Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
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provisions of the law enacted by the
late legislature, show that during the
last year for the state $40 deaths
from 81 causes. The summary Of
deaths by the month is as follows:
January, ATS; February, COS; March,
3O7; April, 37S; May, 373; June, 1872;
July, $50; August. 293; September.
365; October, 724; November, Gal; De-
cember, 534. Of the GA causes of
death the largest number succumbed
to infant disabilities, there beng 9S9
deaths of children under years Of
age The next highest number or
deaths from any one disease is charg-
ed I'D to heart failure, there being 532
deaths from this cause. Typhoid fever
carried of 100 persons. tuberculosis
took 36., cancer caused the death of
PAS persons. Bronchitis was RESPONSE
Bile for SO deaths. Bright's disease
ca lied off 165, while appendicitis
was responsible for rs deaths and 200
persons of apoplexy. Paresis was re-
sponsible for 147 deaths Only three
persons died of sunstroke, while te-
tanus was responsible for 10 deaths;
| II persons died of accidental poison
| ing; brain fever carried off 6, while
only 1 person in the state died of
smallpox and only 1 person died OF
hydrophobia. Lightning killed per-
sons, while 1 person was frozen to
death and 35 persons were drowned.
OF the persons whose death were due
to animals there were 81. of which
number 33 were males. Firearms
was responsible for 43 deaths There
were 76 persons, so the statistics show,
who preferred death to life and there
fore killed themselves. FOrty-three
persons were accidentally burned to
death. Lagrippe was the cause of the
death of ga persons, while erySipelas
killed only s persons. Whooping
cough was responsible for Is deaths.
Alcoholism killed 81 persons. Ulcer
of the stomach was responsible for the
death of 20 persons. Peritonitis kill
ed go persons, 297 people died of old
age and So persons died as the result
of falls. Only three persons died of
locomoter ataxia. Childbirth resulted
in the death of 80 persons.
The quarterly report of the transac-
tions of the state treasurer with the
states finances ending Feb. % show
$1,000, 1854 of the permanent school
fund has been invested and at this
time not dollar remains in the fund
uninvested. The general fund at this
time contains $13,2SS.3S, while out of
it was paid during the quarter the
sum of S559,77666 and there was paid
into it the sum of S570,935.27. The
temporary school fund contains at this
time $232,981.97. The receipts of this
fund during the quarter amounted to
$237,364. The university cash fund at
this time amounts to s32, 1885. At
the beginning of the quarter there was
on hand in all funds the sum of $685.
1854; the receipts amounted to ST.
1S7,793.87 and the payments to ST.
III, 1921, making a balance in all
funds at this time of S342, 105.20. OF
this sum the treasurer has on hand
only $6,652.S8, the remainder being on
deposit. The redemption fund at It's
time amounts to S5,133.74. During
the months of January and February
the state treasurer has reduced the
state debt 1872, 900. During January
he paid warrants to the amount of
$4,000 and registered warrants to
the amount of $2S5, 1000, while in Feb
ruray he paid off $4,000 of warrants
and registered only $4,000. Secre-
tary of State GaluShoa Thursday
turned over to the state treasurer ST.
$3.50, the amount of fees collected in
his office during the month Of Feb
ruary.
The movement started in Lincoln to
collect money by popular subscription
for the maintenance of the hospital
for crippled children is not looked up
on with favor by all the members of
the board of Public Land and Build
ings, which has charge of this insti-
tuition, but instead such course is
said not to be necessary The last leg
lslature appropriated $4,000 in all
for the improvements, salaries and
of the hospital for the
Home of the Friendless and $4,000
FOR the creation and maintenance Of
the hospital for crippled and deform-
ed children. Out of the total appro-
priation for the former institution
$4,000 was set apart for mainte-
nance for the biennium. Of this
amount s6,745 has been expended,
leaving s7,254.07 remaining to MAIN
tain this institution for the remain
Ter of the year.Q Out of the $4,000
for the hospital for Grip
pied children s6,625 has been ex
pended.
At a mass meeting Of Lincoln citi-
,ens last week a resolution commit
ing to municipal ownership was car
led unanimously after a most strenu-
JUS debate, in which Judge England
md Mark Woods, the latter represent
ng the municipal ownership senti-
nent, came almost to the boiling
Joint, Judge England declaring the
Woods brothers and others had ulte-
ior motives in urging municipal own
rship of the traction lines
Slayers of wolves have gobbIed I'M
$4,000 Of the $4,000 appropriated bv
he last legislature as a wolf bountv
me claims for bounty continue to nile
Ip In the auditors office, and though
10 more Will be paid when the $1,000
taken up it is presumed they will
ont1nue to pile up until the next leg
stature disposes of them.
The 100000 bond issue voted by