Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
STATE OFFICIALS CONFER
Heads Of State Institutions Banquet DR..
Hill, Who Retires from Independence.
ANNOUNCE STAFF AT CHEROKEE ASYLUM
Indications that Strike of Telephone
Operators VIII he settled soon
by Both sides Making
Concessions.
CFrom a stafr Correspondent

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quarterly conference of the heads of state
institutions was held here today with the
State Board of Control and this evening
the superintendents gave a complimentary
banquet to Dr.. Gershom H. Hill Of indie
pendence, on the occasion Of his retirement
from the head of the hospital there after
twenty years of service. DR.. Hill retired
voluntarily and will enter the practice OF
medicine in Des Moines. His successor has
already been Installed and will have charge
after July 1. The banquet was a pleasant
affair and the members of the State Board
Of Control and a few others we're guests.
At the conference today the feature was an
address by Warden McClaughrey of the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, for
merly of Joliet, Ill. A number Of other pa
pers were read. DR.. NJ. N. voldeng, the
superintendent Of the new hospital at
Cherokee, was also present for the first
time. He has been busy getting the hos
pital ready for the opening, which is ex-
pected to take place in about two months.
DR.. Voldeng at the conference announced
the following as the complete STAFF Of the
Cherokee hospital when it is opened:
superintendent Departmental. N. Void
eng; NJ vjh N Des MONIES, announcement Sra
sistant physician; M. c. McAllister, NJ. D,
Leon, second assistant physician; Miss
cian; Roy Nj. Collins. Eldora, pharmacist.
Financial Departmental. E. Kelly, Cory
don. steward and storekeeper; M. c. BAR
Bmma X. Mills, Horton, bookkeepeT;
Charles Z. Beedee, Clarinda, stenographer
Frances NJ, Johnson, Des Moines, clinical
clerk and stenographer.
Supervisory Department Miss Ruth
Emery, Des Moines, matron; c. II. Smith.
Glenwood, SUPERVISOR; Nellie B. Henne-
berry, N~orthfeld, Mimi, supervlsoress
Clarence l.. Heath, Amityville, N. Y. as
sistant supervisor; Miss Esther Cody, CLAIR
india, assistant s~upervisoress.
Engineering Department-W. S. Young,
Independence, chief engineer and electric
ian; Charles X. Mills, Waterloo, assistant
Agricultural Departmental. C. Rae, Mar
Gus, head farmer; r. c. Mason, Cherokee,
ass d s Mar fa5Tme y r j; c; nd Je gotis;; Grand
Industrial Departmental. c. Shultz, Clar-
linda, shoemaker; Charles X. Gardner, Cres-
Culinary Department-Miss Minnie Young.
! Independence, head cook; Miss Mamie An
derson, Des Moines, special diet cook.
Trial of Roam for Murder.
The trial Of Sam Roam for murder was
| commenced today In district court. He is
accused of having killed George Linn in a
quarrel in the "Whitechapel" district
about three weeks ago. The state relies
| on the testimony of two children who saw
| the fight and will testify against Roam. 1t
| has been discovered since the Indictment
| Of Roam that he was indicted for assault
with intent to commit murder ten years
ago, but escaped on a technically.
Ernest Wiley, convicted of entering a
Milwaukee railroad car at Grimes and of
stealing a quantity of butter which he sold
to w. V. McQuaid OF this city, was this
morning sentenced by Judge wilkinson to
a term OF two years in the p~enitentiary at
Fort Madison.
Insurance Company Moves.
The German Mutual Insurance company
of Council Bluffs has been bought by Des
Moines parties and will be removed to Des
Moines. The purchasers are Benjamin F.
Loose. ]. N. Nleman and James Watt, and
they will constitute the board of directors.
Loose will be president and general man
ager Of the company, Nieman secretary
and Watt treasurer. L. NJ. Shuman
and j.. NJ. Kerr. of the former manage
ment, will still retain a contingent interest
in the company. but will not participate in
it's management. The sale is said to be due
to a disagreement between Henry G. Werni-
mont and j. M. Kerr, who were the chief
promoters of the company. caused by the
recent indictment of Wernimont on the
ClaI6 SC v CulDtLAlCul6ul VI cow VI q >
money.
EIks' Festival In Des MOineH.
The Elks' festival in Des Moines is on
for this week, but the unfavorable weather
has almost spoiled it thus far. On Monday
the rain prevented any display or opening.
The opening parade was given today,
though the day was unfavorable. There
are a great many visitors in the city for
the festival and show, but not what was ex-
! pected.
Commander Lindt OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic named his aides for work In
the Grand Army and among them are the
following: r. C. Hubbard and Ed Maso OF
Des Moines, NJ. d. Reed Of Avoea, NJ.
Murphy of Sioux City, F. L. Davis OF Mis-
souri, Valley, j. c. Spangler of Walnut, c.
P. Northrup OF Anita, ]. l.. Shipley OF Cory
don, w. d. Blakemore of Bedford. G. M.
Putnam Of Carson, ]. B. Gregg of Red Oak.
/ r. ]. Freeman OF Audubon, M. H. P. Kid
der Of Mondamin, G. NJ. Kean of Perry. J.
q. Hamilton Of onawa, J. H. Wilson OF
Greenfield and Abram Myers OF Fairfield.
Cleaning Up the City.
Nine injunctions were served on women
residents of the "Whitechapel" district of
Des Moines today forbidding them to sell
| llQuOT at lnClT places ms IL III pursuance
Of a policy determined upon by the state
some time ago for the cleaning out Of the
district. other actions will be commenced
II necessary and the officials declare that
the district will have to be cleaned out.
The Burlington railroad had caused to be
served notice on every person conducting
an illegal business in the district that they
must move out before July l or prosecu-
tions will be commenced against them.
The Burlington people are interested in
knowing whether the district can be kept
decent before work on a projected new de-
pot is begun.
Strike May soon End.
It is expected that the strike Of the
telephone operators will come to an end in
a few days. The managers have COM
menced TO make overtures for a return OF
the operators and payment OF an increased
wage and the operators are inclined to &C
cept the offers. The telephone companies
have not prospered under the strike and
many phones have been ordered out. The
offers OF assistance TO the strikers came
from many sources and there seems nov
TO be no doubt that SUFFICIENT concessions
Will be granted to enable the operators tC
call on the strike.
Coal Operators Meet.
The meeting NJ the LAVA Nehraska Asso,