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The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF PLATTE LONG DISTANCE
COMPANY.

The name of the corporation shall be "Platte
Long Distance Company" The PRINCIPAL place
Columbus, county of Platte and state of Ne
braska.
The nature of the business to be transacted
shall be to construct. operate and maintain tele-
phone poles, wires or other electric conduits. as
it may deem best for the transmission of messa-
ges, sounds, signals, heat, light or power. the
the transmitting and selling of electric current
To buy or sell patents, appliances, materials
apparatus, machinery and supplies of all kinds.
to acquire, hold and sell public or other fran
chises and contracts. To install electric wires
and appliances for any purpose. To buy, hold
construct or acquire, or to rent or lease such
real estate and buildings as may be necessary for
the conducting OF the business, and to enter into
any and all contracts for the purchase sale and
furnishing Of heat, light, power. or for the
transmission OF messages, sounds signals,
and to connect the lines or plants of this COM
pany with the lines of plants of such other
company or companies il may desire. To
borrow money for the use of the said corpora
ton in the acquisition of conduct of anyiof
money by the execution of mortgages upon the
property, real or personal, of the corporation.
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
Sl0000o.0O. divided into shares of $4,000 each.
$4,000 10 preferred and S70.0Oo.O0 common. All
of said stock TO be paid up and non- assessable
when issued. Said stock shall be issned ut such
times as the board Of directors may provide and
may be paid for in either money, property sar-
vices or other things of value and shall be trans
ferrable only on the books of the corporation.
The officers of this corporation shall he a
President. Vice President. Secretary and a
Treasurer any two of which said offices may be
held by the same person. There shall be board
of not less than three 81 Directors who shall b
elected from and by the stockholders at the
annual meetings Until the first annual meet
ing, the officers of this corporation shall he as
follows: President, Samuel b. Gregg; Vice
President, Andrew Anderson; Secretary and
Treasurer. Louis Lightner.
The highest amount of Indebtedness shall not
at any one time exceed one half Of the paid up
capital stock of the company.
The existence of this corporation shall COM
mence on the 23rd day of June, 1909, and con- !
tluue for the period of 80 years.
In witness whereof We have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 22nd day of June. 1909.
SAMUEL b. GREGG, |
ANDREW ANDERSON.
LOUIS LIGHTNER.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20


The following was submitted:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors OF
Platte County, Nebraska:
Gentlemen
The question of the action heretofore
taken by the board in creating the
Office of Register Of Deeds in said
county and in asking the county attOr-
ney's opinion as to the prOpriety and
legality of the board in the action
taken in the premises I beg to submit
the following: 1t is the opinion Of the
county attorney that the legislature is
invested with the right and power to
create such Office and that such is Gre
ated by Section TIA, Chapter IS, Arti-
Gle 1, of the compiled statutes. 1909,
whenever the population of any county
in this state is 1908 and over, the
same to be ascertained by the state or
national census. Should the last state
or national census fail to show that
Platte county has population OF 49,
OO3 Inhabitants then in that instance
the Office of Register of Deeds is not
created in this county. As to the other
question of the legality of the action
taken by the board In said matter
would say that under the statutes the
board has no jurisdiction over the sub
ject matter in question, and what the
board did in this respect was but an
idle ceremony and therefore not pos
sessing any power to create said Office.
the record is of no more force or
effect and not binding on this board.
The only Jurisdiction the board has in
III
in the future.
w. n. HENSLEY,
County Attorney.
On motion Of Supervisor Goetz same
was ordered to be spread upon the rec
ord.
No bids having been filed with the
clerk for the deepening and widening
of the Carrig and Jewell ditch. there
was no further action taken in the
matter.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Supervisor Clother:
Whereas, There has been a bill filed
for the construction Of a flood gate on
the drainage ditch known as the Car
rig and Jewell" ditch. and also bills
have been filed in connection with the
deepening and widening Of said ditch,
the total expense amounting to
$4,000; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the board Of supervis-
ers of Platte county, Nebraska. that
said expense be and the same is hereby
assessed against the lots and tracts of
land and roads benefited, in proportion
as shown by the report Of the surveyor
therein, and that the clerk be and Is
hereby directed to place same upon the |
1909 tax list as provided by law and. |
that the county treasurer be directed |
to collect the same as other taxes, and |
that when so collected the treasurer 1
shall place said monies In the fund
known as the "Carrig & Jewell Ditch
Fund"
On motion same was adopted.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
COLLEGE Of the Future.

I'VE shall be pleased to have your
daughter matriculate at our univer-
sity" How about fiirting?" That is
one of the optional studies.
Vile COurier-JOurnal
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
What He 1houoht.

What He Thought.
PA what do you call a person that
reads heads?"
"A phrenologist, my boy"
Gee! Then ma must be one of
those things. She felt of my head
this afternoon and said right away:
You've been swimming" Detroit
Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
SkiiIful DRIVING.

First Irishman Tin London tube)-
Sure an tbs mighty strange way
of travelling" Second Irishman-'Be.
dad, 7 is a wOndher We don't sthrike
and burst some wather pipe."-Punch.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

The following bills, on recommended
ten Of the committee on claims. were.
on motion, allowed by the board and
the clerk directed to issue warrants in
payment of same on the "Carrig 4
Jewell Ditch Fund:
E. J. Meayes, flood gate. 125 90
World Publishing Co., adver-
Using IS .:
Platte Center Signal, adver-
Using 1 So
Humphrey Democrat, adver-
using So
Telegram Company, advertis-
ing Observation-Disclosures. I 81
Moved by Supervisor Schwarz that
the board of supervisors now adjourn
until December 6. 1909, at > o'clock
p. IN. Motion carried.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
GrudQinq Praise.

Did the critics say anything favor.
Lett" YES" answered Mr.. Storming-
ton Barnes. They admitted that
had selected a pretty good play"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

Columbus, Nebraska, October 6, 1909.
The board Of supervisors, pursuant
to adjournment met at 3 o'clock a. m.
Hon. j. F. SEIZURE, chairman, and
John Graf, clerk.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Marriage Licenses:

Clemens Rickwartz, Fazareth, Tex. .. "a
Mary Smith, Lindsay $500. .....: 81
Frank Voicibhoski, Petersburg. 49,. 81
Katie 8. Malek "a
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

account CrestOn township. 413 Al
Sam Mueller, account City of
columbus ......... W
Arnold Nyffeler, account City
of Columbus. ............... "a Is
Rothleitner & Co., account
City Of Columbus. ......- IA %
G. w. Viergutz & Co., account
City Of Columbus. ......... IL 90
Joseph Bender, account Gram
vile township. 6S 90
The bill Of Crowell Lumber & Grain
Co, $565.40, for lumber, was referred
to the town board of Sherman town
ship for payment.
Action upon the petitions of Antony
HassebrOok and Fred Schupbach and
others for the location Of certain public
roads were referred until the next
session Of the board.
The following bills were, on motion.
allowed and the clerk directed to issue
warrants in payment Of same on the
county general fund:
Nebraska Telephone Co., ser
vice for county. 81 80
John Goetz, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor. % 80
J. F. SEIZURE, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor. 1S 60
Adam Smith, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor. IL 60
Louis SchwarZ, supervisor.
services as supervisor. ..... 90 20
w. NJ. Pollard supervisor. ser
vices as supervisor. ..... % so
NJ. f. ClOther, supervisor. SER
vices as supervisor. 10 so
c. A. Peterson. supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor. ........ II 50
Louis SchwarZ, supervisor, SER
vices as supervisor. ...... so
fnll fal
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Total DepraVity.

Il suppose you have a wife and
eight children" sneered the heartless
man. Great Scott, no." answered
Flooding Pete. IF / had, don't you
s'p0se I'd be home maxim 'em work."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04
FREE TRIP AROUND THE
WORLD.

Send US dollar for renewal or new
subscription to the Weekly Jefferson
ian, and you will get FREE fifty post
cards known as Trip Around the
World, also farm paper that will
teach you how to market your crops
proftably.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04
The Ad Mans Galzev
by lanes Lanier.

then falling off, such as most peri
odlcals experience. Day by day
steady stream of subscriptions is pour
ing IN, and every day brings many let
ters from people who want to become
agents for the Jeffersonians.
we want agents-Want them every
where, from the Atlantic to the Pa
clfic-and we will pay them well for
their work. We want the "kids" to
hustle for us, and we will take no end
OF pains to get boy or girl started
out right. One little crippled boy sent
us seven subscri ptions the other day.
That was his first trial, and he is now
going out to canvass the whole neigh
borhood. We are sending him plenty
of samples, and we expect him to turn
IN scores of subscriptions. In two
days work he made three dollars and
half, which is not so bad for little
cripple, who has to hobble around on
a crutch.
Teach boy how to hustle, and he
will acquire a habit for which he will
be thankful all his hfe-and all those
dependent upon him will be thankful
for it. Teach boy how to save-not
meanly, but sensibly, showing him the
uses OF money-and you put him in a
position Of independence for life.
The fashion of thought in the old
days before the war, that work was
for niggers," and not for the white
man, has passed with the conditions
that made an idle independence pos
sible. We all have to hustle, OF be
classed as ''po' white trash"
Boys and girls, get out and earn the
luxuries you see and desire. You
won't make enough, by selling the
Jeffersonians, to buy an automobile;
but you will get started on the road
that leads to autos and things. Write
to us, little girl and little boy. Write
to US, young ladies and young men. 1t
IS a friendly, sociable work that you
will be doing, and if you earn a hun
dred dollars year, as any Of you can,
if you try,-that's nothing to be
ashamed of.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04
TOO LITERAL.

''Did that girl make good in the
candy factory?"
ono; she made goodies. ''-Balti-
more American.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04

tries to reach the farmer and get him
as subscriber. Many Of the leading
monthly magazines have lately made
strong claims that a very large per-
centage Of their circulation does reach
the farmers.
There are surprisingly large num-
bers of otherwise well-posted adver-
tisers who believe that an advertising
appropriation confined exclusively to
the leading magazines will reach ev-
cry class of people, from the Eskimo
to the Pueblo Indian, regardless of
color, religion or occupation.
The "Ohio Farmer" which has over
100000 subscribers, recently mailed
out thousand return postal cards to
names taken at random from it's mail
ing list, asking the subscribers to mark
such of the eight leading magazines
as were taken in their homes. Nearly
80 per cent did not take any one of
the magazines, although they are gen.
orally admitted to be the most popu-
lar in the country.
This means that eight out Of every
ten subscribers to regular farm jour
nal do not read the popular magazines.
The situation, therefore, is that ad-
vertisers using magazines can expect
to reach only very insignificant num-
Der Of farmers, and if thew want the
farmers trade, they must go after
him through the publications that he
does read--the better class Of farm
papers.
The Jefersonian Magazine and the
Weekly Jeffersonian have never made
the claim that they are farm journals,
and nothing else But the fact is that
they reach larger percentage of
farmers, planters and ranchers than
many so-called farm and home publ
cations.
The manager of the Prudential In
sarance Co. writes: 81 consider that
an advertisement in the Jeffersonians
would put our business more promi-
nently before the better class of farm
ers than any other publication in the
South. The Jeffersonians are sub
scribed to and read by large percent
age of the better class Of farmers, and
their opinion goes a long way with
them
The old advice as to how to become
"healthy, wealthy and wise" has been
revised. It now reads Early to
bed, early to rise, work like h and
ADVERTISE
"What makes the printer heart to
faint?
What makes the comps perspireq
1t isn't 'flimsy' brought by hand,
Nor news by private wire;
But it's everlasting sweating,
At an everlasting ad,
That breaks your heart to set it up,
And when it's done, it's bad"
The Southern Advertising Journal
quotes Editor Poe, Of the Progressive
Farmer, as saying Southern farm
L Al
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04
5be 5efferson,an
z Dollar Bottle

DR.. Rainey says: MY scientific FORM -" '"
ua OF Vitane is the for the diseases and
toms mentioned below-itS the certain Of all and
there is doubt about this Vtaine tablets just the
treatment many looking for what they should have
and must have to be made strong vigorous and healthy
makes no difference how weak you nor how long
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-10-22
Obtained

sums under $500, nor over 5000,
e allowed on advertising by one
and votes will only be credited
odhts as shown in above schedule.
he above votes given by the Chron-
given later, will issue votes on
lar cash business and issued to
chase.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Notes From Centeryille.

MIR. and Mrs. Fred Sachse visited at
Manitowoc and Newton the past week.
Mr. Gustav Lutte, accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Louis Weigand, left for
Richlaud, Minnesota, to visit with their
sister in-law, Mrs Theodore Lutte who
is reported to be seriously ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lorfeld are rejoic
ing over the arrival of a baby boy.
Mr.. jerome Ledyina took flying trip
to Chicago one day last week.
Rev Father Wolf OF Neosha, Dodge
Co, formerly pastor of st. Wendell
congregation, was shaking hands with
old time friends here this week
Mr.. John Arends assistant principal
Of ManitowOc Business College spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Miss Theckla Hoffman, spent few
days of last week visiting Sheboygan
friends.
Rev. Father Kuhl WAS at Green Bay
last Tuesday to visit with Rev. j.
Sprangero who underwent IN operation
for appendicitis.
The family ball given 10y the Il. |. q.
at q Mills hall last Saturday eve was
grand success in every respect. All re
port coed time.
Miss Eleanor Schultz has returned
from a week visit with friends ut Mil
waukee and OOstburg.
People in this vicinity are busy put
ting up their supply of ice.
Mr. Adolph Stoltenbnrg and Mr.. Carl
Voland took a business trip to Mantle
woe one day last week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Notes From Meme.
COMMITTEE.

Mr.. John Bertsche returned home
Tuesday from Manitowoc where he had
been serving as a juror.
Miss Edna Langenhahn is spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. Henry SiXei
IN Mosel
Our Jolly bunch" spent pleasant
evening at the home Of the Misses Mary
and Eta Bohne on Sunday last.
A large number of friends gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton VIII
limas on Sunday in honor of Mrs. vii.
limas fifty third birthday.
Mrs Fred Bohne is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Minnie Meyer,
at Manitowoc.
Mr. Fred Bohne spent Tuesday in
Manitowoc.
Mr.. II. Bohne and Mr.. l.. O'Grady
have been canvassing through this part
of the town for subscribers for farm
ers telephone line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Notes From Francis Creek

Frank Stastny left for Almina, Wis,
Monday morning.
The auction held at Mrs Carolina
Peterson's of Gibson last Wednesday
was well attended by the farmers of this
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs Adolph Pech were busi
ness callers at Manitowoc last Monday.
The Francis Creek basket ball team
will play against the Francis Creek, Jr.,
team next Sunday afternoon at Stastny's
hall Game called at p. m The game
ought to be well attended rs it is the
first one our boys have played this sea.
son.
The announcement of the approaching
marriage of Quirn Kornely and Mary
Reindle was made last Sunday in the
Catholic church.
A teachers meeting will be held at
Francis Creek Feb 8.
Program begins at $3.50 a. III. and is az
follows
Weeds Used in Medicine
Catherine Nc Gully
The Teaching Of Phonics Mary Conway
Colorado River Jos. Hurka
Birds Elsie Shimek
Garethe and l.ynette w. +. Larson
Teaching Of Grammar Mrs Lorigan
Book Report Elsie SEEK
How TO Use School Paper
Randolph Stoehr
Parliamentary Practice Geo, Wehrwein
Short talks by pupils of local schools.
Session will close n $50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
STILL KEEP ANCIENT CUSTOM.
Curious Medieval Ceremony in Law
Courts of London.

One of the most curious survivals
of the quaint methods of other times
was witnessed the other day in one
of the London law courts. Here the
solicitor of the city of London attend
ed before the kings membranes to
render quit rent services in respect of
certain properties in the city of Lon
don and the county of Salop. On the
table were a block of wood, two fagots
of twigs, six horseshoes, and bag
of nails. Warrants were read calling
upon the tenants of the properties
concerned to come forth and do their
service" whereupon the city solicitor
gravely placed one of the fagots on
the block and cut it with a Ratchet.
Then he cut the fagot with a billhook
and afterward rendered the six horse
shoes and counted out GO nails, in
heaps of ten, adding one extra nail,
at which the Kings Remembrance
said: Good number" Then the city
solicitor asked: Has his majesty any
orders with regard to these nipple
ments?" and the Kings Remem-
brancer replied: Il will take them to
be at the disposal of his majesty"
This ended the ceremony, which
dates from over 600 years ago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Notes From Branch.

Joseph Kutel purchased the property
of his brother Frank on Monday. Mr..
Kutel is a saddler and makes specially
of sne hand made harnesses.
A number from here attended the
funeral of the late Mrs. John kellner at
Manitowoc on Tuesday.
JOS. Carbon, Sr., was IA business visitor
at Reedsville on Wednesday.
What promises to be the best basket
ball game of the season will be played AT
Shaffer's hall on Saturday, January 80
when the fast W. B. G. team will meet
the Branch White Sox. A social hop
after the game for which the music VIII
be furnished by the Arion orchestra OF
Manitowoc. All are cordially invited,
Mr.. VIM. G.. Brown was seen going
west on Sunday afternoon. What's the
attraction Bill
A number from here attended the
opening of the roller rink at Whitelaw
Sunday.
Shaffer & Mesnest have received the
agency for the De Laval cream separator
aud have a few samples at the store.
c. F. Meisnest orr local cheese maker
and creamery man, will purchase cream
of the farmers the coming season and
has already installed cream scale,
Mrs. VIM Bleser and son Roland were
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Eigenberger on Sunday.
J5l. Schlager, Jr., returned on Satur-
day from weeks visit at kewaunee
Don't forget the basket ball game and
dance at Skaters hall on Sat. Jan. 80.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
TOOK MUCH TO MOVE BURNABY.
Collision with Gigantic FootbaIIer Left
Soldier Undisturbed.

In the recently published biography
of Col. Fred Burnaby there is a char
acteristic story told by his friend,
Lord Binning, of that soldier of Her
culean frame and reckless courage:
We were engaged in a football match
on the green inside Windsor cavalry
barracks, and the yerandas were
crowded with onlookerS as the colonel,
dressed for London in frock coat and
tall hat with a cigar in his mouth
came out of the officers quarters and
proceeded slowly across corner of
the ground, apparently oblivious of
the fact that match was in progress
at the time. At this moment our full
back, gigantic Yorkshireman, named
Bates, who must have weighed near
er 10 than IA stone, charging impetu
ously for the ball, dashed full into
Burnaby. The impact was terrific,
but while the Tyke. hurled backward
by the shock, as though he had col
lided with "A mountain, lay gasping
on the ground, neither Burnabys hat
not the angle of his cigar was in the
smallest degree disturbed-in fact he
scarcely seemed to realize that a col
lision had taken place. When he did
so he removed his cigar from mis-
mouth, and with his pleasant smile,
said: Dear me, | hope | am not in
terfering with the game" The shout
of delight which went IN from the
verandas was a thing to remember.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Notes from TiSCh Mills.

Miss Emma Shebesta left Tuesday for
Cooperstown, after spending a few
weeks with her parents here.
Our teacher, Mr.. Geo f. Arnemann,
attended the teachers meeting at Mish-
loot Saturday.
Miss Anna Fronk LEI; Monday for
Two Rivers, where she is employed at
the Hotel Hamilton.
Mr. Geo w. Stangel with the help of
some relatives and neighbors, hauled
his hay to Two Rivers last week
Mr.. Wenzel NJ. Stangel and daughter
Rose spent one day last week with
Jacob Stangel of Manitowoc.
The grand opening at krauss hall
last Sunday was very well attended.
Mr. Martin Sklenars bought horse
from Mr. Frank Shebesta last week fol-
$50.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Notes From KingSbridge.

Mr. Hugo Freis purchased fine driv.
ing horse from Frank Frsch last week
Mr. Mike Hoffman is on the sick list
Miss Cora Kumba of Amigo is visiting
at the Baugniet home.
A number from this vicinity attended
the basket ball and dance at Mishicot
last Sunday eve.
Miss Martha Kiel spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
A surprise was given to Mr.. Emil
Cheney last Sunday evening in honor
of his birthday. A large crowd was pres,
ent and good time was had by all.
The Meadow Brook basket ball team
will give dance at Stables hall, Feb
II to which all are cordially invited.
Music will be furnished by the Marine
band
The following is the program for an
entertainment at the Larrabee school
which will take place at Stroufs hall
Jan 30.
Music Stangelville band
Declamation-The World we Live in
Leona Kind
Recalling The Fate of the American
Indian Geo. Armenian
Story-A Bear Story, Bonnie Graycarek
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
A TRIP TO MINNESOTA.

Thomas Sullivan, chairman of the
town Of franklin, returned few weeks
ago from trip to Minnesota where he
visited with relatives near Mankato.
Mr. Sullivan is thoroughly competent to
pass Judgment upon the comparative
merits of the agricultural conditions
and advantages of different sections and
being alive to, and we'll informed in the
modern progress of his occupation and
keenly ohservant as Well furnishes
when questioned, some interesting com.
ment and comparisons in this line. A
striking feature Mr.. Sullivan says is the
superiority of farm buildings in Wiscon-
SIM the commodions modern houses,
barns and stables of this section being
almost unknown ont there. The prairie
farmers are INCIDENTALLY less progressive
and prosperous. There is less money
made and the farmers are not so up-to-
date us those of Wisconsin. Mr.. Sulli-
van admits that he noticed vast improve
ments in the west since his last trip
some years ago, but claims that even
with these Wisconsin is a better place to
live In than Minnesota and has backed
uphis assertion by purchasing a splendid
50 acre farm which adjoins his own in
the town of Franklin.