Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1909 — “HOME” TELEPHONE DIRECTORS [ARTICLE]

“HOME” TELEPHONE DIRECTORS

Were Elected at Saturday’s Meeting, and Will Organize This Week. The meeting of the new Home Telephone Company Saturday was very well attended and every section “of the county represented except Carpenter township, where no work has yet been done, owing to the quite general satisfaction with the rates and service of the old company, although many, people in that section have expressed themselves as favorable to the new company and will take stock and put in the mutual ’phone in preference to the old company’s whenever the new company gets to work in that locality. The Board of Directors were elected at Saturday’s meeting, care being taken to choose them from different sections of the county and still have enough in the vicinity of Rensselaer to make it easy to secure a quorum on short notice. The directors chosen were as follows: For Wheatfleld, Keener and Kankakee townships—George O- Stembel of Wheatfleld. For Barkley—Grant Davisson. For Walker and Gillam—John O’Connor of Kniman. For Hanging Grove and Milroy— C. A. Lefler of Hanging Grove. For Jordan —Francis M. Welsh. For Newton—Robert J. Yeoman. For Marion—Marion I. Adams and F. E. Babcock. For Union—Harvey Davisson. These directors will serve for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified. They will have full charge of the business affairs of the company, and will meet in Renßelaer Saturday, September 4, at fl a. m., to select a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Tress. A committee was appointed by the chairman to draft a Constitution and By-Laws and have same ready to submit at a stockholders’ meeting to be held Saturday at 1 p. m., in the east court room, for adoption or modification. Thiß committee is composed of Marion I. Adams, J. F. Bruner and James Britt.