The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-11

high pitch within the past two days
and all on account of the serious i'll.
ness of Earl Pickerel who is suffer.
ing with typhoid fever at the home of
his grandparents, MIR. and Mrs j. ID.
Housh in the west part of the city,
Up until early Saturday afternoon
the young man has been in charge of
Or r. w. Chamberlin and Miss Trous-
dell, nurse from Sioux City, but at
this time both were notified of the
fact that their services were not nee.
essary and that the patient would re.
ceive christian science treatment from
that hour on. Readings have been
given by members of the family, and
also some have been received by tele-
gram from the extreme cast in the
young mans behalf.
Upon the report gaining circulation
that the physician and nurse had been
discharged, or that the latter refus'
ing to stay without her physician, on
the case, the feeling had become so
intense that the city officials were
called upon to act Upon consulting
| Mayor Wattles, Attorney Kelsey and
DR.. Chamberin went to the Housh
home after o'clock Saturday even
ing. but they were not permitted to
see the patient and their stay in the
kitchen was of about fifteen minutes
duration.
Yesterday afternoon city Physician
y. w. Beattie and OFFICER Nichols
went to the Housh home to note the
sanitary conditions that might exist,
After heated argument by Mr..
Housh the physician was allowed to
enter the sick room, but upon the at
tempt to take the temperature OF the
patient. he was Immediately stopped
by the grandparent The conditions
found in the sick room were of such
character that the doctor ordered Il
quarantine card placed on the house.
This was done by the officer after
much argument on the part of MIR.
EIoush and after Nichols had been
forced off the porch three times
A nurse from Omaha, who was tele-
phoned for, arrived late last night,
Mr.. Housh said that he would under
no circumstances let her enter his
home.
Mr.. Pickerel contracted the disease
at Wayne. where he has been making
his home during the baseball season,
and where his roommate died of ty-
phoid fever a short time ago. Earl
was reared in a christian science
home and knew their ways and teach
ings. but upon being taken sick he re-
quested that Dr.. Cnamberlin be his
physician What can be obtained from
the bedside of the young man is that
he is somewhat improved, but at any
event he is not out of danger.
Nurse Gets Rough Treatment.
When the nurse, upon her arrival
here late last night. was taken to the
Housh home by officer Nichols, she
was given rough treatment
She was finally admitted when she
declared that she came by authority
of the state board of health. In at
tempting to take the temperature of
the sick man, one of the bystanders
in the room tore the thermometer
from the typhoid victims mouth and
broke the mercury tube.
The nurse remained only an hour
She declared that never in all her eX-
rerience as nurse has she heard
such vile language as was employed
in the sick room last night. She re-
turned to Omaha today.
The nurse also declared that quar-
antine was violated at the home.
The city authorities are now in con.
ference as to what steps to take. The
sick man is very popular here and
feeling is becoming intense.