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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
| GREAT SUCCESS
The Annual Bazaar Given by the
Ladies' Of St. George Opens
Thursday Evening
A new EXAMPLE F0Rs0THERS

The annual bazaar given under the
auspices of the Woman's Society and
the Young Ladies Society of ST.. Geor-
ge's church opened at st. Georges
hall on Thursday evening, and the
large crowd present on the opening
night gave promise that the bazaar
will be the most successful ever held
by the women of the North Side
church,. The supper which was
served in the basement dining room
at the hall attracted a large crowd,
and it was up to the standard set by
the ladies of the church in former
bazaars.
The second floor of the big hall pre-
sented charming appearance. 1t
was deliberately decorated with flags
and banners, and in different parts of
the room had been set up,a half a
dozen pretty booths in which all sorts
of pretty Things we're offered for sale.
There was the usual ice cream booth
and candy booth, but the booth that
attracted the most attention was the
one in which the needlework was of
fered for sale. The display ofRBat-
tenberg work is one of the best ever
seen in Kenosha, and all of it was
made by the ladies and friends of the
church.
There is one feature in connection
with the bazaar and that is that the
wheel of fortune is not in operation.
At former bazaars in the city
the paddle wheel was kept run
ming to aid in furnishing more funds,
but the young ladies of the societies,
at the request of the young men, de-
! cided that this part of the bazaar
| should be eliminated and that ST.
George church would not be referred
to as one of the institutions that had
countenanced the use of a gambling
wheel in raising funds for the church.
The example set by the young
women has attracted considerable at
tention among the people of the city
and they are being given a great deal
of credit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

WHEN it comes to figuring out the
dpportionment of the assessment the
country members of the Board Of
Supervisors have their city brethren
beaten by several city blocks and the
price thereof also. This system of
lowering the assessment of every
town in the county and then giving
the city a big boost to even things
up is a good thing for the county.
1t has its disadvantages however,
from the standpoint of the city tax
payer. 1t does not make any great
difference in dollars and cents under
this levy but the principle is wrong
and if the time ever comes when the
taxes mount up the city is going to
have difficulty in securing an
equitable adjustment. It is "a dam
gerous precedent to establish to say
the least Of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

Until the city has had more time
to forget its last unpleasant ex-
perience in that line, we do not be-
lieve that any more independent
telephone line propositions will re-
.ceive a very cordial welcome from
the people of Kenosha. Two tele-
phone systems are an unmitigated
nuisance and an added expense to
every business man and it will take a
long period of the abominable SER
vice which made possible the entry
of the Citizens into this field or a
big boost in the cost Of service before
Kenosha will be ready to try another
experiment with any independent
company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
United States Government to
Seek Evidence Here to Convict
Famous Band Of SWindIers
TO SEARCH FOR PRISONER
United States Government Will Take
up the Chase That Has Proved a
Failure by Officials of the
Other Nations

Kenosha people are expected to
furnish aid to the United States gov
ernment in the effort that is now
being made to run to earth the fam
Gus gang of Spanish swindlers which
has been working for more than ten
years past. The United States Dist
riot Attorney H. K. Butterleld of
Milwaukee has been instructed by the
Department of Justice of the gov
eminent to secure affidavits from all
people in his jurisdiction who have
received letters from the famous
swindling gang, and to secure such
other evidence as possible to aid in
the prosecution of the band of swind-
lers.
During the past ten years half a
dozen Kenosha people have been
marked as the victims of the gang
These people received letters stating
that man, relative of theirs, was
in a Spanish prison sentenced there
for life on account of theIpart he had
taken in the revolution In Cuba. The
letters always stated that the writer
had beautiful daughter in some
Spanish convent In whose interest
the letter was written. 1t was de-
clared in the letters that the writer
had managed TO secure a large amount
of money from the Spanish govern
ment, and that this money was con-
cealed in a va1ise which had been
seized by the Spanish authorities, but
which could be secured sfor a small
sum of money. The plan1was to have
the Kenosha man furnish the money
to get the va1ise, and then he was to
receive one-half of the proceeds.
So far as can be discovered none of
the Kenosha men picked for victims
ever invested a cent of money in the
game, but several of them carried on
correspondence with the swindlers
and they may be able to furnish some
interesting evidence. In nearly every
case the men approached in Kenosha
were well known business men, and
their evidence will be of great value
ITO the government.
It is claimed that more than 10000
people in different parts of the
United States have been approached
by members of the swindlers gang,
and it is claimed that they have Sc
cured thousands of dollars from these
people. For years French and Span
ish detectives have been making
strenuous efforts, to capture the gang,
L L -
United States will now take up the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
A NICHOLSON MEMORIAL
Bishop Webb Suggests Apsidal Sane
tuary in Memory of Late Bishop

tuary in Memory of Late Bishop
Bishop Webb is issuing a letter to
the clergy of the Milwaukee diocese.
bringing to their attention the plan to
erect an apsidal sanctuary to All
Saints cathedral, in memory of tn 9
late Bishop Nicholson, at a cost OF
about $1,000, exclusive of the five
windows which it is hoped to make
memorials to the first five bishops OF
the Milwaukee diocese. The bishop s
letter is dated from Nashotah and
says:
My Dear Notwithstanding that
there are many lpersons throughout
the diocese who would wish to ex-
press, by some fitting memorial, their
affection and admiration for our be-
loved bishop, SO lately called to MS
rest,-l would suggest the erection of
an apsida1 sanctuary to the cathedral
and the necessary Encouragement of
the chancel.
The bishop during his illness FREE
quently spoke of his great desire to
complete the cathedral by building a
five-sided apsidal sanctuary with five
windows, and he suggested that four
of them be made memorials of the
first four bishops of Milwaukee.
The fifth Bwindow can be made a
special memorial of Bishop Nicholson.
Without the stained glass for the
windows, all that would be included
IN the memorial would cost in the
neighborhood Of $1,000. 1 hope that
you will help in every way that you
can to arouse an interest in this
memorial.
It is desired that there may be many
small gifts rather than a few large
ones. Nothing would have pleased
the bishop more than that cathedral
should be erected by the gifts of those
he had confirmed or helped spiritually.
Ii the communicates Of the diocese,
and others whom he has helped, will
each send an offering to their rector,
and he forward the gifts to me, the
sum ought easily 10 be raised.
Affectionately your friend and bishop,
VIM. WAITER WEBB
A similar letter will be sent shortly
to personal friends of Bishop Nichol-
SON through bout the country, whom it
is believed would like to be included
among the givers to this memorial
fund.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
Interesting Topics to be Discussed
Meeting in December

A program of interesting and in
structive topics has been arranged
for the annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin uperintendents and Supervising
Principals association to be held at
the Plankinton house in Milwaukee,
December %. The meeting will con-
tinue morning and afternooneand will
be followed by a meeting at $50
O'Clock, of the Wisconsin Teachers
Athletic association. President w.
+, Hickok of Amigo will preside at
the meeting at which the following
topics will be treated:
Paper, Teachers Meetings" Supt.
w. H. Schultz, Eau Claire.
Discussion of Mr.. Schultz paper,
led by R. E. Loveland, Darlington.
Paper, might Schools and Their
Mission" F. M. Weimer, Milwaukee.
Address, ''Superintendents," State
Superintendent c. P. Cary, Madison.
Address, Recitation in the Elem
entary Schools" Supt. L. D. Harvey,
Menomonie.
Class exercise and address, "C1ass
Work in Corrective Gymnastics, y
William Lachmeier, Milwaukee.
Paper, Football in High Schools, -
Supt. 6 H. Landgraf, Mariuette.
Discussion of Mr.. Landgraf's paper,
led by c. C. Parlin, Wausau.
Informal discussion, methods of
Preparation of Teachers for Wiscon-
sin Schools by State University
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
The new state of Oklahoma is "a

The new state of Oklahoma is rap
idly outstripping some of the older
commemorative, and the one thing
that contributes the most to the mar
velous growth Of the state is the good
roads that are being built and main
tanned all over Oklahoma. Its far
sighted pioneers put good roads first
among the public utilities and are
even now reaping their reward There
lesson in the experience Of Okla
homa for some of the older states
that are falling behind the times by
their failure to take up and push the
good roads movement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
Getting Even.

AS the old farmer came in the
restaurant keeper rubbed his hands
with glee.
"Will,' he whispered to the waiter,
keep him waiting two hours, don't
give him anything fresh and serve
him with all the scraps you can find
in the kitchen"
whats the mattery' he ventured,
Hasn't he any money!"
'sCh, yes" replied the restaurant
keeper, with a satisfied grin, 'sbut you
see want to get even. / was sum
mer boarder down at his farm during
the past summer"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
FEARFULLY BURNED
Little Alice Miller Of Paris, is
Burned by Explosion Of a
Kerosene Lamp
MAY NOT SURVIVE INJURIES

Alice Miller, the little four year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mil
Ter, who reside in the town of Paris,
was fearful1y burned at her home late
Wednesday afternoon as the result of
the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
The child is still alive but it is feared
that she will not survive her injuries.
The mother Of the little girl was away
from home at the time of the accident,
and her father had left her in the liv-
ing room of the house while he went
to the barn to do the milking. A
of the child, and rushing into the
house he found her clothing in flames,
and she had already been terribly
burned. AS soon as possible the
father exiting uished the flames by
wrapping the child in blanket,
and physician was summoned
from Union Grove to attend her.
1t was found that her hair had
been burned off and her face and
hands were both terribly burned.
The manner Of the accident is a
complete mystery, The child was
alone in the house and it is supposed
that she attempted to carry the lamp
from one room to another and slipped
and fell. The lamp had been broken
and the burning oil was poured over
the clothing of the child.
She suffered terribly before the
physician arrived, but it was stated
this morning that she was in no pain,
The little child is unconscious.
| The Miller family had moved from
Union Grove to Paris only short
time ago.
q a ST - RTA.
Bear. the 1.-The Kind You Have Always Bought
| Signature + LINAztzx
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
TAX LEVY is MADE
County Board Levies Taxes for
the Year and Adjourns to
January 8, 1907
CITY BEARS BRUNT OF TAXES
All Towns in the County Get Large Re-
duction and the City Will Have
to Pay a Small Amount
Less Than Last Year

Notwithstanding the fact that the
city of Kenosla will bear the brunt of
the taxes in the county for next year,
yet the amount to be paid by the city
will be less than in the former year.
The levy Of the taxes was the last
work Of the County Board which
closed up its sessions late Friday af-
ternoon. The taxes to be paid for
this year will be considerably less
than in the former year, as there has
been a general shaving of all sorts of
taxes. In the first place the amount
to be paid to the secretary Of state as
state school tax and for the support
of state institutions is reduced to
seven thousand dollars this year.
There is reduction IN the county tax
and slight increase in the county
school tax. The amount appropriated
for the superintendent of the county
schools is slightly increased, but this
will be paid entirely by the rural
towns.
The tax levy provides for the rails
ing of total of SIS, 977. 20 this year,
while the total amount of the taxes
for last year was sos, 499.12. The tax
is divided as follows. For state tax
and special institutions, $50, 467. 10; for
county taxes, $23, 144.O0; for county
school tax, $16, 364; for county super
intendent, $1644. n; for soldier relief
fund, $1028. GO.
The county members of the County
Board, claim that any criticism of the
apportionment Of the tax is uncalled
for Notwithstanding the fact that
every town in the county gets large
reduction. They claim that the ma
terial wealth of the city is progressing
with such strides that it would no
longer be fair to ask the county towns
to pay one half of the tax AS had been
done in other years. This year the
city will have to pay as state and
county taxes $3O,0l5.76, while the
amount assessed last year was $780,
S77.44. This action on the part of
the County Board will make it impos-
sible for the Finance committee of
the city to figure any great reduction
of the city tax while considering state
and county taxes and the members of
the committee will have to start to
figuring again. They had figured
that there would be reduction of at
least IS, 900 on this tax in the city, but
the decrease is less than $500. The
tax as apportioned among the towns
and the city is as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
SHALL WE MAKE THIS A RICH
MANS COUNTRY?

The political organizations of New
York state have filed under oath
statements of their expenditures IN
the recent governroship campaign.
Mr. Hughes Republican state com
mittee shows that it spent $103, 600.
Mr.. Hearst admits the expenditure of
1888, 600. This was for the election
campaign alone from the nomination
to the election.
In addition to this, M. Hearst or
ganized the independence league and
pushed it to the point where it could
hold up the Democratic party
and force his nomination. The law
does not require this expenditure to
be disclosed, but the most conserva-
tive estimate is that the independence
league cost Mr.. Hearst 100000.
In addition, there was what may be
called Mr.. Hearst's advertising plant
or publicity bureau-his newspa pers.
TO get these to their present position
in New York and with them make
the independence league possible and
potent Mr.. NHearst is reputed to have
spent about S8,0OO,OOO
Here, then, we have, the cost of
personal, nonpartisan effort in
politics: /. The interest on the in
Vestment in the advertising plant at,
say, S percent, $500, 600. 2. The cost
of the preliminary campaign, another
$500, 900. 8. The cost of the election
campaign, 1888, 600. Total, 81, O58,OOO
OF course, it was Mr.. Hearst's
money. But point worthy of public
attention is that this campaign
against wealth, based on the assump-
, lion that property is robbery, was one
fhat only an enormously rich man
could have made. Another point
worthy of attention is this:
If this is to be the kind Of politics we
are going to have-if only by these
methods can man obtain high pub
lie office-then this becomes a coun-
try which only very rich man can
have chance to govern. 1t becomes
IN sober truth nothing but "a rich
mans country. Inter Ocean.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
A NARROW ESCAPE
Mrs. H. Thompson Has Her
Clothes Burned OFF by Ex.
pIosion Of Gasoline
ESCAPES WITHOUT INJURY

Mrs. H. Thompson, who resides in
the upper flat at $40 Wisconsin street,
had a narrow escape from being
burned to death at her home on Fri
day and firemen think that the fact
that she escaped practically unin-
jured, was nothing less than mira
Gle. Mrs Thompson was working
about gasoline stove when the
flames leaped out and caught fire to
her clothes and although every stitch
of clothing was burned off the woman
she cIairnes that she escaped without
being burned.
Mrs. Thompson was working in the
kitchen of the home when the fire &C.
cured. She had been cooking some
meat on gasoline stove and had left
the kitchen for few minutes to at
tend to some work about the house.
When she returned she noticed that
the fame under the kettle had been
extinguished. She scratched match
on the burner of the stove and the
flames leaped out and her clothing
caught fire. With a scream the
woman started to run into another
part of the house and this simply
famed the flames. She managed to
get hold of big rug which she
wrapped about her. When the rug
was removed it was found that her
dress and nearly all of her under
clothing had been burned off. The
neighbors who had hurried to the fat
expected to find the woman terribly
burned but an investigation showed
that the flames had not reached the
flesh in any part of the body. Atele-
phone call was sent to the FIRE depart
ment and when they arrived the
flames had already been extinguished.
There was no loss as result of the
| fire.
Mrs. Thompson, when seen this
morning, stated that she had suffered
considera bly, from the shock of the
accident, but that she had escaped
without any serious injury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


One-third more tea is used in au-
tumn and winter than in summer and
spring.
Switzerland has already 296 stations
for obtaining electric power from falls
and streams.
A plant for manufacturing artificial
marble was recently established in Ca
tania, Italy
The Norwegian catch Of Goldfish this
year yielded 1,O73,257 gallons Of
medicinal cod-liver oil.
The average size of laborer's fami-
" in England and the United States is
three persons; in Germany, five per
sons.
a rock on Lund4 Island, near the
abandoned Montagu, has been locally
named the "Campbell-Bannerman
rock from the supposed resemblance
of its outline to the prime minister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hopf are rejoic-
ing over the birth Of a son.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

THIS county can well afford to allow
the district attorney whatever money
is needed to prosecute criminals for
crimes committed in this county
There are too many unpublished
crimes ranging from boodling to MUIR
der against the record of this county
now to let any prosecutions drop for
the want of little money to carry
them forward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
OBJECTS TO REV. RoBLEpssYsTEN

WD1 ~ 20 ~ NHN 'NOoAEL, . . L . NNA
A pious father writes to his son that
he will pray for his victory in foot
ball match. Is that fair under the
new rules? If it is the rules commit
tee should legislate upon it at its next
meeting. If player may not wear
a little aluminium on his chest, his
head and his shins why should he be
permitted to go upon the field in the
complete armour of prayers?-New
York Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

HER grating officials are giving
San Francisco a lot of undesirable
advertising that is bad enough, bat it
helps wonderfully to restore faith in
human nature to find that the relief
funds were not stolen. Evidently
there are times when even the bood-
lers draw the line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

Fl is no particular pleasure to see
any man in hard luck, but it would
teach some of those people who are
doing their trading with mail order
houses whole lot to go broke for a
while. They would find out exactly
where they stand with the firms that
are getting their good money row
when they had to ask for credit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

AS plain business proposition Ke
nosha county has the right to keep
its insane where it can get the best
accommodations for them for the
money expended and, other things be-
ing equal, It is better to have the un-
fOrtuDates under the immediate super
vision of our own officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

j. ]. HILL announces that he is the
farmers friend He is and always has
been, and what is still more remark
able, a good many of the farmers
along the line Of his railroads are
willing to admit it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

PRESUMABLY the samples Of milk
sent to Madison from this county for
analysis were found to be up TO stand
ard, and all right Otherwise the
dealers would have heard something
drop before this.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

IT is difficult matter, apparently,
to make a farmer see where he is
going to get profit from good roads,
but when he does once see where his
profit comes in he will attend to the
little matter Of making the members
of the legislature see it too.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

THE official figures fled at Albany
place the cost Of the New York cleo
ton at $1,000, 900. That is high
enough but when the politicians own
up to that amount the actual expendi-
lures must have been something
enormous
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

THERE is going to be the greatest
rush of holiday buying this year that
Kenosha ever saw, but it won't bother
Mr.. A. Wiseman any. He is getting
his Christmas shopping done right
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

The Kaiser says he is misunder-
stood man. Sounds as if he was get
ting ready to join a reform movement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

ZION is now an open town. but
the phrase hardly has the same mean
ing there as in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

Mrs. Leander Stone of Chicago is
spending i few days ia Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

q. L. VlllnOw, 100 N. Jay street,
and at Pfenning"s Grocery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hopf are rejoic-
ing over the birth of son.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-11-30
Sixteenth Section Leases.

Judge II. G.. Niles, of the United
States Circuit Court of Mississippi,
rendered an opinion last week on
the legality of Iessees of sixteenth
section lands in this State removing
timber therefrom, in which he holds
that the lessees have a full and COM
plete ownership ard can remove
the timber at will The case at
bar was that of the Forest Products
Company VS.. the Board of Super
visors of Lawrence county, and the
following is a paragraph from the
courts ruling:
The lessee of Sixteenth section
lands in Mississippi has a full and
complete ownership as if the title
was in fee, in the language of Judge
Truly, subject only to the condi-
ton that the holding was to termi-
nate at specified date. In other
words, the lease was intended to op-
crate at fee determinable at the end
of ninety-nine years.
A conveyance of all right, title,
interests, use and occupation to
complainants for term of ninety
nine years gives them full and COM
plete ownership subject only to the
conditions that the holding was to
| terminate at a specific date. +"