Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-03
Iowa Orphanages Report.

az interesting report On the various
homes for the friendless in the state Of
Iowa was prepared by Judge Robinson of
the State Board of Control today. the first
report OF the kin ever prepared. In ac-
cordance with the new law, the board Sc
cured reports from all institutions and as
sociations caring for friendless children in
the state. Seventeen Of them reported, as
follows: American Home Finding asso-
citation, Ottumwa: Boys and Girls home,
Sioux City; Christian home, Council Bluffs;
Danish Lutheran Orphans home, Elkhorn,
Shelby county; Des Moines Home for
Friendless Children; Evangelical Lutheran
Kinderfreund society, Fort Dodge; German
Evangelical Lutheran Society Of Christian
Charities, Muscaiine; German Roman Cath
Ole Orphans asylum, Dubuque; Home TOR
the Friendless, Cedar Rapids; Iowa Chill
dren's Home society. Des Motnes; Iowa
Evangelical Lutheran Orphans society,
Waverly; Iowa Home for the rrlendless.
Dubuque; Kenwood Industrial home, Ken
wood park, Cedar Rapids; st. Vincent
Orphans home. Davenport; Swedish Luth-
eran Orphans home, Stanton, Montgomery
county; United Norwegian Lutheran Or
phans' home, Beloit, Lyon county; Women
and Babies homo, Sioux City. These ser,
enteen institutions own property valued at
$3.50, 227.56, cared for 1899 orphans in the
year 1902 and since their foundation have
cared for a total of 1857 children. They
expended for lands and buildings last year
a total OF $4S, 3S0.s6 and in salaries and
other expenses paid out in the year a total
OF 1902, 537.0S. The Oldest OF the societies
Is the one at Stanton The Lutherans have
more Of these societies than any other de-
nomination. The report will be embodied
In the report OF the Board OF Control.
Express Company Reports.
The reports OF expre1s companies are
being hled With the secretary OF the state
executive council. The reports of the
Wells-Fargo and United States companies
were filed today and a few days ago the
Pacific filed its report. These reports show
very little change from those OF a year ago.
The assessment of express companies will
be made by the council in July, but their
reports are all in early.
New Iowa Corporations.
The secretary Of state today received no.
tice OF the change Of location OF the head
quarters Of the Fort Des Moines Canning
company OF this city, the headquarters be-
ing moved to Dexter, where a new canne.y
is 10 be built.
The Home Investment company OF Fort
Dodge filed articles Of Incorporation with
the secretary Of state; capital, $25, 900; by
F.. A. Greenbaugh and others.
The Washington opera House company
filed articles OF incorporation; capital. $780,
900; F. S. Wilson. president; C. H. Will
son, secretary.
short Strike of FIremen.
Sixteen men went on a strike in the plant
OF the Edison Light works In this city on
Sunday and today went back to work.
Their strike was not approved by the
Trades and Labor assembly, as 1t was en-
tered upon hastily. They ask an eight
hour day and full pay for the same.
No HanEinEE Now.
The order suspending the execution o
the sentence Of death on Richard William
OF Mahaska county has been served on tn
sheriff Of that county and the warden o
the p~enitentiary at Anamosa, and the hang
ing. which was scheduled to take plae
March 10 in the penitentiary. will not tax
place. Similar orders relating 10 HaTr
Hortman and Busse have been issued an