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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
WANT SMOKING STOPPED.
Amendment to the Muller Ordinance
Is Already Proposed to Aldermen.

The movement to put stop to auto
mobile noise in Kenosha seems to be
meeting with lot Of support and mem
-bers Of the council are already being
urged to amend the proposed "muff
lar" ordinance so as to make pro-
vision against smoking automobiles,
making it misdemeanor for an auto
mobile driver to leave trail of gas
smoke behind him and it is probable
that such clause will be added to the
Kenosha ordinance before it is taken.
up by the council for final action at
the meeting to be held on July 4th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
MARRIED AT WAUPACA.
Charles Milton Baldwin Of Kenosha.
Married to Miss Ethelyn Spencer.

Cards were received in Kenosha this
morning announcing the marriage of
Miss Fthelyn Spencer, one Of the best
known young ladies of Waupaca, and
Charles Milton Baldwin Of Kenosha,
which was celebFsted at the home of
the bride in Waupaca on Tuesday after
noon. The wedding was one Of the So
cial events Of the year at Waupaca,
and number Of Kenosha people were
present at the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Baldwin will take a short wedding trip,
after which they will make their home
in Racine. Mr.. Baldwin was for some
years well known among the cleo
tricians of Kenosha, but he recently ac-
Fcepted a position with a Racine com
pany.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
WED AT ST. JANIS CHURCH.
Miss Agnes Clark and George Boyer
Quietly Married on Tuesday.

There was a quiet little wedding at
ST. James church on Tuesday, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Agnes
Clark and George Boyer. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev R. S. Smith
in the presence Of a few close friends
and relatives Of the contracting parties.
Following the ceremony at the church,
a wedding reception was held at the
Reyer home on Market street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyer We're attended by Miss
Hattie Clark, a sister Of the bride, and
by Fred Boyer, a brother of the groom.
The bride and groom left On Tuesday
evening for short trip through North
ern Wisconsin. They plan to leave on
next Monday for Tacoma, Wash, and
it j. probable that they viii make their
home in the far west. Many friends in
Kenosha will be pleased to extend CON
gratulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
GOT OFF WITH PAYING COSTS
P. O. Ranney of Elkhorn Pleads Ignor-
ance in Short Weight Case Tuesday.

ance III Short Weight Case Tuesday.
2. G. Ranney of Elkhorn, the agent
for a Delavan creamery, who was ar
rested early Tuesday morning on
charges of selling butter prints I'M
der weight appeared before Judge
Randall on-Tuesday afternoon, and he
put up such good story that the court
released him with the payment of the
costs. Ranney insisted that he had
nothing to do with the weighing Of the
butter, as he sold for shipment direct
from the creamery, and that the but
ter did not pass through his hands at
any time. He insisted that he had
always paid the creamery for full
pound prints. 1t is possible that in the
near future an effort will be made to
have the creamery managers arraigned
on the same charge. Ranney declared
that he had been selling the butter for
some time and that this was the first
time that he had been accused Of be-
ing short in weight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
COUNTY PIONEER DEAD.
Mrs. Melissa Van VIE Died Very Sud
denly at Bristol Monday Afternoon.

Mrs. Melissa Van VIE, aged 81 years,
widow of the late Edwin Van Vie and
one of the pioneer women of the coun-
ty died very suddenly at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Archie Murdoch,
on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Van VIE
had been in usual health during the day
and just after dinner while standing in
the bedroom, she fell to the bed. A
physician was called, but she died
shortly after his arrival.
Mrs. Van Vie was native of New
York, but came to this county more
than half a century ago. She formerly
resided in the town Of Salem, but for
many years had been resident of Bris-
toll.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. William Watkins and Mrs. Muir
dock, both of Bristol.
The funeral vii be held from the
late residence at half past 10 o'clock
thursday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
TROUBLES ARE OVER.
All Employees Back at W~rk at Tan
merry This Afternoon.

. Labor troubles doomed on the horizon
for a Few hours late Tuesday when a
few Of the men in one Of the depart
ments of the a. R. Aliens Sons tan
merry quit work, but the difficulty was
soon smoothed out A committee of the
men met with the officials of the big
company and satisfactory adjustment
Of the differences between the men and
their employers was quickly arrived at.
The men all went back to work today
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

Sheriff stahl received a telephone
message from Sheriff Elmer Green Of
Lake county to look out for horse
thief said to be headed towards Keno
sha this morning and the deputies in
the southern part Of the county were
warned to prevent the thief getting
over the lils
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
MANY TO ASSIST IN THE PLANS
Some Who Have Signed Easements May
Revoke Their Action and Join With
Other Property Owners in Seeking to
Get Damages for Coming of Cars.

The old American spirit of "Millions
for defense, but not one cent for trib
ute" has been aroused in the fight of
the Milwaukee avenue property owners
against the coming of the interurban
cars, and leaders in the tight against
the railway company, following the re-
port Oh the council committee have
started the work of raising fund for
a court. fight against the company. It
is claimed that more than fifty of the
property owners have given assurance
that they will contribute to the fund
to fight in court and the nature of the
fight to be made will he decided upon
just as soon as the fund is ready.
The Milwaukee avenue property
owners are now expecting no aid from
the city in the fight but they still hold
that it must be fight for the people
of the whole city and not a fight for
their personal advantage Now that
the city council has decided to take
no part in the battle, some Of the prop
erty owners are urging fights along the
line outlined in the decision of the
Supreme Court in which it was held
that the coming of interurban cars
was an additional burden. These prop
erty owners are beginning to see that
the city can not repudiate its contract
with the railway company which pro-
vided for the coming in Of the electric
cars from the through line and they
have the other alternative Of seeking
personal damages on account of the ad-
ditional burden Of operating the big
interurban cars over the line. A num-
Der of the property owners who have
signed easements, are declaring that
their signatures were secured under
false representations and these people
have been advised by Superintendent
Stearns that any man who has signed
an easement under false representa-
tions will be allowed to withdraw the
easement. The easements have all been
placed on file, but it is understood that
the company will act perfectly fair
W tn the property owners, and if there
is to be fight, the company would
just as lief fight all of them as a favor
ed few.
Agents of the company came into
Kenosha on Tuesday and new effort
is being made to secure peaceful in
vasion of the city by the through cars.
These agents of the company started to
call on the property owners today and
they are goi, = to make a personal ap-
peal Of every property owner Many
Of the property owners have openly de-
clared that they do not regard the COM
ing ofthe big cars as damage to their
and for this reason it is
thought that actions started by private
individuals will have little standing
in court. The attorneys of the com
pany declare that they are willing to
have the matter get. into court and that
they have tried the same question out
in half dozen cities of the state. The
attorneys insist that any plan for
stops on Milwaukee avenue must be
settled by the railway commission.
1t is probable that part of the fund
raised will be used to have the railway
make complete investiga-
ton into conditions in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society Of Grace English
Lutheran church will meet Thursday
Afternoon at 2:3o at the home of Mrs.
Paul Pabst, 223 Ridge street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

Just received new line of boys
blue serges for communion suits, prices
SIS and So; also 10 extra green trading
stamps free with everybody s suit this
,month. Lauer and Dagenbach. j22
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

Mrs. Catherine Waugh McGulloch adj
dressed small crowd at the corner of
Main and Wisconsin streets last even
ing on woman 3 suffrage. The McGul-
loch family is making three week s
tour in an automobile in the interests
of the campaign for woman s suffrage
and speaking in all of the cities and
towns passed through.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

The city council has DECIDED that the
public bathing beach shall not be open
ed until after the first Of July. The
lake water is still too cold for SWIM
ming parties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

nual Thanksgiving Day football game
between Atwater and Bingham Col
leges.
Act IV-Thanksgiving night. In
front of the Grand Central Hotel
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

Have your watches, clocks and jew
elry repaired at Lockhart Is, PIG Main
street. st
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

Or. n. ?. shearer, dentist; over s
and 10 cent store. Phone 49, dwts
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

Want Ads Bring Results.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
INTRODUCE ME.n

The show-going people expected
something fine in the presentation of
Della Clarke's four act comedy, Intro
duce Me-" in the opera house last
"wednesday night, and they were not
disappointed.
The only source Of disappointment
was in the small attendance. For one
thing the sleet operated against a big
turnout, and then the arrival of the
company was delayed by a freight
wreck up the Carolina and North
Western railroad.
The comedy Is a good one, plotted
along the conception Of talented
wife having her husband to dramatiZe
a novel of her own in the belief that
he was dealing with the work Of wo-
man friend of hers. The husband Is
much impressed with the power and
cleverness of the novel and also with
the beauty and attractiveness of the
friend. The wife has a difficult time
of it keeping up the deception until
final success Is reaped and many ludi-
crous and embarrassing situations are
evolved.
The acting was fine throughout. Del
la Clarke and Clare Krall showing ar
tistic ability equal to the best that has
ever been seen In Yorkville, and Hen
ry w. Pemberton and Gordon DeMain
supported them to perfection. Jessie
Morris Sullivan as Aunt Hanna also
proved very popular.
While 1t Is fair to say that the play
ers worked as conscientiously for the
small audience as they could have
worked for crowded house, there was
general regret at the small attend
ance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
REDUCTION OF THE ACREAGE

Mr.. John G. Anderson, state super
intendent under what has come to be
known as the Rock Hill plan to Sc
cure the reduction of the cotton acre
age throughout the south, has ap-
pointed Messrs. Ira B. Dunlap, T. L.
Johnson and R. l.. Sturgis q commit
tee to look after the canvass of York
county.
The plan. 1t will be remembered, Is
the same that was put in effect by the
Southern Cotton Growers association
some years ago, and under which al
the townships of the county were can
vaSsed by means of regularly employ
ed canvaSSers who were compensated
with funds raised by private subscrip-
ton.
Under the present proposition, 1t
is urged that each and every cotton
grower reduce his 1912 acreage al
least % per cent below his acreage OF
1911, and that he evidence this In
tention in advance by signing a SOL
cmn obligation to that effect
Mr.. Dunlap, chairman OF the COM
mittee. desires financial help from
business men and others who are in
sympathy with the movement and who
are willing to help. He. however, is
not altogether dependent upon any
body's contribution. This committee
having determined to make this can
vass, will see that the canvass Is made
and that without unnecessary delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12

was a tremendous. crop Of cotton; but
owing to the decline in price, away
below the cost of production, 1t was
impossible to get 1t picked even.
There are still thousands of acres un-
touched in the fields, and what is
worse for the farmers, these acres will
never be touched. Most of the lands
over that way yield something like "a
bale to the acre, and the thousands of
acres standing in the fields, means
thousands of bales. But the cotton
over there is not as good as ours. 1t
blues" more rapidly, and very little
of it that has not been picked Is now
worth picking. 1t would not sell for
more than three or four cents pound
after being ginned. Cotton Of the
same exposure over this way would be
worth at least five or six cents. But
that is not all of the difference. Where
the farmers in the section mentioned
have failed to make corn and meat,
most Of the people over this way are
we'll supplied. They have been hard
hit as to prices, but are still able to
manage without experiencing actual
distress. The long and short Of 1t Is
that many of the farmers over in the
cas-, ern part of the state are about
where the York farmers would have
been twenty years ago II confronted
by similar market conditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
CHARLOTTE POLICE SURRENDER

The Charlotte police have backed
down in their contention over Milus
Partlow, and after holding the negro
unlawfully for nearly a month have
turned him over to the proper author
tiles of CASTOR county.
The Enquirer was advised Wednes-
day that Sheriff Wallace Of Mecklen-
burg, had telephoned to Sheriff Nc
Lean of CASTOR, to come after the ne
gro, and take him back to CASTOR.
The transfer was to have been made
yesterday morning, but because of a
wreck on the Southern railway, Part
low was not brought to Gastonia until
last night.
AS to whether Partlow was turned
over to the CASTOR authorities on an
order from Solicitor Wilson has not
been learned here; but The Enquirer
is informed that Constable Johnson
did pay the $50 reward he had offered
on his own account, and the under
standing Is that this $50 is to be TAX
en- in lieu of all other claims.
The other outstanding rewards, by
the C. G. NV. railway and the gov
ernor of North Carolina, are condi-
toned on the conviction Of the prison
er on the charge of attempting to
wreck the c. & N.-W.'s passenger train
at Crowder's creek trestle.,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12

. We are printing today the full text
of Governor Blease's annual message
to the general assembly. 1t Is hardly
to be denied that the message Is In
accord with the doctrines the governor
has been preaching all the while. On
the subject Of state educational insti-
tutions we think the governor Is not
far wrong. We think all of them are
getting more money than they know
what to do with and more money than
is good for them. We are not hostile
to the institutions referred to: but
we do not believe that any one Of them
is half as efficient in proportion to the
amount Of money expended as Is the
denominational institutions. We do
not believe there is a denominational
institution in the state which does not
recognize and feel more responsibility
to the people than any Of the state
institutions recognize or feel. We re-
gret very much to see that the govern
or wants to abolish the office of insur-
ance commissioner. This office, under
the direction of Mr.. McMaster has
been Of great value. 1t is largely be-
cause Mr.. McMaster is a man of such
splendid ability and sterling integri-
ty. Perhaps under other management
it would not be so valuable; but as
matters now stand, we think the abo-
lition of the Office would prove a ca
lamity. But it Is not our purpose to
review the message at length. We
prefer to leave 1t with our readers as
it is and let them draw their own con-
clusions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
The MISSING BONDS.

County Treasurer Nell has been do
ing a good deal of hard work this
week trying to get on the track Of the
81, 900 of York township bonds refer
red to in the last issue Of The Enquirer
as being unaccounted for
The mystery has not yet been en-
tirely cleared up; but from the min
utes of the county board of commits
sioners Of 1895 the treasurer has
cleaned certain information that
seems to point to the conclusion that
the bonds were paid and Cancelled.
The $4,000 worth of bonds that
were surrendered in accordance with
the agreement whereby 20 per cent of
the original issue of $4,000 were
turned back to the county commits
sioners are in the office Of the clerk
of the court, properly Cancelled.
Treasurer Neil thinks, and with good
reason, that if the $4,000 Of bonds he
is now hunting were Cancelled, they
also ought to be found in the office of
the clerk of the court; but as yet he
has been unable to find them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12

In the election of Hon. r. C. Watts
to the supreme bench a we'll merited
reward has been conferred on an able,
fearless, efficient and just judge. The
only thing about 1t we have to criti-
else is that it was not done long ago.
Several judges have been elevated
over Judge Watts when the place be-
longed to him. He has been held back
more than anything else by the petty
spite of shyster lawyers whose
schemes have been thwarted by his
justice Judge Watts is an unusual
man. 1t has been a common saying
among people who are not in his class
that he is not much Of a lawyer"
That is not true. He Is one Of the
really great lawyers Of the state. Il
is a fact that he refuses to be bound
by conventionality and precedent,
when his innate integrity and good
common sense tell him that conven-
tionality and precedent are being used
to perpetrate a wrong. 1t is fact
also that he has never yielded in the
slightest degree to the power or infiu-
ence Of lawyers whom he knew to be
spiteful and vindictive and in the
habit of trying to take vengeance for
decisions rendered against them. He
has made his way to the supreme
court by the virtue of his own merit,
and he will maintain himself there by
that self-same quality. Judge Watts
is a Christian gentleman, who is
afraid of nothing on earth except to
do wrong. We consider that the ele-
vation of Judge Watts to the supreme
bench strengthens that body very ma
terially.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
MERE NENTION.

Baltimore has been selected as the
place Of holding the next national
Democratic convention. June 25 Is the
date. Two American torpedo boats
were caught in q terrific storm off
Guantanamo bay last week and at last
accounts were still missing. They are
the Mayrant and the Mccall. The
census office has had to turn off LOO
clerks because Of lack Of funds with
which to pay them, thus greatly Grip
pling the work Of the twelfth decen-
NAL census. Russia Is coRtemplat-
ing plans whereby cotton production
may be sufficiently stimulated in Tur-
kestan to make Russia independent Of
the United States. :. . Official returns
from the French census show that the
population of France, now 39.601.509,
has increased only 3,50O,000 In forty
years. =. Frank Wineskie, manager
of the High Point. N. c., branch Of the
Pittsburg Plate Glass company, has
been arrested on the charge Of having
embezzled 100000 Of the company's
funds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
THE DICTIONARY CONTEST.

The dictionary contest, which was
very much hampered by the holidays
and the bad weather following, Is now
growing more interesting.
During the past week coupons have
been coming in from all quarters, and
several former contestants who have
withdrawn have Joined in as partisans
Of one or the other Of those who have
remained in the race.
There are two more series OF cou-
pons to come in. that Of today and
those of next Tuesday, and everything
must be in by next Saturday week.
January 20. as no more will be count
ed after that date.
Because of complaints of no mails
In some sections during two or three
days this week, and in order to make
1t fair for all, we have decided to ex-
tend the expiration date on the Janu-
ary 10 coupons and count In the con-
test all of them that may be received
up to January 20. So let 1t be under
stood that all coupons expiring jan
uary 10 are good to the close OF the
contest.
There will be no more mention Of
Withdraw walls. or course contestants
may instruct that their names be with
drawn II they so desire, and their In
structions will be followed, but there
will be no mention Of the fact, unless
the mention be made by the person
Withdrawing as an advertisement at
his or her own expense.
Up to this morning the standing Of
ba rinnc rnntest ptc was aS follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
MARRIAGE LICENSE RECORD.

There had been 217 marriage II.
censes issued by the probate court of
York county up to December 29,
when the list was last published. The
/ list has since been added to as fol-
lows
Dec. 2S-John H. Robins and Edible
Smarr, (colored).
Dec. 2S-Jackson T. Griffin and Car
e' E. Beheler.
Dec. 2S-Arthur Roseborough and
Mary Givens (colored).
Dec. 2S-Albert Miller and Matte
Thomas (colored).
Dec. 29-Arthur Barber and Rose
Parker (colored).
Dec. 29-Wm. F. Steel and Vallie d.
Devinney.
Dec. SO-John Joe Wade and Eva
Caldwell.
Dec. 3O-Walter Young and Hattie
Davis (colored).
Dec. 31--Jim Owens and Azellee Glib
son (colored).
Jan. l-Win Ragsdale and Annie
Erwin (colored).
Jan. 1-Wylie Duncan and Maggie
Hemphill (colored).
Jan. William Wylie and Della
Cooper (colored).
Jan. Noah Walker and Sue Alli-
son (colored.
Jan. daniel Johnson and Edith
McCluney (colored).
Jan. 1-Acie Carter and Hattie B.
Thomas (colored).
Jan. William H. Johnson and
Martha Mitchell (colored).
Jan. ANDY Donnell and Lula En-
win (colored).
Jan. GARY Jackson and Bessie
Ramsey. ~
Jan. 3-Tom Gill and Tena Strong
(coloreO.
Jan. 3-John Little and Hattie Raw
linson (colored).
Jan. S-Edward H. Morton and Mag
gle May Presley.
Jan. 4-Koot Bowen and Sissie
Thomas (colored).
Jan. Sc. Moore Whisonant and
Maggie ]. Brown.
Jan. 6-LOuis Strait and Pet Ashley.
Jan. ELL Potts and Pagie Hill
(cOloredD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12

ored applicants are being examined
in the court house. The list Of appli-
cants Is as follows:
Whites-Lela Carroll, Robert Glenn,
Carroll Grist. Archie A. Barron. Jo-
seph Nichols, Pearl Sherer, Uta Saito,
Annie Lee Moore, Mary Brooks In
man, Agnes c. Hunter, Mccain Nich-
OILS. P. Dare White, Thos. P. Moore,
Jr.. Loula Allen, Lula Moore Logan,
Mary Joe Drakeford, Yorkville: Ruth
Ferguson, No. Yorkville; BERTHE
Petty, Bowling Green; Elveree Barron,
Myrtle Barron, Shelby.
Colored-Jessie Stewart. Pauline
Heath. Beatrice Tucker Cora A. Lew
is. Julia Cloud, c. S. Hough, Marion
Williams. Ella Williams, j. T. Will
liams, Hattie Pendergrass, A. B. John
son, Lottie Lewis, Josephine Hood,
Emma Mcneil, Rock Hill; Ethel Par
nett, Fannie Barnett, No. s Yorkville;
Mary Williams. No. Yorkville: Syl-
via Wheeler, Yorkville: Esther Simp-
son. Tirzah; Minnie Neely. Gertrude
Blake. Hickory Grove.