The Civic Improvement League
held its annual meeting at the Li
brary Friday afternoon. The re
ports of the year showed receipts
$133.09, cash on hand at beginning
of year $196.83. Disbursements
$213.01. the principal item being
street signs $164.01. The visiting
nurse fund showed expenditures of
$215.35 and a balance on hand of
$434.73. The reports from various
departments were all favorable. The
following officers were elected pres.,
Mrs. W. H. Albertson: vice pres..
Mrs. A. W. Wright: sec., Mrs.
Arthur Cole treas.. Mrs. Roy
Holmes. Plans for work for the com
ing year were discussed, among
them city play grounds for children,
flowers and shrubs put out in var
ious parts of the city and vacant lots
improved. The league has done
good work.
AUCTION SALE AT COLUMBIA.
On account of selling his farm.
John Furlong will have an auction
of all his blooded horses, cattle,
sheep, hogs, and oth stock at his
farm east of the city on Thursday,
March 21. He has been for years
building up a fine line of stock
and some one will have a good chance
now to get some of it. He will also
sell his machinery and other person
al property preparatory to moving to
Austin.
C. ROY ADAMS GOES EAST.
The Minneapolis Tribune of
Thursday says that C. Roy Adams,
manager of the Investment depart
ment of the Corporation Security
company left Wednesday night for
the east for the purpose of making
estimates of investment conditions
there. He will also visit some larg
er investment companies to study
their methods of making invest
ments and their estimates of earning
powers from each property owner.
