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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
DROWNED AT CAMP LAKE,
Son of Constable John MUTT Meets With a
Sad Accident While Skating.

Camp Lake, in the western part of
the county, was the scene of a very sad
accident Sunday afternoon when John
MUTT, twe1ve-year- old son of COnstab bic
John MUTT, was drowned in the cold
waters of the lake.
The Mutz boy, with a number of
his companions had gone to the lake
skating and after the others had taken
off their skates and started home Mutz
remained for little more of the sport.
The men from the ice houses had
been cutting ice on the lake and in
some way a sheet of thin ice had
formed over the channel. Mutz at
tempted to skate across the channel and
the ice broke. He made heroic effort
to save himself and shouted to his
friends but they were too far from the
scene of the accident to rescue him.
The accident caused universal sor-
row at the village on the lake shore as
the Mutz boy was a great favorite
among the children at Camp Lake.
The parents of the child have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their bereavement.
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NO LONGER ELIGIBLE.
League of E1igibles are ousted From Do
ing Business in Michigan.

BY the action of Judge Coolidge at
of Eigibles, concern that promised
certain prizes of money to its members
when they should be married, which
has a large membership in Kenosha, is
ousted from the State of Michigan be-
cause of failure to comply with the
corporation laws. The complaint OF
Attorney General Oren characterized
the concern as a lottery.
In the opinion which Judge Coolidge
handed down the name of the League
of Educators is mingled with that of
the League of Eligibles. Both were
founded by the same man, c. Franklin
Davis, and he has served each as Pres
ident. The League of Educators has
Offices at 1874 La Sale street, Chicago.
It was contended in the trial that the
league Of Eligib1es is entirely sepa-
are nd distinct from the League of
Educators, and that the two had never
3ven connected in business. The
league Of Eligibles found 5000
patrons in Michigan.
President Davis Monday, when
shown the report of Judge Coo1idge's
decision, said the League of El1g1bles,
which was incorporated in Indiana,
had gone out of business and surren-
dered it's charter. He added that many
of the people interested in the elig1bles
were now in the educators, but de-
clared that the latter is safe from the
officers of the State.
''The reason why the League of Ed
ucators escapes State inspection lies
in the fact that our latest concern is
cooperative and not a commercial in"
stitution," he said.
The League of Educators is founded
on the endless chain system. Each
new member pays in So as an initia-
ton fee, and pledges himself to pay all
assessments levied. At the end OF i've
years he is to receive an endowment OF
$500, less per cent for the manage
ment.
The beauties of cooperation are al
1uring1y presented, and the prospective
member is told that he will escape any
heavy burden IN the future on account
or the constantly increasing hSHdO0A
ship, which tends to keep down the in
dividual assessments. 1t is stated in
the various folders issued by the COM
pany that the average monthly assess
ment so far has been $1.04 10 per per-
son, or a total cost to the member of
$3.50 for his five years payments, in
Guiding the initiation fee. Any mem
Der getting three new members within
year receives 800 of his endowment
at once.
The Vigilant, the official organ of
the league, hedges in the last number
by stating that "the league nor the
clearing house issues no contracts,
makes no promise of specified sum,
gives no guarantees"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
Mrs. H. w. PefIey, Former Zion Con-
vert has Unpleasant Exper-
fence With Elders.
DRAGGED FROM NEPHEW'S ROOM.
A history of Life in Zion Being Prepared
by Mrs. Pefey Victim May Rr1Hg
Suit Against Divine Healer.

Mrs. H. w. Pefey, who resides at
459 Fremont avenue, in this city, had
a rough experience in Zion City last
Thursday evening and when she re-
turned home on Saturday she gave out
her experiences for the benefit of the
friends ~ of zionism.
Mrs. Pefey was formerly an indie
pendent missionary IN St. Louis, Mo-,
but lured by the pretty propositions of
Dowie and his elders the lady recently
came to Zion City and joined the
Christian Catholic church. She didn't
remain in the church very long, for
she alleges that she found Dowie and
his elders pretty bunch of hypocrites
and for this reason she resigned her
mbership and with her husband
came to Kenosha to live. On last
Wednesday evening a cousin of Mrs.
Pef1ey, Harry Ruby, was seriously in
jured in a railway wreck near Zion
City and on Thursday morning Mrs.
Pefey went to Zion to nurse the boy.
AS soon as her presence in the city
was discovered two of the elders, Elders
Dinneas and Elder Brock, hurried to
the house where she was stopping and
calling her from the room of the sick
boy Elder Dinneas ordered her to leave
Zion at once. Mrs. Pefey refused to
acceed to his request and she alleges
that the elder seized her and dragged
her down the steps to the first floor OF
the house and attempted to put her
p,,% 1ood n
little strength in a seven years war
against the devil and she proceeded to
give the elder a hard tussle which re-
suited in Mrs. Pefey remaining in the
house. Dinneas made an other effort
to put the lady out and feeling her
strength failing Mrs. Pefey threat
ened to have the elder arrested on a
charge of assault and battery. This
brought the fellow to his senses and
he begged loudly for forgiveness and
asked that Mrs. Pefey promise not to
tell any one of the assault.
This Mrs. PeAey refused to do and
as soon as she left the city she COM
municated the case to her friends.
When seen Saturday evening Mrs.
PeHey stated that she Q1o not KNOW as
to whether or not she would bring a
suit against the elder, but it is known
that the matter will be referred to DR..
Dowie and he will be forced to make
some PREPARATION
From the stories told by Mrs. Pefey
it is evident that Dowie and his Zion
have trouble in store. She claims that
Zion City is place where the poor are
oppressed and where none dare open
their mouths on account of their fear
for the overseer and his henChmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pefey were residents
Of Zion City for some six months and
they are now preparing a history of
their life in Zion which will be given
TO the public in the near future.
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COUNTY TEACHERS MEET.
Report o. Meeting Held at High school
Next Meeting February %.

The Kenosha County teachers met
in the Kenosha High School Jan. IL,
1902.
The meeting was opened with sing
ing, Miss Lulu Rowbottom presiding
at the piano.
The Secretary called the roll and the
responses were quotations from Bry-
ant.
Mr.. Frank Karnes conducted an ex-
cellent exercise in the Metric system.
After the exercise there was discus
sion as 70 whether or not it should be
taught in our public schools, and the
ma jority were of the opinion that it
should be
Miss Lottie Rogers, not being pres
ent, Mr.. =. Shearer took charge of her
class Il, Constitution. The exercise
was wela conducted and was very
beneficial one.
The class in History was conducted
by Mr.. 2. G. Gown. The subject COW
cred q very important epoch in our
history and was very ably handled.
Miss Bettinger spoke on the care of
library books. She explained her
method of keeping the books in good
order.
Those present at the meeting were:
Messrs. G. Shearer, Gown, Karnes,
Hol1enbeck, Quinn, Mcdonald; Misses
Rowbottom, Frisbie, Fonk, Griffith,
Hockney, Tye, MINIS, Kelley, Muir
doch, Castle, Barter, Bettinger, Reed,
Ozanne, Shearer, Bradley, Huck, M.
Toner, Beimer, Adamson, Blum, Nc
Donald, Orvis, Button.
The next meeting will be held at
Pleasant Prairie District No. 1, Feb.
%, 1902. The following is the pro-
gram for that meeting:
9:30-Opening Exercises.
9:45-Ro1l Call, responded to by quo
tations from Shakespeare.
1000 History - Administrations
Miss L. Hockney.
Observation-Disclosures o. McDon-
aid.
12:OO-Intermission.
1:00-Opening Exercises.
Song-Miss L. Rowbottom.
Recitation-Miss M. Toner.
graphy-Upper form man.
ua1-- Miss E. Castle.
2:OO-Menta1 Arithme tic-Percent-
age-Werner Book II-Miss Kelley.
2:3C-General Exercises.
EDA BUTTON, Sec'y.
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THE NREDLBWoRK GUILD MEET
Annual Report Shows over 400 New Gar
ments Distributed Among the Poor.

ments Distributed Among the Poor.
The regular annual meeting of the
Needlework Guild was held at the
home of the President, Mrs. Vim. M.
Farr, on Saturday, Jan. 18th, at three
O'Clock. The object of the meeting
was the annual election of officers for
the coming year and to hear the re-
port of the past years work. If only
every one could listen to the reading
of the letters of thanks and apprecia-
alton for the good work, renewed
spirit of energy would make the Keno
sha branch of the Need1ework Guild
active and healthy. Only twice year
are meetings held, and the generous
givers Of Kenosha make the annual
gathering of the garments compar-
ative1ys small task. This year over
400 fresh new garments were dis
tributedn among the needy ones, and
with such care, that they do the most
good and reach the greatest sufferers.
A good share of the garments are used
in Kenosha, but it is remembered that
where "charity begins at home," 1t
does not remain there.
The officers for the coming year are:
President-Mrs. VIM. M. Farr.
Vice-President-M John Abel.
| 2nd -President-Miss Laura E.
| Brown.
Secretary and treasurer-Mrs. Jas.
Cavanagh.
Directors Mesdames C. Matthews,
A. E. Buckrn aster, A. H. Lance, Clark
HOLSTER, j. Brewer, E. G. Theirs, ],
Cavanagh, DR.. Windesheim, ]. Malon-
ey, VIM. Fisher, o. S. Rogers, A.
Franzway, N. A. Rowe, Walter Frost,
C. E.. Remer, Nathan Allen, 7. Marx,
| r. Abe, VIM. Farr, c. Blood, George
Sutherland, and Misses Ida Robinson,
Harriet Cole, Kittie O'Donne11, Laura
Haw1ey, Laura Brown, Mary Bailey
and Josephine Fisher.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
shot Fired Through a window of Train
Narrowly Misses Frank Wells.

Frank Wells, the we'll known manu-
facturer of this city, had a narrow es-
cape from being seriously injured last
Saturday evening, while returning
from Chicago to Kenosha on North
Western train.
Mr.. Wells had left Chicago on the
fast train at three O'Clock, and as the
train was passing a small station a
few miles south of Waukegan shot
was fred and the bullet crashed
through the window. Mr.. Wells was
sitting in the seat next the window
and the bullet whizzed past his head.
The falling glass struck him and he
was quite seriously cut. The conduct
or and other passengers rushed to the
seat where Mr.. Wells was sitting, ex-
pecting to find him badly injured, but
outside of few cuts from the glass,
the Kenosha man escaped injury.
This is the second time IN the last
few weeks that shots have been fired
through the train at this point, and
the detective force of the North West
ern are investigating the matter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
Edward Evans is Taken With the Dis
ease While Working Near Camp
. Lake, in This County.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED
Evans Sent to Chicago by Health Authort-
ties and Later to Isolation Hospital
No Other Gases Are Discovered.

There was great excitement in the
western part of Kenosha county Mon
day morning when Edward Evans, a
man employed near Camp Lake, was
taken i'll with a case very similar to
smallpox. The health officer of the
village took little time in looking into
the matter and Evans was given a
ticket to Chicago. He left on Wis
consin Central train and made his way
to Chicago. Once in the city he went
to the city hall and reported to the
health department. The officer looked
the man over and at once pronounced
the disease smallpox. Evans was sent
to the isolation hospital where he will
probably be confined for some time.
1t is impossible to tell how many
people have been exposed to the dis
ease by the act of the officials in ship
ping Evans out of Camp Lake. The
Chicago officials at once ordered that
the car in which Evans rode to Chi
cago be fumigat but it could not be
found in the Wisconsin Central yards
and it is proba bic that it will continue
&c O1SpCnSC SAudAA POA ~ PSOPA~ AOA
some time to come.
1t is impossible to tell how Evans
contracted the disease. He had been
at Camp Lake for several days and
had been i'll for the past two days.
While he was i'll he mingled freely
with the people about the village and
for this reason it is feared that the
disease will develop other cases in and
about Camp Lake.
This is the first case of smallpox
discovered in this county in many
months. About two years ago a case
of the disease was discovered among
the ice cutters on one of the inland
lakes of the county but the health
officers of the town took such string
ent measures that not d single other
case ever developed.
The health officers at Camp Lake as
soon as they heard that Evans was in
fected with the disease ordered gen
eral fumigation of the town and every
effort is being made to prevent the de-
ve1opment of other cases.
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MARRIED IN MILWAUKEE,.
Miss Minnie A. Major, of This City, UniteG
in Marriage to w. T. White

The marriage of Miss Minnie A.
Major, ha1f-sister of Fred Seymour
manager for the North Western Rail-
way company in this city and Mr.. w. T.
White, a clerk in the office of the.
Northwestern company in Milwan
kee, was celebrated at II o'clock Tues
day morning at ST. James church,
Milwaukee. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Richardson
rector of the church.
The announcement of the wedding
which was made here Tuesday night,
caused a great deal of surprise, as,
Miss Major had not announced the APP
preaching nuptia1s to even her closest
friends. Tuesday morning Miss Ma joT-
left the city unattended and went to-
Milwaukee and meeting Mr.. White the
two were driven to the church, where
the ceremony was performed. In the
afternoon the young people passed
through Kenosha on their way Ea ST.
where they will spend their honey
moon. and while they were in Kenosha-
| the wedding was announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. White will make their
home in Milwaukee and will be aft
home to their friends after Feb. 18th
Miss Major has a large circle OF
friends in Kenosha who will be pleased
to extend congratulations.
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A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

Last Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Achen were happily surprised, for
about O'Clock more than forty of their
friends and neighbors came in upon
them. They found Moses sleeping by
the dining room table, which is his
habit to get his evening paper after
supper and go to sleep over it. Mrs.
A. was fully surprised, although she
was not asleep.
Some time before midnight they
took possession of the kitchen and din
ing room and bountiful supper was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Achen we're
seated at 1.-THE first table and their little
niece, Miss Vivian Winter, presented
her with gold lined meat fork as a
remembrance from her lady friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
GIVES UP THE FIGHT.
Barry Brothers Steamer, City of Grand
Rapids, is Withdrawn.

The owners Of the steamer, City Of
Grand Rapids, which for the past two
years has been making the run be-
tween Chicago and Waukegan and Ke-
nosha, have announced that the boat
has made it's last trip for the winter.
The boat made the run on January
18th, and when the vessel reached Chi
cago it was decided that this should be
the last run for the winter. For the
past few weeks it is claimed that the
patronage of the line has been very
poor and for this reason it was decided
to retire the boat for the remainder of
the winter at least. It is very probable
that the Barry boat will be put back
on the run with the opening of the
spring season, but no definite plans
have as yet been announced.
The departure of the boat leaves Ke-
portation, but the managers of the
boat state that the people of the city
are to blame for this fact as they
have been unwilling to assist in pay
ing for the keeping of the boat on the
run. Several other companies are
planning to utilize the route given up
by the Grand Rapids, and it is more
than probable that a new boat will be
on the run before the close of the win
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

One of our well conducted exchanges
makes the following suggestions to it's
correspondents:
"'Do not restrict your news-gather-
ing efforts to a certain circle. That is.
to say, don't use the same name all the
time. Don't allow your prejudice to-
influence you in writing the news
Don't unnecessarily hurt anyone's.
feelings. Of course there are matters
in every community that need an air.
ing, but it should be accomplished i'm
an impersona1 way.
Don't become offended if all o. your
items do not appear. Sometimes the
paper is crowded and the editor cuts,
out a few items. Sometimes he>
doesn't think all of the items shou1dl
be published, but this does not reflect
on you. Be as prompt as possible"
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MARDI GRAS.

Queen & Crescent Route, New Or
leans, February 18th. Greatest Mid
Winter Fete in the world; weird and
beautiful. Low rate excursions Queen
& Crescent Route. Finest train SER
vice in the South. Two fast 24-hour
trains every day in the year from Gin
cinnati The trip through the beauti-
full southern country is holiday in it
self. All inquiries gladly answered.
Free printed matter.
w. c.. RINEARSON,
dwf8 G.. p. A., Cincinnati.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
FOUNDED RUSSELL, ILLINOIS
William James Melville Died Saturday IN
Village He Laid Out Many Years Ago

William James Melville, founder Of
the village of Russell, ILL.,, died at his
home in the village last Saturday
afternoon after a short illness from
pneumonia. The deceased had been a.
resident of Kenosha county and Lake
county, Ill, for the past thirty years.
having come to this county from Ire
land in 1870. He was the owner of a
large tract of land in the two counties.
and few years ago ne founded the
village of Russell, ILL.,, by subdividing
one of his farms into town lots.
The funerel was held from the,
late residence on Wednesday afternoon
and the remains were inferred in the
Melville plat at Oakdale cemetery A
wife and several children survive
Mrs. Jane Hill Dead.
Mrs. Jane Hill, wife of Joseph HILL.
and we'll known resident of the city,
died Saturday evening shortly after 1C>
o'clock at the family residence, sos
Dayton street. Mrs. Hill had been ILL
for several weeks with typhoid feverg
having contracted the disease while,
nursing her daughter, Miss Ethel Hill,
whose death occurred on December IS.
The deceased was in her fifty-hrst
year. She was a daughter of the late
William Davy and was a native Of
England. However, she had reside6R
in this city for many years and had a.
large circle of friends.
A husband, four daughters and three
sons survive. One of the sons u.s.
Lieutenant Jack Hill, who is now on
the batt1eship Brooklyn, and who will
probably not learn Of the death of his,
mother for some days, as it is impossis-
BILE to locate the ship at this time.
Mrs, Caroline Goerndt.
Mrs. Caroline Goerndt, wife Of Fred
erick Goerndt, the we'll known North
side shoe man, died suddenly Monday
morning at her home on North Main
street. Mrs. Goerndt had been i'll for
the past two weeks, but she was able
to be about the house Sunday evening"
The deceased was a daughter OF
Christian Otto, one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Kenosha. She was 90 years.
of age. She was born in Germany
but came to Kenosha thirty years ago
and had resided here ever since. The
husband and two sons, August AND
Frank Goerndt, survive. The funeral
will be held from the German Luth~.
eran church at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
A strange fatality seems to have fol-
lowed the mem beers of the Otto ia yT7STxy
since the opening of the year. Fred
Otto, son of Christian Otto, and Mrs
Mas, daughter, both died suddenly
on Jan. 2, and the death of Mrs
Goerndt on Monday marks the thirG
death in the family in the last three
weeks
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w. R. c. BENEF1T socIAL.

The ladies Of the w. R. G. will give
a beneft:socia1 Saturday evening, Jan.
18th, at Simmons Hall for the purpose
of raising imoney to get an artificial
limb for a soldiers son who has had
the misfortune to lose his limb. Ad-
mission, including supper and dance,
Is cents. All ARE most cordially in
vited. Program announced later.
By Order of the President.
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THE PARISH PRIEST.
Daniel Sully and Splendid Company Give
a Beautiful Production Sunday.


There was a charming flavor of Don
nega1 and Mayo at the Rhode opera
house Sunday evening when Daniel
Su11y, the veteran actor and COM
petent company produced '"The Parish
Priest" three act comedy drama by
Daniel Hart. An Irish play is one
that always appeals to the theatre
goers of Kenosha and the oDe Sunday
evening was SO sweet and natural that
it made one of the biggest hits of the
season at the local play house. Mr..
Sully, in the leading role, called forth
repeated applause, but he shared his
honors with Misses True, Grignou and
Nelson, who were three as clever
women as have been in Keposha in
many day. John D. Griffin, as Mich
ae1 Sullivan, had place of his own in
the play which was worthy of more
than special notice.
The play was admirably staged, the
scenic effects being very elaborate. A
return engagement of "The Parish
PRIEST would be welcomed by the en-
tire theatre going population of the
city.
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CARD OF THANKS.

To those kind friends and neighbors,
who, in our hour of darkest despair, so
freely assisted to mitigate the sad
calamity; and to those many who by
their beautiful tokens of sympathy
made us feel that the world is not all
dark. To all these we hereby tender
our sincerest and most heartfelt thanks.
H. c. SCHULZ AID CHILDREN.
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CARD IoF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kind assistance
during the late illness and death of
our beloved wife and mother.
JOHN POSING AND FAMILY.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

The College of Commerce Literary
Society elected the following officers:
President-Frank Smith, Wauke-
gan.
Vice President-Maude Brogan, An
tioch.
Secretary Ruth Shields, Wood
worth.
Treasurer-J. H. Charles, Jr., Keno
sha.
Sergeant-at-Arms = Walter Price,
Woodwork.
The Society is in a f1ourishing con-
dition and the work being done will be
a great value to the future citizens of
the county.
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Have you read the Bargain column7
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-07
Tho Hepburn BiIl.

Washington, March 15.-The Hep.
burn bill, reported favorably by sem
ate committee, authorizes the president
10 acquire territory for right of way
for canal from Costa Rica and Mica
ragua; directs the construction of a
canal of sufficient capacity to accom-
,modate the largest ships from Grey
town on the Atlantic via Lake
Nicaragua to Brito on the Pacific, un-
der the supervision of the Secretary of
War; authorizes surveys of the harbors
at the two ends of the route; guaran-
tees the use of the canal to vessels of
Costa Riea and Nicaragua, and appro-
pirates $40, ,OOo,O 900 for beginning the
work.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-07

, Louisville, Ky, March 13.-The gen.
eral assembly of Kentucky has adopted
and sent to the governor for approval
bill taking from women the right to
vote in school trustees elections. The
bill was introduced by Mr. Klair, OF
Lexington. In that city, at the last
general election, the negro women
controlled the election.