The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-14
Station Agents and TeIegraphers Hold
Session In Mankato Yesterday.
Discuss Matters Pertaining TO The Bet
terment of the Service.
Enjoy a Fine Spread at the Saul
paugh During the Evening.
Another Meeting Is to Be Held Here
in Two Months.
From Mondays Daily.

Operators along the line of the Chi
cago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
road quit their keys" yesterday and
came to Mankato where they attended a
meeting of the Omaha division of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers. The
Sabbath is the only day possible for men
engaged in this work to leave their sta
tions and gather together in a distant
town. There were about forty station
agents and operators present at The
meeting which was called to order in the
A. 0. U. w. hall shortly after five
o'clock in the afternoon. Several opera
tors from the Chicago & North Western
and Milwaukee roads accepted invita-
tions to attend the session.
The meeting was presided over by D..
0. Tenney of Mountain Lake, the local
chairman. c. G. Knapp of Wilder, the
division correspondent, was also pres
ent.
1t was regretted that the vice presi-
dent of the organization, Mr.. Newman,
was unable to attend. but he was called
to Montana to look after matters per-
tanning to the organization in that
state.
1uc QuSS ulSCuSScu dU JLc lllctb-
ing pertained to the schedule, a better
system and methods of carrying on the
work, and other matters of interest TO
the "brass Founders" as they refer
to themselves
There are about $4,000 telegraphers in
the order throughout the country
The next meeting will be held here
two months from now, in this city, and
it is expected that at that time the Mil
waukee and Chicago & Northwestern
divisions will be represented.
Those who attended the session were:
ID. o. Tenny, Mountain Lake; G. G.
Knapp, Wilder; W. E. Hale, Window;
+. A Smick, Blue Earth; II L. Fischer,
Cove, Heron Lake; E. E. Douglass, Blue
Earth; H. w. Wilson, Blue Earth; j. E.
Smith, Garden City; 7. B. Toustad,
Adrian; H. G. Strumm, Heron Lake;
Ted Hale; Window; j. c. Brennan, Nit
chell; G. E. Price, LIE Sueur; E. S. Glib
son, Lake Crystal; NJ. |. Christensen,
Lake Crystals; o. j. Mckinney, Butter
field; A. F. Hahn, Bingham Lake; A. w.
Hakes, Prairie Junction; j. B. Head, Ka-
sofa; James c. Crandall, Northrop; John
j. Gray, Brewster; E. H. Jiebarth, Man
kato; c. A. Nordquist, Madelia; w. M.
Hale, Window; S. d. Warren, Fairmont;
r. j. Dawson, Welcome; F. l.. Everett,
Ash Creek; ]. c. Moore, Mankato; John
a. Minson, Truman; A. M. Keher, Man
kato; A. NJ. Smith, Casper.
The bushes session was followed by
a banquet which was held at the Saul
paugh from $50 to 1890, and this prov
ed to be very enjoyable affair. The
visitors were delightfully."- entertained
end all enjoyed the event heartily. The
menu was eXcellently served. At the
conclusion of the feast several short
speeches We're made, and number or
stories of witty character were related;
also recitations were delivered, all of
which served to bring to a fitting close
the days work.
The gathering was made up of a fine
looking body of men, who more than
anyone else realize this, and their meet
ings are for the purpose of perrfecting
their organization to the end that they
can all give better service to the rail
road companies.
The L. Patterson Mercantile company
and Pearson & Peterson remembered
the banquets with boxes of cigars.