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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
WISCONSIN, LIBRARY COMMISSION.

The burning of the Capitol has
caused a total loss of records, CORE
spondence and equipment to the Free
Library Commission. Temporary
quarters have been arranged for the
Commission through the courtesy OF
the State Historical Society in its
building, to which ali express and
freight for the Commission should be
sent. All letters should be addressed
to the Wisconsin Free Library Com
mission as usual, Box $50.
A meeting of the Commission will
be held at the earliest possible date
at which the general plan of work for
the immediate future will be decided
upon. In SO far as possible the work
will be carried on as planned and an
nounced. Librarians will be notified
of any changes of detail necessitated
by loss of records.
Libraries will confer great favor
upon the Commission by sending at
once copies of their annual reports,
publications, blanks and forms, and
particularly lists of the members Of
the library boards, with dates Of ex-
piration Of terms.
1t is needless to say that no requests
for magazines can be filled for some
time and no magazines should be ship
ped until further notice. Librarians
of travelling library stations are re-
quested not to return travelling Ii
braries until notified.
Though the loss to the commission
can hardly be estimated, it is hoped
that its work in the state may not be
seriously affected and that all lines of
activity will be resumed in short
time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
WANT A SHORT FIGHT
Democratic City Committee Decides to
Hold Its Convention the Last
Week in March.
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN.

= The Democracy of KenoshaIhas de-
c1ared for short campaigns in the
coming city election, as at the meet
ing of the City Democratic Committee
held at the office of Calvin Stewart, on
last Saturday evening, it was decided
to hold the convention Of the party on
the evening of March %. This is Just
ten days before election day. The
caucuses will be held on Thursday,
the oath, and the candidates for honors
in the wards will have two days extra
for work.
Whether the Republicans will fol-
low this lead or not is not known. AS
yet, the city committee has not set
date for the convention, and sit is
thought that they will be entirely
satisfied with short campaign.
The meeting Of the Democratic COM
mittee showed that democracy is at a
low ebb in Kenosha, for few of the
old time Democrats who have made
hard fights for city and county
honors in the past, were present at the
Inviting odlu1u dy evening. Il he COM
n1itteemen from three of the wards
found it impossible to be present, and
their places were filled by stro11ers on
the street.
There was absolutely no show of
enthusiasm at the meeting, and none
Of the ward representatives brought
to the meeting any hopes of a victory
for the party at the polls this spring.
Some of them suggested a union with
the Social Democrats in several of the
wards, but this is impossible, as the
Social Democrats are against fusion
first, last and all time. The feeling
at the meeting seemed to show that
here in Kenosha the Democrats have
little hope of winning, and they are
anxious to get through the campaign
with as little work and worry as pos
sib1e. No candidates for any of the
city offices were suggested, and it is
hardly possible that any will be in the
field until after the caucuses are held.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
0KENosHA, WISCONSIN. MARCH 3, 1904.
A REMARKABLE FARLEY.
Kenosha Cigarmaker Reported to Have
Made $4,000 on a Dollar Bet.

Race track followers in Kencsl1a are
being RECALLED today with the story of
a remarkable par1ey which is alleged
ts have been made by Kenosha CT
gar-nlaker on last Saturday, and
which was probably the greatest
streak of racing luck ever reported in
henosha. The story is not vouched
tor but it is good one, anyway.
The story is that a certain cigar
maker of the city had a par1ey of a
dollar on three horses at the New Or
leans track last Saturday, and at the
close Of the races he cashed in tickets
to the amount of SO, 800. The man
started his career to fortune with a
dollar bet on an old selling platter
called Pretorious. Pretorious was
sold ten days ago for $40, but he gal
loped home in front of the bunch at
thirty to one, and the Kenosha man S
fortune was started.
In the next race the money, accord
ing to directions, was bet that Clay
Clement would finish second. The
bookies alleged that Clay Clement,
actor or horse, never did have show
and to that end they laid odds of three
hundred dollars to one against him,
and thought that it was fifty to one
he wouldn't find a place in the money.
The Kenosha mansthought differently
End his pile was swe11ed to $3.50.
Then in the next race .sAutumn
Leaves" looked good to the Kenosha
man, and he had the entire amount
played to win. The price was six to
one, and when the Kenosha man
oashed in he found that his dollar had
won just SO, 300. It is probable that
when the money is paid there will be
one less cigar factory IN Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
J. ". MERRILL DIES.
Former Well Known Pioneer Resident
of the City Expired at Tropic,
Fla, Sunday Morning
LONG A RESIDENT OF KEN0sHA

John w. Merrill, one of the best
known of the pioneer settlers of Ke-
nosha and man who had gained re-
pute in the business circles of the
West, died at his winter home in
Tropic, Fla, shortly after seven
O'Clock Sunday after long illness
from hemorrhage of the stomach.
The announcement of the death of the
well known pioneer has caused pro-
found sorrow among the residents of
Kenosha
John w. Merrill was closely associ-
ated with the building of Kenosha.
He was born at Trumbu11, Ohio, and
in 1845 he was editor of the Mahoning
Index. Two years later he came to
Southport and for a number of years
he engaged in the transportation bus
mess on the lake. During the next
twenty years he took an active in
terest in the affairs of the city. He
was repeatedly elected to service in
the city council and as member of
Board of Education and was connect
ed With some OF the largest industrial
plants of the growing city.
In 1868 Mr.. Merrill and his wife,
who was formerly Miss Mary Foster,
Of Kenosha, went to Kansas City and
Mr.. Merrill engaged in the lumber
business. In a short time the bust
ness grew to be one Of the largest of
the kind in Kansas CITY. Sixteen
years ago Mr.. Merrill retired from
active labor and has since made his
home much of the time at his winter
cottage at Tropic, Fla, where his
death occurred. Four sons and a
widow survive. The sons are John
F. Merrill, a leading banker at Pao1i,
Ill; G. B. Merrill, of Tropic, Fla; H.
C. Merrill and J. Will Merrill, of
Kansas City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
A CALL IS ISSUED.
Republican Committee to Meet on
Thursday to Make Arrangements
For the Spring Campaign.
SEE NOTHING BUT pFENNIG.

Secretary c. E. Dewey of Ethe Re
publican City Committee this rmorn-
ing sent out letters to the different
Ward members of the committee an
nouncing that the committee would
meet at the Office of Attorney A. E.
Buckmaster on Thursday evening to
make arrangements for the coming
spring campaign. The sentiment ex-
pressed by the chairman and secre-
tary of the committee seems to be in
favor of late convention. The Re
pub1icans of the different Wards.-have
already begun the work of fixing up
the Ward tickets and Ethey will be
ready for the consideration of the
voters in plenty of time.
One of the members of the commit
tee in speaking of the coming election
this morning said: 81 believe that
the Republicans of the city will with
a reasonable amount gof work have
little trouble in re-e1ecting0 Mayor
Pfennig. He is the on1yEman in the
field so far as the Republicans are
SO1SSA AAOA o1O LIS t11C11OIO lCCOIu Dis
head executive of the city makes him
the logical candidate of Ethe party for
the Office. Kenosha has ssnever had
better Mayor than Charles .Pfennig
and the best of it all is that the peo-
pie regardless of politics appreciate
this fact. Mayor Pfennig was strong
two years ago but his conscientious
administration of the affairs of his
office has made him even stronger
this year. The prospect of Repub1i-
can success this year makes the
places on the city ticket very desir-
able and there is no doubt but that
there will be an abundance of candi-
dates for every place on the ticket
Mayor Pfennig has already been
urged to announce his candidacy for
second term but so far no announce
ment has been made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
Walter M. CoWeI the New Moses for
the People Of Deming Street
in The Tax Trouble.
REFUSES TO PAY SPRINKLlNG TAX.
Says City Must Sell His Property for the
sprinkiing Tax and He Will Sue In
the United states Courts.

A new Moses has arisen to lead the
suffering residents and property ow-
ners Of Deming street out of the
Egypt of paying for the sprink1ing of
the street during the last season, and
Walter Marshall Cowe11 has consent
led to be made the sacrifcia1 lamb to
test the right of the city to collect
taxes for work, which according to
the claims of the property owners,
was improperly done.
So far as Mr.. Cowe11 is concerned
the fight is already on, and he is plan
ming to go back to his old hobby, ''the
United States Court" to force the
city to pay back to every resident of
the street the amounts paid to the
city for the sprink1ing of the street.
When Mr.. Cowe11 paid the taxes on
his property last week he absolutely
refused to pay the amount assessed
q gainst the property for sprinkling
tax. The Treasurer informed him
that this amount would have to be re-
turned as a delinquent tax against
announced that it was just what he
was looking for. The property will
be sold for taxes at the next tax sale
and this will place cloud upon the
title. Then Mr. Cowe11 states that
he will begin suit in the United States
to force the city to remove the cloud
from the title to his property. Should
he win this suit against the city Mr..
Cowell would open the way for every
property owner on the street to de-
mand a rebate from the CITY of all the
taxes paid for the sprink1ing. The
amount Of the taxes is small, but the
suit will come as hight on point
that has long been contested in Keno
sha. It will go even deeper, as it will
show whether or not the city has a
right to force people to pay for lux
uries which they do not want.
The sprink1ing of streets and the
payment for the work has been a
vexed question in Kenosha for some
time. Last year some of the heaviest
tax payers on Prairie avenue notified
the Council that they did not desire a
portion of the street sprink1ed, and
that they would not pay tax for the
work. The Council decided that dis
erection was the better part of va1or,
and the work was not orderedssdone.
The fight on Derning street is a diff
ferent matter. The work was or
dered at the petition of the property
owners but they sent a written pro-
test to the Council against the tax
levy, claiming that the SSwork had
been improperly done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
MILD BOOM FOR HEARST.
Correspondents Claim That Democratic
Committeeman Have Signed For Him.

Correspondents Claim That Democratic
Committeeman Have Signed For Him.
Correspondents for the Hearst pa
pers in Kenosha are working up a
boom for their employer in Kenosha
and reports are being sent to the pa
pers that all members of the Demo
cratic city committee have signed the
roll of a Hearst club.
The roll could not be found today
but even if the committee has signed
it is composed of so few of the really
preventative men of the party in Ke-
nosha that it will make little differ
ence. The men who will control the
city Democratic convention will be
back numbers in the county, conven-
ton and their pledge to Hearst will be
of little value to the editor candidate.
Many of the old time Democratic fight
ers in Kenosha have expressed them
selves as Disguised with the silly way
in which the young leaders who are
now running the party in Kenosha are
making an effort to get into the
Hearst band wagon.
1t is stated that the HearstI follow
ers are arranging for a.Smeeting at
which Clarence barrow, of Chicsgo
will be the speaker.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
AUTO AND HORSE COLLIDE.
Mrs. John Kehlor Has Narrow Escape on
Prairie Avenue Monday Evening.


Prairie Avenue Monday Evening.
The collision of the buggy of Mrs.
John Keh1or and an automobile driven
by superintendent Symmondsi of the
Jeffery factory caused quite a little
excitement on Prairie avenue just
after six O'Clock Monday evening and
it was miracle that the parties in
the collision escaped without serious
injury. Mrs. Keh1or and her driver
we're in the vehicle and were driving
up the center of the street. Just after
they passed the railroad on Prairie
avenue the driver noticed the auto
mobile approaching but as he was a
little to the right of the road he made
no effort to turn out further. The
auto came on at terrific speed and in
another minute there was collision.
The horse was struck by the machine
and he 1eaped right into the automo-
bile. When he was released he ran
oyer into the yard of James German
where the driver managed to stop
him. Mrs. Keh1or was not injured
but it is claimed that boy who was
riding; in the auto was slightly bruis-
ed by being kicked by the horse. It
is stated this morning that the injury
to the boy was not serious.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
Battle Stained War Flag of Park City
Grays to be Sent as Nucleus for
Wisconsin Collection.
THE FLAG HAS A NOTABLE HISTORY
Was Presented to the Famous Kenosha
Company by Mrs. Fred s. Lowell In
iS61-Carried Through War.

The blood stained battle flag car
ried by the Park City Grays, a fam
Gus Kenosha company, during the
war of the Rebellion, is to form nu-
c1eus for the restoration of a collection
of war relics dear to the soldiers of
Wisconsin. When the Capitol burned
on Saturday, nearly all the relics of
war history were destroyed, and the
members of the Grand Army Post in
Kenosha feel deeply the loss of the
trophies Of the great struggle. Many
of them had been contributed by the
soldiers of this city, and now that the
famous collection has been wiped out
by the fire fend, the Kenosha soldiers
will be first to volunteer to start new
collection.
Way back in 1861 when the Park
City Grays, one Of the Kenosha com
panies of soldiers, marched proudly
away to the front they lined up in
Central Park and stopped their march
FOR minute while the patriotic ladies
of the city, headed by Mrs. Fred S.
Lowell, presented them with flag.
The flag was ha11owed with all the
memories of home, and Capt. McVean
and his boys took it with them to the
battle. It never left them during the
long struggle, and never once did it
pass into the hands Of the men who
had disrupted the nation. The cere-
monies attending the presentation of
flag were among the most blessed
memories of the war in Kenosha, and
many of the boys who marched away
with the Park City Grays never re-
turned.
But five years ago the flag was sent
back to Kenosha to be the property of
the men who had fought under it.
For years it had been guarded with
Jealous care by the wife of Captain
McVean, and it had passed to her hus-
band, William J. Mcpherson, of Roch-
ester, New York.
Mr.. MCPHERSON in sending it back
to the boys who had fought under it,
recomme that some place be dis
covered for its safe keeping. Since
it's return to Kenosha it has boen kept
in a safety deposit vault, but the
members of the Post seem to think
that it should be turned over to the
curator of the state G. A. r. museum
as soon as the State shall be able to
provide fire proof place for the keep
ing of it's relics.
TO this end Frank H. Lyman, to
whom the flag was originally deliver
ed, has written to Mr.. Mcpherson and
asked his permission to turn the old
banner over to the State collection.
There is no doubt but that the Consent
will be given and the Kenosha SOL
diers will have the honor of being the
first in the State to contribute some
thing to start new museum of relics
of the Civil war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
RESURRECTION" MONDAY.
Miss Florence Stone and Strong Company
to Present 1t Here.

An emotional actress, Miss Flor
ence Stone, whose art is said to be on
a par with the foremost American
Stars, will appear at the Rhode Opera
House next Monday evening in a
superior dramatization Of the much
talked Of To1stoi novel "Resur-
rection.'
In starring in the role of Mas1ova,
one of the most striking heroines ever
introduced into the drama, Miss Stone
is carrying out the suggestion of a
leading dramatic critic, who declared
the distinguished actress wonderfully
equipped in personality and dramatic
expression for the de1ineation of this
remarkab bic role.
The cast supporting Miss Stone is
said to be exceptionally strong. The
splendid production of the four acts
of Russian grandeur is enhanced by
costumes designation the production.
Seats are now selling at Rustad &
Waterman's drug store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
STREET CAR TkREGULARITIEs.

Monday evening the car that ought
to have gone west just before SIX
O'Clock did not go. The time table
was changed,for the benefit of some
one else and Main street people walk
ed home. This is occurring altogether
too frequently of late. Can the city
council make the company run a reg
ular schedule or not? IF not, better
do as they did in the telephone com
pany's case sand give another fran
chise to a company which will run reg
u1ar1y and not favor one,section Of the
town at the expense of another.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
HIS ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY.
Dr. j. t. Hernsheim Entertains Friends In
Honor of Unique Event In His Life.

DR.. J. T. Hernsheim hadn't a birth
day for eight years and on this ac-
count he decided Ito celebrate, and
Monday night he invited a small
party of friends to his home on..Prairie
avenue to celebrate his eleventh
birthday. The evening was very
jolly one and music and conversation
made the time pass very rapidly. In
honor of the birthdayJa dinner was
served and all report jolly time. It
is safe to say that DR.. Hernsheim has
lived more than e1evengyears, but this
is only the eleventh chance that he
has had to celebrate the anniversary
of his birth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
JOSEPHINE JACOBY HOME.
Little Kenosha violinist Reaches Her Home
After Years Study in Berlin.

After a Years Study In Berlin.
Miss Josephine Jacoby, the clever
little young lady who has won renown
by her ability as violinist, reached
her home in Kenosha last night after
spending more than a year in the
musical colleges of Berlin, Germany.
Miss Jacoby, always charming play
er, has perfected her art and she re-
turns to Kenosha after having won
many honors both on the continent
and in her own country. AT the Ber-
lin school she was rated as one of the
most finished violinists in the city and
since her return to this country she
has played to a number of the Eastern
cities. The musical critics have Civ
en- her unstinted praise. The music
loving people of Kenosha will watch
with interest for the first public ap-
pearance of the clever young violinist.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
NOT THE REV. G. r. moNTAGUE

The articles which!appeared nike
nosha papers Feb. 81 relative to the ac-
tions of a certain minister of this coun-
ty with a youngl1ady of his congrega-
ton, in no way refers to the Rev. C.
R. Montague who is widely known as
s'the minister of Salem, although
there are other churches in the town
ship. The Rev. Mr.. Montague has
never had any i'll feeling in his CON
gregations and enjoys therespect and
confidence of thesentire community.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03

One of the wonders of the St. Louis
fair will be clock with dial III feet
across to be furnishedsby thessJohnson
Electric Service company of Mi1wau-
kee. This clock is nearly ready for
shipment. twill be the only exhibit
on the grounds in house of its own,
and this house will be built of glass.
The handsswi11..ssmove once minute
and wi1lsbe large enough for people
to promenade upon. Hours and half
hours will be struck on 5000 pound
bell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
MICHAEL CRANEY DEAD.
Former Kenosha Resident Expired at His
Home in Chicago Monday.

Michael Craney, former Kenosha
carpenter and well known to many
people in Kenosha, died at his home
in Chicago Mondays after a
short illness. The deceased was a son
of the late William Craney of this
city, and was about fifty years of age
at the time of his death. Mr.. Craney
was formerly married to the daughter
Of Henry Williams, but his wife died
many years ago. He leaves no fam
;1v
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
PRIDE MAY DIE.
Young Man who Took Large Quantity of
Poison Suffers Relapse.


Charles Pride the young man who a
short time ago took large amount of
poison for the purpose of getting rid
of the toothache is in critical con-
dition at his home on Park street and
it is feared that he will not survive.
Pride seemed to have recovered from
the effects of the poison and had re-
turned to his work at the Jeffrey fac
tory but yesterday he was sliced with
fit of illness and it required the SER
vices of three doctors to keep the
young man alive last night. It is
thought that the poison is just begin
ming to work on the system of the
young man and it may yet cause his
death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03

The old favorite Swedish comedy
lyon Yonson' played to the capacity
of the Rhode opera house Sunday
night. The play was well presented.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
HERMAN MEIER DEAD.
Well Known Employee Of the Simmons
Factory Died Monday Evening.

Factory Died Monday Evening.
Herman Meier, well known young
man of the city and an employe Of the
Simmons Manufacturing company,
died at his home on Orange street
Monday night after long illness
from cancer of the stomach. The de-
ceased was thirty-nine years of age,
and had resided in Kenosha for many
years. He is survived by a widow
and four children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
DEATH OF MATTHIAS ORTIZ.
Well Known Painter of the City Died at
His Home on Middle Street.

his Home on Middle Street.
Matthias Orth, Jr., one of the we'll
known young men of the city, died on
Saturday, at his residence on Middle
street. Death resulted from a COM
plication of diseases, the deceased
having been an Invalid for many
years. Matt Orth was raised in Keno
sha and had large number of friends
to whom the announcement Iof his
death comes as a personal sorrow. He
is survived by a widow sand two
children.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-01-06
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