The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-19
E. J. PHILLIPS
CLAIMS BRIDE
Left Yesterday to Spend Holi-
days With Brides Parents
at Los Angeles, California

Eugene /. Phillips of this place and
Miss Lucille Y. Krause of Los Ange-
les, CAL, were united in marriage in
Gardnervlle last Saturday afternoon
by J. N. Anderson, Justice of the
Peace. Mr.. Phillips had not confided
with even his closest friends that he
was to be married. .As chairman of
the 1926 exposition committe of Car
son Valley he left last Saturday for
San Francisco with the boosters. Con-
cluding his work in that city he met
his bride-to-be and arranged for the
wedding to take place in Gardnerville,
and soon after they had left the home
of the Justice of the Peace, news of
the marriage leaked out. Seeking con-
firmation of the report a representa-
tive of this paper started for the tele-
phone office of which Mr.. Phillips is
manager, and there found a goodly
amount of perfectly good rice scat
tered over the sidewalk, which was
about all the information that was
needed in way of confirming the re-
port.
Eighteen years ago Gene Philips
was residing in San Francisco and
held a responsible position with the
Pacific States Telephone company. He
was member of the Olympic Club
and other organizations of that city
and was perfectly content with the
world. Then came the great earth
quake and fire and Mr.. Phillips be-
came a refugee olong with thousands
of other San Francisco people. He
decided to cast his lot in Nevada and
secured employment at Goldfield. La
ter he moved to Reno and some fif-
teen years ago came to Gardneryille
to take over the management of the
local telephone plant. He saw great
possibility here for the organization
Of a telephone system of which he had
often dreamed. Because of his fl
deity and business honesty he expert
enced little difficulty in organizing
the United Farmers Telephone and
Telegraph company, the stockholders
all being local people. The newly
formed organization purchased the To-
cal plant. AS manager Mr.. Phillips
went to wo~k and within a short time
improved ;t1 enlarged the wire serv-
ice of the company, establishing the
most efficient telephone exchange in
Nevada. For the past six years out
sixty connecting companies of the
inland division of the Bell company,
the United Farmers Telephone and
Telegraph company has held the high
est rate, an achievement that reflects
meritorious credit upon the shoulders
of its management. Dividends have
been paid regularly and the stock
holders are united in their praise for
the work of Mr.. Phillips. He is a
member of the Reno lodge of Elks and
Carson Valley lodge, F. & A. M. He
is widely known throughout this Sec
ton and has host of personal friends
who have kept him busy the past few
days accepting congratulations
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. C. Krause, prominent res
idents of Los Angeles, Cal. The con-
gratulations that have been showered
upon the groom are not altogether be-
cause of the mere fact that he has
married, but because he has been so
fortunate in winning such a charm
ing and pleasing young lady for his
bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips left yesterday
for Los Angeles to spend the holidays
with the latter's parents. They will
return over the southern route, driv-
ing Mrs. Phillips sedan from Los An
geles, and will make their future
home in this community.