Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-28
BOY Dies of LOckJaw

Boy Dies of LOckJRw.
Carl Perry. aged lb son OF missouri
Pacific conductor, died last night in great
agony from lockjaw. The young man COM
planned of a pain in his back last Saturday
and Sunday he was unable to leave his
bed. Tuesday he began having commissions
and at 1 o'clock last night he died, after
a half dozen physicians had worked over
him for several hours, A week ago he cut
his hand on a piece of tin. but this cut
healed nicely and his disease cannot be
accounted for He was an intimate friend
| and chum of John A. Sizer, who also died
last night.
Saunders County Pays Bonds.
Saunders county dropped $4,000 into the
state treasury this morning to pay on some
court house and some refunding bonds.
state Helps ThurstOn County.
| ITpon the application OF the county at
torney OF Thurston county Governor Mickey
has instructed the legal department OF the
state to intervene IN the case wherein the
| federal authorities are seeking to prevent
the assessment of money which Is on de-
posIt to the credit OF Indians Of that county
and to take charge Of the case for the
state and county. The county attorney
made a showing to the state authorizes
that Thurston county was financially I'M
In 1905 when the assessor Of Thurston
county listed the money on deposit by In
dams the federal authorities secured tenn
porary restraining order from Judge Mum
ger 10 prevent the assessor from including
this money In his assessment on the gouno
the money was held in trust for the In
dams by the government. To this petition
the county demurred. but Judge Munger
found for the federal authorities. An APP
| neal was taken by the county and Judge
Munger was reversed The county has no
money TO proceed with another trial OF the
case As the state is directly interested
Governor Mickey and the legal department
had no hesitancy in taking a hand in the
case
Politicians Flock to Capital.
lincoln has been the gathering place for
a lot Of candidates and prospective candi-
dates for state ofIices during the last day
or two and so far no one seems able to
ana out what II Is that attracts them.
John Wall, candidate for governor and
Lorenzo Crounse, candidate. for United
States senator, came in yesterday and al
most stepped on George Sheldon going out.
Sheldon was only here a short time.
Neither, OF the three mentioned had any
thing to say except that each was well
pleased with the way the campaign Is go
ing. Ex-senator Currie OF Broken Bow
came in this morning and paid his respects
to Governor Mickey and announced he had
nothing TO say except he was fighting for
the endorsement at the hands of the re-
nublican state convention for United States
senator on the heels OF Currie came State
Senator Fries of Valley county and c. F.
steele of Fairbury, who may yet get into
the race for the republican nomination for
governor The former lieutenant governor
said he had not yet made up his mind
whether to announce but would within the
next few days have something to say. Mr..
Steele will attend the old soldiers picnic
at Milford tomorrow. Each Of the candi-
dates pleaded ignorance Of the presence OF
the others.
SON of Postmaster siEer Dies.
John A. sizer. the 17-year-old son OF Post
master and Mrs. r, r. Sizer died last
night. after a long iNness OF rheumatism
The young man returhed to Lincoln three
weeks ago from Los Angeles. where he had
-been taken by Mrs. sizer in the hope his
health would be improved.
Asylum Employees Dropped.
Superintendent KeaTn OF the Hastings
asylum has discharged four employees OF
that institution within the last few days
and other employees OF other institutions
are TO go in the same way very shortly. II
is the intention OF the various state super
intendents TO employ husbands and wives
as attendants, as II has been demonstrated
that a woman In a ward has a good effect
on the inmates. At Hastings this is being
done. and, having proven so satisfactory
II will be extended to other institutions
Investigations Come High.
John NJ. Stewart, who represented Gov.
ernor Mickey in the investigation Of the
charges against Superintendent Alden and
Assistant Nicholson OF the Norfolk asy
lum, has filed a voucher with the state
auditor for an 40. his fee and expenses
Written or the voucher is the endorse
ment OF Attorney General Brown that th'
claim IL a perfectly legal one against thu
fund set apart for the use Of the legal de
partment for prosecutions. So far, how
ever. Deputy Auditor Cook has held NJ
the claim and IL undecided whether 70 pal
Il. as he contends the investigation was no
prosecution OF the two onieials bu
merely q hearing 20 set a. the facts with
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