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The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
BAKER DRUG STORE.

Hamilton & Capelle frame pictures.
 John Wade, of Emmet, is in town today.
 We regret to learn that Miss Clara Brooks is quite sick.
 Miss Pleaz Stone e.nd Miss Es- ther Moncrief left today on a visit to friends at Hope.
 New styles in runabouts right from the Studebaker factory. at Prescott Hardware Co.'S.
 Go around and see the new styles of Furniture that Pres colt Hardware received during last week.
 FOR SALE-SO acre farm. inn proved, sandy soil, most all in cultivation; 3 miles from Blevins $500. See Ellsworth.
 Ernest Stainton has received new runabout, which is of a most modern and pretty make, the envy or admiration of every one.
 Hamilton & Capelle have just received 1900 feet of picture frame moulding and a large as- sortment of picture mats-all cOlors
 Mrs. w. R. Coley and two chil- dren, of Little Rock, are attend ing the bedside of husband and father who was hurt in the ac- cident Monday.
 On next Thursday the Pres colt Variety Store will give a beautiful picture free with your purchases amounting to 25 cents. or more. See the window.
 Dr. T. l.. Bell came in last night from Little Rock, where he has been attending the closing eX- ercises of the deaf mute insti- ute at that place. He was ac- companied by his two sons, Jommie and Horace. who had been attending the institution | the past session.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03

FOR SALE-A good Jersey cow at a bargain. SAM T. WHITE.
 W. \. Becis left last night on business trip north.
 The latest things in laces- Baby Irish, Fillet, Val, Torchon. Real Linen and Cluny Lace wit. insertion to match, just 7eceiv- ed at Gee 2 S.s So,,s
 Reports from Fulton today is to the effect that Red river came to a stand early last night and fell one inch by 7 o'clock this morning. Water covers the railroad for eleven miles from one to four feet.
 The entertainment to be given by the ladies of the Methodist church at the home Of Dr. k. l.. Hinton will take place on Friday evening instead of Thursday eV- ening as announced yesterday.
 Richard Coley, of Nashville, father of the Iron Mountain brakeman, who was hurt in the accident Monday, is here at the bedside of his son. On account of the serious condition of Mir. Coley, the physicians has deem ed it best not to move the un- fortunate man to his Little Rock home for few days yet.
 J. NJ. Hendrix, who recently moved here from Hope, and pur- chased the Joe Bryan property on West Main Street. is getting ready to open up a restaurant in the building next to the Ham, by block on East Front Street by the first of next week. Mir. Hendrix came here from Hope, where he has been running a sim liar business for some time.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03

efforts, in a very short time,
 A daily rain isn't very popular. but most people would rather have it than repetition Of what we had last summer.
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 Notwithstanding the long and protracted drought, sam Logan is sticking to his street sprink- ling contract.
 The arrival of real warm weather does not seem to keep people away from the electric theatre. However, MT. Warmack will probably discontinue this popular resort some time the lat ter part of this month.
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 A crowd was talking of the present rains and one gentle man remarked that we had four big rains in the past ten days. Another corrected him by the tatement that we had had ten rains in the past ten days, and still another thought we had had only one rain for that length of time It is hard to say which was correct, but to say the least of it we have had some rain.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
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Memphis ice cream at Hester 1rse f0nntoin

Memphis ice cream at Hester ly's fountain.
 Sam T. White is over at ROs- boro today on business.
 For floor coverings see Pres colt Hardware Company.
 Pine shingles for sale at the Junction City Lumber Go.
 On account of no quorum the council did not hold it's regular semi-monthly meeting on last night.
 T. G Moody went to Fulton this morning where he has a few days plumbing to do for J. J. Battle.
 W. V. TOmpkins left last night for Little Rock, where he is to- day looking in upon the State Convention.
 Mrs. A. B. Hendrix Of Clin- ton, South Carolina, came in last night on a visit to the family of her brother, Dr. J. L. Bell.
 Just received, a carload of red cedar shingles. They are the best. Try them.
 Junction Lumber Co. Miss Annie Hatley has return ed home from Weatherford, Tex as. where she has been teacinp in in the college there.
 Ed Hood left last night for Little Rock, where he went to place Charlie May, of Parker township i'll the hospital for ner- vous diseases at that place
 Buy 25 cents in merchandise from us and receive a beautiful picture free on next Thursday See our window.
 VARIETY STORE.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
Two More Records.

New York June 3.-When the big Cunarder Mauretania swung in at her pier Tuesday she had two more records to her credit. She had beaten by seven minutes the best previous time over the long course, made by her sister ship, the Lusitania. and also made the best single days run ever made by any steamship. She passed Daunts Rock at 4:35 a. m.. on May 2S. at record speed and maintained that pace throughout her voyage. The fastest time of the voyage was maoe on the last days run, when she reeieu off 639 miles in twenty-four hours-a new record.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
Time Given to File.

Austin, June 2.-Attorney General Davidson is in receipt of telegram from Congressman Burleson stating that he had made in the supreme court of the United States on behalf of the attorney general of Texas a motion under rule 30 for leave to file during vacation a petition for rehearing Tn the case of the Galveston, Harrisburg X San Antonio Railway company vs. the state of Texas and that the court had made an order, giving until Sept 1, in which to file such petition.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
State Treasury Balance.

Austin, Tex, June 3-Balance in state treasury for the quarter ending June l, shows $1.963,149 in cash and $16,010,295 in bonds, according to the statement given out by Treasurer Sparks. Of cash, $975,97S is to the credit of general revenue. Of bonds, t1&000,000 is to the credit of the per manent school fund
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
HELP WANTED"

lcOIOfU.
 HELP WANTED"
 WANTED-Manager for branch office we wish to locate here ill Prescott. Address, with refer ence, The Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati, Ohio.
 During 1907, there was S1O,- 800 paid to Prescott benefi- ciarles of life insurance policies which was the tenth town in point of amount paid. Nine other towns, as follows, exceeding it., in the order named Little Rock Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Helena, Hol- l ly Grove, Clarksyille, Eureka Springs.
 The Ozan Lumber Company, who had five million feet of lum- Der blown down in Pike County a few weeks ago by a cyclone, are again running their .saw mill at this place day and night, in order to save as much of the timber as is possible before the worms take it. Mr. w. N. Bemis, the president of the plant hopes to be able to cut two million feet per month with the present ca pacity, and that he can haul in three million and the surplus mill lion can be cared for in the large pond west of the plant.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
Lieutenant Governor Announces.

Austin, Tex, June 2.-Lieutenan' Governor Davidson of Cuero. who IS here. announced his candidacy for re- nomination at the Democratic prima- ries
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03

Ice cream at the Nevada County Drug Store today.
 A pretty line of Elm troidery adn Insertion right from New York-call at Gee & Sons.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03

Fatal Bubonlc Plague Case.
 St. Thomas, D. W. l.. June Zone fatal case of bubonic plague has been officially reported here and two sus- .pected cases are being watched.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
- LsS, A B OU ! NXS&aA T o w N GR@
MAKE GOOD.

AhhHNh NOOAD' Make good. Cut out If, 7" "could" and should" And start in to saw wood. You can still have the best Things in life, like the rest Of the men who've acheived Just because they believed In themselves. You're deceived If you think fortune comes With rattle of drums And a fanfare of state To hand yours on a plate. That isn't the way That she visits today. You must get out and rustic and hustle
 and hustle; You need all your muscle, for you've
 got to tussle, Plunge into the fight. Hit to the left and to right, And keep crashing and smashing. Don't let up with your striking Until things meet your liking. For Gods sake, stop bawling- Instead, do some maWling. It makes the world bitter To look at quitter; Fate scowls when she sees A growup on his knees. A man with his health Is a mine damned with wealth Full of unexplored lodes. Why, the freckled- back toads Have the sense to keep jumping And here you are humping. Come, now, strike your gait It isn t too late, There's no such thing as fate. Drop that fool talk of 'lu k, Get a grip on your pluck, And buck Beginl To grin And win.
 Albert Kaufman in Everybody's
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
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In the excitement that follow ed the accident at the depot Monday Nathan O'Neil, the Cur don contractor, picked up an um - brella that did not belong to him. Mir. O'Neal carried one all day but found his own at The News office after the accident where he had left it early in the forenoon. The owner of the umbrella Ca very necessary ar ticle these days) can have same by applying at this office and identifying property.
 The women of any church are certainly it's most loyal work CTS. The ways and means pro- vided by their jealous minds for the protection of and caring for the physical as well as the spiri- tual effects of the church are at times most novel as well as praise-worthy. One good lady, a member of the Home Mission Society of the Methodist church ol this city, undertook to pay off the carpet debt by making and selling pin cushions at 25 cents each. Besides looking after the home duties to most energetiic extent, she found time to look alter the cushion proposition, ana last Saturday deposited in a local bank S1OO to the credit of the society, as the result of her
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-03
Local view post cards at the Nevada County Drug Store.

Work Of cXcavating the ground for the new school building was begun yesterday by Contractor Tedford.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
MANY SEEK PLACE
State Superintendent of Schools
To Have Strong Opposition
for a denomination
ASHLAND MAN SEEKS POSITION

I. J. Hooper, principal of the Ashland
schools, is extremely likely to enter the
contest for state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, if he follows the advise
of friends with whom he counseled on
his visit to Milwaukee Saturday.
The friends, it is understood, very
strongly urged Mr.. Hooper to enter the
race and gave him strong promise Of
support if he would do So Friends of
Secretary Doty Of the civil service
board at Madison have been urging him
very hard also to enter the race. To
some extent his action in the matter is
likely to depend on the decision of Mr..
Hooper, it is believed, and if the Ash
land man should not become candidate
it is possible Mr.. Doty may.
State Rural School Inspector Wood,
who is an announced candidate for the
Office of superintendent Of public in
struction, will, it is claimed make a
contest for the office and will begin a
very thorough canvass of the state early
in the year and attempt to put a good
working organization in all Of the coun-
ties Of tho state.
Both State Superintendent Cary, who
is a candidate for reelection, and W.
IS. Hewitt of Oshkosh, who is an an
nounced candidate for the place, are SO
far not making plans for SO aggressive
a compalgn as Mr.. Wood contemplat as.
Before the election in April it is likely
however, that all of the candidates will
be doing some very hard work for the
office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
POST CARD CHRISTMAS
Local Post Office Handled More Than
100000 Post Cards in Ten Days

Local Post Office Handled More Than
100000 Post Cards in Ten Days
Reports from the Kenosha Post Of
fee show that the Christmas this year
was postal card Christmas and the
statistics of the office show that in the
past ten days the office handled more
than hundred thousand postal cards.
One man has been on duty nearly all
the time with nothing to do but
throw postal cards and on Thursday
alone he handled a total of 10000
cards. The receipts for stamp sales for
the transportation of postal cards will
be in the neighborhood of a. thousand
dollars. Many of the cards mailed
will never reach their destination as
many patrons of the office failed to
observe the rules in regard to mailing
certain of the cards and hundreds Of
them are now being held pending prop
err postage. These will be sont to the
dead letter Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
Louis Petersen Meets With Un-
usual Accident While Work
ing With an Automobile =
STARTS WITHOUT WARNING
Petersen is Caught Between the Front
Of the Car and the End of
Barn and Terribly
Injured

Louis Petersen, residing at l Park
Court and employed by J. G. Wilson to
take care Of an automobile met with
very serious though unusual accident at
the barn of Wilson on Park avenue lust
before noon Friday when an automo-
bile on which he was working sudden
ly dashed forward and before the en-
CINE could be killed Petersen was
pinned in between the end OF the barn
and the car and both Of his legs broken
also badly bruised and it is PROBABLE
that he will be laid up for many weeks
as a result Of the accident. The acct
dent was one Of the most remarkable
ever known to the operators Of auto
mobiles. Petersen was accustomed to
taking care of the car and with Charles
Schultz had removed the hood Of the
car and after filing the tank with
water he had stepped in front Of the
car to screw the tap on the radiator.
The engine Of the car was running at
the time, but Schultz had started to shut
it off. Petersen was at work on the
cap when the automobile suddenly
started forward. On the front Of the
car Mr. Wilson had placed piece Of
iron pipe to use as a. fender and this
struck Petersen with terrific force
and it is thought that the bones in
both legs had been broken before he
was pinned in between the car and the
end of the barn. The engine stopped
almost at once or it would have driven
Petersen through the end Of the barn
and probably have killed him. AS soon
as possible DR.. j. H. Cleary was called
| to the scene of the accident and an
ambulance summoned and Petersen re-
moved to his home where he was at
tended by Doctors Cleary and Thomp-
son. The broken bones were set and
he was resting comparatively easy to-
| day. The action of the car in making
the sudden lunge forward is a. mystery,
but it is thought that possibly it had
some defective part which gave way
| just as Petersen was at. work. Peter
sen had some time to get out Of the
way Of the car, but he evidently did
not recognize his great danger.
Mr.. Wilson is doing everything for
Petersen that is possible. Petersen has
a wife and two children. The accident
caused considerable excitement and
drew large crowd to the scene.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
WILL. AMEND LAW
Mary Ann Law Is To Be an Imp0T-
tant Issue at Coming SEES.
sion Of the Legislature
INGALLS, TO ACT IN ASSEMBLY

That primary law legislation will oc-
cupy a great deal of attention in the
legislature this winter, if the plans Of
the La.Eollette people are carried out,
has been plainly shown by the demands
of the LaFollette people in their con
ferences over the speakership situa-
ton.
The priD ipal demand of the LaFol-
lette people in regard to the speaker
ship is that if their support should go
to any particular candidates save Mr..
Scott, they be permitted to name the
membership Of several of the assem-
bly, committees, the greatest stress be-
ing laid on a demand that an election
committee be named which shall be
favorable to Senator LaFollette.
The LaFollette people would like al
so hand in naming the railroads, the
insurance, the judiciary and the state
affairs committee, but their greatest
interest is in the election committee,
and they are bound and determined
that this committee shall be named in
accordance with their suggestions.
Next to the election committee the La
Toilette people are most interested in
the state affairs committee.
This means undoubtedly that the La
Toilette men intend to make the
Mary Ann, or second choice primary
bill, an issue, and decided fight over
that subject can be expected from the
coming legislature.
1t is understood that Assemblyman
ingalls, Of Racine will conduct the
fight for the Mary Ann bill in the as
sembly, and that the measure in the
senate will have the active support OF
Senator Morris.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
END CAME SUDDENLY
Vim. Turner, Postmaster Of the
Village Of Bristol, Died Sud,
denly Christmas Night
LONG IN CHARGE OF OFFICE

William Turner, postmaster of the
village Of Bristol and one of the pio-
neer residents Of that village, died sud
denly at his home in the village just
after seven O'Clock Friday evening at
ter a long illness from complication
of diseases. The deceased was sixty
two years Of age and had resided in
Kenosha county for the past forty
years. The funeral will be held from
the Bristol Methodist church at ten
o o'clock Sunday morning and interment
will be in the family plat at Brass Ball
corners.
The death of William Turner marks
the passing of a man widely known in
the village Of Bristol and the surround
ing territory. He was native of Eng
land but came to this country in his
lage Of Bristol He at onces assumed
place as a leader among the people
Of the village He had been connected
with the mercantile life of the village
for number Of years and in this way
became well known to people in that
portion Of the county. He was named
as postmaster Of Bristol by President
Mckinley twelve years ago after bit
ter struggle. The fight over the post
office at Bristol at that time was one
of the most bitter struggles ever. put
up to Congressman Cooper and Mr..
Turner proved such an efficient officer
that he has held the office ever since
without any opposition.
The deceased postmaster is survived
by widow and one daughter Mrs. Ed
WIN Moore of Cary, III.
Bristol has lost three ex postmasters
in the past few days. The first to die
was John II. Roberts who held the of
fee for nearly twenty years. His
death occurred at ST. Paul, Mimi, early
in the present month. The death OF
James Subway who was postmaster
of the village for eighteen years oc
Cured on Wednesday evening of this
week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
Common Council Cannot Force
Kenosha Home Telephone
Co. 70 Give City Phones
PARALLEL CASE DECIDED
Judge Stevens OF Madison Holds That
the Railroad Commission Acted
Wisely in Refusing Superb
or Free Phones

The Kenosha Common Council can
not force the Kenosha Home Telephone
company to furnish free phones for use
in the city buildings under the provi-
sions of the franchise granted to the
Citizen s company by the Council as
Judge E, Ray Stevens of Madison,
handed down a decision on Thursday
in which he knocks out free service
from telephone companies in every city
of the state and holds that regardless
of franchise provisions no company can
furnish free phones to a municipality
unless it also furnishes phones free to
every other patron of the company.
The decision upholds the ruling of the
Railroad Commission in every particu-
lar and practically closes the door to
cities securing any favors from the
companies furnishing telephone service.
The decision is very interesting in
Kenosha and the members of the Coun-
Gil have been awaiting this decision
to determine the course to be taken in
this city in the fight for free phones.
The action in which the decision was
handed down was brought by the City
of Superior against the Superior Tele-
phone Company The Council there
had granted the company franchise
to lay conduits in the streets of the
city and to erect the poles and wires
with the expressed condition that dur
&c
pany should furnish free phones to all
of the buildings of the municipality
Several months ago at the orders of
the. Railroad Commission the Superior
Telephone company notified the City
Council of that city that all free phones
would be cut off after the first of
October and me city at once took the
matter into court declaring that the
Railroad Commission could not inter
fere with contract between the City
Of Superior and q corporation doing
business in that city. The matter was
taken into the courts and under the
ruling of the Railroad Commission the
| action had to be started in the Dane
Judge Stevens upholds the Railroad
Commission in every portion of the de-
cision and holds that the portion of the
franchise which demands the free
phones is void as it is against public
policy. The local phone company will
in short time receive a text of the
decision and it viii undoubtedly be
fled with the City Council in the near
future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
DRAWN FROM THE WOOD
You Can Save SOC on the Dollar and
Get Your Moneys Worth Every Time

The International Wine and Liquor
House, 164 Main street, has filed up
their store with large superior stock
Of wines and liquors and is selling them
at the bar drawn direct from the bar
rels. A good large glass Of wines,
WHISTLES, gins, runs, etc., for SC. A
very high grade of goods for 10c per
glass. A large schoppen of sweet or
sour wines for 10c. Large German
stems Of Monarch beer SC. Bottled
beer over the bar Sc per bottle. All
standard advertised imported and do
nestle wines and liquors for sale by
the bottle at lowest prices. Come and
convince yourself. International Wine
and Liquor House, 164 Main ST., be-
tween Market and Pearl SITS. tt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
TO REDUCE RATES
Kenosha Gas & Electric Co. Asks
State Commission To Permit
Cut in Power Charges
OTHER REDUCTIONS TO COME

The Kenosha Gas and Electric com
pany this morning applied to the State
Railroad Commission for permission to
make a general reduction in all rates
charged by the company to consumers
Of power in the city It is stated by
the manager of the company that this
is the first of the re-adjustment Of
rates of the company and that it is che
idea Of the company that the increase
in permanent business secured by the
change in rates will be such as to make
the change a profit earning one for the
company. It is the plan of the com
pany to make reductions on all service
supplied by the company including the
lighting service later and these changes
will be announced early in the new
year.
The application of the company to
the Railroad Commission which shows
the proposed changes in the rates is as
follows:
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wis.
Gentlemen:
We desire to inform you that we wish
to lower our rates for electric power
in accordance with the following which
are our present rates.