The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
Frank {. Markham is Appointed
Special Treasury Agent for
kenosha County
POST MAY BE IMPORTANT ONE
Will Have CHARGE of Collecting Lii
cense Fees From All Travelling Ped
d1ers and Shows Reward
for Political Work


the ardent supporters of the governor
!, to receive his reward for 1abors done,
for while others are awaiting appoint
ments as game warden and oil inspec-
tor, Mr.. Markham Friday received his
commission as special treasury agent
for this section of the state. He is to
Il succeed Henry Fl. Timme, who has
held the Office for the last four years.
The appointment of Mr.. Markham
is not surprise to the supporters of
the governor in the county, as he is
the man who had been named for the
appointment, A hard fight was made
to prevent the appointment of Mark
ham, and it is stated that many had
strongly urged the re-appointment of
Mr.. Timme.
The post has usually been consid-
cred rather unimportant one, and it
was supposed to carry a salary of
about $50 year, but under the new
Wisconsin law the position may prove
to be very remunerative one in this
county. It will be the duty Of Mr..
Markham to collect all fees for IL
censes which are to be paid into the
state treasury. This will include the
} licensing of ali travelling show COM
panies, all fakirs and pedd1ers, and in
fact the collecting of fees from every
transient who comes to do business in
kenosha. In past years many of
D these people have worked in the city
without paying the customary IL
cense, but under the new state law
every one Of them must pay a license.
, The location of Kenosha as the first
city on the north of the Illinois state
line makes it most advantageous
place for collector. Every theat-
rical company coming into Keuosha
from Chicago to make its first stop in
Wisconsin will be forced to secure
state license, and the collection of
this license will be among the duties
of Mr.. Markham. In some cases
} these licenses are large, and the col
lector receives for hiswork one-fourth
of the total sum collected. AS most
of the companies playing in Kenosha
come to this city before visiting other
cities in Wisconsin, Markham should
get a good revenue out of this source
alone. Added to this he must keep a
close watch on the pedd1ers, as each
license contains a pretty good fee for
the collector.
In former years there had been
some doubt as to the constitutiona1ity
of the law under which these licenses
were collected, and for this reason
} many of the pedd1ers and other deal
ers managed to escape the payment
of the stipend to the state. The new
law is thought to be constitutional
and it gives the collectors greater
, powers than formerly.
The police of the city and the dep
uty sheriffs of the county will work in
harmony with Collector Markham,
and n effort will be made to force
: every peddler working in the county
to take out license.
The appointment of Markham is
Thought to be forerunner of other
} appointments, and it is expected that
Michael K1eist will be named as dep
uty game garden, and Harry. Grace as
oil inspector early in September.
During the past week Capt. John
Pugh, of Racine, deputy game
warden, had been at work in this
lcounty, and this fact gave rise to the
lo1d rumor that no warden would be
: appointed from this county, but men
high in administration circles state
t. that the appointment will arrive in a
short time.