Mattoon Weekly Journal from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 12

OBJECTIOIT PEODUCED BOB HOLLIES fl HOT ONE WOLF'S SIDE 0 i To Proposed Primary Election Law Recelevd. Mr. Editor: I see by yesterday's Journal that there is now being circulated a petition tai Charleston and Mattoon for the adoption of the primary election law in Coles county. Of course It Is a step in" the right direction but after a careful reading of the primary election law I discover it is not as I would like to see nor do I believe, many people, even those who are interested in its adoption, understand what the law is. Since the late county convention was held I have heard a great many people talking about the necessity of adopting the primary law and that the candidates should be voted for like in election and as the saying is "Let the longest pole knock the per-simon," but such is not the primary law.

Briefly stated our primary law calls for the elections of delegates in each precinct to the county convention and you do not vote for candidates and the nominations are at last made by the delegates and the only Improvement that I can, see over the old way is that the law will protect the party holding the primary from! interference of voters not of the poll Ucal faith of the party holding the primary. It provides a punishment for false in of voters not qualified and a penalty for illegal voting the same as at a regular elec tion. From what I have heard the people want such a primary as is held by the republicans of Douglas county, that is all the candidates names shall be placed upon a ballot and let each voter vote for whom he pleases and the person receiving the highest num ber of votes in the county shall be the nominee for that office. But there Is no primary law governing that kind and in Douglas county it is called by the central committee. I think Mr.

Editor that is what the people want with a law to back it up such as the regular election law, and I do not think that the present primary law after adopted would at all fill the place it is expected to do. It has but one commendable feature outside of the county funds it will distribute over the county and that is punish ment for illegal voting. The law in no way destroys the effectiveness of the politician as the voting is not un der the Australian plan and the tick eU are furnished by individuals and not at public expense and it is yet only a question of which faction controls a majority of the delegates. VOTER. TWO COUPLE United In Marriage by Rev.

Wilson of Christian Church. At the home of Rev. Wilson, pastor of the Christian church, Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, occurred the marriage of John Henaughan and Miss Myrtle Rude. This is the groom's second mats-imonjal venture Hid wife died last fall. James Farmer and Miss Minnie Shrader were united in marriage Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock at the residence of Rev.

Wilson, pastor of the Christian church. The groom is a farmer living in Paradise township. The bride lives In the north part of this city. DEATH Pursues Ill-Fated Family oft Shelbyvllle. Adam Dennenbjarger), eM-aJderman of Shelbyvllle, was found dead in his bed.

This is the third death in the fam ily within four months. Elmer Dan enbarger, a nephew, waa shot by a companion late laat fall, and only about two months ago Walter Danen baxger, a son, waa burned to death In a fire In a poultry house. LIGHTNING First Fatality of Season Is Re ported From Dlona. The first fatality of the season from thunderstorms is reported, from the southern past of Cotes county. During the storm Wednesday after noon Charles Cox, a youth living near Dions, was struck by lightning and instantly killed.

Finds That He Cannot Raise Grass Successfully With Corn There is a good storytold on Bob Holmes the wholesale liquor dealer. Last week while the sun was and all nature seemed atune with the coming of spring, Bob thought- it would be a good time to plant his grass seed. Se he hied himself to the barn where be keeps an assort-, ment of seed and took down a sack, then proceeding to scatter the small morsels over the wet ground. Bob Is a great lover of pretty lawn and spends many hours keep lng the yard at his Lafayette home In trim shape. To passers by who Inquired of him what he was doing, he replied that he was sewing some fine blue grass seed which he had bad sent him from the south, and that If they wouM come around la a few.

weeks they would see the prettiest lawn they ever looked St Bob congratulated himself when the work was done, and smiled to himself as he thought how he had gotten ahead of his neighbors in grass planting. A few days went by, and Holmes with anxious eye, kept watch to See the little green blades come shooting out of the ground. But "nary" a blademade its appearance, but instead the seed1 AiA nnf nvnn 4n1r Inwsv hsi smv aawth uiu aww wvaa stun saa-vv Vv nvi.fr vbmUIs Then Bob became suspicous 'that something was wrong, and he took several of the feed and inspected them through a microscope. Imagine his surprise to find that he had spent one whole day planting corn meal instead of grass seed as he supposed. Some how the story leaked out, and since then Holmes has been the tar get for many a gentle roast UBS.

STRETCH Has the Long Arm of the Law Stretched After Mlstah Everett Jones. Mrs. Mtanie Stretch of Beecher City, 111., appeared Mattoon today and bad a warrant Issue for Everett Jones charging him with grand larceny. Mrs. Stretch is a white woman, and "Fox" is Just a trifle darker than chocolate.

Mrs. Beecher says she loaned "Fox" her gold watch and ring several months ago, but he has failed to return them. Therefore she wants him arrested. "Fox" does not deny hav ing the jewelry but says the woman gave them to him. He had a score of letters which he claims were writ ten to him by Mrs.

Stretch during the time they were near and dear to each other. Several of the letters are signed "from Mrs. E. E. Jones; to the one I love, Everett Jones." These letters were brought into court this afternoon, and were spicy.

HAIL Storm Dombards Funeral and 8tops Procession Those who accompanied the fun eral procession of Miss Rebecca Clancey to the Muddy Point cemetery Wednesday afternoon had an experience they do not care to repeat When (the procession was about three miles south of Mattoon a severe hail storm overtook them, and It was Impossible to proceed in the face of the storm. -J The horses refused to move, and it was necessary to turn them from the storm and come to a stand still for about twenty minutes, 'when the storm subsided sufficiently to allow the procession to proceed tojoe cemetery. BOOTLEGGER Taken Through "Mattoon from Windsor This Afternoon. From Thursday's Journal. Deputy United Stales Marshal Arch Spring of Olney was in the city today enroute to Cairo with Dee Miner, who was arrested at Windsor on the charge of bootlegging.

Young Miner was not much con corned over his arrest and says hs will plead guilty and take the conse-: quencee as soon as he reaches Cairo where he will be tried In the United States court' l' Sleepy Bye Flour at the Model, 'Phone 4. P. T. Peters, sole agent. Fresh new garden seeds, I packages tot I cents.1 E.

Mnll, Department Their Marriage Certificate to the Astonished Clerk. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Farmer, a newly married couple, stopped at the Es sex House last night There is nothing strange In a married couple stopping at the hostelry of Landlord James, as it is a common occurrence for happy young couples to stop there while on their wedding trips. But it was the manner in which Mr.

and Mrs. Farmer acted that distinguished them from the usual bride and groom. When It hey registered they did so as two individuals, both signing their names. Night Clerk Thurman Montgomery noticed this and told them that Che rules of the house were such the). Whejy would have to register as man and wife if they wished to stop over night.

At this the groom became very indignant, and exclaimed, "You may not think we are married, but I can prove that, we are, for here is the certificate." With tbfls he reached into his in-Bde coat pocket and fished out a legal looking document, and exhibited it to the clerk, who was too astonished to say a word. After displaying the marriage certificate, to show that everything was all right, the groom signed the register as Jim Farmer and wife, and then they were shown to their room. NEXT MONDAY Work Will Begin on M. E. Church if Weather Permits.

From Thursday lournat Rev. Hrney looked up at the ce- rullian spring-like Italian eky this morning and remarked that if the weather continued to be so nice the work would begin in earnest on the new M. E. church next Monday. Mr.

Bower, the man who has the stone sub-oontract, is getting impatient to finish up his part He has the contract for the stone work on the new capital building of Maryland and is anxious to get at it as they are calling for him to hurry. FEDERATED Labor Unions of City Affiliate Their Organizations. From Thursday's Journal. A branch of the State Fraternal Undo was organized in this city last mght at a meeting held In Carpen ter's Hail on West Broadway. There were) fortydfght members joined the union, and it starts off with great promisee for the future.

The federation will have for its chief aim a shorter work day in this city. MATTOON FIKM Awarded Contract for Laying Pipe for Charleston Gas Plant. John Miller and J. T. SevernB.who have been doing sidewalk contract work in this city, have been awarded the contract for laying the pipe for the new gae plant which is to be erected in Charleston.

There will be several miles of the pipes, and the contract calls for 14,500. YOUNG PEOPLE Were United In Marriage by Justice Ashworth Wednesday. At the office of Justice 3. J. Ash worth Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock occurred the marriage of Mr.

Abraham Richardson and Miss Wilda Senteney. The newly wedded couple will Boon leave for Stuttgart, Arkansas, where the groom's father, Ira Richardson, has recently purchased a farm; GOES WEST Joe Lilly Has Sold His Farm Near Allenvllle. Joe Lilly baa sold bis farm near Allenvllle' to Joe Wiley, receiving 83 acre. It is said thai Joe'' will go west and grow up with the country, and perhaps marry an Indian squaw and become a' large land owner in the land of the setting tan: 'm Suspended Methodist Treacher Writes to CLAIMS BLACKMAIL And Declares His Innocence 7 Remains in Beards town. Rev.

J. B. Wolf, the well known Methodist minister suspended laat week by the church trial for conduct unbecoming a minister, has addressed a short letter to the public, explaining his actions and course, He says: "I have no disposition to go into the public press to oorreat the many erroneous statements of my trouble, to explain the events that led up to it, or to complain of the results of the investigation that I Invited. I am loyal minister to the rules of the church of which I am a suspended member until the end of the action of the final court of adjudicature. "It may be well; in both a particular and general way, to give you for publication the following brief out line: On Jan.

13 I to McLean county, 111., to conduct a funeral service and returned to Board a town the next day. On arriving here I found I had either misplaced or lost my gold O. A. R. badge that I wore on the In aide of my coat when I left home.

Having but an hour here, I took din ner at the depot and returned to Ashland where I had assisted an old sol dier from the train. I found my badge and returned on the first train home. While in Ashland I aided a seemingly distressed party at the Hotel Lee. There were citizens on the train as I went over and in the same car with) me as I returned, who know that I was not in company with other partiea. The landlady at) the Hotel Lee rec ognized me, but with whom I had nev er spoken, as I recollect, but once In my life practically, personally a stranger to me.

I remember her as having been connected in circulating a scandal on one of the preachers of my district, of which I was presiding elder, but of which I refused to take official action' Borne time after the event at the hotel I received a letter in which I was threatened that if a 100 bill was not sent a party named to Jacksonville, 111., I would be published in the press, etc. I at once called the attention of nine of my leading church members to it and told them the whole story. I took counsel of a leading attorney of this city. I telegraphed for my presiding elder and asked an investigation. It was held culmin ating the action of the committee in the case, March 4th and 5th.

No effort was spared to convict me of the charges. Even during the second day of the trial, Mrs. McGraw, the land lady, with Mrs. Steed, wife of the M. B.

preacher of Ashland, as I am informed, came to this city to find whom it was supposed was the wo man I aided financially while in Ashland and were diligently assisted by parties living here. The defense de manded of the prosecution to bring any party whom they knew as such. and offered to render assistance to this end to secure, as supposed, the 'parti ceps cri minis' with me in the affair. They utterly failed to do so. There waa do direct evidence that bad said a word, performed an act, or manifested a spirit unbecoming Christian gentleman.

I have no complaint to make. I ex pect to remain a citizen of Beards-town where I find's pleasant "place to live, and expect my future course to command, a I think it has. in the past, the respect and confidence of my fellow cttlsens. J. B.

WOLF." FRISCO WRECK Resulted Disastrously to George Campbell of Mattoon'; George Campbell, whose home is In this city and who formerly was a brakemaa on the Big Four, but for the past week or two has been braking on the Frisco out of Kansas City, was in bad wreck Sunday night, nd was badly Injured. The train on which he was braking Jumped the track between Kansas City and Clinton, and' several cars were derailed. Campbell was caught and two bones In bis right arm were broken, and' his shoulder wasdislo-MteaT'Ba Arrived home last" night Pueblo Man Objects to Pay I na Taxes io Mattoon. TALKS OF HADES So Full of Men That Their Legs Stick OutpA Pop ullstic Tirade. We have noted before in The Journal that people complain some about high taxes this year, but the following populistlc protest received at the sign of the skull and crossbones this morning, caps the cHmax: Pueblo, Mar.

9, 1902. C. A. Leitch, Tax Collector. Dear Sir: Find herein draft for $33 for tax half of it unjust and unrighte ous.

It la simply daylight robbery to compel people, old and poor, to pay for buildings fine school houses 6 miles from their land. The justice of God will fill hell Bo full of men that do these things that their legs will stick out of the win dows. If they were in some parts of this wetern country their carcasses would adorn a cotton-wood limb or telegraph pole. I did not expect to see the time when men would steal by law. If they should be spoken to about it I suppose they would lift their hands as angels lift their wings and say, "Oh.

ho, I belong to the G. O. ye, degenerate sons of noble sires. Yours, B. B.

RUTHERFORD. GOOD JOB Mentioned for Claude James of This City-Deserving' of It. Claude James of this city is spoken of as the new city engineer of Char leston. That city has a great many street improvements in contempla tion for this summer, and the board of local improvements has decided that It is necessary to have a resi dent civil engineer, one that can be there at all times to give the work his special attention. In looking around for such an engi neer they have decided on Claude James of this city.

And we believe they have made no mistake, as Mr. James is competent and untiring in his engineering work. The new posl dtwmwill have a nice attached to it and Claude, as well as Charleston, can be congratulated if his appoint ment is confirmed, as we understand it will be, at the next meeting of the city council of that city. UP TOWN Benny Heath, Who Was Shot In Shoulder, Able to be Around. From Thursday's Journal.

Benny Heath, the boy who was shot In the shoulder the night of the attempted robbery at Worden's auc tion store, is fast recovering from his injuries. This morning he was able to be up town. He came up in a buggy, but remained only a short time. He is carrying his arm in a sling. It will be only a matter of a few days until he is around as usual.

FEED EWING Is One of Those Selected For Inter-Colleglate Debate. Fred Ewing of Knox college is one of three young orators of that lnstl tutlon selected for the debate with three young men of BeloSL Swing's home is at Areola and he is a broth er of Thos. Ewing and Win. Ewing, the noted young Methodist preachers. Fred is the son of Joe.

Ewing, for merly in the legislature from this district, and is consequently a cousin of Dan Ewing of this city. It's always fresh- and crisp Hul-man's Dauntless Mocha ft Java Coffee in one pound, air tight packages 26 Plow work, implement and carriage repairing. Bee E. B. Touts, 1300 East Broadway, famous Ex-Governor Passes Away Scddeoly at Joliet if Came on Him at Close of Pro Boer Speech.

Death Followed This Morning at 9 O'Clock-Autopsy to be Held to Determine Cause of Death. Joliet. 111.. March 12 (Special to Journal) Former Governor John P. AtteelU died In the Hotel Monroe la this city this mining at 7:09 o'clock, after being unconscious since midnight The former governor of this great state died just as a man of his char aoter would desire to pass from the activities of life "In the harness." At Close of Speech.

The governor was the first speaker of the evening at the great Pro-Boer meeting held in the opera house. He began his speech with vigor, and earned to suffer under no strain. Toward the close he stammered, and JOHN P. ALTGELD. those near him culd see that he was suffering.

Several times he leaned on the table and seemed about to collapse, but be continued to speak, and finish his peroration in loud, ringing tones. As the governor turned to go be stumbled, and Just as be had come behind the scenes he fell. 8erious From First It was found that both the patient's legs were paralysed. Mr. Altgeld be gan to vomit violently and three men ere requlre4 hold him.

It was almost an fiour, eeiore he could be pat into a and taken to his room at the fWttejM There Dr. Martin 4 Cashing and Dr. Alfred Mash were called. The patient continued to vomit, which was regarded as one of the most serious symptoms of his coalition. He became so weak that he finally sank into a semi-conscious state.

Mrs. Altgeld arrived in Joliet last Bight at 7 o'clock, and was at his bedside when death came. BOND Furnished for Snapp and Young Man is Taken Home. Just after seven o'clock Tuesday evening Magistrate Scott approved the bond given for the appearance Sylvan Snapp when he Is wanted for trial, if he survives, and the young man was taken to the home of his motfher at 2619 Richmond avenue. The.

bond was for 1,000 and was signed by James H. Clark, president of the Mattoon State Savings Bank. RUNAWAYS RETURNED HOME. Sheriff Byers has returned from St. Loots where he went after Miss LJII -J East on and Archie Lacy, the young couple who ran away from Bushtoti last Saturday to wed.

Miss Easton now with her parents, and Lacy is pursuing his work as farmer, No criminal charges were preferred against Mm and he waa given; liberty, 'Miss Easton told Lacy she would remain tros to Mm until aha waa old enough to get per and is now under the cars of a pbysl- iiswtl svv "Journal readers get the iewm..