Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-26
CHANCES IN HEALTH BOARD
d.. sWSrd Of Oakland Succeeds DR.. A. B.
somsrs Of Omaha
sPALDINe NTowSFs PLACE As INSPECTOR
stTuEGIe which Has Been Going on
for Several months Ended by Cow
ernOr Mickey COMING over
to svvard.
CFron a stan Correspondent

(From a stan Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Sept. 2S - Especial J-After
having served as a member of the Board
Of Secretaries Of the State Board OF Health
for about FIVE years, DR.. A B. somers was
replaced this morning by DIR. E J. c.
sward Of Oakland after a contest lasting
for two months. DR.. r. c. Towne,
brother-in-law to DR. somers, who for the
same length Of time has been health in
spector at a salary of 1880 a year. was
replaced by DR.. s. X. Spalding of Omaha,
who was unanimously chosen upon the mo-
ton of Attorney General Brown
When the board was called together this
morning Governor Mickey who was the
first one called upon to vote cast his vote
for DR.. sward of Oakland, thus leaving
DR.. McConaughey of York, whom he had
voted for more than a thousand times.
McBrien. of course, stayed by Sward and
Attorney General Brown voted for DR..
Andrews of Holdrege. This elected Sward
and the long contest was at an end. At
torney General Brown then moved that
DR.. Spalding OF Omaha be elected health
inspector and this carried unanimously.
Dr. Spalding formerly lived within few
miles Of where Governor Mickey resided
in Iowa and they have been intimate friends
since the war. DR.. sward, who succeeds
DR.. Somers, is chairman Of the county re-
publican committee OF Burt county, and
the day OF the state convention Congress
man Mccarthy, Judge Sears, John Piper
and Representative Smith, with others
called upon Governor Mickey and urged
his appointment. Governor Mickey realized
It was useless to longer attempt to land
DR.. McConaughey of York and to settle
the controversy he voted for DR.. Sward.
George d. Bennett, secretary of the
State Board of Equalization, returned this
afternoon from stroh, Ind, his old home,
where he had been to attend the funeral
Of his father During his absence Mr..
Bennett was summoned to appear as a wit
ness in the railroad tax suit and 1t is pre-
sumed he will testify later.
The city of Edgar has registered 81 900
high school bonds with the state auditor.
The bonds draw ~ per cent interest
Federal Government Pays Bill.
Adjutant General Culver has withdrawn
his claim filed with Auditor Searle for S245
for expenses Of himself and the rife team
to Sea Grit General Culver will &c. the
money from the general government. At
the time the claim was filed with the au-
ditor II was held up because there seemed
to be no available fund from which to pay
It, The matter was then left to Attorney
General Brown for a legal decision, but
before the legal department had an OPP
portunity to report General Culver made
an investigation and found the government
would pay the claim and withdrew 1t.
Celebrities Coming to Lincoln.
Secretary Davis of the Board of Charities
and Correction is receiving letters daily
from prominent people from various parts
Of the country to reserve them hotel rooms
for the meeting of the National Prison con-
gress in October. Lately he has received
word from Judge Kline and Judge Robert
son of Iowa, the superintendent Of the state
reformatory OF Minnesota. chaplain Of the
United States navy yard nc Boston and
others. The local committee is hard at
work preparing entertainment for the visi-
tors.
Mother Wants Her Son.
Mrs Jerusah wirkland OF Cairo, Ca, has
written to Governor Mickey for his assist
ance in locating her son. T. B. Dollar, who
is supposed to be somewhere in Nebraska
| engaged in the cattle business. She also
stated that she had friend in this state
by the name of I. E. Johnson.
Piper Succeeds Davis.
Joel A. Piper OF Lincoln, but formerly OF
AlTnds on INONSIUDeT 4 buCNttus john DdNlH
as secretary of the State Board of Charities
and Correction. The change was made this
afternoon at meeting of the board. Davis
has been secretary of the board ever since
It has existed. Mr.. Piper was formerly
secretary OF state. He has held many
county Offices and was formerly receiver
at the land Office at McCook.
At a meeting OF the State Board OF
| Charities and Corrections this afternoon
Chief Clerk Davis reported that he had in
| vestigated the charge against the Childs
| Saving institute at Omaha that its super
intendent had taken a child without due
process of law and refused 20 give IL back
| to it's mother or to tell where 1t was. Mr.
Davis said the child or children had been
| legally adopted some time ago and that
the mother said when she signed the papers
she was not in frame OF mind to attend
/ to such business. that she attempted 10
| open the proceedings in the district court
but had failed to appear at the trial. that
he found that the childGen had been legally
adopted though there might be some ques-
ton regarding the manner in which the
institution secured the adoption of the
children. He also reported that some com
plants had been made against the Tibaths
| home but that he had turned this matter
over to friends OF the inmates TO act as
they saw Mt as the state had no right e
| interfere