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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
DIED AT St. JAMES RECT0RY
Father Smith and Members of His
Household Attempt to Save Life of
Unfortunate Woman But Efforts are
in Vain.
(From Fridays daily.)

From Fridays daily.)
Mrs. Ella Service Bassindale, aged
% years and the wife Of Van Arnold
Bassindale an employee Of the Chicago
Brass Works died at the rectory of St.
James Roman Catholic church just af-
ter eleven o'clock this morning as a
result of poisoning from carbolic acid.
1t is supposed that the young woman
took the acid while suffering from an
attack of temporary insanity. No
other cause can be assigned for her &C
| tions.
| Only few minutes before the young
woman died she was found on the steps
leading to the home of the Rev. r. S.
Smith in deep pain. The acid was
about her lips and it was evident that
she was close to death. Father Smith
had seen the woman rushing along Ash
| land avenue and he hurried to the door
when she turned toward his home as a
haven, and carried her to the rear of
the house where everything possible
was done to save her life. The woman
however, had swallowed large amount
of the acid and she was past aid when
Father Smith and the members of his
household found her. DR.. f. B. Lans-
downe and the husband of the woman
were called to the rectory as soon as
possible and both reached the side of
the unfortunate woman before she died
but neither could do anything to- com
bat the fatal effect of the acid.
Mrs. Bassindale came to Kenosha
from Escanaba, Mich. She and her
husband had been married since last
August and shortly after their marriage
the husband accepted position in the
Kenosha factory. They made their
home on Dayton street just across the
street from the City Engine house.
Their home life had been of the most
happy nature and the first indication
that the young woman was suffering
from mental trouble came this morning
| when she went to the home of Father
Smith seemingly laboring under great
mental strain. The minister noticed
that her condition indicated dementia
and he talked with her and counseled
her to return to her home. She left
|
the rectory just before ten O'Clock and
came to the business portion of the city
and secured the bottle of acid. An
hour later Father Smith saw her run
ming along Ashland avenue. He hur-
ried to the door and found her on the
| steps of the rectory. 'EI have been
poisoned with carbolic acid,'' the
| young woman moaned as she was TAX
en- into the house.
Father Smith in speaking of the case
said: ct feel certain that Mrs. Basin
dale was demented at the time she took
the acid. [ had been acquainted with
her perfectly happy home life ana
when she came to me this morning I
was convinced that her reason was de-
throned. 1t is one of those sad Incl
dents that can not be explained. AT
the rectory we did everything possible
to save her life but she had taken so
much of the acid that it was impossible
for us to do any thing to save her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
First publication January II, 1911.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.

OTATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT,
y Kenosha County,
Franz ]. Kraft Plaintiff, VS. August Kraft,
Amalia Kraft and Charles H. Goodman, De-
PENDANTS
By virtue of and pursuant to judgment and
decree of foreclosure and sale duly rendered in
and by the Circuit Court in and for the County of
Kenosha in the State Of Wisconsin at the Tegu-
lar general September 1909, term of said Circuit
Court, under date of January IL, 1910, and duly
entered and docketed in said court on said 18th
day of January, A. D. 1870 at four O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, in the above entitled &C
ton, in favor of Franz Kraft, plaintiff therein,
and against August Kraft, Amalia Kraft, and
Charles H. Goodman, defendants therein, l. the
undersigned, Sheriff of Kenosha County, State
of Wsco nsin, shall offer for sale and sell at pub
lie auction and vendue at the front door OF the
Court House, in the First Ward OF the City OF
KenoSha, in the County of Kenosha and State OF
Wisconsin, on Saturday, the 18th day of Feb.
ruary, A. d. 1911, at two O'Clock in the aftrnoon
of that day, the following described moTtgaged
premises, directed IN said judgment to be sold,
IN one parcel, pursuant to the terms OF SAID Judg
ment. and for the purpose of procuring sufficient
funds with which to pay the amount due the
plaintiff upon said Judgment TOR principal inter
est and costs, together with solicitors fees and
the expenses of such sale, which said premises
are described in said judgment as follows, to-wit
Lot numbered thirteen (l3), in block numbered
eleven (11, of End Rice Park Addition to Keno
sha, in the northwest quarter In W ~ OF section
thirty-one (31), in town two ~ north, OF range
twenty-three (23) east of the fourth principal me-
ridian, as per plat of said Addition now on file
and Of record in the office of the Register of
Deeds in and for the County of .Kenosha, in the
State of Wisconsin, and now lying and being in
the Fifth Ward of the City of Kcnosha, in the
County and State aforesaid.
Sale to be made subject to mortgage for
$4,000.
Terms of Sale, Cash.
Dated Sherif's Office, Kenosha, Keposha
County, Wisconsin, January II, A. D. 1911.
ANDREW F. STAHL,
Sheriff, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
FISHER & FISHER, Plaintiffs Attorneys. w43
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FORMER RECORD TO Be BROKEN
Cities in the State Have Responded
Nobly to the Call for Funds for
Fighting Against Consumption in the
State

With 40 towns and cities of the
state to be heard from, receipts from
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals
in Wisconsin today exceed the total
sale in 1909. Saturday night 1885,
30 had been received by the Wisconsin
Anti-tuberculosis association.
Milwaukee receipts are little more
than half in, while several large cities
are included in the ITO still to be heard
from.
No announcement of prize awards
has been made by the association, al
though the returns, according to the
rules, had to be in by 6 o'clock on Jan.
IA. Due to Misunderstanding on the
part of several local campaign man
ayers, some cities did not get their re-
turns in on time. Several technical
questions arose, in regard to this and
other points, and committee was ap-
pointed to settle all disputes and award
the prizes.
It is expected that final report will
be made by this committe in day or
two, and that the winners will be an
nounced by the middle of this week.
IN practically every way records of
previous years have been broken ac-
cording to the incomplete returns. The
state record will be greatly exceeded,
while several cities have set new marks
in per capita sales. Large sales were
made in the big cities of the state, but
several smaller cities made phenomenal
sales.
Plans to continue the anti-tubercu-
losis fight along lines more extensive
than ever are under way as a result of
the large income from Red Cross seals.
Organization work will be perfected
throughout the state and the education
al movement extended to every city,
town and village.
The association feels that the enor-
nous seal sales is a unanimous express
sion of the public's approval of the
white plague fight, and that the sue
cess of this years work will far ex-
coed that of the past.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
First publication. Dec. 2o. 1919
NOTICE OF HEARING

OTATE OF WISCONSIN, In Circuit Court for
y Kenosha County.
In the matter of the application of Joseph Fl.
Beland Tor the vacation of ]. H. Beland's Sub
division, $50 acres, in southeast quarter of
section !, town north, of range p east in the
Town of Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County,
Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given that an application has
beer made to the Circuit Court of kenosha
County, Wisconsin. wherein Joseph H. Beiand is
the applicant and petitioner, Praying for the va
cation OF that certain plat Of land in the Town of
Pleasant Prairie, kenosha County, Wisconsin,
known as ]. H. Beland's Subdivision, 3.S3 acres,
in southeast quarter of section one o., town one
ID north, OF range twenty-five (22( east. which
was recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds
in and for said enosha County, on the 10th day
Of August, A D. 1905, at H. o'clock A. NJ. in
Volume one ~ of Plats, on Page ninety five (o5)
and all the subdivisions thereon shown. including
alleys, street and avenues Excepting that certain
travelled road commonly known as Salem
avenuel.
That pursuant to an order made and entered in
the Circuit Court of kenosha County aforesaid,
on the 9th day of December, a. D. 1910 said APP
pication will be heard and considered by and be-
fore said Circuit Court at the Court House in the
City of Kenosha, in said county, on the 4th day
Of March, A. d. 1911, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be
heard.
Dated Kenosha. Wisconsin, December 9th,
JOSEPH H. BELAND, Applicant.
NJ. @. O'DONNELL., Attorney. w4S
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
GERMAN VETERANS CONVENTION

The Deutsche Krieger Kameradschaft
has named Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, June II, Is, and 10 as the days for
celebration Of the 18th anniversary
convention at Kenosha, Wis. Alone
there are forty different branches of
this society, making at least $500 sold
iers, estimated with wives, Children and
friends, about 5000 to 1000 in all.
The committee, including Mayor NJ
j. Scnoley and Alderman Fred c..
stemm as city committee, have rented
scheud's park, Germania hall and
Washington Island for this occasion.
The music will be furnished by three
bands, one for each division in the
Sunday parade. Further announce
ments will be given later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26

The state fish commission is about
to start another fish hatchery for the
propagation of lake Trout and it has
been intimated that an application
from this city for the location Of the
new hatchery at this port is desired by
the commission and would stand a good
chance of being acted upon favorab1y
This city should not let the opportunity
to secure the hatchery slip by and the
Industrial association or the men in
terested in the fishing industry should
take the matter up at once. The first
thing to ascertain is what conditions
are made by the commission in the
way of site, etc., for the location of
hatchery of the kind proposed and
then what can be done at this end to-
wards meeting them. There is no ques-
ton but that any number of sites, ideal
ly located, could be found in the vicin-
ity OF Kenosha for a hatchery and it is
probable that any of them could be Sc
cured on reasonable terms The cities
along the northern shores of the lake
seem to carry the idea that no fish
hatcheries can be successfully operated
anywhere but in that section and these
cities will undoubtedly oppose the To-
cation Of hatchery at Kenosha or
at any other city at the southern end
of the lake. The principal objection
to the location of the hatchery here,
which the representatives Of Kenosha
will have to meet, will be the old one
that the lake is SO polluted with sew
age at this end that the fish will not
thrive in the tainted water and per-
haps the best way to meet that would
be to invite the fish commissioners to
visit the fish houses any morning when
the boats come in from the fishing
grounds. As fine trout as can be found
anywhere in the great lakes are taken
in large quantities off this city and
one glance at the catch any morning
would be enough to convince any I'M
prejudiced observer that the state
ment that The trout cannot live and
breed in these waters is an unmitigat-
ed lie. IF this city is to secure the
hatchery there is no time to be lost.
however, and measures to present the
claims of Kenosha should be taken at
once. The announcement that the fish
commission is considering establishing
another trout hatchery will stir up a
lot of cities and they will all be out
after it but, other things being equal,
Kenosha should have the preference.
This county furnished about tenth of
the revenue collected for fishing licens-
es lass year and is surely entitled to
some special consideration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26


Herbert Shearer formerly manager of
the Chicago Brass company in this city
has resigned his position with the Am
erican Brass company and has accepted
a position as general manager Of the
brass department of the Winchester
Arms company at New Haven, Conn.
The Winchester companies operate a
brass mill nearly as large as The plant
of the Chicago Brass company in this
city and Mr.. Shearer has received a
handsome advance in salary by going
with the new company. He began his
duties as manager of the New Haven
plant the first Of this month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
First publication January Il, 1911.

First publication January Il, 1911.
CTATE OF WIsCoNSIN-Cou Court for
- Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the County Court to be held in aud for said
sha. in said County, the first Tuesday.
being the 7th day of February A. D. 1911, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, the following matters will be
heard and considered:
In the matter of the last will and testament
of John Bushuann or Buschmann, deceased.
The application of Elizabeth Bushmann to
admit to probate the last will and testament of
John BuShmann or Buschmaun late of the City
of Kenosha in said county, deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Laura Sher-
man Slater, deceased.
The application of James A. Slater for the
appointment of an administrators of
the estate of Laura Sherman Slater
late OF the city of Kenosha in said county, de-
ceased.
In the matter of the estate of Nicholas NJ.
Ludwig, deceased.
The application of Johu P. Ludwig for the
examination and allowance of his final account
as administrator of the estate of Nicholas M.
Ludwig, late of the town of Brighton in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Elizabeth A. Burgess, deceased.
The application of George S. Huntoon to adj
nit to probate the last will and testament of
Elizabeth A. Burgess late of the town of Salem
in said county, deceased.
By the Court,
RUSSELL III. SLossoN,
w4O County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
Sheriff Stahl and Turnkey
FOnk Make Raid on Alleged
Saloons in Somers
MAN AND WOMAN ARRESTED
(From Saturday IS Daily

Dlstrlct Attorney Henry j. Hastings
at the suggestion of the members of the
town board of the town of Somers this
morning started a fight for the elm
ination of the so-called E'blind pigs"
in the town of Somers and before the
alarm clocks went off in the city this
morning Sheriff Stahl and Turnkey
Nicholas Fonk of the county jail start
ed for the village of Somers armed
with raid warrants against the old
Wirtz saloon and the "Hotel Som
ers.' 1t was alleged by the town board
that liquor had been sold in both of
these places and the evidence pre-
sented to the district attorney seemed
to be sufficient to support the charges.
The sheriff and his aid first visited the
Wirtz place where they arrested Peter
Reinet the alleged bar tender of the
saloon and confscated a Quantity of
beer and Whiskey. All of the drink
ables were found in the basement of
the place and no liquor was taken from
the bar room. At the Somers Hotel the
officers arrested Mrs. Joseph Weddles-
tedt on charge of selling liquor with
out license. Mrs. Weddlestedt was
still in bed when the officers arrived
and they were forced to wait until
after she had dressed before bringing
the two to the city. Both of the ae-
cused denied the charges against them
and declared that nothing but "soft"
drinks had been sold in the places. The
officers however, brought back a small
wagon load of intoxicating liquors.
Somers went "dry'' at the last
spring election and since that time
complaints have been received by the
members of the town board on several
places in the town and it is declared
that the arrests this morning are only
the beginning of the crusade. The
members of the town board are deter
mined to ryout the will of the peo-
pie as expressed at the election and
make somers "|dry." It is alleged that
several of the saloon men have been
very busy in Somers and that the
amount of wet goods sent to that town
has been decidedly large. Central park
the other saloon in the town has not
as yet been noticed in any of the com
plants but it is declared that no fav-
orites will be played by the town
board
Notwithstanding his protestations of
innocence when Reinet was arraigned in
the Municipal court this morning he
plead guilty to the charges against
him and was fined $50 and the costs of
the action which he promptly paid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
THE COUNTY SHERIFF NEXT
SUNDAY,

The most popular of western plays,
"The County Sheriff. with its thrill
ing and romantic pictures of life in
the Black hills and its rich fund of
quaint humor, is to be the attraction
at the Rhode opera house, next Sun
day, matinee and night, when o. E.
Wees company of players in Lem B.
Parker's new version will impersonate
its picturesque and varigated type of
rough pioneers. All the chivalry of
the rough but generous West shows it.
self and the comedy is clean and whole
some and admirably brought out by
an exceptionally clever cast of players.
Matinee 10 25-35c. Night 25-35-5Oc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26

British postal savings banks pay two
per cent interest on deposits and have
over eleven million depositors roughly
one to four of the population--with
eight hundred million dollars to their
credit. When the interest on Govern
ment bonds was two and thTee-fourths
per cent the postal banks showed a
profit. Since bond interest was reduced
to two and half per cent-the same
rate paid depositors- have, of
course, operated at loss.
French postal savings banks pay two
and half per cent interest on deposits
and have five million depositors, with
about three hundred million dollars to
their credit. They are operated at a
profit. The postal savings banks of
Italy also have five million depositors,
with about three hundred million dol
lars to their credit. They pay little
over two per cent on deposits and show
a good profit after deducting over a
million dollars a year of income tax.
Postal savings banks in Belgium pay
three per cent on small deposits, two
per cent on larger accounts. They have
two million depositors, with a hundred
and forty million dollars to their cred
it, and are operated at a profit. In
England and France the annual cost of
administration is little less than one
half of one per cent of the amount
on deposit; in Belgium it is a little
more; in Italy only one-quarter of one
per cent.
From bulletin recently issued by
the National Monetary Commission,
statistics for other countries might be
added-all, however, to the same gener-
al effect. There are over forty million
depositors in all postal savings. banks
mainly working people for whom per-
feet security and convenience of ac-
cess to a depository are the great in
ducements to save. To take care of
their savings costs nothing, except. in
England, where the deficit is due to a
reduction of interest on the Govern
ment debt. Such, briefly, is the world S
experience of the system which is now
being established in this country
Saturday Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
State Legislature is Asked to
Make Many Changes in
Management of Schools
SEEK AID FOR HIGH SCHOOLS

The special committee ON education
appointed by the Wisconsin legislature
of 1909 has recently made its report to
the Governor. Following is summary
of their recommendations:
That minimum salary law be pass
ed which shall apply to all teachers of
industrial and agricultural subjects and
which shall take place a premium on
thorough general and special prepara-
ton of such teachers.
That adequate courses be provided
for in state normal schools and county
training schools that will give proper
emphasis to industrial and agricultural
training.
That independent high schools shall,
to the same extent as free high schools,
receive state aid for industrial train
ing.
That temporary state advisory
board for industrial education be ap-
pointed by the governor; that the state
superintendent be employed to appoint,
with the approval of the board of in
dustrial education, an assistant whose
duty it shall be to supervise and en-
courage industrial education.
That as soon as school facilities can
be provided for children employed in
industries they be compelled to go to
school certain time each week; that
this time be expended as far as pos
sible in industrial training; that the
hours of labor by such children includ-
ing time spent in school shall not ex-
coed eight hours per day for six days
of each week.
That after careful investigation con-
tinuation schools, trade schools, and
evening schools shall be gradually es-
tablished in the state.
That the appropriation for the Elk
tension Department of the University
be increased in order that this depart
mcnt may form flexible element in
the gradual development of industrial
and commercial education in the state.
That additional state aid be grant
ed to such high schools and state grad
ed schools as introduce satisfactory
courses of study in agriculture or agri-
culture and domestic economy.
That central board of education
composed of five members elected at
large be created for each county.
That the state college of agriculture
establish a continuation course for
the graduates of the county schools of
agriculture and for the graduates of
the so-called "short course'' in agri-
culture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
FIND WEALTHY WOMAN HERE.
Miss Bessie Dee Who Escaped From
Sanitariuln at Corliss Found Here.

N~AAp04AuAh dU SO441SS mere.
Miss Bessie Dee, aged 80 years, the
daughter of a wealthy woman residing
at Denver, COL, was picked up in Ken
osha on Sunday by Police Officer Henry
Feldschau and held at the county Jail
pending the arrival of relatives this
morning. The young woman had for
merly been in sanitarium at Wau-
watosa but more recently she had been
placed in home at Corliss. She has
been demented for some time and on
last Tuesday evening she escaped from
the institution. 1t is claimed that she
walked from Corliss to Kenosha. On
Sunday she attended services at one
OF the Kenosha churches and later she
went to the home of the pastor and he
saw that she was suffering from a dis
ordered brain and asked the police to
care for her. The relatives of the wo.
man arranged to have her taken back
to Corliss this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26

The head officials of the Modern
Woodmen of America have taken effec-
tive measures to defend themselves
against the charges of mismanagement
preferred against them some time ago
by certain members of the order but
the most effective answer to the charg-
es is found in the membership Stats
tics just made public. The marvellous
growth Of the order, the greatest ever
made by any fraternal organization in
the world, shows what the rank and
file thinks Of the charge, for with
out perfect confidence in the leaders
such increases in membership would
have been impossible. As general
rule the first hint of any trouble among
the leaders of any fraternal organiza-
tion puts an immediate stop to all pro-
gress until all Misunderstanding are
cleared away but the recent attempt
to discredit the head officers of the
Woodmen has had apparently just the
opposite effect. The attack on the lead
ers seemed to isnpire every Woodmen
with determination to make 1910 the
banner year in the history of the or
ganization and the record of unprece-
denied increases in membership shows
how well they succeeded.