CITY GOVERNMENT City Hall 13th and Lewis CITY OFFICIALS Mayor - M M Rothleitner Clerk - Wm Becker Treasurer - W A Boettcher Attorney - I L Albert Police Judge - Wm O'Brien Chief of Police - August Schack Chief of Fire Dept - A J Galley Engineer - John H Parker Physician - A G Lueschen Street Commissioner - J M Curry Water Commissioner - P J McCaffrey COUNCILMEN 1st Ward - J L Brunken J S Haney 2d War - Wm. Kurt Isaac Brock 3d Ward - F J Kersenbrock C F Elias 4th Ward - G R Prieb L F Rector POLICE DEPARTMENT (Headquarters City Hall) Police Judge - Wm O'Brien Chief of Police - August Schack Patrolmen - James Neslon Lony Jaworski Wm A Hewitt FIRE DEPARTMENT Headquarters City Hall) Chief - A J Galley Asst Chief - Wm Plagemann Secretary - C S Kenoyer Firemen - Volunteer COMMERCIAL CLUB Columbus Commercial Club President - Carl Kramer Vice-Pres - Mark H Rathburn Treasurer - A R Miller Secretary C L Dickey COUNTY GOVERNMENT (Platte County) Court House - 10th and Washington

COUNTY OFFICIALS Treasurer - Otto E Heuer Clerk - John Graf Judge - John Ratterman Attorney - Otto F Walter Register of Deeds - J F Carrig Sheriff - Mark Burke Assessor - J F Berney Surveyor - O M Swanson Supt of Schools - F S Lecron Coroner - Henry Gass Jr BOARD OF SUPERVISORS District No 1 - John Goetz Creston District No 2 - J F Schuce Humphrey District No 3 - C A Peterson Newman Grove District No 4 - Geo C Anderson Genoa District No 5 - M E Clother Platte Center District No 6 & 7 - Adam Smith Columbus J B Kyle, Columbus DISTRICT COURT Sixth Judicial District - Comprising Colfax, Dodge, Platte, Nance, Merrick and Boone counties Judges - Geo H Thomas, Columbus and F W Button, Fremont Clerk - C M Gruenther Platte Center POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT (Postoffice 14th and North) Office Hours 8 a m to 7 p m Postmaster - S E Marty Assistant - Janet C McAllister PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education President - Shell Clark Secretary - John Ratterman Members of Board - Shell Clark, John Ratterman, Carl Kramer, Frank Rudat, Wood Smith, C C Hardy Supt of Schools - R M Campbell Field School (1st ward) - 9th and Fulton, Ora Bracken Prin Williams School (2d ward) - 9th and Murray, Angie Bracken Prin Lincoln School (3d ward) - 16th and Rickly, Mrs Ida Thompson Prin High School (4th Ward) - 16th and Murray, J B Dorsett Prin Highland Park School - 15th and Jefferson, Stella Opp, teacher Parochial Schools Evangelical Lutheran Parochial School, 14th and Murray L H Rewinkel prin Catholic Schools St Francis Acadmey - 15th and Grover, Sister M Agnella superior St Anthony's School - 6th and Grover Ven Sister Concordia superior

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CHURCHES Baptish Church - 16th and North Catholic St Anthony's Church - 6th and Grover Rev Dennis Czech Rector St Bonaventure's Church - 15th and Grover Franciscan Fathers in charge Congregational Congregational Church - 14th and Olive Rev Thos Griffiths pastor Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church - 14th and North Rev W H Xanders Priest in charge German Evangelical Protestant Church - 11th and Washington Rev Richard Neumarker pastor Lutheran German Evangelical Lutheran Church - 14th and Murray Rev Herman Miessler pastor Methodist First Methodist Episcopal Church - 14th and Platte Rev H F Hungtington pastor German M E Church - 110 W 8th Rev C C Harms pastor Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church - 14th and Quincy Rev Thos Griffiths pastor Y M C A Young Men's Christian Assn - 14th and Platte Irving R Divine, Genl Sec LIBRARIES Columbus Public Library - 15th and North Open from 2 to 5:30 and 7 to 8:30 p m, Clara L Howard librarian HOSPITALS St Mary's Hospital - 15th and Ernest Sister Hilaria superior CEMETERIES Columbus Cemetery - 11th and Arnold Gus Stoll sexton St Francis Cemetery - 13th and Arnold Nic Speicher sexton PARKS City Park - 13th between Olive and Platte Ball Park - 10th and Speice Buffalo Square - 6th and Ernest Highland Park - 13th and Jackson BANDS Columbus City Band A J Galley mgr. MISCELLANEOUS Columbus Maennerchor - Meets 1st Sunday of each months 207-11 W 1st Joseph Tagwerker sec Columbus Kascimszko - Meets 2d Sunday of each month 215-217 W 11th L M Jaworski sec

SECRET SOCIETIES A O H Columbus Division No 1 - Meets 1st Sunday of each month in K C Hall Martin Costello Pres J S Haney Sec A O U W Columbus Lodge No 268 - Meets 2nd and 4th Friday of each month in I O O F Hall Thos McTaggart W W, Edwin Rossitu Rec Degree of Honor Leroy Lodge No 254 - Meets 3rd Friday of each month in I O O F Hall Mrs Victoria Nelson C o H, Margaret Patsch Sec C K of A Columbus Branch No 267 - Meets 2nd Friday of each month in K C Hall Martin Speicher Pres, Theo Moersen Sec C O F Columbus Bank No 1002 - Meets 2nd Sunday of each month in K C Hall J P Abts Pres, Mark Burke Sec Eagles Platte Aerie No 1834 F O E - Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 415 1/2 W 11th P J McCaffrey Sec Elks Columbus Lodge No 1195 B P O E - Meets 2d and 4th Friday of each month cor 13th and Lewis Harley Dussell Sec G A R Baker Post No 9 G A R - Meets 1st Saturday night of each month in Herchenhan's Hall C G Hickok Com, W A McAllister Adjt Sons of Veterans Union Camp No 134 - Meets 2nd Saturday evening of each month in Herchenhan's Hall R G Strother Com, A J Galley Sec I O O F Wildey Lodge No 44 - Meets every Tuesday night in I O O F Hall Max Gottbert N G, C S Kenoyer Sec Columbus Encampment No 9 - Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights of each month in I O O F Hall August Shack C P, A J Galley Scribe Vashti Rebekah Lodge No 108 - Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in I O O F Hall Mrs Sophia J Boyd N G, Mrs Jennie Kenoyer Sec K of C Columbus Council No 938 - Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each months in K C Hall J W Herrod G K, Mark Burkes F S K and L of S Columbus Council No 549 - Meets 1st Friday of each month in I O O F Hall Alice R Watkins Pres P J McCaffrey Sec and Financier K of P Occidental Lodge No 21 - Meets 2nd Thursday evenng of each month in I O O F Hall Carl Kramer C C, P J McCaffrey K R S Maccabees Columbus Tent No 55 - Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in Herchenhan's Hall Fred Scofield Com, H W Heinemann R K Lady Mark Hive No 14 - Meets 2nd and 4th Friday of each month in Herchenhan's Hall Mrs Carrie M Slater Com, Mrs Jennie Kenoyer Recorder

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Masons Lebanon Lodge No 58 A F and A M - Meets 2nd Wednesday of each months in Masonic Hall C N McElfresh, W M Clarence Shaw Sec Orient Chapter No 18 R A M - Meets 2nd Friday of each month in Masonic Hall C D Evans H P, L F Rector Sec Gethsemane Commandery No 21 K T - Meets 1st Thursday of each month in Masonic Hall C N McElfresh E C, Dr W R Neumarker Rec Gebal Council No 12 R S and S E M - Meets on call C J Garlow Master, Dr W R Neumarker Rec Harmony Chapter No 13 O E S - Meets 1st Tusday of each month in Masonic Hall Mrs Lena M Davis W M, J D Stries W P, Mrs Myrtle Miller Sec M W A Columbus Camp No 299 M W A - Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month in Herchenhan's Hall A C Boone V C, H B Reed, Clerk Royal Neighbors of America Maple Leaf Camp No 5077 - Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights of each month in Herchenhan's Hall Mrs Jessie B Mowery Oracle, Bertha B Cover Recorder Owls Columbus Nest No 1107 O O O - Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 1011 Olive W E Eahart Pres, Carl Hansen Sec Royal Arcanum Mystic Council No 130 - Meets 1st Thursday of each month P J McCaffrey Regent, W A McAllister Sec

Royal Highlanders Burgess Castle No 144 - Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 311 W 13th Wm Snell I P, C L Dickey Sec Sons of Herman Thusnelda Lodge No 12 O D H S - Meets 2nd and 4th Monday of each month in Herchenhan's Hall Fred Staub Pres, Carl Rohde Sec T of B H Ildram Court No 18 - Meets 1st Monday of each month in I O O F Hall E R Launer Chief, A C Boone Sec U C T Columbus Council No 329 United Commercial Travelers - Meets 4th Saturday of each month in I O O F Hall Harrison Elliott Sr C, H A Fritz Sec W O W Columbian Camp No 35 - Meets 4th Wednesday of each month in Herchenhan's Hall Otto Kummer C C, John Schmocker Clerk Woodmen Circle Panama Grove No 113 - Meets 1st and 3d Friday of each month in Herchenhan's Hall Mrs. Minnie Geer Guardian, Mrs Rose C Farnsworth Clerk Yeoman Woodrum Homstead No 82 B of A Y - Meets in I O O F Hall E D Bakey Foreman, O C Pennington Correspondent

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STREET GUIDE

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Washington is the dividing line for all streets running east and west. First Street runs east and west at south city limits
(Streets in their order—East Limits)
1000—ARNOLD [12th Avenue]
900—BECKER [13th Avenue]
800—CHASE [14th Avenue]
700—DOUGLAS [15th Avenue]
600—ERNST [16th Avenue]
500—FULTON [17th Avenue]
400—GROVER [18th Avenue]
300—HENRY [19th Avenue]
200—IDAHO [20th Avenue]
100—WASHINGTON (Dividing Line) [21st Avenue]
200—KUMMER [22nd Avenue]
300—LEWIS [23rd Avenue]
400—MURRAY [24th Avenue]
500—NORTH [25th Avenue]
600—OLIVE (also referred to as “Lincoln Way”) [26th Avenue]
700—PLATTE [27th Avenue]
800—QUINCY [28th Avenue]
900—RICKLY [29th Avenue]
1000—SPEICE [30th Avenue]
1100—HAYES [31st Avenue]
1200—WHEELER [32nd Avenue]
1300—MERIDIAN [33rd Avenue]
1400—ADAMS [34th Avenue]
1500—JEFFERSON [35th Avenue]
1600—MADISON [36th Avenue]
1700—LINCOLN [37th Avenue]
1800—JUST [38th Avenue]
1900—JACKSON [39th Avenue]
2000—VAN BUREN [40th Avenue]
2100—HARRISON [42nd Avenue]
(West Limits)

[Note: Avenue references in brackets were added for your convenience]

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ABBREVIATIONS
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agt - agent asst - assistant atty - attorney b - boards bkpr - bookkeeper bldg - building (c) carp - colored carpenter cond - conductor confr - confectionery cor - corner

dept - department dist - district e - east engr - engineer genl - general lab - labor ldry - laundry mach - machinst mfr - manuracturer mgr - manager

n - north nr - near opr - operator pres - president prop - proprietor r - residence rest - restaurant rms - rooms s - south slsmn - salesman

st - street steno - stenographer supt - superintendent tchr - teacher tmstr - teamster treas - treasurer w - west wid - widow wks - works