Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-30
MORE lNFANTlLE PARALYSIS
State Board Of Health Taking Active
Measures to Stop 1t.
MANY CASES AT MASON CITY
Fifty-FIve Already Reported, with
Three Deaths, Largest Number
on Record Anywhere at
One Place.

DIES MONIES, July 29-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-The secretary of the State Board
OF Health received information from Mason
City today Of three more cases Of infantile
paralysis developed there, which makes a
total of fifty-five cases and three deaths,
the largest number on record anywhere.
The commission OF the board of health
arrived at Mason City today to begin the
investigation into the cause
Parsons Defends Governor.
Attorney James NJ, Parsons today re-
signed as assistant city solicitor after sew
eral years in the place He is leading
democratic attorney, and has been engaged
by Governor Carroll to defend him in the
libel suit due to his indictment by the
grand jury.
Investigate Strange RDidemIc.
Wade II. Frost es the United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital corps
arrived In the city today, and Secretary
Summer of the State Board Of Health ar
ranged Immediately for a conference with
him and prominent members of the state
board at Mason City for the purpose OF
investigating the many cases Of alleged In
fantile paralysis which have occurred there.
They will go there tomorrow and take all
the time necessary to find out, II possible,
ali about the trouble II has some fea-
lures not understood and there is desire
for more Of an inquiry than has ever been
given. The report came today that five
cases elsewhere in the state had been
found.
Appointed a Superior Judge.
Governor Carroll has appointed as a SUI
perior judge In Oelwein. e. J. o'Conner. the
republican nominee for the next term. He
is appointed to fill out the unexpired term
due to the resignation of NJ. d. Porter q
short time ago.
A class of fifty-one candidates for certi-
ficates as registered nurses was before the
State Board of Examiners this week, and
their examinations were completed today.
To Encourage Manufactures.
There was filed with the secretary of
state today the articles of incorporation Of
the Associated Manufacturers company OF
Waterloo with $4,000 capital, the purpose
being encourage the location of factories
there There was also filed the articles
| for the Scenic Land and Loan company
OF Iowa Falls, S25,OO0 and the Eagle Elk
press and Baggage company of Davenport
SO 900; the Perpetual Building and Loan OF
Waterloo Increased capital to S1,5O0,OO0 and
the Lennox Furance company Of Marshall
town increased to $4,000.
As to state Expenses.
1t cost the citizens of Iowa a trifle mors
this year than last to maintain those insti
buttons which are supported by the state
State Auditor Bleakly today finished the
compilations, which show an average OF
04512 as the rate OF taxation for Iowa
This Is slight increase over last year
which was .04s8. Five years ago 1t was
little more than .o3S.
VIII Cancel Chautauqua Dates.
+ Senator Cummins has been compelled I
cancel all the rest OF his chautauqua date
/ for the summer. He has found II to be i'm
possible to maintain his health an
strength and continue on the platform
Immediately after the state convention h
will go away for rest
l Death of william COaIson.
: Although William Coalson was a colore
: man, the news Of his death yesterday a
: Okoboji- caused more sorrow among tn
: people than would have been the case wit
4 many prominent white men, coalson wa
for many years the messenger In the stat
$ executive offices, the faithful servant an
2 friend of many governors, He went int
the office with Governor Jackson in 1879
4 and was in the position with Drake, Sha'
o and Cummins, retiring with the latte
He had accompanied these governors a
over the country and as he was statone
at the door OF the chief executive Office
> he became acquainted with all the leadin
politicians of the state. He was ever faitt
full and honest, a man in whom everyon
= had confidence. He was reared in Henr
county. He went to Okoboji about 81
weeks ago to open barber shop and ye'