Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-23
Iowa
FIGHT ON PHONE MERGER
Minority Stockholders in Des Moines
Mutual Retain Attorney
INDEPENDENTS BACK UP FIGHT
Hope to Secure a Decision which
VIII Prevent The and Also other
A~bsOrptIOns of IndePend-
emit Companies.
tFrom a STAG correspondent.)

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DIES MONIES, Ia, Sept. 22.-CSpeciai Tel
egram. stakeholder of the Mutual Tele-
phone company of this city will fight the
consolidation with the Iowa. The majority
stock of the Mutual was recently sold to
the Iowa, which is the Bell company. There
are nearly 1000 minority stockholders in
the city who own one or two shares each,
having invested for the purpose OF insuring
a competing company.
They nave consulted a lawyer to fight
the consolidation and have with them the
national organization Of independent COM
panies, this latter organization being in
terested with the hope Of getting a court
decision that will prevent such consolida-
tons anywhere in the country thus MAX
ing the independents a more stable invest
ment.
Election for Major.
Adjutant General Logan today ordered an
election of major in the Fifty-fifth for
September 2S to fill the vacancy caused
by the election of Major FINLEY as lieuten-
ant colonel.
Debate On WOman's Suffrage.
At the meeting OF the Iowa Chautauqua
alliance here today 1t was announced thai
Senator Shirley Gilliland of Glenwood and
Or. Anna Shaw will debate the woman suf,
rage question on every independent chau-
tauqua platform in Iowa next season.
successor to Hamilton.
Several influential democrats are being
discussed today as the probable or possible
successors to John T.. Hamilton on the
Board Of Control. The first mentioned ID
ex-senator Thomas Lambert OF sabula
who was conspicuously mentioned for the
position at the time of the appointment
of Hamilton. Lambert is now a member
Of the finance committee Of the state BJart
of Education, but II is believed would bC
glad to be transferred to the other position
which Is more lucrative.
Ex-senator Robert c. stirton Of Monti
cello is also mentioned for the position
He is a lawyer and was also mentioned To-
the position when Hamilton was named
General James %. Weaver of ColfaX, VIII,
was a candidate when Hamilton wal
named, is also mentioned. Mr.. Carr O.
Manchester, a lawyer OF prominence, owner
OF the Manchester Democrat, an officia
Of the Manchester & Oneida railroad, and
owner Of extensive farm lands, is also sug
gested. 1t is presumed he may ave sucl
extensive business interests that a $500
position requiring all his time would no
be tempting, however.
Listing Corporations
Henry Stearns, deputy revenue c~ollecto
Of the northern district of Iowa, and F
l.. Poor, holding the same position In tn,
southern dis.Sct, with a force Of stenog
raphers. are working in the secretary o
states office preparing a list OF corpora
tons preparatory TO collecting the cor
poration tax provided in the last tariff
bill. II is expected they will send on
printed forms on which the corporation
are to report January l.
Twelve Are Successful,
Out OF a class Of forty who took the las
state pharmacy examination twelve wer
successful and were given certificates
They we're: Alva N. Fisher, Des Moines
Milton D. Dinsley, Algona; Maurice c. Nj
Luen, Guthrie Center; Allen A. Daley, De
Moines; Arthur r. Pensye, Sheldon; PaJ
T. Lougue, SesTsboro; Nellie NJ. Andersen
Ainsworth; John C. Becker, Des Moines; +
w. Denkle, Council Bluffs; George "
Haffner. washington; c.. c. Johnson, Far
son; A. B. Patterson, Des Moines.
Towner a Candidate.
Press dispatches from the Eighth distriC
say that Judge II. NJ. Towner has decide
to be a candidate for the republican non
nation for congress. 1t is known that b
has been telling his friends he had sue
intentions for many weeks and the 81
nouncement is therefore not a surprise,
is practically sure that there will be opp