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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
NEWELL: GIVES A SITE.
Douglas Newell Seeks to Aid Consolidation
of schools by Offering Site.

Douglas Newell Seeks to Aid Consolidation
of Schools by Offering Site.
The people residing in the neighbor-
hood of Wards corners IN the town of
Bristol are taking a great interest in
the proposed plan for the consolida-
ton of the three school districts ia
that vicinity and at the meeting re-
Gently held the sentiment was largely
in favor of the plan proposed by Sup-
erintendent Taylor.
In order to aid the development of
the movement Douglas Newell has Of
fered to give the county site for the
erection of graded school for the dis
tricts if the consolidation is effected.
The site will be located In a central
position on the farm of Mr.. Newell.
The three schools to be united are the
Walker school, the Shuart school and
the Hazel Dell school.
The work of pushing the colsolida-
ton will be carried on by the school
patrons Of the district and there seems
to be every reason to believe that the
plan will GO through.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
LEAGUE MAKES GOOD.
One Kenosha Member of the League of Ed
ucators Received Her Endowment.

ucatOrs Received Her Endowment.
The League of Eligibles has made
good, and the Kenosha members who
have been investing in the League for
many months will probab bly, all receive
the benefits promised to them.
The first endowment payment in the
city has been made to Mrs. Wanda
Richter, who has received from the
society the sum of $91.77, which is the
first insta1lment due to her. Mrs.
Richter has paid into the society less
than fifteen dollars. Other members
of the order expect to receive pay
ments later in the summer.
Kenosha is now one of the most i'm
portant points of the League. The
society has more than hundred mem
bers in this city, and recently at the
petition of the members of the League
here the name of the organization was
changed from "The League Of Eligi-
bles" to 1.-THE League of Educators
The Kenosha branch makes light Of
the plan of the society to promote mar
riages, and the officers here claim that
the society is a legitimate one, and is
doing business on strictly business
principles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

Of THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK at Keno
sha, in the State of Wisconsin, at the close OF
business, July 10th, 1902.
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Special Excursion to st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, Superior West Superior. Ash
land. BAYFIELD, and Vaseca

The North Western Line offers low
round-trip rates to the points named
above until Sept. 10, good TO return
until Oct. 81. Apply to agents Chics-
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. Geo. Gable and family wish to
thank their many friends for their
kindness during their late befeave-
ment DIV
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

Schuyler Quill Cpop.D: The discharge Of
ex-StHte Treasurer J. b. Meserve on tech
meal grounds was a disappointment to his
many friends and admirers. When Meserve
was indicted on tue charge Of embeZZling
80. ZOO interest paid by the Union Stock
Yards National bank on a deposit OF $50, 900
Of state funds that gentleman promptly
delivered himself TO the authorities ans
pleaded not guilty. To his friends he an
nouncsd that the Indictment WAS q political
move and that cry was taken up By the
reform forces in the state, among them
being the Quill. He also promised the
public, through his attorneys. that they
would meet the charge and would not en-
pioy ~technicalities IN order TO escape pun
ishment Msserve's friends Rssentsd and
had hoped the course promised would be
followed. After the jury was impHneIleo
the attorneys argued the case for several
days on technical grounds on motion OF
Messrs. Smytb and Smith, former attorney
general and deputy of This state. OF course
the attorneys won a case, probably glory
10 them in their profession, but il is q hard
blow TO the reformers. the attorneys prac-
tically admitting the accused OF being
technically guilty, as II was argued that 1t
was no real crime against the state. If
found guilty. Msserve alone would hHvs
been charged with the crime. but after
making the promise Of meeting the issue
the press was led to believe Meserve in
nocent and they came TO his defense. Nov.
in claiming that the Douglas county court
had no jurisdiction, that the statute OF
limitations has run against the crime. II
one was committed, and that the state
had not title 10 the interest money Meserv-
is accused OF receiving. the late treasurer
admits he Is technically guilty and the
republican press will throw the lie 10 our
teeth II innocent Mr.. Meserve has lost
ali the respect Of his weTl-meaning friends.
Had be been tried az was promised and
found not guilty 1t is doubtful II the pro-
ceedings would have injured his standing
And II found guilty he should have been
sent to the penitentiRry and made TO serve
HIS full time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
MAD SPANIEL SPREADS FEAR
c. "A. Courtney Has TO Km Fsur
Horses and il Alarmed
AbSaf ChfId-

A water spaniel OWned by Charles r
Courtney, Of Courtney 4 Co. TWsnty-hfth
and Davenport streets. developed Eymp-
toms q rabies last Thursday and before a
WAS caught IL had STACKED. II iE believed.
all OF the eight horses and four mules IN
the stables Of the company. Five horses
have already been shot and the remAinder
are under treatment Soms alarm IA felt
foT Mr.. COurtney's youngest child because
on Thursday. the dsy the dOg became mad.
the ehsd sezsGmed while playing vita the
spaniel Every care is being taken 20 that
the disease may he met 81 its earliest
development Sothing has yet occurred 10
confirm the suspicion that the child Was
bitten. No wound or scratch has been
fsu2d.
TAs hsrses Hhich have net pa bssu
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

the hall been twice as large Il would not
have held all who applied for RdmittAnce.
O~rstOriesI Contest Tonight.
Ten pupils OF the South omahH High
school viii contest tonight for the honor Of
representing the school at the state ora
torioai contest. The First Presbyterian
church has been engaged for the occasion
and BE 9 large number Of tickets have been
disposed OF the church will doubtless be
crowded. These are the contestants; Hildh
Conaron, Della Clark, Edith Dennis, Pearl
Fitzgerald, Maud Mcdowell. Leo LegrO, 10
seph Cox, Frank vocacek. Charles Miller.
Ralph Cressey.
Magic City Gossip.
One new case Of smallpox was reported
yesterday.
The teachers in the public schools we're
PAID their March salaries yesterday.
\ son was born yesterday 20 Mr. and
Mrs. j Denny, Twenty-third and J streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Funk. fwenty-third
and p streets, report the birth OF a dsugh-
ter.
Republican candidates stffl continue TO
HE their expenses Of nomination WITH The
Republicans win make an extra enort Is
which is March 2a.
A class from the High school viii hold a
oeclhmatory, contest at the First PreebE-
terian church tonight.
The republican city central IL
engaged m sending out campaign literature
and having posters hung in windows.
On account OF nc quorum the Board Of
night.
The Observation-Disclosures Republican club
VIII hold . rally al Franek's hall on Wed
nesday. night. This club mas indorsed me
entire republican ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

Douglas county the State Of Nebraska
against J. b Neserve. ex-stAte treasurer,
for appropriAting 20 HE use The interest On
deposits Of state money, Judge Baxter d.
rected the jury 10 return a verdict Of not
guilty. fhe instructions we're based. hrsf.
On the ground that the court lacked juris-
diction; second. that the statute Of 1imita-
tions had run against the ~oIenss. and,
third. that the state aid not have title 10
the 8. ZOO interest which MeBerve received
on the state funds deposited in the Union
Stocks YARDS National bank Of south
Omaha There were other legal features
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

PsvDee Chief tpop). The Chief hardly
expected the Msserve case would terminate
in this manner. We hoped to see the case
20 to the Jury on its merits and Mr.. Meservs
fully exunsrsted by the showing made. We
did not expect to see him take advantage Of
legal technicalities IN order TO defeat the
suit. His record as state treasurer does not
seem to be as Epotless Hs We had hoped for.
II be received interest on the sec. D0O o.
posted in the South Omaha bank without
accounting 10 the state for the same. no
matter whether be violated the Law In max
ing such deposit or not, according 20 our
code Of morals he should have paid every
cent 50 received into the state treasury.
Because legal technicslities prevent the
state from collecting this money Of him or
prevent him from being prosecuted for en-
bezElement does not release him from &
moral responsibility to turn over to the
state all moneys received In this way. He
was paid a salary as state treasurer and
this was all the money he had any moral
right TO ask or receive. The fact that be
was personally liable for the safe keeping
and return Of the state deposit in the South
Omaha bank gave him no moral right to re-
tain 3 penny Of interest that the bank paid
him on this money. while the court has
decided you are not guilty Of embezzlement,
Mr.. Meserve, the people Of Nebraska viii
not consider your record clean or your rep
utation the best II you received interest On
this state money las your defense would
indicate you did and turned the same 70
your private account instead Of into the
state treasury. The Chief has stood by you,
Mr.. Meserre, and denounced as Infamous
the charge that you received interest on
state funds without accounting to the state
for every penny received. but your defense
in the embezElement case has caused us to
lose faith in you and unless you can and
DO furnish proof that YOU did not receive
interest on this deposit. or that you did and
the same was accounted for to the state,
then we are sorry 20 inform you that the
Chief and its influence, be that what It may,
lie no longer for You. but against you.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

killed are chained so that IN the case Of
violent attack Of the disease they can
do nc harm The FIRST evidence that they
had been bitten and that MADNESS was de-
velopiDg was the irritable tempe they dis
played when any person went near them.
Heretofore the horses have all been gentle.
After the hrst symptoms appeared the
horses and mules which have been shot
developed violent tsmperE laying back their
cara. and kicking and biting. They nearly
destroyed their feed managers. One mule
managed 10 set iE teeth on a large spike.
and drew II from the wood in its frenzy.
The violent symptoms developed Saturday.
Three horses were shot sunday and two
yesterday. The cog was shot THURSDAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

arrange for the opening Of a new road 20
the cemetery. This new road viii be opened
on either Twenty-hrst or Twenty-seoond
streets.
Grading for additional sidingE continues
in the vicinity Of the bridge, as the Union
Pacific viii lay quite q number Of additional
storage tracks. The old creek bed has been
filled in order TO max room for
tracks and a new channel for the creek has
been graded out. Work on these improve
ments in Albright viii hardly be com
pleted before the end OF spring.
Filing Petitions
City Clerk Shrigley announced yesterday
that he would receive the petitions Of can
didRtes up TO midnight Of March q. From
present indications there will be no less
than four and possibly FIVE candidates
for mayor in the field. The Workingmen's
club proposes putting a petition ticket In
the field and several independent caDdl-
dates are circulating petitions. As soon Rs
the time for filing petitions expires the
city clerk will order sample ballots printed
and these win be circulated ten days before
election. The oficiRl ballots must be ready
five days before election. Unless vacancies
are to be filed the judges and clerks OF
election will be the same as al the election
last November. The county clerk selects
the location Of the voting booths and the
county Judge names the judges and clerks.
RepabIteaa MeeSIaEa.
There Will be three important republican
meetings held this week. The FIRST viii be
tonight st Evans hall. Twenty-eighth Eod r
streets. On Wednesday evening there will
be q mass meeting nj FraBek's hall. TWen.
tieth and S streets. Friday night a grand
rally viii be held at Woodman hall, Twen-
ty-hfth and n streets. This rally viii be
under the auspices OF the Swedish American
league No. =. Al all Of these meetings the
candidates are expected 10 attend and De.
liver short addresses Frank KOutsky. can
didate for mayor. will attend all OF thss,
meetings.
HOnOrinE Sd. Patrick.
TIT boys OF ST. Agnes school gave al
interesting entertainment NJ WoOdman hal
to a crowded house last night. A drams
in which q large humble Of pupils Of IN,
school participated WIS presented in q de.
lightful manner In addition there was !
strong chorus Of children. Following IN,
entertainment given by the children cam,
several selections by adults. As the pupil
had been thoroughly drilled the entertain.
ment was a success In every sense and re
hected great credit upon the tuters- Ha,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
RUSSIAN STUDENTS IN MOB
RrsGpitHts ssnsss Riots in the Hsa n Of
St. Pstsnburg.
LARGE KUMBER Of PERscNs &UREr
m Persistent Asse@p1 40 Enfsree
TAear Bpeais Dissatisfied ors-
snasra Are severely Beaten
Al street Fights

IT. PETERSBURG. March IA stu
dents riot here today, IN which over Ten
thonaand people participated, kept a small
Hrmy Of polAos and cavalry hnEy through
cut TIE aAy. fapbabfy 100 arrests we're
made, nut the repressase measures Sefe
not 50 strict AZ On ths eurresponoins sun
day 81 1901
while many persons NeN h3efe1 ."
fatalities were reported
ne stadents plAeErdeo the city last
nisht -annauBcinE Ihaf thsy ATTENDED 20
hola A uievanoe meeting. aud the author
ttiss. taking the hint. made extensive prep
satiOnG Tn whole poiier reserve was
caned cut ana the entire military force
Ma hsld ready for nohiiizatinn, cavalry
pafrols suDplSmsnting the mounted poiice-
Additiaaal squadrons Of cavalry, hght bat
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
Pats Il All en- the Law.

Lincoln Post (pop). The decision of
Judge Barter in the Meserve case is not
unexpected 10 the Post. which has before
called H~ttsnti0n to the lRw-making the
state treasurer custodian OF the school
fun The Law is ali wrong and should be
amended next winter so that The surplus
FUNDS can be deposited as other funds are
and any interest earned by such deposits
be credited 70 the school funds. For
yaarE a has been kDewn to every hank and
business man of the state that these school
fund balances were under the personal con
trol of the state treasurer. who was
responsible emily for their safe keeping
and accounting when settlement time
came. and so banks and even individuals
have been anxious 10 borrow Of the state
Treasures. Every treasurer has loaned
these funds. in part AT least. in some form
and pocketed the earnings. as he had q
legal right 10 dc. That the legal condi-
make such loans, has undoubtedly caused
thar o3cial 60 neglect opportunities for
Investment Of lhs funds. when such neglect
would not have occurred but for the Law.
So far as the indictment 70 Mr.. Meserys
O. concerned If WINS not mhoe in good
faith. bai was set up by a ring OF EtHts
politicians and carried out by Judge Ber
Baker and Nd R~oSeWater. while Mr.. Ne
serve followed q morally wrong custom. hs
violated no Law and when be went out Of
once he turned ever all the state and
school funds intact. q thing contrary u
all preosdent IN Nebraska where persona
accounts. due bills and notes have fire
Qusnny figured as cash in treasury ssstle
menta Ths prosecution al Mr.. heserv'
VIII. however. have accomplished a goo
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

Albion Argus (popD. EE-TresEurer Me-
serve was cleared Tuesday on a technical
tty. II was decided that when an ofhcial
deposits public funds unlBwfuIly IL is not
q deposit, but a lean and the state cannot
recover. Three thousand dollars interest
was deposited to the credit Of Meserve In
the First National bank Of McCOok, but. as
this was the Rceretion on funds not de-
posted according TO law. the state had no
right 20 It. II viii he hard to convince the
peopls thrt his is anything else but q
smooth dodge His defense Is that he wac
forced TO make the deposit because the safe
nj the capitol IL not a safe place TO keep 20
much money. No doubt this Is true. but
most people will think IS. 600 was a strong
tndncement TO remove the funds from the
unsafe place. He would have better de-
mEnded q safe place according 10 law or
else have hired a trnsty man with a shot
gun TO guard the funds than be compelled
10 carry the odium that viii attach TO him
because OF the $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

Norfolk News: Ex-StAte Treasurer Me-
serve has escaped punishment and evsded
the Law, but he did II in the manner which
has been held up by the fusionists a.
peculiarly and oeplorsbiy republican. II
was 10 be supposed that In view of the fact
that republicans had employed technical
ties in sHsding the charges fled against
them this sturdy advocate OF reform would
insist on being cleared of the charge right
and II IL was found that the Douglas court
had not jurisdiction he would himself move
that the trial be held where the law would
have full swing. but he dnn't even pro-
test against the verdict q HequittAl. al
though the Judge expressed his ~disspprOTal
Of the loophols left by the Law and prAe-
tieAlly acknowledged that, while the state
chool fund was shy 81, 900 in interest which
had been appropriated by the eX-treasurer
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

RushvfIle Recorder: Notwithstanding the
promise Of ez-State Attorney smyth that
he would not attempt 10 clear ex-stEts
Treasurer Meserve OF any technieRlities,
yet after a weeks wrnngiinE Oh nothing
else but technicalitiesy Judge Baxter has
decided that according TO the Law Of the
state the interest did not belong TO the
state Of Nebraska" and further that the
crime charged, IL committed al all, was
committed in Red Willow county. not in
Douglas county" There must be something
rotten in a Law that does not secure the
interest on state invested funds. and II
doesn't matter a bob-o-link whether Me-
serve juggled in Red Willow or Douglas, he
is a technical embezEler, which means to al
honest mel. that be is not Of to be trusted.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
Time to Change tn. Law.

Alliance Times The trial OF ]. B Ne
serve. the ex-stHte treasurer who was being
prosecuted for R%ppropriating 10 his own use
$1,000 interest on state school money. in the
district court Of Douglas county ended this
week in the scquittal of Meserve. The
court found that he had appropriated the
money all right enough, but that II wal not
a crime. nor did IT violate any existing law.
Now the people are wondering why there
has not been a Law made to prevent ''ap-
preparations" Of this kind. as to the best
OF our recollection we have been sending
men 10 the legislature for years and paying
them salaries for this very purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
Reform Fails 10 Pan Out.

Emerson Enterprise: EX-stste Treasurer
J. 3. Meserve. Who was charged with en-
bezzling interest money on the permanent
school fund. WAS found not guilty by Judge
Baxter Of omshs Tuesday, The judge ruled
that interest on state money did not belong
TO the state. and that Meserve could keep
IT, However 1t viii be hard 10 make the
people Of the state believe that Meserge
had = right 10 the interest money even
though there is nothing in the law that viii
compel him TO turn II over or TO convict
him Of emzebblement. Anyway. Meserve as
q reform treasurer doesn't pan out TO have
been q very brilliant success.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
Hittrr no.e of Medicine.

Springfield Monitor tdsm.l: On a teohni-
eality our late stste treasurer. J. B. Ne
serve. 10 allowed 70 pocket several thousand
dollars in interest Oh permanent school
fuDds Of the state and the people have TO
shut Ther eyes and take their medicine
Under the Law Of the state Il is unconstitu-
tionsl 10 loan this school fund and eonse-
quently when the treasurer let Il ont 10 q
bank the interest did not and could not be-
long 20 the state OF Nebraska. and in
keeping Il the treasurer was not guilty OF
embezzlement in the eyes Of the law. This
law should certainly be changed. so that
hereafter there viii be no chance for state
ofhciRls TO be tempted OF have clouds caSt
over their good names
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

Grand Island Independent: Judge Baxter
OF Omaha has instructed the jury impan-
elled to try Meserve upon the charge OF
embezzlsment to bring N a verdict Of not
guilty IN the piea thai Meserve did no:
take the interest money from the state, but
from someone else. II is not denied that
he took IL. but. ar in the case OF Porter,
that he did not take 81 from the party
acting as prosecuting witness and from
whom il was charged that he took IL. And
the record, as 1t stands up TO date, is that
the indicted fusion enbezzler. IL such he
may be called. was q bit shrewder than the
p~ArdoDed republican embezzler, When he
took money il did not belong TO anybody
''TDpsy" money, IL might be called. 1t just
growed. Then, too, il must be admitted he
didn't take nearly as much as BARLEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
Legally Innoeent-Morany Gu,.,T.

T1iden Citizen: Ez-Treasursr Meserve has
escaped the clutches OF the law on a similar
technicality to which Gene Moore owes his
freedom. He pocketed the interest on SEQ
VoV In VIOLATION Of the spirit OF the Law, but
because ne had no legal right to deposit in
tne manner the money as he did his attor-
neys claimed that embezzlement could not
be proven Ills defense was virtually an
admission Of crime as charged and he nov
stands in the peculiar position Of one who
Is morally guilty. but legally innocent Of
rObbing the state school fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18

Ashland Gazette: At the beginning OF
the case Meserve and his attorneys gave
II out that the whole matter was trumped
up for political effect he had turned over
every dollar Of interest and would prove
the fact when given an opportunity TO do
60 In court. No delay would be asked and
no technicalities would be resorted to. Yet.
no sooner did the trial begin than the whole
shield Of the defense WIS found TO consist
Of technical devices And nov II stands on
record that he received the money, but
claims If as his own on the ground that he
violated the obligation Of his once by in
Tssting IL contrary TO law.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
Mortality statistIcs.

Thu following births and deaths have
teen reported TO the Board Of Health:
Births-Mack johnson, 191s Mason. twins.
boy and girl; Charles n. Fisher, Thirtieth
and Brown. boy: John Z. Goettsche, 20
South RiBefeenth. boy; Orrie Coon. efO5
North Twenty-ninth, girl; Joseph Dedlovi,
lx1b South Fifteenth. boy; Spencer Brooks,
26lt Davenport, girl; Charles Peterson, GIG
Chicago, girl: Louis Filly, 1905 Mason, girl,
David Moylen, 1873 south Nineteenth. girl.
Deaths-BHrbar Vrobowa. 1873 Durcae.
81: Mise Greder. Fl5 North Forty-RiTfh. ls.
Travitzke, ISIS South Twenty-hfth.
2. Edward o. Russell. 1024 South Nine
teenth. L. Edith Bell Ninth and Bel. II:
William Sexty, county hospital %: Henry
Zol. ST Joseph's hospital. 81: Frank White
Twenty eighth and y, South Omaha, u:
G..