The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-19
]. H. karnes, Agent for Kenosha
Humane Society, Gives an
Account of His Work
CITIZENS ASKED TO AID WORK
Work in the County During the Last
Year Shows that the Society Is Do
ing Much to- Improve Condi-
tions Many Cases

James H. Karnes, agent of the Ke-
nosha Humane society, has made his
report for the year ending June 9,
1906, and this report shows that the
agent has beer about the busiest off,
cia1 in Kenosna county, and his work
has certainly been of great value to
the city and county. The Humane
society has not had proper support in
the past, but II is thought that after
The work of the association is shown
by this annual report the people Of
the city will be more than willing to
see to it that the works. continued for
another year at least.
In order to properly support the
work the officers of the society have
decided to ask for gifts from the peo-
pie of the city, and already some
large contributions have been made to
the fund, The society needs for its
support little over a thousand dol
lars year, bat with double this
amount a great deal more work could
be done. Neither the state or the,
county makes any appropriation for
the carrying on Of this work, and it
must be supported by the free gifts of
the people of the city.
During the year, through the agency
of Mr.. Karnes, nearly 100 cases have
been taken up, and in many of these
the offenders have been fined in the
courts. The society has done a great
work in caring for homeless women
and children.
A glance at the report Of the agent,
which is given below, will show to
any fair minded person the needs of
the society IN Kenosha. The report
follows:
Whole number of cases reported to
me and looked after from April l,
1905 to June 9, 1906, 17o,
Number of persons arrested and
prosecuted, u.
Number of children placed in homes,
10.
Number of wornout horses killed, IA.
One horse, unable to travel farther,
removed from the street by stone
boat.
Three horses taken off the street
and from drivers and put in barn and
fed.
Gases where have requested driv-
ers to feed and take better care of
their horses and not let them get any
poorer or Il swon1d have to suspend
them from use, 80.
Cases looked after where children
were sent for beer, smoked pipes and
cigarettes and did not attend school,
90.
Number of horses abused and looked
after, Is.
Lookeds-after quiye number of
cases where drunken men had abused
their families.
Old persons abused by their child
ren and other members of the fam
lily, 5.
Children deserted by parents, S.
Horses suspended from use that
were lame and poor to recruit up, is.
Repremands on horses, about SO.
Case No. 65H, sent to Chippewa
Falls.
Case No. 1o3 and los, sent to states
prison.
Case No. t48, six persons arrested
and paid fines of $128 for putting
turpentine on dog and setting FIRE
to it.
Case No. 158. two men tied a rope to
the tongue of a horse and pulled it
out. One of them skipped out and the
other arrested. He paid a fine
of $50
Case No. !16S, woman had to sleep
in the cellar where flock of chickens
were kept.
Case 1oo1z, a 2-yesr-old girl was
deserted by her father and mother. I
found place and had her adopted.
Children placed in homes, 8.
Stopped two turkey shoots where
they had planned to shoot at live
birds.
Bought coal for an old lady that had
no fire for some thirty-six hours in the
month of February.
Case No. 90, woman deserted with
two small children. I furnished them
with eatables for a week and then
sent them to her fathers in Mil
waukee.
Case No. 100, had an old WORKOUT
man sent to Milwaukee home, where
he came from.
=. H. KARNEs, Agent,
Kenosha County Branch Wisconsin
Humane Society.
MARRIED I'M MICHIGAN