davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
BOND MARKET CHANGES
May Not Be Able to Get School Bonds
Placed at Four Per Cent.

Members of the finance committee
of the Common Council are watching
the bond market with a great deal of
interest just at present and from the
outlook it will be difficult matter to
market the Kenosha school bonds with
four per cent interest clause. The
demand for money to move the great
crops has caused an entirely different
complexion to come over the bond mar
ket and there is not nearly the demand
for securities for investment that there
was month ago and it is just possible
that there will be trouble disposing of
the Kenosha bonds at this time. Under
the law bids must be advertised for
before the bonds are sold and the bonds
must be disposed Of to the highest
bidder. With this red tape to be gone
through it is certain that the Board
of Education will not be able to get
the money for the new school before
the middle Of October and it is prob
able that the city will have to make
some arrangements to advance money
to meet the demands of the Board in
the meantime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
SERVICE THIRTEEN YEARS OLD
Wisconsin Has 1869 Routes in Opera
tion and 215 More Will be Opened

With over 1000 routes in operation,
all but 622 of the number furnishing
a daily service, the others being tri-
weekly, the rural mail delivery service
will celebrate its thirteenth anniver-
sary in six weeks, with a record of the
most phenomenal growth of any depart
ment of the government. The service
was started in 1896 with FIVE routes in
Virginia, established from $4,000
fund congress appropriated to test the
plan and in three years 391 routes were
in operation, costing $4,000. Over
10000 petitions have been filed for the
service since its Inauguration, Wiscon-
sin having filed 1882 in all, on which
1889 routes have been established in
the state, with 2l5 petitions now pend
ing. In most parts of the state the
county system is in operation. No
plans have been made for observing the
18th anniversary, but suggestion has
been offered that every patron of the
rural route give one cent to create a
fund for some charity. With 20,000,000
served by the rural service. fund of
100000 would be raised if this plan
was adopted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
MAY HONOR TIMOTHY 0. HOWE
Milwaukee Man in Letter Sets Out the
Claims of Former Kenosha Man to
Place of High Honor in the History
of the Nation.

The efigy of a man widely known
and widely loved among the pioneers
of Kenosha may be selected to be
placed by the side Of the efigy of
Pere Marquette in the National Hall
of Fame as movement has been start
ed to have the vacant space left for the
great men Of Wisconsin filed by the
placing there of the efigy of the late
Timothy Otis Howe, one time postmas-
ter general and one Of the most dis
guished representatives Of Wisconsin in
the halls of the legislature and con
gress. The late Timothy Otis Howe
was one of the greatest men ever
known to Wisconsin, distinguished
man, national figure, student, and
a great lover of Wisconsin.
Timothy Howe attained distinction
as young man in Wisconsin and later
as the representative Of the state in
the United States senate. His politi-
cal career reached its climax in his
being appointed as postmaster general
which position he filled with great
honor to himself and the state
A Milwaukee man in writing of the
claims of the former postmaster gen
eral for the high distinction says:
"Tiimothy Otis Howe belongs to his
tory and to the whole country. A
searching Of records reveals that he has
impressed the nation as has no other
Wisconsin citizen. The undertaking
champion Of the sovereignty Of the ma
ton, Howe was the Webster Of the west
without Webster's eloquence, but with
more than Webster s forensic ability
and moral courage. He was match
for Douglas (Thwaites Wisconsin, p.
328).
GA legislator in Maine when a strip
ling, supreme Justice in Wisconsin five
years later, defeated for the senate in
'57 because of addiction to national
ism, triumphantly elected in 1861, in
the senate eighteen years, the longest
in Wisconsin history, representative to
the international monetary conference,
and attorney general of the United
States up to his sudden death, all this
constitutes a record of public service
unrivaled in the annals of our com
monwealth.
"Senator Howe was the close per-
sonal friend and adviser Of Abraham
Lincoln. He made the name of Wis
consin respected by his ability, his I'M
yielding integrity. His loyalty to
principle was never found wanting. He
had brought his New England con-
science west with him. When offered
a position on the supreme bench of the
United States he declined rather than
be succeeded in the senate by Green
backer.o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
TO EXTEND PLANT
N. r. Allen S Sons Co. Plan on Build
ing Big Hide Cellar Next Year

The N. r. Allen Company is planning
for another big extension Of its plant
and the ground at the corner Of Grand
avenue and Ashland avenue is now be-
ing cleared to furnish a site for the
erection of large hide cellar It is
probable that the work Of building will
not start until next year. Charles W.
Allen when seen this morning said:
We are clearing off the ground but as
yet our plans for the new building are
not complete and | do not think that
we can start the building until next
year. 1t will be a big one, however,
and will be two stories in height.
The capacity Of the tannery is being
constantly enlarged and it is certain
that with the prosperous times now be-
ing promised that the plant will be
extended considerably next year. The
work of putting in the new plant for
handling the refuse of the tannery will
be completed within few weeks and
when this is completed the company
hopes to be able to do away entirely
with the pollution of the Kenosha river
which has caused so much complaint in
the past few years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
TO HEAR REPORT
Elks Will Have Report of Annual
Grand Lodge Sessions Thursday


The Elks of Kenosha will have very
interesting session on Thursday even
ing as at that time Past Exalted Ruler
James Millar, who attended the Los
Angeles session of the grand lodge as
a representative Of the Kenosha lodge,
will make his report of the great meet
ing. Many changes were made in the
constitution and bylaws of the order
at the Los Angeles session and these
new provisions of the constitution will
be explained at the meeting on Thurs
day evening. It is expected that a
very large number of the members of
the lodge will attend the meeting and
a social session will follow the regular
meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
DISCOVERS NORTH POLE
DR.. T. A. Cook Said to Have Found
Long Sought Latitudes

Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 1-Ac-
cording to telegram received at the
Colonial office here today from Lervik,
Norway, it is stated that the North
Pole has been discovered and by an
American. The feat is credited to DR..
Frederick Albert Cook, the American
explorer and it is alleged that he reach
ed the North Pole on April 81, 1908.
More than a year has been used up in
making the trip to the nearest station
where the facts could be given to the
world
DR.. Cook left New York in the sum-
mer Of 1907 presumably for hunting
trip in Greenland. He went on the
steamer Erik and when he left the
Erik in Northwest Greenland early in
last year it became known that he
would attempt to reach the pole. On
March 81, 1908, he left Annatok with
eight eskAnos, four sledges and twelve
dog teams. He was heard from two
weeks later and this was the last mes
sage received from him until today.
For a year he had been given up as
lost, but he had the reputation Of being
a daring explorer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
ALDERMAN SWIFT ExoNERATED

Eugene LaMachia, the Italian grocer
has given out a statement which ex-
onerates Alderman Swift of the pauper
committee of any great amount of
blame for the condition of the Mar
cheese family. LaMachia states that
he was given the orders for groceries
for the family, but that there was a
misunderstanding as to the delivery of
them He understood that the mem
bers Of the family were to call and get
them while the members of the family
seem to have labored under the idea
that they were to be delivered to them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
DEATH OF THOMAS DoNAHUE
Well Known Resident Of the City Died
at His Home Saturday Morning

Thomas Donahue, one of the best
known residents of the city, died at
his home 651 Pomeroy street at seven
clock Saturday after a short i'll
ness from stomach trouble. Mr.. Don
ahue had been ailing for several
months, but he was able to be at work
until last Tuesday when his condition
became such that he was forced to
take to his bed and he continued to
grow weaker until the end came this
morning.
The deceased was a native of Ire
land, but came to this country when a
young man and worked for some time
at Ansonia, Conn. He came to Ke-
nosha when the Chicago Brass Com
pany built it's first plant here and had
been foreman in the annealing depart
ment there for many years He was
widely known among the workmen of
the company.
Mr.. Donahue was 50 years of age
last May. He is survived by widow
and four children, Edward, Michael J.,
Katharine and Mark Donahue, all of
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
j. Z. MeRae Demands Large
Sum in Damages From T.
Kuhn of Wheatland
WIFEs AFFECTIONS STOLEN

John T. McRae, we'll known farmer
of the town of Wheatland, filed a de-
cidedly sensational suit in the Circuit
Court this morning naming Frank
Kuhn, also prominent as farmer in
the same town, as the defendant.
McRae demands damages in the amount
of $4,000 alleging the alienation Of
his wife affections by Kuhn.
The complaint, which was fled by
Attorney A. E. Buckmaster, states that
McRae and his wife, Elizabeth McRae.
had been married for many years and
that they had lived happily until the
first part of this year when the atten-
tions shown to the wife by Kuhn caused
her to forget her love for her husband.
The husband charges his wife with hav-
ing too intimate relations with Kuhn
on several occasions between the lst
day of January and the 1st Of April.
Since that time it is claimed that the
wife has been living at the home of
her husband, but the husband claims
that the representations made to her
by Kuhn have caused her to forget all
the love she had for him.
The summons and complaint in the
case does not go into detail but it is
expected that there will be evidence
of a very sensational nature when the
case is called for trial at the septem-
Der term of the Circuit Court. Kuhn
is said to be wealthy and he has been
a resident of the town of Wheatland
for many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
PLAN FOR CONCLAVE
Pythians Are Preparing for
Annual Encampment in
Milwaukee in 1910
KENOSHA PYTH|ANs TO AID

Initial steps for the most elaborate
entertainment of any convention ever
held in the United States were taken
by Garfield Lodge No. SO, Knights Of
Pythias, at Milwaukee, Monday night,
in connection with the 1910 convention
Of the Knights of Pythias to be held
in Milwaukee and in this work the
Milwaukee Pythians will be aided by
Pythians of Kenosha
A monster carnival to Guido any
mardi gras celebration ever held in
New Orleans is planned as a feature
of the convention.
Assurances already have been receiv-
ed by the Knights, it is said, Of the
hearty cooperation Of Milwaukee city
officials, and it is expected that when
a realization of the magnitude of the
undertaking is brought home to the
people, substantial appropriation from
the city will be forthcoming to aid in
the entertainment Of the visitors.
Details for the entertainment Of the
visitors have not been considered, but
the magnitude of the undertaking may
be appreciated when it is realized that
at the last convention held in Boston
there were $4,000 uniform knights in
the parade. The convention in Mil
waukee will include not only the uni
form rank, but the subordinate lodges
of the supreme domain, which takes in
Canada, the United States, Hawaii, the
Philippine Islands and Alaska.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
DEATH OF JACOB ORTIZ
Well Known German Pioneer of County
Died at His Home in Somers

Jacob Orth, well known German
pioneer of Kenosha county and a resi-
dent of the town of Somers for nearly
fifty years, died at his home on, the
Burlington road late Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Ortiz was SO years of age and
death was caused by general break
ing down due to advanced age. The
deceased was native of Germany, but
he came to this country forty-seven
years ago and had since made his home
on the farm in Somers. He was wide
ly known among the residents of that
portion Of the county. He is survived
by widow ard six children, John,
Mary, Sophia, Joseph, Jacob and Lena
Orth, all of this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
PRsKE rs IMPROVING
Man Stabbed by Charles Rose May
Have Chance to Recover

Enik Prske, the man who was
stabbed on an interurban car near Cen
trail Park Sunday night by Charles
Rose, is still alive at the st. Mary S
Hospital in Racine and this afternoon
it was stated that there was a posi-
bility Of his recovery, Prske spent a
decidedly comfortable night and while
his condition is still critical the physi-
clans state that they have some hopes
of his getting well. Rose has not
asked for hearing and District Attor-
ney Baker will not take him before
the Municipal Court until he sees how
serious the injuries to Prske may prove.
The man who is alleged to have been
with Rose at the time Of the assault
mas not as yet been arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
MISSING OAR STILL SOUGHT
Officials Secure The Aid of Hundreds Of
People in Seeking Evidence Against
HASTEN and He Waits Patiently
for Hearing

The web of evidence against Herman
HASTEN, who is in Jail awaiting a hear
ing in connection with the murder of
Herman Martin at Lake Mary a week
ago last Sunday night, is slowly being
drawn up and District Attorney Baker
( together with Sheriff Gunter and Chief
! of Police O'Hare secured some excel
lent corroborative evidence of strug-
: gle between the two men at Twin
! Lakes on Tuesday afternoon when they
found two men who heard the
quarrel on the lake which is sup
posed to have resulted in the
! fight eliminating in the death of
/ Martin. These two men were the
barber at the Schwartz Hotel and one
of the men employed at the ice house
of the Haegele Ice Company at which
tboth Martin and HASTEN had been en-
gployed. These two men declared to the
Edistrict attorney ON Tuesday that they
heard the contest between the men
I at about half past eleven O'Clock Sun
, day night and that the two men seemed
to be engaged in a bitter quarrel. The
! language used by the men was very
/ profane and the voices were easily dis
tinguished and they feel certain that
! the men quarreling were Martin and
hasten. The time of the quarrel does
not tally exactly with the story told
by the r5wo Chicago er9men but it is
thought that the women were mistaken
In the time. HASTEN admits that he
and Martin went out on the lake lust
! after eleven O'Clock and the quarrel
ing was heard shortly after that time.
The officials did not spend any
time Tuesday seeking the missing oar
but 1T is pretty certain that the oar
will be found if it is in Lake Mary or
in that immediate vicinity. The peo-
pie in that district have been search
ing the lake ever since the night of the
tragedy and the offer of small reward
"a week ago has stimulated the search.
1t is thought by the officials that Kas-
ten is the only man who can tell lust
where this oar is. They believe that
hasten is crafty and the fact that he
had more than twelve hours in which
to get rid of anything that might be
used as evidence against him gave him
plenty of time to stow away any blood
smeared oar, 1t is thought possible
that the oar was buried and if this is
the fact it may never be found. Peo-
pie are now searching in out of the
way places about the lake thinking it
possible that they will find some evil
dence of the oar being buried. 1t
might have been concealed in some of
the big ice houses about the lake and
then it would not be found until the
ice is removed late in the summer.
HASTEN is not hurrying matters and
the district attorney is determined to
give him a chance to help in the effort
that is being made to find the oar and
he will probably be taken to Twin
Lakes this afternoon or tomorrow.
hasten has made no further statements
and is not asking for any assistance
for defense. He stated to the sheriff
Tuesday that he was willing to wait
until the officers had fully investigated
the case and that he felt certain that
such an investigation would establish
his innocence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
PROMINENT MEN WILL SPEAK
Laymen of the Church to Offer One of
the Most Interesting Features of the
Great Gathering of the Wisconsin
Methodists Next Week.

G.. w. Jones of Appleton, president
of the Laymen's organization in the
Wisconsin Conference Of the Methodist
church, has sent out the official call
and program for the annual meeting
to be held in Kenosha on Saturday of
next week This will be the first
annual meeting of the association
and it is certain that two humid
red of the leading lay members
of the church in Wisconsin will be
in attendance. Prominent speakers
from this and other states are to be
in attendance at the meeting, among
the speakers being President Jones, II.
A. Moehlenpah of Clinton, former can
didate for congress in the first district;
Hon Frank L. Hall of Madison, Dr. E.
L. Eaton of Evanston and G. B. Will
lis, state president of the Young Men s
Christian Association.
The feature of the gathering will be,
the laymen' S banquet in the evening
and covers will be laid for at least
$50 at this banquet. The detailed
program for the reunion will be as fol-
lows:
200 P. M. at the Congregation Church
Miss Allie Millar, Milton, Wis.
tSecretary report on Organization.
Address. .... G.. W. Jones, Presiden6A
Report and Address. .......
......H. A. MoehIenpah, SecretarY1
Call of Districts....... ..s,....
Reported by Vice-Presidentsf
Paper-"The Financial Problem
of the Local Church,. $500.
| E. S. Maddox, Kenosha
Free Will Offering.
Special
The Superannuate' IS Claim 800.
......... Rev. E. S. McChesney
The Sustentation Society .......
........ Rev. w. A. Peterson
.............Re Rev. S. III. Anderson
The Y. M. G. A. ..... c. B. Willis
Any other special matters or appeals
will follow here if there be
time for them
Election of officers
Appointment of committees.
600 P. NJ.
Banquet and social time NJ. E. Church
Parlors.
Charge, rs cents per plate.
7:3o P. M.
Mass meeting in the interest OF The
cold Veterans M. E. Auditorium
Hymn by congregation.
Prayer.
Song. ........,Y. M. G. A. Quartette
A Few Words of Cheer. .........
................ Bishop Mcdowell
Address-'<The Conference Clai-
mants from PASTORS View
Point
DIR. E. L. Eaton, Evanston, III.
Song ...........Y. NJ. G. A. Quartette
Address-"The Conference Clai-
mants from a Layman's View
Point"
..... Hon. Frank L, Hall, Madison
Appeal-H. A. Moehlenpah, Secretary
Laymen IS Association.
Doxology.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
SURROUND BANDITS IN A CAVE
Holderness Sees Five of His Fellow
Troopers Killed by Fire Of Natives
and Himself Narrowly Escapes From
Bullets of Moros.

Roy Holderness, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Holderness of Ashland
avenue and a lieutenant in the United
States army in the Philippine Islands,
has been under fire. He has been in a
real battle and has shared the dangers
of bloody field in which five American
soldiers were killed and twenty two
wounded It was the first time that
the Kenosha boy had been under fire
and on account of the work which he
did at the battle with the Moros he has
received the congratulations of the
governor general of the Philippines and
the adiutant general of the army in the
Philippines.
| The first details Of the engagement
| in which Lieutenant Holderness took
part are given in letter received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Holderness bearing the
date Of July 9th ana sent from the post
of Jolo where Lieutenant Holderness
is now stationed. In describing the
engagement with the Moros Lieutenant
Holderness says:
~ have been under fire. That seems
a little thing, but when I tell you that
we were under fire at distance of
about fifty yards continually for three
days and that we lost five dead and
twenty-five wounded during that time
you can imagine that it was some fight
ing. We succeeded on July End in
running Jikiri and his famous band of
pirates into a cave on Patian Island,
with two troops and no provisions. The
first night | had the outpost consisting
of twenty men and we remained on
duty from p. m. until 6 a. m. Thir
teen hours at a whack, on the alert
for bolo rush at any minute, we were
firing and being fired ON all night
The Moros even threw rocks at us we
were so close to them and shot poison
ed darts out of blow pipes. They have
all kinds of rifles and shot guns. One
man was killed the first night and an
other soldier lying within fifteen feet
of me was severely wounded He lost
an eye and was shot through the
shoulder and hand. The next night
[ was on outpost from midnight to a..
m, Nd ha
a mountain gun and took it down the
cliff. / was helping with the gun when
the Moros fred a lot of slugs through
US wounding three out of the six in
the party severely. Later in the morn
ing we made charge on the cave and
they rushed out with their bolos cut
ting a few men very badly, but they
got only few feet out Of the cave
before they were riddled with bullets.
"This fight came as an end to a
series Of scraps with this band. They
have been robbing and numbering al
most continually for the past year and
we have been in the field almost con-
tinually for them. It certainly has
been a very interesting campaign and
an experience we'll worth going through
and well past. We, who were present
at the fight have received letters of
congratulations from the governor gen
eral and the department commander. =
Lieutenant Holderness was one of the
most popular men ever graduated from
the Kenosha High School and he was
an honor man at West Point. His
career in the army has been watched
with a great deal Of interest by his
Kenosha friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
SEEK MISSING BOY.
Mrs. Eva Roger Asks Police to Search
for Her Son Edward.

Mrs. Eva Roger, residing at $50
Garden street, has appealed to the po-
lice of the city to aid her in a search
for her son who disappeared from Ke-
nosha FIVE weeks ago and who has not
been heard from since. Young Roger
is IS years of age and his mother is I'M
able to account for his continued alb
senee It IS thought possible that he
went to Woodstock or Highland Park,
Ill, or LaPorte, Ind, and police officers
in all of these cities have been asked
to make an effort to locate HIM. Thus
far they have found no clew to his
whereabouts.-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hansen entertain
ed number Of friends at their home
on the sand ridge Tuesday evening in
honor Of the fifth anniversary Of their
marriage The evening was pleasantly
spent with cards and dancing and all
present report very pleasant-time.