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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-15
JUST WHAT is NEEDED.
A Musical Club is Organized by Kenosha
Musicians.


What promises to he very useful
and large musical club was organized
Thursday night by Reginald Hunt.
The club includes ladies only, and the
object of it is to encourage all young
ladies in Kenosha land there are
many who have some voice and but
little chance to use it, to come and re-
ceive some instruction, and also to
learn to read music at sight by
means of studying standard choruses of
the best composers. The Club is to
meet every Tuesday evening in St.
Matthew's church Guild hall at 7:15,
and at the next meeting suitable
name will be selected for it. The dues
are merely nominal sum and make it
possible for all to join. The following
officers were elected for year:
President-Miss Laura Cosgrove.
Vice President-MissJ Josie Fisher.
Secretary Miss Eva Rice.
Treasurer-Miss Helena Thompson,
Asst. Treas. Miss Marion Hale.
Miss Bessie Stebbins will be the
accompanies,
New members may be admitted at
any time by making application to any
of the above officers.
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DR.. RIPLEY WINS.
Takes First Honors in the Scratch Golf
Tournament Wednesday Afternoon.

Takes First Honors in the Scratch Golf
Tournament Wednesday Afternoon.
The first scratch golf tournament of
the season was held Wednesday after
noon at the golf links and the match
proved to be one of the most holly
contested ones ever played on the
grounds. There was large number
of entries and all the contestants made
very low scores. The main contest of
the day was between George A. Yule
and DR.. Ripley and it was won by the
latter by the narrow margin of two
strokes. The men were forced to play
a second round before the contest was
settled. The first round was made by
each of the two leading competitors in
So and it was decided to play the tie off
at once. The second round resulted in
DR.. Ripley lowering his score one
stroke, while Mr.. Yule added one more
stroke to his former record. The prize
for the match was offered by 81. E.
Tanner.
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A Sudden Death.

Ernest Hanche died last night at his
home on the KenOsha road and this
morning his son Herman called at the
police Office to notify Coroner Stripple.
Yesterday afternoon the old gentleman
was in the very best of health, but at
$50 o'clock he was taken i'll and in a
short time died. He was SO years of
age. and coming to Racine county
forty years ago purchased the farm
where he has since lived. He leaves
two sons and three daughters.
Coroner Stripple returned about noon
today. He found on examination that
death was due to natural causes, and
that it was unnecessary to call jury
Racine News.
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COMPLETE ORGANIZATION.
Committee on the Fourth of July Celebra-
tion Have an Enthusiastic Meeting.

Committee on the Fourth of July Celebra-
ton Have an Enthusiastic Meeting.
The committee recently appointed to
have charge of the celebration of Inde-
pendence Day held very enthusiastic
meeting last night at Simmons hall.
Nearly all the men appointed on the
committee turned out and every seat
in the hall was filed. Every body
there thought the plans as arranged at
the preliminary meeting would insure
a proper and fitting celebration of the
day. The committee completed its
formal organization by electing Will
liam M. Farr permanent chairman OF
the committee, W. W. Rogers secre-
tary and John G.. Slater treasurer.
After a general discussion of the plans
for the celebration of the day the fol-
lowing committees were appointed to
take matters in charge: On Finance
DR.. w. M. Farr, chairman; t. j.
Meyers, F. j. Gottfredson, G.. FL. Ernst
and Joseph Pitts; On Arrangements
Capt. w. W. Miller, chairman; j. F.
Quinn, James German and Duke
Bates. These committees will meet
this evening and make other appoint
ments of committees who will arrange
the details of the amusements for the
day. The finance committee, on whom
most of the work of getting up the cell
ebration will devolve, have already
started to work, and they report that
the prospects are very bright. The
committee having in charge the cele-
bration of last year have decided to
give to the committee of the celebra-
ton for this year $50 which is now in
the treasury. An effort will also be
made to have the city make an appro-
priation for the event. From now on
every citizen of the city is appointed a
special committee to boom the celebra-
ton and to make it the greatest event
of the kind ever held in Kenosha.
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AFTER MANY YEARS.
JUDGE SLOSSON DIVIDES ESTATE
OF JOHN Refer.
ONE HEIR IS STILL MISSING.
For Period of Twenty Years the Case
has Been in the County Court
and Judge S1osson Handed
DOVE Judgment.

An interesting matter was settled IN
Judge Slosson's court Thursday after
noon when the Judge handed down an
opinion settling the long contested suit
of John Reiter, of the town of Salem.
The records in the case show that
the settlement of the estate has been in
litigation for a period of over twenty
years. Many of the men who were
interested in the case when it was first
begun in the County court have disap-
peared from the city, but new attor
neys have arisen and have kept the old
case before the county judges until the
present time.
Something over twenty years ago
John Reiter, prosperous farmer living
in the town of Salem, died and left an
estate valued at about 81 500. In the
due processes of law an application
for the appointment of an administrator
was begun in the County court. The
administrator was appointed, and in a
short time the affairs of the deceased
had been arranged in such a way that
the farm and personal property were
ready to be delivered to the heirs at
law. There were three heirs, Jacob
Reiter, Mrs. Katherine Jensen, and
John Reiter, Jr. When the judge
called the estate for settlement shortly
after the death Of the elder Reiter it
was discovered that one of the heirs,
John jr., had mysteriously disappeared
and the heirs refused to have the estate
settled until he was found.
The case was continued by the judge
and since that time each succeeding
Judge, when he came into Office, has
left the old musty papers of the case
lying in the vaults of the county court.
In the meantime every effort has been
made to find the missing heir Adver-
tisements have been inserted in papers
in all parts of the country, but they
have brought no responses. To all
appearances John Reiter has been dead
for years, but it has never been posi-
BILE to make this fact patent to the
Judges and the other heirs. 1t was
learned that after he left this county
he had gone to Minnesota and pur-
chased farm. He had lived there for
a short time, after which he sold the
farm and since that time not trace of
him can be found.
While John Reiter has never been
declared legally dead the Judge decid-
ed that the estate should be divided
and the division was made yesterday.
The two heirs who were present at the
hearing received on third of the estate
and the other third was ordered to be
left in the hands of the court to be paid
to the missing heir if he should return
to claim his Inheritance.
The court will now renew the efforts
to find John. Reiter and ifhe cannot be
discovered at the end of seven years he
will be declared legally dead and his
inheritance divided between the other
heirs.
The settlement of the case, as an
nounced by Judge Slosson, will prove
interesting to many people in this city
who have been interested in the estate
and it's settlement for so long a time.
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W. r. C.

Supper, social and dance given in
Central Music Hall Friday, June 10th
The proceeds will be used for relief of
a very worthy citizen. The program is
as follows.
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w. NJ. Gallagher, of Bryan, Pa,
says: For forty years l have tried
various cough medicines. One Minute
Cough Cure is best of ALL" It relieves
instantly and cures all throat and lung
troubles, coughs, colds, Group, whoop-
ing cough, la grippe and pneumonia.
81. E. Tanner. dwtf
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One Fair for the Round G11p-

to Cleveland, Ohio, via Nickel Plate
Road on June 25th and Goth, with
return limit of June 29th, 1899 Three
through trains daily. Chicago depot,
Van Buren, street and Pacific avenue,
on Elevated Loop. For full infOrma~
ton write General Agent, Ill Adams
street, Chicago. WI
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DR.. VIM. M. Farr was calling Oh
friends in Chicago today.
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Excursion to Cleveland ohio.

One fare for the round trip via Nickel
Plate Road on June 25th and 18th.
Tickets good to and including June
29th, 1899. Chicago depot, Van Buren,
street and Pacific avenue. Address
General Agent, III Adams street,
Chicago. WI
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
MoNpAY. MARCH 8, lsse
IooAL oFTIoN IN KENT.

In connection with This local option
movement in Kent county there is one
matter (which has not been sufficiently
touched upon. That Is the effect OF
such legislation upon the state reve-
nue.. The liquor license fees constitute
an important item in the state treas
ury. Prior to the pr,mulgation Of the
new Constitution they wene set apart
for the public school fund. Now they
90 into the general fund. and from it
the school fund is appropriated. IL is
conceded on all hands that n the ques-
tion OF license or no license is sub
mitted to the people OF Kent county,
the result win he DIN favor cf no H.
cense. II It does, and if all OF the NJ
censed places In the county are closed.
there will be a material falling or in
the state revenue. Now the question
comes, how is this deficiency to he
made up? Surely Kent county cannot
expect New Castle and Sussex counties
to do It for her. That wonid be an inn
position which those two counties
would net tolerate. n Kent county sees
fit to take from the state treasury her
liquor license fees, she must make up
those thousands OF dollars in some
other manner. The rational conclusicn
is that a state tax must be imposed
upon real estate. This is a serious
matter, and the members from New
Castle and Sussex counties must bear
it in mind If the Kent members are
determined on the submission OF the
questiou with its almost certain OUT
come.
From a neral standpoint, II is a
Kent county matter; but from a finan-
oial point Of view ct is one which con-
Germs the entire state. for Kent county
must pay Its fair share N the money
necessary FOR the maintenance Of the
state government
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT

RudwOld Kip'ing needn't worry
about THE White Mans Burden. 3"
CONGRESS and the state Legislature. are
J1oklng out for that. Syracuse Herald.
When a man woman refused TO-
marry gets rich she is In a position to
talk about the irony of fate.-Atchin-
son Globe.
The only way out seems TO be to ar
bitiate the Constitution. with Agui-
naldo as umpire. Louisville Courier
journal.
DON Carlos has done but one thing
70 distinguish himself He has given
the pretender business a mighty black
eye.-Sh Louis Republic.
There doesn't seem to be woman
at the bottom OF Congressman Rob
eIts' troubles. but several Of her.-st.
Louis Republic.
The fellow who dWells within his lit
tie by 10 creed can see the whole
thing at a glance but the man on the
high hil Of Truth realizes there Is
much that lies beyond the range OF his
vision and the power Of his compre-
hension.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The record Of business failures re-
fleets a very active state Of trade. This
Improvement last year over previous
years was marked. but present records
show great Improvement even over a
year ago.-Springtieid Republican.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
WILD FOWLS GOING NORTH

MANY THAT WERE FROZEN OUT
OF MARYLAND WATER5 REAP-
IinA!RING DOWN THE EASTERN
9HcRE.
Cturch Creek, Nd, March 6.-4Strag-
g.ens Of the northiward-bound wild f3wl
legion are appearing in Maryland
waters and heralding the great Spring
Of the Southern birds Ducks
that by the recent ice were driven to a
more temperate climate have returned
to The old haunts, their forces aug
mented by the many Spring ducks that
during the present month afford good
shooting on the marshes Although at
least ten days earlier than the Spring
ducks usually reach the marshes of
Maryland, their premature appearance
is probably due to warmer weather
farther South or possibly the Winter
ducks that were forced southwark. by
the ice acted as tollers when returning
to their Winter quarters.
Throughout February wild fowls
were ddbarrcd from many Of their
moct favored feeding grounds, and
was ait a minimum. Prospects
for the Spring shooting are, however,
unusually bright, as the long intermis-
sion in the shooting should render
decoy work mulch more effectual than
had the past month been open.
Pintail, teal and mallards are appar-
ing in numbers already sufficient FOR
good shooting on the Breal1water and
nelghborlng rivers, but as the melting
snow has flooded the branches and
ponds with severa3 feet OF water, the
ducks cannot yet reach the baits, and
the sport is now confined to flight
shooting.
Am unusual number Of wood ducks
have appeared among the Northern
fcw,s. AS these remain and breed
near their feeding ground, they argue
weH for a good stock for the Fall oil
80. Wild-gc-se shooting has since th,
thaw given better results to the sports
men than at any other time this sea
son. AS the birds have difficulty in To-
eating the bait, it is inferred that they
too, are working northward, and thu
geese that Wintered in these waters
have already left for their Summei
home.
The boxes of Hooper's Leland havl
been eclipsing their former records b,
a wide margin. and the season at thi,
and neighboring islands has been bet
ter than for several years. RedIbreas
ducks have freQuented the waters O
Hocpers in interesting numbers
Though the canvas-bacl1 appears to b
gradually becoming extinct at TIN
Shooting shores, the record of many o
the boxes being less thanI score dur
ing the entire season.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
SHOOTING STARS
A Theory That They Have Marked
influence Upon the Tenn
pernture.

Recently there has been an attempt to
revive the idea that falling stars exert
an indirect influence on temperature,
especially in cases where the tempera-
ture falls, as in the first fortnight of
February or May. The advocates Of
this notion would have us believe that
certain groups of shooting stars inter
cept a part of the suns rays as they
pass between the earth and sun, so
that a noticeable cooling of the atmos-
phere is a result of course, a cooling
which is felt by scientific instruments,
by men, animals and plants.
There are times in the year when
shooting stars are more numerous than
at others. as the 18th, 18th and 14th of
November, and the 10th. 11th and 18th
Of August. 1t was formerly calculated
that the groups from which these come
pass between us and the sun on May IL,
and February Z, respectively. Now it
happens that toward May IL. and pre-
cisely on the 10th. 1lth, 18th. and 18th
Of that month there is a noticeable
and well verified lowering of the tenn
perature in Europe north of the Alps.
For this reason those days which are
sacred to Saints Mamertus, Pancras,
servadius and Boniface have given the
name of the saints of ice" to their
patrons, the "Eisheiligen" of the Ger
mans. But nowadays this belief is no
longer upheld by sober demonstra-
tions. The saints of ice" are explained
by the general laws Of atmospheric
movements, and it is proven that the
shooting stars have nothing to do with
them. The same conclusion will doubt
less be reached regarding the lowered
Temperature in February.-O. +. Bian-
co, in Chautauquan.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
REDUCED WAITER RATES.

To the Editor OF the Evening Journal
Sir: The Evening Journal deserves
great credit for the hard fight It has
made on behalf Of the bill to reduce
the Wilmington water rates, particu-
larry az AN the other Wilmington daily
papers were bitterly fighting the bin
The bin is an entirely just one, and is
designed to relieve the masses Of the
people from unjust charges. But all
the other dailies I'm this case, as in
most others, took the side of the few
who were getiing the benefit Of the
oppression Of the many
The arguments used against the bin
We're nonsonsical and 80 is no wonder
that the vote in the Senate was so
nearly unanimous In favor of IT, The
leading Argument was that the change
would make no difference to the water
users. as what they saved in the water
rates would be made up in increased
taxes on the houses. If all real estate
were improved this would be In the
main true (althcugh even then there
would he injustice done in some cases
BY by far the larger part Cat least two
con is unimrroved and thus uses no
water and pays no water rates. To the
owners of this property the surplus
water tax paid by the water users is a
ClSar gili and of course they want no
change made in the rates Now the
large majority OF the water users are
poor; larger majonity of the unim-
proved roai estate owners are rich
Mcor people are not land specu'ators)
and so, in this Gaze, WE find our So
called respectable classes arrayed
against the biM
Keep up the good work and get the
bin through the House as you got it
Through the Senate. and, when this is
done, If ycu wish a new crusade, !
would call attention to the special
taxation rates which certain unim-
proved sections CT the city receive
These. Mke the exorbiant water
rates, favor the few who are speculat.
ing in land az the expense Of the many
who are using land.
Yours truly, HAROLD SUDELL
New Castle, DEF. g mo-. A. 80
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
rIIE MEArHrR

New York Herald's Foreolst.-In the
Middle States and New Eng,and to-
day.paroy cloudy and clearing weather
Will, prevail preceded by rain or snow
southeast OF the lakes and in New
Erefand, with brisk to fresh variable
wirlds. MOSTLY nUutherly IN this sec
Uicn, f-.loNcd by considerably lever
temperature
On Tuesday. clear. colder weather
and fresh northerly TO westerly winds
viii prevail.
On Wednesday, probably fair, with
slight temperature changes.
Forec2ss for AIcnday.-Eas-
Pennsylvania and Now Jersey, fair TN
Tuesday night; colder Monday; dimin-
ishing northwesterly winds
Delaware and Maryland. fair till
Tuesday night; diminishing north
westerly winds.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06

The Kent and Sussex county mem
bers OF the Senate who are opposed to
the Institution OF state workhcuse
need not hesitate M they do not want
It New Caste county does. and It is a
simple matter to amend the bill and
make it Apply to this county alone. But
we believe that before the session ends,
those down-state members who are
now opposed to the bill will be con-
WINGED that it wil be a good thing for
their constituents TO vote for a meas
ure which will work such decided
and desirable change in our penal sys-
tenn New Castle county wants it, and
Is wi,linIg to 60 to the expense. II
Kent and Sussex counties do not want
TO come in they have n. right to stand
IN the way Of New Castle county en-
joylng the benefits OF such legislation.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
THg ssWS OR SMYRNA


Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Snyrrn, Mascn 6.-Iae .ast program
of the High School Literary Society
was as follows: Reading, Miss Beuiah
Hazal; recitation, Miss Mary Roberts;
composition, Harry Iaylie.d; reading
Miss Miriam swinney; recitation, Miss
Edna Ewell; composition, Miss Flora
Wells; critics remarks. Debate, Re
colved, That life in Delaware is as
Pleasant to Delaware boys as lie
would be in any other state' For the
affirmative were Thomas Jones and
Lulu Beck and Omley Winford and
Minnie MoConOughy appeared for the
negative. Judges appointed were:
Misses Fannie Taylor Bertha Price
and Margaret Walls. The debate was
decided in favor Of the Affirmative
Cnuc's REMARKS on the debate.
The sudden death Of J. E. Williams,
at his home, on South street, on
Thursday evening came as a great
shock. MIR. Williams had been seri-
ous,y indisposed, but was better and
had been cut and his family and
friends thought an danger passed. He
had parllaken of an early supper and
was sitting in the sitting room, which
adjoins the dining room, where Mrs.
Williams and her two sons Frank and
Charles, were at supper He was chat
ting with them and seemed very
bright. Frank said to his mother:
Father is snoring but on Calling him
twice and receiving no reply, went to
him and found him dead, sitting in his
chair His only daughter, Miss Bessie
was visiting her uncle, Walter Carson
in Nsw York city The family has the
sympathy of the entire community.
A coroner's inquest was held Fri.
day over the body Of Thomas Hinsley
who lost his life at the Jim Town
crossing, near Clayton, On Thursday
evening. The jury the train.
men, but censured the railroad com
pany. This is the second person killed
at that crossing in less than sil
months Hirsley was one Of the bes
Of colored citizens of the town, sober
and Industrious. He leaves a comfort
able property and small grocery store
Enoch Spearman, who had his arm
broken and otherwise injured at th'
same time, was Hins.ey's brother-in
raw. When last heard from he wal
doing well, but as he is a man 80 year
of age, the attending physicians feai
the result Of the shock and injuries.
George w. Stevenson is entertaining
his sister, Mrs. Harry S. Foster, o
Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1899-03-06

PrCmirsre Quay fo,.owers have Wis
itsd different sections Of the county
urging voters to sign petitions favor.
ing the election Of Mr. Quay and the
passage OF the McCarreil bill. II H.
doubgGul if they met with much sue
cess, as the rank and file of the Repub-
ican voters Of Mexican county are sick
and tired of this incessant Quay coilai
and the necessity Of continually boil
stering it up TO keep it alive.-Mckean
County Miner.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06

Everything at Dover indicates a va
cancy in the United statee Senate. But
week intervenss between now and
the time for final adjournment. and
the disagrseme between the Regular
Republicans and the Union Repubii-
cans Is NJ nearer adjustment than Il
was sixty days ago We hear a great
deal about Federal interference in be-
half OF Mr. Addiclzs. but we cannot CON
cs.ye that there is any substantial
ground for such stories. With the
Regular Republicans determined that
It shall not be Addicks; and with the
Un-cn Republicans equally determined
that it shall be no one hut Addsclzs, adj
justm<nt Is apparently beyond the
range OF probabilities Regular Repuib-
hcans recognize that the election OF
Addicks would mean their utter ami
hilation- They prefer to hold eff for
two years and see what change Of for