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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-03-08
ELLIS J. HOOK,
COUNTY SUPT. SCHOOLS.

School Officers Blanks and Rec
ords, Secretary's Order Books,
Treasurer's Account Books, Di-
rector's Enumeration Records,
Teachers Daily and ClassiHca-
ton Records, always kept on
hand. Teachers Examination
the last Friday and Saturday of
each month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
NEEDS MORE LAND
Jefferson Ice Company of Chica
go Would Increase Holdings
in Lake Region Of County
ICE SUPPLY NOW EXHAUSTED

The officers of the Jefferson Ice
Company of Chicago have been in the
town-of Randall for the past few days
seeking to purchase tracts of land on
the shores of Powers lake to be used
as sites for ice houses. The company
now has several houses at the lake
but the demand for ice during the
past few years has increased at such a
rapid rate that the company has not
anywhere near enough to meet the de-
mands. It is the plan of the company
to build two more houses itnm ediate-
~ sothat they may be filled with the
crop this year. It has been almost an
impossibility for the company to Sc
cure the land needed on Powers lake
and it is possible that other lake
regions will be invaded. This year
the company's supply of ice is now
nearly exhausted and it will be at
least two months before it will be able
to secure more ice from the lakes.
On this account the company will be
forced to go to its competitors and buy
ice at the market price in order to
provide for the contracts made months
ago. Such deals will be made at a
great.loss to the company. The Jeff
7ersor company has many houses in
this county and some Of them are very
large but it is claimed that the sales
Of the company for this year we're
more than double those of other years.
b Places to harvest ice are now very
scarce in counties close to Chicago,
and the freight rates are so high that
the companies cannot afford to go to
the lake regions of the Northwest for
their product. Every lake of any size
in the county now has from two to a
dozemsice houses on its shores, but
there is still some property suitable
for ice houses that can be purchased.
and this will probably be taken up by
the Jefferson company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
TO OPEN A LIBRARY
Armenian People Plan to Open
Institution for Use of Mem
bers of the Colony
FUND RAISED AT A PARTY

Kenosha is to have a new library
and it will be for the use of the Ar
menian people of the city. This step
is announced as the result of a cele.
bration of a wedding on Sunday af-
ternoon. Miss Lucy Daniels and
Frank Petersen, both Armenians who
recently came to Kenosha, we're mar
ried at the Congregational church on
Sunday afternoon by the Rev. E. T.
Farri1l, pastor of the church, and
after the wedding the little body of
Armenians in the city gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen, at 480
Wisconsin street.
During the celebration of the wed.
ding one Of the members of the party
suggested that some step should be
taken to esta b1ish an Armenian lib
rary in Kenosha for the benefit of
the steadily growing colony of Ar.
menians. The matter was at once
taken up and before the guests left
the reception more than 500 had
been raised as fard for the library
oA0 q 7NOAAAAA4eS~~ was q ROAACCO ~
make arrangements for the opening
of the institution at once. It is pos
sib1e that this committee wilt make
an effort to have the library installed
as part of the Gilbert M. Simmons
library, but many of the members Of
the colony favor an independent in-
stitution.
The books purchased will be the
Armenian language and it is the
plan of the promoters of the scheme
to keep the Kenosha people in touch
with their native land. It is stated
that there are already more than
hundred Armenians at work in the
different factories in Kenosha and all
of them have come to the city within
a year. The number is constantly in.
creasing and within a short time the
number will reach several hundred.
The Armenians are of a clannish
nature and they are anxious that the
people in this country should keep up
their traditions as taught in the ma
tive land.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
HAD MARROW ESCAPE
Charles Deffry and Jesse Newberry
Caught in Squa11 on Camp Lake

Charles Deffry and Jesse Newberry
Caught in a Squa11 on Camp Lake
Charles Deffry and J. S. Newberry,
two we'll known Kenosha fishermen,
narrowly. escaped losing their lives on
Camp Lake early Sunday morning.
The men had started for fishing trip
when the storm blew up squa1l on
the lake and the boat capsized. The
men reached the lake just before 9
O'Clock and they at once went out into
the lake in small row boat. Both
were dressed in heavy hunting suits.
They were less than half mile from
the shore when the squa1l struck the
boat and without warning both were
thrown into the water. People on the
bank had watched the perilous trip of
the fishermen and risking their lives
they at once started to the rescue.
The Kenosha men managed to keep
afoat until aid reached them. They
at once returned to Kenosha making
the trip from the lake in ffty-fve
minutes.
Neither of the men has suffered any
illness as result OF. their cold bath.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
TEACHERS AT FEAST
Teachers Of City Schools Enjoy
a Banquet at Central Build.
ing on Friday Evening
PRESIDENT THEIRS SPEAKS

Teachers of the schools of Kenosha
to the number of over fifty attended
the banquet given at the Central
school building Friday night which
proved to be one of the most enjoy
able features of the opening school
year.
The banquet was served by Kupfer
and covers were laid for fifty-five. In
honor of the banquet the big hall of
the Central building was deliberately
decorated with flags and autumn
flowers, while the tables were re-
splendent in red and black, the colors
of the High school.
After the dinner had been served,
Superintendent p. J. Zimmers, who
acted as master Of ceremonies, intro
duced President e. C. Theirs Of the
board of education, who made short
address to the teachers. Mr.. Theirs
spoke of the kindly feeling that ex-
listed between the members Of the
board and the corps of teachers and
stated that the board was always
ready and willing TO take up any of
the complaints made by the teachers
and that everything possible would be
done to make the work of the teachers
as pleasant as it could be.
He touched pa the question of
teachers salaries and stated that the
salary was the last thing to be con-
sidered by the teacher. He assured
them that the Kenosha beard of edu-
cation was always ready to recognize
good work and that if the work was
what it should be the salary would
take care of itself.
| After the dinner was over the halls
we're cleared and the pleasant event
closed with an informal dance. All OF
the teachers of the city schools at
tended the function.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
Nathan Allen VIII Not be the
President Of $50, 100000
Leather Company
ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Has Been Asked to Accept the Office
of President of Big Concern, but
Declines-Will Go to New York
to Live This Winter

The rumor that Nathan Alien, of
this city, is 70 be the president of the
great Central Leather Company,
which has just been organized under
the laws of the state of New Jersey,
with capital stock of $4,000, 600, has
been officially denied by Mr.. Allen.
Before leaving for New York this
morning to attend a meeting Of the
organizers of the big company, Mr..
Allen stated positively that he would
not accept the Office of head of the
big concern, but that he would I'M
doubted1y accept place as member
of the executive committee of the
corporation.
Since the organization of the new
holding committee to take over the
business of the United StatesLeather
Company and the announcement that
the Kenosha tanneries would be in
the new syndicate, it has been re-
peatedly stated that Nathan Allen
would be the president of the new
concern. This statement was not an
idle one, as it is automatically an
nounced that advances have been
made to Mr.. Allen to accept thesofice,
and he would undoubtedly be elected
if he would consent to the. Eadvance-
ment Of his name as candidate.
However, Mr.. Allen is anxious to
serve for some time as a member of
the executive committee in order that
he may better know the1workings of
so great business, and it is possible
that he will be elected president of
the big company at later date.
When seen this morning Mr.. Allen
said: ''It would be untrue to say that
I had been offered the presidency of
the Central Leather Company, as this
offer could not be made by any one
but the board of directors Of the com"
pany, and the meeting of the board
will not be held until some time IN
February. However, my name has
been suggested by prominent direct
ors of the company for the Office, and
l have informed these men that |
would not accept the Office under any
consideration. The report that will
be a member of the board of directors
and of the executive committee of
the company is true. The company
is now buying other tanneries, but
the officers of the company will not be
selected until the meeting in Feb
ruary. The United States Leather
Company will not go out of business,
but will be continued as one of the in.
tegral parts of the Central Leather
Company"
Mr.. Allen will go to New York to-
day, and it is probable that his family
will join him in New York for the
winter. Mr.. Allen insists that his
home will not be moved to New York,
and that he will continue to return to
Kenosha with his family to spend the
summer months. It is a certainty
that the Kenosha tannery is to play a
big part in the future of the great
leather company, and it will probably
be the central distributing plant of
the great concern.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
WANT MISS TARBELL BACK
Petitions Circulated Asking for Return
of Miss Tarbe1I as Teacher

Petitions Circulated Asking for Return
of Miss TarbelI as Teacher
The incident connected with the
resignation of Miss Ada Tarbell as
principal of the Durkee school, which
was supposed to have been. closed,
has been re-opened, and petitions are
being circulated in all parts of the
city asking that the board of educa-
ton take immediate steps to secure
the services of Miss Tarbell as prin.
cipal of the Durkee school at an
equitable salary. It is claimed that
the petitions have been signed by al
most every one to whom they have
been presented.
It is expected that the petitions will
be presented to the board of education
at the meeting to be held this even
ing. 1t is impossible to forecast the
action the board may take, as the
members of the board have declined
discuss the matter for publication.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
MUST co TO PRISON
Former Banker Frank S. Komp
Denied a New Trial and
is Sentenced
GETS TWO YEARS IN WAUPUN
Attorney for Komp May Appeal to the
Supreme Court, but ne Must Go to
Prison Pending the Appeal
to the Higher Court
from Mondays Daily

Frank s. komp, former president
Of the Kenosha State bank, recently
convicted in the circuit court on a
charge of perjury, musttgo to prison.
Just after 3 o'clock sthis afternoon
Judge Belden disposed of all the mo-
tons in the famous case and sem
fenced Komp to the State prison for a
term OF two years at hard labor.
Both Komp and his. attorney, Mar
tin Gillen, were inj court when the
final chapter in the case was written.
Komp had jaunty air when he came
into the court room and.the had evil
IDENTIFY expected hisI liberty. After
Komp came into theicourt room he
chatted for minute with}his lawyer
who evidentlystold himsthat the worst
was to be expected. Komp simply
frowned but his fingers twitched
nervously while he waited for the
court to take up the case. Mrs. Komp
and the childrenswere not in court.
Judge Belden ANNOUNCED that he
had denied the motionsto set aside the
verdict of the jury'and also. the motion
for a new trial.
When Komp approached the bench
for sentence there was little of the
old fight in his face and he at once
raised protest.agains the sentence
of the court. 81 am. innocent" said
Komp. ~ never took that oath in any
form or shape. Mr.. Fisher never did
and never will say that was sworn.
I do not believe that am getting JUS
tice."
There we're tears in Komp's eyes
now and his voice had lost Its power.
His voice could scarcely be heard a
short distance from thesbench.
There seems to be no way to save
Komp from prison stripes. Even if the
case is taken to the supreme court
Komp will have to go to prison pend
Ing the hearing of the appeal.
Judge Belden began the work of
sentencing the prisoner, saying that
''This is not pleasant duty" but
Komp, like dying man grasping at
a straw, started in again, and declared
that the jury had been preiudiced
against him from the start, and that
he should have had new trial.
Here Judge Be1den began again:
1T seems to me, Komp, that you got
started wrong in life"
This was as far as the Judge could
get as Komp started Gin" and
offered to tell the story of his life.
The recital was dramatic. Komp adj
nitted all in regard toiEthe charge
with the exception of the oath. At
the conclusion of the recital the
court immediately passedssentence.
He simply said: 'sIt is the Judgment
and sentence ofHthis court that you,
Frank S. Komp, be confined in the
State prison at Waupun for a period
of two years at hard labor, beginning
at noon today, and.:you shall be in
solitary confinement on the 10th day
of each October. -
Komp was Immediately returned to
the county jail.
It is not definitely stated that the
case will be appealed, as there is
some doubt as to the ability of Komp
to secure the money necessary for
such an appeal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
HEALTH STATISTICS GOOD
More Births and Less Deaths Reported
for Kenosha County This Year

oAS anu Less Deaths Reported
for Kenosha County This Year
Register of Deeds P. C. Torrey has
forwarded to the State Health depart
mef1t his report Of the number of
Dirlns' deaths and marriages in Ke-
nosna county during the first six
months Of the year 1905, and COM
paredsWith the report Of last year the
statement is a very favorable one.
Births show large increase, but
there Is large decrease in the num-
Der q Deaths and larger one in the
NUMBER OF marriages. During the
nrst SIX months of the year Cupid has
not Deen very busy in Kenosha, as
only Ivy marriages were performed in
that time, while in the corresponding
SIX months of last year the number of
marriages was 131.
The number of births for the first
six months in 1905 was 20, and for the
same period last year the number was
l9o: The number of deaths was 40
this year compared with 154 last year.
Six accidents have been reported from
the different parts of the county, but
none or them resulted fatally.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
HANS AN NIX NEXT SUNDAY

s'Hans an Nix" Dixon and Fields
successful musical comedy, will be
offered at the Rhode next Sunday
night by Walters and Mathews.
Hans an Nix'' is said to be mu-
steal farce Astounding in funny stu
atoms and provided with smart dia-
logue and plenty of good songs. It's
in three acts, and the production, it
is claimed, is a most pretentious one.
Messrs. Dixon and Fields sup porting
company includes some very well
known artists. AS the editor of a
country newspaper, La Pel1 Dixon
from ali acconuts has the. best part
that has come To- him ia his very sue
sceasfnla career. &
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
to Pay Nearly $4,000 for
Right Of Way in Suburbs
COMMISSION FINISHES WORK
Kenosha Realty Company Will Lead
the List With Damages 70 the
Amount of Over $s,COO-Com-
pany May Accept the Report

The board of commissioners APP
pointed by the circuit court to assess
the amount of damages to be paid by
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
Railway company for the right of
way for the tracks through the suburbs
south of Kenosha is completing its
labors this afternoon and the report
will probably be filed with the clerk
of the circuit court on next Monday.
The report will show that the
building of a railway through the
suburbs of Kenosha is an expensive
proposition and the total amount to
be paid by the company will be some
thing in the neighborhood Of $40, 600.
The members Of the board have
worked for nearly ten days to make
the final settlements as near equitable
as possible, andsit is not thought that
there will be any appeal from the
decision of the board. In some cases
the property owners overwhelmed to
demand large amounts, but the COM
missioners have shown these people
that the matter could be arranged in
an equitable manner and they will
probably abide by the decision. It is
thought that the amount assessed as
damages will be larger than had been
expected by the attorneys for the
company, but as it is the Intention Of
the company to complete the line at
once it is hardly probable that the
matter will be taken into court to Sc
cure reductions.
The final draft of the report of the
commissioners is being drawn up this
afternoon, but the roughreport shows
that the Kenosha Realty company
will lead in the amount received from
the company as damages. In the
Realty company's subdivision large
amount of land is demanded by the
company. In some cases the greater
portion of lot was taken and the
commissioners have insisted that the
company must buy the entire lot.
Where the property had not been
sub-divided into city lots the value of
the acreage was placed at $3.50 on the
property owned by the Realty COM
pany, while the lots were valued at
$3.50 each. This valuation is regarded
as very fair one. Under this settle
ment the Realty company will re-
ceive 1924. The next heaviest
amounts assessed were in favor Of
Jason Lothrop and E. H. Smith, each
having property taken which is
valued at $1,625, while that Of the
Park City Land and Improvement
company is valued at 81, 500.
Added to the larger amounts there
are many smaller pieces of property,
the smallest amount being $25 and
the railway company in this case
simply took corner off of a vacant
lot.
If the report is not contested it is
probable that the company will ar
range for final settlement of the
matter within another week so that
there will be no reason for further de-
lay in the building Of the new road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
TEACHERS TO MEET
County Teachers to Hold the Second
Meeting of Year at Pleasant Prairie

County Teachers to Hold the Second
Meeting of Year at Pleasant Prairie
A teachers meeting will be held at
Pleasant Prairie on Saturday, Oct. d.
1905.
Following is the program:
Koll Call at $50 a. m. Respond with
educational maxim.
Class exercise in Reading-Miss
Florence Matthews.
Language - Middle Form - Miss
Margaret Bohrn.
Civil Government Comparison of
Legislative department of u. S. with
that of Wisconsin-Prin. Aug. W.
Keuck.
History Reconstruction The
Problem and Pres. Lincoln's policv.-
Chas. Murphy.
Physiology-Digestion, absorption
and assimilation of food.-F. A.
Schnuckel.
Arithmetic. J. Kerwin.
All the teachers in the eastern sec.
ton and as many from the western
section as possible are requested to
be present.
School patrons and all friends of
education are cordially invited to at.
tend.
]. ]. KERwIN, Co. Supt. Schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
GEORGE COULMAN DEAD
Pioneer Resident of Kenosha County
Dies Suddenly Thursday

Letters received in Kenosha today
announce the sudden death of George
Cou1man a pioneer resident of the
town of Salem, which occurred on
Thursday. Mr.. Cou1man was over
seventy years of age, but he had been
in the best of health during the day.
He had worked in the field until late
in the afternoon when he returned to
his house and prepared for his supper.
He sat down in the dining room of the
house and picked up paper and
started to read. A few minutes later
the housekeeper found that he had
fallen from the chair and an investi-
cation showed that he was dead. 1t is
supposed that death resulted from
heart disease. The funeral was held
from the residence Saturday. Mr..
Cou1man was native of Canada, but
had resided in this county for nearly
fifty years.
He was well known in the Western
part of the county. Two sons, George
and Leonard Cou1man survive him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
A FAREWELL PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. DeLong Given a
"Surprise" Saturday Evening

49, $500 ~NAA % <As ~ DOAzOuS O1VGu a
"Surprise" Saturday Evening
About forty of the members of the
Modern Woodmen of America and the
ROYAL Neighbors surprised Mr.. and
Mrs. a. G. belong Saturday night at
their home on West street. They took
the Thy couple completely by sur
pr but recovering from their aston
lent, they welcomed the invaders
and jolly time was had by all who
were present. A fine supper was
served by the ladies Of the Royal
Neighbors and the balance of the
evening was very pleasantly spent in
social intercourse.
glr. and Mrs. belong departed this
morning for Los Angeles, CAL, where
they will reside in the future, and the
surprise was farewell one given to
them by their friends of the M. w. A.
aud Royal Neighbors, of which they
are members, to bid them bon voy-
age and good luck in their new home
on the Pacific coast.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
BITTEN BY A DOG
Dick O'Donnell Has an Encounter With
a Canine Owned by John Richter

a Canine Owned by John Richter
Dick O'Donne1l. the little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'DonnelI, was
quite badly bitten by dog on Sunday
afternoon. O'Donnel1 and number
of his boy friends were playing foot
ball in the street near the O'Donnell
home, when the Richter dog came
along. O'Donnell started torun with
the ball and the dog took after him
and buried his fangs in O'Donnell's
wrist. 1t is not thought that the wound
is dangerous as it was promptly
cauterized. The case has been re-
ported to the police and the dog will
probably be killed.
There have been former complaints
in regard to the Richter dog and his
owner had been ordered to take care
of him some time ago.. Richter may
be arrested on charge of harboring
a vicious dog.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
GOT SECOND AND THIRD
Kenoaha Horsemen Fail to Land a
First Ribbon at Antioch Races >

The Kenosha horsemen who went to
Antioch on Saturday to enter the race
meet there failed to return home with
the spoils for the best they could do
was to get one secord and one third.
Little Sam owned by Mat Flannery of
this city got second in the 2:20cpace
and Peter Breen's Billy Mack got
third place in the same race. Henry
Timme of this city acted as starting
judge. The summary of the race
follows: as.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
AUCTION SALE

At the Rice Farm, 778 Grand ave-
nue., Somers, on Saturday, Oct. 81, at
10 O'Clock, of choice Guernsey cows,
also l horsepower feed mill. 2 feed
cutters, corn shelter, and other farm
implements.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
AT THE FAIR
Five Dollars Worth Free With Each
Book


If you have not received one of our
trading stamp books please step into
the store and you will get one book
with so stamps free, and besides you
will receive one stamp with each 1Oc
you spend at this store.
In addition you will find here the
best assortment to choose from in
mems and boys clothing, shoes, dry
goods, millinery, ladies' and child
ren's ready-made garments and shoes,
furniture, carpets, rugs, lino1eums,
oil-cloths, stoves and ranges, tinware,
ename1ware, woodenware, ctinaware,
ETC., ETC., and you will save money
besides.
THE FAIR STORE, Kenosha,
Cor. Main and Wisconsin SITS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
AUCTION SALE

Lewis, Turner will sell at public
auction on Tuesday, October 81,
1905, on his farm, situated two
miles west of Kenosha on the Geneva
road, 9 cows coming in this fall, and
a quantity of hay and corn. Sale be-
gins at o'clock. w25