Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-24
GIRL STRIKERS ARE FIRM
Ids Telephone Employees Are ReIOlute and
Receive Encouragement,
DONATES MONEY FOR IOWA DEAF SCHOOL
state Executive Council ~ApprOpriates
Twenty-Five Thousand for Build
inEs - EIks Have Wet Re-
ception 90 Des MOInes.
From a stan Correspondent

DES MONIES June 23.-(Special.SThe
telephone strike in Des Moines is still
on and the contest may be prolonged some
time. The operators are all out and the
companies have their places partially nlled.
Several conferences were held today be-
tween the operators and the managers, gen.
orally informal. since the managers re-
fuse to receive the strikers in a body or
to treat with them collectively. Nothing
was accomplished at any Of these various
conferences and both sides are Arm.
Reports are that some of the telephone
wires in the outskirts of the city have been
cut by irresponsible persons who sympa-
thize with the strikers. The Mutual had
eighteen girls at work today in the main
office and two in the East Side station,
practically all inexperienced girls, and the
Iowa company had sixteen operators at
work, with a number more ready.
One Of the striking operators returned
to work at the Mutual, but the strikers
claim that they have induced a number Of
the girls brought here from other points
to take their places to join the union and
follow the strikers.
The strikers are encouraged by the ac-
tion Of the Trades and Labor assembly in
appointing a committee to take action in
assisting the strikers in case there is no
immediate settlement. The electric work.
ers are also ready to act. At their meeting
held in a park the socialists also ave en-
enlargement to the strikers.
Dentist to Go to Armenia.
John Stergus, who graduated from a
dental school here a few weeks ago, is soon
to start for Armenia, his native land, where
he will open an office for the practice of
his profession. His father graduated from
a Des Moines college about twelve years
ago and then returned to Armenia to
preach.
William G.. Summers, United States at
torney for Nebraska, is in Des Moines, en-
gagged in settling up the claims of his
father-in-law, former Mayor Lane OF this
city.
The adjutant generals office has received
word that Frank d. Logan of Glenwood has
been elected first lieutenant of Company c
OF the Fifty-flrst Iowa regiment, being pro-
NOTED from the position Of sergeant over
second lieutenant to his present position.
This is considered an honor for Lieutenant
Logan.
This evening Adjutant General Byers
goes to Oskaloosa to confer with Colonel
H. H. Caughlin regarding supplies for the
camp of the Fiftieth Iowa, which is to
open in that city August 5. General BY
ers will be gone only a day or two.
Appropriation for Deaf school.
The State Executive council held a ses-
sion today and made the appropriation OF
$25, 900 for the use of the Board of Con-
troll in erecting buildings for the deaf school
at Council Bluffs. The council has made a
provisional agreement with regard to this,
and when the board was able to show how
fha nonnny pnit1d ho cpapf on no 10 Eaap
the school open the next three or four years
the appropriation was made at once.
The board made it's contracts for the
temporary buildings provisional and the
contracts were entirely satisfactory. TIL
contractors will be notified to go ahead
with the work as soon as possible.
EIks' Festival in Des MOines
The Elks' festival is being held in Dec
Moines this week and the first day was
completely spoiled by a heavy rain. The
water commenced falling about 4 O'CLOCK
Sunday afternoon and fell in a steady down.
pour until about 8 o'clock this morning
more than an inch and a half Of rain fall,
ing in the time. This was sufficient t
drown out the Elks and their openinl
parade for a week Of sport was postponed
until tomorrow.
Oldle 1I6dSuTST HllDSTlSOu as treasurer
Of the Iowa Mckinley fund has now received
$416.50 and the returns from only three o.
four counties have been received.
Not Going to Canada
Governor CuInmins will not be one of tn,
party reported to be ready to go to Canadi
and invest heavily in Canadian lands. Dis
patches from Minnesota report Governo
Cummins, Governor Van SAINT and other
interested in a big land enterprise. He hsi
been invited to attend a bankers meeting
at ~Crookston, Mimi, and from that meeting
a party will go into Canada to engage Il
land purchases. but Governor Cummins 1
not going to Crookston.
The D.. Weeks ompany OF Des Moine
has been incorporated with 5000, 900 capital
to engage in the manufacture OF medi
cines.
The Mira Hirshey Lumber company O
Muscatine. capital $25, 900, has been or
gained by Miss Mira Hirshey and others
Long & Hansen of Sioux City is a fir
which has filed articles Of incorporate
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