Show Famed N Nebraska braska Columnist Pays Visit to Salt Lake A. A L. L Bixby Poet pher Confirmed News News- man Drops Drop's In at atT T Telegram A A. L. L Bixby the poet-philosopher poet of Nebraska who has the distinction distinction distinction tion of ot being the oldest newspaper per columnist in the United States was wasa a visitor at The Telegram editorial rooms rooms' s Saturday He lIe just dropped in to tell teli the the boys ar around und the shop hello fOI ton for like all aU confirmed reporters he cant can't pass through town without seeing his old acquaintances Bix as he Is affectionately known to ta the thousands of readers of his daily dally lines in the the Nebraska Nebraska State Journal has a host of friends in Salt S Lake and Is Is' Is here hero now to spend the holidays with his daughter daugh daughter ter Mrs 1 N. N M. M Johnson 46 1 Harvard Harvard Haryard Har Har- vard yard avenue Outwardly hale and anel heaHy with little trace of his 72 years ears Bix nevertheless Is fighting ng the hardest battle of his life he confided for last March hits lils wife was killed when the automobile in which the couple was was wrecked Re Recovering from froin- the Injuries he lie r receive d Bix became a w wanderer hoping to assuage the grief of losing losing los los- ing Ins the c companion of half halt a cen cen- tury But while he travels he still finds rInds time to send in his dally daily contributions contributions con con- to the Journal as he has d done ne f for i- i ithe the past thirty-six thirty years Just before he left his home hometown hometown town Lincoln oln Neb Nob early this month a signal honor was conferred upon Bix He was awarded the theLin Lin Lincoln oln KIwanis club medal given each year year tp the man who ha has performed performed performed per per- formed the most distinguished services services ser ser- i vices Ices for the state Mr Bixby Is Iii the sev seventh nth man to receive the me medal I |