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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
Clarence Blackman AnnOun-
ces That He is a Candidate
for the Republican
Nomination.
NEVER IN POLITICS BEFORE

City politicians are not going to run
away with all the political worms
which are supposed to be particularly
for the early political bird. Following
the announcement that Tom Scott is to
be a candidate for the Republican nom
ination for sheriff, announcement is
made today of the candidacy of CLAIR
ence I'll. Blackman Of the town of Som
ers. 1t is declared that already a Wig
orous campaign has been started for
the nomination of Mr. Blackman for
the office. The Somers man was born
and raised in Kenosha county and this
will be the first time that he Las sought
a political office. Some of the people
living in the rural districts are urging
a country man. for sheriff, holding
that the Office has been occupied by
men from the city ever since the term
of Sheriff Gunter. In the old days of
the convention system this plea might
have been valuable but under the pri-
mary law there has been no restrictions
placed on the rush for office.
While no formal announcement has
been made, it is said that John Kleist
of Grand avenue is also considering en-
tering the Republican race for sheriff.
Mr.. Kleist admits that some of his
friends have urged him to run and he
will probably make some decision with
IN the next few days. just at present
the Republicans Of the county are in
terested in the senatorial convention
which is to meet In Madison on We'd
nesday. The delegates to the confer
ence have been limited to ITO and it
was declared on Saturday night that SO
delegates had been selected by the diff
ferent counties in the state. Kenosha
county has selected no delegate as vet,
but 1t is understood that Kenosha coun-
ty IS to be represented. 1t is probable
that County Chairman A. L. Drury will
attend the conference and it is not i'm
probable that several other Kenosha
county men will be on the side lines.
The local Republicans have expressed
no preference as to whom shall be
nominated for United States senator
and all the men in the field will prob
ably have some consideration in this
county when the primary is held.
1t is not expected that the fight for
the nomination of a United States sem
ator will really warm up until after
the Republican national convention is
held IN Chicago. Many Kenosha men
are hopeful that they will be able to
attend the national convention and al
ready appeals are being made to the
political leaders for some assurance
that tickets will be provided for them.
1t is declared that tickets to the ma
tional convention are going to be pretty
nearly as scarce as hen teeth this year
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
HOLDS LICENSE NOT PAID
Suit of Great Interest to Cities in Which
Public Service Corporations Are OPP
Grating Will Be Tried Out in the
Circuit Court Of This County.

The courts of Kenosha must decide
as to the right Of the city of Kenosha
ITO collect taxes from the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company on the Pub
lice Service building and the action
which was fled in the circuit court to-
day is regarded as one which will eff
feet nearly every city in the state
where a public service corporation
owns property which is not used en-
tirely for the operation Of the com
pany's business.
AT the last tax paying time the city
assessors returned an assessment against
the property and the tax was assessed.
1t amounted to considerable over a
thousand dollars and the officials of
the company paid the tax under pro-
test. The company held that the
building was part of the equipment
of the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company and that as such the Wiscon-
sin state tax commission had already
returned an assessment against it in
the nature of state license based on
the earnings of the company. The
company sent formal protest to the
council, demanding rebate of the tax
paid. The council promptly turned
down the protest and ordered that no
part of the tax collected by the city
treasurer be returned to the company.
Then the company started an action in
the circuit court and served summons
and complaint on the officials of the
city. City Attorney John c. Slater,
anticipating the formal fling Of the
case in the circuit court, filed an ans
wer to it this morning.
In this answer the city alleges that
the company has no claim for the re-
bate of the tax. 1t is alleged in the
answer that the company uses but one
fifth Of the building in the Operation
of its business" and that the remain
der of the building is leased to private
individuals and corporations as offices
and as living apartments. The city
holds that the Wisconsin state tax com
mission levies no license on the earn
irgs of the company from the rent of
the rooms in the building. The city
also holds that the building is not used
as terminal or station for any line
of railway operated by the company.
II goes further and asserts, that the
company did not make any appearance
before the Kenosha board of review to
protest against the assessment of a
city tax against the building.
The Importance of the case and its
wide effects on the business of the
company in this and in other cities
gives assurance that the case will 90
to the supreme court, regardless of
what decision the lower court many
make An effort will be made to have
the question Of the right of the city
to tax this property decided at the
ueXt term of the circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
GUESTS OF JOHN WAGNER.
Members of Kenosha Automobile Club
Send Big Delegation to Visit
HJohn'' In Racine

John Wagner, well known Racine
hotel man has shown lot of favors to
the members of the Kenosha Automo-
bile club and the club decided to make
Monday night Wagner night" Just
after dark some forty of the club mem
bers slipped out of Kenosha and went
to Racine and they met at the Wagner
hotel Mr.. Wagner was not entirely
taken by surprise as he had been given
tip that the Kenosha bunch was com
ing and he had arranged a special din
ner for the evening and a special en-
tertainment. The Kenosha visitors had
dinner and then remained for a special
social reunion with the cabaret pro-
gram as feature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
BANKS JOIN CLOSING MOVEMENT
Kenosha Banks to Close on Saturday
Afternoons During the Summer
Months Starting MAY 1st.

The Saturday afternoon closing
movement has been extended to the
financial institutions of the city and
at a meeting on Friday afternoon at
which all three banks of the city were
represented, an agreement was made to
provide for Saturday afternoon closing
during the summer months starting on
the first Saturday in May The clos
ing win be provided for without inter
fering with the regular business of the
city. Instead of having the banks
open on Saturday night the banks will
be opened between seven and eight
Q clock Friday evenings during the
Summer. The decision to give the men
in the banks half holiday during the
hot weather is a decidedly popular one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
COUNTY COURT CALENDAR.
Regular May A. D. 1916 Term, Holden
Tuesday, May End, A. D. 1916, at
1000 O'Clock A. M.

|. In re estate of Bridget Waldron,
deceased. Administration.
2. In re viii of Mary j. Weeks, de-
ceased. Probate of will
3. In re will of Eliza f. Joslyn, de-
ceased. Final account.
4. In re will of Jacob Doerflinger,
deceased. Final account.
5. In re will of Frederick S. Taylor,
deceased. Probate of will.
6. In re viii of Eugene R. Head, de-
ceased. Final account.
Z. In re estate of Peter G. Schaufel,
deceased. Administration.
5. In re will of Hiram E. Blackmon,
deceased. Final account
First Day for Adjustment of Claims
in Re Estate of
8. Lars Peter Jensen, deceased.
10. Anna M. Kennedy, deceased.
IL. Charles Hermann, deceased.
u. August Luthi, incompetent.
Is. Elizabeth Susan Butcher, deceas-
ed.
IA. Thomas H. Andrews, deceased.
Is. Carl Gustave Schulze, deceased.
16. Edward Wight, deceased.
IL. Jacob Streul, deceased
Second Day for Adjustment of Claims
in Re Estate of
Is. Jacob P. Schaffer, deceased.
10. John E. Anderson, deceased.
20. Gustave A Voltz, deceased.
q. Bridget E. Carney, deceased.
p. Fredericka Bohle, deceased.
%. James Britton, deceased.
"a. Charles A. Turnock, deceased.
%. Josephine Gottfredsen, deceased.
Last Day for Filing Claims in Re
Estate of
70. Herman Schulz, deceased
27. Mary Ann Mcnamara, deceased.
%. Lizette Gleichmann, deceased
20. Ferdinand Otto, deceased.
30. John j. Mayer, deceased.
81. Adolf Sierpus, deceased (some-
times known as "EAdolf Drozdowicz)
Special May Term, Held May 9th, A. D.
1915, at 1000 O'Clock A. M.
/. In re Estate of Nicholas Spartz,
deceased. Administration.
2. In re estate of Otto F. Boswell, de-
ceased. Administration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
FOLLOWS BROTHER IN DEATH.
j. J. Walsh, Brother of the Late
Arthur Walsh, Died at Stanton
on Sunday Evening.

The family of Edward Walsh of New
Richmond, father of the late Arthur
!. Walsh Of Kenosha, who died fort
night ago here, was again bereaved on
Sunday night when J. J. Walsh, an
other one of the sons, died at his farm
home at Stanton. Mr.. Walsh was TAX
en- i'll shortly after his brothers. funer
al and slight cold rapidly developed
into pneumonia from which he died on
Sunday He was the oldest child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Walsh and had
lived all his life on the farm near
Stanton. He is survived by his widow
and six children. Mr. Walsh was a
brother of Richard Walsh of Kenosha.
The funeral will be held at Stanton
probably on Tuesday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
MAsONs GO TO LAKE FOREST.
Fifty from Kenosha Attend Lake
Forest Services, Going in Special
Car Are Served Supper.

AS guests of the Waukegan Masons,
the Kenosha lodge of Masons attended
the Lake Forest Masonic Easter cele-
bration, conducted in the Presbyterian
church of Lake Forest at p. m, Sun
day.
Fully fifty of the Kenosha Masons
boarded special car for the trip and
more than that number arrived in their
special car from Waukegan.
The church was described as one of
the most handsome in Chicago or its
suburb and was a mass of Easter floral
decorations in which Easter lilies pre-
dominated.
After the service the Masons were in
vited to the Masonic hall of Lake For
est where supper was served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
WILL MEET IN KENosHA.
English Lutheran Synod to Hold Semi
Annual Meeting in Kenosha
First Week in May.

The twenty-sixth semi-annual confer
cree of the Wisconsin English Evange-
lical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest
will be held in Grace church, Kenosha,
from Tuesday to Thursday, May and
4. Tuesday, May 2, at seventy thirty,
there will be a preparatory service,
and at eight o'clock the Rev. John F.
Feeders will preach the sermon, taking
for his subject, "The Problem of
Sight" Other prominent pastors to
take part in the conference will be the
Reverends F. R. Weber, A. Naumann,
w. X. Prick, D. D., E. E. Cooper, J. j.
Rumbarger, G. K. Rubrecht, Paul w.
Roth, w. G. Stump, M. Fl. Wickman,
A. ]. Sommer, III. K. Gebhart, G. F..
Weiskotten and E. o. Hofmeister The
first English Lutheran dedication took
place September %, 1883, at St. Paul.
DR.. w. K. Frick initiated the work in
Milwaukee, October 10, 1889, twenty
seven participating in the services.
The beautiful churchly edifce on Nine
teenth and Grand avenue is one of the
monuments to his giant labors in Wis
ccnsin. The Synod was organized in
Memorial church, St. Paul, September
Is, 1891, and its first president was the
Rev. Prof. G. HI. Gerberding, D. D.,
LII. D. From an humble beginning the
seven pastors, six congregations and 343
communicate members, Synod last year
reported Al congregations, 81 pastors,
and 10.921 confirmed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

DR.. Thompson has opened an Office
in the Burke Bldg. Hours from to
?. m., and 7 to $3.50 p. m. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

and people wanting to go had better
get in their request for tickets right
now
The tickets are to be distributed
through the regular cannels of the Re-
publican national committee and it is
said that the majority of these tickets
will be reserved for Republicans liv-
ing in close proximity of Chicago.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
J. C. FULMER SUCCUMBS
 10 A SUDDEN ILLNESS
Marriage of Son Preceded by IT Hours Unexpected Death
 of Father.

John Clark Fulmer, 61 years old, died Sunday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock from stomach trouble and an acute attack of heart failure at his home, 5l0 Stell street. He had been suffer- ing from stomach trouble about l5 years. Funeral services were con- ducted from the residence at 12:3O D. m. today by Rev. J. c. Dawson, pas tor of the Christian church, of which MT. Fulmer was a member. Burial was at New Liberty cemetery, six miles east of Conway, this afternoon.
 Seventeen hours before the death of his father, Silas c. Fulmer of Paris was married at Dardanelle to Miss Ruby Baugh of this city, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. w. F. Baugh of Conway The ceremony was pronounced at 8 o'clock p. m, by Rev. Eli Myers, pas danelle, at the home of Mrs. G. L.. Wirt. None were present except inn mediate friends. MT. Fulmer the past year was principal of the Paris pub lie schools. He has been promoted to the superintendency for next year. Both he and his bride graduated from Hendrix College with the class of 1915. Mrs. Fulmer taught in the Dardanelle public school the past year. With Dr. and Mrs. w. H. Ben nett of Paris Mr. Fulmer motored to Dardanelle Saturday afternoon, and immediately after the ceremony the three, with Mrs. Fulmer, returned to Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Fulmer took active parts in the student activities at Hendrix. MT. Fulmer represented the school in number of literary events, and made his numerals in | football and baseball. He also was an assistant in the academy in his senior year. They will make Paris their home Mr. Fulmer arrived here this morning to attend his fathers l funeral.
 J. c. Fulmer was born in Alabama April 8, 1855. He came to Arkansas 25 years ago, settling six miles east of Conway. where he resided until three years ago, when he moved to Conway. He was member of the Woodmen of the World fraternity under whose auspices the services at the grave will be held. He is sur vived by his widow, two daughters Mrs. A. J. Paul and Mrs. J. F. Paul of Beryl, and seven sons, James c
 of Beryl, Jake B. of Morrilton, Silas
 c. of Paris, Paul M., Howard anc
 Gaston of Conway, and Lloyd of Lit
 tie Rock, and three brothers, who live
 in Mississippi. All of the children
 attended the funeral.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
JUDS0N|A BERRY CROP IS 800 CARS AVERAGE SIPS PER ACRE Big Industry in White County Brings Farmers Near a Quarter Mil
 lion Dollars

Judsonia, May 22.-Judsonia this week is finishing marketing the big gest strawberry crop in its history. the shipments from White county points alone aggregate 800 cars, or more than 100000 crates, bringing to the farmers approximately $225, ,OO0 according to w. c. North, president and sales manager of the Judsonia Strawberry and Vegetable Growers Association. This association market ed $50 cars of strawberries this sea- son.
 The rain early Sunday will prolong the harvest by several days and great ly improve the quality of the berries now remaining. The first car was shipped April "A and it is expected the last load will go out Saturday of this week or Monday of next week. During the week of May 8, 24 cars a day were shipped from Judsonia. The biggest day that Judsonia ever had was Monday, May 8, when $2O,OOO was paid out to the shippers by
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
STOCK GROWERS
 EJECT OFFICERS

Officers for the ensuing year were elected by the Faulkner County Live stock Growers Association at meet ing at the courthouse today, as fol- lows: l. T. Patton, Wooster, presi- dent Robert Martin, Martinville, vice president; T. Fulmer, Conway, secre- tary; ]. II. Berry, Conway, T. J. San ders, Vilonia; V. D. Hill, Conway, and Dr. T. c. Watson, Mt. Vernon, execu- tive committee
 District Agent J. C. Barnett of the United States demonstration forces spoke on the subject of tick eradica- tion. He said it would be next year before the government forces could take active charge of the work and free the county from cattle ticks, but urged everyone to begin the dipping process at once, as the quarantine could be raised much easier if this were done County Agent J. l.. Phil lips announced that 20 dipping vats had been built and 20 others would be installed before fall
 1t was announced that the banks of Conway stood ready to finance a proposition to import large mum Der of thoroughbred cattle here for breeding purposes, but it was decided to postpone this until after the county IS freed from the tick infestation. The executive committee was instructed to plan cooperative sale of stock in the near future.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
MILITIA
 TO FIRE BlFDSOF
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.


 Little Rock, May 22.-Demanding the instant dismissal of pr. E. P. Bledsoe, superintendent of the state hospital for nervous diseases, Cover nor Hays today threatened the use of the military arm of the state govern ment if his orders are not executed
 In a statement to the state charities board the governor demands Dr. Bled- soe's immediate resignation or dismiss sal. He charges the superintendent with neglect of duty and alleges that he has permitted and defended post mortems on the bodies of "friendless'' wards, "for the advancement of sci ence."
 The governor pledges the board that he will hold company of the Arkan- sas National Guard in readiness "to see that the citizens of Arkansas are not whitfield upon and experimented upon in this way"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
II CONWAY VOTERS VOTE FOR F MILLS ONLY 27 ROLLED HERE All Rural Districts Reporting Practi- calIy Unanimous for Maximum
 School Tax.

While only 27 voters took part in Saturdays school election in Conway, the few were valiant lot. Sixteen of them voted for the maximum legal levy of seven mills district tax, while Il others, anticipating by at least one year the proposed increase in the con stitutional limitation, voted for 12 mills. No vote was cast against tax or for less than seven mills.
 J. w. James and J. E. Little were elected to succeed themselves as direc- tors, receiving, respectively, 26 and 25 votes.
 Of a dozen rural districts reporting returns to County Clerk J. A. Lea up to noon today each one had levied a seven mills tax, practically unani- mously. The districts reporting and the directors elected are as follows:
 No. 113, w. E. Neighbors and c. L. Sowell; No. 100, G. w. Melton; No. F, G. l. Kirby and E. J. Durham; No. 58, A. Shelton, 3 years, and w. R. Acklin, ? years; No. 88, w. w. Quinn and Robert Martin; No. 103, John A. Herbert; No. 35, Sam F. Johnson and J. o. Johnson; No. "A, w. P. Powell :; No. 4, E. Davis and G. w. Atkeison; No. 2, Joe Stone and T. Fulmer; No. 54, L. o. Henderson.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
NEWS OF CONWAY
 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
(FrOm the Log Cabin, May 21, 1901

(FrOm the Log Cabin, May 21, 1901. )
 It will scarcely be believed now that only 15 years ago there was strong opposition to the establish ment of rural free mail delivery, the first route of which was just being put in operation from the Conway postoffice. The Hamlet correspondent of the Log Cabin wrote under date of May IA: 'The country postmasters are not the only ones who are op- posed to the free rural delivery of mail. Nine-tenths or more of the people here don't want it. We notice Tn some portions of the country where rural delivery has been estab- lished that the people are petitioning to get rid of it."
 The infant of Mr. and Mrs. James Muse died May IS.
 Frank Raney was showing a sample of alfalfa in town last Sat urday. The sample was about three feet high. He has about an acre of 1t and believes it is the very thing for hay in this part of the state." Ralph Farnham announced the telephone line from Quitman to Con- way would be completed in 30 days.
 The school election in this city last Saturday was a very quiet affair, only 57 votes being cast. J. K. Little and B. l.. Harton were elected direc- tors without opposition. Every vote was cast for the five-mill tax"
 Conway defeated Hendrix, to 6, in the deciding game of series at East End park. The batteries for Hendrix were Evans and Hill; for Conway, Allinder and Canister.
 Commencement exercises of the Conway public school, of which Prof. D. L. Paisley was principal, were held. There were eight graduates: Misses Hester Wilcox, Carrah Bold ing and Lucy Livingston and John Donnell, Cecil Dickerson, Frank Mitchell, Claud Leigh and Daniel Harton.
 "C. w. Cox has moved into his home recently purchased in the west end"
 Miss Ruth Stephan was the lead ing candidate in beauty contest be- ing conducted by the Little Rock ad- vertisers.
 An ordinance taxing merry-go- rounds $10 week was passed by the city council.
 "L, B. Atkeison reports that it has been too dry on the river for cotton, the stands being bad and it being too late for full crop Sev- eral are blowing up cotton and plant ing corn"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
COMPLETES BULLDOGS
 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Coach Headrick Arranges Six Games for Hendrix College Eleven
 Next Fall.

The football schedule for next fall for the Hendrix College Bulldogs was completed today by Coach w. NJ. Headrick. Six games will be played, three at home and three abroad, be- ginning with the University of Ar kansas at Fayetteville, October 2, and concluding with the Thanksgiving game here with the Louisiana Indus trial Institute of Ruston, La. The complete schedule, as announced by Coach Headrick, follows:
 October 2, University of Arkansas. at Fayetteville.
 October IA, University of Mississip- pi at Oxford.
 November 8, Southwestern Univer. sity of Clarksville. Tenn, at Conway
 November F, Henderson-R Brown at
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
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 Auto service any where at any time.
ARE WE SELLING YOU ICE?

As live merchants-and the Ice man IS as much merchant as your grocer-we want all the good steady customers we can get We are cour- teous, dependable, responsible and we sell pArer Ice, better Ice, than any one. Buy 100 pounds of ours, put it where you want to; put 100 pounds of anyone else's by the side of it, and If ours don't outlast the other fel- lows your summers Ice for nothing. Worth trying to say the least of it. If you are not dealing with us, give us a trial. Let us convince you of these facts. Enroll in our big army of satisfied customers. You will never regret it.
 Remember, l will give a 1000 pound ice book to the first person delivering a slip of paper showing what letters of the alphabet has appeared in my ads the greatest number of times dur ing two weeks ending May 26, and a 300 pound book to the second person. Hand your estimate to Jo McCuloch at the Conway Motor Co. garage. The books will be awarded May 27 at 80 p. m.
 R. B. McC Culloch
 Telephone 122,
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-22
Children Orr
 FOR FlETcnER'S c AS TO RIA MARRIAGE LICENSE.

G. L. Johnson, 45, and Mrs. Jane Davidson, A, Plumerville.