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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
SEEK REELECTION.
Present County Officials Place
Petitions for denomination
in all Parts Of County.
NO CHANGES IN THE ROSTER

Politics in the county has been
given new impetus by the an
nouncement that all of the present
county officials with the exception of
Treasurer Fault1ess, will be candi-
dates for reelection. All of the offic-
ials have now secured their petitions
and they are being circulated about
the county.
P. c. Torrey, the efficient register
of deeds, and frank Waldo, the clerk
of the circuit court, we're the first in
the field and their petitions are now
being circulated in nearly all parts of
the county. County Clerk Crosby
has sent out few of his petitions
and moreswi11 follow before the end
Of the week. Assemblyman Walker
M. Curtiss who announced some time
ago that he would be candidate for
reelection, secured his petitions from
the clerk on Thursday and they will
be out among the voters within few
days. District Attorney r. v. Baker
received his petitions at the same
1AAA~ clhO SShI Ills AAASAAAS ~ WIN SoSI-
tag them properly signed.
No other candidates for the offices
in question have as yet appeared and
it is possible that the old guard will
go back into office without any oppos-
ing candidates. Nearly all of the men
at the court house have been in office
for several terms. Frank Waldo,
however, has been clerk Of the circuit
court less than year, he having been
appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Postmaster John
B. Ma1oney.
No candidates have as yet appeared
for the office of county treasurer, but
assurances have been given that there
will be a number of candidates in the
field when the time for filing petitions
arrives. Henry Fault1ess being cam
didate for sheriff will not seek re-
nomination as treasurer.
Several candidates ia the rural dis
trict are being groomed for the nomi-
nation for sheriff, and the city men
seeking the office will have a hard
fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
Former kenosha Banker Must
Serve Term in Prison is De-
cree Of Supreme Court
DECISION OF COURT AFFIRMED
After Ions Consideration of the Argu-
ment the Supreme Court Hands
Down Decision in Case of
Kenosha Man at Waupun

Frank ;. Komp, former president of
the Kenosha State bank and Kenosha
Trust company, must serve his full
term IN the state prison, for the su-
pren1e court Thursday handed down
a decision at Madison affirming the
rulings of the circuit court of this
county and granting no relief for
Komp. The decision was written by
Justice Siebecker, and it is concurred
in by the entire court.
For the past six weeks the supreme
court has had the case under advise
ment, and the former banker had high
hopes of securing favorable decis-
ion in the case. From his cell in the
state prison at Waupun he had been
closely watching the papers day by
day expecting to find that the court
had decided favorably to him. The
result will come as great disap-
pointment to Komp and his relatives,
who were forced to endure privations
in order to furnish the money needed
to take the case to the supreme court.
The victory is notable one for Dist
riot Attorney Baker.
Komp now has but one course open
to him to secure his liberty, and that
is to secure pardon from the COVER
nor of the state. AS the sentence is a
short oneit is not thought that Cover
nor Davidson will interfere in any
way with the carrying out of the SEN
tence of the court. OF course it would
be possible for Komp to appeal to the
United States supreme court, but he
is without funds and it is not thought
that the case would be strong enough
to warrant any further effort in this
direction on the part of his friends.
Komp had placed his reliance in
the supreme court of the state and be-
fore he left Kenosha to begin his
sentence at Waupun he announced
that he would be released BY that
tribunal within six months. The six
months have passed and the decision
of the supreme court only nails down
the sentence Of the lower court.
Had Komp escaped from prison by
a decision of the supreme court, other
charges against him were pending in
this county and it is probable that
the district attorney would have
asked that he be brought at once to
Kenosha for trial. These charges
were in connection with irregularities
in the Kenosha State Bank. IF Komp
is forced to spend his entire term in
prison it is probable that the district
attorney will consent to no11e these
charges against him.
Komp's wife has remained true to
him through this trying ordeal and
has aided him materially in getting
the case to the supreme court. The
decision of the court will come as a
great disappointment to her as she
has always believed in the innocence
| IF her husband
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
The Love of Titles.

people appear to cling tenaciously
to titles" said John Sharp Williams
when discussing the bill to do away
with the rank of lieutenant general in
the army.
There was negro down in my
state named Ajax Jones. One morning
he came around looking rather seedy.
Where were you last night, AjaxY
his employer asked.
why, boss, I jined the United Or
der Of the Rising Star of Ethiopia, an
they made me grand supreme an ex-
allied king.
why, that's pretty high rank,
isn't it?' asked the employer.
Nav said Ajax. After rs been
in fer time I'll get a title worth talk
Ing about. New York World.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
WOMAN WAS DEMENTED
Woman Suffering From Brain Trouble
Found WANDERING About the CITY

Woman Suffering From Brain Trouble
Found Wandering About the City
Mrs. Kate Barihort, woman 48
years of1age, was found wandering
about the streets Of the city late We'd
nesday evening, and TIE officers find
ing her denented placed her in the
county jail for safe keeping.
Mrs. Barihort had lived in Kenosha
for only a few weeks, and while she is
not violently insane she admits that
she is suffering sfrom dementia and it
is probable that she will be sent to
some hospital. The husband of the
womanshas disappeared and cannot
be located by the officers. AS the
family recently came here from ILL
nois it is possible that the woman
may be sent back to her former home
for treatment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
irst publication, June q, 1906.
STREET ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Ofice Of Street Assessment COMMITTEE, l

City of Kenosla June 90. 1000.
he Common Council of the City of Kenosha
having decided that It is expedient and neces-
sary that Exchange st. from Eagle st. to Park
Row be improved by curbing with concrete
curb Park ST. from So. Chicago ST. to RIDGE
ST., Crate St from Se11ick Ave. to Prairie Ave,
HoWlanq Ave. from Salem Ave. to Prairie
Ave-, to be improved by grading, paving with
vitri6ed paving brick, curbing with stone curb
and otherwise improved at the expense of the
real estate to be benefited thereby, and having
ordered that the Street Assessment COMMITTEES
view the premises and determine the DAMAGES
and benefits which will accrue to each parcel
of real estate affected by such change and i'm
provement, the entire cost of The contemplated
work or improvement upon said portions of
said streets, and the amount that should be as
sessed to each parcel of such real estate as bene-
hts or damages accruing thereto by such con-
templated work or improvement.
Y Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that in
pursuance OF said order plans and specifications
for said work have been prepared and ap-
proved, and the entire cost of the Improvement
contemplated in said plans and specifications
determined, that we have viewed tie entire ter
Tltory and each parcel of real estate affected by
said Improvement and determined the damages
and benefits which will accrue to each parcel of
real estate by reason of said improvements and
the amount that should be assessed to each par
Gel OF real estate as benefits or damages accru-
ing thereto by such contemplated work or i'm
prOvement.
Notice is further given to all persons inter
ested that said report is on file and open for re-
view in the Office of the Street Assessment Com
mittee, in the City Clerks Office in the said city
and will be so continued for the space of twenty
days after the date of this notice. and that on
Friday, the 18th day of July, 1906, at 200
O'Clock in the afternoon, the said committee
will be in session at their said office to hear all
that may be made to said report.
JAMES GORMAN,
r. II. MOTH,
J. III. O'BRIEN,
WHO Street Assessment Committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
TREASURER REPORTS
Treasurer Joseph Bendt of the Library
Commission Makes Good Showing

Treasurer Joseph Bendt of the Library
Commission Makes Good Showing
Joseph Bendt, treasurer of the board
of commissioners of the Gilbert M,
Simmons Library, has filed his annual
report with the city clerk and it
shows that the finances Of the library
are in good condition. The report
bears the date Of May 81, and it shows
that at that time the commissioners
had cash on hand to the amount of
SO, 235.87. On the same date last year
the amount on hand was only little
over seven thousand dollars. 1t also
shows that the total money on hand
during the year was $40, 326.7o, and of
this amount the board related SIS, 600
to the city, 1888 was spent for new
books and the remaining money ex-
pended went for the regular running
expenses Of the institution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28

i DlDN L LIKE THE LOOKS OF IL.
nearly everybody stood up for it. Per-
haps there were a dozen of US on the
Republican side and score or SO Of
Democrats who got on our feet to reg
lister opposition. Now, my wife was in
the gallery that day watching the pro-
ceedings. That night at dinner she
suddenly said to me:
"'What in the world did you want
to vote against that bill forY
4 didn't like the looks of it, I told
her.
~ should think you'd have been
ashamed Of YOURSELF she said. why,
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr..
Cannon and Mr.. Babcock, just all of
the big men on the Republican side,
voted for it. And then you stood up
almost all by yourself. / was ashamed
Of you" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
Welded IN CHICAGO.
Frank Holt and Mrs. Edith BENEDICT
Married in Chicago

The town Of Pleasant Prairie had a
pleasant little surprise on Wednesday
evening, when announcement was re-
ceived Of the marriage of Mrs. Edith
Benedict, widow Of the late Fred
Benedict, and Frank Holt, son of
G. D. Holt, and one of the best known
farmers in the town. The wedding
ceremony was celebrated in Chicago
on Wednesday and number of near
friends of the bride and groom &C
compan;ed them to witnesses the cere-
mony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt are now spending
their honeymoon in Northern Illinois.
They will make their home at the
Holt farm and will be at home to their
friends after the first of July. Both
bride and groom are we'll known to
the people of Pleasant Prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
NEW SHORT STORIES
when the Women vote.

A group of congressman were talk
ing about woman suffrage.
What do you think about it?'' one
Of them asked Representative Bannon
Of the Tenth Ohio district.
II won't say" replied Bannon.
Somebody might tell, and / don't
want to quarrel with tie women Of
my district; not yet. But I will tell
you a story. like to show a little
independence in the house now and
then. It makes me feel more as if I
had some hand in legislation. Now,
the other day there was bill up that
I'd looked into and didn't like at all,
although nearly everybody seemed sat
isfied with it. When it came to a vote
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
Expected a Return Trip.

Everybody in Portsmouth, N. H..
used to know James Goodwin, or .'Ba-
by" Goodwin. as he was generally
known and called from his childhood.
Now, Baby" was no baby, either in
wit or in inches, being six feet six
inches in height, but because Of his
effeminate ways and high pitched
voice he was hardly known by any
other given name, though he always
resented its use with fierce gestures
and threats of direful calamity against
the swarms Of boys who, by it's public
use, made his daily life perpetually
active in chasing them for chastise-
ment.
The cry of "Baby Gooden. Baby
Gooden!" was always the signal for a
sprint on the part Of ''Baby," as well
as the boys Rushing out Of Mechanic
street one day in hot pursuit of a few
Of his tormentors, he ran plump in
front of pair Of heavy horses attach
ed to an express wagon moving rapidly
down Water street. The pole struck
Baby" and down he went, his full
six feet six inches lengthwise the
street.
AS soon as the long wagon had passed
over Baby the driver, frightened and
white with fear, yelled back as he
came in view, Look out, there!'
why" said Baby" "are you com
ing back 2" Boston Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
Low Rates to Beautiful Lake Geneva
and Williams Bay,

Via the North Western Line, Satur-
days and Sundays. These rates are
favorable to weekend visitors, and
tickets are limited to Monday follow
ing date of sale for return trip. APP
ply to agents Chicago & North West
ern R'y. wa1O
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
MEADE NOT INSANE
Man is Examined and Found to be
Feeble Minded

Feeble Minded
Earnest Meade, well known young
man of the city, was brought before
Judge Slosson this morning on a petit
ton asking that an examination be
made into his mental condition. He
was examined by Doctors Farr and
William Pugh, who reported to the
court that he was not insane. The
physicians found, however, that
Meade was feeble minded, and that he
should be committed toSSthe State
Home for the feeble minded AT the
present time it is impossib1ei to send
him to this school as the institution is
SO crowded that there is no room for
the reception of other patients.
Meade will receive treatment in Ke-
nosh;l until such atime as place can
be found for him at Chippewa Falls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
At the Durkee School

The annual graduating exercises at
the Durkee school were held on
Thursday afternoon in the auditorium
of the school and large number of
the friends of the students were in
attendance. The following program
was rendered:
Piano Solo Manzani11ar .. Esther Helms
Song-ssThe Old Guard' ......... Mixed Chorus
Salutatory ...........-... Edith Mattson
Recitation-"Our Flag. Arthur Redeem
Music" Ah-wa-ne-da". ....... Boys Orchestra
Recitation" Toussaint L'Ouverture''.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........ Richie Purpe11
Song-''The Happy Miller ...... Girls Chorus
Valedictory ......... Edna S1oclnl
Song Anchored" ..M Mixed Chorus
Presentation OF Diplomas. supt, P. J. zimmers
The class, which is the largest in
the history of the Durkee school, in
cludes: Elizabeth May Adams, Glen G.
Balloon, Jennie Beck, Mabel Mary
Berens,s Vera Birchard, Lisett Lon
lisa Boettcher, Ethel M. Brasie, Ellen
Mathilda Carlson, Raymond f. Ches-
ley, Pearle Dauben, Miriam Bailey
Frost, EdnaGoergen Herman Grams,
Jr., Beatrice Isabelle Gustafson, Anna
Kathrine Hansen, Chester Charles
Hartman, Harry Hartung, Anna l..
Hecht, Esther Helms, Alvina Florence
Huck, Haldo artinuse Junker, Nal
colin Kehlor, Elmer Monroe Kipp,
Helen Kipp, sLois Kathryn Kupfer,
GeorgesLandane, Emma Pau1ina Lar
sen, William Ralph Legg, Chester
Leonard, Rose Beatrice Ma1m, James
Martin, Edith Lauretta Mattson, John
II. Mcnamara, Rosezel1a L. Meredith.
Nathalie B. Milbrath, Eugene K. Mil
Ter, Louise A1bertina Monteen. Ches-
ter Irwin Nelson, Amy Fay Newman,
Harry Niederprim, Milton G. Otto,
Florence Magda1ena Peters, Arthur
Petersen, Gilbert G. Petzke, William
A. Petzke, Gilbert j. Potts. John
Richie Purne11, . Arthur T., Redeem.
William c. Redeem, Eleanor Pae
Rouse, Fred Schmitt, Edna Belle
Slocum, Glenn David Spoor, Leo. e.
Spoor, Helen Grace Spies, Ada Jane
Stacy, Ethel Lois Stringham. Mary
Amanda Swenson, Raymond Tacki,
Leith c. Timme, Eona M. Vo1lmer.
Arthur Adolph Weiskopf, Harold
Wells, Fred Westine, Jr., Arthur T.
Zehren, Lea1e zindars.
At the weiskopf School
The closing exercises at the Weis-
kopf school we're held on Thursday
evening and very good program
was rendered by the Eighth grade
students in the auditorium Of the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
Seniors Of Kenosla High School
Give Splendid Presentation
Of EQUALITY Street.
GRADE SCHOOLS EXERCISES
Large Glasses Receive Diplomas at the
Durkee and Weiskopf Schools-In-
teresting Exercises Held at
Both These Schools

Equality Street," the charming
little four act comedy byJ. M. Barrie,
was given noteworthy production at
the Rhode opera house on Thursday
night by the members Of the Senior
class of Kenosha High school, and to
say that the play scored decided hit
would be putting it mild. The play
as interpreted by the score of students
was by all measures the most pre-
tentious and best rendered amateur
dramatic entertainment ever given in
Kenosha.
The opera house was packed to the
doors by the friends of the players
and standing room was at premium
early in the evening. The play was
produced under the direction of Miss
Seba Moulton, in charge of the En-
glish department at the High school,
and great'credit is due to her fer the
work of the students as taespians.
The castsinterpreting the play was
splendid one and it should be said to
the creditsof sthe players that every
one was line Eperfect. Every player
was star in his or her particular
role, but especial praise is due to Miss
Aimee Frost, who assumed the very
difficult role of Phoebe Sparrow.
Miss Frost proved to be a very charm
ing little actress. Her reading of the
lines was perfect and her acting
broughti forth repeated applause.
She shared the honors of the evening
with Alvin T. Hansen, who had the
part of the dashing Captain Gran
vile Howard. Miss Margaret Wenk
gave decidedly clever piece Of act
ing in the part Of the spinster sister,
Sarah Sparrow, and Miss Helen
Stemmssdeserved notice for her work
as Ellen the maid.
The settings for the play were adj
mirab1ySplanned and the whole effect
was charming. l. The cast of charac
ters was as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
OF
KESOSHA COUNTY. WIS.
1906.
COUNTY nRRIcRRs

~ooN : ! Mems
KuSseIl H. S1osson .......... County Judge
" M. =, CTosoy County Clerk
Jonn q. Nieteh Sheriff
Ia, leasurer
of the Circuit Court and probate Register
P. c. Torrey.. REGISTER Of Deeds
Robert Verne Baker District ATTORNEY
Herbert a. Robinson Soraner
Alvin w Blood Surveyor
John J. Kerwiu ........C Co. Supt of Schools
Michael Hensgen .........C County AGENT
VIM. 81. Harrison Supervisor of Assessments
CITY OF KENosHA.
James German. Mayor
SEQ. w. Harrington. Observation-Disclosures City Clerk
Martin Observation-Disclosures. Treasurer
Henry w. Bieuemann .............. Assessor
Nicholas j. Buchanan. ................A Assessor
Jonn y. ldngln. 1880 ............-. Assessor
c.oro.a Mo- Justices of the Peace
Fred Reino1d Chief of Police
Henry Isermann Chief of Fire Departmeut
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At the Weiskopf School

The closing exercises at the Weis-
kopf school we're held on Thursday
evening and very good program
was rendered by the Eighth grade
students in the auditorium Of the
school. The program follows:
Essay-C Christopher Columbus. -. Lena Jensen
Violin So.o Scene de Ballet ~ Arthur Stemm
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Buy your clothes of Aaaes.
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Phoebe Sparrow ..... ~. Aimee S. Frost
Sars b Sparrow Marguerite J.. .Wenk
Matilda Langwec d. Winifred A. Carter
Julie Langweed. Margaret E. Adams
1saDe1 Appleton .........E E. Belle Waldo
lien ......................H Helen M. Stemm
Frances A. Whitaker
Guests at the Ball. ..... Celia ]. Pirsch
Jennie NJ Vinegar
Granville Howard 5000. Alvin T. Hansen
Lieutenant Wright. 80. Ralph G. Curtis
Captain Winchester. !. Francis w. Curtis
Major Pepper .......... Clarence C. Vol1mer
Lieutenant Small. ......t. Jay W. Schumacher
Albert Sidney Wallace. William E. Kirk
Recruiting Sergeant Clarence C. Vo11mer
Ga1A So Dorothy Slater
Anna w. Langan
Wf55 Ethel ]. Bennett
Margaret E. Adams
Pupils of the School =. Emory E. Holderness
Russell Eiche1man
Dwight G.. Smythe
Lenning S. Chesley
Charles Jackson
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Women ThInk Quickly.

The controversy concerning the equality of the sexes gives rise to many curious investigations most of which produce interesting results. Re- cent researches into the req asoning ca- pacities of the sexes has led to the promulgation of the statement that women think more rapidly than men.
 While many men will readily admit that a woman sees through" certain problems, or arrives at conclusions of an accurate character on various points, more swiftly than man can come to the same decision. they Will not con- cede that this is done by quick req soning They will say that 1t Is in- tuition or ''woman's wit"--in other words, women are born with faculty for guessing correctly.
 It might well be argued that even if that we're so yet in itself that would constitute a point of superiority. How ever, there is good cause for the denial of such a faculty. ThesN recent inves- tigations, consisting of N observations and of practical tests made on both sexes, reveal the fact that this sup posed intuition Is really very rapid process of reasoning.
 One set of tests is all that we can mention here. On a number of cards the examiner wrote in bold printing" letters. the names of various things. one word for each card. Thus, hat" was on one card, tree on another. fire" on a third. Those under exami- nation-each was taken alone-were asked to utter some other word asso- ciated with the one they saw. The cards were suddenly shown and with drawn; the subject of the investiga- ton uttered the assocjated word as soon as he or she could. On seeing the card she touched a button which caus-