Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
Big Land

The Syndicate Land company Of Des
Moines has filed articles Of Incorporation,
with a capital of 81, 900, 900. The company lie
organized by william wilkinson and AL
exander McRae Of this city and B. c.
Bowman, a lumberman of Minneapolis. The
purpose is to deal in Canadian lands.
The Union Electric Telephone and Tel
egraph company Of Chicago gave notice to
the secretary of state of an increase in cap
ital stock from $4,000 to $500. 600.
The Crawford County Telephone COM
pany has been incorporated at Denison, ].
B. Romans, president; ]. r. Glenn, secre-
tary.
The Doom Mutual Telephone company Of
Doom has been Incorporated; G. Ross, pres
ident; Herman Hasche, secretary.
The Sioux Valley Telephone company OF
Cherokee has given notice of intention to
issue $25 900 of preferred stock in addition
to the same amount Of common stock.
Judicial Convention to Be Held.
The republican judicial convention for the
Fifth district will be held at Earlham,
Madison county, tomorrow. beginning at II
o'clock a. m. The district comprises the
counties OF Guthrie, Adair, Dallas, Madison,
Marion and Warren. Judges Gamble OF
Marion and Apologize of Guthrie will be
renominated by reclamation, after which
there will be a contest for the third place
between Gulher of Madison and Nichols OF
Dallas. Delegates who were in the city to-
day on the way to the convention expressed
the belief that Nichols will win. He has A
large majority Of the delegates from Guth-
rie county and will divide even in Warren
with Guiher. The latter has a little the
best OF IT in Adair county, but Marion
county will probably give Nichols the most
votes and nominate him. The present third
Judge is Wilkinson of Madison and he has
held the ONCE many years.
May Force strike settlement.
The Des Moines city council today passed
a resolution directing the Mutual Telephone
company to at once comply with the re-
quirements OF its charter under penalty Of
forfeiture. The resolution was as follows:
Whereas, The Mutual Telephone company
has failed to comply with its franchise in
laying the prescribed number OF conduits
painting its poles. rendering a sworn state
ment OF Its receipts and expenditures OF
the company during the preceding year.
receipts for the privilege granted in such
charter, and by reason thereof the fire
department is prevented from doing as good
and ~efticient work as 1t would otherwise
do therefore. be it
Resolved. That the city solicitor be in
| rlIuCteu 10 nOllIy SAID company tnat II II
fails to make the report as required and
comply with the ordinance Of said city
within thirty days after notice. all its
rights and privileges granted by virtue OF
said ordinance and charter OF the city OF
Des Moines. shall be forfeited. Said COM
pany shall within thirty days. show cause,
II any there be. why such rights and privi-
leges should not be forfeited.
As soon as this was passed the managers
Of the companies and the representatives of
the striking telephone operators got to-
settler and agreed to have a formal meeting
to consider a compromise tomorrow, and II
Is expected hat at this meeting the strike
will be practically disposed OF.
hoard of Police Commissioners.
Mayor Brenton today appointed. under the
new law in Iowa, as members Of the Board
Of Police and Fire Commissioners. 10 place
the police ana FIRE departments on a civil
service basis, Messrs. George Mccartney.
w. w. Wise aud Thompson Cheshire. This
is the first board OF the kind the city has
had The council confirmed the appoint
ments.
Jadge J. G. Cook Of Monon. on account Of
the illness of his wife. will not be able to