Show I DROUGHT HAS HURT DAKOTAS DAKOTA'S CROPS SEATTLE Wash Aug AuS 1 A I.-A A. A J J. J Earing Earling Earl Earl- ing ng president of ot the tho Chicago Milwaukee St St. Paul railroad and party arrived In Seattle yesterday after alter an Inspection trip over tho the line of oC the tho Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Commenting upon crop crap conditions Mr Earling said said- Crop conditions in eastern Washington Washing Washing- ton are very good In Montana excellent excellent excel- excel lent ent In North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota crops suffered from tho the drought Estimates obtained from the most reliable sources place the yield of at worth North Dakota at not to exceed 40 per percent percent percent cent of an average crop In Minnesota and arid South Dakota about 70 per cent of or oran an average yield Notwithstanding the tho partial crop failure fall fail ure in the Dakotas and Minnesota busIness business business busi busI- ness conditions continue to t be a c fairly good |