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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
County Officials Start a Movement to
Secure Release Of Kenosha Man
From Waupun.
WAS SENTENCED FOR II YEARS,
Charged with Sensational Criminal As
Shows Extenuating circumstances.

| A well defined movement has been
started among the county officials of
this county to secure the release of
Joseph Bunge Kenosha county man
who is serving twelve years sentence
in the state prison at Waupur. Bunge
has been in the state prison for the
past FIVE years but during the last
week evidence has been discovered
that leads the officers to believe that
Bunge has already more than paid the
penalty for his crime and that the new
circumstances discovered in connec-
ton with the crime of which he was
charged raise a. question of the deep
ness of his guilt.
Bunge was farmer residing near
the state line and he was sarrested in
October 1897 on charge Of commits
ting a criminal assault on one Mrs.
Mary Forester the wife of another
farmer residing in the same neignDor-
hood. Bunge did not deny his rela-
tons to the woman but insisted that if
such relations had occurred that no
crime save that Of adultery could be
urged against him and that the woman
should be held as equally guilty. The
trial was held at the March term of
the court in 1897 and it was one of the
most sensational ever held in the coun-
ty. Bunge put up a determined fight
against the charges but was found
guilty and was sentenced to II years at
hard labor in the state prison at Wau-
pun. Nothing was thought Of the case
for years. Bunge has been in prison
working out his life for the state. Re-
Gently some of the real facts have been
brought to the sheriff and district at
torney and they are of the opinion
that under the new revelations Bunge
has been punished enough. It is now
alleged that Bunge had gained the
hatred of the husband of the Forester
woman on account of horse trade
and it is claimed that this hatred rath-
er than the crime of which he was
accused was largely responsible for his
arrest and imprisonment. When ask
ed in regard to the case District Attor-
ney Buckmaster was non-committal
and said: "When Bunge was convict
ed it seemed as if the evidence against
him was overwhelming. In this new
light of affairs I will have to look into
the matter before any definite move
is made. certainly do not desire to
see the man wrongfully punished"
Bunge is not without friends in the
county and these men will see to it
that if there is anything that can be
done in his favor before the Governor
it will be done. Bunge has still seven
years to serve and with the best of
conduct he could not be released in
less than four years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
700 MILES OF WIRE.
Independent Telephone Company Gets
Big Shipment Of Materials For
the Different Lines Planned.
LINE TO RACINE BEING BUILT.

The Kenosha Telephone and Tele-
graph company this morning received
the largest shipment Of wire ever
brought into Kenosha and if all the
wire is used in the buildingof the lines
about the city the entire county is to
be bound down with wire. Seven hun
dred miles of copper wire was the ship
ment received and it is alleged by the
managers of the company that all this
wire will be utilized in building the
independent line in Kenosha and its
allied lines in and about the county.
The wire if stretched out would reach
between Kenosha and Milwaukee
twenty.three times and would build
fourteen lines between Chicago and
Kenosha. With this big shipment Of
wire all the material needed for the
new line is now on the ground and
there will be no delays in completing
the system. The underground work
is completed and the exchange is now
being fitted up with modern switch
boards and appliances. The work of
putting instruments in the houses will
be started within few days. There
will be several hundred miles of wire
stretched in the city alone.
The work of building the line be-
tween Racine and Kenosha which will
connect the independent systems of
the two cities is now we'll under way
and this line will be completed long
before the line in Kenosha is ready for
the use of the patrons of the company.
The Racine line will be open for the
use of the farmers along the right of
way and many of them have already
availed themselves of the benefits
offered by the line. AS soon as this
line is completed the work will be
started on line to extend from Ke-
nosha south to Winthrop Harbor.
Manager Johnson who is to have
charge of the local exchange, together
with.his wife, arrived in Kenosha last
night and he will have charge of the
work of completing the exchange in
connection with Superintendent Egan.
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South Bristol.

Mrs. M. Achen spent last Thursday
and Friday in Kenosha with her sister
Mrs. M. B, Winters.
Helmet OFT is suffering from Sc
we're attack of lumbago.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Kelly entertain
ed friends at cards last Monday even
ing. Those present report pleasant
time.
Elmer Gethen had the misfortune to
loose fur mitten on his way to Trues-
dell last week Wednesday.
The Wesley Society will meet in the
church basement Friday afternoon of
this week.
Mrs. Ella Haskins, of Americas,
Kansas, is visiting at H. H. Holbrooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell spent Sunday
In Kenosha with their daughter, Mrs.
Leslie Holbrook.
A company of friends and relatives
from Kenosha gave Mr.. S. d. Gethen
pleasant surprise party last Saturday
evening in honor of his eighty-sixth
birthday.
Mrs. Mary Heazlitt, of Berlin, is
making a visit with her sister Mrs
S. d. Gethen before starting on her
annual trip to California, where she
will spend the winter.
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Robert and George vanLOne Keno
sha Boys in State School Heirs
to a Milwaukee Estate.
BOYS IGNORANT OF THEIR LUCK.
Little Fellows Sent to State School Four
teen Years Ago to Inherit The Prop
erty of Their Grandmother.

Robert and George VanLone, two
Kenosha boys who were sent to the
State School for dependent children at
Sparta by the Judge of the County
Court here fourteen years ago, have a
surprise waiting for them as it has
been discovered that the two waits are
the heirs at law to the estate of Mrs
Hanlon, Milwaukee woman who died
short time ago. The boys are moi
aware of their good fortune and they
will not be told of it until their friends,
who are now at work in the county
courts of this county and Lake county,
ILL.,, manage to secure full proofs OF
their heirship and secure an order OF
the court to turn the money over to
them on their attaining their ma jority.
The two fortunate boys were the
sons of former residents Of Kenosha
and at the time of the death of their
mother fourteen years ago they were
left homeless. II was alleged that the
father was rot fit person to have the
custody of the children and they were
sent to the State School at Sparta.
Mrs. Hanlon, the grandmother of
the two boys, died in Milwaukee few
months ago, leaving an estate valued
at about ten thousand dollars, and at
the time of her death will was found
which divided the estate and left the
two boys without any part under the
will. The other alleged heirs of the
estate were not pleased with the will
and it has been set aside by the courts
of Milwaukee county. By strange
freak of fortune it is found that the
people who had the will set aside are
not the heirs at law. An examination
shows that the two young boys, the
wards of the state, had been entirely
forgotten in naming up the list OF
heirs, but Notwithstanding this fact
they are the next of kin and cannot be
kept from securing the entire estate.
Friends of the little fellows have
taken up the fight for their rights and
these friends appeared in the County
court this morning and started the
| fight. There seems to be little doubt
but that the property will be turned
over to the boys without an extended
fight as they have the only true claims
on the estate.
It is hoped that the work Of settling
up the estate can be completed in order
that the two boys will receive the
money on Christmas. Neither of the
boys has as yet attained his hnajor
ity, the oldest of them being twenty
years of age.
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A GREAT VICTORY.
Present High School Bowling Team Win
From the Team of 1901.

present High SChOOl bowling Team WIN
From the Team of 1901.
Midst the cheers and hurrahs of the
students Of the Kenosha High school,
who went down to witness the bowling
ing match between the team of 1901
and the team of 1908, the present
team took two games without much
trouble.
Although each of the games won by
the present High school team was won
by large margin the games were ex-
citing. From the start to the finish
the old High school team was out of
the game and as soon as two of those
eight hundred games began to make
an appearance the old rivals gradually
began to fade away. Their shadow
came back, however, in time to win
the last game, which was won by only
small margin. The victory was due
wholly to good, steady bowling on the
part Of the winners and good support
from their classmates and friends.
The old High school team was out of
the game entirely as they were ever
since they lost their first game, and
had they been IN the game there is no
doubt but what the victory would have
been taken by the team of 1903.
The superiority of the two teams has
been decided and the keen rivalry that
has so long been existing must end
with the present High school superior
to any team or teams OF previous years.
This defeat came as severe shock to
our conquered friends, but let us cheer
them and when they enter into con.
test with any other team let us wish
them success.
This victory shows the advancement
made by the Kenosha High school in
the past two years and many more
such victories will result-not only in
bowling but in other athletic contests
if the members and friends Of the High
school give their hearty support as was
given the members of the bowling
| team.
| The score of the games follows:
1908. ..............8 O4 80 7O7-2333
1901. ..............7 62 740 758--226O
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| OUR
( COUNTRY y
4 CORRESPONDENCE.
Trevor.

The Christian Endeavor and Ladies'
Aid Society of the Liberty Congrega-
tional church will have sale on the
afternoon and evening of Dec. IS. Re-
freshments served. An entertainment
will be given in the evening, at which
Miss Barnum, the elocutionist from
Chicago, who has been with US before,
will assist. Admission 10 cents.
Mr. McDermott, of Kenosha, spent
Saturday night with his wife and son,
who are visiting his sister, Mrs.
Arthur Bloss, returning Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Booth visited at
Geo. Booths Friday and Saturday.
Sheep are being shipped to Chicago
daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus. Vo1tz and Mr..
and Mrs. Ward Bloss made Zion City
visit from Saturday until Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. Abram Crowley, Thursday,
Dec. 3rd. A twenty-five cent chicken
pie dinner will be served. All are cor
daily invited.
Geo. Booth made business trip to
Chicago Monday.
Trevor was well represented Sunday
to view the remains of the Antioch
FIRE.
Miss Gertrude Booth was Chicago
visitor Tuesday and Wednesday.
The social at the school house Sat-
urday night was we'll attended, over
twenty six dollars being realized. The
amount is to be put into books to start
school library.
Mrs. Sarah Kirk (nee Evans), of
Jackson, Montana, is visiting her
brother, VIM. Evans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
The Nickel Plate Road.

Will sell tickets on account of Christ.
mas and New Year holidays, at rate OF
a fare and third for the round trip,
within distances of $50 miles, Dec.
"a, Is and 81, 1908, and January 1, 1904,
good returning to and including Janu.
airy 4, 1904. Through service to New
York City, Boston, and other eastern
points. No excess fare charged on
any train on Nickel Plate Road. Chi.
cago Depot, LaSalle and Van Buren,
SITS. 1.-The only passenger station in
Chicago on the Elevated Loop. City
ticket Office III Adams ST., and Audi
torium Annex. Phone Central 2057. visa
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Western Division of County Teachers Assoc
citation Holds Meeting at Silver Lake


citation Holds Meeting at Silver Lake
The teachers of the western section
of Kenosha county held their first
meeting at Silver Lake, Nov. 21st.
Those present were Misses Beatrice
Duffy, Lille Darby, Rosa Purdue,
Lille, Rosa and Eda Button, Eta and
Sadie Boulder, Leah Lotus, Mary
Hansen, Emma and Florence Runkel,
Maude Scott, Bessie Turnock, Bessie
and Elizabeth Rogers, Angelina Tigh,
Lille Blum, Margaret Boehn, Mabel
Halliday, Irmine Workman, Mary
Mooney; Mesdames Williams and L.
Halliday; Messrs 6. w. Taylor, A.
Minsart, H. Blum, r. Darby, E Dixon
and L. Daniels.
The meeting came to order at one
O'Clock p. m. Henry Blum and Eda
Button were elected to act as chair
man and secretary of the meeting.
The roll was responded to by quota
tons from Goldsmith after which the
deserted Village" was read led by
Superintendent Taylor.
Lille Blum conducted class In
primary reading. All who did not
hear it missed an excellent exercise.
A. Minsart explained how elementary
science could be taught with advant
age to all grades above the fourth, and
with very little expense, and gave
some experiments.
Miss Rogers read a well prepared
paper on Teaching of Duluth-Super
Tor as Trade Center"
The last exercise on the program was
a review of the current events of the
week by Maude Scott.
All pronounced the meeting decid-
ed success and adjourned to meet agar
Jan. 9, 1904, at one O'Clock p. m.
The program for the next meeting
will be as follows:
Roll call-Responded to by quotations
from E. A. Poe.
r. M. Purdue.
Current Events ......... Henry Blum
Primary Geography. !. Miss A. Tigl
Middle Form Arith... Mrs. William.
EDA BUFFToN, Sec.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
ANTIOCH FIRE SWEPT.
Little village Has Fire Destroying it's
Business District-Loss 100000.

Little Village Has Fire Destroying iii
Business District-Loss $4,000.
The village Of Antioch just over the
line in Lake county, ILL.,, is in ruins
today as fire which broke out in a
barber shop of the town late Saturday
evening completely wiped out the
business portion of the village entail.
ing loss of thirty thousand dollars.
The origin of the FIRE is unknown
but it was most disastrous one.
Among the buildings burned were the
Vica Bros. general stores, general
stores of Webb Bros, the barber shop.
the saloon and the livery stable of the
village. The inadequate FIRE apparat-
US Of the village made It impossible for
the citizens to save any of the proper
ty from the flames but they managed
to save the Sibley string Of race horses
from the burning barn. The loss is
partially covered by insurance but the
net loss will exceed ten thousand dol
lars. It is not known whether the
business buildings will be rebuilt or
not.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
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ROLL OF HONOR.

The following is list of pupils who
we're perfect in attendance during
the pas month:
Pleasant Prairie Dist. No. 9. HUI
dab and Lawrence Pofahl, Sanford
Clark, Elna Peterson, Cora Edwards,
Mable Benedick. and Gertrude Hunt.
Florence Reed, teacher.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
AUCTION SALE.

Simon Carney will sell at public auc-
ton on his farm "A mile south of Rose
Grams and 3 miles northwest of Wads-
worth, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 10 O'Clock
sharp, all his live stock, hay, corn fod-
der, grain, machinery, harness, some
household furniture and many other
farming articles. Free lunch at noon.
e. r. Wilson, auctioneer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank the many friends
who kindly assisted Us in our late be.
reavement, especially those of Kenosha
Lodge, No. AZ, f. & A. M.
MRS. THOS. HARTNELL and family.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26

The college at Zion City was opened
for students yesterday. The first years
enrolment will be above three humid
red. As is usual in Zion John Alex.
Dowie il president of the college.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26

Small waists are no longer in style.
It's the plump round waists that come
by taking Rocky Mountain Tea; that's
all the go. s. cents. C. II. Hurd. d1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
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LOOKER-ON in IOWA


Kensett. Sept. Il In these days men
employed by the big railroad corpora
irons all belong 10 some organization,
and are the best possible illustration Of
the old saying in union there is
strength" And the methods used by
these organizations in asserting their
rights or in attempting the doing away
wrongs are in strong contrast to those
in vogue twenty five years ago. For in
stance. a certain order, / e., brother
hood recently had a committee in Chi
cago In consultation with the officials
5of a railroad for three whole months,
and then returned to their work with a
settlement satisfactory 10 their order
and presumably to the railroad conn
pdny. Just now there is in Chicago u
committee of five men, who represent
every station agent on the entire dis
trict system of one of our big trunk
lines. These men instruct their com
mi.tee to ask for such wages as are
paid for like work on other systems. To
ask that so many hours constitute a
DAYS work, and overtime to be paid so
much. In fact this committee is in
structed to ask for many things that
the general public has an idea they (of
course) get, but do not. Now the
LOCKER On is told by railroad men that
this committee may stay in Chicago
six months, as the superintendent and
other officials OF the road only have
time to meet them two or three times
a week. and there are many things To
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
mean with the cattle, perhaps7-

mean with the cattle, perhaps7~
Eyes, that's just it, Bill, and with
everything else that comes your way
And Bill never forgot that lesson, for
/ heard him, with a kind OF quiet en-
thusiasm, giving it to Hi as great
find. Nov, | call that fair deal, ne
said to his friend. Gives every man
show. No cards up the sleeve"
That's So" was HIS thoughtful re-
ply; distributes the trumps."
Somehow Bill came to be regarded
as an authority upon questions Of re-
ligion and morals. No one ever ac-
cused him of "gettin' religion" He
went about his work in his slow, quiet
way, but be was always sharing his
discoveries with 1.-The boys" And II
any one puzzled him with subtleties he
never rested till he had him face to
face with the Pilot And so it came
that these two drew to each other with
more than brotherly affection. When
Bill got into difficulty with problems
that have yexed the souls of men Tar
wiser than he, the Pilot would either
disentangle the knots or would turn his
mind to the verities that stood out
sure and clear, and Bill would be con-
tent
.That's good enough for me" he
would say, and his heart would be at
rest.
(To be continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

mortgages and a stamp tax might
catch other credits but the law would
have to be so stringent as to invali-
date the instruments if they evaded
the tax or it would fail to reach all
alike, and the Inconvenience to bust
ness and resultant litigation such a
law would stir up raises serious obiec-
tions to Ii; in fact the ideal system for
taxing personal property is yet to be
found. Until that system has been
discovered ara SO long as Minnesota
has a personal property tax she had
better profit from Iowa's experience
and employ ferrets, granting that she
will secure honest ones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
WHERE WILT ALL STOP?

Fifty or more representatives OF
farmers, clubs or associations have
been holding a convention in Chacago'
the object of which is to unite all the
various farmers societies and unions
into one grand union. with the view oil
raising the market price of farm prou-
ucts and lettering the condition oil
farmers generally The plan contem-
plates union of individual FARMERS
who by cooperating TO withhold farm
products from the market may force
the price to consumers 20 such pom,
as may seem satisfactory TO the pro-
Queer. Briefly, ii is a scheme to cor
ner the food products of the country
control competition and set an aroltfa-
nv price upon the necessities OF NE
This farmers trust if organized may
be capitalized at s1oo,ooo.ooo.
This is part of the dog eat dog poi
lev from which the giant trusts ana
corporations have grown. Inattemptins
TO control the market ana the price for
his products the farmer IS dong pre-
ctsely what manufacturers are trying
70 do. 1t Is what the labor unions at
temnt when they set the rate per hour
and limit the length of time that their
members may work. TIE theory thae
no farmer shall undersell another ana
III mo
Be fixed by a COMMITTEES or conVen-
Ton Of committees is on par VITA
manufacturers agreements to a similar
end or the trades uniorists pledge TO
his fellows Bankers, workers, manu-
facturers, miners. ct Ill omne genus
all are organized, and now come the
food producers. If all might be sue
cessful in organizing and staying or
ganized what would the result be 10
the world in general
There is not much danger OF the
trust scheduled by the Chicago con-
yention becoming effective. Farmers
organizations are notably hard to hold
together. The comparative isolation OF
the agriculturalist and his tendency
toward independent action precludes
the successful operation of scheme
that takes in practically the entire ag-
r,cultural class of the country. But
IL united action of the nature suggested
might be accomplished the farmer
would hold the world powerless by the
throat. We must eat.