Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-07

already well in the race.
County Hospital Building.
Dr. A. H. Kepford. state lecturer OH
tuberculosis. goes Monday to Davenport
for a conference with Scott county Of
ficials In regard to the plans for a county
hospital and to organize the work. There
is very great interest In these county
hospitals in the state and in very many
OF the counties the work has been com
menced. Or. Kepford then goes into
northern Iowa for a weeks work.
All Coal Mines working.
Edward Sweeney, inspector OF mines for
this district, states that not before in
many years have the mines been so steadily
worked and such an amount Of coal taken
out daily. All the Iowa mines are being
operated to full capacity in anticipation Of
labor troubles next spring, when the wage
scale is to be readjusted. This leads to
the fact that there is great danger at the
mines and need of more inspection and the
state inspectors are kept busy.
Fear Army Post VIII Go.
The latest news from Washington in re-
gard to the plans of the army board to
abandon small army posts causes a fear
that Fort Des Molnes will be slated for
abandonment 1t is common knowledge
that the only reason the post was located
here was the fact that the member Of
congress was in position to secure the ap-
preparations and there is much feeling in
Des Moines that the post cannot be main
tained as permanent institution.
Delegates at Tampa.
II. c. Hargrove of Des Moines and A.
ID. Lennon of Guthrie Center, Iowans,
visiting in Florida, have been appointed by
Governor Carroll as delegates from Iowa
to the celebration to be given in Tampa,
Fla. February 14-16. in celebration of the
first work done on the Panama canal An
invitation was sent to each state to have
delegates at the convention. 1t is the first
affair of the kind.
Damages Given Woman.
A jury at Clinton in the case of Mrs.
Helen Cassidy against the National Surety
company. awarded the plaintiff 800 dam
ages. Suit was brought against the bond
ing compay because of the suicide of the
plaintiffs husband. who had bought liquor
at the Carlsen saloon. The company was
on the saloonkeeper's bond.
Death of Veteran Merchant.
James L. Mason, for nearly forty years
a retail miiliner of Des Moines, occurred
today. He was brother of ex-senator
Mason of Illinois and of ex-Clerk E. r.
Mason Of the federal court and was a ma
tive OF Iowa.
Examines states stores.
A. B. McCown, state accountant. returned
today from three weeks trip to the fif-
teen state Institutions for the purpose of
checking over the stores and supplies on
hand, that a perfect account may be kept
condition and the state having a goodly
supply of clothing and foodstuffs.
Ex-Treasurer is Ill.
-Ex-State Treasurer Gilbertson was com
PEELED this week to leave the state and
go to a sanitarium for medical treatment
and rest. He has been much overworked
in private business and has been seized
with a peculiar rheumatic affection which
has attacked his throat and makes it inn
possible for him to say word.
Can Use County Lists.
Investigation of the matter has developed
that in the coming city primaries those
cities which have a partisan primary
method, must use the voting lists of the
last general state primary and not the
last municipal primary. There has been
much confusion in the matter, and 1t was
found that IL the city and, county could
MAINTAIN entirely separate voting lists the
voter might be listed on one as a democrat
and on the other as a republican.
Palmer CircuIates Papers.
Colonel ID. ]. Palmer chairman Of the
railroad commission, today commenced cir
culatlon of nomination papers to have his
name on the republican ballot for the COM
ing primary for reelection. This insures a
field OF five candidates. The farmers will
commence circulation of the
papers for both Clifford Thorne and ]. II.
Brown. Messrs. Wilson and Storm are al
ready at work in the game.
VIII Prepare New Road Law.
A committee consisting Of Des Moines
business men is engaged in preparing a bill
FOR an entire new road law in Iowa, and this
will form the basis for the work of the
convention to be held in March to consider
highway matters. The bill will provide for
a state bonus for roads. The belief is
that with a state bonus and large appro-
prlatlon some good roads work will be done
In the state.