Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-10
MAD DOG SCARE OVERDRAWN
Only One Death and No Other Gases Have
Developed Up to the Present.
PLANS READY FOR NEW SCHOOL FOR DEAF
Two Men who Recently shot mt Each
the Held TO District Court on
charge of Assault with Intent
to Commit Murder.
Trom a STAR CORRESPONDENT

mayor and city physician at Ellsworth,
Hamilton county, are out investigating
statements regarding the mad dog scare
which ia alleged to have taken place there
and tell the true story Of the same. They
declare that there Is no panic In Ellsworth,
the dogs have not all been killed and there
have not been a large number Of cases of
h~ydrophobis following the Incident One
person was afflicted and died. This was
John Olson. He was bitten on the nose by
a hound which belonged to George Pear
son. The hound had been engaged in a big
Job OF rat killing and was bitten by a
number Of these animals. After 1t bit Olsen
it was Immediately killed, as it had de-
veloped some alarming symptoms before.
Olsen did not show signs Of illness until
Yearly a month after the bite and he was
taken to Chicago for treatment, but
quickly died. A small dog which was bitten
by the hound bit several persons, and six
OF these, becoming alarmed for fear they
would have hydrophobia, have gone to Chi
cago for treatment, but in none of them
have any alarming symptoms developed.
Several reports have come from elsewhere
in the state in regard to rabies among ami
mails, but nothing at all serious except in
Greene county, where several head Of cat
tie had to be killed.
Plumbers Strike Ended.
The union plumbers Of Des Moines, who
have been on a strike for some time for
better wages, went back to work today on
a compromise with the employers. They
will get 1925 a day for q time and later
get $3.50 a day for eight hours Of work.
They demanded an immediate increase to
$3.50 a day. The machinists are at work
again in all but two shops.
Government detectives have been follow
ing two men the last week suspected Of
passing counterfeit coin in Des Moines, Of
which there has been a considerable
amount put in circulation. They have not
secured sufficient evidence to make an ar
rest, but 1t is certain that counterfeit
money is being put into circulation here.
Deaf School Plans.
The plans have been completed and the
specifications prepared for the letting Of
bids for the improvements that are to be
made at Council Bluffs at the School for
Deaf and Dumb. In order to come within
the limits OF the SOS, 900 appropriation the
executive council is willing to make an or
der to temporarily repair the FIRE damage
at the institution. The Board Of Control
has had plans drawn to utilize a portion
" - ONoAAAh6 "oAlos AhO Pldub Will Cdll
for a two-story frame school building, 50x
100 feet: a two-story dining room, restoring
the chapel wing, SIKH feet; one-story
frame storage shed, 90x7o feet; two-story
brick toilet, annex to present Industrial
building; repairs and work on temporary
work shop and the conversion OF the old
storehouse into superintendent quarters.
I The bids will be received up to noon June
Is at the office Of Superintendent Rothart
and opened that afternoon.
Iowa Sunday School workers.
B. F. Mitchell of this city, general Sec
rotary Of the Iowa State Sunday School
association, went to Sioux City today to
attend the thirty-seventh annual meeting
OF the association, which begins tomorrow.
A number of Sunday school workers in CEN
trail Iowa also went to the meeting. The
program includes song work under the lead
ership Of Prot. e. o. Excel, addresses
by w. G. Pearce, Chicago, and Rev. Stephen
Phelps, Omaha. A number Of the best
Sunday school men of the state will be
on hand.
Newspaper Deal Closed.
F. W. Kellogg Of Omaha and L. v. Ash
baugh Of st. Paul arrived in the city this
morning and closed the deal for the pur-
chase of a considerable interest in the
Evening News for themselves and for B.
d. Butler and e. w. Scripps. The News
announces, however, that the present own
ers Of the paper all retain stock and will
continue in full charge of the paper, ].
J. Hamilton, one of the founders Of the
paper being general manager, Mrs. Ella
Durley news editor and e. A. Nye editor
ial writer.
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A peculiar case developed here today,
when a justice Of the peace held DR.. Walls
ton to the grand jury to answed to the
charge Of assault with intent to commit
murder of Jesse Hammond. Last week
the same justice held Hammond on the
same charge as against Walston. Both
men engaged in shooting at each other in
the presence of Hammond's divorced wife
and neither was injured in the least by the
bullets. The justice could not decide which
one was the aggressor and has held both Of
them to the grand jury.
New Corporations.
The Story County Savings bank was re-
Incorporated for twenty years with S45 900
capital, the Incorporation having expired.
The Langden Mutual COOPERATIVE
Creamery association OF Clay county was in
corporated; H. r. Beck. president; G. W.
Chamberlain, secretary.
s. H. Kingery Of Union county has been
appointed by Governor Cummins assistant
state veterinarian.
Killed in n Fight over a Woman.
George Glenn was almost instantly killed
by Samuel Rover in a drunken fight in a
disreputable house in Des Moines tonight.
The two men and another had been drink.
ing and quarrelled over a woman. Rowan
got hold OF Glenn's pocketknife and stabbed
the latter In the heart, killing him. Glenn
was a harness maker and Rowen works in
a brick yard. All parties to the affair were
nlaced in fail