The Morning News, 1911-07-20

just been developed by the pos postal - tal postal savings bank. An Alabama postmaster has sent to the post post-office - office post-office department, a silver dollar so corroded by rust and covered with green mold, that it is only upon close scrunity that it can be recognized as a genuine dollar. The postmaster in the accom accompanying - panying accompanying letter explained that this particular dollar together with several hundred others in like condition had been deposited in the postal sayings bank shortly after it was opened there. The dollar was dated 18S9, and this was the latest date on any of those deposited, so it is safe to assume that some southern cap capitalist - italist capitalist had his pile interred in mother earth for approximately 22 years. From which it would appear that there are some peo people - ple people ready to trust Uncle Sam with their banking who for some reason or another do not put an equal amount of trust in their fellow men --Ex.

letin of the weather bureau. There was decided moderation of the temperature east of the Rocky mountains and a corresponding rise in the west, and beneficial rains in the south and east. In the corn growing states west of the Mississippi river much relief was experienced from the extreme heat. Good rains fell over much of Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma, but drought continues in Missouri Iowa, where vegatation is suffer suffering - ing suffering severely. In the great corn growing states east of the Mississippi river the weather was most favorable. In the spring wheat growing states dry weather continues, and especially in southwestern Min Minnesota - nesota Minnesota and over most of the Da Da-kotas, - kotas, Da-kotas, and the need of more moisture is severely felt. In the cotton growing states

will take part in the maneuvers. General Brookes stated this morn morning - ing morning that he could not state the number of soldiers who would at attend - tend attend the encampment until he had received the reports of the commanding officers of each com company - pany company after their arrival. It is probable, however, that the num number - ber number will be in the neighborhood of 700. First Lieutenant Young of the United States army, who is stationed at- Fort Bliss near El

Billo were taken up and ap approved. - proved. approved. The proprietors of the Es Estancia - tancia Estancia Bakery appeared be before - fore before the council and offered a compromise in regard to the location of the bakery. They offer to construct an adobe room, with metal roof and cement, or earth floor for a bake room, with no more com combustible - bustible combustible matter in the struct structure - ure structure than is absolutely neces

Washington, D. C, July 18. The center of population of the United States is 4 miles south of Unionville, Monroe county, Indiana, according to a census bureau announcement. Since 1900 when it was six miles south southeast - east southeast of Columbus, Indiana, it has moved 31 miles westward and seven-tenths of a mile northward. The geographical center of the United States is in Kansas.

the marshal was instructed to (;o!"ct the tax of t hree dot la rs fioni every able bodied man within the village. The mou mou-ey - ey mou-ey derived in this way will be used in putting our streets in better condition. The ordiuance relating to sidewalks which has been be before - fore before the council for some time was taken up and refrred to