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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-24
PART Ii.

The shadows of evening were slow
Kitwater, Codd and Hayle, with two
BURNER servants, were members, OBJ
tanned their first view of the gigantic
ruins of which they had come so far
in search. For many days they had
been journeying through the jungle,
now the prey of hope, now of despair.
They had experienced adventures by
the score, though none of them were
of sufficient Importance to be mar
rated here, and more than once they
had come within a hairs breadth OF
being compelled to retrace their
steps. They rode upon the small
wiry ponies of the country, their serv-
ants clearing a way before them with
their parangs as they advanced. Their
route, for the most part, lay through
jungle, in places so dense that it was
well-nigh impossible for them to
force a way through it. 1t was as if
nature were doing her best to save
the ancient city from the hand of the
spoiler. At last, and so suddenly that
it came upon them Like a shock, they
found themselves emerging from the
jungle. Below them, in the valley,
peering up out of the forest, was all
that remained of a great city, upon
the ruined temples of which the set
ting sun shone with weird effect.
eat last said Hayle, bringing his
pony to standstill and looking down
upon the ruins. Let us hope we shall
nave penetrated their secret before
we are compelled to say good-by to
them again"
Hear, hear to that" said Kit
water; Septimus Codd, however, never
said word; the magic hand of the
past was upon his heart, and was
holding him spellbound.
They descended the hill, and, when
they had selected a suitable spot, de-
cided to camp upon it for the night.
Next morning they were up be-
times; the excitement of the treasure
hunt was upon each man, and would
not let him tarry. ~ would not be
long now, they hoped, before they
would be able to satisfy themselves
as to the truth of the story they had
been told, and of the value of the
hopes in which they had put their
trust. Having eaten their morning
meal, they took counsel together, ex-
amined the plan for the thousandth
time, collected their weapons and
tools, babe their servants keep a
sharp lookout, and then set off for
the city. The morning sun sparkleG
upon the dew, the birds and monkeys
chartered at them from the jungle,
while above them lowered the myriad
domes and sculptured spires of the
ancient city. 1t was a picture that
once seen would never be forgotten.
So far, however, not a sign of human
life had they been able to discover;
indeed, for all they knew TO the con-
trary, they might be the only men
within so miles Of the place.
To Do
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-24
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
MARRIED AT ST. GEORGE.

Miss Susie Rhodes Becomes the Bride of
George Herzberg, of Saginaw, Mich.
Quite the social event of the season
in North side circles was the marriage
of Miss Sue Elizabeth Rhodes and
George Herzberg which was celebrated
at st. George church at nine O'Clock
this morning. In honor of the event
the church was beautifully decorated
with palms and flowers.
At nine O'Clock the strains of the
wedding march rang through the
church and the bridal party entered.
The bride was becomin gly attired ia a
wedding dress OF brown broadclotf and
carried roses. She was attended by
Miss Anna Ranch, cousin, who acted
as maid of honor, aud Miss Margaret
Reiter, who acted as bridesmaid. The
groom was attended by Ben ia min
Lutritz, cousin. At the chancel the
bridal party was met by Father Els
kamp, who performed the solemn nup-
tial ceremony which made them one
for life. Although it had been planned
to make the wedding very quiet one
large number of the friends of the
contracting parties attended the SER
vice at the church.
After the ceremony was overFa we'd
ding dinner was served at the home of
the brides mother, after which the
bride and groom left for short we'd
ding trip through the South. They
will make their home at Saginaw.
Mich, where the groom has fitted ND a
coy home for the bringing home of
his bride.
Both the bride and groom are we'll
known in locals social circles and their
friends will be pleased to extend the
heartiest congratulations on their
happy marriage.
Observation-Disclosures NuptiaIs.
AT high noon today at the residence
of Henry Benedict in the town of
Randall, occurred the marriage of Miss
Caroline Benedict, daughter of Mr..
Benedict, and Frederick Kelly Brews-
ter, of Wheaton, Ill. The wedding
was the social event of the year in the
town of Randall, and{more than four
hundred guests were present at the
wedding.
Miss Benedict was attended by Miss
Madeline Timme and Miss Hattie
Pulicher, of this Ecity, who acted as
maid of honor andO bridesmaid. After
the wedding ceremony was over Mr..
and Mrs. Brewster entertained their
friends at reception and dinner, and
this afternoon a dancing party was
given in honor of the bride and groom.
They will leave in few days for Ne
braska where Mr.. Brewster is employed
as civil engineer. About twenty
Kenosha people attended the weddings
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
FOR ASSEMBLYMAN

Hon. S. Dwight S1ade, of Wheatland,
who for the past four years has repre-
scented Kenosha county In the State
Assembly, has been nominated for re-
election by the Republicans of the
county, and his loyalty to principle
and to his constituents in the county
certainly make him worthy of the votes
of every voter in Kenosha county.
During the four years that Mr.. Slade
has been in the Assembly he has borne
himself with dignity, and has had the
happy faculty of always being on the
right side of important questions. He
was always a fearless fighter for the
legislation in which Kenosha county
was interested. Above all Mr.. Slade
stands as strong supporter of John c..
Spooner for United States Senator, and
if elected for third term as the repre-
sentative of the County he will not
countenance any scheme TO retire Sem
ator Spooner from the United States
Senate.
Representative Slade has been a
careful and diligent servant of the peo-
pie, and is deserving Of The largest ma
jority ever given an Assembly cand-
date in the County of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
Dentist in Charge of KenOsha Dental
ParlOrs Leaves the City Under
Peculiar Circumstances
IS ACCUSED OF ENLIGHTENMENT.
DIR. Kreuger Former Proprietor of the Par
lors Claims that Hodges has Ap-
prOpriated Funds of Company

The whereabouts of DR.. A. w.
Hodges, for the past month the mana
ger Of the Kenosha Dental Parlors, are
being eagerly sought for by DR.. George
Kreuger, the owner of the parlors and
incidentally by several of the poiicv
officers of the city.
DR.. Kreuger appeared before the
District Attorney this morning and
lodged a complaint against DR.. Hodges
charging embezzlement, and alleging
that Hodges had populated funds of
the corn pany to the extent OF over two
hundred dollars.
The parlors have been practically
closed, pending the location of the
missing doctor, and the appointment
a new man to take charge Of the bust
ness.
DR.. Kreuger, who was managing the
Kenosha parlors, went to New York on
the first of Septemb Der to do some post
graduate work, and incidentally to en-
10y few weeks vacation from his
work. In his absence he secured the
services of DR.. Hodges to take charge
of the office and attend to the business
in Kenosha. All the bills for the bust
ness were to be paid by DR.. Kreuger
and he sent Hodges money regularly
to pay the bills.
A week ago DR.. Kreuger began to
, receive bills from the different credit
ors of the company, and it didn't take
him long to discover that the bills had
not been paid by his assistant. Dr.
Kreuger claims that DR.. Hodges de
1iberately pocketed all the funds sent
to pay bills and to operate the bust
ness, and that two weeks ago he took
French leave of Kenosha, carrying
everything portable with him. A den
tai chair and a few Yards of carpet
were left in the parlors, supposedly
because the doctor could not finG room
enough in his grips to take them with
him.
At the time DR.. Hodges took charge
of the business he gave mortgage
on the machinery and tools to make
good any shortage that might occur,
but when DR.. Kreuger opened the
office this morning he found that the
mortgaged property was also missing.
DR.. Hodges seems to have been able to
get away successfully, and the people
looking for him have been unable to
find any trace of him.
The man came to Kenosha from
Buffalo, IN. Y, and he was supposed to
be an expert in the dental business.
He was formerly resident of Jarvis,
Ontario, where he is said to have borne
good reputation. DIR. Kreuger took
his loss we'll, and when he arrived in
Kenosha today he squared up ali the
accounts against the office and at once
set the machinery of the law at work
to capture Hodges.
The par1ors will be re-opened early
in November, when DR.. Kreuger will
return to Kenosha to have charge Of
the Offices in person.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
DEFIES CREDITORS.
DOwIe Will Place All Creditors Who Bottle
Him on the Black List,
Respectfully yours,
S. D. SLADE.

DOwie Will Place All Creditors Who Bottle
Him on the Black List
) John Alexander Dowie at the Chi
cago Auditorium Sunday afternoon
threatened to put on the black list all
creditors who bring suits against him.
He defied his enemies each and all.
ST tell them now," he shouted, land
l will make good the threat, that these
little fellows who poster me with suits
will put upon black list 1 am pre-
pairing and keep them there. If any
firm wants to cut itself off from so
good customer and consumer as Zion
City, let it. 1t only hurts itself. I
have had submitted to firms of this
city statement of Zlon's assets and
liza bilities and the great firms, our
principal creditors, say they are per-
fectly assured of our solvency and are
not afraid for their money. They
know how good our credit is and they
are willing to give as reasonable time.
1t is the little fellows who annoy us.''
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
ECHO OF THE COAL STRIKE.
Salvador Balerino Gets Provident and is
Hauled up Before Justice.

Hau1ed up Before Justice.
Because he was provident and wanted
to lay in supply of wood for the win
ter Salvador Baierino was arrested by
officer O'IIare this morning and taken
before Justice Stewart, where he was
forced to pay fine of a dollar and
costs on charge of stealing four
sticks of wood. The complaining wit
ness did not make an effort to put a
value on the property.
Balerino had read of the coal strike
and the shortness of fuel and when in
the cold gray dawn of the morning he
walked past the large and alluring
wood pile of Peter Dyer, on Park
street, he became an anarchist and
concluded it would be but right to
force Rger to make division. Dyer
was unwilling to divide but Balerino
did not consider this point as vital and
at once b gan to annex the wood pile
in installments.
The wood was Of the best character
of oak and was of the four foot length
and contained heat enough to the stick
to keep an ordinary Italian family
warm for week. Balerino gazed on
the pile with envy and while no one
was looking he carefully picked up
one of the luscious sticks and rolled it
in his arms caressingly. The stick
seemed to like the arms and it nestled
so close that when Ba1erino started off
with it to his humble cottage it lay
even closer.
Olce in the maelstrom of crime Bal.
erino could not desist from returning
to the wood pile. The visits became
too numerous and he was hugging his
fourthstick of wood when he fell into
the terrible arms of O'Hare who forth
with marched him off to the station
house and booked him as common
thief. The sentiment that had stirred
the heart Of the Italian to his terrible
crime seemed not to have affected the
stern heart of the Police officer and he
ruthlessly threw the Italian into a
cell.
But the Italian knew thing or two.
He saw that he was destined to be
fined and yet he chung to his precious
burden of wood as dying man grasps
at the proverbial straw. "You can
| fine me for larceny" he said in broken
English, "but will never give up the
| wood.
| The news of the arrest soon got
abroad in the Italian colony and ii
created quite stir. The daring OF
the man to attempt to steal four sticks
of wood seemed to awaken the admira.
ton of his fellow country men, aud be.
fore Balerino had been behind the bars
half an hour this admiration had be.
come that the countrym
raised sufficient money to pay his fine.
In due time the Italian faced the awful
features of the Judge and in a defiant
voice he pleaded guilty to the charge
against him and was assessed fine of
dollar and costs of the action.
The fine was paid without murmuf
and Balerino is now king among the
Italians as he is the only gentle ma q
on the line who has wood in his wood
shed. Wood piles should be carefully
guarded during the next few weeks as
the glory of the crime of Balerino is
liable toi make wood stealing con-
tagious.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
AN OPEN LETTER.
The Candidate For Assembly Defines Attt.
Jude on Campaign Issues.

Mr. Editor:
AS candidate for Membe of AS
sembly from Kenosha county, have
been asked to define my attitude to-
ward certain questions involved IN the
issues of this campaign. I have no
hesitation in so doing.
l believe that represen tative Of the
people is servant of the ipeop1e and
should be guided by the wishes of his
constituents, as far as their wishes can
be ascertained.
In accordance with the express in
structions of the county convention,
and in accordance with my convic-
tions, and, 1 believe, with the wish of
the people of this county I shall deem
it my duty to vote for the uncondition-
al return of Senator John c. Spooner
to the United States Senate.
believe in equality of taxation of
all property, whether corporate or in
corporate, and shall favor any 1egisla-
ton looking to thatsend.
believe in the fullest and freest ex-
preston of the will of the people in the
nomination as well as in the election
of candidates to Office, and if a pri-
mary election law may be so framed as
to bring about this result, I shall
heartily favor its passage.
Respectfully yours,
S. D. SLADF
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
TO AID MORGAN.
Friends of Man Accused of Embezzlemen

Friends of Man Accused of EmbeZZlemen
VIII Seek to Keep Him Out of Prison.
Fred Morgan, the former agent of
the Singer Sewing Machine company,
who is in the county Jail awaiting trial
on charges of embezzlement, may not
be forced to answer the charges in
court as number of his friends are
now raising subscriptions by which it
is hoped his release can be secured.
The friends are planning to offer a
partial settlement of the shortage of
Morgan to the company which former
1y employed him and in this manner
give the accused man chance to get
out of Jail and go to work for the com.
pany and pay up his Indebtedness.
The company has nc desire to prose-
cute Morgan if he makes good the
shortage and it is possible that his
friends will secure money enough to
made this arrangement.
Jail service does not agree with the
former agent and it is claimed that his
health has already been impaired by
confinement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
Miss Bessie Robinson Reads an In
teresting Paper Before the Teach
ers of the City Schools.
EARLY SCHOOL DAYS IN KENOSHA
Teachers History Club is Re-organized
for the Year and New Officers
Are Selected.

early Education and Early Edu-
Gators" was the topic of interest be-
fore the Teachers History Club of the
city schools when it met at the home
of Miss Blanche Adamson on Market
street Tuesday evening, and the teach
ers never spent more en- joyab1e even
ing than they did recalling the memo
r ies of the early school days in Ke-
nosha.
The talk of the evening vas given
by Miss Bessie Robinson, who gave a
full history of the Kenosha schools
and the men who made them famous
among the educational institutions Of
the State.
Beginning way back in 1887, when
the old log school house was built on
Main street as the second building in
the village, Miss Robinson gave an in
teresting review of the history of the
schools of the city. She showed that
the first school had been opened by
Miss Allen, who afterward became the
mother of Senator ]. V. Quarles. This
school was at first private school,
but with the coming,of Col. Frank in.
| 1910 it became public school and was
the beginning of the great movement
started by Col. Frank to secure a bet
ter school system for Wisconsin. In
her talk Miss Robinson told of the
early struggles of Col. Frank to secure
territorial legislation in favor of free
schools, of the final decision in his ia
vor by the Legislature, and then of
the great fight in Southport to secure
the success of the cherished plan. She
spoke of the opening of the first High
school and how the crowds came from
all parts Of the Northwest to get a
look at. this eighth wonder of the
world" The advancement in the
schools, of the city she showed had
been a rapid one and one that had kept
pace with Wisconsin and the North
west. In the schools of Kenosha to-
day Miss Robinson found a fitting e1-
ample of the modern free school.
| During her talk Miss Robinson paid
tribute to the loyal men who had
given their services to the early
schools of Kenosha. She spoke Of
Col. John G. .MeMynn, John G. Nc
Kindley,. Thonaast Jefferson Conatty,
Isaac Stone and George S. Albee, end
the great work, they had done for the
schools Of the State after they had
been tried out by the pupils of Ke-
nosha.
In concluding her talk Miss Robin.
son spoke of the great men who had
been graduated from the Kenosha
schools, referring especially to Senator
Joseph V. Quarles, Charles Quarles,
James Hannah and William E.. Eng
fish.
After the paper was over refresh
ments were served and the teachers
spent pleasant social hour together.
AT the business meeting the Club
was recognized for another year and
the following officers were elected:
President-Prof. Robert E.. Dickie.
Vice President-Miss Belle Bailey.
Secretary and Treasurer-Miss Ella
Toner.
The Program Committee has ar
ranged its report and this will be made
public in the near future.
The meetings of the CLUB during the
present year will be given up to the
discussion of miscellaneous subjects.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
STATE FIXES VALUES.
State Tax Commission Makes Only a.Small
Increase In Kenosha County.


Increase in Kenosha County.
The Wisconsin State Tax Commits
sion has sent broadcast over the State
it's estimate of the assessments for the
present year and the people of Keno
sha county will be agreea bly, sur
prised to learn that the report shows
that the assessment for this county
has been increased but little from the
assessed value last year.
The State Commission has valued
the property in Kenosha county this
year at SIC, 1928, APO and last year the
value was placed at $18, 768, 1897, an in
crease Of considerably less than half
million dollars. AS the assessment
now stands the assessm ent set by the
State tax commission is more than
two millions of dollars less than the
assessed valuation as fixed by the as
SCISSORS in the county and as approved
by the supervisor of assessments. This
is the first time in the history of the
county that such condition has ex-
listed and in all former years the county
assessors report has been found to be
far below the report of the State COM
m ission.
This year the commission values the
real estate in the county at SIS, 7o1, 3l9,
and last year it was placed at S15,629,-
325. The county assessors fixed the
value of the realty at ST., 1867 sol. In
the assessment of personal property
the differences are not so large. The
State commission places the value of
the personal property at $3,467 ITO,
last year it was $5,139,O12. Here the
local assessors gave another boost and
set the peg at $4,503,O53.75.
These comparisons show that Keno
sha county has more than met the
State commission half way in the eff
fort to get proper valuation of the
real and personal property in the
State. Unusual as it may seem the
increase in the assessment of Kenosha
county by the State commission is one
of the smallest increases noted and
while the aggregate increase for the
whole state is large Kenosha will pay
only a small percentage of this
amount. The taxes to be levied on
this valuation follow:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
WARRANT STILL STANDS.
DIR. p. o. Stonebraker Still Wanted on a
Charge of Granddaughter.

DIR. P. o. stonebraker Still Wanted on a
Charge of Manslaughter.
The location of DR.. Peter Grin
<Stonebraker at Olivette, South Da-
kota, where he is a candidate for the
office of County Coroner, has revived
the old story of the escapades of the
doctor while he was prominent doc
tor in this county. Four years ago
Justice John C. Slater issued war
rant for the arrest of the doctor on a
charge of mans1aughters and an ex-
animation of the dockets shows that
the warrant has never been withdrawn
and if the authorities care to bring
Stonebraker back to Kenosha for trial
it will be easy for them to lay their
hands on him.
The charges on which the warrant
for the arrest of Stonebraker was is
sued we're made by Mrs. Stonebraker,
who accused her husband Of the
grossest criminal action toward her.
These charges formed the basis for the
divorce of Mrs. Stonebraker which was
one of the most sensational cases of
the kind ever held In the county.
Mrs. Stonebraker, who would have
been the complaining witness, has
left the county and is now residing in
Colorado and for this reason it is
hardly possible that the officers will
take advantage of this opportunity to
secure the arrest of the long missing
man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
A SMALL BLAZE.
Fire Breaks Out in the Foundry of Kenosha
Brass and Iron Company.

Fire Breaks Out in the Foundry of Kenosha
Brass and Iron Company
The fire department was called out
at eleven O'Clock Monday night on ac-
count of small blaze in the foundry
of the Kenosha Brass and Iron Com
pany on Exchange street. The loss
from the fire will be in the neighbor-
hood of two hundred dollars and it is
fully covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered in the roof
Of the building near the cupo1a and it
is supposed that it had been shoulder
ing for several hours. The fire must
have originated from the heat from the
cupola and during the early hours of
the evening people walking along
Main street detected the odor of burn
ing wood. It was two hours later that
the flames broke through the charred
roof andathe alarm was sent in.
The department and a large crowd
of people responded promptly and the
flames were extinguished without the
use of the hose. The chemical was
pushed to- the scene of the fire and
soon extinguished the flames. The
escape of the building was narrow
one and had the FIRE had a few minutes
more start the building would have
probably been badly damaged. The
roof of the building will be repaired at
once and the company will not be de
layed in its work on account of the
haze.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23
GIFTS FOR MUSEUM.
Judge Martins Collection of Minerals Pre-
sented to Kenosha High School.

Judge Martins Collection of Minerals Pre-
sented to KenOsha High School.
The museum of the Kenosha High
School has been greatly enriched by
a present from Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Strong. The gift is the splendid col
lection of.sninerals, fossils and bio
logical specimens collected by the late
Judge Edward Martin. It is one of
the most complete collections ever
made in Wisconsin, and among the
different specimens are found fossils
from almost every age of plant and
animal life.
The High School teachers are very
much pleased that Colonel Strong and
his wife have decided to make this
fine collection the heritage of the boys
and girls of the city.
Miss Edna Schum acher has also
made gift to the museum in the way
of fine collection of birds eggs.