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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-10
SYKES GOES FREE
Milwaukee Conductor Charged
With Robbing Cars is Re.
leased on Wednesday
CANNOT BE ARRESTED AGAIN

George r. Sykes, the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway conductor who
was to have been tried in the Circuit
Court Wednesday on a charge of
grand larceny, walked out of the
court room a free man just after 3
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon when
Judge Belden practically dismissed
the case against him, and If he is to
be prosecuted by the railway company
county.
After a long consideration of the
argument of counsel for the defendant
and District Attorney Baker, Judge
Belden held that the point raised by
the attorneys for the defense-that
the defendant must be tried in the
county where the offense was alleged
to have been committed-was good
law and for this reason he granted the
motion of the defendants attorneys
and Sykes was discharged from GUS
tody.
The point raised in the defense of
Sykes was similar to that raised in
the case of Julius Andrae, of Kewas-
KUN, who was arrested in connection
with the robbing of the cars. The
argument on the Sykes case, how
ever, was one of the most noteworthy
ever heard in the local court and it
was most interesting tc the attorneys
on account of the fact that it touched
upon subject not yet formally de-
cided by the Supreme Court of Wis
consin. If Sykes is to be tried he
must be arrested in Racine county,
and it is claimed that the railway
detectives will not permit him to go
unpublished until after they have
taken every possible step to convict
him. The prominence of Sykes and
his family among the Northwestern
off Gals has caused a greater interest
to be taken in this case than in the
other similar cases.
The facts in the Sykes case have
been laid before Fulton Thompson,
district attorney for Racine county,
and it is possible that Sykes will be
rearrested Ia that county before the
close OF the week. Even if this is
done the trial of the case cannot come
up until the next term of the Racine
Circuit Court.
District Attorney Baker declares
that the action of Judge Belden in dis.
charging Sykes will be the end of the
prosecution of the conductor as he
holds that it will be impossible to ar.
rest the man in Racine or any othel
county on account of the fact that he
has already been once in jeopardy or
the same charge and that re-arrest
would be direct violation of his con
stitutional right. It is evident thai
the friends and attorneys for Sykes
take this view of the case and they
were rejoicing over the discharge Of
the man Wednesday night.
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STATE NEEDS HELP
Civil Service Commission Look,
ing for Men to Fill Many Po-
sitions 10 State..Service
EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD

The State Civil Service Commission
announces for the coming examina
tions to be held Saturday, October 10,
1907, as follows:
Library clerk in the Office of the
State superintendent of Public In
struction. Open to men only. Salary
81, 400 per annums and travelling ex
penses. Credit will be given for ex-
perience as school principal or teacher.
Library training not absolutely nee
essary.
Cruiser for the State Board of For
estry, for occasional employment in
the woods of northern Wisconsin.
Compensation SIS day and expen ses.
Foreman for the state fish hatchery
at Bayfield,, one position. Salary $85
a month and house rent.
Guard for the state prison at Wau-
pun and Green Bay reformatory.
Qualifications desired are good phys
iQue, moral andsphysica1 courage and
self control. Credit will be given for
experience as sheriff, undersheriff,
constable. police or lin the military
service.
Stenographer for the University
faculty, one position. Salary $50 a
month. as candidates must be able to
take dictation in German.
Supervisors of dairy tests, compen-
sation $3.50 per day and expen ses. The
work consists in making milk tests
for owners of cattle in the district in
which the appointee resides. Service
occasional as needed.
Chemist for the StateI!Dairy and
Food Commission. Open to men only.
Salary $50 month.
Foreman tailoraat the state prison.
Salary SOS month and board.
Persons interested should write to
the State Civil Service Commission.
Madison, Wis, for blanks and printed
information.
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Light House Board Directs Inves.
tigation Be Made Of Charges
Against |. n. deDiemar
WITNESSES BEING SUMMONED
Hearing Is To Be Held at the Kenosha
Light House Week From Next
Tuesday-President Inter.
ested in the Case

Louis N. deDiemar, the veteran
keeper of the Kenosha light house, is
to have chance to disprove the
charges brought against him by the
inspector of the ninth light house dis
trict, as Wednesday morning notices
were received in the city stating that
hearing of the charges against
deDiemar will be held at the residence
of the keeper of the Kenosha light on
the morning of October Is. Summons
have been issued to have many Keno
sha men appear as witnesses at the
hearing and it is stated that all evi
dence is to be taken under oath.
The summons is not in the regular
form of Court summons, but re-
quest that the parties named appear
and give evidence in support of GER
tain petitions filed with the President
of the United States urging that de-
Diemar be retained in Office. It ap-
pears that the investig alton is being
made on the direct order of President
Roosevelt on account of the many
letters and petitions filed with him
urging that deDiemar be retained in
Office. The hearing is to be conducted
by the inspector of the district who
removed deDiemar from Office several
weeks ago.
The charges against the former
keeper of the light have never been
made public, and for this reason a
great deal of interest is being taken
in the hearing by people who have
been lifelong friends of the keeper.
It is said that several hundred people
have signed the petitions to the Pres
ident asking that de Diemar be re-
tanned in the service, and nearly all of
these people have been summoned to
give evidence at the hearing.
The original letter on which the
hearingawas ordered was signeo by
z. G.. Simmons, George Hale and
Judge r. H. Slosson of the County
Court. This is the first investigat ton
of the kind ever held in Kenosha, but
from the number of witnesses sum-
moned it lis apparent that if all of
them are examined the investigation
will last for several days. Since his
retirement from the service Mr..
deDiemar ihas been living in Keno
sha, and he..has made no effort to get
back into the service. The matter
has been entirely in the hands of his
friends, who we're of the opinion that
he had not received fair treatment at
the hands of the inspector, and for
this reason they sought to have the
fullest possible investigation made.
Keeper deDiemar is still ready for
active service, and it is thought pos
sible that as result of the investiga-
ton his reputation will be cleared SO
that he can be given position of
light keeper at some other point in
this district, or in some other district.
The inspector has not considered any
plan to return Mr.. deDiemar to his
old position as keeper of the Kenosha
light.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-10
FIRST UNDER NEW Law
County Clerk Issued His ''Frill" License
ON Wednesday Afternoon

county clerk Issued HIS Er1lV License
ON Wednesday Afternoon
County Clerk Russell H. Jones is
sued his 6rstcmarriage license under
the new law on Wednesday afternoon
and the parties who had the honor of
getting the first license we're William
]. Boerner, Kenosha bookkeeper and
Miss Sophia Eich, a daughter of John
Eich of the town of Somers. The
marriage according to the report
made 20 the clerk will take place in
Kenosha but the date is not given.
Judge Slosson issued his first court
order under the new law late Wednes-
day afternoon to Chicago couple.
The workings of the new law will re-
suit in the county getting better
records but the officials issuing the
licenses will be forced to do a great
deal more work.
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: EN0SHA COUNTY COURT:-In Prohatc:
n Ia the matter of the last will of Samuel
N. Barber, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Samuel N.
Barber, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha,
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 May, A. D. 1908, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ of those days; also that the time until and
including the first Tuesday of April, A. D.
1908, is the time allowed and limited for cred
itors of said Samuel N. Barber, deceased, to
present their claims for exa nination and all
1owance.
Dated at Kenosha, the third day of Septern-
Der, A. d. 1907. By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
w23 County Judge.
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First publication, October 3, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

n In the matter of the last will of John
Smith, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
lnands of all persons against John
Smith, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha.
in said County of Kenosha. will be
examined and adjusted by the County court
OF Kenosha county at the regular terms of said
in the City Of Kenosha, in and for
said county, on the first Tuesday of
January, &. D. 1908, and on the first Tuesday
of May, A. D. 1908, at ten O'Clock A.
M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of April,
A. D. 1908, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said John Smith, deceased, to pre-
sent their claims for EXAMINATION and allow
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the first day of October,
A. D. 1907. By the Court.
RUSSELL 81. SLOSSON,
w26 County Judge
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership formerly existing be-
tween Sam Grotsky and M. Kruger,
under the firm name and style of
Kruger and Grotsky, has been dis
solved by mutual consent; and that
the business lately conducted by said
Kruger and Grotsky will be carried
on by Sam Grotsky.
M. KRUGER,
*dwo3 SAM CROSBY.
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First publication, Sept. u, 1907.
SUMMONS

GTATE OF WIsCONSIN-In Circuit Court
y for Kenosha County.
Lettie M. Burroughs, Plaintiff, VS.. William G.
Burroughs, Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin to said Defendant: Z
Yon are hereby summoned to appear withi4i
twenty days after service of this summons ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid;
and in case of your failure so to do Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
detuand of the complaint, of which copy is
herewith served upon you.
ALBERT E. BUCKMASTER,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
WIS Kenosha, Kenosha Co., Wis,
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OLD PAPERS

In making our settlements with the
news dealers we have several hundred
old papers, clean, on hand which we
will sell at SC per hundred while they
last to gee them out of the way.
News Office.
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TAX REDEMPTION NOTICE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY or KENoSHA,

August 18th, 1907.
The following is true and correct list q "a. AZ
unredeemed lots, parcels or pieces OF lana STU
ate, lying and being in the County OF henosna
and State of Wisconsin, which said R3leee s Were
County, State aforesaid on the 10th day OF May,
A. 1905 for the unpaid taxes ana ec charges 5ses
thereon pursuant to the Statutes IN sucn eases
made and provided, calculated thereon up to
and intending the last day Of redemption Of the
same to-wit: May the 22nd, A. .. 1905 1903 Now,
therefore, Notice is hereby given that unles&
such parcels lots OF pieces of land are re-
deemed provided By law on Or before the 32bd
CertifcateS Of sale by the County Treasurer of
the County Of Kerosha State Of Wisconsin he Of
10 tte Local owners of the said certificates upon
proper application according to the Statutes Of
the State of wisconsin, in such cases made and
provided
Given under my hand and seal of tie County
Board of Supervisors of the County of Kenosha
and State aforesaid this 18th day Of August, A.
d. 1907.
SEAL RUSSELL H. JONES,
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First publication, Sept. II, 1907.

First publications Sept. II, 1907
GTATE OF WISCONSIN-In Circuit Court
- for Kenosha County.
]. G. Flint Company, Plaintiff, VS.. Mary Keefe,
Ellen Norton, Bridget E. King, James D.
Ryan and Mary Ryan, his wife, Michael F.
Ryan, Catherine Ryan, Dennis G. Ryan and
Dorothy Ryan, his wife, The East Palestine
Pottery Company, c. E. Spangenberg, The
Edwin M Knowles China Company, J. E
Roads and o. N. Roads, co-partners, under
the firm name of Roads Bros. Mfg. Co.. De-
PENDANTS.
SHERIFF'S SALE ON PARTITION.
By virtue of and pursuant to Judgment of
said Circuit Court in the above entitled actiou,
of June, A. d. 1907 shall expose for sale and
sell at public auction, at the front door of the
Court House, in the city of Kenosha, in said
county, on Saturday, the 10Th day of October,
A. D. 1907 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said
day, all the following described premises to-
wit: Lot numbered one ~ in block numbered
twelve az of Holmes & Nichols Addition in the
northeast quarter of section six 6), township
numbered one (I north of range twenty-three
(23) east in the Third Ward of the City of Ke-
nOsha;
Also, lot numbered three (3) in block num-
bered nineteen Q9) in Bond & Strong's Addition
to the City of Kenosha i'll the northeast quarter
of section six TO-, township numbered one ~,
north of range twenty-three (23) east in the
Third Ward of the City of Kenosha.
Said real estate will be sold in parcels.
Terms of Sale, Cash.
Dated at the Sheriff's Office Kenosha Wis.,
September 10, A. D. 1907.
CHARLES 81. PFENNIG,
Sheriff of Kenosha County, Wis.
H. L. KELLOGG,
Attorney for Plaintiff. w2a
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RUSSELL H. JONES,
County Clerk.
TOWN OF pLEAsANr PRAIRIE.

f.
August Sp1inter-23l acres, S e ar. sec /. town
l. range p, 2A acres; sold all of. Amount, So a..
Meta HOgarth--3 acres in S or, sec /, town |,
range p, 3 acres. Sold $1,000 off north side or
end, acres; amount, $1746
Elizabeth Wolf-Part of w hf IL e or sec 4.
town l, range H. 80 acres amount $464 Sold
45-lOO off north side or end.
{. E. jensen-Tanck's subdivision, lot 7, blk
l, sec |, town l, range a. Sold 50-100 off north
side " end; amount, $3.95.
Mrs, Wells-1 acre w hf ar sec :, town L,
range q, acre. Sold $1,000 off north side or
end, amount, 1927.
TOWN OF RANDALL.
Wacer-Lot IS, n " fri or, Hess sub, sec 18,
town l. range 10. Sold 40-10G off north side or
end; amount, S5.41.
TOWN OF SALEM.
G. A. Yoltz and Wife-S cor hf e. or $
side Inf, sec 80, town /, range 20, s acres. Sold
all of; amount, 50 65.
CITY OF KENosHA-FIRsT WARD.
James H. o'Brien-S hf Of that part of Ex-
Change ST. lot l, blk SO, S e or sec 81, town 2,
range 23 Sold all of; amount, S68.87
SECOND WARD.
Martha Carter-Com 371z rods of e cor of
lot II; thence west II rds S 2A rds. c to Chicago
St, II 2A rds to beg, ii or, sec g. town l. range
$50. '0iO ''-iVO OF n0r'n sioe OF eno' amount
THIRD WARD.
Emily Ho1derness-Bond' subdivision, lot Z,
blk s, n or sec Q, town l. range q. Sold 40-100
Oft north side or end; amount, 1921
Miss MCKenna-Beg at poiut so fit w of W
cor of Elizabeth street and Lyman Ave; thence
so fit along line of Elizabeth street, S 125 fit,
so #, lbs fit to beg, blk 2, or, sec E, town
/, range p. Sold 35-100 off north side or end !;
amount 1921
George II. Savage-Kenosha Realty Co. first
addition, lot 80, or sec l. town 1, range p.
Sold 40-100 off north side or end; amount, $500.
FOURTH WARD.
JOHN FOx-Com SO fit of n e cor of block;
thence A fit, S to center of blk, A fit, II to
beg, blk 81, or sec 81, town 2, range D. Sold
all of; amount, SSH ~
As fl, W 152 fit, As fit, to beg, Fis11's western
additions lots |, q 3, blk 8, or sec 81, town 2,
range g. Sold all of: amount, $2942
Emil Clausen-COm on line of Park street
1854 # of line of said or sec; thence 100 fit,
W 45 it, 100 fit, to beg, w or sec 81, town 2,
range 70. Sold 10-100 off north side or end !;
amount. $3.50.
c. Schreck-Lots 5, 6, blk 2, s ar sec So, town
2. range p. Sold 15-100 off north side or end !;
amount, 1882.
FIFTH WARD.
G. Cyarnowsk-E 40 # of the following de-
scription Com A rds and rds II of cor of
said ar sec; thence II 3 rds 9H fit, w rds, S q
rds 9R it, e to beg, w Or sec 81, town 2, range
%. Sold 70-l00 off north side or end; amount,
S25S8
Justin K. Orvis-The1een's subdivision, lot 16,
blk l, or sec 81, town 2, range q. Sold 10100
off north side or end; amount, 1914.
EIGHTH WARD.
August Otto--W hf of pt of S Inf of hf of S w
or sec, beg line of said or sec ITO rds of
cor OF said or sec; thence to center of Pike
river, in center of said river to point 1-8 rds
OF w line OF so acres, e to e line of or sec 81
TO 6-l6 rdS to beg, or sec co. town 2, range %,
Sold 7O1Oo off north side or end; amount, $3.50.
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First publication, Sept. II, 1907,
NOTICE TO CREnTTORg.

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The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-16
The Future of Lawyers.

Mir. Bryan looks forward to the time when it will be regarded just as criminal for a lawyer to be a party to grand larceny as it now is for other citizens. A great many others feel the same way about it.
 There are doubtless a great mahy corporation lawyers whose services are strictly honorable. But no one will dispute the truth of the state ment that many lawyers of com handing ability are retained by cor porations mainly for the purpose of devising plans for the evasion and and safe violation of the law. Un- der the franchise of citizenship this is moral, probably a legal offense. Under the oath the lawyer takes when admitted to practice that profession is nothing short of per- jury.
 Recently the nation was somewhat astonished to hear the President classify Mir. Hartman with a num- Der of the most objectionable citizens in the entire country from the Presi- dents point of view. A piece of collareral information, so to speak, was furnished in that connection to the effect that Mir. Root, our secre- tary of the state, acted as legal guide along the winding, dangerous path which Hartman followed. If that is a fact-and no denial, as far as we know, has ever come from the head of the state departmental it will puzzle the average person to locate the line of demarkation which separates the two men, on the one side of which croaches Hartman, the menace, and on the other Root, the defender of the constitutional faith.
 Surely there is coming day when an accessory before the fact of grand larceny not only will not be a secre- tary of state but will not even be a citizen at large. Joplin Globe.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-16
A New and Better Day Dawns.

A new era began in Arkansas on Tuesday, May ', 1907, when the Re form school, which the legislature of two years ago wisely provided for, was opened.
 On that day eight boys, all under IS years of age, who were confined in the penitentiary on felony charges, were transferred to the school.
 Instead of being imprisoned with adult convicts. these boys will be instructed in the English branches and have the advantage of manual training courses. They will also cultivate crops on the lands sur rounding the school.
 Thus will boys who have been con- victed of felonies have their chance despite their misfortune. They will be saved alike from the odium of a penitentiary term and the bad asso- citations that such sentence involves. The Reform school may turn out many boys who will become good and useful citizens who might other wise have been graduated from the penitentiary into life of crime. - Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-16
 THE REFORM SCHOOL.

During the recent term of the circuit court in Mena The Star called special attention to the sad case of q l6-year-old boy who was sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary for the theft of gun. It is with great pleasure that it is noted that our legislators have provided Re form School for such young offenders where they will have a good chance to come out by the time they reach manhood better equipped to be use ful and honest citizens than some of them were before breaking the laws.
 How much better for the state that such be given a modest educa- tion, manual training and taught to cultivate the soil and grow crops than to be confined with hardened criminals and turned out in the end with no helpful training and brutal ized by their associates?
 Arkansas may well be said to have taken long step forward, and this is no time to complain because it was so long postponed.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-16
 VISITORS AND SCENERY

The Gazette says editorally that good roads radiating from Hot Springs would be worth more as an attraction to visitors than horse races could be worth Everybody will concede that point and approve the sentiment. But what really counts is that Garland county is preparing to build many miles of good roads to serve as pleasure driveways and furnish visitors an opportunity for driving and riding through the scenic country. The matter of furnishing arteries of trade from the country around is not mentioned, but perhaps it was too self-evident to be worth discuss ing.
 Now Hot Springs and Garland county cannot boast of any scenic country" that excels that around Mena and in Polk county, and with an opportunity to ride on good roads there will soon be many people who will come here, learn to love our country for its many advantages and make them homes where health and happiness are easy to find and maintain
The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-16
Hints on Good Form for Girls.

In entering and leaving room, a young girl always permits an elderly woman to precede her.
 When introductions are under way, the youngest girl is the last to be introduced. She follows her mother, never precedes her, in ad- vancing to greet her hostess.
 A well bred girl always rises when an elderly woman enters the room.
 After dancing the young girl does not thank her partner. She has con- ferred the favor and he thanks her.
 Having been entertained in the home of girl or young man friend, whether the company be large or small, she does not leave the house without seeking the mother of her host or hostess and expressing ap- preciation of the hospitality.
 A well bred girl will not absorb the conversation at an afternoon tea, lunch or dinner by telling fiippant stories or petty gossip. She may secure few laughs, but at the cost of respect for her good manners and young womanhood.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-16
A TENANTLESS JAIL.

The county jail is tenantless. It's doors stand open or swing idly on their hinges. And, as jails go, 1t is not such bad one, either. But the people seem not to object to this situation. They have become rather accustomed to the condition.
 Despite few gloomy days when clords hang low, this is a mighty good country in which to enjoy life, and it takes a very perverse nature to bring its people to point where crime is attractive.
 Pure water, pure air and sunshine tend toward pure lives and these four to good health, and all to hap piness and joy in living. They make the world sweeter and better and dearer to its inhabitants and they make prisons and punishments less and less needful.
 Yes, this part of Gods country is much favored. Here it is easy to live the upright and happy life.
 Long may our jail doors stand aiar.