
a day OF school, arrives.
" Iowa Florists I'm Session.
Is The eighth annual meeting OF the low
florists will be held at the state house
" Des Molnes. Wednesday, August 81. Dis
N cussions of the ways and means Of i'm
= proving the growth of flowers win mar
Ia the proRram prom day to day