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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
Well known Resident Died
At Home on Park Avenue
Wednesday Morning
I'LL BUT A VERY SHORT TIME

Robert S. Whitaker, one of the best
known residents Of the city, died at his
home 607 Park avenue at an early hour
Wednesday after week's illness
from pneumonia Mr. Whitaker had
been taken i'll in Milwaukee a week
ago and as his illness was known to
only few of his friends and relatives
the announcement Of his death viii
come as a great shock.
Fhe deceased was a son OF the late
Robert B. Whitaker founder Of the
Whitaker foundry and he had spent his
entire life in Kenosha.
Robert Stevenson Whitaker was born
at Kenosha, December Is, 1851. He
was educated in the schools of Kenosha
and for many years was connected with
his fathers foundry in The position Of
general manager and superintendent.
After the closing of the foundry he
was connected with number of well
known Chicago companies and year
ago he went to Milwaukee and became
connected with the Metal Bed Company
of that city. He remained with this
company until taken with his fatal iii.
ness week ago.
The deceased is survived by his wi
dow, Mrs, Abbie Chase Whitaker and
four children, Isaac W. Whitaker, Rob
ert B. Whitaker, Emily E, Whitaker
and Susan Whitaker, all of Kenosha.
He is survived by one brother, Thomas
Whitaker of Kenosha, and one sister,
Mrs. oepbas Leaen Of Rogers Park.
The funeral will be held from the late
residence on Friday afternoon 1t Will
be under the direction Of the Rev. Fred
Ingley, rector of St. Matthews church.
lnterment will be at the family plat
at the Kenosha City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
Kenosha Play Ground Assn.
Plans to Open Grounds in
Several Parts Of CITY
WILL USE THE SCHOOL YARDS

The Kenosha Fairgrounds Associa-
tion has arranged for the work of the
coming summer season and Fairgrounds
are to be arranged for the children in
many parts Of the city. The associa-
ton has made arrangements to secure
a small lot adjoining the grounds of
the Gillett school on Bronson street
and the grounds of the school will al
so be used in a playground for the
children of that portion Of the city
This playground will be equipped with
swings and other equipment similar to
that furnished for the playground at
the orphan asylum plat in the north
western part of the city New equip
ment will be added to the old play
ground and the association is arrang-
ing to place few swings in several of
the school grounds of the city if the
members Of the board of education will
give this permission and the school pat
rons are favorable to such a plan. 1t
is proposed to make as many play
grounds as possible so that the children
Of all sections of the city win have
some place to play during the summer
vacation.
The Rev. Marion Murdoch; president
Of the association is enthusiastic over
the plans for the work during the sum
mer and she believes that the work of
the former year which was largely in
the nature of an experiment will be
greatly extended. There has been a
big demand for the Fairgrounds and
the officials of the association are seek
ing available grounds in various parts
of the city for future use. The people
of the city have begun to see the great
value of the Fairgrounds and they have
given literally for the support Of the
movement.
More detailed plans for the various
Fairgrounds to be opened during the
present summer will be announced by
the members Of the association later in
the summer. 1t is planned to have all
Of the Fairgrounds ready for the use
of the children within a week after the
closing of the city schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
''THE GREAT DIVIDE"
The Best of All Western Plays to be
Seen Here at the Rhode Sunday

All lovers of healthy, wholesome
dramatic art will Welcome 'The Great
Divide,'n William Vaughn Moody IS
masterful drama of western life, which
the leading dramatic reviewers have
hailed as "the long awaited great
Americans, play, The Distinguish
ed actor-manager, Henry Miller will
present a superb company with
the entire production and mag
nifcent scenic equipment which will
be precisely the same in every
detail just as presented during ~the
phenomenal run of over 500 per-
formances in New York City. Man
ager Rhode of the Opera House an
nounces "The Great Divide as the
attraction for next Sunday night.
Seats at Kradweil's. Prices 25c to
$1.00. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
PLAN HARD FIGHT
Social Democrats to Contest for
Seats in the Legislature

SSd6S Ill GlI6 4L6SlS4dGuT6
The state executive committee of the
Social Democratic party met in Milwau-
kee on Sunday to discuss a platform
for adoption at the state convention,
which is to be held there on MAY %
and 20, and to arrange for a better
state organization.
Tt was decided to recommend that
the platform conform in general way
to the platform presented to the voters
of the state two years ago. This plat
form that, in turn, is reflected in the
city platform this spring, claimed the
wage earners of the cities and the
farmers were the principal producers
of the county and were being exploited
by the capitalistic class.
The platform two years ago declared
for naturalization of all trusts, the
national ownership of all telephone.
telegraph and railroad lines and express
companies, a pension of $12 a month
to all persons over 60 years of age who
had earned less than 200 a year, the
enactment of national law whereby
the national government should lend
money to cities and towns; this money
to be used for the relief of the unem
ployed and the adjustment of the
United States senate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
GEORGE " ROOT TO Retire
Feneral Manager of the Company to
Give Up Position and New Man Will
be Secured to Push the Operations
OF the Company

The annual meeting Of the Kenosha
sold Mining Company was held on
Tuesday evening and the men of Ke
osha who practically own all of the
took in the company have decided to
push the operations at the mine in
5rass Valley and to this end it was
decided to increase the capital stock
IF the company from 100000 to half
I million and new articles of incorpora-
ion will be sought from the state at
NICE with view of making this change
N the capitalization The new stock
will be issued in shares of one dollar
zach and while all of it will not be plac
ed on the market sufficient amount
will be placed on the market to provide
for many changes in the operation of
The mines making up the property of
We company The remainder of the
Jock will be held as treasury stock to
provide for further extensions of the
business Of the company, 1t is ex-
peetod that most of the stock sold will
be sold to people in Kenosha as it is
the intention Of the present stockhold-
ers to keep the mine as much as posi-
BILE Kenosha institution. There are
going to be many changes in the man
lgement of the company and it is an
tounced that George w. Root, the man
Ager of the company and who was prac-
ideally the organizer of the company,
will not remain in it's employ. There
has been some friction between Mr..
Root and the big stockholders Of the
company in regard TO the management
of the property and for this reason it
Is thought that Mr. Root will retire.
He is interested in other mining prop
critics in the same part of California.
Mr.. Root is one of the large stockhold-
ers in the company, but this stock is by
no means a controlling stock, Albert
Franzway, who went to Grass Valley
Two years ago to act as resident secre-
harry and treasurer Of the company, has
resigned his office.
Grass Valley only Tuesday afternoon
appeared b IRE the stockholders and
gave a glowing report of his visit and
declared that the outlook for a sue
cessful business was decidedly encour-
aging. 1t is probable that Mr.. Cham
m viii be chosen by the board Of
tors to have charge of the sale
NE new issue of stock and that he
IN succeed MIR. Root as the general
manager for the company. No change
was made in the makeup of the board
of directors and the directors will meet
this evening for the annual election Of
officers and it is expected that viii
liam f, Fisher win be named as presi-
dent of the company and R. E. Suther-
land as secretary.
The company has already spent
$4,000 in the development of the
nine and it is declared that the direc-
ors have high hopes Of large profits
money can be secured to push the
lork little farther.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
FORCE Or TEACHERS ELECTED
Few Changes are Made by the Teach
ers Committee and the Board Ac-
cepts Report Without Division
Teachers and Salaries


The board of education had real
surprise on Tuesday when the board
met to elect teachers for the ensuing
year. The surprise came in the resig-
nation of Prof w. E. Hooking who for
the past eight years has served in
the capacity of principal Of the high
school. Mr.. Hooking did not assign
any reason for his resignation, but it
is understood that he has been offered
a better position in another city. In
accepting the resignation the board
passed a resolution commencing Mr..
Hooking for the good work that he has
done in >Kenosha and assuring him that
in leaving the city he left with the
best wishes of every one connected with
the Kenosha city schools.
The entire meeting of the board was
given over to the election of teachers
and the report of the committee which
was adopted recommended that all the
present teachers with four exceptions
be reelected. Mrs. Mary ID. Brad
ford was elected city superintendent at
a salary of $4,000 year. Miss Flor
ence Barr, teacher at the Weiskopf
school, resigned her position to accept
a position as a high school teacher in
another city. No recommendations
were made to ELL the vacancies caused
by the resignation Of teachers, but
these will be filled later
The report of the teachers commit
ee which was il two sections and which
was adopted by a unanimous vote of
the board was as follows: \
To the Board of Education of the
City of Kenosha:
Gentlemen
Your joint committee, consisting Of
the committee on teachers and the com
mittee on high school, beg leave to
recommend as follows:
We recommend for teachers in the
high school,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
MISS Balm INJURED
Well Known Kenosha Artist Injured in
a Runaway Accident in California

Letters received from California
state that Miss Harriet Balm, the well
known Kenosha artist, met with serious
injuries there a week ago by being hurt
in runaway accident. Miss Balm to-
gether with Mr. and Mrs. John Howard,
also well known in Kenosha, were in a
carriage driving up steep hill when
a portion of the harness broke and the
members Of the party were throw from
the carriage over an embankment
fifteen feet high. Mrs. Howard escap-
ed without serious injury but Miss
Balm and Mr.. Howard who were in the
back seat of the vehicle were very bad
ly bruised.
The letters state that both of the
victims of the accident are recovering.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
At THE RHODE sAruRnAv

On Saturday afternoon and evening
the Halliday Stock Company will pre-
sent for two performances only, that
masterpiece of dramatic construction,
"The Two Orphans.
No play has ever been written that
has left so indelible a mark on drama
tic literature and despite its age it
still continues to hold its Aigh position
in popular esteem.
Special scenic and electric effects be-
sides lavish and exact eostnming viii
attend the production and perform
manoes of unusal worth is assured.
E-----------------Mw..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
GET HORSE AT RICHMOND

ncials Spend Night Seeking Horse
Which Had been Taken From Here
Sheriff Gunter, Chief Of Police
Hare and che members of the police
'artment had a busy night Of it
'sday night seeking horse which
{ been rented from the Cober barns
Tuesday morning by two meu sup
ID to be from Chicago. The men,
5 alleged, had short changed a wom-
in a saloon on the west. limits Of
city and j. H. Karnes had taken
the chase in an automobile and
ed the men to return the money.
horse was located at Richmond, Ill.
after two O'Clock this morning.
Two men were not arrested, but
turned the horse over to Rich
q livery stable man and he brought
'ck to henosha today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12

salary of 81 200 per school year. Weis-
kopf school, Mrs Harriet Mckenzie at
a salary Of $3.50 per school year. Gil
lett school, Miss Elizabeth Fflbin at a
salary of $40 per school month. Frank
school, Miss Edith Murdoch at a salary
Of $50 per school month. Deming
school, Miss Edith Washburn at sal
airy of $3.50 per school month
Columbus School
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12

The remains Of George Thornborough
Of Waukegan, well known in Kenosha,
who disappeared from his home in Wan
kegan on April 18th, was found float
ing in the lake off Waukegan on Mon
day. The manner in which Thorn
borough met his death IS not known,
but the Waukegan officials are making
an effort TO solve the mystery. Thorn
borough was the husband of Alice shu-
2e. formerly well known Kenosha girl.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12

frankie Conlev, the Kenosha ban
tamweight champion, will meet Pal
Moore Of New York in q forty -five
round bout at Los Angeles on MAY %.
The fight promises to be the biggest
event Of the meath IN sporting circles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12

1e United States government is now
ing out warnings urging police in
y cities to look out for the wrong
Wright" who visited Kenosha last
amber and left a trail behind him.
ght is still at large, but it is evil
that the famous folIow-up system
he government is being employed
n effort to get him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
ATTENTION FARMERS

When in town call at Lawrence &
Jensen feed store for your -four and
feed Choice seed Of all kinds also
garden seed and seed corn. 267
Church St. Phone 971. *w3
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12

We also recommend that Miss La
Maude Yule be elected as the head
teacher in the English department.
For the position Of mathematics we
recommend that man be engaged as
we feel another man teacher in the
high school will promote more interest
among the boy pupils.
Respectfully submitted. =
70 the Board of Education of the
City of Kenosha:
Gentlemen
Your committee on teachers, after
full investigation beg leave to recon
mend as follows:
First, we believe that the maximum
rate of wages for grade teachers should
be as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
Per School

Ellap Powers be re-engaged as steno-
grapher at salary of $3.50 per
week.
Third-We recommend that Miss Do
ris Bailey be allowed $1,000 extra sal
airy, as Miss Bailey has had extra work
during Miss Austin 5 sickness.
Fourth-We recommend that Miss
Austin be paid for all time lost on ac-
count of sickness, as we find that Mss
Austin contracted cold while teach
ing in damp school room.
Fifth-We recommend that the fol
lowing principals be engaged. Cen
trail school, Miss Frances Kaltenbach
At salary Of $3.50 per school year.
Durkee school, Prof ". W. Hsnnaman
at q salary Of $1,000 per school year.
Columbus school, Miss Marie Heating
at ! salary Of 81, 100 per school year.
Bain school. Prof. Z. !. Randall at i
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12
Per Year

Commercial-John Fowler ,.....$1, 400
mmercial-Pauline Hayes -. 900
Manual training-E. E. Better. ], $50
English-La Madde Yule ...... 1000
German-Matilda Bodden $500. $50
Latin-Nina Weston .........., 1000
History-Frances Yeomans go. 1000
Science-Laura e. Hahn ...... $50
Sciences. w. Ward .......... 1900
English-Ethel A. Farrill ....... $50
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-12

( The want ads for results.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
WANTS HIS MAIL
SENT TO ST. PETER
Gleason Man Committed to
Asylum-Young Men
Charged With Burg
larry

Tombstone Ariz. March 1O.--Juan
Villa. Mexican from Gleason. was or
dered committed to the asylum in Phoe-
nix by the lunacy comm ssion. He is
laboring under the hallucination that
spirits are after him and that after he
has been examined by the doctors he
viii be killed He writes to his friends
70 send his mail in care Of St. Peter He
tries to get hold of a sixshooter to pro-
tect himself from those spirits and i'm
AGNES that everyone who comes near
him is trying to stick daggers in his
back as well as trying to poison him
by dropping morphine into his food
and on top Of his head.
Three prisoners were brought here
from Benson and lodged in the county
jail charged with burglary. 1t Is al
legged by the authorities that they broke
into a car of a freight train between
Benson and Mescal and when discovered
by a brakeman named Davis who tried
70 get them out of the car on which
the seal had been broken. they drove
him out at the point of a sixshooter.
They are all young men about 81 years
old
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
CLAIM TO HAVE CAUGHT FISH
WEIGHING Ia POUNDS.

Valentine. Tex, March 10.-Dan and
Jim Smith have returned from a fish
ingtrip to the Rio Grande, also a visit
10 the hot springs near Sierra Blanca
They state that one fish caught was
three feet long and weighed II pounds.
Russell s. Brooks. who is camping at
the foot of Mt LivermOre, was a recent
Valentine visitor.
d. Williams, from the Jackson &
Harmon ranch. was in Valentine lately.
Mr.. and Mrs George Evans. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Couring.
spent a few days on the E. V. ranch
lately.
H T Ingle. who runs the Candel-
aria stage line. was in Valentine re-
Gently.
l. D. Louthian was in Valentine
lately
W. NJ. McDaniels, from the FIT Davis
mountains. was in Valentine lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Jones. of Plateau, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Jones's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. 2. Means.
Rev. F. Cramer. Of Sierra Blanca, who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
TULARosA NEWS NOTES.

Tularosa. y. NJ. March 1O-James
Randall, OF Nogal Ariz. is here en-
route 10 Bent. N NJ. where he will nut
up the new machinery for the mine.
Drss Miller and RinkIey attended the
meeting of the OterO County Medical
society.
Mr. Espe. United States land fnspec-
tor, is here from Las Cruces looking
over the homesteaded land
Mrs. Mary Lynn. is here from Harlem.
Montana.
Allen Henderson and H c. Hender-
son and family are here from Enele.
Miss Edna Reagan is here from Kan
sas City visiting her nephew.
Nata Riggs and Nora Carr were here
from La Luz lately
Susie Davenport, who has been dan
gerously i'll with blood poisoning, is
improving.
Mrs Walter George is recovering af-
ter an operation.
Howard Hunt is able TO be up after
several months's sickness with rheuna-
tism.
A \. Blazer is here visiting nls
daughter. Mrs. Paul Jette
Mr. Butts is here from Big Springs.
Texas looking for a location
D. d. Hardness. forest ranger was
here from La Luz recently
Carl Neff is here from Germany look
ing over the valley
The adObes are being made for an
addition TO the Rivas grocery store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
FORT SUMNER RESIDENTS
BANQUET CAPITALISTS
NuIe Drivers Have Laugh on Motoris's
Dry Farm Lands May De
Irrigated.

Fort Sumner. y. NJ. March lV-Ffoih-
;nent Fort Summer citizens banqueted
a company of eastern capitalists ana
territorial officials that are here look
ing over the Pecos valley irrigation
situation 9,
Territorial engineer Vernon l. SUI
Ivan. land commissioner Robert 1--WE
A. \. Jones. of Las Vegas, who orought
suit To stop the UrtOn Lake project
]. "A. Hand. a wealthy land owner near
Las Vegas: H T. Henderson, one OF the
leading irrigation construction engl-
neers of this country; Mr. Van BUS
kirk. OF the Colonial Trust company, OF
Chicago: Seth Brown. of the Chicago
Examiner: l. NJ Disney. OF Chlcago'
attorney H. r. Parsons. and many Otn-
ers were present
Lacol mule drivers are having sport
at the expense Of the auto drivers one
auto got stuck in the river here and
had TO be pulled out; one had 10 take
to the Santa Fe IA bent railroad bridge
TO get into town. and another only beat
a mule team 90 minutes in an eight
mile drive while still another ieI
dead" e5 miles south Of here as re-
suit of an attempt to get through from
Roswell.
Local dry farmers are getting more or
less excited over the prospect OF hav-
ing flood waters for their claims from
reservoirs along the river.
Services will be held in the new
church Sunday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
MONTERREY NEWS NOTES
AND Personal MENTION

Monterey. n. NJ. March 10.-Jeff. San
ders came up from Alamogordo and
later left for Bent.
George and Jack Messer passed
through here from Alamogordo lately
on their way to the San Andreas, where
they have a contract to put in a tunnel
in one Of the mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lumbley have returned
from Alamogordo.
Mrs. May Wharton visited relatives
in Monterey recently.
NJ. Rivers is putting in a grocery and
hardware store at the Biscoe place
D. H. Hism has returned from Alamo
gordo.
Harris & Sanders have the contract
TO haul the mahcinery TO Bent copper
mines.
Al. Grey has returned from Alamo
gordo. -
Miss Ruby Davenport has resisned
her position with the Alamo Telephone
company.
w. L. Upton has gone to Ell Paso
tor visit with his family.
L. E. Lumbley has received the pine
for his irrigation plant that is to be
put in at Lamitas.
w. II. Bourne has returned from Car
nizozo for a few days visit with his
parents
The infant of Ely Knight is reported
seriously i'll.
Father Migoers has returned from
Alamogordo
II. j. McClements expects to put in
a furniture store here in the next few
days ]. E. Anderson will have charge
OF the store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
Today's News of the Great Southwest
PECOS VALLEY
FARMERS ACTIVE
First Crop Of Alfalfa to Be
Cut Soon-Roundups
Planned.

Carlsbad y. NJ. March 10.-NVith the
usual warm weather and a flow of wa
ter in the canal activity among the
farmers is something extraordinary this
early in the season. Already the alfalfa
is making a good start and with an
irrigation and the continued warm
weather il will be only a short time I'M
til the first crop OF alfalfa will be
ready TO cut. Many of the farmers have
installed concrete headgates which are
everlasting in their nature and add ma
terially to the appearance of the farm.
Many of the cOw7men who have been
spending the winter at home are pre-
pairing TO leave in a short time for the
work Of rounding up the cattle which
have been sold and contracted TO be de-
Uvered within the next 80 or so days.
Lytton Lewis celebrated his 18th
birthday anniversary. by entertaining
THE Indians" a boys club of which
he Is a member The afternoon was
spent fighting the whites" on the banks
of the river. east of town. The club con-
sists of 10 members.
F. Z. Bryant. manager of the BOles
Livestock company lost valuable mare
from blood poison. The animal was
worth about $500 and is the mother of
several OF the finest colts in this sec
ton OF the valley
l. r. Ross, a farmer residing about
five miles south OF town has returned
to his home after being confined at the
hospital for a few weeks.
Judge, Samuel 1. Roberts. clerk of the
courf of the fifth judicial district Of
New Mexico. has returned to Roswell to
resume his duties as clerk. after spend
ing a week with his family in this
city