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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
YEAR IN WAUPUN

JAS. Powers is Found Guilty of Grand
Larceny ia Circuit Court
James Powers, arrested on March 8
on charge of grand larceny, pre-
ferred by John Brogan, of the town of
Pleasant Prairie, was convicted on
the charge in the Circuit Court on
Friday afternoon and sentenced to
serve one year in the State prison at
Waupun. The jury debated the evil
dence but few minutes. Powers
was charged with stealing S138 from
John Brogan, farmer in the town of
Pleasant Prairie, by whom he had
been employed, and the off GERS spent
many weeks searching for him. He
was finally captured on a farm near
the Powder mills. He declared to the
last that he was innocent of the
charges against him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
HANGED HIMSELF
Even Roberts Committed Suicide in
Racine Saturday

Even Roberts Committed Suicide in
Racine Saturday
Even Roberts, a former Kenosha
Iaborer A years of age, committed
suicide in Racine last Saturday night
by hanging himself to door at his
home. His body was found by the
widow several hours later. 1t is sup
posed that Roberts was demented.
Last November, while at work in Ke-
nosha, Roberts fell from a car in the
yards of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway Co. and suffered severe in
juries. 1t is claimed that these in
juries resulted in his being mentally
unbalanced. For several days before
lie took his life he had been suffering
from intense headaches and physi-
clans had been forced to give him
opiates to keep him from becoming
violent. The widow is the sole sur
viving member of the family.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
PETITIONS ARE OUT
Farmers in Racine and Ke1osha
Counties Signing Petitions
Against Sheridan Road
ROUTE FOR PROPOSED ROAD

Farmers in Racine and Kenosha
counties, living along the lake shore,
are considerably excited over the
prospects of the proposed Sheridan
drive being pushed through. A bill is
pending In the legislature and the
committee of the senate reported it
without hearing, but on the efforts of
Senator Bishop the measure was
postponed for one week. Assembly,
man Thomas has written letter CALI
ing attention to the danger of the
bill going through.
AS a result petitions are being cir
culated in Somers and Pleasant
Prairie, and Racine towns interested
and they are being 1arrely signed,
protesting against the DILL, and the
same will be presented IL a few days.
The farmers claim that the cost of
the road would run up into thousands
of dollars and cost the counties enorm-
Gus sums.
Every effort is to be made to block
the bill. The measure provides for
the appointment of nine commission
ers. This commission is empowered
to proceed and survey, lay out and
establish a state road 100 feet wide,
extending through Pleasant Prairie,
City of Kenosha, Somers, Kenosha
county; Mt. Pleasant, Racine county;
City of Racine, town of Caledonia and
thence on to Milwaukee. The COM
mission has the power to award dam
ages and to settle for damages with
parties who may feel aggrieved or
sustain damages by the laying out of
said highway. All claims for dam
ages must be made IN one year. When
the commissioners file an order of
survey of said road in the Office of the
county clerk in each of the counties,
where passing, it shall be the duty of
the supervisors of each county to
audit its just share of the accounts of
the commissioners for expenses in
Cured and damages awarded, and the
counties shall respectively pay said
expenses and accounts and damages.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
NO WORD FROM FAY

Hardware Dealer Missing for Two
Weeks-Re1atives Apprehensive
The members of the family of Geo.
W. Fay are. still searching for some
trace of him. Fay disappeared two
weekss ago Tuesday and notwith.
standing the stories that have been
in circulation not one word has been
heard from him. The officials in Mil
waukee have not as yet been askedsto
search for the missing man but it is
thought that they will be asked to
make some search in that city. Fay
has not drawn on his account in the
local bank and as he had only small
sum of money with him his friends
are beginning to believe that it is
possible that he has met with some
foul play.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
FIRST GAME SUNDAY
Kenosha Lake Shore Team to Line Up
Against Brands Sunday

The base ball fans in the city are
getting busy for the announcement
was made this morning that the Ke-
nosha Lake Shore base ball team will
make it's first appearance at Breen's
park on next Sunday afternoon when
the team will line up against the
Brands. All of the players on the
team will reach Kenosha on Satur-
day. Manager Breen this morning
put men at work at the park in order
tc get the diamond in condition
for the first practice game. The
game will be called at three O'Clock
and the fans will be expected to be
out in force to get line on the new
men. Several other games will be
arranged for before the opening of
the regular season on April 18th
when the Kenosha team will meet the
Sheboygan team.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
STAKES ARE SET
Surveyors of Chicago. Kenosha & Mill
yankee Road Lay out Right of way

yankee Road Lay out Right of way
The surveyors of the Chicago, Ke-
nosha, Milwaukee and Lake Geneva
Electric Railway company have just
about completed the work of setting
the stakes for the right of w'ay of the
company drought the city of Keno
sha. The stakes are set at a dis
lance of about seventy FIVE feet
east of the right of way of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway COM
pany extending from Strong street on
the south to the north limits of the
city. At Prairie avenue the stakes
show that the line will pass just west
of the residence of Mrs. O. Nd. Petit,
but further north the line veers to the
east SO as not to cut through any
valuable business property along
West Main street. From the work of
the surveyors it would appear that
the mammoth plan to condemn right
of way through the city is to be car
ried out by the company but it will
undoubtedly meet with great deal
of opposition from the people owning
property along the proposed route.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
MAY CLOSE ALL SCHOOLS
New Crisis Now Impending at Zion
City and Subscriptions Demanded

Zion City will face this week anoth-
er crisis in it's fortunes as a villag e.
At the meeting held on Sunday IL
Zion tabernacle Overseer H. D. Brase-
held announced that unless So, 900 can
be raised by subscription before We'd
nesday night to meet deficit in the
school funds every school in the town
will be summarily closed.
Should the schools close many of
the families probably would leave the
town Immediately, in order to secure
educational opportunities for their
children elsewhere. Within the last
three weeks score or more of fami-
lies have left Zion City. The closing
Of the schools, it is feared, will give
this exodus an impulse which will
prove fatal to the further growth of
the town.
The sum asked for by Overseer
Brasefeld represents the deficit in the
school fund up to March /. Five
schools four '.jnnior" schools and a
preparatory academy, having total
enrolment of about 1000 pupils
have been open for six mouths of the
current school year, thus complying
with the requirements of the COM
pulsory education law. 1t is expect
ed that the school system will be
turned over next year to the state of
Illinois. Hitherto it has been operated
entirely by the church.
Overseer Voliva still is confined to
his home by tonsilitis. He sent a
message of regret to the meeting at
being compelled to be absent for three
consecutive Sundays, urging his fol-
lowers to be faithful and assuring
them that he will be with them next
Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
Claimed That a Woman Well
Known in kenosha is Wanted
as Witness in ThaW Trial
KNEW SECRETS OF STUDIO
1T is Claimed That Wisconsin Woman
Mentioned in Thaw's Affidavit
was Formerly a Resident
of This City

watching with interest the trial of
Harry e. Thaw in New York will be
surprised to learn that woman for
merly a resident of this city is now
being sought by the attorneys for the
young millionaire charged with MUIR
der to give evidence in regard to
Stanford White and the secrets Of his
famous studio. The young woman $
name has not been given to the public
but many people in Kenosha have
within the last few days been notified
through her friends that she has beer
summoned to New York to appear at
the famous trial. At the present time
the woman in question is living in
Milwaukee but her husband is mem
Der of one of the old Kenosha county
families and the wife was formerly
prominent in society in Kenosha.
It is stated that this woman former
1y lived in New York and at that time
she was closely connected with one
of the larger theatres of that city
working as chorus girl. It is alleged
that she was at several times the
guest of Stanford White in his famous
studio. Some time ago an agent Of
the attorneys for Thaw came TO Ke-
nosha and they sought to locate
her by means of photogra phi.
The picture was one taken from the
studio of White and the identity Of
the woman was discovered on account
of the fact that with the picture was
found letter containing a mum Der
of clippings from Kenosha. The wo-
man was not found in Kenosha but
the agent for the Thaw attorneys
had no trouble finding her in MI
waukee.
1t is claimed that since that time
the woman has been paid by Thaw
and his attorneys and that she has
practically promised to go to New
York if she is needed by the defense
In the case. The woman's connection
with the gay life Of the Metropolis
dates back many years and it was a
closed incident in her career when she
came to Kenosha. For a time she
worked as nurse in the city, bat
after her marriage she left Kenosha
and went to a northern city to live. It
is now asserted that the woman can
not be found at her new home and
that she has changed her mind and
will not go to New York to testify in
the famous trial. 1t is not thought
that she could be forced to go to New
York against her will. The story of
the connection of the woman with the
case has been discussed at length
among her friends in Kenosha and
many of these people while admitting
that the woman had stated that she
expected to be called as witness in
the trial declare that she did not
state in what way she had knowledge
of the case. There is one thing GER
tain and that is that it is "a hard
matter to get really big criminal
trial anywhere in the. country without
Kenosha taking some part in it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING
Humane Agent Shows That Many Cases
Were Investigated

Humane Agent Shows That Many Cases
Were Investigated
The quarterly meeting of the Keno
sha Humane Society was held at the
Guild Hall on Monday evening and
Agent ]. H. Karnes presented his re-
port for work during the two months
from January IS. The report shows
that in two months Agent Karnes In
vestigated twenty-six cases. The
amount Of donations received in the
quarter was $1l0. The society decided
to hold quarterly meetings in the
future in order to keep in closer touch
with the work which is demanded of
the society in the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
TO BUILD IN RACINE
College Of Commerce to Have a
Branch institution in Racine
Beginning Sept lst
MANY CHANGES PROPOSED
Otis L. Trenary Will Retire From
Teaching Work and Give His En-
tire Attention to Managing
New Institutions

Otis L. Trenary, president of the
! College of Commerce. on Market
street, closed deal Saturday even.
ing by which he purchased a lot al
the corner of Co1leg avenue and Fifth
street in Racine and Che will at once
begin the work of erecting.,a College
! of Commerce for Racine students.
The success of the Kenosha College
of Commerce during the past ten
years has forced the people of Racine
to see the value of such an institution
and at the urgent request of many
Racine people Mr.. Trenary decided
to build a branch of the Kenosha
school in Racine.
Plans are COW being made for the
new college building and the work
will be stated as early as possible in
order to have the building ready for
occupancy by the first Monday in
September. The Racine school,
while called branch of the Kenosha
school, will be much larger institu-
ton than the Kenosha College of
Commerce. It will have a capacity
of three hundred students. In speak
ing of the matter this morning, Prof.
Trenary said: II have decided to
build this branch of the school in Ra-
cine and its opening will of course
demand many changes in the Kenosha
school. have of course no idea of
abandoning the College of Commerce
here, for it is doing great work and
am entirely satisfied with the results
attained, but / believe that there is a
demand for a commercial college in
Racine.
"With the opening of the new
school | shall retire from the regular
work of teaching and give fall Of my
time to the management of the two
institutions. shallscontinue to make
my home IN Kenosha, buto will spend
much time IN Racine and have Offices
ia both cities.
II have been given every assurance
| that the people Of Racines are ready
and willing to accord hearty sup
port to such school ssand sour plans
are to make it a commercial college
on wide range of usefulness. 1t is
| probably that F. M. Davis, who has
been associated with the Kenosha
College of Commerce for many years
will be placed at the headto of 1.-THE Ra-
cine school, and there will sbe many
changes in the teaching force Of the
Kenosha school in order to make the
arrangements for the new branch.
's'These changes will be announced
within a short time after the close of
the present year, but there willsbe no
backward step with the 8Kenosha
school. am going to give up a por-
ton of my time to the publication of
a journal dealing especially with
topics concerning commercial educa-
tion."
Racine is regarded IS very fertile
| field for the commercially. college, as
there is but one commercial college
in that city, and there are Hundreds
of young men who are anxious to get
an education along these lines.
Many of these men have this year
entered the Kenosha institution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
WILMoT's FIRST SETTLER DEAD
Lewis Hatch Pioneer Teacher of the
County, Died in Chicago

Lewis Hatch, Pioneer Teacher of the
County, Died in Chicago
Lewis Hatch, the original settler of
the village of Wilmot, and pioneer
school teacher of the county died in
Chicago last Tuesday. He had gone
to Chicago for an operation for can
Ger. The deceased was ninety-three
years of age, and had been resident
of Kenosha county since 1887. He
occupied a prominent place in the
early history of the town Of Salem,
and was always one Of the most high ly
respected citizens of the town. Four
children, Miles Hatch Of Washington,
Fred H. of Wilmot, Frank W. of
English Prairie, and Mrs. "A. H. Hub
baru of the same village survive him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
BISHOP FALLow.s COMING
Renowned Chicago Reformer to Speak
Here April o

Bishop Samuel Fallows, of Chicago,
one of the leading orators of the west,
has accepted the invitation of the
Civic Federation to deliver an address
IN this city and he will speak at the
Rhode opera house on the evening of
April 9. Bishop Fallows has been
closely allied with the reform work in
Chicago and other cities and he is re-
garded as cre of the best posted men
in the country on reform subjects.
Bishop Fallows is a great favorite
with Kenosha audiences and there is
no doubt but that he will be greeted
with a great crowd OH the night of
his lecture at the opera house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
sOMERs REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS

Notice is hereby given that a Re-
ppblican.caucus will be held at Somers
town hall on Saturday, March 80,
1907, at 2 O'Clock p. m. for the purpose
Of nominating town officers and for
the transaction of any other business
that may properly come before said
caucus.
Dated March IS, 1907.
Il. e. OzANNE,
w47 Chairman Town Committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
DIES FAR FROM HOME
Ernest Youns. of Kenosha, succumbs
to Consumption While in Idaho

AOt211G8s 1ACI1USIEs15
to Consumption While in Idaho
Ernest H. Young, son Of the late
DR.. J. H. Young, died at South Boise,
Idaho, at 1880 Monday afternoon
after a long illness from tuberculosis.
The deceased was about twenty-three
years of age and had gone to Idaho
six months ago to recuperate his
health.
Mr.. Young was born in Milwaukee
but he had spent much of his life in
Kenosha. He was employed by c. H.
Goodman as plumber up to the time
he left for the West. The remains
will be brought to Kenosha for burial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
LAUNDRY COMPANY rs FORMED
Union Laundry Company of Kenosha is
Incorporated

Articles of incorporation for the
incorporation of the Union Laundry
Company, of Kenosha were filed in
the Office of the register ofsdeeds this
morning. The company is organized
with capital stock of $500 to ems
gage in general laundry business.
The incorporators are Christian Nor
gard, Charles Werner, and Adolph
Bleicher.
Members of the Incorporation now
control two laundries in the city, and
It is thought that union of these two
plants will be effected in the near
future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

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Chairman Town Committee
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25
Dead.

Miss Julia Evelyn Carothers
died at the home of her brother,
Mr.. T. M. Carothers at Cha,a-
uooga, Tenn, about noon Mon.
day and her remains arrived here
on the noon train of the M. & 0.
r. R. Tuesday and conveyed to
the residence of her sister, Mrs.
Kate Montgomery. The funeral
services took place at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning at the resi-
dence and interrment in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, the services
being conducted by the pastor of
the deceased, DR.. H.R. Raymond.
together with the ministers of
our town. The deceased was a
lady of great popularity and
greatly appreciated for her
religious consistency and deep
piety. She was the daughter of
the late DR.. A. M. and Mrs. M.
A. Carothers. Her sister, Mrs.
Kate Montgomery, Mr.. j.. A.
Carothers, of this place, Rev. J.
c.. Carothers, of Grenada. Mr..
G. G. Carothers, of Memphis,
and { Mr.. It. M. Carothers, of
Chattanooga, Tenn, sister and
brothers survive her, all of whom
were present at the last sad
rites.
The large concourse of friends
aud the many beautiful floral
tributes demonstrated the esteem.
love and affection for the deceas
ed.
Our entire community sincere
ly sympathize with the bereft in
this there hour of sorrow and
sadness.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25
The Cotton Oil Mill Burned at
Belzoni.

The loss was about $50, 600 the
insurance being $50, 900.
With accustomed alacrity OF
action Mr.. S. Castleman, presi.
dent and manager of the Belzoni
Oil Co., Immediately set about
rebuilding and Mr.. J. w. Rent
bold, architect, of New Orleans
was summoned and plans were
made for larger and better plant
which will probably be in run
ming order by February. In the
mean time the Belzonia Oil Co.
is in the market for seed as
usual.
The gin which was run in con.
nection with the oil mill was
ready for business Tuesday
morning.
1t is said that the Company
was making money, hence the
quick action taken to rebuild.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25
Confederate Money Good.

One of our peddlers sold a bill
of goods to a son of Ham in the
country to the amount of $500
and gave $500 back in change.
The purchaser paid off with a
5000 Southern Confederacy
bill. When the vendor went to
make a deposit at the bank, the
ever keen eye of the bank official
recognized the currency, but
mo good" for deposit. Judge
Reynolds was consulted and a
proposed affidavit for passing
counterfeit money was suggest.
but the Judge with much feeling
said nay, that the picture of the
immortal Jefferson Davis was
never counterfeited or passed as
a counterfeit. No doubt that
the proper action was taken.
Will says the vendor was igno-
rant of our money. Bones says
surely he must be. Jim smiled
and says he is mighty glad 1t
wasn't him. All agree that he
will now become a student of
finance and will not have to
wrestle with the question of 16
to or the gold standard either.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25
Two Sores.

Nearly all the newspapers of
Mississippi are now refraining
from making contemptiable filings
at Gov. Vardaman, except the
Columbus Commercial. It's little
sore toe seems to be giving it
excruciating pain.-Kosciusko
Herald.
Yes, and everybody has re-
trained recently from making
any kinds of old flings at the
United States except the Cover
nor of Mississippi, so that it
would seem he also has a sore
toe.-Clarion- Ledger.
The Herald forgot to except
the above newspaper "sissy" in
it's observations. It and its filngs
concerning Vardaman or anyone
els. or anything are usually so
contemplate that self-respect
forbids comment or notice.
Kosciusko Herald.
Our contemporary should feel
ashamed of himself and hide him.
self for three Or four days, for he
ought and should have known
better than to mention the two
papers.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25

We understand that one of our
good friends and critical reader
of the News stated in it's last
weeks issue that many persons
had purchased white and other
clover seeds, in Western Oktib-
beha and have good bermuda
pastures.
We intended to C onvey the idea
the seed would be soWn in ber-
muda meadows or bermuda grass
roots or the seeds would be
planted along with the several
clovers <or such other seeds as
the parties might see tit. AT
any rate our Western friends see
good things in good pasture.
Messrs. r. K. & F. L. Wier keep
for sale all kinds of seed for
pastures and no doubt have sold
more during this fall than for
several years heretofore put to-
gether. Good pastures make
fine stock and cattle. Oktibbeha
IS stock and cattle county, and
prosperous.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25

Rev. Walt Holcomb spent Sat-
urday night in our city with Rev.
r. Ell. B. Gladney and proceeded
through the country to Louisville
where he was to preach at IL
o'clock a. m. He will conduct a
meeting there for ten days and
is expected to lecture here on the
evening of the 28th. at the Opera
House.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25
for no Improvement on said land
during life of this lease.

1Or no Improvement on SAID land
during life of this lease.
Sheriff Med. Mcllwain was
charged and credited as follows
on the assessment rolls for the
fiscal year 1906.
CIR by errors realty roll. l........ 1915 90
Insoivences personality -. ...30555 90
Insolvent polls. .............. 1924 90
Ch ad persnlty 10y sheriff -. r...105S0 90
Re..lty ad assessment -. -. 1920 90
r. A. Lampkln was elected
President Pro tenn in place Of A.
A. Montgomery who was called
away on urgent business.
By order of the Board the fol-
lowing appropriation was made
to the following schools out of
school funds left over and on
hand the Goth day Of September
for repairs.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1907-10-25
CIVIC LEAGUE.

A cultured woman who recent
ly spent an hour or two in the
College Library in Montgomery
Hall remarked that the library
contained the best selection Of
readable books she ever saw, and
that the buildings indicated that
the books had been read. This
is a compliment to the Faculty Or
those members of it who selected
the books.