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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
Husband OF Mrs. Helen MOOres Stay
ner Who Drowned off Kenosha,
Commits Suicide.
RECALLS MYSTERY OF THE PAST
circumstances of the Death OF Mrs. Stay
ner. whose Rody was Found Here IN
1899. Have Never Been Discovered.

The mystery of the disappearance Of
Mrs. Helen Mooers Stayner, whose de-
com posed body was picked up In the
surf off Kenosha on May 18th, 1899, by
surfman Andrew Buer of the Kenosha
Life Saving Station, was recalled on
Wednesday afternoon when DR.. Will
tam II, Stayner, the former husband
Of the unfortunate woman, committed
suicide in tragic manner In Chicago.
Or. Stayner had been bothered by
business troubles for some time, and
Wednesday afternoon while standing
GA the platform of one Of the stations
of the Illinois Central road in Chicago,
In sight of a great crowd of people, he
drew a revolver from his pocket and
fired a bullet into his brain. He fell
ia front Of an approaching train and
his remains were terribly mangled.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Stayner were we'll
known in Kenosha years ago. as both
Of them had been students of the oc-
cult in this city. Ia October of 1898
Mrs. Stayner disappeared suddenly
from her home in Milwaukee. Late
one evening she entered the room IN
which her two little daughters, Ruth
and Margaret, were sleeping, and BID
ding them an affectionate farewell she
left the house. This was the last seen
Of her until her remains we're picked
lip off shore by Surfman Buer.
It is supposed that Mrs. Stayner
committed suicide by 1eaping from a
boat of the Crosby line while it was
passing Kenosha, but nothing was
ever found to establish the real cause
of her death, and the circumstances
are. still shrouded la mystery.
Mrs. Stayner was a daughter of the
late Hazen Mooefa, one Of the best
known residents Of Milwaukee, and
her death caused profound sensation.
After the disappearance Of Mrs. Stay
ner the two little girls were brought to
Kenosha and placed ia Kemper Hall,
and the father often came to visit with
them. In this manner many Kenosha
people became acquainted with the
doctor.
After the finding Of the remains Of
Mrs. stayner the children were re-
moved from the school and takea to
Chicago by their father, Some time
ago the doctor had married again, and
his wife was in Joliet visiting 1t the
time of his tragic death. In the last
few months the doctor had met with
many financial reverses, and this is
supposed to have resulted in his mind
becoming unbalanced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
IN HORRIBLE CONDITION.
william O'Neill Tramp without Legs,
Is Found Almost Frozen,

William O'Neill Tramp Without Legs
Is Found Almost Frozen,
William O'Neill, tramp who had
met with the misfortune to have both
his legs burned off ia a FIRE some years
ago, was picked up in an almost frozen
condition Wednesday, near the village
of Truesdell. The man had started to
walk from Chicago to Milwaukee and
had been overtaken by the terrific
storm and had been forced to lie down
along the track on account Of exhaus-
ton.
Here he was found by Constable
Truesdeu, who brought hir1 to Keno
sha Wednesday afternoon. The man
was in a serious condition after his all
nights tight with the storm. He was
allowed to remain ia the tramp room
at the county jail until last evening,
when he was sent to Chicago, where
he claimed to have friends who would
take care Of him. The man was
totally disabled by the cold but when
he left the city he was able to hobble
along and he will probably be able to
take the road again after few days
rest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
THE SUBURBAN.
Playing Return Engagement at Mcvick-
er's. Chicago.

Playing Return Engagement at Mcvick-
er's. Chicago.
Once again the stage of McVicker's
theatre, Chicago, is resounding to the
sound of horses hoofs flying around
the circle of race track, for Jacob
Lifts stupendous production of 1.-The
Suburban is playing a short engage
ment in the favorite Chicago theatre.
Mr.. Lit points with justi6able pride
to the fact that "The Suburban"
played the most successful summer
engagement of ten weeks ever given
ia Chicago and that just now his splen-
did company is capturing records and
breaking all possible receipts at his
own theatre.
The two performances on Thanks
giving day were witnessed by the
largest matinee and the largest night
audiences ever assembled under the
roof of McVicker's and for the balance
Of the four weeks, ending Saturday
night, Dec 90, the house will be
packed at every performance. Tues
day night, Dec. 10, the great melo-
drama will celebrate its 125th perform
ance ia McVicker's and the event will
be made memorable by the distriOu-
ton Of dainty souvenirs Of the occa-
sion
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
ASK AID FOR CHILDREN.
Kenosha People to Be Asked to Help Sup
port ChiIdren's Hospital.

port Children's Hospital.
Mrs. George Boan1, Mrs. Cora Lamp
ing and Miss Ida Casper, the author
lied agents of the Milwaukee Chill
dren's Hospital Association, came to
.Kenosha today to solicit contributions
of the charitably inclined people of the
city In aid of the Milwaukee Children's
Free Hospital. The good work of this
hospital is not confined to the children
of Milwaukee alone, but the little I'M
fortunates from all over the State are
admitted to the hospital and treated
free. For this reason the ladies feel
that they have the right to expect as
.sistance iii carrying on the good work
FROM the cities ia the State outside Of
Milwaukee. The ladies expect to re-
main iii Kenosha for several days and
60 make a thorough canvass of the
city. Little cradles containing banks
will be placed in the hotels and stores
around town to receive contributions,
and as this is the time of the year
when children's charity appeals par
ticular1y to the sympathies of the pub
lie, tae ladies hope to gather quite a
sum for the hospital from these little
hanks
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
WANTS A HUMANE SOCIETY
District Attorney Buckmaster States That
There is Great Demand for One.

District Attorney Buclxmaster States That
There is Great Demand for One.
District Attorney A. E. Buckmaster
is making an effort to start move
ment in Kenosha for the formation of
a Humane Society. An effort will be
made to have the matter taken up by
the new Business Mems Society at its
next meeting. The society is already
badly needed. bat with the coming Of
the cold weather the demand for it will
be almost imperative.
Every day cases are brought to the
District Attorney in which people are
charged with cruelty to animals and
children, but it is impossible to have
the guilty parties punished on account
of the fact that there is no one who is
willing to make the complaint neces.
sary for the prosecution. In order to
secure some one in authority to look
after such cases, it is necessary to
have humane society.
1t is to be hoped that the plans for
the society will be carried out at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
NEW COMPANY FORMED.
Charter of the Kenosha Realty Company
Filed with Register of Deeds

Articles of organization were filed
with the Register Of Deeds this morn
ing for the organization Of the Keno
sha Realty Company. The new com
pany will engage extensively in bust
ness in Kenosha, and is incorporated
by John M. Keh1or, H. 3. Robinson
ard A. K. Wilder. It's capital stock is
S25, 900 divided into ESQ shares.
The charter of the company shows
that it will do a general real estate
business, engaging in the renting and
leasing of houses, the sale of real and
personal property, the location of fac
tories, the loaning Of moneys and the
writing Of insurance.
The central Office Of che company
will be in Kenosha, and Mr.. Kehlor
will be The general manager of the
company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Rose are +, joic
ing over the birth of nine-round boy
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
Mrs. 0. s. Newell Reads an interest
ing Paper Before the KenOsha
WOman's Club.
A CITY OF SACRED INTEREST
Miss Harriet Newell Tells of the Work Of
the American Colony. Miss Madeleine
Newell Tells Of THE River Jordan

One Of the most interesting meet
ings ever held by the Wom3n's Club off
Kenosha took place at the Club rooms
IN the Librar building on Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Mary o. Newell was
the essayist for the day, and She read
very interesting paper on ''Jerusa-
lem"
During the past two years Mrs.
Newell had spent quite a little time in
Jerusalem and other places of sacred
interest, and she spoke of these things
ia al authoritative manner.
Mrs. Newell spoke of the location Of
Jerusalem. of It's historical points Of
Interest to the civilized world, and the
long trip necessary to reach the streets
of the city SO famed ia ScripturaI lore.
She spoke Of its cosmopolitan popula-
ton, and stated that while it contained
SO many things of interest to the fol
lowers Of the Christian religion, The
Christians IN Jerusalem are very much
in the minority. Mrs. Newell gave a
/ general descriptive view of the city,
referring especially to many of the
buildings of historic interest.
The essayist gave an interesting
account Of the efforts that have been
made to rebuild the temple, and the
efforts that are being made. The talk
was made much more interesting by
the display Of a number Of photographs
of places of interest ia the city.
After the paper had55 been read Miss
Harriet Newell, who has spent mote
than two years in Jerusalem, gave an
interesting resume Of the work of the
I"American Colony" The colony was
originally formed Tia Chicago, and
started out with twelve members
After many Heterogeneous and fail
Tres money was finally raised for the
support Of this mission work, and the
colony now has membership Of over
hundred, and it is doing a great work
for the Christians of all nations now
living in Jerusalem.
1.-THE River Jordan was described
by Miss Newell ia short talk. She
spoke Of the visit to the river, of the
muddy water, and Of the hordes of
Russian Jews that came to the river to
seek the sacrament of baptism. She
told of the beautifully picturesque
scenery which was to be found along
some parts of the Jordan, and Of the
prevailing custom of travellers to bring
back with them little water from the
sacred river.
The discussion of the paper was led
by Mrs. N. A. Rowe. Mrs. j. Z. Hewitt
gave a poem on Jerusalem, and Mrs.
Newell answered many questions asked
by the members of the Club.
At the close Of the paper Miss Belle
Head rendered charming solo Of an
appropriate nature.
The afternoon closed with the usual
cup Of tea, Mrs. Kimball and Mrs.
Nathan Allen presiding at the table.
The next meeting ofthe Cub will be
held on the afternoon of Dec. ~. Miss
Edith Brown will be the essayist, the
subject being, "The Literature and
Art During the Reign of James III,
| Charles III and William and Mary"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded for the Week Ending Wednes-
day. December 8. 1902.


day. December 8. 1902.
Following are the real estate trans.
fers recorded during the past week,
Reported for this paper by Benedict 3
Tarbell, abstracters, real estate, IN
surance and loan agents:
Nathaniel s. Parks to Fred
Winkie. Part ofne ar oIse
or sec 10, t /, r 81 east; war
ranty deed; consid' n........$ 500 90
john N. Washbish and wife ct
al to William Hobneker. PIT
of blk 81 on the 5 e or of sec
80, t2, % E; quit claim deed
consid'n. ...... ...... 90
Eva Esser ct al to William
Hohneker. Part of blk 31on
Sc or of sec 30, to, r % east;
quit claim deed; consid'n.... / 90
Emily e. Bond ct al to Hugo
Voight. South Is TT Of lot
As and north 81 it of lot A,
blk 80 of Bonds subd h; war
ranty deed; consid n........ 200 90
Frances G. Newell ct al to
Ferdinand Cans. The west
soft Of lot 8, blk 5, Of Bain's
subd'n; warranty deed; cor. $50 90
Caroline Maurer to Ernst
Klinkert. Part Of blk 20 on
s z ar of sec 81, to, r q east,
known as Garfield Hotel;
warranty deed; consid n 1000 GO
Jason Lothrop to Francis M.
Davis. Part of the or of
SIC Of Of sec 1, IL, r % east;
warranty deed; consid'n... 400 90
Rose Sullivan and husband to
Eugene r. Head. The north
SO IT Of lot s, blk 3, Of Fisk's
addition; warranty deed; con | 90
Sarah ID. Thompson and hus-
band to Albert 3. Buckmas-
ter. Lot 8, blk 8, of Bonds
subd'n; warranty deed; con 90
William Schewe and wife to
Herman Zach. The s ear Of
NV or of sec 81, II, ri E;
also part of the e hf of the
W or sec 81, IL, r q east;
warranty deed; consid'n.., 1900 90
juliet G. Simmons to Nathan
Allen. The west 100 # of
the south % fit of lot 4, blk So
on the 5 e ar sec 81, t2,r q
E; quit claim deed, consid'G, 261 90
Adoiph Groeger to Virgil NJ.
Brand. Part Of the wqt
of sec 6, i 1, % e; warranty
deed; consid'n............ 1900 90
Sheriff of Kenosha County to
William Upton. Lots l, IS
and &c, blk / Of Woollacott's
subd'n; sheriff's deed; con-. 500 90
John Fechner and wife to
George Neu. The $ W or of
sec y, IL, % east; warran-
ty deed; consid'n ..,.. $500 90
Isaac N. Stephenson ct al, ex-
ecutor of will of Daniel
Wells, IT., to Fred D. Bar
ter. Part of the " ar of
sec 8, tt, + % east, 2 acres;
executors deed; consid'n 800 90
Annie A. Porter ct al to Enoch
Haigh. The 5 e ar Of sec II,
t2, r q east; warranty deed;
consid'n. ......... 5000. 5000 90
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-11
Homeseekers' Excursions to the North
west. west and Southwest,

Via the North Western Line. Home
seekers excursion tickets at greatly
reduced rates will be sold on the first
and third Tuesdays Of each mouth,
November, 1902, to April, 1908, inclu-
sive, to the territory indicated above.
Standard and tourist sleeping cars,
free reclining chair cars and the best
Of everything For full particulars
apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R'y. VS.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24
TALKS OF THE MORMoNS.
Missionary Tells Fasteners About
His Church and Its Practices.
fCDeofo1 OorreeDo7,darce i


Washington, March 81. II. Smith,
a Mormon missionary from Salt Lake
City, Utah, was among the guests at
the New Willard recently, stopping IN
the national capital for a few days
sight-seeiDs. en- route to Boston TO
transact personal business. To a re-
porter of the Washington Post, Mr..
Smith said:
MY name is smith, and I'm a Nor
mon missionary. No, I'm not Joseph
Smith, our prophet. but just plain.
everyday John Smith / have been
away from Salt Lake City some time,
so 1 can't tell you much about recent
developments there. ] am engaged IN
spreading our doctrine, as a large num-
Der of others of our church are en-
gagged. We believe. just as the Pres
byterians. the Quakers and the others
believe. that we have the true and the
right doctrine, and we are anxious to
convert as many people to our church
as possible.
What success do we meet with ?
On, very fair. much better than You
would expect. Our people travel about
the country, holding meetings in the
various cities and organizing churches
or rather branches of the church
wherever they can. Yes. we have or
ganized branches in a great many
places. In fact, I doubt very much If
you can go into a city of any size with
out finding a branch of the Mormon
church. I would mention one other
thing. now. that we are on the subjeci
of our missionary work, and that is, We
are almost universally well received
and exceuenly treated by the people
we go among.
"Polygamy is dead" said Mr.. Smith
/ when asked regarding the charges fire.
4 quently made that pOlygamy is still
I practiced among the Mormons. 1T is
absolutely dead, and viii never be re-
vived The MOrmOns have honestly
/ and consCientiously undertaken to eX-
/ terminate the practice, and have sue
/ ceeded. OF course, you must under
stand they have done it in a human,
way Old families which have beer
/ living in polygamy for years could not
/ OF course he disbanded in an instant
1 It would have been cruel to hav,
/ turned women and children out o.
! doors. The men are doing the hes
they can. but they are seeing to it tina
! no Ona suffers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24
Legislative and City Tickets.
SPEAKS ON THE ALTAR.
Rev. P. A. Simpkin Delivers Sermon
at Phillips Congregational.

At the Phillips Congregational church
the Rev. P. A. Simpkin spoke yester-
day on the text from Hebrews xiii 10:
we have an altar.
The sermon was an insistenee upon
the thought of the completed sacrifice
in Jesus Christ, tracing the thought OF
substitution and Precipitation through
both the ethnic and revealed religions.
Man has demonstrated in his history
the conviction of the need and place Of
the altar. The only conscience of his
tory is the sinful one, and the eminently
supreme expression Of it has been in
the things for which the altar stands.
The altar stands as the age-long evi-
dence of the cosmic consciousness Of sin
and is alike the expression of the con-
viction that at an altar and in sac
rif5ce men and the Supreme Being
might touch hands and be one.
Every religion has had and has its
altar. said the speaker, at one side Of
which stands the human conscience
with its sin. the human life with its
need. and at the other the God who had
power to forgive and power to minister
The answer 10 the demands of the
human conscience comes in the great
atonement of Jesus. who gives fullest
satisfaction to the cravings Of the sin
burdened life. and links again the
Father and his children in the act OF
substitutional sacrifice. This altar OF
Christ does not stand as simply the
crown OF the Jewish system. That sys-
tenn was an essential, edUcative, pre-
paratory part of the great plan for meet
/ ms the need of men. It is rather God.
answer to the agency, the universe
need. The altar cross of Christ is no
an accident. not a needless. not an un
natural thing. said Mr.. Simpkin. I
I is in line with historic need. II is il
consonance with what the human sou
/ has ever been seeking to express and
/ to demonstrate, in the age. tt carries
] the power of highest purpose, and in it
/ message demonstrates the wisdom o
J that purpose by its adaptability to TIT
I hearts need and development
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24

With the exception Of Maine, where
eight1-eight miles have been con-
tracted for. il is not anticipated that
there viii be much construction in the
New England states. but all other
states in the Union viii be found in the
list at the close Of the year. There is
renewed activity in Iowa, and if all
the lines on which grading has been
started are COMPLETED this year that
state win add moi less than 300 miles
while Minnesota tViu not be far behind
her neighborins state on the south.
There is no. much 10 induce railway
building IN Nevada. but if the Oregon
Short Line extension TO southern Cali
f0rnia and the parallel line of the san
Pedro Los Angeles & salt Lake are
built. that state viii show large ad-
diti0ns to her railway mileage this
ear While the avowed intentions Of
these two companies are to push work
actively during the year. only the COM
pleted grade of both lines, aggregating
10 miles is included in our table of
lines under contract or construction.
While there are few Independent
lines Of considerable Importance being
built. the major portion Of the new
work is being carried on by the large
systems, which are pushing into new
territory and building branches and
feeders which promise to furnish pro-
ductive traffic. In this connection it
is interesting to note that $500 miles
of the lines reported under contract
are being built by forty-five compan-
les
The Railway Age does not undertake
to say that nearly 12,000 miles Of new
road are going to be built this year II
is not even prepared to predict that
the 1884 miles under contract VIII be
finished before Jan. I next because
the mileage Of many Of the lines is SO
large that il viii require a longer
period than the nine months interven-
ing between now and the close of the
year 20 carry the work to completion
But the outlook has not been so IA
vorable since 1883. when 7.106 miles OF
new line were built, and barring the
difficulty Of securing rails, the indiCa-
tons point TO a larger new mileage
than has been constructed in any year
since 1883.
The total new mileage in 1901 was
1922 miles, the largest increase since
1890
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24
MUCH BUILDING IN SIGHT.
Railroads Plan Many Extensions
Throughout United States.

Although 1901 showed a larger new
"a iIway mileage than any year since
1880. present conditions Justify the pre-
diction that 1902 will produce still
better recon /. says the Railway Age.
There viii he considerable building by
companies which have not yet made
public their plans, and authoritative
information in regard to which has not
been obtaina bic this early III the year.
No attempt has been made 10 give the
grand total mileage Of all the new lines,
but what makes it apparent that there
Will be a larger mileage built this year
than iast is the fact that careful COM
pilation based uBCn official reports
shows that at the present time not less
than 1854 miles Of new road are already
under contract or actually under con-
struction. while there are in addition
$3.50 miles on which it seems probable
that work viii be undertaken this
81 ling or summer. These figures do
rot include several hundred miles Of
ole grade which was completed pre-
vious to 1901 The accompanying table
o. new roads under contract or con-
struction viii indicate the distribution
nF The now r,eriaa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24
80 ~ RoCK IsLAND.
Hartman Is Credited With Purchase
of This Road.

Hartman Is credited with EurcnaSe
of This Road.
A Chicago special to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle says:
In well-informed railway circles it
was asserted with considerable posi-
tiveness that the Hartman interests
had secured control Of the Rock Island
by the purchase of the Moore, Leeds
and Reid holdings. The rumor came
from sources which leave no doubt
that a great change viii take place in
the western railway world within nine
ty days 1t is said that after having
parted with their Rock Island hold
ings at a profit of nearly $50 a share,
the MOores began acquiring North
western stock with the view of &C
quiring control and later selling at a
profit, as they are credited with hav-
ing done with the Rock Island"
A New York dispatch to the same
paper says. wall street credits the
story that Moore Bros, W. 3. Leeds
and D. G. Reid have scored big coup
in disposing of their holdings of Rock
Island stock to the Hartman coterie.
Rock Island was the sensation of the
late trading today, shooting Up to $50
for a net gain of ~ points on trans
actions of about 7,000 shares"