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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
VIOLATED GAME LAWS
George Ehmisch of Somers Sent to Jail
for Sixty Days for Illegal Fishing

George Ehmisch Of the town of Som
ers was arrested by Constable Truesdell
of that town Friday on a charge Of
violating the game laws by using a net
for fishing in Pike River and when
found guilty on the charges before
Justice McCarron he was fined $25 and
costs. In default of payment of the
fine the accused man went to jail for
sixty days, but it is expected that he
will pay the fine later There was an
amusing incident in connection with the
incarceration of the Somers man. He
had managed to conceal a five dollar
bill in one of his pockets when searched
by the turnkey, but when he was placed
in the jail and saw the men who were
to be his companions he called the turn
key and turned over the five. 81 don It
want to take the risk of having it in
my pocket in there, F." was the only com
ment he made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
THE STATE SCHOOL FOR DEAF

Holds out for deaf boys and girls of
Wisconsin opportunities practically
equal to those enjoyed by hearing child
dren.
This school gives a good common
school education.
1t teaches speech and lip reading.
1t offers high school course in pre-
paration for college, and for higher
usefulness.
It has excellent manual training and
domestic science departments
1t has an industrial department in
which are offered cabinet work, carpen.
ter work, printing, shoe making, dress
making and millinery.
Great attention is paid to habits, mo-
rails and health.
Tuition, board and medical attention
are free to all deaf children in Wiscon-
sin.
For information write to E. W. Walk
er, Supt., State School for the Deaf,
Delavan, Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02

take. When Senator Stephenson was
elected the first time, Senator LaFol-
lette lined up the ultras. for him. This
year he can not do it even if he would
and there is something more than doubt
as to whether he wishes to do this. Ii
IS a well known fact that the two
senators have not been working in dou-
bic harness tremendously and it is
doubtful If the junior senator has con
suited the wishes of the senior senator
IN standing as a candidate for re-elec-
ton. How the latter will take it and
whether he will openly oppose Senator.
in his ambition are cues
lions the solving of which will be
watched with deep interest by politi-
clans Of all classes The impression at
present is that while Senator LaFol
lette does not like Senator Stephenson s
action he will not come to an. open
break on that account.
William L. Essman, manager of
Francis E. McGovern, denied yesterday
the story that Mr.. McGoyern might
from the senatorial race.
There is absolutely no foundation
to the story" said Mr.. Essmar. Mr..
McGovern is in this fight to the finish
and has never had the slightest inten-
ton of withdrawing, | desire at this
time to deny most emphatically the
statement made in The Sentinel this
...e-
What position the "ultras y will
take in the contest is yet to be deter
mined. It looks now as though their
support would not be centered on any
one canQldate. i l.,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
FINAL JUDGMENT FILED
Long Contested Haynes Claussen Rail
way Suit Now a Matter of History

The final judgment in the suit Of
Haynes and Claussen, the Chicago pro-
moters against the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company, B. J. Arnold and
others, has been filed by Judge Belden
in the Circuit Court and all that the
Chicago promoters will get out of the
suit will be a receipt for the costs of
the action in the amount Of little
over $64. It is not thought that the
case will be taken to the Supreme
Court as the United States Court and
the Circuit Court have both decided
against the promoters and it not
thought that they will seek to carry
the case further It is possible, how
ever, that the case will appear in court
IN another manner at some future time.
The judgment of the court simply dis
misses the action so far as all the de-
PENDANTS are concerned The findings
OF the court were printed in this paper
many weeks ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
ATHLETIC EVENTS INTERESTING
Many Masons and Friends Win Prizes
at ST. Johns Day Picnic Wednesday

Some decidedly interesting athletic
events were pulled off at Paddock s
Lake Wednesday afternoon in connec-
ton with the picnic in celebration Of
st. Johns Day. The summary Of the
events follows;
The race for boys under twelve was
won by Jack KehIor 5
The prize for running broad jump
was awarded to NJ. A. Kent, his record
being 10 feet.
The ladies race was closely contested,
being run three times before clear
decision was reached, the prize being
finally awarded to Miss Elsie Johnson.
The sack race caused much merri-
ment, being easily won by G.. D. The
leen.
Grace Moss easily ran away from her
competitors in the race for girls under
70.
There was novel egg race for la
dies in which each carried an egg on
spoon to given point and return,
which was won easily by Miss Eva
Theleen.
A three legged race for men was won
by G.. D. Theleen and M. A. Kent.
: The next event was a contest be-
tween officers of the several lodges,
each being required to roll peanut for
given distance, using only table
spoon. The prize was captured by F.
A. Marx, Worshipful Master Of Keno
sha Lodge No. AZ.
A tug of war between several teams
of five men each created mucn excite
ment. The Genoa Junction Masons
finally won.
Dancing occupied the main parlors
all afternoon, music being supplied by
Jacoby's orchestra.
At $3.50 there was started red hot
ball game between the teams Of Keno
haeLodge No. AZ and Washburn Lodge
No. 145. The Kenosha boys won by a
score of IA to- 9.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
ONLY ONE MATCH PLAYED
Kenosha Country Club Golfers Take
Little Interest in Match play

The first round of match play Of the
foursome for the members of the Ke-
nosha Country Club was to have been
played on the links on Wednesday af-
ternoon but only one of the scheduled
matches was played. Three other
pairs waited in vain for the appearance
OF the teams against them and the
matches were awarded to them by de-
fault. T. R. Petit and B. M. Petit
playing par golf defeated R. P.
Cavanagh and G. G. Allen one up. c..
D. Barnes and w. L. Yule won from E.
G. Theirs and Peter Fisher by default.
A. Il. Lance and 2. G.. Simmons, Jr.
won from James Cavanagh and Frank
Slosson by default and c. w. Allen and
2. L. Grant won from Peter Fisher, Jr.
and Sherman Ford by default.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
Bristol Man. Former Sheriff of
County Would Be RepubII'
can Candidate Again
TlMME NOT TO MAKE RACE
SIX Candidates for the Nomination of
Sheriff Now in the Field and
no Others are Epected
TO Enter

Quite a surprise was cause in political
circles this morning by the announce
ment that Charles III. Whitcher of Bris-
tol, formerly sheriff of the county, will
seek the Republican nomination for the
Office at the coming primary to be held
on September /. Whitcher made an
announcement of his candidacy to his
friends on Wednesday and petitions for
his nomination will be in circulation
in all parts of the county early next
week. Several candidates who had
planned to enter thu field have now
announced that theyNwill be out of the
race. Included in the number is Al
derman Henry H. Timme Of the Second
ward who would have entered the race
had not Mr.. Whitcher announced his
candidacy.
The announcement of the candidacy
of Mr. Whitcher will add great. deal
of interest to the race~fer the nominal
ton for sheriff. Mr.. Whitcher is one
of the hardest campaigners there is in
the county and he is regarded as partic-
ularly strong among the Republicans of
the county and he will not be, without
support in the city. During his term
as sheriff he made good official. and
he is planning to divide the support of
the town of Bristol which had been
counted as pretty nearly solid for Viii
liam Gunter. 1t is thought that the
entrance Of Whitcher into the race will
mark the close of the coming out of
candidates for Sheriff. There are now
half a dozen men in the field for the
nomination and lively fight is certain.
The list of candidates for the Republi-
can nomination includes, E. r. Wilson
of Brighton, William Gunter and
Charles Whitcher of Bristol, Fred Sher-
man of Randall, Henry Biehn of Paris
and Michael Kleist of Kenosha.
1t is claimed that Kleist has the sup
port of the county Republican organi-
cation, but the coming of Whitcher
into the field may switch this support
to the Bristol man. Under the old plan
the nomination would go to man from
UNO NOCtACAJ CHIo yOd1 DIS Oudr10S IL
Pfennig was elected from the city last
campaign, but the primary election has
upset all of these old customs and the
man who gets the votes is the man who
will be nominated Ali of the candi-
dates are now hard at work. The petit
tions for the nomination of candidates
must be filed by the first of August
and this will give all the candidates
lots of time in which to get the required
number of signatures.
There is little doing among the candi-
dates for the other places on the ticket
and it is beginning to look as if the
men in the offices at the county build
ing would be re-nominated without OBJ
position.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02

The farmers of this county are just
beginning to investigate drainage sys-
TENS and to realize the great value of
drainage bitches and the next few years
will see number of the bitches dug in
different parts of the county. Humid
reds of acres Of swamp and overfowed
lands are only waiting the construction
of these bitches to become the most
productive and valuable areas in the
county. For the farmers in low lying
sections there is no investment on
which the returns on the amount put in
are so high and so certain as on an
investment in drainage canal. The
rise in the value of the lands drained
almost always equals the cost of the
Improvement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02

w. FL. yuIe of the Kenosha Coun-
try Club, who recently became the man
ager of the golf ball department of
the B. FL. Goodrich Company at Akron,
Ohio, added new laurel to his golfng
trophies on Tuesday Of this week when
he set new record for the Lakeside
Golf Links at Canton. The Kenosha
man was entered for the qualifying
round of the Ohio State Tournament
and led the field of more than hundred
and twenty golfers with a score of "
for the eighteen holes. He had thir-
ty-seven for the first round which was
the lowest amateur score ever returned
on the course.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
GETS GOLD TICKER
Retail Clerks Union Recognize the Ser
vices of Retiring President Robinson

Irving E. Robinson, the retiring presi-
dent of the Kenosha Retail Clerks
Union, was presented with a handsome
gold watch at the meeting OF. the Union
on Wednesday evening as recognition
Of his services at the heau of the or
ganizatlon. Mr.. Robinson is leaving
in short time for Boston to accept a
position and he had declined re-elec-
ton as president of the Union. The
presentation speech was made by Frank
UT, the new president of the organiza
ton and while Mr.. Robinson was taken
entirely by surprise he thanked the
members most cordially for the hand
some present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
ELECT OFFICERS

The Painters elected the following
officers at their regular meeting We'd
nesday evening.
President-C. A. Jensen.
Vice resident-A. W. Davis.
Rec. -secretary-W. J. Kratz.
Fin. -Secretary-B. Hartl.
Treasurer-Wm Hartl
Cond.-Alex Erikson.
Ward.-W. A. Rudolph
Precp.-Jul. Burckhardt.
Trustee. b. Cook.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
DEATH OF MRS. MERRIER
Michigan Woman Who Recently Came
to Kenosha Died at Daughter Home

to henosha Died at Daughter Home
Mrs. Jerry Merrier, aged Sc years,
formerly a resident of Sturgeon Bay,
Michigan, died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Charles Fay on Nadia
street this morning after long illness
from complication of diseases. Mrs.
Merrier had come to Kenosha but five
days ago and had planned to make her
home with her daughter in this city.
She is survived by seven children, Mrs.
Charles E. Fay, Mrs. Frank E. Fay,
Miss Lillian Merrier and Leo Merrier
of Kenosha and Joseph, Oliver and
Alphonse Merrier of Ranville, Mich.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02

Miss L. A. Whitcomb who has been
visiting friends in this city returned
to her home in Bloomington last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
A BOLD ATTEMPT
Mexican Employees Attempted 10
Kill OF All The American
Miners.

Tucson, Arizona, Feb Pan at
tempt to kill every American at the
Santa Rosa mine, in Sonora, 20 miles
south Of Douglas, was made Oh Sat
urday last, when Mexican employees
placed sticks of dynamite under a
boarding house, the company store and
the foreman's and superintendent's
residence.
The first explosion was at the board
ing house, which was demolished.
Fifteen men were blown through the
roof, sustaining broken legs and arms,
but there were no fatalities. The
store was completely demolished.
Thomas Fagin, the foreman, and his
wife were in their home, but the dy-
Mantle failed to ignite. The super
intendent's office was demolished, but
he was out of the building and es-
capped.
Governor Torres has been notified,
and rurales are already on the scene.
Eighteen MeXicans are under arrest at
the mine. The attempt to destroy the
Americans is believed to be the work
of sympathizers with the revolution
lists at present under arrest at Los
Angeles, who believe the prisoners are
being prosecuted by Americans. There
had been no trouble at the mine pre-
viously and no other cause is con-
ceivable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
NOT DEAD AT ALL
Student PUt Up a Bluff and Then
Went on SWiBdling Bis
Acquaintances.

Chicago, Feb. 12-Howard Mark
Ogilvie, whose clothing was found
on the Evanston lake shore last Sep
tember with a note announcing that
he was about to commit suicide, is in
custody in Philadelphia, under the
name of Sumner C. Osborne. He is
wanted by the authorities in the uni.
versity towns throughout the west.
Ogilive eloped July 27 last with Miss
Weir Jane Roland, 10 years old, a
daughter of L. B. Roland of Evans
ton. a..
The elopement created sensation
in Evanston. Afterward it was
learned that the couple had gone to
Canada. Soon warrants were, issued
against Ogilvie, charging him with
having uttered bogus checks. His
wife at once left him, returning to
her father and resuming her maiden
name. In spite of the danger of ar
rest, Ogilive followed her to Evanston
and pleaded yainly with her to re-
turn. His suicide ruse was resorted
to soon afterward. a
Instead of throwing himself in the
lake, however, he went to the Uni
versity of Minnesota, where he be-
came student, and was initiated
into Sigma Chi under the name of
Osborne. After swindling his frater-
nifty brothers he left there on De-
cember 15 and went to the University
of Nebraska. At Lincoln he ingrati-
ated himself with his fraternity
brothers and after cashing 500
worth of checks disappeared. He went
successfully to the University of Mis-
souri, at Columbia, the University of
Kansas at Lawrence, and to Syra-
cuse university. He obtained $3.50
on bogus checks at each place.
Yesterday telegram was received
from Philadelphia saying that the
prisoner admitted he was Ogilvie.,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
YELLOW PERIL
Chicago Professor Says That
Americans Are Slow 10
Observe
CHINA IS VERY BUSY

San Francisco, Feb 12.-The menace
of the yellow peril resulting from
the forceful awakening of China by
the foreign powers, was pointed out In
lecture to students yesterday by
Professor John Fryer, head of the de-
partment of Oriental languages and
literature at the state university. HIS
statements are significant on account
of Professor Flyers long residence IN
China.
He said that the Americans DO not
begin to realize what is taking place
in China, do not realize that Win the
departure from conservatism ana the
acceptance of form OF Orlental
civilization she may go further ana
faster than have even the Japanese,
He pointed to the millions OF people
at her command, to the rise OF the
Chinese for the Chinese movement, TO
the acceptance of modern methods Oh
education, even to the addition OF tne
higher education for women ana 10
the increased tendency towards tne
growth of real national spirit
through the enforcement OF the teach.
ING of one dialect and the spread OF
railroads, resulting in the centrallza-
ton of power. He said that II they
continued to learn as they are doing
now. and retained independent exist
ence for another generation emma
would have an army and navy ready
to meet any of the worlds great
powers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
FURNACE EXPLOSION
Molten Metal Sent Into Faces Of
WOrkmen-Tw0 Fatally
Burned.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb PA dozen
men We're burned, two of them ia
tally, in terrific explosion Of molten
steel at the Monongahela blast furnace
Of the National Tube company, Cen
ter street, McKeesport, near here early
to-day. The huge steel plated fur
mace, 100 feet in height, burst at the
tap hole, and fifty tons of liquid metal
dropped to the floor accom- (anied by
explosions as it spread and splashed
over the heads and bodies of the work
men near by. The fatally injured
are: Thomas OToole aged 80, of South
Evans avenue, McKeesport, burned all
ever the body. He died this after
noon.
Alexander Smith, Il pipe filter, aged
AZ, of Center street, Mckeesport, burn
ed all over the body.
Two other Americans and one Hun
garian were burned on the hands,
arms and face, and sent to the Nc
Keesport hospital.
Seven other laborers employed about
the furnace We're attended by the COM
pany's physician at the emergency
hospital in the works.
A slip in the furnace caused hun
dreds of tons of iron ore, coke and
limestone fell to the bottom. forcing the
heavy steel plates apart. The men ran,
but the metal splashed into the air
when it struck the cold floor, and the
detonations broke in all the windows
in the plant and for a radius of two
squares, causing intense excitement in
the town.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
Italian Minister Writes

Milan, Feb 12.-The Corriere de
la Sera publishes an article to-day
from the pen of Prof Luigi Luzzatti.
former Italian minister of finance, re-
garding the financial situation in
America. The writer says the United
States has demonstrated its incapaci-
ty to establish a strong circulating
medium, but that the recent mes
sage of President Roosevelt to con-
gress is full of dignity in the stand
the chief executive takes against the
immoral speculation that is staining
the greatest democracy in the world
IL President Roosevelt succeeds in
founding in the United States a state
bank similar to those of Europe. Sig
nor Luzzatti AYERS, this will do
more than anything else to purify
the financial atmosphere.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
WANT THE MONEY
SWarihmore College May Decide
10 Admit Women in Order
10 Gel II.

Philadelphia, Feb. 12.-Alumni
and Alumnae of Swarthmore college
are said to be earnestly discussing a
plan whereby that institution may
accept the bequest of Anna T. Jeanes
amounting to more than a million
dollars by complying in every partic-
ular with the terms of her will.
According to rumor it is now pro-
posed to change Swarthmore into an
institution for the education of wo-
men. The exclusion of men, it is con-
tended will pave the way for the ac-
ceptance of the bequest in that the
necessity for abandoning intercol-
legiate athletics as demanded by the
terms of Miss Jeane's will would OF
arise, it being taken for granted that
a girl student body would not desire
to enter into such contests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
CITY NEWS.

Charles MOrsehead of Milford spent
the day in Waterbury,.
The Rev Mr. Fletcher of Morris was
Il visitor in town today.
Representative AIerton of Mid
dlebury was in this city on business
yesterday.
The Rev T. NJ. Crewley, pastor of
st Thomas's church, left yesterday
on two weeks trip to Florida. =
Felix Gregory of 265 South Main
street and Miss Fanny Coates, of
Reyena, o.. We're married this morn
ing at the home of the groom by
Giovanni Barone, the missionary. The
attending couple was James Signorio
and Miss Anna Rocco. Mr. and Mrs
Gregory left on trip to New York
and Washington.
The fiftieth anniversary of the APP
partition of Our Lady at Lourdes was
celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes
church last evening at 1880 o'clock
Never before in the history of the
parish has so many visitors attended
of the Blessed Sacrament was given
and the chant of the "Magnificat"
and the Ave Maria" at the grotto
which is an exact reproduction of
the famous shrine of Lourdes in
France. The ceremony lasted for two
hours and the devotions will be con-
tinued every evening until next Sun
day evening.
1t is very improbable now that an
appeal will be taken to the superior
court in the matter of allowing Pat
rick Hanlon to transfer his saloon
business from Bridge street to the
Lilley building on the corner of
Brown and East Main streets. The
five days in which an appeal could
be taken expired yesterday and up
to that time no action was taken in
that direction. Unless the superior
court should extend the time to file
an appeal it will be impossible to
take such a course now. Further
more, all of the remonstrants but
one have made up their minds to
abide by the determination of the
commissioners in the matter, and il
is not very likely that the exception
will undertake the expense and trou-
BILE and bother of taking the matter
to the superior court with the
chances of winning being very
strongly against him, for invariably
the courts sustain the action of the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
GETS 70 YEARS
German American Who Tried 10
SWindle South African Man
Out Of SSO,OOO
REMARKABLE RECORD

London, Feb. 12.-Carl Ludwig
Won Veltheim, German born natur-
allied American who posed as baron
and was known also as Frank Kurtz
and Carl Sneiderich Mauritz, was
sentenced to-day to 20 years penal
servictude at the Old Bailey, having
been convicted of attempting to
blackmail Solly B. Joel, a wealthy
London and South African financier
and mine owner out of $4,000.
Before sentence was passed on Won
Veltheim, the police told a remark
able story of his career of crime and
fraud. According to this recital he
has committed bigamy with no less
than seven women. The police all
legations against the man include
charges of theft and blackmail and
the assertion that he is a deserter
from the German navy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
OBJECT TO BURIALS AT SEA.
Undertakers Protest, But Not BE.
cause They Want Business.

Washington, Feb 12.-The Ma
tional Funeral Directors association
is protesting to congress against
burial at sea, which is denounced as
an "inhuman and barbaric prac-
tice." Members of congress from
all over the country are receiving
resolutions adopted by the undertake
ers. One of the committee on fed
eral legislation of the association is
w. F. Tomlinson of Danbury, Conn.
The protests, although dealing with
a solemn subject, are being made
fun of by those receiving them. One
member said yesterday that it was
a shame the undertakers are not
content with their supremacy on land
without seeking to extend their do
minion over the high seas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-12
Women Are Active.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-The women OF
Chicago yesterday for the first time
became identified in a public man.
ner with the controversy over the
Sunday saloon. The Women's Chris
tian Temperance union decided tc
send a committee to the election
commissioners to protest against
placing upon the ballot at the April
election the proposition of the United
Societies for local self-government
designed to obtain a referendum on
the Sunday saloon question. The ac-
tion was decided at a meeting of the
executive board Of the union.