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Decatur, News.
Continued from last week.

\O''HllHucu lfOm IdSC week.
The past week has been very
busy week among the colored
people.
Quite number witnessed the
wonderful program rendered at
the A, M. E. Church. Thursday
evening, after which refresh
ments were served in the base
ment.
Mrs. Phillips Ray gave a pill,
low contest Thursday night for
the benefit of Antioch Baptist
Church. Quite a crowd was
present. Mrs. Albert Jones
holding the lucky n dm Der receiv.
ed the pillow with great surprise
Mrs. Ray has embroidered quite
a number of fancy pieces of the
church also for the club. uSee her
at 2l West Main St. and view
the many beautiful designs.
j. A. Crockett favored us with
one of his able sermons Sunday
morning. The services we're
well attended. After the sermon
we witnessed those who put on
Christ by Baptism.
Misses Beedie and Addie Cook
returned home Satul day after a
visit of several weeks with their
father in Mlssorri.
When in the city see Mrs. L.
G. Cook for best accommodation.
Mrs. Cook also has ice cream for
sale at any time at 157 W. Main
St,
Don t forget the Forum is only
15 cents month. Don't borrow
it, Subscribe for IL anu read it
for yourself.
Mrs. G. HI. Jones of Springfield
visited her mother, Mrs Rogan.
last week.
Miss Rummel of Clinton visited
her brotEe Mr.. Rummel on w.
King ST., last week.
Miss Louise Wilson of Spring.
field was the guest of friends in
Decatur Thursday,
Miss Daisy Wilkins will enter
tain the Sewing Circle at the
Antioch Baptist Church next
Thur d y af ernoor,
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same level. We feel satisfied
that the chair, so lamentably
vacated by D. S. Griffith will be
we'll and honorably filled by our
compatriot and home made
young citizen, Roy r. Reece
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Entertained Friends.

Mrs David Jackson of w. Jefferson
street, entertained number of
her friends and visitors. The night
was a trihe cooler than the warm
day previous. A large crowd was
present and all seemed to have well
spent the evening,
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Decision in Edwards
Case.

sion In decision TO-DAY In Gnc case
of Georgia Edwards against the Nash
villes Chattanooga and St. Louis rail-
road held that where q railroad pro-
vides certain accommodations for a
first-class passenger of the white race
it is commanded by the law that
like accommodations shall be prOvid-
ed for negroes who have purchased
first class tickets. 1t holds that in
this case it is manifest the railroad
has unduly and unjustly discrimin-
ated in some particulars against COL
passengers, and orders that where
the railroad provides wash bowl
and towels in the coaches for white
passengers and a separate smoking
compartment, similar accOmmoda-
tions shall be provided for negro
passengers paying similar fare
The complainant, who has purchas-
ed first class ticket from Chata-
nooga to Dalton. Ga, was removed
from car for white persons to one
for negroes, and complained that she
was Disseminated against because of
her. color and not afforded equal ia
cilities, Commissioner Lane, who
rendered the decision Of the commits
sion to-day held:
1.-THE expense of the small smok-
ing compartment in the latter (the
car for white) accounts for nearly ali
the difference in cost between the
two cars"
He holds that the broad question
of the right under the thirteenth
and fourteenth amendments to the
constitution to segregate white and
color9d passengers has been upheld
by the supreme court of the United
states.
The opinion continues:
Accepting these decisions as con-
elusive upon the constitutiOnality OF
such laws, we turn to the considera-
tion of the reasonableness OF such a
rule when imposed by the carrier.
and this we find to have been passed
upou by this commission within a
few months of it's organization in the
case of Council versus Western and
Atlantic railroad company, which
was decided Dec. 3, 1887, and which
held tnis separation may be carIl' q
out on all railroad trains without ols
advantage to either race and with
increased comfort to both.
again in Heard versus Georgia
Railroad company, decided, Feb. 10,
1888, the commission held the sepa-
ration of the white and cOlored pas
senhers paying the same fare is not
unlawful, il cars and Accommodations
equal in all respects are furnished to
both, and the same cars and protec-
tion of passengers.
"While, therefore, the reasonable
ness of such regulation as 10 inter
state passenger traffic is established
it by no means follows that carriers
may discriminate between white and
colored passengers in the accommo-
dations which they furnish to each:
The principle that must serve equ-
ally well all passengers, whether
white or colored, paying the same
fare. Failure to do this is dscrmin-
alton and subjects passengers to un-
due and unreasonable prejudice and
Guo nto
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There is not more high class
store with better grade Men S
Wearings than Carlock's.
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be influenced by. The same men
that you repudated at the polls
on April 9th last.
Readers! it S time for our peo.
pie to again be loyal as you were
April 6. 1t was not Devereux you
we're so tired Of. but the follow
ing: Jim Anderson's police force
If you support democrat you
replace this same abominable
gang back in the city hall and in
the police station. Let US not do
so. Well not do so and we hope
we voice the entire wishes of the
colored and white people when
we say Roy Reece should be,
must be, and will be, the next
mayor.
Get Out a Large Vote.
We hope a large vote will be
polled. Let everyone interest
himself, 1t is of vital importance
to each one of you that this city
be conducted by a Republican
mayor and council.
The Republicans have a two
thirds major ty in the council.
what benefit can a man hope to
lerive from the election of John
H. McCreery? The Republican
party has always been the most
successful party and every man
regardless of race or class has
shared better under it's ruling
We repeat, we do not want our
police force again under such
ruffians. Chief Seago has had
better police regulations during
these three months than Ander-
son had for As months.
Don't Forget the Date-July 16.
Let US keep in memory the
date. Every Republican must be
interested. Our party shall not
lose. We call for valiant work.
ers and Roy Reece will win. Are
you a Republican or democrat?
We ask this question to our col.
ored friends If you are a Re
publican you have too much
prime pie and your patriotism is
too true for you to change your
vule eveL if you may be offered a
larger amount. There may be a
few but how many, who'll be so
weak DIS to sell his citizenship to
the highest bidder. OF course if
YOU are democrat aud believe
thai party is better, We are not
allIding to you, but do not be
i purchased for a mere dollar; for
h who can be bought may be
sold and sold cheap for cash.
Therefore in this special election
we ask the colored people espec-
tally, to be men We have no
grievance in this fight. Every
one can not get positions, but the
party is looking to the colored
people as we'll as to the other S
interest and more yet will be
done.
What can we hope to gain by
not supporting Reece? Abso
lutely nothing. Therefore stand
fast and be not again entangled
with the democratic yoke Of bon-
dage.
Roy Rsece am Ideal Young Man
In asking your support of this
young man, we have not before
had the pleas ure to speak of a
more affable, congenial, amiable
man He is afficient not nlffed
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anG empress received numerous depu-
tations, according to traditional Gus
tom, among them being the so-called
''Hailoren" deputation from the salt
works in the neighborhood of Halle,
which presented his majesty with 100
pound sausage and a pyramid of salt
ornaments with several dozen hard
boiled eggs.
Paris, Jan. I'm spite of the steady
downpour Of rain the New Year recep-
ton held by President Fallieres brought
out an attendance almost as large as
usual The archbishop of Paris, Car
dinal Richard, and the titular heads Of
various other religious bodies, who al
ways in the past have been among the
presidents guests at luncheon, were
not invited.
Havana, Jan. 2.-Governor Magoon
held his New Year reception in the
Red Room of the palace Among those
who came to express their good wishes
were the members Of the diplomatic
and consular corps, senators, members
Of the house Of representative JUS
tees of the supreme court, chiefs OF
departments, and officers Of the army
and navy.
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD
Bottle Thrown Into the Sea by Some
Passengers on the Lost
HurOnian


London. jan 2 - There has been
washed up on the beach at Castle Rock
in the north of Ireland a bottle con-
tanning message from several men,
bers Of the crew of the steamship HUI
roman. which disappeared in the
spring of 1902, to the effect that she
was sinking fast. The message, how
ever, gives no location. The Huronian
sailed from Glasgow on Feb. IL, 1902,
for St Johns. N. S. She belonged to
the Allan line She was first reported
overdue early in March, 1902, and when
nothing had been heard from her by
the 1st of April, all hope for her was
given up.
Two British warshfps searched the
ocean for weeks without finding a
trace Of the vessel. A report from
Montreal, dated June II, said that on
June ? a bottle was picked UP forty
five miles east of Halifax containing
the following note written on a scrap
Of paper: Steamer Huronian turned
over Sunday night in Atlantic. In
small boat, fourteen of u.s."
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FEATURES OF THE DAY
Sort of Mardi Gras at Philadelphia
Incidents at Foreign Caoitals.

Sort of Mard Gras at Philadelphia
Incidents at Foreign Capitals.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2. - New Years
Day was observed on a larger and
grander scale than usual in this city.
Beginning with a midnight reception
by the mayor and city officials and q
beautiful illumination of the city hall,
which was festooned with colored In
candescent lights from the sidewalks
to the top of the great tower, the cele-
bration was continued until dawn by
hundreds of balls, and throughout the
day by receptions and other forms OF
entertainment. The principal feature
Of the day was the parade of the New
Year Shooters" more than 5000 mem.
bers of the many New Year associa-
tions taking part. The paraders were
attired in all sorts Of costumes, from
gorgeous to ridiculous and $500 in
prizes was distributed to the best Of
them.
Berlin, Jan. 2. Emperor Will
liam received the ambassadors as
usual on New Years Day Dur
ing the day the emperor and
empress received numerous depu-
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q MANY Tenements Burn.

New York, jan 2. Fire this morn
ing on West Fifty-third street de-
stroyed ten buildings, eight of them be-
ing tenements. Loss, estimated, $780,
OO0 Scores of tenants were driven
into the street half clad; 100 horses
released from a livery stable ran
wildly through the streets, and a fall
ing wall wrecked a water tower. The
most serious feature was the fatal in
jury of John Shay, a fireman.
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WILL PUSH The WORK
Social Democrats Decide On a
Complete Organization of All
Counties in First District
MANY BRANCHES FOR HERE
Leaders of the Party in Convention As
sembled Decide to Hire Regular
Man to Promote SociaIistic
Theories in all Counties
MANY BRANCHES FOR HERE

Prominent leaders of the Social
Democratic party from all parts of
the First district met in Racine on
Tuesday afternoon and completed ar
engagements for the inauguration Of a
crusade for the spread of the teach
! ings Of the Social Democratic party
in the First district. The meeting
was attended by more than forty of
the leaders of the party from Racine
and Kenosha counties and they
| planned to make an effort to extend
the work of the party in these two
counties. The Socialists have been
active in the two counties for the past
ten years. but the plans made Tuesday
include spread of the teachings in
every ward and school district IN the
county. Steps were taken to employ
an organizer who will give his entire
time to the work of organizing Social
Democratic clubs in the different
counties of the district and he is ex-
pected to begin his work at once.
The organizer will be either the Rev.
Frederick Strickland, of Chicago, or
G. w Harris, who has been working
for the Social Democrats in other
parts of the State.
William Kaufman, of this city,
who was the recent candidate of his
party for lieutenant governor, is taxi
ing the leading part in the crusade.
In speaking of the plans for the dis
tr;ct this morning, he said: ssIt is the
intention of the Social Democrats of
Racine and Kenosha counties to take
part in every election, and to this end
we will organize the counties thor
Dug hly. It will be campaign of edu-
cation and the man we select as or
ganizer will give his entire time to
the work and will organize clubs in
every portion of the two counties. It
is probable that eight branches will be
organized in the different wards of
Kenosha, and added to these there
will be central governing branch.
We will invade the rural districts and
if possible, secure an organization in
every election precinct in the county.
| 1t Is the 1ulCul1Ou Oh the LEADERS q <
the party to have this organizatiss
perfected before the coming city cleo
tons and the Socialists intend to tase
an important part in the selection ~
city officials next spring"
The strength of the party in Keno
sha is now about 400 votes, but the
leaders claim that hundreds of other
voters are ready to come into the So
cialist camp just as soon as an or
ganization for effectual work is per-
fected. The organizer will hold regu-
lar political meetings in the different
parts of the county the year round,
and the campaigns will find the
county flooded with Socialistic ora
tors. 1t is claimed that large
amount of the strength of the Social
Democrats in Milwaukee was gained
through just such an organization.
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MARK TWAIN's MERRY FUNERAL
Great Humorist Appears as Sort OF
Jekyll and Hyde.

~
New York. Jan. 2. 49, Mark Twain
gave 1906 what he termed a merry flu
neral at his Fifth avenue home The
gathering that attended the obsequies
was made up of a group Of relatives
and about score Of literary con-
temporarieS. There was a stage erect
ed in the drawing room, upon which
Mark Twain appeared. Attired in
grotesque costume, securely tied to q
person in Satanic garb, Mark Twain
explained that he and his friend were
Siamese twins, and that they repre-
scented his double personality He said
that when he was Mark Twain, his
original self, he was proper company
for anybody. but when the other part
Of him got the upper hand there was
no accounting for what might happen.
The humorist told Of long list Of
resolutions he had decided upon, but
added that he was afraid the little bad
man would upset bis calculations.
While Clemens was talking wagon
was drawn upon the stage. In it sat q
beWhiskered old gentleman whom
Mark Immediately recognized as the
year 1906. .There he comes butting
In" said Twain. He doesn't know
when to quit" Old 1906 was seized
and hnrriedly escorted from the stage.
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Panic at a Club Celebration.

Havana. Jan. 2. A panic was
caused among the women guests at
the officers club at Marianao as the re-
suit of the explosion of a mortar on the
roof, from which pyrotechnic bombs
were being fired at midnight as New
Years salute Nobody was severely
hurt, but the explosion blew hole in
the roof of the club house.
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The superintendent of the Kenosha
Water Company has announced that
there will be an increase of ten per
cent IN the cost OF water meters after
the first of the new year. The in
crease has been made necessary on
account of an increase in the price
charged by the manufacturers. The
City Water company has hundred
meters on hand which will be sold at
the old price.
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First publication, Jan. 3, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
VENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In P

YENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate.
N In the matter sof the estate OF John
Koeh1er, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de
mands of all persons against John
Koeh'er, deceased, late OF Tire town of Salem,
in said County OF keuosha,s will be
OF Kenosha county at the regular terms of said
court to be holden at the County court room,
in the City of Kenosha, in and for
said county, on the first Tuesday Of
May, "A. D. 1907, and on the first Tuesday
of September, A. d. 1907, at ten o'c1ock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of July
AZ. ID. 1907, is the time allowed and limited fo1
creditors Of said John Koehler, de
ceased, to present their claims for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Kerosha, the 10Th day of December
Al. ID. 1906. By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
County Judge.
"A. r. BUcKMAsTER,
Attorney for Administrators. WIS.,
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Annual Public Reception at the
White House Has Some
Amusing Incidents.
TWO CHILDREN RAISE A LAUGH
Boy with Dirty Hands and Girl with
q Teddy Bear"
Mark Twain's Celebration Is Charac-
teristic and Shows Him in Du.
pick Personality Home
and Foreign OBJ
servance.

Washington, Jan. president and
Mrs. Roosevela's New Years reception
at the White House was brilliant
function, and was attended by about
$500 persons. The members of the
diplomatic corps, officers of the army
and navy and representatives of the
national and District governments and
of the citizen public attended. Presi-
dent Roosevelt gave each of his callers
a cordial shake of the hand. After
the diplOmatistS had been received
Secretary and Mrs. Root left the line
in the Blue Room, and one by one the
members of the cabinet and their
wives deserted the president in order
to hold receptions at their own homes.
At p. m. Mrs. Roosevelt left her hus-
bands side, and only the military and
naval aides and Secretary Wilson re-
manned with him until the last person
in the great throng had passed through
the Blue Room.
rCWOE negroes IMAM usual.
1t was generally remarked that the
proportion of negroes in the line was
smaller than in previous years, but a
number of negro civil war veterans
and Spanish war veterans joined with
military and patriotic societies in ex-
tending greetings to the president.
There was an unusually large number
Of children in line, and all were greet
ed cordially by the president, and one
of the most amusing figures was 10
year-old boy with soiled hands and
clothes, who carried a pair Of roller
skates thrown over his shoulder. The
presidentlaughedh heartily as he wished
the little fellow happy New Year.
A preaty little girl carried a great
white Teddy bear past the receiving
party, and provoked a hearty laugh
from the crowd gathered in the Blue
Room.
Receptions at Other Homes.
Following an immemorial custom the
reception Of the president was second
ed by receptions in homes OF the vice
resident, cabinet officers, officers of
tie army and navy and well-known
private cfaizens of Washington. Next
Il, the presidents reception in interest
ssibly was that of the vice president
:fi.d Mrs. Fairbanks. Among the
hostesses was Miss Helen Cannon,
daughter Of the speaker Of the house,
who maintained a custom which she
has kept up ever since coming to the
national capital of bidding welcome to
all who came within her fathers
house.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Paid your taxes yet?

Pa1Q your taxes yCt!
Thos Lockhart and wife spent New
Years day with friends in Chicago
Postmaster Ma1oney has made for
mai announcement of the increase IN
box rents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Elderkin, Of
Chicago, spent Sunday with friends
in Kenosha.
Russell B. Jones is the latest can
didate to announce himself for the Of
fee Of county clerk.
Judge and Mrs. Claudius B. Grant,
of Lansing. Mich, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. c. d. Barnes.
Mrs. A. M. Freeman of Waukesha
is spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. Frances Matthews.
A case of diphtheria has been re-
ported at 173 Pleasant street, the pa
tient being Mary Hansen.
Miss Mae zorger has gone to Deca-
tnr, ILL.,, for a short visit with her
mother and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Simpson and
daughter Helen, of Waukegan, are
visiting friends in Kenosha.
The Rev. A. M. Decker, of Fond du
Lac, spent Friday afternoon with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
c. H. Miller and daughters have
gone TO Adrian, Mich, for a two
weeks visit with Mr.. Miller's parents.
The report of ]. w. Wettmore in re-
gard to the site for public building
in Kenosha has not yet been made
public.
Mrs. w. w. Vincent entertained at
her home on Prairie avenue Saturday
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. L. Weyhe,
of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Turk, William
Petrie and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Turk,
of Chicago, spent New Years day
with Kenosha friends.
Twenty-one new students, besides
all the old ones, enrolled at the Col
lege of Commerce this morning. This
makes one hundred seventy-fve since
Sept. 1st.
Mr.. Mat Stahl of Pleasant Prairie
has just added nice piece of land
to his farm, it is 100 rods long just
east of the electric railroad and just
north of his farm.
The marriage of Edward M. Long
more, of Kenosha, and Miss Mabel w.
Ynle, Of the town of Somers, was
celebrated at the home of the bride
in Somers on Tuesday.
Thomas Lockhart and wife, Charles
Barr and wife and Conrad Shearer at
tended concert and ball given by
the CALIFORNIAN Society of Milwaukee
in that city Monday evening.
w. H. Robinson entertained his
clerks and newsboys at banquet at
his home on Market street, Tuesday
evening. Covers were laid for twenty
FIVE and great time is reported by
all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hale inter
tanned the members of the Hale and
Dewey families at a dinner at their
home on Park avenue Tuesday. Gov
Z ers were laid for fifteen. A pleasant
time is reported.
Government civil service positions
are evidently in greater demand than
those Of the state. There are already
a large number of applicants waiting
to take the next postal examination to
be held in this city.
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Shot by an Unknown Man.

Minneapolis, Jan. 2. Miss Ida
Duford, aged Is, was accidentally shot
by an unknown man at midnight, and
died at a. m, at the city hospital. The
bullet struck her in the thigh and came
from a revolver fired by man who
was celebrating the advent of the New
Year. Miss Duford was standing on
the porch at her home listening to the
din of whistles and bells.
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Methodist Mission Organization.

New York, Jan. 2.-Announcemen is
made of new missionary movement
in the Methodist church, the foreign
missionary and home missionary de-
partments Of the church having been
separated and the home missionary SO
ciety created as an independent body.
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Wrestlers Divide Honors.

Chicago, Jan. 2 Carl Pons, the
Trench champion heavyweight wres-
tier, and William Demetral, the local
Greek wrestler, divided honors in a
match here. Demetral won the first
fall in twenty-seven minutes. Pons
took the second in nineteen minutes.
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New York, Jan, John W. Golf,
who has made an enviable record on
the bench as New York's recorder, re-
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ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining uncalled for in the
Kenosha postofice, Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, for week ending Jan. 8,
1907, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter office at the expiration of
two weeks unless called for: