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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
DECISION REVERSED.
Supreme Court Reverses Decision in Ke-
nosha County Land case.

Attorneys in this city received a tel
eeram from Madison Tuesday stating
that the supreme court had reversed
the decision of Judge Fish in the eject
ment suit brought by Hannah Kelly
ct al VS.. John J. Crawford, and shat
Judgment had been directed for the
defendant, who was represented by
Wallace ingalls,, A. L. Sanborn and
James CaYanagh.
The plaintiffs in the action brought
suit IN the circuit court to eject the
defendant from a farm in Bristol, Ke-
nosha county, valued at $4,000. The
case was tried to the court without a
jury. The defendant pleaded adverse
possession for more than 20 years as a
defense, and also set up an equitable
counter claim, alleging parol gift
followed by adverse possession, and
the m aking of permanent and valuable
improvements in reliance on the gift.
The evidence showed improvements to
the value of about $4,000. The appel
liant insisted that the Court erred in
making the following findings:
That there was no paro1 gift proved.
That the possession of John Craw-
ford was not adverse to his fathers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
PROF. GRAFT MISSING.
Former Kenosha Music Teacher Disap-
pears From Wauke gan.

The Waul1egan papers announce
that Professor Graft, a former Keno
sha music teacher who recently went
to W4ukegan to ply his vocation, has
Disappeared and, strange to say, there
are a few creditors awaiting his re-
turn. Graft went from Kenosha to
Waukcgan and as his name was good
sounding one the Professor had great
deal more success in Waukegan than
In Kenosha and in a short time he had
managed to arrange for any number
OF classes at a good rate. OF course
the students paid in advance and the
advance payments are with the miss
ING professor. While Graft wasin this
CITY he did little business and he only
remained for a short time.
It is claimed that he secured between
fifty and three hundred dollars from
the trusting residents of the first city
to the south.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
MEETS OLD FRIENDS.
Senator Quarles Meets Old Friends and
Classmates in Washington.

Senator ]. v. Quarles, standing in
the lobby of the Arlington house in
Washington last Saturday, was APP
preached by rather sl!ght-built man,
who remarked:
''This is Joe, how are you, old boy?"
The Senator looked at the man full
minute before he replied. Then h ex-
claimed, "Well, Rufe, how are your"
They talked together for half an hour,
and their conversation was about the
old college days at Ann Arbor. Will
liam Rufus Day and Joseph V. Quarles
were classmates at the Michigan State
University nearly forty years ago.
Quarl left college to enlist in the
Union army, and the two men had not
met since that time, though one has
been Secretary of State in McKin1ey's
Cabip4t, president of the American
peace commission, and a federal
Judge, while the other has been a
United States Senator for three years.
Judge Day returned from Paris and
retired from public life about the time
that Quar1es began his term in the
Senate. Their paths had crossed sew
eral times in recent years, but they had
not met. They were not only class
mates, but intimate friends at college,
and they had a reminiscent time to-
gether for half an hour while they
stood in the hotel lobby and kept the
Mckinley Memorial association wait
ing for Chairman Day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
LEGALLY ;DEAD.

is the title of one of the best plays,
from the pen of Eunice Fitch, who
comes from family of playwriters.
This beautiful story was written for
those clever child performers, Little
Hazel and Harry Shannon, while the
children each play long parts, the rest
of the company have not been neglect
ed by the authoress, as all the charac
tiers are good, requiring a strong com
pany to portray them. Mgr. Shannon
has the strongest company this sea
son ever carried by him. Every man,
woman and child should see Legally
Dead"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
TO BE INSTALLED DECEMBER %
Great Time is Being Arranged to Mark IN
stallation of Kenosha Elks Chapter.

After many weeks of waiting it is
now officially announced that the Ne
nosha Chapter of the order OF Elks
will be installed on the evening OF De-
cember %. The night will be mem
orable one in Kenosha, and no organ1-
cation ever had such starting as Will
be given to the new chapter. The
charter for the new lodge has been IS
sued and the members will meet on
next Sunday afternoon at the parlors
Of the Grant House to perfect the or
ganization by electing officers. The
rooms of the new lodge in the Dewey
building on Park street are being put
in readiness for the opening night.
The services of installation will be1n
charge Of of the Racine lodge, and the
entire membership Of that lodge will
come to Kenosha to assist in the work.
Besides the members of the Racine
lodge. invitations have been sent out
to more than two hundred Elks from
other cities in this section OF the coun-
try. The Chicago Chapter has been
given a general invitation to be pres
ent and assist IN the work, and many
OF them have already announced their
intention Of coming to Kenosha to take
part in the installation.
After the lodge is installed a ban
ouet will be served at which covers
| will be laid for several hundred guests.
The lodge room will be in readiness
for the use of the lodge by the first of
next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
Report From Racine States That
"Paddy' Shields, of This City,
Met Death Under Train.
IDENTITY is NOT YET VERIFIED.
Old Kenosha Soldier Who Had Been Work
ing in Racine Disappeared and He is
Thought to Have Been Killed.
tFrom Tuesdays Daily.)

A wsNA age Monday an unknown
man was run down and killed by a
freight train on the Northwestern
line just south of Racine. The man
was said to have been a Kenosha man
and today it is reported that the man
was Patrick Shields, an old soldier
who resided in Kenosha all his life.
The remains were recently inferred in
the potters' field at Racine, but as the
former employers of Shields have re-
ported the fact that he was missing it
is probable that the remains will be
exhumed in order to verify the report
that Shields is dead.
paddy" Shields, as the old soldier
was Familiarity known, left Kenosha
several weeks ago and went to Racine
to accept a position as digger in one
Of the quarries in that city. A week
ago Monday he gave up the job and
started to walk to his old haunts in
Kenosha. It is supposed that he had
gone as far as the county line when he
attempted to get out of the way of a
north bound passenger train and
stepped directly in front of the freight
train running in the opposite di
reCtion.
Paddy" Shield was indeed a char
acter and the report of his death will
cause considerable sorrow among the
ranks of his old cronies sin Kenosha.
The old man was about fifty-five years
Of age but he had crowded into that
ffty-five years what most men would
crowd into four score.
Shields was a native of this county
and was born in Plea SAINT Prairie. He
was never married and the mem bers of
his family died many years ago 1eav-
ing Shields practically alone in the
world. The old man was hard
worker and for many years had been
employed on farms in the town of
Pleasant Prairie and Bristol At the
time of the breaking out of the civil
war Shields volunteered for service as
a member of the seventeenth Wiscon-
sin regiment. The regiment was
known as the Irish regiment and saw
a great deal of hard service during the
years of civil warfare. Shields could
tell many wonderful stories of his life
in the army.
When the war was over Shields re-
turned to Kenosha and resided about
the county. For some time he had
been a hard drinker and his name
often figured in the police court, but
the worst charge ever brought against
the old man was that of intoxication,
and he was always ready to pay his
fine and go his way promising to sin
no more.
Shields was not a member of the To-
cal post of the Grand Army, but if the
remains are exhumed they will prob
ably be brought to this city and laid to
rest under the flag with appropriate
services by members OF. the Grand
Army.
There is scarcely any reason to
doubt but that Shields was the man
who met death in Racine, and the Ra-
cine officials are awaiting the action of
the friends of the man in this city be-
fore the remains are exhumed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
BRAN SCARS TO s25.

Bran, one .of the most needed arti-
c1es for feed just al the present time,
has touched the top notch and today it
was sold in Kenosha at the enormous
price ofsS25 ton. This is more than
twice the.eusua1 price of the commo-
dity. The price is most remarkable
when it is shown that the wheat is
worth less than eighty cents bushel.
It is said that this is the highest price
ever demanded for bran in this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
Blaze Breaks Out in a Window OF a
the Main Street Dry Goods
Store This Morning.
THE DAMAGE is PLACED AT $500
F1remen Are Called Out Saturday Night
to Fight a Small Blaze at the Plant
of the Gas Company.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

The H. Barden dry goods store mad
a very narrow escape from serious
fire shortly after eight O'Clock this
morning, and when the flames which
broke out in one of the windows had
been extinguished, more than three
hundred dollars worth of handker-
chiefs had been destroyed or so burned
that they are useless.
When the fire, which was caused by
a flame from a gas jet igniting the
fluffy decorations of the window,
broke out, Mr.. Barden had just opened
the store for the days business and
was sweeping in rear portion OF the
building. Mat Brady, who was pass
ing along the street, noticed the hre
and ran into the store and gave the
alarm. He then hurried to box II and
made an effort to send in an alarm,
but it is claimed that the alarm failed
to sound and he hurried to the city
hall and gave still alarm, and the
chemical responded promptly. In the
mean time Mr.. Barden and others who
had rushed into the store had managed
to extinguish the flames IN the window
so rapidly that they did not spread to
the other part of the store.
The window and the goods displayed
there we're almost a complete loss.
The floor of the window had been COW
cred with fluffy covering, and this
added fuel to the flames. The light
material of the handkerchief made it
very easy for the flames to climb to
the top of the window. Mr.. Barden
estimates his loss at little over three
hundred dollars and the loss is fully
covered by insurance.
The discovery of the fire was very
fortunate one, for had the flames been
allowed TO have gained another minute
it would have been almost impossible
to have prevented a very serious con-
f1agration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
HAD A LONG WAIT.
Audience at the opera House Waits More
Than an Hour For the Show Company.


Manager Rhode, of the. Rhode opera
mousse and the members of the ''Toll
Gate Inn" company had troubles of
their own Sunday evening. The crowd
gathered at the theatre at the usual
hour, but when the time for the cur
tam arrived not a single member of
the company had put in an appear
ance.
manager Rhode appeared before the
root lights and ANNOUNCED that the
company, had been delayed by a wreck
at FOND du Lac, but that they would
reach Kenosha by $40 and the curtain
would go up at $50. But the curtain
d1dn't go up and when nine o'clock
came the manager again announced
rhat the company were hurryinp to
kenosha from Milwaukee and would
be at the opera house in a very few
minutes. ~ Not a man left the house
Everybody seemed to be willing to-
wait, and wait they did, until half past
nine, when the company reached the
stage.
NO time was lost in preliminaries
and many of the members of the COM
pany had put on their stage clothes on
the train and on the way up from the
railway station. The crowd seemed to
De In jolly mood and when the COM
pany finally arrived it was greeted
with repeated cheers. The play was
well presented and we'll received by the
audience, which had waited more than
an hour and half for the first call for
the curtain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
Blaze at the Gas Plant.

Saturday evening when the Their
mometer was registering fifteen de-
grees below zero and when the town
clocks were striking twelve, an alarm
of fire was sent in from the Gas plant
on Ashland avenue. The department
responded promptly and found that
small shed just south of the main
building was burning. The fire was
caused by spontaneous combustion,
and it forced the firemen to spend more
than two hours before it was ex-
tinguished. The loss from the fire was
about thirty dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
City Clerk Prepares a Statement OF
What is Paid by Each Ward in
the City of KenOsha.
FIRST WARD THE BANNER WARD.
Seventh Ward Pays the Least for the Sup
port of City. Large Amounts Due Tor
Sewers, sprinkling and Sidewalks.
(From Mondays Daily.)

The City Clerk has prepared for the
common council a statement of the
taxes of the CITY, showing the proper
ton of the different taxes as paid by
the different wards of the city as well
as the property on which the taxes are
raised The report shows that the
first ward pays more tax on real estate
than any other ward in the city, with
the third ward a close second. The
seventh ward pays the smallest amount
of taxes to the city. The division of
the assessments by wards is as fol-
lows, the first column of figures show
ing the total amount paid for all pur-
poses, including taxes levied for
sewers, paving for the maintenance
of the highways, for sprinkling and
for the building and repair of side
walks. The second column represents
the amount of State, county, school
and CITY taxes paid by each ward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
HARRY sHANNoN's COMPANY
will Present Legally Dead" at the Rhode
Sunday, Dec. 22nd.

The press speak in glowing terms of
both play and players. Elegant seen
cry is carried for its production. New
specia1ties will be introduced by Little
Hazel and Harry Shannon, and other
members of the company. Little Hazel
in coon songs, Little Harry in his
character representations. If you
want an evening of real enjoyment,
you will find one by attending the per-
Torrance of illegally Dead"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19

The second ward has tax for high
way to the amount of $2,76O, this being
the only ward in the city that Is charg-
ed with any tax for this purpose.
Every ward in the city has something
to pay on bonds issued as payment for
the construction of sewers and every
ward except the second has new sewers
vet to be bonded.
The sprinkling taxes and the taxes
for the rebuilding of sidewalks, will
be quite an item in the general levy as
many of these assessments have not
been paid.
The tabu1ated statement of the taxes
and the place from which they are de-
rnauded is given below:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
Sf15,577.C4

The City Treasurer has already be-
gun to prepare for the collections of
taxes and notice to this effect will be
published within ofew days. The
taxes must be paid by the last Monday
in February. The statement will be
presented to the council this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
CHIEF NEWHoUsE INJURED.
Head of the Police Department Slips on an
Icy walk and Suffers Sprained Wrist

Joseph c. Newhouse, the Chief of the
local police force is in trouble dire to-
day, as he is forced to remain in his
office and nurse a badly sprained
wrist. This morning the Chief was
called to the Terry furniture store on
official business. and as he started to
leave the store he slipped and fell,
striking the wrist on the stone step.
It is not thought the bones are
broken, but the wrist is very badly
spraiped and it will probably be some
time before the arm RECEIVERS its full
vigor. DR.. Pugh was called to dress
the wound and while the Chief will be
forced to take light work for several
DAYS the wound is not serious.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
ST. JAMES BAZAAR CLOSES.
Successful Fair and Bazaar Closed satur-
day Evening.

Successful Fair and Bazaar Closed satur-
day Evening.
The st. James bazaar, which has
been in progress at'Central Music hall
during the Ipast week, closed on Satur-
day evening. The'bazaar has been a
most successfuLone ard over thousand
dollars has.been added to the treasury
of the church during the week. The
results of the bazaar have not as yet
been made@lpub1ic but they will show
some surprising'sfig Many arti-
Giles were ratified off at the closing ses-
sion of the fair. The piano was won
by Miss MamiesBain, the COW by Otto
Hopf, the brass bed by Joe Funk, the
clock by Frank'X. Swift and the hand
kerchief donated by Mrs. Rose, of
Milwaukee, was won by Mrs. JohT
O'Donne11.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19

Santa Claus seems to be receiving a
large amount Of the mail that passes
through the Kenosha post office just at
present and the dead letter office will
receive large package from this city
after the holiday season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19

The Division street water main was
just in time.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-19
INHERITED.
Much Evil From Nine.
teenth Century.
Col. Balm Turns Searchlisht on
Troublous Questions.

A large audience heard the address
of Col. Geo. w. Balm, of Lexington,
KY, at the Universalist church, Fri
day evening. His subject was "A
Century Searchlight," and he handled
it in an able manner. The lecture
was given under the auspices of the
w. G. Il. u, and during the evening
a collection amounting to $25 was
taken up.
Temperance, although referred to
prominently, did not predominant in
the lecture. Centuries, like children,
have inheritances," he said, and then
pointed out a number of problems
the twentieth century has inherited
from the nineteenth. Among them
were the race, expansion, liquor traffic,
labor, capital and emigration ques
ton. He did not aim so much to give
solutions as to throw the searchlight
on the various inheritances of the
age. He also paid beautiful tribute
to President Mckinley.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-19
Suggests That Petitions
be Prepared
AskingLesislature to Re.
peal City Com. Law.
Would Have Such Petition at
Polls Election Day.

IT believe it would be good thing"
said Mayor Doyle Saturday, IF num-
Der of petitions were prepared asking
the Legislature to relieve Akron from
the City Commissioner system, and
have them at the polls election day
where every voter would have a
chance to become petitioner. L
heartily endorse Mr.. Wintrode's sug-
gestion that if we must have City
Commissioners the Mayor should have
veto power, and 1 also approve his
plan of having City Commissioners
elected by direct vote of the people.
Something must be done soon to re-
lieve the situation"
1t is understood that resolutions will
be introduced at Council Monday
night, calling for vote ON the prop
osition to have the City Commissioners
removed The Mayor believes this
unnecessary, as the opinion
Of people has long been
one against the Commissioner system
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-19
REST MADE EASY.
There Will Be Less Sleepless-
ness When Akron People
Learn This.

Can't rest at night with bad back.
A lame, weak or an aching one.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for bad
backs.
They cure every form Of kidney ills,
From common backache to diabetes.
They are endorsed by Akron people.
Mrs. II. s. Gordon. of 1853 Benjamin
ST., says: "Doans Kidney Pills gave
me freedom from having backache,
strengthened my Kidneys and removed
the annoyance caused by the kidney
secretions being irregular. read
about Doan's Kidney Pills and Went
to Lamparter a. Co.'S drug store and
got them. After taking the treatment
was no longer weighed down with
lunguor in the morning, my head felt
better and the dizziness disappeared
My back was strengthened and / was
generally invigorated. l can unhesi
tatingly recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills to others" .N
For sale by all dealers. Price 5Oc
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. ~, sole
agents for the. u. s.
Remember the name, poan's,a and
take no substitute. stes r..
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-19
WILL BUILD
A Mission on the West
Side.
First Baptist Church Has Bought
a Lot.

Messrs. II. G. Corson, B. Nj. Hast
ings and G. S. Garrard, having been
appointed by the First Baptist church
congregation to. look up site for u
mission church and Sunday school on
the west side, have bought and paid
for a lot at Maple and Douglass sts.,
and church building will be erected
at once. This locality offers a good
field for the work, and will have as
sstance of those living thereabout,
The Baptist congregation has for
some time thought of erecting mis-
sion there, and it Is believed that In
a short time it will become self
sustaining church. Rev. A. B. Goats
will have charge at the beginning, al
least.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-19
MESSIAH.
Tuesday Club Will
Soon Prepare
To Give It In Christmas
Season.
An Eminent Singer May
be Secured.
Plans For the Greatest Concerts
Yet Given.

The Tuesday Musical Club has
planned a season of unusual merit
for this winter. The mixed chorus
of the club is working hard on the
music to be sung with the Pittsburg
Orchestra, Nov. 10. The time Is SO
near for that concert that no more
voices can be admitted to the chorus
after next Monday night, until after
the concert Then there will be an
opportunity for the members to en-
ter the chorus again and for the ad-
mission of new members to prepare
for the Oratorio of the Messiah,
which will be given as usual, at an
extra concert, by the club, early In
December, or preparation for the
Christmas season.
All who have ever sung with the
club are urged to join the chorus for
that event. Good sopranos and ten
ors are specially needed for this Ora
toriOs
Professor Clemens's ten minute
talks will be a feature of the evening
rehearsals, and will be very helpful
to all students Of music.
The second concert of the regular
course will be chorus concert to be
given by the Singers Club Of Cleve
land, directed by Prof. Clemens
The Singers Club is composed of
almost all the best mems voices ir
Cleveland. 1t contains 40 voices and
has been progressing in excellence
steadily since its organization sever
al years ago.
The May concert will be given en-
tirely by home talent as is always
the custom.
Instead Of giving a second Ora
torio in addition to- the Messiah, one
concert, this year, will be devoted tt
quartettes taken from the famous op
eras. A quartette Of fine soloists will
be engaged to assist the club in th
concert, just as is done when an Ora
torio is produced. Negotiations fo
the singers and also for the soloist
for the Messiah are progressing an,
they will soon be announced.
The fifth attraction Of the seaso
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-19

London, Oct. 10.-Lilly, the Ameri-
can Dowager Duchess of Marlborough,
is of those whose hope to attend the
coronation of King Edward VII Is
not to be realized.
The order issued by the Duke Of
Norfolk disqualifying from attendance
the widows of peers who have married
again outside the peerage, applies to
the Dowager Duchess. Her last hus-
band, the late Lord William Beres-
ford, was not peer,
Others who are doomed to disap-
pointment anent the coronation are
the Duchess of Sutherland, Flora,
Marchioness of Hastings; the March
ioness of Connynhame, the Countess of
Portarlington; Elizabeth, Countess Of
Wilton; Victoria, Countess Of Var