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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

The magnticenS Battell stone arch
bridge was somewhat damaged by the
intense heat, the top stones being badly
blistered on the ends nearest the fire.
The concrete walks suffered somewhat
also from fire.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

c. F. Rich has obtained temporary
quarters with A. Calhoun & Sons, where
he will carry on his newspaper and
periodical business. He has an ad. in
another column and would like to have
you read it, and if you owe him, call and
settle soon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

The losses sustained by the several
societies in Odd Fellows block will aggre-
gate 81 900, partially insured; the Sons of
Veterans loss was $3.50, insurance $50
GA. r. are probably losers to the ex-
tent of $500, insurance $500, being occu-
pants of the Knights of Honor hall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

The village trustees, after the fire was
under control, commenced at once to
clear the streets, which were completely
filled with wreckage.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

f. A. Bond wishes to extend
to every one, especially the
ladies, who worked so hard to
help him save property at time
of recent fire, his most sincere
and heartfelt thanks.
In this time of loss by recent
great fire every dollar due me
will be very thankfully re-
ceived in rooms under Post
office. Cordially Yours,
f. A. BOND.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

The Middlebury Electric company's
loss is about $500. The New England
Telegraph and Telephone company's loss
was about $500.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

Some 20 to 80 people are thrown out of
work by the confagration.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-06

The story of Middlebury's great fire In
some of the city papers reads like chap
ter from Arabian Nights.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
Man Suffering With Dread Disease
Walks the Streets OF the City
and Sleeps at Jail.
THERE is NO FEAR OF CONTRACTION
Disease Is Not Far Enough Advanced to be
Dangerous and no Fears are Felt of
Further Spread,

It was discovered Monday that
man by the name Of Louis Schnee-
hagens, who slept in the tramp room
at the county Jail Sunday night, was
suffering from a mild attack of the
sma1sp<1t. The man claims that his
home is in Vincennes, Ind, but he has
recently been employed by some of the
farmers about the county as a day
la borer.
According to his story he worked for
farmer in Pleasant Prairie but left
his employment Sunday and walked to
Kenosha, and after wandering about
the city all day looking for work, he
finally applied to the county jail for
shelter and was admitted to the tramp
room. His appearance this morning
aroused the suspicious of the sheriff,
who at once made arrangements to
have the man examined by physician.
The worst fears of the sheriff were
realized when the examination of the
man disclosed the fact that he was suf-
fering from the dreaded smallpox. AS
disclosed the man was isolated and
every precaution taken to prevent the
spread of the disease. County Agent
Gonnermann was summoned and
preparations were made to take the
man to the pest house.
Owing to the fact that thieves re-
Gently stole everything movable from
the pest house, it was necessary to pro-
vide complete new outfit for the
building. The man has the disease in
mild form and no fears are enter
tanned by the physicians of any fatal
result in his case.
The health officers regard this case
as simply a sporadic outbreak of the
disease such as has been expected to
appear at any time this winter, and
the only wonder is that the disease has
not appeared sooner.
Vaccination was so general last
winter at the time of the smallpox
scare that The doctors believe that it
would be well nigh impossible for the
smallpox to gain any great footho1d in
Kenosha, and it is not believed that
the present case was far enough adj
vanced to spread the contagion, even
if those exposed had not been vacci-
mated.
Schneehagens was taken to the pest
house this afternoon, after everything
necessary for his comfort had been
provided, and he will be closely watched
until he RECEIVERS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
Mrs. Cecilia Foster Files a Contest
to the Will Of the Late Lucinda
Rassett in County Court.
THE CONTEST IS NOT ALLOWED.
Mrs. Foster, Who Was a Niece of the De-
ceased. Alleges That Will Presented is
Not the Last VIII of Mrs. Bassett.

In the County Court Tuesday Mrs
Cecilia Foster made an effort ia
break the will of the late Mrs. Lucinda
Bassett. The contest of the will was
not allowed in the County Court, and
Attorney Hastings, who appeared for
the contestant, announced that the
matter would at once be carried to the
higher courts. With this announce
ment Judge S1osson admitted the will
to probate, and Charles Murray, OF
Chicago, and James Cavanagh, of this
city, were named as executors of the
will without bond.
In her contest of the will Mrs. Foster
declares that Mrs. Bassett was of TN
sound mind at the time that the will
proposed for probate was made and
that the will brought for probate was
not the last will and testament of Mrs.
Bassett and that undue influence was
used IN securing the making of the
will. At the session of the court wit
nesses were brought to show the max
ing of the will and all connected with
the signing of the will testified that
Mrs. Bassett was in her right mind
when the will was made.
The troubles between the Bassetts
and the Fosters have extended over
several years. Mrs. Foster and her
husband formerly resided in Dakota
and it is claimed by them that they
came to this city at the request of Mrs.
Bassett, who agreed not only to fur
nish them home during their lives
but stated that after her death the
homestead should be given to them.
This settlement was satisfactory and
the Foster family resided at the home
of Mrs. Bassett for several months
Something over year ago they left
the Bassett home and at that time an
effort was made to secure settlement
from Mrs. Bassett.
The matter was settled out of court.
In the will Mrs. Foster was mentioned
but no portion of the property was
given to her although she is one of the
nearest relatives of the deceased. Mrs.
Foster alleges that she cared for Mrs.
Bassett for several years and that she
should of right have received some
thing from the estate for these serv-
ices.
The property left by Mrs. Bassett is
valued at from twenty to thirty thous-
and dollars. It consists of real estate
ia Chicago and Kenosha and personal
property to the extent of two thousand
dollars. By the terms of the will the
property is divided among the friends
and relatives of Mrs. Bassett.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
Fred vicery, Alleged to Have Robbed
Fred Sharpe Of vaIuables, VIII Re-
turn With Them Later.
THE ROBBERY NOT A GOOD JOKE
Sharpe Asks the Police of the City to Make
an Effort to Arrest Vickery, Who Has
Left for Clinton. Iowa.

Because Fred Vickery was some
thing of joker and insisted on leav-
ing note under his pillow to inform
Fred Sharpe that he had stolen val
liable jewels belonging to Sharpe. the
police are now seeking Vickery and if
he can be found he will be arrested on
charge of grand larceny.
Vickery, who is well known among
the factory workers of the city, was
employed at the Windsor Spring COM
pany and made his home with the
Sharpe family at go South Exchange
street. TAIL the people IN the family
had perfect confidence in Vickery and
he was given the freedom of the house.
On last Saturday he lost his position
at the Windsor and since that time he
had not been at work.
Monday afternoon it seems that he
went to the Sharpe home and made a
close search of the room which he oc-
cupied with Fred Sharpe, and with the
search he managed to annex diamond
ring valued at forty-fve dollars, a
gold watch of the same value and a
chain worth some ten dollars more.
With these in his possession he
started to leave the scity. Thinking
that the people had beens kind to him
and that it wouldsnot be exactly right
for him to leave without word, Wick
cry scrubbed a note to his friend Fred,
telling him that he would return the
jewelry about the first of April or by
the time the social season opened
again, Evidently Sharpe didn't con-
slider the lease as binding one for he
hurried to the police Office as soon as he
found the note and asked the officers to
make al effort to arrest the erstwhi1e
fellow boarder. q Vickery had been in
the city all afternoon but it seems that
toward evening he decided that it was
time to leave and when a posse of Of
ficers went out to search for the man
they we're able to find no trace of him.
1t seems possible that Vickery has
gone to Clinton, Iowa, where his father
is said to be we'll known engineer.
The downfall of Vickery has caused
quite sensation among the young
men of his acquaintance. He has
kept good company while in the city
and had always been considered strictly
honest. Some of his friends still pro-
test that he took the jewelry simply as
a joke andRhe, will return it in good
time.
In the mean time the police of the
city have wired the officials in sur
rounding cities and in Clinton, Iowa,
to keep close watch for the man, and
he will be charged with grand larceny
if captured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
Great Cooking Main Held Saturda v
Night Few Miles North of the
City Limits.
HEAVY WAGERS WON AND LOST.
Three Hundred Sports From Kenosha antF
Surrounding Cities Were Present and
Much Excitement Prevailed.

One of the greatest cooking mains
ever held ia the State was successfully
pulled off without any interference on
the part of the authorities Saturday
night, at a well known resort a few
miles north of the city. The word was
quietly passed around Saturday after
noon among the bird fanciers and
sports of the city that there was to be
something doing, and as soon as night
fell the sports began to quietly fade
out of town by twos and threes so as
not to attract any undue attention and
by half past ten nearly three hundred
had gathered at the side of the impro-
vised pit.
Sports from Waukegan, Highwood,
Racine, Milwaukee and most of the
smaller towns in the county were
present and, as ali came prepared TO.
back their Judgment, excitement ran
high and the betting was fast and
furious. At one time the betting at
the ringside became so spirited that il,
was necessary to remove the birds from
the pit until after the wagers had BEEN
placed. Twenty battles in ali were
fought and the contest was prolonged
until far into the morning hours of
Sunday.
Forty birds from the various cities
were entered in the battles, and HUMID
reds of dollars changed hands as the
result of each battle. Kenosha sports
came out at the ton of the bean. with
Highwood close second, while large
sums we're lost by Racine and Milwau-
kee fanciers.
It is said that the Racine and Mil
waukee sports are not satisfied with
the result of some of the contests, ana
that efforts will be made to have an
other meeting in the near future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
MEN,s-LEAGUE MEETING.

Mr.. L. D. Hopkins of Racine spoke
on ''Men's work for Men" at the Lea
que meeting in Park avenue M. E
church last evening Gle gsaid; ST
should be Ework among men rathe1
than for them. 81 The best results have
not been reached until the men parti
cipate in the'work.
Changed conditions call for new
methods and appliances. The intense
nervousiand mental strain upon mer
today calls for gymnasiums, etc., a:
never before
The waste of resources resulting
from overlapping denominationalisn
should be connected. The grouping o,
all the churches in city upon sin
gle block is not business.
Mr.. Hopkins spoke of the practica
work being done by the Y. M. G.. A
especially among railroad men, ant
emphasized the importance of simila
work by Smen's organization in th
local church.
He spoke also of sthe swork among
boys. We used to think that if w
could reach the young men of twent,
we were doing thesbest kind of, work
now we know we must get hold of tn,
boy ofltwelve.
Formation rather than reforma
ton is the motto" Ito was a mas
terly address and should have had ;
larger hearing on the part of the mer
of Kenosha than it received.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26

The old harness making firm of Wal
lace, Smith & Co. is no longer on the
business directory of Kenosha, as this
morning it is announced that the firm
has dissolved partnership. Milo Smith
retires from the firm and has accepted
position as salesman in the Dewey
hardware store. Hugh Wallace, the
senior member of the firm, has pur-
chased the interest of Mr.. Smith in the
business and will continue it.
The firm is one of the Oldest harness
making firms in the city. When the
late ThomaseEnglish went out of bust
ness some eight or ten years ago Wal
lace, Smith & Co. took the business
and they have been in business ever
since. Mr.. Wallace will continue the
business at the room in the Meyers
Block.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
HAD A RELAPSE.
Girl Released From Asylum on Parole
Goes Insane In Racine

Girl Released From Asylum on Parole
Goes Insane In Racine
Sheriff Timme received "a telegram
Sunday stating that girl by the name
of Mitchell from Kenosha had sud-
denly gone insane in Racine and re-
questing him to take charge of the
case. The unfortunate young woman
was recently released from the asylum
at Oshkosh on parole and it will prob
ably be necessary to re-commit her to
that institution. AS the young woman
has been already formally adjudged
insane no further legal proceedings
will be necessary. The girls mother
and deputy went to Racine and the
young woman was brought to Keno
sha. She will be left in the care 0f her
friends for the time being in hopes
that her condition will improve so that
it will not be necessary to again send
hersto the asylum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
APPLE PRICES AT Low MARX
For the First Time In Years Quotations are
Down to the Cheap Point.

80 -
Down to the Cheap Point.
For the first time in years apples are
"cheap." From 1897 to 1902 prices
ranged from So to SIS barrel, with 81
as fair average, while fancy stock
sold at from So to $8. Now quotations
are ranging from 81 to 81 barrel, the
latter price representing the choicest
selection, put up for retailers who sell
by the nickel's or dimes worth.
Greetings and Baldwins, fair to
good, are obtainable for $1.5O to $1.75 a
barrel; Illinois Ben Davis No. at Sis
to $1.85, while No. 2, or poorly packed,
sell as low as rs cents to 81. These
prices are those at which the retailer
obtains his supplies and from them
the consumer can figure the price at
which he should obtain the fruit au1
allow the market man or grocer a fair
profit.
At present the heavy stock of good
apples at all storage points is estimated
at 100000 barrels. Dealers calculate
that about 100000 barrels will be ex-
ported TO Europe and the remainder is
none too heavy to supply the home de-
mand at fair prices, provided the pub
licis informed as to the cheapness and
good quality of the offerings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
DEAfB OF MRS. REINoLD.
Mother Of Chief of Police Reinold Expired
Tuesday Morning.

Mother OF Chief of Police Reinold Expired
Tuesday Morning.
Mrs. Dora Reino1d, widow Of the lat
Henry Reinold and mother of Chief of
Police Fred Reinold, died at her home
on Prairie avenue at nine o'clock
Tuesday morning after short i'll
ness from pneumonia. The announce
ment of the death of Mrs. Reino1d will
come as great surprise to the many
friends of the deceased as few of them
knew of her very serious illness. She
was taken i'll with a cold two weeks
ago and her slight ailment rapidly de-
veloped into pneumonia.
Mrs. Reinold was sixty-eight years
of age. She was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Frantz, sand was
born in Minden, Germany, August Is,
1884. While she remained in her home
in Germany she was married to Mr..
Reinold, and ia the spring of 1855 she
came win her husband and brother,
in the town of Pleasant Prairie. She
emained resident of that place until
after the death of her husband which
occurred some ten years ago, at which
time she removed to Kenosha where
she has since resided.
Mrs. Reinold was woman of many
noble traits of character and she was
greatly beloved by large circle of
friends. She is survived by two sons
and daughter. They are Herman
Reinold, of Minneapolis, and Frederick
and Angie Reinold, of this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
INTERSTATE LEAGUE NESTING
Committee Appointed to Arrange Sched-
ule of Games for Next Season.

uIe or Games for Next Season
The Interstate League at its BIZ
weekly meeting Sunday voted so droc
Aurora from its circuit and admitted
the Union Giants of Auburn Park. to
bill the vacancy. The application of
the kewanee club was laid over until
the next meeting. The circuit will be
either ten or twelve clubs.
President Armstrong, R. L. WEIGH.
j. P. keary and o. G.. Gleason were
appointed schedule committee to ar
range the playing dates and report two
weeks later. 1t was decided that each
club should appoint an umpire for it's
home grounds, the men TO be under the
jurisdiction of the President. Each
club submitted list of its last years
players and Will have lie right to their
services this season. The list of play
ers signed must be filed with the Presi-
dent on April II, each team being linn
tied to twelve men.
A letter from Secretary Farrell. of
the National Association of Minor
Leagues, brought the information that
decision would probably be reached
this week on the question of admitting
the Interstate league to the Minor
league body.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
KenOsha Pays Her Last Tributes to
the Social God Until After the
Days of SackeIOth and Ashes.
MERRY REvELS MARK THE FINISH
Danish Masquerade Proves to Be Romp
of Princes and Paupers-Music and
Dancing In All Parts of the City.
(From Mondays Daily J

Kenosha will put on sackcloth and
ashes tomorrow for the opening of the
Lenten season and the tired followers
Of the social god will be glad to know
that they are to have six WEEKS of alb
solute rest and quiet. 1t may not all
be spent in church, but the rest will at
least be a welcome one. The social
season just closing has been one of the
gayest in the history of the city and
all classes of society have every reason
to desire the rest. There will be moth.
ing doing for the next six weeks, save
on st. Patrick's day, when the patron
saint of Ireland will be revered with
the usual dancing parties.
The last night of the season of 1902
and 1903 will long stand as red letter
night in Kenosha, as it is seldom in
the history of the city that there was
such a revel in which all classes of
citizens took part.
The event of the night was the an
nual masquerade given by the mem
bers of the Kenosha society of the
Danish Brotherhood. This is the big
gest event of the year, and what the
French Ball is to Chicago and the
Brewers Ball to, Milwaukee, the Dan
ish masquerade has come to be to Ke-
nosha. 1t was formerly the jolly Six
that gathered together this band of
roisterers, but the sJolly Six gave up
two years ago and since that time their
place has been taken by the Danes.
In honor of the big event the Meyers
Auditorium Swas deliberately decorated
with Danish and American flags and a
crowd of people were present which
filled even this big hall to OVERLOOKING.
Every rank was recognized in the cos
n1opo1itan crowd and employer and
employee, prince and pauper, capitalist
and servant girl mingled in the meshes
of the waltz during the evening. All
sorts of people from the city and sur
rounding townss1turned out to attend
the dance and the fun was of the most
furious nature.
For this one night the rules of de-
corum were forgotten and the crowd
mingled in free and easy manner
that startled some of the people who
fingered in the galleries as onlookers.
There was an abundance of liquid and
other refreshments in the hall and
everybody had a chance to have good
time and most of them took advantage
of the chance.
The dance was success from every
standpoint and the Golfers of the Broth
erhood were we'll filled with money as
a result of the great number of tickets
sold. The dancing continued until
daybreak this morning and even then
the merry crowd of jewellers were slow
to leave the dance hall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
JAIL IS PURGED.
Tramp Room IsBAgain Ready for the Re
ceptiOn of Knights of the Road.

Tramp Room IsBAgaIn Ready for the Re-
ceptiOn of knights of the. Road.
The tramp room at the county iaiH
has been purged and there is now no
possible chance for smallpox germs to-
Turk in the room. Sheriff Tin1me ana
his assistants have kept the fumigators
working night and day and it is NOT
thought that the germs of the dreaded
disease could possibly have been
carried to other rooms of the jail.
Schueehagens, the patient who was
found i'll yesterday, is very comfortable
at the pest house and his recovery is
only question of a very few days.
The man makes serious charges
against John C1auson, well know1a
farmer of Pleasant Prairie, and de-
clares that although Clauson knew
that he was Ill with the smallpox he
forced him to leave the farmhouse
and come TO this city.
Should thesdisease be spread through
this case it would be possible for pats-
ents to file suits against C1auson on
the ground that hes wou1dsbe RESPONSE
bic for the spread of the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
STRIKING MINERS KILLED.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 25.-In a
desperate battle with Winchesters be-
tween striking coal miners and United
States deputy marshals today eight
prisoners were killed and six wounded.
Battle occurred at Wright's mine in
Raleigh county and resulted when $50
striking miners attempted to prevent
100 federal officers who had been speci-
ally sworn in to serve them with in
junction papers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT,
Washingto Supper Given by G. e. Society
Social and Financial Success.

Social and Financial Success.
The Washington supper, which was
given by the Christian Ehdeavorers
Friday in the parlors of the Congre-
gational church, was grand success
both financially and socially.
The room was pretti1y decorated in
festoons of crepe paper in the National
colors, while on the walls were hung
numerous flags and pictures suited to
the occasion. After the supper short
program was rendered; the instru-
mental music being furnished by Miss
Edith Hansen and Miss Ella Vinegar
and the readings by Miss Perdita
Dewey and Herbert Curtis. This was
followed by social hour OF games and
music.
The members of the Endeavor So
ciety are much pleased over their sue
cess and promise to give their friends
and patrons similar treat in the near
future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26

Alden Bass, an actor who played
here two years ago, taking the part of
Sol Smith Russell in "A Poor Rela-
ton" died last Thursday night in st.
Joseph's hospital in Milwaukee of
acute stomach trouble. His brother,
who lives in Chicago, has taken the
body to Vernon, the old home Of the
family.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26

Dowie's dad, John M. Dowie, OF
Clarinda, Iowa, also has an eye to bus
mess and Tuesday he allowed the wife
of his bosom to get divorce from him
with the understanding that she pay
to him in alimony the large sum Of
$1,000. The woman paid the bill and
the decree was granted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-26
AUCTION SALES .

A. Quick, having rented his farm.
will sell at public auction on the prem
Uses on the plank road, 2 miles north
of Woodwork, s miles west of Keno
sha. on Wednesday, March II, at 10
O'clock all horses, cows, farm machin-
cry, household furniture, etc. Free
lunch at noon.