Show KNOCKING O THE KNOCKERS Some Stories of the Days Day's News I Which Make the Pessimists Groan CROP CONDITiONS ARE AREGOOD GOOn GOOD IN WESTERN STATES STATES' Crops of all U varieties along the line lne 0 of or I Ithe the Chicago Milwaukee ee St. St pa Paul l railroad railroad rai rail rail- road ut throughout the eleven elever states traversed traversed tra tra- tra- tra versed b by that road rad arc are ln Ip an nn unusually good god condition year according to repots ts received here bore this morning from the Chicago office e of the road rad The good crop crp C conditions are not confirmed d to any part particular ular state or district but arc are general gen gon- eral In th the Western Wester and and Middle Western Weter states t tA A trifle trine too too rain rIn In ii a I section of ot I the Red Red River R er vale valley between Minnesota Minne Minno- sota and North orth Dakota has lias ia not aided In Inan inan an Crl early hardest hat harest est for the tho crops cropp croPp although I the excess excess of or rain has not caused much damage damage A lack of ofrain rain was WaR experienced early In the summer ummer In a small email Bal area are in southern South Dakota although crops In th that section were reported to have havo o ha been ln thriving t In the tle western part of or South Dakota which h during the past ps two seasons has his been very vcr dr dry an nn abundance I of oC rain rin has lies fallen Th crop area are Is large and this has tended to bring more settlers setters to nearly every section of ot Middle Western and I Western Vestern states state according to to the report I |