Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
COAL COMPANIES COMBINE
Several New Corporations File Articles
with Secretary of Stat.
PRINTING OFFICES SIGN the sCALI
Prominent Des Meines woman, Richly
Dressed, stands on street Corner
and SoIicits Funds for the
salvation Army.
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movement to consolidate the big coal com
panies in Iowa under way Several cor
porations have been formed and articles
OF Incorporation filed with the secretary
of state that were In reality Consolida-
tions Of coal companies. 1t was learned to-
day that the Gilchrists Of Davenport have
options on the Economy and Maple Block
mines Of this county two of the largest
in the state. The Economy is owned by
the Ramseys of Oskaloosa and the OPP
lions expire January l. The holders Of
the option have been extensively pros
pecting over the properties.
Leprosy Patient Found.
A woman of this city has been going
regularly to the free Drake University
Medical school clinic for treatment who
is now believed to have a we'll developed
OF leprosy. The woman has never
given her name and refuses to give either
her name or residence number. The med
ical authorities have determined to turn
the case over to the city health authorities.
Governor Gets Prize Beef.
Governor Cummins today received from
Chicago a very choice cut from the prize
Angus steer from the state Agricultural
college that captured the grand prize at
the International show in Chicago. The
prize animal is always purchased by Swift
and Company and slice Is a regular
Christmas gift to Governor Cummins
Three Omces Sign Scale.
Three of the job printing offices of this
city out of the seven principal ones have
signed the union scale granting the eight
hour day to the printers. It is believed
now that the other four will sign in few
days. The printers are Jubilant, as they
see in this the success of their eight-hour
movement for which they have planned
and contended for years. The contracts
with printers in other cities OF this state
expire January l and with the trouble
, early settled in this city 1t is believed by
the printers they will have little difficulty
! in the other cities of the state in getting
| the eight-hour contract signed.
Asks Aims In Rich Furs.
Mrs. Arthur A. Hyde of this city, the
wife of a wealthy capitalist and the daugh-
! ter OF the first minister to this city today
, stood at Sixth avenue and Walnut street
and held the plaster of paris turkey while
! Salvation Army maiden rested and
/ warmed herself Mr.. Hyde is relative OF
the Hydes of the Equitable Insurance COM
| pany. Mrs. Hyde relieved different Saliva
| ton Army workers and solicited aims for
| the purpose of furnishing Christmas din
ner to the poor of the city and after
wards expressed herself as Disguised with
| the thoughtlessness Of the people of the
city in not giving more literally to the
poor. The corner on which she stood was
( the location of the first church built In
the city by her father, Thompson Bird.
Craig Not Christian Scientist.
1t is now positively denied that w. B
Craig formerly chancellor of Drake uni
versty of this city, is Christian Scientist
| The story was first printed a couple a
weeks ago b. B. Taylor, pastor OF thu
South Broadway Church of Christ of Den
yer, Colo, and formerly of this city say
he recently had a conference with DR.
Craig in which DR.. Craig positively denies
that he has adopted the Christian Scienc
faith. The Christian church people OF thi
city were much exercised over the frs
announcement that he had changed hi
faith.
Was Yale. Iowa, Man.
Relatives from Yale, Ia, today identified
Charles Morgan, the man found unconsclou
on East Court avenue. who died in Mere
hospital II develops that Morgan lef
!
Tuesday and that night was found uncon
scous in an alley on the east side wlr
his watch and money gone. The polio
have been unable to trace his movement
here during that day.
Teachers TO Endorse Certificate.
1t is expected that the State Teachers
association, which will hold it's annua
convention here next week. will endors
the bill recommended by the state super
intendent for a single state certificate TO
teachers IN take the place of the count
certificates. The matter will be brough
up in a resolution.
Mail Biggest In Years.
According to officials at the postofic
here. the mail today was the biggest in tn
history OF the office The city carrier
were swamped and the distributors an
clerks were barely able to handle the mai
Delivery wagons were secured to assis
the carriers.
In Time for Christmas.
Governor Cummins has committed tn
sentence of Thomas !. Jebb of OttumwS
who has been in the penitentiary at Fol-
Madison for forgery, and Jebb has LEI
for New York, where he will spend Christ
mas with his mother. He had the highes
record for conduct in the penitentiary an
] gets his parole under the law allowing goo
time for good conduct.
Youths Are Married.
Pearl Brown of Granger. Ia, aged
, years, and Joseph Achison of the sam
place, aged 49, were married today. Bot
!, are orphans and the older sister OF tn
bride was appointed the guardian of bot
! in order that they might legally be issue
a marriage license.
state Printer Gets work.
In an opinion handed down today Al
torney General Mullan has decided tina
3 the printing work by the State Board {