William and Ki.y Winkler were
visitors in tin; metropolis today,
iroinjr up on io. 2.1. .
CROPS THIS YEAR
IN BUMPER GLASS
Department of Aerlcultore Makes
MRS, CHARLES BECKER.
COLLEGES MAKE
RADICAL CHANGE
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
Aiulivw Hoover nf Louisville
was in thi' city today looking after
some liusint'ss matters.
Kliner llalstroin was a business
visitor in the metropolis foday, '
going up on No. 23. 1 ;
Wife of Accused Police
Lieutenant on Trial For
The Murder of Rosenthal.
; Star Twirler of ths New
York Gisn s Who Pitched
Eleven-Inning Tie Game.
Wisconsin Holland Seed Cab-1
John Hatt, jr., and son, Jack,
were Omaha visitors today, look
ing after some business matters.
Iowa Courses Are Altered In
bage and . Horseradish Hoot at,
Soeiinichsen's store.
Local News
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Emit Walters departed this aft
ernoon for Omaha, where he will
look after business matters for
the day.
John Coiner was a passenger
this afternoon for Omaha, where
he will visit Grant Cottier at Ini
mamiel hospital.
Mrs. Emmons flak was a visit
or in the metropolis today, going
to the city to have her eyes
terated by Dr. OHTord.
Eddie Vallery and wife and Mrs.
Henry Kaufman were among the
Omaha passengers on No. 15 this
morning.
T. E. Parmele and C. A. Richey
of Louisville were business visit
ors in the city today, coming down
on No. 4.
Chris Tschirren of Eight Mile
drove was in the city yesterday
afternoon looking after business
matters.
George Slander and Harvey
Harper were passengers this
morning for Florence, Neb., .where
they will attend a thoroughbred
bog sale.
H. E. Becker, w ife and daughter, j
Leona, were Omaha passengers
Ibis morning, where Ihey will
upend the day.
James Newell and wife of Chi
cago arrived this morning on No.
4 and will visit willi relatives
here for a few days.
J. M. Meisinger, one of the re
liable farmers of Eight Mile
drove, drove in yesterday and at
tended to some shopping.
FOUND On Chicago Avenue,
an automobile lamp. Owner may
have same by calling at Ibis office
and paying for this advertisement.
10-8-tf-d.
Captain Isaac Wiles
yesterday afternoon for
Neb., where he will V
departed
Minitare.
iok after
some
davs.
business mallei's for a few
. Eli Nelson and wife. Chippaway
I'alN, Wisconsin, arrived in the
cily this afternoon and will visit
the A. M. Arries home for a short
time.
Mrs. F. A. Raker and til lie babe
of Elmwood came in last evening
on No.' 2 and will visit at the W.
E. Rosencrans home for a few
davs.
Theodore Festner and wife of
Omaha, who have been visiting In
this city wilh W, O. Malhews and
family, departed this afternoon
for their home.
M ill ia in Rice and wife departed
this afternoon for their home at
Taconia. Washington, after a
short visil. with Mr. Rice's parents,
Dan Rice and wife.
Mrs. R. H. Frans and son, Ray,
of I'ii ion. came up this morning
on the Missouri Pacific and were
passengers on No. 0 for Ottumwa,
Iowa, where Ihey were called by
the death of Mrs. Frans' aunt at
that place.
Charles A. Miller, who has been
engaged in farming for the past
year near Creighton, Neb., came
in Wednesday and visited with his
relatives and friends in this city.
Charley is looking fine and is
greatly pleased with the result of
the years' work on the farm
FOREST ROSE
WAHOOMILLCO
WAHOO.NEB.
FOREST ROSE
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Forest Slose Floor
Guaranteed as Good as Any on
the Market
SOLD BY LEADINtf DEALERS
Ilenrj Hirz of the precinct was
in the city yesterday afternoon
looking after ome bodiless matters.
Charles Peacock of Eight Mile
Orove was in the city yesterday
attending to some business mat
ters. Jam
es Anthony departed this
morning for (llenwood, where he
will attend the Old Sellers; re
union. James Robertson and wife re
turned last evening from Lincoln,
where they have
several days.
been visiting for
Philip ' Schafer and wife of
Cedar Creek were in the city today
for a short lime, leaving for Oma
ha on No. 15.
Mrs. Earl R. Hlish and Misses
Anna and Frances Weidman were
Omaha passengers this morning,
going on No. 15.
Mrs. Dora Peacock of Eight
Mile (Jrovc was a passenger for
Omaha yesterday, where she look
ed after business matters.
Cade Rogers of Sawtelle, Cali
fornia, departed last evening for
Olenwood, where he will visit
wilh old-lime friends for a few
days. W. R. Mryan of South Hend, who
was in the city yesterday inter
viewing his friends, returned
home on No. IU1 yesterday after
noon. ,
Jacob Trilsch, wife and little
granddaughter were passengers
this morning for Omaha, where
Ihey will visil Mrs. John Schafer
at the hospital.
Wayne Props! and Lee Cole de
parted this morning for Long
Pine, Neb., where they will enjoy
a hunting trip and visit with Will
l'ropst and family.
, ,j;niies Itolin and (ieorge Klinger
j,(, ..,,,,) y,,s(.nav afternoon for
I Ti,,i,,,i,i w.i. wiiii,1!, i it.iv will .I..
lere
some tin work on the
ed by C. C. Parmele.
farm own.
Mrs. Louise Slanini of llavelock,
who has ben here for a short lime
visiting her mother, Mrs. August
Rheinacle, sr.. departed yesterday
afternoon for her home.
Miss Myrtle Slnndish of Gar
nett, Kansas, arrived In the city
Tuesday evening and will visit
here wilh her uncle, John McNur
lin and wife, for a few davs.
G. V. Gregg of Dunlap, Iowa,
who formerly operated a pool hall
in this city, was an over-night
visitor in I he cily, and remarked
at the great improvement that, had
been made in the last two years.
George P. Meisinger, jr., of
Eight Mile Grove was in the city
today, bringing in his father and
mother, Jacob Meisinger and wife,
who have been there during the
illness of Mrs. (!. P. Meisinger.
Don't make any other arrange
ments for supper Friday evening,
ns the ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give one of those
chicken pie suppers in the church
parlors. Enough said. Sure be
there. 'l 0-9-31 d.
Mrs. J. J. McNurlin, who has
been visil ing her son at Fnion, re
lumed Tuesday evening and will
rest preparatory to leaving for
Garnet), Kansas, next week lo
isil her daughter, Mrs. Miles
Standish.
Money to loan on cily real
eslale on good terms and at
moderate rales. liny or build a
home on the easy payment plan.
See T. M. Patterson. Secretary
Plallsmoiith Loan and liuilding
Association.
Robert Gillin and wife of Des
Moines, Iowa, who have been here
visiting Mrs. Gillin's parents.
Judge M. Archer and wife, for
several days, departed this after
noon for their home.
What did ou say was on for
Frid'iy niht? Why. I be ladies of
the Presbyterian church will give
one of their popular chicken pie
suppers at the church parlors.
Chicken pjc ami all yon can eat
for 25 cents. Yon don't wanl to
miss out on that. in-.).3ld.
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Mrs. Decker is sticking to her htixbnnii
stid was In court when his case wai
called for trial before JutUlce Ooff.
I3WA SUFFRAGISTS
WIILJNCOBPORATE
H. 6. Gue Requested to Leava
Meeting at Oes Moines.
Des Moines, Oct. 10. The state
equal suffrage convention decided up
on incorporation In order to handle
trust funds left by the late Mary J.
Ccggeshall to be used for the promo
tion of the cause. This will enablo
the association to prevent any recur
rence of the trouble of last summer In
connection with the fund.
II. G. Gue, deposed secretary of the
joint equal suffrage political cam
paign committee, was asked to leave
the hall where the suffragists were
holding their meeting.
The request to leave was made by
Miss Mary Safford. president, follow
ing the distribution of pamphlets by
Mr. Gue making attacks upon several
prominent women. Some of the mem
bers could not restrain themselves and
sobs and hysterics mingled with the
low-voiced p-quest of the chairman
that Mr Gue depart.
As a sequel of the trouble, which
has been agitating the stiff race move
ment for six months, the order was
made later in the day for the Incor
poration of the association, the num
hfrs desiring to attain a basis where
It would tie possible to hold property,
sue and he sued.
AUTO RUNS INTO BUGGY
Fort Dedge Doctor's Motor Kills Man,
Injures Another.
Fort Dodge, la., Oct. 10. Dr. P. E.
Seymour, a prominent physician, rati
into a buggy containing William Fish
er and John Gill, two civil war vet
erans nnd Fort Dodgo pioneers. Fisher
was killed. Gill's injuries are so seri
ous he may die. Seymour was mak
ing a rush call to a hospital.
Kenyon Begins Strenuous Campaign.
Fort Dodge, la., Oct. 10 Senator
W. S. Kenyon today began his cam
paign tour and Is scheduled to make
twenty speeches daily until election
day. Lieutenant Governor Clark start
ed with him. Commencing Monday,
they will tour tho Eleventh district,
where George Scott of Sioux City is
a candidate to fill the vacancy by the
death of Congressman Hubbard.
Fifteen Year Term Is Given Forger.
Mason City, la., Oct.' 10. Stephen
Blaine, convicted of forgery, was giv
en fifteen years by Judge Clarke, who
sentenced seven prisoners at one sit
ting. V. J. Colman, convicted of hav
ing seven wives, got five years, nnd
Oslp Kuhl, for larceny, five years. The
others varied from sixty to one hun
dred days for liquor nuisances.
Runaway Injury Serious.
Mnrshalltown, la., Oct. 10. As the
result of a runaway accident, Warren
Walters, a prominent farmer living In
the noithern part of this county, was
thrown from his wagon nnd received
injuries that may prove fatal. Three
ribs we:e broken, and one of them
punctured the lung.
Sioux City to Entertain Odd Fellows.
Sioux rity. In., Oct. 10. Three thou
sand Odd F-llows aro expected In
.Sioux City next week, when the grand
?ncnmptueiit and grand lodge sessions
will be held. Motel reservations Indi
cate n Ri"nt crowd. The downtown
streets will be decorated extensively.
Bishop George H. Hilllard Dead.
IJimonl, la., Oct. 10. A d'spnteh
from Independence, Mo., announces
the Jepth 'if Dishon Georg" H. Hilllard,
first councillor to presiding bishop of
the H-riranlxed Church of Jsiis
Christ of Latter Day Saints F. I Kel-ley.
SPRING VHEAT BREAKS RECOBO
Greatest Yield of Corn In History of
Country Condition Above Average.
Oats a Little Short, but Barley
Ahead of Former Years.
J WHAT THE HARVEST WILL BL t
The department of agriculture's J
official estimates of production of
the country's principal crops, T
which thin year promise to be the X
greatest In history, were an-T
nounced r.nd are given below with
J figures showing the previous rcc-J
jjord crops:
liecoru 4,
Crops. 1912. Crop.
JSpg wh't 33H.3!) t.000 292,(iu7,00O J
.Wtr wh't 3S9.912.0O0 492,88$,0iO f
?A11 wheat 720,433.000 748,400,0(10 X
rv:itB 1 jitito nun 11011.111, on
Parley .. 224,019.000 178,910,0(10$
Rve .... 35,422,000 34,879,000
Hay. tons 72,423,00a 70,798,000 J
t Corn
. . .3,016,000,000 2,927,410,000
Ruck wh't
J Potatoes.
Tob'co.lbs
$Flax ....
fRice ....
18.000,000 22,782,000 7
401,00(1,000 289,195.000
974,000,000 1,053,7(53.000 f
29,000,0( 0 29,285,000 2
24,000,1)00 24,510,000 4
Washington, Oct. 10 With the gar
nering of the harvests of the country,
predicted earlier In the season to be
greater in most eases than ever
grown by this, or any other nation, the
department of agriculture continued
Its preliminary estimates of the pro
duction of these crops in the October
repoit of the crop reporting board.
Detail3 of the report, with compari
sons for other years, follow (condition
figures relate to Oct. 1, or at time of
harvest) :
In the Bumper Class.
Corn Condition, 82.25 per cent of a
normal, compared with 82.1 per cent
on Sept. 1, 1912, and 80.4 per cent, the
ten-year average in October. Indicat
ed yield per acre, 27.9 bushels. On the
planted area, 108,110,000 acres, It Is
estimated from condition reports that
the total yield will be 2,016,000,01)0
bushels, compared with 2,531,488,000
bushels harvested last year.
Spring Wheat Indicated yield per
ncre, 17.2 bushels, compared with 9.4
bushels last year and 13.4 bushels, tho
average yield 1906-10. On the planted
area, 19,201,000 acres, It Is preliminari
ly estiinatel fhe total final production
will be 330.391,000 bushels, compared
with 90,t;.S2,f00 bushels harvested
last year. Quality, S8.7 per cent of
normal, compared with a ten-year av
erage of SO. 8 per cent.
Showing on Wheat.
All Wheat Indicated yield per acre,
16 bushels, compared with 12.5 bushels
last ye.ir and 14.6 bushels the average
yield, 1900-10. On the planted area,
44.943.000 acres. It Is estimated the to
tal final production will be 720,433.000
bushels, compared with 621,338,0(10
bushels harvested last year.
Oats Indlccted yield per ncre, 37 4
bushels, compared with 24.4 bushels
last year and ?8.4 bushels, the average
yield. 1006-10. On the planted nrea,
37,844,000 acres, It Is estimated the to
tal final production will be 1, 417.172,
000 bushels, compared with 922,298,000
bushels harvested last year. Quality,
87.4 per cent of a normal, compared
with ten-year average of 80.7 per cent.
Killed in Auto Accident.
Elkhart, Intl., Oct. 10 Hurled from
an automobile while speeding towards
this city to attend a funeral, Thomas
Stroupp of Mishawaka, forty years old,
was killed and Fred Abbrell probably
fatally Injured. Slroupp's neck was
broken.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Closing Quotations on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Chicago, Oct. 9. Closing prices:
Wheat-Dec, 93',-c; May, Wrflfi.
Com Dec, 53T,c; May, G3-'c.
Oats Dec, 320 ; May, 35c.
Tork-Oct, $17 20; Jan., 19.82VJ.
Lard Oct., $11.85; Jan., $11.25.
Ribs- Oct., $11.05; Jan., $10.47'i.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, 92 94c; No. 2 corn, 64cj No.
2 oats. 32'4c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Oct. 9 Cattle 'Receipt a,
14,500; steady to 10c higher; beeves,
$3.60 11.00; western sturs, $5. SOW
8.90; sto"kers and feeders, $4.40(ffl
7.&o; cows and helfoM, $2.90fi8.10;
cnlvcs, $S.00fft 10.73. Hogs Receipts
20.000; steady to sado higher; light,
$8.00(17125; heavy, $8.40(5 9.25; rough,
$S.40(TS6r; pigs, $4.75fi7.75; bulk.
?S.90r9.13. Sheep U-H-olptH, 5,200;
Steady to shad" higher; natives, $3.2T
(?i4.25; westerns, $3.104.25; year
lings, $4.25Ti 5 25: lambs, $4.506.95.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Oct. 9. Cattle Re
ceipts, 7.300; beeves steady; feeders
lower; beef steers, $6.00fl 10.00; cows
and heifers, $3.26.50; stockers and
feeders. $ l.r.dfi 7.00; calves, $1.75ff
9 00. Hogs Receipts, 5,000; steady;
top, $S.0(l; hulk Of sales, $8.75178.85.
Sheep UecciDts, 36,000; steady to
stronger; lambs, $5.20Ti 6.60; wethers,
$3.5" 'ii 4. on ; owes, $3 00j 3.10; year
lines, $U5'?i5 10.
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TELEGRAPH MANAGERS
THE FIRMNESSES
First Attempt ol Prosecution Is
to Secure Telegrams.
Indianapolis, Oct. 10. Tclegranu
signed "Ping," alleged to have buen
the alias of Herbert S. llockln, and
sent to Ortie E. McManlgal, directing
where to "drop" dynamite bombs ou
bis trlpa about the country, were
Fought by the government through the
examination of the first witnesses
called in the trial of tho accused "dy
namite plotters."
Managers of telegraph offices In
Buffalo. Detroit, Toledo, Chicago,
Indianapolis, Kvansvllle and Salt aV
testified. With one exception they as
serted that the originals of telegrams
asked by the government covering a
period as far hack as 1908 had been
destroyed. The government asserted
it has possession of telegrams as re
celvcd, and It called the witnesses tc
show the reason why ttie original
messages ns sent cannot be re pro
duced. It waK during this period that
McManlgal and the McNatnara
formed the "(lying squadron of dyna
miters," the government charges, oft
en senllng McManlgal out atone and
equipped with a suitcase tilled with
explosives to await orders by tele
graph as to what he should blow up
When .Tames W. Noel, one of the coun
sel for the government, nsked why
the tel. -trams were not produced, Sen
ator .1. W. Kern, counsel for the de
fondants, nidcd the witnesses: "You
don't know that nny such telegrams
over existed, do you?"
The v.'itriesses replied they could not
remember individual messages.
NYE MADE $10,000 A YEAR
Former Ohio Lawmaker' Implicates
Men Higher Up in Legislative Graft.
Columbus, O., Oct. It)! ftllowlu;
the taking of n full confession, In
which he implicates other, legislators
nnd men "higher up," to , Attornc)
General I lagan, Dr. George R Nye.
representative In the Inst legislature
from Wnverly, pleaded guilty to hav
lng solicited n bribe for his vote on
tho Kimball hill.
The Indictment to which he pleaded
guilty charged that he solicited n
bribe of 11.000 from D. V. Klmbnll, the
pnthor of the bill, on April 18, 1011
Tho bill provided for tho redlstiictlng
of the Pike and Adams county Ju
dleinl districts.
According to Information given out
by Attorney General Hogan, Nye told
a startling story of a certain lobbyist,
who absolutely dominated the leglsla
lure and of how he hnd been one ot
his chief lleutennnts. Dr. Nye Is said
to have declared that his revenue
amounted to as much as $10,000 a year
from legislative graft, and to have
corroborated (he stories told at the
bribery trials by state detectives.
Nogan also announced that Nye had
disclose I the Identity of the person
who are "putting up the money" for
the defense of the accused legislators
Wilson and Clark Campaign Together.
St. Ixiuls, Oct. 10. Speaker Champ
Clark and Governor Woodiow Wilson
campaigned together In Illinois and
Missouri tho two slates which pr
ferret! Mr. Clark hy a heavy vote In
tho primaries for the lh inocratk
ntcsldentlal nomination. Cheers and
great enthusiasm greeted the two men
as they appeared In Springfield, Gran
ite City nnd Kast St. Louis In Illinois,
r.nd nt St. Louis In Missouri.
Will Dismiss Electors' Suit.
Topekn, Oct. 10. Tim suits pending
In the United States supreme court
to keep the Uoosevelt electors off tin
Republican ballot in Kansas will he
dismissed when court convenes Mon
(lay. I). H. Hlto, chief attorney for
the T.-t 1 1 rev- i.i t.' ltr ins the sails
directed th !r di: mi;-sal.
STRIKE GROWS THREATENING.
Meeting of Teamsters Called for Fri
day to Vote Upon General Walkout.
Iowa Corn Will Be Represented at
Big Land Show.' - :'-
Pes Moines, Oct. 10. It Id expected
tlu.t th.j announcement of important
changes in the stato colleges to avoid
implication of work will raise a storm
of protest at each of the collogos, but
the state Mrd made the chants as a
matter'-of economy and fdr ltw. re
sults. The engineering department at
the stat;? university is to bo aban
doned and all engineering work will
be don" nt Aries, Dtimestlc scienuq at
the state college Is nlmndoned and all
this wl!) bo concentrated at Iowa City.
The collegiate course at Cedar Fails
Ptate Teachers' cidlvge will be aban
doned and only normal work will be
done there. The board took the -action
after a year of consideration.
Iowa Corn In Big Land Show.
Man Iowa farmers will enter corn
exhibits at the second annual land
show In New York city, according to
information received by O. B. St ay nor,
secretary of the Iowa Agricultural as
sociation. Tho big New York exhibit
will open Oct. 15 ami close Dee. 2.
The Iowa Agricultural association is
cooperating with the management of
the land show In securing entries from
Iowa. The officials are anxious that
Iowa he represented by many grain
exhibits, especially corn.
May Vote General Strike.
A meeting was called for the
teamsters of tho city for Friday to
vote upon s general strike. The
nulldlng Trades council will al.vi meet
to take action on Its resolution of
fered some days ago for a general
atrike unless the trouble Is settled.
The strike trouble Is, therefore, more
threatening now than at any time.
CRIME WAVE IN IOWA CITY
Murder and Suicide, Six Forgeries and
Five Safe Crackings.
Iowa City, Oct. 10. Murder and sui
cide, In which Mrs. .lohn Potter. killed
herself nnd crippled daughter, Malzlo
by jumping Into a cistern; the passing
of six forgeries to the amount of $73
by two university students on the.
Commercial Savings hank and live
sale crackings In as many factories of
the town throughout the night, to
gether with the exciting chase by dep
uty 'iherin'" of Ksther Prown1 :ind Kl
don N'"bergp.ll, fli'teeu-year old elwpors
li'eni lvivetiport to this place, .consti
tuted the wave of excitement to which '
Iowa City has boon treated since mid
night. Little Tots Show Fire Drill's Value.
Davenixii t, la., Oct. lQ.An . ;ucl
dent of Iowa fire prevent I o;i day. In
Davenport showed the' value of fire
drills In the public schools. Oii hun
dred little children, five and six years
old, nt the Grant public scho.il were
taking part In the exerciser on 'the
second floor of the building whonthu
teacher 'n charge was called out, of
the room, .lust at that tlfno. ,tie fire
drill alarm sounded and the little . tots,
without any guidance, formed Into line
and marched In an orderly manne,
downstairs r.nd out of tho- building
without nny confusion. .,,
Would Recodify Juvenile Statutes.
Davenport. Ia., Oct. 10. The Iowa
state conference of charities and cor
rection to be held In Cedar Haplds,
Nov. 17 to 20, will discuss the ques
tion whether a Juvenile officer , should
not b delegated to look after the In
terests of children In divorce suits of
laclr parents The program for Gig
conference has Just been completed by
the president, F. J. Sessions, superin
tendent of the Iowa soldiers' orplians'
home at Davenport. The conference
will a'so discuss the recodification of
all the laws affecting the care nnd
custody of children.
Potatoes Sell for 30 Cents a Bushel.
Grundy Center. In., Oct. 10. Pota
toes In this section are -Riing 200
bushels to the acre. Some farmers
report yields as high as 2r0 bushels
to the ner. The potato season will
he short this yenr. With good weath
er, the crop will nil ho In within ten
days or two weeks. In former years
tiio season lasted six or seven weeks.
The price on the local market has re
malnod at "0 rents. There Is llttla
prosp"ct teat this price will bo much
advanced.
Roman Catholics Open Convention.
Davenport, la., Oct. 10. Two hur
dred deb-gates to the biennial conven
tion of the Roman Catholic Mutual
Protective association of Iowa
marched In body to the Sacred
Heart cathedral and attended a cele
bration of solemn bltli mass, after
which they opened their business
meeting.
Avor.a Factory Destrcyed by Fire.
Avoca, Ia., Oct. 10. The Avoc.'i
canning factory was struck by light
ning and entirely destroyed by tire, en
tailing i !os nggregating nearly $".0,
000. The erouerty was heavily in
sured Al.oi.t four carloads of cood
rec't't'v. :- 1 in tho storehni Is
all tha is lelt of tho m axon's work.
