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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08
streeter Goes Free.

Tuscumbia, July 7.-(special)-The case
against Kumpe Streeter, arrested at
Brick. this county, Friday. on charge
of attempted criminal assault. was dis
missed yesterday by Justice John Sher-
rod, after paying the costs In the case
Streeter was arrested on warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Ksavitsky, but the woman
failed to appear to prosecute. Friends of
streeter claim there 10 nothing to the
charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08
BOOSTER CLUB IS
FULLY ORGANIZED
Fires Are Lighted In Woodstock
Furnace AT Annisten
MISS THOMPSON'S FUNERAL
Mr.. C. e. Reid and Miss Clara Ward
Are Quietly Married at Annis-
ton-Warehouse Company
Declares a Dividend.
MISS THOMPSON'S FUNERAL

Admission, July 7.-(Specia1. 1.-THE board
of trustees of the newly organized Boost
er and Prosperity fund met yesterday
afternoon in the office of the Anniston
City Land company and perfected a per-
manent organization, w. A. Davis be-
ing elected chairman of the board.
An executive committee having power
to act In everything except the expendi-
ture of funds was appointed, as follows:
L. H. Kaplan, E. L. Turner and r. e.
Garner.
1t was decided that a form of SUBJ
scription should be drawn up and John
subscription for the year 1909 to be paid
on November 1 and that for subsequent
years the payment should be made April
l. The executive committee will begin
to solicit subscriptions immediately and
it was also decided that six of the ten
members of the board should constitute
a quorum of that body. The meeting
was then adjourned.
Fires were lighted In the Woodstock
furnace this evening and within a few
days the product will be coming out to
the full capacity of the furnace.
This Is joyful news to the hundreds
of workmen of the company, who will
now assume their old positions. a large
number having already been put to work
The object of the company in going into
bankruptcy. 1t is said, was to keep off
their creditors until they could complete
the repairs ON the furnace and put 1t
into blast, and now since this has been
accomplished the next move will prob
ably be something that sounds good to
the creditors.
Many improvements have been made,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08
WILLIAM F. LOCKE
DIES AT AMERiCUS
WAS BROTHER OF CHARLES D.
AND ROSCOE LOCKE AND BRO
THER-IN-LAW OF CAPT. JOHN G.
SMITH OF BIRMINGHAM.

Eufaula. July 7.-(Special.) -William r.
Locke, prominent citizen os Dawson,
Ca, whose mother resides here, died this
morning in Americas, Ca, from Injuries
received In being thrown from an auto
mobile last night while returning home
with two companions. The machine struck
some obstacle In the road when the three
men were precipitated heavily upon the
ground 1t was thought that all had es-
capped with slight injuries until this morn
ing, when Mr.. Locke was found in an un-
conscious condition and died few min
utes after being awakened. He leaves a
wife, five children, several brothers and
sisters, three of whom reside in Blrming-
ham.
w. F. Locke, the prominent Georgia
planter who died in Americas yesterday,
was brother of Charles D. Locke and
Roscoe Locke and brother-in-law of Capt.
John G. Smith, all of whom reside in
Birmingham. He had many friends in
Birmingham who will be shocked to hear
of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08

This morning In police court the re-
corder fined w. o. Kelley and Leo Gilbert
$3.50 each for vagrancy. Both of them
had been in the court before on this same
charge. and both tried today to defeat
the prosecution by showing that they had
worked two days each In the last several
months, pleading sickness as an excuse
for not having been engaged in any reg
ular occupation. This failed, as the city
physician would not testify to their in
ability to work and tho court according
ly fined them. Both announced an in
tention of appealing to higher courts and
juries, where they would show that they
ought not to, be punished for idleness.
A quiet wedding occurred last night at
the parsonage of the Second Presbyterian
church when Mr.. c. E. Reid, register
clerk In the Admission postoffice and Miss
Clara Ward. daughter OF Councilman w.
o. Ward, were married by the Rev. j.
Frank Turner, pastor of the church.
The couple will visit Florida on we'd
ding trip and on their return to Admission
will reside at Twenty-second and Noble
streets.
The stockholders of the ADMISSION Mer-
camille company have elected the follow
ing board of directors: w. A. Scarbor-
ough, Ben Easley, Eba Scarborough
Rutherford Lapsley and ]. D. O'Bryant.
The directors held a meeting last Mon
day and elected the following officers
W. A. Scarborough, president; Eba Scar
borough, vice president; Ben Easley,
treasurer and general manager, and R.
Lapsley secretary.
The annual statement of the company
shows that 1t Is In good condition and
that much progress has been made during
the last IL months.
G. w. Eichelbirger of Oxford has been
elected president of the board of direc-
tors of the Farmers union warehouse
The semi-annual meeting of the stock
holders was held yesterday at II a. m.
in the courthouse, when dividend of
10 per cent was declared and about 5
per cent put in a reserve fund. The
stockholders also bought up the outstand-
ing stock, worth about $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08
Rain at Gadsden.

Gadsden, July 7-(Special.)-A heavy
rain accompanied by some wind, visited
this section late this afternoon. No Sc
rious damage is reported.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08
Loses Thumb.

Tuscumbia, July 7.-(special)- Chaf1es
Weatherlow, employed at the mill of the
Tuscumbia Lumber company, had his
thumb cut off yesterday by being caught
in the machinery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-08

The funeral of Miss Anne Thompson,
who died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
8. e. Forbes. after a long illness on
yesterday morning, was held from the
house by DR.. J. G. Anderson interment
following at Edgemout this morning at
$50 o'clock
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capacity will likely be increased several
tons.
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WeeIk-End Rates to Birmingham A.
Il. & A. and S. A. l..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
WILL NOT CHANGE Law
No Changes to pc Made by Legislature
in Law Relating to Exemptions

The present law with respect to ex-
emptions from execution for debt will
remain unchanged by the present legis-
lature. The assembly killed beyond
possibility Of resurrection, the bill of
Senator Ions to remove from exemp-
tons ten per cent of debtor S wages.
The present law exempts $50 of wages
and also exempts certain amounts for
a laborer's tools and the libraries and
instruments of professional men. The
bill passed the senate and came up in
the assembly, a debate ensuing in
which Assemblyman Hughes and Kull
favored the bill and Assemblymen
Georgi, Hambrecht, ingalls, and Buslett
spoke in opposition. The bill was de
MED concurrence by a vote of 46 to
27 and reconsideration of this vote
was refused by 35 to %. The chief
argument in favor Of the bill was that
dishonest debtors Systematically take
advantage of the exemption law to de-
fraud creditors. The opposition argu-
ed that such law would be in the in
terest of loan sharks and careless mer-
chants who would be able to harrass
the poor and unfortunate, tie up their
wages and thereby pile up costs against
the debtor for thessake of squeezing out
the small margin that would be OBJ
tainable under the ten per cent allow
ance, which at most would amount to
Sc if the debtor had $50 Of wages
coming when the garnishment was in
stituted.
Among the, more important bills pass
ed by the assembly were:
SOFA. (By the committee on cities).
Glving fremen in cities' Of the second
and third classes one days rest in
seven.
273A. (By Assemblyman Frank
.smith9 Requiring notice to owner of
land BEFORE it can bel sold for taxes.
4e7A. (Hhgalls). Fixing salary of
Racine county judge at $4,000 a year.
COCA. (Dorner). Permitting Mil
waukee to raise four mill tax for
school purposes.
658S. To pay legislative Chaplains
SO day for opening the sessions with
prayer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
MICE CAUSE A FIRE
Matches Ignited in Rear Of Fan.
ming & Hoye's Store Caused
Blaze In kimbaI Block
CLAIM HEAVY LOSS BY SMOKE

The Kimball block at the corner of
Main and Wisconsin street and es-
pecially the store of Tanning & Hoye
sustained heavy loss by smoke and
fire between seven and eight O'Clock
Monday and while the estimates
Of the loss are still incomplete it is
expected that the loss will total over
$4,000. 1t is entirely covered by in
surance.
The freS1 broke out in the rear part
of the store room occupied by Tanning
& Hoye and before the fremen could
extinguish the flames this portion of
the building had been pretty well gut
ted. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by mice. In the rear of the
Fgrocery store had been stored large
supply of matches and 1t is supposed
that the mice got into the matches
and in some way ignited one of them
and this caused the exposion of thous-
| ctH0O VI DOACO 1AA U1C udulCo WCIO
rapidly carried to the walls of the
building. just below the place where
the matches were stored was large
tank of kerosene, but the flames did
not reach this. IF the kerosene had
tFlet goO there is no doubt but that
the fire would have been a very seri-
Gus one.
The flames were well under way
when the department arrived at the
burning building, but the men under
Captain Schend managed to keep the
flames confined to the rear part of the
flaming & Hoye store and in this way
most of the damage resulting from the
fire was caused by the smoke which
filed all the stores in the block. The
Tully billiard parlors, the Friedman
Cloak and Suit Company, both had bad
losses, but the greater part of the loss
was confined to the Tanning 6 Hoye
store
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
FOR NEW PARSONAGE
Promises Made to Rev. William
Rollins, Formerly of Racine,
Are Not Kept
MUCH FRICTION IsTHE RESULT

Considerable friction is developing
in Methodist circles over the question
of erecting a parsonage for the. Rev.
William Rollins, who was promised a
new residence when he accepted the
appointment Of superintendent of the
Milwaukee district Of Methodist
churches last fall. Those who are
stirring up the suspended project argue
that the pastor and district superin-
tendent should be given the accommo-
dations promised when he accepted the
appointment on this provision.
"The Rev. Mr.. Rollins was promised
a new heme,' said one of the active
members of the district, "when he ac-
cepted the position in Milwaukee.
There is no reason why the promise
should not be redeemd. The little
dwelling he has now is entirely made
quate. The building is old fashioned
1t has nothing of the dignity that
oHUuld CHa1dCOCiaAC ouCH d pldCS.
The building in question is located
at 126 Fifteenth street, Milwaukee.
The intention was to replace the little
old structure by modern building,
costing abouts $4,000. Plans were dis
cussed last October, but nothing has
been done since to advance them.
Those who oppose the new parsonage
say that the churches are not in a
position to contribute to the building
fund. There care thirty churches,
eleven in Milwaukee, tributary to the
parsonage.
my parsonage is a district parson-
age explained the Rev. Mr.. Rollins.
/" All Of them are interested in the pro-
posed residence, but conditions are
not ripe. The trustees discussed the
matter last fall. Nothing will be done
en- it for about two or three months
at least, I suppose. =
The next quarterly conference will
be held in July or August. Members
who favor the new parsonage say that
the matter will be settled then.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Judge Of Municipal Court Has
Same Powers in Matrimonial
Line as County Judge
May ISSUE SPECIAL LICENSE
Kenosha With Two Courts for Mari,
ages May Soon Regain Her Form
er Standing as Place for Mar
riage of Chicago Couples

Cupid's work is to be made easier
in Kenosha with the opening of the
Municipal Court, for while it is not
generally known, Judge Clifford E..
Randall, judge of the new court, has
the same rights and powers in regard
to performing marriage ceremonies as
the county judge and while he has not
as Yet secured the full set of blanks
necessary for marrying people he will
be in readiness to become a full
fiedged agent of Cupid within short
time. He has already performed one
wedding ceremony and this was per-
formeffon a court order. However, in
this case the couple had already taken
a regular marriage license from the
county clerk apd&the municipal judge
simply issued an order permitting the
marriage of the couple without wait
ing for the five days required by law
TO elapse The new private Office Of
tile idunicipal judge is being. fitted up
at the present time and when it is
completed he wills be ready to receive
che weddings
An examination of the marriage
records of the county reveals the fact
that large number Of the weddings
performed in the city during the past
year were those performed on court
orders. Chicago couples are beginning
to learn that they may be married
in, kenOshaejust as we'll under the pres
eht law as in the old days when the
laws of the state did not require them
to get a marriage license Several
efforts have been made during the year
to have the Legislature pass law re-
pealihg theslaw which gave the judges
Of court of record the right to issue
the orders for an immediate wedding
ceremony and report was sent out
from Milwaukee a short time ago that
such law, had been passed. This re-
port was in error as the law permitting
the judges to issue the court orders
still remains on the statute books and
it is pretty certain that it will not
be molested The number of Chicago
couples marrying in Kenosha is get
ting larger each year and it is ex-
pected that within short time Keno
sha will get back to it's old place as
the favorite city for these runaway
matches, With two judges empowered
under the law to perform the cere-
monies there will be no necessity fol
any of the Chicago couples to go away
without being accommodated and
Judge Randall and Judge Slosson un
doubtedly will be willing to grant the
orders for the weddings when the cir
cumstances are shown to warrant such
action ON the parts of the courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
HAVE A HARD TASK
Jury Commissioners to Draw Jurors for
Term of Municipal Court

The Kenosha County Jury Commits
sion met today at the Office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court to draw a
list of jurors for the July term of the
Municipal Court, but they found the
task confronting them hard one. It
is necessary to draw fifty names from
the city and as many from the county
and under the law these may not be
the same men drawn for jury service
this year in the Circuit Court. On
this account it is necessary to make
entirely new lists SO as to eliminate
all names of men who have served in
the Circuit Court within year as
well as the names now on the jury list
for that court. 1t is expected that
the Commission will be busy for two
days at least securing the long lists
of names needed for the new court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
JoUETR1 CLUB OPENS
Informal Opening of Kenosha Country
Club Held Saturday Evening

Nearly every member Of the Keno
sha Country Clue attended the inform
al dinner at the club house Saturday
evening which marked the opening of
| the club for the new season and
the large attendance of members
and the enthusiasm shown indicate
that the coming season is to busy
one at the club house. The feature
of the opening was store con
Quoted by the members of the enter
tainment committee of the club for the
purpose of providing needed equip
ment for the club house and the patron
age of the members of the club was
so liberal that the club will start the
season better provided for than in ANY
year in its history. After the informal
dinner the members were entertained
with several selections by the Eigh
School orchestra and singing by
quartette. The playing of the or
chestra was pleasant surprise to the
audience and the boys certainly de
serve great credit for the proficiency
they have attained in the short time
they have been practicing together and
if they go on as they have begun they
will soon be one Of the Leaning or
chestras of the city. The club. starts
the year with largely increased mem
bership and the success of the opening
event encourages the officers and di-
rectors in the belief that the coming
season is to be a most enjoyable one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Annual Celebration of Founders
Day Observed at Kemper Hall
With Fitting Ceremonies
INSTALL A new CHAPLAIN
Well Known Chicago Minister is In
stalled as Chaplain of the West
ern Province of the Com
munity of st. Mary

The annual celebration of Founder IS
Day was held at Kemper Hall this
morning and the usual large number
of former Kemper Hall students re
known members of the clergy from all
parts of the state came to have part
in the ceremonies of the day The
celebration for this year was Of more
than passing interest as one of the
features Of the celebration was the in
stallation of the Rev. Father E. A.
Larrabee, rector of the church Of the
Ascension In Chicago, as chaplain of
the western Province Of the Communi
ty of the Sisters of st. Mary. This
pretty ceremony, which was in the
hands of Bishop w. w. Webb, caused
many Of the Episcopal ministers from
Chicago and other cities in Illinois to
come to Kemper Hall. Father LARA
bee will not give up his duties in the
Chicago parish, but he will be one Of
the close advisers Of the Sisters of
the Western Province Of the communi-
ty in the future.
There was an unusually large atten-
dance of the members OF the Sister
hood at the ceremonies today and many
Associate Sisters from Milwaukee and
Chicago came to Kenosha especially to
attend the ceremonies of the installa-
tion.
The ceremonies for Founders Day
were in keeping with the annual Gus
tom of the hall. All Of the buildings
were richly decorated with spring
flowers and plants. The services were
held at st. Peter s Chapel and opened
with a choral celebration of the Holy
communion Under the direction Of the
Rev. Mr.. Griffin, chaplain of the Hail.
He was assisted in this service by
| Bishop Webb and several of the visit
| ing clergy. The sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. George Craig Stewart
rector of ST. Luke's church in Evans
ton. In his address DR.. Stewart spoke
especially of the great work that had
been done for the church by the
pioneer missionaries who had been in
strumental in the building up of KEN
per Hall and similar church schools.
Before the annual luncheon was
served by the Mother Superior of the
province the annual march of the stu.
dents took place and the girls placed
wreaths of flowers on the picture OF
each of the founders in commenora
tion Hall. The commenoration day
ode was sung. Luncheon closed the
celebration of the day and more than
two hundred guests Were>present at the
luncheon. This evening there will be
the annual Founder S Day party.
| Arrangements for commencement al
Kemper Hall are now completed and
the program for commencement week
will be issued within the next few
days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
ARREST AUTO DRIVER
John Schmidt Ran Down Man on Mar
ket ST., Must Answer in Court

John Schmidt, residing on Milwau-
kee avenue and the owner of an auto
mobile, was arrested on Saturday even
ing on a charge of running over Will
liam Vandora, residing at 927 Garden
street. The accident occurred near
the plant of the Windsor Spring Com
pany on Market street and it is al
legged that Schmidt backed his auto
mobile into a bicycle ridden by Van
dora. The wheel was wrecked by the
taecident, but Vandora escaped with
only slight bruises. The accused auto
driver declares that the man on the
bicycle ran into him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
GET MANY REsPoN SEES
Committee in Charge of Reunion of
High School Expects Big Crowd

The committee in charge of the
bienniel reunion Of the Kenosha High
School Association is greatly encouag
ed by the responses which are being
received to the letters recently, sent
out. Already large number of the
alumni have communicated with the
secretary paying dues for the year and
advising him that they would come to
Kenosha to attend the reunion in
June. 1t is expected that the crowd
coming from Chicago this year will
be the largest in the history of the
association. The committees IN charge
of the various features of the reunion
are now busy at work and they ex-
pect to have the program ready within
the next two weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
ASSESSORS ARE HOMELESS
Men Making Valuation of Property
Have no Office to Work in

As a result of the Municipal Court
taking over the Council chamber it
will be necessary for the City Council
to provide for another city Office as
the assessors of the city are now home
less and they must be given an Office
in which to do their work. In former
years they used the Council chamber,
but as the Municipal Court is in SEES
sion every day in the week it will be
impossible for them to use this room.
The only other available place seems
to be the committee room in the
First National Bank building and it
is possible that the Council will give
the assessors the right to utilize this
room
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
MRS. NICHOLAS KoLLMANN DEAD

Mrs. Mary Kollmann, widow of the
late Nicholas Kollmann, a pioneer shoe
maker of the city, died at her resi-
dence on Orange street on Sunday
evening after a short illness from
paralysis. Mrs. Kollmann was strick
en- while attending church at ST..
George church on last Thursday mora
ing and since that time her condition
had been critical. Mrs. Kollmann was
"a native of Germany, but she had re
sided in Kenosha for more than a
quarter Of century. She is survived
by two children, Nicholas and Lizzie
Kollmann, both of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
AGNES cLEARY BRIsToW DEAD
Former Well Known Kenosha Young
Woman Dies at Minco, Okla.

kilograms received in Kenosha
Monday afternoon announced the death
Of Mrs. Agnes Cleary Bristow, wife of
Reuben l.. Bristow, which occurred on
Monday at Minco, Oklahoma. The
deceased was daughter Of the late
DIR. j. l.. Cleary and the announcement
of her death has come. as great
shock to friends in Kenosha. Mrs
Bristow was in perfect health when
she was in Kenosha a few weeks ago
to attend the funeral of her father
and few of her friends knew that she
had been i'll. She was taken with a
hard cold two weeks ago and complica-
tions set in and the disease resulted
fatally. Mrs. Cleary was on her way
to visit her daughter when the final
summons came.
Mrs. Bristow was 81 years of age
She was born in DePere, June 9, 1878
and came to Kenosha with her parents
when little girl She was educated
in the schools of the city and at the
convent at Sinsinnewa Mound She
was married to Mr.. Bristow here in
1903 and they went at once to Okla,
homa to make their home.
The husband and two children, a
SON and daughter survive. No ar.
engagements have as yet been made fol-
the funeral, but it is probable that
the remains will be brought to Keno
sha and laid at rest in the family plat
at st. James cemetery.