Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-26
REUNITED AFTER MANY YEARS
]. S. Allison Finds Wife IN DE-
Moines and Will Remarry Her,
IN HASTINGS, NEB.
divorced Twenty-Five Years ago and
Reunited Through Letter seat Go
ChIId-Paintcr Makes Per-
trait of wallace.
trrom a star Correspondent


Telegram after twenty-five years OF
separation and little or no knowledge OF
each others whereabouts. Mr.. and Mrs
J. s. Allison were reunited in Des Moines
last week through their daughter. Mrs
John A. Morrison. Although somewhat ad-
vanced In years they win be remarked
as soon as arrangements can be made. &c.
cording to members OF the family
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison were married in
Hastings. Neb., thirty years ago. After
a few years, they were divorced. Mrs. Al
lison securing the custody OF their only
child. The mother and daughter have
lived together since the separation Mrs.
Morrison recently received a letter from
her father in which he inquired as to tho
welfare OF her and her mother She an.
swered the letter, enclosing a short note
from her children. Last week the old mep..
appeared at the door OF the home of his
wife and asked for drink Of water and
was recognized. The reunion was mutually
agreeable. .@t ~
Portrait of Wallace.
Wilbur A. Reason. painter OF New
York, is at work ON an oil portrait OF
Henry Wallace. the veteran agrlculturist
OF this city and head OF the National
Conservation congress- ,t.
Coal Mines Are Idle.
The Iowa coal mines are practically idle
at the present time and the coal opera
tors are at loss to. understand why this
Is so. They say that there does not appear
TO be any great surplus of coal In the
state and there is nothing in the compctl-
tive situation TO make Il more difficult;
but buyers are not making. contracts now
and the demand for immediate delivery is
very light They hope that I'm the changed
weather conditions some betterment can
be secured.
Inspecting the High school. -
Prof Fred Mefiannah In charge of or
ganizing the normal departments in high
schools of the state. has Just returned
from trip through the state making some &.
inspection Of typical high schools with a
view to arranging the plan for these new
normal departments. The plan OF the state
educational department is TO give TO the
high schools Of the state every facility
for organizing to get the best benefit from
the state aid which is to be given nextA
year. Na .r a.r. es y.
Dies From LockJaw.
George Abel, a workingman, aged a. died
last night of lockjaw. He had run rusty
nail in his foot two weeks ago and from
the sore came the lockjaw
Going After AduIteratcd Drugs.
The state chemist Is at work this week
on large number of samples of drugs
submitted to him by the members OF the
state pharmacy board with a view to deA~
the contents. 1t is the intention
OF the department to go after the makers
and vendors Of impure or adulterated
drugs and now for the first time the state
law on this subject is to be enforced.
C4OVArnOF Carroll haQ ~ ~ n
to have the convicts4 In one of the Iowa
prisons engage In making binder Irvine. the
same as in some other states and thus
do away with the contract labor, system
In vogue at both the Iowa institutions.
At Anamosa the state already carries ON
several industries. Some years ago hard
effort was made for having the state adopt
the policy of having Irvine made at the
prison, but corporation influences were
then strong and nothing was done. 1t is
expected that the governor will now recon.
mend 1t upon his retirement from office.
The state executive council has been for
over a week figuring on how to keep down
the state tax levy and stili raise a muchI
larger sum from taxation for state puE
poses than ever before II is understood
that a conclusion will be reached very
soon and that the state tax levy may be
left where 1t is and that the taxable value
OF farm lands will be increased sufficient
to make up the difference
All reports to the state weather and crop
bureau today are to the effect that the
rain of Sunday was general over the
state and that as a result the crop out
look has been immensely improved Cool
weather has followed, which is regarded
as another advantage