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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24
Can There Be Righteous Ly nching ?

Editor Union Times-Dear Sir: In
your paper last week Telephone, your
Jonesville correspondent, mentions a
righteous lynching. Can lawlessness
be righteous? Can murder be right
eous? The crime committed by the
negro woman was very grave crime.
No one deplores such things more
than do; and no one can sympathize
too deeply with the relatives of the
murdered little girl, but does the COM
mission of crime by an ignorant ne
gro woman justify an intelligent
white community in the commission
of another crime? Is lawlessne IS
righteous? Is murder righteous
j. A. Cook.
Jonesyille, S. c., July 18, 1914.
Paper money is soft, but hard 10
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24

1t now seems probable that the
breach between General Villa and
General Caranza is widening. The
elimination of General Huerta leaves
the two constitutionalist leaders in
Mexico free to attend to each other.
1t may be long way to peace and
stable government in our sister re-
public.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24
NOticet 7

These who desire to keep the Mt
Vernon Presbyterian graveyard in or
der will please meet at Mt. Vernon
church on the morning of Friday, be-
fore the first Sunday in August.
Jno. f. MathesOr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24
FRIDAY, JULY "a, 1914.

Murder is rampant in the State.
Human life is coming to be cheaper
every day.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24

Paper money is soft, but hard 10
get.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-23
Another Fortune for Bill

Once more Swiftwater Rill Gates IS on che road 10 fortune. In fact he has the fortune bottled up already in a piece of ground DO miles long by 25O miles wide, upon which he obtained a concession from the Peruvian govern ment, according 10 Leroy ToZier, who returned to Fairbanks yesterday after several months absence from Fair banks. The concession is genuine, too, as the Fairbanks lawyer saw all the pa. pers in the transaction, and in fact, made a close examination of them.
 When Mir. Tozier was in San Fran cisco, Swiftwater Bill was there to con- suit with some mining experts and en- gineers, aud upon his return to South America was accompanied by a repre- sentative of John Hays Hammond, who has become interested in the Gates ven. ture.
 According to Gates own statements, he just walked into the grand mogul of the Peruvian government, informed him that be was the renowned Bill, had come down to get the greatest conces- sion that was ever given out by the government, and before be had finished the interview, had obtained the agree. ment of the official.
 Swiftwater told Mir. Tozier that the ground be had obtained from the gov ernment was richer than ever the Klon. dike was, and that before many years he expected to see all the oldtimers of the North meandering around his dig qings. According to his concession from the Peruvian government, he is to be lord of all he surveys, and practi' cally a legislative, executive end judic- ial body combined. He gives the assur- ance to all oldtimers of the North, as an inducement, that he is gong to run one wide open place, where there will be dance halls galore, and a chance for a good dealer to make an honest living.
 Gates wished 10 be remem bered to all bis old friends in the North, and would have made a trip to Alaska bad he not been pressed for time At present he has only a few Indians working his property, taking out gold during his absence, but within the next few months he hopes to be operating on a ] larger ecale.-Fairbank Times.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-23

Capt. J. J. Donohan, deputy United States marshal of the Iditarod district, who was appointed to search for the bodies of the three missing persons who left Wiseman on the Koyukuk river, October 12, 1912, in the launch the Seal Pup, along with Tommy John. son, the "Blueberry Kid," who is the only member of the party known to have reached Dawsoo, is reported to have found the body of Frank Adams. The body of Adams is said to have been found along the Koyukuk. An in- surance of 5000, taken out by Adams, had been held up, pending the recovery of Adams body. Capt Douohan is still searching for the bodies of Marie Schmidt, "Dutch Marie," as she was called, and John Holmberg, known as "John the Fiddler" who together were known to have had about Sl4,OO0 when they left Wisemau.-Seattle P.-I
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-23

Francis Wilson, tbe popular comedi- su, always has some excellent stories at his command. Here is one of the new ones:
 "Mrs. Matthews very rarely visited her husbands office, but one afternoon while out with friend, she chanced to be in the locality of the office, and so the two women dropped in for a few moments. The office force included five girls, all in the 'squab' class and all exceedingly pretty.
 "During the course of the conversa- tiou which went on while the two wo. men rested, the friend asked, Did you do up much fruit this season, EmilyT
 "'Not yet, Grace replied Mrs. Mat thews, with a glance around the room, but have about made up my mind to can few peaches'
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-23

The By.Products Company, of Ward's Cove, state that they have been receiv- ing considerable refuse from the vari. ous canueries in Southeast Alaska. As the name signifies, it has been utii- iziug the waste to the extent of making a fertilizer equal to the results pro- duced by the use of guauo. This re- fuse is dried and then shipped outside and there is mixed with other ingredi- ents in order to mako a frst-class fer tilizer.-Ketchikan Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-23

Horace T. Eastman, the inventor of the locomotive pilot, is responsible for this story:
 "I was sitting in druR-store waiting to get a prescription filled, when young lrishman entered. He pointed to stack of green castillo soap, and said,
 "'Oi want loomp O thot.'
 "'Very we'll, sir said the clerk, 'Will you have it scented or unscented?"
 "'Orll take ut with me- said the Irishman."
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-23
YOU WOULD SMILE. TOO
Irishuan.

if you tried some of our five year old whiskey. Just received on the last boat large shipment direct from the distillery. It's age, purity and proof guaranteed by the U. S. government. One drink is worth a dozen of inferior, adulterated stuff Keep a bottle in the house to ward off the effects of cold winds or rainy dave. We also carry the best stock of wines in Alaska. Rec. ords of the U. s. custom house show we we are the largest importers of liquor in Alaska
 Phone ? 4 Free delivery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
MARRIED IN CHICAGO.

A wedding of great interest to Ke-
nosha county people took place on
Wednesday at St. Bernard Is church,
Goth and Stewart avenue, Chicago, H.,
when Miss Marie Monahan became the
bride of John Adamson. After the
ceremony wedding breakfast and re-
ception was held at the home of the
bride. Mr.. Adamson was formerly a
teacher in the schools of Kenosha
county, and for the past few years has
been on the teaching force of the Chi
cago public schools. He also holds an
important position as lecturer on the
staff of the Chicago Daily News. Mrs.
Adamson has also been employed as a
teacher in the schools of Cook county.
Among those present from Kenosha
were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Adamson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Riley. After the
reception the bride and groom depart
ed for an extended trip to Yellowstone
Park and other points of interests.
Both the bride and groom have the
best wishes of large circle of friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
PAPERS OUT
]. P. Spartz of Paris Seeks
Democratic Nomination
For Assemblyman.
NO ONE FOR REPUBLICANS

John P. Spartz Of the town of Paris,
former chairman of the Kenosha
county board, is to lead the democra-
tic ticket at the September primary as
on Monday afternoon petitions were
put in circulation in all parts of the
county for the nomination of the Paris
man as a candidate for the office of
member of the assembly. 1t is declar-
ed among the leaders of the party that
Spartz will not be opposed for the
nomination. The candidate has been
active in political affairs in the county
for many years and two years ago he
was an unsuccessful candidate for the
democratic nomination for sheriff.
Since that time he has been carefully
fostering his boom for assemblyman
and it is understood that he will have
practically the united support of the
party. John G.. Slater of Kenosha had
been mentioned as a possible candidate
for the Office of assemblyman, but the
local democrats believe that if Mr..
Slater goes on the ticket he should
make the race for the state senate.
The city attorney has intimated that
he is not and will not be candidate
for any office. There does not seem to
be any great activity among republi-
cans seeking the Office of member of
the assembly and while half a dozen
have been mentioned as possible sue
cessors of Charles H. Pfennig none of,
them has taken out primary petitions
and they seem to be slow to reach a
decision to get into the race The most
likely candidates are A. H. Kruckman
of the village of Wilmot, and G. E.
Dewey Of Kenoeha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
Gordon Brown Loses Life
While Bathing in Lake
South of Kenosha.
TAKEN WITH CRAMP IN THE SURF
High School Graduate Of This Year
Had Gone to Beach on Van Ingen
Farm With Three Friends and Acct
dent Casts Pail Over Many Homes.

Gordon Brown, eighteen years of age
and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S.
Brown of South street, met death in the
waters Of Lake Michigan just after four
O'Clock Monday afternoon when he
was drowned in the surf at the beach
south of the city limits. The young
man had been in the water but a few
minutes when he suddenly disappear
ed and anxious watchers on the beach
got no other trace of him. 1t is
thought that he was taken with cramps
and sank in the cold waters of the lake.
Early in the afternoon young Brown
had accompanied Miss Titania Hill, a
daughter Of Capt. L. L. Hill of the
Hill Steamboat Company, for walk
along the beach. On several occasions
he had gone bathing in the lake and
he was a good swimmer. He had TAX
en- along his bathing suit, Florence
Hill and Alice Bennett had accompanied
them and the younger girls had put
on their bathing suits and had
padded about in the lake, but
finding the water cold they had
sat down on the beach. Miss Hill
had not been in the water. Young
Brown had gone over into the woods
and changed his clothe and when Miss
Hill last saw him he was walking
along the beach toward the lake. The
Il i u
from the beach and minute later
when one of the girls called to him he
had disappeared. He made no cutlery
for help and the girls did not know
that he was in any danger. One of the
little girls declared that she saw his
head come to the surface of the water,
but she believed that he was swim
ming and paid no attention to him.
When he failed to come out of the lake
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
TAXES OUT PETITIONS.
Paris Farmer, Who Seeks Democrat
Nomination for Sheriff Seeks signers


Paris Farmer, Who Seeks Democratic
Nomination for Sheriff Seeks Signers.
The race for the democratic nomina-
tion for sheriff was further complicated
thi smorning when petitions for the
nomination of Ward Silvernail. well
known farmer of the town of Paris
were placed in circulation. Mr.. Silver
nail has been one of the old leaders of
the party in the county and this is the
first time that he has sought a public
office. It is declared that he has been
assured hearty support for his candi-
dacy both in the city and in the rural
towns. There is still chance that
Henry B. Kotz will sock the democra-
tic nomination. His friends have been
urging him to get into the race and
it is expected that he viii make up his
mind before the end of the present
week Friends of Edward Murphy in.
sist that there is no longer any doubt
but that he will seek the nomination
and that his papers viii be in circula-
ton In plenty of time for him to get
his name on the primary ballot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16

The farms of the south and the mid
die west are calling loudly for help in
getting the early crops harvested. In
our own postofice are posted notices
of the demand for labor in the wheat
belt of the west, where thousands of
hands are wanted for summer and fall
work at an average wage of $3.50 a
day and board. The notice states that
10000 men are wanted in Kansas,
10000 in Missouri and 10000 in South
Dakota.
This demand will absorb some Of the
unemployed labor in it's vicinity, no
doubt. The great pity is that so many
of the genuinely out of work here in
the east cannot reach the places at
which they are wanted by reason of
the cost of transportation. If only an
arrangement could be made whereby
the cost Of travel could be advanced to
responsible agencies, hereabouts, said
cost to be deducted from the workers
pay afterward, the unemployed and
their jobs might get altogether very sat
isfactorily Boston Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16

All of the candidates are expected
to go through the motions of filing ex-
pense accounts, but it is merely mat
ter of form. There has never been a
prosecution under the corrupt prac-
tees act in this scounty and it is adj
mitted that there have been many VIC
lations Of the law by candidates, some
of them presenting accounts which
were chiefly remarkable for what they
did not show and Others emitting to
make any reports of any kind There
have been rumors of prosecutions fol
lowing every election chiefly original
ing with people dissatisfied with the
results of the voting and seeking some
way to get event. with the success
full candidates, but nothing ever came
of them. The law is big ,bluff and
nothing more so far as its operation
with reference to candidates for local
offices in this county goes and it is
probable that conditions here do not
differ greatly from those in other coun-
ties, but it will be retained on the
statute books to check the heavy expen-
ditures in state campaigns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16

of taking sixty dollars from the safe
of the county official, but his father
managed to make good the shortage
and young Smith was not arrested.
Later he went to Grand Island, Neb..
where he was arrested on charge Of
passing worthless checks. His father
again made good the claims against
him and secured his release. In the
meantime an audit had been ordered
of the books Of the county treasurer
OF Morgan county and this when COM
pleted showed shortage of 1885
which was charged to populations of
young Smith. His father made GOOD
the shortage and after that young
Smith remained at the home in Brush
until he came on to Kenosha to accent
a position in the office of the hosiery
company. None of the Kenosha friends
of the young man had known of his
criminal record.
The revelations in regard to the past
life of Smith will be a great surprise
to his acquaintance in Kenosha as
since he had been in Kenosha he had
conducted himself in an upright man
ner and until a week before his arrest
he had not been suspected of any
wrong doing.
With the statement of his record in
the west there is little reason to be-
lieve that Smith will be parolled by
Judge Randall or Judge Tayor sitting
in the municipal court this morning.
Judge Taylor declared this morning
that he had not decided to take any
action in the case and that Smith
would probably await sentence until
after the return of Judge Randall from
his annual vacation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
MRS. JOHN HARVEY DEAD.
Well Known Woman of the City Died
Monday Afternoon After Long illness.

Mrs. Emile Van Lone Harvey, aged
fifty seven years, wife of John Harvey
and a woman who has been prominent
in organizations among the women of
the city, died at the family residence
on Lyman avenue just before five
o'clock Monday afternoon after long
illness from complication Of diseases.
The deceased was a daughter of George
Van Lone and was born in Rochester,
New York, June Is, 1857. She was
married to Mr.. Harvey as young
woman and more than thirty five years
ago she came to Waukegan where she
resided unttl she came to Ken9sha
thirty-two years ago. Mrs. Harvey
took a great interest in her friends and
neighbors and she was active as a
member of the Woman IS Relief Corps
of the city and in the Lilley of the
Valley Lodge Of the Daughters of the
Rebekah. She is survived by her hus-
band. Funeral services will be held at
the family residence on ThursdaJ af-
ternoon with interment at the family
plot at the Kenosha City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16

Miss Hill ran all the way from the
beach to house on Park avenue, more
than half mile from the scene of
the accident, and notified the members
of the Brown family and the police
department.
AS soon as possible the chief of
the fire department. and the police de-
partment went to the aid of the young
man. With the pulmotor in the patrol
wagon the members of the department
hurried to the lake shore east of KEN
per Hall, but they saw no sign of the
tragedy, then they went to point east
of the golf grounds and here they dis
covered the young girls far down on
the beach signalling for help. AS soon
as possible the officials hurried to the
scene of the tragedy and in the mean
time telephone message had called
out the members of the Kenosha Life
Saving crew. Captain Fountaine took
charge Of the search for the body in
person and the members Of the crew
went to the beach with the gasoline
launch and for more than five hours
dragged in the lake without success.
The bottom of the lake at this point
is covered with rocks and these made
it difficult for the life savers to use
graphing hooks. They kept up the
work until late in the night and then
established watch for the night. At
the time of the drowning a strong
breeze was blowing from the land and
the life savers fear that the body may
have been carried some distance from
the point where young Brown was
drowned. The search for the body was
resumed this morning, but the work
was greatly hindered on account Of the
heavy swell which prevailed on the
lake.
The tragic death of Gordon Brown
cast pail over many homes in Keno
sha. Few of the boys of Kenosha
were more widely known or better lik-
ed. Gordon was born in Kenosha Oct.
10, 1895, and he had been one of the
lliOoO pOPuldi VI CuC pUyo UI HIS aye.
He was a member of the class Of 1914
of the Kenosha high school and he had
an Importance place in the recent COM
mencement exercises. He had been
one Of the best students in the class
and with Miss Hill he had given the
class prophecy at the recent class day
exercises. Members of the senior class
of the high shoot showed their affection
for their lost classnate this morning
when the boys of the class established
a patrol along the lake to search for
the body.
Young Brown had given promise as
student and as musician. He was
a violinist and had played in number
of Kenosha musical organizations His
compositions of music for the violin had
attracted NOR than local notice Dnr-
ing his last year in high school he had
been active in student organizations
and had been member of the editorial
board of "'The Spy the publication
of the senior class.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
TOOK CO. FUNDS IN COLORADO
Father Settled Up Populations of Son
and Believing That He Had Reform
ed Sent Him to Kenosha- ARRESTED
For Passing Worthless Checks.

The story of boy who went wrong
was revealed to the police and the of
ficials OF the city and county today in
letters from Colorado, telling the story
of the wasted life of Merton E. Smith,
former clerk in the offices of the
Chicago, Kenosha Hosiery Company
who IS now in the county jail awaiting
sentence on charges of grand larceny
and these letters reveal the fact that
jail service is not novelty to young
Smith. w. E. Smith, the father of
the young man, is merchant at Brush,
Colorado, and one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Morgan county in that
state. Young Smith is his only son
and he has been source of trouble
for the father since he attained his
majority. It is not expected that the
father will come to Kenosha to make
a plea for the liberty of the boy as he
is now held at his home by the severe
illness Of his wife.
Young Smith seems to have started
wrong III lie ana ne leIU Denlnd MIN
in Colorado when he came to Kenosha
criminal record. Smith has been
married, but his wife some time ago
secured a divorce from him. Letters
from people in Colorado intimate that
Smith got pretty well acquainted with
the bright lights in Denver and other
western cities before he came to Keno
sha. AS boy he was employed in his
fathers store in Brush, but after his
marriage he went to Denver where he
failed in business and his father man
aged to settle up all of his financial
obligations and brought him back to
Brush where he was put to work in the
office of the county treasurer Of Nor
gan county. He was caught in the act
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
TED FoNK FOR COUNTY cLERK.

There has been switch in the slate
of the democrats of Kenosha county
and it is announced today that Theo-
dore Fonk, clerk in the offices of the
American Brass Company, and former
well known resident of the town of
Somers, will be candidate for the
nomination for county clerk, while
John F. Langan, who was declared to
have been groomed for this fight, has
transferred his energies and viii seek
the office of register of deeds. Petit
tions for the nomination of both of the
candidates were placed in circulation in
all parts of the county today. It is not
expected that either of the candidates
will be opposed for the nomination at
the primary election.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16

Don't wear that shabby suit any
longer. We're offering men IS all wool
suits in beautiful gray, tan, and blue
mixed shades at $13.75 per suit. Cut
prices do not always mean good values
but these suits were extra values at
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makes them extraordinary values. A.
B. Ames, 1863 Main st. advdwjy16
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-28
BIRTHS ANp DEATHS.

Births--G. and Rosa Adarno, 1871 South
Sixteenth. boy; James and Edith Carl,
hospital. girl; Morris and Ida Gordon. 2Si iG9
jackson. girl Peter and Anna Jensen,
fifty-thlrd and SpTague, boy; George and
Magdeline Kelllck, girl; Will and Sauna
Mason. 1917 North Forty-first. girl: Frank
and Marvel Nelson. 57s Davenport, boy /;
Otto and Emily Okerberg. 6ln Reed, girl.
Deaths-Robcrt Earl de Lap. G years.
hospital; John Chrisk, 22 years, hospital;
Sixteenth Miss Nellie Quinlan. % years,
hospital.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-28
LODGE NOTICES.

ATTENTION CAMP NO. 100. NJ. w. A..
Members OF Camp No 40, NJ. w. A.,
are invited 10 be present at the celebra-
tlon OF the twenty-ninth anniversary OF
the camp. Wednesday evening this week.
Charter members are especially invited
Special features Of interest 10 all.
y. c. ANTHONY. " G.
9. II. r. RIEPEN. Clerk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-28

sincerely thank you for the beautiful
floral offerings and the kindness shown
me during the sickness and death OF my
husband. And may the tie OF these
friendships never be broken. Mrs. w. W.
Johnaon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-28
BUILDING PERMITS.

Charles Horn, 22ib Ellison avenue,
frame dwelling, s. 900; 1909 south TWEEN
ty-fifth street, g, 100: o. Il. Sandberg, 2S75
Corby street. frame dwelling, 5000; Harry
Wooif, three buildings on Clark street.
1900 each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-28
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