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Woodruff County news., 1906-07-05

Joseph Hudson has brought suit in the Circuit Court against the Western Union Telegraph Company for $2,00O damages for the alleged failure of the company to deliver telegram an nouncing the death of his brother at Jacksonville.
Woodruff County news., 1906-07-05

RATE. MEAT INSPECTION AND PURE FOOD BILLS HURRIED THROUGH THROUGH BEFORE ADJOURNMENT = RESUME OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
Woodruff County news., 1906-07-05

"Shun Even the Appearance of Evil"
 J. M. Key, cashier of the Bank of Washington, is in jail on charge ot receiving deposits when the bank was in an insolvent condition, and the depositers have taken charge of he bank. The bank closed it's doors be- cause of lack of funds and after an investigation a warrant was issued for the arrest of Key. He was taken into custody and his bond fixed at $5,- 900, which he has been unable to make. Meanwhile a new corporation called the Farmers bank has been organized and will open for business at once. According to the report of investiga- tors the available assets of the de funct bank consist of $390 in cash and notes for $1,750 The liabilities are mainly the sum of $5,500, repre- senting the deposits. The Bank of Washington was started a few months ago by non-residents, and it appears that the actual capital in hand was very limited. Since the failure it has developed that some of the banks fixtures are claimed by persons from whom they were obtained. A firm in St. Louis claims one of the two safes. No official statement has been made showing the exact status of affairs, but it is thought that stock in the institu- tion was sold to some of the citizens of Hampstead county. The capi tai stock was $10,000. The pres ident of the collapsed bank was J. T.. Lynn, said to have been from St. Louis. It has been ascer- tained that a requisition has been issued by Governor Davis on the gov ernor of Missouri for Lynn, on a charge of false nretenSe
Woodruff County news., 1906-07-05
Corporation Affairs.


 flied with the secretary of State by the J. H. Kitchens Real Estate and Trust Company of Paragould, showing capital stock of $100,000, of which $50, ,000 has been subscribed. The in corporators are: J. H. Kitchens, Etha Kitchens, Olive Kitchens, Lena Kitch- ems and H. Taylor. The Tulsa Min ing and Development Company of St. Joe, Searcy county, filed articles of incorporation showing a capital stock of $100,000, of which $9,600 has been subscribed. The incorporators are: J. A. Friend, J. F. Smiley, E. L. Poe, L.. M Poe, George Williamson, M. B. Baird, T. E. Smiley, J. M. Gillett and Gus E. Johnson A certificate was filed by the Anderson Milling Company of Conway surrendering it's charter. The John M Andrews Company of Si- loam Springs filed articles of incorpor- ation showing a capital stock of $10,- 900, all paid in The company will conduct general fire insurance and real estate business. The corporators are: R. J. Alfrey, w. T. Stahl, c. liar rington and John M. Andrews. The Chicago Mill and Lumber Company filed a certificate naming William B. Beckman of Blytheville as state agent MT. Beckman was also named as state agent by the Marked Tree Lumber Company, a New Jersey corporation.
Woodruff County news., 1906-07-05
An Unique Debate Ended.

The debate between Rev. Mason Johnson and his sister, Rev. Athalia Irwin, at Cottage Universalist chapel, Little Rock, has closed with a debate on the subject, Salvation. There was large attendance and a warm in eternity. Rev. pr. Johnson argued the Baptist belief of condemnation for those dying without salvation, while Rev. Mrs. Irwin presented the arguments of the belief of her church in universal salvation
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
FIXING UP ROOMS
Arrangements Have Been Made
for the Holding Of Political
Platform Conventions
WILL BE HELD AT MADISON

Gen. George E. Bryant. state super
intendent of public property, has
made arrangements for the holding
of the political platform conventions
provided by the primary election law
to be held in the capitol September Is.
The Republican convention will be
held in the assembly chamber on the
second floor of the capitol.
The Democrats will meet in the
senate chamber, on the main floor of
the capitol.
The Prohibitionists will have at
their disposal room 402, on the fourth
floor, south end.
The Social Democrats have made no
application for quarters and have not
indicated their desire or intention to
hold the convention as provided for
by the law.
Attorney General Sturdevant holds
that county clerks and the secretary
of state should issue to nominees GER
tifcates of nomination upon applica-
ton of nominees therefor, and that
such certificates would serve as Gre
dentia1s for such nominees to act as
members of the platform conventions
of the parties upon whose tickets they
were nominated in the primary cleo
ton. .
Inquiry was made by Frank L. Gil
bert, of Madison, district attorney Of
Dane county, and Republican nomi-
nee for the Office of attorney general.
There is no provision of the statute
for snch1 certificates of nomination,
but the attorney general holds that as
the law should apply in the absence of
new provisions, the county clerk
should issue certificates of nomina-
ton as under the old law they issued
certificates of election.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
Wilbur Glenn voIiya' Gets Nearly
All Of the Votes sCast at the
Election Of 0verseer
SEEKS TEMPORAL CONTROL
Friends of Successful Candidate for
Overseer WILL Ask That He be
Named as Trustee of Zion's
Great Estate at Once

| John Alexander Dowie was voted
out Of the councils Of Zion City at the
election on Tuesday, when Wilbur
Glen Vo1iva, the alleged usurper, Car
ried the city and was elected general
overseer of the church with ma ioritY
of the votes that left no doubt as to
the standing of the people. Notwith-
standing the fact that Dowie, wan
and weak, sat III his window urging
the people of Zion not to- forget the
man who had founded the city, when
the votes were counted Tuesday night
not single ballot had been cast for
Dowie himself. and his personal rep
resentative, A. E. Bills, had received
but six votes, while Voliva had re-
ceived 1906. AS a result Of Ethe cleo.
ton Voliva now has entire control of
the Christian Catholic church and has
a court edict to back up his authority.
Dowie will leave Zion City at once,
and from the majority against him it
is evident that few people will leave
with him. Voliva has announced that
he will be mag unanimous in his victory
and he will grant a hall to Dowie to
use ia making his last farewell to the
city which he founded and made the
greatest religious community in the
United States.
Voliva will probably not be satisfied
with being the spiritual head of Zion,
as it is stated today that he is laying
plans to have his henchmen placed in
charge of the business interests of
the city when they shall be taken out
of the hands of receiver. The vic
tory of Voliva made him a greater
man than Dowie, as he has been
chosen by the people as the leader of
the church IN Zion and his control is
emphasized by the vote cast for him.
Receiver Hatley, of Chicago, had
favored the election of Voliva, and it
is thought that he will recommend
that Voliva be named as one of the
trustees to take over the vast estate of
Zion and make an effort to settle it
for the benefit of it's creditors.
The vote at the election came as a
surprise, for even the members of the
Kenosha church who were with Voliva
to man had prophesied that there
would be scattering vote or two for
Dowie. Some of the followers of
Dowie declared Tuesday night that
the wornout leader had asked his per-
sonal followers not to go to the polls,
but this could hardly be the fact, as
Dowie openly solicited votes during
the election of Tuesday.
Voliva will at once enter upon his
duties as general overseer of the
church and it is probable that the
entire religious government Of Zion
will be re-organized with the friends
of Voliva in the principal positions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
THE ADMINISTRATION OF oArHs

There is so much lying and perjur-
ing by witnesses going on in the
courts Of Kenosha that the following
from the Milwaukee Sentinel seems
opportune:
"The average layman going into a
court of justice is generally more or
less astonished at the careless way
the oath is administered to person
about to become a witness. This
oath, whereby the proposed witness
swears to tell the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, ETC.,
is administered by an officer of the
court. Properly conducted, it is a
solemn procedure and should be adj
ministered in way calculated to i'm
press upon thelwitness something of
its sanctity.
The whole procedure is be1ittled
and robbed largely of it's natural sol
emnity and dignity sby the slipshod
and unintelligible way Sin which the
ducts it,.
AS almost daily conducted in our
courts, and we believe in most courts
outside of milwaukee sa1so, the main
object seemsgto be to get through with
the short form as rapidly as possible.
As a general thingathe officer admin
istering Il does so in ALLOW voice and
with suchasrap idity:.and 'carelessness
as to make it almost ridiculous.
The oath in part is: "You do SOL
EMMY swear to lte1l the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth;
so help you God" The average clerk
ends it up: $50 help younGod your
name please" runstogether in such a
way as to be absurd.
There seems to be no reason why
the oath should not be administered in
a solemn and dignifedIm anner. AS it
is now delivered it is almost joke
and is injurious to the dignity of the
court, and we believe further that the
careless method of administering it
lowers the sanctity of the oath in the
estimation ofBcertainlclasses Of wit
nesses.
The administering of an oath is a
solemn procedure, and for that reason,
if for no other, itishould be conducted
in manner betting the dignity of
the oath and ofSthe court"
If the officers would prosecute some
of the perjuringlwitnesses it might
help some. It looks to an outsider as
if some of the witnessesldid not know
or did not care whetherSthey per1ured
themselves or not. If examples were
made Of few of them it might have
an effect on the truthaof5 the state
ments of future witnesses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20

THE campaign against the sale of
adu1terated foodstuffs of all descrip-
tions in Wisconsin is not intended to
injure the business of any retail mer-
chant, but it oftenslworks that way.
Remember that Ithe merchant is in
most cases just as ignorant that he is
selling adulterated goods as his Gus
toner is that he is buying them, and
that because merchant happens to
be brought into court0under charges
maze by the pure food commission, it
does not necessarily mean that he is a
party to the fraud practiced upon the
customers. In many, in fact, in most
cases, the fault lies with the whole
sale houses, or with the manufa ctur-
ers who put the questionable goods on
the market, and some way ought to be
found to reach these people by law.
They are the ones who shouId be
made to suffer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20

THERE are numbersofspictures of
the successful and,defeated candidates
at the late primaries still.gracipg or
disgracing the telegraph and tele-
phone poles in Kenosha. We would
suggest that the]ssnayor send out q
man to clear everys,pole in the city
and then have the law enforced re-
garding FASTING and lacking anything
on the poles ofgthesssscity and arrest
every one caught disregarding the
law. There hasubeen enough written
and said about the matter so that no
one ought to plead ignorance of the
law and few arrests,would effectual-
1y stop the practice and do as much
as any one thing to make the city look
neat, respectful and progressive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
RESUME OF WORK
State Civil Service Commission
Renders a Report Of Work
Done During First Year
LAST EXAMINATION SEPT. 22

( = =
With the competitive sexamiua tion
advertised for September 22nd the
state civil service commission will
have completed the series of examina-
tons necessary to supply eligible lists
for over 90 percent of the positions
falling within the competitive class.
Experience thus far makes it proba BILE
that four annual examina ticns will
hereafter keep the eligibleA lists in
condition to meet all the require
ments of the service.
Since January 1st the commission
has held, including the forthcoming
examination, four general competitive
examinations. In these four competi-
tive examinations over thirty-fve
classes of positions have been in
Guided, and, including the non-com-
petitive examination of original en-
p1oyees, over seventy-five kinds of
examination have been prepared.
These examinations have been held
| in the various assembly districts
under supervision of local examiners
acting under the direction of the civil
service commission, and candidates
have appeared on an average IN
seventy assembly districts each time.
Out of total of 1000 applicants for
positions in the competitive class, as
many as ], 200 persons took the exam
nations for the various positions, and
out of this number 629 passed and
were placed upon the eligible lists.
275 additional persons were registered
for positions in the labor class.
Since the first examination on Jan
uary 9th of this year 122 persons have
been appointed on probation from the
eligible lists to permanent positions
in the competitive class, and fifty
persons have ina similar manner Sc
cured labor positions. These ap-
pointments are not punched in few
localities as was customary formerly.
There is not a county in the state not
represented on the register of eligi-
bles, and this representation is quite
evenly distributed according to popu-
lation.
! In addition to the above exan1ina-
tons the commission has examined
Sd state employees as required by
law. The employees of state insti-
tutions we're not required to take this
non-competitive examination.
The following statement shows the
number and various classes of posi-
tons filled since eligible lists have
been prepared. In this connection It
should be borne in mind that the
work of preparing eligible lists by ex-
animation was not begun until Jan
Euary 6th,sand that that work is not
I yet entirelyscompleted:
Readers for civil service commission (occas-
slonal work. II
Assistant auditor at university ..............
| Superintendent of buildings at university.
Attendants at State hospitals. ............... i
Flremen .....-............... ...,...........,
Engineers. ...........
Clerks ...s.... s....
Prison guards. Ii
Special agents for tax commission .......... 2,
Game wardens ............. ........... -.
/ Oil inspectors.
lStenographers..
4 Family officers and matrons ..........
Electricians
Painters ...........-'
FCarpenterS.
Teacher shoemaker.
Il Superintendent Of construction
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20

II is about time for another arrest
among the auto drivers. There are
about half dozen in sKenosha who
drive fast and reckless2sand almost
any noon some of them can be seen on
Prairie avenue running 80 to IS miles
per hour. The whole town including
the sane" auto drivers will back the
police in stopping this fast driving
not only because it is against the law
but it is damage to the automobile
sport and business to have these
"crazy drivers runninggagon the
crowded streets Of the gcities and
towns,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
Board Of Education Plans to
Start Work on New West
Side Building Soon
MAY PURCHASE ANOTHER SIZE
School Board Sends UItimation to the
Common Council in Regard to
Annexation Of Proposed
Site for New School

The expenditure of moneys for the
Improvement of the schools of Keno
sha will have no let up this year as at
the meeting of the board OF education
last night immediate plans for start
ing work on the proposed school for
the west side were taken mp and it is
the plan of the board to have. the work
started within another month in order
that the school may be fully completed
and ready for occupancy by the open
ing Of the school year in 1907.
Some time ago the board arrang ed
for the purchase Of a portion Of the
Balm property to be used as site for
this school but the purchase was
made with the understanding that the
present owners of the property have
| 1t onnexed to the city before the deal
was concluded. This has not been
done although an ordinance has been
before the council for the annexation
of the site. The board last night de-
cided to notify the couucil that if
action to annex this site was not taken
at the next meeting of the council
the board will at once take steps to
secure another site and start the work
of building. The committee in
charge has another site and it is
claimed that it can be secured without
any delay. The contract for the new
building has been let to Fred Larsen
and he is ready to start operations as
soon as he receives the order from the
board.
The new building is to be practically
a duplicate Of the Durkee building.
1t will contain ten rooms, but no
auditorium. 1t will be of brick and
as near fire-proof as it is possible to
build school building. The esti-
mate Of the cost as made by members
of the board is in the neig hborhood Of
S35, 0O0
In the requisition made upon the
council for funds for next year the
board has asked for the appropriation
for the West side school. The mem
bers of the board claim that if the
building is to be ready for use with
+ the opening Of the schools next year
the work must be started without de-
lay. This building, with the addition
to the Central school will make more
than SIS, 900 spent for school buildings
in Kenosha in single year.
There was little business of impor-
lance at the adjourned meeting of the
board. All the members save two
were present, and these were sick in
bed. The contract for soft coal for
use in the schools was let to the Peter
Fisher, Jr., Co., which will supply
600 tons of coal at the rate of So. so a
ton. The board also ordered the pur-
chase of a piano for use in the Durkee
school, the instrument to cost $125.
A great lot of routine business took
up the time of the board for another
hour but no other matters of import
ance came up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
SEEKS A DECREE
Mrs. Hopkins Filed Suit for Divorce
Charging Husband With Bigamy

NAuA 6AAS huSUdnu w It'll DlRdmy
Mrs. Alice9 Hopkins, through her
attorney, A. e. Buckmaster, filed a
suit In thescircnit court this morning
asking a decree of divorce from her
husband, Charles Hopkins She fur
Their asks for the custody of the minor
children. 1.-The couple were married
in RacineSmore than twenty years ago
and Hopkins, who was formerly we'll
known Kenosha painter, disappeared
in Dec. 1880, leaving his wife and
children without any means of sup
port. For time it was thought that
the husband had met with foul play
and for more than two years the
police of the city continued the search
for the man. In her suit for divorce
Mrs. Hopkins declares that the hus-
band is bigamist and that he is now
married and living with another
woman in a small town in Tennessee.
Mrs. Hopkins, after she discovered
the whereabouts of the husband, made
no efforts to have him returned to
Kenosha for trial on a charge of
bigamy and it is not thought that any
official notice will be taken Of his al
legged criminal action. The case will
probably be taken up at the present
term of the circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
BEACHEL "A BANKRUPT

Meat, Dealer Files VolHHtary Petition
in Bankruptcy in the U. s. Court
Burr 7. Beachel, Of this city, the
West Main street meat dealer, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy be-
fore Judge ]. V. Quar1es in the United
States court in Milwaukee Tuesday
afternoon. Beachel is said to have
assets of about four thousand dollars
and liabilities of similar amount.
AS much of the property consisted Of
perishab1e goods, the court named
John M. Kehlor as receiver for the
bankrupt and gave him the power to
dispose of the stock for the benefit of
the creditors. The largest claims
against the Beachel market are said
to be held by large packing houses in
Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
GOT SPECIAL DIsPENsATIoN

Judge Ludwig, of Milwaukee, Weds
F. B. Murphy and Myrtle S. Dukes
Frank B. Murphy and Miss Myrtle
S. Dukes, who claimed Kenosha as
their home, were united in marriage
in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon.
There was something of excitement
connected with their marriage. At
the time Murphy went to Judge Lud-
wigs's court, the court was hearing a
very complicated divorce suit, but he
stopped the case long enough to issue
a dispense ion for the marriage of
the Kenosha couple. So far the happy
bridegroom has not been located in
Kenosha. There are several Frank
Murphy's in the city but all of them
decline to admit that they were the
fortunate man in the Milwaukee we'd
ding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
WANT MUSICIANS FINED
Complaint Made That Italians Are
Cruel to the Little Monkeys

The agent of the Kenosha Humane
Society is to have a most unusual task
imposed upon him, as complaint has
been made to him of the action of
Italian musicians in the city who are
alleged to be treating monkeys with
great cruelty.
All day Tuesday the two Italian
musicians we're on Main street, and
the monkeys were forced to hop about
all day long in an effort to get money
from the passing crowds. Several
times it was evident that the monkeys
we're completely worn out, but when
they fDattempted to rest their cruel
masters pulled the string and forced
them to continue dancing to get the
money. The agent is on the look out
for the men today, and if they appear
on the streets he will look after their
cases.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
HAD GREAT SUCCESS
Miss Runals Well Received in Many
Colorado Cities

Miss Charlie Runa1s has been pre-
senting her original Song Narrative
work throughout Colorado with con-
spicuous success. The Montrose
Press says:
american History in Song and
Story, best entertainment ever given
in this section. The Library Assoc
citation is to be congratulated on
bringing this gifted woman to Colo.
RADIO. Every person left the opera
house feeling glad he was an Amer
lean"
Ouray Herald -"Miss Runa1s was
greeted by a crowded house. All
who heard her will long feel thankful
to the Woman's Club for bringing
this unique Song-Narrative here"
After appearing once in Colorado
Springs the citizens requested repe-
tition Of one of Miss Charlie Runals'
entertainments for the benefit OF
those who could not attend the first
night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
ESTATE FOR SISTER
Nancy Glover to Receive Large Portion
OF Estate of the Late J. p. Glover

BY the terms of the will of the late
James P. Glover, filed for probate in
the county court on Tuesday after
noon, the bulk of the estate will go to
Miss Nancy Glover, of Kenosha, a
sister of the deceased. The petition
states that the personal estate is val
ued at $4,000, but no valuation is
made of the real estate. The will
directs that SIS, 900 from the personal
property be placed in trust for the
three grandchildren of Mr.. Glover,
and that thel!remainder of the estate
go to the sister.
Charles A. Tarbe1l is named as exe
ecutor of the will. Mr.. Glover owned
real estate in both Kenosha and
Genoa Junction, and it is thought
that the value Of the estate was about
$50. Geo.