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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
Members Of County Board Begin
To Lay Plans for Erection Of
New Jail for County
MORE ROOM NEEDED AT ONCE
Small to Care for the Large Num-
Der of Prisoners. and RAJ
cine May Help

The members Of the County Board
have taken up the discussion of the
building of new jail for Kenosha
county and there is no doubt but that
the2inatter will be one of the most i'm
portant questions to be considered an
the coming November session of the
Board. The present jail has been.
proven inadequate for the demands of
the county aud it will be absolutely
necessary to make some provision for
the ca~e of county and city prisoners
Count Agent Michael Hensgen whea
seen this morning said that he was
convinced that something must be-
done and done at once to secure more
Jail room. He stated that it was ais
most impossible for the jail to take.
care Of prisoners at the present time
and with the constant growth of the
city it, was certain that before an
other year larger jail would be an
absolute necessity.
A. j. Burg, member of the County
Board for many years, expressed the
same opinion of the conditions.
Agent Hensgen stated that he had
considered the matter of charging the
present building, but that as vet he
had not been able to dnd any possible
solution of the trouble. It might be
possible, he said, to build an addition
to the west of the present cell room,
but it is doubtful if this could be ar
ranged sin way to secure room for
the demands of the jail for longer
than short period.
The jail will furnish accommoda
tons for a bout eighteen prisoners and
at the present time the Jail has
twenty.one inmates. Last night the
county agent was forced to buy ticks
which were filled with straw and
placed IN the tramp room for prison
ers to sleep on. The women's depart
ment of the jail has been turned over
for the euse of male prisoners and
Monday evening when a woman was
arrested on charge of intoxication it
was necessary for her to sleep in the
tramp room of the jail.
The spresent building has cost the
county large sum of money as it has
been rebuilt and repaired until it is
one great mass of patch work and it is
thought that most of the members of
the County Board will favor the build
ing Of new jail srather than spend
any more in repairing the old shell.
The finances of the county are now
in good shape and it would be an easy
/ matter to provide the money neces-
sary forsthe erection of new jail.
The matter cannot be taken up until
the Boardlsmeets in November and in
the meantime if the prisoners continue
to roll into the Jail it will be neces-
sary to take some of them to Racine
i for safe keeping.
The State Board of Control has not
as yet made the annual examination
of the Jail but there IS little doubt
but that the County would be censured
for the way the prisoners are now be-
ing held together in the building 1t
is thought that jail suitable for the
uses of the county for the next decade
could be erected and equipped in a
modern way for the sum of $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
ASKS A GUARDIAN
Man Who Expects a Fortune Alleged
to Be Incompetent


Mary E. Potts, Chicago woman,
who with her husband, George c..
Potts, is living at the Pennoyer
Sanitarium, has filed petition in the
County Court asking that guardian
be appointed for her husband, who
she alleges, is incompetent.
Potts was formerly one of the best
known conductors employed by the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway Company, but he was terri
bly, injured in railway wreck and it
is claimed that his injuries resulted in
his mind being affected. It is alleged
in the petition for the appointment of
the guardian that Potts is to be paid
$4,000 by the Railway Company in
compensation for the claim which he
has against the company and the wife
desires this large sum to be turned
over to the guardian. The matter
will come up for hearing on August
20. It is not thought that either Potts
himself or the Railway Company will
oppose the appointment of the guar
dian.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
Body Of Little Dick Weisang is
Taken From the Waters of
the Harbor This Morning
DETAILS OF THE DROWNING
Had Disappeared at Five O'Clock Tues.
day Afternoon but No One Saw Him
Fall Into the Lake-Life Savers
Drag for the Remains

Another one of the tragedies of
grim old Lake Michigan was discov-
cred just after 10 o'clock this morning
when the life1ess remains of little
Dick Weisang, who was ward of the
city, and who made his home at the
old poorhouse on the island, were
taken from the waters of the harbor
by Captain Cameron and the members
of the Kenosha Life Saving crew.
The manner in which the little fellow
met his death will probably always re-
main mystery.
The boy, who is just past 9 years of
age, had been missing from the poor
house since 5o'c1ock Tuesday after
noon and since that time the members
of the Life Saving crew had been
dragging the waters of the harbor in
an effort to recover his remains. The
manner in which the boy was drowned
is complete mystery. He was one
OF the little homeless boys who spent
most of his life wandering along the
piers and playing in the boats tied up
and it is supposed that in some man
ner he fell from one of these boats
into the harbor and sank to death
without being seen by any one. He
was just mite of boy and he could
easily have drowned without being
seen by the crowd of fishermen who
thronged the piers on both sides of the
harbor.
Just before O'Clock Tuesday after
noon the little fellow was seen play
ing along the pier and his companions
left him there looking out on the
lake. An hour later when he failed to
return to his 1owly home for supper
his mother notified the members of
the life saving crew that he was miss.
ing and a short time later the cap
which the boy had worn was found
floating in the waters of the harbor.
1t was thought possible that the boy
had dropped the cap in the water and
had run away but the life savers, who
had warned the boy more than a
hundred times of his danger, felt that
AN w as ALA Sh@ Aoh 0uO luC az KAuR Ol
the harbor continued during the entire
night and until the remains were
found this morning. The body was
| picked up short distance from the
point where he was seen playing at s
o'clock on Tuesday.
The remains were taken to the
station and later removed to the Han.
sen morgue. Coroner Andre was
called and an investigation of the
death of the boy is being held this
afternoon.
The death of the little fellow has
caused great sorrow among the people
on the Island. He had lived at the
poor-house for several years, and not
withstanding the fact that he had the
misfortune to be a ward of the city he
was general favorite with the people
IN the neighborhood. He had a great
love for the boats and this finally led
him to his death.
The little boy was the son of Mrs.
| Wilhelmina Weisang and he was born
and raised in Kenosha.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
ELECTED A MILWAUKEE, MAN
Otto Seifrid Chosen as President of the
State Federation of Catholic Societies

OCCO SG1IT1U OHOSCu as fFeS1OcnC OF the
State Federation of Catholic Societies
Racine did not win the presidency
of the Wisconsin Federation of Cath
Ollie Societies at the annual conven-
ton held at Burlington on Tuesday,
the delegates naming Otto B. Seifrid
OF Milwaukee. Henry Broker, OF
Racine, president of the Racine
County Federation of Catholic Socie-
ties, had been urged by his friends
from throughout the state to seek the
Office of state chairman but he de-
clined, although his pane was brought
up in the convention. Had Mr..
Broecker announced his candidacy
and made any campaign he would
have been elected. Peter Moritz, OF
Racine, was elected president.
|, The following were elected officers
for the ensuing year: President, Otto
B. Seifrid, Milwaukee; first vice-presi-
dent, Peter Moritz, Racine, secretary,
Frank Van de Klein, Burlington;
spiritual director, Archbishop Mess
mer, Milwaukee; marshal, H. r.
Schwaake, Two Rivers; directors, N.
j. Werner, Kenosha; DR.. Henry
Branding, Milwaukee; Judge E. G..
Moeesten, Appleton.
The next meeting of the society
will be held at Manitowoc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
GET LACE PLANT
Marshall Field & Co. to Take the Big
Zion Lace Factory

marshall Field & Co. to Take the Bic
Zion Lace Factory
Reports from Zion City announce
mat the lace factory founded there
oy the late John Alexander Dowie is
about to be sold to Marshall Field &
Co., for $265,OOO and that the Chi
cago frm is planning to spend 81, O0O,-
ooo IN extensions and improvements.
Four bids for the plant are now in
the hands Of Receiver John c.. Hately
and they will be opened today by
Judge Lands in the United States
District court. The largest of these
bids is reported to be that of Marshall
Field & Co.
The plant originally cost $3.50, 600
and employs $50 men and women.
Ine plans OF the new purchasers in
Guide provements that will increase
the employment roll to 500.
OF the money received by the re-
ceiver when the plant is sold, $146, OOO
Will be used to pay off the mortgage
which now covers all of Zion City.
This, will give all the property owners
In that city clear titles to their hold.
ings, under the leases made to then,
by Dowie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
MUST STAND TRIAL
DR.. Frank II. Gilman Held to CircuiS
Court This Morning

Court This Morning
DIR. Frank H. Gilman must stand
trial on charges of adultery, preferred
against him by Richard Thierfefder.
for when he appeared for hearing In
Justice McCarron's court this mora
ing he waived the preliminary exauu-
ination and was held to the Circuit
Court in bonds of $500. The bonds
were signed by Anna NJ. Kruger and
Ehlman was released. Not a bit of
evidence was taken at the hearing.
Mrs. Ehlman was in court and also
had an attorney in court, and il is
claimed that she came to the hearing
not as witness, but as a spectator
seeking evidence to be used in an ac-
ton for divorce now pending in Mil
waukee.
Mrs. Ttierfelder, who had beer
placed under bonds to appear at the
hearing, was not in court, but it was
stated that she had been advised that
the defendant would make no contest
and for this reason she remained at
the Office of the district attorney. The
case against Gilman will be tried at
the September term of the Circuit
Court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
MAY ANNEX CEMETERIES
st..James Cemetery and City Cemetery
Qf May Be Brought Into City

49, - eAA~S ~CAACtCAV AAU lily cemetery
All May Be Brought Into City
Steps are to be taken at once for
the annexation of portions of the City
Cemetery and ST. James Cemetery to
the city. The st. James congregation
has petitioned the Counci for the an
nexation of this cemetery, ard the
Kenosha Cemetery Association will
send similar petition to the City
Council within the next few days. a.
portion of the City Cemetery is now
within the limits of the city. but it is
desired to have both cemeteries ad-
mitted to the limits in order to have
the water mains extended to them.
The Council found that it was i'm
possible to annex St. James Cemetery
on account OF the fact that it did not
adjoin property which was a part of
the city proper. but this will be over
come by annexing all of the present
City Cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
DEATH OF MRS. soRRENsEN

Well Known Woman of North Side OF
City Expired at Her Home Tuesday
Mrs. Katharine thinner Sorrensen,
wife Of John Sorrensen and a woman
well known among the people of the
north side of the city, died at her
home on Milwaukee. avenue Tues
day afternoon after a long i'll
ness from consumption. The deceased
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
thinner and was born in Kenosha
thirty-seven years age. She spent
her entire life in Kenosna and has a
wide circle of frienGs in the city.
Mrs. Sorrensen is survived by her
husband and ope son. The funeral
will be held from st. George church
at nine o'clock Friday morning with
interment at st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
DEAL OFF AGAIN
Jones-O'Brien Amusement Co. With
draws From Contract With Elks


The deal supposed to have been
closed etween the Elks Club House
Association and the Jones 'Brien
Amusement company is off and it is
not probable that anything will be
done to repair the Central Music Hall
property this season. The theatre
company had paid over a sum to bind
the bargain with the association and
the plans for the Improvement of the
building had been made when the
company backed down and declined
to take the contract. The theatre has
a lease of the building for another
year and under these circumstances
it will be impossible for the Club House
Association to interfere with the COM
parry in order to improve the building.
1t is announced that the Bijou will
open its regular season on Aug. 10.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
BUYS UP GREENHOUSES
w. Fl. Drake & Co. Purchases Stock of
Kenosha Greenhouses and Nurseries

The W. H. Drake Company owning
the greenhouses on Chicago street
this morning closed a deal for
the purchase of all stock and the
good will of the Kenosha greenhouses
and nurseries on West street and
possession of the property was given
to the Drake company this morning.
For the present the company will
continue to operate both greenhouses
but It IS the plan of the company to
close up the house just purchased be-
tween now and next Christmas NOV
ing the stock to the enlarged green.
houses on Chicago street. The splen-
did plant Of the nenosha greenhouses
will then be dismantled and the land
put on the market for other purposes.
The consideration of the deal is
private.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
Wheatlan6.

Miss Susie Murphy, of Chicago, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Warren.
Mrs. Mary Wilcox and daughter,
Lille, of Belvidere, ILL.,, spent the
first part of the week with George
Pierce and family.
Elizabeth David has returned from
trip to Iowa.
L. A. Pierce and niece, Miss Lille
Wilcox, were guests of o. w. Eddy
and family Sunday.
Van Liere Bros, proprietors of the
Fox Rriver creamery, paid 90 per
hundred for 4 per cent milk for July.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
ADvERr-sED MAIL MATTER

Thel tc--~"4l9 is list of the mali
matter remaining uncalled for in the
Kenosha postofdce, Kenosha county.
Wisconsin, for week ending Aug. 6.
1907, and which will be sent to the
DeadiLetter'ofice at the expiration OF
two weeks unless called for:
MEMS LIST.
Andrej Brun, Josef Bumbak, Arthar Caps.
lin, Harry:hB. Gilbert, Ciaub Rays, Wihla5a
Kuk1oskana, Josef Norwvesik. R. a. Randei
Chas, Scholler, Callie Smith, Toris Jurikis
Gustav Blasch.
LADIES' LIST.
Mrs. Frank A11in, Zofa Brach, Mrs. BERNARD.
Miss Fannie Gu1ow, Miss Clara Gurnsey, Mras
Carrie Hoard, Marino Mandarino, Miss Mel
SOL, Kristine Nielsen, Mrs. Bake1 Olsen, Miss
Anna Peterson.
To obtain any of the above mai
matter the applicant must give the
date of this list.
JOHN B. MALoNEY, P. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
LAKE GENEVA

A strictly first class personally con-
Quoted excursion to this peerless
resort Saturday. Aug. 10th. Round
trip, only $1.OO. Leave Kenosha at
1915 a. M, Williams Bay 1925 a. m.
Returning leave Williams Bay 5:45 p.
M, Lake Geneva 600 p. m. For
tickets and information apply to
agents c. 8 N. w. R'y.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
ASK
FOR WRIT

Ex-Judge William r. Richardson
today said that this afternoon the
socialists would file writ of man.
damus and let the superior court
decide whether their ticket shall be
included in the election ballots, af-
ter they have refused to put up the
filing fee required in the direct
primary law. Said Mr.. Richardson:
"The corporation counsel has
practically conceded that we will
win our point, but wants the opir-
ion of the court on the matter.
There will be no necessity for 60
ing to the supreme court with the
question because I have no doubt
that 1t will be settled to our salts
faction by the lower court"
This practically means that the
portion of the law referring to fl
ing fees will be declared unconsti-
tutional II the court rules the way
Judge Richardson expects.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25

(Scripps News Association
NORFOLK, Va, April 25.-The
management of the jamestown ex-
position is today straining every
nerve to have the grounds ready
for the opening tomorrow. Thous-
ands of laborers today are cleaning
streets which the parade will ira
verse. Many buildings are incom-
plete, scaffolds and temporary rail-
road tracks and unfinished walks
run throughout the grounds. The
main feature of the program tomor-
row will be the review by the presi-
dent. The management announced
that the exposition will be complete
in all essential details by May 10.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 25.-
officials and parties left the city
today for jamestown for the open
ing Of the exposition tomorrow.
The president, Mrs. Roosevelt,
Archie and Quentine sailed on the
Mayfower. Bonaparte and navy de-
partment officials sailed on the Dol
phine. The congressional party
left on the steamer jamestown this
morning. The diplomatic corps
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
OF
CRIME

Detective McDermott this after.
noon arrested Thomas HOxey, son
of q railroad physician at Leaven-
worth, Wash, and charged him
with obtaining money under false
pretenses. Some days ago Nc
DermOtt arrested Jack Manning at
the Hawthorne hote, on complaint
of Mrs. P. F. Wells, who claimed
he had endorsed and cashed draft
that came to her from the bank at
Payette. Manning was identified as
the man who cashed the draft at
the Brunswick saloon on Howard
st.
At the time Of his arrest, Man.
ming said that he got the draft
from Hoxey. Hoxey admits having
the check in his possession, having
found it, He said he was not on
speaking terms with Mrs. Wells
and gave the draft to Manning to
give to her. Mrs. Wells said the
draft came to her in the mall and
that the letter was intercepted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
DEMOCRATS IN
OPEN TONIGHT

The democratic campaign will be
formally launched tonight at the
mass meeting in the Spokane
theater 1t has been going on for
quite awhile, but this is the first
real public appearance-its regular
debut. The committeeman elected
at the primaries will report and Or
ganize also.
Alex M. Winston, chairman of the
central committee, will preside and
will probably be reelected to the
position. The various committees
needed to conduct the campaign
will be named, Mayor Daggett, II.
D. Merritt, Thomas Maloney and
other leading democrats who are
taking active part in the city cam
paign. will make speeches, and the
Elks' quartette will sing. 1t is
doubted If II. d. Merritt, who is
now secretary of the central COM
mittee, will be reelected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
COST 100000
TO TRY THAW
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK. April 25.-The trial
Of Harry X. Thaw for the murder
of Stanford White began on Jan
uary % and lasted about II weeks.
1t is no easy matter to get accurate
figures. but 1t Is a pretty safe esti-
mate to put the total expense at
100000.
The heaviest outlay undoubtedly
falls on Thaw and his family. There
have been five lawyers actively en-
gaded in the case. OF the lawyers
Delphine Michael Delmas will get
the biggest fee. He isn't naming
the fee he agreed to accept, but 1t
is said by the other lawyers to be
$4,000.
What the other lawyers will get
is problem. One of them is going
to ask for $4,000 1t is said that
to another $4,000 has already been
paid. 1t is not expected that any
Of the mwill get less than $4,000.
Before the Black firm was let out
by Thaw it is said to have received
$4,000. SO the expenses of the
Thaws for lawyers will be nearly
$4,000.
The experts engaged will cost
Thaw not less than $4,000 and the
total expense will aggregate more
than $225,000.
To date the trial has cost the
county $4,000 for prosecution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
COUNCIL WILL COUNT
TOMORROW

The city council will meet tonight
to transact some business that
should have been attended to Tues
day night. Among other things, the
council will appoint committee
to make an official count of the vote
at the primaries. City Clerk Flem-
ming announced this morning that
this count would begin Friday af-
ternoon. Until then there will be
some doubt as to the actual returns.
1t will not change the aspect Of the
nominations any on account Of the
pluralities being so large.
In the Fourth ward the race was
SO close between Daniels and Burth
for the council that there may be
some change from the original
count,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
CLEAN OUT THE LOAFERS

Among the other opportunities mayor city
clearing the a
uce of whistling addressing remarks respectable
This detesable practice is,
lower Howard district through which
from the Great Northern depot required The
crowd hanging around the Occur dAlene
offensive in this especially when
propretors the
they need accommodate their
thing would not be permitted other
possible for the administration develop solicit
tude for another OF like
On Washington traversed patrons O. II. n,
insults have been offered girls The
said OF other streets nersecng Front that
Naturally, If this thing familiar
will accost the day homicide will
follow, likely.
No effort has been exered by authorities
the evil Complaints
of general belief that accomplished
that
The presumption is that administration will
furnish
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
EXPOSITION
WILL OPEN TOMORROW

sails this afternoon on the steamer
Newport-News.
The Austrian cruisers Saint
George and Aspern, and the Eng
lsh fleet. composed of the armour.
ed cruisers Good Hope, Hampshire,
Roxburgh and Argyle, arrived in
Hampton Roads this morning to
participate in the opening tomor.
row.
The United States Atlantic fleet
of Is battleships greeted the WIS.,
itors. Fortress Monroe saluted the
flagship of each visiting fleet. The
vessels passed on to salute the flag
of Admiral Evans, commander in
chief of the American ships.
The president has changed his
plans for visiting jamestown. In
stead OF returning after the OPEN
ing he will reamin aboard the May
flower In Hampton Roads Friday
night and Saturday board the Sylph
for a trip up James river to the
original settlement on jamestown
island. The Mayflower will weigh
anchor for Washington Saturday
evening
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
YOST NOW FACES
CHARGE OF FELONY
(scripps News Association

BOISE, Idaho, April 25.-The
case of w. n. Yost, charged with
contempt OF court in an alleged eff.
fort to influence Juror Of the regu-
lar panel which will probably try
Haywood for alleged conspiracy to
assassinate Former Governor
Steunenberg. was dismissed today
by Judge Wood, who held the af.
fidavit of Juror Waggoner, upon
which Yost was called into court,
INSULT cient.
Yost was Immediately arrested,
however, at the suggestion Of the
court under an Idaho statute MAX
ing an attempt 10 influence a Juror
felony. He will have preliminary
hearing tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-25
SUES FOR CRUELTY TO
TO ANIMALS

That carload of his horses were
kept aboard a car for 70 hours with
neither food nor drink is the allie
cation filed by w. p. Lucas against
the Great Northern Railway Co.
this morning. He asks the recov,
cry of 81, $50 as damages for the
loss of 2 horses and injuries sus-
tanned by the others.
Lucas claims that this inhumane
treatment was. inflicted upon his
stock while they were In transport
from Harrington, Wash, to Fernie
b c.. last fall.