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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
POLITICS IN CoNECUH.
Race for County Offices Promises to
 Be Exciting.

Evergreen, Aug. 29-(Special.)-P in Conecuh County is going to be very hot especially since two more candidates have announced. Hon. J. G. Foshee for the Legislature. and J. M. Harper, who desires to be reelected Superintendent of Education. MT. Foshea will run or the Populist ticket if nominated by that party September 27 at their primary. The oth- CT candidates are Hon. J. F. Jones and Dr. Andrew Jay. for Representative; $. A. Lowrey and H. M. King for Superin- tendent of Education. They are all excel lent men and the race will be exceeding ly exciting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

W W. Burns. who has served the Democracy as Chairman of the Execu- tive Committee. was not a candidate for reelection yesterday. nor did F. M Wood care to succeed him self as Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

I have opened a meat market at III North Perry, City Building, and want my friends and old customers to know it. Only the best.
 W. G.Yelverton,
 Telephone 560.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

The Jelks ticket for Executive Commit teemen carried this county by large ma jorities Major Scott, on account of be- ing a local man. boiled over 400. about twice as many as the other three got.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

J. A. Wilkinson, nominee-elect from Au- tauga County, is circulating among his Selma friends today and receiving their hearty congratulations. He was a mem Der of the City Council of Selma for a number of years and made a good one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

from citizens not only of our city. but our County.
 Yours respectfully.
 Ernest Lamar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

There are spots in summer on your in side which nothing in the world can reach but glass of lemonade,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
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This signature is on every box of the gsnulas
 Laxative Bromo-0uinine Tablets the remedy that cures cold tn one day. Su-thu-sxf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

Potatoes are so big this year that the cooks ask in preparing dinner: Shall ! fry 1t, or boil it?''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

The fiddlers' convention at the court house tonight was one of the unique en- tertainments of the yeaE About twenty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

On account of the necessity of holding another State primary for the nomination of some of the State officers who failed to receive a majority Monday last, it has been decided to hold the County primary September 15, instead of the 18th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
Hale County Contest.

The contest in Hale County between Hon. Lee M. Otis and Hon. A. M. Tuns- tall has been appealed to the State Dem ocratic Executive Committee.
 Colonel Sam Will John has returned from Greensboro, where he went to ap- pear before the Democratic Executive Committee of Hale County as one of counsel for Hon. Lee M. Otis in his con- test with Hon. A. M. Tunstall for a seat in the lower House of the General As. sembly. Colonel John said:
 The Committee refused to hear any evidence to support allegations by MT. Otis that a number of illegal votes had been cast for Mir. Tunstall
 "on tho face of the returns MT. Tun- stalls majority was only T. We specified a number of cases of illegal voting. We offered to show proof that a negro named John Hamilton had been allowed to vote for Mir. Tunstall. The Committee refused to examine the poll lists. registration lists and ballots which were in their posses sion.
 MT. Brooks Smith, a member of the Executive Committee. asked that inas- much as MT. Otis did not aver that these illegal voters had been challenged at the polls. MT. Tunstall be declared the nomi- nee.
 "The motion prevailed Il to 5, the Chair man not voting.
 MT. Otis has taken an appeal to the State Democratic Executive Committee"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

Arthur Cunningham and bride. nee Miss Willie Selden, passed through the city last night on their way to their future home in Mobile They were met at the depot by some relatives and friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

The following gentlemen constitute the new Democratic Executive Committee of Lee County from beats to II respective ly: G. c. Williams. J. B, Lyons. J. w Gray, J. B. Graves. R. D. Mum. A. J. McElhaney, G. c. Mitchell, H. G. Adams J. W. Meadows, H. Noble, B. H. Pow ledge. B. F. Prince. z. T. Floyd. w C. Hayes Central Committee, T. D. Sam ford. w NJ. Bass and A. L. Dowdell Chairman. T. D. Sanford; Secretary, R. W. German.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

Rev. A. A. Little has gone to join his family at Blowing Rock. N. C., where he will spend the month of September. Dr. Reed of Columbia. S. C., will fill the pulpit during his absence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
Negro Baptists to Gather.

It is announced that the National Bap- tist Convention, colored, will be held in Birmingham. commencing September 17th and lasting four days. There will be $500 delegates and the first days session may be held in the theatre. There will be 1000 negroes from other points in the city for this convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

There was a great deal of talk here about Ali Tunstall winning out in Hale. and his hundreds of Selma friends are delighted that he will be back in the next Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

J. A. Minter of Tyler came into the city yesterday and he was busy all day receiving the congratulations of his friends on his election as member of the Board of Revenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
HEAVY RAINS IN LEE.

Names of the New County Democratic
 Committee.
 Opelika. Aug. 29.-((SpeciaD-Heav rains in the last few days have wrought considerable damage. They come too latc to help anything save peas. but are badly damaging the open cotton. It is generally stated that the crop of cotton in this sec ton will not be one-half the average.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
Will Build Dry Kilns.

Milner & Kettig Company of this city. have closed a contract with the Kerber Lumber Company of Beaumont, Texas. for the patented dry kilns known as the Porcupine kilns. The plant to be manu- factured for the Beaumont company will cost between $1s.O00 and $2o.O0O and will take about eighteen cars to carry it to Beaumont.
 The Milner & Kettig Company will build these dry kilns for several lumber companies in Georgia, Louisiana and Ar kansas. costing an aggregate of about $20, 900 more. Most of the material used in the manufacture of these kilns is secured in the Birmingham district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

The drain pipe for the Y. M. c. A. swimming pool is now being placed. and the water will be turned in the pool just as soon as the building is completed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

Cotton seed men say that on account of the long drought, cotton seed did not mature well. and there is not near as much oil in the seed as usual.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

House rent is Selma continues to be high, and if some one would erect a few dozen four and five-room cottages, they would find ready renters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

Misses Helen Scott and Flora Korne- gay have returned from Point Clear. where they have been members of house party given by Mrs. McDufie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

p. The election of J. B. Ellis. Chairman, and R. E. L. Neil, Secretary of the Coun- ty Democratic Executive Committee. gives general satisfaction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30

Chief of Police E. T. Walters received a telegram this morning offering a re- ward of $500 for the tramp who killed the policeman in Bessemer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
CoWELL GETS BUSY.
Buys the Garden City Block in Chicago
for S125,OOO,

Buys the Garden City Block in Chicago
for $125,OOO,
Walter M. Cowe1l and the Wiscon-
sin Insurance Agency company of this
city have taken new and better place
in the insurance world of the West,
for Monday deal was made by which
the Kenosha man secured control of
the Garden City Office building, one of
the largest Office buildings in Chicago.
The building was purchased by the
Kenosha man for the use of the Ma
tional Investment and Insurance COM
pany and the deal is said to have been
one of the largest known to Chicago
reality circles during the month.
The building is located at the corner
of Clark and Lake streets and is
valued by the assessors at 100000. It
is stated that Mr.. Cowell, through a
smooth deal, managed to get hold of
the property for the small sum of
$125,OO The building was sold to
satisfy a mortgage and in this manner
it was picked up for mere song.
With the purchase of this building
the National company, of which the
Kenosha man is treasurer and leading
man, at once takes place among the
reputa BILE companies doing business in
the West. With this large building as
an asset the company will have some
thing tangible in the way of property
and with it the company expects to be
recognized under the state laws of
Wisconsin. The purchase lifts the
Wisconsin Insurance Agency from the
list of unauthorized companies domi-
mated by the Kenosha man and the Ke-
nosha company.
With the purchase Of the big build
ing the story of the removal of the
central offices of the company to Ke-
nosha has been revived but Mr.. Cowell
in speaking of the matter stated that
no decision had as yet been reached in
regard to the location of the central
office.
With the purchase of the Garden
City block the National Investment
and Insurance company has been re-
organized and placed on firm bust
ness basis and it is probable that the
other companies under the direction
will be brought into line within short
time. This change will even include
the famous Chicago Lloyds, which re-
Gently was the butt Of ridicu1e in the
insurance world. The officers of the
reorganized company are:
President-W. M. Hope, of Dover,
Del.
Vice President-John F. Pershing,
of Chicago.
Secretary-Fred G.. Babcock, of Ke-
sha.
Treasurer and Generals Manager
Walter M. Cowel1, of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18

IN an editorial entitled, "What Fin
ished Harvey?" the administration or
gan in Milwaukee states that the
primary cause of his defeat was "the
belief on the part of very large pro-
portion of the Republicans of the state
that his relations with the American
Book company have been more init
mate than the relations of state Off
cial should be with corporation that
is as much an applicant for official IA
vor as the American Book company
is" What about the relations" of
some other people with the indepen-
dent book companies? Has it ever
been charged that Harvey took the
money of the book trust?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
Under sheriff Fred ReinOId Makes out
His Report for the Nine Months
Ending With July.
MANY HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED.
Sheriff Has Been Forced to Care for 16O
Tramps Have Lodged There.

Under-sheriff Fred Reinold has just
prepared at the suggestion of the
State Board of Control, a statistical
report of the work of the county Jail
during the nine months ending with
July. and the report shows that the
sheriff and his assistants are kept
pretty busy even in law abiding city
like Kenosha.
There have been few serious or SEN
sational crimes in the. county during
the period, but Notwithstanding that
fact the board at the county Jail has
been sufficiently tempting to make it a
favorite stopping place with many
people. The report shows that during
the nine months the cell doors have
been opened for the reception of one
hundred and sixty prisoners, hundred
and ffty-fve of which were men and
| five women.
Of this number one has been sent to
the State prison, four to the industrial
schools, and ten have been released on
bail and never returned to the Jail.
There were twenty-nine people SEN
fenced to the Jail to serve sentences
for breaking the law. Of the total
number incarcerated 120 were city
prisoners and the city was forced to
pay for their board and keep during
their stay. There were but two insane
people who were sufficiently danger
Gus to be placed in cell.
There is one part of the work of the
county Jail that must not be over
looked and that is the tramp room. It
is not either comfortable or inviting,
but the report of the under sheriff
shows that there were sos men who
found the bare room sufficiently tempt
ing for nights lodging and some of
them came again and again.
During the term of Sheriff Whitcher
as Sheriff there has not been single
prisoner who attempted to escape and
| as far as can be discovered no plans
for escape were ever formed among
the prisoners. The list of crimes on
account of which the prisoners were
sent to the county Jail is long one,
and the different reasons with the
plumber incarcerated are given below:
For murder, /; for adultery, 1; for
fornication, 2; for embezzlement, /.
Among those who served sentences in
the county Jail the following were the
causes:
For assault and battery-Males, IS;
females, /. For intoxicat Males,
III; females, g. For bastardy, 1; for
fornication, 2; for petit larceny, 9; for
malicious mischief, 8, and 2 for va
grancy.
Among the additional facts given
out in the report is the fact that there
were ifty-two foreigners and 1O3
Americans jailed during the period,
and seventeen of the total mum Der
could not read or write in any Ian
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
After Many Delays The Telephone Line
to the country is ready for
business.
200 PHONES ARE CONNECTED
The Line Offers Chance for Kenosha
People to Converse With All Parts of
the County.-Ta1k of Rival Line.

After many delays the Bristo1-Ke-
nosha Telephone line opened on Tues
day and it is now possible for the sub
scribers to the line in Kenosha to
reach every part of the county by
phone. The opening of the line puts
Kenosha in touch with nearly two
hundred farm houses scattered all over
this county and in the Northern part
of Illinois.
Since the opening of the line the
central Office at the county iaiIsfias
been kept busy answering calls and
the line promises to be a stimulation
to the business interests of both the
city and county. Nearly all the small
towns in the county are now connect
ed with the line and the fartherest
point in the circuit is the bank Of An
tioch at Antioch, III.
There are fifteen distinct sections of
the new lines arranged so as to group
the phones in the different neighbor-
hoods. These sections are the North
line, the South line, the Antioch line,
the Brighton line, the East Hickory
line, the Milburn line, the Kenosha
line, the Southeast line, the West line,
the Bristol-Kenosha line, the East
line, the Russell line, the Union Grove
line and the North line of the Union
Grove line.
Besides these many sections by the
use of the Bristol lines connections
can be secured with lines leading out
of Union Grove and even into Racine
county. One good connection is a. line
from Union Grove to the Racine Poor
Farm, which in turn connects with
Racine and other cities on the indie
pendent Racine lines.
Nearly all these lines are open free
to the subscribers to the Bristol line.
The central Office of the company will
remain at Bristol for the present time
but it is possible that it will be re-
moved to Kenosha later. The uniform
charge for the use of the lines to any
part of the county will be 10 cents and
this toll will be accepted at any of the
phones in the county or at the central
stations.
With the completion of this line
some of the promoters of the lines in
the county are talking of the practical
bility of building a line in the city as a
rival to the Wisconsin Telephone com
pany. The service in KenoshaAis not
all that is to be desired and should the
new line be started it is probable that
it would find many supporters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18

The women suffragists claim that
the women will cast large vote at the
coming election, but their interest in
the election will naturally be limited
because they are permitted to vote foi
but one state and one county officer
AS far as one can judge so far IN ad.
vance of the election, the vote cast by
the women will make little difference
in the result in Kenosha county. Al
the last election the women who voted
in this city at least, cast their ballots
for the candidates favored by the
father, husband or brother, who
brought them to the polls, and as both
parties got out about an equal number
of women voters, their votes made
very little change either way. If the
women would pay no attention to the
politics of the candidates and vote for
the man whom they believed to be best
fitted for the position our school sys-
tenn would soon be on strictly non
partisan basis, as it ought to be.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18

IT will be admitted without argu-
ment that to make success in any
line man must be thoroughly familiar
with his business. The power and in
f1uence Of the Wisconsin delegation in
Congress-it is a matter of remark in
other States if not in our own that
Wisconsin exerts far greater infu-
ence on national legislation than
many States with larger representa-
ton, lis due not to the transcendenta1
ability of the members Of the delega-
ton, but to the fact that they have
been in Congress long enough to be-
come thoroughly familiar with all the
duties of their positions. Many States
have lost their standing in the House
by adopting the system of distributing
seats in Congress turn and turn about
to the men who happen to have be-
come conspicuous in the several dis
tricts. The value of an old Congress
man to his State as compared to the
usefulness of a new member, and the
reason for the greater prestige of the
States which, when they get salts
factory Congressman, retain him, is
clearly pointed out by Washington
correspondent of the New York Tri-
bune. The writer says:
"Every one who has been in Wash
.ington, or had to do with congression-
al life and business, knows that year
by year, especially in the house of
representatives, seniority counts for
more and more. Men ambitious of
political prominence are eager to try
their budding pinions in the congress-
ional atmosphere. They fail to realize
the fact that man serving his first
term in the house counts, as nearly as
may be, for absolutely nothing. A
cipher, he is, so to speak, simply being
"sized up During his second term
he begins to tell, being measured by
his capacity, application, managing
faculty or power of making himself
useful. During his third term he
counts for what he is worth. There
after he rapidly rises, until by force of
seniority alone-if he has any measure
of industry, ability or aptitude-he
ranks high in his committees, and in
f1uence results; counting often for
much more than those who knew him
at home think he is WORTH
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Directors of M. H. Petit Mailing Com
pany Meet and Elect Officers.

Directors of MI. Ell. Petit Mailing Com
pany Meet and Elect officers.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the M. Fl. Pet
tit Mailing Company was held at the
office of the company Monday after
noon and new officers were elected.
Since the death of Mrs. c. D..
Petit the company has been without
President and this vacancy was filed
by the election of c. E. Remer, who
will also fill the position of Treasurer
of the company. James r. Keh1or, of
Chicago, was elected Vice President of
the company, and r. E. Mailer, Secre-
tary. o. M. Petit will continue in
his position as travelling representa-
tive of the company.
Mr.. Remer, who has been placed at
the head OF the large Malt house, has
been connected with the concern for
many years and is as well acquainted
with the mating business as any man
in Wisconsin. For the past two years
he has had strong hold on the bust
ness and his selection as President of
the company assures bright future
for the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18

TIE man that has work to do has a
perfect right to say on what terms he
will employ men. Men that wish en-
ployment have a perfect right to say
on what conditions they will accept
employment. If these two rights
clash, why in the world should not the
two parties get together and talk the
thing over? Here is the anthracite
strike, for example. The miners want
work no more than the mine owners
want men. But there is a difference
between the two as to the terms of en-
ployment. The miners'wish read just.
ment of hours, wages, conditions OF
labor. They would like to present
their plea and talk it over, or submit
all differences to an impartial board OF
arbitration. The mine owners say
they will do nothing. Which men are
acting more y?-Indianapo.
lis News. s
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
ARE HAPPILY WE'D.

Miss Anna Zeitler Becomes the Bride of
Ernest Getschman Today.
One of the prettiest weddings of the
Fall In Kenosha was the marriage of
Miss Anna K. zeitler, daughter of
Mrs. z. Zeit1er, and Ernest Getsch-
man, which was celebrated at nine
O'Clock this morning at St. George
church. In honor of the event the
church was beautifully decorated with
palms and cut flowers.
Miss Zeitler was attired in beauti-
full dress of white organdie and car
ried brides roses. She was attended by
her sister Miss Lillian Zeit1er, who
wore white organdie and carried white
carnations. Peter K1eas was the best
man. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Father Elskamp, more
than three hundred guests being in at
tendance.
After the ceremony was over the
wedding party retired to the home of
the BRIDES mother on Milwaukee ave-
nue. where the wedding dinner was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Getschman will
leave this evening for an extended
wedding trip to Milwaukee and Hart
ford, Wis. They will return to Keno.
sha to make their home, and will be at
home to their friends after October
Is at 323 Milwaukee avenue.
A large number of friends of the
bride and groom will be pleased to ex-
tend congratulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
A SHOE FACTORY.
M. Stern, of Chicago, Seeks Site for the
Location of Factory.

MI. Stern, of Chicago, Seeks Site for the
Location of a Factory.
M. Stern, of Chicago, a well known
man in the world of boots and shoes,
is in Kenosha seeking site on which
to build factory for the manufacture
of boots and shoes. Mr.. Stern seeks
about three acres of ground and he is
not looking for it as bonus, but is
willing to buy it. He was formerly
the manager of the Se1tz shoe factories
in Chicago, and he has had long ex-
perience as manufacturer.
He states that he is planning to
erect factory that will employ about
two hundred men and he is very favor
ably impressed with Kenosha as a fac
tory center. It is the plan of Mr..
Stern to have the factory buildings
erected during the fall and winter in
order to start the wheels of industry
moving in the early spring. The long
experience of the factory man in his
chosen business makes him desirable
addition to the industrial world of Ke-
nosha and it is to be hoped that the
business men of the city will give him
every encouragement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-18
ATTACHMENT FOR A WITNESS
Witness in Somers Saloon Cases Must An
swer to Judge For Contempt of Court.

Witness in Somers Saloon Cases Must An
swer to Judge For Contempt of Court.
In the Circuit court this morning
Judge Belden issued an attachment for
the selling of the person of James
Dardis, of the village of Cor1is, who
was wanted as witness in the case of
The State VS.. Frank Lauer, of Somers.
Dardis was summoned to appear this
morning but failed to answer the sum
mons. He is held in contempt by the
court and will answer to the charges
before the judge in Racine next Tues
day morning. On account of the alb
sence of the witnesses the case was
continued for the term.
It is not probable that the judge will
show any favor TO the men who have
refused to respond to the witness sum-
mons and it is thought that he will
make an example of Dardis and assess
a heavy fine in the case.