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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
DON'T PASS MUSTER
Police and Fire Commission
Examine Nine Candidates
No Appointments
SEE NEED or SALARY RAISE

The Board Of Fire and Police Com
missioners met in special session at the
office of the City Engineer on Monday
evening and were kept busy until mid
night examining candidates for places
on the police and fire departments but
when the board adjourned after the
four hours of strenuous work no addi-
ton had been made to the forces.
Twelve applicants were examined,
three of whom sought places on the
fire department while the other nine
would be permitted to wear the blue
Of the police officers. The members
Of the commission when seen today
were not enthusiastic over the candi-
dates who presented themselves for
places ON the police force. A large
majority of the nine were foreigners
and many of them could not speak the
English language any too WELL 1t is
probable that the vacancies in the fire
department will be filled from the list.
examined on Monday evening but it is
probable that the police department
will have, to wait until better material
can be secured. The commission
when it received nine applications
for places on the police force felt that
all vacancies could be filed but the
members do not believe that incom-
petent men should be placed in the
force for the sole purpose of filing up
the ranks. Chief o 'Hare has been
asked to secure further applications
for places on the force and as soon
as these applications are secured the
commission viii hold another meeting.
1t is probable that the council will be
asked to take some immediate action
to raise the pay of police officers in
order to make it possible to find men
suitable for police duty who are will
ing to 90 on the force
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

tendent OF the building and the con-
tractors for the heating plant $1,000.
The matter of the selection of marble
for the new building was left with the
committee on building and water
works with power TO .act.
The council refused to allow the
claim of Mrs. Katharine Worthington
who claimed $25 from the city for loss
of business to her boarding house dur
ing the maintenance of quarantine
for small pox. The claim of John
Scholey against the city was settled
for $50.
The council voted to borrow money
to help the board of education pay its
bills for the remainder of the year
and the loan will be negotiated at
once. There was the usual amount of
routine business and it was long after
midnight when the council adjourned,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
HAVE NOTABLE DISPLAY.
began and Deffry Holiday Beef At
tracts Attention to Market.

One Of the most unique holiday dis
plays to be found in the city of Ken
osha is at the began and Deffry meat
market on Main street. The display
consists of the finest lot of beef and
allied products ever shown in Ken
osha. After the recent live stock
show in Chicago began and Deffry
purchased car load of the prize win
ming steers and these were hung in the
market on Tuesday night In the big
lot of beef is more than three tons
of selected Herford steers each weigh
ing in the neighborhood of $50 pounds.
Each Of the sides bears the prize rib
bons awarded at the recent show in
Chicago. In addition to the great dis
play of prime beef there are twenty
three lambs raised on the farm of Ward
Crcpley in the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE and as many little pigs raised on
the Balm farm. These make up one
portion of the exhibit and trimmed in
holiday colors and with Christmas
green's they make up the greatest ex-
hibit of meat ever seen in Kenosha. On
the other side of the show is the dis
play of poultry. Here are more than
7o0 turkeys all raised in Kenosha
county and saved especially for the
Christmas trade, $50 geese and almost
as many ducks. In addition to this the
market is showing special holiday offer
ings of other meats and fish including
everything that the season offers. The
display is one of the best ever made
by the began and Deffry market and
this means the best ever made in Ken
osha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
Distinguished Southern Man
Died at His Home ON Eng
lish Court Tuesday
WIDELY KNOWN IN The SOUTH

William Henry Bingham, distin-
guishcd old Southerner who has made
his home in Kenosha for the past two
years and lovingly known among his
friends at "Col. Bingham, died at
his home "a English Court lust after
four O'Clock Tuesday afternoon Death
was Que to general debility and Col.
Bingham had been an invalid ever
since he came to Kenosha. The de-
ceased was born in Ireland, October
10, 1897, but came to this country
when young man. He settled in
Memphis Tenn, shortly after the close
Of the war and had much to do with
the building up of Memphis. For years
he was in the real estate and hotel
business in Memphis and had large in
terests in several other southern cities.
Two years ago he came to Kenosha
and spent few days at the Pennoyer
Sanitarium and he was so taken with
the city that he decided to make it his
home. He is survived by his widow,
one daughter Mrs. G. A. Streeter of
Milwaukee and one step son w. l..
Jackson who is living in Wyoming. The
funeral will be held from the late resi-
dence on Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock and the remains will be laid
at rest at the Kenosha city cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
TO SEEK ARREST IN THAT CITY
Police and District Attorney Believe
THAT Wilson Will Return to Kenosia
to Face Charges Only After Hard
Fight for Extladition.

G.. Z. Wilson, club fellow and insur
ance agent long wanted by the police
of Kenosha on, charges of uttering
worthless checks has been located at
st. Louis, Mo-, and efforts are now be-
ing made to have Wilson returned to
Kenosha for trial. Wilson was located
at the Planters Hotel in St. Louis on
Tuesday through the efforts of Chief
Of Police O'E[are and it is expected
that he will be arrested by the officials
of the Missouri city before the day is
over. Wilson is charged with having
passed a forged check at the Kradwell
drug store early in November and
since that time the police of Kenosha,
Milwaukee and other cities have been
making an effort to locate him. Will
son is regarded as decidedly smooth
individual. Before he came to Kenosha
as a special agent for the Northwestern
Life Insurance company he had been
been one of the most active members
of the Racine Golf club. Coming to
Kenosha as a friend Of many of the
members of this club he easily found
his way into the best circles in Ken
osha. Wilson while here wrote consid-
cradle insurance and at the time he
is alleged to have cashed the forged
check he was still in the employ of
the Milwaukee company. The name Of
one Of the genera agents of the com
pany was signed to the check passed
in Kenosha and he came to the city
and demanded that Wilson be prosecut-
ed to the fullest extent of the law
declaring that he had helped Wilson
out of a number Of similar scrapes and
that he did not care to save him from
arrest. AT the time the warrant was
issued Wilson was supposed to be
working in Burlington and Sheriff
Gunter and his men at once started
out to arrest him. However, Wilson
got wind of the fact that the warrant
had been issued and got out of Bur
lington just before the officials ar
rived and the first trace that the off
cials got of him was tip that he was
in st. Louis. Wilson is said to be a.
member of a well known Milwaukee
family. 1t is probable that he will
make a hard fight against being
brought back to Kenosha for trial but
the local officials feel certain that they
will eventually land him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
Calendar Now Being Made
Up for Annual January
Term of Municipal Court
MANY CASES READY FOR TRIAL

James e. Tully, Clerk Of the NUM-
cipal court is busily engaged in get
ting ready for the January term of the
court which opens the second Monday
in January. There are only few civil
cases scheduled to be heard by the
jury at this term but it will be one Of
the most important criminal court
terms held in the county in some time.
The main civil suit of interest is the
suit Of Anna Riley against the city Of
Kenosha. This suit was supposed to
have been settled and the city council
at a recent session appropriated 5000
to be paid in full settlement of the
case but the attorney for the plaintiff
has declined to accept this settlement
and the case has been noticed for trial.
Another civil action noticed is that \of
Lyman Morehouse against the North
Shore Fuel and Supply company in
which he claims damages to the
amount of $4,000. A half dozen Grim
inal cases Of interest are slated for
trial at the term. Of chief interest
among them is The case of the state
VS.. William Eyster who was charged
with larceny in connection with the
alleged conspiracy to defraud the
Thomas B. Jeffrey company The case
of the state VS.. Adolph Revken, the
Racine man charged with being
party to the theft of $1,000 worth Of
copper wire from the Kenosha Gas and
Electric company is also on the cal
endar but it is expected that a change
of venue will be taken to the circuit
court in this case The case of the
state VS.. Adolphus Sinnette arrested
at Marinette some time ago is noticed
for trial and it is understood that some
final action will be taken in this case
at the opening of the term It is pos
sible that Sinnette will enter plea
of guilty to the charges against him.
The cases of w. E. Pomeroy and
Charles Greenwald druggists charged
with selling liquor to minors promise
to furnish one of the unique fights of
the term. In addition to these cases
there are several eases of a minor ma
ture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
MANY HOLD UP STORIES.
Ali Sorts of Rumors in Regard to Hold
Ups Going Rounds With Few Facts.

Kenosha has hold-up fever just at
present and all sorts of rumors in re-
gard to alleged daring crimes are GO
ing the rounds of the city. Reports
on the streets tell of at least two hold
ups on Tuesday night but neither of
the stories are given any credence at
the police office. One told Of daring
crime at a west side grocery which
was found to be without foundation
and another was the story of how a
farmer was held up at the city limits
and forced to disgorge. 1t was report
ed that August Schumacher was held
up on Monday night and eontributed
$95 to the fund of the hold-up men but
this was found to be a mistake. Mr..
Schumacher was stopped by couple
of men but when the police followed
the men they found that they were
employees of the Chicago Brass com
pany who had lived in the city only a
couple of days and were simply trying
to find their way to their boarding
house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
ACCIDENT DELAYS WEDDING.
Miss Jeanette Van Du Kleist Who Was
TO Have Been Married is Injured.


A Christmas wedding which was the
elimination of a romance of years was
to have been celebrated in Kenosha
on Christmas day but the ceremony has
been indefinitely postponed and John
Van Dyk a well known Kenosha Holl
ander who was to have been the groom
is now on his way to New Castle, Wash.
where Miss Jeanette Van Du Kleist,
his bride to be is at the point of death
on account of injuries received in a
runaway accident. The young woman
had started for Kenosha on Tuesday
morning and was on her way to the
train when the horse she was driving
ran away and she was thrown out and
so seriously injured that her life is
despaired of. Van Dyk was notified
of the accident Tuesday afternoon and
he left at once for the Western state
1t is probable that the wedding will
take place in Washington if Miss Van
Du Kleist RECEIVERS but Van Dyk mott
fed the County Clerk here not to can
eel the marriage license he had taken
out as the couple may decide to re-
turn TO Kenosha for the wedding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
HAD MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
John Fender Employed at the Hospital
Falls rs Feet without injury.

John Fender, aged 25, a Chicago
man employed as a workman at the
new Kenosha hospital had miracu-
lous escape from death this morning
when he fell from the top of the ele
vator shaft to the basement below, a
distance of more than rs feet without
sustaining serious injury. Just after
seven O'Clock Pender had gone to the
top of the elevator shaft to do some
work and in some manner while stand
ing on d scaffold he caught hold Of the
wrong rope and released the scaffold
which dropped from under him to the
basement below. With great presence
OF mind Pender reached out and caught
hold of steel cable at the side Of the
shaft and he managed to hold on to
this cable until he slipped to the base
ment. The man's hands were terribly
cut and bruised by the cable and he
was badly shaken up but he expects to
be able to be back at work after
Christmas. Other men employed in the
hospital who saw the accident rushed
to the basement expecting to find Pen
der killed but they met him walking
up the steps.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

| wish you all Merry Christmas. 1t
VIII be much more 50 if you take a
look at Turner s fine line of cut flow
ers and plants. Carnations, Sweet
Peas, Violets and Roses. In plants we
have Azalias, Poinsettias, Auricarias.
Cyelaman, Primroses, >Nareissus and
EFyacinths, Boston Ferns and other
kinds. Holly wreaths nd loose holly.
also fine lettuce. Lewis Turner, oppos
tie i. M. 9. A. d24
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
Report on Poor Farm.

The possibility of the sale Of the
poor farm and the building Of a home
for paupers within the limits of the
city disappeared at the meeting when
Alderman Werner head of the pauper
committee presented report in re-
gard to the farm which indicated that
it was saving the city considerable
money in caring for the paupers. This
report showed that the inmates Of the.
poor farm were being taken care of
at rate of three dollars a. week. Al
derman Werner suggested to the city
house on the poor farm in order that
more of the city charges could be tax
en- care of there and the committee was
directed to bring in plans for such an
addition at an early session. It is
planned to build a house large enough
to take care of all the people depend
ent for full support on the city. The
farm last year cost the city in the
neighborhood of $1,100 and the sale of
products reduced this cost to about
800.
The city council will probably aban-
don the long cherished plan for the
opening of Ashland avenue north of
Grand avenue and Mayor. Scholev has
named committee of five North side
aldermen to take up a new plan for
the opening of Congress street north
from Grand avenue and it is expected
that this plan will be carried out. The
officials of the n. R. Allen S Son s
have announced that they will meet
the city half way in a plan for the
opening of this street and the members
of the council believe that a new north
and south street can be secured in this
way with little cost to the property
owners or the city.
The council allowed the contractors
for the city hall $4,000 on the contract
and Architect Iindl 5000 as Superin-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
ENTERTAINED THE KNIGHTS.
Retiring Grand Knight. Walter Burke
Host at Pleasant Gathering Tuesday.

Retiring Grand Knight Walter
Burke Of the Kenosha Council of the
knights Of Columbus was the host at
a very pleasant gathering held at K.
G. hall on Tuesday evening when he
entertained more than a hundred and
fifty of the members of the council at
a smoker. A large delegation of mem
bers of the Racine council came down
from Racine to attend the festivities
and number of the Wisconsin officials
Of the order were present. The, prin-
cipal ADDRESS of the evening was made
by DR.. e: l.. Harrington of Milwaukee,
State Deputy for the order. The even
ing proved to be one of the most
pleasant ever provided for the enter
tainment Of the local knights.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
POSTMASTER MALoNEY SPEAKS.
Tells College of Commerce Students of
Work of the Post Office Today.

Another number in the course of
practical talks by business men being
conducted this year in the College of
Commerce, was given this morning,
the speaker being Postmaster J. B.
Maloney: Mr.. Maloney's address was
on Unavailable Mail Matter" and
was illustrated by a, large number of
post cards and other articles, exact
duplicates of matter placed in the
Kenosha post Office within the past few
days. Both instruction and entertain
ment were furnished by Mr.. Maloney
and the half hour he spent was great
" enjoyed by Students and teachers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

One of the regrettable developments
of modern theatre business is the dis
appearance of the "gallery gods. !"
The attraction of the moving picture
plays and the five cent theatres has
cut down the gallery attendance in
every high class theatre in the coun-
try to almost nothing and many the
atre managers are of the opinion that
the top galleries may as well be left
out entirely when the architects plan
new theatre buildings. The players
will miss them. too Their criticisms
were honest, if rough and a boot or
two from tie gods has shown
many an actor and manager the weak
spot in a new productions
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
NEW PLANT rs SCORCHED.
Firemen Fight Flames in Boiler Room
of Racine Refrigerator Plant.

The Racine Refrigerator and Ice
Machine company had its first fire
since removing to Kenosha on Mon
day afternoon when a big pile of hot
einders set fire to a small shed at the
rear of the boiler room of the plant
and before the flames had been extin-
guished damage to the amount of $50
resulted. Two lines of hose were need
ed to extinguish the flames. The loss
from the blaze is entirely covered by
insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

The Simmons plant will be shut
down on Saturday afternoon. The of
fielals of the company are b,peful that
the plant will be opened the first week
in January. The taking of the annual
inventory will be started on next
Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
BITTER FIGHT MARKS MEETING
Effort to Force the Council to Let the
Contract to Other Than the Lowest
Bidder Fails to Succeed and Action
is Deferred


The city council pulled off another
midnight session on Monday night and
Notwithstanding the fact that the aid
ermen wrangled for nearly three hours
over the question of the letting of the
contract for the paving of Elizabeth
street the council adjourned without
the contract being let and the matter
stands just where it did three months
ago. The fight to let the contract to
Christ Petersen the local bidder was
led by Alderman Pirsch and in a set
speech punctuated with personalities
the alderman from the First ward cas-
tigated every one who had insisted
that the city follow business principles
and let the contract to John 0. Jones
who had offered the lowest bid foI the
work John O'Donnell was the only
one of the property owners to speak
and he strongly urged that the con-
tract be let TO Jones. Alderman o.
Brien appeared as the supporter of
Petersen and when Alderman Wade
moved to let the contract to the lowest
bidder Alderman O'Brien came back
with an amendment to let it to the
lowest bidder on burlington brick.
This amendment never reached vote
for when the argument got hard and
fast it became evident that a majority
of the members of the council were in
favor Of sticking TO straigh' principles
and the men who had sought to divert
the contract to a high bidder feared to
let the matter 60 to vote and they
pulled in the old scheme of deferring
action in order to get time to make
an effort to line up votes for Petersen.
Jones was on the floor of the council
and defended himself and his work in
Kenosha and declared that if the peo-
pie Of Elizabeth street wanted Purring-
ton brick thy could have them at the
same price as the Barr brick. Mayor
Scholey took up the fight against the
Barr brick and declared that president
Barr had not kept his pledges to
Kenosha but none of the members of
the council could see the relevancy Of
the Mayors talk. He also attempted
to show a conspiracy 10 put something
over on the city by The fact that Jones
had bid on lime stone curb but this
also fell fat. Every proposition offer
ed by the opposition was met by the
fact that Jones had the lowest bid re-
CARELESS to material to be used. It is
probable that the whole matter will be
fought out again at the next meeting
Of the council
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford.

Quite number of Racine people
came to kenosha on Tuesday evening
to attend the play given for he Wo-f
man s club Of Kenosha at the Rhode
opera house,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
AT scHENNTNGToN. WIS

A fine general store site for the ask
ing. We need more business. Apply
to E. II. schenning,
w3S Silverlake, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

House letter boxes from zoe to $3.50
each. G. A. Dewey, 254 Main street. tt
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-12
NINE LABORERS
KILLED OUTRIGHT

NEW YORK. Sept 11-At least
nine laborers were killed outright to-
day and ten others were injured In
the collapse OF an overhnnging Shoul-
der OF rock from above the western
mouth OF the old Erie tunnel. which
connects the Erie terminal in Jer-
sey City with the westward division.
OF the known dead four were
Americans, three were unidentified.
and two were foreigners.
For several years the Erie has
been working at TIE gigantic task OF
carving out an open cut Tor its pas.
senger trains through the solid rock
of Gergen hill, which is some 800
feet high in spots. The cut was open
ed for travel not long ago. but there
still remains the task OF hewinS 4
common portal for the old tunnel
and the new cut out of the ledge
whore they will meet west OF the
boulevard. 1t was there that the
fall came today
A wall OF rock from four to ten fec.
thick still separates the two sets OF
tracks and eight sets of drills were
pounding away at 1t today. Their
jar loUsenel a strip of rock forty feet
wide and twenty feet high 1t peel
ed off like wall paper and topplcd
Into the spot where the men were
tearing down brick work at the
mouth of the old tunnel Instant
ly they were buried under a mass
of debris
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