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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
END LONG COURTSHlP
Rufus Choate, Kenosha, and Miss
Edna Dennis, Iowa City, are
Married Friday Night
PRESIDENTS COUSIN A GUEST

Rufus Choate, Of this city, the as
sistant engineer Of the Chicago &
Milwaukee Electric Railway COM
pany, and Miss Edna Dennis, niece
of Attorney General Renaley of Iowa,
we're quietly united in marriage at
the home of the brides parents in
Iowa City at 8 O'Clock Friday even
ing.
The marriage of the couple brings
to a fitting close romance which has
lasted for many years. Mr.. Choate is
a nephew of Joseph Choate, former
ambassador to the Court of st. James,
and he is now making great reputa
ton for himself as one of the consult
ing engineers of the Chicago and Mil
waukee road. Miss Dennis is daugh-
ter of wealthy stock broker at Iowa
City and has for some time been on
the stage.
According to stories told at Iowa
City the bride and groom were be-
trothed more than ten years ago, but
Miss Dennis insisted on her stage
career and the wedding was indef-
nitely postponed. 1t is also stated that
It was the plan of Mr.. and Mrs.
Choate to have been married in Keno
sha month ago, but the parents of
the young woman insisted that she be
married at home and for this reason
the marriage was postponed until
Friday. At the ceremony Theodore
Roosevelt of Iowa City, cousin of
the President, acted as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Choate will arrive in
Kenosha tomorrow and will make
their home at 419 Prairie avenue.
They will be at home to their friends
after January /.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
GOES OVER RECORDS
State Factory Inspector vaIIens
Makes an Examination Into
Child Labo. Here
COMPLIMENTS sLossoN

State Factory Inspector Vallens, of
Milwaukee, was in Kenosha on Fri
day for the purpose of making some
investigation into the enforcement of
the child labor laws in this city and
county. It is noteworthy fact that
Notwithstanding visits to the different
stores and factories the state official
found not single cause for complaint
and not warrant was issued charg-
ing the factory managers with the
employment of children in violation
of the law. The factory inspector
spent number of hours examining
the records of the county court for
the past two years and when he had
completed this exhaustive examina-
ton paid high compliment to Judge
Slosson, stating that there were few
officials in the state who had done as
much to secure a strict enforcement
of the laws against child labor. He
stated that Judge S1osson was one of
the first probate judges in the state to
give aid to the state inspectors and
that his work had been used as an
example TO other courts IN this sec
ton of the state.
The report of the inspector will be
one decidedly gratifying to Kenosha
factory managers and to Judge Slos-
son.
The factory laws have almost done
away with the employment of children
in Wisconsin and now the factory
managers decline to employ the
children below the age prescribed by
law, claiming that their services are
not worth the amount that is paid for
them. Men and women are replacing
the children and in many cases the
burden of supporting families has
been shifted from the minor children
to the fathers and mothers.
w. H. Harrison, of Genoa Junction,
Uac IN KnnnSha Fr;dav
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

THE tremendous losses of life and
property on the great lakes this fall
have set the vesselmen to wondering
whether or no there may not be seri-
Gus structural defects in the great
steel steamers which Of late years
have almost entirely replaced the
wooden boats. On the showing made
this year the hazards of lake naviga-
ton have greatly increased.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

THIS is the season for the ssannual
election of officers" and Judging from
the lists that are being published
daily there must be mighty few of the
real ''joiners'' who are without some
kind Of an Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

IT is time that the taxpayers of Ke-
nosha walked up and asked the mem
bers of the school board to explain
some of the queer moves in connec-
ton with the attempts to let the con-
tract for the new West side school
building. We had hoped that the
full board would reconsider the hasty
and i'll advised action of minority of
its members in voting the contract,
and that the matter would be given
the consideration that it's Importance
warrants, but the board does not seem
to be inclined to right things, and it
is time to speak out. That contract
does not look right. To begin with,
why are the five members of the board
who voted for it, in such hurry?
No work can be done on the building
until spring. The completion of the
building would not be delayed day
if the contract is not signed for weeks
yet. But the board is in no position
to make contracts, anyway. It has
not e0en secured a site yet for the build
ing. We all know that the board
hopes to get part of the Orphan Asy-
1um lot, but it has no title to the land
yet and may never get one. Suppose
it does not. The board may have a
contract on it's hands then for
building which is wholly unsuited to
the site it may secure. Now about
the price. The contract for the
building, which the minority proposes
to sign, does not come within seven
thousand dollars of the estimates
made by the architect. There is
something wrong somewhere when
the figures vary that much, and, as
one of the members remarked, the
board either needs some new con-
tractors or a new architect. Only
three bids we're received, all from Ke-
nosha. The minority Of the board,
which is now trying to force this dis
puted contract on the city, refused to
ask for further bids and decided to ac-
cept the lowest one of the three pre-
sented. You will remember that an
outside bid saved the city fully seven
thousand dollars on the Durkee
school, and does it not look to you as
if the members of the board would
have done better by the city by wait
ing until they could get one or two
outside bids on this building? If
there is any combination against OUT
siders on this job, the taxpayers, who
are going to foot the bills, ought to
know about it. Another thing. At
the meeting, which accepted the con-
tract, only nine members were present,
four of whom voted against it. Do
you taxpayers believe that minority
of FIVE members of the board should
have the power to bind the city in
matter of srch Importance as the con-
tract for a. $4,000 school building?
Wedo not. We believe with President
Theirs that it should require ma
jority vote of all the members of the
board to bind the city to any agree
ment of the kind, and we hope that
he sticks to his determination not to
sign any contract for the new build
ing for the city until all the members
of the board vote on it. It is admitted
that new school building is needed
on the West side, and that the men,
bers of the board from that section of
the city are very eager to get one
there, but there is a right way and a
wrong way to go about it, and we do
not believe that the course some of
the members are taking in this matter
is the right one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Very Low Excursion Rates

for Christmas holidays to points on
the Nickel Plate Road between Chi
cago aud Buffalo. Dates of sale,
December %, "a, Is, 80 and 81, 1905,
and January 1, 1906 with limit return
ing January 8, 1906. Rate one and a
third fare for the round-trip. In
dividua1 club meals, ranging in price
from 35c to 81. 90, and midday lunch
con SOC served in Nickel Plate dining
cars; also service a la carte. No ex-
cess fare. Chicago city ticket Offices,
III Adams street and Auditorium
Annex. Depot, La Sale and van
Buren, streets, the only depot in Chi
cago on the Elevated Loop. w33
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
ON THE FENCE

The Racine Journal sage1y remarks
that Congressman Cooper cannot re-
main on both sides Of the political
strife in Wisconsin. Judging from
some of his appointments in the past
it looks as though he had made a
desperate effort to do so though
Green Bay Gazette.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

KENosHA has had a good year, and
the general prosperity is reflected in
the grand rush of Christmas shoppers.
The holiday business this year is go
ing way ahead of anything ever ex-
perienced by the merchants here
before.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

THE supreme court has cut down
the Judgment OF a lower court from
$12, 900 to So, 900 for the loss of an eye.
Would any of the honorable judges
care to part with an optic at that
figure
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

The filth that is taken ont Of the
catch basins should be removed from
the streets at once. The odor from
the piles of dirt left by the sewer
cleaners is certainly not pleasant
aud it may be menace to health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
THURSDAY, DEC. q.

IT is limited that Isaac Stephenson
is to be invited to finance the Conner
machine. The politicians must think
the old gentleman does not learn any
thing by experience.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
ANNUAL ELECTION
Degree of Honor Elect officers for
Ensuing Year

Ensuing Year
The Degree of Honor held their
annual meeting Thursday evening,
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
P. c. of H.-Mrs. H. Davis.
c. of H.-Mrs. F. Murphy.
C. of C.-Mrs. J. Kober.
Recording Sec .-Mfs. Boyle.
Financial Sec'y.-Mrs. Bienneman.
Recorder Mrs. H. Cumiskey.
Usher-Mrs. H. Bienneman.
Inner Warden-Mrs. c. Purdy.
Outer Warden--Mrs. NJ Flannery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

TT is stated that the Northwestern
does more business in Kenosha than
in Racine. How do the salary lists of
employees in the two cities compare?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Isn't there a vacant lot somewhere
that the city can food to make a skat-
ing pond for the children?

If you do not like the looks of that
contract for the West side school, say
SO to the member Of the school board
from your ward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

THINGS must have changed nightly
at Madison. Just imagine the assem-
bly, DARN to defeat one of the Gov
ernor's measures last session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

r. J. Pennington, automobile pro-
motor, with a Wisconsin career, is
said to be organizing another auto
mobile factory, this time at Toledo.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

The Chicago-K enosha Hosiery com
pany is planning the erection of a
new factory building next spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

W. H. Harrison, of Genoa Junction,
was in Kenosha Friday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Tribute OF Respect.

The following preamble and resolu-
tions have been adopted by the Eroso.
phian Literary Society of Cullowhee Nor
NAL and Industrial School, Pointer, n. c..
Whereas, since the last meeting of our
society, Friday, October 6. 1905, our
Heavenly Father, in his infinite wisdom,
has seen best to take from our ranks one
of our most faithful and beloved men,
bers, Ernest r. Rowland; therefore, be
it resolved
l. That we mourn the loss of this, our
fellow member, and bow in humble sub.
mission to Gods will, knowing that He
doeth all things we'll and maketh all
things work together for good to them
that lcvc Him.
2. That while our hearts are sorrowing
and while we will greatly miss him in
our society, yet we are comforted by the
thought that he is now a member of
society that is far superior to our earthly
organization.
3. That the usual badge of mourning
be worn by the members of the Eroso-
phian Literary Society thirty days.
4. That we extend to the bereaved
mother and relatives our deepest sym
pathy, and pray that the loving hand of
our Heavenly Father may bind up their
wounds, heal their broken hearts and be-
stow upon them His richest blessings.
8. That copy of these resolutions be
sent to his griefstricken mother, a copy
be spread Gpon the minutes of the Eroso-
phian Literary Society, copy be sent to
each of the following papers for publica.
News, The Sylvan Valley News, The
Waynesville Courier and The jackson
County journal. r. l.. Wike,
e. j. Bryson,
Miss Eva Brown,
Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
WaihalIa Lyceum Course.

Next Wednesday, November 1, in the
Court House, at $50 p. M, the first num-
Der of the lyceum course will be given.
Admission 25 and 80 cents.
Hon. Luther Manship. the famous
artist of the South, will give rare treat
to those who will avail themselves of the
opportunity of hearing so distinguished
an actor. Eloquent and entertaining, he
holds his audience with every word
moving to tears or convulsing with
laughter at will
The character that Thomas Nelson
Page and Joel Chandler Harris have i'm. .
mortalized in story, Mr.. Manship pre-
sents from the ST; 20.
Walhalla is particularly fortunate in
getting Mr.. Manship in her lyceum
course, as he seldom appears in towns of
less than 10000 inhabitants.
Come to hear him. The investment is
small; the results will be large.
One hundred reserved seats already
sold. There are forty more choice seats
Get your tickets in advance and secure
one, or, better still, join the lyceum aud
get reduced rates.
David f. Nicholson, Manager.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
From GreenvilIe Court.

The following Oroneei:es were brought back
from Federal Court at Greenville yesterday and
lodged In the Oconee jail. Where the sentences
carry fine one month extra imprisonment is
added If the fine is not paid
Oscar Pitts. six months and 500.
John Mccall, six months and 500.
Ira Nicholson, three months and 500.
Lynch Frady, three months and SlOO.
Allen Price, three months and 5000.
Marion Tigue, three months and SipO.
Oscar Smith, 3 months.
The following were brought in last week:
Elbert A. Holbrooks, four months and 5000.
David A. Holiness six months and 5000.
Milton Nicholson. three months.
John Collins four months and 500.
All these were convicted of violations of the
lnternal revenue laws
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Death OF Young Christian Woman.

Little River, October 23.--This COM
munity was shocked by the death of
Miss Naomi Cantrell, which occurred at
her home on October 10th, 1905, at 2
O'Clock p. m. Her health had been on the
decline for the past six months. bnt
there was very few that knew this. She
attended the protracted meeting at Little
River Baptist church from the beginning
until Tuesday night. On Wednesday she
was unwell and did not go to church.
That night she got worse. The next
morning her case was serious. Her
relatives and friends were called to her
bedside. doctor was summoned. She
warned them that there was no use for
doctor; he could do her no good; her
time had come to go. She called for. the
family to tell them goodby, and warned
them to stay near-the end was coming.
After calling them by name and saving
goodby, her spirit took its flight to that
better world at 2 O. clock p m. Thursday.
Your scribe is unable to tell in what
esteem she was held around her home,
but loving hearts and tender hands could
not make her stay on earth any longer
She possessed sweet voice and was a
good singer. She always occupid front
seat in the church at Little River Baptist
church, of which she was consistent
member. Her remains were laid to rest
beside her brother and sister in the
Alexander cemetery, in the presence of a
large concourse of sorrowing relatives
and friends, the funeral ceremonies being
conducted by Rev. G. l.. Craig. The de.
ceased was % years of age at the time of
her death. She was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. X. Cantrell, of Little River.
She leaves a father and mother, two
brothers and two sisters, beside a host
of relatives and friends to mourn their
loss. Mack Perry.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
News from Conneross.

Conneross, October 23.-Quite a num-
Der OF the young people of this commu-
nifty enjoyed musical entertainment
given by Misses Selma and Vesta Marett
at their home last Wednesday night
Those present from distance were {:
Adger Alexander and Thornton Moore,
of Westminster; Will and Clifton Hun
nicntt, of Seneca, and Braudus and
Misses Ora and Vera Bagwell, of Bounty
Land.
William Butler and Ed Singleton are on
the sick list this week.
We are glad to say our prayer meeting
is still alive and in prosperous condi-
tion and that we have called our pastor,
Rev. j. II. Aire, again for another year.
The young people of this section are
expecting to attend the union meeting at
Poplar Springs Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Sallie Abbott and Avlona Alex
ander visited friends at New Hope Satur-
day and Sunday. R.R.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Rev. M. N. Kinard Remains in Knoxville.

Rev. NJ. NJ. Kinard, ID. D., pastor of
the st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
urgent call to become pastor of Holy
Trinity Lutheran church, Augusta. GA.
Dir. Kinard has been pastor of ST.
Johns church for almost three years.
During that time he has so endeared
himself to his congregation here and the
synod in East Tennessee that they de-
cline to let him go. He has likewise be-
come quite popular in the city outside of
his own congregation and denomination.
This decision on DR.. Kinard's part to re-
main will be received with delight by the
good people of Knoxville.-Knoxville
Sentinel October 10
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Superintendent OF Education in Jail.

Marion, October 2l.-Sheriff w. Il.
Evans returned from Tampa, Fla, last
night. bringing with him, securely hand
cuffed, G. Raymond Berry, the abscond-
ing Superintendent of Education of
Marion county. Berry was indicted dur
ing his second torn in office, but evaded
arrest and skipped to Florida. There are
said to be about fourteen true bills re-
turned against him in the Courts here on
quite a number of charges, chiefly for
forgeries. Berry was lodged in Jail to
await his trial at the spring term of Court.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
The President Appreciated Heyward's Visit.

Columbia, S. c., October "a N.-Theodore
Roosevelt has written Governor Hayward
u letter of thanks for his visit as Cover
nor to the President while the latter was
in Atlanta. The letter is most appre-
ciative one and the Governor appreciates
it because of his visit made while in the
city, which was we'll received. 1t is as
follows:
The White House, Washington, ID. c.,
En- Route, October 20, 1905.--My Dear
Governor: Let me personally thank you
again and through you your old historic
State for your presence as Governor of
South Carolina at Atlanta to day. /
deeply appreciate your coming to greet
me. My only regret is that on this trip,
owing to the necessity of trying to in
clude all the States have not hitherto
visited as President, / was not able to
stop over in Carolina, but was glad /
had the chance of saying word to tho
citizens of Spartanburg. With all good
wishes for you and for the Common
wealth over which you preside, believe
me, sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Change on Greenville News.

Greenville, October PAR. w. Simp-
son, Jr., for more than two years the
editor of the Greenville News, has re-
signed. He leaves Greenville to accept
the position of editor of the Raleigh
Evening Times, which was offered him
nearly two months ago without any So
licitation on his part. The Times is a
live and hustling afternoon paper at the
North Carolina Capitol, and the now
owners of the property expect to make
it the leading afternoon paper of the
State. MIR. Simpson has been spending
the week in Raleigh, although he will
not enter upon his duties in that city
until the first of November. Mr.. Simp-
son came to The Greenville News from
The News and Courier, where he worked
for number of years. No announce
ment has been made here as to his sue
cessor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Notice to Taxpayers.

For the convenience of taxpayers / will
visit the places below, on the dates men,
toned below for the purpose of collect
ing State. county, school and special
taxes:
Madison-Iuesday, November 7th.
Observation-Disclosures and Friday,
November 9th and 10TH
Seneca--Monday and Tuesday, Novem-
Der 18th and 14th.
Newry-Wednesday, November 18th.
Clemson ColleRs-Friday, November
17th.
The Office at Court House will be
closed on above days.
w. j. Schroeder,
Treasurer Oconee County.
October 25th, 1905.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
0coneeites in Federal Court.
[Greenville News, October 21. |

In the United States Court yesterday
Oscar Pitts, l.. A. Mccall and John
Singleton, arraigned on the previous
afternoon for illicit distilling, and repre-
sented by G. j. Hunt, of this city, were
again put in the docket. Pitts and Nc
Call were found guilty and given SEN
r-4ences of six months in the Oconee
i'll at Walhalla and 500 fine each; Sin
gleton was acquitted.
G. M. Lay, represented by Capt. A.
Blythe, was acquitted OF charge of
working i'm distilery.
Ebert A. Haulbrooks, represented by
c. j. Hunt, of Greenvlle, was convicted
of removing and concealing whiskey, and
sentenced to four months in the Oconee
county Jail and fine of 500.
The star prisoner of the day was But
ler Harris, shrewd negro of Blacks
burg, who swindled other negroes right
and left by representing himself as an
agent of the Pension Department. He
went so far as to make the prospective
victims take CHASTITY, blood-curdling
oaths; in one instance ho said "Now,
breddern, dis is a very 'portant matter
Let's pray bout it," And he knelt
down and led in a long winded prayer.
10 such an eminently respectable agent
no darkey could refuse his hard earned
money.
Judge Brawley has suspended Harriss
activities for while by giving him two
years at hard labor in the Federal peni-
tentiary at Atlanta.
The grand jury was not prepared to
make presentment in regard to the
unwarranted liberty alleged to have been
allowed United States prisoners by the
sherffs of Pickens and Oconee counties
1t will probably be handed in to-day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-25
Fire at WaIhalIa Cotton Mill.

Last night about 8 80 O'Clock the alarm of fire
was sounded at the Walhalla Cotton Mill. The
response from operators and citizens of Wal
halla was prompt and a large crowd gathered in
few minutes to witness the fire and lend assist
ance.
The fire started i'm the picker room and was
caused 10y loose pulley running hot For some
months the mill has been running night and day
on heavy foreign orders and the machinery has
been kept busy constantly The picker room
contained much loose cotton and the blaze
!. started by the hot pulley was like touching n
,eclnatch to powder. blaze was instantaneously
fSDver the whole room. 1t was about an hour be-
<fore the hye was totally extingushed. the loss
materials amounted to about S2OG No one Was
hurt and the picker room is in full operation
this morning. The mill water works operated
spcndidly. The mills loss is covered by insur-
anCe.