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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29

We offer good, level, well dram
ed rice land in TIP. 10 ). K 70 w.
near Welsh and Lacasine' and IN
Tn 10 and II S. R S and 9 W.
near Lake. Charles, in quarter Sec
t;ons and larger blocks, on terms
Of one quarter Or more cash and
the balance in one to five years.
To all who will agree to improve
the property and put down deeI
we'll, for irrigation purposes w
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
HAS NO JURISDICTION IN LOCAL OPIUM
CASES.
Surname Court Holds That Courts Tan
Not Try Case of Contested Local
OPTION. Important to ProhibI'
ton Question.

The supreme court yesterday in the
case of Il. DarbOnne ct ais vs.. Inc
v;llape of Oberlin handed down
docision of Importance to those inter-
osted in the prohibition question
throughout the state. 1t held that the
courts of the state have no authority
IN try case of a contested local
optiOn election; that the action OF
CITY council in city or OF a ponce
iurv in parish election in counting
the votes and promulgating the re-
Turns is final and cannot be reviewed
NV the courts. This decision settles
tho cases from Caddo and ST. Landry,
which have gone up on the same
/, point.
2 The opinion of the court was hand
s cd down by Justice Land. The facts
= Of the case we're as follows:
+ On October -, 1907, local option
il election was held by the village of
:, Oherlin and the council promulgated
le the result as showing a majority OF
one vote for prohibition. Thereupon
. Y. Sonnier and Il. Darbonne, two
- saloon keepers Of the village brought
y suit through attorneys A. r. Mitchell
y and S. n. Young to have the election
- declared Illegal, or to have the cour
q decree certain votes to have beef
X ;lleoal and that the election, therefore
K resulted against prohibition. In
. village of Oberlin, through its attol
y news, Williams & Williams, hleo I'll
g execution of want OF lurisdlctlo
q ratione materiae, and Judge Mlll'
- sustained the exception. The supreh
x court Yesterday sustained Judge Nj
Y ,er and held thai there is no law
y Louisiana giving to the courts luri
g dictiOn to try the case OF cohtesV
g local option elections. L. Z. Pres
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
JENNINGS HOLDS ENTHUSIASTIC PARISH
DIVISION MEETING.
Parish Division Committees Appointed
and Get Down to Work on the
Various Duties Assigned Them.

The meeting called for T0eSo"S
night in the G. \. Il. hall was Gale"
to order by H. X. Midkitf, chairman
of the jennings parish division com
mjttee. Mr.. Midkif was eIecloU
chairman of the meeting and Dr. a.
A. Peterson was elected secretary.
Mr.. Midkiff stated the object OF tne
meeting, which was to hear the fepoFV
of the committee who had consulted
Mr.. Herman on the matter OF dra't'nS
q hin to divide Calcasieu parish lnVo
four parishes. The report suggested
that $4,000 would probably be the
CHARGE for such service and lna'
$1,000 90 would be sufficient to meet
} all expenses.
A committee was selected TO 20 &c
Ration Rouge and work with the legls
]ature. consisting of 0. W. HeyWooo
Il. X. Midkiff and a. D. Mcfarlaln
On motion of S. L. Cary, secohoe'
> by DR.. G. W. Remage, the name .
Rice was given to the proposed ne'
, narish, A. D. McFarlain, A. !
Rrainard and n. L. Miller "ei
z elected a committe to draft petlto
: for advertising and secure signature
: thereto.
{ DR. Peterson offered the services
{ the Jennings band in giving Il conce
( for the benefit of the parish dIV'sl'
4 fund which was accepted ana a COZ
mittee consisting of Ben Freeman
rn NJ Smith and Manual Schochet "
collected to assist in securing lo'
d talent to take part in the concert
20 \ committee of five, consisting
"a 7 NJ. Smith, n. L. Miller a.
% Rraiuard, r. Deutch, and u
% Doberty were appointed to ora''
.~S netition to the legislature, asking
- narish division and solicit signatu
80 to the same.
% A subscription paper was pas
- around the room and a good
% subscribed by those present. WI
- will be largely added to by c'1l'
- who we're not present at the meet
% The committee selected to draft
= notice to the legislature met TOT
= completed the document ana Se''
- signatures thereto.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
DRY Welsh Should Have a Town wen

The town pump has occupied
nrominent place in song and Seor'' %
we'll as in the very life history o,
great majority of the towns OF 'nlS
g. So ,ond Of ours, for generations
nost and vet this erstwhile most use
ful servant of the people is seemingly
ba;no relegated to the historic p"S'
and 70 the more progressive towns.
Here. it was, the sturdy yeomanry "
old slaked their thirst when af'er d
weary Journey through heat ana aus,
tbev reached the city for the Gays
trading. Here, it was, the oapeluo,
lo,s Gathered after their heated play
~ o,,ench their thirst and cool their
hea.ad brow with the bountltul gll' .
nature Although the town pu'n'
saams TO have been forgotten 'n
needs Of it remain as imperative "
ever. MANY man who CONES INV
town and goes to the saloon 10 q"0"o
b;s thirst would not do so II ne u"
access to a good we'll OF water ~ ~,
do the several places where lce,"" w
oan he secured in the city Ill VI
a1aoa that we'll would, as mos.
The farmers are not used to orlnSll
;oe.vater and do not relish 1t as INV
who use it constantly. n TINS MS, = !
! snect we speak advisedly' as a nu I'M"
Of farmers have presenCts ,hin ''i "a she
"a tue matter to Us "t,1' mott cost
a,e. A good well %2 haii, ':o' That
ID be as COCA an ' exponent 90 ~et.
,e as il is possible 70 Se''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
ORANGE LAND CO., Ltd.
BEN NJ. FOSTER, manager
IA XII CHAEcl1F'o7
nancial point of view.

nancial point of view.
He closed, in the words OF oeaoo'
Wright, with the question: why
sbonId the saloon exis: 1t never
brought u bit of JOY to woman )
heart, it never brought sunshine '"'o
a home. it never made a ROBUST .il""'
# never did anything for the purlhca'
tion of governments.
One very encouraging feature OF 'o'
meeting was the large per cent .
Young men that were in the audience
mem many of whom, wall cast incl
first vote this year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-29
RICE LAND!

will not ask for Il cash payment,
but will let the money which would
otherwise be paid on the land be
spept for we'll and improvements
and fix all payments from one to
five years from date Of contract.
Prices range from $1,000 to $4,000
per acre, ard we believe there Is
no better rice land offered IN the
country than ours.
We are owners, not agents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
WAS BADLY INJURED
George Spindle, a Railway Fire
man, Assaulted by Section
Foreman on Saturday
THOUGHT MAN WAS M u RDERED

AS a result Of fierce fight between
George Spindle of Chicago, fireman
employed by the Northwestern Railway
Company and an italian section fore
man in charge of the coal chutes at
Balm, on Saturday afternoon, Spindle
was brought to the Kenosha Hospital
suffering from bad wound in the
head and the section foreman may be
arrested on a charge of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm. Spindle
had run his engine up to the coal chutes
and he had objected to the amount of
coal given him by the man in charge
of the chutes and the two men at once
fought. Spindle claims that the italian
came at him with a knife and that he
took up coal scoop to defend himself.
The italian left and Spindle thought
that the trouble was over and returned
to the work of firing his engine A
little later the italian returned and
according to the story of Spindle he
began throwing stones at him. The
first stone struck the fireman in the
head and he fell unconscious in the cab
of his engine. The engineer picked up
the injured man and placed him on the
seat Of the cab and as soon as possible
he was brought to Kenosha and taken
to the Hospital. DR.. Robinson was
called to attend to him. It was found
that the skull had not been fractured
and late Sunday afternoon Spindle was
sent to Chicago, where he resides. He
was so badly bruised by the blow that
it is feared that he will be laid up for
some time. The man who threw the
stone has not as yet been arrested but
it is said that complaint will be made
against him as soon as Spindle is able
to return to Kenosha.
The assault on the fireman caused
great excitement among the men en-
ployed at Balm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Nicholas BohsIer, SixtyYears Old,
Found Dead Under Most
Unusual Circumstances
CORONER HELD POST MORTEM
(From Mondays Daily.)


Nicholas Bohsler, aged 60 years, a
yard man employed at the Balm Wagon
Works, was found dead in bed at the
home of his sister-in-law Mrs. Shirley,
652 Grover street just after seven o.,
clock this morning and the conditions
were such that the coroner is invest
igating the case Bohsler had been in
seemingly usual health on Sunday even
ing and had retired to bed just after
eight o'clock. He did not complain of
any illness and seemed to be in good
spirits. It was the custom of Bohsler
to call the other members of the family
in the morning but when he failed to
get up this morning Mrs. Shirley went
to his room and found him lying on the
bed in his night clothing dead. DR..
Andre was at once called to the house
and he directed that the remains be
removed to the Miller and Cosgrove
norgue pending an investigation. Bohs-
Ter was heard moving about the house
just after midnight this morning but
he did not ask for help from any mem
Der Of the family and it was stated by
the people of the house that he was
accustomed to get up about this time
nightly and that they thought nothing
OF it at the time. Coroner Andre is
holding a postmortem over the remains
this afternoon and if he can determine
the cause of the death by this exam
nation he will not call jury for an
inquest. Bohsler had resided in Ke-
nosha for some time He has a sister,
Mrs. Peters, living in Racine and one
son, Frank Bohsler, who is now residing
at Hot Springs, Ark. The announce
ment of the funeral will not be made
until after the coroner has completed
his investigation into the cause of the
mans death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
MRS. ROBINSON HERE
Woman To Be Tried for Kidnap-
ing in Chicago Spends Day
Here With Her Father
TO FIGHT HARD FOR CHILD
Declares That Her Brothers Were in No
Way Connected With the Taking
of the Child From Home
of It's Grandfather
(From Mondays Daily

Mrs. Gertrude Skotski Robinson, her
sister Nanette Skotsli Franks and her
two brothers Joseph and Frank Skotski
all Of Kenosha, will be placed on trial
before Judge Better in the Circuit
Court in Chicago Tuesday morning on
a dual charge of kidnapping and burg
larry preferred by Harry 7. Robinson,
the husband Of the first named defend
ant. The trial is the outcome of the
recent alleged kidnapping of Gertrude
Robinson, the seven year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, and it is
promised that the case will be one of
the most exciting ever tried in the
courts Of Chicago. The little girl was
taken from the home Of her paternal
grand father on the day before Christ
mas, and since that time notwithstand-
ing the fact that detectives have been
securing Chicago in an effort to find the
child no trace Of her has been found.
1t is declared that the child was
brought to Chicago but the father Of
the accused quartette, who is at present
janitor Of the Kenosha County building,
declares that the child is not at his
home, and to the best Of his knowledge
it has never been in the city. Robinson
was recently sent to the Illinois State
prison for an indeterminate sentence,
on charge Of some crookedness in a
real estate deal but he is now out
pending new trial, and he is planning
to take charge of the fight in person.
It is claimed that Robinson was in
Des Moines, Iowa at the time the child
was taken from his fathers home by
Mrs. Robinson. The Robinson s were
divorced some years ago and under the
order of the court the daughter was
awarded to the father but since that
time Mrs. Robinson was able to secure
modification Of the decree by which
she was given permission to visit the
child Mrs. Robinson and the brothers
and sisters declare that the child will
be produced only on the order Of the
court and that the father will not get
a chance to secure the custody Of her
again.
Mrs. Robinson was in Kenosha to-
day, and when interviewed she stated
that the two men arrested with her
in Chicago were not her brothers but
two men she had employed to aid her
in getting possession of her daughter.
She reiterated the statement of her
father that the little girl was not in
Kenosha. She declared that at the
trial tomorrow she would produce most
sensational evidence against her former
husband, and insisted that she would
keep up the fight for the custody of the
daughter until 1t was awarded to her
by the courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
TO CARE FOR DEFICIT
Supervisor Jordan To Negotiate With
Banks for County Funds

At the closing meeting Of the County
Board, on Saturday afternoon, the mem
bers of the Board took occasion to
make provision for any possible deficit
that may be found in the funds of the
county between now and the time that
the taxes are paid to the County
Treasurer by the town treasurers. The
Board decided to leave the matter in
the hands of Supervisor Henry Jordan
with power to act for the Board in
negotiating with the banks for the
loan if such loan is needed. It is
certain that the county funds will run
very low in the next month but it is
thought that it will be possible to meet
the expenses of the county if some of
the larger items are laid over until the
new tax levy becomes available.
Chairman Kreuscher Of the Board
was rendered vote of thanks for the
manner in which he had presided over
the seasons OF the Board after which
the Board adjourned sine die.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

Bishop Webb Declares Episcopal
Church Will Take no Radical
III
Action on Saloon Question
SEEK REFORM OF BESTNATURE

After the numerous trips about the
state, after a lengthy residence at the
Nashotah house, w. w. Webb, bishop
of the Milwaukee Episcopal diocese,
went to Milwaukee last Saturday to
make his permanent home.
"The church throughout the state is
in excellent condition." said Bishop
Webb last night ~ arrive in Mil
waukee content in spirit, secure in
thought that the diocese in every Sec
ton of the state is thriving. [ have
covered $4,000 square miles of territory
in the course of my recent travels;
have been living in my bag; bishop is
really an ecclesiastical commercial ira
Weller; he is ever moving. And he be-
comes a real estate man, lawyer, and
many other things. Chippewa Falls and
Eau Claire and the new towns that are
sprlnging up north Of these cities are
making us real estate men. We have
fourishing branches in that newly open
ed up country and must become ac-
quainted with conditions in order that
we may know just which of the many
new towns will boom and which of them
will dWindle away to nothing. The
work Of the Episcopal church lies large
ly in that northern section Just now.
My residence in Milwaukee, while it
will not diminish my frequent trips, will
give me an opportunity to become bet
ter acquainted with local men and local
conditions.
Regarding the saloon question: I
have little to say. The Episcopal
church is not radical in it's views on the
question. We believe, of course, that
there is much room for reform, but
neither I, personally, nor any of the
Episcopal ministers in the city, to the
best Of my knowledge, have formed
any opinion regarding the best nature
Of that reform. [ do not believe that
anything radical will be done in city
ike Milwaukee, however, nor 90 I be-
lieve that radical move would be to
the best interests of the city.
Among matters of direct church in
terest is the early departure Of DR..
Robinson of Racine college, who has
declared his intentions of going to Ne
vada, there to become missionary bishop
The departure Of DR.. Robinson will
mean an inestimable loss to Milwaukee.
He has ever been leading spirit in
the church movement in the state and
has been more than active in all things
tending toward the betterment and
advancement of the church. I can not
yet say who will be his successor. In
fact, I was rather surprised to see that
his acceptance of the Nevada call had
been made public. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
SCHOOLS FOR FARMERS
Annual Announcement of Short Course
at University of Wisconsin

The fifth annual session of the ten
days course in agriculture for the
adult farmers in Wisconsin will open
at the University Of Wisconsin on
Feb. 4, and it is expected that some
300 men from various parts of the state
will be in attendance. The immense
popularity of the course of instruction
offered is shown in the increased en-
rollment each Of the four years since
the establishment of the work in 1904.
The first year there were IT'S farmers
enrolled for the instruction; the
second 227; the third, 41O and last
year there were COL. The average in
crease in attendance each year was
50 per cent, which would indicate, at a
conservative estimate, 913 men in this
year s enrolment A rule barring all
under rs years of age from the ten
days short course has been established
in order to insure the older men, who
can be absent from their farms for but
short time, from being crowded out
by the younger men for whom the uni
versity provides other opportunities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
CAUGHT IN RACINE
Joe Vacrochovicz, Wanted OH Charge of
Grand Larceny. Caught in Racine

Joseph Vacrochovicz, wanted n Ke-
nosha on charge Of grand larceny,
was arrested in Racine late Saturday
evening by Chief of Police O'Hare.
The police officers Of the city had been
after the man for more than two weeks.
He had been traced to Racine two
weeks ago but when the officers went to
that city in an effort to arrest him he
managed to keep out Of their way.
O'Hare managed to slip up on him
and placed him under arret He was
brought back to Kenosha and at once
bound over to the Circuit Court under
bonds of 5000. Not being able to get
bail he returned to Jail to await trial
at the March term Of the Circuit Court.
The accused man is alleged to have
broken open trunk at boarding
house at the corner of Jenne and Jay
streets and to have stolen $75 in money.
The money was the property of fellow
boarder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
JACOB voLLMER DEAD
Pioneer Moulder Died at His Home On
Sunday After Long Illness


Jacob Vollmer, one of the oldest and
best known of the pioneer residents of
the city, died at his home on South
Chicago Street just after two clock
Sunday afternoon after long illness
from a complication of diseases. Mr..
Vollmer was sixty nine years of age
and he had been growing feeble for
more than year. For the last few
days his illness had been regarded as
critical and his death was not un,
expected.
Jacob Vollmer was widely known in
Kenosha and Kenosha county. He was
the son of the late Conrad Vollmer, one
of the earliest of the pioneer settlers
in Kenosha He was born in New York.
December %, 1888, and came with his
parents to this city in 1913 He went
to Chicago in 1871, where he married
Miss Carrie Ryan in 1875. He returned
to Kenosha in 1888 and since that time
he had been a resident Of Kenosha. He
was moulder by trade and for many
years he was employed at the old Whit
aker foundry. For the last FIVE years
he had been retired. He was a member
of st. Matthew s church for many years
He is survived by his widow and five
children, Mrs. W. w. Vincent, Mrs.
Harvey Slater and George and Arthur
and Charles Vollmer, all of Kenosha.
Mr.. Vollmer was a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and served
for nine months in the Chicago Mercan-
tile Battery
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

ming to call public meeting Of the
leaders of the Republican party and
seek to make some plans by which the
Republicans can get a strong ticket
in the field and secure the election Of
a city committee which will be willing
to work for the election of the ticket
as named at the primaries. There are
many good men in the Republican party
who would be willing to accept place
on the party ticket if assured that there
would be a united party behind them
and this is to be the purpose of this
preliminary meeting Of the leaders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
DOCTOR IN ZION
Former Deacon John G. Speicher Hangs
Out Single and will Practice

"Call on DR.. Speicher in case of ac-
cident, injury or chronic disease. Ad-
vice freely given" This is the adver-
tisement that has appeared in all the
Zion City papers of late and which
has caused considerable comment in
that village.
One Zionist stated to reporter late
this afternoon that he was Of the be-
lief that the doctor would prescribe
for any ailment the same as he did
prior to the foundation of the faith
cure by the late DR.. Dowie few years
ago.
Speicher is claimed to be first class
doctor and one who is not afraid to
use the knife. IF this is the case,
Zion City people claim he ought to be
kicked out Of zion or that he ought to
specify more carefully as to what cases
he looks after
+" Free advice on cases given'' has
caused many people to believe that he
would secretly attend any patient and
give anything that was recommended
for the disease.
A the present time there are at
least thirty cases of measles in Zion
and an epidemic is feared.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
TO HOLD MASS MEETING
Prominent SPEAKERS To Talk for Law
Enforcement on Thursday Night

Prominent men Of the city have ac-
cepted the invitation to speak at a
meeting held under the auspices of
the Civic Federation at the auditorium
of the Y. M. G. A. on Thursday even
ing. The meeting will be for the dis
cusslon of the enforcement Of the laws
OF the state and city and it will not
deal with the saloon question or any
other particular question but will be
an appeal for the general enforcement
OF all laws. The speakers will include
Attorney James Cavanagh, Judge Jo-
seph r GARRISON, E. G. Theirs, E. L.
Grant and others. The admission to
the meeting will be free and both la
dies and gentlemen are invite to at
tend.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
MUST GIVE AN ACCOUNT
Farmers Cited Into Court To Give Ac-
count of Funds in Their Hands

Gerhard Roberts of Burlington and
Henry Roberts Of Lyons were cited to
appear III the County Court for Kenosha
county this morning to give an account
OF certain dealings which they had
with the estate Of the late Maria Ro-
berts and to give testimony as to why
they had not paid into the estate
$500 which is alleged to be held by
them. The men are prominent in Ra-
cine and Walworth counties and the
nearing resulted in many people coming
from the two Sounties to take part in
the hearing. A portion of the testi-
mony was taken this morning after
winch the hearing was continued. The
estate Of the late Maria Roberts is
now being administered in this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
NEW MAIL DEVICE
Invention of Racine Man Being Tested
on North Western Railway

The patent mail catching device
which has been invented by Charles
Eve Of Racine Junction is now being
set up at the Northwestern station
there and will be tested the latter
part of the week It is claimed that
the device will greatly aid in small
towns where mail trains do not stop,
as it delivers the mail bags auto
matically to the postal railway clerks
while the train is going at the speed
Of sixty miles an hour. If the in
venton proves practicable it is likely
that factory will be erected for
their manufacture at the Junction.