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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
PROTECT THE BIRDS
Plea for the Protection of Our
Song Birds

I
Song Birds
1t has grati6ed all bird lovers to
hear that the officials of Kenosha are
taking measures to protect the song
birds. One of the certain evidences
| of high standard set by city or town
! is the care taken of these wonderful
little winged folk that dwell with us,
or deign to visit us during their mi
grations. Some of the most cele-
brated songsters Of the world have
recently been tarrying with us for a
time before seeking their northern
homes, and shame upon us if we have
failed to welcome them, or to protect
them in their journey through this
! favorite lake region.
| Many of the birds that remain with
US through the nesting season, are
also rare singers, and richly deserve
our interest and protection. The
more we listen and observe, the more
fascinating do we fad them. Even
the timid little wood pewee, far from
the thrushes in rank or fame, gives
forth one of the sweetest and most
peaceful of all natures hymns. He
ventures into the town sometimes to
remind us Of the charm and restful-
ness of the woods, which might other
wise be forgotten in the midst Of
hurry and care.
Think for a moment what treasures
Of the air we have in the enviro1ls of
this single town! Warblers that equal
Of plumage; songsters that rival even
the finest Of human voices; added to
these, all grades of lovely tints and
ascinating tones, making a bird
world that every boy and girl should
delight to enter. / cannot believe
that single boy would use a sling
shot or gun to destroy these little
voyagers. of the air if he could be-
come acquainted with their distinct
i've songs, with their beauty, which
always appeals to childhood, and with
their Indispensable use to human. be-
ings in various ways.
The boy or girl who enters into the
JOY of this observation and knowledge,
who is taught, from the artistic as
well as the moral and economic stand
point, the immense Importance of bird
life, will rarely wish to disturb or de-
stroy it. The teachers of our schools
are doing valuable work in this direc-
ton, and we trust the time is near at
hand when force will not be neces-
sary in order to bring the boys to re-
alize that, like themselves, birds are
protected by law because they are
needed and loved.
REV. MARION MURDOCH.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
BURY LUTHER AT RooHl sTER
Former Kenosha man who Died in
Kansas City Taken to His old Home

Former Kenosha man who Died in
Kansas City Taken to His old Home
The remains Of the late Frank
Luther, the former Kenosha man, who
died at Kansas City on Saturday night
wee buried in the Luther family plat
at the cemetery at Rochester, New
York, this afternoon.
Papers received from Kansas city
show that the press reports stating
that Luther had shot himself were
untrue and Luther is non stated to
have met death as a result of taking
an over dose of morphine. It is ad-
n1itted that he had been addicted to
the use Of the drug, but his friends
declare that his death was accidental.
A Kansas City paper in speaking of
the death of Luther says:
"Luther's dual life for six years and
the circumstances Of his death appear
almost certain to cause complications
in the settlement of his insurance
estate. In the Kennilworth apart
ments, across from convention hall,
Mrs. Luther lived, and sthereD Crank
=. Luther preserved his own identity.
His time was divided between that
home and the home of MRS. Lillian
Huffman, 26O1 Montgall avenue,
where he was "Mr. Huffman and
where he died. His will, according
to Mrs. Luther's attorneys, does not
mention Mrs. Huffman kAnd yet she
IS the beneficiary of at least 81, 900 of
his life insurance.
''Still another feature may comp1i-
cate the insurance settlement. Luther
died from an overdose of morphine.
This, Mrs. Luther's attorneys say,
constitutes an accident and justi6es
claim for payment Of the accident
insurance amounting to $4,000.
Brown, Harding & Brown. are Mrs.
Luther's lawyers. TheypsaysLuther
used morphine habitually.to relieve
pain. John I. Harding was.Luther's
attorney and adviser. He said yes
terday: I advised Frank Luther in
his lifetime. His insurance is the
property of Mrs. Luther. I know
nothing about the other woman, who
is said to be7Mrs. Huffman
IF there is such woman and if
She claims a part Of the insurance,
her claim will never be.srecog
SO far as Mrs. Luther's attorneys are
concerned. She could have no stand
ing in court and could have no insur-
able rights in Luther's life. There
was no mention ;of any such woman
as Mrs. Huffman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
An Echo Alarm Clock.

President Murphy, Of the Chica go
National League club, told at base
ball dinner a remarkable echo story.
There was a man." he began who
had a country house in the Catskills.
He was showing a visitor over his
grounds one day, and, coming to d hillv
place, said:
!" There's a remarkable echo here.
II YOU stand under that rock and
shout the echo answers four distinct
times, with an interval Of several min
utes between answers
'But the visitor was not at all i'm
pressed. He said, with loud laugh
You ought to hear the echo at nv
place in Sunapee. Before going to bed
at night ] stick my heNd out Of the
window and shout, Time to yet up.
William" and the echo wakes me at
Z o'clock sharp the next morning. -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
Froak Francies.

Il suppose freaks have peculiar dis
positions and are mighty hard to- get
along with"
Some Of them are, but not all OF
them," replied the manag ger of the side
show. Nov, there's the fat woman.
You noticed what a jaw she had?"
Eyes, she looks very cross"
'And she is. A man'd have hard
work getting round her. And vain.
You never saw anybody so puffed up.
Then there's the dwarf. He's q mean
cuss-in some ways the smallest man
I ever knew. The living skeleton is
one of the most agreeable men / ever
knew. He can tit in, no matter what
kind of a crowd he's in. And every
body finds the ossifed man hard to
get along with. Did you notice the
woman with the snakes?"
'Yes.''
"A lovely woman, / might say
charming. We call our man with tie
tattoo marks all over him. Russell
Sage. He's always afraid somebody's
trying to beat him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19

Peter Gales is home after fishing
trip to Georges Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
Preordained.

Brooklyn man tells of some
juvenile theatricals in which his chill.
-dlen were interested The children
were giving little drama of their
own, wherein courtships and weddings
played a leading part in the plot.
The brooklyn man had gone be-
hind the scenes, where he found his
youngest offspring sitting in a corner
"Wly, Marie asked be, have You
been left out of the play? Why aren't
you on with the others?''
I'm not left out" indignantly
denied Marie. TIM the baby wattin'
to be born!" Harper's Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
Report Of County Clerk Shows
Support Of Paupers Outside
Of Poorhouse was Sc, 276.86
THREE TOWNS WITHOUT POOR
Somers and Salem Bear the Burden in
Caring for Paupers in the County,
While the City Has Large
Score to Settle

l
The care Of panpers in Keuosha
county is an expensive proposition to
I the taxpayers of the county, and this
fact is shown by the annual report of
County Clerk Crosby, which has Just
been forwarded to the secretary Of
Estate at Madison. This report takes
up paupers not cared for ia the Keno
sha poorhouse, and the cost Of the
care of these paupers IN the county
during the fiscal year ending March
31st was So, 276. SO. The great amount
Of this money was spent on paupers
in the city of Kenosha, the total paid
in the city being over So, 800. Out in
the county three towns return a clean
bill, showing no expense for the care
of the poor. These towns are Paris,
Randall and Wheat1and. The three
towns have for several years kept up
the record of having no poor to care
for. The great mass Of the paupers
of the county are to be found in the
towns of Salem and Somers, and it is
stated that these towns have been
most unfortunate in securing a num-
Der Of cases Of pauperism where the
people in question have become per-
petua1 burden on the town. In Salem
last year there were six cases reported
and the cost of caring for these six
cases was $683. In Somers the au-
thorities were forced to care for four
teen people and the cost to the town
was $467. Pleasant Prairie, had ten
people to care for during the year,
but the total cost to the town was but
$3.50. Bristol, had two people, who
cost the town SOILS, and Brighton
had one at cost OF $1o7.8O The city
of Kenosha had sixteen cases of pau
pers outside the poorhouse- and a total
of thirty-six people, and the cost Of
their maintenance during the year
was So, 364.27.
The report shows that the total
number of cases of outside aid in the
county during the year was 81, and
seventy people were included. OF this
number As received full support DUR
ing the year. Some of the items of
expenditures for the county as shown
in the report as follows:
For temporary relief, 1928 for
board Of paupers, $o61.85; medical
attention, $23o.8 burial expenses,
$94.s0, portation, $3.50.
The large cost to the town of Salem
is brought about by the fact that many
homeless people come to this town
every year to work IN the ice fields
and many of them are taken sick and
it becomes the province of the town to
care for them.
The cost of the paupers in Kenosha
is also largely increased by the
transients who come into the city
aud are taken sick. Several Of these
people have died and the city was not
only forced to pay the cost of having
them cared for at the hospital but the
burial expenses as we'll.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
sum paid out this year seems large it
is reported that Kenosha expends less
on paupers than any other county in
this section of the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
SCANDAL IN POLITICS
State Oil Inspector to Be Asked
to Explain Gifts to the
Campaign Fund
DEPOSED OFFICERS ;cHEcKs

! The visit of Gov. James Davidson to
Racine Wednesday has developed a
sensation in the LaFollette ranks Of
considerable magnitude, and as a re-
suit e. E.. Mills, state oil inspector,
whose home is at Burlington, will be
called upon the carpet to explain
about two checks sent to him by John
Z. Sieb, deposed oil inspector, one for
SIS and the other for SIS.
| Gov. Davidson went to Racine Wed
nesday morning with Arthur Pugh, Of
the treasury department., aud was the
guest of Mayor Peter B. Nelson. He
was given an automobile ride about
the city, visiting many Of the manu-
| fac .ifif'g institutions. Offices. schools.
colleges, aud Other places OF interest,
and was introduced to hundreds of
people, his eception being most en-
thusiastic and cordial, and he stated
that he was more than pleased with
the city and its people. In the even
! ing Mayor Nelson gave 6 O'Clock
dinner at the Hotel Racine, fifteen be-
| ing seated at the board. Following
came the reception in the parlors, and
at least 500 people. regardless of party
affiliations, called and paid their re-
spects. They assured him of their
support, and the governor is confident
he can carry the county at the
primaries.
Following the dinner Former Local
Oil Inspector Sieb took the governor
in tow and seated on a porch in the
rear Of the hotel showed him four
checks, representing money which he
claimed he had been taxed while oil
inspector. One check, which is dated
November, 1903, was for S35, and this
was sent to Mr.. Bryant, he charged,
at that time chairman of the state
central committee, and indorsed by
him on the back. The second one is
dated Oct. z, 1904, and is for SIS. This
was given to G. G. Cuttings and is in
dorscd on the back by him and Mr..
llConnor, chairman of the state central
committee. There is a third one.
dated July s, 1902, for SIS, and in
dorsed by e. E. Mills, state oil inspec-
tor, and a fourth one dated June II,
1904, for $25, and indorsed by e. B..
Mills.
ia his conversation with the gov
ernor, Sieb claimed he had been taxed
these amounts for the campaign fund,
and he wanted TO know what State Oil
Inspector Mills did with the money.
The governor informed Mr.. Sieb it
was up to him to make complaint in
writing and ask for an Investigation
and asked Mr.. Sieb to file his COM
plant. Mr.. Sieb said that he would
make the complaint today. The gov
ernor said that as soon as he received
the complaint or request of Mr.. Sieb
he would call State Oil Inspector
Mills to his Office and ask him for an
explanation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
Those ..Experlencedo writers.

The man with the dark lantern
dropped his booty in a hidden pocket
and babe the victim a polite good
night.
III hope this is the last 1 shall see
Of you,' retorted the gentleman in pink
pajamas.
"Not at ALL sir" assured the bur
glar. II shall be around in several
weeks without fail"
What? Coming to rob again?"
"Oh, no. Just coming around tc
sell you my great book entitled How
to Be q Gentleman Burglar - hica-
go Daily News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
First publication. July II, 1906.
NaTfGM TO &c ERII,.N re
COUNTY OFFICERS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate
II In the matter of the estate of Hosea
Barns, deceased.
demands of all persons against Hosea Barns,
deceased, late of the city of Keuosha,
in said county of Kenosha, will be examined
and adjusted by the County court of Kenosha
county at the regular terms of said court to
be holden at the County court room in
the City of kenosha, in and for said county,
on the first Tuesday of September, a. D. 1906,
and on the first Tuesday Of February, A. D. 1907,
at ten o'clock A. M. of those days; also that
the time until and including the second Tuesday
of January, A. D. 1907, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Hosea Barns,
deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 9th day of July, A. D.
1906.
By the Court
RUSSELL n. SLOSSON,
County Judge.
HENRY ]. HASTINGS, Attorney VIA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
The Liberty Bellies.

s'The Liberty Bellies, !" a, must
cal comedy by Harry B. Smith,
and which met with tremendous
success at the Madison Square
Theatre, New York City, and
remained at that theatre for
nearly a whole season, will
appear here Feb. 2. 'The I liberty
Bellies" is a musical comedy that
is at.once upiq ne, original and
unconventional. Ithas a coherent
and natural plot no "horse
play logical complications and
is interesting until the final fall
of the curtain. The cast is a
very long one and Manager
Berger has secured the best
talent and the finest set of hand
some young ladies to fill the bill
and make it one of the best at
fractions on the road.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
A CELESTIAL
FIRE AT STAPLES
Chinaman> Hash Mixer In
Staples Restaurant Sets
Fire to Himself.

Two or three travelling men
who were arrivals in the city last
night tell of a laughable incident
which happened Wednesday in a
Staples restaurant.
The restaurant employs a
celestial hash mixer and this in
dividual caused a small quantity
of occidental excitement when
early in the evening be retired
to his couch, and while wooing
Morpheus, soothed his nerves by,
the use of an American coffin
nail. The burning emil ers set
the bed on fire and for a few
minutes it is said there was a CO.
mingling of smoke, water, fire
and unpronouncable celestial
cuss words that would have made
a Missouri mule-driver turn
green with envy
The kitchen part Of the restau-
rant was slightly damaged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
WOODSMAN
BADLY HURT
Teamster Falls Under Roll
of Sleigh and Sustains
Severe Injuries.

D. D. Kelly, a teamster at the
camps of Ross & Ross, near
Kelliher, sustained broken col
lar bone, broken leg and dis
located arm as a result of an ac-
cident that occurred near the
camps yesterday.
Kelly was driving a load of
logs on the road and while going
down a hill slipped from the roll
of the sleigh, upon which he was
standing, falling underneath.
One of the horses he was driving
slipped and fell under the roll,
and horses and man were
dragged to the foot of the hill.
The horse received a broken leg
and was shot. Kelly was taken
to The Kelliher hospital for treat
ment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
MUSICAL CLUB
Is ORGANIZED
Music Pupils of Mrs. r. B
Foster Form. "Bemidji
Symphony Club.

At a meeting of the music
pupils of Mrs. R. B. Foster, held
at Masonic hall last night, the
.Bemidji Symphony club was or
gained with the following Off,
GERS: President, Miss Ivis
Roberts; vice, president, Miss
Hilda Mayer; secretary, Miss
Lucy LaFontisee. Meetings of
the club will be held every two
weeks, the first to take place at
the home of Miss Dorothy Mayo.
Miss Gena Peterson was appoint
ed to take charge of the first pros
gram to be rendered by the
club.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
80. AmusemeQts -.
A Big Musical Comedy Coming.

A Big Musical Comedy Coming.
Fred Berger, Jr., has recently
secured from Harry B. Smith
the sole rights for the produc-
ton of the famous musical
comedy, ''The Liberty Bellies. .
Mr.. Berger, who never does
things by half, has secured near
" the entire original company
together with all the original
scenery, wardrobe and settings
used during the long run of this
attraction of the Madison Square
Theatre, New York. All the lat
est song successes in New York
will be introduced and this with
the fine line of specialties and
dances:of the play will make it
one Of the strongest musical at
fractions seen here during the
present season. At Opera House
Feb. 9.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26

is POPULAR
Summer Resort South Of Be-
midji,Will Have Many Visi-
tors Next Season.

A. II. Jester, proprietor of the
Lake Plantagenet summer re-
sort about five miles south Of Be.
midi, says that he is receiving
numerous letters from promi-
nent people throughout the east
and south stating that they will
be here next summer to spend
the outing season at Mr.. TESTERS
resort. A party of 10 from
Kansas City, Mo-, have already
made arrangements to enjoy an
outing at Plantagenet, and will
arrive by the first of June. Mr..
Jester last summer had two cot
tages besides his large residence,
and was always crowded for
room. With the coming of spring
he will erect three new cottages
and with this addition to his facil-
ties expects to be able to accom-
modate all his visitors. One OF
the features of the resort next
summer will be daily steam.
boat service TO and from Bemid il,
Capt. McLachlan Of the Moose
now having under construction a
boat this will make the tri ps.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be sreceived by the village
recorder Of the village of Cass Lake. Cass
county, Minnesota at his Office in said village
until 6 o'clock p. m. on the Sd day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1906. for the building of village
jail and Fire hall in said village according to
plans and specifications on file in the Office
of said village recorder.
A certified check OF at least ten per cent Of
the gross amount of bid must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made payable
to the village recorder of said village
The village council of said village reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
G.. E. REED.
Village Recorder.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
Local Fans Talk OF Forming
Stock Company to Main
tain Team Next Season.
WOULD HAVE GROUNDS In
HEART OF CITY.
Poor Attendance at Games in Past
Due to location of Park
Out of Town.

Although the base ball season
is yet some months distant. local
fans are planning on what is to
be done to secure and maintain a
first class aggregation of semi
professional players for the
team this year. It is a fact to
be regretted that heretofore base
ball in Bemidjl has never been a
success, and while several promi.
nent business men have been un-
ceasing in their efforts to secure
a good team, in which they were
successful in 1904 and partially
so last season, the small attend
ance at games together with
other disagreeable features,
made the credit side of the base
ball ledger look decidedly slim
and some of these same business
men who took interest in the
team and pushed it ahead were
forced at the end of the season
TO dig down into their jeans and
'make good" for some of the
expenses that had been incurred
during the season.
AS result, these men are not
anxious to take hold of the team
the coming season unless there
is an assurance that ample sup
port can be secured. At the
present time a plan is being
talked of that would probably
result in the securing Of first
class material and an increase in
the patronage at games.
The scheme is to form a stock
company, issue 100 shares at $40
each, making the paid up capital
of the company $1,000. It is
planned to lease a tract of land
IN the heart of the city, if posi-
BILE, and use a portion of the
money paid in for the purpose of
erecting a grand stand and pre-
pairing the grounds. This work,
it is estimated, could be done for
$500, thus leaving balance of
$500 in the treasury at the be-
ginning Of the base ball season.
With this money in the treas.
ury, it is claimed, players could
be secured and games scheduled
on short notice, and the work OF
managing the team would be.
much facilitated.
The change of location from
the fair grounds, a mile distant
from the city, to place easily
accessible to people living in all
sections of the city, would result
in much larger attendance at
games, and the team would thus
be made self supporting provid-
ing a good article of base ball
were provided.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26
Foresters Had. Good Time

AT q meeting of the local lodge
United Order of Foresters held
at the =. Q. B. ball last night,
four candidates were Initiated
and a number of applications for
mem bership were received. Fol
lowing the business session a
supper was served and the at
tending mem bers, together with
a large mum Der of invited friends,
INDUCED in dancing until a late
hour.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-26

The proposed brick factory,
which will manufacture brick by
the new sand lime brick process,
will be erected in Bemidji. This
is now certain, according to an
interview given the Pioneer last
night BY prominent Mankato
man who is one of the principal
promoters of the project. He
said:
''The company will be known
as the Minnesota Pressed Brick
company and will have a capital
Of $4,000. Up to the present
time about $4,000 has been
subscribed. This amount is
sufficient to cover the cost of
purchasing site, erecting build
ings, buying and installing
machinery and the other neces-
sary expenses Incidental to put
ting the plant in readiness to
commence operations.
Gas yet the site has not been
selected, bnt we have three or
four good locations in sight and
will probably decide in the next
two or three days which one will
be selected.
'sWork on the erection of the
plant will commence Immediate
t y, or as soon as the site has been
purchased, so that the factory
will be ready for the spring trade.
The output Of the factory will be
$4,000 brick daily and IL to Is
men will be employed.
ARTICLES of incorporation of
the company will be prepared in
the near future and will be filed
as soon as practicable. We ex-
pect an excellent run of business
from the outset, as the rapid
growth of the towns in this
section will create almost an un.
limited market. We EXPECT very
little competition, as there are but
three others of the kind now be-
ing operated in Minnesota.