Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
RAILROADS REACHING OUT
DeS MOines Expects to See Two New Linsl
Enter in Near Future.
BIDS ON PUBLIC BUILDING TOO HIGH
Arrest of Two Men at EIkader Ma,
Lead to Clearing up the Mystery
of the CrOfton Murder,
Near Ireton.
(From a stan correspondent

formation regarding two railroad extern
sions was made public here today. 1t is
learned that the franchise for an electric
interurban line from Des Moines to Colfax.
secured by representatives of Cleveland
capitalists, is about to pass into the con-
troll OF the Iowa Central railroad and that
the Iowa Central will build a line from
Newton to Colfax and on into Des Moines.
This is what has been expected in some
quarters, but not until today did 1t become
known for certain that this was the plan
of the Iowa Central. This would bring
another railroad into Des Moines from the
east.
1t is also stated that engineers of the
Des Moines & Iowa Falls line, now being
constructed from q junction with the Illi-
nois Central at Iowa Falls to Des Moines,
have been sent out along the route from
Des Moines to Winterset and Greenfield
with a view to taking possession Of that
territory for the new Iowa Falls road. II
is generally understood that the Illinois
Central will operate this road when it is
ready for business. The other railroad
companies making efforts to build through
Winterset to Greenfield have thus far ac-
Complished little and 1t is believed the
Iowa Falls road will get into that terri
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tensions.
Announcement is made that the Burling-
ton G Western railway. owned by the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, will be changed
June 10 into a standard gauge line and
that a new line will be built from Oskaloosa
to connect with the Abba road at Tracey.
This will give the Burlington two direct
roads into Des Moines.
Bids Were All Too High.
DR.. F. NJ. Powell, superintendent Of the
Home for Feeble Minded at Glenwood, was
in the city today comforting with the State
Board of Control regarding contracts
which are to be let for improvements at
the Glenwood institution. The board has
an appropriation of 100000 to expend in
putting a slate roof on the custodial
building, where the worst patients at Glen
wood are kept, and in replastering the same
building. This forenoon the board opened
bids on this work and found that they were
all too high. The bidders, including st.
John & Barquist of this city, c. G. Hipwell
Of Davenport and several Council Bluffs and
Omaha contractors, were present when
the bids we're opened, and an effort was
made this afternoon to secure a revision
Of figures. 1t was thought possible that
the specifications Of the board might be
scaled down somewhat to make 1t possible
for the contractors to get within the APP
propriation.
TestinE Bankruptcy LAW.
Suit was begun before a referee today In
a bankruptcy case which is Of great i'm
portance to a number of creditors. East
ern houses commenced suit some time ago
to have Frank L. Morgan, a jobber in
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could be a prorating Of the assets among
the creditors. This was resisted and
efforts made to have a settlement outside
of court. An agreement was reached to
try the case before Judge Mcpherson, be-
ginning today. and he came here and
opened federal court for that purpose, but
afterward the case was placed in the hands
of a referee. Morgan gave a local bank a
mortgage for SIS, 900 and the bank claims
that this mortgage should take his prop
erty.
New Corporations.
The Marengo Telephone company, with a
capital of $4,000, has been incorporated;
J. II. Branch, president; Otto Wettstein,
secretary.
The Whitebreast Mutual Telephone COM
pany of Tacoma has been organized, with a
capital of $40, 900, by S. Exnereider, presi-
dent, and j. w. Starr, secretary.
The Arlington Creamery company has
been incorporated, with 81 900 capital, by
c. G. Ross and others.
The Chicago Great Western road has
made application to the State Board of
Railroad Commissioners for the condemna-
tion Of additional depot grounds and yard
room at oelwein. depot grounds at Mar
shalltown and for a double track from
Oelwein to Stanley.
Funeral of Judge Hubbard.
The funeral Of the late N. NJ. Hubbard OF
Cedar Rapids will tax place Saturday
afternoon. A delegation will go from Des
Moines, both of railroad men and Of his
army comrades.
May Clear Up a Crime.
News has been received here which indi-
cate a possible clearing up of the mystic
rious killing OF Samuel Crofton near Ireton
last August. At Elkader a negro and white
man, travelling together, have been arrested
and an effort is making to sweat from them
information where they were when the
Sioux county crime was committed. Wit
nesses will go to identify them II possible
Crofton was an aged, blind. colored
preacher, who carried much wealth on his
| ptloOh' ne was lOuuu utdu III a COTuutlu
west Of I~reton, probably a month after he
had been killed by a blow on the head,
, William Reynolds was arrested and his
trial caused wide difference OF opinion, end
ing in acquittal. Reynolds on the stand
said he had turned Crofton over to the
care Of a negro and white man who were
travelling together and camping as they
travelled. Other witnesses confirmed this
by saying they had seen the negro and
white man in that neighborhood at the
same time. This testimony was thought
to have caused Reynolds acquittal. 1t IL
sad the men arrested at Elkader answer
generally, the description Of the one'
wanted.
Examination of GuArdsmen.
An examining board has been appointed
to conduct an examination OF guardsmeI
for commissions on Thursday. June 19
The new board consists of Colonel james
Rush Lincoln of Ames, chief ofieer Of thu
Fifty-hrst Iowa; Colonel John R. Prime
inspector general OF Iowa; Colonel c. S
Grail, chief signal officer, and Major VIII
liam C.. Mentzer Of the Fifty-hrst Iowa
There will be about fifteen candidates ex
amined on June 10, including the oficer
Of the new Iowa signal corps located in thi
city.