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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

IT HAS been found that there is no
law to deal with the men who have
been putting iron s1ugs in life pre-
servers. The president in letter to
to Secretary Metca1f, secretary of the
bureau of commerce and labor, char
acterizes the act as a ''heinous of
Tense" and recommends the enactment
by congress of laws providing proper
punishment for persons guilty of
knowingly making defective life pre-
serving apparatus. Laws on the sub
ject may be needed but the Legislators
must feel rather helpless when con-
fronted with the problem of framing
law which will "make the punish
ment fit the crime"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20
AT THE THEATRE.

Electricity has furnished many
startling stage novelties for ''The
Royal Chef" the latest musical
comedy success, which comes to the
Rhode opera house on Sunday even
ing after having experienced a pte-
nomeral run of twenty-three weeks
at the Garrick theatre, Chicago. In
the "Mother Goose" song, which is
one of the distinctive successes of this
musical menu, the chorus utilize cleo
trica1 effects, and which have assisted
materially in creating for the "broi1-
ers" the reputation of the best drilled
chorus ever seen on any stage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Mrs. Edward c. Kunk1e Honored By
Baptist Church Ladies.

Mrs. Edward c. Kunk1e was the
guest of honor at pleasant party
given on Tuesday evening at the par
sonage Of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Kunk1e is great favorite with
the ladies of the church, and when it
became known that she would leave
the city in short time it was decided
to give her a surprise party.
The party was complete surprise,
and Mrs. Kunk1e was overwhelmed
when twenty-five Of the ladies called
at the parsonage. The evening was
spent with games and music, and
towards midnight a luncheon was
served. The event happened to fall
on Mrs. Kunk1e's birthday, and the
guests left several pretty gifts which
will serve as souvenirs of the even
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

IN THESE days when it seems as if
anybody and everybody, both inside
and outside the state, esteemed it not
only duty but privilege to peek at
the fair fame of Wisconsin, it is a
rare thing to find anyone saying any
thing good of the state. Consequently
the following tribute to the integrity
of Our supreme court, which, it may
be remarked, has been questioned in
our own state, is all the more well
come. The Chicago Tribune says:
s'Here is court which in it's po1iti-
cal decision does not follow what one
of the senators of the United States
has euphonious1y called cts convic-
tons" Instead, it follows legal
maxims and keeps it's political convic-
tons for their proper use in the poll
ing booth.
The decision which made La Fol-
1ette the regular Republican nominee
for governor was reached by vote
of three to one. At least two of the
three judges who voted in favor of La
Toilette are united by long personal
association with his enemies.
Judge Wins1ow was for many years
law partner of Senator Quar1es.
Judge Dodge was appointed to his
place in court by Mr.. Scofe1d, who is
now the Sta1wart candidate for gov
ernor. Both Judge Wins1ow and
Judge Dodge, while they could not
be accused by their bitterest enemies
of interference in politics, have con-
tracted such close friendships with
the champions of the Sta1wart faction
that they are universally regarded as
Stalwart sympathizers. But though
they may sympathize personally, they
do not sympathize professionally.
Their decision in the La Toilette case
went directly athwart the interests
of the men with whom they have been
intimate most of their adult lives.
Judge Marshall, who concurred
with Judge Wins1ow and Judge
Dodge, is as far as the newspaper
correspondents know, nutera1. He
is not classified by his sympathies
with either the Sta1warts or the Half
breeds. But Judge Siebecker, re1at-
ed to Gov. La Toilette by marriage,
might have been expected to vote for
him. Instead, he did not vote at all.
In days when court decisions are
often accurately predicted by study
of previous political affiliations, it is
a rebuke to the cynical that in one of
the most nomentous political deci-
sions of recent years the Wisconsin
Supreme court should have shown it.
self SO far above all considerations
except those of law. Judge Cassoday,
it is true, who was the only judge
holding against La Toilette, is stall
wart. But when his brethren behaved
SO disinterested1y the assumption is
that he also is removed from party
motive, and his record bears out the
assumption.
It is fortunate that the law in the La
Toilette case happened to be such
that the Supreme judges of the state
could give the country so striking an
instance of the submergence of per-
sona1 and political bias in legal truth"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

IF there is any way in which the
charter of the city can be amended so
as to give the council a voice in the
building operations of the school
board, the change should be made.
The council has to provide the money
to pay for the buildings and the alder
men are entitled to some say in the
way the money raised is to be ex-
pended.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20
NOTICE TO WISCONSIN FARMERS.

By legislative act, the edition of
the Annual Report of the Agrica1-
trlra1 Experiment Station is limited
to such a small number, that we are
unable to send copies to all persons
whose names appear on our regular
mailing list. However, a number of
copies of the Twentieth Annual Re-
port, recently issued, are available for
distribution and will be sent to any
resident of the state who will send a
postal card request to the Agricu1tu-
raj Experiment Station, Madison,
Wis. w. A. HENRY, Director.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

THE value of farm lands has been
materially enhanced by rural free
delivery. This increase of value has
been estimated as high as SIS an acre
in some states. A moderate estimate
is from So to So per acre. For the
rapid development of rural free de-
livery the farmers are indebted to the
Republican party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

SOME of the aldermen seem to be
1aboring under the de1usion that, be-
cause the big sewer proposition was
defeated, the people are opposed to
any sewers at all. That is not the
case, and any sewer plan which will
give the needed relief at moderate ex-
pense will be approved by the people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20
IT is a comfort once In while to
hear man speak who is not looking
for anything for himself.

Now that the city is looking around
for an official dog catcher it might be
we'll to pay that license fee. If the
city officials mean business, and it
looks as if they do, delays may be ex-
pensive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

IF BY any possibility Roosevelt
should happen to be defeated, his de-
featcan be charged to the apathy of
his followers. This call over but the
shouting" feeling has been RESPONSE
bic for the loss of a good many
elections.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.


Electors at Large
Charles F. I1s1ey, of Milwaukee,
A. r. Hall, of Dunn.
Electors from Congressional Districts
First-John L. Sheron, Green county,
Second-J. M. Bushnell, Columbia county.
Third-James II. Cabonnis, Grant county
Fourth-Fred C. Lorenz, Milwaukee county.
Fifth-Fred w. Cordes, Milwaukee county,
Sixth-C. S. Porter, Dodge county.
Seventh-H. A. Bright, Jackson county.
Eighth-E. Nc G1ach1in, Portage county,
Ninth-George Boyer, Oconto county.
Tenth-M. D. Keith, Forest county.
Eleventh-Edward L. Peet, Burnett county.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
For Congressman First District
Henry A. Cooper, Racine.
TICKET RECOGNIZED gsBY SUPREME
Robert M. La Toilette of Madison.
Lieutenant Governor
James o. Davidson, of Soldiers Grove.
Secretary of State
Walter o. Houser, of Mondovi.
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Lafayette M. Sturdevant, of Nei11svl1n.
Insurance Commissioner
zeno M Host, of Milwaukee.
Railway Commissioner
John Fl. Thomas, of Chippewa Falls
TICKET RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL. COM
MITTEE.
For Governor
Samuel A..Cook, Neenah.
lieutenant Governor
George H.,Ray, of Lacrosse.
Secretary of State
Ne1s Holman, Deerfeld.
State Treasurer
Gustav Wo11aeger, Milwaukee.
Attorney General
D. G.. C1asson, Oconto.
Railroad Commissioner
F. o. Tarbox, Ashland.
Insurance Commissioned
w. c. Roenitz, Sheboygan.
oY COUNTY TICKET.
Member of Assemb1y-Wa Curtis, OF. Salem.
County C1erk-Wn. G. Crosby, of Kenosha.
Treasurer-Harry Fau1tless, of Kenorha.
Sheriff-Dr. J. III. Vietch, of Kenosha.
Coroner-Dr. Fl. A. Robinson, of Kenosha.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-John B. Ma1oney, of
Kenosha.
District Attorney-Robert Y. Baker, Kenosha.
Register of Deeds-Perkins c. Torrey, of
Kenosha.
County Surveyor-A1vin Fl. Blood, of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

FEW strangers who come here fail
to remark upon Waukegan's beauti-
full location and lovely city. We have
Kenosha cinched on that.-Waukegan
Sun. Waukegan is entitled to one
more guess,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

WILL the little Japs "take up the
white mans BURDEN in Manchuria
after the struggle is over and prove
themselves as great in peace as in
war;
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

Mr.. CURTIss, the candidate for AS
semb1y, makes it plain that he pro-
poses to go it alone, and that he
neither asks nor desires any assis-
tance ftom the friends of Senator
Quar1es in the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20
CHANGE IN A LAUNDRY.
Roy Bu11amore Sells His Interest In
The Laundry to L. r. Fink,

~ Ia ttAANAA , 70 A4s 4As II IIhe
There was change in the owner
ship of the Kenosha laundry this
morning when Roy Bu11amore, the
junior member of the firm of Bu11a-
more Brothers, sold his interest in
the business to L. r. Fink of Chi
cago. Mr.. Fink is practical man in
the business and will take possession
of his share of the business at once.
The firm name will not be changed
and the business will be continued as
in the past. The retiring member of
the firm will give his time in the
future to his farm in the town of
Somers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

Miss Margaret .Reicherts is doing
dressmaking at her home, 70 North
Maple street. o24
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
SOUTH SIDERS WIN.
Exciting Cooking Main is Pulled
off in a Saloon on Mil
Waukee Avenue.
BIRDSFlGHT TILL EARLY MORN

The ancient sport of cock fighting
was given a glorious revival in Ke-
nosha Thursday night and this morn
ing when hundred of the real dyed
in the wool sports of the city gathered
about pit in basement of a saloon
on Milwaukee avenue and watched
nine flies between the game birds. 1t
was battle royal between the sports
of the north and south side of the
city and the Southsiders carried away
the swag.
The pit had been placed in the sa-
loon during the early evening2and the
fights were pulled off without the po-
lice getting wind of the affair. The
main was the first of the old fashion
ed kind seen in Kenosha in several
years. In the early evening men with
mysterious 1ouE1ing little bags we're
seen hurrying across the bridge to
the north side and when the thine for
the birds to enter the pit came there
were more than twenty birds ready
for battle. About the ring an unusual
crowd was gathered and among the
number were men well known in SOC
ia1 circles. 1t was after 10 O'Clock
when the first birds went into the pit
and from then until after O'Clock
his morning the birds we're kept
fighting. The men about the ring
had been coached as to the merits of
the birds and the betting was exceed
ingly spirited on some of the contests.
1t is claimed that the south side fan
ciers cleaned up over $1,000 on the
main.
One thing of more than passing in
terest was contest between one Ke-
nosha and one Racine bird. The
Kenosha bird won in a walk and the
few Racine sports who came down to
attend the main we're forced to walk
home as they had backed their bird to
their last farthing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
HAS STRANGE CLAIM
Miss Eve Of This City Claims to
Have Lost $45 in the Post
office at This Point.
POSTMASTER TO INVESTIGATE
Girl Claims That She Sent Ten Dollars
in Silver and Thirty-five Dollars
in Currency in Letter Which
Was Never Delivered.

The post Office at Kenosha is ac-
cnstomed to receiving all sorts of
complaints during the holiday season.
The men are blamed for the non
arrival of Christmas presents, which
were never sent, andsif the present is
not pleasing to the recipient the post
men are blamed for this, but the most
unusual complaint lever filed lin this
office has been filed by Miss Eve, a
daughter of Louis Eve, the editor of
the Kenosha Vo1ksfreund. The young
lady claims that the post Office is re-
sponsib1e for the loss of $45 which she
recently deposited there for safe
transport to Waukegan.
The story of the girl is an unusual
one, and shows that she was little &C
qrainted with the SPLENDID arrange
ments that Uncle SAM has made for
the safe transport of articles of value.
Miss Eve has claimed to the Post
master that she is short $45. She
states that a short time ago she placed
$35 in currency and SO in silver in a
letter and placed it in the post Office.
The letter was addressed to parties
IN Waukegan but it never reached it's
destination. It is almost inconceiv-
able, according to the clerks of the
post Office, that anyone would place SO
large an amount of silver in common
letter. Miss Eve stated to the post
master that the money had been
wrapped up IN silk handkerchief.
According to the computations made
at the Office, the postage on such a
package of silver would haveabeen u
cents at least, and the men say that a
letter bearing SO much postage could
not have passed through the office
without attracting attention.
Again it is claimed that letter SC
| laden with coin Of the realm could not
have passed through the stamping
machine without stopping or running
the machine. The machine is still
working.
On account of these facts, the men
at the Office seem to be of the opinion
that the young woman must have lost
the letter on the way to the Office, or
must have entrusted it to some one
else to mail who has absconded with
the money.
While the complaint is an unusual
one, it is not to be passed lightly by
the Office, and the matter has been
laid before the postmaster at Wauke-
gan and an inspector will be asked to
look into the case.
This is the first time that so large a
sum of money was ever claimed to
have been lost at the Kenosha office
and for this reason the postmaster
and the clerks are taking lot of in
terest in the investigation of the claim
of Miss Eve.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
Grandparents Of kenosha County
Children Refuse to Care
for Them in Germany
NO WELCOME AFTER JOURNEY
Little Girl and Boy Who Had Been
the Wards of John Button, of Sa-
lem, We're Sent to Germany to
be Cared for.-Girl Returns.

/ Judge Slosson, of the county court,
has a most troublesome case to deal
with just at the present time. He
has received letter from Mrs. A. Al
perman of Wapakoneta, Ohio, asking
that he take some steps to collect the
/ sum Of 500 due to her for the trans
| portation of two little children from
this county to Germany. The chill
dren were the grandchildren of Mr..
and Mrs III. Bindermann who are resi-
| dents of Germany and who have never
been in America. The chi1dren's par
ents were former residents of this
| county and after the death of the par
ents they were turned over to John
Button, of the town of Salem, as a
/ guardian. When the Binderman fam
| lily learned that the little boy and
I girl had been turned over to strang-
| ers they wrote to this country and
/ asked that the children be sent to
them in Germany and it was finally
arranged to send the children. Mrs.
Alpermann consented to take the
children to their grandparents and
bore large amount of the expenses
! of the trip. When she arrived in
| Germany the Binderman family re-
fused to accept the little boy, claim
/ ing that they had only asked for the
girl. Notwithstanding that fact both
| of the children were left at the Bind
erman home, and recently the little
/ girl in some manner managed to re-
turn to this country. The boy is still
/ an unwe1come guest at the home of
his grandparents who have not only
refused to care for the child but they
have also refused to repay the woman
for the money which she spent in Sc
curing the passage of the children
from America to Germany.
There is abso1ute1 no property
owned by the children in the keeping
of the county court and it is not pos.
/ sib1e for the court to take any action
to repay the Ohio woman for her
trouble and expense.
/ The care of the boy and girl also
| presents a very knotty problem. If
l the grandparents refuse to care for
the boy he will probably be deported
from Germany and sent back to this
county.
The case is most unusual one and
it is the first case of the kind that
ever came up in the county court
/ here. Of course the children have
no relatives in this country and their
1 L. q
prevent them from being left home
less and a charge on the county.
The judge will probably communi-
cate with the grandparents of the
boy and make an effort to have them
provide for his keeping. It is said
that the little girl has found good
home in the east.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
DOWiE FOR MEXICO.
First Apostle at Zion City is Off,
cred a Vast Tract of Land in
Mexico to Build a City
MAY REMOVE HEADQUARTERS

Zion City may be removed from
Lake county to long distant spot in
the country of Mexico, if ali Of the
plans of the first apostle carry fully
and he thinks fit to expend the sum
of $5OO,OOO
It is learned from an authoritative
source that the first apostle has been
rendered a million acres of land in
the first of the banana republics by
syndicate that is anxious to rid
itself of the land, and that the first
apostle in the Christian Catholic
church of Zion City is seriously con-
temp1ating the taking up of the offer.
This does not mean that the Lake
county Zion would cease to have it's
being, but simply that the main head
quarters of the sect might be changed
to the Mexican republic where the
Tracts immensely larger than the
one at present occupied in that vi
entity.
But the syndicate desires the hard
cash, and upon the decision of the
head of the church depends the ac-
ceptance or rejection of the offer.
Although, according to the general
policy of the authorities of the re1ig-
ious community, it has been kept sec
ret as long as possible, it is now
learned that week ago Saturday
one Of the leading learned men in the
city took what was practically French
leave, and is now far away from the
sights and scenes of Zion upon the
lecture platform.
The refugee is none other than
Prof. G. c. Ellis of the Zion Normal
school, and he is conceded to have
been one of the brainiest men in the
Dowieite city, ranking in learning
next to President Brasefe1d of the
Zion college and to Doctor Dowie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
DIR. PUGH A BENEDICT.
Well known Physician Married to
Miss Grace Penney at Mohawk, N. Y.

Miss Grace Penney at Mohawk, N. Y.
The. marriage of DR.. William Mere
dith Pugh of this city, and Miss Grace
M. Penney, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Penney of Mohawk, New
York, was quietly so1emnized at the
Penney home in Mohawk at 6 O'Clock
Thursday evening. The wedding was
a pretty home event and only the
near relatives of the bride we're in at
tendance. After the ceremony DR..
and Mrs. Pugh were entertained at a
wedding dinner. Later in the even
ing they left for New York where
they are spending their honeymoon.
DR.. Pugh and his bride will return
to Kenosha early in the new year and
will make their home on Ashland
avenue. They will be at home to
their friends after February !.
A large number of friends of the
bride and groom in Kenosha will be
pleased to extend congratulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
CHOOSE NEW OFFICERS.
Officers are Named to Have Charge of
Work of nj. e. Sunday School

officers are Named to Have Charge OF
Work of nj. E. Sunday School
/ At the recent meeting of the trus-
tees of the Park Ave. M. E. Sunday
School the following officers we're Sc
1ected for the coming year: Z
Superintendent r. Proctor.
Asst Supt.-I. W. Huff.
Secretary Tessie Jackson.
Asst Secy. Jennie Lindas.
Treasurer-G. N. Bliss.
Organist- Anna Cooper.
Chorister- James Bailey.
intermediate department
Superintendent-Harvey Durkee.
Asst Supt. E. Fl. Senger.
Pianist Bell Bailey.
Chorister E. H.. Senger.
Primary department.
superintendent Sarah Allen.
Secretary-E Eleanor Smith.
Organist- Ruby Ti1lotson.
S. S. Missionary Society
Chester Ozanne.
Secretary Elsie Temp1eman.
Treasurer N. Bliss.
Treasurer new church fund e. Z.
Grant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29

Town of Somers Tax Payers Notice.
The undersigned will receive taxes
for the year 1904 as follows:
SOMERS STATION.
Wednesday, January 11th, 1905.
Saturday, January %, 1905.
BERRyvILLE
Wednesday, January 9Th, 1905.
KENOSHA.
AT the Office of the First National
Bank:
Saturday, January 18th, 1905.
Monday, January 3Oth, 1905.
All other days at my home in the
town of Somers.
E. j. GARDINER,
d29 Town Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
REDUCES ITS DEBT
Twenty Bonds Of the St. James
Church Paid Off Today by
The Treasurer.
INDEBTEDNESS ONLY $4,000.

st. James congregation in this city
is to have a New Year celebration
that will not be equa1led by the ones
held IN any other church in the city.
1t will be one of those substantial
celebrations, and the church will re-
ceive gift of twenty bonds of 500
each, with the interest paid up on
them. There will be little red fire,
as 1t will be necessary to destroy the
bonds in the presence of the congre-
cation. At the same time it will be
announced that the parish debt,
which year ago was over $4,000, has
been reduced to $4,000, and that plans
have been made TO make the church
free from debt within another year.
For years the St. James church has
been weighted down with a bonded in
debtedness, and the payment of the
interest was simply sapping the life
out of the large congregation. In
June three years ago the bonded debt
Of the church was $4,000, and at that
time it was refunded and a crusade
was started to have it paid off. The
entire congregation took part in this
effort to free the church from the old
debt, and during the three years more
than $4,000 has been raised.
On the first of last January the
debt had been reduced to fifty bonds,
and the work mapped out for this year
was the retirement of twenty of these
bonds The Different SociatieS IF +ha
congregation went to work, and all
sorts of schemes were devised to raise
the money. Bazaars have been held,
and many of the members have given
little parties at their houses at which
small sums were realized, but the
grand total was surprisingly large.
Then Father Malone started out
with subscription paper and visited
some of the more wealthy members of
the church, and as a result of these
united efforts John C. Slater, the
treasurer of the congregation, re-
ceived a check for more than $500
this morning. This check was at
once taken to the First National bank
and the twenty bonds we're taken up
and the interest paid on the remain
der of the debt for year.
Added to the fact that the church
society has paid off the $1,000 indebt-
edness, it should be stated that dur
ing the year just closed more than
$4,000 has been spent on permanent re-
pairs for the church.