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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
SPECIAL TRAIN IS
 RUN FOR FARMERS Expert AgricuIturiStS Will Give
 Series of Addresses SCHOOL FUND PR0RATED Superintendent of Education Powers Has Completed Work on the Ap-
 propriation-The Corn Club
 Movement Is Growing.
SCHOOL FUND PRORATED

Jackson. Miss, December A.-(Suecial) The Mobile and Ohio railroad is preparing to run Diversified Farming Special over it's lines during the month of Jan uary, and 1t is due to cross the Ms slsspppi line on the north on January II.
 As with the ~Bon Weevil Special run by the Illinois Central in the southern and western portion of the state last week, this special will be accompanied by several expert agriculturaiists. Stops will be made at all the important stations along the line. where short addresses will be made. explaining the system of agri- culture that is best suited to this soil and climate
 Commissioner of Agriculture Blakeslee ms been advised of the coming of the rain down through the eastern tier of counties, but has not been posted as to the personnel of the party accompanying same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Friendly Relations Resumed.

Washington December 24-With the tense feature of the Venezuelan situation removed by the resumption of friendly re- latons between the United States and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

State Superintendent of Education Pow CTS has about completed his work on the January distribution of the school fund, amounting to $SSS, ,3SS. Ss. and finds that is is to be divided at the rate of $1.75.5o to each educable child in the state. There are Fl, ,s49 of these educable children on the lists, the blacks outnumbering the whites very largely. However, the white teachers get the major portion of the ap- propriation, for the simple reason that very few of the black teachers hold first grade certificates, while the majority of the white teachers do. and there is a very considerable difference in the salary paid teacher that holds first-grade cer tificate and one that holds a second-grade, and still a greater difference with the third-grade teachers. all of whom are ne- groes.
 Last year the number of educable chill dren was 66s, ,3O5, and the pro rata dis tributed was s1.ss.4. the decrease in the pro rata being due to the increase in the number of children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

The Boys Corn club crusade in Missis- sippi has attracted the attention of em- ployes of the agricultural department of Washington, and those stationed in Texas to fight the boil weevil are calling on Commissioner of Agriculture Blakeslee of this state for information to their fnans agement, etc, with view to carrying the movement into Texas and Louisiana.
 There is no doubt 1t has proven a great thing for Mississippi. This year S0o0 boys were trying for the prizes that were of fered by the counties and the state fair, and some of them produced SIS much as 135 bushels per acre. That is at least 100 bushels more than their fathers or grandfathers ever raised on one acre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

Herbert Hilkey, the young man who was held up and robbed of $40 and couple of gold watches two weeks ago by a white man named Kid Prewitt and two negro hackmen, and who has been held in jail ever since to secure his at tendance at the next term of circuit court as a witness against the trio, has at last made the bond of s25O and been set at liberty. The boys father, whose home is in Detroit, had made the bond all right, but it required another signature to make it legal in Mississippi, and that signature was only secured today.
 Hilkey had found his situation just about as trying as that of the three men who had robbed him. and thought it very hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

The national banks of Mississippi are responding promptly for the statement of their condition on November 27, as asked for by Auditor Smith, and he is satis- fled that he will have the most of them in hand in time to print in his state ment of the condition of the state banks The nationals are not required to make this statement to the auditor, but they are doing so promptly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

Dr. Richard Whitfield of Florence, who was in Jackson today, states that the first reports sent out about the Sunday shoot ing scrape at Plain, Rankin county, were greatly exaggerated, and that Quin Is not dead. The bullet from Taylor's pistol struck Quin in the nostril, ranging up through the front section of the brain and came out in the top of his head, in front. The wounded man is doing as well as could be expected, better in fact, and strong hopes are entertained of his recovery. Taylor is out on bond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
The Badge of Honesty

Is on every wrapper OF Doctor Pierce'S
Golden Medical Discovery because a full
list of the ingredients composing it is
printed there in plain English. Forty
years of experience has proven its superior
worth as a blood purifier and inyigorat-
ing tonic for the cure Of stomach disorders
and all liver ills. It builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can in
which alcohol is used. The active medic
inal principles of native roots such as
Golden Seal and Queens root, Stone and
Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black
Cherrybark are extracted and preserved
by the use of chemically pure, triple
refined glycerine. Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce
at Buffalo, N. Y, for free booklet which
quotes extracts from well-recognized med
lcal authorities such as Drs. BarthoIow.
King, ScuddeT, Coe, Ellingwood and a
host OF others, showing that these roots
can be depended upon for their curative
action ID all weak states Of the stomach.
accompanied by indigestion or dyspepsia.
Us well IS iDAll bilious or liver complaints
and in RlFwaSting diseases where there
is losS6Tfesh and gradual running down
of tke Strength and system.
4 The Golden Medical Discovery makes
Itch, pure blood aid SO invigorates and
Iegnlates the stomach. liver and novels,
and through them The whole system.
Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimpleS
and eruptions as well as scrofulous swell
Hngs and old open running sores or ulcers
are cured and healed. In treating old
running sores, or ulcers, it is we'll to in
sure their healing to apply to them DR..
Pierce's All-Healing Salve. Ifyour drug
gist don't happen to have this Salve in
stock, send ffty-four cents in postage
stamps to DR.. R. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. n. Y. and
a large box of the VAIL Healing Salve n
will reach you by return post.
You can't afford to accept secret nos
trum as asubstitute for this non alcoholic.
medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION, not
even though the urgent dealer may
thereby make little bigger profit.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take,
as candy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
BAD SPRING STORM
Lightning Plays Franks in Keno.
sha Thursday Night While
Rain Falls in Torrents
TELEPHONE SERVICE HARD HIT
From Friday's Daily

One OF the worst spring electric
storms Of many years passed over Ken
osha between seven and ten clock
Thursday and considerable dam, re is
reported in the wake of the storm.
For more than two hours the rain fell
in torrents and the storm was attended
by fierce electric discharges. The op-
GRAFTON of the cars on the electric line
in the city and on the two interurban
lines was not badly interfered with,
but the telephone and telegraph COM
panies were hard hit and many lines
were out Of commission last night.
The telegraph companies both had
trouble with the lines last night, but
finally managed to patch up wire to
Chicago and this morning service was
fully restored. The Kenosha Home
Telephone Company had a large force
of men at work this morning repairing
damage done by the lightning and at
noon most Of the damage had been
repaired. The most serious damage to
the telephone lines was the cutting out
Of all the wires at the Simmons factory.
In addition to this scores Of phones in
all parts of the city were out Of com
mission during the early hours of the
morning.
During the storm the residence Of
James Jensen, the well known con-
tractor, on West Prairie avenue was
struck by lightning and a portion of
the chimney torn off. The members of
the family were in the house at the
time the bolt struck but none of them
was injured. B. M. Holtz, the pro-
prietor of meat market near the Jen-
sen home was walking on the street in
front of the house at the time and he
was stunned by the lightning but did
not suffer serious injury.
Reports from the outlying districts
of the county show that the storm was
severe throughout this section Of the
state and considerable damage was
done to telephone lines owned by the
rural companies
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
DEATH OF MRS. S. G. JOHNSON
Former Well Known Kenosha Resident
Died in Racine On Friday

Mrs Caroline Fisk johnson, formerly
well known resident of Kenosha, wife
Of Samuel G. johnson, of Racine, died
Friday at her residence, 1887 Wisconsin
street, Racine, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Billerica, Mass, sixty
nine years ago. She came to Kenosha
when small child and was married
here October II, 1861. Twenty years
ago the family moved to Racine and
have resided there since that time.
Mrs. Johnson possessed a beautiful
character. She led practical Christian
life, helpful in her church work, at
home and abroad. The last painful i'll
ness was borne with a sweetness,
patience and quietness which charact-
erized her whole life.
She leaves a husband and two child
rem, Mrs. Frederick P. Lyman, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, and Herbert Fisk John
son Of Racine. She is also survived by
brother, Newton Fisk, of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
GOLLMAR BROS. IN KENOSHA
Will Show Here on Wednesday May 6
On the North Side

There is nothing so exciting and
pleasing as the circus, we all like to
go and witness the daring exploits Of
the acrobats and riders, and view with
awe the ferocious wild beasts in their
dens and the swaying of the ponderous
elephants There are so many good
things to be seen on circus day that it
kind Of rejuvenates us. Every town
has it's Pathfinder who is ever ready
to condemn all amusement concerns as
being immoral. The following by
Chas Dickens would not be out Of
place here: Actors have faults and
foibles I will not deny, they are men
and women and they have the faults
that all men and women have in a
greater or less degree, but this I will
confdentially assert, that actors are
not sinners in a greater degree than
other classes of society, while in many
amiable respects they can lay claim
to larger number Of virtues. One
Of the reasons why they are SO con-
stantly traduced is obvious. They live
more than any other class under the
public eye, there is a strange curiosity
about them and consequently any dubi-
Gus story about their mode Of life that
prejudice may imagine ard the breath
of scandal whisper is rapidly spread
abroad and eagerly amplifed. How
many times have I been told that So
and-so is very immoral person. when
there is nothing on earth Of which [
am so well assured as that person is a
model Of purity and goodness IF
scandal hits upon a truth now and then
does it never hit upon a similar truth
with regard to other society? Really
upon my conscience, I do not know
what class is in position to throw
stones at the players Gollmar Bros.
has the reputation of having the clean
est and best handled circus menagerie
and hippodrome in America.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
FAMILIES OCCUPY A TRAIN
Two Special Trains Move Employees of
Allis- Chalmers Company

Two special trains, one passenger
train and the other a freight train, car
rying 100 men and their families and
household effects, passed through this
city over the Northwestern road Fri
day morning bound from Cincinnati to
Milwaukee.
The 100 families comprise the Office
force from the Bullock Electric COM
pany's works in Cincinnati, and their
families. who are now employees of the
Allis- Chalmers company. Some time
ago it was decided by the latter COM
pany to move it's extensive electric
plant from Cincinnati to West Allis,
in order to establish the general plant
of that department there.
Arrangements were made with the
Big Four and the Northwestern roads
to bring the employees and their entire
household effects to Milwaukee on
special trains. The passenger train
with the men and their families left
Cincinnati Thursday evening, passing
through here at 'clock Friday morn
ing. The special freight train, carry
ing the household effects of every fami-
ly left Norwood suburb Of Cincinnati
at 4 CLOCK on Thursday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
TO TEST new LAW
Life Insurance Companies Which
Withdrew From State Bring
Suits for Alleged Rights
POLICY HOLDERS ARE TO LOSE

The positions taken by the withdraw
ing foreign life insurance companies
will be contested in an action brought
at Madison yesterday against Attorney
General Gilbert. In test suit in the
name of the Columbian National Life
Insurance company of Boston, the
withdrawing companies take the posi-
ton that when they notified the Wis
consin commissioner Of their determi-
nation to withdraw from this state as
the result of the legislation enacted
by the legislature, they revoked any
power Of attorney which they had Civ
en- the Wisconsin commissioner of in
surance when they entered the state
for business. If this position be cor
rect, and it remains to be determined,
Wisconsin policy-holder, it is said,
would be left without chance to-
maintain his rights in the courts
against non Wisconsin company The
Wisconsin laws make a company upon
entering this state file with the Wis
consin commission a power Of attorney
so that the company can be sued in the
courts of this state by any Wisconsin
policy-holder. IF this power Of attor-
ney can be revoked by withdrawal, as
is claimed in the suit started yester-
day, any company can escape suit here
by a policy holder by merely declaring
it's withdrawal
Recently the state officers started ac-
ton against the companies which with
drew and refused to comply with the
law regarding fling Of statements and
payment Of taxes. Now the companies
involved bring an action to set aside
the service of the complaint in that
action, holding that as a matter Of law
the power of attorney which they gave
Commissioner Beedle was revoked when,
they withdrew and that he was not
competent to accept service of the pen
atty suits against them. The action is
brought in the Circuit Court for Dane
county and it is presumed that an ap-
peal in case of adverse decision will be,
taken to the higher court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

Property owners do not seem willing
to accept something just as good "
for the material called for in the con-
tracts for street work and in the future
contractors will save money by putting
in just what the contracts cali for.
At that the contractors may be perfect
ly fair and the material they put in
may be better than that called for in
their contract, but the people are evil
IDENTIFY not inclined to accept any sub
stitutes so that the only thing the con-
tractor can do is to see that his work
conforms to the terms of his contract
in every particular.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

There are indications that the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association intends
that the new or rather the old saloon
regulations laid down by the admins
tration shall be obeyed to the letter
by all of it's members at this time and
surely there should be no objections to
the rules laid down from that source so
long as all of the saloons are made to
live up to them. Hitherto all of the
trouble in the saloon business in this
city has been made by the few places
who refused to abide by any rules WHAT
ever and one place keeping open after
hours always practically forces a dozen
other places that would much prefer to
obey the law to keep open also and SO
it goes. 1t may be well therefore to
suspend judgment for sixty days or so
on the new regulations or until one or
two places are caught open after hours
for the success of the present plans for
che regulation Of the business will de-
pend upon the way the first offenders
are handled, .---.. s-~..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

Kenosha people were much pleased
with the announcement that the Chi
cago and Milwaukee electric is to be
completed at once and it may turn out
that the receivership was a good thing
for the speedy completion of the line
for the receivers certificates will pro-
duce all the money or credit needed
without delay and it would have been
a difficult matter for the owners to have
raised funds in the present market.
When the road is fully equipped and in
operation there will probably be a
drop in passenger rates between this
city and Milwaukee and good many
of our merchants and shippers believe
that there will also be a decided drop
in freight rates when the electric line
gets ready to handle that class of bust
ness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
The Rev. Richard Smith of Mil
waukee, Named as Pastor
of st. James Church
SECRETARY TO ARCHBISHOP
New Priest Was Formerly Professor
in St. Francis Seminary and
This Will Be His First
Work as Pastor

The Very Reverend Sebastian G..
Messmer, archbishop of the Milwaukee
diocese late Thursday night appointed
the Rev. Richard Smith of Milwaukee,
to succeed the Rev. Father H. ]. Roche
as pastor of St. James Church in this
city and as the new priest is not at
this time in charge of any pastorate it
is expected that he will come to Keno
sha on next Sunday to begin his work
in the parish. Father Smith is widely
known among the priests of. the do
cese. He is at present the secretary
to the archbishop and up to the time
he accepted this office of Importance he
had been a professor in charge of some
of. the classes at the seminary at st.
Francis. He is said to be one Of the
most highly educated priests in the do
cese and he is a speaker of rare power.
Father Roche received letter from the
archbishop this morning giving the
news of the appointment and it is ex-
pected that Father Smith will come
to Kenosha at once as the archbishop
will leave Milwaukee today for an ex-
tended trip abroad and he will not de-
mand the services of his secretary af-
ter that time.
The appointment of Father Smith
came as a surprise to many of the
members Of the parish. It was known
that the appointment would be made
either last night or today and mem
bers Of the church had made strong
effort to have the Rev. W. D. Malone
named for the place. Late Thursday
afternoon the archbishop notified these
people that as much as he would like
to honor the young priest by naming
him as pastor Of the Kenosha church
he found it impossible for him to take
this step. At that time no notice was
given of the appointment of Father
Smith. Some Of the members of the
parish seem to believe that the ap-
pointment of Father Smith will be a
temporary one and that he will be re-
called to the post of secretary to the
archbishop on the return Of the head
Of the church from his long trip and
that then it is possible that Father
Malone will be named. However Faith
er Roche stated this morning that it
was his understanding that the appoint
ment of Father Smith was permanent
appointment, and that he would remain
in charge of the parish after the re-
turn of the archbishop.
Freed from the cares of the church,
Father Roche is showing Improvement
and he was able to greet his friends
at the parish house today.
1t is a settled fact that Father Roche
will remain in Kenosha and while he
may not have any official connection
with the parish he vii continue to
WELD large influence over the work
In his letter Of farewell the archbis-
hop expressed the hope that Father
Roche would be speedily restored to
health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

The plan to have a down town Office
for the mayor open every day during
business hours is good one and it is
believed that the Council will not OBJ
ject to paying the expense Of maintain
ing such an Office. The mayor should
have been given regular Office long
ago. With a regular Office and the
mayor keeping regular office hours the
business Of the city can be transacted
in much more satisfactory manner
for all concerned and in about a quart
er Of the time that it took under the
old system. The plan is not only a
good one for the people having bust
ness with the mayor who will know
just where to find him at stated time,
but for the mayor as well for he can
arrange matters so that the public bust
ness can come before him at his office
in his regular Office hours. If he is
firm it will no longer be necessary for
the mayor to be at the beck and call
| of everybody at all hours Of the day
and night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

It does not make any particular diff
ference who gave the janitors of some
of the schools permission to absent
themselves for meals during sessions the
Board should rescind the permission and
see to it that the janitors are constantly
on duty when the children are in the
buildings In the opinion Of good
many of the parents and guardians that
is the most important part Of their du-
ties. With every member of the teach
ing force and the janitor on hand there
would not be any too many grown per-
sons present in case of fire or panic
in any of the schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

1t would take the expenditure Of
quite a sum of money perhaps more
than the Board thinks should be spent
at this time to put all the school
grounds in a condition that would be
perfectly satisfactory to all the people
living in their vicinity, but at least
the board can order all the school
grounds cleaned up. The children
themselves could be taught to keep the
yards in order after they were once
put in good condition just as they are
in other cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30

In view of the fact that at least a
tacit agreement has been made between
the administration, the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association, and members of
the reform organizations to give the
plan of regulating the saloons in the
manner stated in the orders of the
mayor to the saloon men a fair trial
it would be hardly fair for the Wiscon-
sin Anti-saloon League to start cru
SADIE in Kenosha at this time and it
would be hardly fair either for the
very men upon whom the league must
rely for support for such a crusade in
this city to give aid and support to
any movement Of the kind at this time.
At present there is every indication
that the saloon men are acting in good
faith and it will be time enough to
proceed to extreme measures when it
is clearly shown that there is no inten-
ton on the part of the administration
and the association to carry out their
part of the agreement. Any crusade
started at this time by the league OF
anybody else would be apt to do more
harm than good.