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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
BUILD LIGHT PLANT
Farmers in Bristol and Salem to
Have an innovation in Lights
For Homes and Streets
200 LIGHT PLANT TO BE BUILT

The towns Of Salem and Bristol are
to have an innova ton in the way of
lights IS A. S. Higley of Salem is now
letting contracts for the construction
Of an electric lighting plant in the
village of Salem which will be used to
supply lights to the two villages and
the farmers living along the roads be-
tween them So far as can be learn
ed this is TIE first time that farmers
IN Wisconsin have been given the
opportunity of lighting their homes
with electric light. The plant is to
be erected at once and Mr.. Higley has
received assurance that he will have
customers for two hundred lights.
Both the villages of Bristol and
Salem will have their streets lighted
from the plant and the lights will be
sold to all the halls and churches that
can be reached by the circuits. The
new plant will cost in the neighbor-
hood of twenty thousand dollars. For
the past three or four mouths the
proposition of lighting the streets of
the two villages has been under con-
sideration and Mr.. Higley finally took
up the matter and started a canvass
Of the towns. The cost of the plant
was SO great that he found it neces-
sary to secure contracts for at least
two hundred lights before letting the
contract for the plant.
The circuits from the plant will
be widely extended over the towns OF
Salem and Bristol and will possibly
be extended to the different summer
resorts in that portion of the county.
For a long time the lighting question
has been serious one for the hotel
keepers, but with the plant in Salem
it will be an easy matter for all OF
them to provide for their guests.
The work of constructing the plant
| and stringing the circuits will be
started within few weeks and it is
expected that the plant will be ready
for business by the first of next Sep
TENDER.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
TAX On BIG CITIES
Complaint Is Made That Cities in
State Are Paying for Care
Of Rural Schools
WOULD CHANGE THE RULE

Is kenosha paying more than her
and are the small school districts in
the country being maintained by the
large cities of the state? These are
questions that are now being asked
in every city in the state which has
been paying thousands of dollars into
the state school fund and receiving
but small percentage of that amount
IN return from the Tax Commission.
For years Kenosha and other large
cities have been paying the bulk of
the school tax into the state treasury
and the charge is now made that in
many country districts it has been
found unnecessary to make any other
provisions for the support Of their
schools. With liberal appropriation
from the state and like appropria-
ton from the county these school dis
tricts have been able to conduct their
schools without any extra levy being
made. It is this condition which is
now being investigated by the State
Tax Commission with a view of
changing the methods employed in
distributing the moneys.
It is the opinion of the Tax Com
mission that the distribution of the
state school tax is illogical, wasteful
and demoralizing in any district
where the amounts received from the
state and from the ponding levy
from the county board create larger
fund than the needs of the school,
properly and literally managed, re.
quire. 1t is this abuse which the
Tax Commission will attempt tic
remedy by changing in some way the
manner in which the fund shall here
after be distributed. The taxpayers
OF kenosha and many other large
cities pay more than they receive in
return and in.that way they assist in
paying'for the support of schools in
country districts. Some change is
expected to be made by the legislature
although it can be expected that a
tight will be- made by residents OF
sparcely populated counties and
schoo1s districts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
AFTER BLIND PIG
Police Officials Get Information of IL
legal Liquor Dealings in Kenosha

Police Officials Get Information of IL
legal Liquor Dealings in Kenosha
The police of the city are at work
on a case which may result in the
arrest of well known resident of
Garden street on a charge of running
blind pig. The first evidence in re-
gard to the matter was brought to the
police Wednesday afternoon when it
was discovered that an Italian boy,
seventeen years Of age, had purchased
pint of whiskey from the man. The
whiskey was put up in pop bottles,
but it is evident from the way that
the liquor was bottled that the man
had planned to do large business.
1t is possible that the officials of the
United States Government will be
asked to make an investigation into
the case. If the man is found selling
liquor without government license
he will be subject to very heavy fine
and possible imprisonment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18

most prominent in Waukegan and the
action of the father in attempting to
stop the marriage of his son will un-
doubtedly cause great sensation
there. The bride in question is said
to be beau tiful young woman. The
father Of the groom stated yesterday
that she was formerly follower Of
John Alexander Dowie.
The elder Conrad has declared that
he will keep close watch on the son
and that if possible he will be pre-
sent when the ceremony is started to
forbid the bonds of matrimony.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
Low RATES FOR ELKs
Railway: Companies Grant a Rate OF
One Fare and One Dollar

Railway: Companies Grant Rate of
One Fare and One Dollar
The question! of railroad rates to
Philadelphia during the convention
and the reunion of the B. 2. o. Elks,
which is to besheld in that city July
1928, has beenssettled by the Trunk
Line Association,aand an agreement
has been.reached with all lines which
will afford.prospective visitors an ex.
ceptional cheapHrate to the scene Of
the convention.
It hasibeen definitely fixed that the
rate tolPhiladelphia from any point
beyond l100smiles shall be the single
fare, plus one dollar, for the round
trip, good withont.l valuation from
July 10 to q inclusive.
The time limit, However, can be ex-
tended to July 81. by depositing the
ticket with the. authorized agent in
that city. e@ s''''5sa
Nearlyshalf a hundred of the mem
bers of the Kenosha lodge are plan
ming to attend the:reunion. s'#
B FW# 81 58 ~ & 44 b
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
TO STOP MARRIAGE
Former Sheriff Of Lake Co., Ill,
Would InyaIidate License Is
sued Here to His Son
SON REMAINS oBDURA7E
notwithstanding the Fact That He Ad-
mits That He Is Under Age He
Declares He Will Wed the
Girl Just the Same

A. F. Conrad, former sheriff Of Lake
county and at present candidate for
the office of alderman in the city of
Waukegan, was in Kenosha on Thurs
day afternoon on a peculiar mission
and if he carries out his plan he will
probably camp in the city for several
DAYS at least Conrad came to Keno
sha for the express purpose of pre-
venting his son, William H. O. Con-
rad, also of Waukegan, from commit
ting matrimony with one Miss Fannie
Z. Arends, of Waukegan. A license
for the marriage Of the couple has
been issued by the county clerk of
this county and the couple may get
married anywhere IN Kenosha county
after next Sunday. The father Of
the groom to be is bitterly opposed to
the union and before he left the city
on Thursday he declared that he
would have the boy properly watched.
The boy is obdurate and declares that
Notwithstanding the objections of his
father the marriage is going to take
place on Kenosha county soil on
schedule time
When the younger Conrad came to
Kenosha to get the license to wed the
girl he swore to an affidavit in which
he declared that he was of legal age
for marriage IL Wisconsin, which is
twenty-one years. When his father
arrived on Thursday he declared that
the boy was but nineteen years of
age.
The matter of his marriage to Miss
Arends has evidently been matter
for argument in the Conrad family
for some time, and the father stated
that he had positively refused to give
his consent to the marriage. He
stated that he did not object to the
wedding so much on account of the
fact that the girls mother recently
died from consumption and that he
feared that the marriage would be an
ill-advised one.
The Clerk told Conrad that it would
be impossible for him to revoke the
AACChSC bAdI A4d1 ASSACNs OhlLAAdl
the marriage could be stopped by the
father when the couple faced the
minister or justice for the ceremony.
The father left determined to take
this course IN the matter.
Before the elder Conrad left the
Office of the county clerk the clerk
called the young man by phone and
notified him that the father had pro-
tested against the issuance of the Ii
cense, bat the boy did not seem to be
surprised at this fact. The clerk
urged the boy to send the license
back, but he told the clerk that he
would do nothing of the kind. When
told that efforts would be taken to
prevent his marriage to Miss Arends
in Kenosha, young Conrad Informed
the clerk that Kenosha was not the
only place in Kenosha county where
a wedding could be performed and
that he and his bride would carry out
their plans on scheduled time 1t is
thought that young Conrad is labor
ing under the impression that ne can
be married anywhere in Wisconsin
under the license issued here, but he
will probably find that he is mistaken.
The Conrad family is one of the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
SEEK LOST CHILDREN

North Side in Turmoil on Account of
Children Being Lost Wednesday
The North side of the city was in a
turmoil for several hours Wednesday
night on account Of the disappearance
OF two little children. One of tnem
was the little son Of William Schendt
and the other was the little daughter
OF farmer who was visiting in the
city. The police of the city were
asked to aid in the search just after
seven O'Clock and before this the
North side people had turned out in
force. Both Of the children were
found late in the evening and there
was great rejoicing among their
friends and relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18

Manufacturing concerns in Keno
sha are watching thelwork Of the leg
islature with great deal Of interest.
1t is claimedstha there are number
Of bills now pending which would
tend to ruin several Kenosha plants.
Fortunately there is little chance OF
the passage Of these bills.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18

Do you read the want ads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
GEORGE N. STILES DEAD
Former Chicago Broker and Club Man
Died at the Pennoyer San;tarium

Former Chicago Broker and Club Mar
Died at the Pennoyer sanitarium
George n. Stiles, formerly promin-
ent as broker and club man in Chi
cage, died at the Pennoyer Sanitar-
ium Thursday after a long illness
from general paralysis. The deceas-
cd was fifty-four years of age and un-
married. He had resided at the
sanitarinm for the past four years
ana IN that time had formed the
friendship Of many people in the city.
The deceased was son Of y. Stiles
and for years was associated with
MS father in the brokerage business
IN Chicago. Up to the time of his
illness he was widely known as club
and society man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18

n the sweep stake event Of ten
birds M. Mills land "A. McDermotte
tied for first place with score Of
eight each. In the second sweep
stakes event for IS birds J. O'Neill
won with a score Of 13. The third
event was for tenIbirds and Edward
Cliffe andlP. M. Kohimann tied with
nine each. The last event shoot at
fifteen birds was tie between Peter
GALES and J. O'Neill each getting
fourteen. ,s s
The uext shoot will be held at the
club grounds on Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
MAKE GOOD SCORES
DR.. Ripley and Peter Gales Tie in the
RegularsShoot of the Gun Club.

There was some exciting sport at
the regularly tournament of the Keno
sha Gun Club held al the club
grounds,on Thursday afternoon. In
the mainlevent DR.. G. H. Ripley and
Peter Gales tied.for first honors with
total of twenty-one birds out of a
possible twenty-five. The score in
this event follows:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
The Rating Book.

We publish in this issue no.
tice from our business people to
all concerned, the rating book they
are about to publish will be closed
on February 18th.
The book was published two
years ago. and almost every one
having book is very we'll salts
fed with the result, as it bars the
bad pay, slow pay or the dead
beat from getting credit.
This book is published by the
business people for their own pro-
lection and every one in st. Mar.
t!nville and vicinity is rated.
Those who have not yet settled
their accounts should do so before
the 18th in order not to have an
unfavorable rating.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
The Pot Is Smoking.

Now and then we see some of
our state exchanges discussing the
state political situation; we are
certain to have three candidates
for Governor, and two for Lieu
tenant Governor and small army
of candidates for the other state
Offices.
In parish or local affair there is
already an under current VIII ich
can be seen from the surface, we
have heard the remarks that one
of the candidates for Sheriff for
this parish is actively at work at
this early date, aud contrary to
his habits, is pleased to stand the
treat for his friends-this surely
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
means politics.

means politics.
The present Sheriff does not
seem to be troubled about the
other side, he seems to think that
they are wasting their time and
ammunition, his popularity is too
much for them, and every body
will be qualified.
Another candidate has already
announced himself for the legisla-
ture, who was supposed to be with
the weak side, but he comes out
Oh the Pellerin side and he seems
to think the other side will hardly
be able to make a little rally OF
their deserted ranks.
Another one has made the re.
mark sis it not time that We begin
our combinations in order to be
prepared and ready to finish oul
already demoralized but courage
Gus opponents; We must fnibl
them in great style this time; yot
knOwp
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
HOw'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
-. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, aud believe
HIM perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to car
ry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN g. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal
ly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold bv all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
No. lOO6I.
BANK Of ST. MARTINVIL L E
ALCIBIADE CHAMPAGNE,

BY virtue of writ of seizure and sale
issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, dated December 18th 1906 and
to me directed nv the Honorable Nine
teenth Judicial Court, in and for the Pa
IRISH of st. Martin.
l have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder. at the Court House door, In the
Town of st. MartinviIle, between the le-=
gal sale hours. on
Saturday February End 1907,
the following described property. tO.wit:
That certain tract of land situated in
st. Martin. Parish, La, containing thir-
t. six arpents more or less in superficial
area bounded North BY land Of Aymar
Babin. South by land heirs Of Onezime
ThibOdeaux, East by Public Road, and
West by land of Toto Arceneaux; said
land being better described az two GER
tain tracts of lands with all improve
ments thereon. measuring in superficial
area 1884 arpents each, situated In ST.
Martin Parish, La. Tract No One being
lot No 6 of sketch Of survey annexed to
an act of partition made between the
heirs of the late Paul ThibOdeaux. on
March 18th 1901. said lot lS containing
18 75-lOO superficial arpents and said
tract No Two being lot No 5Of said sketch
contains 10 81 superficial arpents.
Seized TO satisfy said above mentioned
writ.
Tprms-CASH.
Sherff's office this 9th dayof December
1906. JOSEPH PELLERIN,
Sheriff
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No lOOS5,
PEOPLES Bank OF Breaux Bridge,
Daniel johnson.

By virtue of writ Of seizure and sale
issued in the above entitled aud mum
bered suit, dated January 10Th 1897 and
to me directed by the Honorable Nine
teent IN Judicial Court in and for the Pa
IRISH of st. Martin.
have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder. at the Court House door, in the
Town of st. Martinville, between tie le'
gal sale hours, on
Saturday, March and, 1907,
the following described property, tO-wit:
That certain tract Of land with all im-
provements and appurtenances thereto
belonging in the Parish of St. Martin,
State of Louisiana, containing forty (4Ol
superficial arpents, Bounded North by
land of Isidore Michel, South by land OF
Augustin Skipper. East by land of Jean
Baptiste Witt and West by land OF Fe-
lix Arseneaux.
Seized to satisfy said above mentioned
writ.
Terms-CASH.
Sheriff's Office this 18th day Of Janua-
ry 1907. JOS. PELLERIN,
Sheriff
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 1907.

Representatives Broussard and
Others from Louisians are making
every effort to secure large apprO-
priations for the improvement OF
the water ways of Louisiana, and
the following bit of news concern
ing this section, which We took
from the news sent out from WASH
ington last Saturday, will be of
some interest to our people, it fol-
lows"
Improving Bayou Teche, La,
with view of obtaining a six foot
navigation to Arnaudville, in ac-
cordancc with the report submit
ted in House document 52I, first
session. Fifty-ninth Congress. and
for maintenance, SllS,5OO; provi-
ded that this expenditure for six
foot navigation to Arnaudville shall
BIZ contingent upon all lands ne
cessary for lock and dam purposes
and canal feeders being coded to
the United States free of cost, aud
upon the United States being Sc
cured against possible claims for
damages resulting from overflow
of lands by reason of lock aud dam
improvement, or from draining OF
Spanish Lake"
The opening for navigation OF
the Teche to Arnaudvile by tlred'
ging six foot channel all the way
through. would make the Teche
one of the most important streams
in the state.
Now il Coulee Pointe Clair could
be dredged and made to connect
with the Teche and also Bayou
Portage just above Breaux Bridge
this would throw the whole of the
swamp trade and the vast lumber
industries of the Cypress swamps
in easy reach of the Teche coun'
try, and this alone would be worth
millions of dollars, rs the facilities
would such be that saw mills aDc
many other wood industries could
be located on the Teche or ever
in the swamps and their produc
brought to market without LONG
and dangerous routes through thu
large lakes.
Such improvements would be o
such great benefit to the Tech
country, that our people can hard
ly realized of what magnitude
would be.
Let US hope that all these pro
iects will soon be realized.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26

We have been enjoying a spring
like season in this section of Lou
isiana for several weeks, in fact
the temperature was SO high that
it looked like real summer time,
the grass was as green as We can
see it in March, all trees were
budding and blooming. flowers are
in full bloom, gardens AS fine at
this time as We generally see them
in the late Spring, and the plan
ters were already thinking of plan.
ting their corn crop. Saturday
night there was a change aud the
gentle south breeze was replaced
by a stiff north wind, Sunday was
pretty cool and Monday was
even colder, there was frost
and ice formation, but if this lit.
tie cold spell is not followed by
anything more severe, no damage
will be done more than perhap.
checking the vegetation which wa,
we'll started.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
Cured of Lung Trouble.

ut is now eleven years since l
had a narrow escape from consump
tion," writes G. o. Floyd. lead
ing business man of Kershaw, S.
c. Il had run down in weight to
1875 pounds, and coughing was con-
slant, both by day and by night.
Finally 1 began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and continued this
for about six months, when my
cough and lung trouble were en-
tirely gone and l was restored to
my normal weight, ITO pounds. "
Thousands of persons are healed
every year. Guaranteed at II. j.
Liable drug store. SOC and 81 CO.
Trial bottle free.
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The Right Name.

Mr.. August Sherpe, the popular
over-seer of the poor, at Fort Ma
Olson, Ia, says: "Dr. Kings New
Life Pill are rightly named; they
act more agreeably, do more good
and make one feel better than any
other laxative" Guaranteed to
cure biliousness and constipation.
Csc at T. j. Liable drugstore.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26
Murder Case,


A Morgan City special to The
Times Democrat dated January
18th says:
las the result of family quar-
rel a sad tragedy was enacted at
Cypress Island yesterday. The
coroner's inquest held by DIR. Tar
Teton here to-day brought out the
following evidence;
Mrs. Spangler lives at Chicot
Pass, in St. Martin Parish, with
one Of her sons, who keeps the
government light at the pass, and
yesterday came down Grand Lake
about ten miles to Cypress Island,
where her sou and daughter, Mrs.
Pickett, live. to collect SO which
she said was due her from Mrs.
Pickett.
The two women became invOl-
we'd in II quarrel and Mrs. Pickett
struck her mother over the head
with an iron poker, inAicting Sc
we're wound. She then secured a
Ratchet aud drove her mother out
OF the house. The old woman
went to the dwelling of her son. a
short distance away, and told her
nephew about her treatment. Sc
curing his gun, Fred Spangler, nc
companied by his younger broth
er, Eddie, went to the Pickett
house. The Pucketts, husband
aud wife, met them at the door and
a general shooting took place
Fred Spangler being shot in the
breast and back of the head by
Pickett and Eddie Spangler in
both feet by Mrs. Pickett.
The two Spaugler boys were
brought to Morgan City at once
in gas boat, Fred dying on the
way. Eddie is not dangerously
hurt. 1t is said that Pickett tss
gone to st. MartinviIle to surren
der"
| On hearing of the murder Depu
ty Sheriff Victor Maraist left fo
the scene of the shooting, bu
learned the Pucketts, man ant
wife were at Franklin Oh their way
here to surrender and returned
with the prisoners Saturday after
noon and placed them in the pa
rish Jail to await the action of tn,
Grand Jury which will probabl.
meet next March at the next cri
minal term of the District Court.
This case, like all the others tina
came from the distant swamps
will prove a very expensive on
for the parish as all the witnesses
will have to travel many miles t
attend court.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-01-26

Cut this out and take it to Labbe's drug
store and get free sample Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. These
tablets are far superior to pills. being
easier to take and more pleasant In ef-
feet. They correct disorders OF the stO-
mach, liver and bowels.