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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
Tho Poor Jockey.

There were two old farmers in Ire
land, one little more prosperous
than the other, and he had great ideas
for horses. SO he goes to his neigh
Dor, Mike, and says: .Moike! say,
Moike! I have a foin colt, an she's
diyiloped crate spade, and / am goin'
to inter her in the darby, and put all
the money yez hev on her; she'll win
go to the devil wild ye and yer
colt. / hey bin worlxin' haI.rd all me
loife to sage these few shillin's, and
divil clint will put on yer colt
The race took place and Mike backed
the colt, and, Of course, the colt lost.
So Nike goes to the jockey, and, tap
ing him on the shoulder, says to him:
Fer the love of hivin, phWat de
tayned yer?'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
Kenosha Gas & Electric Company
to Pay Heirs Of vim. Joachim
$500 Damages
KILLED BY ELECTRIC SHOCK
The Other Cases Against the Company
of Similar Nature May Find
Like Settlement without
Aid of tie Courts

The suit of Matthias Joachim as adj
ministrator of the estate of the late
William Joachim against the Kenosha
Gas and Electric company, which was
the first case on the calendar of the
| term of the circuit court to open on
Monday morning, will not go on trial.
Announcement is made this morning
that the attorneys representing
Joachim and the company have settled
the case out of court and it will be
withdrawn on Monday when Judge
| Dnnnwiddie opens court.
BY the terms of the settlement the
company is to pay the heirs of
Joachim the sum of 81, 500 as damages,
and also the costs of the action. This
will bring the total amount up
to 81, $50. By attorneys the settlement
is considered favorable one for the
Joachim heirs.
The suit grew out of fatal acct
dent which occurred two years ago.
William Joachim was employed as an
assistant city engineer for the city
and at the time of his death he was
assisting in the support of his mother.
On the night of the accident which re-
suited in his death he had stopped at
the corner of Grand avenue and West
Main street to talk with a friend
when he happened to put up his hand
and touch one of the guy wires con-
nected with an electric clamp. He
fell to the ground and died few min
utes later.
The members of the Joachim family
at once asked for administration of
the estate, and Matthias Joachim as
administrator brought suit against
the lighting company for $4,000. The
settlement was reached by computing
the amount that Joachim would have
contributed to the support of his
mother and other members of the
family.
With the settlement of the Joachim
case it is stated that the attorneys for
the Gas and Electric company are
| willing to make a settlement of the
cases brought against them on ac-
count of the e1ectrocution Of Antonio
and Vincenzo Petracci. These suits
are similar to the action brought by
Joachim, and the evidence is about
the same IN both cases. The Petrac CT
brothers are said to have been killed
by the same circuit which caused the
death of Joachim. It is probably that
some settlement of these two suits
will be arranged later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
TO MEET IN KENOSHA
Fifth Meeting Of the Eastern Con-
ference Of the English Luth-
sran Church Nov. 20
DISTINGUISHED MEN COMING

Kenosha will be the mecca of the
English Lutheran s in Southern Wis
consin week after next when the
fifth annual meeting of the Eastern
conference of the English Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of the Northwest will
be held at the Grace English Lutheran
church in this city. It is expected
that about fifty ministers from
different parts of the synod will be in
attendance and take part in the work
of the conference. Many men who
have gained distinction in the work
of the church will be present and
speak curing the different sessions.
The Rev. Willianl K. Prick of Mil
waukee, is the president of the con-
ference and will preside at the differ
ent sessions. The Rev. P. E. Baisler
of this city is the secretary.
The following program will be
rendered during the three days SEES
sion:
MONDAY, NOV EMBER 20, 8P. NJ.
Chief Service with Holy Communion.
sermon Dy Kew. w IN. EdSSdVdHt NuLISIys
st. Peters, GAINESVILLE.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 9 A. M.
Mathis. .............. Observation-Disclosures.
"Ordination''. Observation-Disclosures. ........
Paper by Rev. Geo. Keller Rubrecht
Church of the Epiphany, Milwaukee.
Speaker-Rev. William Ec1xert,
Church of the Holy Communion, Racine.
TUESDAY, 2 P. NJ.
Devotional Service. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ssMethods of providing for Superannuated
Minister'S Their Widows and Orphans
Paper by Rev. Perry z. Bais1er,
Grace Church, Kenosha.
Speaker-Rev. VIM. e. Frick, D. D.
Church Of the Redeener, Milwaukee,
Reports from the Field Observation-Disclosures.
TUESDAY, 8 P. M.
s'The Recent Convention of the General
COunc1l" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
................... Rev. VIM K. Frick, d. D
Address followed by general discussion.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER p, GA.
Business. ......................,.
sCa11 From One Charge to Another. $50.
.............. Paper, Rev. Horace Z. Gebhart
First Church, P1attvi11e.
Speaker-Rev. William p. Christy.
WEDNESDAY, 2 P. M.
Devotional Service. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Study of the Epist1e for the 23d Sunday
after Trinity-Phi1. 3:17-21 .............
..........s...... Rev. William Eckert
Discussion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Miscellaneous Business, Observation-Disclosures.
4:15-Adress to Sunday School by visiting
Pastors .............z. .......... ............
WEDNESDAY, 8 P. M.
vespers .-.......... 1880 $780,.
1.-THE Chicago Seminary and Church Ex-
tension" .......... Revs Alfred Ramsey
Professor of Church History in the Chicago
Lutheran Seminary Observation-Disclosures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
MANY STUDENTS
Increase in Attendance at Opening OF
Winter Term Of Dairy School


The University Of Wisconsin Dairy
School in its winter factory operator 8
course which has just begun, has an
enrolment of 143 students thus Tar,
an increase of 20 over the number at
the same time last year. As some
students cannot leave the factories
at once, they do not enter the first
week of the term, and the experience
in previous years has shown that
from 10 to 20 additional students will
be here to take up the work before
the first Of December.
All these students are factory
operators, about one half OF them
having worked in creameries and one
half in cheese factories. Twelve are
both butter and cheese makers. One
woman, who expects to build cream
cry on her farm, is among those who
have Just entered. Besides students
from Wisconsin there are represented
California, Minnesota, Illinois and
Argentine Republic.
The new instructors IN the dairy
school for the winter term are: H. j..
Noyes, Muscoda, Wis, head instruct
or in cheese making; Francis
Schwing1e, of Avoca, and Arthur G.
Laabs, Curtis, assistants in Cheedar
cheese making; Gottlieb Marty, Brod-
head, Instructor, in foreign cheese
making; Claude E. Phillips, Dnrand,
and r. J. Willis, Of Mineral Point,
separator instructors; George Gallo
way, of Chelsea, instructor in the
milk testing laboratory; Peter Duk-
1eth, of Mukwonago, Wis, and Lester
Story in charge of the farm dairy in
struction; and A. G. Haberstich in
charge of the shop for dairy ma
chinery instruction and the central
heating plant Of the agricultural col
1ege.
In addition to the course for ia Glory
operators, Mr.. G. HI. Benkendorf, as
sistant in Dairy Husbandry, has
twenty-four- year students in dairy
laboratory work. The short course
in agriculture students will begin
their farm dairy instruction at the
school December 1st.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
RUBE DIDN'T CARE
Waddell Falls From Grace When Mis-
taken for Minister

George Edward Wadde1l, Phi1ade1-
phia's eccentric star, whose failure
at the eleventh hour almost cost the
Quakers the American league pennant
and put them out Of the worlds
championship, is fine looking fellow
in citizens clothes. One day Rube
and went to dine together at the
Bingham. The Presbyterian general
assembly was in session and the hotel
was crowded. We were put at the
table with about a dozen ministers
and lay brethren. had never noticed
it before, but George Edward in plain
clothes looks the serious, bony faced
young minister to perfection. We
had been sitting only few minutes
when one of the delegates turned to
Rube and said: Brother, what do
you think of the creed revision?''
Rnbe fumbled it for minute, then
replied:
II don't give if they only
don't change that foul strike rule.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
PROGRAM is READY
Interesting Session is Promised for
Teachers at Coming State Meeting

Interesting Session is Promised for
Teachers at Coming State Meeting
The program for the ffty-third an
nua1 convention of the Wisconsin
State Teachers association was COM
pleted Friday night, with the excep-
ton of the special education section
program, which has not been re-
ceived from the chairman, c. w.
Showa1ter, who is now in New York.
The program for the general sessions
includes topics which are certain to
arouse animated discussion and the
section programs offer many attract
i've features.
The convention will be held at Mil
waukee Dec. u, % and %, the gem
era1 sessions each morning, and the
section meetings in the afternoon. Ga
Tuesday, Dec. %, the meetings of the
Superintendent and Supervising
Principals association will be held,
and in the evening many of the dele
gates will attend the concert given by
the Arions. The superintendent and
supervising principals will have their
annual supper Tuesday evening at
the Blatz hotel. Wednesday evening
the Woman's club will have it's an
nua1 banquet at Milwaukee Downer
college at $50 O'Clock, the normal
schools will hold their reunions at the
P1ankinton from 7:3O to O'Clock, and
these will be followed by the recep-
ton rendered by the Milwaukee Prin-
cipals and Teachers association at 9
O'Clock. The county superintendents
will hold their annual banquet at the
Republican house Thursday evening
at O'Clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
AFTER A BIG TRACT
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
Seeks Possession of IFS Acres
ofLand atWinthrop Harbor
THE TITLE MUST BE CLEAR

President A. 3. Frost, of the Chi
cago and Milwaukee Railway COM
pany, is making an effort to secure
the possession of the us acre tract of
land at Winthrop Harbor, which was
formerly owned by the Winthrop Har-
Dor and Dock company, and it is
thought that if the deal can be made
this property will be utilized as the
site for the proposed power house to
furnish power for the operation of the
line between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Frost was at Winthrop Harbor
Thursday and urged the people to
make an effort to secure a title to this
land, and practically stated that he
would take the land il the title could
be guaranteed. The land has long
been bone of contention, and at the
time it was sold at sheriff's sale a
year and half ago, it is alleged that
the railway company was the success
fn1 bidder. Later it was found that
the title was c1ouded, and when Frost
and his associates demanded clear
next highest bidder. There has been
so much litigation over the Winthrop
Harbor property that many people be-
1ieve that it will be impossible for
present holders of the property to
give a good title.
There is no doubt but that the
property would make an ideal spot
for the erection Of so big a power sta
ton, but the company would be forced
to ask the government to take some
steps to secure harbor at the point.
This of course would cost vast
amount of money. The property in
question was sold at sheriff's sale at
$50, 900, and it is claimed that the
company has offered an advance of
SIS, 900 for clear title.
It now seems pretty certain that the
Railway company will not be able to
find a site for the proposed power
house in Kenosha, as all land that
could be utilized is held at so high a
figure that it would be impracticab1e
for the company to buy it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
Chicago Telephone Co. Makes a
General Reduction Of Rates
Along the North Shore
kENoSHA NOT YET INCLUDED
A Reduction of From Five to Ten
Cents. However, is Promised to
All Cities on the Line of
the Chicago Company


Like bolt from clear sky the
chicago Telephone company has IS
sued general order to the effect that
rates will be reduced at all north
shore towns connected with the Chi
cago system. In ali Illinois cities the
rates are to go into effect at once, and
the rates will be reduced in Wisconsin
cities just as soon as the proper tariff
regulations can be made with the
Wisconsin Telephone company.
Manager Frantz, Of the local COM
Pany, this morning received the first
intimation of the cut in rates when he
was ordered to make reduction Of
five cents in all ates on the SO called
"Antioch line. Z This line covers all
Of the smaller villages in Northern
Illinois. Just to show the great cut
that has been made to north shore
towns, the rate from Zion City.to Chi
cago has been reduced from rs cents
to 10 cents for three minutes, and a
similar reduction has been made on
the rates between Winthrop Harbor
and Chicago. It is not expected that
there will be as great reduction in
the Kenosha rate, but it is expected
that the rate will be changed from Is
to Is cents for the three minute
service.
Such a reduction would lmean the
saving Of thousands of dollars in tele-
phone tolls in Kenosha annually.
The managers of the Chicago COM
pany stated Thursday that the rates
we're being revised as rapidly as pos
sib1e, and that it was the plan to
make the reduction general one.
The taking over of the plant of the
Wisconsin company by the Kenosha
Independent Telephone company will
of course make no difference with the
long distance service between Chi
cago and Kenosha, as the new COM
pany will take up the contract held
by the Wisconsin company, and the
only difference will be in the fact that
some delay may be experienced il
having the contracts with the new
company placed in proper form.
| 1t is claimed that Kenosha is one Of
the largest users of the phones of the
Chicago Telephone company along
the north shore, and the business il
this city is even larger than the bust
ness done in Waukegan. For years
the Bell interests have been pooled il
handling the business of the NORTH
shore, and this pool will continue K
control.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
OFFERS A SCHOLARSHIP
President Hrgnes of Ripon, Offers
Chance for Hard Working Students

PRESIDENT HESnes OF R1pOnS OnerS
Chance for Hard Working Students
Principal Hooking of the Kenosha
High school has received letter from
Prof. Richard C. Hughes of Ripon
College offering four years scholar
ship to students in the Kenosna High
school. The scholarship is not offered
by the trustees of the college but by
the president in person. It will have
value of hundred dollars and is to
be given to the student in the senior
class Of the Kenosha High school
who makes the best record for TIE
four years course. In determining
the selection not only studentship but
general ability is to be taken into
consideration.
It is the aim of President Hughes
to make this scholarship along the
line of those offered by the late Cecil
Rhodes to provide for the education
of Americans at Oxford University.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
G. M. & ST. PAUL BACK OF TT
Say They Will Use New Road as Offset
to the c. & N. w. Ry.

say lney VIII use New ROaQ as O6SeI
to the c. & N. w. Ry.
Near Kenosha large force of men
is engaged laying rails for the new
electric railway that is to run west of
this city to Milwaukee. There are
reports in circulation that it will be a
steam railway instead of an electric
line. The rails at Kenosha are said
to be sixty feet long and heavy. All
along where the line is proposed to
run efforts are being made to get a
right Of way one hundred feet wide.
Property owners west of the GENE
terry are in the air as to what will
eventually be done and where the
right of way is to be finally decided
upon. No less than three surveys
have been made and half dozen men
have been making efforts to get OPP
tionp on property in locations where
all the lines have been surveyed.
The impression now prevails that it
is the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
that's back of the Improvement, and
that they want line to offset the new
line being built for tie Chicago &
North Western just east of Corliss
and other towns through the county.
Racine Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
RELEASED WITHOUT HEARING

Elmer Nickerson Brought Here From
Fond du Lac, Victim of Circumstances
Elmer Nickerson, the former Keno
sha telephone worker who was ar
rested at Fond du Lac and brought to
Kenosha to answer a charge of lar
ceny was released today without a
hearing. It was found that there
was no evidence against the young
man and he was not even taken into
court. The arrest of Nickerson was
brought about by a chain of circum-
stances which seemed TO indicate that
the young man was guilty of the
charge. The officers connected with
the arrest of Nickerson asked that a
full statement of his innocence be
given out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
PERSONAL.

The sultan of Morocco plays both
tennis and cricket.
DR.. w. r. Wishard, Of Indianapolis,
at the age of 90, is said to be the old
est practicing physician in Indiana.
Robert Goelet, the we'll known New
port society man, has filed applica-
ton for admittance to the bar of
Rhode Island.
The Hon. John A. Merritt the pres
ent postmaster of the nations capital,
was in early life farmer, and before
studying law worked in grocery
store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Brief Items of Interest From Various
Parts of the State


Parts of the State
The cornerstone of the new $50, 900
Carnegie library at Lawrence univer-
sity will be laid this afternoon. Three
brief speeches will be made.
The thirty-third annual meeting of
the GAINESVILLE district convention of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church is being
held at Be1oit,
After search of eight days the
body of Otto Miller, the young man
who was drowned while hunting at
Green Lake last week, was recovered
about noon on Thursday.
Tim Kelly, who lives near Brod-
head, was found dead in room in the
Empire hotel, GAINESVILLE. The body
was dressed, and the man had evil
IDENTIFY turned the gas of and then on
again.
Robert Stoeck1y, a student in the
Alma High school, becoming dis
satisfied with his teachers, ran away
to Chicago and enlisted in the army.
He has just been detailed for service
in the Philippine islands.
]. P. Weller, while removing a
stump in the rear of his butcher shop
at Sank City, unearthed a skeleton of
man in good state of preservation.
On the arm was a metal bracelet of
Spanish or French manufacture.
Beloit college gave farewell re-
ception for President and Mrs. Eaton
last night in the new gymnasium.
President Eaton was presented with
an autograph album, containing the
name Of every person at present con-
nected with the college.
The fifth district convention of the
Knights of Pythias met at Reedsburg
on Thursday and the lodges from
Baraboo, Rich1and Center, Elroy and
Reedsburg. sent large delegation.
The Reedsburg lodge rendered the
visiting knights banquet at Hotel
Stole IN the evening.
Trials of suits against the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway com
pany, involving an aggregate of $25,-
600 in alleged damages, will be begun
in the circuit court at La Crosse to-
day. Farmers claim the alteration OF
roadbed has caused the flooding OF
their land.
About ten years ago Mrs. M. E.
Gates, of Fort Atkinson, while in
Chicago lost fine gold watch. Re-
Gently she received letter from a
catholic clergyman in New York, say
ing he had a valuable piece of prop
erty belonging to her which had come
to him through confessional restitu-
ton.
A remarkable family reunion took
place in the town of Mount Pleasant
Racine county, when Mrs. .Palmyra
Dickinson of Iowa and Mrs. Elizabeth
Roe met for the first time IN seventy
years and celebrated their eighty-firs
and eighty-fifth birthdays. The two
are cousins and parted in the New
England states.
A sneak thief entered the residence
of L. A. LANCE, publisher Of the Re
porter at Fond du Lac, and secured
several valuable articles of jewelry
and SO in cash. The thief made his
way directly to Mrs. Lange's room
where he found her jewelry case. He
took an opal brooch, diamond ring,
a small pearl ring, and gold watch
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
LEGACIEs FOR CHILDREN
Will of the Late Mrs. Wackerow Dis
poses of Property Valued at $4,000

The will of the late Lena Wackerow
who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. w. ]. Threinen, on
Lake avenue was filed for probate in
the county court this morning. The
will disposes of large amount of
valuable real estate located in Sphinx
county, S. d.
By the terms of the will Mrs.
Threinen will receive eighty acres Of
valuable land and will share as one
of the residuary 1egatees to the estate.
Carl Runge, city attorney of Milwau-
kee, is one Of the heirs under the will
and is named as executor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
ENDS TWENTY YEARS SERVICE
John FL. Blair Sewers Connection With
Northwestern After Long Service


Northwestern After Long Service
John H. Blair, for the past twenty
years an employe of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company in
Kenosha, has resigned his position as
cashier at the local freight Office and
will retire from the employ of the
company. Mr.. Blair had become a
fixture at the Office of the railway
company in Kenosha and for many
years he had occupied the position of
cashier. Fred Smith, who had been
serving as assistant cashier under Mr..
Blair, will take the position left
vacant by his former superior officer.
Mr.. Blair will take long rest after
which it is probable that he will go
into business in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16

The mackerel fishery is practically
extinct in Newfoundland waters for
the last quarter century, owing to the
migration Of these fish to the American
seabord. So enormous was the extent
Of the bery in former times that over
1000 vessels of different nationalities
carried on the pursuit there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
$3.50, 900 FOR O'BRIEN
Theatre Man Said to be One of Heirs
to Big Fortune in KIondike

According to report that is being
sent out from Sheboygan J. O'Brien,
the manager of the Bijou theatre in
this city, is one Of the heirs to an
estate of $500, 900. It is stated that
the estate is the property of cousin
of O'Brien who recently died in the
Alaska gold fields. The story states
that there are three heirs to the
estate.
Mr.. O'Brien was not at the theatre
TO-DAY, and it was stated that he was
at Foad du Lac. None of the mama
gers. of the local play house have any
information in regard to the alleged
inheritance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

A number Of Milbank sports
men, who were out hunting the
first of the week had a very mar
row escape from n of their
number being killed. A small
boy who was with them was car
rying a shot gun. One Of the
men noticed that the gun was
cooked and told the lad Of the
fact. In trying to let the ham
n r down, he forgot and pulled
the trigger, the muzzle of the gun
being only a few inches from one
mans face when the shell was
discharged.
Service will be held in the Mil
bank Swedish Lutheran Church
next Sunday, Nov. 5, at 10. 80 a.
m. and z. 80 p. m. Everybody
cordially invited.
e. SCHOLD, Pastor.