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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
A SILVER LAKE WEDDING
Marriage Of Miss Emma Schenning and
David G. Elfers Celebrated Feb. IL.

One Of the prettiest events of the sea
son took place at the home Of Mrs.
William Schenning in the village Of Sill
yer Lake on Wednesday, Feb. II, at IL
o'clock the occasion being the marriage
of her only daughter Emma Maria to
David G. Elfers. The bride was taste
fully gowned in white Shutdown and car
RED brides roses. She was attended by
Miss Ruby Elfers and Fred Schenning
was best man.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Jedele, pastor Of the German Luth-
eran Church of Wilmot.
The presents were numerous and beau
tiful
After a splendid wedding dinner of
which about seventy partook, the hap
Ply couple amidst a perfect shower of rice
took the train to Milwaukee. They win
make their home after March l on his
fathers farm in Randall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
DIED FROM HEART FAILURE
Daniel McMullen Former Worker of the
Badger Died at His Home Wednesday

Daniel McMullen, aged A years, a
former employee of the Badger Brass
Manufacturing Company died at his
home $40 Pleasant street Wednesday
after short illness from heart disease.
The deceased had been i'll for several
days and was last out when he went in
to court as a witness in the preliminary
hearing of Thomas Carr and Chris Rus
sell. The deceased was son of John
McMullen and was born in New York.
He had been resident of Kenosha for
only few months. A widow and one
daughter survives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

9'The Mission of the Boys in Brown =
is the title of clever little boolilet
which has been issued by Dr.. May
Lewis Of Milwaukee, formerly of
Kenosha. It is being sold for the pur-
pose of increasing the relief fund of
the ladies of the Grand Army OF the
Republic
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

A Democrat" t is on in the sixth
ward in earnest. Edward zievers the
present alderman from the ward has
taken out papers for denomination and
George Wade formerly alderman from
the fifth ward has come out as his OPP
ponent. It looks as if there is a good
chance for Herman Behnke the Repub-
hcan candidate in the ward to defeat
both the contestants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
E. B. Belden,
Circuit Judge.

One case of small pox has been dis
covered at Zion City It is claimed
that the victim contracted the disease
in the ice fields.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
DEATH OF MRS. LUEBKE

Wen KNOWN Woman Of the City Dies
At Her Home on Lindermann Court
Mrs. Louisa Luebke, wife of Freder-
lex Luebke and a woman well known
to many people Of the city died at her
home 625 Lindermann Court just before
four O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
Death came as a result Of confinement
Mrs. Leubke was native of Germany
and a daughter Of Jacob Seitz. She
was thirty one years of age and had re-
sided in Kenosha nearly all her life
Her husband survives her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
WHAT SHOULD HE DO?
Problem Study by Charles Norris Butler
A $4,000 Free Cash Prize Mystery Story

agreeing to meet again at a certain
time and place. which was at about
twelve. in the neighborhood Of the
Woman's World ofice.
"Oh, pshaw!" said Bill, there is a
light in one of the office rooms. sup
pose dere's some darn fool bookkeeper
up there trying to balance his blasted
books for the MONTH" Bill was quite a
shrewd man in his way. His calling
necessarily made him a very wise"
philosopher
"Hain't seen a form move up there
for an hourl" said Gull" thought
fully Wouldn't be surprised IL the
darn fool went home and left it burn
ing It's right next door to the safe,
too. Wen have to get the light out
some way. Next time the watchman
goes into the basement, which should
be pretty quick now, we'll go right in
and upstairs, and see what it's all
about"
They were as good as their word.
When the watchman disappeared into
the basement they boldly entered the
building and rapidly walked up the
stairway Boldness is their great
forte. To sneak in would have given
them away They peered through the
glass doorway into the president's g
room, which was ajar
No one was in sight. The light was
burning brightly, but there was moth
ing like q coat or hat in view to let
them know that a human being was
around. "Bill" and Gull" very calmly
opened up the window leading to a
fire escape at the end of the haIl in
the rear of the building and rapidly
climbed to the roof. Noiselessly they
went to the front of the building, and
while "Bill" waited, gun in hand,
"Cull'' climbed down the front fire es-
cape and soon found himself looking
into the presidents room from the top
landing.
One must not think Gull did this
part openly, or that "Bill' was stand
ing where he could be seen by passers-
by on the street. "Cull' was exposed
to view for only about thirty seconds
While a passing electric car was NOV
ing down the street, with noise OF
changing bell and the din of grinding
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

For Gods sake give me airl" the
president finally hollered through the
pinhole.
As IL by mutual consent the daring
burglars worked like beavers to en-
large the aperture, and finally a hole
the size of the end of pencil was
created. But the problem was still
to be solved to them, who was the man
In the vault? What would happen IL
he was released? They we're out for
money; would they succeed in getting
it? Finally. to a certain extent. the
problem was settled by the president
himself. He poked a thin strip of
paper through the hole, upon which
was written not very intelligently:
"Turn the handle over to three,
then to fifteen, then to slxty-fve."
"Cun' laughed as he read the note
by the aid of his dark lantern. Say,
Bill, this is heap better nor blow
ing the door open. 1t makes less
noise!"
What are you going to do with
the man IL you let him out?" queried
Bill"
THAT depends" said Gull" non
chalantly. Its an open-and-shut
fact, however, Bill, that we have got
to let him out. Because IL we don't
he will die. Then. suppose another
case. Suppose we had been seen-get
nabbed and all that. II this man is
found dead in the safe. what's to him
der the fly mugs from swearing that
we put him in there and then bolted
the door,"
That's so, Gull And then there's
another thing; if we don't open the
door, we don't get the money. But
do we get the money il we open it?"
Don't know, Bill All l know is,
what comes"
While the burlars were talking the
publisher was thinking. The thought
of getting out-he heard the moving
of the knob of the combination work
ing-made him a thinking man again
What should he do when he got out?
He could picture in his minds eye
the scene which would confront him.
Would the burglars meet him at the
point of a revolver and bind and gag
him without giving him a chance to
speak? Or would they be so innocent
as to allow him to touch an cleo
trio alarm bell by the side of the vault,
which he knew exactly where to find.
Could he reach his revolver, which lay
in his desk, and so bar the way of es-
cape of the burglars in case they tried
to escape the front way?
But what was the best thing to do?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

Suppose he should be able to stop the
burglars from escaping. wouldn't that
be kind of a dirty trick, a mean re-
ward to OFFER the men for rescuing
him nom certain death? What is the
value of the money in the safe in
comparison with the value OF his life?
These things flashed through his mind
with the rapidity of lightning. The
publisher was in a dilemma. WHAT
SHOULD HE DO?
"Bill" and "Cull' were not very ex.
pert in opening safes by simply using
the combination. But finally the door
swung open. AS the releasing click"
was heard, so also was heard the
sound of footsteps upon the stairway.
The watchman was coming upstairs.
The president stepped out from the
vault.
What happened when the publisher
of the Woman's World found himself
a free man? Did he press the electric
button, grab his revolver and bar the
burglars escape, call for the watch
man, or what? Here is problem
play, not unlike the deathless story of
Frank Stockton and his problem of
the Lady or the Tiger?"
The sequel to this story and It con-
tains quite big surprise, will be pub
lished in the WOMAN'S WORLD.
wouldn't you like to read the authors
surprising solution of this problem?
The publishers of the WOMANS
WORLD also offer $4,000 in cash
prizes for the flfty-two best sequels
or endings to this story. The prizes
will be as follows; First prize, for
best completion, $4,000; second prize,
$4,000; third prize, s25.0O; fourth
prize, $1,000; seventh prize, $500;
forty-five prizes of $1.00 each for the
next best seQuels
The names of the winners and some
of the winning articles will be pub
lished in the WOMAN'S WORLD. The
prizes will be awarded by the author
of the story himself Charles Morris
Butler, and everyone who desires may
compete The prizes will not be
awarded on the basis of similarity to
the authors sequel. This contest
closes May 80. Send in your articles.
The awards are numerous, the contest
interesting, so you had better COM
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You can then see what a splendid
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

Saturday night Though the air within
could be breathed over and over, could
it last until Monday morning? The
thought was folly Long before the
arrival of the bookkeeDer or cashier
the president knew that he would be
a dead man.
Perhaps an hour passed; to the man
in the vault it seemed an age. The
air was already sitting. The exertion,
mental and physical, that the presi-
dent was undergoing brought out
great beads of sweat all over his body
He pictured himself slowly suffocating
felt his hair turn gray. Imagined
his eyes bulging from their sockets.
Then merciful Oblivion struck him.
He fell down, limp and helpless, upon
the granite floor
At about the time the president
and the advertising manager were
dining together, not far off, in less
pretentious place were also dining two
very different characters. The place
was the back room of disreputable
saloon; and the two men were of the
class called "cracksmen."
"The jobs easy enough, l tell you,
Bill" said one of the twain. THE
firm occupies the whole of a six-story
building. There is only one watchman
for the place. and there are six floors
to guard.
WELL" says Bill, as he took a sip
out of a bottle before him, "wot's to
be got out of it? You know l can't
risk getting caught for Is cents!"
THE firm employs 200 or 800 peo-
pie the year round. They must take
in stacks of dough every day to pay
them off and their other expenses.
Why, say, know for a fact, Bill, they
give away in prizes every month more
money than we ever saw at one time.
They can't bank after 2 o'clock, and
I'll swear there is thousands in the
safe right now!" The talker seemed
to be more than half-educated. His
speech was refined and the sound OF
his voice gentle for one of his trade.
'Well, Gull, wot you say goes, then,
I'm wild you" Gull and "Bill' con-
tinued to talk and plan for quite
while Finally they separated, after
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

president again and again went
through the bundle to try and locate
the mistake.
After a long struggle, without man
aging to make head or tail out of the
mess, he was about to give uD the
quest, when he was struck by very
happy thought.
"Unconsciously, said he to him
self 'in going into tho vault in the
dark | have undoubtedly left at least
one sheet of paper upon the shelf,
which will clear up this tangle!
What fool | have been to not think
of that before"
Instead of turning on the electric
light, which was suspended over the
huge iron door. the president, deem
ing himself sufficiently familiar with
the surroundings both outside and in
side the vault, groped his way into the
next room and the open doorway, and
felt around the shelf for the missing
sheet. The first place he tried he
found nothing but a pile of ledgers
Going in little farther. he ran his
hand against the corner of the petty
cash box.
81 am afaid l shall have to strike a
match" he said, irritably, but if the
patrolman sees me in here he will
think sure l am a robber and either
shoot at me or raise such a rumpus
that the whole building will be alive
with firemen and policemen in a
minute!" So he continued to grope
Finally his hand closed upon a piece
of paper, which he was sure was the
sheet he was looking for.
Then he became aware of a
painful accident. In entering the
vault his coat had become entangled
in the lock of the door. Quickly the
door had swung to, and just as he
was about to retrace his steps he
heard faint snap, and he became con
scious that he was locked within the
vault!
The horror of the situation
dawned upon him! He was a prisoner
in the air-proof safe! In desperation
he threw himself against the door
Then he tried to push the walls apart
but to no avail. How long could he
live in the close atmosphere? 1t was
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

RHE last day Of the month ar
rived. AS the head hook
~ keeper took his departure
IEISTlISs from the Office of the Cur
S@4e rier Publishing company,
publishers of the Woman's
World, he placed upon the presidents
desk written statement of the
months business. The president was
busy at the time converslng with the
advertising manager relative to some
new business about to be placed in the
magazine. Instead of looking at the
report Immediately, as was his usual
habit, he placed the package, consist
ing of a number of loose sheets, upon
a handy shelf in the vault at hand.
The safe, or vault, was one of those
massive concerns built right into the
walls of the buildings; a huge iron
bound and freproof room without ven
tilation, and supposed to be bur-
glar as we'll as fireproof. The bur
glar proof safe was in one end of the
vault.
The conversation with the advertis-
ing manager took up quite a little
time, and finally the twain left the
room and adjourned to a nearby cafe
for dinner. 1t was quite dark when
the president returned He always
made it a point to closely scrutinize
the Office reports at the end of each
month, to, as he explained it, Start
with a clean sheet" for the next
month. In the quiet of the evening
he turned on the lights in his private
Office and, going to the safe in the
cashiers room, grabbed from their
resting place the pile of sheets. Soon
he was busy perusing the information
contained in them.
The time few by quickly and before
he finished 1t was pretty near mid
night. Somehow or other the sheets
did not seem to balance. There
seemed to be a difference between the
bookkeeper's account of money re-
ceived and money in hand in the safe.
The bookkeeper was known to be a
very careful and methodical man.
The publisher felt in his heart that
the books must have balanced or his
employe would have turned the report
over to him for inspection. So the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Ella w. Pedttie

Ella W. Peattie's name is familiar to all
readers Of the high-prIced magazines. Every
story she writes is the best. Her stories,
"At the Edge OF Things and "A Mountain
Woman" were praised far and wide. Her
short serial story The 0'Houlihan," now
running in the Woman's World, is equally
sure to attract wide attention and comment.
Besides this serial Mrs. Peattie will also
furnish other contributions to the WOmaR's
World during the year. "A Tear Vase"
another new story by Mrs. Peattie, win ap-
pear in the June Woman's World.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Margaret SangSter

Certainly no woman with a home can af-
ford to miss the confidential counsel which
this rare woman, Mrs. Sangster. wise in the
secrets Of the heart, gives every month in
the Woman's World to this big family OF
hOmemakers and housekeepeFs. Margaret L.
Sangster Is possibly the most celebrated
writer about affairs OF the home on this con-
tinent. The title Of her regular department
Home Page"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Edpin BaLmer

Mr.. Balmer is the author Of tho brilliant
wireless stories which appeared in tbs
Saturday Evening Post. He hrst appeared
on the literary horizon as result OF the
hrst collier Prize Story Contest" t'TAe
Relief" BY Edwin Balmer, will appear In
the May issue Of the Womsh's World, The
Love Portion" In the June issue, and other
stories by the same author In later issues.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Henry NJ. HYDE

''Marvels Of Modern Scisaca and Mschan-
les" is the name OF s regular department In
the Woman's World which eehghts and In
terests every member Of the household from
the boy or girl Of eight to the granAmother
or grandfather Of eighty. II y Illustrated
and conducted BY Henry N: Hyde, editor
wide reputation. Here are the titles OF a
few of the subjects touched on In this inter
esting department How 70 Make INK xnst
ing Cloths" How to Quickly Exterminate
Noxious Weeds" ITO Build a Home Made
'How to Best Remove Ink Spots" The
department embraces the latest practical
scientific information.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Maud BaILington Booth

Putting Jane Addams first. the editor OF
the Ladies' Home Journal considers Maud
Ballington Booth OF the Volunteers Salvation
Army OF America the second greatest woman
in America. DESTROYS to furnish Its readers
with the best from the greatest and most
widely known, the WomaR's World, In addi-
ton to having secured an original and eK-
elusive article from Jane Adams, has also
secured an article OF great merit and inter
est from Maud Balhngton Booth which will
be published In the June or July issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
William EpdnS,
ChicagO'S Health Commissioner

Health papers BY celebrated physicians
will be contributed in nearly every issue.
DR.. Evans. who Is the Health Commissioner
for the City of Chicago. hiss already con.
tributed in the April issue one ane article
on DIRTY Air is Death and we hope 70
have many other articles from Dr. Evans.
as he Is one OF the most eminent and wen
known authorities on all Home Health
Subjects"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Elliott Flower

THIS writer Is perhaps the only one who
ever enjoyed the distinction OF having twelve
separate short stories published IN the Cen
tury Aagasine In one year Mr.. Flowers
psaFed in the April issue OF the WomsnSs
World. made a great hit with our readers
and We are pleased to announce the early
publication OF numerous other stories under
his signature, which u q guarantee Of being
well worth while"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
RoSweLL Field

The best critics say, speaking OF Roswell
Field, that ''he writes English pure and
charming as Hawthorne's." He is a brother
OF the late Eugene Field, the famous Poet
OF the Children" Roswell Fields name
will appear In a number OF early issues Of
the Woman's World. In the next issue we
will publish quite a long story from his
pen, entitled Her First Lesson In Crimi
nology," a strong, intensely interesting mar
ratiye Of a striking adventure in a girls
life.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Jane AddamS

The Ladies' Home Journal in an editorial
in the March issue says that Jane Addhms
OF Chicago is the greatest living American
woman. Miss Adams has written an article
on her work for the Woman's World, which
win appear In an early issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

wheels. which sounded hideous
through the quiet midnight air, he
made his play, then hid among the
.scroll-worked landing behind the
standpipe. BILL was lying down upon
the roof in the shadow of the smoke
stack. from where he could peer over
the roof at his partner.
Cautiously "Cull'' opened the win
dow and entered the room, turned out
the light and quickly made his escape
up the fire escape again. The watch
man made his customary rounds
again. He did not seem to think it
out of the ordinary that no light was
in the presidents room. He thought,
perhaps, as 1t was a common occur
renee for the president to come and
90 when he pleased, that the president
had finished his work and gone home.
Then he went down into the basement
to eat his midnight dinner. He had
delayed doing so until after. as he
thought, all the tenants had retired.
Gull" seemed to be pretty well
soon as the guardian disappeared the
two boldly climbed down the rear fire
escape, and with a skeleton key
opened the office door and entered the
room containing the safe. 1t didn't
take them long to get to work upon
the vault.
The publisher was aroused from his
stupor by an unearthly noise. as it
seemed to him. His ears rang; a
grating, creeping sensation seemed to
split his ears. He thought death ap-
preaching. But what he heard was
not the clatter of the hoof of the grim
destroyer, but the sound of the
cracksmens drill as they laboriously
bored their way into the interior of
the safe. The noise made was deafen-
ing to the man in the vault.
The president did not realize what
was going on for quite little time.
Before he realized 1t fully very tiny
hole had been made in the door. The
air revived him. He knew what was
up. While breathing in the luxury of
fresh ozone he pounded upon the
panel
For a moment the burglars were
nonplussed, Then they realized the
true situation of affairs. The man who
was responsible for leaving the light
burning had locked himself in the
safe! What should they do? They
were confronted with a problem such
as they had never experienced before.
To leave the man in there they knew
would mean his death. To rescue him
might mean capture to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
General Charles King

This popular writer has been engaged TO
write a new serial story for the womsn's
World which viii start in an early issue,
possibly In the June or July issue. II Is a
story which a number OF careful critics have
pronounced General Kings masterpiece, and
Is sure TO delight the readers Of the
Woman's World.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Harriet Prescott Spofford

"a Way and a WuI' Is the title OF a
new story from the pen OF this gifted writer
which has been written for the WomRR's
World IL Is the story OF the life OF a
little orphan girl adopted by a rich woman
who later loses her wealth aud who In return
IL dependent upon the little heroine OF the
story. Nearly everyone who has read the
manuscript Of this story has been compelled
to wipe their eyes, though everything Gomez
out all right" In the end.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Opie Read

Probably Opia Read is the most popular
writer I'm America. Certainly lie is one Of
the most delightful OF American story tell
ers as he has the rare faculty OF blending
delicious humor with fascinating romance.
Mr. Read has a new original story in nearly
every issue of the Woman's World and we
can promise cur readers full eight OF his
stories during the current year
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
Forrest CriSSey

Writes the editorials in woman's World;
Mr. Crissey is the author OF 1.-THE Country
Boy THE Making Of an American School
Teacher" 1.-THE Tattlings OF a Retired
Politician" and the series country life
now appearing In Harpers Magazine. We
have selected Mr.. Crissey for this important
work because he is in such close touch with
the people OF this country. Anyone who
reads the Saturday Evening Post" will
agree with this statement.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
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