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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
TEST OF WIND PROVES UNDOING
Jewish Peddler Talks to Thief While
Chicago Police are Called and Brooks
Later Makes a Confession to the
officials.

Sheriff William H. Gunter landed
another alleged horse thief on Satur-
day afternoon when he caused the ar
rest of John Brooks, former Salem
farm hand in Chicago and Brooks was
brought to Kenosha late Saturday
evening charged with stealing a horse
from Fred Bowman, who resides
near the village of Wilmot. The
horse was taken on last Thursday
evening and Sheriff Gunter got busy
on Saturday and notified the police Of
Chicago to make search for the ami
NAL in that CITY. Brooks is alleged
to have driven the horse from Wilmot
to Chicago and once in the city he re-
NAMED in hiding for a few hours and
then went to Jewish horse peddler
and sought to dispose of the animal.
Brooks offered the horse for the low
price of $50 and the peddler seeing
that the animal was worth five times
budJ dlHOuub cGhCu lOIOOho w bdhC ~
out into the alley and try it's wind
for him. Brooks had no sooner left
the office than the peddler called up
tho nearest police station. Brooks was
busy explaining the good points of the
horse when the officers from the station
arrived and he was taken into custody.
He made no effort to get away ard
later admitted that he had taken the
horse from Kenosha county. Sheriff
Gunter was at once notified and the
arrest of the man anG went to Chicago
and brought him to Kenosha for trial.
This is the second man charged with
horse stealing to be arrested by the
Kenosha county officials this summer
and not single man charged with this
crime has managed to get away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
PARADE TO Be BIG FEATURE
Organizations Are Asked To March and
Industries Will Be Asked To Provide
Floats To Make the Pageant Mem
orable One.


1t is planned to make an effort to
unite the people of the whole city IN
the celebration to be held in connec-
ton with the laying of the corner stone
for the new city hall and to this end
Mayor Scholey is sending out an in
lvitation to all organizations in the city
to take part in the ceremonies of the
day. Alderman N. j. Werner has been
named by the mayor as secretary of the
big committee in charge of the celebra-
tion and it is probable that a. meeting
will be called before the end of the
week at which the arrangements for
the celebration will be completed. AS
the corner stone is to be laid on Labor
Day it is thought that the laboring men
of the city and all the organizations
among them will unite with the city
in making the celebration success. The
plans may be delayed little on account
of the fact that Mayor Scholey will
spend next week in Baltimore but it
is planned to have the program an
nounced in time to give the people of
the city chance to invite their friends
It is planned to make the day in
the nature of home coming and some
of the old time officials of the city
will be back to aid in the laying of
the corner stone and other ceremonies
attending the celebration. The order
for the corner stone has been placed
and it will be handsome stone.
One of the features of the day will be
a parade and it is expected that scores of
the organizations of the city. will take
part. In the invitation to Be sent to
them the mayor will make a personal
request that the members of the or
CARNATIONS turn out and several Of
them have already expressed their will
ingness to accept the invitation 1t
is hoped that the orders will arrange to
take part in the parade and that they
will arrange for some elaborate cos
tunes. The manufacturers of the city
will be asked to arrange for the floats
in the parade and the ponce and fire
department will contribute their part
to the celebration by having big dis
play in the parade.
The list of speakers has not as yet
been arranged but the mayor has al
ready started communications to lead
ing men in the state with view of
having them take part in the ceremon-
les for the day and it is expected that
these men will accept the invitation,
Invitations are also to be sent to the
officials of all the surrounding cities
The officials of the city ofSRacine have
announced that they will come in a
body to Kenosha to assist in making
the day success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
WILD MAN IN ZION.
Captain Walker of the Zion Police De.
partment Gets Strange Man.

Captain Walker of Zion City Monday
captured a wild man in the woods
about that city according to a re
port that reached here yesterday.
The wild man" is reporte dto have
lived an extremely simple life on food
that he could pick up in the woods and
to have lived in a rude matched hut
hidden away in the under brush.
Among the queer things found on the
premises was runaway that the her
nit had built and on which he said that
he took exercises for certain period
of time each day.
Everything in the camp was of the
crudest sort but there was nothing to
indicate that the man was demented
the indication being that he was simply
a new sort of fresh air advocate living
the simple and close to nature life for
his health S sake.
He was not arrested and not taken
to Jail but permitted to remain in his
rustic shelter undisturbed. He was
alone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
Report of State Commission
Shows That Counties Seek
Aid in Road Building
ENGINEERS ARE kept WORKING

Three years ago the Highway Divis
ion of the Wisconsin Geological and
Natural History Survey commenced its
work of giving free engineering advice
to towns in the state contemplating
road or bridge improvement. The first
year was spent in organizing a. force
and making the work known to the
people of the state by demonstration
roads, speeches and literature. BY July
s1st, 1908, the work was well under way,
and since that time remarkable re-
suits have been achieved.
The two year period ending July LIST,
1910, shows the following work done
by the four engineers employed in this
work:
257 public speeches made in So coun-
ties.
ia road inspections made in 80
counties.
so road surveys totalling 65 miles in
lCLSUH ulUu0 Ill ~ COUNTLESS.
277 bridge inspections made in Ga
counties
40 bridges costing about $4,000,
built under the Divisions plans in ~
counties
$4,000 worth Of road construction
done under the Division s plans.
In addition to the above, much road
and bridge construction has been done
under advice by letter or direct from
information contained in the road pam
phlets issued by the Division, which is
not included in the above summary.
Considering the fact that the local
officials always voluntarily avail them
selves of the help of the Division. as
assistance is only furnished on request,
the above showing demonstrates the
fact that there is developing real de-
mand for skilled road advice in road
and bridge construction in this state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
DIAMOND WAS TAKEN OUT
Huge Piece of Glass Substituted For
Two Karat Diamond When Charm
Was Returned But Gem Is Recov-
cred.

B. F. Windsor, president of the Winl
sor Spring Company is wearing dia-
monds again and it was largely through
the agency of the detectives of the
Northwestern railway company that he
has this privilege. Some three weeks
ago Mr.. Windsor lost an Elks charm
the value Of which was several hun
dred dollars and the charm has now
been returned to him, The charm was
set with a two skarat diamond and sew
eral smaller stones and it was lost on
Pullman car while Mr. Windsor was
making trip to Chicago. For some
time advertisements were carried in
Chicago and Kenosha papers but they
failed to bring results and Windsor
went to the officials of the railway
company. Last Saturday the charm
was found in the hands of negro in
Chicago and he turned it over to the
officials of the company. 1t was re-
turned to Mr.. Windsor but when he
hung it to his watch chain he discover
ed that it did not shine with the bril-
lance of other days and he directed
that it be sent to a diamond expert.
One look at the stone was enough for
the expert and he declared that Wind
sor had been duped. The splendid two
karat stone had been removed from
the setting in the charm and in its place
had been set a great piece of white
glass. With this information the of
fcials of the company at once began
an investigation and it was found that
the charm had been found on one of
the cars of the company by a negro
porter and turned over t. one of the
men in authority. He in turn had soli
it to another negro but before the sale
was made the big diamond had been re-
moved and the "phony" stone sub
stituted. When the detectives of the
company got after the guilty party he
went to his home and brought the
handsome gem which had been remov-
ed from the charm and it is now being
reset. Mr.. Windsor refused to prose
cute the man connected with the at
tempted swindle but he has been dis
charged from the service of the com
pany. The Northwestern Railway COM
pany is attending to the resetting of
the jewel and Mr.. Windsor will have
his charm in its accustomed place with
in a few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
MAY EMPLOY Superintendent
Board Also Decides To Provide Up To
Date Equipment For the Laboratory
For the Teaching Of the Various
Sciences.

A new addition is to be made to the
curriculum of the graded schools of
the city for at the meeting of the Board
Of Education on Tuesday evening it
was decided to install a system of draw
ing in all the schools of the city. For
years the Kenosha schools have been
behind other schools of the state on
account Of the fact that no provision
was made for the teaching of drawing.
Years ago the department of music and
drawing was under one teacher but this
was given up and since that time both
branches have been left to the judg-
ment of the teachers and in some of
the rooms no effort was made to teach
either of the branches.
The board adopted the Prang system
of drawing books to be used in all the
schools and it is probable that later
on regular teacher will be employed
to have charge of this work. For the
present the work will be done by the
regular teachers and a portion OF each
school day will be given over to draw
ing. The system adopted by the board
is in use in many of the leading cities
Of the state and nation and it is said
to be admirably adapted to the graded
school work. There is now demand
for the teaching of music in the schools
and it is possible that an early meet
ing the board viii take steps to employ
superintendent to have charge of the
two proposed departments.
At the meeting on Tuesday evening
the board took steps to inpssve the
work in science being done in the high
school. Prof. o. S. Thompson the new
Principal of the high school will have
charge of part of this work and at
his suggestion the board has arranged
for the purchase of large amount of
new equipment for the laboratories and
dition will be lantern which may be
used for the teaching Of all the sciences
The school now has a large number of
slides made by teachers in former
years but they have been worthless on
account of the fact that the school had
no lantern for their use.
With the opening of the schools but
three weeks away there was large
amount of routine business come before
the board. The board hopes to be able
to find room for all tn children of the
city but the big demand will undoubt-
eddy make it necessary to open base
ment rooms in probably two of the
buildings It is apparent that with the
increase in the population it will be ne
cessary to erect new school before the
end of another year and the board is
now planning for such a.. building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
WILL BE MADE PUBLIC OCT. Is.
Believed That Census Bureau Will Com
plete Official Count Then.

The people of the United States will
learn their true number as revealed by
the official count of the thirteenth cen
sus, about Oct Is. 1t is generally be-
ieved the number will be about 100000
900. This belief is based on the fact
that an increase slightly in excess of the
100000 increase during the previous
decade would bring the population in
1910 to the 90,000,000 mark.
In two cities evidence of fraud has
been discovered, and in one, Great Falls,
Mont, prosecution has been under
taken for fraudulent enumeration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
DECREASE IN PENSIONS.
Report for Year Ending June 80, 1910,
Shows Decrease of 1161 in Year.

The number of pensioners and the
amount of pensions in the district of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1910 shows decrease from the
figures of the last year.
On June 30, 1910, there were 46,9S9
pensioners on the rolls, as against AS
$50 year before. The pensions paid
out in that period were $S,310,174.2S,
which was $39,902.o7 less than in the
preceding year.
In the same period there were 1858
losses by death, but there were al Ii;
tions of 1876, of whom 1,O40 were
widows and dependents and 236 soldiers
The net decrease in the rolls was 1,161.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
rs COOKING EXPERT.
w. B. Conkey Co. Issues New Cook
Book by Mrs. Mary M. Wilkinson.

Mrs. w. S. Wilkinson of this city
has joined the ranks of experts in the
culinary art and the W. B. Conkey Com
pany of Chicago has just issued hand
some little book of recipes prepared by
Mrs. Wilkinson under the name Home
Making Cook Book The book has
been prepared with a great deal of
care and it is one of the most com
plete cook book ever placed on the
market. Mrs. Wilkinson has for some
time been an expert cook and her ideas
have been arranged especially for those
of the middle classes who are called
upon to combat the high cost of living.
Many of the pages are devoted to home
making and these pages prove one of
the big features of the book. The book
will be placed on the market at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
MISS BEARDsLEY A BRIDE

Cards have been received in Kenosha
announcing the marriage of Miss Alta
MAZE Beardsley, daughter of Mrs. Nina
Beardsley of Detroit and Robert D.
Stafford Of Detroit which was celebrated
at the home of the bride on Monday
evening. Miss Bearsley was formerly a
teacher in the Kenosha City schools and
was well known to many Kenosha PEG
pie. She gave up her position here two
years ago and since that time had been
teaching at Grand Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford will make their
home in Detroit and will be at home to
their friends after the first of October
at 102 Winder street
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
TIC BE FOR BLOOD"
Manager Haag of the Ramblers Declares
There is No Fixing" of Game.

Manager Haag of the Ramblers Declares
There is No Fixing" of Game.
John Haag, manager of the Rambler
Base Ball team which defeated the
Breen team on last Sunday has sent
the following open letter to the base
ball fans of the city:
To the Baseball Fans of Kenosha.
Since the Ramblers defeated the Ke-
nosha Regulars last Sunday there has
been q rumor started that this is to be
series fixed so that it will be neces-
sary to play three games to decide. We
wish to assure every Fan in Kenosha
that it would be impossible to fix any
game in which the Ramblers are con
testants. We will be out to win on
next Sunday just as much as we were
last.
Hoping that on next Sunday we will
be able TO prove to the public that
these games are on the square, by win
ming the second game also, we remain,
Very truly yours,
The Rambler Baseball Team.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
TAKEN TO RHINELANDER.
Felix zionsc, Charged with Assault and
Robbery Goes to Oneida County.

Sheriff B. F. Jillson of Rhinelander.
Oneida County came to Kenosha today
to take Felix Zionsc a Kenosha man
charged with assault and robbery back
to Rhinelander for trial Zoinsc made
no fight against returning to the North,
ern city for trial and it is understood
that he will be given hearing in the
courts there on Wednesday. The man
is charged with stabbing and robbing
Tglace Osadnek saloon keeper at
Pelican Lake on the night of July 30th.
Osadnek has been in hospital in Mil
waulSee since the assault but it is claim
ed that he will be able to appear in
court against tie Kenosha man on
Wednesday. Several relatives Of Zionsc
living in Kenosha went with him to
Rhlnelander and will arrange for his
defense He claims that he stabbed
the saloon man in self defense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
IS FREE LANCE IN POLITICS
Promises to Discuss the Issues Of the
Campaign From No fractional Stand
point-Long Prominent in Republican
Circles in State.

The primary campaign in Kenosha
county is beginning to take on little
interest and following in the wake of
Judge Lindsey of Denver, it is announc-
ed that the Hon. E. r. Hicks, of Osh-
kosh, former Attorney General OF the
state and later Consul General in Chill,
will come to Kenosha on Friday even
ing to talk on the political issues of
the day. COL Hicks is one of the best
known figures in Wisconsin politics and
he has been regarded as a leader for
several years. AS Attorney General
Of the state he made a record in office
which won him recognition from the
National government. Col. Hicks
stands in an unusual position in the
present battle in Wisconsin as he is
declared to be the representative of
no faction. He has selected good men
in both factions and has been actively
supporting them on the stump. He has
appeared in+several cities of the state
and has made vigorous reply~to the
speeches of ultra insurgent orators
| who have been through the state and
his speeches have attracted vide at
| tention. So far as can be learned there
| is no faction standing sponsor for the
coming of Col Hicks to Kenosha. He
is himself making the arrangements for
his speech and it is asserted that he
comes as a free lance to tell the peo-
pie some pertinent facts lin regard to
the, political battle that is new on in
the state. n
1t is certain that the address, by
Col. Hicks will be more or less of an
answer ito Judge Lindsey but at that
Col. Hicks is standing for many Of the
principles which resulted in Lindsey
coming to Kenosha.
The primary battle is on in earnest
in the county and beginning with next
Monday there are number of the can
didates who plan to make whirwind
Of it. Cards and letters are now being
sent to the voters in all parts of the
| county but in the last two weeks the
candidates are planning to make a per-
sonal appeal for votes and many meet
ings will be held in the various towns
in the county.
1t was expected that Senator La
Toilette would be on the stump in Ke-
nosha county but messages from Madi-
son state that the Senator has been
so i'll that he has not been able to
enter actively into the campaign and
it is possible that he will not even be
able to make one of his famous round
ups of the state, but the field will be
kept busy listening to his supporters
from other states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The state board of agriculture has
been working hard under somewhat adj
verse conditions to make the state fair
what it should be, the equal or superior
of the great fairs held by neighboring
states and has succeeded so well that
the entry list already indicates that
the fair this year is likely TO be not
only the biggest but the best that has
ever been held in Wisconsin. This is
as it should be for the legislature has
been liberal with the board in the mat
ter of appropriations SO that there can
be no excuse of a lack of money to
do with and unless the board can produce
an exhibition which will be credit to
the state and in which the people of
Wisconsin can take pride it would be
much better to hold no fair at ALL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
State Fair Board to Expend
Big Sum for Coming Ex-
hibition in Milwaukee
ALL LINES TO Be CARED FOR


One of the best indications of the
vast interest taken in the various de-
partments of the Wisconsin State Fair
by Wisconsin exhibitors and those from
other states is" gained from the con-
tinued increase in the award Of prem
iums both as to amount and numbers
of awards in each department.
The state board Of agriculture found
it necessary to again add several thou
sand dollars to the aggregate amount of
premiums, and this increase has been dis
tributed through every department that
comprises the great exposition. The
amount Of cash premiums offered for the
1910 state fair are as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
WANTED.

The board of education will receive
sealed proposals for the furnishing and
delivering Of 100 or more yards Of
dirt for filing in the Columbus school
grounds All proposals to be delivered
to II. Zeitler, Milwaukee Ave. city.
on or before 1870 Saturday August 20,
1910. Board Of Education,
a20 Per M. ]. Donahue, Sec.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
NOTICE.

Having sold my photo studio to Mr..
R. S. Newell ]. uisA te notify my Gus
toners who hars ptctos or framed pic
lures at my stulfe :. all for same on
or before August 20 $50. All accounts
against j. NJ. Pull will be paid at
studio, ali aconnts due payable at
studio, on or before August 20, 1910.
a20 J. M. Pull.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Premium list containing all informa-
ton and entry blanks showing how en-
tries are made will be forwarded to
any person desiring to become an ex-
hibitol in any of the departments. Adj
dress John NJ. True, Secretary, Marison,
Wis. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The census figures on the cities are
coming out slowly but in the case of
almost every city on which the returns
have been completed the figures have
fallen far below the expectation of the
boomers, very few OF tie cities coming
anywhere near the claims made of great
increases in population.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
ROYAL LEAGUES NOTICE

The regular meeting of Badger Coun-
ell No. 100 R. l.. will be held THURSDAY
evening Aug. IS, at s P. m. A large at
tendance is requested.
Yours fraternally,
ais H. R. Bleneman, Scribe
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
TO THE LADIES

Having the agency for Kenosha for
the Mccall Patterns would be pleased
to have you call and look over our
large Fashion Books and get one of our
Fashion sheets Kipp's West Side
Store a51-253 Ridge Street. *al9
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

G. H. Daniels now residing at Dous-
mann is planning to remove his family
to Kenosha in September. Mr.. Daniels
is a minister in the Methodist church
but plans to go into other lines of
work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
DANISH LADIES PICNIC

The Danish Ladies Society will give
basket picnic at Anderson S Park
Thursday Afternoon Aug. Is. 1dembers
and their friends are cordially invited.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The lotus beds are still in full bloom
and it is declared that it will be another
month before the last of the buds are
in blossom.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

David Wilson, golf instructor at the
Highlands club, Grand Rapids, Mich,
spent Sunday with friends in this city
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

A large crowd of Kenosha people
went to Chicago on Sunday to attend
the ball game.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

John Schagzda and Miss Wironkia
Gustasicute, both of Kenosha, have
been licensed to marry.