Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
is SPREADING
Five Cases Of Infantile Paral.
ysis Reported at Mason
City.
CAMP DODGE is QUIET

Des Moines, Ia, July 28.-(Speeial
Telegram )--State officials yesterday
received a report from Dr.. A. L.
Wheeler, health officer at Mason City,
that there are five cases of infantile
paralysis in Mason City. This brings
the total number Of cases of this dis
ease, in Iowa to nineteen. Previous
TO yesterday the State Board OF
Health had received no reports from
Mason City. There were rumors
that the disease had gained a foot
hold there, but nothing definite was
known. Mason City was hit hardest
in 1910 by the epidemic Of infantile
paralysis. At that time Cerro Gordo
county had seventy-six cases, Of
which sixty were in Mason City.
There were number of deaths.
Camp Dodge Quiet Place.
Recruiting and mastering officers
at Camp Dodge report they are han
dicapped by the lack OF enlistment
papers, which the War department
has failed to send. Officers have
been sent to other cities to enlist
men, but they have no papers. No
new recruits have reached camp as
yet, but some are expected within the
next few days. Colonel George Nor
gan is still at camp and will probably
be kept there by the War department
until the recruiting campaign is fin
ished, A small camp Of sixty-five
men Is still at Camp Dodge.
Hog Cholera Losses.
Iowa farmers lost 476,7l2 hogs
through hog cholera In 1915, accord.
ing to report issued yesterday BY
A, R. Corey, secretary Of the Iowa
Board Of Agriculture. The loss fig
ures &,76,l20. The loss from chol-
era in 1915 was about one-fifth the
loss by this disease in 1918. The
farmers in 1918 reported 2,70o,876
hogs died of cholera. The loss fig
ured $27,098,760. The department re-
ported 1851 1882 hogs on Iowa farms
July !, 1915, as against 9,3o7,273 in
1913. The department did not collect
statistics for 1914, as these were in
cluded in the census.
Private Banks Change.
The biennial report Of the State
Banking department for the period
ending June 80, 1916, now being pre-
pared, will show that thirty-five
private banks have organized under
state supervision in the last two years
There are now 1919 state and saw
ings banks in Iowa under the super
vision Of the State Banking depart
ment. There were lis new banks
organized in the last two years. Eight
state banks nationalized and two were
consolidated with others, so that the
net gain In number OF banks in the
biennial petiod Is los.
State Officers Want Building.
An office building to cost $3O0,000
contemplated in the capitol extension
improvements, will be asked for by
the state officials when the next leg
islature meets. The lawyers and the
justices OF the supreme court want a
temple of justice for housing the su'
preme court, law library and attorney
generals office.
Rockwell City Buildings.
w. ]. Dixon, chairman of the state
board Of control, has been in Rock.
we'll City this week at the Woman's
reformatory site planning the loca'
tions of the twenty-eight buildings to
be erected there. Six buildings are tc
be started this season as follows: Ad'
ministration building, pathology build.
ing, power house, service building and
two cottages.
New Business Concerns.
w. N. Snodgrass OF Iowa Falls i:
the president Of three clothing com.
panies which incorporated today. The
Snodgrass-Bauman company, capital.
lied at $4,000, will have store al
Manson. A G. Bauman is secretary
OF this company The Snodgrass'
Mann company, also capitalized al
$4,000, will have store at Man,
chester. R. A. Mann is secretary oi
this concern. The Snodgrass-Keister
company will have store at Parkers'
burg. This is also capitalized at $l5,.
900. F. ]. Keiser is the secretary.