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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
Wife Bids fearful FAREWELL
Quick Sentence of Men Charged With
Crimes Brings Out the Beauties
of the Municipal Court and Saves
County Money.

The Kenosha colony at Waupun had
a noteworthy addition Thursday
when Sheriff Gunter and a force of
Kenosha county deputies arrived at the
state prison with a trio of criminals.
In the number was Charles /. Kamph,
sentenced to serve term of three
years on charge of attempted burg
larry; Harry Slocum, sentenced to
similar term on a charge of robbery,
and Michael Stankus, who went up for
year after pleading guilty to charge
of wife abandonment. Sheriff Gun
ter left with his prisoners on the first
train to the north Thursday and
the men were routed out of their cells
at an early hour in order to catch the
train. All Of the men were ready for
their long journey. Kamph had slept
all night, but Slocum passed a sleepless
night and this morning he sobbed like
child when he left in charge of the
Michael Stankus was at the train to
bid a fearful farewell to her husband
and he was told that influential bust
ness men of the city were circulating
petitions asking his pardon and these
petitions will be sent to the governor
within a week. Chairman Swift of
the pauper committee of the common
council, District Attorney Baker, Chief
of Police O'Hare and Judge Randall,
all declined to sign the petitions, de-
claring that the sentence imposed on
Stankus was a just one. 1t is expect
ed that Mrs. Slocum, the bride of Har-
ry Slocum, will leave in a few days
for her old home at East Hetchkiss,
Conn. She was not at the station
when her husband left for his long
term in prison this morning.
Kenosha has been sending an unus-
ually large number Of men to the state
prison this year and the number
PROMISES 10 Dr6ak all 1Orn0r- RECORDS
of the county. Six Kenosha county
prisoners have been paroled from Wau-
pun during the year and it is said that
all Of them are so conducting them
selves that an absolute pardon may be
issued for them during the Christmas
holidays. The parole officer was in
the city during the past week looking
after the men and he is satisfied that
they have entirely reformed.
The quick disposal of the three cases
Of last week has shown the value Of
the municipal court. Under the old
system of trials in the circuit court
these cases would have cost the county
hundreds of dollars but with the dis
posing of the cases within twenty-four
hours after the arrest of the men has
cut off a large sum of the bill of costs
to the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
JURORS ARE DRAWN
Jurors for January Term of the NUM-
cipal Court Drawn Thursday.

The jury commission of the county
met at the municipal court Thurs
day and drew the list of jurors for the
January term. Most of the jurors are
from the western part of the county,
the full list being as follows:
Kenosha-M. d. Dischy Geo. Y. Rede-
ker, Allen Cole, Geo. W. Cober, j. H
Goodman, Joseph W1dman, John Du-
pons, Killian Pfarr, F. X. Swift, Theo,
Dunnebacke, Warren Pardee, George NJ,
Bennett.
Pleasant Prairie-L. A. Robinson,
John Greeley.
RandallZBen Gehring, Clarence Viii
cox, William Dempsey, Chas. FOnk, D.
M. Ward, William Pritzman.
Salem-Clarence Sheen, F. j. Smith,
&c. P. Stockwell, Chas. Burgess, Henry
Mutter, Mat. Reiter.
Somers-L. E. Ozanne, William F,
Henche.
Brighton-Peter Hotz.
Bristol-H. B. Gaines, Edward Sbep-
hard, Frank Tourtelotte.
Paris-Peter J. Thorn, Chas. Gunter
Geo. Price, Jacob Drisell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
CorOner's Jury Failed to Fix
Blame for the Death of
Emil G. Steimke
TAKE REMAINS TO old HOME

The coroner's jury called to investi
gate<into the death of Emil G. Steimke
killed on Washington Island Thursday
morning, failed to fix the blame for the
death of the man but the verdict which
was brought in by the jury was pur-
posely left open so that the district
attorney or other officials may investi-
gate the case further should they so
desire. The verdict simply states that
Steimke died as result of heart fail
ure caused by coming in contact with
a live wire connected with the COM
mercial system of the Kenosha Gas
and Electric Company. Many wit
nesses were examined by the coroner
but none of these witnesses could throw
any light on the facts connected with
the death of Steimke and they simply
saw him after the current had passed
through his body. Frank Harrison
who took the body of Steimke from the
top OF the pole testlhed that the man
groaned after he was brought down to
the ground but it is thought that this
was simply relaxing of the muscles
after death.
The remains of the dead linesman
will be taken back to his old home at
Watertown for burial. A prayer will
be said at the house on Ridge street
early Saturday morning after which
the remains will be taken to Water
town.
The funeral service will take place
at Watertown on Sunday afternoon and
the remains will be laid at rest at the
family plat there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
RAISED NEARLY $4,000
Holiday Shops Held in Chicago to
be Great Aid to Summer Home

The committee Of Chicago ladies in
charge of the "Holiday Shops" held
at the Hotel LaSalle during the Thanks
giving week for the purpose of raising
fund for the st. Mary's Summer Home
for Children in Kenosha have about
completed their report and the report
will show that almost $4,000 was raised
for the charity work. AS yet no plans
have been made for the expenditure Of
this money and it is not known just
what changes will be made in the home.
The Sisters of st. Mary as well as the
Chicago women in charge of the sale
are highly gratifed at the outcome.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
STATE CHICKEN SHOW
Wisconsin Poultry Assn. to Have Show
at Madison in January

Poultry breeders throughout the CEN
trail and western states are expressing
much interest in the state show to be
held by the Wisconsin Poultry Asso-
citation at the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin, Janu-
airy rs to %. Inquiries show that lead
ing poultrymen from adjoining states
will attend the show.
The mid western branch Of the Ameri-
can Poultry Association, which includes
poultrymen from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan and Wisconsin, at a recent
meeting in Chicago appropriated 5000
which will be awarded for special
prizes to the poultry show at Madison
these prizes will not be available for
the show in January 1910, the action
constitutes a recognition which is a
source of considerable qualification on
the part of the local management.
The prize list includes classes for all
varieties of chickens, turkeys, ducks and
geese. The judging will be done by
the score card system, and substantial
cash premiums will be offered in all
classes. The premium list will soon be
distributed by L. r. Rowley Of Madi-
son, secretary of the Wisconsin Poultry
Association.
Construction of buildings for the
poultry department at the College of
Agriculture is proceeding as rapidly as
weather conditions will permit. Twelve
brooder houses have been completed and
the incubator and office building, and
breeding pens are now in process of
erection. 1t is hoped that the build
ings will be in condition to receive some
of the fowls which will be brought in
at the time of the poultry show.
Courses in poultry husbandry offered
this fall have met with hearty re-
spouse by students. The course in
poultry management was elected by
81 students of the long and middle
courses in agriculture, while 172 stu
dents in the short course are studying
subject.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
STILL LOYAL TO HER VOW
Schmit Was Sent up to Serve a Year
for Obtaining Money Under False
Pretenses and Wife Insists on Work
ing as Mental to be Near Him.

Sheriff William Gunter and other
deputies of the county who went to
Waupun on Thursday to deliver trio
of prisoners, saw a picture Of wifely
devotion when they found Mrs. Anna
Schmit, the child wife of Otto Schmit,
a man sent up from this county on a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses, working as waitress IN one
of the hotels at Waupun. Her hus
band is now working in the kitchen
of the Waupun prison and he will re-
main there for five months more in
order to serve out his sentence of a
year imposed upon him by Judge Ran
dali in the municipal court.
Schmit and his wife had come to
Kenosha from an eastern city and at
the boarding house where they lived
it was stated that they had come to
Kenosha on their honeymoon. The
young wife was little more than girl
while her husband was past forty, but
they seemed to be greatly devoted to
each other.
Schmit had been in the prison but
two days when his wife appeared and
after a fearful interview she decided
to remain at Waupun and be near him
and in order to do this she accepted
work in one of the hotels near the
prison and every afternoon she gets a
chance to see her husband walking
about the prison grounds. She can call
on him only once during the week, but
her attic room in the hotel overlooks
the prison yard and she can keep an
eye on him while at work.
Schmit was arrested here on a charge
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, he having claimed that he was
an employment agent for the Standard
Oil Company and at the time made con
tracts with several Kenosha people. 1t
was claimed that he got quite a sum of
Mrs. Schmit came into the lime light
when she made sensational plea in
the municipal court in seeking mercy
for the husband after he had entered
a plea of guilty.
Schmit will be released the first of
March and after he is released he will
return with his wife to their old home
in the east.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
ROAD BILL IS READY
Legislature Committee Ends
Its Work and State Aid for
Roads Bill is Ready
PROVIDES FOR A COMMISSION

The special legislative committee on
state aid to road building has com
pelted it's report and the bill which
has been drafted by the committee is
now ready for presentation to Gov.
James O. Davidson. All but two mem
bers of the special committee which had
the subject under consideration have
already signed the report in favor of
the bill. One of the members Of the
committee, Senator Donald is to give
his decision today as to whether he will
indorse the measure, while copy of
the bill has been sent to Senator
Browne at Waupaca, who has been
able to give very little time to the ses-
sions Of the comittee, and he will
answer very soon as to whether he will
give his Endorsement to the bill.
The measure is drawn on the lines
already stated. A commission of three
is created to have charge of the work,
one or whom is to be CIVIL engineer.
The other two are to be practical road
builders. The sum Of 100000 is the
most which can be appropriated in any
one year for the road building and
$4,000 is the most which can be given
to any one town. Two classes of
roads are provided for under the meas
ure, dirt roads and macadam roads.
Assemblyman Wellengaard of Berlin,
a member of the committee who has
been attending it's final sessions at
Madison, returned to his home in Ber-
lin Thursday. interviewed as to
whether an attempt would be made. to
couple an automobile tax with this road
building proposition, Mr.. Wellensgaard
said no such plan was in contemplation
on the part of the committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
FEW CASES CONTAGIOUS ILLS
During the Quarter Covered ny the
Report Seventy-five Deaths Were
Reported in the County - Fewer
Deaths From tuberculosis.

The report of the Wisconsin State
Board of Health for the quarter in
Guiding July, August and September,
which has been sent to the officials Of
the various towns in the county, shows
that during these three months there
were rs deaths in Kenosha, an increase
Of four over the number reported in
the preceding three months. In the
same time there was, a total of $50
deaths in Racine county. The popula-
ton of Kenosha county is rated at
27,736 and that Of Racine county
50,22S. This would indicate that Ke-
nosha county has a lower death rate
than Racine county.
In this county there were % deaths
Of children under the age of l year,
s of children from one to four years
of age, of the age of IS or over, leav-
ing 81 who died between the age Of
4 and IS years. The principal causes
of death shows that in the three months
there were 13 deaths from acute stom-
ach trouble and the next highest cause
of death was Violence During
the quarter 9 people met violent death
in Kenosha county. 1t is claimed that
the vital statistics for the present
quarter will show even larger per-
centage of deaths from violence.
During the quarter 5 died from pneu-
monia, 8 from cancer in it's various
forms and similar number from the
various forms of tuberculosis. There
was one case of meningitis in the
county which resulted fatally. There
was also one death from measles.
The report of contagious diseases in
the county during the same three
months is a very short one so far as
those reported are concerned. This
shows that there were cases of
measles but that no other cases Of CON
tagious disease reported. AS men
nights is contagious disease and ]
death from this disease was reported
it would appear that some one had been
lax in making proper report of this case
to the health officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
For the Week. Ending Thursday,
December Is, 1909.

For the Week. Ending Thursday,
December Is, 1909.
Olga A. Tanck to Matthias and Sophia
Schackmuth. Lot 5 of Sumner
Place. Warranty deed; considera-
ton, ST..
John Jonaitis and wife to John and
Anna Walauskas. PIT lots z and 6
big / of Bains sub. Warranty
deed; consideration, $3.50.
Charlie Schlater and wife to Andrew
Jepson. Lot 4 blk 1 of Chas. Schla-
ters sub. Warranty deed; consid-
GRAFTON, $1,000.
Peter Rhode and wife to Peter Rhode,
Jr. Pt Lot SO of Rhodes Sheridan
Drive sub. Warranty deed; con-
sideration, ST..
Peter Rhode and wife to Clarence
Rhode Cummings. PIT lot 38 of
Rhodes Sheridan Drive sub. War
ranty deed; consideration, 81.
The Kenosha Land and Improvement
Co. to Anton Henas. Lot 2 blk
of The Kenosha Land and Improve
ment Co. sub Warranty deed; con-
sideration, 5000.
The Kenosha Land and Improvement
Co. to Anton Hennas. Lot "a Of
b1I- of Tho Loronbo Jap5 oYI Tn
provement Co. sub. Warrant deed
consideration, 5000.
Lodge No. IA of The Danish Brother
hood of America to Joseph G. Rhode.
Lots 8 and and p lot 5 blk 81
on Sc Il sec 1929 e. Warranty
deed; consideration, 81.
Michael John Rosing and wife to Adam
A. Arents PIT ne a Of NV Il sec
1929 e. Warranty deed; consid-
Grafton, ST.
Samuel Walchle and wife to Paul
Kloep. Lot 2 blk Trustees sub
Warranty deed; consideration, $4,000
Frederick Donsing and wife to John
Denig. PIT ne "A sec 1922 e. War
ranty deed; consideration, ST..
Joseph Widman and wife to James E.
Tully. Lot s blk IS ne 4 sec 81
2-22 e. Warranty deed; considera-
tion, 81.
Katherine Hermann to Ernest Roth
barth. PIT lot 1 blk 4 H. G. Crooks
sub. Warranty deed; considera'
ton, 1925.
Christian Petersen and wife to ELS.
worth J. GARDINER. Pt ne Il sec
1922 e. Warranty deed; consid
Grafton, 81.
Henry Walburg and wife to Fredreka
Schmalfelt. Lot 5 blk Is of Vii
lage of Silver Lake. Warranty
deed; consideration, $3.50.
Thomas E. Jackson and wife to Carl
Anderson. Lot IL blk s of Bonds
sub. Warranty deed; considera
ton, 81.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

It is somewhat of disappointment
to the board of education that the new
Columbus school will not be ready for
use after the holiday vacation and al
so it may be added to the parents of
the children who are to have places in
in the new building. Everything that
can be done to hasten the completion
of the building is being done and there
is nothing for the parents of the child
rem who are now going long distances
to attend school in the severe weather
to do but to wait with what patience
they can muster for the re-districting
of the school districts of the city that
will follow the opening of the new
building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
SOMERS PIONEER DEAD
Horace M. Johnson, Formerly Of This
County Dies at Blue Hill, MINI.

Letters received here Thursday
announce the death Of Horace M. John
son, formerly a pioneer resident of the
town Of Somers which occurred on De-
cember 9th at Blue Hill, Minnesota.
The deceased was So years of age and
death resulted from a natural break
ing down due to advanced age. The
deceased is survived by "a widow five
children and number of grand child
rem. For many years he was resi-
dent of the town of Somers but he
removed to Minnesota years ago and
had since been a resident of that state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
NEW BOOKS AT LIBF AIRY
Books of Fiction

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Bennett-Old Wives Tale.
Burton-Redcloud of the Lakes.
Couch-TTue Tilda.
Crawford-Stradella
Crockett-Men of the Mountain,
Daviess-Miss Selma Lue.
De Morgan-It Never Can Happen
Again.
De Selincourt-Way Things Happen.
Hoover-Pa Flickinger IS Folks.
Hueffer-Half Moon.
Hyatt-End of the Road.
Winterfeast.
Lathbury-Long Gallery.
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MacGowan-Wiving Of Lance Cleav-
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Major-Gentle Knight of Old Brand.
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Moody-Great Divide.
Moore-S9ngs and Stories from Ten.
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Page-John Marvel, Assistant.
Parker-Northern Lights.
Ray-Bridge Builders.
Reed-Old Rose and Silver.
Rideout-Dragon s Blood.
Sutcliffe-Priscilla of the Good Tn
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Waller-Year Out of Life.
Wason-Happy Hawkins.
Wiggin-Susanna and Sue.
Winslow-Woman for Mayor.
Books of Non-Fiction
Arnold-Mother s List of Books for
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Benson-Poems.
Casson-Cyrus Hall Mccormick.
observation-disclosures Bernard Shaw,
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Lodge-Ether of Space.
McPherson-Railroad Freight. Rates
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Maunder-Astronomy of the Bible.
Milham-HOw to Identify Stars.
Milmdn-Sir Christopher Wren.
Rorer-Vegetable Cookery and Meat
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Royce-Philosophy of Loyalty.
Saleeby-Parenthood and Race Gull
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Sanderson-Arts and Crafts Move
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Steel-India Through the Ages
Wilcox-Rockies of Canada.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
MEETING is ADJOURNED
Committee to Arrange for Public
Health Meetings Take no Action

Committee to Arrange for Public
Health Meetings Take no Action
The committee recently named to Sc
cure better sanitary condition in the
city and awaken an interest in affairs
pertaining to the public health, was to
have held meeting at the offices of
Attorney James Cavanagh on Thursday
afternoon but only three of the five
members Of the committee were present
at the meeting and an indefinite ad-
journment was taken. The committee
will seek to get together early in the
new year and 1t is planned to arrange
for series of public meetings at which
problems of especial interest to Keno
sha will lbe discussed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
GETTING NEAR THE 100000. 90
MARK

The report submitted to the direc-
tors of the Kenosha County Building
Loan and Investment Association at
their regular meeting on Wednesday,
showed the association to be in -four
ishing condition. The resources of
the association are now over $4,000.
Loans made during the last six months
were over $4,000. A representative
of the banking department of the state
of Wisconsin made the regular annual
examination of the association a few
weeks ago and complimented the com
mittee of managers and, the board of
directors upon the care and attention
that they gave to the association. A
semi-annual dividend was declared at
the rate Of seven per cent per annum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

What we call international law is no
more than the accepted custom and
usage of civilized nations. It is to
some extent expressed in treaties and
conventions, but to a greater extent in
diplomatic correspondence, out of which
emerge certain recognized principles of
Justice and reason that command more
or less general assent. The law which
governs the relations of the United
States with the Spanish-American re
publics is wholly the creation of our
own national policy. 1t begins with
the assertion that no European power
shall establish a foothold upon this CON
tinent or in any way Cypress any of
these states. This Monroe Doctrine
is not part of international law; it
is our own doctrine, but has been ac-
quiesced in by European nations pure
ly out of respect for the United States,
and it imposes on us corresponding
duty to refrain from acts of oppression
or interference which we would not
tolerate from a foreign power.-Public
Ledger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

The society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals is being kept busy
these days looking after the horses.
Farmers in Kenosha county seem to be
unusually neglectful of the claims that
the animals have upon them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

The contract for the furnishings for
the new Kenosha postoface has been let
to the EauClaire Furniture Company
and the supplies will be shipped to Ke-
nosha the first of February. All Of
the furniture will be made especially
for the building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

The work on the new Fortune Broth
ers Hotel has been stopped by the win
ter weather, but it is expected that the
building will be completed and ready
for occupancy by the first of next
month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

The merchant who advertises is the
man who does the business. 1t costs
money but it pays just the same.
Judge "Ikey" Karel of Milwaukee,
came to Kenosha Friday evening to at
tend the celebration given by the Elks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

Kenosha has been unable to keep up
with the demands of its rapidly increas-
ing population in many ways but the
handsome church edifces which have
been erected in the last few years show
that the church societies intend to
furnish church accommodations for all
demands that can be made upon them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

The contractors of the city are pre-
pairing their bids for the remodeling
of the county jail and the bids will be
received by the county board at their
meeting on January 9th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

Miss Julia Loets, formerly Kenosha
county patient at the Northern Hospital
at Winnebago, has been paroled. She
returned home few days ago and is
in excellent health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Garrison of
Congress street, are rejoicing over the
birth of daughter. The little girl
arrived on Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

Work on the repair of ice houses in
the county is being rushed as much as
possible with a view Of having the big
houses ready for the reception of the
ice crop before the end of this month.
With the present cold weather the ice
is rapidly getting into condition for
cutting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
Mrs. Schulz sister of Geo. H. Kroncke

Mrs. Schulz sister of Geo. H. Kroncke
of Kenosha, died in Milwaukee this
week and was buried in the Wilmot
cemetery Friday. The funeral services
were held in Milwaukee and the body
brought down on the $780, line Fri
day afternoon to Silver Lake where it
was met and brought to Wilmot for
interment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Allen have de-
cided to extend their foreign trip to
include visit to Egypt and they will
not be home until some time in the
new year.