The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-03-03

From the Republican.

From the Republican.
The Misses Anna Peuscheal aud Mary
Weber came up from Columbus Friday
morning to attend the program at Watts
vile and visited until Tuesday noon, re
turning to resume their work.
Dave Jones has moved on the Mrs
Sheridanis farm vacated by her sor
John, and bis father. I. N. Jones. hat
rented the Sheridan home farm Mrs
Sheridan expects TO move to Columbus
District No. 20 celebrated the birthday
of Washington and Lincoln last Friday
afternoon, by giving patriotic program
The main feature was a Washington
Lincoln debate, given by eight of the
pupils.
Monday morning q new agent for the
Omaha Elevator company will be check
ed in at this place, J. NJ. Gleason having
resigned. His successor will be W. e.
Groves, who has had considerable OK.
perience in this line.
j. II. Sheridan loaded a car of house
hold goods Wednesday of this week and
shipped them to Spalding Thursday
morning, where he will make his home.
Mr.. Sheridan will live in Spalding for
the present. but may later more on to a
farm.
The farmers, meeting called for last
Saturday afternoon was held in Monroe
hall. As stated in the call the object of
the meeting was for perfecting an Or
gsnization of the farmers for the pur-
pose Of buying and selling grain and pos
sibly other products. The meeting was
with Isaiah Lightner as chair
man and VIM. Webster secretary. G. N.
Thompson. a representative of the
American Equity society was present,
nineteen members for the or
ganization, which insures local branch
here. The officers of the new organiza-
ton are Henry Clsyburn, president; E.
d. Jenkinson. secretary, and VIM. Web
ster, treasurer. Another meeting will
be held on Thursday. March 4. The
first step that will probably be taken by
the organization will be to arrange for
the building of farmers elevator which
is something the town and surrounding
country has long been in need of. After
this is accomplished, other matters in
this line will no doubt be taken mp, and,
the association in time will become a
benefit both to the members and the
town.
The annual meeting of the stockhOld-
ers of the Monroe Independent Tele-
phone company was held at Monroe hall
afternoon. and owing to the
bad roads comparatively few were in at
tandance. The directors for the coming
year, with one exception, are the same as
before and are as follows; VIM. Web
ster. Monroe; Peter Schmitt, Platte Gen.
ter; Oscar Olson, Lindsay; o. E Green
and Alfred Bratt, Genoa; Hans Dahl.
stem and E. B. Dannsls, Newman Grove.
Outside of the routine business the free
exchange with Columbus was the i'm
portant topic. Mr.. Dannals explained
The proposition to the meeting and asked
Tor the sentiment on it, and it was almost
in favor of it. Briefly,
the plan is THE: The lines ot>the COM
pany, which are now within six or seven
miles of Columbus, are to be extended to
that city. 1t is not the intention of the
Monroe company to ask for franchise
30 there would be third line for the CO.
unity seat, but to merely ask for three or
four stations for the use of patrons of the
company while at the county seat. The
booths will be placed at convenient
points and subscribers who are entitled
TO use them can do SO free of cost, but
others will b. compelled to pay toll. and
the booth will be equipped for this. The
extension of this line will be paid for by
those who wish to use it, and the amount
for each subscriber will be small. Al
ready a good start has been made on 80
curing the amount. OF course if the
Monroe company could make satisfac-
tory arrangements for connecting with
one of the other lines at the city limits,
the booths would be unnecessary. But
there is one thing certain, and that is
that enough subscribers of the Monroe
company want free exchange with
Columbus to make it ago. Representa-
lives of the State association of indepen-
dent telephone companies were here and
this company to join the as
ISOLATION. AS the annual dues would
amount to over 500 q year there are
those who are not strongly in favor of
spending this amount for the benefits
that would be derived.
From the Times.
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