Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 10, 1910, Page 3

Nebraska CHANGE LAW OF DECEDENT Supreme Court Holds Law of 1885 is Void, WIDOWS RIGHTS INVOLVED' May Nou Set Astde in Fee Becnuse Vot Allowed to Determine Tithe, (From a Staft LINCOLN, Juiy The supreme co belated opinlons w change n = Uraska. Judge Chiet ten rrespondent. Spectal Twles anded A make am.) wn f ot decedents wrote the Reese and Judge disenting from a pur ot it The court reaffirms tormer dectsion rendered severa! but goes fur- ther and declares invalld a curative act of 1895, which had before been quos- tioned. The Baker act gave the w ot & deceased person the homestesd foe and suthortzed the county judge sside & homestsad for a widow That act was held w eral years ago on the ground that it was not properly pased and because it gave| a county udge power Aetermine title to real estate. The curative act of 186 was intended to legalize the acts of county Judges In setting aside homesteads in fee to widows. The supreme court now holds that the curative act unconstitutional because such an act cannot cure the de- fects of an act that is void In itself. The result I8 that the law enforesd prior to the Daker act is now the iaw and that widows may omiy have & Jifo interest In a home- stead. After she gots her shara the heirs may make ttle in fee It is belleved that fow cases will arise under the ruling be- cause in most cases of dlvision of estates the statutes of limitations has run and Seagdick its pars Awo, never sdw n to set onal sev- Chief Justice Resse and Judge Sedgwick Qissent from that part of the decision hoid- ing. that part of the court's oid decsion, | hoiding fhst a dseree of a county judge. | setting mside s homestead in fes to A/ widow, i granting power to & county judigs o detsrmine ttlu to real estaie, and from | that part of the new mfldln"mcnm" that children of & deceased person are not estopped, If they have not ratiffed such an| order of a county fudge, from objecting| to such an order. Th'yl.m'flhzh" court that the curative act of 16 is wadd and with the balance of the opinion. | In the case of Draper against Clayton. | appeal from Hamilton county, opimion by the decrse of the dlstrict court is affirmed in all things excent as to the sub- ot contribution, and as to such sub-| and remanded The costs in this| against appeilces | involving land title, | Forrester, appeal from | e paid his $0 fliing fos o the clerk of Douglss county &s & candi- | date for United States senator. He i3 run- | ning for the repubilcan nomination. Barton Files tor Auditor. Silas R. Barton, state auditor, has flled his name a8 & candidate for a second nom- ination om the republican ticket. M. Bar- vebraska Dodge County Republicans Pledge Fealty Connty Convention at Fremont Says New Tariff Law Will Meet Nation's Needs. ans expression n cindica- adopted resolutt faith in the principles and tion at the poll Bearing on hat it i not p We reeall e McKintey and the times of then cnewing and confidence prospects of the while admitting resolutions said sitter assauits made on Dingley tariff laws at snactment. but their suf- fictent vindiestior was tound in anpar- alelled prosperity which followed. Wao are extremely skeptical of those re- form elements, the most vociferous uspport- ers of whem are democrats As a maiter of fact the peopl cof Dodge county have every reason to be satisfied with the present tariff I In the first year of its operation it has produced not only sufficient revenue for the needs of the | nation, but has shown a surpius of $5.000.000 | besides. This 1s & very favorable showing as compared with a deficit of 3500000 the year before.” The records of the republican county of- ficers wern approved and pleasurs was ex- Prassed over the prospects of the nomi- nation of G. G. Martn rney general of the state The following delegates were selected to the stats convention H. J. Lee. R. B. Schneider, C. E. Abbott, A. J. Forman. F. L. Burreil, J. C. Neison, Jomeph Roberts, C. Sack, Jorgen Larson, W. M. Sander, Ed ing, J. M. Beaver. A. Hasson, W. R Kelly, ¥ H. Knowiton, L. K. Meyer. Befors adjournment Grant G. Martin, who o be a candidate for attorney generai. was asked t0 address the convention and he responded, talking s few moments on state politics. the the G or at Demos Repudiate Bryan’s Plans| lution for Referendum—Delegates Opposed to County Option. FAIRBURY, Neb. July %—The demo-| cratic county convention which was held in the district court room here was not productive of harmony or a complete union. From the beginning it becama apparent that those who controlled the wires were not going to allow the comvention to de- clare for the referendum. neither was it| their intention to send a delegation to the state convention that would be influenced to vote for Mr. Bryan's iea on the county | option question. | A committes was appointed to select the | County Convention Turns Down Reso- | { \“-(- to the state convention against Many postmasters will arrive M the feeble protest of a few who thought Tuesday the convention will the comvention should have semething to|opened. the entirc day being tay sbout who its delegates were. Later meetings of different class on a few who beiieved that the oft-repsated | main convention will open a deciaration of the democratic party im| set upon, and the proceedings went through like they were otled. The deiegates to the state convention, which meets in Grand Isiand on July X wers eiected as follows L. E. Blauser. | Plessant; Henry Heilinger, Gibson; V. E. Chamberiain. Richland: J. A. Thiessen, Cub/ Creek; W. H. Bames J. C. Hartigan, L Bonham and R. D Russell, Fairbury ton {3 nOW serving his firet term. e (Hed ‘George Shortridge, Buckley; William J from Grand Isiand . Since becoming staie | suditor Mr. Bart:: has paid particular tention to the Insurance department of his office, having been a weil knows traternal | man for many years. | REPUBLICAN COUNTY 1 CONVENTIONS CALLED| Fhelps, Saunders, Plerce and Stanton Amomg Those to Be Held Next Week. HOLDREUGE, Neb. July %—Spectml.)—| The republican county central committee | has decided that Its county comveation will | be & delcgate affair aad has therefore ealled precinct canuses 1 be held on Monday for the purpose of seiecting dele- Sates to attend it The delegates are chosen on the basis of one for every fifteen votes cast for Presidential Zlector O. C. Beil in | 198, thus making 3 total allotment of ninety-five delegates. The conveatiom will be heid |n this eity July 15, and besides the election of ten delegutes (0 ailend the siale conventton other busingss of consideralle | tmportance will be transacted. WAHOO, Neb, July % —Special)—The Saunders county republican convention | will meet In Walico Tuesiny, July 1= A| big wesling 1o expected. Hon. Charles H. Sioan, repubiican candidste for congress in this distriet, will sddress the meeting. The following obably be the candl- dates on the repubiican tcket ai the pri- martes nfext moath Adex Laverty Tar sate senator; O H. Gustafson, Moud, nd Jul Petermichel, Valparaiso, for represen- tatives; C. 2. Peterson of Wahoo, for county attorney .and Peter Kuath of Cedar Biuffs, for commissioner. Neb., July 3—(Special)—Thn y conveation for Pleron en called to meet Plerca July for the purpose of leiegatles 0 the state con. 10 weloction of a county ttee. The conventiom wik ielegaten July %.—Special )—The savention has Dbeen the court house July 18 ne state meeting led as senator 1a8 Saturday and cen- son- Neb. unty neet delegates fo at r us state Omala Man Charged with Bigamy. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. July S—Spe- " 4 woman signing her name as Ma Adums of O this city azd filed & Attorney L her onter Omaha. was s bigam nis arrest e hanas from clal mpla ounty charging that Adams, also of and asked for & The warrant was of Sheritf Wischer, and maha yesterday with | his prisoner. was placed uil awalt- Ing his hearing Mys Mury Ferrin, the compiainant, and Lester L. Adams were| united In Warriage n this oty June L | D, by Judge W. W. Wilson, who lssued & warraot for the arrest of | the man Thursdsy. The Omaha wife com-| Plaine (at AdAms was married to Anna P | Rolana at Los Aok Cal m December . 1588 and that she was still his wife when Be came 0 Omaba 4 induced her, the eomplainant. o ety and be| Gume hin wils Adama b B Jai berw, bub palusus & daiuss s casr ngston, asbuns it o cobs, Hureka; B. A. Wunder, Fairbury. The date for the republican county com- vention has been set for Saturday, July 3. Optic Nerve Cut \ by Piece of Stee by Explosion on Fourth of | July. PONCA, Neb., July —Special)—The re- | port from the hospital in Sioux City re- sarding Ray Harding, who was injured on the Fourth, is interesting. Dr. Young was| called to the eity todwy and an operation was performsd. which brought to light a piece of the shvet st-ol from the case of the thunderboit that exploded, which had been driven through the skull behind the eye- bail and severed the optic nerve. The piece was half an inch wide and three-quarters of an inch long, penetrating to the nasal| wall on the other side of the eys. The dostors hope now (o save the uninfured eve. The wonder is that there wers not thirty | or forty peepie kilied by the explosion. ELECT OFFICERS R. M. Hampton of Alllance is Aguin | Chosenm Prewident of the | ALLIANCE. Neb., July S.—Gpecial 1he foilowing officers =are siected for the, ensuing vear by the Neoraska Stockgrow- ers’ association: Pres vice president, Al tman, seeretary-treasurer, C | Jumeson. Ellsworth; executive commit- H. Tully, Lakeside; E. P Meyers, Rube Lisco, Lodgepole; B. B. Lowe, | W. M. Fleischman, Balley: Rob- Graham. Alllwnce; Herman Krause, J. H. Monchan, Whitman: B ., Ogallaia; A. R Modisett ushville; B M. Eldred, Oriando: A. G avis, Hyaonis; Dan E. HIll, Gordon: Rob- rt A. Cook. Lakeside: John Orr, Leweilen ert Longlake. M. Searie People’s Charch for Vebrasis Clty NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., July %—Spe cini.)—There is & move (m foot hers to es- | tabiish what is known as the Peopie’s church, because of the actiom of four of the ministers of this city in regard o the playing of base ball on funday asd the arvesting of the players therefor. This mevement is Deing backed up by many leading citizens snd moneyed mes. It is the pressnt intention to ask one of the ministers, who refused (0 ‘ake pact in the fight, t0 take charge of the movement, be- anuse he favors all healthy out of doars sports. An efficial of one w' the churches | judge nvoived says he will file charges against | block the minister who refused 1o Gke charge i | the prosscution and will ask for his dis- | missal from he ministry. If that is dome | it ts ssid the deposed minister will placed in charge of the new churen. When you have anything (o sell or trade, | advertios it In The Bee Waat Ad columns | and et uick resuits jand th | rued | any Lrevaiven THE 10, 1910 Nebraska Application of New Parole Law Grand Island Man Convieted of Con- cenling Stolen Property Escapes Larm in Pemitent sry. ISLAND, Neb., July a new proceeding, oeal 9. —(Spe- as far at mcerned, the 't paroie by nvicted . & former irand Island term in pen- winter a young farmer uking & sealskin as a esent. Pacific train for ie left the comt on the car a moment, it was stolen and coat was later recuvered from Parier. One Kennedy was arrested and admitted to the police that he stole the comt and n the confession declared he had sold t to Parker for $5, relating how the buttons were torn off at Parker's re- quest, etc. Kennedy was sent over road for a yes While awaiting in the district court, having been bound over from the poice court, Parker's license expired and he saw that it was hopeless to apply for a new one. A jury of tweive, after listening to the evidence, found Parker guilty of con- cealing stolen property. The defense was that it was a frame-up by Kennedy ocal peiice. Judge Hanua over- the motion for a new yester- and the defense made appllcation under the new law for parole. placing eight prominent citizens on the stand to 'y to Parker's former good conauct, among them cashiers of banks where Parker did business, grocers who had em- ployed Parker's son, and even the chalr- man of the council's commites on pojice and board of heaith. 7lue parcie was granted and the verdict of the jury was thus practically set amde. The police department is quotew in the local press as declaring it was “the worst batch” ever handed to it. Parker is on parole east as applicat 11st courts are n for and granting et court of a m a criminal charge by a jur Lincoin snd more reeent saloon man escapes a itentiary. Last named Frauen coat home Bourding Chapman seat person to his wife the Union ror | for seven years, pending good behavior and subject to a bond of $2,000. POSTMASTERS’ MEETING ‘ IN LINCOLN TUESDAY | Preparations of Elaberate Charmeter Made to Eatertain Visiting Nasbrs. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July %.—Spectal.)—The coming postmasters’ convention at Lincoin prom- ises to be the largest in point of attendance and interest that has evér been heid in the state. Already acceptances have been re- ceived from Robert J. Sharp, chief post- office inspector; A. S. Hasleton, postmaster of Council Bluffs, outside of the state. The most of the delegation in congress will be hers and most of the Nebraska postmasters, | Spectal provision will be made for the | women and a large attendance of the wives | and sweethearts of the nasbys is assured. onday. On | be formally | given over to offices. The | t 2'p. m. for addresses of weicome by the govermor and | favor of the referendum meant something;| Mayor and opening exercises for one hour. | offéred an amendment to the resolutions |passed endorsing the referendum, but they were unceremoniously Postmasters of different class offices wiil | assemble an hour later in thely respective | meeting pisces to take up matters pertain. ing to their own class of office. An auto. mobile ride for the women of the comven. tion will be given afterward. At 23 o'clock all Visiting postmasters and their wives will be tendered a theater party by the local newspapers, On Wednesday the main convention will be opened prompt!ly at % & m., ‘Wwhen mat- ters of general interest to the service will | be discussed. The afterncon sessions of the | convention will commence at 2 P m. sharp, and printed programs will be followed | closely. On Wednesday evening, July 13, | | the Lincoin Commercial club tenders to the Suests of the city a reception and bail at the auditortum. Thursday the program of the convention will be carried out, and an outing provided for the women at the theater and a gen- eral good time for ail Thursday evening at Capital Beach. The Lincoln Commercial | Peculiar Injury to Ponca Man mu-:[.:mn. the Epworth Lake Park and Capital o Beach tender the courtesies to ail wearing | convention badges during all the time they are in the " ALLEGED AUTO THIEF IS TAKEN Man Charged with Stealimg Marquette in Castody. | GRAND ISLAND, July %—Special)— Sheriffs Dunkel of Hall and Iier of Mer- ck county made quite a catch at Maxwell | yesterday, when they hauled in Billy Craw- | ford on the charge of stealing an auto- | mobile. The machine disappesred from a garage at Marquette some time ago. A few days ago Crawford appearsd at a Wood river garags with the machine for some repalrs. His answer to inquires were unsatisfactory, it was noticed that the machine had been repainted in an- other ocolor, and the marshal undertook to put the man under arrest on suspicion, in an unguarded moment, the mmrshal | eing unarmed, the fellow pulled away! with e drove hurrfedly west o the Sheiton bridge, there abandoned and spiked” the machine and wemt westward oa the railrosd. At this point the sheriffs | took up the chase and Janded the man at Maxweil rawford was at once recognized by Sherdf Dunkie as the negro who some rears ago was arrested here for breaking nto & trunk, was later arrested at Pair- fleld and broke jail here while awaiting e deput ing several shots at Mm &l the time of the breakaway, on the day the irial was being had. Sheriff ller wok the man tw Central City, in which county he will be tried for burgiary. Car at Nebraska News Notes. GENEVA—At the meeting of the Rebekah odge 'ast oight Mra. A. E. Holt was slected lelegate 1o the state assembly in October: BEATRICE—Messrs. Stoddard and Wil tams of the Peru tennis team yesterday | piayed doubles with Young and Sherwood »f Beacriom tie iatter winning three to wo. HILDRETH—Hlldreta the Fourth, but 4id not celebrate niess present plans mis- carry will hokd three days’ carnival the last of August or first of September. BEATRICE—A. J. Jjones was up before the insanily commissioners om the charge af inebriacy. He was ordered committed o the assyium and was taken to Lincein this morning. | NORTH PLATTE—A fetter from General Manager Mohier of the Uakon Pacific stated that_work will begin on the new Union PacTic depot this fall. This bulding is to | be crocted at a cost of 00 | NORTH PLATTE-A. G. Hultman has from J. R White his ocement busitess n this city. The plant is & modern cement factory, which has besn aperated upon West Front street. ] VALENTING-—Colonel Al T. Towle died here Friday morning. He was one of the was T years of age. and leaves ome son. | NEBRASKA CITY ym--un‘ and Mra. John Wil farmers R was ORC HOUSE, HOTEL AND OFFICE FURNISHERS 414.16-18 South Sixteenth Street HARD & WILHELM Tomorrow the beginning of the Second Week of Our BIG JULY SPECIAL FURNITURE SALE You’ll find the assortment just as complete as the opening day. We pur- | chased for this sale several carloads of mauufacturers’ samples and surplus stock. In many instances there are quantities of the same pattern. Now is the best time to buy. than regular. Buffet. (Like illustration.) Made of best quarter-sawed white oak, golden polish finish. ed claw feet. er. one Has car Large linen draw- Has two small top drawers, lined for silver. Top is 44-in. long by 19-in. deep. Has a pattern French beveled mir ror 42 price for this buffet f is $30.00—July sale price n. long. Regular selling $22 Early English Buffet, regular price $87—July sale price $62.00 Early English Buffes regular price $63—July sale price $45.00 Farly English China Cabinet, regular price $56.00—July sale price ... . Golden Oak China price ..... Dining Chairs price R Arm Chair to leather se: abinet, - $42.00 price $75.00—July sale $39.00 sale - -$3.00 uly sale price $5.50 regular regular price $5.50—July Early English Dining Chair, leather seat and back, regular price $5.00—July sale price Arm Chair to match, regular price $7.50—July sale price -$3.00 $4.50 Early English Dining Chair, leather seat, wood carved back, reg- ular price $6.50-—July sale price ..... $3.75 Arm Chair to match, regular price $10.50—July sale price $6.00 Early English Dining Chair, wood seat and wood ack, regular price $3.25—July sale price. . 7 Golden Oak Dining Chair, leather sea 50—July sale price Arm Char to match, regular price $18.50—J lar price $12 i .- - SLTS . scroll wood back, regu- uly sale price $9.25 Golden Oak Dining Chair, wood and leather seat, regular $4.50— July sale price Arm Chair to match, regular price $8.50—July sale price $38.00 Mahogany Leather Divan—July sale price 50 three-piece Parlor Suite, uphoistered in veivet $5 $65.00 three-piece Mahogany Suite, sale price . $42.50 large Arm Rocker, leather uphoistered seat B oovvone for 23.25 $5.50 $24.00 ather uphoistered—July ... $36.00 and back, ..$28.50 35.00 Goldsn.dnk Rocker, leather uphoistered back and seat, GREAT MA e bargains. Golden Oak Sideboard, reg. piden Oak Buffet, regular Buffet, regular Buffet, regular Golden Oak Buffet, regular Goiden Oak Buffet, regular Combination China Cabinet July srice Combination China July sale pric Combination China July sale price rice $9 Onk Onk viden den price price Cabinet Cabinet price $58 price $40—July price $40-— and Buffet, and Buffet, and Buffet, regular We offer our purchases at Twenty-five to Fifty per cent less Here we quote some of t 50—July sale price $79.00 July sale price $45.00 sale price $27.00 sale price $39.00 sale price $31.00 sale price $20.00 regular 2 $45.00— $28.50 $60.00— $34.00 price $50.00— July July July regular price Three-piece Maliogany Suite, consisting of dressers, dressing (a- bie and chiffonier, trimmed with glass $220.00 Mahogany July sale price . price . Dressing Tabile, regular price knobs, regular price $165.00 )—July sale $60.00 Mahogany Dressing Table, regular price $36.00—auly sale price Mahogany price Mahogany price Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Mabogany Mahogany Mahogany Chiffonier, reg. Chiffonier, reg. Chiffonier, reg. Chiffonier, reg. Chiffonier, reg. price $2. Library Table, Library Table, reg. Library Table, reg. Library Tabie, reg. Library Table, reg. Library Table, reg. Dressing Table, regular price $36.00—July Dressing Tabie, regular price § price $39.00—July price $32.00—July price $26.00—July price $32.00—July Highboy, regular price $110—July reg. price $45—July price $63—July price $60—July price $40—July price $42—July price $7' Oak Library Table, reg. price $52—July sale price Oak Library Tabie, reg. price $35—July sale price $21.00 sale $16.0¢ 5.00—July saie ... $12.50 price $26.00 price $21.00 price $16.00 price $18.00 price $21.00 price $70.00 price $29.00 price $45.00 price $39.50 sale price $2%5.00 sale price $30.00. sale price $54.00 $27.00 sale sale sale sale sale sale sale sale sale 0—July 0—July Two-piece Mahogany Suite, loose cushion, uphoistered silk velour, regular price $120.00—July sale price $22 price -$90.00 0 Golden Oak Divan, leather uphoistered seat—July sale $15.00 $50.00 three-piece Golden Oak Suite, leather uphoistered—Juily sale price . be seseens $150.00 Sideboard—July sale price $135.00 Sideboard—July sale price 332.00 $150.00 Mahogany China Cabinet, soiid mahogany $17 TING SALE ‘We announce the greatest matting sale in Omaha’s history to take place Monday, July 18th. Watch papers, for further particulars. .00 Mahogany China Cabinet, soid mahogany bullet entered his mother's foot. 3ha was brought to this city and underwent 2 surgical operation 0 remove the leaden * ke into the —Two strangers broke into t AL Shetfrey farm house near oxtord and stole property to the vaiue of ¥ Sheriff Carroll departed for Oxford, waers he thieves were captured, and will bring them to Alma. HILDRETH—August Anderson and wife found @ sad greeting when they returned rom & three months visit in Sweden. At Mioago they were met by relatives and notified of the death of a IT-year-oid son. The boy had been buried six weeks. FALENTINE—A crew of men have been e st week &% work teartig down the 0ld wooden railroad bridge across The Niobrara river. Thursday they biew the oid structure down with dynamite and are now taking the timbers from the © RTH PLATTE—Work was begun building being constructed by the ‘The buiding will be a three-story pressed brick structure with Store rooms on The inain floor and the other rooms for lodge purposes. BEATRICE—F. O. MoGirr yesterday flled for the democratic nomination for County attorney. C. F. Overbeck, republican, filed for the office of state senator from Gage county. The race so far is between Jacob Kiein, democrat, and Peter Jansen and C. F. Overbeck. republicans. ICE—The Beatrice Coursing club el s mestinx last DigHt and decided not to bid for the national coursing meet be- cause of the lack of iuterest sROWn AmOnNK the Dusiness men of the city. This leaves Hutehinson, Kan., Friend and Sutton, Neb., a8 bidders for the biF event ; (EBRASKA CITY—The demoerats of ety and county heid their Drimaries Friday and elected a full set of delegates to the county convention which meets in this city next Tuesday morning. _ It is promised that a delegation pledged against Zounty option will be sent to the state con- vention. NEBRASKA CITY—The deep well is now down 188 feet and heavy. coarse sand bearing oil has been struck and ew: Bucket coming up brings oil covered san There is & heavy body of water over the Tike and the citizens are now busy rais- nE meney with which to purchase casing o shut off the water, pump the well and ascertain how rieh the strike is. NEBRASKA CITY—William Resn, wiio nas been & resident of this county for many | jears, dled at _his home in this city yes- terday, aged T years, cancer of the stomach. He was born in Germany and came to this country and became a farmer and accumulated much land. He is sur- vived by a dsughter and three sons. ail grown. The funersi will afternoon fram enurch. NORTH PLATTE—In the district court s this county im the matter of whether »r not & saloon should be had at Brady for the present year was decided in favor o the remcostrators and againsy the ap- piicant for the license The Board of Trus- Tees of the village. after hearing the ev Jence om both sides, overruled the remon- strance flled by the Women's Christian Temperance union and other persons and oted to t the license. An appeal was taken to the district court, where the board was overruled yesterday. The saloon was not opened this year GENEVA—Mrs. Samantha Harvey. ag: ®, died yesterday at 1:3 . m., at the resi- dence of her dsughter, Mrs. Ed Merce Mrs Harvey was a sister of A. J. Beals, who expired suddeniy. The funerai of Mr. Beals was heid yesterday afterncon at the Methodist Episcopai church. Rev. Mr. Em- bres and Rev. Thomas Griffiths officiated. The Odd Fellows had charge of the cere monies. The sons of the deceased, O. O. Beais and Frank Beais of Okiahome, aiso his dsughters, Mrs Chambers of Blair Mrs. Arthur Atkins of University Flace, Mrs. J. L. Houchin of Omaha and Mra Lyie Camberiend of Geneva, with ther hus- lectures by noted men and women. On Peloid seitlers here and up il four years socount of the buliding up of the grounds |aS0 was receiver of the land office. H-:n-nknm--tm-unnu o Phe chastavqua s work puanicg ' with | preted as almost & calamity. be heid Sunday | the Bethel Evangelical | {35 per cent lower than July 1 WHEAT RISES THREE CENTS Government Report on Spring Crop Sends Options Upward. FEW BUYING ORDERS ON HAND Scattered Longs Who Had Loaded U on Private Advices Sell and CHICAGO, July 9—Traders In wheat, ex- nal crop ures, which showed conditiors in the spring wheat country to be the worst in ten years, bid prices for all options ur ¥ o ¥ cents at the opening today. The government report, which put condition of spring whest at 6.6 and that of winter wheat at 5.5 was made public after trading hours yesterday. It was im- mediately apparent thers would be a sus- peasion of buying orders when business was resumed in the pit. The advance was what a number of scattered longs, who had lomded up on private reports of crop damage due 10 the prolonged drouth, had been waiting for. They soid promptly on the buige and forced prices back a cent during the first half hour. At the top July soid at $L0S%; Sep- tember at $1.(6, December st §1.06 and May s at 08 NEW YORK, July &—The wheat price shot up 2% cents per bushel this morning as the result of yesterday's sensationally bulllsh government report on spring whest condition, which the traders here inter- A large amount of short wheat was covered on the bulge. Figures on Crop Growth. WASHINGTON, Jjuly 8—The crop growth of the United States on July 1 was lower than at ‘any time during tne last ten years, according to & crop report of the Depart- ment of Agriculture issued today. The re- port says “The general average condition of orop growts in the United States om July 1 was 55 per cent lower than on July 1 199; 198, and 34 per cent lower than the ten-yesr average condition on July L The folMlowing shows the condition on July ! and comparison of various crops not previously amnounced by the department Four Years Average. g ch om0 Hemp dops Sorghum Sugar beets. uni ;rmiqw; § GOOD mAINS Drouth is Brokes brasks, lows and South Dakots. DES MOINES, July %—Rain, charscter- ized by Dr. George M. Chappeil of the low: crop buresu as “a milllon-dollar rain,” falling today over northern and western Iows. It will be of great benefit to crope MASON CITY, la, July & —(Special Tele- gram. )—The sixty-day drouth was broken today by a fine rais which is quite gemeral over northern and western lowa. It is weill e | failing over Colorado today and a continu- | ance of &he conditions is promised for to- morrow, refreshing provisions that have been parched by seven weeks of dry weather. The thermometer, which has been close 10 the %s at midday for several weeks stood at 53 at noon today. NORFOLK. Neb., July %.—A two hours' rain, amounting to .71 inch in Norfolk, cov- ered northern Nebraska. southern South Dakota and northern Wyoming as far west as Casper early today. No Break in the Heat Wave Hot Nights Predicted for the East, Except in the Lake Re- gions. WASHINGTON, July %.—For the next thirty-six hours at least there will be no break in the heat wave over the eastern section of the country. Hot nights are pre- dicted everywhere ameept in the lake region. A ocooler area nuw In the mountain states is moving =ast. Indications are the weather will continue generaily fair today and to- morrow throughout the country. Three dead and seven prostrated is the record for the heat wave, which spread over Washington at noon yesterday. NEW YORK, July 5—The tropical heat wave continued with extreme intensity to- day and with no rellef in sight. So far to- day three persons have succumbed to the torrid air and there have been numercus | prostrations, The temperature at § o'clock was 9 degrees and still rising with high humidity percentage of 61 accentuating the dlstress. CHICAGO, July 9.—The season's record of # degrees attained yesterday was equaled today. A number of prostra- tions oocurred. MILWAUKEE., July &—Twenty-five cases of insanity in the last two weeks, break- ing all iocal records. wers before the pro- bate court of Milwaukes county. That the intense heat had a direct effest on these cases is the bellet of County Judge J. C. 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