The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-08
osKALoosA, MAHAsKA COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, JANUARY : 1903
new CORPORATIONS.
Twenty Local Enterprises Launched
During the Year 1902.

"Shty new CORPORATIONS nled ar
ticles with Recorder L. l.. McCord
during the year 1902 for the transact.
ing OF business in the county Of Ma
haska and almost all of the new or
CARNATIONS have business offices in
oskaloosa, or are established in the
city.
The list is as follows:
The P~entacostal Mission, a new re-
ligious society; Eloise T. Gilmore.
Ephriam Smith, B. F. Shoemake and
w. R. Gilmore are the incorporators.
Burr Oak Coal Company. Capital
stock 100000. I~ncorporators w. A.
Fulmer, Maggie Casey, Mary j. Rob-
%ertson, Fl. M. Thompson, r. d. Robert
son and r. I. Casey.
A. A. Watts Company, clothing.
Capital stock $4,000, Incorporators,
Meek Bros. Of B~onaparte.
Pfeifer-Belmont Company, dry
goods. Capital $4,000. f. B. Shafer,
Ed. H. Belmont and Herman Pfeifer,
incorporators.
Fremont Creamery Company. Capt.
tai 100000. Incorporated by a large
company of the citizens of Fremont
and the people of the surrounding
country. J. e. Kennel, president; J.
w. Earring, vice president; Jay Forbes,
Secretary; w. Fl. Roof, Treas.
Oskaloosa Saddlery Company. Capt.
tai ~$50,000.00. Incorporators, John r.
Barnes, Hal Scott, A. T. Barnes and
S. H. Hull.
Rex Fuel Company. Capital $4,000.
~Incorporators, H. S.. Howard, w. A.
and Clarence Durfee and H. L. Spen-
Ger.
Bolton-Hoover Coal Company. Capt.
tai $40, 5000 {. Incorporators, J.. B.
Bolton, Chas. Hoover and M. w. Bran.
niger.
Black Diamond Coal and Mining
Company. Capital 100000. Incor,
porators, Geo. H. Carbon, Chas. H. Car
lon and Samuel Potter.
Davis Brothers, cigar manufactur,
ers. Capital $40, 900. 90. Incorpora,
tors, William M. Evans, Jenkin E. and
John w. Davis.
OskaIoosa Traction and Light Com
pany. Capital $500, 100000. Incorpor.
ators, Joseph Merrill, Samuel Mahon,
Cal Manning, Jacob B. Sax, Jarrett w.
Garner John F. Springfield and H. e,
O'Neil.
Albert Lea Supply Company. Capt.
tai .$3,000.O0. Incorporators, B.. L,
McQuiston, E. D. Nugent.
National Clothing Company. CAPT
tai 100000. I~ncorporators, Sig
mund Klein and Mamie Yer Vear.
Hamilton-Messenge Co., hardware.
Capital $4,000. Incorporators, J.. w,
Russell, v. E. Hamilton, G. H. Messen'
ger and l.. V. Russell.
Iowa Christian College. Capital s1o,.
10000. Incorporators, G. J. Burton,
M. Hedge, John M. Stoke, Ed. Taylor
and C. M. Porter.
Dakota and Manitoba Land Com
pany, Capital $1,000, 100000. Incorpora'
tors, ]. G. Hammond, H. S. Hargrave.
Geo. Heaton, G. w. Nicholson and r,
A. Nicholson.
Oskaloosa Wood Working Company,
| liz CdoCu 1to SdpAI0A wv Y@DD
100000 to $50,000.00.
Spring Creek Coal Company. Capt.
tai $26, 000.0 90. I~ncorporators, F. M
Sheppard, John HI. Smith.
The Raven Coal Company. Capital
S12, O00.0 90. Incorporators, A. B. Little
John Cruikshanks, Jr. and G. e. LOT
land.
The w. A. Company. Capital stocI
$500, 100000. IncorpQrators, Geo. W
Sewers, Frank e. Novels, c. E. LOT
land, J. F. Mcneil and w. A. MCNEIL
Midway Coal and Mining Company
Capital s12,000.00. I~ncorporators, G
z. Fraker, E. 2. Ross and Dan Riegel
Economy Coal Company. Capita
100000. w. Il. and H. Z. Evans
Elmer J. Morris and J. H. Anderson
The total amount of the capita
thus invested is $1,979, 100000. Thi'
is a remarkable showing for the yea
and establishes a new record for thu
county in point of amount Of capita