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RECEIVED ITS REWARD.

Our esteemed afternoon contem- porary has received it's reward for it's advocacy of wide open as against a legalized primary. Saturday after noon it published the Jefferson coun- ty financial report, furnished it by Jesse R. Core, present county clerk and avowed candidate for sheriff, and on Saturday night, in his speech at the court house, w. B. Sorrells plas- tered it's editor all over with compli- ments for his championship of "hon- est elections Just now Core and Sorrells are posing as the possessors of all the political virtues and moral ity known to the decalogue, and it is a very bad case of "you tickle me and I'll tickle you" How sweet it is to see brethren dwell in peace and unity together.
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Q||zELL& C0,
$1O,OOO DAMAGE
 SUIT COMPROMISED
Case of Ben F. Bingham Against the Old Telephone Company and the
 Transit Company Dismissed
 in the Circuit Court Here Today.

In the Jefferson circuit court this
 morning the suit of Ben F. Bingham,
 a lineman, against the Southwestern
 Telegraph and Telephone Company
 and the Citizens Light and Transit
 Company was dismissed as to the
 transit company and judgment was
 entered against the telephone compa-
 ny for $750. The plaintiff sued for $10,000 damages, but the differences
 were amicably adjusted out of court Bingham entered suit against the two companies some months ago, af. ter he had fallen from a pole in a
 downtown alley, sustaining injury to his left arm, hand and left leg. He declared that he had suffered from paralysis, as result of the accident,
 and that he was maimed for life. He was in the employ of the telephone company at the time of the mishap. The transit company was made a CO., defendant in the proceeding, it being
 alleged that light wire came in con- tact with the telephone wire, shock ing Bingham and throwing him to the ground distance of twenty feet.
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0AsTo7IA. :::;;'': :;;:; :; '': ,,{;!;|;';:;;:'| {;!; Z z; ;:'|: ''''' THEY HAD MUCH
 MONEY TO BURN
Burning Board of Jefferson Count! Destroyed $194,726.7S in Redeem. ed Warrants at Court House
 This Morning.

Four Pine Bluffians, Drew White, County Judge James Gould, c. M. Acklin and E. T. Howell, had mon- ey to burn this morning and they saw $194, 4,726.7S go up in smoke in the basement of the Jefferson coun- ty court house. They unhesitating- ly threw the money into the furnace struck match to it and stood leisur- ly by watching the flames until the fortune was a charred mass of pa per.
 Messrs Gould, White Howell and Acklin compose the burning board of the county and after having aud ited all of the books of the var ious county officials, canceling all of the warrants which had been re- deemed during the past year, they bundled them up and destroyed them.
 The total amount of redee ned warrants was $194,726.7S. Of that amount $S7,993.31 were redee ned school warrants. The other sum was divided as pillows: County warrants redeemed, $99,644.20; Road War rants S1,699.07; Levee warrants $2,427.7O and interest coupons $2,- 962.5O.
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.

B I have been a great sufferer from dyspepsia for about fifteen. years; my trouble being my liver, stom- ach and bowels, with terrible head aches. Lemon Elixir cured me, My appetite is good and ' ar mell. I had taken a barrel of other medicine, that done me no good. CHARLES GIBHARD, 1515 Jefferson St., Louisville. Ky.
 All druggists sell Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir.
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OA8ToRTA. Bear, the n1he Kind You Have Always Bought ''::;;''' ss':; $: ''; 1Mf|;z715zS1
SON BURIED
 BESIDE FATHER

Arthur A. Foster Jr., IS months old, died at TeXarkana Friday night and the body was brought here and in- tered in Bellwood cemetery Sunday morning. The funeral took place from the residence of Mrs. Ruth Foster Scroggins on West Third ave- nue. Reverend T. Y. Ramsey con- ducted the service. A devoted moth CT is left to mourn his death. Mir. Foster died some months ago at Tex arkana and the body was brought here for interment
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BRIDGE LETTING

By virtue of authority vested in me I will let at the front3 door of the court house at noon Saturday, October 12, the contract to build one new bridge across Wabbaseka Bayou on what is known as the township line road east of Altheim- CT. Plans and specifications can be seen at the county clerks office or at my office.
 JAMES GOULD 10-3-St County Judge
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Advertising Rates Made Known on
 Application.
The Largest Bona Eide Circulation of any Pine Bluff Newspaper.
WALTER BILLIE IN ERUPTION,

Our friend, Walter Billie Sorrells, is in state of verbal eruption again. Walter Billie is ever smoking vol cano and eXplodes at irregular inter- vals. It is said that volcanic erup- tions are caused by an accumulation of gases and hot air, which must find vent ever and anon through their open mouths. From the same cause Our friend, Walter Billie, is again in a state of eruption.
 This explosion occurred on the court house steps last Saturday night, and terrific was the noise thereof. A brass band assisted in drawing an au- dience to witness the pyrotechnics. The cause of this performance was a series of editorials in the Graphic, ad- vocating a legalized primary as the best method for holding the next county primary, in order to insure an absolutely honest election. This suggestion seems to have thrown cer- tain prominent Democrats into politi- cal spasms. Walter Billie (who is now the self-appointed guardian of the peoples liberties), among the num- Der, whose distorted vision saw there in "a great conspiracy" against the liberties of this people,
 The great conspirator in this in- stance was the Graphic, whose ten tative suggestion of a legallzed pr,- mary as the best method for select ing county officers was made without consulting the politicians or the can didates, and without the advice and consent of any other power"
 For the benefit of our friend, Wal ter Billie, and such as may be misled by his sophistries, the Graphic will vouchsafe the information that it is not the organ of any political fac tiOn, nor does it have to take it's opinions from candidates for office. The Graphic has opinions of it's own, \ and dares to maintain them. It con- cedes to every man the right to his OPAAASA' oAu IL ICSCl NCS lOI llSSll llle same privilege, and it's right to ex- press them. The Graphic has no more interest in the approaching primary than any other citizen. All it wants is an honest primary of the qualified electors of Jefferson county, freely and fairly expressed at the polls, and the ballots counted as voted. The Graphic has ever been a champion of honest elections, and is not now ap- bearing in any new role. It is not the first time that the Graphic has advocated legalized primary, and had the same been adopted upon our suggestion in the past, there would not now be any cause for the cry of fraud.
 With these few remarks, the Gra- phic passes the matter up to the Gen. tral Committee for it's decision, and whatever action it may take will be satisfactory to the Graphic. In view of the publicity that has been given the subject, the Graphic feels assured
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Doan's Regulets cure constipation, tone the stomach, stimulate the liver, promote digestion and appetite and easy passages of the bowels. Ask your druggist for them. 25 cents a box.
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and a false count is punishable by both fine and imprisonment. Under an open Or unlegalized primary, these safeguards are not thrown around the ballot box.
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Reverend c. c. Cline, pastor of the Christian church, will leave tomor- row for Norfolk, Va, where he will spend, several weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
Is GRANTED DIVORCE
Emma Gerbovitz Whose Husband
Tried to Kill Her, Released
From Bonds by Court
GERB0vITz FAILS TO APPEAR

The rather stormy married life OF
Jacob and Emma Gerbovitz, which
began October of last year and which
resulted in Gerbovitz attempting to
Stay the woman and then attem pting
suicide, was brought to a close
this morning when Judge Belden
handed down decision granting the
wife an absolute decree of divorce.
Gerbovitz was not in court and in or
der that he might be represented at
the rial of the case, Attorney George
W. Taylor was named as guardian
for him.. No effort was made to de-
fend the action brought by Mrs. Ger
bovitz. She and her mother, Mrs.
Minnie Gimple, we're the Only wit
nesses called to the stand and both of
them told the same story of the un-
fortunate marriage. Mrs. Gerbovitz
stated that she had been repeatedly
treated with great cruelty by her hus-
band and told again the story of the
attempt upon her life last January.
She stated that she had been afraid
VI -iNA hOoOdIA SADNC HO udu III ST
married her and that she had been
subjected to all sorts of i'll treatment
That in addition to his insane jeal-
ousy Gerbovitz had been intimate
with olher women and had openly
Dragged to her of these relations.
Attorney Taylor acting as guardian
for Gerbovitz, did not take the stand
and did not offer any suggestion to
the court IN regard to the disposition
of the case. Mrs. Gerbovitz did not
ask for alimony but was given the
right to resume her maiden name of
emma Bates" Gerbovitz is said to
be in Kenosha and the officials of this
county are nc. making any great eff
fort to locate him. All that is being
asked of the man is that he keep out
OF kenosha and keep away from his
wife. If he shows up in the city
again the police and the assistants of
the sheriff have orders from the state
insane asylum to arrest him and re-
turn him to the asylum. tits claimed
that Gerbovitz is now perfectly sane
and that he will keep out of the reach
of the Kenosha officials. The rela-
tives of Mrs. Gerbovitz seem to fear
that he will make trouble for both the
woman and her mother if he is per-
mitted to return TO Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

Improvement in laws relating
specifically to children through the
action of the last Legislature was
outlined by Mrs. John r. Commons,
of Madison, speaking on ssTne Child
and Woman Problems in Wisconsin,.
She held women largely responsible
for existing labor conditions, a de-
mand from them for cheap goods aud
for prompt delivery of goods being
given as reason by employers for
long working days. She urged the
ne cessity of an eight hour day for girls
and children and better educational
test.
"There is one insidious evil creep
ing into Wisconsin and that is the
padrone system, said Mrs. Commons.
"There is no doubt that children are
being imported into this country and
into some of Wisconsin's industries. -
Mrs. Commons held that IN the i'm
provement of abor conditions in Wis
consin men and children have bene-
fitted, but nothing has been done for
women over 10 years of age.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
An Expert on the Philippines

Secretary Taft's visit to the Philip
pines has inspired Mr.. A. r. Colqu-
houn, an expert on the situation in the
far east, to discuss the future of the
islands and of the Filipinos Writing
In the London Post Mr. Colquhoun
says
The question of the future of the is
lands is not of merely local interest
Apart from their potentialities from the
commercial and strategic point Of view,
their retention by the United States must
powerfully influence the evolution Of that
country as naval and military power.
Moreover, if the Filipinos were turned
loose prematurely we should have another
Morocco in the far east with great OPP
portunities for rival European colonizing
powers Manila would become hotbed
of intrigue, and the reign Of the conces-
sion hunter and privateer in China would
be re-enacted, with resulting International
complications A strong power must hold
these islands. The most ardent and ideal
istic advocate Of their ultimate independ-
ence-Mr. Taft himself-refuses to suggest
period for American occupation. The
writer witnessed the beginning Of that oc-
cupation and remembers we'll that the
term of years then confidently predicted
varied from five among the most opti-
mistic to fifteen among the ultra prudent.
The writer says that there is no
proof that the Filipinos have made
progress in American civilization for
the reason that they are too truly
oriental to appreciate the manners Of
a democratic people," Were the Fill
pinos given their independence the
only guarantee against It's abuse. In
Mr.. Colquhoun's opinion, would be
an American army of occupation ready
for emergencies"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
Old Loves.

Husbands who are smitten with ''af-
finity'' worship will be fortunate If
they meet with this neatly put tribute
of Holmes
There are no loves like our old loves.
God bless our loving wives -
before their infatuation carries them
too far 1t is said that the artist who
recently put his wife away for an "af-
inity'' soon weakened because of his
love for his child Often the child is a
link to bring the straying love back to
Its own, but underneath it all there is
sure to be the feeling. which the poet
expresses so simply, that the old love
is for all the best. 1t was the first,
and if there is any virtue in free choice
it was the best.
A man seldom realizes until separat-
ed from his wife how much she has
had to do with the making of him.. In
made perhaps, but the tune changes
when he finds that he is not self 'sus-
tanning Even the wife's faults may
have been foils to bring him out. A
man tries to be good husband and
finds sympathy and inspiration in a
good wife. But with an affinity all
has been done. There is nothing to do
but sip honey already spread. It's q
poor specimen of a man that will not
see the folly of that dream and long
again for the ties which were his
strength as we'll as his joy. The "af-
finity" may show off fine, but it is the
wife which wears we'll"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

For boys under sixteen to ''carry
the banner" is clearly violation of
the child labor law and the practice of
hiring young boys for this work will
doubtless be stopped if the matter is
brought to the attention Of the state
factory inspectors and the proper
complaint made. The inspectors have
so many more important duties to look
after, however, that they are not
likely to take the matter up with the
men who employ the boys until some
one makes a complaint.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
BUYS FAST HORSES

A. Hi1debrande Buys Blooded Stock
for Uih1ein Bros. at Danforth Sale
Andrew Hildebrande, presenting
UIhlein Bros, attended the sale of
high bred trotters at the Danforth
farm, Washington, ILL.,, Tuesday, and
succeeded in getting some first class
stock at salts factory prices. He Sc
cured Deponent with a record Of 2:05H
Wilbur Ward, 2:19, and Kelpa with a
three year old record of 2.26A, and
these three horses will make notable
addition, to the Uihlein string of
trotters.
The Uihlein Bros. have spared no
money in the. improvement of their
strains and under the management of
Mr.. Hildebrande he farm is rapidly
acquiring a national reputation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

THR city has had a remarkably
good health report for the last three
months but nature may average up
accounts the next time the water
supply becomes polluted. Probably
no one but the health officer and the
doctors know what narrow esca pc
from an epidemic of typhoid the city
had last spring, and ii any disease
that comes from drinking bad water
ever does become epidemic in Keno
sha we ourselves will be largely to
blame. We certainly had plenty of
warning this spring of what is liable
to happen any time and we did no.
thing to insure the purity Of the
water supply. The health report of
the last three months is proof positive
that the water has been good for a
long time but it is no guarantee that
it will remain so. II will bear watch
ing at all times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
Real Fish.

The talk around the table shifted to
fish and fishing, with the usual con-
sequences.
"Well, gentlemen" said the man who
was fortunate enough to tell the best
story, "the best days sport I ever had
was off the coast Of southern Califor-
MIA. There were three of us in the
boat, each Of us had three lines out
and we simply couldn't pull them in
fast enough
What kind Of fish were bitingY'
asked an indulgent listener.
II don't know what the natives cal
Them" said the fisherman, "but they
were big enough to be ichthyosau
ruses."
Maybe they were whales, Frank
suggested an ironical member
"Whalesr' exclaimed Frank, with q
look of disdain. whales indeed
Why, man, we were batting with
whales '-Life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
n is expected that every member Of

IT is expected that every member of
the county board will make it his per-
sonal business to see to it that the
assessments of the various towns in
the county are equalized before the
levy for state and county taxes is
made. To let any of the towns profit
by such glaring attempts to dodge
taxes as were made in some of the
assessment returns would simply be
to put premium on such work for
the future and defeat the whole pur-
pose of the present assessment law.
The duty of the board is plain and
clear and it's members should not let
petty jealousy or personal feeling
stand in their way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

The kicker gets no sympathy and
expects none, but it is fact that two
or three good active kickers do more
positive good in righting public
wrongs than hundred men who are
too lazy or too polite to stand up for
their rights. A public service cor
poration takes few liberties in com
munity that has fair percentage Of
kickers who refuse to be imposed
upon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

RACINE is not going to take over
its water company and as one paper
puts it "has decided to leave the
management of it's water works in the
hands of men who know the business.
The experience of many cities with
municipal ownership has evidently
had decidedly determent effect in
Racine and many other cities will
give the public utilities law thor
ough trial before they go in for it.
When it is recalled how many cities
have suffered heavy losses by taking
over the ownership of public service
corporations and then making the
mistake of allowing chem to b. run
for the benefit of the politicians; il
must be admitted that Kenosha has,
up to date, been exceptionally for.
tunate in the character and ability OF
the men who have managed its water
plant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

THE man who sails away IN bal
loon, not knowing where or how he
will land, takes no more chances than
the man who trusts his life TO a reck-
less chauffeur, who drives road en-
CINE over the country al fifty miles an
hour. A balloon never skids IN going
around corner, and there are no tele-
graph pole sions.-Janesville Ga
Zette
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
A Healthy Clay Eater.

"The old clay eating negro of the
south is seldom found now" said a
Montgomery man. Il remember nv
old black nanny as she would hunt
for rich brown clay and eat many
pieces of it. She said it helped her
stomach and kept her from illness.
She would eat the clay every day and
would wind up by eating a large piece
OF charcoal just before going to bed.
She was never sick minute in her
whole life She lived to be ninety two
years old and died from an injury re-
ceived in runaway. She told me
many times that good clay would keep
the system in fine shape and that char
coal was most healthy. 1t acted like
a charm in her case" Nashville Ten
nesseean.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

If anything was needed to demon
strate that New York is no longer the
whole thing 10 finance in this country
the events of the past few days have
proved it conclusively. Not SO many
years ago such an upheaval as New
York is now going through would
have put the whole country in panic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

IN default of action by the authori-
ties of our own city, if it is necessary
for the State Board of Health tc
tackle the problem Of purifying the
river it is to be hoped that it will
make thorough job of it and treat
all offenders with equal severity. Nc
half way measures will do any per.
manent good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

THE work on the new government
building is not exactly being rushed
but it is going forward surely if some
what slowly. At the worst we are
much better off than some other
cities. In Waukegan, for instance,
the site has not even been selected yet
while ours has been picked out and
maid for,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
MARRIED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Mehrens Celebrated
Their Silver Wedding Thursday

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Mehrens celebrated
the twenty-ffth anniversary of their
wedding on Thursday at their home,
$40 Lyman avenue. The silver we'd
ding celebration started in the after
noon when all of the relatives in this
part of the country we're invited and a
sumptuous dinner was served. In the
evening other friends and neighbors
came in. Cards and other games
we're enjoyed and very pleasant day
was the result. Mr.. and Mrs. Meh-
rens we're the recipients of many
beautiful gifts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

TIE election is long way off yet
but it is none too early for the people
of the different wards 70 begin to
select the men who are to represent
them in the Council and in the School
Board. The men who sit in these
bodies are, after all, the men who make
or break city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81.

EVERY once in a while some city
goes ahead and shows that the laws
can be enforced to the letter if the
executives have the requisite nerve.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

THE new reformed football arrives
at about the same results IN killed
and wounded as the old game. 1t is a
great game but it will never be a safe
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
NOTICE

People wishing to make dates for
E. r. Wilson, Auctioneer, can make
them at this Office. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

# you wish anything in the line of
millinery call on Mrs. F. w. Mayer,
$50 Milwaukee Ave. o26
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Do you read ghe vans ads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31

Husbands who are smitten with ''af-
tinity' worship will be fortunate If
they meet with this neatly put tribute
of Holiness
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-05-09
CRAWFORD

Miss Sadie Alvey of Thunder
City was visiting here Saturday.
Her many friends are glad to see
her out after her recent illness.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Williamson
are visiting at the home of H. c..
Sims. They will soon move to
their home at Roseberry.
l.. M. Gorton of Smiths Ferry
was in town Saturday attending
the monthly meeting of the Inter-
mountain State bank.
Geo. Alvey of Thunder City has
been working on Bob McDonald's
livery barn for the past week.
Chas. Kropp will leave Monday
for Boise for load of freight for
the Patterson company.
Miss Lila Higgins of this place
spent Sunday in Thunder City Wis
iting friends.
T. L. Worthington of Vanwyck
was in Crawford on business Sat-
urday.
G. B. Carter of Vanwyck was
among the visitors in town Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. O. Bland have
returned from Twin Falls.