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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
DECISION REVERSED.
Supreme Court Orders a New
Trial in the Suit of Ander-
son VS.. Chicago Brass CO.
JURY HAD GIVEN DAMAGES

The famous damage suit of Joseph
Anderson, an infant, VS.. The Chica-
go Brass Co., is to be tried again in
the circuit court as the supreme
court handed down a decision on Sat
urday reversing the action of the jury
in the lower court. It will not be
possible to get the case ready for
trial at the March term of the circuit
court but it will be heard at the Sept
ember term.
Anderson brought suit for injuries
received while an employe of the
company several years ago, and after
many arguments on the part of the
attorneys for Anderson and the COM
pany the case was finally taken up in
the circuit court. The court directed
a verdict for the defendant company
and the case was at once appealed TO
the supreme court. The decision of
the lower court was reversed and the
case sent back for second trial in
the circuit court. This trial lasted
many days and the jury returned a
verdict which was unusual in the
history of Jurisprudence. The jury
was not able to decide that the plain
tiff should recover, but the verdict
stated that if the plaintiff had right
to recover he should achieve damages
to the amount of S., 900. The attorneys
for the company at once sought to
have the verdict set aside on the
grounds that it was not in keep ping
with the law and the evidence, but
Judge Be1den insisted that the case
go to the supreme court.
The Anderson case presents many
pointa of more than passing interest
and for this reason it has been bitter
1y contested by TIE attorneys. It is
claimed that the company at one time
offered to make a liberal provision
for Anderson but he declined to ac-
cept the offer and stated that he
would take his chances with the suit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
Funeral Of the Late O. M. Petit
Held From st. Matthew's
Church Sunday Afternoon
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN CHARGE
Great Crowd of Citizens Follows the
Remains to Their Last Resting
Place in the Petit Family Lot
in the City Cemetery

All that was mortal of Osian M.
Petit former mayor of the city was
laid to rest in the city cemetery Sun
day afternoon. The services of the
funeral we're held at St. Matthew's
church and they were of a very i'm
pressive nature
Long before the hour set for the
funeral people began to arrive at the
church and before the services began
the church was crowded with former
friends desiring to pay this last
tribute to the dead. The funeral was
under the direction of the Racine
Commandery of the Knights Templar
and fully hundred and twenty-five
of the members of the order gathered
about the bier and took part in the
simple ritualistic services of the order.
The church chancel was filled with
flowers, the offerings of the friends of
the deceased. There we're many
handsome pieces and the casket was
almost completely hidden in the.mass
of roses.
Before the regular services of the
Masonic order the Rev. Charles L.
Mallory read the regular funeral
service of the Episcopal church and
special music was furnished.
The exercises of the order were
under the direction Of Eminent
Commander S. Brian, who was as
sisted by Prelate Gustave Kradwe1l
and the order. The Knights acted as
a guard of honor marching with the
remains to the cemetery. The pal,
bearers were w. w. Strong, J. M
Kehlor, c. C. Brown, A. H. Lance,
Frank Truax and G. e. Remer of Ke.
nosha and Lucius Elliot and Charles
! Washburn of Racine.
In the cortege which followed the
remains to their last resting place
were many visitors from other cities.
The Kenosha lodge Of the Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks turned
out IN body and gathered about the
! grave to say farewell to their departed
member. Mayor German and many
of the members of the common council
also attended the services at the
church and at the grave.
| At the cemetery the service of the
Masons was continued and the re:
mains were committed to earth while
several hundred people stood with un-
! covered heads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
John Koff is Arrested on a Charge
Of Attempted Assault on Ma
define FauIhaber.
is HELD ON MINOR CHARGE
Man After Meeting the Young Woman
Started to Run and an Exciting
Chase Was Started Which Re-
suited in His Capture

There was touch Of real excitment
on Main street on Sunday afternoon
when John Koff stranger in Keno
sha, who was alleged to have at
tempted a criminal assault on
Madeline Faulhaber was captured
after an exciting chase. Kof asserted
that he was innocent of any wrong
doing, but his action in running away
from the scene of the alleged en-
counter reused the people in the
neighborhood, and Koff was fortunate
to get behind the bars of the county
jail without being roughly handled.
The little incident occurred just
after 1 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Madeline Fau1haber resides on Market
street and the fact that she is a
cripple has won for her an especial
regard among the people of the neigh
borhood.
Koff was seen to enter an alley near
the Faulhaber home and little later
the crippled girl came out of the
house and started to enter one of the
out buildings. She was approached
by Koff and it is claimed that he at
tempted a criminal assault. The
cries of the girl attracted attention of
several other women who we're IN the
house and they ran to hex rescue.
The man who had been the cause of
the trouble started to run and IN less
time than it takes to tell it the word
had been passed about the neighbor-
hood and crowd of men, women, boys
and girls were in pursuit. Kof seemed
to fear trouble and he ran like deer,
but the women kept on his trail. He
made for Main street and the women
who were close behind him shouted
to Peter Mungen to catch the man.
Mungen did as he was directed and
captured Koff in front of the Dewey
hardware store. The man was COM
plete1y exhausted when he was
captured. Munger turned his prisoner
over to Police OficersN
On being taken to jail Kof insisted
that he had done no wrong and that
he had not even spoken to the young
woman. AS the story is told by the
girls who are said to have witnessed
it, the actions of Kof warranted his
arrest. Kof admitted to Officer New
house that he had been guilty of
violating a city ordinance, but would
make no further admissions.
The chase after and the arrest Of
Koff caused great excitement on the
street and large crowd gathered and
followed the officer as he escorted the
prisoner to the jail.
When Koff was arraigned he plead
ed guilty to charge of indecent ex-
posture Of person and was fined $25
and the costs of the action. He paid
the fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
SOCIETY IN JAPAN
DIR. T. Iyenaga Gives the Second Of the
University Extension Lectures

DIR. I. Iyenaga Gives the Second Of the
University Extension Lectures
DIR. I. Iyenaga, of the University of
Chicago, gave the second of the course
of university extension lectures at
the club room in the Simmons library
Monday evening. A very large crowd
greeted the speaker and the lecture
was one of rare interest. The sub
ject of the lecture was Society and
the Feuda1 Regime in Japan" Prof.
Iyenaga spoke of the origin of the
japanese people and the growth Of
national life during the past few CEN
turtles. He spoke of the Castles in
japan and the causes for their exist
ence. His pictures of the Japanese
people and views of japanese life
we're ptionally good. IA
DR.. Iyenaga had during the evening
something to say in regard to the fad
of American people for the study of
jiu jitsu, the Japanese form of wrest-
ling, and he declared that the Ameri-
cans were entirely too strenuous for
this sort Of athletics and the iiu iitsu
in the hands of the sturdy Americans
was decidedly dangerous weapon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
ORDINANCE Is PASSED
Milwaukee Council FORCES Last
Link in the Completion of the
Chicago & Milwaukee Road
S0CIALISTSOPP0SE MEASURE

The city of Milwaukee opened her
arms for further interurban electric
connection with Kenosha on Monday
afternoon, when the common neil
Of that city by a vote of 81 to 9 passed
the ordinance granting to the Chi
cago and Milwaukee Electric Railway
company the right to use the streets
of Milwaukee for railway purposes.
The ordinance was not passed without
terrific fight and the nine Social
Democratic members fought the
measure to the last ditch. These
men insisted that before the ordinance
be passed it should be referred for a
referendum vote, but the great
majority of the members of the Mill
waukee city council though that such
course would only bring delay and
insisted on an immediate passage of
the ordinance. President Frost of the
Railway company was present at the
meeting. AS soon as the ordinance
had been passed it was signed by
1Iayor Rose and became a law and
President Frost at once filed formal
acceptance of the ordinance.
Few changes were made in the
original ordinance end there we're
few concessions to the people of Mil
waukee. The company agrees to pay
to the city the sum of $4,000 and to
widen one of the streets passed over.
1t is stated that the total cost of the
concessions made to Milwaukee will
not be over $4,000 Many amend
ments were proposed by the Socialist
members of the council, but the only
one to pass was one providing that
that the fare charged should not ex-
coed five cents for trip over the
entire line.
! After the ordinance had been passed
and accepted by the company Mr..
Frost gave out a statement in regard
to the plans of the company. eve
shall begin work on the south end of
line" said Mr.. Frost 'just as soon as
the frost is out of the ground. It is
our plan to have the line in operation
as far as Racine by the middle of the
summer and it is possible that we will
build into Milwaukee this year. If
this should be found to be impossible
the line will be completed in the early
spring of 1907. It is the plan of the
company to build as good line as
money and brains can produce .
The entrance of the Frost company
into Milwaukee had been bitterly con-
tested by the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light company, but
there was such popular c1amor for
more railways for Milwaukee that
the council was forced to pass the
ordinance.
The company has already estab-
1ished headquarters in Milwaukee
and it is the plan to make all surveys
and complete the preliminary work of
the line before the opening of the
spring season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
FEAST AND TOAST
kenosha Chapter of the Knights
Of Columbus Opens New Hall
With Great Ceremony
BIG OFFICIALS WERE HERE

The new hall of the local chapter
of the Knights of Columbus was
opened with fitting ceremonies Mon
day night, when the members Of the
order and their lady friends to the
number of nearly 200 gathered for a
banquet and celebration.
The hall is one of the prettiest fra
ternity halls in the city. The furni-
ture was made especially for the hall
and is of pattern suited to the work
of the order.
In order to make the opening night
more pleasant for the guests the mem
befs of the order had secured the use
of the hall of the Fraterna1 Order of
Eagles. Both halls were decorated
with plants and flowers.
The celebration opened with a ban
quet served by committee from the
lodge. After the banquet was over
there was a season of toasts. DIR. L.
E. sKa1tenbach presided as POSTMASTER
and short addresses on the work of the
order were made by several prominent
men from Milwaukee.
Attorney Henry j. Killi1ea, Past
State Deputy of the order, was the
first speaker. He told of the forma-
ton of the first chapters of the
knights of Columbus and of the great
advance that had been made during
the past ten years.
Frances e. Cannon, editor of the
Catholic Citizen and one of the most
jealous workers in the ranks, toasted
the Kenoslla chapter of the order and
told of some of the things that the
knights were planning to do. Mau-
rice E. McCabe, past district deputy,
also spoke, touching especially on the
district work. Short toasts of an in
formal nature followed by members
of the Kenosha chapter. Miss Marie
Heating gave a recitation which was
-charmingly rendered and royalty re-
ceived.
After the post prandia1 exercises
were over the floors of the two rooms
were cleared and with Stemm Broth
ers furnishing the music an informal
dance started which continued until
early morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
SUES MAYOR GORMAN
Supervisor of Assessments Har-
rison Carries His Tax Fight
Into the Courts
CLAIMS FORFEITURE OF $3.50
Summons AID Complaint States That
the Mayor Acting as a Member of
the Board of Review Assessed
German Estate too Low

The old fight between Mayor James
German and Supervisor of Assess
ments W. H. Harrison, of Genoa
Junction, has been carried into the
courts of the county, and today a
summons and complaint was filed by
District Attorney r. V. Baker in a
suit brought by the State against the
Mayor on the grounds that he had as
sessed property at less or more than
it's value. The summons in the suit
was not served upon the mayor until
today and it is not expected that it will
of the circuit court.
The action is one for a forfeiture,
and is brought under the statute which
gives the state the right to bring an
action to collect from $50 to $3.50 from
members of boards of review or as
SCISSORS who shall value property at
any value other than sthe real value.
The suit is one of greatest import
ance, as it is blow aimed at the
present method Of making assess
AAOhlS Al Liz III duu OOuutY y
In the summons it is asserted that
the mayor erred on the last Monday
in June of the year 1905, when, as a
member of the board of review, he
fixed the value of the property Of the
estate of the late Michael German.
For the past two or three years
there has been difference of opinion
between Mr.. German and Mr. Har-
rison, ard the two have aired their
differences on various occasions. Mr..
Harrison has repeatedly brought the
assessment of the German property
before the public and it was claimed
that the assessment was low. He even
went so far that it was alleged that
the figures in the assessment had
been changed, but this assertion was
withdrawn by the supervisor and he
apologized for having madesthe state
ment. Should Harrison recover from
German in his suit in behalf of the
state it will open the way for large
number of other suits against assess
ors and members of the board of re-
view The suit is brought by District
Attorney Baker in his official capacity
and he has no other connection with
the action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
RULES FOR LENT
Rev. Mallory of St. Matthews Church
Sends Ont Leuten Instructions

With the approach of the Lenten
season the Rev. Charles L. Mallory,
rector of St. Matthew's church, has
sent to each member Of the church a
letter urging the observance Of the
Lenten season. Accompanying the
letter is the following list of sugges-
tons for the observance of the season
of fasting and prayer:
/. Increase, if possible, your Sun
day church attendance.
2. If COMMUNICATE, receive fire.
quently with careful preparation.
8. Read some passage of Holy
scripture every day.
4. Use daily some short devotion
at noon besides your morning and
evening prayers.
S. Examine your conscience every
night.
6. Deny yourself meal, or part of
one, every day except Sunday.
Z. Eat no meat on Wednesdays
and Fridays.
8. Deny yourself some luxury or
pleasure every day.
9. Save some money for God every
day by self denial.
10. Refrain from all parties and
places of public amusement.
ii. Try each week to make the life
of some poor or sick person happier
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
DIES FROM INJURIES
Lewis G. Morehouse, Struck by Train
Friday Night, Expired Tuesday.

4
Friday Night, Expired Tuesday.
Lewis c. Morehouse, an old resi-
dent of Kenosha who was seriously IN
5ured by being struck by train on
the Chicago & North Western railway
just north Of the city last Friday
evening, died as a result of his in
Jur1es at St. Mary's hospital, Racine,
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Morehouse
had been at the hospital since the ac-
cldent and his condition was regarded
as critical from the start.
Monday he had shown considerable
improvement and the membe of the
family who had been with him much
of the time since the accident had
hoped for his recovery. During the
night, however, he had relapse and
death came early Tuesday morning.
The remains we're brought to Keno
sha Tuesday afternoon and the
funeral was held this afternoon.
L. c. Morehouse was one of the
early pioneer residents of Kenosha.
He was "a years of age and was born
IN New York in 1882. He came to Ke-
nosha county more than ffty-fve
years ago and had resided here ever
since. He was an upho1sterer by
trade and was employed in several of
the furniture stores of the city during
his long residence here. He was an
expert taxidermist and during the
latter years of his life he had given
much of his time to this class Of work
For the past few years he had been
making his home in Feathertown and
he was on the way to his home when
he met with the accident which prov
edfatal.
The deceased is survived by a
widow and ten children, all save one
residents of Kenosha. The children
are: Charles, a son by his first mar
rage who resides at Atchison, Kan,
Lewis Morehouse, Mrs. Charles Hal
lett, Mrs. Herman Gross, Fred More
house, Mrs. Michael Stacy, Lyman
Morehouse, Mrs. John Harkin, Mrs.
Geofge Pattilott, and Mrs. William
Hendricksen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
SEEKS A DIVORCE
Wife of Novelist Clark Who Married in
Kenosha at Thirteen Wants Divorce

The romance of a Chicago girl who
was married when Is years old at Ke-
nosha to handsome Oxford graduate
whom she believed to be penniless,
but who, she has discovered, was mas
querading under an assumed name
and is the heir and scion of a noted
English family, was revealed Satur-
day in the application for divorce
made by Mrs. E1eanore Begere Blu
chanan in Chicago.
Her husband, who is now fiction
writer, known as Bertram Barclay
Clarke, acquired the habit Of becom-
ing intoxicated and "forgettingo to
go home, Mrs. Buchanan told Judge
Walker, whom she asked for permits
sion to change her sons name to
Clarke in order that he become emit
tied to claim his share of his father S
inheritance when the latter dies.
Mrs. Buchanan's marital expert
ences are told in the following re-
capitu1ation:
Met Buchanan in Chicago in 1895.
Was won by his handsome face and
talented manners.
E1oped to Kenosha with Buchanan,
where she was married by the Rev.
Mr.. Goldthorpe.
Brought her English husband back
to Chicago and was forgiven by her
parents.
In 1902 the couple separated and
Mrs. Buchanan became an actress in
order to earn her living.
Parted finally with husband be-
cause he ''ta1ked too loud"
Later she learned her husband S
true name and that he was heir to
large estates.
Mrs. Buchanan said she did not
know her husbands present address
and the summons was ordered pub
1ished and made returnable in four
weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
CHICKEN THIEVES AT ZION
Twenty Eight Wyandottes are Stolen
on Friday Night

Twenty Eight Wyandottes are Stolen
on Friday Night
The local police have been notified
that on Friday night chicken thieves,
believed to have come from Wauke-
gan, invaded one of the most valuable
coops in Zion and stole twenty-eight
fine Wyandotte chickens.
They were two IN number, and they
were traced to the electric line where
they either went north or south. A
suspicion exists that they went south,
and that they are Waukegan men.
No clue to their identity has been
secured, and likely they will escape
apprehension as the Waukegan chick
en- thieves seem to have the faculty
of covering up their tracks so we'll
that not an linking Of their identity
can be secured. While dozens of
coops have been raided Whereabouts,
so far not one arrest has followed, so
carefully have the tracks been COW
cred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
BUSTER BROWN SUNDAY

At the Rhode opera house next
Sunday night Melville B. Raymond's
cartoon comedy, Buster Brown, =
with it's wealth Of new and handsome
costumes, "show girls, scenery and
the funny antics of Cluster Brown
and his dog Tige will be the attrac-
ton. No end of expense has been in
Cured to make this the comedy of
comedies. The play, as most every
theatre-goer knows, abonnds in laugh
after laugh, and it seems settled
fact this attraction will not lack for
patronage. This is the same COM
pany playing in Milwaukee this week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
WESTERN CANADA
The Worlds Greatest Wheat Fields at
Low Prices

The opening of the vast wheat belt
IN Western Canada has demonstrated
the fact that the American farmer
knows a good thing and that good
farm lands are always in demand.
Thousands of farmers and settlers
from every state in the Union have
taken advantage Of the low prices Of
prairie wheat lands, either for in
vestment or actual settlement and are
already reapings handsome profits.
The great transcontinerta1 lines of
railroad now traverse the entire Sec
ton and short lines bringing the
market within easy distance of the
producer are being built. School
houses dot the prairies and towns are
springing up in every locality.
Golden opportunities for home seekers
and investors are open if taken at
once. Call on or address
KENOSHA LAND INVESTMENT Co.
Kenosha, Wis.
II. S. Pringle, Sales Agent, oppo-
site First National Bank. WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
Very Low Excursion Rates to
Louisville, XIV.

Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold March is to
Is, inclusive, with favorable return
limits, on account American Bowling
Congress. Apply to agents, Chicago
& North Western R'y. WA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

The village officials of Libertyvi11e,
have just discovered that they failed
to file their annual tax levy ordinance
with the county clerk last year, and in
consequence no village tax is being
collected. AS it will have only saloon
licenses and some other small collec-
tons for revenue, village work must
cease and electric lights be turned off
unless loan can be made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
ANNOUNCE THEIR MARRIAGE

Frank Shirley and Miss Mary Roders
Quietly Married Saturday Evening
ANNOUNCING has been made of
the marriage of Miss Mary Roders
and Frank Shirley, both well know
residents of the city which occurred
at the home of the bride on last Satur-
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley
will make their home in Kenosha.
The marriage of Henry E. Neidig
and Miss Alice M. Lovel, both of Chi
cago, was celebrated in Kenosha this
morning. The bride and groom re-
turned to Chicago Immediately after
the wedding.