Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-19
CHEROKEE HOSPITAL READY
Missing Portions Of Machinery Arrive and
Patients Gan Be Cared For.
UNUSUALLY HEAVY FALLS OF RAIN
Telephone Company Takes n New
Tack on It's Injunction Proceed
ings Against the Strikers
and Their Backers.
(FrOm a star correspondent.l

e MONIES, Aug. 1S.-(special. )-Infor-
nation was received today by the State
Board Of Control to the effect that all the
matters which have been causing delay in
the opening OF the new state hospital at
Cherokee have been settled and that steam
was turned on the pipes and engines today
for the first time. A large part OF the de.
lay had been due to non-arrival OF certain
essential parts Of the machinery and to the
breaking OF some other minor parts at a
critical moment. The parts which had been
delayed have arrived and been put in place
and other parts we're received by express.
The hospital cannot be operated without the
use OF the steam boilers and engines, as
the hospital is fitted with all the latest ap-
planes for ventilation, electric lights,
pumps for water, etc. Already insane pa
tients are being received from the counties
comprising the Cherokee district, which is
the Eleventh congressional district and the
north half of the Tenth district. Arrange
ments are now being perfected for the
transfer Of insane from independence and
Clarinda and announcements will be made
In a few days OF when this work will be
dcne. The legislature made an appropria-
tion OF 5000 for the work of transferring
patients and they will go by special train.
Chairman Cownie OF the State Board Of
10 ~ ShNAOhC0 W ASSIST IN Inc
opening.
Telephone Company Changes Tactics.
The Iowa Telephone company today with
drew its application for an Injunction
against the officers OF the Trades and Labor
assembly to prevent them from assisting In
the removal Of the telephones where orders
have been given for removal and the COM
pany has not complied with the orders.
Nh AAaa~k n
the matter Of enjoining the labor leaders
from interfering with the company prop
erty, and now the matter Of the boycott
has also been left free. The labor leaders
are still at work inducing business men TO
take out the phones. The most serious loss
to the company has been in the removal of
the phones from city buildings by order
OF the city council. Interest in the strike
Is dying out with the public.
Lightning Kills Cattle.
Fifteen head of valuable cattle we're
killed by one bolt Of lightning
on a farm near Des Moines prob
apiy Saturday morning. They be-
longed to a farmer named Samuel Hender-
son, and the dead animals were found lying
by the side Of a barb wire fence, along
which had passed the fatal bolt Of light
ming. The cattle were valued at about $50
each and were insured for $50 a head.
Soap Company Reorganization.
A new company composed Of the Agars
OF the Agar Packing company, a Mr.. Poets
OF Kansas City and Captain Howell OF this
city is being organized to take over the
property of the Puck Soap company. now
In the hands otsa receiver. and handle IL
with large capitalization. The Puck COM
pany has been doing a large business, but
had not much capital and was forced into
a receivership. ,
Articles of incorporation have been filed
with the secretary of state OF the Leader
Department Store company, Des Moines. by
Harry Blotcky and others, capital s25. 600.
and by the Reimer Bros company of Keo-
kuk. capital $4,000. The Winterset Saw
ings bank has been chartered to do business.
with a capital of $685. 200.
Unusual Fall of Rain.
The Weather bureau reports that the fall
OF water In Des Moines the past week az
gregated ass inches, which is unusuaIIv
heavy for this season of the year. The
fall last night and Sunday amountaS to
zoo Inches. At Iowa City 3.52 inches of
water fell yesterday. The water in the
rivers is slowly rising.
JACK Gunther, proprietor OF the coal
mines east OF Colfax in Jasper county. was
FOUND lead along the Rock Island tracks
this morning near his home. 1t is known |
he had been drinking and it is supposed he
fell from a train. He was a man Of con-
siderable property and business ability.
OsteODathy schools Recognized.
Secretary ]. F. Kennedy, Of the state
board OF medical examiners, has COM
pleied making out the certificates for the
$50 osteopathic students and practitioners
who were not compelled to take the ex-
animation for admission to practice under
the new state law. There are about sixty
OF these who go to persons giving their
addresses as Des Moines. The 2S5 per-
sons who received certificates are Rradu-
ates from the following schools: American
school OF osteopathy, Kirksville, 1872; CO.
lumbar School Of Osteopathy, Kirksville.
o; still college, Des Moines, 141; Minnesota
Institute Of ~Osteopathy, Minneapolis. p
Northern School OF osteopathy, Mime
apolis, 4; Southern School of osteopathy.
Franklin. KY, 1.
Mail Carriers to Meet.
A meeting of the State Association of
Rural Mail carriers has been called for
this city August 81. An association was
formed last year and a majority Of the
rural mail carriers of the state have become
members. They have taken a decided stand
In favor Of legislation that will benefit the
highways OF the state and are using their
influence for better road laws.
Fortune for an IOwan.
Private kilograms received in this city
from Norwich, N. Y, tell OF q fortune
amounting to more than a quarter Of a
million which has fallen to Mrs. z. r.
Mason. wife OF Clerk Mason Of the United
States circuit court. Mr.. Mason is now
In Norwich, called there some time ago to
look after the AFFAIRS Of the estate to which
his wife is the only heir. George Rider,
the father OF Mrs. Mason, died about a
year ago. leaving an unencumbered estate.
He was formerly In the plano manufactur-
Ing business and at one time was at the
head Of the wood alcohol trust which made
Its millions. Mrs. Mason was the only
daughter, other members OF the family haV,
ing since died, and she has now come into
Of the entire fortune. Mason
has been clerk Of the court here for more
than thirty years and is a brother OF United
States Senator Mason OF Illinois.
Hardin County Fair Opens.
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