Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-07
TELEPHONE AFFIDAVITS
ORDERED PRINTED THE COUNCIL.

saloon. Twentieth street. Rock Islam.
A like affidavit of ID. b. Mccarthy
cunfCctiOnCr. Twentieth street. Rock
| Island.
Frank II. Burgess, being first du y
sworn. on oath states: that he has re
sided in the city of Rock Island. coun
| ty and state aforesaid. for three yeas
That this atIiant has used the tele-
phones of the Central Union Telephone
company constantly duiing the last
| three years; and this alfiant further
states that the telephone instruments
of the Central Union Telephone com
pany that this afliant has used during
the period above described. were in
good working order and We're kept III
| Il good and proper state OF repair. and
that telephone messages have during
all the time aforesaid. been promptly
safely, and reliably transmitted. And
| that this afiiiant has. during all the
period aforesaid. been treated cour
| teOusly by the telephone operators and
employees. of The Central Union Tel
| phone company. and that the operators
Of the said company have. during sal!
time. performed their duties so far As
this affiant has observed. properly ana
satisfactorily.
This afIiant states. that while it IS
true that the service has. at times
been interrupted by the elements and
atlantis telephone plate put out of OF
der yet. affiant further states. that. ~
q general rule the telephone service
has been very good: that the interrup
lions that have occurred have been no
more than what would reasonably be
!, expected to arise in that line of bus
mess from unavoidable causes.
a like affidavit of J. A. Murrin.
a like affidavit of Lothar Harms.
\ like affidavit of Charles Ullemeyer.
A like affidavit of H. o. Rolls.
= A like affidavit of c. S Mcdaniel
| Alike affidavit of NJ II. Sexton.
i like affidavit of Lou G. Eddy.
= c. w. Halves. being first duly sworn
on oath states. that he is head clerk ii
, the Modern WOodmen of America anG
; custodian of its head office building
This affiant further states that he
|
l in the county and state aforesaid. dur.
ing the past Go years, and that said
t Modern Woodmen of America have
used the telephone instruments of the
I Central Union Telephone company
! during the past four years.
G This afIiant further states that the
: said Modern Woodmen of America are
e among the most extensive users Oi
n telephone instruments in the city q
Rock Island. and that said association
Q has had installed by the Central Unior
!. Telephone company branch ex
change with "a telephone station Ia
f struments in use. connecting with said
> exchange
/ This afiiant further states that the
= service of the Central Union Tee
It phone company during all of the tim,
@ aforesaid has been reasonably salts
factory; that telephone messages have
/ been transmitted and received prompt
5 ly and accurately. and that the EN-
ployes and officers of the said associa
, ton have always been treated cour
teously by the operators and employee
I of the said Central Union Telephon,
: company.
F. J. Lewis. being first duly sworn
Y on oath states that he has resided /.
the city of Rock Island. county an.
/, state aforesaid for nine years; tina
; this affiant is member of the firm o
the Lewis Roofing company: that sal,
r, aifiant is engaged in the construction
repair, and manufacture of buildin.
S roofs, within the city of Rock ISLAM
and throughout the various other ada
i cent states. That the said firm ha
il used the telephones of the said Ger
trail Union Telephone company within
n the city of Rock Island during tn
| past nine years.
NJ This afIiiant further states that tn
telephone instruments of the Centre
n Union Telephone company that thi
affiant has used during the perio
= above described. and SO far as this a
s fiant has observed. were in good worl
ing order and were kept in a good an
k proper state of repair; that telephon
J messages have during all of the tim
e. aforesaid, been promptly, safely an