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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
FARMERS GO TO MADISON
Ten Days Courses for Busy Farm
ers, and Housewives Next Week

Over thousand farmers, stock
breeders, housewives, and operators
and managers Of creameries and cheese
factories have indicated their intention
of going to Madison next week to
attend the special ten day courses Of
fered in the College of Agriculture Of
the University Of Wisconsin. Conser.
walton of farm resources is to be the
topic of the farmers course. A large
display Of kitchen and laundry uten-
sils including all the latest labor saw
ing devices adapted both for the farm
house and the city home will be a new
feature Of the woman IS course in home.
making.
The new course for busy creamery
and cheese factory operators and man.
ayers is designed to give them an op.
portunity to review the up-to-date
methods in their work, such as the
operation of various dairy tests, the
of starters, creamery and
cheese factory accounting and methods
of determining the amount of water
in butter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
EXPECT A BIG FIGHT
Officials of Lake Shore League
Charge Racine State League
With Signing q Player
MAY MEAN OPEN WARFARE

According to Milwaukee papers there
is first class row imminent, between
the Wisconsin, Illinois and Lake Shore
base ball leagues, over the charge that
the Wisconsin league club of Racine
has taken away one Of the best players
of the Lake Shore league. This is de-
MED by Manager Armstrong of Racine,
who says that he hired Goede, the third
baseman, because he wanted to play
ball every day and will give him a
salary that the Lake Shore league man
ager cannot meet. Here is what the
Milwaukee Wisconsin says:
There may be small sized base ball
war between the Wisconsin Illinois
league and the Lake Shore and Chicago
ball leagues over the signing of Third
Baseman Goede by the Racine Club
Goede belonged to the Milwaukee
White Sox Club of the Lake Shore
league last season and Manager Carney
says he gave notice that he would not
touch any player Of other leagues if
they left his men alone The signing
of Goede, however, has started some
thing, says Carney, and he intends to
retaliate. Manager Carney says the
statement that he had signed Roy Wal
ters, who had left the Fond du Lac
Club last year, is untrue; that he had
not even made him an offer.
"When [ saw the announcement in
the Wisconsin Monday night that Goe-
de had signed, was very mucn
surprised as had not intended touch
ing players who were with other league
clubs at all. I wanted to see Goede
get ahead, but would have paid him
more myself than Racine can pay him.
Why, last season I tried to get the boy
with the Columbus Club Of the Ameri-
can association, as I wanted to see him
get ahead, but he preferred not to play
every day and leave his home. I see
where President Moll Of the w. I.
league claimed we had taken couple of
his men. That may have been the case
last year, but only after the leagues
had taken some Of our best men. How
ever, we would not have touched their
men or other players this year, but now
that they have started it, why we will
finish it. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
DAMAGES FOR MRS. PERISH
Jury Awards Her 1915 in Suit Against
Over-zealous Collector from Chicago

The jury which heard the evidence in
the suit of Mrs. Title Perish, wife of
Sam Perish, against Alexander Gruen-
baum, a collector for the v. Tempe
Company of Chicago, returned verdict
late Friday afternoon giving Mrs. Per-
IRISH damages to the amount Of 1915.
Gruenbaum according to the complaint
was an over-zealous collector and it was
alleged that he came to Kenosha in No
vember of 1907 to collect an account
from Sam Perish At the time Perish
was in the hospital and the complaint
alleged that Gruenbaum went to the
private apartments Of Mrs. Perish and
attempted to force her to make a set
Element of the account with her hus-
band. Gruenbaum afterward secured
an attachment to portion of the
property in the saloon owned by Per
rish The suit was a demand for $4,000
for the personal suffering of Mrs. Per-
rish on account of the treatment al
legged to have been accorded her by
Gruenbaum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
A Negro Suffering From Small
Pox at Waukegan Escapes
From the Pest House
HEADING TOWARD KENoSHA
Waukegan Police Declare They are Not
Interested in Capture of Man but
People Between Two Cities
Are Deeply Interested

Look out for the small pox. Charles
Russell, a. negro, who was taken with
the dread disease at Waukegan on
Tuesday, has escaped from the pest
house at that city and it is thought
that he came either to Kenosha. or Zion
City. The police in the two cities have
been asked to keep close look out
for the man and if '9new coon'' ap-
pears in town it will be pretty good
plan to fight a little shy Of him. Rus
sci was taken to the Waukegan pest
house on tuesday. The pest house in
Waukegan is not just the best place in
the world for a man suffering with
fever and Russell was left alone in the
place without nurse or attendant. He
failed to like his surroundings and
some time Tuesday night or Wednes-
day morning he broke out Of one of the
rickety windows of the hospital and
when last seen was running north
along the beach toward Kenosha. Peo-
pie along the line were notified Of the
escape of Russell and if he makes his
appearance at any of the houses an
effort will be made to have him sent
back to Waukegan. The Waukegan
police have absolutely refused to make
any search for the small pox patient de-
claring that they are glad to be rid of
aim and it is probable that there will
be some trouble in getting the negro
back to Waukegan if his hiding place
can be discovered. Russell is said to
have been a resident of Kenosha in
lormer times and it is thought that he
will try to get back into this city. The
police of the city have been notified
to keep a close watch for the fellow
and if he is discovered in the city he
will be promptly quarantined until he
can be sent back to Waukegan or to
some other place where small pox vic
Tins can be cared for. Since the Ke-
nosha pest house was stolen some time
ago Kenosha has no place to care for
small pox victims. This city has not
had case Of small pox in several years,
but with the probabilities of Russell
striking here. at any time it might be
well to fit up place somewhere to
take care Of such patients.
Waukegan doctors are divided as to
whether or not the man is really suf-
fering from small pox- some Of them
contending that he has the Cuban itch
ss he L
be just as well to fight shy of the man
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
GET MANY COMPLAINTS
Wholesale Complaints on Gas and Elec
trio Bills Made to Gas Company

Gas and electric bills seem to have
been soaring again for the last month
and as result the company is receiv
ing SO many complaints that there is
need Of special officer to take care
Of the "kicks.'' The officials Of the
company explain the jump in the bills
as being caused by the fact that the
meters were read early in December
and late in January and that the time
covered by the bills for this reason is
considerably over a calendar month
On account of the change in the bills
the people Of the city are anxiously
watching the Developments in the
hearing of the complaints that have
been fled at Madison ana some of them
seem to be hopeful that this hearing
will result in reduction of the present
rates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
INSTALLATION AND BANQUET
Columbian Knights Install New Officers
on Thursday Evening

A noteworthy gathering of the mem
bers of the Kenosha Council of the
Columbia Knights was held at Grand
Army Hall on Thursday evening when
the new officers of the organization
were installed by Past Supreme Presi-
dent H. c. Bruss OIL Chicago. A large
number of the members of the
local chapter were present and a
number of guests from other cities
added interest to the ceremonies by
their presence. After the ceremonies
at the hall a banquet was served at the
Hotel Fischer at which covers were laid
for thirty guests. Toasts were respond
ed to by the local and visiting officials
of the order and the plans for an ex-
tension of the work of the order in
Kenosha were discussed until an early
hour of the morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
FIRST PETITIONS FILED
Henry Timme and B. G.. Cameron the
First Regular Candidates

The first petition for the primary
election of 1909 have been filed with
the city clerk and the first two candi-
dates in the field are Henry Timme as
a candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for alderman Of the Second ward
and B. G. cameron as a candidate for
the Republican nomination in the
Fourth ward. City Clerk Harrington is
now being kept busy sending out petit
lions and already more than forty petit
tions have been taken out for men who
aspire TO places on the Common Coun-
Gil. II is thought that the number of
candidates this year at the primary
election will set new record. Many
OF the politicians are busy and it is
certain that while the primary is for
an off /" year, there will be some real
excitement in nearly all Of the wards.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
DOCTORS IN SESSION
Regular Meeting Held at the Resi-
dence Of DR.. Jorgensen

The regular monthly meeting of the
Kenosha County Medical Society was
held on Thursday evening at the home
of DR.. P. P. M. Jorgensen on Prairie
avenue and it proved to be one of the
most interesting meetings ever held by
the physicians Of the city. The liter
airy program for the evening consisted
of very interesting paper on "sBrights
Disease" read by DR.. ]. T. Corr. It
was followed with general discussion.
DR.. G. H. Ripley, the chairman of
the committee in charge of the work
of securing better sanitary conditions
in the schools of the city, reported that
the committee had met with a special
committee of the Board of Education
and that a set of rules was now being
formulated which would probably be
reported within a short time.
There were the usual social features
Of the meeting, DR.. Jorgensen and his
wife entertaining the doctors in
charming manner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
School Board Members From All
Districts in the County Meet
in Annual Convention
LARSEN SPEAKS
Urges the Boards of Rural Districts to
Secure Teachers Who Are in
Sympathy With. the Lives
of the Pupils
{ From Thursdays Daily

More than a hundred members of
rural school boards in different parts
of the county came to KenOsha today
to attend the annual School Board Con-
vention held at the auditorium of the
High School. The convention was
called to order by County Superinten
dent j. J. Kerwin of Silver Lake and
Rural School Inspector G.. E. Larson of
Manitowoc was the principal speaker
before the convention.
The subject under discussion was
rural school teachers and the members
pertinent pointers in regard to the en-
ployment and management of the teach
ers. Inspector Larson made strong
plea for the betterment Of the teach
ing force in the rural schools. He
declared that farm life in Wisconsin
was changing so rapidly that it was one
of the greatest difficulties to find teach
ers who could take up the school work
in keeping with this change of farm
life. He declared that the duty of the
rural school teacher today was as i'm
portant as that committed to any other
teacher in the great public school sys-
tenn and that for this reason the duties
of employing these teachers were the
most important imposed on the School
Boards Of the various districts. He urged
that teachers of character, maturity and
scholarly training should be employed
and that above all the teachers en-
ployed should be people who were able
to enter into the life of the community
in which the school was situated. He
raped the Board for their action in
letting teachers leave the schools be-
cause they asked for a little more
wages and declared that the Boards
when they got good teachers should
not allow the question of a few dollars
to stand in the way of keeping them.
He urged better teachers in the schools
and better pay for the teachers. At
the close of the address by the in
spector, Superintendent Kerwin made a
very interesting address on the duty
the school officials owed the schools of
their dictrict. He urged that the
Board be loyal to the teacher and de-
clared that they could do much to aid
the teacher in getting the best work OF
the pupils. He told the members of the
various Boards that it was their duty
to visit the schools, not as experts, but
as plain farmers and to make it their
duty to study the faults of the school
and advise with the teachers as to the
best remedies for these defects. He
spoke of the work of keeping up the
school grounds and making them attrac-
tive to the scholars.
This afternoon the discussion of the
teacher problem was continued and the
Inspector answered many questions
along this particular line proposed by
the members of the different boards.
The meeting was the most successful
of the kind ever held in Kenosha coun-
ty and it is expected that it will aid
materially in bringing the rural schools
to higher degree Of efficiency.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
NAME NEW OFFICERS
Knights of Columbus Building Associa-
ton Names Officers for Ensuing Year

ton Names Officers for Ensuing Year
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders and board of directors Of the
Knights Of Columbus Building Associa-
ton, held at the K. of G. Club rooms,
Tuesday evening, the following officers
were elected;
President G. Slater.
Vice President-Michael J. Isermann.
Secretary James E. Tully.
Treasurer-Walter M. Burke.
Directors William N. Weiskopf,
Matthias P. Schmitz and John O'Don-
nell.
Since the purchase of the Main
street property now owned by the asso-
citation, in February, 1908, the stock
holders have paid into the building
fund the sum of $1O,5OOOO, leaving a.
balance due on the mortgage indebted
ness Of $14,5OO.00; nearly four-ffths Of
the capital stock being subscribed for.
The association has paid two dividends
to it's stockholders the past year, be-
sides making a great many repairs to
its building. 1t has entered into a
contract for a. modern fire escape and
when the plans for further improve
ments are carried out during the COM
ing year the building will be one of the
Leading business blocks in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
SCHOOL GETS BRONZE TABLET
Glass Of 1905 to Present Splendid Lin
coin Memorial to High School


coin Memorial to High School
The Kenosha High School will be
presented with a splendid Lincoln
memorial on the celebration of the
hundreth anniversary of the great
American. The memorial will be the
gift of the members of the class of
1905. It will consist of tablet Of
solid bronze more than two feet in
length and three feet in width on which
is inscribed in raised letters the text
of Lincoln IS address at Gettysburg. In
addition to this the memorial will in
clude a. splendid bas-relief of Lincoln
which is designed to be hung above the
tablet. The unwilling of the two
bronzes will be marked with an inter
esting ceremony. The address present
ing the memorial to the school will be
made by Will O'Donnell The commit
tee in charge of the purchase of the
memorials was Miss Anna Gonnermann
Mrs. Jay Schumacher and Fred Morse.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
tax annually and would result in 800
miles Of permanent road each year.
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Mems Club of st. Matthews Church
Names w. w. Strong as President

Mems Club of st. Matthews Church
Names w. w. Strong as President
The Men IS Club of st. Matthews
church met in annual meeting at the
amid Hall on Wednesday evening and
more than sixty of the members of the
club were in attendance. At the election
of officers for the year w. w. Strong
was named as president of the organiza-
ton and in accepting the office he out
lined a season of active work for the
club. After the meeting a musical
program was rendered An excellent
dinner was served during the early part
of the evening and the meeting proved
to be one of the most interesting ever
held by the club. The full list Of of
ficers of the organization is as follows:
President-William w. Strong.
Vice President-William F. Fisher.
Secretary-C. M. Baldwin.
Treasurer-James Blair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
Effort Being Made To interest
Voters in Organization of a
Non. Partisan League
MANY CANDIDATES IN SIGHT
Woods Are Full of Men Seeking to be
Elected to City Offices at the
Coming City Election
Hegeman for Alderman /

The ground hog seems to have been
out long enough on Tuesday to stir up
the spring politicians and with the real
spring weather today the curb stones
of the city were lined with the politi-
clans and all sorts of states are being
made for the coming election. There
are lot of candidates for alderman
in the field, but the Republicans and
Democrats both seem to be little slow
in coming into the field for school COM
missioner. There are yet FIVE weeks in
which to file petitions for candidates
am !. is certain that there will be a
large number of petitions filed this year
than in any off year The past years
administration of the affairs of the
city has been an eye opener to the peo-
pie of the city and it is pretty certain
that a political revolution is coming at
the election this year.
The gang which has been in power in
Kenosha is threatened with disruption
and many Of the' people who have been
the most ardent supporters of these men
are swinging round and will vote with
the opposite party if necessary to
break up the gang. Efforts are being
made in some parts of the city to get
up an independent organization for the
election in order to secure the election
of men for the various offices who will
work for the best interests of the city
and seek in a. measure to safeguard the
interests of the taxpayers. A voters
league is one Of the possibilities Of the
next few weeks and if the movement
that has just been started is carried
out the league will be similar to the
Municipal Voters League which has
been at work in Chicago for several
years and which has come to be the
officials to the Chicago City Council.
The records of men seeking reelection
to the Council are being carefully gone
over and it is pretty certain that the
voters in the different wards will be
able to know just what they are doing
when they go to the polls on election
day. The Republicans have as yet tax
en- no steps to secure an organization
for the campaign, but it is expected
that meeting of the city committee
will be called in a few days and while
the committee will not take up the
convention idea tried last year, the
members will see to it that the party
has good men for all of the Offices The
political pot was stirred little this
morning by the announcement that
former alderman John Hegeman of the
Third ward would seek reelection to
that office. Hegeman was a valued
members Of the Council and it is pretty
certain that if he was nominated by
the Republicans he would be able to
get the scalp of Alderman Tully in the
Third ward Some of the candidates
are hanging back on account of an in
terest in the movement along nom
partisan lines and if this movement
could be placed in condition for actu-
al work in the campaign there is no
doubt but there would be number of
men who would prefer to seek office
on non-partisan basis, !
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
KNIGHTS ARE THRIFTY
Kenosha Knights of Columbus Raise
$4,000 for New Building Fund

The Kenosha Council Of the Knights
OF Columbus is composed of thrifty men
as today the officials Of the council are
planning to pay off $4,000 Of the mort
gage which is on the property on Main
street. The building was fought Just
a year ago at a cost of $4,000. At
the time the purchase was made the
council had only a. small amount Of
money on hand, but in the single year
$4,000 of the encumbrance has been
removed. This leaves a mortgage on
the property of but $4,000 and it is
expected that at least one third Of this
will be taken care of before the end
of another year. The stock.in the as
ISOLATION is now selling very rapidly
and as it is a. good investment for the
purchasers it is pretty certain that it
will prove popular with them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
KENNARD A BANKRUPT
Former Kenosha Baker is Declared q
Bankrupt in the Courts in Iowa

James A. Kennard, a former Kenosha
baker and formerly one Of the best
known business men of Kenosha has
been declared bankrupt in the United
States Court for the southern district
of Iowa. Since leaving Kenosha sever
al years ago after a series of difficult
ties Kennard has! been in business in
DesMoines, Iowa. The notice for the
first meeting Of the creditors of the
former baker which has been sent to
Kenosha shows that he has scheduled
liabilities in the sum of $7,519.45 and
no assests which are not exempt. The
first meeting Of the creditors is to be
held n DesMoines on Feb. "a. It is
said that there are several people in
'Kenosha interested in the proceedings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
soMERs PIONEER DEAD
Mrs. Gecina Baker, Well Known Resi-
dent of Somers Died on Thursday

Mrs. Gecina Baker, well known
resident of the Town of Somers, died at
the home Of her niece, Mrs. Frank De-
Line, in that town on Thursday, after
a long illness from complication of
diseases. The deceased was II years
of age. She was a native of Holland
where she was born on July %, 1881.
She had resided in this county for
many years and was widely known
among the people of the Town of Som
ers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11

". G. Hewitt Of Oshkosh is the latest
man to enter the race for election as
state superintendent. He is well known
to Kenosha teachers and educators and
will undoubtedly find some support in
this part Of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-27
BANKER signed
CONTINUED from page one.)

the claims or what the other claim
ants were doing because / was too
busy building railroads.
81 let Cunningham look after 1t
and everything that he said went
with with me. I did not have any
thing to do with the Guggenheim ne
gotirtions and did not know that they
were being carried on Later when
I heard about this Guggenheim rro-
position, I thought heat it was all
right. When the Guggenheim nego.
tia+ions fell through VT organized
the Behring River Railroad company.
We did not have any intention Of
building a. railroad then, but merely
wanted to get a right Of way so that
some one else could not come in and
bottle us up by getting the only
available route" IT,.
Mr.. Henry was shown an AFFIDAVIT
signed by him, in which It was stated
that he knew most Of the claimants.
That statemer' Is false" raid
Henry. Fl know only three or four
of these men. This shows that /
signed afidavits without looking at
them. Cunningham brought CLAWS
to my Office and asked me to sign the
affidavit. They said it was all right
and I signed it. I did not read 1t
over"