Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-03

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Companies
A merger Of the Independent Telephone
company of Lincoln, known officially as
the Lincoln Telephone company, and a toll
line company which binds the Independent
local companies in and about Lancaster
and nearby counties was effected today
with the filing Of articles of Incorporation
Of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company. The new company is capitalized
at S2,5OO,OOO. only 81, 10000 of which will be
Immediately paid in.
AS a result of the big capital stock au-
thorized the fee paid into the office of the
secretary of state amounts to a total Of
8, Isl.
The articles are signed by forty-nine
stockholders of the two merging companies,
chief among whom are Frank H. Woods,
C. j. Bills, ]. w. Mcdonald and Mark w.
Woods, who were big stockholders in both
concerns.
The articles allow the start of business
of the organization when $500, 900 shall have
been paid in. The amount already sub
scribed and paid in is said to amount to
about $500, 600. In effecting the merger the
Lincoln Telephone company was put in
at a value of $1,O4l 900 and the Western
Telephone company, the long distance line,
at 1858, $50.
Medical and Dental Board Reports.
The State Board of Medical Examiners
has reported fees collected for applications
for examinations, and for reciprocity, dup
lcate end Endorsement certificates amount
ing to $6,559 for the two-year period from
December /, 1906, to December /, 1907. OF
this amout $195 is reported as having been
expended for general expense and S,590.s7
as having been paid to each of the four
members of the board.
The oBard of Dental Examiners reports
receipts for the past year Of 81, SO, in
Guiding $3.50 on hand December II, 1907.
Out of this so was paid as dyes to the
National Association of Dental Examiners.
500 was paid for the expenses of DR.. Smith
as a delegate to the convention of the ma
uonal association. Members were paid per
diem allowances and expenses for attend
ance upon meetings of the board as fol-
lows: j. Fl. Wallace, $126.O4;C. F. Ladd.
S2.10; c. s. Parker, S149.7 70; H.. c.. Brock.
secretary, S244,25; w. 7. Smith, s12i.3O.
Nebraska Not So Far Behind.
illinois and Iowa did not beat Nebraska
: very seriously in the production of corn
: for 1908" said Labor Commissioner Ryder,
: while cleaning out his desk at the state
house TO allow VIII Maupln to take pos
> session. Here's the supplement of the
United States Department of Agriculture ia
I its December report and 1t shows Illinois
produced o ,620,000 bushels, with a total
value of $40. 218, 600 at 81 cents a bushel
: Iowa produced 2S7. 1850 bushels, with q
i total value of S149, 47,OOO at 50 cents a
bushel. Nebraska produced 26, 767, 900 bush
t els, with a total value OF $1O4. 9n 900 at s.
Il cents a bushel. We have over 100000 tC
o the good above Missouri, which is fourth
in production, and nearly 100000 better
than Texas, fifth in production. Kansas
has only 156. 200, 900 bushels.
$ NOW keep in mind that Illinois had ar
e acreage of 9,45O,OOO and Iowa al acreage oil
e 9,06S, 900, as compared to Nebraska's 7,s21,
a mn acres in corn, and it will appear very
. Mainly that this is a really truly corn state
r Take Texas with e0O. 900 more acres in corn
e vet producing about 100000 bushels lesi
~ a crop. why should a corn farmer seel
land down there? Isn't Nebraska goot
enoughS
In proportion OF winter wheat we
stAnd third' being led by Kansas and In.
nn- with Ohio and Illinois trailing TO-
oVO'S'O bushels behind Kansas had al
most three times GU racreage and two q,
the ether states exceeded as in srsa
planted. The figures on production 10,
the rive leading winter wheat states are
Kansas ds'lS2,0o0 bushels; Indiana. AZ
los 100000 Nebraska. 40,SIZ,OO0; Ohio
oo'SzS'Ooo; Illinois, S0.sl9,OOO. In valu,
% mat crop We stand third, although oui
gram Is priced way below that OF ou,
leading competitors, The figures on tcta
Value or winter wheat to the farmers are
kansas Fss,soo,oooI Indiana, 4 1896 600
Nebraska, Ssa,s s ,oooI Ohio, ssa, 1895. 600
Illinois, s2s,SO6, 600. The Kansas crop I.
priced at IS cents a bushel; Indiana, 9,
centsi Ohio 80 centsI Illinois. 81 cents
Nebraska, 81 cents.
In production of spring wheat Ne
braska ranks SIXTH In production of oats
nfthi In production OF barley. eighth, Il
production OF rye. sixth; In production o.
potatoes, tenth, and in production OF hay
eleventh. Which all goes to show W,
have very excellent soil and good mel
working It,"
Peters On Veterinary Board.
The State Veterinary board this after
noon reappointed Or. A. t, Peters Of TN
state farm to be q member OF the Boar