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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
Every Saloon in the City Closed at
Eight O'clock Sunday Evening
and No Trouble Occurs.
OLD TOPORS HAVE RUDE SHOCK.
seek Drinks In vain in All Parts of the City
and Finally Give UP the Chase.-Law
Gives satisfaction to All.

For the first time in fifteen years
Kenosha was "dry'' town Sunday
night for in keeping with the edict re-
Gently sent out by Chief of Police
Timme every saloon in the city closed
at eight O'Clock and for the remainder
of the night it was impossible to secure
a drink anywhere in the city.
Every saloon man in the city obeyed
the edict to the letter and the front and
back doors were closed up and the
crowds in the saloons we're thrown out.
The screens and blinds were laid aside
and anyone on the street could see that
all the saloons were closed. The
threats of some of the members of the
saloon profession to make trouble
failed to materia1ize and there was a b.
so1ute1y no trouble.
Promptly at eight o'clock the police
in the different sections of the city
made the roundup of the saloons but
this visit was unnecessary, as all the
places were closed and closed tight.
Some Of the dealers had forgotten to
leave the screens open, but a word
from the police soon opened up the
screens.
The same universal obeyance of the
law occurred in the morning hours and
every saloon was closed from nine to
twelve O'Clock. The closing of the sa-
looms was quite novelty to many peo-
pie and the 'o1d topors" who had been
in the habit of spending Sunday night
in carousing about the saloons were
hard put to find something to do. For
the first hour they made the circuit of
the back doors seeming to think that
one door must have escaped the gen.
era1 roundup, but when this hope
proved false they slipped over to the
fountain on Market square and salts
fed their thirst with water. 1t was a
little weak but it had to do until this
morning and the topors made the best
of it. OF course a few clubs had ar
ranged against the evil day by lay
ing in supply of beer and whiskey
and these people were not molested by
the police.
After the saloons were closed several
of the saloon men were seen and all of
them seemed very much pleased with
the way in which the new regulations
were working. 1t now seems that the
saloon men will cooperate with the
officials to secure the enforcement of
the laws.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
Council Will Have to Appoint two As
sistant Assessors for the City
Assessment This Year.
VALUES ARE TO BE INCREASED.
Under New Law City Assessor Orth Will be
Required to Assess Real and Person
al Property at It's Full Value

The action of the Supervisor of as
sessments in instructing the assessors
of the towns and the city to assess
property at its full value threatens to
make some serious trouble for the Com
mon Council of the city and they are
now confronted with the problem of the
appointment of two men to assist the
assessor in making the assessments as
it is deemed absolutely impossible for
him to do the work in the time allowed
by the law.
The assessor will begin his work the
first day of May and the law provides
that the assessments be turned in to the
city clerk by the first Monday in
August. In former years the assessor
has largely depended on former va1ua-
tons for his figures, but under the new
arrangement these figures will have to
be revised. This work would take a
single worker year and it is doubtful
if the assessor with two assistants will
be able to complete the work in the
time allowed by law.
A general revolution of tax values
will result and every piece of property
in the city will have to be given a new
rating. In the past property in Keno
sha was assessed at one-6fth value
and the increase will be a hard one.
There is some doubt as to the right of
the City Council to appoint assistants
for the assessor and it is possible that
he will have to either do the work him
salary.
The assessor will undoubtedly make
an effort to assess all property at its
real value and he will also be called
upon to make an effort to discover the
personal property which in former
years has escaped taxation. The books
of the county have already been looked
over by people interested IN the assess
ment and it is claimed that there will
be some surprises when the assessment
is made public.
A year ago the assessed valuation of
the real and personal property in the
city was in the neighborhood of two
million dollars, but it is claimed that
the assessment for this year will be
several times this amount. With the
prospect of two men being appointed
to assist the assessor candidates for the
position are already bobbing up and
there will be no lack of material from
which to appoint ali the assistants
needed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
MANY ELKS IN TOWN.
Visiting Elks Come From Near and Far to
Attend the Einstre1.Show.

The concluding performance of the
E1ks Minstre1s was given at the Rhode
opera house on Saturday evening and
it was even more successful than the
initial performance. Every seat in
the house was taken and the crowd
was an enthusiastic one and greeted
the performers with rounds of APP
plause.
Saturday evening was E1ks night
and more than seventy-five members
of lodges in the surrounding cities
came to Kenosha to attend the per-
Torrance. Milwaukee sent down a
crowd of fifty E1ks and every man
wore tiny electric light for tie pin.
AS soon as the Milwaukee crowd en-
tered the theater there was something
doing and they kept the merriment
going all evening. The Racine, Wau-
kegan and Chicago lodges were repre-
scented with generous delegations.
After the performance was over the
members of the lodges gathered in
social session at the lodge room and
wound up the night with jolly time.
Over hundred E1ks we're seated
about the table and took part in the
jol1ity. During the evening Exalted
Ruler Keh1or presented Hal Coleman,
of Milwaukee with a beautiful Elks
watch fob. The fob was given to Mr..
Coleman by the Kenosha lodge as a
token of their appreciation of his work
in making the Minstrel show success.
The Minstrel show was a financial
success netting the lodge several hun
dred dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
CLOSE OF THE CARNIVAL.
Week Of At aletic Sport at The Y. M. G. A.
Proves Great Drawing card

The Athletic Carnival came to a
close on Saturday night with pro-
gram furnished by the young men of
the local Association and four of the
Chicago Training school students.
The program drew a crowded hall and
was one of the best of the entire Sc
ries. The drills of the Chicago men
were entirely new to Kenosha audi
ence and their splendid exhi billions
ELECTED generous applause, especially
in the tumbling tricks. In the ath-
letlc events the shot put was won by
Frank lsermann, who also won the
spring board high jump. The sack
race was gron by Mark Hansen and the
obstacle ra e by the team captained by
Jas. Charles. The blind towel fight
between G I'm Ryan and Mark Hansen
convulsed the aIdience with laughter
and was the most 1udicrous event of
the entire Carnival. The program
closed with an exhibition basket bali
game between the Training School
team and Kenosha.
Taken as whole the Athletic Car
niva1 is considered one of the most
successful events ever promoted by the
7. M. e. A. The expense of construc-
ton of the booths and the securing of
outside talent cost heavily, but it is ex-
pected that there will be surplus of
about SIS, which will be given to the
piano fund. Each of the programs
was largely attended, the Brownies
drawing the largest crowds of the
week.
While the work on the committees
was very fatiguing, yet the young
men and ladies feel amply repaid for
their efforts and it is probable that the
Carnival will become an annual feat
ure. The Carnival has furnished an
increased stimulus for athletics and
gymnastics and has shown remark
able development of athletic ability in
the first year. The officers of the
Y. M. G. A. desire to publicly extend a
hearty vote of thanks to the young Ia
dies and gentlemen who helped make
the first Carnival such a splendid sue
cess.
The Young Mems G1ee Club will
hold the first of its regular chorus
practices this evening in the 7. M. C.
A. auditorium at O'Clock. The G1ee
Club already has an enrolment of
thirty members and bids fair to be-
come one of the Associations most
fourishing clubs.
After weeks vacation during the
Carnival all the regular events of the
Association viii be opened this week.
The Business Mems Gymnasium class
meets tonight at 8, and the other jun
ior and senior classes as scheduled.
The Mechanical Drawing class will
meet on Tuesday at 1880, and on
Thursday night the Association will
tender a sociaole and reception to the
allied young peoples societies of the
citv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
SEEKS DIVORCE.
David L. Linton Alleges That His Wife Has
Treated Him Cruelty.

David L. Linton, through his attor-
ney, Calvin Stewart, has fled a sum-
mons and complaint demanding abso-
lutte separation from his wife, Sarah
M. Linton, on charges Of cruel and in
human treatment. The suit for di-
vorce is peculiar one on account of
the fact that the husband alleges cruel
and inhuman treatment.
Mr.. Linton is resident of Kenosha
but his wife is now residing in one of
the cities of Indiana. According to
the complaint filed by Linton the cou-
pie were married twenty-five years ago
in FIT. Wayne, Indiana, and lived to-
gether until last year. During the last
two years Linton alleges that his wife
twice assaulted him with a deadly
weapon with intent to do him great
bodily harm. The plaintiff also al
1eges that at one time the defendant
attacked him in bed and choked and
maltreated him in such a manner that
he was forced to leave his home.
The case will probably come up for
trial at the June term of the Circuit
Court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
TO CONVENE APRIL 1880.
w. G. T. U. Of Racine and Kenosha Counties
to Hold a Two Days Gathering.

An inter-county convention of the
Racine and Kenosha county w. G. 7.
U. will be held at the auditorium of
theYoung Mems Christian Association
at Kenosha on April % and 80, begin
ming Tuesday at O'Clock p. m. and
closing Wednesday afternoon.
The program is of interest to all
temperance workers, as both state and
national leaders in the organization
will be present to assist. Mrs. Florence
Richards, of Ohio, national lecturer for
the w. c. T. u, will haye charge of a
"Mothers' hour and question box
Tuesday afternoon and will give the
address of the convention on Tuesday
evening.
State President Mrs. Mary c. Up
ham, of Marshfield, and State Cores
ponding Secretary Mrs. Louise Lawson
of Baraboo, will participate in the
program both days. State Secretary
of Loyal Temperance Legion branch,
Mrs. I. w. Black, of Racine, will con-
duct children's rally, and the names
of State Superintendent Mrs. L. v.
Stevens, of Kenosha, DIR. Maude M.
Saunders, of Racine, appear; also the
names of Mrs. Anna G. Knight, Miss
Hazel Syders and Mrs. M. A. Paddock,
of Racine, the latter president of
Racine county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
YOUTHFUL THIEVES CAPTURED
Chief of Police Timme Captures Two Bicy-
Gle Thieves Saturday.

Two boys, James Rasmussen, aged
thirteen years, and Joseph Hertzen-
berger, aged seventeen years, were ar
rested Saturday evening by Chief of
Police Timme on charge of grand
larceny, it being alleged that the two
boys stole two bicycles from the Chi
cago-Rockford Hosiery Works on Tues
day last. The boys are in Jail await
ing further developments.
The two boys have partially admit
ted their guilt and there is little doubt
but that the property will be recovered.
After the wheels were taken from
the Hosiery Works the boys rode to
the western part Of the county where
they applied to a farmer for work.
They remained there until Saturday,
when they came to town to secure some
money which was due one of the boys.
In the meantime the father of young
Rasmussen had reported to the police
that his son had ran away from home
and had asked the police to locate the
boy and have him sent to the reform
school. The disappearance Of the two
boys and the disappearance of the two
wheels at the same time made good
working clue for the police and they at
once started on still hunt which re-
suited in the boys being arrested. The
hearing on the cases was continued
for a week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
ALMOST A CENTURY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner. Pioneer of Ke-
nosha, Died in Chicago Sunday.

A letter has been received in Keno
sha announcing the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Wagner, one of the early
pioneer settlers of Kenosha county
which occurred in Chicago on last Sun
day. The deceased had reached the
remarka BILE age of ninety-eight years
and had resided in this county for
more than forty years.
Mrs. Wagner had resided in Chica-
go for several years. She was a ma
tive of Germany but came to this coun-
ty in 1850 and settled with her hus-
band in the town of Paris. In 1889
she removed to Kenosha with her hus-
band whose death occurred in 1892.
Six children survive. Mrs. Wagner
was the mother-in-1aw of John Betting
of this city, and the funeral will be
held from the home of Mr.. Betting on
Thursday morning at half past nine
O'Clock The rem aims will be inferred
at St. George Cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
MRS. MILBuRN LECTURES.

Mrs. Joseph A. Mi1burn, of Chicago
gave a delightful lecture on 1.-THE
Message of the Madonna" to large
audience of representative women IN
the Congregational church par1orss
Monday afternoon. She sketched the
ten scriptural appearances of the Ma
donna in wonderful word pictures THAI
will ever bring her before those who
listened to Mrs. Milburn in a way nm
thought of before.
Mrs. Mi1burn held up the Madonna
as the model woman of the world who
has given an example, worthy of imi-
tation to all ages and classes Of
women. It was indeed rare treat.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
VERY DANGEROUS CROSSING.

Mr.. Editor
While driving west from Kenosha on
Prairie avenue last Monday evening
as we touched the track of the Rock
ford line our horse gave sudden start
ahead. We cleared the track in an in
slant. The horse knew what we did
not, that train was just upon us. It
was behind the factory and we neither
saw nor heard it. There was no bell
or whistle and the wind prevented all
sound of the train westward bound.
But this was not the only narrow es-
cape of the kind at that crossing.
Several other similar cases have oc-
Cured at the same spot and unless the
railroad or city authorities place sig
nal there we shall hear of some fatality
one of these days. It is a fearful1y
dangerous crossing.
E. N. ANDREWS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
DEATH OF MRS. JAMES KELLY

A letter has been received in this
city announcing the death of Mrs.
Minnie Kelly, wife of James E. Kelly,
a former we'll known young man Of
this city, which occurred on April 7th
at the home of the deceased in Newark,
Ohio. Mrs. Kelly had been a sufferer
from cancer for the past year and her
death was not unexpected.
The funeral of the deceased was held
in Newark and the remains inferred at
the cemetery there. Mrs. Kelly had
many friends in this city who will
deeply regret to hear of her death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
A PECULIAR BURGLARY.
Men Enter the Residence of Dr. ]. L. Cleary
Early Sunday Morning.

A petty burglary was committed at
an early hour Sunday morning when
unknown men broke into the residence
of DR.. ]. L. Cleary, on Park avenue
and carried away a small amount of
good stuffs, bar of soap, razor and
small amount of money. 1t is not
known how the men made their en-
trance to the house. They were heard
at work in the library of the house by
James C1eary but when he returned to
search for them the men had hur-
riedly left the premises and no trace
of them could be found. The men act
ed peculiarly and although there were
many things of value which they could
have secured all of these were over
looked and the men took only a little
booty which was in the pantry and
kitchen. The case was not reported
to the police.
This is the third of series of 1arder
raids that have been made in Kenosha
and it is evident that some home talent
is committing the crimes.
The people robbed by these petty
criminals should make immediate re-
port of the crimes to the Chief of Po-
lice and in this manner give the officers
a chance to capture the guilty parties.
The police officers can not capture a
criminal unless they know when the
crime is committed. Often people
wait several days before making re-
ports of these crimes and in the mean
time the thieves have time to get
away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
sPALDING is NAMED.
Former City Health officer Reelected at
the First Meeting of che Board.

The Board of Health met at the City
Hall last evening and was organized
by the election of Mayor Pfennig as
chairman and City Clerk Jacob as
clerk. The salary of the health officer
was placed at $50 year and DR.. John
B. Spalding was elected to succeed
himself in this office.
At the meeting DR.. Sa1ding presented
a report of the work done by the health
department during the year which will
be of considerable interest to the peo-
pie of Kenosha. The report showed
that during the year the health officer
had been a very busy man. During
the year 473 nuisances were abated and
the department was called upon to
establish 288 guarantees for con-
tagious diseases. The guarantees
were established for the following
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 50-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of
Tar if it fails to cure your cough or
cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded.
L. E. HAcKLEY.& Son,
RUsTAD & WATERMAN,
dwm15 G. T.. CAMERON.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24

The heavy rain of Tuesday after
noon washed the dirt from the streets
into the sewer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24

George H. Kroncke has been app
pointed notary public by Governor
LaFo1lette.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24

in the management of the Board of
Health and asked that health COM
mittee consisting of FIVE members of
the council be appointed by the chair
man of the board to confer and act
with the health officer in emergency
cases. The committee will be ap-
pointed at the next meeting of the
board.
Before adjourning the board gave
the health officer power to purchase
some sort of disinfecting apparatus
for use in the city and it will be pur-
chased at once.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
FAILURES FOLLOW THE SLUMP
OFFENBACH d MOORE AND TWO OTHER FIRMS GO UNDER
As A RESULT OF MEYER STOCK COLLAPSE


The Wall
change henah Moore Lockwood Hurd Co. and Henry
inevitably
WeMeyer syndicate
these three
Of
believed be without sub5ta basis
Dr. W. W ebb reached the
all the morning at his office with Arthur l. Meyer and other
the OCaned "WbbMeyer
with and other
Neither Dr. Webb Mr. Meyer
The issued
dcae yesterday deputy
trusted and believed that be served a all
the
sharp decline money
leading
rallied the feeling
puncung Never good
in the long
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06

cathedral and the Archbishop's two brothers
FASTENED TO the death bed Mean time the
patient mad lapsed into Inconsistencies. stimu-
lants were hastily administered but there was
response TO them. AT IL o'clock the Arch
bishop was barely alive. and Ave minutes later
the Iabored breathing ceased. There no
turn to consciousness. a moment after the
seizure the sick unconscious, and
swiftly and silently his life ebbed away
The immediate cause of the Archbishop's
death was fatty degeneration o. the heart the
result of the long and serious attack of pneu-
mona from which the Archbishop had suffered
for nearly two weeks. II is also believed that
considerable strain put on that organ by
the Archbishop's injury last winter. While the
condition of the eminent patient had been
critical for several days StilI it was believed
that the most serious stage Of the disease had
been passed. Weakness. resulting from the long
illness. the sole cause of anxiety. and in
the last two days the patients Improvement had
been noteworthy His condition was so favor
able yesterday that no bulletin was issued
Dr. f. l.. Keyes. who. with Dr. Francis Della
field. has been attending the Archbishop. re-
mained in the archiepiscopal residence about
three minutes yesterday morning. When he
came out he jumped hurredly into his carriage.
and said to the reporters gathered about:
You can judge the condition of the Arch
bishop ny the short stay that l made in there"
Earlier in the day the Rev. Father Curley.
the Archbishop's secretary, said that the prelate
had slept we'll throughout the night and that
he seemed more cheerful Father Curley said
that he believed the patient showed little more
strength than he did Sunday
Or, De!afeld and DIR. Keyes paid together
visit to the Archbishop at 2:30 p. m. They
were with their patient for about fifteen min
utes and then DR. Dela1eld said that the Arch
bishop was getting along nicely. DIR. Delafeld
said that there was no significance in his visit
that he always made practice of visiting
patients who were in the convalescent stage
every two or three days
Dr. Delaheld said that the Archbishop had
been able to take both liquid and solid food.
and that his condition was much better than
on Sunday.
Father Curley said early last evening that
the Archbishop resting comfortably and. IL
anything his condition was slightly improved
Dr. Keyes and Dr. Delaheld after the consulta-
ton in the afternoon. had decided that the
Archbishop's condition was so satisfactory that
Dr. Keyes need not visit him again at night.
During the afternoon the Bishop rested in a
reclining support He seemed very cheerful
and spoke of getting up in few days. At
D. m. he received the Bishop of MOntez San Luis
Potosi, in Mexico. who called TO congratulate the
Continued ffth page.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
STEAM YACHT SINKSLIGHTER
CHARLES SNnTHERS'S ALvINA CAUSES
HAVOC IN THE EAST RIVER.

The steam yacht Alvina owned by Charles
Smithers OF the New-York Yacht Club. ran
down and sunk a lighter al p. m. yesterday at
Pier No 3 the Brooklyn side of the East
River. and. shortly after rammed a warehouse
a few piers south.
The Alvina coming down the river TO
pass under the bridge at considerable speed A
strong flood tide was running which, ii is
thought deranged her steering gear. The yacht.
which running clear of the wharves just
north of Brooklyn Bridge, suddenly swung in
and rammed the lighter which was moored to
the pier The prov cut through the gunWale,
the timbers of which cured away like chips
from a plane. white cloud rose from the port
side which, 1t is thought was due to a punct
ureI barrel of flour. The lighter sank at once.
her mast being visible at the surface of the
water. The yacht then proceeded her way,
but sweTved in again between the third and
fourth piers south of the bridge and with her
bowsprit, jammed hole in the warehouse on
the fourth pier. The yacht was then taken in
tow by two tugs.
The AlVina is a new vessel, measuring 2l2
feet over all with a waterline of 116 feet,
beam of 26 feet and a draught of - feet She
carries two masts, with a single yard squared
on the foremast.