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The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Two prominent gentlemen, of Camp
bellsville, President and Secretary of
the National Association of Banjo
Pickers, will be in attendance at the
Columbia Fair on Friday the 23rd of
August for the purpose of organizing
the Banjo Pickers of Adair, Cumber-
land, Metcalf, Russell, Green and Tay-
lor counties into unions to be known as
The Banjo Pickers Union. These gen.
tlemen have National reputation as
banjo pickers, having made music at
nearly all of the State Fairs through
out the Union-at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago, at st. Louis Worlds Fair, and
at Jamestown Fair, Jamestown, Va.
This year they will also be at the State
Fair to be held in Louisville, Septem-
Der 16 to 21st. All banjo pickers are
requested to be present on the above
date at Columbia, and to bring their
banjos. Steps will be taken on that
date to organize stock company for
the purpose of manufacturing banjos of
the latest pattern, this factory to be
located at Russell Springs on account
of its nearness to the best timber belt
in the State, most suitable for the
peculiar tone necessary to construct
banjos on the right plan. The small,
tough, sheep hides produced in Russell
county are said to be the best hides
and are used in preference to all other
hides. Quite a number of prominent
men of Adair, Taylor, and Green
counties have subscribed for stock in
this company, the capital of
which is placed at $4,000 and it is said
that one fur and hide dealer of Column
bia has corner on all the sheep pelts
in the four adjoining counties, having
been quietly buying the same for the
past two years with view to this new
enterprise. 1t is said that one Dry
Goods and Notion house of Louisville
has contracted to take the entire out
put of the factory.
We would suggest to Mr.. Hobson
that more suitable place than Rus
sell Springs, for the factory would be
on the Morrison Farm, near Green's
burg. 1t is said that cats are very
prolific on this farm, and could doubt
less furnish all the strings. 1t also
produces much banjo timber.
The News favors the above suggest
ed enterprise.
Pat Napier, T. j. Marcum and
Eox,o+%- UJ;JI;pcov, orriUod with fhoir
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21
FOR SALE.

My home in the suberbs of Columbia.
There are IA acres of land, good well
and good spring, anumber of fruit trees.
There is comfortable dwelling, good
smoke-house and barn and wood-house.
39-1m GEO. A. CHEATHAM.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

At the Teachers entertainment last
Wednesday evening, conducted by Mrs.
Georgia helton, Superintendent,
prizes were awarded as follows: Hand
writing, Miss Estelle Willis; Spelling,
Miss Ruby Jeffries; Reading, Prof. To-
bias Huffaker.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Prof 7. c. Cherry, of Bowling Green,
who conducted the Institute, delivered
very entertaining lecture at the
Court House last Thursday evening.
All the teacheres were present, and
many citizens of Columbia, pronouncing
the production scholarly and Astounding
in much valuable information.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Some railroad talk will be found in
another column. There is one thing
certain, that if we cannot get steel
rails put down, we can build a road ev-
cry few months on paper.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21
FOR SALE.
July 80, 1907.

Saturday August 31st, at my home,
on the farm of w. L. Walker, l will
offer for sale,, at the highest bidder,
one horse, two cows, one calf and
household and kitchen furniture. The
sale commences at o'clock p. m.
j. F. TURNER.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Mrs. Sarah A. Burris and son, Ches-
ley, of Smithville, Ind, who were called
to see her brother, Mr.. 10 Dudley, who
is dangerously sick, left for their home
last Friday.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

The Russells Creek, Baptist Asso-
citation will convene in Campbellsville
next Friday and Saturday. The Asso-
citation will be called to order by the
Moderator, Mr.. James Garrett, of Co.
lumbia. The sessions will be held in
the new Baptist Academy. They prom
Use to be interesting and every body is
invited.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

This paper was printed Monday in
order to give the Office force an oppor-
tunity to attend the Fair, consequently
several important letters are carried
over.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

For sALE:-A pair of two-year old
horse mules, well broke and,good work
ers. A good young brood mare, with
mule colt by her side. 200 bushels extra
nice winter oat seed. CALDWELL BROS;
40-4t Burdick KY
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Teachers Association at the Russell
Springs next Saturday. An interesting
program has been prepared.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

DR.. Geo. w. Perryman, pastor of
Deaderick Avenue Baptist Church,
Knoxville, a native of this section of
Kentucky, preached two entertaining
sermons at the Baptist church, this
city, last Sunday forenoon and evening
Every body here calls DR.. Perryman
George, as he is one of our "boys,"
and in testimony of the high esteem in
which he is held at home, a crowded
congregation heard him Sunday even
ing. In the forenoon there were SER
vices in other churches. DR.. Perryman
is Biblical Scholar and very forcible
speaker.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

q. M. Staples has transferred his
residence, on Greensburg street, to
Horace Jeffries for $500. Possession
will be given the first of January.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Pat Napier, T. j. Marcum and
Fayette Wilkinson arrived with their
runners Friday night.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

For SALE:-A 81, 500 two story brick
business house in Campbellsville, KY.
Make me your best offer. JABLOw
232, Madison st. Louisville, KY.
MA
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

The Russell county people are having
the location survey made for a turnpike
road from Jamestown to the mouth of
Greasy creek money all raised.
Pulaski county people are preparing to
build an Electric line form Somerset to
the river below Burnside. Taylor coun-
ty people are feasting on large divi-
dends from their many good turnpikes
and other new enterprises. Is it not
time for our people to be aroused from
their slumbers and catch the spirit. of
improvement.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

Mr.. L. C. Winfrey has purchased the
residence in which he resides from Mr..
Allen Pile. Consideration, 81, 400.
The Adair County news., 1907-08-21

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12

To AN ordinary observer of men
and affairs It appears that there is a
good deal of unnecessary pother be-
ing made by the supporters of ''fa-
vorite sons" over the suggestion that
the delegates at large to the Republi-
can National Convention may have to
be selected by convention instead
of under the primary election law.
What difference does it make to the
favorite sons how they are selected?
According to the claims of their
supporters they are sure to be chosen
anyway. All the rank and file of the
party wants to be sure of is that the
delegates are selected in such man
ner that there is no question of their
recognition by the convention.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
SEVENTEEN YEARS FOR DILLON
Former Kenosha Man Must Go To
Prison For killing Jacob Best

William Dillon, former kenosha
man was sentenced to seventeen years
in the state prison at Waupun on Fri
day afternoon, by Judge Be1den in
the Circuit Court at Racine. Dillon
had been convicted Of murder in the
second degree in connection with the
killing of Jacob Best, IT., of Mi1wau-
kee. Dillon's attorneys made hard
fight to secure a new trial for him,
but the motion was denied by the
court. When sentenced Dillon reit-
Grated his statement that he had no
intention of killing Best when the
fatal shot was fired. With the allow
ance for good time, Dillon can get out
of the state prison in little less than
ten years. The attorneys for the
sentenced man stated last night that
the case would be appealed to the SUI
preme Court at once and that every
possible effort would be made to get a
rehe airing of the case for Dillon. He
was taken to the state prison this
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12

SERIOUS charges against the man
agement of the Wisconsin state re.
tormatory at Green Bay have been
sent to this Office and doubtless to
many other newspaper Offices about
the state. The name and address of
the sender of the charges accom-
panies the article submitted for pub
LEGATION and if his character and reps
utation are such as to entit1e him to a
hearing the state board of control
should investigate the charges at
once. The members of the board owe
it to themselves and the state to
either disprove the charges or require
the man making them to prove them
to the very letter. The board of con-
troll cannot afford to let charges
against the management of institu-
tions under its control Of the nature
of those now being cast broadcast
over the state pass uncha11enged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
GET READY FOR HARVEST
Managers of Chicago Ice Companies
Begin to Send Men to Cut Ice

The managers of the big Chicago
ice houses have already begun the
work of preparing for the annual ice
harvest on the lakes of Kenosha
county and men are being sent out
from Chicago to get the houses in
condition for the reception of the
annual crop. It is thought that the
crop harvested this year will be the
smallest in many years. It has been
dull year in the ice business and
many of the houses in the county are
still filled from last years crop.
The Knickerbocker company has
begun the work of tearing down the
large house on Little Camp Lake and
it will not be rebuilt. It is thought
that raost of the empty houses on the
various lakes will be filled, but if the
business next year is no better than it
has been this year it will not DE neces-
sary for the Chicago companies to cut
pound of ice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
HAS LEFT KENOSHA
Father Bertfam, Assistant Pastor
Of St. Georges Church,
Goes to Granville
NEW PRIEST COMES SUNDAY

The Rev. Anthony Bertram, for the
past four years assistant pastor of
st. Georges Roman Catholic church
and one of the most popular of the
younger priests in this section of the
state, severed his connection with the
Kenosha congregation on Thursday
evening and at the order of Arch
bishop Messmer, left for Granville,
Wis, where he will take up the pas
torate of the church in that city.
The transfer of Father Bertram
came as great surprise to many of
the members of the parish, as no an
nouncement had been made of the
coming transfer. Father Bertram
was notified to go to Granville at once
to succeed the Rev. Father Theisen,
who had been transferred to the pas
torate of the church at North Milwau-
kee. The change is a good one for
the former assistant pastor of St.
Georges church, on account of the
fact that it places him in charge of
his own parish and gives him a better
chance for advancement in church
work.
Since coming to Kenosha, Father
Bertran had been very active in
church work and had made an envia-
BILE record. The young priest was
graduated from the seminary at St.
Francis four years ago and after his
ordination as priest he was sent to
Kenosha to be the assistant pastor of
ST. George church. During his pas
torate in Kenosha his work has been
largely among the younger people Of
the city and the parish and he has
done much to advance the interest in
church work among the young people
of the parish. He has taken a deep
personal interest in the various
church societies organized among
the young people of st. George parish
and has always been a leader in the
various entertainments given by
these societies.
Archbishop Messmer has not as yet
made any announcement as to whom is
to be the assistant pastor of St.
George church, but it is stated that
one will be sent to Kenosha to assist
Father Elskamp on next Sunday.
The people of St. George church
will extend to Father Bertram the
heartiest congratulations on his APP
pointment to the parish at Granville
and his future advancement in his
work as priest will be watched with
the greatest interest by the members
of the Kenosha church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12

OWING to the developments of the
last few weeks the part of the Presi-
dents message that will be most
eagerly read is the section referring
to the currency. In this message the
President calls attention to the need
of more elastic currency as he has in
previous messages but he expressly
and particularly refrains from recon-
mending any special system or plan
of currency reform. He simply points
out the need and leaves the method
to Congress, merely pointing out the
need of heavy tax upon the emer-
gency currency which will insure
its prompt retirement when the need
for it is passed. After quoting from
his last message his views on the need
of immediate currency reform he goes
on to say:
Il again urge on the Congress the
need of immediate attention to this
matter. We need greater elasticity
in our currency, provided, of course,
that we recognize the even greater
need of a safe and secure currency.
There must always be the most rigid
examination by the national authori-
ties.
Provision should be made for an
emergency currency. The emergency
issue should, of course, be made with
an effective guaranty, and upon con-
ditions carefully prescribed by the
government. Such emergency issue
must be based on adequate securities
approved by the government, and
must be issued under a heavy tax.
This would permit currency being is
sued when the demand for it was ur-
gent, while securing its retirement as
the demand fell off. 1t is worth in
vestigating to determine whether of
hcers and directors of national banks
should ever be allowed to loan to
themselves. Trust companies should
be subject to the same supervisicn as
banks; legislation to this effect should
be enacted for the District of Co1um-
bia and the territories.
"Yet we must also remember that
even the wisest legislation on the SUBJ
ject can only accomplish certain
amount. No legislation can by any
possibility guarantee the business
community against the results os
speculative folly any more than it can
guarantee an individual against the
results of his extravaganza.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
MANY INTERESTING BOOKS
Have Just Been Received at the Gilbert
M. Simmons Library

Have Jrst Been Received at the Gilbert
M. Simmons Library
Three or four books that may be OF
special interest have just been added
to Gilbert M. Simmons Library.
One is general reference book,
WISCONSIN State Gazetteer and Bust.
ness Directory giving all business
firms, manufa ctories, ETC., both under
subject and names, for each town in
the entire state, as we'll as much
other useful information.
decorative Styles and Periods in
the Homes" by Helen Churchill Can.
dee, is fully illustrated and is a read.
able and careful study of furniture
from antiquity through the Renais-
sance to the present time.
Another book of special value to
the farmer is the ''Book of Alfalfa, y
by the Secretary of Kansas Board OF
Agriculture, F. D. Coburn. It de.
scribes varieties, habits and require.
ments for successful cultivation and
gives experiences of growers in forty
one states.
These are only three outof the hun
dreds, for this is the season of the
year when many books are being con-
stant1y added to the library, and
there is surely something to be found
in the book line to please every one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
NEW TICKETS SOON
Interstate Mileage Tickets To Be
Placed on Sale Here a Week
From Next Sunday
GOOD ON MANY RAILROADS

Agents of the Northwestern Rail
way Co. in Kenosha have been noti-
fed that the new Interstate mileage
books will go into general use on Dec.
18th, and they will be placed on sale
at the local Office at that time. The
books are to be issued in denomina-
tons of LOCO and 1900 miles and they
will be sold at $40 and $40 There will
be no rebate for the return of the
cover of the book, but the ticket will
be straight bearer ticket for use in
every state IN the union having a two
cent fare The books will take the
place of both individual and family
tickets and it is thought that the sale
OF communication tickets will be greatly
reduced as result of the installation
Of the new tickets. While the new
tickets will be good for the use of the
bearer, they can not be used by more
than one person on the same train.
The tickets are issued under the direc-
ton OF the Western Passenger Assoc
citation and every road issuing them
on the road at the rate of two cents a
mile regardless of where the tickets
are sold.
The tickets are sold with one year
time limit and it is expressly stated
on the printed ticket that no rebate
will be made to the purchaser for an
used portions of the ticket. An ex-
animation of the ticket will show that
there is no real gain to the passenger
save in the convenience of having
tickets over the different lines from
one starting point. The tickets are
good only in the states where the two
cent rate prevails and individual tick
cts could be purchased in these states
at the very same rate charged for the
1000 and 1000 mile tickets. The tick
cts on sale here will be good on the
following roads:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.,
Chicago & Alton Ry., Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Ry., Chicago & North
western Ry., Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Ry., Chicago Great Western
N.Y. O1ANoSO1 NAkAW duhCO ~ OIs LUZ
Ry., Chicago, Peoria & ST. Louis Ry.,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry.,
Chicago, St. Paul, Mimi. & Omaha
Ry., Colfax Northern Ry., Copper
Range Ry., Des Moines, Iowa Falls &
Northern Ry., Duluth & Iron Range
Ry., Duluth. Missabe & North
ern Ry., Duluth, South Shore & At
lantic Ry., Great Northern Ry., Green
Bay & Western Ry., Illinois Central
Ry., Iowa Central Ry., Iowa & St.
Louis Ry., Mineral Range Ry., Min
neapolis & ST. Louis Ry., Mimi, ST..
Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry., Miss
ouri Pacific Ry., Mobile & Ohio Ry.,
Northern Pacific Ry., Quincy, Omaha
& Kansas City Ry., St. Joseph &
Grand Island Ry., St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Ry., ST. Louis,
Kansas City & Colorado Ry., Toledo,
Peoria & Western Ry.. Wabash Ry.,
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern
Ry., Wisconsin & Michigan Ry., Wis
consin Central Ry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
First Publication Nov. q. 1907.

First Pubi1Cat1Ou NOV. Il, 1YUl.
OTATE OF WISCONSIN-In Circuit Court
~ for KenoSha County.
Sarah Dixon, Lizzie Dixon and Mary Dixon
Plaintiffs, VS.. George Smith and Ann Smith
his wife, Edward Smith, unmarried Mary
Jaue Housman, Charles Clayton and Mary
Clayton. his wife, AuH Bolton, John Marshall
and Mrs. John Marshall, his wife, Charles
Marshall and Mrs Charles Marshall, his
wife, Joseph Marshall and Mrs. Joseph Mar
shall, his wife, Jane H1rd, Ann Dyas,
wife, Mary Smith, Agnes Smith, George
William Smith and Mrs. George William
Smith, his wife, Frederick John erosion
Smith and Mrs. John erosion Smith, his
wife, Elizabeth Ethelwyn Smith, Stephen
Charles Smith and Mrs. Charles Stephen
Smith, his wife, Lizzie Place, Alice Taylor,
Edward Bell and Daisy Bell, his wife, Thorn
as Bell aud Irene Bell. his wife. John Bell
and Fannie Bell, his wife, Belle Findley,
minor, and William V. Gull, Sarah Smith,
widow of Thomas Smith, deceased, Charles
Smith, John Smith, minor, Alice Smith, a
MINOR, Mary Jane Smith, minor, Maud
Elzaoeth Smith, minor, and James Ed
ward Smith, minor, his children, and Mrs.
CHARLES Smith and Agnes Smith, widow of
1homaS Smith, deceased, Defendants
BY virtue of a Judgment of nartitiou and
sale, made III the above entitled action on the
18th day OF November, A. D. 1907, the sub
scrlDer, referee for that purpose only appointed.
VIII sell at the premises in the town of
Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin ON the
18th day OF January, A ID. 1908, at ten O'clock
IN the forenoon OF that day, the real estate d.
rectedSb by that jud gment to be sold and therein
described as follows: The south half of the
northwest quarter of section number fifteen
town two. north of range number twenty east
reserving that. part of said lands heretofore
decided to John Kain, supposed about three
acres; also the following described parcel of
1aud, situate, lying and being in section six
teen, said town and range bounded as follows:
Commence. nine chains and thirty links north
of the east quarter stake of said section sxteen
thence north on said line three chains and sew
enteen links to the center of the Burlington and
Kenosha Road; thence west on the center of
said road three chains and seventeen links.
thence south three chains and seventeen links:
thence east three chains and seventeen links to
beginning 4 acre.
Said real estate being in the town of BrigI1-
ton, county of Kenosha and state of Wisconsin.
JAMES DIXON, Referee aforesaid.
JOHN T. Cuttings, Plaintiffs Attorney.
w35 Union Grove, Wis
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12

THIS country is too busy with its
more immediate troubles to bother
much about the remote prospects of a
war with Japan. At a more favora BILE
time considerable excitement might
have been worked up over the recall
of the Japanese ambassador just as
the fleet sailed, but just at present the
currency questions holds the center
of the stage to the exclusion of almost
everything else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-12
HELD FOR TRIAL
John Renzonia Must Answer in Court
for Alleged Cutting ARRAY

After an all-day hearing before
Justice McCarron on Friday John
Renzonia was held to the Circuit
Court TO answer to the crime of as
sault without regard to human life on
Marino Salmacchia. The assault
took place at dance more than a
month ago and the evidence showed
that Renzonia had been dancing with
young woman and the row which
resulted IN the cutting came on &C
count of the fact that some of the
other dancers tramped on the toes of
his companion in the dance. Renzo-
MIA furnished bonds and was released.
FIe will be tried at the March term of
the Circuit Court.