THE OMAITA DAILY 31EE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1001.
CLOUDBURST IN NEBRASKA
11ms Incho of Fain Fall, at Ecmr Oltj
Within a Few Minutii.
TEAM SWEPT AWAY IN FLOODED CREEK
In Trying to Trim Stream Horses Arc
DriMvui'il nml Mnn nnil Wife
llnrcly llncni- Church
.Struck by l.lulitnliiR.
In
nKAVKFl CITY. Neb., Aug. C.-(Spcclal
Telegram.) During nn electrical Htorm this
evening the Molhodlst church was struck
by lightning. The spire was damaged, but
the Injury otherwise wa8 slight. A stack of
ulfolfa containing fifty tons on the farm of
Robert (larey In the adjoining town was
struck and burned An inch of rain fell
In tho Sappa valley, whero there has been
no rain this summer. It was u regulir
cloudburst, three Inches falling In a few
minutes.
CURTIS, Nob., Aug. G. (Special Tele
gram.) A tremendous roln fell here, being
tho heaviest to the south and west. Dry
creek, two miles west of town, became a
torrent. A man and his wife tried to cross
with a team during tho storm. Tho team
was drowned and washed down Into Med'
Icluo river. The man and woman barely
escaped with their lives. Part of a corn
crop Is now assured.
HARTLEY, Neb.. Aug. 6. (Special Tele
gram.)Tho drouth Jn this section was
broken this afternoon by a- rain of three
fourths of an Inch. The lato corn, having
stood the extended drouth very well, will
be greatly benefited.
KKARNEY. Neb.. Aug. C (Special Tele
gram.) A splendid rnln of three-fourths of
an Inch fell In this vicinity this evening.
It Is reported as general over tho county,
from enough to lay tho dust to one Inch.
It was accompanied by heavy wind, but no
damage Is reported.
LINCQLN, Aim. 6. Heavy rains fell to
night In the southwestern part of Ne
braska, breaking u drouth which has been
almost' continuous there since tho Fourth
.if July. In the Snjipa valley of Furnas
sounty the downpour was tho gro
ntest ever
less than
known, three Inches falling tn
half an hour. Othor parts of the county
got an .nch. An electrical storm accom
panied tho rain, lightning doing some dam
ago. KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION
Mr. I Knapp of Nnnnlin Dies u
tllC Itmttlt Of CiHSOlllIC
I'lnincn.
STELLA, Neb.. Aug. 0. (Special.) A
telephone menage was receded by Miles
Knapp this afternoon, Informing him that
his (.on's wife, three miles south of Nem
aha, was probably fatally burned by a
gaiiollno explosion. Her husband had
Just bought the livery business In Nomahu.
nnd they had mado arrangements to movo
there Tuoedny. The messenger said Mrs.
Knapp'n fac wbb burned black and her
hair nnd nearly all her clothing burned.
STELLA, Neb., Aug. C (Special.) Mrs.
Ed Knapp of Ncroahe., who was so terribly
burned In a gasoline explosion yesterday,
died last night. She broke a Jug of gaso
line In a cave and tho ground was soaked
with oil. Later In the day sho had occa
sion to go Into the cave and, ns It was
dark, struck a match, which Ignited tho
gas. ;Sho ran out In tho nlr, but did not
extinguish tho names until fatally burned.
Her little girl alarmed the neighbors.
I.IkIiI Crop 'in NnokolU County.
SUPERiOIt, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
Tho corn crop In Nuckolls county this year
will be vory light. But few fields will ylchl
morn than a few bushels to the acre.
llut In splto of this almost total annihila
tion of tho corn crop, times are not hard
In this county. The acreage of winter
whent was larger this year than ever be
fore, and It turned out from sixteen to
twenty bushels to tho ncrc. Hay Is very
scareo and alfalfa has made but one crop
Instead of tho usual three, but the heated
term did not wlpo out the foddor and other
"roughness," and there Is no panic-stricken
desire on thu part of the farmers to get
their stock to market at nny price offered
All their energies are directed toward
gathering enough feed to save tholr stock
from sacrifice. They are succeeding so well
that the stock shipments are oven less than
UHifal nt this senson. The people face this
(allure In better condition, financially, than
In any previous years. Few havo a mort
pago banging over their farms and homes,
nnd but few have outstanding debts to nny
considerable amount.
Tho Immediate result of tho corn failure
will bo to vastly Increase tho aercago of
w'lntcr wh.eat. Farmers that never before
put In a crop of this cprcal will plant a
IhK.'o portion of their corn lands In wheat
this fall.
II Ik Ylclil of Wlirnt nt Ocnon.
GENOA, Neb., Aug. (!. iSpecial.) Tho
biggest yield of wheat reported In this sec
tion thus far Is that of S. T. Battles, who
llvos one mile cast of Genoa. Rattles had
S00 acres of winter wheat nnd fifty acres of
spring wheat. Ho finished threshing his
winter wheat Friday nnd found that ho
had 8,000 bushels. He has not threshed
his spring wheat yet, but estimates that
It will yield twenty-five bushels per acre
Miint Answer for (I rami l.iirecnj-.
COLUMBUS, Neb. Aug. 0. (Speclal.)
V, J. Dearmond was arrested hero las
evening by Chief of Police Rosslter by order
of Sheriff Cousins of Council Bluffs. Dear
mond Is wanted for grand larceny. He was
found selling cheap Jowolry. of which ho
had a good supply. He consented to return
without requisition papers nnd Deputy
Sheriff liakor left with him this morning.
Find Gold Menr Wnnsn.
WAUSA, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.) W. V
Murklr, living eight miles northeast of this
!' WOMAN'S BACK
The Aches and Pains Will Disappear
If the Advice of This Omaha
Citizen is Followed,
A woman's back has many aches and pains.
Most times 'tis the kidneys' fatjjt.
Backache Is really kidney ache;
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure It.
Many Omaha women know this.
Road what one has to say about It:
Mrs. Fred Horn of 2002 Cuming street,
says: "In the winter of 189R I could not
bleep on nccount of pain In my back. It
rIbo bothered me during the day and I often
bud sharp cutting palus In tho kidneys when
stooping or causing any strain on my back.
At tho time- I commenced using Donn's Kid
ney Pills I was very bail. They wero pro
cured nt Kuhu & Co's drug store, nnd the
first hox relieved me. I continued the treat
ment until I had taken threo boxes, when
there was no longer any need to take more.
I know Doan's Kidney Pills do the work
that It Is claimed they do."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Fojter-.MIlhurn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take no
substitute.
town, has probably discovered a gold mine
on his farm. He was digging a well In a
draw last week, when he struck upon a
layer of gold-colored ore or rock. He
brought a sample of it to town and took It
In to Jeweler Johnson to have It tested.
Mr. Johnson declares that the sample con
tains a big percentage of pure gold and says
Mr. Murklc has struck a bonanza. To make
doubly sure of the matter the sample was
forwarded to the state geologist at Lincoln
for further test. Mr Murklc says that
Judging from what was found when digging
tho well there Is an amount of the ore de
tected In that same draw, and If It proves
to porsess the perrentago of gold now an
ticipated his fortune is certainly made. The
finding of the stale geologist is awaited
with Interest In these parts.
BREAK INTO JEWELRY STORE
llui'Kliirs SihiimIi WIiiiIimt nml Mnke
KIT nllli Trny nt
ItlllKS.
ORAND ISLAND. Neb.. Aug. C (Spe
clal.) A bold burglary occurred at 11 last
evening In this city. Two suspicious char
acters were eccn at 10:30 standing In front
of Max J. Kggo's Jewelry store In tho heart
of tho Illuminated business district. At
10:15 Hack Driver Hare had Just gone up
stairs In tho building when he heard a crash
of broken glass. He camo down to sec what
was tho matter nnd two men had thrown a
large stone through the plato glass window
of Mr. Egge'a store. An Investigation
proved that n tray of rings, valued at $60,
had been taken from the window. The
empty tray was later found In the Unlou
Pacific yards. There Is no clue to tho
thieves.
I'mnrran if Forestry I'nrty
HltlDOKPOUT, Nob., Ajig. C (Special.)
The United States forestry party reached
this point Saturday and finds Its svusy of
tree growth Increasing In Interest with the
westward advance. During tho past week
two members of tho party visited the old
military timber reserve on Lawrence fork
of Punipklnsccd creek. Although nearly
all the large timber has been cut from this
region, there vet remains thousands of
small pines that with proper caro would
he of much value In the future. During
the present week the region between
llrldgcport and Scott's Bluff will be covered
.urV.dy of Snake ami r,:
LopJ m,cUs, K. A. rioostrom Joined the
party nt thlr place and Is doing botanical
work for the State university.
Willi t SIiikI' Women n Tctielicrs.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Aug. C (Spolal.)
At the meeting of the Hoard of Education
ast evening a resolution was Introduced by
Member McAllister to the effect that here
after should any woman tcachor marry her
contract as teacher bo terminated at once.
Tho resolution was discussed nnd It was the
general belief that married woman should
not be employed as teachers. On motion of
Ilnyard fnlnc, tho only single and young
man on the board, tho resolution wns laid
on tho tablo for one month.
Reunion nt I'riiiiUlln.
FRANKLIN, Neb., Aug. 0. (Special Tele
gram.) The county O. A. It. reunion, which
Is being held here, opened with a good
crowd nnd promises to bo the best ever held
In this county. The proccsslor formed at
the O. A. It. hall, headed by tho Franklin
band and marched to Hobs grove, half a
mile west of town, whero tho camp grounds
aro located. A Hhort band concert was given,
then Hon. F. W. Barber of this place mado
a very Interesting talk.
Netv llnptlitt Church at Fremont .
FREMONT, Nob., Aug. 6. (Special.) Tho
Daptlst church, which has stood for thirty
years on the corner of Fifth nnd C streets,
!i being torn down to bo replaced by a
more modern building with a larger seating
cnpaclty. Tho main auditorium of the new
building will seat COO. Bible class rooms, a
prayer meeting room, baptistry and robing
rooms are on the same floor as the audito
rlutn.
Innniir Man Attempts Sulfide.
FREMONT, Nob., Aug. 6. (Special.)
Fred Dunbar, an insane man confined In
tho county Jail, until he ran bo taken to
Norfolk, severed the artery of his right
wrist with a pocketknlfe Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Kroedcr happened to bo In the
building at tho tlmo and summoned a phys-
Ichn. Tho wound was dressed nnd tho
man removed to the hospital. He will be
taken to Norfolk soon.
Small Ilrulxe Cnncn I.ockjnvr.
GRAND ISLAND, Nob.. Aug. 6. (Special.)
While engaged In work on the sewer ex
tension a few dnys ago Uort Ferris slipped,
and in rawing grauoen a picKei, resulting m
thn bruising of his hand and the dlsloca
tlon of a finger Joint. He was otherwise
uninjured. Last night blood poisoning and
lockjaw set In and tho attending physicians
sny there Is no hope for recovery.
I'limliiK County District Court.
WEST POINT. Neb., Aug. (!. (Special.)
An adjourned equity term of the district
court of Cuming county was hold hero yen
terdny by Judge Guy C. Graves of Ponder.
The Judge returned to his homo last night
after adjourning court to -"tember 9, tho
first day of tho regular fall term.
NchinsUn, nnd XrliriMknna.
Tlie new Presbyterian rhureh nt Mlnatare
wns dedicated Sunday. August 4.
Judge Stull of Auburn Is reported to have
CO.Ono bushels of old corn In crib.
Tho Boone county fair will be held nt
Albion, September 25 tn 27, Ineluilvc.
The Methodists of Unynrd are raising
money for the erection of n pnrsonnge.
The' contract for the construction of thn
waterworks system at Fairmont has been
let.
K. F. Vnll has started a dnlly paper nt
Pawnee City which he has christened tho
Mull. It is bright and newsy.
II C Hefner of Phelps county his
threshed out sixty acres of volunteer whent,
which went twelve bushels to tho ncre.
The annual eninp meeting of the Nellgh
district of thn Methodist Episcopal church
will be held at Onkdale, August IS to 25.
There has been a nercentlhle rife In thi
Nortli Platte river at North Piute, duo
to the rains. There Is now plenty of watnr
for Irrigation purposes.
A little red mite Is killing grasshoppers
by the millions, so tho farmers renori. It
nestles Itself under the hoppers' wings nnd
proceeds to business and soon Mr. Hopper
reuses to hop.
Reports from the North Platte country
nre to tho effect thnt prairie chickens nra
unusually plentiful nnd that tho game
wardens nre doing effective work In shut
ting off Illegal shooting.
A tolephono company hns been Incorpo
rated to construct nnd maintain n system
which will connect O'Neill, the towns of
Boyd county nnd the Nebraska long ins
tance system, which now unds at Ewing.
Tho Norfolk News put out u fine II us.
trated nnd descriptive edition, which wou'd
be a credit to nny Allien or nny town. Th
half-tones were of objects of Interei-t no
only In Norfolk, but the entire .county, n d
In nddltlon the Issue contained much valu
able special matter.
Dr. C. E. Collin of Ord was caught In u
folding bed when the thing took n sudden
notion tn close up. Fortunately, somo of
the bedding caught in the hinge nnd pre
vented It from closing tight nnd the dnrtor
finally worked hlmsolf out, considerably
braked, but not seriously Injured.
The Alliance Times has entered upon lti
fifteenth year, thirteen of whleh hnve been
under tho guidmce of the present editor
nnd owner, H J Ellis. Tho Times Is one
of the most progressive, papjrs in the stnte,
prints the news, Is well pntronlred nnd the
editor has the satisfaction of putting It out
In n fine brick building of his own,
Hurglars entered tho store of Otto Ilerccr
of Alnsworth nnd fitted themselves rut
with three Milts of now clothes nnd ni
mnny pairs of shoes. The first the pro
prietor knew of the robbery was wh?n n
farmer came In ftnd reported finding threo
suits of old clothes nnd some price ins
taken from the new oneg secreted In tho
, brush on his farm.
PRIMARIES FOR LANCASTER
Clubmen H, T. Dobbini Aaneuccis Rules
to Gown Them.
REPORT FILED ON BARTLEY'S CONDUCT
Vruetntlon IniprovlriK Srveriil
Cotinf Irs liicrrnnp In fclionl Money
In etnl llcccnt Drouth
I'urr.lm Scientist.
(From n Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN, Aug. 6. (Special.) Chairman
II. T. Dobbins of tho republican county
central committee this evening promul
gated the rults which will govern tho pro
ceedings at the coming county primaries.
These rules are the same as were drawn
up by tho advisory committee last week,
with the exception that the Australian bal
lot system has been eliminated. A caucus
will be culled In 'each precinct. If anyone
wants to place a contesting delegation In
the field to dispute the choice of the cau
cus delegates be must file his list with the
chairman before 10 o'clock on tho first day
of the primaries. All candidates must fur
t,lsh their own tickets. The Judges" and
clerks must apply themselves with regis
tration blanks and books for recording the
votes. Primary election officers must cer
tify to trie tcsi.lts In their precincts and
transmit a report to the central commit
tee. Concerning tbesj rules Chairman
Dobbins says:
"These rules represent the wishes and
desires of the groat majority of tho candl
dates. They are brief and yet as compre
hensive as possible. They are a combina
tion of the new and the old. They com-
pol th giving of notlco to a delegation
or candidate whose precinct Is to be con
tested at the primary and preveht any
eleventh hour, secret light on him. Whllo
recognizing the caucus as the starting point
nnd giving It due weight, they yet open a
way to any man who feels dissatisfied with
that caucus to make a light nnd yet not bo
a bolter. They give security to every can
didate that his opponent cannot run In
any democrats or populists on him. Tho
Australian ballot plan Is undoubtedly the
I'loal ono for runnlnK a primary, but I did
HO I lUUl JUHlllIUU 111 KUlllh uuuktuij tu m
desires of the majority of the men whoso
Interests were directly Involved In the prl
mary. The regulation ns to size ana coior
of ballot ought to give the same result-
secrecy ami lack of opportunity for coer
cion nnd bribery while at the samo tlmo
they do away with the cumbrousness anil
cost In tlmo and money of the Australian
plan."
Itcpnrt on Hartley' Parole
In accordance with the requirements of
the law governing tho parole of prisoners
from the state penitentiary Joseph S. Hart
ley today filed with Warden Davis a report
of his conduct since the day he was liber
nted. The showing Is made on a blank
schedule and Is as follows:
LINCOLN. Neb. Aim. 1. 1901. To K. D
Duvls. Warden. Lancaster. Neb.: Dear
Sir- 1 hnve the honor to report to you for
part or the montn ol July, JWi. ns ioiiowb;
Number of days worked during the month
IS: number of dnys lost during the month
; reasons fur time lost, ; amount
earned during tho mouth. ; nmouiit ex
iipmlod iliirlne thn month. : how dls
i,iirniil. . L'lMici'nl conduct ilurlne month
good. Remarks: Time occupied with own
affairs. Very respectfully.
j. a. HAiirubi,
Pnrnled Prisoner. No. 3340.
I hereby certify the nbove to be truo and
correct.
CHARLES O. WHlSUUrs. employer,
atnte Noiiilnntlnii Convention.
"I believe tho committees tomorrow wl
decide to bold tho stntc nominating conven
tlons simultaneously dllrlng tho first part of
September," said Chairman P. L. Hall o
tho democratic stnto contral committee to
night. Tho populist and democratic com
mlttecs will meet here tomorrow afternoon
to fix the time and place for the conven
lions. It Ib generally conceded thnt Lincoln
will be chosen as the meeting place, but as
to the time there Is a difference of opinion
A democratic committeemen from Douglas
county said tonight that u vigorous effort
would be made by some of the members for
a late convention nnd ho predicted that It
would be successful. He said any time be
twecn September 15 nnd 20 would bo satis
factory to the Douglas county democrats.
Chairman Hall, however, Is opposed to
tho late convention idea. Ho thinks th
candidates and the party workers shoul
have nt least two months for campaign
work, but he declined tonight to say
whether or not ho would Insist on his com
mlttco following his preference.
Cxpcctn Fusion.
"Do I think tho comraltteo will agrco for
fusion? I certainly do," remarked Mr. Hall
when questioned.
"Thoro may be some opposition, but I
dou't think It will be very strong. I nm
for fusion nnd I believe It Is tho prevailing
sentiment anions the members of the com
mittees." Chairman J. II. Edmlstcn of the populist
cominltteo arrived today from his ranch In
northwestern Nebraska. It Is understood
that ho will be a candidate for re-elecetlon
as chairman, but there are nlready several
candidates In the field for that position,
among them being P. II. Barry of Greely
Center. The election, however, will prob-
ibly be delayed until after tho convention.
The committees will meet separately. Tho
frea silver republican committee will prob
ably be represented by local stalwarts, hold
ing proxies from members.
XetiraiLn Hpvtorth I.eiiKiie.
The Nebraska Epworth league will begin
Its annual assembly nt Lincoln park tomor
row. Secretary Lesch said tonight the at
tendance would brcuk all previous records.
There are now about 2.000 persons camping
on tho grounds and the number will he
greatly Increased during the next two
days.
Ntnte Veuetatlmi Improves.
Secretary Adna Dodson of the State
Hoard of Irrigation returned today from a
tour through the North Platte river valley.
Ho sayc the recent rains have materially
Increased tho flow of water In all streams
In that section of the state.
"Vegetation In tho North Platto valley
Is In nxcelleut i rndltlon," said Mr. Dob
son. "Corn Is doing exceptionally well and
alfalfa Is now being cut for the second
crop. In Chcyeuno nnd Deuel counties hay
Is making n good crop. In those counties
they grow what Is called wheat grass. It is
a superior grass and sells at $S a ton when
alfalfa brings about $3."
School .Money Invested.
Records of the state treasurer's ofllce
show that there Is $4,582,977.47 of perma
nent school money Invested In Interest
benrlng bonds. Tho revenue on this Invest
ment averages 3 per cent and all money so
derived Is credited to the temporary school
fund, which Is apportioned twice each year
among the schools of the state. The
amount of school monoy Invested Is J10S.476
greater than nt any time prior to Mr.
Stuefcr's Incumbency.
Struck by Locomotive.
W. Edward Hawke of 3015 Apple street
was struck Saturday by a Missouri Pacific
switch engine and Is declared to be far
more seriously Injured than was thought at
the time. The engine struck him In tho
back. It Is alleged that the engineer failed
to give any warning that would announce
thn approach of the engine.
Increase of .lllsannrl Pnelllu,
Articles of Incorporation covering an In
creaso of $48,000,000 In the capital stock of
the Mlisourl Pacific Railway company were
recorded In tho secretary of state's ofllce
today. Tho fee for recording the Increase
was J4.50O, which amount wns paid Into the
general fund of the state.
Adjutant General Colby today accepted the
resignation of First Lieutenant Edwin F.
Wllhclmy of Company C, Second regiment.
An election to fill the vacancy will be held
by the company August 13.
I'mililc to Account for Drouth,
Judgo Wilbur V. Dryant, deputy supreme
court reporter, has received a letter from
Prof. Charles A. Young, the famous as
tronomer of Princeton, In which the latter
expresses his Inability to account for the
recent heat wave. Prof. Young, writing
from Hanover, N. H., says concerning tho
cause of the hot spell:
"I do not know of nny explanation for
tho recent heat of the weather In nearly
all parts of the northern hemisphere.
There Is nothing peculiar In nstronnmlenl
conditions at present which could even bo
presumed to account for It."
Prof. Young Is tho author of several sci
entific textbooks and Is considered one of
the greatest living authorities on tho sub
ject of sun spots. He was a former teacher
of Judge Rryant nt Dartmouth college.
Fnlln from n AVnuon.
Howard Hall, the son of Mrs. Uorbes of
University Place was this afternoon sorl-
ously Injured by falling out of n wagon
upon the pavement, alighting on his fare
and suffering serious Injury. His face was
bruised and ho lost consciousness Imme-
llatcly after tho accident. The mishap oc
curred In front of tho mattress factory of
Payno & Leek near Twenty-first and O
streets. The boy tried to turn tho wagon
about and crnmped it suddenly, tho shock
throwing him out.
WEATHER BUREAU ON CROPS
Snyn Thin Wrr!; Coudltlonn
Arc
Host .Mince I. nte
June,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. The weather
bureau report of crop conditions says:
With more modcrato temperatures nnd
good rnlns over a largo part of the drouth
stricken area tho weather conditions of
tho week ending August 5 were the most
fnvorablo to agricultural Interests In the
states of the central valleys that havo
prevailed since tho latter part of June.
In the states of the Missouri vnllcy the
severo and protracted drouth has been
very largely relieved, but in states to the
en8twnrd of the Mississippi and nortli of
tho Ohio rlor only partial relief has
been nfforded by Insufficient showers, tho
drouth renditions In the upper valley being
more serious thau at nny previous time
this season Tho east gulf and portions of
tho South Atlantic stntcs nnd Texas also
need rain. In the middle Atlnntlo states
nnd New Englnnd nnd throughout tho Pa
cific const districts the week hns proved
generally favorable.
In tho great corn states lato corn nnd
fortunately n much larger proportion than
usual of this ycnr'H crop was planted Into
has experienced a general, and In some
cases decided, Improvement, but the early
corn has been practically ruined.
In Kansns tho cooler weather being bet
ter distributed decidedly Improved condi
tions In the eastern and western divisions
of tho state and b! l"" " '"Mieflted tho cen
tral portions, and In mnny of the eastern,
western and southern-central counties late
corn still promises from one-fourth to half
a crop.
In Nebraska the late planted Is mnklng a
better showing nnd, under favorable condi
tions the balance of the season, promises
a good yield of sound corn. Tho damago tn
this stnto cannot yet be estimated.
In Missouri, whero good local .showers felt
except In portions of btj southern section,
lato corn has been hiuch Improved, but
elsewhero It continues io die,
In Illinois corn is considerably Improved
In the northern parts of the state, but has
gone backward In parts of' the central por
tion. In a few of the districts of northern In
diana corn Is still promising, but elsewhere
the upland and early planted Is almost be
yond recovery. With Immediate rnlns about
an average crop of lowland nnd late planted
would bo produced.
Over the greater part of Ohio the condi
tion of corn has been materially lowered,
a portion of the cron In the southwest part
of the stnte being past help; In northeast
ern Ohio Its condition Is more hopeful.
In Tennessee, Kentucky nnd West Vir
ginia the condition of corn has been ma
terially reduced during the last week. In
the mlddlo Atlantic states nn excellent crop
rff corn Is now practically assured.
Tho weather conditions In the spring
wheat regions have been favorable for har
vesting, which Is ncarlng completion In
South Dakota, and the unfavorable condi
tions of hot weather In North Dakota Is
apparent.
In Washington a splendid crop Is prom
ised and In Oregon tho yields are good. The
oat harvest Is mostly completed and tho
yields are generally unsatisfactory.
A general Improvement In tho condition
of cotton over the greater part of the cot
ton belt Is reported. The lonst favorable
reports ore received from the north central
and the eastern districts, whero shedding
and met and Insects continue to bo re
ported. Over the southern portions of the
eastern districts cotton Is now opening and
considerable picking has beon done In
Texas.
In the Atlantic coast districts tobneco
hns mado favorable progress, but in the
stales of tho Ohio valley It has made but
llttlo growth and Is badly In need of rain.
The outlook for apples continues very
discouraging, n vory Inferior crop being
generally reported.
Plowing for fall seeding has made de
cided progress In tho Missouri valley and
Atlantic coast states during the week.
CONDITION OF IOWA CROPS
nnlim Ilnre Helped Corn Except
Where It Wns Too Far Gone
rnntn.-e Ilenellled.
United States Department of Agriculture,
lown Section, Climate and Crop Service,
Weather Ilurenu, for Week Ending August
6, Des Moines, In. Tho week ending August
5 averaged from 1 to 5 degrees datly abovo
normal, though as compared with the pre
ceding week there was a fall of about 12
degrees In the dally mean temperature.
Tho cooler weather, Increased humidity and
tho copious rains of July 27 and 28 broko
tho drouth effectually except In quite Urn
Ited areas, where the rainfall was very
light.
The reports generally Indicate fair 1m
provement In the condition and prospects
of tho corn crop, though In n considerable
portion of the early planted area It Is dam
aged beyond recovery except for fodder
Much of tho late planted corn Is caring,
with healthy show of tassels, and the yield
of sound enrs will depend upon favorable
weather for tho balance of the season
without frosts to tho end of September.
With normal conditions It may yet bring
forth more merchantable grain than has
been estimated and If the fodder Is all
saved the value of the entlro crop will fnll
but little, If any, below the amount realised
from tho grain alone In some recent sea
sons. At this stage of growth and con
dition no ono can make nn estimate of th-
output of merchantable corn, for the whole
state, that Is worthy of much considera
tion. There Is n very wide divergence In
the guesses, even of the experts, and much
depends upon tho point of vlow.
Threshing returns are generally quite en
couraging. Some Improvement hns been
notod In pastures and Immature field crops.
More rain Is needed.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Eectiin Director LoTi'and RitUtti tht
Wsek'i Keperti.
DETAILS AS TOLD BY THE COUNTIES
Lower Tciniieriiture nnd Hula Itesult
lit (ieiicrnl lniirot enient nnd
the (lutlonU lirinia More
IliicournKltiK.
LINCOLN, Aug. 6. (Speclal.)-O. A.
Loveland, Nebraska section director of tho
United Stntcs Department of Agriculture.
Issues this weekly report of the Nebraska
climate and crop service by counties:
Southeastern Section.
llutler Thrnshlnc hns progressed finely;
some pastures Improved, others nppe ir 10
no Kiiieii out; mucn corn uoing cui xur
fodder.
t'nss Corn look liml. lers than bnlf a
crop; into potntnes srincej broom errn head
ing una may innKu more than Halt u eiop
liny-Corn iulte green, but not improed;
fodder will be plentiful; plowing for whr.it
oeguii; pastures oried up nnu siock dciiu.
ten.
Fillmore Thrnshlng about done; pas
tures and bile corn Improved, but more
rnln needed; plowing begun.
Once liite rnni tmtiriivpil and will nrob-
ably yield some corn, but estimates vary
wmeiy; pencil crop snort; pastures nceu
rnln.
Hamilton I.nte corn Improved; mine
plowing being done; wild grnss Improved;
thrashing In progress.
Jefferson Condition of corn has not ma
terially changed; plowing for whent til
progress, but most too dry to plow well.
Johnson- Recent rains have improved into
cum, especially In southern nnd western
portions of county.
Lancaster Corn looks better, but will be
nenrly a failure without more rain; eon-sldernbk-
cano nnd millet planted this week.
Nemaha Corn crop n hard problem;
peaches, tipples nnd grapes drying up; pas
tures brjwn.
Nuckolls Corn Improved some by rain,
but wilt be marly a totul failure; pastures
improved; no potatoes; peaches nnd plums
poor.
Otoe Lato corn doing fairly well, due to
good rainfall; not sullkiunt rnln for pas
tures. Pawnee Corn has Improved very much
since the rnln; late corn nnd where the
stand wns thin promises best yield.
Polk-Corn stays green, but with little
growth ns to enrs; with rain some fields
will maltu a Utile corn.
Richardson Peaches, apples and grape?
veiy small; some corn fields will produ.e
half n crop, others nothing.
Saline Most corn beond help by rain,
nnd many fields being cut for fodder; np
pies and peaches badly damaged by hent.
Saunders Corn Improved since rnln nnd
may make from one-third tn one-half a
crop; there will be plenty of rough feed
Suwnrd A few fields of corn mny jl'ld
half a crop, but most fields will yield a
quarter of a crop or less.
Thayer Plowing further ndvnnccd thnn
usual at this time; corn being cut for
fodder, liny being shipped in.
York Some plowing done; corn revived
nnd will make good fodder, nn well ns somo
corn, wun rnvornble conditions from now
on.
.ortheiistern .Section.
Antelope Mnny fields of corn about
ruined; oats yielding fifteen to thirty
bushels ner ncre, whent live to fifteen.
Hurt Stacking grnln nbout finished; corn
earing, but too late to mature; rain good
tor corn, pastures nnu plowing.
Cedar Spring whent yielding nbout
twelve bushels per acre, barley thirty, oats
forty-live; hay being cut; corn looks llko
hnlf n crop or better.
Cumlng-Onts yielding forty bushels per
ncre. whent fifteen to twenty; corn un
proved by rnln nnd looks like rather more
than half n crop,
Dakotu-Smnll grain all stocked; line rain
nnd corn doing well.
Dixon Wheat yielding twelve to twenty
bushels per ncre. onts thirty to fifty; pas
tures bare; corn will not make more than
one-third of a crop.
Dodge Corn not Improved nnd not more
than one-third to one-half n crop can be
expected; sugar beets doing well.
DouglnB Oats yielding twenty to thirty
five bushels per acre, wheat ten to eight
een; corn dnmnged nbout one-half.
Holt A good sonklng rain, but probably
too lute for most corn.
Knox Smnll grain threshed, oats yield
ing twelve to fifteen bushels ner ncre,
wheat nbout ten; stock doing well.
Mndlson Good rnln Sa tut day, but corn
has lost some during week; onts nnd
wheat yielding well; sugar beets need rnln.
Platte Haying nnd threshing progressing
under favorable conditions; pastures con
tinue to suffer from drouth; corn not Im
proved. Sarpy Good week for hnylng nnd stack
ing small grnln; corn still looks well; pas
tures dry.
Stanton Wheat yielding twelve to six
teen bushels, onts thirty to forty; some
corn fields nre Improving nnd will yield a
third of n crop.
Thurston Threshing begun, whent yield
ing fourteen to twenty bushels, onts about
forty; corn will not make more than a
third of a crop.
WiiFhlr.gton Hay good; corn doing well;
smnll grnln yielding well.
Wayne Whent yielding fifteen to twenty
bushels, oats forty to fifty; hay crop good;
corn mny mnko hnlf a crop.
Centrnl Section.
Hoone Small grain badly shrunken by
drouth; lato side oats fair; corn caring
some, but will he backward.
Huffolo There may be enough corn for
feed; pastures Improving.
Custer Corn will be it partial crop with
rain soon; feed drying up, but stock looks
well.
Dawson Good showers, nnd grasshoppers
lenvlng or dying, nnd prospects better for
corn; wild liny n good crop,
Garfield Corn looking nulte well nnd
many fields will make two-thirds of a crop.
Greeley Most of corn crop past recovery;
pastures dried up: threshing In progress,
yield very light, qunllty poor.
Hall Sugar beets continue to do fairly
well; plowing In progress.
llownrn nay ngni crop; immures arica
up; corn win not. mane more man a inira
of n crop. .......
MerriCK loo ary inr turn, mil n ii.ih
frpshened since the weather cooled: hny
three-fourths of n crop.
Knnrp-1 avorame went ror late corn, uui
It cannot mnke n full crop, estlmnted that
(t Will maKO anoui ,i liiurui ni a cruu.
anermuii iiiiyniK in iiiuieo, wun nvci
age crop; pastures dry. .
vested, llsht orrp; spring wheat yields four
to eight bushels, oats twenty to thlrty
fivn porn dntnc well.
n 1 1 p v i n i n l crun in itiitiiiit ucuik nnr
Wheeler Corn keeps green, but very few
shoots to be seen; pastures getting dry, but
fair feert yet.
Southwestern Section,
111 not make much but fod
der; wheat nveraglng nbout fifteen bushels
per ncre; considerable plowing being done.
Chase Prospects poor for corn; feed will
Dundy Good week for grnss nnd forage
crops; corn Htlll green.
Fmnklln-Thlrd crop of alfalfa doing
fairly well; lato corn promises a partial
crop. .... .
Frontier-Corn crop badly damnged; po
tntu a fnlllirp
FurnaF Prospect for corn growing less;
winter whnt yields five to eight bushels
per ncre, spring wheat five to seven; corn
being out for fodder.
Gosper Potatoes a failure; pastures need
rn I II
Hnrlnn-Com being cut for fodder; wheat
yields olght to twenty bushels per acre, rye
live tn Jim-en.
Hitchcock Rnln hns benefited enne
broomenrn and pastures,
Kearney Rain Insulllclent to nld corn
much, may bo one-fifth of n crop; pastures
getting short nnd feeding commenced.
Red willow Corn remains green nnd Is
growing slowly; potatoes a failure; pastures
drying up.
Webster Corn nlmnst nn entire failure
and being cut for fodder; nlfalfn and hay
crops helped by rnln.
Western nnd orthivestern Section.
Hanner Considerable dnmago from hall
In parts of rnunty; corn needs rain,
nox Butte (lood week for curing liny am:
fnoel for cattle.
Hrown Hay fairly good;
corn growing
Dawes Crops and grass In better condi
tion than last week, both doing well.
Keith forn not enrlng well, due to dry
weather ...
Key.ipaba Early corn past all help In
pnrts of county. ,
Uork H.iy a fine crop; millet n failure;
corn seems to promise nne-half to three
Icnirths of u crop.
Seotts muff Wheat, oats and corn doing
wc-M, rnnger good.
Thomas Haying In progress, crop light.
Winner of lice- Conlrnt Tnkra Trip.
COLUMIIPS. Neb., Aug. 6, (Special.)
Miss Vlra Kramer, who received the largest
number of votes In Tho llee vacation con
test, started this morning for Iluffalo, Sbo
was accompanied by Miss Bessie Snowden
of KcnTney, who wns close second In tho
contest and whom Miss Kramer chose ns hor
companion. Their trip will be via tho lakes
from Chicago. They expect to be gone
three weeks.
Tun Ilojs Sent to Penitentiary,
SIDNEY, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special Tele,
gram,) Judge Grimes today sentenced
Harry Ickcs, aged IP, and Fred Plerson.
nged 20, to the penitentiary for one year
ench. Ickcs nnd Plerson both pleaded
guilty, the former to the charge of forgery
and the latter to stealing a check nnd
pocketing the proceeds. It wns their first ,
offense nnd the court took In consideration
the youth of the defendants nnd their pre
vious good reputation.
llnuds Injured on Htnery Wheel.
11EATRICE. Neb.. Aug. 6. (Special Tele
gram.) Martin Ossowskl, while operating,
nn emery wheel todny nt tho Dempster i
mill, ground off tho end of both thumbs.
Amputntlon may be necessary.
Whent Crop In .Sulh Dnltotn.
YANKTON, S. D.. Aug. 6.- (Spc-lal.)
Tho Excelsior Mill company of this city has
received considerable new wheat from vn-
rloiiB parts of the county. The grnln Is of
f.ood color nud will make good Hour, but It
Is light nnd badly shrunken and grades No.
3. It brings 65 cents j cr bushel The farm
ers bringing In grnln say that the crop will
turn out better than was expected a few
iViys ago. One large farm turned out fif
teen bushels of whent and sixty bushels of
oats to the acre. One of Judgo Roberts'
farms produced twenty bushels of wheat to
tho acre.
WETNESS, COOLNESS TODAY
Tiimnrrniv .Nebraska Will Have Only
Knlrursn nml llolh l)nn
llreexlnuss.
WASHINGTON, Aug. C Forecast
for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Nebraska Showers nnd cooler
Wednesday; Thursday fair; west winds.
For Iowa Fair and warmer In eastern,
showers nnd cooler In western portion
Wednesday; Thursday fair; variable winds.
For Illinois nnd Missouri Fair nnd
warmer Wednesday; Thursdny showers and
cooler; light northeasterly winds, becoming
southeasterly.
For North Dakota Fair Wednesday nnd
Thursday; warmer Thursday; northerly
winds.
For South Dakota Fair nnd cooler
Wednesday; Thursday fnlr; north winds.
For Colorado Showers Wcdiicnlny, with
cooler In southern portion; Thursday fair
In western, showers In eastern portion;
varlnblo winds.
For Wyoming Showers Wednesday, with
cooler In western portion; Thursday fair
In weatern, showers In eastern portion;
vnrlablo winds.
For Montana Fnlr Wednesdny. with
warmer In western portion; Thursday fnlr.
warmer; westerly winds.
For Western Texas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Generally fnlr Wednesday;
Bhowcrs and cooler Thursday; southerly
winds.
For New Moxlco Showers nnd thunder
storms in northern, fair In southern por
tion Wednesday and Thursday; northeast
erly winds.
I.oenl llecord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER ntlRRAIT.
OMAHA, Aug. n. Official record of tem
perature and preclpltntlon compared with
ine corresponding uuy oi uie lust tnrto
years:
1901. 1900. 1S99. ISrS.
Maximum temperature... its 91 7S SO
Minimum temperature.... 63 "5 67 63
Mean temperature 76 83 72 74
rrecipttuiion w ,w .to l.?l
Record of temDcrnturo nnd nreclnltntlnn
at Omaha for this day nnd since March 1,
llWl"
Normal temperature 74
Excess fur the day 2
rotal excess since March 1 5&l
Normal precipitation 12 Inch
Deficiency for tho day 12 Inch
Total since March 1 13.49 Inchis
Deficiency since .March 1 6.C5 inches
Deficiency ror cor. ner on. 1900... 3.06 Inches
Deficiency for cor, period, 1899... 3.58 Inches
Iteportn Irom Stations nt 7 p. ni.
3' X' 3
"2
3.3 W'
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
25c
3
Omaha, clear
North I'latte. clear ....
Cheyenne, ralntnc
Salt l.ako City, cloudy
Hapiu city, clear
Huron, mining
Wllllston. clear
Chicago, clear
St. Louis, clear
St, I'nul, clear
Davenport, clear
Kansns City, clear ....
Helena, clenr
Havre, clear
nismarck. clenr
Galveston, clenr
T denotes trace of preclpltntlon.
I.. A. WELSH.
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