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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
PRESIDENT.
The Base Ball Club

1t has taken good deal Of expert
menting on the part of our baseball
manager to get the team up to its pres.
ent standard. 1t has taken lots OF
work, practice and money, and with i,
all the weather for the past two weeks
has bean of such character that there
were few days when ball could be play.
ed, consequently the revenues have run
low, and the organization now finds it,
self in debt. The boys have a fine park
in which they have more than a thou
sand dollars Invested and have beeu
giving our ball-lovers some fine amuse.
mcnt. In fact Martinspurg now has
The best am she has ever seen, and il
is up to our people TO come 10 the re-
lief of the club and help them out.
The boys have done noble work and
they deserve the support and enco, r
agement of our people in general.
AT a meeting at Hotel Berkeley on
Monday night, last of the members OF
the Athletic club the matter was
gone over most thoroughly. 1t was
resolved to sell 81 900 additional stock
in the association and Mr.J M w Gods.
Z. A. Miller, and Z. p. Light were
made a committee to solicit stock and
nearly one-fourth of the amount was
obtained that night.
1t has also been decided to hold a
festival in the third ward school lot on
John street each evening next week.
The committee havjng.charse of the
festival is Messrs. l.. H. Thompson
Guy Hetzel, and III. A Bush, They
are making elaborate preparations for
the affair and will doubtless make il
pleasant for ali corners. Thefwo bands
of the city will be in attendance to fur
nish music. EVERYBODY invited.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
The School Board.

The board Of education OF Martins
burg district held meeting on Mon
day night at which the question Of the
school levy was discussed. Assistant
State Tax Commissioner Darst was
here on Monday and urged the board
to reduce its levy of 80 cents for teach
ers fund to % cents though the law
does not restrict the board in laying
levy for teachers fund. The board con-
sented to do so and the total levy was
set at A. cents. The consequence will
be that with the railroad tax out
which will probably withhold during
the legal contest, there will be large
deficit at the end of the year and mem
bers Of the board will lay Themselves
liable.
The great effort Is to keep taxes
down this year, or until after this fall
election and then the levy next year
will have to be doubled up 10 pay all
deficiencies. Amy thing to save FL
kins.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
A WET TIME
Money for Our Farme. S,

The long continued wet sseason has
been hard on many of our farmers, es-
peclally in the handling of the wheat
cron, which cannot be threshed unless
in the barn, and therefore not in con-
dition to get into market. The Cit.
zens National Bank will be glad to dis
count any good paper offered by our
responsible farmers for such amounts
as they may need until such time as
their crop can be turned into money.
Tile bank has ample funds, not only
for its regular customers, but for othe RS
in good standing who may desire ac-
commodatlon.
since June 18th, last, when oul
latest report was published, as re
qulred by law, the loans, of the bank
have increased from 1874, 900 to S24s,.
600 and deposits from 1888 200 to $780,
OOO The total resources are $497, 200, very
close to half million. Your interests
will always have our best attention.
JAMES WHANN McSHERRY,
PRESIDENT
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17

Mr.. Cruger w. Smith has secured
and placed as keystone in the front
gable window o. his new dwelling
house on South Samuel street what he
has afildayits To affirm was piece OF
the John Brown scaffold. The piece
was given 10 Mr.. Smith by Mr.. A. l..
Woody from whose house it wastaken
This house was formerly occurkd by
the late David Cockriil, who built the
seafiold on which Brown was hanged
and who secured piece Of wood and
placed 1t in the house which now be-
longs to Mr. Woody. Mr.. Smith has in
his possession many letters from wit
nesses Of the execution of John Brown
which aver that his new dwelling is
located exactly on or very near the
spot ON which the scafIold stood. This
property adjoins that of Mrs. Frances
w. Gibson on which it is popularity
supposed the scafiold stood. From
Free Press.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17

Mr.. +. S. Tabler was pleasant cali
er at this Office on Tues lay.
Miss Eliza Eyster, of Chambersburg
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. A. Gard
We were favored with pleasant call
on Tuesday last from our old friend,
Dir. Thomas Files.
Mr.. f. T. I.icklider, Secretary of
Morgans Grove Fair was in tow n
Tuesday ON business.
Mr.. Frank Lambert, of Washington
is spending several weeks in this city
with relatives.
Mr.. Warner w. Vanmetre of near
Vanclevesville, was pleasant caller at
our office on Tuesday.
Mrs. Julian G. Baker and children,
Of Homestead, Pa, ere here on visit
to friends and relatives.
Charles Z. Thompson 4 Co has
taken charge of and viii run the COM
missary at the Bessemer Stone quar-
ries north of the town.
Miss Margaret White, of Washing
ton, is spending several weeks in this
city as the guest of ISIS Dora .dattha,
Miss Elizabeth West, of Baltimore,
is on visit TO her aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. Seibert, on East
King street.
The Morgan's Grove Fair Associa-
ton has contracted with the Bicket
Family for their amusement at the
fair this year.
Our venerable OH friend, John Sen
cindiver, living at Schoppeft's ford
bridge was heavy loser by the high
waters on the creek bottom.
The Italians at work ON the new eleo-
tric power plat at Dam No. 4 nave
gone on strike for higher wages They
are demanding 81 rs per day
Mr.. John f. Boyd was the heaviest
loser we have heard of from the high
waters of the Opequon. He lost rs
acres of fine bottom corn, all total
loss.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
AnnouncemeE..

AT the suggestion Of friends | an.
uonnce myself y candidate asking the
support of the voters of this Senatorial
district of West Virginia before the
Democratic Senatorial convention Sun
porting Democratic principles in gen,
eral | will If nominated and elected
specially advocate two cent passeu
ger fare on railroad and the absolute
abolishing of Toll gates upon publ,
highways and | further pledge my.
self that, If elected, will pay MY cal
are and not travel 10 and from tn,
state capital on free. pass.
JOHN Il. JANNEY
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
Changers Oicnic.

For the Changers picnic at William S
Grove, August 9th to Sept. LIST. 1906,
the Cumberland Valley Railroad VIII
run connections for regular trains, to
and from the Grove. The Thursday
s )ecial will leave NJ artinsburg at J..
m. Returning leave Grove at $50 p. m
Excursion tickets good to return UNI
week at one fare for the round trip.
Excursion tickets good for two days
will be on sale from Tuesday until
Friday at rate of Sl.25 for the round
trip.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
FOR STATE SENATE
II. S. Cushwa.

70 the voters of Berk eIey County
and the Fifteenth Senatorial district
in general: | hereby announce myself
a candidate for the State Senate sub
ject to the regular Democratic nomi-
mating convention. appeal to de-
mocracy which have served year in
and year out since my youth and
promise that If honored with the nom
nation and. election to render the best
service am capable of rendering with
special regard for the peoples interest.
G. w. Boyer.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
VI sdicni Society

There was meeting of the Berke-
ley county Medical Society at the
Board Of Trade rooms on Wednesday
which was well attended. The subject
under consideration was typhoid and
the matter was generally discussed
The next meeting will take place on
the third Wednesday in September and
the subject under consideration will
be tuberculosis.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
For County slp err in,ends MT.
To the voters of Berkeley county:

To the voters of Berkeley county:
l hereby announce myself candi-
date for county superintendent of free
schools subject TO the regular Demo-
cratic nominating convention and
promise, If honored with the nomina-
tlon and election, to do all in my pow
er for 1.-THE advancement of the free
chools Of this county
&. II. Harris.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
To The Democrats Ct the 18th
SenatoriaI ID. str Il.

1t being gener lily understood that
Berkeley county IL eltitled to the Dem
ocratic nominee fer the State Senator
rom this district, desire to announce
my candidacy for the nomination, sub
ject TO the will of the democracy of
berkeley equity, together with that OF
the district through its convention.
Gray Silver.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
For the State Senate

After numerous solicitations of my
democratic friends, | announce myself
candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for the state senate, subject to
the action Of the democratic conven-
ton composed of the counties of jeff
erson, Morgan, Hampshire and Berke-
ley.
III. s. Cushwa.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
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B..,,tba 7Ihe Kind You Have Always B0ugf
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Farm for Sale.
At Public Auction

At Public Auction
Saturday, Sept. l5tn, 1906
At l. go O'Clock p in front Of the Court House al
Ma-tinsburg. W. Va, the Anderson Farm, formerly
owned BY the late Daniel LaFevre and con listing Of
"a Acres,
less, finely situated ON public road one mile
from Hedgesviiie. w. Va large and subs.anria
Brick House,
good BAN, 6ne water. young orchard coming into
bearing. Land very productive and well Adadted to
fruit growing.
Summer Resort,
FOR number OF years This place mas been conducted
as Sumaer resort and is well advertised as 'oun.
tsin View Farm. very profitable business OF this
kind can be contiaed AMI decreased. Reserved all
cut locust posts and cut FIRE wood
Terps-Cash.
S;oc down upon upon acceptance OF bid, balance
wrhin 7s days upon delivery Of deed No eneum-
branee on property. Possession given April Ist.
1927
ANN NJ ANDERSON.
FLORENCE $ ANDERSON, o"he's
Hedgesville, W. Va.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
For County Superintendent

| hereby announce myself candi-
date forCo tl1I superintendent OF
Public Schools for Berkeley County,
subject TO the action of the Democrat
County Convention.
+. H. 'Iabler.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
ELOPED TO ST. JOE
Miss Alma Bose and Nicholas
Mungen Married After a
Romantic Courtship
LETTERS ANNOUNCE EVENT

| Letters received in Kenosha on Fri
day afternoon announced the mar.
riage of Miss Alma Bose, a well
known young woman Of the city, and
Nicholas Mungen, the son of Matthew
Mungen, a member of the Board of
Education. The marriage took place
at the Catholic church at st. Joe,
Mich, on Thursday morning, and it
certainly came as a great surprise to
the relatives and friends Of both the
bride andEgroom.
Nick Mungen, as the groom is
commonly known among his friends,
was rated as one of the most basllfui
of the young men of the city, and his
friends are willing to take oath that
he was never seen with girl. When
the letter arrived Friday announcing
that he had been married his relatives
were slow to believe the fact. but
when it was found that Miss Bose
was also missing and that she had
writtenNher friends Of the marriage
they c1me to the conclusion that Nick
had fooled them all.
On Wednesday afternoon Mungen
hitched up team and stated to the
men at the livery stable that he was
going out to Salem with travelling
man and that it was possible that he
would not be back until the following
day. He drove round the block and
placed the team in shed at the rear
of the barn and providing the horses
with plenty of feed for day or so he
hurried to the railway station and
left for Chicago. In Chicago he met
Miss Bose and they left at once for
St. Joe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mungen are now
spending their honeymoon in Mich.
gan and they will be given great
welcome home when they return the
first of next week. They will make
their home in Kenosha. i
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
TO AID TEACHERS
Special Institute for Teachers Of
Racine and Kenosha to be
Held at Racine in July
NOTED TEACHERS ENGAGED

Kenosha and Racine school teach
ers are planning to hold summer
school for teachers in Racine, begin
ming the latter part of this month and
continuing for two weeks. The
school is to be of the same sort as was
held in Kenosha last year, and it is
expected that it will be very popular
among the teachers of the two coun-
ties. While the school will be under
the direction Of the superintendent of
the Racine city schools, the Kenosha
teachers will be welcomed to the ses-
sions. Every summer the teachers OF
the city and county schools seek to
secure some advancement IN their
work. Many of them attend the ses-
sious of the University Of Chicago and
the University of Wisconsin, but as
the demands on the meager salaries
of the teachers are many during the
year, many of the teachers are I'M
able to attend the larger universities
Racine is designed for these teachers.
The instructors will all be chosen
among the most exceptionally able in
this part of the country. Miss Flor
ence D. Fox, of the university school
for girls in Chicago, has already been
selected; Miss Maud B. Curtis, kim
dergarten supervisor of Milwaukee, is
also expected, although nothing def
mite has been decided in her case.
To instruct the teachers of the four
upper grades, Professor A. H. Sage,
OF Oshkosh, state institute conductor
and member of the state board of ex-
has been chosen.
The chief advantage and the chief
purpose Of the summer institute
school is to make it possible for teach
ers who are not in possession of life
license, to renew their licenses with
out being forced to submit to re-
peated examinations. It is understood
that a large number of teach ers
the city will take advan-
age of the school, which will benefit
hem in more ways than one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
RATES ARE RAISED
Western Union of Insurance Com.
panies in Session in Chicago
Raise Rates on Risks

Declaring that so-ca11ed bad insur-
ance risks must hereafter be placed
upon profit-yielding basis, the West
ern Union at meeting in Chicago
Tuesday announced that an advance
in insurance rates ranging from is
to SO per cent has been decreed in
thirteen important classes under the
new schedule, which is effective i'm
mediate1y.
While data are yet wanting in some
of the questionable classes where adj
vances seem probable, the new rates
on which action was taken Tuesday
include mercantile stocks, elevators,
packirgs plants and public edifices and
strike mainly at holdings which hith-
erto have remained exempt from
heavy advances. The burden Of car
ing for these risks is to be taken off
residence properties and other profit
yielding classes of business.
The actions taken Tuesday affects
eighteen states west of the Allegheny
mountains and east of the Rockies,
with the exception of five cities, of
which Chicago is the largest. In these
excepted cities the local board of un-
derwriters has been privileged to pass
upon the rates.
The advance recommended in the
thirteen classes which are declared to
have represented loss to the com
panies are intended to care for losses,
cover expenses of operation, ranging
from IS to 40 per cent, and furnish a
s per cent profit on the business. The
figures on which the new schedule is
based represent the experience of 90
per cent of the companies doing bust
ness in the states affected for period
of five years up to January l of this
year. While this is considered but a
tentative working basis, it has been
found impossible to reach more sci
entific classification with the data
available.
By far the most important class
made public Tuesday is that of mer-
camille stocks. The figures based
upon five years experience of the
companies represented show that over
So, 600, coo, 900 of insurance has been
written on this class within the time
considered and nearly $30,0c0,CoO in
premiums collected.
Few risks in Kenosha will be
affected by this ruling.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
Engineer Ross, of Milwaukee, has
Completed Plans for Munich
pal Lighting Plant
COUNCIL TO ACT ON PLANS
Engineer Has Arranged for a Plant
Carrying Either Three or Four Hum
dred Street Lamps, and Great
Saving is Promised the City

Engineer Ross, of Milwaukee, who
has been at work for the past six
months making plans for the proposed
municipal street lighting plant in Ke-
nosha, has completed his work and
Alderman c. B. Stemm, who is at the
head of the committee, has been ad-
vised that the engineer is now ready
to make an estimate on the cost Of
the plant. Two plans are to be con-
sidered in making this estimate, one
Of them for plant carrying 300
lights. and the other for plant with
400 lights.
In speaking Of the matter this
morning lAlderman Stemm stated that
the matter had not been allowed to
die out, but that the report would be
made to the council just as soon as a
meeting of the committee could be
held. The Investigations so far made
by the members of the committee have
strengthened their position as sup
porters of municipal ownership.
A canvass of the council has been
made and many of the members Of
the council are in favor Of the erection
Of municipal lighting plant, but it
will be necessary to submit the propo-
sition to the people as it would be inn
possible for the council to vote the
bond issue without the consent of
the voters.
It was expected that this question
| would be submitted to the people at
the city election held in April, but the
members of the committee at that
time were not satisfied with their in
vestigations of the matter and it was
laid over. It is now proposed to sub
nit the question at the general cleo
ton to be held in the fall and in this
way secure the consensus Of opinion
without too much cost to the city. 1t
seems certain that fuller expression
of the opinion of the people can be
secured at general election than at
any other time and for this reason the
| friends of the proposition will make
every effort to have everything in
readiness for the people to vote on it
| in November.
| The figures given in the estimate of
Engineer Ross have not been made
! public, as the committee is of the
opinion that nothing should be said
of these figures until after the plans
are submitted to contractors. It is
claimed, however, that if the figures
of the engineer are in keeping with
the facts in connection with munich
pal ownership, the city could operate
a lighting plant at a profit.
The committee in charge of the
work of Investigating this question
are deserving Of great deal Of praise
for the thorough manner in which
they have gone into the question.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
Charley Cumiskey and Arthur
Mohr Have a Narrow Escape
From Death on Lake
RESCUED BY A WATCHMAN
Young Culniskey and Mohr Had Gone
to Sea or Raft Which Failed to
Withstand the Force of the
Wind and Waves

Arthur Mohr and Charles Cuiniskey,
two boys of teuder age residing in
the south part of the city, had mar
row escape from being drowned IN the
lake Friday evening, and had it not
been for the bravery of the Waterman
at Kemper. Hall it is probable that the
coroner would have been called upon
to hold an inquest.
Late in the afternoon the two boys
started out on a venturesome voyage.
There are number of boys who
gather along the lake shore near the
opening of Jerome Greek and they
have built a large number of RATS
which are not in any way sea-worthy.
Mohr and Cumiskey had started out
into the lake with one of these RATS,
using couple of old brooms as oars.
The raft drifted out into the lake and
when the boys were more than half a
mile from the beach a portion of the
raft was torn off by the waves and in
few seconds the boys discovered that
they cou1dl do nothing with the re-
mainder of the scow.
Mohr was dressed for the fray, but
Cumiskey wearing heavy pair of
rubber boots besides his clothing was
badly handicapped. Ike boys worked
like Trojans to keep the scow afloat
and they managed to bring it up to
within a few hundred feet of the
beach when it capsized and both boys
we're thrown into the water. Mohr
held on to the sinking scow and was
al BILE to swim into the shallow water,
but Cumiskey was left to the mercy
of the waves.
The boys we're seen by Captain
Cameron and the members of the Life
Saving crew and the life boat had
been sent out to pick up the scow and
the occupants, but before the lie
savers arrived the watchman at KEN
per Ha1lshad taken another scow and
had gonesto the rescue of Cumiskey.
He was taken from the lake uncon-
scious and removed to his home on
Eagle street, and DR.. ]. L. Cleary
was called to attend him. The boy
was finally resuscitated, but his APP
proach to death was a decidedly near
one, andghe is still suffering from the
effects Of his fight with the wind and
waves.
YoungsMohr seemed to suffer no in
convenience from his experience, and
he aided materially in the rescue of
mis- companion.
Captain Cameron of the Life Saw
ing crew has repeatedly warned the
boys about going out into the lake in
these old scows, and he has advised
the parents of boys living in the
neighborhood to see to it that the
scows are broken up and burned for
kind1ing wood.
During the last two years a half
dozen boys have been pulled from the
lake and rescued from death, and it
| is feared that if the use of the scows
| is continued one Of the boys will go
lout never to return.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
FREE GAS FOR FARMERS
Pipe Line Between Racine aud Kenosha
Thus Pays for Right of Way

A number Of quit claim deeds have
been filed with the register Of deeds
whereby the farmers along the pro-
posed pipe line of the Racine Gas
company between this city and Ke-
nosha give the company the right to
lay gas mains, electric wire conduits
and ali connections of any sort in
front of their property. The form of
the agreement filed has created con-
siderable interest among real estate
men, inasmuch as it is on a card
about the size of a postal, and con-
tains on one side the deed to the
privilege and on the other the GER
of notary. Deeds have
been received from all the property
owners from this city to the south
county line, and it is said that Keno
sha county farmers are alike willing
to allow the installation of the main.
All househo1ders along the right of
way are to be furnished with free gas
for illuminating and cooking during
the life of the pipe line, which will
carry gas from the works on the lake
front to Kenosha. Racine Times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-21
BOOST FOR MALONEY
Salary of Kenosha Postma ster In
creased From 5000 to $4,000

Salary of Kenosha Postmaster In
creased From $2,7OO to $4,000
A telegram from Washington an
nounces that the salary of Postmaster
John B. Maloney OF this city has been
increased from So, 700 to So, 900 year,
the increase to go into EFFECT with the
fiscal year beginning on June |.
This increase makes the Kenosha
office one Of the best postofices in
the state. AS the increase in the
salary Of the postmaster is governed
entirely by the increase in the bust
ness of the office the increase shows
that the business of the Kenosha
Office is growing very rapidly. There
is little doubt but that within another
year the salary of the Kenosha office
will be at least So, 900 a year.
The department increased several
Offices in Wisconsin but the raise in
the Kenosha office was as large as
any reported.