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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
LAND IS NEAR TO VILLAGES
New Lands to Be Opened Claimed to Be
Among the Most Attractive Ever
Offered by the Government for
Homestead Entries.

Uncle Sam has recently made avail
able for homestead entry what is Off
cially known as the Fourth Unit of the
Belle Fourche irrigation project in
Dakota. From time to time for the
past several years small areas have
been opened to the public in this Sec
ton and already there is formed a
splendid agricultural community as a
nucleus for the development of the en-
tire project which will require several
months to complete. The present open
ing is therefore generally regarded as
offering an excellent opportunity for
the man who wishes to exercise his
homestead right and still obtain a de-
sirable and productive tract of land
within a few miles of towns where
there are modern advantages, such as
schools, churches, stores, telephone SER
vice and good markets.
The crop returns on the Belle Fourche
project have been very good and an
encouraging feature of the trend of its
development is the increase in stock
and the tendency to engage in hogs
Agricultural experts have long pointed
out the advantages on this project for
hog raising and dairying. With recog-
nized markets for merchantable prod
u6ts and the facilities for producing al
falfa of q fine quaiits, tie settlers
seem to have needed this advice and
their splendid results are now serving
as an impetus for further progress along
these lines. Persons who appreciate
the desirability of engaging in alfalfa
culture, hogs and dairying can find no.
where in the west section which will
offer better facilities for specializing
along these lines of endeavor.
The government announces that the
land itself is free and can be obtained
only under homestead law. Provision
is made by the reclamation service for
supplying water at actual cost to each
settler and after twenty years time
he is given outright a permanent water
right.
That the better lands embraced with
in the public domain are rapidly dimin-
ishing seems evident from a statement
made relative to this and other dis
tricts by Albert v. Leonard, settlement
agent of the U. S. Reclamation Service
of Chicago, who adds that "the Belle
Fourche project should attract desir-
able element who realize the necessity
of securing land as an economic per-
manency."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
ALL MUST GET LICENSES THEN
Regulation Of the Jitneys Is Taken
from the Cities and Placed in the
Hands of the Railroad Commissioners
and Drivers Must Give Bonds.

The new state law for the regulation
I Of jitney busses is now in the hands of
the governor and it is expected that it
will become law by publication on
Saturday. The assembly passed the
bill on Tuesday afternoon and it was
promptly messaged to the governor.
Kenosha jitney men are busy today
making arrangements TO comply with
the law. Under the provisions of the
bill as amended, the jitneys will become
common carriers and as such will be
subject to regulation by the Wisconsin
railroad commission. The details of
this regulation are not provided for
in the law and the matter will be up to
the commission entirely. The law pro-
vides that the amount Of the bond to
be given by the drivers of jitney buses
in the state shall be $500. The law
has been drawn in keeping with the
suggestions of the governor who refused
to give his sanction to a bill which
called for a bond of $4,000.
This law is all right said one of
the officers of the Kenosha Jitney As
ISOLATION this morning. cit will put
an end to the Saturday and Sunday
jitneys and will give the men who are
willing to insure protection to patrons
a chance to do business without unfair
competition. Tha n1an Id Kenosha who
have gone into the jitney business with
the intent of remaining in it, will have
no objection to furnishing the bond of
$4,000 and we realize the fairness of
furnishing such bond. There has been
no opposition to state regulation or
city regulation on the part of men who
are really in the jitney business and
the whole objection to this regulation
has come from people who followed the
jitney business as pasttime rather
than as business. It will make a
big difference in Kenosha. Last Satur-
day and Sunday there were a hundred
automobiles being run as jitneys in Ken
osha. When these men are forced to
give proper bonds and get a license
from the railroad commission they will
fade away. It is certain that the regu-
lations Of the commission will provide
for proper examination of the drivers
and the lives of the people who patron
ize these carriers will be better protect
ed.
The passage Of the bill by the legis-
lature and its approval by the governor
will send to the discard the ordinance
now pending before the Kenosha coun-
Gil This ordinance gave the city the
right to regulate the jitneys but under
the new law such regulation will be i'm
possible. The only question that is both
ering the Kenosha drivers is to what
demands will be made by the commits
sion in regard to set routes for the
operation of the jitneys. If they are
allowed reasonable latitude in picking
routes for operation it is certain that
the new law will not affect the business
more than to throw a safeguard about
it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
WILL ACT FRIDAY.
Judge in Racine to Call Grand Jury to
Examine into Banks Affairs.

Judge Shedding of Racine will be
asked to call grand jury to hear the
evidence in the Commercial and Savings
bank failure of that city not later than
Friday of this week. District Attorney
William W. Storms stated this after
noon that he would file the petition with
Judge Shedding not later than Friday
and possibly on Thursday. For some
time it was not known before whom
the application for jury hearing would
come but the announcement of the dis
trict attorney today settles that matter
and the grand jury hearing will be
under the jurisdiction of Judge Smeid-
L ing.
The names of the men who are to be
chosen to perform the duty of determin-
ing whether there was anything criminal
in the manner in which the affairs of
the Commercial and Savings Bank were
conducted are not to be drawn from the
regular court list which is now in the
municipal court box. This also was an
nounced today. The jury commissioners
composed of three men of the county
will be called in to furnish the names
from which the twenty jurymen are to
be selected. David Griswold, one. of
the commissioners is at present out of
the city on vacation and he may be
called back to the city to furnish his
quota of the names required.
The district attorney is now ready to
proceed with the hearing before the
grand jury which is to be called For
several months three investigators have
worked on the books of the bank and
it was announced several weeks ago
that they had found evidence which
should be passed upon by grand jury.
All yesterday afternoon Charles w.
Refill, the chief investigator for the
district attorney was in consultation
with Mr.. Storms and they went over
the evidence resulting from the close
Investigation and determined just what
should be presented to the jurymen.
Everything is now ready for the
nearing which the district attorney
states he will make very thorough. 1t
was for the reason that he wanted a
most thorough and unbiased report that
he engaged the three disinterested in
vestigators and he believes he has Sc
cured a report which will not allow any
Of the officers of the bank or the Off
cials of the state banking department
to escape if they are gully of an
tice prohibited by the laws of VISION
sim
While it is not known for sure it is
learned that Charles R. Carpenter, cash
Ter of the defunct bank, will return to
this city within week or ten days.
He is now in the west but will be here
to testify in civil action which comes
for trial within short time. He will
also be here to be questioned by the
grand jury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
WAVES EXAMINATION.
Young Market Man Held on Embezzro-
ment Charge in Bonds of $3.50.

Arthur Peterson, Junior member of
the firm of Grotsky and Peterson, meat
dealers on North Main street, arrested
several days ago on charges of embez-
Element, appeared in the municipal
court this morning and waived ex-
animation and was held for trial at the
next term of the municipal court. His
bonds were fixed at $3.50 and they were
furnished. Peterson declares that he
is innocent of any intentional wrong
doing, but as on the former examina-
tions he declared that he was unable
to tell what became of the money taken
in at the north side market. The case
win come up for trial at the October
term of the municipal court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
ASSAULTS HER HUSBAND.
Angelo niagara Arrested at Springfield
Forces Hubby to Beat Hasty Retreat.


Angelo niagara, arrested at Spring
field, H., and held on charges brought
against her by her husband, Paul
niagara, was brought back to Kenosha
this morning by Police Officer Pinga-
tore. With her was Mrs. Fannie Way,
who is charged with conducting house
of i'll fame on West Main street here.
The Niagara woman furnished a sensa-
tion at Springfield last night when she
made an effort to assault her husband.
The husband had accompanied the Of
fcer to Springfield to identify the two
women and when he entered the cell
with his wife the woman went after
him with such vigor that it took two
police officers to rescue niagara and
get him outside the jail. The woman
declared that she had taken no money
from niagara. In fact she asserted
that he had given her hundred and
fifty dollars and that she had kept it.
She declared to the district attorney
this morning that she had married
niagara for life' but that he treated
her 50 cruelty that she was forced to
leave him. Both of the women brought
back to Kenosha were taken from
resorts in Springfield. Theyswil have
a hearing in the municipal court
tomorrow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
BRING BODY BACK TO kENOsHA
Old Resident of Kenosha Had Been
Working AS a Farm Hand and De-
tails of His Drowning Have Not Been
Brought to Light-Large Family.

The remains of Charles Langenbach,
an old resident of Kenosha, which
were found floating in pond on the
William Laab s farm, north of Racine,
on Monday night, were brought to
Kenosha on Tuesday afternoon and
this afternoon funeral services were
held at the family residence on Jenne
street with interment in the Kenosha
City cemetery.
Langenbach was ffty-four years Of
age and the manner in which he met
his death is shrouded in mystery. He
is said to have been respondent, but
relatives and friends in Kenosha have
received little information in regard
to the case When the body was taken
from the pond it was not known that
he lived in Kenosha and it was not
until late on Tuesday that the body
was sent to the members of the
family in Kenosha.
His body was found floating on top
of the water at fve-thirty clock by
Michael Cangaai, an eleven year old
lad who went To the pond to get water.
The frightened lad could just see the
mans head, and dropping his water
pail, he ran to the settlement at Ives
and told of his gruesome find.
The body was about fifteen feet
from shore, but by securing a large
section ef cas- pipe, the men succeeded
in pulling it to land. In the meantime
Sheriff Hollick and Coroner w. f.
Kisow Of Racine county, had been mo-
titled and arrived on the scene The
body was placed in the wagon Of Viii
liam Beffel, an undertaken, and taken
to Racine.
For the past few months Langen-
bach had been employed by William
Laabs, who conducts a rendering plant,
but was laid off on last Saturday be-
cause Of lack of work Since that time
he has been drinking heavily. He was
last seen on Monday noon at the saloon
at the four-and -one-half mile road, and
was under the influence of liquor.
The pond where he was drowned is
located in the quarry at Ives, on the
east side Of the road. There is path
leading down into the quarry and Ian
genbach followed this. Arriving at
the edge of the pond he took off his
hat, coat, trousers and outer shirt, and
wrapping them in neat bundle, he
placed them alongside of the path. He
then waded out into the pond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
SHORT NEWS BULLETINS

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE In
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day gave a decision in the western
freigh rate case, allowing advances
on bituminous coal, coke, fruit and
vegetables, and denying increases
on grain, livestock, packing house
products, fertilizers and broom
corn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

The mayors car sprung an axle up in
Racine on Tuesday night and it was
towed back to Kenosha with the party
of his friends on board. It was inter-
esting to note that Coroner Millager was
following close behind the disabled car.
Evidently the coroner figured that he
had been cheated out of a job on Tues
day by false rumor and he was keep
ing close tab not to take any chances
in the future. The accident was in no
way a serious one and no one was in
jured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

County Clerk Jones has issued a IL
cense. for the marriage of Frank F. w.
Ganswindt and Miss Florence j. Rosen-
hauer, both well known young people of
the town of Wheatland.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

The Lake county officials are re-
building the road at the kellogg .
bridge just south Of the Kenosha
county line. Seven automobiles have
gone into the ditch at this point and
the road is now being made wider and
barriers will be put up to protect the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

A petition has been filed for the ad-
ministration Of the estate Of the late
August Voltz. The property is valued
at little over $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Looks like Zoe, smokes like 1oc, sells
for Sc, the ~.Artilla cigar, at Pail
.cals- adutf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Joseph surzent and Miss Elizabeth
Rzezniewski, both Of Kenosha. have
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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
CHANGE DURING WAR
THOUGHT UNDESIRABLE
cther action Believes Move IS
Blow To Constitutional Gov
er0nent Grand Accession
Ceremonies To Be Held Next
Month at Tokio, Cabinet r.
constructed
.Ey thq Associated L

Toxic. Sept. ). Opinion is tNIlel
ia Japan as To tho wisdom of Premier
Count Ol<uma'S move in canCelHnG hl~
RESIGNATION and remaining iii poW +
with a reconstructed Cabinet Those
who favor the Count claim i VAS
necessary in view OF the fact chat
Japan is at war with Germany and
Austria. \ change Of Premier MAS
undesirable during the war, Also. 1t
was undesirable before the great aC-
CeSSiOn ceremonies which Will he held
in November. Others believe the
Counts move a blow TO constitutional
government, as il showed Interference
from the genro and Intervention from
the Emperor himself Doubts are cX-
pressed as to the capacity Of the new
ministry to live long. especially il
is without the sustaining force offered
by the presence of Baron kato as
foreign Minister. who was regarded
as the real head af the former cabinet
President Shimada Of the House Of
Representatives COngratulates the
state and the people on the re-
| organization Of the Okuma govern
| ment. especially in view Of the coro-
! nation festivities. The personnel Of
| the reconstructed ministry. he thinks,
| is all that can he desired under exist
ing conditions.
Studied For Law.
/ DR.. X. IChiki who has been trans
ferred from the portfolio OF educa-
ton to that Of home affairs, Mas a
| graduate Of the college Of law i'm tic
Imperial Toxic University, and Is an
authority on domestic administration.
He has no connection whatever with
any political party, and this fact.
speaker Shimada argues, VIII enable
| him to exercise ms authority without
any party prejudice.
Vice Admiral kato. the new minis
ter of the navy, has held the Office 4
vice minister of the navy for many
years, and was chief Of staff ID Nd
miral Togo during the Eus@o-Japa-
nese war.
Or. s. Takata the new minister n
, education held tha post of president y
Waseda University far many X"ars
Mr. X. MinOura, who became minis
ter OF communications once held tAf
office Of vice-mini~teI ST communlc1-
, tons and is proprietor ana chief edl-
tor of the Hoehl, which Is the orEar
of the present governments IL is 2
man Of many estimahle qualities. and
is respected even by his rqlitica
Mr. T. Taketomi. who has Beer
transferred from the portfolio D
communications TO that IF finance. Il
, Vol known as an able tnancier
Mr. Shmada expresses regret tina
Count Okuma has lost Baron Kat
and Eice-Admiral IaShirO from to
foreign and naval portfolios. bat com
J mends the choice Of Baron Ish.i, Am
! baSSadOr to Paris as foreign minister
Grand Old Man
2 With one group Count okaHa 2
regarded as the Grand old Man &
. rhe present japanese era. Withol
:. him the political situation would hav
t become hopelessly complicated VIII
= iDcs.SSan III changes that would keep I'll
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

Robson county has made wonder
nj progress in the last quarter OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-21
Notice Meeting Of Creditors

United States District Court, North
ern District of GeOrgia-Western
Division.
In re J. T. Lee, Jr., Bankrupt, In
Bankruptcy:
To the creditors of the above bank
rupt. of Dawson in the county of
Terrell and district aforesaid;
You are hereby notified that on the
18th, day of December, 1915, the
above named was duly adjudged
bankrupt, that the first meeting of
creditors in said matter will be held
in the court house at Dawson, Ca, On
the 31st, day of December, 1913. at
the hour of 2 o'clock, p. M, at which
time the creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a trustee, exam
inc the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may come befor"
said meeting. The bankrupt is re-
ouirei to be present.
A. H. GRAY,
Referee in Bankruptcy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-21
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION Q
The First State Bank.

located at Dawson, Ga, at the close of
business December g. 1915
Resources.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-21
cHE,RTF.F' MORELAND IS
SLAIN BY A BAD NEGRO

land was also wounded at this time.
but not seriously.
Several of the members of the par
ty rushed at once for the automobile.
which had been left four miles be-
mind. the track dogs taking them
across the fields.
Keith Captured.
Keith was captured Sunday night
by possee under Sheriff Potts. of
Worth county, near Doles and was
| taken to Sylvester, where he was
placed in another automobile and
sent to some place of safety while
| Sheriff Potts held the Lee county
friends of the dead sheriff in Sylves-
ter. Sheriff Potts refused to tell
where the negro had been sent.
The body of the late sheriff was
sent to Leesburg Sunday, and was
kept there until Monday morning,
when it was carried to the family
burial ground at Macedonia church.
in Terrell county, for interment, at
1 o'clock. A large number of rela-
tives and friends attended the bur-
ial
Sheriff Moreland was a brave and
fearless officer, and one of the most
popular men in Lee county, and had
hosts of friends in this section. He
was native of Terrell county, and
is survived by numerous relatives
in this county, besides his wife and
two little girls, his father and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Moreland, of
| 10 Of
Bart Moreland of this county. He was
perhaps the youngest sheriff in the
state, being only 26 years old at the
time of his death.
No Negroes LynChed.
There was current a rumor on the
streets late Sunday afternoon that
several negroes had been lynched as
a result fth excitement, but this
proved to be untrue.
Prisoners Visit Remain"
G. w. Chance, his sou, Cllud
Chance and Minter Kennedy, the
three white men in the Lee county
jail, charged with murder and under
an Indictment in connection with the
killing of A. D. Oliver, the frenzied
financier, visited the remains Of Sher-
iff Moreland at his home in Leesburg
Monday morning. They were escort
ed from the Jail to the home under
the charge of deputy. Each Joined
in the high words of respect which
are being paid to the integrity and
service of Sheriff MOreland.
Sheriff Moreland had charge of the
search made in connection with the
Oliver murder, and followed each turn
in the case which brought the indict-
ment and arrest of the Chances, Ken
needy and the negro, Ike Carter.
Sheriff MOreland was shot in the
left shoulder and jaw, the load rang
ing to the brain. He was shot with
81, 81 n.-,1n Iondnd with Slngs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-21
Tried to Search House.

j. S. Moreland held up several of
the negroes with his revolver in or
der to search the house for the one
who was wanted, Instantly fusil-
AIDE was fired by other negroes. Then
the shooting became general and af-
ter the pitched battle was over Sher-
if Moreland lay PROSTATE on the
ground. wounded with buckshot The
negroes again escaped. Bart More
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-21
WILL BURN CANDLES
IN THEIR WINDOWS
Members of the d. \. r.. VIII Observe
the Beautiful Old English Custom,

the Beautiful Old English Custom.
The real spirit of Christmas
breathed through every feature of the
december meeting of the Stone Castle
chapter ID. A. R., Wednesday after
noon. Miss Louise McNulty being
the cordial young hostess. The dou
| Die parlors were well filled with in
tereSted members and several visitors
were warmly welcomed. The decora-
TONS OF pOinsettias and other bright
hued flowers suggested in a most de-
lightful way the holiday season, the
beautiful chapter flag completing the
decorative scheme. Many matters of
interest were discussed in the bust
ness session and ways and means for
turthering philanthropic work were
carefully considered, the approaching
holidays increasing the desire of the
members to extend the work of help
ing others. Eleven children are be-
ing kept in school and other educa-
tional work has been undertaken.
The chapter will celebrate Christ
mas by observing the beautiful old
English custom of burning candles in
the windows and request all who will
to join in this safe and sane" way
of marking the day. Chairman re-
ported cake and pie sale a success.
Georgia Land, My Georgia Land"
was the appropriate opening of the
we'll arranged program. In answer
to roll call a Georgia governor" was
named. Mrs. Willie Harrell gave a
piano solo and Mrs. T. D. Lee told
of 1.-The progress of the Revolution
in Georgia Mrs. Sallie James gave
short sketches of three Of Geor&ia's
governors. Miss Louise McNulty
added to the interest by bits of his
tory concerning famous Georgians.
Elaborate refreshments were serv-
ed, the hot courses being especially
appetizing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-21

TOTAL ...................,......S3 4O, 422 y
Liabilities.
Capital Stock Paid In ...........$ 5O.0O0O0
Surplus Fund Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Undivided Profits, less Current
Expenses, Interest and Taxes
Paid %. 592 Is
Due to Banks and Bankers in
this state observation-disclosures. 24865
Individual Deposits Subject to
Check ............................ 44.77S.1S
Time Certificates Observation-Disclosures. 8, 007 81
Bills Payable, Including Time
Certificates Representing Bor-
rowed Money .................. 81 500. 90
TOTAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So4U, 4zZ.--
STATE OF GEORGIA-Terrel County;
Before me came ]. NJ. BELL, President
who being duly sworn, says that the fore
going statement is a true condition OF
said bank, as shown by the books of file
in said bank
J. NJ BELL, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
this 18th, day of December, 1915.
J. P. PERRY, n. p.