Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
OMAHA ENTERPRISE.
NebraSka'S First Insurance CON-
pany.
rhs Western Steam Eeating
Company Incorporated.
A Summer Resort in Colorado Pur-
chased by Omaha Men.

more directions thRn one, and Its Cit
liens who have capital, energy or
nerve are constantly reaching out for
new fields to conquer. The three lat.
est moves are to be cleaned from the
following data:
NEBRAsKA's FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY.
The first insurance company ever in.
corporated in Nebraska filed Its arti-
cles of association in the office of the
county clerk yesterday and is known Ms
the Nebraska and Iowa Insurance
company.
The incorporators are Samuel P.
johnson, w. H. b. Stout, Max Meyer,
j. W. Morse, Henry w. Yates, M. T..
Rohrsr, j. M Campbell, A. w. Pat
terson, Geo. f. Wright, Thomas Bow,
man, Joel Eaton, Eli Clayton, +. o
Gleason, j. w. Berger, Thos. j
Evans, Chris. Staub, j. r. Hart, John
T. Baldwin, Robert Percival, A. w.
Street, ii. @. Lsub and G w. Kings.
worth, comprising leading men of
Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs.
Omaha Is to DO the business head.
quarters Of the new insurance com.
pauy with branch offices both In and
outside OF the stste. The company Ia
organized for q term of twenty years.
The general nature Of the business
Is to insure houses, buildings and all
kinds of property against loss or DAM
age by fire, LIGHTNING, wind storms,
tornadoes, cyclones or other casual.
ties, and in short q general insurance
business.
The indebtedness of the company,
except that Of risks, is not to exceed
at any one time $4,000.
A board of not less than five or
more than twenty-five directors will
control the affairs of the company with
the following general officers: Presi.
dent, vice president, treasurer, score
tary and counsel, and to these may be
added an assistant secretary, a general
manager and assistant general man.
sger, a superintendent Of agencies, etc.
The annual election of directors will
take place ct the company's off e In
Council Bluffs on the 2nd Tuesday In
January of each year. This year the
members named above compose the
Board of Directors, %.
The capital stock OF the company Is
fixed at $100,000 in shares of $1C0
each, 80 per cent of which shall be
paid when subscribed. The corpora.
tion may increase the capital stock to
81, 600, 600 or less, or it may diminish
il by vote Of the stockholders.
The sale of stock, etc., 10 duly pro-
vided for and any future desired
amendment to the articles.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE.
Articles of incorporation were also
filed yesterday for "the Western steam
heating company" whose sprinoipal
place of t%ransacting business is to be
Omaha.
Its existence dates from March ID,
1883, to March Id, 1888.
The nature of the business to be
transacted is the purchase, sale,
fitting, furnishing, putting In place
and erecting OF steam boilers. radia-
tors, hot air furnaces, stoves, gas
fitting and all kinds of plumbing bust.
ness, and the manufacture and work
conn scted Herewith.
The capital stock Is to be $50 600,
in shares of 500 each. At leas,
SO, 500 must be subscribed before
commencing business and paid up In
full at par value. The remainder Of
the stock may be disposed of but al
not less than par.
A board of five directors, q presi-
dent, secretary, treasurer, genera
superintendent and assistant superin'
tendent will control the affairs of the
corporation, the officers to be chosen
annually from the board of directors
about the first Monday In January.
The limit of indebtedness Is $25, OO(
and the usual provisions for amending
the articles included.
These articles are signed by Joseph
@. Elliott, Frank E. lawrence, Noah
D Lawrence, John j. Mcneil, Jr.,
and Geo. II. Wood.
A COLORADO SCHEME
A party of Nebraska gentlemen, In
Guiding Martin Danhan,, Esq, }. II
Hugate, of Blair; Alex. S,hlegel, 81
Plattsmouth; j. M. G%abolhules, o.
Denver, ana r. Kimball, of Omaha
have recently purchased a tract of lane
In Colorado upon which are two beau
tiful lakes, Green lake and Clear lake
which will be put In shape for q sum
mer resort of the first. class. Greer
lake, in Colorado, is situated a mil,
and a half from Georgetown. 1t com
prises a beautiful lake and the ground
surrounding it, on which is located
small building. This place has beer
highly popular as q picnic and fishiu,
resort, and is admirably suited foi
both, the waters sffording fin,
boating and teeming with trou
and other game fish. A fine feet O
boats, with the docks and boat houses
were purchased with the land. Th,
place In splendid condition. and on,
CT Its former owners sunk $40, 900 Ii
improving 1t and making 1t picturesqu,
and attractive. The present owner
secured it at a bargain, and propose t,
erect a hotel on the place and to ar
range for making 1t readily accessible
to all travellers. 1t is probable tina
all OF the Omahans who go to Colorad
this season will ~sojouru at Green LAX
before they have done the mountains
the resort being the nearest one In tn
mountains to Denver. Last year II,
600 persons visited the Lake. 1t /
estimated that the value of fish in thI
one lake alone is $40, 600, and sine
the purchase of the property tn
owners have been offered So, 600 70
their bargain by Denver capitalists
The company will shortly be organize
In regular form.
Rescued From Death.
VIM. j. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass
says: In the fall of 1876, 1 was taken wit
BLEEDING OF followed by a sever
cough. l lost my appetite end flesh, an
WA confined TO nv lied. In 1877 w.