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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06
END CAME SUDDENLY.
Mrs. Hannah Mcnamara, Pioneer of
the County Died This Morning.

Mrs. Hannah Mcnamara, widow of
the late John Mcnamara, mother of
Mrs. W. S. Wilkinson of this city and
one of the pioneer women of Kenosha
county died very suddenly at her home
in the southern part of the town of
Pleasant Prairie just after three o.
clock this morning Mrs. Mcnamara
had been in fair health on Tuesday
and was taken i'll late Tuesday after
noon and her condition became critical
early in the morning. Mrs. Mcnamara
was about Sc years of age and she had
lived in the town of Pleasant Prairie
for many years. She is survived by
eight children, four daughters and four
sons, all well known in Pleasant Prair-
lie. 3
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06
END MEETING With LUNCHEON
Well Known Members of the Kenosha
Council as Well as Visiting Members
Make Short Addresses Interesting
Program Arranged

The great storm of Tuesday night
failed to dampen the ardor of the
members of the Kenosha Council of the
knights of Columbus and fully a humid
red and fifty of the members of the
council attended the annual installa-
ton of the new officers of the organi-
cation held at K. G. Hail. In honor
Of the event the hall was beautifully
decorated and DR.. T. L. Harrington,
district deputy Of the order came down
from Milwaukee to have charge of the
ceremonies. Notwithstanding the fact
that the storm was playing havoc with
railway traffic a delegation came down
from Racine and a few of the members
of the Waukegan council came to Ke-
nosha to attend the ceremonies of the
evening
Following the installation of the new
officers banquet was served and after
the banquet Grand Knight Walter
Burke acted as POSTMASTER and re-
sponses were made BY a number Of the
members of the local council and the
visiting members. The new year just
opening promises to be one of the most
interesting in the history of the Keno
sha council The full list of officers
as installed on Tuesday evening fol
lows:
Grand Knight-Wa M. Burke.
Deputy Grand Knight. H. Brine.
Fin. Secretary-Theo. M. Mathews.
Recorder-James e. TuIly.
Treasurer-Joseph Funck.
ancellor-Michael J. Gaughan.
Lecturer-Joseph F. Mathews.
Warden-Aloysius G. Lippert.
Advocate-George B. McCarron.
Chaplain-Rev George E. Gormley.
Physician-Dr. F. B. Lansdowne.
Inside Guard-Paul Zens
Outside Guard-Benjamin Leutritz.
Trustees-Joseph A. Pitts, Harry A.
Kupfer, John B. Wallig.
The following program has been an
nounced by the members of the enter
tainment committee for the first three
months of the new year:
January
Ladies Night" Card party
and dance. Refreshments.
18-Regular meeting. Members
card party.
20-Card party and dance.
25-Sleigh ride party and refresh
ments (members and ladies' or basket
social.
27-Opening of members pool tour
nament.
February
l. Regular meeting. "Races. y
Dutch lunch.
Annual fancy dress ball
9-Ash Wednesday.
9 to March 27-Lent.
Irregular meeting. Talk, Rev.
George E. Gormley, chaplain. Smoker.
March
Regular meeting. Discussion of
current events. "Oyster SUPPER
Irregular meeting. Lecture. Rev.
William D. Malone. Social session.
20-Memorial services.
q to 27-Holy week.
27-Easter Sunday.
31-Annual ball.
April
Racine Night"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06
MILWAUKEE, MAN MOB'S VICTIM
Had Been Working as a Cook in One
of the Boarding Houses and was
Being Taken off to be Hung
When He was Rescued

The fair name of Kenosha county
came near being stained by a lynching
on Tuesday afternoon when after a
bitter fight between union and non
union men employed in the ice harvest
by the Knickerbocker Ice Company
one of the non union men employed as
a cook at one of the boarding houses
of the company was taken off by a
mob with d rope about his neck to be
lynched when he was rescued and spir-
tied away from the lake on train.
The attempted lynching came as a
result of long fight between the two
factions. Both union and non-union
men had been employed by the com
pany and Tuesday morning as a result
of the contest between the two large
number of the men were paid off and
discharged. These men met in sa
loon Tuesday afternoon and then it
was discovered that the man who had
been cooking and whose name was said
to be Moore was a non-union man.
Moore was in the saloon at the time
and a bunch of the union men made
for him and before he could be rescued
he was terribly beaten, two of his
ribs being broken and he was terribly
bruised! With cries of "lynch him.
and "scab'' the cook was dragged
from the saloon and outside of the
place one of the men produced rope
and this was placed about the cook s
neck and he was taken to neigh
boring tree to be executed The mob
was made up of fully hundred and
fifty men and the man cried piteously
for mercy. Just about this time the
other faction of the men heard of the
case and hurried to the assistance of
the cook. He was just about to be
hung when, the second party arrived
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
lynching party outnumbered the others
five to one the men made a gallant
fight and managed to drag the cook
away from his captors and he was tax
en- over to one Of the ice houses and
held until he could be spirited out Of
Twin Lakes to Milwaukee last night
In the melee which marked the clash
between the two fractions it is stated
hot 41o,. I
injured and several of them sustained
fractured bones.
At the Office Of the Knickerbocker
Ice Company this afternoon little could
be learned in regard to the attempted
lynching, the men in charge Of the
Office declaring that the men connected
with the melee were not employed by
the company 1t was admitted by
these men that the rope had been plac-
ed about the neck of the cook and that
he would have been hanged had it not
been for the rescue.
District Attorney R. V. Baker was
nOtlHeu oI Cne case THIS AFTERNOON ana
he at once ordered the sheriff to go
to Twin Lakes and make an investiga-
ton and if possible arrest the ring
leaders of the mob. Sheriff Gunter
with posse of deputies left for Twin
Lakes on an afternoon train.
There is still great excitement at
the lakes and a second outbreak among
the men is feared at any time. The
men are not working and some of them
are pretty drunk and in decidedly
ugly mood and for this reason it is
feared that blood shed may take place
in another outbreak 1t is claimed
that none of the men are armed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06

A government official and profess
sional man Of the city came to blows
over an argument on Tuesday but as
yet the matter in dispute has not
reached the courts and it is not
probable that any arrests viii be made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06
wINNNeER BROS. co. COMING.

"Cheer up" the famous Winninger
Brothers and their excellent company
of players will be at the Rhode com.
mencing Monday, Jan. 10th for an en-
gagement of seven nights and usual
matinees. The opening play will be
"John The Janitor." A brand new
one never having been played before
by this or any other repertoire com
pany. As usual one lady viii be adj
mitted free with one paid ticket on
Monday night, if reserved at the seat
sale before 6 o'clock on the date of the
opening. Get in line and avoid the
crush.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06

Miss Anna Winship of Milwaukee,
are spening few days with friends
and relatives IN Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06
DIGAPPROPRIATION FOR ROADS
Report Shows That the Bonded Tndebt-
edness of the City and County is
Larger Than in Many Years-smau
Taxes in Towns

County Clerk Russell H. Jones sent
to the secretary of State at Madison
Tuesday the annual statment for
Kenosha county of bonded indebted
ness and the amount of taxes levied
for town purposes. The report shows
that the bonded Indebtedness in the
county is 5,641.53 of which the city
has $22O,8OO. Of this amount
$4,000 is the old indebtedness for
railway and $4,000 is the bonds issued
for the completion of the Columbus
school and $500 is due on voting ma
chimes. The town of Bristol has a
bonded indebtedness of $1,74214 for
bonds issued for the aid of the schools
and the remainder of the bonded in
debtedness of the county is on the
town of Salem in the amount of
$3,099.39 for school aid.
The report has one new feature this
year in that it shows the amount of
special assessments levied In the
city of Kenosha the amount of special
assessments amounted to $40, 232.51 and
the only town in the county levying
any special assessments is the town of
Somers where the sum of $266.33 is
levied for the aid of one Of the drain
age districts in that town.
The report showing the amount of
taxes levied for town purposes is in
teresting in one point and that is that
six of the towns have levied the sum
of $14,O8290 for the building and re-
building of highways. The amount
levied this year is larger than in previ-
Gus years, this showing that the NOrlE
that has been done for the betterment
of the highways is bearing fruit.
The towns of Wheatland and Somers
have made no direct appropriations for
the improvement of highways but the
town boards of both of these towns
have announced that they will take a
goodly sum of money from the general
funds Of the towns for the purpose of
repairing the highways.
The amount of taxes levied in the
different towns and lin the city for
town purposes and in excess of the
amounts formerly levied at the order
Of the county boards for the payment
of state and county taxes is as follows:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
ATTACKS FACTORY INSPECTOR.
Guilty Of DoubIe-DeaIing, Says Rev.
Myron &. Adams.

That the state factory inspector las
been guilty OF double-dealing Is the
inference to be drawn from story
told Tuesday night by the Rev. Myron
E. Adams, In a meeting OF the Church
club of the Protestant Episcopal
church. Ii was this same story, told
TO Bishop Williams recently, that
gave the later grounds for his re-
marks on labor conditions In Detroit
that aroused so much discussion. Mr..
Adams told Of his efforts in behalf OF
a young women who was compelled to
work in a factory an average Of "
hours per week. At the end of 20 days
when nothing had been done. he saw
the inspector and was Informed thai
the factory manager had been warned.
Mr.. Adams said that he heard that
children as young as II years worked
in the same factory, and this he re-
ported.
To get evidence he enlisted the aid
of a young woman. who applied at the
factory and was given work. Mr..
Adams told the factory inspector what
he had done, declaring that the in
spector was the only person who knew
what was going on. The next day the
girl was discharged Mr.. Adams &C
cused the inspector Of warning the
factory, and he admitted he had, but
said he meant no harm. Mr.. Adams
said that when he complained to the
inspector of sanitary conditions In GER
tain factories, the inspector said he
had already notified Health Oflcer
Kiefer. When DR.. Kiefer was seen
he said no such complaint had been
made to him. Mr. Adams also told OF
his work in behalf of young women
who was compelled to work in down
town store from a. m. Saturday To
9 a. m. Sunday morning, and was then
taken home In a taxi.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
DOWNTOWN FIRES
CAUSE ,0O0L0Ss
Woodward Arcade and Miami Hall
Badly Scorched-Bursting Hose
Furnish Excitement.

Two rather disastrous fires occur
red in the downtown district at the
same time. Tuesday night While the
department was fighting a blaze IN
the basement of the Woodward
arcade, a practically new building at
Nos. 244-24s Woodward-ave., the
building at No. 80 Broadway, known
as Miami Hall, was discovered on
hre. the blaze having originated in
the Office OF DR.. r. McVoy. on the
second floor. A company was sent
over from the arcade. but "A bursting
hose caused delay in getting water 10
the flames, which gained consider
able Roadway in the meantime. The
total loss from both fires is estimat-
ed al $4,000 practically covered by
insurance.
The arcade fire started In the base
ment among some packing boxes
stored there and was discovered by
John Lornee. the night Waterman,
about 1890 o'clock. just as the thea
ter crowds were starting TO 90 home
The street was soon crowded WITH
spectators. most OF whom migrated -
Broadway when the second fire broke
out.
The latter was the most disastrou'
OF the tive The Manning Studio ard
the New York Schoo. OF Music. on
the third floor. were wiped out. y. y
Campbell, furniture dealer. on the
main floor, also sustained serious dam
age, and DR.. McVoy's loss will he
heavy. Ii is thought the total dapr
age here will amount To about $50
900. The building is owned by Con
rad Smith.
The Woodward arcade was erected
two years ago by DR.. J. b. Book. The
damage is estimated at between 50
600 and $4,000.
Bursting hose furnished plenty nj
excitement for the spectators. A team
OF fire department horses that had
been unhitched from the wagon be
came frightened and dashed toward
the crowd in front OF the arcade, but
were? headed off when a supply wagon
was driven in front Of them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
RIVER TRAGEOY IS
PUZZLE FOR
POLICE
Revolver Shot in Dead of Night II
Followed By Wild Cry For Help
From Man in Icy Waters
of River.
Rescued With Difficulty But Soon
Dies-Believed To Be Jas. Fergu-
son, of Belleville, Ont.

A revolver shot In the dead of night
and the cries OF drowning man for
help are the essentials of a Detroit
! river mystery the police and Coroner
Burgess are trying to solve.
The body Of man supposed to be
James Ferguson, OF Belleville. Ont.
who was dragged from the ice-flled
river at the foot OF Ferdinand-ave..
lies In the county morgue.
Tuesday midnight, Patrolman Vic
tor Groesbeck was startled at hearing
the sharp report OF revolver. Then
he heard wild cry from the river:
MY God. help me-" He rushed 10
the dock. Edward Anderson, No.
1887 West Jefferson-ave.. arrived there
at the same time.
Mrs. Anderson. returning from the
theater, had heard the same sounds
just as she was going In the door. She
awoke her husband who threw on his
clothes and rushed TO the rescue.
About 100 feet from the dock the
two men saw a solitary figure struf
CLING desperately in the water. lie
had broken through the Ice and was
keeping his head above water only ~
grasping pieces OF ice.
The officer found rowboat near hy
and he and Anderson set out on
periious rescue. At the risk OF over
turning their frail craft, they pulled
the drowning man into the boat.
They rowed ashore and took the
man TO Andersons house, where they
tried in vain TO resuscitate him. Then
they took him to Solvay General hos
pital, where he died soon after. His
body shows no evidence OF wound
A membership card bearing mer-
bership in the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen at Belle
Vile was found In one pocket. IL
bore the name James Ferguson, and
that is the only clue TO the mans ideh-
tity.
In another pocket was found s20.5O.
William Delaurier Coroner Bur
CESS clerk, after making careful
investigation, Wednesday mornina
concluded that the man in the water
may have fired the revolver-shot him
self after breaking through the ice
for the purpose OF attracting attention
to his Derilous predicament.
| 1T is possible. said Mr.. Delaur
| Ter. that the man had revolver and
was able to reach IL while struggling
] In the water. but was able TO fire only
one shot before being Obliged to use
both hands and arms In an effort to
save himself.
lit II evident that the man, who ap-
peared to have been drinking, was
walking over the ice to a launch, an
ohored near the dock, when he broke
| fhrcuyh No doubt he intended To
sleep i'm the launch.
THAT no attempt was made TO rob
him is evident from the fact thai
$2050 WAS Sound on him. To my
mind, it's a clear accident"
| Mr.. Delaurier has wired the secre.
tary OF the Belleville lodge OF rail-
way engineers and irenen TO learn
whether Ferguson Is known there.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
PRISON BOARD
M0D|F|ES RULES
New Prisoners Will Be Placed in
First Grade and Given Con-
ditional Privileges.

JACKSON. Mich, Dec. 7.-(Spe.
ciaD-The prison board OF control in
session here has voted TO abolish the
custom of placing new prisoners In
the second grade upon arrival and de-
priving them OF the privileges award
ed those in the first grace. One OF
these privileges is smoking in the
cells.
The board believes the old rule
works hardship on new men and that
If ever they need privileges 1t is when
they first arrive, so hereafter they
will be placed in the first grade i'm
mediately aud permitted TO remain
there II their behavior warrants 1t.
II not, they will be reduced to sec
ond grade at the end of three months,
and IL still incorrigible will be lower
ed TO the third grade in which they
wear the stripes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
NOT EQUIPPED TO
GOVERN SELVES
Secretary of War Issues Report on
Filipinos-Sensational Friar Land
Charges Not Substantiated.

WASHINGTON, Dec S.-The repor'
NJ the secretary OF War upon his re-
cent visit TO the Philippine ISLANDS
has just Ueen issued by the war ue
partmcnt During the secretary
STAY in the islands from July - W
Sept >. he inspected practlcaliy al
the public institutions and army posts
and neld many public hearings. Inc
administration Of the various depart
ments were found to be In general
Nv satisfactory condition.
The secretary of war speaks very
sympatheticallv of the aspirations Oh
the Filipino people for independence
and says that the pubic expression
is very general in favor Of same, put
that many OF the conservative ana
most substantial men would view such
result with CONSERVATION.
Referring to the fitness of the Fill
pino people fog self government, he
says
There are very many highly edu-
Gated Filipinos-many men or talent,
ability. and brilliancy-Dut the per
centage I'm comparison with those VINO
are wholly unframed in an understand
ing of. and the exercise OF political
rights under a republican form OF gof-
errment ~ so small, and under the
best and most rapid development pos
sible under existing conditions VIII
for a long period continue so small
that it is a delusion. ii the present
policy OF control oil the Islands by the
American people shall continue, to
encourage the Filipino people in the
hope that the administration Of the
islands will De turned over 10 them
" shin the time OF thu present gener-
alton"
Peace, law, and order prevail
throughout the islands. Ladrones or
rcbbcr bands are almost ii not en-
tirely suppressed and the head-hunt'
ing tribes of Bontoc. VINO year ago
were engaged H. taking heads, are
rev deyming themselves To agricul-
turc and other peaceful pursuits and
ENJOYING the comforts of life. All the
Wild tribes are beginning TO see ana
appreciate what is being done Tor
them.
The legislative assembly. though
controlled by the Nacionsiista party.
WHICH was oisa'i'Iu III Vl'i'o'i I'',.',
has enacted laws for the promotion OF
development and progress along lines
advocated by the encouragement,
showing that responsibility steadic =
action. They have been liberal in their
support CT education and internal i'm
provement
A very deep and widespread inter
est Is being manifested for education
on the part of young and old and the
burden OF taxation for education is
cheerfully borne. Good progress is be-
ing made In learning the English
! language. ~
The secretary dwells az some length
upor his Investigations relative TO the
recent sale Of ffiar lands, which was
given much aotoriety in the last ses
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
ASSISTANCE IS TOO LATE.
Ragpicker Drives Starving Babies to
Doctors Office-One Dead.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. =
His three starving babies. aged three.
two and nine months, lying on a
bundle of rags in the bottom of
rought wagon, Abraham VI. Shapiro,
"A ragpicker. drove up to the residence
OF Dr. Louis Barth. early yesterday
morning, and carrying the children
into the Office. asked the physician
to save their lives.
The youngest died before hos
pital was reached. The older ones are
barely alive with small hope of re-
covery.
Shapiro has wife and nine chill
dren. all OF school age. and all the
fall and winter has been trying To
keep them alive and warm in little
howell His earnings with his old
horse and wagon became smaller, the
increasing cold demanded more fuel
and the amount for food was reduced
until all faced starvation when
Shapiro sought aid for the youngest
Ones who fell ia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
HERE'S CHARITY'S CHANCE.
Old Couple ~ and in Need Of As.
sistance.

Twill be gloomy Christmas for
Mr. and Mrs John Northcott, an aged
couple living by themselves in little
house at the rear of No. 11S Mt Yer
non-ave.. unless some one OF charit-
able turn of mind comes to their res.
cue.
For seven years Mr. Northcott has
been crippled with rheumatism and a
troubles me ulcer, caused by the
swelling OF the veins in one leg. Dur
ing this time he has been unable TO
do any work and his wife. now over 20
years OF age, has worked hard. bend
ing over the washtub day in and day
out in the laundries of fashionable
homes in the north end of the city. TO
provide living for her husband and
herself Nine weeks ago she strained
herself in lifting some heavy bed
clothing she was washing. Typhoid
fever followed this afllction. She is
now able TO be up, but her doctor says
she will never be able TO do leavy
work again.
Mhen Mrs. Northcott -yas taken
down she was obliged to draw on n
little fund she had stored away to
cover the expense OF the burial of
herself and husband. This money is
now about all gone and the thrifty
little woman is beginning to wonder
how she and her husband are going
to keep boy and. soul together dur
ing the coming winter, at least. 4 hey
have no children.
IL IL believed, however. that people
whom she has worked for Will see to
IT that she and her husband do not
suffer for want OF food and fuel. For
80 years the couple have lived In De.
troit. ~