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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
Captain Frantz Entertains En-
ployees of Postoffice at Ban.
quet Monday Evening.
GIFT FOR RETIRING OFFICIAL
The Members of the Clerical Force
and Carriers Present the Retired
Postmaster With Spleen
did Rocking Chair.

OoRLdAA OndI1GS OdO0 1dIG-
well to the employees of the Kenosha
postoffice Monday night when the
company of twenty-five clerks, car
r1ers and rural carriers accepted the
invitation of the retired postmaster to
be his guests at banquet. Nearly
all OF the men who are now at work in
the postoffice have been in the employ
OF the government during the last
four years and they had been with
Captain Frantz during the last admin
istration. On this account a warm
feeling of friendship had grown up
between the captain and the men
under him and the retirement of the
postmaster was like the severing of
great family.
The members of the postoffice force
had arranged to give a dinner in
honor of Captain Frantz and his
former assistant postmaster, Charles
Frantz, Jr., but the captain heard of
the arrangements that had been made
and foresta11ed the action by issuing
invitations for dinner at his home.
Notwithstanding the fact that all
of the members of the force regretted
the retirement of Captain Frantz from
the office which he had held so long,
it was merry gathering at the Frantz
home. At the table, which was charm
ingly decorated with flowers and
ferns, covers were laid for twenty
five and the captain was assisted in
entertaining by his son, the former
assistant postmaster, and the other
members of his family.
A fve-course dinner was served
after which several pleasant hours
were spent in playing card games and
in listening to music and recitations
given by the members of the party.
Toward the close Of the evening
Carrier Howard Balm, who had been
selected as spokesman for the guests,
presented Captain Frantz with a
beautiful rocking chair, stating that
the boys of the Office desired him to
accept this as slight token of the
high esteem in which he was held by
the employees of the office. Mr.. Balm
spoke of the four years in which the
men had been associated with the
captain and assured him that the
Office men had appreciated the efforts
that had been made by the retired
postmaster to better their condition.
The Captain was visib1y moved by
the warm tribute paid to him and ac-
cepting the gift he told the boys that
he would always remember the happy
days he had spent in the postofice
and that the chair would bring up
many pleasant memories during his
declining years. He then thanked
the men for the hearty cooperation
which they had accorded to him in
the management of the postoffice and
assured them that their work had
been a material aid in his successful
charge Of the Office.
With the close of the evening Con-
rad Shearer made a short speech in
bidding farewell to the Captain.
The evening will be one long re-
membered both by the former post
master and by the members of the
postoffice force.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
HAD ALCOHOL PUNCH.
Police Arrest Six Men in Long Home
on Church Street.

Police Arrest Six Men IN Long Home
on Church Street.
Alcohol punch is the latest addition
to the list of liquid refreshments in
Kenosha, and as result of too freely
imbibing in this mixture six men were
arrested on Saturday evening by Off
GERS Dunnebacke and Hansen. The
men were in one Of the apartments of
the long home on Church street, and
among the number was Henry Car
ney, man who is on the blacklist.
Carney was the cause of the fall of
the other FIVE, as his wife reported to
the officers that he had been enter
tanned at the Church street place for
many Saturday nights. The punch,
which had tendency to make them
fighting drunk, was brewed by min
CLING alcohol and water, and then the
mixture was placed on stove and al
lowed to come to boil. 1t is claimed
that the men had been in the habit Of
drinking this concoction all night
long.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
BUY RIGHT OF WAY.
Wisconsin Telephone Co. Purchasing a
Right of Way to Pleasant Prairie.


The Wisconsin Telephone company
IS purchasing right of way for line
along the Geneva road in the town of
Pleasant Prairie, and the first evi.
dence OF the purchase appeared in the
Office of the register of deeds this
morning when papers were filed show
ing that the company had paid Theo-
dore Werve the sum of SO for the use
OF the highway in front of his prop
erty. This property extends for an
eighth of mile and at this rate the
company will be able to get the right
OF way required at decidedly small
price.
The contract made by the company
is an iron clad one and does not leave
the property owner great chance to
kick on anything the company may
do in the future. It not only grants
to the company the right to set all
poles and guy poles, but further gives
the right to trim all trees that may
interfere with the stringing of the
telephone wires. It is supposed that
the company is planning to build this
line during the coming summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
OLD ENGINEER DEAD
Dennis E. Diamond of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway
Passes Away.
BLOOD POISON THE CAUSE.

Dennis Diamond, one of the oldest
engineers on the Northwestern road
and man known to every railway
man in Kenosha, died Sunday at $50
O'Clock in the morning at his home in
Milwaukee at the age of 81 years. Mr..
Diamond was fami1iar1y known as
Dan to his wide circle of friends. He
has an enviab1e record as railroad
man and was on the run between
Milwaukee and Chicago for twenty
five years. He has made many rec
ords in hau1ing'passenger trains. For
a long time he was in charge sof en-
CINE No. 10, which became known as
the "Ten of Diamonds" Two weeks
ago, while in charge of Engine No.
1896, he made a record between Ra-
cine andsMilwaukee, leaving Racine
seventeen minutes late and pulling
his train into the Milwaukee depot
one minute ahead of time. His last
run was made week ago last Satur-
day, bringing train No. z up from
Chicago.
hnS1ueeT diamond uedln was
caused from blood poisoning from a
slight scratch received while caring
for his household plants, of which he
was unusually fond. The injury was
slight and although on the thumb of
his right hand, gave him no trouble
until the afternoon he made his last
run. He noticed then that it had be-
gun to tester and consulted doctor.
Several physicians treated the injury,
but could not prevent the spread of
the poison through the system.
Engineer Diamond was born at OF
tawa, Cam, on Feb. II, 1851. His
parents removed to Milwaukee when
he was 5 years old and in 1868 he be-
gan his railroad career as newsboy.
Later he became fireman and rose
rapidly until his promotion to engi-
neer in 1872, when he married. He
was an engineer on the Madison di-
vision while that branch was in course
of construction. His open hearted
and generous ways made him friends
of all with whom he came in contact.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
Sheriff veitch Will Offer the
Christian Machineryfor Sale
on Saturday Afternoon.
CHRISTIAN TO BEA BANKRUPT
A Voluntary Petition to be Filed by
the Company in the United
States Court at Milwaukee
This Afternoon.

Sheriff John H. Veitch will take
charge of the plant of the Walter E.
Christian company, and the result of
the recent disappearance of Mr..
Christian will probably be the discon-
tinuance of the business of the COM
panyof which he was the practical Town.
err. Notices have been posted at promin-
ent places in the city stating that the
machinery in the plant will be sold at
sheriff's sale on next Saturday after
noon to satisfy two chattel mortgages
held by Peter Lippert and Isaac
knight. The Eamount claimed in
these mortgages is about 81, 800. The
Knight mortgage was ngiven at the
time the company began business in
the Third ward.
1t is claimed that the machinery in
the plant is worth several thousand
dollars, and it is also stated that sew
era1 people, formerly employed at the
shop, are ready and anxious to buy it
and continue the business. No pri-
vate sale could be arranged.
In the meantime Attorney Chester
D. Barnes, who is representing Mr..
Christian in the matter, will make an
application in the United States court
in Milwaukee this afternoon to have
the Christian company adjudicated a
bankrupt and trustee appointed to
settle up the affairs of the company.
No public statement has been made in
regard to the assets and liabilities of
the company, but it is thought that
the creditors will receive quite little
from the sale of the plant and the
other assets of the company.
The creditors have not as yet taken
any concerted action against the COM
pany, although many of them have re-
tanned attorneys and are prepared to
make a fight for what they have COM
ing from the company. It is claimed
that if the bankruptcy proceedings
are successful the men who have re-
Gently secured the payment of claims
against the company by garnisheeing
funds due to Christian, will be forced
to pay these amounts back to the
trustee named by the court and share
with the other creditors in the division
of whatever assets may be found. It
is reported that Mr.. Christian is plan
ming to accept a position in another
city
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
TO REMOVE OFFICE.
Office of County Superintendent Of
Schools to Be Transferred.

The Office of the county superin-
tendent of schools, which has been IN
Kenosha for ten years, will prob
ably be transferred from the city the
first of next July, as it is announced
that John j. Kerwin, to whom GER
tifcate of election was issued on
Saturday, will remove the Office to
Silver Lake.
This will be highly pleasing to the
teachers and school patrons in the
western part of the county as for sew
era1 years they have been complain
ing on account Of the fact that the
Office of the superintendent was in
Kenosha. Silver Lake is not CEN
trail point for the county, but the
superintendent has the right to select
the place for the Office. Kenosha will
probably see very little of athe new
superintendent as his work has no
connection with the city or the city
schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
FILIPINos AT UNIVERSITY
Six Students From Manila to Enter
the University ofHWisconsin.

Arrangements have just been COM
pleted by William AlexandersSuther-
land, superintendent of Filipino
students in the United States, for the
attendance Of six Filipino students at
the University of Wisconsin. Mr..
Sutherland had conference with the
university authorities and as a result
the students will commence their
work at the beginning of theisummer
session. The six, Marshall Kasi-
lag, Fide1 Lanacas, Candidos Alcazar,
Marce1iano Hida1go, Vicente Fra
gante and Fe1ixs3V a1encia,3 are at
present attending the James sMi11ikin
University at Decatur, Ill, & where
they are prep airing themselves in En-
g1ish and other branchessto take up
university work. Some of the stu
dents will take courses in engineer
ing, others will pursue regular college
courses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
The Rays.

Johnny and Emma Ray extensively
billed as 'sthe blazing lights of laugh
teri will be seen at the Rhode next
Sunday evening in their latest and
funniest offering, "Down the Pike =
A company of fifty singers, dancers,
comedians and handsome show girls
will assist in this lively musical
satire. Of all the many charac ters
that Mr.. Ray has been seen in during
his stage career, McCorkle the iani-
tor, in Down the Pike offers an OBJ
portunity for an ideal role for the ex-
ploitation of his talents. The part
gives him full scope for his laugh
compelling ability. Phil and Nettie
Peters, Sophie Burnham, Jessie
Chapman, Harry First, Wilbur Held,
A. A. Nudge, Tom J. Leo and many
others will assist in the jollity and
some beautiful scenic effects and cos
tunes are promised; also large con
tingent of physically attractive chorus
girls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
qCURTISS WITH MAJORITY.
Kenosha County Assemb1yman Fails to
Consider Protests of Manufacturers.

Consider Protests of Manufacturers.
Assemb1yman Curtiss carried out
the party pledges of the administra-
tion Tuesday afternoon when he voted
in favor of passing to engrossment
the freightrate commission bill. He
was one of eighty-one members of the
assembly voting in favor of the
measure while ten voted against it.
Assemblyman Curtiss made no ex-
PLANTATION of his vote and under the
circumstances no explanation was
necessary. He was simply carrying
out the platform on which he was
elected and he carried it out over the
protests of the manufact urers of Ke-
nosha.
i One Of the manufacturers in speak
ing of the matter this morning said:
nAssemblynan Curtiss has done just
what we expected of him. He has
paid no attention to the protest of
men who are now employingt7, 600 men
in Kenosha and paying out weekly
in wages more than $4,000. It's prob
able that Alderman Curtiss voted in
keeping with promises he had made
to constituents in the rural districts
Of the. county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
A QUARTER CENTURY
Members Of Royal Arcanum Max.
i6g Elaborate Preparations
for a Big Celebration.
MANY MEMBERS WILL ATTEND

The members of the Kenosha coun-
Gil Of the Royal Arcanum are making
e1abm te arrangements for the ce1e-
bration of the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the founding of the chapter
which occurs on Mays. Several COM
mittees have been appointed and it is
announced that the celebration will
bring to Kenosha the largest number
of members to the order ever seen in
the city. Men who have been for
years prominent IN the state and ma
tional councils of the order have been
asked to be present and respond to
toasts at the banquet. The event will
be celebrated with a banquet and
dance WHICH will be held in one of the
larger halls of the city.
Oneof the features of the ce1ebra-
ton will be the presence of large
number of the charter memb ers of the
Kenosha chapter. While the chapter
has been in existence nearly quarter
of a century large number of the
members are still living in
the city and nearly all of them are
still loyal to the order.
The chapter at the present time has
a membership of nearly 200 and on
the membership roll are many of the
leading business and professional
men of the city. #34
II D. il Harff is in charge of the COM
mittee having the celebration in hand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
APPLICATIONS ARE SHORT.
Civil Service Commission Needs More
Men to Fill Positions.

The United States civil service
commission has not received a suffi-
cient number of applicants for the
following positions in the Panama
canal work: Train master, general
yard foreman, yard master, work
train, conductor, locomotive engineer,
switch engineman, switchman,
switchman's helper, trainmen, and
locomotive fireman. An examination
will be held on May l to fill these
positions Each applicant must file
a photograph Of himself, taken with
IN the last three years, as a means of
Identification. An unmounted photo
graph is preferred. The age limit is
between 81 and As. The salaries
range from SIS to $500 month. No
educational requirements are de-
manded, and the tests include the
following points: Age, 20 per cent;
physical condition, 20 per cent; ex-
perience, 90 per cent. An applicant
over Is years and under 40 will receive
100 per cent On this requirement. On
April % and ~ an examination will
be held for the position of clerk in
tariff division. German and French
are required and two of the following:
Scandinavian, Spanish, Italian Portu-
guese and Russian. The salary is
81, 200 year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
BIG SUIT rs SETTLED
An Action for $4,000 Damages
Against the LafIin-Rand CON-
pany Settled Out Of Court.
$3.50 FOR CRUSHED HAND.

The suit of John Johnson VS.. The
Latin and Rand Powder company, in
which Johnson demanded $4,000 for
personal injuries received while an
employee at the plant, was settled out
of court Monday afternoon and the
plaintiff in the action accepted the
sum of $3.50 as full settlement of ali
his claims against the company.
The suit had been filed in the Cir
cult court of this county some three
weeks ago, but Monday the papers
were suddenly ordered sent to Racine
county on change of venue, and it
was announced that the case would
be taken up for trial at the session of
the court Tuesday morning. How
ever the attorneys interested got to-
gether late Monday afternoon and the
settlement was soon effected.
The settlement of the suit out of
court is especially pleasing to the
officials of the powder company on
account Of the fact that the company
has record of never having had a
personal damage case tried in the
courts of Wisconsin, and the mana ger
was anxious to keep this record unim-
paired.
Johnson, the plaintiff in the action,
is an 18-year-o1d boy and resides in
Kenosha. The accident on which the
claim for damages was based occurred
on March 10, 1904. At that time the
boy was employed in the key mill at
the plant and was operating one of
the automatic machines used in the
manufacture of powder kegs. It is
claimed that the floor about the ma
chine became covered with oil and
that for this reason it was so slippery
that Johnson could not stand on it.
He slipped aud his hand was carried
into the machine. All of the fingers
on one hand we're cut off. The man
ayers of the company made several
efforts to settle the suit without
avail. They claimed that they were
not liable for the accident but prom
ised to take care of the boy. He de-
clined this offer and sought the aid of
Attorney Walter ingalls,, of Racine,
and the suit for $40, 900 was filed
short time later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
FAVOR MRS. MACLEAN.

Chicago Chapter of the D. A. r. En-
dorses Lady Well Known Here.
The Chicago Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, one
of the largest chapters in the order,
has passed resolution endorsing the
candidacy of Mrs. Donald MacLean of
New York, for the office of national
regent of the society. The action of
the Chicago chapter will go a long
ways in aiding Mrs. MacLean in her
long fight.
Mrs. MacLean is a sister of Mrs.
W. II. Purnell, of this city, and has
spent many weeks in Kenosha. She
has the endorsement of the Kenosha
chapter of the society for the Office of
grand regent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
KICK ON SOFT NAPLES.
Residents of City Believe They Should
Have Same Fate as the Cottonwoods

Residents of City Believe They Should
Have Same Fate as the Cottonwoods
Opposition of considerable extent
is growing against the passage of the
ordinance providing for the removal
of cottonwood trees from the city and
it is probable that largely signed
protest will be presented to the coun-
Gil by the owners of such trees in the
city. These people declare that the
cottonwood trees are no more of a
nuisance than the soft maple trees. 1t
is claimed that the soft maple trees
have gumn1y substance which falls
from the leaves during the entire year
and the people backing the protest
claim that they will ask for an ordiy
nance against the naples if the cot
tonwood ordinance is passed.
The members of the council are go
ing decidedly slow in the matter aud
there is a strong belief that the ordi-
nance will be pigeonholed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
THE PLAY NEXT SUNDAY.

The Rays - Johnny and Emma
supported by company of fifty peo-
pie will present their latest musical
satire, Down the Pike" next Sun
day evening. This production shows
these two popular fun makers in pos
sibly the most congenial roles they
have ever essayed, and the comedy is
said to be irresistible. The musical
numbers are all new, catchy and Of
the s'whistley" character necessary
for popularity. The ensemble dances
of the big bevy Of show girls, also en-
brace several novelties and some gor-
geous effects are promised in the cos
tuning and scenic mountings. Seats
are now on sale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

It is reported that William (Pop)
Schooley, who recently cancelled his
contract with the Kenosha baseball
team to sign with the Duluth team Of
the Three League, will take wife
in the near future. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schooley will make their home in
Iowa, and it's said that Mr.. Schoo1ey
is now preparing the home for the re.
ception Of the bride.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

District Attorney Baker has taken
the initiative in revival of the Komp
case and has communicated with the
District Attorney in Chicago to learn
the exact status of the charge against
the former banker there. Komp is
perfectly safe as he is still in Cook
County jail.
Peter LaFever believes in being in
on the ground floor and he has made
application to the board of education
for position as janitor in one of the
school buildings of the city. The
selection of janitors will take place at
the May meeting of the board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

DR.. John Cleary, Of milwaukee,
spent Sunday with his parents DR..
and Mrs. J. L. Cleary. s A
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

Mrs. Mabel F. Bruce and son Ray Of
Chicago, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. C. Culley Sunday.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-17
Delightful Surprise Party.

A delightful surprise party was Civ
gu last evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Web.
ster Foust, at their home on Front
street. in honor of their daughter,
Mabel's 10th birthday. A large nu m
ber Of friends of the young lady
gathered to participate in the festivi.
ties, and an excellent time was enjo y
ed by all.
During the evening q delicious sup
per was served. In the center of the
table was q large cake. sur.
mounted by ten candles. Miss Foust
was the recipient of a number of
beautiful gifts. Those present were
Katherine Meyer. Ethel Roat, Laura
Wyaut. Eleanor Wyant. May Morgan,
Jennie Brent. Lucretia Berger, Mary
Walker, Ethal Haring, Helen Arms,
Gertrude Buckley. Edna Roat. Helen
Foust. Margaret Foust, Elmira Mo7er,
Eleanor Deutsch. Alice Waite, Ka her
inc Lynn. Mary Lynn, Theresa Wag-
ner, Jessie Wyant. Pauline Waite, Mil
dred Slider. Anna Edmondson, Frances
Harpel, Ruth Stapff, Lucy Detwiler,
Nellie Goss, Lizzie Stewart, Lois Reif-
snyder. Grace Foust, Blanche Arms,
Ida Evans, Minnie Cohen. Ethel Jones,
Ethel Foust, William Vastine, Can
Blocker, Ernest Foust, Walter Foust,
James Boyer, James Patton. Roy Foust.
James Evans. Philip Foust. James
Calvin Foust and Misses Josephine
Cousart. Katherine Bennett and Ell
mira Foust.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-17
Talk of Coming Camp.

Nothing is known as yet as to where
the N. g. P. will camp next summer
or in what order. Under the old
scheme pursued in the years gone by
the camps will be by brigade and the
Third Brigade will in all probability
cspp at. beautiful Mt. Gretna, but
there has been considerable talk the
past year about doing away with the
brigade camps and Of making Gettys-
burg permanent camp ground that
the members of the various regiments
are up in the air in regard to the COM
ing tour. The state military board
which picks out the date for the en-
campment, selects site and decides
whether or not it will be by brigades
or division has not as yet held meet
ing and until it does nothing definite
will be known. If the matter were left
to the members of the Third brigade
with the privilege of voting on the
question there is no doubt as to the
verdict. 1t would be for brigade camps
and Mt. Gretna would be the place
selected by eighty per cent. of the
boys,
The Indications are now that the
Armory bill aud the Guard appropria-
tion bills will both pass the legislat-
ure. The former will eventually pro.
vide every command IN the guard with
state armory and the latter will pay
the Running expenses of the guard for
the next two years, which include an
appropriation for officers equipment.