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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
SERVED AS COUNTY SURVEYOR
Lothrop Family Came to Kenosha When
There Were but Three Huts in the
Vicinity and Jason Lothrop Has
Lived Here Since 1843.

There was an interesting gathering
of the pioneers of Kenosha county at
the home of Charles Lothrop on Thurs
day evening in celebration of the
ninetieth anniversary Of the birth of
Jason Lothrop, the veteran surveyor of
Kenosha county and one of the first of
the citizens of this section of the state.
A dinner was served in honor of the
event and after dinner the PIONEERS
spent several hours recalling the pio-
neer days. Mr.. Lothrop is very feeble
but he entered into the spirit of the
occasion with old time vim and was
one of the merriest members Of the
party of pioneers.
Jason Lothrop has been one of the
fixtures of Kenosha and his connection
with the city dates back as far or
farther than any man now living. Mr..
Lothrop was born in Herkimer County,
New York, January 13, 1920 and he
was a son Of the Rev. Jason LothrOp
of blessed memory. The elder Lothrop
with his son, who was just reaching
young manhood, came to Kenosha coun-
ty and settled in Kenosha on August
Is, 1895. At that time there were but
three log hunts i'll the vicinity known
as Pike River and Mr.. Lothrop staked
off a claim and built cabin where
the Whitaker foundry now stands and
this became the pioneer home of the
Lothrops. Jason Lothrop, the son spent
much of~his boyhood in Oswego, New
York, where he received good educa-
ton. He came to Southport to make
his home in 1843 and since that time he
has resided almost continuously in Ke-
nosha. The career of Mr.. Lothrop
has been an interesting one. He built
| the first sidewheel dredge on the Wis
consin river and the first crane dredge
to be used in Lake Michigan. He was
connected with the publication of the
early papers in Kenosha but he spent
much of his life in the office of sur
veyor. In the early forties he was
elected to the Office of county sur
veyor and he filled this office for more
than fifty years retiring from active
work while in Office only a few years
ago. Nearly all of the important
boundary lines in Kenosha county were
established by Mr.. Lothrop and even
in the last few years since his retire
ment he has been called upon to make
surveys in all parts Of the county. Mr..
Lothrop has one surviving son, Charles
Lothrop with whom he makes his home.
The veteran surveyor has always TAX
en- a great interest in the collection of
historical data of the county and few
men in the county have been so init
mately acquainted with the lives of
Kenosaa county people. Jason Lothrop
knew the life story of nearly every one
of the early pioneers Of the county and
for this reason he proves a decidedly
interesting attendant at all the gath
erings of the pioneers.
To his friends last night Mr.. Lothrop
declared that he had all his fighting
blood yet and that he felt that he
would be able to round out full cen
fury of life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
EXPECT HIGH RANK THIS YEAR
Receipts for Last Year Were More
Than $4,000 in Excess of Demand
for First Glass Ofice-More Help
Needed in Office.

Postmaster John B. Maloney has
completed his annual report of the pos
tai receipts of the Kenosha office and
it shows that Kenosha is keeping up
the pace set several years ago when
the Office was raised to the rank Of a
first class Office and the report of the
year just closed shows that the re
ceipts were $4,000 in excess of the
amount demanded for first class of
fee The increase over the receipts
in the preceding year was nearly
$4,000. The total postal receipts for
the year 1909 which includes all monies
received for the sale of stamps, stamp
ed envelopes, special deliveries and
post cards, reach the high figure of
$60,514.39, while in the preceding year
the receipts from the same sources
were $55,96013.
The report shows the receipts for the
four quarters of the year 1909 as com
pared with 1908 as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
First publication December 80, 1909.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate
IN In the matter of the estate of Peter Rhode
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Peter Rhode,
deceased, late of the town of Pleasant Prairie
in said county of Kenosha, will be examined
and adjusted by the county court Of Kenosha
county at the regular terms of said court to be
holden at the county court room, in the city of
Kenosha, in and for said county, on the first
Tuesday of April A. D. 1910, and on the first
Tuesday of September, A. D. 1910, at 10 o'clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of August A
d. 1910, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said Peter Rhode, deceased, to pre-
sent their claims for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day of December
A. d. 1909.
By the Court.
RUSSELL n. SLossoN,
w39 County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
First publication December ., 1909
NOTICE To CREDITORS

HENoSHA COUNTY C0URT-Iu probate.
n In the matter of the estate of Clara Widen.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
rf1ands of all persons against Clara Widen
deceased, late of the City of Kenosha,
iii said county of Kenosha, will be examined
and adjusted by the county court of Kenosha
county at the regular terms of said court to be
holden at the county court room, in the city
OF kenosha. in and for said county on the first
Tuesday of April "A. d. 1910, and on the
first Tuesday of September A. D. 1910, at ten
O'Clock a. nj. of those days; also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday of July
A. d. 1910, is the time allowed and limited
for creditors of said Clara Widen, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and al
1owance.
Dated at Kenosha the 18th day of December,
A. ID. 1909. By the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLoSsoN,
w3S County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
rst publication January 13. 1910.

First publication January Ii, 1910
OTATE OF WISCONSIN.-County Court TOR
y Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county, at the court house in the city of Keno
sha, in said county, on the second Tuesday, be-
ing the 9Th day of February, A. D. 1910, at 10
O'Clock A. M, the following matters will be
heard and consdered:
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Sarah Ga11aghan deceased.
The application of Patrick II. Ga11agban
to admit to probate the last will and tesla ment
of Sarah Gallaghan late of the city of Kenosha
in said county, deceased.
In the m after of the estate of John P. Stein
bach, deceased.
The application of Peter Steinbach, Jr, for
the examination and allowance of his final ac-
count as administrator of the estate of John P.
Steinbach, late of the city of Kenosha in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
By the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
w40 County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
MRS. MARIA JOHNSON DEAD

Letters have been received in Keno
sha announcing the death of Mrs. Maria
johnson, formerly a resident of Keno
sha and the town of Somers, which oc-
CURED on December 9TH at Blue Hill,
Sherburne County, Minnesota. The
deceased was II years Of age and lived
in this county for many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
First publication Decem Der 80, 1909.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

TENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the will of Ashbe1 Epson,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Ashbe1 Upsou
deceased, late of the town of Bristol, in
said county of Kenosha, will be exam
ined and adjusted by the county court of Keno
sha county at the regular terms of said court
to be holden at the county court room, in the
city of Kenosha, in and for said county, on the
first Tuesday of April A D. 1910, and on the
first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1910. at 10
O'Clock A. M. of those days; also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday i'll Sep
TENDER A. D. 1910, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Ashbe1 Epson, de-
Cea sed, to present their claims for exami nation
and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the oath day of December
A. D. 1909.
By the Court
RUSSELL 81. SLossoN,
wSo County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
KEEPS THE Hfa@ NEW PROBE WAS YEARS 0DT0 REVIVE MuEE FOR new LAWS OPEH SEWER PLAN
LEGAL NOTICES
First publication January IS, 1910.
NOTICE TO CREDITOps

RENoSHA COUNTY CoURT-Iu probate.
N In the matter of the will of Christina
Muller, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Christina Muller
deceased. late of the city of Kenosha in
said county of Kenosha, will be examined and
adjusted by the county court of Kenosha couu-
II at the regular terms of said court to be
holden at the county court room. in the city of
kenoSha, in and Tor said county, on the first
Tuesday of March A. D. 1910 and on the
first Tuesday of October A. D.. 1910. at ten
o'clock a. of those days; also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday of Septen-
Der A. ID. 1910, is the time allowed and limited
for creditors of said Christina Muller de-
ceased, TO present their claims for examination
and allowance
Dated at Kenosha the 18th day of January
A. ID. 1910. BY the Court
RUSSELL II. SLossoN,
VA County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
First publication December 3, 1909.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

EENoSHA COUNTY COURT-In probate.
N In the matter of the last will of George
Gardner, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against George Gardner
deceased, late of the town of Salem, in said
county of Kenosha, will be examined and adj
justed by the county court of Kenosha county
at the regular terms of said court to be holden
at the county court room in the city of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first Tuesday
of March A. d. 1910, and on the first Tues
day of September A D. 1910 at ten O'clock a.
NJ. of those days; also that the time until and
including the first Tuesday of August A. D.
1910. is the time allowed and limited for credit
ors of said George Gardner deceased, to present
their claims for examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha the 21st day of Decen1be
A. ID. 1909. By the court
RUSSELL II. SLoSsoN,
wSS County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The Rev. J. NJ. Cleary of Minneapolis
formerly pastor of st. James church,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
a lecture on "Good Citizenship in
Kenosha on the evening of January 81.
The lecture will be under the auspices
of the Kenosha Civic Federation and
will be held at Carpenter Hail. Faith
er Cleary is widely known in Kenosha
and mis- reputation as speaker on
this subject is nation wide. More de-
tailed announcements of the lecture
will be made later
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
BRISTOL TAXPAYERS NOTICE

The undersigned will receive taxes
for the Town of Bristol for the year
1909 at Walker Prairie Creamery, on
Friday, January q, 1910.
At Pikeville Creamery, on Tuesday,
January 25, 1910. All other days at
my Office in the Village Of Bristol.
w3s Z r Layey. Town Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
K. G. BOWLERS WIN
Knights of Columbus Team Defeats
Nights Hawks Thursday Night

The Knights of Columbus bowling
team boosted their standing in the
City League on Thursday evening by
taking two out Of three games from
the Night Hawks. Knutz of the
losers had the high score for the
evening with 203. The score of the
match follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Total $3.50. $60.514,39 $55,96O.13
The increase in the amount of postal
receipts tells only part of the story
as there has been a very large increase
in the money order business of the Ke-
nosha postolfice. Full report of this
business has not as yet been prepared,
but it will show that the postal orders
issued amounted to more than $250,000
In connection with the report Post
master Maloney is giving out some Of
the demands of the office for the future
The Office will be moved into the new
building by the first of Al ril and be-
fore that time the postmaster will ask
for the appointment of at least one
more clerk and two more carriers. The
clerks in the office have been kept de-
cidedly busy with the increase in bust
ness of the last year and the carrier
force is not yet large enough to look
after the demands of the city. Two
carriers were added during the year
just closed but there is now new de-
mand for carriers on account of the
lack of proper collection of the mails.
Postmaster Maloney will ask for at
least one more mounted carrier who
will do nothing but make collections.
With such carrier the dispatch of the
mails could be greatly improved upon.
II is probable that the government
officials will concede these demands
when the Office is moved into the new
quarters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

j. M. Veibel of Marinette, spent
Sunday in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Want ads bring resultg
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
A HURRY UP CALL

The state capital removal commit
tee, in spite Of the deception attempt
el and all the "swag' that has been
punched for the final onslaught, seems
a trifle groggy, and hurry up calls
Fave been issued to the associate
grafters TO help out the grafters ex'
traordinary. lest all perish.
The people of the state, mindful
of the fact they have many things
to pay for and many needed improve.
ments TO perfect, have assaulted the
breastworks at Graftsyille, and found
behind the wooden guns but few
neglected and disreputable townsite
agents, holding on in the vain hope
they may be able to take the p ogres-
siye name Of Oklahoma City and win
4 little coup not necessary for the
good of the people. but entirely neces-
sary to maintain their former place
in the roster of grafters superlative,
The people seem. to have mastered
the pozzle behind The deal too rapidly
Ia suit the grafters. That old slogan
Of one town against another does not
longer suffice in OBIahoma~the peo-
pie wish to know whore the bug I'M
der he chip is really located, and
they have oecn doing tall job of ex-
amining since the grafters got theiI
case into the open.
"Our folks" are not scared of re-
suits. BY Our folks is meant the peo
rle who wish 10 be fair with Others
and those who insist Others must be
fair with them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
ALEXANDER is NOT
DEMOCRATIC sP0kEsMA

w. L. Alexander is a sort OF real
estate agent politician. He resides at
Oklahoma City and is always protest
ing about his loyal Democracy like
wise declaring whatsoever he opposes
Is dangerous proposition. Recently
he sent out a letter to Democrats OF
he state. declaring that unless Okla
hnma City becomes the capital, De-
mocracy win go TO pot and that Demo.
Gratis are responsible for the present
state capital removal bill.
The Alexander plea is easily un-
derstood Ii is about his size and his
IDEAS of public affairs are OF that
stature believing that Southern Ok
lahoma, almost exclusively Demo
cratic, vii vote to move the capital
70 Oklahoma City, he writes the peo-
pie circular letter, proclaiming the
attempted loot as a Democratic meas
ure; declaring that Republicans are
Iall opposing
How politics figure in the deal is
hard to understandable state capital
removal proposition is 100 rotten for
any party to indorse; too bad for
even Alexander TO claim parental al
fections for, and that is stepping some,
TOO.
Every Democrat in Guthrie opposes
that Oklahoma bill Likewise, every
Republican. Same as to Shawnee
tulsa, Enid and Muskogee.
How. also, about some Of the mer
who have opposed the bill? How about
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
CuhnO OFsvCa dAd niFads S
te ePentB is Gross IF h A Uar Was Mac


citizenship" Mr.. Alexander asks his
Democratic friends TO vote 70 Tiolate
a compact with the government OF the
united States.
What standard would that be? How
high is the voter who breaks a con-
tract with the government which pio
lects his property and life?
Mr.. Alexander handles wisdom with
even less safety than truth He calls
Guthrie "Negropo-olis,' whatever that
is. Notwithstanding that Oklahoma
City has the largest negro population
in the state; Notwithstanding that it
has, proportionately, the worst Grim
inal record Of any city with more than
25,000 people in the United States of
America, this man, alleging he is a
loyal and faithful Democrat, asks the
strong, virile Democracy of Oklahoma
10 get behind a venture that was in
spired by greed and to bolster MP the
fallen fortunes of several Of the worst
real estate sharks inside the state.
Alexander Is not even a representa-
tive Democrat He has no more con-
nection with the active Democracy OF
this state than if he were never a cit
izen.
Out of almost an hundred elected
representatives Of Democracy in the
Second legislature, the Alexander co
terie mustered four votes in their des
perate effort to discredit the state De
rnocracy last winter
They had another vote, but the mar
was actually too good Democrat tc
be Of record voting for the party
killing schemes of the Alexander
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28

Lasater? How as to Tillotson? How
as to Alleng
Each lives far from the other; each
factor and each recognized Demo
cratic leader in his community
There are but two daily newspap-
ers outside of Oklahoma City supporC
ing that removal proposition-some of
the weeklies which aid it are simply
supporting oklahoma City without
having read the proposed measure.
Few outside the metropolis will de
fend the proposition-eyen many OF
the warmest advocates Of Oklahoma
City being outspoken against the bill.
There are many up light men who fav-
or Oklahoma City but who refuse to
subscribe their approval TO a measure
which was drawn for graft and to en-
hance yalueless property through the
credit of the state.
Mr. Alexander has right to send
letters to all the citizens of the state
or attempt to see them personally in
the interests of the proposed remov-
al bill-.that, is, of course, if he wish
es 10 align himself to causes which
smack OF graft and wrong. But he
has no right to send out letters TO
The people as a Democrat; especially
Democratic leader.
Again, Mr.. Alexander declares he
is prominent as a Democrat, Ten
years on the state committee and
campaign manager of 1902, delegate
n tho panva~ national ponvpntinn of
1908. etc"
What did Democracy accomplish in
1902?
Was that campaign so brilliantly
managed? Is 1t not fact we were
counted out of victory? Where was
the brilliant campaign manager in the
crisis?
In his feeble attempt TO "let De-
uocracy sustain il's hlgh standard OF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28

malta.
Another glaring attempt at false
hood in the Alexander propaganda is
his mention of the Democratic press
being for oklahoma City's capital re-
moyal scheme. What are the papers /,
where printed, and who behind the
guns?
There is not a Democratic daily
newspaper in the state, outside OF
Oklahoma City, save one, and that
one with an editor who owns town
lots In oklahoma City, supporting the
removal proposition.
There is not a weekly newspaper OF
democratic persuasion on the Indian
Territory side OF the state with p
COO circulation supporting the state
capital removal scheme.
There Is not a weekly newspaper or
lhe Democratic faith in Old Oklahoma
monouncedly supporting the removal
scheme.
Alexander knows these to be facts.
lie knew that It had been felt nee.
essary TO get newspapers printed in
Oklahoma City, dating them as be-
ing printed elsewhere that would sup
port the effort to spend $4,000,000 of
eur tax moneys TO move the capitol
from Capitol Hill 10 Britton, dis
tance OF about twenty-five miles.
Further evidence of the tactless
vision of Alexander is found in his
statement that the capital remoya
scheme is a Democratic measure He
hsd but little TO do to ascertain the
normal Democratic majority in this
state is 20,00O-with forty per cent
of that vote located where. should the
people follow his advice, they would
never support his scheme and that OF
hecessity would defeat the bill should
lis advice be taken literally.
Alexander deserves treatment for
political mania; he is sick with ego
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
ALREADY sEDDLlNe TOWN LOTS.

Already Oklahoma City townlot
graiters are abroad. They tell people
they viii sell them lots "close in to
where the new capitol building is to
be located"
That is a splendid specimen Of what
the people may expect in event OF
moving the capital from here to Brit
ton. These nevershamed grafters
send out agents 10 sell farm land at
fictitious prices, thereby recouping
the expenses Of galiyanting over the
state in an attempt to wrest the seat
Of government off Capitol Hill and
move it twenty miles to Britton
For that move they ask $60OOOO, as
"a starter"
They also ask that three. commits
sioners be given power to spend as
much more "as necessary, presumab-
ly as much as it is deemed requisite
10 pull some Of the grafters out of a
bad town lot deal.
Fortunately, the people Of our state
read closely and take an active in
terest in public affairs. They under
stand the opportunity and graft pur-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
THINKS TRUST NECESSARY.

The Pauls Valley Enterprise, tone
of the few newspapers in the state
supporting he Oklahoma City capital
removal schemel admits the possible
ities; yea, probabilities, of graft in
the present measure, but suggests it
will be hard to avoid graft in a re-
moval scheme, therefore advises being
"stung' now. II stung we must be.
However II declares It Is Of opinion
that there will be no graft, which Will
be true, is the people vote NO" on
the bill.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
RECENT ILLUSTRATION.

With loud protest against Guthrie,
alleging that this city has always OPP
posed progress and such other allie
cations as it had the hardhood to adj
vance without fear Of being AMMAN
iased by Deity, an Oklahoma City
newspaper helchcd about Indian Ter
ritory and the supposed Guthrie ani-
mostly thereto; the same issue carry
ing o base and known falsehood about
Sapulpa, one among the most thtiv-
Ing cities of the Greek nation. Such
is generally le fate OF an attempt at
deception. The metropolis has always
attacked whatever was not Of direct
benefit to certain interests that not
being the policy OF the leading inter
ests of that city, but seems to have
the sanction Of the townlot brigands.
Sapulpaites very promptly branded
the Oklahoma City lie and demand
fair treatment or open war.