The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-14
Lightning Destroys Station at Dallas
Certer-Des Moines Citizens Object
to Noise Made by Locomotive Whis-
tIes-Search for Valuables.
VALUE OF IOWA CROPS.

Des Moines, Aug. 14.-If weather
conditions continue as favorable as
they now are, and market prices do
not very too widely from those quoted
at present, Iowa's main crops when
harvested this fall will increase the
wealth of the state by sum some
where in the neighborhood of $751;
Si7,SG0.S0. This estimate is secured
from figures given in government re-
FORT for May, which shows the total
number of acres in Iowa devoted to
the raising of each crop, and from esti-
mates Of DR.. Chapel and others on
the propab!e yield per acre of each
crop.
Iowa has this year corn crop of
9,0sO,1Oo acres with probable yield
OF thirty-fve bushels per acre. If the
price does not fall below 81 cents per
bushel, as now predicted, the farmers
of Iowa will receive the sum of SILL
Gl3,S9C for their corn alone. An oats
crop of 4,GG5,1O0 acres is expected to
yield forty bushels an acre, or total
of 1S5,6O4,0O0 bushels. which at 80
cents hushel will be worth $59,743,'
$50.
The total acreage Of winter and
spring wheat is $4,000, which will
probably yield 17,462,450 bushels and
bring return Of S16,0G5,454 in money.
The barley yield will be 9.437920
bushels. which at 40 cents bushel
will add s3.775.1GS to the general crop
returns. The 1870 acres of rye will
probably produce 902,79O bushels,
worth $G50,0os.S0.
Search FOR ValuabIes Lost in Panic.
More than five hundred persons
searched the circus grounds shortly
after daylight, hoping to recover vau
ables lost in the panic which dis
missed the circus audience in great
disorder when the storm threatened
to wreck the tent. Two hundred per.
sons silent in the abandoned street
cars near the show ground all night
IN order to De on hand when day broke.
AS soon as the ground had been aban-
doned by the circus the searchers took
possession and by means of lanterns
anu iiSElSu uldlCucS CAoiuiAou t1AC
ground while it was still dark.
The circus ground presented an odd
appearance. There were articles of
clothing women's hats, pocket books,
knives, false hair and shoes distrib-
uted about A number of baby car
riages were wrecked Many persons
complained of loss of valuable watch
es, pins and jewelry, and but little was
recovered. it is said.
School Boards in Search Of Teachers.
Many rural school directors of Polk
county were at the Office of the cOun-
ty superintendent and temporarily for
got their crops in an effort to get suit
able teachers for their schools this
year. \ number of rural teachers
happened to he at the court house and
several contracts were signed. AS
rule, higher wages will be paid the
rural teachers this yea: than last, ow
ing to the shortage of supply.
Too Much Whistlng.
A delegation of residents Of a fash
ionab!e residence district called upon
the chief of police and induced him to
ask the railroads that they stop the
unnecessary use of whistles on that
part of their line between the city
ard Valley Junction. Traffic has be-
come very heavy and the use Of the
whistles. it is claimed, is compellindg
many people to remove from the resi-
dence district, which is adjacent.
Lightning Destroys Station.
Lightning caused the burning and
complete loss Of the station on the
MINNEAPOLIS and St. Louis railroad at