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Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21
Delaware College
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
Entrance examinations will be held on
FRIDAY and SATURDAY,

June Dist, and 22d, 1901,
at the College. and at such of the fol-
lowing places as candidates may in
dictate desire to appear whining
ton, Middletown, Smyrna, Georgetown,
SeafOrd, Laurel, Milford, Dover and
LeWes.
Any who propose to take the exami
nations will please notify the Secretary
of the Faculty as early as possible
Part of the examinations may be taken
in June and the remainder in Septem
Der.
For catalogues and other information
address,
SECRETARY of FACULTY,
Delaware College, Newark, Del
May oath, St.
Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21

An adjourned meeting of the Kent County
Board of School Commissioners will be held
in the state House at Dover, on Tuesday,
June %, 1901. Commissioners of colOred
schools wishing to make application for part
Ofthe special fund for building and repairs tc
school house, should present their claims al
that time.
THEO. TOWNSEND,
Secretary of the Board
Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21

The NJ. E. Church, OF Lewes, has raised its
apportionment of $500 to liquidate the debt OF
the Conference Academy. $500 was raised in
the morning, and 500 in the evening.
Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21

George NJ. Paris, cigar dealer, of Dover,
has pet rabbit which has dev sloped such a
habit of chewing tobacco tina. he has to b
shut out from the store
Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21

TEEEO. 1roWNSEN
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21

There are 1857 schools in Cuba, with
2,127 women and ASS men teachers.
Peaches in south and middle Georgia
are rotting very fast as a result of ex
cessive rain.
Trackmen on the Canadian Pacific
went on strike yesterday. About 81
per cent are now out, and the others
are expected to follow.
Abe Barrett, a negro, who assaulted
white girl at Gulfport, La, was cap
tured and lynched. He confessed.
Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21

Transient Advertisements, 5Ocen;s per inrf
first insertion. Subsequent Insertions 3'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
zIoNIsTs ARE sHIvERING.
Cold We Their Brings Suffering 30 the
aenters" at zion City.

When the wind has winter edge,
when snow flies, when water is frozen
in the we'll, when roads are rough,
when rain is mostly s1eet and the
ground is mostly s1ush, when the tenn
perature fingers around zero and COM
fort is spelled Observation-Disclosures
winter has set in hard, how would you
like to be a Zionite on the sand piles
eight miles south of Kenosha?
With the first nip of winter just be-
ing experienced the Zionites are COM
ing fully to realize that there will
be cold comfort eight miles south of
Kenosha for the next five months.
There are 5000 of them there, accord
inn to the census taker of Zion City.
Mostly. they are people who have
been used to the 1uxuries which in the
life of large cities have become ordi-
nary comforts. Having purchased lots
in Zion City as pictured by cdr. :"
Dowie's eloquence and as drawn upon
the official maps of Zion, they are en-
gagged in building their houses. The
making of city was not necessarily
matter of hardship in the sumner,
but roughing it in the winter is an
other matter, as the inhabitants of
Zion City are beginning to discover.
It is claimed than nearly all the
"tenters" have been housed, but a
number still have canvas roofs over
their heads at night. The clerks at the
land office affirm that these tents will
be con1forta BILE enough for the winter.
They have been banked with earth up
their sides, and, while not exactly
steam Heated flats, they are pronounced
comfortable enough--for any one with
little religious fervor.
The condition of the ''tenters," de-
spite the favorable opinion of the land
office as to the comfort of the tents, is
such that every effort is being made to
get them into the board shanties which
comprise most of the buildings thus
far.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
Enforcement of the Ice Tax Law
Means a Death Blow to a
KenOsha County Industry.
BIG HOUSES WILL BE CLOSED.
Chicago Companies Will Act as Unit In
Their Fight Against the Prevail
ing Law to Tax Exported Ice.

Chicago ice companies have united
to fight the ice tax law, and they have
sent out their ultimatum today to the
effect that if the law is upheld they
will quit Wisconsin. This will be a
sad blow to one of the greatest indus
tries of this county.
During the last year several thous-
and men found employment in this
county while the ice harvest was on,
and the Chicago companies sent a
vast sum of money into the county, but
it will be different this year, as the
big houses will be abandoned until af-
ter the long fight on the law is over,
and it is probable that the courts will
uphold the law and in this manner the
greatest industry of Kenosha county
will be killed.
No repairs are being made at any of
the houses anduit is evident that little
ice wil1'be cut in this county this year.
The Chicago companies have agreed
that the fight shall be a fight to the
finish and that if the law is upheld
they will retire from the State.
"We are of the opinion that the law
is not legal, and if 1t is legal we will
move out of the State" said President
John S.aFie1d of the Knickertocker Ice
company today. 'If the people of
Wisconsin want, to receive revenue
of 10 cents ton by taxation rather
than 40 cents ton drought the medi-
um of 91abor-which is the cost to us of
cutting and housing ice-why, the
choice, is theirs. We will simply be
compelled to move our houses to Illi-
nois and Indiana waters. We can do
this without great difficulty, and the
cost of removal would be equivalent to
but approximately 20 cents ton.
"We did rot think it could be posi-
BILE that set of sensible men would
enact such a law as this, but have
sincesbeen informed that the members
of thesLegis1ature became involved in
some sort of political tang1e and that
in consequence the law beca me oper-
ative. The entire supply is not af-
fected, as the law does not apply to
lakes that are not meandered."
The Knickerbocker company has
ten houses in this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
A SOMERS PARTY.

A very pleasant party was given by
Philip Lippert and wife at their home
on the Burlington road last Thursday
evening. The fine roads and beauti-
ful moonlight were favorable condi-'
tons for the event and every invited
guest took advantage of these oppor>
tunities. Supper consisting of roast
goose and many other de1icacies was
served at 7 O'Clock. The repast being
completed the remainder of the night
was given over to games and various
other forms of amusement A lunch
consisting of coffee and cake was
served to satisfy any wants on the part
of the appetite before the guests
started to depart for home. Among
those present were Mrs. Philip Fonk,
Jake Drissal, Mrs. Kate Drissa1, VAL
entine Fonk, Mrs. Lily Fonk and Peter
Fonk, of Paris; Mr.. Etquist and wife,
Michael Fonk, Conrad Shearer, Miss
Carrie Fonk, Mrs. M. Fonk and Mr..
Anderson and wife. Every one who
attended had a splendid time and
speak in high terms of the host and
hostess.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
KenOsha Heirs of DR.. William M. w
Dawson Fail to Answer a Sum-
mons in Circuit Court.
THE WILL lMAY BE SET ASIDE.
Mrs. Lucy Dawson, Widow of the Deceased
Doctor, May Yet Secure Personal Prop
erty Awarded to Kenosha Heirs.

The old fight over the property left
by DR.. William M. w. Dawson who
died in this city early last spring, has
been renewed and by technical error
it is possible that the heirs of the doc
tors of this city will lose a fortune
amounting to more than fifteen thous-
and dollars.
The will was probated in the Pro-
bate court in Chicago after the widow
of the deceased doctor, Mrs. Lucy
Dawson, had made a contest and the
attorney for the widow, G. VanAl1en
Smith, at once brought suit in the Cir
cult court to have the will set aside.
The Kenosha parties interested were
duly served in the matter, but they
failed to file an answer to the COM
plant and the widow now claims that
of this default.
DIR. Maxim, who is named as execu-
tor of the will, made an answer to the
complaint after the default of the Ke-
nosha heirs, but the attorneys for the
widow held that the executor not being
a beneficiary had no right to file this
answer. The matter will undoubtedly
be tried in the United States courts in
this State.
The money in question amounts to a
little over fifteen thousand dollars.
DR.. Dawson came to this city a few
days before his death and while here
the will was made. The widow was
not provided for, and when she sought
to have the will broken she declared
that her husband had been undu1y in
fuenced.
The personal property is now in the
hands of Mrs. Caroline Dawson, of
this city, who was the sole heir under
the will, and in order to get the prop
erty into court the suit will be filed in
the United States court. There has
always been more or less mystery
about the strange and sudden depart
ure of DR.. Dawson from Chicago and
it is claimed that the attorneys for the
widow have now secured evidence on
this affair which is of the most sensa-
tiona1 nature.
The case will undoubtedly cause a
great deal of interest in Kenosha as
DR.. Dawson was formerly well known
here'and all the bene6ciaries under the
will are residents of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
Missing Treasurer is Said to Have
Been Located in Minnesota This
Afternoon.
He HAS NO REASON FOR LEAVING
Letter From Klemm States That he Has
States no Reason for Leaving Here.

Walter K1emm, the missing town
clerk of Winthrop Harbor, has been To-
Gated, for letter has been received
from him by a friend in this city,
which states that he is now in Mime
sofa and that he arrived there several
days ago. K1emm states that he has
accepted a position as foreman OF
large plant in one of the leading cities
of Minnesota and that he will not return
to Winthrop Harbor. In the letter
Klemm makes no explanation of the
strange manner in which he left ke-
nosha and makes 40 a11usion to his
former work at the village to the
southwark.
While many people will be pleased
to know that the missing man has
been located the people of Winthrop
Harbor will probab bly, seek his return
as it has been discovered that several
small debts were left behind and while
K1emm's books were in perfect order
these small accounts were left out
standing. One of these accounts, as
reported by the superintendent of the
factory in which Klemm was employed
at the village, amounts to about thirty
dollars. There seems to be general
opinion that K1emm will return to the
Harborsand meet all these little obi
cations. >
K1emni was ever something of a
wanderer and when the men at Win
throp were informed that he had been
located one of them stated that he was
not in any way surprised as he did not
think that K1emm would be willing to
remain in so small village as Win
throp for any length of time. The
same man expressed the opinion that
it was possible that further investiga-
ton would reveal the reason for K1emm
leaving Winthrop Harbor.
AS the people of the village feel GER
tain that K1emm will not return a new
town clerk will be selected within the
next few days
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
FINDS COMRADES GRAVES.
Capt. George Hale Makes an Interesting
Discovery While at vicksburg.

Capt. George Hale of this city, who
is was with the Vicksburg Battlefield
commission at Vicksburg, Miss, found
the graves of two of his former COM
rades while skirmishing about the field
on Friday last. The Vicksburg Amer
lean in speaking of the discovery of
Mr. Hale has this to say:
Captain George Hale, who COM
manded a company under Colonel
Moore, recalled perfectly well that
during the war he had lost two men
whose burial he had personally super
vised, near where they fell in battle.
Captain Hale was told by Green yes
terday that the bodies of his two brave
soldiers had since been exhumed and
transferred to the National cemetery.
Upon investigation Captain Hale
found that the statement was entirely
correct and he found at the cemetery
the records which showed the transfer.
The soldiers who fell were T. B. Tay-
Tor of Company H, who was buried
June 3Oth, 1868. He now lies in the
National cemetery, his resting place
being marked by headstone No. 5263 in
section G. The other soldier was
James H. Ellsworth, who was buried
July 8, 1868, and his headstone in the
cemetery, now marking his grave is
No. 1894, section G.. The authentic in
formation given Captain Hale by Green
and found out to be correct by investi-
cation at the cemetery, gave Captain
Hale warm feeling for the negro
who will always be remembered with
the kindest feelings after the Wiscon-
sin veterans leave Vicksburg.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
JURIHs AND LIBEL SUITS.

Libel suits against newspapers are
about as proftless undertakings as we
can imagine, says Newspaperdom.
The very purpose of newspapers is to
print the news. The people want it,
and they will sustain a newspaper in
printing it, provided the paper con-
ducts itself in a decent, honorable way.
! 1t is rare that a paper fails to make
amends, if it makes, mistake in the
publication of news. Reputable pa
pers are just as anxious that only facts
shall be published as are the people,
and when they make slip, as the best
of papers do occasionally, they are only
too ready to correct any false impress
sion that they may have made. Rec
ognizing this, juries sustain the pa
pers in their efforts to serve the public
to the best of their ability. Newspaper
| Union.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
A VERY FUNNY PLAY.
watson, HutchtnRs and Edwards Coming
Next Sunday Night.

"Papa's Baby" the new musical
comedy which comes to the Rhode
opera house on Sunday evening, Dec.
l, is called a musical absurdity. There
is sufficient plot, however, to make the
comedy complications work out right
and at the same time to keep the chief
members of the company, most of
whom are famous entertainers, before
the audience the greater part of the
time. The musical arrangements af-
ford opportunity for the display of vo-
cal ability and the working out of some
very pretty ensembles, in which bevy
of pretty girls with good voices and
nimb1e feet cut prominent figures.
The speciality features include some
decided novelties, among which is an
acrobatic feat which has never before
been attempted on the stage. The
company is headed by Watson, Hutch
ings and Edwards, supported by the
Nicholas Sisters, Redcap, Dufln and
Redcay and other celebrities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
Splendid Portrait of Kenosha's Bene-
factor to be Hung in the Gilbert
M. Simmons Library.
NOW BEING PAINTED BY JAEGER
Famous New York Artist at Work on a
Splendid Portrait of Mr.. Simmons,
Which Will be Completed Soon.

Jaeger, the famous New York artist
and portrait painter, has come to Chi
cago and opened a studio and he is
now at work on a magnificent portrait
of the Hon. z. G. Simmons, of this
city. The portrait, when completed,
will be hung in one of the large rooms
of the Gilbert M. Simmons Library,
and it will be presented to the library
by number of it's patrons as a me-
mortal to the donor of the splendid
building to Kenosha. The picture will
be one of the finest paintings in oil
ever made in the West. 1t will be
eight feet six inches in length and
fully six feet in width.
Mr.. Simmons did not sit for the pic
ture and the placing of the portrait in
the library will probably come as a
great surprise TO him. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the picture is being
made unknown to Mr.. Simmons, it
will be splendid likeness of Keno
sha's benefactor. It is taken from a.
photograph which was always favor
tie with Mr.. Simmons. It shows a
three quarters length, Mr.. Simmons
wearing a long overcoat and his GUS
tomary tile hat. The picture is one of
the latest made of Mr.. Simmons and
was taken few days before the dedi-
cation of the library on Memorial day
of last year.
The artist has been at work on the
picture for more than two months and
he expects to have it completed by the
Christmas season. That the picture
will be all that is desired is assured by
the reputation of Jaeger as portrait
painter. His paintings have caused a
great deal of com ment in artist circles
in all parts of the world and several of
them have been hung in the galleries
of this country and Europe.
AS soon as the picture is completed
it will be sent to this city for exhibit
ton and it will proba bly, be hung in
the library at the first of the year. An
effort will be made to have the picture
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies
in order to allow the people of the city
to pay some tribute of thanks to the
man who has done so much for the
city and it's people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
The Chicago Promoter Secures an
Adjournment of the Habeas Cor
pus Proceedings for Week.
OTHER HEARING ALSO PUT OFF
Attorneys Appear Before Court Commits
sioner Hastings and Seek to Make
Changes in Bond of Ex-Ald. Caster.

Gustav L. C1ausen has managed to
secure another delay in his fight
against extradition from Chicago to
Wisconsin and the hearing on the writ
of habeas corpus, which was to be held
in Judge Kavanagh's court this morn
ing, was adjourned for another week
on account of a murder trial which the
Judge was forced to hear. The ad-
iournment of the case makes it posi-
BILE for the attorneys for the State of
Wisconsin to better prepare their case,
and while District Attorney Buckmas-
ter was ready to go on with the case
this morning, the adjournment was
not opposed by him.
The continuation of the hearing of
Aldermen Pirsch and Smith was to
have been held this morning before
Court Commissioner Baker, but this
case shared the same fate as the
C1ausen hearing. The District Attor-
ney desires to finish up the Clausen
case before he has the final action IN
the case of the Kenosha aldermen, and
for this reason the hearing was adj
iourned until a week from Wednes-
day. This adjournment was opposed
by Attorney Furthman, who was here
to represent the defendants at the
hearing.
After the hearing at the Court House
the attorneys for the defendants, who
also represented John Caster at for
mer hearing, appeared before Court
Commissioner Hastings and asked to
make some changes in the bond of
Caster. It seems that one OF the bonds
men has announced an intention to re-
tire from the bond. In place of the re-
firing bondsman the name of a re1a-
tive of one of the accused aldermen
will probably be substituted. The
Court Commissioner is looking into
the matter, but the change will prob
ably be permitted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
BRING BACK BIG GAME.
Fred Hannahs, and Joseph Bendt Return
Prem the North.

Fred Humans and Joseph -Bendt
have returned home from trip in the
Northern hunting grounds about
Pratt Junction, and if all reports are
to be believed they have proved them
selves to be the most successful hum
tiers to leave Kenosha for the North
this year,
The hunters brought not only their
full quota of deer, but Mr.. Hannahs
had the honor of bringing down big
black bear during the weeks outing.
The bear was captured and it is stated
that his fur will be made into coat as
soon as it has been properly prepared.
It is probab1e that the hunters would
have returned with even more game
had it not been for the fact that two
wounded deer escaped on the ice and
the hunters were unable to follow. An
attempt to follow the deer proved dis
astrous to one of the members of the
party. Besides the larger game the
party brought back rare collection of
ducks and cartridges shot durin G the
hunt,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
TO FIGHT ICE TRUST.
None of the Chicago Companies Have as
Yet Taken Out Licenses.

The big compan MES harvesting ice in
Wisconsin AID operating in Chicago
are evidently intending to contest the
validity of the law enacted by the leg
islature last winter 1evying tax OF
10 cents per ton on all ice shipped out
of the State. The law provides that
companies or individuals intending to
cut ice for shipment from the State
shall apply to the Secretary of State
for license before Sept. 1st. No APP
plications for such licenses have yet
been made. It is estimated that the
State will receive a revenue of about
100000 year from this source 1t the
law sticks.
The law provides that, emo person,
company, domestic or foreign corpora
ton, shall hereafter cut ice for ship
ment out of the State from any mean
dered lake within the State, unless
such person, company or corporation
first obtain, annually, on or before the
first Monday of September OF each
year, a license so to do from the Secre-
tary of State" and before obtaining
such license "sha1l appoint and hle
with the Secretary of State the name
of the resident agent or attorney re-
siding in this State upon whom legal
service can be made. Every such Ii
cense shall authorize the cutting of
ice for shipment out of the State for a
term of one year from date"
It also provides for bond of $50, 900
and for the payment of ten cents for
every ton of ice shipped out of the
State.
The Secretary of State has decided
not to make any trouble for companies
applying for licenses within reason
able time. The State, however, will
fight any attempted evasion of the
law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
Bowling Match Results in Victory For the
High School Boys.

For the second time in the history of
the two institutions the College of
Commerce bow1ed the Kenosha High
school at the Y. M. c. A. alleys. The
games were the most closely contested
played there this year, the college boys
being confident of victory, winning
the first game by seven pins. The
High school won the second by eight
and the third by twenty-four, thus
winning the match by twenty-five
pins. Frank Jackson, of the College,
obtained high score and total.
The following are the scores:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
MRS. ROSE GILLESPIE DEAD.
Well Known Lady of the City Died satur-
day Evening a. Her Home.

Mrs. Rose Gillespie, widow of the
late James Gillespie and mother of
DR.. Thos. Gillespie, died late Saturday
evening at the home of her son at SOL
Market street. Death resulted from
the in6rmatives of old age.
The deceased was eighty-six years
of age. She was daughter of John
and Mary Peden and was born in
Glasgow on Oct. q. 1915. The de-
ceased came to this country in 1866
and since that time she had made her
home with her son. For the last
twenty-five years Mrs. Gillespie had
been a resident of Kenosha and in that
time she had formed large circle of
friends to whom the news of her death
will come as personal sorrow. DR..
Gillespie is the sole surviving member
of the family.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28
ELECT NEW PRINCIPAL.
Dan Miller is Selected to Fill the Vacancy
Caused by Resignation of Prof. Loescher.

Dan Miller is Selected to Fill the Vacancy
Caused by Resignation of Prof. Loescher.
The teachers committee of the
Board of Education met in special ses-
sion last Saturday afternoon for the
purpose Of e1ecting teacher to take
charge of the Sixth ward school in
place of Charles Loescher, w no recent
1y resigned.
The election of Mr.. Miller was a
unanimous one among the members
of the committee, and it will undoubt-
eddy be approved when the Board
meets in it's next regular session.
Mr.. Miller is Kenosha boy who has
had considerable experience as an in
structor. For the past three years he
has been attending the Normal school
at Whitewater, and the officials at that
institution give him splendid recon-
mendation.