The Columbus journal., 1911-04-12
HUMPHREY
From the Democrat


Z. ID. Robson. joe. Muif and Geo
FehrInrcr went down to Columbus last
Friday io attend meeting OF the de-
putty assessors called by County Asses
.sor Clark for the purpose of deciding on
an equitable and Just basis Of Valuations
for assessment.
The Humphrey Dramatic Company
has re-organized with Vim. Stcrnbargy Ms
President, Prof. Malone, Vic President,
aud Frank Fisher General Manager.
The company have tiaihered together
the best of local talent AMI will stage
comedy entitled "Thc Merry Cobbler"
IN the course of few werks.
Miss Rose Eisenmenger who has been
teaching part of the past year IA the
Madison public schools has been reap
pointed for the coming year. Miss
Eisenmanger is a graduate of our schools
and afterwards taught several terms IN
The intermediate department and was u
hard and conscientious worker. MadI-
son evidently appreciates her worth hs
Hn Instructor.
The Humphrey fam md baseball en-
rhusiasts will be interested IN knowing
haL the Sunday baseball law iegalIZinC
The PLAYING OF baseball on Sundays Ia
Nebraska was passed over tn. govern
or's veto this week 10y vote If 81 l" IL.
by this bill baseball is put on ia. same.
piano with lawn tennis, croquct. auto
mohiing and other sports. and sh"nit
he jus, as clean H. any amusement
Much of the objection to baseball! has
come from the ungentlcmanly and ruwdy
conduct of some players and We trust
That the local management will see that
the games this season will ba conducted
as they should be. rs IA good. clean and
wholesome amusement Later: Since
the above WIS wri;t.n ths lower house
killed the bill, In: we've played ball
here for sometime and expect Ia keep
right on.
The vIlIng, election passed off quietly
Tuesday, and yet Ia sorue it may appear
that Their, was not AS much guIetetude
about the day as there might have been.
Jos. Bendar and Richard DINER, being
thc nominees of the caucus held "a couple
"f weeks ago, their names were the only
ones appearing on the printed ballots,
bat early in The day "A boom was started
for the reelection Of Peter EodswlG AS
member nf the town board, and also
She name nr Mat, Ci,ssen was brough,
Iato the running. with the result that
los Bender aud Mr.. B"dswIg pro"cd
Ia la the swiftcst runners, and for the
next year. ut least there will be no
change IN TIA" present board la all
Their. were 70 votes cast. of which joe.
Bender received IU2. Peter iiodcwiG Is,
ii,cirar.! dinner -. and Malt ClaSeen D.
Somebody evidently wanted Ia make
sure that los. SmIth H. a niPmher Uf the
board as he received two votes.
Unless Tn, Northwestern railroad or
sumahn,!Y .I>" gels busy ION. people
going Ia the Northwe-t IA ,!-pot will
have (" lake the road for n, ,'.causc. at
meeting of the village, board Monday
night the present walk from the street
north of the creek To The depot WAS con
dcmned on account cf 1t being unsafe.
All of the walk IN question IL Hot on
railroad property, but for many years
the Northwestern raiiroad company has
kept the walk in rcPrlr. OF late. how
ever the company hsr raf,IS''! /" pat any
more work or expens.. on the walk be
yond lis own property, and as there is
no law to compel the company /" take
care of sidewalks outside # company
land, i; appears that II ~ up e." the
board to devise way on, "f the ,iItllrul
tv. and The Democrat Is cSr,air tits MI!
be done. 1t has already been Suggest
ed. that the railroad company, the town
and Barney EckhoIt, who owns the