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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25

He immediately entered upon an ac-
tive practice of his profession at the
same time continuing bis farmir g
opel ations on a large scale. He
soon became prominent at the bar
and at the time OF his death was en-
joying lucrative practice.
On November 9th, 1898, Col.
Ashley was msrried to Miss Cora
Parramore, youngest daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. W. L. Psrramore,
who, without children, survives him.
Col. Ashley engaged in several
business enterprises being large
stockholder and director OF the FIRST
National Bank and otLer hr.siness
enterprises, all Of which have pro.
ven successful in large degree. lie
was the owner OF considerable city
property and several plantations
which be conducted with great suc-
cess
The funeral OF the deceased was
held Saturday afternoon, the inter-
ment being in Oak Ridge Cemetery,
The funeral cortege was probably
the largest in the history of the town
and the floral offerings so numerals
as to require a special carriage TO
transport them to the grave. Rv
II. w. Whltnel, of the Methodist
church conducted the service, Col.
Ashley for years having been a use
full member OF that church and a
member of the Board of Stewards
Business was practically suspended
in .he We and the funeral was a.
tended by hundreds Of persons al o
whom emed to feel pei sonal loss
The stricken wife and The seei
parents Of the tcceastd-wh0 ca ne
from their home in Augusta, Ga, III
render II Q ast sad rites to their only
son-have the sorrOwing s mpatn
Of ever, one in their deep aflilctlon
Black Ashley was a useful citizen
and be will he sadly missed by hun
dreds of people in Mad son and Nal
ison county who knew him as a safe
counsellor and stauncI friend,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25
RUN-OVER LOCALS.

Union III snksgiving services will be
held at the Baptlst church this morn.
ing at ten o'clock, Rev, Whitnell, Of the
Methodist church preaching the SER
mon. Revs. Mickle and IvaY of the
PRESBYTERIAN ano Baptist churches will
assist in the service. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to everybody to attend
this service
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25
Col. c. Black Ashley, Prominent Lawyer and Cit.
izen, Meets Death at Hands of
James A. Beatty.
without Warning or known Provoeation Beatty Shoots
and Kills Ashley at Office Of Latter
Last Thursday Afternoon

effect: Beatty said ~ want to get
my note or notes." Ashley replied ,
they are in the court horse locked up
I'll get them for you tomorrow, !"
and with these words yet upon bis
lips TUNED to 60 back into his Of
dee. 1t was then that two pistol
shot reports rang out quick and
sharp, and the throng on the street
knew that something out OF the or
dinary had happened. Beatty threw
himself back in the buggy exclaim-
ing that he was shot. Someone
Jumped into the buggy and tried to
support him. Ashley had walked
into his office, dropped into his chair
exclaiming 81 am shot. " Quickly
the report was current that ASHLEY
is dead and Beatty fatally wounded
each having shot the other" An
examination Of Beatty's person by
the sheriff who was Immediately up
on the scene, failed to discover the
faintest suspicion of wound and he
was found to be feigni-g altogether
A search OF Ashley's person failed to
bring to light anything in the nature
of deadly weapon. The first shot
fred by Beatty was while he held
the pistol in his coat pocket. the bull
let tearing its way through the coat
lining. This shot is thought to have
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c. Black Ashley was born at e.
lenton, s. G., Nov. lst, 1864, being
forty-hve years and seventeen days
Of age at the time ofhis tragic death.
He was educated in the common
schools of his native state after which
his education was completed at the
famous Citadel Academy, Charles
ton, from which he graduated with
honors in The class of 'S7. The
same year he came to Madison, hav-
ing a. large plantation near town
which he operated with marked sue
cess. During this time he also de-
voted himself to the study Of law
aud on Oct. 9Th, 1888, wss examlBed
in open court and admitted to prac-
tice IN the several courts Of the state.
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gone wild. 1t is said that after the
first shot and when Ashley had turn-
ed, Beatty drew his pistol and TAX
ing deliberate aim sent speeding the
bullet which found lodgment in Ash
ley's side producing the wound from
which, in few minutes, his dea'h
resulted.
So far as known the killing was
without the slightest provocation.
Ashley, as attorney for several cred
itors, had sued out attachments
against the property Of Beatty and
this is supposed to have ~, Used
him. II is stated that Beatty was
somewhat under the influence Of II.
quor when he did the shooting. From
all reports Beatty drove in town di-
rect from his home at Lee and drove
Immediately to Ashley's office.
In a little while after the shooting
the sheriff bad Beatty securely lock.
ed in the county Jail where be is
now confined awaiting trial for bis
awful deed. Beatty is married
man, bis wife and two children being
on visit in Georgia at the time OF
the tragedy. They arrived here Sat
urday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
WHEATLAND

Albert Schroeder was a state fair
visitor Friday.
B. H. Leach took an auto trip to
Kenosha Sunday.
The farmers were very busy ship
ping cabbage from here the past week.
Mrs. Frank Schumacher was called
to Milburn, ILL.,, by the death of her
aunt, Saturday.
j. P. Quirk and wife went to Green
field last week to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Quirk s grandmother. Kathryn
Luke attended to business while thew
were gone.
Mrs. E. Leach of Burlington, was a
guest of B. H. Leach, the latter part
of the week.
Jerome Mooney was the guest of his
parents over Sunday.
Mr.. Mclaughlin of Burlington, ship
ped popcorn from here one day last
week,
VIM. Hooking and wife of Brown s
Lake, spent Sunday with 0. w. Eddy
and family.
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HOUR SERVICE ON CARS.
Kenosha and Milwaukee Cars to Start
simultaneously.

The NJ r. & X. line went back to
its old schedule this morning with
car running every hour in each direc-
tion in place of the half hour service
installed about two years ago. This
change will necessltate the removal of
two of the interurban cars which will
be used for city traffic in Milwaukee
during the winter. The cars will make
faster time than formerly, cutting
down the time on the trip from Mil
waukee to Kenosha by nearly IS min
utes. This will not mean that the
cars will be run at the rate of forty
miles an hour but the long stops at
Kenosha will be done away with. Of
fcials of the company claim that the
change will probably only be tenn
porary one, owing to the dropping off
of heavy traffic during the winter
months and in all probabilities the
half hour service will be resumed
again next spring
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east of the central fire station.
The Council ordered the sidewalk in
spector to proceed with the lowering
of walks in the city and if necessary
he will be permitted to call for the
aid of the police in forcing this work.
Some property owners had objected to
the work, but in the future the commit
tee and the inspector win proceed with
the work regardless of protests. It
was stated that injunctions were
threatened. This is just what the
Council is looking for as many of the
members are anxious to get ruling
from the court as to just what the
rights of the Council are along the
lines of sidewalk work.
The street railway company was d.
rected to clean the streets between
their tracks at once and this especially
referred to cutting the grass between
the tracks on Milwaukee avenue.
City Clerk Harrington will join the
vacation squad early in October the
Council having granted him leave
of absence for two weeks in order to
permit him to take a hunting trip to
the northern part of the state
The usual amount of routine business
came before the Council during the ses-
sion and the adjournment was taken
to the next regular meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
q. G. Simmons Offers $1,000
Tuberculosis Hospital at
Waukegan ON Saturday
CITY MUST RAISE EQUAL SUM

z. G. Simmons of this city, who has
taken an active interest in the fight
that is being made to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis, has found one
institution which he considers worthy
of help along these lines and he has
sent word to the managers of the tent
colony at Waukegan, colony especial
ly arranged for the cure of the dread
disease that he will give a thousand
dollars to further this work if the peo-
pie of Waukegan will also raise a
similar amount. AS yet the Wauke
gan people have not been able to raise
the amount demanded but the officials
in charge of the work are making a
house to house canvass of Waukegan
this week and they believe that they
will be able to get the money necessary
to fulfill the conditions laid down by
Mr. Sin mons. The Waukegan Sun
speaking editorially in regard to the
proposed gift of Mr.. Simmons says:
"Philanthropist Simmons, Kenosha S
grand old man, sends word down from
Wisconsin he will give $1,000 to Wau-
kegan s tent colony for treatment of
tubercular sufferers, if all Lake county
will duplicate the amount, and all Lake
county is having it's own troubles &C
complishing even that.
cone such resident as Mr.. Simmons
would be a boon to Waukegan and
Lake county. We need such as he
before realization of many worthy
projects will be attained. Our men
of great wealth lack the broad minded,
public spirited and generous interest
in the people which actuates Mr. Sim
mons. Waukegan and Lake county IS lack
of benefactors such as he is peculiar.
We have men of great wealth, men
with means to build monuments to
their memory, yet lacking in DISPOSE
tion to do so.
"What a pity-both for these men
and the public"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
PARIS

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Price and daugh-
ter Evelyn spent Sunday at Harvey
Gunter's.
Hogan Hanson and Jake Fonk took
in the fair at Milwaukee last Friday.
Mrs. Ella Price spent Saturday after
noon with her mother, Mrs. Bulls.
VIM. H, Crane made his weekly trip
to Kenosha last Friday.
r. B. Jones of Racine, spent a cou-
pie of days last week at his farm in
Paris.
Charles Price made a business trip
to Kenosha last Saturday.
Miss Blanche Roberts visited Mil
waukee relatives last Saturday and
Sunday.
School opened in District No. last
Monday with Miss Ella Sorenson of
Kellogg's Corners as teacher.
Paley Crane Of Yorkville, spent Sun
day with Paris Corners relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Price were Union
Grove visitors one day last week.
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MAY SOLVE OLD MYSTERY
Thought Possible That Body May be
That of Samuel M. Petersen

Thought Possible That Body May be
That of Samuel M. Petersen
G. R. Benkley OF Austin, ILL.,, came
to Kenosha this morning to interview
Coroner Andre in regard to the de-
scription of the body found in the lake
near Barnes Creek on Sunday morn
ing and he thinks possible that the
finding of the body may solve the
mystery of the disappearance of Sam
uel M. Petersen, formerly well
known hardware dealer of Austin H.,
who disappeared on Oct. 3lst, 1908.
The disappearance of Petersen has
never been solved Notwithstanding the
fact that search has been made for
him in all parts of the country. The
general description of the body found
fits the body of Petersen, but the miss
ing man had considerable dental work
done on his teeth and the examination
of the body before it was buried fail
ed to reveal any of this work. Benk-
ley is still continuing his investigation
and 1t may be decided to exhume the
remains. No other clue to the identi-
ty of the man has presented itself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
PLEASANT PRAIRIE

The friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Gamble gave them
ia surprise party on Friday evening in
honor of the twenty-ffth anniversary
of their marriage. After social
evening a bountiful lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble were the reci-
pients of many beautiful gifts.
Miss Bernez Lowe, accompanied by
her uncle, Mr.. Tabler, spent Sunday
with relatives at Lake Geneva.
Rev. J. W. Perry of Franksville, oc-
cupied the pulpit here and at Wesley
Sunday Rev. ]. E. Ball, the newly
appointed pastor, who is on his way
from England, expects to reach here
in time to take charge Of, the services
next Sunday.
John Lewis and family of Kenosha,
spent Sunday at Fred Barter IS.
Arthur Halle and family went to
Chicago Friday to visit his brother
Mr.. Halle returned home Sunday, but
Mrs. Halle and the children will re-
main in Chicago for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cone of Sheboygan,
are the guests of their daughter Mrs.
E. A. King:
Sam Fredson and wife entertained
his sisters from Kenosha Sunday.
Mrs. T. A. Yates was Chicago Wis
itor the past week.
Fred Barter erected another silo the
past week.
John Fox, Jr., is moving this week
from the parsonage into the house
owned by Miss Louise Castle.
Mrs. Grant Bullamore underwent an
operation Monday morning at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Barter. She is getting along
nicely.
Miss Della Andruss was visiting at
the home of Miss Castle, the past
week.
Sam Fredson had the misfortune to
lose a valuable horse the first of the
week. The horse had broken loose
and eaten too much rye several days
before.
Mr.. Lewis of Bristol, is decorating
the home of A. E. Barter this week.
Miss Mary Langan of Kenosha, was
the guest of Miss Ella Upson Tuesday
evening.
Will Maloney, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
King, E. A. King, DR.. Lowe and daugh-
ter, R. Tabler, MISS Edith Barter, c..
j. Brady, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Epson,
were among those who attended the
state fair from here last week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
TWO FAMOUS SUCCESSES
Babes in Toyland and King Dodo Sat
urday and Sundays Attractions

A premier theatrical event of this
season at the Rhode Opera House,
which occurs next Saturday night will
be the presentation Of the great New
York and Chicago success. uBabes lin
Toyland, = surprisingly brilliant
operate extravaganza in three acts.
The book and lyrics are by Glen
Marlborough, the music by Victor Her
bert, and the production by Julian
Mitchell, who staged SsThe Wizard of
or and lit Happened in Nordland, y
as well as many other phenomenal
successes. Babes in Toyland, !" is
exactly what it purports to be. 1t is
musical intensely, artistically, melo-
diously musical, and it is comedy-en-
tensely, artistically, comedy. 1t is
first, last and all the time a triumph
for producer Mitchell.
Fine Comic Opera for Sunday
liking Dodo," the Pixley and
Luders comedy opera, which will be
the attraction at the Rhode Opera
House next Sunday night, under the
direction of John Cort, is said to sur
pass in many respects any American
production of its kind. The music is
tuneful and catchy and the book full
of mirth provoking comedy The girls
are pretty, shapely and well drilled;
the costumes dainty and extremely
beautiful and the scenic environment
complete in every detail. Among the
many catchy numbers sung during the
performance are "Look in the Book
and See,' "a jolly Old Potentate, -
"rIH Do or Die, - ''The Eminent Doc
tor Fizz," DIANA" For Love I Live
Alone" and the ever popular 3The
Tale of Bundle Bee" These
songs are all sure to be hummed or
whistled on the street after ''King
Dodo" has been crowned in this
city. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
GETS SUICIDES ESTATE
Watch Found on Person of w. Mel
somer Turned Over to Landlady

The police of the city this morning
turned over all the personal property
of William Missioner, a young man
who committed suicide in the Pike
Woods north of Kenosha a few months
ago by shooting himself, to Mrs. Fred
Hackbart. This was done at the
order of the pauper committee. The
property consisted of silver watch
made in Austria and claimed by the
recipient of it to be valuable At the
time of his tragic death the suicide
was living at the Hackbart home and
Mrs. Hackbart claimed to have bill
of So against him for board She
consented to accept the watch in full
settlement Of the claim. The dead
man also had ticket to Germany in
his pocket, but as yet the pauper COM
mittee has not been able to realize
ANYTHING from the sale of this ticket.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
TO CLEAR WALKS AND STREETS
Councils Orders Chief of Police to
Prevent Merchants From Using Too
Much of the Walks to Display
Goods-Other Council Business.

Alderman George W. Higley of the
Fourth ward was elected as water
commissioner to succeed James IL.
Charles at the meeting of the Common
Council on Monday evening, he receiv,
ing twelve votes to, five for Charles on
the first formal ballot. Alderman
Higley received the almost solid Demo
cratic vote of the Council and in adj
dition a number of the votes of Re-
publican officials.
The election of the Fourth ward
alderman came as a surprise to many
people as he had not been suggested
as candidate, for the position until
after the opening of the Council meet
ing. Alderman Higley was member
of the special water committee of the
Council last year and has been a mem
Der of the Council for five years.
The election is for term of
three years and the position is
Of three years and the position is
wholly honorary there being no com
pensation provided for the members Of
the Board
The, election of the Water Commits
sioner was the most important action of
the Council at the Monday evening s
session. Nicholas Maurice, member
of the Board of Education from the
Fifth ward, sent his resignation to the
Council stating that he was about to
move out of the ward and on the in
formal ballot for a successor to serve
until the election in April of next year
w. J. Craney received the unanimous
vote of the Council Mr.. Craney had
formerly served in the capacity of
chairman Of the Board of Education
and was a member Of the Board for a
number of years. He will assume the
duties of his new office at once.
Mayor Scholey sent a communica-
ton to the Council telling of the work
which had been done in the collection
Of funds for the building of the bath
house on Washington Island and with
his communication he turned the bath
house over to the city. Accompany
ing it was financial statement from
Treasurer Matthias G.. Boerner which
showed that all the bills for the work
had been paid and that there was still
a balance of over $13 in the fund
The financial report of the bath house
fund has been published on a former
occasion.
The Council by a unanimous vote.
thanked the mayor for the activity he
had shown in the building of the bath
house and he responded with a hint
that he was planning to build new
bath house on the south side of the
city early in the coming year.
The Council decided to purchase a
new street sweeper at cost of 1915
and the firm from which the new ma
chine is purchased will take in the
old sweeper and allow credit of $25.
In addition to this the city is to have
ninety day test of the new sweeper
before the bargain is closed. The
new sweeper will be put into service,
before the end of the present week.
The Council decided to remove the
old fountain at the intersection of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
FOURTH GLASS POSTMASTER Elk
ANIMATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on Satur.
day, Oct. 10 an examination will be
held at Salem, Wisconsin, for the posi-
tion of fourth class postmaster of class
(b) at Camp Lake, Wis. The com
pensation Of the postmaster at this
Office was $3.50 for the last fiscal year.
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OUR ~
COUNTRY "
( CORRESPONDENCE.
Ia NsAsaBasSssgRs2AssA
soNERs

SOMEhS
Rev. A. L. Lawson has been ap-
pointed pastor Of the Methodist
church.
A large number of our people attend
ed the state fair in Milwaukee.
Miss Harriet M. Spence began her
school duties in District No Mon
day morning.
Mr.. Schaal arrived here from Den
mark recently and will make his home
with his daughter, Mrs. James Christ
ianson.
Jay W. Rhodes visited with friends
in Milwaukee and also attended the
state fair last Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Miss Mamie Lytle accompanied by
Miss Nellie McHuron of Racine, visit
ed with Miss May Walsh in Milwau
kee during fair week.
Miss Elsie Donsing is attending the
College of Commerce in Kenosha,
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Spencer have
moved to Racine.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Bullamore
and little daughter visited with friends
and relatives in Kenosha Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Jessie Leet visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. e, Leet in Milwaukee
during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs G. A. Stetson and son
of Kenosha, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. n E. Thompson.
A. P. Bailey, Edward Fink and W.
G. Rogers were chosen jurymen to
serve during the fall term of the
Municipal Court in Kenosha.
Rev. and Mrs. Harrop visited among
friends in Somers last week. Rev.
Harrop was formerly pastor of the
Methodist church here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bishop of Chicago,
are visiting among friends and rela-
tives here.
Mrs. David B. Pedley and son Ell
mer spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph r. Bis
hop
Rev Howard of Canada gave an ex-
cellent address at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning,
Messrs Chapman and Hunter of
Chicago were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs N. E. Thompson over
Sunday.
Mrs. Francis Spence, of Chicago, is
visiting among friends in Somers.
Rev Howard of Canada was a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Bullamore over Sunday.
There is an epidemic of bad colds
going the rounds in this neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Barrows visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
J. Barrows during the past week.
A very pleasant gathering was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay w.
Rhodes On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10,
the occasion being in honor of the
birthday of Mrs. Rhodes father, Ell
lott Cook The afternoon was en-
joyably spent in social way and a
bountiful supper was served. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Miller
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bull
lamore and family of Kenosha, Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice L. Leiber and
family of Winnetka, H., Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Biehn and children { Union
Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Fink and
family of Kenosha, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Burgess and son Earl Burgess of Ra-
cine, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Burgess and
daughter Of sylvania and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliott Cook
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The Danish Lutheran church pulpit,
ercently vacated by Rev. U. P. Lang,
who with his family has moved to
Blais, Neb., where he will take the
position of professor in theology at
Dana College, will be occupied by Rev.
N. J. Bing of Racine next Sunday at
cation will have the pleasure of listen
p m. The following Sunday the congre-
ing to its new minister Rev. A. S.
Nielsen of Minden, Neb., who has been
elected to fill the vacancy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Dickie,
formerly of Kenosha, but now of North
Freedom, are rejoicing over the birth
of son. The little fellow arrived
on Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23

Frank Loranski, q Kenosha county
patient, formerly in the state hospital
at Winnebago, has been transferred to
the Racine county asylum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23

Ben and Emmett Firchow Of Bris-
tol, started their commercial course at
the College of Commerce this morn
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Woodworth of
Elizabeth street have left the city to
live with their son at Balm station.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meyer of Nil
waukee, are spending few DAYS with
friends and relatives in Kenosha,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23

Let the Aero wagon do the hard part
Of your fall house cleaning. Chas.
Il. Goodman,