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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
DECREE is GRANTED
Bessie EppIer Thomas is Granted an
Absolute Divorce From Her Hus.
band, E. D. Thomas.
COMPLAINT IS SENSATIONAL.

In the Circuit court at Racine yes
terday afternoon Judge E. B. Belden
granted decree of divorce to Mrs.
Bessie Epp1er Thomas from her hus-
band, E.. d. Thomas on grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs.
Thomas was given the right to re-
sumo her maiden name, Bessie Epp1er,
and was awarded Judgment of ali
mony for costs to the extent Of SIS.
The fair divorce is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Epp1er gand is
we'll known in Kenosha. The papers
in the suit were not filed in the local
court until today and with them the
Judgment was filed. The complaint
made by Mrs. Thomas is of a most
sensational nature. In her complaint
she alleges that her husband, who is
said to have been son, of Seth
Thomas, the famous manufacturer of
clocks, was addicted to the use of
opium and that when he was not
under the influence of the drug he
abused her and endeavored to brighten
her by declaring that he would take
his life. Mrs. Thomas further alleged
that Thomas had not only failed to
support her, but that he had taken
her jewels and pawned them and
spent the money. Thomas did not
appear in court or by attorney and in
fact it is stated that the friends of
Mrs. Thomas have no idea of his
present whereabouts. Thomas left
Kenosha many months ago taking his
wife with him. Mrs. Thomas returned
to this city from New York, but the
husband was never located. It was
reported short time ago that Thomas
was in business in Chicago, but a
diligent search failed to reveal his
whereabouts
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
LITTLE GIRL HURT.
Careless Bicycle Rider, Violating the
City Ordinance, Runs Over
Little Edna SChmitz.
LAW TO BE ENFORCED IN FUTURE.

Edna Schmitz, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Schmitz. was
run down and seriously injured last
night by bicycle rider. The little
girl was playing on the sidewalk in
front of her home on Orange street
and the man dashed down the side
walk and gave the little girl no chance
to get out of the way. She was taken
into the house andssa doctor summon
ed to attend her. 1t is stated this
morning that the child lis not9 perna-
nently injured but she gwi1l gsuffer
from the care1essness of the unknown
rider for some time.
On account of the accidentsthe peo-
pie OF the North side are sup Gin arms
and are denaandingssthat the ordinance
against the riding ofsbicyc1es gon the
sidewalks be enforced to Ethe very
letter. For some tineu this ordinance
has been considered a dead dieter by
the riders and IN smany parts of the
city the sidewalks are used as wheel
paths. Several people have been hurt
IN the past few days andBthe riders
seem to care little for the rights of
the pedestrians. Night and. day the
sidewalks are used until it is a hard
proposition for people residing on
some Of the streets to use9the side
walks.
Mr., schmitz whensseen this:".morn-
ing stated ithat he did snot,know who
the man was who run over his little
daughter, but it is safe to .say that
could the identity of the man be dis
covered he would sbe punished to the
fullest extent of the claw. The en-
forcement of the 1aws"for few 'days
would undoubtedly areca11E it to the
minds of the riders and eliminate the
trouble in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
Police of the City are Asked to Search
for James Harry Of Town Of
Pleasant Prairie.
DISAPPEARED THREE WEEKS AGO.
Came to KenOsha to Celebrate His Seventy
First Birthday and Was Last Seen
In This City.

Chief of Police Reino1d and his as
sistants on the police force have been
asked to make an effort to locate
James Harry, an old resident of the
county, who has been missing from
his home in the town of Pleasant
Prairie for the past three weeks. He
came to Kenosha three weeks ago
Friday to celebrate the seventy-frst
anniversary of his birth and no trace
of him can be found since that time.
On Saturday the friends of Harry
came to this city and asked the chief
to take up the search for the man.
The missing man is retired sailor,
and he has been resident of this
county for many years. During the
last few months he has been making
his home on farm in the town of
Pleasant Prairie. At the time he
left the farm he stated to his en-
p1oyer that he would return in the
early evening, and for this reason his
disappearance is all the more mystic
rious. Friends state that when he
came to Kenosha he had only small
sum of money on his person, and on
this account it is not believed that he
could have gone to any distant city.
For some time Harry has been in
poor health, and the people with
whom he lived claim that he had suf-
fered from dependency. Just before
leaving to come to Kenosha on the
day of his birthday, he had said to his
friends in Pleasant Prairie that he
had little to live for, and this state
ment leads them to think that it is
possible the old man committed sui
eide by throwing himself into the
lake. Before seeking aid from the
police in their search his friends went
to the different parts of the county
where he had found a home in other
times, but he had not been seen at any
of these places since the day of his
disappearance.
Harry was in town most of the day
and was seen about several business
places, but it is claimed he had not
been drinking. The police made a
search of the hotels and lodging
houses of the city on Saturday night
but they failed to find any trace of
the old man.
Harry sailed from this port for
many years, and was we'll known to
many people in the city. It was
thought possible that he was stop
ping at one of his favorite haunts,
but at none of these could he be To-
Gated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
Chief of Police ReinOd Issues a Proc.
lamation Against The Use OF Toy
Pistols in Kenosha.
THE DEALERS EXPRESS SURPRISE
Small Boy Is Sent Into Mysteries by the Or
der of the Chief, And Noiseless Fourth
Is Assured Perhaps.

henosha is to have a noiseless
Fourth this year, and this morning
Chief of Police Reino1d sent out a
notice to the boys of the city, that
the use of toy pistols would not be
tolerated in the celebration of the ma
tons birthday in Kenosha. The or
der is a sweeping one, and it includes
not only pistols but it also includes
cannon fire crackers and all other
dangerous explosives. The notice as
issued by the chief follows:
Notice.
The sale and use within the limits
of the city of Kenosha of toy pistols,
toy revolvers and other toy firearms,
the sale and use of which are prohibi-
ted by Sec. 4397 a of the Wisconsin
Statutes of 1898, and other toy pistols
and firearms which act by force of
gunpoWder, giant firecrackers, can
non firecrackers containing danger
Gus explosives and other explosives
dangerous to life and limb are hereby
prohibited within the city of Kenosha.
By order of the Mayor,
F. w. REINoLD.
Chief of Police of the City of Kenosha.
Dated at Kenosha this 9th day of
June, A. d.
The edict of the chief has provoked
quite little discussion among the
dealers in fireworks in the city, but
there is no open rebellion to the edict.
The dealers had in a measure. antici-
pated such move, and for this rea-
son the stock of toy pistols bought
was very small one and none of the
dangerous pistols were placed in
stock this year.
On the other hand the dealers ex-
pect great trade ing harmless fire
works, and the stock of them is larger
than in any formerrsyear.
The small boy will read the proc1a-
nation of the chief with great deal
of CONSERVATION, as from the earliest
times the great delight, of "Young
America" has been toIire off the toy
pistol on the Fourth" and the more
danger he could run into the better
he would feel over it all. This year
he will have to confine his fun to
"nigger chasers' and small fire
crackers.
It is more than iprobab1e that the
small boy has alreadya1aid in his toy
pistols and if this is so the chief
will guard against the useIof the fire.
arms by judicious. arrests.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
HOLD FIRST REUNION.
Members OF the Glass of 1908 Gather at the
ilome of Miss Edith Winberg.


Twenty members of the class of
1908 III the Kenosha High school met
at ths home of Miss Edith Winberg
on South street for their first reunion
since graduation from school. All
the living members of the c1assssave
four were present. In honor of the
gathering of the classmates the home
OF Miss Winberg was beautifully dec
Grated with palms and flowers, and
the class co1ors-cream and crimson
were much in evidence.
After the banquet had been served
several of the members of the class
responded to toasts. Richard P. Cav
anagh, now member of the Sophie
more class at the University of Wis
consin, officiated as toast master.
Prof. w. ]. Hooking responded to the
toast ''The High School," and Roy
Donley responded to the toast "The
Glass of 1oO3.''
To Ray Royce, one of the proni-
nent members of the class, was left
the duty of paying a tribute to the
memory of Charles Harbaugh, the one
member of the class who had died
since the commencement exercises.
Mr.. Royce had been closely associated
with Mr.. Harbaugh in the work of the
class, and he paid a touching tribute
to his memory.
After the toasts were over bust
ness session was held, and it was de-
cided to form permanent organiza-
ton and to hold annual reunions.
Roy M. Don1ey was elected president
and he will have charge of the next
reunion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
scHoLEY AS A COLLECTOR.
Chicago Examiner Tells How Kenosha
Alderman Collected ss Last Saturday.

Alderman Collected So Last Saturday.
Here is what the. Chicago Examiner
OF this morning has to say of Alder
man M. ]. Scholey and one of his
strenuous trips: Mounted on mule,
which he had hastily unhitched from
his wagon, Alderman M. J. Scho1ey,
OF Kenosha, Wis, last Saturday rode
at Dreakneck speed about ten blocks
through the quiet little city of Keno
sha, stopped d train and compelled a
passenger to give him So.
The passenger, who refused to give
his name, was on the train which
passed Alderman Scho1ey's saloon.
AS the train slowed up near the saloon
the man threw stone from the win
dow OF the car and it smashed a plate
glass window in the saloon.
Unable to attract the attention of
the engineer, the Alderman mounted
the mule and after a hard ride finally
tagged the train.
He then demaded that the cu1prit
make good the damage. AS the man
did not have the required amount it
was necessary to take up a collection
among the passengers. Then the
train was allowed to proceed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
THROUGH TRAINS BY CUTOFF
Officials of the Northwestern Company
Give up Main Line to Suburban Trains

Officials of the North Western Company
Give up Main Line to Suburban Trains
In order to give a better service
for the suburbs along the north shore,
the Northwestern railroad Sunday
inaugurated new plan, that of send
ing three of it's Milwaukee trains
around the new cutoff from Lake
Bluff to Chicago, via Mayfair.
This plan will be followed in the
future, and the change takes away
the fast trains which in years past
have caused much delay to suburban
traffic as the Milwaukee trains have
often been late, thus forcing the SUI
brrban trains to await their arrival.
By the new plan, the division be-
tween Lake Bluff and Chicago will
be given over to suburban trains
mostly, and while the time of the
through trains will not be 1essened,
the whole service will be materially
improved. One of the trains changed
Sunday is the Green Bay, which
passes through here at a. m. to Chi
cago. Another is one leaving Chica-
go at O'Clock p. M, and another
which leaves Milwaukee at A o. m.
This new cutoff is now to be used
entirely for the through trains and
freights.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
THEY GET REVENGE,
Kenosha Team Defeats the Marquettes
Of Chicago After Hot Fight
at Central Park.
cuMlskEY IN GREAT FORM.
Kenosha Boy Pitcher Pitted Against Re
cord Breaker Brown and Makes
Him Look Small.

The kenOSha Base Ball team wiped
out one of the defeats of the early
season Sunday afternoon by defeat
ing the Marquettes of Chicago by a
score of five to three. When the teams
met earlier in the season the game
had to be called in the seventh inning
and at that time the Marquettes had
lead of two runs, but the defeat of
the Chicago team on Sunday was such
clean cut, well earned victory that
there is no doubt of the superiority
of the Kenosha team. Brown, who
formerly pitched for Kenosha and who
recently made a worlds record of
shutting out team without allowing
a man to reach first base, was in the
boxfor the Marquettes and his worlds
record was given bad bump when
the heavy hitters of the Kenosha
team touched him up for total of IA
hits. Cun1iskey, the Kenosha boy,
was IN the box for Kenosha and to
him is due the honor for the Kenosha
team. He had hard place to fill for
the crowd which had been used to the
pitching of Smith were looking for
great pitching. They got it and Cum
iskey pitched as good game as was
ever thrown on the diamond. He
failed, however, to get the support
that is usually accorded the pitcher
by the Kenosha team and this was the
sole reason for the Marquettes getting
man against the home plate. Cum
iskey held the Marquettes down to
eight hits and some of these were
gifts Of the Kenosha players. He
struck out six men while the world
beaten could do no better than retire
two of the Kenosha batsmen on
strikes. incidentally Cumiskey was
there with, the stick and his two hits
aided materially in winning the game.
Cun1iskey is a good strong pitcher
and with a little practice he will be
able to stand up with any of the minor
league pitchers. The game was a
decidedly interesting one. The Mar
quotes took long lead in the second
inning when an overthrow by Horn
gave them start and before the
Kenosha boys came to their own again
three men had crossed the home plate.
It looked little hard for Kenosha,
but after this inning the Kenosha
players got down to business and the
visitors were blanked during the re-
mainder of the game. Kenosha took
a run in the third another in the sixth
A batting rally in the seventh put
Kenosha to the front by run and in
the eighth they c1inched their lead
and won the game.
Hermann, the catcher of the Keno
sha team, has decided to accept the
call to Colorado Springs and he will
leave for there this evening. The
railway company has granted him
three months leave of absence and he
will spend the summer playing pro-
fessiona1 ball. The departure of Her
man will demand change in the line
up of the Kenosha team. Donavan,
who has been playing first base will
go behind the bat and Donahue will
be called in from the field to play first.
A heavy hitting fielder will be signed
during the week.
The score of the Sunday game fol-
lows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
HAS FOUND A LEADER
The Hon. Robert Maxwell OF Kenosha
County, Claims Credit for the Dis.
oovery OF George CorteIyou.
TOOK HIM AS A STENOGRAPHER.

kenosha county through one of her
most distinguished citizens is to have
the honor of bringing George Corte1-
you TO the foreS rank as a leader of
the Republican party. The man is
Robert Maxwell, brother Of lthe late
HoSs W3lter Maxwell and a resident
OF kenosha county for many years.
When Robert MAXWELL went to New
York from Kenosha ga couple of de-
cades ago, he wasn't considered a
great man in the world, but there
were number of men out in the
country where Maxwell lived who be-
lieved that "Bob''. would make his
mark. He did. After Maxwell got
into New York, hess began. to
climb up in the business world and
after short time he attracted the
attention of the metropolis by his
ideas of business. He became a poll
tician, and years ago he was named
as fourth assistant postmaster gem
eral
When Mr.. Maxwell went to Wash
1ngton to take up this work in the
early eighties, he needed a stenog-
rapher, and to this end he placed a
short ad in one of the papers. A boy
nineteen years of age applied for the
position, and after little discussion
Maxwell hired him. 1t was Cor
telyou.
Corte1you was a bright boy and in
short time he and Maxwell became
very confidential. Maxwell discov-
cred that there was some thing to his
stenographer besides his ability to
use typewriter and take dictation.
In short time Corte1you g-beca1ne
known as the best stenographer in
the Post Office Department. Post
master General Bisse11 made an effort
to get him for a Private Secretary,
but the Kenosha man held on to him.
When Grover Cleveland was elected
president he wanted man to act as
stenographer. It was then that Max
well relinquished This hold on .Corte1-
you and he went to the White House.
Not wanting to work under any mis-
presentation, Corte1you thought he
ought to be frank.with the President,
so he said to him: ''Mr. President I
ought to tell you that am a Repub-
lican." Cleveland's reply was charac-
teristic. He said, ''ISdon't give a
what yon are so long as you
are good stenographer.'
From this time on the rise of the
chairman was rapid. He became
the Secretary of PresidentgM cKin1ey
and later was made hesSecretary of
the new department of Commerce and
Labor. He resigned hisssssposition to
accept the craftsmanship of the Re
publican National Committee. In
the event of the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, heswi11 return to the
Cabinet as Postmaster General.
Maxwell is still fourth assistant in
the office, and there is no doubt but
that when Mr.. Corte1yor becomes his
chief he will be advanced.
Mr.. Maxwell has been in Kenosha
for the past week attending to bust
ness matters, and 0helahas taken
great deal of pleasure in telling the
Kenosha county men how he brought
out Cortelyou.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
PENNINGTON IN JAIL.
Man Who Would Promote Big Factory
Here is Arrested In st. Louis

II
Here is Arrested In st. Louis
2. ]. Pennington, who was in Keno
sha several years ago with a view of
building a great automobile factory,
and who was contestant for a prize
IN the Worlds Fair airship contest, is
in the handssof the law at ST. Louis.
Pennington was arrested at the
Southern hotel Monday on telegram
from the sheriff at Pittsburg, stating
that he is wanted on a warrant charg-
ing conspiracy and fraud. Penning-
ton denies that he had any trouble
in Pittsburg.
When the Worlds fair twas first
talked about in ST. Louis, Pennington
organized company to lbui1d an air
ship, saying that he was.the inventor
and the first builder of a dirigib1e
airship. His tents was blown down
and his airship demolished. There
being no money Eto bui1d.sanother
Pennington went to Europe where he
engaged in the building of more air
ships.
According to newspaper clippings
found in his pockets, he took the
former Prince of Wales, now the king
of England, in his. balloon on trip
above London.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
BARRY BOAT DISABLED.
Steamer f. & P. M. No. 1 Drifts Aimlesslv
for Many Hours off Racine.

steamer L. q T. MI. No. Drifts Aimlessly
for Many Hours off Racine,
For several hours after midnight
Sunday morning the passenger
steamer F. & P. M. No. of the Barry
line drifted in disabled condition off
Racine. Most of the people on board,
who were asleep at the time, were I'M
aware of thesaccident, and were sur
prised to find themselves ingRacine in
the morning instead of Chicago.
The accident was caused by the
breaking of the steamlGpipe. The
steamer was picked up by the Empire
State of the same line and.Rtaken to
Racine where thei cargo was un-
loaded.
The tug George Nelson afterward
towed the disableds'craft to the Mil
waukee dry dock, while the passen-
gers went on to Chicago on the EN-
pire State.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
PRAISE FOR KENOsHA LIBRARY

Report of KenOsha Librarian to BE Spread
Upon Bulletin of State Commission.
Clara P. Barnes, the librarian of the
Gilbert M. Simmons library, has re-
ceived a communication from the
State Library Commission giving high
praise to the report recently sent out
from the Kenosha library. The letter
follows:
''My dear Mrs. Barnes: We have
just received your report, and l think
it so good that want to make special
acknowledgment of it. If we print a
bulletin giving the best library rec
ords, may we use this? / would be
glad to have all our librarians have a
chance to see it. Sincerely yours,
"CORNELIA MARVIN,
Library Instructor. Wisconsin
Library Commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30

Dr.. c. |. Shoop, of Racine, fell a
prey to the Evanston police Sunday
while passing through that place in
his automobile. According to the po-
lice the doctor was exceeding the
speed limit of twelve miles per hour
fixed by the city ordinance. The ar
rest was rnade.on Forrest avenue and
Dempster street, where policemen
were watching measured course
with stop watches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
FORTY YEARS A LODGE.
Two Hundred Masons Attend the Anniver.
sary Celebra ton Saturday Evening.

Two hundred Masons and their
wives gathered at the Masonic Hall
in the village of Bristol last Saturday
evening to attend the celebration of
the fortieth anniversary of the found
alton of the Bristol lodge. A splendid
banquet was served during the early
part Of the evening after which sew
eral of the visitors made addresses.
The guest of honor was James M.
Stebbins of this city who had ofticiated
at the opening of the lodge. Speeches
were made by Mr.. Stebbins, the Rev.
Mr. Montague, of Salem; the Rev.
Mr.. Christian, of Bristol, and County
Superintendent George w. Taylor.
About forty people from Kenosha
attended the celebration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
A UNIQUE CRIME.
Matte Smith. a Racine Boy. Is Arrested in
Kenosha on Charge of Stealing Butter

Matte Smith. Racine Boy. Is Arrested in
Kenosha on Charge of Stealing Butter
Matte Smith, bright eyed boy
from Racine, ten years of age, was
arrested in Kenosha Sunday morning
by Police Officer John Leik on a
charge of larceny. The boy was
charged with the terrible crime of
stealing seven pounds of butter and
the worse part Of the whole affair was
that he admitted the crime. The boy
stole the butter in Racine Saturday
evening and the police of that city
discovered that he had fed to Keno
sha. He came to Kenosha in box
car and the officer found him hiding
in the car at the depot. Chief Pfster,
of Racine, came to Kenosha for the
hoy on Sunday afternoon. He will
probably be sent to the State Reform
school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-30
TO ATTEND BOYS CONFERENCE
Kenosha Y Nj. C. A. Representatives Going
to Mukwanago Tomorrow.

Kenosha Y. Nj. C. A. Representatives Going
to Mukwanago tomorrow.
The Kenosha Y. M. C. A twill send
four AZ delegates to Camp Hope at
Phantom Lake near Mukwonago, to
represent the Kenoshass Jr. depart
ment in the second annual Boys
Conference. The conferencesis from
June 39to July 4th. Mr.. Frank Glib
son, John w. Adams and Cuisine
The1een will take part III the pro-
gram on Wednesday and Thursday,
and Frank Hegeman and Fred West
ern will be on for Friday. The OBJ
ject of the conference is to educate
the members of the Boys Department
of Wisconsin, in the best methods OF
carrying on the work of their depart
ments and to inspire in them a de-
sire to win their fellow men to be
followers of Jesus Christ.