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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
Dennis Bradley of This City
Crushed by Train on |. an.
Road at Carmi, III.
HAD WORKED AS TRACKMAN
Bradley, Who Was Formerly Employed
at the Simmons Factory Had Been
Missing From Kenosha Since
the Latter Part of July

Dennis Bradley, twenty-three years
of age, a former employe of the SIM
mons Manufacturing company, and
resident of Kenosha for more than
fifteen years, met an awful death at
Carmi, ILL.,, on Friday morning, when
he was crushed under the wheels of a
passenger train on the Louisville and
Nashville road. His body was cut in
two parts by the train and there is no
doubt but that he was instantly killed.
The remains were removed to the
morgue at Carmi and friends of
Bradley in Kenosha were notified.
The coroner's Jury returned a verdict
of accidental death. 1t is stated that
for the last few days Bradley had been
employed by the company in the posi-
ton as a trackman and no one
witnessed the accident which resulted
in his death.
Bradley was one of the fixtures of
Kenosha. He had no relatives in the
the city, but he came here years ago
and seemed to like the town and Just
stopped off. He lived at the home of
Joseph Faulhaber on Market street,
and while he made periodic trips to
other states, he always returned to
Kenosha and he always considered
this city as his home. His last work
in Kenosha was in the Grating room
at the Simmons factory and he gave
up this job last July to take to the
road and travel. Since that time his
friends in Kenosha had heard nothing
of him, but they thought nothing of
this, as it was his custom to leave in
the summer and return to Kencsha
when it got cold again.
So far as can be learned Bradley
had no relatives in kenosha, but he
had one brother in Chicago He was
a great favorite among the boys with
whom he worked, and if possible they
will see to it that money is sent to
Carmi to give him decent burial. It
is expected that the remains will be
inferred at the Illinois city on Mon
day morning. Bradley was not re-
lated to any of the other families by
the same name in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
A DARING BURGLARY
Unknown Thieves Enter Diamond
Dye Works Monday or
Tuesday Night
NO TRACE OF GUILTY FOUND

The band of daring thieves that has
been working in KeDosha opened the
new year right, for some time be-
tween Monday night and this mora
ing the Diamond Dye Works On
Market Square was entered by burg
lars and booty to the amount of from
forty to sixty dollars secured. En-
trance to the store was made. BY
breaking open windows in the rear of
the building. 1t is evident that the
men did not fear capture as they took
all the time they needed and it is GER
tain that once in the store they tried
on suits of clothes and selected the
ones especially suited to their de-
mands. Every drawer in the place
was broken open and the thieves had
gone through all the piece goods in
the place evidently selecting some
thing most worthy of stealing. The
cash drawer was broken open and the
contents amounting to about two dol
lars taken.
M. P. Levinsohn, the proprietor of
Lie pace, discovered the DuTRldTy
when he opened the store for business
this morning and at once reported it
to the police. The looted store is To-
Gated within stones throw of the
police Office and it is in the very bust
ness center of the city and for this
reason it is hard to see how the rob
berry could have been committed with
out the police or the night watchmen
discovering it.
It was decidedly busy about the city
Tuesday evening and it is possible
that the burglary was committed by
some of the bands Of New Years.
revelers. The police were kept busy
watching these people and several
men who were seen out during the
evening are suspected of having a
hand IN the robbery.
sLeviilsohn when seen this morning
stated that he could not give the exact
extent of the loss. He said that two.
suits valued at fifteen dollars each
and some money we're missing but he
could not tell how much piece goods
had been taken until after he had IN
ventoried the stock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
PATENT A CORN HUsKER
Sons of Mrs. Lena Wackerow Who Died
in Kenosha Have Unique Invention

Sons of Mrs. Lena Wackerow Who Died
in Kenosha Have Unique Invention
Carl Runge, former city attorney of
Milwaukee, and G. l.. Wackerow, of
Me1ette, S. D., step son and son Of
the late Lena Wackerow, of Kenosha,
have secured a patent on machine
for husking corn and the machine
was given its first test near Milwaukee
on Thursday. The test proved that
the machine was complete success
and it is understood that the American
Harvester company is planning to
take an interest in the patent. The
test of the machine showed that it
would husk corn and deliver it to the
wagon at the rate Of ten acres day
It is claimed that the machine will be
the greatest labor saving device
patented for farmers in the past TWEEN
ty-five years. Runge and Wackerow
are planning to manufacture the ma
chimes. The two men are brothers of
Mrs. w. j. Treinen of this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
End EVEkTFUL YEAR.
Continued from First Page
DECEMBER


Council makes usual thirteen
mills levy.
Prominent men of the city arrest
ed in raid on gambling places. Tidal
wave sweeps into harbor. Floor in
Wilmot church sinks during funeral.
5 ia. Wettmore comes to look over
sites for Kenosha post Office building.
10 Charles G. Brown announces his
retirement from the position of cashier
of the First National Bank to be secre-
tary of Simmons Manufacturing Co.
John Hof of Milwaukee crushed under
electric crane at Simmons factory.
II Civic Federation arrests six men
in gambling den. School board names
new West side school Edward Balm
School,. Civic Federation asks Mayor
German to remove PoliceC Commissioner
John E. Heating.
IL State Superintendent c. P. Cary
speaks to Kenosha school officials.
10 Death of Philip Lent. National
officers of Yeomen of America visit
local council.
II State Bakery Inspector visits
Kenosha and one arrest is made.
Is Mrs. H. Hartman dies without
medical attention. Judge Tarrant
files his decision in Tannery dam case.
Charles Joseph Glover of Chicago seeks
estate of sister after 26 years absence.
Bee Hive Fly Catcher company buys
old Carter plant.
10 Park Avenue Congregation dedi.
Gates new church without debt.
II Council committee on railways
unanimously recommends passage of
Frost ordinance. Mrs. J. J. Hoyt and
Mrs. Nathan Allen make gifts to Ke-
nosha Hospital.
19 Sister Lavinia dies at Kemper
Hall.
% Harry White drowned in Pike
river. William Magill, missing for, Is
years, returns to spend Christmas with
parents.
a William H. Purne11 named as
cashier Of First National Bank and w.
Northwestern Loan and Trust Co. Fee
licia Cappa1o disappears from Kenosha
aud is thought to have drowned.
Is Kenosha has merry, happy,
prosperous Christmas.
20 Kenosha teachers depart for
state convention in Milwaukee. State
Bureau of Labor calls for statistics
on child labor in Kenosha. w. T..
Hooking, principal of high school,,
elected vice president Of State Prfn-
cipals Association. II
% Dennis Bradley killed by train
at Carmi, Ill. Sisters of ST. Mary
give annual entertainment for the
poor.
81 Elks buy Central Music hall for
clubhouse. m
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

THE men who are criticising County
Clerk Crosby for running for Office
when he did not intend to serve his
term" do not know what they are talk
ing about. When he was nominated
and elected Nj. Crosby had no inten.
tion of entering the employ of the
trust company. The position he is to
occupy after the first of the year was
not offered to him until the middle Of
December and he had no idea that
any such offer would be made him
until If came. Mr.. Crosby has been a
faithful and competent public servant
and he can not fairly be criticised for
lettering himself when the oppor-
tunity offers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
NOT IN NEW YORK
Metropolitan Police Fail to Find Amy
Trace of Felicia Capable of Kenosha

Metropolitan Police Fail to Find Amy
Trace of Felicia Capable of Kenosha
The friends of Felicia Cappallo, the
Italian girl who disappeared on last
Monday, had their hopes blasted again
this morning when telegram was re-
ceived from Inspector Mclaughlin of
the police force of New York City
stating that the girl was not with
relatives in New York as had been
hoped. The New York police made
every effort to find some trace of the
girl but their hunt was unsuccessful.
The police and friends of the girl are
now in a quandary as to what further
steps may be taken. 1t seems certain
that the girl committed suicide by
jumping into the lake and it is prob.
able that the lake will be dragged
again. The members of the life saw
ing crew have been keeping close
watch along the shore and this will
be maintained for several days.
Italians who we're friends of the miss
ing girl are also haunting the shores
of the lake in hopes of finding the
body of the girl.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

ANOTHER winter is slipping by, and
nothing done yet towards the organi
cation of good roads association. A
scientific and comprehensive system
of road Improvement will do more
than any other one thing to raise land
values and make an active market for
farm property throughout the county.
Eventually we will have to take up
this matter in earnest, unless we
want to see our lands sell way below
property in other counties with good
roads, and the time will come when
we will wonder at our own stupidity
in not getting into the forefront Of
this good roads movement, instead of
failing along in the rear and doing
nothing until we are forced to it.
There is still time to perfect an or
ganization, and some of the big land
owners of the county should come
forward and take up the work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

THERE is an ordinance against
throwing waste paper, sweepings or
refuse Of any kind on the streets, but
nobody seems to think it necessary to
pay any attention to it, and about
nine-tenths of the dirt on the streets
is deliberately put there by people
who know better and who kick the
hardest about conditions for which
they themselves are responsible. A
little effort by the police department
during the coming year in enforcing
this ordinance would work wonders in
improving the appearance of the
streets and would be appreciated by
the public.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
WILL $ EFT NE W LAWS
County Superintendent in An.
nuaI Session Plan to Ask
for New Legislation
TO ADVANCE RURAL SCHOOLS

The report of the committee on
I Legislation of the county superinten-
dents association, embodying meas
ures to be introduced at the coming
session of the legislature for the
benefit of the schools of the state,
was made public at meeting of the
association held in Milwaukee Friday
afternoon. Five bills of importance
to the states school interests were
discussed and will be introduced as a
result of the favorable action taken
by the association. The bills are as
follows:
Providing for the payment of a
bonus to each department. school, not
a graded school, which shall comply
with all requirements Of law as to
equipment, apparatus, heating, and
ventilation, buildings and outhouses.
Providing for amendments to the
compulsory education law.
Providing for an increase in the
minimum length Of the school terms
from seven to eight months.
Providing for the legalization of ap-
preparations made by the county
board for school purposes.
Providing for the payment Of the
county superintendent travelling ex-
penses.
A lively discussion ensued over the
question of granting bonus to each
of the department schools of the state
which shall comply with the law as
regarding sanitation and the equip
ment of buildings. In the measure
recommended by the committee it was
recommended that all schools that do
not comply with the law IN this re-
spect should be deprived of their
share of the 40 mill tax. This propo-
sition was strenpous1y opposed by a
number of the superintendent, who
held that such system would work
great privation to department schools
of the state. Sooner than impose a
penalty, it was argued that the
schools should be encouraged to COM
ply with the law. 1t was finally de-
cided that the Legislature should be
dShOO W CLdCl q Id w W0lCn S1d11 pro-
vide for a bonus of $500 to every de-
partment school meeting the require
mentS.
The compulsory education law
question also raised considerable dis
cussion. The following amendments
to the present law will be asked for:
Making the age 1imit from to IS
years in regard to compulsory attend
ance.
Requiring school clerks and clerks
of the Board of Education to file copies
of the school census in the county
superintendent office.
Compelling all teachers to make
monthly reports to the county super
intendent of the enrolment and at
tendance of all pupils between the
ages of and IS.
Under the present law it is held
that the county board has no authority
to make appropriations for the hold
ing of teachers conventions, granting
diplomas, and other school purposes.
A bill making this legal will be intro
duced. A bill providing for the travel
ing expenses of county superinten-
dents will again be introduced in the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
Leading Members Of B. P. 0. {.
Purchase Central Music Hall
Property This Morning
WOULD BUILD FINE HOME
corporated at Once With Cap
ita1 Stock of $4,000
Much Stock Taken

!! Kenosha Lodge No. $50 Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks will
have something to celebrate with the
opening of the new year, as this after
noon six of the leading members Of
the order closed the deal for the pur-
chase of the Central Music hall prop
erty on Wisconsin street, formerly
owned by Mrs. E.NGrosvenor, and it
is to be made the ultimate site of a
handsome permanent home for the
Kenosha lodge of the order. The
consideration was $4,000.
The six members who completed
the purchase were acting for the
Elks Club House Association, which
will be incorporated under the laws
of the State within the next few days.
The Association will be incorpora-
ted with capital stock Of SIS, 900 and
it is understood that the stock is to be
sold only to the memb ers of the local
lodge. Already subscriptions for
$4,000 worth of the stock have been
assured and it is thought that within
another month every share of the
stock will be placed with the members
of the order in Kenosha.
I! The Association will take posses
sion of the building on Wisconsin
street at once, and it is probable that
the present quarters of the lodge in
] the Dewey building will be deserted
/ for the new quarters on the second
floor Of the new building on Wisconsin
street. The Bijou theatre will con-
tinue to use the ground floor of the
building.
| 1t is the plan of the leaders IN the
movement to begin work early in the
spring on the erection of splendid
club house to cost sixty thousand dol
lars. The preliminary plans for the
building were presented to the lodge
at special meeting held on Saturday
night and the permanent plans will be
drawn at once. In the event that the
| Association can get ready to build in
the spring the present lodge rooms
will be retained until the lodge moves
into its permanent home.
The plans as shown at the meeting
ION Saturday night provide for the
erection of model and modern club
building On the site. The lower floor
| of the building will contain the Offices
Of the Association and the remainder
of the room will be built for the uses
Of the Jones & O'Brien theatre COM
pany which will take long lease on
it.
The second floor of the building is
to be built for use as club rooms.
| It will be so arranged as to provide a
large dining room, large billiard
room, bowling alleys, parlors and re-
ception rooms and card rooms.
The third floor of the building is to
be used exclusively for lodge room
for the Elks. 1t will be the largest
hall of the kind in the city, and it is
planned to make it the finest lodge
rooms owned by the Elks of Wiscon-
| sin. Plans for the new building will
be rushed as rapidly as possible and
the amount of stock now subscribed
assures the success of the movement.
It is thought possible that the build
ing can be completed so that it can be
dedicated on New Years day in 1908.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
SEEKING MURDERER
Milwaukee Detectives Come to
Kenosha Seeking a Man
Wanted for Murder
MAY BE HIDING IN KENoSHA

Two detectives of the Milwaukee
detective force spent Saturday night
and Sunday in Kenosha making an
effort to find some trace of John
Szomers, wanted in Milwaukee on
charge of murder. Szomers is alleged
to be in hiding in Kenosha. The
murder with which Szomers is to be
charged if he is arrested is that of
Hungarian saloon keeper of Milwau-
kee, who was beaten to death ir front
of his saloon on last Thursday even
ing. 1t is alleged that Szomers re-
manned in hiding in Milwaukee on
Friday and Saturday morning and
that he came to Kenosha on Saturday
afternoon. The much wanted man
has number of relatives in Kenosha
by the name of Elk. These people
were located on Saturday night and
efforts made to find Szomers in their
homes but no trace of hin was found.
1t was declared that one of the Keno
sha relatives of the man had gone oug
to Somers to spend few days and
the officers believe that it is possible
that Szomers has accom- panied him.
The alleged murderer is said to have
been in Kenosha many times in the
past few months, and it is claimed
that he is well known among the
Hungarians of this city. The Mil
waukee detectives returned to their
homes on Sunday night leaving the
Kenosha search for the man in charge
of police officer Tony Borden, who has
wide acquaintance among the Hun
garians of the city, and who it is
thought would be able to arrest Som
ers if he comes into Kenosha. In the
meantime it is thought that the man
may be hiding here and some of the
Hungarian homes are being closely
watched.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

THE following is section s Of the or
dinance granting additional franchise
rights to the Kenosha Electric Rail
way Company, which we understand
is to be put through the Council with
out any further delay. Read it and
think it over:
Section 6. AS a further consider
alton for the grants herein, the said
Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, covenants and agrees that the
said grantee will extend its railway
lines on other streets of the city of
Kenosha wherever the business reas-
onably justifies the cost of the extern
sions, and the Common Council shall
grant an ordinance for such extern
sion.'
AS far as we can discover this does
not mean anything in particular, and
the city does not get anything under
it. We do not see where the ''further
consideration" comes in. Who is go
ing 20 decide when the business of the
road reasonably "justifes the cost of
the extension? If the city is to have
the power to decide when extensions
are needed, it should be so stated in
the ordinance. # the city does not
have that power, we will be no better
off after it is passed than we are now,
when we do not even have the power
to enforce the construction of lines on
streets whereon franchises have al
ready been granted and where there
is a big demand for the service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
INJURED IN A WRECK.
Mrs. w. F. Ank1am OF This City In
jured at Momence, ILL.,, Saturday

uAA % we 4 <AnA1dM vi luIS lily In
jured at Momence, Ill, Saturday
Mrs. w. f. Anklam of Exchange
street, was one of the victims of a
wreck on the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois Railway near Memence, ILL.,.
last Saturday morning, and as result
Of injuries received she will be con-
fined to her home for several days.
Mrs. Anklam had been to Mudlavia,
Ind, for visit with her husband and
was homeward bound when the wreck
occurred.
The train had just left Momence
when it ran into an open switch. Mrs.
Anklam was thrown from the seat
and thrown into the aisle of the car,
her back being badly wrenched. She
also suffered a number of bad bruises.
There was no one killed in the wreck,
but several people riding in the same
car as the Kenosna woman, were SO
seriously injured that they were taken
to the hospital at Momence. Mrs.
Anklam reached home late Saturday
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
JORDAN WOULD DECLINE
Chairman of County Board Would Not
Accept Office of County Clerk

Chairman OF County Board would Not
Accept Office of County Clerk
There was little clearing of the
skies in the contest for the election
of county clerk to succeed w. c.
Crosby, this morning, when Henry
Jordan, chairman of the County Board
who had been suggested as a candi-
date by some of the older mem bers of
the party sent out an open letter in
which he stated that he would not be
candidate for the Office under any
circumstances. The letter of Mr..
Jordan follows:
Editor EVENING News,
Dear Sir: The issue of the EVEN
ING News of Dec. 10Th, contains a
statement that some OF my friends
have suggested the possibility that /
might be candidate for the office of
county clerk. While I appreciate the
honor of the suggestion, desire to
state that would positively decline
TO be candidate under any consider
alton.
Yours truly,
FL. f.. JORDAN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

THE farmers in the county are com
planning over the shortage Of cars
but they are no worse off than the
manufacturers right here in Kenosha.
The shortage is general all over the
country and in spite Of the heavy ex-
penditures of the railways for in
creased equipment during the past
FIVE years they do not seem able to
handle all of the business that comes
To them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

EVERY day of this kind of weather
decreases the chances of an ice
blockade of the intake pipe before
spring and water famine in the city.
Few people seem to realize what
chances the city is taking or how
serious the situation would be if there
was any prolonged stoppage of the
water supply.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
CAPTURE INSANE PATIENTS
Two Men Who Had Escaped From Ra-
cine Asylum Captured in Paris

cine Asylum Captured in Paris
There was quite little excitement
IN the town of Paris on Sunday after
noon, when two insane patients who
had escaped from the asylum in Ra-
cine county, were captured on the
farm of L. G. Williams. The men
had escaped on Saturday night and it
is supposed that they wandered all
night.
They reached the Williams farm
just before O'Clock and Mr.. Will
liams and his men rounded them up,
and Notwithstanding the fact that
they put up hard fight, he managed
to hold them ia barn until the OFF,
GERS from the asylum arrived. They
We're taken back to the institution
late Sunday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
WINTER TERM OPENS

AT Christianson's Dancing School
at Castle Hall, the winter term opens
Jan. Sd. Class from $50 to 9; social
9 to 11:45. Don't fail to enjoy your
self dancing in the moonlight OBJ
tanned by a large curtain especially
prepared for these dances, Thursday,
Jan. Sd. i3
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03

THE year 1906 has been marked by
fearful railway disasters with appall-
ing loss of life, and the wreck Sunday
on the Baltimore and Ohio road comes
as grim reminder of the urgent need
of legislation for the protection of the
travelling public during the coming
wear
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8.

If we have got to have fight over
the, selection of county clerk let US
have a fair, open and above board