Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-01

Frank the property was divided as It should
be, Frank believeth not for now that he Is
suspicious he doubts not that a strange
spirit was rung in on him, and Il is said
that Lewis secured his wife upon the rec
ommendation of a spirit.
Masons to Celebrate.
May 10, 20. 21. % Lincoln will be the
Mecca Of Masons Of all rites and degrees,
the occasion being the celebration OF the
growth and prosperity Of the lodges in Ne
braska. All petitions are required to be
in the hands Of the secretary, John II. Nc
Clay before May II.
Doctors Receive Diplomas.
Sixteen prospective physicians received
their degrees last night at the graduating
exercises of the Lincoln Medical college
One degree for post graduate work was
conferred on n physician already practic-
ing, and Algernon Fawcett of Augusta, Me-,
was conferred with the honorary degree OF
doctor OF medicine. 1t was the fourteenth
annual commencement and the young men
who received degrees we're:
John F. Spealman, Emerson W. Goldman,
Frank NJ. Means. John Frederick James,
Oscar Corwin Payne, Edward X. Lawrence,
arthur N luIueTs buhTltb ~ RghbCA -
William witte. James II. Hylton, William
J. Adamson, W. Grant Bixler, Erskine NJ.
Barnes, Charles w. Little, Elmer e.
Fisher. Johr Frederick Brendel
Besides a post graduate degree was con-
ferred in absentia upon w. ". DeWof,
NJ. d.
The program opened by a selection by
the Cotner octet, composed Of four young
men and four young ladies. The Invocation
was offered by Rav. Or. Haynes, Miss Lell
Loucks rendered selection on the piano.
Rev. H. o. Rowlands delivered the ad-
dress OF the evening, after which Miss sgd
ney Murphy, the CotneT ladies' quartet and
Miss Aenone Poston furnished music. Dr.
Charles w. Little was valedictorian of the
class. Miss Jane Morrow then gave a vocal
solo, after which Chancellor Aylsworth of
Cotner university presented the members
Of the class with their diplomas. The
Cotner male quartet closed the program
with a song.
HomeOpaths Ask Recognition.
The Nebraska State Homeopathic society
this morning adopted a resolution petition
ing Governor Mickey to recognize that
school Of medicine when he began to con-
slider the appointment of a superintendent
The resolution sets forth that a large
percentage of the taxpayers Of the state
do employ homeopathic physicians and
believe in that method of therapy as
being superior and as furnishing superior
results in the treatment OF the insane. 1t
was declared to be the sense of the meet
| ing that at least one Of the states in
sane hospitals should be under homeopathic
supervision, and that inasmuch as the one
formerly at Norfolk was under such care. It
should be continued when the new building
shall have been erected there.
The election Of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
President-F E. Way of wahoo.
! First Vice PTesident-A. p. Wells OF Nc
Cook.
Second Vice Presidsnt-E. B. woodward
Of Lincoln.
secretary-E. Arthur Carr Of Lincoln.
Treasurer-O. S. Ward of Omaha.
This was the thlrtieth successive cleo
tion of DR.. Ward to the position of treas
urer. DR.. Fred H. Teale Of Omaha was
elected a member OF the board of censors
for three years. succeeding DR.. e. A. Carr
whose term expired. so that the board now
comprises the gentlemen named and Drs
T. J. Merryman Of Lincoln and w. A. Cate
! Of Nelson.
DR.. F. b. RICHTER Of this city was made
a member of the legislative committee fol
three years, to succeed DR.. A. H. Doris
His associates are Drs. B. F. Bailey OF this
city and A. r. Van Sickle Of Omaha
The appointment Of delegates to the meet
ing Of the American Institute of Ho-
moeopathy was left to the president, al
was also the date of the next meeting
| which was located in Omaha.
The attendance was somewhat dimin'
ished this morning, many Of the doctors
having returned home. The bureau o
clinical medicine and pathology was taker
UP, DR.. Frederick Teale Of Omaha presid.
ing. Dr. Benthack of Platte Center pre-
sented a discussion on the treatment o.
pneumonia, DR.. Perky Of this city spoke
Of spotted fevers as found in the noun
tains, DR.. Hanchett OF Omaha, "Practica
Medicine" and DR.. H. r. Miner Of FALL
City read a selected paper.
The latter also presided during the
presentation Of the bureau of surgery
DR.. Cate spoke OF 1.-TWO Cases Affecting
the Genito Urinary Tract" DR.. Leake o.
Fremont. "Puerperal Fever from a Sur.
Eical Standpoint" DR.. A. P. Hanchett o
Council Bluffs, "A Few Appendix Cases,
and DR.. Miner, Acute Yellow Atrophy o
the Liver as a Post Operative Compliea
tion."