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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 21, 1912. M SMSS SOBWaSBBBSaaMaaaaM - - - ill : : : -il, : : li : " ' n Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Council Bluffs P THE BEER WIT LIKE a . : j- l pHOGRATS TOHAME JUDGE, :Convention Will Be Held to Place Two in Nomination. ;KDIETY DELEGATES TO MEET Ji Slate Yet Prepared aad Party Leaden Are la Conaaltatioa la f Hope of gecarlaff Able Mea Vpon the Ticket. 1 I The democrats or the Fifteenth Judicial district will hold their convention here to place in nomination two candidates : lor district court Judges. The convention will meet in the south court room of the 'county court bouse at X o'clock and will ' be composed of ninety delegates. The district comprise nine counties, Audubon, Cass, Mills, Guthrie. Harrison, , Shelby, Pottawattamie, Fremont and Page. Generally the democratic Judicial $ conventions have been held solely for the 2 purpose of maintaining the party organi sation, but this year there is a bouyancy in the 'party sentiment and note of hope Ih the party slogans that will Induce the convention today to select candidates for the bench competent to fill the positions and willing to make a fight to get there. Ordinarily It has been easy to ascertain In advance of the convention the names of the candidates by consulting the party managers, who have been able to give out the authoritative information that so-and-so "has- consented to run.", In quiries yesterday failed to bring out the usual Information. Half a dosen party managers from various counties were in consultation with Chairman J. J. Hughes yesterday afternoon considering probable candidates, but if any conclusions were reached they were carefully guarded. The decision was not even definitely reached as to who should be temporary chairman. Iowa's primary law, under the guidance of the lawyer members of the legislature when the change was made In the method of selecting candidates, does not affect candidates for the Judiciary. The attorneys looked asTtance at the project of permitting the voters at the primary lections to select candidates for their district and supreme court Judges upon the pretense that a popular vote would drag the Judicial ermine Into the mire of politics, and succeeded in having exempt candidates for Judges and members of the publto school boards. Hence these officers are still chosen by the conven tion system. ', - High Horse Prices Are Broken Down Stock buyers and shippers of this vi cinity say the high prices asked and given for horses during the last few years are at last permanently broken, and that within another year or two It vwlll be possible to buy good horses at ;the prices that prevailed a generation ago. One of the local buyers and ship pera showed the announcements of the sales of 10,000 draft and driving horses t to be made at ' three Montana points - within the next month. The statement ;ls also made that one firm sold 6,000 horses In June and would sell 10,000 more in September. Hundreds of carloads of '. western horses have been unloaded here within the last few months and distri buted throughout the neighboring terrl T'jtory. Iowa farmers have also been ptempted by the prevailing high prices rto give more attention to the horse praising business and It Is possible now . to buy native bred horses at fair prices. This was almost an Impossibility a year ;ago. Fancy driving and draft horses, however, still fetch good prices. -". "It la not the automobile that is cheap ening the price of horses," said a dealer, ; "it's the Increase of supply. Thousands "of farmers may find it possible to get f along with a few less horses after buy Vlng automobiles, but the growth of popu lation with increasing demand for the use of the horse, more than balances this. Increased production la what, Is bringing down the price of the horse." - Governor Carroll Pardons Stevens Hibernians Ee-Eleot All Old Officers Rav W. Stevens, a linotvDe ooerator Mayor Maloney and Thomas Regan employed at a local newspaper plant, and w unanimously re-elected as the .chief convicted and sentenced to the peni tentiary at Fort Madison in 1968, has been fully pardoned by Governor Carroll Stev ens was paroled by the state board on May 22, last year, and the act of the gov ernor does not shorten his term of Imprisonment national officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the election of officers mark ing the close in Chicago yesterday of the largest convention in the history of the order. Mr. Began again beads the order and Mayor Maloney Is continued as the national treasurer. The convention convened on Wednesday Stevens, who was believed to be Insane the tnree days nave Deen full of ln- at the time from excessive use of alco- terest as indicated by a telegram re hollo stimulants, was convicted of an as- ceived from Mayor Maloney last evening, sault upon a little 12-year-old girl named The compliment of a re-election was ex Larsen. He followed the child out East pected by all of Mayor Maloneys friends Broadway when she was going to her and that It was the unanimous offer of a convention composed of nearly 1,000 dele gates from every part of the united States adds to the pleasure of his inenas here. He Is expected home this evening or tomorrow and Is very likely to be most hospitably received. ' - City Clerk Charles J. Duff, who went to Chicago Monday to attend the conven tion, wnl return today. '(; home near the city limits. Indian creek runs parallel to the street for more than a mile, and when the child had reached a lonely place late In the afternoon Stev ens seised her and dragged her Into the bushes and across the stream through the deep mud. The child screamed, but there was no one near enough to hear her. Stevens had almost denuded her and in his struggles dropped a number of letters from his pocket With splendid presence of mind the child pointed to the letters and told him to pick them up or they would betray him. He released her to do - The levy for the school tax this year so and she nimbly sprang up the steep I Is to be 4Bi mills to raise $195,006 required bank and ran screaming in the direction to carry forward the work of the scnoois of a bouse. A woman sitting on the for the coming year and to pay the cost porch saw her and started toward her of the H6.000 addition to the high school FORTY AND HALF MILLS SCHOOL LEVY FOR YEAR as Stevens clambered up the bank and started In pursuit He then turned and slunk away. He was arrested a few hours later, his clothing still covered with mud. The woman aided the child In fully Identifying him., It has not been dis closed where Stevens has been living since his parole. The notice of his dis charge was received by County Clerk Harry M. Brown yesterday. Standard Oil , Stock Worth Cash The value of Standard Oil stock was disclosed In an appraisement made by William Arnd, J. P. Hess and 8. G. Uu derwood when they filed their report yes- terday of the valuation of two 177,484 883.383 of a share. Beduced to decimals the proportion of the single share Is easier stated. It Is .286. The stock belonged to the estate of Elisabeth Carter, who died recently at Suffolk, Mass., and its value was required for collateral Inheritance tax purposes. The stock was accredited to the Continental Oil company of Iowa, the Hawkeys branch of the Standard, wnos principal place or business is at Council Bluifs.-and 'Whose capital stock was recently reduced to $1,000. The value n S IV.,. , . . 1 . ., . vi una muo more man one-rourth of a share was determined to be $1,760. REDUCE YOUR LIVING EXPENSES Saturday Grocery Department Spe. eeat--.Em.AH soap, bars, 25o. Fresh Country Eggs, dosen, 16o. Watermelons, up irora 80c. Large basket Tomatoes, oo. B west Corn, dosen. lBn. ISA fnmt building. A tax of 10 mills was voted by the people for this purpose, and had It not been for this the levy would have been 2 mills less than last year, as a re duction of 2 mills was made In the bond fund, making the total only 8 mills more than last year. At a special meeting or the school board held last evening , the ecreturv was instructed to certify this levy to county supervisors. The board spent several hours consider ing the bushless of the district and got through with a lot of routine busnless. Bids were presented by the New York Plumbing company and Stephan Bros, for changing the plumbing In the Bloomer and Pierce street buildings in accordance with the decision of the board at a meet lng several months ago to save the cost of water by changing the flushing system in the closets. Stephan Bros.' offer for the plumbing and forty-eight automatic bowls was $1,737, with $300 for extras, and the bid of the New York Plumbing company was $1,132 for the same work and $174 for the extras specified, making a difference of more than $700 between the two bids. The board expressed the conviction that the Stephana' estimate was based on an erroneous conception of the specifications and awarded the contract to the New York company. Miss Emma Hutchinson In a written communication declined to sign the con tract to become a grade teacher at $50 a month, pointing out that she had been teaching at Grand Junction, la., at $60 and had refused re-election at $66. She also called attention to the fact that she left the Council Bluffs schools to take a full course at the Cedar Falls normal. where she graduated, and pointed out that if she had not taken this extra means to perfect herself as a teacher and Toastles, lOo. Jar Sliced, Dried Beef. lOo. Pure Tomato Catsup, 10c per bottle. One- remained at her work In the Council quart Mason Jars, 49o dosen. l&o pack- Bluffs schools she would now have been age jraranne, c. Fancy large Cookies, s aosen, 16c. in our Meat Department: Bacon, by tne strip, pound, 13o. Veal, per pound, up from 10c. Fancy Beef Roast, pound, up from 12fto. Good Steaks, per lb., 12VW, r or Koast, per lb., up from 120. Veal Roast up from 12Ho. Mutton, per lb., up rrom Sc. Pot Roast, per lb., up from 10c, in our Big Hardware Department: $8.00 Lawn Swing, $3.86. lWnch high Wheeled Lawn Mower, $2.19. Extra large Galvan receiving $70 a month, and that If she now accepted the $50 assignment It would be virtually accepting punishment and a reduction of $20 a month In salary for having graduated In a training school. Every member of the board was uncon sciously scratching his head as the con cluding sentences of the letter were read. It was referred to the finance committee for adjustment Miss Pauline Rlef of the high school faculty announced that she would not Ised Garbage Can, $1.68. Six-ball Croquet Lgn her contract The reasons were not kg, neguiar si.w oven for gas. gasoline or oil stove, our price, 88c, 76c. Rolltnan Food Chopper, cuts meat, vege- taoies, nuts, spices, etc.; capacity, ! pound per minute; our price today, lOo. J. ZOLLER MERCANTILE .CO., The Big Up-Town Btore, ' 100-2-4-6 Broadway. 'Phone 3020. Being railroad time Inspector for Coun .'ell Bluffs, we can employ only the most skilled workman In this department Bring your watch here and receive satisfactory work. Leffert'e, Jewelers. Sign of the docks. Minor Mention HEWITT SEEKS DIVORCE ON CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY Davis, drugs. Vlctrola. $15. A. Hospe Co. ,, H. Borwlck for wall papor :. Woodrlng Undertaking Co. Tel. SSI. y' Corrigana, "undertakers. Phones 14$. ' New York Plumbing Co. Phone 2360. ' For Rent Modern house. 723 Sixth Ave. .Hlgkatandard printing, Morehouse ft Co ;! FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET. '. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone W. TO SAVE OR BORROW, SEE C. B. 'Mutual Bldg. & Loan Ass'n. 123 Pearl. i Bluff City Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye Works. New phone No. 2814. BUDWEISER on draught The Grand. Budwelser In bottles at all first-class bars. Notice the Wagner fly traps In our ' window this week. Special, $1.25. P. C. :DeVol Hardware Co. : This week it cents will buy $1.25 to ; $2.60 cabinet to 11x14 fancy picture frames. Don't miss this sale, but bring those pictures in. Fauble Art ship. , Council' Bluff ' winning fire team will return home some time this morning on account of all races having been declared off. Rain at Sioux City Thursday evening and a severe hailstorm on Thursday night rendered the track unfit for races. The Sluffs boys will return with nearly $400 , .which they won during the tournament -'' The purpose of filling the country 'north of Council Bluffs with successful ' fruit raisers, each family cultivating land 'especially adapted to the fruit to be '"Crown, Is rapidly being worked out The -big tract of nearly 1,0 acres turned "over to Day ft Hess, by Dr. McClenna Tnand of Omaha, promises to be but the '; beginning of this local "back to the : . soil" movement There Is talk now of , opening up other tracts and platting -them Into lots of from five to twenty cres. Yesterday W. P. Brown of Ne I'gh, Neb., after carefully considering "the matter and realising that there would ;be no possibility of glutting the local , markets with the fruit products, pur . -chased a tract of the Day ft Hess prop erty and Is now moving here with his family to begin the work of building and ., 'planting for the future. Alvey C. Hewitt began a suit for dl vorce in the district court yesterday aganlst his wife, Sarah A. Hewitt allege lng desertion and conspiracy on the part of the wife and their family of nine chil dren to drive him from home. Hewitt Is the man who a year ago last spring shot and dangerously wounded William MoGill, foreman of the Omaha shoe fac tory, as the latter was about to take a car at Avenue A and Thirty-second to go to his work In Omaha. It was shown that the shooting was premeditated and without cause. McGUl's life was saved, but he was maimed for life. Hewitt was indicted by the grand Jury for assault with Intent to commit murder, but after many delays and postponements his at torney succeeded In getting accepted a plea of guilty of simple assault, and un der the law the court could only Impose a sentence of thirty days in the county Jail. Hewitt, however, spent a long time in Jail awaiting trial. In his petition for divorce Hewitt al leges that he was married to his 'wife In Knox county, Indiana, on August 29, 1888, and that nine children bad been born to them, the eldest a son. 23 years old, and the youngest a boy, aged 4 years. Mra Hewitt and all of the elder children, In eluding a daughter of adult age, volun tarily appeared before the grand Jury and testified against Hewitt fully exonerat ing McGill of the charges made by the husband. Hewitt alleges now that Mo Gill conspired with the family to drive him from home and that he was obliged to leave on account of threats made against him. He alleges that in May, this year, Mrs. Hewitt taking her four minor chltdren and accompanied by their eldest son, John, left her home and moved to some point In Indiana and has permanently left him. He makes other charges aganst bis wife, which friends of the family say will bring Mrs. Hewitt here to defend. stated. Superintendent Beverldge recommended the employment of an additional male teacher In the high school on account of the increased attendance, and approved the endorsements presented by W. P. Butler of Indianola as a teacher of psychology and mathematics. He also recommended the purchase of sixteen new typewriters for the high school, one mimeograph and several typewriter desks. He said there were now eleven Reming tons, thirteen Underwoods and thirteen L. C. Smith machines in the equipment and that forty-eight machines were re quired. He also recommended the em ployment of a teacher of sewing for the manual training department and en dorsed the application of a woman whose name was not given, who Is a graduate of the Nebraska university. All of the recommendations were referred to the proper committees. The secretary was directed to furnish all local book dealers with copies of the list of stationery recommended by the superintendent who may desire to keep the material In stock. The sum of $500 was ordered paid to Architect Cox for plans and specifications for the' new high school addition. v Contracts for In stalling electrlo lights In the Second ave nue building were awarded to J. G. Brad ley, the Job to cost $113. The secretary was Instructed to adver tise for coal bids, all bids to be based on Pan a, III, or Centerville, la., four-inch lump. , palgn. row. 600 600 'Z Marrlagre Lleeaaee. ' Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday to the following named persons; . Name and Address. Age. 1. W. Dolan, Omaha... .....29 ' va McFarland, Omaha... 23 . Allle Smith, Hamburg, la ..30 Eva (Matthews, Farragut la. 33 " T Why take chances if yoo. are having '-'trouble with your eyes. See our expert "need optician. Lefferts. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to B!g Returns. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers were reported to The Bee Friday by the Pottawat tamie County Abstract company: O. E. Stelnbaugh and wife to L. R. Trotter, part of lot L block i. Glendale Add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d 1 Leonard Everett and Mary L. Everett executors, to Edwin Q. Gldley. lot , Vermont Add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d Ida M. Davis, et at to A. G. Decker, lot J, block 2, TerWilliger's Add. to Council Bluffs. la., w. d - Margaret Schaedecke to Henry G. scnomaser, wis. i ana , block 6, Underwood, w. d 1 H. E. Metcalk to C M. ft St P. R. R. Co., part of ne)i sett, 1-74-44. w. d Marie Ehlers and husband to Ella Edmundson, part of sw nstt. 9-77-88. w. d .7. Anton Keisten and wife to James Peterson, land ln.it and 16-74-43, w. d . Albert V. Koos to C. M. A St P. R. R. Co., part of wft nett sett. 1-74-44 w. d.... 100 2,000 10 1600 3,900 Eight transfers, total 10 $8,700 CELERY, that's what made Kalamatoo famous. We Just received our first ship ment this season. It's better than ever; only 6o a bunch. New apples, 40o peck; ripe tomatoes, 26a basket: peaches, 20o basket; plums, 46c; watermelons, S5o and 40c; blackberries are now In, 13fto box; cauliflower. 10c We have plonlo plates. lOo nackaae. We have cooked loins. 40c: DUBUQUE. la., July -Speclal Tele- bam and dried beef. Try our maple gram.)-Lee MoNeally, private secretary sugar. In five-pound palls, $1.35; New York iM'NEALLY IS SECRETARY TO CHAIRMAN HILLES coffee, 3Sc pound. 359. Bartel ft Miller. Tel. Key. to the Situation Bee Advertising. to late Senator Allison of Iowa and later a resident of South Dakota where the town McNeally was named after him, to day accepted a position as private secre tary to Manager Hillea of the Taft cant- Senf Case Orders for LUXUS to any of the Following Distributors: Hiller Liauor Co.. Courtney & Co., John Nittler, 1309 Farnam Street. Phone D. 1241. Phone Ind. A -3241. 17th and Douglas Sts. Phone Douglas 647. ' Phone Ind. A-1215. Phone Douglas 1889. Phone Ind. F-1377. i a He departs for New York tomor- MARL0W BELIEVES CHILD TAKEN BY GYPSIES WAS HIS CRESTON, la., July 20.-(Speclal.)-H. H. Marlow of Lone Rock, la., arrived here yesterday en route to Bedford to try to identify the little child that was found with a gang of gypsies at Gravity and was, later taken in charge by Bedford authorities. Through some misunder standing it was reported the father would not come to Bedford and the authorities turned the gypsies loose with the child yesterday morning and It Is reported they left for the Missouri state line. Mr. Marlow stated here that ho could not understand how the report was circu lated that he would not come. After talk ing with Deputy Sheriff Evans here, who took charge of the gang at Gravity and saw the child, Mr. Marlow stated he be lieved the child was his and left here for Bedford firm in the belief that he would recover the child. No word has been re ceived from him here since he went to Bedford and it Is thought be Is trailing the party Into Missouri. JAMES HUNTER IN JAIL FOR KILLING HIS BROTHER SIDNEY. Ia. July 20. (SpeciaD-Janws Hunter, who killed his brother Jack, In a quarrel some weeks since, has been placed In Jail here, charged with murder In the first degree. On June 14, Hunter and h' brother, Jack, bad some trouble over monav matters and later engaged In a pistol fight both being severely wounded. The brother, Jack, died of his wounds and James has been lying very 111 at bis home In Hamburg until the present time. when he has recovered sufficiently to be placed in Jail here. It la likely that be will be tried at the September term of court Both the brothers were filled with remorse after the fight and. called con tlnually tor each other. For a time It was thought both would die, but James, who was not so . badly wounded, recov ered. Jack died the day after the shoot ing. Cathroe bid was 16,515 for 10,600 feet of sewer, manholes and flush tanks. IDA GROVE The Klron News has been sold by Elmer Nordell to R. C. Warring ton of Odebolt who takes possession this week. . IDA GROVE Farmers in many sec tions of Ida county say the oats are todged badly. One farmer has a solid sec tion of oats that are lodged so badly It will be Impossible to harvest and the whole mile square is practically a total loss, except for feed. The oats lodged be cause of the effect that the heads were unusually large and unusually full and the straw could not support the heavy grain. ONAWA xne nrst gooa rain mr over month fell last night, but even it did not lay the dust The farmers will be through harvesting one of the largest grain crops ever raised in the county this week and nave already Degun inresning. IDA GROVE The friends of Roosevelt have called a mass county convention for Saturday. The call Is signed by sixty-one voters, including A. B. Bell, J. W. Reed, Robert Llpton and C. F. tsesore, men who have been prominent In the re publican party of this county. Stoas City Pabllsher lajorod. SIOUX CITY, la., July. -Speclal Telegram.) Frank Evans, one of the pub lishers of the Morntngslde Leader, slip ped while crossing tn front of a street car and was run over. He lost one leg and probably will die. Iowa News Notes. IDA GROVE The body of James Todd, who died at the home of his son, Lenlas Todd in Storm Lake, were brought here for Interment Mr. Todd caught a cold ten days prior and this was the cause of his death. He was w years or age. IDA GROVE H. Cathroe Co. of Omaha has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new sanitary sewer system at Galva, In this county. The this morning. Crazed by drinking a patent medicine, he severed an artery In the wrist and died. Taft Thanks Negroes For Action in Chicago WASHINGTON, July 20. - President Taft In a speech In the east room of the White House to a delegation from the National Civil and Political Negro league today publicly acknowledged his debt of gratitude to the negro delegates to the republican national convention. 'I want to say to you," said the presi dent "how much I appreciate your standing firm in my behalf at a time when it . was Intimated to the country that we could not depend on you. You demonstrated there your appreciation of the accomplishments of the republican party for your race in the past and your abiding faith In Its future friendship; you stood like a solid rock." The delegation presented resolutions to the president asking for the restoration of the battalion of the Twenty-fifth in fantry that was involved in the Browns ville affair and urging him to recommend a federal statute against lynching. Mr. Taft said In reply he had done everything possible under the law in regard to the Twenty-fifth Infantry. He deplored lynchlngs, he said, but did not believe that the federal government could inter fere In the states with criminal cases. "I say to you, gentlemen," the presi dent added, "that a man who has been engaged In a lynching within the federal Jurisdiction who comes to me for execu tive clemency will have bis petition re ceived with that feeling on my part that there Is no crime that ought to be more severely punished and more completely condemned." Severs Artery aad Dies. CLEAR LAKE, la., July 20. (Special Telegram.) C 8. Herrlck, real estate dealer of Storm Lake, was found in tils room at Park Inn hotel. Mason City, Supposed Priest Put Under $1,000 Bonds NEW YORK, July 20.-John Dezane of Jackson, Neb., who claims to be a priest and who was found guilty In police court yesterday of disorderly conduct in having followed-and annoyed 12-year-old Kath-i erlne Kavanah, was today placed under bonds of $1,000 to keep the peace for six months. Attorney John Fitzgerald, repre senting the defendant, announced that he would appeal the case. Dezane contended that the child bad misbehaved and that he was following her with the intention of placing her In charge of a policeman. Inquiry develops the information that Rev. John Deaane, mentioned in the dis patches from New York as having been arrested for pursuing a small girl, is probably Father John Devan, a Catholic priest of Jackson, Neb., who, because of breaking health, was given three months' leave of absence with the privilege of re maining longer If his ' health, required. Omaha friends hesitate to believe It is the. Jackson priest and say he would be the last man In the world to do such a thing unless his broken health baa af fected his mind. DEMOCRATS OF WYOMING ASK AID 0FPR0GRESSIVES SHERIDAN. Wyo., July 20.-(Speclal Telegram.) One of the most startling de velopments of the week In the local po litical situation was the passage by the Sheridan County Democratic club last night of a resolution inviting the co-op eration and support of the progressive republican forces of the county. Sheridan county republicans have led the fight for the progressive cause in Wyoming and the resolution Is consid ered a direct appeal for the support of the republican progressives of the state In the effort being made by the demo crats to oust Senator Francis E. Warren. State Senator J. B. Kehdrick of Sheri dan, millionaire cattleman. Is the demo cratio candidate for the office. Governor Joseph M. Carey, progressive republican, elected two years ago by the Joint vote of the democrats and progres sive republicans of the state, has Issued a call for a convention to be held at Cheyenne for the purpose of considering tha organization of the proposed new party In Wyoming. . A Life Problem Solved by that great health tonic, Electric Bit ters. Is the enrichment of poor, thin blood and strengthening the weak. 60c For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Archbald Must File Formal Answer to , Charges by July 29 WASHINGTON, July 20.-Tudge Robert W. Archbald of the United States com merce court, charged with misconduct by the house of representatives, appeared before the Impeachment court of the senate today and was given until July 29 to answer the impeachment charges made against him. In the thirty-five minutes that he sat in the senate while the preliminary ar rangement for his trial were being made. Judge Archbald took no personal part in the proceedings. His attorney, A. S. Worthlngton of Washington, con ducted affairs for him. aided by his son and associate attorney, Robert W. Archbald, Jr., of Philadelphia. The man agers on the part of the house are re quired to file their reply to Judge Arch bald's answer by August 1, and all plead ings In the case must be completed by August 3. The time for the opening of the Im peachment trial Itself remains a subject of wide division In the senate. Senator Bailey in the proceedings of the impeach ment court today asserted his determina tion to urge an immediate trial. HOLT COUNTY PROSPECTS FOR HAYJS EXCELLENT Holt county, the great hay producing county of the state. Is expected to pro duce practically Its normal amount of hay thl year, even though drouth has visited that section within the last month as well as elsewhere. J. Coin of Ewins says the bay prospect Is excellent and thu Is largely due to the early rains that started the grass well, and also to the heavy snow that provided abundant mois ture for the subsoil, so that the effect of the drouth that came later was not as blighting as It might otherwise have been. The corn prospect of the county Is not especially good. , TWENTY-THREE QUAKES -SHAKE IN TOWN IN MEXICO GUADALAJARA, Mex., July 20. Earthquakes today filled one 'street with debris from shattered houses, damaged to some extent almost every building In the city and drove hundreds of citizens panic stricken Into the open places. Twenty-three shocks were felt between sunrise and sunset' No loss of life has been reported. r No Important structures were de stroyed, but the hospital, the asylum and telegraph buildings were badly dam-, aged and probably will be uninhabitable,! -77
