The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-20

something new and good.
MIR. Fred Herzog leading gentleman OF
Chicago Conservatory assumes leading role
in Waiting for the Verdict
| The Hon. FL. S. Thorp, of Salem, in
this county, who is now in his eighty-sixth
year is reported quite sick with inflammation
Of the stomach.
| Mrs. A. G. Grosvenor keeps the finest
! line of candies in Kenosha Buy your
| Christmas candies of her. Everything
fresh, large variety and the choicest kinds
4 Next week the columns of this paper
will contain an article explaining the scope
and operation Of the fuel gas system which
is shortly to be put in operation here.
"A Johnny Hand party was given last
evening at the Business Mems Club rooms.
Over fifty couples tripped the mazes of the
latest dances, as well as the older ones, to
the music of Johnny's bewitching strains
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. S. Newell, Mr.. and Mrs
| F. S. Newell and Misses Margaret and
| Gertrude Newell received the guests.
The progressive euchre party last Fri
| day evening given by Mrs. Geo. Hale and
| Mrs John /. Yule was one of the most en-
joyable OF the season. Over one hundred
people gathered there and enjoyed very
pleasant evening. In the contest of the
evening, Mrs. Hazleton won the first lady's
prize and Mr.. G. A, Dewey the 1st gentle
| mans prize. Mrs. A. B. Curtis and Mr..
w. T. Robinson won the second prizes.
The contest was close and they had to re.
sort to the "saw Off in every case to deter.
mine the winner
Captain Elliot is in town again, this
time for the winter. The captain is always
among the first to go out and the last to
come in. He says the season this year was
not as good as last. Quite number Of
vessels laid up for the winter quite early
and after that the business was good. The
Morning Star received her full share of the
benefit for she was one of the last to come
in.
Curt Gfroerer was wakened last Sun
day morning about three o'clock by a
gentle shake from his wife. The informa.
ton that some ore was In the house COM
pleted the eye opening process and landed
him on the floor. He started for kitchen
but was greeted at the door way by the
whirr of mason's trowel which struck the
bedstead and stuck in the wood. The
would-oe burglar skipped through the back
window and disappeared. Mr.. Gfroerer
saw only the form of the one man and did
not recognize him He went out doors and
looked around but failed to discover any
clue or trace of his nocturnal visitor. He
says he will fix up his bunder-buss now
and give his next visitor more cordial re-
ception.
--Violetta D. Mann, of this city, was ia
ken before the United States Commissioner
at Milwaukee on Monday, charged with
obtaining pension under false pretenses.
Her first husband, whose name was More
house, was soldier in the war of 1872.
Soon after his death, which occurred about
rs years ago, she married Mr. Mann, with
whom size lived until last summer. After
the death of this second husband, Mrs.
Mann was told that she could easily obtain
pension. She obtained the assistance of
a pension agent of Viroqua, Wis, and hay-
ing learned the modus operandi, she went to
Mr.. Tarbell to make her afidavits. She
swore therein that she was the widow of
Mr.. Morehouse and had not married since
his death, and signed her name to the affi-
davit as Mrs. Morehouse. Mr.. Frank White
and Mrs. Spencer witnessed the affidavit,
and Mr.. w. P. Wright made affidavit that
that she was the person that she represent
ed herself to be. Mr.. Benedict and Mr..
Timme signed her pension vouchers and in
course of time she received a thousand
dollars. 1t seems that very few people
knew that she had been married to Mr..
Mann. 1t is impossible to believe that these
gentlemen would make themselves parties
to a fraud of this kind. Through informa-
ton given by gentleman in this town it
became known that such case existed here
and last Monday morning, u S. Marshal
F. III. West, of Milwaukee, came to Keno
sha and took Mrs. Mann, Mr.. Wright, Mr.
White and Mr.. Tarbel to Milwaukee to
investigate the case. In his testimony, Mr..
White charges Mr.. Tarbell with changing
the affidavit to read 'Mrs Morehouse" in
stead OF "Mrs. Mann" This. Mr.. Tarbell
denied Mrs. Mann testified that she had
been almost forced to swear falsely and
blames others with inducing .her.t sign the
papers. She was bound over to appear be-
fore the court Jan. 9Th, under bond of $500,
which she gave. Mr.. Tarbell was released
on his own recognizance. The matter will
be settled at the session of the Court Jan. 5.
1t may be that some of the witnesses signed