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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-01-04
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

llN LO lOAl lNO OOMMll Il L EE.
The senate committee on relation
with Cuba will probably meet imme-
disately after the expiration of the
holidays for the purpose Of further
considering the question of irregu-
larities nnder the Cuban service, as
directed by the resolution of last ses-
sion. The Lawshe report made to
the secretary of war has not been re-
ceived by the committee. 1t is pre-
sumed that if Secretary Root con-
cludes to send this to congress at all
he will send it direct to the senate,
under the terms of the Bacon resolu-
tion. Those who have become fa-
miliar with the report say it contains
very little information that has not
been given to the public already.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-01-04
REVENUE REDUCTION BILL.

Senator Allison, who is the second
member of the senate committee on
finance, in point of seniority, said
that the house bill amending the war
revenue law would be taken up by
that committee Immediately after the
reconvening Of congress. He also
stated that no hearings would be
granted by the committee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-01-04
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.

Representative Hull, chairman of
the house committee on military af-
fairs apparently does not share the
fear expressed in some quarters that
the army reorganization bill will fail
at this session of congress and that
makeshift, temporarily continuing the
present provisional army, will have
to be resorted to. He was at the
White House in conference with the
president and Senator Allison regard
ing some Iowa appointments and
stated his perfect conf1dnce in the
speedy enactment of the army bill.
II have canvassed the situation in
the senate,' said he, land l believe
that the differences between the two
houses upon the measure will be ad-
justed within week after the bill
goes to conference.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
EXPERT IN ARITHMETIC

High School Contest in Rapid Addition
Ends and Winners Are Announced.
The contest in rapid addition, which
has been in progress at the High
School during the winter term, is over
and the results were announced yester-
day. The pupils making a grade of
ox,ar oOO are announced as follows.
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COOkt COunty Courts Order $4,000 in
Certificates Turned Over to Mrs.
Lucy Dawson
STOCKS NOT TAKEN BY FORCE.
Attorneys for Dawson Heirs Claim That
PersonalEProperty Was Voluntarily
surrendered by the widow.

Mrs. Lucy p. Dawson has won the
sion of the property left by her hus-
band, the 1ate..ssDr. William M. W. Da-
vison, as the probate court of Chicago
has issued an order demanding that
the Centra1AParka Improvement COM
pany of Chicago deliver to Mrs. Dayi-
son, as administrative, So, 500 worth of
stock formerly owned by DR.. Dawson.
The stock has been delivered, but the
attorneys representing the Kenosha
heirs to the estate claim that the de1iv-
cry ofs the certificates will be of no
effect as the stock SO delivered had al
ready been assigned by DR.. Dawson to
his mother.
The will of the late. Doctor is said to
be of no effect on account of the fact
that at the time of it's making the Doc
tor was.not possessed of any personal
property whatever. The report that
the securities and ether personal prop
erty held by DIR. Dawson was taken
from the widow by force is denied by
the attorneys in the case who claim
| IIlG' WLQOW NOAhubdAAAy N@AAF~A( ~
the stocks audsmoneys to an attorney
on an order from'Eher husband. The
stocks are in the hands of Mrs. Davi-
son, she having secured them a short
time aftersMr. Dawson left Chicago to
come to Kenosha. They were taken
from the, safety.deposit vault and were
being carefully guarded at the home OF
Mrs. Dawson.
A Kenosha attorney, armed with an
| order from DIR. Dawson, appeared al
the housesand made a demand for the
property. He alleges that Mrs. Davi
son made no effort to hold the property
but turned it over to him and he de
l1ivered,it to the doctor in this city. Il
seems thats.theFproperty was at once
divided among the Kenosha heirs.
The wil1.sof DR.. Dawson, which has
been filed and which will probably
come up for approval on Tuesday O
next week, will be the cause of a grea
fight, and the widow, who has the ad
vantage onsaccount of the fact that sh'
has been appointed admistratrix of TIL
estate, has long list of witnesses
with which she will attempt to prov
THAT the Willis not genuine.
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Northwestern Railway Company Sends
a Check for S117O.18 to the
County Clerk.
ENDS FIGHT OF LONG STANDING.
Company Responds to the Demands of the
County Board and Pays Delin-
quent Taxes in Pull.

The Northwestern Railway company
and the county of Kenosha have bal
anced their accounts, and after fifteen
years of freedom from taxation the
officials have admitted that they are
indebted to the county, and this morn
ing sent Ga check for the sum of
81, 17O.18 to the County Clerk to pay
the back taxes owed by the company
on lands in this city and county.
The action of the company settled
what promised to be one of the longest
legal fights the county had ever been
mixed up in. For many years the
Northwestern company had held lands
in the county, butshad refrained from
paying taxes since 1887. At the last
meeting of the County Board an effort
was made to collect the taxes, but the
company showed no spirit to compro-
mise the matter, declaring that large
amount of the tax had been outlawed,
and claimed that it was exempt from
taxes in the county on account of the
state 1aw.sunder which they operate.
After this claim was made the mem
bers of the board demanded that every
piece of lands owned by them be ex-
amined, and it was found that some of
the land was not used for railway
purposes, butsfor speculation.
When this discovery was made the
county refused to make even COM
promise with them and at the January
meeting of the board the County Clerk
was ordered to.issue tax certificates to
the county for all lands owned by the
Northwestern for which taxes had not
been paid.
This action of the board was being
carried out, by the clerk when the COM
pany decided to settle and paid the full
amount demanded for taxes together
with the accrued interest flor the last
three years. 1.-THE taxes paid represent
only those on the property for the last
three years, and the county will be
forced to lose the large amount due for
the other twelve years as it is held to
be out1awed.
The property which was about to be
seized by the county was very va1u-
able. All of it is situated within the
city limits and is valued at from SIS, 900
to $4,000.
The action of the company in set
thing with the Kenosha County Board
will undoubtedly have a far reaching
influence and other counties will un-
doubted1y demand that the company
pay all delinquent taxes at once.
The company have evidently decided
to pay ali taxes in Kenosha and the
Northwestern company was one of the
first corporations to pay up its city
taxes to the City Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
Movement is Started for the Estab-
ishment of a kindergarten in
Kenosha During Summer.
AN INSTITUTION BADLY NEEDED.
Miss Deering, of Peoria, Comes to Kenosha
to Work Up the Movement.-College of
Commerce May open kindergarten.

A movement is being started among
the influential citizens of the city for
the purpose of providing for the es-
adjustment of a kindergarten in Ke-
nosha. The movement has SO far met
with great success and a healthy SEN
timent favoring the establishment of
the private school for the children has
been worked up. Since the closing of
the University school there has been
but one school for children in the city
and Miss Weeks has not been able to
care for all the little children entrusted
to her care. In order to fill the need
thus brought about the kindergarten is
to be established.
Miss Deering, of Peoria, ILL.,, who
has had many years experience as
conductor of kindergartens, has been
in the city during the past week and
in starting..the movement she met with
every encouragement. 1t is proposed
to open the new school with the Begin
ming of thegnext school year and 1T is
probable that the University school
building will be secured for this pur-
pose TIC SCI1OO1 WILL LII III Woy ~
under the control or in connection
with the public schools, but it will be
an independent private school under
the direction of the men who are to
form the company. A canvass OF the
leading families of the city assures a
liberal support to the school as soon as
it is opened
For many years the kindergarten
plan has been considered by members
of the tboard of education, but the
finances allotted for the control and
management.of the schools are entirely
insufficient to make the establishment
of such a school possible.
In connection.with the plans for the
school to be opened by Miss Deering
it is stated that Prof. and Mrs. Ire
nary areCconsidering a plan to open
kindergarten at the home on Market
street to be run in connection with the
College, ofo Commerce. The kinder
garten would be in charge of Mrs.
Trenary, sand as she has had a great
deal of experience as teacher, the
plan should prove successful and prove
a valuable addition to the college.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
RECALLS OTHER DAYS
Death of Mrs. William Egbert at Eau
Claire Recalls the Cyclone of
1853 in This County.
THE WIFE OF PIONEER MINISTER
Mrs. Egbert and Her Children Had Most
Remarkable Escape From Cyclone
To Be Buried at Hudson, Wis.

A letter was received in this city
this morning announcing the death of
Mary Ellen Egbert, widow of Rev.
William Egbert, which occurred at
Eau Claire early yesterday morning.
The death of Mrs. Egbert removes one
of the earliest of the pioneers of Ke-
nosha county. Her husband was one
of the pioneer ministers of southern
Wisconsin who came to Paris in 1872
For many years Mr.. Egbert was the
only minister in southern Wisconsin
and his wife was his best assistant
One of the early churches in the coun-
ty was built almost entirely by the
1abors of the minister and his devoted
wife.
The death of Mrs. Egbert also recalls
one of the historic events of the coun-
ty. In 1853, when the county was ap-
parent1y settled, great cyclone passed
over the lake regions. Parson Egbert
and his wife and children were living
in the town of Somers and their home
was in the very center of the cyclone
belt. At the time of the storm Parson
Egbert was away from home and Mrs.
Egbert and the children, five in num-
Der, were alone in the home. The
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
Building Work in KenOsha is Stopped
on Account of the ImpOssibiIity
to Get Materials.
NEW COLLEGE PLANS COMPLETE
Work on Repairing of Court House Started
and Many other Buildings Ready to Go
UP as Soon as Brick Can be Secured.

Kenosha contractors and builders
state that there will be great deal of
delay in completing new buildings pro-
posed for Kenosha on account of the
fact that it is impossible to obtain
brick and other materials for the work.
The several buildings which have been
started are at a standsti1l. The brick
is all being supplied from Evanston
and although the Kenosha contractors
have had orders II for many weeks it
is impossible for them to have the or
ders filled. Not a single brick has
been turned out this season by the Ke-
nosha yards and it will probably be
some weeks before any brick are
available The work of the Dewey
building on Park street is at stand
still. The Balm Wagon company are
ready to continue with their new
building, but they have not been able
to get any brick with which to build
the walls. Similar conditions prevail
at other PAGES in the city.
Architect G. A. Dickhaut has COM
p1eted the plans for the new college
Du1lO1nR 10 DC GIGClCu Ny tItS GO4ASS VI
Commerce on Market street. They
are very Ella borate and provide for the
construction of an ornate, two-story
brick fre-proof building. The
plans show modern college building.
The plans will probably be accepted
this week and the work is scheduled to
start at once. 1t is the plan of Prof.
Trenary to have the building ready for
occupancy by the opening of the fall
term, but with the scarcity of material
it is probable that the work on the
structure will be delayed.
The workmen have broken ground
for the new court house and the exca-
vations are going 1nerri1y on. There
will be no delay on the court house
work as the contractor has been able to
secure brick sufficient to complete the
work. The building will be turned
over to the contractor on April 10th,
and at that time the work will start in
earnest. It is planned to have the
court house repaired and ready for use
by the 1st of September.
The Badger Brass company have
the plans for their new building ready
and the contracts will be let during the
next few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
TO CONTEST THE WILL.
Heirs of John S. Hart, formerly of this city,
Demand Shares in Large Estate.


In ali proba bi1ity there will be a con-
test over the estate of the late John S..
Hart, who died in the state of Cali
fornia and whose body was brought to
this county and inferred.
When Mr.. Hart died he left an estate
worth from $780, to $75,00O. So far
as can be ascertained there was no
will. The heirs are widow and sew
era1 children by former wife. Mrs.
Hart is making efforts to be appointed
Administrative of the estate in the
state of California, on the ground that
Mr.. Hart was resident of that state
at the time of his death, the claim be-
ing made that he voted there previous
to death.
The children have made application
In the Racine county court, asking
that Sands M. and Elmer Hart be ap-
pointed administrators of the estate,
on the ground that Mr.. Hart was a
resident of Wisconsin and that his
residence in California was only tenn
porary and that he was there on &C
count of his health and some proper
ty interests, and that had he lived he
would have returned to Racine, his
home.
The matter will come up IN the
county court on May 8. When it is
to be heard in California is not known.
Mr.. Elmer Hart is in that state look
| ing after the interests of himself and
brother and sisters and the widow is
also there.
Many afidavits have been secured
here and sent on to California in re-
gard to the ability of Mrs. Hart in a
business.way and what her reputation
| is for truth and veracity.
In the state of California the law
allows the widow more of an estate
than in Wisconsin, and would give the
widow the handling of the whole es-
tate. While the children are willing
that Mrs. Hart should receive her
interest they are not willing that she
should handle their interests. It is
pretty evident that there will be a
bitter legal fight before the estate is
amicab1y settled.
John S. Hart was one of the early
residents of this city and at one time
he operated small factory here. He
left here years ago but some of the
property which belongs to the estate is
situated in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18

storm was terrible in its fury but the
wife of the minister huddled the chill
dred together in one of the rooms of
the house and remained until the crash
came. The house was picked up by
the cyclone and carried some distance.
1t struck stump and was dashed to
pieces and portions of the house we're
scattered all over the county. One
portion of the house was afterward
found in the big Pike woods north of
Kenosha and many miles from the
original site of the dwelling. Not
withstanding the destruction of the
house and all its contents Mrs. Egbert
and her FIVE children escaped unhurt.
Not one of them received even so much
as scratch. The miraculous escape
of he wife and children of the minis
ter was for many years one of the
chief tradictions of early Kenosha and
it was held that they were kept by di-
vine power.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
First publication, March ID, 1901.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
IA In the matter of the estate of George
Thompson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against George
Thompson, deceased, late OF the town of Ran
dali, in said County of Kenosha, will
be received, examined and adjusted
by the County Court of Renosha
County at the regular terms of said
Court to be holden at the County Court Room.
in the City of Kenosha, in and for said County,
on the first Tuesday of May, D. 1901,
and on the first Tuesday of October, A D.
1901 at 10 O'Clock A. M. of those days; also
that the time until and including the first
Tuesday of October, A D. 1901, is the time
allowed and limited for creditors of SAID
George Thompson, deceased to present their
claims for examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the twelfth day OF
March A. D. 1901 BY the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
As County Judge.
Henry J Hastings, Attorney for Estate
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
MRS. EMMA D. HOLT DEAD.
one of the First Settlers ofKenosha County
Dies at Bonneville, Miss.

A telegram was received here this
afternoon announcing the death of
Mrs. Emma D. Holt, widow of Lawrence
C. Holt, and one of the earliest settlers
of Kenosha county, which occurred at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. L.
Rugg, in Bonneville, Miss, Thursday
evening. Death was sudden. Al
though in her 8Oth year Mrs. Holt had
been in the best Of health until last
Saturday afternoon, when she was
seized with an acute attack of stomach
trouble. She grew steadily wore until
Thursday evening, when death re-
1ieved her.
Mrs. Holt was one of the earliest
pioneers of Kenosha county. She was
born in New York on June 1st, 1921.
She was a daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Christopher Derbyshire and IN 1887
she came with her parents to this
county and settled in the town of
pleasant Prairie. Two years later
Miss Derbyshire was united in mar
rage to L. c. Holt, the wedding being
the first celebrated in Southern Wis
consin. The ceremony at the wedding
was performed by Elder Jason 10th
rop, the pioneer minister Of Southport.
Mrs. Holt had been a continuous
resident Of the county for over sixty
years. A short time ago she went
to Bonneville to make her home
with her daughter. Two children,
C. D. Holt, of this city, and Mrs.
E. L. Rugg, of Boonvil1e, survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18

mo Sag Lace Curtain Stretcher,
for sale at Bode Bros. Co. ais
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
A SNAP.

A fine frontage on Ashland avenue,
near Prairie avenue, good depth and
location the best, at $25 per foot.
If r. r. HEAD, News Office.
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A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
gree to refund the money on so cent
bottle of Greene Warranted Syrup or
Tar if it fails to cure your cough or
could. We. also guarantee ascent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. dwtf
LIE Hack1ey & Son. G H Hurd,
Dickhaut & Ayton. G L Cameron
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18

Have you seen the yellow Fellow? If
The Dolores star., 1901-04-26

Denver, Colo, April 2O.-Governor
tman exercised his veto power for
|e first time Thursday, vetoing House
III No. 166 (Ballinger), fixing the liza
Iity of fire insurance companies at
'e full face value of the policy in
e destruction of real estate. Tie
)vernor declares that the measure is
premium OH incendiarism and vicious
Ass legislation. Governor Thomas.
70 years ago, vetoed similar bill.
rs action met the approval of the in
france commissioner. Following is
portion OF the governors veto:
FIN all probability, the main object
n law of this character. and the
1ncipal argument advanced in sup
,rt of n measure of this kind, Is the
sire to compel insurance companies
adjust and settle losses without be-
! compelled to resort to litigation,
order that the true amount of the
bs may be determined. 1t is argued
reason of the fact that insurance
Impanies are often dilatOry, and
my times arbitrary, In making prop
d adjustment with legitimate claim
rs, that some such measure as this
necessary in order to protect policy
1ders from being compelled to ad-
Bt their losses on the basis offered
the insurers, or be compelled to re-
et to the courts for an adjudication,
hich adds an increased burden upon
. insured and also entails great de-
The Dolores star., 1901-04-26
,GUINALDO'S PROCLAMATION
TO THE FILIPINO INSURGENTS

tion the Filipino people will attain all
those promised liberties which they are
beginning to enjoy.
''The country has declared unmistak-
ably in favor of peace. So be it. There
has been enough blood, enough tears,
and enough desolation.
'This wish cannot be ignored by the
men still in arms If they are animated
by Il desire to serve our noble people,
which has thus clearly manifested its
will. SO do l respect this will, now
that it is known to me.
"After mature deliberation I reso-
lutely proclaim to the world that can
not refuse to heed the voice of peo-
pie longing for peace, nor the lamenta-
tiOns of thousands of families yearning
to see their dear ones enjoying the lib
erty and the promised generosity of
the great American nation.
y'3y acknowledging and accepting
the sovereignty OF the United States
throughout the Philippine archipelago,
as do now, and without any reserva-
ton whatsoever, l believe that am
serving thee my beloved country. May
happiness be thine"
10 signalize this important step in
the pacitication of the country General
Macarthur orders the release, on
swearing allegiance to the United
States, of one thousand insurgent pris-
oners.
The Dolores star., 1901-04-26
STEEL TRUST TO HAVE
STRONG COMPETITOR

Detroit, April 2O.-The Evening
News says:
Final arrangements were made yes
terday for the building of n steel and
iron plant at Sault Ste Marie, on the
Canadian side, which will employ 1O,-
600 men and be capitalized at $50OOO,-
600.
The plant will be operated in connec-
tion with the great power canal being
constructed at the Canadian 500 by
+. II. Clergue and his associates Of the
Coo Power corporation. The tinanc-
cling of the project is in the hands of
A. r. Hovey of Liverpool, we'll
known English promoter. who has en-
listed American, English and Cana
dian capital in the desired amount.
When asked how soon it was expected
to have the plant in operation, Mr..
Hoyey said:
IAN enormous project like this takes
time. However, we are so advanced
that part of the mill will be running
inside of six months and the entire
plant within year and half. Then
we shall employ 10000 men at least.
1t Is our intention to have mills on
both sides of the 500 river, in the
United States and Canada"
The international Steel, Iron and
Pipe Company will be organized to To-
cate immense steel mills on both the
Canadian and the United States sides
of the 500 canal, with capacity of
100000 tons annually and employing
about 10000 men. The Consolidated
Lake Superior Power Company, of
which Mr.. Clergue is vice president,
1t is understood, will take a large
block of the $50,0O0,OOO stock of the
new company.
AS an outcome of the establishing
of the steel works at the 500. it is said
that blast furnace will be estab-
lished in Detroit with capacity of
1000 tons of pig iron per day, en-
ploying 1000 men.
1t was intimated by those interested
that the new company would be an act
i've competitor of the recently formed
steel combine in the United States.