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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-14
John McKune transacted business
in Chicago Friday.

IN Chicago Frlday.
John Dixon of Brighton was a Ke-
nosha visitor Thursday.
A directory of the Modern Woodmen
of this city has been issued.
DR.. B. Rubin of Michigan City, Ind,
spent Thursday in Kenosha.
DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Rowe11 visited
with friends in Chicago Friday.
Peter B. Bogarth, of Milwaukee,
spent Friday evening in Kenosha.
A new rate book is being issued for
the guidance of local insurance agents.
Plans are being considered for the
enlargement of the new Y. M. G. A.
building.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Senne a
ten pound son Friday morning. All
doing fine.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meyer,
316 Broad street, on Friday night, a
10 pound florist.
Mr.. and Mrs James Forester of Lake
Bluff spent Thursday evening with
friends in this city.
Miss Clara Wyman has returned
houe from months visit with rela-
tives in Clinton Junction, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Black and
daughter, of Waukegan, spent Friday
evening with friends IN Kenosha.
Thanksgiving time is near IS and
the Rummage sale of Nov. 22-23 will
sell pumpkin pies and plum puddings.
B 1t is reported that one of the local
insurance companies has been placed
under the ban by the State Insurance
Commissioner.
Not genuine antiques, but genuine
home made pickles, jams and jellies
will be for sale at the rummage sale OF
Nov. % and %.
An effort is being made to organize
a bowling team among the 1oca 1pol1ce
officers to meet team composed of the
police of Racine.
Mrs. Anna Peg1er, Of the town of
Paris has filed suit for divorce from
her husband William Pegler, on the
grounds of abandonment.
Frank Swartz, of Silver Lake, and
Miss Annie Neis, of Long Lake. ILL.,,
were married by the Rev. F. w. Dam
row, at Burlington Wednesday.
That is a nice little a1dermanic rum
pus in Kenosha, and it looks like JUS
tice was riding fast horse with both
eyes wide open-Racine Daily Journal.
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. SIT . R z As
p....4Au a The Kind You Have Always BOugh
Signature "a L@(HAzztzu

Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Theirs and
daughter Natalie, left Wednesday for
ST. Charles, Mimi, to spend the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Pfouder, of Battle
Creek, Mich, are spending few days
in Xenosha as the guests of Miss Cora
Barry.
Mrs Monroe Gibbs entertained about
a dozen of her nieces and nephews at
cards Wednesday evening, at her home
on Park street.
The Racine bow1ers defeated the
Waukegan bowlers Friday evening,
and they are now looking for game
with the Kenosha team.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcconnell and
family are here from Philadelphia for
a visit with their parents, Capt and
Mrs. Robt. Symmonds.
The city officials of Waukegan have
organized bowling team. 1t is about
time for the Kenosha Aldermen to
challenge the Waukegan team.
William Larsen, an emp1oye of the
Wells & Messier foundry, had one of
his thumbs badly mang1ed under a
power press Wednesday afternoon.
The Racine papers seem to regard
the bowling match at Central Park as
a huge joke. Somehow we can't blame
them for taking this view of the mat
ter
The expressions of grateful women
who have experienced wonderful bless
ings using Rocky Mountain Tea, COM
pensates us for our efforts in their be-
half. CSC. C. H. Hurd. dwno
Herbert Wilson and Miss Catherine
Burckhardt, both of Chicago, were
married by Rev. H. S. Roblee Wednes-
day evening. They left at once for
Oklahoma to make their home.
1t follows the flag. Manila, P. T.
The soldiers coming here ask us to or
der Rocky Mountain Tea, speaking
highly Of this remedy. By steamer,
ten gross. Mize1laux Co. c. H.
Hurd. dwn9
City Engineer Moth and Water Com
missioner E. r. Head were in Chicago
Wednesday evening to attend the
meeting of the Western Association of
Engineers. The feature Of the even
ing was lecture on the subject, The
Electrolysis of Gas and Water Pipes"
by City Engineer Elliot, of Chicago.
Grace Smell Coffin Coffin Walker
Coffin creditors are again looking for
her, and Tiffany, of New York, has
brought suit for six hundred dollars
alleged to be due him for the diamonds
worn by Mrs. Coffin. AS usual Mrs.
Coffin sits quietly at her summer home
at Antioch and denies the soft i'm
peachmerts of the creditors.
DR.. J. C. Duncan, of De Ka1b, ILL.,,
died Nov. 9th after short illness
He had a sunstroke followed by kidney
diseas Sc. DR.. Duncan was born and
lived many years IN Wisconsin. He
was younger brother of Prof. T. c.
Duncan, who was here recently to the
cavalry reunion. Mrs. DR.. ]. c. Dun
can is related by marriage to the Wis
wall family.
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FIRE THREATENS WINTHROP.
workingmen of the Town Are Forced to
Turn Out and Fight Fires in the Grass.

Workingmen of the Town Are Forced TO
Turn Out and Fight Fires in the Grass.
which is still in its swadd1ing clothes
and still without the luxury of a fire
department, was threatened with de-
struction Wednesday afternoon by a
prairie fire. The fire is supposed to
have originated from spark dropped
by passing engine and it spread SO
rapidly in the dry grass that for time
it appeared that the factory district of
the little village was in very serious
danger. So rapid was the advance of
the flames that the factories turned
out portion of their force to fight the
flames and after several hours of work
the fire was under control.
The little towns along the railway
are in great danger from grass fires
this year and this is not the first time
the residents of Winthrop have been
called out to fight the advancing
flames.
All along the tracks of the North
western road the grass is brown and
dry and grass fire is a daily occur
renee. Several times the property of
Dowie has been invaded by the flames
and workmen have been sent out to
prohibit the further advance of the
flames. Most of the farmers along the
road have protected their farms and
homes by blowing burrows about the
fields fronting on the railway tracks.
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Myron Eugene Baker was born
April II, 1869, in Kenosha county,
Wisconsin. He received his early ed
ucation from his mother at home and
graduated from the Kenosha High
school in 1885. After teaching some
he entered the University of Wiscon-
! sin from which school he graduated IN
1890. For one year principal OF West
| field High school, he then went to
Harvard where he spent three years
taking the theological course OF Har-
ward Divinity school, and studying
history and philosophy, and receiving
the degree A. M. in 1894. In 1892 DR..
Baker travelled in the Netherlands,
| Germany. Switzerland, Italy, France
! and England. He returned to the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in 1894, and for
| four years taught English there ana
studied as a fellow, taking the Phi. u.
degree in 1898. In 1899 he was mar.
ried 10 Miss Dora Alice Maynard and
in the same year accepted the chair OF
English Literature and Modern Lau-
puaees in Willamette University,
which position he held for two years.
He died September rs, 1901, of ty-
phoid fever, safter an illness of six
weeks, leaving a wife and infant
daughter and innumerab1e loving
friends.
Asanearly as could recall it the ad-
dress was not written before hand.
Services in memory of DIR. Baker
were held in the First M. E. church,
Salem, Sunday, Sept. Is, at which
time Prof. James T. Matthews deliv-
cred the following address:
Last Wednesday evening at seven
O'Clock man passed from his circle
here to join the uncounted host above.
That man was Doctor Myron 3.
Baker.
From Wednesday until this hour his
friends in groups of two, and three,
and more, have found sad pleasure
in speaking of his ways, and works,
and exalted qualities, and recounting
a thousand and one incidents of the
life he lived among us. This assem-
bly, here this morning is only larger
group gathered together for the same
And if there were opportunity for
every one to speak, what eulogies
would be pronounced. But perhaps
the finest truth Of all the great body
of truth that could be spoken concern
ing this man would be this. We speak
of DR.. Baker now that he is dead in the
same sterms that we used while he
he lived. That is remarka BILE. With
our spoken praise there is no mental
reservation. No mantle OF charity
does he need to cover faults and mis-
deeds. We gladly and proudly recall
his whole life, every work, every act,
and all of that subt1er activity which
we call influence. Everything was
just, and kindly, and appropriate, and
thoroughly good. But all this we said
months ago. And when l say we
loved him, that is no new sentiment.
We have been saying it a long time.
How much we loved the Doctor, ah,
how much we loved him, we did not
suspect until he was lost to us.
An invaluable possession is good
presence. Well, Doctor Baker had a
countenance and an address that in a
moment won your. confidence and es-
TEEN. He had only to look at you, you
had only to hear him speak, and inn
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MYRON EUGENE BAKER.

mediate1y you said to yourself, 'He is
superior person.
And then Doctor Baker had simple
ity, that quality so battling to all but
the initiated, and he had it to a
marked degree. He was simple in
speech, simple in dress, simple in man
ner. There was no ostentation, no
display of learning, no effort to i'm.
press you. He was simple and art1ess
as child.
No one could associate with Doctor
Baker without being impressed with
the singular purity of his character.
Here was man that not only spoke
no evil of others, but with his pure
dignity checked your impulse to CEN
sure and condemn. He seemed never
to have sinful thoughts, and you felt,
as you listened, that this language,
chaste and cultured to the last degree,
was the vehicle of sweet, wholesome,
elevated thinking. So often have /
thought as chatted with him, ''Why
this is like talking to sweet girl of
sixteen who has never known any IL
fuences save those of a Christian home
and carefully selected friends"
Doctor Baker was a man Of great
strength of character. This we did
not discover at first, because his fine
courtesy never failed, and his man
ner excited little opposition. In TAX
ing position, or announcing his
connections he did it SO gently, so
unassuming1y, and with such to1er-
ance and respect for your opinions
that he almost seemed Indifferent
and weak. But when you advanced
to the task of dislodgiug him you
found him as firm as the hills. You
could not quarrel with him, for he
spoke without heat. You presently
found yourself trying to discuss the
matter as ably and dispassionately as
he, and in the end you usually sur
rendered. In his study are such
quantities of work that he has COM
pleted, tied into bundles, labeled, and
put away, that all who see them ex-
claim, Only strong character could
have done so much"
have said that we loved Doctor
Baker. Within the past three days
have been asking myself why we
loved him. So busy was this man
that he was a rarely fortunate person
who enjoyed half hours chat with
him. So occupied with his work was
the Doctor that we saw very little of
him outside the class room. And yet
we loved him. Why? There is only
one answer. He was a 1ovable man.
A sweet spirit, sympathetic, unselfsh,
eager to help, devoted to his work,
loving and Iowa b1e-that was Doctor
Baker.
Much more l can gladly say of this
man, but there is no time. Let me
close with this. Doctor Bakers was
unique personally. Many men can
almost be duplicated. Where shall we
get another Doctor Baker?
And now he is dead. The slight |
frame that toiled SO hard will perish |
in the ground. The beautiful spirit |
has gone from our midst. But there |
remains in our bosoms a wealth of |
dearest, most precious memories, and
our lives will always feel the influence
of this gentle, cultured, tireless, lofty, |
unique character, this rare man,
Doctor Myron E. Baker. Villa
mette Collegians
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Ct Ue(EAzzz3

By his written confessional B.
Thompson, supr eme finance keeper of
the Supreme Tent, knights of the
Maccab bees, of Port Huron, Mich, a
well-known vessel and tug owner of
that city, is defau1ter in the sum of
$57, 900. Mr.. Thompson was heavily
bonded in the National Surety com
pany of New York, and the Fidelity
and Deposit company of Baltimore,
and the order, therefore, is protected
from loss
Reports from the northern part of
Wisconsin are to the effect that deer
are more plentiful this fall than they
have been for many years, and sports
men are assured excellent sport. Few
States furnish better sport in deer
hunting than Wisconsin or Michigan,
and the task of hunting deer is not an
arduous one in them. The dense pine
forests, while affording a safe retreat
for the deer, make the sport more in
teresting for the hunter who is fond of
exploring and the study of nature.
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Home Seekers Excursions TO the North
west. West and Southwest

Via the North Western Line. Home
Seekers excursion tickets at greatly
reduced rates will be sold on the first
and third Tuesdays of each month
through the year 1901 to the territory
indicated above. Standard and Tour
ist Sleeping Cars, Free Reclining
Chair Cars, and "The Best of Every
thing"
For full particulars apply to agents
Chicago & North Western R'y. VIZ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-14

Referee Charles WEIGH, of Mi1wau-
kee, has filed his report on the suit of
Henry Weismann VS.. John McKune.
The report is in favor of the plaintiff
in the case, and allows the attorney a
total of $543.15. It is probable that
the case will be appealed.
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SHORT ITEMS.

Miss Dora Fisk is reported seriously
Ill with scarlet fever.
The Amateur Minstre1s had re-
hearsa1 Wednesday evening.
R. A. Beers, of Milwaukee, was
Kenosha visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Frances Sterling is spending
few days with friends in Chicago.
Amelia K1under, residing at 374
Lake Avenue, is i'll with scarletina.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lovejoy is reported seriously Ill.
A number of vessels came into the
harbor Wednesday evening for shelter.
Mrs. Rouse Simmons is spending a
few days with friends and relatives in
Chicago.
Putting up storm doors is the pre-
vai1ing occupation of Kenosha people
at the present time.
Rummage sales being the order OF
the day, please not lose thought OF one
still to follow, Nov. 22-23rd.
The merchants are busting off their
holiday goods and getting them IN
shape for the opening season.
Mrs. John Pagan, OF Pleasant
Prairie, who was seriously burned
few days ago, is rapidly recovering.
q OR a.
The sun., 1901-02-23
w ESTERN MARYLAND RAILROA

Connecting with p, w. G. B. r R l
Union Station. Baltimore, Md,
TAKING EFFECT NOV. 2s. 1904
All trains leave Hillen Station as I'd
lows:
% = 1,.. pAdLY; PAL
W. h. r., and the South and ex SIN M
day p. v. r. r., Chambersburg. MI
tlnsburg and Winchester.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
7.22 a. m.-York, B. and H. Division am
Main Line east of Emory Grove aIs
Carlisle and G.. and III. r. r.
S.23 "a. m.-Main Line 6hippensburg Fred
erick, Emmittsburg and N. and w. r,
1912 a. accommodate for unIo
Bridge, York, Gettysburg.
20 ?. m.-Accommodation for Unlo
1882 p; m.-Express for York and B. an
III. Division.
Us p. m.-Express Main Line points, al,
Frederick, Emmittsburg and Shipper,
$50 p. m.-Accommodation for EmOr
Grove.
$40 p. m.-Accommodatio for unIo
l1.25 .. m.-Accommodatio for EmOr
SUNDAYS ONLY.
3.33 q. m.-Accommodation for Unlo
Bridge and Hanover.
$50 p m.--.Accommodation for Unic
Bridge
100 p. m.-Accommodation for Emor
Grove.
l0.b5 p. m,-Accommodation for EmOr
Grove.
Ticket and Baggage Office Ill East Bs
timore street.
All trains stop at Union Station, PEN
sylvania avenue, Fulton and WalbroG
Station.
j. M. HOOD, B. II. GRISWOLD,
General Manager Gen'l Pass. Agen
The sun., 1901-02-23
OLD POINT COMFORT. RICH
MOND AND WASHINGTON.
Six-Day Tour via the Pennsylvania
4 Railroad.

F
Tour via the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Tourists find the Lenten season by far
he most pleasant time at Old Point Com
fort. Washington and Richmond are
also delightful in the early spring time.
For the benefit of those desiring to visit
these three points of interest, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will run the
second personally-conducted tour to Old
Point Comfort, Richmond and Washing
ton on Saturday, March 2. Tickets GOV
ering transportation, meals enroute in
both directions, hotel accommodations at
DID Point Comfort, Richmond and Wash
ington, and carriage ride in Richmond,
will be sold at rate of $4,000 from New
York, Brooklyn and Newark; $3.50 from
Trenton, 31.00 from Philadelphia, and
proportionate rates from other stations.
OLD POINT COMFORT ONLY.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only,
including luncheon on going trip, one
and three-fourths days board at Old
Point, and good to return direct by reg
ular trains within six days, will be sold
in connection with this tour at rate of
$500 from New York, $3.50 from Tren-
ton, $3.50 from Philadelphia, and pro-
portionate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information,
apply to Ticket Agents; Tourist Agent
| 1896 Broadway, New York,4 Court Street
| Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad Street, Newark, N
j., or address George w. Boyd, As
sistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
The sun., 1901-02-23
LAST FLORIDA TOUR,
Via Pennsylvania Railroad.

The last Pennsylvania Railroad tour Of
the season to Jacksonville, allowing al
most three months in Florida, will leave
New York and Philadelphia March 8.
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommodations
Zone BIRTH, and meals en- route while
going on the special train, will be sold
at the following rates: New York, $4,000;
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore,
and Washington, $4S,O0; Pittsburg, $500,
and at proportionate rates from other
points. Returning, passengers will use
regular trains until May 81, 1901.
For tickets, itineraries, and other in
formation apply to ticket agents. Tourist
Agent at 1896 Broadway, New York; 4
Court street, Brooklyn; 7s9 Broad Street.
Newark, N. j.; b. Courlaender, Jr,
Passenger Agent, Baltimore District,
Baltimore, Md; Colin Studds, Passenger
Agent Southeastern District, Washing
ton. d. c.; Thos. E. Watt, Passenger
Agent Western District, Pittsburg, Pa;
or to Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
The sun., 1901-02-23
NOT OPEN TO QUESTION.

We agree with the remarks of local
exchange that every man is entitled to be
considered innocent of an offense until
he is proven guilty. There is no dis
putting that fact, and it is the basis Of
common law. AT the same time man
is always judged by the company he
keeps and by the circumstances connect
ed with any OF his acts. That is why we
contend that no man can afford to put
himself in position where his motives
are open to question, unless he explains
his position.-The Morning News.
This new rendering does not i'm
prove the quality of our neighbor's phil
osophic statement. Here he admits
knowledge OF the law, but pleads gen
eral, common place error OF judgment in
extenuation of violation OF the law
In his former statement he said:
No man can afford to place himself in
a position where his motive for any
specific act puts him under suspicion.
| Now he says: mo man can
afford to put himself in a position where
his motives are open to question, unless
he explains his position" The difference
between the statements is very apparent.
In the former statement it was broadly
assumed that motives are open to ques-
ton, and in the latter that assumption is
qualified by, unless he explains his po-
sition." Our contention about this is
that motives are not open to question.
l
That the law which supposes mans
innocence in the absence of proof, also
lpresumes a good motive for what the
man may do. In that case the man is
not compelled or required to explain
his position" but the law requires those
who would sit in judgment upon him
to assume and maintain his innocense
in the absence of proof OF guilt. But
what is our neighbor's plea iustfying the
Iimpugning of evil motives? He says:
At the same time man is always
Judged by the company he keeps and by
the circumstances connected with any
Of his acts.
We presume our neighbor means tt
: say generally, instead of always" His
} version OF it spoils the old adage, Coco
: men are sometimes found in bad com
pany. Indeed, If we accept our neighbor'.
Judgment of the matter, woult
4 never be found elsewhere. But thai
would not make him bad man.
{ sometimes occurs that bad men get int,
!. good company. But that does not max,
+ the bad man a good one. The matte
/ thus comes down to the matter Of judg
Z ment, and the right OF any individual t,
q pass judgment, implying evil motives ol
e any other individual. Our version Of tin
t law, and we think it is backed by tn
very highest authority, forbids such judg
e ment. Circumstances do not excuse evi
S Judgment, for Of all kinds OF evidenc
e circumstantial evidence is the most I'm
c reliable.
$ The wise man said: Judge not at all
: for with what judgment We judge, y
shall be Judged"
The sun., 1901-02-23

1t occurs to us to say just at this time,
when Democratic talk about bribery has
been renewed and rumors are rife, that
we have never heard Of any one attempt
ing to bribe Union Republican member
of the legislature. We have never heard
of one who was suspected Of a willing
ness to accept Tribe for deserting his
party. AS a matter Of fact Union Re-
publican deserter is thing unknown.
There has been a very few pretended
Union Republicans who deserted-very
few-but they were known to be self
seekers to whom the general success OF
the party was matter Of no interest
when their personal ends were not
served as they thought they deserved tc
be- The Union variety is the reliable
variety Of Republicanism in Delaware.
The sun., 1901-02-23
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1901,

We suggest to Representatives Moore
and Ewing, who we believe are inter-
ested in two .'bird" bills now before the
House, to join forces. We understand
Mr.. Moore to favor paying bounty FOR
the killing OF sparrows, and we under
stand Mr.. Ewing to favor law to allow
live bird shooting at shooting matches.
Why not substitute the English SPAR
row for pigeons in bird shoots? 1t
seems to be desirable that the sparrows
be killed, and live bird shooting is fine
sport for marksmen. Thus it seems that
two good purposes could be served. 1t
is true that the sparrow might be more
difficult to kill than the pigeon, but the
more difficult the mark the better the
craftsmanship. Probably the s. p. G.
A. would not protest in favor Of the
sparrow.
The sun., 1901-02-23
DHlLA. AND READINGaRAILR0l
wilmington Divlsion.)

wv llInlnBlOn OlVlSlOn.D
Time Table in effect January 26, l9M
TRANS leave Wilmington, (French Strsa
Station) for Elsmere Junction, MOnI
chanin, Winterthur. Guyencourt, Graz
ogue, Cossart, Chadd's Ford Junctied
Pocopson, West Chester, Embresyill
Mortonville, Coatesyille and intermediaa
stations, daily except Sunday. at 7S
M; daily 215 and $50 p. m. Sunday only
sos a. m.
For Waynesburg Junction, Elyerso
and intermediate stations, daily exceq
p. m. Sunday only at sos a. m.
For Joanna, Birdsboro, Reading and 10
termediate stations, daily, except SundaJ
at 7,S5 a. m; daily 2.15 and 4.50 p .
sunday only, sos a. m.
For further information passengers or
referred to the ticket agent at the So
ton.
W. G. BESLER, Gen. Superintendent
IGDSON j. WEEKS. Gen. Pass. AGENT